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BOC narrowly OKs higher millage rate missioners Lynette Howard and Jace Brooks voted for the millage rate increase, while Commissioners John Gwinnett County comHeard and Tommy Hunter missioners were split voted against it. The overall Tuesday about whether to rate was set at 13.51 mills, increase the county’s opera- and that includes the higher tions millage rate, but the operations rate of 7.4 mills. higher tax rate did narrowly The higher rate is inpass. tended to balance the county Commission Chairwoman budget while also setting Charlotte Nash and Comaside money to address

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employee hiring and retention issues, particularly in the county’s public safety departments.

“We need to make sure we’re not 7 percent behind our peers in compensation (and) we need to make sure we slow down the attrition rate,” Howard said. “That’s why I can’t support a rollback of the millage rate.”

The millage rate is one of

the factors that determines how much a person has to pay in property taxes from year to year. Last year’s general operations millage rate was 6.826 mills.

An increase in the rate means taxes will go up, but the exact amount per home varies depending on the fair market and taxable values,

Lilburn resident and retired Gwinnett County cop Paul Tucker speaks in favor of a proposed millage rate increase Monday during a public hearing at the Gwinnett Justice and Administration Center.

(Staff Photo: Curt Yeomans)

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Crash kills two teens

Multiple other injuries reported from accident FROM STAFF REPORTS Two teens are dead and several other people were injured as the result of a crash in which high speeds by one of the vehicles is believed to be a cause Sunday evening along Lawrenceville Highway near Tucker.

At around 6:45 p.m., officers and emergency personnel responded to a crash involving two vehicles at the intersection of Kenvilla Drive and Lawrenceville Highway. The driver of one of the vehicles, Tucker resident Sani Velani, who was about 17, died at the scene from injuries suffered in the accident.

A police report said Norcross resident Kiara Oliver, who is about 37, was driving north in the center lane on Lawrenceville Highway in a 2000 Chevrolet Tahoe and was preparing to turn

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FAMILY PROMISE

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Jen Johnston, right, helps Dalia Ferretiz from Norcross High check-in during Tuesday’s Gwinnett County Public Schools’ new teacher orientation at the Infinite Energy Center in Duluth. (Photos: Karl L. Moore)

GCPS welcomes 1,200 teachers with inspirational messages

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Jamie Lynn McFarland told herself she wouldn’t cry, but those who know her, such as Nikki Mouton, said she could set a timer to it.

McFarland, the reigning Teacher of the Year in Gwinnett County Public Schools, gave an emotional speech Tuesday at the Infinite Energy Center at an orientation event to more than 1,200 teachers who are new to the district or to education.

McFarland teaches special education students who have severe and profound intellectual disabilities at Rock Springs Elementary. Mouton, as executive director of curriculum and instruction with GCPS, has heard McFarland’s message before, and expected the emotional and passionate message.

“I believe that as educators, it is absolutely imperative that we do a better job of intentionally teaching our general education students how to interact with, build relationships with and value their peers with special needs,” McFarland said.

McFarland said educators need to influence the hearts of students along with teaching them academics.

McFarland shared a story that she said happened last year

Organization plans moves for facilities

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Family Promise of Gwinnett County is moving and growing — or to put it more precisely, the homeless assistance organization is moving because it’s growing.

The group announced it is expanding its services to address community needs as well as growth in its organization. That, in turn, has forced the group to relocate its offices, as well as its SaltLight Center emergency shelter for homeless women and children, to new locations with more space.

“This expansion gives us the opportunity to better serve the growing homeless population of Gwinnett County and puts us in a position to achieve our future growth goals,” Matt Elder said Family Promise of Gwinnett County Executive Director Matt Elder.

The new Family Promise administrative offices will move to 205 S. Culver St. in

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Teachers talk with each other Tuesday during Gwinnett County Public Schools’ annual teacher orientation event at the Infinite Energy Center. The event was for more than 1,200 teachers who are new to the district or brand-new to education.

teacher, “Is he really going to use my project?”

Visit gwinnettdailypost.com for The teacher replied, “Absomore photos from orientation. lutely.”

The boy responded, “Then when a fourth-grader designed this is the most important thing a STEM project for a student in I have ever done in my life.” her classroom.

That statement, as McFarThe fourth-grader asked his land recalled it, brought her MORE ONLINE

tears and a cracked voice as she stood on the stage.

“What that little fourth-grade boy said back to her proves that working toward including students with disabilities, with their general education peers, See ORIENTATION, Page 7A

SaltLight Center volunteer Candita Johnson gets out plates to prepare the center for evening meals in this 2016 file photo.

Family Promise of Gwinnett County announced it is moving its administrative office, as well as the SaltLight Center, to new locations to accommodate an expansion of their services. (File Photo)

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Lt. Gov. Casey Cagle has some support in Gwinnett County’s law enforcement community for his bid to be Georgia’s next governor.

Sheriff Butch Conway was one of 58 sheriffs from around the state that endorsed Cagle on Tuesday. The endorsements join a growing list of support for the lieutenant Casey Cagle governor’s bid to move up to the state’s highest office.

His campaign also recently announced that it has Butch Conway raised $2.7 million and that he has also been endorsed by 64 elected officials from northwest Georgia.

“Casey is our go-to guy,” Conway said in a statement released by the Cagle campaign. “He is a proven leader that always delivers for the law enforcement community.

He has also led to protect Georgians by eliminating sanctuary cities in our state, and I fully support Casey Cagle’s candidacy for governor.”

Other metro area sheriffs endorsing Cagle include Neil Warren of Cobb County, Keith McBrayer from Henry County, Frank Reynolds from Cherokee County, Gerald Couch of Hall County, Gary Gulledge of Paulding

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“The sheriffs are among the most respected and trusted leaders in communities all across our state,” Cagle said. “I am humbled to have the support of these selfless public servants. We are all indebted to the brave men and women that wear the badge and put their lives on the line for us.

“When I am governor, I will continue to fight tirelessly to support our law enforcement heroes.”

Hice picks up 2018 opponent A 39-year-old musician, educator, children’s minister and self-proclaimed “Southern mama” from Bethlehem is running against U.S. Rep. Jody Hice, R-Ga., in next year’s congressional election.

Chalis Montgomery announced Tuesday that she would run as a Democrat against Hice for the 10th Congressional District seat. In her announcement, Montgomery accused Hice of not fighting for families and small business owners.

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Hudgens won’t seek third term After two terms as Georgia’s insurance and fire safety commissioner, Ralph Hudgens announced this week that he’s ready to retire from public office — in a year and a half.

Hudgens said he won’t run for re-election when his current term ends next year.

Although he vowed to remain active in politics, the insurance Ralph Hudgens commissioner will leave public office next year after spending nearly 40 years involved in the political arena. Before he was elected to his current post, he served in both chambers of the Georgia General Assembly.

“I am immensely grateful for the opportunity that the people of this state have given me to serve in this capacity, but I look forward to retiring from elected office to spend more time with my wife Suzanne, my four kids and 12 grandchildren,” Hudgens said in a statement.

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but after hearing the stories of so many 10th district residents, from Athens, Winder, Chalis MilledMontgomery geville and Dacula, I realized that Jody Hice is failing families, just like he failed mine,” she said.

“My daughter, Gwen, has juvenile rheumatoid arthritis, a pre-existing condition, and Congressman Hice is supporting an approach to health care that would be devastating to children like her, along with our seniors.”

In her biography on her campaign website, www. montgomery2018.com, Montgomery also reached out to mothers, saying she understood what they go through on a daily basis.

“From family and community to work and social events, it feels like each day is a race to the finish line,” she said.

“While there are always a million things to do, making time to help create a government that works for all of us has never been more important.

I’m running for Congress because Southern mamas know how to get the job done.”

Gwinnett County Commission Chairwoman Charlotte Nash and Snellville Mayor Tom Witts made the agreement to jointly design a new Snellville library branch official on Tuesday.

The facility will be located in Snellville’s Towne Center project on Wisteria Drive and replace an existing branch on Lenora Church Road.

“This is so important to us because this is going to be the lynchpin of our Towne Center,” Witts said.

The library will take up about one-third of space in the Towne Center, with the rest being used for a market with restaurants, retail and public spaces. The county will pay one-third of the design cost for the library and market facility.

“I know you all have plans that go way beyond this particular building, but we’re glad to be part of kicking off the project down there,” Nash said.

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Officials reopen historic buildings

BY CAILIN O’BRIEN

The idea that the Isaac Adair House was moving out of Lawrenceville in 1984 to an area off what is now Sugarloaf Parkway was unsettling news for residents, such as future Mayor Judy Jordan Johnson.

Johnson said on Tuesday that she and other residents were unhappy about the home, which was built in 1827, moving to unincorporated Gwinnett. But, it turns out the eventual extension of Sugarloaf Parkway, which could have threatened the home, may have been a blessing in disguise.

It prompted the county to move the house back into the city in 2006, when Johnson was a member of the Lawrenceville City Council.

“I stayed at City Hall just to watch that move,” she said.

After a nearly $1.06 million SPLOST-funded renovation, Gwinnett County and city of Lawrenceville leaders celebrated the re-opening of the house, and the Lawrenceville Female Seminary, which was built in the 1850s, on Tuesday. The re-opening of the buildings, which share a site between Perry and Clayton streets in downtown Lawrenceville, came after renovations to the property.

The SPLOST-funded renovations included Americans With Disabilities Act-compliant accessibility improvements, a new

vara was the man whom the H-Mart Gwinnett County sheremployee iff’s deputies arrested a man saw “acton Monday who officials ing weird” believe robbed an H-Mart while he Baltazar employee at gunpoint before was cleanGuevara shooting him in the leg last ing the year in Duluth. parking lot outside the store Deputies booked Atlanta June 6, 2016, at about 7:34 resident Baltazar Guevara a.m., according to a Duluth into the Gwinnett County Police Department report. jail Monday at 11:52 a.m.

“He then asked (the suson charges of aggravated pect) if he needed anything,” assault, armed robbery and according to the report. possession of a weapon Guevara reportedly took during the commission of a that opportunity to rob the crime, according to the jail employee at gunpoint. He log. took his cellphone and his Officials believe Guewallet before shooting the cailin.obrien @gwinnettdailypost.com

employee in the right calf.

Duluth police officers at the time identified Guevara as a suspect. They secured warrants for his arrest, but weren’t able to find him.

A little over a year later, investigators from the sheriff’s office were working leads in the area of Industrial Boulevard and Tilly Mill Road in Doraville when they saw Guevara exit a vehicle, according to a press release.

In addition to his four charges, Guevara is also being held for the Dunwoody Police Department and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, according to the jail log.

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Gwinnett County commissioners, recreation board, City of Lawrenceville and Gwinnett Historical Society officials cut a ribbon on Tuesday to reopen the renovated Isaac Adair House and Lawrenceville Female Seminary property. (Staff Photo: Curt Yeomans)

courtyard and fountain, the addition of restroom and storage facilities, landscaping, and bus parking among other improvements.

The goal was to make the property more accessible for school field trips as well as community meetings and events.

“Both of the buildings on this site were established in the first 50 years of Gwinnett’s history,” Gwinnett County Recreation Authority Chairman, Steve Flynt, said. “As many of you know, next year, we’ll be celebrating (the county’s) 200th birthday, and the renovation of this site provides a significant opportunity for larger audiences to connect to our history and help build a greater understanding of who we are, where we come from and where we’re going.”

The preservation of the buildings was particularly important to officials

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market produces a barrier for low-income families because Lawrenceville. Meanwhile the county’s median monthly the organization’s leaders de- rent is $1,043. clined to say where the SaltWith the move, the group Light Center would move expects to begin offering to, only referring to the new rental assistance so that shelter as a “undisclosed families can graduate from location” due to the nature of the Homeless Recovery Prothe services it provides. gram. Sixteen families, with “Being in the heart of 18 adults and 24 kids, have Lawrenceville, where we been a part of the program have some of the greatest so far this year. need, was imperative for It also expects to begin us,” Elder said. “We have offering emergency housing had amazing support from services to both single men both the city and county and and two-parent families. we are excited to be located Homeless single men and in an area central to them single fathers who have both.” children are a segment of the Family Promise said population that are underabout 114,000 Gwinnetserved, according to Family tians live below the poverty Promise. line, with children and teens “People are living payunder 18 making up about check to paycheck, and are 20 percent of that populaone bill or missed paycheck tion. The group also pointed away from being homelessout that Gwinnett’s rental ness,” Elder said. “We are

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because both had faced moments of uncertainty in their pasts. While the Adair House had been threatened by the growth of Sugarloaf Parkway, the seminary building faced potential demolition about 46 years ago in the name of commercial development.

“This historic building almost was taken down in order to locate a Dairy Queen, but it was rescued by local citizens, led by none other than Miss Annette Williams Tucker,” Gwinnett County Commission Chairwoman Charlotte Nash said.

“When Miss Tucker got a cause in mind or something she wanted to make happen, or keep from happening, she didn’t just walk into the middle of it — she charged into the middle of it. So she made sure that the female seminary, and others with her, made sure that the building was not torn down.”

expanding our services to care for the thousands of people who are already homeless in Gwinnett County and to prepare to help those who may find themselves homeless in the future.”

At the same time, the SaltLight Center is also expected to be able to expand from 11 beds to 15 beds as a result of its move. Family Promise said the center is the only emergency shelter that exists in Gwinnett.

About 148 women and 86 children have been served by the SaltLight Center this year, according to Family Promise.

“The new shelter provides guests a private, safe and secure place to stay temporarily,” Elder said. “It allows them to deal with their situation with dignity and respect.”

NOTICE OF TOWN OF BRASELTON GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION

Pursuant to O.C.G.A. § 21-2-1 et seq. and all other applicable Georgia laws, please be advised that on November 7, 2017, a general municipal election will be held in the Town of Braselton, Georgia, at which time there will be submitted to the qualified voters of said Town for their determination the expired term of Mayor (to succeed Bill Orr) and Town Council Member District 2 (to succeed Peggy B. Slappey); Town Council Member, District 4 (to succeed Rhonda Stites).

The election shall be held on Tuesday, November 7, 2017, between the hours of 7:00 o’clock a.m. and 7:00 o’clock p.m. in the Town of Braselton. All duly qualified electors of the Town of Braselton are urged to participate. Those qualified to vote at said election shall be determined in all respects in accordance and in conformity with the laws of the State of Georgia.

Those interested in qualifying for said offices should be advised that the respective qualification period shall run from Monday, August 21, 2017 at 9:00 a.m. through Wednesday, August 23, 2017 at 4:30 p.m. at Braselton Town Hall. Qualification will close at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday, August 23, 2017. Individuals intending to qualify shall remit the sum of $360 for Mayor and $180.00 for Council Member.

The registration deadline to vote in this election shall close at 5:00 p.m., October 10, 2017.

A run-off election, if necessary, shall be held on December 5, 2017.

