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Nathan Deal endorses MARTA in Gwinnett group Go Gwinnett’s as the first The pro-MARTA camp week of in Gwinnett unveiled a early votbig endorsement from ing in the former Gov. Nathan Deal county’s Nathan Deal on Friday.

MARTA Deal was featured in a referendum came to a fundraising email that the close. The chamber has Gwinnett Chamber sent openly advocated for pasout on transit advocacy sage of the referendum,

BY CURT YEOMANS

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Gwinnett plays a central role in our economic ecosystem, and I’m asking business leaders throughout metro Atlanta to lend their support and contribute significantly to this campaign effort.”

— Nathan Deal, former governor of Georgia

in which voters are asked to approve a contract between the county and MARTA.

Under the terms of the contract, a 1 percent sales tax would be levied in Gwinnett to fund the

county’s participation in the regional transit system.

“We need your help to pass this referendum, which is critical to the future of Gwinnett County — and by extension to the economy of the metro Atlanta region,” Deal said in the email. “Gwinnett plays a central role in our economic ecosystem,

and I’m asking business leaders throughout metro Atlanta to lend their support and contribute significantly to this campaign effort.

“We all have a stake in seeing Gwinnett connect to the region and continue to serve a key logistics corridor that moves

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Wet winter is pushing Lanier to rare levels

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On Thursday’s finale of NBC’s “The Titan Games,” a competition game show hosted by Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson, left, that tests competitors’ physical and mental endurance, Suwanee resident Charity Witt, right, was crowned female Titan Champion. (Photos: Vivian Zink/NBC)

‘Surreal experience’

Suwanee woman overcomes obstacles, wins ‘Titan Games’

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Twenty-six-year-old Suwanee resident Charity Witt knows the importance of perseverance.

Nine years ago, after suffering a heart attack at work and subsequently being diagnosed with atrial fibrillation, she was given a choice: at 17, undergo pacemaker surgery and be on medication the rest of her life, or get in shape and stop “abusing (her) body by working 80 hours a week.”

She chose the latter, and though her road to health hasn’t always been an easy one, because Witt never gave up, she’s now able to control her heart arrhythmia

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ance.

Stretched out over 10 episodes, the show whittled down 64 contestants — 32 men and 32 women — to Thursday’s finalists, and the two ultimate winners.

South Florida’s James Jean-Louis joined Witt in the winners circle as male Titan Champion.

“It’s still sinking in a Suwanee resident Charity Witt, right battles a competitor on Thursday’s finale of NBC’s “The Titan Games,” a competition little, even though it was game show hosted by Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson. (filmed) six months ago,” Witt said of her win. “I with diet and exercise.

Titan Games,” a competithink because the show is That grit is also what tion game show hosted by just now airing, it’s just now earned Witt the title of Titan Dwayne “The Rock” Johnsinking in. It was a surChampion on Thursday son that tests competitors’ See TITAN, Page 5A night’s finale of NBC’s “The physical and mental endur-

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Water covers the end of a dock where it connect to land at Lake Lanier Olympic Park in Gainesville on Saturday. A wet winter has caused water levels at Lake Lanier to rise to nearly 5 feet above the lake’s full pool level as of this past week.

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Lake Lanier is full — more than full actually.

As storms have moved through the area, with a fresh round of rain expected to come through today, Lanier is close to 5 feet above its full pool level of 1,071 feet. The lake started March at 1,075.65 feet on Friday.

At some docks, such as one at Lake Lanier Olympic Park in Gainesville, that has left the part of the dock that connects to the shore underwater.

Projections posted on the Army Corps of Engineers website call for the lake to start around 1,076 feet this week and then drop about 1.3 feet over the upcoming week. That matches up with National Weather Service forecasts that call for up to three-fourths of an inch of rain to fall today, followed by at least four days of sunshine.

“The ground is just saturated. If we get any more rain, it has nowhere to go,” David Chandley, the chief meteorologist at Daily Post news partner FOX 5 Atlanta, reported this past week. “We saw that kind of into (last) weekend on your Saturday into Sunday night and we’re going to see more rain down the pike.

“So, areas like Lake Lanier, that are well above full pool, will continue to be that way until we can get a string

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EMC Sleep Disorders Center Wis.-based food producer receives AASM accreditation is expanding in Norcross

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patient-centered care.

“The American Academy of Sleep Medicine congratulates Eastside Eastside Medical Medical Center’s Sleep Center’s Sleep Disorders Disorders Center on Center has received pro- meeting the high stangram accreditation from dards required to earn the American Academy accreditation as a sleep of Sleep Medicine, the disorders center,” said center recently anAASM President Dr. nounced.

Douglas Kirsch. “EastThe sleep center, loside Medical Center’s cated in Snellville, joins Sleep Disorders Center is more than 2,600 accredan important resource to ited sleep centers across the local medical comthe country for the next munity and will provide five-year period to proacademic and scientific vide dedicated care and value in addition to the improve sleep for patients highest quality care for through high quality, patients suffering from isabel.hughes @gwinnettdailypost.com

sleep disorders.”

The Sleep Disorders Center, led by Dr. Gregory Mauldin, upholds the AASM’s standards for professional health care in core areas such as personnel, facility and equipment, policies and procedures, data acquisition and quality assurance.

Through advocacy, education, strategic research and practice standards, the Center aims to positively affect the quality of medical care in the community.

For more information, visit eastsidemedical.com.

BY CURT YEOMANS

to seven years as it continues expanding in Norcross.

“Birchwood Food’s expansion is great news for the A Wisconsin-based food City of Norcross,” Norcross producer is growing its opera- Mayor Craig Newton said in tions in Norcross, according a statement. “Their ability to to officials at Partnership deliver innovative products Gwinnett. to market leaders around the Birchwood Foods is open- country is a win for our coming a new 80,000-square-foot munity and we are proud of manufacturing facility at the company’s success.”

6009 Goshen Springs Road, The expansion is expected marking a $33 million capital to provide Birchwood Foods investment that is expected to with enough space to produce initially generate 80 new jobs. meats and other protein prodPartnership Gwinnett said ucts that are fully cooked and the company also expects to portioned for its customers, add as many as 35 additional which includes national resemployees over the next five taurant chains and retailers.

“The City of Norcross and Gwinnett County have always been helpful and supportive of Birchwood Foods’ continued growth,” Birchwood Foods President and CEO Dennis Vignieri said in a statement. “This is the third major expansion at the Norcross campus since we began operations in 1988.

“This community provides a productive and talented

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workforce in addition to an excellent geographical location in the Southeast to service our growing customer base. We look forward to many years of continued community growth and partnership with the City of Norcross and Gwinnett County.”

Gateway 85 Community Improvement Director Marsha Bomar said the announcement was exciting because it meant a business that had already decided to set up shop in the community has found enough success in the area to merit growth.

“Birchwood, along with others in the area, have benefitted from the investments made by the CID and our partners and we look forward to a bright future,” Bomar said.

Partnership Gwinnett said Senior Project Manager Deven Cason worked with Georgia Power and the Georgia Department of Economic Development on the expansion project.

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Michael Cohen’s ‘bombshell’ testimony did not explode WASHINGTON — Michael Cohen was supposed to provide “bombshell” testimony against President Trump. Well, the bombshell didn’t explode.

Not long ago, many were speculating that Cohen might have recorded conversations with Trump admitting that he had made payments to Stormy Daniels for political purposes, instructed Cohen to lie to Congress, colluded with Russia or knew in advance about the infamous Trump Tower meeting. It turns out Marc Cohen didn’t have Thiessen anything like that. His testimony was certainly embarrassing for the president, but Cohen offered no evidence to advance the cause of impeachment.

To the contrary, some of his testimony was exculpatory. While Cohen testified that Trump ordered him to pay off Stormy Daniels “as part of a criminal scheme to violate campaign finance laws,” elsewhere in his testimony he declared that Trump did not care about winning the election. He said Trump saw the campaign as an “infomercial” for the Trump brand, adding that “He never expected to win the primary. He never expected to win the general election. The campaign — for him — was always a marketing opportunity.”

Well, if Trump didn’t care about winning, that undermines the case that the payments were a campaign finance violation. Indeed, Cohen offered evidence that Trump’s motivation was in fact keeping his affair from his wife. “He asked me to pay off an adult film star with whom he had an affair, and to lie to his wife about it,” Cohen said. “Lying to the first lady is one of my biggest regrets. … She did not deserve that.”

Paying hush money because he did not want his wife to find out he was having an affair with a porn star is sleazy, but it is not a crime.

Cohen also cleared Trump of the charge that he had directed Cohen to lie to Congress about the Moscow Trump Tower project. Cohen declared that “I lied to Congress” and Trump “did not directly tell me to lie.” Cohen said he assumed Trump wanted him to lie, so he did what he thought Trump wanted. Sorry, that’s not evidence of a crime.

Nor did Cohen provide proof of collusion with Russia. Indeed, he told the committee “I wouldn’t use the word ‘colluding’” though he thought there was “something odd about the back-and-forth praise with President (Vladimir) Putin.” So did many of us. But while saying nice things about the Russian dictator may be evidence of bad judgment, it is not evidence of a criminal conspiracy to collude with Putin to steal the election.

Cohen provided no evidence that Trump knew about the infamous Trump Tower meeting. Last July, CNN breathlessly reported that Cohen had told Mueller that “Trump knew in advance about the June 2016 meeting in Trump Tower in which Russians were expected to offer his campaign dirt on Hillary Clinton” and that “he was present, along with several others, when Trump was informed of the Russians’ offer by (Donald) Trump Jr.” That’s not what Cohen told Congress on Wednesday. He testified he didn’t know about the Trump Tower meeting in advance — he “read all over the media” about it — but that in retrospect he thought that Trump Jr. might have been telling Trump about the Russia meeting when he walked into Trump’s office and whispered into Trump’s ear in front of Cohen “the meeting is all set.” Big difference.

Cohen testified he was in the room when Roger Stone called Trump and told him that WikiLeaks was going to release emails damaging to Hillary Clinton, and that Trump “responded by stating to the effect of ‘wouldn’t that be great.’” Trump knowing in advance that WikiLeaks, acting on its own, was going to put out dirt on Clinton is not illegal.

In other words, Cohen’s testimony was a dud.

That does not exonerate Trump, not by a long shot. The Mueller report is still yet to come, and Cohen testified there were elements of his cooperation with federal prosecutors in the Southern District of New York that he could not discuss.

But we did learn something disturbing at Wednesday’s hearing — how shameless the new Democratic House majority will be in their efforts to undermine the Trump presidency.

Democrats scheduled the Cohen hearing on the very same day the president was in Vietnam trying to broker a deal on the denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula. We all had a stake in the president’s success. They could have waited one day to avoid creating a distraction during a critical diplomatic moment. But they didn’t, because for Democrats it seems that embarrassing Trump is more important than disarming a tyrant.

Talk about sleazy.

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Unexpected kudos to Feinstein Here’s a sentence I never thought I would write: Dianne Feinstein was right.

A small group of middleand high-school children from the San Francisco Bay area visited the Democratic senator from California last week to demand she support the “Green New Deal,” a collection of environmental policies even some Democrats find too extreme, too costly and too fantastical.

What followed was the kind of lecture that is almost absent in a modern culture that overemphasizes youth.

One of the students, an unidentified 16-year-old, was quoted by The Washington Post: “… we have come to a point where our Earth is dying, and it is literally a pricey and ambitious plan that is needed to deal with the magnitude of that issue, so we’re asking you to vote ‘yes’ on the resolution for the Green New Deal because…”

Feinstein interrupted: “That resolution will not pass the Senate, and you can take that back to whoever sent you here.” She added, “I know what can pass, and I know what can’t pass.”

Behind the student group

United Nations in New York demanding action on climate change. On March 15 (beware the Ides of March), she will be part of a “school strikes for climate” demonstration. The Post reports the worldwide demonstrations will be supported by some of the world’s Cal biggest environmental groups.

Thomas How does a 13-year-old, and other teens, acquire such is an organization known as knowledge? Most likely they the Sunrise Movement, which are simply parroting what describes itself as “…a move- their teachers have been telling ment to stop climate change them. Climate change is simand create millions of new ply the latest fad, like tattoos jobs in the process.” There is and body piercing once were. more gobbledygook about an When I was their age, skiparmy of young people who ping school meant a call to my are scared about the “cliparents from the principal’s mate crisis” and the familiar office with quick punishment condemnation of fossil fuels, to follow. corporate executives and “their The problem in too many of influence on our politics.” our public schools, universities In other words, they are and much of culture is that we environmental extremists. have handed over control to Sunrise criticized Feinstein people who don’t know what for being callous toward the they are talking about. Adults young people. In fact, this — at least ones thought to grown-up gave them a reality have acquired wisdom, which lesson. is different from knowledge Another child, and that’s — were once tasked with what they are in law and biolo- leading the young. Now, in too gy, one Alexandria Villasenor, many instances, we seem to be a 13-year-old seventh-grader, following them. has spent the last nine Fridays What happened? sitting on a bench outside the This is a case of the

climate-change chickens coming home to roost. Which political party has promoted end-of-the-world scare tactics for decades? Not Republicans. But, like Nostradamus and other apocalyptic prognosticators, when the world doesn’t end on the date predicted, the sky-is-falling crowd simply moves on to the next prediction.

Sen. Feinstein said to the children, some of whom spouted familiar slogans, as if they were programmed: “You know what’s interesting about this group is I’ve been doing this for 30 years. I know what I’m doing. … You come in here and say, ‘It has to be my way or the highway.’ I don’t respond to that.”

That’s called acting like an adult. In today’s culture, older adults are thought to lack knowledge, because they didn’t grow up with the internet. A little humility and more study might benefit these kids, as would different teachers, textbooks or even a change in schools.

This year marks Cal Thomas’ 35th year as a syndicated columnist. Readers may email Cal Thomas at tcaeditors @tribpub.com.

A reminder that magical times are never lost It was a magical time at Saint Simons Island. Of course, any day spent in the Golden Isles is magical, but none were like this.

It was a time when a group of us hung our collective hats at St. Simons. We played golf together, shopped together, socialized together and, of course, ate shrimp and other seafood treats together.

Our gang included a Superior Court judge, business owners, entrepreneurs, consultants, ministers and assorted others.

We were a diverse group, but I have never been associated with people I enjoyed more.

We were a family.

It was during these days that we met a young couple named Alan and Kim Worthley. They had opened a little restaurant in the village called the Georgia Sea Grill. If the three rules of retail are location, location, location, the Georgia Sea Grill defied them, one and all.

The restaurant was hidden away in an alley behind a bunch of kiosks that to this day remind me of outhouses.

One member of our group happened by one afternoon when Kim Worthley stopped her and suggested she might want to try their little eatery.

She did. Then the group did.

And then was born a beautiful friendship along with the story of corn-fried shrimp. The latter will take a bit of explanation.

Dick Yarbrough On one of my first visits, I was served a dish of shrimp fried in corn batter that defied description. Never daunted by such challenges, I described it anyway. Only I slightly misdescribed it, referring to the dish as “corn-fried.” Thus, a legend was born.

Soon people were coming into the exquisite Little Georgia Sea Grill on St. Simons Island asking for (a) corn-fried shrimp or (b) “that shrimp Dick Yarbrough is always talking about.” On occasions, the Worthleys would have to send out for more of the little critters in order to satisfy demand.

That is when it hit me that, dang, people really read this stuff. Duh! I have given a lot of talks around the state over the years. I always leave ample time for questions, knowing someone will want to plumb my keen intellect on such burning issues as the political climate in Uruguay, the International Monetary Fund

or the mysteries of the solar system. Instead, one question will invariably arise: “What is corn-fried shrimp?”

There are those who assumed I was getting free meals in turn for exulting about the shrimp at the exquisite little Georgia Sea Grill. The answer to that assumption is — never, not one time. The Worthleys never offered to do so and I would never have accepted.

That would have tainted a beautiful friendship.

In 2001, Kathleen Devere Worthley made her appearance on the planet. That was a cause of great celebration among us all. Our gang became grandparents by self-appointment.

I wrote a column to newborn Kate stating that while her parents had outdone themselves when they created corn-fried shrimp, she was without question their greatest creation.

And then as happens with time, things began to change.

Our gang grew older and our numbers began to diminish. There was illness and Alzheimer’s and travel issues and too many final goodbyes.

The Worthleys eventually sold the exquisite little Georgia Sea Grill and moved into other ventures. We basically lost contact with them and with Kate.

