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Official: ‘Stay off the river’

BY CURT YEOMANS

Chattahoochee deemed unsafe due to increased water releases

Day weekend. The storms drove

Baggett told the Daily Post last year that water releases from feet on Saturday, forcing the clo- Buford Dam not only cause water sure of several public beaches and levels on the Chattahoochee boat ramps on the lake because of to rise quickly but also for the unsafe conditions. current to become swifter. When The reason why that created water is released from the lake concerns for the corps about the into the river, even on a normal safety of people on the Chattaschedule, thousands of cubic feet hoochee River is the effect water of water are flowing through the releases have on the river. dam’s hydroelectric power house “It’s advisable due to the turbu- per second. lent flows, the constant turbulent That raises the possibility of flows, to stay off the river,” Corps swimmers and fly fishers getting of Engineers Natural Resources See RIVER, Page 7A Manager Nick Baggett said.

curt.yeomans@gwinnettdailypost.com Lanier’s lake level up to 1,074.69

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers considers the Chattahoochee River to be unsafe when Buford Dam releases water from Lake Lanier on its regular schedule, so it may not be a surprise that those concerns are heightened after recent storms.

The corps has been operating on a continuous release schedule since last weekend after a series of storms blew through the area beginning around the Memorial

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The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers posted this photo of the Lake Lanier shoreline at West Bank Park on Facebook this week.

Ramps and some of the walkways along the shore are underwater because of recent rains that caused the lake level to increase by more than two and a half feet in one week. (Photo: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers / Facebook)

Mall of Ga. renovations completed

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Buford’s Mall of Georgia recently got some upgrades, which are now finished.

On Thursday, Simon — the mall’s parent company — announced the completion of the Dining Pavilion and The Village, where “shoppers will now discover a new atmosphere and more modern design,” a news release said.

“In the Dining Pavilion, guests will find a re-imagined dining concept with a fresh color palette, a new bar-height seating area, soft seating banquettes, communalstyle tables, new tile flooring, modern lighting fixtures and energy-efficient LED lighting throughout,” the release said. “The adjacent family and men’s restrooms also underwent a complete renovation, including updated paint, modern accent fixtures and upgraded lighting — along with a new hand washing station in the men’s restroom corridor.”

In addition to eatery options within the pavilion, diners can also enjoy any of The Village’s six full-service restaurants, including The Cheesecake Factory, Marlow’s Tavern, P.F. Chang’s and Tin Lizzy’s Cantina.

“In order to build upon the center’s role as a community hub and create an opportunity for neighbors to connect, guests aged 21 and over are invited to enjoy a hand-crafted cocktail, beer or wine from select restaurants while relaxing and strolling outdoors in The Village,” the release said. “Just in time for the annual Movies Under the Stars summer series and to provide guests with upgraded amenities and family-friendly options, The Village has See MALL, Page 7A

On Thursday, Simon — the Mall of Georgia’s parent company — announced the completion of the Dining Pavilion and The Village. (Special Photo)

Rising first-grade student Joshua Andrews presents his Camp Invention experience to his group Thursday at Craig Elementary School. (Staff Photos: Trevor McNaboe)

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Boxes stand piled up on tables in the Craig Elementary School lunchroom stretching across the barren room.

In the distance, voices started to grow louder and louder as children excitedly rushed into the room.

To the normal eye, the boxes and cardboard were destined for a recycle bin. Upon closer look, the cardboard and boxes were uniquely crafted to be a model of a home and a board game an activity that students at Camp Invention created.

“At the end of the week parents will come in and think

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focus on creativity, innovation, real-world problem-solving and invention. Through handson programming, the camp encourages children from kindergarten to sixth grade to explore science, technology, engineering and mathematics.

“We want them to be able to create and discover new things in a safe environment,” Assistant Camp Director Alexis Rising third-grade student Lucas Taylor created a robot out of Harsh said. “We give them a lot of freedom to make what old food boxes at Camp Invention. they want to and to take the some of the stuff on the tables thought process is a conversa- materials and just be curious.

A lot of times kids miss out on is just recycling,” Camp Direc- tion starter and really cool.” tor Amy McLester said. “But The annual STEM summer See CAMP, Page 7A having the kids explain their camp challenges students to

White Sox surprise Brookwood’s inspirational Klug with draft pick

BY CHRISTINE TROYKE

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Inspired by Matt Klug’s unflagging positivity in the face of staggering heartache, the Chicago White Sox used their 38th-round draft pick on the Brookwood senior Wednesday.

One of the White Sox scouts lives in the area and read about Klug, who lost

both his parents to illnesses a year apart. Klug’s mother died in 2016 after a 16-year battle with COPD and emphysema. His father fought cancer on and off for seven years before passing away in November.

Despite everything — he also lost his best friend, Sammy Swaney, to a brain tumor in November 2015 — Klug has always been a bright light at Brookwood.

He was front and center in the student cheering sections for football and basketball, and has played baseball his whole life.

In April, Broncos head coach Titus Martin nominated him for the Positive Athlete awards and Klug was selected as the region’s baseball recipient.

White Sox scout Kevin Burrell was moved by Klug’s story and the White Sox

surprised the recent grad by drafting him Wednesday afternoon.

Martin called Klug around 2 p.m. to give him the news.

He started the conversation talking about the banquet for the Positive Athlete awards, which were held Sunday at the College Football Hall of Fame, and then just threw in the news at the end.

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Brookwood senior Matt Klug was one of the Gwinnett students to be given a statewide Positive Athlete Award in April. Klug has remained a bright spot for the Broncos baseball team despite losing both his parents within a year of each other. The Chicago White Sox read his story and drafted Klug with their final pick Wednesday. (Staff Photo: Christine Troyke)

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Police seek Lilburn-area bank robbery suspect

BY CURT YEOMANS

His behavior at times during the robbery was described as casual by police, who said in a statement that he walked Gwinnett County police in nonchalantly and waited are asking for the communi- in line before going up to the ty’s help to find a man who teller. is accused of taking more Police said that attitude than $5,300 from a Lilburn- continued after the crime, area bank during a robbery as well. last month.

“After the suspect takes The man allegedly went the money, he casually walks to a Chase bank at 4081 out of the bank,” police Cpl. Stone Mountain Highway on Wilbert Rundles said.

May 26 and handed a note A police report said demanding money to a teller some employees and bank before pulling out a handgun customers were not aware a and pointing it at the teller. robbery had occurred until curt.yeomans @gwinnettdailypost.com

‘Father-focused event’ set for Saturday a.m.

BY ISABEL HUGHES

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A state organization dedicated to creating opportunities for quality education, fulfilling work and healthy family life is hosting an event for Gwinnett fathers on Saturday.

From 9 a.m. to noon, the Georgia Center for Kenneth Opportunity Braswell is hosting The Dad Factor: Presence, a “father-focused event, with guest speaker Kenneth Braswell, providing support for dads along with tips and strategies on healthy living, healthy relationships, entrepreneurship, mentorship and so much more,” a news release said.

Braswell is the executive director of Fathers Incorporated, a not-for-profit organization that serves as a leader in the promotion of responsible fatherhood.

The event, which includes a breakfast, will be held at Norcross’ Lucky Shoals Park

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IF YOU GO What: The Dad Factor: Presence, a breakfast for fathers Where: Lucky Shoals Park Rec Room, 4651 Britt Road, Norcross When: 9 a.m. to noon Saturday, June 9 Cost: $15, register at georgiaopportunity.org/ dad-factor

in the community rec room and costs $15.

“With Father’s Day quickly approaching, we must recognize the vital contributions dads make to our families and our community,” said Randy Hicks, president and CEO of the Georgia Center for Opportunity. “Being a dad is among the hardest and most highstakes jobs any man could enjoy, but resources and support can sometimes be limited.

For the dedicated fathers in Gwinnett County, we’re proud to honor them with ‘The Dad Factor,’ an event that aims to encourage and equip them with tools to become the best dad they can be.”

For more information or to register, visit georgiaopportunity.org/dad-factor.

officers arrived.

Although police said in their statement that the suspect casually entered the bank and waited in line, the police report said he had been complaining about only one teller being on duty and how slow the line was moving while he waited in it.

The suspect was described as wearing a faded gray T-shirt, blue pants, black shoes and an Atlanta Falcons hat. The police report shows bank officials described him as being

about 5-feet, 8-inches tall.

Anyone who has information about the robbery is asked to call detectives at 770-513-5300 or Crime Stoppers at 404-577-8477.

They can also visit www. crimestoppersatlanta.org.

Anyone who submits a tip through Crime Stoppers — which allows tipsters to stay anonymous — is eligible for a reward of up to $2,000 if their information leads to an arrest and indictment.

Tipsters are asked to reference case number 18048409.

Harbins subdivision gets panel recommendation condition that no lot can be less than 100 square feet in size.

“I took out the lots A developer who origi- because this is going to nally wanted to build 356 be significantly less than homes on 160.86 acres 320,” Warbington said. in the Harbins area may “There’s going to have not even get to build to be further refinement 200 homes on the site if of what it’s going to look conditions recommended like but I’ll tell you it’s by the Gwinnett County going to be significantly Planning Commission less than the 240 that I stay in place. think has been circulatJune Ivey Developing now because that was ment LLC wants to with 80 foot lots.” build the single-family The recommended subdivision at the 3300 conditions aren’t set in block of Indian Shoals stone, and there is no Road and the 3200 block guarantee the subdivision of June Ivey Road — a will even be approved. proposal that county staff The Planning Commishad recommended ofsion is a recommendficials deny. ing body and the final Planning Commission decision on whether the Chairman Chuck Warneighborhood can be bington said plans for built — or if the recomthe neighborhood went mended conditions stay through several reviin place — will be made sions, first lowering the by the Gwinnett County number of homes to 320 Board of Commissioners and then eventually 240 later this month. with 80-square-foot lots.

The case has stirred a Warbington had a rec- lot of debate and opposiommended prohibition tion from area residents preventing the developwho want to preserve ment from having more what they consider a ruthan 320 homes be ral area in a county that struck. He said, howis expected to one day in ever, that was because he the not-too-distant future recommended another become Georgia’s most

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foot lot sizes, Warbington added a condition that no homes could be built within 1,000 feet of Indian Shoals Road.

There must also be a centrally located open space in the development that could include a community park, green space and recreation features such as an Olympic-style pool, a cabana, or a playground.

Amenity areas such as the pool and the playground would have to be located internally within the development. A staff recommendation is that a cemetery on the property must be protected and a wrought iron fence placed around it.

Part of the property backs up to the GwinnettWalton county line and the developer owns about 30 acres on the Walton County side of the line.

That area could not be developed, according to a staff recommendation.

“The approximate 30 acres located in Walton County that is associated with this development shall be preserved as conservation space within the overall development,” Warbington said.

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A group calling itself “Rural Gwinnett” on Facebook pledged to keep fighting the development on Wednesday.

“We have many victories to celebrate but these concessions are still not in line with nearest developments or congruent with the rural character outlined by the 2030 Unified Plan,” the group said in a post. “The planning commission is not the final battle. BOC here we come!”

Warbington acknowledged the concerns of residents, such as traffic, schools, lot sizes, the character area, safety and the environment as he read his recommended conditions for the neighborhood.

“On this particular case, all of these things have been magnified mainly because of the general undeveloped character of the area,” Warbington said. “I’m not making light of it. It has just really magnified this case because there is very small amounts of development in that Harbins area.”

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The suspect in a bank robbery at a Chase Bank on Stone Mountain Highway in unincorporated Lilburn is shown walking out of the bank after the May 26 heist in this surveillance image.

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‘Dancing doctor’ suspended by Ga. medical board Boutte defends videos as planned, consented

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BY DARRAN SIMON gency action,” the board said ing with surgical instruments won a proCNN in its ruling. in each hand, but without a motional A Gwinnett County derBoutte’s team declined to surgical mask, leaning over contest for matologist is without a medi- comment. the top of a patient’s halffree serWindell cal license due to allegations Witt said the board should bare buttocks, rapping her vices first Boutte of malpractice regarding her have taken this action a long own lyrics to Migos’ “Bad suggested treatment of seven patients. time ago. “It should not have and Boujee.” Sometimes, in October 2016 that the The Georgia Composite come to this,” she said. the doctor’s assistants acted doctor make a video of her Medical Board suspended Boutte is defending her as backup dancers in their after the surgery to highDr. Windell Boutte’s license appearance singing and scrubs. light her work. Then, other to practice medicine on dancing in videos during surHLN, CNN’s sister patients asked her to shoot Thursday, days after videos gical procedures, saying the network, obtained the videos videos after their surgeries, of the Lilburn doctor survideos were recorded with due to several malpractice she told Mike Galanos with faced of her dancing and her patients’ permission to lawsuits filed against Boutte. HLN’s “On the Story” on singing while operating on chronicle and celebrate their Susan Witt, an attorney Wednesday in her first public patients. physical transformations. representing three women in interview.

Boutte’s “continued In one of at least 20 the cases against Boutte, said In most instances, patients practice of medicine poses now-deleted videos posted the videos demonstrate the chose the tunes for the a threat to the public health, to Boutte’s public YouTube lack of care and concern for clips, which lasted 30 to 60 safety and welfare and channel, the board-certified patients taking place in the seconds, and gave Boutte

direction on when to play certain parts of the songs, Boutte said. The doctor, whose practice is in Lilburn, said she also used the music videos as educational tools.

“These were all consented videos. They were staged, they were planned,” Boutte said.

But one patient, Latoyah Rideau, told HLN on Wednesday she did not give consent for a video to be shot during her surgery in February 2017. Rideau confirmed she was the patient in a video showing Boutte with a scalpel in her hand, cutting into a patient’s stomach, in sync with the beat of O.T. Genasis’ song, “Cut It.” Rideau said Boutte sent her a text message telling

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her the video was on social media.

“Go see the post. The ‘Cut It’ is you, girlfriend,” she recalled the doctor telling her.

Rideau said she went to look for the video but it buffered, and she didn’t bother waiting to see it because she was still on medicine. Two months later, back in her home in New Orleans, she said she unsuccessfully tried to find the video.

She said she felt “horrible, disrespected, humiliated” that her surgery was posted on social media.

Gwinnett shelter Teachers schooled in Back to Industry event offering cheaper adoptions in June

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The Gwinnett County Animal Shelter is celebrating the end of school and the summer months by cutting adoption fees for dogs and cats in June.

Instead of costing $90 and $30, dogs and cats, respectively, can be adopted for $20, with two kittens also costing $20.

In addition, all pets are free on Fridays and teachers and other educational staff can adopt pets at no charge every day except Sundays.

Any animal that has been in the shelter for more than 30 days is also free.

“Please keep in mind that adopting an animal is a decision that should include responsible planning for space, permission if renting and follow-up veterinarian care,” a shelter news release said. “Animals are forever family members that require love, attention, exercise and stimulation and can live 10 years or longer depending on age and breed. Please consider this if you are planning to adopt.”

Dogs and cats up for adoption at the shelter have been examined by Animal

In this file photo, a male kitten pokes a paw through a cage at the Gwinnett County Animal Shelter. The shelter is offering reduced price pet adoptions for the month of June. (File Photo)

Welfare staff veterinarians, vaccinated and are neutered or spayed, so they are ready to go home on the day of adoption.

Those who are unable to adopt are asked to consider volunteering or donating supplies or money to help the shelter improve the health of the animals, increase the number of adoptions and rescues and continue to offer pet care education free to the community.

The shelter is open for adoptions from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Thursday and 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Friday and Saturday.

For more information and to view available pets, visit gwinnettcounty.com and choose the Animal Welfare & Enforcement tab.

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Marketing and DECA teachers from Gwinnett County Public Schools sat around a conference table being peppered with ideas, strategies and examples.

From population segmentation to running a proper campaign strategy all the way to the collecting and analysis of data, Luckie and Co., a marketing firm in Duluth, put the teachers through the ringer.

All the topics covered were part of an informational event known as Back to Industry Day. While teachers in Gwinnett have taken advantage of this day before, it was the first time that Luckie and Co. hosted the group.

The idea of hosting a one-day industry retreat for local educators came in February.

Luckie and Co. President John Gardner said he was called by a connection through his membership in the Gwinnett Chamber of Commerce and asked if he would be interested in hosting a seminar for teachers on marketing.

“It’s self-serving because they’re training our employees,” Gardner said.

“As we think about the kids that we’ll hire in 5-8 years coming through Gwinnett County Public Schools and through the University system it is important that teachers are setting the expectations, passion and foundation for our industry.”

Gardner moved to Gwinnett County two decades ago, settling in Lawrenceville with his family that includes two daughters — both of which graduated from the Gwinnett school district.

“Around 80 percent of the employees at the Duluth

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The Braselton Visitors Bureau Authority will hold a Public Hearing on Tuesday, June 12, 2017, 2018 at 4:00 p.m. to take Public Comment on the proposed budget for FYE 2019.

The Braselton Urban Redevelopment Agency will hold a Public Hearing on Wednesday, June 13, 2018 at 9:00 a.m. to take Public Comment on the proposed budget for FYE 2019.

All hearings will be held in the courtroom of the Braselton Police & Municipal Court Facility located at 5040 Highway 53.

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something so important that she left vacation early to attend.

“We were on vacation in the Outer Banks, but what was important to me was hearing someone that is invested in our schools the way he (Gardner) is,” Winthrow said. “The fact is they opened their doors to us, and that helps me do my job. It made coming back early worth it, and today I have no regrets.”

Mill Creek teacher Faith Davenport was one of the Gwinnett County teachers Kyle Jones, left, and Tracy organizers of the Back to Adams, right, listen during one of the presentations by Industry Day. Luckie and Co. staff members.

“This is one of our office have a tie to Gwinto network with profession- favorite days every summer because it allows us to go nett County,” Gardner said. als in the industry not only back in the work place and “There’s a passion for the helps teachers plan how to see what is going on,” Davarea and giving back to the prepare their students but community.” also present information in enport said. “We want to teach relevant curriculum to Educators such as Nikol an interesting way. our marketing students and Withrow, a marketing teach“Our students want it’s exciting for us to see the er at Couch Middle School, relevant information and changes in the industry.” used the day as a chance to if they see it in a textbook While Back to Industry encourage students to purit’s hard for them to get that sue marketing as a career. impression,” Withrow said. Day is nothing new for GCPS teachers, Luckie and “I have a lot of students “But if they see someone Co. is leaving the door open that don’t want to move to that just graduated from to hosting the event next Atlanta or Seattle,” Withrow UGA or Alabama and is in year. said. “They live in Grayson, the field, it becomes more “We absolutely want to and to have major marketreal to them and becomes do this again,” Gardner said. ing opportunities here is attainable.”

“The only limiter is if the phenomenal.”

Winthrow said the abilphone is going to ring.”

Withrow said the ability ity to learn new skills was

The Town of Braselton Mayor & Council will hold a Public Hearing on Thursday, June 7, 2018 at 4 p.m. to take Public Comment on the proposed budget for FYE 2019.

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4A • FridAy, June 8, 2018 To Your Good Health

Keith Roach

Safety provisions necessary for acne treatment Dear Dr. roaCh: Our 31-year-old daughter has fought a losing battle with acne since adolescence. Accutane has been suggested many times, and now she is about to begin treatment. We have always been too afraid of this powerful drug to try it. Are we right to be afraid?

— L.E.M. anSWer: Isotretoin (Accutane) is indeed a powerful medication, and although it clearly is beneficial for acne, its side effects are sufficiently important that a thorough discussion is appropriate before starting this medication, especially in a woman of childbearing age.

Isotretoin is a powerful teratogen, meaning it causes birth defects. These sometimes are severe enough to cause a stillbirth, but a child born to a woman taking Accutane has a high risk of a serious congenital malformation.

Even babies who appear normal at birth are more likely to have developmental problems in the brain. For this reason, any woman of childbearing potential must commit to effective birth control (abstinence from heterosexual intercourse or two effective methods, such as oral contraceptive plus a barrier method). Women also need monthly pregnancy tests and counseling visits, and prescribers require extra training to be able to prescribe this medication. The manufacturer recommends against getting pregnant in the cycle following cessation of treatment; however, at least one case report noted a birth defect consistent with isotretoin in the second month, so I think waiting an additional month, with extra precautions, is prudent.

Both men and women are at risk for additional side effects of Accutane.

Depression and other mental health issues, including psychosis, are possible, and people should be screened for depression and thoughts of suicide. Dry skin and inflammation around the lips are common, and often require lotions to treat.

A connection with bowel disease is controversial.

Elevations in cholesterol and triglyceride levels also are common, but seldom require stopping medication. I don’t have space to cover all of the less-common possible side effects.

On the other hand, isotretoin is the most effective treatment for severe nodular acne that has not responded to other treatments. Severe acne is associated with its own problems, including risk of depression. Despite its risk of side effects, isotretoin is a reasonable choice in carefully selected patients who agree to the necessary conditions of treatment. At 31, your daughter certainly can make her own choice about this.

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Red roses are often asyour intentions with (for the second time) next For this couple, I like sociated with romantic spring. the idea of a “DIY” or passion but — who cares? someone who will be influenced by the deciIt is his fiancee’s first “life renovation” party.

And why couldn’t this sions you make. Getting marriage, and I’m happy Guests can be told, “Besymbolize the couple’s the go-ahead will make for her excitement (they cause they are combinpassion toward each your plans easier to are in their mid-40s). ing households, Elyse other? achieve. Home improveShe has asked for my and Gary are requesting Your friend’s lack of thoughts on wedding ment is favored. gift cards to (name their acknowledgment — and etiquette. This is a case preferred home improve- her judgment, which she CAPRICORN (Dec. Amy Dickinson where two households are ment store) to put toward gossiped about to some22-Jan. 19) — Listen coming together. They making Gary’s house a one else — is rude to the carefully and look for a really do NOT need some tion of a pre-wedding new home for the whole core. way to deal with friends of the more traditionalshower is to “shower” the family.”

Honestly, I only think and relatives without type gifts. couple with gifts.

Dear amy: A friend you might have erred in upsetting someone you Is there a special way When planning celof mine recently eloped. your extravagance. Two care about. Don’t make for our side of the family/ ebrations, be aware that I sent a really nice, hundred dollars’ worth of changes without getting her friends to honor her confusion about the expensive (over $200) ar- roses is a lot of roses. approval first. with a shower (or a tea) intent or purpose will rangement of red roses to You do not owe your AQUARIUS (Jan. and not seem like it is create a vacuum that the couple’s home, along friend an apology. She 20-Feb. 19) — Clear the just an opportunity for a guests will not know how with a card addressed to owes you a thank you. air. If you want someone gift? to handle. So yes, you her and her new husband, Dear amy: I liked to do something, you I know you can request can plan a traditional tea congratulating them on your advice to “Worried donations to a favorite (“no gifts, please” or: their marriage and wish- Dad” about how to handle have to be blunt about charity instead of gifts, “the couple would be ing them a lifetime of his mother’s smoking, and what you want. Find out but it’s not like they are honored by a donation to love together. the possible effect on his where you stand, and do both wealthy.

Habitat for Humanity”); a I was surprised when baby. Neither one of you what’s necessary.

They really could use “linen shower” or “kitch- I didn’t receive even an insisted that the mother PISCES (Feb. gift cards toward a bigen shower” (every couple acknowledgement for the stop smoking.

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Bide your time and wedding for this firstfirst vacation as a famI have been completely com. Readers may send gather information. time bride. It sounds as ily.” (Whatever the funds perplexed. Is it inappropostal mail to Ask Amy, TAURUS (April 20if you don’t want for any are earmarked for the priate to send red roses to P.O. Box 194, Freeville, May 20) — Resolve shower to seem like a gift couple should use them a newly married couple? NY 13068. You can also uncertainty and move opportunity — and yet, it for that purpose only, Should I feel embarrassed follow her on Twitter forward with enthusialso seems as if you do. and the guests should be and call with an apology? @askingamy or “like” asm.

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Trump-Kim summit is still worth the try WASHINGTON — The bombastic, belligerent, inexperienced and unpredictable leader of a nuclear-armed nation, a man who flouts international norms and agreements, is scheduled to meet with North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un in Singapore on Tuesday. What could go wrong? How much time do you have?

President Trump’s on-again, off-again summit with Kim has been hastily slapped together. The necessary groundwork has not been laid. The Trump administration’s stated goal — full denuclearization

by North Korea — is unrealistic. Kim is said to know the intricacies of his country’s nuclear program, including the technical aspects, in great detail; Trump, by Eugene contrast, said Thursday Robinson that “I don’t think I have to prepare very much. It’s about attitude.” Critics say the meeting itself is an enormous concession to the North Koreans, for which the United States has received exactly zero in return.

Nonetheless, I have been and remain strongly in favor of the summit. I believe there is reason to anticipate that it will do no harm — and to hope it might do some good.

Refusing to talk one-on-one with North Korea has been U.S. policy for my entire lifetime.

What has this stance produced? Despite our studied silence, despite the multi-party talks that led to agreements that were not worth the paper they were printed on, despite round after round of sanctions, despite all of our threats and inducements and promises — in spite of everything we have tried, North Korea has mastered the nuclear cycle, built an arsenal of nuclear weapons and tested ballistic missiles of surprising sophistication and range.

I would venture to say that not talking has been a failure. Talking might not work, either, but surely it is worth the attempt.

Those who criticize Trump for naively giving Kim something his father and grandfather dearly wanted — a sit-down negotiation with the president of the United States, as equals — are missing the point, or perhaps have not been paying attention. Whether we like it or not, North Korea is a de facto member of the nuclear club. And as the old American Express ads used to say, membership has its privileges.

A country that is trying to develop nuclear weapons and may be within reach of doing so, such as Iran, is one thing. In blunt terms that Trump would understand, such a country can be pushed around to a certain extent by more powerful states. However, a country that already has a tested arsenal of functional nuclear weapons, and that may be able to mount such weapons on missiles, which is North Korea’s status right now — well, that’s another thing entirely.

The greatest benefit from the run-up to the summit is that the Trump administration has stopped talking about some kind of limited “bloody-nose” military strike that would show Pyongyang how serious we are. Even John Bolton, Trump’s itchy-trigger-fingered national security adviser, has been quiet. There is reason to hope that at least some administration officials realize such talk of an attack is simply insane.

Even without nukes, North Korea has enough conventional firepower to kill many thousands of innocent civilians in South Korea and potentially Japan. With its nuclear weapons, Kim and his generals can trigger an Armageddon. It is possible to at least argue in favor of conventional war now in order to prevent a possible nuclear war later. There is no valid logical or moral argument, however, for nuclear war now to prevent a theoretical nuclear war at some point in the future.

North Korea is one of the most brutal dictatorships in the world, a hermit kingdom ruled by a fanatical and paranoid regime. Its leadership is not suicidal, though, and Kim is clearly envious of Western technology and affluence.

I am skeptical that the regime will ever agree to complete denuclearization, but I’m less skeptical about a U.S. policy of containment and wary coexistence. The truth is that we have already accepted the fact of a nuclear North Korea for more than a decade.

It may be that Trump’s true goal is a Nobelquality photo op, and I have no problem if that’s his motive. He seems to finally understand that Kim is not going to sign away all of his nukes and missiles on the spot, even after the two leaders have had a few minutes of chitchat about their mutual acquaintance, Dennis Rodman.

It is possible, however, that Trump and Kim can agree on some ambiguous language that the Americans understand one way and the North Koreans another. And they might also agree to talk more and threaten less — an outcome the whole world should applaud.

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

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Google treating military as evil WASHINGTON — Giving in to pressure from its workforce, Google recently announced that it is pulling out of Project Maven, a groundbreaking Pentagon program to harness artificial intelligence to sift through and interpret video imagery from drones. The move came after an uprising by 4,000 Google employees who signed a letter urging the company to cancel Project Maven and promise to never “build warfare technology.” Google should be ashamed.

In their letter, the employees said that working with the Pentagon would violate Google’s longtime motto “Don’t Be Evil” and “irreparably damage Google’s brand.” Excuse me?

Are they saying that the U.S. military is evil? What would damage Google’s brand is the impression that its workforce thinks they are too good to support the men and women of the armed forces who face real evil on distant battlefields so that Google workers can sleep safely in their Google “nap pods,” enjoy free massages and take free guitar lessons.

