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75 cents ©2016 SCNI At left, Myra Lewis listens to then-husband Jerry Lee Lewis play the piano in this photo taken in the 1950s.

Now known as Myra Lewis Williams, the longtime Gwinnett resident has written a new memoir sharing her life story, including her teenage marriage with her second cousin, rock ’n’ roll star Jerry Lee Lewis. (Special Photo)

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ABOUT YOUNG LOVE

By Katie Morris

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In this digital age, we hear about a new celebrity scandal just about every week. And reality TV stars go to great lengths to get their 15 minutes of fame — often using whatever means necessary — the more shocking, the better.

But that scandalous 15 minutes of fame isn’t all that it’s cracked up to be. Just ask Duluth resident Myra Lewis Williams, who’s experienced what it’s like to be smack dab in the center ring of a media circus.

In 1958, before social media and smartphones, the then 13-year-old Williams’ marriage to her second cousin and rising rock ’n’ roll star Jerry Lee Lewis caused quite

Former guards at Buford’s Phillips State Prison were among more than 45 Georgia Department of Corrections officers named Thursday afternoon in a statewide jailhouse corruption case involving bribery and drug trafficking.

“It’s troubling that so many officers from state correctional institutions across Georgia were willing to sell their badges for personal payoffs from purported drug dealers,” U.S. Attorney See GUARDS, Page 7A

Duluth woman’s memoir shares tale of marriage to Jerry Lee Lewis

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It was really the first scandal of rock ’n’ roll. ... They called (rock ’n’ roll) the devil’s music. It was crude and rude and ridiculous what it was doing to teenagers. Little did they know what it was going to turn into.”

— Myra Lewis Williams, ex-wife of Jerry Lee Lewis

the stir.

“What they don’t realize is that 15 minutes of fame turns into 30 or 40 years,” she said.

“It never goes away if it’s bad enough.”

Their marriage sparked a widespread controversy during a time when rock ’n’ roll music was already under a lot of heat. The public uproar was a major blow to Lewis’ career, with many radio stations blacklisting him.

“It was really the first scandal of rock ’n’ roll,” she said. “What was happening

back then, rock ’n’ roll was coming on very, very strong.

The preachers hated it. The radio stations that didn’t play it hated it. They called it the devil’s music. It was crude and rude and ridiculous what it was doing to the teenagers.

Little did they know what it was going to turn into.

“Somebody said one time, it’s not my comment, but — they were looking for a place to stick the knife in rock ’n’ roll, and Jerry gave them the opportunity. And he paid the price.”

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Williams doesn’t shy away from the past. She gave folks an inside look at her at times tumultuous marriage to Lewis with her book “Great Balls of Fire,” which was released in 1989 and quickly inspired a movie of the same name starring Dennis Quaid as Lewis and Winona Ryder as Williams.

Williams isn’t a fan of either the book or the movie, saying that both were someone else’s idea about how that part of her life story should be told. The results were far from reality, according to Williams.

Now, Williams has decided See LOVE, Page 7A

Man found dead inside burned home

By Curt yeoMans curt.yeomans@gwinnettdailypost.com

Gwinnett firefighters discovered the body of a man in a second-story bedroom that was the scene of a fire on the 2800 block of Esom Drive in Snellville on ThursMORE ONLINE day.

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Tommy Rutledge said firefighters were called to the scene at 2:54 p.m. by a neighbor and arrived seven minutes later to discover smoke coming from the eaves of the house. The fire was put out about 3:15 p.m.

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Gwinnett County Fire Department spokesman Capt. Tommy Rutledge, right, talks to investigators Thursday at the scene of a fatal fire on Esom Drive in Snellville. (Staff Photo: Curt Yeomans)

Police charge girl, 16, after she ‘unintentionally’ killed man

By Joshua sharpe

whose identity wasn’t released, hurriedly attempted to drive the victim, Dominic Smith of LawGwinnett County police renceville, to the hospital, on Thursday charged leading to a two-mile a 16-year-old girl with pursuit with city police involuntary manslaughter after midnight. Paramedin the reportedly acciden- ics instead took him after tal shooting death of a police stopped the car on 19-year-old man.

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ing, Gwinnett police Cpl. Deon Washington said.

The suspect is being housed at the Gainesville Regional Youth Detention Center, also charged with reckless conduct.

The preliminary investigation has revealed that six or seven teens were hanging out in a parking lot in the 1600 block of

Balvaird Drive in unincorporated Lawrenceville when the shooting happened. At least one of the teens, the suspect, was handling a firearm in an “irresponsible manner and unintentionally shot the victim,” Washington said.

Police are seeking other witnesses and the firearm.

The other teens reportedly fled, leaving the girl with the victim.

“This is a very tragic and unfortunate situation that could have been avoided,” Washington said. “It highlights one of the worst situations that could happen when teens unlawfully handle firearms.”

Anyone with information can contact 770513-5300. To remain anonymous, tipsters can contact Crime Stoppers at 404-577-TIPS (8477) or visit www.crimestoppersatlanta.org. Crime Stoppers offers a reward of up to $2,000 for information leading to an arrest and indictment in the case.

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One dead, infant ‘serious’ after crash a Honda Accord hit a Toyota Camry “almost directly head on,” said Cpl. Deon Washington, Alcohol and speed were spokesman for Gwinnett factors in a LawrencevCounty police. ille-area car wreck that All involved were left a person dead and transported to area hospiseveral others — includtals and, with the exceping a 1-year-old — in tion of a 29-year-old serious condition late passenger in the Camry, Wednesday, police said. are expected to survive.

The crash happened The passenger’s identity on McKendree Church wasn’t immediately reRoad about 10 p.m. when leased Thursday afterBy Joshua sharpe

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Washington said the investigation has so far shown that the 2002 Honda, driven by 26-year-old Michael Schick, skidded and crossed into the other lane. Schick and his passenger, 20-year-old Jessica Terracina, were traveling north on McKendree Church Road.

The second driver was 26-year-old Shana Fisch-

er-Williams. Police didn’t say what her connection was to the deceased passenger and the child, Cameran Lowe.

Gwinnett County fire department spokesman Capt. Tommy Rutledge said one of the five patients was trapped in one of the cars. “All were considered to be in critical condition per paramedics at the scene,” he said.

Testimony: Roommate’s killing accidental

By Joshua sharpe

gravated assault and felony murder LAWRENCEVILLE for Jenni— A woman accused in fer Anita her roommate’s death on Smith, 27.

Hurricane Shoals Road Judge Jennifer last month told police she Anita Smith Bob only pulled the pocket Mitchum knife to scare the victim, found probable cause for according to testimony the state to proceed with given in court Thursday. its case on those counts Detective Brian Procafter hearing Proctor’s tor of the Lawrenceville testimony. Defense atPolice Department said torney Deborah Fluker friends who had been to offered no argument. out at nightclubs with Under Georgia law, a the pair early Jan. 30 person commits felony told the same story, that murder when another the killing wasn’t intenfelony, such as aggrational. Deliberate or not, vated assault, results in a 28-year-old Chelsea Re- death, whether the killing becca Jones was stabbed was intentional or not. and died shortly later.

Held without bond, Proctor took out warSmith, a petite and short rants on charges of agwoman with close-

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cropped hair, sat in green jailhouse garb with Fluker and listened as the detective detailed the case.

Proctor said there were six women who loaded in a 2015 Dodge Journey SUV and went to Atlanta to go to clubs before the stabbing. At the last club, Jones couldn’t get in.

The reason wasn’t clear, but there was suggestion that Jones was barred because she had been drinking or couldn’t afford the cover.

She ended up alone in the SUV while the others were inside. The others told police Jones argued with them all the way back to Lawrenceville. In the driveway, where one of the other women lived, Jones and Smith, the

designated driver, fought, verbally and physically.

Smith told Proctor she started waving the knife to quiet Jones when she accidentally stabbed her in the upper-thigh.

The suspect said she got scared and fled the scene, throwing the roughly 3-inch blade in the woods. She ran a mile or two to her house. She took off her clothes and put them in the wash, Proctor said.

Another roommate, who was sleeping when Smith arrived, soon drove her to the police station to surrender.

Smith showed officers where she’d tossed the weapon, which they recovered after some work with a medal detector and clearing brush.

Three more stores opening at Mall of Georgia

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Mall of Georgia shoppers will get a few new places to eat and shop this summer as a trio of businesses join the list of those moving into the popular retail center this year.

Officials announced on

Thursday that Smokey Bones Bar and Fire Grill, Aerie and Ooh La La Beauty Bar are expected to open between May and July. Officials previously announced Lizard Thicket, Windsor Fashions and Versace Gelateria Italiana and Gourmet would open locations at the mall between this spring and this summer.

“We’re always looking for stores and eateries that will further enhance the experience for our shoppers,” mall Director of Marketing and Business Development Teresa Holloway said in

a statement. “These new offerings complement our current retail mix with the additions of intimate apparel, salon services and extended dining destinations.”

Aerie will open a 3,144-square-foot store, selling lingerie, sleepwear and accessories to young women, in May. The apparel store is owned by American Eagle Outfitters, and will be located on the mall’s lower level, near Belk, officials said.

Ooh La La Beauty Bar is described by mall officials as the “premier Blow Dry Bar.” It is expected

to open a 1,135-squarefoot store, which will offer salon luxuries such as professional blowouts and makeup services, in June. It will be located on the mall’s upper level near Dick’s Sporting Goods.

Smokey Bones will open a 6,240-square-foot restaurant in the mall’s Village area in July. The chain, which has two other locations in metro Atlanta, offers dishes such as smoked wings, fall-offthe-bone baby back ribs, pulled pork and buildyour-own burgers, which have a selection of 35 toppings.

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Four Gwinnett schools win awards at First Lego

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“We are so proud of our students for all the hard work they put in every Schools across Gwinnett day and of our outstandmade room for more harding teachers who support ware in their trophy cases students, realizing the this week following a big importance of exposure to weekend in Athens.

FLL and the importance of Teams that hail from problem solving and innoGwinnett County Public vation as essential skills for Schools won nearly one students,” said Jody Reeves, third of the 13 awards the GCPS executive director presented at the First Lego of Academies and Career state tournament at the and Technical Education.

University of Georgia.

First Lego League teams The first place overall research a real-world champion’s award went to problem such as food safety, Osborne Middle School and recycling or energy, and Puckett’s Mill Elementary are challenged to develop School won the third place a solution. They also must overall champion’s award. design, build, and program Lilburn Elementary School a robot using Lego Mindalso placed first in the Proj- storms technology, then ect Presentation category compete on a tabletop playand Hull Middle School ing field. This year’s event was first in the Project Rechallenged teams to solve a keith.farner @gwinnettdailypost.com

real-world trash problem.

Nearly 500 teams from around the state competed in the competition. These teams worked their way through a Regional Qualifier Tournament, a Super Regional tournament and then the Georgia state championship. Winners at the state level will move forward in the national competition and eventually have the chance to compete in international competitions.

“Community support, as evidenced by the many mentors who work with these teams, enables our schools to provide access to FLL,” Reeves said. “…

Opportunities for problem solving through competition is very important for our students as they prepare for their future careers.”

BUSINESS BRIEFS Stone Mountain Park plans to hire 300 for events

Awards. Facilities which are rate as four-and-a-half stars or better, on a five-star scale, by residents and loved Stone Mountain Park ones who use SeniorAdviofficials announced this sor.com are eligible for the week that they are recruitawards. ing potential employees to Only 1 percent of senior fill 300 jobs at the park this facilities in the country spring and summer. make the final list of award The jobs range from winners, officials from the seasonal positions to leader- senior living website said in ship and full-time jobs for a statement. upcoming events, including “Parc at Duluth can count Spring FUN Break and the itself in exceptional compapark’s new Jump! attraction. ny for earning a spot on the There is a short window to list this year,” they added. apply, however, because “All of the staff at Parc at officials hope to have the Duluth should be proud of positions filled by March the honor they’ve earned 18 so the park can have this year, but the other senior employees in place ahead living homes in our midst of its annual Easter Sunrise shouldn’t feel slighted.

Service on March 27.

“Many of them have Available positions earned solid reviews on the include managers, cooks, website as well and some bussers, dishwashers, locals may find that one of hosts, hostesses, lead guest the other available options is services positions, ticketa better fit for a loved ones ing cashiers, shuttle drivers, needs, award or not.” custodians, railroad conductors, educational interpretKids ‘R’ Kids ers, ushers, show techniexpanding with cians and performers.

Administrative positions, Buford location in areas such as human resources, revenue and special Duluth-based Kids ‘R’ events, are also available.

Kids Learning Academy is Applicants can visit coming to Buford as part of www.stonemountainpark. a local expansion that will com/jobs to find a dealso see it expand across the tailed list positions and job north Atlanta metro area. descriptions, qualifications The company already and instructions for applyoperates about 36 locations ing. Applications must be across metro Atlanta, but it filled out and submitted announced this week that it online. is planning as many as 10 new locations, with a focus on the Interstates 75 and 85, Duluth-based and state Highway 400, corsenior facility ridors. The Buford location is one of two the company honored among plans to break ground on best in nation this year. The other is in Employees and residents Cumming. at the Parc at Duluth had “We’re proud of the reason to celebrate a big strong roots we’ve estabhonor recently. lished in our home state of The senior living facility Georgia and the reputation was named by SeniorAdvi- for providing high-quality sor.com as one of the reearly childhood education cipients of its Best of 2016 that both our parents and

franchise partners have come to expect,” Kids ‘R’ Kids International Inc. Chief Operating Officer Bob Kirschner said in a statement.

“Given the incredible success the brand has achieved in the Greater Atlanta area over the years, we’ve decided to focus our efforts by offering additional development opportunities in North Atlanta for qualified entrepreneurs who would like to own a Kids ‘R’ Kids Learning Academy.”

Other areas the company is targeting in its expansion include Hamilton Mill, Braselton, Cartersville and Canton, according to a statement from the company.

Sugar Hill home of new franchise for i9 Sports One of the nation’s fastest growing youth sports groups recently opened a new location in Sugar Hill.

Officials with i9 Sports said local resident Orly Vincent is getting his foot in the Georgia market with the location in northwest Gwinnett. It is one of several franchises the company opened across the country in late 2015.

“Vincent’s children have played in a local i9 Sports league for the past five years, and he purchased a franchise of his own after learning about the company’s franchising opportunities and success,” the company said in a statement.

“His goal is to purchase an additional territory by 2021.”

The company, whose website is located at www. i9sports.com, runs flag football, baseball, soccer and basketball leagues, camps and clinics for children between the ages of 3 and 14.

— From wire reports

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Diagnosis requires evaluation DEAR DR. ROACH: I am a 73-year-old male. I see my doctor on a regular basis and am taking various meds for age-related ills. I had gout in one foot and then the other about two years ago, but I now have a burning sensation in the toes of both feet. It is not painful to walk, but it feels as if I have a second-degree burn.

My doctor says it’s probably a neuropathy, so I asked for a referral to a neurologist, which he said I don’t need. He seemed to fight my idea of a specialist. Could there be a reason for his hesitation? Should I insist on going?

— M.B. ANSWER: I agree that it does sound like a neuropathy, but there are many causes for neuropathy.

Although the diagnosis is sometimes never made with certainty, it is important to get an evaluation. There are specific treatments for a few neuropathies, and nonspecific treatments for most.

If your regular doctor is comfortable performing the evaluation and is working with you toward getting you treated, great. If not, then I would think a referral to a neurologist would be appropriate.

DR. ROACH WRITES: I recently wrote a column on Pap smear screening after cervical cancer, but I was asked specifically about uterine (also called endometrial) cancer in a woman who’d had a hysterectomy. In this situation, it is recommended to have an examination every three to six months for two years, then every six months or annually. The provider will ask about symptoms of recurrence of disease and perform a careful physical exam. The use of the Pap smear (in addition to the history and physical exam) in this situation is controversial, with one group (the United States National Comprehensive Cancer Network) recommending a Pap smear and the other (the Society for Gynecologic Oncologists) recommending against it. In my opinion, the careful exam and history are the important part of the follow-up, and the decision to perform a Pap smear during the exam ought to be left up to the treating provider.

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TODAY’S HISTORY: In 1554, Lady Jane Grey, who reigned over England for nine days in 1553, was beheaded for treason.

In 1909, the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) was founded in New York City.

In 1999, the U.S. Senate voted to acquit President Bill Clinton on charges of perjury and obstruction of justice, bringing his impeachment trial to a close.

In 2008, General Motors offered buyouts to its more than 70,000 union workers after posting a $39 billion loss in 2007.

TODAY’S BIRTHDAYS: Charles Darwin (1809-1882), scientist; Abraham Lincoln (1809-1865), 16th U.S. president; Omar Bradley (1893-1981), U.S. Army general; Lorne Greene

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(1915-1987), actor; Franco Zeffirelli (1923- ), director; Bill Russell (1934- ), basketball player; Judy Blume (1938), author; Arsenio Hall (1956- ), actor/ comedian; Josh Brolin (1968- ), actor; Darren Aronofsky (1969- ), filmmaker; Christina Ricci (1980- ), actress.

TODAY’S FACT: Charles Darwin replaced Charles Dickens on Britain’s 10-pound note in 2000, reportedly in part because Darwin’s beard would make forgery more difficult.

TODAY’S SPORTS: In 1878, Harvard baseball player Frederick Thayer received a patent for the catcher’s mask.

TODAY’S QUOTE: “The probability that we may fall in the struggle ought not to deter us from the support of a cause we believe to be just; it shall not deter me.” — Abraham Lincoln

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Girl’s changing personality worries friend DEAR AMY: I have a friend who used to be so fun-loving and didn’t ever care what anyone thought of her.

Now her main priority is boys and clothes.

She acts like a different person when we are out at the movies with a group of boys. She just got a new boyfriend, and she will do anything for attention.

My friend was adopted because her mother gave birth to her at a young age.

I’m just afraid that she will wander down the same path.

I think part of the reason she acts this way is how her parents are raising her. They do whatever she

I just feel that it is kind don’t walk a straight line of my “duty” to help her, to maturity. You could be because no one knows her right that her parents aren’t like I do. doing such a good job.

Should I still be her Do your best to find friend throughout high kids to hang with who school, or will she have an share your values and effect on my future as well maturity. It’s fine to stay as her own? friends with someone —Worried Friend you’ve known forever, but DEAR FRIEND: you can’t ever let a friend Amy Dickinson Your friend could have a dictate your choices (and a negative effect on your true friend doesn’t ask you wants and will buy her future—if you let her. to do things that make you anything just so they don’t But you sound like such a uncomfortable). have to hear her whine. levelheaded and sensitive I hope you will take My parents have lost person, that I don’t think the opportunity to discuss their trust in my friend and you would let her. this with an understanding say she is a bad influence Kids develop at differadult; many grown-ups on me. But I think she has ent rates. Some kids know have had similar experialways been a good friend, who they are and have a ences and might be able to no matter how spoiled clear sense of purpose. offer you some valuable HCA2016_SadieRobertson_GDP-Ad_v02_5x5.pdf 1 1/20/16 and two-faced she can be. Others, like your friend, perspective.

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Don’t sit back when you should be moving at full speed. Use your knowledge and strong sense of justice to bring about positive change.

Focus on partnerships and tidying up any business you have with legal, financial or medical institutions. Clear the way to greater personal freedom.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 19) — A dedicated, disciplined approach to getting what you want will far exceed attempts to bully someone into doing things your way. If you avoid arguments, you’ll have no regrets.

PISCES (Feb. 20-March 20) — How you present yourself and what you have to offer will make a difference. If you are responsible and help those in need, you will be compensated. Make romance a priority.

ARIES (March 21-April 19) — Protect your heart and control your emotions. Making assumptions will lead to mistakes. Take time to assess and formulate what you want, and do your best to make it happen.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20) — If you think about possibilities, you will have an eye-opening experience.

The chance to make a dream come true and share it with someone special is within reach.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20) — Don’t let uncertainty confuse you. Think matters through and determine the changes that will bring the highest returns, and start heading in that direction. Opportunity is everywhere.

CANCER (June 21-July 22) — You may not like what someone else is doing, but that shouldn’t stop you from heading in the direction that suits you best. Let your desire for love lead the way.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) — Take on some responsibility if you want to prove that you can make a difference. A chance to show off your skills will result in positive recognition and a reputation for getting things done.

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22) — Take the initiative to let an important someone know how much you care. Offering some incentive to others will ensure that you get the help you need to put your plans in motion.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23) — Don’t let the actions or words of others get to you. An intelligent approach to the things you want to do or see happen will give you the strength and courage to proceed.

SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 22) — Do everything in your power to achieve your goals.

A physical challenge will allow you to step up and show everyone what you are capable of handling. Romance is encouraged.

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Fed’s Yellen sticks to her guns

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PEOPLE Streep: ‘We’re all Africans, really’

BERLIN/NEW YORK — Meryl Streep, the most WASHINGTON — admired actress of her genFederal Reserve Chair eration, fueled Hollywood’s Janet Yellen returned to diversity controversy on Thursday when she said that Congress with a brave face all of humanity originated in on Thursday amid a worsAfrica. ening meltdown in global The three-time Oscar markets and growing winner, who is in Berlin skepticism the U.S. central heading up her first interbank can carry out its longnational film jury, made the planned pivot to “normal” comment at a news confermonetary policy. ence when she was asked if Testifying for a second she was familiar with world straight day before lawcinema, particularly films makers, Yellen repeatedly from Africa and the Middle stressed that the Fed is not East. on a “pre-set path” even She said she had recently though, for now, she still seen the Jordanian film expects it to gradually raise “Theeb,” about a Bedouin interest rates this year, given the strong U.S. labor U.S. Federal Reserve Board Chairwoman Janet Yellen testifies at the House Financial boy on a hazardous mission in the desert, and also market and other bright Services Committee in Washington on Wednesday. (Reuters/Gary Cameron) “Timbuktu,” about Islamist spots in the economy. militants taking over the With investors stamped- fully,” Yellen told the as well as the downward projections suggesting ing to safer assets globally, panel of senators. “I would pressure that falling oil another four hikes in 2016, fabled Malian city.

“The thing that I notice the head of the world’s say there is always some prices were putting on U.S. will be able to continue most influential central chance of a recession in inflation, which remains tightening monetary policy is that there is a core of bank acknowledged that a any year. But the evidence below the Fed’s 2 percent in the face of global warn- humanity that travels right through every culture,” she weakened global economy suggests that expansions target. ing bells that have grown and a steep slide in stock don’t die of old age.”

“These factors may well louder since the beginning said. “And after all, we’re all from Africa originally, you markets was tightening But the Fed chief faced a influence the balance of of the year. know. We’re all Berliners; financial conditions faster different financial landrisks or the trajectory of Earlier on Thursday we’re all Africans, really.” than the Fed wants. scape than just a day earthe economy and thereby futures traders were pricAs she did at a House lier: Prices of safe-haven might affect the appropriing in a slight chance of of Representatives panel U.S. Treasuries soared, ate stance of policy,” she a rate cut this year. But ‘Friends’ star on Wednesday, Yellen on with the yield on the said. “But at this point it’s that turned around when Perry makes Thursday warned a Senbenchmark 10-year bond premature to make a judg- Yellen reiterated her view playwriting debut ate Banking Committee falling to its lowest level ment on that.” that a cut, while it cannot against jumping to conclu- in more than three years, Investors have grown be ruled out, is “not the LONDON — “Friends” while stocks plunged in deeply skeptical that the most likely scenario.” As Drug cartel battle sions about the extent of star Matthew Perry swaps the overseas threat to the Asia, Europe and the Fed, which raised interest it stands, traders give an kills 52 in prison growing U.S. economy. the television screen for the United States. rates in December for the 8 percent chance of a rate in Mexican city “We are watching Yellen nodded to fifirst time in nearly a dehike this year, according to London stage in “The End of Longing,” his playwritdevelopments very carenancial markets concerns cade and issued economic CME FedWatch.

MONTERREY, Mexico ing debut about four people — A battle between the feeling the pressures of life feared Zetas drug cartel and as they reach their 40s. rivals at a prison left 52 peoThe 46-year-old actor, of his 2007 announcement ple dead in the northeastern who played Chandler Bing in Springfield that he was Mexican city of Monterrey, in “Friends,” leads the dark running for president, authorities said on Thursday, Judge orders rest comedy’s cast and is reObama addressed Illinois days ahead of a planned visit of Clinton emails lawmakers at the state Capi- united with director Lindsay Posner, who directed him in

by Pope Francis to another tol, where he once worked issued by Feb. 29 the 2003 West End producjail in Mexico’s far north. as a state senator in what NEW YORK — A judge tion of “Sexual Perversity in The incident was one he described as a collegial, Chicago.” of the worst in a series of ordered the U.S. State friendly atmosphere.

Perry describes it as a deadly riots in recent years Department on Thursday “I was able to be part of to rock the country’s overto complete by Feb. 29 its that here, and yet I couldn’t “dark play.”

“There’s a lot of swearing populated prisons, some of public release of the work translate it the way I wanted involved. British audiences which are largely controlled emails of Democratic presito in our politics in Washseem to enjoy that. It apby cartels. dential candidate Hillary ington,” he said.

Fighting broke out before Clinton from her time as Obama said reducing the peals to sort of the ‘Friends’ midnight in two areas of the secretary of state.

Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton visits a influence of money, making generation, (in their) 30s and 40s,” he said.

Topo Chico prison between Clinton’s decision to use polling place in Manchester, N.H., on Tuesday, the day of it easier to vote and ending supporters of a gang leader a private email server in her New Hampshire’s primary. (Reuters/Brian Snyder) the way voting districts were known as “Zeta 27” and New York home for work drawn politically would help Henson to play another group, Nuevo Leon between 2009 and 2013 is put an end to a series of tem- the city documents say. solve the problem. genius in film Gov. Jaime Rodriguez said. being investigated by the The claim had not yet porary extensions on the tax Milenio TV reported that FBI, which took the server been officially filed with prohibitions.

FBI standoff ends ‘Hidden Figures’ inmates’ relatives who had and other computer equip“Most Americans pay $0 Cuyahoga County probate as last occupiers LOS ANGELES — “Embeen within the prison’s ment belonging to Clinton court, court officials said in taxes to connect to the premises for conjugal last year.

Internet. And thanks to a bill Thursday, but media reports surrender in Ore. pire” star Taraji P. Henson will play mathematics visits had seen inmates with Thursday’s order by a said the bill has been sent to that passed today, you will PORTLAND, Ore. — genius Katherine Johnson burns. Twelve people were federal judge all but guarnever have to pay taxes just Rice’s family. in “Hidden Figures” for Fox The final four holdouts in injured, five seriously, the antees more news reports “The callousness, insento get online or pay more an armed protest at a feder- 2000. state government said. about the email controversy taxes for goods and services sitivity and poor judgment The studio has been as Americans in the early just because they’re bought required for the city to send al wildlife refuge in Oregon developing the adaptation surrendered Thursday, with voting states of Nevada and a bill — its own police ofonline,” Democratic Sen. Medvedev hints the last occupier repeatedly of the Margot Lee Shetterly South Carolina choose the ficers having slain 12-yearRon Wyden said. at ‘world war’ if book “Hidden Figures: The threatening suicide before Democratic Party’s nominee The legislation, however, old Tamir — is breathtakStory of the African-Amerhe walked out, ending the Syria talks fail on Feb. 20 and Feb. 27. ing,” an attorney for Rice’s fails to address calls for ican Women Who Helped mother, Samaria Rice, said. 41-day standoff with the better enforcement of state MUNICH — Russian Win the Space Race,” pubFBI. sales tax collections related Senate passes Prime Minister Dmitry lished by HarperCollins.

David Fry, 27, had to Internet purchases, some- Obama calls for “St. Vincent” director Ted Medvedev raised the specter permanent ban remained behind for more thing that brick-and-mortar Melfi is attached to direct. of a permanent or a world than an hour and told supon Internet tax businesses have long sought. improved tone The story centers on war if powers failed to neporters by phone he had not in U.S. politics WASHINGTON — The gotiate an end to the conflict agreed with the other three Johnson, a brilliant black Cleveland bills SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — in Syria and warned against U.S. Senate on Thursday to leave. The phone conver- mathematician who, along Rice estate $500 President Barack Obama passed legislation placing any ground operations by sation was broadcast live on with her colleagues Dorothy Vaughn and Mary Jackpaid a nostalgic visit a permanent ban on states’ U.S. and Arab forces. the Internet. for ambulance Medvedev, speaking to son, served as the brains Wednesday to the place that taxing Internet access, send“I’m actually pointing a Germany’s Handelsblatt The city of Cleveland launched his political career gun at my head, I’m tired of behind one of the greatest ing the measure to President newspaper on the eve of prepared to file a claim for and made a renewed call Barack Obama for signing living,” Fry said during the operations in U.S. history a security conference in $500 in past-due emergency for better relations between phone call. He later added, — the momentous launch into law. of astronaut John Glenn into Munich, said the United medical services expenses Republicans and Democrats “Until you address my By a vote of 75-20, the States and Russia must exert Senate gave final approval against the estate of 12-year- to create a more positive grievances, you’re probably orbit, and his safe return.