That is, until a few months ago when I received word that Kate Worthley, now a senior at

Frederica Academy, has been accepted for early admission to the University of Georgia. Despite having full-ride scholarship offers to a number of prestigious academic institutions around the country, Kate is going to be a Bulldog.

Woof! Woof!

Her high school career has been one of outstanding achievement, athletically, academically and in the community. I have no doubt she will do the same at my beloved alma mater and beyond.

The Yarbroughs and the Worthleys, including Kate, recently got together for dinner at Sea Island to celebrate her decision to attend UGA. It was great being back together after so many years of being apart.

I couldn’t help thinking about those of our gang whom we have lost and wishing they could have been there to celebrate with us and to see how Kate turned out. While I miss them terribly, I remembered a line from the author Lucy Maud Montgomery: “Nothing is ever really lost to us as long as we remember it.” So true.

And I will long remember a magical time at St. Simons that can never be lost.

You can reach Dick Yarbrough at dick@dickyarbrough.com; at P.O. Box 725373, Atlanta, Georgia, 31139 or on Facebook at www.facebook.com/dickyarb

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Lack of neuropathy puts doctors at odds Dear Dr roaCh: I have weakness, numbness and the feeling of pins and needles in my hands, legs and feet. I have been diagnosed with both Sjogren’s syndrome and fibromyalgia.

I was working full time as a library assistant when my legs and knees collapsed a few times. I went to a neurosurgeon, who sent me for scans of my lumbar region.

It showed no neuropathy, but a severe spinal stenosis and spondylolisthesis. He recommended lumbar surgery. But since I was not having pain in my buttocks or legs, he ordered scans of my neck and upper back too. Again, no neuropathy, but he is now recommending anterior cervical discectomy and fusion. He thinks this cervical surgery needs to be done before the lumbar surgery.

My rheumatologist, whom I have been seeing for over 10 years, maintains that the negative neuropathy test results indicate that the numbness I suffer from is related to my autoimmune illnesses, but the surgeon says that it means the numbness and other symptoms are being caused by the spinal nerve impingement.

Who do I believe, and what should I do now? I am 64 and had to resign from my job because the county would not extend my medical leave.

— B.R. ansWer: There’s a lot going on, so let’s look at each issue separately.

Fibromyalgia, a systemic disease of unknown cause, most frequently brings on widespread pain and fatigue, but it also may cause cognitive problems (often referred to as “fibro fog”), psychiatric symptoms (depression and anxiety, in particular) and numbness and tingling, especially in the arms and legs.

Although these symptoms certainly are real, the diagnostic studies may appear normal.

Sjogren’s syndrome, an autoimmune inflammatory disorder, also may cause pain, numbness and tingling through a wide variety of neuropathies. Depending on the particular person, these symptoms may or may not show up on electromyography studies (also called an EMG, a test of the nerves and muscles using electrodes).

Spinal stenosis is the compression of the spinal cord or a nerve root of the cord by the bones and other hard tissues in the spinal column.

This almost always can be diagnosed by the EMG, and surgery is the only effective treatment when the degree of impingement is severe.

Spondylolisthesis is a misalignment of one spinal bone on top of another one. This also can stretch and impinge on the spinal cord. Severe spondylolisthesis may require surgery, whereas mild disease may be monitored.

It is certainly possible that you have spinal stenosis and spondylolisthesis, but it can be very hard to guess how much of your symptoms are due to which condition. You don’t want to go through major surgery expecting improvement if improvement is unlikely.

However, you don’t want to delay neurosurgery if it’s truly necessary. That’s why I’d recommend a neurology visit.

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TODAY’S HISTORY: In 1845, Florida was admitted as the 27th U.S. state.

In 1931, President Herbert Hoover signed a congressional resolution adopting “The Star-Spangled Banner” as the U.S. national anthem.

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Dear reaDers: I’ve briefly stepped away from my column to work on a new writing project.

This week, I’m rerunning topical Q&A from 10 years ago. I’m calling today’s topic, “More than friends.”

I’ll be back next week with fresh columns.

Dear amy: I am a 35-year-old divorced mother of two. During the past five years, “Chris” and I have become good friends. I’ve known that he has romantic feelings for me, but I don’t share these feelings.

I have never given Chris any indication that I want anything other than friendship. However, after dinner the other night, he tried to kiss me. I pushed him away. He is hurt and confused.

Chris is everything I want in a man, but he is morbidly obese. I don’t want to hurt his feelings and tell him that I’m not attracted to him.

— Just Friendship Dear FrienDship: Your friend owes you an apology.

While out-of-nowhere kisses seem sort of charming in the movies, in real life this is an aggressive act.

You don’t need to acknowledge the “elephant in the room.” Chris will assume that his weight is the deal-breaker no matter what you say. Just tell him,

gave their pets my name.

Should I take a chill pill and realize this could all be a strange coincidence?

— Bemused Dear BemuseD: You should definitely take a chill pill, and if you decide to react to this, make sure you do so with humor.

If you respond to “MarAmy Dickinson tin,” tell him it’s a kick to connect with him, and say: “I know you feel roman“I can’t help but notice that tic toward me, but I don’t you’ve given your dog my toward you. I don’t see that name. I’d like to think that changing, and I’m sorry this is a coincidence — or we didn’t talk about this paying homage to me — sooner. I’d like to continue and not a reflection on how to spend time with you as you remember my behavfriends, but I understand if ior from college.” you don’t want to.” (June Follow with a question 2009) about what he’s doing Dear amy: I used to these days, giving him be good friends with “Mar- something specific to tin” in college. I was pretty respond to, and then let the much in love with him, but proverbial sleeping dogs we were never more than lie. (January 2009) friends.

Dear amy: I have a When I realized he was friend with whom I was using me to escape his bad intimate with many years relationship with his awful ago. I recently heard from girlfriend, I pulled away. this friend after 18 years of In my defensive state, I no contact. probably acted like a real Our spouses are not “female dog.” aware of our relationship, Martin recently “friend- but I enjoy our phone ed” me on Facebook conversations. I find and I saw, to my amused myself looking forward to bewilderment, that he has the next call. I am afraid an actual female dog that to tell my spouse for fear he has given my name (I of losing this relationship. have one of those names Is it wrong to keep this that people often use for private? A part of me says their dogs). it’s wrong to keep this In college it was a runfrom my spouse, and a part ning joke how annoyed of me says I’m entitled I would get when people to have this person who

emotionally supports me in my life.

— Confused Dear ConFuseD: You are entitled to have a person in your life that offers you emotional support. Ideally, that person is your spouse. This secret relationship is placing your marriage at great risk. One clue to how dangerous it is, is your fear that disclosing this secret will cause that relationship to end.

Ask yourself how you would feel if your spouse chose to have frequent, emotionally charged, secret contact with a former, intimate partner. Then you should come clean about this relationship, and do the brave thing — and end it.

You should work with your spouse to recover the emotional intimacy that is so obviously absent in your relationship. Every marriage faces challenges, and every relationship changes based on how partners react to these challenges.

You and your spouse could strengthen your relationship by working through this together. (May 2009) You can contact Amy Dickinson via email: ASKAMY@amydickinson. com. Readers may send postal mail to Ask Amy, P.O. Box 194, Freeville, NY 13068. You can also follow her on Twitter @ askingamy or “like” her on Facebook.

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Emotions need to be managed carefully. Keeping personal information secret will help you deter others from putting you in a vulnerable spot.

Put more emphasis on personal growth and achievement. An honest assessment of your life and goals should be a priority if you want to be successful.

PISCES (Feb. 20-March 20) — Think before you act. Emotional matters will escalate quickly if you are too quick to judge. Be cognizant of what others are going through. Listen and offer suggestions.

ARIES (March 21-April 19) — Consider what makes the most sense and is sustainable, and proceed to incorporate your findings into your everyday routine. Exercise willpower to achieve your goal.

Romance is highlighted.

TAURUS (April 20May 20) — Take better care of your physical health and emotional well-being. Anger promotes chaos and will not solve anything. Look for a diplomatic way to engage touchy situations.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20) — Consider what’s true and what’s false.

Put greater emphasis on physical changes that you can make to gain strength and emotional stability.

CANCER (June 21-July 22) — Pick up the pace and see what transpires. Discipline and precision will help you reach your goal. A partnership should be based on equality and mutual understanding.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) — Consider your options and choose the one that encourages you to be yourself. Don’t let anyone talk you into something you don’t want to do or that may be detrimental to your health.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept.

22) — Make a move, attend an event, travel and learn all you can by listening and comparing notes with someone who has valuable information. Don’t fold under pressure. Make your own decisions.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23) — Live life your way.

Refuse to let someone dictate terms or take charge. It’s up to you to stand up and be counted. Protect your rights.

SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 22) — Avoid a senseless debate. Know when to walk away from a situation that is holding you back. Let the past go and make lifestyle changes that suit your needs.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 23-Dec. 21) — Stick to the truth and don’t put up with people who don’t do so. Separate yourself from situations that aren’t conducive to your success or happiness.

Focus on being your best.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) — Take the time and make the effort to improve your surroundings. The changes you make will help you relax and enjoy yourself.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20Feb. 19) — Emotions will surface, and arguments are likely if you don’t maintain control. Take a moment to consider how to best handle whatever situation you face before you say something you’ll regret.

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Police: Work-release inmate drives stolen car to prison

By IsaBel HugHes

isabel.hughes @gwinnettdailypost.com

Though there’s usually an abundance of ridesharing vehicles available in Gwinnett, one inmate in the Gwinnett County Department of Corrections’ work-release program apparently couldn’t wait for a ride — and allegedly decided to drive himself to prison in a stolen car.

Deangelo Bell, 26, of Lilburn, is wanted for theft, altering serial numbers and probation violation in connection

with a stolen 2018 Dodge Challenger, which police said he parked inside the guard line of the DOC’s work-release center in Lawrenceville when he went to report for the work-release program.

Bell was sentenced to the program after being convicted of identity fraud, jail records show.

Gwinnett’s work-release program allows participants to work regular jobs outside the prison, but they must return to the facility to serve nonwork hours in custody.

According to Gwinnett County Police

Department Cpl. Michele Pihera, on Feb. 20, detectives with the department’s Motor Vehicle Theft Unit were “proactively” trying to locate stolen vehicles in the county when they found Bell’s Challenger at the prison complex.

“The license plate on the back of the vehicle was an Alabama Dealer tag. According to the MVT Unit, dealer tags are frequently used to conceal stolen vehicles,” Pihera said. “The VIN displayed in the windshield was altered from the original. When the

officers discovered the true VIN, they learned that the vehicle was purchased from a dealership in Conyers using fraudulent information.”

Detectives believe Bell saw them investigating the Challenger and fled before he could be arrested, Pihera said.

“Bell is still currently on the run from these charges, and he failed to report back to the Department of Corrections,” she said.

This is the 10th cloned vehicle the MVT Unit has recovered so far this year — and the second

time a suspect has allegedly driven to a corrections facility in a stolen vehicle.

In late January, 26-year-old Duluth resident Derrick TaylorCanty drove to the Gwinnett County Jail, a separate facility from the DOC prison, in a stolen vehicle to bond out his girlfriend, 24-year-old Akhria Cooper, who had been arrested for driving a separate stolen vehicle, police said.

Investigators, suspecting Taylor-Canty may have driven to the jail in a stolen car, met him

outside, where they confirmed their suspicions: his 2019 Infiniti was reported stolen out of Kentucky. He remains at the jail without bond.

Police are asking anyone with information about Bell’s whereabouts to contact detectives at 770-513-5300. To remain anonymous, tipsters can contact Crime Stoppers at 404-577-TIPS (8477) or visit stopcrimeatl.com.

Tipsters can receive a cash reward for information leading to an arrest and indictment in this case. The case number is 19-016071.

Duluth councilman wants election day to be paid holiday

By Curt yeomans

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Election day may soon become a paid holiday for employees of the city of Duluth.

City officials are looking at a proposal put forward this past week by Councilman Kirkland Carden to give city staff a paid day off on election day. Carden said the council asked staff to research the feasibility of the idea during its work session this past Monday.

“This extra holiday will encourage city employees to vote and participate

in the electoral processes,” Carden said.

Carden said he got the Kirkland idea from Carden the city of Sandusky, Ohio, which recently decided to give up its Columbus Day holiday to instead make election day a paid holiday for city employees. NPR reported on the Ohio town’s decision a month ago, saying the Sandusky’s leaders decided to make the change in late January.

Columbus Day is not a city holiday in Duluth however so it’s not clear if the city would switch out a different holiday or create a new one — if its leaders do decide to make election day a paid holiday.

But Duluth is not the only place weighing whether to make election day a paid holiday in light of Sandusky’s decision to do so.

Officials in Atlanta and at least three Ohio cities, including Cincinnati, are reportedly considering similar moves. A bill backed by Democrats to make it a paid holiday for

federal employees has also been introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives.

U.S. Rep. Hank Johnson, D-Ga., is a co-sponsor on the federal bill.

A recurring theme is that these proposals set the election day holiday in November. State and federal elections in Georgia only happen every other November, but they rotate with municipal elections meaning there is an election scheduled to happen every November.

The federal bill put a spotlight on the debate about making election day a paid holiday for govern-

ment employees, particularly after Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., derided the bill as “a monstrosity” and “a power grab” by House Democrats during a speech on the Senate floor on Jan. 31.

Duluth’s list of city holidays currently includes nine days, two-thirds of which are in the November to January time frame and are related to Thanksgiving, Christmas, New Year’s Day and Martin Luther King Jr. Day. This year, city holidays include: January • New Year’s Day (Jan.

1)

• Martin Luther King Jr. Day (Jan. 21) May • Memorial Day (May 27) July • Independence Day (July 4) September • Labor Day (Sept. 2) November • Thanksgiving Day (Nov. 28) • The day after Thanksgiving (Nov. 29) December • Christmas Eve (Dec. 24) • Christmas Day (Dec. 25)

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On Thursday’s finale of NBC’s “The Titan Games,” a competition game show hosted by Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson that tests competitors’ physical and mental endurance, Suwanee resident Charity Witt, right, was crowned female Titan Champion. (Photo: Vivian Zink/NBC)

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Titan

tants struggled with the ball, Witt’s one-handed real experience, but I’m pull wowed the audience thankful and grateful for — both the live arena the opportunity.” audience and viewers, Witt’s Titan journey who took to social media began, for viewers, in to comment on the apthe season premiere, parent ease at which Witt when she beat out her completed the task. first opponent in the Witt told the Daily initial challenge.

Post, however, that she That win allowed was “kind of surprised Witt to move on, in the how everybody was resame episode, to Mount acting” to her ball-andOlympus, an ascendchain challenge. ing obstacle course that “(Because I’m a) culminates in contestants Strongwoman competidragging a severaltor, I have to run with hundred pound concrete sandbags, and am (often) ball by its chain across carrying something the arena floor to smash that’s awkward and a concrete vault that heavy,” she said. “Once contains a relic — a giI realized, ‘Oh, OK, I’m ant ‘T’ — that proclaims just dragging that ball them the winner. and not carrying it, I can While many contes(do this),’ it became a lot

Lanier

1,070 feet for much of that time — with the of drier air in here.” only exception being Army Corps of Engibetween Oct. 3 and neers officials have said Nov. 11 when levels in the past that the winranged from 1,069.31 to ter months are typically 1,069.93 feet. wetter months and thereIn fact, the lake has fore a time when the gone through three lake can recharge and periods in the last year fill back up after dips in where the lake level was the spring through fall above 1,071 feet, includperiod. The lake experi- ing a four-month stretch enced an especially wet from late April to late 2018, however.

August, a few days in The lake has been just mid-November and evunder, right at or above ery day since Dec. 28. its full pool level since The levels peaked mid-February 2018, with at 1,076.1 feet on Feb. the levels at least over 24. That is the highest •From Page 1A

(easier).”

The realization that she was, and is, capable of completing any challenge that came before her is a large part of what made her a champion, Witt said.

“My life kind of prepared me for this, as corny as it sounds,” she said. “It’s really that mental fortitude (that got me through), and it was quoted on NBC and Dwayne wrote on Instagram what (I said): ‘I’ve been to hell once, I can go back and come out again.’ Mentally, I’ve been through worse, so (I told myself), ‘I can get through a game show.’ Physically, I am a competitor — whatever it is, if I can get through

level seen on the lake since April 1977, when it reached 1,076.2 feet, according to Army Corps of Engineers records.

