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‘I’ve been waiting 13 years for this’ Arrest brings mixed emotions for 2005 murder victim’s daughter

BY CURT YEOMANS curt.yeomans@ gwinnettdailypost.com

The world seemingly stopped for Cierra Burk on Thursday when she got

a call from a family member telling her that Billy Cook had been arrested. Burk was in an airport, heading to a plane for her job as a flight attendant. She was set to work a

flight to Puerto Rico that day, but she said the news about Cook was somewhat overwhelming. The man whom detectives say murdered her mother, Leslie Adams, 13

years ago was in police custody and had been charged in connection with the death. Cook was Adams’ ex-boyfriend. “Tears instantly formed in my eyes,” Burk said.

“I stopped in my tracks. I was walking and I stopped. I felt like I was going to pass out because I just couldn’t believe it.” See COLD CASE, Page 5A

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Delivering hope, help National nonprofit’s Gwinnett chapter holds first home visits BY ISABEL HUGHES isabel.hughes@gwinnettdailypost.com

Not just skating by

Hundreds came out to the Mall of Georgia on Friday night for the opening of The Rink, an outdoor synthetic ice skating rink, with the Ice, Ice Baby event at The Village. (Special Photo: Mall of Georgia)

Mall of Georgia customers take to ‘ice’ on new synthetic rink

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Skating around the “ice” at The Rink at the Mall of Georgia on Friday night was a new experience for Buford residents Isabella Walker and Layla Breaux. They had roller-skated before, but that was indoors. Outdoors skating was a new experience, and it was warm, short-sleeve kind of weather. Walker said she adjusted by treating it like roller-skating. “It was fun, very different, but I did like it,” she said. Breaux said, “Since it’s hot and you’re ice-skating, that’s different.” Friday night marked the opening of The Rink for the first time at the mall. It’s a new feature being introduced in The Village area at the mall

Lawrenceville resident Gemetris Maddox skates with her son, Gavin, 6, at The Rink, a new outdoor synthetic ice skating rink in the Mall of Georgia’s Village area, Friday night. The mall kicked off the weekend with a 1990s-themed Ice, Ice Baby grand opening event for The Rink. (Staff Photo: Curt Yeomans)

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this fall, and it will be open to the public daily through early January. The mall kicked it off with a 1990s-themed Ice, Ice Baby

event that featured games and activities such as oversized Jenga, a slap bracelet-making booth, hula hoop contests and dance contests set to high-ener-

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Lymphoma survivor and Gwinnett firefighter Michael Sayles sits on the front of Pink Heals Gwinnett County’s firetruck. Sayles is the founder of the nonprofit’s Gwinnett chapter, which, like the national organization, brings together public safety officers to aid people in the community who are fighting illnesses. (Staff Photo: Isabel Hughes)

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gy dance tunes from the 1990s. “We want to just continue to create memories for our guests so we thought this could help continue to enhance their visit here with family-friendly amenities and activities,” said Teresa Holloway, the Mall of Georgia director of marketing and business development. “It’s all about making great memories.” The Rink does not offer iceskating in the traditional sense of whizzing around cold ice on skates with sharp, metal blades. The attraction uses a plasticlike surface that is intended to let visitors simulate the experience of skating on ice without having to deal with the issue of trying to keep the rink from melting. “It’s faux ice, which is great

Firefighters in pink uniforms — some current first responders, others retired — lined up at the end of Victoria Amos’ driveway, removing their helmets as they approached the woman. “We came to give you a big hug and tell you we’re here for you,” said Michael Sayles, a Gwinnett County fireman and founder of Pink Heals Gwinnett County. “Everybody here, they’re from the national tour; they came from all over the United States to give you a hug.” Crying, Amos, a single mother of two who has fought recurring ovarian cancer for the last several years, stood in shock, staring at the pink firetrucks that lined the street of her Suwanee subdivision. MORE ONLINE The sight Visit gwinnettdailypost. com for more photos. wasn’t typical for many reasons — for starters, it’s rare to see pink firetrucks and their operators in pink uniforms — yet it was a sight repeated across Gwinnett last weekend, and a sight that will continue across the nation, and the county, through the end of the year. On Saturday and Sunday, Pink Heals Gwinnett County, the organization responsible for Amos’ visit, held its first home calls, which fell in conjunction with the national organization’s Gwinnett visit. A nonprofit, Pink Heals was started in

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N.E. Ga. Medical Center joins heart treatment initiative BY ISABEL HUGHES

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Though only half of all people treated for cardiogenic shock — a condition in which the heart suddenly can’t pump enough blood throughout the body — survive, a local hospital is hoping to help change that by joining the National Cardiogenic Shock Initiative. Northeast Georgia Medical Center is the first, and currently only, hospital in Georgia invited to join the initiative, a collaboration of 50 hospitals

nationwide that aims to standardize treatment for patients experiencing cardiogenic shock. The goal is to increase survival rates of the rare disease to 80 percent. “Currently, there is no national standard protocol for treating patients suffering from cardiogenic shock, so treatment methods vary among hospitals,” said Allison Dupont, an interventional cardiologist at The Heart Center of NGMC and principal investigator at NGMC for the initiative. “We want to

share the life-saving knowledge we have about how to treat this condition with other hospitals nationwide — contributing to a new, unified standard of care.” The National Cardiogenic Shock Initiative began in 2016 as the Detroit Cardiogenic Shock Initiative, with doctors at Henry Ford Health System and five other medical centers in southeast Michigan collaborating to define treatment for the condition. Those doctors were able to increase regional survival rates from 51 percent to 76 percent

by organizing and following a protocol that uses a straw-sized heart pump inserted through a catheter and into the heart to support circulation while the cardiologist treats the heart attack with another procedure. “Interventional cardiologists at The Heart Center of NGMC are experienced operators of the heart pump, and we already use a similar protocol to treat cardiogenic shock patients,” Dupont said. “Our cardiovascular expertise, the number of heart attack patients we treat each year and the resources we

have in place to treat cardiogenic shock make NGMC an outstanding source for collecting the reliable data needed to help save lives.” NGMC Gainesville and NGMC Braselton are participating in the National Cardiogenic Shock Initiative, which will track the treatment of 500 patients nationwide. People who need to connect with a cardiologist can schedule an appointment by calling The Heart Center of NGMC at 770-534-2020 or visiting heartngmc.org.

Lilburn honors new boardwalk Monday Software outage shuts BY CURT YEOMANS curt.yeomans@ gwinnettdailypost.com

Visitors use the new 958-foot PermaTrak concrete boardwalk on Lilburn’s Camp Creek Greenway Trail. Residents could begin using the boardwalk in early August, but city officials will officially celebrate its opening during a ribbon-cutting ceremony Monday. (Photo: City of Lilburn)

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Lilburn residents recently got a new walking path so they can get some exercise and enjoy nature on what city officials are touting as a record-setting boardwalk. Now the city is preparing to celebrate. The city announced a ribbon-cutting ceremony for the new 958-foot Camp Creek Greenway Trail PermaTrak concrete boardwalk will take place at 6 p.m. Monday. Lilburn officials said it is the longest PermaTrak project

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The Gwinnett Coalition for Health and Human Services is calling on county residents to sign up for a project to benefit their community during the an-

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the issue is vendor-related, and DDS continues to work closely with everyone involved to resolve the Getting a driver’s lisituation. cense replaced or renewed “Unfortunately, at this is a time-consuming task time, there is still no estithat involves a lot of mated time for the resoluwaiting for information tion.” processing. The system outage Imagine finding out the forced state officials to wait might last all weekurge Georgia residents end because of a system who needed to visit a failure that meant licenses center to instead use the couldn’t be issued. department’s website to Georgia Department of renew, replace or update Driver Services customer their licenses. By late Friservice centers across the day afternoon, IDEMIA state, including two in and department officials Gwinnett County, closed indicated they expected to Friday after the software begin reopening centers used to process driver’s over the weekend. licenses at those facilities “The outlook is to have crashed, according to state the system fully restored officials. by (Friday) evening,” The issuance software IDEMIA Senior Vice provided by IDEMIA to President John Senhandle driver’s licenses nott said in a statement experienced the outage at released by DDS earlier all of DDS’ customer ser- Friday. “Georgia citizens vice centers Friday morn- can be assured that their ing, and initially there was personal data has not been compromised or otherwise uncertainty about when put at risk as a result of it would be back online. DDS has customer service this issue.” DDS officials said 41 centers in Lawrenceville and Norcross among oth- centers were expected to reopen Saturday and ers around the state. another 45 locations are “Department of Driver expected to reopen MonServices has been exday. They did not specify periencing a statewide system outage at all of its which locations would reopen on either day. Customer Service CenA DDS spokesperson ters,” department officials could not be immediately announced on Facebook reached for comment Frijust before noon Friday. “Early indications are that day afternoon.

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Gwinnett Coalition sending call for volunteers for Great Days of Service

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joy running, walking and cycling on this new boardwalk for the next 50 years,” Lilburn Planning and Development Director Doug Stacks said in a statement. Construction on the boardwalk was finished in early August and it opened to the public at that time, but the ceremony on Monday — which will take place at the entrance to the boardwalk near Velva Court — will mark its official opening. City officials are touting its strength, saying the pre-case concrete feature is expected to last more than half a century, meaning it could conceivably still be in use by residents in 2068. The foundation system used to support it features steel piles that are screwed into the ground. “Construction began on April 30 and was completed in less than four months, ahead of schedule and under budget,” the city said in a statement. “The trail reopened August 11.” The boardwalk was paid for with special purpose local option sales tax funding allocated for the city and the county’s parks and recreation department. “The City of Lilburn is very grateful to our partners, Gwinnett County Parks and Recreation and the Recreation Board, for the SPLOST funding contribution,” Lilburn City Manager Bill Johnsa said in a statement.

nual Gwinnett Great Days of Service later this month. The coalition is expecting to get more than 60,000 volunteers to help with a variety of projects taking place throughout Gwinnett during the two-day community service effort from Oct. 19-20. Typical Great Days of Service projects include ones undertaken at facilities and agencies such as parks, nonprofit groups, schools, senior centers and ministries. “Volunteers don’t need special skills, just willing hands and hearts to help make our community a better place,” coalition officials said in a statement. “Individual volunteers of all ages are welcome, as are volunteer teams. “Teams can include families, friends, churches, civic groups, corporations, youth groups, sororities and fraternities, alumni groups, service clubs and more.” Over the past 19 years, more than one million volunteers have helped with 4,450 Great Days of Service projects around the county. Coalition officials said more than 1,000 nonprofit groups have benefited from projects undertaken as part of the annual service effort. Activities that take place during Great Days of Service projects can range from painting to cleaning, gardening, landscaping, writing notes of encouragement, building, organizing, sorting and taking

photographs, according to coalition officials. Anyone who is interested in participating in a project and is trying to find one to help with can visit www. GwinnettGreatDaysofService.org or call 770-9953339 to sign up for one. One of the groups seeking volunteers for their project is Gwinnett Clean and Beautiful, which is planning to do a watershed cleanup at the Upper Yellow River Watershed from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Oct. 20. The group is seeking volunteers over the age of 14 to help with the cleanup. The group will meet up at Moore Middle School, located at 1221 Lawrenceville Highway in Lawrenceville. Anyone who wants to sign up for the environmental group’s project can do so at www. gwinnettcb.org/event/greatdays-of-service-watershedcleanup. “Between the Yellow River, Chattahoochee River, Apalachee River, Alcovy River, Lake Lanier and a sprawling network of creeks and streams, water is very central to the Gwinnett County community,” Gwinnett Clean and Beautiful Executive Director Schelly Marlatt said in a statement. “Our watersheds feed these water sources, so it’s vital that we all band together to protect our watersheds and keep them clean — for the well-being of our citizens, wildlife and the local environment.”

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push through Kavanaugh’s nomination despite moments where it looked like it CNN could fail, effusively praised The Senate confirmed Kavanaugh. The Turkish government Brett Kavanaugh to the “The president nomihas launched an investigaSupreme Court on Saturday nated a jurist who has been tion into the disappearance afternoon, likely cementing a described by legal peers of a prominent Saudi jourconservative majority on the of all political stripes as a nalist who reportedly was court for a generation and superstar,” McConnell said, last seen entering the Saudi bringing to an end months later adding that “Judge Consulate in Istanbul, acof bitter partisan feuding Brett Kavanaugh is among cording to Turkey’s state-run marked by shocking allegathe very best our nation has news agency Anadolu. tions of sexual assault and to offer.” Jamal Khashoggi, a jour- vehement and angry denials Shortly before the vote, In a Saturday vote, the U.S. Senate voted to confirm Brett Trump said Kavanaugh nalist and critic of the Saudi from the nominee. Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court. (Photo: CNN) leadership, has been missing The final vote was 50-48 “will be a great justice of the since he entered the Saudi and interrupted several times nearly derailed by Christine now likely to turn into a Supreme Court.” Consulate in Turkey’s largest by protesters as senators sat Blasey Ford’s allegations raucous victory lap. “He’s just an extraordicity on Tuesday, his fiancée silent at their desks for the that the judge assaulted her Democrats furiously nary person … and I think and two other sources famil- formal roll call vote. when they were teenagers in accused the GOP of shorthe’s going to make us all iar with the event said. “I do not consent, where’s the 1980s. circuiting efforts to examine very proud,” Trump added. “His whereabouts and my representation,” one Kavanaugh will replace the allegations and of rushIn a sign of the tense who is responsible will be yelled. retired associate justice ing the nomination through, mood at the Capitol, Reuncovered,” Omer Celik, The confirmation marks a Anthony Kennedy on the and of ignoring the changed publican Majority Whip spokesman for Turkey’s rul- major victory for President Supreme Court, who has political dynamics surround- John Cornyn of Texas was ing AK Party, said Saturday Donald Trump, who will been the swing vote in some ing complains of misconinterrupted twice by yelling at a party meeting in Ankara, soon be able to take credit of the most far reaching de- duct against powerful men from protesters in the Senaccording to Anadolu. for appointing two conserva- cisions on issues like LGBT ushered in by the #MeToo ate gallery, which is open Khashoggi’s disappeartive justices to the Supreme rights, abortion, affirmative movement. to visitors. Earlier in the ance comes amid a wave Court during his relatively action and other issues in Senate Minority Leader day, Cornyn told a group of of arrests of Saudi critics brief time in office. recent years. Chuck Schumer called the reporters that this has “not of the kingdom’s leaderThe bitter duel between His arrival on the bench nomination “one of the sad- been the Senate’s finest ship, steered by young Republicans and Democrats offers the prospect of dest moments in the history hour,” and said that “a better Crown Prince Mohammed over Kavanaugh is now decades of conservative of the Senate,” and said, path forward” is needed. bin Salman. The cracklikely to be prolonged as a jurisprudence. It ensures that “this chapter will be a flashSenate Judiciary Chairdowns have targeted clerics, motivating issue in the mid- Trump’s influence, and that ing red warning light of what man Chuck Grassley offered journalists, academics and term elections in four weeks of a Republican stranglehold to avoid.” up some words of praise for activists, some of whom and will trigger recriminaon power in Washington Republicans “conducted protesters ahead of the vote. were detained outside Saudi tions and political reverbera- since the 2016 election, will one of the least transparThe Iowa Republican told Arabia. tions that endure for years to endure long after current ent, least fair, most biased reporters that his message to come. GOP leaders have left the processes in Senate history, protesters would be, “Thank In the end, Republicans scene. slanting the table from the God that you’re willing to Vatican: Pope were able to use their mo“He will be a great Justice very beginning to produce exercise your First Amendordered inquiry nopoly on political power on of the Supreme Court,” their desired result,” he ment rights of association into McCarrick Capitol Hill and the White Trump said, before leaving added. and free speech. Keep it up, House to muscle through the White House for a rally Majority Leader Mitch because it’s going to make abuse claims the confirmation, which was in Topeka, Kansas, that is McConnell, who helped America stronger.” Pope Francis ordered a Vatican investigation last year into abuse allegations finding it. No description of against U.S. Archbishop the vehicle was provided. Theodore McCarrick but is The fire started around 8 to not yet releasing the results, Anti-Kavanaugh 8:25 p.m. Friday, July 13, the Vatican revealed Saturalong eastbound Highway protests continue day. 140 near Savage’s Trading after confirm vote “The Holy See will, in Post, the news release said. due course, make known the Protesters opposed to Motorists are responconclusions of the matter re- Brett Kavanaugh’s apsible for many of wildfires garding Archbishop McCar- pointment to the U.S. Susparked along roadways, the rick,” the Vatican statement preme Court swarmed over Forest Service said. said. Washington on Saturday Nearly all these fires U.S. Catholics have been — massing at the Capitol, Demonstrators protest against the confirmation of Su- could be prevented with reeling in recent months disrupting the confirmaproper vehicle maintenance preme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh. (Photo: CNN) from allegations that McCar- tion vote in the Senate and and safety measures, such rick, a former top American banging on the Supreme taken to the state medilast month that Kerry’s as maintaining proper tire cardinal, sexually abused Court building doors when cal examiner’s office in behavior was “unseemly pressure and not dragging seminarians and an altar boy. Kavanaugh arrived to be Augusta, according to the and unprecedented” after parts on the road, the news McCarrick, who has sworn in. county sheriff’s office. Kerry said he had met with release said. denied the accusations About 5:45 p.m. SatWestra’s husband, Jay Iranian Foreign Minister about the altar boy and not urday, a large crowd of Westra, posted “My heart Javad Zarif a few times Officer who shot responded to the allegaprotesters surged onto the is crushed today” to his since leaving office. Tamir Rice hired tions about the seminarians, front steps of the Supreme Facebook page Friday “This is a former secresigned from the College of Court, chanting, “Hey hey, after the remains were by small Ohio retary of state engaged Cardinals in July. ho ho, Kavanaugh has got found. with the world’s largest police department to go.” On Wednesday, Capt. state sponsor of terror, and The police officer who After police pushed Scott Stewart of the according to him, he was Cameroon’s Biya fatally shot 12-year-old them back from the doors, Cumberland County talking to them, he was seeks 7th term the demonstrators held Sheriff’s Office said oftelling them to wait out this Tamir Rice in Cleveland Cameroonians are headfour years ago was recently signs and chanted, “No ficials received credible administration,’ Pompeo ing to the polls today where justice, no peace,” and hired by a police departinformation that Kristin added. they are expected to re-elect “We believe Anita Hill,” ment in eastern Ohio, Westra was possibly seen their 85-year-old president to a reference to the woman on a road not far from the Vehicle’s catalytic CNN affiliate WTOV-TV a seventh term. reported, citing the departwho accused Justice Clar- family’s home. converter started ment’s police chief. The election comes amid ence Thomas of miscona tense backdrop of spiraling duct. Timothy Loehmann is Ferguson wildfire Kerry: I haven’t violence and unrest in the one of six new officers hired Earlier, Capitol Police met with Iranians Almost from the start, north and southwest of the in the Village of Bellaire, said 14 people were arauthorities said a vehicle country. about 65 miles southwest of after Iran deal rested for protests in the President Paul Biya has somehow started the Fergu- Pittsburgh. The town on the Senate Gallery, 13 during ruled the country since 1982. the successful vote to conFormer Secretary of son Fire, a California wildOhio River has a population Observers say he is almost fire that ended up burning of about 4,170. firm Kavanaugh and one a State John Kerry said he certain to win the election, has not met with any Irani- almost 100,000 acres over Bellaire Police Chief short time earlier. which means he will be 92 at ans since President Donald the summer. Richard “Dick” Flanagan the end of that term. Trump pulled out of the On Friday, the U.S. Fortold WTOV that Loehmann Body found Biya has often won past Iran nuclear deal, despite est Service issued a news applied to several police dein Maine near elections by a landslide. In vocalizing his disagreement release with more detail, partments and still wanted the last election in 2011, the where teacher with the administration’s saying “investigators believe to be a police officer. Supreme Court found that decision. superheated pieces of a “He’s not quitting on went missing Biya got 77 percent of the “I’m speaking out as a catalytic converter came into being a police officer. He Authorities are trying vote, beating out 22 other citizen in America,” Kerry contact with dry, roadside made a decision (in 2014) to identify the body of a contenders. said in an interview with vegetation, igniting the fire.” that’s going to stay with him The octogenarian leader is woman found Friday in CNN’s Michael SmerconThe fire burned through the rest of his life,” Flanaone of Africa’s longest-serv- Maine, near the home of ish that aired Saturday 96,601 acres of the Sierra gan said. “Like anybody ing rulers. He’s also somea teacher who has been morning. “If they don’t National Forest, Stanislaus else, if you make a mistake, one who is accused by rights missing for days. want me to speak out, that’s National Forest, Yosemite someone’s got to give you a groups of presiding over a Kristin Westra, 47, disa different issue. But I’m National Park and state second chance, give somebrutal regime, characterized appeared Monday in North telling you, I have not met lands, the release said. The one opportunity. There is no by human rights abuses, Yarmouth, a town of about with any Iranians since the fire, which is now contained, worry, I stand behind this particularly toward residents 3,600 residents in Cumber- president pulled out of the killed two people. officer … I’ll stand behind of Cameroon’s Englishland County, Maine. agreement, period.” Investigators haven’t this officer like I will any of speaking provinces. The body was discovCurrent Secretary of located the vehicle and are my officers.” — From wire reports ered Friday morning and State Mike Pompeo said seeking the public’s help in — From wire reports By Clare Foran and Stephen Collinson

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people Neil Armstrong’s private collection up for auction Collectors will have the opportunity to own a piece of American history when 3,000 items from the personal collection of Neil Armstrong, the first man to walk on the moon, go up for auction next month. The sale at Heritage Auctions will start Nov. 1 and coincide with the 50th anniversary of Armstrong’s Apollo 11 mission. “We hope that this helps to remind people of what this country achieved in the ’60s. It was an amazing effort,” Mark Armstrong, one of Neil Armstrong’s sons, said. “It’s our hope that people remember what we can achieve when we really work together and have a clear shared vision.” The Armstrong Family Collection includes never-before-seen items from his lunar landing, including pieces of a wing and propeller from the 1903 Wright Brothers flight that Armstrong took with him to the moon. It also includes items from his childhood, such as his Boy Scouts cap, and a letter he wrote to the Easter bunny. The process of preserving Armstrong’s vast collection began two years ago when his sons Mark and Rick Armstrong were going through the items left by their parents and found that several them were starting to show their age. “Photos were substantially curled and deteriorating. We had coins and medallions that were oxidizing and some of the materials they were stored in were breaking down,” said Armstrong. Armstrong’s collection is not the first space collection sold by Heritage Auctions. The company has conducted auctions for more than 20 astronauts and their families.