The three women crossed pressure on all sides in the to a bill toughening enforce- old Tamir Rice, who was fa- tone in U.S. politics. going to have to watch me all gender, race and profesconflict to secure a ceasefire. ment of U.S. duties on fortally shot by police, accordObama won the White be killed, or kill myself.”

Russia is carrying out sional lines while embarking House in 2008 partially eign goods, which contains ing to documents provided Fry finally surrendered, bombing sorties around the the permanent extension of on the mission. by the city. on a promise to overcome and authorities could be key city of Aleppo in supGlenn flew the FriendThe claim, which is dated partisan divides in Washing- heard over the phone line the “Internet Tax Freedom port of advances by troops on Wednesday, is for Rice’s ton. He has called his failure telling him to put his hands ship 7 mission in 1962 and Act.” became the first American to loyal to President Bashar “last dying expense” and to do that, seven years after up before the call disconThe measure also would orbit the Earth. al-Assad. includes $450 for an ambu- taking office, a regret. ban some taxes on digital nected.

— From wire reports goods and services and will lance and $50 for mileage, — From wire reports On the ninth anniversary — From wire reports Reuters

JERUSALEM — U.S. President Barack Obama and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu might meet in Washington next month and complete a deal on future defense aid to Israel that has been dogged by disagreement, the U.S. ambassador to Israel said Thursday.

Current U.S. defense aid to Israel, worth about $3 billion annually, expires in 2018. Disputes over the value of a so-called Memorandum of Understanding setting out grants over the ensuing decade prompted Israel to signal this week that it might wait for the next U.S. president in hope of better terms.

“We are now trying to consolidate a deal on the coming 10 years — what military aid we will give — a very complicated effort, which takes into account both Israel’s security needs and the budgetary limitations of the United States,” U.S. Ambassador Dan Shapiro told Israel’s Channel 2.

Netanyahu is expected to attend the AIPAC policy conference in Washington on March 20-22.

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More Americans look look for love on Internet, survey says ReuteRs WASHINGTON — Just in time for Valentine’s Day, a survey shows that more Americans are looking for love through online dating, with more than four times as many young adults using mobile apps than in 2013.

The survey of 2,001 U.S. grown-ups by the Pew Research Center said on Thursday that 15 percent have used online dating sites and/or mobile dating applica-

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Twenty-seven percent of Americans aged 18 to 24 say they use online dating, almost triple the level in 2013. The number that have used dating applications such as Tinder on a mobile device has risen to 22 percent from 5 percent, the survey said.

Users of the high-tech tools can

“really narrow down their pool of potential partners in a way that’s much more efficient and simple than it might have been in the past,” said Aaron Smith, associate director for Internet research at Pew. Dating apps on cellphones have been used by almost one in 10 U.S. adults, triple the level three years ago.

Among Americans 55 to 64 years old, 12 percent have used online dating, double the percent-

age three years ago, the survey said.

Four of five Americans who have gone online to find a date say it is a good way to meet people, and 62 percent agree that online dating helps people find a better match.

But the survey shows the caveats that come with going into cyberspace for a date. Forty-five percent of online dating users agree that it is more dangerous than other ways of meeting people.

Almost a third say that online dating keeps people from settling down, because they always have dating options.

Smith said release of the survey results had been timed to coincide with Valentine’s Day on Sunday.

“We thought this was an interesting angle on the state of modern love,” Smith said.

The telephone poll was carried out via land line and cellphone interviews in English and Spanish from June 10 through July 12.

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Quantity does not equal quality WASHINGTON — Maybe it’s not us. Maybe it’s the candidates.

This election cycle is thrilling, but not necessarily in a good way. Tuesday’s vote in New Hampshire lent support to the theory that both Republican and Democratic base voters have gone rogue. Think about it: The winners, by huge margins, were a billionaire reality-show host who has never held elective office and an aging socialist who promises a revolution. If you imagined this a year ago, I’m curious what you were smoking.

It may be the case, as I have hypothEugene esized, that both Robinson parties have lost touch with the nation they are supposed to serve. But at least part of the problem may be that voters are being asked to choose among candidates who are deeply flawed.

On the Democratic side, it is hard to argue with the proposition that a war is underway for the party’s soul. Bernie Sanders, who wasn’t even a Democrat until he launched his campaign, won in a landslide Tuesday over the ostensible nominee-in-waiting, Hillary Clinton. He beat her pretty much across the board, but the most striking contrast is generational: Among voters under 30, according to exit polls, the 74-year-old Sanders crushed Clinton by a jaw-dropping 83 percent to 16 percent.

Sanders has never been described as silvertongued or telegenic, yet he fills arenas with fans and raises campaign cash faster than he can count it. He may be one of the unlikeliest political rock stars we’ve ever seen. His appeal is often attributed to his undeniable authenticity, and I don’t quarrel with that analysis. But I wonder if this would be the case if Clinton did not come across as so very inauthentic.

She just does. Despite her resume and record — Clinton is one of the most qualified presidential candidates we’ve seen in a long time — she always seems to be triangulating, always searching for words that do not offend. Unfortunately, neither do they inspire.

And, let’s face it, she has baggage — all the good and bad of her husband’s years as president, the continuing investigation of her emails from when she was secretary of state, the hundreds of thousands of dollars in speaking fees she received from Goldman Sachs. Democrats have to be somewhat nervous about her prospects in a general election.

But they have to be at least as nervous about how an avowed socialist would hold up under withering Republican attacks. So the Democratic race isn’t just a head-versus-heart conundrum.

It’s a contest between two candidates who both have potentially lethal vulnerabilities.

The situation in the Republican Party is even more fraught. After Iowa and New Hampshire, the undisputed leader of the pack is Donald Trump. With him as the party’s standard-bearer, what could possibly go wrong? I hear the GOP establishment sobbing.

Suffice it to note that there is a large segment of the voting population that would never vote for Trump under any circumstances, according to polls. And at any moment there would be the possibility that he could say or do something so outrageous that it would send the GOP to historic defeat.

But running second among Republican candidates is Ted Cruz, whose doctrinaire far-right views could also drag down the party’s whole ticket. And Cruz has an additional problem: He comes across as unlikable, perhaps because of his tendency to sound like a pitchman on a late-night television commercial. He is so unpopular among his Senate colleagues that they would have to swallow hard to give him energetic backing in the general election.

The GOP establishment’s great hope was Marco Rubio, until his software-glitch performance at last weekend’s debate caused him to fade in New Hampshire and finish fifth. He’s got the youth, the looks, the hair and the smile, but seems so lacking in the gravitas department that he looks increasingly like a risky bet.

Ben Carson? Be real.

Jeb Bush’s candidacy still has a pulse, to the extent that a fourth-place finish in New Hampshire, with only 11 percent of the vote, can be spun as a good thing. But the campaign has revealed his weaknesses on the stump, and he, like Clinton, must bear the heavy burden of dynasty.

That leaves John Kasich, who finished second and has fewer glaring liabilities than his rivals.

The question, however, is whether he is too moderate and reasonable to survive the Republican primaries and win the nomination.

So many candidates, so many flaws, so few choices that inspire any degree of confidence. As is often the case, quantity does not ensure quality.

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

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It’s easy to love life on the island PUNTA CANA, Dominican Republic — Recently, there was an invitation to join friends south of the border to enjoy the azure waters of the Caribbean and its temperate breezes — an opportunity for laidback living on a long weekend in which nobody paid any attention to their watches. The only rush came when a sommelier uncorked a vintage Bordeaux.

The conversation was governed and stimulating without a dominant voice.

Nobody had too much to drink, and nobody plopped down on anybody’s nerves.

Quiet time brought about a rallying of spirits. Good times prevailed for the duration. The decorum could have passed for what you might find in the lobby of an Ivy League library.

It is not that you have to head to the islands for any or all of the above, but sometimes when you separate yourself from the normal routine, the detachment itself stimulates affection that makes you savor the moments as emotionally extraordinaire.

Nobody refers to the island of Hispaniola as such anymore, and I am sure that would be upsetting to Christopher Columbus who claimed this territory for Spain in December of 1492

tor who was not opposed to rubbing someone out if it suited his purposes. In the end, he was to die by the sword, himself, being assassinated in 1961. This led to unrest, more murder, and corruption right on up until today’s Unitary Presidential Republic. Stability now prevails.

Dominicans are laidback — as are most people who reside on islands in the sun — hospitable, generous, cordial and easygoing. You never see a Dominican without a smile. They forever extend helping hands. Or is that confined to this corner of the island?

Sunsets here are visual treasures to keep. Mornings remind you that a new day greeting you without traffic, rush and vocal clutter is not a staple of life for most of us, which is why island living, even for a long weekend, is a coveted experience.

You can’t enjoy a brief respite here without the awareness of the impact the game of baseball has made on this country. Contrary to popular opinion, it was not the United States that brought the game to this island, but Cuba.

In an earlier day, the big leagues often signed players who wanted to get off the farm. Dominican kids start

playing baseball as soon as they are able to walk.

“They live, sleep, eat and breathe the game,” says Brian Snitker, manager of the Gwinnett Braves. “They play baseball every day, and they can play the game year round. They are always throwing the ball and playing catch. When a kid from the Dominican Republic gets to the majors, he comes with a good arm.”

Baseball is a means to get off the island and an opportunity to enjoy the good life, financially. Snitker remembers that former Braves player infielder Rafael Furcal grew up in a house with dirt floors.

“It was eye opening for me to go down there and see how poor those kids are growing up but how dedicated they are when it comes to baseball. They know the game can provide them with a better opportunity in life, and they develop a great love for baseball even when they don’t have equipment to play with,” Snitker says.

That is not an unfamiliar story when it comes to sports.

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

school. Yarbrough’s grown children are public school teachers who no doubt have their children in the best public schools. Yarbrough Senator Bernie Sanders routinely attacks those who has made many campaign believe that even part of their promises that he cannot tax money should follow possibly achieve if elected their children to a private president. school instead of flowing He promises free colto a largely dysfunctional, lege tuition and universal atheistic school system. health for all. He promises to People like Yarbrough and increase Social Security benthose in the public school efits. He promises to spend industry not only want to billions on infrastructure keep tax money from leaving in the U.S. He promises to the public school system but Thanks to Esther Cepeda break up the big banks and object to these children, usufor encouraging parents to Wall Street. ally high achievers, leaving send their kids to the best But let us look at Sandthe public school system lest school they can even if they grade averages be adversely ers’ record. He has been in Congress for about 25 years. have to move to another affected in the public school. school district as she did During this period, Sanders Most of us would not sachas not been the chief archi- (“Send your kids to the best rifice the education of our schools,” Feb. 4, 6A). tect of one major piece of children for the so-called No doubt Cepeda would legislation. So much for his “greater good” of the public political revolution. Sanders’ enroll her children in a prieducation industry. Perhaps promises also defy common vate school as an alternative. charter schools are a viable sense and math. There is no Cepeda pointed out that even alternative. free lunch in Washington and her personal involvement There are many good in the public school system Congress is in no mood to devoted quality teachers in amounted to nothing when substantially increase taxes public schools, and I am not she was dealing with a failand the federal deficit. criticizing these teachers. But ing school.

It takes 218 votes in the I dare you to find a public Contrast Cepeda’s viewHouse and 60 votes in the school teacher who would point with that of curmudSenate — because of the subject their child to a failing potential of a filibuster — to geon Dick Yarbrough, a school if they had choices. get a bill passed in Congress. Daily Post columnist who My admiraton for teachers Sanders would not be able to routinely expresses his bitter- who teach at private religious ness at those who would en- schools is boundless because pass one bill without some roll their children in a private they sacrifice higher pay for Republican support. This

personal satisfaction. My approval rating of Esther Cepeda has increased while my approval rating of the Yarbrough Worldwide Media and Pest Control Company, located in Greater Garfield, Ga., has tanked.

— Ernest Wade Loganville

Loran Smith — just a couple of months after his Oct. 12th discovery of America.

Hispaniola is a two-nation island where you find a little of everything from the abject poverty of Haiti to the upscale resorts of the Dominican Republic. There is good living with the latter, accompanied by golden rays of the sun, white sand, waving palms and, among other things, classic rum.

You can play golf, fish, and party. You can also become proficient at doing nothing.

If you want to feel productive, you can simply read a book.

Hispaniola, more often than not, has been big on corruption, drugs, assassinations and dictatorships.

The Dominican Republic, however, has the largest economy of any nation in the Caribbean and remains a popular tourist destination.

You may remember Rafael Trujillo, the one-time dicta-

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Bernie Sanders’ promises are fanciful

will not happen as Sanders has no Republican allies in Congress.

Sanders’ promises are fanciful at best and reckless at worse.

— Torin Togut Lawrenceville

Cepeda right in urging parents to send kids to ‘best schools’

Gwinnett commissioners should not vote for pay raise Politicians are the only people who can vote themselves a raise in this economy which is not getting better.

The Gwinnett Commissioners (“BOC may vote to raise own salaries,” Feb. 10, 1A) knew the salary when they ran for office. Politicians who make too much forget the burden that tax payers live under — especially when they propose grand projects for their constituents.

I say keep them as cash poor as the rest of us or give the salary raises to Gwinnett County employees again.

— Diane Easton Lilburn

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months-long crackdown on corruption in GeorJohn Horn said. gia’s prisons, which In a 2,200-plus-word has resulted in charges news release, Horn’s ofagainst 130 prison fice announced the federal employees, inmates and indictments, which target non-incarcerated co-concurrent and former jailers spirators. from 11 of the state’s 35 The most recently prisons, including four charged Phillips State defendants from Phillips Prison guards are: MiState Prison. The facilichael Bostic, 32, of ties are mostly in central Lawrenceville; Patrick Georgia.

Coleman, 43, of Tucker; The accusations range Tavia Trammer, 34, of from smuggling liquor, Lawrenceville; and Justin tobacco and cellphones to Gennings, 29, of Port taking bribes in exchange Royal, S.C. for using their positions Earlier this month, to help in methamphetCharonda Edwards, a amine and cocaine deals former prison kitchen that, in reality, were part worker, pleaded guilty in of the federal investigafederal court to her part tion. in smuggling meth into During the undercover Phillips State Prison. deals, the correctional The case is being inofficers generally wore vestigated by the Federal their uniforms or badges Bureau of Investigation, in an effort to avoid law the Georgia Bureau of enforcement scrutiny.

Investigation and the state Many of the contraband department of corrections. cellphones were used by “Shedding light on ininmates to commit wire dividuals involved in this fraud, money laundering, type of corruption will identity theft and drug remain our focus, and we trafficking. will seek prosecution to The four dozen susthe fullest extent of the pects named Thursday law,” said GDOC Comwere the latest in a missioner Homer Bryson.

A Gwinnett County fire engine sits in front of a home that was the scene of a fatal fire on Esom Drive in Snellville on Thursday. (Staff Photo: Curt Yeomans)

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“We were met outside the structure by the neighbor and a family member,” Rutledge said.

“They made us aware there may be somebody trapped inside the home.

Firefighters made forced entry into the home. The fire was contained to a bedroom and a hallway on the second floor,” he said.

The cause of the fire is undetermined and remains under investigation, Rutledge said.

Fire officials along

with the Gwinnett County crime scene investigators are working together to determine the cause.

Rutledge said the body was being turned over to the Gwinnett County medical examiner’s office, which will determine the cause of death and determine a positive identification.

The age of the deceased was not immediately known. A man who identified himself as a cousin of the victim talked to investigators shortly before 6 p.m. but declined to talk to the Daily Post.

At left, Myra Lewis, left, poses for a photo with then-husband Jerry Lee Lewis in England in 1958. Above, author Myra Lewis Williams’ new memoir “The Spark That Survived” shares her life story in her own words, including her teenage marriage with Jerry Lee Lewis. (Special

•From Page 1A to share her entire story in her own words in the new memoir “The Spark That Survived,” which shares the details of her 13-year marriage to Lewis and much more.

Over the course of five years, Williams put her talent for storytelling to work and wrote about her experiences of becoming a mother at age 14 and then again at 17, suffering the tragic loss of her son by accidental drowning, Lewis’ drug addiction, her being the victim of abuse, divorcing and jumping into a rebound marriage — it’s all there.

“That’s what this book basically is — this is what happened, this is how I handled it and here I am today,” she said. “I not only survived it, I’m better for it, having gone through it. I’m stronger and appreciate different things in life that a lot of people take for granted … I guess I went through like a trial by fire.

You come out of the fire, you make it.

“This is the book I wanted to write then. I’m really glad I didn’t though because it’s gotten better as I’ve gotten older.”

However, an older and wiser Williams still looks back on the marriage scandal with frustration.

“Nobody talked to me.

If one person had come to me and said, ‘Myra, we might have a potential bomb on our hands. If you tell a

Love she said. “I was already grown just nobody could see it but me.

“And I really did love Rock ’n’ roll Jerry. I loved his talent, but I icon Jerry liked him as a person.”

Lee Lewis, Williams has lived in left, and Gwinnett for more than 30 his former years, currently residing in wife Myra Lewis share Duluth. She’s living a peaceful life with her husband of a laugh in more than 30 years, Richard, this photo and has a successful career taken in 1956. (Spein real estate. cial Photo) The 5-foot-tall Southern lady has a lively way of speaking and enjoys a glass of sweet tea and a good laugh. According to Williams, she originally wanted newspaper reporter who you situation.” to title her memoir “Don’t are, you’re going to destroy Williams said she was Shoot the Piano Player, Let Jerry.’ Nobody would talk to never “enamored” with beMe!” me. You know why? I was ing a teenager and going to If she could travel back a stupid kid I guess, or they high school — she’d always R time, what advice would in were afraid to cross Jerry or dreamed about becoming a go behind his back because mother and homemaker. Al- Williams share with her obviously he wasn’t coming though she was the teenager, 13-year-old self?

“I would tell my young home and telling me that.

Williams remembers Lewis, self that life is not always go“If he had, I would’ve who was in his 20s at the been sick or I could have time, as being more of a kid ing to be like this,” she said.

“Get through it and it’s going taken the next plane. It was than she was. to be better because it was so simple. It would have “I was the adult in the been so easy to make it relationship, I promise you,” as if I was going to be there forever and it’s never going right. You know you just she said. to change. It was devastating. look back on things that you Williams speaks about could have changed with Lewis in a familiar way that It was chaos all the time.”

There will be a book such little effort. It just drives only a former spouse of 13 me crazy.” years could, describing him launch and signing for “The Spark That Survived,” from Needless to say the bomb as hard-headed and “not a 5 to 7 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 14, went off, and the attention rule follower” who always at Stockey’s Food and Spircame as a complete surprise called her “girl.” its, located at 2445 Moon to Williams, who remembers Williams acknowledges not seeing it coming. that eloping at the age of 13 Road, Suite 1, in Grayson.

Later that evening Williams’ “I really didn’t because was a crazy idea. So what dad, J.W. Brown and brother, in my mind I was obvimade her do it?

Rusty Brown, who both ously a grown woman. I was “Probably a lot of it was, played in Lewis’ band, will that stupid,” she said with I thought, as all teenagers perform in concert with the a laugh. “You don’t think do, that I was much more house band. beyond today in that kind of mature than any of them,”

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Mr. Hollis Owen Ray, age 92, of Jefferson Georgia, who entered into rest, Tuesday, February 9, 2016.

Cherrie S. Sellers, age 83 of Dunwoody, GA passed away February 10, 2016. Wages & Sons Gwinnett Chapel, 1031 Lawrenceville, GA 30046, 770-277-4550. www.wagesandsons.com

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Roger Williams Roger Benton Williams age 80, of Dacula passed away on February 9, 2016.

Roger was born September 10, 1935, in Dacula to John Dwight Williams, Sr. and Maudie Buel Stanley Williams. He was a 1954 Dacula High School graduate where he proudly served as FFA President.

He was member of Ebenezer Baptist Church, an Army Veteran who served in the Korean Conflict and a member of Mason Lodge #131 in Lawrenceville. Roger worked at DuPont for 30 years and Gwinnett County Government as his postretirement job. Roger was loving, supportive, kind and always ready with a story from his past. Roger was preceded in death by his parents; father-in-law and mother-in-law, Burton Thomas Chadwick and Ester Marjorie Hawkins Chadwick, and brother, Orth Ellison Williams.

Survivors include his wife of 59 years, Barbara

wife of 59 years, Barbara Ann Chadwick Williams; daughter and son-in-law Nedra and Randy Rowe of Dacula, son and daughterin-law, Thomas and Lorrie Williams of Winder; grandchildren, Elizabeth Williams of Nashville, TN; Henry Williams of Winder; Callie and Chad Rowe of Dacula. Roger is also survived by brother and sister-in-law; Dwight and Eloise Williams of Dacula, sisters Mattieleen Williams Sorrow of Tucker, and Nyra Williams Whelchel and her husband Raymond Whelchel of Melbourne Beach, FL; sisters-in-law; Billie Chadwick of Lawrenceville, and Violet Chadwick Bentley and her husband Jerry Bentley of Snellville, several nieces and nephews. Funeral service will be held Friday, February 12, 2016, at 2 PM at Tim Stewart Funeral Home, 300 Simmonton Rd SW, Lawrenceville, GA 30046. 770-962-3100 with Rev. Sam Davis officiating. Interment to follow at Pleasant Hill Cemetery, Dacula. Please leave online condolences at www.stewartfh.com.

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Ga. has fewer uninsured kids as ACA takes hold Nationally, the report said that the number of children lacking health The number of unininsurance fell by 1 milsured Georgia children lion in 2014, which fell by more than 50,000 lowered the uninsured in 2014, the first year of children’s rate from 7.5 full implementation of the percent to 6.3 percent.

Affordable Care Act, a The ACA was clearly new report found. the biggest force behind That drop of 53,000 the decrease in uninsured was the fourth-biggest children in Georgia, said decline in the United Bill Custer, a health inStates. Yet it left Georsurance expert at Georgia gia still having 210,000 State University. Many kids without coverage, parents found out that the fourth-largest total in their kids were eligible the nation, according to for Medicaid or Peachthe Robert Wood JohnCare for Kids during the son Foundation report, enrollment process for the released Thursday.

ACA insurance exchange, The rate of uninsured he said. children in Georgia fell “The ACA helped to from 10 percent to 8 per- streamline the enrollment cent in 2014, still among process,’’ Custer said. the highest percentages The findings were simiamong the states. lar to a report in October

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from Georgetown University Health Policy Institute’s Center for Children and Families, which put the number of uninsured Georgia children at 189,000.

But the new report, conducted by researchers at the University of Minnesota, counted children through age 18, while the Georgetown study did not include 18-year-olds, said Elizabeth Lukanen of Minnesota’s State Health Access Data Assistance Center.

The percentage of Georgia children on Medicaid or PeachCare rose by 2 percentage points during 2014, while those with private coverage remained about the same, the report said.

The decline in Geor-

Medicaid but not enough to get discounts on coverage through the exchange.

Thirty states have filled that gap through Medicaid expansion under the ACA, which extends the program’s coverage to more people. Georgia has decided against expansion, citing the costs to the state.

“Parents who gain coverage leads to more kids gaining coverage,” Lukanen said.

The report shows that nearly half the nation’s 5 million uninsured children live in just six states — California, Texas, Florida, New York, Georgia and Arizona. And while it’s true that these six also have high overall populations, as a group they contain far less

than half of the nation’s people.

Polly McKinney of the advocacy group Voices for Georgia’s Children noted that while the number of Georgia kids without insurance is dropping, “the number is still high and illustrates the significant need to improve not only our enrollment systems, but to increase the public awareness about the importance of making sure all children have health insurance, whether public or private.”

“On top of that, we know that when children are insured, there is one less barrier to good, timely and cost-effective care, which is key to keeping kids in school and on the path to long-term success,” she said.

HEALTH BRIEFS Kroger, ACS to kick off research fundraiser

more than 1.5 million new cancer cases diagnosed each year, Kroger is committed to raising awareness and supKroger’s metro Atlanta port for those whose lives stores will partner with the have been changed by this American Cancer Society to disease.” raise money for Relay For The footprint shape is a Life and cancer research for nod to the Relay For Life the next two weeks. campaign and the traditional The grocer’s Atlanta survivor’s lap at relay events division, which includes across the country. American all of its stores in Georgia Cancer Society officials said and South Carolina, as well they are “thrilled” to partner as its locations in eastern with Kroger on the effort.

Alabama, will sell $1 “FootThe Atlanta Division print” icons at its checkout includes 186 stores across registers with a goal to raise three states. $200,000 for research. Sales “Kroger has been a wonof the icons will begin on derful partner of ours, and Sunday and run through we continue to be amazed Feb. 27. at the dedication of Kroger “Almost everyone knows customers and associates in someone — a wife, father, fighting cancer,” American brother, sister, grandparent Cancer Society South Atlanor friend — who has been tic Division Senior Director affected by cancer,” Kroger for Community EngageSpokesman Glynn Jenkins ment, Lindsi Pearson, said in said in a statement. “With a statement.

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Individual wishes can be According to a study of hard to predict for the very 15 emergency departments, old, he said. patients over age 80 who are An elderly person may admitted to intensive care are not want aggressive treatoften not asked their opinion ment like intensive care, about admission. use of ventilators or feeding “The relationship between tubes, said Dr. Walter E. physicians and their patients Limehouse of the Medical has changed over the last de- University of South Carocades and patients’ empow- lina. erment has led to a greater When patients arriving self autonomy in medical in the emergency room decisions,” but apparently lack the ability to make not when it comes to movdecisions, U.S. emergency ing elderly patients into an physicians are increasingly intensive care unit, said lead asking whether they have an author Dr. Julien Le Guen of advance directive or treatUniversite Paris Descartes in ment plan, Limehouse told France.

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They also indicated if they sought the opinion of the patient or relatives regarding referral to the intensive care unit and if so what their opinions were.

More than 2,000 patients were included in the study and only 270 were asked for their opinion, ranging by medical center from 1 percent of the time to 54 percent of the time.

Patients with a history of dementia were less often asked, and those with more functional autonomy or a relative who had been questioned were more often asked.

Older ER doctors were less likely than younger doctors to ask a patient’s opinion, the researchers reported in the journal Age and Ageing.

“Intensive care techniques in these extreme ages of life raise the question of an artificial prolongation of life and can be perceived by some as therapeutic relentlessness,” Le Guen said.

“Therapeutics used in the ICU are uncomfortable,” he said. And for the oldest old, he added, rates of death in the ICU, in the hospital, and afterward are high, “and survivors frequently face a Reuters

gia’s uninsured children came across the board, including “all incomes, races and ethnic groups,” Lukanen said.

The remaining uninsured tend to be kids in the lowest-income families, she said. They include immigrant children, who, if not in the country legally, are not eligible for the public coverage.

Custer said that in Georgia, “we have a large population under 200 percent of [the federal poverty level], and children are a big part of it.”

Many of these children may have parents who remain uninsured, and have not engaged in the enrollment process because they are in the “coverage gap’’ — making too much income to qualify for

Isakson praises committee for passing research authorization

tary of Health and Human Services to collect history, incidence, prevalence, detection and treatment data on the diseases. It also instructs them to conduct biomedical U.S. Sen. Johnny Isakresearch aimed at fighting, son, R-Ga., thanked his and ultimately curing, those colleagues on the Senate diseases.

Health, Education, LaThe issue is a personal bor and one for Isakson, a member Pensions the committee, who anCommittee nounced last summer that he this week has Parkinson’s Disease. for approv“Modern medicine has ing a bill allowed us to make great that would advances through the basic give health collection of data,” Isakson researchers said in a statement. “This Johnny Isakson legislation will put into place authorizaa national database that tion to researchers can access to investigate neurological diseases and their prevalence develop a better grasp of the many factors that must be in the U.S. The Advancing Research taken into account to understand neurological diseases for Neurological Diseases and hopefully move toward Act instructs the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and cures.”

