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Governor raises local drought response

BY CURT YEOMANS

Gwinnett and 51 other counties State officials have to a Level rolled out new water re2 Drought strictions for Gwinnett and Response. many other north Georgia Another Nathan Deal 58 councounties on Thursday as ties were An expansive shore that used to be under water at Lake much of the state struggles placed under the lower Lanier dries in the sun on Tuesday. As recently as June, the with a growing drought.

Gov. Nathan Deal anLevel 1 Drought Response water line was up to the rocks seen at right, but drought for the first time. The conditions have caused water levels to drop. (File Photo) nounced he is elevating curt.yeomans @gwinnettdailypost.com

Chandler’s District 105 win verified

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move comes about 22 weeks after officials said the drought had spread into metro Atlanta from northwest Georgia.

The governor’s office said drought conditions now exist in three-quarters of the state.

“During this prolonged period of severe drought in Georgia, we are bolstering the state’s drought

response in more than 100 counties,” Deal said in a statement. “I would like to remind Georgians that there are specific guidelines and prohibitions to follow during a Level 1 and Level 2 Drought Response.

“We urge these communities to act accordingly,

See DROUGHT, Page 7A

Song of heroes PATRICK ELEMENTARY FIREFIGHTER BREAKFAST

A recount in House District 105 race reaffirmed Rep. Joyce Chandler’s reelection to another term in the Georgia General Assembly on Thursday.

Results from the recount showed the only change in the results was that Chandler, RGrayson, received one more absentee vote that had somehow not been Joyce Chandler counted the first time.

That means she received 12,411 votes while the number of votes for her Democratic opponent, Donna McLeod, remained unchanged at 12,189 votes.

Chandler’s margin of victory was 222 votes, Donna McLeod or 50.38 percent to 49.48 percent.

“I commend the elections board for their very diligent work and hard work See RECOUNT, Page 7A

Clydesdales back on for Lawrenceville FROM STAFF REPORTS Santa checks his list twice, and luckily for Lawrenceville officials and people who plan to attend the city’s inaugural Christmas parade, so do Anhueser-Busch officials. After previously announcing that the Budweiser Clydesdales would not participate in the parade due to a scheduling conflict, it looks like the city is back on Santa’s good list.

Lawrenceville officials said Wednesday that the world-famous horses will be in Gwinnett on Dec. 2 after all. The announcement didn’t come straight from the horse’s mouth, but was official all the same.

“Anheuser-Busch had a cancellation with their West Coast team and immediately recognized the opportunity to honor their commitment to the Atlanta market See CLYDESDALES, Page 7A

Students and staff at Patrick Elementary hosted their annual Firefighters Breakfast for the Gwinnett Fire Department in honor of its namesake, Lt. Bobby Patrick. Above, the school’s chorus performs at the breakfast. Visit gwinnettdailypost.com for more photos from the breakfast. (Staff Photos: Erika Wells)

Firefighter’s widow: Tradition ‘takes my breath away’

city affected by wildfires that have torn BUFORD — Patrick through much Elementary students gave of the region the wife of a late firefighter in the past a glimpse of sunshine in the few weeks, midst of the smoky haze that blowing Bobby has recently covered the area. smoke into Patrick metro Atlanta.

Mary Patrick traveled four hours from the north Georgia But she found a glimmer mountains for the presentation of hope at the building on Kilgore Road, tucked away in to honor Lt. Bobby Patrick, a neighborhood not far from who was killed April 14, Buford Drive.

2003. He was the first GwinThe school, which opened nett fi refi ghter to lose his life Mary Patrick, wife of the late Lt. Bobby Patrick, visits students on Thursday in Buford at Patrick Elementary, named after the in the line of duty.

See PATRICK, Page 8A She lives in Young Harris, a firefighter who died in the line of duty in 2003.

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Public safety, particularly law enforcement, has seen a backlash of negative sentiments recently, but Raymer Sale has a simple message for officers, deputies and firefighters: “thank you.”

Sale said he was inspired to do something for first responders earlier this year as he took note of the growing number of criticism leveled at law enforcement in light

of highly publicized police shootings. In August, he casually suggested to an assistant district attorney that an event should be held in Gwinnett to honor all first responders.

The ADA agreed, and members of the business community did too. As a result, an event honoring first responders, called Red, Blue and You, will be held at 11:30 a.m. Thursday at Coolray Field.

“This is a way to recognize our first responders and say ‘You all protect us

and you’re all that stands between us and the bad guys, and we want to say ‘thank you,’” Sale said.

At least 200 people, including county and municipal police officers, sheriff’s deputies, firefighters and EMTs as well as business leaders and the general public, are expected to attend the event.

Sale said he felt it was important to recognize first responders because of the risks they take to keep the community safe.

“They put their lives on

the line for us,” he said.

“They are very dedicated and hard working people. I think Gwinnett has the best first responders around.”

It will begin with a roughly 45-minute ceremony where a representative of U.S. Rep. Rob Woodall will read a congressional resolution honoring Gwinnett’s first responders, followed by proclamations from Gov. Nathan Deal and the Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners. An honor guard will present the colors and the

Star-Spangled Banner will be sung.

“Jackson EMC will have two two bucket trucks there to hold up an American flag that visitors will walk under as they enter the event,” Sale said.

There will also be a free lunch for first responders and their families. Members of the general public who paid a $35 per person registration fee ahead of time will be able to eat lunch as well. Sale said anyone who isn’t a first responder and didn’t pre-

register can enjoy lunch as well, if they pay the $35 fee on-site in cash or by check.

Money raised through lunch sales will go to pay for the event. Sale said he plans to do the event again next year, so any money left over from this year’s event will go toward paying for the 2017 ceremony. Tax deductible donations to the event can also be made at redblueyou.org.

Coolray Field is located at 2500 Buford Drive, in Lawrenceville.

Water garden donated Duluth tech company to Braselton hospital gives donation to CHOA FROM STAFF REPORTS A unique marble water garden will greet the public at the emergency department entrance at Northeast Georgia Medical Center in Braselton.

The Jack and Janice Frost Water Garden will be built next year, hospital officials announced Monday. The garden will include a commissioned marble fountain from Asia, which should complement the hospital’s architecture.

The project has been

made possible by a donation from Jack and Janice Frost, owners of Memorial Park Funeral Homes and Cemeteries, to the Medical Center Foundation, according to the hospital. The gift includes a maintenance endowment for future care.

The garden is an effort “to blend art with traditional medicine to create the ultimate environment of hope, healing and wellness,” according to the hospital.

Nancy Colston, president and chief

development officer of the foundation, said the organization is grateful for the gift.

“As a successful selfmade entrepreneur, Jack has long considered it an honor to give back to the people and communities it serves,” Colston said. “The garden will create a lasting legacy for a special couple who have given much of themselves and their resources for the benefit of others.”

For more information, visit www.TheMedicalCenterFoundation.org or call 770-219-8099.

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agreed in June to swap Sanofi’s animal health business, Merial, and Boehringer Ingelheim’s A company that makes consumer health care busivaccines and pharmaceuti- ness. cals for animals announced “An Atlanta-area this week that it is moving headquarters will allow from the Midwest to Gwin- us to stay more closely nett County. connected to our U.S. and Boehringer Ingelheim international operations, Vetmedica Inc. will move teams and clients, fostering its North America and U.S. greater collaboration and Animal Health headquarinterconnectedness around ters from St. Joseph, Mo., the globe,” Boehringer to Duluth. The move will Ingelheim Vetmedica presitake place after it comdent and CEO Dr. Albrecht pletes an asset swap trans- Kissel said in a statement. action with Sanofi, another “We look forward to animal health business that being a partner of Duluth, has a facility in Duluth. the greater Atlanta area and French-based Sanofi and the state of Georgia, while Boehringer Ingelheim Vet- continuing our vibrant medica’s similarly named presence in St. Joseph.”

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Federal Trade Commission and similar agencies in various other countries. It’s a move that is expected to make Boehringer Ingelheim Vetmedica one of the world’s largest animal health players, according to company officials.

The move is expected to affect only Boehringer Ingelheim Vetmedica’s leadership team, with the remainder of its workforce in St. Joseph staying where it is. The company produces “the most innovative vaccines and pharmaceuticals with the highest therapeutic value in the cattle, equine, pet and swine markets,” according to its website.

The company cited Gwinnett County’s location in the state’s “innovation crescent” and its closeness to HartsfieldJackson Atlanta International Airport and nearby

research institutions as reasons for picking Duluth.

Nick Masino, the Gwinnett Chamber’s Senior Vice-President of Economic Development and Partnership Gwinnett said he could not comment on Boehringer’s announcement at this time.

Merial has operated out of Duluth for 15 years, according to Boehringer Ingelheim Vetmedica officials.

“The Duluth headquarters sits squarely in the area’s leading technology and bioscience hub,” the company said in its statement on the move.

Meanwhile, the St. Joseph office will remain one of the company’s largest U.S. operations with plans in place to continue working on research, development, manufacturing and exporting of animal health products.

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The Duluth-based Innovative Architects company recently donated $2,400 to support Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta.

Employees of the custom software development and consulting company made donations as part of a Halloween pumpkin decorating contest. The pumpkins were donated by the company and sold to employees with 100 percent of the proceeds going to CHOA. “Innovative Architects prides itself on giving back and making a difference in the community,” said Inno-

Employees at Innovative Architects, a custom software development and consulting company, recently donated $2,400 to support Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta.

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The Equity Atlanta Collaborative is one of five projects nationwide led

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agents to helping revitalize neighborhoods and create new economic opportunities for individuals and families, and this investment will help build more paths to prosperity in our community,” said David Balos, market leader for JPMorgan Chase in Atlanta and head of the commercial bank.

The Atlanta-area project is part of JPMorgan’s Partner for Raising Opportunities Neighborhood initiative, an effort to support economic development outside of areas of need. The other projects will take place in Chicago, Detroit, Miami and New York.

JPMorgan has made a $125 million, five-year PRO Neighborhoods commitment, according to the release.

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Firefighters doused the area and used hand tools, fire rakes and water cans to create a physical barrier to prevent the fire from spreading.

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Responding officers met with the employee at that store at 4735 Sugarloaf Parkway and reviewed surveillance.

“The employee said that he thought the suspect was a regular customer who worked at a nearby KFC restaurant,” police spokeswoman Cpl. Michele Pihera said.

The staff at KFC identified the suspect, who they said worked at the restaurant until recently, police said.

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NOTICE OF CONDEMNATION Notice is hereby provided that the City Council of the City of Lawrenceville, Georgia will consider a resolution to authorize the acquisition of real property by the use of the powers of Eminent Domain in connection with a permanent drainage easement on a portion of property located at 283 Summit Ridge Drive within the City of Lawrenceville.

The resolution will be considered at a meeting held on December 5, 2016 at 7:00 p.m. in the Council Chambers of Lawrenceville City Hall located at 70 South Clayton Street, Lawrenceville, Georgia 30046.

The property subject to this potential acquisition is as follows: 283 Summit Ridge Drive, Lawrenceville, Georgia 30046 (Tax Parcel Numbers R5141-136 and R5141-169) All interested parties and the general public are invited and encouraged to attend the meeting.

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Veins in leg can adapt to blood flow Dear Dr. roaCH: If two of the major veins in your leg were removed, what would happen to the blood flow? Would you get enough to your heart and brain?

— Anon. anSWer: The veins of the body return blood to the heart. There are many veins in the limbs, so blood has multiple routes that it can take on its journey.

Moreover, the body has the ability to increase the size and capacity of veins, so if one vein is damaged or surgically removed, the others increase their size and flow capacity.

This is the reasoning behind a treatment for a common chronic problem: venous insufficiency, which is when a vein is not performing adequately at returning blood back to the heart. With venous insufficiency, there often is obvious swelling of the veins (including varicose veins). Its symptoms include leg pain or a feeling of heaviness, swelling and skin changes or ulcers.

Initial treatment of venous insufficiency is periodic leg elevation, exercise and compression stockings, but some people won’t see results with this regimen and will need additional treatment.

One increasingly common treatment is ablation (destruction) of leg veins.

This can be done surgically, but new treatments include injection of medications that damage the veins enough that they close.

Heat treatments accomplish the same goal. The heat can be applied from the outside (usually by laser) for superficial veins or internally, by an intravenous catheter that uses radio waves to heat the vein.

Ablating the damaged veins forces the blood to flow through other, undamaged vessels, with success rates of greater than 70 percent at 10 years.

Dr. roaCH WriTeS: Many people have written about sleep apnea, and I wanted to bring up some of the treatments I didn’t discuss in my previous column. Some people wrote about their surgeries, including surgery to move the jaw forward and those that remove soft tissue from around the airway. There are several other surgical procedures to treat obstructive sleep apnea; however, the choice of surgery, and even whether surgery is an option, depends on an individual’s anatomy. I lack space and expertise for a comprehensive review of these situations.

I also heard from people with an oral appliance, which may be a reasonable choice in people with mild or moderate obstructive sleep apnea.

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

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TODAY’S HISTORY: In 1883, American and Canadian railroads instituted five standard continental time zones.

In 1928, the first cartoon with sound, Walt Disney’s “Steamboat Willie,” premiered.

In 1963, the first push-button telephones were test-marketed in Carnegie and Greensburg, Pennsylvania.

In 1966, the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops eliminated the rule against eating meat on Fridays.

In 1985, the comic strip “Calvin and Hobbes” made its first newspaper appearance.

TODAY’S BIRTHDAYS: Louis Daguerre (1787-1851), inventor; George Gallup (1901-1984), pollster; Klaus Mann (1906-1949), publicist/dramatist; Johnny Mercer (1909-1976), lyricist; Alan Shepard (1923-1998), astronaut; Margaret Atwood (1939- ), writer; Alan Dean

Foster (1946- ), author; Alan Moore (1953- ), author; Elizabeth Perkins (1960- ), actress; Owen Wilson (1968- ), actor; Chloe Sevigny (1974- ), actress; David Ortiz (1975- ), baseball player; Denny Hamlin (1980- ), race car driver.

TODAY’S FACT: The average American consumes 54 pounds of beef and 90 pounds of chicken every year.

TODAY’S SPORTS: In 1985, New York Giants linebacker Lawrence Taylor sacked Washington Redskins quarterback Joe Theismann during a Monday Night Football game. Theissman suffered a compound fracture of the tibia and fibula in his right leg on the play, an injury that resulted in his retirement from football.

TODAY’S QUOTE: “The fact that every part of this ship was built by the low bidder.” — Alan Shephard, when asked what was on his mind as he sat inside the Mercury-Redstone rocket

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Dear amy: A senior citizen member of my family (who lives in my house) gets high at least three times a day. I am concerned about her health. She smokes pot morning, noon and night.

When she is somewhat lucid, it is with eyes half closed and a vacant smile on her face. Sometimes she stares at inanimate objects, or pauses for a long time in the middle of a sentence. I am worried that these are signs of a medical problem, rather than the fact that she is high. She doesn’t seem aware of these behaviors.

Any attempt to talk about this is met with anger.

Three years ago I managed to quit cigarettes.

My house is now smokefree. This family member smokes outside, or in her car, which is fine. She also feels the need to sneak around and hide as if I were her parent, which I am definitely not. She is over 60, but behaves like she’s in junior high.

I am worried that this, too, is a sign of some mental deterioration, not just spending her life halfbaked.

She thinks that her pot use makes her cool and young. In reality, the younger family members find her behavior pathetic.

I am embarrassed for her, but more importantly, how can I tell if there is really something physically or mentally wrong?

her during an impaired moment and show it to her when she is less impaired and you are both calm.

Don’t use this to shame her, don’t share it with others, don’t call her pathetic and don’t judge why she does this or whether she thinks she’s cool.

Express your concern and worry. Tell her you know from your own smoking addiction how hard it is to overcome her dependency, and offer to take her to the doctor for a screening for any underlying medical issues.

Dear amy: Last year, my mother died from a cancer that none of us — not even our father — knew about.

She kept her diagnosis a secret until she could no longer hide the truth. We had less than one week to try and make sense of things before she died.

Watching our elderly father grieve not only this crippling loss, but also the concealment, has been heartbreaking. I want to believe she thought she was protecting all of us, but it instead feels like a betrayal.

Please urge your readers to carefully consider how withholding a cancer diagnosis or other lifealtering illness negatively impacts those who love them. No matter what the reasons for concealing, it comes off as a selfish act and deprives families of the opportunity to walk a hard road together.

— Grieving Daughter Dear GrievinG: This is heartbreaking.

I hope you will accompany your father to a grief support group. It would help all of you to grieve together and to walk this journey with others.

You are all bewildered by your mother’s choice, but I’m sure you can also imagine the combination of stoicism, fear and sadness she was experiencing.

I’m very sorry for this loss.

Dear amy: I was appalled at your response to “Horror-fied Dad,” the father who didn’t want his 13-year-old son to watch “The Exorcist” (and other R-rated horror movies).

“The Exorcist” is extremely disturbing. I agree with this dad’s choice.

— Another Dad Dear DaD: It is each parent’s right and responsibility to monitor the media their children consume. It helps if a parent is familiar with the content, in order to make an informed decision. In my opinion, not all R-rated movies are universally inappropriate for teens.

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Family elder lives life half-baked Ask Amy

Amy Dickinson — Worried Dear WorrieD: From your description, it sounds as if this person is indeed half-baked, more or less all of the time. I’m assuming that this drug use is legal where you live.

Her compulsive marijuana use means that it is always in her system, and that she is constantly stoking her high.

But — she is an adult.

She is making daily choices, and even if you don’t agree with these choices, unless they have a significant and real impact on you (beyond your disapproval), there isn’t much you can do, other than express your loving concern.

If you are trying to get someone to stop a habit (or addiction), you can only tell your own truth, attach meaningful consequences and follow through.

Does her drug use disrupt or interfere with your life in significant ways?

Does she drive while impaired?

It might help to make your point if you can film

Put more thought and energy into your home, financial investments and physical well-being.

Strive to make gains that count. Making domestic alterations that will ease your stress, help you gain more confidence and promote family unity will pay off. Live in the moment and express your thoughts and feelings.

SCORPIO (Oct. 24Nov. 22) — It’s an opportune time to negotiate, sign contracts and make financial investments.

You can come out on top with a little ingenuity and foresight. Making home improvements or altering your living arrangements will pay off.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 23-Dec. 21) — Make changes for the right reason. If you are honest about what you want, you will get the support necessary to head in a direction that best suits your needs.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) — Make a difference by putting some of your ideas into play.

Don’t feel that you have to stick to tradition. Mix the old with the new and see what happens.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20Feb. 19) — Don’t wait for change to come to you when you can make it happen yourself. Your strength will come from your ability to see situations differently. Speak up on behalf of those who can’t speak for themselves.

PISCES (Feb. 20-March 20) — An unexpected gain is heading in your direction. Consider the circumstances that develop and make the most out of what transpires. Love and personal improvements will enhance your life.

ARIES (March 21-April 19) — You need to gather information and take action based on facts, not on emotions. If you jump into something too quickly, you will end up being disappointed by someone you thought you could count on.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20) — Focus on personal partnerships and what you can do to make those relationships better. An act of kindness will make you feel good as well as boost your reputation.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20) — Build a strong alliance with someone you know through work. The benefit of having someone on your side will come in handy if someone else tries to dismantle your reputation.

CANCER (June 21-July 22) — Impulse buying or emotional spending should be reined in today.

Accumulating debt will cause distress at home or with a parnter. Avoid joint ventures.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) — Your friendly demeanor will attract followers.

Discuss your plans with someone you trust or a partner you want to explore new opportunities with. Embrace a challenge and play to win.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept.

22) — Partnerships can be magical if you are willing to compromise when it comes to formulating ideas and plans. If you work in harmony, what evolves will be spectacular.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23) — Take good care of your health and aim to make improvements to your appearance and overall demeanor. Don’t let stress and emotional fatigue take control.

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Democrats must learn from GOP and rebuild WASHINGTON — The Republican Party is fractured by ideological divisions, led by an inexperienced and unpredictable president-elect and quite possibly headed for a fratricidal civil war. The Democratic Party should be so lucky.

There is much unpleasant reality for Democrats to deal with right now, starting with this: The GOP controls virtually everything. The two-party system is, at best, one and a half.

Republicans won the presidency. They retained control of both houses of Congress. Soon, when Donald Trump appoints a replacement for the late Justice Antonin Scalia, they will re-establish a conservative majority on the Supreme Court. As far as the federal government is concerned, that’s the trifecta.

But there’s much more: After making significant gains last week, RepubliEugene cans control both legislaRobinson tive chambers in 32 states — and hold the governorships in 33. Some of the nation’s most diverse and populous states, including Texas and Florida, are living under one-party Republican rule.

Democrats should reject the urge to take comfort in favorable demographic trends. It is true that within a generation, minorities will be in the majority — and that minorities tend to vote for Democrats. But what would the country be like after 20 or 30 years of near-total Republican control? I’m sure most progressives would join me in not wanting to run that dangerous experiment.

Did Democrats lose the White House because their presidential candidate had baggage and was not perfect in every way? Come on, the Republicans nominated Trump, for heaven’s sake, a man who bragged about grabbing women by the genitals. I don’t have nearly enough space to list all the ways in which he disqualified himself. Yet he won.

The Republican Party is so splintered — the establishment, the tea party wing, the fiscal tightwads, the defense hawks, the social conservatives, the libertarians and now the Trumpistas — that sometimes I think of it as Afghanistan, with each faction having its own warlords and grievances and goals.

Many of the demands they make upon Trump, House Speaker Paul Ryan and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell will be uncompromisingly extreme and mutually exclusive. There will be blood (metaphorically, of course).

Yet if Democrats expect to sit back and watch the GOP self-destruct, I fear they will be disappointed.

Consider this fact: The Republican Party not only survived the Trump candidacy but prospered. Why would the same not be true of a Trump presidency?

One of the biggest lessons I draw from the election is that the GOP basically came together behind its candidate. Despite all the Never Trump noise, most prominent Republican officials eventually fell in line. Some voiced strong reservations but said they would vote for him anyway, which amounted to an endorsement. Others, such as the Bush family, declined to publicly proclaim their opposition in a way that perhaps might have made a difference.

Maybe they thought he was bound to lose anyway; if so, they miscalculated.

Another lesson, perhaps the most important one, is that the Democratic Party cannot hope to succeed by relying solely on its ability to win the popular vote in presidential elections.

Democrats have won the popular vote in 1992, 1996, 2000, 2008, 2012 and now 2016. That’s six out of the past seven presidential contests. Yet the Republican Party is running the country, or at least most of it.

The Democratic Party cannot just wait for the next Barack Obama to come along. The president is a unique political talent of the kind that appears only once in a great while, when the stars magically align. Instead, Democrats need to do what Republicans did, which is to build from the ground up and start winning state and local elections.

A Democratic rebound has to begin with the basics: getting people who agree with you to vote.

Fewer than 60 percent of those eligible to cast ballots in last week’s election bothered to do so.

Conservatives who say this is “a center-right nation” may be right in terms of who votes, but they’re wrong in terms of who could vote. Polls show that the country favors Democratic over Republican positions on most issues.

The Democratic Party should put its energy and money into connecting with potential voters at the grass-roots level. Trump made a bunch of pie-inthe-sky promises he can never keep. Democrats need a hopeful but realistic message recognizing that while most big cities prosper in today’s globalized economy, much of the rest of the country suffers.

Democrats will win when theirs is the “big tent” party. Right now, though, the GOP circus is in town.

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

A farewell to Verne Lundquist Living in a university town means there are plenty of things to enrich and reward your experience if you identify with the arts and the cultural opportunities that abound.

Seeing the Bulldogs flourish between the hedges is something I find uplifting and rewarding, but there is also a motivation to enjoy other options like the presentation Sunday after the Auburn game by the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra. Guess who had a couple of extra tickets?

None other than the affable CBS announcer Verne Lundquist, he of broadened horizons with a disdain for provincial hindrances.

Whatever your day job is, you can find enlightenment and compatibility with the arts and cultural options that exist. I remember a London taxi driver named Harry Lewis who took a Southern provincial on a half-fare tour of the city so he could show off his city beyond the standard venues — Buckingham Palace, Westminster Abbey and Big Ben. Harry was a connoisseur of all things opera. At a traffic stop, he broke into a high tenor rendition of a song from, “A Midsummer Night’s Dream.” I concluded he should have a starring role. Has a taxi driver ever sung a few lines from an opera to you while he drove you about his city?

While Lundquist is an admirer of those who are bent on winning athletic contests with a performance that underscores

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Loran Smith drama and stirring moments, he also finds time in his personal realm to toast Broadway, the opera and the cultural highlights that exist wherever the road of an extraordinary life takes him. He never met a museum he didn’t like.

Travel has brought many of the world’s major ports into his cultural sphere.

He and his elegant wife, Nancy, especially dote on the dining options which accompany a concert or musical performance.

Last weekend was Verne’s last official visit to Athens. He will call the Tennessee-Missouri game in Knoxville on Saturday, and then the Saturday after Thanksgiving with the playing of the Iron Bowl (Alabama vs. Auburn), his days as the television voice of Southeastern Conference will have ended.

Verne’s exodus is a sad day for those who have gotten to know and appreciate not only his good work and his ambassadorial role with the CBS network, but his making friends for the network.

