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7-year-old Halstead has died

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Tripp Halstead, the boy whose story captured the hearts and prayers of people near and far after he was seriously injured when a tree limb fell on him at his day care center five years ago, has died.

Bill Halstead, Tripp’s father, confirmed the news. He said the family declined to talk further about the 7-year old’s death Thursday evening.

Tripp was outside his Winder day care center when winds from Hurricane Sandy caused a limb from a tree to fall, hitting him in the head. He suffered severe brain injuries and spent months recovering at Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta.

He also underwent several surgeries over the ensuing years.

“The world as we knew it stopped on Oct. 29, 2012,” his mother Stacy Halstead said in a Facebook post last year.

Since the accident, Tripp and the Halsteads’ See HALSTEAD, Page 6A Tripp Halstead is pictured in a file photo.

Halstead died Thursday at 7 years old.

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Louis Nicholas Mariani hugs one of the Quilts of Valor volunteers, who presented him with his quilt Thursday. (Staff Photos: Isabel Hughes)

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Students who Quilts of Valor honors veterans, servicemen and women walked out of schools will be disciplined

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More than 3,900 students across 45 schools walked out of class Wednesday morning, according to Gwinnett County Public Schools officials.

“We saw as many as 800 students at Brookwood High to as few as two or three students at some middle schools,” GCPS spokeswoman Sloan Roach said. “For the most part, students walked quietly out and then returned to class.”

The walkout of thousands of students was part of a nationwide protest to remember the lives lost in the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooting Feb. 14 in Parkland, Fla. Some students used the 17-minute period to hold signs that read “17 dead … how many more? #NeverAgain,” “Fear has NO place in school” and “Since 2010, 139 innocent lives were taken by school shootings. When will it be #Enough,” while students at others schools, like Parkview High, gathered and read See WALKOUTS, Page 6A

Laughing, Kelvin Thomas stood in the middle of a secondfloor room in Lawrenceville’s St. Lawrence Catholic Church, a dozen of his fellow military reservists and veterans sitting in chairs behind him.

As two Quilts of Valor volunteers wrapped a red, white and blue quilt around Thomas — the cloth secured together by each meticulously stitched thread — a wave of gratitude spread across man’s face, and he embraced each woman.

“We owe (servicemen and women) a debt of gratitude,” said Susan Gordon, former executive director of the Quilts of Valor Foundation. “There is no way to pay them back for what they have done, what they have been willing to do and what they have suffered. Being taken away from their families and all the struggles they’ve had, and for all they’ve done for us — (sewing quilts) are our talents, these are our gifts, and this is what we can do (for them).”

On Thursday, St. Lawrence’s small upstairs room was filled

Kelvin Thomas jokes with volunteers as he is awarded his quilt.

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with military personnel, family, friends and children as Quilts of Valor volunteers presented quilts to the men and a sole

woman who were being honored for their service.

A national organization with local volunteer groups, Quilts of Valor was founded in 2003

by Catherine Roberts when her son was deployed to Iraq.

“She had a dream one night that there was this soldier

sitting on the side of a bed, depressed, and she said there was just a feeling of emptiness that came over her,” Gordon said.

“In the next scene of her dream, (the soldier) was covered with a quilt and it changed his

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Shiloh High cuts ribbon on confidential food, clothing closet

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Students at Shiloh High School in need of food and clothing will be covered after the Snellville school unveiled its Community Assistance and Resource Effort Closet on Thursday afternoon.

A CARE Closet is a “confi dential food pantry” Shiloh High School principal Danyel Dollard, center left, teacher Jamilya Mayo, center right, and CARE Closet co- stocked with nonperishfounder Lauren Seroyer cut the ribbon to open the Shi- able food for high school students who are in need. loh CARE Closet. (Staff Photo: Trevor McNaboe)

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Steven Seroyer.

Seroyer, a senior, Students at Shiloh will said she and her brother be able to receive not only founded the nonprofit food, but also business organization after one of clothing. her classmates told her he “Shiloh is fortunate to be didn’t have enough food at one of several schools to home. open a CARE Closet,” Shi“I gave him some of loh principal Danyel Dolmy breakfast and thought, lard said. “With this closet, ‘We have to find a way to we hope to be able to serve fix this. This can’t keep students in our school and happening,’” Seroyer said. cluster that are in need.”

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hungry, there must be other high school students hungry as well.”

Ensuring confidentiality for students using the CARE Closet is important to Seroyer.

“We want to make sure that students feel confident enough to ask for things that they need and can take it home with them,” Seroyer said.

Jamilya Mayo, the lead instructor for Shiloh’s

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Local teen heads to national Brain Bee GCPS gives out details for ’18 graduation As a child, Aayush Setty wasn’t a fan of fairy tales or comics. Instead, his father, Guru, would bring him books about the cardiovascular system and the brain.

“He read those to me and very quickly I thought the brain was fascinating because of all the activity that goes on with it,” Aayush Setty said.

“Because of that, I decided I wanted to become a neurosurgeon and I’ve stuck with that.”

His desire to learn more about the brain by doing research in the summer and studying after school has resulted in his representing the Atlanta region in the USA Brain Bee, a neuroscience competition for high school students.

The teenager paved his path to Baltimore after going through the Atlanta regional competition Feb. 3.

During the competition, he had to answer multiple choice questions and short answer questions.

Questions ranged from “What regulates how much light gets into the eye?” to “What kind of viruses are used to carry therapeutic genes to help cure diseases?” ”The competition is just a huge, broad spectrum of any-

mas.

This year, five schools will be holding graduation on campus. The Infinite Energy Center in Duluth will host 15 high schools from May 23-26.

Phoenix High School will be the first commencement ceremony on May 21, while Mountain View High School will conclude commencement ceremonies for GCPS on May 26.

BY TREVOR MCNABOE trevor.mcnaboe @gwinnettdailypost.com

The much-anticipated list of graduation dates and times was released Thursday by Gwinnett County Public Schools for its 22 high schools.

Each year, thousands of students are recognized for their academic achievement and receive their high school diplo-

GRADUATION DATES, TIMES, PLACES School, time and date, location • Phoenix High School, 7 p.m. May 21, Infinite Energy Theater • Peachtree Ridge High School, 3 p.m. May 23, Infinite Energy Arena • Collins Hill High School, 8 p.m. May 23, Infinite Energy Arena • Gwinnett Online Campus, 7 p.m. May 23, Gwinnett Online Campus Auditorium • Central Gwinnett High School, 7 p.m. May 23, Central Gwinnett stadium • Brookwood High School, 8 p.m. May 23, Brookwood stadium • Parkview High School, 8 p.m. May 23, Parkview stadium • Mill Creek High School, 8 p.m. May 23, Mill Creek stadium • Grayson High School, 8 a.m. May 24, Infinite Energy Arena • Archer High School, noon May 24, Infinite Energy Arena • Berkmar High School, 4 p.m. May 24,

Infinite Energy Arena • Lanier High School, 8 p.m. May 24, Infinite Energy Arena • Gwinnett School of Mathematics, Science and Technology, 5 p.m.

May 24, Infinite Energy Center Exhibit Halls A/B • Discovery High School, 7:30 p.m. May 24, Discovery stadium • North Gwinnett High School, 8 a.m. May 25, Infinite Energy Arena • Meadowcreek High School, noon May 25, Infinite Energy Arena • Dacula High School, 4 p.m. May 25, Infinite Energy Arena • Shiloh High School, 8 p.m. May 25, Infinite Energy Arena • Norcross High School, 8 a.m. May 26, Infinite Energy Arena • Duluth High School, noon May 26, Infinite Energy Arena • South Gwinnett High School, 4 p.m. May 26, Infinite Energy Arena • Mountain View High School, 8 p.m. May 26, Infinite Energy Arena

ush Setty said. “So when I do have free time, I go to the gym, do leisure activities or just go on the computer and look up stuff.”

In his trip to Baltimore, Aayush and his father will be focused on the competition, but he still wants to take some time to visit one of his dream schools, Johns Hopkins University.

“They’re one of the best schools for biomedical engineering,” Aayush Setty said.

“I want to visit their campus and see what it’s about and answered every question cor- see their program.”

Although both Aayush and rectly and the remaining two his father, Guru, a physician individuals were competing at Gwinnett Medical Center, for third and fourth place.

It was a sense of relief for hold similar career interests, their demeanors during Brain the North Gwinnett student Bee competition are far apart. after finishing in third place “I just couldn’t sit throughat last year’s Atlanta regional out the state competition,” competition at Emory UniGuru Setty said. “I was versity. pacing up and down outside.

In his free time, Aayush I wasn’t worried about him enjoys traveling and testing not making it but just how he the local food at places he visits, but his No. 1 priority is felt.”

If Aayush wins the nationmaking sure his schoolwork al competition in Baltimore, is done. he not only will book a trip to A typical day for the sophomore begins with eight the International Brain Bee in Berlin, Germany, but will hours of school at North also be the first Georgian to Gwinnett, followed by a one-hour break at home and represent the United States at then hours of studying for his that competition level.

“I’ve been to Europe beadvanced placement classes. fore but have always wanted When he finishes up, he to go to Germany,” Aayush learns more about the brain.

Setty said. “It would be an “I can spend three to four hours a night studying,” Aay- honor to make it that far.”

North Gwinnett sophomore Aayush Setty finished first overall at the Atlanta Regional Brain Bee at Emory University in February to qualify for the National Brain Bee. (Special Photo)

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thing neuroscience-related,” Aayush Setty said. “It can get pretty specific, starting with anatomy to physiology and function.”

He then moved on to the oral portion, in which contestants, much like those in a spelling bee, would go up one-by-one to answer questions.

In the final round, the remaining five contestants were given note cards to answer questions at the same time.

“It was trippy because they said they would eliminate people as the questions would go on,” Aayush Setty said. “One person got eliminated after the second question. Then, after the fourth question, myself and another person was eliminated. I thought I was out and it was over.”

In actuality, he had

Lawsuit may delay some local elections

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Minority organizations and residents who are suing Gwinnett County over its Board of Commissioners and school board districts want a federal court to stop some of this year’s local elections from happening if they can’t

get a trial next month.

The Georgia NAACP, the Georgia Association of Latino Elected Officials and the group of residents made the request in a filing with the U.S. District Court of Northern Georgia earlier this week.

Both sides in the suit filed the joint statement with the court Tuesday.

The groups and residents want the court to redraw the district lines for the county commission and school board because they feel the current boundaries dilute minority voting strengths.

“Plaintiffs request that the Court set a trial date in April 2018,” attorneys for

the groups and residents said in the filing. “If that is not possible, plaintiffs request that the court set a deadline for plaintiffs to file a motion for preliminary injunction to enjoin defendant Gwinnett County Board of Elections from holding elections in 2018 for county commission and school board seats under the current districting plans.”

Although only Republican incumbents are running for commission Districts 2 and 4, each seat has drawn two Democrats, meaning there will be primaries for that party in May. Meanwhile, each party has two candidates running for the Board of Edu-

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The groups and residents argue that minority voters’ rights would be violated if the elections go forward without the boundaries being changed. The case has been pending in federal court for about a year and a half.

Attorneys for the commission and school board argued in the filing that having a trial in April wouldn’t be possible because of expert and discovery issues. If a motion for an injunction preventing the elections from happening is filed, then the county wants a 14-day window to file a response.

“Defendants have pivotal motions pending regarding the admissibility and relevance of expert reports and motions to dismiss on the threshold issue of standing,” the attorneys said.

“Defendants also believe that a preliminary injunction is legally and equitably inappropriate in this case for several reasons, regardless of the ultimate likelihood of Plaintiffs’ prevailing on the merits.”

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Larry Kudlow was grossly wrong about the economy It was the eve of the biggest economic collapse since the Great Depression. Many on Wall Street worried that a recession loomed and that the housing bubble was bursting.

And then there was Larry Kudlow, the man President Trump just tapped to be his top economic adviser.

“Despite all the doom and gloom from the economic pessimistas, the resilient U.S. economy continues moving ahead,” Kudlow wrote on Dec. 7, 2007, in National Review, predicting that gloomy forecasters would “wind up with egg on their faces.” Kudlow, who previously derided as “bubbleheads” those who warned about a housing bubble, now wrote that “very positive” news in housing should “cushion” falling home sales and prices.

“There’s no recession Dana coming. The pessimistas Milbank were wrong. It’s not going to happen,” wrote Kudlow. “ … The Bush boom is alive and well. It’s finishing up its sixth consecutive year with more to come. Yes, it’s still the greatest story never told.”

If that was the greatest story, this should be a close runner-up: Trump has just put the country’s economic fate in the hands of the man who has arguably been more publicly and consistently wrong about the economy than any person alive.

Kudlow’s tendency to err has been nearly flawless, as Jonathan Chait lays out in New York magazine. But never has Kudlow been as spectacularly wrong as he was before the signal economic event of our time. If you heeded Kudlow’s advice in the months before the 2008 crash, you would have been ruined.

Even as trouble became clear, Kudlow, a CNBC pundit who is not trained in economics, wrote a Feb. 5, 2008, column in National Review saying he was “still betting on and buying Goldilocks (a just-right scenario) for the long run.”

He wrote, “Maybe we are going to have a mild correction. Maybe not,” adding: “I’m going to bet that the economy will be rebounding sometime this summer, if not sooner. We are in a slow patch.

That’s all. It’s nothing to get up in arms about.”

Move along. Nothing to see here.

When the economy didn’t rebound and housing continued its collapse, Kudlow pronounced, in a CNBC column on July 24, 2008, that he saw in the data “an awful lot of very good new news, which appear to be pointing to a bottom in the housing problem; in fact, maybe the tiniest beginnings of a recovery.” Stocks lost nearly half their value in the coming months.

All of this is to say Kudlow should fit right in with his new colleagues in the Trump administration.

This is the same president, after all, who tapped to be the chief scientist at the Agriculture Department a talk-radio host who is not a scientist, named a brain surgeon to run the Department of Housing and Urban Development and floated the idea of his personal pilot as head of the Federal Aviation Administration. A party planner, a bartender, a Meineke Car Care branch manager and a cabana boy all found plum administration jobs.

And those were Trump’s first choices. With Kudlow now replacing Gary Cohn, the impeccably qualified former Goldman Sachs executive, the second-stringers could make their predecessors look like Camelot.

Even a stopped clock is right twice a day, they say. But Kudlow’s misfires just keep coming, as Chait documented.

1993: Kudlow proclaims in a speech: “There is no question that President Clinton’s across-theboard tax increases on labor, capital and energy will throw a wet blanket over the recovery and depress the economy’s long-run potential.” The economy goes into an eight-year expansion and adds 21 million jobs.

2001: Kudlow writes in National Review about the George W. Bush tax cuts: “Faster economic growth and more profitable productivity returns will generate higher tax revenues at the new lower tax-rate levels. Future budget surpluses will rise, not fall.” Tax revenue falls, and the budget goes from surplus into deep deficits.

2009: Kudlow says in an interview: “President Obama is waging war on investors. He’s waging war against businesses.” In a piece in the Washington Times he warns that inflation could “ratchet higher.” The stock market and corporate profits climb to records, while inflation remains historically low.

Now, history is repeating itself. Writing in National Review in December, Kudlow embraced the Trump tax cuts, dismissed “dreary mainstream” forecasts and predicted annual growth as high as 5 percent. Echoing almost word for word his failed 2001 prediction, he forecast that “faster economic growth will generate much higher tax revenues.”

What could possibly go wrong?

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A relaxing visit to Key Largo KEY LARGO, Fla. — At the Ocean Reef Club, the weather was just right — long sleeves in the morning and evening, something less during the day — and the accommodations peaceful and tranquil, bringing about long slumber.

The hospitality was unmatched and views unsurpassed — wildlife interrupting naked views of an island creek and mangroves along with blue skies dripping with ambient atmosphere. And, not to be overlooked, vintage cabernet within arms-length.

As soon as bags were unpacked, there was the reality that the stay would be much too abbreviated. With all of the above, one would dare not insult the host, but the fleeting wish would not let go: How nice it would be to stay for the season.

Some out there in the circulation reach of this publication may know our hosts, Harold and Mona Brewer, and may well have been the beneficiary of hospitality from this resourceful couple.

They are well traveled and muchly acquainted. Both have University of Georgia ties, both spent residency in the Classic City of Athens and both have experienced the vicissitudes of life. This has brought balance and

Loran Smith modesty to their perspective.

While Ocean Reef is their home, they cross other borders with a preference for summers in Kennebunkport, which allows for civic and charity exposure to the Bush family — not bosom buddies, but not exactly strangers either.

If you put their lifestyle in dining perspective, it has been a surf and turf sojourn.

They like golf, Harold likes hunting. They like the outdoors, Mona likes fishing and Harold is a seasoned ornithologist with more than 800 species sighted — many having been photographed. Climbing aboard for an afternoon excursion into the bonefish flats makes their day.

It would not be apropos to chronicle the fun and games of their lives without remembering yesteryear when they met on a plane (they were never introduced in

Athens) and eventually chose to incorporate as a couple.

Harold was a consultant in the banking business during the industry’s prime years in the ’70s and ’80s. Those also were the years when the computer was a necessary evil for most bankers.

Nobody knew how to utilize technology. Harold showed them. Enterprise and industry have always been HB accomplices, dating back to when he became the first branch bank manager for the National Bank of Athens.

Making friends and making money became his modus operandi.

With success, owing primarily to energy, loyalty, insight and honorable business principle, they have been able to grab a slice of the good life — without avarice, greed or arrogance. They rub shoulders with millionaires and a billionaire or two, their Southern charm breaking down all social barriers.

This entire treatment could be about Mona, which would suit Harold just fine. She can tie a fly as expertly and succinctly as many of the seasoned guides who make big money, plying their trade in the Keys. If you want a fly casting lesson, you couldn’t find a better certified teacher than Mona or one of her

friends with the same fishing bent. They function under the name, “Bonefish Bonnies,” after the consummate lady bonefish advocate named “Bonnie Smith.”

Their website confirms their threefold objective: • Gather together female members interested in fishing.

• Provide knowledge about all aspects of the sport in the comfort of an all-female atmosphere.

• Find fun in fishing, no matter the level (beginner or expert); technique (spin or fly) or location (flats or offshore).

Mona Brewer is the only “Bonefish Bonnie” I know, but the conclusion that holds sway is that if she were to fish for your supper, you would not go hungry.

On my next visit-withold-friends-trip, Harold and Mona be forewarned. I expect to go birdwatching with Harold and bone fishing with Mona. I’ll do my part — I’ll fetch a worthy Bordeaux.

The foregone conclusion is that I’ll likely catch more bonefish with Mona’s assist than spotting a rare-winged species with Harold.

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

Tillerson’s insubordination meant he had to go WASHINGTON — There are many reasons Rex Tillerson’s tenure as secretary of state was a failure, from his notorious isolation from his subordinates to his failure to help quickly staff the political appointment positions at State with competent Republicans.

But it was his insubordination to the president that assured that he wouldn’t be long in his position. With a summit with North Korea in the works, President Trump’s decision to oust Tillerson and replace him with CIA Director Mike Pompeo could not have come at a better moment.

Tillerson was completely out of step with Trump’s hard-line stance on North Korea, which ultimately brought Kim Jong Un to the bargaining table. Instead, Tillerson’s North Korea strategy seemed to be to beg Pyongyang for talks. Speaking at the Atlantic Council in December, Tillerson delivered this embarrassing plea: “Let’s just meet.

And we can talk about the weather if you want. … But can we at least sit down and see each other face to face?”

He might as well have added: “Pretty please, with sugar on top?”

Trump’s critics were constantly griping that the president was undermining Tillerson’s diplomatic efforts with North Korea, when in fact the opposite was true.

in lockstep with Trump in sending Kim a clear message that, should diplomacy fail, the United States will not hesitate to act. “The president is intent on delivering this solution through diplomatic means,” Pompeo told me during a recent conversation Marc at the American Enterprise Thiessen Institute. “We are equally, at the same time, ensuring that Trump’s strategy has been to … if we conclude that it is achieve a peaceful solution not possible, that we present by getting Kim to understand the president with a range of that the United States is ready options that can achieve what to use force to stop him from is his stated intention.” deploying a nuclear interThe failure to deliver those continental ballistic missile options is yet another reason capable of destroying an Tillerson’s tenure at State had American city. This is the to end. Tillerson was workmessage Trump was trying ing with Defense Secretary to send during his address to Jim Mattis to slow-walk the the South Korean legislature, delivery of military options when he told Kim in no unto the president, apparently certain terms: “The weapons out of fear that the president you are acquiring are not might actually act on them. making you safer. They are According to The New York putting your regime in grave Times, after a conference call danger. Every step you take about North Korea organized down this dark path increases by national security adviser the peril you face.”

H.R. McMaster, Tillerson By projecting weakness stayed on the line with Mattis to Pyongyang, Tillerson was and, unaware the other parundercutting Trump’s mesticipants were still listening, sage of strength — and thus complained about a series making war more likely. The of meetings the National fact that Tillerson could not Security Council had set up seem to grasp this or get on to consider military options the same page as his com— “signs, Mr. Tillerson said, mander in chief made his con- that (the NSC) was becoming tinued leadership of the State overly aggressive.”

Department untenable.

No one elected Tillerson to Pompeo, by contrast, is make these decisions. They

elected Trump. With Tillerson gone and Pompeo at State, McMaster will now have an ally who shares his belief that for Trump’s warnings to North Korea to be credible, he must have well-developed and credible military options on the table.

As Trump put it, Tillerson had to go because “we were not thinking the same. With Mike Pompeo, we have a similar thought process.”

Having a trusted adviser at State will be critical to the success of the biggest diplomatic gamble of Trump’s presidency: his upcoming talks with Kim. At AEI, Pompeo told me that the CIA assesses that Kim is a rational actor — which means that, given accurate information about the president’s intentions, Kim should make a rational decision that will not lead to the destruction of his regime.

“We’re taking the real-world actions that we think will make (it) unmistakable to Kim Jong Un that we are intent on denuclearization,” Pompeo said. “We’re counting on the fact that he’ll see it.

We’re confident that he will.”

With Pompeo in office, Trump now has a much better chance of getting that message across to the North Korean dictator.

Follow Marc A. Thiessen on Twitter, @marcthiessen.

4A • FridAy, MArch 16, 2018 To Your Good Health

Keith Roach

Several markers can give insight to MGUS Dear Dr. roaCH: In September 2016, I was diagnosed with IgM MGUS. Repeat bloodwork in November 2017 revealed both IgA and IgM MGUS. I have no measurable M protein.

I have had no fatigue, bone pain or other symptoms. I am a 65-year-old female in good health; I eat carefully, do not drink or smoke and exercise almost every day.

Can you comment on my risk of progression?

— D.D. aNsWer: Monoclonal gammopathy of uncertain significance — MGUS — is a precursor condition to multiple myeloma. It is of “uncertain significance” because not everyone will progress to myeloma, a cancer of the plasma cells, which make antibodies and live in the bone marrow. MGUS isn’t rare: Three to 4 percent of the population over 50 has it. However, because some people do progress, it is important for people with MGUS to be carefully observed over time by an expert in this condition, a hematologist/oncologist.

There are three major laboratory values that can help estimate the likelihood of progressing from MGUS to myeloma.