Jennifer Scott, Election Superintendent Town of Braselton

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De acuerdo al reglamento O.C.G.A. et seq. y otros aplicables según la Ley en Georgia, se informa que en Noviembre 7, 2017 en la ciudad de Braselton, Georgia se llevara a cabo una elección general municipal, en la cual se presentara a los votantes calificados de dicha Ciudad para la determinación del Alcalde cuyo termino ha expirado (para suceder a Bill Orr) y el Concejal Municipal Distrito 2 (para suceder a Pegy B. Slappey); Concejal Municipal Distrito 4 (para suceder a Rhonda Stites).

La elección debe llevarse a cabo el Martes 7 de Noviembre, entre el horario de 7 AM y 7 PM en la Ciudad de Braselton. Se urge a todos los votantes debidamente calificados en la Ciudad de Braselton para que participen en dicha elección. Aquellos participantes para la votación serán determinados en todos los aspectos según las leyes del Estado de Georgia.

Quien tenga interés en calificar para las posiciones mencionadas, se le informa que el periodo de calificación es a partir del Lunes 21 de Agosto, 2017 a las 9;00 AM hasta el Miércoles 23 de Agosto, 2017 a las 4:30 PM en la Alcaldía de la Ciudad de Braselton. El plazo de calificación será cerrado a las 4:30 PM del Miércoles 23 de Agosto, 2017. Los individuos que quieran calificar deben remitir $360.00 para el puesto de Alcalde y $180.00 para el puesto de Concejal.

El plazo limite para registrarse como votante en esta elección será cerrado a las 5:00 PM del día 10 de Octubre, 2017.

En caso de ser necesario una ronda de votación extraordinaria, dicha votación final se llevara a cabo en Diciembre 5, 2017.

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With A1C, reader may have to give up desserts DEAR DR. ROACH: As a 67-year-old man in good health, should I be concerned about a (fasting) A1C of 5.9 percent? This is the first time I have had this test run. I am 5 feet, 4 inches tall and weigh 122 pounds. I do two hours of strenuous aerobic exercise at least five days each week.

There is no diabetes in my family. My physician says I should “avoid sweets, desserts and starch in my diet.” I am a vegetarian with minimal dairy consumption; I don’t smoke or drink; and I don’t care to give up one of life’s pleasures. I don’t overdo sweets, but I do enjoy them.

I was thinking of getting a glucometer and tracking my sugar levels. This year, my blood glucose after a 12-hour fast was 93, similar to previous levels.

— K.C. ANSWER: The A1C level is a measure of average glucose over the past few months. A normal level is between 4 percent and 5.6 percent. A level between 5.7 and 6.4 percent is prediabetes, and 6.5 percent or higher is diabetes.

Looking at your case, an average glucose of 93 would correspond to an A1C of 4.9 percent; an A1C of 5.9 percent is an average glucose of just over 120. That’s a big discrepancy. I suspect your sugars after eating are much higher than the fasting sugar you had measured. The other possibility is that the A1C is wrong; that can happen in unusual circumstances.

I’m afraid I may have to agree with your physician’s dietary advice. I admit that I am surprised that your A1C is as high as it is considering your height, weight and exercise habits, especially with no family history. I certainly would get the glucometer and check your sugar levels one and two hours after eating.

That way, you can find out whether they really are going up after eating, and you can identify the foods that are the most problematic for you.

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She has now asked me multiple times to have lunch with her or to meet up to “talk about it some more.”

If this was a more casual acquaintance, I would be fine setting a boundary and reiterate that she should talk to her doctor for more information, but the other layers of mutual friends, coworkers and spouses complicates things. I can’t risk offending or upsetting her, but I also don’t feel comfortable as an expert or confidant on her fertility journey, especially if it means sharing the personal and financial details of mine.

On top of this, my husband and I have just started trying to get pregnant again, so I am going back to the injections, monitoring and procedures in the coming weeks. While that is going on, I really won’t have any

registry.

I did not bother looking at the registry because I thought that when I received information regarding the engagement party, I would check the registry then.

Shortly thereafter I spoke with the mother of the bride, who informed me that there was not going to be an engagement party.

Gifts were expected simply because the couple was engaged. To me, this was nervy and ludicrous.

Am I wrong?

— Perplexed Aunt DEAR PERPLEXED: I’m a little confused, too, because if I saw an announcement such as you describe, I would assume that the gift registry was for the wedding, not the engagement.

Engagement parties, which were once more common, seem to have fallen off the social map, as couples add other celebrations (such as multiple showers) to their wedding season.

Importantly, you seem to be headed toward this family occasion with an attitude that your niece and her fiance are already being “nervy and ludicrous,” without even considering that you might be misinterpreting their intent.

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Getting others involved in your plans will bring you closer together.

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I suspect it is as simple as repeating, “You should talk to your doctor” over and over again while speaking in generalities, but I am hoping you have some other glowing insight to offer.

— Only an Acquaintance DEAR ACQUAINTANCE: You will have to risk seeming shy or “standoffish” while trying to politely repel this eager person. Tell her, very truthfully, “Everybody’s experience is different, and so I can’t really help you too much through this process. I hope you followed through with your doctor.” If there is a book or online resource you found helpful, you should share it with her.

In terms of her attempts to engage you socially, you need to convey: “Thank you for the invitations — it is so nice of you, but I’m a bit of a homebody. I hope you understand.”

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World Second Australian senator resigns over citizenship Two Australian senators have resigned within the space of a week following revelations they violated a law that bans dual nationals from standing for election.

Larissa Waters, who represented Queensland and recently made headlines for becoming the first senator to breastfeed her child in Parliament, issued a tearful apology Tuesday.

“It’s with great sadness that I have discovered that I’m a dual citizen and I’ll be forced to stand down from my position in the Senate,” said Waters, who holds both Australian and Canadian citizenship.

Australia’s constitution bars anyone “who is under any acknowledgment of allegiance obedience or adherence to a foreign power, or is a subject or a citizen or entitled to the rights or privileges of a subject or a citizen of a foreign power,” from serving in Parliament.

Waters said in a statement that she was born to Australian parents in Canada and left as a baby, and that her parents had mistakenly told her she had to actively seek Canadian citizenship before her 21st birthday, which she chose not to do.

Saudi police detain woman in miniskirt video Police in Saudi Arabia have detained a woman who featured in a social media video wearing a miniskirt and a crop-top as she strolled through a Saudi city, according to a Saudi police statement.

The woman, who has been questioned by Riyadh police, told them that “the viral videos were published by an account attributed to her without her knowledge,” according to the statement. The statement adds that the woman’s case has been referred to the general prosecution department in the Saudi capital of Riyadh.

On Sunday, the spokesperson for the Presidency of the Commission for the Promotion of Virtue and the Prevention of Vice — also known as the religious police — said the group was monitoring the issue and taking the “necessary steps” to address a viral video depicting a “girl in offensive clothing.”

‘World first’ statue of Jane Austen unveiled Tuesday It’s a truth universally acknowledged that Jane Austen is a novelist loved across the world.

None more so than in Basingstoke, near the author’s birthplace of Steventon in southern England, where what’s believed to be the first statue of the Pride and Prejudice author was unveiled Tuesday.

The life-sized bronze figure was created by sculptor Adam Roud as part of a series of events marking the 200th anniversary of the writer’s death.

— From wire reports

Kaveladze joins roster Eighth person at Trump Tower meeting ID’d

By Pamela Brown CNN

The eighth person who attended the June 2016 meeting with Donald Trump Jr. at Trump Tower is a senior vice president at the company founded by the Russian oligarch who initiated the meeting, CNN has learned.

Ike Kaveladze’s identity was confirmed by his attorney, Scott Balber.

Kaveladze is a senior vice president at Crocus Group, the real estate development company run

by Azerbaijani-Russian oligarch Aras Agalarov, according to Kaveladze’s LinkedIn. His personal website says he “holds responsibility for multiple elements of the company’s Russian development project.”

He studied at the Moscow Academy of Finance and also got an MBA from the University of New Haven in Connecticut, according to his website.

Kaveladze has worked for the Agalarovs’ business since 2004, which means he was with the company when it partnered with the Trump Organization to pull off the 2013 Miss Universe pageant in Moscow.

Balber said Kaveladze is

McConnell’s Obamacare repeal plan gets stalled

Pence on health care: ‘Inaction is not an option’

Fox’s Hannity calls colleague ‘so anti-Trump’

Is the chief news anchor at Fox News anti-Trump? Sean Hannity thinks so.

Speaking on his radio show Monday afternoon with White House official Sebastian Gorka, Hannity said Shepard Smith was “a friend,” but someone who was no fan of President Donald Trump. His comments came as he argued Fox News is home to personalities with a wide assortment of political views.

“I like Shep,” Hannity said. “But he’s so antiTrump. I mean, he went off on a rant last week.”

He appeared to be referencing a segment in which Special counsel investigators are seeking information from the eighth person who attended the June 2016 meeting with Donald Trump Jr. at Trump Tower, identified as Ike Smith criticized the Trump White House, asking why Kaveladze. (CNN) the administration continues to put out what he termed a longtime U.S. citizen who hasn’t been interviewed yet be Russian lawyer Natalia “lie after lie after lie” on the speaks fluent Russian and and that special counsel Veselnitskaya’s translator investigation into Russian has “never had any engage- Robert Mueller’s invesbecause she didn’t speak election meddling. ment with the Russian gov- tigators have not reached English, Balber said. He “There are still some ernment in any capacity.” out about Emin and Aras then realized at the meeting Special counsel investiga- Agalarov, whom he also that she already had a trans- people out there who believe we are making it up,” Smith tors are seeking information represents. lator that she had brought said in the clip. from his client, Balber said.

Emin Agalarov is an with her.

The comment was inter“The eighth person has Azerbaijani-Russian pop Balber said Kaveladze preted by some observers been identified by prosecu- star who has previously remembers discussions tors, and we are cooperating done business with the surrounding the Magnitsky as a slight jab at Hannity, who has continued to tell his fully with prosecutors as a Trumps alongside his father, Act — a 2012 U.S. law audience the Russia narresult of the investigation.” Aras Agalarov, a Russian that imposed sanctions on Balber’s comments ofreal estate billionaire with Russian individuals — and rative has been pushed by the Democrats and media fer a rare glimpse inside ties to Russian President the retaliatory Kremlinto delegitimize the Trump Mueller’s investigation into Vladimir Putin. imposed ban on adoption presidency. allegations that Trump’s Kaveladze was asked to of Russian children by campaign colluded with go to the meeting at Trump American citizens.

Russia.

Tower last June with the The special counsel’s of- Ed Sheeran quits Balber said his client understanding he would fice declined to comment.

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Three Republican senators said Tuesday that they would oppose the procedural step to advance legislation as written to repeal Obamacare, stalling in just hours another effort Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell to make good a seven-year campaign pledge

by Republicans.

Sens. Lisa Murkowski, Shelley Moore Capito and Susan Collins said Tuesday that they would oppose the repeal plan after the GOP plan collapsed on Monday night.

Minutes after McConnell finished promising on the Senate floor to continue, Capito of West Virginia announced her opposition to the repeal-only plan.

“My position on this issue is driven by its impact on West Virginians,” she said in a statement. “With that in mind, I cannot vote to repeal Obamacare without a replacement plan that addresses my concerns and the needs of West Virginians.”

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Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell vowed to continue his party’s efforts to pass health care legislation, this time with a plan to repeal Obamacare now and replace it later, while on the Senate floor Tuesday, July 18, 2017. (CNN)

the House and the Senate.

But either way, inaction is not an option,” Pence said.

“Congress needs to step up, Congress needs to do their job and Congress needs to do their job now.”

Pence used his speech at the National Retail Federation meeting in Washington to deliver a direct message to the Republican senators who bucked their party and came out against the repeal and replace effort on Monday night, all but sinking the Republican’s preferred plan.

Most Republicans “were loyal, terrific and worked really hard,” Pence said, but some rebelled against the White House and their leadership and signaled that “the Senate still doesn’t have consensus to repeal and replace Obamacare at the same time.”

Vice President Mike Pence, responding for the first time to the Senate’s failure to pass an Obamacare Source says Rice, repeal bill, said Tuesday that McDonough to he and President Donald Trump stand behind the new testify this week plan to repeal the health care in Senate Intel plan now and replace it later.

Former Obama White “The Senate should vote House officials Susan Rice to repeal now and replace later or return to the legisla- and Denis McDonough will appear before the Senate tion carefully created in

intelligence committee this week, a source familiar with the proceedings told CNN. Rice, President Barack Obama’s former national security adviser, and McDonough, Obama’s last chief of staff, are the latest high-profile witnesses to testify as part of the committee’s investigation into Russia’s interference into the U.S. 2016 election.

Rice would not appear Tuesday, the source added.

Rice and McDonough were part of the Obama administration’s response to the Russian hacking, which has been criticized by Republicans and Democrats alike for not responding strongly enough to Moscow’s actions.

Former House Speaker Hastert leaves prison Former U.S. House Speaker Dennis Hastert has been released from federal prison and is now under the supervision of a residential reentry management field office in Chicago, accord-

ing to Federal Bureau of Prisons records.

Following allegations that surfaced from a hush money case that he had abused young boys while a teacher and wrestling coach in Illinois, Hastert was ordered to pay $250,000 to a victims’ fund and serve 15 months in prison.

He did not face sexual abuse charges because the statute of limitation had expired, but pleaded guilty to hiding bank transactions to avoid requirements that showed where the money was going, which led to the discovery of a settlement for $3.5 million to keep a victim quiet.

Hastert served 13 of the 15 months in a Minnesota facility.

Ohio party victim in shooting was not pregnant After a woman was shot dead during a party in an Ohio home earlier this month, witnesses told police that the gathering had been a gender-reveal party.

Police now say they’ve learned that the guest of honor — a 21-year-old woman, who was expected to announce the gender of her unborn child — was not pregnant.

Authorities said they were led to believe the woman lost the baby immediately after the shooting — but that also turned out to be false, Colerain Township police spokesman Jim Love told CNN. Police in the suburban Cincinnati community say they were misled and wasted days chasing bogus leads in what is now a stalled investigation.

— From wire reports

Twitter after ‘Thrones’ scorn

Ed Sheeran temporarily deleted his Twitter account this week, but the singer did not provide an explanation to the public about his decision to remove himself from the social media platform.

The singer’s cameo appearance on “Game of Thrones” on Sunday elicited a mix of criticism and praise on social media, prompting fans to speculate that he deleted his account because of the trolling he received over his performance.

It’s unclear what time his account was taken down, but fans on Twitter noticed its absence Monday night.

A cached version of his account shows that he last tweeted Monday, but after this article was published, it appears that @edsheeran is back up and running.

Sheeran has said before that negative comments directed at him has turned him off to the popular social media platform.

Google beefs up security to prevent phishing

Google wants to prevent another massive phishing attack like the one that targeted Google Docs users earlier this year.

