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Vol. 48, No. 183

Dispute at restaurant ends with man dead

One in custody faces multiple murder counts

BY ISABEL HUGHES isabel.hughes@gwinnettdailypost.com

Army National Guardsman Jacob King holds his son, Wyatt, at a deployment ceremony on Tuesday at Lawrenceville’s Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 5255. Alpha Company, 1st Battalion 121st Infantry Regiment will be deployed to Afghanistan prior to the year’s end. (Staff Photo: Isabel Hughes)

‘A shared sacrifice’

Loved ones bid farewell to guardsmen at ceremony

BY ISABEL HUGHES

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Pulling off the Velcro American flag on his father’s right shoulder, Wyatt King clenched the patch in his little hand, pacifier wobbling as his lips curled into a smile.

As the tot threw the flag to the ground, his mother, Morgan King, bent over to pick it up, laughing.

“He loves his daddy,” King said, securing the patch back on her husband’s shoulder.

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We know sometimes that (deployment) can be hard and we know sometimes that it can be long. But please know that all of us in the city of Lawrenceville and (beyond) will lift the Alpha Company up in prayer every day, and today we send you off with our prayers and best wishes.”

— Lawrenceville Mayor Judy Jordan Johnson

“This is hard, but we’ve been (so busy) for so long that I don’t think it’s going to hit us for a little bit. (Alpha Company) is going to be gone for a month, so that will give us a little taste of what it’s going to be like (when

they’re deployed). That, I know, is going to be hard, emotionally.”

Gathered on the lawn of Lawrenceville’s Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 5255 on Tuesday afternoon, families and friends of the Army

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One man is dead following a dispute that occurred outside a Buford restaurant Tuesday afternoon.

Jerome Daniel Colvin, 34, of Auburn, is charged with felony murder, malice murder and aggravated assault in the shooting death of 25-year-old Allen Craig Willard, which occurred outside Ricos Jerome Daniel Colvin World Kitchen in downtown Buford.

Gwinnett police responded to the intersection of South Lee Street and West Main Street shortly after noon after receiving a 911 call reporting an active shooter, according to Cpl. Wilbert Rundles, a spokesman for the Gwinnett County Police Department.

“Officers quickly responded and located a deceased male in the roadway,” Rundles said. “It was also determined that it was not an active shooter but a shooting due to a dispute between known parties. A description of the suspect was obtained

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National Guardsmen bid farewell to Alpha Company, 1st Battalion 121st Infantry Regiment, which will spend about a month at Fort Stewart — an army base about an hour southwest of Savannah — then have several days with family before being deployed to Afghanistan prior to the year’s end.

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Gwinnett Police are investigating a shooting that has occurred in the area of West Main and South Lee streets in Buford. (Special Photo)

Volunteers working to get courthouse decorated for Christmas

BY CURT YEOMANS

Gwinnett County Parks and Recreation volunteer resources leader Tania Ballou hangs ornaments on the Christmas tree outside the Gwinnett County Historic Courthouse in Lawrenceville on Monday. (Staff Photo: Curt Yeomans)

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After some delays from last week’s rain storms, Gwinnett County Parks and Recreation has been working feverishly to get the Christmas tree at the county’s historic courthouse in Lawrenceville ready for its big Thanksgiving debut.

But employees have discovered the rain wasn’t the only issue the volunteers will have to overcome.

There is the issue of having

IF YOU GO What: Gwinnett County Christmas Tree Lighting Celebration When: 5:30-8 p.m. Thursday Where: Gwinnett County Historic Courthouse, 185 Crogan St., Lawrenceville More Info: www.gwinnettparks.com

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Gwinnett County volunteer coordinator Kim Shealy said that this year’s Christmas tree will be the largest the county has gotten for the annual holiday display at the historic courthouse. That’s mainly because it has more branches to See DECORATED, Page 5A

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Warrants issued for suspects in woman’s murder

BY ISABEL HUGHES

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Johns Creek detectives have obtained arrest warrants for three men who they believe are responsible for the murder of a 21-year-

old woman late last month.

Antoine Sims, 20, Michael Smith, 20, and Deshaun Flournoy, 18, are all wanted for felony murder in connection with the death of Adelisa Murtovic, whose body was found in a burning car on Oct. 30.

Police believe Murtovic was a victim of a drug deal gone wrong that started in Johns Creek and ended in Lawrenceville.

According to officials and previous reports by the Daily Post, Lawrenceville Police Department officers responded to reports of a car ablaze in the parking lot of a subdivision clubhouse on Village Bluff Drive at about 3:30 a.m. Oct. 30, where, after the fire was extinguished, they found Murtovic’s body.

Police said Murtovic died from a gunshot wound, which she may have sustained during a shootout in a Johns Creek subdivision six hours earlier.

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Chris Byers previously told the Daily Post that Johns Creek police received a 911 call on the night of Oct. 29

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in Johns Creek,’” Byers said. “He apparently told (Lawrenceville) detectives Deshaun that he and Flournoy (Murtovic) went to (the Retreat at Johns Creek ApartAdelisa Murtovic was found dead in a burning car Oct. 30 ments) to in Lawrenceville. (Photo: GoFundMe page) buy drugs and while Antoine there, the from residents of the Retreat been shot.”

Sims other peoat Johns Creek Apartments Because there were no ple showed who reported hearing “a victims, after investigating up and couple of gunshots.” and collecting evidence, approached “Our officers responded detectives left the area, the car and (met with) a couple of Byers said, and weren’t with a gun witnesses who said (after called back until the followand started the shooting) it sounded like ing day when Lawrenceville shooting. a car took off at a high rate detectives contacted them “The of speed and several people regarding the car fire and Michael boyfriend ran off into the woods,” dead woman in Gwinnett.

Smith said he got Byers said. “We put a drone “We get a call from his gun and basically a gun up and got a K-9 to go into Lawrenceville detectives fight ensues and then he the woods, but the only who say, ‘We have located takes off running into the things we found were some the boyfriend of the victim shell casings and a live and he’s saying he was driv- woods.”

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By Isabel Hughes

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It’s a well-known fact that fried chicken is a southern staple.

On Thanksgiving, though, Southerners often extend that love of frying to other items, from pie to stuffing to turkey, which can make for a deliciously crispy meal.

In an effort to ensure that holiday meals stay tasty and residents’ Thanksgivings don’t go up in smoke, the Gwinnett County Department of Fire and Emergency Services is offering some frying and cooking safety reminders for this holiday season.

“As preparations for the busy holiday are underway, firefighters want to encourage safe cooking practices,” said Capt. Tommy Rutledge, spokesman for the fire department. “Cooking continues to be the leading cause of residential fires during the Thanksgiving holiday and year-round, so the Gwinnett County Department of Fire and Emergency Services and the National Fire Protection Association are calling on all cooks to include fire safety in their recipes and meal preparations.”

Holiday cooking • If you are simmering, baking, roasting or boiling food, remember to check it regularly. Use a timer to remind you that something is on the stove or in the oven.

Never leave the house when cooking.

• Turn the stove burners off if you have to leave the kitchen or the house for any period of time or when going

never use the turkey fryer on the back deck or in the • Step 1: Completely thaw the turkey or use a fresh bird garage/carport.

• Step 2: Place the turkey in a fryer basket and the • To avoid a spillover of basket into the empty fryer. The minimum oil level the hot oil, follow the manushould be three to five inches from the top of the fryer, facturer’s instructions when but to find the correct oil height, first add water to the filling the pot. Do not overfill pot until the top of the turkey is covered. the fryer.

• Step 3: Remove the turkey, allowing the excess water • Keep children and pets to drain from the bird into the pot. The water level will away from the fryer. The pot fall — note that level by using a ruler to measure the distance from the top of the pot to the surface of the will be extremely hot — both water and clearly mark the water level. during and immediately after • Step 4: Drain or pour out the water and dry the pot cooking. Remember to use completely. If the fryer has a drain valve, be sure there insulated cooking mitts or isn’t any excess water in the spigot and open the valve potholders when touching the to drain the water — remember to close the valve pot or removing the lid cover. before adding oil.

• Wear safety glasses or • Step 5: Before igniting the flame, add cooking oil to goggles to prevent hot oil the marked level, but do not exceed. Though it may splatter from getting in your look like not enough oil, the turkey will fill the pot. Too eyes. The hot oil could cause much oil will cause the fryer to boil over and can start a fire or cause an explosion. a serious burn injury to the • Step 6: While the oil is heating, remove any excess fat face or eyes. around the neck or body that will prevent oil from flow• Be sure to use the proper ing through the turkey. Add any rub, seasoning, stuffing cooking oil and keep the oil or marinade into the bird. temperature in the turkey • Step 7: Once the oil is boiling, carefully lower the fryer at the recommended turkey into the fryer. Smaller turkeys, eight to 10 pounds level (350 degrees Fahrenheit and turkey parts, such as breast, wings, drumsticks or below) when cooking. and thighs, are best for frying. A 12-to-14-pound turkey The oil could ignite and burn is the maximum size bird that should be deep fried — if the temperature is raised turkeys over 15 pounds should be broken apart. Cooking temperatures will vary. above the recommended level. to sleep.

• Keep children and pets a • A fresh bird is preferred • Keep anything that safe distance away from the when cooking in a turkey could catch on fire — oven oven or stove when cooking. fryer. A frozen bird should mitts, wooden utensils, food Create a “kids-free zone” be allowed to thaw (at least packaging, towels or curtains around cooking appliances 24 hours) in the refrigerator — away from the stove that produce heat or have an before cooking. Placing a frotop, oven or any other heat open flame. zen turkey into a fryer could producing appliance in the Turkey frying cause a violent reaction. kitchen.

• Follow all manufactur• Begin by partially • Never wear loose cloth- ers’ instructions for cooking lowering the turkey into the ing or dangling sleeves and safety when using a pot slowly. The hot oil may while cooking. Remember turkey fryer to deep-fry the bubble fiercely at first. Allow to Stop, Drop and Roll, if turkey. the bubbles to settle before your clothes catch fire. Cool • Turkey fryers should be lowering the bird the rest of a burn injury with water until used outdoors and a safe-dis- the way in. the pain goes away. tance away from the house or • The oil in the pot should • Never attempt to cook any other combustible mate- be completely cooled before if you are extremely tired rial. Never leave the fryer removing or storing. (sleepy), or if you’ve conunattended.

• Keep a multi-purpose sumed too many alcoholic • Place the turkey fryer (ABC) rated portable fire beverages. on a solid, flat-level surface; extinguisher close at hand.

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DA drops charges against attorney accused of drugging employee’s drink “Since June 4, the Gwinnett County Police Department and the Special Victims Anthony O. Unit of the Van Johnson District Attorney’s Office have conducted an extensive investigation of this case including additional lab testing at private labs and consultation with the FBI,” the news release said. “After a review of all of the evidence and consultation with the victim, it is the conclusion of the District Attorney’s Office that there

is insufficient evidence to proceed with the prosecution of this case.”

The investigation into Van Johnson began when a female employee who worked as an interpreter for him accused the man of adding gamma-hydroxybutyrate, or GHB, a known date-rape drug, to her drink during a meal after work.

“She ordered a drink and excused herself to the ladies room,” Gwinnett County Police Department Cpl. Wilbert Rundles said at the time. “When she returned, the drink was waiting for her and she noticed there was a powder at the bottom. She

assumed this was extra salt that she had ordered with her drink.”

Police said the victim finished the drink and did not remember what happened until hours later when she woke up, which is when she called police.

A sexual assault exam was performed and “preliminary testing revealed GHB in the urine of the victim,” the DA’s Office said Tuesday.

Van Johnson was later charged with possession of a schedule 1 controlled substance with intent to distribute.

He was released on June 5 on $11,200 bond.

murder, one count of aggravated A Buford woman who assault and was charged with murder in one count late August for the shootof possesing death of her husband sion of a Christy has been indicted on four Love-Bullock firearm charges connected to the during the incident, two of which commission of a felony for were recently added. the Aug. 25 shooting, the On Thursday, a grand bill of indictment shows. jury indicted 39-year-old Love-Bullock was iniChristy Love-Bullock tially charged with felony on one count of malice murder and aggravated murder, one count of felony assault for the death of

39-year-old Montez LoveBullock; the possession of a firearm and malice murder charges are new, suggesting that Christy Love-Bullock killed her husband intentionally.

Georgia law defines malice murder as the “deliberate intention unlawfully to take the life of another human being which is manifested by external circumstances capable of proof. Malice shall be implied where no considerable provocation appears and where all the circumstances of the killing show an abandoned and malignant heart.”

Felony murder, on the other hand, occurs when a person “causes the death of another human being irrespective of malice” during the commission of another felony — such as aggravated assault.

Georgia has four classes of homicide: malice/felony

murder, which carry the same punishment, second degree murder, voluntary manslaughter and involuntary manslaughter.

According to previous reports by the Daily Post, Gwinnett police responded to 5871 Apple Grove Road in Buford at around 1 a.m. on Aug. 25 after neighbors called 911 to report the shooting.

“Several neighbors called us and said there was a man down in the middle of the road,” Gwinnett County Police Detective Sam Flynn said at the time.

“When officers arrived, we quickly determined he was deceased.”

Montez Love-Bullock died from a single gunshot wound, police said. Christy Love-Bullock was charged within hours of her husband’s death.

She remains in the Gwinnett County Jail without bond.

By Isabel Hughes

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The Gwinnett County District Attorney’s Office has dismissed the charges against a Snellville attorney who was arrested earlier this year after being accused of drugging one of his employees.

Anthony O. Van Johnson, 61, of Snellville was charged on June 4 following an investigation that began in September of last year, though on Tuesday, the DA’s office issued a news release saying there was “insufficient evidence to proceed with the prosecution of this case.”

BOE recounts to be held today

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“It goes beyond my own Carolyn Bourdeaux race.” can’t say whether a recount The recount of will reverse her narrow loss Gwinto Republican incumbent Steve nett’s reU.S. Knudsen sults will Rep. Rob take place Woodall at the in the 7th Gwinnett CongresCounty sional elections District office, race, but which is she told Carolyn Bourdeaux located reporters Wandy at 455 TuesTaylor Grayson day that Highway in Lawrenceville. another While the recount of the count is school board District 2 not just election results will take about place solely in Gwinnett, herself.

Gwin- the 7th Congressional DisRob trict is split between Gwinnett’s Woodall elections nett and Forsyth counties.