One is the total amount of abnormal M protein in the blood: Those with levels less than 1.5g/dL are at lower risk. People with IgA or IgM subtype are at higher risk than those with just IgG. An abnormal ratio of light chains (kappa and lambda chains or part of the antibody molecule) also predicts greater likelihood. I looked carefully at the labs you sent me and found low (no) M protein and normal light chain ratio, so you have two favorable and one unfavorable factor, which puts your risk of getting multiple myeloma at about 20 percent in the next 20 years. However, your risk may be even lower since your M protein level is so low.

In addition to monitoring your labs, you should be on the lookout for symptoms, especially fever, weight loss, fatigue, bone pain or abnormal bleeding. Your prognosis is good, but people can progress quickly, so you need to be vigilant in getting any symptoms evaluated in addition to regular checkups.

Lots more information is available at www. myeloma.org.

Dr. Roach regrets that he is unable to answer individual letters, but will incorporate them in the column whenever possible. Readers may email questions to ToYourGoodHealth@med. cornell.edu or request an order form of available health newsletters at 628 Virginia Dr., Orlando, FL 32803. Health newsletters may be ordered from www.rbmamall.com.

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22) — Persuasive tactics will be used when dealDear amy: I recently come and go and basically OK, but really it has never ing with a personal or Ask Amy tried to hold a birthday hide behind their drinks. been OK. Women now professional partner. Lisparty (for myself) at my Because you’ve had this are more open about how ten to what’s being said apartment. I sent out inexperience, I hope you these sorts of comments or offered and counter vitations a month before, will commit to showmake them feel. And they with facts and figures. and also notified people ing up for people, or at don’t like it.

Don’t be afraid to negotipersonally. Almost everyleast giving a timely and If he thinks this is ate. one responded positively accurate RSVP. It’s so appropriate “kidding” LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. in a “that sounds like fun” important. behavior, then he needs to 23) — Consider an unor “I’ll try to swing by” For inspiration, view rework his comedy act. usual offer. How you earn manner. some episodes of the old Depending on the your living or handle your Amy Dickinson Amy, the only people (and still great) “The dynamic, if you see acute money will change due to to show up were my best Mary Tyler Moore Show.” discomfort from the an incident that unfolds friend and their roompeople who completely Lead character Mary recipient of this nonsense, mate. Out of the 15 to ditched me?

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Bob Hope.” with someone you love. with me.

Dear Party of And next year, add me Once you explain Whether it’s made to I realize that in the NoNe: I feel you. I have to your invite list. I WILL who Bob Hope was, an older relative, some adult world, friendship is hosted parties just like show. things should have been children or a significant more about quality than yours. Please understand Dear amy: What smoothed over. other, a simple gesture quantity. My issue is that that in this day and age, do I do with my pushy Dear amy: “High will go a long way. Share all these people responded hosting anything — es90-year-old husband, who and Dry” complains that your feelings. in a positive manner to pecially an event in your thinks he’s a lothario? people at the swimming SAGITTARIUS (Nov. my invitations, yet no one own home — is a socially When being introduced pool in drought-stricken showed. Only one or two courageous act, and I ap- to the daughter or even California waste water in 23-Dec. 21) — Be careful people reached out after plaud you for trying. granddaughter of friends the showers. I would like when someone gives you the fact to apologize.

This is NOT about you. or neighbors, he feels to know what she is doing advice. Ulterior motives are apparent and could I realize that people I truly don’t think it is an compelled to come forth at the swimming pool in have lives. I’m just baffled indication of how well with a sexually based the first place. Swimming end up putting you in a compromising position. that almost everyone in liked you are. This is comment. pools use huge amounts Smooth talk and empty my life found other things about the insensitivity of I have told him how of water. She should go promises should be to do. My heart is a little others. Many work friends inappropriate this is. jogging, instead. What a avoided. broken. maintain a boundary that His answer is that he is hypocrite.

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“High and Dry” was change to your current or explanation. as personal as a birthday — Driving Me Nuts! swimming in alreadyprofession, but don’t do I have struggled with might send these social Dear Nuts: Durused water. She is trying so for the wrong reasons anxiety and depression cowards scuttling. Othing a time when you two to conserve not-yet used or in haste. Slow down since a young age, and ers worry about being are alone, you should ask water. I’m with her. and rethink your next this has hit me extremely obligated to reciprocate. him, “Do you realize that You can contact Amy step. hard. I feel like everyI don’t think you have this kind of talk is wrong, Dickinson via email: AQUARIUS (Jan. 20one who ditched me is anything to gain by bring- offensive, rude and not askamy@amydickinson.

Feb. 19) — Talks will be only pretending to be my ing this up with them, the way a gentleman com. Readers may send confusing and lead to friend. I want to comhowever. should behave? You are postal mail to Ask Amy, uncertainty. If you don’t pletely isolate myself I hope you don’t let this offending these people, P.O. Box 194, Freeville, understand what somefrom everyone (even keep you down. You might and you are embarrassing NY 13068. You can also though I know that’s one means or wants, be do better hosting a gather- them, yourself and me.” follow her on Twitter @ an unhealthy reaction). ing in a bar or bowling specific and ask exactly In another era, he might askingamy or “like” her Should I confront the alley, where people can what’s expected of you. have thought this was on Facebook.

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world Ben & Jerry’s owner picks Netherlands HQ to snub London

Unilever has chosen the Dutch city of Rotterdam as the location of its corporate headquarters, ending nearly a century of residency in London.

The United Kingdom’s third largest company said in a statement Thursday that it would use Rotterdam as its sole legal home amid a broader shakeup of its corporate structure.

Unilever shares will continue to be listed in London, Amsterdam and New York.

The global consumer goods company said that its 10,000 employees in the Netherlands and the U.K. would not be affected.

The move by Unilever, which owns brands including Dove, Lipton and Ben & Jerry’s, is a blow to the U.K. as it prepares for life outside the European Union. By choosing to incorporate in the Netherlands, the company will remain based in the E.U. after Britain leaves the bloc in March 2019.

Thousands flee Syria’s besieged Eastern Ghouta Thousands of people fled the besieged area of Eastern Ghouta on Thursday as Syrian forces advanced into the rebel-held enclave on the edge of Damascus, state TV and monitoring groups reported.

The Syrian news agency SANA said more than 10,000 had escaped from the town of Hamoriya to government-controlled parts of the Syrian capital. The U.K.based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights put the figure at more than 12,500.

Images on state TV showed hundreds of people carrying belongings out the enclave on foot and in the back of trucks. Soldiers were seen in the footage, but there were no signs of local or international aid groups.

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world&nation Trump Organization gets subpoena Source: Mueller wants documents pertaining to president’s business

By Pamela Brown, Evan Perez and Eli Watkins CNN

Special counsel Robert Mueller has subpoenaed the Trump Organization for business documents, a source familiar with the matter told CNN on Thursday.

The New York Times, which first reported the development, said the subpoena included documents related to Russia. The reports mark the first publicly known time that Mueller has demanded documents related to President Donald Trump’s businesses.

The subpoena is a sign that the Mueller investigation continues to pick up steam, even as Trump decries remaining questions about potential coordination between his associates and Russia and denies any wrongdoing. Trump has said he would view any investigation of his or his family’s personal finances that didn’t involve Russia as a “violation” by Mueller that crosses a red line.

CNN reported in January that the company had voluntarily provided documents on a range of events, conversations and meetings from Trump’s real estate business to Mueller and congressional investigators, according to three people familiar with

nation U.S. diplomats told not to tweet, post on Tillerson firing

Just after Secretary of State Rex Tillerson’s sudden firing Tuesday morning, American diplomats at posts spanning the globe were then increasingly surprised — and in some cases disturbed — to receive guidance from Washington telling them not to post or retweet the statement from then-Undersecretary of State Steve Goldstein on how Tillerson was fired by President Donald Trump, acTeacher who cording to multiple diplomats taught tech with who spoke to CNN about the guidance. blackboard gets Goldstein, part of Tilcomputers lerson’s tight inner circle With just a blackboard and of aides, had released a a talent for drawing, a Ghastatement to the press and naian teacher has explained then tweeted words that he in detail to his students the says came from Tillerson secrets of Microsoft Word, himself on his firing: “The earning numerous headlines secretary did not speak to and worldwide admiration. the president this morning Now Richard Appiah and is unaware of the reason, Akoto, who gained fame last but he is grateful for the opmonth for teaching computer portunity to serve, and still technology without comput- believes strongly that public ers at Betenase M/A Junior service is a noble calling and High School in the southern not to be regretted.”

Ghana town of SekyeduGoldstein said Tillerson mase, is starting to appreciate found out he was fired that the fruits of his unexpected morning in a tweet from the media attention. president; Goldstein himself People and organizawas then fired after that tions are donating desktop statement conflicted with the computers and laptops to White House’s official line his school. And, as part of that Tillerson was notified by Microsoft’s promise to offer White House chief of staff him free training, Akoto was John Kelly three days earlier flown to Singapore to attend in a late-night phone call. the annual Microsoft Educators Exchange.

At least one dead The tech giant had pledged to equip Akoto with in pedestrian a device from a business bridge collapse partner as well as access Rescue teams are lookto the Microsoft Certified Educator Program for profes- ing for victims among cars sional development. trapped in the rubble of — From wire reports a pedestrian bridge that

people Rihanna criticizes Snapchat for joking about domestic violence

Rihanna does not think much of Snapchat’s apology for an advertisement that appeared to mock her domestic violence incident with her former boyfriend, Chris Brown.

The ad, for a game called “Would You Rather?”, featured photos of the two singers and asked users if they would “rather slap Rihanna or punch Chris Brown.”

Brown pleaded guilty in 2009 to assaulting Rihanna during an argument when Special counsel Robert Mueller, left, has subpoenaed the Trump Organization for busi- they were dating. ness documents, a source familiar with the matter told CNN on Thursday. (Photos: CNN) The ad was removed earthe matter.

Trump campaign and Russia subpoena is related to records lier this week, and Snapchat released an apology to the The source who spoke to and referring further quesprior to Trump’s run for ofBBC. CNN on Thursday said the tions to the Trump Organiza- fice. CNN reported in Janu“The advert was reviewed subpoena’s intention was to tion. ary that the Trump Organiza“clean up” and to ensure that The Times, citing two tion had provided documents and approved in error, as all related documents are people briefed on the matter, largely from the period after it violates our advertising handed over to the special said the subpoena was deliv- Trump announced his run up guidelines,” the company said in a statement. “We counsel. ered “in recent weeks.” to his inauguration. immediately removed the White House special The Times said special Lawyers for Trump said ad last weekend, once we counsel Ty Cobb had no counsel witnesses had been last May that over the past comment. Alan Futerfas, an asked recently about a poten- decade, Trump’s unreleased became aware. We are sorry that this happened.” attorney for the Trump Orga- tial real estate deal in Mosfederal tax returns do not nization, said in a statement cow, and that investigators show any income from that Thursday’s reports are have questioned witnesses Russian sources “with a few Danny Boyle “old news and our assisabout the flow of money exceptions.” talks plans for tance and cooperation with from the United Arab EmirSources previously told next Bond film the various investigations ates to the United States.

CNN that Mueller’s invesremains the same today.”

CNN has reported that tigators had been asking The plot for the next White House press secretary George Nader, a Middle witnesses about Trump’s James Bond film is well Sarah Sanders declined to East specialist tied to secret business activities in Russia underway. Director Danny comment on the subpoena, meetings between the UAE prior to his presidential run, Boyle revealed Wednesday reiterating the administraand Trump associates, is including an unrealized atnight that he is working on tion’s position that there was cooperating with Mueller. tempt for a Trump Tower in a screenplay for the Bond “no collusion” between the The Times report said the Moscow. franchise. It’s unclear if he’ll also direct the film.

“We are working on a CEO cited “significant but incomplete progress on ad- script right now,” Boyle told dressing compliance and op- Metro US. “I am working on a Richard Curtis script erational risk-management at the moment. We hope to issues.” start shooting that in six or That’s one way to describe the series of scandals seven weeks. Then ‘Bond’ that have rocked Wells Fargo would be right at the end of the year. But we are working for the past year and a half, on them both right now.” prompting unprecedented Boyle is best known for sanctions in February from his films “Slumdog Milthe Federal Reserve. lionaire,” “127 Hours” and In fact, just hours after Wells Fargo revealed its pay “Trainspotting.”

Boyle said his longtime figures, Reuters reported that Multiple diplomats said they were told not to post or the bank could face more collaborator, John Hodge, retweet the statement from Undersecretary of State Steve penalties related to forcing who wrote the screenplay Goldstein on how Secretary of State Rex Tillerson, pic- customers into auto insurfor “Trainspotting,” is worktured, was fired by President Donald Trump. (Photo: CNN) ance they didn’t need. Wells ing with him on the Bond collapsed at Florida Interna- kar, told reporters that “it script.

Fargo and the regulator, the tional University in Miami, certainly looks like” Russia Office of the Comptroller officials said Thursday was behind the nerve agent of the Currency, declined to ‘Willy Wonka’ star afternoon. attack in the United Kingcomment on the report. is contestant At least eight people have dom.

Sloan’s total compensabeen transported to hospitals The attack, which left on ‘Jeopardy!’ tion climbed to $17.4 milto receive medical attenformer Russian spy Sergei lion, compared with almost Yes, that was Mike Teetion, said a spokesman with Skripal and his daughter $13 million in 2016. While vee on your TV. Miami-Dade Fire Rescue at Yulia critically ill in the hos- the CEO missed the cash Paris Themmen was a a press conference. pital after being exposed, has bonus that other top Wells Officials said they’re not drawn international condem- execs received, he still made child actor when he porcertain that people are still nation and led British Prime a base salary of $2.4 million. trayed that character in the trapped under the debris, Minister Theresa May to Sloan also received $87,203 classic 1971 film “Willy but they are continuing to expel 23 Russian diplomats worth of installation and up- Wonka & the Chocolate search. over the poisoning. Kremlin grades to his home security Factory” based on the book “Charlie and the Chocolate “The next few hours is go- spokesman Dmitry Pessystem.

Factory” by Roald Dahl. ing to be a rescue mission,” kov called the accusations Now 58, Themmen made said Juan Perez, director “unfounded” and Russian Rick Perry says an appearance Monday on of the Miami-Dade Police Foreign Minister Sergey he doesn’t want the game show “Jeopardy!”

Department.

Lavrov said they were “powhere he failed to mention At least one person litical theater.” job heading VA his star turn as the character has died as a result of the “It looks like it,” Trump Energy Secretary Rick who was obsessed with collapse, Mayor Carlos said of whether Russia was Perry said on Thursday he television and cowboys.

Gimenez told CNN affiliate behind the attack. “I spoke And while he didn’t send WFOR during a live phone with the prime minister and is not interested in leaving his post for another cabinet himself through the TV like interview. When officials we are in deep discussions. position. his character, that didn’t first arrived on the scene, A very sad situation.”

Perry spoke as he arrived mean fans failed to recogthey found eight vehicles underneath the collapsed Wells Fargo CEO at a budget hearing on Capi- nize him. tol Hill, and told CNN he “Is nobody realizing that bridge, said Gimenez, who is getting raise after has no interest in replacing Paris on Jeopardy right now, in China on business. is Mike TV from Willy embattled Veteran Affairs bank’s bad year Wonka and the Chocolate Secretary David Shulkin.

Trump: ‘Certainly Wells Fargo CEO Tim “I’ve got the perfect job,” Factory?….Like legit it’s the looks like’ Russia Sloan got a 36 percent raise Perry said. actor,” one person tweeted.

Viewers learned that behind U.K. attack after one of the darkest years “I’m a happy man,” he Themmen is now an entrein the bank’s history. told CNN, saying “no,” President Donald Trump, preneur and an avid backAt his own recommenda- when asked specifically if during a meeting Thursday tion, Sloan isn’t receiving he was interested in the VA packer who has traveled to in the Oval Office with Irish a cash bonus, according to more than 60 countries. post.

— From wire reports Prime Minister Leo Varadfilings late Wednesday. The — From wire reports

Savannah tells its parade watchers to stop smooching soldiers

By Mercedes Leguizamon and Saeed Ahmed CNN

Spectators might have to kiss a decades-old tradition goodbye in Savannah’s St. Patrick’s Day parade.

Women in the crowd are known to dash out into the streets and plant a smooch on uniformed service members marching in the Georgia port city’s St. Patrick’s Day parade, the second-largest in

but has gotten out of hand over time, said Brian Counihan, general chairman of city’s parade committhe United States and third-largest tee. in the world.

Kevin Larson, spokesman for But military officials and parade nearby Fort Stewart, said that the organizers are hoping to curb amo- military is just asking people to rous paradegoers this year. police themselves. It’s not a law or The Savannah St. Patrick’s Day a rule.

Parade Committee announced last Larson said that the soldiers week it wants the pastime to come marching in the parade are at to a halt, something it’s been atwork. They have to maintain their tempting for years. professionalism because they are The practice predates the 1960s representing the Army.

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“At the end of the day, we enjoy taking part in these events,” Larson said. “But we do need people to respect our soldiers’ space.”

The bystanders running into the streets can also spark safety and security concerns.

“You can imagine when you have all these people marching, it causes a disturbance,” Counihan said.

He said the rush interrupts the movement of floats, causes service members to lose their formation

and results in huge delays.

The parade committee has tried to stop people from rushing into the streets before. Years ago, it told participants on floats not to throw beads or candy out into the crowd as a way to prevent anyone from getting hurt.

The Savannah event started more than 190 years ago. About 280 units, including bands, soldiers and floats, march through the downtown streets of Georgia’s oldest city.

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Closet

Business and Marketing Academy, said getting the closet is very important, not only for feeding the children, but also preparing them for a career.

“We had some mock interviews last September, and there were students that didn’t have clothes for it,” Mayo said. “We wanted to provide it for them.”

Mayo said discussion on getting a CARE Closet began with a parent calling and saying that the Shiloh community needed it. Shiloh is designated as a Title I school, meaning a high number of students are enrolled in the free and reduced lunch program to help the burden of families with low incomes.

“This closet is for the families that are living paycheck to paycheck and

Lawrenceville, GA

Michael Ahmed Michael Ahmed, age 61, of Lawrenceville passed away on Saturday, March 10, 2018.

Loganville

Naomi Ruth Bridges

age 85 of Loganville, passed away on 3-1218. Tim Stewart Funeral Home, Loganville.

Lawrenceville, GA

Gene Wesley Brinkley Gene Wesley Brinkley, age 59, of Lawrenceville, passed away on Wednesday, March 14, 2018.

Originally from Raymondville, Texas on August 12, 1958. Gene had been with the Quinn House over 25 years and assumed the Directors position after the passing of the ministry founder Carrol Quinn. During his tenure as Director, he led scores of people to the Lord and assisted hundreds of men and women in their fight against drug and alcohol abuse. Gene’s vision was responsible for much of the growth of the Quinn House and its many outreach programs that affected many families throughout Gwinnett County and Northeast Georgia. Gene was active in several community organizations and loved being on the golf course. Gene is survived by his loving wife, Jane of Lawrenceville and sisters Brooke Albright of Florida and Kim Rodriquez, of Texas and many Nieces and Nephews. Gene will be greatly missed by his friends, the staff members of the Quinn House, and former guests. Online condolences can be expressed at www.wagesandsons.com

Lawrenceville, GA

Lucretia But Lucretia But, age 82, of Lawrenceville, GA passed away Tuesday, March 13, 2018.

can barely make it,” Mayo said.

The CARE Closet will be open not only for students in the Shiloh cluster, but also surrounding school clusters. According to Mayo, both the South Gwinnett and Grayson cluster have already reached out to Shiloh.

“This is not just for Shiloh,” Mayo said. “It’s any kid in the proximity of the Shiloh cluster that might need food; we’re going to service them.”

The CARE Closet is maintained and stocked by donations from businesses and members of the community. Some of the supplies that are most needed include canned vegetables, pasta, breakfast items, bottled water and soups. In addition, the pantry also accepts suits, ties, dress shoes and other business clothing for its Dress for Success section.

lifelong member of Snellville United Methodist Church. Mimi was a great cook and her family loved her biscuits and chocolate oatmeal cookies. She was a lifelong partner of E. R. Snell Contractor, Inc. where she worked until her retirement in 1995.

She was preceded in death by her husband of 53 years, James; her parents, Edwin and Mable Snell; her sister, Helen Todd; her brothers, Earle Snell and Richard Snell. She is survived by daughter, Connie LaPlume and her husband Russ of Good Hope; son, Jimmy Camp and his wife Andrea of Monroe; daughter, Cathy Camp of Good Hope; Nine Grandchildren: Jim and Melinda Hollandsworth, Jake and Katie Camp, Marcus Camp, Ryan and Holly Hollandsworth, Heath and Ashley Hollandsworth, Hunter Hollandsworth, Jon Thomas and Reba Kate Byrd, Richard and Caroline Thomas and Jacob and Caitlin Briscoe; Eleven Great-Grandchildren: Jacob, Kate, Hadley, Madison, Reese, Will, Harper, Lucy, Herschel, Janie, and Ralph; Brothers, Ferle Snell and wife Neita Faye, and Jack Snell; sisters-in-law, Martha Snell and Patty Jean Camp; and a host of family and friends.

Visitation will be held at Tom M. Wages Snellville Chapel on Wednesday, March 14th from 6-8 p.m. The Funeral Service will be held at Snellville United Methodist Church on Thursday, March 15th at 11:00 a.m. Interment will follow at Snellville Historical Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, please make donations to the Sacred Journey Hospice Foundation www.sacredjourneyhospice.org or Alzheimer’s Research Foundation www.alzheimersresearchfoundation. com. Condolences may be sent or viewed at www. wagesfuneralhome.com.

Tom M. Wages Funeral Service, LLC, A Family Company, 3705 Highway 78 West, Snellville, GA 30039 (770-979-3200) has been entrusted with the arrangements.

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morning that she went to wake Tripp up for school and story of facing great odds discovered he was struggling has resounded with millions with labored breathing. of people worldwide. His “I could see his little chest story quickly went viral and going up and down and his his family set up the Tripp heart rate was high,” she Halstead Updates page on said. “As I was driving to the Facebook to keep all the well- pediatrician’s office, I could wishers and prayer warriors up tell Tripp was getting worse to date on his progress. and I wasn’t sure I had enough His mother said on the oxygen in the tank I brought Facebook page Thursday to make it to Atlanta especially

“They had us sign our names down when we rethe names of each of the 17 entered the building,” Kochan victims as a way to remember said. the lives lost.

Roach said students who Leading up to the walkouts, walked out would face there was discussion about disciplinary consequences for punishment being handed out breaking school rules by missto students who walked out of ing class. class.

While a majority of protests According to Norcross High went peacefully and without School student Brandi Kochan, much disruption, GCPS students who walked out and officials said Berkmar High protested received administra- School had the largest disruptive referrals. tion when a fire alarm was

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Charles Joseph Hess, age 88, of Gainesville, GA passed away Wednesday, March 14, 2018. Flanigan Funeral Home Dacula, GA

Edmund John “Ed” Janoszewski, Jr. Edmund J. “Ed” Janoszewski, Jr., age 71, of Dacula, GA passed away on Wednesday, March 14, 2018. He is survived by his wife of fortyfive years, Joan Bassett Janoszewski, Dacula, GA; daughter and son-in-law, Sharon and Nathan Burnside, Lawrenceville, GA; son, Edmund Janoszewski, III, Cary, NC; grandchildren, Alaina Burnside, Caileen Burnside, and Edmund Janoszewski, IV. Mr. Janoszewski was born September 29, 1946 in Amsterdam, NY. He was a graduate of Linton High School in Schenectady, NY, a 1968 graduate of Bryant University in Smithfield, RI with a Bachelor’s Degree, and a 1972 graduate of Albany State University in Albany, NY with a Master’s Degree. He was retired from the IBM Company after twenty-seven years in Human Resources. Mr. Janoszewski was a member of the Catholic Church of St. Monica in Duluth, GA and he enjoyed cooking and spending time with his family. A Memorial Mass will be celebrated on Saturday, March 17, 2018 at 10:30 a.m. at the Catholic Church of St. Monica in Duluth, GA with Father Jack Durkin to serve as Celebrant. A reception will follow in St. Augustine Hall following the mass. The family will receive friends on Friday evening, March 16, 2018 from 5:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. at Flanigan Funeral Home in Buford, GA. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Catholic Church of St. Monica Building Fund, 1700 Buford Hwy., Duluth, GA 30097 in memory of Edmund “Ed” Janoszewski.

