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gwinnettdailypost.com ♦ Friday, February 7, 2020 ♦ A3 COLUMNIST I KEITH ROACH

WEATHER WATCH

Lengthy battle with cellulitis deserves another look

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EAR DR. ROACH: I am having a serious, lengthy battle with cellulitis on my lower leg. For nearly three months, nothing any doctor has recommended or prescribed has worked. The inflammation and skin Roach discoloration have not abated even with three days of intravenous injections of antibiotics and three courses of antibiotic pills. I have soaked my leg in Epsom salt, used antibiotic creams, Vicks rub, aspirin for inflammation, raised my leg when I am sitting — all to no avail. The doctors I have seen seem to have thrown up their hands and offer no resolution. Every medical person who sees my leg immediately diagnoses the problem to be cellulitis.

An ultrasound showed no blood clot.

This occurred after a 15hour plane flight and a subsequent day of walking — about 18,000 steps. I wore support hose on the flight and moved as much as possible.

I basically missed a night of sleep, walked for several hours, went to bed and was woken in the night with leg cramps and the swelling and rash. There was no break in the skin nor insect bite that I was aware of. I am female, 75, in fairly good health, not obese, do not have any circulation problems.

I know that an infection lasting so long is very dangerous and can lead to sepsis.

I am willing to do whatever is necessary to rid myself of this bacterial menace. Please advise, and soon, as I am desperate!

— T.E. ANSWER: Cellulitis, infection of the deeper tissues of the skin, is a common infection. It is usually caused

by Staphylococcal or Streptococcal bacteria. Not everything that looks like cellulitis is an infection, however, and when several courses of antibiotics have failed, it’s time to reconsider the diagnosis.

Looking for a blood clot was wise; blood clots can cause redness and swelling that looks very much like cellulitis sometimes.

A deep tissue abscess can prevent cure with antibiotics, but that should be apparent after a few days, let alone three months.

There are several other less-common chronic skin conditions that can mimic cellulitis.

A wound care nurse colleague of mine with far more experience than me suggested the possibility of acute lipodermatosclerosis, which is a noninfectious inflammation of the deep skin. It happens more commonly in people with poor venous drainage of the legs, which is common in women (but men, too) in middle age. The airplane flight and walking is a setup for exacerbating any venous insufficiency. This condition is diagnosed by a wound care expert or dermatologist, and is usually treated by high-potency steroid creams and compression. It can frequently be misdiagnosed in its early stages, and is among the most common skin disorders misdiagnosed as cellulitis.

Dr. Roach regrets that he is unable to answer individual letters, but will incorporate them in the column whenever possible.

Readers may email questions to ToYourGoodHealth@med. cornell.edu or send mail to 628 Virginia Dr., Orlando, FL 32803.

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the solunar tables for lakes are based on studies that show fish and game are more active at certain times during the lunar period.

MAJOR 10:45-12:45 p.m....11:15 p.m.-12:15 a.m.

MINOR 5:37-6:37 a.m. ............3:54-4:54 p.m.

POLLEN COUNTS trees: low weeds: low grass: low

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Lake Full Yesterday allatoona ............(840.0) .... 826.87 blackshear ......... (237.0) .... 236.20 blue ridge........(1690.0) ...1670.12 burton..............(1865.0) ...1858.51 carters.............(1072.0) ...1071.63 chatuge ........... (1927.0) ...1918.28 Harding .............. (521.0) .....519.58 Hartwell .............(660.0) .....659.31 Jackson..............(530.0) .... 528.40

Lake Full Yesterday lanier............... (1071.0) ...1071.40 nottely..............(1779.0) ...1762.47 oconee ..............(435.0) .... 434.95 seminole...............(77.5) .......77.88 sinclair ...............(339.8) .... 338.53 thurmond ..........(330.0) .....327.03 tugalo ................ (891.5) .... 886.46 walter F. george.(188.0) .... 188.90 west point..........(635.0) .....628.18

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Thursday cash 3 midday: 2-1-9 cash 4 midday: 3-7-9-9 ga. 5 midday: 1-8-8-2-7 Wednesday cash 3 midday: 0-7-9 cash 3 evening: 1-8-0 cash 3 night: 7-0-1 cash 4 midday: 5-0-3-3 cash 4 evening: 5-9-2-6 cash 4 night: 9-0-6-2 ga. 5 midday: 0-6-8-2-3 ga. 5 evening: 0-0-2-3-1 Fantasy 5: 2-18-35-38-40 powerball: 23-30-35-41-57, powerball: 2, power play: 3X

TODAY’S HISTORY: in 1904, the great Fire of baltimore began, resulting in the destruction of more than 1,500 buildings in 30 hours. in 1917, a german u-boat sank the british ship california off the irish coast. in 1962, a near-total embargo on all trade between the united states and cuba took effect at 12:01 a.m. in 1964, the “british invasion” began as the beatles arrived in new york for their first u.s. tour. in 1995, the mastermind of the 1993 bombing of the world trade center was arrested in pakistan.

TODAY’S BIRTHDAYS: John deere (18041886), businessman; charles dickens (18121870), author; laura ingalls wilder (18671957), author; sinclair lewis (1885-1951), author/playwright; eubie blake (1887-1983), composer/pianist; pete postlethwaite (1946-

2011), actor; James spader (1960- ), actor; garth brooks (1962- ), singer-songwriter; eddie izzard (1962- ), actor/comedian; chris rock (1965- ), actor/comedian; steve nash (1974), basketball player; ashton Kutcher (1978- ), actor.

TODAY’S FACT: baltimore’s population was estimated at 602,495 in 2018, making it the 30th-most populous city in the united states.

TODAY’S SPORTS: in 1969, diane crump became the first female jockey to ride in a thoroughbred race in the united states at the Hialeah park race track in Florida.

TODAY’S QUOTE: “suffering has been stronger than all other teaching, and has taught me to understand what your heart used to be. i have been bent and broken, but -- i hope -into a better shape.” -- charles dickens, “great expectations”

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COLUMNIST I AMY DICKINSON

Neighbors worry about financial fraud

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EAR AMY: My husband and I live next to a sweet elderly widower, “Fred.” We check in on him once or twice a week.

He’s told us he has a brother and nieces and nephews that live a few hours away.

A few months ago, Fred asked for my help with “something on the computer.”

I went inside his house and he handed me handwritten instructions, saying he needed help connecting his checking account to a money transfer app, so he could send money to his niece. He asked me to send her $500, and then had me write out instructions.

I didn’t think it was my place to question this.

Yesterday, Fred and I were chatting, and he said that he was worried about this niece, as she was fired from her job, didn’t have a car, and might have a drug problem.

I immediately became concerned and asked if she was taking advantage of him. He seemed slightly offended, became dismissive, and then changed the subject.

I can’t stop thinking about this. My husband said I should disconnect his checking account from the app (yes, I remember his password), but I feel like Fred would just ask for my help to connect it all again.

I don’t have the names or contact information for his brother or any family.

What should I do?

— Worried Neighbor D E A R WORRIED: Financial exDickinson ploitation is a growing problem for elder Americans.

According to the National Adult Protective Services Association (napsa-now. org), 1 in 9 elders are victims of financial abuse. Because of the emotional factors involved, this crime is extremely underreported.

Yes, intervene.

Please, attempt to communicate about this further.

His niece could be taking advantage of him. A total stranger could also be taking advantage of him. Has he been able to verify that the person asking for (and receiving) this money is actually his niece? You might be able to help him verify the identity of the person receiving the money. If this is his niece, a red flag would be if she insists that he keep these transactions a secret from her other family members. Encourage him to talk with his brother about this situation. If the niece does have a drug problem, money from Fred could make matters worse for her.

Don’t approach him as if he has made a mistake. Tell him that just like he wants

to help her, you want to help him. Don’t press too hard.

He will likely feel embarrassed, and this may lead to more isolation.

If you become more alarmed and believe that he is being defrauded, disconnect the app.

The National Adult Protective Services Association has a searchable database; you could report suspected fraud by calling your local hotline.

DEAR AMY: A friend of mine is in a hole of debt, denial, and inaction. The person has debts growing at a rate that leads to foreclosure.

The individual’s circle of friends, many of whom have made personal loans, are getting angry that our friend refuses to recognize reality. The sooner the house is sold and debts are paid off, the larger the remainder of money will be, and the loss of friends backing the person will be lessened Our friend always responds: “You people need to trust me.” These words are coming from someone who is an expert in failed plans that lead to financial ruin.

What approach do you think might work in trying to get our friend to see the light?

— Worried DEAR WORRIED: You should assume that — no matter what — your friend

will not see the light. Nor should you trust him when he says he has a plan.

A group intervention would likely backfire and cause him to hide.

Each person he is indebted to should describe a reasonable plan for repayment, and attach a real consequence (possibly legal, definitely relational) if your friend doesn’t get a handle on his problem. Each of you should urge him to attend Debtors Anonymous meetings (debtorsanonymous.org).

DEAR AMY: Another anecdote about an older father being mistaken for a grandfather: My father was 57 when the youngest of my parents’ 10 children was born.

One day, he had a group of us out at a park when a woman said, “Oh, it’s so nice that you’re out with your grandchildren for a picnic!”

My father said, “These are not my grandchildren, and believe me, this is no picnic!”

— Nancy, in Columbia MD DEAR NANCY: With that many children, a quick wit is a necessity.

You can contact Amy Dickinson via email: ASKAMY@amydickinson. com. Readers may send postal mail to Ask Amy, P.O. Box 194, Freeville, NY 13068. You can also follow her on Twitter @ askingamy or “like” her on Facebook.

Do all the things you love to do. Travel will entice you, and your thirst for knowledge will draw you into situations that will help you figure out what you want to do next. If you expand your friendships to include people who offer something unique, you’ll enrich your life.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 19) — Keep a low profile, do a good job and don’t make any rash decisions or changes. Accomplishing what you set out to do and living up to your expectations should occupy your time.

PISCES (Feb. 20-March 20) — You may crave adventure, but caution should not be cast aside. If you think before you act, you will have the best of everything at your fingertips. Romance is on the rise.

ARIES (March 21-April 19) — Moderation and simplicity are required. Emotions will flare up quickly, leaving you in an awkward position.

Keep busy, focus on fitness and health, and avoid getting into a debate.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20) — Make interesting plans that will promote fun, romance and adventure. How you display who you are and what you have to offer will determine whom you attract and what transpires.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20) — Double-check information. Deception or false data is likely if you are too accepting. Question whatever seems sketchy. It’s up to you to protect your interests and reputation.

CANCER (June 21-July 22) — Dig in and get your responsibilities done on time.

Make plans that will please a loved one. Romance is in the stars and will encourage a better relationship.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) — Take better care of your physical and emotional well-being.

Don’t change what’s working fine; instead, focus on adjusting what is no longer to your benefit. Protect your interests.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) — You will enhance your reputation if you are willing to go the extra mile at work and home. What you do for others will make a lasting impression and leave you feeling good.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23) — Emotions will surface if you try to tackle sensitive issues. A misunderstanding will leave you in a vulnerable position. Keep your life simple and practice moderation and precision.

SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 22) — Trust what you see and hear firsthand. Express your thoughts and opinions carefully. Offer love, romance and kindness to individuals who share your life, space and point of view.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 23Dec. 21) — Joint ventures will fall short of your expectations. Pour your energy into something constructive that will benefit you personally, physically or financially.

Avoid anger and physical confrontations.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22Jan. 19) — If you share with a loved one, you will be able to make plans and map out a sound strategy. A creative venue will prove entertaining and enlightening.

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Suwanee library branch Furkids opens its latest adoption, resource center in Peachtree Corners closed for renovations

By Curt Yeomans curt.yeomans@ gwinnettdailypost.com

A nonprofit organization that runs no-kill cat and dog shelters is offering Gwinnett residents a new place to adopt a pet and access resources to help them care for those pets.

Furkids Animal Rescue and Shelters announced that it opened a new Pet Adoption and Community Resource Center in Gwinnett County over the

weekend. The center, which opened Saturday, is located at 4015 Holcomb Bridge Road, Suite 390, in Peachtree Corners.

“We are thrilled to kick off 2020 with a brand new facility to serve pet lovers in Peachtree Corners and surrounding areas, “ said Samantha Shelton, Furkids CEO and Founder. “Earlier this month, we moved our headquarters and cat shelter on Pleasantdale Road in Gwinnett County to Cumming, with a plan

to open an adoption center to continue to serve our Atlanta community and enhance our offerings.

“In addition to pet adoptions, we’ll also be connecting to our surrounding community by offering basic veterinary services to the public in the near future.”

The new center is located next to an existing Furkids’ Thrift Store. As it rolls out veterinary services, it is expected to offer a series of vaccination clinics at first.

Other veterinary services are set to follow later on.

Shelton said Furkids will offer volunteer opportunities for the communities, including a FurTales program where kids can read to cats.

“And, this new center will facilitate more efficient and effective shelter operations by functioning as a hub for the many activities Furkids undertakes on a daily basis, allowing Furkids to save even more lives,” Shelton said.

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By Curt Yeomans curt.yeomans@ gwinnettdailypost.com

The Suwanee library branch is closed for the next two weeks while refurbishments are conducted, library officials have announced.

The library system announced recarpeting and repainting work is being done at the branch and it will be closed until Feb. 16 as a result. The work also means the branch’s book drops are closed as well.

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The Gwinnett County Public Library System said the Suwanee branch is closed until Feb. 16 for refurbishments. who need to return materials are being directed to the system’s other branches. A full listing of branches in the county can be found at www.gwinnettpl.org.

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From A1 marketed it to become a self-made millionaire.

“It is pretty cool to know a 13-yearold found a solution to save your hair so it doesn’t fall out,” Bender said.

Walker was one of the AfricanAmerican inventors profiled in Carson’s book, which he featured in his presentation to the Trip fourth-grade class. His business partner, Natacha Jocelyn, helped tie in Walker’s life’s work to her own ambition as a business woman. Jocelyn, who owns a Dacula State Farm agency, told students being an entrepreneur not only requires the fundamental math, reading and writing skills students begin to learn in elementary school, but it also requires courage.

“To be a business owner, you’re not going to follow what everyone else does,” Jocelyn said. “You’re going to have to follow what’s best for you.”

Walker was one of five inventors Carson discussed with Trip fourth graders in honor of Black History month. One inventor that caught the attention of Trip student Nathan Thompson was Gerald Lawson, who pioneered an early ROM video gaming console in the 1970s.

“Video games are one of the things I do all the time,” Thompson said. “I probably do it more than reading.”

Carson’s book covers a total of 42 inventors. Two pages are dedicated to a short biography of the person, an explanation of their invention

and its historic significance. The format makes it easy for elementary school students to digest. It’s the first of two books Carson written.