Forsyth elections ofoffice ficials will also meet at will begin conducting the 10 a.m. at their office in recount for the 7th ConCumming and recount gressional District race — as well as the Gwinnett the results from their side of the 7th Congressional County Board of EducaDistrict. tion District 2 race — at Bourdeaux lost to Wood10 a.m. today. Republicans all by 419 votes, or just won both races by narover one-tenth of a percentrow margins that are well within Georgia’s 1 percent age point, in the congressional race. Meanwhile, in threshold that allows for a the school board District 2 recount to take place. race, Democratic candi“Part of this is making date Wandy Taylor lost to sure that we really have a Republican candidate Steve fair and transparent elecKnudsen by 118 votes, or tion process,” said Bourdeaux, who was the Demo- just under two-tenths of a point. cratic Party’s nominee for

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Some Gwinnett County CrossFit gyms collaborated to collect nearly 100 Thanksgiving meal boxes for the North Gwinnett Cooperative Ministry this past week.

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From Staff Reports A group of Gwinnett County CrossFit gyms worked together to collect nearly 100 Thanksgiving meal boxes for the North Gwinnett Cooperative Ministry this past week.

The donation was part of a friendly competition between the gyms called Battle of the Boxes to collect as many meal boxes as possible.

“Actually, our numbers are up quite substaintially this year, so this 100 boxes is going to help us meet this need and make sure no one is hungry in our community,” North Gwinnett Co-Op Executive Director Kim Phillips said.

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Alcohol does not cure pain DEAR DR. ROACH: After treatment for prostate cancer (with brachytherapy) at age 69, my husband started self-medicating for pain with alcohol. His drug of choice is straight vodka in what I feel to be staggering quantities. Although we’ve had many conversations about the effects from long-term use and with numerous attempts to stop drinking, he refuses any type of rehab, stating he won’t waste money on something that won’t work. He is not violent or abusive. He has periodic checkups at the Veteran’s Affairs hospital relative to the prostate cancer but is not frank or honest with his doctor about his alcohol consumption.

Having read a great deal about living with an alcoholic, I realize I have no control or power over his drinking. I also realize I’ll be the one left to deal with the effects when they become so severe he can no longer deal with them, most likely in the form of mental deterioration or liver disease. Although he displays symptoms of alcoholism, at this point none, to my untrained eye, appear to be severe or debilitating.

What signs/symptoms must I watch for to know what to do and when to do it? I feel powerless and helpless since he’s a grown man and I cannot force him to pursue treatment.

— Anon.

ANSWER: I understand why you are in a difficult situation, and I hope I can help, though it is very hard.

The first thoughts I have are about the prostate cancer and its treatment. It isn’t normal that he should have so much pain after brachytherapy (the placement of radioactive material in the prostate to slow tumor growth), and there certainly are better treatments for chronic pain than alcohol.

That’s a question for his urologist, general physician or a pain specialist.

I also am concerned about a mental health disorder, especially depression, which he may be using alcohol as a self-treatment for. As his wife, you can support his getting better treatment for his pain and depression, if appropriate. One resource is at www.samhsa.gov/.

The organs that can be affected by alcohol are many, but the most important are the liver, heart, bone marrow and brain. Liver disease comes on slowly, and not every drinker will get cirrhosis, the endpoint of alcoholic liver disease. Signs of severe liver disease include a large, swollen abdomen (even if the extremities are thin), yellow color of the eyes and tremor. Heart failure from alcohol causes shortness of breath and fluid retention.

Bone marrow disease causes easy bruising, bleeding and anemia. But the brain is the most profoundly affected, and the list of possible symptoms is very large. Ataxia (a particular type of unsteady walking), poor memory and many personality changes are common.

In order to help your husband, it is important for you to take care of yourself.

Al-Anon provides support to people who have loved ones who are struggling with alcoholism. More information can be found on its website at al-anon.org/.

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TODAY’S HISTORY: In 1789, North Carolina was admitted as the 12th U.S. state.

In 1877, Thomas Edison announced his invention of the phonograph.

In 1922, Rebecca Felton of Georgia was sworn in as the first female U.S. senator.

In 1995, leaders representing warring factions in the former Yugoslavia initialed a peace agreement in Dayton, Ohio.

TODAY’S BIRTHDAYS: Voltaire (1694-1778), philosopher; Stan Musial (1920-2013), baseball player; Earl Monroe (1944- ), basketball player; Harold Ramis (1944-2014), actor/director; Goldie Hawn (1945- ), actress; Tina Brown (1953- ), editor; Bjork (1965- ), singer/actress; Troy Aikman (1966- ), football player/sportscaster;

Ken Griffey Jr. (1969- ), baseball player; Michael Strahan (1971- ), football player/TV personality; Carly Rae Jepsen (1985- ), singer-songwriter.

TODAY’S FACT: In 1783, JeanFrancois Pilatre de Rozier and Marquis Francois Laurent d’Arlandes made the first untethered manned hot air balloon flight.

TODAY’S SPORTS: In 1942, the National Hockey League discontinued overtime in regular-season games because of wartime restrictions on train schedules. It was restored in 1983.

TODAY’S QUOTE: “Man is free at the instant he wants to be.” — Voltaire TODAY’S NUMBER: 24 — All-Star team selections for baseball Hall of Famer Stan Musial. Musial and Willie Mays are tied for second behind Hank Aaron (25) for the all-time All-Star team selections record.

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Dear Amy: At what age can I let my 7-yearold son ride his bike to his best friend’s house (two blocks away) on his own? The other family is fine with it. I’m not afraid of traffic or crime (quiet, safe area), but of being reported. I’ve heard about parents being arrested for allowing unsupervised play. Is there a law or a rule-of-thumb regarding when it is safe to let kids be on their own?

—K Dear K: Yes, there are stories about adults reporting parents for letting their children play unsupervised in public.

I think 7 is a little young to responsibly ride a bike solo across intersections, but then again, I was riding pretty far and wide at that age (and other farm kids I knew were basically operating heavy equipment at that age).

But I’m not your son’s parent — you are. You should have the right to make choices regarding your own comfort — and to gauge your son’s competency — out in the world.

You might not be able to prevent concerned (or nosy) neighbors from calling CPS or law enforcement over seeing a young child riding solo, so you should check your local and state laws to see if you are violating any statutes.

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Is it too soon for me to worry about doing something about the extreme loneliness that I’m experiencing?

— Gay, but not “In the Life” Dear Gay: It is never too soon to take steps to try to heal your loneliness. First step: Rejoin the Amy Dickinson men’s chorus.

Live music — listening who want to exercise to and performing — is an their rights to roam and extremely powerful healplay, free of interference. ing force. Music rearrangTheir website offers a es your feelings, stretches list of state laws affectyour abilities and is good ing these rights. Check for your body and brain.

Freerangekids.com/laws And there is nothing quite to see what the laws are like the feeling of hitting where you live. that high note or nailing Dear Amy: I recently the harmony perfectly. became a widower after The “high” you experience 45 years of courtship/mar- after a tough and challengriage. As my wife was 18- ing rehearsal extends out plus years my senior, it is into the parking lot, and not a total surprise that she for several hours afterpreceded me in death. ward. And singing with Although I came out to others creates a wonderful her 23 years ago, we man- kinship. aged to stay together beYour local hospital cause our bond of friendshould have contacts for ship trumped all else. bereavement groups. SitMy one wholesome ting with, listening to and exploration of my true sharing your story with orientation was to sing other surviving partners with the local, municipal may help you to start (implicitly gay) men’s building your own path chorus for about a decade. forward.

Once my caregiver Forty-five years is obligations became alla lifetime to be in an consuming about six years intimate partnership. ago, I gave up on the Building other friendships chorus. takes time and attention.

My wife was the gregar- Without your gregarious ious one, and I have now wife by your side to forge come to realize that I have new connections, you may no other BFF relationships have to pick up some new in my life. skills. But extending your

hand and saying, “Hi, my name is….” is the way to start.

I highly recommend you watch the wonderful movie, “Beginners.”

Christopher Plummer plays an older man who exits the closet after the death of his wife; his joy in reveling in his out and authentic self is a thing to behold. I would wish the same for you.

Dear Amy: A woman who was sick of school fundraising informed the school that, “my daughter would not be pestering neighbors, friends or families with any fundraisers.”

She obviously does not volunteer to help in any of the aforementioned activities.

Money has to come from somewhere.

If these groups didn’t raise funds, the only option would be to raise membership fees — often a whole lot.

I hope in addition to writing something about not pestering people, she also included a very helpful check to cover her daughter’s expected (and needed) contribution.

— Generous Dear Generous: I read about a school that started the school year by offering parents an option: to contribute a flat fee to be put into an activity fund, and be put on a “do not pester” list for fundraisers. This idea was quite popular.

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Your focus should be on stability and building a secure home base that will lead to comfort, contentment and a brighter future.

SCORPIO (Oct. 24Nov. 22) — Take the plunge and use your imagination when it comes to matters concerning friends or relatives. If someone needs help, offer suggestions, not cash or valuable time.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 23-Dec. 21) — Trust will be an issue when dealing with a friend or relative. Don’t expect someone to keep a secret if you share sensitive information. Protect what’s important to you.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) — Compassion and understanding will help you clear up a situation you face with a friend or relative. Offer solutions, but don’t take charge or take on someone else’s problems.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20Feb. 19) — Emotional situations will escalate quickly. Concentrate on personal improvements that will ease stress and bring results that will leave you feeling good about the way you look and what you’ve accomplished.

PISCES (Feb. 20-March 20) — Ask direct questions and verify the information you receive. Someone will try to outsmart or manipulate you if you aren’t careful. Problems with a friend or relative should be handled practically.

ARIES (March 21-April 19) — Take care of money matters. Make an adjustment to investments, contracts and personal documents that are time-sensitive. Do your own negotiating, banking and investigative work.

TAURUS (April 20May 20) — Take care of concerns that affect older friends or relatives.

Your assistance will be rewarded and will make you feel good. An unexpected change will turn out to be beneficial.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20) — Concentrate on the changes you want to make. Don’t leave anything up to someone else if you want it done to your specifications.

Protect personal secrets and private information.

CANCER (June 21July 22) — Get your game on. You can wheel and deal with the best of them if you use your experience and intuition to outmaneuver others.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) — Don’t let an emotional incident lead you to make a poor choice. Step back and do something that will take your mind off things you cannot change.

Personal improvements and romance will alleviate stress.

VIRGO (Aug. 23Sept. 22) — A business meeting, day trip or educational pursuit will get you back on track and heading in a positive direction. Don’t let what’s going on in your personal life disrupt your plans.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23) — Don’t leave anything to chance. Make last-minute changes that will help counter interference from someone critical. Don’t trust a peer or friend to take care of your responsibilities.

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Wednesday, November 21, 2018 • 5A

Retail group: more Black Friday shoppers expected

By Curt Yeomans

The website also shows that Barnes and Noble and Best Buy plan to open at 8 a.m.

While Thursday is all Shopping on Thursabout families gathering day can’t be overlooked, together for Thanksgiving, however. An estimated enjoying each other’s com35 million Americans are pany and eating a big meal, expected to go shopping on it’s no secret that Friday Thanksgiving, according to is all about shopping and National Retail Federation getting a good deal. estimates.

And more people, Last year, 32 million whether they are in Gwinpeople went shopping on nett or elsewhere, are the holiday. expected to hit the stores Locally, the Mall of for Black Friday, accordGeorgia will be open ing to projections from the from 5 p.m. to 1 a.m. on National Retail Federation.

Thanksgiving while SugThe organization estimates arloaf Mills will be open 116.4 million Americans from 6 p.m. to 1 a.m. will be shopping at malls Several national reand other brick and mortar tailers that are typically Shoppers stand in line to buy clothes at the Old Navy in the Mall of Georgia on Black not located in malls will retailers Friday, up from 115.7 million shoppers on Friday in 2015 in this file photo. More than 116 million Americans are expected to hit also open their doors on stores on Black Friday this year, which is up from 115.7 million shoppers last year. (File Black Friday in 2017.

Thanksgiving. Some of Photo) Those figures are in them are drugstores, such addition to projections buying plans. the five-day Thanksgiving Sears, Cabela’s, Bass as Walgreens and Rite from the federation that “Retailers expect strong shopping period. The Mall Pro Shops, Dick’s SportAid, which will be open spending across the entire demand this year and are of Georgia and Sugarloaf ing Goods and Academy throughout the day. Big holiday season will be up prepared with a wide arMills will each be open Sports+Outdoors will Lots, KMart, Walmart, by 4.1 percent this year. ray of merchandise while from 6 a.m. to 10 p.m. open at 5 a.m., however, Dollar General, Cabela’s “Confidence is near an offering strong deals and Several stores are followed by Belk, Fry’s, and Bass Pro Shops will all-time high, unemploypromotions during the expected to open early Fri- Big Lots and Bed Bath also open Thursday mornment is the lowest we’ve busiest and most competi- day. Walmart, Kohl’s, Old and Beyond at 6 a.m.; and ing. seen in decades and taketive shopping season of the Navy and JCPenney are Burlington, BJ’s WholeOthers will be retailhome wages are up,” NRF year.” planning to remain open sale, Target, GameStop, ers such as Target, Best President and CEO MatThe group’s figures from Thanksgiving through Micheals and Sam’s Club Buy, JCPenney, Kohl’s, thew Shay said. “All of that show Friday is typically Black Friday, according to at 7 a.m., according to Belk, Old Navy, Micheals is reflected in consumers’ the busiest shopping day of blackfriday.com. blackfriday.com. will open later in the day. curt.yeomans @gwinnettdailypost.com

JCPenney opens at 2 p.m., followed by other retailers later in the afternoon or early evening.

But, while a higher number of shoppers are expected to hit stores during this year’s holiday shopping period, the National Retail Federation said there are differing reasons why various ages groups will be going out this weekend.

In other words, younger people may not necessarily be hitting up stores solely for the same reasons that their parents and grandparents might be going shopping.

“While the long weekend always draws shoppers of all ages to take advantage of the irresistible deals and promotions that retailers are offering, we’re seeing a change in how the younger consumers see the weekend.” Prosper Insights Executive Vice President of Strategy Phil Rist said.

“Compared to older generations, younger consumers under the age of 35 are more likely to be attracted by the social aspects of shopping over the weekend or by the fact that it is a family tradition.”

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A mother changes her son’s American flag patch from the colored patch to the subdued patch at a deployment ceremony on Tuesday at Lawrenceville’s Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 5255. The change symbolizes the change of each soldier from garrison to combat-ready. (Staff Photos: Isabel Hughes)

•From Page 1A An all-volunteer force, Alpha Company is distinct in that it’s made up of citizen soldiers, or those who are not fulltime servicemen.