Their objections to Project Maven are nonsensical. They fear that Google technology will be used to make drone strikes more accurate. What’s wrong with that? If Google’s AI technology could make it easier for our men and women in uniform to distinguish combatants from civilians, it could help prevent

their jobs and livelihoods are built on the foundation of peace and security provided by the U.S. military.

Today, China is investing heavily in AI as part of its military strategy to undermine the Pax Americana in the Pacific.

Gen. Joseph F. Dunford Jr., Marc chairman of the Joint Chiefs Thiessen of Staff, recently testified that China will pose “the greatest the accidental killing of innocent threat to our nation by about men, women and children. Does 2025.” Beijing gets 100 percent Google not want to help save acquiescence from Alibaba and civilian lives? other Chinese tech companies in If saving lives is not motivathis effort. U.S.-based compation enough, how about selfnies such as Google must decide interest? Consider: Taiwan is whose side they’re on.

Google’s largest R&D center in Fortunately, in our dynamic Asia. free enterprise system, Google’s Last September, Google competitors will not hesitate to announced it is investing $1.1 jump in to fill the vacuum it has billion to buy a division of left. President Trump spends a Taiwan’s HTC that makes lot of time berating Amazon, but its Pixel smartphones, and in the company runs a giant data March the company announced cloud for the CIA that allows an investment in Taiwan’s the intelligence community to artificial intelligence research share top secret information and, and development that was called along with Microsoft and other the largest ever in that nation by tech companies, is pursuing an international tech company. contracts to build the Joint EnWho, exactly, does Google terprise Defense Infrastructure think prevents mainland China Cloud, potentially the largest IT from launching a cataclysmic procurement project in history. invasion of Taiwan? The men (Jeffrey P. Bezos, the founder and women of the U.S. military. and chief executive of Amazon, They provide the security umalso owns The Washington brella in East Asia that allows Post.) The New York Times Google to make these investreports that “Google is widely ments. expected to compete with other The free riders at Google tech giants” for a piece of that don’t seem to understand that $10 billion business. But accord-

ing to Pentagon officials, the purpose of JEDI is to “increase lethality and readiness” of the military. If it does not want to be in the “business of war,” perhaps that contract should be off the table as well.

Our military strength is the best guarantee of peace. Former Google Chief Executive Eric Schmidt understands this. This is why he chairs the Defense Innovation Board, advising Defense Secretary Jim Mattis on ways to speed technological innovation of the armed forces.

During recent congressional testimony, Schmidt praised Project Maven and urged “closer collaboration” with industry in the development of AI to “ensure American military supremacy,” warning that failure to do so would “would guarantee a loss of superiority on the future battlefield.”

Schmidt is a patriot who knows that the men and women of our armed forces are not “evil” and that supporting them does not contradict Google’s core values. His old company is moving in the opposite direction. Google recently ditched its “Don’t Be Evil” motto. Too bad they seem to have replaced it with “Don’t Fight Evil.”

Marc Thiessen is a fellow at the American Enterprise Institute, and the former chief speechwriter for President George W. Bush. Follow him on Twitter @marcthiessen.

If these trees in Athens, Ga., could talk There are four trees in Athens — three on the University of Georgia campus — which are accompanied by interesting and fascinating vignettes: They are the “Tree that Owns Itself,” on Dearing Street, the late Toombs oak on North Campus, the Spec Towns oak from the 1936 Olympics and the pecan tree which is the centerpiece of the courtyard at the Georgia Center for Continuing Education.

That last one might not be recognized by campus historians, but sentiment here is such that I think it should be included. In the last half century, one could make the argument that no building has meant more to the university than this hotel and conference center. To many outsiders, it is the face of UGA. It is the way visitors far and wide have come to know the campus and the city.

The Georgia Center was one of the original five Kellogg Centers that were part of a matching fund program from the Kellogg Foundation. Hugh B. Masters was the first director in Athens. He was an innovative, iconoclastic and far-sighted thinker. He was the first environmentalist I ever knew. Not only did the building include an attractive and becoming courtyard, it included a giant pecan tree, which flourishes today as its centerpiece. The Georgia Center was built in the middle of a pecan grove, proving that developers and home owners can protect trees if they choose to. Masters authored a clause in the construction contract that the contractor would be hit with a heavy fine if any of those pecan

sion of itself and all land within eight feet of the tree and on all sides. — William H. Jackson.”

When the tree fell in 1942 friends, neighbors and aficionados of the tree planted an acorn from the tree. It grew, matured and is standing regally on the same property, causing it to be Loran Smith named “The Son of the Tree That Owns Itself.” trees were seriously damaged or Perhaps the most famous tree destroyed. of all was the Spec Towns Oak. A Georgia Historical Marker Georgia’s late athletic direcon the North campus marks tor, Herman Stegeman, and his the spot where a “majestic” wife, Dorothea, who accomToombs oak once stood. Legend panied Spec to Berlin, brought has it that Robert Toombs, home an oak from the Black of nearby Washington, was Forest, which was given to Spec expelled from Franklin ColTowns for winning the gold lege in 1828 but returned “on medal in high hurdles competithe next commencement day tion. The oak flourished behind and spoke so eloquently under the North Stands of Sanford the tree that the entire audience Stadium for years. left the chapel to hear him. It When the stadium was has also been handed down that expanded with upper deck conlightning struck the tree on the struction in 1967, the tree had to day Toombs died and never be transplanted to another locarecovered. Toombs served in tion on campus. The crew which the Georgia legislature, the U.S. managed the transplant was not Congress, the U.S. Senate and properly supervised. They dug became the Secretary of State a hole too small for the tree. At of the Confederacy, an able, if about quittin’ time late in the controversial man. afternoon, they realized the tree The Tree That Owns Itself, or would not fit the hole so they the Son of the Tree That Owns cut the roots off to make it fit.

Itself, always intrigues visitors Unfortunately, the tree died. to Athens when you take them The late Dean of Men, by this landmark. Two hundred William Tate, contacted the years ago, a UGA professor, German consulate in Atlanta William Jackson, had such fond and acquired a replacement tree memories of the tree where he from the Black Forest. That played as a kid that he deeded tree died, too. An acorn was the tree to itself. There is a saved, however, and a young marker which reads: “For in tree is growing at the South end consideration of the great love of the track with no ill effects.

I bear this tree and the great de- This means the son of the halfsire I have for its protection for brother of the Spec Towns Oak all time, I convey entire posses- is surviving.

Spec Towns was my coach at Georgia, and his boys were all were saddened by the turn of events that bought about the demise of the original oak, but I guess we came out better than most. This explanation about that: If you are a young athlete and were given a sapling from the Black Forest, what do you do with it? How do you get it back home? Spec said he saw many of the trees being thrown overboard into the Atlantic. In his case, the boat on which he departed Berlin was headed to Oslo, Norway where he had further competition; he set the 110 yard high hurdles record of 13.7 seconds, which stood for 14 years.

Had Dorothea Stegeman not been sentimental enough to bring the Towns oak back across the ocean, making sure it was watered and cared for, we would have not enjoyed the original Spec Town oak as long as we did. There was another sidebar to its survival. The campus gardener for UGA at that time was of German descent, and he took special care of the tree, owing to his German heritage. That was significant, but the heroine of the story is Dorothea Stegeman who made sure the tree survived the Atlantic crossing.

A teammate of mine and his father, both great friends of Spec Towns, Johnny and Buddy Broadnax, kept part of the trunk of the original tree. I have a small plank from that trunk which is a prized possession.

Loran Smith is co-host of “The Tailgate Show,” a freelance writer and a columnist.

6A • Friday, June 8, 2018

world Trump heads for contentious G7 President Donald Trump flies to Canada today expecting a knock-out, drag-down fight with top U.S. allies over trade — a battle he believes he can win but which he’s unenthusiastic about waging in person.

The president’s focus over the past weeks has been on his June 12 summit with North Korean despot Kim Jong Un in Singapore and not the G7 meetings held with top U.S. allies in a remote part of Quebec. Trump has even questioned whether his presence is absolutely required in Canada.

It is, top advisers have responded, warning an absence at the premier meeting of top world leaders would amount to a retreat amid fierce clashes over economic and other issues. Trump has vented back that the meetings are unlikely to produce anything worthwhile, and that the trek to rural Quebec is a waste of time.

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world&nation White House launches opioid ads Multimillion-dollar campaign to combat addiction to drugs

By Maegan Vazquez CNN

The Trump administration on Thursday announced a new, multimillion-dollar public awareness advertisement campaign aimed at curbing opioid addiction among young people.

The first four ads of the campaign are all based on true stories illustrating the extreme lengths young adults have gone to get Oxycodone and Vicodin — from smashing their hand or arm, to wrecking their car or breaking their back.

“We hope these ads will spark conversation to educate teens and young adults to talk to their doctors about alternatives to opioids; that pain management may not always mean extended pain medication use; safe disposal practices for leftover, unused prescription; and also, to arm them with specific yet very simple knowledge about Afghanistan, opioids,” White House Taliban to halt counselor and opioids czar hostilities during Kellyanne Conway told reporters following the anMuslim festival nouncement.

Afghanistan President The opioid crisis kills an Ashraf Ghani has anaverage of 116 Americans nounced a temporary cease- every day and has been fire with the Taliban during one of President Donald Muslim festival Eid al-Fitr Trump’s top priorities since later this month. taking office. In his first In a video message Thurs- year as president, Trump day, Ghani said all Afghan security forces would be instructed to stop offensive operations on Afghan insurgents between June 12 and June 21, the period this year Cornyn to stay in which Muslims celebrate in leadership, the end of Ramadan, the Isplans eventual lamic holy month of fasting. run for top spot “ISIS, al-Qaida and other international terrorist Senate Majority Leader networks are excluded from Mitch McConnell wants his this ceasefire,” Ghani said, deputy, Sen. John Cornyn, adding that details of the to stay in the Republican ceasefire would be made leadership ranks once term public next week. limits force the Texan to “This ceasefire is an give up the No. 2 job at the opportunity for Taliban to end of the year. introspect that their violent Cornyn said Thursday he campaign is not winning will stay and use that posithem hearts and minds, tion to launch an eventual but further alienating the run for GOP leader, once #Afghan people from their McConnell leaves the post. cause,” Ghani added on The move resolves a Twitter. long-simmering question inside the corridors of the Capitol about what Cornyn, Trump military an ambitious and energetic adviser meets politician, would do next.

“I’m term limited out of with Russian my current position having counterpart served as whip for six years.

President Donald Trump’s (Sen. John) Thune and (Sen. top military adviser is John) Barrasso are, too. But making an unannounced obviously they are moving trip to Helsinki, Finland, up the food chain,” Cornyn for sensitive face-to-face said, speaking about the No. discussions with his Russian 3 and 4 members of elected counterpart.

GOP leadership who are Gen. Joseph Dunford, expected to move up once chairman of Joint Chiefs of Cornyn leaves.

Staff, is expected to meet “It’s like musical chairs with Gen. Valery Geraand there isn’t a chair for simov, the current chief of me right now,” Cornyn addthe General Staff of the ed. “So, I’ve talked to Sen. Armed Forces of Russia, ac- McConnell about that and cording to an announcement he’s asked me to continue to from the Finnish governstay at the leadership table.” ment, which provided the first public disclosure of the House GOP may meeting. have immigration Even as Dunford’s staff announced the chairman breakthrough had already met in Helsinki House Republicans were with his Finnish counterpart, on the verge of an immigracommander of the Finnish Defense Forces Gen. Jarmo tion breakthrough Thursday, Lindberg, it would not com- moderate lawmakers and ment on a possible meeting sources said Thursday — with Gerasimov. but only after the details are — From wire reports finalized and put on paper

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people ‘Legally Blonde 3’ is officially going into production

Reese Witherspoon, who played Elle Woods in the original 2001 “Legally Blonde” and subsequent sequel in 2003, confirmed on Thursday that she will reprise the character for a third time.

“It’s true,” Witherspoon captioned a video of herself clad in a pink bikini, floating in a pool in a nod to a scene in the film.

The “Legally Blonde” franchise followed a perpetually positive Woods as she pursued a law degree at Harvard University and then White House counselor and opioids czar Kellyanne Conway on Thursday helped unveil later a career in politics.

Witherspoon’s production a new series of video ads the White House is launching to fight opioid addiction. (CNN) company Hello Sunshine is established a commission produced in partnership service announcements like set to produce the film. to study potential federal with the Truth Initiative, the the Just Say No campaign, remedies to the epidemic.

Ad Council and the White Smokey the Bear and HGTV stars Chip, He also declared the crisis House Office of National Friends Don’t Let Friends Joanna Gaines’ a national health emergen- Drug Control Policy. They Drive Drunk. company fined cy last fall. In addition, first are expected to air on Sherman added that she lady Melania Trump has television and digital platexpects the ad campaign to $40,000 by EPA folded opioid abuse into forms. The ad funding was “see $30 million and then The Environmental her “Be Best” initiative. mostly funded by private some” and that ONDCP Protection Agency is taking The White House has partners, including Facehas funded “a very small issue with the stars of a hit run similar anti-drug media book, Google, YouTube, amount of money to supcampaigns through the NBC Universal, Amazon, port some of the other hard HGTV show after noticing issues with lead paint in some Office of National Drug VICE and Turner, CNN’s costs of the campaign.”

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Magnolia Homes, the with mixed success. The “All of the media that Jim Carroll said that “very home-improvement company first was former first lady we’re securing, which will few government dollars owned by Chip and Joanna Nancy Reagan’s “Just Say be significant, has been had to be spent on this” Gaines of HGTV’s “Fixer No” campaign in the early donated by all of our media but did not have the speUpper,” will pay a $40,000 1980s, introduced at the and tech partners,” Lisa cific amount used for the height of the crack cocaine Sherman, the President and campaign on hand. He also fine as part of settlement with epidemic, and more recent CEO of the Ad Council, noted that the campaign has the EPA. The fine is due to Magcampaigns include “Above told reporters Thursday. not needed the $10 million nolia Homes’ mishandling the Influence.”

The Ad Council has been appropriated in the last of lead paint, according The 30-second ads were behind memorable public omnibus bill. to the EPA. As shown on episodes of “Fixer Upper,” the Gaines’ allegedly violated purpose.” the Toxic Substances Control Flake joined Senate Foreign Relations Chair Bob Act Lead Renovation, Repair Corker, a Tennessee Repub- and Painting Rule, which is lican, and a bipartisan group related to home renovations conducted without adequate of senators Wednesday lead paint protections. sponsoring legislation that The show depicts the would require lawmakers to approve movement on trade couple renovating homes in and around their hometown from the White House on of Waco, Texas. the basis of national secuMagnolia Homes agreed rity, stymieing the adminisSen. John Cornyn said Thursday he plans to stay in the tration’s tariffs on Canadian Tuesday to pay the $40,000 fine to the EPA and complete GOP leadership in the next Congress and will eventually steel. $160,000 of lead abatement run for the party’s top position in the chamber once Sen. work around Waco, among Mitch McConnell vacates the post. (CNN) Premiums for other measures, as part of the Obamacare could settlement with the federal can the parties actually see plates and cups. agency. if they agree.

Its restaurants will also see rises in the For now, that progress stop giving out plastic double digits seemed to buy GOP leaders straws, cups, plates, cutlery, New exhibit Obamacare premiums more time before an immi- drink stirrers and plastic could jump by double digits honoring legacy gration civil war erupts — containers for freshly preagain next year. at least until next week. pared food. of Oprah Winfrey Insurers in several states The leaders of the effort The company announced opens in D.C. have requested large rate that has been triggering the ban as part of a broader Media mogul Oprah Winhikes for 2019, with many weeks of intense negosustainability strategy, frey on Thursday celebrated pointing to steps taken by tiations — a procedural in which it committed to maneuver that would force become “people and planet President Donald Trump and the opening of a new National Republicans in Congress as Museum of African American immigration to the floor positive by 2030.”

History exhibit honoring her the main reasons why. and bypass party leadership Ikea said it is aiming at legacy by encouraging others New York insurers want — said that conservatives purchasing 100 percent to forge their own legacies. to hike rates by 24 percent, had put forward a proposal renewable energy by 2020, “The reason so many of to them that would include and plans to use only renew- on average, while carriers us can’t move forward is a “bridge” for recipients able and recycled materials in Washington are looking because we’re cramped in a of the Deferred Action for in its products. It also wants for a 19 percent average Childhood Arrivals proto make its home deliveries premium increase. In Mary- space too small to hold our land, CareFirst is asking for spirit,” Winfrey told attendees gram and those like them to zero emission by 2025. an average 18.5 percent rate at the museum’s inaugural eventually gain citizenship, Women’s E-3 Summit on bump for its HMO plans which has been the most Sen. Jeff Flake and a 91 percent spike for its Empowerment, Entrepredifficult part of negotiations calls out Trump neurship, and Engagement.

PPO policies (which have to date.

“You have to be in alignment far fewer enrollees), while on trade policy with what it is you want to Kaiser Permanente wants Ikea bans all Arizona Republican Sen- to boost premiums by more do.” single-use plastic ator Jeff Flake hit Donald She called on attendees than 37 percent, on average.

Trump on trade Thursday, to “dream bigger, be better, from its stores Many insurers cite two slamming the President for key drivers of the increases: and allow ourselves to move and restaurants “acting on a whim to punish Congress’ elimination of the around fearlessly.”

Ikea said Thursday it will this country or that one,” Winfrey toured the exhibit penalty for the individual phase out all single-use plas- through trade tariffs.

— titled “Watching Oprah: mandate — which requires tic products from its shops “The Constitution gives nearly all Americans to have The Oprah Winfrey Show and restaurants by 2020.

Congress the primary role in coverage or pay up — and and American Culture” — The Swedish furniture regulating trade, and certain- the Trump administration’s on Wednesday. During her giant said it will stop selling ly tariffs, not the President,” expected expansion of two keynote Thursday, she also recited Sojourner Truth’s now single-use plastic products Flake told CNN’s Brianna types of health plans that famous 1851 speech, “Ain’t I like straws, plates, cups, Keilar. “So, the President don’t have to adhere to a Woman?” freezer bags, garbage bags, is using an exemption that Obamacare’s regulations.

— From wire reports and plastic-coated paper was never intended for that — From wire reports

NASA’s Curiosity rover finds organic matter in Mars soil

By Ashley Strickland

that could host life, like Saturn and Jupiter’s moons Enceladus, Europa and Titan. And if life does exist Organic matter has been found although these can exist without life. elsewhere, it may be very different on Mars in soil samples taken from Organic matter can be one of several or even form differently from how 3 billion-year-old mudstone in the things: a record detailing ancient life, we understand life on Earth.

Gale crater by the Curiosity rover, a food source for life or something The new findings are also detailed NASA announced Thursday. The that exists in the place of life. in two studies published Thursday rover has also detected methane in No matter its purpose, these work in the journal Science. Researchers the Martian atmosphere. as “chemical clues” for researchers believe these findings to be “breakThe search for life outside Earth about Mars. throughs in astrobiology.” focuses on the building blocks of life Methane is considered the sim“We have greatly expanded our as we know it, which includes orplest organic molecule. It’s present search for organic compounds, ganic compounds and molecules — in other places in our solar system which is fundamental in the search CNN

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for life,” said Paul Mahaffy, study author and director of the Solar System Exploration Division at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center.

The two studies build on and advance smaller detections of atmospheric methane and organic compounds on Mars. Those detections either caused debate or lacked the context for understanding, the researchers said.

But Curiosity’s data provide a clearer and more conclusive picture of the conditions and processes

on Mars — and what it may have been like on the red planet billions of years ago, when conditions were more suitable for life.

“With these new findings, Mars is telling us to stay the course and keep searching for evidence of life,” said Thomas Zurbuchen, associate administrator for the Science Mission Directorate at NASA Headquarters. “I’m confident that our ongoing and planned missions will unlock even more breathtaking discoveries on the red planet.”

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Brookwood High School sophomore Joanna Andrews is hugged by campers on the last day of Camp Invention on Thursday.

(Staff Photo: Trevor McNaboe)

•From Page 1A being curious and this is a great week that they can do that.”

The four-day camp began Monday morning with campers rotating between five different activities that built upon each other throughout the week.

Teachers from Craig Elementary as well as high school volunteers helped teach and develop students’ creativity.

During the school year, McLester serves as a first grade teacher at Craig.

She said she has been teaching at the camp for a decade and has held the title of camp director for the past two years.

“It’s a great camp because we have all the

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Camp lesson plans and stuff set up and ready the Friday before it starts,” McLester said. “Each day there’s a clear and concise plan from the materials that we need to how to use them.

Because it’s such as short period of time, the stuff we do has to be quick.”

For McLester and Harsh the best part of the camp is the familiarity of where the camp is held.

“We know a lot of these kids and have worked with them for years,” Harsh said. “Getting to see the kids in a different environment from a structured school day to a more creative, unstructured environment is really cool.”

For rising fifth-grader Emelia Furman, going to

Mrs. Betty Almand (McCrary) Mrs. Betty McCrary Almand, age 82, of Flowery Branch, GA passed away on Monday, June 4, 2018.

Buford, GA

Tanja Lakisha Brownlee (Phelps) Tanja Lakisha Phelps Brownlee, age 35, of Buford, GA passed away on Thursday, May 31, 2018.

Winder, GA

Javier Delacruz, Jr. Javier Delacruz, Jr., age 34, of Winder, GA passed away on Saturday, June 2, 2018 from a motorcycle accident. He is survived by his wife, Crystal Coggins Delacruz, Winder, GA; daughters, Andrella Delacruz, age 16, Maddie Delacruz, age 9, and Elizabeth Delacruz, age 2; mother, Rosa Hilda Delacruz; grandparents, Rosa Escabedo and Elias Escobedo; four brothers, Ricky, Mauro, Thomas, and Miguel; mother-inlaw, Constance Coggins, Bogart, GA; sisters-in-law and brother-in-law, Sandra Coggins Wood and husband, Michael, Statham, GA and Patricia Coggins,

Another activities that was enjoyed by campers was the Optibot, a small self-driving robot that senses changes in light.

“I really enjoyed designing and customizing my Optibot,” said 8-yearold Cole Godfrey, a first time camper.

The end of camp on Thursday was a time to reflect upon the memories made throughout the week and act as a springboard to many of the campers to return next year.

“The feeling of working together as a community and group has been the most important part of this week,” McLester said.

“They got the chance to learn teamwork and that will go a long way.”

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Gwinnett, Forsyth or Fulton counties as park areas. caught up in the river’s curThe National Park Serrent and becoming stranded vice is following the corps’ or drowning. lead and encouraging “That’s one of the main people to avoid swimming reasons that we closed and boating by staying off down (Lower Pool West the river within the ChatPark on the river at Buford tahoochee River National Dam on Monday),” Baggett Recreation Area. Parks are said Thursday. not closing in the recreation The Army Corps of area.

Engineers controls the “Steady flows in excess Chattahoochee River from of 6,000 cfs can be expectBuford Dam to the Ga. ed so river conditions will Highway 20 bridge. South be hazardous,” recreation of that, the National Park area officials said in a FaceService controls large porbook post. “Boating and tions of the river that are swimming are not advised. not controlled by cities or Please be safe and remem-

Flowery Branch, GA

Camp Invention has been a normal part of summer.

“Every year it’s a lot of fun doing new things and learning,” Furman said.

“I’ve been coming every year since kindergarten.”

Furman isn’t the only member of her family to go to Camp Invention; two brothers have attended the camp since they were kindergartners.

“It’s definitely a family thing for us,” Furman said.

One of the most popular activities for campers was the Robotic Pet Vet. Each camper had to take a robotic dog, customize it with different fur patterns and then analyze what was wrong with the dog, much like a veterinarian would.

Bogart, GA; brothers-inlaw and sisters-in-law, Christopher and Kim Coggins, Yorktown, OH and Dwayne and Stephanie Coggins, Murrayville, GA; and several nieces, nephews and cousins.

Javier graduated from Buford High School, Class of 2003, where he played football. Javier married Crystal Coggins on September 29, 2007. He was employed with Cardinal Glass as a supervisor for eight years and was employed there for ten years. Then, he went to work at McLane Transportation Company. He was a member of River Hill Church in Winder, GA. He was a loving husband and wonderful father and he will always be missed by his family and friends. Funeral services will be held on Saturday, June 9, 2018 at 2:00 p.m. in the Chapel of Flanigan Funeral Home with Pastor Chip Wheeler and Pastor Ron officiating.

Interment will follow at Broadlawn Memorial Gardens in Buford, GA. The family will receive friends at the funeral home on Friday, June 8, 2018 from 4:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m.

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ber that while you may not be able to recreate on the water, CRNRA has a lot of other wonderful recreation opportunities on our 84 miles of trails.”

The full pool level for Lake Lanier is 1,071 feet, and its flood stage level is 1,085 feet. Several beaches, parking lots and boat ramps were left underwater, because of the storms that caused the lake level to surge more than two and a half feet in the span of one week between May 25 and Saturday.

Sixteen of the 18 beaches that the corps

operates on Lake Lanier are closed because of the high lake level.

“We’ve been releasing around the clock since Saturday morning, every day since then, trying to get the lake level back to an acceptable level,” Baggett said. “Right now, it’s coming down fairly quickly. For some people it’s too slow, but we are below 1,074 and dropping.”

Baggett said residents can check the progress on re-opening beaches and parks by visiting a GIS site the corps has set up at https://bit.ly/2xHknfl.

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Claude Robert Deyette age 69 of Lawrenceville, GA passed away June 5, 2018 Byrd and Flanigan Funeral Service, Lawrenceville Norcross, GA

James Ardis Gordon age 64 of Norcross, GA passed away June 6, 2018.

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Larry Glenn Mayfield Larry Glenn Mayfield, 78, Pendergrass, passed away June 5, 2018. Evans Funeral Home, Jefferson Snellville, GA

Verlie L. McKinnon (Pace) age 92 of Snellville, GA passed away June 3, 2018.

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Gerald Lee Pattillo Gerald Lee Pattillo went to be with his Lord Tuesday, June 5, 2018.

He was born in Atlanta, Ga on March 1, 1930, and graduated from Murphy High School. Gerald then graduated from Georgia T

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this week, but he couldn’t be more specific. Klug, “He’s like, ‘Oh, yeah, one who lives with Patrick, had more thing: Kevin Burrell talked about taking one of from the Chicago White his nephews to a baseball Sox wants you to call him,’” tournament in Cooperstown.

Klug said. “Ten minutes “I told them not to go on a cruise or anything,” Martin later I found out.

“I was like, ‘Are you seri- said with a laugh.

Klug is headed to the ous?’”

University of North Georgia Klug watched it happen in the fall and picked the live on MLB.com’s draft college’s Gainesville campus board.

“I had time to know it was so he could remain close to family. His sister, Alicia, also happening, but I still don’t lives in the area and Klug know what to say or do,” is an uncle eight times over Klug said with a laugh. already.

Burrell reached out to “It seems like everybody Martin after the Daily Post’s has just gotten behind him,” story about Klug was pubMartin said. “You want lished in April, and Martin had to keep the news to him- all your guys to get whatself until now. Martin knew ever their dreams are. It’s so gratifying to see guys go to each Burrell from when college and play — or just Chicago signed another go to college.

Brookwood grad, Brandon “With Matt, it’s really speAgar, in 2016.

“He’s a really good guy,” cial because it’s way beyond whatever he would expect.

Martin said. “He just said Like Kevin said, it’ll be in his organization wanted to the record books forever.” recognize Matt by drafting The White Sox set up a him.” conference call with Klug There was a bit of paperwork to fill out so Klug was for Wednesday night and are sending him a jersey. eligible to be drafted, and “I guess I’m a White Sox Martin took care of it on the fan now,” Klug said. “My sly. brother is getting a hat as “But I hadn’t heard back soon as possible.” from him since,” Martin As soon as the pick was said. “Then he called me official, Klug and his brother (Wednesday) and gave me hopped in the car to get to the heads-up.”

Patrick’s softball game.

Martin had to hint to “He might be late,” Klug Klug’s older brother, said. “He said it’s worth Patrick, that the family every second.” might want to be in town

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all new features to offer — taking the outdoor experience to the next level.

“Guests can relax by the new fireplace or lounge in oversized Adirondack chairs and new comfortable seating, while kids of all ages can explore the newly designed children’s play area named The Park.”

John DiCioccio, general manager for the center, said the goal of the renovations was to provide shoppers with an “unrivaled experience.”