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Barrow firefighters battle two incidents Wednesday

By Keith Farner

Lt. Scott Dakin said crews found trash burning in the bathroom of a vacant mobile home. Dakin said Barrow County firefight- the cause was intentional, ers were busy Wednesday and it’s being investigated night with two incidents by fire investigators and that began with 911 callers the Auburn Police Departalerting them, both just ment. after 8 p.m.

The other incident The first fire happened brought crews just after in the 300 block of Carter 8:15 p.m. to the 50 block Road, where spokesman of Creekwood Court.

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Firefighters found heavy damage in the kitchen area that had burned through the floor and melted a water line, Dakin said.

No one was at home during the fire, and the cause is under investigation.

The home suffered extensive smoke damage, and two adults and three children were displaced.

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Seniors Nick (30) and Austin (20) Wilhite drove in a combined 59 runs last season for Buford during its run to the state championship. (Photos: Kyle Hess)

Though different in many facets, the Wilhite twins bring identical production to Buford baseball team

By DaviD FrieDlanDer david.friedlander@ gwinnettdailypost.com

BUFORD — By definition, many sets of identical twins are difficult to tell apart, and Buford baseball standouts Austin and Nick Wilhite are no exception.

At least, that’s just from a superficial standpoint by looking at the two of them side by side.

you’ll have to look to the outfield to find Nick.

• See Page 3B for the But the easiest way is to Daily Post’s Super Six simply look at them side by baseball selections side when they have their • See Page 4B for baseball team previews gloves with them or pick up a bat. Austin is rightBut when they’re on the handed and Nick is a lefty. baseball field, there are So, think of them more some very easy ways to tell as mirror images of each the two seniors apart. other, rather than exact For one thing, Austin can copies. be found usually patrolling “I guess it was right the middle infield, while around when we started MORE INSIDE

playing T-ball that we figured it out,” Austin Wilhite said. “He’d be in the outfield, and I’d be in the infield, and we’d be sort of separated. I guess that’s the first time separation kind of happened. … So that sort of felt weird.”

Of course, there’s still plenty that the two twin brothers share with each other, and it’s their common production and abili-

ties on the field that Buford coach Tony Wolfe really values about them.

“It’s interesting because they’re totally opposite in being right-handed and left-handed, but then they’re almost identical in every other way, including athleticism, not just facial appearance and body size,” Wolfe said. “They’re identical in the kind of players they are.

“Austin is a little more fundamental. Nick is a little bit more athletic. … But in terms of their production and what they can do on a ball field, they’re truly fouror five-tool kind of guys.”

Indeed, both Nick and Austin Wilhite were major components in the big green machine the Wolves became in rolling to the

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Wesleyan girls hit the boards Archer takes a commanding to pull away from GAC 47-36 lead at state wrestling tourney

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ATLANTA — Given what was at stake and the physical nature of Wesleyan’s Region 6-AA girls semifinal game against Greater Atlanta Christian — not to mention the rivalry between the two Gwinnett private schools — Wolves coach Jan Azar summed things up quite accurately.

“At this point of the season, any win is a good win, no matter how you

have to do it,” Azar said of her team’s 47-36 victory Thursday at Pace Academy’s Inman Center. “I thought our kids had a lot of grit.”

Indeed, the secondseeded Wolves (23-3) had to endure a tough, physical game, especially in the early going, before building a nice working margin in the middle two quarters to work their way into tonight’s 7 p.m. championship game against Holy Innocents’.

Amaya Register was the only Wesleyan player

in double figures with 13 points, but the Wolves were able to get just enough offense by playing strong defense, controlling the boards with a 53-33 rebounding advantage and getting out in transition whenever possible.

But it took awhile for them to accomplish those tasks.

GAC (15-9) actually commanded the glass in the first quarter, and it reflected in the score, with the Spartans holding a See WESLEYAN, Page 3B

By BranDon Brigman Staff Correspondent

DULUTH — Archer head wrestling coach Tom Beuglas felt like if his team could get eight wrestlers in the semifinals of the state tournament, they would have a pretty good shot at winning state.

His Tigers came through on Thursday during the Class AAAAAA quarterfinals at the Infinite Energy Defending state champion Todd Small from North GwinArena. nett works a move against Hillgrove’s Caleb Powell at 120 Archer had eight of its 11 pounds in the Class AAAAAA quarterfinals of the state

wrestling tournament at the Infinite Energy Center on See WRESTLING, Page 3B Thursday. (Photo: Brandon Brigman)

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Brookwood grad Abdullah honored From StaFF reportS

ference award for his efforts at the New Mexico Classic, Brookwood grad Bilal where his 5,891 points in Abdullah picked up two the heptathlon made him more awards this week for the top college finisher. His his performances with the score is third-best in the Kennesaw State track and NCAA this season, as well field team. as third in the U.S. and sixth The senior was selected in the world. as the Atlantic Sun ConferThe Owls of Excelence Track Athlete of the lence Award recognizes Week Wednesday, not long Kennesaw State studentafter being chosen as his athletes who excel in their school’s Owls of Excellence chosen sport, in the classAward winner for January. room and provide service Abdullah earned the con- to the community.

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GAC girls open the season with a win From StaFF reportS NORCROSS — The twotime defending Class AA state champion, Greater Atlanta Christian girls opened their quest for a three-peat with a 3-0 win over visiting North Gwinnett on Thursday. Kaylann Boyd scored twice and Jordan Crawford also scored for the Spartans (1-0).

Taylor Mason and Liz Vega had assists while Melissa Gray made four saves to record the shutout.

GIRLSSOCCER SOCCER GIRLS Wesleyan 7, Discovery 0 PEACHTREE CORNERS — Wesleyan opened its season with a 7-0 win over visiting Discovery on Thursday. TJ Anderson, Abbey Mitchell and Izzy Moratti each scored twice for the Wolves. Lexi Jerding scored a goal and Maddie Jones recorded the shutout in net for Wesleyan.

BOYS BOYSSOCCER SOCCER Brookwood 2, Duluth 1 DULUTH — In a rematch of last season’s Class AAAAAA boys state championship, Brookwood defeated defending state champion Duluth 2-1 on Thursday.

Alex Rivera and Michael Neascu scored goals for the Broncos (1-0). Goalie Mitch Barry also had a strong game in the net for Brookwood.

North Gwinnett 1, GAC 0 NORCROSS — North Gwinnett defeated Greater Atlanta Christian, the defending Class AA state Champion, 1-0 on Thursday.

Jaylim Aboneaaj scored on an assist from David Abbott. Brandon Wischmeier recorded 12 saves for the Bulldogs (2-0).

BOYS BOYSTENNIS TENNIS Collins Hill 3, Wesleyan 2 LAWRENCEVILLE — Collins Hill defeated Wesleyan 3-2 on Thursday. Sebastian Nunez and Ross Hastings won in singles as did the doubles tandem of Andrew Bell and Duncan McGilvray for the Eagles (2-1).

Patrick English won in singles while Jack Lambert and Clay Tyler won in doubles for Wesleyan (0-3).

Parkview 4, Providence 0 DULUTH — Parkview defeated Providence Christian 4-0 on Thursday. Nick Adiaconitei, Daniel Bracken and Martin Orr won in singles as did the doubles tandem of Will Carroll and Davis Orr for the Panthers (2-0).

Mill Creek 4, GAC 1 NORCROSS — Mill Creek defeated host Greater Atlanta Christian 4-1 on Thursday. Shawn Tribble and Brandon Sullins won

in singles as did the doubled duos of Parker Wright and Dawson Hunter along with Sage Burrows and Carter Uzzel for the Hawsk (1-0). Alex Khan won in singles for GAC. Lanier 4, Mountain View 1 SUGAR HILL — Lanier won its first match of the season, a 4-1 defeat of visiting Mountain View on Thursday. Gabe Cranor and Eugene Park won in singles as did the doubles tandems of Nico Inman and Grant Walter along with Ignacio Perez and Tyler Fuhrman for the Longhorns (1-2).

GIRLS GIRLSTENNIS TENNIS Parkview 5, Providence 0 DULUTH — Parkview swept Providence Christian 5-0 on Thursday. Ally Blake, Sierra Larking and Kareena Udeshi won in singles for the Panthers (2-0).

Savannah Larkin and Jordan Verdi along with Joy Youngblood and Ivie Sloman won in doubles.

Mill Creek 5, GAC 0 NORCROSS — Mill Creek traveled to GAC on Thursday and swept the Spartans 5-0. Kayleigh Hahn, Chika Mwosu and Kirsten Nichols won in singles. Emilee Martinez and Callie Franklin along with Lauren Walsh and Sara Beth Jordan won in doubles for the Hawks (1-0).

North Gwinnett 4, Northview 1 SUWANEE — North Gwinnett improved to 2-0 on the season with a 4-1 win over Northview on Thursday. Emma Flemming, Jade Tijani and Brianna Olps won in singles as did the doubles tandem of Lilly Zhang and Lauren Klaft.

Lanier 5, Mountain View 0 SUGAR HILL — Lanier swept visiting Mountain View 5-0 on Thursday. Morgan Buchholz, Liz Handley and Gabriel Burlison won in singles. Laura Perez and Tristan Byrd along with Gabby Garofalo and Cindy Brundle won in doubles for the Longhorns (2-1).

Wesleyan 4, Collins Hill 1 LAWRENCEVILLE — Wesleyan defeated Collins Hill 4-1 in a tennis match played at Rhodes Jordan Park on Thursday. Sophia Strickland and Lauren Alexander won in singles for the Wolves (21). Makena Renz and Harrison Seininger along with Samantha Laurite and Jenny Van Leake were winners in doubles.

Nycole Wang won in singles for Collins Hill.

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FANS CHOICE BOYS BASKETBALL PLAYER OF THE WEEK

FANS CHOICE GIRLS BASKETBALL PLAYER OF THE WEEK

Who: Darrion Taylor School: Archer Class: Senior Position: Guard Height: 5-foot-7 Highlights: Had 14 points and seven assists in a 62-53 win over Grayson.

Had nine points and six assists in a Region 8-AAAAAA tournament over South Gwinnett on Monday as well.

Coach Joel Lecoeuvre’s take: “Darrion is one of the toughest and hardest-working kids I have ever coached. This honor is well deserved. I’m looking forward to watching him grow as a person and a player at the next level.”

Who: Kristi Derouen School: Parkview Class: Senior Position: Post Height: 6-foot Highlights: Had 27 points and seven rebounds in a 55-33 victory over Shiloh.

Coach Kirk Call’s take: “Kristi means a lot to our team. She is a very skilled player for her size and has the ability to spread the floor, which opens up opportunities for the rest of the team. She leads our team in scoring, rebounds and is third in assists, which just shows how versatile she is as a player. On the biggest stage she came through, knocking down the jumper to send us to overtime in the first round of the region tournament.”

IN BRIEF

Parkview JV girls win region basketball title Parkview’s girls won the Region 8-AAAAAA Junior Varsity Tournament last weekend, defeating Grayson 56-50 in the championship game. The Panthers (13-2) are coached by Wayne Collett.

Tournament MVP Gabby Jester had 16 points and four assists in the finals, while all-tournament selection Hannah Whitlock grabbed nine rebounds.

Diarra Smith and all-tournament selection Denise Teague also played well defensively in the title game.

They were joined on the first-place team by Allyssia Duclos, Saaby Simon, Hannah Sadler, Sara Halilhodzic, Kennedy Wyatt and DeDe Powell.

Archer senior Douglas to run for Texas

Archer senior Serenity Douglas will be honored today at school for signing with the Texas track and field program. The event will be at 2:30 p.m.

Douglas was fourth at state, second at sectionals, third at region and county champion in the 200-meter dash last season. She also was third in the state and region champion in the 400.

Dacula’s Fry fares well in S.C. tourney Dacula senior Hunter Fry finished fifth at last weekend’s Sea Pines Junior Heritage golf tournament in Hilton Head, S.C. The USC Upstate signee shot 75 at Heron Point and 74 at Harbour Town. His 74 in heavy winds on Sunday was the third-best score of the final round.

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SOCCER

5 p.m. — Discovery at Wesleyan 5:30 p.m. — Berkmar at Loganville 5:30 p.m. — Carrollton at Norcross 5:30 p.m. — Collins Hill at Apalachee 5:30 p.m. — Duluth at Alpharetta 5:30 p.m. — Gainesville at Mill Creek 5:30 p.m. — Harris Co. at Buford 5:30 p.m. — Hebron at Dacula 5:30 p.m. — Lanier at Lambert 5:30 p.m. — Shiloh at Mountain View 5:30 p.m. — SW Dekalb at Meadowcreek 6 p.m. — Northview boys at Peachtree Ridge

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• State traditional tournament at Gwinnett Arena Saturday

BASKETBALL

• Region 8-AAAAAA Tournament at Central Gwinnett • Region 7-AAAAAA Tournament at Meadowcreek • Region 8-AAAA Tournament at Buford • Region 6-AA Tournament at Pace Academy • Region 8-A Tournament at Athens Academy

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SUPER SIX BASEBALL Austin Biggar School: Parkview Class: Senior Position: C Noteworthy: • Was first-team All-County selection by the Daily Post as a junior last season after hitting .390, with 11 home runs, 46 RBIs, 38 runs scored and a 1.310 OPS in helping the Panthers to the Class AAAAAA state championship an a consensus national title • Named first-team All-County by the Gwinnett Dugout Club last season • Named Region 8-AAAAAA Player of the Year in 2015 • Named to preseason AllClass and Class AAAAAA All-State Teams by Georgia Dugout Preview magazine • Named Perfect Game 17U All-Tournament All-American in 2015 • Ranked as No. 1 catcher in Georgia by Perfect Game • Ranked as the No. 96 senior prospect in the nation by Perfect Game • Named Max Preps underclass All-American in 2015 • Selected as first-team preseason All-American by Louisville Slugger • Signed to play college baseball at Georgia Favorite MLB player: Giancarlo Stanton Nickname: Biggs Best player in Gwinnett Co. that’s not me: Will Ethridge Favorite pre-game meal: Chicken, brown rice and sweet potatoes Twitter handle: @BigRAustin Coach Chan Brown’s take: “Austin is one of the hardestworking kids we’ve ever had. From that, he’s formed from Day 1 at Parkview into a great player for us. We’re looking for him to be a team leader this year. We need that from him to be good.”

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On TV

Today

COLLEGE BASKETBALL

7 p.m. — Dayton at Rhode Island ESPN2 9 p.m. — UCLA at Arizona ESPN

COLLEGE HOCKEY

6:30 p.m. — Maine at Notre Dame NBCSP

NASCAR

5 p.m. — Sprint Cup Series: Daytona 500, Practice. FS1 6:30 p.m. — Sprint Cup Series: Daytona 500, Final Practice. FS1

NBA

9 p.m. — BBVA Rising Stars Challenge. The NBA’s best young players compete in a USA vs. World format.TNT

SKIING

9 p.m. — USSA Grand Prix: Big Air at Fenway. From Fenway Park in Boston. NBCSP

SOCCER

2:30 p.m. — Bundesliga: F.S.V. Mainz vs FC Schalke 04 FS1

Sports Calendar

DIVING

Ongoing through Feb. 28: SpringDogs Springboard Diving of Gwinnett is accepting registration for training at three Gwinnett aquatic centers — Collins Hill, Mountain Park and West Gwinnett.

Sessions are open to ages 8 and up and no knowledge of springboard diving is required.

Cost is $75 for the first round of training and a $14 AAU registration fee also is required.

Sessions at Collins Hill are 5 to 7 p.m. Mondays (from Feb. 29-March 7) and Wednesdays (March 3-31). Sessions at Mountain Park are from 7 to 9 p.m. Mondays (Feb. 29-March 28) and Wednesdays (March 3-30).

Sessions at West Gwinnett are 7 to 9 p.m.

Tuesdays (March 1-29) and Thursdays (March 3-31), as well as beginner training Thursdays (March 3-31) from 6 to 7:30 p.m.

For more diving dates, times, pricing and club information, go to www.

gwinnettcounty.com/ Aquatics or www.springboarddogs.com

FOOTBALL

Ongoing through March 1: I9 Sports of Northwest Gwinnett County is accepting registration for its spring season, which begins in March.

The flag football league hosts games and practices, which are on the same day, at Gary Pirkle Park, Rhodes Jordan Park and Discovery High School.

Register online at www. i9sports.com or call 678472-2142.

SOCCER

Ongoing through March 1: I9 Sports of Northwest Gwinnett County is accepting registration for its spring season, which begins in March.

Games are practices, which are on the same day, are at Gary Pirkle Park, Rhodes Jordan Park and Discovery High School. Register online at www.i9sports.com or call 678-472-2142.

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Will Ethridge School: Parkview Class: Senior Position: RHP Noteworthy: • Named first-team All-County by the Daily Post after going 13-0 with a 1.47 ERA and 49 strikeouts in 71 1/3 innings and helping the Panthers to the Class AAAAAA state championships and unanimous national title • Ranked as No. 73 senior prospect in the nation by Perfect Game • Named first-team pre-

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And when Taylor Sutton connected on a pull-up jumper from the left wing 31 seconds into the second quarter, GAC led by as much as 15-11.

But Natalie Armstrong and reserves Mikayla Coombs and Bailey Edwards began to crash the boards, and Wesleyan began to see things open up on both ends of the court.

Five different players scored as the Wolves

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season All-American by Perfect Game • Signed to play college baseball at Ole Miss Favorite MLB Player: David Price Nickname: Giraffe Best player in Gwinnett Co. that’s not me: Austin Biggar Favorite pre-game meal: Moe’s burrito with rice, black beans, chicken, lettuce, cheese, sour cream and bacon Twitter handle: @will_ethridge34 Coach Chan Brown’s take: “For me, Wlll’s taken the attitude to be the No. 1 guy. He wants to be that guy who, when he takes the mound, the team behind him has the confidence they’re going to win every game he pitches.”

Cam Shepherd School: Peachtree Ridge Class: Senior Position: SS Noteworthy: • Was second-team All-County selection by the Daily Post after hitting .442 with three home runs, 18 RBIs, 10 doubles, 19 runs scored and a 1.277 OPS for the Lions as a junior last spring • Named first-team AllCounty by the Gwinnett Dugout Club last season • Was the Lions’ Scott McIntyre Hustle and Attitude Award winner in 2015 • Ranked No. 72 senior in the nation by Perfect Game • Named an alternate on Team USA’s 18U National Team last summer • Signed to play college baseball at Georgia Nickname: Came Favorite MLB Player: Brandon Crawford Best player in Gwinnett Co. that’s not me: Cole Zabowski Favorite pre-game meal: Chick-fil-A Twitter handle: @Cam_Shepherd6 Coach Jon Zopf’s take: “Cam is a remarkable talent at shortstop that will be a force in the middle of our lineup. He’s not only a great player, but he’s a great kid who has sacrificed many hours volunteering at the local park and providing instruction for the young players of this community. His ability and humility make him a great role model not only for his teammates, but for everyone who has met him and watched him play.

I don’t think this school will see another Cam Shepherd any time soon.”

Austin Wilhite School: Buford Class: Senior Position: SS/RHP Noteworthy: • Named first-team All-County by the Daily Post last year as a junior after hitting .389, with two home runs, 24 RBIs, 10 stolen bases, 34 runs scored and a 1.027 OPS in helping the Wolves to a Class AAAA state title as a junior last spring * Was third-team All-County selection by the Daily Post as a sophomore in 2014 • Ranked as No. 247 senior prospect in the nation and No. 31 senior in Georgia by Perfect Game • Selected as second-team Underclass All-American by Perfect Game in 2015 • Named All-Class and Class AAAA preseason All-State

by Georgia Dugout Preview magazine • Signed to play college baseball at Georgia Tech Favorite MLB Player: Dustin Pedroia Nickname: Double-A Best player in Gwinnett Co. that’s not me: Cam Shepherd Favorie pre-game meal: Chick-fil-A Twitter handle: @AustinWilhite Coach Tony Wolfe’s take: “I’ve never coached kids who worked harder than (Austin and his twin brother Nick) do. … We practiced six days last week and Austin texts me (the other day) and asks me if it’s OK if he takes ground balls. Six days in a row wasn’t enough for him, so he and his dad came up here and worked.”

Nick Wilhite School: Buford Class: Senior Position: OF/LHP Noteworthy: Named first-team All-County by the Daily Post after hitting .349, with three home runs, 35 RBIs, 16 stolen bases, 31 runs scored and a .994 OPS in helping the Wolves to the Class AAAA state title as a junior last spring • Also was second-team AllCounty selection by the Daily Post as a sophomore in 2014 • Ranked as the No. 244 senior prospect nationally and the No. 30 senior in Georgia

by Perfect Game • Selected as second-team Underclass All-American by Perfect Game in 2015 • Named All-Class and Class AAAA preseason All-State

by Georgia Dugout Preview magazine • Signed to play college baseball at Georgia Tech Favorite MLB Player: Ken Griffey Jr. Nickname: Nick Best player in Gwinnett Co. that’s not me: Austin Biggar Favorite pre-game meal: Zaxby’s Twitter handle: @WilhiteNick Coach Tony Wolfe’s take: “(Nick and his twin brother Austin are) great kids, great work ethic. And then they’re greatly competitive (among) each other. … Nick has a little more of the power. His swing is probably a little bit bigger. … If I had to bet, Nick might be a tick faster than Austin and has just a tick more power. It’s really just more of their swings. Nick turns it loose every swing, and Austin is a little more controlled. … They’re two of the best kids I’ve ever coached at Buford.”

Cole Zabowski School: Collins Hill Class: Senior Position: 1B/LHP Noteworthy: • Named first-team All-County by the Daily Post after hitting .391 with four home runs, 23 RBIs, nine doubles and a 1.141 OPS, as well as going 4-1 with a 2.80 ERA and 29 strikeouts in 45 innings in helping the Eagles to the Region 7-AAAAAA title and the state quarterfinals as a junior last year • Second-team All-County selection by the Gwinnett Dugout Club last season • Named preseason All-American by Under Armour • Signed to play college baseball at Ole Miss Favorite MLB Player: Freddie Freeman Nickname: Big Z Best player in Gwinnett Co. that’s not me: Cam Shepherd Favorite pre-game meal: Shore Favorite from Jersey Mike’s Twitter handle: @Cole_ Zabowski Coach Daniel Warzon’s take: “Z has been a great player for us the last 3 years.

He is known for his offense ability, hitting for average and power all over the park, but he is also an asset at first base and on the bump winning some big games in his career.

He’s a quiet leader that leads by example and is respected by his teammates. He has a calmness about him that never allows the moment to get too big for him to handle.”

Wesleyan outscored the Spartans 12-0 over the remainder of the middle frame to take a 2315 lead into halftime.

And it was more of the same in the second half, as Wesleyan kept GAC off both the backboard and the scoreboard.

By the time Sutton scored again with 5:48 left in the third quarter, the Spartans’ drought had reached 8:41, and the Wolves lead had reached 28-17.

Wesleyan led by as much as 18 points twice in the fourth quarter before GAC

made a mini-run near the end to cut the final margin to 11 points.

Register finished with five rebounds and four assists to go with her points, while Wesleyan also got six points and 15 rebounds from Armstrong, five points, 11 rebounds and three assists from Coombs and six points and 10 boards from Edwards.

Sutton had 14 points to lead GAC, which will meet Lovett for third place today at 4 p.m., while Robyn Benton added 12 points and nine rebounds.

Pace Academy 60, GAC boys 48 The No. 3 seed Spartans (17-9) tried to keep climbing out of an early hole the entire evening, but could never quite catch up to second-seeded Pace (16-9).

They also could never find an answer for the Knights’ inside combo of Wendell Carter Jr. (17 points, 13 rebounds) and Isaiah Kelly (16 points, eight boards), who dominated the lane and helped their team build a doubledigit lead for most of the game.

Wrestling

semifinals are scheduled for 7 p.m. wrestlers advance to today’s Archer’s defending state semifinals of the state tour- champions — Chris Diaz nament.

(145) pounds), Thomas “I thought if we can Bullard (160), Daniel Bulplace and get four chamlard (170) and Quinn Miller pions, we could win it,” (220) — all won by pin in Beuglas said “We are in the quarterfinals. pretty good shape at this “The four big guns I point.” thought could win,” Beuglas Archer, the three-time said. “I thought the other defending state champions, four could have gone either took a commanding lead way. We won eight of nine in the team standings. The in that round, so that’s Tigers have 81.5 points pretty good.” to take a nearly 30-point Gavin Smith (120), lead over second-place Logan Smith (132), Chase North Forsyth’s 52 points.

Degrenier (152) and Gabriel Gwinnett County has four Lee (160) also had quarterteams in the top six with finals wins for the Tigers.

Collins Hill in third (39), “The problem now is Brookwood fourth (38) and these guys won’t wrestle Mountain View sixth (37). until 7 p.m., so North The tournament resumes Forsyth can make a up a today at 9 a.m. with the lot ground during the day,” wrestle backs and the Beuglas said.

There are five semifinal matches that will pit Gwinnett wrestlers against each other.

Collins Hill’s Tariq Malik will face Central Gwinnett’s Ahkeem Lewis in today’s 106-pound semifinals. North Gwinnett’s Todd Small will wrestle Archer’s Gavin Smith in the 120 pound semis. Mountain View’s Justin George will wrestle Archer’s Chase Degreniner in the 152-pound semifinals.

“That’s going to be a tough matchup,” Beuglas said.

Mountain View’s Marquel Broughton will face Archer’s Gabriel Lee at 160 pounds and Meadowcreek’s Hector Mendoza will wrestle Archer’s Quinn Miller, a defending state champion, at 220 pounds.

Gwinnett’s other semifinalist are Central Gwinnett’s Hasan Krigger (113), Collins Hill’s Codi Russell (126), Tavion Askew (160) and Nathaniel Wellington (285), Brookwood’s David Key (152), Miles Nolan (170) and Shane Defritas (285) and Mountain View’s Leon Jarda. Jarda got a big win over Peachtree Ridge’s Josh Parr, a sectional champion last weekend, at 145 pounds to advance to the semifinals.

In Class AAAA, Buford had didn’t have its best day.

The Wolves advanced only four of its 10 wrestlers to the semifinals.

“That wasn’t a good round for us,” Buford head coach Jason Burton said.

“We had two very tough matches that didn’t go our way.”

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BASEBALL TEAM-BY-TEAM PREVIEWS Region 7-AAAAAA Collins Hill Eagles Head Coach: Daniel Warzon 2015 Record: 21-10, Region 7-AAAAAA co-champions, Class AAAAAA state quarterfinals Returning Starters: SS/RHP William Holland, Sr.; 1B/LHP Cole Zabowski, Sr.; 3B Riley King, Sr.; RHP/OF Monty Horn, Jr.; OF Al Del Villar, Sr.; OF Mark Flores, Sr.; C/1B Alec Cargin, Sr. Other key returners: RHP Spencer Douches, Sr.; RHP Jordan Adcox, Sr.; IF Chandler Boles, Sr.; RHP/1B Nick Topoleski, Jr. Key newcomers: IF/RHP Ty Sparrow, Jr.; OF/RHP Jason Fointno, Jr.; OF/RHP Drew Ishnoy, Sr.; OF Stuart Veal, Jr.; IF/RHP Ryan Jones, Sr. C Alex Guzman, Jr.; IF Grant Bonner, Jr.; RHP Josh Drexler, Sr.; LHP Camden Jones, Jr. Outlook: The Eagles return the bulk of their region championship team from last year, including Super Six pick and Ole Miss signee Zabowski, as well as six other every day starters and several different pitchers who saw quality innings. While there will be plenty of challenges from strong local teams, they should be a major factor once again on the region and state-wide levels.

Duluth Wildcats Head Coach: Thomas LePage 2015 Record: 7-19, seventh in Region 7-AAAAAA Returning Starters: IF/RHP Graham Parris, Sr. (.286; 37 K, 43 IP); SS Trey Harris, Sr. (.296, 16 RBis, 8 SB); OF Kyle Yancey, Sr. (9 RBIs); RHP/ IF Alan Carter, Sr. (.272, 11 RBIs; 3.62 ERA, 57 K, 50 1/3 IP); C Hector Ramirez, Jr. (.449 OBP); OF Chase Parker, Sr. (.250, 8 RBIs, 6 SB); 1B Eric Kim, Sr. (.286, 13 RBIs) Other key returners: IF Christian Cunningham, Jr.; OF/1B Thomas Shaw, Jr.; IF Daniel Ethridge, Jr. Key newcomers: IF/RHP Edrian Diaz, Sr. Outlook: The Wildcats had an up and down season a year ago, but LePage hopes the return of several key players, making up what he calls the most experienced varsity group the program has had in years, will provide more of the former than the latter. Parris gives the Wildcats a strong building block on the mound, while a batting order led by Harris and Kim should get a boost with the addition of Diaz.