“Citizen soldiers are a unique organization,” said Capt. Josten Cornett, Alpha Company’s commander. “The regular army — this is what they do and focus on all the time. For us, our day-to-day life is within the community. We’re business owners, we’re firefighters, we’re police officers, teachers, EMTs; when we get activated, it impacts the community, as well as our family, as well as the individual soldier.”

That impact will be felt for the next year or so, which is how long the company is expected to be deployed.

“The sacrifice is a shared sacrifice and it extends beyond just the soldier’s willingness to serve,” Cornett said. “The family who they leave behind have to carry on at home, but (so too) do the businesses that lose an employee. How do they fill those positions?

That leaves an impact on them, so there’s that

•From Page 1A and given to responding units. The suspect was apprehended moments later as he was trying to flee the area on foot.”

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are expected to help throw the switch to light the tree fill than previous trees had. by 6:30 p.m., according to “We need more ornaPangle. ments because we’ve been The inside of the historic finding that, since this tree is courthouse will once again so massive, it’s drinking up be decorated with variall of the decorations that we ous Christmas trees, each have,” Shealy said. with a different theme, and But although the clock there will be a room where is ticking down to Thanksparents can take pictures of giving, county officials are their children with Santa. confident they’ll have all of Parents will have to bring the decorations ready for their own cameras. the tree lighting celebration, The Class Act Band will perform at the event as well, which will last from 5:30 and the county will once to 8 p.m. Thursday at the again have s’mores stations Lawrenceville Square. available for the event.

The event has become a Pangle said the county traditional ushering in of the learned a lesson about the holiday season in Gwins’mores from last year and nett County. Thousands will have six stations this of people gathered on and year. around the square last year “Last year, we didn’t to watch the tree lighting. know how popular it would Historic Courthouse be and so we only had Program Supervisor Tina two stations and our entire Pangle said this year’s event will continue the 19th inventory was gone in an hour and a half,” she said. century Christmas theme used at last year’s tree light- “This year, we’ll have three times as many s’mores to ing because of the fact that hand out.”

Gwinnett County is in its A new addition this year bicentennial year. will be a small holiday craft “We’ll have the white market, which will be held lights on the tree again (to in the ceremonial ball room simulate the 19th century tradition of hanging burning on the second floor of the courthouse. For anyone candles from the tree) and who wants to make crafts as we’ll have candles in all of well, Pangle said the county the windows of the courthouse again as well,” Pangle will once again have craft stations available on the said. courthouse grounds.

There will be several “We just want everybody other holdovers from last year as well. FOX 5 reporter to come and see the courthouse fully decorated and Randy Travis will once enjoy the entire building,” again serve as emcee and Santa Claus and Mrs. Claus Pangle said.

The Lawrenceville Square will arrive at about 6 p.m. is located at 185 Crogan St. Santa and Mrs. Claus

A deployment ceremony was held for Alpha Company, 1st Battalion 121st Infantry Regiment at Lawrenceville’s Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 5255 on Tuesday. The Army National Guardsmen will be deployed to Afghanistan prior to the year’s end.

shared sacrifice.”

Though the sacrifice is shared, it doesn’t necessarily make it easy, Lawrenceville Mayor Judy Johnson said Tuesday.

“We know sometimes that it can be hard and we know sometimes that it can be long,” Johnson said. “But please know that all of us in the city of Lawrenceville and (beyond) will lift the Alpha Company up in prayer every day, and today we send you off with our prayers and best wishes.

We know that you will

defend our country well and we are so very proud of you.”

Those prayers were also extended to the guardsmen’s family and friends, many of whom are now friendly with one another, King said.

“The military community is huge, especially among (soldiers’) wives,” she said. “The past few months, we’ve really hit it off and we’re planning on doing something once a month, just to get the girls out. And when they (return), we’ll still

be there to lean on each other, because there will be that reintegration to go (through).”

Despite the fact that the next year will be long and, inevitably, at times, difficult, King said it’s her husband’s “servant heart” that makes it all worth it.

“You just do it, and you don’t think about, ‘I can’t do this or that,’” she said. “You can tell (Jacob) was born to do this and I fell in love with that servant heart, so it’s worth it.”

Dispute Detectives are currently working to determine what led to the dispute and subsequent shooting, though one witness told the Daily Post that there was “no

exchange of words; (Colvin) just ran up (to Willard) and shot him in the head.”

Police did not confirm that Willard was shot in the head, though said

he and Colvin “worked together in the Buford area.”

Colvin was taken to the Gwinnett County Jail, where he remains without bond.

Gwinnett County Parks and Recreation volunteer coordinator Kim Shealy hangs ornaments on the Christmas tree outside the Gwinnett County Historic Courthouse in Lawrenceville on Monday. (Staff Photo: Curt Yeomans)

6A • Wednesday, November 21, 2018

world Protesters slam migrants’ arrival in border city In this Mexican border city, a line of police stood in riot gear.

But the authorities weren’t guarding against the thousands of migrants who’ve come to Tijuana in recent days on their journey to seek asylum in the United States.

They were blocking a crowd of protesters who had gathered Sunday near a sports complex where more than 2,000 Central American migrants are staying.

Police said they were standing guard after protesters pushed through fencing and tried to march toward the complex.

Waving Mexican flags and wearing patriotic colors, protesters told CNN there isn’t enough space in Tijuana to house the growing number of migrants, who they accused of putting their city’s security at risk.

“I feel offended. I feel hurt. I feel assaulted. I feel afraid. I have never felt that way in my city, and now I feel it, and that isn’t fair,” said Mariana González.

West not happy about Russian possibly being new Interpol head Interpol holds its general assembly this week in Dubai, and the meeting has become a new flashpoint in the ongoing confrontation between Russia and the West.

Delegates will cast votes today for a new president of the international police organization. And a leading candidate for the job is Alexander Prokopchuk, currently Moscow’s most senior Interpol official.

That has critics in Washington and in Russia up in arms. The reason? Russia, they say, has a track record of using Interpol’s systems to crack down on and pursue the Kremlin’s political foes.

Hodeidah hit with fresh violence amid talks of a ceasefire Intense fighting has erupted in Yemen’s strategic port city of Hodeidah after an ease in violence that had raised hopes for a ceasefire across the war-torn country, two aid workers told CNN. The Saudi-led coalition carried out a series of airstrikes Monday to support pro-government fighters, who clashed with Iranbacked Houthi rebels after both sides agreed to halt hostilities in the Red Sea city, one of the aid workers said. The other said fighting escalated with intense gunfire and bombardment after slowing down last week.

The renewed violence follows progress toward ending Yemen’s war of nearly four years, a conflict that has killed at least 10,000 people and has pushed the nation to the brink of the world’s worst famine in 100 years, leaving 14 million people at risk of starvation, according to the UN. — From wire reports

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world&nation U.S. action unlikely over Khashoggi

Trump signals no punishment for Saudis, crown prince for death

By Nicole Gaouette and Kaitlan Collins

people Frankie Muniz gets engaged

After bidding a beloved uncle farewell and having his house destroyed, actor President Donald Trump Frankie Muniz has managed signaled Tuesday that he to find some happiness. will not take strong action Following a hectic week, the “Malcolm in the Middle” against Saudi Arabia or its star got engaged to lady love Crown Prince Mohammed Paige Price. bin Salman for the death and Price shared the news on dismemberment of Washher Instagram account writington Post journalist Jamal ing, “When you’re a little Khashoggi. girl, you dream of marrying The White House has the man of your dreams.” been struggling to square a “You think of all these widespread sense that the extravagant things from the crown prince directed the way he asks you, to the dress killing with its desire for you’re going to wear, to the Saudi support for its foreign music you’re going to dance policy priorities and a need to with your father,” Price to manage close relationwrote in the caption of phoships between bin Salman, the Trump administration President Donald Trump signaled he won’t take strong action against Saudi Arabia tos showing her with Muniz. and members of Trump’s or Crown Prince mohammed bin Salman for the death of Washington Post journalist “Sometimes, reality has a tendency to overstep your family.

Jamal Khahoggi. (Mandel Ngan/AFP/Getty Images) dreams and really surprise In an exclamation-mark you. Francisco Muniz IV, laden statement subtitled Saudi Arabia. appeared in the White House sued a response. you’re more than a dream to “America First!” Trump “It’s a very simple equaRose Garden to pardon two “President Trump’s me.” said that “our intelligence tion for me. I’m about make turkeys for Thanksgiving. response to the brutal agencies continue to assess America great again and I’m He did not mention the jour- murder of journalist Jamal all information, but it could about America first,” Trump nalist’s murder.

Khashoggi is a betrayal of ‘Sex and the City’ very well be that the Crown said.

The president’s statelong-established American Prince had knowledge of In his statement, the ment sets up a clash with values of respect for human sequel planned to kill off Mr. Big this tragic event — maybe President said, “we may lawmakers from both parties rights and the expectation he did and maybe he never know all of the facts who have called for harsh of trust and honesty in our Can you imagine a world didn’t!” surrounding the murder measures against Saudi strategic relationships,” without Mr. Big? Speaking to the press later of Mr. Jamal Khashoggi,” Arabia and have expressed Washington Post publisher It sounds like the writin the day, Trump cited the Trump continued in his deep reservations about US and CEO Fred Ryan said in ers of “Sex and the City” Kingdom’s influence over statement. “In any case, support for Saudi Arabia’s a statement. definitely could, and they oil prices and said, “if we our relationship is with the war in Yemen. It once again “He is placing personal were planning to have Mr. abandon Saudi it would be Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. pits Trump against his intel- relationships and commerBig (Chris Noth) die in the a terrible mistake.” He also They have been a great ally ligence agencies and bolsters cial interests above Ameri“Sex and the City 3” movie, said he was “not going to in our very important fight a regime that has admitted can interests in his desire to which never ended up getdestroy the economy of our against Iran.” to killing a vocal critic and continue to do business as country” over Khashoggi Less than an hour after re- member of the press. usual with the Crown Prince ting made.

This is all according to by giving up arms deals to leasing the statement, Trump The Washington Post isof Saudi Arabia.”

James Andrew Miller’s “Origins” podcast. The author filed by Parkland, Florida, interviewed the entire “Sex parents and students against and the City” cast with the the county and members of exception of Kim Cattrall, Obama praises the sheriff’s office. who played Samantha Jones.

CNN’s phone call and When speaking about ‘extraordinary’ Cattrall’s decision not to take emails seeking comment Pelosi amid part in the third film, Miller from the county attorney’s leadership battle claims it was partly because office regarding the lawFormer President Barack the script focused heavily on suit were not immediately Obama offered effusive Carrie Bradshaw (Sarah Jesreturned. praise of Nancy Pelosi on sica Parker) dealing with the Jordan’s resignation is Tuesday as the Democratic effective Tuesday, a release death of Big, leaving little Former President Barack Obama praised Nancy Pelosi, from the department said. leader faces opposition to for Cattrall’s character. saying she’ll be remembered as “one of the most effec- She joined the department her bid for House Speaker. tive legislative leaders this country’s ever seen.” (CNN) “I think Nancy Pelosi, in January 2013.

‘Voice of Lagos’ when the history is written, entertainer will go down as one of the development in the Mueller Ivanka’s use of wildfire. most effective legislative probe following months of A flash flood watch is in Tosyn Bucknor private emails to leaders that this country’s negotiations between the effect Wednesday through dies at age 37 ever seen,” Obama said at special counsel’s office and face scrutiny from Friday for the Camp Fire Nigerians are paying a live taping of “The Axe area, where 3 to 6 inches of Trump’s legal team, and GOP, Democrats tribute to popular radio Files” podcast, produced by rain are expected. could be a sign of the end Ivanka Trump’s use of a presenter and entertainer the University of Chicago Instages of the investigation.

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Jordan was criticized last controlled panel dropped its Now the bad news: Flash collusion between Trump week during public safety investigation into the matter outpouring of tributes from flooding, mudslides and riv- associates and Russians. hearings into the response to when a separate controversy celebrities and fans of the radio personality.

The responses from the ers of debris could hit cities the shooting. She was also arose last year.

— From wire reports President signify a major already devastated by the recently named in a lawsuit — From wire reports CNN

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Talk about baste appeal: Trump pardons turkey named ‘Peas’

By Betsy Klein and Liz Stark

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Approximately 44 million turkeys were Thanksgiving dinner in the United States last year, but on Tuesday at the White House, one lucky bird was spared a similar fate.

President Donald Trump enthusiastically participated in the time-honored tradition of the turkey pardon, granting clemency to a bird in the White House Rose Garden before jetting off to

Mar-a-Lago for a long holiday weekend.

Hailing from South Dakota, this year’s pardon contestants are named Peas and Carrots. During the ceremony, Trump announced that Peas was the winner of the vote to receive a presidential pardon.

“That turkey is so lucky. I’ve never seen such a beautiful turkey,” Trump said of Peas, who

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ruffled its feathers in front of a crowd of onlookers in the Rose Garden.

The poultry pair’s journey to Washington was a veritable gravy train.

Presidential turkeys are raised separately from their soon-to-bestuffed counterparts, according to the South Dakota Soybean Research and Promotion Council.

Per the council, Peas and Carrots lived in their own house away from the other turkeys and were handled regularly to “get

used to people and activity,” as it is important that they wouldn’t be in a fowl mood for their big day.

Weighing in at 39 and 41 pounds, respectively, Peas and Carrots hatched in late June of this year. Since then, the fluffy duo has developed a social media presence, knowing the importance of appealing to the baste.

The National Turkey Federation documented their trip from the Dakotas all the way to Washington via the warm backseat of

a wood shaving-filled Suburban.

Upon their arrival, the duo rested up for their big day blocks away from the White House at the luxe Willard Hotel.

Peas and Carrots took the stage at a formal news conference Monday morning at the Willard and fun facts about each turkey were posted on the Turkey Federation’s account. Peas, for instance, enjoys popcorn and the musical stylings of Brad Paisley.

Carrots is more of an Elvis fan, preferring to snack on M&Ms.

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Give more thanks — it’s good for you “Thanksgiving is the time of year when we reflect on our incredible blessings, but many Americans aren’t feeling very thankful.”

“That’s what an interesting Harris poll survey conducted a few years ago for American Greetings found. Psychotherapist Amy Morin reported in Forbes that Tom three in five Purcell Americans would ‘rather do something else rather than reflect on what they’re thankful for on Thanksgiving.’”