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Carol Jane Snell Camp Carol Jane Snell Camp, age 80, of Monroe, formerly of Snellville, died peacefully on March 13th, 2018. She loved spending time with her children, grandchildren, and great-grandchildren at the “Barn”. Carol was a

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Bobbie Edwards Age 88, passed away on March 11, 2018. Arrangements by Tim Stewart Funeral Home Monroe, Ga.

Liselotte Annemarie “Marie” Johns Liselotte Annemarie “Marie” Johns, age 87, of Braselton, GA passed away Monday, March 12, 2018. She was preceded in death by her husband of fifty-seven years, Charles R. Johns. Mrs. Johns is survived by special friends, Donna and Bill

pulled during the protest, causing an evacuation of the school.

In Duluth, the police department posted a photo of around 100 high school students holding hands on the town green. Students took to social media to thank the officers and administration for allowing them to safely participate.

At Mill Creek, a small contingent of students stood together outside to talk about school safety.

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Julian Ruiz, only a tenth of the students were able to attend because of midterms and potential consequences.

“The assistant principals were pretty respectful of our choice to walk out despite knowing there’d be consequences, which I really appreciated,” senior Julian Ruiz said. “We just stood in a group together and all shared concerns about safety and talked about ways we could take action.”

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and family, Gainesville, GA, Elizabeth Hewell, and neighbors, Doris and Barbara. Mrs. Johns was born on May 24, 1930 in Berlin, Germany. She was a retired bookkeeper from F. W. Woolworth, Co. in Atlanta, GA. Mrs. Johns was featured in Henri’s, the best well known bakery in Atlanta.

She was a very worldtraveled lady, and ahead of her time. The family will receive friends at the funeral home on Friday, March 16, 2018 from 4:00 p.m. until 5:00 p.m. An Interment service will be held at East Shadowlawn Mausoleum in Lawrenceville, GA at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday, March 17, 2018.

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David Keyros Age 57, passed away on Wednesday, March 14, 2018. Arrangements

by Tim Stewart Funeral Home, Lawrenceville.

Duluth

Barbara Ann Krogh Barbara Ann Krogh, age 74, of Duluth, Ga, passed away March 13, 2018.

A Memorial Service will be Saturday, March 17, 2018 at 2:00 p.m. at Christ the Shepherd Lutheran Church, Alpharetta, GA. Barbara enjoyed playing cards with her pinochle group and at the Senior Center in Duluth. She also enjoyed her time with her Bible Study Group at Christ the Shepherd Lutheran Church. Barbara is preceded in death by her parents, Bill and Anna Kutz; brothers, Billy Kutz, Jimmy Kutz and sister Janice Kutz. She is survived by her husband of 53 years, Daryl Krogh; sons, Lyon Krogh, Michael Krogh (Candice); grandchild, Amelia Krogh; nieces, Kari Elizalde, Karen Kassian; grandnephew, Jonathan Kassian. In lieu of flowers, donations may be sent to the American Cancer Society. Online condolences may be expressed at www.crowellbrothers. com. Arrangements by: Crowell Brothers Funeral Homes & Crematory, 5051 Peachtree Ind. Blvd., Peachtree Corners, GA 30092 (770) 448-5757.

Louise Codde Louise Codde, age 99, of Flowery Branch, GA passed away Wednesday, March 14, 2018. Flanigan Funeral Home

anniversary of the accident that critically injured the young boy. He was 2 years old at the time.

To mark the anniversary, Kids ‘R’ Kids sent the family to Disney World. At the time, Halstead’s family said they had to wait years until he was doing well enough to take the trip.

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in heavy traffic so we took a detours to Athens ER.” She said they were waiting to be transported to Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta.

“They said his left lung was cloudy and it could be pneumonia or a mucus plug but since they don’t have a Peds ICU, they are sending us to CHOA,” Stacy Halstead wrote.

Last year marked the fifth

Grayson went home to be with her Lord & Savior on Tuesday, March 13, 2018 surrounded by her loving family. Funeral services will be held at 1 PM on Friday, March 16, 2018 in the Lawrenceville Chapel of Tim Stewart Funeral Home. Pastor Joseph Leach, Jr, Pastor Justin Leach, Rev. Lloyd Ferguson, Rev. Tim Leach, & Rev. Keith Hamilton will officiate. Interment will follow at Pleasant Grove Baptist Church Cemetery.

Mrs. Leach is preceded in death by her son, Jacky Leach, brother, Harold Guthrie, sister, Carolyn Guthrie, & her parents, Jesse & Ivie Guthrie. She is survived by her husband of 65 years, Dr. Carl Leach, Pastor of Mountain View Baptist Tabernacle, Grayson; daughter & son-in-law, Janet & Ricky Still, Grayson; son & daughter-in-law, Joey & Angela Leach, Loganville; daughter & son-in-law, Jenny & David White, Monroe; daughter-in-law, Vicki Leach-Bennett, Lilburn; brother & sisterin-law, Jimmy & Cornelia Guthrie, Grayson; grandchildren, Josh & Ryanne Leach, Covington; Jessi & Keith Roland, Gainesville; Jared & Leanna Leach, Augusta; Ryan Still, Grayson; Joseph & Whitney Leach, Jefferson; Justin & Madison Leach, Hampton; Jesslan White, Monroe; Jenna Leach, Loganville; Jack White, Monroe; 5 great grandchildren, several nieces & nephews. The family will receive friends from 2-4 & 6-8 PM on Thursday, March 15, 2018 at Tim Stewart Funeral Home: 300 Simonton Rd. SW Lawrenceville, GA 30046.

770-962-3100. Please leave online condolences at www.stewartfh.com.

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Jay Donald Schnierle Age 80, passed on March 13, 2018. Wages & Sons Gwinnett Chapel Dacula, GA

Adelita Ruenes Vina age 87, of Dacula, GA passed away on March 12th, Wages and Sons Gwinnett Chapel.

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Llewellyn Wall Wall - Llewellyn Wall, age 87 of Auburn, passed away on Thursday, March 15, 2018. Funeral services will be held at 11 AM on Saturday, March 17, 2018 at Union Grove Baptist Church, Auburn, GA. Mr. Wall will lie in state from 10:30AM-11AM prior to the service. Rev. Jim Peevy & Rev. Alan Hall will officiate. Interment will follow in the church cemetery. Mr. Wall is preceded in death by his loving wife, Hazel Higgins Wall, granddaughter, Amelia Chapman, & parents, James Monroe & Vonie Wall. He is survived by daughter & son-in-law, Lynn & Marty Chapman, Auburn; son & daughterin-law, James & Kim T. Wall, Lawrenceville; daughter & son-in-law, Connie & Johnny Jackson, Collierville, TN; grandchildren, Cale & Stephanie Chapman, Saint Simons Island; Katherine & Lindy Dyer-Wall, Marietta; Jessica & Ross Economy, Boise, ID; Laine Chapman, Birmingham, AL; Johanna Jackson, Collierville, TN; great grandchild, Adam Economy, Boise, ID. Om lieu of flowers, donations may be made to: Union Grove Baptist Church Building Fund: 4080 Fence Rd. Auburn, GA 30011. The family will receive friends from 3-8 PM on Friday, March 16, 2018 at Tim Stewart Funeral Home: 300 Simonton Rd. SW Lawrenceville, GA 30046.

770-962-3100. Please leave online condolences at www.stewartfh.com.

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The winning schools from each division will compete in a division championship broadcast by the school district’s television channel, GCPS TV.

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demeanor and he had hope in his eyes. She said it just occurred to her that quilts equal hope and comfort, and it compelled her to make the first quilt.”

Since the organization’s founding 15 years ago, volunteers worldwide — Gordon said no one is paid to sew the quilts and each organization relies on donations and fundraisers — have presented more than 182,500 quilts to veterans and active duty servicemen and women.

“Our purpose is to honor those people who have served as guardians of our country,” Gordon said.

“You’re free because of them, not because of anything you did other than you being lucky enough to be born here. (We) especially (honor) WWII veterans and the Vietnam veterans, who have said that 50 years later, they had not gotten thanked (until the presentation.)”

Gordon said while Gwinnett’s Quilts of Valor chapter started in late 2008 with only four or five volunteers — the local organization is affiliated with the Gwinnett Quilters Guild — now there are about 60 on their roll, with an average of 30 to 40 regulars who sew the quilts.

Gordon said she attributes the increase in volunteers to word-of-mouth discussion about the organization, as well as the gratitude from

the men and women who receive the quilts.

“I think what’s been most rewarding is the reaction from the people who are awarded these,” she said.

“These are not birthday presents; they are not Christmas gifts. We call them awards. One of my volunteers got a letter from someone she awarded a quilt to and he said, ‘I had decided to end my life, but receiving this quilt from you has made me rethink my decision and know that there’s more I can do.’ Just seeing the smiles on their faces and the tears in their eyes and their reaction — that’s the best.”

According to the U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs, in 2014, about 20 veterans died by suicide every day across America, with Georgia averaging about one veteran death by suicide every other day in the same year.

While more recent numbers have not yet come out, experts expect the rate to be about the same, which is why, Gordon said, organizations that can help veterans and active duty men and women recognize they are appreciated for their sacrifices are essential.

Elisabeth St. John, the mother of Marine Corps reservist Ed Harman, a Purple Heart recipient — July will mark Harman’s 30th year in the Marines — said she requested the quilt for her

son because he is “another serviceman who has exceptional experience,” has completed several tours overseas and achieved the rank of Chief Warrant Officer 5 — the highest Warrant Officer ranking in Marine Corps.

CWOs are officially appointed by the Secretary of the Marine Corps, and St. John said there are only 13 nationwide.

“It’s just appropriate to recognize that publicly and these wonderful ladies really put that to the test,” St. John said. “I know how much time is involved in making a quilt, and each one was absolutely gorgeous — these are showpiece quilts.

It showed how much love and how much interest and perseverance was involved to show Edwin and the other men how much they’re appreciated. It’s that unity that protects our country, and the people who are willing to act that out are our military service people.”

Harman said he was honored by the quilt and his mother’s request for one.

“It’s very humbling that they would consider me for a quilt,” he said. “It lets me know that it’s not only my family that cares, but a wonderful community. I can’t thank them enough.”

For more information about Quilts of Valor, visit qovf.org. For information on how to get involved locally, visit gwinnettquiltersguild. org.

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BOYS DIVER OF THE YEAR

Peter Smithson JUNIOR • COLLINS HILL

Focused Smithson now takes aim at all-time record

By Christine Troyke christine.troyke@ gwinnettdailypost.com

Peter Smithson has employed many methods to avoid his scores.

The Collins Hill junior stays under water as long as possible after each dive so he doesn’t hear the announcements.

He used to listen to music and put a towel over his head in between dives, but now finds talking to friends keeps his focus off the scoreboard.

“It distracts me from what place I’m in,” said Smithson, the two-time defending state champion and the Daily Post’s Diver of the Year. “I don’t like to know what points I got.

So it’s really just chatting with people and getting my mind off things.”

He doesn’t watch other divers or check their scores, either.

“You can hear cheering so you know when it’s good, but I just kind of put my fingers in my ears,” Smithson said.

Smithson stormed onto the high school diving scene three years ago, winning county and finishing third as a freshman.

Last year, he demolished the field to win the Class 6A/7A title with 613.45 points, less than 17 points off the all-time state Collins Hill junior Peter Smithson is the Gwinnett Daily Post’s boys Diver of the Year after winning the state title for a second straight season.

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GIRLS DIVER OF THE YEAR

Lauren Henderson JUNIOR • DACULA

Henderson makes huge jump as junior

By Christine Troyke

the hardest decision I’ve made in my life. Because that’s all I ever knew. Gymnastics isn’t really a sport you can give it Lauren Henderson needed a year off and come back as to give gymnastics one more strong as you were, but I just shot. wanted to make sure that’s all I Injuries forced Henderson had in me.” out the summer before her With her questions answered, freshman year Henderson devoted herself to MORE at Dacula and diving and the results showed.

INSIDE she turned to Henderson won the Gwin• All-county girls and boys diving. nett Dive Invitational and the diving teams, She joined county championship, and 4B a number of jumped up seven places at state, other county athletes, including to fifth, with 419.95 points. her friend Ambria D’Alonzo, in “I had off meets throughout making an impressive transition the season and county wasn’t to the sport. my best meet,” Henderson said.

Henderson was 12th at state “I could have done better, but as a freshman. But last year, state was my best 11-dive meet she split time between diving for my high school career, so and gymnastics. that was exciting.”

“I didn’t want to get later in Henderson’s inward dive was life and wonder if I had more key at state. in me,” she said. “So I had to “That dive for me is the most make sure that was all the gym- inconsistent, so leading up, I nastics I had in me. “(Quitting) was probably See HENDERSON, Page 4B

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Dacula junior Lauren Henderson, who won county and was fifth at state, is the Gwinnett Daily Post’s girls Diver of the Year. (Staff Photo: Christine Troyke)

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BASEBALL

4:30 p.m. — Price Avenue at Hebron 5:45 p.m. — Athens Christian at Providence 6 p.m. — Berkmar at Lanier 6 p.m. — Buford at Johnson 6 p.m. — Central at Apalachee 6 p.m. — Collins Hill at Peachtree Ridge 6 p.m. — Dawson Co. at GAC 6 p.m. — Discovery at North 6 p.m. — Duluth at Mountain View 6 p.m. — Meadowcreek at East Hall 7 p.m. — Grayson at Shiloh 7 p.m. — Newton at Archer 7 p.m. — South at Rockdale Co.

LACROSSE

5 p.m. — Duluth at Parkview 5:30 p.m. — Buford boys at Pope 5:45 p.m. — Dacula at Peachtree Ridge 6 p.m. — Archer boys at Greenbrier 6:30 p.m. — Collins Hill boys at Brookwood 6:30 p.m. — Grayson boys at McCallie (Tenn.)

SOCCER

4 p.m. — Fellowship Christian at Providence 5:30 p.m. — Berkmar at Central 5:30 p.m. — Brookwood at Norcross 5:30 p.m. — Discovery at Mountain View 5:30 p.m. — Habersham Central at Dacula 5:30 p.m. — Lakeview Academy at Hebron 5:30 p.m. — Lanier at Gainesville 5:30 p.m. — Mill Creek at North 5:30 p.m. — Parkview at Lakeside-Dekalb 5:30 p.m. — Peachtree Ridge at Duluth 5:30 p.m. — Rockdale Co. at Archer 5:30 p.m. — Shiloh at Grayson 5:30 p.m. — South at Newton 5:30 p.m. — Walton at Collins Hill 7 p.m. — Vestavia Hills boys at GAC

TENNIS

• Buford, North, Brookwood in Deco Turf Tennis Championships in Chattanooga, Tenn.

• Collins Hill in Warrior Invitational

TRACK AND FIELD

• Coach’s Invitational at Lakewood Stadium Saturday

BASEBALL

1 p.m. — Parkview at Marist 1 p.m. — Providence at Decatur 4 p.m. — Discovery and Central at Coolray Field 7 p.m. — Norcross and Cambridge at Coolray Field

LACROSSE

• Grayson boys at Baylor (Tenn.)

11 a.m. — Grayson girls at Riverside 12 p.m. — SW Dekalb boys at Lanier 2 p.m. — Lakeside girls at Archer 3 p.m. — Johns Creek boys at Mill Creek

TENNIS

• Buford, North, Brookwood in Deco Turf Tennis Championships in Chattanooga, Tenn.

• Collins Hill in Warrior Invitational

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• Archer in Roswell Relays • Coach’s Invitational at Lakewood Stadium 8:30 a.m. — The Lab Series at Wheeler 9 a.m. — 9th Annual New Balance Big Orange Relays at Parkview 9 a.m. — Mill Creek, Central, Brookwood, Collins Hill at Flowery Branch 9:30 a.m. — GAC Invitational

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Georgia State University basketball’s Isaiah Williams pushes the ball up court during a Jan. 20 game against Georgia Southern at home in Atlanta. (Photo: Jason Getz/GSU Athletics)

Williams tries to fit in glass slipper

By David Friedlander

a career-high 23 points, to go with three steals, two rebounds and two assists in helping the Panthers to ATLANTA — There a much-needed 90-75 win have been plenty of athover South Alabama. letes who have lived by That performance the mantra, “Play every gave GSU the necessary game as it will be your momentum heading into last.” last weekend’s Sun Belt For Georgia State guard Conference Tournament, Isaiah Williams, that senti- where he came up even ment is very real as he and bigger in helping the Panthe Panthers prepare to thers to the title by being take to the floor at Bridge- named to the All-Tourstone Arena in Nashville nament Team, averaging this afternoon at 2 p.m. to 11.7 points and 1.3 steals, take on Cincinnati in the including a team-best 21 first round of the NCAA points in the semifinal win men’s basketball tournaover in-state rival Georgia ment.

Southern.

“For sure, I’m not ready And it was more than to take my jersey off,” the just the impending end 2013 Buford grad said. of his college career that “I’m trying to keep it gofilled him with a sense ing.” of urgency, as he stepped Judging by the way in to fill a void left Williams and the Panthers when leading scorer and (24-10) have been playing SBC Player of the Year lately, it could be a while D’Marcus Simonds went before he has to take off to the bench with foul the GSU jersey for the trouble in what turned out final time. to be a tight game.

Though averaging just “Maybe when D’Marcus 7.3 points, 1.4 rebounds got into foul trouble a and 1.6 assists per game, little bit (in the past few Williams has played some games),” Williams said of his best basketball of when asked when he the season — and arguably realized his opportunity his career — over the past to contributed had come. two weeks.

“Somebody was going to With GSU limping tohave to step up.” ward the end of the regular Then again, Williams season with a stretch of has always been willing to four losses in five games, step into any role his team the 6-foot-2, 170-pound needed him to. redshirt senior poured in Despite starting 46

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out of 62 games over the past two seasons after transferring from Samford following a college debut season that saw him named Southern Conference Freshman of the Year, Georgia State coach Ron Hunter let Williams know his role would be different for his senior season.

“We actually talked about that during (last) summer,” Williams said. “(Hunter) basically told me I was going to come off the bench. I didn’t have any problem with that.

Basically, my main goal coming into the year was to win a championship.”

Williams has filled that bench role to a T this season, providing a calming, veteran presence at the point whenever Simonds needed a break or got into foul trouble, as well as mentoring freshman point guard Kane Williams.

And Hunter knows Williams will need to continue that effort if GSU is to pull the upset of No. 2-seed Cincinnati (30-4), and perhaps made a deep tournament run that could even include bringing the 15th-seeded Panthers back home to Atlanta for the Sweet 16.

“He’s going to be huge because we’re going to need as many ball handlers as we can (get),” Hunter said. “Isaiah’s had a great year for us. He had a great

(Sun Belt) tournament. He made the All-Tournament team this past weekend.

We’re going to need him to play (well). If he plays well then I think we’ll really have a shot to win this weekend.”

That Williams is willing to sacrifice a little playing time to help his team shouldn’t come as any surprise.

As has been documented, he shares a long-time relationship with several GSU teammates, most notably Simonds, who was his teammate during his senior year at Buford, as well as third-team AllSBC guard and Collins Hill grad Devin Mitchell.

Williams has never given a second thought to making sacrifices of people he considers to be practically family.

And those close ties have shown with the chemistry he has with his teammates that has been displayed on and off the court.

“Yeah, those are my brothers,” Williams said of Simonds and Mitchell.

“We’ve been playing with each other since we were little. It make the whole thing sweeter, winning a championship.

“When (Simonds) came in (to Georgia State) last year, we clicked automatically. It was pretty easy for us.”

Okogie Team prepping hastily declares ATLANTA for draft HAVOC ATLANTA HAVOC INDOOR FOOTBALL PREVIEW

By Taylor Denman

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North Gwinnett graduate Ryan McDaniel was suited at the Atlanta Silverbacks indoor facility back in his hometown of Suwanee as the Atlanta Havoc indoor football team prepped for the franchise’s first-ever game at 7 p.m. Saturday against the Florida Tarpons.

McDaniel, who’s played five years of arena football since graduating from Samford University in 2010, doesn’t have a particular restaurant he had to visit upon his return to greater Atlanta. He doesn’t need to go out for fresh seafood, since he catches all his own fish in Lake Lanier, something he missed during his four seasons with the Philadelphia Soul in the Arena Football League.

While McDaniel knows exactly where to go to catch bass, he and his teammates are working out exactly where to go on the football field. Most of the Havoc’s signees have been preparing as a unit since Feb. 26, and practiced indoors Tuesday night to simulate the field dimensions they will play

have now. It’s still a chess game now, and it kind of goes on all year long.

“I wanted to be inside 2018 Schedule because, obviously, it’s an March 17 — vs. Florida indoor game, but we’ll be Tarpons* outside for the rest of the March 24 — at Georgia week.”

Doom The Atlanta Havoc is March 31 — vs. Triangle the newest addition to the Torch* American Arena League. In April 15 — vs Austin 2016, the American Arena Texas Wild* League was founded under April 21 — at Florida Tarpons the name of the Arena Pro April 28 — vs. Savannah Football league. At the conCoastal Outlaws* clusion of the 2017 season, May 5 — at High Country teams from Can-Am Indoor Grizzlies Football League elected May 12 — vs. Carolina to join the APF, thus, the Energy* league changed its name.

May 19 — at Upstate The Havoc’s schedule is Dragons mostly confined to teams in May 26 — vs. Cape Fear the Southeast, to cut down Heros* June 2 — vs. Peach State on travel costs for affiliates.

Cats* For example, Atlanta travels June 9 — at Georgia twice to play the Georgia Doom Doom, which host games in *all homes games start at the Macon Centreplex.

7 p.m. at Buford City Arena “What you’re going to see is a reformation of the in Saturday at Buford City Arena Football League,” Arena.

Mitchell said. “Just a “We started with 50 guys, smarter version of it where and we had to cut down to you’re not having the long where we are now,” head travel, and the margins here coach Gerald “Boo” Mitch- are smaller as far as the size ell said. “There’s still a lot of the audience. Because of figuring to go into this of that, you limit what you thing to see who is actually would do in major outdoor going to play with what we football”

From Staff Reports Georgia Tech sophomore Josh Okogie, a Shiloh grad, has declared himself eligible for the NBA Draft, but will not retain an agent and thus preserve his athletic eligibility, head coach Josh Pastner announced Wednesday.

The 6-foot-4 guard, who earned third-team All-ACC honors this season, has submitted his application to the NBA Undergraduate Advisory Committee and to the NBA ahead of the April 22 early-entry candidate deadline. The application enables Okogie to work out for NBA teams beginning April 24 and attend the NBA Draft Combine (May 16-20), if invited, and receive feedback on his potential draft status.