‘Buffy’ stars support reboot

Fans may be divided, but two of the stars of “Buffy the Vampire Slayer” are in support of a reboot. David Boreanaz, who played Angel on the series and a later spinoff, reportedly chastised a room of “Buffy” fans Thursday at a New York Comic-Con panel when some started booing mention of the reboot. “Come on, guys, it’s a good thing,” he reportedly said. “Let’s just embrace (it). I’m very happy for them. They want to embrace a new generation, something new.” Boreanaz said he understands that fans want a revival of the original Joss Whedon-created series that ran from 1997 to 2003. “You want to see us back in these roles,” Boreanaz said. “It’s great, it’s cool, (but) things move on, stories evolve, times change. I think it’s a great opportunity for a reboot like this to show where we are with society now, what you can do with technology.” In July, it was announced the series would be rebooted with a black actress lead. On Thursday, Sarah Michelle Gellar, who played Buffy in the original series, said, “I’m with David.” “At the end of the day, it’s all about great storytelling,” Gellar said. “If a story lives on, then I think it should be told in any incarnation it can be told in.” — From wire reports

Son returns library book his mom borrowed 84 years ago By Christina Maxouris CNN

Shreve Memorial Library in Louisiana waived its $3 late fee for the man who returned a book more than eight decades later. In 1934, the man’s mother checked out “Spoon River Anthology,” by Edgar Lee Masters, when she was 11. The book is a

Must read collection of poems written as first-person narratives by the dead residents of the fictional town of Spoon River, reflecting on their lives and deaths. That’s right, pretty creepy. “We thought that the title was appropriately spooky to turn

up again after all this time right around Halloween,” the library posted on Facebook. The man was cleaning his parents’ home when he found the book and decided to return it. He said it was what his mother would have done, the library’s assistant manager Jackie Morales said. “He was surprised that (his mom) still had it in her possession.

She was very responsible,” she said. The binding is loose on the book, a first edition, so the library said it has decommissioned it. But it’s a book that Morales knows well. “I was assigned the book in high school,” she said. “My English teacher had each student in class memorize a different poem.” As for the late fee, Morales said

the library never even considered it. “The account wouldn’t even exist anymore,” she said. “We purged our accounts in 1934.” The story has people aspiring to follow in the man’s footsteps. “I hope this encourages other people to return their items,” Morales said. “It’s never too late to return your library books.”

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Excessive sweating can create problems Dear Dr. roaCH: I have hyperhidrosis and want to know what, if anything, I can do to alleviate this condition. I am 71 and physically active. I exercise almost every day for an hour. I sweat profusely, mainly from my torso, but it’s not only when I work out; it’s also if I exert even a modest amount of energy or am anxious about an upcoming event. I wear an undershirt to soak up the sweat. It is embarrassing when I’m out in public and I find that my shirt is soaked and sticking to my skin. This has been going on for years. My doctor tried changing my prescription drugs, but we did not see a change in my condition. I would appreciate any insight you might offer. If this is just the way I am, I’ll accept it, but if there is a change needed in my lifestyle, I’ll consider doing it. — H.S. aNsWer: Primary hyperhidrosis is the term for excess sweating for no clear reason. It needs to be considered separately from sweating that occur as part of hot flashes or as night sweats. It sounds like it’s pretty clearly the case in you. Many people with primary hyperhidrosis sweat in one particular location: The head and hands are common, but underarms are the most common. It sometimes runs in families, doesn’t usually happen during sleep and usually is the same on one side as the other. It often starts around adolescence. It may not seem to readers like too horrible a condition, but people with it often report significant social problems, both personally and professionally. It can lead to skin problems that stem from having constantly wet skin. It is common but varies widely in severity. The first treatment for this is a prescriptionstrength antiperspirant, such as 20 percent aluminum chloride hexahydrate, which physically blocks sweat pores. It is applied at night (when sweating is least) to all the areas of excess sweating, every night until you see improvement, which usually takes a week or so. Then, the applications may be decreased to perhaps weekly. The medication is washed off in the morning. For people in whom this doesn’t work and those with a relatively small, discrete area of sweating, botulinum toxin can be injected, which lasts for months. I don’t know if you have too large an area of excess sweating for this to work. For people with underarm sweating, there is a device that uses microwaves to destroy sweat glands. Two treatments are about 95 percent effective, but they are expensive and not generally covered by insurance. Many people find that regular exercise increases overall sweating. However, regular exercise has so many benefits that I wouldn’t recommend you reduce your exercise. I hope one of these treatments is helpful.

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TODAY’S HISTORY: In 1896, The Wall Street Journal began publishing what is known today as the Dow Jones Industrial Average as a daily feature. In 1985, the cruise ship Achille Lauro was hijacked in the Mediterranean by Palestinian terrorists. In 1996, Fox News Channel was launched on cable TV. In 2001, the United States and Great Britain began air strikes against strategic targets in Afghanistan. TODAY’S BIRTHDAYS: Niels Bohr (1885-1962), physicist; Elijah Muhammad (1897-1975), spiritual/political leader; June Allyson (1917-2006), actress; Al Martino (1927-2009), singer/ actor; Desmond Tutu (1931- ), archbishop/Nobel laureate; Thomas Keneally (1935- ), novelist; John Mellencamp (1951- ), singer-songwriter; Vladimir Putin (1952- ), Russian politician; Yo-

Yo Ma (1955- ), cellist; Simon Cowell (1959- ), record executive/TV personality; Thom Yorke (1968- ), musician; Charles Woodson (1976- ), football player. TODAY’S FACT: The first photographs of the far side of the moon were transmitted by the Soviet probe Luna 3 on this day in 1959. TODAY’S SPORTS: In 1984, running back Walter Payton of the Chicago Bears broke Jim Brown’s career-rushing record of 12,312 yards during a 20-7 victory over the New Orleans Saints. TODAY’S NUMBER: 222 — points scored by the Georgia Tech Engineers in a football game played on this day in 1916. Their opponents, the Cumberland College Bulldogs, were shut out. The final score of 222-0 marked the most lopsided game in college football history.

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Family copes with estrangement Dear amy: My 31-year-old son is gay. His father and I love him unconditionally. My mother is in her 80s, and our relationship has been challenging, but I have made an effort in recent years to avoid conflict with her. I told her about my son’s sexuality many years ago; since then we’ve avoided the topic. My son was visiting us about a year ago, and we invited my mother over for dinner. She began to rant about gay pride events in our city drawing an unseemly, lawless crowd. My son respectfully debated her points. She instantly escalated the argument, and began to say that gay people shouldn’t be allowed to be open about their sexuality, and they deserved any bad things that happen to them by being out. My son quietly sat there listening to this, but was clearly angry. My husband became agitated, and asked her to change the topic. I agreed and told her that she was being disrespectful. She stubbornly refused to change the subject, so my husband drove her home and we didn’t finish dinner. After she left, my son said he was “done” with her, and didn’t want to see her ever again. This broke my heart. My son won’t consider making amends with his grandmother, and he does not attend family events

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Amy Dickinson where she is present. I have tried several times to get my mother to apologize to him, and she says she has nothing to apologize for, and she’s entitled to her opinions. It feels like we will never resolve this, and I worry about my mother passing away with this conflict between them. Should I leave it alone? How can I go about getting the two of them in the same room again? — Devastated Dear DevastateD: Your mother is certainly entitled to her opinions, and she seems equally comfortable with the consequence of expressing them. If she wanted things to be different with her grandson, she could convey this to you (or him), and you could then worry about how to get the two of them in a room together. Same with your son. If he wanted things to be different, he could make an effort. And yet, why should he be forced or feel compelled to “make amends”? He has done nothing wrong — he is merely practicing your family specialty: avoidance.

As it is, you have tolerated your mother’s hatred and disrespect, and so now you are forced to also tolerate the discomfort this estrangement causes you. You love both parties unconditionally. This is laudable. It seems that you will have to continue to love them each separately. Dear amy: I broke up with my college boyfriend because there were so many things wrong with our relationship. There are various power struggles deep within the “power couple” facade. My ex-boyfriend always made our personal and professional life a competition. We always wanted to “one-up” each other. When I received an unbelievable job offer starting after graduation, he was upset that I had obtained his dream job. I’m worried that we’ll get back together just to keep up appearances. It has happened before. I’m scared that I’m not strong enough for the mess that will happen during the school year. We are codirectors at our elite school organization, co-executives in a professional organization and classmates. What should I do? — Worried Woman Dear WorrieD: Over the course of your professional life, you will face other situations like this — from awkwardness with colleagues who have been passed over for promotions,

to people who might attempt to undermine your success. The way to exercise real power (versus the “power facade”) is to always act politely and appropriately in your public and professional life, refusing to engage in the adolescent drama of gossip or backstabbing. If you get back together with someone who isn’t good for you, just for the sake of appearances, then you’ll only undermine your own success, saving your ex the trouble. Dear amy: In a recent column, you made the comment “please don’t have one” regarding gender reveal parties for pregnant parents. That really ticked me off. Who asked you for THAT opinion? No one! Nice job trying to make people who have these feel bad about their own joy. What an asinine comment. Time to hang up your hat. — Furious Dear Furious: Yes, I am staking a claim very much against so-called “gender reveals.” Every once in a while, I sneak in an unsolicited opinion, just for the sake of the future of humanity. You can contact Amy Dickinson via email: askamy@amydickinson. com. Readers may send postal mail to Ask Amy, P.O. Box 194, Freeville, NY 13068. You can also follow her on Twitter @askingamy or “like” her on Facebook.

Set a quick pace and focus on what you are trying to achieve. Putting all your energy where it counts will help you reach your goal with the least amount of wear and tear. Trust in yourself, not in someone more interested in taking control than helping you. LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23) — Respect an elder or someone with more experience, but don’t allow him or her to push you in a direction that isn’t right for you. Do your own thing to gain ground. SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 22) — Aim to please, but don’t give in to someone bullying you. Only offer incentives and help to those willing to work with you. Try something new and exciting. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 23-Dec. 21) — An emotional situation will escalate if someone is not being honest. Share your thoughts and feelings to avoid repercussions. Aggressive behavior isn’t the way to win favors or get things done. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) — Invest wisely and for the right reasons. Don’t let the changes others make tempt you to follow suit. You’re best off taking it slow and doing what’s best for you. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20Feb. 19) — Observe an endeavor before you join in. The hype someone offers will sound exciting, but in the end, it will probably not live up to your expectations. It’s best to stick to what you know. PISCES (Feb. 20-March 20) — Broaden the scope of a situation involving an investment before you decide whether to join in or steer clear. Protect your assets. ARIES (March 21-April 19) — You’ll be able to convince others to do things your way, but before you do, make sure your plan is solid and that you can deliver what you promise. TAURUS (April 20-May 20) — Make a commitment, if not to someone else, then to yourself. Living up to the promises you make will lead to positive results and responses. Romance is encouraged. GEMINI (May 21-June 20) — Get involved in something with someone you can trust. Taking chances will be risky, and allowing your emotions to overrule your intelligence will lead to a loss. CANCER (June 21July 22) — Walk away from unstable situations. Allow time for others to settle down and for you to fully consider your options. Look for alternative ways to move forward. LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) — If you want to discuss issues, do so intelligently. A screaming match won’t solve anything, and would leave everyone more upset and less apt to agree on a solution. VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) — Put your heart and soul into family, friends and togetherness. A positive act will win favors and the affection of those you love. Romance is encouraged.

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Obama endorses Gwinnett Democrats running for legislative seats Three Gwinnett County Democrats were among 200 state-level legislative candidates from the party around the country who have picked up endorsements from former President Barack Obama Sally in the last Harrell week. The Democratic Legislative Campaign Committee announced Monday that Zahra Karinshak Obama has endorsed state House District 105 candidate Donna McLeod, Senate District 40 candidate Sally Harrell and Senate •From Page 1A Phoenix in 2007 by retired firefighter Dave Graybill, who wanted to bring together public safety officers to aid people in the community who are fighting illnesses. Though the organization’s signature vehicles — firetrucks, though the national organization and some chapters have been able to expand their fleet to include police cars, too — are pink, the visits aren’t just aimed at women, and the organization focuses on a number of illnesses aside from breast cancer, the disease that is most often represented by the color pink. In fact, Sayles, who made the decision less than a year and a half ago to found a Pink Heals Gwinnett chapter, received a visit of his own in December 2014 from the Pink Heals Joilet Area Chapter, which is located about 30 miles southwest of Chicago. “I was 18 and going to college in Georgia,” Sayles said. “I’m actually originally from the Chicago area and I flew home for Thanksgiving to go see my family and I woke up the next morning with a lump on my neck. I went to the hospital and got diagnosed (with lymphoma) and just as I was starting chemo, the Pink Heals Joilet Chapter came out to visit me.”

•From Page 1A For Adams’ family, the past 13 years have been a difficult waiting game. Although the mother of two disappeared in October 2005, her remains were not found until two years later in a creek in a Franklin County swamp. Another 11 years passed before Cook — who quickly became a person of interest after Adams disappeared — was arrested Thursday and charged with one count of murder. In that time, several birthdays and Mother’s Days passed, each serving as a painful reminder of Adams’ absence for her family, particularly Burk and her brother, Thomas. “I did wonder (if justice would come), especially on days that made me remember her more like birthdays and, of course, Mother’s Day; just holidays, period,” she said. “I’m always kind of angry at those times that she’s not around. I have to think like, ‘Are we ever going to get justice? Is anyone ever going to pay for this?’’’ Gwinnett County District Attorney Danny Porter said the family has worked with investigators since Adams disappeared. The Franklin County Sheriff’s Office and the Georgia Bureau of Investigation handled the case with help from Gwinnett County police for years after Adams’ remains were

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Curt Yeomans District 48 candidate Zahra Karinshak. “Our incredible array of candidates up and down the ticket, all across the country, make up a movement of citizens who are younger, more diverse, more female than ever before,” Obama said in a statement. “They’re Americans who aren’t just running against something, but for something.” In the case of McLeod, this is the second time Obama has endorsed her

The visit left a lasting impression on Sayles. “It was amazing — they brought all my friends and all my family and also the local fire department, which passed my house with all the lights and sirens,” Sayles said. “It brought me to tears right away and it really changed my whole outlook on my fight. It just really showed me that I can go to people (for help) and it showed me exactly who I could go to and that I did have support.” After six months of chemotherapy, during which he volunteered with the Joilet chapter, Sayles said his outlook again changed. “I was like, ‘You know what? I’m going to do something better with my life,’” he said. “I didn’t want to just do a desk job and I was a PR major, so I decided, ‘I want to be a firefighter.’ Mother’s Day 2015 was my last chemo treatment and I moved back down here and got on with Gwinnett. In January of 2016 I started with Gwinnett fire and as soon as I was done with my training (in May 2017), I was like, ‘I really want to start (Pink Heals) around here.’” For about a year, Sayles sold T-shirts to raise enough money to purchase a firetruck, which happens to be a retired Gwinnett truck. “The (county) put it up

Grassroots campaign finance reform group End Citizens United coordinated the letter. The group has endorsed Bourdeaux, a Democrat, in the Seventh Congressional District race against Rep. Rob Woodall, R-Ga. “Without these reforms, we will be unable to truly regain the public’s trust or tackle the challenges of our day, like the costs of health Carolyn care and Bourdeaux prescription drugs, the opioid epidemic, or building an economy that is strong for working families,” the candidates said in the letter. Political Notebook appears in the Sunday edition of the Gwinnett Daily Post.

candidacy for public office. He also endorsed her 2016 bid for the House Donna District 105 McLeod seat against incumbent state Rep. Joyce Chandler, even going so far as recording an audio message urging residents to vote for McLeod. Obama previously endorsed Democrat Shelly Hutchinson in the open state House District 107 race, where she is facing Republican Janet Mihoci. Woodall praises passage of FAA reauthorization bill U.S. Rep. Rob Woodall, R-Ga., said a streamlined certification process included in the the Federal Aviation Administration reauthoriza-

tion bill passed by the House of Representatives Friday will make it easier for Rob Gwinnett Woodall manufacturers to move their products. The final version of the bill was sent to President Donald Trump after the House passed it. Woodall, who sits on the House Transportation Committee, said the bill funds the FAA through 2023 and clarifies jurisdiction over air ambulance providers. “Removing excessive federal bureaucracy that stands between our local manufacturers and economic success means a more efficient government and more jobs back home,” Woodall said in

for auction a couple of years back and one of our firefighters’ dad used to ride that engine,” Sayles said. “He was like, ‘I really want to buy my dad’s old engine,’ and he did and fixed some things up on it, but then was like, ‘OK, now I have a firetruck… what am I going to do with it?’ He said he was looking to sell it and someone put me in contact with him and I’ve had the firetruck now for about four or five months.” Finding and purchasing a firetruck was only the first hurdle Sayles had to jump through, though. “Then it was, ‘Now I’ve got a firetruck, but I’ve got to get it painted pink,’” he said. “That in and of itself (was difficult), because getting a firetruck painted is not easy, and then getting a firetruck painted pink is way harder. Luckily, I had a friend from

out when volunteers can get together but we’re hoping to do a couple days in late October. Gwinnett is such a big area and I know there are already tons of people affected (by illnesses) that we can help.” Sayles said Amos, who the chapter visited on Sunday, was a perfect example of someone who needed the help and encouragement the visits are intended to provide. “She’s in her late 20s or maybe young 30s and has back home who knew a took all the cars out of their two kids and she’s single, so woman in Kennesaw who huge shop and taped off the when we came out, it just works for PPG Paint who truck and painted it inside changed her whole outlook on everything,” he said. “She actually had breast cancer. the whole shop.” She was like, ‘I can get you Within 24 hours, the truck was so thankful and she was crying and I was crying pink paint’ and they donated was completely painted, and it was just amazing 100 percent of the paint and Sayles said, and then the what we did for her. The that was huge.” decals were added, a donaSayles faced another tion from Sayles’ girlfriend’s day before, I guess she was like, ‘I start another round challenge — he had all this parents, who own a T-shirt of chemo (soon), I don’t pink paint, but didn’t know company and work with know if I’m going to make who would actually paint the decals. it,’ and then the day after truck. By mid-September, the “Now I’m like, ‘I got this truck was completely ready our visit, she said, ‘Starting another round of chemo with and I got this, but I can’t do to hit the road, just in time a new fighting spirit; ready that,’” he said. “It was about for the Pink Heals national to take it on.’ Just to be able to come down to getting a tour’s visit to Gwinnett. bunch of guys to come to So far, Pink Heals Gwin- to rejuvenize somebody is amazing.” my house and taping it up nett County has only done To view the video of and painting it, but then seven home visits, though somehow my mom found Sayles said he hopes to soon Amos’ visit or for more information about Pink somebody down in Morrow, increase that number, given Ga., and they were like, ‘A there’s a need in the county. Heals Gwinnett County, visit facebook.com/Pinkfiretruck? We’ll paint it.’ But “We’re looking at our then I got there and we went schedule to see when we can Heals-Gwinnett-County-1518515121575559. to go put it in the paint booth do our next visit,” he said. and they were like, ‘Yeah, “Because this is 100 percent The national organization’s it’s not going to fit,’ so they nonprofit, we have to figure website is pinkfiretrucks.org.

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a statement. The bill also got some attention in the media for other provisions it contains, however, including reportedly granting the FAA the authority to regulate the width of seats on airplanes and the size of the space between them, according to multiple news outlets. Bourdeaux among candidates calling for government, elections reform bill Seventh Congressional District candidate Carolyn Bourdeaux was among the 107 U.S. House candidates who called on the chamber this past week to pass government and election reforms before anything else in 2019. The group outlined its desire for a reform bill to be at the top of the next Congress’ priorities in a letter to House leadership.

Victoria Amos, a single mother of two who has fought recurring ovarian cancer for the last several years, poses on Pink Heals Gwinnett County’s firetruck. She was visited at her Suwanee home Sunday by the chapter, which was founded by lymphoma survivor and Gwinnett firefighter Michael Sayles. Like the national organization, Pink Heals Gwinnett brings together public safety officers to aid people in the community who are fighting illnesses. (Special Photo)

Cold Case found. Cold case investigators from Gwinnett police and Porter’s office took the case back over last year. As soon as they arrested Cook, they contacted Adams’ family to deliver the news. “That’s a pretty satisfying feeling for law enforcement to give them some closure,” Porter said. “They knew we were working on the case, actively working it, but it wasn’t ’til we actually had him under arrest that we were able to tell them that we were arresting him.” Burk said she missed the call from the detective who tried to reach out to her, but a cousin let her know what happened. She went back and listened to the message from the detective. She described his voice as being filled with excitement as he delivered the news that Cook was in custody. The fact that law enforcement hadn’t given up on the case means a lot to the family, she said. “Just hearing the enthusiasm in their voices, like it really sounds like something they truly, truly want to do, and I can’t thank them enough,” Burke said. “I’m so appreciative for that.” Police and Porter aren’t saying much about what gave them enough to go forward with arresting Cook, other than saying evidence was re-examined and more interviews were

conducted. TJ Ward, a private investigator hired by Adams’ family in 2005 to look into the case, said he was contacted by investigators from the police and District Attorney’s Office a couple months ago about some of the evidence he had collected. Over the past few weeks, Ward shared some information from his case file with the investigators and got them in touch with the manager of Leslie Adams’ apartment. However, Ward said he’s not sure how much of a contribution the information he provided made in the decision to arrest Cook. “Billy’s been on my radar since I’ve been involved in this case, and he’s been on the radar of the county police also,” Ward said. “Right after she issued a protective order against him two days before she went missing, she went that night to downtown or Buckhead or something with some friends, and Billy showed up there and created a little turmoil.” Now the question is: What happens next? Although Cook has been arrested and Porter’s office plans to move forward with prosecuting the case, Burk said she doesn’t expect the holidays and occasions when the loss of her mother is more painful to get easier to deal with.

“There’s still going to be an empty part of me where she’s supposed to be,” Burk said. “Bringing him to justice is pretty much for her, but as far as my brother and I, we’re still without a mother. My grandmother is still without a daughter, and my aunt is still without a sister. Everyone is still mourning her. We’re still going to miss her. She’s still not around.” Before a trial can happen, a grand jury must first indict Cook on a murder charge. Porter said his office will likely take the case to the grand jury within the next couple of weeks. Then there will be legal wranglings as prosecutors and defense attorneys deal with the case and work with a judge on setting a trial date. If it goes to trial, Burk said she expects to feel a mixture of emotions during the proceedings. “I’ll be excited that it’s finally taking place, kind of nervous and scared,” she said. “Personally, I am not looking forward to seeing him and having to be in the same vicinity as him. But if that’s what it takes to get justice, then I’m all for it. I just hope that everything is brought to light. It’s definitely going to be difficult, though. “I know it’s going to be a journey, but it’s a journey that I’m ready to take. I’ve been waiting 13 years for this.”