His second is a denser work called “Today in African-American History,” which marks 366 dates with significant black history events.

Carson’s first book was inspired by his son, Matthew, who is a member of the Trip fourth grade class.

Carson said his son once asked him about famous African-American inventors while working on his homework. Carson was perplexed there was such a small amount of common knowledge on the subject. That launched a months-long project of penning his first book.

Carson found that African-American inventors, whose merits are rarely discussed or taught, changed

the course of history with their work.

“They just changed the world with what they did,” Carson said.

“I thought it would be important for people to know how these came about.”

Carson led off his presentation with a perfect example of an invention that rippled into a technological tidal wave. Henry T. Sampson, co-invented the Gamma-Electric Cell, which was later used in early cellphones in the 1970s. Jocelyn held up a version of a late-’90s cellphone, a solid black brick that couldn’t be shoved in a pocket. The sound of Trip fourth graders’ reaction echoed in the gymnasium.

Trip’s fourth-grade Assistant Principal Monya Phillips helped coordinate the breakout presentation with Carson and said it’s

important for students to learn from voices like Carson and Jocelyn that are different than their everyday teachers, “They hear us talking about the importance of reading, writing and math, but (it’s important) to hear a business owner say, these are the things that are important, and to hear (Carson) talk about the writing process,” Phillips said.

Carson knows how to get a fourth grader’s attention. He led off his speech by mentioning four surprises for students who attended his presentation: first, a copy of his new book and, second, cupcakes for the fourth-grade class.

The third was a Barnes and Noble gift card to the first 25 students to attend his 1 p.m. book signing at the Barnes and Noble at the Shoppes at Webb Gin on Saturday. Finally, he offered a pack of Pokemon cards to fourth graders who made it to the book signing.

Maggie White, another Trip Elementary fourth grader, said she took away more than a book from Carson’s presentation. She’s learned the importance of equity in social studies and from Carson’s book.

“If Martin Luther King didn’t give his speech, then we would still have segregation, and we need to celebrate what we have today,” White said.

cation she has worked to try to link public health services to Gwinnett County schools.

She helped bring more nurses into schools when special education became widely available in the mid’70s and she has a vision of linking Clinic for Education, Treatment and Prevention of Addiction services to schools.

Radloff was first elected to the Gwinnett County Board of Education at 39 years old in 1972. Her first term began in January 1973.

She said her family moved to Norcross when her husband started work in human resources for Wester Electric. Her children enrolled at Norcross High School, where she said she was shocked to find parts of the school had no air conditioning, teachers were paying out-ofpocket for supplies and scrounging for textbooks and there was no piano in music classrooms.

That first inspired her to run for a Board of Education seat, and she’s been a fixture in Gwinnett County

ever since.

Radloff plans to run as a Democrat as she has for her past three elections. During the 1972 election, there were a handful of male candidates on the Democratic ticket, so Radloff ran on the less-crowded Republican ticket. She said about 12 years ago she began running on the Democratic ticket. Radloff’s views on education policy, she said, have not been influenced by party ideologies.

“I looked at my district and said, ‘I don’t think a member of the school board should be Democrat or Republican,’” she said. “It should be the best person.”

Radloff said after her final term she still plans to keep her regular community appointments. For decades, Radloff has volunteered on weekends to help English language learners. She helps 400 to 450 students who are academically C students or below in the Meadowcreek cluster by writing grants to help them catch up in school.

Radloff has also supported par-

ents and families of special needs students. It began in the mid-1970s when legislation was passed to support the education of special needs students. She said she was heavily involved in the establishment of the Oakland Center in 1977, designed as a diagnostic placement for students with intellectual disabilities including severe and profound.

She said she saw there was little relief for families of profoundly disabled students and she worked to put their needs into the spotlight.

“I became pretty heavily involved communicating with parents at that time who were profound,” Radloff said.

With the end of her long career in sight, Radloff said her work is not done, but she’s adamant party ideology should stay out of making school district decisions.

“I would hope that whoever is elected, the party would not be an issue,” Radloff said. “I would hope that we would be focused on what’s best for the district.”

dispatched to a person shot call at the Shell gas station located at 1515 Pleasant Hill Road.

From A1 Officers began to canvas the area when they couldn’t find him at crime P o l i c e s a i d s h o2/6/2020 r t l y a f4:37 t e r PMthe 207_GDP FRI_OBITS_OBITSv2 Page 1 scene. The victim was 10 p.m. Wednesday, officers were located in front of apartments at

3740 Club Dr. Police said Winslow’s car, a silver passenger car, was found in the roadway with damage from a possible accident.

Officers approached the vehicle and located Winslow dead inside. His identity will be released

once the next of kin is notified.

Police collected evidence and conducted interviews at the scene and are seeking tips. Police said detectives are still seeking information about this case through Crime Stoppers at 404-577-8477.

RADLOFF From A1 Radloff said the key issue she’d like to see through in her final term is the institution of mandated kindergarten in Gwinnett County. While kindergarten is available in every public school in Georgia, neither the Department of Education nor Gwinnett County Public Schools mandates it. She said it’s crucial for students not to fall behind even further with data showing more than half of Gwinnett kindergarteners start unprepared from a reading and counting standpoint.

“Closing the achievement gap is only going to happen if they start school on time in kindergarten,” Radloff said.

Radloff said she’d also like to put in place safety policies that respond to students’ behavior and help diagnose mental illness. While serving as a member of the Board of Edu-

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Natacha Jocelyn talks to Trip Elementary School students on Wednesday in the school’s gymnasium.

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From A1 home improvement projects,” Show Manager Mark Levine said. “Homeowners can get a jump on their spring to-do list now by meeting face-toface with home improvement experts, gathering ideas and inspiration and making appointments – all under one roof.”

He said attendees can also try their putting skills at the interactive 800-square-foot putting green that LDC Management Group will build at the North Atlanta Home Show.

“They’ll award prizes for the best putts throughout the show, so I encourage golfers of all experience levels to take a swing,” Levine said.

Marketplace Events is also partnering with Mike Rowe, creator and host of Discovery Channel’s “Dirty Jobs,” and his foundation, the mikeroweWORKS Foundation, which awards Work Ethic Scholarships to students pursuing a career in the skilled trades.

“Through the foundation, we are committed to supporting the local builders, remodelers, installers, repairmen and all skilled tradespeople who do the jobs that most people are unable or untrained to do,” Rowe said.

“There aren’t many places left like these local home shows,” he said, “where homeowners can meet with their local experts, get trusted advice, talk price, look the experts in the eye, shake their hands and decide for themselves, yes, I’m good with letting this company into my home.”

The North Atlanta Home Show will open from 10 a.m.6 p.m. Friday; 10 a.m.-7 p.m. on Saturday; and 11 a.m.5 p.m. on Sunday.

Children ages 12 and under and adults ages 65 and older (with ID) are admitted free.

Friday will also be both “Trade Day” and “Hero Day.” Anyone who works in the home industry can get free admission to the show by showing a business card at the show’s main entrance today only.

First responders, military veterans, firefighters and police officers will also receive free admission with ID. General admission is $8 at the box office or $6 in advance online at www.NorthAtlantaHomeShow.com.

Infinite Energy Center is located at 6400 Sugarloaf Parkway in Duluth next to Infinite Energy Arena.

OBITUARIES HOSCHTON

Stephanie Bollier Stephanie Lynn Bollier (1958-2020), for whom the cross changed everything, was called home by the Lord on February 3, 2020, at 5:44 am (Matthew 5:44). Stephanie was known as wife, mom, Ama, daughter, sister, aunt, friend, and follower of Christ. She was abundantly faithful and

fiercely loyal. Her sweet and sassy spirit, inexhaustible support of her loved ones, and passion for her students and co-workers will be dearly missed. The circles that she made and maintained will never be broken. She is survived by her husband, Phil; their four boys, Tony, Jonathan, Travis, and Drew; their three daughters-in-law, Mindy, Libby, and Allison; their four granddaughters, Avery, Sydney, Emory, and Finley; her mother, Janet Heare; and her two sisters, Pam Dodane and Lori Park. She joins her father, Dwain Sylvester, in heaven. Please join

us to raise a hallelujah in love and prayer at the Life and Legacy Memorial Service on Saturday, February 8th at 1:00pm at 12Stone Hamilton Mill, with a visitation immediately following. Memorial donations can be made to Just Right for Now, Inc., mailed to P.O. Box 2081, Dacula, GA 30019. Arrangements by Lawson Funeral Home, 4532 Hwy 53, Hoschton, GA 30548, www.lawsonfuneralhome.org, 706-654-0966.

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Randy Lee McMillan, age 61 of Braselton passed away Tuesday, February 4, 2020.

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Australia is getting some desperately needed rain Firefighters battling Australia’s devastating wildfires are getting some help from the weather in New South Wales.

Heavy rains have knocked back the number of active fires in the state by almost a third — in just one day, according to the New South Wales Rural Fire Service.

There had been 62 active fires Wednesday night, with 20 not contained, according to the agency. That number dropped to 42 active fires by Thursday night, and only 17 not contained.

“Today we were over the moon to see rain arrive across many parts of New South Wales, with decent fall in the State’s north. Fingers crossed we see this rainfall remain steady and reach the firegrounds in Southern NSW over the weekend,” officials wrote on Facebook.

Some 1,200 firefighters and support personnel were working to take advantage of the rainy conditions, they said.

Death toll rises to at least 41 after twin avalanches in Turkey At least 41 people have been killed and 84 injured after two avalanches hit the mountainside near Turkey’s eastern border with Iran in 24 hours, the Turkish Natural Disaster and Crisis Directorate said Thursday.

The avalanches took place on Tuesday and Wednesday near the Van-Bahcesaray highway in Turkey’s Van province.

The second avalanche, which hit around midday Wednesday, killed dozens of rescuers who were responding to the first snowslide, according to Turkish state media TRT. A team of 180 search and rescue workers has since been deployed to the scene, along with medical units and ambulances, AFAD said.

“Two mobile base stations have been brought in to prevent communication disruptions,” AFAD added.

Tokyo 2020 Olympics hit by coronavirus jitters The deadly Wuhan coronavirus outbreak could impact Japan’s preparations for the Tokyo 2020 Olympics this summer, a senior organizer has warned.

The virus has infected over 28,000 people across more than 25 countries and territories, and claimed more than 560 lives — the vast majority of cases and all but two deaths in mainland China. At least 45 cases have been reported in Japan, including 20 people on board a cruise ship quarantined in Yokohama Bay. “I am extremely worried that the spread of the infectious disease could throw cold water on the momentum toward the Games,” said Toshiro Muto, chief executive of the Tokyo Olympic organizing committee, according to Japanese public broadcaster NHK. “I hope that it will be stamped out as soon as possible.”

Prime Minister Shinzo Abe stated Monday that the Games would proceed as planned.

The Games are due to open in less than six months.

— From wire reports

DNC chair calls for a recanvass of Iowa results as chaos ensues

By Dan Merica, Jeff Zeleny and Adam Levy CNN

Democratic National Committee Chair Tom Perez called for a recanvass of all results in Iowa on Thursday, as the state’s Democratic Party continues to struggle to verify the data from Monday night’s caucuses.

The move is a significant step and raises further questions about how long the results of the key Iowa caucuses will remain outstanding. In a recanvass, all the numbers that were released by the state party would be checked against the results that were recorded at caucus sites.

“Enough is enough,” Perez tweeted. “In light of the problems that have emerged in the implementation of the delegate selection plan and in order to assure public confidence in the results, I am calling on the Iowa Democratic Party to immediately begin a recanvass.”

Perez followed up his initial tweet by writing, “A recanvass is a review of the worksheets from each caucus site to ensure accuracy. The (Iowa Democratic Party) will continue to report results.”

Perez, in the tweet, is spe-

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Prosecution rests in Harvey Weinstein’s rape trial after 6 accusers testify The prosecution has rested in Harvey Weinstein’s rape and sexual assault trial after six women provided graphic testimony about unwanted sexual attacks and advances.

Over the past two weeks, prosecutors said Weinstein was a powerful movie producer who used that power to prey on young, inexperienced women hoping to establish their movie careers.

Twenty-eight witnesses testified in all.

Weinstein is charged with five counts, including rape, criminal sexual act and predatory sexual assault, which is punishable by up to life in prison. His defense can now call its own witnesses. Weinstein is not expected to testify.

Prank callers, internet trolls sought to sow chaos in Iowa caucuses Supporters of President Donald Trump worsened this week’s Iowa caucus breakdown by placing prank phone calls that hindered the reporting of results, the Iowa Democratic Party said on Thursday.

The malicious calls were part of what Mandy McClure, a state party spokeswoman, said was an “unusually high volume of inbound calls” to the party’s caucus hotline.

“The unexplained, and at times hostile, calls contributed to the delay in the Iowa Democratic Party’s collection of results,” McClure said in a statement to CNN, “but in no way affected the integrity of information gathered or the

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Kirk Douglas, late acclaimed actor, remembered

Kirk Douglas, one of the great Hollywood leading men whose off-screen life was nearly as colorful as his on-screen exploits in movies like “Spartacus” and “Champion,” has died, according to his son, actor Michael Douglas. He was 103.

“It is with tremendous sadness that my brothers and I announce that Kirk Douglas left us today at the age of 103,” he wrote on his verified Instagram account. “To the world he was a legend, an actor from the golden age of movies who lived well into his golden years, a humanitarian whose commitment to justice and the causes he believed in set a standard for all of us to aspire to. But to me and win mcnamee/getty images my brothers Joel and Peter Democratic National Committee Chair Tom Perez called for a recanvass of all results in he was simply Dad, to CathIowa, as the state’s Democratic Party continues to struggle to verify the data from Monday erine, a wonderful father-inlaw, to his grandchildren and night’s caucuses. Seen here, Perez speaks in Westerville, Ohio, in October 2019. great grandchild their loving cifically raising questions the Iowa Delegate Selection the party for further clarity grandfather, and to his wife about how the Iowa Dem- Plan request a recanvass, the on its next steps.

Anne, a wonderful husband.” ocratic Party is adhering to IDP is prepared,” he said.