Meadowcreek Mustangs Head Coach: Kraig Peebles 2015 Record: 5-18, eighth in Region 7-AAAAAA Returning Starters: RHP/SS Austin Wilkey, Sr.; C/3B/RHP Mason Bernard, Jr.; OF Sydney Gault, Sr. Key newcomers: IF/RHP Maicor Carmona, Soph.

Other key returners: OF Demetrius Barnfield, Jr.; IF Yamil Torres, Sr. Outlook: The Mustangs made some strides last season with five overall wins, including two in region play.

They aim to continue that momentum under new coach Peebles, who looks to bring a little continuity to the program. Having a trio of experienced talent like Wilkey, Bernard and Gault to build around should help.

Mill Creek Hawks Head Coach: Doug Jones 2015 Record: 12-15, fourth in Region 7-AAAAAA, first round of Class AAAAAA state playoffs Returning Starters: C Cameron Turley, Jr.; CF Sam Buchanan, Sr.; LF Andrew Martin, Sr.; RHP/OF Jay Pendley, Jr.; 3B Phillip Green, Jr.; IF/ RHP Davis Sharpe, Soph.; IF San Strausser, Sr.; 2B Matthew Lewis, Sr.; LHP Jacob Weisenberg, Sr. Outlook: Despite a losing record, due in no small part to their traditionally rugged early-season schedule, the Hawks came on strong late to make the postseason once again.

And Jones and his players expect things to be business as usual this spring with as many as nine returning starters. They will have to replace All-County selections in graduated pitcher Russell Klein and infielder Beau Brundage, but Jones and his staff always seem to be able to develop young players to keep the program well-stocked.

Mountain View Bears Head Coach: Jason Johnson 2015 Record: 22-12, third in Region 7-AAAAAA , Class AAAAAA state quarterfinals Returning Starters: CF/LHP Cameron Hankins, Sr. (.303, 14 RBIs, 6 2B; 5-3, 3.75 ERA, 39 K, 46 2/3 IP); C Logan Irvine, Sr. (.319, 13 RBIs); RHP/1B Robert Kwiatkowski, Sr. (.381, 4 HRs, 24 RBIs, 11 2B; 6-2, 3.75 ERA, 50 K, 50 1/3 IP); OF Zack Miller, Sr. (.315, 26 SB); 3B/SS/RHP Sam Freitas, Sr. (.275, 1 HR, 19 RBIs, 8 2B); RHP Brendan Munson, Sr. (3-0, 2.77 ERA, 15 K, 30 1/3 IP); RHP/1B/OF Tyler Zak, Sr. (2-2, 1.89 ERA, 33 K, 37 IP); 2B/SS Chandler Powell, Sr.; OF D’Marcus Guillory,

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Sr.; 2B/SS Trey Vanderpool, Sr. Other key returners: LHP Bailey Mixon, Sr.; SS/2B Samuel Orjuela, Sr. Key newcomers: RHP/SS Brennen Berger, Jr.; OF Kale Pylant, Sr.; RHP/ OF Garrett Valentour, Sr. Outlook: The Bears were just one run short of making the state semifinals last season, and with a senior-laden roster that includes 10 returning regulars, they appear primed to challenge the likes of Collins Hill and North Gwinnett for the region title and make another deep run into May. Kwiatkowski and Hankins are both two-way threats on the mound and at the plate, while Miller and Powell should provide plenty of speed to make things happen at the top of the batting order.

Norcross Blue Devils Head Coach: Reggie Stancil 2015 Record: 9-17, sixth in Region 7-AAAAAA Returning Starters: LHP Graeme Stinson, Sr.; OF Baron Radcliff, Jr.; OF Zack Walch, Sr.; OF Devin Mayfield, Sr.; RHP/IF Sam Grosswald, Sr.; LHP Fletcher Byrd, Sr.; IF/RHP Rolando Heredia, Jr.; IF Patrick Hutton, Sr.; IF Luke Chapin, Sr.; IF Cory Kelly, Jr.; RHP/OF Jake Camarda, Soph.; C Nate Shirah, Soph.

Key newcomers: OF Darius Foster, Jr. Outlook: The Blue Devils hope to rebound from last season and take another step back towards the postseason. Stinson (Duke) and Byrd (Kennesaw State) give them a pair of Division I college-committed lefthanded arms to build upon. Radcliff returns off a big power season to lead the offense, and should get some help with the addition of Lambert transfer and Oregon State-committed junior Foster in the outfield.

North Gwinnett Bulldogs Head Coach: Ryan Moity 2015 record: 22-12, Region 7-AAAAAA co-champions, Class AAAAA state quarterfinals Returning Starters: 1B Wes Brooks, Sr. (.327, 22 RBIs, 8 2B); 2B Clay Davis, Sr. (.300, 18 RBIs); RHP Connor Darling, Sr. (4-1, 1.40 ERA, 31 K); C Randall Watson, Sr. (16 RBIs); SS/ OF Tanner Hanes, Sr. (.385, 22 RBIs, 22 R); OF Matt Andryusky, Sr.; RHP Jake Brace, Jr. (6-1, 2.61 ERA, 50 K); 3B Cade Heil, Jr. (22 RBIs) Key newcomers: OF Cooper Colson, Sr.; OF Chase Young, Sr.; OF Wlker Cleveland, Soph.; OF P.J. Lynch, Jr.; OF Kolby Skolnik, Jr.; LHP Hunter Cummings, Jr. Outlook: The Bulldogs have been a strong contender in the region and a state playoff participant for quite some time, and this season should be no exception. There is a strong mix of youth and experience returning, including five returning senior starters and a junior starter among the position players. Darling returns healthy after battling arm issues late last year, while Brace got valuable playoff experience in his absence, giving the Bulldogs a really strong nucleus to its starting rotation.

Peachtree Ridge Lions Head Coach: Jon Zopf 2015 Record: 11-15, fifth in Region 7-AAAAAA Returning Starters: SS Cam Shepherd, Sr. (.442, 3 HR, 18 RBIs, 10 2B, 19 R, 1.277 OPS); OF/C Mac Ruendt, Jr.; RHP Austin Wojick, Sr.; 3B/RHP Caden Gaskins, Sr.; RHP Tristan Sumpter, Sr.; LHP/OF Ashton Shepherd, Soph.

Other key returners: IF Graham Holley, Sr.; 2B Robert Williams, Sr.; 1B Jon Kysel, Sr.; OF Alex Barnes, Jr. Key newcomers: RHP Spencer Piela, Sr., OF Djailon Forbes, Jr.; 1B Jack Briggette, Jr., RHP Danny Ibele, Jr. Outlook: Despite missing the postseason last season, first-year coach Zopf has high hopes the Lions can challenge to get back there this spring. Having a nucleus that includes Super Six shortstop Shepherd will help. In fact, the Lions should be strong all the way up the middle with experienced returnees in Shepherd, Ruendt behind the plate and the combination of Ashton Shepherd and Barnes in center field.

Region 8-AAAAAA Archer Tigers Head Coach: Chris Hays 2015 Record: 20-9, third in Region 8-AAAAAA, first round of Class AAAAAA state playoffs Returning Starters: SS Crews Taylor, Jr. (.400, 3 HR, 29 RBIs, 1.178 OPS, 8 2B); OF/RHP Rhian Mann, Sr. (2-2, 3.56 ERA, 24 K, 25 2/3 IP); C Connor Sims, Sr.; 3B Donald Perteet, Jr. (8 RBIs); 2B Ryan Cavey, Jr. (.270, 5 RBIs); UT Seth Ray, Sr.; RHP Cole Waites, Sr. (0-0, 1.85 ERA, 16 K, 11 1/3 IP) Other key returners: OF Dante Blyden, Sr. (6 RBIs); RHP Roberto Urena, Sr. (10 K, 7 1/3 IP)

Key Newcomers: RHP/1B Hunter Cain, Soph.; OF Tyler Ranel, Jr.; C Eli Young, Jr.; OF Chris Keane, Jr. Outlook: The Tigers lost some big contributors from the program’s first playoff team including their top hitters (Curtis Terry and E.J. Ranel) and top two pickers (Sean Fitzpatrick and Paul Duffey). However, there are enough building blocks coming back to give them a shot getting back to the postseason. Taylor, a Georgia Tech commit, is considered one of the top juniors in Georgia, while Mann and Waites logged several key innings on the mound a year ago. If the newcomers can come along like Hays expects, the Tigers will once again be a factor in the playoff race.

Berkmar Patriots Head Coach: Adam Newland 2015 Record: 4-21, ninth in Region 8-AAAAA Returning Starters: IF/RHP Brendan Perez, Sr. (.327, 9.27 OPS, 3 3B); 1B/LHP Brian Barrett, Sr. (.333, .846 OPS; 35 K as P); SS Josias Perez (.417, 1.076 OPS, 7 2B) Other key returners: OF Negash Desta, Sr.; OF Torrance Harvin, Jr.; OF Tyler Mason, Sr.; 1B/DH Khoi Le, Sr.; IF Gary Sanchez, Soph.; IF/C/ RHP Derwin Vega, Soph.

Key newcomers: IF/C Bryan Medina, Fr.; OF/P Brayan MonegroAbreu, Jr. Outlook: After finishing last in the region last season, the Patriots are looking to be more competitive this spring, particularly against teams in the upper division of the region standings. To do that, they will have to develop some pitching depth to complement what appears to be a solid returning nucleus to the batting order, led by both Perezes and Barrett..

Brookwood Broncos Head Coach: Rick Howard 2014 Record: 21-7, second in Region 8-AAAAAA, first round of Class AAAAAA state playoffs Returning Starters: SS/RHP Connor Holman, Sr.; OF Brandon Taylor, Sr.; 2B Jordan Perkins, Sr.; OF Spencer Lewis, Jr.; 1B Davis Tovey, Jr.; C/RHP Will Banfield, Soph.; RHP Austin Hohm, Jr. (3 saves, 1.26 ERA, 16 2/3 IP) Other key returners: LHP Josh Denton, Sr.; RHP Connor Dwyer, Sr.; IF DeAngelo Abboud, Jr.; IF Justin Cochran, Sr.; C Bailey Hopkins, Jr.; IF Jacob Britt, Sr.; RHP Carson Holman, Sr.; RHP Michael Rodriguez, Sr.; RHP/OF Chad Williamson, Jr. Key newcomers: 1B/3B Angelo DiSpigna, Soph.; SS Kameron Guidry, Fr.; OF Timothy Martin, Soph.; LHP Matthew Morgan, Soph.; RHP/3B Josh Murdock, Soph.; 3B/ OF Trace Twardoski, Soph.

Outlook: After many years under Rick Howard, the Broncos will have to adjust to a new voice in the dugout, though not that new, as Martin has been in the program the past 12 years. The biggest issue this season will be on the mound, where Martin will have to replace the entire starting rotation from last season. But while there are a total of 11 players on this year’s roster without varsity experience, the Broncos do return six starting position players. And if the pitching develops as hoped, a return to the postseason is still very much in play.

Central Gwinnett Black Knights Head Coach: Nick Hogan 2015 Record: 5-21, eighth in Region 8-AAAAAA Returning Starters: RHP/IF Neil Raja, Jr. (5 wins); RHP/IF Anthony Lopez, Jr. (.394); RHP/1B Mitchell Krystopa, Sr.; 2B Lincolm Roe, Sr. Other key returners: LHP Jafet Bonilla, Jr. Key newcomers: IF Tylor Rowe, Jr.; UT Tyler Ramirez, Jr. Outlook: With only four regular starters back from last year, the Black Knights will be looking for some answers this spring. Fortunately, some of those answers are in place, with Raja, who recorded all five of the teams wins on the mound last year, back, along with leading hitter Lopez.

The biggest questions will surround which players can step up to provide the depth the team will need in competing in one of the state’s toughest regions.

Dacula Falcons Head Coach: Scott Gaffney 2015 Record: 11-15, tied for fifth in Region 8-AAAAAA Returning Starters: Other key returners: RHP/OF Jonathan Grant, Sr. (.286, 1 HR, 7 RBIs, 8 SB); RHP/OF Brady Kelly, Sr. (3-5, 3.02 ERA, 33 K, 44 IP); OF/RHP/DH Cooper Morgan, Sr. (.290, 2 2B, 6 SB); IF/OF/RHP Ryan Vigue, Jr. (.262, 7 2B, 12 R, 8 SB); IF Cole Hays, Sr. (.293, 4 2B, 13 SB); RHP/OF Michael Cherwenka, Jr. (3-2, 2.85 ERA, 26 K, 39 IP, 4 CG); IF Bryce Jarvis, Sr. (.288, 2 2B, 9 R); UT/RHP Wes Whitehead (0-4, 3.65 ERA, 10 K, 19 2/3 IP; .200, 1

RBI); 1B/DH Drew Whitehead, Soph. (.267, 5 RBI, 4 SB) Key newcomers: UT Travis Bradley, Soph.; RHP Tyler Thrash, Jr.; C Jake McCaffery, Jr. Key returners: C Andrew Swanson, Jr.; 1B/DH Garrett Hughes, Sr. (.333, 1 2B, 1 RBI) Outlook: Gaffney has said his goal is for the Falcons to be the most improved team in the region. And with nine players who saw action as a starter at one time or another for a team that only finished a game out of a playoff spot last season, that shouldn’t necessarily take much.

Grayson Rams Head Coach: Jed Hixson 2015 Record: 12-14, fifth in Region 8-AAAAAA Returning Starters: 2B/SS Nic Laracuente, Sr. (.250, 3 RBIs, 10 R); 3B Chase Brice, Jr. (.284, 3 HR, 17 RBIs, 3 R); SS Oscar Serratos, Jr. (.319, 1 HR, 12 RBIs, 15 R); 1B/ DH Joseph Blankenship, Sr. (.347, 7 RBIs, 9 R); UT Grayson Gavulic, Sr. (.304, 2 RBIs, 7 R); C Nick Clamo, Jr. (.300, 2 HR, 9 RBIs, 8 R) Other key returners: OF/RHP Ryan Carriere, Sr.; RHP Matthew Dante, Sr.; RHP Ryan Smithson, Jr.; IF Brock Tate, Sr. (.269, 7 RBIs, 6 R) Key newcomers: OF Riley Knight, Jr.; OF Parker Meadows, Soph.; OF Sam Warren, Jr. Outlook: Several late-inning losses contributed mightily to the Rams spending a rare postseason at home last year. But Hixson is confident they will bounced back this season to challenge again in the region. While several young arms may take some time to mature, Hixson believes a more experienced batting order and defense, led by junior infielders Brice and Serratos, should be able to set the tone until they do.

Parkview Panthers Head Coach: Chan Brown 2015 record: 34-2, Region 8-AAAAAA champions, Class AAAAAA state champions, consensus national champions Returning Starters: C Austin Biggar, Sr. (.390, 11 HR, 46 RBIs, 1.200 OPS); RHP/1B Will Ethridge, Sr. (130, 1.47 ERA, 65 K, 71 1/3 IP; .316, 9 RBIs); OF Brian Kregel, Sr. (.307, 2 HR, 19 RBIs, .873 OPS); 1B/C Jonathan Whitmer, Sr. (.333, 4 HR, 21 RBIs, .912 OPS); LHP/1B Cody Collett, Jr. (4-0, 1.66 ERA, 25 K, 25 1/3 IP); LHP Caleb Mitchell, Jr. (1-0, 1.50 ERA, 3 K, 4 2/3 IP); RHP/OF Garrett Fowler, Sr. (0-0, 2 saves, 0.75 ERA, 14 K, 9 1/3 IP) Other key returners: LHP/OF Evan Bensch, Sr.; 2B Alex Hendrix, Sr.; OF Michael Lawson, OF; RHP/1B/3B Corey Whitlock, Sr. Key newcomers: OF Will Boles, Jr.; RHP/3B Spencer Chapman, Jr.; SS/3B/OF Joey DeMasi, Jr.; 2B Bryce Kelly, Jr.; OF/2B Melvin Teague, Jr.; RHP/IF/OF Michael Bryant, Soph.; LHP/OF Braden Hays, Soph.; OF/C Jonathan French, Fr. Outlook: On the surface, it appears the Panthers have several holes to fill off last year’s state and unanimous national championship team. But as in past years, they always seem to have a collection of younger players either waiting to step in or take on a larger role, such as pitchers Fowler, Collett and Mitchell. It also helps that two of the players that are returning are Super Six selections Biggar and Etheridge. There are still some question marks, such as finding a lead-off hitter and bolstering the bench. But bet on the Panthers being a contender on the region and state levels once again this spring.

Shiloh Generals Head Coach: Jimmy Hughes 2015 Record: 5-19, seventh in Region 8-AAAAAA Returning Starters: LHP/CF Myles Smith, Sr. (.442, 14 RBIs, 21 SB, 8 2B, 3 3B; 3-3, 2.42 ERA); C Myles Broughton, Sr. (.313, 4 HR, 19 RBIs, 4 2B); 1B/3B/RHP L.J. Higgins, Sr. (.322, 13 RBIs, 4 2B, 4 SB) Key newcomers: 2B/OF Bradon Holder, Sr.; 2B/3B/OF Tyler Grant, Sr.; OF Cris Jones, Jr.; SS Chris Frazier, Soph.; OF JaMyll Herbert, Soph.

Other key returners: RHP Moin Saiyed, Sr. (0-1, 4.59 ERA) Outlook: Hughes is hoping to shake things up as he takes over a program that took a step back after being a solid, competitive team the previous few years. So far, he says he’s liked what he’s seen. But whether the Generals are able to take a step towards their goal of a .500 season and challenging for a postseason bid will depend on how quickly younger players step up to provide depth behind a solid core that includes seniors Smith, Broughton and Higgins.

South Gwinnett Comets Head Coach: Steve Teschner 2015 Record: 11-16, fourth in Region 8-AAAAAA, first round of Class AAAAAA state playoffs Returning Starters: RHP/OF/C

Mikey Lee, Sr.; LHP/OF Seth Johnston, Jr.; 1B Jacob Carlsen, Sr.; UT Tariq Jackson, Sr.; LHP/OF Jordan Pullens, Sr.; RHP Jamey York, Sr.; RHP/SS Levi Byrd, Soph.; RHP/IF Hunter Moorer, Soph.; OF Cabera Weaver, Soph.

Other key returners: C Seth Tucker, Jr.; IF Deandre Myers, Sr.; LHP/1B Brandon McCall, Jr.; RHP/1B/DH Chayce Bryant, Soph.; UT/RHP Corey Farrow, Soph.; OF Isaiah Fleming, Soph.; OF Jack McCarthy, Soph.

Key newcomers: IF Cassius Jones, Sr.; IF Dylan Capps, Soph.; RHP/OF Landon Crafton, Soph.; IF/RHP Marc Davis, Soph.

Outlook: The Comets made the playoffs in what by most standards should have been a rebuilding year last season. So, with a year’s experience for several young freshman and sophomores who saw action, this spring figures to be another step forward. Johnston and Pullens figure to lead the pitching staff, while Lee’s versatility will move him behind the plate and allow him to pitch primarily out of the bullpen to lead what could be beneficial depth.

Region 8-AAAAA Discovery Titans Head Coach: Brandon Jackson 2015 Record: N/A Returning Starters: N/A Key returners: N/A Key newcomers: CF Savion Thompson, Sr.; RHP/IF Brandon McCoy, Jr.; RHP/IF Riley Forster, Jr.; OF Elijah Jones, Soph.; C Jack Oesterle, Soph.; IF Kameren Newkirk, Jr.; RHP/IF Alex Haller, Soph.; 1B Justin Bradley, Jr.; 2B Leonardo Gomez, Jr.; OF Brevin Everett, Sr.; OF Cameron Jett, Fr. Outlook: With players from three different schools blending into a brand new program, Jackson’s biggest task this year will simply be assessing exactly what the make-up of the team will eventually be. So far, he’s liked this group’s collective eagerness and work ethic, which should come in handy as the Titans try to be competitive in a traditionally strong region.

Lanier Longhorns Head Coach: Jonathan Wyman 2015 Record: 11-14, tied for sixth in Region 8-AAAAA Returning Starters: 2B Cameron Coursey, Sr. (.347, 1 HR, 9 RBIs, 12 R, .425 OBP); OF/RHP Noah Fritz, Jr (1-0, 3.15 ERA, 11 K, 6 2/3 IP).; LHP/1B Will Johnston, Sr. (2-4, 2.86 ERA, 23 K, 36 2/3 IP) Key returners: RHP Schuyler Pugh, Sr.; LHP/OF Will Bryan, Sr.; OF Cole Paschall, Sr.; RHP Cameron Edwards, Jr.; C Cooper Irwin, Jr.; RHP/ UT Nick Tanner, Jr.; Key newcomers: IF/RHP Connor Pickett, Sr.; 2B/SS Jaden Jackson, Fr.; OF Trevor Blackwell, Sr.; 2B/RHP Jackson Strickland, Jr.; OF/DH Matthew Gordon, Jr.; RHP Ethan Bailey, Jr.; 3B/RHP Matthew Rusch, Jr.; C Trevor Morelock, Soph.; OF Josh Stroud, Jr.; 1B/3B Jake Fields, Sr. Outlook: The Longhorns took a bit of a step back last year, and will rely on some newcomers with only three primary starters returning.

However, Wyman, who comes back to the program he helped build as an assistant to Chad Longe when the school opened after moving over from Norcross, likes the fundamentals this group of Longhorns has been schooled in. As tough as Region 8-AAAAA traditionally, including this year with state powers like Gainesville and Loganville, the Longhorns fully expect to contend for a playoff berth.

Region 8-AAAA Buford Wolves Head Coach: Tony Wolfe 2015 Record: 34-2, Region 8-AAAA champions, Class AAAA state champions Returning Starters: OF/LHP Nick Wilhite, Sr. (.349, 3 HR, 35 RBIs, 31 R, 6 3B, 16 SB); SS/RHP Austin Wilhite, Sr. (.389, 2 HR, 24 RBIs, 34 R, 10 SB); 3B/RHP Griffin Jolliff, Sr. (.321, 3 HR, 29 RBIs, 25 R; 2-0, 1.17 ERA, 19 K, 12 IP); OF Brandon Marsh, Sr. (.370, 15 RBIs, 43 R, 4 3B, 14 SB); LHP/1B Justin Glover, Sr. (.387, 1HR, 12 RBIs, 14 R; 2-0, 0.39 ERA, 24 K, 18 IP); 2B Dillon Lancaster, Sr. (.302, 10 RBIs, 18 R, 6 SB); 1B Thames Hudlow, Sr. Other top returners: RHP/IF Tyler Perkins, Jr.; C/1B Nathan Haines, Jr.; C/1B Noah Ledford, Soph.; OF Kent Baldy, Sr.; RHP Clay Dickie, Sr.; 3B Akira Mitchell, Jr. Key newcomers: LHP Zach Fordham, Jr.; LHP Frank Bradshaw, Jr.; 1B/RHP Robbie Proud, Jr.; OF Tanner Alexander, Jr.; OF Michael Gelb, Jr.; OF Cole Gunter, Jr. Outlook: Most teams hit as hard by graduation as the Wolves were last season should face a major rebuilding project. But the depth of the program should help Buford reload and make a strong defense of their state title and national ranking from last year. While the pitching staff

lost several big arms, two more will get their chance to take a leadership role in Jolliff and Glover, while the Super Six selection Wilhite twins and Brandon Marsh will lead what should be another strong batting order from top to bottom.

Region 6-AA GAC Spartans Head Coach: Robbie Wilson 2015 Record: 27-6, third in Region 6-AA, Class AA state quarterfinals Returning Starters: RHP/OF Andrew Schultz, Sr. (2-2, 1 save, 25 K, 15 IP); C Carter Lewis, Sr. (.400, 7 2B, 21 RBIs); OF Erik Smith, Jr. (.339, 14 RBIs); 3B Johns Hamilton, Jr. (.333, 15 RBIs, 23 R); OF Trent Fowler, Jr. (.467, 18 R); RHP Gabe Davenport Sr. (4-0, 2.26 ERA) Outlook: The Spartans lost 11 players off last year’s state quarterfinal team, but Wilson is very confident there is more than enough talent for them to contend again in one its usually one of the toughest AA regions in the state. Schultz, recognized as one of the top senior pitching prospects in the nation, should be the team’s mound ace along with Davenport, while Lews Smith, Hamilton and Fowler should be the catalysts of the offense.

Wesleyan Wolves Head Coach: Brian Krehmeyer 2015 Record: 32-4, Region 6-AA champions, Class AA state champions Returning Starters: SS Jake McCleskey, Sr. (.322, 21 RBIs, 20 R, 6 2B, 7 SB); RF Colin Hall, Jr. (.412, 19 RBIs, 20 R, 7 2B, 5 SB); RHP Jordan Ward, Jr. (10-1, 2.07 ERA, 47 K, 67 2/3 IP); RHP/1B Andy Archer, Sr. (2-0, 1 save, 2.46 ERA, 27 K, 25 2/3 IP; .316, 7 RBIs) •Other key returners: IF Drew Aspinwall, Sr.; OF Cole Mannion, Sr. (.423, 8 RBIs, 20 R, 5 2B); OF/RHP Mikey Olson, Sr. (.348, 3 2B); C/RHP Clint Prettyman, Sr.; RHP/1B Alex Thompson, Sr. (4-0, 1.03 ERA, 21 K, 20 1/3 IP) Key newcomers: Outlook: Despite losing the county’s Player of the Year (Jahmai Jones), its pitching ace (Andrew Sauer) and several other key seniors from last year’s state championship team, the Wolves should once again be among the teams to beat in the region and the state. Hall and McCleskey give them experienced bats, while Ward and Archer provide a solid 1-2 punch on the mound. It won’t be easy with Class AA, and specifically Region 6-AA, being loaded again.

But look for the Wolves to be a major contender once again.

Region 8-A, Division B Hebron Christian Lions Head Coach: Ben Drust 2015 Record: 23-12, Region 8-A runner-up, Class A (Private) state runner-up Returning Starters: RHP Ben Coker, Sr.; RHP Jake Hershman, Sr.; SS/ RHP Tyler Calvert, Sr.; C Austin Dixon, Sr.; OF/RHP Luke Crawford, Sr.; 1B/3B//RHP Spence Johns, Jr.; SS/RHP Steven Casey, Jr.; OF Sloan Bennett, Sr.; C James Civelli, Jr. Other key returners: OF/RHP Caleb Martin, Sr.; 2B/SS/RHP Shane Smith, Sr. Key newcomers: OF/RHP Austin Jett, Jr.; 2B/SS Landon Jones, Soph.; 1B/LHP Cam Smith, Jr. Outlook: Despite some losses from a few key areas, a strong group returns from a team that was only an extrainning Game 3 loss away from a state title last spring. Coker and Hershman give the Lions a pair of experienced, playoff-tested arms to lead the pitching staff, while six regular starters among the position players are also back to help first-year coach Drust settle in.

Providence Christian Storm Head Coach: Adam Cantrell 2015 Record: 25-6, Region 8-A champions, Class A (Private) state quarterfinals Returning Starters: 1B/LHP/OF Carey Spratlin, Sr.; C Jacob Koerper, Jr.; OF Chris Brown, Sr.; IF/RHP Luke Matthews, Soph.

Other key returners: IF/RHP Jake Mattix, Jr.; IF Desmond Jacobs, Jr.; RHP/OF Andy Weisgerber, Jr.; UT Mitchell Miller, Soph.

Key newcomers: ; OF/C Keegan Tranum, Fr.; LHP/1B Cole Tillotson, Fr.; IF/RHP Wesley Anderson, Soph.; C David Sloan, Soph.; 1B/OF Andrew Jones, Jr. Outlook: After being hit hard by graduation off last season’s region championship and state quarterfinal team, the Storm will try to rebuild this spring behind a core led by All-County selection Spratlin and three other returning starters. Given the traditional strong pre-region schedule, things could be rough in the beginning. But if history and Cantrell’s ability to get the most out of his players is any indication, expect the Storm to be a factor once region play begins.

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on that one. It felt weird having to try to compete Class AAAA state champiagainst him and try to get onship and a consensus top him out.”

10 national ranking during From Nick’s perspective, their junior season last it was a good thing Austin spring. never found the strike zone And their numbers were, because he was just as like the Wilhites themuncomfortable facing his selves, almost identical. twin brother.