Kids decorate slap bracelets Friday at The Village at the Mall of Georgia. Hundreds came out for the opening of The Rink, an outdoor synthetic ice skating rink, with the Ice, Ice Baby event. (Photo: Mall of Georgia)

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fast,” Ansley said. The children skated for because we can offer it a while, stepping off oclonger in the season than a casionally to talk to their traditional, real ice-skating mother, Sara, but then rink,” Holloway said. getting back on the “ice” Lawrenceville resident for another go around the rink, eventually working up Gemetris Maddox said she a sweat. was surprised when she “They’re burning lots arrived with her son, Gavin, of energy, definitely worth 6, for the ice-skating and $3,” Sara Day said. “I didn’t found it was a synthetic surface. She brought her son think they’d be out here for this long, but here they are.” as a reward for receiving a The regular cost to enjoy good conduct report for the The Rink is $5 for adults week at school. and $3 for kids 12 and “It’s cool (that skating under, but there will be speis offered), but I thought cials such as $2 Tuesdays. it was real ice, though,” The attraction will be open Maddox said. “That’s the only thing. I didn’t know it 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. Mondays was going to be like plastic. through Thursdays, 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. Fridays and SatThat was the only disapurdays, and noon to 8 p.m. pointing thing, but it’s still Sundays. pretty cool.” Holloway suggested visiThe overall experience tors also check the Mall of was a positive one for Buford siblings Braden Day, 7, Georgia’s website at www. mallofgeorgia.com to see and Ansley Day, 5. “It’s cool, but I keep fall- if there are changes in the times for The Rink throughing down,” Braden said. out the fall and winter. “I like that I’m going

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WASHINGTON — At a rally in Mississippi on Tuesday, President Trump ridiculed Christine Blasey Ford’s testimony last week to the Senate Judiciary Committee. “‘I had one beer,’” Trump said. “‘How did you get home?’ ‘I don’t remember.’ ‘How’d you get there?’ ‘I don’t remember.’ ‘Where is the place?’ ‘I don’t remember.’ ‘How many years ago was it?’ ‘I don’t know.’ … ‘What neighborhood was it in?’ ‘I Marc don’t know.’ ‘Where’s the Thiessen house?’ ‘I don’t know.’ ‘Upstairs, downstairs — where was it?’ ‘I don’t know — but I had one beer. That’s the only thing I remember.’” The crowd roared its approval. How on earth does Trump think this is helping? None of those cheering will have a say as to whether Brett Kavanaugh is confirmed to the Supreme Court. Only a handful of people will determine Kavanaugh’s fate. They include Sens. Susan Collins, R-Maine, Lisa Murkowski, RAlaska, and Jeff Flake, R-Ariz. They were all justifiably appalled by Trump’s performance. Collins said, “The president’s comments were just plain wrong.” Murkowski said that they “were wholly inappropriate and in my view unacceptable.” Flake said, “To discuss something this sensitive at a political rally is just not right. It’s just not right.” All three are fair-minded legislators who will not hold Kavanaugh responsible for Trump’s toxic remarks. But the last thing Kavanaugh needs right now is for a man who admitted that when he sees beautiful women, “I just start kissing them” — and worse — to inject himself into the debate. If Kavanaugh is confirmed, Trump will get the credit. Until then, Trump should keep his mouth shut. But just as Kavanaugh should not be held accountable for Trump’s behavior, he should not be held responsible for all of our society’s ills. There is no doubt that many women have been sexually assaulted and that much of it has gone unreported. Just because Kavanaugh is a privileged white male does not make him guilty of sexual assault. Just because he wrote asinine things in his high school yearbook and joined a fraternity in college does not make him a sexual predator. And as many Americans can attest, just because he drank beer to the point of vomiting does not mean that he ever blacked out. There is no doubt that Ford was a sympathetic witness. When senators look at her, they see their wives, sisters, daughters, friends. But being sympathetic is not the same as being truthful or credible. And Ford’s case against Kavanaugh is looking less credible by the day. First, Arizona sex crimes prosecutor Rachel Mitchell exposed serious inconsistencies in Ford’s testimony. And now a report this week from Real Clear Investigations has undermined another key claim that Ford made before the committee. Ford testified under oath that the reason she finally told a therapist in 2012 about the alleged assault three decades after she says it happened was because, during a renovation of her Palo Alto, Calif., home, she “insisted on a second front door,” and her husband disagreed. So, during marriage counseling, she testified, “in explaining why I wanted a second front door, I began to describe the assault in detail.” She confirmed to Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., that the reason for the second door was “claustrophobia.” She also never said when the renovation took place, leaving the impression that it coincided with the counseling. But RealClear Investigations uncovered real estate records and other documents that contradict Ford’s sworn testimony. Those records “reveal the door was installed years before as part of an addition, and has been used by renters and even a marriage counseling business.” RealClear quotes an attorney familiar with the investigation who said, “It appears the real plan for the second front door was to rent out a separate room.” Additionally, building permits for Ford’s second home, in Santa Cruz, Calif. — which she applied for in July, the month that she wrote to Feinstein about the alleged attack — include a front porch and decks, but not a second front door. Taken together with questions about her claims about her ability to fly to Washington to testify, about her familiarity with polygraph tests and about the therapist notes’ whereabouts, this revelation further calls into question Ford’s credibility. The FBI has completed additional interviews for an expanded background investigation of Kavanaugh. The senators were right to request it, and it should have been done earlier. But it is important to remember that the FBI gathers information — it does not make judgments about the information’s credibility. That is the job of the Senate. Perhaps, in the end, facts will prevail over feelings, due process will be honored and the principle that one is innocent until proven guilty will stand. We will soon find out, when the Senate votes on the Kavanaugh nomination. Follow Marc A. Thiessen on Twitter, @marcthiessen.

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Life lessons taught by hard work I was early for my tee time Thursday, so I sat in my car and waited for my golfing buddy to show up. I know what you’re thinking. You want to know why I didn’t go out and belt a few at the driving range to loosen up, maybe hone my game just a little. If you think, that you do not have a basic understanding of my golf game. My body has only about 100 swings in it at any given time and it is likely to take every single one of them — and sometimes more — to make it around 18 holes. I wasn’t about to leave a third of my game on the driving range. So, you might ask, what about the putting green? Well, I thought about rolling a few across the green to try to judge the speed, but there again, it was a hot afternoon. I only have so much golf in me at any given time so I was content to wait in the car and listen to Willie Nelson and George Jones entertain me on the fancy radio Steve Middlebrooks hooked me up with in my car. Now I told you all of that to tell you this. While I was sitting and waiting, I started watching folks walk by, and it was apparently shift-changing time back in the clubhouse grill. I started seeing workers getting out of their cars and heading to work. It was interesting to study their faces and their body languages — which strongly varied.

Darrell Huckaby These were basically young people and, without exception, they were texting as they walked across the parking lot into the building. Had to have that last little touch with society before starting work for eight hours. None of the people looked miserable to be headed into work at 3 p.m. on a beautiful October afternoon, but none looked particularly happy, either. Some seemed a tad sullen, others just resigned to their fate. This little exercise gave me pause and made me think about the myriad jobs I have had in my life and whether I showed up at those jobs with a spring in my step and a smile on my face — ready to attack the day — or whether I shuffled into my place of employment, head down, wanting time to pass by as quickly as possible. First and foremost, I thought about the mill gate. If you haven’t worked in a cotton mill, you’ve missed out, and there is just a lot about life that you will never understand. I have an advanced

degree in Linthead, from the portions of six years I spent working in the Porterdale, Osprey and Welaunee mills in Porterdale. It is a very diverse program of study in which one learns a little about mechanics, a little about anthropology and an awful lot about the psychological makeup of people — especially mill people. The mill whistle blew around 6 o’clock every morning in Porterdale to remind people working the first shift that it was time to get up and get ready for work. Yes, you could hear it all over town and, yes, if you worked on the second shift, your body grew accustomed to sleeping right through it, which was a good thing, because it blew again at 6:45 to let everyone know it was time to head to work and again at 7 to signal the actual shift change. This is what made me think of the mill gate last Thursday. There was a lot of energy at that mill gate at shift change. First of all, it was an actual gate. It stayed locked all night and the gatekeeper swung it open wide during shift change while the mill emptied itself of the bone-tired lint-covered third shift workers who had been running spinning frames and twisters and weaving, and fixing and doffing cloth all night and prepared to welcome the clean, fresh-faced workers who would take on the same tasks all day. Both groups had to step

lively, one group to get home to eat breakfast and get some sleep and the other to get to their job stations and keep the machines humming. But here’s my point. I remember an excitement and a comradery during that five-minute period every morning. People were not silent. They were lively and calling out to one another and cracking jokes in passing. I remember a positive energy at the mill gate, as if people felt that they were happy to have a job — even one that paid as poorly as cotton textiles paid in the 1950s South — and they were almost eager to go in and put in a hard day’s work for a fair day’s pay. Even if cellphones had existed, I can’t imagine a single Bibb employee sullenly walking through the mill gate, head down, texting. Brian Kemp would love having a few mill gates to visit this fall. Now, I go to work with a smile each day. The World Headquarters for Huck’s Tours is 30 feet from my bed and 9 feet from my 87-inch 4D television. The kitchen is maybe 14 feet in the other direction. There is no lint in the air to speak of. I don’t walk through the mill gate to get to work anymore, and I am glad. But I am thankful I did at one time. I am thankful I did at one time. Darrell Huckaby is an author in Rockdale County. Email him at dhuck008@ gmail.com.

Ga. National Guard members are heroes You want to talk about heroes? They are not a bunch of irrelevant overpaid knee jerk professional athletes who don’t like their country and do little to improve it, just criticize it. Twenty years from now, they will likely be jellybrained from banging into each other and drooling their oatmeal. It couldn’t happen to a more deserving group of faux-gladiators. No, the real heroes are the men and women of Georgia’s National Guard, 11,000 strong. As you read this, some 2,200 members of the Guard’s 48th Brigade Combat Team are making preparations to leave for one of the most dangerous pieces of real estate on Earth — Afghanistan. I know it may be asking too much, but I wish they would take a couple of the knee jerks with them and leave them on the side of the road. Let’s see how long they would kneel. It was exactly at this time 11 years ago that I was embedded with a previous iteration of the 48th BCT in another garden spot — Iraq. More specifically, an area southwest of Baghdad, appropriately dubbed “The Triangle of Death.” That group was under the command of a Great American, Gen. Stewart Rodeheaver, now living in

search for IEDs (improvised explosive devices), I almost got myself blown up. No one to blame but me. When I showed up to request a ride, it was suggested I get in one of the back vehicles because the first one was the most likely to be a target of the bad guys. Dick Uh-uh. I was going to ride Yarbrough in the first one because the general had said I could go Putnam County. wherever I wanted, blah, blah, Bill Stewart, another Great blah. American from Brunswick, They really didn’t have had mentioned to the gentime to listen to this puffederal that it might be a good up media maven, so they idea to invite me over to see said, “Get in and let’s go.” Of firsthand what was going on course, we hit an IED 15 minthere. Rodeheaver had once utes into our trip. It was very worked for Stewart who had close to being my first and last been Georgia Sen. Mack Mat- one. For the troops, it was just tingly’s chief of staff. another day at the office. For I was told by some veteran me, it was a frightening expenewspeople that it would rience. I have a photo of the not be worth my while to bomb hole (about the size of a go. Handlers would be sure kitchen table) hanging in my to keep me in the safe zones home as proof that I should and away from the real action listen to those in the know and and feed me press releases. save the blah, blah, blah for Being the naïf I am, I emailed politicians and bureaucrats. the general and told him that One of my prized posif that was the case, I wasn’t sessions is the official flag coming. He wrote me back of the 48th Brigade Combat immediately to say I was free Team, presented to me when to go wherever I wanted and I returned. Those flags are not talk to whomever I wanted. lightly given and I take it as a I took him up on his offer great honor that they considand because I insisted on ered me one of them, if only riding with the troops one day for a short while. in a caravan of Humvees on a I made one serious jour-

nalistic faux pas in a column describing members of the 48th Brigade as not being “professional soldiers.” Whoa. That was poorly written and poorly received, as it should have been. They are professional soldiers in every sense of the word. What I meant to say was that these brave souls are more than soldiers. When not putting their lives on the line for us in places like Afghanistan and Iraq, and when not dealing with life-threatening natural disasters back home, these Georgians are schoolteachers, truck drivers, nurses and doctors, prison guards, mechanics, attorneys, police officers and the like. They are also selfless. They leave their homes and jobs and families throughout Georgia and go off to one of the most dangerous parts of the world, trying to help bring a little stability to a region in bad need of it. Most of all, they are what the publicity seeking knee jerks are not. They are heroes. True American heroes. God bless them, one and all. You can reach Dick Yarbrough at dick@dickyarbrough.com; at P.O. Box 725373, Atlanta, GA 31139 or on Facebook at www.facebook.com/dickyarb.

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The Elisha Winn Fair is an annual celebration of Gwinnett County history staged on the grounds of the Dacula area home where the county was set up after its founding in 1818, but there is a deeper meaning to the event for Mary Ballard. Ballard is a descendant of Elisha Winn, his greatgreat-great granddaughter, to be exact, so she has a personal connection to some of the artifacts in her ancestor’s namesake home. These artifacts — which Ballard got to explain to visitors at the fair — represent generations of Winns who lived in the home. And the fair turns out to be a little bit of a family reunion for Ballard as well. “Oh yeah, it is (special),” she said. “There’s been a lot of relatives that came through here and stopped and talked and introduced themselves. I can’t remem-

ber half the names, but I got a few cards.” The Gwinnett Historical Society’s two-day 40th annual Elisha Winn Fair kicked off Saturday with bluegrass performances, food and craft vendors, presentations by Fort Daniel re-enactors and historical displays. There were also tours of the Elisha Winn House and the one-room school house, with visitors getting a chance to see a weaver working on a table runner as well as blacksmiths at work. Gwinnett Historical Society Co-President Betty Warbington estimated about 500 people had attended the festival by 3 p.m. Saturday, with two hours left to go on the opening day of the fair. “It’s wonderful,” she said. “There’s been beautiful weather and so many people here.” Attendees said they enjoyed getting to experience the historical aspect of the fair while learning about Gwinnett County’s early

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Young Broncos growing up fast

Brookwood surging after win over unbeaten Meadowcreek By David Friedlander david.friedlander@ gwinnettdailypost.com

Brookwood’s Chris Carter Jr. (7) jumps over players while running against Meadowcreek during Thursday’s game at Brookwood. (Photo: Dale Zanine)

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SNELLVILLE — With only one returning starter each on offense and defense, Brookwood football coach Philip Jones knew his team would have a bit of a learning curve in the early portion of its schedule.

That vision seemed an underestimation following a season-opening 37-2 loss to No. 6 North Gwinnett in the Corky Kell Classic on Aug. 18 at Mercedes-Benz Stadium. While they definitely

needed to grow up following that loss, the young Broncos have undergone a rapid growth spurt ever since, culminating with Thursday’s 47-20 win over previously unbeaten Meadowcreek at Brookwood Community Stadium. It’s not just the result from that Region 7-AAAAAAA contest that

has most people around the Brookwood (5-1, 2-0) program believing, and many outside observers, that the youngsters have matured from yearlings into colts. It is the way the Broncos did it, sticking to a blueprint that has been tried and true throughout the better

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AIR DEFENSE Grayson’s Kenyatta Watson (2) eyes an interception against Tucker during their game earlier this season at Grayson. (Photo: Dale Zanine)

Alexander, Watson lead elite Grayson secondary By Taylor Denman Drag a finger down the list of names on Grayson’s roster. If it doesn’t land on a Division I football prospect, it’s probably next to one if it isn’t sandwiched between two of them. Grayson has long featured some of the nation’s top football players, but head coach Christian Hunnicutt is particularly proud of a few players with less-tangible Division I prospect traits. Though they play on opposite sides of the field, senior defensive backs Jalen Alexander and Kenyatta Watson will do what it takes to help Grayson’s intimidating defense on Friday — or Thursday —

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that a lot of my coaches have challenged me for,” Watson said. “I realized they thought that I was going to be a guy on the team that somebody looks up to.” It so happens that is the case. Watson admitted that he’s not the most vocal or proactive leader, but he consciously tries to put the team before himself. There are second-team players at Grayson that would be starters on almost Grayson’s Jalen Alexander (32) trips up Bergen Catho- any team in the state, but lic’s Rahmir Johnson (6) during a game earlier this sea- Alexander said the unique son in Buford. (Photo: Karl L. Moore) opportunity to play for a football program rich with nights, but they’ll provide apart in the Grayson locker talent motivates him. the leadership and maturity room. “I don’t have to wait every day that sets them “It’s been a challenge until game day to work

on my craft,” Alexander said. “I can work on my craft every day at practice, knowing there are plenty of players out there that are good and can take my spot.” Alexander is a Duke commit, Watson is a Texas commit. They combine for six years of varsity experience and a shared state championship in 2016. The connection the two have on the field can be described as amicable and competitive, Watson said. There’s a sort of stereotype about defensive backs who play as if they have to prove themselves and justify their position. Watson said he and Alexander

share that tenacity. “Me and Jalen, we have a lot of the same things we want to achieve,” Watson said. “We’ve never really argued, in complete honesty. We just want to be the best on the field. We don’t want to make any kind of mistake. If it comes down to it, we want the team to rely on us to get the job done.” Alexander described the two as “close.” They are usually next to each other during drills, one trying to match the other. On the field, they usually guard wide receivers on opposite sides of the field. Together, See RAMS, Page 12A

High school hockey league celebrating 20th anniversary By Christine Troyke

their youth in. “What made us think about it was we played street hockey and Twenty years ago, a small group played against different neighborof hockey dads sat in one of the hoods,” Jarusinski said. “We play rooms at the Duluth Ice Forum against the kids from two blocks and created a high school league over and we started building up from scratch. rivalries. Denis Stephenson and Gene “When we started (the GSHL), Jarusinski are founding members four of us were sitting there sayof the Georgia Student Hockey ing, ‘Hey, do you think we can League, which is about to bemake this happen?’” gin its 20th consecutive season Stephenson, the league’s origioperating out of the rinks in north nal governor, was coaching at team metro Atlanta. Both of them were out of the Ice Forum at the time. just trying to find a way for their “My son was playing on the sons to represent their school in See GSHL, Page 12A the sport they had vested much of

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Players from the Georgia Student Hockey League gather after their annual senior showcase at the Infinite Energy Arena last year. The GSHL is celebrating its 20th anniversary season. (Special Photo)

ondeck Prep Schedule

Monday

VOLLEYBALL

5 p.m. — Brookwood at North

The Home Teams

United

TODAY NEXT UPCOMING Off

Chicago at Toronto Oct. 21, 3 p.m. Oct. 28, 4:30 p.m. FSSO/92.9-FM FSSO/92.9-FM

Braves

Charleston Pittsburgh 4 p.m. Wed, 7 p.m. ESPN+ ESPN+ L.A. Dodgers L.A. Dodgers 8:07 p.m. Mon, 4:30 p.m. FS1/93.7-FM FS1/93.7-FM

Falcons

at Pittsburgh Tampa Bay N.Y. Giants 1 p.m. Oct. 14, 1 p.m. Oct. 22, 8:15 p.m. Fox/92.9-FM Fox/92.9-FM ESPN/92.9-FM

Georgia

Off

at LSU vs. Florida Sat, 3:30 p.m. Oct. 27, 3:30 p.m. CBS/95.5-FM CBS/95.5-FM

Tech

Off

Duke at Virginia Tech Sat, 12:20 p.m. Oct. 25, 7:30 p.m. CW/93.7-FM ESPN/93.7-FM

United 2

Richmond Sat, 7 p.m. ESPN+ at L.A. Dodgers Wed, 8:07 p.m. FS1/93.7-FM

FSSE = FOX Sports Southeast, FSSO = FOX Sports South

On TV AUTO RACING

Today

2 p.m. — NHRA Drag AAA Texas NHRA Fall Nationals. From Ennis, Texas. FS1 2 p.m. — NASCAR Monster Energy Cup Series: Gander Outdoors 400. From Dover, Del. NBCSP

HORSE RACING

4:30 p.m. — Breeders’ Cup Challenge Series. From Keeneland Racecourse in Lexington, Ky. NBC

MLB

8 p.m. — L.A. Dodgers at Atlanta. Game 3 of NLDS. FS1

NFL

1 p.m. — Atlanta at Pittsburgh FOX 4 p.m. — Oakland at L.A. Chargers CBS 4:25 p.m. — Minnesota at Philadelphia FOX 8:20 p.m. — Dallas at Houston NBC

NHL

5 p.m. — New York Rangers at Carolina FSSO

SOCCER

6:25 a.m. — Italian Serie A Genoa CFC vs. Parma Calcio 1913 S.r.l. ESPN2 6:55 a.m. — Premier League Fulham FC vs. Arsenal FC NBCSP 7:20 a.m. — Bundesliga SC Freiburg vs. Bayer 04 Leverkusen FS1 9:10 a.m. — Premier League Southampton FC vs. Chelsea FC NBCSP 9:30 a.m. — Bundesliga TSG 1899 Hoffenheim vs. Eintracht Frankfurt FS1 11:25 a.m. — Premier League Liverpool FC vs. Manchester City FC NBCSP 1 p.m. — MLS Chicago Fire at D.C. United ESPN 5: p.m. — CONCACAF Women’s Championship, Panama vs. United States. Group stage. FS1

WOMEN’S COLLEGE SOCCER

1 p.m. — Texas at West Virginia FSSE

WOMEN’S COLLEGE VOLLEYBALL

1 p.m. — North Carolina at Florida State ESPN2 1 p.m. — N.C. State at Miami FSSO

Sports Calendar BASKETBALL

Today and Oct. 14: The Lanier boys basketball program will host free youth skills basketball clinics for boys in the Lanier cluster from 3 to 5 p.m. Clinics are open to boys in grades 3 to 8. Camps are hosted by Longhorns head boys basketball coach Branden Mayweather. For more information, email Branden_ Mayweather@gwinnett.k12. ga.us. Ongoing through Oct. 22: Peachtree Ridge Youth Athletic Association will host registration for boys and girls recreation basketball through Oct. 22. A late registration session will be Oct. 22-Nov. 3. League is open to boys and girls ages 5 to 14. Register at pryaabasketball.website.siplay. com. Through Oct. 31: Wesleyan School in Peachtree Corners has opened registration for its annual community basketball league. Open to all students from kindergarten through fifth grade, regardless of where they attend school. The league is held Saturdays on Wesleyan’s campus from Nov. 3 until Feb. 2. Each Saturday morning, teams practice and play for an hour and a half. Registration is open online at www. wesleyanschool.org/page/ programs/communityleagues. Cost is $150 and includes kick-off and end of season celebrations, and a jersey.

GOLF

Oct. 8: Christian City will be hosting the Bob Crutchfield Memorial Golf For Kids Tournament at 10 a.m. Oct. 8 at the Chateau Elan Golf Club. Individual registration is $200. Players can also pay to play in a celebrity

foursome with Kevin Butler or Evander Holyfield. More information on registration and sponsorships can be found at christiancity.org/ register-2018-golf-fore-kidstournament. All proceeds benefit Christian City’s Children’s Village, which provides care for homeless and runaway children. Last year, the tournament raised over $40,000, which was used to help abused and abandoned children who now live safely at Christian City Children’s Village.