Making friends for the network has never been part of his job description, but it has come naturally for him and Nancy to enjoy

While Lundquist is an admirer of those who are bent on winning athletic contests with a performance that underscores drama and stirring moments, he also finds time in his personal realm to toast Broadway, the opera and the cultural highlights that exist wherever the road of an extraordinary life takes him. ... He and his elegant wife, Nancy, especially dote on the dining options which accompany a concert or musical performance.”

the social scene at the SEC venues and to welcome fans into their midst. They make people feel good about CBS. Athens is one of his favorite stops, a place where he has taken time to meet with faculty and students at the Grady College of Journalism. The Five and Ten is one of his favorite restaurants in the country, and he has long been smitten by the beauty of the nation’s oldest chartered state university. While he knows when a restaurant is top drawer, he has an “old shoe” personality, which means if you serve hamburger, he embraces that as much as he would roast sirloin.

His farewell to Athens (not really in that he is now making plans to return next fall as a spectator) allowed him to call a game at one of his favorite venues, and the layover the next day gave hime a chance to taken in a performance of the Atlanta Symphony.

Verne is of Scandinavian extraction (“Actually half Swedish and half Norwegian, which means that I wake up every day in conflict. I don’t know whether to kill myself or

just get drunk.”) He has become friends with two of the stars of the Atlanta Symphony — the brothersister act of David and Julie Coucheron, whom the Lundquists often enjoy dinner with when they are in Atlanta.

Verne and Nancy were excitedto visit Hugh Hodgson Hall for the symphony, finding the venue “just terrific.” Verne was as excited to see David wow the audience with his violin as he was to call the GeorgiaAuburn game the day before. The Lunquists have become David’s and Julie’s adoptive parents.

In Steamboat Springs, Colo., which the Lundquists call home, Verne has become a perennial member of the board of directors of the String Music Festival. The board has term limits, but they don’t apply to Verne.

This is a sad farewell to Verne and Nancy Lundquist, but we will forever be grateful they came our way Loran Smith is co-host of “The Tailgate Show” and sideline announcer for Georgia football. He is also a freelance writer and columnist.

faction publicly other than responding in conversation.

It is time for these “thumb-sucking cry babies” to put on their big boy pants and support the results of this election.

No one has threatened any law-abiding citizen of America. Just behave yourself and do the best you can and give everyone a chance to bring strength and honor to this great country.

It is time to stop this

protesting nonsense that only damages any hope of intelligent dialogue. One of the main themes of this election is “Bring America Together.” If you protest anything and wear a mask, you are only defeating your “cause” to all lawabiding Americans.

It is time to work together and see how much we can accomplish together.

— D.W. Pyles Loganville

to the editor Protests against election results need to stop

based on the rules and law of our land. What exactly is the goal of these groups?

When Barak Obama was elected, I sucked it up I became of voting age and hoped that he would in the 1960s. Sometimes prove to be a great leader. my candidate won, and of- I supported his staff for ten my candidate did not. his first term. I never saw I have personally witany group opposed to his nessed civil unrest and election victory demonviolent demonstrations strate against him. Durresulting from divisions ing his second term, I did regarding war or racial not agree with his seemtension. I do not recall pro- ingly social government tests based on the results direction. Again, I never of an election that was demonstrated my dissatis-

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world Scottish minister: U.K. unclear about its Brexit goals BERLIN — Scotland’s Brexit negotiator said on Thursday it was still frustratingly unclear what kind of divorce the British government was seeking from the European Union, nearly five months after Britons voted in a referendum to leave.

“We’re not clear on what they want, exactly how they want it — there is some considerable lack of clarity in the present situation,” said Michael Russell, who is representing pro-EU Scotland in discussions about Brexit.

“It’s been frustrating but we are entering into those negotiations with good faith and we presume they are too,” he told Reuters during a visit to Berlin. Despite the uncertainty, Scotland would continue to work with the British government, he said.

While 52 percent of Britons voted to quit the EU in the June 23 referendum, a 62 percent majority in Scotland voted to stay in the bloc, putting a strain on the centuries-old union between London and Edinburgh. That has raised the possibility that Scots might press for a new referendum on independence.

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By Dustin Volz and Mark Hosenball Reuters

people Chase, Miller join caper comedy ‘Ogilvy Fortune’

LOS ANGELES — Chevy Chase, Dennis Miller, Isabel Lucas, Keith David, George Wallace, and Sports Illustrated model Solveig Mork Hansen have joined the cast of Frank Peluso’s caper comedy “The Ogilvy Fortune.”

Peter Fonda and Holt McCallany will star alongside Andrew Dice Clay and Richard Lewis. Filmmaker Nick Cassavetes will also join the cast in an on-camera role, further expanding on his role as executive producer.

Director of National Intelligence James Clapper, center, leaves after attending a hearPeluso is directing “The ing where he announced his resignation on Capitol Hill in Washington on Thursday. Ogilvy Fortune,” which (Reuters/Carlos Barria) follows the search for pirate treasure, lost and hidden beneath a Caribbean Island sentatives intelligence com- hundreds of millions of with Senate Intelligence hotel that’s just days away mittee hearing on Thursday Americans.

Chairman Richard Burr, a and Representative Adam His statement was disNorth Carolina Republican, from being demolished.

Schiff, the committee’s proved months later when saying he had “served our top-ranking Democrat, former National Security country honorably and with Vance to star in lightheartedly said he hoped Agency contractor Edward distinction in every capacity Barris’ political Clapper would stay in the Snowden exposed classified requested of him.” job for four more years. details of U.S. surveillance Before last week’s presi- ABC comedy “I submitted my letter of programs, including one dential election Clapper’s LOS ANGELES — resignation last night, which that collected domestic U.S. office issued a pre-election felt pretty good,” Clapper phone call data in bulk. declaration accusing Russia Courtney B. Vance will star responded. “I’ve got 64 Clapper later said his of hacking U.S. political op- in ABC’s political family comedy “Libby & Maldays left.” response to the Senate was eratives and individuals as colm” from Kenya Barris In March 2013 Clapper the “least untruthful” one he part of a scheme to “interand Vijal Patel, Variety has found himself at the center could provide. fere with the U.S. election learned. Vance will play of controversy after testifyOn Thursday, Wyden said process.” On Thursday he Felicity Huffman’s oning before the Senate Select senior intelligence officials declined to comment on screen husband.

Committee on Intelligence, “engaged in a deception whether the Russians had Trump fears push The project marks telling Senator Ron Wyden spree regarding mass surshared any of the hacked nations at talks to Vance’s first major TV that the U.S. government veillance” during Clapper’s information with unnamed role since winning the best call climate action did “not wittingly” coltenure.

Americans in the past 18 actor Emmy for FX’s “The lect data on millions or Others praised Clapper months. an ‘urgent duty’ People v O.J. Simpson: MARRAKESH, Morocco American Crime Story” for — Fears that U.S. Presidentnoon meeting in New York, his role as Johnnie Coelect Donald Trump will pull chran. basic logistics such as the out of the 2015 Paris Agree“Libby & Malcolm” — time, the place and who ment to limit global warming Ohio’s Ryan to would be in the room were which is in development, pushed almost 200 nations at challenge Pelosi but has a pilot production still up in the air, causclimate talks in Morocco on commitment at ABC — ing anxiety for Japanese for leadership Thursday to declare action an follows a married couple, officials who are already Malcolm and Libby, played WASHINGTON — U.S. “urgent duty.” nervous about the future Trump has called manRepresentative Tim Ryan strength of a alliance that is by Vance and Huffman. made global warming a hoax of Ohio said on Thursday The blended family series core to Tokyo’s diplomacy and has said he will withis about two polar opposite he was challenging House and security. draw from the Paris AgreeDemocratic leader Nancy Abe and other Asian lead- political pundits who fall ment, which seeks to wean Pelosi, who has led the party House Minority leader Nancy Pelosi is being challenged ers were alarmed at Trump’s in love despite all odds and form an insta-family as the global economy off fossil in the chamber for 14 years, for her position by Tim Ryan of Ohio. (Photo: CNN) pledge during his election well as a work partnership. fuels this century with a shift as Democrats question party campaign to make allies to renewable energies such as strategy and leadership after the U.S. Department of the metal would help fill gaps pay more for help from U.S. wind and solar power. a stinging general election Interior report, likely disin treatment and prevention forces, his suggestion that Holly Hunter cast In a statement, the defeat. solved in the highly acidic, that occur under the current Japan should acquire its as lead in new ministers at the meeting Ryan, 43, who has been in 212 degrees Fahrenheit targeted blood screening own nuclear weapons, and said momentum for cutCongress since 2003, said in water. recommendations.

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Trump meeting spring in June was trying to Thursday, as the Midwest followed ethnic lines. The Yet the “smart, caring” The increase is also a NEW YORK — Japanese rebuke to Trump, who fretest the temperature of the state continues to grapple pair signed a shaky peace Audrey feels adrift now bubbling pool for a soak with the ongoing effects of a Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, quently criticized the paper that her children have deal last year, but fighting rattled by Donald Trump’s when he slipped in, aclead crisis linked to conhas continued and Machar grown, and the outwardly throughout the campaign campaign rhetoric that cast and even after his election. cording to a report on the taminated water in the city fled the country in July. idyllic Black-Bishop clan Adama Dieng, U.N. Spe- incident. doubt on long-standing U.S. In a recent series of tweets, contains deep fractures that of Flint. cial Adviser on the Prevenbegin to show, including a Colin Nathaniel Scott The Child Lead Poisoning alliances, met the American Trump said the “fools” tion of Genocide, last week child who is beginning to president-elect on Thurswas seen by his sister, Sable, Elimination Board, creat the New York Times see things that might not be visited South Sudan, which day for talks, the details of plunging into the hot spring ated in May by Michigan were “losing thousands of there, and a husband suffergained independence from which were arranged only at subscribers” because of its near Pork Chop Geyser on Governor Rick Snyder, ing from depression.

Sudan in 2011. the last minute.

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— From wire reports recovered and according to — From wire reports A day before the afterfor exposure to the toxic — From wire reports WASHINGTON — Director of National Intelligence James Clapper announced his resignation on Thursday and said it “felt pretty good” to step down, ending a six-year tenure as the top U.S. spy that included a sometimes rocky relationship with Congress.

Clapper, 75, a retired three-star U.S. Air Force general, will stay on until Democratic President Barack Obama leaves office in January. He has said for months he intended to leave when Obama departed and his replacement will be chosen by Republican President-elect Donald Trump.

Clapper’s term was marked by efforts to grapple with the re-emergence of an aggressive Russia, extremist attacks and growing cyber threats, as well as misleading a Senate committee about federal policy on collecting data on millions of Americans.

His formal letter of resignation was issued in response to a White House request that all Obama administration political appointees submit resignations effective at noon on Jan. 20, a spokesperson for the Office of the Director of National Intelligence said.

Clapper appeared before the U.S. House of Repre-

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NOAA: Planet heads for hottest year after third-warmest October Reuters

years, if not the warmest, in the 122-year record,” the agency said.

WASHINGTON — Earth is It said temperatures had begun on track for its warmest year on Oceanic and Atmospheric Admin- to fall because of the La Nina record after October temperatures istration said in a statement. weather pattern. It is characterequaled the third-warmest for the For the year through October, ized by unusually cold temmonth ever, a U.S. government the average global temperature peratures in the equatorial Pacific agency said on Thursday. was 1.75 F above average, topOcean.

October globally was 1.31 ping the record set in 2015 by Among standouts last month, Fahrenheit above the 20th century 0.18 F. Alaska and Finland had the driest average of 57.1 F and tying it “With only two months left in Octobers on record. Africa also with 2003 as the third-warmest the year, the globe remains on notched the second-warmest October on record, the National track to be one of the warmest October, behind the record set in

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The U.S. weather agency’s report comes as negotiators meet in Morocco to hammer out the fine points of the historic 2015 Paris accord aimed at staving off climate change.

Almost 200 nations reaffirmed support for the deal on Thursday.

The talks have been overshadowed by worries that U.S. President-elect Donald Trump, who has called climate change a hoax,

would pull out of the accord.

NOAA said the average Arctic sea ice area for October was 28.5 percent below the 1981-2010 average, the smallest extent of ice for the month since records began in 1979.

The world’s averaged sea surface temperature was the second warmest on record for October, and the warmest on record for the year to date, according to the NOAA.

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Fire destroys attic at home near Lawrenceville

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The world-famous Budweiser Clydesdales will be coming to the Lawrenceville Christmas parade on Dec. 2 after all. (Special Photo)

Clydesdales

An attic fire at a home in unincorporated Lawrenceville left three adults and a child without a place to stay Thursday.

Gwinnett County Fire and Emergency Services Capt.

Tommy Rutledge said firefighters responded to a neighbor’s 911 call about the fire at a home on the 400 block of Tara Oaks Trail at 11:49 a.m. The residents were not home at the time of the fire.

“Firefighters arrived to find heavy flames and smoke pushing from the attic on the left side of a two-story house,”

Rutledge said. “Crews deployed attack hose lines and immediately entered the burning home to conduct a primary search and extinguish the fire.

The fire caused heavy damage to the attic and sent smoke and water throughout the second floor.”

Rutledge said crews got the fire under control just before 12:30 p.m., but investigators have not been able to determine an exact cause. They do believe the fire started in the attic and was accidental, Rutledge added.

The fire displaced the people who lived at the home and Gwinnett County firefighters check out the damage an attic fire the American Red Cross was did to a home on Tara Oaks Trail in unincorporated Lawrencevcalled in to offer assistance. ille on Thursday. (Special Photo)

•From Page 1A that first week in December,” said Andrew Lorimer, director of marketing with Eagle Rock Distributing Company, which partnered with the city to bring the iconic horse team to Lawrenceville.

“We are grateful for their decision and look forward to bringing the Clydesdales, as promised, to Lawrenceville for the holidays.”

The city originally announced that the Clydesdales would participate in the parade with a press release on Oct. 5, but had to announce those plans had changed less than a month later when Anheuser-Busch officials said a scheduling conflict would prevent a Gwinnett appearance by the horses and their team.

Now, thanks to the West Coast appearance being canceled, the Clydesdales will be the star attraction of Lawrenceville’s Hometown Christmas Parade, which is scheduled for 7 p.m. Friday, Dec. 2.

“We appreciate the continued partnership between Anheuser-Busch, Eagle Rock and the city of Lawrenceville,” said Chuck Warbington, Lawrenceville’s city manager.

“This decision reaffirms the strength of that relationship, and we could not be more pleased with the news.”

City officials said the parade route will go down Perry Street on the square, then east on Crogan Street and south on Chestnut Street, where it will conclude. The parade will also feature more than 40 community floats and an appearance by Santa, as well as Christmas activities on the square.

Drought

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addresses. Watering will be allowed only on Wednesdays use good judgment and avoid and Saturdays for evenoutdoor burning and watering numbered addresses, while while we continue to work odd-numbered addressed will with the EPD and pray for be restricted to Thursdays rain across the state.” and Sundays.

The elevated response Each day, watering will be means outdoor landscape allowed only between 4 p.m. watering will be restricted and 10 a.m. and alternated between The state is also baneven- and odd-numbered ning various types of water

Recount

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ning again when the seat is up for re-election in 2018. on this, and I’m looking Both parties put a lot of forward to having the openergy into this particular portunity to serve all of the legislative race, with McLeod people in District 105,” said even getting an endorseChandler, who did not attend ment from President Barack the recount.

Obama.

The result means the “I have to talk to a few highly contested house seat members of my team to see remains in Republican hands what we want to do next, if — for now. we want to do anything else McLeod said she hasn’t or if I’m going to call Rep. decided what her next move Chandler,” McLeod said. will be. It is possible she and “This was a good exercise. I her campaign could chaldidn’t see any abnormalities lenge the results, likely in the that I would say would make courts, but it’s also possible me feel uncomfortable about she could regroup with her the vote, but we’ll definitely campaign and look at runtalk about it.”

obituaries DACULA

James Bell James Edward Bell, 82, of Dacula, GA died November 15, 2016. A memorial service will be held Saturday, November 19, 2016 at 12:00 p.m. at Bill Head Funeral Home Duluth Chapel.

He is survived by his son, James Albert Bell of Griffin, GA, son, Carl Anthony (Tony) Bell of Jonesboro, GA, daughter, Denise Bell Rainey of Milner, GA, daughter, Sheila Bell Hightower of Eastman, GA, daughter, Shelly Bell Rivers of Milner, GA, daughter, Carolyn Clayborn of Smith Station, AL, daughter, Andra Wilson of Dacula, GA, daughter, Wanda Nash of Lula, GA, daughter, Marca Abernathy of Grand Bay, AL, son, Douglas Catron of Jefferson, GA, son, Ricky Catron of Hoschton, GA; sisters, Sandra Burton of Griffin, GA, Linda Sudderth of Milner, GA; brothers, Jack Bell of Acworth, GA, Billy Bell of Marietta, GA, Bobbie Bell of Palmetto, GA, Junior Bell of AL; 15 grandchildren; 14 great grandchildren; 3 great great grandchildren.

Condolences may be sent

by visiting www.billheadfuneralhome.com.

The family will receive friends Saturday, November 19, 2016 from 11:00 a.m. until the time of the service at Bill Head Funeral Homes & Crematory Duluth Chapel (770)476-2535.

BUFORD

Jimmy Hill Jimmy Hill age 57, of Stone Mountain, GA died November 13, 2016.

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LOGANVILLE

Beatrice Jordan Beatrice Wood Jordan, age 85, of Loganville, Georgia, passed away on November 14, 2016. Tom M. Wages Funeral Service, LLC, “A Family Company”, Snellville Chapel 770-979-3200 has been entrusted with the arrangements.

uses, such as fundraising car washes, fountains and other ornamental water uses, noncommercial car washing or pressure washing and the washing of sidewalks or other hard surfaces. The use of fire hydrants also will be restricted, so only firefighters and public safety may use them.

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JEFFERSON

James Kirkman Mr. James Lee Kirkman, age 81 of Jefferson, Georgia, who entered into rest Tuesday, November 15, 2016.

LILBURN

Julie Klug Julie Klug, age 57 of Lilburn, GA, passed away on November 15, 2016.

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CUMMING

Glenys Larson Glenys Lilla Larson, age 84, of Cumming, GA passed away on November 16, 2016. Arrangements by: Junior E. Flanigan of Flanigan Funeral Home and Crematory, Buford, GA (770) 932-1133.

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Joseph Moon Joseph “Joe” Moon, age 82, of Stone Mountain, GA passed away November 16, 2016. Wages & Sons Stone Mountain Chapel, 1040 Main Street, Stone Mountain, GA 30086. 770-469-9811.

Chandler trailed McLeod for most of election night as early and Election Day electronic votes were counted, but she won on the strength of support she got among absentee mail-in voters.

There was some question at the Board of Elections meeting as to where Chandler’s additional vote came from. Elections Director Lynn Ledford told the board there was an absentee mailin, suggesting there could have been a computer glitch at some point.

“With the optical scan, it’s just an anomaly that can happen from time to time

riss retired from the U.S. Air Force after 20 years of service and then later retired from the U.S. Postal Service after 20 years of service there. He attended Calvary Baptist Church in Lilburn. Preceded in death by his wife of 43 years, Helen Morriss, he is survived by his son and daughter-in-law, Robert and Josefina Morriss of Lilburn and their children, Dylan Morriss and Carson Morriss, son, Charles Morriss of San Mateo, CA and his children, Lindsey Morriss and Megan Morriss, daughter, Connie Morriss of San Francisco, CA, step-son and his wife, Alan and Cassy Smith of Hiawassee and their son, Michael Smith. Online condolences may be left at www.billheadfuneralhome.com. The family will receive friends Friday from 11:00 am - 1:00 pm at Bill Head Funeral Homes and Crematory, Lilburn/Tucker Chapel, (770) 564-2726.

BUFORD

Lars Nielsen Lars Nielsen age 53, of Buford, GA died November 14, 2016. Crowell Brothers Funeral Home and Crematory, 201 Morningside Drive/PO Box 2434, Buford, GA 30518.

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L because in reading it again, sometimes it will read one a different way or it may not have read the first time, but it reads the second time,” Ledford said. “It does happens very rarely, but it does happen in a recount. This is the first time we’ve had it happen in a recount.”

But for now, Chandler said she’s relieved to have the recount behind her.

“It’s been a long, tough election and now I’m looking forward to getting on with the business of working on some legislation that I want to get I done in the General Assembly,” Chandler said.

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LILBURN

Charles George Morriss, age 93, of Lilburn, passed away on Tuesday, November 15, 2016. A memorial service will be held at 1:00 pm Friday, November 18, 2016 at Bill Head Funeral Home, Lilburn/Tucker Chapel. A native of Buford, Mr. Morr

driven by an extended period of little or no rain and increasing dryness in the impacted areas,” Georgia Environmental Protection Division Director Richard Dunn said in a statement. “What’s more, there is little hope for relief as weather forecasters expect an unusually warm, dry winter across most of the state.”

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LAWRENCEVILLE

Leo F. Tripp, Jr. Leo Fewell Tripp, Jr. passed away on Wednesday, November 16, 2016 in Lawrenceville, GA. Leo, known to his family as “Sonny” while growing up, was born on June 8, 1929 in Greenwood, Mississippi to the late Leo Sr. and Mamie Tripp. He is survived by his younger sister Maudie. At age 8, Leo and his family settled in Atlanta, GA. After graduation from North Fulton High School, he served as an instructor in the Army, stationed near Nuremberg, Germany during the Korean War. After leaving the Army, Leo returned to Atlanta where he met his wife Margaret.

Leo and Margaret enjoyed boating, fishing and scuba diving with their friends, especially in Panama City, Florida in the early 1960’s.

After working at the Haverty Furniture Company, Leo began his decadeslong career as a candy and snack food salesman, starting several brokerage firms, including Southern Sales Co. from which he retired in the early 2000’s.

Leo and Margaret’s son, Russ, was born in 1967.

Leo enjoyed teaching his son how to fish, shoot guns, and play baseball and football – attending and supporting his son’s ballgames and practices through Russ’ senior year of high school. The family relocated to Gwinnett County in 1969 where they became active members of Harmony Grove United Methodist Church, joining the Harmony Sunday School class where they created cherished friendships with their classmates.

In 2004, Leo welcomed his first grandchild, Brynna, who was followed by her sister, Carlyn, in 2008.

Leo adored the water. He loved boats. He loved fishing. He loved scuba diving.

He enjoyed the water so much that one of his favorite springtime hobbies was to sit for hours in the cool shade and hand-water his lawn, watching the spray from the hose fall on the green grass. Leo is survived by his wife, Margaret; his sister, Maudie and her husband Jimmy Bradford; his son Russ and his wife Dana Tripp; and grandchildren Brynna and Carlyn Tripp. The family will receive friends at 1:30 p.m. on Saturday, November 19, 2016 in Pollard Hall at Harmony Grove United Methodist Church, followed by a funeral service in the church Sanctuary at 2:30 p.m. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. The church is located at 50 Harmony Grove Rd, Lilburn, GA 30047. In lieu of flowers, that family asks that donations be made in memory of Leo F. Tripp, Jr. to the Southeast Gwinnett Cooperative Ministry at www.segwinnettcoop. org or 55 Grayson Industrial Parkway, Grayson, GA 30017. Condolences may be left at www. billheadfuneralhome.com

CUMMING

Larry Waycaster Larry Waycaster of Homer, GA formerly of Buford, GA passed away on November 17, 2016. Arrangements by: Junior E. Flanigan of Flanigan Funeral Home and Crematory, Buford, GA (770) 932-1133.

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Annual Gwinnett recycling event set for Saturday

BY CURT YEOMANS

nett County community recycling event will take place from 9 a.m. to noon on Saturday at CoolGwinnett County and ray Field. Residents are Gwinnett Clean and invited to bring in their Beautiful are teaming up recyclables for recycling this weekend to make sure and paper for shredding the county does its part on during the event. There America Recycles Day. will also be refreshments The 11th annual Gwin- and kid-friendly activities. curt.yeomans @gwinnettdailypost.com

“We encourage residents and businesses to clean out their offices, basements, garages, closets and storage sheds,” Gwinnett Clean and Beautiful Executive Director Schelly Marlatt said in a statement. “Some of the items they find can be difficult to recycle since they

School board OKs over $10M to purchase property for schools

BY KEITH FARNER

$300,000 to $715,000 an acre.

The elementary site, at 1150 Old Norcross SUWANEE — The Tucker Road in Tucker, ideas for the first themewas 13.38 acres purchased focused high schools have from Jalaine Halsall at been floated by Gwinnett $156.950 an acre.

County Public Schools.

The BOE previously apBut on Thursday, the latproved the purchase for a est property purchase was 20.3-acre property at 5850 approved.

Peachtree Industrial Blvd.