Nick hit .349, with three “I’m always used to home runs, 35 RBIs, 16 him being on my team stolen bases, 31 runs scored and supporting me, and and a .994 OPS, while he winds up being on the Austin posted a .389 averother team, and he’s trying age, with two home runs, to get me out,” Nick said.

24 RBIs, 10 stolen bases, “Since we’re so competi34 runs scored and a 1.027 Seniors Nick (30) and Austin (20) Wilhite are signed to tive, I wasn’t going to let play baseball at Georgia Tech. (Photo: Kyle Hess) OPS. him strike me out. I was Those numbers fit in just more of their swings. faced each other on the like, ‘I’ve got to get a hit well with Wolfe’s assessNick turns it loose every field during a recent show- off him.’ ment on their biggest swing, and Austin is a little case camp.

“Probably, I would’ve strengths. more controlled.”

Both of the Wilhites also been (a little nervous had “Nick has a little more Of course, like a lot of pitch, in addition to their he thrown one over the of the power,” Wolfe said. other sets of twins, there is usual position, and on this plate) because I’d gotten “His swing is probably a also a competitive side to occasion Austin was pitch- out, I’d never hear the end little bit bigger. Austin is the Wilhite twins. While ing to Nick. of it.” the fundamentally perfect they share plenty of love “The two batters before The two are also comkid. His swing is more line and togetherness, they him, I threw two pitches petitive with their school drive and a perfect swing also like to one-up each to them combined,” Austin work, which both do well every time. If I had to bet, other when the opportunity recalled. “Then he gets up at, though Nick says he has Nick might be a tick faster arises. and I throw four straight a little catching up to do. than Austin and has just a Take, for instance, the balls, so it wasn’t really “I’ve always said (Austin tick more power. It’s really one time they actually much of a competition is) better in school than I

am,” Nick said. “I have to try a lot harder and study more. Being twins, that kind of bugs me a little bit. … It’s not too bad, but it just comes a lot more easy to him.”

The difference between the two may influence a big decision each brother may face this summer.

While both have signed to play college baseball at Georgia Tech’s nationally ranked program, both are also considered to be strong prospects for the 2016 Major League Baseball First-Year Player Draft in June.

If one decides to sign after being drafted while the other decides to suit up for the Yellow Jackets, or if they both sign after being drafted by different teams, it will mean being separated — something that has been very rare for them throughout their lives.

“I think about that all the time,” Nick said. “The longest we’ve been apart is about a week when he got

hurt and I went to a baseball camp (at Clemson).

Other than that, we’ve been together, played together, done everything together.

“So going off and playing baseball on two different teams — it’d just feel weird.”

However, both know that chances are they will have to separate at some point to lead their own individual lives, and they are prepared for that moment.

In the meantime, they’re just going to enjoy the time they have together with each other, and with their friends and teammates at Buford.

“I’m sure if we do go our separate ways and do end up facing each other, in the moment, we wouldn’t see each other as, ‘That’s my brother,’” Austin said. “I’m trying to look better than he is at that point. But at the end of the day, we’re always going to be there for each other and try to help each other out.”

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Getting to Know … Max Everson Atlanta Gladiators defenseman Max Everson finished his collegiate career at Harvard last year and is having an excellent rookie campaign. The younger brother of former Gladiators forward Marshall Everson has 10 goals and 10 points in 43 games so far this season.

In this installment of “Getting to Know …,” Everson, 22, talks to staff writer Christine Troyke about a variety of topics, including deciding to follow his brother to the Ivy League instead of playing for the hometown Minnesota Gophers, adding to his high school’s staterecord hockey championship total and playing in Madison Square Garden.

the hometown thing, it was easier to stay when I know I’m going to be in a place where we have 3,000 to 4,000 people at our high school games. My head coach played 17 years in the NHL. Our defensemen’s coach played 12 years in the NHL and has four Stanley Cup rings. It’s tough to beat that. That made it an easy decision to stay when, on top of all that, I get to have my senior year at home with my whole family and friends. I got lucky with my situation.

CT: Marshall said you waited a while to make your college decision.

ME: I was really delayed with that, especially compared to him.

CT: I asked your brother some of these same questions. Tell me about your hometown.

ME: Edina? (smiling) Great place. I spent my entire life there before I moved away for school. It was a great community to grow up in just because there’s a really strong hockey tradition there. It’s a good school system. There are outdoor rinks everywhere. Which, when you’re growing up as a young hockey player, that’s the perfect situation.

It’s not too far from Minneapolis, but it doesn’t have the same busy feel as the big city. It was definitely a good place for me to grow up. The hockey tradition is huge and it’s a big reason I am here.

CT: He said he committed pretty much as soon as Harvard made the offer (as a sophomore). I remember he said it was Atlanta Gladiators rookie Max Everson has made a suc- really hard for you to cessful leap to pro hockey after finishing his collegiate turn down the Minnesota option. career at Harvard last season. (Photo: Dale Zanine) ME: It was. I think he choosing hockey. I was few years so I think we felt thought I was going to go never quite that competikind of good finally being there, actually. Just because tive. I have a little bit more the underdog. We came it had always been my of a short fuse you could into the game really loose, dream to play there. You alsay. (Laughing) It’s terrible scored like 30 seconds in ways went to Gopher games for golf. I’d get around the and went up 4-0 by the end growing up. green and just chunk one, of the second period. We I saw him go through the and there goes my round. played really well. process and he made his But I also played lacrosse decision really early. He had for a time. When I was CT: Did you hold it over an unbelievable junior year younger, I played a ton of Marshall at all? and all of a sudden, he’s sports — soccer, swim club, ME: No. No. I wouldn’t hearing things that (other lacrosse, baseball, golf, do that. Now, yes. But at schools) are interested. hockey, football. Hockey the time, I think that one cut I don’t think he secondjust rose to the top as I deep, so I let that one rest guessed it because he loved moved forward. for a while.

Harvard, but I think he for CT: Did you have a rink sure had that thought in the the backyard?

CT: (Edina) won the CT: You played for the back of his mind, “What if ME: We didn’t until I state championship with National Development I’d waited?” was 16. We moved and we you as captain?

Program as well?

So I used that as an examhad a pond. My dad did ME: We did.

ME: My senior year in ple and decided they could the whole thing. We got CT: After Marshall left? high school they had some wait — and if they couldn’t the mini Zamboni out there ME: Yeah, the year after injuries. My age group was wait, well, maybe it wasn’t and had boards on the ends he was gone. All three years in their second year there the right situation. But Harand full-size nets. So it was he played high school, he and out of their eight defen- vard was very patient with awesome. made it to the state tournasemen, three of them got me, thankfully, and let me ment but they never won it. hurt. So they were looking take my time with the deciCT: I guess that made The year he left, of course, for guys and the high school sion, which allowed me to you guys popular in the we went and won it. It was season didn’t start until No- be really comfortable with neighborhood, right? supposed to be our worst vember. I was able to go for that choice.

ME: Oh, absolutely. But team in a few years, too, September and October. The that’s good — because you so it was not supposed to Five Nations tournament in CT: Did you finish your need help shoveling. Friends happen.

Sweden in early November degree? come over and say “Let’s was my last tournament. I ME: I’ll be done after this play.” I say, “Grab a shovel.

CT: How did the cham- got back right in time for the summer.

I’m not doing this alone.” pionship game go? high school season to start.

ME: We were actually CT: Looking back, was CT: Did you play other playing Minnetonka, which CT: Minnesota might there a best game in colsports? is another southwestern be one of the only places lege?

ME: Yeah, we’re also a suburb of Minneapolis and where high school hockey ME: We got to play at golf family. That’s somea huge rivalry. We’d played is something you’d leave Madison Square Garden thing I did since I was them a couple of times the national development twice. Which was awesome. young, some competitive already that year and they program for. (pausing) We lost both tournaments and stuff. were the heavy favorite.

ME: That’s definitely games. Actually, we got But my brother was a reThe whole season they true. Guys do leave for the crushed both times by Yale, ally good golfer. He was were the No. 1 team. And USHL and other leagues our rival, so it sounds like near a scratch golfer in that was actually the posithat offer really good opit’d be the best game, but high school, but ended up tion we had been in the last portunities. Going back to thinking about it, maybe not.

The ECAC championship my senior year when we won it. Or at Cornell, which is the craziest atmosphere I’ve experienced to this day.

CT: You were drafted

by Toronto?

ME: Yes. Then this summer, they sent my rights to Boston.

CT: What were you doing on draft day?

ME: It was actually in Minneapolis. My family advisor convinced me to go and I went something like 203rd. So I was getting pretty nervous for sure. But it was a cool feeling having my name called.

CT: When you were assigned to the Gladiators, you had a pretty good idea about the place, right?

ME: It was funny that it worked out that way when Boston switched their affiliation. It was good though.

My brother was able to give me a little bit of an idea what to expect from Coach (Andy) Brandt. And he used to play golf with (forward Mike) Merrifield all the time so it was nice to have those connections on the first day.

CT: How’s the transition from college to pros been for you?

ME: It’s an interesting change for sure. College, and especially in the ECAC, it’s a lot of tight checking. Pro is a bit more of a skill game. There’s more open ice, but at the same time, the margin for error gets a little smaller.

Turnovers and mistakes can be more costly because guys are just so skilled. But systems give you a little bit more room to work and skate and make plays.

I think it’s been good for my game because as time goes on, I’m getting more comfortable with making plays on my own and skating with the puck in traffic — things that in school are almost frowned upon because that’s just the style.

You chip it up the wall and live to fight another day.

But the schedule is probably the biggest adjustment — 72 vs. 36. I’ve already played more than I did last year.

CT: Is there anything you’ve had to do differently as a defenseman?

You said it’s a much tighter game in college.

ME: You can’t run around as much, go in the corner and hit some guy.

You have to be more controlled defensively.

CT: More conscious of not taking yourself out of the play?

ME: Exactly.

CT: What is your preferred method for passing time on the bus rides?

ME: I’ve been reading.

Some guys play cards. I haven’t gotten into that much. Prety much reading and hanging out. Or sleeping when I can. (smiling) When we’re not getting rattled around.

CT: What kind of music do you listen to most often?

ME: I’m kind of all over the map depending on the mood, but I like country and rap and hip hop stuff. I can listen to top 40 or more electronic.

CT: Do you have a favorite band?

ME: No. CT: Marshall said his was …

ME: … AC/DC. No, I don’t think I could say what mine would be. My favorite guitar player is Mark Knopfler (of Dire Straits) just because my dad loved him so we listened to him growing up. But I don’t think I could pick one favorite band.

CT: Is there someone you’d like to go see?

ME: I’ve seen Eric Church a couple of times and he is fantastic. Toby Keith was great. I’d like to go see Avicii. I’ve been told I look like him, so I’d like to go see.

CT: Any TV shows you try not to miss?

ME: Well, my roommate (Matt) Ginn and I have seen every episode of “The Office” so we throw that on.

That’s probably my favorite show of all time.

CT: That was Marshall’s answer as well.

ME: “Parks and Rec” and I can’t wait for the new season of “House of Cards.”

CT: Is there a reason you wear No. 4? Was that what was available?

ME: I wore No. 5 and when I made the varsity team in ninth grade, it was taken by a senior. So I just moved down to No. 4. I thought it was a good defenseman number. At Harvard, it’s retired, so I was No. 44, but I’m No. 4 again.

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PUBLIC HEARINGS

THE CITY OF NORCROSS NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING A Public Hearing will be held before the Norcross Board of Appeals on Thursday, February 25, 2016 at 7:00 PM in City Hall at 65 Lawrenceville Street for the purpose of due process of the following: VAR2015-0009, Variance to allow for the construction of a gravel surfaced parking area at 2580 Beaver Ruin Rd. For further information please call the Community Development Department at 678-421-2067.

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NOTICE OF INTENT TO INTRODUCE LOCAL LEGISLATION Notice is hereby given that there will be introduced at the Regular 2016 Session of the General Assembly of Georgia a Bill to amend an Act entitled “An Act providing a new Charter for the City of Sugar Hill, Georgia” approved April 17, 1975 (Ga. L. 1975, p. 3232), as amended, particularly by an Act enacted May 14, 2003 (Ga. L. 2003, p. 3546) and April 10, 2014 (Ga. L. 2014, p. 3618) to provide for a change in the corporate limits of the City and for other purposes.

This 12th day of February, 2016.

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Bond is to be in the principal amount of up to $7,947,500, payable as described in the Bond Resolution adopted by the Development Authority of Gwinnett County (the “Authority”) on February 8, 2016 (the “Bond Resolution”), and is to be used to finance, in whole or in part, the costs of the acquisition, construction and equipping of certain educational, athletic and recreational facilities on the campus of Cornerstone Christian Academy, Inc., a Georgia nonprofit company (the “School”), in Peachtree Corners, Gwinnett County, Georgia (the “Project”).

The proceeds of the Bond will be loaned to the School pursuant to a Loan Agreement, dated as of February 1, 2016, between the Authority and the School (“Loan Agreement”). Principal of, premium (if any) and interest on the Bond will be secured by an assignment of payments required to be made to the Authority under the Loan Agreement. The Court will also pass on the validity of the aforementioned Loan Agreement, the Deed to Secure Debt and Security Agreement, dated as of February 1, 2016 (the “Deed to Secure Debt”) between the School and holder of the Bond, a certain Bond Purchase Agreement, dated as of February 1, 2016 (the “Bond Purchase Agreement”), by and between the Authority and holder of the Bond, and the Bond Resolution. The Bond will not constitute the pecuniary obligation of the Authority, but shall be payable solely from amounts received from the School u

NOTICE TO PUBLIC YOU ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED that there will be heard before the Honorable Debra K. Turner, Judge of the Superior Court of Gwinnett County on February 23, 2016, at the Gwinnett Justice and Administration Center, 75 Langley Drive, Lawrenceville, Georgia in Courtroom 3-E at 1:30 p.m.., the case of the STATE OF GEORGIA v. DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY OF GWINNETT COUNTY and CORNERSTONE CHRISTIAN ACADEMY, INC., Civil Action File No. 16A-01259-2, in the Superior Court of Gwinnett County, the same being a proceeding to confirm and validate Development Authority of Gwinnett County Revenue Bond (Cornerstone Christian Academy, Inc. Project) Series 2016 (the “Bond”) and the security therefor. Said

PUBLIC HEARINGS under the aforementioned Loan Agreement. NO PERFORMANCE AUDIT OR PERFORMANCE REVIEW SHALL BE CONDUCTED WITH REGARD TO THE BONDS. Any citizen of the State of Georgia residing in Gwinnett County, or any other person wherever residing who has a right to object, may intervene and become a party to this proceeding.

This 9th day of February, 2016.

Richard T. Alexander, Jr. Gwinnett County Clerk of Courts 928-400531, 2/12,18

PUBLIC SALES/ AUCTIONS PUBLIC AUCTION THESE VEHICLES WILL BE SOLD FOR PUBLIC OUTCRY FOR CASH AT STATEWIDE WRECKER SERVICE LOCATED AT 2775 SIMPSON CIRCLE, NORCROSS, GEORGIA AT 10:00 A.M. ON FEBRUARY 13, 2016. THE FOLLOWING VEHICLES ARE DECLARED ABANDONED AND FORECLOSED VEHICLES PURSUANT TO OCGA 40-11-5.

ESTOS VEHICULOS SERAN VENDIDOS AL PUBLICO POR DINERO EN EFECTIVO EN STATEWIDE WRECKER SERVICE LOCALIZADO EN 2775 SIMPSON CIRCLE, NORCROSS, GEORGIA A LAS 10:00 A.M. EN 13 FEBRERO 2016 . LOS SIGUIENTES VEHICULOS AN SIDO DECLARADOS ABANDONADOS Y CERRADOS DE ACUERDO A OCGA 40-11-5 NUEVA LOCALIZACION 770-381-1140 www.

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ENGINE

2001 Ford Explorer 1FMZU62E11ZA71031

D15B146186813

2002 Dodge Durango 1B4HS58N12F111728

ENGINE B16A25309577 2011 Toyota Camry 4T1BF3EK6BU153086 2011 Peacesports 50cc Scooter LHJTLBBN7BB000187

2005 Nissan Maxima 1N4BA41E15C874019 2004 Chrysler Sebring 1C3EL46R24N373788 2005 Chrysler 300 2C3JK53G15H689414

1999 Chrysler Town&Country 1C4GP54L8XB864014

2003 Ford Expedition 1FMPU15L33LC49340

2006 Toyota Sienna 5TDZA22C26S488946

2000 Ford Windstar 2FMZA5048YBC86545

2006 Chrysler Sebring 1C3EL55R96N176823

2003 Toyota Camry 4T1BF32K53U052661

2007 Chrysler PT Cruiser 3A4FY48B87T631490

2001 Nissan Maxima JN1CA31DX1T837838

2000 Audi A6 WAUEH24B6YN067638

2002 Mitsubishi Eclipse 4A3AC84H82E096621

1997 Nissan Maxima JN1CA21D4VT807279 *** REBUILT ***

2001 Suzuki Grand Vitara JS3TX92V314103964

2001 Honda Accord 1HGCG56431A095912 *** REBUILT *** 1997 Infiniti Q45 JNKBY31D5VM002748 2000 Chevrolet Impala 2G1WF52EXY9352771 2004 Toyota Camry 4T1BF32K64U078087 1996 Nissan Maxima JN1CA21D7TT735054 1997 Ford Explorer 1FMCU24X3VUL25447

1995 Honda Accord JHMCD565XSC040474 2001 Lexus GS 300 JT8BD69S910125664 2005 Dodge Stratus 1B3EL46T45N644375 2005 Nissan Maxima 1N4BA41E05C858443 1998 GMC Jimmy 1GKCS13W8W2559522 1999 Chrysler Sebring 3C3EL55H2XT561018 2003 Mitsubishi Galant 4

PUBLIC SALES/ AUCTIONS 4A3AA46G73E217255 1998 Toyota 4Runner JT3HN87R1W0182862 1998 Honda Civic 2HGEJ662XWH522171 2005 Ford Freestar 2FMZA51605BA04992 1998 Toyota Camry 4T1BG22K3WU291606 1994 Toyota Camry 4T1SK12E6RU465238 2000 Mazda Protege JM1BJ2229Y0256956 2001 Dodge Dakota 1B7GL22N81S289340 1993 Toyota Camry 4T1VK12E2PU050668 2004 Jeep Liberty 1J4GL58KX4W183140 2006 Hyundai Sonata 5NPEU46F56H071896 2006 Pontiac Grand Prix 2G2WP552961114819 2001 Mercedes-Benz CLK320 WDBLJ65G11F161909 929-311531, 2/5,12 PUBLIC SALE Vehicle: 2000 Chevrolet GMT-400 truck Vin# 1GBKC34F2YF467160 Date: 2/26/2016 Time: 10:30AM Location: Tire Depot and More 790 Indian Trail Lilburn Rd Ste 101 Lilburn, GA 30047 929-400072, 2/12,19

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PUBLIC AUCTION There will be sold at public auction on Saturday February 20, 2016 at 11:00 am the following vehicles at Bossi Auto Sales LLC, 4598 Buford Hwy, SteB. Norcross, GA 30071, 2006 Toyota Sienna, VIN: 5TDZA23C86S447042.

SHAWNTIKI WILDER 0216 DEBRA BELL 0130 CHARLENE JONES 0026 TERESIA FREEMAN 1202 SHEKERA FLOYD 1005 4940 Memorial Dr Stn Mtn Ga, 30083 404-296-9737 DARYL DELEON 611 INEZ ALEXANDER 211 DAVID COLLINS 226 RICHARD FOX 219 LATISHA RODGERS 277 CURLILA NICOLE THOMAS 627 TIHESE HAYNES 875 SAMUEL RICHBURG 441 ANGELA YELDELL 134 AHMAD LEVEL 810 JARROD BELL 304 CHARITA WRIGHT 114 SADECK MITCHELL 104 DEMTRIUS BROWN 737 DORIS BLEDSOE 754 LATASHA PUE 527 TINISHA REED 730 885 Northern Ave Clarkston Ga, 30021 404-294-7368 Finisha Thompson 2006 ALTOMETRIUS L MATHIS 1018 CHARLESTON JONES 2

Angel Body Work Shop.

660 Old Norcross Rd, Lawrenceville, GA, 30046, 2013 Dodge Journey, VIN: 3C4PDCBG0DT619172, 2010 Dodge Avenger, VIN: 1B3CC5FB3AN189758.

DZ Mechanic Motors LLC, 3668 Willow Wood Way, Lawrenceville, GA, 30044, 2000 Mazda Protege, VIN: JM1BJ2225Y0233562, 2007 Suzuki Forenza, VIN: KL5JD56Z37K704564, 1998 Dodge Ram, VIN: 1B7HC16Y4WS738393, declared abandoned and foreclosed vehicles pursuant to Official Code of Georgia Annotated Section 40-11-5 929-400279, 2/12,19 PUBLIC AUCTION The following rooms will be sold at the public auction starting at 4360 Covington Hwy Dec Ga, 30032. The auction date is Feb 20th, 2016 starting at 8:30a.m.

4360 Covington Hwy Decatur Ga, 30032 404-284-0918 KEITH MOHAMMED 1355 KEITH MOHAMMED 0102 STEVEN GABRIEL 1008 DUWANNA EVANS 1138 VINNAASIA BILLINGS 1050 S

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B6 • FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 12, 2016 PUBLIC SALES/ AUCTIONS 2094 TONIA JACKSON 1088 JUDY MOSLEY 2131 JONATHAN JOHNSON 1132 OTIS K JOHNSON JR 1105 JUSTIN NIX 2042 JOHNNIE BINES 1102 RENETTA JACOBS 2054 CHRIS MONTGOMERY 1161 3605 Sams Rd Clarkston Ga, 30021 404-296-1492 CHARLOTTE FAYE C75D MATTHEW SMITH E23 SHAWN WILLIAMS D35 SABRINA ROBINSON C37U LATOYA WALIYANI B32 AUBREY REED A03 UMAR DIXON C33U MONIQUE OFFUTT C27 CYNTHIA ALLEN C09-15 OSIA WILLIAMS C29-30 2161 Hewatt Rd Snellville Ga, 30039 770-979-5237 DAVE SMITH 170-80 JENNIFER LEE 173 ALHAJI SOYA-BONGAY 247 CAMURI NEWSOME 169 MELISSA MOORE 144 MELISSA THAGGARD 049 2040 Scenic Hwy Snellville Ga, 30078 770-736-4992 CYNTHIA WILLIAMS 1321 MADISYNN TUKPAH 1434 RACQUEL DAVIS 0144 BRUCE BYRD 0212 IRIS HAMMONDS 0359 AKEIA LITTLE 0118 DELORES WARD 1108 MARCUS BROWN 1411 TALON MATTHEWS 2613 DEMARCO CONKLIN 0108 140 Rockbridge Rd Nw, Lilburn Ga, 30047 770-7179666 MAGNIA GEORGE 213 JWAYNE CLIVENS 330 DENVER PENNYMAN 4125 JOSEPH HESKOOR 3132 LILIAN CAMACHO CADENAS 450 JESSICA CARBAJAL 454 JON LANDON 4107 MATHEUS SOUSA 473 SHANTIKA EMANUEL 431 SHANTIKA EMANUEL 4163 GARY HISER 375 KIZZY BISHOP 4113 5365 Jimmy Carter Blvd Norcross Ga, 30093 770447-5017 OSCAR QUEVEDO B223 ELIZABETH VEGA-PARDO 1115 BARRETT CULVER 1073 STEPHAN HILL 1113 LYNN LAWSON AA9074D KATANYA MITCHELL SWINT 1075 AGNES PHIFER B224 ZELLA TURNER 1051 ANA HERRERA A105 TAMARA HILL B129 CAYLA MOORE B115 OZAIR SIDDIQUI 1014 ASHLEY MEON COOK B201 KEVIN WHITE B211 SOEL ORTEGA AA4259F SOEL ORTEGA AA5911D 2900 Atlanta Hwy Athens Ga, 30606 706-548-8080 RODERICK WRIGHT 1705 CORA WRIGHT 3406 KIMETHA BUTTS 4334 DESBRA POWELL 4402 NICHOLE FREEMAN 4004 TIUANA BOLDEN 1703 JEFFERY SCOGGINS 4030 STEPHANIE HAAFF 1607 TERRI SIMMONS 4363 COREY HAMMONTREE 1001 CRAIG WILLIAMS 3402 2505 Candler Rd Decatur Ga, 30032 404-241-6021 DELORES GANTT AA9994B 929-400079, 2/12,19 PUBLIC SALE In accordance with the provisions of State Law, there being due and unpaid charges for which the undersigned is entitled to satisfy an owner and/or manager’s lien of the goods hereinafter described and stored at Uncle Bob’s Self Storage located at: 2655 Langford Rd. Norcross, Ga. 30071, 770-2420468; And, due notice having been given, to the owner of said property and all parties known to claim an interest therein, and the time specified in such notice for payment of such having expired, the goods will be sold at public auction at the below stated location(s) to the highest bidder or otherwise disposed of on TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 23, 2016, @ 10:00 AM. SPACE NO.; CUSTOMER NAME; INVENTORY 060 Alexis Mungin Household Goods/Furniture, TV/ Stereo Equipment 165 Zonzetta Carter-Adepoju Household Goods/Furniture, 183 Anna Monroe Household Goods, Furniture 228 Timothy Weidler Household Goods, Furniture, Tools/Appliances, Office Furniture/Machines/ Equipment, Landscaping/ Construction Equipment 261 Keith Duncan Household Goods/Furniture, TV/ Stereo Equipment, Tools/ Appliances 298 Geoffry Beals Household Goods/Furniture 340 Joseph Anderson Household Goods/ Furniture

PUBLIC SALES/ AUCTIONS 484 Crutchfield Tamika Household Goods/Furniture Boxes 517 Julian H Stewart Household Goods/ Furniture, Account Records/Sales Samples 929-311098, 2/5,12 PUBLIC AUCTION UNCLE BOB’S STORE #413 PUBLIC SALE In accordance with the provisions of State Law, there being due and unpaid charges for which the undersigned is entitled to satisfy an owner and/or manager’s lien of the goods hereinafter described and stored at Uncle Bob’s Self Storage located at: 875 Marathon Parkway Lawrenceville, GA 30046, 678-242-1441; And, due notice having been given, to the owner of said property and all parties known to claim an interest therein, and the time specified in such notice for payment of such having expired, the goods will be sold at public auction at the below stated location(s) to the highest bidder or otherwise disposed of AUCTION DATE: Tuesday, February 23, 2016 at 10:30 AM Space No. C u s t o m e r Name Inventory 1053 Kea West Household Goods/Furniture 2051 Danh C. Tran Household Goods/Furniture 2069 Steven Lewis Household Goods/Furniture; Tv/ Stereo Equip.; Tools/ Appliances; Office Furniture/ Machines/ Equip.; Landscaping/construction Equip.; Account Records/ sales samples.

2092 Gabriel Salee Household Goods/Furniture; Tv/ Stereo Equip.; Tools/ Appliances.

3024 Raquel Taylor Household Goods/Furniture; Tv/ Stereo Equip.; Tools/ Appliances.

3118 Adrienne Hearn Household Goods/Furniture; Tools/ Appliances.

3180 Kea West Suitcase 4019 Mario Anderson Household Goods/Furniture; Tv/ Stereo Equip.

4049 YMA Diamond Brokers Inc. Office Furniture/ Machines/ Equip.

929-311269, 2/5,12 NOTICE OF SALE OPEN TO THE PUBLIC Date of Auction March 4, 2016 at 11:00am According to the lease by and between: Unit 122 Robert Albers Unit 410 Michelle Hicks Unit 424 Michelle Hicks Unit 446 Joyclyn Ginyard and TKG-StorageMart, DBA StorageMart #701, and its related parties, assigns and affiliates. In order to perfect the lien on the goods contained in the storage unit the manager has cut the lock on their units and upon a cursory inspection the units were found to contain Coffee Pot, brief cases, weed eater, florescent lights, saw horses, speaker, motor oil, conduit benders, chairs, boxes, rockers, grill, chests, stools, bookcase, couch, frames, rake, vacuum, fans, clothes, lamps, mixer, boxes, table, pots, pans, washer and dryer, tools, wooden cross, tv, computer monitors, golf clubs, flag, dolly cart, pedestals, drums, and many other items used in and around the home.