On Tuesday, Google released new security protections to keep users safe from unverified apps, or ones that it hasn’t officially approved.

If a web app is unverified

by Google and is asking you to login with your Google info, you’ll now see an warning screen with a red exclamation point. You can choose to proceed with your Google account anyway by clicking on “Advanced” on the warning page.

— From wire reports

Wellness instructor helps patients kick cancer while fighting it herself

By Jed Boal CNN

The Huntsman Cancer Institute, respected worldwide for its medical treatment of patients, also offers Chinese practices of deep breathing, meditation and gentle movement to help patients with recovery.

The institute has new research supporting the benefits, and the teacher is finding deeper value for herself.

class at the institute three years ago for cancer patients, survivors and caregivers. The group meets at Red “It’s really powerful; a stressButte Gardens. reducing experience,” said Trent “It started with one or two Alvey, a breast cancer survivor people, and I have built my class taking Tai Chi and Qi Gong classes up,” Lock said. “I love it.” twice a week through the Wellness So do the students, who support Program of the Huntsman Cancer each other in this group exercise Institute. and meditation.

Tai Chi and Qi Gong are ancient “It makes all the difference in Chinese practices blending medita- the world about how you handle tion and breathing with gentle your treatment, how you can go movement. Toni Lock started the through your treatment,” Alvey

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said.

As the study evolved several months ago, the instructor had a chilling surprise in her own life.

“In the middle of it I became a patient,” Lock said.

Diagnosed with breast cancer, Lock said she took 10 days off and had breast cancer surgery, but she went right back to teaching.

Cassidy Doucette, a doctoral candidate and nurse educator with the institute, studied the benefits of Qi Gong in this class over a five-

week period this winter.

“It drastically improved fatigue and quality of life in cancer patients and their caregivers,” Doucette said, adding that Qi Gong helped participants with improved focus, breathing, balance and optimism.

“It went from my glass is half empty to my glass is half full,” Doucette said of the patients’ change in attitude after practicing Qi Gong. “I have more energy. I feel better.”

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In politics, some things never change “The more things change, the more they stay the same.” — French proverb While scanning YouTube videos, I came across an appearance by Ronald Reagan on “The Tonight Show,” hosted

by Johnny Carson. The year was 1975 and Reagan was “between jobs,” having left office as governor of California, Cal where he Thomas served for eight years, but not yet president. He would challenge Gerald Ford for the Republican nomination in 1976, barely losing at the nominating convention, but setting himself up for what would be a successful run in 1980.

What fascinates about Reagan’s appearance with Carson is how little has changed in the intervening 42 years, except some things are worse.

The questions Carson asked Reagan and his responses sound like recent campaigns.

Here’s one of Reagan’s comments on taxes: “I still say the answers to our problems in this country … is to have a law that says there is a percentage limit of the people’s earnings that government cannot go beyond without the consent of the people.”

Later he noted that when he and Carson were boys, “governments, whether federal, state, or local, were only taking about 15 cents out of every dollar earned.

Today they’re taking almost half…”

It’s gotten worse. Depending on where you live, the combined total of government taxes can exceed 50 percent, including income, sales and hidden taxes.

According to the Tax Foundation, the nation’s leading independent tax policy nonprofit, Americans this year will pay $3.5 trillion in federal taxes and $1.6 trillion in state and local taxes, for a total of $5.1 trillion, or 31 percent of the nation’s income. Still, governments never have enough of our money. The feds borrow from other governments and the national debt approaches $20 trillion.

In one of his many clever turns of phrases, Reagan told Carson: “We live in a country where it takes more brains to figure out your income tax than it does to earn the income.”

Then came a line he would use to great benefit when he ran for president in 1980: “…people keep looking to government for the answer and government is the problem. … There’s very little government can do as efficiently and economically as the people can do themselves…”

Reagan added, “The biggest problem is that we have built a permanent structure of government — federal, state and local — they’re permanent employees. And they’ve come to the place where they actually determine policy in this country more than does the Congress…”

At the time, Reagan said there were 14.5 million public employees in the U.S. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, as of 2015, there were nearly 22 million government workers. Can anyone claim governments are more efficient and cost-effective because there are more government workers?

Reagan bemoaned the deficit, which then was about $53 billion. Last Friday, the White House said faltering tax revenues will cause the budget deficit to rise to $702 billion this year, $99 billion higher than was predicted in late May. When Carson asked for his solution, Reagan cracked, “I think balancing the budget is like protecting your virtue. You have to learn to say ‘no.’”

Politicians can’t say no to themselves or to petitioners for our tax dollars. They buy loyalty and votes to protect their careers. As Reagan noted and would mention again, people become addicted to government handouts and once addicted embrace the notion of entitlement, losing the virtue of personal responsibility and coming to see government as a first resource, not a last resort.

As the 1975 Reagan interview demonstrates, the problems haven’t changed because the solutions have not been embraced. Contemporary Republicans should learn lessons from Reagan, but many of them appear too eager to tread water while we sink deeper and deeper into debt and slowly lose our freedoms.

Readers may email Cal Thomas at tcaeditors@tribpub.com.

A baseball team by any other name Several years ago before I was married and had a child, I made a mistake you might chalk up to being single and naive. A co-worker was getting ready to have her first baby, and as she discussed her name choice she made it clear the little boy would have a formal name on his birth certificate but would be called by a shorter version of that name.

Not having the sense to keep my opinion to myself (a skill since reinforced through marriage) I suggested that my co-worker name her son what she wanted him to be called instead of having a formal name that wouldn’t be used. She informed me that if I wanted to name a child I could have my own. She used a colorful adjective to make her point, and I learned my lesson — mommas aren’t much interested in you messing with their baby’s name.

Apparently, baseball fans feel the same way. That’s something North Johnson and the Gwinnett Braves are familiar with after receiving some backlash about the six names the team has chosen for finalists as the Triple-A squad prepares to change its moniker.

To recap, the finalists are:

other minor league teams that changed their names — such as the El Paso Chihuahuas and the Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimps. When those teams went through the process they got ripped by the fans and maligned by the media, Johnson said, but “every single one of Todd Cline (those teams) have gone on Editor to have success (with the new names).”

Buttons, Big Mouths, GobWhile you may not like the blers, Hush Puppies, Lambnames, you can’t argue with chops and Sweet Teas. The the publicity the G-Braves club said it received more than have received with the naming 4,000 submissions with 900 contest. Outlets that don’t different team name suggesalways pay a lot of attention tions in its contest to rename to the team unless a big name the team, but fans have not from the big league squad is been thrilled with the final having a rehab assignment choices. in Gwinnett are covering the As expected (in naming name change in a big way. contests in particular and And that will likely continue social media in general) the with the announcement of the reaction has been negative, new name later this fall. with Jennifer Sharp summing Social media isn’t a forum up how many feel, tweeting: based on a fair assessment of “Out of these, the Gwinnett things, but I have seen some Buttons is the least horrible.” posts that make a great point.

Many are also clamoring for Basically, they point out it’s the team to keep the Braves easy to rip the names you name, with one fan tweeting: don’t like but harder to come “Is this some kind of sick up with a good alternative. joke?”

In that vein, I’ll share my Through the fray, Johnson, thoughts. the team’s general manger, I would have liked Gwinremains steadfast. He said he’s nett Groundhogs. You have the seen the same thing happen to alliteration that many people

like, and a tie to the county with our famous groundhog General Beauregard Lee. Plus, the team already has Chopper the groundhog as the mascot — and a very recognized and lovable mascot at that. Maybe that was too easy, not different enough.

Many have suggested Gridlock, which would provide alliteration and accuracy. But it’s not a Chamber of Commerce type of name, which likely ruled it out. However, I think my second choice would be the 85ers — a nice nod to the nearby interstate that could have provided a cool roadway logo.

But those points, like the tweets protesting the names, are moot. The finalists have been chosen, and the team will bear one of the six names.

In a minor league world where the names keep getting crazier — Savannah Bananas, anyone? — maybe Gwinnett should just go for the wildest one.

To paraphrase Shakespeare: A baseball team by any other name would taste as sweet as tea.

Email Todd Cline at todd. cline@gwinnettdailypost. com. His column appears on Wednesdays.

The nation’s credit card debt explained America’s credit card debt has surpassed the $1 trillion mark. A 20-something fellow I know helped me understand why.

“It all began in college when a credit card company offered me a free credit card,” he said.

“OK.” “Well, shortly after I got the card, my transmission blew up, and I didn’t have the money to pay for it. So I charged it.”

“That’s an unpleasant thought.”

“Yeah,” said the fellow. “I maxed out my credit limit on my first purchase, but that wasn’t a problem because the credit card company doubled my limit!”

“How kind of them,” I said.

“Then Christmas came along, and I used my card to get my girlfriend a diamond necklace.”

“How’d that work out?”

“She left me for a guy with a bigger credit limit! I went to the nearest bar to drown my sorrows. I bought rounds for everyone.”

“How did you afford that?”

“Fortunately, I’d gotten several other credit cards in

“And now you’re in some very serious debt,” I said. “I hope you’re earning enough at your job so you can pay back all your creditors.”

“Who said I had a job?”

“If you have no job, how have you been making the monthly debt payments?” I Tom said.

Purcell “Payments? What payments?” said the fellow. the mail.”

“But of course,” I said.

“More cards?” I said.

“Your story offers some “Yeah, I got one credit card insight into why so many from my college, one from an Americans are carrying so airline, one from the commuch credit-card debt. It puter store …” explains why total house“You bought a computer?” hold debt, including mort“You don’t expect me keep gages, student-loan balances, track of all my debt without a credit cards and car loans, computer, do you? I also got has reached a record $12.73 a credit card from the hardtrillion.” ware store.”

“Hey, it’s not all my fault.

“What did you use that The credit card companies for?” I said. are tripping over themselves “I remodeled the kitchen, to give me credit!” bathroom, family room and “That is true,” I said. “The living room.” high interest rates on credit “I didn’t know you owned cards can generate handa house,” I said. some profits for banks. They “Who said I owned a continue to send out millions house? Well, the cards kept of solicitations to sign up new rolling in. I purchased cloth- customers. And though delining, gas for my car, food at quencies are beginning to tick the grocery store and even up, they still remain near hisfast food.” torical lows. That is according

to the American Bankers Association’s Consumer Credit Delinquency Bulletin.”

“You worry too much,” said the fellow.

“Perhaps. Some debt is a good thing. It allows us to buy reliable new cars and houses.

But too much debt is a very bad thing. CNBC reports that the cost of living over the past decade has increased faster than household incomes.

More Americans are ‘bridging the gap’ by borrowing against their credit cards.”

“What’s the big deal?” he said.

“The big deal is that they may eventually reach a point of indebtedness at which they cannot repay what they owe.

That will not only destroy their credit, but, if enough Americans default, it could do considerable damage to the economy.”

“So what do you recommend?”

“I recommend that you stop spending money you don’t have and figure out a way to pay off your debt,” I said.

“Great idea,” said the fellow. “Know where I can borrow the money to do that?”

“Oh, brother.”

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gwinnettdailypost.com •From Page 1A is incredibly important work,” she said. “I wasn’t going to cry. Let’s teach that in our schools. Let’s teach students how to be more accepting and kind.

Let’s build character. Let’s teach our students how to look outside of themselves.

So many of our society’s current critical issues stem from the hatred of differences.”

McFarland was one of several speakers on Tuesday, including Board of Education Chair Louise Radloff, Gwinnett Chamber

Orientation the value of education and teachers. Radloff called on the teachers to lay the foundation for tomorrow, and that the district will provide amazing teachers who will make a difference.

The school district, which expects to top 180,000 students in August, is the 13th largest in the country.

Wilbanks said goals and benchmarks cannot be compared with neighboring disElizabeth Vance, left, and Leah Avitabile talk before Tuesday’s Gwinnett County Public Schools’ new teacher ori- tricts, state or even national entation at the Infinite Energy Center in Duluth. (Photo: achievement levels. He said the district must look across Karl L. Moore) the world, and its students President Dan Kaufman and J. Alvin Wilbanks, who all must be competitive nationGCPS CEO/Superintendent shared their opinions on ally and internationally.

obituaries SANDY SPRINGS

SNELLVILLE

FLOWERY BRANCH

Ravi Anand

Juanita Gibbs

Eddie Lane

Ravi Anand, age 65 of Sandy Springs, GA passed away July 14, 2017. Wages & Sons Gwinnett Chapel 1031 Lawrenceville Highway, Lawrenceville GA, 30046 770-277-4550.

Juanita Gibbs age 90 of Snellville, GA; passed away on Saturday, July 15, 2017. Arrangements

by Byrd & Flanigan Crematory and Funeral Service Lawrenceville, GA. (770)962-2200 ByrdandFlanigan.com

Eddie Lane, age 48, of Flowery Branch, GA passed away on July 15, 2017. Arrangements By: Junior E. Flanigan of Flanigan Funeral Home and Crematory, Buford, GA (770) 932-1133.

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Clara Bedoya Clara Bedoya age 74 of Lawrenceville, GA; passed away on Saturday, July 15, 2017.

Arrangements by Byrd & Flanigan Crematory and Funeral Service, Lawrenceville, GA; ByrdandFlanigan.com

HOMER

Margie Bulloch Margie Bentley Bulloch age 82 of Homer Ga; formerly of Loganville passed away on Friday, July 14, 2017. Arrangements by Byrd & Flanigan Crematory and Funeral Service Lawrenceville, GA. (770)962-2200 ByrdandFlanigan.com

SNELLVILLE

Oneil Decoteau, Jr. Oneil Decoteau Jr. age 63 of Snellville, GA; passed away on Friday, July 14, 2017. Arrangements by Byrd & Flanigan Crematory and Funeral Service Lawrenceville, GA. (770)962-2200 Snellvillecremation.com

WINDER

Annie Hardeman Annie Hardeman, age 69 of Winder, GA passed away Sunday, July 9th, 2017. Annie was a faithful worker at Tabernacle Baptist Church. She worked on the Usher Board and the Mission Board. She was a member of the Senior Choir and a member of the Pastors Aide. Annie was predeceased in death by her parents Harold and Mavis Shields Butler; husband Elmer Hardeman; daughter Carol Hardeman; sisters Elaine Reddish, Vivian Butler, Eva Mae Russell, Elizabeth James Butler and Roberta Butler; brothers James and Randy Butler, Eugene Daniel.

She is survived by her children Suzanne, Emery, Valerie; sisters Alberta Thomas, Brenda and Carol Butler; brothers Kerry, Wayne, and Guy Butler; brother-in-law Earley (Mary) Hardeman; sistersin-law Nettie (Thomas) McCray and Minnie Hardeman; 7 grandchildren; 3 great-grandchildren; and a host of nieces, nephews, cousins and friends. A celebration of life was held Friday, July 14, 2017, at 2 pm at Tabernacle Baptist Church, 125 Elm Street, Winder, GA 30680.