Former South Bend, Inthe plan they submitted to “In such a circumstance, the diana Mayor Pete Buttigieg Bill and Melinda Gates the national party. That plan IDP will audit the paper re- and Vermont Sen. Bernie Foundation donating guided how the state party cords of report, as provided Sanders were locked in a would allocate delegates. by the precinct chairs and close battle for first in Iowa $100M to coronavirus Iowa Democratic Party signed by representatives on Thursday with 97% of relief efforts Chair Troy Price released of presidential campaigns. precinct reporting. Buttigieg a statement responding to This is the official record of held a .1% lead over SandThe Bill and Melinda Gates Perez, saying the party is the Iowa Democratic cau- ers in state delegate, with Foundation is dramatically prepared to conduct a recan- cus, and we are committed former Massachusetts Sen. increasing the amount it’s vass “should any presiden- to ensuring the results ac- Elizabeth Warren, former spending to Link_nrmvwtial campaign” request one. curately reflect the prefer- Vice President Joe Biden eyncombat the coronavirus, “Should any presidential ence of Iowans.” and Minnesota Sen. Amy pledging up to $100 million campaign in compliance with CNN has reached out to Klobuchar trailing behind. to help contain the outbreak.

The foundation said in a embattled President Nico- statement Wednesday that las Maduro during a White its funds would be used to House meeting Wednesday help find a vaccine for the with Juan Guaido, the Ven- virus, limit its spread and ezuelan opposition leader improve the detection and who is recognized by the U.S. treatment of patients.

The new donation total inand more than 50 countries as Venezuela’s interim presi- cludes $10 million the foundadent, a source familiar with tion had previously pledged.

Bill and Melinda Gates the meeting said. are known for their work Meeting in the Oval Office, Trump told Guaido there would on public health and phibe new U.S. government ac- lanthropy. In 2009, they don emmert/aFp via getty images tions concerning Venezuela worked with authorities in The prosecution has rested in Harvey Weinstein’s rape and in the next month, the source China to combat a tubercusexual assault trial after six women provided graphic testi- said, although it wasn’t im- losis outbreak in the counmony about his unwanted sexual attacks and advances. mediately clear what those try, contributing about $33 million to relief efforts. accuracy of data sets reported.” in a dramatic move captured actions might be. The U.S. The party’s claims were bol- on camera, tore her copy of has been mulling additional Janelle Monáe says stered by a number of social the president’s speech at the sanctions targeting Russia for its ongoing oil purchaspescatarian diet caused media posts viewed by CNN end of his annual address to that proclaimed a desire to Congress on Tuesday night. es from Venezuela and the mercury poisoning disrupt the caucuses. Due Earlier in the night, the pres- source said Guaido hoped Janelle Monáe has talked to the anonymous nature of ident appeared to snub the Trump was referring to imthe posts, CNN was unable House speaker by ignoring pending action on that front. about how she tries to live a Guaido left his meeting with healthy lifestyle, including to independently verify that her attempt at a handshake.

Trump feeling “upbeat, think- her diet. Now she says bethe social media users in fact Sponsored by Texas Rep. ing this will help him regain ing pescatarian made her ill. made the phone calls they Kay Granger, the resolution momentum on the ground” In an interview with The claimed to have placed. called Pelosi’s conduct at the in Venezuela, according to Cut, the singer and actress At least two phone numbers State of the Union “a breach one source. But Guaido is revealed that she is recoverlinked to the Iowa Democratic of decorum” that “degraded also aware that he needs to ing from mercury poisoning Party were posted on 4chan, the proceedings of the joint move fast. which she attributed to her diet. an online message board. session.”

“I started feeling my morIn her weekly press conferNew software glitch tality,” Monáe said. ence Thursday, Pelosi again Resolution to condemn A pescatarian diet resemwas discovered on slammed Trump’s address Pelosi for ripping up bles a vegetarian diet while and defended ripping it up Boeing’s 737 Max allowing for the consumption Trump’s speech tabled afterward. of fish and seafood.

A new software issue has “I tore up a manifesto of House Democrats voted mistruths,” she said. “It was been discovered on the BoeAccording to the Agency for Thursday afternoon to table necessary to get the atten- ing 737 Max, but the company Toxic Substances and Disease a Republican disapproval res- tion of the American people said Thursday it does not think Registry, which is a federal olution condemning House to say, ‘This is not true. And it will further delay its return public health agency of the Speaker Nancy Pelosi for rip- this is how it affects you.’ And to service. The company said U.S. Department of Health and ping up her copy of President I don’t need any lessons from the issue involves an indica- Human Services, “Some peoDonald Trump’s State of the anyone, especially the Pres- tor light staying on longer ple may be exposed to higher Union speech. ident of the United States, than intended. The light is levels of mercury in this form The party-line vote of 224- about dignity.” associated with the stabiliz- if they have a diet high in fish, 193 wasn’t on the resolution er trim system, which raises shellfish, or marine mammals.”

“The nervous system is very itself, but instead was a proTrump told Guaido he and lowers the plane’s nose. sensitive to mercury. Permacedural move to set it aside “We are incorporating a will soon take new and end debate on the meachange to the 737 Max soft- nent damage to the brain has sure. Independent Rep. Jusware prior to the fleet return- been shown to occur from action on Venezuela tin Amash voted with Demoing to service to ensure that exposure to sufficiently high crats to table the resolution.

President Donald Trump this indicator light only illu- levels of metallic mercury,” the site states.

Republicans introduced pledged more action to ramp minates as intended.”

— From wire reports the resolution after Pelosi, up pressure on Venezuela’s — From wire reports

Bumblebees going extinct due to climate crisis, but there are easy ways to help

By Kristen Rogers CNN

Some people might recall dodging flying bumblebees as kids, or finding the bees flitting around flowers in their front yard.

If those moments seem few and far between these days, it’s because in North America and Europe the effects of climate change have reduced the odds of seeing a bumblebee by more than 30% on average since the 20th century, according to a new study published Thursday in the journal Science.

Researchers from the University of Ottawa in Canada examined changes in the populations of 66

were kids, and saying, ‘Could we take our children to places we loved bumblebee species across the two and find what we found?’ What our continents, and compared that with study says is that that answer is no climate changes in those locations. across entire continents.”

Their findings highlighted that as climate change causes temperaHelping bees survive tures and precipitation to increase climate change beyond what bumblebees can tolerate, so does their risk for extinction.

Other factors that affect bumble“The things (we) grew up with as bee populations are the widespread kids are fading away very fast,” said use of pesticides and changing Dr. Jeremy Kerr, senior author of land use that reduces flora availthe study and a biology professor able to them. at the University of Ottawa.

In the study, the effects of cli“It’s not just that we’re looking at mate change on bumblebees were what our kids will experience; it’s observed independent of these huthat we are looking back not even man practices, meaning if those a full generation, just to when we are accounted for, too, the risk of

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extinction would be even greater.

“Interactions between these factors are expected to accelerate biodiversity loss for bumblebees and other (species) over broad areas,” the study said.

However, there are still “different and distinct conservation actions that can help combat these drivers of extinction,” Soroye said.

Those include reducing the use of pesticides, planting a diverse array of flowers and shrubs to prevent habitat loss and providing bumblebees with occasional shelter from the sun “during extreme weather events that they’re being subjected to more frequently because of climate change,” Soroye said.

Beekeepers can protect bumblebees from excessive sun and rain exposure by planting shrubs in addition to flowers, and by building hive shelters with roofs and surrounding protective materials such as wood.

The authors suspect that their findings can also be applied to other species facing extinction, such as butterflies and birds.

“There are things we can do and recovery is a feasible thing,” Kerr said. “We’re not saying that what we all need to do is immediately start living in a hut in the woods to recover the situation. It points to a hopeful direction if we choose to intervene.”

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SECTION B ♦ FrIday, FEBruary 7, 2020

SUPER SIX BASEBALL

Special Photo: Dale Zanine

Baseball wasn’t a big thing in Mill Creek catcher Alek Boychuk’s family background. But once the 6-foot, 205-pound senior was introduced to the sport, he’s developed into one of the top young prospects not only in Gwinnett County and Georgia, but in the nation.

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Unlikely background doesn’t slow Boychuk’s development

By David Friedlander david.friedlander@ gwinnettdailypost.com

Looking at Alek Boychuk play baseball here day, one might get the impression that he is a natural who was seemingly born to play yet game.

In reality, it took some time for him to pick up the game. In fact, he has a hard time remember just how he got introduced to baseball.

“I can’t even answer that question, to be honest, because no one

(in the family) really knew about baseball. My dad never knew baseball until I started playing. The story I tell everybody is that no one really knew why I picked up baseball. But from a young age (my parents) always bought me toys, and I didn’t play with them. I always picked up a ball and a bat.

That’s kind of where it (started).”

True, baseball was a very unfamiliar concept to the Boychuk family. In fact, so was sports in general.

“Both my parents are from Ukraine. The background in

my whole family is no one ever played sports, so it kind of started with my (immediate) family. My dad kind of played some unorganized basketball, and he liked that. But with his whole family and their traditions, they never believed in sports, really.

“So for me becoming who I am, (baseball) was kind of out of nowhere, I would say. It started from a young age, maybe 4 years old. I played T-ball, and the director of the organization wanted to move me up (in age group).

Right away, I was killing balls

and they wanted to move me up.

Ever since then until my eighthgrade year, I played up against kids two years older than me.

That’s kind of where my love of the game grew, and it’s helped me out tremendously, too.”

True, Boychuk had little exposure to baseball or any other sport in his family background, but once Vladimir Boychuk noticed his son had taken an interest in baseball, he was determined to do whatever he could to encourage young Alek’s participation and enjoyment in it.

“I give his dad a lot of credit because I think he immersed himself in the game and learned as much as he could,” Mill Creek coach Doug Jones said. “He put the (batting) cage in the yard and all the things that it takes to work and try to develop (Alek’s game).

“It really is (amazing). It wasn’t until fairly recently that I knew that story. I asked him what his father’s background was, and he said, ‘Well, it’s not baseball.

More along the basketball line.’

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Gwinnett divers pick up important team points for contenders

First-year Berkmar student Kevin De Grijze, who lived previously in Florida and Venezuela, has given the Patriots their first Gwinnett County swimming champion.

By Christine Troyke christine.troyke@ gwinnettdailypost.com

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de Grijze making history for Berkmar swimming program

By Will Hammock will.hammock@gwinnettdailypost.com

Gwinnett County swimming titles, even for high schools that win them often, are exciting. For Berkmar, the buzz was at another level two weeks ago.

It was unprecedented.

When Kevin De Grijze won the 200-yard freestyle, he became the Patriots’ first Gwinnett champion.

“We were all in shock,” Berkmar head coach Emily Santowski said.

“It was a big deal. It was so nice to see our name up there.”

De Grijze, in his first year at Berkmar after moving in from Florida, didn’t realize the significance at first.

“I saw that it was very historical,” said the senior, who was homeschooled until this school year. “It’s not like in Florida. In Florida, we’re used to like, ‘OK, you win county, it’s OK. Now state.’ But here I saw it was a big deal. Every win is a big meaning for everyone. That’s

why I mostly moved here because swimming was more meaningful and it was way faster here than in south Florida. The south Florida swimming level is dropping a lot.

That’s why I wanted to move here to get ready for college swimming.”

De Grijze’s journey to Gwinnett champion is an interesting one that began in his native Venezuela.

He began swimming there as a 4-year-old with his father, his only See BERKMAR, B4

ATLANTA — With Collins Hill’s Peter Smithson off to college, there was nothing to stem the Colquitt County tide at state diving.

Carson Tyler, who finished third to Smithson last year, ran away with the Class 6-7A boys title Thursday at Georgia Tech. The junior finished with a staggering 710.95 points. Teammates Hunter Kebler and Timothy Fagan were second (564.65) and third (561.90), respectively.

Gwinnett was without a diver in the finals despite accounting for one-third of those to earn a spot in the preliminaries. A number of them, though, did earn important team points for the county’s heavy hitters with the swimming finals on deck Saturday.

Parkview, North Gwinnett and Mill Creek all had boys score.

Freshman Lance Dean was Gwinnett’s top finished 11th overall, just missing out on the finals.

Dean, who was fourth at county, was seventh in Class AAAAAAA. The Panthers also got points from sophomore Thomas Forbes, who was 10th in AAAAAAA after com-

ing in sixth at county. That’s 29 points for Parkview.

Gwinnett champ C.J. Bennett, also of Parkview, was 16th in AAAAAAA. North Gwinnett’s Nick Stark and Valentino Sorto, runner-up to Bennett at county, earned the Bulldogs 17 team points.

Perhaps the most significant boost came from Mill Creek senior Hunter Misuraca, who scored 11 points.

In the girls 6-7A championship, Mountain View’s Maggie Hennebaul was Gwinnett’s top finisher.

Hennebaul, third at county, just missed the cut after the six preliminary dives and finished 11th overall. She was ninth in AAAAAAA and brought the Bears 14 team points.

County champion Kennedy Turner of North Gwinnett was 14th overall and 11th in the largest classification and earned the Bulldogs 11 points.

Brookwood’s Gillian Lee, runner-up at county, was one spot back for nine points.

Hannah Stumpf of Allatoona defended her state title with 611.20 points, fractions shy of the meet record and a more than 80 points ahead of second place.

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2020 BASEBALL TEAM PREVIEWS Region 6-AAAAAAA Collins Hill Eagles Head Coach: Zach black 2019 Record: 16-14, fifth in region 6-aaaaaaa, at-large bid class aaaaaaa state tournament Returning Starters: lHp/1b travis burnette, sr.; oF/rHp Johnny blake, sr.; ss/2b lester slack, sr.; iF/rHp sam Horn, soph.

Other key returners: c tommy Franklin, sr.; rHp/oF ben neadow, Jr.; oF/lHp Kodai takano, sr.; oF/lHp Josh merritt, sr.; c/oF trey estes, sr.; iF/rHp trevor wall, Jr. Key newcomers: iF ethan reusch, sr.; iF christian sutton, Jr.; rHp/c blake overton, Jr.; iF/rHp ryan lomas, Jr.; oF/rHp colin livingston, soph.; iF/rHp Jack demos, soph.; oF demari lewis, Jr.; iF amari lewis, Jr. Outlook: only a few starters from last year are returning, but a solid pitching staff, led by sophomore Horn and junior wall, should be a good starting point as they try to make another playoff run. the other key will be playing with the energy and enthusiasm black is expecting of them.

Discovery Titans Head Coach: casey nutt 2019 Record: 1-21, seventh in region 6-aaaaaaa Returning Starters: 1b/rHp Javarius barfield, sr.; ss aaron oesterle, soph.; 3b/ rHp luis rivera-diaz, sr.; oF/rHp rashad ray, Jr.; c luis suarez, sr.

Other key contributors: ss daniel chandler, sr.; oF Joshua checo, soph.; oF sawyer gaunt, soph.; oF/rHp aaron Harrison, sr.; 2b christopher palacio, soph.; 2b/rHp mateo Victoria, soph.

Key newcomers: oF darthan armundson, soph.; 3b/rHp angel Ferrer, Jr.; ss/rHp isaiah Jones, Fr.; oF chase wilcox, Fr. Outlook: the titans will welcome a new coach in nutt, who inherits a very young squad that is still growing. considering the newness of both the coach and many of the players, getting to know each other and build team chemistry would seem to be the first step in the building and growth process.