RUNNING

Nov. 3: The Atlanta Gladiators professional hockey team’s inaugural 5K, Circus Maximus, will be at 8:30 a.m. Nov. 3 at the Infinite Energy Center. The start and finish will be inside the Gladiators home rink. All proceeds benefit the Atlanta Gladiators Foundation. Cost is $30 for the 5K and $15 for the 8 a.m. kids fun run. The race is the day between two games and all participants receive a free ticket offer to one of the two games. For more information, go to atlantagladiators. com.

WRESTLING

Ongoing through Oct. 29: Archer youth and middle school wrestling is accepting registration for the upcoming season, which begins with practices Oct. 30. Practices are Tuesdays and Thursdays in the Archer High School wrestling room. First-graders to fifth-graders practice from 6 to 7:30 p.m., followed by sixthgraders to eighth-graders from 6 to 8 p.m. Registration is available at www. archerhighathletics.com/ page/show/2026544-youthmiddle-school-wrestlingprogram. For more information, email Keith_Jannett@ gwinnett.k12.ga.us.

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Andersson goal lifts GGC on road From Staff Reports

The Grizzlies (9-2) scored two second-half WALESKA — For the goals in a shutout win second straight match, the at Life University on No. 16 Georgia Gwinnett Wednesday night. College women’s soccer Andersson, a defender, team scored a game-winnetted the game-winning ning goal in the second half goal in both matches. In to pick up a road victory. the 58th minute of SaturThis time, senior Stina day’s match, senior Lauren Andersson found the back Moss sent a free kick in of the net off a free kick in front of the goal from 25 the 58th minute in Saturday yards away. After receivafternoon’s 1-0 win against ing the pass, Andersson Reinhardt University. managed to get behind

the Reinhardt defense and beat the goalkeeper. The goal was her fourth of the season. That ties for teamhigh honors. “We need to go back to the drawing board and figure out why Reinhardt was able to possess the ball like they did against us today,” head coach Mike Giuliano said. “Our program has come to a point where we’re discouraged even though we outshot the op-

position by 20-to-4 margin. We’ll think about that until the next game.” The Grizzlies have won all five of its matches against in-state opponents this season. GGC outshot the Eagles (8-4) 20-to-4 with eight of those shots being on goal. Junior goalkeeper Elisa Randel stopped Reinhardt’s only shot on goal for the team’s eighth shutout of the season.

Chastain’s Cinderella run ends in Dover By Reid Spencer

“It the means the world,” said Bell, who broke a tie with Greg Biffle, Kyle DOVER, Del. — In a Busch and Carl Edwards scene that has become all for most victories in the but routine this season, series as a Sunoco rookie. Christopher Bell won “To be able to have the season we’ve had, it’s been Saturday’s Bar Harbor a career year for me. It’s 200 at Dover International all credit to everyone at Joe Speedway, collecting his Gibbs Racing and my crew sixth victory in his rookie chief Jason Ratcliff. year in the NASCAR Xfin“Everyone that works ity Series. at the shop to put these What was not routine was the desperation battle NASCAR Xfinity Series driver Christopher Bell (20) cel- Camrys together. … We for the final spot in the ebrates after winning the Bar Harbor 200 on Saturday in have really fast cars every time we go to the track. All Round of 8 of the XfinDover, Del. (Matthew O’Haren-USA Today Sports) of our partners deserve it. ity Playoffs. In the closToday we had (sponsor) ing moments of the race, points and ending Chaslaps left and pulled away Rheem on the car, other after a restart on Lap 184 tain’s Cinderella run. for the victory, eventually weeks we’ve had Ruud and of 200, Matt Tifft and Already locked into the taking the checkered flag Ross Chastain dueled for Round of 8 by virtue of .525 seconds ahead of Cole GameStop. Everyone that the right to move on to his Round of 12 victory Custer, who also advanced makes this happen, I’m thankful to be a part of it the next round, with Tifft at Richmond, Bell led the to the next round of the and drive for them.” getting the edge by three field to a restart with 17 Playoffs. NASCAR Wire Service

Texas stuns No. 7 Sooners on late FG Field Level Media Freshman Cameron Dicker nailed a 40-yard field goal with nine seconds remaining to lift No. 19 Texas to a 48-45 win over No. 7 Oklahoma on Saturday afternoon in the Red River Shootout inside the venerable Cotton Bowl in Dallas. Dicker’s winning kick came at the end of a nineplay, 52-yard drive to save the Longhorns after they squandered a 21-point lead in less than six minutes of the fourth quarter. Quarterback Sam Ehlinger racked up 394 total yards and five touchdowns for the Longhorns (5-1, 3-0 Big 12). He threw for 314 yards and two scores, rushed for 72 and three TDs and caught a pass for 8 yards. Sooners quarterback Kyler Murray accounted for five touchdowns as well, four through the air and one on his scintillating scoring run that gave Oklahoma (5-1, 2-1) life late. He ended up with 396 total yards, including 304 passing. No. 1 Alabama 65, Arkansas 31 The Crimson Tide scored on the first play from scrimmage and rolled over the Razorbacks at Fayetteville, Ark. Tide quarterback Tua Tagovailoa guided the nation’s No. 1 offense to most of its 639 total yards, completing 10 of 13 passes for 334 yards and four touchdowns. Leading receiver Jerry Jeudy had 135 yards receiving and two touchdowns for Alabama (6-0, 3-0 SEC). Tight end Cheyenne O’Grady caught two TD passes for Arkansas (1-5, 0-3) — one each from starting quarterback Ty Storey and backup Cole Kelley. No. 4 Clemson 63, Wake Forest 3 Travis Etienne rushed for 167 yards on 10 carries and scored three touchdowns as No. 4 Clemson rolled past Wake Forest 63-3 Saturday in an Atlantic Coast Conference game at Winston-Salem, N.C. It was Clemson’s largest margin of victory ever against an ACC opponent. Etienne, a sophomore, scored on runs of 59, 3 and 70 yards en route to his fourth consecutive 100-yard game. No. 22 Florida 27, No. 5 LSU 19 Stymied most of the second half, No. 22 Florida drove 75 yards for the go-ahead touchdown , and cornerback Brad Stewart Jr. returned an interception 25 yards for a touchdown with 1:45 left to lift the Gators to a 27-19 victory over No. 5 and previously unbeaten LSU on Saturday in Gainesville, Fla. Trailing 19-14, Florida quarterback Feleipe Franks directed a nine-play scoring drive, capped

by Lamical Perine’s 2-yard run, to give the Gators (5-1, 3-1 SEC) a one-point lead with 8:48 left. Florida’s previous five second-half possessions had resulted in a Franks interception and four punts. Perine’s go-ahead score was set up by a throwback pass from tight end Lucas Krull to Franks for a 15-yard gain to the LSU 2. Franks’ pass for the two-point conversion sailed into the stands. LSU (5-1, 2-1) got the ball back at its 12-yard line with 2:21 left needing a field goal to win, but quarterback Joe Burrow’s third-down pass in the right flat was picked off by Stewart, who raced 25 yards for a 27-19 Florida lead. No. 9 West Virginia 38, Kansas 22 Quarterback Will Grier was intercepted three times in the red zone, but the Mountaineers were still too much for the Jayhawks to handle at Morgantown, W.Va. Grier was twice intercepted by Kansas cornerback Hasan Defense in the end zone and was picked off again 10 seconds before halftime by Davon Ferguson at the goal line. Leddie Brown ran for 107 yards on 11 carries, scoring twice as West Virginia (5-0, 3-0 Big 12) remained unbeaten. Kansas (2-4, 0-3) lost its 42nd consecutive Big 12 road game dating back to 2008. No. 15 Michigan 42, Maryland 21 Shea Patterson passed for 282 yards and three scores, and the Wolverines extended their winning streak to five games with a rout of the Terrapins at Ann Arbor, Mich. Patterson completed 19 of 27 attempts and was intercepted once. Karan Higdon rushed for 103 yards on 25 carries while Zach Gentry caught seven passes for 112 yards for Michigan (5-1, 3-0 Big Ten). Ty Johnson returned a kickoff 98 yards for a touchdown for Maryland (3-2, 1-1). Northwestern 29, No. 20 Michigan State 19 Quarterback Clayton Thorson threw for three touchdowns, and the Wildcats rode big plays in the first half to an upset of the Spartans at East Lansing, Mich. Northwestern (2-3, 2-1 Big Ten) grabbed momentum in the first half, scoring on back-toback drives that totaled four plays and little more than a minute on the clock. The first came on a 77-yard strike from Thorson to Kyric McGowan; JJ Jefferson then hauled in a 34-yard pass from Thorson to make it 14-3. Michigan State (3-2, 1-1) continued to struggle offensively. The Spartans took advantage of a pair of turnovers to score 10 points but were unable to muster a rally in the fourth quarter. Brian Lewerke threw for 329 yards, though he was picked off for the sixth time this season. No. 21 Colorado 28, Arizona State 21 Laviska Shenault Jr. scored all four of Colorado’s touchdowns to go with 13 receptions, Steven Montez had 328 yards passing and two scores, and the No. 21 Buffaloes remained unbeaten with a 28-21 win over visiting Arizona State on Saturday. Shenault had 127 yards receiving and Travon McMillian had 30 carries for 136 yards rushing to help the Buffaloes

(5-0, 2-0 Pac-12) take control of a back-and-fourth game in the second half. No. 23 N.C. State 28, Boston College 23 Ryan Finley threw for two touchdowns, and Reggie Gallaspy II rushed for two as the Wolfpack held off the Eagles at

Raleigh, N.C. N.C. State, which overcame four turnovers and a blocked punt, improved to 5-0 for the first time since 2002 and is 2-0 in Atlantic Coast Conference play. Boston College (4-2, 1-1) played without ACC rushing leader A.J. Dillon, who suffered an ankle injury a week earlier.

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Homegrown teen Bello leads United past Revolution Field Level Media George Bello, the 16-year-old homegrown defender, scored his first MLS goal as Atlanta United FC defeated the visiting New England Revolution 2-1 on Saturday afternoon. Atlanta (20-6-6, 66 points) remained atop both the Eastern Conference and the race for the Supporters’ Shield, which goes to the MLS team with the most regular-season points. New England (8-12-11, 35) saw its flickering playoff hopes take a hit. The Revolution entered the weekend five points out of the conference’s final playoff berth and now have just three games remaining. Bello, a native of Douglasville, Ga., was making his

Atlanta was awarded a free kick just shy of midfield. Pirez lined a pass down the left wing and through the New England defense, allowing Bello to run from the sideline onto the ball near the top of the 18-yard box. Bello took one touch and then hammered a 15-yard, leftfooted shot to the short side that seemingly stunned Revolution goalkeeper Brad Knighton. The goalie was only able to get one hand on the ball and it deflected just inside the left post and into the net. Atlanta midfielder Julian Gressel made it 2-0 in the 52nd Atlanta United defender George Bello (21) takes a selfie with fans minute off an assist from Hector after being named man of the match against the New England Revolution on Saturday at Mercedes-Benz Stadium. (Adam Hagy-USA Villalba, who drove down the right wing before slotting a short Today Sports) through-ball into the penalty third appearance and his second 17th minute off an assist from area. start. He scored the opener in the Leandro Gonzalez Pirez after Gressel ran onto the ball and

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halftime before the Blue Devils clawed their way to they try to take away opcoming within a score of posing offensive weapons Marietta, 38-31. Grayand force teams to be one- son failed to score in the dimensional. second half of its game “We play hard together, against Westlake. and we push each other,” Through it all, the Alexander said. Rams’ defense has been Part of what makes reasonably consistent. Alexander a coaches’ Grayson has allowed an player, so to speak, is average of 19.3 points his versatility on special through the first six games teams. In Grayson’s win this season. That number over Shiloh, the Rams ran is affected slightly by a direct snap to Alexander a special teams TD for in punt formation and he Bergen, which scored the carried the ball 31 yards most points on Grayson inside the red zone. since last season’s secondWith great talent comes round state playoff loss to great expectations. GrayNorth Gwinnett. Another son started the season as outlier, Colquitt County, the No. 1 team in Class scored 26 points against AAAAAAA, but suffered the Rams. The Packers two non-region losses to, score an average of more albeit, stout opponents. than 43 points per game. The Rams lost to New Jer- Grayson’s 31 points alsey’s No. 1 ranked team at lowed against Marietta Buford High School, then were slightly below the to No. 1-ranked Colquitt average of 31.33 rate the County, which has allowed Blue Devils are registering 65 points through 7 games this season. this season, at home two Even after a crushing weeks ago. Even in wins, loss to Colquitt, Hunnicutt Grayson has sometimes had positive feelings about looked suspect. Graya defense that kept the son led Marietta 29-0 at team in the game.

“I thought our defense really competed,” Hunnicutt said. “I thought there were some bright sports for our defense (against Colquitt).” Alexander felt that the non-region schedule showed that two or three big-yardage plays could affect the outcome of a game. He pointed to a deep pass play Colquitt executed after halftime that set up a Packers’ field goal, then a long TD run that extended the Packers’ lead in the fourth quarter. “Losses don’t do anything but bring us closer together,” Alexander said. “We have to try hard to go out there and redeem ourselves. I think with us losing right before region play, it helped us a lot and allowed us to focus on what we need to fix.” The tune was different Thursday night after the Rams dominated Shiloh in a 59-3 win. Shiloh’s lone field goal was a 20-yard attempt set up by a long run on third down for Shiloh running back Arthur Rogers.

GSHL “It was one of those games where we would see how Grayson would play against itself,” Watson said. Grayson’s biggest test is ahead, poised to be a battle of two of the state’s best defenses. Archer is the ranked fifth in Class AAAAAAA heading into its matchup against No. 4 Grayson. Last year’s game was decided by a 6-3 score, in favor of Archer. The Tigers hit two field goals to edge the Rams and cut short their 20game winning streak. Watson said the team gained confidence from the win over Shiloh, a blueprint to the way Grayson has wanted to execute its gameplan all season. “We just have to keep competing and not get complacent,” Watson said. “Even though those two games didn’t count toward the playoffs, we still feel those two losses mean more to us than losing in the playoffs. We need to stay that team regardless of who we’re playing against and stay humble.”

Broncos •From Page 10A part of the last three decades of Brookwood’s program history — a powerful running game anchored by a big, physical offense line, led by junior center Aidan Perkins, and durable running backs and an equally physical defense. “Our guys are a bit more comfortable,” Jones said after Thursday’s win. That may seem rather obvious given the fact that the Broncos have outscored their past five opponents 192-48 since the opening loss to North. But it’s been more than just the passage of time, experience and talent that have added to Brookwood’s comfort level in recent weeks. Junior Eli Kohl, who has combined with senior Chris Carter to form a dynamic running back tandem for the offense, sees the biggest key as being all the newcomers simply getting to know each other as starters and becoming more cohesive as a unit. “We’ve come a long way,” said Kohl, who ran for 73 yards and a touchdown on 10 carries and returned a kickoff 92 yards for a score in Thursday’s win. “We had so many new starters, so many young guys playing. We were all new to it. But since then, we’ve come a long way, and we’ve gotten a lot better. “I think me and Chris are doing a really good job with the line blocking for us (in the running game). We’ve got athletes all around us. It’s been great.” Indeed, the offense did an overall good job in Thursday’s win, amassing 459 yards of total offense — 365 on the ground, including 120 and two TDs on 18 carries from Carter

Brookwood’s Conner Chavis (12) runs with the ball against Meadowcreek during Thursday’s game at Brookwood. (Photo: Dale Zanine)

— and wearing down Meadowcreek, while forcing six Mustang turnovers, led by three Jake Winskie fumble recoveries, on defense. Of course, there is still plenty of room for improvement, especially as Brookwood embarks on perhaps the toughest stretch of its schedule to date with road games at Central Gwinnett and Norcross sandwiched around the annual neighborhood rivalry game with Parkview at home the next three weeks. There were still the occasional struggles in execution on both sides of the ball, particularly, as Jones pointed out, inside the opponent’s 20-yard line during the first half — the Broncos managed just one touchdown and three field goals in six red zone possessions in the open-

ing 24 minutes — and breakdowns on a few trick plays by Meadowcreek on defense. That development isn’t that big of a surprise to Jones, who figures the Broncos may have been a victim of their own success in a way, with blowout wins in four of the previous five games leading up to Thursday’s win having limiting game reps for many of the starters. “I called (Meadowcreek) Coach (Jason) Carrera on the phone (last week) and said, ‘There’s a good chance we may come out sloppy (Thursday) night because our starters have played one half of football since Sept. 7,’” Jones said. “Our guys were a little rusty, but I am proud of how we kind of turned it on late second quarter and in the sec-

his right-footed, one-timer from about 15 yards beat Knighton and found the lower left side of the net. New England avoided the shutout on Juan Agudelo’s goal in second-half stoppage time, with an assist going to Diego Fagundez. Agudelo took a pass in the penalty area, deked around Atlanta goalkeeper Brad Guzan and nearly dribbled the ball into the net. Atlanta forward Josef Martinez, who leads MLS with a record 30 goals, was held off the scoresheet. He attempted three shots, with two on goal. Atlanta midfielder Miguel Almiron, who has 12 goals and 14 assists this season, was forced to leave the game in the 30th minute because of an apparent leg injury.

ond half, how we kind of settled in. We regained our poise and played better.” Indeed, the failures in those narrow areas and the need for improvement are only fueling the Broncos to get even better. And the best way Kohl figures they can do that, particularly from the offense’s perspective, is to stay the course and stick to the traditional game plan of Brookwood football. “It’s always frustrating not scoring (in the red zone),” Kohl said. “You want to score every drive. That’s the goal, but as long as you (eventually) put points on the board, it’s good. We’ll keep pounding every time we get (the ball), every chance we get to do it. “We’re going to keep pounding it and we’re just keep doing our thing to win each game.”

•From Page 10A (North Gwinnett) football team, but was really a hockey player and just wanted to be recognized in the high school environment,” Stephenson said. “I said, ‘We’ll start a league.’ We had kicked around the idea before, but we started talking to some of the fathers and came up with four teams — North Gwinnett, Duluth, Milton and Centennial. “Once the word got out, then all of a sudden we had enough for eight teams.” Roswell, Chattahoochee, Brookwood and a team dubbed Metro based out of Norcross were part of the original eight in 19992000. “We didn’t know what to expect in the first days,” Jarusinski said. “Steven Roffalo sent out an email blast to get the interest out for our team’s first tryout, but we had no clue how many were going to show up. We had numbers to tape on the guys and we only had 20 numbers. We ended up having something like 38. “We didn’t cut anybody, and it dwindled as the season went on, but it was neat to see that there was a big interest.” The kids were on board, but they still had to sell the idea to the area rinks — carving out ice time is a challenge with house leagues and travel teams — and the high schools. The owners of the rinks, Jack Burton and John Bardis, went so far as to offer free ice time for tryouts. Getting the high school’s approval wasn’t nearly as straightforward. North Gwinnett’s athletic director Chris Culpepper was instrumental in getting the ball rolling. “He supported it and we sort of leveraged North Gwinnett with all the other schools,” Stephenson said. “By the end of the initial season, North agreed they could letter in the sport. That carried through to the other athletic directors.” In order to get approval, the league had to adhere to GHSA rules, which meant not playing on Friday night or Sunday. “It was challenging early on to get the support from the high schools, just to get their endorsement,” Jarusinski said. “They didn’t want to snub us, but on the other hand, it was ice hockey. It was a club sport, but for the kids, we wanted them to be able to wear their school name on their chest.” It also wasn’t an easy ask for the parents, most of whom were already paying for their kids to play house and travel. “The sport was — and still is — very expensive,” Jarusinski said. “But it was something different, being able to wear your high school jersey.” The founding members did what they could to offset some of the financial burden. “In Season 2, it grew like crazy,” Stephenson said. “We got the Atlanta

Thrashers involved and had corporate sponsorship.” They pitched the league to Northern Telecom, which provided $25,000 to get the teams rolling. The money was split among all the teams to help cover the cost of ice time and jerseys. “The thing that was really neat early on was their classmates were actually coming to the games,” Jarusinski said. Kids who were used to playing in front of mom and dad and grandparents suddenly had bleachers full of rowdy teenagers sporting school colors and banging on the glass enthusiastically. “I can remember vividly how excited they were to play in front of a crowd,” Jarusinski said, “before, during and after the game. That was a big thing that made the league grow.” By 2000-01, the GSHL had expanded to 14 teams with three divisions. Collins Hill, Harrison, McEachern, Pope, Walton and South Forsyth joined the fold for the third season. The league was able to add the rink in Kennesaw to the rotation and expanded the schedule from 10 to 16 games. A year later, it was up to 22 teams in five divisions with a 21-game schedule. More than 400 players participated in 2001-02. Stephenson handed over the reins after three years, first to Randy Novak and then Don Stone, who has held them for the last 15 years. Stone started the Norcross team and now oversees Brookwood’s program. “Don Stone is the miracle worker,” Stephenson said. “He’s absolutely kept it alive. Without him it would have been done. He was a critical guy.” The league weathered the departure of the Thrashers in 2011. “That hurt all hockey,” Jarusinski said. “But it speaks to the staying power (of the GSHL) and shows the strength of hockey in Atlanta.” This season, 17 teams are playing in two divisions, including five from Gwinnett County (North Gwinnett, Brookwood, Mill Creek, Peachtree Ridge and Collins Hill). The league isn’t restricted to boys. North Gwinnett is among the teams with girls on its roster. The season starts today and runs through February. The final event is the annual Senior Showcase at the Infinite Energy Arena in Duluth to honor the players who are graduating. “Hats off to everyone involved — the kids and the parents,” said Jarusinski, who coached Peachtree Ridge to a state title. “Any time you start something new, you don’t know what to expect, but everybody was pulling the rope in the same direction. “There was an inner drive to make sure this wasn’t a one-and-done thing. We were all happy it stuck. Here we are 20 years later.”