The Gwinnett County in Norcross for $9.45 milBoard of Education aplion that will be a STEM proved two purchases that high school with emphasis total $10.35 million for on technology. a Meadowcreek cluster The Norcross and theme high school and Meadowcreek theme a Meadowcreek cluster high schools have been elementary school, both discussed in concert with expected to open in 2019. one another by district District officials said officials for more than a they evaluated three year. Each school would potential school sites, be progressive programs and the approved site was ninth grade through 12th “determined to be the best grade and offer dual fit for the new school.” enrollment, internships The money will come and career coaching or from the 2017-22 building mentoring. program, which is funded District officials have

by SPLOST dollars. said jobs in the fields The high school site of science, technology, was part of three tracts engineering and math are of land at the intersection growing rapidly, some at a of Club Drive and Steve pace of 10 times those of Reynolds Boulevard in other fields.

Duluth.

The Norcross school, The tracts were owned set to open in 2018, is the

by Rock-Tenn Shared other of the two schools Services (8.9 acres), SRB that will be theme-foVentures (4.7 acres) and cused. the Rubin Lansky Estate The schools will be (no more than 4.01 acres). known as the Health SciThe prices ranged from ences High School and the keith.farner @gwinnettdailypost.com

High School of International Business, Finance and Law. At the Health Sciences High School, students pursue careers in science and medicine, and district officials have referred to research that shows healthcare workers trained in an area likely return to work in a full-time capacity. Potential career clusters are biotechnology research and development, diagnostic services, health informatics, support services and therapeutic services.

The High School of International Business, Finance and Law would offer an academic program in international business, finance and law with a world language focus.

Languages offered would be French, German and Spanish.

Students would learn skills to pursue careers in banking, international banking, financial planning, business management, for potential jobs as attorneys, and policing and other areas of law enforcement.

District officials have admitted they don’t want too much saturation of a given path or industry, and want to guard against narrowing a model too much.

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In addition to traditional recyclable products, such as plastic bottles, officials will take electronics, tires, paint cans, toner and printer cartridges. They will also accept clothing that can be

•From Page 1A in 2007, is named after her late husband, and his legacy is apparent in each hallway and classroom.

At the annual Firefighter’s Breakfast hosted by the school on Thursday, fourth- and fifth-graders sang patriotic favorites and tribute songs. They represented just a few of the more than 700 students who attend the school which features fire department-themed decorations.

“It just literally takes my breath away because of their dedication and the continued support for me in honor of my husband,” Mary Patrick said. Patrick regularly volunteers at the school, which recently became part of the Mountain View cluster.

“It’s just a wonderful day. It is every year. I love it. … I wouldn’t have missed it for anything, even with all the smoke that’s all around that’s coming from where I live,” she said.

The event had everyone reflecting on Bobby Patrick, an 18-year Buford resident who taught industrial arts at the high school level before becoming a firefighter. He served as a Gwinnett firefighter beginning in 1987 and died while fighting a fire in a motorcycle shop in Lilburn.

donated to people in need and old sneakers that can be ground up and used to make soft surfaces for playgrounds and running tracks.

There are limits and rules for the event.

Residents are limited to dropping off five copy paper boxes full of paper

to be shredded. Paint cans must contain about 25 percent wet, usable paint, and there is a limit of eight one-gallon cans per vehicle.

No dealer tires will be accepted. There is also a $10 fee to recycle old monitors and TVs, and a $5 fee to recycle printers.

Patrick

On Thursday, retired Gwinnett educator Mary Patrick attended Patrick Elementary’s Firefighter’s Breakfast, an annual tradition to honor her late husband Lt. Bobby Patrick, who died in the line of duty. (Staff Photo: Erika Wells)

His wife taught at Sugar Hill Elementary but is now retired. She looks forward to the annual breakfast, which she considers to be bittersweet yet uplifting.

“There are always tears, but they’re tears of joy,” she said. “This is my favorite day of the year.”

Gwinnett fire officials and personnel attended the event, which was led

by Principal Tyese Scott and included remarks from Gwinnett Fire Chief Casey Snyder. Scott thanked Snyder, who said the Gwinnett fire department hopes to continue Bobby Patrick’s legacy of spending time with the children and teaching them fire safety.

“It’s so important that you remember that you all are role models,” Scott told the firefighters.

“These children look up to you. They want to be like you when they grow up.”

Following the ceremony, teachers greeted the firefighters, who gave high-fives and fist bumps to eager students. The uniformed men and women smiled as they accepted cookies designed with the department’s logo as they headed out.

Special guests included Gwinnett County Public Schools assistant superintendent Joe Ahrens, Mountain View High Principal Keith Chaney and Twin Rivers Middle Principal Linda Boyd.

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KICKOFF EDITION THE RUNDOWN A quick look at this weekend’s high school football in the Gwinnett area: TODAY’S GAMES State playoffs, second round Class AAAAAAA 7:30 p.m.

• Cherokee at Mill Creek • Lowndes at Norcross • Parkview at McEachern • Peachtree Ridge at Roswell • South Gwinnett at Westlake • Woodstock at Grayson 8 p.m.

• Brookwood at Colquitt County Class AAAAAA 7:30 p.m.

• Stephenson at Dacula Class AAAAA 7:30 p.m.

• Jones County at Buford Class AAA 7:30 p.m.

• Worth County at GAC Class A Private • Pinecrest at Wesleyan

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Total touchdowns this season by Wesleyan quarterback Banks Ramsey, who has thrown for 28 touchdowns and rushed for 11 more

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Parkview loss to McEachern, a 32-7 setback in the 1998 Corky Kell Classic — the Panthers have won all three meetings since in 2001, 2004 and 2007

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Consecutive second-round playoff wins for Buford, which has won its Round 2 game every year since a 1999 loss at WashingtonWilkes

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Passing yards needed tonight by Greater Atlanta Christian quarterback Davis Mills to reach the 2,000yard mark this season

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All-time Brookwood loss to Colquitt County — on Sept.

16 — after winning the teams’ first three meetings in 1997, 1998 and 2010 DID YOU KNOW? Of the 11 Gwinnett teams in tonight’s second round of the state playoffs, seven have been state champions in the past.

Buford leads the way with 11 state titles, winning in 2012-14, 200710, 2001-03 and 1978.

Parkview (1997, 2000-02), Brookwood (1996, 2010), Norcross (2012-13), Peachtree Ridge (2006), Grayson (2011) and Wesleyan (2008) also have state championships to their credit.

FLASHBACK On this week in 2009, Kori Gaines’ 52-yard punt return TD sparks Grayson to a 2414 win over Roswell in the second round of the state playoffs. … Bowdon scores on the last play of regulation to force overtime, but Wesleyan wins 34-28 in the extra period on a TD pass from Conor Welton to Harrison Cheeley. Kyle Karempelis rushes 32 times for 248 yards and accounts for four TDs for the Wolves in the second-round playoff win. … North Gwinnett’s defense pitches a shutout and gets a 92-yard fumble return TD from Ayo Ojolola in a 24-0 win over Woodstock. C.J. Uzomah, now a tight end with the Cincinnati Bengals, throws for a TD and runs for another for North. … Peachtree Ridge holds Brookwood to 40 rushing yards on 26 attempts, along with 2 of 15 passing for 16 yards, in a 21-6, second-round victory.

Nick Lombardo goes 11for-11 passing for 100 yards and rushes for 187 yards and the clinching TD in the fourth quarter. The Broncos’ lone TD is a 46-yard fumble return by Zeke Brown.

Contrasting copies

Brothers Mic, left, and T.D. Roof, both Buford seniors, will both play college football — Mic at East Carolina and T.D. at Georgia Tech. They are the sons of Georgia Tech defensive coordinator Ted Roof. (Photo: David McGregor)

Roof twins bring unique skills, personalities to Buford

By David Friedlander

yet we like the same things and do the same things.”

Well, not all of the same things.

BUFORD — Taking a In fact, the most glaring quick glance at Terrence difference between the two “T.D.” and Michael “Mic” Roofs is what each does on Roof, it’s easy for even the field for Buford. anyone who doesn’t know Mic is in his second them to see the family reseason as the Wolves’ semblance in their faces. starting quarterback, havHowever, it would be a ing completed 84 of 149 little more difficult to figure passes for 1,081 yards and that they are fraternal twins.

10 touchdowns against six With Mic standing at interceptions in 11 games 6-foot-3, 180 pounds, he so far this season. provides a contrasting Though limited to just shadow from his 5-foot-11, seven games by injuries, T.D. has been a stalwart for 202-pound brother, and the Buford defense with 51 there are plenty more fairly tackles, three sacks, four glaring differences that QB pressures, one caused make the Roof twins quite fumble and one fumble reunique.

Mic Roof (11) delivers a pass during the Corky Kell Classic at McEachern High School covery, as well as contributStill, the two brothers do in Powder Springs. (Photo: Will Fagan) ing as a fullback on offense have plenty in common — especially how each make County in a second-round “We have the same something), it’s just mainly with 275 yards and eight touchdowns on 23 carries, important contributions Class AAAAA state playoff friends, same hobbies. brother things. But really, plus three pass reception to Buford High School’s game at Tom Riden StaWe like the same stuff,” we just have each other’s for 49 more yards. football team, and should dium.

T.D. Roof said. “We both backs. do so again tonight when It’s just that their differhave strong personalities.

“It’s weird. We’re really See TWINS, Page 4B the Wolves host Jones ences stand out more.

So if we don’t agree (on two different people, but

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Limiting big plays the key for Norcross against Lowndes

By Paul Thomas paul.thomas@ gwinnettdailypost.com

For the first time in his coaching career, this week Norcross head coach Keith Maloof was tasked with breaking down an offense that had scored 92 points the previous week.

It’s something that not even Norcross boys head basketball coach Jesse McMillian has to deal with often.

Lowndes defeated Hillgrove 92-61 in the first round of the Class AAAAAAA state playoffs last week in the highestscoring game in state history. Norcross will host Lowndes tonight in the second round at 7:30 p.m.

“The game just got away from each one of them on defense,” Maloof said. “I don’t anticipate a game like that (tonight).”

LOWNDES AT NORCROSS LOWNDES VIKINGS (1-AAAAAAA) Coach: Randy McPherson Record: 9-2 Last week: Beat Hillgrove 92-61

NORCROSS BLUE DEVILS (7-AAAAAAA) Coach: Keith Maloof Record: 11-0 Last week: Beat Milton 24-10

When: Today, 7:30 p.m.

Last meeting: Norcross won 28-7 in the 2013 state quarterfinals Location: Norcross High School

Lowndes (9-2) had just 589 yards of total offense, despite the 92 points, as the defense had six interceptions. Quarterback Michael Barrett threw for 238 yards and four touchdowns, while leading the team in rushing as well with 181 yards and three TDs. Running back Travis Tisdale ran for 128 yards and three TDs. Tyson Harris was the leading re-

ceiver with seven catches for 126 yards and three TDs and Tayvonn Kyle had four catches for 84 yards and TD. “They’re a big physical team,” Maloof said.

“They can throw the ball and run the ball. They’ve got a really good quarterback. Got about two or three really good receivers. For us it’s going to See NORCROSS, Page 4B

Isaiah McKoy (13) and Michael Cole (6) of Norcross celebrate a first-half touchdown against Archer. (Photo: Will Fagan).

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Brookwood’s Leonard Warner (35) is congratulated by teammate Cantorian Weems (5) following his fumble recovery for a touchdown against North Gwinnett during the Corky Kell Classic at the Georgia Dome. (Staff Photo: Jason Braverman)

Brookwood heads back to Colquitt

Peachtree Ridge’s DeAndre Byrd (5) and Avery Tuck (6) celebrate Byrd’s fumble recovery during the second half of last Friday night’s playoff game aganist Archer. (Photo: Will Fagan)

Lions bracing for an intense battle

By David Friedlander david.friedlander@ gwinnettdailypost.com

After overcoming one familiar foe in last week’s opening round of the Class AAAAAAA state playoffs, Peachtree Ridge faces another one for this week’s second round.

And this one poses an even bigger task for the Lions (6-5) when they travel to Ray Manus Stadium to take on No. 2 state-ranked Roswell (110) tonight at 7:30.

It will mark the fifth meeting between the two schools, and third in the postseason, over the past decade, and for the most part, every one of them have been intense contests ever since the first one — the well-known 14-14 tie that resulted in the Lions and Hornets sharing the 2006 Class AAAAA state title.

And Peachtree Ridge coach Mark Fleetwood doesn’t expect tonight’s clash to be any different.

“We haven’t played them in a while,” Fleetwood said. “But it’s been a war every time we’ve played them. They’re a really talented team. It’ll be quite a challenge.”

That last proclamation

PEACHTREE RIDGE AT ROSWELL PEACHTREE RIDGE LIONS (6-AAAAAAA) Coach: Mark Fleetwood Record: 6-5 Last week: Beat Archer 28-23

ROSWELL HORNETS (4-AAAAAAA) Coach: John Ford Record: 11-0 Last week: Beat Pebblebrook 45-7

When: Today, 7:30 p.m.

Last meeting: Peachtree Ridge won 31-2 in 2011 Location: Roswell High School Series History: 2011 — Peachtree Ridge 31, Roswell 2 2010 — Peachtree Ridge 24, Roswell 17 *2007 — Roswell 23, Peachtree Ridge 20, OT #2006 — Peachtree Ridge 14, Roswell 14, tie * — Second-round, Class AAAAA state playoffs # — Class AAAA state championship game

is quite the understatement, as Roswell features numerous major college prospects.

It has one of the most prolific offenses in Georgia, including Virginia Tech-committed quarterback Malik Willis (2,621 yards total offense, 26 total TDs) as well as four different receivers with at least 25 receptions, led by Maryland commit Jayden Comma (35-598, 8 TDs) and Louisville commit Corey Reed (25-259, 2 TDs).

The Hornets should get another boost with the expected return to the lineup of leading rusher Sheldon Evans (197-1,311,

13 TDs), who sat out last week’s 45-7 first-round win over Pebblebrook.

The defense is just as star-studded, with four-star safety Xavier McKinney (64 tackles, 5 TFLs, 1 sack, 2 INTs), who hold numerous major college offers, and fourstar, Clemson-committed corner LeAnthony Williams (36 tackles, 3 INTs) leading the charge.

That assembly of talent reminds Fleetwood of another loaded opponent his Lions have faced this season.

“They’re kind of in the Mill Creek mode,” Fleetwood said. “They run the ball really well. They’re

athletic and extremely fast. They just seem to do things at will. We just have to line up and play and get prepared for what they do.”

Of course, Peachtree Ridge brings a few weapons of its own into tonight’s game, including quarterback Fred Payton (150-232-2, 2,214 yards, 15 TDs), all-around athlete Corey Hayward (782 total yards, 16 total TDs) and linebacker Zane Ashley (85 tackles, 5 TFLs, 5 PBUs), all of whom were instrumental in the Lions’ first-round win over Archer.

But while Fleetwood has been pleased with the effort and, for the most part, with the execution, he knows the Lions will have to take their game to an even higher level to have a chance of upsetting Roswell tonight.

“We stalled some offensively in the first half (last week),” Fleetwood said.

“We didn’t take advantage of some opportunities to score. … We don’t want to leave them on the table like we did against Archer.

“Fred Payton’s leadership and the seniors’ leadership have helped (in recent week). Those guys have really stepped up.”

Mill Creek expects a challenge tonight

By Will Hammock

CHEROKEE AT MILL CREEK

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High school football fans took particular notice of one Cherokee score this season, even if it was in a losing effort.

Roswell 20, Cherokee 14.

The Warriors’ tight game with last year’s state runner-up Roswell, widely viewed as one of the state title favorites this season, got people’s attention. But their entire body of work has been just as impressive to Mill Creek head coach Shannon Jarvis, whose top-ranked Hawks host Cherokee tonight in the second round of the Class AAAAAAA state playoffs.

Jarvis warned his players not to be deceived by Cherokee’s 7-4 record, which included a 2-3 start but has been followed by wins in five of the last six games. The only loss during that stretch was to Roswell (11-0).

The Mill Creek coaches have kept a closer eye on Cherokee’s results than most because Hawks defensive coordinator Bill Stewart knows Cherokee head coach Bill Stewart well. When Stewart was head coach at Etowah, Shaw was his defensive coordinator.

“We’re very close to their coaching staff,” Jarvis said. “We’re familiar with them. They

Cherokee Warriors (4-AAAAAAA) Coach: Josh Shaw Record: 7-4 Last week: Beat Wheeler 45-21 Mill Creek Hawks (6-AAAAAAA) Coach: Shannon Jarvis Record: 11-0 Last week: Beat Newton 41-0 Mill Creek’s Anthony Presto (7) finds some running room and picks up a first down before Newton defender Robert Black (5) takes him down. (Photo: Craig Cappy)

do a great job at Cherokee. They’re extremely well-coached. You’re not going to beat them by them blowing assignments. You’re going to have to execute and win one-on-one matchups.

They’ve shown this year the ability to win close games and they play with tremendous chemistry.”

Cherokee also has shown the ability to put up big numbers offensively in a two-back, power spread offense that is similar to what Mill Creek runs. The Warriors have scored 55, 50, 31 and 45 points in the games surrounding the Roswell loss, using the talents of running back Montrell Washington heavily.

That said, they also have given up 20 or more points in all but one game this season. They allow 28.1 points per game, and the challenge

doesn’t get any easier in Mill Creek (11-0), which averages 39.9 points and has scored 30 or more in every game.

After being held to two field goals in the first quarter last week against Newton, the Mill Creek offense got rolling in a 41-0 victory. The Hawks, while resting some injured players, were efficient on offense and set up nicely by a defense that gave up only 61 yards (38 passing, 23 rushing) to Newton.

Victor Heyward had two interceptions, returning one for a score and Matthew Winston returned an interception 45 yards. Heyward also had eight tackles (one for a loss) and a sack.

“I was very proud of our defense,” Jarvis said of the Newton win. “I felt that way after the game and you go back and look at film and

When: Today, 7:30 p.m.

Last meeting: Mill Creek won 28-0 in 2011 Location: Mill Creek High School

that verified our defense played extremely well Friday night. Offensively, we played well at times. They came out in a front we haven’t seen and we made some adjustments. But I still thought our kids played well on offense, too.”

Mill Creek also has the majority of its injured players back this week, a promising sign as the playoffs get deeper.

The matchups also get tougher each week, and the Hawks expect a challenge from visiting Cherokee.

“They’ve had a tremendous year,” Jarvis said of Cherokee.

“They’re a very good football team. We played them many years ago (2010 and 2011) and this is a totally different team.”

By Paul Thomas

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When Brookwood head coach Phillip Jones scheduled a regular-season game at Colquitt County in Moultrie, he did so because he wanted to challenge his team early in the year and to have them experience a lengthy road trip to prepare for a potential playoff game.

He just didn’t know that playoff trip would be back to Moultrie. The Packers took the regular season meeting 52-14 and the two teams will meet again tonight at 8 p.m. in the second round of the Class AAAAAAA state playoffs.

The game was a turning point for both schools.

It was the Packers’ first win of the season after an 0-4 start. The two-time defending state champs closed out the year with six straight victories, scoring at least 37 points in every game as they earned a No. 1 seed.

Colquitt (7-4) opened the playoffs with a 48-7 win over North Paulding last week.

Brookwood won six of its last seven games after the loss to Colquitt, including its first postseason game since 2013 45-42 over West Forsyth last week. Brookwood didn’t have running back Dante Black in the first meeting after he injured his ankle two weeks prior against South Gwinnett.

“We’ve got to focus in on playing football,” Jones said of the keys against Colquitt. “That’s preparing well this week and then focusing on the task at hand which is going down there and playing a great football game. We’ve got to be able to run the ball well.

Be physical up front.

Defensively we’ve got to try to stop their explosive (plays), that’s what they try to do. They try to get you on their heals with explosive plays, whether in the run or the pass game, and so we have to keep them from finding that rhythm, that momentum they sometimes can get into where they can kind of steamroll you once they get rolling.

“We’ve got to block that momentum when we can and we’ve got to really pound the ball. Ever since that game and we’ve gotten Dante back, our tailback, we’ve become more physical and become more of a run-oriented team that can throw it too, but is a run-oriented physical football team.

We have to continue that down there and be able to play a little keep away.”

Black has run for 739 yards and eight touchdowns this season.

Matthew Hill has developed into one of the best playmakers in the state.

He’s shared the load in the backfield with 595 yards rushing and six touchdowns, averaging seven yards per carry. As a receiver he has 39 receptions for 810 yards and

BROOKWOOD AT COLQUITT CO. BROOKWOOD BRONCOS (7-AAAAAAA) Coach: Philip Jones Record: 8-3 Last week: Beat West Forsyth 45-42 COLQUIT COUNTY PACKERS (1-AAAAAAA) Coach: Rush Propst Record: 7-4 Last week: Beat North Paulding 48-7 When: Today, 8 p.m.

Last meeting: Colquitt won 52-14 in the regular season Location: Colquitt County High School

eight touchdowns. He also averages 26.3 yards per kickoff return and plays defensive back.

He’ll have to make more than his fair share of plays tonight against a loaded Packers’ defense that includes Tennessee commit and senior defensive back Shawn Shambruger (four interceptions). Four-star junior linebacker J.J. Peterson has recorded 6.5 of the team’s 28.5 sacks.

“On defense they’re as good as good as I think they’ve ever been,” Jones said. “They’re very, very fast. Very physical.

They play with a sense of purpose and run to the football. Very, very few weaknesses. They’re playing at a very high level. They lost their first four and kind of had their back against the wall against us. We played early in the year and they played well that night and they’ve been on kind of a roll ever since. We’re excited about the challenge.

They’re very good, we’re going to have to play very well.”

The key for the Brookwood defense will be avoiding the big play.

Quarterback Jay Saunders has thrown for 2,258 yards and 17 touchdowns and seven interceptions this season. The Packers’ top three rushers Daijun Edwards (827 yards and 12 TDs), Ty Leggett (602 yards and seven TDs) and Saunders (252 yards and three TDs), all average 5.1 yards or more per carry.

Brookwood senior linebacker Leonard Warner had a great game against Colquitt the first time around with 19 tackles and a blocked punt returned for a touchdown.

He leads the team with 125 tackles. He’ll have to step up big again if the Broncos are going to pull off the upset.

“They’re balanced on offense,” Jones said.

“They run the ball really well. They’ve got big, physical offensive lineman and two young running backs that run really well. The quarterback is very efficient. Hardly ever makes a bad throw.

He makes great decisions with the football. He’s got weapons at wide receiver that are very explosive.”

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THE BREAKDOWN

A look at this week’s prep football matchups (all games at 7:30 p.m today unless otherwise noted)

JONES COUNTY AT BUFORD JONES COUNTY GREYHOUNDS (4-AAAAA) Coach: Justin Rogers Record: 7-4 Last week: Beat Wayne Co. 39-15

BUFORD WOLVES (8-AAAAA) Coach: Jess Simpson Record: 10-1 Last week: Beat North Springs 45-7

After vanquishing one prolific passing attack in last week’s first-round win over North Springs, the Wolves brace for another aerial assault when Jones County invades Tom Riden Stadium tonight.

And while Greyhounds strong-armed quarterback Bradley Hunnicutt (184-2708, 2,549 yds., 18 TDs) brings plenty of talent to the table and has plenty of weapons to throw to, including Nick Singleton (75-1,105 yds, 6 TDs), it is his experience and poise that concerns Buford coach Jess Simpson most.

“It all starts with their quarterback,” Simpson said. “He’s thrown for almost 8,000 yards in his career. This guy is really, really talented. He’s got everything you want in a quarterback. He throws it well. He knows their offense. He’s got a lot of savvy.

Kellen He’s really tough. He can take some hits and get up. He’s one of the better quarterNeal backs (in Georgia).”

Hunnicutt and company figures to put pressure on the Buford defense, especially a secondary led

by Joshua Blackwell, K.J. Anderson and Kellen Neal.

But Simpson is confident his Wolves will be up to the challenge, as they attempt to win their 31st consecutive home playoff game, as well as keep alive a streak in which they have not allowed more than 20 points to a team in their own classification since 2003.

“I think we’ve done some really good things,” Simpson said. “The perimeter is going to be a big deal. Nick Singleton, their wide receiver, is one of the best players in the state. … He’s one of the most explosive players who has ever played (against) Buford.

“Their scheme is tough. … There’s a reason they’ve scored a bunch of points this year.”

Last meeting: First meeting Location: Buford High School

PARKVIEW AT MCEACHERN PARKVIEW PANTHERS (7-AAAAAAA) Coach: Eric Godfree Record: 8-3 Last week: Beat South Forsyth 30-27

MCEACHERN INDIANS (3-AAAAAAA) Coach: Kyle Hockman Record: 10-1 Last week: Beat Lassiter 35-10

Parkview rallied from down 14 last week to defeat South Forsyth 30-27 in the first round of the Class AAAAAAA state playoffs.

Malik Washington scored three touchdowns, including a 68-yard reception in the third quarter, to give Parkview its first lead of the night. When South Forsyth regained the lead, he answered with a 53-yard touchdown run.

The Panthers fell behind once more late in the third quarter, but Jaylen Askew’s 33-yard touchdown pass from Caleb Mitchell proved to be the difference.

“I think the biggest thing was our kids fighting through those adverse and tough situations and coming out on top,” head coach Eric Godfree said. “We’re going to be in plenty of those adverse and tough situations (tonight) and we’re going to Jaylen have to find a way to capitalize and come out on top of those situations. Our kids Askew did it last week, so that’s a little boost of confidence for this week.”