ITEMS WILL BE SOLD OR DISPOSED OF AT THIS SITE ON, March 4, 2016 AT 11:00 AM AT THE ADDRESS LISTED BELOW TO SATISFY OWNERS LIEN IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE STATE STATUTES. TERMS OF SALE ARE CASH ONLY, NO CHECKS WILL BE ACCEPTED. ALL GOODS ARE SOLD IN “AS IS” CONDITION. TAX MUST BE PAID OR RESALE NUMBERS FURNISHED. BUYERS MUST PROVIDE THEIR OWN LOCKS IF NEEDED. SELLER RESERVES THE RIGHT TO OVERRIDE ALL BIDS. ALL ITEMS OR SPACES MAY NOT BE AVAILABLE ON DATE OF SALE. StorageMart 701 794 Scenic Highway Lawrenceville, GA 30046 770-236-9260 929-311653, 2/5,12

ZONINGS LEGAL NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC CITY OF LAWRENCEVILLE Notice is hereby given that an application has been made

by Josh Ferguson, Planning and Zoning Director for the City of Lawrenceville, on behalf of the City of Lawrenceville for a rezoning from RTH (Gwinnett County) to RS-180 (RZ-16-01) for the property located at the intersection of Tree Creek Boulevard and Lonnie Harvel Boulevard more particularly described by the attached legal description.

The City Council of the City of Lawrenceville will hold a public hearing at 7:00 P.M. on March 7, 2016 in the Council Chambers at City Hall, which is located at 70 South Clayton Street, Lawrenceville, Georgia.

LEGAL DESCRIPTION GWINNETT COUNTY TAX PARCEL ID NUMBER 7-031-282 All that tract or parcel of land lying and being in Land Lot 31 of the 7th District of Gwinnett County, Georgia, as shown on that certain ALTA/ ACSM Land Title Survey for Student Housing Land, LLC and Chicago Title Insurance Company prepared by Riley, Park, Hayden & Associates, Inc. containing the seal of Ralph L. Hayden, GRLS No. 1749, dated March 5, 2009, and being more particularly described according to said survey as follows: Commencing at a point on the curved intersection of the northerly right-of-way line of Walther Boulevard (80’ right-of-way) and the easterly right-of-way of Tree Creek Boulevard (80’ rightof-way), said point being the POINT OF COMMENCEMENT; thence along the said easterly right-of-way line of Tree Creek Boulevard North 04° 36’ 15” West a distance of 480.99 feet to a point; thence continuing along said easterly right-of-way line proceed South 85° 23’ 45” West a distance of 10.00 feet to a point; thence continuing along the said easterly right-of-way line North 04° 36’ 15” West a distance of 193.73 feet to the POINT OF BEGINNING; thence continuing along the said easterly right-of-way line of Tree Creek Boulevard North 04° 36’ 15” West a distance of 417.34 feet to a point; thence continuing along the said easterly rightof-way line northerly and n

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northeasterly a distance of 711.77 feet along the arc of a curve to the right, having a radius of 634.07 feet and being subtended by a chord which bears North 27° 33’ 15” East for a distance of 674.98 feet to a point; thence continuing along the said easterly and southerly rightof-way line North 59° 42’ 44” East a distance of 125.75 feet to a point on the easterly line of Land Lot 31 (said line being common to Land Lots 30 & 31); thence leaving said southerly right-of-way line of Tree Creek Boulevard proceed along the easterly line of Land Lot 31 South 29° 58’ 13” East a distance of 1031.58 feet to a point; thence leaving the said easterly line of Land Lot 31 proceed South 82° 53’ 06” West a distance of 115.66 feet to a point in the centerline of a creek; thence proceed along the said centerline of a creek the following bearings and distances: South 09° 28’ 27” East a distance of 12.20 feet to a point; South 41° 32’ 59” West a distance of 34.83 feet to a point; South 19° 50’ 04” West a distance of 27.10 feet to a point; South 45° 06’ 01” West a distance of 15.61 feet to a point; South 03° 52’ 44” West a distance of 43.54 feet to a point; South 18° 40’ 41” West a distance of 45.86 feet to a point; South 39° 52’ 40” West a distance of 35.70 feet to a point; South 61° 58’ 15” West a distance of 33.72 feet to a point; South 39° 25’ 13” West a distance of 18.47 feet to a point; South 20° 55’ 12” West a distance of 21.21 feet to a point; South 39° 50’ 49” West a distance of 17.57 feet to a point; South 19° 29’ 29” East a distance of 15.76 feet to a point; South 24° 01’ 49” West a distance of 5.04 feet to a point on the proposed northerly right-of-way of Collins Industrial Way (80’ right-of-way); thence leaving the said centerline of a creek proceed along the said proposed northerly right-ofway line of Collins Industrial Way South 85° 25’ 20” West a distance of 280.98 feet to a point; thence continuing along said proposed northerly right-of-way line westerly and southwesterly a distance of 261.42 feet along the arc of a curve to the left, having a radius of 440.00 feet and being subtended by a chord which bears South 68° 24’ 05” West for a distance of 257.59 feet to a point of reverse curvature at the curved intersection with the proposed easterly right-of-way line of a proposed tie-in road with Tree Creek Boulevard; thence leaving the said proposed northerly right-of-way line of Collins Industrial Way proceed through the curved intersection of the proposed easterly right-of-way line of a tie-in road westerly and northwesterly a distance of 37.37 feet along the arc of said curve to the right having a radius of 25.00 feet and being subtended by a chord which bears North 85° 47’ 42” West for a distance of 33.99 feet to a point of compound curvature; thence continuing along the said proposed easterly right-ofway line northerly a distance of 241.23 feet along the arc of said curve to the right having a radius of 360.00 feet and being subtended by a chord which bears North 23° 46’ 38” West for a distance of 236.74 feet to the POINT OF BEGINNING. Said tract containing 766,401 square feet or 17.59415 acres, more or less.

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LEGAL NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC CITY OF LAWRENCEVILLE Notice is hereby given that an application (SU-16-02) has been made by Marian Adeimy on behalf of New Testament Ministries, Inc. for a Special Use Permit to allow a parsonage for the property described by the attached legal description.

The City Council of the City of Lawrenceville will hold a public hearing at 7:00 P.M. on March 7, 2016 in the Council Chambers at City Hall, which is located at 70 South Clayton Street, Lawrenceville, Georgia.

LEGAL DESCRIPTION 415 WEST PIKE STREET All that tract or parcel of land lying and being in Land Lot 144 of the 5th District, Gwinnett County, Georgia Records, being particularly described as follows: To find THE POINT OF BEGINNING, start at the point of reference at the intersection of the westerly right-ofway of Honeysuckle Avenue (having a 20’ R/W) with the northerly right-of-way of Georgia Hwy. 120 a.k.a. West Pike Street, having a variable right-of-way; thence South 62° 39’ 17” West, 30.61 feet to a point; thence North 78° 58’ 40” West, 274.62 feet to a point; thence North 07° 08’ 53” East, 14.03 feet to an iron pin; thence North 78° 58’ 40” West, 88.00 feet to THE POINT OF BEGINNING; thence continuing North 78° 58’ 40” West along the northerly right-of-way of Georgia Hwy. 120, 58.19 feet to a point; thence North 79° 04’ 58” West, 21.16 feet to an iron pin; thence North 01° 20’ 49” West along the line of property now or formerly owned by C.R. Gunter, 340.21 feet to an iron pin; thence North 71° 58’ 34” East along the line of property owned by G.J. Yancey, 148.16 feet to an iron pin; thence North 09° 54’ 04” East, 138.44 feet to an iron pin; thence South 34° 05’ 31” East, 58.31 feet to a point; thence South 07° 48’ 28” West, 182.79 feet to a point; North 82° 11’ 32” West, 44.00 feet to a point; thence South 07° 48’ 28” West, 317.00 feet to THE POINT OF BEGINNING. Said tract being identified as Tract No. 2, containing 1.1337 acres according to the survey for Concourse Centre, prepared by Bragg, Wood & Associates, July 24, 1986, revised December 12, 1986.

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LEGAL NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC CITY OF LAWRENCEVILLE Notice is hereby given that an application (SU-1601) has been made by Gene Smith for a Special Use Permit to allow an EMC sign for the property described by the attached legal description.

The City Council of the City of Lawrenceville will hold a public hearing at 7:00 P.M. on March 7, 2016 in the Council Chambers at City Hall, which is located at 70 South Clayton Street, Lawrenceville, Georgia.

LEGAL DESCRIPTION 963 BUFORD DRIVE All that tract or parcel of land lying and being in Land Lot 28 of the 7th District, City of Lawrenceville, Gwinnett County, Georgia, encompassing 7.446 acres, according to a plat of survey for Artistic Builders Supply, as surveyed by M. V. Ingram Enterprises, Inc., dated April 22, 2001 and being more particularly described as follows: TO FIND THE POINT OF BEGINNING commence at a point at the intersection of the eastern right-of-way of Georgia Highway No. 20 (variable right-of-way) with the northern mitered right-ofway of Morningside Drive (30 foot right-of-way); thence along said eastern right-ofway of Georgia Highway No. 20 North 04° 02’ 33” East 177.50 feet to THE POINT OF BEGINNING; thence continuing along said right-of-way the following courses and distances: North 04° 02’ 33” East 7.91 feet to a point; North 12° 43’ 39” East 80.07 feet to a point North 04° 22’ 10” East 264.38 feet to a point; North 07° 42’ 55” East 95.43 feet to a point with the intersection of the southeastern right-of-way of Georgia Highway No. 124 (80 foot right-of-way); thence along said right-of-way North 36° 08’ 02” East 128.99 feet to a point; thence continuing along said right-of-way along the arc of a curve to the right 279.41 feet, said arc having a radius of 1,478.09 feet and being subtended by a chord bearing North 41° 32’ 58” East 278.99 feet to an IPF OT; thence leaving said right-of-way proceed South 31° 12’ 26” East 255.40 feet to a point; thence continuing South 31° 12’ 26” East 319.99 feet to an IPF OT; thence South 54° 01’ 14” West 100 feet to an IPS; thence South 31° 26’ 46” East 165.87 feet to an IPS on the northern right-ofway of Morningside Drive; thence along said right-ofway the following courses and distances: South 54° 28’ 06” West 181.25 feet to a point; thence along the arc of a curve to the left 74.80 feet , said arc having a radius of 178.38 feet and being subtended by a chord bearing South 42° 27’ 20” West 74.25 feet; South 24° 36’ 58” West 16.93 feet to a point; thence leaving said right-of-way proceed North 11°34’ 38” West 82.87 feet to a point; thence North 85° 50’ 42” East 87.31 feet to a point; thence North 85° 50’ 42” West 122.70 feet to a point; thence North 85° 34’ 06” West 185.79 feet to THE POINT OF BEGINNING. 934-400528, 2/12

GWINNETT COUNTY PLANNING COMMISSION WEDNESDAY, MARCH 2, 2016 AT 7:00 P.M. GWINNETT COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS TUESDAY, MARCH 22, 2016 AT 7:00 P.M. GWINNETT COUNTY JUSTICE AND ADMINISTRATION CENTER AUDITORIUM 75 LANGLEY DRIVE LAWRENCEVILLE, GEORGIA 30046 THE FOLLOWING AMENDMENT TO THE UNIFIED DEVELOPMENT ORDINANCE IS SCHEDULED FOR PUBLIC HEARINGS AS STATED ABOVE. INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE IN THE OFFICE OF THE PLANNING DIVISION, 446 WEST CROGAN STREET, LAWRENCEVILLE, GEORGIA. OFFICE HOURS ARE 8:00 A.M. TO 5:00 P.M., MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY. UDOA2016-00003AN AMENDMENT TO THE UNIFIED DEVELOPMENT ORDINANCE OF GWINNETT COUNTY; TITLE 1: ADMINISTRATION AND TITLE 2: LAND USE AND ZONING TO PROVIDE NEW OR REVISED REQUIREMENTS FOR DONATION DROP BOXES. P&D PC/BOC UDO3 3/2 & 3/22 934-400519, 2/12

FULL TIME

AUTO MECHANIC to maintain private fleet. Handle all phases of auto & light truck maintenance. M-F, 8-5., Sat. 9-12. Sal. DOE. Email resumes to: hmcsweep@aol.com or fax 770-476-0994.

FULL TIME EXECUTIVE

The Northeast Georgia Council, Boy Scouts of America has an immediate opening for a

DISTRICT EXECUTIVE position in Gwinnett County.

Responsibilities incl. event planning, marketing, fundraising, & public speaking. A Bachelor’s Degree is required. Starting salary is $36,000 per year, plus an auto allowance & benefits.

Please send resume and cover letter to: Northeast Georgia Council, P.O. Box 399, Jefferson, Ga 30549 or email to nega. humanresources@ gmail.com

HELP WANTED Full Time or Part Time help at

THE ROCK YARD in Duluth.

Call between 8am-2pm.

770-232-0154 HVAC DISPATCHER/ RECEPTIONIST EXP Dispatcher/ Receptionist Needed for HVAC Company.

Computer skills a must, needs to be able to control 6 incoming phone lines, fast paced environment. Full benefits, a drug & smoke-free company.

HVAC SERVICE TECHNICIANS Progressive Atlanta/ Monroe Company seeking experienced residential and light commercial Service Technicians with at least 5 years experience. Must posses superior technical and people skills. Certifications, tools and a good driving record required. We are a Drug Free Workplace.

Only qualified candidates should apply by faxing, 770-207-8999 or emailing, snellair@ windstream.net, their resume to Recruiting Manager.

LPN OFFICE NURSE Psychiatric Practice in Snellville is seeking an LPN office nurse.

Requires phone contact with patients and medication refills.

Prefer someone with previous psychiatric experience. Salary and benefits. Please send your resume to cpgresume@gmail. com, no phone calls please.

MEDICAL

BUILDING OFFICIAL (FULL-TIME) The CITY OF SUWANEE is accepting applications for a BUILDING OFFICIAL. This position is responsible for directing the dayto-day activities of the Inspections Division.

Hiring range $49,909 to $66.616 with experience, education and certifications. Get details on this position and application at www.suwanee.com, application must accompany resume.

City of Suwanee, 330 Town Center Avenue, Suwanee, GA 30024 (770) 945-8996 Drug Free Workplace & Equal Opportunity Employer Computer/IT: NCR Corporation seeks F/T Senior Security Architect Lead in Duluth, GA. Provide secure & design services for NCR infrastructure, security consulting & oversight. Arch & design secure solutions & define process for info security controls. Up to 10% trav req’d. Req’s Bach or frgn equiv in Comp Sci, Comp Eng or rel fld fllwd by 10 yrs progressively resp pro info security exp – OR – Master’s or frgn equiv & 8 yrs info security exp CISSP cert req’d.

Send resume: Candice.

Austin@ncr.com, ref req #683536 ELECTRICAL / WAREHOUSE POSITION, FT in Lilburn for testing & reconditioning Electrical items.

Email: accounting@ sercoga.com

Willow Wood Nursing

NOW ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS FOR • LPN and RN’s needed days and evening for charge nurse positions • C.N.A.’s needed days and evenings • Admission and Marketing.

Long term Admission & Marketingexp. pref. M - F, some weekends may be reqd.

• Maintenance Director. Exp. in long term care & regulations pref.

M - F, some weekends may be reqd. & on call.

APPLY IN PERSON: 4595 Cantrell Rd. Flowery Branch Email Resumes to: sjones@sterling-health. com

OR CALL: 770-967-2070

NOW HIRING Immediate Openings If you are interested in working for an energetic team and A fast paced environment Rockdale Healthcare Center Is Seeking Applicants for

Experienced Food Service Director, Chefs, Servers, Dietary Aides RN’s, LPN’s, CNA’s Please Email Resume to agrace@rockdalehc. com or ycolbert@ rockdalehc.com Or apply within @ 1510 Renaissance Drive NE Conyers, GA 30012

FARMS, LOTS & ACREAGE FOR SALE

FULL TIME Seeking 10 temp/ full-time positions in Atlanta - Sandy Springs - Marietta Metro, Hall, & Gilmer, GA counties. from 4/1/2016 to 12/1/2016. M-F 6:30 am to 3:30 pm. 35 hrs/ wk. Duties: Landscape or maintain grounds of property using hand or power tools or equipment. Tasks may include any combination of the following: sod laying or removal, trimming, planting, watering, digging, raking, and sprinkler installation, service, or repair. Lift & sustain 50+ lbs. Poss.

Drug Screening (PostHire) E-Verify (PostHire) Poss. Background Checks (Post-Hire) No edu/exp required. OJT available.Starting wage from $12.39/hr. Poss OT starting from $18.59/ hr. Single workwk used to compute wages due, paid every week. Possible raises, bonuses, or incentives dependent on tenure with company, exp., or job performance. All deductions from the worker’s paycheck required by law will be made.

Employer will provide workers at no charge all tools, supplies, and equip. req’d to perform the job. Trans. (including meals &, to the extent necessary, lodging) to the place of employment prov’d, or its cost to workers reimbursed if the worker completes 1/2 the employment period. Return trans. will be prov’d if the worker completes the employment period or is dismissed early by the employer. H-2B workers reimbursed in the first workwk for all visa, visa processing, border crossing, and other related fees including those mandated by the government (excluding passport fees).

Qualified applicants are to inquire about the job opportunity or send an employment application indicating their availability, and/ or resumes directly to GA Dept. of Labor, 148 Andrew Young International Blvd., Suite 426, Atlanta, GA 30303-1751 Phone: or online at http://www. dol.georgia.gov to apply and email resume to Terry at terry@ aquatronirrigation.com for Aquatron Irrigation, Inc., Alpharetta, GA 30004, 770-664-0763. .

This ad is being placed concurrently with an H-2B application.

MAKE IT A

CAREER

MONROE, GA 30656 HOUSES FOR SALE COVINGTON, GA 30014

2.18 ACRES LAKE WALTON ESTATES! 6219 WATERS EDGE DRIVE All Brick, Executive Home In One Of Walton County’s Exclusive, Gated Communities Sits Across From Neighborhood Amenities On 2.18 Acres FULL FINISHED BASEMENT 4BR/4.5BA $579,900 • EHO Peters Realty Professionals 770-466-2885 www.petersrealtyprofessionals.com LOGANVILLE, GA 30052

BACK ON MARKET! PEMCO HUD HOME #105-734948 5369 Rabbit Farm Rd. 3BR/1.5BA, Full Unfinished Basement • $121,000 INSURED W/ ESCROW • EHO Peters Realty Professionals 770-466-2885 www.petersrealtyprofessionals.com

Seeking 25 temp/ full-time positions in Atlanta-Sandy SpringsMarietta Metro & Hall GA Counties. from 4/1/2016 to 12/16/2016.

M-F 7:00 am to 5:00 pm. 40 hrs/wk. Duties: Landscape or maintain grounds of property using hand or power tools or equipment.

Tasks may include any combination of the following: sod laying, mowing, trimming, planting, watering, fertilizing, digging, sprinkler installation, and raking.

Lift & sustain 50+ lbs.

E-Verify (Post-Hire) No edu/exp required. OJT available.Starting wage from $12.39/hr. Poss OT starting from $18.59/ hr. Single workwk used to compute wages due, paid every two weeks. Possible raises, bonuses, or incentives dependent on tenure with company, exp., or job performance.

All deductions from the worker’s paycheck required by law will be made. Employer will provide workers at no charge all tools, supplies, and equip. req’d to perform the job. Will assist in securing housing.Trans. (including meals &, to the extent necessary, lodging) to the place of employment prov’d, or its cost to workers reimbursed if the worker completes 1/2 the employment period. Return trans. will be prov’d if the worker completes the employment period or is dismissed early by the employer. H-2B workers reimbursed in the first workwk for all visa, visa processing, border crossing, and other related fees including those mandated by the government (excluding passport fees).

Qualified applicants are to inquire about the job opportunity or send an employment application indicating their availability, and/or resumes directly to GA Dept. of Labor, 148 Andrew Young International Blvd., Suite 426, Atlanta, GA 30303-1751 Phone: or online at http://www.dol. georgia.gov to apply and email resume to Blake at blake@ imagescapesinc. com for Imagescapes Inc.,Duluth, GA 30096, 770-476-4595. . This ad is being placed concurrently with an H-2B application.

37.13 ACRES 1155 Jim Daws Rd Great 37.132 Acre Tract Zoned A-2, With Nice Hardwoods & Pines. Perfect For Livestock, Farming, Hunting, Or Build Your Dream Home $242,000 • EHO Peters Realty Professionals 770-466-2885 www.petersrealtyprofessionals.com MONROE, GA 30656

One on Singleton Rd. & One on Law’villeSuwanee Rd.! 2BR & 3BR, 2BA, Fireplace, vaulted ceilings, off street parking.

Starting @ $900/mo.

B.C. PROPERTIES 770-446-1550 770-995-8828 MOBILE HOMES & LOTS FOR RENT BARROW-AUBURN 1-2-3 BEDROOMS IN MOBILE Home COMMUNITY. RENT starting at $100/week.

Large Lots.

770-513-3151 ROOMMATE WANTED /ROOM FOR RENT

32.53 ACRES BRING OFFERS! JIM DAWS ROAD Great 32.53 +/Acre Tract Zoned A-2 Perfect For Livestock, Farming, Hunting, Or Build Your Dream Home. Property has a 20 Foot Easement For Access. $211,445 • EHO Peters Realty Professionals 770-466-2885 www.petersrealtyprofessionals.com LAKE/RIVER/COASTAL PROPERTY FOR SALE

GWINNETT, LAWRENCEVILLE 2 mi. to Mall of Ga. Share 5BR/3BA home. Priv. bath, furn., cable, int., alarm. Util. incl.

No Smoking/drug/ pets. $550/mo.

404-667-3880 LAWRENCEVILLE Room for Rent $525 / mo. Sugarloaf Mills area. Near Gwinnett Transit. Quiet neighborhood. Ideal for student & others.

678-825-2656 COMMERCIAL RENTALS ALPHARETTA, GA FOR LEASE 1000 SQ. FT. OFFICE SPACE. Off Hwy 9.

Available Feb. 1st.

(678)624-0202

OXFORD, GA 30054

APTS/DUP/CONDOS/ T’HOMES FOR SALE

MONROE, GA 30655 WONDERFUL INVESTMENT! 404 E. CHURCH STREET Multi-Family Property With 2BR/2BA On One Side and 1BR/1BA On The Other Side. $139,900. EHO Peters Realty Professionals 770-466-2885 www.petersrealtyprofessionals.com

CONYERS, GA 30094

CLASSIFIEDS

GWINNETT DUPLEXES

2 Communities!

FARMS, LOTS & ACREAGE FOR SALE

IN THE

APTS/DUP/CONDOS/ T’HOMES FOR RENT

REDUCED! 3604 Sand Hill Dr. Imagine Your Dream Home Here & You Sitting In Your Sunroom Overlooking The 8Th Fairway Of Honey Creek Golf Course While Sipping Your Morning Coffee $22,000 • EHO Peters Realty Professionals 770-466-2885 www.petersrealtyprofessionals.com MONROE, GA 30655

BEAUTIFUL LAKE LOT! 405 St. Regis Dr. Beautiful 2.76 Acre Lake Lot In The Prestigious St. Regis Neighborhood In Oxford,Ga. Heavily Wooded With Gorgeous Views Of The Lake $48,000 • EHO Peters Realty Professionals 770-466-2885 www.petersrealtyprofessionals.com

SOUTH CAROLINA, LAKE KEOWEE Waterfront Cottages Gated, Luxury Amenities! Lodge, Pool, Fitness Center, Boat Slips & more.

Other New & Resale Cottages From $130’s to $299’s!

1-888-663-1133 www.backwaterlanding. com Office Hours: Fri 8:30-4:00 Sat & Sun By Appointment Only REAL ESTATE FOR RENT HOUSES FOR RENT

LAWRENCEVILLE RECORDING STUDIO SPACE AVAILABLE Office/Warehouses 1200 up to 18000 sf Mike 404-375-5438.

WANTED FOR RENT

WANTED TO RENT Single Male, 69, clean, quiet, non-smoker seeking clean, odor free room(s), or efficiency apartment with full bathroom that only I will be using and cleaning. Unrestricted kitchen and laundry machine usage - A Must. No drugs, drunks or drama. Larry, 470-248-5275. Handyman in All Construction Trades.

GARAGE SALES BUFORD FRI/SAT/ SUN 2/12-2/14, 9-5: Nice complete estate sale at 3535 Rivers End Place. Lots of new/vintage furn/decor/clocks/ tools/hunting rifles/gun cabinet/taxidermy/collectibles/vintage vinyl & much more! Cash & all cards accepted.

BUFORD, 30518 ESTATE SALE of the Law Office of Joseph Cheeley, Jr. 2/12 to 2/14, 10:00 to 5:00 345 E. Main St. Buford, GA 30518 ENTIRE CONTENTS FOR SALE.

DACULA - Small, basic 2BR duplex. Wooded lot, stove, fridge. No pet over 7 lbs. Good job & references. $550/mo.

770-925-2127

COMMERCIAL LOT! 1190 W Spring St. Commercial Lot Zoned M-1 Unlimited Uses .87 Acres $475,000• EHO Peters Realty Professionals 770-466-2885 www.petersrealtyprofessionals.com

GWINNETT, BUFORD Near Mall of GA. 5BR/3.5BA, S/T, Ivy Green Subd. Fplc., dbl. gar., 3,233 sq. ft. $1700/mo. + dep.

678-227-4405

The City of Dacula is now accepting applications for a full time

City Planner

JOB SUMMARY: This position is responsible for the overall administration of Planning & Development functions for the City of Dacula.

MAJOR DUTIES: Reviews plans for compliance with applicable ordinances, laws, rules, and regulations and reviews applicable legal documents. Consults and assists contractors, engineers, attorneys, other government agencies, and the general public on interpreting ordinances, laws, rules, and regulations, and resolves related problems. Receives and reviews applications for zoning, land use, permits and approves or routes applications to appropriate personnel. Assembles maps, plans, and related data needed for plan review and assists co-workers in performing related research. Receives and routes building plans to appropriate personnel based upon type and expertise. Enters plan and permit data and coordinates related activities with co-workers. Performs onsite inspections of proposed and on-going plans to gather information and determine compliance.

Performs other duties of a similar nature or level. Effective customer service in interacting with the public is critical and the ability to exercise good judgment.

Follow link below for pictures. https://www. estatesales.net/GA/ Buford/30518/983598 BUFORD, 30518 MOVING SALE Sat., 2/13, 8-1. Lanier Springs Parkside S/D, off Sycamore Rd. 6138 Parkmist Court. Exec. desk, patio set, DR table, HH items. Cash & credit cards accepted.

SUWANEE, 30024 ESTATE SALE FRI. & SAT. 9-5 1310 TARAMORE DR. Appls., antiques, furn., flrg., doors, lighting, etc.

APPLIANCES DRYER/WASHER $125 ea.; Super Capacity $175 ea.

Front Loader Set $450 & up; Regular Refrig. & Ranges $175 & up; SXS Refrig. $300 & up.

Dishwasher $100 & up. Different colors.

Del/1 yr warr.

Tim 404-205-2222 Hotpoint Refrigerator Side by side. $350.

Kitchen-Aide flat top stove. $150. Magic Chef Built In Microwave, 2010. $150.

All beige. 678-377-5176 BUILDING MATERIALS

QUALIFICATIONS, TRAINING, AND EXPERIENCE: Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering, Landscape Architecture, Planning, or a combination of experience and education to satisfy the requirement. One year of related experience; or, an equivalent combination of education and experience sufficient to successfully perform the essential duties of the job such as those listed above. Prior experience in government work is highly desirable

CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS SALE FEB. 12 & 13 ONLY! Doors, wood laminate flooring, lighting, appliances, French doors, tools, etc. 678-992-3096

Salary is negotiable depending on experience. The City offers an excellent benefit package. Work hours are 8:30 am to 5:00 pm Monday through Friday.

FIREWOOD

Please submit a resume with three (3) work related references and complete a City of Dacula Job Application form.

FIREWOOD

Job applications can be submitted by email daculacityhall@daculaga.gov, or in person at Dacula City Hall, 442 Harbins Road, Dacula, Ga 30019 or mailed to P.O. Box 400 Dacula Georgia 30019.

$85 full truck load delivered. Camping firewood avail.

Call 770-560-3604.

Applicants must submit to a drivers license background check.

The City of Dacula complies with all E-Verify immigration laws and is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Applications will be accepted until Thursday, February 25, 2016 at 5:00 p.m.

A full job description can be obtained by sending an email to daculacityhall@daculaga.gov.

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FURNITURE/ HOUSEHOLD GOODS DINING ROOM SUITE, 6 chair, $400; Lots of misc. household furniture, call for pricing & details. 706-318-6794, Conyers area.