A typical winter pool level on the lake is 1,070, according to the Corps of Engineers’ lake level forecast information.

Meanwhile, the high waters have already forced at least one change at the lake.

The Corps of Engineers announced on Feb. 21 that it was closing West Bank Park in response to the rising water and issues created by

it, I know I’m (stronger than before).”

To “get through it,” Witt said she always tries to remain focused on the goal ahead of her.

“You have to give it 110 percent, but look forward,” she said.

“That’s what you can even see in the (“The Titan Games”) finale — those that stopped to look back or take a break didn’t succeed. If you’re constantly trying to catch your breath rather than focus on the end game, you’re not going to get where you want to go.”

For more information about Witt or her journey, visit iamcharitystrong. com or follow her on Instagram at charity_witt.

fluctuating levels over the last year. Les than three years ago, the area was plagued by drought that drove water levels about 10 feet below full pool.

“Fluctuations in the lake level over the past year have created certain unsafe conditions,” Lake Lanier Project Office operations project manager Timothy Rainey said in a statement at the time.

“We must wait until conditions are conducive to make the repairs, and we do not have an estimated time frame for when that will occur.”

people and products quickly and efficiently through the transportation networks. We can’t do it without you.”

The former governor, who wrapped up his second and final term in January, the highest profile figure to weigh in on either side of the MARTA debate in Gwinnett.

In the email, Deal touts Georgia’s ranking as a top state for businesses to operate in, a title he regularly highlighted during his time in the governor’s mansion. He said Gwinnett County “contributed greatly” to successes seen in the state.

Deal praised the Connect Gwinnett Transit Development Plan, which would serve as MARTA’s blueprint for providing service in the county if the referendum passes, but he also said expanding MARTA into the county was “a need that’s long past overdue.”

Two issues Deal highlighted in his letter was traffic congestion, which he called “the gravest threat to Gwinnett’s future” and economic development.

He said corporate CEO who considered moving to Georgia when he was governor asked him and other officials about potential locations access to transit and proximity to Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport.

“More and more, large, high-paying employers would not even consider locations within metro areas that don’t offer robust transit options for their employees,” Deal said.

“Despite its many offerings, Gwinnett wasn’t considered eligible by many of our 818,000 jobs we created over the last eight years in the state!”

Passage of the referendum isn’t guaranteed despite high profile endorsements however.

There are opposition groups that have been forming, such as the similarly named No MARTA and No MARTA in Gwinnett, and setting up websites and Facebook pages to lay out their arguments against expanding MARTA into the county.

Meanwhile, early voting expands Monday to

seven satellite locations around Gwinnett. County spokesman Joe Sorenson said 3,809 people had voted in person at the county’s elections office as of 4 p.m. Monday.

The county has also sent out 1,247 absentee mail-in ballots as of Thursday night. Seven mail-in ballots have already been sent back in, Sorenson said.

Early voting has continued this weekend at the county’s elections office, which is located at 455 Grayson Highway in Lawrenceville. Saturday and Sunday voting is available this weekend and next weekend.

Early voting is available from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. each day that it is offered.

While early voting is underway, however, local officials, as well as proponents and opponents of the MARTA referendum, are planning to hold meetings this week to talk about the contract that has been negotiated between the transit system and Gwinnett County.

State Sen. Brandon Beach, R-Alpharetta, is expected to be the keynote speaker at a community meeting hosted by Peachtree Corners City Councilman Phillip Sadd to discuss the referendum at 7 p.m. Monday at Winters Chapel United Methodist Church, 5105 Winters Chapel Road in Peachtree Corners.

Beach was one of the two main architects of legislation that established the Atlanta-Region Transit Authority and set the stage for Gwinnett’s MARTA referendum.

The group Yes To MARTA will also hold a community forum and panel discussion Monday night to discuss the referendum. This meeting will last from 6:30 to 8 p.m. at the Aurora Theatre, which is located at 128 E. Pike St. in Lawrenceville.

MARTA opponent Joe Newton, who has set up the MARTAhoax.com website, has organized his own community meeting with panelists. It will take place at 7 p.m.

Tuesday at the Historic Gwinnett County Courthouse, which is located at 185 W. Crogan St. in Lawrenceville.

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Stripers mascot visits school Duluth offering for Read Across America Day bonuses in search for police officers

By IsaBel HugHes

isabel.hughes @gwinnettdailypost.com

As Gwinnett Stripers mascot Chopper walked into Jackson Elementary School’s Media Center, the 100 or so second-graders in the room cheered, extending their arms to give him a high-five.

Smiling, Stripers Community Relations Coordinator Kelly Watrous, who accompanied the mascot, turned to the students, asking them if they knew what kind of animal Chopper was.

“Beaver!” one student yelled. “Squirrel,” another shouted.

“He’s a groundhog,” Watrous said. “Do you know what a groundhog is?”

As the students continued to shout replies, Jackson Elementary teachers and staff laughed, pleased that even before Watrous began reading to the students for Read Across America Day, the visit was a success.

Celebrated every year on March 2 — this year, most local schools held their reading events on Friday, given school is not in session on Saturdays — the national day commemorates Dr. Seuss’ birthday.

Many Gwinnett schools welcomed special visitors who read to the students on Friday, with the Stripers’ visit marking the second year representatives from the minor league baseball team visited

By IsaBel HugHes

Gwinnett Stripers mascot Chopper and Stripers Community Relations Coordinator Kelly Watrous read to Jackson Elementary School second-graders as part of Read Across America Day on Friday. (Staff Photo: Isabel Hughes)

“It gives the kids a really good sense of how the Visit gwinnettdailypost.com community can come in to for a photo gallery. support them and promote literacy and love of readJackson Elementary, said ing,” Cameron said. “SeeMariBeth Cameron, parent ing different faces is good; involvement coordinator it’s all good for the kids to for the school. see that.”

“They sent us some While the second-gradforms (last year) and we ers received Chopper, other filled them out and they community representatives chose us, so (this year) visited other grades. when I was getting this all Jackson Elementary’s together, I called them and first- and fourth-graders just said, ‘Are you willhad 10 adults from Gwining to come back out?’” nett Young Professionals Cameron said. “They said, read to them, while the ‘Sure, we’ll come back fifth-graders had Northout’ and they did.” brook Middle School Last year, the Stripers Assistant Principal April representative read to third- Mitchell as their guest. graders — while the repLocal high school athletes resentative reads, Chopper read to the third-graders. acts out the book — but “Kindergarten, first and this year, Cameron said she second, even, always get wanted the second-graders readers (throughout the to receive the visit. year), because everybody moRE onlInE

wants to read to the little ones,” Cameron said. “The fourth and fifth hardly ever (get readers), so when we get them, especially athletes coming in, they’re like, ‘Wow, this is cool.’”

Having the community come in and interact with the students is important, Cameron said.

“It’s important … that our children see they have the support of the larger community,” she said.

“Those folks coming in can share their experiences with the children, so it’s just a school-community connection. It’s really good for them to see that, and not just a teacher day in and day out. It’s important to show that there are people out there who really care about them, so building those relationships with people outside of school —

GTC biology instructor receives award

By IsaBel HugHes

humbled to represent Gwinnett Gwinnett Technical Technical College biology instrucCollege, tor Margaret Long was and to be recently recognized for an ambasMargaret her work by being named sador Long the college’s Rick Perkins for the Instructor of the Year.

Technical College System The Rick Perkins Award of Georgia,” Long said. for Excellence in Techni“Every day, I see the imcal Instruction, which has pact of technical education been awarded to instructors on the lives of my students, since 1991, is designed how it transforms our comto recognize and honor munities and strengthens technical college instrucbusiness and industry in tors who make significant the state of Georgia. I am contributions to technical excited to continue on this education through innova- journey as a representative tion and leadership in their for the hardworking stufields. dents and dedicated faculty “I am truly honored and and staff that inspire me isabel.hughes @gwinnettdailypost.com

every day to be a better educator.”

At an early age, Long was inspired to teach, thanks to a fifth grade science teacher who pushed her to do better during a time when she was struggling academically.

“She literally left me no choice,” Long said. “Without those people in my life, I would not be the person I have become today.”

Long said she uses her personal experiences to influence her teaching style.

“Teaching at Gwinnett Technical College gives me purpose and allows me to find meaning in my work,” she said. “I am truly fortunate to have found a career I am passionate

about that combines my love of science with my drive to help others. Semester after semester, I am amazed by the challenges that my students overcome both in and out of the classroom. There is a unique challenge in teaching the diverse range of students we have from all over the area, but it is so gratifying to see students excel.”

Long holds a master of science and a bachelor of science in biological science from Georgia State University. She is currently pursuing her doctorate of education in curriculum and instruction from the University of South Carolina.

obituaries Dacula

Jan Farr Jordan Jan Marie Jordan, age 79, of Dacula, GA passed away Sunday, February 3, 2019. A native of Covington, GA, Mrs. Jordan was born August 30, 1939.

She was a retired nurse of 45 years working in the Atlanta area and Covington. She was preceded by her parents, James P. and Jacquelin Lane Farr and sister, Kathryn Greer of Monticello. She is survived by her husband of 46 years, Ronald R. Jordan of Dacula; brother and sister-in-law James P. Farr, Jr. and JoAnne Farr of San Marcos, TX, sister-in-law Joy Jordan of Norfolk, VA; daughters and sonsin-law Joy and Jim Cravey of Lawrenceville, GA, and Jill and John King of Auburn, GA; Grandchildren, Brie Delgado, Kellie Casey, Stacia Barnett, John King, Jr. and Kyle Cravey and Great-grandchildren, John Preston Casey, Elsyanna and Arianna Delgado, Connor Casey and Miriam Barnett, several cousins and many special nieces, nephews and great-nieces and great-nephews. A l b i f lif i

raise based on “acceptable job performance and passing a written exam,” the department said.

The Duluth Police DeTo be considered for a partment is looking to hire position, candidates must: new police officers — and • Be 18 or older; is offering a monetary in• Have a high school centive for certified ones. diploma or state-issued Certified officers who GED; some college presuccessfully complete ferred; Duluth’s hiring process • Are preferably Georwill receive a $3,000 gia P.O.S.T. Certified or a graduate of a Georgia Law bonus, $1,500 of which Enforcement Academy, will be paid out after the but the department will completion and passing consider sending otherwise of field training and the other $1,500 of which will highly qualified candidates to a police academy; be given after a year of • In good standing with employment.

P.O.S.T. in all states of The department, which certification; currently has seven posi• Have a Georgia tions open, is also offering driver’s license within 30 up to 5 percent incentive days of hire if you currentpay for certain previous ly hold a valid out-of-state law enforcement experilicense; and ence and up to 5 percent • Be physically and for language skills in a mentally able to perform desirable language. the essential job functions.

After a year with the To apply or for more Duluth Police Department, officers have the potential information about the department, career opportuto be promoted to masnities, salary and benefits, ter police officer, which visit duluthpd.com. comes with a 5 percent

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celebration of life service will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, March 9, 2019, at 12Stone Church, 1322 Buford Drive in Lawrenceville, GA with Pastor Chris Huff officiating. In lieu of flowers, the family has requested donations be made in Mrs. Jordan’s memory to the American Cancer Society or another organization of your choice. Arrangements by Byrd & Flanigan Crematory And Funeral Service Lawrenceville GA. Byrdandflanigan.com HELENA, MT

her famous banana flip.

She was married to Air Force Veteran Raymond Smith for 57 years until his passing in 2008. Peggy was also preceded in death by her son Charles Heath, sisters Mary Bagwell & Bessie Pittman, and brothers Chambliss, Bill, & Warren Young. She is survived by her son Russell “Eddie” Heath, daughter Cheryl Marchi, sister Dorothy Post, eight grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren. A celebration of her life will be held in Lawrenceville on April 16, 2019. Internment at Gwinnett Memorial Park at 11 with a picnic to follow at Rhodes Jordan Park both in Lawrenceville, Georgia.

Auburn

Peggy Smith Peggy O’Neal Smith, 87, was born October 12, 1930 in Andalucia, AL. She died September 8, 2018 in Helena, MT with her daughter Cheryl by her side. Peggy will be remembered for her love of flowers and dogs, her dedication to family, and

Rose Trudell Rose Trudell, age 98, of Auburn, GA passed away on Wednesday, February 27, 2019. She is preceded in death by her loving husband, D. Richard Trudell; daughter, Judith Bosse; and parents, Edward and Rose Dwyer. She is survived by her children, Richard (Toni) Trudell and

Rhodes Jordan Park to host first health fair of year

By IsaBel HugHes

The first 50 attendees will also receive a free Fernbank Museum ticket.

Free health screenings Gwinnett County comthat will be offered are: munity health fairs are back blood pressure tests, glucose screening, memory screenagain this year, kicking off on Saturday at Rhodes Jor- ing, HIV tests, genetic cancer screenings and an dan Park in Lawrenceville. “ask a physician.”

The fairs, which began This year’s health fairs last year as a partnership are brought to the commubetween Live Healthy Gwinnett, Gwinnett County nity by Gwinnett Medical Center and sponsored by Parks and Recreation, and the Daily Post, are free and Humana, Sugarloaf Dental, Lifeline Primary Care, open to all ages.

Gwinnett County, the GwinThis year, there will be five fairs, an addition of one nett Stripers and WGTA/ MeTV. from last year’s four.

Other health fairs will be The Saturday event, held: which will be held from • May 11: George Pierce 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., will ofPark, Suwanee; fer free health screenings, • July 27: Bogan Park, informative speaker topics — the event will celebration Buford (includes a Back-toSchool Bash); National Nutrition Month • Sept. 7; Best Friend with talks on Nutrition 101: Park, Norcross; and Your Guide to Health and • Nov. 9: Lenora Park, Wellness, plus a cancer Snellvile. and nutrition talk — a For more information, free welcome bag full of resources, vendor prizes and visit scnievents.com/healthfairs. giveaways.

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Sandra Sadoski; grandchildren, Elaine Trudell, Brian Bosse, Diane Bosse, Christopher Trudell, Sarah Callaway, Craig Trudell, and Joanne Santarelli; sonin-law, Frank Bosse; nine great grandchildren; as well as many other loving family and friends. Funeral services will be held at a later date in her hometown of Hingham, MA. Rose was a devoted and loving wife, mother, and grandmother and enjoyed the quality time she spent with her family. She loved to read and had a unique zest for life and sharing that zest with anyone she came in contact with, which gained her many friends along the way. Rose had a wonderful sense of humor even laughing at her own jokes. She loved to travel and was always up for new adventures. When you suggested a trip her response was “Ok...I’m ready, where are we going and when are we leaving”. She will forever be missed, not only by her family but all of her extended family and friends, but what we will miss the most about her will be her gracious personality and

the spunk she shared for life. Memorial donations may be made to Embrace Hospice in Rose’s name.

Condolences may be sent to or viewed at www. wagesfuneralhome.com.

Tom M. Wages Funeral Service LLC, “A Family Company” 120 Scenic Hwy Lawrenceville, GA 770-963-2411.

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Jerry Whidby Jerry Whidby, age 79, of Sugar Hill, GA passed away Thursday, February 28, 2019. He was preceded in death by his parents, Leonard and Daisy Martin Whidby, and brother, Thomas Eugene Whidby. Mr. Whidby is survived by his wife of fifty-seven years, Renda Vaughn Whidby, Sugar Hill; son, Michael Whidby, Sugar Hill; sister, Judy Whidby Hall, Stone Mountain, GA; sisters-inlaw, Retha (Tony) Wade, Cumming, GA, and Elaine Suggs, Atlanta, GA; niece, Jennifer Hall Green and husband Douglas; nephew,

Jason Hall; and several cousins. Mr. Whidby was born on October 17, 1939 in Buford, GA. He was a 1957 graduate of South Hall High School, and he was a retired construction where he owned his own business. Mr. Whidby attended Riverside Baptist Church in Buford. Funeral services will be held on Monday, March 4, 2019 at 2:00 p.m. in the Chapel of Flanigan Funeral Home with Rev. Mark Akins officiating. The family will receive friends from 2:00 p.m. until 5:00 p.m. on Sunday, March 3 at the funeral home. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Riverside Baptist Church, c/o David Hill, 5995 Suwanee Dam Rd, Sugar Hill, GA 30518 in memory of Jerry Whidby.

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shooting that left a man dead Friday afternoon.

Officers were dispatched to Shoal Court Lawrenceville Police shortly before 1 p.m.