He must remove his name from the draft by May 30 (NCAA withdrawal deadline) in order to maintain his college eligibility.

“Josh will get the opportunity over the next several weeks to receive all the feedback he needs from NBA people to make a decision on his future,” Pastner said.

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FRIDAY, MARCH 16, 2018 • 3B

WHO’S NEXT?

Gwinnett standouts return to Georgia for Athens regional Georgia basketball’s breakthrough season — the Bulldogs host first- and second-round games this weekend in the NCAA Women’s Tournament as a top-four seed — turned out great for a pair of Gwinnett products.

Both Duke’s Lexie Brown, a North Gwinnett grad, and Mercer’s Sydni Means, who played at Greater Atlanta Christian, are part of the Athens regional, which allows the two senior point guards to open their final NCAA tournament close to home.

Duke faces Belmont at 11 a.m. Saturday, followed by the host Bulldogs against Mercer at 1:30 p.m. The winners of those games play at a yet to be determined time Monday in the second round.

Brown and Means are part of 12 players with Gwinnett ties in this year’s NCAA women’s tourney. A total of 52 Georgia players are in the field.

Here’s a closer look at the local players involved in March Madness: Connecticut Seed: 1 NCAA opener: Saturday, 11 a.m. vs. No. 16 St. Francis (Pa.) in Storrs, Conn.

TV: ESPN2 Local interest: Wesleyan grad Mikayla Coombs is a freshman guard for the unbeaten Huskies. She has played in 25 games as a reserve, averaging 6.7 minutes.

Duke Seed: 5 NCAA opener: Saturday, 11 a.m. vs. No. 12 Belmont in in Athens TV: ESPN2 Local interest: North Gwinnett grad Lexie Brown, Duke’s leader, has been one of the nation’s best players throughout her college career. She was a first-team AllACC and ACC defensive player of the year selection this season, which has seen her average 20.1 points (second in the ACC), 3.5 steals (first in ACC) and 4.3 assists.

She is one of only three players in NCAA history with more than 2,000 points, 500 assists, 300 steals and 200 3-pointers.

George Washington Seed: 14 NCAA opener: Saturday, 1:30 p.m. vs. No. 3 Ohio State in Columbus, Ohio TV: ESPN2 Local interest: The Colonials are in the NCAA field thanks in large part to the play of senior Brianna Cummings. The Greater Atlanta Christian grad was named most outstanding player at the Atlantic 10 Tournament, which GWU won to clinch the league’s automatic berth. Cummings averages a team-high 14.3 points along with 5.7 rebounds, 2.2 assists and 2 steals, earning third-team All A-10 honors and a spot on the conference’s all-defensive team.

LSU Seed: 6 NCAA opener: Saturday, 11 a.m. vs. No. 11 Central Michigan in Columbus, Ohio TV: ESPN2 Local interest: Dacula grad Faustine Aifu-

wa is a sophomore center for the Tigers.

She averages 5.1 points and 5 rebounds, playing in all 28 games with 15 starts.

Mercer Seed: 13 NCAA opener: Saturday, 1:30 p.m. vs. No. 4 Georgia in Athens TV: ESPN2 Local interest: Senior Sydni Means has started the past three years, earning All-Southern Conference honors each season at guard. The Greater Atlanta Christian alum averages 8.2 points and 4.7 rebounds, but is known best as a ball distributor — her eight assists per game rank among the nation’s leaders.

Miami (Fla.) Seed: 8 NCAA opener: Saturday, 1:30 p.m. vs. No. 9 Quinnipiac in Storrs, Conn.

TV: ESPN2 Local interest: Duluth’s Endia Banks and Norcross’ Taylor Mason are guards for the Hurricanes. Banks, who has started all 31 games, averages 7.5 points and 4.2 rebounds. Mason, who has played in every game as a reserve, averages 12.4 minutes.

Notre Dame Seed: 1 NCAA opener: Today, 5 p.m. vs. No. 16 Cal State-Northridge in Notre Dame, Ind. TV: ESPN2 Local interest: Buford grad Kristina Nelson is one of Notre Dame’s top reserves, averaging 5.6 points and 3.3 rebounds as a senior.

Princeton Seed: 12 NCAA opener: Today, noon vs. No. 5 Maryland in Raleigh, N.C. TV: ESPN2 Local interest: Tigers sophomore Jordan Stallworth, a Mountain View grad, is reserve forward who has played in 23 games.

South Florida Seed: 6 NCAA opener: Saturday, 1:30 p.m. vs. No. 11 Buffalo in Tallahassee, Fla. TV: ESPN2 Local interest: South Florida reserve guard Vanessa Blagmon is a Norcross grad. She has appeared in 29 games off the bench.

Syracuse Seed: 8 NCAA opener: Saturday, 3:30 p.m. vs. No. 9 Oklahoma State in Starkville, Miss.

TV: ESPN2 Local interest: St. Francis alum Abby Grant, a junior guard at Syracuse, is a Suwanee resident.

Texas A&M Seed: 4 NCAA opener: Today, 2:30 p.m. vs. No. 13 Drake in College Station, Texas TV: ESPN2 Local interest: The Aggies’ roster includes freshman N’dea Jones, a Brookwood grad who has played in 22 games off the bench.

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Above, Duke guard and North Gwinnett grad Lexie Brown shoots during the women’s ACC Tournament at HTC Center. Below, Connecticut Huskies head coach Geno Auriemma talks with Wesleyan grad and guard Mikayla Coombs.

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GWINNETT GRADS

Gwinnett trio back in NCAA Wrestling Championships

By Will Hammock

He posted that finish at Oklahoma, then transferred to Arizona State and sat out the 2016-17 season.

Gwinnett is represented The 125-pounder well in this week’s NCAA returned this season and Division I Wrestling placed second at the Pac-12 Championships, continuing Championships, earning a a trend from recent years.

No. 15 seed for the NCAA Buford’s Chip Ness, meet, which begins for him along with Collins Hill’s with a match against forSean Russell and Ryan mer Oklahoma teammate Millhof, all qualified Christian Moody. for college wrestling’s Ness, a junior at North main event, which began Carolina, took a redshirt Thursday at Quicken Loans season in 2016-17, but was Arena in Cleveland. Rusan NCAA qualifier the sell and Millhof both have season before. He went 1-2 been All-Americans in the that season at nationals. past.

He reached NCAAs Russell, a junior at again this year with a Edinboro (Pa.), earned third-place finish in the All-American honors last ACC Championship. His season with a seventh-place first-round match is against finish at NCAAs, capping 10th-seeded Emory Parker a 37-8 season. The threeof Illinois. time Eastern Wrestling BASKETBALL League champion has Wayne named made the NCAA field each player of the year of his three seasons.

Archer’s Tatiana Wayne, Russell (30-5), seeded a junior at Columbus State, 11th at 125 pounds, opens was named the Southeast the national tournament Region player of the year against Gage Curry of this week by the Division II American.

Conference Commissioners Millhof became GwinAssociation. nett’s first Division I AllWayne, also the Peach American wrestler in 2016 Belt Conference player of with a seventh-place finish. the year, led the region in

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scoring at 20.0 per game, the third-highest average in school history. She scored in double figures in all 29 games with highs of 37 vs.

Carson-Newman and 38 vs.

Georgia College.

Starks makes all-conference Peachtree Ridge grad Jeremiah Starks was named to the Division I All-Kansas Jayhawk Community College Conference second team last week.

Starks, a redshirt freshman at Cowley College (Kan.), averaged 14.4 points and 2.9 rebounds this season.

Shaw, Calhoun shine at No. 1 team Gwinnett grads and former region rivals Trevon Shaw and Kam Calhoun helped Lincoln Memorial (Tenn.) climb to the No. 1 spot in NCAA Division II this season.

Lincoln Memorial finished with a 32-2 record, falling Tuesday in the NCAA Division II Southeast Regional final to seventh-ranked Queens.

The team’s 32 wins are the second-most in South Atlantic Conference and program history.

Shaw, a senior, made the all-tournament team for the regional. The Mill Creek grad averaged 17.1 points this season, reaching 30 or more points five times.

His season high was 36 vs.

Newberry.

Calhoun, a sophomore from North Gwinnett, had his best game at a timely moment, scoring 19 points (on 6 of 9 shooting) in the SAC Tournament title game, a 77-75 victory over Queens.

SWIMMING Locals help SGSC to runner-up finishes With contributions from a handful of local swimmers, the South Georgia State men’s and women’s swimming teams each finished as runner-up in the National Junior College Athletic Association Championships.

Parkview grad Daniel Johnson was third in the 1,650-yard freestyle with a school-record time of 16 minutes, 40 seconds.

Teammate Lindsey Garrison of Brookwood was third in the 200 butterfly and Michael Thompson of Brookwood was seventh in the 200 butterfly.

SOFTBALL Morgan’s hot stretch brings conference honor Collins Hill grad Reagan Morgan had a torrid stretch of hitting earlier this month, earning Sun Belt Conference player of the week honors.

The Georgia State junior reached base 15 times in 18 plate appearances during her hot streak, batting .857 (12-for-14) with an .882 on-base percentage and a 1.071 slugging percentage.

GSU went 5-0 during that stretch.

Morgan had a home run, four RBIs, three walks, eight runs scored and a stolen base in those five victories. She was 5-for-6 in a doubleheader sweep of Connecticut and 6-for-6 in a doubleheader sweep of Detroit.

The outfielder has a .365 batting average this season and her 27 hits rank fourth in the conference.

Miles excels at Ball State Aeshia Miles, a junior at Ball State, was named the Mid-American Conference West Division pitcher of the week earlier this month. It was her second time winning the award

this season.

The Collins Hill grad earned the honor for one of the best weekends in program history, including her first career no-hitter against Robert Morris. She then had a career-high 14 strikeouts in a one-hit, 1-0 shutout of Niagara.

Miles had an 8-4 record this season with a 1.85 ERA and 68 strikeouts in 75 2/3 innings.

Georgia Southern offense hinges on Mann Archer alum Alesha Mann is the biggest bat in a potent Georgia Southern lineup.

The senior has a teamhigh .362 batting average with five home runs (second in the Sun Belt Conference), 13 RBIs, 10 walks, four doubles and two triples. Her 48 total bases rank third in the Sun Belt and her .696 slugging percentage is fourth.

Gwinnett Grads is a column that runs on Fridays spotlighting achievements of past Gwinnett standouts.

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Getting To Know …

Eric Stoker

Throughout most of his life, Eric Stoker always had diverse interests, whether it was in his educational choices or athletics. The Archer head softball coach has also coached basketball and golf, and has multiple degrees from the University of Georgia with several different specialties. In this week’s Getting To Know, staff writer David Friedlander spoke with Stoker about his many different interests on and off the field.

DF: So I believe you said the other day you’re headed off to visit Africa for a week or so?

ES: My daughter is on a mission trip. She’s been gone since August, and she’s traveling the world for a year. Now she’s in Africa, and we’re going to visit her.

DF: Where in Africa?

ES: We’re going to Pretoria, South Africa. A little bit outside Johannesburg.

DF: Is this the first time you’ve been overseas?

ES: No, I actually grew up in a military (family).

I’ve lived overseas. I lived in England growing up. …

I was actually born in Germany. My dad was in the Air Force, so I grew up a military brat.

DF: I guess seeing different areas of the world kind of fits in with the many different interests you’ve had over the years. I guess you like multitasking?

ES: I graduated three times form Georgia. I got three degrees from Georgia. I teach engineering and architecture, so in that realm, I like that field. I like teaching kids how to problem solve. It’s fun to me.

I’ve had the opportunity to go into administration, but I’ve kind of turned that down. I just like being in the classroom. It’s fun to me.

DF: Have you always had that many diverse interests?

ES: I wasn’t a traditional student. I didn’t go into teaching right out high school. I didn’t get into college to be a teacher. When I was in high school, I didn’t have a clue what I wanted to do. I just kind of went to college and kind of messed around, and my wife’s stepfather was in a retail business. So I kind of went into retail business with him and got into management.

I grew up in Macon in my high school years, and they decided to open up store in Athens in 1996. … I got into teaching while I was here, and I went back to school again and got another degree. Then I started teaching, and I’ve been teaching going on 18 years.

DF: What I was getting at was, did you always like trying different things, even while you were growing up?

ES: Yeah, I would say so. We moved around a little bit. I played all kind of sports and dabbled in a little of everything. I was never great at anything, but I liked doing a bunch of different things — more to keep my busy than anything.

DF: Does having that many diverse interests enter into your coaching at all?

ES: I don’t know. I’ve coached three different sports. I’ve always liked basketball. I never really knew that much about basketball as far as coaching it.

Then when I got to Archer, Ryan Lesniak, who was the (girls) coach then, kind of talked me into coaching.

I was like, ‘Well, I don’t know much about it,’ but I got into it. As soon as I got into it, I made sure I did a lot of research. I watched tons of YouTube video just so I knew what I was doing. I had fun. I coached that about five years. I’ve always liked golf — playing golf and working (at) golf courses when I was younger. So that was fun.

DF: I have to think you got into coaching softball thanks to you daughter playing it?

ES: Yeah, you know, I always coached her in Little League. She did a couple of other (sports). She did soccer and she did basketball. She did a couple of other things, but softball ended up being her passion, and I kind of got into it with her. I coached travel ball for good while. Then when I got to Archer, I was with Kris (Daniels) when the whole program started. I’ve grown to love it. My daughter went ahead and played college softball. She only got to play one year and broke her leg playing softball in college the first year and that pretty much ended her career. I’ve been at it ever since. I love the sport, and I’ve grown to love it more and more. It’s always helpful, too, when you’ve got a good program and you win, which we have at Archer.

DF: Are there any other things, not necessarily sports or teaching, that you think you might want to try at some time in the future?

ES: To tell you the truth, engineering, what I teach, it’s something new all the time. That’s why I like that area. It’s always growing. There’s always something new that you can work with. … As far as outside of school, I like to do a lot of stuff. I used to do competitive weight lifting, but I’ve gotten too old and too many injuries. … Other than that, my wife has about 8 1/2 years until retiring. That’s when I’m going to retire, too. When I plan on retiring, I’m going to move to the beach. We both love the beach.

Archer head softball coach Eric Stoker has also coached golf and basketball and has three degrees from the University of Georgia. (Photo: David Friedlander)

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Smithson •From Page 1B record.

“I was actually more nervous about this meet, just because I’m the defending champion,” Smithson said. “It’s almost harder with the expectation.”

With the same list of dives this year, Smithson outdueled Colquitt County’s Parker Hardigree to win by nearly 35 points with a 602. Hardigree won in 2016 and has been runner-up to Smithson the last two years.

“We always have a friendly competition,” Smithson said. “We always go back and forth. It was really us, 1-2, the whole meet.

“For the last dive I had a little bit of breathing room.

It wasn’t as big a lead. I didn’t have to get a perfect score, but I knew I basically just had to land on my head.”

Smithson, the three-time county champ, is in the early stages of the college recruiting process.

Collins Hill head coach Jenny Weaver knows Smithson’s focus makes him a huge asset to any team.

“We tell swimmers all the time, ‘Don’t worry about the time — because you’re going to get one, so why stress about it,’” Weaver said. “After every dive, Peter goes under water. He does not hear his scores for the most part. He does not look at the scoreboard. He knows how he’s doing by how he knows he should perform the dives.

“Which is, I think, a whole other level for an athlete.”

Smithson hasn’t lost a high school diving competition in two years and his points each meet have been a boon for the Eagles.

“We have a top 10 point earners on our team (for individual events only),”

I’m going against guys who have already committed. So for a 16-year-old, I thought that was good.”

DIVING Smithson also has his sights set on Jack NyBOYS Diver of the Year: Peter Smithson, Collins Hill, Jr. quist’s all-time state record State champion with 602.00 points, Gwinnett County of 629.80. champion with 605.80 points and Gwinnett Dive Invi“I didn’t really worry tational champ with 547.60 points about the record too much First Team — I’ll save that for next • Jacob Price, Wesleyan, Fr. year,” he said. “I just worFifth at the state championships with a score of ried about my competition.

401.20 points I did want to get more • Oliver Stephan, Peachtree Ridge, Sr. than 613, but I just really 13th at state with 401.25 points, county runner-up, third at Gwinnett Invitational wanted to come away with • Anthony Stewart, Greater Atlanta Christian, Sr. the title.

State champion with 557.75 points, second at Metro “I think every year I get Invitational, second at Gwinnett Invitational more and more experiSecond Team enced — and that’s the bigZane Harper, Buford, Soph. gest thing. It’s a confidence Hunter Misuraca, Mill Creek, Soph. booster when you’re going Chauncey Robinson, Collins Hill, Sr. into big meets like state GIRLS Diver of the Year: Lauren Henderson, Dacula, Jr. and county. That’s what I Fifth at state with 419.95 points, Gwinnett County get better with every year. I champion with 395.95 points and Gwinnett Dive Inviknow what to expect. That tational champ with 378.05 points was what was the toughFirst Team est thing about freshman • Abby Camarda, Norcross, Jr. year.”

Sixth at state with 406.35 points, county runner-up, Weaver doesn’t worry at Gwinnett Invitational runner-up all about Smithson’s men• Ansley Feininger, Wesleyan, Jr. Ninth at state with 337.80 points, 15th at Metro Invital fortitude, whether its at tational the state meet or in front of • Maggie Hennebaul, Mountain View, Soph. dozens of college coaches 16th at state with 340.45 points, third at county, fourth at club nationals. at Gwinnett Invitational “Nothing fazes this Second Team kid,” she said. “He is not Emily Etherton, Buford, Sr. concerned with any noises Monique Howson, South Gwinnett, Sr. in the crowd. Sometimes Carson Spiegel, Grayson, Fr. there was a delay that the judges needed a moment and he was cool as a cucumber out there. Like, Weaver said. “Keep in quickly to the wall after mind that Peter is only his last dive,” Weaver said ‘OK, take a minute and I in one event and he’s up with a grin. “We have it on got you this awesome dive against swimmers on our video. We did notice, quite in just a second.’ He really is able to do that and it’s team who are entered in the little sprinter. The 50 two individual events, and free may be in his future.” such a mature thing at his age.

Peter got second this year.

What’s actually in his “I’m just pretty proud Andrew Winton (who is future is the slate of club headed to Notre Dame) meets, starting with region- of this kid and I’m really excited about this journey.” was first. als in April and finishing Weaver looked at Smith“I think it’s pretty preswith nationals in August. son, sitting in one of her tigious to place that high Smithson, now 16, drives on our team. It’s quite an to Athens four days a week classroom desks.

“Enjoy this chapter, accomplishment to earn to practice with Jonathan but your chapters coming second place overall and Fennelly at the Georgia then, in addition, obviDive Club. Last year at the up are going to be pretty great,” she said to him. ously be our most valuable big club events, Smith“We’re excited to read the diver.” son finished top 15 in all book. It’s going to be a fun Weaver used to put tothree boards as one of the ride. I feel like one day I’ll gether diver relays before a youngest in the 16-18 age be watching you on TV.” rule limited each team to bracket.

Smithson smiled. three relays at county.

“I was used to being the “Hopefully,” he said.

“He did swim pretty older one,” he said. “Now

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Henderson •From Page 1B

am happy with this year’s state. wanted to go into it with “I definitely think this a lot of confidence,” said past year, going back fullHenderson, who trains four time to diving, helped me days a week at the Georgia progress quicker.”

Dive Club in Athens. “I Henderson was a gymworked hard on those.” nast for 14 years, but the It went well. constant pounding on her “It was a lot better than joints took a toll and after at county,” Henderson said finishing eighth grade, she with a grin. “Freshman and talked to D’Alonzo, who sophomore year I made graduated from Mill Creek 12th place on both. Diving last year. this whole summer I really “I do get frustrated wanted to do better, so I sometimes because for 14

years I did the same thing and relearning starts can be tricky at times,” Henderson said. “There are a lot of differences. Pretty much the only thing that’s the same is the flipping. I had to relearn everything and break old habits.

“So it’s challenging, but I think we’re getting somewhere now.”

The schedule of club meets runs through August and Henderson is gearing up for that — along with

her senior year.

“This summer I want to upgrade a lot of skills on 1- and 3-meter for club and feel stronger going into next high school season,” she said. “Hopefully dive somewhere in college. I probably really wanted it this season, but ever since I started diving, because I’ve always wanted to be a college athlete. So whatever sport I was doing, I was going to work hard to get there.”

NCAA TOURNAMENT ROUNDUP

Loyola-Chicago beats six seed Miami Field Level Media Swingman Donte Ingram hit a long 3-pointer with 0.3 seconds left to give 11th-seeded LoyolaChicago a 64-62 victory over sixth-seeded Miami on Thursday in a South Regional first-round NCAA Tournament game at Dallas.

The win was the 11th in a row and 18th in 19 outings for the Ramblers (29-5), who will take on Tennessee in the second round Saturday.

The Hurricanes (22-10) had one last attempt after Ingram’s shot but couldn’t complete a long inbounds pass.

Clayton Custer led Loyola with 14 points and Ingram finished with 13.

Lonnie Walker IV led Miami with 12 points but had a key turnover with 23.5 seconds left and missed the first of a one-and-one free throw awarded with 9.2 seconds remaining to give Loyola a final opportunity.

No. 3 Tennessee 73, No. 14 Wright State 47 The Volunteers’ winning formula of balance and tough defense was on full

display during a win at Dallas.

Lamonte Turner had a game-high 19 points and nine assists off the bench for Tennessee (26-8). Admiral Schofield added 15 points and 12 rebounds.

Loudon Love scored 12 points for the Raiders (2510), and Everett Winchester added 11.

No. 1 Kansas 76, Penn 60 Devonte’ Graham finished with 29 points, six rebounds and six assists as the Jayhawks downed the stubborn Quakers at Wichita, Kan. Lagerald Vick added 14 points for the Jayhawks, while senior guard Sviatoslav Mykhailiuk and sophomore guard Malik Newman scored 10 apiece. Kansas (28-7) will play Seton Hall on Saturday.

Penn led by 10 in the first half and was still within single digits after a bucket

by AJ Brodeur made it 62-54 with 6:24 remaining. The Ivy League champion Quakers were hurt, however, by 5-for-14 shooting from the foul line. Brodeur and Caleb Wood each scored 14 points for Penn (24-9).

No. 2 Duke 89, No. 15 Iona 67 Marvin Bagley III dominated in the lane and scored 22 points in his NCAA Tournament debut as the Blue Devils trounced the Gaels at

Pittsburgh.

Trevon Duval poured in 19 points, while Grayson Allen and Gary Trent Jr. each finished with 16 points for Duke (27-7), which will meet Rhode Island on Saturday.

Coach Mike Krzyzewski extended his record for NCAA Tournament victories to 92.

Roland Griffin had 21 points on 9-for-12 shooting off the bench, TK Edogi posted 11 points and Zach Lewis and Rickey McGill both had 10 points for Iona (20-14). The Gaels lost in the tournament’s first round for the third year in a row.

No. 7 Rhode Island 83, No. 10 Oklahoma 78 (OT) E.C. Matthews hit two 3-pointers in the final two minutes of overtime as the Rams defeated the Sooners, dismissing the nation’s leading scorer Trae Young at Pittsburgh.

Young, a freshman sensation believed to be headed to the NBA next, scored 28 points for Oklahoma (18-14).