This week the Panthers (8-3) will travel to McEachern (10-1), which defeated Lassiter 35-10 last week.

Only Hillgrove has scored more than 17 points on the Indians this season. The defense is loaded with talent, including Georgia Tech defensive back commit Jaytlin Askew, Southern Cal defensive back commit C.J. Miller and Navy linebacker commit Myles James.

The offense is led by Florida State quarterback commit Bailey Hockman.

“There’s not a weak spot on the entire defensive unit,” Godfree said. “They’re really good at what they do and they do a good job of mixing things up and are obviously well-coached in what they do.

It’s a very talented group. Then the quarterback, he can pick anybody apart with time in the pocket.”

Last meeting: Parkview won 25-22 in 2007 Location: McEachern High School

PINECREST ACADEMY AT WESLEYAN

SOUTH GWINNETT AT WESTLAKE

PINECREST ACADEMY PALADINS (6-A) WESLEYAN WOLVES (5-A) Coach: Todd Winter Coach: Franklin Pridgen Record: 8-3 Record: 8-2 Last week: Beat Brookstone 14-7 Last week: Had a bye Wesleyan used its first-round bye differently than a regular season off week.

“Normally we would refocus on ourselves,” head coach Franklin Pridgen said.

“This is a new deal to us — having a bye in the playoffs is a little strange. So we began game prep for who we felt was most likely to win, but Pinecrest and Brookstone do run the same offense.

“We rolled the dice. We felt like Pinecrest would win and they did in a close game.”

The head-start paid off. Pridgen said the team is well ahead of where it would usually be in the week’s first two practices. He called Tuesday’s workout one of the Wolves’ best ever.

Adam “Hopefully it’s indicative of how we play on Friday, particularly because they run Moon the triple option,” Pridgen said. “They run it really well, but it’s not new to us.

“We are probably going to be the fastest defense they’ve seen in a while. We’ll be at the point of attack faster than maybe other defenses. Our senior linebackers (Adam Moon, John Morris and Ryan Weed) in particular are getting into a rhythm. They make us go.”

A potent Wesleyan offense, led by quarterback Banks Ramsey, has its eyes set on Pinecrest’s Ryan McCarthy.

“He does it all for them,” Pridgen said. “He’s a quarterback, their best defensive player, punts, returns. He might cook the hot dogs before the game.

“We’ve got to locate him because where he lines up is indicative of what they’re trying to stop.”

Wesleyan, which scrimmaged Pinecrest in August, is hosting a playoff game for the first time in six years.

“We need to be playoff ready,” Pridgen said. “We’re all playing on one-week contracts renewable every Friday night. The kids embrace that.”

Last meeting: Wesleyan won 42-14 in 2011 Location: Wesleyan School

SOUTH GWINNETT COMETS (8-AAAAAAA) WESTLAKE LIONS (6-AAAAAAA) Coach: John Small Coach: Kareem Reid Record: 8-3 Record: 8-3 Last week: Beat North Gwinnett 17-13 Last week: Beat Etowah 24-23 The Comets are a win away from their first state quarterfinal appearance since 2003, thanks to a balanced offensive attack that fed off a big night from Seth Johnston and a defense that made timely plays throughout the unit, including a secondary led by Emmanuel Hopkins, in last week’s win over North Gwinnett.

The task this week will be trying to tame a pride of Lions that has plenty of talent, including major college prospects Jaden Hunter and A.J. Terrell, as well as versatile contributors like Ravaughn Burch and Myles Sims.

“Coach (Kareem) Reid and those guys over there do a great job,” South coach John Small said. “They execute what they do. They’re very athletic. They run multiple formations and spread the ball around to their playmakers. We can’t give Emmanuel up too many big plays.”

Hopkins Those goals will remain the same even if the Comets can gain an early lead like they did in last week’s win.

Westlake has been adept at being able to fight back from behind this season, including last week’s win over Etowah on a James Miller 22-yard field goal with three seconds remaining.

So it will be imperative for South to play a complete game, something the Comets have been doing quite well lately in winning four of their last five games.

“They’ve had to come from behind quite a few times this season,” Small said of Westalke. “So they know how to play a full 48 minutes.

“Our kids have been playing 48 minutes, as well. So both teams are playing very well. It should be a really good game.”

Last meeting: First meeting Location: Westlake High School

STEPHENSON AT DACULA STEPHENSON JAGUARS (4-AAAAAA) DACULA FALCONS (7-AAAAAA) Coach: Ron Gartrell Coach: Tommy Jones Record: 7-4 Record: 7-4 Last week: Beat Effingham Co. 24-7 Last week: Beat Sequoyah 28-0 Both these teams come into the game on hot streaks — the Falcons riding a six-game winning streak, while the Jaguars have won six of their last seven games.

“Football is a funny game,” Dacula coach Tommy Jones said. “Momentum plays a big part of it. Right now, our kids believe in what we’re doing.”

What the Falcons have been doing lately has been sticking with the same formula that has proved successful for the Dacula program for years.

A powerful running game on offense, with Ty Harris and Tre McMillan running behind a strong offensive line led by the likes of Tyler Brown, has been complemented by a stingy defense that has allowed but 13 points over the last four Tyler games, including three shutouts.

Brown Success in those areas will be essential to deal with a Stephenson team that features plenty of athleticism on both offense and defense, including running back Jaylin MarsonKnight and a defense that produced two safeties in last week’s win over Effingham County.

“They have an excellent football team,” Jones said of the Jaguars. “They’re big and athletic and well coached. They’re good on both sides of the ball.

“We need to have great discipline and be able to control the football on offense and convert on our opportunities. Defensively, we have to keep everything in front of us and tackle well in space.”

Last meeting: First meeting Location: Dacula High School

WORTH COUNTY AT GAC WORTH COUNTY RAMS (1-AAA) GAC SPARTANS (7-AAA) Coach: Jason Tone Coach: Tim Hardy Record: 7-4 Record: 10-1 Last week: Beat Southeast Bulloch 35-7 Last week: Beat Pace Academy 35-17 Greater Atlanta Christian is allowing just 13 points per game, on average this season. Head coach Tim Hardy said the strength of the defense has been speed and discipline.

“You can’t try to become Superman,” Hardy said. “The thing I’m proudest of is the guys continue to improve every week. We’re trending the right way.”

After dispatching Pace Academy in the playoff opener, the Spartans take on Albany’s Worth County and its running game.

“They have a wing-T flavor with a number of athletic and explosive backs,” Hardy said. “They do a great job coming downhill.

“We’ve played teams with some similar schemes, but these guys do some Reid things really well. They’re probably the fastest team we’ve played that runs this Smith scheme.”

Davis Markham is GAC’s leading tackler, but fellow safety Reid Smith has a team-high four interceptions, and Hardy said he’s been playing at a high level.

“We’ve had a couple of what I call good team wins, where we work together to pick each other up.

We’ve been consistent in execution in all three phases.”

Stanford-committed quarterback Davis Mills leads a balanced offensive attack. Mills is 125 of 177 with 1,927 yards, 27 touchdowns and one interception passing. He also has 217 yards and five TDs rushing, but the bulk of the ground effort falls to Kyler McMichael. The junior has racked up 1,233 yards and 14 TDs on 163 carries.

“Kyler McMichael has really come on and offensively the consistency of the line has been important,” Hardy said. “They protect and create opportunities.”

Last meeting: First meeting Location: Greater Atlanta Christian

Grayson rolls into 2nd-round clash with Woodstock

Corey Long leads the team with 130 tackles, including WOODSTOCK 10 for loss. Junior Latrell AT GRAYSON Bankston has recorded 14 WOODSTOCK Throughout the regusacks this season.

WOLVERINES lar season, Grayson head Slowing down Gray(4-AAAAAAA) coach Jeff Herron has been son has proven to be a Coach: Brent Budde building his team up to be futile task as of late. After Record: 7-4 playing its best football scoring just 23 points in Last week: Beat East when the postseason rolls the first two games of the Coweta 35-34 season combined, the Rams around.

GRAYSON RAMS have scored at least 34 in That certainly seemed (8-AAAAAAA) every game since. to be the case last week Coach: Jeff Herron The backfield duo of when the Rams defeated Record: 10-1 Last week: Beat MounJamyest Williams and Kurt Mountain View 56-7 in tain View 56-7 Taylor has been potent. the first round of the Class When: Today, 7:30 p.m.

Williams ran for three AAAAAAA state playoffs.

Last meeting: First touchdowns last week, Grayson dominated the meeting while Taylor had one. game, holding the Bears Location: Grayson Quarterback Chase Brice to just 181 yards of total High School completed 14 of 18 pass offense. attempts for 228 yards and “I thought we played pretty well,” Herron said. do. They make you earn it, a touchdown. The Rams’ Grayson’s Jordan McDay (19) and Kurt Taylor (5) celebrate with Jamyest Williams (1) after which the further you go in offensive output has been “Our intensity and our his touchdown against Mountain View during last Friday night’s state playoff game at the playoffs, the more you powered by a massive motivation and our drive Grayson in Loganville. (Photo: Karl L. Moore) offensive line, which has were pretty good and I see that.” felt like the kids sensed Bass has thrown for over gotten better as the year has gone on. that there was something The Wolverines have while rushing for another.

Herron said. “They had a 2,000 yards this season “It’s been huge,” Herron different and the playoffs some momentum of His top target was fellow huge comeback the other with 23 touchdowns and are supposed to bring that their own after erasing a junior Noah Frith, who had night against East Coweta. just five interceptions. Frith said of the O-line’s development. “We’ve got better out in you and I felt like we 27-point deficit last week 12 catches for 131 yards Because of that I think leads the team with 14 at run-blocking and we’ve went out there and played for a 35-34 win at East and two touchdowns. they’ve got a lot of momen- touchdowns, while Louis got better at pass-blocking. like that.”

Coweta.

Jakwan Hale’s intertum. They’re well-coached, Hall has 10 TDs. Grayson (10-1) hosts Quarterback Garrett Bass ception in the final two that’s one thing that’s Defensively, Woodstock It’s a good group of kids and they work hard to try to Woodstock (7-4) in the led the Woodstock comeminutes sealed the win for jumped out at us this week runs a 3-4 defense and second round tonight at back, passing for 364 yards the Wolverines. looking at film. They’re tries to avoid giving up big get better every day and I certainly think they have.”

7:30 p.m. and three touchdowns, “They’re hot right now,” very sound in what they plays over the top. Senior

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Dacula’s English ninth in innagural Meet of Champions From Staff Reports Dacula’s Skylar English placed ninth overall in the inaugural Georgia High School Cross Country Meet of Champions in Fayetteville last weekend.

English ran a personalbest time of 18 minutes, 31.83 seconds. It capped an outstanding junior cross country season for English, who is also a soccer player.

She finished third at this year’s state championships in Class AAAAAA for the highest finish by a Dacula girls runner in school history.

Mill Creek’s Camryn Petit was 11th in 18:35.60 at the Meet of ChamSkylar pions and English Dacula’s Kenedi Rodney was 30th in 19:12.15.

Parkview’s Christian Corsello was 13th in the boys meet in 15:59.08 and Mill Creek’s Delaney Moore was 29th in 16:22.77.

Gwinnett runners lead Class A Private honors Gwinnett was repre-

sented well on the Class A All-Area 2 Cross Country Team, which were based off finishes at this year’s area meet.

Hebron Christian’s Brandon Potra and Blake Fugel joined Providence Christian’s Chandler Scoggins on the boys first team. The girls first team included Hebron’s Miranda Taylor, Amanda Jackson and Tori Johnson, along with Wesleyan’s Mary Ann Manley.

The boys second-teamers were Providence’s Luke Hudson and Landon King, as well as Wesley-

Dacula dominates all-region teams After sweeping this year’s team titles, Dacula dominated the All-Region 8-AAAAAA cross country team.

The Falcons’ Alex Medley, Yahya Abdulkadir and Michael Rowe made the boys first team, while the second team featured Dacula’s Brian Connelly, Jackson DeLoach, Hayden Baker and Eddy Lopez, along with Lanier’s Nathaniel Larrazebel.

Dacula’s Skylar English, Kenedi Rodney,

Emilee Butrum and Najiyah King made the girls first team, as did Lanier’s Zoie Gardner. Dacula’s Kaitlyn Portillo and Madelyn McVannan made the second team along with Lanier’s Shelby Goeden.

Buford runners honored by region Three Buford runners earned All-Region 8-AAAAA honors in cross country this season.

Sarah Davis made the girls first team and Chase Hartman made the boys first team. Aidan Smith also was on the boys second team.

Twins

•From Page 1B They are roles that each developed from their early days in youth football.

“I just liked the position,” Mic Roof said about quarterback. “I thought it was cool, so I stuck with it.

It was not really (a desire to distinguish himself), but now it is. I kind of like that.”

While Mic didn’t necessarily take up quarterback to distinguish himself from a family member, his role as a signal caller did just that, and not just from his brother.

T.D. took a much more familiar path when it comes to football by playing linebacker, a position the twins’ father, Georgia Tech defensive coordinator Ted Roof, made a name for himself at during his playing career — first in high school at Central Gwinnett and then as an All-Atlantic Coast Conference and AllAmerican for the Yellow Jackets on the college level.

And according to Buford coach Jess Simpson, his choice of position isn’t all that makes T.D. more like his father, though he values each brother’s contributions to the team.

“T.D. is probably more like his dad,” Simpson said.

“Mic’s probably more … like his mom. They really are very different. …

They’re close like twins are, but they’re also so very different. But their both just good kids. They’re good

STATE FOOTBALL PLAYOFFS This week’s matchups in the second round of the state high school football playoffs: Class AAAAAAA Peachtree Ridge at Roswell North Cobb at Lambert South Gwinnett at Westlake Lowndes at Norcross Woodstock at Grayson Brookwood at Colquitt County Cherokee at Mill Creek Parkview at McEachern Class AAAAAA Harrison at Tucker Lee County at Mays Allatoona at Glynn Academy Hughes at Northside-Warner Robins Stephenson at Dacula Northgate at Valdosta Lovejoy at Dalton Coffee at Alexander Class AAAAA Clarke Central at Stockbridge Griffin at Arabia Mountain Loganville at Ware County Bainbridge at Rome Jones County at Buford Carrollton at Thomas County

Buford’s T.D. Roof (1) makes a first down run while chased by Cartersville’s Xavior Coaxum (11) during the first half of last year’s Class AAAA state championship game at the Georgia Dome in Atlanta. (Photo: Kyle Hess)

teammates. They love football. They’re tough guys.

They’ve added a lot to our program.”

Simpson has also seen the competitive side of both brothers, which has often led to a few family squabbles between the two growing up.

It’s nothing that ever endangered their love for each other, though Simpson noted that the conflicts could get pretty intense between the two at times.

“It’s crazy,” Simpson recalled. “We joke about all the fights they’ve had when they were younger. Just funny stuff. They get after each other pretty good. I think on the way (to) or home from school is where most of their riffs take place. You can ask them about leaving each other or (one) not giving the other a ride. I think T.D.’s held the upper hand with most of

those battles.”

Indeed, T.D. never hesitates to constantly remind Mic that he is 30 seconds older, though the younger brother — if you can call it that — has his own retort.

“I’m a couple inches taller,” Mic Roof said. “So I don’t let him forget about that.”

He’ll get no argument from T.D. “It’s just normal brother things,” T.D. Roof said.

“He knows the little things that will start pushing your buttons, and he won’t let up. I’m sure I do the same (to him). It’s always that kind of fight, but you’ve got to go home with him. So, you’ve got to work it out.”

But all agree with Mic’s assessment that, “It’s just the little stuff, but we’ve calmed down a lot. I guess you can say (we’ve matured).”

In fact, it’s hard for both

brothers to imagine being without the other, though that is a reality they will both have to deal with after they graduate next spring and head off to play Division I college football.

T.D. will join his father, and follow in his footsteps, at Tech, though he plans to make his own name in the Jackets’ defense.

Still, he admits it will be a comfort to know his dad will be able to coach him directly for the first time in many years, something that could come in handy early in his career as he transitions from high school to college football.

And with the elder Roof

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Norcross’ Keon Carter (10) jumps on a fumble during a regular season game against Central Gwinnett.

(Photo: Will Fagan)

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an’s Peter Hess. Earning spots on the girls second team were Hebron’s Alyssa Hawkins and Mckenna Taylor, Wesleyan’s Ana Hanger and Miller Louthan and Providence’s Anna Huntington.

GAC runners earn postseason awards Three Greater Atlanta Christian runners were honored on the All-Region 7-AAA cross country teams this season.

Abby Kettle and Elise Karinshak both made the girls first team, while boys runner David Reed was second team all-region.

from those required to operate Tech’s unique spreadoption offense.

So he will take his more conventional pro-style skill set to East Carolina.

And as much as he relishes the opportunity to forge his own career, he admits its going to be tough leaving his family, and especially his brother, behind.

“It’s strange, but it’s going to happen (eventually),” Mic Roof said about going his own way. “So, it might as well happen at (age) 18. … It’ll be different, but I don’t think it’ll be anything I can’t handle. Most kids go off to college, and I think it’ll be a good fit.”

The staff makes its predictions for this week’s prep winners

CHRISTINE TROYKE

DAVID FRIEDLANDER

PAUL THOMAS

SCOTT SMITH

STAN HALL*

Colquitt

Colquitt

Colquitt

Colquitt

Colquitt

Colquitt

Mill Creek

Mill Creek

Mill Creek

Mill Creek

Mill Creek

Mill Creek

Buford

Buford

Buford

Buford

Buford

Buford

Lowndes at Norcross

Norcross

Norcross

Norcross

Norcross

Norcross

Norcross

Parkview at McEachern

McEachern

McEachern

McEachern

Parkview

McEachern

McEachern

Roswell

Roswell

Roswell

Roswell

Roswell

P’tree Ridge

Pinecrest Acad. at Weslyean

Wesleyan

Wesleyan

Wesleyan

Wesleyan

Wesleyan

Wesleyan

South Gwinnett at Westlake

South

South

South

South

South

South

Stephenson at Dacula

Dacula

Dacula

Stephenson

Dacula

Dacula

Stephenson

Woodstock at Grayson

Grayson

Grayson

Grayson

Grayson

Grayson

Grayson

GAC

GAC

GAC

GAC

GAC

GAC

11-2 (159-31)

11-2 (152-38)

12-1 (148-42)

Cherokee at Mill Creek

have been explosive in their own right. Quarterback Baron be able to manage and not give Radcliff spreads the ball out them big plays. Because they to a variety of weapons. He’s live off the big play. They very thrown scoring passes to 10 rarely have driven he ball down different Blue Devils. the field. They live off of 40, That versatility is what has 50, 60-yard runs and we’ve made the offense tough to got to be able to manage that defend. part of it and make them drive “I think it’s big because we the field. If we can make them can catch the ball out of the drive the field, I feel real good backfield, we’ve got all our about what our chances are go- receivers that we feel comforting into it.” able with, all of them can make Norcross (11-0) defeated a difference, all of them can Milton 24-10 in the first round take it and get extra yardage last week. The Blue Devils after the catch,” Maloof said. gave up just 44 yards passing “I think it’s real big for him and had two interceptions. that he doesn’t have to worry Opponents are averaging just about going straight to one guy 10.7 points per game against all the time. Now he can really Norcross this season. The Blue do what the coaches are askDevils are led by a stout front ing him to do in the respect of seven that includes leading reading what the secondary is tackler Monty Montgomery doing to get it to the open guy, and his 143 tackles. instead of trying to find that Offensively the Blue Devils one guy he always likes.”

is known for the same intensity as a coach as he displayed as a player, T.D. knows exactly what he’s getting himself into.

“It’s the first time since T-ball,” T.D. said when asked when the last time his father had coached him directly. “I’ve grown up around him watching him coach. He’s a very intense coach, but at the end of the day, he knows what he’s doing, and I think it’s going to be really special playing for him.”

But it will be kind of a bittersweet reunion because it won’t involve Mic, who’s quarterback skills are considerably different

Banks County at Benedictine Dodge County at Pepperell Vidalia at Rabun County Rockmart at Fitzgerald Jefferson at Hapeville Chattooga at Washington County Class A Public Twiggs County at Manchester Turner County at Macon County Irwin County at Mt. Zion Miller County at ECI Taylor County at Commerce Mitchell County at Clinch County Lincoln County at McIntosh County Greene County at Pelham Class A Private Pinecrest at Wesleyan First Presbyterian Day at ELCA Stratford at Tattnall Square Savannah Christian at Calvary Day Darlington at Landmark Mt. Pisgah at Prince Avenue Athens Academy at Mt. Paran George Walton at Fellowship

WILL HAMMOCK

Brookwood at Colquitt County

Norcross

Central Woodland-Stockbridge at Grady Kell at Starr’s Mill Class AAAA NW Whitfield at Woodward Academy Burke County at Cartersville Heritage-Catoosa at Mary Persons Carver-Columbus at Blessed Trinity West Laurens at Jefferson Sandy Creek at Cairo Spalding at Ridgeland West Hall at Thomson Class AAA North Murray at Peach County Savannah at Westminster Sonoraville at Liberty County Worth County at GAC Bremen at Pierce County Lovett at Crisp County Jackson at Calhoun Cedar Grove at JenkinsSavannah Class AA Douglass-Atlanta at Screven County Brooks County at Callaway

Jones County at Buford

Peachtree Ridge at Roswell

Worth County at GAC Last week (overall)

11-2 (159-31)

11-2 (158-32)

13-0 (157-33)

*Each week’s picks feature a guest picker. This week’s guest picker is Stan Hall, executive director of the Gwinnett Sports Commission.

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Each week’s winner receives $100.

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BASKETBALL

Today

• Hebron at Mount de Salles • Parkview Tipoff Classic • Nakia Sanford Holiday Classic at South • Shiloh girls in Decatur Tipoff Classic •Spalding Co. at Collins Hill 4 p.m. — Mountain View, Archer girls and Jonesboro in Greenbrier Tipoff Tournament 5 p.m. — Mountain View boys and Butler at Evans Tipoff Tournament 6 p.m. — Discovery at Grayson 6:30 p.m. — Galloway at Providence 6:30 p.m. — North Oconee at Central 7 p.m. — Wesleyan girls at Effingham Co. 7:30 p.m. — Norcross boys at King’s Ridge

SWIMMING

6:30 p.m. — Discovery and South at Collins Hill 6:30 p.m. — Berkmar, Dacula and Lanier at Mountain Park 6:30 p.m. — Archer, Mountain View and Meadowcreek at West Gwinnett

WRESTLING

5:30 p.m. — Shiloh, Stone Mountain at Druid Hills 6 p.m. — Gilmer Co. at Mountain View Saturday

BASKETBALL

• Buford boys in Jefferson tournament • Central in Marietta Turkey Classic • Jared Cook Classic at North Gwinnett • Lanier Thanksgiving Tournament • Mill Creek boys in Rockdale Tournament • South, Duluth girls in Nakia Sanford Holiday Classic at South • Parkview Tipoff Classic • Peachtree Ridge, Berkmar girls in Tabo’s Classic • Shiloh girls in Decatur Tipoff Classic • Wesleyan boys and Marist at Norcross 10:30 a.m. — Mountain View boys and Woodward Academy in Evans Tipoff Tournament Noon — Northside Warner Robins girls at Brookwood 1 p.m. — Mountain View, Archer girls at Greenbrier Tipoff Tournament 2 p.m. — Duluth boys and Griffin at St. Francis 2:10 p.m. — Heritage boys and Brookwood at North 3 p.m. — GAC girls and Hillgrove at Parkview 3 p.m. — Wesleyan girls and Tatnall Co. at Effingham Co. 3 p.m. — Brookstone at Providence 6p.m. — Eagle’s Landing boys at Norcross

SWIMMING

• Buford at Etowah Meet 8 a.m. — Grayson, Central and Shiloh at Collins Hill 8 a.m. — Peachtree Ridge, Duluth, Kennesaw and Campbell at Mountain Park 8 a.m. — Norcross and Parkview at West Gwinnett 7:20 p.m. — Brookwood and Lambert at Mountain Park 7:20 p.m. — Mill Creek and North at West Gwinnettek at West Gwinnett

WRESTLING

9 a.m. — Buford Invitational 9 a.m. — Collins Hill Defense Duals 9 a.m. — Dacula in George Thompson Memorial Duals at Winder-Barrow 9 a.m. — Meadowcreek in Cherokee Duals 9 a.m. — Mountain View, Norcross in Alcovy Tournament 9 a.m. — Peachtree Ridge in Knights Classic at Centennial 9:30 a.m. — Spartan Scramble at GAC

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FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 18, 2016 • 5B

Getting to Know ... Matt Adams Matt Adams, 38, is in his 10th year teaching, his eighth in Gwinnett and his third at Peachtree Ridge, where he is the head cross country coach and an assistant in track and field.

He worked previously in Gwinnett at Shiloh Middle, where he was the distance coach for the track club, and also volunteered to coach Collins Hill’s runners in the summers.

The San Rafael, Calif., native talks with sports editor Will Hammock about California vs. Georgia cross country, his past life as a Marine and more in this week’s installment of “Getting to Know …”

she was au pair coordinator for San Diego. She said, ‘My husband normally plays Santa but he’s on deployment right now, could you play Santa?’ Of course I said no, the weekend was my time. She said it’s not just for kids. There’s going to be about 20 au pairs there, girls from Europe and Brazil, all in the age range of 18 to 22. I said, ‘OK, gunny, count me in.’