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GAC holds on to hand Dawson County first loss From Staff Reports NORCROSS — Greater Atlanta Christian made adjustments before and during a Class AAA top-10 showdown with Dawson County in order to grab the inside track to a fifth straight region title Friday. It was by no means easy. Dawson County capitalized on an onside kick and a fumble recovery to score twice in the final five minutes of the game. But the Spartans held on for a 23-20 victory against the previously unbeaten Tigers. “The thing I like about our team is it didn’t finish the way you want it to and after the game, which was a huge region win, it’s sort of flat,” GAC head coach Tim Hardy said. “Because for our guys, the standard isn’t just the scoreboard. The standard is play our best all the time. So this one, they’re appreciative of it, but I love that the attitude that is we want to play well and finish well. “But we dug deep, made the plays we needed to.” GAC (5-2, 3-0 Region 7-AAA) had to deal with the loss of senior receiver Jake Floyd, who broke his femur in last week’s win at North Hall. Hardy looked to his senior quarterback Josh Rose to step into a receiving role on a number of plays. Having Rose and junior quarterback Jackson Hardy on the field created challenges for Dawson County’s defense and helped spark GAC’s offense in the second quarter. “We hate that Jake Floyd got injured,” Hardy said. “Jake is one of the best players on our team and the real heartbeat of our team. So you can’t replace Jake Floyd, but what we have done and will continue to do is use a variety of different guys in different positions.” Eight Spartans caught passes in the game, including Rose, but it was Ty James adding to his teamleading receiving total at crucial times. The senior scored twice and rolled up over 150 yards on six catches. The Spartans’ defense also made adjustments in order to corral Dawson County’s dynamic running combination — Sevaughn Clark and Ahmad Kamara — which was moving the ball effectively in the first quarter. “We settled in,” Hardy said. “Those are probably the two best backs we’ve seen — both of them are. We weren’t tackling as complete as we needed to. We did as the game went on. I tell you, our defensive front is just outstanding. Those guys did a great job

Greater Atlanta Christian’s Cole Jolly (27) and Chóe Bryant-Strother (22) combine to tackle Dawson County’s Ahmad Kamara (5) during Friday night’s game at Greater Atlanta Christian. (Photo: Dale Zanine)

on first down getting them off schedule.” After the Tigers (61, 2-1) struck first, 10 seconds into the second quarter, GAC scored 17 straight points. The backbreaker was a 69-yard touchdown strike from Rose to James on the first play of a series. Rose dropped back and launched a rocket down the middle of the field. James reached all the way for a fingertip snag and carried the momentum into the end zone with 1:58 left in the half. North Gwinnett 50, Mill Creek 25 SUWANEE — The first half of North Gwinnett’s Region 6-AAAAAAA football game against Mill Creek was tight, but a critical defensive play at the end of the first half gave the Bulldogs the upper hand and helped them cruise to a 50-25 win at home Friday night. Senior defensive end Bryson Scruggs read a screen pass from Mill Creek quarterback Baxley Harris and returned the ball 45 yards to put North Gwinnett up two scores with fewer than two minutes left in the first half. The play was the Bulldogs’ (5-2, 3-0) first defensive touchdown of the season. North Gwinnett’s offense hummed under the control of Devin Crosby and Tyler Goodson. The duo combined for 206 yard on 23 rushes and five TDs. The Bulldogs’ defense held firm against Mill Creek, which was forced to move the ball by passing, but was unable to do so efficiently. The Hawks (4-3, 2-1) completed 14 of 35 passes for 160 yards and an interception. J.R. Martin completed 7 of 14 passes for 90 yards, and Josh Downs caught five passes for 66 yards. For Mill Creek, Chancellor Lee-Parker rushed 24 times for 206 yards in the game, while Parker Wroble tallied 34 yards rushing and 105 yards receiving. Parkview 59, Lakeside-DeKalb 0 ATLANTA — Parkview needed just one half to establish dominance on both sides of the ball and cruise to another win. The No. 3 state-ranked Panthers remained unbeaten at 6-0 and 2-0 in Region 7-AAAAAAA football, racking up nearly 300 total yards of offense and holding Lakeside-DeKalb to just 38 in the opening half of a 59-0 victory at Adams Stadium. The second half was played with a running clock and, despite only running five offensive plays, Parkview was still able to add

touchdowns on a Jared Brown punt return and Gary Gamble’s 30-yard scoring scamper with just over four minutes left for the final margin. Two second-quarter interceptions of Lakeside (1-6, 0-3) quarterback Trey Goodman allowed the Panthers to go into halftime up 45-0. First, Tavian Coleman returned an interception 26 yards and just over a minute later, Jordan Williams found C.J. Daniels for a 5-yard touchdown. The Vikings had their first positive momentum on the ensuing drive, collecting their initial two first downs of the game, but Goodman underthrew a receiver and JoJo Underdue’s 50-yard pick and return made it 45-0 with under a minute to go. Malik Washington had 150 all-purpose yards in the first half (and joined most of the starters in resting during the second half), while Cody Brown had scoring runs of 23 and 4 yards. Collins Hill 7, Peachtree Ridge 0 SUWANEE — During his tenure as defensive coordinator at Grayson, Lenny Gregory had a tradition of hanging a banner with the signatures of his defensive players as a reward for a shutout win. Now as head coach of Collins Hill, Gregory finally gets the chance to bring that tradition to his current school. The Eagle defense allowed just 116 total yards, while its offense found a way to punch one in late in the fourth quarter for a 7-0 victory over Peachtree Ridge on Friday night. After starting the year 0-4, Collins Hill has now won two straight, both of which were key Region 6-AAAAAAA wins. Nick Best went around right end and reach the corner of the end zone for the lone touchdown of the night, while Eli Marshbank stretched the lead to 7-0 with 9:20 to play with a successful PAT. On their next possession, the Eagles looked like they were going to make it a two-possession game with under five minutes left, but a field goal attempt went wide right, giving Peachtree Ridge (0-7, 0-3) a fresh possession starting at its own 20 with 4:44 to go. The Lions gained 28 yards on the next four plays to start a promising drive, but failed to convert on third-and-10 when a pass from Tarris Bouie deflected off a receiver and into the hands of Antar Williams of Collins Hill to seal the game. Not surprisingly, Collins Hill (2-4, 2-0) rode its running game to grind out 229 yards, led by 62 yards on 13 carries from Isaiah Love. Adding to that were Deangelo Oliver (13 rushes, 58 yards), Jalen Johnson (11 rushes, 52 yards) and Best (10

rushes, 42 yards). Bouie finished the night with 77 yards passing on 10 of 22 attempts with two interceptions, with Travino Ayalla the top receiver with 21 yards on two catches. Jalen Lee and A.J. Murdock helped the defense for Peachtree Ridge keep the Eagles from breaking loose for any big plays by each recording two tackles for losses. Mountain View 42, Discovery 20 LAWRENCEVILLE — On a night in which a number of different plays could have changed the course of the football game, it was the Mountain View running game that proved to be the ultimate game changer in its Region 6-AAAAAAA clash with Discovery. The Bears ran up 496 rushing yards, including 247 yards and four touchdowns from Davian Criss and 187 yards from Luke Hennebaul, to sprint to a 42-20 victory Friday night at Discovery. Hennebaul also threw for 106 yards on 8 of 15 passing — including five completions worth 80 yards, highlighted by a buzzer-beating 42-yard TD on the final play of the first half. But it was the ground game, which got plenty of help from the offensive line, that proved to be the difference in helping the Bears (5-2, 2-1) survive a crazy night that included over 900 yards of total offense, 23 penalties and some generally bizarre sequences that occurred throughout the game. Hennebaul heaved up a pass down the right sideline, which Tommy Stewart outleapt a Titans (1-5, 0-2) defensive back for, came down inbounds and, after a lengthy discussion among the officials, was ruled to have scored as time expired in the first half to break a tie and send Mountain View into intermission with a 21-14 lead. With the lead at 28-20, the Bears then scored 14 unanswered points in the final 7:13 to finally put the game away. Kobe Johnson amassed 136 yards of total offense and scored a pair of TDs (one rushing, one receiving) for Discovery, while Shamenski Rucker added 108 yards of total offense and Alex Drazic chipped in 181 total yards. Lanier 38, Winder-Barrow 20 WINDER — By the end of the second quarter, it was obvious that Lanier’s football team was much better than WinderBarrow’s. And it became evident that the Lanier Longhorns were trying to end their game against the Bulldoggs and get back home as quickly as possible. Regaining possession with under two minutes to play before halftime, Lanier could’ve ran out the clock

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Carol Anderson Carol Anderson, age 78 of Lawrenceville GA, left this world peacefully on Thursday 27th of September 2018. Carol was preceded in death by spouse Harold; son David; sisters Doris (John Adams), Betty (Ryhner Skoog), Ellen Anderson (Don Steinmetz); brothersin-law Harlan (Beverly), Marlin Alfstad; sister-inlaw Beulah (John Gunderson). Carol is survived by children Brad (Robyn) and Lisa; grandchild Austin (Amy); brother Christ (Sandy) Madsen; sister

MaryJo Alfstad; several nieces, nephews and a host of other relatives. Carol Anderson was born in Stillwater MN where she graduated from Stillwater High School in 1957. Carol worked at Banks in downtown Stillwater and after moving to GA in 1971 worked at Gulf Oil in the collections department until leaving to focus on raising her daughter. Upon the birth of her grandchild, Carol became full time caregiver for him and two other children that affectionately referred to her as Gramma; David Talley and Heather Peterman. Carol was a member of Hebron Baptist Church and The Flock Sunday School class in Dacula GA. She enjoyed gospel/ bluegrass music, playing cards, arts & crafts, baking, going antiquing,

collecting Danish plates and other glassware and especially loved her time with friends and family. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to American Heart Association, American Diabetes Association or Alzheimer’s Association. A memorial service with lunch and fellowship immediately following is scheduled for Saturday October 20th from 11am-2pm in the Chapel at Hebron Baptist Church (202 Hebron Church Rd, Dacula, GA 30019). Condolences may be viewed or sent to http://www. wagesfuneralhome.com.

and gone into the locker room with a 24-0 lead. Instead, Zach Calzada orchestrated a nine-play, 71-yard drive that ended in a touchdown, bringing Lanier to the advantage it needed for a running clock. Winder-Barrow’s starters attempted to mount a fourth quarter comeback against Lanier’s backups, but the clock kept ticking and the Longhorns cruised to a 38-20 win over the Bulldoggs at W. Clair Harris Stadium. The victory was Lanier’s fourth straight, and it was due to strong quarterback play and the Longhorns being opportunistic on defense and special teams. Calzada, a three-star Texas A&M commit, guided the Lanier (5-2, 2-0 Region 8-AAAAAA) offense almost flawlessly and also provided a handful of highlight plays. The 6-foot-3 quarterback threw for 251 yards and three touchdowns while also rushing for 31 yards. Taj Barnes paced the Longhorns’ rushing attack, piling up 72 yards on 15 carries. He also caught three passes for 35 yards. Nahil Perkins made another big play in the second quarter, scooping up a mishandled snap on a Bulldoggs (2-5, 0-2) punt for a touchdown. Dacula 34, Apalachee 21 DACULA — On the game’s first play, Dacula’s Trenton Jones took a handoff, made a few defenders miss and raced down the right sideline for a 60-yard touchdown run. That one play set the tone for Friday night’s football game against Apalachee. The Falcons appeared as they could do no wrong in the first half, as they built a lead and cruised to a 3421 victory over the Wildcats in Region 8-AAAAAA play. With a mercy rule running clock in the second half, Apalachee (3-4, 1-1 in region) was able to score three times in the final nine minutes to make the score look close. The victory gave Dacula (5-2, 2-0 region) its fourth straight win and improved the Falcons, the two-time defending region champions, to 12-0 in region games since 2015. It’s the third straight victory by Dacula over Apalachee and the Falcons have outscored them 109-42. Dacula’s defense held Apalachee to 233 yards of total offense, but 154 of those yards came in the second half. Dacula scored on its first three possessions of the game, including Jones’ 60-yard touchdown run to start the game. Then the junior finished the Falcons’ next drive with an 11yard touchdown run. Jones had 12 carries for 139 yards and two touchdowns. Falcons quarterback Jarrett Jenkins was 13 of 19 for 111 yards. Konata Mumpfield had five catches for 20 yards and Christopher Scott had four receptions for 36 yards. Buford 55, Cedar Shoals 6 ATHENS — The Buford defense started both halves on fire on Friday night against the Cedar Shoals Jaguars. In the first half, a Jamarius Isaac interception return for a touchdown allowed the Wolves to jump out to an early lead. On Cedar Shoals’ first offensive drive of the second half, linebacker Tommy Beuglas picked up a Kiyonnice Smith fumble and returned it 16 yards for a Buford score. The two defensive touchdowns helped energize the Wolves for each half, as Buford (5-2) cruised to an emphatic 55-6 road victory over the Jaguars to improve to 2-0 in Region 8-AAAAA play. Aaron McLaughlin threw for 199 yards and two scores in the first half. He threw the deep ball well and hit six different receivers in the first half, with T. Lee and Austin Turner scoring the

touchdowns. Lee scored the first offensive touchdown on a 48-yard pass from McLaughlin (11-for-16, 237 yards, two TDs), the first of four plays of 30 yards or more in the first half for the Wolves. Running backs Derrian Brown (14 rushes, 76 yards, two TDs) and Elijah Turner (six rushes, 46 yards, one TD) balanced the offense. The pair combined for 82 yards on 14 carries and three touchdowns in the first half. The Buford defense continued to stuff the run game of the Jaguars in the second half, and the Wolves held Cedar Shoals quarterback Kiyonnice Smith to just eight passing yards on the night. Hebron Christian 47, Towns County 0 HIAWASSEE — Hebron Christian’s football team blocked two punts, intercepted two passes and recovered two fumbles Friday night, fueling a 47-0 rout of host Towns County in a Region 8-A, Division B matchup. The Lions (4-2, 2-0) won their third straight despite a slow start that included a fumble and a punt on their first two possessions. From there, they took control. Justin Peavy’s 30-yard touchdown run and Jeffrey Saturday’s 35-yard scoring run provided the first scores of the first quarter, which was capped by Colten Gauthier’s 40-yard TD pass to Logan Johnson. Gauthier hit Will Warbington for an 8-yard TD pass and Hebron added a fifth TD in the first half on Jaden Stowers’ 3-yard TD run. Gauthier found Hunter Borges for a 5-yard pass to open the second-half scoring. Hebron’s last TD was courtesy of Stowers, who returned an interception 45 yards for a score. Wesleyan 34, Mt. Vernon Presbyterian 19 PEACHTREE CORNERS — Wesleyan’s defense pulled down six interceptions — a singlegame school record — to impair the Mount Vernon Presbyterian’s high-octane offense for a 34-19 win Friday at Henderson Stadium. The Wolves (3-4, 3-1 Region 5-A) picked off Mustangs quarterback Blake Kytle five times in the second half, including three times in a row in the third quarter, to maintain a 13-7 lead built in a first half that demonstrated a more conservative, run-oriented approach by both teams. Trent Bartlett led the turnover party with two of the interceptions, while Josh Aspinwall scored a touchdown on another after snagging a Kytle pass deflected by Chase Hill. Micah Smith, Luke Carroll and J.D. Kavel also recorded picks. It was enough to take on Mount Vernon’s (5-2, 3-1) 412 total yards — which included Kytle’s 224 passing yards, a 77-yard TD catch by Andrew Douglas and another 158 rushing yards and two TDs by Austin Douglas — and still come out on top. Luke Carroll led Wesleyan’s running game with 135 yards and a touchdown on 28 carries, while J.C. French threw three TD passes. Riverside Military 34, Providence Christian 0 LILBURN — Friday was tough for Providence Christian’s football team against visiting Riverside Military Academy. Riverside’s strength and speed was just too much to overcome for the Storm, as Riverside cruised to a 34-0 victory. The Storm (2-4, 0-2) struggled to get their offense in rhythm all night long, only managing 81 total yards for the game. Senior Ben Johnson got the start at quarterback for the second consecutive week due to an injury to starter Hunter Giella and had a tough night, completing just 6 of 19 passes for 39 yards and two interceptions.

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Danielle Dawn Hardeman Danielle Dawn Hardeman of Lawrenceville, Georgia, passed on the morning of September 15, 2018. Danielle is survived by her children, Austin Atkins, Avery and Madison Wlodarczyk; her parents, Linda Hardeman, James Hardeman, and step-mother Andrea Pepper; sister and brotherin-law Michelle and Stuart Thornton, and nieces Allison and Abigail Thornton; and many other family members and friends. A

preceded in death by his parents, Annie Kate (Ellis) and Charles Augustus Smith, Jr. He is survived by his wife, Judy (Carroll) Smith; children: Larry Dwayne Smith of Snellville; Julia and Stacy Akins of Lilburn; Douglas Brian and Vicki Smith of Buford; and Susan and Keith Snellville, GA Davis of Whitesburg; 6 Larry Ellis Smith grandchildren; and 6 great age 86, of Snellville, GA, grandchildren. In lieu of flowers, donations may be passed away on Wednesmade to Children’s Healthday, October 3, 2018. A care of Atlanta, 1687 Funeral Service will be held 1:00 PM on Monday, Tullie Circle, NE, Atlanta, GA 30329. The family October 8, 2018 at the will receive friends 3:00 Snellville Chapel of Tim PM - 6:00 PM on Sunday, Stewart Funeral Home. October 7, 2018 at Tim Interment will follow at Snellville Historical Cem- Stewart Funeral Home, 2246 Wisteria Drive, etery. Larry served in the Snellville, GA, 30078. U.S. Army Airborne and 770-979-5010. Please sign Special Forces from 1952 through 1954. He was also the online guest registry a member of Atlanta Local at https://www.stewartfh. com. 48 Insulators. Larry was A memorial service will be held on Saturday, October 13, 2018, at 2:00pm. The family will receive visitors at 12:00pm. Wages & Sons Gwinnett Chapel, 1031 Lawrenceville Highway, Lawrenceville, GA 30046. (770) 277-4550

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CONSTRUCTION/ SERVICE BIDS REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS Max Foote Construction Company, LLC is actively seeking sub bids and supplier quotes for the ADDITIONS TO PUMPKINVINE CREEK WATER POLLUTION CONTROL PLANT project for the City of Dallas, GA. Trades include Demo, Hauling, Sitework, Fencing, Landscaping/ Grassing, Painting, Rebar, Structural Steel, Concrete Work, Metal Buildings, Pipe Insulation, Masonry, Roofing, Doors/Windows, Glass/ Glazing, HVAC, and Electrical. Subcontractors and suppliers, including CERTIFIED DISADVANTAGED BUSINESS ENTERPRISES (MBE/WBE/ DBE), are welcomed and encouraged to submit their prices as soon as possible prior to the listed bid time and date. Please contact Angie Lewis at 205-871-8419, x115 for further information regarding the project scope. Max Foote Construction is an EOE in accordance with Executive Order 11246 and 41 CFR Part 60-4. Additions to Pumpkinvine Creek WPCP Dallas, GA Bid Date: October 30, 2018 – 10:00 AM MBE/WBE/DBE Goal: 4% 9 0 2 - 5 7 0 2 5 8 , 10/7,10,12,14,17,19,21,24

PUBLIC SALES/ AUCTIONS NOTICE OF PUBLIC SALE To satisfy the owner’s storage lien, PS Orange Co. Inc. will sell at public lien sale on October 15, 2018, the personal property in the below-listed units, which may include but are not limited to: household and personal items, office and other equipment. The public sale of these items will begin at 09:30 AM and continue until all units are sold. PUBLIC STORAGE # 28149, 3055 Jones Mill Road, Norcross, GA 30071, (678) 497-0956 Time: 09:30 AM 106 - White, Frank; 113 - GILMORE, RUFUS; 163 Sims, Darlene; 190 - LIGHT, LISA; 193 - Holmes, Michael; 215 - Hall, Drishaud; 216 - Frazer, Taneka; 235 Biesel, Greta; 281 - kahsay, abraham; 288 - Whitehead, Tatum; 323 - JARYNA, NORBERT; 545E - CABALLERO, JHAIR To satisfy the owner’s storage lien, PS Orange Co. Inc. will sell at public lien sale on October 16, 2018, the personal property in the below-listed units, which may include but are not limited to: household and personal items, office and other equipment. The public sale of these items will begin at 09:30 AM and continue until all units are sold. PUBLIC STORAGE # 28150, 6770 Dawson Blvd, Norcross, GA 30093, (678) 306-1651 Time: 09:30 AM B106 - Rogers, Chenika; C109 - Rodriguez, Maria; C232 - Oconnor, Crystal; C266 - Choice, Jerrinka; D115 - Walcott, Imani; E166 - Hendrix, Alaxis; F154 Hernandez, Barbara; G185 - Givans, Shakeela; G225 Bouche, Jesus; H122 - King, Dale; H152 - Mosley, Mia; H155 - Muldrow Jr, Anthony; H162 - Dinkins, Dionte’; I112 - Knott, Resa; J106 - Afful, Leah; J127 - Barclay, Kadi; J154 - Watkins, Alice; K231 - mansogo, pablo; OS29 MORGAN, MICHELLE; OS36 - Miller, AnnMarie PUBLIC STORAGE # 08049, 5010 Jimmy Carter Blvd, Norcross, GA 30093, (678) 381-8927 Time: 10:00 AM 0339 - David, Rahni; 0346 - Thomas, Deborah; 0348 - Brown, Everett; 0405 - HIRSCH, JOSEPH; 0415 - Lanier, Jeffrey; 0638 - Magee, Chana; 0709 - Cooper, Toya; 0851 - Marin, Paula; 0921 - MARTINEZ, ROSALBA; 0929 - collett, Joanne collett; 0947 - Carter, Asya; 1047 - Lopez, Miguel; 1103 - Whitlock, Nadia PUBLIC STORAGE # 20489, 6000 Lawrenceville Hwy, Tucker, GA 30084, (678) 695-6031 Time: 10:45 AM B008 - Knighton, carmen; C096 - Bethea, Synobia; E028 - Marks, Lillie; E072 Munnerlyn, Melissa PUBLIC STORAGE # 24346, 615 Indian Trail Road NW, Lilburn, GA 30047, (678) 735-6573 Time: 11:15 AM A024 ANDREW, CHARLES; A034 - TRAMMELL, RAMONA; B057 - Rennicks, Victoria; B080 PAZ, KEVIN; C036 - Alvarez, Victoria; D017 - Davis, Dennishia; D040 - Netter, Deverett; E014 – Toles, Erica PUBLIC STORAGE # 21901, 95 Arcado Road NW, Lilburn, GA 30047, (678) 436-3753 Time: 11:30 AM B011 - Lacey, Jeremy; B043 - Lloyd, Monique; B065 - Miller, Ebonye; B104 - Williams, Jessica; B112 - Glenn, Rakesha; B115 - PITTMAN, CURTAIN; C047 - Wiley, Comelena; C099 - Payne, Curtis; D026 - Brown, Rodrick; E063 - Johnson, Earlene PUBLIC STORAGE # 23106, 460 Beaver Ruin Road NW, Lilburn, GA 30047, (678) 436-8792 Time: 12:00 PM B120 - DELGADO, STEVEN; B145 - RUFFIN, ALICE; C171 - Lee, Chinesha; C177 - Holman, Nathaniel; D179 - Bonner, Cheryl; F405 - O’Neal, Iyesha; F415 - Smith, Alex; F416 - Sellers, Ann Public sale terms, rules, and regulations will be made available prior to the sale. All sales are subject to cancellation. We reserve the right to refuse any bid. Payment must be in cash or credit card-no checks. Buyers must secure the units with their o

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Road, Johns Creek, GA 30022, (404) 445-2850 Time: 09:30 AM 4044 - Griffin, Randy; 5008 - Harrison, Jennifer; 5018 - Cauthen, Calvin; 6027 Jackson, Kenya; 6035 - Sherrill, David; 6051 - Freeman, Carla; 6053 - Adams, Elaina; 6194 - Mccullough, Darin; 6411 - Barroso, Sasha; 6449 - Edwards, Chaundra; 7002 Murry, Frances