Inurnment will take place at a later date. Arrangements by Byrd & Flanigan Crematory and Funeral Service Lawrenceville, GA. (770)962-2200 ByrdandFlanigan.com

SMYRNA

Sheila Frazier Sheila M. Frazier, age 72, of Smyrna, GA passed away on July 16, 2017. Arrangements By: Junior E. Flanigan of Flanigan Funeral Home and Crematory, Buford, GA (770) 932-1133.

OAKWOOD

Patricia Heyser Patricia Bohern Heyser, age 83, of Oakwood, GA passed away on Thursday, July 13, 2017. Arrangements By: Junior E. Flanigan of Flanigan Funeral Home and Crematory, Buford, GA (770) 932-1133.

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Allan McDaniel Allan “Al” McDaniel age 59 of Monroe GA; passed away on Sunday July 16, 2017. Arrangements by Byrd & Flanigan Crematory and Funeral Service Lawrenceville, GA. (770)962-2200 ByrdandFlanigan.com

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military honors. The family will receive friends on Wednesday, July 19, 2017 from 6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. at Flanigan Funeral Home in Buford.

To express condolences, please sign our online guest book at www.flaniganfuneralhome.com.

Arrangements By: Junior E. Flanigan of Flanigan Funeral Home and Crematory, Buford, GA (770) 932-1133.

STONE MOUNTAIN

Audrey Mills On July 3, 2017 in Grayson, GA, dear wife of the late Robert M. Mills for 43 years, passed peacefully with dearest loved ones by her side. Born in Montgomery County, Virginia on August 16, 1936 to Audrey & Harry Johnson. Graduated in 1956 from Virginia State College, Petersburg, VA. Served overseas in both London and Paris for more than five years early in her career. After more than 37 years of Federal Government service. she retired.

A brilliant mind and financial wiz in real estate for over 50 years. Survived by daughter, Sabrina L. Mills; brother, Roosevelt W. Johnson of Alexandria, VA and a host of nieces, nephews, and cousins. A Celebration of Life service will be held at 1:00 PM on Saturday, July 22nd at Eternal Hills Funeral Home, Snellville, GA.

Morgan, Buford, GA; and several nieces, nephews and cousins. Mrs. Morgan was born April 17, 1943 in Berkley Lake, GA. She was retired from CAD Media Printing Company.

She was a member of Sardis United Methodist Church in Buford, GA. Funeral services will be held on Wednesday, July 19, 2017 at 2:00 p.m. in the Chapel of Flanigan Funeral Home with Rev. Daryl Wells officiating.

Interment will follow at Sardis United Methodist Church Cemetery in Buford, GA. The family will receive friends at the funeral home on Tuesday, July 18, 2017 from 4:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m.

To express condolences, please sign our online guest book at www. flaniganfuneralhome. com. Arrangements By: Junior E. Flanigan of Flanigan Funeral Home and Crematory, Buford, GA (770) 932-1133.

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Adrian Moore Adrian Moore age 37 of Stone Mountain, GA; passed away on Saturday, July 9, 2017. Arrangements by Byrd & Flanigan Crematory and Funeral Service Lawrenceville, GA. (770)962-2200 ByrdandFlanigan.com

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Carolyn Morgan Carolyn McAdams Nabors Morgan, age 74, of Lawrenceville, GA passed away on Saturday, July 15, 2017. She was preceded in death by her husband, Jerald Morgan; daughter, Lori Jane Nabors; and son, Mark Nabors. She is survived by her daughter, Julie and Bill Kenney, Sugar Hill, GA; grandchild, Edwin Lee Paul; brothers and sister-in-law, Jimmy and Sara McAdams, Flowery Branch, GA and Danny McAdams, Buford, GA; sisters, Joyce McPherson, Lawrenceville, GA and Shirley “Sam” McAdams, Lawrenceville, GA; step children, Carla and Rev. Daryl Wells, Braselton, GA, Cary and Sheryl Morgan, Buford, GA, Kelly and Randy Fowler, Flowery Branch, GA and Kaye M

LAWRENCEVILLE

Kim Pudwell Kim Pudwell, age 55 of Lawrenceville, GA passed away July 16, 2017. Tom M. Wages Funeral Service, LLC “A Family Company,” Lawrenceville Chapel, 770-963-2411 www. wagesfuneralhome.com .

DUNWOODY

Mrudula Reddy Mrudula Ithamukkala Reddy age 45 of Dunwoody, GA; passed away on Monday July 10, 2017. Arrangements

by Byrd & Flanigan Crematory and Funeral Service Lawrenceville, GA. (770)962-2200 Hinducremationcare.com

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Maria Palacio Maria Palacio, age 68, of Lawrenceville, GA passed away on July 13, 2017. Arrangements By: Junior E. Flanigan of Flanigan Funeral Home and Crematory, Buford, GA (770) 932-1133.

Faye Roberts Faye Roberts, age 76, of Stone Mountain, GA, passed away on July 17, 2017. Tom M. Wages Funeral Service, LLC, “A Family Company”, Snellville Chapel 770-979-3200 has been entrusted with the arrangements.

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Serafina Palacio Douglas H. McDaniel, age 85, of Sugar Hill, GA passed away on Tuesday, July 18, 2017. He is survived by his wife of fifty-eight years, Marie Mauldin McDaniel, Sugar Hill, GA; children, Vicky and Kenneth Pendley, Buford, GA, Patsy and Tap Miller, Buford, GA, Robby and Beth McDaniel, Jefferson, GA, Patty and Sterling Cross, Buford, GA; seven grandchildren, Brandon and Stephanie Pendley, Brian Pendley, Justin McDaniel, Ashlyn Miller, Austin Miller, Chandler Cross and Jordan Cross; seven great grandchildren; and several nieces, nephews and cousins. Mr. McDaniel was born July 1, 1932 in Clark County, Athens, GA. He was a veteran of the U. S. Army and was retired from Preformed Line Products in Tucker, GA. After retirement he worked for Holiday Marina. He was a member of Old Suwanee Baptist Church in Buford, and he enjoyed camping, hunting, fishing and enjoyed spending time with his family.

Funeral services will be held on Thursday, July 20, 2017 at 2:00 p.m. at Old Suwanee Baptist Church with Rev. Tim Campbell and Rev. Doyle Jackson officiating. Interment will follow at Old Suwanee Baptist Church Cemetery in Buford with graveside

instructional digital and print resources provided by the district to support their teaching and learning efforts.

James Davis, a physical education teacher and basketball coach at Jordan Middle, said the support from the district is a big deal. Davis previously taught in Cobb County and has worked in education for more than 20 years.

“I think especially firstyear teachers coming to the system here, knowing that they have the support can help make them successful,” Davis said.

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Barbara Magnuson Barbara Ruth Magnuson, age 88 of Duluth, died July 18, 2017. Bill Head Funeral Homes and Crematory Duluth Chapel, 770-476-2535.

“I speak to you with a lot of hope and belief that you will make this school district better than it is today,” Wilbanks said. “And it’s in pretty good shape.”

Later this week, the orientation and training continues across the county.

Today, middle and high school teachers will convene at Peachtree Ridge High, while elementary teachers will gather at Discovery High for grade-level and curriculum-specific professional learning sessions. They will learn about the GCPS curriculum, and will learn about the various

Serafina Palacio, age 88, of Lawrenceville, GA passed away on July 16, 2017. Arrangements By: Junior E. Flanigan of Flanigan Funeral Home and Crematory, Buford, GA (770) 932-1133.

Ormand Sharpe Ormand O. Sharpe age 74 of Lithonia GA, passed away on July 15, 2017. Arrangements

by Byrd & Flanigan Crematory and Funeral Service Lawrenceville, GA. (770)962-2200 ByrdandFlanigan.com

MONROE

Mary Parks Mary Parks age 86 of Monroe, GA; formerly of Snellville, passed away on Friday, July 14, 2017. Arrangements

by Byrd & Flanigan Crematory and Funeral Service Lawrenceville, GA. (770)962-2200 ByrdandFlanigan.com

GAINESVILLE

Jeannette Tilley Jeannette Whitmire Tilley, age 78, of Gainesville, GA passed away on Friday, July 14, 2017. Arrangements By: Junior E. Flanigan of Flanigan Funeral Home and Crematory, Buford, GA (770) 932-1133.

LOGANVILLE LAWRENCEVILLE

Karen Parr Karen Ann Parr, age 69 of Lawrenceville, GA passed away July 17, 2017. Wages & Sons Gwinnett Chapel 1031 Lawrenceville Highway, Lawrenceville GA, 30046 770-277-4550.

James Wyatt, Jr. James F. Wyatt Jr. age 74 of Loganville, GA; passed away on Sunday, July 9, 2017. Arrangements by Byrd & Flanigan Crematory and Funeral Service Lawrenceville, GA. (770)962-2200 Loganvillecremation.com

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left onto Kenvilla Drive.

Velani, who had three other teens in the car with him, was approaching the intersection from the other direction in a 2016 Honda Accord.

“As (the Accord) was approaching the intersection, (the Tahoe) turned

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The general operations rate is part of the county’s overall rate of 13.51 mills, which also includes rates for the fire and EMS district, the police district, recreation and development, and enforcement. Although the operations rate is going up by 0.574 mills, the General Obligation Bond Debt rate is decreasing by 0.24 mills.

Heard attempted to offer an amendment that would have instead set the operations millage rate at its rollback rate, which would have kept tax revenue roughly the same as it was last year.

“Based on the public comments that I have recieved, I would like to offer an amendment that we set the millage rate at the rollback rate of 12.718 mills,” Heard said.

Heard and Hunter were the only supporters of that effort, though.

The night before the vote, seven Gwinnett County residents who spoke at the county’s final public hearing on the proposed rate increase were as split about whether it was a good idea as the commissioners ultimately were.

“We’ve got to tighten up on y’all’s spending on what

Crash left into the path of (the Accord) causing the front of (the Accord) to strike the front of (the Tahoe),” the report states.

The report said the Accord rotated clockwise and hit a power pole before coming to a stop on the highway’s southbound grass shoulder. Meanwhile, the Tahoe rotated coun-

terclockwise and came to a stop in the southbound lanes.

“According to witnesses at the scene, (the Accord) was traveling at a high rate of speed and made multiple lane changes prior to the collision,” the report states. “Speed is a contributing factor in this collision.”

The report says the posted speed limit on the road is 45 mph.

Two people were trapped in the wreckage and had to be freed by firefighters using hydraulic rescue tools, according to Gwinnett Fire Capt. Tommy Rutledge.

Oliver and one of Velani’s passengers, Taha Muhammed, 15, were

Millage we’re doing in the county,” Dacula resident Ralph Williams said. “We want this hometown feeling, but we’re spending it just like it’s the city of Atlanta. Now you can’t have both because it doesn’t work.”

Peachtree Corners resident Teddy Murphy said, “If this is a millage rate increase to help pay police officers more and support what they do in the community, then I think it’s 100 percent absolutely worth it.”

Chief Financial Officer Maria Woods has said the proposed increase would result in a homeowner whose home has a fair market value of $200,000, and who has a standard homestead exemption, seeing his or her taxes go up by about $20.98, or 2.3 percent.

One reason for the increase is to balance the county’s budget, but part of it is to also set aside money to address county employee retention and hiring issues, particularly in the public safety departments.

During a previous hearing on the millage rate, Woods said Gwinnett trails its peers by about 7 percent in entry level public safety compensation.

That prompted a divide on Monday between people who supported better pay for public safety officers and residents who thought the

county should trim some of its spending. Between the three public hearings that county commissioners held on the proposed increase, about a dozen residents addressed county leaders on the proposal.

The majority of them opposed the idea.

Buford resident Maxine Todd criticized county leaders Monday for spending money on Gwinnett County Transit, mortgage assistance programs, land purchases and operations for parks, community outreach events, handling of stormwater and garbage pick-up. Those efforts and programs were non-essential, she said.

“There’s not one person in this room, there’s not one person in this county that minds paying for our policemen, our firemen and our emergency services and the Gwinnett County employees,” Todd said.

“Nobody minds paying for that, but the taxpayers want the Gwinnett County commission to stop spending money. You have deliberately run out of other people’s money.”

But Lilburn resident Paul Tucker, a retired Gwinnett County police detective, said the detective’s division was only 73 percent staffed when he retired last year and that of the detectives he lost, many went to other agencies

in the metro Atlanta area that offered better pay.

Before that, he said, he lost 12 officers when he was commander of the south precinct in the Snellville and Stone Mountain area mostly because of the same reason.

That’s why Tucker voiced support for the increase at the hearing. Fewer police officers, firefighters and EMTs could inflate response times to incidents and lead to some crimes not being assigned to someone to investigate, he said.

“I don’t want to pay more taxes, but this is critical,” Tucker said. “We are absolutely at a critical point, and I’m speaking very specifically to the Gwinnett County Police Department.”

taken to Atlanta Medical Center for treatment.

Velani’s other two passengers, Lilburn resident Rutesh Kakadiya, 16, and Tucker resident Afaan Asif, 15, were taken to Gwinnett Medical Center for treatment.

Asif died at 8:58 p.m. at the hospital, according to the report.

The Georgia Department of Transportation was notified due to the highway being shut down for an extended period of time.

Georgia Power was also requested to respond to the scene to repair a damaged pole involved in the wreck.

The police report states an investigation into the accident is ongoing.

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Schedule of Expenditures of Special Purpose Local Option Sales Tax Original Current Prior Years Current Year Total Estimated Cost Estimated Cost Expenditures Expenditures Expenditures 2014 SPLOST Program Admin. Facilities 170,625 150,873 78,425 14,360 92,785 Roads, Streets, Bridges 863,463 763,508 75,148 156,242 231,390 Description

The City of Berkeley Lake entered into intergovernmental agreements with Gwinnett County for the use and distribution of the proceeds generated by the 2014 special purpose local option sales tax referendum.

Per O.C.G.A. 48-8-122, the city is required to issue an annual report of cost estimates and expenditures for each project listed in such resolutions. As of December 31, 2016, the city had expended those funds in the above amounts on the approved projects listed.

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Spartans ready for life after Mills

By Collin Huguley Staff Correspondent

The 2016 season ended in heartbreaking fashion for the Greater Atlanta Christian Spartans.

GAC fell in the state championship game to Cedar Grove after star quarterback, and top recruit, Davis Mills didn’t return after being injured early in the first quarter. Mills has now moved on to play quarterback at Stanford, but that does not mean the Spartans are going anywhere.

After a 13-2 season and with plenty of talent returning, GAC is confident that it is capable of another deep playoff run.

“I’m excited about our team,” Spartans head coach Tim Hardy said. “I’m excited about our line, both offensively and defensively. I’m really excited about our team speed, experience and depth defensively. I think we have the potential to be really good on that side of the ball. And we’ve got some guys that are really good with the ball in their hands.”