Duluth Wildcats Head Coach: ryan turner 2019 Record: 12-16, sixth in region 6-aaaaaaa Returning Starters: ss/rHp deshaun richardson, Jr. (.303); 3b/rHp Kaito ono, sr.; ss/c colin Jones, Jr.; c/1b matthew globetti, sr.; rHp Jose Jennings, (3-2, 3.10 era, 42 ip); oF ryan shaw, sr.; Other key returners: oF tristan Johnson, Jr. Outlook: the wildcats took a big step forward during the 2019 campaign, though finished just short of a state playoff berth. this season, they hope to take the next step into the postseason, and a solid group of 10 returning contributors, led by richardson, ono and Jennings, should give them a fighting chance at reaching that goal.

Mill Creek Hawks Head Coach: doug Jones 2019 Record: 23-15, region 6-aaaaaaa runner-up, class aaaaaa state quarterfinals Returning Starters: c alex boychuk, sr.; iF brendan york, sr.; lHp Zach green, sr.; iF tim simay, Jr; rHp/oF Keaton anthony, sr.

Key newcomers: iF trey mullins, sr.; iF garner mcKeon, sr.; ut bryce sarazen, sr.; rHp davis day, Jr. Outlook: despite the loss of a handful of impactful seniors from last year, the Hawks return a strong core of veterans, led by super six selection and south caroline signee boychuk behind the plate and third-team all-county twoway standout anthony, to supplement a promising young group of newcomers. and with the ability Jones has shown to get the most from his players year in and year out, the combination should make the Hawks a contender in region and a deep playoff run once again.

Mountain View Bears Head Coach: Jason Johnson 2019 Record: 20-12, third in region 6-aaaaaaa, first round of the class aaaaaaa state playoffs Returning Starters: rHp/ss garrett spikes, sr.; c/1b nick Hong, Jr.; 2b connor claymore, sr.; rHp/1b Justin manus, sr.; rHp/c d.J. munganast, Jr.; lHp/oF Kenny mallory, Jr.; rHp/3b max gault, Jr.; 1b Jonathan acosta, sr.

Other key returners: rHp/2b/ss ryan westfall, Jr.; oF Hunter blackstone, sr.; rHp/c John mattson, sr.; rHp/oF wyatt Fooks, soph.

Key newcomers: rHp/oF ryan cosby, sr.; rHp micah ledford, Jr.; rHp/3b/oF Zach norman, Jr.; oF deshawn yekeh, Jr.; lHp/1b d.J. Hays, Jr.; rHp Jordan goldsmith, Jr. Outlook: with eight starters returning from a playoff team from last year, expectations are pretty much where they have been for the last several years to the top of the mountain. among the holdovers are a pair of big-time talents in three-sport star and super six selection spikes, and highly-rated junior mallory, both of whom should have an impact at the plate and on the mound. overall, Johnson is looking to make the most of a squad that features good team speed and defense, plus a deep young pitching staff that has plenty of room to grow.

North Gwinnett Bulldogs Head Coach: ryan moity 2019 record: 31-8, region 6-aaaaaaa champions; class aaaaaaa state semifinals Returning Starters: c corey collins, sr. (..474, 16 Hr, 48 rbis, 13 2b, 40 r, 1.563 ops); oF Josh shuler, sr. (.333, 6 Hr, 28 rbis, 35 r, 1.093 ops, 20 sb); rHp brandt pancer, sr. (11-1, 1.34 era, 84 K, 73 1/3 ip); rHp/oF cameron speicher, sr (5-1, 2.14 era, 30 K, 32 2/3 ip; iF Jarrett burney, sr. (.404, 24 rbis, 21 r, 6 2b, .957 ops); rHp coulson buchanan, Jr. (6-4, 2.37 era, 61 K, 59 ip) Key newcomers: 2b/rHp John anderson, sr. (.404, 7 Hr, 40 rbis, 15 2b, 35 r, 12 sb; 6-3, 2.45 era, 48 K, 54 1/3 ip at grayson); 1b/rHp bubba luke, sr. (.424, 3 Hr, 20 rbis, 7 2b; 2-0, 0.83 era, 55 K, 45 ip at croton Harmon (n.y.)); rHp michael massey, Jr.; ss cole smith, sr.

Outlook: the loss of three all-county seniors from last season shouldn’t cause too much damage to the bulldogs’ hopes this season. the return of super six selections collins and shuler, plus another all-county selection in burney and all three returning starting pitchers pancer, buchanan and speicher is enough to make them serious contenders for another region title. Factor in the addition of newcomers like anderson, who helped grayson to a state semifinal appearance as a junior, smith, who helped Heritageconyers to the aaaaaa state title, new york move-in luke and massey, who returns to north after playing at buford, and the bulldogs have much higher aspirations. north will definitely be tested, with a non-region schedule that includes eight nationally-ranked teams, including joining parkview at usa baseball’s national High school invitational tournament in cary, n.c.

Peachtree Ridge Lions Head Coach: nick Hogan 2019 Record: 15-16, fourth in region 6-aaaaaaa, first round of the class aaaaaaa state playoffs Returning Starters: cF dominick mcintyre, sr. (.307, .818 ops, 21 sb); lF ryan sonnier, sr.; ss matthew gill, sr. (.404, 23 rbis, 8 2b, .968 ops, 9 sb); lHp thomas lemaster, sr.

(2-3, 2.47 era, 20 K, 22 2/3 ip); lHp adam Jones, Jr. (5 saves, 0.90 era, 19 K, 23 1/3 ip) Other key contributors: 2b John lemaster, sr.; oF matthew Hoskins, soph.; oF Zavion moulton, sr.; 1b aiden gardner, sr.; c rand

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Parkview’s baseball team celebrates its Class AAAAAAA state championship after sweeping a doubleheader from Hillgrove last May at SunTrust Park.

The Panthers hope to challenge for another title this year, but are only one of several strong teams looking to make a move in 2020. bestermann, soph.

Key newcomers: iF nicky nguyen, soph.; 1b/ rHp matthew goolsby, Jr.; iF lleyton Jones, Fr.; iF anthony Vega, Fr. Outlook: the lions qualified for the state playoffs a year ago, but still come into 2020 with a feeling of something to prove. one of the biggest issues will be finishing strong, as they’ve won just one game after spring break each of the last three seasons. but with an experienced line-up led by speedster mcintyre at the top of the batting order and an shutdown closer in Jones out of the bullpen, the lions appear to be well stocked to meet the challenge of playing in rugged region 6-aaaaaaa.

Region 7-AAAAAAA Berkmar Patriots Head Coach: bryan allen 2019 Record: 6-8-1, fifth in region 7-aaaaaaa Returning Starters: iF edwardo balbuena, sr.; iF/oF anferney angelina, sr.; oF/p Kam’ron Johnson, sr.; binson perez, Jr.; isaac surrel, soph.; mercedes lawny, soph.; eric martin, soph.

Key newcomers: isandry perez, Fr.; rhylin caru, Fr. Outlook: allen comes in for his first year as head coach looking to “push the reset button,” to an extent, though the patriots did take some strides against a limited schedule a year ago. this year’s team is highlighted by players with a wide range of experience, ranging from high-level travel ball to very little baseball experience. managing that diverse kind of skill level, as well as developing depth in the pitching staff, may be among the biggest challenges for the patriots in 2020.

Brookwood Broncos Head Coach: titus martin 2019 Record: 24-11, region 7-aaaaaaa runner-up; second round of class aaaaaaa state playoffs Returning Starters: rHp/ss wesley Franklin, sr. (1-1, 7 saves, 2.33 era, 35 K in 24 ip; .364, 2 Hr, 24 rbis, 10 2b, 3 3b); rHp/3b carter bailey, Jr. (6-3, 2.61 era, 51 ip); iF brant baughcum, soph. (.298, 19 rbis, 7 2b); c Jack spyke, Jr. (.379, 2 Hr, 36 rbis, 10 2b); oF/1b/lHp Jonathan Jamie, soph. (.364, 15 rbis, 5 2b); Other key returners: rHp ty dudman, sr.; rHp aidan Hentschel, sr. (2.67 era, 18 ip); lHp Joey Harvard, sr.; 3b isaiah Jordan, sr.; rHp/oF c.J. Kachmar, sr.; rHp Jojo oldknow, sr.; rHp/oF Josh sosa, Jr. Key newcomers: c charlie boyce, Jr.; oF davis camuso, Jr.; c caleb cruz, Jr.; oF conley davis, Jr.; 1b chris Harakas, Jr.; iF Jake Herren, Jr.; rHp Holden lacour, Jr.; oF Josh sharp, Jr.; iF dylan taylor, Jr.; rHp dylan werle, Jr.; oF patrick campbell, soph.; rHp/3b dylan lonergan, Fr. Outlook: losing all-county starters from the previous year, including first-teamers will mize and alex Flood, is usually a big blow for a team, but the broncos bring back several other starters and major contributors from a year ago. and many of those returners, like baughcum, spyke and Jamie, were freshmen and sophomores, and thus are still developing as players. so the broncos not only appear to be in position to challenge parkview for the region title, they sky may be the limit for the future.

Central Gwinnett Black Knights Head Coach: eli autry 2019 Record: 1-15, seventh in region 7-aaaaaaa Returning Starters: ut//rHp J.t. tate, sr.; 1b/rHp thomas Krystopa, soph.; 3b/rHp alexander maxey, soph.; 2b/rHp charlie maldonado, soph.

Key newcomers: oF lewin alvarado, sr.; ut/ rHp Felipe lopez, Fr.; 1b/c/rHp omar Zachery, Fr.; oF Jayden Harris, Fr. Outlook: a very young black Knights team took a few lumps a year ago, but the returning core of that team, led by sophomores Krystopa, maxey and maldonado, are back a year older and a year wiser and are hopeful of taking a step in the right direction. another strong incoming freshman class should also bolster the program’s depth for the next several years, as autry and the black Knights patiently play the long game.

Meadowcreek Mustangs Head Coach: rex robertson 2019 Record: 4-15, sixth in region 7-aaaaaaa Returning Starters: 3b Howard rodriguez, Jr.; cF Jean abad, soph.; ss diego corzo, soph.; c carlos aguilar, sr.; rF alex rodriguez, soph.; lHp carlos ortiz, sr.

Other key contributors: 2b alex baer, Jr.; oF Juan reyes, soph.; 2b alex santos, soph.; ut Joseph nguyen, soph.

Key newcomers: 1b michael thompson, sr.; rHp Jesus mora, Jr. Outlook: after enduring some turnover the past few seasons, the mustangs return a majority of last season’s team that had its share of success even while undergoing some growing pains. the continuity alone should help, and the commitment those returners and the newcomers made in the offseason has robertson convinced his team will see noticeable improvement this spring.

Norcross Blue Devils Head Coach: aaron wilkens 2019 Record: 18-15, third in region 7-aaaaaaa;

first round of class aaaaaaa state playoffs Returning Starters: c/rHp daniel Haab, sr. (.471, 13 sb; 5 wins, 2.87 era, 39 ip); rHp/ iF christian Harmon, Jr (20 hits, 5 2b, 40 ip); rHp/1b anthony bonacci, soph. (3.87 era, 45 K, 38 ip).

Other key contributors: iF/rHp everett craig, sr.; 1b andy rhooms, sr.; iF Jack stephenson, Jr.; iF cody balsman, Jr.; c/rHp nick nilsson, Jr.; Kyle blitz, sr.; oF/rHp Justice Zabel, sr.; iF/rHp drew bissel, Jr.; trey goodman, Jr.; Justin isaacson, Jr.; ss/3b/oF Harris celata, Jr.; lHp/1b/oF nick waid, Jr. Key newcomers: connor early, sr.; oF/2b Jalen garner, Jr.; iF/oF/rHp chase bastuk, soph.; tre phillips, soph.; lHp/oF will grogan, soph.

Outlook: despite returning just three starters from a year ago, the blue devils appear to have a good blend of talent to be able to challenge again for a postseason berth. Haab was a major catalyst both at the plate and on the mound and looks to be a leader as the blue devils try to pay close attention to detail, something wilkens says he will demand this season.

Parkview Panthers Head Coach: chan brown 2019 record: 36-4, region 7-aaaaaaa champion, class aaaaaaa state champion Returning Starters: rHp/oF miles garrett, sr. (8-0, 2.17 era, 84 K, 67 2/3 ip); rHp Xander stephens, sr. (11-1, 0.68 era, 82 K, 72 ip); oF Jonathan ponder, Jr. (.275, 4 Hr, 18 rbis, 19 sb, 45 r); cF daylon carleton, Jr. (.278, 1 Hr, 10 rbis, 7 r) Other key returners: lHp graham yntema, Jr. (2-0, 3.15 era, 12 K, 13 1/3 ip); c/1b Jack davis, Jr.; oF/iF/rHp sam smith, Jr. Key newcomers: rHp calvin carter, sr.; iF ryan bennett, Jr.; oF dobbs bowden, Jr.; c/ iF/rHp alec colon, Jr.; c Jake Keener, Jr.; 1b/ dH cade sadler, Jr.; rHp/oF dylan speakman, Jr.; iF/rHp ryan spikes, Jr. (.486, 7 Hr, 8 2b, 2 3b at alcovy); oF/rHp ryan wade, Jr.; ss/2b pascanel Ferreras, sr.

Outlook: the two-time defending state champions appear poised for another big season despite losing a wealth of talent from a year ago, including 2019 daily post player of the year Jonathan French. the panthers do return a pair of super six right-handed starting pitchers in super six selection stephens and first-team all-county honoree garrett to form perhaps the county’s best 1-2 mound punch. at the plate, returning starting outfielders ponder and carleton provide some experience, and will be bolstered by the arrival of several key newcomers like spikes, who was named 2019 newton county offensive player of the year by the newton citizen after a stellar sophomore season at alcovy, and norcross transfer Ferrera.

Region 8-AAAAAAA Archer Tigers Head Coach: danny daigle 2019 Record: 17-13, region 8-aaaaaaa runnerup, first round of class aaaaaaa state playoffs Returning Starters: oF/lHp blake bortak, sr. (.333, 3 Hr; 2.10 era, 54 K, 33 ip); oF/ rHp david Jones (1.60 era, 43 ip; .368), sr.

Other key returners: ss andrew dyer, Jr.; c Jacob bridges, soph.; 3b Jorge arispuro, Jr.; rHp tyler mitchem, Jr. Key Newcomers: ss/3b/ rHp Jake webb, sr.; ss gabe Howard, sr.