“We continue to invest in renovation work and upgraded amenities at Mall of Georgia in order to provide our guests with an unrivaled experience,”

DiCioccio said. “As we gear up for an eventful summer, we welcome our neighbors and visitors to shop at our wide selection of coveted brands, grab a quick bite in The Dining Pavilion or enjoy one of The Village’s full-service restaurants before stepping outside to experience the energizing, enhanced atmosphere at Mall of Georgia.”

Other renovations within The Village include stateof-the-art synthetic turf in the amphitheater, accent lighting, a new sound system and LED lighting in the interactive fountain.

For more information or to view upcoming events at the Mall of Georgia, visit simon.com/mallofgeorgia.

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Tech majoring in Industrial Engineering. He worked as an engineer at Western Electric/AT&T his entire career. Gerald was preceded in death by his loving wife of 62 years, Betty Merritt Pattillo, his parents, Gerald A and Jesse Pattillo.

He is survived by sons Jerry (Beth) Pattillo, and Charles Pattillo; daughters Linda (Ben) Sawyer and Leigh Pattillo Wilkinson; Grandchildren, Scott (Adrian) Pattillo, Jeff Pattillo, Brian (Taylor) Pattillo, David (Rebecca) Pattillo, Keri (Brian) Fosse, Andrew (Karen) Sawyer, Eric Sawyer, Molly Sawyer, Andrew Smith, Daniel (Bailey) Smith, Michael Smith; and 11 great grandchildren.

He is also survived by his sister MaryAnn Brand, and brother Mike (Detra) Pattillo. A funeral service will be held at 2:00pm, Saturday, June 9th 2018 at Lawrenceville First Baptist Church with Rev. Lamar Holley officiating.

Interment will follow at Decatur City Cemetery.

The family will receive friends from 10:00amnoon, Saturday June 9th at Wages & Sons Gwinnett Chapel, 1031Lawrenceville Hwy, Lawrenceville, Ga 30046, (770) 2774550. Online condolences may be expressed at www.wagesandsons.com.

Snellville, GA; and several nieces, nephews, and cousins. Mr. Worrell was age 66, died June 6, 2018. born on June 24, 1940 in Bill Head Funeral Homes Colquitt, GA. He was a and Crematory Duluth 1965 graduate of Jordan Chapel.

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Creamistry opens Mall of Georgia ice cream shop today ford on Friday. Creamistry of Buford’s grand opening will begin at noon with giveaways and face paintHow would you like some ing expected to be offered liquid nitrogen with your ice throughout the day. cream?

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Celebration,” store officials said in an advisory about the grand opening. “Enjoy a number of fun activities, but don’t forget the secret element — liquid nitrogen.”

The shop at 3333 Buford Drive is one of 45 locations that the California-based ice cream chain is operating in a handful of states.

The opening day festivities will include free ice cream from 1 to 3 p.m., and free backpack giveaways from 3 to 5 p.m.

The first 100 customers will get 20 percent off the price of ice cream for life.

There will also be face painting all day.

Creamistry gets its name from the fact that liquid nitrogen is used to make its ice cream. The ice cream chain’s Mall of Georgia location will hold its grand opening Friday. (Special Photo)

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The items stolen from the car included a blue leather Coach purse, a blue leather Coach clutch, a white iPhone 7 in a clear case, silver Calvin Klein sunglasses, a tan and brown Coach wallet, makeup, the victim’s Wells Fargo debit card, Bank of America credit card and $25 gift cards from Nordstrom, Target and Pottery Barn.

A police report shows the victim last saw her car before the theft at 7:30 p.m., and she discovered the theft when she went out to her car at 7:45 p.m. The report also shows a transaction was made using the credit card at a Kroger grocery store at 8:15 p.m.

Police released surveillance images of the two women suspected of committing the crime.

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Gwinnett County police are looking for two women accused of breaking into a car in a church parking lot in unincorporated Lawrenceville, stealing the owner’s belongings and committing identity fraud last week.

The women allegedly smashed a window on the car while it was parked at C3 Church while the car’s owner was working out in the church’s gym. They allegedly took the owner’s purse and its contents, which police valued at $1,200, on the night of May 28.

The women are accused of committing identity fraud and financial transaction card fraud.

“Shortly after the theft, the victim’s credit card was used at two different Kroger stores in the Lawrenceville area by Suspect 1,” Cpl. Wilbert Rundles said. “The fraudulent charges totaled over $1,000. On May 29 Suspect 2 goes into a Wells Fargo in the Alpharetta area and commits identity fraud and withdraws over $9,300 from the victim’s account.”

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GIRLS FIELD PERFORMER OF THE YEAR

Kimberly Harris SOPHOMORE • BUFORD

Buford’s Kimberly Harris is the Daily Post’s field performer of the year. (Photo: Will Hammock)

Harris’ 400, long jump wins lead to Buford team title

By Will Hammock

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Kimberly Harris has balanced track and field with soccer for several years, but the field part didn’t always apply to the Buford phenom.

She was strictly a runner until she joined the high school team prior to the

2017 season, her freshman year.

“I started running when I was 10 years old and I never jumped or did another field event,” Harris said. “(Buford) Coach (Fyrone) Davis talked to me when I came into high school and said, ‘You look like a jumper.’”

There is no question now — Harris is not only a

jumper, she is a state champion in that event. That’s in addition to her main focus as one of the nation’s best 400-meter runners. She has won the Class AAAAA state title in the 400 each of her first two high school seasons.

She claimed the state crown in the long jump at 20 feet, 2 1/2 inches, easily the best performance in the

event by a Gwinnett athlete at state and a comfortable margin ahead of the AAAAA runner-up distance of 18-8. The leap also broke the all-time Gwinnett County record and ranked as the 13th-best by a high school girl nationally this year.

“Most times when you’re a jumper, you’ve got great speed,” Davis said of Har-

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ris, the Daily Post’s Field Performer of the Year. “You take that person and say, ‘Hey, can you long jump?’

That’s what long jump is about, what type of speed you have. She has great speed so we just tried her

out one day and said come out and just jump. She did it and jumped something like 18-9 in practice. I said, ‘OK, you’ve been hired.

You’re our new jumper.’

She doesn’t jump a lot. We jump her probably three times a year. … (The 20-2 1/2) was a phenomenal jump. Coach (David) Snell

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GIRLS RUNNER OF THE YEAR

Jasmine Jones SOPHOMORE • GREATER ATLANTA CHRISTIAN

GAC’s Jones defends hurdles titles despite injury at state

By Christine Troyke

some great performances.”

So far the sensational sophomore is 4-for-4 in hurdles events at state and DULUTH — Jasmine beat a pair of 12-year-old Jones set Class AAA Georgia records this season. records, defending her state Jones’ time of 13.77 titles in the 100 and 300 seconds in the 100 hurdles is hurdles, was runner-up in sixth all-time in state history the long jump and helped and a new Gwinnett County Greater Atlanta Christian’s best. Her 41.81 in the 300 400-meter relay to a win. hurdles is fifth all-time All with a hurting hamin Georgia and second in string.

Gwinnett.

Jones, the Daily Post’s Both numbers surprised Girls Runner of the Year, Jones since she wasn’t totweaked the muscle during tally healthy for the events. the 100 hurdles preliminar“Yeah, I wanted to run ies and then pushed through a 13 because I hadn’t all the rest of the three-day state season,” Jones said. I kind meet on her way to two indi- of wanted to PR — it’s vidual championships.

13.6 — but when I hurt “Jasmine is the ultimate my hamstring, I knew that competitor,” GAC track wasn’t going to happen. I’m and field coach Brad Kinser actually kind of happy about said. “Even though she was my 13.7 because that’s Greater Atlanta Christian’s Jasmine Jones, the Daily Post’s girls runner of the year, not 100 percent at state with pretty close.

“I just wanted to get defended her Class AAA titles in the 100 and 300 hurdles in state record time as a a strained hamstring, she rose to the occasion with through and get the points sophomore. (Staff Photo: Christine Troyke) christine.troyke @gwinnettdailypost.com

without hurting myself. A good time was the icing on the cake.”

The 300 hurdles was her third event of the day.

“I was nervous about that one, too,” Jones said with a laugh.

Her top competition was Monroe’s J’Milya Poole, the 400-meter dash champion.

“Running was her thing and hurdling was my thing so it was kind of a mix,” Jones said. “I had Lane 3, which is my favorite lane, and I just sprinted the whole time. I was kind of watching her, she was in Lane 4 so I could see where she was the whole time. I was the first one to go over the hurdles so I was pretty excited about that.

“When we rounded the corner, we were pretty close.

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

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June 15-17: Gwinnettbased Red Stitches Baseball will host its fourth annual college showcase tournament at Truett-McConnell University. The event is open to high school and travel teams in the 15-andunder and 16- and 17-yearold divisions. Games will be played at Truett-McConnell, Habersham Central and White County. Cost is $675.

Two games of pool play will be followed by a singleelimination tournament. For more information, email RedStitches2014@gmail. com.

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June 9: NFL wide receiver and Norcross grad Brice Butler will host the Norcross Pro NFL Clinic fellow Norcross alumni and NFL players Max Garcia, Jason Croom and Lorenzo Carter. The camp will be at Cemetery Field from 10 a.m. to noon, followed by autographs and interaction with the pros from noon to 1 p.m. Registration is from 8:30 to 10 a.m. Cost is $25 per camper ($30 on day of camp). All campers receive a T-shirt and plastic footballs for autographs.

Event is open to ages 7 to 13. All proceeds go to the Norcross Football Association for equipment and scholarships. To register, go to www.nsta.net or visit Norcross Sports Training Academy.

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June 25: The 10th annual Archer Classic will be held at Summit Chase Country Club to benefit the Tigers’ high school football program. Shotgun start is at 9 a.m. Cost is $125 per player and sponsorships are available. For more information, email tjohnstone@eaglerocks.com.

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Gwinnett has 17 selected in MLB Draft

By Will Hammock

will.hammock @gwinnettdailypost.com

Whether it’s the New York Yankees in the World Series or the Florida Marlins in a personnel decision, it’s never bad to have Derek Jeter go to bat for you.

Will Banfield found that out firsthand this week.

The 2018 Brookwood grad was selected by the Marlins in Competitive Balance Round B, just after the second round, in this week’s Major League Baseball Draft at the insistence of new Florida general manager and Yankees legend Jeter. Marlins area scout Christian Castorri told the promising catcher how Jeter was fighting for the club to draft him.

“I’m hoping to (meet Jeter soon), that will be really awesome,” said Banfield, who plans to sign in the coming weeks and pass up his scholarship to Vanderbilt. “It’s cool to be a part of something like this and their organization. It’s cool to hear of someone like (Jeter) fighting for you.

Hearing Derek Jeter is in the room fighting for you and trying to get your name on the board, that was special.”

Banfield was one of three Gwinnett players selected on the draft’s first day, which began with a little history Monday night.

Buford grad and Georgia Tech catcher Joey Bart was drafted in the first round at No. 2 overall, the highest draft position in Gwinnett history and also the highest for a Yellow Jackets player.

The San Francisco Giants view Bart as a future option at catcher behind perennial all-star and fellow Georgia native Buster Posey. Bart also will fetch the highest

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signing bonus in Gwinnett history — his draft position is slotted for a $7,494,600 bonus.

“I’d love to get there as soon as possible,” Bart told MLB.com. “That’s one thing that attracted me to the Giants. I felt like they really needed me for the future and really wanted me as well and they always want to win. They’re not looking to rebuild like some organizations.”

The Detroit Tigers opened Monday’s second round by taking 2018 Grayson grad Parker Meadows, whose brother Austin was a first-round choice of the Pittsburgh Pirates in 2013. Meadows, a Clemson recruit, is slotted for a $1.6 million bonus. Banfield is right behind with a $894,600 slot position.

The three early selections kick-started a large draft class of players tied to Gwinnett. A total of 17 players from the area were selected between Monday and Wednesday, just one off the all-time record of 18 taken in 2015.

Gwinnett had two selections in Wednesday’s draft activity, beginning with speedy outfielder Cabarea Weaver of South Gwinnett to the Chicago White Sox in the seventh round. His slot bonus is $226,200.

Mountain View grad A.J. Moore was drafted later that day, going in the 10th round to the Cincinnati Reds. The right-handed pitcher just finished a stellar career at Kennesaw State, setting school Division I records for career starts and innings

Joey Bart puts on a San Francisco Giants hat after being drafted on Monday night. (Photo via Instagram)

pitched.

A trio of college players from Gwinnett opened up Wednesday’s final day of the draft. Georgia State’s Nick Gatewood (Peachtree Ridge) went in the 11th round to the San Diego Padres, and Clemson’s Jake Higginbotham (Buford) was selected one spot later by the hometown Atlanta Braves.

Greater Atlanta Christian’s Justin Lewis was next in the 12th round by the Arizona Diamondbacks, followed by 2018 Mountain View grad Chase Chaney in the 16th round to the Los Angeles Angels.

The next four locals drafted also were college players — Mercer’s Christian Vann (Parkview) in the 25th round to the Washington Nationals, Georgia College’s Brandt Stallings (Buford resident) in the 28th round to the Cincinnati Reds, Clemson’s

Drew Wharton (Peachtree Ridge) in the 30th round to the Chicago Cubs and Portland’s Beau Brundage (Mill Creek) in the 33rd round to the Tampa Bay Rays.

The Pirates drafted two more locals, both recent high school graduates, in the 34th round (Mill Creek’s Davis Sharpe) and the 37th round (North Gwinnett’s Lavoisier Fisher) before the White Sox provided one of the draft’s feel-good stories by selecting 2018 Brookwood grad Matt Klug in the 38th round. The pick was made to recognize Klug for his positivity in the wake of tragic loss — both of his parents died with illnesses in recent years.

In the 40th and final round, Georgia Gwinnett College pitcher Cole Uvila was the last local draft pick.

Uvila was selected by the Texas Rangers.

GWINNETT IN THE MLB DRAFT A year-by-year look at Gwinnett County’s selections in the Major League Baseball Draft since 2000: 2018 Name/School/Round/Organization Joey Bart Buford (Georgia Tech) 1 San Francisco Giants Parker Meadows Grayson 2 Detroit Tigers Will Banfield Brookwood CB Round B Miami Marlins Cabarea Weaver South Gwinnett 7 Chicago White Sox A.J. Moore Mountain View (Kennesaw State) 10 Cincinnati Reds Nick Gatewood Peachtree Ridge (Georgia State) 11 San Diego Padres Jake Higginbotham Buford (Clemson) 11 Atlanta Braves Justin Lewis GAC (Kentucky) 12 Arizona Diamondbacks Chase Chaney Mountain View 16 Los Angeles Angels Christian Vann Parkview (Mercer) 25 Washington Nationals Brandt Stallings King’s Ridge/Buford (Georgia College) 28 Cincinnati Reds Drew Wharton Peachtree Ridge (Clemson) 30 Chicago Cubs Beau Brundage Mill Creek (Portland) 33 Tampa Bay Rays Davis Sharpe Mill Creek 34 Pittsburgh Pirates Lavoisier Fisher North Gwinnett 37 Pittsburgh Pirates Matt Klug Brookwood 38 Chicago White Sox Cole Uvila Georgia Gwinnett College 40 Texas Rangers 2017 Name/School/Round/Organization Justin Lewis GAC (Kentucky) 11 Tampa Bay Rays Trevor Craport Norcross (Georgia Tech) 11 Baltimore Orioles Tucker Baca North Gwinnett (St. Katherine) 12 Baltimore Orioles Austin Upshaw Buford (Kennesaw St.) 13 Chicago Cubs Oscar Serratos Grayson 14 Cleveland Indians Garrett Whitlock Providence (UAB) 18 New York Yankees Brandon Benson Grayson (GCSU) 20 St. Louis Cardinals Ryan Askew Collins Hill (Mercer) 29 Tampa Bay Rays Colin Hall Wesleyan 39 Colorado Rockies Ian Jenkins Collins Hill 40 Cincinnati Reds Baron Radcliff Norcross 40 Atlanta Braves 2016 Name/School/Round/Organization Kyle Lewis Shiloh (Mercer) 1 Seattle Mariners Brandon Marsh Buford 2 Los Angeles Angels Josh Merrigan Ga. Gwinnett College 10 Texas Rangers Justin Glover Buford 26 Tampa Bay Rays Cam Shepherd Peachtree Ridge 29 Boston Red Sox Will Ethridge Parkview 35 Seattle Mariners Will Solomon Ga. Gwinnett College 38 San Diego Padres 2015 Name/School/Round/Organization Christin Stewart Providence (Tennessee) 1 Detroit Tigers Nick Neidert Peachtree Ridge 2 Seattle Mariners Jahmai Jones Wesleyan 2 Los Angeles Angels Zack Erwin Duluth (Clemson) 4 Chicago White Sox Mac Marshall Parkview (Chipola CC) 4 San Francisco Giants Chad Smith South 5 Texas Rangers Curtis Terry Archer 13 Texas Rangers Cedric Mullins Brookwood (Campbell) 13 Baltimore Orioles Jordan Hillyer Hebron (Kennesaw St.) 14 Miami Marlins Ryne Inman Parkview 15 Seattle Mariners Isiah Gilliam Parkview (Chipola CC) 20 New York Yankees Joey Bart Buford 27 Tampa Bay Rays Jake Higginbotham Buford 27 New York Mets Christian Turnipseed Ga. Gwinnett College 28 Baltimore Orioles Connor Bennett Buford 34 Cincinnati Reds Carter Hall Wesleyan 34 Atlanta Braves Beau Brundage Mill Creek 38 Philadelphia Phillies Jared Walsh Peachtree Ridge (Georgia) 39 Los Angeles Angels 2014 Name/School/Round/Organization Sam Clay Buford (Georgia Tech) 4 Minnesota Twins Greg Brody Mill Creek (Belmont) 11 San Francisco Giants Montrell Marshall South Gwinnett 12 Cincinnati Reds Jamie Ritchie Buford (Belmont) 13 Houston Astros Josh Heddinger Buford (Georgia Tech) 14 Detroit Tigers Matt Grimes Mill Creek (Georgia Tech) 18 Baltimore Orioles Justin Lewis GAC 19 San Diego Padres Mac Marshall Parkview 21 Houston Astros Isiah Gilliam Parkview 23 Chicago Cubs John Fidanza Ga. Gwinnett College 23 Arizona Diamondbacks Zeke McGranahan Ga. Gwinnett College 23 Baltimore Orioles Tyler Carpenter Ga. Gwinnett College 25 Los Angeles Angels Tucker Baca North Gwinnett 32 Atlanta Braves Eric Alonzo Mill Creek (Ga. Southern) 40 Los Angeles Angels 2013 Name/School/Round/Organization Austin Meadows Grayson 1 Pittsburgh Pirates Josh Hart Parkview Comp. A Baltimore Orioles Nick Blount South Gwinnett (Southern Poly. St.) 9 Chicago White Sox Nick Jones North Gwinnett (Chatt. Valley CC) 14 San Francisco Giants Bryan Hudson Mill Creek 15 Boston Red Sox Jarrett Freeland Parkview 15 Cincinnati Reds Chris Erwin Grayson 28 Minnesota Twins Matt Grimes Mill Creek (Georgia Tech) 31 Philadelphia Phillies 2012 Name/School/Round/Organization Lucas Sims Brookwood 1 Atlanta Braves James Ramsey Wesleyan (Florida St.) 1 St. Louis Cardinals Matt Olson Parkview Comp. A Oakland A’s Mason Felt Hebron 5 Cincinnati Reds Ronnie Freeman Brookwood (Kennesaw St.) 5 Arizona Diamondbacks Drew Steckenrider GAC (Tennessee) 8 Miami Marlins Brian Holmes Mill Creek (Wake Forest) 13 Houston Astros Ross Heffley Brookwood (Western Carolina) 17 Atlanta Braves Jordan Hillyer Hebron 20 Miami Marlins

Josh Carr Shiloh (Kennesaw St.) 28 Detroit Tigers 2011 Name/School/Round/Organization Zach Cone Parkview (Georgia) Comp. A Texas Rangers Grayson Garvin Wesleyan (Vanderbilt) Comp. A Tampa Bay Rays Jake Burnette Buford 7 Pittsburgh Pirates Danny Lockhart Hebron 10 Chicago Cubs Trey Martin Brookwood 13 Chicago Cubs Troy Snitker Brookwood (North Georgia) 19 Atlanta Braves James Ramsey Wesleyan (Florida St.) 22 Minnesota Twins Justice French Collins Hill (Mercer) 25 Cincinnati Reds Nick Moore Brookwood 30 Boston Red Sox Brock Bennett GAC (Alabama) 33 San Francisco Giants Tyler Maloof Norcross (Georgia) 34 Cleveland Indians Richard Pirkle Norcross (GCSU) 35 Colorado Rockies Kent Rollins South Gwinnett 48 San Diego Padres 2010 Name/School/Round/Organization Chris Hawkins North Gwinnett 3 Toronto Blue Jays Matthew Grimes Mill Creek 4 Chicago White Sox Jeff Shields Central Gwinnett (Chattahoochee Valley) 7 Arizona Diamondbacks Tony Plagman Wesleyan (Georgia Tech) 9 Detroit Tigers Chase Burnette Buford (Georgia Tech) 18 Cleveland Indians Justin Earls Collins Hill (Georgia) 31 Texas Rangers Matt Hill Grayson (Chattahoochee Valley) 33 Texas Rangers James Buckelew Collins Hill 45 Minnesota Twins 2009 Name/School/Round/Organization Shannon Wilkerson Dacula (Augusta St.) 8 Boston Red Sox Brandon Jacobs Parkview 10 Boston Red Sox Daniel Sarisky Duluth (Oglethorpe) 40 Houston Astros Forrest Garrett Norcross 41 Texas Rangers Tony Plagman Wesleyan (Georgia Tech) 46 New York Yankees Justin Earls Collins Hill (Georgia) 47 Pittsburgh Pirates 2008 Name/School/Round/Organization Charlie Blackmon North Gwinnett (Georgia Tech) 2 Colorado Rockies Zach Cone Parkview 3 Los Angeles Angels Jeremie Tice Dacula (College of Charleston) 6 Cleveland Indians Collin McHugh Providence (Berry) 18 New York Mets Rob Flanigan South Gwinnett (North Georgia) 29 San Francisco Giants Bronson Gagner Parkview 43 Cincinnati Reds Grayson Garvin Wesleyan 45 Houston Astros 2007 Name/School/Round/Organization Stephen Dodson Wesleyan (Georgia) 18 Kansas City Royals Mitch Rider North Gwinnett 47 Florida Marlins Stephen McCray Parkview (Young Harris) 50 St. Louis Cardinals 2006 Name/School/Round/Organization Blake Wood North Gwinnett (Georgia Tech) 3 Kansas City Royals Joey Side South Gwinnett (Georgia) 6 Arizona Diamondbacks Tim Gustafson Parkview (Georgia Tech) 9 Atlanta Braves K.D. Kang Parkview 15 Tampa Bay Devil Rays Justin Curry Buford 33 Cincinnati Reds Stephen McCray Parkview 34 Tampa Bay Devil Rays 2005 Name/School/Round/Organization Stephen Brock North Gwinnett (Chipola CC) 14 Los Angeles Angels Charlie Blackmon North Gwinnett (Young Harris) 20 Boston Red Sox Kevin Bulger Brookwood (North Georgia) 25 Kansas City Royals Anthony Carter Parkview (Georgia Perimeter) 26 Chicago White Sox Drew Morgan Norcross 35 San Diego Padres 2004 Name/School/Round/Organization Brad McCann Duluth (Clemson) 6 Florida Marlins Clint Sammons Parkview (Georgia) 6 Atlanta Braves Chris Covington Brookwood 9 Pittsburgh Pirates Charlie Blackmon North Gwinnett 28 Florida Marlins Shaun Spearman St. Pius 38 Chicago White Sox 2003 Name/School/Round/Organization Brian Rogers Berkmar (Georgia Southern) 11 Detroit Tigers Adam Brandenburg South Gwinnett (Kennesaw State) 21 Cleveland Indians Jason Fellows Berkmar (Georgia Perimeter) 36 Chicago Cubs 2002 Name/School/Round/Organization Jeff Francoeur Parkview 1 Atlanta Braves Brian McCann Duluth 2 Atlanta Braves Brian Bulger Brookwood (Georgia College & State) 25 Tampa Bay Devil Rays Brian Rogers Berkmar 30 Oakland Athletics Matt Handley GAC 50 Atlanta Braves 2001 Name/School/Round/Organization Jason Bulger Brookwood (Valdosta State) 1 Arizona Diamondbacks Jeff Keppinger Parkview (Georgia) 4 Pittsburgh Pirates Jason Fellows Berkmar 9 Pittsburgh Pirates Brad Bouras Parkview (Columbus State) 21 Chicago Cubs Sean Pittman Central Gwinnett (North Georgia) 34 New York Mets Barry Richardson Dacula (Lake City CC) 35 Kansas City Royals Clint Sammons Parkview 43 Los Angles Dodgers Kevin Bulger Brookwood 43 San Francisco Giants Brian Bulger Brookwood (South Georgia College) 49 San Francisco Giants 2000 Name/School/Round/Organization Lee Rodney Dacula 10 Detroit Tigers Billy Keppinger Parkview (Lake City CC) 14 Kansas City Royals Jordan Griswold Shiloh 18 Montreal Expos Jonathan Craig Shiloh (Young Harris) 24 New York Mets Adam Brandenburg South Gwinnett 34 Atlanta Braves

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Getting to Know … Damon Berryhill

Gwinnett Stripers manager Damon Berryhill is a baseball lifer. Since his days as an amateur player in Laguna Beach, Calif., and at Orange Coast College, Berryhill has made ends meet on a baseball diamond.

His 10-year major league career spanned from 1987-97 and he was batterymates with several Hall of Famers and played for the Atlanta Braves at the height of the franchise’s early ’90s power.

Staff writer Taylor Denman asked Berryhill about some of the franchise’s most historic games including Game 7 of the 1992 National League Championship Series when the Braves rallied to score three runs in the bottom of the ninth inning to advance to the World Series.

TD: Would you consider Laguna Beach your hometown?

DB: Yeah. Laguna Beach, it’s a small little beach town in Southern California, right on the coast. It’s a great place to grow up.

TD: Did you play catcher (in high school) or multiple positions?

DB: I played mostly third and short my freshman year then started catching after that. Then I caught ever since.

TD: At what point did you think a professional baseball career could be a reality for you?

DB: Probably my freshman year at Orange Coast (College). Just seeing the talent that I was playing with and guys that have gotten drafted out of there.

The coaching I was getting and what the coaching staff was telling me was the opportunity is there if you work hard. If you master your skill, people will be interested in drafting you.

TD: When you think about your time at Orange Coast, what stands out in your memory?

DB: I think freshman year I didn’t get to catch a lot … I got to DH a lot and

did fairly well offensively.

Going into my sophomore year, they brought in a few catchers for me to compete against, and I think at that point it was when I kind of said to myself, ‘Nobody is taking this spot from me.’ … That’s kind of when I took off from there.

Another big moment was hitting a game-winning home run to clinch the title in the southern section of our league. A lot of people I came across — Jeff Gardner, Kevin Reimer — we’re still good friends today. They both went on to play pro ball and go to the big leagues. Just a lot of good talent out of that school.

TD: Compared to today’s standards, it doesn’t seem like you spent much time in minor leagues (three seasons).

DB: I was fortunate.

When I signed with the Cubs, they had a ton of talent, especially at the catching position. I was kind of the leader of the pack there. I was fortunate that in my first year to get a half season in the Midwest League. My manager was Larry Cox, a former catcher. Went on from there to move up each level and get a September call-up in ‘87.

It’s kind of a goal of mine to advance each year. I hit kind of a stumbling block in my Double-A season and struggled offensively.

Fortunately, Larry Cox was the Triple-A manager at the time and kind of took a flyer on me and told them he wanted me to come with them. From there I had a really good season in Triple-A and an opportunity in the big leagues.

TD: It seemed like you were catching a lot that season as well.

DB: Yeah. … I was getting five out of the seven (games). I kind of owe it all to Larry. he was a big part of getting me there. the way he went about his business and made sure I never slacked off and kept pushing really helped me out.