“But we have so much to be thankful for. Our economy is booming. Our standard of living, the world’s best, is improving. Could we so take our blessings for granted that we forget how good we have it?”

“It appears that far too many Americans are doing just that. Cafehayek. com argues that a typical middle-class American today lives better than billionaire John D. Rockefeller did 100 years ago. As rich as Rockefeller was, he didn’t have air conditioning; sophisticated medicine (my grandfather died in 1937 at age 34 from strep throat because penicillin hadn’t been discovered yet); safe, fast travel; limitless dining and entertainment options; and many other wonderful things that we have.”

“To be sure, 2018 is the best time in history to be alive — and not just for Americans.”

“That’s absolutely true. In Time magazine last year, Bill Gates reported global improvement across several indicators. Childhood deaths fell from 12 million in 1990 to 5 million in 2017. More than 90 percent of children now attend primary school.

The proportion of people living in extreme poverty declined from one-third in 1990 to one-tenth in 2017. Gates reported that 2017 was the greatest year in human history, but 2018 has been even better!”

“I get that America has its share of problems and challenges — like every country, it’s a continuous work in progress — but why can’t we kick back on Thanksgiving and be thankful for what we’re doing right? A little gratitude isn’t going to hurt anyone!”

“Science says gratitude is good for us. In another Forbes piece, Morin identifies seven scientifically proven benefits of gratitude. For starters, gratitude — showing appreciation — helps us win new friends. Morin writes that ‘whether you thank a stranger for holding the door or you send a quick thank-you note to that co-worker who helped you with a project, acknowledging other people’s contributions can lead to new opportunities.’”

“It certainly feels good to be cordial to and appreciative of strangers!”

“You speak the truth. Science says gratitude improves our physical and psychological health. Simply put, being grateful makes you feel better.

It ‘reduces a multitude of toxic emotions, ranging from envy and resentment to frustration and regret,’ reports Morin. And it enhances our empathy and sensitivity, which helps us understand and sympathize with our fellow human beings!”

“In these divisive times, we could certainly use more empathy toward those with whom we may disagree!”

“Morin reports that grateful people sleep better, have higher self-esteem and enjoy increased mental strength.

That makes perfect sense. When you’re grateful, you see, you simply have a better sense of well-being. But when you’re resentful or pessimistic, you’re trapped in the narrowness of your grumpiness.”

“Grumpiness makes me grumpy!”

“It sure does. Look, despite our ongoing challenges and disagreements, we have an incredible bounty to be thankful for. There has never been a better Thanksgiving to show our gratitude, and that’s what we should do because gratitude is good for us!”

Tom Purcell is a Pittsburgh Tribune-Review humor columnist. Send comments to Tom at Tom@TomPurcell.com.

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I have so many reasons to be thankful With the Thanksgiving season and the fourth November Thursday being a national holiday, we seem to be more sensitive to the annual giving of thanks in the calendar’s 11th month, but, in truth, most of us have reason to offer thanks all year — even though we live in an edgy world in which too often, too many seem to be “at somebody’s throat.”

I’m thankful when all political campaigns are over — when the war chests are depleted, the races have ended and there is closure with the ribald castigating of opponents on television. If you truly know a politician, you find him or her to be a pretty ordinary person, but when campaigns heat up and it is “no-holds-barred” insult time. I immediately hit the mute button so I don’t have to hear what they are saying.

Think how much better off we would be if we banned political advertising on TV. That aside, I’m thankful for important things such as my grandchildren being healthy and happy. I’m thankful for their innocence that reflects love and tenderness. I’m thankful for their refrigerator art and the uninhibited things they say that make our day.

I’m thankful for poetry and the brilliance of those who make pealing sense out of the simplest of things.

I’m thankful for artists who prefer fields and streams to reflect their thoughts which bring perspective to our lives.

or a small community where history beckons and hospitality is accented.

I’m thankful that, like my father, I have never struck another man in anger — and so thankful that in all my years of being affiliated with golf competition that I have never Loran yelled, “get in the hole” when a Smith tee shot has been struck.

I’m thankful for the memoI’m thankful, too, for writers ries of Patti Page singing, who can graphically communi- “Allegheny Moon,” and “Old cate, those who bring lift rather Cape Cod,” music which had than negative rant. feeling. The inartistic thunder I’m thankful for their effort of today’s music leaves me and doggedness when it comes cold. Listen to Patti Page and to research which defines and you want to hug somebody. illuminates their work.

Listen to today’s boom and I’m thankful for small towns blast and you want to backhand like Alapaha, Odum, Sasser, someone.

Pooler, Loco and Roopville.

I’m thankful for English Any mention of Roopville, grammar, chagrinned that I makes me thankful for the life am not better at it, but grateful and accomplishment of a farm for those who are and those boy, Keith Jackson, the exalted who want to perpetuate good ABC sportscaster who lived language with a thoughtful out his life on a mountain in hand-written note avoiding the Sherman Oaks, Calif. I will disparaging claptrap brought always be thankful for the about by texts and email. I memories of the good times save nice, thoughtful notes, but on his patio which will carry not what the computer “hath forward to the end of my days. wrought.”

I’m thankful for the Irish I’m thankful for bumper River dancers whom I see stickers such as, “Peace, love on television. Some day, I and puppies.” would be thankful to see Thankful, too, for little them perform in Dublin with kids with Bulldog stickers on a glass of Bushmills before their cheeks and a gray-haired their stimulating show and grandmother who perpetually a tumbler of Bailey’s Irish smiles and greets everybody Cream afterward. I’m thankful she meets with a warm greetfor the good fortune of travel ing. which can introduce you to the I’m thankful for Jimmy Harbest of a country, a city, a town ris who takes me fly-fishing on

the Chattahoochee where last spring I caught a brook trout, the only native trout in Georgia, just a few paces from Nora Mill Granary. How nice, what a memory to keep!

I’m thankful for those who don’t litter. Why do we do that? Why is it such a Southern thing? If you are one who enjoys castigating, “Yankees,” just remember that they don’t trash their roadsides like we do.

I’m thankful for cheese on my pizza.

I’m thankful to make a trip to New England where hoop cheese is commonplace in the stores which dot the landscapes. I’m thankful for sweet potatoes, corn on the cob, a Shelby salad at the Athens Country Club and for the reverberating voice of Kate Smith singing, “God Bless America.”

I’m thankful for the cicada’s on a full moon night when there is stillness and humility in the air. I know they are talking, but what are they talking about?

I’m thankful for the person who originated the following: “You may have wealth untold, caskets of jewels and coffers of gold; “But richer than I, you will never be. I had a mother who read to me.”

Loran Smith is co-host of “The Tailgate Show” and sideline announcer for University of Georgia football. He is also a freelance writer and columnist.

The Florida governors fiasco finally ends After two recounts — one by machine, the other by hand — after a concession speech

by Andrew Gillum, the Democratic candidate for governor, which was withdrawn and then re-delivered; after hordes of lawyers descended on the state to argue that “every vote should be counted,” including mail-in ballots with faulty signatures that were rejected the first time around, it’s finally over.

The results are roughly what they were on election night two weeks ago. Ron DeSantis will be Florida’s new Republican governor and Rick Scott will be the state’s new Republican senator. Incumbent Democrat Bill Nelson finally conceded Sunday. This gives Republicans, with the exception of the commissioner of Agriculture and Consumer Services seat, a clean sweep of statewide offices for the first time since the 19th century. It is a rare bright spot for the GOP in an election season that saw Republicans lose their House majority and, depending on the outcome of a run-off next month in Mississippi, pick up just one or two Senate seats.

Brenda Snipes, the supervisor of elections in heavily Democratic Broward County, who came under fire for the way she and her office handled the recount process, resigned just hours after the final votes

or gender of the person at the top.

Race became an issue in the Georgia governor’s race as well when Stacey Abrams, the first black woman nominated by a major American political party for the position of governor, refused to concede defeat to GOP Cal candidate Brian Kemp. Abrams Thomas claimed the vote in Georgia had been suppressed because some were counted. “Although I have voting machines didn’t work, enjoyed this work tremendous- many voters were stripped from ly over these many election the rolls and denied the right cycles … ,” she wrote in her to vote and polling places had resignation letter, “I am ready been moved, closed down or to pass the torch.” woefully understaffed, resulting Last week during the hand in long lines and long waits, recount, Snipes said that 2,040 many of these issues occurballots had been “misfiled,” but ring in predominately African she was sure they were someAmerican and Democratic where in the building. Videos districts. While acknowledgpurporting to show ballots ing that Georgia law will not being mishandled and placed change the outcome, Abrams is in unsecured locations fueled filing a federal lawsuit because conspiracy theories. of what she says was “the gross Snipes, who is African mismanagement of this election American, had earlier reand to protect future elections sponded to the criticism of her from unconstitutional actions.” performance by suggesting Given the specificity of her racism had a part to play. Since allegations she may have a she is also female, she might point. have included “sexism” and In Mississippi, a runoff next received a two-fer from the po- month between Democrat Mike litically correct establishment.

Espy and Republican Sen. Once, patriotism was the last Cindy Hyde-Smith has been refuge of scoundrels seeking to soured by what appeared to defray allegations of wrongdo- some as an insensitive racial reing. Now it’s racism. Snipes’ mark. As The Washington Post actions (or inactions), would be reported, Hyde-Smith praised outrageous no matter the color a supporter by speaking “…

of her willingness to sit in the front row of a public hanging if he invited her — words that, in the South, evoked images of lynchings. She has struggled to grapple with the fallout, baffling members of her party and causing even faithful Republicans to consider voting for (Espy)…”

Back in Florida there are familiar recriminations about the dysfunctional voting process. How does this happen in the 21st century when most state legislators and the U.S. House of Representatives use electronic methods to immediately register their votes? The U.S. Senate still conducts voice votes, but there are only 100 senators.

After the 2000 presidential election where recounts in Florida delayed certification for more than a month, there were promises of reform, but each election since has had minor and sometimes major problems.

Now that Snipes has resigned, her replacement should be someone whose integrity and nonpartisanship is beyond question. That person should be in place long before the 2020 presidential election, which is likely to be contentious enough without the prospect of more recounts.

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

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A living witness: Holocaust survivor shares her story

By Heather Darenberg Staff Correspondent

Manuela Mendels Bornstein attributes the fact that she is alive today to a series of miracles.

Bornstein, a Dunwoody resident, was born in 1933 in Paris, France.

Her father, Frits Mendels, was Dutch, and her mother, Ellen, was German.

On Sunday, a crowd gathered in the Community Chest room at Peachtree Corners City Hall to hear Bornstein’s story — a story of how a Jewish family living in France survived the Holocaust.

“No one denounced us, and they didn’t come for us,” Bornstein said during her presentation. “To this day, when I talk to my sister, we wonder why we weren’t rounded up. … If we had been rounded up, I wouldn’t be here today.

“It’s a miracle; there’s no other explanation.”

Bornstein’s presentation was the second in a series of Gwinnett County Public Library programs on Holocaust survivors’ stories, said Denise Augur, the library’s manager of adult programming. (The first program in the series,

which took place in 2016 in Norcross, featured survivor Tosia Schneider.) The program was co-sponsored by the Georgia Commission on the Holocaust.

“While we have these precious resources still alive, we best invite them to Gwinnett … to tell their stories,” Augur said.

Rachel and Justin Gooding made the twoand-a-half hour drive from Augusta with their children, Nathan and Hailey, to hear Bornstein speak. The drive was “totally worth it,” Justin Gooding said.

“I feel like we’re on limited time to hear these stories,” Rachel Gooding said, “It’s very important for my children to hear this story firsthand.”

The Holocaust was the state-sponsored systematic persecution and annihilation of European Jewry by Nazi Germany and its collaborators between 1933 and 1945.

Six million Jews were murdered in the Holocaust. Bornstein said she lost about 200 members of her extended family during that time. However, she and her immediate family — who spent 29 months in hiding in a house in the small village

to the friends and strangers who helped them.

Paul Delpech, the mayor of the village where her family hid, issued her parents’ false identification cards. Thanks to the work of Bornstein’s sister, Jacqueline Mendels Birn, Delpech was posthumously named Righteous Among the Nations in 2014.

Each Sunday, Frits and Ellen Mendels would toast each other with the words “a dimanche prochain,” which means next Sunday. It was their Manuela Mendels Bornstein’s presentation was the second in a series of Gwinnett weekly prayer that their County Public Library programs on Holocaust survivors’ stories. (Special Photo) family survive another week.

Those words became of Le Got in southern Hess was arrested on at Auschwitz-Birkenau. the title of Birn’s memoir, France — survived.

Kristallnacht and put in Bornstein’s mater“A Dimanche Prochain: Bornstein said her fam- the concentration camp nal grandmother, who A Memoir of Survival in ily fled Nazi-occupied Sachsenhausen in Orarefused to leave GerWWII France.”

Paris in 1942 with the nienburg, Germany. He many, wrote letters to In 2002, the Nobel help of resistors, two was released but ordered her daughter Ellen. In Peace Prize winner and weeks after 13,000 Parito leave the country. He the final letter that she Holocaust survivor Elie sian Jews were rounded fled to Brazil with nothsent, she explained that up. ing but the clothes on his she would not report to a Wiesel spoke at the “The biggest miracle back and tried to rebuild camp if she was called to Legacy of Holocaust was there were four of us his life, but he was a do so. Instead, she would Survivors Conference at Yad Vashem’s Valley of going and there were five “broken man,” Bornstein take her own life. And of us coming home” to said. when Bornstein’s grand- the Communities.

“Whoever listens to a Paris once the war ended, Bornstein’s paternal mother received that call, Bornstein said. Her grandmother, Thekla she was true to her word. witness becomes a witness,” Wiesel said. brother, Franklin, was Marx Mendels, and her “When I tell the story, Referencing Wiesel’s born in 1943 during the aunt and cousin Thea and I suffer vicariously every words, Bornstein said, family’s time in hiding.

Julie Van Weehan died in time, and I tear up every “I’m a living witness.

Bornstein’s story is 1943 in the Sobibor kill- time,” Bornstein said. not an easy one for her ing center. Her uncle Ber- “Every day was a miracle If you heard the story, you’re a witness and you to tell. nhard Mendels and his of survival.” can spread the word.”

Her great-uncle Erwin wife, Annie, died in 1944 Bornstein gives credit

NGMC-Braselton debuts lung cancer diagnostic technology

By Isabel Hughes

causes more deaths in the U.S. than colon, breast and prostate cancers combined, NGMC is hoping Northeast Georgia that the navigation sysMedical Center’s Bratem, which allows easier selton campus recently access for sampling and became the region’s treatment of suspicious first hospital to offer a lung lesions, will improve minimally invasive lung patient outcomes and lung cancer diagnostic technol- cancer survival rates. ogy.