Outlook: a good collection of experienced players sprinkled throughout the roster, including two-way contributors in bortak and Jones, has daigle optimistic the tigers can make a run at the region title. there also appears to be some particularly good depth in the field that should provide flexibility in the line-up when either of the two big seniors is on the mound.

Grayson Rams Head Coach: Jed Hixson 2019 Record: 28-12, region 8-aaaaaaa champion, class aaaaaaa state semifinals Returning Starters: 3b Kevin ortiz, sr.; c Henry Hunter, Jr.; lHp/1b/oF bodie eilertson, Jr.; lF Zach resh, sr.

Other key returners: oF/lHp Justin bogard, Jr.; iF/oF william martinez, sr.; iF garrison gunter, sr.; rHp/c Jeb cook, sr.; rHp/oF chris mcdowell, sr.; ss/rHp de’yon cannon, soph.; iF/rHp grady bryant, Jr.; rHp robert Fisher, sr.; rHp tyler gray, Jr. Key newcomers: iF blane Holliday, Jr. Outlook: the loss of a large and talented senior class, plus the transfer of John anderson to north gwinnett, from last year’s state semifinal team has the rams looking for answers. they may have some in experienced veterans like ortiz, Hunter and resh, plus a promising group of newcomers. the pitching staff, in particular, will be looking to build depth, but the return of eilertson, who broke to in a big way as a sophomore last year, especially during the playoffs, represents a good starting point. with all those question marks, the talent level and coaching should still make the rams one of the region’s favorites.

Shiloh Generals Head Coach: reggie ingram 2019 Record: 8-16, tied for fourth in 8-aaaaaaa Returning Starters: rHp sean anderson, sr.;

oF a.J. rodgers, sr.; oF Zamarie bracey sr.; oF Kole edwards sr.; ss brandon Fears soph.; rHp parker allen Jr. Key newcomers: iF/rHp nick spry Fr.; iF/ rHp Jaden lattimore Fr.; iF uriel Faggoth Fr. Outlook: the generals missed out on a state playoff on a tie-breaker last season, and look to erase all doubt by taking a step forward in 2020. and with six returning starters, they appear to have at least the initial building blocks to put themselves in that position. early contributions to what appears to be a talented freshman class would also help.

South Gwinnett Comets Head Coach: eric Jones 2019 Record: 13-13, third in region 8-aaaaaaa; first round of the class aaaaaaa state playoffs Returning Starters: ss cory lee, sr.; 3b Jaquavious graham, sr.; 2b thomas craven, sr.; ut markel myers, sr.; ut alex rodgers, Jr. Key newcomers: oF Jeramie Favors, Fr.; ut Kevin Jackson, soph.; 2b/ss Jaylen Hoilette, Fr.; c maddox lupori, Jr.; oF Johnny lee, Jr. Outlook: the comets will miss several graduated seniors, plus twins andreaus and andrew lewis, who transferred to winder-barrow over the summer. the good news is that Jones is confident in a group of returners led by lee and graham, and that young crop of newcomers are game ready, which will help the comets compete well in the region.

Region 8-AAAAAA Dacula Falcons Head Coach: scott gaffney 2019 Record: 16-18, region 8-aaaaaa runnerup; second round of the class aaaaaa state playoffs Returning Starters: iF/rHp Jarrett Jenkins, sr. (4-5, 1 save, 2.88 era, 41 K; .245, 16 rbis, 15 r); iF/rHp colson crosby, Jr. (.245, 12 rbis, 15 r); oF Zack devries, Jr. (.289, 6 rbis, 12 r) Other key returners: oF/rHp blaine Jenkins, Jr. (1-4, 3.81 era, 12 K; .167, 8 rbis, 10 r); iF daniel poole, soph. (.259, 3 rbis, 2 r); rHp sam Floyd, sr. (1-1, 5.62 era, 8 K) Key newcomers: iF/rHp dylan noce, Jr.; oF/ rHp glen brown, sr.; oF Josh moore, Jr.; ut Kolby perry, soph.; iF/rHp michael perez, sr.; oF Jason cooney, sr.; iF clay Holbrook, Jr.; iF michael sims, soph.; iF/rHp Jeffrey stern, sr.; oF Josue mejia, Jr.; c Jason whitfield, sr.; ut cody williams, Jr.; 1b Jansen adams, Jr.; p grant Johns, sr.

Outlook: the Falcons made a late charge and pushed eventual state runner-up pope to the limit in the second around of the playoffs. the loss of several key starters from that team will force a few new faces into the lineup as the team attempts to rebuild. How the newcomers grow, cultivated by the experience of holdovers like Jarrett Jenkins, crosby and devries, will go a long way towards determining how quickly they can undertake that process.

Lanier Longhorns Head Coach: Jonathan wyman 2019 Record: 11-17, fifth in region 8-aaaaaa Returning Starters: rHp Zach murray, sr.; c chase coursey, Js.; oF ben saxon, sr.; rHp chase niekro, sr.; rHp Jake Hoffman, sr.; rHp/ss michael Kass, Jr. Key returners: oF/3b J.J. Jessee, sr.; 1b/ rHp Jose santiago, sr.; iF sean murphy, Jr.; iF/rHp craig mitchell, sr.; oF Jake Hay, sr.; oF mason Friedel, Jr.; lHp austin cantrell, soph.; 1b/3b andrew walton, soph.

Key newcomers: oF dre styles, Jr.; c/oF ethan cole, Jr.; 3b/rHp Jackson marcantel, soph.

Outlook: after a disappointing last season, the longhorns are looking for a bounce-back during the 2020 campaign. they will try to do so behind a solid nucleus that seems particularly strong up the middle with coursey behind the plate, saxon manning either an outfield position or second base, Kass at shortstop and what figures to be a steady rotation manned by murray, niekro and Hoffman.

Region 8-AAAAA Buford Wolves Head Coach: stuart chester 2019 Record: 26-10, region 8-aaaaa runnerup; class aaaaa state quarterfinals Returning Starters: c Joseph salvo, sr. (.395); rHp/ss dylan lesko, soph. (1.08 era); rHp/oF riley stanford, soph.; rHp/ut Jackson gaspard, soph.; 3b/oF eli ledford, sr.

Other Key returners: 1b greg Johnson, sr.

Key newcomers: ut treyton rank, Jr.; oF/1b adyen digiacomo, Jr.; iF/rHp gabe Hunt, Jr. Outlook: listing only five returning starters from a year ago, it might be tempting to think the wolves are in rebuilding mode. but considering that among those returners are slugging catcher salvo and a pair of top-line sophomore arms in lesko and stanford, there is a solid foundation already in place. and the addition of several talented newcomers suggest buford is more likely in reloading mode. Keep a particular eye on rank, a transfer from gisa-member dominion christian in acworth who is already committed to Florida state as a junior and brings an impressive resume with him.

Region 7-AAA GAC Spartans Head Coach: robbie wilson

2019 Record: 14-13, third in region 6-aa; first round of the class aaa state playoffs Returning Starters: oF pirmin brechbuhl, sr. (.342, 4 Hr, 24 rbis, 22 r, 7 2b); oF Zac mixon, sr. (.309, 2 Hr, 9 r); c collin Helms, soph. (.383, 9 rbis); 1b Jacob Fairbanks, Jr. (.393, 15 rbis, 13 r); lHp bryceton payne, sr. (4-3, 2.79 era, 66 K); rHp dawson Hamilton, sr. (4-4, 3.47 era) Other key contributors: lHp Jake Johnson, sr.; rHp/iF charlie nieman, sr.; iF parker Hallock, Jr. Key newcomers: rHp/oF luke Hardin, sr.; iF/rHp graham stogner, soph.; 2b micah Harris, sr.

Outlook: the spartans will have their work cut out for them in one of class aaa’s toughest regions, but wilson is confident they will be up to the challenge, thanks to a squad that includes top returning bats like brechbuhl and mixon and solid pitching trio of payne, Hamilton and Johnson.

Area 5-A Wesleyan Wolves Head Coach: brian Krehmeyer 2019 Record: 27-9, region 5-a champion; class a (private) state semifinals Returning Starters: c charlie taylor, sr. (.368, 2 Hr, 31 rbis, 14 2b, 1.090 ops, 34 r, 27 bb); rHp wyatt copeland, Jr. (8-2, 2.57 era, 88 K, 68 ip); rHp Holden wilder, sr. (4-2, 5.12 era, 26 K, 39 2/3 ip); rHp/3b Jason laFramboise, sr. (5-1, 1 save, 2.20 era, 31 K, 35 ip; .307, 14 rbis, 21 r, .740 ops); c/dH Joe chatham, Jr. (.301, 2 Hr, 18 rbis); oF/rHp Jalen Fulwood, Jr. (.348, 4 Hr, 25 rbis; 2 saves, 2.53 era, 25 K, 19 1/3 ip); 1b/rHp James mccoy, Jr. (.407, 5 Hr, 35 rbis; 2.03 era, 23 K, 24 1/3 ip); ss cooper blauser, soph. (.350, 2 Hr, 39 rbis); oF/rHp druw Jones, soph. (.463, 6 Hr, 41 rbis; 2 saves, 0.84 era, 12 K, 8 1/3 ip) Other key returners: 2b mark tucker, sr.; iF Hunter Haran, sr.; rHp John Kiersznowski, sr.; oF/c luke carroll, Jr. Key newcomers: lHp/oF Jimmy cox, Jr.; oF Harrison gracey, Jr.; lHp Quinn moore, Jr. Outlook: Krehmeyer has stated this may be the wolves’ best team since their 2015 state championship squad, and there is plenty of reason to believe that assessment is not just hyperbole. with no fewer than nine full- or part-time starters from a year ago, including starting catcher taylor, no fewer than front-line pitchers in copeland, wilder, mccoy and laFramboise and other big-time underclassmen like Jones, blauser and Fulwood from a team that was one out away from the state title series, the wolves appear deep and talented enough to make another long postseason run.

Region 8-A Hebron Christian Lions Head Coach: ben drust 2019 Record: 20-16, fourth in region 8-a; class a (private) state semifinals Returning Starters: 2b/ oF/rHp Jackson boyd, sr. (3 Hr, 20 rbis, 8 2b, 27 r; 1-0, 6 saves, 0.35 era, 26 K, 20 ip); c thomas Headley, sr. (.284, 20 rbis, 3 3b); 3b Jason lockhart, sr. (16 rbis, 18 r, .409 on-base pct.); rHp/1b mason ashby, sr. (8-3, 2.53 era, 47 K, 66 1/3 ip; .375, 1 Hr, 26 rbis); oF Jack ihm, sr. (.280, 18 rbis, 25 r); ss garrett Howe, sr. (.324, 25 rbis, 8 2b, 3 3b, 26 r); oF Jackson Hackney, Jr. (.297, 2 Hr, 19 rbis, 7 2b, 22 r); rHp nathan alexander, Jr. (5-4, 3.56 era, 68 K, 72 2/3 ip); rHp Zach Kwiatkowski, Jr. (5-3, 3.73 era, 28 K, 41 1/3 ip) Other key returners: rHp/oF gavin incrocci, sr. (4.51 era, 23 K, 30 ip); 1b/rHp danny palmer, sr. (.333, 6 r); oF Jaiden stowers, Jr. (.263, 26 r, 23 sb); 2b luke starling, soph.

Key newcomers: oF Vance stone, sr.; c tyler Jay sciavicco, soph.; iF gavin latham, Jr.; rHp logan Jones, Jr.; rHp parker marlatt, Fr. Outlook: a one-run defeat in game 3 of the semifinals was all the kept the lions from the state championship series a year ago, and with eight full-time starters and four other players who got significant playing time returning, the stage seems to be set for another run deep into may. included in that group are nine seniors, seven of whom are three-year starters, which means the lions are plenty battle tested.

Providence Christian Storm Head Coach: adam cantrell 2019 Record: 7-21, sixth in region 8-a Returning Starters: ut/rHp crawford Hansard, sr.; rHp/ss ben Johnson, sr.; c/rHp anthony bowen, sr.; c/rHp pierce phillips, sr.; ut/rHp sam aurelia, sr.; rHp/iF Joe shealy, Jr.; oF/rHp J.J. Van den berg, sr.; 2b Zach douglas, Jr.; Other key returners: 1b/rHp casey luck, Jr.; 1b/rHp austin Kohler, Jr. Key newcomers: rHp carson tillotson, soph.; p/iF connor Jones, Fr.; ut riley cook, Jr.; 2b noah willoughby, sr.; rHp luke perry, Jr.; oF Jack leo, Jr. Outlook: an uncharacteristically rough season a year ago has the storm looking for a major rebound in 2020. and cantrell appears to have the experience and talent to do so, with the return of eight starters, seven of whom have experience on the mound. He is also confident those veterans will be better for some of the hard lessons they endured from last season.

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2020 SUPER SIX BASEBALL ALEK BOYCHUK School: mill creek Class: senior Position: c Noteworthy: ♦ named firstteam all-county by the daily post the past two seasons ♦ Hit .304, with five home runs, 34 rbis, nine doubles, a triple and a .964 ops as a junior last year ♦ Hit .415 with seven homers, 32 rbis, 15 doubles and a .500 onbase percentage as sophomore in 2018 ♦ named all-state by the georgia dugout club in 2018 ♦ three-time member of usa baseball national team program ♦ perfect game gold glove award winner in 2018 ♦ named to georgia dugout preview’s preseason metro atlanta big 10 ♦ nationally ranked by most major baseball publications Favorite MLB Player: mke trout Nickname: chuky College choice: south carolina Best player in Gwinnett County that’s not me: corey collins Favorite visiting field to play at: loganville Twitter handle: @aboychuk30 Coach Doug Jones’ take: “with alek, i’d still be up there (at the school) right now if i didn’t tell him to go home. He’ll hit. as long as you’ll throw, he’ll hit. He’s got tremendous work ethic, and that says a lot about him.”

COREY COLLINS School: north gwinnett Class: senior Position: c/1b Noteworthy: ♦ was first-team all-county selection by the daily post as a junior last

season after hitting .474 with a gwinnett-best 16 homers, 48 rbis, 40 runs scored, 13 doubles, 30 walks and a .563 on-base

percentage ♦ named 2019 player of the year by the gwinnett dugout club ♦ named first-team all-state and region 6-aaaaaaa player of the year as a junior last year ♦ 2019 under armour underclassman all-american ♦ tabbed 2020 preseason allamerican by perfect game, maxpreps, under armour and prep baseball report ♦ named to georgia dugout preview’s metro atlanta big 10 ♦ named to the braves 400 club team and winner of gino Vizzi character award ♦ Holds north’s single-season record in homers (16) and career record for rbis (112) ♦ Highly-rated prospect for the 2020 major league baseball First-year player draft by several publications Favorite MLB Player: cody bellinger College choice: georgia Best player in Gwinnett County that’s not me: will bennett Favorite visiting field to play at: collins Hill Coach Ryan Moity’s take: “corey’s baseball abilities and talents are obvious. He was given a lot of naturally ability and he works extremely hard every single day to make the most of the abilities he has. what makes corey special is the young man, son, brother and teammate that he is off of the field.