Matthews posted 16 points, Fatts Russell provided 15 points off the bench, Cyril Langevine poured in 12 of his 14 points in the second half and Jared Terrell had 13 points for Rhode Island (26-7).

No. 8 Seton Hall 94, No. 9 North Carolina State 83 Khadeen Carrington had 26 points and Desi Rodri-

guez added 20 off the bench to lead the Pirates past Wolfpack in Wichita, Kan. Allerik Freeman had a season-high 36 points and Torin Dorn added 18 points and 12 rebounds for NC State (21-12). The Wolfpack lost for the third time in four games to end their season.

Seton Hall (22-11) survived in large part because the Wolfpack struggled from the free-throw stripe, where they shot just 59.3 percent, 16 of 27. The Pirates made 31 of 39 foul shots, 79.5 percent.

No. 4 Gonzaga 68, No. 13 UNC Greensboro 64 Johnathan Williams had 19 points and 13 rebounds, and Zach Norvell Jr. scored 15 points, including a tiebreaking 3-pointer with 20.8 seconds left, as the Bulldogs escaped with a victory over the Spartans in Boise, Idaho.

Josh Perkins had 16 points and the Bulldogs (31-4) extended the nation’s longest winning streak to 15 games despite shooting just 42.4 percent from the field.

Gonzaga will face seeded Ohio State in the second round on Saturday.

Francis Alonso and Demetrius Troy had 16 points apiece for UNC Greensboro (27-8). The Spartans had won six in a row and 11 of 12.

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FRIDAY, MARCH 16, 2018 • 5B

PREP ROUNDUP

GAC bats lead Spartans over rival Dawson Co. From Staff Reports DAWSONVILLE — Greater Atlanta Christian pounded out 15 hits to outlast Dawson County 13-12 in a Region 7-AAA slugfest Thursday at Dawson County.

Trent Harris (3-for-5) and Sam Collins (2-for-5) each drove in three runs to help pace the Spartans’ (75, 3-2) offensive outburst.

Carson Taylor also contributed a 3-for-4 day with an RBI, while Shane Lussier went 3-for-5 with an RBI and three runs scored.

Bryceon Payne (2-0) struck out eight over five innings to get the win on the mound, while Sam Johnson earned the save with two innings out of the bullpen, striking out two in the process.

FANS CHOICE SPRING ATHLETE OF THE WEEK Who: Nieva Gaither School: Parkview Sport: Soccer Class: Sophomore Highlights: Scored both goals in the Panthers’ 2-1 win over Alpharetta Coach Judson Hamby’s take: “Nieva has had a great season so Nieva Gaither far. She is highly motivated to get to the next level in her career, and because of this I really think that we will see even more from her. Her attitude, character and energy drive all of our players to be better every day. We are excited to see what her and the team do the second half of the season.”

the Region 7-AAAAAAA tournament by sweeping past Lakeside-DeKalb 5-0 on Thursday at Brookwood Manor.

Avery Watson, Kendra Womack and Allie Spyke recorded singles wins for the Broncos (8-2, 6-0), BASEBALL BASEBALL while the doubles teams of Madison Smeeton and North 14, Discovery 1, Emma Withrow and Mag5 innings gie O’Hara and Sydney SUWANEE — Lavoisier Weigand were also victoriFisher led a huge offensive ous. outburst for North Gwinnett North Gwinnett 5, in its 14-1 win in Region Mountain View 0 6-AAAAAAA action SUWANEE — No. 1 Thursday at McDaniel singles player Emma FlemField. ing and the No. 1 doubles The senior went a perfect team of Jolie Roberge and 4-for-4 with a double and Sarah Cagle each celebrated an RBI to help the Bulldogs Senior Day with wins as improve to 10-4 overall and North Gwinnett swept 2-0 in region play.

Mountain View 5-0 in a ReAlso with big day at the gion 6-AAAAAAA match plate for North were Will Thursday at home.

Bennett (3-for-3, 2B, 3B, 3 The Bulldogs (8-1, 4-0) RBIs) and Cory Collins (2- also got wins from Cristina for-3, 3B, HR, 4 RBIs).

Shields, and Maya Diaz at Ryan Watson (3-1) alNos. 2 and 3 singles respeclowed just one hit and one tively, as well as the No. 2 earned run and struck out doubles team of Lily Zhang eight over four innings to re- and Fernanda Rodriguez. cord the win on the mound.

Providence Christian 5, Hillgrove 9, Hebron Christian 0 Brookwood 8 DACULA — Providence POWDER SPRINGS — Christian remained unbeatBrookwood fell at Hillgrove en in Region 8-A play with 9-8 in a non-region game a 5-0 sweep of Gwinnett Thursday at Hillgrove derival Hebron Christian on spite a strong all-around day Thursday at Hebron. at the the plate.

The Storm (8-3, 4-0) got Will Banfield and Trace singles wins from Alexis Twardoski each had two Trammell at No. 1, Madelyn hits and drove in a pair of Levy at No. 2 and Lauren runs, with one of Banfield’s Yost at No. 3 while the No. hits being a double and 1 doubles team of Molly Twardoski scoring two runs, Legg and Margaret Ann while Kameron Guidry Levy and the No. 2 team of belted a solo home run.

Elise Wood and Hannah OrWill Mize also went mand also were victorious.

2-for-3 with an RBI for BOYS TENNIS the Broncos (10-5), while BOYS TENNIS Aaron Ashburn was 1-for-3 with two runs scored and Ty GAC 5, King Richards went 1-for-1 Dawson County 0 and scored a pair of runs.

DAWSONVILLE — Singles wins by Cole GIRLS TENNIS GIRLS TENNIS Bryant, Jake Robinson and Jack Olinger helped propel Brookwood 5, Greater Atlanta Christian to Lakeside-DeKalb 0 their seventh straight victory SNELLVILLE — Brook- with a 5-0 sweep of host wood secured the No. 1 Dawson County in Region seed and first-round bye in 7-AAA action Thursday.

Dacula’s Hunter signs with Clayton State

The Spartans (7-2, 2-0) also swept the doubles matches, with Jack Hollier and Austin Sheffield winning at No. 1 and Matthew Wong and Calvin Milsaps taking the No. 2 match.

Hebron Christian 5, Providence Christian 0 DACULA — Hebron Christian swept Gwinnett rival Providence Christian 5-0 in Region 8-A play Thursday at Hebron, dropping the visiting Storm to 6-5 overall and 2-2 in region.

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North Gwinnett 21, Collins Hill 5 SUWANEE — Makenna Doherty scored five goals as North Gwinnett rolled past Collins Hill 21-5 in an Area 6-AAAAAAA game Thursday at Collins Hill.

Hannah Barber added a hat trick and five draw controls for the Bulldogs (4-2-1, 2-0).

Mountain View wins twice LAWRENCEVILLE — Mountain View won two games at home Thursday, beating North Oconee 18-6 and edging Grady 12-11.

Madison Boller scored five goals for the Bears (7-2) in the win over North Oconee, while Lily Clawson had a hat trick and Haley Yarnell scored twice.

In the win over Grady, Clawson tallied three goals and added an assist, while Reagan Utley chipped in two goals and two assists and Katie Simmons finished with two goals.

Goalkeeper Shelby Glasgow made 16 saves in the nightcap.

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Lanier 20, Druid Hills 5 SUGAR HILL — Tony Barrios, Gavin Kenniston and Makenzie Rannals tallied four goals apiece to pace Lanier to a 20-5 rout of Druid Hills on Thursday.

The Longhorns improved to 4-3 on the season.

IN BRIEF state, second at area and sixth at county. He also was first-team all-county in cross country as a junior, finishing 13th at state, second at area and sixth at county.

Dacula senior Arusha Hunter signed with the Clayton State men’s basketball program this week.

Norcross, UGA The 6-foot-2 guard averaged 14.3 points and 4.6 grad Carter to rebounds this past season, host autograph surpassing the 1,000-point session Saturday mark for his career. He Norcross grad and averaged 17.4 points and former Georgia Bulldogs 4.6 rebounds as a junior. standout Lorenzo Carter, a projected top pick in this Parkview’s year’s NFL Draft, will host a meet-and-greet and Corsello to run autograph session with for Memphis fans Saturday at Bowlero Parkview senior Chris- bowling alley in Peachtree tian Corsello announced Corners. his commitment recently The event is from noon to the University of to 2 p.m. at Bowlero, Memphis, where he plans located at 6345 Spalding to continue his running Drive. Autographs are $40 career. each, and $25 for each Corsello was a firstadditional autographs. team, all-county cross Inscriptions are $5 with a country selection by the four-word maximum.

Daily Post and the GwinCarter, a 6-foot-5, nett coaches as a senior, 250-pound outside linewhen he placed 12th at backer, impressed at the

NFL Combine this month with a 40-yard dash time of 4.46 seconds and a broad jump of 10 feet, 10 inches.

Futbol Classic to crown GCPS middle school soccer champs

The third annual Futbol Classic, which crowns the best Gwinnett County Public Schools middle school soccer teams, will be held Saturday and Sunday at the Bryson Park Soccer Club fields in Lilburn.

This year’s tournament features 16 GCPS boys teams and 10 GCPS girls teams. The field has grown from 18 teams last year. Each middle school team plays two to five scrimmages in preparation for the event.

For more information, go to thefutbolclassic. com.

— From staff reports

Atlanta Gladiators forward Tanner Pond (21) argues a high sticking call made by referee Stan Szczurek during Thursday’s game at Infinite Energy Arena in Duluth. The call disallowed an Atlanta goal. (Photo: Amanda Bingham)

Jacksonville surges past Gladiators in 2nd period

By Christine Troyke

61 points. Jacksonville jumped up into a tie with Norfolk for fifth with 53 points. Orlando sits in third DULUTH — Three with 67 points. second-period goals powThe Gladiators have ered Jacksonville past the eight games left in the Atlanta Gladiators 4-1 on regular season. They play Thursday at Infinite Energy at home Saturday against Arena. the Icemen and Monday Tied 1-1 after 20 minagainst South Carolina, utes, the Icemen scored which lost 3-0 to Idaho on twice in the first 4:24 of Thursday. the second period and “You have to go through added another midway these situations and learn through. The Gladiators, from a preparation standcoming off a 3-2 victory point, from a execution over skilled Idaho two standpoint, from a detail days earlier, couldn’t cut standpoint what it takes to into the deficit at all. They be a winner as a pro hockhaven’t won back-to-back ey player and we still, ungames since Feb. 1-2 in fortunately, have too many Jacksonville. guys that are unaware of “We have a group where how to do that,” Weber not enough guys know how said. “Jacksonville is an to win,” head coach Chuck improved team. Winnipeg Weber said. “We have a has helped them add some couple of guys, but tonight guys. And (goalie Austin) was a clear indication that Lotz battles on every puck. we did not have enough We have to do a better job guys who know about the of getting to him.” preparation, the focus, Atlanta had one shot on the determination it takes goal in the first 12 minutes every night to win in pro of the game — to Jacksonhockey.” ville’s 13.

Atlanta remains in the It looked like the GladiaSouth Division’s fourth tors’ third shot was a goal, and final playoff spot with but it was waved off by

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referee Stan Szczurek for having been played by a high stick. Instead Jacksonville grabbed the 1-0 lead a few minutes later.

Defenseman Kyle Bigos buried a rocket from the point at 10:09.

Phil Lane, inaccurately accused of the earlier high stick, tied it at 14:18 to cap a stretch of swarming pressure. Lane potted his 29th goal on the rebound after Tanner Pond’s initial try was turned aside by Lotz.

The Icemen reforged their lead 2:19 into the third on a wrap-around backhanded offering from Elgin Pearce.

Bobby MacIntyre’s wrister from the top of the faceoff circle foiled Vladar at 4:24 and another open-lane shot from Justin Woods pushed the lead to 4-1 at 10:34.

“We didn’t come out of the locker room until about 10 minutes left in the first period,” Weber said. “We talked about shooting with a purpose and we left a lot of scoring chances out on the ice tonight. They capitalized on the ones they had.”

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Prince led the Hawks with 22 points and 10 rebounds, Dwight Howard showed and John Collins added 21 off his complete game, points and nine boards. scoring from the inside The Hornets answered and outside and leading with 3-pointers from the Charlotte Hornets to a Nicolas Batum and Kemba 129-117 win over the host Walker to finish off the Atlanta Hawks on ThursHawks. Walker scored 24 day at Philips Arena. points, and Batum reHoward, who played corded a triple-double with for the Hawks last season, 10 points, 16 assists and 10 finished with 33 points rebounds. and 12 rebounds. He hit 13 Charlotte led by 10 of 20 field-goal attempts, after the first quarter. The including multiple outside Hawks cut into the deficit jumpers, and even made in the second quarter and 7 of 8 free throws to lead were down only 53-52 the Hornets to their fourth with 1:42 to play before consecutive win over halftime.

Atlanta.

Howard fueled a late The Hawks’ Taurean Hornets surge, hitting Prince got hot in the fourth an outside jumper and quarter, connecting on throwing down a dunk, and four late 3-pointers to cut Batum and Walker each Charlotte’s lead to 117-106 sank 3-pointers to send with three minutes to play. Charlotte into halftime

with a 63-55 lead.

The Hornets opened the third quarter with a 9-1 run and took a 97-79 lead into the fourth quarter.

Dennis Schroder scored 17 points, and Damion Lee came off the bench to add 14 points for the Hawks.

Atlanta has been playing for the future for a while and has already been eliminated from playoff contention. The Hawks now embark on six-game road trip, beginning Saturday at Milwaukee. Next week, Atlanta will visit Golden State and Houston, the two top teams in the Western Conference.

The Hornets continue their five-game road trip at New York on Saturday before wrapping up at Philadelphia and Brooklyn next week.

Georgia hires Crean as coach From Staff Reports ATHENS — Tom Crean, who for nearly two decades has regularly led his basketball teams to national rankings and postseason bids, has been named head coach of the Georgia Bulldogs.

Greg McGarity, Georgia’s J. Reid Parker Director of Athletics, announced the hiring Thursday.

“Tom Crean is one of the most successful coaches in college basketball over the past two decades,” McGarity said. “His teams have consistently been participants in postseason play, and his players have been extremely successful in the classroom. He’s going to be a great fit for the University

of Georgia. I’m extremely excited to have him leading Georgia Basketball into the future and to welcome his family into the Bulldog Nation.”

“I am honored an humbled to join the University of Georgia family,” Crean said. “I am sincerely grateful to President Morehead and Greg McGarity for an incredible opportunity.

Make no mistake, this is a basketball program inside of a great university that can compete for championships doing it the right way.

We will work diligently and with great energy to make everyone associated with the University of Georgia very proud of our efforts. We’re going to need

everyone in the Bulldog Nation to help us to create the energy and excitement that will take Georgia to the highest levels of success.”

Crean compiled a 356-231 record in 18 seasons at Marquette and Indiana from 1999-2017.

His teams have reached postseason play during 13 of those campaigns, with nine NCAA appearances and four NIT bids. Crean led Marquette to the 2003 NCAA Final Four and has reached four Sweet 16s at Marquette and Indiana.

All told, Crean’s teams have been ranked in the Associated Press and/or USA Today polls during 12 seasons, including top-10 finishes in 2003 and 2013.

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FRIDAY, MARCH 16, 2018 CONSTRUCTION/ SERVICE BIDS CONSTRUCTION/ SERVICE BIDS REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS MARCH 7, 2018 REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS FOR PROFESSIONAL SERVICES FOR A PLAN UPDATE TO THE EXISTING CITY OF DACULA 2030 COMPREHENSIVE PLAN. The City of Dacula is seeking to obtain competitive proposals from qualified professional services firms to update the 2030 Comprehensive Plan pursuant to the Rules of Georgia Department of Community Affairs, Chapter 110-12-1, “Minimum Standards and Procedures for Local Comprehensive Planning” (Effective date: March 1, 2014). Updates should incorporate all properties annexed into the City over the last five years as well as update the findings, research and recommendations of the existing City of Dacula 2030 Comprehensive Plan update from March 2014. Consultant shall provide any and all services based on the responsibilities outlined in this Request for Proposal document. RFP documents may be obtained from McFarland-Dyer & Associates, Inc. (City Engineer), please call 770-932-6550 for the download information.

Proposals must be returned in a sealed container marked on the outside with Request For Proposals For A Plan Update To The Existing City Of Dacula 2030 Comprehensive Plan bid date April 18, 2018. Proposals will be received until 2:50 p.m. on Wednesday April 18, 2018 at Dacula City Hall, located at 442 Harbins Road, Dacula, Georgia 30019. Any proposal received after this date and time will not be accepted.

Proposals will be publicly opened and only the names of submitting firms will be read at 3:00 p.m. A list of the firms submitting proposals will be available the following business day.

A pre-proposal meeting shall be scheduled for Wednesday, March 28, 2018 at 3:00 p.m. Attendance is encouraged. All questions concerning this project shall be submitted in writing by fax or email to McFarland-Dyer & Associates, Inc., Suwanee, Georgia 30024, fax number 770-932-6551 or email to plamme@gomda.net no later than Wednesday, April 4, 2018 by 5 p.m.

The City of Dacula is seeking proposals from qualified consultants for the purpose of developing an update to the existing 2030 Comprehensive Plan. The product of this work must satisfy in all respects current requirements outlined in Chapter 110-12-1 of the Department of Community Affairs Minimum Standards and Procedures for Local Comprehensive Planning. The end result will be a Comprehensive Plan that is inclusive of the annexation areas and reevaluation of the areas within the existing Comprehensive Plan. The goal is to update the existing 2030 Comprehensive Plan according to the March 2014 DCA guidelines and eight element format to create an inclusive Comprehensive Plan that provides a DCA/ ARC compliant framework to promote orderly growth and development consistent with the goals, objectives, and vision of the community. The eight element format is as follows: • ELEMENT 1: COMMUNITY GOALS • ELEMENT 2: NEEDS AND OPPORTUNITIES • ELEMENT 3: COMMUNITY WORK PROGRAM • ELEMENT 4: CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS • ELEMENT 5: ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT • ELEMENT 6: LAND USE • ELEMENT 7: TRANSPORTATION ELEMENT • ELEMENT 8: HOUSING ELEMENT The Successful Contractor will be required to meet insurance requirements. The Insurance Company should be authorized to do business in Georgia by the Georgia Insurance Department and must have an A.M. Best rating of A-5 or higher.

The Written proposal documents supersede any verbal or written prior communications between the parties.

The City reserves the right to reject any or all proposals, in whole or part, or to select any proposer to complete the described work. Award of the Contract will be based on prior quality of work, references, response time and other subjective criteria as the City may deem necessary. The City also reserves the right to waive technicalities and to make an award deemed in its best interest.

We look forward to your proposal and appreciate your interest in the City of Dacula.

Joey Murphy City Administrator City of Dacula 9 0 2 - 5 3 8 4 5 0 , 3/14,21,28,4/2 REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS RFP NO: CDP18-01 Comprehensive Plan Update and Rewrite of Zoning Ordinance into a Unified Development Ordinance Location: City of Norcross, GA Proposals for the Comprehensive Plan update and rewrite of the City’s Zoning Ordinance into a Unified Development Ordinance Project will be received by the City of Norcross at the Community Development and Planning Department, 65 Lawrenceville Street, Norcross, GA 30071 Friday, April 10, 2018 by 11:00 am. Any proposals received after the designated closing time will be returned unopened.

The objective of this project is to prepare an update to the City’s Comprehensive Plan and a rewrite/update of the City’s zoning ordinance into a Unified Development Ordinance, using the most recent census data, area and national trends, best planning practices, alternative scenarios, projections and analysis.

An original and three (3) paper copies, a total of four (4) plus 1 copy of the proposal on a CD/flash drive in PDF or other electronic format of the proposal as well as the proposed fee in a separate sealed envelope shall be submitted in sealed envelopes/packages addressed to Tracy Rye, AICP, Community Development and Planning Director, City of Norcross and marked Comprehensive Plan Update and Zoning Ordinance Rewrite – CDP18-01 Proposers desiring information for use in preparing proposals may obtain documents from the Community Development and Planning Department, 65 Lawrenceville Street, Norcross, GA 30071 or copies of the RFP NO: CDP18-01 requirements may also be obtained by sending an email request to Tracy Rye at tracy.rye@norcrossga.net.

The City reserves the right to accept or reject any and all proposals and to waive any technicalities or irregularities therein. The City further reserves the right to award the contract to the proposer whose proposal best complies with the RFP NO: CDP 18-01 requirements.

Proposers may not withdraw their proposal for a period of ninety (90) days from the date set for the opening thereof.

902-538572, 3/16,23

ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE RE: NOTICE OF ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE LICENSE REQUEST An application for an alcohol beverage permit to serve beer, wine and distilled spirits has been filed with the City of Duluth, Georgia by the following party at the following at the following location, to wit: Applicant/Owner: Eva Celedonia Quintanilla Registered Agent: Elizabeth L Gutierrez Vargas Business Name: La Brasa Rustica Restaurant LLC Location: 4175 Pleasant Hill Rd, Duluth, GA 30096 Sec. 3-206. Advertisement of intent to engage in business; signs posted. (a)All applicants desirous of obtaining a license for the sale of alcohol shall give notice at their expense of the making of an application by advertisement at least twice a week for two (2) consecutive weeks, said advertisement to begin no later than ten (10) days following submission of the application required by section 3-204, application; form; content; process; deposit. The advertisement shall be published in the daily newspaper in which the legal advertisements of the city are published. The advertisement referred to herein shall be of type not smaller than ten-point capital in lower case and shall be at least a two-inch, onecolumn advertisement in size. Said notice shall contain a complete description of the location of the proposed business and shall give the name of the applicant and if a partnership, the names of the partners, whether limited or general, and if a corporation, the names of the officers and all stockholders having more than ten (10) percent of any class of corporate stock therein, and the date the application was filed with the city clerk. The advertisement shall contain the following additional statement: “AN APPLICATION HAS BEEN FILED ON (date) WITH THE CLERK OF THE CITY OF DULUTH FOR A LICENSE TO OPERATE A RESTAURANT AT THE ABOVE LOCATION. A DECISION ON WHETHER OR NOT TO GRANT OR DENY SUCH A LICENSE WILL BE MADE BY THE CLERK OF THE CITY OF DULUTH NO LATER THAN THIRTY (30) DAYS FROM THE DATE THE FILED APPLICATION IS DETERMINED TO BE COMPLETE. MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC ARE INVITED TO NOTE ANY OBJECTIONS, IN WRITING, THAT THEY MAY HAVE TO THE GRANTING OF SUCH A LICENSE BY FILING SAID WRITTEN OBJECTIONS WITH THE CLERK OF THE CITY OF DULUTH.” 9 0 4 - 5 3 7 9 9 0 , 3/14,16,21,23

ELECTION NOTICES GWINNETT COUNTY BOARD REGISTRATIONS AND ELECTIONS JUNTA DE REGISTRO DE VOTANTES Y ELECCIONES DEL CONDADO DE GWINNETT PUBLIC NOTICE AVISO PÚBLICO The regularly scheduled meeting of the Gwinnett County Board of Registrations and Elections will be held on Tuesday, March 20, 2018 at 6:00 pm. The meeting will be held in the offices of the Gwinnett Justice and Administration Center Conference Room C, located at 75 Langley Drive Lawrenceville, Georgia.

La reunión ordinaria de la Junta de Registro de Votantes y Elecciones del Condado de Gwinnett tendrá lugar el Martes, 20 de marzo de 2018 a las 6 de la tarde.