Damon Berryhill played 10 seasons in Major Leagues Baseball and played for the Atlanta Braves at the height of the franchise’s 1990s dominance of the National League. (Photo: Karl L. Moore)

TD: Do you remember your debut on Sept. 5?

You flew out in your first at-bat then got your first hit in the second one.

DB: I don’t remember the flyout, but the base hit was a fastball out over the plate off a lefty. It was kind of a soft line drive to right field over the second baseman’s head. I was pleased to death to get that knock. I struggled a little bit in that September call-up. I had maybe two or three hits, but I didn’t overly impress.

TD: You’ve played on some really interesting teams, starting with the Cubs. A few guys you caught: Rick Sutcliffe, Greg Maddux — before he was “the” Greg Maddux, right?

DB: Me and Greg had a good relationship. He ended up signing the year after I did, and I caught him in Double-A and Triple-A. We kind of came up through the system together. Our wives knew each other and we hung out a lot. I got to see him get his first year in where he struggled a bit, then the second year took ownership of his career and kind of took off. I got to be a part of that. And people like Sutcliffe, who is a quality pitcher but also a quality teacher. He would sit with me and we would talk strategy and situations. Helped me out a lot as a young catcher.

TD: Another guy on

that team, Jaime Moyer, went on to a super long career (25 years). Was there any indication at that point that you could have imagined him having such longevity?

DB: Jaime, his confidence was through the roof. He wasn’t a hardthrowing guys, he had a plus changeup and really competed every time out.

He had the attitude that he wasn’t going to be denied.

A lot of people said he doesn’t throw hard enough or he won’t last because he can’t command the inside part of the plate.

He always found a way to compete deep into ball games and give us an opportunity to win.

TD: In 1991 you’re traded to the Braves.

They were in a pennant race at that point. You didn’t play much in that 1991 season, but what was it like to join a team that was now very competitive?

DB: To be honest, it was strange. I think it’s still maybe the latest trade in the history of the game.

Me and Mike Bielecki were traded over … it was late. I think we had five days left in the season. I got maybe two ball games in and these guys were a young club and hungry.

They clinched the division and were going to the playoffs. It was just fun to be a part of that for a quick glimpse, then have the opportunity to come

back in spring with the same core of guys and getting to the World Series. It was one of those seasons I won’t forget, being part of that initial run of what the Braves did in the early ’90s.

TD: And I have to say, you played for one of my favorite teams ever, and in one of my favorite games of all time: Game 7 of the 1992 NLCS. I know exactly where you were when Sid (Bream) slid. You were on third base. You’d walked right after his at-bat.

DB: I’d walked, I was on first, Sid was on second. (Francisco) Cabrera got the base hit. About the time Sid slid I was probably two or three steps from third. I had a good view of it. I still laugh because I think that’s the highest I ever jumped when I hit that bag. The adrenaline and the excitement of that moment was a high point of my career.

TD: That was your first experience in the postseason, and in Game 1 of the World Series, you hit a three-run homer that gives Atlanta the lead and you went on to win that game. What’s it like to look back on those moments now?

DB: They’re as fond memories as you can have.

To have an opportunity to play in the World Series is special. You always feel like you’ll get another, but it turns out that’s the one chance I got. Looking back on the whole experience and being able to be in that situation was something you think about your whole life.

TD: You hit that home run off of Jack Morris.

He’s no slouch. At that point, he had 18 consecutive scoreless innings in the World Series. I think he had two strikes on you as well.

DB: He threw me a split, a fastball, a split, then he ended up hanging a split that I hit out to right field. Jack’s a Hall of Famer. It’s unbelievable that I got that opportunity,

Lee holds two-shot lead at Dogwood

By Stan Awtry

Lee will take a two-shot lead at the midway point of the 52nd Dogwood Invitational at After someone had the au- Druid Hills Golf Club. dacity to shoot 65 in the first “I know someone probably round of the Dogwood Inviisn’t going to be happy to see tational, the field was greeted a 64,” Lee said. “The pins by a set of hole locations that may have been a little harder were a bit more challenging. today. I just got some good A pace on the other side of breaks. I kept calm and kept the ridge here, a couple steps playing my game. over a bunker there. It was not Tied for second at 9-under friendly by design.

135 are first-round leader Jake But no one bothered to Fendt of Kennesaw State, Datell Buford’s S.M. Lee. He vid Laskin of the University went out and shot a 64, which of Arizona and Ashton Poole paired with his first-round 69, of the University of Virginia. leaves him at 11-under par.

Fendt shot 70, Laskin had a Staff Correspondent

69 and Poole fired a 66.

Tied for fifth at 8-under are Chandler Eaton of Duke, who shot 67; William Nottingham of Clemson, who shot 69 and Jacob Solomon of Auburn, who shot 70.

Zachary Healy of Georgia and Scott Stevens of South Carolina are tied for eighth at 137. Steven shot 66 on Thursday.

Healy, a Peachtree Corners resident who just completed his career at Georgia, overcame a brutal start to shoot 70. He made bogey on three of the first four holes, but

played the final 12 holes in 5-under. That included an eagle at No. 9.

Defending champion Lloyd Jefferson Go shot 68 and is tied for 20th at 140.

Lee just finished his sophomore season at Dalton State, where he won the Jack Nicklaus Award that’s given to the nation’s best college player. Lee is only the second NAIA winner to win back-toback seasons. He was selected to represent the United States in the Arnold Palmer Cup and will turn professional before the end of the summer.

Stripers swept by league’s top pitcher

By Christine Troyke

to 1.63.

“There’s no question he pitched a good ballgame against us, but we helped LAWRENCEVILLE — him out, too,” Stripers The Gwinnett Stripers were manager Damon Berryhill looking for their first win said of De Los Santos. “We in June and facing the top chased a lot out of the zone pitcher in the International and swung early and made it League. easy on him. With a guy like The skid continues. Gwin- that, you’ve really got to lock nett’s six-game losing streak in your ABs and try to get comes on the heels of winquality pitches to hit to make ning five straight to close out every swing count.”

May. The IronPigs’ bats picked Lehigh Valley rode a up where they left off the shutdown performance from night before, jumping out to starter Enyel De Los Santos, a 2-0 lead in the first inning who has Triple-A’s lowest and kept tacking on runs.

ERA, to a 7-1 victory over Lehigh Valley (33-25) got the Stripers on Thursday to starter Matt Fried early afternoon. De Los Santos and plated a pair of runs on scattered five hits and faced two hits, a walk and a sacrijust five over the minimum fice fly. The North Division in eight efficient innings. leaders added one run in the The lone blemish was Rio second on a balk by Fried Ruiz’ 409-foot home run and one in the third on backjacked over the wall in center to-back doubles. to lead off the fifth and the The lead ballooned to 7-0 22-year-old lowered his ERA in the fourth. christine.troyke @gwinnettdailypost.com

De Los Santos led off with a single, stole second and scored from third on a throwing error. Fried tried to pick off Collin Cowgill at first and winged it into foul territory, allowing the 6-foot3 right-hander to scamper home.

Cowgill scored on a sacrifice fly and Joey Meneses capped the outburst with a 390-foot solo home run to straight away center field.

Fried, the No. 7 prospect in the Braves organization, finished with a quick fifth inning, facing just four batters, but that was the end of his day. The 24-year-old lefty was saddled with seven runs, all earned, off nine hits and threw 81 pitches in five innings of work.

Meanwhile, De Los Santos and the IronPigs defense made quick work of the Stripers.

Gwinnett (24-33) went down in order in the first

two innings before Rob Brantly led off the third with a double ripped to deep right. De Los Santos got the next three batters in order to strand Brantly.

He struck out Dustin Peterson on three straight pitches to start the bottom of the fourth and only needed seven more pitches to end the inning.

The Stripers finally strung together back-to-back hits in the eighth before De Los Santos capped his sixth win of the season (second in the IL) with a swinging strikeout and a ground out. Seven K’s against Gwinnett pushed his season total to 69 (third in the IL).

“Today I thought we hit the some balls hard, but we were aggressive early and made a lot of quick outs,” Berryhill said.

The Stripers have been outscored 29-9 in six games this month.

but he made that mistake and hung a changeup. I was just fortunate to put it in the seats.

TD: You started your coaching career a little bit after that in 2002. At one point you were in Bakersfield. When I hear Bakersfield I think about their stadium an the history that there, what comes to mind when you think of Bakersfield?

DB: Not a lot of pleasant memories (laughs). It’s a historic stadium, just because it’s so old, but that’s what it is. It’s old. It’s hot and kind of in the middle of nowhere. It’s a tough play to play and a tough place to go to work every day. I had some great kids on that team, and they all worked hard. We didn’t have great success, but we had some players go on to do some good things.

TD: Is that the stadium where the sun would set behind the batter’s eye, but the batter’s eye doesn’t exactly block out the sun?

DB: They built the stadium due west, and the sun will set directly in center field. Rumor has it, they built a wall in dead center, but they built it in the winter. The sun still doesn’t set behind the wall. The sun doesn’t set behind the wall, it sets to the left of it. They faux pas’d that a little bit.

TD: What’s it been like to manage a farm system that’s been peaking the last few years, and seeing these guys now start to mature and show their talent at the major league level?

DB: I’ve gotten an opportunity to have Albies and Acuna and Riley — who’s here now — worked with them early on and they’ve come here prepared for Triple-A, and it’s my staff’s job to get them ready for the big leagues.

I feel like we’ve done a good job of preparing them for what’s to come in the major leagues, and the staff up there has done a great job by continuing instruction up there.

Anderson resigns from South boys hoops

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After two years as the head coach of the South Gwinnett High School boys basketball program, Ty Anderson is taking over a defending GISA AAA state champion Holy Spirit Prep.

Anderson and the Comets were 24-29 over the previous two seasons. In the 201617 season, he helped guide the Comets boys program to its first state playoff appearance since the 2008-09 season.

Notifying his players of his departure was one of the hardest things he had to do, he said, but Holy Spirit presented an opportunity he could not turn down.

“I really love the South Gwinnett community and love what we were doing with our basketball program,” Anderson said. “I feel like we had some unfinished business but it was time for me to move on.”

South Gwinnett athletic and activities director Jeff Taylor named Quaree Howard as the interim head coach while the administration explores its head coach options.

“We were very pleased with the work that Ty Anderson put forth in our program,” South athletic and activities director Jeff Taylor said. “He did a wonderful job of changing the culture at South Gwinnett athletics. We are starting a coaching search. In the meantime, we do have a quality interim coach from our staff, Coach (Quaree) Howard. Coach Howard will lead our program as interim coach as we follow the process of hiring a coach. We have full faith in Coach Howard. We were happy to have Coach Anderson at South Gwinnett and we were very pleased with his efforts with our students. We wish him nothing but the best. I know our players enjoyed playing for Coach Anderson and I know they enjoy playing for Coach Howard.”

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•From Page 1B told her, ‘It’s your last jump, just let it rip.’ And she did.”

Harris’ long jump skills make her a major pointproducer at the state meet, adding to what she does in the 400 and in relays. She was the state meet’s top scorer as a freshman when the Wolves won their first team state championship in girls track and field, then duplicated her efforts this season in Buford’s repeat team title.

The Wolves’ 400 relay also established an all-time Gwinnett mark at state, winning the event in 45.17 seconds.

“It was very meaningful at state to be able to accomplish what we did and repeat (as team champion),” Harris said. “One of my coaches, Coach (Ron) Green, said last year we were hunters and this year we were the hunted.

That’s exactly how it was.

People were trying to chase us down. So to come out on top was a really good feeling.”

While she impressed in her secondary event, Harris did her usual work this year in the 400.

Her time of 52.77 at the Region 8-AAAAA Championships stands as an all-time Gwinnett mark, as well as the fifth-fastest time nationally in high school meets this season. Since the high school season ended, she lowered that time to 52.33 — the No. 2 time by a high-schooler this year — and defeated Jamaican Olympian Dominique Blake in the race.

Harris has higher goals the next two years, specifically the American high school girls 400 record.

“I have my eyes set on Sanya Richards-Ross’ 400-meter record of 50.69,”

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she said. “Hopefully by my senior year I will have reached that and have my name there.”

Richards-Ross, the gold standard for U.S. female runners in the 400, has eight of the top 10 times by an American in the event, including the all-time record of 48.70. Challenging that mark in the future would be amazing, but the immediate mission is the legend’s high school mark of 50.69.

“Her future is really really bright,” Davis said. “She can do some really amazing things in the next year or two. She’s projected to run a 50 quarter (in the 400) before she graduates, but that’s just being projected.

The future’s bright for her. … We’ve done a spread sheet, about two months ago, based on her indoor times and her outdoor times, and (Richards-Ross’ high school record), it’s a legitimate goal. But that’s a projection. She’s got to continue the path she’s on, continue to train, continue to grind. She must take care of her body, a lot of body rest. She has the work ethic to do it. That’s what it’s about. In track, either you have the work ethic and desire to do it or you don’t.

She has the desire to get it done.”

Track and field shares time with soccer in Harris’ busy schedule. She began soccer when she was 3 — she plays with United Futbol Academy — and is a talented player in the attack who could play that sport at the next level. She said she would love to find a way to play both sports, but it will be hard to ignore her elite rankings and college interest in track and field. ”I’ve had colleges looking at me and I haven’t really decided where I’m

going because I so many so many options and every school is great,” said Harris, who has three younger siblings who are runners and basketball players in the Archer cluster.

“They tell me she’s phenomenal in soccer,” Davis said. “It overlaps with track a little bit, but I don’t discourage that. I want kids to play two sports. She’s highly gifted at it. When she comes to track, she’s already ready to go. I just have to fine tune a little bit.”

Harris’ summer schedule is heavy on track and field, including New Balance Nationals and hopefully the Junior Olympics. Her time to beat in the 400 now stands at 52.33, which she hopes to break in the next few competitions.

The 400 isn’t everyone’s favorite race, but the results have been positive for the teen.

“I don’t necessarily enjoy running it,” Harris said.

“It’s not, ‘Hey, let’s go run the 400.’ But my coaches have prepared me well and I run the way my coaches taught me to run it and it just works for me. Before high school I was always top 5 (in my events) since I started running. It wasn’t until ninth-grade year of high school that I started winning, which was very surprising. Once I stepped on the track, I realized (the 400) works for me.”

The long jump does, too, even if she hasn’t worked on it much.

“I think it would be a disservice to any (college team) who doesn’t use her to jump,” Davis said. “She’s special. She’s just starting to scratch the service to jump. I would advise her as her coach to continue to jump because I think she can do some phenomenal things.”

Long, Harris recognized

by Atlanta Track Club From Staff Reports Parkview’s Justin Long and Buford’s Kimberly Harris received top awards from the Atlanta Track Club at its annual All-Metro Track and Field Banquet on Wednesday.

Long, an Oklahoma State signee, earned the club’s Most Outstand-

•From Page 1B ahead and I could hear her steps a little bit behind me so I tried to pick it up there at the end.”

Jones won by .04 seconds. Both times beat the old Class AAA state mark of 42.56.

“I wasn’t expecting to get a 41,” Jones said.

The 41.81 ranks in the top 10 in the nation (seventh).

After that, Jones’ day was done. She usually runs on GAC’s 1,600 relay, the final event of the meet, but by then Monroe was too far ahead for the defending champion Spartans to catch.

“We knew it was coming,” Jones said of Monroe’s reclaiming the Class AAA title. “We thought we all did a good job in our individual events. We just wanted the ring for the seniors, but it’s OK because we were all proud of ourselves. We knew we did our best.”

The GAC coaches opted to be cautious and keep Jones out of the race since there’s a long summer schedule of national-level meets on the horizon. They also limited her attempts in the long jump — and she’s

ing Track Athlete award after winning 200- and 400-meter state championships as a senior. He helped the Panthers to the team state title and a first-place finish in the 400 relay.

Harris was given the Most Outstanding Female Field Athlete award. The rising junior won the state title in the long jump

and the 400, helping the Wolves to the team state championship.

Harris was joined on the all-metro team by teammate Trinity Price, who was honored in the 200. Harris and Price also made the list in the 400 relay along with teammates Alexa Rossum, Trinity Rossum, Hayley Iverson and Preston Reid.

Jones glad they did.

“It was a rough state (after straining her hamstring the first day),” Jones said. “The next day I only had long jump, but my hamstring was really sore.

My coach only wanted me to do a couple of jumps so I wouldn’t hurt myself more.

“I really wanted to jump, but he said no. Good thing, too, because that actually really hurts.”

Jones opened with a mark of 18 feet, 10.50 inches and jumped right to the top of the leaderboard. She passed on her next three attempts and only went again after Monroe’s Jaeda Hunt beat it with a 19-1 on her final try. Jones gave it another shot, but scratched on her last chance.

She and Hunt went headto-head again the next day in the second leg of the 400 relay. Jones and the Spartans came out ahead there.

“The first legs were neckand-neck,” Jones said. “I was a little nervous to run against Jaeda Hunt because she has the top 100 (-meter dash qualifying) time and I had the hurt hamstring. But then, I don’t know, adrenaline took over and I stayed with her, a little bit past her, handed it to my sister and

she just took off.”

Jasmine’s older sister, Jada, Nia Brown and Chloe Fair broke a 10-year-old state record in the 400 relay.

Their 45.73-second mark is sixth all-time in Georgia and No. 2 in Gwinnett.

Jada Jones, who was second in the 100 hurdles at state, graduated and is headed off to Harvard in the fall, but the two still get to spend this summer together.

New Balance Outdoor is in two weeks and they’re both running the 100 hurdles.

They have state with their club ATL ZooM the week after that, then it’s USATF regionals and nationals where Jasmine is looking to add another title to her collection. She won nationals the first year she competed in hurdles in the 13-14 year-old bracket and is the defending champ in the 400 hurdles.

She’s got her sights set on some low numbers, too.

“In the 100 hurdles, my goal is to run a 13.4 — or .3 — and then in the 400 hurdles to be below a minute,” Jones said. “The year before last, I ran a 1:01 and then last year a minute flat so this year I want to drop one more second to 59.”

ALL-COUNTY GIRLS TRACK & FIELD Runner of the year: Jasmine Jones, Greater Atlanta Christian, Soph.

State champion in 100 and 300 hurdles in Class AAA record times; has the No. 1 100 hurdles time and No. 2 300 hurdles time in Gwinnett history; also state runner-up in the long jump Field performer of the year: Kimberly Harris, Buford, Soph.

State long jump champion with Gwinnett-best leap of 20 feet, 2 1/2 inches; also state champion in 400 in county-best time of 53.31 seconds Coach of the year: Candler Baxley, Wesleyan Led the Wolves to the Class A Private state championship FIRST TEAM 100: Alexa Rossum, Buford, Jr. State champion in the 100 200: Jazmine Hobson, Shiloh, Soph.

State champion in the 100, third at state in 200 400: Trinity Price, Buford, Fr. State runner-up in the 400, state champion in 200 800: Abbey Pinkerton, North Gwinnett, Sr. Fifth at state in the 800 1,600: Mary Kathryn Knott, Peachtree Ridge, Sr. Fifth at state in 1,600, third at state in 3,200 3,200: Marisa Petit, Mill Creek, Sr. Fourth at state in 3,200, 10th at state in 1,600 100 hurdles: Jada Jones, GAC, Sr. State runner-up in 100 hurdles 300 hurdles: Morgan Iverson, Mill Creek, Sr. Third at state in 300 hurdles

High jump: Danielle Shipp, GAC, Sr. State champion in the high jump Long jump: Meagan Lynch, Wesleyan, Sr. State champion in the long jump, 100 and 200 Triple jump: Paityn House, Peachtree Ridge, Jr. Fourth at state in triple jump, sixth at state in 300 hurdles Pole vault: Kelsey Worthington, North Gwinnett, Jr. State champion in the pole vault Shot put: Javon Joyner, Norcross, Sr. State champion in the shot put, fifth at state in discus Discus: Elsie Igberaese, Dacula, Jr. State champion in the discus, state runner-up in shot put SECOND TEAM 100: Kyleeyah Whitehead, Archer, Jr. 200: Nia Brown, GAC, Sr. 400: Chloe Fair, GAC, Soph.

800: Morgan Manley, Lanier, Soph.

1,600: Caroline Ursprung, North Gwinnett, Jr. 3,200: Camryn Petit, Mill Creek, Sr. 100 hurdles: Imani Harrison, Brookwood, Sr. 300 hurdles: Jessica Shelley, Shiloh, Soph.

High jump: Ronje Williams, Shiloh, Sr. Long jump: Skye Gross, Parkview, Soph.

Triple jump: Morgan Bentley, Brookwood, Soph.

Pole vault: Sydney Ross, North Gwinnett, Sr. Shot put: Jazmin Robinson, Grayson, Jr. Discus: Sideequa Abdurrahman, Meadowcreek, Jr.

IN BRIEF GAC’s Pryor commits to Shorter

Campbell Pryor, a 2018 Greater Atlanta Christian grad, has made a commitment to the Shorter University baseball program.

The first baseman hit .301 with a .467 on-base percentage as a senior for GAC’s state playoff team.

He had two home runs, 28 RBIs and 33 runs scored.

Collins Hill alum headed to Maryland Eastern Shore

Collins Hill grad A.J. Cheeseman, announced his commitment this week to the University of Maryland Eastern Shore men’s basketball program.

The 6-foot-6 forward began his college career at New Orleans, then played junior college basketball last season at Gordon State College, where he averaged 13.9 points and 6.4 rebounds and made 53.2 percent of his shots.

Collins Hill’s Carter commits to Young Harris

Collins Hill’s Quincy Carter has

made a commitment to the Young Harris College men’s basketball program.

The 6-foot point guard helped the Eagles to the state playoffs last season as a senior.

Five from Gwinnett named U.S. Lacrosse All-Americans

Five Gwinnett athletes, including four girls, have been named U.S. Lacrosse All-Americans.

Mill Creek teammates Brooke Beverly and Lyndsey Lewis earned the honor, as did the Wesleyan duo of Molly Bradach and Tabitha Conrad. Greater Atlanta Christian’s Josh Rose was Gwinnett’s lone boys All-American.

Three Gwinnett players were chosen as Academic All-Americans — Chloe Hangartner and Watson Copeland of Wesleyan and Pruitt Martin of GAC.

Big Man Takeover for linemen set for Saturday

The Big Man Takeover Showcase, featuring instruction and competitions for football linemen, will be held Saturday at Peachtree

Ridge Park.

The event, for middle and high school students, is headed up by former NFL player and Total Athlete founder Dwight Johnson and Michael Morais, a former college football player and wrestler who also played semi-pro football.

Online registration is available at www.bigmantakeover.com/ camps.

Eagles’ Bae, Hawks’ Karaulic sweep state golf awards

Gwinnett golfers swept the top honors on the Georgia High School Golf Coaches Association All-State Teams, which were released this week by the state’s coaches.

Mill Creek’s Luka Karaulic was the Class AAAAAAA boys player of the year, while the AAAAAAA girls player of the year went to Collins Hill’s Jenny Bae. Mill Creek’s J.T. Smith, Tess Davenport and Emma Bell joined Karaulic on the AAAAAAA allstate team, which also included Brookwood’s Anmol Jhangra, Norcross’ Brock Healy and North Gwinnett’s Ahra Ko. The honorable mention selections in that

class were North’s Alice Acosta, Peachtree Ridge’s Bridget Hoang and Grayson’s Evan Thompson.

Buford’s Jackson Buchanan made the AAAAA all-state list, while Greater Atlanta Christian’s Liam Shinn was all-state in AAA. In A Private, Wesleyan’s Jada Richardson was honorable mention.

Lanier’s Coursey sisters are academic All-Americans

Georgia College softball twin sisters and Lanier grads Hannah and Holland Coursey both were named to the Google Cloud Academic All-America Team announced Wednesday.

Hannah Coursey has a 4.0 GPA in accounting and earned the spot for designated player on the first team, while Holland Coursey has a 3.94 GPA in accounting and was an outfielder on the second team. The Coursey sisters were the only two Peach Belt Conference student-athletes on the list.

It is the second Academic All-American award in Hannah Coursey’s career, as she was on the third team at second base in 2017.

She finished the 2018 season with

a .325 average, three home runs, 23 RBIs and 18 runs scored. Holland Coursey earned All-Region and all-conference honors in the field this season, finishing at .401 with two home runs, 35 RBIs and 36 runs.

North’s girls lacrosse camp next week

The North Gwinnett Girls Lacrosse Camp will be held next week for girls in grades 1 through 8.

Skill instruction, drills and scrimmages are planned for the event, which begins Tuesday and runs through Thursday. Camp is open to girls new to the sport or interested in trying it out — limited sticks are available.

For more information or to register, go to www.NGHSlacrosse. com.

Duluth High School to host 2018 Rose Classic showcase

This year’s 2018 Atlanta Spring Rose Classic High School Girls Basketball Showcase is set for June 11-14, with the early rounds scheduled at Duluth High School.

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Atlanta United forward Romario Williams (9) shoots against Charleston Battery midfielder Neveal Hackshaw (8) during the second half Wednesday at Fifth Third Bank Stadium in Kennesaw. (Photo: Dale Zanine-USA Today Sports)

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Thomas. In the 30th minute, Thomas tripped Ezequiel Barco who was driving pasKENNESAW — In front sionately and with zeal to of a sold-out Fifth Third the goal. No foul was called.

Bank Stadium, Atlanta The referees used their United continued its quest whistles sparingly throughfor the U.S. Open Cup out the night, especially in with a 3-0 victory over the the first half. Nonetheless, Charleston Battery.

Atlanta played on and Julian The last time Atlanta Gressel supplied a nice played in Kennesaw was in opportunity into the box last year’s 3-2 victory over for Brandon Vasquez, but a Charleston, but this year’s Battery defender just barely game was way more comchipped the ball, sending the fortable due to stellar play final chance of the half out from two young players. of bounds.

After a back-and-forth In the 46th minute of first 10 minutes, Atlanta the second half, Romario settled down and earned a Williams dribbled into the corner at the 13th minute. left side of the box and The cross was overshot, but was fouled hard by Sky17-year-old Powder Springs lar Thomas. The referees native and Homegrown awarded a foul and Barco player Andrew Carleton stepped up to the spot for a collected the ball and fired it penalty kick. Charleston’s into the back of the net. The goalie picked the correct goal was his first in three side, but the kick was too with Atlanta United. perfect as the ball was “It was an awesome feel- blasted into the top left ing scoring the first goal,” corner, giving the home Carleton said. “I hit it how I team a two-goal advanwanted, and it was a pretty tage. Williams played with good shot, so I was happy to Charleston Battery while on see it go in.” loan from Atlanta United Charleston responded last season. with rough play from sev“Once we were able to eral players including Skylar get on the score sheet, that’s

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when everything changed,” Williams said. “We just went out there we executed the game plan pretty well.”

The penalty wasn’t all that led to Williams being named Man of the Match.

Less than 20 minutes later, Williams made a hard cut and drilled a ball from outside the box to take a threegoal lead. Williams had a great night as the spearhead of United’s offense. Three of the four young attackers earned a spot on the score sheet which head coach Gerardo “Tata” Martino was proud of.

“I think the young players played well, but I think the experienced guys did a good job as well, supporting the other players,” Martino said. “(I) don’t just look at the results, but look at the analysis of how we played.”

With the victory over Charleston, Atlanta United advances into the Round of 16 of the U.S. Open Cup. The team will host Chicago Fire at Mercedes-Benz Stadium at 7:30 p.m. June 20.

The team’s next MLS match is 12:30 p.m. Saturday against New York City FC in Yankee Stadium.

The Philadelphia 76ers announced Thursday that they have accepted the immediate resignation of president of basketball operations Bryan Colangelo following an investigation into alleged Twitter activity by Colangelo and his wife.

Head coach Brett Brown will oversee basketball operations through the 2018 NBA Draft and thereafter until a new general manager is found.

The investigation, conducted by the outside firm Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP, concluded that Colangelo’s wife, Barbara Bottini, was responsible for the existence of four anonymous Twitter accounts that had leaked information about the 76ers and been critical of the team’s coach and some players.

The accounts also tweeted favorable opinions about Colangelo while denigrating Philadelphia’s former GM, Sam Hinkie.

“We find the situation to be disappointing for our entire organization,” Sixers managing partner Josh Harris said in a statement.

“We are determined to continue the tremendous progress we have made over the last two seasons in our quest to win an NBA Championship.”