But the biggest question surrounding the team is regarding who will fill Mills’ shoes.

As of now, there are three players competing for the starting quarterback role in junior Josh Rose, sophomore Jackson Hardy and senior defensive back Hunter Cole.

“We’re still working through (who our starting quarterback is going to be),” Hardy said. “It’ll be a process to figure that out and compete for that spot and it will go into fall camp.”

Cole has stood out on defense for the Spartans in past years but will get a look under center because of his playmaking abilities.

Rose, younger brother of former GAC linebacker Jonathan Rose, and Hardy, the son of the head coach, both have family roots in the program and served in backup quarterback duties last season. All three players bring their own skills and intangibles to the table.

“Josh Rose is just a real competitor,” Hardy said. “Josh is an awesome kid and a good competitor and an all-around good athlete that has made good decisions.

“Jackson, he’s young but was one of our backups last year. He has some length and arm talent and has a good feel for the game.

And Hunter is a senior football player in Gwinnett County. He is a player that will knock heads at safety on defense and will not bat an eye when he is carrying the ball or throwing in a tight window. He is not afraid.”

Because of their experience with the position, he sees Rose and Hardy as the most likely candidates for every-down responsibilities but will not rule out Cole because of his athletic abilities.

But Hardy is also more than open to using a committee approach to maximize all of the skills that his quarterbacks bring.

“We’re gonna play guys that deserve to play,” Hardy said. “That is at right guard, running back, quarterback or anywhere. If we have multiple guys that can help us at any position, we will play multiple guys. If we get to the point to where one guy is our guy, then we will roll with that one guy.”

But the Spartans will not live and die by who is under center.

The team returns top-tier talent on both sides of the ball such as running back Kyler McMichael, two-way lineman Christopher Hinton Jr., offensive linemen Nate Richey and Ford Roberts, and defensive back Trey Morrison, among others.

And with this stacked roster, Hardy feels that his team is in a great position to succeed, even without Mills.

“I think this is the deepest football team that we have had since I have been at GAC,” Hardy said. “We have more guys that are above-the-line, quality players that can contribute than we have had before. So we are excited about playing a bunch of guys.”

GAC’s Kyler McMichael (2) scores a touchdown during the second half of last season’s Class AAA state championship at the Georgia Dome in Atlanta. (Photo: Kyle Hess)

The Buford offensive line works against Brookwood on Monday during the Elite Line Camp at Flowery Branch High School.

(Staff Photo: Paul Thomas)

TOEING the LINE

As offenses speed up, Elite Line Camp slows for fundamentals

By Paul Thomas

FLOWERY BRANCH — The summer football calendar is ripe with opportunities for teams to get reps for their skill guys with 7-on-7 passing tournaments.

But the opportunities for linemen to get to compete against each other and simulate live reps are few and far between. That’s one of the reasons that Mill Creek assistant head coach and offensive line coach Josh Lovelady helped launch the Elite Linemen camp 12 years ago.

Lovelady and the coaches wrapped up this year’s threeday camp on Monday at Flowery Branch High School.

Over the course of the three days, 12 different teams participated with over 300 kids.

It was the third year that the camp has included both offensive and defensive linemen.

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“There’s so many things of 7-on-7 going on in June and all this other stuff, (the camp) allows us to kind of come together and polish our skills,’ said Lovelady, whose Hawks were joined at the camp by Archer, Brookwood, Buford and Lanier among the Gwinnett County schools. “We have the linemen get together and say while they’re doing the 7-on-7s you lift and you run in June, but now it’s kind of time for us to put the pads on and no more underwear football.”

The camp is a mix of rotating station to station for individual drills with teamon-team scrimmage periods.

Each day also features a speaker during lunch. Monday’s speaker was Atlanta Falcons rookie Sean Harlow.

The team portions of the camp don’t just provide extra

reps for the campers but also gives them a chance to bond with their teammates outside of their normal practice routine. Archer senior Jadden Knott attended all three days the last two years and said he’s seen his game grow from the camp.

“It’s really great,” Knott said. “It’s been long hours, but it’s really worth it. It makes you get better. It’s really worth the money to be honest.”

With offenses snapping the ball faster and faster during the game, the pace of practice has also increased.

That sometimes doesn’t always leave enough time for coaches to fix technique or assignment mistakes.

That’s why Lovelady and the Elite Line Camp coaches focus on technique, while also getting the linemen hun-

dreds of reps each day.

“There’s so much about — all offenses now are real tempo based and it’s kind of like, ‘How fast can you run it?’” he said. “Well when you run something fast you get mistakes and you can’t fix the mistakes like the old school of huddle up, slow it down and you only have so much time in practice. So now, it allows us to get the fundamentals and drills, and drills and drills.

“You’re talking about six hours, at one time it was hundreds of reps of certain fundamentals that now you can sit there and put that in your back pocket and use as you go fast and play fast, and you run and execute plays and you don’t have to slow down the offense just to fix something.”

Secondary expected to anchor Archer

By Collin Huguley Staff Correspondent

The Archer Tigers are returning some serious talent in the secondary.

Senior cornerback and Duke commit Taiyon Palmer helps lead the way for a unit that will be relied upon to help ease the development of the front seven, who lost linebacker Quinn Miller and defensive linemen Sam Wright and Amori Allen from last year’s defense.

After some promising flashes from the position group this summer, Tigers head coach Andy Dyer is excited about his team’s potential on the back end.

“They did a great job in 7-on-7 competing and doing their jobs and once the run game gets added back in and we are playing real football, we’ll see what they can do,” Dyer said. “They’ve got a lot of potential, they’re coachable, and now it is time to go put the ball down and play.”

Heading into his final season, Palmer is stepping into a leadership role and will be used as not only a mainstay at corner, but will have his playmaking abilities utilized in other areas, as well.

Given his level of responsibility, Palmer is preparing

Archer’s Taiyon Palmer (3) and Sam Brown (10) make a play on Peachtree Ridge’s Zane Ashley (7) during the first half of their game last season. (Photo: Will Fagan)

himself mentally and physically for his last run under the Friday night lights.

“I’m very proud of Taiyon, he has really changed his body,” Dyer said. “He has put on 10 or 12 pounds of muscle, which is really gonna help him because we are gonna expect him to play both ways.

He is gonna start at corner but will have to help at wide receiver and he will also be a big part of our return game.

And he has really gotten his body ready to do that.”

Starting opposite of Palmer at corner will be the ballhawk, Andrew Booth.

While Booth, a rising

junior, had a breakout campaign as a sophomore with seven interceptions, his head coach expects him to reach new heights this year and join Palmer to form an elite cornerback duo.

“Andrew led the county in interceptions last year as a sophomore and he has also added on 10 or 15 pounds of muscle,” Dyer said. “He’s a guy that we expect to just go to work. He’s got a great knack for football and I’m looking forward to watching him play.”

The final pieces to the secondary are the ones that Dyer feels can tie his defense together.

Rising junior Jalyn Phillips will take the reins at free safety and will be expected to contribute on all three levels as the glue guy for the entire unit.

“In our defense, you have to be strong up the middle and (Phillips) is gonna have to do a great job of anchoring that free safety spot and make plays,” Dyer said. “If you can be good on the back end and prevent big plays, then that allows the guys up front to be more aggressive.”

But the man that has stepped up onto the leadership mantle in a noticeable way is Palmer.

He has hit the weight room hard this offseason and the physical growth is something that Dyer has preached to his entire team. Palmer helped lead the secondary in that charge, but that work from the guys on the back end is a strong example of how Dyer wants his team to work.

“I tell them that we are competing with each other as a team,” Dyer said. “You’re competing with your position group and with yourself.

Everything is a competition and (Palmer) has done a good job of putting on some upper body strength and I expect young kids to look at him and hopefully follow suit.”

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Chicago Cubs at L.A. Dodgers at L.A. Dodgers 12:10 p.m.

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FSSE/93.7-FM FSSE/93.7-FM FSSO/93.7-FM Lehigh Valley Indianapolis Indianapolis 7:05 p.m.

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On TV AUTO RACING

Today

5 p.m. — NASCAR Camping World Truck Series: Eldora 150, Qualifying. From Eldora Speedway in New Weston, Ohio. FS1

CYCLING

6 a.m. — Tour de France Stage 17. From Le Murre to Serre Chavalier. NBCSP

DIVING

12:30 p.m. — World Championship, Ladies, 10 meter, Final. From Budapest, Hungary. NBCSP

MLB

Noon — Chicago Cubs at Atlanta FSSE 7 p.m. — St. Louis at New York Mets ESPN 10 p.m. — Washington at Los Angeles Angels ESPN

SOCCER

6 p.m. — CONCACAF Gold Cup Costa Rica vs.

Panama. First Quarterfinal. FS1 8 p.m. — International Champions Cup AS Roma vs Paris Saint-Germain. From Comerica Park in Detroit.

ESPN2 9 p.m. — CONCACAF Gold Cup United States vs. El Salvador. Second Quarterfinal. FS1

Sports Calendar

GOLF

Aug. 4: Global Marketing Concepts and Eagle 7 will host the GMC Golf Tournament at Stone Mountain Golf Club to benefit the Shiloh High football program and the John and JeJuan Stewart Foundation. Sponsorships and playing spots are available. For more information, go to www. gmcgolfclassics.com.

Aug. 28: The Mill Creek Cluster Education Foundation will host its second annual golf classic at Hamilton Mill Golf Club.

The event raises money for all schools in the cluster — Mill Creek High School, Jones and Osborne middle schools and Duncan Creek, Fort Daniel, Harmony, Ivy Creek and Puckett’s Mill elementary schools. Cost is $125 per player and sponsorships also are available.

For more information, email 2moons@bellsouth.net.

LACROSSE

Through July: Gwinnett Lacrosse Academy is running an early fall developmental indoor lacrosse league for boys and girls, grades 1 through 9 on Sundays in August and September at Silverbacks Sports Arena in Suwanee.

Each session will have stick

work prior to the game.

Go to www.gwinnettlacrosseacademy.com for information.

July 30: Gwinnett Lacrosse Academy is running a speed camp on July 30 at Silverbacks Sports Arena in Suwanee. Mike Spino, a doctor of sports science, has worked with world-class athletes to improve their running speed and endurance. Open to boys and girls in grades 6 through 12. Go to www. gwinnettlacrosseacademy. com for information.

SOCCER

Aug. 4-6: Moore Soccer Academy, led by former Parkview and Major League Soccer player Jason Moore, will host a three-day skills camp with Steamers FC at Bethesda Park. Under-8 to Under-12 sessions are from 6 to 7 p.m. Aug. 4, 10 to 11 a.m. Aug. 5 and 1 to 2 p.m. Aug. 6 at a cost of $150. Under-13 to Under-19 sessions are from 7:30 to 9 p.m. Aug. 4, 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Aug. 5 and 2:30 to 4 p.m. Aug. 6 at a cost of $200. For registration or more information, contact Kenny Costello at 678-6516533 or UGA0529@yahoo. com.

Today in Baseball History

1909 — Cleveland shortstop Neal Ball completes the first unassisted triple play in history, lifting the Naps to a 6-1 victory over the Boston Red Sox. 1910 — Cy Young, 43, becomes the first and only pitcher to earn 500 wins, reaching the plateau in Cleveland’s 5-2, 11-inning win over Washington.

1927 — The New York Giants hold John McGraw Day to honor the manager’s 25-year anniversary of his first game.

The Chicago Cubs spoil the occasion, beating the Giants.

1936 — Future Hall of Fame pitcher Bob Feller makes his major-league debut as a 17-year-old. Feller tosses a scoreless inning in the Cleveland Indians’ 9-5 loss to the Washington Senators.

1942 — Boston Red Sox pitcher Mike Ryba helps out on the other side of the plate, spending time at catcher in both ends of a doubleheader against the Cleveland Indians.

1959 — Enos Slaughter, 43, becomes the oldest player in the 20th century to have a multi-homer game, leading the New York Yankees to a doubleheader sweep of the Chicago White Sox. 1960 — Juan Marichal makes his major-league debut, tossing a one-hit shutout with 12 strikeouts as the San Francisco Giants silence the Philadelphia Phillies 2-0.

1982 — Tony Gwynn makes his major-league debut, going 2-for-4 with a double as the San Diego Padres drop a 7-6 decision to the Philadelphia Phillies.

1991 — Cal Ripken Jr. reaches the 20-homer plateau in the Baltimore Orioles’ 4-1 win over Seattle. He’s the eighth playe in history to hit 20 homers in each of his first 10 seasons.

1998 — Toronto’s Carlos Delgado becomes the first player to hit a home run into the fifth deck at SkyDome, accomplishing the feat in the Blue Jays’ 9-3 win over the New York Yankees.

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By David Friedlander

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As many high school football programs around Gwinnett County have learned this spring and summer, change is seldom easy.

Such has been the case at Collins Hill as the Eagles adjust to new head coach Lenny Gregory and all the newness surrounding the program.

But it is how such a team deals with those changes that determines exactly how smooth the transition will be, and based on what he’s seen so far this summer, Gregory is pleased.

That is particularly with a senior class that has the biggest adjustments to make after spending its whole career with the staff under former head coach Kevin Reach.

And in this day and age, in which there is a lot of transience among high school football players, it has pleased Gregory most that the bulk of the Eagles’ senior class of 2018 has stuck with the program when it when would have been easy to leave, particularly following a difficult junior season in 2017.

“I know a lot of kids who have moved on when there have been changes like this,” Gregory said. “But this senior class stayed.

They stayed because of the friendships they’ve made (with teammates). They’re special kids.

“They went 2-8 last year, and 2-8 (seasons) are tough. They could’ve gone somewhere else. That they didn’t speaks volumes of this senior class.”

There’s still plenty for this year’s seniors, and

Collins Hill running back Evan Anderson (28) figures to be a big part of a new offensive set being installed by new Eagles head coach Lenny Gregory. (Photo: Karl L. Moore)

the rest of the Eagles, to get used to even before preseason practice starts at the end of the month.

Gregory points out that the transition will likely be a little easier for the defense and not just because several key starters are returning from last year, including Wake Forestcommitted safety Peyton Woulard and junior defensive end Tomari Fox. “They were a 3-4 (base defense) last year, and we’re pretty much (still) a 3-4,” Gregory said. “So they are familiar with that scheme. It’s not as foreign to them. Now the offense is all new.”

Indeed, after using a wide-open, pass-happy spread attack the last several seasons, the Collins Hill offense figures to have a radical new look this fall.

While Gregory insists his team won’t hesitate to put the ball in the air when it needs to, there will be a lot more balance in an offense that will definitely

force some adjustments from both the Eagles and their opponents.

“They were more zone and spread (before), and we’re (now) a lot more gaps,” Gregory said. “Our base is a wing-T, and we’ll build from there.

“It’s been a different summer routine. It is a bit of a culture shock, but we have enough stuff in general to keep everyone involved. We’re still going to throw the ball, but we’ve definitely got a good group of running backs.”