Department detectives are after receiving a 911 call currently investigating a that a person was shot, isabel.hughes @gwinnettdailypost.com

according to Lt. Jake Parker, spokesman for the department.

When officers arrived, they found 19-year-old Jalee’n Harrell, who was rushed to the hospital but

later died, Parker said.

While little information has yet been released, Parker said the shooting occurred elsewhere. It’s not yet known how Harrell got to

Shoal Court, as there was “scant evidence,” Parker said.

Detectives are “currently pursuing leads to located the suspect(s) involved.” The suspect

vehicle is described as a white, four-door Acura, possibly a 2004 model.

Anyone with information is asked to contact Detective Justin Hipps at 770-670-5120.

Woodall defends Trump’s national emergency declaration U.S. Rep. Rob Woodall, R-Ga., supported President Donald Trump’s use of a national emergency declaration to fund a border wall during a vote in the U.S. House of Rob Woodall Representatives this past week — and then said Democrats left the president with no choice.

The House passed House Joint Resolution 46 by a 245-182 vote on Tuesday. Woodall and U.S. Rep. Jody Hice, R-Ga., were among the congressmen who voted against the measure. U.S. Rep. Hank Johnson, D-Ga., was among the group that voted for it.

Woodall blamed Democrats for an impasse on immigration during Trump’s first two years as president

“The fact that not a single Democrat voted for the immigration bills Congress tried to pass in the past two years is testament to how Congressional inaction has allowed the crisis at our border to persist and pushed the President into taking care of a situation that we should have solved on our own.”

The Forced Arbitration Injustice Repeal Act, also referred to as the FAIR Act, is designed to end forced arbitration in employment, consumer and civil rights cases. The idea is that, by ending forced arbitration, people would be allowed to seek a remedy to legal disputes Curt Yeomans through the courts rather than being mandated to because they had not supJohnson co-introduces bill arbitrate instead. ported his plans to address to end forced arbitration “Forced arbitration the issue. During that time, U.S. Rep. Hank Johnagreements undermine our however, Republicans not son, D-Ga., joined forced indelible Constitutional only held the White House, with U.S. right to trial by jury, benbut also controlled the Sen. Rich- efiting powerful businesses House and the Senate. ard Bluat the expense of American “Through the National menthal, consumers and workers,” Emergencies Act, Congress D-Conn., said Johnson, who is the has given the President the to cochairman of the House power to make emergency introduced Judiciary Subcommittee on declarations,” Woodall said federal Court, Intellectual Property in a statement. “However, legislation and the Internet.

Hank the responsibility to craft Thursday “Americans with few Johnson immigration and homeland that would choices in the marketplace security policies rest with stop the practice of forcing may unknowingly cede Congress, and unfortunate- workers and consumers their rights when they enter ly, we have not fulfilled our into arbitration to resolve contracts to buy a home or responsibility. legal cases. a cell phone, place a loved one in a nursing home, or start a new job. We must fight to defend our rights and re-empower consumers.”

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Karinshak files bill requiring PTSD training for law enforcement State Sen. Zahra Karinshak, D-Duluth, filed legislation this past week to make it mandatory for law enforcement officers to undergo trainZahra ing that Karinshak would help them identify and handle someone who is suffering from Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder.

The idea behind Senate Bill 193 is that training for officers on how to handle someone suffering from PTSD could determine whether the situation results in the officer getting that person needed help or if it ends in tragedy, according to Karinshak’s office.

“We have to make sure our officers have the tools they need to deescalate situations,” Karinshak said in a statement.

Hilton gets new post in governor’s office Former Peachtree Corners-based state representative Scott Hilton was recently appointed to a new position in state government.

Gov. Brian Kemp Scott Hilton picked Hilton to serve as the director of implementation in the governor’s planning and budget office. In this role, Hilton will work with Kemp’s Georgians First Commission on strategic planning efforts and dayto-day operations. Among the commission’s members is Buford resident Rick Desai, who founded Vanitywala.com.

Hilton served one term in the Georgia House of Representatives but was defeated in his re-election bid last year by new state Rep. Beth Moore, DPeachtree Corners.

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Norcross boys push McEachern Blue Devils fall to No. 1 team in OT

By Will hammock will.hammock@gwinnettdailypost.com

Collins Hill’s Bria Harmon (11) dribbles against Cherokee during Saturday’s state semifinal game at Buford. (Photos: Dale Zanine)

No. 2 Collins Hill girls set for matchup with No. 1 Westlake in championship

By Jerell rushin Staff Correspondent

Collins Hill coach Brian Harmon said he’s gotten a monkey off his back. His Eagles earned a spot in the Class AAAAAAA championship title game on Saturday evening.

It will be against the school that ended their championship hopes in the Elite Eight last season — undefeated and nationally ranked Westlake (290). In the 2017 season, Collins Hill lost in the Final Four.

The Eagles (30-1) were tested after senior Javyn Nicholson picked up her third personal foul less than a minute into the second quarter.

Nicholson, a University of Georgia commit, was Collins Hill’s leading scorer when she left the game with seven points. She was done for the half.

The senior-heavy Eagles went into halftime with a fourpoint lead. Cherokee rallied and took the lead during the third quarter.

Seniors occupy 10 of the of 14 roster slots — their experience led the Eagles to a 58-47 win over No. 5 Cherokee (274) in the Final Four.

BUFORD — After an emotional, postgame speech, head coach Jesse McMillan took a long pause before discussing Saturday’s first Class AAAAAAA boys basketball semifinal.

His Norcross boys took McEachern, the nation’s top-ranked team, to the brink in front of an overflowing Buford City Arena, eventually running out of steam in overtime for a 66-62 loss. The Blue Devils led after each of the first three quarters, went into overtime thanks to a clutch 3-pointer from Caleb Murphy and nearly pulled off a shocker on the shoulders of senior guard Kyle Sturdivant.

But they failed to score in the extra period until 39 seconds were left, and McEachern (31-0) won without making a field goal in OT, instead going 9-for-12 at the line as Norcross was forced to foul in the closing moments. The Blue Devils (22-9) also played nearly two minutes at the end of OT without five-star junior Brandon Boston, who fouled out.

“We executed our game plan on both ends,” said McMillan, whose team was state runner-up the previous two seasons. “For the game to go to overtime and need extra minutes to decide it, and ultimately be decided at the free-throw line, you can’t ask for anything else other than to win the game. The guys played hard. I think that’s one of the best games McEachern has had and probably had to play. We don’t go into these games knowing what to say after we lose. We expected to be playing next week.”

Instead, McEachern advances to next Saturday’s championship game in See NORCROSS, Page 12A

Collins Hill’s Javyn Nicholson (35) and Rebecca Walters (12) go for a rebound against Cherokee during Saturday’s semifinal game at Buford.

“The one thing I tell them to do is, no matter what happens, stay together,” Collins Hill head coach Brian Harmon said. “You’ll have ups and downs in the game (and) mistakes made. Foul trouble happened earlier.

“That allowed them to get back in the game because we had to play some kids out of

position. So you start missing defensive assignments. …

All you can do is weather the storm. I was glad that we were able to weather the storm.”

Senior Bria Harmon scored a game-high 21 points.

Jordan Releford was 0-of-2 before Nicholson exited the game in the second quarter.

She picked up Collins Hill’s

scoring load and scored nine points in the quarter while no other Eagle besides Harmon could get going.

“I knew if I kept attacking, they would foul me,” Releford said. “I knew if we just continued to run our plays, they would continue to work. (Our See COLLINS HILL, Page 12A

Norcross’s Issa Muhammad (0) shoots over McEachern’s Jared Jones (15) during Saturday’s semifinal game at Buford.

Photo: Dale Zanine

Meadowcreek crushes Tift, returns to state finals

By Will hammock

McEachern, ranked first nationally, Saturday at 7 p.m. in the Macon Centreplex.

BUFORD — A MeadThe Mustangs have a owcreek 3-pointer that chance to become the first rimmed out late in the first repeat boys basketball quarter meant little to the champion in the state’s spectators at Buford City largest classification Arena, except for people since Norcross won three keeping statistics. straight from 2006-08.

It was the Mustangs’ “We came out hot,” first miss, and their only Meadowcreek senior Jamir shot off the mark in their Chaplin said. “Our team first 10 attempts Saturday was prepared for this. night.

Three or four days ago, That kind of shooting, we got a lot of shots up. coupled with the defending We got our routine going, Class AAAAAAA state studying. We just came out champions’ typically stout with a real aggressive mendefense, is a brutal combi- tality, like, ‘We’re going to nation. Tift County found get this.’” that out the hard way.

Jalen Benjamin went Meadowcreek jumped 4-for-4 from 3-point range out to a huge first-half lead in the first quarter, includfor the second straight ing two from long range round and coasted back in an 11-0 run to open the into the state finals with a game. Chaplin also made 73-36 victory. It will face a 3-pointer in the openwill.hammock @gwinnettdailypost.com

ing spurt, and was 2-for-2 from 3-point range in the quarter.

The Mustangs led 24-5 after a quarter, then Chaplin opened the second quarter with another 3-pointer. At the time, they were 9 of 10 from the field, including 7 of 8 from 3-point range.

Tift started as bad as Meadowcreek was good, going 2-for-9 with six turnovers in the first quarter.

“We watched the film and we saw how (Tift) got up on Discovery (in the quarterfinals) and they kind of just slowed the tempo down,” Meadowcreek head coach Curtis Gilleylen said. “We didn’t want to be in that predicament. Even more so than Pebblebrook, we had to come out firing from the get go. They came Meadowcreek’s Jamir Chaplin (24) breaks to the basket against Tift County during Sat-

See CRUSHES, Page 12A urday’s semifinal game at Buford. (Photo: Dale Zanine)

ondeck Prep Schedule

Monday

BASEBALL

4:30 p.m. — Discovery at Mountain View 5:30 p.m. — Arabia Mountain at Shiloh 5:45 p.m. — Decatur at Grayson 6 p.m. — Central at Rockdale Co. 6 p.m. — Collins Hill at Mill Creek 6 p.m. — Duluth at Peachtree Ridge 6 p.m. — Norcross at West Forsyth 6 p.m. — Southwest DeKalb at South

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6 p.m. — North Springs girls at Duluth 6:30 p.m. — GAC girls at Denmark

TENNIS

3:30 p.m. — Brookwood boys at South Forsyth 3:30 p.m. — Discovery and Duluth at Suwanee Station 3:30 p.m. — South Forsyth girls at Brookwood 4 p.m. — Peachtree Ridge at Hebron Tuesday

BASEBALL

4 p.m. — Wesleyan at Paideia 5:45 p.m. — Parkview at Grayson 6 p.m. — Dacula at Providence 6 p.m. — Hebron at North Oconee 6 p.m. — Lambert at Brookwood 6 p.m. — Lumpkin Co. at GAC

LACROSSE

4:45 p.m. — Mountain View girls at Wesleyan 5:30 p.m. — Meadowcreek at North Oconee 6 p.m. — Norcross girls at Lakeside-DeKalb at TBA 6:30 p.m. — Blessed Trinity girls at North 6:45 p.m. — Wesleyan boys at Riverside Military Academy 7 p.m. — Chamblee girls at GAC 7 p.m. — GAC boys at Pinecrest Academy 7 p.m. — Grayson girls at Brookwood 7 p.m. — Peachtree Ridge girls at Collins Hill 7:45 p.m. — North Paulding boys at Grayson

SOCCER

5 p.m.— Blessed Trinity at Wesleyan 5 p.m.— Providence girls at the Weber School 5:30 p.m. — Archer at Rockdale Co. 5:30 p.m. — Berkmar at Parkview 5:30 p.m. — Buford at Johnson 5:30 p.m. — Campbell at Norcross 5:30 p.m. — Central at Peachtree Ridge 5:30 p.m. — Dacula at Apalachee 5:30 p.m. — Discovery at Meadowcreek 5:30 p.m. — Grayson at Shiloh 5:30 p.m. — Hebron at Morgan Co. 5:30 p.m. — Lanier at Winder-Barrow 5:30 p.m. — Mountain View at GAC 5:30 p.m. — South at Newton Co.

TENNIS

3 p.m. — Discovery and Duluth at Suwanee Station 3:30 p.m. — Brookwood at Flowery Branch 3:30 p.m. — Central at Parkview 3:30 p.m. — Dacula at Gainesville 3:30 p.m. — Grayson at Rockdale Co. 3:30 p.m. — Lanier at Apalachee 3:30 p.m. — Newton Co. and Archer at Rhodes Jordan Park 3:30 p.m. — Norcross and Lakeside-DeKalb at DeKalb Tennis Center 3:30 p.m. — North at Mill Creek 4 p.m. — Cedar Shoals at Buford 4 p.m. — Collins Hill and Mountain View at E.E. Robinson Park 4 p.m. — GAC at Lumpkin Co. 4 p.m. — Providence at Athens Christian 4 p.m. — Wesleyan at Hebron

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March 23: The Gwinnett Bandits Golf Tournament will be held at Lanier Islands Legacy Course to raise money for the youth baseball program.

The four-person scramble begins with 11:30 a.m. check-in and a 1 p.m. shotgun start. Cost is $100 per golfer and includes green fees, carts, practice range, lunch, silent auction and appetizers. Registration deadline is today. Email gwinnettbandits@gmail. com with any questions.

RUNNING

May 4: The Gwinnett County Alumnae Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, in partnership with The Fortitude Foundation, will host its 5K Crimson Run/Walk on May 4 at Tribble Mill Park. All proceeds benefit GCAC’s scholarship program for

Gwinnett County students.

Entry fee is $35. The race, a 2020 Peachtree Road Race qualifier, begins at 8:22 a.m. Registration is at 7:30 a.m., followed by welcome and warm-up at 8 a.m. For more information, email 5K@gwinnettdst.org.

Registration is available online at runsignup.com/ crimson5K.

BASKETBALL

June 3-7: The Shoot for the Stars Basketball Camp, presented by the Michael Douglas Youth Foundation and led by former Harlem Globetrotter Michael Douglas, will be held from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Rhodes Jordan Park gym. Camp is open to boys and girls ages 7 to 14 and cost is $140 per camper.

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Defense helps Buford boys Buford girls fight back into back to finals championship david.friedlander @gwinnettdailypost.com

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COLUMBUS — Few people believe in the philosophy that defense wins championships more than Buford girls basketball coach Gene Durden.

Based on their performance in their Class AAAAA state semifinal Tate game against Walters Southwest DeKalb, few teams buy into such a philosophy than the Wolves, who forced the Panthers into 34 turnovers and had a 10 different players with at least one steal in a 51-38 victory Saturday at Columbus State University’s Frank G. Lumpkin Jr. Center.

Tate Walters scored a game-high 21 points, pulled down seven rebounds and added three steals, while Ebony Grant finished with six points and 12 rebounds and Preston Reid had a huge all-around game with six points, four rebounds, four assists and five steals.

It was quite apparent on which end of the court Buford (28-2) earned its shot at a third straight state championship next Friday at 6 p.m. against either Villa Rica or Columbia at the Macon Centreplex.

“We talk about it all the time that you’re going to have some games in the (state) tournament that you’ve got to win ugly,” Durden said. “You’ve got to grind them out. And guess what? We did that.

We grinded out the whole time, made sure we stayed and played great defense, and that gave us a chance to win.”

Buford’s defense was on

display from the opening tip, with the Wolves forcing the Panthers into nine first-quarter turnovers.

Yet despite that work and jumping out to a quick 7-0 lead on a driving layup

by Reid and a 3-pointer and steal and layup in the game’s first 1:31, Buford had trouble adding onto the lead thanks to several missed layups and a dismal 18 of 37 night from the free throw line.

Southwest DeKalb (24-7) wasn’t about to let miss that opportunity to get back into the game, even after Buford built a 19-9 lead following a Walters free throw with 4:56 left in the first half.

Raven Thurman led an 11-3 run over the final 4:30 of the half, including 9-0 over the last 3:38, to pull to save the Wolves’ lead down to just 22-20 by intermission.

Still, the Wolves maintained their poise and confidence.

“There are always going to be runs,” Reid said. “(Southwest DeKalb was) going to make a run, but I knew we’d come out (in the second half) and we could pull through. “ With the lead still just two points at 26-24, Buford answered with a run of its own, with Blair Wallis scoring all four of her points on the night spark an 8-0 run that pushed the advantage back to 10 points at 34-24 with 3:05 left.