He is a natural leader in every way. corey holds himself to a very high standard and is a prime example

of character and integrity. His work ethic is second to none and he is always willing help his teammates.

He has been a great representation of our program over the last 4 years and we will have to replace a lot more than his production on the field.”

MILES GARRETT School: parkview Class: senior Position: rHp Noteworthy: ♦ named firstteam all-county by the daily post as a junior last season after posting an 8-0 record with a 2.17 era and 84 strikeouts in 67 2/3 innings ♦ 2019 pg High school showdown — most Valuable pitcher ♦ 2019 atlanta braves 400 club High school all-star ♦ 2019 gwinnett county dugout club — First-team pitcher ♦ 2019 all-region 7a First team ♦ 2019 mlb/usa baseball pdp league games ♦ 2019 area code games — Honorable mention (0 era) ♦ named to georgia dugout preview’s metro atlanta big 10 ♦ currently ranked as no. 3 righthanded pitcher and no. 6 overall player in georgia and no. 35 and 107 nationally College choice: Vanderbilt Best player in Gwinnett County that’s not me: corey collins Favorite pre-game meal: chick-fil-a Favorite visiting field to play at: brookwood Twitter handle: @milesg2020 Coach Chan Brown’s take: “miles has been in our rotation for three and a half year now. miles has been a great pitcher for us. miles competes at a high level every time he takes the mound. miles work ethic and

the defensive end. He has been in our lineup and in right field for four years. Josh is a fun loving kid that has a great, positive attitude. He comes to work every day and is exciting to watch. we will miss his production, but also his personality and what he brings to our culture off the field.”

GARRETT SPIKES School: mountain View Class: senior Position: ss/ rHp Noteworthy: ♦ named firstteam all-county by the daily post as a junior last season after hitting .329 with five homers, 32 rbis, six doubles, four triples, 20 runs scored and a 1.106 ops. also went 2-1 on the mound with a 0.37 era and 14 strikeouts in 19 innings ♦ named perfect game tournament all-american last summer ♦ was 2019 class aaaaaaa 170-pound state wrestling champion, and is strong contender to qualify for the state meet again this year ♦ selected 2019 super six in wrestling ♦ also named third-team all-county in football by the daily post last fall Favorite MLB Player: christian yelich Nickname: g-spikes College choice: georgia Best player in Gwinnett County that’s not me: corey collins Favorite visiting field to play at: north gwinnett Twitter handle: @gspikes17 Coach Jason Johnson’s take: “garrett spikes is the kind of young man you hope your son grows up to be like. not only is he the ultimate athlete, dominating in all three sports he plays, he is also an outstanding student in the

classroom as he also carries a 4.0 gpa. garrett is one of the most wellrounded young man i have ever had the pleasure of coaching, is always coachable, is one of the most liked players on our team, but is also one of the fiercest competitors we have ever had, and that goes for whatever he is doing.”

XANDER STEPHENS School: parkview Class: senior Position: rHp Noteworthy: ♦ was the daily post’s 2019 pitcher of the year as a junior after posting a 10-1 record with a 0.68 era and 82 strikeouts in 72 innings ♦ 2020 collegiate baseball High school First -team preseason all american ♦ named 2019 First -team all-state ♦ selected First-team all-county by the gwinnett dugout club ♦ named First-team all-region 7-aaaaaaa Favorite MLB player: max scherzer Nickname: Xan College choice: georgia tech Best player in Gwinnett County that’s not me: too much talent to choose from Favorite visiting field to play at: brookwood Twitter handle: @xander_stephens Coach Chan Brown’s take: “Xander has been in our rotation for three year now. Xander has become one of the best high school pitchers in the nation. Xander stephens lays it on the line every time he takes the mound for parkview. Xander has worked very hard to get to this point. we are looking for Xander to lead us on and off the field.”

had a strong relationship, and one day, he said, ‘Hey, Brian (Bridges) wants to meet with you.’ That day, we went up and worked on catching a good bit, we hit a little bit. It’s been a strong relationship. It’s helped me out tremendously. It’s been great.”

The last major figure in Boychuk’s baseball career is Jones, whom he had heard plenty about, especially af-

ter his neighborhood was redistricted into Mill Creek’s attendance zone.

And while he has learned a lot of baseball fundamentals during his time with the Hawks, the most important thing he’s learned form his high school coach is about the importance of being a good teammate and working for the good of the team.

It’s a message that has really resonated with him.

“I’ve wanted to play for Coach Jones,” Boychuk said.

“I’d heard great things about him. He’s always had a really good program. Actually, it was my eighth-grade year that I got redistricted and I was supposed to go to Mill Creek. I was grateful I was able to play with all my friends I’d been playing with since I was a little kid. “(High school baseball is) different from travel ball.

It’s a lot better than travel ball because you’re playing for something meaningful, playing for the team, your coach, your family, everything.”

Boychuk’s next team figures to be on a much higher level.

He has signed to play college baseball at the Uni-

versity of South Carolina, where he could join fellow Super Six member and Region 6-AAAAAAA foe Josh Shuler of North Gwinnett.

And there is a possibility that he could be a factor in the 2020 Major League Baseball First-Year Player Draft in June, since he’s already had workouts for a handful of major league organizations, including the hometown Atlanta Braves.

But that’s for the future.

Right now, his focus is solely on his senior year of high school, and the Hawks’ goals.

“I’m not keeping my mind too much on that,” Boychuk said. “I’ve had a good (number) of (representatives from) teams come to my house … and had some workouts.

I’m not really worried too much about the draft right now. I’ve got a whole high school season to worry about.

Wherever I end up, I’ll be grateful. If I got to South Carolina with Coach (Mark) Kingston, I’ll be grateful. If I get drafted, that’s what I’ve always wanted to do when I was younger. … If I get that shot one day, I’ll be grateful, but as far as right now, I’m not worried too much about that.”

ity that helped him fit in with SwimAtlanta’s other athletes.

“I’ve had him since Nov. 1 and he’s a killer hard worker, a great kid,” Davis said. “He has an infectious personality.

He’s like a little puppy dog that wants to please you. He works his tail off and he loves swimming. He loves trying to go fast. His longterm goal is to try and make an Olympic team by 2024 and he might have a shot. He’s a ferociously hard worker. He doesn’t back down from any set.”

His times have dropped considerably in recent months, including a 200 butterfly that is down from 1 minute, 52 seconds to 1:48. He aims to keep improving to reach his first goal of swimming for an NCAA Division I program.

He hopes that is a launching pad to an Olympic team.

“My main dream is going to the Olympics,” De Grijze said.

“That is what I am working towards, maybe for 2024 if I work really hard at college, as a refugee or for my country or maybe some day trying to represent the United States if I become a citizen before that time.”

Before those goals, De Grijze has work to do in Gwinnett, both with his swim club and his high school. He has adjusted to his first experience in a school — the first challenge when he moved

to Georgia.

“It was a big change,” De Grijze said. “Mostly because I was used to waking up at 10 (a.m.), now I have to wake up every day about 6. Now I have to listen to teachers. It was a big change, but I think it was for the best for getting used to college and socializing with people and doing the work the teacher gives you. For home school, you have to push yourself more to study. At school, you can ask any question you have and get help.”

Outside of the classroom, De Grijze has given Berkmar, a school that opened in 1966, a swimming talent like it has never seen.

“Kevin is an amazing kid,” Santowski said. “It’s a breath of fresh air to have him. I think it really does set the bar for the athletes of what their training mentality and work ethic needs to be. I‘ve seen a change in the way the kids practice and the way they perform since Kevin’s come.”

In addition to De Grijze’s Gwinnett title in the 200 free (in a time of 1:41.67), he also was fifth in the 100 breaststroke in 58.63. He hopes to build off those races in this week’s state championship meet.

“I would like for him to at least be top three at state, that would be really great,” Santowski said. “I don’t think

Berkmar’s ever had anyone top three at state, which would be great.”

After high school state, it is back to work on his future goals with his SwimAtlanta teammates. Finding a college to swim for is the priority.

Davis said that won’t be a problem — he already has full scholarship offers from three schools — but De Grijze is working hard to swim at the highest levels of Division I. “My dream is what keeps me working so hard,” De Grijze said. “That’s the whole purpose in life for everyone, having a dream, having a purpose.

Trying to accomplish that purpose is what makes a person’s personality. Working toward it helps you develop yourself as a person. It helps you improve yourself and improve the people around you. You have to be creative in everything you do, think outside the box, too. I think moving here, a lot of people want to move here just for college. My parents have always supported me for my dreams.

“In Florida, I have all my best friends there. I miss them like brothers. But I was moving to college anyway so it’s like I’m going to college a little bit earlier. I came here because I want to push myself to train with better people and make all the cuts.”

determination has made him one of the best high school pitchers in the nation. we are looking for miles to be our top leader on our team this year. we are looking forward to watching miles garrett have a great senior year at parkview.”

JOSH SHULER School: north gwinnett Class: senior Position: oF Noteworthy: ♦ was firstteam all-county selection by the daily post as a junior last season after hitting .333 with six homers, 28 rbis, 35 runs scored, three triples, 20 stolen bases, 29 walks and a .482 on-base percentage ♦ named first-team all-state the past two seasons ♦ First-team all-region 6-aaaaaaa selection as a junior last year ♦ 2019 under armour all-american ♦ second-team all-american selection by perfect game, maxpreps, under armour and prep baseball report ♦ Holds north school career record with 40 stolen bases Favorite MLB player: ronald acuña Jr. Nickname: shu College choice: south carolina Best player in Gwinnett County that’s not me: corey collins Favorite visiting field to play at: mill creek Coach Ryan Moity’s take: “Josh has a lot tools and his ability is obvious as well. He is a big, strong player with a big arm and he can really run. Josh is a great athlete with great instincts and a high baseball i.Q. Josh has been extremely productive offensively for us, but he has been just as important for us on

BOYCHUK From B1 So I thought that was pretty unique that nobody in his family really had any background (in baseball). He kind of developed quickly, though.”

Indeed, Boychuk has developed into one of the top catching prospects not only in Gwinnett County, but also in Georgia, and even the nation.

His junior season — during which he earned firstteam All-County honors form the Daily Post after hitting .304 with five home runs, 34 RBIs, nine doubles, a triple and a .964 OPS in helping the Hawks to a berth in the Class AAAAAAA state quarterfinals — was the latest in a long list of accolades for the 6-foot, 205-pound senior.

He’s played with USA Baseball’s national team program three different years during his teen years and was named a Gold Glove award winner by Perfect Game for his work behind the plate as a sophomore in 2018.

And aside from the influence of his father help-

special photo: dale Zanine

Mill Creek senior Alek Boychuk, a South Carolina recruit, is one of the nation’s top catchers. ing him develop his interest and ability in the game, he credits three other people as having the biggest impacts on his career.

The first two involved a related background that came from when he began working with Brad McCann, brother of former Atlanta Braves All-Star catcher and Duluth grad Brian McCann, who runs a baseball academy in metro Atlanta.

It was through McCann that Boychuk was introduced to the second big influential figure in his baseball career.

“From a young age, I started working with Brian Bridges,” Boychuk said. “He’s now with the (San Francisco) Giants (as their national cross checker), and that’s kind of where it started. And when I was 8 years old, I started hitting with … Brad (McCann).

“As the years went on, we

BERKMAR From B1 coach until he moved to Georgia. He made occasional visits to Florida for swim meets, and eventually stayed to seek exile from an unstable situation in Venezuela.

His parents were robbed twice at gunpoint before they moved. When he was 8, De Grijze had a gun pointed at him during one of the robberies.

“When I was 11, the situation really went down with the Venezuelan government, and we decided to stay here,” De Grijze said. “We were here for vacation and everything exploded in my country. We were scared to come back, so we decided to stay here. …

My parents were owners of their own company, so they got a lot of threats. We got robbed twice in Venezuela with guns. That’s why we tried to stay here.”

De Grijze remained in the U.S. with help from the Dutch — his grandfather is from the Netherlands — and shifted his swimming career to Florida.

When he wasn’t training, he was a home-schooled student.

His lofty goals in swimming prompted a move to Atlanta, where he had visited previously for meets at Georgia Tech. He joined

special photo

Berkmar senior Kevin De Grijze celebrates after winning his school’s first Gwinnett County championship two weeks ago.

SwimAtlanta for more intense training, as well as help with college recruiting.

“I moved here because my dream has always been going to Georgia Tech or the University of Georgia,” said De Grijze, who wants to major in mechanical engineering in college. “We’ve been here quite a lot for championships and we really liked the SwimAtlanta team. We had a lot of people tell me to come here because there are fast people here. I used to swim by my own with my father. My father was my

coach for my whole life. For the past two years, I was only training with him and by my own.

Sometimes with my friends, but mostly by my own. Now I have people faster than me or are equal to me. That was a very big change. I think it’s been working out a lot.”

De Grijze said his SwimAtlanta workouts are way more intense than anything he has done in the past. Chris Davis, his coach with the club, has been impressed with the newcomer’s work ethic, as well as an outgoing personal-

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COLUMNIST|DAVID CARROLL

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America’s underwear crisis

o there I was, sitting at home just to give folks a break from after a hard day’s work, lookpolitical debates and screaming ing for peace and tranquility. memes. I learned that ladies, too, Naturally, I turned on the teleare crying for help. vision, in search of intelligent One woman told me, “I’ll bet life on the cable news channels. you a man invented the bra! One Within moments, I saw it. The would think this contraption commercial that explains it all. would be size-appropriate, and Carroll The announcer’s voice, filled live up to its advertising hype. with doom and gloom.

Slimming? That’s a joke. It rolls, “Did you know 75% of Americans pinches, cuts and binds. That’s why are unhappy with their underwear?” women are unhappy.” he intoned. “Elastic is too tight, the fit Another woman quickly countered isn’t right, leaving us trapped in pain!” by saying, “Any time I’ve ever hated He pitched a new miracle under- my underwear, eventually I realize it’s wear, designed to end our misery. I not my underwear’s fault.” didn’t catch the name, but it ought to (Maybe that explains the old saybe called, “One Size Larger.’ ing: “There are three things a woman Still, it got me to thinking (which is always searching for: a good man, a is rarely a good thing). This may be good hairdresser, and a bra that fits.”) why we have been in a rotten mood My friend Frank said, “If I could just lately. After all, phrases like “He’s got find a pack of under-shorts labeled his shorts in a knot,” and “She’s got “Ill-Fitting” or “Irregular,” maybe they her panties in a wad” didn’t just make would finally be right for my body.” themselves up. Our forefathers said it Another man wrote, “I saw that uneven better: “Don’t get your knickers derwear commercial, and it was an in a twist!” And how does one get his epiphany. Someone finally came up shorts in a knot, anyway? Are wash- with the reason I’m always in a bad ing machines part of the conspiracy? mood.”