NOTICE OF PUBLIC SALE To satisfy the owner’s storage lien, PS Orange Co. Inc. will sell at public lien sale on October 17, 2018, the personal property in the below-listed units, which may include but are not limited to: household and personal items, office and other equipment. The public sale of these items will begin at 09:30 AM and continue until all units are sold. PUBLIC STORAGE # 27313, 1964 Rockbridge Road, Stone Mountain, GA 30087, (404) 480-5214 Time: 02:30 PM A013–Davis, Steven; A016–Street, George; C028– Porter, Denise; D002–Fractious, Tracy; D024–Hicks, Brandie; D062–Oliver, Chamere; E007–Stegall, Cherlyn; E013–Moore, Taylor; F008– Colvin, Alisha; F013–Taylor, Sandy; F038–Gomez, Carla; F082–Hill, Kevin; G024– Cheatham, Adah Douglas Public sale terms, rules, and regulations will be made available prior to the sale. All sales are subject to cancellation. We reserve the right to refuse any bid. Payment must be in cash or credit card-no checks. Buyers must secure the units with their own personal locks. To claim tax-exempt status, original RESALE certificates for each space purchased is required. Dated September 30th 2018 and October 7th 2018. By PS Orangeco, Inc., 701 Western Avenue, Glendale, CA 91201. (818) 244-8080. 929-568948, 9/30,10/7 NOTICE Securlock Storage will sell personal property consisting of household and personal effects, office, and other equipment, toys and appliances will be sold to satisfy owner’s lien for rent due law 10-4-213. All items or spaces may not be available on the day of the sale. We reserve the right to refuse any and all bids, buyers must secure spaces with own locks. NO CHECKS. CASH ONLY. To claim tax-exempt-ORIGINAL RESALE CERTIFICATE FOR EACH SPACE PURCHASED IS REQUIRED. Date: October 18 2018 (Bidding begins 10/11 10:30AM and ends on 10/18 10:30AM) Place: Storagetreasures. com Joao Sousa–Refridgerator, Totes, Chairs, Home Decor Pictures Daniel Nathaniel Bowen– Display Commercial Cabinets, Commercial Cooler, Drink Vending Machine Olusola Ayodele–Chairs, Table, Boxes 929-569017, 9/30,10/7 NOTICE Extra Space Storage will hold a public auction to sell personal property described below belonging to those individuals listed below at the location indicated: 1172 Auburn Rd Dacula GA 30019, 770-236-0688 on 10/23/2018 @ 3:00 PM 459- Ryan Coleman: house hold electronics, music studio. Furniture, tv, couches, appliances. lawn trimmers 166-Yvonne M Pillert: Household Items 676- Chaka Campbell: Furniture and household items 617-Marquita Davis: Couches + furniture 678-Jesse Cardona: household items Purchases must be made with cash only and paid at the above referenced facility in order to complete the transaction. Extra Space Storage may refuse any bid and may rescind any purchase up until the winning bidder takes possession of the personal property. 929-568727, 10/7,14 NOTICE OF PUBLIC SALE OF PERSONAL PROPERTY Extra Space Storage will hold a public auction to sell personal property described below belonging to those individuals listed below at the location indicated: Location: Extra Space Storage 2790 Braselton Hwy Dacula, GA 30019 Date: Tuesday, October 23, 2018 Time: 2:00 PM 219 Brinkley Warren Furniture, house goods 810 Kecia Rockwell Furniture, Clothes, boxes 729 Christina Madrigal Household Goods 619 Stefanie Martin Home goods, washer n dryer and box’s 736 Scott Cope Furniture. Dining room and two beds, Christmas items. 818 Abdul Mian Household Goods 902 Abdul Mian Household Goods 526 Paris Charled Household goods 919 Russell Dillon Household Goods 914 Russell Dillon Household Goods 716 Kevin Pulley 2 couchesbed10 boxes 301 Russell Dillon Household Goods Purchases must be made with cash only and paid at the above referenced facility in order to complete the transaction. Extra Space Storage may refuse any bid and may rescind any purchase up until the winning bidder takes possession of the personal property. 929-569072, 10/7,14 NOTICE OF PUBLIC SALE To satisfy the owner’s storage lien, PS Orange Co. Inc. will sell at public lien sale on October 19, 2018, the personal property in the below-listed units, which may include but are not limited to: household and personal items, office and other equipment. The public sale of these items will begin at 09:30 AM and continue until all units are sold. PUBLIC STORAGE # 08464, 10860 State Bridge R

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E096 - Patterson, Janice; E141 - victorian, John; E146 - Gowdy, Letavia; F017 - Toy, Jarvis; F027 - Ashley, Daryl; F045 - ducksworth III, ezekiel

NOTICE Extra Space Storage will hold a public auction to sell personal property described below belonging to those individuals listed below at the location indicated: 2050 Gravel Springs Rd, Buford, GA 30519, October 23, 2018 at 1:00 PM Crystal Gillispie Unit C2036 Household Items Charlotte Thomas Unit A255 Household Items Chrisoula Baikos Unit C2073 Household items Chrisoula Baikos Unit C2001 Household Items Heather Michael Unit E630 Household Items Kristina Looker Unit C2123 Household Items Jarron Lambert Unit C1055 Household Items Willie Malcolm Unit E622 Household Items Gabriy-el Fontaine Unit A202 Household Items Purchases must be made with cash only and paid at the above referenced facility in order to complete the transaction. Extra Space Storage may refuse any bid and may rescind any purchase up until the winning bidder takes possession of the personal property. 929-570281, 10/7,14

NOTICE Notice is hereby given that Extra Space Storage will sell at public auction at the storage facility listed below, to satisfy the lien of the owner, personal property described below belonging to those individuals listed below at location indicated: 1790 Peachtree Industrial Blvd, Duluth, GA. 30097 770-856-1130 Wednesday, October 24, 2018 at 2:00 p.m. Unit 2702 Janice Small Household Unit 3304 Gregory Miller Household Purchases must be made with cash only and paid at the above referenced facility in order to complete the transaction. Extra Space Storage may refuse any bid and may rescind any purchase up until the winning bidder takes possession of the personal property. 929-570129, 10/7,14

with cash only and paid at the above referenced facility in order to complete the transaction. Extra Space Storage may refuse any bid and may rescind any purchase up until the winning bidder takes possession of the personal property. 929-569943, 10/7,14

PUBLIC STORAGE # 29135, 1755 Indian Trail Rd, Norcross, GA 30093, (678) 248-0179 Time: 11:00 AM 1049 - Russell, Shurnetha; 1224 - Conover, Taheerah; 1273 - Pringle, Willeon; 1292 - NJAI, KURA; 2004 - Clarke, Perry; 2023 - Lowery, Keye; 2064 - Lewis, Jermaine; 2093 - Clivens, Jwayne; 2113 - Perry, Shydonya; 2141 - Mitchell Jr, John; 2158 - Senatus, Kathia; 2280 Young, Andre; 2353 - Tucker, Terrence; 2406 - Lockhart, Nathan; 3031 - Sanders, Julie; 3104 - Brooks, Lakesha; 3156 - DeLeon, Maria; 3211 - Hayes, Destinee; 3238 - Dumas, Brenda; 3257 - COLVARD, VIVKI; 3258 - Lofton, Vanessa; 3267 Jefferson, Shannon; 3268 - Jefferson, Shannon; 3277 - Grant, Seberena; C018 Hinds, radcliffe; E039 - Pena, Maria del Carmen PUBLIC STORAGE # 08057, 4475 Satellite Blvd, Duluth, GA 30096, (678) 436-8790 Time: 11:30 AM 0204 - Taft, David; 0245 - Lara Martinez, Luis; 0337 Momon, Renee; 0344 - Walker, Ebony; 0501 - Ntegmi, Alain joel; 0513 - Witherspoon, Ebony; 0520 - mouton, Treslyn; 0823 - Rivera, Edwin; 0916 - Jin, Peng; 3092 - Brown, Hailee; 3373 - Okyere, Augustine; 3392 Cooner, Joyce; 5101 - Logan, Tanya; 5142 - Harris, Ashley; 5184 - Yankey, Sarah; 6054 Dozier, Borishia; 6141 - Granados, Jose; 6154 - Fisher, David; 6221 - Releford, Karl PUBLIC STORAGE # 25982, 2423 Pleasant Hill Rd, Duluth, GA 30096, (678) 293-8473 Time: 12:00 PM A012 - Pearson, Bernadette; A072 - Cato, Andre; A094 - Cunningham, Leon; A216C - Jackson, Amber; A250 - Gray, Rayvon; A262 - Sheppard, Robert; A286 - Fleming, Janet; A342 Curry, Nikita; A356 - Stone, Stephon; A397 - Williams, LaVone; A408 - Cherry, Melissa; A415 - Fajardo, Miriam; A415A - Morgan, Deandra; A441 - Sims, Valencia; B022 - Bazne, Jean; C519 - Lias, Eric; C556 - Kim, Sorang; C563 - Penick, Vernita; C572 - yarborough, joseph; C587 - Mcnabb, Diamond; C597 Sexton, Lakiya Public sale terms, rules, and regulations will be made available prior to the sale. All sales are subject to cancellation. We reserve the right to refuse any bid. Payment must be in cash or credit card-no checks. Buyers must secure the units with their own personal locks. To claim tax-exempt status, original RESALE certificates for each space purchased is required. Dated September 30, 2018 and October 7, 2018. By PS Orangeco, Inc., 701 Western Avenue, Glendale, CA 91201. (818) 244-8080. 929-568952, 9/30,10/7 LIVE AUCTION MULTIPLE FACILITIES – MULTIPLE UNITS Extra Space Storage will hold a public auction to sell personal property described below belonging to those individuals listed below at the location indicated: 4755 Nelson Brogdon Blvd. NE Sugar Hill, GA 30518, 10/23/2018, 10:00 AM Michael Sansom Unit 440 Household Goods Vanessa Zimmerman Unit 616 Clothes, Christmas Decorations, Books Purchases must be made with cash only and paid at the above referenced facility in order to complete the transaction. Extra Space Storage may refuse any bid and may rescind any purchase up until the winning bidder takes possession of the personal property. 929-570076, 10/7,14

Extra Space Storage will hold a public auction to sell personal property described below belonging to those individuals listed below at the location indicated: 4257 Buford Drive, Buford, GA 30518, October 23, 2018 at 12:00 PM Heather Waite Unit 101 china cabinet, end tables, sewing machine, clock, totes, boxes, computer, milk crates, sports equipment Jon Christopher Unit 6233 wicker furniture, boxes, totes, plastic plants, floor cleaner recliner, trunks, bed frames Jerrmell Jones Unit 6207 display cases Lisa Christopher Unit 6267 shelves, frames, sewing machine, garden tools ladder, golf clubs, chair, dresser, tables, totes, boxes, bags Cedrico Horton Unit 8219 loveseat, couch, bed, mattress, lamps, kitchen equipment Edgar Alva Unit 8238 cabinets, tools, totes, marble, table saw Daniel Nelson Unit 8006 dressers, tables, old radio, shelves Purchases must be made with cash only and paid at the above referenced facility in order to complete the transaction. Extra Space Storage may refuse any bid and may rescind any purchase up until the winning bidder takes possession of the personal property. 929-570079, 10/7,14

ONE FACILITY – MULTIPLE UNITS Notice is hereby given that Extra Space Storage will sell at public auction at the storage facility listed below, to satisfy the lien of the owner, personal property described below belonging to those individuals listed below at location indicated on October 24th, 2018 @ 10:00 AM. Extra Space Storage 2920 Buford Drive Buford, GA 30519 678-496-3439 Adam Heard Unit: 2259 Clothing Stacye Brabhm Unit: 3093 Clothes, pictures, couch Purchases must be made with cash only and paid at the above referenced facility in order to complete the transaction. Extra Space Storage may refuse any bid and may rescind any purchase up until the winning bidder takes possession of the personal property. 929-569944, 10/7,14 NOTICE OF PUBLIC SALE OF PERSONAL PROPERTY Notice is hereby given that Extra Space Storage will sell at public auction, to satisfy the lien of the owner, personal property described below belonging to those individuals listed below at location indicated: 2801 Berkeley Lake Rd Duluth, GA 30096 770-856-9676 October 24th, 2018 at 1:00 PM Gi Jae Cheul Unit 0400 household goods Gi Jae Cheul Unit 0335 household goods Darnell Carston Unit 0224 household goods Kirkland & Sons Unit 0806 Tools Brian Agbiriogu Unit 0617 Household Goods Mary Lanier Unit 0325 Household Goods Mary Lanier Unit 1307 Household Goods The auction will be listed and advertised at Extra Space Storage 2801 Berkeley Lake Rd Duluth, GA 30096. Purchases must be made with cash only and paid at the above referenced facility in order to complete the transaction. Extra Space Storage may refuse any bid and may rescind any purchase up until the winning bidder takes possession of the personal property. 929-570088, 10/7,14 NOTICE OF PUBLIC SALE OF PERSONAL PROPERTY Notice is hereby given that Extra Space Storage will sell at public auction, to satisfy the lien of the owner, personal property described below belonging to those individuals listed below at location indicated: 3357 Breckenridge Blvd. Duluth, GA 30096 770-891-4639 October 24th, 2018 at 12:00 PM 2006 - Lisa Smith - Household items 3001 - Cook Robert household goods 3148 - Gloria Woods Household goods 2211 - April Johnson Household Items 3506 - Mister Daniel Household 3209 - Sonia Rainey household goods 3306 - Kyle Baggett - queen bed, nightstand, dresser boxes, chair book stand, desk 3052 - Erica Johnson Household goods 1100 - Erica Robertson Household goods 3317 - Takiya Butler Household goods 3017 - Carina Johns Household goods 3322 - Rasheed Stanley Household goods 3021 - Alesha Harris Household goods 2156 - Tamara Ballard Boxes & Bins The auction will be listed and advertised at Extra Space 3357 Breckenridge Blvd. Duluth, GA 30096. Purchases must be made with cash only and paid at the above referenced facility in order to complete the transaction. Extra Space Storage may refuse any bid and may rescind any purchase up until the winning bidder takes possession of the personal property. 929-570089, 10/7,14

NOTICE Extra Space Storage will hold a public auction to sell personal property described below belonging to those individuals listed below at the location indicated: 3564 Lawrenceville, GA 30044, October 25, 2018 at 1:00 PM Trelynn Wood Unit 1079 Household Items Alberta Davis Unit 4072 Household items Ebony Taylor Unit 0321 Household Items Mary Crum Unit 3068 Household Items Chanda Bryant Unit 1160 Household Items Danielle Johnson Unit 4100 Household Items Patricia Diane Marion Hudson Unit 2052 Bedroom, Living, Dining Rooms Carolina Venegas Unit E506 Compressors Merissa Ryland Unit 1098 Washer/Dryer, Dressers Manuel Molina Unit 2057 Household Items Camilea Whittick Unit 4085 Household Items LaTrese Capers Unit 1151 Household Items Elijah Drake Unit 4031 Household Items Hania Gonzalez De Leon Unit 1015 Household Items Martha Picazo Sanchez Unit 2160 Household Items Rita Fowler Unit 2088 Washer/Dryer, Table, Hutch Rita Fowler Unit 2059 Household Items Deshanna Henry Unit 2024 Sectional Couch Daurie Pearsall Unit 4041 Couch, bookshelves Purchases must be made with cash only and paid at the above referenced facility in order to complete the transaction. Extra Space Storage may refuse any bid and may rescind any purchase up until the winning bidder takes possession of the personal property. 929-570140, 10/7,14 Extra Space Storage will hold a public auction to sell personal property described below belonging to those individuals listed below at the location indicated: 4400 Lawrenceville Highway, Lilburn GA 30047 at 2:00PM on October 25th, 2018 Gregory Lillard Unit #226 Household Goods, Furniture, Boxes Jami Smith Unit #528 Household Items, Merchandise James Patrick Unit #116 Household goods Cheryl Brown Unit #128 Clothing, toys Shirlan France Unit #315 Furniture, household items Junaldo Lee Unit #096 Chairs, Couches, Boxes, etc... Purchases must be made with cash only and paid at the above referenced facility in order to complete the transaction. Extra Space Storage may refuse any bid and may rescind any purchase up until the winning bidder takes possession of the personal property. 929-569946, 10/7,14, LIVE AUCTION ONE FACILITY – MULTIPLE UNITS Extra Space Storage will hold a public auction to sell personal property described below belonging to those individuals listed below at the location indicated: 98 Hurricane Shoals Rd NE Lawrenceville, GA 30046 October 25th, 2018 at 10:00 AM 0933 Love Tabernacle of Deliverance stacked chairs, Church supplies 0937 Zene Z Bell household items 0923 Daphne Denise Bush House Hold items 0822 Ta n d r a n e k i a Akins Boxes CC081 Shaniqua Brown household items 1009 William Cheeseman bed, boxes 0432 Joseph D Polacky Furniture CC226 Vanessa Page stove. fridge. bedroom x3King x2. CC217 Kelvin Taft Household Items 0625 LINDA HOOKS Ceramic molds Purchases must be made w

ONE FACILITY – MULTIPLE UNITS Notice is hereby given that Extra Space Storage will sell at public auction at the storage facility listed below, to satisfy the lien of the owner, personal property described below belonging to those individuals listed below at location indicated: Extra Space Storage 2044 Old Norcross Rd Lawrenceville, GA 30044 770-845-1926 Auction Date: October 25, 2018 11:00 AM Therese Jean Unit# 129C Washer and dryer, dishes, pots and pans, lamps, end tables, bike, microwave, boxes Victoria Womack Unit# 6C24 Kid’s bike and toys, mattress, bunk bed, chaise lounge, dresser, end tables, Michael Wheaton Unit# 523G Chest of drawers, dvd’s, bike, totes, lamp, computer, dvd player Jarrod Schoolcraft Unit# 514F Furniture, boxes, totes Rovontis Smith Unit# 6C01 Dresser, mattress, totes, boxes, pictures, clothes, luggage Cecilia Allen Unit# 119 Boxes, totes, table, household furniture Cathy Diggs Unit# 536 Armoire, couch, dresser, table and chairs, boxes, shoes, books Bob Rupholdt Unit# 102B Home furniture, boxes, clothes, totes Stacy Christian Unit# 323 Boxes, clothes, dvd’s Benjy Tolufashe Unit# 551 Two queen bed frames, sofa, love seat Tierra Jefferson Unit# 306 Totes, clothes, boxes, Michelle Williams Unit# 302 Chairs, boxes, clothes Allen Austin Unit# 2C28 Sofa, love seat, shoes, washer and dryer, boxes, totes Purchases must be made with cash only and paid at the above referenced facility in order to complete the transaction. Extra Space Storage may refuse any bid and may rescind any purchase up until the winning bidder takes possession of the personal property. 929-569061, 10/7,14 NOTICE OF PUBLIC SALE OF PERSONAL PROPERTY Notice is hereby given That Extra Space Storage will sale at public auction at the storage facility listed below, to satisfy the lien of the owner, personal property described below belonging to those individuals listed below at location indicted: 2040 Lawrenceville Highway Lawrenceville, Georgia 30044 770-316-3725 October 25, 2018 at 12:00 PM Unit Name Item 333 Deloris Wells Household Items 281 Camyn Bodden Queen bed, full bed, boxes 519 Jeanette Montgomery Boxes 430 Abdulai Kalay China Dishes, Couches, art, Furniture, etc 187 Chauncey Newton Household Goods 056 Kickz 2 Kidz Party/ business equipment 250 Katherine S Deshield smallest—glass table base—4 Chairs—living room table 139 Horacio Rios Montoya household, furniture, boxes, clothes 378 Johnathan Walker Speakers 254 Christy Williams Household goods 110 Brenda Baker Clothes, TVs, Dressers, Deep Freezer 348 Ernest Apaw 3 bedroom home fully furnished 152 Natalie Brooks bedroom furniture, boxes, household items 539 Chavares Hepburn 2x couches, computer desk, Dining room table, boxes, bags, Clothing, household items Washer/dryer Purchases must be made with cash only and paid at the above referenced facility in order to complete the transaction. Extra Space Storage may refuse any bid and may rescind any purchase up until the winning bidder takes possession of the personal property. 929-568768,10/7,14

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LAWRENCEVILLE NORTH CLIFF COMMUNITIES YARD SALE, 1797 Shaker Falls Lane, Lawrenceville, Ga 30045. October 12th, October 13th and October 14th!!! LAWRENCEVILLE TIMBER RIDGE YARD SALE EXTRAVAGANZA SAT., OCTOBER 13TH, 9AM-5PM MULTI-FAMILIES @ MULTI-HOMES! Located on Russell Rd. between Collins Hill Rd. & Ga. Hwy. 20 (2 miles North of Ga. Hwy. 316) Entrance to Subdivision on Glendale Dr. off Russell. Pink balloons indicate yard sale homes and maps of these homes available at Subdivision entrance.

WALNUT GROVE AREA 11.57 ACRES Of Land with +/-411 Feet of Road Frontage On Busy Highway 138. Sewer is available to this property. Suitable for grocery store or any type business. $2,250,000 Peters Realty Professionals 770-466-2885 www.petersrealtyprofessionals.com

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MAKE OFFER! Beautiful 2.68 Acre Wooded Tract of Land. 200 feet of road frontage. Not divisible. Per planning and development mobile homes are permitted. No metal type storage container structures are not permitted on parcel. $59,000 Peters Realty Professionals 770-466-2885 www.petersrealty professionals.com MONROE, GA 30656 1155 JIM DAWS RD.