Durant says he’s returning to Warriors Kevin Durant confirmed to ESPN’s Rachel Nichols that he will re-sign with the Golden State Warriors this summer.

The two-year, $51 million deal Durant agreed to last year included an optout clause for the 2018-19 season, which he reportedly intends to exercise in order to negotiate a new deal with the Warriors.

Durant was an All-Star

Philadelphia 76ers president of basketball operations Bryan Colangelo announced his resignation following an investigation that connected him to anonymous Twitter accounts that leaked info critical of the 76ers.

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for the Warriors yet again this season, averaging 26.4 points, 6.8 rebounds and 5.4 assists in 68 games. He has stepped up his play in the playoffs, averaging 29.4 points, 7.6 rebounds and 4.5 assists as Golden State is one win away from its third NBA Finals championship in four years.

Peers vote Harden MVP James Harden’s NBA peers voted the Houston Rockets guard MVP for the second time, the National Basketball Players Association announced.

Harden also received the honor during the NBPA’s inaugural awards in 2015. He is one of three finalists for the league’s MVP award, along with the Cleveland Cavaliers’ LeBron James and New Orleans Pelicans’ Anthony Davis.

Harden, 28, averaged a career-high and

league-leading 30.4 points per game in the regular season. He also contributed 8.8 assists and 5.4 rebounds per game while leading Houston to the league’s best record.

Pelicans, Gentry agree to terms The New Orleans Pelicans and head coach Alvin Gentry agreed to a two-year contract extension through the 2020-21 season, the team announced.

According to an ESPN report, the new deal will give Gentry a raise next season, guarantee him a contract for 2019-20 and add 2020-21 based on performance.

The Pelicans are 112134 in three seasons under Gentry’s guide. New Orleans went 48-34 this season on its way to its first playoff appearance in the 63-year-old’s coaching tenure.

Paul ‘Wall’ Christensen provides depth at keeper Power scores 65, secures PGA TOUR

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first round lead at St. Jude

Perhaps Atlanta United 2 has found a stable answer to its goalkeeping difficulties.

Coming off its first clean sheet in the road match against Tampa Bay Rowdies, goalie Paul Christensen reflected on what can be considered fairly a strange game.

Atlanta United 2 appeared to be doomed, down one man for the remainder of the first half and the entire second half after left back Will Crain took his second yellow card and was sent off. Roughly three minutes later, the Rowdies’ Marcel Schafer was sent off with a straight red card after a kick to the back of the leg to Oliver Shannon was deemed violent conduct.

“It was a little bit of a weird game,” Christensen said. “I thought the guys did well, rallied and fought hard, worked hard to block shots and get forward and give us a chance to win the game at the end.”

The match ended in a draw, and while the offense couldn’t bury a chance, the defense perhaps performed better than it has all season.

Christensen saved three shots on target and helped lift Atlanta United 2 to the team’s first point since a 5-4 win over Toronto FC II on May 16. To be sure, the clean sheet is a function of several parts of the style of play working together.

First, the Atlanta United 2 backline is often a mashup of USL signees, academy players and MLS reserves.

Seamus Power sits alone atop the leaderboard after one round at the FedEx St. Jude Classic in Memphis, Tenn., thanks to a 5-underpar 65 on Thursday.

The 31-year-old Irishman got off to an eventful start, tallying three birdies in the first five holes along with a bogey at No. 4.

After settling in with five straight pars, he birdied the 11th, the 16th and the 18th.

Despite hitting just six of 14 fairways, Power found 14 of 18 greens and didn’t miss a putt under 13 feet all round.

A pack of 11 players, led by Brooks Koepka and Phil Mickelson, sits one stroke back at 4 under.

The other nine are Troy Merritt, Wesley Bryan, Chris Kirk, Michael Kim, Brandon Harkins, Steve Stricker, 2015 winner Fabian Gomez of Argentina, Canada’s Mackenzie Hughes and Australia’s Stuart Appleby.

The field’s secondhighest ranked player at No. 9 in the world, Koepka started his round with a birdie at the 10th before ripping off four in a row at Nos. 18, 1, 2 and 3. A bogey at the seventh dropped him back into a tie for second.

“Today I felt like I scored really well,” Koepka, who tied for second at the event in 2016, said after his round. “I didn’t play well at all, to be honest with you. We hit some pretty poor shots, we were

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Atlanta United 2 goalkeeper Paul Christensen, left, clears the ball in Saturday’s match against the Tampa Bay Rowdies in St. Petersburg, Fla. (Photo: Nigel G. Worrall)

Something, defender A.J. Cochran said, was more cohesive on Saturday.

“We’ve had a lot of defensive personnel all year long,” Cochran said. “It’s important for our back four to get reps together to build those relationships. With injuries and players in and out of the team, that can be difficult at times.”

Whatever the source, it’s a sight for sore eyes after a 4-0 defeat at North Carolina FC. Atlanta United 2’s 25 goals conceded are tied for third-most in the USL. Saturday’s match was also the first time since 2016 the Rowdies had been shut out at home by a USL club.

Head coach Scott Donnelly would no doubt like the tidy clearances and consistent goalkeeping to continue during Atlanta United 2’s fourth consecutive road match against Indy Eleven on Saturday. Donnelly’s comments before training Tuesday commended Christensen beyond what his team-low 1.25 goals against average and 68.8 saves success rate shows.

“Paul did a great job organizing and keeping guys

in the right spots,” Donnelly said. “He reads the game well. But certainly, I think any time you get a clean sheet with Tampa’s attacking pieces, at their place, it’s 100 percent a team effort. … With our playing style, it’s open at times, which means players have to be good defensively and they also have to be good in transition.”

Atlanta United 2 has thrown out four different goalkeepers this season — first Alec Kann in the inaugural match, in addition to Nico Caraux (five starts) and Mitch Hildebrandt (one start, a 5-4 win over TFCII) — but Christensen has proven himself perhaps the most consistent of Atlanta United 2’s goalkeepers since he was selected with the No. 70 pick of the 2018 MLS SuperDraft.

Christensen is the only goalie besides Kann, who started 18 matches for the first team in its inaugural season, to play both for Atlanta United 2 and have MLS experience. He’s also the youngest of the four keepers to see action for the USL side this season.

Seamus Power watches his shot from the second hole fairway during the final round of the Zurich Classic of New Orleans golf tournament at TPC Louisiana. (Photo: Stephen Lew-USA Today Sports)

kind of all over the place, but hope to figure this out for the rest of the week.”

The defending U.S. Open champion is playing in just his fifth event this year after battling a wrist injury for several months.

He tied for 11th at The Players Championship in May and finished second at the Fort Worth Invitational two weeks ago.

World No. 8 Jason Day and two-time Masters champion Bubba Watson will join Koepka in a threesome next Thursday at Shinnecock Hills for the first round of the Open.

Koepka said, “I’m not looking forward — you know, anything — toward next week. It all just depends what the shot is here. I mean, there’s nothing better than winning a golf tournament going into a major. I feel like I’m playing well enough to do that.”

Mickelson also began his day on the back nine and was quiet early on, to-

taling one birdie and nine pars through 10 holes. He then birdied No. 2 and eagled the par-5 third hole before dropping a shot at No. 5 and getting one back at No. 8.

Mickelson joined Koepka as a runner-up at the St. Jude Classic in 2016 and also tied for second in 2013.

A cluster of 10 players sit tied for 13th at 3 under, including world No. 2 Dustin Johnson.

Johnson’s 3-under start through eight holes was sullied by a double-bogey at No. 9, where he put his approach shot short in the water. He rebounded, however, chipping in for birdie with his bare right foot submerged in the pond at No. 12 and also birdieing the 16th to get back to 3 under.

Johnson said of his watery recovery at No. 12, “It wasn’t a very easy shot and I actually didn’t hit it very well. I just got lucky and it went in the hole.”

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PICKLES Brian Crane

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ADOPTIONS IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE FIFTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT, IN AND FOR PALM BEACH COUNTY, FLORIDA Case No.: 502017DR009270XXXXSB Division: FZ In the Matter of the Termination Of Parental Rights for the Proposed Adoption of a Minor Child, NOTICE OF ACTION FOR PUBLICATION TERMINATION OF PARENTAL RIGHTS FOR THE PROPOSED ADOPTION OF MONOR CHILD TO: UNKNOWN BIOLOGICAL FATHER OF BABY GIRL MARKS YOU ARE NOTIFIED that an action to Terminate Parental Rights for Proposed Adoption of Baby Girl Marks was filed in the Circuit Court of the Palm Beach County Court, West Palm Beach Florida on March 15, 2018, by a married couple seeking to adopt a child born to Courtney Marks on July 17, 2014 in Lawrenceville, GA. The motion to terminate parental rights of the biological mother and legal father upon their unnerved and voluntary surrenders of parental rights, and the rights, if any, of the unknown biological father upon statutory notice.

You are required to serve a copy of your written defenses, if any, to this action on Tyler Jaymeson Cade, Petitioner’s attorney, whose address is 807 Lucerne Avenue, Unit West, LAKE WORTH, FL 33460, on or before July 12th, 2018, and file the original with the clerk of this court at Palm Beach County Courthouse, 205 North Dixie Hwy, West Palm Beach, Florida 33401, either before service on Petitioner’s attorney or immediately thereafter; otherwise you may lose all rights to the child and will neither receive notice nor be entitled to object to the adoption of the child.

WARNING: Rule 12.285, Florida Family Law Rules of Procedure, requires certain automatic disclosure of documents and information.

Failure to comply can result in sanctions, including dismissal or striking of pleadings.

DATED this 17TH day of May, 2018.

CLERK OF THE CIRCUIT COURT By: -s-Shannon Childress Deputy Clerk For Publication in: Gwinnett Daily Post, Lawrenceville, GA 901-549787, 6/1,8,15,22

CONSTRUCTION/ SERVICE BIDS ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS Separate sealed Bids for the construction of PTC 16.07 Technology Park Trail Phase 1 will be received by the City of Peachtree Corners, Georgia at Peachtree Corners City Hall located at 310 Technology Parkway, Peachtree Corners, Georgia 30092 until 2:00 P.M. local time, June 18, 2018, and then at said office publicly opened and read aloud. The project generally consists of approximately 1750’ of trail construction along Technology Park Lake in Peachtree Corners, Georgia. Improvements include approximately 1575’ of concrete greenway and 175’ of precast concrete boardwalk as well as clearing, grading, storm drainage, and hardscape elements.

For more information please visit the City’s website at https://www.peachtreecornersga.gov/businesses/ doing-business-with-thecity/rfp-bidding 902-549651, 5/18,25,6/1,8

PUBLIC HEARINGS NOTICE Notice of Abandoned Vehicle. The following motor vehicle advertised pursuant to O.C.G.A CODE SECTION 40-11-2. Being stored: (address) 4600 Buford Hwy Bk F Norcross Ga 30071.

770-374-9116. (Yr/model) 2009 Hyundai Sonata vin# 5NPET46C29H488129. SILVER. This vehicle is being deemed abandoned and will be disposed of if not claimed by leagal owner or lein holder by (date) 6/15/2018.

928-551166, 6/1,8 NOTICE OF PUBLIC SALE There will be sold a t public outcry at 424 WEST PIKE ST. LAWRENCEVILLE, GA 30046 05/23/2018 at 10:40 A.M. The following vehicle, declared abandoned and foreclosed vehicles pursuant to OCGA Section 40-11-5, as follows: 2006 HONDA CIVIC 1HGFA168X6L084914 928-552623, 6/8,15 NOTICE OF PUBLIC SALE There will be sold a t public outcry at 1035 CRIPPLE CREEK DR, LAWRENCEVILLE, GA 30046 05/30/2018 at 2:45 P.M. The following vehicle, declared abandoned and foreclosed vehicles pursuant to OCGA Section 4011-5, as follows: 2002 FORD ESCAPE 1FMYU01102KB01511 928-552631, 6/8,15 NOTICE OF PUBLIC SALE There will be sold a t public outcry at 1035 CRIPPLE CREEK DR, LAWRENCEVILLE, GA 30046 05/30/2018 at 2:45 P.M. The following vehicle, declared abandoned and foreclosed vehicles pursuant to OCGA Section 4011-5, as follows: 2002 FORD MUSTANG 1FAFP40452F151292 928-552632, 6/8,15 NOTICE OF PUBLIC SALE There will be sold a t public outcry at 1035 CRIPPLE CREEK DR, LAWRENCEVILLE, GA 30046 05/30/2018 at 2:45 P.M. The following vehicle, declared abandoned and foreclosed vehicles pursuant to OCGA Section 4011-5, as follows: 2002 TOYOTA TACOMA 5TENL42N12Z031516 928-552630, 6/8,15

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NOTICE OF PUBLIC SALE There will be sold a t public outcry at 1035 CRIPPLE CREEK DR, LAWRENCEVILLE, GA 30046 05/30/2018 at 2:45 P.M. The following vehicle, declared abandoned and foreclosed vehicles pursuant to OCGA Section 4011-5, as follows: 2004 NISSAN MIAXIMA 1N4BA41E94C904477 928-552633, 6/8,15

NOTICE There will be sold at public outcry for cash at Willard Wrecker Service, 719 Shadburn Avenue, Buford, GA 30518, on Saturday, June 23, 2018 at 11:00 AM the following vehicles declared abandoned or foreclosed vehicles pursuant to O.C.G.A Section 40-11-05, as follows: # Ye a r Make Model VIN 1 2008 Volkswagen J e t t a 3VWRZ71K48M064232 2 2000 Ford Windstar 2FMDA5342YBB56900 3 2000 Chrysler Sebring 3C3EL55HXYT241057 4 1998 Jeep Grand Cherokee 1J4GZ88Z8WC316799 5 1997 Honda Civic JHMEJ6529VS010519 6 2001 Nissan Pathfinder JN8DR07X21W513652 7 1997 Lincoln Town Car 1LNLM82WXVY672623 8 2000 Honda Odyssey 2HKRL1852YH520011 9 2007 BMW 328i WBAWB33557PV71043 10 2005 Toyota Prius JTDKB20U453098537 11 2005 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 1GCEC14X25Z181311 12 1995 Jeep Wrangler 1J4FY19P8SP266072 13 2003 Hyundai Santa Fe KM8SC13D03U428678 14 1998 Dodge Durango 1B4HS28YXWF122774 15 2005 Toyota Camry 4T1BE30K55U513317 16 2000 Honda Accord 1HGCG5657YA102430 17 2004 Cadillac DeVille 1G6KD54Y24U219540 18 2002 Jeep Liberty 1J8GL58K42W361622 19 2004 Honda Civic 2HGES16694H632029 20 2006 Nissan Altima 1N4BL11D86C142293 21 2000 Toyota Celica JTDDY32T1Y0018473 22 2010 Ford Edge 2FMDK3JC2ABA17271 23 2006 Dodge Grand Caravan 1D4GP24R26B545518 24 2000 GMC Jimmy 1GKCS13W6Y2210202 25 2001 Chevrolet Suburban 3GNEC16T41G194797 26 1997 Honda Prelude JHMBB6242VC015691 27 2000 Honda Civic 2HGEJ8641YH598474 28 1998 Dodge Ram 1500 1B7HC13Z2WJ262485 29 1998 Ford Explorer 1FMZU34E5WZA54963 30 2001 Ford E-150 1FTRE14201HB12214 31 2001 Chevrolet Suburban 3GNEC16T01G193405 32 2008 Ford E-150 1FTNE14W78DA91414 33 2003 Cadillac Escalade EXT 3GYEK63N53G325814 34 2007 Jeep Liberty 1J4GK48K57W517219 35 2004 Nissan Sentra 3N1CB51D74L872628 36 2006 Lincoln Navigator 5LMFU27556LJ00350 37 2008 Toyota Camry 4T1BE46K78U223811 38 1998 Honda Civic 1HGEJ8255WL105720 39 2004 Hyundai Sonata KMHWF35H94A072755 40 1999 Mercedes-Benz E320 W D B J F 65H4XA918969 41 1993 Lincoln Town Car 1LNLM82W5PY774687 42 1999 Dodge Grand Caravan 2B4GP24G8XR130473 43 1992 Jeep Cherokee 1J4FT88S9NL110759 44 1999 Toyota Corolla 1NXBR12E3XZ273056 45 2004 Pontiac Vibe 5Y2SL62844Z445008 46 2016 Scooter LL0TCAPH9GYC84240 47 2007 Chevrolet Avalanche 3GNEC12027G157395 48 2018 Toyota Corolla 5YFBURHE5JP740121 49 2007 Ford F-150 1FTRF122X7KB12667 50 2011 Honda Accord Crosstour 5J6TF2H50BL005573 51 Go Cart 52 2001 Ford Windstar 2FMZA51421BB94710 53 2003 Infiniti I35 JNKDA31A73T109872 54 2002 Mercedes C230 WDBRN47J72A214669 55 2007 Chrysler 300 2C3KA43R77H711468 56 2002 Nissan Sentra 3N1CB51D42L693492 928-551191, 6/8,15

NOTICE OF ABANDONED VEHICLE The following motor vehicle, advertised pursuant to O.C.G.A. Code Section 40-11-2, is being stored at: (Address) 413 ARCADIA IND CIRCLE, LILBURN GA 30047 2007 HONDA CIVIC VIN# 2HGFG11867H573184 This vehicle is deemed abandoned and will be disposed of if not claimed by the legal owner or lienholder by (Date) 05-31-2018.

928-552621, 6/8,15

2003 Pontiac Vibe 5Y2SL62873Z446863

NOTICE OF ABANDONED VEHICLE The following motor vehicle, advertised pursuant to O.C.G.A. Code Section 4011-2, is being stored at: (Address) 4550 MEMORIAL DR, DECATUR GA 30032 2011 PORCHE PANAMERA VIN# WP0AA2A73BL015912 This vehicle is deemed abandoned and will be disposed of if not claimed by the legal owner or lienholder by (Date) 05-31-2018.

928-552622, 6/8,15

2007 Toyota Camry 4T1BE46K27U614136

NOTICE OF PUBLIC SALE There will be sold a t public outcry at 1035 CRIPPLE CREEK DR, LAWRENCEVILLE, GA 30046 05/30/2018 at 2:45 P.M. The following vehicle, declared abandoned and foreclosed vehicles pursuant to OCGA Section 4011-5, as follows: 2005 VOLKSWAGEN TOUAREG WVGMM77L15D014502 928-552627, 6/8,15 NOTICE OF PUBLIC SALE There will be sold a t public outcry at 1035 CRIPPLE CREEK DR LAWRENCEVILLE, GA 30046 05/30/2018 at 2:45 P.M. The following vehicle, declared abandoned and foreclosed vehicles pursuant to OCGA Section 4011-5, as follows: 2008 ACURA MDX 2HNYD284X8H527622 928-552629, 6/8,15 NOTICE OF PUBLIC SALE There will be sold a t public outcry at 1035 CRIPPLE CREEK DR LAWRENCEVILLE, GA 30046 05/30/2018 at 2:45 P.M. The following vehicle, declared abandoned and foreclosed vehicles pursuant to OCGA Section 4011-5, as follows: 2008 MERCEDES BENZ ML63 4JGBB77EX8A338326 928-552628, 6/8,15 NOTICE OF PUBLIC SALE There will be sold a t public outcry at 1035 CRIPPLE CREEK DR, LAWRENCEVILLE, GA 30046 05/30/2018 at 2:45 P.M. The following vehicle, declared abandoned and foreclosed vehicles pursuant to OCGA Section 4011-5, as follows: 2009 BMW X3 WBXPC93459WJ27400 928-552635, 6/8,15 NOTICE OF PUBLIC SALE There will be sold a t public outcry at 1035 CRIPPLE CREEK DR, LAWRENCEVILLE, GA 30046 05/30/2018 at 2:45 P.M. The following vehicle, declared abandoned and foreclosed vehicles pursuant to OCGA Section 4011-5, as follows: 1996 MERCEDES BENZ S420 WDBGA43E2TA292080 928-552634, 6/8,15 NOTICE OF PUBLIC SALE There will be sold a t public outcry at 1035 CRIPPLE CREEK DR, LAWRENCEVILLE, GA 30046 05/30/2018 at 2:45 P.M. The following vehicle, declared abandoned and foreclosed vehicles pursuant to OCGA Section 4011-5, as follows: 1997 FORD F-150 1FTDF1723VNB69405 928-552626, 6/8,15 NOTICE OF PUBLIC SALE There will be sold a t public outcry at 1035 CRIPPLE CREEK DR, LAWRENCEVILLE, GA 30046 05/30/2018 at 2:45 P.M. The following vehicle, declared abandoned and foreclosed vehicles pursuant to OCGA Section 4011-5, as follows: 1999 HONDA ODYSSEY 2HKRL1865XH515571 928-552625, 6/8,15 PUBLIC NOTICE Buford City Schools will hold a public hearing for the 2018-2019 budget at 7:00 pm Monday, June 11, 2018 at the Central Office.

928-552800, 6/8 JUNE SCHOOL BOARD MEETING Buford City Schools Board of Education June 2018 meeting has been scheduled for Monday, June 11. 2018 at 7:00 p.m.. The meeting will be held at the Board Office at 2625 Sawnee Avenue, Buford, GA 30518.

928-552786, 6/8 NOTICE There will be sold at public outcry for cash at Willard Wrecker Service, 719 Shadburn Avenue, Buford, GA 30518, on Saturday, June 16, 2018 at 11:00 AM the following vehicles declared abandoned or foreclosed vehicles pursuant to O.C.G.A Section 40-11-05, as follows: # Ye a r Make Model VIN 1 1999 GMC Sierrra 1500 2GTEC19T3X1503889 2 2007 Dodge Grand Caravan 2D4GP44L07R202829 3 2001 Honda Accord 1HGCG56461A078750 928-551198, 6/1,8 ANNOUNCEMENT: New Life Academy of Excellence Board Meeting Saturday, June 9, 2018 Starting time: 10:00 a.m.

4725 River Green Parkway Duluth, GA 30096 928-552804, 6/8 NOTICE OF ABANDONED VEHICLE The following motor vehicle, advertised pursuant to O.C.G.A. Code Section 4011-2, is being stored at: (Address) 562 GRAYSON HWY, LAWRENCEVILLE, GA 30046 2004 FORD EXPLORER VIN# 1FMZU73W64UA94562 This vehicle is deemed abandoned and will be disposed of if not claimed by the legal owner or lienholder by (Date) 05-31-2018.

928-552617, 6/8,15 NOTICE OF ABANDONED VEHICLE The following motor vehicle, advertised pursuant to O.C.G.A. Code Section 40-11-2, is being stored at: (Address) 324 HOLLY RIDGE DR, LILBURN, GA 30047 2004 FORD F-150 VIN# 1FTPW14574KD91344 This vehicle is deemed abandoned and will be disposed of if not claimed by the legal owner or lienholder by (Date) 05-31-2018.

928-552619, 6/8,15

PUBLIC SALES/ AUCTIONS STATEWIDE WRECKER SERVICE INC. 2775 SIMPSON CIRCLE NORCROSS, GA 30071 PHONE: 770-381-1140 FAX: 770-935-9651 THESE VEHICLES WILL BE SOLD FOR PUBLIC OUTCRY FOR CASH AT STATEWIDE WRECKER SERVICE LOCATED AT 2775 SIMPSON CIRCLE, NORCROSS, GEORGIA AT 10:00 A.M. ON JUNE 16, 2018. THE FOLLOWING VEHICLES ARE DECLARED ABANDONED AND FORECLOSED VEHICLES PURSUANT TO OCGA 40-11-5.

ESTOS VEHICULOS SERAN VENDIDOS AL PUBLICO POR DINERO EN EFECTIVO EN STATEWIDE WRECKER SERVICE LOCALIZADO EN 2775 SIMPSON CIRCLE, NORCROSS, GEORGIA A LAS 10:00 A.M. EN 16 JUNIO 2018 . LOS SIGUIENTES VEHICULOS AN SIDO DECLARADOS ABANDONADOS Y CERRADOS DE ACUERDO A OCGA 40-11-5 NUEVA LOCALIZACION 770-381-1140 www. swsatlanta.com 1997 Kawasaki Jet Ski KAW02200E797 1999 MagicTrail Jet Ski Trailer 1M5LDBE15X1031486 Dual Axle Metal Frame Trailer Z204399 2014 SYM Lance PCH Scooter RFGBS1D05EXAE2113 2015 TaoTao Scooter L9NPEACB9F1006323 Car Hauler Trailer NO VIN 2007 Ford Ranger 1FTYR14D97PA60369 2003 Ford Mustang Cobra SVT 1FAFP49Y03F333425 2007 Chevrolet Impala 2G1WB58K579369680 2008 Aprilia Tuono 1000 R ZD4RRTT108S000717 1960 Homemade Trailer T228154 1969 Chevrolet Corvette 194379S714742 1978 Chevrolet C10 CCU148A142635 2007 Toyota Avalon 4T1BK36B47U211469 2013 Ford Focus 1FADP3F23DL269546 2010 Volkswagen CC WVWMN7AN5AE555195 2003 Infiniti G35 JNKCV51EX3M024470 2004 Chevrolet Malibu 1G1ZT54804F140105 1988 Suzuki LT230 4-Wheeler JSAAJ46A2J2103400 Stripped 4-Wheeler NO VIN 1990 Chevrolet C2500 2GCFC29K6L1154187 1998 Ford Explorer 1FMZU32E1WUD36632 1998 Honda Accord 1HGCG2250WA008570 1998 Honda Civic 2HGEJ6675WH570267 2001 Honda Accord 1HGCG16421A041218 2001 BMW 325Ci WBABN33481JW55316 2005 Dodge Grand Caravan 2D4GP44L45R243980 2016 Hyosung QT50 Revival 50cc Scooter L5YACBPA5G1158529 2012 Ford Focus 1FAHP3E2XCL407617 2008 Ford Crown Victoria 2FAHP71V78X122780 2009 Dodge Charger 2B3KA43D19H615971 2005 BMW 545i WBANB33535B115936 2003 BMW 525i WBADT43423GY98866 2008 Buick Lucerne 1G4HD57278U129705 2000 Ford Taurus 1FAFP55S2YA175083

NOTICE OF ABANDONED VEHICLE The following motor vehicle, advertised pursuant to O.C.G.A. Code Section 4011-2, is being stored at: (Address) 1152 ATLANTA HWY SE, WINDER GA 30680 2004 TOYOTA COROLLA VIN# 2T1BR32E84C228977 This vehicle is deemed abandoned and will be disposed of if not claimed by the legal owner or lienholder by (Date) 05-31-2018.

928-552620, 6/8,15

2001 Ford F-250 Super Duty 1FTNX20S81EA21634 1989 Ford F-350 Super Duty 1FDJF37H6KNB08639 2007 Saturn VUE 5GZCZ53457S802409 2004 Volkswagen GTI 9BWDE61J944030471 2002 Chevrolet Trailblazer 1GNDS13S822433143

1990 Nissan 300ZX JN1RZ26A4LX009369 2004 Pontiac Grand Prix 2G2WS522741125592 2000 Mazda Millenia JM1TA2219Y1614272 2007 Saab 9-3 YS3FD49YX71131271 1998 Ford F-150 1FTZX1723WNB28566

2006 Infiniti G35 JNKCV51E06M506420 1997 Ford Explorer 1FMDU32E7VZA79049 2002 Nissan Xterra 5N1ED28Y32C520464 2014 Big Tex Trailer 16VGX5129E2622376 929-551713, 6/1,8,15 PUBLIC AUCTION In accordance with the provision of Georgia State Law, there being due and unpaid charges for which the undersigned is entitled to satisfy an owner’s lien of the goods hereinafter described and stored at AAAA Self Storages located at 282 East Crogan St., Lawrenceville, GA, 30046. 470-2990795. And due notice having been given to the owners of said property and all parties known to claim an interest therein, and the time specified in such notice for payment of such having expired, the goods will be sold to the highest bidder or otherwise disposed of on Monday, JUNE 18, 2018. The sale will be held at www.storageauctions.com at 12 PM for units at the Lawrenceville location on Monday, March 19, 2018.

Terms: Cash, Credit card, or certified funds at Sale.