La reunión se realizará en las oficinas de Centro de Administración y Justicia de Gwinnett, sala de conferencias C, ubicado en 75 Langley Drive, Lawrenceville, Georgia.

Dated this 1st day of March 2018.

1 de marzo de 2018 -sLynn Ledford Elections Director Directora de Elecciones Voter 111716 Votante 111716 917-538467, 3/16

PUBLIC HEARINGS NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING City of Grayson Comprehensive Plan Partial Update In accordance with the Minimum Planning Standards and Procedures for Local Comprehensive Planning established by the Georgia Planning Act of 1989, the City of Grayson will hold a

PUBLIC HEARINGS public hearing on Monday, March 19, 2018 at 7:00pm at the Grayson Senior Center for the purpose of discussing the Grayson Comprehensive Plan Update. The public is invited to attend this meeting to become informed about the timeline and process to update the Comprehensive Plan, as well as opportunities to provide input about the City’s future growth and development.

928-537562, 3/9,16 CITY OF BERKELEY LAKE SPECIAL CALLED WORK SESSION AT 7:00 PM AND COUNCIL MEETING AT 8:00 PM ON TUESDAY, MARCH 20, 2018 Berkeley Lake City Hall 4040 S Berkeley Lake Road Berkeley Lake, GA 30096 Phone: 770-368-9484 Notice is hereby given for the work session, if needed, and business meeting scheduled to be held at the date, times and place described above for the purpose of discussion and voting regarding any and all city business.

928-538453, 3/16 NOTICE OF PUBLIC AUCTION Vehicle: 2008 Mercedes Benz C300 VIN: WDDEF81X69F2664 Location: 3248 Shallowford Rd Chamblee, GA 30341 Date: March 26, 2018 at 10:00 A.M. 928-538275, 3/16,23 NOTICE OF ABANDONED VEHICLE The following motor vehicle, advertised pursuant to O.C.G.A. Code Section 40-11-2, is being stored at: 3141 CENTERVILLE ROSEBUD RD. (A&W Transportation of Snellville LLC) Yr/Make 2003 Saab Vin# YS3FB495631007462 This vehicle is deemed abandoned and will be disposed of if not claimed by the legal owner or lienholder by 03-17-2018.

928-536135, 3/9,16 STATEWIDE WRECKER SERVICE INC. 2775 SIMPSON CIRCLE NORCROSS, GA 30071 PHONE: 770-381-1140 FAX: 770-935-9651 ABANDONED VEHICLES: RE: 2016 Gator 50-F YB50QT-5 50CC Scooter VIN LYDY5TBB3G1500102 LICENSE PLATE NO. NO TAG COLOR WHITE TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN: The above scooter was initially removed from Intown Suites located at 1950 Willow Trail Parkway in Norcross, Georgia. It is presently located at 770-381-1140 at 2775 Simpson Circle in Norcross, Georgia, in possession of Statewide Wrecker Service, Inc. Attempts to locate the owner have been unsuccessful. The scooter is deemed abandoned under O.C.G.A. 40-11-2 and will be disposed of if not redeemed.

This notice is given pursuant to Georgia Law. RE: Single Axle Trailer VIN NO VIN LICENSE PLATE NO. NO TAG COLOR TEAL TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN: The above trailer was initially removed from Interstate 85 Southbound And Old Peachtree Road located in Lawrenceville, GA. It is presently located at 770-3811140 at 2775 Simpson Circle in Norcross, Georgia, in possession of Statewide Wrecker Service, Inc. Attempts to locate the owner have been unsuccessful. The trailer is deemed abandoned under O.C.G.A. 40-11-2 and will be disposed of if not redeemed.

This notice is given pursuant to Georgia Law. RE: 1978 Volkswagen Beetle VIN 1502103531 LICENSE PLATE NO. EFA622 COLOR YELLOW TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN: The above vehicle was initially removed from 606 Athens Highway located in Loganville, Georgia. It is presently located at 770-3811140 at 2775 Simpson Circle in Norcross, Georgia, in possession of Statewide Wrecker Service, Inc. Attempts to locate the owner have been unsuccessful. The vehicle is deemed abandoned under O.C.G.A. 40-11-2 and will be disposed of if not redeemed.

This notice is given pursuant to Georgia Law. RE: Dual Axle Flatbed Trailer VIN NO VIN LICENSE PLATE NO. NO TAG COLOR BLACK TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN: The above trailer was initially removed from 606 Athens Highway located in Loganville, Georgia. It is presently located at 770-381-1140 at 2775 Simpson Circle in Norcross, Georgia, in possession of Statewide Wrecker Service, Inc. Attempts to locate the owner have been unsuccessful. The trailer is deemed abandoned under O.C.G.A. 40-11-2 and will be disposed of if not redeemed.

This notice is given pursuant to Georgia Law. 928-537557, 3/9,16,23

PUBLIC SALES/ AUCTIONS There will be sold at public outcry for cash at Willard Wrecker Service, 719 Shadburn Avenue, Buford, GA 30518, on Saturday, March 17, 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: Year Make Model VIN 1 1998 Ford Escort 3FAKP113XWR239458 2 2002 Dodge Ram 2500 3B7KC26Z32M316185 3 1997 Buick LeSabre

PUBLIC SALES/ AUCTIONS 1G4HP52K2VH443765 4 1998 Toyota Corolla 1NXBR12E4WZ113248 5 2007 Toyota Camry 4T4BE46K87R011505 6 2013 Hyundai Accent KMHCT4AE6DU453359 7 2005 Mercury Sable 1MEFM50215A625066 8 2006 Chevrolet Equinox 2CNDL73F066072054 9 2002 Acura 3.2 TL 19UUA566X2A041421 10 1988 Volvo 760 YV1GA8747J0037609 11 2011 Nissan Sentra 3N1AB6AP2BL620029 12 2000 Toyota Corolla 2T1BR12E4YC349354 13 2004 Mazda RX-8 JM1FE17N340130251 14 1998 Mazda B2500 4F4YR16CXWTM05216 15 1998 Buick Century 2G4WS52M1W1467602 16 2001 Mercedes-Benz ML320 4JGAB54E91A241192 17 2005 Chevrolet Uplander 1GNDV33L35D226986 18 2005 Chevrolet Equinox 2CNDL13F256045532 19 2000 Honda Civic 2HGEJ6612YH927256 20 1994 Mercedes-Benz E420 WDBEA34E7RC123198 21 2003 Toyota Echo JTDBT123035052216 22 1997 GMC Sierra 1500 2GTEC19RXV1524479 23 2016 Chevrolet Camaro SS 1G1FF1R70G0176595 24 1998 Ford F-150 2FTZX072XWCA79978 25 1999 Honda Accord 1HGCG5644XA147198 26 2001 Chevrolet Tahoe 1GNEC13T51R147332 27 1999 GMC Sierra 1500 2GTEC19T3X1503889 28 1999 Volkswagen Golf WVWGC31J6XW591652 29 1999 Lexus ES 300 JT8BF28G2X0224190 30 2002 Jeep Liberty 1J4GK58K52W161448 31 1999 Chevrolet S-10 1GCCS1442X8101255 32 2004 Nissan Altima 1N4AL11D24C191272 33 2006 Pontiac G6 1G2ZF55B664235182 34 2006 Acura MDX 2HNYD18896H520090 35 1996 Toyota Camry 4T1BF12K3TU139737 36 2006 Ford Freestar 2FMZA52296BA17706 37 1999 Honda Civic 1HGEJ6671XL037563 38 2009 Honda Accord 1HGCS22869A004990 39 2007 Mitsubishi Outlander JA4MS31X57U008293 40 2004 Toyota Camry 4T1BE32K04U804433 41 2007 Saturn Aura 1G8ZV57757F144654 42 2003 Ford Mustang 1FAFP42X43F357227 43 2008 Saturn Astra W08AT671985068401 44 2001 Honda

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Civic 2HGES16531H580402 45 2001 Hyundai Santa Fe KM8SC83D71U091853 46 2001 Ford F-150 1FTRW07W21KD57945 47 2007 Ford Taurus 1FAFP53U47A181213 48 2008 BMW 550i WBANW53578CT48233 49 2006 Pontiac G6 1G2ZH558064275174 50 2001 Nissan Xterra 5N1ED28T71C598670 51 4-Wheeler LW0XCMKCX51041739 52 2017 Toyota Camry 4T1BF1FKXHU290544 63 2001 Pontiac Sunfire 1G2JB52T817317511 929-536484, 3/2,9,16

NOTICE THESE VEHICLES WILL BE SOLD FOR PUBLIC OUTCRY FOR CASH AT STATEWIDE WRECKER SERVICE LOCATED AT 2775 SIMPSON CIRCLE, NORCROSS, GEORGIA AT 10:00 A.M. ON MARCH 24, 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 24 MARCO 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 2011 Kawasaki JL250P Sport Motorcycle LJ5PBA161B1040046 2009 VIP Champion Scooter LHJLC13F29B001467 2009 Freightliner Cascadia 1FUJGLBG49LAM5235 2008 Utility Trailer 1UYVS25368U561307 2016 Hyundai Elantra 5NPDH4AE7GH720291 1998 Honda Accord 1HGCG1644WA033273 2014 Kia Forte KNAFX4A84E5077267 Car Hauler NO VIN 2003 Mercedes-Benz ML350 4JGAB57E03A434247 2003 Chevrolet Trailblazer 1GNDS13S232402438 2007 Toyota Camry 4T1BE46K97U588974 2007 Volkswagen Jetta 3VWEF71KX7M078593 2003 Honda Civic 1HGES16563L038040 2003 Dodge Neon 1B3ES26C23D251856 2013 Dodge Challenger 2C3CDYAG6DH692234 2003 Suzuki Aerio JS2RC41H735200994 2002 Ford Mustang 1FAFP44452F166613 1993 Jeep Cherokee 1J4FT78S7PL546068 2014 Jonway Solana Scooter L8YTCAPFXEYC80110 2001 Hyundai Sonata KMHWF25SX1A465553 2002 Toyota Camry 4T1BE32K22U631611 2005 Suzuki XL7 JS3TY92VX54103527 2001 Volvo V70 YV1SW61R612092447 2004 Ford Taurus 1FAFP53274A188554 1998 Ford Ranger 1FTZR15X9WPB29590 2003 Ford Mustang 1FAFP40423F352732 2002 Pontiac Grand Prix 1G2WP52K32F134989 2002 Mazda Protege JM1BJ245021529341 2008 Honda Civic 2HGFG12868H520744 *** REBUILT *** 2007 Kawasaki Ninja ZX6R JKAZX4P107A009711 1995 Ford E-150 1FDEE14H3SHA17095 2006 Ford Fusion 3FAFP07Z06R115464 1999 Buick Lesabre 1G4HP52KXXH441068 2003 Nissan Altima 1N4AL11D23C172798 *** SALVAGE *** 1996 Acura 2.5 TL JH4UA2652TC023603 2008 Dodge Ram 2500 3D7KS28A08G109342 2007 Hyundai Accent KMHCM36C77U041437 2000 Buick Century 2G4WS52J4Y1120483 2002 Ford F-150 1FTRW07602KE20915 1997 BMW Z3 4USCH7321VLB84170 2005 Honda Element 5J6YH18695L013842 1997 Ford F-150 1FTDX176XVND35676 2005 Nissan Quest 5N1BV28U65N116483 2010 Honda Civic 2HGFG1B67AH502337 2005 Chevrolet Aveo KL1TG62685B383136 929-537559, 3/9,16,23

There will be sold at public outcry for cash at Willard Wrecker Service, 719 Shadburn Avenue, Buford, GA 30518, on Saturday, March 24, 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:

Stone Mountain, GA 30087 770-469-5363 April 19, 2018 @12:00pm Please Run 1st AD on Friday- March 16, 2018 Unit 339 Autry Cassell Household Goods and Furniture Unit 455 Fahiym Nasir Household furniture and items Unit 457 Jamel Murphy Household furniture and items Unit 382 LaTay Mays Full bed Mattress and boxes TV Unit 105 Robert Maddox Household Goods and furniture Unit 556 Sabasterin Battle Storing a 2 bedroom Unit 304 Eddie Collins Household and furniture 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.

929-537479, 3/16,23

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 4365 Commerce Dr., Buford, GA 30518 770282-8047 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, March 19,2018.

The sale will be held at www. storageauctions.com at 10 AM for units at the Buford location 10:00 AM 4365 Commerce Drive, Buford, GA 30518 Unit 3090-Threlkeld, Alana - Misc. & Household Items Unit 4077-MacDonald, William – Misc. & Household Items Unit 1049-Norma, Gammill- Misc. & Household iteams 929-537485, 3/9,16 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. 470-299-0795. 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, March 19, 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 # 1022 – house hold goods etc Unit# 5020 – household goods etc Unit# 4092– household goods etc Unit # 3058– household goods etc Unit # 5065– household goods etc 929-537527, 3/9,16

1. 2006 KIA SPECTRA KNAFE121865366269 2. 32007 BUICK LUCERNE 1G4HD572X7U123721 929-538447, 3/16,23 THE GWINNETT DAILY POST NEWSPAPER AD PUBLISH DATE: 03/09/18 AND 03/16/18 LIFE STORAGE #029 2655 LANGFORD ROAD NORCROSS, GA 30071 770-242-0468 Auction Date: Tuesday, March 27, 2018@ 10:00 AM Note: Below you will find the Space Number(s), and Customer’s Name for the next auction at Life Storage (029). This printed list is provided in addition to the signed Form F-026, and is intended to clarify the spelling of all names submitted for the requested ad.

PLEASE PRINT THE FOLLOWING AUCTION ADVERTISEMENT BELOW: NOTICE OF PUBLIC AUCTION “In accordance with the provisions of State law, there being due and unpaid charges for which the undersigned is entitled to satisfy an owner and/or manager’s lien of the goods hereinafter described and stored at the Life Storage location(s) listed below.

And, due notice having been given, to the owner of said property and all parties known to claim an interest therein, and the time specified in such notice for payment of such having expired, the goods will be sold at public auction at the below stated location(s) to the highest bidder or otherwise disposed of on Tuesday, March 27, 2018 @ 10:00 AM.” 2655 Langford Road Norcross, GA 30071 (770) 242-0468 Space No. C u s t o m e r Name Inventory 142 Jose Marcelino Houshold Goods/Furniture/Clothes 163 Maria Ramos Household Goods/Furniture/ Boxes 380 Robin D Hernandez Household Goods/ Furniture 482 Robert M Kravetz Household Goods/Furniture/Tools/Appliances 528 Rome Pearson Household Goods/Furniture/Tools/ Appliances 546 Lydia G Sanchez Boxes 929-537446, 3/9,16 PUBLIC AUCTION LIFE STORAGE #861 LAWERENCEVILLE In accordance with the provisions of State law, there being due and unpaid charges for which the undersigned is entitled to satisfy an owner and/or manager lien of the goods hereinafter described and stored at the Life Storage location(s) listed below.

And, due notice having been given, to the owner of said property and all parties known to claim an interest therein, and the time specified in such notice for payment of such having expired, the goods will be sold at public auction at the below stated location(s) to the highest bidder or otherwise disposed of on Tuesday, March 27, 2018 @ 10:45 AM. 420 Grayson HWY Lawrenceville, GA 30046 Phone: (770)-6827717 Space No. Customer Name Inventory 1139 Shondreail Wiliams Household Goods/Furniture /Tools Appliances 1190 Marlin D Portis Other: Clothes/ Electronic devices/Laptop Computer 1338 Tim New Household Goods/Furniture TV/Stereo Equipment / Other: Boxes 929-536277, 3/9,16

PUBLIC SALE NOTICE OF PUBLIC SALE TO BE HELD AT BUFORD SUPERIOR SELF STORAGE 1600 FRENCH BLVD. BUFORD, GA.30518 770-945-6833, FAX 770945-6870 On Mar. 24th, 2018 at 11 a.m., the following unit’s content will be sold in Accordance with the GA Self Storage Facility Act of 2013 AT WWW.BID13.COM UNIT No. and Contents: 117 – Dana Ray. Adultsized Bicycle, mattresses, chair, light fixtures, misc, household 801 – Dana Ray. Book shelf, heater, chair, trashcan, sewing machine Night stand, lamp, vacuum, clothes, books, misc. household items.

215 – Andy Mulkey. Furniture, trunks, glasses 238 – Joseph Girlando.

Lamp, hangers, shelf, vacuum, bean bag, clothes.

521 – Lawrence Smith – bins, clothes, step ladder, misc. personal items.

648 – Wicker furniture, beds, baby items, x-mas decor, misc. household items.

710 – Bins, chair, cabinets, pictures, table, dolls, knight, cooler, monitor 501 – Lauro Artemio Guzmann. 3 Motorcycles all in excellent shape. All run well, And have new batteries.

Sold as is. 2007 Harley D. V-Rod 1HD1HFZ197K808372, 2005 Honda VTX1300C, 1HFSC55095A105519 2003 Honda 750 Shadow Ace Deluxe, JH2RC44J73M101095 UNITS WILL BE SOLD TO THE HIGHEST BIDDER. WE RESERVE THE RIGHT TO WITHDRAW UNITS FROM THE SALE AND REJECT BIDS. UNITS MUST BE CLEANED AND VACATED WITHIN 48 HOURS. CASH OR CREDIT CARD SALE ONLY. NO CHECKS. 929-537636, 3/9,16

MCCULLOUGH TOWING AUCTION LIST 785 BROGDON RD. SUWANEE, GA 30024 770-263-8483 SATURDAY, MARCH 24TH 2018@ 1:00PM 2004 BMW 325Ci WBABW33494PL30642 2010 Chevrolet HHR 3GNBAADB0AS570380 2001 Chevrolet Blazer 1GNCS13W712121053 2006 Dodge Ram 1500 1D7HA18N26J144583 2006 Dodge Stratus 1B3EL46X26N176005 1999 Ford Expedition 1FMPU18L9XLA60354 1999 Ford Expedition 1FMPU18LXXLB48314 1998 Honda Accord 1HGCG5641WA161896 1998 Honda Accord 1HGCG5649WA024172 2007 Honda Fit JHMGD38617S055468 2002 Honda Accord 1HGCG16592A018108 1995 Hooper Trailer 1H9FB101S10476272 2005 Hyundai Santa Fe KM8SC13DX5U871570 2004 Hyundai Sonata KMHWF35H74A924407 2012 Kia Forte KNAFU4A24C5580122 2001 Lexus RX 300 JTJHF10U610189696 1999 Lincoln Navigator 5LMPU28L4XLJ05994 2008 Nissan Altima 1N4AL21EX8N520826 2016 Nissan Sentra 3N1AB7AP0GY302281 2005 Nissan Maxima 1N4BA41EX5C857848 Polaris Jet Ski JSPLE09800E000 2003 Saturn VUE 5GZCZ63B83S887678 2000 Toyota Camry 4T1BG22KXYU706911 1999 Toyota Corolla 1NXBR12E3XZ157002 1999 Toyota Corolla 1NXBR12E2XZ267555 2001 Toyota Camry JT2BG22K710548327 2001 Toyota Corolla 1NXBR12E21Z478987 929-537473, 3/9,16,23

THE GWINNETT DAILY NEWSPAPER AD PUBLISH DATE: 3/9/18 AND 3/16/18 LIFE STORAGE # 413 875 MARATHON PARKWAY LAWRENCEVILLE, GA 30046 678-242-1441 Auction Date: Tuesday, March 27th 2018 @ 10:30 AM In accordance with the provisions of State law, there being due and unpaid charges for which the undersigned is entitled to satisfy an owner and/or manager’s lien of the goods hereinafter described and stored at the Life Storage location(s) listed below.

And, due notice having been given, to the owner of said property and all parties known to claim an interest therein, and the time specified in such notice for payment of such having expired, the goods will be sold at public auction at the below stated location(s) to the highest bidder or otherwise disposed of on Tuesday, March 27th 2018 @ 10:30 AM 875 Marathon Parkway Lawrenceville, GA 30046 678-242-1441 Space No. C u s t o m e r Name Inventory 2069 Joan Thompson Household Goods/Furniture; TV/Stereo Equip.; Tools/ Appliances.

4038 David Nelson Household Goods/Furniture, Computer 4196 Tamara Skinner Household Goods/Furniture.

929-537433, 3/9,16 NOTICE OF PUBLIC SALE OF PERSONAL PROPERTY Notice is hereby given that Extra Space Storage will sell at public auction at the storage facility listed below, to satisfy the lien of the owner, personal property described below belonging to those individuals listed below at location indicated: 5151 Annistown Rd. S

NOTICE OF PUBLIC SALE Pursuant to the Georgia Self-Service Storage Facility Act, SecurCare Self Storage will conduct an ONLINE auction to the highest bidder at www.lockerfox.com for the following spaces located at 1 Western Hills Court Norcross, Ga 30071. The auction will conclude on April 5th 2018 at 12:00 PM. To register and bid please visit www. lockerfox.com.

Agustin Martinez, Unit I202: Bags, Battery Charger, Tires, TV, Dolls, Walk Board, Totes, Air Compressor, Cooler. Abou Traore, Unit 1331: Boxes, Tote, Ceiling Tiles, Wooden Slacks. Kalya Gann, Unit F607: Boxes of Tiles, Artificial Flower, Cat Tower, Children Toys, Car Bed, Bags, Clothing, Washer, Dryer.

Yazmine Mejias, Unit J430: Celing Fans, Living room set, Compressor, Boxes, Mini fridge, lamp, shop vac, dresser. Anna Ates, Unit I348: Boxes, Plastic Tote, Basket, Bedding. Jose Chavez, Unit E535: Blower, Power Generator, Hack Saw, Ropers, Shovel, Power Cords, Tool Box. Danny Eli, Unit E544: 23’Buick, Ford, Boxes, Tire.

Katrina Griffin, Unit C331: Luggage, Clothing, Boxes, Bedding, Electronics. Jose Ortiz, Unit J411: Carpet, Carpet Pad, Vacuum. James Baines, Unit E602: Power Cords, Chair, Boxes, Plastic Crates, Fan. Michael Mittelman, Unit C330: Crates, PVC elbows, PVC cupleings, Tripods, Electrial Cords, Hand Trucks. Michael Mittelman, Unit E517: Pressure washer, PVC elbows, Cords. Tirso Urbino, Unit C329: Trunk, Glass Shelves, Pictures, Twin Boxspring. Crystal Murga, Unit M855: Bike, Bag, Boxes, Dresser, Nighstand, Mattress, Chair, Electronic.

Phillip Wilson, Unit M807: Dresser, Mattress, Bags, Boxes, Chairs, Lamps, Bedframe. Travon Garves, Unit D414: Washer, Dryer.

929-538431, 3/16,23 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 April 5, 2018 @ 1:00pm Oswald Grant Unit C137 household goods Keneisha Duncan Unit B107 Household Goods Michael steffey Unit A172 couch, clothes Wilson Stodghill Unit A104 household items 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.

929-538433, 3/16,23 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 3942 Stone Mountain Highway Snellville, Georgia 30039 April 5th, 2018 at 11:00 am 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.

Alain Tony 111 Mattress, Shelf, TV, Plants, Tools, Boxes

PUBLIC SALES/ AUCTIONS 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 April 5, 2018 12:00 PM The personal goods stored therein by the following may include, but are not limited to general household, furniture, boxes, clothes, and appliances.