Did our mothers not teach us to fold?

This has not been a sudden onslaught.

These phrases are even in the dic- It has been creeping up on us like a tionary. The definition is “to become nagging wedgie. overly upset or emotional.” This proves Many of us used to order undermy point. Have you watched the peo- wear out of a catalog. The Sears modple in Washington, D.C.? They should els seemed so happy, standing around order this new underwear “Now, while in their skivvies. In fact, they were ofsupplies last!” ten interacting with other semi-naked We could begin in the White House. people. That seemed odd to me. If my If you look back at the past hundred buddies and I had tried that in public, years, almost all of the Oval Office our parents would have surely gotten inhabitants usually looked like they their drawers in an uproar. were in discomfort, with a couple of Still, those catalog models were obexceptions. Ronald Reagan smiled a viously wearing the right underwear. lot, even after an assassination attempt. No matter how constricting or slimI’m guessing he was among the 25% ming, they were always flashing a not experiencing underwear distress. smile, among other things.

Franklin D. Roosevelt was almost For proof that underwear is a hot always smiling, even during the Great topic, just visit the mall. Many of toDepression and World War II. As the day’s fashions put undies out in the song says, he had 99 problems, but open. Right about the time you teach underwear was not one of them. your 7-year-old about modesty, you’re A reporter even asked Bill Clinton greeted by a 10-foot poster at Victoria’s on live television if he wore boxers or Secret. “Mommy, I see her underwear!” briefs. We didn’t know it at the time, “Yes, dear, but you’ll notice she’s not but maybe she was trying to get to the smiling. She might need a larger size.” bottom of something.

So in conclusion, let me be brief.

Look at the current field of candi- Make America Smile Again. Loosen dates, from both sides of the under- those waistbands, expand those straps. wear aisle. I’m not naming names, but Whether it’s evil men manufacturing you know who I’m talking about. Some tight bras, or Russians secretly shrinkof them, with their permanent frowns ing our tighty-whities, we must prevail. and angry demeanor, could clearly use As a nation, we cannot be crotchety. an underwear update. Perhaps a few of those who have thrown their hat in David Carroll, a Chattanooga news the ring, should toss something else anchor, is the author of “Volunteer in there too.

Bama Dawg,” available on his website, Since I am committed to truth, justice ChattanoogaRadioTV.com. You may and the bare facts, I wandered over to contact him at radiotv2020@yahoo.com, our national clothesline, Facebook. I or 900 Whitehall Road, Chattanooga, TN posed the underwear crisis question, 37405.

COLUMNIST|CAL THOMAS

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The state of President Trump

he president’s State of the org. “The most recent figures show Union speech Tuesday night that in the 35 months after Trump resembled a campaign rally. actually took office, the economy Some Republicans shouted “four added just under 6.7 million jobs.” more years” as he approached the In another of his many pro-life lectern. Democrats mostly looked statements, the president introglum, shook their heads, pursed duced a woman and her 2-year-old their lips, laughed in response to child. “In 2017,” he said, “doctors Thomas some of his remarks and in the at St. Luke’s hospital in Kansas case of Speaker Nancy Pelosi apCity delivered one of the earliest peared to be talking to herself. At the end, premature babies ever to survive. Born at she tore up her copy of the address, and just 21 weeks and six days, and weighing Trump refused to acknowledge her be- less than a pound, Ellie Schneider was fore stepping down from the platform. born a fighter. Through the skill of her This was more than a victory lap for doctors — and the prayers of her parents the president. It was a celebration of all — little Ellie kept on winning the battle he and Republicans have accomplished for life. Today, Ellie is a strong, healthy the last three years. The latest Gallup poll 2-year-old girl sitting with her amazing reflects the public’s recognition of those mother Robin in the gallery.” He then achievements with 49 percent of those pivoted and called on Congress to pass polled approving the president’s per- legislation finally banning “the late-term formance, up 10 points since November. abortion of babies.”

Yes, 50 percent still disapprove of him, One wishes he had said something but based on what? It can’t be the econo- about eliminating outdated and unworkmy, which he again touted as strong and able government programs. Instead, he getting stronger. According to Gallup, 63 proposed even more programs, adding to percent approve of his economic policies. our $23 trillion (and growing) national Mr. Trump made a strong case for debt. He apparently still thinks growth school choice, putting a face on “failing will solve the problem, but not if he and government schools” by introducing a Congress keep spending. young African American girl and her This was more than a State of the Union mother from Pennsylvania. The gover- address. It was a campaign kickoff. Acnor, he said, recently vetoed an Oppor- cording to Gallup, Trump received “a 10 tunity Scholarship bill, but the president percent approval rating among blacks in said he was offering her a scholarship so 2017, 11 percent in 2018 and 10 percent she and her mother could choose a bet- in December 2019.” Emerson Polling ter school. and Rasmussen Reports put that numThere was the dramatic moment when ber at 34 percent, which, depending on the president brought back from Afghan- which poll you believe, might suggest the istan Sgt. 1st Class Townsend Williams, president’s appeal is growing in the Afwho had been on his fourth tour, and re- rican American community. Maybe the united him with his wife, Amy, and their administration’s criminal justice reform two children. Tears flowed. legislation and the call for expansion of Speaking of tears, when was the last school choice legislation are responsible time you saw radio talk show host Rush for the rise?

Limbaugh cry? He did as he received from Following his acquittal by the SenMelania Trump the Presidential Medal ate on two articles of impeachment, the of Freedom. Limbaugh announced on president clearly has the wind at his back.

Monday he has advanced lung cancer. With issues going his way and with the Many Democrats refused to applaud. Democratic Party in disarray (the broThis is what hate does to some people. ken vote-counting app in the Iowa cauThe president directly and indirectly cuses was an appropriate symbol of their got in digs at Democrats, including for- dysfunction) the president is poised for mer President Barack Obama, by noting four more years. the millions he said had been removed from welfare and food stamp rolls. “Since Look for Cal Thomas’ new book “America’s my election, we have created 7 million Expiration Date: The Fall of Empires and new jobs,” Trump said, “taking credit Superpowers and the Future of the United for thousands of jobs created after the States” (HarperCollins/Zondervan). Readers may email Cal Thomas at tcaeditors@ election but while Barack Obama was tribpub.com. still president,” according to FactCheck.

COLUMNIST|MARC THIESSEN

If you liked the Iowa caucuses, you’ll love Medicare-for-all

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n retrospect, the disaster that was the 2020 Democratic Iowa caucuses should have been obvious from the beginning. Democrats designed a system so complicated it was bound to fail.

They did so at the behest of Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt. After Sanders lost to Hillary Clinton by about two-tenths of a percentage point in 2016 — in a vote that was plagued by technical problems, reporting errors and charges of impropriety — his campaign asked for the raw vote count behind the delegate totals.

The state party couldn’t produce them.

To address such concerns about the process, the Iowa Democratic Party decided to collect and release not one, not two, but three sets of results Monday night.

First, at each caucus location, organizers tabulated what was called the “first alignment” — the total votes each candidate received at the start of the night.

Then, candidates who failed to meet a 15% threshold in the first round of voting were declared “unviable” and their supporters released to vote for their second choice in a second round of voting.

The second round of votes was with. Even if it had worked as then collected and tabulated in intended, it could have produced what is called a “final alignment.” a result that left multiple candiThen, the state party used the dates claiming victory. As we now “final alignment” votes to calcuknow, it didn’t even come close to late the number of “state delegate working as intended. equivalents,” or SDEs — the state Who would come up with such convention delegates awarded to a complicated and unmanageable each candidate. These are awarded plan? Answer: essentially, the same Thiessen on a proportional basis, based on brilliant minds who came up with the turnout levels in different precincts Medicare-for-all and the “Green New in the past two general elections. The Deal.” What we saw in Iowa on Monday SDEs, in turn, determine how many of night was democratic socialism in action.

Iowa’s 41 national convention delegates A small group of people, brimming with each candidate receives. confidence that exceeds their abilities, Is your head spinning? In a normal designed an unworkable system, failed election, the first vote would be the end to see its obvious flaws, were shocked of the process — the candidate who got by its inevitable failure and then made the most votes would be declared the excuses when it became an unmitigated winner. Indeed, in the Republican Iowa catastrophe. caucuses, it is. But instead of carrying If you liked the Iowa caucuses, you’ll out a relatively simple task — holding a love government-run health care. The vote, tabulating the results and declar- same party that could not manage calcuing a winner — Iowa Democrats designed lating the votes of about 200,000 Iowa a system so cumbersome and unwieldy caucus-goers wants you to trust them that it overwhelmed them. with managing one-tenth of the U.S. The system was ridiculous to begin economy. Democrats want to bring the

same efficiency on display in Iowa on Monday night to the nation’s health-care, education, housing, transportation and energy sectors. Thanks, but no thanks.

President Ronald Reagan liked to tell jokes about the legendary inefficiencies of Soviet socialism. One involved the 10year wait to buy a car in the Soviet Union.

After a customer put down money at the car dealership, he was told to come back in 10 years to pick up his car. “Morning or afternoon?” he asked. The dealer replied, “What difference does it make?”

“Well,” the man said, “the plumber is coming in the morning.”

It won’t take 10 years to get the results of the 2020 Iowa caucuses. But the Democrats’ failure in Iowa stemmed from the same fundamental flaw that has caused socialism to fail wherever it is tried — the hubris of a tiny cadre whose grand visions and lack of humility far exceed their ability to deliver.

Marc Thiessen is a fellow at the American Enterprise Institute and the former chief speechwriter for President George W. Bush.

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928-632834, 2/7 ABANDONED MOTOR VEHICLE ADVERTISEMENT NOTICE (TOWING OR STORAGE COMPANY) You are hereby notified, in accordance with OCGA 40-11-19 (a) (2), that each of the below-referenced vehicles are subject to a lien and a petition may be filed in court to foreclose a lien for all amounts owed. If the lien is foreclosed, a court shall order the sale of the vehicle to satisfy the debt.

The vehicles are currently located at South East Transportation – 4138 Arcadia Industrial Circle, Lilburn GA The vehicles subject to liens as stated above are identified as: Vehicle Make: HONDA Year: 2001 Model: ODYSSEY Vehicle ID #: 2HKRL18691H544871 Vehicle License #: RSM1716 State GA Vehicle Make: TOYOTA Year: 2001 Model: HIGHLANDER Vehicle ID #: JTEHF21A310038923 Vehicle License #: F37GVY State NJ Vehicle Make:FORD Year: 1998 Model: MUSTANG Vehicle ID #: 1FAFP42X5WF172740 Vehicle License #: PPD5448 State GA Vehicle Make: DODGE Year: 2006 Model: CARAVAN Vehicle ID #: 2D4GP44L66R880001 Vehicle License #: RMW0557 State GA Vehicle Make: GMC Year: 2016 Model: TERRAIN Vehicle ID #: 2GKALPEK0G6194436 Vehicle License #: CJM5554 State GA Vehicle Make: FORD Year: 2003 Model: FOCUS Vehicle ID #: 1FAFP34333W207601 Vehicle License #: PDA3443 State GA Vehicle Make: NISSAN Year: 2009 Model: SENTRA Vehicle ID #: 3N1AB61E89L609609 Vehicle License #: JZTR85 State FL List additional vehicles as necessary.

Anyone with an ownership interest in any of these vehicles should contact the following business immediately: Business Name: Address: Telephone #: SOUTH EAST TRANSPORTATION 4138 ARCADIA INDUSTRIAL CIRCLE LILBURN GA 30047 770-549-8901 928-632916, 2/7,14 NOTICE OF SALE OF ABANDONED MOTOR VEHICLE State of Georgia, Gwinnett County The following vehicles have been abandoned and filed with the Gwinnett County Magistrate Court to be sold at public auction. The public auction will be held at: V&S Auto Repair.

The date and time of the auction will be: 29 February 2020 10AM and the address of such location is: 3540 Lawrenceville Hwy Tucker, GA 30084.

This notice is given pursuant to Georgia Law. Year 2013 Make Honda Model Accord Color Vin 1HGCR2F55DA199288 928-632882, 2/7,14 ABANDONED MOTOR VEHICLE PETITION ADVERTISEMENT You are hereby notified, in accordance with O.C.G.A. Section 40-11-19.1, that petitions were filed in the Magistrate Court of GWINNETT County to foreclose liens against the vehicles listed below for all amounts owed. If a lien is foreclosed, the Court shall order the sale of the vehicle to satisfy the debt. The present location of the vehiclesis: Statewide Wrecker Service, Inc. 2775 Simpson Circle, Norcross, GA 30071 Anyone with an ownership interest in a vehicle listed herein may file an answer to the petition on or before: 02/26/2020 Answer forms may be found in the Magistrate Court Clerk’s office.

Forms may also be obtained online at www.georg

PUBLIC SALES/ AUCTIONS NOTICE OF PUBLIC SALE In accordance with Georgia Law Chapter 40-11-5 the following vehicles have been deemed abandoned and will be sold at a public sale on 2-21-20 at 2:30 Said vehicles are located at: 6020 Buford Hwy #10 Norcross, GA 30071 VIN: WDDNG71X57A092531 2007 MER-BNZ S550 VIN: 4S4WX9FDIA4402622 2010 SUBARU TRIBECA Sale will be held at: 3:30 on 2-21-20 Location: 2920 Satellite Blvd Duluth, GA 30096 929-632751, 2/7,14 DULUTH POLICE DEPARTMENT GOVERNMENT AUCTION ON-LINE Property advertised and auctioned by propertyroom. com www.propertyroom.com Items sold individually.

Items will be sent to auction on 02/10/2020 at 1700 hours.

Items as follows: Cell phones, electronics, jewelry, collectible items, articles of clothing, guitar, stand, knife, bags.

Any potential property owners should contact Duluth Police Department at 770-476-4151 with proof of ownership.

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LAWRENCEVILLE SAFE STORAGE 201 NEW HOPE RD LAWRENCEVILLE GA 30046 770.963.8858 We will be auctioning he following units: 056 Lewis Bishop 051 Kenny Long G06 Tyree Lewis 033 Tim New Auction will be held on February 12th at 11:00 am 929-632146, 1/31,2/7 NOTICE Morningstar Storage will hold a public auction to sell personal property described below belonging to those individuals listed below at the location indicated: Location: Morningstar Storage 2534 Sever Rd Lawrenceville, GA 30043 Sale Date: Monday February 24th 2020 Time: 1:00 PM Purchases must be made with cash only and paid at the above referenced facility in order to complete the transaction. Morningstar Storage may refuse any bid and may rescind any purchase up until the winning bidder takes possession of the personal property.