12:00 PM 282 East Crogan St., Lawrenceville, GA 30046 Unit # 6018 – Household goods etc Unit # 4036– house hold goods etc Unit# 3006 – household goods etc Unit# 4073– household goods etc Unit # 1081– household goods etc Unit # 5077– household goods etc Unit # 6021 house hold goods etc Unit # 2061 house hold goods etc Unit # 4002 house hold goods etc 929-552779, 6/8,15 NOTICE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE OCGA 40-11-2 MALL OF GEORGIA FORD, ?WILL HOLD AN AUCTION FOR THE FOLLOWING VEHICLE(S): 2006 BMW 750 Li WBAHN835X6DT59039 WILL BE AUCTIONED ON JUNE 20, 2018 AT 10 AM. AT 4525 NELSON BROGDON BLVD BUFORD, GA 30518 *7901 929-551216, 6/1,8 IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE OCGA 40-11-2 CNC AUTO SERVICE LLC, WILL HOLD AN AUCTION FOR THE FOLLOWING VEHICLE(S): 2006 CHEVROLET MONTE CARLO SS 2G1WL15C469303123 WILL BE AUCTIONED ON JUNE 20, 2018 AT 10 AM. AT 551 PLEASANT HILL RD STE A-I LILBURN, GA 30047 *7900 929-551220, 6/1,8 LIVE AUCTION Extra Space Storage will hold a public auction to sell personal property described below belonging to those individuals listed below at the location indicated: Extra Space Storage #1799 530 Athens Hwy, Loganville, GA 30052 June 21, 2018 @ 1:00pm Keneisha Duncan Unit B107 Household Goods Marcia Blair Unit C133 Storing three rooms of furniture and boxes Marie Christine Maisonneuve Unit B103 clothes, 1 chair, pictures Michelle Kelley Unit B131 house hold goods Purchases must be made with cash only and paid at the above referenced facility in order to complete the transaction. Extra Space Storage may refuse any bid and may rescind any purchase up until the winning bidder takes possession of the personal property.

929-551267, 6/1,8 NOTICE OF PUBLIC SALE In accordance with Georgia Law Chapter 40-11-5 the following vehicles have been deemed abandoned and will be sold at a public sale on 6-22-18 @ 1:45 Said Vehicles are located at: 269 Shannon Way Lawrenceville, GA 30044 VIN# 1G6DW677X50167580 C5 CADILLAC STS VIN# 1GKES12SX46175304 04 GMC ENVOY XUV VIN# 1DW1A532X7S945316 07 STRICKLAND AVW Sale will be held at 3:00 on 6-22-18 Location: 525 Hurricane Shoals Rd Lawrenceville, GA 30046 929-551778, 6/1,8 NOTICE OF PUBLIC SALE OF PERSONAL PROPERTY Extra Space Storage will hold a public auction to sell personal property described below belonging to those individuals listed below at the location indicated: 3220 Centerville Hwy Snellville, Georgia 30039 770.680.3520 June 21st, 2018

Lot 143, 5th District, Parcel 172, Gwinnett County, Georgia, being mare particularly described as follows: Commencing at a ½” rebar found 8, at 2018 the right-of-way FRIDAY, JUNE • B7 intersection of the Southern right-of-way of US Highway GWINNETT DAILY POST ADVERTISING DEADLINESNo. 29/West Crogan Street (variable right-of-way) and LINERS: Pub. Date: Wednesday Deadline: Monday 3 pmright-of-way of the Eastern Langley Drive (variable rightFriday Thursday 3 pm of-way), that isam the POINT OF Sunday Friday 11:30 BEGINNING; thence North 24° 24’ 01” East along the DISPLAY AD: Pub. Date: Wednesday Deadline: Friday 3 pm right-of-way Friday Tuesday 3 pmof US Highway No. 29/West Crogan Street Sunday Wednesday pm feet to a a distance of349.27 ½” rebar found; thence leaving said right-of-way South 53° 46’ 29” East a distance of 194.80 feet to a point in the centerline of a branch; thence along the centerline of said branch the following courses and distances; South 87° 59’ 49” East a distance of 8.49 feet to a point; thence South PUBLIC SALES/ PUBLIC SALES/ PUBLIC SALES/ 87° 10’ 57” East a distance of ZONINGS AUCTIONS AUCTIONS AUCTIONS 16.95 feet to a point; thence South 67° 54’ 31” East a dis12:00 PM NOTICE OF PUBLIC NOTICE OF PUBLIC SALE tance of 6.49 feet to a point; The personal goods stored AUCTION OF PERSONAL PROPERTY thence South 50° 26’ 59” therein by the following may “In accordance with the East a distance of 9.58 feet Notice is hereby given that include, but are not limited to Extra Space Storage will sell provisions of State law, there to a point; thence South 53° general household, furniture, at public auction at the stor- being due and unpaid charg- 05’ 45” East 10.58 feet to a boxes, clothes, and appli- age facility listed below, to es for which the undersigned point; thence South 53° 47’ ances. satisfy the lien of the owner, is entitled to satisfy an owner 09” East a distance of 11.94 B106 – Rodney Lewis – Car personal property described and/or manager’s lien of the feet to a point; thence South Parts, Mattress, Computer below belonging to those goods hereinafter described 43° 33’ 07” East a distance of equipment, TV’s individuals listed below at and stored at the Life Storage 10.72 feet to a point; thence F1136 – Shelton Tucker – location indicated: location(s) listed below.

South 31° 06’ 06” East a Chair, Books, Boxes, Totes, And, due notice having distance of 12.94 feet to a 5151 Annistown Rd. Hand Tools, Lamps, ElecStone Mountain GA. been given, to the owner of point; thence South 52° 34’ tronic Equipment said property and all parties 06” East a distance of 12.22 30087 I128 – Damonica Murry – known to claim an interest feet to a point; thence South 770-469-5363 Bags, Boxes June 21, 2018 @ 12:00pm therein, and the time speci- 23° 58’ 35” East a distance of F137 – Mosses Brown – Unit 339 Autry Cassell fied in such notice for pay- 13.45 feet to a point; thence Chair, Couch, Bags, Hand Household Goods and fur- ment of such having expired, South 48° 40’ 09” East a Tools, Tool Boxes, Dining Set niture the goods will be sold at distance of 9.78 feet to a L130- Alan Sanders – Unit 501B Phillis Strickland public auction at the below point; thence South 69° 41’ Sports Equipment, Lawn Household goods, beds stated location(s) to the 24” East a distance of 8.64 Mower, Dirt Bike, Unit 145 Tamisha Cobb highest bidder or otherwise feet to a point; thence South J125- Gerarde Piquion – Boxes and Totes disposed of on 66° 26’ 26” East a distance of Bags, Boxes, Totes Tuesday, June 26, 2018 @ 7.72 feet to a point; thence Unit 291 Stacey Stone J123 – Nina Nguyen – Box- Household Goods 10:00 AM.” 2655 Langford South 59° 57’ 19” East a es, Bed, Sofa, Table, Chairs Unit 385 Lawanda Sanford Road Norcross, GA 30071 distance of 7.25 feet to a F1065 – Erica Davila – Storing some furniture and (770) 242-0468 point; thence South 32° 57’ Bags, Boxes, Toys, Speakers boxes Space No. C u s t o m e r 18” East a distance of 7.06 D124 – Rickey Young – Inventory Unit 519A Gerard Andrews Name feet to a point; thence leaving Bed, Couch, Printer, Boxes, Household Goods and fur133 Deborah Hernandez said branch South 15° 16’ Toys, Power Tools, Ladder, niture Household Goods/Furniture/ 54” East a distance of 30.81 Trampoline Stereo Equip- feet to a ½” rebar set, located Unit 212 Jacqueline El- TV C102 – Elizabeth Leggett – liott Household Goods and ment/Tools Appliances/ on the northwestern right-ofBags, Totes, Washer, Dryer Office Furn/Machines furniture way of Constitution BouleF1226 – Bria Burbank – Purchases must be made Equip. vard (variable right-of-way); Chair, Couch, Bags, Boxes, 275 Daniel Rouse Office thence along said right-ofwith cash only and paid at the O111 – Jasmin Hodge – above referenced facility in Furn/Machines/Equip. way South 37° 11’ 55” West Washer, Dryer, Chest 390 Justin D Blackstock order to complete the transa distance of 103.46 feet F135 – Nyakuel Ruach – action. Extra Space Storage Household Goods/Furniture/ to a ½” rebar found at the Chair, Couch, Dresser, Boxes, may refuse any bid and may Bedsets northeastern right-of-way of Chair 464 Glen Terrell rescind any purchase up unConstitution Boulevard (variM109 – Carla Robinson til the winning bidder takes Household Goods/Furniture/ able right-of-way) and the – dresser, dryer, Washer, possession of the personal TV/Stereo Equipment/ northeastern right-of-way of Boxes, Clothes, Totes, Hand property.

Tools/Appliances Langley Drive (variable rightTools, Tool Box 492 Josie Thompson of-way); thence along the 929-550759, 6/1,8 M104 – Anthony Thomas Household Goods/Furniture/ right-of-way of Langley Drive – Bags, Boxes, Totes, Power TV Stereo Equip- North 55° 54’ 49” West a disThere will be sold at pub- ment/Office F u r n / M a - tance of 49.49 feet to a point; Tools J151 – Carla Robinson – lic auction on Saturday chines/Equip. thence continuing along said Bags, Boxes, totes, Toys, 23 of June, 2018 at 11:00 495 Randy Pleasant right-of-way along a curve to Chair, Ladder, Paper Shred- am the following vehicle at Household Goods/Furniture/ the right, said curve having a DZ MECHANIC MOTORS TV der Stereo Equip- chord of North 42° 06’ 23” L116 – Davon Wilkins–Mi- LLC, 2573 MISTLETOE LN, ment West 251.69 feet and a racrowave, TV, Hand Tools, SNELLVILLE, GA. 30039, 535 Barbara Dixon House- dius of 586.62 feet to a point; Power Tools, Speakers, 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT, hold Goods/Furniture/TV thence continuing along VIN: 1G1AK55F277138884; Stereo Equipment/Tools Boxes, Totes, Bags said right-of-way North 31° B109 – Wesley Luther – ROBERTS BODY SHOP, 2742 Appliances/Office Furn/Ma- 10’ 24” West a distance of Chair, Stereo, Boxes, Totes, KEYSTONE CT, NORCROSS, chines Equip./Boxes 26.84 feet to a point; thence GA. 30071, 2006 BMW 520, Baskets 929-550803, 6/8,15 continuing along said rightL126 – Patrick Coverson – VIN: WBANF73506CU20169, of-way along a curve to the IN ACCORDANCE WITH right, said curve having a Mattress, Boxes, Fan, Wheel and JC BODY SHOP, 6040 BUFORD HWY. SUITE C1, THE OCGA 40-11-2 SNELL- chord of North 32° 26’ 49” barrel F1140 – Lucius Dennis – DORAVILLE, GA. 30340, VILLE AUTO CENTER LLC, West 33.98 feet and a radius Bed, Dresser, Bags, Boxes, 2009 INFINITI M35, VIN: WILL HOLD AN AUCTION of 762.49 feet to a ½” rebar JNKCY01E99M801319; de- FOR THE FOLLOWING found, being the POINT OF Chair, Tool Box Purchases must be made clared abandoned and fore- VEHICLE(S): BEGINNING. Said tract conwith cash only and paid at the closed vehicles pursuant to 2007 DODGE CALIBER tains 0.846 acres. above referenced facility in Official Code of Georgia An- SXT A Public Hearing of the Ar1B3HB48B57D544346 order to complete the trans- notated Section 40-11-5 chitectural Review Board will 929-552795, 6/8,15 2008 FORD EXPLORER XLT action. Extra Space Storage be held on June 26, 2018 at 1FMEU63E88UA82466 may refuse any bid and may 6:00 p.m. in the Council AsLIFE STORAGE # 413 WILL BE AUCTIONED ON sembly Room at Lawrencevrescind any purchase up un875 MARATHON JUNE 27, 2018 AT 10 AM. ille City Hall, which is located til the winning bidder takes PARKWAY AT 3354 STONE MOUN- at 70 South Clayton Street, possession of the personal LAWRENCEVILLE, GA TAIN HWY SNELLVILLE, GA Lawrenceville, Georgia. property.

30046 30078 *7921, 22 929-551704, 6/1,8 934-552834, 6/8 678-242-1441 929-552810, 6/8,15 Auction Date: Tuesday, LEGAL NOTICE TO THE June 26th 2018 @ 10:30 AM IN ACCORDANCE WITH PUBLIC In accordance with the pro- THE OCGA 40-11-2 ANDY’S CITY OF LAWRENCEVILLE visions of State law, there be- MUFFLER & LUBE, WILL AR-18-06 NOTICE OF PUBLIC SALE ing due and unpaid charges HOLD AN AUCTION FOR THE Notice is hereby given of OF PERSONAL PROPERTY for which the undersigned is FOLLOWING VEHICLE(S): an application for a Variance Extra Space Storage will entitled to satisfy an owner 1998 MAZDA B2500 SE (AR-18-06)

by Jason Smith hold a public auction to sell and/or manager’s lien of the 4F4YR12C7WTM33092 personal property described goods hereinafter described WILL BE AUCTIONED ON of Stevens & Wilkerson on below belonging to those and stored at the Life Storage JUNE 27, 2018 AT 10 AM. AT behalf of the City of Lawindividuals listed below at the location(s) listed below.

2178 SCENIC HWY N SNELL- renceville multiple variances from the architectural relocation indicated: And, due notice having VILLE, GA 30078 *7914 quirements of the Downtown Extra Space Storage been given, to the owner of 929-552812, 6/8,15 Overlay District for the prop3942 Stone Mountain said property and all parties erty located at the 100 block Highway Snellville GA known to claim an interest NOTICE OF PUBLIC SALE 30039 Pursuant to the Georgia of East Pike Street, East Crotherein, and the time specigan Street and North Clayton 770-891-1688 Self-Service Storage Facility fied in such notice for payJune 21, 2018 at 11:00 am ment of such having expired, Act, SecurCare Self Storage Street (Tax Parcel Numbers: Unit Name the goods will be sold at will conduct an ONLINE auc- r5 146A 094, 093, 092, 070, Amount Due Items public auction at the below tion to the highest bidder at 122, 123, 127, 069, 068, and Name of customer stated location(s) to the www.lockerfox.com for the 066).

A Public Hearing of the ArWhat’s due What’s stored highest bidder or otherwise following spaces located at 445 Glenford Lar- disposed of on 1 Western Hills Court Nor- chitectural Review Board will be held on June 26, 2018 at men 780.61 Tuesday, June 26th 2018 cross, Ga 30071. The auction Car will conclude on July, 06, 6:00 p.m. in the Council As@ 10:30 AM 230 Angelo Cau875 Marathon Parkway 2018 at 11:00 AM. To regis- sembly Room at Lawrencevley 1070.60 Lawrenceville, GA 30046 ter and bid please visit www. ille City Hall, which is located at 70 South Clayton Street, Three bedrooms lockerfox.com.

678-242-1441 504 Giesha Hall Samuel White, Unit K510: Lawrenceville, Georgia.

Space No. C u s t o m e r 934-552829, 6/8 569.00 2 bedrooms 2 Name Chevrolet Caprice Classic Inventory dressers and table couch 1115 B a r b a r a Convertible. Esmeralda MeGwinnett County Board Of 224 S e r l a l e m Witcher McLaurin Household lecio-Gomez, Unit J405: Fish Commissioners Abebe 1294.60 Goods/Furniture; TV/Stereo aquarium, Sofa, Fridge. JonTuesday, June 26, 2018 at Boxes athan Thompson, Unit M838: Equip.; 7:00 P.M. 550 Eugene Gilbert Exercise equipment, file cabiTools/Appliances.

Gwinnett County Justice 874.60 Household fur2134 La Keitha Wat- nets, lamp. Zion Willingham, and Administration Center niture son H o u s e h o l d Unit M743: Bags, Sleeping Auditorium 188 Richard Walk- Goods/Furniture; TV/Stereo bag, Electronics. Brandy Bur75 Langley Drive er 872.60 gess, Unit I334: Boxes, Cable Equip.; Lawrenceville, Georgia Household items Wires, Car Mats. Carlos PorTools/Appliances.

344 Norman Coo3004 Tracey Brown tillo, Unit M734: Bags, Totes, 30046 The following Rezoning, per 577.80 Household Goods/Furniture; Dresser, TV, Bedframe. VicHousehold goods torino Torres, Unit E515: AC Change-in-Conditions, SpeTV/Stereo Equip.; 479 C h r i s t i a Office Furniture/Machines/ Ducting equipment, Cordless cial Use Permit and other Swearingen 446.41 Equip.; Landscaping/ Saw, Cordless Drill. Bianca items of business, located Household furniture Webb, Unit E508: Mattress, within Unincorporated GwinConstruction Equip.

150 Monice John4045 Zenobia I Faulk Pictures, Kids Accessories. nett County, are scheduled son 675.60 Barry Bigsby, Unit E560: for public hearings as stated Household Goods/Furniture.

Household goods 4196 Tamara Skin- Electronics, Metal Shelf, Tea above. Site plans, legal de236 Denicia Sey- ner H o u s e h o l d Brewer. Neal Worthington, scriptions, and other informour 497.80 Unit E617: Wooden end table, mation are available in the ofGoods/Furniture.

Household goods Lamp, Chair. Bernando Mal- fice of the Planning Division, 929-552811, 6/8,15 634 Elijah Rouse donado, Unit F609: Dresser, 446 West Crogan Street, 885.80 Household PUBLIC AUCTION Leaf Blower, End table. Juan Lawrenceville, Georgia. Ofitems In accordance with the Lopez-Calvo, Unit G703: fice hours are 8:00 a.m. to 197 Elana Winfrey provisions of State law, there PVC vinyl flooring, Carpet, 5:00 p.m., Monday through 408.00 Household fur- being due and unpaid charg- File cabinet. Tirso Urbino- Friday. niture es for which the undersigned Benitez, Unit I246: Hairsalon RZM2018-00003, Ap327 Sharon Carson is entitled to satisfy an owner wash station with sinks, Mir613.90 Furniture and/or manager lien of the rors, Chairs. Saneilia Newlin, plicant: Brand Partners, LP 732 Jerra Mitch- goods hereinafter described Unit I306: Clothing, Mattress, c/o Mahaffey Pickens Tucker, ell 274.00 and stored at the Life Storage Bedframe. Towanna Davis, LLP, Owner: Perimeter Group 2 mattress (queen size) bed location(s) listed below.

Unit E505: Generator, Carpet Corporation, Rezoning of Tax frame night stand headboard And, due notice having Shampooner, Shop compres- Parcel No. R7207 085, M-1 dresser 15 boxes been given, to the owner of sor. Jordan Evans, Unit I342: to RM-24; Apartments (Buf686 Tim Bennett said property and all parties Luggage, Bookbag, Boxes. fer Reduction), 1600 Block 446.00 H o u s e h o l d known to claim an interest Michael Thompson, Unit of Peachtree Industrial Bougoods therein, and the time speci- I337: Grill, Portable Heater, levard, 16.07 Acres. District 1/Brooks 412 Kim Smith fied in such notice for pay- Boxes.

303.00 H o u s e h o l d ment of such having expired, 929-552894, 6/8,15 RZM2018-00004, Apgoods the goods will be sold at pubplicant: Mahaffey Pickens 421 Shayla Ryland lic auction at the below stated Tucker, LLP, Owner: Hillside 385.00 Clothes 2 beds location(s) to the highest bidZONINGS 20 Tract, LLC, Rezoning of 662 Ameka Dudley der or otherwise disposed of Tax Parcel Nos. R5137 008 354.20 H o u s e h o l d on Tuesday, June 26, 2018 LEGAL NOTICE TO THE and 019, R-100 and C-2 to goods @ 10:45 AM. 420 Grayson PUBLIC RM-24; Apartments (Buf383b Herman Tor- HWY Lawrenceville, GA CITY OF LAWRENCEVILLE fer Reduction), 500 Block of rance JR 237.00 30046 Phone: (770)-682AR-18-05 Hillside Drive and 1700 Block Boxes and totes 7717 Notice is hereby given of of Grayson Highway, 12.9 541 Dale Ham Space No. C u s t o m e r an application for a Vari- Acres. District 3/Hunter 259.00 Only month Name Inventory ance (AR-18-05) by Henry only bed and boxes 1084 Selena Harris Hill on behalf of BMT PropRZR2017-00011, Ap161 Karen Nixon Household Goods/Furniture 500.20 Household TV/Stereo Equipment/ erty Group LLC requesting plicant: Home South Coma blanket variance from the munities, LLC c/o Mahaffey goods Tools Appliances architectural requirements Pickens Tucker, LLP, Owner: 479 C h r i s t i a Boxes, Clothes Swearingen 446.41 1338 Tim New Household for the property located at John T. Lamb, Rezoning of 413 Constitution Boulevard Tax Parcel No. R7136 001, Household furniture Goods/Furniture 344 Norman CooTV/Stereo Equipment/ (Tax Parcel Number: r5 143 RA-200 to OSC; Single-Fam172), more particularly de- ily Subdivision, 2400 Block per 577.80 Boxes scribed by the attached legal of Sunny Hill Road and 2500 Household goods 1345 Rishod Foushee description.

Block of Morgan Road, 86.15 188 Richard Walk- Household Goods/Furniture LEGAL DESCRIPTION Acres. District 4/Heard er 872.60 TV/Stereo Equipment/ 413 Constitution BouHousehold items Boxes levard RZR2018-00004, Appli224 Serkalem 1366 Monique Barton All that tract or parcel of cant: June Ivey DevelopAbebe 1294.60 Household Goods/Furniture/ land lying and being in Land ment, LLC c/o Mahaffey Boxes 929-552815, 6/8,15 Lot 143, 5th District, Parcel Pickens Tucker, LLP, Own230 Angela Cau172, Gwinnett County, Geor- ers: June Ivey Development, PUBLIC AUCTION ley 1070.60 Notice of Abandonment gia, being mare particularly LLC and Patrick O. Benton, Three bedrooms Rezoning of Tax Parcel Nos. Purchases must be made and Sale in accordance with described as follows: Commencing at a ½” rebar R5345 006 and R5346 004, with cash only and paid at the O.C.G.A. 40-11 the following above referenced facility in vehicles have been declared found at the right-of-way RA-200 to OSC; Singleorder to complete the trans- abandoned and will be sold intersection of the Southern Family Subdivision, 3300 action. Extra Space Storage at Public Action to the high- right-of-way of US Highway Block of Indian Shoals Road may refuse any bid and may est and best bidder for cash No. 29/West Crogan Street and 3200 Block of June Ivey rescind any purchase up un- only. The auction will be (variable right-of-way) and Road, 160.86 Acres. District til the winning bidder takes held on June 26, 2018 at the Eastern right-of-way of 3/Hunter possession of the personal 10:00 a.m., 3498 Hwy 78, Langley Drive (variable rightRZR2018-00006, AppliSnellville, GA 30078 phone of-way), that is the POINT OF property.

(770) 864-9040. Review BEGINNING; thence North cant: Spartan Investors I, 929-551706, 6/1,8 24° 24’ 01” East along the LLC c/o Mahaffey Pickens 9:30 a.m.

NOTICE OF PUBLIC right-of-way of US Highway Tucker, LLP, Owners: Martha 2006 PONTIAC G6 AUCTION: No. 29/West Crogan Street J. Stovall and Heritage Land VIN: 1G2ZG558664148853 The following vehicle was a distance of 49.27 feet to a & Development Co., Rezon929-552636, 6/8,15 declared abandoned and ½” rebar found; thence leav- ing of Tax Parcel Nos. R3003 foreclosed, pursuant to IN ACCORDANCE WITH ing said right-of-way South 135 and 674, C-2 to TND; OCGA section 40-11-5, will THE OCGA 40-11-2 AAMCO 53° 46’ 29” East a distance of Traditional Neighborhood be up for public auction at TRANSMISSIONS, WILL 194.80 feet to a point in the Development, 4200 Block Tran’s Auto Repair, HOLD AN AUCTION FOR THE centerline of a branch; thence of Braselton Highway, 28.94 4757 Buford Hwy, Nor- FOLLOWING VEHICLE(S): along the centerline of said Acres. District 3/Hunter cross, Ga 30071, on 2004 NISSAN ALTIMA branch the following courses 06/23/2018 at 4:00 pm.

1N4AL11D24C155260 and distances; South 87° 59’ RZC2018-00009, Appli2003 MERCEDES BENZ WILL BE AUCTIONED ON 49” East a distance of 8.49 cant: North Georgia Ventures E320 JUNE 27, 2018 AT 10 AM. feet to a point; thence South Company, Owners: Linda J. VIN: WD- AT 2530 PLEASANT HILL RD 87° 10’ 57” East a distance of Spivey and Mary Guthrie, BUF65J73A288083 DULUTH, GA 30096 *7837 16.95 feet to a point; thence Rezoning of Tax Parcel Nos. 929-552696, 6/8,15 929-552808, 6/8,15 South 67° 54’ 31” East a dis- R6177 201 and 421, R-75 tance of 6.49 feet to a point; and O-I to O-I; Retirement thence South 50° 26’ 59” Community, Independent East a distance of 9.58 feet Living (Buffer Reduction), to a point; thence South 53° 1200 Block of Pleasant Hill

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SUP2018-00027, Applicant: North Georgia Ventures Company, Owners: Linda J. Spivey and Mary Guthrie, Tax Parcel Nos. R6177 201 and 421, R-75 and O-I to O-I; Application for a Special Use Permit in an O-I (Proposed) Zoning District for a Retirement Community (Buffer Reduction), 1200 Block of Pleasant Hill Road, 6.10 Acres. District 1/Brooks SUP2018-00028, Applicant: North Georgia Ventures Company, Owners: Linda J. Spivey and Mary Guthrie, Tax Parcel Nos. R6177 201 and 421, R-75 and O-I to O-I; Application for a Special Use Permit in an O-I (Proposed) Zoning District for a Building Height Increase (Buffer Reduction), 1200 Block of Pleasant Hill Road, 6.10 Acres. District 1/Brooks RZR2018-00008, Applicant: Chong Son, Owner: Erica Son, Rezoning of Tax Parcel Nos. R1003 029 and 031, R-100 to RA-200; Special Events Facility, 3600 Block of Thompson Mill Road, 17.82 Acres. District 4/Heard SUP2018-00020, Applicant: Chong Son, Owner: Erica Son, Tax Parcel Nos. R1003 029 and 031, Application for a Special Use Permit in a RA-200 (Proposed) Zoning District for a Special Events Facility, 3600 Block of Thompson Mill Road, 17.82 Acres. District 4/Heard P&D BOC TBL 6-26

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Transportation (incl. meals and lodging) to place of employment provided or reimbursed by employer completing ½ contract period.

Return trans. provided if contract completed or early dismissal. No tool, supply, equipment charges. Apply at nearest office of the SWA, South Fulton County Career Center; 5710 Stonewall Tell Road Suite 160 College Park, GA 30349, Phone (770) 306-5202.

JOB# REF/1903175074

934-552695, 6/8

FORECLOSURES NOTICE OF SALE UNDER POWER GEORGIA, GWINNETT COUNTY By virtue of a Power of Sale contained in that certain Security Deed from STEVE BIVENS to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc as nominee for Mortgage Lenders Network USA, Inc., dated August 2, 2006, recorded August 24, 2006, in Deed Book 46929, Page 0746, Gwinnett County, Georgia Records, said Security Deed having been given to secure a Note of even date in the original principal amount of One Hundred Fourteen Thousand Three Hundred Twenty and 00/100 dollars ($114,320.00), with interest thereon as provided for therein, said Security Deed having been last sold, assigned and transferred to WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS TRUSTEE FOR THE CERTIFICATEHOLDERS OF THE SASCO 2007-MLN1 , there will be sold at public outcry to the highest bidder for cash at the Gwinnett County Courthouse, within the legal hours of sale on the first Tuesday in July, 2018, all property described in said Security Deed including but not limited to the following described property: ALL THAT TRACT OR PARCEL OF LAND LYING AND BEING IN LAND LOT 290 OF THE 7TH DISTRICT, GWINNETT COUNTY GEORGIA AND BEING LOT 7 OF PARK VIEW NORTH SUBDIVISION, BLOCK E, UNIT TWO AS SHOWN AND DESIGNATED ON A PLAT THEREOF RECORDED AT PLAT BOOK 44, PAGE 237 IN THE GWINNETT COUNTY GEORGIA RECORDS. Said legal description being controlling, however the property is more commonly known as 651 SIMMONS MINE CIR, SUGAR HILL, GA 30518.