Matt Adams is head cross country coach and an assistant track and field coach at Peachtree Ridge. (Staff Photo: Will Hammock)

Bay (Naval Base in Cuba) for a year-and-a-half and I did intelligence work.

WH: So how did you get from California to Georgia?

MA: I was in the military right after high school for five years in the Marines. I moved around a lot, and the last two years, I was stationed in San Diego.

After I got out, I went to college at UC-San Diego.

I got my degree there and my senior year of college I took an internship in Washington, D.C. I loved the town and moved there right after graduation. Then in 2008, my wife (Nadine) took a job down in Gwinnett County. We moved down here in July 2008.

WH: What was Guantanamo like?

MA: It was interesting.

It was hot all year round.

The only way off the base was a flight to Jacksonville (Fla.) or Norfolk, Va. I had a great time there. If you like outdoors stuff, there was a lot to do. Snorkeling, scuba diving, trails for running and mountain bike riding.

WH: What’s it been like working in Gwinnett?

MA: It’s great. I really enjoy the school district, especially Peachtree Ridge.

It’s a very supportive school. We have excellent quality of teachers. My colleagues are all really good and good sources of information. And I’m really fortunate to get to work with the best student-athletes we have in the school.

Our cross country and track athletes are intelligent, hard-working, trustworthy.

They’re everything you could ask for as coach and teacher.

WH: Were you a runner in high school?

MA: I was. I ran cross country all four years of high school and was a three-year letterman in cross country and a fouryear letterman in track.

That’s where I got my love of running, cross country especially.

WH: Does the military experience ever get out of you in terms of how you do things?

MA: It comes out every now and then, it does. It’s really helped me with staying calm when things are hectic. I have an ability to WH: Was education do that, and that’s helped always your path? me out a lot. And also just MA: No. I was a politiforward planning, seeing cal science major in colany contingencies, what lege. I worked in government before doing statistics could possibly go wrong, how could we prevent for the Department of Education. I was just look- that, are there any other ing at education in America unforeseen issues, things like that. Since we host the and I felt like I needed to county and area championdo something and not just ships for big meets, that report on it. I guess that stuff has helped out a lot had to do with my time because when you host a in the military. I can’t be big meet there is always a bystander. I have to do something. I started teach- something that can go wrong. ing when I was in D.C.

WH: How are cross country and track different in California?

MA: The main difference in cross country in California was the meets were all different distances. They were all really hilly. You couldn’t really compare one race time to another race time like WH: So you went into we do in Georgia, where the military right out of every race has to be 5,000 high school?

MA: Yes, right after high meters exactly. At my high school, Terra Linda, our school from ’96 to 2001. cross country course was WH: What was your 2.4 miles and I think the duty with the Marines? course record was 17:30. It MA: I moved around a bunch. Most notably, I was was a short course, but not a fast course. stationed in Guantanamo

WH: Did you do other sports?

MA: I did wrestling my senior year, but that was more to get ready for (Marines) boot camp than anything else.

WH: What do you do for fun now?

MA: Running, mountain biking, hiking, photography and spending time with my family.

WH: What’s the best part of being a high school coach?

MA: Working with the kids. They are fun to be around. They are hardWH: When did you know you were going into working. They expect a lot out of me as a coach, and I the military? expect a lot out of them as MA: I enlisted the athletes. I’m trying not to summer before my senior year. I knew going into my disappoint them. senior year what I would WH: Has being a be doing after graduation. teacher been a good fit, I knew if I was to go to college, I wouldn’t be suc- too?

MA: It’s a lot of fun cessful. I’d be sent home from college in a semester as well. There’s always something new every day, or a year. I didn’t want even though the content is that, so I used my time in the same. You’re dealing the military to be more with different personalities, mature, self-sufficient, different backgrounds, difself-reliant. ferent stories and different situations from one day to WH: When did you the next. You don’t know meet your wife?

MA: We met when I had what you’ll have walking six months left in military. in the door that day.

She’s from Germany origiWH: Would you go nally and she was an au pair for a year for a family into (school) administrain San Diego. That’s when tion or do you like the classroom? we met. She stayed there MA: I enjoy the classand went to San Diego State and I went to UC-San room way too much to do that.

Diego. We got married in 2006.

WH: What are your goals as a coach?

WH: Do you have MA: We want to be a children? championship-caliber proMA: Yes, a daughgram year in and year out. ter, Mia. She’ll turn 2 in Championship-caliber to March.

WH: That’s a fun time. me means competitive on the county, area and state MA: Yes, she’s a lot of levels. Trying to get on the fun.

WH: So is she running podium at state and being competitive at the other around? levels as well.

MA: Yes, running around. Speaking both WH: How many kids English and German. are involved in the cross WH: That was intencountry program? tional, I assume.

MA: We have 80 kids.

MA: Yes, I learned German in college, and my WH: Are you more wife’s a native speaker. comfortable now at WH: Did you take Ger- Peachtree Ridge with it man in college because of being your third year?

Does it get better every your wife? year?

MA: Correct. Actually MA: I try to be better more for her parents than it was her (laughing). I could every year. I try to improve every year and try to work speak with her in English, but if I wanted to ask on a few things. I had a them if I could marry their very successful coach I daughter, I wanted to say it took over for when Ron in German.

Clanton retired, stepping into his shoes. Those were WH: How did you two big shoes to fill. But hard meet? work and open commuMA: At a Christmas nication are definitely the party. My gunnery sergeant steps we need to take to get when I was in the Marines, there.

VIRGINIA AT GEORGIA TECH, WHEN: SATURDAY, 12:30 P.M., TV: CW Today

8:30 a.m. — NASCAR Camping World Truck Series: Ford EcoBoost 200, Practice. FS1 10:30 a.m. — NASCAR Camping World Truck Series: Ford EcoBoost 200, Final Practice. FS1 2 p.m. — NASCAR XFINITY Series: Ford EcoBoost 300, Practice. NBCSP 3:30 p.m. — NASCAR Camping World Truck Series: Ford EcoBoost 200, Qualifying. FS1 5 p.m. — NASCAR XFINITY Series: Ford EcoBoost 300, Final Practice. NBCSP 6 p.m. — NASCAR Sprint Cup Series: Ford EcoBoost 400, Qualifying. NBCSP 8 p.m. — NASCAR Camping World Truck Series: Ford EcoBoost 200. FS1

COLLEGE BASKETBALL

1:30 p.m. — Gildan Charleston Classic, First Semifinal: Teams TBA ESPN2 4:30 p.m. — 2K Classic, Third Place: Teams TBA. From Madison Square Garden in New York. ESPN2 7 p.m. — 2K Classic, Final: Teams TBA. From Madison Square Garden in New York. ESPN2 7 p.m. — Jacksonville State at TCU FSSO

COLLEGE FOOTBALL

9 p.m. — UNLV at Boise State ESPN2

HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL

7:30 p.m. — Lowndes at Norcross PBS

NBA

7 p.m. — Atlanta at Charlotte FSSE 8 p.m. — Golden State at Boston ESPN 10:30 p.m. — Los Angeles Clippers at Sacramento ESPN

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Tech is familar with new Virginia QB

By Stan Awtrey Staff Correspondent

ATLANTA — Both Georgia Tech and Virginia will have a different starter at quarterback this week.

Georgia Tech will start Justin Thomas, who is healthy again after sitting out last week’s game against Virginia Tech.

But Virginia is going in a different direction, with Matt Johns getting the start ahead of Kurt Benkert, who started the previous 10 games.

Johns is a familiar face for Georgia Tech. The senior started last year against the Yellow Jackets and led the Cavs to a 2721 win in Charlottesville.

Johns completed 17 of 28 passes that day for 175 yards and one touchdown.

“We played against them last year and they beat us up there with him playing

Virginia quarterback Matt Johns (15) passes the ball on a two-point conversion attempt in the first quarter against the Wake Forest Demon Deacons at BB&T Field. (Photo: Jeremy Brevard-USA Today Sports)

quarterback,” Georgia Tech coach Paul Johnson said.

“So certainly we’ve got respect for him and what he can do. We’ll just kind of get ready for the system.”

Benkert, who transferred in as a junior after graduating from East Carolina, has thrown for 2,430 yards and 20 touchdowns, but he’s been picked off 11 times. He was sacked five times last week against Miami.

“The skill set isn’t identical to what Kurt has, but it’s not a complete transformation,” Virginia coach Bronco Mendenhall said. “So we’ll tailor the skillset to Matt as much as possible.”

Johns had played in seven games this year.

He’s completed 5 of 9 passes for 77 yards and one touchdown. Until two weeks ago he was running the scout team.

“A lot of times we think our backup quarterback will learn, grow and develop every bit, if not more, by taking snaps every down against our defense,”

Mendenhall said. “So Matt was actually growing, developing and improving.

I was watching it happen throughout the season.”

Thomas threw for 251 yards and one touchdown against the Cavaliers a year ago, a game played on Halloween.

Thomas, center Freddie Burden and A-back/kick returner J.J. Green have been given the all-clear signal and will play on Saturday.

“This might be the healthiest we’ve been,” Johnson said.

Fromayan won’t play in 2017: He will still have a year of eligibility, but tackle Easton Fromayan told Johnson he won’t return next year. Fromayan is on track to graduate in December and will pursue a career in NASCAR, where he hopes to work on a pit crew.

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Early, late spurts propel Norcross

By David Friedlander

pull-up jumper from Taylor Mason with 52 seconds left in the first quarter to take an 11-2 lead after the openLILBURN — A strong ing frame. start or a good finish can be But while Norcross’ very key in any sport, and defense was stifling early, Norcross’ girls basketball as it took until 2:06 left in team turned in both during the first quarter for Hillits game with Hillgrove at grove (0-2) to score its first the Parkview Tipoff Claspoints and 15 seconds into sic. the second quarter before The Blue Devils comit managed a field goal, the bined to outscore the Hawks wouldn’t go away.

Hawks 34-10 in the first Kierra York led a 9-0 run and fourth quarters to over the first three minutes pull away for a 65-41 win of the second quarter to Thursday at Parkview. pull as close as 11-10 folTehya Lyons led the way lowing a Destinee Webster with 18 points and added free throw, despite pullfour steals, while Devyn ing the lead back out to as Wilson added 12 points much as 11 points in the and six rebounds, leading a second quarter, the Blue major team effort in which Devils’ advantage was just nine of the 11 players who 23-18 by halftime. took the floor for Norcross Again, the margin ebbed (2-0) broke into the scoring and flowed throughout the column. third quarter, with Hill“We played a lot of peo- grove pulling as close as ple and got a lot of young 25-24 following a stickpeople ready,” Norcross back by York with 5:49 coach Angie Hembree said. left in the period, Norcross “We had three freshmen streched the lead back out out there (Thursday) night. to as much as 38-28 on a It’s a process. It’s a maraVanessa Blagmon jumper thon, not a sprint.” with 1:55 remaining.

The Blue Devils made But with the lead at just it look like a sprint early 38-33 in the final minute of on, scoring the game’s first the quarter, Norcross made seven points and getting a its move to finally start david.friedlander@ gwinnettdailypost.com

pulling away.

Lyons hit a pair of free throws with 45.5 seconds left and then fed Blagmon in transition with six seconds left to send the Blue Devils into the fourth quarter with a more comfortable 42-33 lead.

“You have veterans on this ball club, but you also have young kids,” Hembree said. “Hopefully we’ll play hard enough and want to win bad enough. That’s basketball. You’re going to have runs.”

A Tyra Smith free throw 1:05 into the final frame pulled Hillgrove to within 42-34, but Norcross quickly answered as Blagmon drove through the lane and zipped a nifty pass to Wilson for a layup, which ignited an 8-1 run over the next 1:21 that sent the Blue Devils’ lead to 50-35 following a Blagmon jumper with 5:26 to play.

The lead eventually reached 20 points at 55-35 on a three-point play by Wilson with 4:37 left, and Norcross was able to cruise from there.

Besides the two doublefigure scorers, the Blue Devils also got big contributions from Blagmon

(8 points, 8 rebounds, five assists, four steals) and Mason (9 points, 8 rebounds, 3 assists, 2 steals).

Tucker 45, Parkview 38 Host Parkview held Tucker to just nine points the first half and led by 12 points at the half, but couldn’t handle the press in the second half as the Tigers rallied for the win.

The Panthers (1-1) took their last lead of the game at 35-33 on a pair of Lyric Trust free throws with 5:34 remaining, but Tucker took its first lead of the game on Bria Bass’ stickback with 3:57 left, and the Tigers never trailed again.

Diarra Smith led Parkview with 15 points and added four assists, while the Panthers also got 11 rebounds from Hannah Sadler, eight rebounds from Allyssia Duclos and five assists from Taylor Morris.

Woodstock 61, GAC 56 A pair of Caria Reynolds free throws early in the fourth quarter pulled Greater Atlanta Christian even with Woodstock at 46-all, but the Wolverines (1-1) went on a 14-6 run to build as much as an eightpoint lead before holding on for the five-point win.

LOUISIANA-LAFAYETTE AT GEORGIA, WHEN: SATURDAY, NOON TV: SECN

Georgia hopes to show true colors

By Jon Gallo

Georgia, 31-0, at halftime.

“It’s going to be cool going out there in black ATHENS — Georgia jerseys,” linebacker Reggie will wear black jerseys on Carter, a former standout Saturday against Louisiat South Gwinnett, told ana-Lafayette on Saturday reporters. “It’s more for the at noon in Sanford Stadifans. I’m pretty sure they’re um, marking the first time going to appreciate it. I they’ll wear that style of mean we’re going to appreuniform since an infamous, ciate it. But they’re really 41-30 loss to Alabama in going to be fired up for it.”

2008.

Fortunately for Georgia, The biggest link between the Bulldogs are playing Georgia’s game against Louisiana-Lafayette — a the Rajun’ Cajuns and member of the Sun Belt their debacle against the Conference — and not Crimson Tide eight years Nick Saban’s Crimson Tide, ago? Georgia coach Kirby who used their domination Smart, who was Alabama’s of Georgia that September defensive coordinator night as a springboard to when the Crimson Tide national prominence. administered one of the Georgia (6-4) is a biggest beat downs of the 23-point favorite against Mark Richt era. Then-No. the Rajun’ Cajuns (4-5), 8 Alabama led then-No. 3 who made national news Staff Correspondent

after four players were suspended by coach Mark Hudspeth for appearing in a video in which they sang denigrating lyrics about President-elect Donald J. Trump after he defeated Hillary Clinton. Hudspeth didn’t identify the players publically.

The Bulldogs are coming off their biggest win of the season, a 13-7 win over then-No. 9 Auburn that ended the Tigers’ hopes of winning the SEC West.

Georgia will look to continue to stick with the same game plan against the Rajun’ Cajuns it used against Auburn, where its ground game to set up the passing game. True freshman quarterback Jacob Eason threw for 208 yards on 20 of 31 passing and

completed a pass to eight different receivers, including five who caught at least two passes, against the Tigers.

“I think some of that is instincts and just naturally seeing things come open,” Smart said of Eason, who has thrown for 1,962 yards with 11 touchdowns and five interceptions through 10 games. “There were times early in the year where he didn’t look in the right spot but he threw receivers open. I think his accuracy helps with preventing the other mistakes because if you’re accurate you can throw it to the wrong place but you can throw it to our guy and not their guy. I hope he continues to grow in that department.”

Thunder finally get to play in Duluth

By Christine Troyke

hockey hubs. christine.troyke@ This weekend is a rare gwinnettdailypost.com chance for the Thunder AAA U18 and U16 teams.

When former Atlanta Both teams are playing Gladiators captain Paul non-league games against Flache was playing major Baltimore’s Skipjacks junior hockey for Bramptonight and Saturday at the ton, his favorite games IceForum in Duluth. The were against his hometown U18 team plays at 6 p.m.

Peterborough Petes. today and 8:50 a.m. SaturIt was a chance to play day. Puck drop for the U16s in front of extended family is set for 8 p.m. tonight and and friends.

10:50 a.m. Saturday.

“I loved playing in the “It definitely is a difOHL and our home games ferent feel this week,” were great,” Flache said. said Flache, who started “Your parents could come coaching the Thunder’s once in a while, but you go U16s after he retired from to Peterborough and your pro hockey in 2012. “We’ve grandparents are coming, all had a lot of jump. But your friends. That was one we’ve had a lot of jump in you circled on the calendar.” other weeks and not played So he knows how the particularly well. kids he coaches feel this “It’s exciting for them week. because it’s going to be If you play Tier I Elite friends and family, girlfor Thunder AAA out of friends and grandparents.

Atlanta, “home games” are We also have Annandale in place like Detroit and Village, who we’ve spent a Chicago. lot of time with, is bringing Few travel teams are two bus-loads of people to willing to come this far the game. They’re excited South when nearly all the and so are our players.” college and junior scouts The Skipjacks play stick to the traditional in a different league but

represent quite a test for the Thunder teams.

“They’re one of the elite teams in the country,” Flache said. “It’s a great measuring stick for us because they’ve beat some excellent teams this year, including North Jersey, who has been pumping everybody in our league. It’s going to be a tough test for us, which is what you want.”

As the season hits its midway point, Flache is looking for his team to live up to its potential.

“We’ve definitely underachieved,” he said. “It started off pretty well. We didn’t get the results we wanted, but we were playing pretty solidly. We ended up losing some games we probably should have won.

Our confidence (suffered) and we’re finding ways to lose games rather than win games.

“But we still believe in this group. It’s relatively early in the year and hopefully we can turn things around.”

The U16 team, coached

by Ron Gay, has enjoyed

a strong first half. They are 18-10-2 overall and 10-7-1 in league play. Eight of their last 11 wins have come against teams with higher rankings. Goalie Mason Palmer, of Cumming, ranks third in the nation with a 1.17 goalsagainst average.

Unlike the 18s, who all live in the metro area, the 16s remain with their families in either Atlanta, Nashville or Huntsville.

The 16s who do come from Atlanta train at the IceForum along with the 18s.

Flache runs their off-ice workouts. Their on-ice sessions are divided among four coaches, all of whom have ties to the Gladiators.

Along with Flache, Brad Schell joined the Thunder program this season. Current Gladiators video coach Roman Marakhovski and former Gladiators equipment manager Patrick Houlihan also run practices for the U16s.

“You don’t get this very often, so I expect an extra jump in their step (today),” Flache said.

IN BRIEF Dacula’s VanderHorst signs with Georgia Highlands softball Dacula senior Mackenzie VanderHorst signed with Georgia Highlands softball program on Wednesday.

VanderHorst started all four of her high school seasons at third base for the Falcons.

North’s Brace, Heil sign with college baseball programs North Gwinnett celebrated the signings of two baseball players who will play at the college level during a ceremony this week at the high school.

Cade Heil signed with North Georgia and Jake Brace signed with Georgia Tech. Both were first-team all-county selections as juniors.

Heil hit .347 with two home runs and 27 RBIs last season, and also went 3-1 with a 3.23 ERA and 26 strikeouts in 16 innings as a pitcher. Brace had a 6-1 pitching record with a 1.71 ERA and 49 strikeouts in 42 innings.

Norcross’ Gillespie, Lyons sign with college hoops programs Two Norcross girls basketball players chose colleges this week, with senior Tylia Gillespie signing with Alabama State and junior Tehya Lyons committing to Pittsburgh.

Gillespie averaged 11.4 points and 5.7 rebounds in an injury-shortened junior season. Lyons, who averaged 2 steals last season, is a point guard for the Blue Devils.

Providence’s Bentz, Barnett sign with colleges Providence Christian seniors Raleigh Bentz and Emily Barnett signed with college programs this week.

Bentz signed with the LSU swimming program. She won the high school state championship in the 100 backstroke as a junior and also placed third in the 100 butterfly. She lowered the school record in both events and also swam on a school-record 200 freestyle relay.

Barnett signed with the Samford (Ala.) softball program. She was named the Region 8-A pitcher of the year this season and was chosen for the 2016 Georgia Diamond Club All-Star Game. She was a three-time, first-team all-region selection in her career, as well as a three-time, first-team all-county selection.

Collins Hill’s Bayer signs with Georgia Southern golf

Collins Hill senior Jacob Bayer has signed with the Georgia Southern men’s golf program.

Bayer is ranked as the No. 57 recruit in the Class of 2017 by Junior Golf Scoreboard, which ranks him second in Georgia. His tournament titles include a victory at the professional Berkeley Hills Invitational, a professional event he played as an amateur and shot rounds of 69 and 65. He also was first in the American Junior Golf Association’s PDQ/Philadelphia Runner Junior (73-69-71) and the Southeastern Junior Golf Tour’s Berkeley Hills Junior Classic (71-73).

“Jacob is student-athlete who bring a tremendous amount of talent with him to Statesboro,” Georgia Southern coach Carter Collins said in a school release.

“He has been able to win events on the Southeastern Junior Golf Tour and American Junior Golf Association, as well as a Georgia PGA sanctioned professional event with a final-round 65. He will not only be able to help the team from a golf standpoint, but will also be an asset in the locker room and classroom.”

Duluth girls baskeball players sign with college programs Three Duluth girls basketball players signed with college programs this week.

Endia Banks signed with Miami (Fla.), Brianna Dixon signed with Kennesaw State and Mitchell signed with Georgia State.

Banks averaged 13.6 points, 7 rebounds, 3.9 assists and 2.4 steals as a junior. Mitchell led the Wildcats with averages of 14 points and 7.5 rebounds, while Dixon averaged 2.4 steals and 2 assists.

Archer’s Taylor, Perez sign with college baseball programs Archer celebrated the signings of baseball players Crews Taylor and Christian Perez to college programs this week.

Taylor, a four-year letter winner at shortstop, signed with Georgia Tech. He hit .370 as a junior with 15 RBIs. He is the son of Tom and Lisa Taylor.

Perez, a two-year letter winner in the outfield, signed with Oglethorpe. He is the son of Bony and Judy Perez.

Wesleyan’s Coombs on Naismith Trophy preseason watch list

Duluth’s McCann traded to the Astros

Wesleyan’s Mikayla Coombs is one of 50 players nationally named by the Atlanta Tipoff Club to its Naismith Trophy High School Girls Preseason Watch List, which is a compilation of the favorites for national player of the year.

Coombs, a senior headed to play basketball at Connecticut, is joined on the watch list by fellow Georgians Jenna Brown (Lovett), Ariyah Copeland (Columbus), Maya Dodson (St. Francis), Kasiyahna Kushkituah (St. Francis), Quanniecia Morrison (McEachern), Olivia Nelson-Ododa (Winder-Barrow) and Khayla Pointer (Holy Innocents’).

From Staff Reports

Trout, Bryant win MVP awards

Gwinnett native Brian McCann is on the move to his third Major League Baseball team.

The New York Yankees announced Thursday afternoon that the seventime All-Star catcher has been traded to the Houston Astros, along with cash considerations, for top

prospects Albert Abreu and Jorge Guzman. The Duluth grad is due $17 million in 2017 and $17 million in 2018 on his current contract. According to ESPN’s Buster Olney, the Yankees are paying $5.5 million of McCann’s contract each of those seasons.

McCann, 32, played from 2005-13 with the Atlanta Braves, who drafted

him out of high school in 2002. He had most of his hitting success with the Braves, earning six Silver Slugger Awards as the league’s top hitting catcher.

He hit .333 with 24 home runs and 93 RBIs in 2006 and also hit .301 with 23 homers and 87 RBIs in 2008.

The Yankees signed McCann in 2014 to a five-

year, $85 million contract, allowing him to be catcher or designated hitter. He hit .232, .232 and .242 in his three seasons in New York, but also had 20 or more home runs each of those seasons. His most productive season with the Yankees was in 2015, when he had a career-high 26 home runs and tied a career best with 94 RBIs.

Los Angeles Angels outfielder Mike Trout and Chicago Cubs third baseman/outfielder Kris Bryant won the American League and National League Most Valuable Player Awards, respectively, on Thursday in voting

by Baseball Writers’ Association of America.

Trout beat out the Boston Red Sox’s Mookie Betts and the Houston Astros’ Jose Altuve to win his second AL MVP Award. Bryant was nearly a unanimous selection, beating out Washington Nationals second baseman Daniel Murphy and the Los Angeles Dodgers rookie shortstop Corey Seager.

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PUBLIC HEARINGS MCCULLOUGH TOWING 4431 BUFORD HWY NORCROSS, GA 30071 770-263-8483 11/17/16 NOTICE OF ABANDONED MOTOR VEHICLE The following vehicle, advertised to O.C.G.A.Code Section 40-11-12, is being stored at 4431 Buford Hwy, Norcross, Ga. 30071. 770263-8483.

This vehicle is being deemed abandoned and will be auctioned or disposed of if not claimed by the legal owner and or lien holder.

The Vehicle was impounded from 3550 Pleasent Hill Rd Duluth, Ga on 11/11/16, at the request of the property owner or manager.