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OTHER ANIMALS HORSE & TACK AUCTION ALSO GENERAL MERCHANDISE Sat., Feb. 13, 5pm Pony Express Stock Yard, 1852 Hwy 11 South, Covington, Ga. 30014. For Information 704-434-6389 or 704-473-8715

FORD EXPLORER LIMITED, 2013 Sterling Grey, Stk#GGB09113A $25,000 800-PREOWNED

SERVICES

BY M.D. NANNI

The Doctor Is In

• Oak • Maple • Cherry • Walnut New Homes Repairs Refinishing Renovations FORD F-150 SUPERCREW XLT, 2013 Ingot Silver, Stk#FFC45843A $28,999 800-PREOWNED

BMW 3 SERIES, 2011 Black Sapphire Metallic, Stk#660105A $18,500 877-698-5030

SPECIALTY WORK

• Borders • Stairways • Medallions Free Estimates Insured/Certified Michael Nanni

HOME REPAIR/ REMODELING

LANDSCAPING/ LAWN CARE

HANDYMAN SOLUTIONS

BY HERNANDO

FLOORING

HARDWOOD FLOORS

VEHICLES

HOME REPAIR/ REMODELING

FOREST REMODELING, INC. •Finished Basements •Bathroom Remodeling •Kitchen Remodeling •Custom Cabinets •Room Additions •Garages/Carports •Screened Porches •Custom Decks •Siding All Types

All Home Remodeling Projects & General Repairs Including: HVAC troubleshooting & more!

Over 25 years of exp. in all home repairs & improvements. *Licensed & Insured*

678-482-1702

hcorrales17@gmail.com

Call for a Free Estimate

Call John

770-962-2071

LANDSCAPING/ LAWN CARE

770-867-9670

LANDSCAPING/ LAWN CARE

COUNTRY BOY TREE REMOVAL

Lawns Of

Expert Take Downs √ 20Years Experience √ Insured √ Free Estimates √ Stump Grinding

1/2 Cord - $100 1 Cord - $190 FORD FOCUS SE, 2013 Sterling Gray, Stk#FKE96426A $9,999 800-PREOWNED

Delivered & Dumped 770-932-1751 Cell 770-313-5751

References Available

FORD FUSION SE, 2015 Oxford White, Stk#P8102 $16,789 800-PREOWNED

classifieds

All Major Credit Cards Accepted 311473-1

• Any Lawn Work!

If it’s in your yard, we do it!

Landscape Design using any material Trimming & debris Clean Up • Pressure Washing

Call 706-525-1881 or 904-874-1809

Free Estimate!

Made in USA

770-714-8250 770-271-7127 POWER WASHING

PRESSURE WASHING HOUSES STARTING AT $89 • Roof Cleaning • Black streaks removed from roof • Mold & Mildew removed from homes • Drives-WalkwaysPatios-Decks cleaned/sealed • Gutters cleaned For a FREE Estimate

If your old stuff is collecting dust, it could be collecting cash!

770-780-9786

GMC TERRAIN SLE-1, 2011 Olympic White, Stk#D670137A $15,500 877-698-5030

Tree Removal Prunning Stump Grinding Wood Chipper

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CHRYSLER 200 SEDAN, 2015 Ceramic Blue Clearcoat, Stk#670130M $17,000 877-698-5030

All Phases of Tree Work

* Lawns starting at $30

CHEVROLET MALIBU SEDAN LT, 2013 Summit White, Stk#640170B $14,000 877-698-5030

CHRYSLER PACIFICA, 2006. Touring. One elderly owner. Loaded, like new, 3rd seat.

Garage kept. 108k mi. $5995. 770-616-7399

LICENSED

All Types of Yard Work

SERENITY LAWN CARE

678508-

Oak M&M Lawn

MIKE’S TREE SERVICE

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Lawn Care

Summer Seasoned

Maintenance

LANDSCAPING/ LAWN CARE

Experienced Tree Work 20+ Years

Georgia

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LANDSCAPING/ LAWN CARE

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TREE SERVICE & LANDSCAPE • PRUNING • TRIMMING • CLEAN-UP √ Full Insurance √ Professional Service

VEHICLES

VEHICLES

VEHICLES

VEHICLES

LEXUS CT 200H, 2013 Ultra White, Stk#U40636 $21,990 770-680-1000

LEXUS RX 350, 2013 Obsidian, Stk#U40716 $36,590 770-680-1000

NISSAN MAXIMA, 2012 Tuscan Sun, Stk#GC414413A $16,970 866-697-9241 Gwinnett Place

TOYOTA COROLLA S, 2015 Barcelona Red, Stk#GN706950A $15,969 866-697-9241 Gwinnett Place

Established 1989

√ Professional Equipment Call Freddy Perez

770-962-SELL

404-670-3087

404.886.3587

PEREZ

404-399-7402

MOTORCYCLES

DAIMLER DODGE DART SXT/RALLYE, 2013 Tungsten Metal, Stk#G5214959A $11,000 800-PREOWNED

HONDA CIVIC SEDAN, 2012 Polished Metal Metallic, Stk#8476 $13,000 877-698-5030

LEXUS ES 300H, 2013 Obsidian, Stk#G160175A $31,990 770-680-1000

LEXUS RX 350, 2015 Nebula Gray Pearl, Stk#G150667L $40,990 770-680-1000

NISSAN MURANO S, 2014 Tinted Bronze, Stk#P5205 $17,993 866-697-9241 Gwinnett Place

HARLEY DAVIDSON SOFTAIL HERITAGE, 2013, 2 Tone, dark blue / silver, exc. cond., 1800 mi., garage kept. $10,000. Helmets incl.

770-744-8273 MISCELLANEOUS

TOYOTA CAMRY WANTED $1000 AVAILABLE. Call 678-414-3796.

NISSAN ROGUE, 2012 Super Black, Stk#P5142 $12,998 866-697-9241 Gwinnett Place

Your Dealership Should Be Easy To Find!

Duluth Hwy 120

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LEXUS IS 250C, 2012 Starfire Pearl, Stk#U40739 $32,590 770-680-1000

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FORD ESCAPE SE, 2015 Ruby Red, Stk#P8039 $23,200 800-PREOWNED

LEXUS IS 350, 2014 Nebula Gray Pearl, Stk#U40679 $28,990 770-680-1000

NISSAN ALTIMA, 2014 Gun Metallic, Stk#P5240 $13,996 866-697-9241 Gwinnett Place

BUFORD NORTHPOINT MALL

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400 PERIMETER MALL

GWINNETT PLACE MALL

NISSAN SENTRA, 2012 Aspen White, Stk#P5200 $10,969 866-697-9241 Gwinnett Place

NISSAN VERSA, 2014 Magnetic Gray, Stk#FN905121A $10,982 866-697-9241 Gwinnett Place

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FORD ESCAPE, 2014 Sterling Gray Metallic, Stk#670037A $18,200 877-698-5030

NISSAN MAXIMA SV, 2010 Mystic Jade, Stk#GGA82432A $14,754 800-PREOWNED

TOYOTA COROLLA LE, 2013 Classic Silver Metallic, Stk#640130M $13,000 877-698-5030

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719 Pike St, Lawrenceville 770-963-5251 www.hayeschrysler.com

KIA RIO LX, 2015 Clear White, Stk#FY358987A $10,969 866-697-9241 Gwinnett Place

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FORD ESCAPE SE, 2013 Oxford White, Stk#P8100 $18,328 800-PREOWNED

NISSAN ALTIMA, 2012 Brilliant Silver, Stk#P5208 $13,998 866-697-9241 Gwinnett Place

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JAGUAR XJS, 1995.

79,300 MILES. TWO OWNER GA CONVERTIBLE. Great Car Fax with extensive records. British racing green. The paint is like new with super tan leather and trim.

This car is as nice as you can find. This Jag is fabulous, rare, fast appreciating and drives great. Only $11,900.

Call 770-882-4605

Boggs Rd

NASH CHEVROLET 630 Scenic Hwy., Lawrenceville 770-963-9266 www.nashchevy.com

RICK HENDRICK

3 CHEVROLET OF BUFORD 4490 South Lee St., Buford, GA 30518 888-804-2957 www.hendrickbuford.com

RICK HENDRICK

4 CHEVROLET OF DULUTH 3277 Satellite Blvd., Duluth, GA 30096 888-475-8808 www.hendrickatlanta.com

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Gorgeous red with tan leather. Highest score possible on auto check.

Babied, gorgeous and appreciating rapidly in price. Hagerty old car value guide and NADA value $23,000$65,000. Drives super and selling far under other low miles 560s at only $16,900.

Call 770-899-5856

NISSAN ROGUE, 2013 Brilliant Silver, Stk#FC659728A $14,998 866-697-9241 Gwinnett Place

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MERCEDES 560 SL, 1987.

60,400 MILES, TWO OWNER SOUTHERN CAR.

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FORD EDGE SEL, 2013 Ruby Red, Stk#P8062 $25,000 800-PREOWNED

JAGUAR XJ6, 1997 VANDEN PLAS SEDAN. 82K One owner miles. This car is the best you will ever find. It looks and drives like new. Gold with tan leather that is close to perfect. Inlaid picnic tables etc. are perfect.

You will never find another this good. Sold for over $64,000 new.

It is fabulous and only $5950.

Call 770-873-2627

LEXUS ES 350, 2013 Starfire Pearl, Stk#U40704 $31,990 770-680-1000

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FORD EDGE LIMITED, 2008 Cashmere, Stk#FBC28888A $13,999 800-PREOWNED

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Follow the signs to Boggs Road.

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MAZDA CX-7, 2011 Liquid Silver Metallic, Stk#650136A $13,300 877-698-5030

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HONDA CIVIC SEDAN, 2015 Crystal Black Pearl, Stk#8409 $15,900 877-698-5030

LEXUS ES 350, 2012 Nebula Gray Pearl, Stk#U40738 $26,590 770-680-1000

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DODGE RAM, 2004 2500 HD 4x4, 18k mi. single cab, vinyl int.

Long bed tow package, work truck. $11,000 OBO. 770-490-3265

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FRIDAY FEBRUARY 12, 2016

Merc with a mouth ‘Deadpool’ opens today. page 8C

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TOP 10 GREATEST MARVEL COMICS OF ALL-TIME Deadpool is just latest Marvel character to hit the big screen in his own movie; there is a char whole Marvel universe of stories and characters to keep Hollywood busy for years to come. Here are the top 10 comics from Marvel’s list of the 75 Greatest Marvel Comics of All-Time, some of which have already inspired film adaptations: 1. “Spider-Man: The Death of Gwen Stacy” 2. “Civil War” 3. “Spider-Man: Kraven’s Last Hunt” 4. “Daredevil: Born Again” 5. “X-Men: The Dark Phoenix Saga” 6. “X-Men: Days of Future Past” 7. “The Infinity Gauntlet” 8. “Marvels #1” 9. “Captain America: The Winter Soldier” 10. “Amazing Fantasy #15” To see the full list of The 75 Greatest Marvel Comics of All-Time compiled in honor of Marvel’s 75th anniversary celebration in 2014, visit www.marvel.com/ news/comics

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Friday, Feb. 19 • Atlanta Blues Festival — The 12th Annual Atlanta Blues Festival featuring Lattimore, Sir Charles Jones, Theodis Ealey, Calvin Richardson, Lenny Williams and Terry Wright will be at the Fox Theatre in Atlanta.

• “Clybourne Park” — New London Theatre in Snellville is presenting the play “Clybourne Park” from Feb. 19 through March 6.

Saturday, Feb. 20 • “Circus Xtreme!” — Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey presents “Circus Xtreme!” at the Infinite Energy Arena from Feb. 18-28.

Sunday, Feb. 21 • Wayne Hancock — Country artist Wayne Hancock will perform at 7:30 p.m. at Red Clay Music Foundry in Duluth.

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Hog and Ale Smokehouse 5450 Peachtree Parkway, Peachtree Corners 678-585-1515 facebook.com/HogandAle Smokehouse

Hog and Ale Smokehouse in Peachtree Corners offers a variety of slowsmoked meats and homemade sides including the Brisket Plate with certified Angus beef brisket shown with warm baked potato salad and collard greens. (Staff Photo: Katie Morris)

By Katie Morris

katie.morris @gwinnettdailypost.com

Open Since: January 2016 Owners: Jason “JD” Deems of Peachtree Corners and Brandon Bailey of Marietta Location: Hog and Ale Smokehouse is located in the Peachtree Parkway Plaza shopping center at the intersection of Peachtree Parkway and Spalding Drive.

Hours: Hog and Ale is open Mondays through Saturdays from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. and Sundays from noon to 9 p.m.

Atmosphere: Upon entering Hog and Ale, customers scan smell the smokey aroma of sizzling pork butts, brisket and chicken wafting in from the large barrel smoker located out back of the restaurant. The smokehouse has a casual, neighborhood barbecue joint feel with wood-lined walls, a selection of house-made sauces on each table and country music subtly playing in the background.

The open, spacious dining room offers booths and tables as well as bar seating and flat screen TVs. During lunch hours, customers order at the register, are given a number and

ON THE MENU • H and A Stew — Signature Brunswick stew made with slow-smoked meats, fresh vegetables, tomatoes and spices served with grilled Texas toast. $6.99 • Smoked Chicken Wings — Choice of smoke or fried jumbo wings with choice of sauce — mild, hot, JD’s sweet and tangy, Dulo or lemon pepper — served with celery and choice of house-made blue cheese or ranch dressing. 8 wings for $8.95, 16 wings for $15.95 and 24 wings for $22.95 • Hee Haw Slaw Dog — A locally made, quarter-pound Italian sausage link topped with pulled pork, Dulo sauce and Vidalia onion sauce served with a choice of one side. $7.45 • Brisket Patty Melt — Slow-smoked certified Angus beef brisket chopped up and topped with a blend of cheeses, sauteed onions and signature barbecue sauce and served on Texas toast with a choice of one side. $9.99 • Brisket Plate — Certified Angus beef brisket slowsmoked and served either chopped or sliced with a choice of two sides. $12.95 • Pulled Pork or Chicken and Ribs Combo Plate — Choice of slow-smoked pork or boneless, skinless pulled dark meat chicken and a quarter rack of smoked St. Louis ribs served with choice of two sides. $19.95

their order is brought to the table. During dinner hours, there are servers who come to the table to take orders and then attend to customers needs throughout the meal.

Menu: Hog and Ale offers a selection of slowsmoked meats — including beef brisket, pork butt and chicken — smoked over red and white oak and hickory. According to coowner Deems, the chicken is smoked for six to seven hours; the pork butts are smoked for 12 to 16 hours

and are regularly sprayed during cooking process with a house-made secret spray.

A popular item on the menu is the Brisket Patty Melt made with certified Angus beef brisket chopped up and topped with a cheese blend, sauteed onions and signature barbecue sauce and served on Texas toast. Deems said they take great care to avoid over- or under-cooking the beef brisket, so that it stays tender and flavorful like a steak.

Hog and Ale Smokehouse in Peachtree Corners is a locally owned barbecue joint offering customers a variety of slow-smoked meats and homemade sides. (Staff Photo: Katie Morris)

The Hee Haw Slaw Dog is another house specialty with a locally made, quarter-pound Italian sausage link topped with pulled pork, Dulo’s sauce and Vidalia onion sauce.

There are four housemade sauces that can be added to any sandwich or plate — the house sauce, JD’s sweet and spicy, Dulo’s mustard-based sauce and Johnny’s vinegar, which is made using Deem’s dad’s recipe.

There are also a number of homemade sides for

customers to choose such as sweet tea collard greens, baked beans, a warm loaded baked potato salad, cream corn and Ma Ma’s Mac, which is a macaroni and cheese recipe handed down by Deem’s Ma Ma. Each sandwich and Piled Up Plate also comes with a side of house-made pork rinds.

Something You Might Not Know: Since they flipped the switch on the open sign back in January, Hog and Ale has seen a steady flow of customers,

Deems said.

To accommodate the quickly growing crowd of customers, Hog and Ale is looking to possibly add a few more barrel smokers, Deems said. Once the restaurant receives its liquor license, there will be an adult beverage menu featuring a selection of spirits, bourbons and craft beers, according to Deems, and folks should also keep a lookout for the restaurant’s website hogandalesmokehouse.com, which will be available soon.

Five dinner-movie combinations worth a special date

By DaviD BaKer Zester Daily

In the spirit of Oscar season, I asked friends in the wine, food and film businesses a novel question: If you could design the perfect meal around any film and match it with a wine, what would it look like?

Ordinarily I’m no fan of TV trays — nothing can so spoil supper like a flickering rectangle. A carefully crafted meal and your dinner companions deserve your full attention, not a screen on the wall, in the next room or in your pocket. But as a filmmaker and something of a cinema nerd, I’m not entirely opposed to the idea of fine dining in front of a feature film, as long as it’s done with some deliberation.

So, here are five culinary cinema combinations — give them a try, or let them spark your own concepts for pairing dinner and wine with a movie.

“THE LADY VANISHES” Wine: A magnum of Champagne Food: Roast chicken Ian Johnson is the proprietor and wine director of Luc, a French bistro in Corvallis, Oregon. Johnson draws on his film school background with this nod to the Hitchcock classic.

In the film, Margaret Lockwood has a roast chicken and a magnum of Champagne sent to her hotel room. Johnson’s notes on preparing the chicken: “Don’t bother trussing, rain kosher salt and pepper on it and roast for 50 to 60 minutes at 450°F.”

“CREATURE FROM THE BLACK LAGOON”

“SILENCE OF THE LAMBS”

Wine: Pinot Gris or Riesling Food: Dubbed Creature from the Black Legume, this pairing calls for frog legs with spicy black bean sauce.

Matt Bennett, the creative chef-owner of Sybaris Bistro in Albany, Oregon, is known for both classic French dishes and imaginative flights of whimsy. He’s organized food/film pairings with the local, independent Pix Theater. Make your wine choice based on the level of heat in your sauce.

Wine: Chianti, of course Food: Veal liver and favas It might be wrong to categorize a film whose protagonist is a cannibal as one of the greatest food films of all time, but this visceral combo plays on Chef Bennett’s sense of humor and the infamous line delivered by Anthony Hopkins (“A census taker once tried to test me. I ate his liver with some fava beans and a nice Chianti.”)

“THE CAVE OF FORGOTTEN DREAMS”

“BIG NIGHT”

Wine: Mas de Libian, Khayyam, Cotes du Rhone Food: Charcuterie! A board of rillette, pate, sliced salami, mustard and pickles with fresh baguette Jessica Pierce of Brooks Winery in Oregon shows her sommelier chops with this deeply terroir-driven pairing, and recommends Werner Herzog’s haunting and lyrical documentary about ancient cave paintings in the Ardeche region of France.

“The wine is a biodynamic producer in that region working with Rhone varietals and treating the wines in the most natural way possible, showing a true sense of the Ardeche terroir,” Pierce said.

Wine: Montepulciano d’Abruzzo Food: A simple omelet and the crust broken from the end of a fresh ciabatta Let’s close with the greatest food film ever made: Stanley Tucci’s moving and hilarious tale follows Italian immigrant brothers Primo and Secondo as they wrangle with their New Jersey restaurant, the American Dream, and each other. It’s hard to select a dish from so many options, from the tri-colored risotto to the complicated timballo, but in the end it’s best to settle on a simple omelet as you wipe away a tear during the gorgeous closing scene.

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Visitors to find calm, quiet in peaceful walk through Labyrinth The ancient Greeks utilized them, as did people in Medieval churches of Europe. Now the residents of Snellville will also have a place of solace and quiet in the heart of the city.

This new resource for relaxation, a labyrinth, is being developed as a 28-foot-wide aesthetic circle to calm the mind and spirit.

A dedication ceremony was held on Jan. 30 to launch this project of the Snellville Arts Commission.

Spokesperson Judy Leavell, who has helped develop the project, said, “The Snellville Arts Commission came up with the idea as part of our contribution to the city. Our original concept was to have

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ued. “With the city cemetery nearby, and with the promise of a buffer of plants from the noise of U.S. Highway 78, we accepted the opportunity.”

The Labyrinth is located next to Snellville City Hall on the corner of Highway 78 and Oak Road, situated between the Veterans Memorial and City Cemetery.

Holley Calmes Leavell took over the project, and Councilwoman it located in a passive park, Barb Bender set up a fund since so many of our public through the privately funded spaces are given over to Memorial Project to create sports and group activities. a tax-deductible source of “Councilman Dave funding. Michael Kidd, landEmanuel and then-Councilscape designer for the park man Tom Witts suggested and for the Town Greene a quiet place for meditation across the street, designed was needed near the Veterans the space for the labyrinth Memorial,” Leavell continwithin the park.

Since the setup phase, there has been an outpouring of donations from churches, businesses and individuals in the Snellville area, and the city council matched the funds raised.

Sponsors of $500 or more — St. Matthew’s Episcopal Church, 12 Stone Church, Snellville Tourism and Trade, Heritage Vision Center and Summit Chase Country Club — are listed on a plaque beside the Labyrinth.

“The Labyrinth is easily accessible and can be walked at any time,” Leavell said. “The purpose is to offer a quiet meditative walk to calm the mind and spirit and to find peace. Walkers

begin by taking a few deep breaths, then they follow the trail to the center where they can stand or sit for a few moments, then follow the path out again. It is located in the heart of the city and can offer a chance to walk off stress.”

Leavell has firsthand experience with labyrinths.

“I personally first experienced a labyrinth walk in Grace Cathedral in San Francisco,” she said. “Later I spent a week in a labyrinth workshop at the Cathedral in Chartres, France. Like many

others, I found it a way to calm my thoughts and focus on what is important in my life. Since then, I have sought them out and facilitated walks at my church and in other venues.”

Currently the Labyrinth is a poured slab, waiting for its pattern to be painted. For more information, visit snellvillearts.com/current_projects/the_labyrinth.

Holley Calmes is a freelance writer and public relations consultant specializing in the arts. Email her at hcalmes@mindspring.com.

BY VENUE — ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT GWINNETT AURORA THEATRE 128 E. Pike St., Lawrenceville 678-226-6222 www.auroratheatre.com • Through Feb. 21: “I and You” • Feb. 12-13: Aurora Comedy Nights featuring Dad’s Garage Theatre • Feb. 13: Sangría, Tapas, y Flamenco • March 10 — April 17: “Into the Woods” • March 19: Aurora Children’s Playhouse “An Ocean of Discovery” by Georgia Aquarium • March 26: Aurora Children’s Playhouse “A Musical Tour through Latin America”

by Havana Son HUDGENS CENTER FOR THE ARTS Gwinnett Center, 6400 Sugarloaf Parkway, Suite 300, Duluth 770-623-6002 www.thehudgens.org • Through March 26: “Personal Politics: Artist as Witness, Memory Keeper and Social Conscience” exhibit • Through April 23: “Birds in Portrait: Photographs by Joel Conison” • Feb. 26, March 25: Tod-

dler Fridays • March 5: Personal Politics: Breakfast & Artist Talks Membership Drive • Ongoing: Selected works from the permanent collection on display INFINITE ENERGY ARENA 6400 Sugarloaf Parkway, Duluth 770-813-7500 www.infiniteenergycenter. com • Feb. 18-28: Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey presents “Circus Xtreme!”

• March 5: Harlem Globetrotters • March 12-13: Professional Bull Riders • March 19: American Cancer Society Relay For Life Family Fun Day • March 31: An Evening with David Jeremiah: The Stand Up Tour feat. Cece Winans INFINITE ENERGY THEATER 6400 Sugarloaf Parkway, Duluth 770-813-7500 www.infiniteenergycenter. com • Feb. 12: Rod Man • Feb. 18: Susan Chambers Dance Company presents “The Trial of Mother Goose” • Feb. 19: Susan Chambers Dance Company presents

“Dancin’ and Singin’ the Night Away” • March 4-6: Southern Ballet Theatre presents “Frozen: A Tale of the Ice Queen” • March 11-13: Northeast Atlanta Ballet presents “Sleeping Beauty” • March 26: Gwinnett Ballet Theatre presents “Friends and Famous Dances” • March 27: Planet U Performing Arts presents Bollywood Dhamaka 2016 KUDZU ART ZONE 116 Carlyle St., Norcross 770-840-9844 www.kudzuartzone.org • Through Feb. 20: “Something of Value” exhibit • March 4 — April 14: “First Impressions” exhibit LIONHEART THEATRE 10 College St. N.W., Norcross 678-938-8518 www.lionhearttheatre.org • Through Feb. 14: “Charlotte’s Web” • March 11-13: “Love Loss and What I Wore” NEW DAWN THEATER Mall Corners, 3650-A Satellite Blvd., Duluth 678-887-5015 www.newdawntheatercompany.com • Through Feb. 14, Feb.

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Rod Man bringing ‘Good Funny’ to Infinite Energy

By Katie Morris

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Fans of the popular TV show “Last Comic Standing” are probably already familiar with season eight winner Rod Man’s special brand of laid-back, Southern-style comedy.

However, seeing his stand-up on the small screen and attending the live show are two different experiences, according to the comedian.

“I always say live is where I live,” he said.

“It’s going to be a different experience if you’ve only seen me on television.”

Local fans have the chance catch Rod Man’s live show on Friday evening when he brings “That Good Funny” to the Infinite Energy Theater in Duluth.

The Villa Rica native said he’s always had a knack for drawing laughs out folks, but the real inspiration hit in high school while he was watching Def Comedy

IF YOU GO • What: Rod Man • Where: Infinite Energy Theater, 6400 Sugarloaf Parkway in Duluth.

• When: Friday, Feb. 12, at 7:30 p.m.

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Jam and seeing Martin Lawrence.

“Back when they had the Yellow Pages, I found Uptown Comedy Club in the Yellow Pages, and I went in Buckhead on Tuesday nights behind the Blockbuster video and started, fell in love and ain’t stopped since,” he said.

The now Los Angelesbased comedian said he’s ready to return to his old stomping grounds to perform on Friday, and he expects to see a lot of familiar faces in the audience.

“That’s home, so everybody is going to be there,” Rod Man said. “My hometown

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Back when they had the Yellow Pages, I found Uptown Comedy Club in the Yellow Pages, and I went in Buckhead on Tuesday nights behind the Blockbuster video and started, fell in love and ain’t stopped since.”

— Rod Man, comedian and winner of Last Comic Standing

is very excited — they went Facebook crazy, so it’s going to be exciting. They’ve shared the flyer with everybody, so I expect a lot of people I know for the show and fans.”

Doing a show in front of an audience that includes friends and family adds a level of excitement along with a bit of nervous energy, according to Rod Man. “It’s definitely a different energy,” he said.

“There’s a little nerves involved in this one — a little nerves, but good nerves.”

Rod Man describes his comedy as observational; when he prepares his stand-up material, he draws a lot from his own experiences.

“The stories I grew up

with, from my life, from married life, from singleparent household to my momma to my siblings,” he said. “Just everyday life, like when we got out … from pumping your own gas. They don’t have no full-service gas stations no more. I don’t know what happened to those. We all have to do our own work now, like self-checkout.

“It’s basically an observational thing, and I just prepare (material) from what I see. You’ve got to live in your comedy, so I try to live in it.”

For more information about Rod Man’s “That Good Funny” stand-up show coming Friday evening to the Infinite Energy Theater, visit www. infiniteenergycenter.com/ events.

FEEL THE L VE Friday, Feb. 12

The Gwinnett County Public Library is hosting its Library Dance Party for ages 5 and under at the Five Forks Branch located at 2780 Five Forks Trickum Road in Lawrenceville. Accompanying adults/parents can pick up free admission tickets at the Helpdesk before the event. There will be two programs to choose from, one at 10:30 a.m. and one at 11:30 a.m. For more information go to gwinnettpl.org.

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Public Library is hosting its Valentine’s Storytime and Craft at the Centerville Branch located at 3025 Bethany Church Road in Snellville at 11 a.m. Children ages 3 to 8 will hear special Valentine’s Day stories followed by making a heart wreath for someone special. For more information go to gwinnettpl.org.

Saturday, Feb. 13

The city of Suwanee is hosting its annual Suwanee Sweetheart Sprint at Suwanee’s Town Center Park.

The race starts at 10 a.m. and there will be race-day registration beforehand for $35/individual and $55/ couple or pair. There will be prizes awarded for placement and best costumes, and a photo booth complete with backdrop and props. Runners can also enjoy music, snacks and hot chocolate at the finish.

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The winner of “Last Comic Standing” season eight, Rod Man is set to bring his laid-back, Southern-style of comedy to the Infinite Energy Theater in Duluth on Feb. 12.