F120 – Jeannie Davis – Bags. Boxes, Toys, Chair, Bike, Electronics F1004 – Charles Gee – Dresser, Clothes, Pictures, Heater, Golf Bag F1043 – Laura Inman – Dresser, Bags, Boxes, Clothes, Pictures, Totes F137 – Mosses Brown – Couch, Dining Set, Dresser, Bags, Boxes, Totes, Hand Tools F1142 – Marvin Vasquez Aguilar – Bed, Chair, Couch, Mattress, Bedding F1208 – Anthony Gregory – Chair, Dresser, Bags, Boxes, Toys, Kids Furniture, Night Stand, Chest F1211 – James Hartley – Boxes F1238 – Tanish Lee – Dresser, Chest O112 – Hangell Brathwaite – Chair, Bags, Totes, Toys, Lamps H111 – UMPJ TOCO Hills LLC – Chair, TV, Safe, Restaurant Equipment J102 – Taylor Whitehead McGuire – Toys, End Table, Kids Bed J108 – Jameshia Beacham – Mattress, Bags, Boxes, Ladder, Baby Toys L103 – Edward Chambers – Bed, Mattress, Hand Tools, Lamp, Speakers L108 – Kelvin Sellers – Bed, Bags, Boxes, Totes, Toys, Cabinet, Bike, Vending Machine L118 - Tierra Berry – Mattress, Clothes, Shoes, Toys, Bike L140 -- Mike Elliott – Hand Tools, Vending Machine L154 – Rodricka Richards – Mattress, TV, Boxes, Totes M127 – UMPJ TOCO HILLS LLC – Restaurant Equipment, Chairs, Ladder N116 – Thomas Colley – Boxes, Totes, Hand Tools, Power Tools J111 – Kelvin Sellers – Couch, Bicycle, Totes, Hand Tools L126 – Patrick Coversion – Mattress, Fan Wheel Barrel F1049 – Memory Wheeler – Bags, Totes, Hand Tools F1103 – Katie Fitzmorris – Dining Set, Washer, Bags, Boxes, Clothes, Dryer, Headboard, F1083 – Patricia Reid – Bags, Boxes, Totes, Recliner, Chest E102 – Joe Wimby – Bed, Mattress, Bags, Boxes, Totes D125 – Tanisha Reid – Bed, Couch, Headboard, Dryer G113 – Peas McCabe – Bags, Clothes I140 – Mike Kinna – Couch, Dresser, Dryer, TV, Bags, Boxes, Totes, File Cabinet O104 – Sheryl Thomas – Chair, Mattress, Bags, Boxes, Clothes, Totes F1131 – Magaret Williams – Dining Set, Books, Totes, Sofa Table F135 – Nyakuel Ruach – Chair, Couch, Dining Set, Boxes N112 – Kathy Sowell – Couch, Mattress, Table, TV, Totes H120 – Clemstine Carrington – Bed, Dining Set, Boxes Furniture, Lamps 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.

929-538486, 3/16,23

Serkalem Abebe 224 Boxes Denicia Seymour 236 Three Beds, Two desk, Table, Chairs, Chester Drawer, Tv Stands, TV Bakari Freeman 390 Mattress, Boxes, Clothes, Headboard Shavacca Fulton 420 Boxes, Plants, Melissa Chermak 507 Bed, Mattress, Box Spring, Tires, Table, Chair, TV Dana Jackson 510 Boxes, Totes Adrian Semper 517 Sofa, Table, Chair, Boxes, Mattress, Bed, Toys Eugene Gilbert 550 Bed, Chair, Sofa, TV, Mattress, Boxes, Totes, Pictures, Books Miyawna Harris 742 Boxes, Totes, Clothes 929-538458, 3/16,23

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March 24 Run For The Rescues — The 5K and family fun run raises funds for the Georgia SPCA. It starts at Suwanee Town Center Park at 8:30 a.m. For more information, visit www.georgiaspca.org.

Lilburn Easter Egg Hunt — Held at Lilburn City Park, the event is for children up to age 12.

A free event, it begins at 10 a.m., with activities followed by the hunt at 11 a.m. For more information, visit www.cityoflilburn.com.

Illuminated Egg Hunt — It’s an Easter egg hunt — in the dark. For ages 2-12, the event at Rhodes Jordan Park includes crafts and an Easter egg hunt. Cost is $6. For more information, go to www.gwinnettparks.com.

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Owners: Marsha Anderson Bomar, Billy Jones and Bruno Taillefer General Manager: Aaron Bridgeman Chef: Aaron Avers Open Since: Jan. 19 Location: Next to Eddie Owens Presents in the former Piatto building, which faces the Duluth Town Green on Main Street.

Hours: 11:30 a.m. to 3 p.m., and 5 p.m. until last diners leave Mondays through Saturdays (owners estimate until about 9 p.m.

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Atmosphere: Four Forks has a simplistic, downto-earth atmosphere that complements its casual finedining approach.

One thing customers will notice when they walk in is the blue and white color scheme used in the restaurant’s motif. There are wooden floors and steel chairs with cushioned seating. On top of the blue tablecloth at each table is a sheet of butcher paper with place settings, upside-down glasses and electric “candle lights” inside glass jars.

General Manager Aaron Bridgeman said the approach was inspired by the feeling of restaurants commonly found in Atlanta.

“We want to bring Midtown, Decatur and Buckhead to Duluth without having to pay those prices, so instead of driving downtown, you just drive across the street,” he said.

Bomar, who is a Duluth city councilwoman, said she and Jones, who is also a City Council member, wanted to do something different to complement what is happening in Duluth’s

Springer Mountain Chicken: Roasted airline chicken breast pan jus with house butter. $18.

Crab Cake: Crab cake cooked in dill, lime and tomatoes and served with Argentine shrimp on top. $18.

Haricot Verts: Green beans served with pine nuts, balsamic butter, cherry tomatoes and garlic chips.$5.

Pork Chop: A pork chop seasoned with lemon, lime, garlic and pan jus. $20.

Opera Salad: Salad with sweet potato, bacon, onion, goat cheese fritter and a balsamic vinaigrette. $10.

Avers will lead some workshops for customers on how to cook on a Big Green Egg grill once the temperatures become warmer.

Avers also plans to offer growing dining scene. They some other cooking workbrought in Bridgeman and shops in the future.

Chef Aaron Avers, who had The restaurant is decoboth worked at Park Cafe in rated with artwork provided downtown Duluth before it by local artists, with the was sold and became Epicu- plan being to change the rean Cafe. artwork every few months.

Meanwhile, Bomar previ- The work of Cher Thompously owned Chocolate son Austin is currently on Perks in the city. display in the restaurant.

“Largely, I would say we Menu: As hinted at in felt like the city of Duluth the restaurant’s name, Four was in a place where more Forks’ menu features dishes casual fine dining was from four different regions appropriate,” Bomar said. of the United States: the “The whole philosophy of South, Northeast, Midwest our downtown redevelopand the West. ment was unique restau“Our menu concept isn’t rants, unique shops, and we something you’ll hardly see felt like we wanted to bring anywhere else,” General something different and Manager Aaron Bridgespecial to the town.” man said. “It’s four regions The restaurant took over of America on one menu; the space after Piatto’s that’s why it’s (called) Four owner decided to sell the Forks. So you get a little business to spend more time menu from each region.” with his family. For a few There are two appetizers, months, they continued to two entrees and two sides operate it as Piatto before from each region. closing to convert it over to Many of the dishes on the Four Forks concept. the menu cost less than $20, One distinctive feature but there is one item that is visitors will notice in front higher in cost, the grilled of the restaurant when they lamb T-bone, which costs visit is a green grill, which $32. was provided by The Big The dishes that made Green Egg. Chef Aaron their way onto the menu

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The haricot verts at Four Forks is green beans served with pine nuts, balsamic butter, cherry tomatoes and garlic chips.

evolved through a process of talking to people from different regions about what types of food make them think of that particular region.

“It kind of gave us an idea of what people who lived in that area, what they grew up eating, what they think of, what their mom makes at home (and) family reunions,” Avers said.

Avers said he also relied on some of his experiences traveling around the country to figure out what types of foods embody different parts of the U.S. “I like to eat, obviously, and I go to all of these places and ask, ‘What’s your best dish?’ or ‘Give me something that culturally fits in this area,’” Avers said.

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“And then chef turns around and makes it his own with his seasonings and his touches that make it his own,” Bomar said.

From there, it was a process of coming up with unique recipes and adding some personal touches.

Among the side items on the menu is Avers’ signature dish, the Goat Cheese Mac 8, which won first place in the Midtown Alliance Mac and Cheese competition last year.

Some popular dishes on the menu include the Springer Mountain Chicken, which is a roasted airline chicken breast served pan jus in a house butter, and the crab cake, which is encased in dill and lime and topped with tomato bits and Argentine shrimp.

On an average weekend, the restaurant goes through about 5 pounds of crab cakes, and about 20 to 30 orders of chicken are made each night, Avers said.

Avers said several other items on the menu, whether it’s the lamb T-bone, the pork chops, the Carpe Diem Pizza or other dishes, get their fair share of orders, too.

“It’s good to see that people are ordering wellrounded around the menu and not focusing on only one item,” Avers said.

And while many of the dishes are split up between the four regions, the restaurant has desserts too. There is a display window in the front showcasing different cakes, including the Chocolate Overload Cake, a carrot cake and the Coconut Cloud Cake. The restaurant also serves homemade ice cream.

Something You May Not Know: Although the more speakeasy-inspired Madcaps Bar, which is located in the basement of Four Forks, is also run by the same team from Four Forks — and it can be accessed by going through Four Forks’ dining room or through a back door — they are technically separate restaurants with different menus.

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Lionheart’s ‘Don’t Dress for Dinner’ brings laughs Lionheart Theatre’s upcoming play “Don’t Dress for Dinner” was originally written in French for the French audience, and its naughty comedic storyline quickly became internationally popular. Opening March 30, the play will run through April 15 on weekends.

“The audience will enjoy the fast pace and confusion from one moment to the next of who is with whom,” said director Maria Krohn, a regular on Atlanta stages and behind the curtain as a director.

The play features Bernard, who is planning a romantic weekend with his Parisian mistress in his charming, converted French farmhouse while his wife, Jacqueline, is away. He has arranged for a cordon bleu cook and invited his best friend Robert along to provide an alibi.

It’s foolproof — what could go wrong? Well, a lot. Robert and Jacqueline are secret lovers, among other issues. A show filled with hilarity at breakneck speed results.

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Holley Calmes “I love a good farce,” director Krohn said. “The way I am directing the play is that everyone is at least 15 years older than what is (originally) described.

I felt it would be easier to relate to the characters, and age is a plus for experience in life.”

Although originally written in French, the play was performed in England in English with Gallic dialect. When it came to America, it was performed in English with French accents. At Lionheart, everything is in English with American accents.

Tickets are $15 for adults and $12 for students and seniors. There will also be Lionheart’s famous Sunday

Champagne Brunch from noon to 1:30 p.m. April 1.

Brunch will be catered by Sizzling Peach. The cost is $35, which includes both brunch and the show.

Tickets can be purchased through lionhearttheatre. org. Shows will be performed at 7:30 p.m. March 30 and 31 and April 6, 7, 13 and 14. Sunday matinees are at 2 p.m. April 1, 8 and 15.

Another upcoming event at Lionheart is a concert by one of the most famous and innovative dulcimer artists in the country.

Ted Yoder will perform for one night only at 7:30 p.m. March 23. Tickets are $25 and available at www. lionhearttheatre.org.

Yoder personalizes, or “Yoderizes,” classics across genres and eras.

Irish traditional songs, worship music favorites and pop and rock songs from the Eagles and Beatles are all a part of the concert.

“Ted is the perfect fit for folksy town Norcross and Lionheart,” said Tanya Caldwell, Lionheart’s

Steven Miller stars as Robert, Christine Trent as Suzanne and Scott King as Bernard in Lionheart Theatre’s “Don’t Dress for Dinner” running March 30 through April 15. (Special Photo)

producing artistic director. “The dulcimer is an ancient instrument that was adopted in America as a beloved folk instrument.

We will all be up close to see Ted play and hear his unique style.”

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Above, a traditional Irish breakfast is shown in this photo provided by the city of Norcross. Town officials said a similar breakfast will be served at the Norcross Masonic Lodge on Saturday morning before the first-ever Irish Fest Norcross. At left, attendees at last year’s St. Paddy’s on Perry event fill Perry Street on the Lawrenceville Square.

This year’s event will take place Saturday. (Special Photos)

Seeing green of Saturday for the annual St. Paddy’s on Perry block party festival.

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form during the event, and attendees will have a chance to learn how to do a jig.

Attendees will also have a chance to get their photo taken with “Norcross’ largest shamrock.” Several downtown restaurants will serve traditional Irish meals or drinks for lunch as well, with each restaurant offering a different set of dishes.

An after party will be held at Farmhouse 17, located at 141 S. Peachtree St., with Guinness beer, green limeflavored Champagne and music by Irish-inspired and also feature Chelcie Rite Bluegrass singer Sean Buand Greg Behrens. Katie low from 2:30 to 5:30 p.m.

Causey will host the show.

Suwanee Shows will take place at The Suwanee Kiwanis 7:15 and 9:15 p.m. each day. Club will hold its eighth Tickets cost $18 and can be annual Shamrock 5K at purchased at www.auroraSuwanee Town Center Park. theatre.com. The theater is Prizes will be given out to located at 128 E. Pike St. in the runners who wear the downtown Lawrenceville. most festive costumes with a Norcross St. Patrick’s Day theme.

The first-ever Irish Fest The race begins at 7:30 Norcross will take over a.m. Saturday, but registraSouth Peachtree Street from tion will open at 7 a.m. Par11 a.m. to 3 p.m. with hurlticipants can register before ing demonstrations, dancing, Saturday but there will be a live music, face painting, packet pickup from 4 to 8 chalk etchings and food. p.m. at Suwanee City Hall The event is being hosted where anyone who didn’t by a partnership of the city register early can sign up. of Norcross, Taste of Britain The registration cost is $30 and the Drake School of at packet pickup or on the Irish Dance. day of the race.

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Antique Traditions. to 4 p.m. on the LifePath, Irish trio band The Gentry beginning at S&S Ace Hardwill perform from 11 a.m. ware, 3740 Village Way in to 1:30 p.m., and a string Braselton. quartet will also be on the The festivities begin with stage from 1 to 3 p.m. Danc- the parade with “festooned” ers from the Drake School golf carts, bicycles, scooters, of Irish Dance will also per- wagons, skateboards and A trio of attendees at last year’s St. Paddy’s on Perry event in downtown Lawrenceville show off their luck of the Irish-inspired suits.

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St. Patrick’s Day events plentiful in Gwinnett walking groups making their way along the path from Ace Hardware to Monterrey Mexican Grill, then looping back around to come up to Jeffrey’s Sports Grill.

After the parade, attendees can participate in PathQuest, which organizers describe as “‘(The) Amazing Race’ meets geocaching meets scavenger hunting.” Participants will go through six commercial districts located along the LifePath in a race to win a prize package that organizers are cryptically calling a “pot of gold.”

Buford The Gwinnett Environmental and Heritage Center will host Tales and Trails from 1 to 2 p.m. Saturday, offering families a chance to learn how Irish tales and folklore are connected to nature. Admission is free, but participants must register at www.gwinnettEHC.com.

The center is located at 2020 Clean Water Drive in Buford.

Elsewhere in Buford, the Mall of Georgia will host its second annual Shake Your Shamrock event from 6 to 9 p.m. in The Village entertainment district. The event will include performances by the Drake School of Irish Dance and The Throwback Experience. There will also be a photo booth, bounce houses, giveaways and family friendly activities.

Craft cocktails from restaurants in The Village will also be served to attendees who are 21 or older.

The mall is located at 3333 Buford Drive.

Meanwhile, Tannery Row Ale House will host a St. Paddy’s Day Party from 5 p.m. to 2 a.m. Saturday with bagpipers, green beer and live music from Hum Ripple and DJ Eddie Matos. The ale house is located at 554 W. Main St., Building C100.

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“Mamma Mia’s” Sophie Sheridan stands with her three possible fathers. The show centers on Sheridan’s wedding and the quest to determine which man is her father.

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‘Fabulous’ show Audience loves Aurora Theatre’s production of ‘Mamma Mia’

Theatergoers rhythmically bobbed their heads as ABBA’s “Mamma Mia” came to life onstage at the Aurora Theatre, the live band’s rendition of the classic hit accompanied by cast members and dancers singing the musical’s most well-known song.

Boasting a full house last Friday night in the second performance of the show, “Mamma Mia” was a fun-packed show filled with lively dance numbers, an enthusiastic cast and dozens of laughs.

While the audience was stiffer than cast members would have hoped — Terry Henry, who plays Tanya, one of the main character’s best friends, told the Daily Post last week that “It’s not the kind of musical where you have to sit still and be an attentive theatergoer. You can snap your fingers, and that would actually make it even more fun for us. We want to bring the audience in, and it would be like one gigantic theater production with the audience and the cast members as well” — it was not for a lack of enjoyment on the audience’s part; simply, it was an older crowd at the Friday show, attendees said.

“I loved it,” said Kara Opp, a Lawrenceville native who brought her daughter and husband to Friday’s performance. “I thought the talent in this production was fantastic, especially the ladies, who were amazing. I was totally into it — again, I know this musical, but that’s exactly the energy. I think the problem with the Aurora is that it’s an older clientele, so they’re not going to get up and move as much. But they were definitely engaged and I could see it across the line.

It was a great energy, even if they weren’t going wild and crazy.”

Nancy Byrd, another local resident, said she, too, thought the performance was fantastic.

“I thought it was fabulous,” she said. “The costumes were fabulous, and what I really enjoyed is (the cast) sang like they were really having fun. I wanted to go up there and dance — it just blew me away. They all gave it 110 percent.”

Byrd, who said she saw the musical in Toronto, added that Aurora’s production was “just as good,” a sentiment made obvious by ticket sales, which reached 11,000 as of opening night.

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Opp said. “Especially when (the daughter) is getting dressed (for her wedding); that motherdaughter bond in that show is something beautiful, and — Lawrenceville native Kara Opp that’s why I brought my daughter, Madeleine.”

The younger Opp, too, Ann-Carol Pence, the said she “loved it.” theater’s co-founder and “One time, one of the “Mamma Mia’s” musi(cast members) came out cal director and associate after and talked to me,” producer, said Friday the she said. show had topped the charts Kara Opp said that’s as Aurora’s best-selling part of what she loves production even before it about the local theater. opened.

“Seeing something here The theater expects in my hometown just is so all of its 12,500 possible fun,” she said. “I’ve seen tickets to be bought long a lot of productions on before the musical’s final Broadway, too, and I think performance on April 22. a lot of what we have here “We are currently at 96 is almost better than what percent sold out,”Al Stilo, they have. I really think the theater’s director of that this does Lawrencevsales and marketing, said ille proud.”

Monday. “We’ve (sold) Though tickets for Au11,941 tickets and countrora’s “Mamma Mia” are ing.” hard to come by, the theOpp, who has seen ater will also be offering “Mamma Mia” at the Fox the show at the Georgia Theater, echoed Byrd, Institute of Technology’s saying the Lawrenceville Arts center June 9 through show hit all of the high 24. notes.

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A local author and playwright will soon have two of her works performed at Atlanta’s Alliance Theatre, one of which is the play’s premiere.

Beginning March 23, the theater will show two oneact plays — “Hospice” and “Pointing at the Moon” —

by Pearl Cleage, an Atlanta author most well-known for her novel “What Looks Like Crazy on an Ordinary Day,” which was an Oprah Book Club selection.

“Hospice,” which was first performed in 1983, has won five AUDELCO Awards for achievement off Broadway, while “Pointing at the Moon” is a world premiere.

“It is always a perilous journey to revisit work produced when the writer was decades away from the wisdom only age and experience can bring,” Cleage said. “For me, taking a look at ‘Hospice’ after many years was like encountering the characters for the first time. I realized that one of them, Jenny, had another story to tell about where she’s been since I met her character 30 years ago.

She led me to a new play, ‘Pointing at the Moon,’ where I got to catch up with her again in the here-andnow. It was a pleasure to explore her journey in these plays, and to remember my own.”

As companion pieces performed back-to-back, both plays follow character Jenny Anderson at two dif-

Above, playwright Pearl Cleage attends the first day of rehearsals for the Alliance’s 2017-18 production 2 one act plays by Cleage. (Photo: A’riel Tinter)

ferent moments in her life, 30 years apart.

“Jenny’s longing to understand her mother in ‘Hospice’ has become the center of her life in ‘Pointing at the Moon,’” a news release said. “As the world changes around her, Jenny must decide what she knows for sure and find a way to pass it on.”

The plays’ cast features Terry Burrell as Alice Anderson in “Hospice” and Jenny Anderson in “Pointing at the Moon,” and Tinashe Kajese-Bolden as Jenny Anderson in “Hospice” and Isabel Matthews in “Pointing at the Moon.”

Leading the creative team is director Timothy Douglas, whose recent directing credits include “A Raisin in the Sun” at Syracuse Stage and “Nina Simone: Four Women” at Arena Stage.

The show will run at 7:30 p.m. Tuesdays through Thursdays, at 8 p.m.

Fridays, at 2:30 and 8 p.m.

Saturdays, and 2:30 and 7:30 p.m. Sundays from March 23 through April 15.

Opening night is not until Thursday, March 29.

There is no 2:30 p.m. performance on Saturday, March 24 and no 7:30 p.m. performance on Sunday, April 15.

Two matinee performances for students will take place at 10:30 a.m. April 11 and 12. Those performances are recommended for students in ninth through 12th grade and supports several curriculum standards.

The Side Interpretation Sign Language Performance will take place at 2:30 p.m.

Sunday, May 13.

Tickets start at $20 and are available at the Woodruff Arts Center Box Office in person, by calling 404-733-5000 or by going online to www.alliancetheatre.org/pearl. Tickets are also available for purchase at the Southwest Arts Center the hour before each performance.

For student ticketing information, contact allianceschoolday@woodruffcenter.org or call 404-7334661.

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‘Upping the ante’

Suwanee Beer Fest marks its eighth year on St. Patrick’s Day

Josh Groban to kick off fall tour in Gwinnett

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A brew is poured during the 7th annual Suwanee American Craft Beer Fest at Suwanee Town Center Park in 2017. This year’s event is Saturday.

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organically grew into a big St. Paddy’s party.”

Pillow said the festival is “upping the ante” by including Craft beer aficionados more breweries this year. rejoice. Suwanee Amercian “We’ve created a reputaCraft Beer Fest is here, ready tion in the community,” Pillow to take place Saturday, and on said. “There are a lot of craft St. Patrick’s Day no less. beer festivals, but we try to The eighth annual event refind craft beers that you won’t turns to Suwanee Town Center find in the store. We want to Park from 1 to 5 p.m. Saturday, showcase beers that you might which also gives festivalgoers not normally see. This festival a chance to celebrate the Irish is all about the craft beer.” holiday.

This year, hundreds of beers “We never really intended will be making their public for it to be a St. Paddy’s celdebut at the Suwanee Town ebration,” said Rachel Pillow, Center Park. marketing director for the “We’ve got a lot of new festival. “Our second year, the names and new brands,” Pillow event happened to fall within said. “Eighty percent of our a couple days of St. Patrick’s beer list has not never been Day, and most of the attendees to this festival before. We’re came out dressed in green. trying to give people a different From there it kind of just beer tasting experience.”