2001 Honda Accord VIN# 1HGCG22541A033612 Tag# No Tag NY 928-456249, 11/18,25 NOTICE OF ABANDONED VEHICLE The following motor vehicle, advertised pursuant to O.C.G.A. Code Section 40.112, is being stored at: 4371 Stone Mountain Highway Lilburn, GA 30047.

2002 HONDA Tag:N/A VIN# 1HGCG16552A052322 This vehicle is deemed abandoned and will be disposed of if not claimed by the legal owner or lienholder by 9/25/2016 928-455761, 11/18,25 UNKNOWN Prescott 50 I Moped Vin # L6MT2TBA9E1040381 This Prescott was removed at the request of GCPD at 1250 Tech Dr. Norcross, GA 30071 on August 7, 2016.

The moped is at Willard Wrecker Service, Inc. located at 2451 Pleasantdale Rd., Norcross Ga 30340. Willard’s phone number is 770945-7580. The Prescott 50 I will be deemed abandoned according to provisions of Official Code of Georgia Annotated 40-11-2, foreclosed through Gwinnett Magistrate Court, and sold at a public auction if not redeemed.

UNKNOWN 2013 Tao Tao Scooter Vin# L9NTEACBDE1056699 This Tao Tao Scooter was removed at the request of Norcross PD from 2331 Beaver Ruin Rd., Norcross GA 30071. The Tao Tao Scooter is at Willard Wrecker Service, Inc. located at2451 Pleasantdale Rd, Norcross, Ga 30071. Willard’s phone number is 770-945-7580.

The Tao Tao Scooter will be deemed abandoned according to provisions of Official Code of Georgia Annotated 40-11-2, foreclosed through Gwinnett Magistrate Court, and sold at a public auction if not redeemed.

UNKNOWN Toyota Forklift Vin# 726518425FG15 This Toyota Forklift was removed at the request of Private from South Hill St, Buford, GA 30518 on July 1, 2016. This Toyota Forklift is located at Willard Wrecker Service, Inc. located at 719 Shadburn Ave, Buford, Ga, 30518. Willard’s phone number is 770-945-7580.

The Forklift will be deemed abandoned according to provisions of Official Code of Georgia Annotated 40-11-2, foreclosed through Gwinnett Magistrate Court, and sold at a public auction if not redeemed.

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776053 ROY BRIDGES 2311 776053 JOSEPHINE RITTER 6257 776053 TYESIA KING 4431 776053 TORREY KING 4969 776053 JOHN GULLION AA0475B 776053 ROBERT MURRAY 6338 776053 KIMBERLY THOMAS 4917 776053 PETER THOMAS 3062-66 776053 PAUL SMITH 1905 776053 JIMMY PATTON 3198 776053 KRISTINA GODFREY 3092 776053 ANDRE LANG 4651 776053 MARSHA ANNE MARSHALL 4914 776053 TOMMY SMITH 6569-71 776053 RICKEY ENGLISH 6382 776053 KHALIL BAILEY 2212 776053 ASHANTI TULLOCHIGRAHAM 3187 776053 CHARLES OYEFESOBI 6249 776053 AISHA JACKSON 1913 776053 Jucinda Fenn Johnson 6468 2866 Foresst Hills Dr Sw Atl Ga, 30315 404-768-0781 884060 DAMONTE FRANKLIN 0213 884060 YOLANDA BUCKLEY 3235 884060 NYEMACHI WAMI 0221 884060 MONTEGO PARHAM 0226 884060 RASHAWDA MITCHELL 0185 884060 MARIA THOMAS 0130 884060 ALMA JOHNSON 3164 884060 RICKY PARKER 3072 884060 MELANIE MCKEE 1003 884060 TERESA THOMPSON 3213 884060 AKILAH WILLIAMSON 0147 884060 MICHAEL OLLIS 0148 884060 SHONA JOHNIGAN 0222 884060 CLARENCE SAUNDERS 3191 884060 RASHONDA NDIKUM 3142 884060 TANNISH BILLINGSLEY 3232 884060 KATINA FERGERSON 1020 884060 SARAH RIDLEY 3108 884060 TERRI DORTCH 1063 884060 FREDERICK MORRIS JONES, JR. 3082 884060 RANDOLPH CAMPBELL 3214 884060 LATONYA MERRIWEATHER 3185 884060 DAVID WADE 3181 884060 SHANICA COOKE 0229 884060 TERESA THOMPSON 3030 4374 Thurman Rd Forest Park Ga, 30297 404-3663620 776054 RAYMOND HUMPHREY 1506 776054 MILTON JONES 1024-25 776054 PARIS SCOTT 1035 776054 JERAL CLYDE 2113 776054 VENUS HILL 1002 776054 MARC MINOR 1605 776054 SANFORD JACKSON 1523 776054 George Robinson 1425 4540 Washington Rd College Park Ga, 30337 404763-0000 882084 EDNA BURSTON 0623 882084 SABRINA WRIGHT 0641 882084 DONNELL WISE 0210 882084 SHEDDRICK HARRIS 0636 882084 FRED MERRICKS 1131 882084 FEDRICK CHARLESTON 1159 882084 CARLIZ DRISCOL 0223 882084 ANTONII VILLARREAL 0339 882084 HOWARD MARTIN 0347 882084 JAMIE SAMPSON 0140 882084 BERNITTA KENNEBREW 0728

882084 LUSCIUS WILLIAMSON 1125 882084 SHALONDE COX 0460 882084 FATIMAH JESTER 0793 882084 KENNETH OLIVER 0424 882084 MICHAEL HOOD 1116 882084 KAYLA BURCH 0138 882084 MARYLYNN MCINNIS 0816 882084 SHEILA NEAL 0203 882084 GAIL COLLIER 0730 882084 DERICK LAMONT 0215 882084 LTRESHA ASHLEY 0622 882084 KEITH CLAY 1115 882084 KEVIN KIRTON 0534 882084 STEPHEN STALLWORTH 0423 882084 TAKETA ROBERTS 0768 882084 MONTAE BROWN 0804 882084 MELISSA WILLIAMS 0762 882084 SAUDIA MCGLOTHIN 0412 882084 MYESHA JOHNSON 1015 882084 JAMAUL STOREY 0413 882084 NASIYA MCFADDEN 1011 882084 ANTHONY ZEIGLER 0421 882084 CAROLYN LONG 0632 882084 SOPHIA DAWSON 1153 9 2 9 - 4 5 4 5 8 6 , 11/10,11,17,18

Dacula, GA 30019 678-482-1715 The personal goods stored therein by the following may include, but are not limited to general household, furniture, boxes, clothes, and appliances.

721 Zach Mealer Household goods 636 Charles Mickens Household goods 826 Dawn King Household Goods 654 Jimmy Cannon Household goods 204 George Robinson Household goods Purchases must be made with cash only and paid at the time of sale. All goods are sold as is and must be removed at the time of purchase. Extra Space Storage reserves the right to refuse any bid. Sale is subject to adjournment.

929-455064, 11/18,25

PUBLIC SALE In accordance with the provisions of State Law, there being due and unpaid charges for which the undersigned is entitled to satisfy an owner and/or manager’s lien of the goods hereinafter described and stored at Uncle Bob’s Self Storage located at: 2655 Langford Rd. Norcross, Ga. 30071, 770-2420468; And, due notice having been given, to the owner of said property and all parties known to claim an interest therein, and the time specified in such notice for payment of such having expired, the goods will be sold at public auction at the below stated location(s) to the highest bidder or otherwise disposed of on TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 29th, 2016, @ 10:00 AM. SPACE NO.; CUSTOMER NAME; INVENTORY Space No. Customer Name Inventory 036 Cynthia S. Hillery Household Goods/Furniture.

048 Tabitha Lopez Household Goods/Furniture; Boxes.

126 Demetrius Stallworth Household Goods/Furniture.

297 Shawna Collette Household Goods/Furniture.

344 Whitney D. Flores Household Goods/Furniture, Tools/Appliances.

347 Markee D. Collier Household Goods/Furniture.

366 Holli Hines Household Goods/Furniture.

547 Chaka Campbell Household Goods/Furniture.

929-454600, 11/11,18 The following rooms will be sold at the public auction starting at 2951 Ne Expressway Chamblee Ga, 30341 on November 19, 2016 @ 8:30a.m.

Uhaul International Accts Payable PO Box 21505 Phoenix Az, 850336 2951 Ne Expressway Chamblee Ga, 30341 770458-8353 776058 JOHNNY CHAMBERS 2619 776058 MARCUS RICE 2109 776058 DONNA MARSHALL 2524 776058 LOURDES PRUDENTE 2729 776058 KINDRA WOODHAM 2631-33 776058 ANGELA CREECY 2212 776058 ALCIDES RIVERA 1809 776058 LEELA MILLER

PUBLIC AUCTION UNCLE BOB’S STORE #413 PUBLIC SALE In accordance with the provisions of State Law, there being due and unpaid charges for which the undersigned is entitled to satisfy an owner and/or manager’s lien of the goods hereinafter described and stored at Uncle Bob’s Self Storage located at: 875 Marathon Parkway Lawrenceville, GA 30046, 678-242-1441; And, due notice having been given, to the owner of said property and all parties known to claim an interest therein, and the time specified in such notice for payment of such having expired, the goods will be sold at public auction at the below stated location(s) to the highest bidder or otherwise disposed of AUCTION DATE: Tuesday, November 29, 2016 at 10:30 AM Space No. C u s t o m e r Name Inventory 1040 Juliette Wynne; Hsld gds/Furn, TV/Stereo Equip, Tools/Applnces 1049 Rodrigo Caballero; Hsld gds/Furn 1051 Phillip Darby; Hsld gds/Furn, TV/Stereo Equip 1052 Philip Darby; Hsld gds/ Furn, Acctng rcrds/Sales Sampls 1146 Rozetta Allen; Hsld gds/Furn, TV/Stereo Equip, Tools/Applnces, Off Furn/ Mach /Equip, Acctng rcrds/ Sales Sampls 2025 Colleen S Forbes; Hsld gds/Furn, Boxes 2035 Nadine L. Harvey; Hsld gds/Furn 2118 Cheryl Oluleye; Hsld gds/Furn 2166 Tiffany Gilyard; Hsld gds/Furn 3048 Katrina D Oglesby; Hsld gds/Furn, TV/Stereo Equip 3096 Marilyn Morris; Hsld gds/Furn 3107 Evita Charles; Hsld gds/Furn 3111 Brenda Sylvia; Household items 3118 Adrienne Hearn; Hsld gds/Furn, Tools/Applnces 4026 Chuck Adams; Hsld gds/Furn 4091 Kinte Cobb; Hsld gds/ Furn, TV/Stereo Equip, Tools/Applnces 4094 Liliana M. Lungu; Hsld gds/Furn 4126 Chuck Adams; Hsld gds/Furn 4149 Larissa Williams; Hsld gds/Furn, TV/Stereo Equip, Tools/Applnces 929-454765, 11/11,18 1-800-PACK-RAT (GABUFORD-6157) 1901 SATELLITE BLVD NE BUFORD, GA 30518 877-774-1537 NOTICE OF SALE Tenant: Unit # Freeman, Christina 800761 McGarl, Sara Trains and Teacups D03206 McGarl, Sara Trains and Teacups D03293 Triton Emergency D54193 Sheehan, Bridget D51074 Watson, Bill 355707 Renee Austin LDM D02266 1-800-Pack-Rat (GABuford-6157), 1901 Satellite Blvd NE, Buford, GA 30518, has possessory lien on all of the goods stored in the units above. All these items of personal property are being sold pursuant to the assertion of the lien on 11/29/2016 at 10:00 Am in order to collect the amounts due from you. The sale will take place on www.strangeauctionservices.com from 11/29/2016 to 12/6/2016 at 6:00p.m..

929-454796, 11/11,18 NOTICE OF PUBLIC SALE OF PERSONAL PROPERTY Notice is hereby given that the undersigned will sell, to satisfy lien of the owner, at public sale by competitive bidding on December 5, 2016 at 11:00 AM at the Extra Space Storage facility located at: 2790 Braselton Hwy D

NOTICE OF PUBLIC SALE In accordance with Georgia Law Chapter 40-11-5 the following vehicles have been deemed abandoned and will be sold at a public sale on 129-16 @10:45 Said Vehicles are located at: 24 KILLIAN HILL ROAD LILBURN, GA 30047 VIN# JACCN57X2X7991720 99 ISUZU VEROSS 1G3GS64C314293810 01 OLDS. AURORA Sale will be held at 11:45 on 12-9-16 Location: 1386 INDIAN TRLLILBURN RD. #100 NORCROSS, GA 30093 5TDZA23C24S109018 04 TOYOTA SIENNA Sale will be held at 1:30 on 12-9-16 Location: 3525 MALL BLVD #7D DULUTH GA 30096 WAUDH74F36N099665 06 AUDI A6 4JGCB75E26A013545 06 MER-R500 Sale will be held at 3:30 on 12-9-16 Location: 4216 BUFORD HWY DULUTH, GA 30096 929-454798, 11/11,18 NOTICE OF SALE OPEN TO THE PUBLIC DATE OF AUCTION DEC. 9, 2016 AT 11:00AM According to the lease by and between: Unit 6 Joe Lafaver Unit 29 Philip Darby Unit 194 Pradel Saint Fort Unit 215 Rishonda Robertson Unit 359 Karl Raithle Unit 377 Michael Fry and TKG-StorageMart, DBA StorageMart #701, and its related parties, assigns and affiliates. In order to perfect the lien on the goods contained in the storage unit the manager has cut the lock on their units and upon a cursory inspection the units were found to contain boots, fan, bowling ball, bookshelf, shoes, briefcase, table, TV, mirror, washer, dryer, freezer, lamp, bed, planters, broom, bookshelf, childs’s wagon, box springs, clothes, plastic ware, statue, vacuum, suitcases, couches, pedestal, fan, chair charcoal, fertilizer spreader, ironing board, and many other items used in and around the home.

ITEMS WILL BE SOLD OR DISPOSED OF AT THIS SITE ON, Dec 9, 2016 AT 11:00 AM AT THE ADDRESS LISTED BELOW TO SATISFY OWNERS LIEN IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE STATE STATUTES. TERMS OF SALE ARE CASH ONLY, NO CHECKS WILL BE ACCEPTED. ALL GOODS ARE SOLD IN “AS IS” CONDITION. TAX MUST BE PAID OR RESALE NUMBERS FURNISHED. BUYERS MUST PROVIDE THEIR OWN LOCKS IF NEEDED. SELLER RESERVES THE RIGHT TO OVERRIDE ALL BIDS. ALL ITEMS OR SPACES MAY NOT BE AVAILABLE ON DATE OF SALE. 929-454770, 11/11,18 NOTICE OF ABANDONED VEHICLES: K.O. Towing, 344 Kathleen Dr Se, Marietta, Ga 30067. 770-650-1413.

In accordance with OCGA Section 40-11-2, the following described vehicles/ vessels have been towed/ deemed abandoned and will be sold at Public Auction if not claimed. The vehicles are being stored at K.O. Towing, 344 Kathleen Dr Se, Marietta, Ga 30067. 770-650-1413 1998 Pontiac Bonneville, white, no tag, VIN#1G2HX52K7W4234068, from 1100 Indina Trail RD, Norcross,Ga.30093 929-454607, 11/11,18 PUBLIC AUCTION IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE OCGA 40-11-2 JAGUAR LAND ROVER GWINNETT, WILL HOLD AN AUCTION FOR THE FOLLOWING VEHICLE(S): 2005 JAGUAR S-TYPE SAJWA01T75FNl6376 WILL BE AUCTIONED ON NOVEMBER 30, 2016 AT 10 AM. AT 3423 OLD NORCROSS ROAD DULUTH, GA 30096 *7521 929-454687, 11/11,18

ZONINGS NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING ZONING ORDINANCE MAP AMENDMENT (REZONING APPLICATION) CITY OF DULUTH, GEORGIA NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN (pursuant to O.C.G.A. § 3666-4) that a public hearing will be held before the City of Duluth Planning Commission to consider a request from Wilwat Properties (on behalf of the property owner) to rezone approximately 14.91 acres of property in Land Lot 205, 7th District, Gwinnett County, consisting of tax parcel 7205 002 described below, from C-2 (General Business District) to PUD (Planned Unit Development District).

The subject property fronts on Peachtree Industrial Boulevard and Chattahoochee Drive. The applicant seeks approval of PUD zoning of the property, currently

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undeveloped, to construct a mixed-use development called Marketplace Village.

A detailed development proposal has been submitted with the application and is available for public review.

The Duluth Planning Commission will conduct a public hearing on the application on December 5, 2016 at 7:00 p.m. at Duluth City Hall, 3167 Main Street, Duluth, Georgia 30096. A premeeting work session, which is open to the public, begins at 6:30 p.m. and the regular session (public hearing) begins at 7:00 p.m.

WHEN: December 5, 2016–7:00 p.m.

WHERE: City Hall Council Chambers 3167 Main Street Duluth, GA 30096 The Ordinance for rezoning is tentatively scheduled for consideration by the Duluth City Council on January 9, 2016 in the City Hall Council Chambers. The Duluth City Council has the authority to revise and/or amend the language of the proposed application considerably and may do so as appropriate during the reading of the Ordinance.

PERSONS INTERESTED IN THIS MATTER are invited to review the proposed application, which is on file with the Department of Planning and Development of the City of Duluth and to attend the public hearing at the date, time and place provided in this notice, to express their opinion on this matter. Written comments may also be received in lieu of testimony during the public hearing.

Written comments may be sent to the following address: City of Duluth ATTN: Bill Aiken 3167 Main Street Duluth, GA 30096 OR Email: baiken@duluthga.net For more information, contact Bill Aiken, Planning and Development, at (770)4761790. ******************** In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, the City of Duluth is committed to providing reasonable accommodations for a person with a disability.

Please contact Teresa Lynn at (770) 476-3434 if special program accommodations are necessary and/or if program information is needed in an alternative format. Special requests must be made in a reasonable amount of time in order that accommodations can be arranged.

934-456001, 11/18

CIC2016-00025 – APPLICANT: SITE ENHANCEMENT SERVICES; OWNER: HAMILTON MILL RETAIL II, LLC; CHANGE IN CONDITIONS OF ZONING IN A C-2 ZONING DISTRICT; DISTRICT 1 LAND LOT 001 PARCEL 032; 2700 BLOCK OF HAMILTON MILL ROAD; 0.99 ACRE. DISTRICT 4/HEARD RZC2016-00019 — APPLICANT: MICHAEL MASSEY; OWNER: CHARLES ARNOLD; R-75 & C-2 TO M-1; CONTRACTOR’S OFFICE (HEAVY/ CIVIL CONSTRUCTION) (BUFFER REDUCTION); DISTRICT 6 LAND LOT 152 PARCEL 006A; 3300 BLOCK OF LAWRENCEVILLE HIGHWAY; 2.67 ACRES. DISTRICT 4/HEARD SUP2016-00059 — APPLICANT: MICHAEL MASSEY; OWNER: CHARLES ARNOLD; APPLICATION FOR A SPECIAL USE PERMIT IN A M-1 (PROPOSED) ZONING DISTRICT FOR A CONTRACTOR’S OFFICE (HEAVY/CIVIL CONSTRUCTION); DISTRICT 6 LAND LOT 152 PARCEL 006A; 3300 BLOCK OF LAWRENCEVILLE HIGHWAY; 2.67 ACRES. DISTRICT 4/HEARD RZR2016-00012–APPLICANT: MAHAFFEY, PICKENS, TUCKER, LLP; OWNER: SUGARLOAF PARKING LOT, LLC; R-75 TO R-TH; TOWNHOMES (REDUCTION IN BUFFERS); DISTRICT 7 LAND LOT 164 PARCEL 183; 3200-3300 BLOCK OF SUGARLOAF PARKWAY; 6.05 ACRES. DISTRICT 1/ BROOKS RZR2016-00020 — APPLICANT: JESSICA POYNTON; OWNER: JESSICA POYNTON; R-100 TO RA200; EQUESTRIAN FACILITY; DISTRICT 7 LAND LOT 063 PARCEL 005; 1700 BLOCK OF PROSPECT ROAD; 13.17 ACRES. DISTRICT 4/HEARD BRD2016-00005, APPLICANT: JONG IN LEE, OWNER: MORDERCAI YOUNG LEE; APPLICATION FOR A BUFFER REDUCTION FROM 20 FEET TO 11 FEET IN A RA-200 ZONING DISTRICT; DISTRICT 7 LAND LOT 055 PARCEL 011; 1600 BLOCK OF OLD FOUNTAIN ROAD; 6.64 ACRES. DISTRICT 4/ HEARD BRD2016-00006, APPLICANT: HOPE AND LIFE FELLOWSHIP; OWNER: HOPE AND LIFE FELLOWSHIP; APPLICATION FOR A BUFFER REDUCTION TO RECONSTRUCT STORMWATER POND IN A C-2 ZONING DISTRICT; DISTRICT 6 LAND LOT 013 PARCEL 010 & DISTRICT 6 LAND LOT 020 PARCEL 028; 3500 BLOCK OF CENTERVILLE HIGHWAY & 3800 BLOCK OF LAUREL FALLS DRIVE; 16.12 ACRES. DISTRICT 3/HUNTER CIC2016-00026 – APPLICANT: O. DAVID DENARD; OWNER: O. DAVID DENARD; CHANGE IN CONDITIONS TO REVISE USE RESTRICTIONS FOR PROPERTY ZONED M-1; DISTRICT 6 LAND LOT 246A PARCEL 237; 2400-2500 BLOCK OF PLEASANTDALE ROAD; 1.59 ACRES. DISTRICT 2/HOWARD SUP2016-00063 – APPLICANT: O. DAVID DENARD; OWNER: O. DAVID DENARD; FOR A SPECIAL USE PERMIT IN A M-1 ZONING DISTRICT FOR TOWING/WRECKER SERVICE & STORAGE LOT; DISTRICT 6 LAND LOT 246A PARCEL 237; 2400-2500 BLOCK OF PLEASANTDALE ROAD; 1.59 ACRES. DISTRICT 2/HOWARD SUP2016-00062 – APPLICANT: MALCOLM A. CUNNINGHAM; OWNER: PATRICIA P. SEALY; FOR A SPECIAL USE PERMIT IN A C-2 ZONING DISTRICT FOR AUTOMOBILE SALES; DISTRICT 6 LAND LOT 064 PARCEL 002; 4300 BLOCK OF STONE MOUNTAIN HIGHWAY; 1.4 ACRES. DISTRICT 2/HOWARD RZR2016-00023 — APPLICANT: ASHTON COMMUNITIES, LLC; OWNER: BILLY W. & BRENDA D. EWING; REZONING OF R-100 TO R-75; SINGLE FAMILY SUBDIVISION; DISTRICT 6 LAND LOT 069 PARCELS 003 & 268; 1500 BLOCK OF HIGHPOINT ROAD; 7.78 ACRES. DISTRICT 3/HUNTER RZR2016-00024 — APPLICANT: CKK DEVELOPMENT SERVICES; OWNER: LANE BRIDGES; REZONING OF R-100 TO R-60; SINGLE FAMILY SUBDIVISION; DISTRICT 5 LAND LOT 131 PARCEL 010; 600-700 BLOCK OF HOKE O’KELLY MILL ROAD; 19.67 ACRES. DISTRICT 3/ HUNTER P&D BOC TBL 12-20 934-456066, 11/18