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ZONINGS CITY OF DULUTH NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a public hearing will be held before the City of Duluth City Council to consider a request from Kathryn Zickert on behalf of Paradise Evangelistic Association, Inc. to rezone approximately 11.209 acres of property in Land Lot 199, 7th District, Gwinnett County, consisting of tax parcel 7199 224 from PUD (Planned Unit Development District) to O-I (Office and Institutional District). The public is invited to attend this meeting before the City Council on the proposed rezoning at Duluth City Hall, 3167 Main Street, Duluth, Georgia 30096. The meeting date, place and time regarding this matter are as follows: WHEN: November 12, 2018–7:00 p.m. WHERE: City Hall Council Chambers 3167 Main Street Duluth, GA 30096 PERSONS INTERESTED IN THIS MATTER are invited to review the proposed zoning, which is on file with the Department of Planning & Development of the City of Duluth and to attend the public hearing at the date, time and place provided in this notice, to express their opinion on this matter. Written comments may also be received in lieu of testimony during the public hearing. Written comments may be sent to the following address: City of Duluth ATTN: Daniel Robinson 3167 Main Street D

RENOVATED RANCH! 3BR/2BA Renovated Ranch with soaring ceilings in great room and breakfast area. New flooring, new toilets, new kitchen appliances, new kitchen sink and fresh paint. Master has private covered porch. EHO - $175,000 Peters Realty Professionals 770-466-2885 www.petersrealty professionals.com

2 CARS FOR SALE! MOVING MUST SELL! 2005 Cadillac Deville, 65,000 mi. $3,950 FIRM & 2009 Chevy Aveo, 114,000 mi., $2,300 FIRM 770-676-9931 TOYOTA CAMRY LE, 2001, AC, power pkg., good mechanical cond., good int., good tires, fair external body, 183K mi. $1200. 770-482-1984

39+ Acre Parcel With 2 Creeks and 4 Wells. +/-1012 Feet of Road Frontage. Older Brick Home On The Property Ready For Rehab. Property Has Never Been Timbered and Is Full of Hardwoods. Great For Farming! $275,500 Peters Realty Professionals 770-466-2885 www.petersrealty professionals.com SNELLVILLE, GA 30078 BIRD LANE

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REDUCED 4BR/3BA 2 Story situated on a private 2 acre lot with road frontage on 2 streets. Master on main, 3BR’s up, full finished basement. $329,900 Peters Realty Professionals 770-466-2885 www.petersrealty professionals.com

BROOKWOOD SCHOOLS 1.03 Acre Wooded Zoned RS180. Lot located in Snellville in older established neighborhood in Brookwood Elementary School district. Water, gas, and electric available. No disclosure. Owner purchased as investment property. $46,000 Peters Realty Professionals 770-466-2885 www.petersrealty professionals.com

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Vol. 4, No. 10 BLUE RIBBON PROGRAM

Johns Creek has 2 schools recognized Holy Redeemer, Shakerag receive high marks from U.S. education officials BY JAY JONES johnscreek@gwinnettdailypost.com

Preston Browne works on the butterfly stroke recently at a SwimAtlanta practice in Johns Creek. Browne, a high school freshman, attends online classes and is taking elective courses at Gwinnett Technical College. His goal is to try out for the 2020 Olympics. (Special Photos)

Chasing a dream

Holy Redeemer Catholic School and Shakerag Elementary School in Johns Creek were recognized as National Blue Ribbon Schools by the U.S. Department of Education for consistency in high academic performance. U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos announced last week that the Johns Creek schools joined the list of this year’s Blue Ribbon recipients. There were 349 public and private schools given the Blue Ribbon school designation across the United States this year, including 13 in Georgia. The National Blue Ribbon Schools Program honors public and private elementary, middle and high schools

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Emory, city launch Walk Johns Creek teen has Olympic aspirations with a Doc

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a sophomore at the Georgia Cyber Academy, a K-12 online school. His mother, A 15-year-old from Johns Erica Browne, said being Creek is establishing himself a full-time online student as a top swimmer in Georgia has helped Preston balance as he pursues his dream of studies with swim practices competing in the Olympics. and meets. She said Preston Preston Browne and his had done well enough in his SwimAtlanta teammates studies to begin dual-enrollrecently completed the summent at Gwinnett Technical mer season swim meets. College to take classes, such Having just turned 15 in as political science, biology September, Browne begins and algebra. competition out of the youth Erica Browne said there age brackets and has his was no one moment for Pressights set on reaching the ton to like swimming. She Preston Browne’s parents got him into swimming when he was said Preston has swam since 2020 Summer Olympics in 5 years old. His mother, Erica Browne, said they tried soccer, Tokyo. he was 5 years old. When he basketball and golf, but “he kept sticking swimming.” Browne shrugged when started as an online student asked where he sees himself pics in a couple of years. I He practices two to three at GCA in the second grade, in a few years. “I just see have a couple of friends who hours a day Monday through he kept on swimming for myself working to improve. I are going to do it too, so I Saturday at the SwimAtlanta See DREAM, Page 5A want to try out for the Olym- might as well.” facility in Johns Creek. He is johnscreek@gwinnettdailypost.com

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The city of Johns Creek and Emory Johns Creek Hospital are bringing residents the opportunity to get a step up on better health with Walk with a Doc, a new monthly activity to bring doctors and patients together. The first Walk with a Doc will be held at 10:30 a.m. Saturday at Newtown Park with walks organized to continue on the second Saturday of each month. Pre-registration for this event is not required. Walkers should gather near the Veteran’s Memorial at Newtown Park upon arrival. Every walk will feature a different health topic, each selected to provide information and the opportunity for walkers to ask questions one-on-one with the participating physician. The See WALK, Page 5A

JCSO names two new members to its board of directors

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The Johns Creek Symphony Orchestra recently announced the appointment of Ting Chiu and Vicki Horton to the orchesTing Vicki tra’s Board of Directors. Chiu Horton Chiu and Horton joined the 15-member board last month performances and community and will help in the leaderoutreach missions, according ship role of the orchestra in its to a JCSO press release anINSIDE Horoscope ...................4A

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nouncing the appointments. Board officers include Craig Carter, president; Douglas Russ, vice president; William Abely, treasurer; and J. Wayne Baughman, music director. “We are extremely pleased and fortunate to have Vicki Horton and Ting Chiu on our board,” Carter said in the release. “They bring an extremely high level of expertise to the organization, and we look

forward to working with them to benefit the Johns Creek Symphony Orchestra.” Chiu is an executive vice chairwoman at World Financial Group and a former Montessori teacher. She manages 300 licensed WFG agents across 15 states and serves clients in 30 states. She is a certified college planning consultant and is a registered representative with Transamerica Financial Advi-

sors. Horton is a professional site selection consultant. Through her consulting business, Horton assists corporate clients with supply chain optimization, entry into the U.S. market, location strategy, community evaluation, site selection, real estate negotiation, and economic development incentive See JCSO, Page 5A

Jay Jones is a veteran journalist who covers Johns Creek. Email him with story ideas at johnscreek@gwinnettdailypost.com. The Johns Creek Sunday Post is a zoned edition of the Gwinnett Daily Post, with pages dedicated solely to Johns Creek.

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nent home of the mobile Vietnam War Memorial earlier this year. The Chamber is working with Col. Rick White (U.S. the Johns Creek Veterans Army, retired), chairAssociation to raise funds man and co-director of for installation of the wall the Georgia Military Hall and establish a fund for anof Fame, will be the next nual maintenance costs. guest speaker at the next The Chamber’s monthly Johns Creek Chamber breakfast meetings are of Commerce’s monthly open to all members for breakfast meeting. $20 and to non-members The meeting will be held for $30. For more informaat 7:30 a.m. Thursday at tion, visit www.johnThe Standard Club on Ab- screekchamber.com or call botts Bridge Road. White 770-495-0545. served during the Vietnam War for 24 months in com- FCS names bat duty, as a Rifle Platoon new assistant Leader and Reconnaissance Platoon Leader in superintendent the 4th Infantry Division, The Fulton County and as an Airborne Infantry Company Commander Board of Education named in the 173rd Airborne Boston educator Doannie Brigade. His has received Tran as the district’s new numerous awards, includassistant superintendent for ing the Bronze Star Medal innovative programs last for Valor, Combat Infantry month. Badge, Senior Aviator Tran, an assistant suWings, Ranger Tab, Speperintendent for Boston cial Forces Tab and Master Public Schools, will manParachutist Wings. age processes for Fulton’s White’s visit coincides new Science, Technology, with the installation of The Engineering and Math high Wall That Heals in Newschools and will lead a town Park. Johns Creek comprehensive review of was selected as the perma- the district’s magnet strat-

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first walk will be hosted by Dr. Maria Piraner, director of the Center for Breast Care at Emory Johns Creek Hospital, according to a press release announcing the program. This month’s walk with Piraner coincides with Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Piraner will discuss the importance of breast cancer early detection, prevention and tips to stay healthy. The Walk with a Doc program partnership between the city and EJCH is the latest effort of the city’s new strategic initiative, iHeart Johns Creek, that looks to market Johns Creek as a health care innovation and wellness destination of choice. “This program supports Johns Creek’s initiative iHeart Johns Creek, and I am thrilled Emory Johns Creek is providing its expertise to those who will participate,” Mayor Mike Bodker said in a statement. “In general, the residents of our exceptional community maintain a healthy and active

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lifestyle, so I believe this will be well received.” Emory Johns Creek Hospital CEO Marilyn Margolis said the appeal of the program is that it provides residents an opportunity to meet with physicians in a casual setting to ask medical questions. “We’re thrilled to partner with the city of Johns Creek to help educate the community about a variety of health topics while getting them moving at the same time,” Margolis said in a statement. The program is also coordinated with the national nonprofit Walk with a Doc organization, whose mission is to encourage healthy physical activity in people of all ages and reverse the consequences of a sedentary lifestyle to improve the health and well-being of the country. For more information on WWAD, visit www. walkwithadoc.org. For more information about the Johns Creek Walk with a Doc, visit the city of Johns Creek website at www.johnscreekga. gov or the Emory Johns Creek Hospital website at www.emoryhealthcare.com/johnscreek.

communiTy calenDar egy. He also will oversee Fulton’s organizational design thinking Doannie capacity, Tran encouraging innovation and new ideas to achieve better outcomes for students, according to a press release announcing Tran’s appointment. The Fulton school board approved Tran’s appointment during its Sept. 13 regular meeting. “Throughout his career in education, Dr. Tran has focused on innovation, with a commitment to delivering results,” Fulton School Superintendent Jeff Rose said in the release. “We look forward to the wealth of knowledge and varied experiences he will bring to Fulton County Schools.” Tran is a graduate of Fulton’s North Springs Charter High School and the University of Georgia. He began his career teaching middle and high school science in California. — From staff reports

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The Johns Creek Arts Festival will take place Oct. 20 and 21. For more information, visit www. splashfestivals.com.

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The city of Johns Creek invites its residents to serve the community through its yearlong volunteer program. There are a Oct. 23 variety of events and Join the Park Place activities to get involved Book Club for its monthly meetings. Light in. For more information, refreshments are served. contact Maggie Barker at The Oct. 23 book will be 678-512-3430. The Recreation and “The Unlikely PilgrimParks Division is hosting age.” For more informabocce ball starting at 8 tion, call 678-512-3430, a.m. Mondays, Wednesemail parkplace@ johnscreekga.gov or visit days and Fridays at Newtown Park. Joining www.johnscreekga.gov/ the division is free and parkplace. encouraged for young Oct. 24 The Autrey Mill Nature adults. Newtown Park also hosts young adult Preserve and Heritage Center is hosting a night Tuesdays every first and third Tuesday from 6:30 hike from 7 to 8:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. Newtown Park Oct. 24. Expand your is located at 3150 Old sense of wonder during Alabama Road. For more these night hikes. The information or to register, path will loop around visit www.johnscreekga. down to the creek to explore the natural environ- gov/RecreationandParks/ ment at Autrey Mill. Hikes Adaptive-Recreation/ are open to all ages, but Bocce-Ball. The city of Johns best suited to those who can easily walk a third of Creek offers free line a mile. For more informa- dancing at 11 a.m. most Tuesdays. The classes tion, call 678-366-3511, email info@autreymill.org take place at the Northor visit autreymill.org/fall- east Spruill Oaks Library, programs-are-open. which is located at 9560

Spruill Road. For more information, visit afpls. org. Park Place at Newtown School hosts free Canasta games at 12:30 p.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays. Park Place is located at 3125 Old Alabama Road. For more information, email parkplace@johnscreekga. gov, call 678-512-3430 or visit www.johnscreekga. gov/parkplace. Park Place at Newtown School hosts social bridge games at 9:30 a.m. Wednesdays. Park Place is located at 3125 Old Alabama Road. For more information, email parkplace@ johnscreekga.gov, call 678-512-3430 or visit www.johnscreekga.gov/ parkplace. Park Place at Newtown School hosts Knitting and Crocheting at 10:30 a.m. Wednesdays. Park Place is located at 3125 Old Alabama Road. For more information, email parkplace@ johnscreekga.gov, call 678-512-3430 or visit www.johnscreekga.gov/ parkplace.

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•From Page 1A where students achieve very high learning standards or make notable improvements in closing the achievement gap. Lauren Schell, principal of Holy Redeemer Catholic School, said it takes the engagement of the entire school community to be recognized as a National Blue Ribbon school. “We are committed to our mission to educate our students in academics, in our faith and in service to others,” Schell said. “Our staff works in partnership with parents in equipping our students with the skills they need to be successful in our school and in future academic endeavors.” Holy Redeemer and Christ the King in Atlanta were the two National Blue Ribbon schools named in the Atlanta Catholic Diocese. Holy Redeemer was also recognized as a National Blue Ribbon School in 2009. Shakerag Elementary was one of three schools named as National Blue Ribbon schools Fulton County this year. Heards Ferry Elementary in Sandy Springs and Lake

from everyone. “Shakerag is a very unique community that operates like an extended family. The parents are very supportive of the teachers and the school which allows us to build strong partnerships so we can best support our students both at school and at home. It truly takes a village,” Lemerond said. “Through these strong partnerships and the col-

laboration and support of the entire community, we ensure all children have an opportunity to experience success at Shakerag.” National Blue Ribbon schools are honored at an annual awards ceremony in Washington, D.C., and each receives a plaque and flag to signify their exemplary status. The schools’ achievements are shared on the U.S. Department of Education’s website. The principals and teacher leaders of honored schools are called on to give presentations at state, regional and professional meetings about the practices that made a difference for their students and faculty, according to the Fulton County Schools press release. The schools are nominated by the U.S. Secretary of Education, the Chief State School officer in each state, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the Department of Defense Education Activity and the Bureau of Indian Education. Now in its 36th year, the National Blue Ribbon Schools Program has bestowed recognition on more than 8,800 schools.

Attendees will be treated to parlor-style musical performances by individual Johns Creek Symphony Orchestra musicians at periodic breaks in the evening. Attendees will also learn the backgrounds of the various dishes they are eating, how to prepare each one at home and special cooking techniques. Those in attendance will receive the recipes plus a

coupon for a 20 percent off cooking items purchased from the Publix Aprons Cooking School. All proceeds go to support the Johns Creek Symphony. There will be no tickets sold at the door, and the event will be capped at 48 people. For more information and to make a reservation, visit www.johnscreeksymphony.org or call 678-748-5802.

Students at Holy Redeemer Catholic School work on a class project recently. The private school located on Old Alabama Road and the public school Shakerag Elementary School on Rogers Circle, both in Johns Creek, were recognized as National Blue Ribbon Schools by the U.S. Department of Education last week for high learning standards. (Special Photo)

Windward Elementary in Alpharetta were also recognized as National Blue Ribbon schools. Shakerag Principal Christine Lemerond said Blue Ribbon designation is “a huge honor” and something that is not done overnight. She said that past and present staff deserve the recognition. As with Holy Redeemer, Lemerond said the key to success is involvement

JCSO in time for the beginning of the JCSO’s 201819 concert season. The orchestra’s 12th regular subscription season of performances begins with “Maestro and Friends,” a string quartet performance Oct. 27 at Johns Creek United Methodist Church. The concert will be an evening of chamber music and include Dvorak’s Quintet Op. 77 and Mendelssohn’s Octet,

Op. 20. In other JCSO news, the orchestra will offer a food-tasting event called Culinary Fantastique from 6 to 8 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 3, at the Publix Aprons Cooking School to coordinate with the orchestra’s last performance of its season. The JCSO held its first Culinary Fantastique in April where participants enjoy a four-course meal

with good food mingling with good music, JCSO Executive Director Linda Brill said. “Our first culinary event in April was so well-received that we decided to bring it back for the holidays,” Brill said. “Just like seasonal music, the tastes of the holidays evoke memories of simpler times shared with friends and loved ones.”

Dream swim in an event and you make the best time, health and physical eduit’s on you,” he said. “In cation credit. football, you’re a part of “Then he started geta team, and it’s all of you ting better,” she said. working together to win, “He’s very competitive right? In swimming, it’s and very driven. He just you against a bunch started making state cuts of other guys who want when he was 11. to beat you. It’s your will “He did soccer, and versus their wills. When then basketball and later you beat them or make he did golf, but we kept the best time, you just sticking with swimming. feel really good about It’s a great sport you can yourself afterward.” do all year round that you As a kid, he never can move all the muscles really thought much in your body.” about preparations. “For Preston said he just important meets, I conenjoys swimming. sider eating healthier a “I think that you get month or two before just Preston Browne, 15, spends two to three hours a day, six days a week at the pool working on becoming the best swimmer possible to try out for the Olympics. (Special Photo) more out of it. If you to have more energy,” he •From Page 1A

said. “Going easier into practices to try to rest my body and prepare for the meets.” Now, he has included weight training in his training regimen. Preston said the challenge is also balancing training with school work. “I try to manage my time to get it in,” he said. “There are some late nights, but I try to keep those down because it’s just better to get plenty of rest for practice and meets. I like to manage my time wisely and take two to three hours (of) swimming and just work around that.”

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Michelle Elliott, a keeper in the mammal department, feeds a Tanuki, or Japanese Raccoon Dog, at Zoo Atlanta. (Photos: Cory Hancock)

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Brittney Lie Tjauw, a keeper in the primate department, throws frozen treats to orangutans at Zoo Atlanta.

ollowing Michelle Elliott around his pen, Thor pauses as Elliott does, mirroring the Gwinnett native’s actions. Raising his snout, Thor cocks his head to one side, as if asking whether his next snack will be raw beef, raw fish or a carrot. “He’s just expectant,” Elliott said, laughing. “He’s just like, ‘Do you have a toy? Is it food?’ He definitely knows me because I’ve worked with (the Tanuki) the longest out of anybody we have here right now and I feel like we have a special connection, but he also just expects food from me.” Though in any other context Elliott could have been talking about a household pet, walking around Zoo Atlanta in heavyduty rain boots, it was clear the mammal keeper was instead talking about one of the facility’s animals. “We are actually the only zoo in the U.S. that have them, though there’s another zoo thinking about it,” Elliott said.

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“Tanuki are Japanese Raccoon Dogs, but they’re a canine like a wolf or a fox, not (a raccoon). It’s like a little, 20-pound dog. They’re not endangered, thankfully, but they do suffer from animal cruelty and fur farms. They’re the best.” As she speaks, Elliott, who grew up in Lawrenceville and graduated from Peachtree Ridge High School, smiles, radiating enthusiasm about her job, a zeal that is matched by two other Gwinnett natives — Brittney Lie Tjauw, a keeper in the primate department and Melissa King, manager of public programs — who also work at the zoo. “I actually realized that next month will be the 20th anniversary of the night that I came and spent the night at the zoo with McKendree Elementary when See ZOO, Page 5C

MEET THE ZOO ATLANTA TEAM MICHELLE ELLIOTT Zookeeper Mammal Department Michelle was born in Gwinnett and grew up in Lawrenceville. She graduated from Peachtree Ridge High School.

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Customer experience makes all the difference I don’t often fill up at a convenience store — mostly, I buy my gas at Costco, because it’s cheaper — but when I do, I usually choose QuikTrip. In fact, I’ve been known to drive out of my way just to find a QT, when there’s no Costco nearby. Why? Two words: customer experience. QT stores are clean and well-stocked, the employees neatly dressed, friendly and efficient. Going into a QT seldom fails to brighten my day, just a little — as opposed to my experience at certain other convenience stores, where

hamburger chain, which shall be nameless here — we’ll just call it the Big Burger Joint, or BBJ — has long been my favorite. That may have less to do with the food than with the fact that my grandfather used to take me there when I was Rob a kid. Jenkins Which is not to say that I don’t like the food. I do. Hamburgers have always merely walking through the topped my list of gastrodoors makes me feel like nomical delights, especially a piece of my soul has just BBJ’s. Some might say died. they’re overly processed or The same principle warmed-over or whatever, applies to fast-food resbut I prefer them to the taurants. One particular wimpy “gourmet burgers,”

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slathered in goodnessknows-what, that are now in vogue. BBJ also has the world’s best french fries, and I should know. I am a bona fide french fry aficionado, as my cholesterol readings will attest. But I digress. My point is, I really like the food at BBJ. And yet, I find myself going there less and less. Why? Because the customer experience, which has been going downhill for years, has recently reached its nadir. At too many locations, the employees tend toward rudeness (or at least indifference), the wait times are long and even the quality of the food is no longer assured. A few weeks ago, after waiting 10 minutes at my

favorite BBJ location for employees even to acknowledge my presence — even though they appeared fully staffed at the time, which isn’t always the case — I left and haven’t been back. Compare that to the typical experience at chicken sandwich king Chick-fil-A. Honestly, I don’t even like chicken as well as beef — sorry, Chick-fil-A cows — but nowadays I’ll often go to CFA instead of BBJ just because of the customer experience. A CFA restaurant is always nice and clean, the teenagers behind the counter are unfailingly friendly (“My pleasure!”), and the food is predictably good, if not as scrumptious as burgers. Their waffle fries are pretty tasty, too, and I’ve

convinced my wife they have fewer calories. But it’s really the customer experience that keeps me going back — and I think the same is probably true for millions of Americans, including those who inexplicably prefer chicken. Why so many businesses fail to grasp such a simple concept, I’ll never understand. Rob Jenkins is a local author and college professor. He has written four books (soon to be five), including “Family Man: The Art of Surviving Domestic Tranquility,” available at Liberty Books in downtown Lawrenceville and on Amazon. The view expressed here are his own. Email Rob at rjenkinsgdp@yahoo.com.

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Learning about dignified name-calling There are many times that I recall a friend, who years ago, was raising two high-energy, willful sons on her own. The boys were two years apart in age, so at 10 and 12, they were fighting and arguing nonstop. My friend Debra was a highly accomplished executive in a business dominated by men. Still, she was able to maintain an admirable balance between tough and feminine. She dressed beautifully, had exceedingly courteous manners but also possessed a backbone of steel when required. Normally, she won her battles with wit and charm, but if a stronger conversation was needed, she was wellprepared.

then sat them down on the sofa for a talking-to. Of course, she began by explaining how important blood was and how they should be each other’s protectors, not enemies. That fell on deaf ears. Seeing that her reasonRonda ing was not working, she Rich folded together her perfectly manicured hands — she As Debra told it later, loved wearing Revlon’s she walked into the family Cherries in the Snow — room and found the two and said quite practically, boys scuffling and name“Okay, if you’re going to calling. fight and name-call, there “You pig!” screamed the are going to be rules. You youngest boy. will not use common, ugly “You’re stupid!” retorted slang names to call your the other. brother. You will each go She was a small woman to the dictionary and find of 5-foot-2, but the boys an educated, sophisticated had not yet outgrown her. word that describes the She grabbed both by the behavior.” collars, pulled them apart She got up, walked to

the bookcase, pulled out a Webster’s and announced, “From this moment on, this is your weapon of battle.” The boys listened. They made a list of words that each felt described the other in preparation for the next round. A couple of hours later, they were back at it. Debra listened in from the other room. “You pig!” screamed the youngest. The oldest drew himself up proudly then calmly responded, “You’re a recalcitrant pig!” Debra sighed humorously and thought, “It’s a start.” Let us all take a lesson from Debra and her boys. Words of disagreement are becoming increas-

ing ugly, and people call others degrading names on social media. Some famous people are the worst. They think that the platform given to them by the grace of God and fans allows them to use filthy language. Nothing could be further from the truth. Rather, they have a responsibility to lead, using grace and dignity. When I was growing up, I thought that “shut up” were cuss words and that a “fool” was the worst thing that anyone could be called because that’s what Daddy said the Bible said. Yet, society has created despicable words that are used too readily — crass and crude. Benjamin Disraeli, England’s great prime minister of the 19th Century, was once in a heated, lengthy war with another member of Parliament that had been stretching on for months. “You are a snake that crawls the ground on your belly,” stormed the Parliament member. Disraeli, a well-spoken

man, replied calmly, “And, you, sir, could walk under my belly, wearing a top hat.” Point made, brilliantly and gentlemanly. My New York agent, now in his seventh decade, is one of the courtliest men I’ve ever had the pleasure to know. He is elegant and eloquent. For 20 years, I have admired him greatly. He told me that as a young agent he did something in a business deal that was a little questionable. The other agent, an older man to whom many looked up, called my agent and was quite upset. He began the explanation of his upset with, “Sir, you are no gentleman!” “It stung,” my agent recalled. “And it taught me a lesson.” From these dignified folks, let’s take a lesson. Let’s not be recalcitrant. Or a pig. Ronda Rich is the bestselling author of “What Southern Women Know” trilogy. Visit www.rondarich.com to sign up for her free weekly newsletter.