While last year’s leading rusher, Jonathan Postell, is no longer with the program, the Eagles do return Evan Anderson, who accounted for more than 500 yards of total offense and eight touchdowns last season, as well as fellow senior Naji Germana, who is healthy again after missing his junior season last year due to injury.

Most importantly, Gregory says that the offensive players, taking a cue from

the senior class, have gone into learning the new sets with a positive attitude.

“The kids like it,” Gregory said. “There have been zero complaints. We’ll still get some competition at quarterback, but (the new system) will take some pressure off the quarterbacks.”

As for the quarterback, Gregory said there is plenty of competition among several candidates to take over the starting job under center.

But as with any new system, there is still much to learn even before the Eagles put the pads on for the first time in a few weeks.

“We’re leaving (Tuesday) for an OTA kind of camp down at Colquitt County,” Gregory said. “I’ll have a lot more answers about his team and what direction we’re going when we get back on Friday.

When we come back, we’ll have next week to get acclimated, and then the first week (of practice) is on.”

Swarm players earn All-Pro honors From Staff Reports

for their selection to the NLL All Pro teams for The National Lacrosse the 2017 season,” Swarm League announced All-Pro owner and general manager honors for four Georgia John Arlotta said. “This is a Swarm players Monday. tremendous honor for each NLL MVP Lyle Thomp- player, and it is a direct son and Defensive Player reflection of their amazing of the Year Jason Noble performances on the field were named to the First throughout the season.

Team All-Pro lineup. Assis- However, it is no coincitant captain Shayne Jackdence that they were also son and goaltender Mike tremendous leaders who Poulin joined the Second raised the level of play of Team All-Pro lineup. everyone around them, and “The Swarm organizathat was equally important tion and fans want to conto bringing the Champion’s gratulate these four players Cup to Georgia. We are so

proud of them and want to thank each of them for their incredible contributions to our success.”

Thompson is the first Swarm player to be named the NLL MVP and to reach and surpass the 100-point threshold. The Onondaga Nation native was named the Champion’s Cup MVP. He finished with 116 points (45G, 71A) in the regular season, capturing the scoring crown and setting a new team record in assists.

Noble collected 57 loose

balls, caused 11 turnovers and recorded a goal and four assists in 18 regular season games. In his fifth year with the Swarm, Jackson finished second in scoring on the team with 84 points (39G, 45A) in the regular season, setting a new career high in points.

Poulin posted a leaguebest 12-4 regular season record in addition to going 4-0 in the postseason. The Kitchener, Ontario, native made 646 saves (second in the league) in the regular season.

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 07, 2017 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 17, 2017 @ 6:30pm and August 7, 2017 @ 11am.

CURRENT 2017 TAX DIGEST AND 5 YEAR HISTORY OF LEVY INCORPORATED

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2014

2015

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2017 Recommended

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732,829,840 13,918,390 3,240 43,822,920

787,873,716 9,929,980 3,240 43,172,480

Heavy Duty Equipment Gross Digest Less M & O Exemptions Net M & O Digest State Forest Land Assistance Grant Value

6,200 623,476,840 86,249,720 537,227,120

29,050 690,329,500 86,513,280 603,816,220

52,330 712,158,260 86,513,280 625,644,980

56,000 790,630,390 87,555,080 703,075,310

31,650 841,011,066 87,555,080 753,455,986

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$4,331,618.46 289,638.51 8.05%

Net Taxes Levied $ Increase (Decrease) % Increase/Decrease 496801-1

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Former Archer lineman Price transfers to UK

Last September, University of Southern California head coach Clay Helton announced that former Archer and Central Gwinnett lineman E.J. Price would be transferring to a school closer to home.

On Monday, Price announced on Twitter that he will enroll at Kentucky. He will have to sit out this season per NCAA rules and will have three years of eligibility remaining for the Wildcats.

The 6-foot-6, 313-pound Price signed with USC after graduating form Archer after playing for Central his first three seasons. He didn’t appear in the Trojans’ first three games before Helton announced he was transferring. Despite leaving the football program he remained in school in Los Angeles.

The one-time Georgia commit visited Lexington, Ky., on Monday and posted on Twitter, “I am excited to announce I am committed to the University of Kentucky,” along with photos of him in a Wildcats uniform.

Providence’s DeMoss makes PGA Tour debut

With most of the golfing world’s attention across the pond for the Open Championship at Royal Birkdale in England, local product Mookie DeMoss will make his PGA Tour debut stateside this week.

The Providence Christian grad and former Georgia Bulldog shot a 67 on Monday at the Auburn University Club in Auburn, Ala., to earn a spot in the Barbasol Championship at Robert Trent Jones Golf Trail’s Grand National course in Opelika, Ala., this week.

DeMoss has made three starts on the Mackenzie Tour-PGA Tour Canada with a best finish of tied for 18 at the ATB Financial Classic in 2015.

Grant Leaver and Chip Deason each shot 67 as well to qualify for the Barbasol Championship, while Brad Sill shot a 68 and defeated four other players in a playoff for the final spot.

The first round of the Barbasol Championship begins on Thursday, with television coverage starting at 5 p.m. on the Golf Channel.

Locals help Atlanta United Academy win national U15/16 title

A handful of locals helped Atlanta United Academy win the U-15/16 U.S. Soccer Development Academy National Championship in their first season as a club Sunday Atlanta defeated defending champions F.C. Dallas 2-1 at U.S. Soccer’s National Training Center in Carson, Calif.

Homegrown player Andrew Carelton of Powder Springs scored both goals for Atlanta (24-4-8). Three Gwinnett County products were in the starting lineup in keeper Sai Brown (Grayson), right back Natnael McDonald (Parkview) and center midfielder Alessandro Castro (Parkview).

Thomas Toney (North Gwinnett), Matthew Rios (Lawrenceville) and Liam Butts (Parkview) also were on the U-16 roster for Atlanta.

Atlanta United’s Parkhurst added to MLS All-Star team

Major League Soccer announced Tuesday that Atlanta United defender Michael Parkhurst was named to the 2017 MLS All-Star team. The 2017 MLS All-Star Game presented will take place Aug. 2 at Chicago’s Soldier Field when the league’s best take on reigning La Liga and UEFA Champions League winners Real Madrid.

This will be Parkhurst’s fifth MLS All-Star appearance, as the center back was previously selected in 2005, 2007, 2008 and 2014. Atlanta’s captain has started all 19 games this season and contributed to four clean sheets. He was also named to the MLS Team of the Week for Week 18.

Parkhurst joins teammates Miguel Almirón and Greg Garza on the 2017 MLS All-Star team. Almirón and Garza were voted to the Fan XI earlier this month.

Joining the All-Star Fan XI, Chicago head coach Veljko Paunovi added the following players to the roster: Goalkeeper (1): Stefan Frei (Seattle Sounders FC); Defenders (5): Michael Parkhurst (Atlanta United), Hernán Grana (FC Dallas), Matt Hedges (FC Dallas), Johan Kappelhof (Chicago Fire), Jelle Van Damme (LA Galaxy); Midfielders (4): Giovani dos Santos (LA Galaxy), Dax McCarty (Chicago Fire), Ignacio Piatti (Montreal Impact), Diego Valeri (Portland Timbers); Forwards (1): Jozy Altidore (Toronto FC).

— From staff reports

NASCAR cracking down further on rules violations

By Don Coble

Staff Correspondent

Fines, penalties, suspensions and a loss of points hasn’t kept many race teams from working outside the rulebook, so NASCAR now is willing to intensify their punishments.

Just how far depends on how far the teams continue to push.

Eleven teams lost practice time last week at the New Hampshire Motor Speedway for failing inspections a week earlier at Kentucky. Twentyone of 39 teams then came to New Hampshire with illegal cars, which means more than half the field face sanctions ahead of next week’s race at Indianapolis.

No team has worked outside the rules more than Kyle Larson’s.

A week earlier he wasn’t allowed to participate in pole qualifying because his No. 42 Chevrolet couldn’t pass inspection. He wound up finishing second in the race, only to fail post-race inspection with an illegal rear brake cooling system.

Larson then came to New Hampshire with the fastest car. Minutes after winning the pole for Sunday’s race, his car flunked inspection with a rear deck fin that was designed to move.

That meant Larson was forced to start last for inspection issues the third time this season.

Crew chief Chad Johnston was suspended for three races, fined $75,000 and Larson was docked 35 points. Larson brazenly applauded the fact his team is willing to work in gray areas — and beyond — to gain an advantage.

“You know, I like that Chad and them pushed the limits and all that,” Larson said. “I don’t really know how the tech pro-

NASCAR officials inspect the car of Monster Energy Cup Series driver Kyle Larson before the start of the Overton’s 301 on Sunday at New Hampshire Motor Speedway. (Photo: Brian FluhartyUSA Today Sports)

cess works, and I don’t know what we get in trouble with.

I don’t really pay attention to that stuff. Yeah, I mean, if they took tires away, that would be a huge penalty, so you’re going to have to clean it up a little bit to try and pass tech earlier than the fourth or fifth time you go through.

“I like the dedication that our team has to try and push the limit, and I think it shows on the race track.”

Larson also claimed he doesn’t pay attention to the way his car is prepared.

“I know nothing about race cars,” he said. “I don’t honestly know what it was that got us in trouble. Yeah, a big penalty, so it must have been something important in their eyes.”

It was.

“We need a level playing field,” said Elton Sawyer, NASCAR’s vice president of officiating and technical inspection.

“We will continue to ramp up the penalties. We are reluctant to go there, but we will go as far as the teams push us.”

Taking away practice time, pit selection and suspending crew chiefs have been the

first steps. Taking away tires and ordering stop-and-go and drive-through penalties during the race could be next.

The reason NASCAR is getting tougher with habitual offenders is that teams demanded it, Sawyer said.

“In the offseason, there was a great collaboration between the teams and (NASCAR),” he said. “They asked for this.

They’re all treated equally.

We want the teams that win to be the ones who prepared and perform the best.”

Many teams, especially those who can’t afford to spend engineering time and dollars to find shortcuts, are happy to see NASCAR strengthen its grip.

“I think the teams are their own worst enemies,” David Ragan said. “They push it, push it and push it. When it’s a free-for-all, teams get really aggressive. I’m happy to see them put their foot down.

“It takes a big amount of resources and engineering support to do things like that.

It’s not easy for a guy who runs 35th each week.”

The area where teams tend to push too far is the rear axle.

NASCAR requires the axle to be square to the front wheels and permanently affixed to the rear housing. Teams found if the rear axles are skewed a little to the right, it allows more air to hit the rear spoiler in the turn to gain additional traction.

Teams continually try to find ways to fool NASCAR’s laser measuring devices or hide moving components in the axle housing.

The most significant penalty so far was issued to Joey Logano. His victory at Richmond, Va., won’t count toward an automatic berth in the playoffs since his car failed post-race inspection for an illegal rear suspension.

NASCAR proved at Richmond there is no wiggle room.

“That was so small that it didn’t make our car faster,” Logano said. “That is the unfortunate part. It wasn’t something we were trying to do, it was something that happened after the race and it was a 32nd-ofan-inch. It wasn’t making our car faster.”

Logano, who finished 37th at New Hampshire, now is 52 points below the cut line for the playoffs. His rear suspension broke during the race and NASCAR confiscated the broken parts to see if his team trying to skirt the rules — again.

“The tracks where the rear skew doesn’t matter are Daytona, Talladega and the road courses,” Ragan said.

“That’s where you have the fewest problems during inspection.”

Compared to 21 cars at New Hampshire, only eight cars were sent through the inspection line more than once before the road-course race at the Sonoma Raceway, Sawyer said.

“We hope to find a deterrent,” Sawyer said. “We will take it as far as the teams push us.”

Truex continues to outperform JGR cars, to Busch’s confusion

By Don Coble Staff Correspondent

Although Joe Gibbs Racing and Furniture Row Racing share equipment and setup notes, Gibbs driver Kyle Busch is frustrated the two still aren’t on the same page.

Although Denny Hamlin won Sunday’s race at the New Hampshire Motor Speedway to break JGR’s season-long winless drought, it came at a race where Truex had the most dominant car.

Truex led a race-best 137 laps, while Hamlin led 54.

Truex has three victories this year and he’s led 1,252 laps. The four drivers that make up JGR — Busch, Hamlin, Matt Kenseth and Daniel Suarez — have combined to win once and lead 1,390 laps.

“We’ve just got to mind our own business and do what we’re doing and hopefully we can continue to evolve and get better,” Busch said. “I feel like our setups are really close.

“We’ve just got to continue to work on speed and see what we’re missing and obviously it’s the biggest question of the universe right now probably which is why the 78 (Truex) is outperforming the house cars, so we’re just as confused and disgruntled by it as probably others.”

Like everyone else in the garage, Busch doesn’t know why Truex seems to have an edge on everyone else.

“I don’t not have a theory. I wish I had a theory,” he said.

“I’ve had probably 10 theories since they’ve joined us and none of them are true, so I’m done with theories.”

Kyle Busch to retire from Xfinity Series ... soonish Fans who don’t like Kyle Busch moonlighting in the Xfinity Series won’t have to put up with it much longer.

He told SiriusXM NASCAR Radio he will retire from the

Monster Energy Cup Series driver Martin Truex Jr. (78) leads the field into Turn 1 during Sunday’s Overton’s 301 at New Hampshire Motor Speedway. (Photo: Brian Fluharty-USA Today Sports)

minor leagues after he wins 11 more times.

Busch won last Saturday at New Hampshire. It was his 89th victory in the support series.

“Retirement is fast approaching, so I’m looking forward to that,” Busch said. “When I get to 100 Xfinity wins, I’m done with Xfinity. So, my retirement with Xfinity is fast approaching.”

Since he’s won three of his six starts this year and 10 of 17 last year, it probably won’t take long for Busch to get to the 100-win level.

Busch has 38 wins in the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series level, 89 in Xfinity and 48 in the Camping World Truck Series.

“I know a lot of those are the minors, so I’ll take them where I can get ’em as of right now, but certainly there’s going to be a lot more wins to be had on Sundays,” he said.

winning segments for the playoffs, he will have a significant margin for error to sustain it.

Counting the first stage Sunday at the New Hampshire Motor Speedway, Truex has 14 stage wins this year — the same as all four cars at Joe Gibbs Racing and the two cars at Penske Racing combined.

Truex will have 29 bonus points during all four rounds of the Chase. Since each finishing position is worth a point, he essentially will have one mulligan for a bad finish.

“Well, we knew coming into the season they were going to be important, so I think everybody’s goal coming into this year was to try to get as many as possible,” he said. “So it feels good to have those bonus points. We’re going to try to get as many as we can.

We know they’re going to be important.”