GWINNETT COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS TUESDAY, DECEMBER 6, 2016 AT 6:00 P.M. GWINNETT COUNTY JUSTICE AND ADMINISTRATION CENTER AUDITORIUM 75 LANGLEY DRIVE LAWRENCEVILLE, GEORGIA 30046 THE FOLLOWING REZONING, CHANGE-INCONDITIONS, SPECIAL USE PERMIT AND OTHER ITEMS OF BUSINESS, LOCATED WITHIN UNINCORPORATED GWINNETT COUNTY, ARE SCHEDULED FOR PUBLIC HEARINGS AS STATED ABOVE. SITE PLANS, LEGAL DESCRIPTIONS, AND OTHER INFORMATION ARE AVAILABLE IN THE OFFICE OF THE PLANNING DIVISION, 446 WEST CROGAN STREET, LAWRENCEVILLE, GEORGIA. OFFICE HOURS ARE 8:00 A.M. TO 5:00 P.M., MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY. RZC2016-00017, APPLICANT: SATILLA CAPITAL PARTNERS, OWNER: ACM SATILLA LN V, L.L.C.; RA200 TO C-2; CONGREGATE PERSONAL CARE HOME (REDUCTION IN BUFFERS); DISTRICT 7 LAND LOT 143 PARCEL 010; 2800 BLOCK OF GRAVEL SPRINGS ROAD; 7.0 ACRES. DISTRICT 4/ HEARD RZR2016-00018, APPLICANT: SATILLA CAPITAL PARTNERS, OWNER: ACM SATILLA LN V, L.L.C., RA200 TO R-60; SINGLE FAMILY SUBDIVISION; DISTRICT 7 LAND LOT 143 PARCEL 010; 2800 BLOCK OF GRAVEL SPRINGS ROAD, 2300 BLOCK OF BROWN ROAD; 76.12 ACRES. DISTRICT 4/ HEARD RZM2016-00004, APPLICANT: SATILLA CAPITAL PARTNERS, OWNER: ACM SATILLA LN V, L.L.C.; RA200 TO R-TH; TOWNHOMES (REDUCTION IN BUFFERS); DISTRICT 7 LAND LOT 136 PARCEL 010; 2700 BLOCK OF BROWN ROAD; 35.29 ACRES. DISTRICT 4/HEARD P&D BOC SPECIAL CALLED HEARING 12-6 934-456061, 11/18 GWINNETT COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS TUESDAY, DECEMBER 20, 2016 AT 7:00 P.M. GWINNETT COUNTY JUSTICE AND ADMINISTRATION CENTER AUDITORIUM 75 LANGLEY DRIVE LAWRENCEVILLE, GEORGIA 30046 THE FOLLOWING REZONING, CHANGE-INCONDITIONS, SPECIAL USE PERMIT AND OTHER ITEMS OF BUSINESS, LOCATED WITHIN UNINCORPORATED GWINNETT COUNTY, ARE SCHEDULED FOR PUBLIC HEARINGS AS STATED ABOVE. SITE PLANS, LEGAL DESCRIPTIONS, AND OTHER INFORMATION ARE AVAILABLE IN THE OFFICE OF THE PLANNING DIVISION, 446 WEST CROGAN STREET, LAWRENCEVILLE, GEORGIA. OFFICE HOURS ARE 8:00 A.M. TO 5:00 P.M., MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY. RZR2016-00016–APPLICANT: EDGE CITY PROPERTIES, INC.; OWNER: HAMILTON CREEK PROPERTIES, LLC; C-2 TO R-TH; TOWNHOMES (REDUCTION IN BUFFERS); DISTRICT 3 LAND LOT 002 PARCEL 110; 2000 BLOCK OF HAMILTON CREEK PARKWAY; 4.47 ACRES. DISTRICT 3/ HUNTER RZR2016-00017, APPLICANT: RINGO ABERNATHY, INC., OWNER: DANIEL N. MADREA; RA-200 TO R-100; SINGLE FAMILY SUBDIVISION; DISTRICT 2 LAND LOT 001 PARCEL 019; 900 BLOCK OF AUBURN ROAD; 3.67 ACRES. DISTRICT 3/ HUNTER

FORECLOSURES NOTICE OF SALE UNDER POWER GEORGIA, GWINNETT COUNTY By virtue of the Power of Sale contained in that certain Security Deed given from Samuel Monroe to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. as nominee for HomeBridge Financial Services, Inc., dated 03/31/2014, recorded 05/23/2014 in Deed Book 52933, Page 4, Gwinnett County, Georgia records, and as last assigned to HomeBridge Financial Services, Inc. by virtue of assignment recorded in Deed Book 54675, Page 390, Gwinnett County, Georgia records, said Security Deed having been given to secure a Note of even date in the principal amount of TWO HUNDRED THREE THOUSAND FOUR HUNDRED FIFTY-SIX AND 00/100 DOLLARS ($203,456.00), with interest thereon as provided for therein, there will be sold at public outcry to the highest bidder for cash before the courthouse door of Gwinnett County, Georgia, within the legal hours of sale on the first Tuesday in January 2017

by HomeBridge Financial Services, Inc., as Attorney in Fact for Samuel Monroe, all property described in said Security Deed including but not limited to the following described property: ALL THAT TRACT OR PARCEL OF LAND LYING AND BEING IN LAND LOT 2 OF THE 5TH DISTRICT, GWINNETT COUNTY, GEORGIA, BEING LOT 5, BLOCK A OF KIMBERLY DOWNS SUBDIVISION, AS PER PLAT THEREOF RECORDED IN PLAT BOOK

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126, PAGE 52-53, GWINNETT COUNTY, GEORGIA RECORDS, WHICH RECORDED PLAT IS INCORPORATED HEREIN AND MADE A PART OF THIS DESCRIPTION. SAID PROPERTY BEING KNOWN AS 3712 ZOEY LEE DRIVE ACCORDING TO THE PRESENT SYSTEM OF NUMBERING PROPERTY IN GWINNETT COUNTY, GEORGIA. SUBJECT TO ANY EASEMENTS OR RESTRICTIONS OF RECORD. Said property being known as 3712 ZOEY LEE DRIVE, SNELLVILLE, GEORGIA 30039 according to the present numbering system in Gwinnett County.

The indebtedness secured by said Security Deed has been declared due because of default under the terms of said Security Deed and Note.

The indebtedness remaining in default, this sale will be made for the purpose of paying the same, all expenses of the sale, including attorneys’ fees and all other payments provided for under the terms of the Security Deed and Note. Said property will be sold subject to the following items which may affect the title to said property: any superior Security Deeds of record; all zoning ordinances; matters which would be disclosed by an accurate survey or by an inspection of the property; any outstanding taxes, including but not limited to ad valorem taxes, which constitute liens upon said property; special assessments; all outstanding bills for public utilities which constitute liens upon said property; all restrictive covenants, easements, rightsof-way and any other matters of record superior to said Security Deed. To the best of the knowledge and belief of the undersigned, the party in possession of the property is Samuel Monroe , Sheri Hart or tenant(s). The sale will be conducted subject to (1) confirmation that the sale is not prohibited under the U.S. Bankruptcy Code, and (2) final confirmation and audit of the status of the loan. The name of the person or entity who has the full authority to negotiate, amend, and modify all terms of the mortgage i

is: HomeBridge Financial Services, Inc., 112 Town Park Drive, Suite 300, Kennesaw, GA 30144 TEL 855248-0530. THIS LAW FIRM IS ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. The Geheren Firm, P.C., 4828 Ashford Dunwoody Road, 2nd Floor, Atlanta, GA 30338 TEL (678) 587-9500.

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With Thanksgiving coming next week, there might be some time for you to cozy up and enjoy a movie. Here are some Thanksgivingthemed movies and TV shows that Seventeen Magazine suggests for you and the family to enjoy in the afterglow of a fulfilling meal: • A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving • Planes, Trains, and Automobiles • Addams Family Values • National Lampoon’s Thanksgiving Family Reunion

• Jack and Jill • You’ve Got Mail • Garfield’s Thanksgiving • Rocky • Pocahontas • The Blind Side

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a look ahead Friday, Nov. 25 • “A Christmas Carol” — Anthony P. Rodriguez returns for a 10th year with a solo performance of the holiday classic, “A Christmas Carol” at Aurora Theatre in Lawrenceville. Not unlike what Charles Dickens himself did in the 1800s, Rodriguez focuses on storytelling, using his voice and mannerisms to bring to life Ebenezer Scrooge, Bob Cratchit, Jacob Marley and the ghosts found in one of the greatest Christmas stories of all time. Tickets are $20 to $30.

• “The Nutcracker” — Presented

by Northeast Atlanta Ballet this classic rendition of E.T.A Hoffman’s tale, “The Nutcracker” is performed all weekend. Clara and her Nutcracker prince set out on a journey to battle the mouse king and travel through Land of the Snowflakes and Kingdom of the Sweets to meet the Sugar Plum Fairy. The family-friendly production features familiar classical music of Tchaikovsky played live by the Gwinnett Symphony.

Performance times are 2 and 7:30 p.m. Friday, 10 a.m., 2 and 7:30 p.m.

Saturday and 2 and 6 p.m. Sunday.

Admission is $18.50 to $24.50.

Saturday, Nov. 26 • Breakfast With Santa — Hosted by the Gwinnett Historic Courthouse, a hot breakfast will be available with Santa in the Superior Court Ballroom. Kids will make a craft and receive a keepsake photo with Santa. Admission is $13 per person. Register online by Wednesday with code GHC11501 or call 770-822-5450.

• “Polar Express” Experience — The Southeastern Railway Museum will screen the movie “Polar Express” in an authentic train car.

This holiday tale tells of a young boy who still wants to believe in Santa even though his friends have grown out of it. His faith is rewarded when a steam train pulls up to his house and escorts him to the North Pole to meet Santa.

Tickets are $25 per person and include cookies, hot chocolate and a special gift.

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Owners: Monica Nunn (first name pronounced Moinica) and Chris Hines Open Since: April Location: Just off Interstate 85 in the Hamilton Mill Shopping Center, between Italy’s Pizza and Pasta and El Molcajete No. 3 Mexican Restaurant Hours: 10 a.m. to 8 p.m.

Mondays through Thursdays, 10 a.m. to 9 p.m.

Fridays and Saturdays and noon to 5 p.m. Sundays Atmosphere: SPLAT! has a relaxed, rustic-meetsmodern feel.

There are benches to sit on, as well as table seating and countertop seating.

There’s even a blue couch with green splats of paint all over it in a tribute to the eatery’s name.

“It’s warm and inviting,” Hines said. “When people come in, we want them to feel like they’re in our house, like they’re in our living room.”

The owners said the couch has become especially popular with families. Mothers routinely take pictures of their children sitting on it while they munch on cupcakes.

Nunn said she, her husband and Hines painted the tables and seating spaces by hand, leaving any notches and imperfections they found in the wood pieces so each piece would have its own unique character. That reflects their philosophy of making the cupcakes and cakes

Strawberry Shortcake, Salted Caramel, Red Velvet and Oreo are some of the more than 200 flavors sold at SPLAT! (Cakes N’ Such) in the Hamilton Mill area.

by hand, from scratch and without box mixes, she said.

“We wanted it to definitely be trendy but comfortable,” Nunn said.

“We wanted it to be a relaxing atmosphere but still describing our personalities, so definitely different (and) out of the box with the random splats of paint all over the place.”

Other little nods to the philosophy behind SPLAT! and its history include images of cupcakes hanging on the wall. A board signed by signed by customers of their former shop in Charlotte, N.C., hangs in the back of the store.

They closed that location to move to the Atlanta area and have become entrenched in the Hamilton Mill community and are big supporters of Mill Creek High School cluster programs and athletics.

Menu: SPLAT! offers more than 200 flavors of cupcakes, although not all at the same time. It also sells single-serving cheesecakes, full-size

flavored cupcakes an authentic and sometimes zesty taste.

“That’s another point that is so important to us,” Hines said. “Whether it’s the orange or the orange cranberries, because we have a couple different variations of orange, but we zest any of of our fruits unless it’s a pie filling. With our Strawberry Shortcake, we use a puree strawberry in the middle.

It’s important that we have those fresh ingredients.”

Price are $2.75 to $3.50 for cupcakes, $4.25 for individual-serving cheesecakes, $20 and up for cakes and $2 to $5 for cups of espresso.

SPLAT! has one set daily lineup of cupcakes for each month, so certain cupcakes will only be available on one specific day of each week in a month. Date Night, for example, can be purchased only on Fridays this month. At the end of the month, a new schedule comes out and cupcakes may be moved to new

days or taken off the menu entirely.

Any flavor that is not on the schedule for that month can still be ordered, provided the customer buys a dozen of that cupcake flavor. The cupcake flavors are available also as full-size cakes.

Something You May Not Know: The name “SPLAT!” is a nod to the early days of the business in Nunn’s home kitchen (when she lived in North Carolina).

“A lot of people look at the name and they think paint, not cupcakes,” Nunn said. “I started in my kitchen, and I wanted a fun name that described what my kitchen looked like when I baked and SPLAT! was it. Everybody knows, when you bake from scratch, you make a mess.

Flour, sugar kind of goes everywhere.

“That’s where the name came from, and that’s so important in our business.

When we say ‘made from scratch,’ we mean made from scratch.”

ceiling, and the ceiling fans hanging from it have chic cylindrical white globes over the lights.

Lovers of breakfast foods will be in luck at The 5 Spot Cafe because it serves breakfast all day.

Of course, it serves lunch and dinner menu items all day, and everything on the menu is under $13.

The owners say a wide range of dishes have been hits with customers. Favorites include the Hawaiian French Toast (it has pineapple baked Kremo Ice Cream is located in the Gwinnett Marketplace into it), various omelettes, shopping center near the intersection of Pleasant Hill breakfast burritos, chicken Road and Satellite Boulevard in the Duluth area. The Parmesan, chicken cordon shop serves gourmet ice cream rolls. (File Photo) bleu, meatloaf ciabatta, French dip, corned beef dip, cream. and wall decorations. An lobster mac and cheese and Customers get three topopen kitchen approach is also pings and one sauce on their the Reuben sandwich. used at the counter where 555 Progress Center Ave., rolls, and the finished product customers place their orders Lawrenceville. 470-294-1456 and see their ice cream being can be served on a waffle cone, a waffle bowl or a soft prepared.

Piatto Fresh Kitchen and dough “Kremo Bun.” Kremo serves gourmet Bar 2180 Pleasant Hill Road, ice cream that is rolled in a Piatto looks like an old Duluth. 470-375-8185 manner similar to Little Debhouse on the outside but has bie Swiss Rolls (albeit without a modern rustic look on the The 5 Spot Cafe the coating). Co-owner Tom inside.

The 5 Spot Cafe has Nguyen said rolled ice cream The restaurant also aporiginated in Thailand and has the look of an upscale allpears from Main Street to be American cafe with an open been around for a couple of a one-story restaurant, but it layout, but at the same time, years. is in fact a two-story busiEach ice cream roll is made the yellow exterior its owners ness with a dining area on when the customer places his added helps it stand out in a or her order, which means the business area where a restau- the street level and a bar and event room downstairs. preservative-free ice cream is rant is a rarity.

Raj Mittal, who owns the The interior paint scheme fresh when customers receive includes yellow and two tones restaurant along with his wife, it. Employees use natural inand Executive Chef Morey gredients to make each flavor, of gray, set off by deep red Anderson described the menu bench seats in the booths, which means if a customer as Italian and Mediterranean as well as wood chairs and orders strawberry ice cream, “with a twist.” a multitone brick wall behind the employee will mix in an That twist comes from inthe bar area. It has a wood actual strawberry with the

fusing the dishes with flavors they’ve discovered in their worldly travels. Anderson is a New York native who has also lived outside the U.S., while Mittal is a native of Nepal who spent years living in Sydney.

Most of the pastas, pizzas and salads on Piatto’s lunch and dinner menu range in price from $11 to $18, although starter dishes range in price from $1 to $12.

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GWINNETT TASTES A selection of local eateries recently featured in the Gwinnett Daily Post:

Chow King The upscale Asian buffet offers 650 seats and serves 250 food items daily. The restaurant has been busy since opening, and on a recent Tuesday afternoon well past the lunch hour, the lobby was full of the hustle and bustle of employees and customers.

This is the 25th restaurant that owner Yun Da Chen has opened in 30 years, General manager Gene Leong said.

Chen passed by the formerly vacant shopping center space and saw an opportunity, Leong said, so he invested $2 million to remake the space and offer an upscale environment with plenty of seating to keep wait times short.

Each weekend since opening, the restaurant has turned over those 650 seats twice each day, Chen said.

The restaurant serves food from around the world, including Korean, Chinese, Vietnamese and American, including pizza, crawfish, sushi, soup and dessert. Other seafood includes snowcrab, oyster, clam on the shell and flounder.

2055 Beaver Ruin Road, Norcross. 470-395-3333 Kremo Ice Cream Kremo takes a minimalist approach to the traditional ice cream shop layout with white walls, wood furniture

cakes and espresso.

Some flavors are labeled “Kid Friendly” while others are intended for the adult with a “more mature palate,” Nunn said.

One example of the adult flavors is “Date Night,” a dark chocolate and red wine cake, she said.

“We also appeal to the older generation because all of these recipes came from my great-grandmother and were passed down in my family,” Nunn said.

“The carrot cake is very traditional (as are) German Chocolate, lemon, pineapple upside down cake. It lets us grab in that audience because they like that traditional, not-too-sweet kind of thing.”

Popular flavors, however, include Date Night, Red Velvet, Salted Caramel, Strawberry Shortcake and SPLAT’s gluten free options.

Nunn and Hines said they use fresh fruit flavors, such as hand-squeezed juices from lemon and oranges, or actual strawberries, to give the fruit-

Cupcakes: $2.75 each, but $3.50 off the top shelf. $3 off on a purchase of a dozen.

Any flavor offered that day, with most flavors tied to the day of the week. More than 200 flavors offered, but only a small handful of flavors are offered every day, including salted caramel, red velvet, very vanilla, chocolate temptation, Happy Birthday and gluten-free options.

Cheesecakes: $4.25.

Individual singleserving cheesecakes.

Comes with a variety of toppings, such as cranberries, strawberries, blueberries, icing, chocolate chips, fudge or nuts.

Cakes: $20-$50. Cakes sold in any of the more than 200 flavors used for cupcakes, as well as specialty flavors such as chocolate chip cookie dough. Prices depend on size.

Splattyshakes: $5.15.

Customer’s choice of cupcake blended with ice cream and served in a cup.

Party in a …: $4 for a cup, $5 in a cone. Any choice of a cupcake with ice cream served in the middle.

Coffee: $1.75 to $4.75.

A variety of espresso coffees, ranging in price from the Daily Drip on the low end to flavored lattes, mocha and caramel macchiatos on the high end. Extra shots cost an additional 75 cents and extra flavors cost 25 cents more.

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O4W Pizza O4W Pizza is in the heart of Duluth on Main Street just over the railroad tracks and off the intersection with West Lawrenceville Street/Duluth Highway.

Anthony Spina grew up in the pizza and restaurant business in New Jersey, and when he moved to Georgia, he made it a point to keep up the family atmosphere he Umaido remembers as a kid.

This Japanese Ramen He simply wants people noodle restaurant has a range to experience what he did of seating options, including growing up in a town where counters by the open kitchen there were some 10 pizzerias that give patrons the opporthat had been there some 60 tunity to see their food being years. prepared.

He aims to offer a place It also has traditional tables that stands out from the resfor seating, as well as a long taurant crowd. high-top table in the dining That includes the resarea. taurant’s own mozzarella Umaido’s most popular cheese, croutons made from main dish with customers is dried garlic knots and cutting its Tonkotsu Ramen Bowl. fresh pepperoni and bread, It features an original broth made from tree ear, garlic oil, among other menu selections. bean sprouts, a seasoned Among these menu items half hard boiled egg, scallions, are the Mr. DiMarco, which sesame and two slices of is Jersey Round topped with roasted pork and costs $10. fresh mozzarella, pecorino, The Tonkotsu is hardly all Umaido is known for, however. asiago, parmigiano, reggiano, EVOO and fresh basil One of its best-known ($20.50) and Sausage, pepdishes is the Ultra Spicy Raper, onion hero, homemade men bowl, which costs $11.

Berkshire pork sausage It comes in various levels of topped with house tomato spiciness so customers can sauce ($7/11). test their tolerance level for hot foods before settling on a 3117 Main St., Duluth. 678preference.

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arts&entertainment Fernbank announces New London Theatre set to present its holiday activities ‘Best Christmas Pageant Ever’ play the Center for Puppetry Arts.

Nov. 26: “How the Grinch Stole Christmas,” “A Fernbank Museum wants Charlie Brown Christmas” to help families have a and snowman puppetmakHolly Jolly Christmas in a ing.

Winter Wonderland over the Dec. 3: “Frosty’s Winter next month and a half.

Wonderland,” “A Charlie The museum announced Brown Christmas” and live its annual Winter Wonderperformances by the Atland Exhibition and Holly lanta Ballet, Matsiko World Jolly Film Fest this week.

Orphan Choir and the Thai The seventh annual Win- Association. ter Wonderland began this Dec. 10: “How the past weekend and will run Grinch Stole Christmas,” “A through Jan. 8, with “enCharlie Brown Christmas” chanting” trees and displays and snowman puppetmakdesigned to both enhance ing. the setting and create an imDec. 17: “A Charmersive cultural experience lie Brown Christmas,” for visitors. The museum “Frosty’s Winter Wonderwill launch expanded hours land” and snowman pupof 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday petmaking. so patrons can enjoy the The museum also anscenery. nounced it will offer a There will be two floors Cyber Sale with 20 percent of trees that the museum’s off all membership levels cultural partners have from Nov. 23-29. A similar decorated to reflect differsale will be held Dec. 12ent holiday traditions from 16, but the discount will be around the world.

15 percent at that time.

And then there’s the film The museum’s shop fest. will also offer an extra 10 On Saturdays through percent off purchases for Dec. 17, the library will museum members Dec. 3-4. show holiday films and Museum admission is performances. free for members, but for Film times are available those who are not a memon FernbankMuseum.org, ber, the cost is $18 for but the schedule includes: adults, $17 for seniors, $16 Saturday: “Frozen,” “A for kids ages 3-12 and free Charlie Brown Christmas” for kids under 2. and then create a snowman The museum is located at rod puppet with staff from 767 Clifton Road in Atlanta.

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One of the season’s most beloved stories has been enjoyed in book form since 1971, as a play in 1982 and as a made-for-TV movie in 1983.

Barbara Robinson’s heartwarming holiday tale will be available for area audiences to experience in theatrical form Dec. 2 through 18 as New London Theatre presents “The Best Christmas Pageant Ever.”

John Berlo of New London Theatre says, “Each year we try to find a holiday show which will provide our audience with not only good entertainment but will have them leaving the theater with some of the holiday spirit that we all cherish.”

“The Best Christmas Pageant Ever” will be performed at the New London Theatre at 8 p.m.

Fridays and Saturdays and at 2:30 p.m. on Sundays.

Tickets are $12 in advance and $15 the day of the show. Children (2-19) and seniors (55 and older) are always $10.

The theater is located at 2338 Henry Clower Blvd. in Snellville inside the Hello Again Variety Mall in New London Plaza, at the corner of Knollwood and U.S. Highway 78.

“The Best Christmas

remember and hold onto,” Berlo says. “For those for whom this is their first exposure to it, we hope it will touch them in such a way that they will leave with this story being a new favorite.”

For director John Riggle, this is a new experience on several levels.

He says, “I have been Holley Calmes in theater for a really long time and have felt Pageant Ever” is the the itch to direct a show. story of a family of six I feel like this was a great unruly “misfit” children, opportunity for me to wet the Herdmans, who go to my feet and at the same church for the first time time challenge myself with after being told that the an energetic young cast. church offers free snacks. It has been a very fulfillDespite protests from ing process for me. While other church members, there have been some they are given major roles moments where I got tired, in the Sunday school’s I am never in doubt about Christmas play in which my decision to do this.” they tell the Christmas One of the story’s messtory in their own unfamil- sages involves the accepiar, funny, and sweet way. tance of outsiders, espe“For those who know cially when they behave in the story, it is one they a way not acceptable to the

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“in crowd.”

“I think audiences will get to see a good old fun show while getting to see the effect that inclusion can have on children,” Riggle says.

The cast is made up of many young actors. There is family involvement as well. Berlo says, “New London Theatre strives to find productions which not only appeal to all ages but can also include whole families both on the stage and behind the scenes.

This production includes several, including a grandfather and grandson.”

More information about this and other shows, and about purchasing tickets, can be found at newlondontheatre.org.

Holley Calmes is a freelance writer and public relations consultant specializing in the arts.

Email her at hcalmes@ mindspring.com.

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ATLANTA BOTANICAL GARDENS 1345 Piedmont Ave. N.E., Atlanta 404-876-5859 www.atlantabg.org • Dec. 3: Reindog Parade • Through Dec. 17: Botanical Saint Nick • Through Dec. 24: Ride-OnTrain

FERNBANK MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY 767 Clifton Road N.E., Atlanta 404-929-6300 www.fernbankmuseum.org • Nov. 18: Martinis and IMAX Series Finale • Nov. 19, 26: Tadpole Tales • Nov. 19, 26, Dec. 3, 10, 17: Holly Jolly Film Festival • Nov. 20: Fernbank Forest Native Tree Tour

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ALLIANCE THEATRE 1280 Peachtree St. N.E., Atlanta 404-733-4650 www.alliancetheatre.org • Nov. 25 through Dec. 24: A Christmas Carol

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arts&entertainment Aurora, Alliance bring Christmas spirit to the stage

By Jon Gallo

we have produced ‘Christmas Canteen 2016’ with the intention of giving the The Aurora Theatre in community an unmatched Lawrenceville and the Alli- tradition that encomance Theatre in Atlanta will passes something for every start ringing in the holidays generation,” said Anthony this week with Aurora preRodriguez, Aurora Theatre’s senting its annual “Christco-founder and producmas Canteen 2016,” which ing artistic director. “This runs today through Dec. 23, variety show has great moand the Alliance welcoming ments of physical comedy, the return of “A Christmas breathtaking costumes and Carol,” which hits the stage most of all, spectacular from Nov. 25 through Dec. musical numbers ranging 24. from sentimental holiday “Christmas Canteen favorites, fun pop songs, 2016,” which bills itself as high-energy dance numbers “Gwinnett’s longest-running and patriotic salutes, just to theatrical extravaganza,” name a few.” will fill the air with holiday Co-directed by Anthony tunes sung by plenty of Rodriguez and Jen Macfamiliar faces, including Queen, “Christmas CanBrandon O’Dell, Jen Macteen 2016” comes to life Queen, Diany Rodriguez through the design team of and Lyndsay Ricketson Julie Allardice Ray (set), Brown, who all return.