The indebtedness secured by said Security Deed has been and is hereby declared due because of default under the terms of said Security Deed and Note. The indebtedness remaining in default, this sale will be made for the purpose of paying the same, all expenses of the sale, including attorneys’ fees (notice to collect same having been given) and all other payments provided for under the terms of the Security Deed and Note.

Said property will be sold on an “as-is� basis without any representation, warranty or recourse against the above-named or the undersigned. The sale will also be subject to the following items which may affect the title: any outstanding ad valorem taxes (including taxes which are a lien, whether or not now due and payable); the right of redemption of any taxing authority; matters which would be disclosed by an accurate survey or by an inspection of the property; all zoning ordinances; assessments; liens; encumbrances; restrictions; covenants, and any other matters of record superior to said Security Deed.

To the best of the knowledge and belief of the undersigned, the owner and party in possession of the property is STEVE BIVENS, or tenants(s).

The sale will be conducted subject (1) to confirmation that the sale is not prohibited under the U.S. Bankruptcy Code and (2) to final confirmation and audit of the status of the loan with the holder of the Security Deed.

Please note that, pursuant to O.C.G.A. § 44-14-162.2, you are not entitled by law to an amendment or modification of the terms of your loan.

The entity having full authority to negotiate, amend or modify all terms of the loan (although not required by law to do so) is: Select Portfolio Servicing, Inc., Loss Mitigation Dept., 3217 S. Decker Lake Dr., Salt Lake City, UT 84119, Telephone Number: 888-818-6032.

WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS TRUSTEE FOR THE CERTIFICATEHOLDERS OF THE SASCO 2007-MLN1 as Attorney in Fact for STEVE BIVENS THE BELOW LAW FIRM IS ACTING AS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT, AND ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. Attorney Contact: Rubin Lublin, LLC, 3145 Avalon Ridge Place, Suite 100, Peachtree Corners, GA 30071 Telephone Number: (877) 813-0992 Case No. SPS-1110086-7 Ad Run Dates 06/08/2018, 06/13/2018, 06/20/2018, 06/27/2018 w w w. r u b i n l u b l i n . c o m / property-listings.phpc 950-552816, 6/8,13,20,27

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Sat work req’d, when nec. Post-accident drug test req’d. 40 hr/wk 6:30AM-3:30PM M-F. Wage is no less than $13.83/hr (OT varies @ $20.75/hr). Trans. (incl. meals &, as nec, lodging) to place of employ provided or pd to wkrs residing outside normal commute dist. by completion of 50% of job period. Return trans. provided or pd to same wkrs if wkr completes job period or is dismissed early. Wkrs are guaranteed offer of 3/4 of work hrs each 12-wk period. Tools, supplies, equip, uniform & daily trans. to/from wksite from central loc provided at no cost. Potential deduct for advances, reasonable cost of lodging and/or vol. health ins may apply. Emplr may assist to secure wkr-pd lodging if needed. Emplr provides incidental trans. btw job sites.

Interview req’d. Fax resume to (770) 2717853 or apply at: Career Center, 2756 Atlanta Hwy, Gainesville, GA 30504, (706) 535-5484.

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with passenger endorsement. Must be flexible, ppl. friendly and have a good personality.

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HOUSES FOR SALE CONYERS, GA 30012 3019 Jennifer Court

1.84 ACRES UNDER CONTRACT 3 bedroom 3 bath ranch with 2 car attached and 2 car detached garage on partial unfinished basement. Sold as-is. Fenced yard $129,900 Peters Realty Professionals 770-466-2885 www.petersrealty professionals.com GWINNETT SNELLVILLE 4BR/2BA 1 acre estate for sale in Snellville city limits - $229,900 For Sale by Owners.

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SERVICES Jackson Jefferson Pre-leasing Class A medical/office buildings or space located in Creekside Medical Park, a prime location of Jefferson Georgia.

Great property for development and growth, overlooking lots of natural oak trees and a beautiful creek. The property is in a highly trafficked area located on Old Pendergrass Rd at the intersection of US Route 129, near local shops and retailers.

The Jefferson-Jackson County area ranked as the second-fastest growing small town in the nation between 2016-2017.

Contact us to find out why everyone is moving to Jefferson. For more information please contact Tonya Shadburn at 678-926-8780 or tonya@hometownfamilydentistry.com.

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COMMERCIAL PROPERTY FOR SALE MONROE, GA 30655

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GWINNETT SUWANEE 4BR 2BA Suwanee Subdivision For Sale By Owner Furnished ranch, w/ bonus room over the garage, $300K Many upgrades incl. granite countertops, hrdwd. floors, & new carpeting throughout!

ZONED COMMERCIAL Drastically Reduced, Bring All Offers!

Hot commercial property in Monroe city limits! Zoned B3.

Any type of business can go here! All utilities available 190-feet road frontage. Catch it before it’s gone! $115,000 Peters Realty Professionals 770-466-2885 www.petersrealty professionals.com

CONYERS, 30094 YARD SALE Fri. 6/8 Sat. 6/9 8:00 AM - 4:00 PM 2671 Victoria WALK Men’s, women’s, kid’s, & plus size clothes, hshld. & kitchen items, CDs, & Much, Much, More!

Dacula Moving ..tools, clothing, household items, ladder, tool chest. fri. Sat. 8am to 1pm 1455 Lamont Circle, dacula

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LAKE FRONT! 2407 Meredith Dr.

NORTHEAST GEORGIA HEALTH SYSTEM BRASELTON is hiring Food Service, Experienced Cooks, and Housekeeping employees. We have positions for part time and full time hours.

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ZONED R1A Beautiful 9.9 Acre Property which served as Perkin-Wooden Post #531 of the American Legion 531.

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Property is serviced by public sewer.

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This property is zoned R1A and seller is ready for your offers! $63,000 Peters Realty Professionals 770-466-2885 www.petersrealty professionals.com

Fri. 6/8 • 8AM-1PM Sat. 6/9 • 8AM-5PM 2316 Ceiba Ct. Lawrenceville, GA Pop-up camper, camping equip., tools, pro audio equip., clothes, and household items.

CEMETERY LOTS FOR SALE HENRY STOCKBRIDGE CEMETERY LOTS FOR SALE Fairview Memorial Gardens of Saint Matthew Lot 16 (4 graves) Asking - $3,600 770-961-5122 REAL ESTATE FOR RENT APTS/DUP/CONDOS/ T’HOMES FOR RENT DACULA - NICE 2BR BASIC DUPLEX. Stove & refrigerator.

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MASTER BEDROOM FOR RENT close to Mall of GA. No smkg./ drugs/pets. $600/mo. util. incl. 404-667-3880 lin88@bellsouth.net

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’Tis the season for vacations and adventures.

So what are the country’s best amusement parks?

The Travel Channel says it’s these 10: • Cedar Point, Ohio • Knoebels, Pa. • Walt Disney World’s Magic Kingdom • Schlitterbahn Water Park, Texas • Universal’s Islands of Adventure, Fla. • Six Flags Magic Mountain, Calif.

• Kings Island, Ohio • Dells Water Park, Wis. • Hersheypark, Pa. • Knott’s Berry Farm, Calif.

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June 16 Bluesberry and Beer Festival — The event in Norcross will be held in Betty Mauldin Park and Jones St. from 3 to 10 p.m.

Live music is featured and local merchants will offer blueberryinspired cocktails, desserts and other specials. For more information, go to bluesberrybeerfestival. com.

Banks and Shane — The popular duo will play at Eddie Owen Presents at the Red Clay Music Foundry in Duluth. The show starts at 8 p.m. and tickets start at $22. For more information, go to eddieowenpresents.com.

June 23 The Village People and Sister Sledge — The groups are playing at The Bowl @ Sugar Hill at 8 p.m. Tickets start at $20. For more information, go to thebowlatsugarhill.com.

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City Barbeque 4210 Johns Creek Parkway, Suwanee 770-284-3115 www.citybbq.com

The Motherload is the largest order to get at City Barbeque and can feed six people. The plate includes brisket, pulled pork, turkey, sausages, a half a slab of ribs, half a chicken, six sides and cornbread and Texas toast. (Special Photos)

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said the favorite at the Decatur store is brisket.

“Our brisket so amazing, and I don’t know how else I can say it,” she said. “I mean, even in Decatur I sat down and watched people take a bite, and it’s just like the eyes open wide, and they go, ‘Wow’ and look at it.

That’s what we want. We want you to be like ‘What is this place?’ We’re excited to be that new barbecue down here.”

Rick Malir, the company’s current president and CEO, founded City Barbeque in 1999 in suburban Columbus, Ohio.

Malir worked for John Deere after college which required him to move a lot. When Malir decided to leave his corporate job and settle down in

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For something lighter, City Barbeque offers a smoked turkey breast and salad plate.

The salad includes a spring mix salad with cucumbers, tomatoes, cheese, onions and cranberries.

City Barbeque in Johns Creek is a remodeled former Applebee’s at 4210 Johns Creek Parkway. The building is 5,000 square feet that will seat 88 guests inside and up to 30 on the patio. The restaurant looks to become a meeting place for the community with a 50-seat meeting/party room with AV presentation capabilities.

Columbus, he and his wife started a barbecue restaurant.

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The company opened its Decatur location in September.

Hours: 10:30 a.m. to 10 p.m. Monday to Saturday; 11 a.m. to 9 p.m.

Sunday.

Location: City Barbeque is located at the corner of Medlock Bridge Road and Johns Creek Parkway, a block north of McGinnis Ferry Road, in the Johns Creek Town Center Shopping Center.

Owners: City Barbeque founders Rick Malir and Frank Pizzo.

Atmosphere: City Barbeque in Johns Creek is built to welcome anyone desiring to get their fix for smoked meats and sauces. The building’s red awnings and side porch give its art deco styling a worn, warm feeling as you could find it on a two-lane country road rather than the fourlane road it faces. Inside, the restaurant features a community meeting room, family room for birthday celebrations along with general dining area and take-out counter.

City Barbeque has a seat for anyone who comes.

Company officials are hoping to open eight to 10 restaurants in metro Atlanta.

Menu: City Barbeque offers beef brisket, pulled pork, pulled chicken, turkey breast and sausage from two smokers designed to smoke the meats around the clock.

Of all the selections available, Cierra Moore, regional marketing manager for City Barbeque,

• More Cowbell — A signature brisket sandwich that takes its name from the classic Saturday Night Live sketch. The counter person will ring an actual cowbell when patrons order this sandwich.

Topped with peppers and onions, smoked provolone and horseradish, $8.29.

• Smokehouse Turkey Salad — For those looking for lighter fare, sliced turkey breast is served with a spring mix salad with cucumbers, tomatoes, cheese, onions and cranberries, $8.49.

• Party Packs — City Barbeque keeps enough food available to fill short order large orders for last-minute get-togethers. The packs include two types of meat and two sides and range in size from feeding 4 to 6 people up to 20 to 24 people.

Prices start at $45.95.

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by offering fundraising opportunities and giving portions of sales to local charities. The restaurant will provide 10 percent of its grand opening day

sales to Variety of Georgia, which works to design and build inclusion playgrounds for children physical and mental disabilities.

City Barbeque in Johns Creek is a remodeled former Applebee’s that will seat 88 guests inside and up to 30 on the patio.

Moore added that the restaurant looks to become a meeting place for the community with a 50-seat meeting/party room with AV presentation capabilities.

City Barbeque has six different sauces available from the traditional vinegary Carolina-style to sweet varieties for those who like Texas and Kansas City style. Other flavors include a spicy sauce called “the Brushfire” and a mustard-based sauce called “City Gold.”

City Barbeque offers entrees for its smoked meats, including full and half slabs of ribs, that range from pulled pork ($6.59, half-pound, $12.99 one pound) to beef brisket ($8.29/$16.99). Patrons can add two sides for $3.49 from a choice from 11 different sides that Moore said are made on location. She said all are good, but collards and corn puddling are her favorites. Not sure what to get? They offer three sampler plates that can feed two people ($28.99 and $18.99). Bring friends to order “The Motherload” ($59.99).

Something you may not know: Malir joined a group called The Barbeque Boys that competed nationally in barbecue cooking events. That experience became the base of City Barbeque’s recipes and smoking techniques.

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A royal exhibit where children can build a fortress, prepare a magical feast and wake a sleeping dragon opens Saturday at the Children’s Museum of Atlanta.

“The Amazing Castle” is a traveling exhibit from the Minnesota Children’s Museum that features eight themed areas and seven storybook characters in the castle community. The exhibit will be at the Children’s Museum of Atlanta until Sept. 9.

“From the carpenter to the seamstress, each character has a special role,” the Minnesota museum said in the exhibit brochure. “As they move through the castle, village visitors playfully explore the interconnectedness of community members in a setting inspired by fantasy

IF YOU GO

What: “The Amazing Castle” exhibit When: The exhibit will be open June 9 to Sept.

9. Museum hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily through July 31.

Where: Children’s Museum of Atlanta, 275 Centennial Olympic Park Drive N.W., Atlanta Cost: Tickets cost $15.95 when purchased online. The on-site price is $16.95 on regular days and $18.95 on peak days.

For more information: Visit childrensmuseumatlanta.org.

and history.”

Children can begin their adventure by reading the story of The Amazing Castle, which introduces the castle citizens. From there, children can visit The Keep, where they can build a fortress out of “stone” blocks; The Great

Castle exhibit opens at Children’s Museum

Hall and Garden, where they can put on an apron or a garden smock and select ingredients for a meal; and the Royal Puppet Theatre, where they can put on a show as castle entertainers.

The exhibit also features The Royal Workshops, where children can visit the Tailor Shop, the Carpenter’s Shop and the Blacksmith Shop. Fans of magical creatures won’t want to miss The Dragon Tower, where the castle’s resident dragon, Herald, makes important announcements.

The museum is located at 275 Centennial Olympic Park Drive N.W. in Atlanta in Museum Tower, across the street from the World of Coca-Cola. In the summer, the museum is open from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily.

For more information, visit childrensmuseumatlanta.org or call 404-6595437.

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Gwinnett County is commemorating its bicentennial year in 2018 by honoring our shared history, recognizing the people who make our community great, highlighting the vision for our promising future, and holding events to bring residents together.

UPCOMING GWINNETT 200 EVENTS Button Days Family Picnic Tuesday, June 12 • 6:30pm – 8:30pm Mountain Park Aquatic Center • 1063 Rockbridge Road, Stone Mountain Free with the cost of pool admission!

Bring the whole family and a picnic dinner to enjoy a night at the pool while you learn more about the history of our county’s namesake, Button Gwinnett, one of three signers of the Declaration of Independence from Georgia. Dessert and lemonade will be provided. For more information, call 678.277.0870 or visit GwinnettParks.com.

Button Bash Bicentennial Pool Party

They won’t be this age for long. So make every second count with a family vacation in Florida.

It’s time to make moments that shine.

Courthouse Craft Night Tuesday, June 19 • 6:00pm – 8:00pm Gwinnett Historic Courthouse • 185 Crogan Street, Lawrenceville Cost: $15 per person Do you enjoy crafting and history? Combine the two and celebrate our birthday at the upcoming Courthouse Craft Night for 1800s-style crafting. Let us supply the materials and instructions for you to create your very own vintage basket.

Register at GwinnettParks.com by Thursday, June 14.

Juneteenth Celebration Saturday, June 23 • 1:00pm – 5:00pm Yellow River Post Office • 3519 Five Forks Trickum Road, Lilburn Free!

Juneteenth is the oldest known celebration commemorating the end of slavery in the United States. It is a time to celebrate African American freedom and achievements, while encouraging continuous self-development and respect for all cultures. The celebration will feature guest speakers and performances. It will also highlight historical and prominent African American leaders in our county while educating the greater community about their contributions to Gwinnett. Visit Gwinnett200.com to learn more.

Bicentennial Bus Tour: Gwinnett’s War Torn Past Saturday, June 30 • 10:00am – 4:00pm Pickup: Lawrenceville Female Seminary 555 South Perry Street, Lawrenceville Cost: $10 per person Learn about Gwinnett County’s contributions to the efforts of World War I and World War II as well as the skirmishes and lives of Gwinnett’s Civil War soldiers. Stops include the Gwinnett Fallen Heroes Memorial, the Bona Allen Mansion, the Yellow River Post Office, and more. There will be time for lunch and shopping. Register online by June 25 at GwinnettParks.com, or call 770.822.5178 for more information.

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Saturday, June 16 • 10:00am – noon West Gwinnett Park Aquatic Center 4488 Peachtree Industrial Boulevard, Norcross Admission: $5 per person Are you ready for summer fun? Come swim, splash, and celebrate the 200th year of Gwinnett County, named for Button Gwinnett. Bring the whole family to the pool for bicentennial-themed games, activities, and prizes! All pool rules apply. Learn more at GwinnettParks.com.

Visit www.Gwinnett200.com for a full listing of bicentennial events, photo gallery, historic site locator, and ways you can participate in the celebration!

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Peachtree Corners will rock out during its annual namesake festival this weekend.

The eighth annual Peachtree Corners Festival will include an opening concert at 7:30 p.m. today, but the bulk of its activities will be available to attendees from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.

Saturday and noon to 5 p.m.

Sunday.

It will take place at The Corners Office Park, which is located at 6025 The Corners Parkway, with free parking available nearby at 6234 Crooked Creek Road.

The Corners Parkway will be closed from Holcomb Bridge Road to Mary Our Queen Catholic Church, and Woodhill Drive will be closed at Ryan Road for the festival.

Large crowds came to last year’s seventh annual Peachtree Corners Festival, which featured live music, dozens of food and craft vendors and a car show. This year’s festival will be held this weekend. (File Photo)

This year’s festival will include two car and bike shows to increase the number of rides that car lovers can see over the weekend.

The first show will be for all types of cars and bikes from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday. The second will be a British car show in celebration of Atlanta British Motorcar Day from noon to 4 p.m. on Sunday.

Elsewhere at the festival, there will also be children’s

activities such as trackless train rides, inflatables, a rock climbing wall and zip lines.

Attendees will also have 18 eateries to choose from in the festival’s food court on Saturday and Sunday.

A big part of the festivities will be the exhibitors with more than 50 of them expected to have booths at the festival. Items that will be available for sale include jewelry, clothing, bath prod-

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and barbecue sauce seller Smack Yo Mama Gourmet BBQ Sauce.

And then there’s the music, which will begin with Friday’s kickoff concert featuring Atlanta-based Yacht Rock Schooner.

The band said on its website that it “throws the smoothest dance party on the high seas.” It performs songs from the 1970s and 1980s by groups such as

Who’s Bad to take the stage to celebrate the King of Pop

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ucts, kitchen ware, henna tattoos, collegiate-themed gifts, food sauces, wreaths, walking animal balloons, bonsai plants and even gluebased slime for kids.

The variety of vendors ranges from handmade soy candles seller TJ Crafters (Cracklin’ Candles) and woodcrafted bowls seller Celtic Falcon Woodturning to hand-sculpted silver and copper jewelry retailer Barefoot Dreamer Designs

What: Peachtree Corners Festival When: 7:30 p.m. today, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday, noon to 5 p.m.

Sunday Where: 6025 The Corners Parkway in Peachtree Corners Admission: Free More Info: www. peachtreecornersfestival.com

Toto, Hall and Oates, Steely Dan, Kenny Loggins, Chicago, Men at Work, Michael McDonald and Paul Simon.

There will be six food trucks on hand for the concert, including Gyro Chef, Cousins Maine Lobster, The Real Mexican Vittles, Southern Crust Pizza, The Wacky Tomatoe and Blue Cow Creamery.

Other musical performers will take the stage throughout Saturday and Sunday.

They include: Saturday 10:15 a.m.: Southern Station 11:30 a.m.: Free Fallin 12:45 p.m.: Sock Hops 2 p.m.: Casual Cadenza 3:15 p.m.: Double Take 4:45 p.m.: R&B Inc. Sunday Noon: J. Kyle Reynolds 1:15 p.m.: Bulletproof 2:30 p.m.: Shaky Jane 3:45 p.m.: The Nowhere Men

The “ultimate Michael Jackson experience” will rock the stage Saturday at Duluth’s next Summer Stage Concert.

Who’s Bad, the longestrunning Michael Jackson tribute band, will perform from 8 to 10 p.m. Saturday on the Duluth Town Green as part of the city’s Summer Stage Concert Series. The concert is free, and the city encourages all attendees to come dressed in their favorite Jackson attire.

“Who doesn’t like Michael Jackson’s music?”

Event Coordinator Madison Chucci said. “His music resonates with all ages and we are super excited to have (Who’s Bad) in Duluth this year.”

Who’s Bad, the longest-running Michael Jackson tribute band, will perform Saturday at Duluth’s Summer Stage Concert Series. (Special Photo: Baglio Photography)

Founded in 2003, Who’s Bad celebrates Jackson’s music and embodies Jackson’s mission to bring people together of all races, genders and cultures through music. The band has performed in venues throughout the world, including London’s O2 Arena, where the King of Pop was slated to end his career with a 50-show “This Is It”

concert series. Jackson died June 25, 2009, 18 days before his planned first show.

The Summer Stage Concert Series will continue with A-Town A-List and the 116th Army band July 3.

The Georgia Satellites will hit the stage Aug. 11, and the Duluth Fall Festival concert featuring Rupert’s Orchestra will wrap up the season Sept. 22.

NEW Exhibit Opens Tomorrow

Virtual Cooking Interactives Engaging Dioramas Demo Kitchen Enjoy delicious discoveries at FOOD-ology Days June 9, July 7 & August 4.

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Sponsored in part by The Frances Wood Wilson Foundation and Ponce City Market.

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Atlanta staple Michelle Malone to play show at Train Depot

due to the fact that the musicians, studios, and even What: Michelle Malone those responsible for the unplugged Michelle For those who’ve never visual art are all Georgians.

When: 7:30 p.m.

Malone experienced a Michelle “I take a lot of pride in Saturday will play Malone live show, you’ve Georgia and the imporWhere: Train Depot, an acousmissed her incredible range, tic set at tance that Georgia music 543 N. Clayton St., from hurricane-force vocals the Train has played not only in my Lawrenceville and spitfire guitar licks to music but also in American Depot sweet and soulful ballads. music in general,” she says. in LawrencevFor those who have seen “Georgians such as Little ille on her, you’re the choir. All ing track, “Just Getting Richard, James Brown, Ray Saturday. you first-timers, prepare to Started.” She blew the doors Charles all laid the ground(Special be baptised. off the place, the audience work. Without them, we Photo: The beloved Atlanta sitting in stunned silence would never have had Elvis, Clay born-and-bred Malone — a collective deer in the the Beatles, the (Rolling) Miller) brings her dynamic vocals headlights of Malone’s bril- Stones — there would be and slide guitar to the Train liance — before breaking no rock and roll. I made a Depot on Saturday for an out in thunderous applause. conscious effort to capture unplugged acoustic show The album is a fiery and some of these Georgia roots with Atlanta guitarist Reno the dead with a fiery roadbe authentic and capture complete record, at turns on this record.” house blues, all-out rocker Roberts. that sound, to play what upbeat, defiant, jubilant and Her powerful slide guitar Following a tumultulike “Traveling and Unrav- feels good in the moment.” optimistic, with a mature on the blues numbers “Just ous experience with Arista eling” or “Black Motorcycle The album was recorded and raw sense of selfGetting Started,” “Beast’s Records in the early 1990s Boots,” also from Sugarat Jeff Bakos’ studio in awareness. The overarchBoogie” (co-written with with her band Drag The foot. She slings a powerful Atlanta, live with minimal ing message here is one of McDowell) “Boxing River, Malone established slide-guitar, shattering the overdubs. A standout track inclusion, recognizing that Gloves” and “Civil War” herself thereafter by becom- usual distinction between is a cover of Otis Redding’s we’re all just trying to make begin with a hint of John ing one of the first artists male or female guitarist — “I’ve Been Loving You Too our way in the world.

Lee Hooker, simply reflectto go independent, selfgender is irrelevant when Long” as a duet with Shawn On the upbeat “Love ing their similar guitar releasing every album she’s Malone is in the zone. She’s Mullins, and the result is Yourself” she sings, When styles. recorded. And it’s worked simply an amazing guitarist, transcendent. they go low, we go high. / “I steal from the best,” well for her. For more than no labels needed.

At a recent show at Do unto others even when she said with a laugh. “They 25 years she’s made a good She’ll be supporting her Eddie Owen’s Red Clay we don’t see eye-to-eye. / all just happen to start out living making music on her latest release, Slings and Music Foundry, part of the You know I love my counthat way, and I make a conown terms. It helps that her Arrows, (her 15th album) Wednesday Writers series try, but she sure enough can scious effort to bring them vocal range is such that she which some fans and critics hosted by local singermake me cry. / Just imagine around the sun to change could put a baby to sleep have said is her best work songwriter Chuck Mchow great we’d be if we that, strip them down and with the gentle “Leather yet. “I really don’t know Dowell, Malone performed were unified. dress them up again.”

Bracelet” from her 2006 what makes a great record,” a stunning solo acoustic Malone considers the On writing with McDowSugarfoot album or wake Malone said. “I just try to version of the album’s open- album a “Georgia record” ell, Malone said, “I’m one

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of those writers that doesn’t have a lot of discipline and I don’t write all the time.

Chuck’s a great songwriter and he was able to pull lyrics out of me. He knew what I wanted to say.”

One of the most personal and emotional songs, “The Flame,” was co-written with Eliot Bronson and hits close to home for Malone, touching on a divisive time for her and her family. The line is drawn now between you and me. / Bitter fruit grows on the tree. / When the ground drops out from beneath your shoes / because your family, they didn’t stand by you.

Fortunately, time has healed those wounds.

“That’s all smoothed over,” she said. “My mom and I are both headstrong people. When we argue, we’re both right! But that was just a blip in time. Actually, we’re having dinner together tomorrow.”

Malone laughs when presented with the metaphorical idea of healing a divided country by everyone simply having dinner together. On Slings & Arrows, Malone is certainly taking arms against a sea of troubles, and by opposing, ending them.

Red Phoenix Theatre Company brings students together Art Beat

Holley Calmes at Providence has really grown over the past few years.”

For these summer productions, there are 35 to 40 students in each cast from different schools, not just Providence. These numbers

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can be attributed to several factors.

“The interest in musical theater has particularly exploded in our state,” Bragg said. “Programs like the Georgia High School Musical Theatre Awards (Shulers) Thescon, State One Act, etc. also nurture student interest.”

The fruits of their labor can be enjoyed with the upcoming productions of “Aladdin Jr.” and “Jekyll and Hyde.”

“We want our students to have a diverse experience at Red Phoenix,” Bragg said. “‘Aladdin Jr.’ is, of course, a Disney classic and one

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of the most beloved stories from the 1990s.”

“Aladdin Jr.” will be performed at 8 p.m. June 21 and 6 p.m. June 24. “‘Jekyll and Hyde’ has been a favorite of mine personally,” Bragg said.

“It was one of those titles that grabbed me and really pulled me into the world of musical theater. It explores the dual nature of people.

Shows like this are important because we get an

opportunity to explore this subject matter with students in a safe environment. Why do students relate to these characters, and how can they apply the message of the story to their lives in a positive way?

“It is our duty as educators to have tough conversations with students about real issues. These shows are a foundation for us to build upon.”

“Jekyll and Hyde” will

be performed at 8 p.m. June 22 and 1 p.m. June 24.

Both productions will be held in the Buford Community Center located at 2200 Buford Highway in Buford.

For more information about The Red Phoenix Theatre Company, visit www.redphoenix.org.

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

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“Theater breaks down barriers and brings people together in a way nothing else can,” Red Phoenix Artistic Director Eric Bragg said. “It takes so many people with such varied skill sets, that anyone can find a role in theater.”

Students at Providence Christian Academy, as well as other young artists elsewhere, have the opportunity to work with The Red Phoenix Theatre Company, honing their skills in all types of theater art forms.

(Red Phoenix is an arts organization independent of any one school.)

Eric Bragg and his wife, Anna, who both own Red Phoenix, were offered full-time positions at Providence in 2016 after accruing many awards and recognition in the Georgia theater world. This gave them a crossover program.