“We are excited to be Last week, Dr. Kimat the front line of lung tuyen Nguyen, a physicancer diagnosis and cian with Pulmonary management,” Nguyen and Sleep Specialists of said. “This minimally Northeast Georgia, PC, invasive technology can used the Veran SPiN Tho- be used to diagnose and racic Navigation System stage lung cancer at the to perform the hospital’s same time, while also first navigational bronadvancing our ability choscopy, a procedure to localize and treat the that finds and biopsies tumor with pinpoint premasses that are suspected cision.” to be lung cancer.

In the past, doctors had Given lung cancer to go through a patient’s isabel.hughes @gwinnettdailypost.com

NGMC-Braselton recently became the first hospital in the region to offer a lung cancer diagnostic that is minimally invasive. (Special Photo)

chest wall to biopsy suspicious tissue, though with the new technology, they can now insert a bronchial scope into a patient’s mouth and navigate down into the lungs.

The scope gives doctors direct access to the biopsy area and provides them with three-dimen-

sional mapping to help pinpoint areas and place markers for better precision in treatment.

“Currently, the majority of lung cancers we see are diagnosed at a later stage — usually Stage 3 or 4,” said Jayme Carrico, executive director of Cancer Services at

obituaries Duluth

William Charles Detrick William Charles (“Billy”) Detrick, age 73, of Duluth, GA, passed away November 14, 2018. A Memorial Dinner will be held Saturday, November 24, 2018 at 5:00 p.m. at the Royal Park Hotel, 600 East University Dr., Rochester, MI 48307. Billy is preceded in death by his father, Vernon J. Detrick and brother, Bob Detrick.

He is survived by his wife, Glenna Detrick; son, Mark Detrick (Camille); daughters, April Sparkman (Scot), Beth Kniseley (Jeff); mother, Helen Louise Detrick; sisters, Barbara Seger (Paul), Ginnie Colville (Jim), Mary Lou Hendry (Glen), Nancy Katzer; sister-in-law, Kathy Detrick; brothers, Mike Detrick (Barb), Larry Detrick (Kim), Richard Detrick (Patti); grandchildren, Emily Tunggala (Bram), Grant Sparkman, William Detrick, Grace Sparkman, Calli Kniseley, Drew Detrick and Jakson Kniseley. Billy was known to the children of family and friends alike as “Papa”. He expressed his love for his family by being the organizer of games at many family events. He would wear a striped referee shirt and anything else it took to bring everyone together and make them laugh. He kept a meticulously organized workshop full of tools and machin-

ery to fix everything that broke and build contraptions that could solve any problem. “Papa” was very much looking forward to the birth of his first great-grandchild later this year (Emily and Bram). Online condolences may be expressed at www.crowellbrothers. com. Arrangements By: Crowell Brothers Funeral Homes & Crematory, 5051 Peachtree Ind. Blvd., Peachtree Corners, GA 30092 (770) 448-5757.

Buford

Frank and Elizabeth Langston Elizabeth Brooks Langston, age 80, of Buford, GA passed away Wednesday, November 7, 2018. Her husband of 61 years passed away just 10 days later. Frank Thomas Langston, age 84, of Buford, GA passed away Saturday, November 17, 2018. Their long marriage was a testimony of their love for one another and their family.

Mr. and Mrs. Langston were preceded in death by their son, Edmund Earl Langston. Mr. and Mrs. L

Langston are survived by their daughters and sons-in-law, LoriAnn L. and Lewis Chaffin Jr., Pendergrass, GA, Kristen M. and Christopher Hasbrouck, Dallas, GA; sons and daughters-in-law, Richard Thomas and Carla Langston, Pfafftown, NC, Robert Roland and Kathryn Langston, Loganville, GA; grandchildren, Jon Langston, Andrew Langston, Stephen Langston, Savannah Langston, Thomas Langston, Timmy Langston, Megan Chaffin, Ryan Chaffin, Devon Hasbrouck, Jake Hasbrouck.

Mrs. Langston was born September 27, 1938. She was preceded in death by her parents, Edmund and Nelta M. (Cairnes) Brooks. She attended Dekalb College where she received her nursing degree. Mrs. Langston retired from Scepter Senior Living in Snellville, GA. She also worked at Button Gwinnett Hospital, Eastside Medical Center, and at Buford Manor Nursing Home. Mrs. Langston was a member of Buford First United Methodist Church, where she taught the 4-year-old Sunday School class for many years, as well as serving on the Preschool Board. Mrs. Langston was a member of the Effie Wood Circle and was a Care Group Leader.

She also sang in the choir.

Mrs. Langston served as a Stephens Minister.

She was a very dedicated worker for Vacation Bible

NGMC. “Our low-dose CT screening program — in combination with this lung navigation system — gives our physicians the tools to locate and diagnose lung cancers at earlier stages (compared to traditional methods), when treatment is most successful. In fact, when

caught early, Stage 1 lung cancer can be cured.”

NGMC’s Cancer Services has been a leader in lung cancer screening and treatment since launching its Lung Cancer Screening Program in 2016.

“We’re so thankful to the donors who made this funding possible,” said Chris Bray, president and chief development officer of the Medical Center Foundation. “We’re beyond thrilled to provide this advanced technology to our community and hope to directly impact survival rates for lung cancer patients in Georgia.”

For more information about NGMC’s cancer services, visit nghs.com/ cancer.

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School at the church. Mrs. Langston was a member of the Red Hat Society.

Mr. Langston was born July 23, 1934. He was preceded in death by his parents John Vivian and Ida G. Langston, sister Mary Sue Marshall, and brother Timothy E. Langston. He is survived by his sisters and brothers-in-law Virginia May and William Metzler, Greenfield, MA and Helen V. and Jesse Coggsdale, Bolivia NC, brothers Jarrett V. Langston, Clearwater, FL and John E. Langston, Jacksonville, FL. He graduated from Maury High School, Norfolk, VA in 1952. He enlisted and served in the Virginia Army National Guard January 1954 - January 1959. He was employed as a System Specialist for Visirecord Systems for many years. He later worked in printing before retiring. His love of music led him to be a founding member and President of the Gwinnett Choral Guild. Mr. Langston was a member of Buford First United Methodist Church and taught 4 year olds in Sunday School. He was a member of the church’s building committee and sang in the choir. He was a big supporter of the Buford Methodist Youth Group.

Mr. and Mrs. Langston were married September 6, 1957. A joint memorial service will be held for Frank T. Langston and

wife, Elizabeth Langston on Monday, November 26, 2018 at 4:00 p.m. at the Buford First United Methodist Church with Pastor Jim Buckman officiating. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Buford First United Methodist Church, Preschool or the Youth Group, P. O. Box 329, Buford, GA 30515, in memory of Frank and Elizabeth Langston. The family will receive friends in the Fellowship Hall following the service.

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

Lawrenceville

Marie Patrick (Moon) beloved wife, mother, grandmother, sister, aunt, cousin and friend, passed away on Sunday, November 18, 2018. She was preceded in death by her father, Claud Moon, who was surely there to welcome his baby girl home.

She is survived by her devoted husband, Jerome Patrick, her adoring children, Jennifer and Scott Burel and Jeremy and Amanda Patrick, and her cherished grandchildren, Owen and Ryan Burel and Harper, Emmerson and Coralee Patrick. She

is also survived by her mother, Geneva Sue Moon, and her siblings Betty and Mike Peters and Wayne and Lori Moon along with several nieces and a nephew. Marie retired after 40 years with Walton EMC and loved her job and her coworkers. More than anything though, Marie loved her family.

She and Jerome enjoyed 44 years of a happy marriage and created a warm and loving home. Her children and grandchildren were the lights of her life. She was the absolute epitome of an AMAZING momma and an INCREDIBLE NaNa. She gave herself selflessly to the care of all around her and refused to let a disease stop her from living her life and loving her family. She never forgot to say “I love you” and loved with every ounce of her being. In lieu of flowers, the family asks that you make a donation in her memory to The Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson’s Research. Funeral Services will be held at 2 PM on Wednesday, November 21, 2018 in the Lawrenceville Chapel of Tim Stewart Funeral Home.

Interment will follow at Gwinnett Memorial Park.

Arrangements by Tim Stewart Funeral Home, 300 Simonton Road SW, Lawrenceville, GA 30046.

770-962-3100. Please sign the online guest registry at www.stewartfh.com

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Klug nonprofit to help kids who have lost a parent

Brookwood grad, White Sox draft pick starts November Smiles in wake of own heartbreak Matt Klug, middle, has received many honors since graduating from Brookwood this summer and one, as the region’s baseball recipient of the Positive Athlete Award, prompted the Chicago White Sox to draft him.

Along with his family — left to right, sister-in-law Taryn, brother Patrick, sister Alicia and brotherin-law Jason — Klug has formed a nonprofit to help kids who have also lost a parent. (Special Photo)

By Christine Troyke christine.troyke@ gwinnettdailypost.com

On June 5, Matt and Patrick Klug were leaving the Positive Athlete Awards ceremony. Matt Klug, who had just graduated from Brookwood, was the region’s baseball recipient and his older brother saw it as a pivotal moment.

“I told him, ‘You have a voice now. You have an opportunity to impact other

people in ways you don’t even know are possible,’” Patrick Klug said.

Less than 24 hours later, that voice was exponentially amplified.

Matt Klug was drafted June 6 by the Chicago White Sox after an area scout read about the family’s story.

The Klugs’ parents died barely a year apart, in November 2016 and 2017. Matt was still in high school and Patrick, who

has two young sons, had recently opened his own State Farm agency in Flowery Branch. Their older sister, Alicia, also a Brookwood grad, was raising six children of her own.

Through it all, Matt was a bright light at Brookwood.

He was always part of the student cheering sections for football and basketball.

His effort and enthusiasm on the baseball field were

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VOLLEYBALL PLAYER OF THE YEAR

Caitlin O’Farrell NORTH GWINNETT • SENIOR

Caitlin O’Farrell was the state leader in hitting percentage and is committed to play college volleyball at Ohio Univeristy. She is the Daily Post 2018 Player of the Year.

(Staff Photo: Taylor Denman)

O’Farrell brings competitive fire to North Gwinnett

By Taylor Denman When Caitlin O’Farrell wound up to swing, the odds of her scoring were better than the odds of flipping a coin and it landing on heads.

The North Gwinnett senior led the state in hitting percentage. She manufactured kills (339) for North Gwinnett at an efficient rate (.515) and found

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herself in position to block 72 shots. When it came to her turn to serve, she delivered 40 aces on the season.

O’Farrell, a Ohio University

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commit, was not just a crucial piece of North Gwinnett’s semifinalist volleyball squad, but a well-rounded player.

She’s the Daily Post’s 2018 Volleyball Player of the Year.

O’Farrell’s effort in the state tournament are impressive by themselves. In North Gwinnett’s early-round state

tournament game, the Bulldogs fell down 2-0 and rallied back to advance to the Elite Eight.

O’Farrell was North’s top hitter in the game with 21 kills and four aces.

In North’s quarterfinals match she had 14 kills against Newnan.

Often what triggers

O’Farrell’s rapid-fire kills are something that she notices on the other side of the net. It might be that she’s annoyed by when her opposing team celebrates or a call she disliked from an official that sets off the fireworks in her brain. But See O’FARRELL, Page 8B

Six teams have reason to be thankful STATE PLAYOFF THIRD ROUND Friday, 7:30 p.m.

Class AAAAAAA • North Gwinnett at Colquitt County • Lowndes at Grayson • Tift County at Archer Class AAAAAA • Valdosta at Dacula • Coffee at Lanier Class AAAAA • Bainbridge at Buford

whose Falcons (10-2) will welcome Valdosta to Barron Field for a Class AAAAAA quarterfinal Practicing on Thanksgame Friday night. “It’s giving Day is a goal high really exciting. It’s really school football players and special because there’s coaches around Georgia no school, you only have openly set for themselves the kids in. You get the each season because it morning Thanksgiving means they’ll be playing in Day practice, which is the state quarterfinals. pretty cool. What it means “A lot of people don’t is you’ve had a pretty good get to do it,” said Dacula year.” head coach Clint Jenkins, This year, five other

By David Friedlander david.friedlander@ gwinnettdailypost.com

Gwinnett County teams will join Dacula in scheduling a practice or walkthrough around their Thanksgiving meals.

“It’s very special,” Archer senior Andrew Booth said. “We spend yearround time with the same people, so Thanksgiving, we were doing Thanksgiving before we even met these guys and now we’re See FOOTBALL, Page 2B

Archer’s Semajé Banks (28) scores a touchdown past Parkview Tyler Roach (10) during Friday nights playoff game at Parkview. (Photo: Dale Zanine)

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Diamond Club honors county’s best in softball From Staff Reports Grayson, Mill Creek, North Gwinnett and Wesleyan had softball players win top awards at the recent Gwinnett Diamond Club seasonending banquet.

North’s Chandler Dennis and Wesleyan’s Madison Kerpics were voted Gwinnett copitchers of the year, and Kerpics’ teammate, Jahni Kerr, was player of the year. Mill Creek’s Dallis Goodnight was named offensive player of the year, and Grayson’s Aaliyah White was selected county defensive player of the year.

The club also inducted longtime Greater Atlanta Christian coach Judy Tenney and three former star players — Brookwood’s Lisa Norris, Duluth’s Michelle Green and Shiloh’s Megan Wiggins — into its hall of fame.