Daniel Pope (sound), Ryan They’ll be complemented Bradburn (props), Mary

by Christian Magby and Ce- Parker (lights), Alan Yeong cil Washington Jr., who will and Suzanne Holtkamp be performing in the show (costumes) and MacQueen for their first time. (choreography). Aurora coThe show combines com- founder Ann-Carol Pence edy with singing to usher in (keyboard) provides musical the holiday season through direction to band members a performance that’s geared Mark Biering (percussion), for an audience of all ages. Greg Armijo (bass) and Jim “For the past 21 years, Stallings (guitar).

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Dickens’s classic tale returns to the venue for the 27th straight year.

Atlanta actor David de Vries returns as Scrooge.

He’s no stranger to the Alliance Theatre, having starred in “One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest,” “Shrek” and “Carapace.” He also played Lumiere and Dr. Dillamond in “Beauty and the Beast” and “Wicked” The Aurora Theatre’s “Christmas Canteen 2016” runs respectively on Broadway.

In “A Christmas Carol,” through Dec. 23. (Special Photo) which is directed by Rose“One of my favorite parts by calling the box office at mary Newcott, he’ll be of the show is seeing the 678-226-6222. joined by Je Nie Fleming as audience’s reaction,” RodriSpectators are also urged Mrs. Fezziwig /Mrs. Dilber, guez said. “Each year, the to enjoy Aurora’s annual Thomas Neal Antwon content is unique with new Festival of Trees. More than Ghant as Bob Cratchit, Bart material, so we can’t wait to two dozen trees decorated Hansard as Mr. Fezziwig/ see what our patrons think by local businesses will Christmas Present, Chris of the surprises we have in light up Aurora’s lobby, as Kayser as Jacob Marley, store for 2016.” guests are asked to place Joe Knezevich as Fred, and The show will start at new, unwrapped toys or Laurie Williamson as Bess.

8 p.m. Tuesday through non-perishable food items After three years playing Saturday nights, with 2:30 by their favorite trees. The Tiny Tim, Jaden Robinson performances offered donations support the Unit- has grown into the role Saturdays and Sundays. No ed States Marine Corps’ of Wyatt Cratchit/Turkey shows will held Thursday Toys for Tots drive and the Boy. Marco Schittone, and Nov. 24. Tickets range county’s food banks. who as part of the Alliance from $30 to $65, but start at Later in the week, the Al- Theatre’s cast for “Tuck $20 for discount matinees liance Theatre will start its Everlasting,” will play the scheduled for Dec. 7, 14, annual run of “A Christmas role of Tiny Tim. 21 and 23 at 10 a.m. Tickets Carol,” which has become a The cast also includes can be purchased by visiting theatrical staple around the Cynthia D. Barker, Lowrey tickets.auroratheatre.com or holiday season, as Charles Brown, Stephen Brown,

Shelli Delgado, Caleb Eichner-Baumann, Ann Marie Gideon, Jeremiah Parker Hobbs, Kaitlin Hunter, Sophie Lyman, J. Koby Parker, Courtney Patterson, Brad Raymond, Noa Miryam Tsur and Minka Wiltz.

“A Christmas Carol,” which tells the story of the misanthropic and tightfisted Scrooge’s journey in which the meets three ghosts, won’t return to the Alliance Theatre in 2017 because the venue will be undergoing a complete renovation. The show is scheduled to return in 2018, when a new adaptation by David H. Bell will be part of the Alliance Theatre’s 50th anniversary season.

“A Christmas Carol” will be performed most Tuesday-Sunday nights; visit www.alliancetheatre. org/christmas for show times. However, no shows are scheduled for Nov. 29, Dec. 2, Dec. 7, Dec. 9 and Dec. 14. Tickets, which start at $20 ($14 for children) can be purchased via www.alliancetheatre. org/christmas or by calling 404-733-5000.

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Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them (PG-13) ★★★★

BY MICHAEL CLARK Movie Critic

After watching “Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them” (FBAWTFT) it is abundantly clear that Warner Bros. studios, first time screenwriter J.K. Rowling and director David Yates took next to no chances and tripped over themselves in

order to keep the “Harry Potter” faithful pleased as punch.

A “Potter” installment in all but name, “FBAWTFT” is based on the false document “Potter” book of the same name by Rowling written under the pen name Newt Scamander which showed up briefly in a “Potter” installment as a text book distributed at the Hogwarts School.

Not initially intended to ever be a movie, Warner’s (surely missing the mammoth revenues of the original eight-part blockbuster series) convinced Rowling to pen a screenplay by fleshing

the book out into a traditional narrative and bringing back four-time “Potter” helmer Yates to insure the utmost, seamless consistency in order to launch what will almost assuredly be another slam-dunk cash-cow franchise.

Serving as a prequel, the story is set in New York City after World War I and prior to the Great Depression. It opens with the bookish and socially awkward Scamander (Eddie Redmayne) getting off a boat for the purpose of finding U.S.only based creatures for reasons revealed later. This is during a time when New

‘Fantastic Beasts’ goes sour after a good start York is riddled with rogue paranormal destruction which doesn’t sit well with the No-Maj’s (the American equivalent of muggles) or the secretive branch of U.S. wizards.

Housed in a high rise that suggests a hybrid of Grand Central Station, the Langley home of the C.I.A. and the headquarters of “Men in Black,” the U.S. operation isn’t a school like Hogwarts but more of a think-tank/ brain-trust sort of place whose principal directive is not being detected.

For the first hour, the filmmakers hit most of the right notes. Scamander inadvertently involves a civilian (Dan Folger as aspiring baker Jacob Kawalski) and the two are soon joined by wizard sisters Tina (Katherine Waterston) and Queenie Goldstein (singer Alison Sudol), who eventually morph into the men’s love interests.

Also key during this stretch is Mary Lou Barebone (Samantha Morton), a fire and brimstone, antiwitch crusader sort with a severe bob hair-do who leads an extremist cult called “The Second-Salemers.” Whether intended or not, Rowling’s conception of the Barebone character bears a great deal

Katherine Waterson stars as Tina, Eddie Redmayne as Newt, Alison Sudol as Queenie and Dan Fogler as Jacob in “Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them.” (Special Photo: Warner Bros. Pictures)

of resemblance to “The Crucible” by Arthur Miller. This is only heightened by the presence of Credence (Ezra Miller), Barebone’s abused adopted son whose pale complexion and ever more severe haircut foreshadows dread and doom.

During this time the filmmakers, the designers and the special effects folks keep everything relatively lowkey. The humor is abundant yet never forced, the action strong yet economical, the visuals bright and varied and the narrative fully characterdriven. Various otherworldly beasts are introduced and all are brilliantly conceived and realized.

At the start of the second hour, everything begins to unravel. Prompted by a feud between the U.S. and British wizards, the narrative starts to lose focus, character motivations become fuzzy and the glorious color palate reverts back to the black/ grey/starched white which permeated all of the “Potter” movies. Add in rain, too many nighttime settings, overstrained CGI and breakneck editing and the result is a migraine-inducing, cacophonous mess. Whatever charms the movie had going for it quickly dissipate and are replaced with crush-

ing and non-sensible action sequences that would be more at home in an “Avengers” installment.

When the dust finally settles the filmmakers can’t quite seem to settle on a single closing scene so they include six, one of which includes a very famous actor who appears on-screen for less than a minute and utters one line. He is there to whet the audience’s unquenchable appetite and set up what is rumored to be two to four more installments.

Even the weakest of the eight “Potter” efforts was better than “FBAWTFT” and one can’t help but comparing it to the fate of “Lord of the Rings” and its ugly stepsister “The Hobbit.” Three rich and dense novels pared down to epic length features followed by nine hours of pabulum culled from a single book barely more than 300 pages long.

If the reaction of the audience at the preview screening is any kind of indicator, the Potter faithful will be thrilled beyond repair. They don’t get Harry but they won’t care. “FBAWTFT” has got wizards by the dozens and, as we all know, everything is cheaper by the dozen.

(Warner Bros.)

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‘Billy Lynn’ sly, visually striking, revolutionary Billy Lynn’s Long Halftime Walk (R)

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“Billy Lynn’s Long Halftime Walk” has the potential to be a revolutionary film. The movie, directed by Ang Lee, is adapted from a 2012 novel by Ben Fountain that’s set on a single day in 2004, when a platoon of Iraq War veterans, who’ve been flown back to the U.S., are engaged in a military PR gambit to participate in the Dallas Cowboys’ Thanksgiving halftime show. “Billy Lynn” isn’t a specialeffects film. It is, for lack of a better word, a realistic movie. So how could it be revolutionary?

Here’s how. Lee, working with the cinematographer John Toll, shot the film in 3-D at a speed of 120 frames per second — five times that of an ordinary movie. He also shot it with a 4K resolution. The result is that the images in “Billy Lynn” have an astonishing clarity and physical presence.

The first image we see is that of Billy Lynn (Joe Alwyn), a boyish media hero of the war, and you feel, at that moment, like you could almost reach into the screen and touch him.

The sensation isn’t totally unfamiliar, since the images have some of the eerie present-tense effect of videotape, though with

Billy Lynn (Joe Alwyn) stars in TriStar Pictures’ “Billy Lynn’s Long Halftime Walk.”

a clarity that’s unprecedented. Maybe it’s no surprise that the film also feels a little stark in its 20/20 objectivity, stripped and cleansed of the usual subtleties of atmosphere. “Billy Lynn” isn’t a warm-looking movie. Yet that hardly matters, because the experience is so sharpedged and tactile that the presence of the actors in front of you feels physically immersive. Lee takes an evolutionary leap in technology, but he does it only to lead us back to what movies used to be.

Billy Lynn is a hero because, in the midst of battle, he was caught on a cellphone video coming to the aid of his wounded sergeant, Shroom (Vin

Diesel), and firing back at the enemy. That image became a scannable meme of heroism. That’s why his platoon, the Bravo Squad, has been brought on a two-week “victory tour,” culminating in their halftime appearance in the raremeat heart of red-state country. As they ride in a long black Hummer limousine, their manager, Albert (Chris Tucker), jabbers on the phone trying to get them a movie deal. They’re supposed to be enjoying their 15 minutes of fame, but they don’t trust any of it. The words pass between them with that private macho code shared by soldiers who’ve been baptized in war together.

Billy is one of the

boys — in fact, he’s their star — but he can’t focus.

A small-town Texas kid pummeled and traumatized by war, he’s got a head that’s everywhere at once, and that’s where the movie follows him: to scenes with his sister, Kathryn (Kristen Stewart), an anti-war liberal who’s desperate for Billy not to redeploy. Or to scenes in Iraq, where the video of Billy’s heroism that everyone saw was just the tip of the bloody iceberg.

All of this haunts Billy, in his semi-suppressed PTSD haze, yet he is also alive to the sights and sounds around him:

the camaraderie of his buddies, the explosive surrealism of the football hoopla. And when Billy catches the eye of a Dallas Cowboys Cheerleader, we know that he’s the rock star and she’s the officially sanctioned groupie. Yet their connection is true. Makenzie Leigh, as the pom-pop Christian whose job is to be a red-white-andblue erotic figment, has a star-making overbite combined with an indelible soulfulness. We’re led to think: She’s worth leaving the war for.

The extraordinary technology of “Billy Lynn,” along with a fine

script and inspired acting, allows Ang Lee to conceive a movie that’s built almost like a thriller around Billy’s experience of a single day. Yet the movie isn’t just about the rote insensitivity of the media age. It’s a piercing satire of an America in which even those who are against the war say they “support the troops,” but even those for the war don’t really support the troops.

Will this film connect with audiences? Probably to the degree that other Iraq War films have: not very much. But “Billy Lynn” is full of inspired performances that are inseparable from how close we get to the people who are giving them. I can’t remember the last time Steve Martin was this good in a movie: He plays the owner of the Cowboys, who wants to back a Bravo Squad movie deal. As Sgt. Dime, the commander of the unit, Garrett Hedlund gives a brilliant performance.

And Alwyn gives you the feeling you had when you first saw the young Leonardo DiCaprio: so much openness, so much cagey and responsive empathy, so much going on in that face. Or can part of his performance be chalked up to the technology? I’m tempted to answer that by leaning in Alwyn’s favor.

But the real answer is: Stay tuned.

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‘Arrival’

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STANDOUT PERFORMANCE

PASS/FAIL

WHO WILL LIKE THIS...

SEE IT NOW OR WAIT

OVERALL IMPRESSION

Pass: A moving, thought-provoking story. The first two-thirds of the movie are involving, very interesting, and captivated my attention completely, making me wonder what would happen next. Good pace and well-structured for this portion of the film.

Fail: The story starts to lose traction in the final third of the movie as it becomes rife with flashbacks and insinuations that leave too much to individual interpretation. I was expecting a meaningful moral or a strong conclusion to the story that would tie it all together; instead I would up saying, “What, exactly, just happened here?”

Amy Adams does a really good job as the language professor drafted to learn the alien’s language, who eventually becomes their interpreter and primary advocate. Her character is moody but thoughtful and understanding as she shows a higher level to her craft as an actor that can easily be connected to.

Sci-fi fans will love this movie. The premise is a familiar one (too many other movies to mention) but at the same time is authentic and believable. The scenes of Adams character interfacing with the aliens is both interesting and exciting with plenty of sci-fi stuff for any fan of the genre to enjoy.

Worth seeing it now in order to appreciate the scenery and settings for the meetings with the aliens that would lose their impact on the small screen.

There have been so many movies based on the same idea as this. Aliens invade. Are they friendly or not? Do we talk to them or are they hostile and should we blow them to pieces? Among all of those films, however, I have to say that this one is better than most. Amy Adams is compelling and sympathetic as the advocate for understanding what the invaders want and does a good job leading us through the story. Worth a look, but no need to hurry.

Pass: The script and most of the acting is very strong here. It’s a rather quiet film, with only bits of music here and there, and lots of space for silence during the dramatic moments. Amy Adams and Jeremy Renner are terrific in the leading roles. They are very convincing and bring a great realness to their performances.

Fail: I wish I had enjoyed the performance of Forest Whitaker a bit more. Also, the movie may feel a bit slow to some, especially in the opening third of the film, as it seems to take a while to get to the first encounter with the aliens. These are small quibbles, though, in what is an overall strong film.

This is probably one of Amy Adams’ most powerful performances. She is believable in this role and never goes over the top in her portrayal of a linguist with amazing skills in translating the language of the aliens. There is a tenderness and sincerity in her performance that really shines through. I think there are more great dramatic roles for her in the future.

If you enjoyed “Close Encounters of the Third Kind” or “Gravity,” this is your kind of flick. Great acting from most of the cast and wonderful special effects throughout. And it’s not particularly violent or vulgar, so even young teens might enjoy this movie (it’s a very mild PG-13).

Sci-fi fans really need to see this on the big screen. While the aliens themselves are unimpressive tree-like creatures, the way they use their arms/ tentacles to communicate is very fascinating and quite dramatic on the big screen.

A word about the soundtrack … the film opens and closes with a contemporary work for strings by Max Richter titled “On The Nature of Daylight” from The Blue Notebooks. It is a haunting piece for strings that grabs your attention in the unique way in which it features sustained dissonance to create tension. There are a lot of flashbacks (and flash-forwards, if that is the word) once the main character discovers she has the ability to see into the future, and these can be a little confusing at first. Once things settle in, however, it’s an enjoyable ride, with thrilling moments as well as scenes that are moving and poignant. Sci-fi fans have reason to rejoice with “Arrival.”

Pass: The movie starts with a bang while at a language lecture with the arrival of 12 rocky orange slices in unexpected places of the world. Later we find the aliens are octopus-like beings with inky intelligence and weird concept of time that kept the movie somewhat interesting due to their strangeness/alienness.

Fail: Because of the placing of flipbacks and flipforwards, you end up more confused and needing a second dose to analyze the significance of the flips. Pacing was slower than most movies, but I guess it kept the suspense.

The performance of linguist Louise Banks played by Amy Adams was excellent, keeping us interested in the movie and all the drama happening around her. She was well supported by a theoretical physicist Ian Donnelly played

by Jeremy Renner.

Sci-fi fans who like psychological dramas might be inclined to partake at the movie theater.

Will definitely rent the DVD when it comes out. I’ll need a second take.

You might want to skip the big screen. Nothing there would require a big screen.

This was a cerebral take on the movie “Signs” without any of the scary parts.

I was watching the movie with the suspense of someone waiting for something really bad to happen just around the corner, and the corner never arrived. Guess the part that was interesting to see was how the pundits and talking heads keep arousing the madness in crowds around the world, making the madness of the events a powerful movement that incited governments around the world to plan to attack the aliens. This is a movie about the actual times when you no longer can believe anything from the press and media hawks. Maybe a cautionary tale of hope.

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Citizen Kane 75th Anniversary Blu-ray (PG) Movie: ★★★★ Disc: ★★★★ Regularly referred to as the greatest film ever made, “Citizen Kane” effectively ignited and snuffed out the movie career of producer/director/co-writer/leading man Orson Welles. Heavily based on the life of newspaper magnate William Randolph Hearst, the movie was all but crushed by Hearst upon release.

He refused to let his papers advertise it and instructed his minions to bad-mouth Welles so viciously

he became an industry pariah. This new Blu-ray is as perfect as the film itself.

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NOW SHOWING Recently reviewed films now playing in metro area theaters.

• Arrival (PG-13) — 3 1/2 stars An odd but thoroughly engrossing hybrid of “Contact,” “2001: A Space Odyssey” and “Close Encounters of the Third Kind,” “Arrival” stars Amy Adams as a linguistics professor called on by the U.S. Army to figure out a way to communicate with the aliens. — Michael Clark

• Doctor Strange (PG-13) — 2 1/2 stars Benedict Cumberbatch plays the title character in this Marvel comic adaptation that might just be a little too cerebral for its own good. After an accident leaves him without a profession, Strange seeks Eastern-based cures that don’t go as planned. — MC • Hacksaw Ridge (R) — 2 1/2 stars Director Mel Gibson’s first film in 10 years gets more

right than wrong but just barely. A WWII flick chronicling the heroics of a conscientious objector (Andrew Garfield as Desmond Doss) has too much repetitive action and not enough stirring drama. — MC • Inferno (PG-13) — 2 stars The third and probably last in director Ron Howard’s series of hack Dan Brown novels is easily the worst of the bunch and even the loveable Tom Hanks can’t save

it. Deviating greatly from the book, the story is as deep as a Nancy Drew or Hardy Boys mystery. — MC • Jack Reacher: Never Go Back (PG-13) — 2 1/2 stars A competent if unspectacular follow-up to the equally disposable original, “Never Go Back” stars Tom Cruise as Jack, a former Army cop who is drawn into a situation involving a female officer and a teen who might be his daughter. — MC

• “The Beatles: Eight Days a Week — The Touring Years” (Nov. 18): The Ron Howard-directed documentary compiles footage of the Fab Four’s live performances in the mid-1960s.

(Not rated) • “Mechanic: Resurrection” (Nov. 22): A former assassin (Jason Statham) must carry out three kills to ransom his new love interest (Jessica Alba). (R) • “Hell or High Water” (Nov. 22): Two brothers (Chris Pine, Ben Foster) who feel they have no choice but to commit robbery are chased by a Texas Ranger (Jeff Bridges). (R) • “Don’t Breathe” (Nov. 29): Three young thieves make the mistake of choosing a supposedly helpless man’s house to rob; Stephen Lang and Jane Levy star. (R) • “The BFG” (Nov. 29): In Steven Spielberg’s telling of the Roald Dahl story, a youngster (Ruby Barnhill)

befriends a friendlier-thanmost giant (Mark Rylance).

(PG) • “Absolutely Fabulous: The Movie” (Nov. 29): Jennifer Saunders (also the writer here) and Joanna Lumley reprise their television roles as the high-living Edna and Patsy. (R) “Pete’s Dragon” (Nov. 29): A live-action version — with “dragon” computer graphics — of the Disney classic retells the tale of an orphan (Oakes Fegley) and his fire-breathing friend.

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‘Bleed for This’ scores TKO for boxing movie title Bleed for This (R) ★★★★

is possibly going to be interesting for the remaining hour or more I’m sitting here?”

But as the very opening of the film shows, this film

BY KHARI J. SAMPSON isn’t about the loud bits. It’s khari.sampson the silent moments that get @gwinnettdailypost.com you.

My first thought upon The able Miles Teller hearing of “Bleed for This” (“Whiplash”) leads as Vinny was, “Oh, I guess folks Pazienza, a real-life chamwant another ‘Rocky’ pion boxer circa 1988 who movie with an Italian guy faces the fight of his life because ‘Creed’ last year when an injury takes boxing was too black.” away from him. What does And for about its first one do when one’s reason third, “Bleed for This” refor living is lost? ally is every “Rocky”-style That’s the question boxing movie you’ve ever explored in this film. Paz’s seen. Arrogant champion. journey is alternately abetPlucky underdog. Outside- ted and hindered by his the-ring issues (only with family — parents Angelo f-bombs and breasts thanks and Louise (Ciarán Hinds to the R rating). Trainand Katey Sagal, respecing montage. Unorthodox tively) — and boxing trainer coach. Bludgeoning fists.

Kevin Rooney (Aaron Stirring comeback in Eckhart, who’s terrific), the ring. Belt hoisted in Mike Tyson’s former coach. triumph.

Accustomed to celebrating The audience gets that Paz’s success, all must adwhole movie, all three acts just to a new normal as the of it, before minute 40. And once always moving Paz is although it’s well done, one forced into near stillness. wonders, “This ‘Rocky’ Director Ben Younger movie is over. What else (“Boiler Room,” “Prime”)

Something other than this stark but banal existence.

But rather than being a weakness of the movie, one realizes the movie’s pulled the viewer into Paz’s life without the viewer having to suffer the life-threatening condition.

It makes the final third all the more rewarding. Even as it slides dangerously back toward sports movie cliches territory, the journey Paz — and we — have been on gives each would-be trope incredible context.

The arrogant champion is now simply confidently stubborn. The plucky underdog has already won simply by trying. His nonFrom left, Ciaran Hinds, Miles Teller and Aaron Eckhart star in “Bleed for This.” (Special sports issues have less to do Photo: Open Road Films) with sex and gambling and makes a bit of a comeback Paz gets literally tangled first act of this film. And yet more to do with reconciling with family. The ubiquitous himself after a decade long with his girlfriend (Chrisit’s not at all unexpected, training montage is now absence from major feature tine Evangelista), post-inju- given the near-total silence fraught with the terror of a filmmaking. Though I’m ry, highlighting the change Younger begins “Bleed for debilitating setback. not at all familiar with his in their dynamic. A more This” with — in an excelBut as stirring as the earlier work, he acquits conventional film would lent use of sound design comeback attempt is, it’s himself well here with this take this scene and make it that occurs throughout the the quiet moments that hoist unsentimental, unflinching more melodramatic or more movie.

“Bleed for This” like a title and yet often darkly funny heartbreaking. But Younger Deep in the second act, belt. Simple but not that look at a man who’s lost his knows well to simply let the I grew impatient with the simple. reason for being. moment be one of several film, ready for a break(Open Road) There’s a scene where that counter the outsized through. Or a breakdown.

‘Edge of Seventeen’ brings honesty, freshness to teen genre The Edge of Seventeen (R) ★★★★

BY KRISTEN HANSEN

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Finally, a coming-of-age teen film that gets it all right. “The Edge of Seventeen” is a breath of fresh air for this genre. Funny and raw, it perfectly captures the awkwardness of one of the most vulnerable periods

in life — the teen years.

Usually when you see a “teen movie” it is riddled with all the classic teenmovie tropes. You expect them to be there, so it isn’t surprising when they are.

In fact, you learn to accept them as necessary parts of the genre. “The Edge of Seventeen,” however, offers nice surprises when it chooses to throw them aside and go it alone.

Going it alone actually seems to be the main character’s lifestyle.

Played by Hailee Steinfeld (“Pitch Perfect 2,” “Ender’s

Game”), Nadine uses her angst and quick wit as weapons to shield her from life’s hardships, but in doing so also alienates people from her life. Usually in movies where the female lead has a sharp tongue, it is all about the jokes and there is never any backlash from it. Here, though, the reactions are more real.

Nadine has one friend — literally. Krista (Haley Lu Richardson) has been her best friend since the second grade. Fast forward to junior year: Krista is found in a compromising position

From left, Hailee Steinfeld and Haley Lu Richardson star in “The Edge of Seventeen.” (Special Photo: STX Productions)

with her Nadine’s brother, Darian, played by Blake Jenner (“Glee,” “Everybody Wants Some!!”). Seeing this as a personal insult, Nadine pushes them away and tries to figure it out for herself.

While trying to find her way, she befriends her teacher Mr. Bruner (Woody Harrelson) — whether he likes it or not. Harrelson does a great job here, nailing the part of a seasoned,

wise teacher who doesn’t hesitate to give Nadine a dose of her own medicine.

She also tries to befriend fellow students including Nick (Alexander Calvert) and Erwin (Hayden Szeto) — some with success and others with, well, failure.

In writer Kelly Fremon Craig’s directorial debut, she chooses to make some interesting choices. There are many big moments in Nadine’s life that are never

actually seen onscreen. This device is interesting and I think helps to not bog down the film’s rhythm. It never felt long, nor did I ever feel one scene was going on too long.

There is no nudity. There is no slut-shaming. There is no crazy makeover that helps win her the boy. There is just honesty and freshness in a genre that greatly needs it.

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