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IF You Go What: Suwanee Beer Fest When: 1 to 5 p.m. Saturday Where: Suwanee Town Center Park Tickets: $55 pre-event, $60 at the door More info: suwaneebeerfest.com

The festival has sold more than 4,000 tickets leading up to the event and anticipates the number to swell to more than 5,000 by Saturday.

Organizers said they are also including more in-state breweries.

“The Georgia beer section has 35 breweries that will be out there this year and was a big thing we looked at expanding,” Pillow said. “We are using more of the park and

adding more beer vendors and food trucks to give guests a better experience.”

Tickets for the festival are $55 leading up to the event and $60 at the door. General admission includes unlimited samples of more than 300 craft beers, live music, festival games such as giant Jenga and cornhole, a social lounge tent, food trucks, local artists and vendors, and St. Paddy’s festivities such as Irish dancers and bagpipe players.

A portion of proceeds will benefit the nonprofit Cooper’s Crew. The Suwanee-based organization is dedicated to raising awareness and funds for childhood cancer research.

For more information or to buy tickets to the Suwanee American Craft Beer Fest, visit suwaneebeerfest.com.

Multi-platinum recording artist Josh Groban announced Monday he will kick off his first tour in three years with a show in Gwinnett this fall.

Josh Groban: Bridges Tour, which is set to begin Oct. 18, will start an 18-city tour at the Infinite Energy Arena in Duluth.

“I can’t wait to get back on the road and play old and new songs for my fans,” Groban said. “It’s the thing I most look forward to. Creating a show each tour that gives everyone there, including me, an experience they want to hold onto.”

Groban last hit the road in 2015 with his Stages Tour.

Since his last tour, Josh he has made television Groban appearances on NBC’s “Parks and Recreation,” CBS’ “Life in Pieces,” and is filming a Netflix original series called “The Good Cop,” set to premiere in September.

Joining Groban on tour will be Idina Menzel, a Tony-Award winning and multiplatinum recording artist and actress.

“So excited to join my friend, the supremely talented Josh Groban on tour.

We’ve done some great things together in the past but this will top them all,” Menzel said.

Fans will get to hear songs from Groban’s five-time platinum debut album, six-time platinum album “Closer”, double-platinum album “Awake”, six-time platinum and Grammy-nominated album “Noel,” the “Illuminations” album and the “All That Echoes” album.

Tickets for the general public go on sale at 10 a.m. today and can be purchased online at InfiniteEnergyCenter.com or at the box office.

IF You Go What: Josh Groban concert When: Oct. 18 Where: Infinite Energy Arena, Duluth Tickets: Go on sale today at InfiniteEnergyCenter.com

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‘A Wrinkle In Time’ film fans

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OVERALL IMPRESSION

Pass: This is a beautiful film to look at, especially if you can tolerate the constant use of CGI. Most of the movie was filmed in New Zealand, which must be pretty amazing just as it is, and yet many shots of landscapes seem to be enhanced, almost as if the whole movie features a sort of magical filter. It can wear on the eyes after a while, but the way these stunning backdrops come and go, you are always seeing something idyllic and gorgeous.

Fail: There is a great effort going on here to show the importance of family as well as believing in oneself, and some of these messages get garbled along the way by director Ana DuVernay’s choice to try so hard to have a balance of races throughout.

In the novel upon which the movie is based, the family at the heart of the story is Caucasian, and here we have a multi-racial family instead. As a reflection of where we are as a society, this is, of course, not a problem.

The previews make it look like Oprah Winfrey is the star here, but I found the performance of Reese Witherspoon as Mrs. Whatsit to be the most compelling. She is whimsical, funny and playful, and portrays the spiritual being as truly genuine in a kooky, otherworldly sort of way. Mindy Kaling has her moments as Mrs. Who, spouting off all kinds of platitudes and worldly wisdom from the likes of Buddha and Rumi, and comes off as sweet, warm and likable.

The child actors are fine across the board, with the strongest performance coming from Levi Miller (from the recent Peter Pan movie). There’s even a brief appearance by Zach Galifianakis to enjoy!

There’s plenty of adventure here, and most of it is mild enough for teenagers, and I think folks who enjoy movies about time travel or adventures of all kinds might want to see it. Disney keeps the PG-rated violence pretty tame, and the moments of darkness and evil come and go rather quickly. “A Wrinkle In Time” is probably best-suited for ages 13 and up. Older teens may be bored and find that the sentimental heart of the movie gets in the way of the action.

If you enjoy dazzling landscapes and big special effects, see it on the big screen, though I think 3-D is probably not necessary; while I saw it in 2-D, I’m not sure how much I would have gained by having to deal with those silly plastic glasses.

I came away a little disappointed overall. Another technique the director used which I found distracting was the constant insertion of pop songs for montages. I find that some movies do this well, in the way that the song lyrics or the artist interpretation has something to do with the story taking place; here, these felt more like music videos that were just slowing down the overall pacing of the movie. I feel like a lot of effort was placed in some areas, and then in others, things were sloppily done. “A Wrinkle In Time” is not a bad movie, but given the backing of a company like Disney, a huge budget and some powerful actors in the big roles, I regretfully came away somewhat disappointed in the end.

Pass: Spectacular cinematography and CGI; very good acting by the younger stars; a nice underlying story of family ties, particularly those between father and daughter.

Fail: Screenplay that significantly deviates from the original book, so much so that a lot of the charm of the book is lost; for those who aren’t familiar with the storyline, the action and characters are extremely confusing to keep up with.

Atlanta native Storm Reid does a fantastic job in her debut movie role as Meg Murry, daughter of brilliant but eccentric scientists played by Chris Pine (Captain Kirk from the recent “Star Trek” reboot films) and Gugu Mbatha-Raw (voice of Plumette in last year’s “Beauty and The Beast”). Seems that Daddy has taken a 90-million-light-year trip across the universe by using something called a “tesseract” and has been MIA for four years.

Miraculous, angel-like beings played by Oprah Winfrey, Reese Witherspoon and Mindy Kaling suddenly visit Meg and take her on an epic journey across time and space to locate Dad. Joining them on this odyssey is little brother Charles Wallace (excellent newcomer Deric McCabe) and neighbor Calvin (Levi Miller).

Fantasy and sci-fi fans are certainly the target demographic for “A Wrinkle in Time,” particularly youngsters (and many adults) who read the original book by Madeleine L’Engle. They will beat down the doors to see this film.

However, be advised that major changes have been made to the book’s storyline, so be prepared for the unexpected.

“A Wrinkle in Time” is certainly dazzling to watch and shows quite well on the big screen. However, this is NOT a kids film at all, particularly for the very young.

It would make a nice DVD stocking-stuffer this Christmas for devoted fans, but the rest of us mere mortals can wait for Redbox for this one.

The storyline of “A Wrinkle in Time” makes for decent viewing, with plenty of action that is often quite intense and violent. And the film itself is shot in such a way as to evoke reminders of “Avatar” and “Alice in Wonderland.” However, it is also a muddled mess of confusing characters and uncertain direction.

The screenplay stripped out much of the religious undercurrent that gave the book much of its charm, leaving a watered-down humanistic message that only weakly inspires. The child actors are what really shine in this flick; too bad the vehicle they chose hits so many potholes on its intergalactic journey and that it underachieves in a major way.

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★★★★

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The Shape of Water Blu-ray (R) Movie: ★★★★ Disc: ★★★★ The winner of four Oscars including Best Picture, co-writer/director Guillermo del Toro’s dark and mesmerizing “The Shape of Water” simultaneously re-invented the Cold War thriller and monster genres in one fell swoop.

Taking place in early 1950s Baltimore, it stars Sally Hawkins as Elisa, a mute (but not deaf) cleaning lady who develops a relationship with “the Asset” (Doug Jones), an amphibian/ human hybrid being captured by the army. The target of cruel examination by a government sadist (Michael Shannon), the Asset is also coveted by the Soviets. Avoiding predictability at every turn, the film became an instant classic and one that begs for repeat viewings.

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screen (1.85:1/1080p), audio: English (DTS-HD MA 5.1), French (DTS 5.1), Spanish (Dolby Digital 5.1), subtitles: English, French and Spanish.

Special Features: • 5 featurettes • Additional DVD and digital copy • Trailers • First edition slipcover packaging Fox, $34.99

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

• A Wrinkle in Time (PG) — 2 1/2 stars Though it feels like an up-to-date adaptation of the classic Madeleine L’Engle science fiction novel and Atlanta native Storm Reid is perfect as 11-year-old heroine Meg Murry, there’s something a bit underdone in director Ava DuVernay’s latest. Young viewers will be thrilled by the great effects but older audiences may be underwhelmed by the story of Meg’s struggle to find her missing father on the other side of the universe.

Oprah Winfrey, Reese Witherspoon and Mindy Kaling also star.— Khari J. Sampson • The Vanishing of Sidney Hall (R) — 3 stars “The Vanishing of Sidney Hall” tries to put a new spin on the overwrought cliche of a writer’s tormented life and mostly succeeds by interweaving a narrative of flashbacks with a sense of mystery. While some may feel the mystery boils down to a series of revelations in the end, the journey to get to the answers is an entertaining one. Kind of contrite, “Vanishing” is definitely an arthouse, indie film with the requisite

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amount of tragedy and sadness. “Vanishing” may not be a movie that you watch multiple times, but it is worth watching once. — Kristen Hansen • Black Panther (PG-13) — 4 stars As much a political thriller as it is a top-flight superhero film, “Black Panther” (starring Chadwick Boseman as the title character) is easily among Marvel Studios’ finest movies. Director Ryan Coogler’s third feature is whip smart without being pretentious, and subtly political without being heavy-handed. With an almost entirely Africandescended cast yet devoid of stereotypes, it’s like nothing we’ve seen on this scale. — KS • Peter Rabbit (PG) — 2 1/2 stars The classic children’s book character gets a 21st-century update, mixing its animated anthropomorphic animals with live action leads Rose Byrne and Domhnall Gleeson.

Though predictably cute, it bears an unexpectedly adult wit. It’s not nearly as terrible as it looked at first. — KS

• The Shape of Water (R) — 3 1/2 stars A mute janitor (Sally Hawkins) befriends The Asset (Doug Jones), a mysterious being that is held captive at a secret government facility in this excellent film. Known for his playfully quirky pop-horror fare, director Guillermo del Toro makes perhaps his first grown-up movie with this Cold War sci-fi thriller romance that delivers on all those descriptors without collapsing into a puddled mess. — KS

• “Downsizing” (March 20): Director Alexander Payne’s satire casts Matt Damon and Kristen Wiig as spouses who opt to be miniaturized. (R) • “Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle” (March 20): Four highschool students discover the game that fueled the original “Jumanji” and become trapped inside it; stars include Dwayne Johnson, Kevin Hart, Jack Black and Karen Gillan.

(PG-13) • “Pitch Perfect 3” (March 20): The singing Bellas reunite to take part in an international competition during a USO tour; Anna Kendrick and Rebel Wilson return. (PG-13) • “Legion: The Complete Season One” (March 27): In the FX fantasy-drama series, Dan Stevens (“Downton Abbey”) plays a man who may be a mutant. (Not rated) • “Mr. Robot: Season 3.0” (March 27): The discord between the title character (Christian Slater) and cyber-engineer Elliot (Emmy winner Rami Malek) deepens. (Not rated) • “Molly’s Game” (April 10): Oscar-winning writer Aaron Sorkin’s directorial debut casts Jessica Chastain in the true story of a woman who ran an exclusive poker game. (R)

• The Post (PG-13) — 3 1/2 stars This film about the Washington Post newspaper’s 1971 decision to publish the then-stilltop-secret Pentagon Papers might look like a pointed jab at today’s politics, but in truth it is in every way merely a period piece. Featuring a crack ensemble cast led

by Tom Hanks and Meryl Streep as, respectively, the editor-in-chief and publisher of the paper, this movie serves as an important reminder of the power and responsibility of a free press.

— KS • Thor: Ragnarok (PG-13) — 3 stars Marvel’s godly hero Thor (Chris Hemsworth) returns for a third solo outing.

Tons of humor — a little too much, actually — makes “Ragnarok” great fun despite a high-stakes plot where he’s stripped of his iconic hammer and cast far away from the homeland he’s sworn to defend (this time from Hela, goddess of death played by Cate Blanchett). Co-star Tessa Thompson nearly steals the movie. — KS • Maze Runner: The Death Cure (PG-13) — 3 stars

The “Maze Runner” trilogy comes to a close, but not before dealing out a healthy dose of action. Thomas and friends head straight to WCKD headquarters to rescue hostage Minho and settle the score with the entity that put them in the maze and started it all. This epic ending is tons of fun but has a few flaws. — Jacee Sellers • Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle (PG-13) — 3 stars This Dwayne Johnson-led sequel/reboot of the Robin Williams classic is better than expected. Instead of a supernatural board game, the young heroes are trapped in a video game jungle as the characters they selected, to disconcerting results. Also starring Kevin Hart, Jack Black and Karen Gillan, it’s part “The Goonies,” part “Tron,” and part “The Breakfast Club” — and all escapist fun. — KS • Star Wars: The Last Jedi (PG-13) — 2 1/2 stars Episode VIII of the Disneyrevived space fantasy picks up where 2015’s “The Force Awakened” left off, with the Resistance on the run from the evil First Order while new heroine Rey (Daisy Ridley) seeks training in the Force from Jedi master Luke

Skywalker (Mark Hamill). It’s a different sort of Star Wars movie, one that refuses to answer fans’ questions and subverts their expectations.

You’ll either love it wildly or be wildly disappointed.— KS • Coco (PG) — 4 stars Disney/Pixar brings the Land of the Dead to life with this story surrounding Miguel, an aspiring musician, and his family on Dia de los Muertos.

Set in Mexico, Miguel accidentally is transported to the Land of the Dead where he must get his family’s blessing to play music to return to the living world. Filled with beautiful animation, an authentic score and funny, clever jokes, “Coco” will entertain all generations and hopefully start a conversation about family and heritage. — AT • Justice League (PG-13) — 3 stars After four years of commercially profitable but critically panned films in its superhero stable, DC Comics’ teamup of Batman and Wonder Woman (and Superman, sort of) with newcomers Aquaman, The Flash and Cyborg is a triumph at least as good as the average Marvel Studios flick.

The story’s a little thin but it’s a definite crowdpleaser. — Michael Buckelew and Khari J. Sampson

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Rebooted ‘Tomb Raider’ unbelievable even for Hollywood action genre Tomb Raider (PG-13) ★★★★

BY MICHAEL CLARK

Movie Critic

Above and right, Alicia Vikander stars as Lara Croft in “Tomb Raider.” (Special Photos: Warner Bros.)

More of a re-imagining than a bona fide reboot, “Tomb Raider” has little in common with “Lara Croft: Tomb Raider” from 2001 beyond the origin details of the character and her butt-kicking prowess. As with that film (starring Angelina Jolie as the title character), this new flick is long on pyrotechnics, chase scenes and special effects and short on anything resembling a coherent story. Keeping it only marginally watchable is the immensely likeable Alicia Vikander (“Ex-Machina,” “The Danish Girl”) as Lara and Walton Goggins as Mathias Vogel, her loathsome and instantly unlikeable evil foil.

Seven years after the disappearance of her father, Richard (Dominic West), Lara grudgingly concludes he’s dead and agrees with Croft Holdings executive Ana Miller (Kristin Scott Thomas) to finally accept her rightful inheritance and move forward. This takes place at about the 15-minute mark, and apart from Mathias’ entrance at the start of the second act, the narrative takes a nose dive and never recovers.

From this point onward, “Tomb Raider” plays out less like its predecessor and more like a distant ugly cousin of “Raiders of the Lost Ark.” Following a clue left for her from a beyond-the-grave Richard, Lara discovers a cache of documents and audio and video recordings instructing her to burn them. Huh?!

If Richard didn’t want Lara to know of this project he was involved in that likely led to his death, why plant the idea in her mind in the first place? He knew she was headstrong and inquisitive and telling her to destroy the only possible link to knowing his fate was tantamount to an impossible-to-ignore dare. A few minor tweaks to the script here would have made it all plausible instead of the exact opposite.

The most obvious clue in this scavenger hunt package sends Lara to Hong Kong to find Lu Ren, a ship captain for hire willing to transport Richard to a remote cursed island in the Sea of Japan where the corpse of an ancient evil female shaman in entombed. Lara doesn’t find Lu Ren but instead his son of the same name (Daniel Wu), who, for a mere pittance, agrees to transport Lara to said island, which will almost certainly not end well. As Lu is hungover in a major way during this stretch, we’ll give him a pass of sorts. Taking a short break from “Raiders” and turning into “The Perfect Storm,” the action becomes even more ludicrous with Lu’s boat crumpling like a bad deck chair but

not resulting in any fatalities.

Once on the island and after her first creepy meeting with Mathias, Lara puts her early training as an archer to the test while defying practically every law of probability and physics.

With a bow and a bottomless quiver of arrows, she takes out more targets than multiple mercenary/thugs do wielding automatic weapons at short range. Not a sliver of it is remotely believable, even within the context of a brainless Hollywood action movie.

For the duration, Lara runs and jumps and fights and flies and crashes into this and that and the other and her only injury incurred the entire time is an oversized splinter to her torso. A squad of Navy Seals with full battle gear couldn’t do what Lara does in this movie without suffering multiple fatalities along the way.

There’s a fine line between suspension of disbelief and cartoonish overkill, and “Tomb Raider” crosses it willy-nilly at every turn. If Lara had the superhero powers of Wonder Woman, this could have maybe been overlooked and possibly even found praiseworthy, but here it simply makes no sense and totally removes even the remotest sliver of realism.

Also playing a key factor in the plot is Lara being challenged throughout with solving ancient (or at least very old), complicated physical puzzles that can best be described as forebears or variations of the Rubik’s Cube. From the first scenario at her initial meeting with Ana and a lawyer (Derek Jacobi) to the last with her synchronizing ancient wheels of stone to secure passage into an elaborate mountain lair, Lara never makes anything resembling a wrong move or turn.

Once you take a gander at the credits of the filmmakers, all of this balderdash and senseless subterfuge becomes easier to understand, if not forgive. It is the rookie effort of screenwriter Geneva Robertson-Dwaret and the first movie that will likely make more than $1 million at the box office by virtual unknown Norwegian director Roar Uthaug (yes, that’s his real name).

The movie ends with a notquite but instead full-blown guarantee of a sequel and it begs the question as to why two major studios in tandem would trust the future of such a potentially high-yielding action franchise to two “artists” with such unproven and/or dicey track records. This was not the time to allow neophytes to take the reins of what is an already established brand name and hope all goes well. You bring in the big or semi-big guns and take no chances whatsoever.

“Tomb Raider” takes every bad chance imaginable and yields only the barest minimum of results but in the process provides the ideal “what not to do” tutorial for studios contemplating franchise redos.

(MGM/Warner Bros.)

Daniel Wu stars as Lu Ren and Alicia Vikander as Lara Croft in “Tomb Raider.”

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Nick Robinson (Simon), from left, Talitha Bateman (Nora), Jennifer Garner (Emily) and Josh Duhamel (Jack) star in Twentieth Century Fox’s “Love, Simon.”

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By Michael clark Movie Critic

On July 4, 1976, two memorable global events took place. The first was the 200th anniversary (bicentennial) of United States independence. The other was called Operation Thunderbolt which was also big news at the time; so much so three movies about it came out within a year. None of these films were very good, which is hard to understand considering the collective talent involved and the historic significance of the event.

You might think with the passing of four decades and the luxury of reflection — not to mention advancements in filmmaking on nearly every level — would result in an improvement of some sort, but that is not the case with “7 Days in Entebbe.” Like its predecessors, it widely misses the mark in what should have been a walk-up slam dunk. Some things just weren’t meant to be, which is unfortunate, as this was one of the most high-profile events in Jewish history.

In late June 1975, two radical leftist German nationals (Daniel Bruhl as Wilfried Bose and Rosamund Pike as Brigitte Kuhlmann) working in tandem with multiple radical Muslim Palestinian terrorists hijacked

Daniel Bruhl stars as Wilfried Bose and Roasmund Pike as Brigitte Kuhlmann in “7 Days in Entebbe.”

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a plane bound from Tel Aviv destined for Paris with a stopover in Athens.

In keeping with the usual thug modus operandi, these militant hooligans wanted to exchange their hostages for war criminals being held in Israeli jails plus $5 million.

What Böse and Kuhlmann failed to remember, chose to ignore or were flat out ignorant about going in was that the Israeli government never negotiates with terrorists, a point underscored several times in the opening act.

Not helping matters, these mental midgets chose to land the plane in one of the worst possible places (for them) on Earth.

Openly hostile toward Israel (and most of the

world at the time) Ugandan President Idi Amin (Nonso Anozie) not only welcomed the terrorists with open arms, he was actually in on the hijacking long before it started in earnest and provided them with additional security.

A few days in, the terrorists — in what they thought was a great public relations move — released 148 of the hostages, all of whom were not Jewish, leaving 94 hostages and 12 Air France crew members. Adding even more insult to injury, this bonehead move got the attention of the entire planet that now understandably compared Bose and Kuhlmann to old-school Nazis.

This is just the second

English language liveaction feature for both Portuguese director Jose Padhila (“RoboCop”) and Scottish playwright Gregory Burke, and each is operating way out of his league here. Perhaps it’s a translation thing or cultural issues, but practically every image and word of dialogue feels flat, forced and/or uninspired. The only times the filmmakers succeed is when the action shifts to corridors of power in Jerusalem and they put the focus on the flinty gamesmanship taking place between Prime Minister Yizthak Rabin (Lior Ashkenazi) and Minister of Defense Shimon Peres (Eddie Marsan).

Both highly respected

statesmen, Rabin and Peres, at least here, are presented as quasi-rivals with vastly different opinions regarding the proper reaction to the situation and the best course of action moving forward. It’s hard to determine just how much of what we see played out actually happened, as it went on behind closed doors involving men who closely guard government strategies. The treatment of these two legendary men isn’t awful, but it’s far from flattering.

Much of what takes place in “7 Days in Entebbe” follows the standard action/thriller model and might have worked out slightly better if not for the perplexing inclu-

sion of modern dance sequences.

Opening and closing the movie and parceled out intermittently throughout, these sequences add little to nothing to the story beyond providing a roadblock to narrative momentum. In addition, they are repetitive and, sorry to say, not very interesting to watch.

This is an immensely moving and inspirational story, and perfect fodder for a movie or even a cable mini-series, and why no one has gotten it right in four tries is utterly baffling.

Presented in English and multiple foreign languages with English subtitles.

(Focus Features)

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“Joan of Arc,” which is written by Kim Williamson and directed

by Sherry Ingbritsen, will run through Sunday and March 22-25 at New Dawn Theater, located at 3650 Satellite Blvd. in Duluth.

Duluth’s New Dawn Theater is bringing to life French heroine Joan of Arc in the theater’s newest main stage production by the same

Thursday through Saturday shows will be held at 8 p.m. and Sunday matinee shows will be held at 2 p.m.

Tickets are $15 for seniors 51 and up and children 12 and under, and $18 for everyone else.

“Joan of Arc” is set to run through Sunday and March 22-25 at Duluth’s New Dawn Theater.

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The show is a historically accurate version of Joan of Arc, so parental guidance is suggested. Its run time is approximately two hours.

For more information or to buy tickets, visit newdawntheater.com. to ght Brou y: b you

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