The other Gwinnett players honored at the banquet were as follows: Class AAAAAA-A All-County Laura Ann Acker, Lanier Sydney Boulware, Dacula Sydney Deardorff, GAC Sydney Harris, Hebron Elsie Igberaese, Dacula Layton Morris, Hebron Hannah Nolan, Providence Jennifer Nolan, Wesleyan Abbi Perkins, Buford Katie Perkins, Buford

Macy Poisal, Hebron Jin Sileo, Dacula Savannah Sommer, Wesleyan Ansley Thompson, Lanier Mariah Wicker, Buford Class AAAAAAA North All-County Emily Ammons, Mill Creek Emily Brown, North Gwinnett Denver Bryant, Duluth Meghan Cassidy, Mill Creek Mackenzie Chappell, Collins Hill Sarah Currie, Mountain View Haley Cummings, North Gwinnett Lauren Evens, Mountain View Peyton Fointno, Collins Hill Natalie Herrera, Mill Creek Aleix Hudson, Peachtree Ridge Maddison Koepke, Mill Creek Sophie Mooney, Collins Hill Sara Shaw, Mill Creek Maddie Simmons, Collins Hill Class AAAAAAA South All-County Brinaya Bailey, Grayson Faith Barth, Archer Skylar Berkhiser, Archer Megan Gibbs, Parkview Morgan Hall, Brookwood Ann-Margaret Jones, Norcross Kayla Grace Lang, Grayson Faith Lawrence, Norcross Kylie Macy, Grayson Jasmine Moore, Archer Kaytlyn Moore, Archer Leah Palmer, Brookwood Kelsey Parks, Brookwood Trinity Spear, Shiloh Danielle Taitt, Brookwood Scholar-Athlete Award Archer: Payton Shells Berkmar: Erica Guevara Brookwood: Tristan Landers Buford: Katie Perkins Collins Hill: Sarah Boigner Dacula: Elsie Igberaese Duluth: Michayla Maxwell GAC: Abby Jenkins Grayson: Rae Hixson Hebron: Alyssa Harrison Lanier: Grace Cooper Mill Creek: Emily Ammons Mountain View: Hannan Razeq Norcross: Natalie Moss North Gwinnett: Emily Brown Parkview: Kat Boyer Peachtree Ridge: Jenna White Providence: Sophie Adkins Shiloh: Rae’Van Pilot Wesleyan: Jennifer Nolan

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Football Perry was a longtime Georgia commitment (since all a big family. It’s just like Oct. 2017), but reopened his family away from family. recruiting in early October.

So that’s very special.”

Michigan and South CaroFor some, doing so has lina emerged as the 6-footbecome something of an 1, 190-pounder’s favorites, annual tradition. but the Wolverines won out Buford (10-2), for exam- for the Daily Post Super Six ple, will be doing it for the selection.

19th straight season when “I want to thank God it takes on Bainbridge in a for the opportunities that Class AAAAA quarterfinal he has blessed me with,” game at Tom Riden StaPerry announced on Twitter. dium, while Grayson (10-2) “I would like to thank my will be making its eighth family, friends, teammates quarterfinal appearance and coaches that have had when it welcomes Lowndes. an impact on my life and For Archer, its Thankshelped me become the giving practice happens for player that I am today. I also the fourth time in the last thank all of the coaches that five seasons. have given me an opportu“We have a tradition nity to play for their school. when we play on ThanksAfter lots of prayer and congiving, we’ll have our walk versations with my family, through in the morning and I have made my decision. I the moms will bring caswill continue my academic seroles,” Archer head coach and football career at the Andy Dyer said. “We’ll eat University of Michigan.” well on Thursday. A lot of Perry, projected as a our alumni will come back cornerback, is ranked as a because they’re in town four-star recruit and the No. from college. Hopefully, a 171 player nationally by lot of those guys will be able 247sports.com, which has to show up and eat breakfast him as the No. 19 cornertogether for an hour or so, back nationally and the No. then we’ll spend the rest of 22 overall player in Georgia. the day with our families.”

Spending time on both On the other end of the offense and defense, Perry spectrum, Lanier (9-3) will has Dacula in Friday’s state be making its first trip to quarterfinals, where they the quarterfinals, and thus will host Valdosta. practicing on Thanksgiving Day for the first time, when Dacula-Valdosta it hosts Coffee at Lanier connection Community Stadium.

Opportunities to face heralded Valdosta in high Dacula’s Perry commits school football are rare and to Michigan special, something Dacula After a weekend visit to coach Jenkins knows well.

Ann Arbor, Dacula senior His Falcons host Valdosta Jalen Perry announced his in Friday’s Class AAAAAA commitment to the Univer- second round, offering sity of Michigan on MonDacula a shot at a program day afternoon. with 23 state championships •From Page 1B

and its coach a chance to reminisce about his family connection to the Wildcats.

Jenkins’ father Wesley, a longtime high school football coach, worked under legendary head coach Nick Hyder at both West Rome and Valdosta.

“It’s pretty cool (to face Valdosta),” Jenkins said. “My dad coached at Valdosta. To be able to go against the Cats is pretty cool. … Once you’ve been to Valdosta, football is king.

It’s really cool to have that kind of game here. It’s really exciting.”

Archer close to being historically offensive With five returning starters, including three major BCS college commits in Clemson-bound Andrew Booth and Jalyn Phillips and Auburn-bound Colby Wooden, from a unit that allowed just 9.8 points per game last year, defense was widely believed to be Archer’s biggest strength heading into the 2018 season.

The defense has been strong so far this year, allowing only 15 points per game, but offense has turned out to be just as big a factor in the Tigers’ (10-2) fourth trip to the quarterfinals in the last five years when they play host to Tift County in a Class AAAAAAA game Friday.

Behind a passing game led by quarterback Carter Peevy and receiver Braylen Weems, a running game keyed by Samaje Banks and an experienced line anchored by senior Kaleb Chester and juniors Ethan Lane and Derek Harden,

this year’s offense has produced points on one level that is already historic, and another that is nearly historic proportions.

The Tigers are averaging 37.8 points per game this season, which is not only 10.6 points per game more than a year ago, but is also the highest scoring team per game in school history, some three-tenths of a point higher on average than the 2015 team.

In addition, Archer is only 74 points away from the school record of 527 set by the state runner-up team of 2014.

“No, I didn’t realize it, but that would be great (if the scoring pace continued),” Archer coach Andy Dyer said. “I’ve never been big on stats, but this offense is just about trying to win.

Oftentimes (big numbers) just happen that way. Not turning the ball over allows you more possessions and more chances to score.

“It’s just guys making plays and (Peevy) making good decisions with the ball. Braylen’s been a big part of that, too. … And we’ve been super efficient in the red zone.”

Grayson turning defense into offense The Rams (10-2) have scored 257 total points over their last six games, but the defense has also helped out providing those points by accounting for six touchdowns, including two scoop and score fumble recoveries

by Jalen Alexander in last Friday’s 37-17 secondround playoff win over Norcross, and three safeties, good for 48 points in total.

Klug •From Page 1B

The idea began to germinate when the brothers a source of inspiration and were in Chicago in August the reason why Broncos and having dinner with the head coach Titus Martin White Sox scout, Kevin nominated Klug for the Burrell, who read about Positive Athlete Awards.

Klug.

It’s been a whirlwind “Every time we said, since and sparked an idea ‘Thank you,’ he kept saythe Klugs recently turned ing, ‘Pay it forward,’” Matt into a reality. said.

Two weeks ago, they The idea blossomed launched November when Klug was watching Smiles, a nonprofit aimed the Little League World at helping children and Series regionals. teenagers after losing a “A kid who was playing parent or loved one. on ESPN, his team was “Matthew is so pasone step away from the sionate about it,” Patrick Little League World Series, said. “He was texting me I saw his message come on the other night at midthe screen and it said his night. I’m like, ‘I have to dad had passed away nine go to sleep. I have to get months ago,” Matt said. up early.’ Fifteen minutes The full text of what later, my phone went off Cam Zerbato wrote struck again.” a deep chord with Klug.

Last Thursday was the “My dad is my role two-year anniversary of model,” it read on the TV Julie Klug’s death. Next screen. “He passed away Tuesday is the one-year 9 months ago. Things anniversary of Jeff Klug’s are tough because he has passing after a seven-year coached me in baseball battle with a rare form of since I was a baby, teachblood cancer. Both were ing me how to get better.

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He would love to be here “(Creating November today at the Regionals Smiles) has helped a lot,” watching me play.”

Patrick said. “There are a lot Klug tracked down of good things happening.” Cam Zerbato’s mom on

Facebook and sent her a message.

“Obviously I can relate to her boys — Cam has an older brother — and anything I could do to help them, I wanted to do,” Matt said.

Patrick added Sherry Zerbato on Facebook as well and eventually they all started a group message.

“Basically every day we were talking to her,” said Matt, who is now a student at North Georgia.

“We talked about how we wanted to do more. We found out they were Yankee fans and we had the idea to put together a little care package.”

The little care package turned into something big.

First it was hoodies and T-shirts with some baseball cards, but then the Klugs decided to add playoff tickets. They told Sherry, but not Cam or his older brother, Zack.

Then they took a shot and reached out to the White Sox, who in turn passed along a request to the Yankees. No promises were made, but at least the Klugs knew the Zerbato’s backstory had made its

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“A week later, we’re watching football and (Patrick’s) phone rang,” Matt said.

It was a New York area code, but in the era of robo calls, Patrick silenced it.

Then he looked at Matt and jokingly suggested it could be the Yankees.

He answered and it was.

The Yankees sent personalized custom bats from Cam and Zack’s favorite players. They also put signs up during the middle of the fifth inning of the playoff game to welcome Sherry, Cam and Zack. Then they honored David Zerbato.

“Stuff like that, a couple of random kids from Georgia reached out to the Yankees and, I was really impressed with the way

the Yankees handled it,” said Patrick, who joked that it pained him to admit that as a lifelong Braves’ fan. “Matthew came up to me and was like, ‘Who’s next?’

“I said, ‘If you want to do this, I’ll back you, but we’ve got to get donations.’ We spent (thousands) out of pocket. We can’t do that for every kid and the idea was born.”

The name comes from something Patrick’s wife, Taryn, said to them one day.

“She said, ‘Put on your November smiles,’” Matt said.

Because it wasn’t just their parents who died in November. In 2015, one of Matt’s best friends, Sammy, died of an unde-

tected brain tumor at 15.

Reaching back further, the Klugs’ grandfather died in November of 2011.

“The Zerbatos were the launching pad for this,” Patrick said. “It’s going to be big, We want to get to the point where we can help every nominee we get.

We know it’s going to take some time.

“The White Sox were so good to us. They gave us free reign of the whole stadium (after the draft) and we had the opportunity to set that up for other people because we know how it felt when it was done for us.”

The Klugs’ website is NovemberSmiles.org and their social media handle is @novsmiles on all platforms.

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Prep Schedule WRESTLING

Today

9 a.m. — Frida Duals at Grayson 9 a.m. — Panther Duals at Parkview 9 a.m. — Quad Meet at Mountain View Friday

BASKETBALL

• Central boys in Tallahassee Community College Thanksgiving Tournament • Collins Hill girls, Meadowcreek boys in Hoopsgiving Classic at Holy Innocents’ • Shiloh boys in Rumble on the Ridge • South boys in Mitch Wilson (Tenn.) Thanksgiving Classic 7:30 p.m. — Duluth boys at Lincoln, Fla. 8 p.m. — GAC boys and Sandy Creek at Holy Innocents’ 8:30 p.m. — Norcross boys and S.W. DeKalb at Holy Innocents’

FOOTBALL

State quarterfinals Class AAAAAAA 7:30 p.m. — North Gwinnett at Colquitt Co. 7:30 p.m. — Lowndes at Grayson 7:30 p.m. — Tift Co. at Archer Class AAAAAA 7:30 p.m. — Valdosta at Dacula 7:30 p.m. — Coffee at Lanier Class AAAAA 7:30 p.m. — Bainbridge at Buford

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Greenville South Carolina Greenville 7:35 p.m.

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COLLEGE BASKETBALL

Noon — Battle 4 Atlantis: Florida vs. Oklahoma. From the Bahamas. ESPN 2:30 p.m. — Battle 4 Atlantis: Wisconsin vs. Stanford.

From the Bahamas. ESPN 2:30 p.m. — Maui Invitational: Teams TBA. From Lahaina, Hawaii. ESPN2 5 p.m. — Maui Invitational Final: Teams TBA. From Lahaina, Hawaii. ESPN 5 p.m. — NIT Season Tip-Off Semifinals: Louisville vs.

Tennessee. ESPN2 7 p.m. — NIT Season Tip-Off Semifinals: Marquette vs.

Kansas. ESPN2 7 p.m. — Battle 4 Atlantis: Butler vs. Dayton. From the Bahamas. ESPNN 9:30 p.m. — Battle 4 Atlantis: Virginia vs. MTSU. From the Bahamas. ESPN

NBA

7:30 p.m. — Toronto at Atlanta FSSE 8 p.m. — L.A. Lakers at Cleveland ESPN 10:30 p.m. — Oklahoma City at Golden State ESPN

NHL

Championship 4 battle to wire

By Holly Cain

NASCAR Wire Service

HOMESTEAD, Fla. — Leading into Sunday night’s Ford EcoBoost 400 at Homestead-Miami Speedway, much was made about the season’s “Big 3” deciding the championship — all former champs, Kyle Busch, Kevin Harvick and Martin Truex Jr. And yet, as it turned out the fourth, Joey Logano, was big enough when he needed to be too.

Logano out-ran the threesome to earn his first Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series championship, beating in order Truex, Harvick and Busch to the checkered flag. It was as true a Playoff royale as you could imagine — the four championship-eligible drivers dominated the day.

They combined to lead 179 of the race’s 267 laps.

Each led at least 20 laps and Logano fittingly bested the entire race field, leading 80 laps in all. He passed 2017 champion Truex with 12 laps remaining and held the lead to the championship checkered flag, winning by a smooth 1.7-seconds.

“You are the champion, you are the champion,” his crew radioed as Logano drove around the track from the checkered flag.

four championship eligible drivers won an impressive 23 of the season’s 36 races — the most ever by a championship foursome.

Harvick and Busch led the way with eight victories each. Truex had four wins.

They showed that domination again Sunday to settle the title.

“I would say, this was the best championship four ever put together,” Logano’s crew chief Todd Gordon said. “It’s just surreal to think you raced Kevin Harvick, Kyle Busch and Martin Truex Jr. for the championship. And again we proved you have to win (the race) and Joey elevated himself to do it.”

Joey Logano (22) celebrates winning the Ford EcoBoost Indeed. Logano turned 400 and the NASCAR Cup Series Championship on Sunday at Homestead-Miami Speedway. (Jasen Vinlove-USA in the best Playoff run of the foursome. He scored Today Sports) the most points and aver And he earned it by so I mean that just shows aged a 8.6 place finish in beating the season’s abso- the quality of the teams the 10 Playoff races comlute best. For the first time that were in it, and any one pared to Truex (9.1), Busch since NASCAR impleof us could’ve hit it right (10.2) and Harvick (11.5). mented the Playoffs, the tonight and won it.