Southwest DeKalb had one more run left in it, with Adrieanna Brownlee hitting a bucket with 37 seconds left in the third quarter to cut the deficit to 35-28 by the end of the period, and then added the last of her team-best 13 points on the day four seconds into the fourth to pull the Panthers to within 35-30.

west DeKalb), they’re not going to roll over and play dead. They’re very talented, they’re well COLUMBUS — From coached and you knew a simple perspective of they had one good run in the score, Buford’s boys them. only trailed once during “The thing was, when their Class AAAAA state they made their run, are semifinal game against you going to fold up the Southwest DeKalb. tent, or are you going to Howget your poise back? And I felt like we got our poise ever, the back.”

No. 1 Johnson, a junior who stateboasts nearly a dozen ranked major Division I college Wolves scholarship offers, got had to his points — 20 of them, earn including the game’s their Marcus Watson first points that gave the way into Panthers a 2-0 lead — the chamand was a factor on the pionship round with a 59-50 victory Saturday at defensive end with seven rebounds and five steals.

Columbus State UniverHowever, Buford did sity’s Frank G. Lumpkin a good job of keeping Jr. Center.

Donell Nixon knocked most everyone else on the Southwest DeKalb roster down six 3-pointers on in check. his way to a team-high Meanwhile, Watson 20 points, while Marcus and Nixon went to work Watson added 14 points, on the offensive end, nine rebounds and three with the former doassists. ing damage inside with Rebounding, defense his drives to the basket and overall toughness and in transition for 10 played just as big a role first-half points and the in helping Buford (28-2) latter getting his produchold off the third-ranked Panthers (24-7) and their tion outside for a pair of 3-pointers and two free four-star guard K.D. throws.

Johnson and move back That production helped to the state title game for the second time in the last the Wolves build as much as an 11-point lead twice three seasons. in the second quarter “It’s not where we expect to be (every year), before taking a 29-19 it’s where we want to be,” advantage into halftime.

Then, they came chargsaid Buford coach Eddie ing out of the locker Martin, who will send room with a steal and the Wolves against No. dunk by Watson and 7 Fayette County for a chance at his ninth career two more 3-pointers by coaching title next Friday Nixon to build their lead to as much as 15 at 37-22 at 8 p.m. at the Macon with 5:05 left in the third Centreplex. “I’m tickled quarter. to death to get there one But Southwest DeKalb more time. I can’t say turned up its own defense enough about how hard and rode the firepower of we played defensively Johnson and James Glisand the way were reson III to pull back into bounding right now. A team that good (as South- the game.

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Lanier overcomes shooting woes Longhorns advance to first girls hoops championship

By Ken ChrzanowsKi

Staff Correspondent

CARROLLTON — Lanier used a frantic 26-point fourth quarter to come from behind and defeat Forest Park 44-38 in the Class AAAAAA semifinals at the University of West Georgia on Saturday.

The Longhorns (28-3) advance to next week’s state championship at 1 p.m. on Saturday at the Macon Centreplex.

“What an unbelievable team effort,” Lanier coach Tim Slater said. “We shot 8 percent in the first half and yet we were still in the game. That’s a testament to these girls, who have played together since eighth grade. They played great defense, didn’t let an excellent Forest Park team get away and then things started to roll.”

It was more of a tidal wave for the Longhorns in the fourth quarter as they trailed 26-18 at the end of three. The shots from the field and the foul line started to fall. Yet, Lanier trailed 31-24 when Nala Lawrence connected on a three-pointer. A pair of free throws by Kalen Surles and a steal and basket

by Mekala Fuller suddenly tied the game at 31 with 5:10 remaining.

“We knew that they have a short bench and we just kept the pressure on in the fourth quarter, full court and trying to speed them up,” Slater said.

Lanier’s Christabel Ezumah (32) reacts after the buzzer during a Class AAAAAA semifinal basketball game Saturday at the University of West Georgia in Carrollton. (Photo: Carmen Mandato)

A Lady Panther free throw was answered by another three from Lawrence to give Lanier a lead at the 3:24 mark. Forest Park (27-5) tied the game but Lanier scored off an inbound play and then Lizzie Campbell sank two free throws to give Longhorns a 38-34 lead.

After trading points, Lanier held a 41-38 lead with 26 seconds left when Forest Park’s Destiny Thomas, who had 10 points in the game, was sent to the line with two shots. Thomas missed the first but made the second to apparently cut the lead to two. However, a lane violation was called on the Lady Panthers, giving the ball to Lanier with the

three-point lead intact.

Lanier converted three of its free throws while Forest Park failed to convert its 3-point shots sending the Longhorn crowd into celebration at the final horn.

Ezumah ended with 10 points and eight rebounds.

Fuller finished with 15 points while Lawrence also scored 10. Surles had six points and four assists. In the second half, the Longhorns shot 58.8 percent from the field and 71.4 percent from the foul line.

In a twitchy and nervous first quarter, neither Lanier or Forest Park could make a basket. The Longhorns shot 1-for-14 in the quarter, while the

Lady Panthers were 3-for9. With 10 seconds left in the quarter, Ezumah’s lay-in was the first basket for Lanier. The first eight minutes ended with Forest Park holding a 6-3 lead.

The second quarter offered little in the way of solutions for the Longhorn offensive woes. Neither field goals or foul shots fell. Fuller’s layup cut the Lady Panthers lead to 11-6. Lanier could only convert an Ezumah free throw during the last four minutes of the half as Forest Park took a 16-7 lead int the break.

The first half statistics told the tale. Lanier was 2-for 24 (8.3 percent) from the field and 3-for-11 (27.3 percent) from the foul line.

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Carter, bench power Wesleyan HEAT punch ticket to finals

By Christine troyke

she hit a backbreaking 3-pointer with a little more than five minutes left in the game. Weaver got the open DAHLONEGA — look thanks to a hustle play Avyonce Carter had 25 when sophomore point points and 19 rebounds guard Paige Lyons missed to lead the Wesleyan girls on a free throw. The back to the state finals in Wolves fought for the rea 66-52 victory over St. bound and got possession Francis on Saturday at the back in their own end. A University quick kick to Weaver and of North the guard knocked down Georgia. a smooth trey from the Carter corner to take a 51-42 lead. put the The margin hovered just Wolves on under double digits until her back the very end. Carter sprung for three Nicole Azar on the fast Avyonce quarters, break with a long lob pass Carter but a deep and Azar’s layup was the bench was the difference final margin. in a game that was much “The game was a lot tighter than the final score of stop-and-go” Jan Azar indicates. said. “It was a really long “Using our bench is basketball game because an understatement,” head of all the fouls. When coach Jan Azar said. you change the pace, and “But you know, we’ve when it got to that threebeen working all seaminute mark with us in son to get these younger foul trouble, we just spread players ready to give us the court and I thought we minutes like we got from did a really good job paythem tonight. We got it at ing attention to the clock.

Lakeview Academy (in the Paige is just a sophomore quarterfinals), too.” and she did a really good Carter sat for much of job controlling the court.” the fourth quarter with four Weaver finished with fouls, as did sophomore 11 points, while Azar and outside threat Nicole Azar. Lyons each added 10.

Senior Callie Weaver Freshman Jessie Parish fouled out, but not before pulled down 11 rebounds

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•From Page 10A out and they did it.”

Meadowcreek (27-5) finished the first half 12for-15 (80 percent) from the field, including 7-for-8 from (87.5 percent) 3-point range. Most of its secondquarter work came at the free-throw line, where it was 10-for-11.

By the time stunned Tift (21-9) left the floor for halftime, it trailed 43-15.

The Mustangs’ shooting eased up in the third quarter — and they still made 5 of 10 shots.

A 60-27 lead trimmed the fourth quarter to six minutes because of the mercy rule. By then, the celebration of a return to the state finals was in full force.

“To lose two bigs (Amari Kelly and Cory Hightower to graduation) and have to readjust everything with what you do, it’s big to be back (in the finals),” Gilleylen said.

“Really only two returning

•From Page 10A Macon. The Indians avenged a 75-55 loss to Norcross in last year’s quarterfinals, moving on to face the Meadowcreek-Tift County winner.

“It was just a great basketball game for high school,” McEachern head coach Mike Thompson said. “I read somewhere where our class is one of the top classes in the country, and I wouldn’t argue with that. Those are two of the better teams in the country playing right there. I have so much respect for Jesse. Jesse’s kind of set the bar for high school basketball in the state of Georgia. He does such a great job. His kids are always prepared and play hard.

“For us to beat them in that situation, especially after last year them coming in and kicking our butt, it’s big for our program.”

It was a one-possession game most of the evening, and Norcross led most of the first three quarters. It had a six-point edge early in the third quarter before McEachern charged back and took a lead late in the third. The Blue Devils took a 40-39 lead back at the end of the quarter when Sturdivant knocked down a pair of free throws after Thompson got a technical

and was a significant factor in the win.

“Jessie did a fantastic job tonight,” Azar said.

“Alyssa (Phillip) did some good stuff coming off the bench and (Kaylynn Kirklen) did, too. Those are three young players and all our starters were in foul trouble except Paige.

Two fouled out and two had four.”

Junior guard Izzy Larsen was the other starter to foul out.

“Just rotating people in and out actually allowed us to rest some people, to be able to handle the pressure at the end of the game and run down the clock,” Azar said. “We did better hitting some free throws. We’ve been working on that.”

Wesleyan (28-3) now faces region foe Holy Innocents’ in the final at 2 p.m. Wednesday in Macon.

It’s the fifth straight year the two teams have met with the title on the line.

The Wolves have won three of the previous four, including the last two in a row. Wesleyan is aiming for its 14th state crown in the last 17 years. Holy Innocents’, which demolished Calvary Day in the other semifinal, is coached by former Wolves assistant

Nichole Dixon and beat Wesleyan twice during the regular season.

“It’s just exciting to go back to the state championship game,” Azar said.

Wesleyan began to pull away on back-to-back 3-pointers by Nicole Azar with just under two minutes left in the first quarter.

The Wolves stretched the lead to double digits on a pair of foul shots from Carter early in the second quarter.

The margin dwindled to 24-21, but strong play from Carter and Parish’s inside presence gave Wesleyan a little breathing room.

Lyons drained the clock and found Parish under the basket at the buzzer for a 35-26 lead at halftime.

St. Francis, which was ousted by the Wolves in the semifinals for the second straight year, chipped away and got as close as 39-36 on a 3-pointer by Morgan Harper with three minutes left in the third quarter.

Carter answered with a power move to the inside and the Wolves went into the fourth with an eightpoint lead.

St. Francis was 20 of 30 from the free-throw line and led by 18 points from junior Savannah Samuel.

Crushes “Everybody was coming for us. We had a target on our backs the whole year.

Everybody was gunning for the best. For us to withstand all that and still be here standing, and with a chance to do it again, it’s a special feeling.”

Chaplin led Meadowcreek with 20 points, and Benjamin scored 19.

Damian Dunn had 11 points, seven rebounds and four assists, Jammonie Watkins-Causey had eight points and Kedrick Green added seven points. Tyree Marshall led Tift with 17 points.

Meadowcreek hopes the hot shooting travels to Macon for next week’s title game against loaded McEachern, which survived Norcross in Saturday’s earlier semifinal.

“No. 1 team in the naDamian Dunn passes during Meadowcreek’s victory against Tift County during Saturday’s semifinal game at tion,” Gilleylen said of Buford. (Photo: Dale Zanine) McEachern. “They are No. 1 for a reason. They are starters. Everybody coma job. It wasn’t easy at all. undefeated for a reason. ing in new, having to mesh It’s something special this But hey, it’s one game. everybody. It was a heck of year.

Anything can happen.”

Norcross for arguing a call.

Sturdivant was huge all evening, particularly in the second half. The Southern California recruit had 21 of his 23 points in the second half, and also dished out a game-high seven assists.

“Speaking to all the seniors, but talking to (Sturdivant) specifically, the game of basketball in the state of Georgia has not been played at any higher level than it is right now,” McMillan said. “The level of athletes. The level of teams. The caliber of coaching. He’s given four years to this program and played at the highest level.

And he’s been successful every single year. Unfortunately, he doesn’t have a state championship to show for it. But what he’s accomplished has been incredible. And I thought he played one of his best games tonight as a senior against all odds. Offense, defense, he kept us in the ball game. We would not have had any chance without him.”

Boston, one of the nation’s top juniors, had 11 points and 15 rebounds, but he was limited to two points and three rebounds in the second half and first bit of OT before fouling out.

When he left, it freed up McEachern’s defense to

focus on other Blue Devils. “(Boston’s) seen a lot of different defenses and schemes the past month,” McMillan said. “It’s hard for a young player to adjust to a different look every single night. It’s hard for us coaches to prepare him because we don’t quite know what each night is going to bring. He’s shouldered a tremendous amount of scoring load for us this year. For him to not be on the floor, the last couple of minutes, whether he’s making shots or not, when he goes off the floor it allowed them to key on other guys.”

Norcross got to the extra period on a huge shot by Murphy. After Auburn signee Isaac Okoro gave McEachern a 57-54 lead with 33.9 seconds left in regulation, the Blue Devils struggled to find an open look.

Murphy buried the 3-pointer to tie the score, then McEachern five-star junior Sharife Cooper airballed a long 3-pointer as time expired. Cooper, limited to four first-half points, stepped up in the second half and finished with 26 points. Okoro backed him up with 18 points and 12 rebounds.

“What I liked in the second half, period, Sharife and Okoro started playing a lot better and a lot more

From staFF reports The Gwinnett HEAT beat West Georgia on Saturday in the GHSA state wheelchair basketball semifinals 24-22 on Saturday.

Will Millikan lead the HEAT with 14 points and Seth Earley added 8 points.

The HEAT didn’t score in the second or third period but rallied to erase a six-point lead in the fourth quarter with tenacious defense from Criss Angel, Sam Milikan, Katy Luna and Randall Montanez.

Gwinnett will play sixtime defending champion Houston County at 3 p.m. on Friday at the Macon Centreplex in the championship game.

BASEBALL BASEBALL Collins Hill splits doubleheader CUMMING — The Eagles (61) suffered the team’s first loss of the season, but not before tallying a sixth win at West Forsyth High School on Saturday.

Collins Hill beat the hosts in Game 1, 6-1, thanks to a complete-game effort for Sam Horn, who rung up seven in the game. Offensively, Collins Hill got two hits and two stolen bases from Nasim Nunez. Kody Slate had one hit and two RBIs. Collins Hill lost Game 2, 4-3, to Alpharetta. Horn drove in two runs on one hit. Lester Slack had two hits.

GAC sweeps Providence in doubleheader NORCROSS — Greater Atlanta Christian topped Providence Christian 20-7 in Game 1 and 5-3 in Game 2.

GAC’s (4-2-1) Jacob Fairbanks had six RBIs and a grand slam. Pirmin Brechbuhl was 2-for-4 with three RBIs in Game 1. Matthew Hays was 2-for-4 with two RBIs. Starter Michael Tobia lasted four innings and struck out three batters.

Simon Graft lasted 3 1/3 innings for Providence (0-9) in Game 1, allowing two hits and five earned runs. He racked up seven strikeouts. Offensively, Providence’s Jordan Vandenberg was 2-for-2 and scored.

Zach Douglas was 2-for-3, drove in a run, scored and stole a base. Crawford Hansord was 2-for-4 with three RBIs. Jake Jonson pitched 4 1/3 innings in Game 2 for GAC. He racked up seven strikeouts and allowed three runs on seven hits. Hays was 2-for-3 with two RBIs. Shane Lussier was 1-for3 with a run scored.

Ben Johnson pitched 4 2/3 innings without an earned run on three hits for Providence. He struck out three batters. Hansord was 3-for-4 at the plate

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Wesleyan takes third CANTON — Wesleyan boys golf posted its highest finish at the Riverwood-Weber Ryder Cup Invitational tournament at Woodmont Golf Club on Saturday.

The Wolves placed third overall at Riverwood High School’s home tournament. The tournament format consists of three two-man pools for each team.

Wesleyan’s low-scorers were Will Stakel and Luke Jackson, who shot 6-over on the day.

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aggressive,” Thompson said. “I felt like in the first half Norcross took their aggressiveness away. We were settling for shots that were easy to get. I thought in the second half they took a little more punishment, dug hard and we took better shots.”

McEachern also got to the line, making 18 of 22 free throws in the fourth quarter and OT. Jared Jones, who also fouled out in OT, gave the Indians nine points and eight rebounds. His trio of 3-pointers in the first half kept the Blue Devils from opening up a bigger lead.