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Events on tap to help celebrate with your special someone

Day Celebration in Historic Downtown from 6 to 8 p.m.

Activities include romantic horse-drawn carriage rides, an official renewing marriage vows, barbershop quartet, and more.

For more information go to norcrossga.net.

The Aurora Theatre is hosting its Sangria, Tapas, and Flamenco event at Stars and Strikes located at 1700 Winder Highway N.E., Suite 100, in Dacula.

Groups, couples and singles can enjoy the passionate rhythms of Calo Gitano Dance Company, food, fun and romance with a Latin flair. For more in-

formation, ticket pricing, or to make reservations, visit auroratheatre.com or call 678-226-6222.

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Château Élan is offering a variety of Valentine’s packages and activities from Friday, Feb. 12, through Sunday, Feb. 14.

Couples can choose oneor two-night getaways, which include a Valentine’s buffet or four-course meals, breakfasts for two, a signature bottle of wine, an upgrade option for time together at the spa and more.

Activities include couples’ cooking classes, Glamour,

Glitz and Spritz Fragrance Blending Package, live music and more.

For more information, pricing or to make reservations, visit chateaulan.com or call 678-425-0900 ext.

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Medieval Times is offering a special couples package Feb. 12-15 at the Sugarloaf Mills location.

The Valentine’s Day package includes two dinner and tournament admissions, a couple’s photo, cheering flags, light-up rose and two logo glasses with champagne for $110.

For more information, visit medievaltimes.com.

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EDDIE’S ATTIC 515-B N. McDonough St., Decatur 404-377-4976 www.eddiesattic.com • Feb 12: John McCutcheon, Patrick Davis • Feb 13: Tom Rush, Dan Baird and Homemade Sin • Feb 14: Lucy Kaplansky • Feb. 17: Billy Joe Shaver ATLANTA SYMPHONY HALL • Feb. 18: Kristy Lee • Feb. 19: Carrie Newcomer, 1280 Peachtree St. N.E., Eliot Bronson Atlanta • Feb. 20: Sonia Leigh, Daley 404-733-4900 • Feb. 21: John Hammond, www.atlantasymphony.org Mother’s Finest, Johnny A • Feb. 12-14: A Valentine’s Romance EVERETT’S MUSIC BARN • Feb. 14: Be Mine — A Free 4055 Stonecypher Road, Family Concert, A Valentine’s Suwanee Romance 678-858-5363 • Feb. 18, 20: Karen Gomyo everettsmusicbarn.net Plays Tchaikovsky • Feb. 13: The 8th of January • Feb. 19: Travis Tritt • Feb. 20: Karen Gomyo Plays • Feb. 20: Feller and Hill • Feb. 27: Center Stage Tchaikovsky • Feb. 25: ASO Premieres FOX THEATRE Frankenstein, Serkin Plays 660 Peachtree St. N.E., Atlanta Brahms Piano Concerto 404-881-2100 • Feb. 26: Morris Robinson foxtheatre.org Community Recital • Feb. 18: Patty Griffin, Sara • Feb 27: Music for the Very AARON’S AMPHITHEATRE AT LAKEWOOD 2002 Lakewood Ave., Atlanta 404-443-5000 www.livenation.com/venues/14086/aaron-s-amphitheatre-at-lakewood • May 6: Disturbed, Rob Zombie

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Turning in the ‘Final Project’ Dacula native stars in horror flick, proud of nontypical effort

By Katie Morris

at locations in and around Georgia; Erwin said the found footage format allowed for a lot Becoming a profesof improvisation during sional actor wasn’t a filming. childhood dream for Am“The house itself was ber Erwin, and she didn’t extremely creepy that follow a direct path we shot in, so that added toward an acting career. different elements,” she The Dacula native per- said. “Taylor is phenomformed in plays during enal and a lot of fun, and her senior year at Mill he did an amazing job Creek High but said at with casting. As soon as the time she never really we all sat down for the saw a future in acting. It first table read, it was wasn’t until after Erwin like we were family, so graduated, attended Ken- we all connected very nesaw State University well.” for biology and became There were no cameraa mom that acting came men or lighting crew on back into the picture. set — the actors wore “I went through a GoPro cameras to capture couple of other things the footage, which helped and ended up on set dothem to truly stay in charing extra work randomly acter and added a level of and fell back in love with authenticity to the film, it,” she said. “It took me Erwin said. until a solid five years “There are many moafter high school before I ments that I’m like that decided that this is what I was not scripted in the wanted to do.” slightest and that’s one She started taking of my favorite moments,” classes at The Company she said. “Some of my Acting Studio and then favorite scenes are the The Robert Mello Studio, improvised scenes where and she now has several things just happened.” independent films under Erwin said she was her belt. Her latest bigexcited to learn that “The screen appearance is the Final Project” would be feature film “The Final opening this weekend at Project,” which opens Regal Mall of Georgia in Atlanta area theaters in Buford, Regal HolFriday. lywood 24 in Chamblee Directed, written and Regal Town Center and produced by Tayin Kennesaw, since she lor Ri’chard, the found has ties to all three areas. footage-style horror Local friends and fammovie follows six college ily will be able to see students who are filming her performance at the a documentary about the theaters.

Lafitte Plantation, a Civil Even though she didn’t War landmark with a dark decide to pursue an actpast. The young filming career until her early makers journey into the 20s, Erwin encourages backwoods of Louisiana, aspiring, teenage acwith high-tech recording tors who already have a equipment in tow, and strong passion for acting one by one they eventuto go for it. ally discover the planta“If they know that’s tion’s terrible secret. what they want, then “It’s one of those they need to do it,” she jumpy movies. Expect to said. “It’s a distinct gut jump a couple of times,” instinct that you’re going Erwin said. “But it’s not to have to do this for like a typical indie horror the rest of your life … film, which is something because it’s a happiness that I’m very, very proud factor. It’s a really weird about.” adrenaline happiness The movie was filmed thing and you have to do katie.morris @gwinnettdailypost.com

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Dacula native Amber Erwin, left, plays Misty Gilroy in the feature film “The Final Project,” opening at Regal Mall of Georgia and other Atlanta area theaters on Friday. (Special Photo: Cavu Pictures)

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At top, Anna searches for her friends in “The Final Project.” Above, Gen is found wandering through the woods. (Special Photos: Cavu Pictures)

it.

“It’s also very tough.

You get told no daily. You have to train immensely.

There’s so much that goes into it. It’s not about being famous — it’s a love. You have to really love it, but the younger you get in the better, so if you know it at that age, I would push them to really start trying to get an agent.”

inconsequential jaw-flapping and pathetically amateurish photography, first-time writer/director Taylor Ri’chard finally gets the students (played by actors that all look like they’re over 30) on the road where more tongue-wagging takes place.

By Michael clarK Nothing regarding the house is discussed Movie Critic but instead a romantic triangle within the Bar none, there is no cinematic genre group quickly starts fraying nerves. more misunderstood than horror. People Once they arrive the students start who love these movies can’t understand interviewing the locals all of whom why everyone else doesn’t share their having nothing good to say and more opinion and people who hate them feel or less tell them that if they got to house the same way. Knowing critics will they’ll regret it. As they are young and slam most of them, studios generally bulletproof they ignore the warnings won’t screen them in time for reviews and plod on. as they (rightfully) assume bad reviews With less than 30 minutes left the will do nothing to deter the faithful or body count finally gets underway sway the non-believers. although we can’t see either the perpeLow-budget, handmade films like trator or the victim on at least three oc“The Final Project” aren’t afforded casions. Only a single “ghost” is given the luxury of major studio advertising screen time and it’s from a distance which might be why it was made avail- without sound. able for press review long before openBy the time Ri’chard gets around to ing. Bully to the filmmakers and upstart revealing the villain it makes absolutely studio Cavu Pictures for reaching out no sense and is shortly followed by the but it doesn’t matter. Even by the most movie’s sole visible violent act; one that modest yard sticks of low-budget horwould have a hard time scaring a skitror, “The Final Project” is an abysmal tish fourth grader. failure on every level.

All presented in shaky-cam, “foundFilmed in Georgia but set in Louisifootage” style the movie is both ugly ana, it’s the story of six college film stu- and jittery and coupled with a story that dents whose last assignment will have even if pared-down to short film length them investigating an alleged haunted would be weak, “The Final Project” is plantation house originating from the the worst film of this young 2016 and Civil War era. will insult the intelligence of even the After nearly a half-hour (of an 82 most forgiving horror buffs. minute movie) is wasted on totally (Cavu Pictures)

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Pass: Overall, it’s an amusing film filled with the Coens’ usual quirky tone, and it pays nice homage to HolHol lywood’s bygone days.

Fail: While the movie has a lot of fun moments, the plot feels empty and makes the movie feel slightly longer than it is.

Every actor gave a truly great performance, but George Clooney’s clueless act makes up for the shortcomings of the plot.

Though lacking the dark bite of “Fargo,” or the zaniness of “O Brother, Where Art Thou?,” any Coen brothers fan would enjoy this movie.

While it’s an enjoyable movie, it’s not a “must see in theaters” kind of movie.

Save your money and wait on the Blu-ray, unless you’re a die-hard fan.

It’s an enjoyable little film that pays nice tribute to “old” Hollywood. George Clooney really shows his star power, and he owns the screen every time he’s on it.

But while most of the films from the Coen brothers feel more like an ensemble, Clooney almost carries it. The plot feels very thin, and the scenes serve more to humor than to actually move it along. Great performances all around, and there are laughs to be had, but it falls slightly short of the usual quality that comes with a Coen brothers film.

Pass: The cinematography and costuming are both top-notch here. “Hail, Caesar!” is a beautiful film to behold.

The opening credits are cleverly done in a movie-within-a-movie style.

Fail: The script is rather listless and the pacing monotonous. Also, the frequent ultra close-ups of stars George Clooney and Josh Brolin became tiresome after a while.

There were two performances that stuck with me after leaving the theater. First, Alden Ehrenreich, who plays the dopey Hobie Doyle, is a joy to watch. He pulls focus in all the scenes in which he appears without being overly hammy or obnoxious.

Also turning in a memorable performance is Channing Tatum, who leads a large group of sailors in a song-and-dance number that could have easily been in the musical “On the Town.”

If you are a Coen brothers fan, you are sure to find much to like here. Or, if you are lover of old Hollywood movies, there’s enough to keep you interested for a couple hours.

For the general moviegoer, however, I’m not sure this is blockbuster material.

It’s slow, sometimes tedious, and somewhat heavy-handed with its Communismthemed plot. And the subplot dealing with faith and redemption is forced and obvious.

Because it is so beautifully shot, it is worth a matinee in the theater if you are Coen brothers fan, or if you enjoy old Hollywood movies. If you don’t fall into either category, wait for the Bluray.

“Hail, Caesar!” is not horrible. It just didn’t captivate me the way that I had hoped. I overheard another theater patron say that “the trailer was better than the actual movie,” and I tend to agree.

I expected more levity and lightness to go along with the vibrant cinematography.

And I think the Coen brothers overdid it with the huge roster of big-name Hollywood actors appearing in the film.

Jonah Hill, who has been doing the promotional circuit for the movie this week, doesn’t appear until the very end and is present for about five minutes. Tilda Swinton, who plays a set of twins, has a couple of great scenes, but they, too, are brief and are over before you know it. And George Clooney probably shot his scenes in a single day and seems bored overall. This one will have a limited audience and, if I don’t miss my guess, a limited run as well.

Pass: A great cast; cinematography and costumes that capture the golden age of movie production in the early 1950s; some very funny parts and scathing satire of Hollywood throughout the film.

Fail: A storyline that zigged and zagged around a lot, constantly trying to regain its focus; the humorous parts were too few and far between; all of this added up to an uneven and somewhat slow flick that should have been a lot better.

Although George Clooney got top billing for “Hail, Caesar!”, his contribution to the film wasn’t all that memorable. Several other actors outshone him.

“Hail, Caesar!” really centered around the character of Eddie Mannix (a great job by Josh Brolin), a Hollywood “fixer” for fictional Capitol Studios who faces a perfect storm trying to keep the studio’s actors in line while dealing with production deadlines.

It was also fun to see Channing Tatum as song-and-dance man Burt Gurney, channeling Gene Kelly. However, Scarlett Johansson and Johah Hill were pretty much wasted talents in minor roles on this flick.

Those who like the zany, screwball comedies of the 1940s and ’50s will enjoy much of this movie, despite its ups and downs. If you’re a fan of Turner Classic Movies, especially those featuring Spencer Tracy and Katharine Hepburn, “Hail, Caesar!” is right up your alley.

You can wait on the Blu-ray for “Hail, Caesar!”

While it has its moments, the flick overall is a major underachiever.

“Hail, Caesar!” is actually a moviewithin-a-movie starring George Clooney’s character, Baird Whitlock, as a Roman centurion at the time of Jesus’ crucifixion (an obvious homage to Charlton Heston and “Ben-Hur”). It’s fun to watch Brolin’s character as he deals with crisis after crisis all in the same day, barking orders, dictating memos, playing politics and even slapping a couple of faces to get results.

I’m a huge fan of movies of the genre portrayed in “Hail, Caesar!” and loved those moments when the movie hit on all cylinders. However, you have to trudge through a lot of distracting dialogue and secondary characters to get to the enjoyable bits. As several of the moviegoers said as we were leaving the theater, “It was funny at times, but it wasn’t as good as I thought it would be.”

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Here are last week’s questions again and the answers: 1. Name an Oscar winner who played multiple characters in “The Godfather” trilogy.

A: Sofia Coppola (Connie’s son Michael in “I,” a ship passenger in “II” and Mary Corleone in “III”) 2. What man has won the most Academy Awards ever?

A: Walt Disney (26) 3. What song is played during the last scene and closing credits in “The Breakfast Club?”

A: “Don’t You (Forget About Me)” by Simple Minds 4. Name a professional sports Hall of Fame member who played a cameo role in “Ace Ventura: Pet Detective.”

A: Dan Marino and Don Shula 5. In what US state are the majority of movies based on Stephen King works set?

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3. Name a movie that was the fourth installment in a franchise to be nominated for an Oscar in the Best Picture category.

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5. Name the last movie to win the Oscar for Best Picture that was set in a fictional location.

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‘Deadpool’ best movie of its kind Deadpool Deadpool(R) (R) 4 outHHHH of 4 stars

By Michael clark Movie Critic

For all of you Marvel fans out there, “Deadpool” isn’t what you’re used to, but you’ll probably like it anyway. For everyone else who might only watch a Marvel movie on home video or when given no choice on an airplane, “Deadpool” is one of best movies of its kind ever made. The problem — and it’s a great one — is that no movie like this has ever been made before.

Breaking all of the rules of the comic-book action genre while simultaneously adhering to most of them, “Deadpool” is a self-contained cinematic dichotomy.

It’s Donald Trump and Bernie Sanders all rolled into one times two on steroids.

While about half of it of it appeals to the far end of the taste extremes, the remaining 50 percent nestles itself safely into moderate middle ground that — without trying, placating or pandering — will appeal to the majority of people who simply appreciate and relish well-written and supremely executed movies.

You know from the get-go it’s going to be more than a Above, Ryan Reynolds as Deadpool relaxes before leaping into battle. Below, Deadlittle twisted. Instead of the pool reacts to Colossus’ (voiced by Stefan Kapicic) threats. (Special Photos: Fox) standard opening credits, we get generic stuff like: co-starring “a hot chick” and “a British villain” with derogatory asides aimed at the producers and the director and unlikely praise for the writers. No one involved with the movie is mentioned by name here. This all takes place during a 2-minute, slow-mo scene later showing up again in about two seconds of real screen time.

Given a glorified cameo in a previous “X-Men” installment, Deadpool (Ryan Reynolds) is a relatively new (25 years or so) arrival to the Marvel universe and is

arguably its most off-beat.

Not a natural-born mutant, Deadpool (aka Wade Wilson) only acquired his traits (his wounds heal within seconds and he can re-grow lost body parts) after he was duped into an operation to possibly cure his rampant cancer.

The guy making these claims to Wade is Ajax (Ed Skrein), a skinhead type whose given/Christian name is the source of a running joke for the entire film. His super power is that he feels no pain — which is not to be mistaken for being death-proof. Ajax and his toothpick-chewing sidekick Angel Dust (bodybuilder Gina Carano) toy with Wade with the intention of turning him into a psychopathic hit man-for-hire, but it is Wade’s love for Vanessa (Morena Baccarin) that keeps him from giving up all hope.

Without giving too much away, Vanessa and Wade share an unorthodox meetcute moment which goes in unexpected directions and turns the movie (in Wade’s words) into “a love story,” although he modifies that later on. She works in a strip club, may or may not be a hooker and has more tattoos than teeth. (Note: She’s not missing any teeth.) The 10 minutes or so in the first half spent on their courtship is textbook economy storytelling, providing the narrative with its warmest “soft spot” and giving many female viewers cause to metaphorically if not literally melt.

All of the above takes the first half of the streamlined 108-minute running time to unspool, and almost all of it is backstory. Coming in a close second to flashback, the backstory is often used as crutch or patch if you will to beef up a weak script but that is not the case here.

Screenwriters Paul Wernick and Rhett Reese also include flash-forwards and, coupled with first time director Tim Miller’s unconventional sto-

rytelling avenues, lends the production a wholly unique, crackling, groundbreaking air. It helps that Miller — whose resume is largely filled with special effects credits — has figured out that visuals and script work best in tandem when pared down to bare bones levels.

After the box-office debacle that was “The Green Lantern,” it would have been understandable if Reynolds had shied away from ever taking on another comicbook character which may be why he dives so forcefully into the deep-end with “Deadpool.”

A pretty boy and former “People Magazine Sexiest Man Alive” winner, Reynolds is nonetheless a highly underrated actor who has a tendency to gravitate toward bad material (“Self/Less,” “The In-Laws,” “R.I.P.D.”).

Even when he picks a winner (“Mississippi Grind,” “Definitely, Maybe”), they usually tank. With “Deadpool,” Reynolds has finally hit creative, commercial and (maybe) critical pay-dirt.

Half of the time he’s allowed to do the sexy thing, half of the time not so much; not brave, but admirable. His character has a sick-puppy sense of humor which plays to his innate comedic timing and never once does he miss the mark. When called on to be serious or touchingly romantic, Reynolds again nails it. There’s not a single instance where he fails to deliver and the same can be said for the movie.

Proudly irreverent and stylistically daring, “Deadpool” is also highly polarizing. It’s as politically incorrect as you can get — bloody, violent, sexist and homophobic, yet it is all of those things on purpose. It’s self-mocking but is also selfaware and never apologizes for anything it does. You might not like what it stands for but you have to respect it for its purity, conviction and unwavering autonomy.

(Fox)

‘Zoolander No. 2’ an unoriginal, unfunny repeat of the first film Zoolander No. 2 (PG-13)NO. 2 ZOOLANDER (PG-13) 1 1/2HHHH out of 4 stars

In ‘The Way Out,’ a film in the Southbound anthology, floating grim reaperlike creatures follow two men on the run. (Special Photo: The Orchard)

‘Southbound’ mostly forgettable, saved by clever start, finish

By Michael clark

Movie Critic

Coming out nearly 15 years after a kinda-sorta, somewhat funny original, “Zoolander No. 2” is cashin, unimaginative filmmaking at its garish worst.

It’s sad when the best thing that can be said about a movie is the double entendre interpretation of its title. Some might view “No. 2” as a fragrance reference while others will rightfully equate it to a certain bodily function.

Devoid of any of the barely there satire contained in the first, “Zoolander No. 2” is a rote, by-the-numbers, action/buddy comedy that is aggressively unfunny and relies on recycled plot points and visuals that felt like retreads the first time around. This movie exists only because the cult original made a decent profit and most of the returning principals are in desperate need of a paycheck and a box office hit.

The opening sequence is a perfect bellwether of everything that will soon follow.

A hoodie-wearing man is being chased through nightlit Roman streets by two guys on motorcycles wielding automatic weapons and is eventually cornered like a rat in an alley and mowed down. Riddled with bullets, the victim — Justin Bieber as himself — is still able to send out one last Twitter message, which makes the misguided point that

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By Michael clark Ben Stiller, from left, plays Derek Zoolander and Owen Wilson plays Hansel in Zoolander No. 2. (Special Photo: Paramount)

remaining active on social media is far more important than breathing.

It turns out that Bieber’s death is the latest in a string of high-profile pop-star murders where all of the victims die with the trademark, pursed lip pout made famous by male model Derek Zoolander (co-writer/ director/leading man Ben Stiller).

Now living in self-forced exile in New Jersey as a result of events that took place in the first film, Zoolander is brought out of retirement after receiving an invitation from current “it” fashion designer Alexanya Atoz (an unrecognizable Kristen Wiig) to model a new line in an upcoming Roman gala.

A similar invitation is delivered to Hansel (Owen Wilson), Zoolander’s former friend and fellow model now living as a Bedouin polygamist who has knocked up everyone in his harem. This includes a goat and at least three men.

The fashion show doesn’t go quite the way Zoolander and Hansel had hoped, and they are quickly approached by the all-business Melanie Valentina (Penelope Cruz), an Italian Interpol agent determined to crack the string of unsolved murders.

Even though frequently called on to be eye candy, Cruz miraculously never loses her dignity even while being groped by another character. She lends the production its only sliver of class.

Interspersed throughout is a running subplot involving Zoolander’s desire to reconnect with his estranged son Derek Jr. (a very serious Cyrus Arnold), a plus-sized teen who harbors nothing but contempt for his absent, deadbeat dad.

In a manner not unlike that of Steven Spielberg with the shark in “Jaws,” Stiller and his three cowriters wait as long as possible before re-introducing Zoolander’s arch nemesis, Jacobim Mugatu (Will

Ferrell), the only interesting returning character. As he often does, Ferrell chews up and spits out the scenery, yet here it somehow works.

It lends the production some much-needed spirit, albeit of the evil variety.

For fashionistas and those obsessed with cults of personality, “Zoolander No. 2” will prove to be a veritable treasure trove of celebrity sightings.

There are well over three dozen entertainment and industry types who show up in cameo roles mostly as themselves, and, not so surprisingly, they largely out-act the real actors.

Faring the best in what is effectively a supporting role is Sting, who regularly flashes his icy, Police-era glare to superb effect.

It’s likely “Zoolander No. 2” will die a mercifully quick box office death, but if the original is any kind of indicator, it will enjoy a healthy home video and on-demand afterlife.

(Paramount)

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Of all cinematic genres, horror is the one that most often takes advantage of the infrequently used anthology format. While not the first, “Tales From the Crypt” from 1972 was the most notable of these kinds of efforts, made the greatest impact and spawned a long-running HBO TV series.

While it has a few impactful moments, “Southbound” is not likely to be remembered for anything beyond its settings and a clever connection between its opening and closing segments.

“Southbound” was produced in part by Brad Miska, the creator of the horror website “Bloody Disgusting” and was responsible for the moderately successful, anthology-themed “V/H/S” franchise. As with “V/H/S,” “Southbound” includes a handful of short films that have some type of thematic or character connection.

As the title implies, it’s set in the American Southwest and the only connecting thread throughout are roads.

At some point, each story

takes place in a vehicle on the highway, which isn’t a very strong premise for a movie.

Unlike last year’s superb anthology “Wild Tales” that had unrelated stories, “Southbound” wants the road connection to work so badly that it ends up force-fitting the segments.

With the exception of the two-person third segment involving a driver hitting a pedestrian, the remainder of the mid-section is instantly forgettable.

As mentioned, it is the two bookend segments that make “Southbound” at all worthwhile. Titled “The Way Out” and “The Way In” they were written and directed by the four-man quartet known as “Radio Silence” who worked on the “V/H/S/” flicks and “Devil’s Due.” Starting with two bloodsoaked guys in a pickup truck, it employs some nifty sleight-of-hand photography and features a band of monsters that look amazing and easily could find their way into a film of their own.

How the guys got bloody in the first place isn’t addressed until the final sequence, and it is easily the most jarring and unsettling portion of the film.

(The Orchard)

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Maggie Smith the only shining spot in ‘Lady in the Van’

By Michael clark Movie Critic

For her first feature after the end of the “Downton Abbey” TV series Dame Maggie Smith goes from filthy rich to just plain filthy.

Starting out as an audio diary by British screenwriter/playwright Alan Bennett (“The Madness of King George”), “The Lady in the Van” was later adapted into a successful stage play and is one of those rare works where the writer is a principal character in their own non-fictional story.

In the late ’70s, Bennett (Alex Jennings) noticed a homeless woman in a dilapidated van moving from point to point in his tony London enclave and, rather than report her to the police, grudgingly allowed her to take up what he didn’t know at the time would be

permanent residence in his driveway. On the surface you’d think this was a selfless, highly humanitarian act but in reality Bennett allowed it to go on for 15 years mostly for the purpose of turning it into a story.

Having previously starred in a 1999 version of the play, Smith — without ever getting close to breaking a sweat — falls right into the role and turns what would have otherwise been just another quirky British dramedy into a slightly above-average quirky British dramedy.

Accompanied by an overpoweringly syrupy score, director Nicholas Hytner (“The Crucible”) and Bennett present the story as oddball happenstance where the concerns of the comfortable observer supersede those of the fringe title character.

He’s mildly put-out while she’s slowly doing a mental, spiritual and physical nosedive and all of it is dramatically manipulative.

The filmmakers were quite lucky to get Smith to

reprise her 1999 stage role as it’s the only thing that makes that film in any way recommendable. Smith could read a phonebook aloud and make it sound interesting.

Playing a loopy, craycray woman for her isn’t at all difficult, which is both a plus and a minus. On the

upside, Smith keeps it a hair under caricature level and wisely resists maudlin sentimentality. Not so good is knowing that Smith could have phoned it in with the same results.

For the perpetually frowning, furrow-browed Jennings, it’s all lose-lose. Once

Friendship Baptist Church

A Purpose Driven Church

3375 Church Lane, Duluth, GA Church Office: 770-497-8227 • Fax: 770-497-9775 Rev. Ronald L. Bowens, Pastor Warmer through through Fellowship Warmer Fellowship Deeper through through Discipleship Deeper Discipleship Larger through through Evangelism Larger Evangelism Sharing through Ministries Sharing through Ministries AND Stronger throughWorship Worshipand andthe theWord WordofofGod God AND Stronger through

Rev. Ronald L. Bowens

Pastor

SUWANEE WORSHIP CENTER

A United Methodist Congregation

Two services 9:00 and 11:00 am

Church of God 1132 Buford Hwy 770-271-5610

234 Shadburn Ave, Buford Pastor: Rev. Avery Headd B.A., M. Div.

Dr. Terry Reece • Senior Pastor

“Come and get Jesus” “A Church forconnected Hurting to People”

Sunday 10:30 AM Worship Sunday 10:30 AM “J” Town Kids Church Wednesday 7:00 PM Bible Study & Youth regencycog.com

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“A Christ Centered Church Where Love is the Greatest”

Rev. Ted Rollins

754 Brogdon Rd • Suwanee www.suwaneeworshipcenter.org

To advertise your church service or event here, contact Mary London

770.963.9205 x1211

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Times of Worship Sunday • 8 a.m.~11 a.m.

Times of Instruction Sunday • 9:45 a.m. Church School Sunday • 10:00 a.m. Invitational Counseling Wednesday • Youth Bible Studies 7 p.m.

Wednesday • Adult Bible Studies 7 p.m.

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Changing Lives through Faith

Regency

770.945.6131

21st Pastor’s Anniversary Pastor Avery Headd Sunday, March 20, 10 AM

Building People of Prayer, Purpose and Power

Sunday Worship Services................7:30 AM, 11:00 AM Children’s Church............................7:30 AM, 11:00 AM Sunday School ................................................. 9:45 AM Bible Study (all ages) ...................Wednesday, 7:30 PM

Poplar Hill Baptist Church

Maggie Smith stars as Miss Shepherd in ‘The Lady in the Van.’ (Special Photo: Sony Classics)

comments regarding her hygiene, life choices and the like.

Beyond die-hard anglophiles, Smith or “Downton” fans, “The Lady in the Van” will be of little interest to anyone else and is largely a waste of time.

(Sony Classics)

Your Local Church Welcomes You

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we figure out he’s keeping Smith’s character around strictly for the source of a future story, any degree of empathy we might have had for his “humanitarian inconvenience” dissipates.

He allows her to “squat” but regularly keeps her in check with left-handed

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The Lady in the Van (PG-13) THE LADY IN THE VAN (PG-13) 2 1/2HHHH out of 4 stars

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