“We went up against the four championship finalists “Three other amazing best of the best,” Logano finished first, second, third teams are lucky to be part said. “No one was up there and fourth. of that four.” by accident. To beat the best “It was a hell of a battle, Logano’s win Sunday is what makes this champiI can tell you that,” Truex night was his third on onship feel so good.” said on pit road after the the year — rounding out Before he climbed in the race. “Everybody had a trifecta of superspeedcar, he told one of his crew good cars. Everybody way (Talladega, Ala.), man, “I’m climbing in as a fought hard and I guess we short track (Martinsville, driver but I’m climbing out finished 1-2-3-4 (glances Va.) and mile-and-a-half as the champion. at scoreboard). Yeah, I (Homestead) victory “And that’s exactly what thought that was the case, venues. All combined, the we did.”

Truex Jr. falls short in title defense

By Reid Spencer

NASCAR Wire Service

HOMESTEAD, Fla. — On an emotional night at Homestead-Miami Speedway, Martin Truex Jr. fell one place short in his bid for a second straight Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series championship and his attempt to deliver a sterling going-away present to Furniture Row Racing.

Truex had the lead with 12 laps left in Sunday’s Ford EcoBoost 400 at the 1.5-mile track, but his No. 78 Toyota was no match for Logano’s No. 22 Team Penske Ford over the short run.

Logano blew past Truex through Turn 1 on Lap 256 of 267 and beat the defending champ to the finish line by 1.725 seconds.

“It just didn’t play out the way we needed it to,” said Truex, who was in excellent position to track down Kevin Harvick for a possible victory when contact between the cars of

Brad Keselowski and Daniel Suarez caused the fifth caution of the race and set up a short run that played into Logano’s hands.

“We were terrible for 10, 15 laps on new tires, and I was able to get a good restart at the end, luckily, and get out front— just I had nothing for him at the end. I needed 15, 20 more laps, and that’s just the way it goes. I’m not sure what else to say.”

Now that the season is over, Truex and crew chief Cole Pearn will move to Joe Gibbs Racing next season. Furniture Row Racing will close its doors, with no primary sponsor to replace 5-hour Energy, which announced in June its departure at season’s end.

“Really proud of everybody on our team for fighting hard this year to get where we were,” Truex said. “Without that last caution, it was in the bag, maybe, I think. We’ll see.

But it hurts a little, and I’m

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Sports Calendar BASEBALL

Dec. 8: Red Stitches Baseball will host a clinic in Duluth with Brookwood grad and Florida Marlins prospect Will Banfield.

Banfield was selected by the Marlins with the 69th pick of this year’s Major League Baseball Draft.

The clinic, for middle- and high-schoolers, features two sessions, limited to 12 players per session. The first slot is 1:30 to 3:30 p.m., and the second session is 3:30 to 5:30 p.m. Cost is $150 per session. For more information or to register, email RedStitches2014@ gmail.com.

FOOTBALL

Ongoing through Dec. 16: Lawrenceville Youth Association Football/Cheer will hold its annual association meeting and elections Dec. 16 at Rhodes Jordan Community Center.

The meeting begins at 3 p.m.

LACROSSE

Dec. 9: Atlanta Storm Lacrosse, the new girls division of Thunder LB Lacrosse, will host tryouts for its girls teams Dec. 9 at Archer High School. The Dec. 9 session is from 5 to 7 p.m.

For more information, go to www.thunderlb3lacrosse. com/storm.

Ongoing through Dec. 15: Gwinnett Lacrosse Academy is accepting registration for its winter indoor lacrosse leagues and clinics at the Silverbacks Indoor facility in Suwanee. Boys leagues are for secondgraders to eighth-graders and girls leagues are for third-graders to eighth-graders. Learn to play clinics are offered for grades 1-8.

For more information, go to www.gwinnettlacrosseacademy.com.

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going to miss all the guys and had a hell of a five years with this team.

“So just proud of them, and we’re going to celebrate no matter what tonight.”

Sun sets on Harvick’s run Kevin Harvick, an eight-time winner in the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series this season, had the dominant car in the daylight hours of Sunday’s Ford EcoBoost 400.

Only one problem: the sun went down.

Harvick charged from a 12th-place starting spot win the race’s first stage.

He finished second to Kyle Larson in the second stage and led 58 of the 267 laps, all told.

But when darkness fell, the handling of Harvick’s No. 4 Stewart-Haas Racing Ford fell off, and after a late caution and trip to pit road left him fourth for a restart with 15 laps, Harvick had to settle for a third-place finish in lieu of a second

series championship.

“Yeah, we had a daytime race car,” Harvick said. “As soon as it got dark, we never could get our car tightened up there at the end. And then they made a great call to put us in position to win the race, and then the caution came out when the 2 car (Brad Keselowski) spun the 19 (Daniel Suarez), and we came off pit road fourth.

“Our strong point was not the restarts tonight and wound up on the wrong side of it.”

Despite the loose handling condition, Harvick was in position to challenge for the win in the late going. He was running second behind Kyle Busch, who needed to pit for fuel and would have had to surrender the lead, setting up a battle for the win between Harvick and fastcharging Martin Truex Jr. But with the caution on Lap 247, that matchup never materialized.

IN BRIEF

Buford’s Rossum sisters commit to Stanford, Notre Dame

Buford sisters Alexa and Avian Rossum announced their college decisions last week, both choosing top track and field programs.

Alexa chose Stanford and Avian committed to Notre Dame. The two sprinters have helped Buford to state championships the past two seasons.

player, had 21 goals and 11 assists last season for the Falcons. She also is a two-time region player of the year.

announced her college commitment last week.

Nellis, a pitcher for the Bulldogs, selected Queens University (N.C.).

Mountain View trio headed to college baseball powers

Red Stitches Baseball to host clinic with former Bronco, Marlins prospect Banfield

Mountain View seniors Gavin Collyer, Evan Kimbel and Jubie Felix signed with college baseball programs last week.

Collyer signed with Clemson, while both Kimbel and Felix are headed to Georgia Gwinnett College.

Red Stitches Baseball will host a clinic Dec. 8 in Duluth with Brookwood grad and Miami Marlins Grayson’s Bailey signs prospect Will Banfield.

Banfield was selected by the Marwith Kennesaw State lins with the 69th pick of this year’s Grayson first baseman Brinaya Major League Baseball Draft.

Bailey will continue her softball The clinic, for middle- and highcareer in college after giving a com- Collins Hill’s Bae schoolers, features two sessions, mitment to play at Kennesaw State signs with Georgia limited to 12 players per session. The late last week.

Collins Hill senior Jenny Bae, first slot is 1:30 to 3:30 p.m., and the Bailey, a preseason Daily Post a longtime Georgia commitment, second session is 3:30 to 5:30 p.m.

Super Six selection, hit .370 with a signed with the Bulldogs last week. home run, 21 RBIs, seven doubles, Bae was the 2018 Daily Post Golf- Cost is $150 per session. For more a .478 slugging percentage, 22 runs er of the Year and Class AAAAAAA information or to register, email to scored, 11 stolen bases and a .984 Golfer of the Year. She also won the RedStitches2014@gmail.com. fielding percentage in helping the 2018 Georgia Junior Championship Rams to their first berth in the state with a record score of 9-under-par Wolves win Buford tournament in Columbus since 2011 207.

Invite with five champs in her senior season this fall.

“If the fit is right, we try to keep Buford’s wrestling team won The daughter of Brian and Ivonne the top player or top two players the 18-team Buford Invitational on Bailey, she is a four-year starter fin- in Georgia to represent their state Saturday. ished her career as No. 1 on Grayuniversity,” UGA head coach Josh Five Wolves placed first in their son’s all-time list in games played Brewer said in a school release. weight class — Nick Corday at 106 (134), RBIs (103), total bases (198) “Jenny has been committed for a pounds, Nick Cambria at 113, Logan and walks (44). long time. Jenny has also been No. Ashton at 120, Charlie Darracott at 1 in the state for a long time, and 152 and Blaine Bergey at 160. it’s exciting to have her in Athens to KSU soccer inks Buford’s other top placers were continue the legacy of Georgia playLuis Abonza (fourth at 195), Todd Dacula’s Contreras ers having success as Bulldogs.”

Hill (fifth at 170), Dylan Bozoian Kennesaw State’s women’s soccer (fifth at 152), Trey Smith (sixth at program signed Dacula senior Becky North’s Nellis chooses 138) and Talon Thompson (seventh Contreras to a letter of intent last at 145).

Queens University week.

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Parham hits 10 Getting to Know ... Drew Dasher 3’s in near upset of Kentucky From Staff Reports LEXINGTON, Ky. — Brookwood grad Bubba Parham’s historic night nearly led Virginia Military Institute to a huge upset at Rupp Arena.

Parham made a schoolrecord 10 3-pointers on 16 attempts and scored a career-high 35 points, powering the Keydets in a 92-82 loss to 10th-ranked Kentucky.

As a team, VMI made 19 3-pointers to set the single-game record at Rupp Arena. The barrage of 3-pointers got the visitors within 85-79 with 1:49 left, but they failed to get closer.

“I was really pleased with our decision making in the second half and it was so much better,” VMI head coach Dan Earl said in a school release. “We talked before the game that it was tough to finish over these guys — they were long and

tall and in the second half certainly it helps that Bubba Parham went crazy and made a bunch of shots.

“They were giving him a ton of attention and he played great and he sprayed the ball when we needed to.”

Parham made 11 of 20 shots overall, grabbed three rebounds and dished out three assists. The 5-foot-11 sophomore averaged 14.6 last season, earning Southern Conference freshman of the year honors.

Kentucky’s P.J. Washington had 19 points and a game-high 18 rebounds, and Reid Travis had a team-high 22 points and six rebounds. Quade Green added 17 points.

The Wildcats held a 4322 edge in rebounding, as well as a huge advantage from the free-throw line, where they made on 29 of 35 free throws to VMI’s 5-for-5.

VMI guard Bubba Parham (3), a Brookwood grad, dribbles the ball against Kentucky guard Immanuel Quickley (5) in the second half of Sunday’s game at Rupp Arena.

Parham hit 10 3-pointers and finished with 35 points.

(Mark Zerof-USA Today Sports)

Falcons turn focus to Saints after loss Field Level Media ATLANTA — The Atlanta Falcons face a short week after losing to Dallas at the last second Sunday.

Brett Maher, who had missed an extra point, kicked a 42-yard field goal as time expired to give the visiting Cowboys a 22-19 victory over Atlanta and keep their playoff hopes alive.

“I told the guys, preparation was right, mindset was right, and that’s toughest when it goes the other way,” head coach Dan Quinn said. “We’ve found ourselves in lots of close games this year with plays that come down to the end and we must close in those situations.”

Now the Falcons have four days to prepare for a Thanksgiving showdown with rival New Orleans, which is 9-1 after pummeling defending Super Bowl champ Philadelphia.

“Honestly, the only thing on our minds is getting ready to go fight and play Thursday night,” Quinn said. “ Dallas (5-5) took a 10-point lead early in the fourth quarter, but the Falcons (4-6) tied the game on a 34-yard touchdown pass from Matt Ryan to Julio Jones with 1:52 remaining.

Ezekiel Elliott scored on a 23-yard run and accounted for 201 yards from scrimmage, rushing 23 times for 122 and catching seven passes for 79 more.

Ryan completed 24 of

34 passes for 291 yards, but threw a costly interception in the fourth quarter and was sacked three times in the first half, two by DeMarcus Lawrence, as the Falcons’ playoff hopes all but vanished.

After five field goals accounting for all the scoring through three quarters, the Cowboys scored on a 4-yard keeper by Dak Prescott 41 seconds into the final period to climax a 75-yard drive.

Maher had his PAT go wide left to keep the Dallas lead at 12-9, but rookie linebacker Leighton Vander Esch intercepted Ryan — after receiver Calvin Ridley dropped the pass — on the Falcons’ third play following the TD, and Elliott scored two runs later to make it a 10-point advantage.

Matt Bryant, who had missed the past three games with a strained hamstring, made four field goals for the Falcons, hitting from 21 yards following the Elliott touchdown. He had kicks of 41 and 45 yards in the second quarter and made a 53-yarder in the third.

Maher had a 21-yard field goal in the first quarter after Cole Beasley dropped a pass in the end zone on the Cowboys’ first possession, and a 50-yarder in the third.

Prescott completed 22 of 32 passes for 208 yards and didn’t throw an interception. He was sacked twice, both times by Vic Beasley Jr.

The 2018 high school football season has been a homecoming for Drew Dasher. A 2008 graduate and former offensive lineman at Buford, the 28-year-old has returned to the school as defensive tackles coach after spending the last five years on the staff at North Gwinnett.

Dasher, who has moved back to Buford with his wife, Mill Creek swimming coach Kali Dasher, and their sons R.J. and Camden, recently spoke to staff writer David Friedlander about coming home to the program where he got his start, coaching a number of different positions other than the one he played, his future ambitions and other subjects DF: I know you played at Buford in the early 2000s. How many of the program’s state championships were you around for?

DD: Just one. We ran into Charlton County for two years. (Current Buford athletics director Dexter) Wood was my freshman year head coach, and then (former) Coach (Jess) Simpson was my last three years.

DF: So if I remember correctly, you were an offensive lineman, right?

DD: Yes, I was a center.

DF: Kind of odd that you’ve never coached offensive line, eh?

How is it you’re coaching defensive tackles here?

DD: At North Gwinnett, I coached wide receivers and fullbacks, among some other things.

But the opportunity to come over here (to Buford) was for the D-tackles job. I played for Coach (Bryant) Appling, who’s our (defensive coordinator), and then (defensive ends) Coach (Bryan) Rogers, who I’m working with right now. So those two guys, an opportunity to work with them was definitely worth it.

DF: And of course the idea of coming home to Buford had to be a big selling point in and of itself.

DD: Yes. My dad and mom and sister are very involved in the community. So the idea of coming home was very nice. It has changed enough that — it’s all the same faces, but, you know.

DF: One face who’s not around anymore is Coach Simpson. While I’m sure you would love to have coached with him, you’ve probably run into John Ford over the years.

DD: I met Coach Ford, last year was the first time I met him face to face. I missed our state championship reunion because I was coaching (at North). We had a game at Milton that night. So I went with my dad and I introduced myself (to Ford) and we talked through the offseason, and this opportunity came about.

Coach Appling and him were just reaching out to me.

DF: Since you were at North the past five years, it’s not lost on someone who has been around Gwinnett County a long time to remember the rivalry Buford had with North over the years. The two teams had stopped playing football by the time you came along, but how much of the rivalry do you remember?