Norcross’ Issa Muhammad (nine points, eight rebounds), Murphy (nine points) and Daniel Ramsey (seven points) also chipped in offensively for a team that struggled early in the season but finished 201819 playing its best.

“From where we were at the beginning of the season, to go from where we were in the first game of the season vs. Wheeler to playing an A-plus game really here in the last game of the season, I’m really proud of them,” McMillan said. “I think ultimately this team will go down as one of the best in our history because of where they started and where they finished.”

with a double and run scored.

Keegan Tranum was 2-for-4 with a stolen base. Anthony Bowen was 2-for-3 with 2 RBIs. Brookwood bound for LaGrange Invitational finals LAGRANGE — Brookwood (5-2) won a pitcher’s duel 1-0 against Providence High School from Jacksonville to reach the championship game.

Blake Jennings picked up his first victory of the season on the mound going five innings, allowing just four hits and striking out seven.

Aiden Hentschel and Wesley Franklin picked up the last six outs for the Broncos, and Jonathan Jamie provided the only offense with a sacrifice fly.

Archer sweeps Hebron in doubleheader DACULA — Archer blew out Hebron (2-4) in both games of the doubleheader, taking the first game 8-2 and the second one 7-1.

Anthony Lentiene had three hits for Hebron across the two games, and Derrick Howe had two of his own.

Grayson swept in doubleheader MARIETTA — Grayson (5-3) fell 8-4 at Pope, and then 2-0 at Etowah in their Mattieta doubleheader. Josh Carriere and Josh Stinson had two hits and an RBI each in the loss to Pope, while Josh Anderson tacked on another RBI hit.

Nick Brown pitched six innings for the Rams against Etowah, allowing two runs and striking out four batters. Grayson’s offense only managed three hits against Etowah.

Wesleyan swept in doubleheader SAVANNAH — Wesleyan (6-3) lost 7-2 to Benedictine Military School and 4-2 to Island High School. Jamie LaFramboise went 2-for-3 with a double and an RBI against Benedictine, and Don Daniel also had a double and an RBI. Wyatt Copeland pitched four innings with five stirkeouts.

James McCoy was 2-for-3 with an RBI against Island, and Cooper Blauser was 2-for-4.

South Gwinnett 20, Westlake 4 ATLANTA — Cory Lee went 6-for-6 and hit for the cycle as South Gwinnett (3-3) got back to .500 on the season. Lee also pitched for the Comets and had 10 strikeouts.

Brothers Andrew and Andreaus Lewis went 3-for-5 and 4-for-6 at the plate respectively, with Andrew also finishing the game with four stolen bases.

without any threat.

“It means the world mindset) was to just stay- to be able to finish on ing calm mentally, and a strong note and finish our team just tried to stay with the people I came in together.” with,” Nicholson said. “It Four Eagles — Bria means everything.”

Harmon, Releford, Collins Hill went Nicholson and Rebecca deep into the tournaWalters — scored all of ment in each of the past Collins Hill’s points. Each two seasons. The Eagles is a senior. and Westlake are the Cherokee took their No. 1 and No. 2 Class one-point lead with 3:01 AAAAAAA teams in remaining in the third Georgia. They play at 5 quarter. It lasted only two p.m. Saturday at the Mapossessions. con Centreplex.

“They don’t shake In 2016, when the 10 man,” Brian Harmon said. seniors were freshmen, “Whatever you throw Collins Hill went to the at them they find a way.

Sweet 16 and lost. That They’ve got real good was Brian Harmon’s first perseverance.” season as Collins Hill Nicholson scoring a head coach.

2-pointer, starting an 8-0 The next season, Colrun to put the Eagles up lins Hill went to the Final 38-31. To end the third Four and lost. A year quarter, Cherokee missed later, they advanced to the Elite Eight. two free throws, and “Everything that we’ve Collins Hill caused three done so far, we’ve gotturnovers.

“We knew coming into ten past it… Now we’re playing the team in the the game what we had state championship that to stop this team,” Brian beat us in the Elite Eight,” Harmon said. “We knew Brian Harmon said. “I’ve that we had to maintain got one more thing on my them, no 3-pointers. I belt. think we did that.”

“We got to play a good Cherokee cut the lead game. It’s going to be to four points later. With a chance to make it a one- a great game. They got great kids. We all know score game, Nicholson blocked a Warrior’s shot. those kids. A lot of [our kids] played together in Bria Harmon made a 2-pointer on the next pos- travel ball. It’s going to be a grind. It’s going to be a session, and Collins Hill went on to close the game grind.”

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The school bus drop-off and pickup area at the McClure Health Sciences High School is shown under construction The school, which is located in the Meadowcreek cluster, is expected to open this fall. (Photos: Gwinnett County Public Schools)

Pieces of the wood floor in the gymnasium at the McClure Health Sciences High School can be seen in this photo.

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“We know this is going to be an innovative school that, honestly, When Gwinnett County Public for lack of a better word, is really Schools begins the 2019-20 school going to be a hallmark health sciyear in the fall, students at one ences school in the nation,” Mosley high school will be learning the ins said. and outs of the medical profession.

The school is still under conThe McClure Health Sciences struction, and Mosley said the High School, which is named for facility is about 86 percent comformer Gwinnett school board plete; officials expect to receive a member Robert McClure, is set to certificate of occupancy later in the open later this year in the Meadspring semester. owcreek cluster. The school is Officials are in the process of designed to mix medical and health hiring faculty and other staff memcoursework and industry experibers, with internal hiring within the ence in its curriculum. district happening now and hiring Enrollment at the school, which of employees from outside the disis located at 3921 Club Drive in trict expected to happen in spring.

Duluth, is expected to be open to Mosley said the school will only students only in the Meadow- have a registered nurse on staff creek cluster. whose duties will include organiz“We’re right on track to open ing seminars featuring health care McClure Health Sciences High professionals and volunteer and inSchool with a viable curriculum ternship opportunities for students. that is aligned with the heath “We have a local school health care industry, and we’re looking sciences coordinator that will be forward to ensuring that all of our on-site making sure all of those freshmen who enter graduate on programs are arranged and aligned time with a variety of post-second- with the curriculum,” Mosley said. ary options,” McClure principal “We’ll also have another industry Nicole Mosley said. person, the health sciences coordiThe school’s goals are to make nator for the district. sure students have industry or “Both of them will be on-site at pathway certifications and college McClure High School to ensure credit in health sciences when they that we’re really meeting the graduate from high school, and can needs of the industry as well as go to college or the workforce with See MCCLURE, Page 6A needed knowledge and skills in the

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Above left, the McClure Health Sciences High School can be seen under construction in this aerial photograph from January. The school, which is located in the Meadowcreek cluster, is expected to open this fall. Above right, the interior walkway leading to the entrance of the McClure Health Sciences High School is shown under construction.

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Gov. Brian Kemp’s office recently announced his Governor’s Office of Student Achievement and the Georgia Department of Education will work with Gwinnett County Public Schools to offer training for principals.

The collaboration will be offered through the Governor’s School Leadership Academy, which was launched last year to support school-level leaders.

“Strong, effective leadership is key to transforming Georgia’s struggling schools and equipping our students with the right tools to ensure their future success in life,” Kemp said in a statement. “I wholeheartedly support this partnership to provide high-caliber training and leadership skills to current and aspiring school principals.”

The Governor’s School Leadership Academy is expected to expand its reach through the partnership. That means it will offer three regional cohorts that include as many as 30 sitting principals and a statewide cohort of 50 aspiring principals.

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Current and aspiring principals who go through the program will spend a year in a cohort in which they undergo in-depth training and receive coaching and mentorship from a former principal. The goal is to provide stronger pool of principals to lead schools that are seen as underperforming.

“What a school is able to offer its students has a ceiling, and that ceiling is leadership,” State School Superintendent Richard Woods said in a statement. “The Governor’s School Leadership Academy allows us to work directly to improve the capacity of principals and aspiring principals in our state, ultimately to the benefit of students.

“I appreciate the opportunity to partner with Governor Kemp, the Governor’s Office of Student Achievement, and Gwinnett County Public Schools — which have pioneered this work — to make this opportunity a reality for Georgia school leaders.”

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Gwinnett County Public Schools Superintendent J. Alvin Wilbanks said the district is looking forward to working with the Department of Education and the Governor’s Office of Student Achievement on the training program.

Gwinnett schools officials may have an easy time working under the Governor’s School Leadership Academy’s model since it is based on the school district’s model.

“Leadership matters, plain and simple,” Wilbanks said in a statement.

“Every school needs and deserves an effective principal who can shape a vision of academic success for all students and ensure there is quality instruction in every classroom.

“To that end, the Governor’s School Leadership Academy can be a powerful force in addressing this critical need in our state. Based on the evidence regarding the performance of the academy Gwinnett began twelve years ago, I am confident the GSLA will positively impact school leader effectiveness across the state.”

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McClure staff will provide Students are expected to academic plan counseling learn about CPR, first aid, to students as the school’s first responder services, The southwest side of the McClure Health Sciences High opening approaches.

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Once the school year latest issues in the health sciences field, and medical include Advanced Placesciences lab spaces and 42 begins, student leaders and ambassadors will be ethics and law. ment, dual enrollment, a standard classrooms. chosen.

The school’s principal seminar series featuring “The health sciences But ultimately, the said the traditional school health care professionals, classrooms really mirror school’s goal will be to courses, such as language case studies, internships what medical and nursget students to take a deep arts and math, will have and capstone projects. ing schools look like,” a health-related feel to Health sciences training the principal said. “You’ll dive, inquisitive look at them. That means teachand certifications will also walk in and you’ll see the health sciences education and to encourage them try ers will use health texts be available. Students will mannequins, you’ll see and figure out why health in language arts classes also have a chance to learn the IV units. It looks like issues happen. and medical and health how to be bilingual health a standardized training “The aim is for them terminology will be used interpreters. center they use in all of in problem-solving.

The school facility is the research institutions.” to learn all facets of the health industry as well “Everything will be designed to encourage There will also be a as understanding the taught through the health high-level learning and full-sized gym and activimportance of examining sciences lens,” Mosley collaboration, Mosley ity room where students knowledge and asking the said. said, with college-level can learn about human why,” Mosley said.

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Peach State Cornhole offers spring, summer, fall and winter leagues. In Gwinnett County alone, there are Peach State Cornhole leagues in Lawrenceville, Peachtree Corners, Suwanee, Snellville, Buford and Duluth. (Special Photos)

HUMBLE BEGINNINGS Since its start in Suwanee, Peach State Cornhole league has gone statewide

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idea. It was never part of the plan. It was one of those things that just kind of Nick Boyers happily popped up. We were sitting admits that when he moved around talking about it one to Gwinnett County from day and decided to try it.

Ohio a decade ago, he never And it has just really blown pictured himself as “the up.” cornhole king of northeast Boyers, 33, said he grew Georgia.” up playing cornhole (which But in the last six years, in some regions is known Boyers has built quite as “bags” or “sack toss”) in an empire, establishing Ohio and decided to start a cornhole leagues from league in an effort to meet Oakwood to Macon and new people. all points in between. It is While there are some expected that this spring, extremely talented competiPeach State Cornhole will tors out there, Boyers said sanction “throwing bags” his original impetus was in 13 different leagues with social in nature. some 600 people compet“Our motto is to try to ing. connect as many people as “I started this cornhole we can through friendly league in 2013 in Suwanee competition,” he said.

Town Center. I never really “We’re all about connectmeant for it to become a ing and competing …We’re really big thing, but it kind a social league. There are of has become that,” said some more professionalBoyers, who adds that since type leagues out there that 2013, more than 3,000 folks you see on ESPN, and have played cornhole under we’ve got some of those the auspices of Peach State guys who play with us, but Cornhole. “I never had any we’re more geared toward Staff Correspondent

Peach State Cornhole got its start in Suwanee.

the social player who’s coming over, hanging out, throwing a few bags, meeting new people and being part of an eight-week league with us.”

Peach State Cornhole had a modest beginning, with eight teams playing in Suwanee, but Boyers said interest grew to the point where the next season saw 14 teams and then 20 teams after that. The organization — which now has some 4,500 social media followers — offers spring,

summer, fall and winter leagues.

In Gwinnett County alone, there are Peach State Cornhole leagues in Lawrenceville, Peachtree Corners, Suwanee, Snellville, Buford and Duluth.

Part of the allure of the game is that while it does take a certain ability to rack up points, just about anybody can play cornhole comfortably.

“It’s something for people of all ages — we’ve got 10-year-old kids all the

way up to grandmas in their 70s,” Boyers said. “It makes for a really fun atmosphere.

In something like a softball league, you’re kind of limited as to who can play because you’ve got to have a certain athletic ability or skill level, so that rules out a lot of people. But anyone can throw a cornhole bag 27 feet. It’s unique because it really is for everybody.

It’s a fun way to get outdoors in the spring, summer and fall and meet new people.”

Boyers said that there’s a division for every skill level. A-League competitors are known as the Ringers, who each year compete at the end of the season for the Boyers Belt.

The B-League players are the Slingers, and socialleague players are known as the Dingers.

Peach State Cornhole has had a hand in several big events, including a tournament held in mid-February at Coolray Field as part of a

weekend-long Bassmaster tournament and the Cornhole for a Cause fundraiser, which last year took place at Mercedes-Benz Stadium and this year will be held March 29 at SweetWater Brewing Company in Atlanta.

Cornhole for a Cause benefits the Dunta Robinson Foundation and its Project Rewire initiative for young people in AthensClarke County and DeKalb County. Robinson, a former Atlanta Falcons defensive back, had about 30 current and former NFL players in the competition.

Teams are currently forming, and registration continues until midnight March 25. There is a fee of $50 per player, which includes an eight-week season and a T-shirt. Boyers said players and teams must pre-register so that games can be scheduled at the organization’s many sites.

To register, visit www. peachstatecornhole.com.

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Eastside Medical Center is continuing its commitment to providing patients with the most advanced technology by recently upgrading its surgical robot to the newest model.

Eastside surgeons Peter Mann and Aliu Sanni first used the da Vinci Xi surgical system in February, marking the first time surgeons in Gwinnett used the system, the hospital said.

“The da Vinci Xi surgical system is an exciting addition to the surgical services available at Eastside Medical Center,” said Mann, co-medical director of Eastside’s robotic surgery program.

“Joining the existing da Vinci Si robotic platform at Eastside, the Xi will bring the most advanced robotic surgical technology to optimize minimally invasive surgery and to support our core mission of delivering the highest quality care.”

“The Xi provides easyto-maneuver instrumentation that adapts to changes in patient position, providing greater precision and efficiency to decrease operating times,” Mann continued. “In addition, the enhanced dexterity will allow the performance of pelvic reconstructive surgery with fewer and even smaller incisions that was not previously possible.”

As with all da Vinci surgical systems, the surgeon is 100 percent in control of the robotic-assisted arm, which translates the surgeon’s hand movements into smaller, more precise movements of tiny pieces

Eastside Medical Center debuted its newest surgical robot, the da Vinci Xi surgical system, in February. (Special Photo)

of equipment inside the patient’s body.

The Xi System’s immersive 3D, high-definition vision system provides surgeons a highly magnified view, virtually extending their eyes and hands into the patient, an Eastside news release said.

“From the surgeon’s perspective, the new Xi system brings better visualization and ergonomics to ensure surgical precision for complex procedures that I perform in the specialties of bariatric, general and colorectal surgery,” said Sanni, comedical director of the hospital’s robotic surgery program. “With the Xi, surgery times are shorter and patients experience an improved outcome with less pain after the procedure and a reduced

hospital stay.”

Eastside has offered minimally invasive robotic surgery since 2013.

Surgeons who use the technology participate in extensive pathway training, and the entire surgical care team also receives continued education to ensure the highest level of patient safety.

“At Eastside Medical Center, our patients remain the top priority in all that we do,” said Trent Lind, Eastside’s CEO. “We are proud to be a leader in this field and look forward to continuing to bring Gwinnett County the most advanced surgical options in the safest possible environment.”

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Early flowering plants color late winter landscape Though the winter landscape appears dull and uninteresting, some early flowering plants are coming into bloom and are a sure sign that spring is on the way.

The Okame cherry trees with their pink to lavender flowers produce masses of noticeable blooms right now. In a few weeks, we will see other cherry trees in bloom, such as Yoshino, with their brilliant white blooms, and Kwanzan with their double pink flowers.