Last year Truex was elimiTruex making point for playoffs nated from the playoffs when he With three wins and a wave of blew an engine and finished last at the Talladega Superspeedway. momentum, Martin Truex Jr. is “We could have used a handful locked into the upcoming Chase of them last year to get through for the Championship. More Talladega, so we’ll try to keep importantly, he’s stockpiled so racking them up.” many bonus points earned by

THIS WEEK Monster Energy Cup Series What: Brantley Gilbert Big Machine Brickyard 400 (20th of 36 races) Where: Indianapolis Motor Speedway at Speedway, Ind. When: Sunday, 2:30 p.m.

Track: 2.5-mile oval TV: NBC Race format: 160 laps, with segments of 50, 50 and 60 laps Last year’s winner: Kyle Busch Track schedule: Saturday — practices, 9 a.m. and 11 a.m.; pole qualifying, 6:15 p.m.

Up next: The Overton’s 400 is July 30 at the Pocono Raceway Xfinity Series What: Lily Diabetes 250 (18th of 33 races) Where: Indianapolis Motor Speedway When: Saturday, 3:30 p.m.

TV: NBCSP Race format: 100 laps with segments of 30, 30 and 40 laps Last year’s winner: Kyle Busch Track schedule: Friday — practices, 1 p.m. and 3 p.m.; Saturday — pole qualifying, 12:45 a.m.

Up next: The U.S. Cellular 250 is July 29 at the Iowa Speedway Camping World Truck Series What: Aspen Dental 150 (11th of 23 races) Where: Eldora Speedway at Rossburg, Ohio When: Today, 9 p.m.

Track: Half-mile dirt track Race format: 150 laps with 35, 35 and 80 laps Last year’s winner: Kyle Larson Today’s track schedule: Pole qualifying, 5 p.m.; heat race No. 1, 7:30 p.m.; heat race No. 2, 7:39 p.m.; heat race No. 3, 7:48 p.m.; heat race No. 4, 7:57 p.m.; heat race No. 5, 8:06 p.m.

Up next: The Pocono Mountains 150 is July 29 at the Pocono Raceway

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19-year-old Braves prospect rising rapidly through ranks

By David Friedlander

By David Friedlander

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LAWRENCEVILLE — To hear him field questions from the gathering of reporters through an interpreter before Tuesday night’s game with the Lehigh Valley IronPigs, it’s hard to imagine Ronald Acuña is only 19 years old.

To see the rocket of a home run the Gwinnett Braves outfielder hit against Lehigh Valley pitcher Tom Eshelman, a Triple-A All-Star, a night earlier, that notion becomes harder still.

Yet the more one sees of the 6-foot, 180-pound native of La Guaira, Venezuela, the harder it is to imagine him not contributing for the Atlanta Braves on the major league level sooner rather than later.

That includes Acuña.

“It’s always in my head,” Acuña said. “Every time I get better, (the idea) gets in my head that I’m like one step away from being (with) the big club. So everything is coming to my head so quickly.”

That may seem like a lot for a player Acuña’s age to be able to handle.

But so far, he hasn’t let his head get away from him through three seasons of minor league ball, including three different levels of Atlanta’s system this season alone.

“Not really,” Acuña said when asked if he ever needed to step back and catch his breath to keep the speed of his ascension though the Atlanta system from overwhelming him.

“I just want to be out there and play a lot — just play baseball.”

Based on his numbers so far this year, he has been more than able to relax and play ball.

Acuña has combined to hit .311 with 14 homers, 54 RBIs, 33 stolen bases,

outs over seven innings pitched and left with the 2-1 lead before wildness from Cabrera cost LAWRENCEVILLE Gwinnett in the top of the — For the third straight eighth. night, the Gwinnett The fireballing rightBraves’ bullpen let them hander walked three, one down. intentionally, and threw a The G-Braves had a wild pitch before Gomez one-run lead heading into sent a liner up the middle the eighth and ninth inthat Albies knocked nings of Tuesday’s game down, allowing J.P. Crawwith Lehigh Valley, only ford to come home. to let both leads slip away Albies did manage to before Pedro Florimon’s throw out Dylan Cozans two-out, two-run single in trying to score from the top of the 10th lifted second, but the infield hit the IronPigs to a 5-3 win

by Gomez pulled Lehigh before 1,899 fans at Cool- Valley even at 2-2. ray Field.

It looked like the GBlown saves by Mauri- Braves might pull the cio Cabrera in the eighth game out anyway when and David Peterson in the David Freitas muscled a ninth overshadowed anbroken bat single to left other outstanding start by to score Dustin Peterson Matt Wisler and a threewith two outs in the bothit night by Ozzie Albies tom of the eighth for a 3-2 Gwinnett lead. as the G-Braves dropped But after left-hander their third straight game, all in the opponents’ final A.J. Minter got the first out in the top of the ninth, at-bat.

Rodriguez sent a blooper Lehigh Valley took a into no man’s land in 1-0 lead on doubles by Hector Gomez and Herlis shallow right-center, and legged it into a double.

Rodriguez in the top of A single by pinch hitter the second, but that was the only run Wisler would Osmel Aguila and Scott allow the rest of the way, Kingery’s RBI single off David Peterson (1-2) with only two IronPig hitters advancing as far as later, and the game was second base over the next tied again at 3-3.

Then in the 10th, it five innings. looked like the G-Braves But Jace Peterson, would get a break when in his first game since David Peterson snagged once again being opGomez’s bouncer to the tioned back to Gwinnett mound and got Cozens in

by Atlanta, extended a rundown between third his on-base streak to 21 straight games to help the and the plate.

But a throw during the G-Braves answer in the rundown hit Cozens and bottom of the fourth.

Two outs later, Johnson all hands were safe.

An intentional walk steered a hard-hit ball and an out later, Florimon down the third base line delivered his two-run that rattled around in the single to give Lehigh left field corner for an RBI triple that scored Pe- Valley a lead it would not relinquish despite the Gterson and tied the game Braves putting the tying at 1-1. runs on with nobody out Carlos Franco folin the bottom of the 10th. lowed by beating the The runners were still shift with another hard-hit grounder up the on when ex-Gwinnett middle for an RBI single right-hander Pedro Beato that vaulted the G-Braves struck out Albies swinging to record his 27th save in front 2-1. in relief of Eduray Ramos Wisler wound up scat(2-0) and give the Irontering six hits and the Pigs the win. one run with four strike-

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Gwinnett Braves outfielder Ronald Acuna hits a home run against Lehigh Valley on Monday at Coolray Field. (Photo: Karl L. Moore/Gwinnett Braves)

56 runs scored and an .879 OPS in 90 minor league games. That includes a .286 average, two homers, five RBIs and a 1.067 OPS in 21 at bats since his promotion to Gwinnett last week.

But the buzz around Acuña goes far beyond his numbers.

The way the ball jumps off his bat, the speed he exhibits in the outfield and on the basepaths, his throwing arm and just his general baseball skills make every at-bat, every on-base appearance for fans and opposing players alike.

It has teammates eager to sneak a peak at him — even when they usually wouldn’t.

“He’s pretty special,” said G-Braves All-Star right-handed pitcher Lucas Sims, who threw seven quality innings with 11 strikeouts in Monday night’s game. “Most of the time, I’ll go down in the tunnel between innings and just relax and take some deep breaths and analyze the last inning. I kind of caught myself walking up (to the dugout) when I heard his name announced.

I wanted to see. That’s the kind of attention he gets.

He’s a special talent for sure.”

As he’s done several times this season, Acuña gave Sims and the 1,233 fans at Coolray Field an

eyeful on Monday, blasting a 370-foot line drive off the back wall in left field for a two-run homer that gave the G-Braves a lead.

The exit speed of the blast registered 114 mph, the hardest hit ball by any batter in the Braves’ organization this season, including a 111.9 mph shot register by Atlanta outfielder Matt Kemp.

“Yeah, last year I gave one up like that,” joked Sims when the Brookwood grad was asked if he’d ever seen a ball hit that hard at Coolray Field. “When he squares the ball up, it’s like a rocket.”

While it takes a great deal of maturity for someone as young as Acuña deal with such scrutiny, it also helps that he has plenty of role models to help not only guide him, but keep him grounded.

His father Ron can bring his experience of spending five years in the New York Mets minor league organization during the late 1990s and early 2000s.

Then there is G-Braves teammate Ozzie Albies, whom Acuña describes as a “big brother” despite the fact he’s only a year older at 20.

As a highly touted prospect in the Braves’ organization, as well as growing up not far from him in nearby Curaçao, the Triple-

A All-Star second baseman shares a lot in common with Acuña, which makes him easy to relate to him and understand everything each are going through.

“Since he got here, our first year (in the Braves’ organization), we’ve (had) a good relationship with each other,” Albies said of his friend, teammate and now roommate. “We hang out with each other. He’s kind of like a brother from another mother. Now we’re actually living together. “(Playing together in the majors) is something we talk about at least once a day. We talk about baseball. Both of us dream of playing for the Braves for a while.”

Then there is another Curaçaoan who made his own rapid ascension to the big league with the Atlanta Braves as a 19-year-old outfielder some 21 years ago.

And like his father and Albies, Acuña says he hasn’t hesitated to converse with former Braves star Andruw Jones, whom he grew up idolizing, when he needs advice from someone who’s been there before.

“We communicate a lot,” Acuña said of Jones.

“Whenever we have a chance, we talk about baseball. He’s more than happy to do so. He’s helped me a lot in my career.”

Dream rally for win Haigwood wins Georgia Women’s Open The Sports Xchange

with 20 for her 10th straight game in double figures.

All-Star Tiffany Hayes The power surge helped and rookie Brittany Sykes the Dream race back from combined for 45 points, a 17-point deficit in the and the Atlanta Dream second quarter. overcame a big early defiSan Antonio started hot cit to pull away from the and led 31-14 early in the visiting San Antonio Stars second quarter. in an 88-75 win Tuesday The Dream (9-10) came at McCamish Pavilion. alive late in the second Hayes poured in 25 quarter and closed out the points and Sykes finished half with 23-8 run.

Baseball Major League Baseball NATIONAL LEAGUE East Division

W L Pct GB L10 Washington............. 56. 36.. .609..... —...8-2 Atlanta.................... 45. 46.. .495..10.5...5-5 Miami...................... 42. 49.. .462..13.5...6-4 New York................. 41. 49.. .456.....14...3-7 Philadelphia............ 30. 61.. .330..25.5...2-8 Central Division

W L Pct GB L10 Milwaukee............... 52. 43.. .547..... —... 7-3 Chicago.................. 47. 45.. .511....3.5...6-4 St. Louis.................. 45. 47.. .489....5.5...5-5 Pittsburgh................ 45. 48.. .484.......6...8-2 Cincinnati................ 39. 53.. .424...11.5...4-6 West Division

W L Pct GB L10 Los Angeles............ 64. 29.. .688..... —...9-1 Arizona................... 53. 39.. .576..10.5...2-8 Colorado................. 54. 41.. .568..... 11...5-5 San Diego............... 40. 52.. .435..23.5...6-4 San Francisco......... 35. 59.. .372..29.5...2-8 Monday’s Games Washington 6, Cincinnati 1 Pittsburgh 4, Milwaukee 2 Miami 6, Philadelphia 5, 10 innings St. Louis 6, N.Y. Mets 3 Chicago Cubs 4, Atlanta 3 Colorado 9, San Diego 6 Tuesday’s Games Milwaukee (Guerra 1-3) at Pittsburgh (Nova 9-6), late Arizona (Ray 8-4) at Cincinnati (Romano 1-1), late Philadelphia (Velasquez 2-5) at Miami (Conley 2-3), late St. Louis (Wacha 6-3) at N.Y. Mets (Montero 1-5), late Chicago Cubs (Lackey 5-9) at Atlanta (Newcomb 1-4), late San Diego (Lamet 3-3) at Colorado (Senzatela 9-3), late Today’s Games Chicago Cubs (Montgomery 1-6) at Atlanta (Dickey 6-5), 12:10 p.m.

Philadelphia (Pivetta 2-5) at Miami (Straily 7-4), 12:10 p.m.

San Diego (Richard 5-9) at Colorado (Gray 2-1), 3:10 p.m.

Milwaukee (Davies 11-4) at Pittsburgh (Cole 7-7), 7:05 p.m.

Arizona (Greinke 11-4) at Cincinnati (Adleman 5-7), 7:10 p.m.

St. Louis (Leake 6-7) at N.Y. Mets (deGrom

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the pace.

Haigwood began the day Noted amateur Jessica one stroke back and made Haigwood of Roswell card- birdies on three of the first ed a final round of 3-under five holes to surge into the par 69 for a championship lead. For the day, she made total of 3-under to win the five birdies against two Georgia Women’s Open on bogeys and carded the low Tuesday at Pinetree Coun- round of the championship. try Club in Kennesaw.

Haigwood played collegiatePGA apprentice Lacey ly at Augusta University and Fears of Bonaire was plans to turn to professional second, two strokes off golf after the U.S. Women’s

Amateur in August at San Diego Country Club.

Haigwood credits her caddy, brother Spencer, with helping her maintain a positive outlook during the final round while hitting 16 of the 18 greens in regulation. Haigwood finished second in a recent Kennesaw State University tournament, which was also conducted at Pinetree

Country Club.

Fears captured low professional honors and the first place check of $1,600.

Ashlyn Ramsey of Greenville, S.C., the 2015 Georgia Women’s Open champion, and amateur Rinko Mitsunaga of Roswell finished in a tied for third place at even-par 144. In solo fifth place was Payton Schanen of Johns Creek.