Syndrome of just smiling, laughing Can you tell when someone’s sucking up to you? We’ve all been in situations where someone is obviously sucking up to the boss, yet the boss doesn’t see it. How could they be so oblivious to something so obvious? If you’ve ever been a boss yourself, you might have missed the forced laugh, or the eye roll behind the enthusiastic “Great idea!” It’s easy to forget how much power you have. People will smile and play along with a powerful person who treats them horribly when they feel like they don’t have other options. They’ll show deference to a person they disdain because they know it’s the only way to win. Two of my favorite movies — “The Shawshank Redemption” and “Cool Hand Luke” — provide masterful examples of smile and play along. In “The Shawshank Redemption,” Andy Dufresne (Tim Robbins) is wrongly imprisoned. After trying to gain his freedom with facts, he’s cruelly pushed down. He realizes he can’t win against the oppressive warden. So he goes to work for the warden, he does his taxes, shines his shoes and carries a bible. He’s deferential, smiling, while secretly seething and plotting his escape. In the 1967 cult classic “Cool Hand Luke,” Paul Newman plays Luke, a rebel imprisoned in a southern work camp where he endures cruelty at the hands of the boss. He fights back, only to be reminded who’s really in charge. He fakes compliance, he does the boss man’s bidding, telling the warden he’s “Shakin’ it up boss,” to demonstrate his deference. In both movies, the powerless man does the smartest thing he can do in his situation: He stuffs his ego and pride down his throat, smiles and plays to the person in power. The wardens have no idea, think their smiles are genuine and that their deference is a sign of respect. When the audience is let in on the secret, we’re stunned at the self-control. The mental fortitude

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Lisa McLeod it would take someone to hide their disdain is impressive. Can you imagine the acid-tasting, stomach-clenching burn of pretending to be OK, and smiling while someone in power treats you dismissively and downright cruelly? Actually, many of us don’t have to imagine it; we remember it, quite vividly. If you want to know what it felt like to be a woman at work, think about those two movies. I’m older now, and often, I’m the person in charge. No one beat me at work, but I haven’t forgotten what it felt like to smile and laugh while you were being belittled. Decades ago, I was an outside salesperson. As a young woman trying to be successful, I quickly realized, if you stand up to every customer who harasses you, you won’t have any customers. So you smile, laugh, try to fend it off politely, worry about their feelings more than your own and pretend you don’t feel sick. As a white professional woman, I can only imagine how much worse it is for women of color, or women working in a factory, or as hotel maids, or women who don’t speak English. The fact that the people treating you badly don’t have a clue how awful it is for you doesn’t make it better. It makes it worse, because it affirms your personhood is irrelevant. If you wonder why so many women are so deeply angry, this is why. Give us a bit to air the anger. We want to make things better, but we need a minute to vent. Lisa McLeod is the global expert in Noble Purpose. She is the author of the best-sellers “Selling with Noble Purpose” and “Leading with Noble Purpose.”

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AUBURN Library to host ‘Walking Dead’ Day Drop in to the Auburn Public Library on Saturday for a day of zombie-themed fun. Walking Dead Day will take place from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday at the library, located at 24 5th St. in Auburn. The event will feature zombie crafts and zombie walks through the downtown area. Patrons dressed as zombies will get a free swag bag of “The Walking Dead” themed merchandise, while supplies last. “The Walking Dead” is a TV show based on the comic book series of the same name by Robert Kirkman. The show portrays life in the months and years that follow a zombie apocalypse. The show’s ninth series premieres tonight on AMC. BARROW COUNTY JROTC celebrates 10 years in Barrow schools The U.S. Army Junior Reserve Officers’ Training Corps is celebrating its 10th anniversary in Barrow County Schools at both Apalachee and Winder-Barrow high schools. Barrow County Schools has trained more than 5,400 cadets in the Army JROTC curriculum over the past decade. Apalachee and Winder-Barrow have also been awarded the Honor Unit of Distinction in both of their external accreditation evaluations. “This is a very special year for our Cadets as we celebrate the Barrow Brigades ‘Decade of Service’ to our community,” said Lt. Col. Todd Perkins, senior instructor at Winder-Barrow High School. “It was just 10 short years ago that Barrow County Schools decided to bring the Army JROTC program and curriculum to our high schools. With an amazing record of achievements, we pause to recognize this Decade of Service to our community. However, the real excitement is with our programs future and potential as we continue to motivate young people to be better citizens.” The JROTC program is supported with two retired Army instructors at each high school. Col. Paul Fortune and Command Sgt. Maj. Maxcine Barnes lead students at Apalachee High School. Perkins and 1st Sgt. Kimberly Glenn train students at Winder-Barrow High School. JROTC focuses on teaching leadership, teamwork, character education, personal responsibility, a sense of accomplishment and service to the nation. BERKELEY LAKE Clay pumpkin class scheduled at rec center Create a square pumpkin out of clay and listen to the story of Spookley the Square Pumpkin on Oct. 27 at Pinckneyville Park Community Recreation Center. The event will take place from 2 to 4 p.m. at the rec center, located at 4650 Peachtree Industrial Blvd. in Berkeley Lake. The event is open to children ages 4 and up. There is a $9 fee to create a pumpkin at the event. Otherwise, the fee is $2. “The Legend of Spookley the Square Pumpkin” is a children’s book written by Joe Troiano. The story was adapted into a computeranimated movie in 2004 and premiered on TV in 2013. To register for the event, visit www.gwinnettparks.com and enter code PVP41499. BRASELTON Braselton Police earns re-certification The Braselton Police Department earned its state re-certification through 2021 and was recognized by the state’s certification program. Mark Bender, state certification director, presented the department with a plaque during the September Town Council meeting. “Only 126 of more than 500 law enforcement agencies in Georgia earn this certification,” Bender said. “It’s voluntary through the Georgia Association of

ride Saturday from Norcross to Pinnacle Park and back. The event will take place from 10 a.m. to noon Saturday. Participants should meet at Discovery Garden Park, located at 219 Lawrenceville St. N.W. Biketober is a month-long team challenge presented by Georgia Commute Options. The free competition encourages friends and colleagues to experience the benefits of riding a bike. For more information about Biketober, visit www. lovetoride.net/atlanta.

A parent and a student talk to a Georgia Bureau of Investigation official about youth suicide during a Youth Suicide Prevention and Awareness Summit that the GBI and Barrow County schools held in Winder on Sept. 25. The summit highlighted statistics related to youth suicides in Georgia and what steps parents and students can take to get help. (Special Photo)

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said there have been 27 youth suicides reported in Georgia this year. As a result, the sumSuicide is the second mit focused on recognizleading cause of death ing warning signs and for high school-age chil- taking steps to prevent a dren, according to the suicide from happening. Georgia Bureau of In“These deaths can be vestigation, and officials prevented,” GBI Director from the agency recently Vernon M. Keenan said went to Barrow County in a statement. “Interto raise awareness of the vention with a troubled issue. child can save a life.” The GBI’s Child Participants in the Fatality Review Unit summit included GBI partnered with Barrow Child Fatality Review County’s school system Unit Special Agent in to hold a Youth PrevenCharge Trebor Randle tion and Awareness and Prevention SpecialSummit at River Hills ist Shevon Jones, state Church in Winder on Reps. Mandi Ballinger Sept. 25. GBI officials and Terry England, Bar-

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Chiefs of Police commending professionalism, training and efficiency.” The plaque reads, “The Braselton Police Department has fully demonstrated its commitment to law enforcement excellence by meeting all applicable standards as established in the State of Georgia law enforcement program.” BUFORD Buford Music Festival returns for 7th year The seventh annual Buford Music Festival on the Lawn will return to the Buford Community Center on Oct. 20. The festival will feature LOCASH and Michael Ray with The Cadillac Three and special guest The Daniel Lee Band. Admission is free, and gates open at 4:30 p.m. Performances begin at 6 p.m. Concessions will be available at the event, but outside food and drink is not permitted. The event is sponsored by 94.9 The Bull and presented by the city of Buford and the Buford Community Center. For more information, visit www.bufordcommunitycenter.com/event/buford-musicfestival. DACULA Hamilton Mill plans craft for Teen Read Week Celebrate Teen Read Week on Tuesday at the Hamilton Mill Library. This year’s Teen Read Week theme is Written in the Stars. At 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, teens can visit the library to create a watercolor zodiac craft. Teen Read Week is a

national adolescent literacy initiative created by the Young Adult Library Services Association. Its purpose is to encourage teens to be regular readers and library users. The Hamilton Mill branch of the Gwinnett County Public Library is located at 3690 Braselton Highway in Dacula. DULUTH Student projects featured at Fall Art Walk Students from the Duluth cluster schools will showcase their project-based learning projects from 6 to 8 p.m. Friday on the Duluth Town Green. The projects incorporate science, technology, engineering, art and mathematics and involve real-world application of learning and investigations. Additionally, live artist demonstrations from the Duluth Fine Arts League will take place in Parsons Alley. The Duluth Fine Arts League is a nonprofit organization that encourages individual and corporate participation in the performing, musical, literary and visual arts. For more information, visit www.duluthga.net. GRAYSON Students learn how to blog at library event Students in middle and high school are invited to a blogging workshop Thursday at the Grayson Library. Blogging for Fun will take place at 5:30 p.m. and teach the basics of creating a blog. A blog is a discussion or informational website that often consists of diary-style text entries, or posts.

row County School Resource Officer Heather Stafford, Barrow County Coroner David Crosby, Department of Family and Children Services Field Program Specialist Rick Chamberlain, R U Ok App representatives Charlie and Hannah Lucas and Advanced Practice Consult Liaison Psychiatry Clinical Program Manager Erin Harlow-Parker. One of the services that was highlighted during the summit was a phone line that students can text or call at 678786-2144. “Barrow County Schools are committed

to keeping our children safe,” Barrow County Schools System Superintendent Chris McMichael said. “We have provided our children with a tip line to help.” Another resource available that GBI officials said is available to children and parents is the 24-hour Georgia Crisis and Access Line. It can be reached at 1-800-715-4225. The GBI has also posted links to several youth suicide prevention public service service announcements on the Child Fatality Review Unit’s webpage, gbi. georgia.gov/CFR.

The Grayson branch of the Gwinnett County Public Library is located at 700 Grayson Parkway. LAWRENCEVILLE Gas Department earns national safety award The city of Lawrenceville Gas Department has received the American Public Gas Association’s Safety Award for 2018. This Safety Award is presented to a select group of natural gas providers who have maintained the highest performance standards and safety records for their respective categories. Standards are based on a calculation of man-hours worked and hours lost to injury. This marks Lawrenceville’s fourth consecutive year for receiving this prestigious national recognition. “To be the recipient of this award for the fourth consecutive year shows a consistent focus on safety, reliability and performance,” City Manager Chuck Warbington said. “A strong emphasis on safety keeps our gas professionals in the field, providing the quality service that our taxpayers and utility customers deserve and we applaud their efforts.” LILBURN Greenway boardwalk ribbon-cutting planned Construction is complete on the new PermaTrak concrete boardwalk located on Camp Creek Greenway Trail in Lilburn. Construction began April 30 and was completed in less than four months, ahead of schedule and under budget. The trail reopened Aug. 11, and the official ribbon-cutting for the reopening will take

place at 6 p.m. Monday at the start of the boardwalk, near Velva Court. The 958-foot boardwalk is the longest PermaTrak project in the country that is supported on the helical pier foundation system, which consists of steel piles screwed into the soil to a specified torque. “The public can enjoy running, walking and cycling on this new boardwalk for the next 50 years,” Lilburn Planning and Development Director Doug Stacks said. The project was funded through the special purpose local option sales tax, the 1 percent sales tax approved by voters. Gwinnett County contributed $509,228 to the total cost. LOGANVILLE Concerts planned during AutumnFest Groove Brittania will be among the live entertainment provided during the city of Loganville’s AutumnFest on Oct. 20. The British invasion group will offer songs from The Beatles, Rolling Stones, Kinks, Pink Floyd, Dusty Springfield, Led Zeppelin and more. The group will perform from 1 to 3 p.m. on the main stage on the Town Green. Another concert is scheduled after the fall festival shuts down. The Journey cover band Departure will perform at 6 p.m. Oct. 20 on the Loganville Town Green. NORCROSS Norcross participating in Biketober challenge Celebrate Atlanta’s Bike Challenge Biketober with a

PEACHTREE CORNERS Peachtree Corners to launch new waste hauler Peachtree Corners will transition to a new solid waste and recycling collection provider, Waste Management, in January. Waste Management will provide the city automated cart services for household garbage and recycling collection, according to the city’s website. Each resident will receive two new carts — one for waste and one for recycling. Cart deliveries will begin in mid-December. The green cart with a yellow lid will be for singlestream recycling items, and the green cart with the green lid will be for household waste. Residents can elect to dispose of bulk items for $25 per item and yard waste for a $6.25 monthly subscription fee. As announced in May, residents will see an increase of $3.38, which will amount to a new cost of $14.88 per month for standard service. Residents will be billed annually on their property tax bills. For more information, visit www.peachtreecornersga. gov. SNELLVILLE Crafters meet Monday for Tiny Stitches If you sew, quilt, knit or crochet, join your fellow crafters to make garments and bedding for disadvantaged newborns in northeast Georgia. The Tiny Stitches workshop will take place from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Monday in Room H2U, South Campus, Eastside Hospital, located at 2160 Fountain Drive in Snellville. Tiny Stitches is a volunteer group that provides blankets, layettes and other hand-made baby bedding for families in need with newborn babies. All materials, patterns and instructions will be provided. Crafters can stop by at any time during the workshop. For more information about the Snellville workshop, call Karen Fulford at 770-638-4682 or email k.fulford@att.net. For more information about Tiny Stitches, visit www.tinystitches.org. SUGAR HILL Sugar Rush festival planned for Oct. 20 The city of Sugar Hill’s annual Sugar Rush festival will take place from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Oct. 20 in downtown Sugar Hill. The event will feature a juried art show, entertainment, arts and crafts, vendors, food trucks and more. For more information about the fall festival, visit cityofsugarhill.com. SUWANEE Suwanee Jazz Fest scheduled for Saturday The Suwanee Jazz Fest will bring solo and group jazz artists together Saturday for an evening of sounds, tastes and experiences under the stars. Local eateries, food trucks and vendors will be jazzing things up with food, drinks and cocktails to-go that add to the atmosphere. The event will take place from 6 to 10 p.m. Saturday at Town Center Park, located at the corner of Lawrenceville-Suwanee Road and Buford Highway. Admission is free, but VIP tables can be registered for $300. For more information, visit www.ngaa4arts.com/ suwanee-jazz-fest.

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I was a kid,” Elliott said. “We were at the tiger habitat — it looked really similar to the one we have now — and there was a big glass window. The tiger was just staring us down and looked like it was walking straight toward us and I just made a connection with the animal. Then I found out they were endangered and going extinct so I said, ‘Well, I’m 9, I’ll save them, obviously,’ and that was when I decided to become a zookeeper.” Like Elliott, Lie Tjauw and King’s zoo careers were also borne out of school trips to the zoo. Lie Tjauw, who works as a zookeeper in the primate department, moved to Gwinnett at age 7 and grew up in the Dacula-Hamilton Mill area, where she graduated from Mill Creek High School before attending the University of Georgia. “I got my undergraduate degree in wildlife biology,” she said. “I just really am passionate about conservation of endangered species, and I actually started volunteering at the Georgia Aquarium when I was an undergrad. Then I got an internship here — that’s how everybody kind of gets started. You have to volunteer first and do a lot of unpaid work before (getting hired).” That unpaid work began with carnivores. “I started working with the big cats and bears, then

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Melissa King, manager of public programs in the education department, talks about her role at Zoo Atlanta. She was born in Lawrenceville and attended Brookwood High School.

I started working with the pandas some,” Lie Tjauw said. “Then after that, I got a season keeper position with birds, so I’ve kind of been in a lot of different departments. Then I got a seasonal in primates and now I’m a full-time primate keeper.” That job, Lie Tjauw said, while “not very glamorous,” is worth it, which is made clear by the smile on her face as she throws frozen ice treats into the orangutan habitat. “It’s a lot of husbandry work — cleaning, feeding, taking care of these guys,” she said. “There are opportunities for us to do research or get involved in conservation work, but the majority of our day is spent behind the scenes taking care of them. (Still), getting the opportunity to work with these guys, who are critically endangered and getting to know them — that’s what (I love).” King, who was born in Lawrenceville and graduated from Brookwood High School, had a similar start to to Lie Tjauw’s. “I feel like every school kid took field trips to the Atlanta zoo,” King said. “My family also came to the zoo all the time and I was always interested in animals. I was the kid who was always bringing snakes and frogs and bugs into the house; my parents would scream. Growing up, I didn’t know what I wanted to do, but I knew I wanted to work with animals and I started volunteering here in 2006 when I was just going into college.” Though King’s volunteer work included a lot of meal prep for the animals, the longer she worked at the zoo, the more she interacted with people in the zoo education field. “I didn’t know that zoo education existed, but I fell in love with it,” King said.

“It’s a way that I can share my passion. I’m a peopleperson and I’m so passionate about wildlife and conservation that it really was a perfect path for me, I just didn’t know it until I met the right people.” Those people led her to what she said is her calling — empowering zoo-goers. “We want every person that comes to the zoo to walk away with new knowledge,” King said. “But more than that, we want to empower them to have positive impacts on wildlife and other people and we want to make them aware that your choices matter. Every little action that you do has an impact on the world around you and little things add up.” Those little things might include switching from plastic to paper straws or buying a reusable straw or water bottle instead of single-use items, King said. “Even that is helping,” she said, “and we want to provide (people) with easily digestible, small things they can do.” Though Lie Tjauw and Elliott are both zookeepers, Elliott said they also provide guests with education. “I really enjoy talking to people and I like the education part of our mission,” she said. “Getting to really engage with guests and running into somebody and they have amazing questions about the zoo (allows) us to get into some really indepth discussions about our conservation efforts. I was inspired to go into conservation work, so I’m hoping that the people I meet — even (if it’s) just three of them — go and get inspired to do (good).” Lie Tjauw echoed Elliott. “I feel like every day coming to work it’s doing good, so I feel like I’m making a difference,” she said. “Zookeepers do this for the passion, not for the money.”

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Mill Creek’s Main Event, a competition to collect food items for those in need, amassed a total of 31,007 pounds of food, school officials announced during a ceremony at halftime of the school’s football game Sept. 28. Main Event is a new cluster-wide initiative developed by Mill Creek High School that includes five elementary schools and two middle schools collecting food to donate to The Pantry at Hamilton Mill United Methodist Church. For the past two years, Mill Creek participated in Friday Night Food Fight with Dacula High School. This year, plans changed as Dacula partnered up with Mountain View High School for the Friday Night Food Fight. “The vision for Mill Creek this year is recognizing needs in the world outside of ourselves and kids of different ages coming together for a cause,” said Susan Lang, Director of The Pantry at HMUMC. “This round will include a battle between the cluster elementary schools, a battle between the middle schools, and a battle between each grade level at Mill Creek High School.” Megan Ivester, organizer for Mill Creek, previously said the cluster would begin collecting in mid-September. Ivy Creek Elementary collected more than 7,400 pounds to be named winner of the elementary school battle, while Jones Middle collected 3,344 pounds to beat Osborne Middle for the middle school title. Mill Creek High led all cluster schools with 13,686 pounds of food collected. According to Lang, the Mill Creek cluster has col-

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Trevor McNaboe lected more than 125,000 pounds of food in the past three years.

Castillo, who earned third place, was invited to take part in the Plains Peanut Festival in Plains, which was held Sept. 22. She competed against nearly 1,800 Georgia students in grades K-12. Contestants were required to create a postcard with artwork and a message related to the theme, Presidents Eat Peanuts! What’s Your Peanut Super Power?

McDonald’s offers grants for students McDonald’s is offering Duncan Creek more than $40,000 in grants Elementary student to students in 30 counties wins pageant around the metro Atlanta Duncan Creek Elemenarea, including Gwinnett tary school first-grader Britney Walker was recently County Public Schools. The worldwide fast food crowned Grand Supreme chain is offering 12 grants as at the Georgia Elementary Pageant held Sept. 15 to 27. part of its inaugural Golden Grant program. “She begged me to do Grants will be awarded these pageants,” her mother, based on creativity, innovaAshley Walker, said. “Her tion, need and hands-on favorite thing is talent portion where she can sing and application of project. McDonald’s is giving hula hoop.” One person who inspired out one $20,000 grant, one $10,000 grant and 10 $1,000 Britney Walker is current grants. Miss Georgia High School Activities that qualify America representative Shayla Jackson, who is hear- for a Golden Grant include arts and crafts programs, ing impaired. education initiatives, “They both held up the sign language symbol ‘I love mentorship and empowerment programs, after-school you,’” Ashley Walker said. programs, community “It was a surprise that she service outreach and sportdid it, but she really enjoys ing programs and activities. Shayla’s anti-bullying platAccording to McDonald’s form.” officials, activities and proAccording to Ashley grams have to be executed Walker, her daughter will by Dec. 31, 2019. be joining Jackson in Little The deadline to apply for Rock, Ark. June 24 to 29 the grant is Nov. 2 and winfor the Miss High School ners will be announced Dec. America Pageant. 18. For more information Winn Holt student places about Golden Grants, visit GoldenGrantsATL.com. in postcard contest Good News from Schools Zoe Castillo, a fifth-grader at Winn Holt Elementary appears in the Gwinnett School, was recently named Daily Post’s Sunday Edition, highlighting achievements a Plains Peanut Festival and success. Postcard Contest winner.

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