However, cherry trees do poorly in our area due to the heat, humidity and the acidic clay soils and should not be planted.

Redbuds produce masses of small pink to rose color flowers. The variety Alba has white blooms. The tree grows to a height of

Gardening in Gwinnett

Summer has rose-colored blooms. Both are excellent choices for areas that have minimal space and the planting of large trees would not be appropriate.

The winter daphne is a low-growing evergreen shrub with some varieties having variegated leaves.

They produce highly Tim Daly fragrant rose to purple clusters of flowers that 20 to 30 feet. The heartcan be up to one inch in shaped leaves emerge after diameter. The paperbush or flowering. Forest Pansy has Edgeworthia is a decidupurple to maroon colored ous plant that grows 4 to leaves that turn green dur- 6 feet in height with small ing the summer. Flowering tubular flowers that form crabapples produce blooms yellow clusters that appear shortly after the redbuds before the plant leaves and can reach a height of out. Both plants flower in 15 to 30 feet. Their flowFebruary and early March, ers come in many colors thrive in the sun to part depending on the variety. shade, are great for natural Callaway produces white areas. They should be flowers whereas Indian planted and left alone since

GSMST student receives $25,000 Horatio Alger national scholarship

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were recognized,” Perez said.

“Horatio Alger has Gwinnett School of opened up a door of posMathematics, Science and sibilities for my family Technology student San- and I to have hope for the dra Perez has been named next four years. Hope for a Horatio Alger National a continued support sysScholarship recipient. tem and a way to reach Perez’s hard work in my aspirations.” the classroom, involveThe Horatio Alger ment in co-curricular National Scholarship and community service Program is funded by activities and integrity members who have exand perseverance earned perienced challenges in her the prestigious schol- their own lives and want arship worth $25,000, a to assist high school stunews release said. dents who have faced and “I was shocked but full overcome great obstacles of joy to discover that in their young lives. my potential and desire “I have every confito further my education dence that Sandra will Staff Intern

the plants respond poorly to transplanting.

Witchazel plants are now in bloom with their blossoms consisting of long narrow petals that range from yellow to orange. They can grow up to 10 feet and an oval shape growth habit that spreads with age. The shrubs have few pests and require minimal pruning. Arnold’s promise has fragrant yellow flowers, and Jelena has multi-colored blossoms.

Forsythias are coming into bloom with their yellow flowers and are easy to maintain once established.

The shrubs are easy to propagate by stem cuttings.

Flowering quinces are low growing plants with medium to dark green rounded leaves. The flowers vary in color. For example, the

Cameo variety has apricot colored blooms and the ones on Scarlet Storm dark red ones. Some have thorns and even produce edible fruit.

A few vines produce interesting shows of flowers in early spring. The Carolina jessamines a twining vine with showy clusters of yellow trumpet-shaped blossom.

The crossvine is a fastgrowing vine that climbs using tendrils to wrap around structures for support. It has orange to yellow colored funnel-shaped flowers that appear in early to mid- spring. Both vines thrive in the sun and shade but produce more blooms in sunlight. They are native to Georgia, are tough, durable plants that are relatively pest free, and are

great for walls, trellises, and arbors.

The UGA Extension Gwinnett 2019 annual plant sale is underway.

Many plants are available at affordable prices.

Choices include blueberries, gardenias, ferns, goji berries, and many others.

Many plants are available at affordable prices.

To obtain an order form, one can be downloaded from the Extension website at www.ugaextension. org/gwinnett, or you can have one mailed to you by contacting the Extension office.

Timothy Daly is an Agricultural and Natural Resource Extension Agent with UGA Extension Gwinnett. He can be contacted at 678-377-4011or tdaly@ uga.edu

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continue to be a leader in our communities through her enthusiasm and passion in helping others,” said GSMST counselor Mike Weiland.

“I am excited for what the future holds for her and how she will continue to connect and unite others in addressing the most important issues facing our society as she prepares for her chosen profession.”

Perez is one of two Gwinnett County Public Schools students selected to receive the scholarship. Meadowcreek High School senior Hana Awad also received the award.

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from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Gwinnett Justice and Administration Center in High-schoolers interest- Lawrenceville, followed ed in serving their county by an induction ceremony and learning about local on July 30. Breakfast, government are invited lunch and transportation to apply for the Gwinnett will be provided at all sesCounty Youth Commissions. sion, a leadership and Sessions will include service-oriented program behind-the-scenes tours, to inspire the next genera- instruction on Gwinnett tion of civic leaders. government, team building Thirty participants and leadership developwill have the opportunity ment, and community to interact with county project planning. government officials, serve Gwinnett County stuas ambassadors for the dents in grades 10-12 durcounty and plan commuing the 2019-20 academic nity events from August year are eligible to apply. through May. Interested students must Summer training will submit an application and take place every Wednesletter of recommendation day from June 5 to July 24 by March 29.

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The city of Duluth was recognized as one of the best in the region in 2018 for its marketing, programming and events by the Southeastern Festivals and Events Association on Monday, the city recently announced. From left are Herb and Beth Hoffman, Duluth Fall Festival; Talore Ruedt, Festival Center Manager, city of Duluth; and Kay and Mike Montgomery, Duluth Fall Festival. (Special Photo)

The city of Duluth was recognized as one of the best in the region in 2018 for its marketing, programming and events by the Southeastern Festivals and Events Association on Monday, the city recently announced.

Representatives of the Duluth Fall Festival and staffers brought home seven SFEA Kaleidoscope awards after attending the ceremony in Pigeon Forge, Tenn.

The city won gold in Best Creative Idea for its Free Uber Thursdays initiative and earned silver in Best Event Website and bronze in Best Print Ad for its fall festival.

Duluth’s event calendar is available at duluthga.net.

Suwanee Fest at Town Center Park, above, is a popular annual event. Suwanee was recently recognized for its events and tourism in 2018 by the Southeast Festivals and Events Association, the city announced. (File Photo)

Suwanee receives regional awards for events, planning

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five states for originality, creativity, media impact, volunteer programs and Suwanee was recently overall community impact. recognized for its events “The quality of submisand tourism in 2018 by the sions continues to increase Southeast Festivals and each year, making it more Events Association, the difficult for the judges to city announced. select the winners,” said Suwanee received SFEA Executive Director seven SFEA Kaleidoscope Lisa McCray. “Of course, awards at the ceremony to win gold becomes all and conference held in the sweeter when there is additional competition, and Pigeon Forge, Tenn., on the recognition a festival Monday.

“Our event team spends receives for winning is priceless.” hours upon hours beThe city’s Summer hind the scenes planning Porch Jam earned silver memory-making events for our citizens,” said Amy awards in Best New Event and Best Creative Idea Doherty, Suwanee events and outreach manager. “It’s and a bronze award for Best Promotional Poster. nice to be recognized as The Gwinnett Bicentenbeing among the best in nial Celebration and Tiger the Southeast for producTails Animal Hospital at ing some amazing events that make Suwanee a great Suwanee Fest won gold awards in Best Event place to live and stay.” within an Event and Best SFEA recognizes top Sponsor, respectively. festivals and events in

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by Tampa-based company Enable Me. Tender Ones created a video showing why it should receive a new MOTOmed Muvi, a therapy machine designed to help

kids regain movement in their arms, legs and body after neurological-muscular injury or disease, and received the most Facebook likes.

In addition to the machine donation, Enable Me donated $500 to Lekotek of Georgia, another organization for children with disabilities, on behalf of Tender Ones.

Enable Me CEO Mike Laky presented both awards at a ceremony last month.

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Lifestyles The therapy of sweeping the porch Some employees ‘quit and stay’

It’s interesting how a simple task will bring back a tumbling of memories and love by touching a tiny piece of tenderness tucked down deep.

Like sweeping the porch.

Every time I sweep a porch at our house — we have two and one of them extends down the entire length of the house — I think of Mama and her mama before her.

They loved to sweep. I think especially of Mama whenever I tidy the porch of the house that she and Daddy called “home” for most of their lives.

Mama swept her porches every other day or so. In the last few years of her life, she would, on rare occasion, say, “Ronda, before you leave, grab the broom and sweep the porch off.”

Though I should have well outgrown it, I would usually roll my eyes and make that “huh” grunt that is particularly favored by teenagers. But I always did as she asked.

Many a time, I heard her say to a child or a grandchild — but never

mind anyway. What’s done is done.”

Some friends were living temporarily at what many have come to call “The Little House.” They were extremely good about keeping things neat and were always mindRonda ful of the family history Rich with which they had been entrusted. to Daddy, for he knew It was purely accibetter — “Y’uns wipe dental, I am certain, that your feet off before you someone left Mama’s come in this house. Don’t broom on the porch. you be trackin’ anything I was running one in on my clean floors. morning on a route that You hear me?” took me by Mama’s. I My memories of her glanced toward the front sweeping those porches yard. are so comforting that I I stopped, my heart cherished her last oldsuddenly pounding. Two fashioned, straw broom.

Labradors had snagged It was the kind that lasted Mama’s broom and were forever and often left tearing it to shreds. The a straw or two behind. handle had been chewed They were so sturdily significantly — each dog made that I’d venture to held one side of the stick guess that she only had — and only a few pitiful three or four in her entire pieces of straw clung 87 years. The one before stubbornly. last, she had worn down I teared up, watchto the nub. ing as one dog snatched I’m not sure how it it from another and ran happened, the demise of off with a piece of my that broom. foolish heart. I hate this I couldn’t bear to ask about myself. I hate that and, as Mama would’ve things of such little sigsaid, “It makes no never nificance matter so much.

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That’s been years ago now but still I twinge a bit when I think of that broom. I wish I that I had it and could use it to sweep the porch.

Mama’s penchant for swishing a broom hither and yon came, I believe, from MawMaw Miller. In the Appalachian childhood of Mama’s generation, there were no front yards of which to speak.

No grass. And if there had been grass, there was nothing with which to cut it.

So, they swept.

Faithfully, daily. One of the farm chores was to sweep clean the dirt in the front of the house, the same dirt on which yard dogs wallowed and chickens pecked. Usually the front porches set a foot or two off the ground, accessed by rickety steps where an old straight back chair or two awaited.

PawPaw built a rocker and caned the back and bottom.

When those images of old tin-roofed houses heaving with age comes to mind, I have an understanding of why Mama liked cleaning up our porch.

It was nice, I’m sure, to have a red painted cement porch with brick steps.

It sure beat having to sweep a dirt yard.

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Imagine you have a lowengagement employee.

We all know who they are.

They’re the people who show up for work with their body, but they leave their hearts and minds at home. I refer to them as the quit-and-stays.

They quit caring, but they stay in their jobs.

The leadership question is are you better off with them or without them? Would you rather have them quit? Or is it easier to just let them stay?

Replacing an employee is costly; searching for and training a replacement will cost you a minimum of six to nine months’ salary. If an employee making $100K a year quits, it will cost you between $50 to 75K to replace them. Numbers like these cause leaders to hold on to low-performing disengaged employees. The assumption is, it’s too time-consuming and expensive to replace them.

In her recent LinkedIn piece — “Employee Engagement vs. Employee Retention: Which is More Important?” — our McLeod and More VP of Project Management, Elizabeth Lotardo identifies the impact lower performers have on the organization. She writes, “While most HR initiatives address these two issues (retention and engagement) as one; they are actually separate, and can be impacted independently.”

Lotardo’s research revealed: “A disengaged employee costs an organization an additional $3,400 for every $10,000 in annual salary.

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Lisa McLeod If a disengaged employee is making $100,000 a year in salary, their actual cost to the organization $134,000.”

Those are the hard costs; the opportunity costs are even greater. A disengaged team member has a chilling effect on everything and everyone. In key roles like product development and sales, they will cost you innovation and revenue growth.

And anyone who has worked for a disengaged leader knows how totally dispiriting it can be.

If people are quitting left and right, you have a retention problem. If your good people are the ones quitting, you have something worse: You have an engagement problem. High performers won’t stay in a low-engagement culture. If they do, they will often cease to be high performers. They’ll become the quit-and-stays.

Firing low engagement employees doesn’t work long-term. If you don’t change the culture, you’ll just attract more of the same. The quit and stays may seem benign. But don’t fool yourself. They’re costing you plenty.

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Little Mulberry Park.

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Gwinnett’s public safety professionals.

Yet that perfectly describes LMP, near Hoschton in Be in attendance to show your support eastern Gwinnett. for our community and those committed Set someone down in the middle of the park’s 890 to keeping our streets safe. Consider acres and they’d probsponsoring the Valor Awards to ensure ably think they were on the Appalachian Trail. Yet your company’s visibility to more than Mulberry also has paved 300 elected, business and community paths for walking and biking, playgrounds for leaders as well as public safety the kids, and a couple of professionals across our county. fishing lakes.

The Mall of Georgia.

One of my college professors used to talk about the TUESDAY, MARCH 26 “malling of America,” as if that were a bad thing. (Get 11:30 AM – 1:30 PM it? “Malling” as in “maulINFINITE ENERGY FORUM ing”?) But I’ve always liked malls, and the MOG is among the nicest I’ve seen.

Besides being a great place to go for a stroll and window shop (and perhaps R E G I S T E R T O D AY : Va l o r A w a r d s . c o m even actually shop), the mall features a newlyrenovated food court, cozy

restaurants with open-air seating, and an ice-skating rink — not to mention the “village green,” with its outdoor amphitheater and summer concert series.

Gwinnett Environmental and Heritage Center.

Located just north of the Mall, off Plunkett Road, the Heritage Center is definitely a hidden gem — except maybe to the hundreds of school children who visit the museum and environs every year.

Besides the rusticmodern, environmentally friendly structure itself, the Center also boasts a ropes course and miles of walking trails, which connect to the beautiful Ivy Creek Trail and will one day (rumor has it) also link up with the Suwanee Creek Trail to create one of the largest suburban outdoor activity areas in the Southeast.

Downtown Lawrenceville. Once a place for local farmers to do business on Saturdays, downtown Lawrenceville is now a pleasant destination for suburban families to shop and eat — or for hipsters to browse for books and drink soy lattes.

In addition to such year-round attractions, summertime also brings outdoor concerts in the city park, while Christmas features a parade (weather permitting) and tree lighting.

If you haven’t experienced these “gems” for yourself, get out this weekend and see what makes Gwinnett such a great place to live.

Rob Jenkins is a local writer and college professor. He is the author of four books, including “Family Man: The Art of Surviving Domestic Tranquility” and “The 9 Virtues of Exceptional Leaders,” available at Liberty Books in downtown Lawrenceville and on Amazon. The views expressed here are his own.

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Patty Lindahl, left, and Ken Lindahl pose for a picture in front of The Ken and Patty Lindahl Theatre for the Performing Arts at Brookwood High School. The Lindahls worked as the school’s theater directors before their retirement. (Special Photo)

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inducted into the Georgia Thespian Hall of Fame, and directing and producKen and Patty Lindahl ing many award-winning are “famous” in the K-12 productions. performing arts world — Patty Lindahl said she and while their names may and her husband are most not be in lights, they are proud of helping students now prominently dispursue their love of the played at Brookwood High arts.

School, which recently “We are amazed at the dedicated its theater in number of students who their honor. have pursued careers in The Ken and Patty Lin- performing arts and are dahl Theatre for Perform- Atlanta working performing Arts recognizes the ers,” Patty Lindahl said. duo’s 30 years of service “We also have discovered as the school’s theater that a number of former directors prior to their students are working in retirement. The Lindahls community theaters. But said they are humbled by most importantly, we hope the honor. that all of our students “We are thankful to the took away from their high community and the school school experience the system for this amazing importance of working honor,” Ken Lindahl said. together toward a common “It was a wonderful expe- goal and that they conrience to teach at Brooktinued to use creativity in wood and to continually their lives.” have administrators who saw the value of the arts Puckett’s Mill on students’ lives. We team among tops in appreciate the performFIRST LEGO League ing arts staff who worked tournament for the bigger picture and A team of students from valued each other. Upon Puckett’s Mill Elementary reflection, we realize how School finished among the much students, parents top teams in the FIRST and staff have enriched our LEGO League State lives.”

Championship TournaThe Lindahls produced ment. and directed more than The Sparrow Bots from 200 plays and musicals Puckett’s Mill earned the and continue to serve the Champions Award after program and the students coming in third overall. as volunteers. Examples In addition, the Head of their accomplishElementary Star Wards V3 ments include founding team won the Presentation Brookwood Summerstage, Award for their project/ developing the Brookwood core values solutions.