Spieth, Henrik Stenson 9:58 a.m. — Louis Oosthuizen, Justin Rose, Justin Thomas 10:09 a.m. — Hideki Matsuyama, Tommy Fleetwood, Brooks Koepka 10:20 a.m. — J.B. Holmes, Shane Lowry, Brandt Snedeker 10:31 a.m. — Richard Bland, Luca Cianchetti, Shaun Norris 10:42 a.m. — Chan Kim, Mark Foster, Yikeun Chang 10:53 a.m. — Sung-Hoon Kang, Tony Finau, Matthieu Pavon 11:04 a.m. — Alexander Bjork, Robert Streb, Joseph Dean 11:15 a.m. — Adam Hodkinson, Robert Dinwiddie, Julian Suri 11:36 a.m. — Adam Hadwin, Andrew Johnston, Todd Hamilton 11:47 a.m. — John Daly, Connor Syme, Adam Bland 11:58 a.m. — Jamie Lovemark, William McGirt, Toby Tree 12:09 p.m. — Matthew Griffin, Matthew Southgate, Austin Connelly 12:20 p.m. — Cameron Smith, Bill Haas, Callum Shinkwin 12:31 p.m. — Brian Harman, Michael Hendry, Martin Laird 12:42 p.m. — Bernd Wiesberger, Ernie Els, Ross Fisher 12:53 p.m. — Martin Kaymer, Tyrrell Hatton, Aaron Baddeley 1:04 p.m. — Zach Johnson, Sergio Garcia, Jason Day 1:15 p.m. — Andy Sullivan, Joost Luiten, David Lipsky 1:26 p.m. — Rickie Fowler, Paul Casey, Adam Scott 1:37 p.m. — Richard Ramsay, Matt Kuchar, Ryan Fox 1:48 p.m. — David Drysdale, Charley Hoffman, Kevin Kisner 2:04 p.m. — Hideto Tanihara, Jimmy Walker, Thorbjorn Olesen 2:15 p.m. — Jhonattan Vegas, Sean O’Hair, Brandon Stone 2:26 p.m. — Daniel Berger, Yuta Ikeda, Pablo Larrazabal 2:37 p.m. — Kevin Chappell, Paul

Lawrie, Yusaku Miyazato 2:48 p.m. — Charl Schwartzel, Rory McIlroy, Dustin Johnson 2:59 p.m. — Lee Westwood, Patrick Reed, Jon Rahm 3:10 p.m. — Marc Leishman, Edoardo Molinari, Phil Mickelson 3:21 p.m. — Scott Hend, Bubba Watson, Rafael Cabrera Bello 3:32 p.m. — Paul Waring, Kyle Stanley, Kevin Na 3:43 p.m. — Andrew Dodt, Xander Schauffele, Gi-Whan Kim 3:54 p.m. — Haydn McCullen, Kent Bulle, Hao-Tong Li 4:05 p.m. — Jbe’ Kruger, Nick McCarthy, Ashley Hall 4:16 p.m. — Sebastian Munoz, Laurie Canter, Ryan McCarthy

SPORTS AT A GLANCE 10-3), 7:10 p.m.

INTERLEAGUE AT NATIONAL LEAGUE Monday’s Game Cleveland 5, San Francisco 3 Tuesday’s Game Cleveland (Clevinger 5-3) at San Francisco (Blach 6-5), late Today’s Game Cleveland (Carrasco 10-4) at San Francisco (Cain 3-8), 3:45 p.m.

AMERICAN LEAGUE East Division

W L Pct GB L10 Boston.................... 52. 42.. .553..... —...3-7 Tampa Bay.............. 50. 44.. .532.......2... 7-3 New York................. 47. 44.. .516....3.5...3-7 Baltimore................ 43. 49.. .467.......8...3-7 Toronto.................... 43. 49.. .467.......8...6-4 Central Division

W L Pct GB L10 Cleveland................ 48. 43.. .527..... —...4-6 Minnesota............... 47. 45.. .511.... 1.5...5-5 Kansas City............ 45. 46.. .495.......3...4-6 Detroit..................... 42. 49.. .462.......6...6-4 Chicago.................. 38. 52.. .422....9.5...3-7 West Division

W L Pct GB L10 Houston.................. 62. 31.. .667..... —...6-4 Seattle.................... 47. 47.. .500..15.5...6-4 Texas...................... 45. 47.. .489..16.5...5-5 Los Angeles............ 46. 49.. .484.....17...3-7 Oakland.................. 42. 51.. .452.....20... 7-3 Monday’s Games Baltimore 3, Texas 1 Toronto 4, Boston 3 Seattle 9, Houston 7, 10 innings Minnesota 4, N.Y. Yankees 2 Detroit 10, Kansas City 2 Tampa Bay 3, Oakland 2 Tuesday’s Games Texas (Ross 2-1) at Baltimore (Bundy 8-8), late Toronto (Happ 3-6) at Boston (Johnson 2-0), late Seattle (Gaviglio 3-4) at Houston (Peacock 7-1), late N.Y. Yankees (Cessa 0-3) at Minnesota (Colon 0-0), late Detroit (Boyd 2-5) at Kansas City (Wood 1-2), late Tampa Bay (Snell 0-5) at Oakland (Smith 0-0), late Today’s Games N.Y. Yankees (Montgomery 6-4) at Minnesota (Berrios 8-3), 1:10 p.m.

Seattle (Paxton 8-3) at Houston (Morton

7-3), 2:10 p.m.

Tampa Bay (Faria 4-0) at Oakland (Gray 5-4), 3:35 p.m.

Texas (Perez 5-6) at Baltimore (Gausman 5-7), 7:05 p.m.

Toronto (Sanchez 1-2) at Boston (Pomeranz 9-4), 7:10 p.m.

Detroit (Verlander 5-7) at Kansas City (Hammel 4-8), 8:15 p.m.

INTERLEAGUE AT AMERICAN LEAGUE Tuesday’s Games L.A. Dodgers (Kershaw 14-2) at Chicago White Sox (Gonzalez 4-8), late Washington (Jackson 0-0) at L.A. Angels (Chavez 5-10), late Today’s Games L.A. Dodgers (Maeda 7-4) at Chicago White Sox (Rodon 1-2), 8:10 p.m.

Washington (Gonzalez 8-4) at L.A. Angels (Nolasco 4-10), 10:07 p.m.

Basketball Women’s National Basketball Association EASTERN CONFERENCE

W L Pct GB Connecticut............... 12.....8..600..... — Washington................11.....9..550....... 1 New York..................... 9.....9..500....... 2 Atlanta........................ 9... 10. .474.... 2.5 Indiana........................ 7... 12..368.... 4.5 Chicago...................... 6... 13. .316.... 5.5

WESTERN CONFERENCE

W L Pct GB Minnesota................. 15.....2..882..... — Los Angeles.............. 14.....5..737....... 2 Phoenix......................11.....8..579....... 5 Seattle........................ 9... 10. .474....... 7 Dallas........................ 10... 11. .476....... 7 San Antonio................ 2... 18. .100.. 14.5

Monday’s Game Los Angeles 80, Indiana 62 Tuesday’s Games Atlanta 88, San Antonio 75 Chicago at Seattle, late Today’s Games Connecticut at New York, 11 a.m.

Atlanta at Washington, 11:30 a.m.

Dallas at Minnesota, 1 p.m.

Indiana at Phoenix, 3:30 p.m.

Thursday’s Games

Chicago at Los Angeles, 3:30 p.m.

Indiana at San Antonio, 8 p.m.

Golf The 146th Open Championship Tee Times At Royal Birkdale Golf Club Yardage: 7,156 Par: 70 Southport Purse: 8.45 million First Round Thursday Tee No. 1 6:35 a.m. — Chris Wood, Mark O’Meara, Ryan Moore 6:46 a.m. — Maverick McNealy, Phachara Khongwatmai, Stuart Manley 6:57 a.m. — Sandy Lyle, Jeung-hun Wang, Stewart Cink 7:08 a.m. — Paul Broadhurst, Roberto Castro, Thongchai Jaidee 7:19 a.m. — Darren Fichardt, Tom Lehman, Byeong-Hun An 7:30 a.m. — Danny Willett, Billy Horschel, Soren Kjeldsen 7:41 a.m. — Steve Stricker, Emiliano Grillo, Matthew Fitzpatrick 7:52 a.m. — Branden Grace, Jason Dufner, Bryson DeChambeau 8:03 a.m. — Russell Knox, Ian Poulter, Alexander Noren 8:14 a.m. — K.T. Kim, David Duval, Prayad Marksaeng 8:25 a.m. — Young-han Song, Dave Horsey, Dylan Frittelli 8:36 a.m. — Shiv Kapur, Charles Howell III, Michael Lorenzo-Vera 8:47 a.m. — Russell Henley, Peter Uihlein, Fabrizio Zanotti 9:03 a.m. — Alexander Levy, Webb Simpson, Brendan Steele 9:14 a.m. — Wesley Bryan, Anirban Lahiri, Alfie Plant 9:25 a.m. — Harry Ellis, Gary Woodland, Darren Clarke 9:36 a.m. — Padraig Harrington, Pat Perez, Thomas Pieters 9:47 a.m. — Si Woo Kim, Jordan

NASCAR Cup Series Points Leaders Through July 17 1. Martin Truex Jr., 758 points.

2. Kyle Larson, 720.

3. Kyle Busch, 650.

4. Kevin Harvick, 639.

5. Denny Hamlin, 589.

6. Chase Elliott, 587.

7. Jamie McMurray, 572.

8. Brad Keselowski, 564.

9. Jimmie Johnson, 552.

10. Clint Bowyer, 526.

11. Matt Kenseth, 524.

12. Ryan Blaney, 486.

13. Joey Logano, 472.

14. Kurt Busch, 455.

15. Ricky Stenhouse Jr., 441.

16. Ryan Newman, 428.

17. Erik Jones, 427.

18. Daniel Suarez, 404.

19. Trevor Bayne, 369.

20. Austin Dillon, 363.

21. Dale Earnhardt Jr., 351.

22. Kasey Kahne, 343.

23. Paul Menard, 324.

24. Ty Dillon, 322.

25. Michael McDowell, 286.

26. Chris Buescher, 283.

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Gladiators setting a tone

Atlanta’s first signings of 2017-18 are tough D-men Carlson and Sullivan

in the rough-and-tumble WHL. After the Gladiators traded him, Carlson played in San Francisco and Utah Atlanta Gladiators head as a pro rookie. Then he coach Andy Brandt has went overseas from 2013started the 2017-18 season 15 with teams in France as he means to go on. and Germany.

After allowing more The Victoria, B.C., nagoals than almost every tive returned to the ECHL with Cincinnati in 2015-16 team in the ECHL last and played in the U.K. last year, the Gladiators first year. two signings are physical, Carlson reached out to strong-skating defensemen.

Brandt during the offseaAtlanta announced the son about a return to Atsignings of Cody Carlson lanta. After watching three and Colin Sullivan on players leave for Europe at Tuesday. Both have played the end of last year, Brandt for the Gladiators before. had to be frank.

Carlson was here for “I said, “Straight-up, 18 games at the start of Cody, you have to make his pro career in 2012-13 a decision,’” Brandt said. and was teammates with “‘If you are telling me Brandt. you want to play here, “I liked him,” said you can’t leave halfway Brandt, who is entering his through. You have to be third season as Atlanta’s here all year.’” coach. “He skates well.

Carlson assured Brandt He can produce from the he was all-in with the back end. It’s all about Colin Sullivan (3) played six games for the Atlanta Gladiators following the completion of his college career at Gladiators. opportunity. When he was Miami-Ohio last year. Sullivan has re-signed with the Gladiators for the 2017-18 season. (Photo: Angelo Gelfuso) “Honestly, I’m really here, he was on the second excited,” Brandt said. “Just power-play unit. Being a “For a smaller guy, he’s afraid to mix it up. He’s what you need out of an 2012, but he’s only 26.” right-shot D-man, he’s got 5-10, 190 pounds, but he not afraid to speak up in older guy. You say older Carlson joined the pro See SIGNINGS, Page 2B a good shot from the point. plays pretty mean. He’s not the locker room. That’s guy, he’s been a pro since ranks after six seasons

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Signings •From Page 1B because I think that’s part of what we lacked last year is an older guy on the back end that can play defense, can provide offense, but more importantly, provides stability, leadership and some toughness.”

Sullivan came to the Gladiators from MiamiOhio at the end of last season and played six games. Sullivan was a seventh-round draft pick of the Montreal Canadiens in 2011 and then captained his Avon Old Farms high school team as a senior in 2011-12.

The Milford, Conn., native played 32 games for Boston College in 2012-13, but then went to the USHL for one season before finding a long-term home with Miami-Ohio.

“He’s a big kid — 6-1, 200 pounds — who skates really well,” Brandt said.

“The discussions with both him and his agent over the summer were both, ‘It’s time for him to take the next step.’

“For him, the next step is between the ears.”

Sullivan’s offensive production dropped off precipitously after he left Avon. While points aren’t necessarily what Brandt needs from the defenseman, it might be a bellwether.

Miami-Ohio defenseman Colin Sullivan (3) has re-signed with the Atlanta Gladiators for the 2017-18 season. (Photo: Angelo Gelfuso)

“Mentally, he has to get his confidence back, he has to believe he can make plays,” Brandt said.

“Sometimes in college, you can get tied into a certain role that you have to play and maybe it’s one you’ve had to adapt to. For him, now it’s time for him to use the summer to get back on the ice and get back to his skill work and get back to loving the game.

“He was in and out of the lineup (at the end of last season), but he was a good team guy and he understands what he’s got to do.”

Sullivan had 40 points in 80 games with Avon and 15 points in 133 games since.

“For him, coming into a new situation in Atlanta, there’s an opportunity to reassert himself,” Brandt said. “He’s got the physical attributes. He’s got the skill. He can skate. Now it’s putting it all together with your confidence and with your attitude.

“He can make an impact if he’s mentally ready. I think he’s excited for the opportunity and we’re excited to see how far he can develop.”

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Starting at 7:00 AM today, the order hotline will be open for 48-hours. All you have to do is call TOLLFREE 1-888-402-4971 and provide the operator with the special discount approval code: BRF179. The company will do the rest.

Important: Due to Viotren’s recent media exposure on CBS, CNN, MSNBC, and FOX News, phone lines are often busy. If you call and do not immediately get through, please be patient and call back.

Those who miss the 48 hour deadline may be forced to pay full price for Viotren.

These statements have not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration. This product is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease. All doctors mentioned are remunerated for their services. All clinical studies on Viotren’s active ingredient were independently conducted and were not sponsored by the American Institute of Longevity.

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NMS—A pill that restores a man’s sex drive and triggers strong, long lasting erections without side effects has been used in China for 63 years. It is now available in the United States.

This amazing pill contains ingredients that not only resolve sexual health problems in men, but also boost lost testosterone levels in the body.

It also cuts your sex pill costs up to 82% less than using medications like Viagra.

An improved version of this pill is now being offered in the United States by the American Institute of Longevity under the brand name Viotren.

Viotren restores male libido levels. It relieves performance anxiety. It triggers powerful erections that are easier and faster to achieve, too. It even contains an ingredient that “switches off” the chemical in a man’s body that causes his erections to go soft.

Viotren is also safe and good for your overall health. It does not cause harmful side effects associated with Viagra, Levitra, and Cialis.

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FORD STEP SIDE, 1969 - VERY RARE!

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(Have Many Photos) Fabulous Garage Kept and Super Rare. With Thousand Of $ Of Extras. Only 3,057 Were Built In 2004.

National Prices $23,000-$39,000. This Super Desirable Truck is a Masterpiece and Super Mean with No Accidents. Drive Daily and It Is Super Collectible.

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351 Cleveland, All New $1500 Brake System, Rare Air Conditioned, Hurst Floor Shifter.

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MERCEDES-BENZ, 560 SL, 1988 79,630 One Owner Miles. Only $16,900!

Fabulous and Selling Thousands Under The Market. Auto Check Scores These Cars 25-45. The Great Classic Scored 60.

Desert Taupe with Chocolate Leather.

This Car Spent It’s Life in Tampa Bay Fla with the Elderly Owner. $4000 Was Just Spent On Preventive Maintenence. This Great 560 Sold For $62,500 New and Should Appreciate Up To That Price.

Drive Anywhere.

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