“We have been blessed to work at this school,” Bragg said. “There is something about the culture of that group of students that just draws people in. It isn’t something that can be implemented in a place. It just is part of the natural mindset within that community.”

“Mary Poppins” was the big musical at Providence in 2017 with over 40 students in the cast.

“We have athletes, band and chorus kids, visual artists, STEM students, etc.,” Bragg said. “The program

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Mr. Rogers documentary apolitical — until it isn’t Won’t You Be My Neighbor?

(PG-13) 3 stars out of 4 ★★★★

views with Rogers’ family, co-workers and friends have crafted a streamlined and focused 93-minute film that feels longer only because of the wealth of material.

There is never any downtime; the movie is a model of documentary efficiency.

The sole problem with the movie — and it is huge — starts in the third act when Neville begins to get political with the otherwise apolitical content. Without doing so overtly or using any proper names, Neville drags Rogers’ legacy and Fred Rogers is shown with Daniel Tiger from his show memory into the current “Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood” in the film “Won’t You Be dogfight involving the far My Neighbor?” (Special Photo: Focus Features) left and far right and blaming — in cloaked dog-whisparticularly what was being to Pittsburgh and started the tle code — the latter for the targeted to children. Rogers WQED-produced series, bulk of the country’s current viewed TV as an untapped which ran on PBS off and perceived “ills.” educational tool and set on until 2001, cranking out It is during this stretch about to change things. a staggering 895 episodes. where he includes a small For the bulk of the 1950s, Oscar-winning writer/di- group of admittedly hateful, Rogers worked as a puppe- rector Morgan Neville (“20 fringe protestors slamming teer on the Pittsburgh-based Feet From Stardom”) along the recently deceased RogWQED children’s show with editors Jeff Malmberg ers and footage featuring “The Children’s Corner” and Aaron Wickenden sifted lightweight/dim bulb Fox before moving to Toronto through thousands of hours News morning host Brian and starting what would of shows, news footage Kilmeade accusing Rogers eventually become “Mister and older interviews and of turning an entire generaRogers’ Neighborhood.” In together with new animated tion of American children 1968, Rogers moved back sequences, recent interinto layabout, overprivi-

leged malcontents. Neville carefully and selectively cherry picks his sound bites during this long stretch and seems to be under the impression that racial, class, social and economic disparities didn’t begin in the U.S. until January 2017.

It’s a shame, really, because prior to this mostly uninformed hysterical meltdown, Neville shows great bipartisan balance along with dozens of moving, anecdotal clips where Rogers is seen changing the lives of countless children and their families, addressing topical, often thorny news events all while doing so with avuncular charm and an evenkeeled temperament.

Brought up multiple times during the film is Rogers’ “square,” folksy, homespun and thoroughly uncomplicated method of reaching out to and connecting with children.

Arguments regarding his tendency to reward or praise mere participation over actual achievement are somewhat accurate and valid but also largely miss the bigger picture.

Rogers had an uncanny, almost mystical power to communicate with children — not talk at or down to them — to a degree no one has done before or since. Among the dozens of honors and awards Rogers received were the Presidential Medal of Freedom and two Peabody (excellence in media) Awards. They don’t hand these accolades out to just anybody. Make no mistake, Fred Rogers changed America and America is all the better for it.

After watching the film, it is somewhat sad to realize that no one will ever be able to duplicate what Rogers accomplished. In this era of smartphone addiction and general media overstimulation, “Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood” would never go further than a pilot episode, if that. Rogers and PBS took a huge chance with the show. It worked and it changed and improved the lives of millions of children for the better.

That’s more than enough to deem it an unqualified success by anyone’s standards.

(Focus Features)

of string and map arrows.

This section adds great edge and shows at least two of the guys had some sense of reality, however brief.

British writer/director Bart Layton employs many of the

BY MICHAEL CLARK same narrative techniques Movie Critic found in his equally inventive quasi-documentary feaA staple of movies practiture debut “The Imposter,” a cally since the invention of similar story with a resourcethe medium (“The Great ful young man trying to pull Train Robbery” — 1903), off a scam of admittedly the heist film never goes lower economic but higher out of style and they’re emotional proportions.

Evan Peters stars as Warren Lipka in “American Animals.” (Special Photo: The Orchard) almost impossible to mess Layton messes with our up. The problem with even heads frequently in the first the inclusion of the actual the best heist films is that Relatively shy and in Jean Gooch) with a key act with some nifty sleightrobbers (along with some of search of anything to get the perpetrators usually get card. While consuming lots of-hand camera work which, away with the crime and ride their parents and teachers) his dreary blood pumpof booze and weed, the pair if for no other reason, makes off into the sunset wealthier breaking the fourth wall for ing, Spencer mentions the watch dozens of heist movus pay more attention to the the duration of the film. and without detection or books to Warren Lipka ies on DVD and determine smaller details — something The seed for all of it was consequence. None of this (Evan Peters), a friend and if they just do what’s going the robbers certainly did not. planted when art student happens in “American U.K. student who got in on down on-screen, it’ll be a Some viewers will take Spencer Reinhard (Barry Animals.” an athletic scholarship and breeze and then they start issue with the many referIt’s hard to plan, conduct Keoghan) visited a rare quickly slipped into full thinking how they’ll spend ences to other heist films and escape when stealing book room at Transylvania slacker mode. As outgoing their riches.

— Stanley Kubrick’s “The expensive, high-profile stuff University in Lexington, Ky., as Spencer was reserved, The pragmatic Spencer Killing,” Quentin Tarantino’s but that didn’t stop four and laid his eyes on John Warren was the type of bad determines they can’t pull “Reservoir Dogs,” Martin mostly intelligent Kentucky Audubon’s 1838 original, boy, who causes (some) girls it off without two others, Scorsese’s “GoodFelcollege students from tryone-off “The Birds of to go all wobbly in the knees so they draft math/logistics las,” Steven Soderbergh’s ing to do so in 2004. The America.” About the size of and parents to switch over to student Erik Borsuk (Jared “Ocean’s Eleven” franchise opening text reads “This a small dining table, “Birds” DEFCON 5.

Abrahamson) and jock/ and “Logan Lucky” among is based on a true story” is the most valuable book in A thrill-seeker and general entrepreneur Chas Allen others — but this is less ripwhich is quickly erased and the world — worth somemalcontent, Warren not-soII (Blake Jenner), both of off and more a homage. then replaced with the third where between $10 million gently prods Spencer into whom pooh-pooh the idea The slightly softer midand fourth words removed. to $12 million. Also in the start planning the theft of and shoot holes through section makes way for a far We know we’re in store for collection was an 1859 first the books, which shouldn’t Warren’s “master plan” more natural-feeling and something completely differ- edition of “The Origin of the be very difficult as the only which is posted on basement kinetic final act which, while ent here, a point made even Species” by Charles Darwin, barrier is a middle-aged wood paneling with sheets unwinding, forces you to more interesting because of valued at a mere $4 million. woman (Ann Dowd as Betty of paper connected by pieces think, “What will go wrong next?” To call these guys “kids” might sound trite and cliché but they were

still in possession of underdeveloped brains not capable of fully rational thought.

It was a lark and an adrenalin rush; the pie-in-the-sky reward was just gravy. A scene where Warren goes to Holland to procure a fence to buy the stolen books might not have even happened.

The further along the movie goes, the more we see the real guys talking to the camera filling in gaps and expanding on other points and little by little they seem to shrink in size. Shoulders droop, heads lower, eyes look away and the finality of what they did seems to stiffen their frames like slowly drying cement. A few people will say they were brave to recount their participation in such a botched endeavor but the majority of us would not.

Why would anyone want to relive their lifelong low point on film?

Their first desire was to be rich. The second was for the rush of “sticking it” to “the man.” The third might have to become famous (or infamous), even if it was for failing. Layton pulled off a minor miracle here.

He showed how desperate some people become while scratching and clawing and selling their souls for their own teeny-tiny 15 minutes of fleeting, forgettable fame and money they’ll never see.

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There’s a palpable air of melancholy wafting in and out of the frames of “Won’t You Be My Neighbor?,” the lean and informative new documentary about the career of Fred Rogers.

Some of this is brought on by the reliving of tragic past events (the Robert Kennedy assassination, the NASA Challenger disaster, the 9/11 terrorist attacks) but far more comes in form of the infrequent frustration voiced by Rogers for a society that largely didn’t “get” him.

Fully prepared to start his professional career as a Presbyterian minister, Rogers became fascinated with the medium of television and its ability to reach the masses but was disillusioned with the largely vacuous and mindless content,

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• “Love, Simon” (June 12): A gay teen (Nick Robinson) who hasn’t come out is blackmailed into setting up one of his friends with a classmate. (PG-13)

• “Will & Grace (The Revival): Season One” (June 12): Eric McCormack, Debra Messing, Sean Hayes and Megan Mullally reprise their Emmy-winning roles in the most recent episodes of the NBC sitcom. (Not rated)

• “Tomb Raider” (June 12): Alicia Vikander plays the ever-adventurous Lara Croft, who embarks on a dangerous journey to claim her inheritance.

(PG-13) • “Orange Is The New Black: Season Five” (June 12): The inmates

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STANDOUT PERFORMANCE

PASS/FAIL

Pass: “Book Club” is a delightful film that can be appreciated by a wide audience. The story has a good flow and the cast works well together.

The dialogue is witty and there are many laugh-out-loud moments. Each of the main female characters have very different life histories but they also have commonalities. It is nice to see older women characterized as successful, independent and empowered.

Francine Benoit, Lawrenceville

★★★★

Fail: The movie begins almost obsessively with sexual themes but actually turns out to be a good lesson on the deeper and more meaningful aspects of loneliness and the need we all have for true connections and close relationships.

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★★★★ Pass: What a great team of veteran actors and actresses. It is such a pleasure to see Jane Fonda, Candice Bergen, Mary Steenburgen and Diane Keaton together playing lifelong friends.

Their chemistry with their male counterparts may not be quite as strong, but then the men are not given nearly as much screen time.

★★★★

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The women take center stage here but Andy Garcia is a natural in this role. He makes it seem like he is really falling for Diane Keaton’s character. Candice Bergen is a refreshing cast addition who provides many of the laugh-outloud moments. Jane Fonda is superb as usual.

People who like comedy will surely enjoy this. The audience was comprised of 20- to 70-somethings and all were laughing. Some language and references are not appropriate for youngsters.

You will enjoy it either way but it’s pretty funny so it’s nice to have an audience react with you. The Arizona aerial scenery is stunning and is best enjoyed on the silver screen.

I would definitely see this again to catch the jokes I missed as there is a lot of content; the verbal and visual comic relief is fairly consistent. It’s nice to see the reversal of roles with younger men pursuing older women. The irony (or coincidence) of the casting of Don Johnson may not be realized by all. His daughter stars in the three “Fifty Shades” movies — two of the book versions of which are the book club selections in this movie.

All four main stars (Candice Bergen, Jane Fonda, Mary Steenburgen and Diane Keaton) give very good performances as longtime friends whose best years are seemingly in their rearview mirrors.

The complacency of their lives is turned on its ear when their monthly book club selection becomes “Fifty Shades of Grey” and the ensuing discussions develop surrounding that bestseller’s overheated sexuality. Each of these talented actresses is given their own individual vignette story to go along with the group’s interactions, and it all works quite well. “Book Club” also features some very good supporting work by Craig T. Nelson, Don Johnson, Andy Garcia and Richard Dreyfuss as the main love interests of these women.

Those who remember TV’s “The Golden Girls” will get the biggest kick out of “Book Club,” especially given the latter’s much more open discussion of sexuality among the over-60 generation.

Sure, it’s definitely a chick-flick but its overall themes can also strongly appeal to men without them feeling the need to go get a testosterone shot afterward.

While “Book Club” isn’t the kind of film that will make you break down the door to your local cinema, it’s a very pleasant and enjoyable flick it in its own right and is worth the dinero to see now, and should definitely be viewed on DVD or Netflix later.

“Book Club” is surprisingly well-written and features an intelligent script that doesn’t pander to cheap toilet humor. It’s also not a LOL fun fest either, although there are some good chuckle moments.

“Book Club” proves that there IS hope for those who realize that life after 60 can hold the hope not only of physical but also emotional contentment.

The actors are all in fine form here, and the ladies look beautiful as well. There is a touching and funny scene between Jane Fonda and Don Johnson. Candice Bergen and Richard Dreyfuss share a brief but hilarious dinner. Craig T. Nelson keeps a straight face in an extended funny sequence. And Diane Keaton is all self-deprecating up until the end, when she finally stands her ground.

This PG-13 comedy is definitely aimed at an older, female demographic, but there is plenty here for those of us in a younger generation to enjoy.

Teens will probably be bored, but anyone who has been in love before can relate to Book Club.

It’s a shame that the trailers stress the jokes about “50 Shades of Grey” so much … while the book series acts as a major plot point, there is much more to “Book Club” than jokes about sex, whips and chains.

Seeing “Book Club” with a full audience of women over 50 would be ideal — the ladies behind me in the theater (who fit into that age bracket) had a wonderful time throughout.

This is the kind of light-hearted movie that could be equally enjoyed on the big screen or in the comfort of your own home.

There’s a lot of heart in this movie, and it is refreshing to see a film that is grounded by actors who may be described as being senior citizens playing characters their own age with the struggles of real people in their 60s and beyond. “Book Club” reflects how life for today’s seniors is very different than it was for previous generations. Surely there will be critics who think the film doesn’t dig deep enough, but I found it to be a light and fun hour and forty-five minutes.

Fail: Diane Keaton seems to play the same character in the same clothes/hat/glasses with the same reactions in many of her movies — a little variety would be nice. The reactions of her onscreen children to her newly widowed status start out over the top and get annoyingly worse.

Pass: Excellent casting; a good mix of comedy and drama; good overall direction.

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Fail: The biggest failure here is the reliance upon stereotypes … there are SO MANY. Everything from an older woman re-entering the dating pool, a husband dying far too young, women drinking wine and trash-talking men. And while the film isn’t long enough to dig too deeply below these easy themes and jokes, “Book Club” does take some time to develop deeper and more interesting plot lines involving mother/daughter relationships and rekindling old love affairs.

Fifth-adapted feature of Ari Aster’s ‘Hereditary’ ‘Seagull’ still needs work impressive as first film The Seagull (NR) 2 1/2★★★★ out of 4 stars

BY MICHAEL CLARK Movie Critic

One of the most admired and performed stage plays of all time, Anton Chekov’s “The Seagull” has been adapted into operas, ballets and musicals and has also provided the inspiration of many other plays. This new version — written by Stephen Karem and directed

by Tony-winner Michael Mayer — is the fifth adapted feature and is already being heralded as the best of the lot. But don’t mistake these accolades as full-throated endorsements.

The previous three were at best mediocre and this film would be the same if not for a handful of standout performances.

The term “lost in translation” has never been more applicable than with “The Seagull.” The Russian language has very few words that sound the same and have different meanings (to/too/two, there/ their/they’re, etc.) and the general consensus amongst most linguists and Russian theater historians is that not a single one of the 20 major English translations really works.

Set in 1904 on a posh Russian lakeside mansion (actually upstate New York), the filmmakers roll the dice right out of the gate by having their Russian characters speak English with 21st century American accents. This was probably a wise commercial decision but every

time a character utters “Russia” or “Moscow” we’re reminded we’re watching a movie.

The story consists of five love triangle subplots which is impressive as they consist of just eight total characters, one of which is never seen. So rich are the many facets of the narrative it would be entirely possible to turn “The Seagull” into a 10- or 12-hour cable mini-series or use it as the springboard for a daytime soap opera.

At the center of it all is Irina (Annette Bening), an aging, vain, miserly actress and the mother of Konstantin (Billy Howle), a fledgling, tortured-artist type playwright. Konstantin is not fond of Irina’s current boyfriend Boris (Cory Stoll), a writer of successful pedestrian, quickie, “Harlequin romance” novels. Konstantin thinks Boris is a sellout and is wasting his talent for fame and riches.

Hoping to eventually become rich and famous is Nina (Saoirse Ronan), an aspiring actress who also serves as Konstantin’s muse and love interest.

He’s head over heels, her — not as much. (It’s worth noting that Ronan and Howle also starred opposite each other as husband and wife in the recent “On Chesil Beach.”)

It is quite clear that Masha (Elisabeth Moss) is carrying a major torch for Konstantin, who is too busy wallowing in self-pity and pining over Nina to even notice. The final cog in the highly dysfunctional love puzzle is Mikhail (Michael Zegan), a financially chal-

lenged teacher who is crazy in love with Masha whom she regularly brushes off and frequently insults.

Distilled down, “The Seagull” is a relatively simple story about rich people or those who want to be rich, who also want what they can’t get, take for granted what they have and (all but one of them) possess no clue as to the real meaning of love. All of them are unlikeable to some degree and only a few come with any redeeming traits to offset the negatives.

The Chekov play is comprised almost completely of subtext with the characters often speaking without addressing another directly coupled with loads of inference, innuendo and symbolism. Try as they may, the filmmakers (like many before them) can’t convert the original poetic Russian into English without a lot getting lost along the way. It is only because of the cast (which also includes Brian Dennehy and Mare Winningham) — and the impeccable set designs — that the final product makes any kind of favorable impression.

What someone needs to do (which was attempted with the 2014 “Days and Nights”) is to set the story anywhere but Russia in the modern day and use the foundation of the plot only as a starting point. Love, greed and remorse are universal human traits and using them as the building blocks to construct something from such an ideal blueprint shouldn’t be that difficult.

(Sony Classics)

Hereditary (R) ★★★★ 3 out of 4 stars

horror fans this will be an issue but for devoted fans of supernatural horror it might actually be a plus. It’s what you value going in and what

BY MICHAEL CLARK you’ll take walking out.

Movie Critic “Hereditary” opens with Annie (a never better Toni Thanks to “Get Out” from Colette) delivering a lesslast year and the recent “A than-flattering eulogy at her Quiet Place,” horror has mother’s funeral. An artist gained a level of respectwho specializes in making ability it hasn’t seen since miniature models of three“Rosemary’s Baby,” “The walled rooms and content Exorcist” and “The Omen” reflecting actual events in her from the early ’70s. Rightlife, the death of her mother fully drawing comparisons has provided Annie with to all three of those classics, a creative spike. Prepar“Hereditary” takes its sweet ing works for an upcoming time getting to the meat and exhibition, Annie’s grief gets potatoes portion of the plot channeled into her art. and never cheats the viewer Not coping nearly as well with clues and foreshadis Charlie (Milly Shapiro), owing while steadfastly Annie’s (maybe autistic) avoiding any obligatory red pre-teen daughter who had herrings. It also takes a huge a close but peculiar bond chance (which pays off big with her grandmother and is time) when it jettisons a now in a deep funk. Watchprincipal character far sooner ing all of this from the near than anyone might have sidelines is Annie’s beyond expected. understanding husband Steve “Hereditary” is the first (Gabriel Byrne) and their (feature, short or otherwise) stoner/musician high school film from writer/director Ari son Peter (Alex Wolff).

Aster and as debut efforts go, Telling Steve she’s “going it’s beyond impressive. Aster to the movies,” Annie instead exhibits supreme confidence attends a support group for in his material, has a great recently deceased family command of composition, members where she meets allows the performers plenty the overly ingratiating Joan of breathing room, shows (Ann Dowd), the mother of unique style and displays a dead son and grandson. a level of promise not seen Doing everything but bursince, well … rookie Jordan rowing beneath the pavement Peele’s “Get Out.” to avoid Joan’s “there-there” On the downside, Aster attempts at sympathy and takes over two hours to deliv- bonding, Annie eventually er what could have probably gives up and discovers she been done to much better and Joan share much comeffect in 90 or so minutes. mon spiritual ground.

As is often the case with any This is point in the naroverlong film, most of the rative where Aster begins excess can be found in the treading water, starts to stall second act but even some of and — however slightly — the superb individual scenes begins repeating himself. go on too long. For nonHe does this not out of error

but more to drive home his subtle points which don’t need reinforcing. It’s not an uncommon unforced error for first-time directors and Aster recovers well in the final stretch.

The best portion of the film (at least from a horror perspective) is in the last 15 minutes when lose threads are (mostly) connected and the action goes full-tilt gonzo. This stretch is a reward of sorts for the audience’s patience and one that most resembles the usual horror tropes. Aster gets nicked an additional half star by ending the story with a sequel-seeking conclusion.

Most mainstream audiences steadfastly avoid horror flicks not because they’re scary but usually because they’re not very good or very scary. Horror is a genre in a state of transition for the better. If you can scare audiences while also prodding them into becoming engaged with a good story, everybody wins.

While the final budget for “Hereditary” has yet to be released, based on current trends and its production values, it’s unlikely to have exceeded $10 million. The budgets for “Get Out” and “A Quiet Place” were $4.5 and $17 million respectively and together have grossed almost $600 million globally and that’s before home video and on-demand. You don’t have to be a math-whiz to figure out these movies are the industry’s most profitable.

Any studio that doesn’t have at least a half-dozen horror films in various states of production should consider replacing the people currently running their company.

(A24)

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From left, Sandra Bullock as Debbie Ocean, Cate Blanchett as Lou, Mindy Kaling as Amita, Sarah Paulson as Tammy, Awkwafina as Constance, Anne Hathaway as Daphne Kluger, Rihanna as Nine Ball and Helena Bonham Carter as Rose star in “Ocean’s 8.” (Special Photo: Warner Bros.)

NEW CREW, OLD HIJINKS ‘Ocean’s 8’ feels both original, recycled

Ocean’s 8 (PG-13) 3 out of 4 stars ★★★★

life “First Monday in May” gala hosted by Vogue magazine held at New York’s Metropolitan Museum of Art. Debbie is sure her plan will work as she’s had

BY MICHAEL CLARK five years to plan it while in the Movie Critic can.

Along with her BFF bar After milking the first owner and logistics expert Lou series of “Ocean’s” movies (Cate Blanchett), Debbie drafts practically dry, Warner Bros. street thief Constance (Asianstudios, returning co-producer American rapper Awkwafina), Steven Soderbergh and veteran computer hacker Nine Ball co-writer/director Gary Ross (Rihanna), jewelry maker (“Seabiscuit,” “Pleasantville,” Amita (Mindy Kaling), waning, “The Hunger Games”) came deep-in-debt fashion designer up with a novel premise. They Rose Weil (Helena Bonham cast Sandra Bullock as Danny Carter) and retail hijacker Ocean’s ex-con sister DebTammy (Sarah Paulson). The bie, surrounded her with six eighth somewhat accidental (and later seven) nefarious but accomplice isn’t revealed until colorful and charming crime the third act. specialists and came up with The mark is fashion plate/ something that feels both origi- professional celebrity Daphne nal and recycled.

Kluger (Anne Hathaway), who As with Danny (George is duped into hiring Rose to Clooney, seen only in a still dress her for the evening, which photo) in “Ocean’s Eleven,” “8” will include wearing the $100 starts with Debbie getting out of million “Toussaint” necklace jail on parole and immediately created by Cartier in the 1930s setting up a crew to pull off a and is kept in a rarely opened jewel heist of sorts at the real subterranean vault.

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Ross and co-writer Susan Ekins don’t stray far from the winning “Eleven” blueprint.

The introduction of the team players is done in a practically identical manner, which is actually a net plus while acting as narrative comfort food to longtime “Ocean’s” fans. From start to finish, Ross abandons his usual measured and methodical style and delivers a beyond-impressive Soderbergh imitation.

Things move along at a quick clip but it never feels rushed or hectic thanks mostly to veteran French editor Juliette Welfing’s assured work.

In another nod to “Eleven,” the filmmakers make “8” a dual heist/revenge flick with the inclusion of Claude (Richard Armitage, “North and South,” “The Hobbit”), an art dealer/ museum owner and overall slime ball. A decade earlier, Claude — then Debbie’s boyfriend and partner in elaborate scams — turned on her and provided testimony that landed her in the big house. In a bit of too-tidy plot construction, the

filmmakers arrange for Claude to be Daphne’s date on the night of the gala.

As with all of the previous “Ocean’s” installments, “8” is an ultra-slick affair with highend set and costume design that will appeal to (mostly) women who would otherwise never be interested in watching a heist flick. The presence of celebrities (Anna Wintour, Katie Holmes, Maria Sharapova, Serena Williams, Kim Kardashian, Adriana Lima, Kylie Jenner, Alexander Wang, Olivia Munn, Hailey Baldwin and Rooney Mara) appearing as themselves in fleeting cameos will also up the interest factor.

“Ocean’s 8” will also likely do what the recent “Life on the Party” and “Book Club” tried desperately to do but failed miserably: provide a quality chick flick with brains, looks and a funny bone that will serve as an ideal “girls’ night out” event.

Presented in English with infrequently subtitled French and German.

(Warner Bros.)

Tips for Planning Your Family’s Perfect Summer Getaway!

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Prize package for four to Daytona Beach, FL includes:

• Round-trip air transportation • Three nights’ at Hard Rock Hotel Daytona Beach with $100 food and beverage credit • A four-day SUV-size car rental • Admission to Daytona Arcade Museum

School is out and the weather is begging us to make vacation plans! This year, your family can escape from the daily grind and dreary weather with a summer vacation in beautiful Daytona Beach. Ahead, read some of our suggestions on how to have the best-ever family getaway.

WHERE TO STAY Oceanfront hotels - Finding accommodations is a breeze in Daytona Beach. From oceanfront hotels and condos to vacation rentals, you’ll be able to find a great value on whatever you think best suits your family. You can also choose from an array of bed and breakfasts, inns, campgrounds, and more.

HOW TO GET HERE Daytona Beach International Airport - One of the best aspects of a Daytona Beach family summer break is its accessibility. Come by air in an easy Delta, JetBlue or American Airlines flight - Daytona Beach International Airport is less than five miles from the beachfront, which keeps your logistical coordination requirements to a minimum. Or, if you decide to pack the car and hit the highway, you’re in for a hassle-free drive. Two major interstates - I-95 and I-4 - intersect right near Daytona Beach, making travel direct and easy for our out-of-town visitors. Other major roads leading to the area include U.S. Highway 1, U.S. Highway 92, and the scenic A1A, which runs along the Atlantic coastline. With the accessibility and ease of traveling to Daytona Beach, you’ll spend less time lugging a suitcase and more time lounging beachside.

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Enjoying water activities as a family - Get some face time with ocean friends: Head to Ponce Inlet for an environmental adventure at the Marine Science Center. Everyone in the family will enjoy the touch tanks, educational demonstrations and sea turtle rehabilitation unit, but it’s especially fun to watch a child’s eyes light up with excitement at the touch of a stingray! Or, get a closeup look at marine life including dolphins, birds and even manatees with a paddleboard or kayak adventure. Exploring the area’s vast waterways is a great way to spend time together and stay active! Grab your rod and reel and head to the Daytona Beach Pier, a popular local fishing spot.

There’s no cost to fish on this pier, and fishing licenses are not required, making it the perfect activity to embark on last-minute.

Dive into a new adventure: See Florida from a new perspective by parasailing with your family.

Push fun to full throttle with a jet ski excursion. You can easily rent your watercraft here and get everything you need, including life jackets - and that makes for easy vacation packing! Or, put your inner speed demon behind the wheel for a drive at the world-famous Daytona International Speedway. The NASCAR Racing Experience has a variety of driving options suited to different ages and comfort levels, making it the perfect choice for everyone in your vacation crew.

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Take in a performance at any one of the area’s local theaters, or reach new heights at Ponce Inlet Lighthouse. Kids also love paying a visit to the popular children’s museum at the Museum of Arts & Sciences, where the interactive exhibits lead to endless discoveries.

From exploring local parks to taking a chocolate factory tour, there are a number of free things to see and do in Daytona Beach. And, of course, Daytona Beach itself serves as one giant playground for all ages. Walk, run, bike, splash, play and let imaginations run wild - the expansive, white-sand beaches allow plenty of elbow room for your whole crew.

Whether splashing around water parks, bouncing around trampoline houses, paddling a kayak along the Tomoka River or puttering around local boutiques, there’s no end to the fun that awaits your whole family in Daytona Beach. And the adventures don’t stop there - check out all the things to do in Daytona Beach. Summer is right around the corner, so don’t wait to arrange your 550108-2 family’s summer getaway - start planning today!