Performing Arts Camp, FIRST LEGO League teaching and mentoring teams research a realmany students who went world problem such as on to pursue performfood safety, recycling or ing arts careers, being energy and are challenged

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Teams of students from 10 Gwinnett County public schools earned a berth in the FIRST LEGO League State Championship Tournament including student teams from Head Elementary, Norton Elementary, Peachtree Elementary, Puckett’s Mill Elementary, Rosebud Elementary, Simpson Elementary, Starling Elementary and White Oak Elementary. Nearly 40 Gwinnett County elementary and middle schools have competed in FIRST Lego League Competitions since the fall.

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2019-20 calendar looks Teachers, however, are largely the same as in required to come back to past years, except for one school for one post planmajor change: the district ning day after the students is moving graduation from are done, which has typiits usual Friday night to cally been scheduled for Thursday night. the Tuesday after MemoThe Buford Board of rial Day. The change will Education approved the allow teachers to complete calendar at its regular meet- their school year before the ing on Monday, following holiday, too. discussion about the graduWith the change, the last ation and last day of school day of school/graduation date change. in 2020 is set for Thursday, “As the (calendar) com- May 21. This year, Buford mittee was looking at it, students end their year and they really liked being able graduation will be held on to have that Thursday be Friday, May 24. the end of (the students’ Another change to the school year) so that all 2019-20 calendar is the of the staff members are district’s school start date, not coming back just for which will be about a week that one (post planning) later than this year’s. day after Memorial Day,” This school year, Buford Buford City Schools students began on ThursInterim Superintendent Joy day, Aug. 2 — two school Davis said, explaining the days before Gwinnett change.

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7, or two days after GCPS’ Monday, Aug. 5, start.

Though all the dates were approved at Monday’s board meeting, if legislation is introduced in the Georgia General Assembly’s 2019 session, and ultimately passes, to push back schools’ start dates — a Senate Committee recommended late last year that school should start no earlier than seven to 10 days prior to Labor Day and end “on or about June 1” — Davis said the calendar would have to change.

“It (would) create a lot of problems,” she said.

“Basically, what (would) happen is our kids (would) lose pretty much all the breaks that happen during that year. The teacher work days would have to go before the year or at the end of the year, and (the students) wouldn’t have those intermittent breaks, which I think they all look forward to.”

To view the calendar as it was approved Monday, visit bufordcityschools.org/ information/calendars.

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City of Suwanee announces 2019 Youth Leaders

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SYL is an eight-month leadership program that brings students from Congratulations are in the North Gwinnett, order for the city of SuPeachtree Ridge and Colwanee’s 2019 Suwanee lins Hill districts to gain Youth Leaders class, a exposure to local initiagroup of high school tives and community and sophomores and juniors civic leaders. who were chosen based “We now have a group on their application, rec- of young people who ommendations, academic have more knowledge performance and extraof their community and curricular resume. how local government

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AUBURN Tickets on sale for Stripers’ Auburn Night The Gwinnett Stripers will honor the city of Auburn when they face the Mud Hens on April 26 at Coolray Field.

Auburn residents can purchase seats in Section 113 for $15 for the Stripers’ City of Auburn Night. Tickets can be purchased online through April 12 at groupmatics. events/event/Cityauburn.

The game will start at 7:05 p.m. April 26. The Gwinnett Stripers, formerly known as the Gwinnett Braves, are a professional minor league baseball team.

Coolray Field is located at 2500 Buford Drive in Lawrenceville.

along with the recipes to make them again. The baking class will take place from 6 to 8 p.m. April 11.

Register online at www. gwinnettparks.com by April 8 with code PVP11653 or call 678-277-0920.

Pinckneyville Park Community Recreation Center is located at 4650 Peachtree Industrial Blvd. in Berkeley Lake.

BRASELTON Jackson Humane Society hosts Fur Ball Get your prom dresses and tuxes ready. The Humane Society of Jackson County’s ninth annual Fur Ball will take place from 6 to 10 p.m. March 30 at the Braselton Event Center, located at 5257 Green St. The theme for the evening is “The 2nd Chance Prom.” Tickets are $60 per person and can be purchased online at www.hsjc. com.

The evening will feature dinner, dancing, prom portraits and the crowning of the prom king and queen — human and canine.

The Fur Ball helps the Humane Society of Jackson County to fund its major programs, including rescuing homeless animals, providing pet food assistance and running a low-cost spay/ neuter program. The organization wants to raise money to maintain these programs and build a shelter.

BARROW COUNTY Yargo Trail Crew to improve bike trails Join the Yargo Trail Crew on March 9 for a day of improving the mountain bike trails.

The Yargo Trail Crew is a volunteer group that promotes trail advocacy and maintains the trail network at Fort Yargo State Park.The trail work day will take place from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at Fort Yargo, located at 210 S. Broad St. in Winder.

Volunteers should wear long pants and sturdy, closed-toe shoes and bring water and work gloves. The group will meet in the parking lot of the trail head.

To register to volunteer, BUFORD visit www.yargotrailcrew.com.

There is a $5 parking fee to Mall of Georgia plans enter the park.

St. Paddy’s festival For more information, call Mall of Georgia will host 770-867-3489. its annual St. Patrick’s Day celebration, Shake Your BERKELEY LAKE Shamrock, from 6 to 9 p.m.

Pinckneyville Rec Center March 16. plans cookie baking event The event will feature live music by The Pak, a perforMake cookies from mance from the Carpenter scratch with your child on Academy of Irish Dance, a April 11 at Pinckneyville Park Community Recreation festive photo booth, family activities and more.

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The event is free and The Creative Cookie event is designed for children ages open to the public. The 5 and up. An adult must reg- festival will take place in The ister with the child, and the Village at Mall of Georgia, registration fee is $9 per pair. located at 3333 Buford Drive.

Participants will make For more information, visit a dozen cookies and take bit.ly/ShakeYourShamrockhome their baked goods, MOG.

works and the work that goes into building community,” Assistant City Manager Denise Brinson said. “The city wanted to develop a real connection with our schools and find a way to meaningfully encourage youth involvement as prescribed in our strategic plan — not just checking a box, but building sincere, authentic relationships.”

DACULA Tina Borg Shamrock 5K planned at Little Mulberry The Tina Borg Shamrock 5K and Fun Run will dash through Little Mulberry Park on March 16.

The 5K will begin at 8 a.m., and the Fun Run will start at 9 a.m. Registration for the 5K is $22 through March 1 and $25 thereafter.

The Fun Run is $15.

To register, visit fundracers.org. Funds from the race will benefit the Emory Winship Cancer Institute.

Little Mulberry Park is located at 3855 Fence Road in Dacula.

DULUTH Rotary Car Show planned for April 13 The sixth annual Duluth Rotary Car Show will keep your wheels spinning as exotic cars take over Main Street from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

April 13 in downtown Duluth.

Antique classics, foreign sports, hot rods, muscles and pickups will be featured at the event. Admission for spectators is free.

Proceeds from the event will benefit Operation One Voice, a nonprofit organization dedicated to raising funds and awareness for the financial needs of the children and families of wounded and fallen Special Operations Forces.

GRAYSON Annual Couch 5K approaches race day The early bird registration period has passed for the third annual Get Off Your Couch 5K. The 5K race, which will benefit Couch Middle School in Grayson, will begin at 8 a.m. March 9 at Tribble Mill Park, located at 2125 Tribble Mill Parkway in Lawrenceville.

Registration is $25 online at fundracers.org and $30 the day of the event.

LAWRENCEVILLE Aurora, Slow Brew partner for 0.5K run Take a short jog from the Aurora Theatre to the Slow Pour Brewing Company on April 6 in the Aurora Theatre

The program recently won a Southeast Festivals and Events Association Bronze Kaleidoscope Award for Most Creative Idea for its work with Suwannee Fest and an Atlanta Regional Commission 2016 CREATE community Award for Educational Excellence.

“The Suwannee Youth Leaders program allows

0.5K Fun Run. Yes, that’s correct — 0.5K. The race is less than half a mile and will raise money for the Aurora Theatre.

The race will begin at noon April 6 at the Aurora Theatre, located at 128 E. Pike St. in Lawrenceville.

Basic registration is $25.

For more information or to purchase tickets, visit www. auroratheatre.com/productions-and-programs/view/ aurora-theatre-5K-fun-run.

LILBURN Lilburn launches St. Paddy’s festival Who will be crowned the first ever Lilburchaun?

Dress in your most festive St. Patrick’s Day attire and join a bagpipe player and leprechaun stilt walker in a parade on March 16 in Lilburn City Park. The familyfriendly event will feature a costume contest, entertainment, refreshments and more.

The event will take place from 4 to 6 p.m. March 16.

The park is located at 76 Main St. N.W. in Lilburn.

For more information, visit www.cityoflilburn.com.

LOGANVILLE Legion Riders accepting scholarship applications The American Legion Riders of Loganville is now accepting applications for the Cpl. Jonathan Ayers Memorial Scholarship.

The $1,000 annual scholarship is endowed from money raised by the Legion Riders of Loganville and will benefit a deserving student from Gwinnett or Walton counties.

The contest is open to any high school senior who is attending a public, private, parochial or home school in Gwinnett or Walton counties and who is pursuing higher education in an accredited college, university or trade school. The award will be based on an essay contest focused on applied freedoms in America. Applications are due by April 19.

Ayers, a 24-year-old Snellville resident, died supporting Operation Enduring Freedom. Ayers died of

the city to make a genuine commitment to the youth in our community,” said Adam Edge, program co-leader and Suwannee downtown business and development manager. “While it’s an honor to win awards, it’s an even greater reward to see kids becoming invested in their community through this initiative.”

wounds suffered when his outpost was attacked July 13, 2008, by small arms fire and rocket propelled grenades from enemy forces in Wanat, Afghanistan.

For more information, visit www.gapost233.com/scholarships.

NORCROSS Irish Fest returns for second year The city of Norcross has joined with Taste of Britain and the Drake School of Irish Dance for the second annual Norcross St. Patrick’s Day celebration.

Irish Fest Norcross will take place from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. March 16. South Peachtree Street will be closed to accommodate the festivities. The event is free and open to the public.

Downtown merchants will be offering Irish-themed activities, and the event will include music, dancing, face painting, whiskey tasting and more.

For more information, visit aplacetoimagine.com/ events/holidays-festivals.

PEACHTREE CORNERS 5K planned to support GCPS Book Mobile The second annual Book Mobile 5K will start at 8 a.m. May 4 at Pinckneyville Middle School, located at 5440 W. Jones Bridge Road in Peachtree Corners.

Early bird registration for the event is $22 through April 1.

The event will benefit the GCPS Book Mobile, which promotes literacy at schools and in the community. During the summer, the Book Mobile is a mobile library that brings books to children in the Norcross and Lilburn areas. During the school year, the Book Mobile visits schools throughout Gwinnett County, giving free books to students to help them build their own personal libraries.

For more information or to register, visit fundracers. org.

SNELLVILLE Spring adult sports registration opens

Spring adult sports at Briscoe Park will begin in March.

While registration for adult softball closed Friday, there is still time to register for kickball.

Kickball games will start March 28 and take place on Thursdays. There is a $200 fee for a team of 15 with a majority of Snellville residents and $250 for a team with a majority of players who live outside of Snellville.

Teams must provide their own shirts or jerseys.

For more information, visit www.quickscores.com/ snellville.

SUGAR HILL ‘FreeDumb Club’ exhibit opens in March Join the Sugar Hill Arts Commission for an evening of wine, art and conversation at a reception April 11 for the exhibition “FreeDumb Club” by Dustin Massey.

The reception will take place from 6 to 8 p.m. at the Sugar Hill City Hall art gallery.

Massey, a contemporary painter who lives in Greenville, S.C., focuses his work on rapidly advancing technology and its impact on our social and cultural relationships.

The show will be on view March 25 to April 30 in the gallery located on the main floor of the Sugar Hill City Hall, located at 5039 W. Broad St. in Sugar Hill.

SUWANEE Easter Bunny 5K to benefit North Gwinnett Church The seventh annual Easter Bunny High Tail 5K will hop down Level Creek Road on April 20.

The 5K will begin at 8 a.m. at North Gwinnett Church, located at 4973 W. Price Road in Suwanee. Early bird registration is $22 through April 1.

Proceeds from the event will benefit the North Gwinnett Mothers of Preschoolers Group and the North Gwinnett Church student ministry.

For more information, visit fundracers.org.

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Gwinnett BOC tables decision on Islamic cemetery near Bethlehem now scheduled to take place at the commission’s 2 p.m. meeting on March 5.

A group that wants to A question about the establish an Islamic cem- need for a groundwater etery in eastern Gwinnett monitoring well is the is going to have to wait a reason for the delay in a few more days to find out decision on the cemetery. if county commissioners “I want to review this will let it proceed. groundwater monitoring The commissioners well issue just a little bit voted to table the Georlonger so I’m going to gia Islamic Institute of make a motion to table Religious and Social this to next Tuesday,” Sciences Inc.’s request Commissioner Tommy to establish the cemetery Hunter, who represents on 9.88 acres on the the area, told his col2200 block of Berry Hall leagues.

Road in unincorporated The Georgia Islamic Bethlehem after a public Institute is seeking perhearing on the request mission to establish the Tuesday night. cemetery on Berry Hall A vote on whether to Road because of space allow the cemetery is constraints at another

cemetery it operates on New Hope Road. The New Hope Road cemetery, which was approved in 2002, is approaching full capacity, according to documents filed with the county.

County staff and the Gwinnett County Planning Commission have recommended approval with conditions. The institute wants to be able to bury as many as 7,827 people at the site, which is near the intersection of Harbins Road and Berry Hall Road.

The groundwater monitoring well issue that caused a delay in a decision on the new cemetery arose when Georgia Islamic Institute

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representative Mohsin Ashfaque said the zoning condition that required it may not be necessary.

“This was a condition that was put on our New Hope cemetery in 2002 because it was close to Tribble Mill Lake, and since there is no groundwater recharging at this location, it may have been copied from the previous conditions into these conditions,” he said.

“If that is the case, we ask that (condition) be waived.

“Otherwise we would like to move forward with this project.”

Ashfaque said the institute would also like commissioners to remove conditions that would require 100-foot buffers and landscaped vegetation buffers along Berry Hall Road and the site’s northern property line, as well as a condition that requires a decorative fence along Berry Hall Road.

The buffers would cause the institute to lose as many as 3,000 grave sites at the cemetery, according to Ashfaque.

But two neighboring residents said they were opposed to a new cemetery being built near their homes.

There is a cemetery nearby at Ebenezer Baptist Church.

“I just feel like it should be put somewhere to let people have the choice to build next to the cemetery, not bring it in after people have built their homes,” Bethlehem resident Gene Cemper told commissioners.

Pouch and rollstock manufacturer ePac Flexible Packaging is planning to open a new 20,000 square-foot production facility in Norcross. (Special Photo)

Manufacturer opening new Norcross facility

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Madison, Wis., and does prepress, digital printing, laminating and pouch making services for food A pouch and rollstock manufacturers and compamanufacturer is planning to nies that produce pet food, open a new 20,000-square- pet treats, lawn and garden foot production facility in items, nutritional suppleNorcross. ments and pharmaceuticals. ePac Flexible PackagIn addition to Gwinnett ing will begin operations at County, it has facilities in the facility this year with Boulder, Colo., Chicago a crew of up to 15 people, and Miami. but it is expected to grow “Gwinnett County conthat number to 35 within tinues to be a strong draw two years. The company for industry leaders like ePac,” Partnership Gwinnett will conduct manufacturSr. Project Manager Deven ing operations as well as Cason said in a statement. direct sales and customer “The company’s highservices operations out of the facility, according to an quality products and comannouncement released by mitment to their customers make them a great addition Partnership Gwinnett. to Gwinnett, and we look “We’re excited to bring forward to their future sucePac’s unique service cess here.” delivery model to GwinGwinnett County Comnett County and work with local brands to go to market mission Chair Charlotte with great packaging,” ePac Nash said, “We are pleased to welcome ePac to the Atlanta Managing Partner Windell McGill said in the Gwinnett community. Their announcement. “ePac takes ability to enable small and the complexity out of flex- medium-sized businesses to go to market with the same ible packaging, enabling our customers to quickly go professional packaging as to market, order to demand, global brands is an asset to the local business commuand reduce inventory and nity and we are grateful for obsolescence.” their investment in GwinThe company was nett.” formed three years ago in

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