DD: Growing up, I was a kindergarten through 12th grade student

Buford grad Drew Dasher is back coaching at his alma mater. (Special Photo)

here. So when I was very young, everybody hated North Gwinnett. I know a lot of people got a kick out of seeing my dad (wearing) red and black. Some people in the Buford community wouldn’t ride in his truck because he had a little North Gwinnett sticker on the back of it.

DF: Is there still a lot of that same feeling of rivalry on the North side? Like I said, it’s been a while since Buford and North have played each other at football.

DD: It’s been a while, but that rivalry is still there, especially with the older school people in Suwanee.

When I first got there, it was …

DF: A little awkward?

DD: Well, it was like, ‘You’re the Buford boy, right?’ (Laughs) ‘Yeah, that’s me.’ But you know, I’m probably one of the few people (at Buford) who, one of the first scores I check every (Friday) night is to see how North Gwinnett did because I care about those kids. I was there five years, so I definitely feel like I’m still part of that community.

DF: So let’s go back a bit. Was that you’re first coaching gig?

DD: Yes, sir.

DF: So like I kind of alluded to before, having coached receivers and fullbacks at North and defensive tackles here, how is it you’ve never coach the position you actually played?

DD: That’s the one thing I haven’t. Last year, dealing with our tight ends and fullbacks, I got to preach to those guys that you are just a pulling guard in a really cool (uniform) number. So that got be back to my roots, and I really enjoyed that. I owe a lot of that to Stevie Jackson. He’s the offensive coordinator at North. Growing up here, it was smashmouth football. I didn’t know what a 7-on-7 (tournament or camp) was. I never had to go to one until I started coaching linebackers. I was like, ‘I’ve got to go to these things now? What to we do?’ But as a coach, it’s really helped me grow. Going from only playing offensive line to I was coaching linebackers, I’ve coached outside ponies in a three-stack. I’ve been all over the place. Inside wide receivers now, fullbacks, tight ends.

DF: So now coaching defensive tackles ought to be up your alley, since you give a unique point of view on how opposing offensive lines play.

DD: Exactly. I get to tell all the dirty secrets that offensive line-

men are trying to do. That’s kind of where I’ve really found my niche on the defensive staff. I help them and help us try to figure out what our offense is trying to do. Even though I haven’t got to chance to coach it, that’s still my background. If I go to clinics, I find my way to offensive line rooms and figure out what they’re trying to do.

DF: So coming back to Buford, you’re in the same building, at least for one more year. Next year, everyone moves into the new building down the street.

DD: We’re supposed to still play at (Tom Riden) Stadium, but they’ve actually built some practice fields over at the new school.

DF: So one last hurrah at the old stomping grounds.

DD: Yes, one last hurrah, and it’s funny, I’ll talk to some of the kids and they don’t believe me but, ‘Guys, the field house wasn’t attached (to the rest of the school) when I was here in school. You had to walk outside to come to the field house, but one last hurrah. The goal is to finish it out right at this school.

Lot’s of memories. It’s different walking down the halls now.

DF: When you look at the big new building going up now, could you ever imagine attending or teaching at a place like that?

DD: Never. When I went here, there were four hallways. Then I student taught at Collins Hill, which had three buildings, and then at North Gwinnett, which had learning cottages, as I like to call them, in the parking lot because there were so many kids. So it’s been a whirlwind for me. I never would’ve thought I’d see little ol’ Buford grow this fast.

DF: Where you are in your career now, you’re home and probably happy. But do you have any ambitions to be a head coach one day?

DD: I do. That’s definitely something I’ve talked to my wife about.

The plan has changed throughout for me. I’m on the opposite side of the ball. My next goal would be to be to offensive coordinate. Working there, I definitely seem myself one day wanting to be a head coach. But I’ve got two little ones at home.

DF: But you’re still pretty young.

DD: My birthday is actually state championship week, so I told the kids all the time that I want to practice on my birthday.

DF: I know a lot of people always talk about practicing on Thanksgiving as being a good barometer of a successful season, but in your case, it’s your birthday.

DD: In my case, if we can practice on my birthday, it’s a good year.

DF: What’s been the best part about being home this year?

DD: For me, I think it’s been letting my son see what I went through. He’s two now, so he’s starting to get an idea. I know my dad loves seeing him on Fridays. He can wear green now. He doesn’t have any red and black on. … Just kind of that whole family thing, being around my whole family again. I’ve got to thank my wife Kali, he’s a swim coach at Mill Creek, for allowing me to do this. If it wasn’t for her, I’d be without anything.

SWIMMING & DIVING ROUNDUP

Lions win division of Twin Challenge From Staff Reports

free, 4:55.74).

The Duluth girls swimming and diving team won its division of the ninth annual Twin Challenge meet over the weekend.

The Wildcats had 227 points, 18 ahead of runner-up Campbell.

Kennesaw Mountain won the boys competition with 233 points to Peachtree Ridge’s 216 and Duluth’s 184.

The meet pits four teams coached by twin brothers — Jim Reason of Duluth, Dave Reason of Kennesaw Mountain, Jeremy Laird of Peachtree Ridge and Jonathan Laird of Campbell.

Duluth got an event win from Ashley Neas (girls 500-yard freestyle, 5 minutes, 6.25 seconds), then used its depth to rack up more points.

Peachtree Ridge’s firstplace finishers were Nikoletta Holt (girls 200 individual medley, 2:18.21), Shwan Ahn (boys 100 butterfly, 54.82 and 100 backstroke, 57.16) and Evan McInerny (boys 500

Bears top Archer Mountain View won both divisions of last weekend’s meet with Archer.

The Bears won the boys division 205-84 and the girls division 182-108.

Mountain View’s girls first-place finishers were Jenna Taylor (200 free, 2:04.33 and 100 back, 1:06.22), Maggie Hennebaul (diving, 210.75 points), Sarah-Grace Thompson (100 fly, 1:03.72 and 100 breaststroke, 1:13.58) and Elizabeth Grow (100 free, 58.19).

The boys event winners for the Bears were Nathan Park (200 free, 2:19.24), Lee DesPres (200 IM, 2:45.57), Hayden Brown (50 free, 23.68 and 100 breast, 1:06.06), Sam Tennell (diving, 143.05), Jeremy Go (100 fly, 1:12.26), Xzavier Reiter (100 free, 51.39 and 100 back, 59.47) and Jacob Ly (500 free, 5:35.84).

Archer got wins from Anna Scull (girls 200 IM,

2:29.03), Madilyn Hays (girls 50 free, 27.44) and Brooklyn Schnupp (girls 500 free, 7:40.66).

Smithson repeats as McCallie champ Collins Hill’s Peter Smithson repeated as boys diving champion at last weekend’s McCallie Invitational, where he holds the pool record.

The Eagles’ team placed seventh in the girls standings and 12th in the boys meet.

Mauldin (boys 50 free, 23.19), Collin Jarnagin (boys diving, 185.35), Jordan Wolfe (girls diving, 170.40), Aidan Stoffle (boys 100 fly, 50.25 and 100 back, 55.89), Lily Burke (girls 100 fly, 58.69 and 100 back, 1:00.20), Daniel Tran (boys 100 free, 49.91) and Maddie Cordle (girls 100 free, 55.37).

Wesleyan sweeps tri-meet Wesleyan won both divisions of its meet with Blessed Trinity and Holy Brookwood splits Innocents’ this past weekwith Walton end.

Brookwood split its The Wolves were first meet with Walton over the over runner-up Blessed weekend.

Trinity in both competiThe Broncos won the tions, winning girls 252boys division 192-102, but 229 and boys 290-281. lost 160-141 on the girls Wesleyan got victories side. from Christopher Harrell First-place finishers for (boys 50 free, 23.22), CarBrookwood were Dylan son Schiller (girls 50 free, Scott (boys 200 free, 25.95), Jacob Price (boys 1:46.26 and 100 breast, diving, 239.70), Ansley 1:01.86), Emma Claire Feininger (girls diving, Cohen (girls 200 free, 231.95), Jessie Parrish 1:58.17), Nathaniel Stoffle (girls 100 free, 53.20 and (boys 200 IM, 1:59.65), 100 back, 57.52) and Reagan Sweeney (girls Colton Villa (boys 500 200 IM, 2:14.46), Sam free, 5:30.00).

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•From Page 1B when the fuse is lit, it’s a matter of time before O’Farrell is exposing any open space on the floor that she can.

“Before we played Newnan, we were dancing and singing to this song, and we heard them trying to sing louder than us,” O’Farrell said. “I don’t know why, but when I went in it made me not want to hold back.”

It sometimes leads to North Gwinnett coach Kristina Stinson trying to push her senior hitter’s buttons. When O’Farrell gets a certain look, Stinson knows North can feed off the energy she creates by putting away points.

“When she does, I can see it on her face, too,” Stinson said.

“I’m like, ‘Oh man, I’m so excited.’ And then she has a beautiful kill right after. She gives it her all after that.”

But her best memory, perhaps, is a loss to Walton when a raucous North Gwinnett student section — many of whom got into the match for free thanks to booster club efforts — waved cardboard cut-outs of the faces of O’Farrell and her teammates while erupting after each point.

“I’m not the best at remembering games, but the games I remember best are the ones we had a large student section,” O’Farrell said. “Those weren’t necessarily the ones we played the best, but I remember them the best because so many people came out to support us.”

O’Farrell has come a long way since starting to specialize in volleyball training since eighth grade.

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Coach of the Year: Taylor Davis, Hebron Guided Hebron to a 44-9 season and a Final Four appearance in Class A-AAAAAA

SECOND TEAM Melissa Jones, GAC, Jr Mikayla Hayden, Buford, Fr. Gabbie Hogle, Buford, Sr. Cydney Gardner, Brookwood, Jr. Jill Tontillo, North Gwinnett, Sr. Abby Tucker, Brookwood, Jr. Britanny Best, Peachtree Ridge, Sr. Katrina Heffron, Peachtree Ridge, Sr. Alisha Chawla, Peachtree Ridge, Sr. Bella Murray, Norcross, So. Lizzie Campbell, Lanier, Jr. Alaina Emminger, Providence, Jr. Cameron Hall, Providence, Sr. Jordan Godfree, Parkview, So. Stephanie Burke, Shiloh, Sr. Morgan Furness, Mountain View, Sr.

FIRST TEAM Kyla Ffrench, Archer, Jr. 287 kills, 63 aces, 96 blocks Julianne Saliba, Buford, Sr. 46 aces, .919 serving, 405 digs Sophia Koop, Brookwood, Sr. 261 kills, 109 aces, 19 blocks, 285 digs, 39 assists, Area 7 Player of the Year Meredith Eckard, Duluth, Sr. 47 aces, 300 kills, 35 assists, 401 digs Carter Drake, Duluth, Sr. School record 86 aces, 90 kills, 21 assists, 398 digs Ali Schrieber, Greater Atlanta Christian, Jr. 281 kills, .344 hitting percentage, 20 aces, 26 blocks, 144 digs, GVCA First-team all-state Courtney Pressley, Grayson, Sr. 389 kills, 43 aces, 45 blocks, 271 digs Hayden McGee, Hebron, Jr. 448 kills, 51 aces, 24 blocks, 303 digs, Area 7-A Player of the Year, , Area Tournament MVP Abbi Luke, Hebron, Jr. Setter, 1118 assists, 65 kills, 78 aces, 25 blocks Sonya Silecky, Mill Creek, Jr. 56 aces, 278 kills, 332 digs Anya Bermudez, Mill Creek, Jr. 25 aces, 340 kills, 68 digs Jana Schlageter, Norcross, Jr. 404 kills; 201 digs; 46 aces Alex Fortin, North Gwinnett, Sr. 936 assists, 148 kills, 110 aces,

THIRD TEAM Nyah Barney, Archer, So. Anika Sebudde, Collins Hill, Sr. Teagan Walsh, Collins Hill, Sr. Chelsey Abel, Dacula, Sr. Jessica Wright, GAC, Sr. Kelly Clarke, Grayson, So. Jada Screen, Hebron, Jr. Adriana Ackerman, Mill Creek, So. Mar’ria Phillips, Mill Creek, So. Anastasia Jarda, Mountain View, Sr. Noelle Primus, Mountain View, Sr. Maya Smith, Norcross, Sr. Autumn Hamilton, North Gwinnett, Jr. Margaret Schirm, Parkview, Jr. Lauren Yost, Providence, Jr. Trinity Collector, Shiloh, So.

North Gwinnett’s Caitlin O’Farrell (4) goes up for a kill against Walton during the Class AAAAAAA semifinals. (Photo: Dale Zanine)

Stinson coached Caitlin’s older sister, Shea O’Farrell, at Suwanee Sports Academy, but never had the chance to Caitlin when she was busy playing volleyball at Georgia State. Still, Stinson heard rumors of the up-and-coming younger sister whose work ethic was shooting her up through the club ranks.

Stinson has been impressed

by O’Farrell’s versatility. She’s played outside and middle at points in her career and ventured out of her comfort zone this season.

“Her hard work is just the coolest thing to see,” Stinson said. “You can’t really replace that, and you also can’t replace that spirit she has or that competitive spirit that she has naturally.”

O’Farrell made her official visit to Ohio on the weekend of Nov. 10, and she was reminded why Ohio was the right decision for her.

“They had great interest in me … the coaches were amazing,

the girls are amazing, all of the teammates, then there’s another girl there who we know personally,” O’Farrell said.

O’Farrell will team up with Norcross grad Tia Jimerson, a former club teammate of her older sister, Shea, who plays at Augusta University.

O’Farrell said she had goals of playing college sports for years because the benefits were invaluable. Scholarships will make her nursing studies more affordable and she gets to keep feeding the athletic, competitive beast that motivated her during her years playing for North Gwinnett.

It was Shea’s success in balancing volleyball with classes to one-day become a physicians assistant that reassured Caitlin she could be just as comfortable at Ohio.

“That just gave me a little extra boost, like, if she can do it, I can do it,” the younger O’Farrell said.

She and Alexa Fortin have joined a new club called TK. Once the club season ends, O’Farrell will travel to Europe with her new team at Ohio to play in tournaments and bond with her teammates. There’s even a chance that Fortin and O’Farrell cross pathes again in college. Fortin is a University of Georgia volleyball commit, and the two teams are rumored to play each other next season.

Her last few months with TK will rack up an illustrious club volleyball career where she played for GA5 and A5, both well-established and accomplished volleyball clubs in metro-Atlanta.

“I’ve met a ton of other girls in the county and different counties because they come from everywhere,” O’Farrell said.

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