Unit 1038 Louis Parsons Household Items Unit 2089 Candelaria Barron Household Items Unit 2110 Tiffany Price Household Items Unit 2199 Antearion Robinson Household Items Unit 3003 Seslie Gibson Household Items Unit 3013 Latonya Robinson Household Items Unit 3021 Miama Hoff Household Items Unit 3155 Felecia Harry Household Items Unit 3186 Louis Brooks Household Items 929-632897, 2/7,14

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NOTICE The following rooms will be sold at the public auction online. The auction will be starting at 8:00a.m. it will be held on February 18, 2020 on storageauctions. com Notice is hereby given that on Uhaul Company of Central Georgia will sell under the contractual landlords lien process by online auction on the following storage units. The goods to be sold are generally described as household goods. The bidding is available online..

Uhaul International Accts Payable PO Box 21505 Phoenix Az, 85036 3653 Memorial Drive Decatur Ga, 30032 404-2869752 776028 Turail Camel 1372 776028 adonia roberts 1433 776028 CHELESA JOHNSON 1735 776028 Stacy Evans 2233 776028 Jessie Johnson 1112 776028 Lejaune Thornton 1394 776028 Victor Lester 1031 776028 shayla corey 1331 776028 frances owens 2031 776028 Stanley Jackson 2193 776028 Raheem Allen 1878 776028 frances owens 2139 776028 frances owens 2135-37 776028 B r e n d a Slaughter 1373 776028 STEVE FOSTER 1408 776028 ashley poston 2166 776028 Dorothea Kates 2424 776028 Seon John 1510 776028 shanreeka johnson 1199 776028 m i c h a e l pettway 1086 776028 michelle keller 1194 776028 SHELNIKA COBB 1609 776028 bertram harvey 2007 776028 Anthony Lewis 1636 776028 Adam Shanklin 2259 776028 Bichene N. Okorn 1259 776028 Goldie Dicks 1692 776028 ERASMUS HARVEY 2429 776028 Kele Heller 1003 776028 WHO ROOM 1348-50 776028 Portia Bynes 1374 4540 Washington Rd College Park Ga, 30337 404763-0000 76084 Banji Olagunju 1014 776084 ANGELA HOWARD 1182 776084 PORTIA JACKSON 0345 776084 monique hinton 0907 776084 shannon sibley 1119 776084 LINDA REESE 0704 776084 christopher pierce jr 0771 776084 kwami hooks 0141 776084 Marquette Brazier 0321 776084 kynnesha redmond 0633 776084 Gwendolyn Younger 0427 776084 RASHIB TAYLOR-DAVIS 0820 776084 GWENDOLYN HARVEY 0404 776084 teerika kemp 1009 776084 CARMEN JORDAN 0615 776084 antonio welch 0908 776084 Darius Russell 0152 2175 Piedmont Rd Atl Ga, 30324 404-315-0681 776035 Terrell Watson A517 776035 CARLA SOW A544 776035 WHO ROOM A606 776035 Terry Rivers A603 776035 DERRICK GARCIA A235 776035 Joseph Williams A547 776035 ibrahim Fofanah A514 776035 Peter Hall A021 776035 Jamie Obama B224 776035 Kenneth Cox A527 776035 A n g e l a ParisRedden A355 776035 davveonta ponds B003 776035 DIANNE JENNINGS B422 776035 Chris Pervis A752 776035 Genil Ingram A023 776035 sidney brown A582 776035 Kimberly Ford A533 776035 Cameron Barnes A589 776035 Kishore Balan A325 776035 Edward Ortiz A017 929-632713, 2/7,12

NOTICE This lien sale will be held via online auction on the date of FEBRUARY 20th, 2020 at storageauctions.com The facility locations are: Uhaul Moving and Storage of Pleasant Hill 1290 Pleasant Hill Rd. Lawrenceville, GA 30044 770 -381-9793Erih Avwerosuoghene unit# 1224, Juliette Grier unit# 0706, Sharisse WilliamsJackson unit# 1136, Juanita Boatwright unit# 1109-11, Wayne Pledger unit# 0001, Paulette Hartfield unit# 0511, Taylor Davis #0907- 1300, Mia Lee unit# 0565, Nearndra Dozier unit# 0704, durk bryant unit# 2736, Ann Beaudoin unit# 0409, Shynelle Henley unit# 0517-19, Joshua Sims unit# 1032, Meeka Williams unit# 1153, STACY BELL unit# 2718- 25, T Barry Gray unit# 0111-12 Uhaul Moving and Storage of Hewatt rd 2161 Hewatt Rd Snellville GA 30039 770979-5237vinasia billings unit# 162, Martha Smith unit# 122, unit # 202 Uhaul Moving and Storage of Lilburn 140 Rockbridge road Lilburn GA 30047 770717-9666Marcus Livingstone unit# 4154, CECELIA WILLIAMS unit# 3161-62, Zach Rogers unit# 330, rosemarie roseman unit# 431, termane graham unit# 3114, sonja mills unit# 128, JOHN ZANKOWSKI MONET CAPITAL CORP. Unit# 469 UHAUL MOVING AND STORAGE OF JIMMY CARTER BLVD. 5365 JIMMY CARTER BLVD NORCROSS GA 30093 770–447- 5017Erika Johnson unit# 1084, elizabeth vega unit# B136, Damion Strom unit# B209, Cherita McGregor unit# B218-19, William Lawson unit# B226, Zenayda Rivas unit# 1201, Brittney Perdue unit# 1101, Christine Barrow unit# 1125, Jesse Christmas unit# 1014 929-631612, 2/7,14 NOTICE OF PUBLIC SALE OF PERSONAL PROPERTY Extra Space Storage will hold an auction online on StorageTreasures.com to sell personal property described below belonging to those individuals listed below at location indicated: 3220 Centerville Hwy, Snellville, GA 30039, 770.680-3520 on February 21, 2020 at 2:30PM The personal goods stored therein by the following may include, but are not limited to general household, furniture, boxes, clothes, and appliances.

L125 – Terlisa Weathers – Boxes, Clothes,Toys, Mattress F1131 – Joekua Harrison – Mattress, Refrigerator, Tissues, Fan, Tote Bags, Lampshade, Blower, Shoe O110 – Shantoya Lyons – Chairs, Table, TV, Ladder, Lamp, Rug, Boxes, Totes, Clothes, Shoes, Pictures F1088 – Ben Yahweh – Boxes, Totes J114 – Brooke Jones – Boxes, Totes, Bags, Pictures F1052 – Ricky Ellis – Bags, Clothes, Totes F1073 – Dorothy Porter – Paper Towels, Tissue, Washing Powder, Paper Plates, Cleaning Suplies, Pine Sol, Bleach, Air Freshners K115 – Connie Latimore – Chair, Table, Kids Bike, Suitcase, Mirror, Bedrails, Bags, Boxes, Totes K120 – Cynthia Rivera – Boxes, Totes F1235 – Derrick Arnold – Table, Coolers, Boxes, Totes E109 – Always Shine LLC – Rugs, Boxes, Carpet, Carpet Adhensives H138–Cherye Kaze – Suitecase, Cooler, Bags, Boxes, Clothes H134–Angel Goudy–Chair, Mattress, Suitcases, Lamp, Shoe Box, Bags, Clothes, Totes The auction will be listed and advertised on www.storagetreasures. com Purchases must be made with cash only and paid at the above referenced facility in order to complete the transaction. Extra Space Storage may refuse any bid and may rescind any purchase up until the winning bidder takes possession of the personal property.

929-630884, 1/31,2/7 There will be sold at public outcry for cash at Willard Wrecker Service, 719 W. Shadburn Avenue, Buford, GA, 30518, on Saturday, February 15, 2020, at 11:00 AM, the following vehicles declared abandoned or foreclosed vehicles pursuant to O.C.G.A Section 40-11-05, as follows: # Ye a r Make Model VIN 1 2002 Chevrolet Silverado 2GCEK19T6Y1335623

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69 2016 Harley Davidson Sporter 1200 1HD1LC311GC446893

3 1999 Honda Civic 1HGEJ824XXL040078

70 2009 Mercedes Benz C300 WDDGF54X49F223501

4 2005 Nissan Frontier 1N6AD07U35C414717

71 2014 Jeep Wrangler 1C4HJWEG9EL187575

5 2007 Nissan Altima 1N4AL21E67C222249

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8 2013 Ford Fusion 3FA6P0HR2DR355790

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16 1997 Honda CRV JHLRD1852VC067967 17 2010 Chevy Equinox 2CNALBEW8A6414913 1

NOTICE OF PUBLIC SALE There will be sold at public outcry at: 3540 LAWRENCEVILLE HWY LAWRENCEVILLE, GA 30084 Month, Day, Year 01/03/20 Time: 1:00PM The following vehicle, declared abandoned and foreclosure vehicles pursuant to OCGA Section 40-11-5, as follows: Year, Make, Model: 2016 NISSAN VERSA VIN#: 3N1CN7APXGL889103 929-631462, 2/5,12

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STORAGE TREASURES AUCTION ONE FACILITY – MULTIPLE UNITS Extra Space Storage will hold a public auction to sell personal property described below belonging to those individuals listed below at the location indicated: 2040 Lawrenceville Hwy Lawrenceville, GA 30044, February 25th 2020 @ 2pm Cynthia Wright Unit 313 Sofa, bedroom set, boxes, TV Cathy Lance Unit 334 household items Andrea Pierre-Fracois Unit 355 household goods Deloris Wells Unit 333 Household items Dory Sanchez Unit 137 Furniture TV Sofa Mattress Clothes table kitchen appliance,kitchenware Jasond Vargas Unit 216 HouseHold Goods Courtney Haddock Unit 228 Bedroom furniture, kitchen items and clothes Darlene Robinson Unit 138 Household Goods Louis Griffith Unit 004 Mattress, box spring, dresser Jeron Giles Unit 4128 couch set, 2 mattresses HAZEL PREDEOUX Unit 298 DINING ROOM TABLE, QUEEN BED AND BOXES The auction will be listed and advertised on www.storagetreasures.com. Purchases must be made with cash only and paid at the above referenced facility in order to complete the transaction. Extra Space Storage may refuse any bid and may rescind any purchase up until the winning bidder takes possession of the personal property.

929-631917, 2/7,14

PUBLIC AUCTION Notice of Abandonment and Sale in accordance with O.C.G.A. 40-11 the following vehicles have been declared abandoned and will be sold at Public Auction to the highest and best bidder for cash only.

The auction will be held on February 11, 2020 at 10:00 a.m., 3150 Main St W, Snellville GA 30078; phone (770) 674-5659. Review 9:30 a.m.

2007 Mercedes Benz S500 VIN#: WDDNG71X17A086404 929-631796, 1/31,2/7

Pleasantdale Storage of Doraville shall conduct an online auction on www. selfstorageauctions.com to conclude at Thursday, February 27th 2020 at 12:00pm Unit #105 – Larysse Carey–Unit said to contain: Mattresses, boxes, microwave, stereo equipment, lamps, chairs, plastic bags, plastic containers, clothing, misc boxes.

Unit #C43–Rhkim Bailey– Unit said to contain: Tools, tool boxes, saw, boxes, shoes, plastic containers, television, or computer monitor.

Unit #B53/54– Michael Williams – Unit said to contain: Boxes Unit #B71 – Mehret Hailegiorgis–Unit said to contain: Totes, plastic bags, entertainment center, shoes, dressers, chairs, sofa table, plastic containers, clothing.

Unit #B74–Mehret Hailegiorgis–Unit said to contain: Toys, plastic bags, clothing, stove, dressers, night stand, and other mics household items.

Unit # D25–Gregory Cribb– Unit said to contain: Pool table, Television or computer monitor, night stand, and sofa table.

929-631600, 2/7,14 NOTICE Notice is Hereby Given that the undersigned intends to sell the personal property described below to enforce a lien imposed on said property pursuant to the Georgia SelfStorage Facility Act, Georgia Code Section 10-4-210 to 10-4-215. The undersigned will sell by competitive online bidding beginning February 6, 2020 at 9:00 am at www. selfstorageauction.com.

Online bidding will end at 9:00 am February 20, 2020.

UNIT #6049 CHRISTOPHER J STUBBLEFIELD: Umbrellas, tools, jumper cables, tool boxes and bags, Tony Hawk Ride (skateboard), dining table, chairs, bongo, small travel case, 3 plastic drawer units, Coleman tent, vacuum, scooter, lawn mower, adjustable exercise steps, suitcase, TV trays, shower rods, ladder, blankets, trash cans, totes, wall art, shoes in plastic bins, books, pillows, crutches, misc. items.

UNIT #464 CHANTIA MOORE: Step stool, kids’ toys, 3 plastic drawer units, Nike shoe boxes, stroller, portable play pen, adult and child sized recliners, ironing board, Christmas tree, basket ball, soccer ball, doll house, blow dryer, stacking bins, outdoor folding chair, TV trays, household cleaning items, wastebaskets, bins, bags, boxes, misc. items.

Purchases must be paid for on the day of the auction with cash or a credit card with valid ID at the location of the unit. All items are sold as is and must be removed from the property within 48 hours, unless otherwise approved by the Manager, after the time of the sale. Sale is subject to cancellation in the event of a settlement between the owner and the obligated party is reached.

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PUBLIC AUCTION Notice of Abandonment and Sale in accordance with O.C.G.A. 40-11 the following vehicles have been declared abandoned and will be sold at Public Auction to the highest and best bidder for cash only. The auction will be held on February 11, 2020 at 10:00 a.m., 6050 Lawrenceville Hwy, Tucker GA 30084; phone (770) 806-1330. Review 9:30 a.m.

2009 Mazda CX9 VIN#: JM3TB38A290170158 929-631792, 1/31,2/7 PUBLIC AUCTION Notice of Abandonment and Sale in accordance with O.C.G.A. 40-11 the following vehicles have been declared abandoned and will be sold at Public Auction to the highest and best bidder for cash only.

The auction will be held on February 11, 2020 at 10:00 a.m., 2025 E Main St, Snellville GA 30078; phone (678) 404-5051. Review 9:30 a.m.

2005 Dodge Sprinter 3500 VIN#: WD0PD544355808504 929-631800, 1/31,2/7

ZONINGS CITY OF LILBURN PLANNING COMMISSION HEARING – THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 2020 AT 7:30 P.M. CITY COUNCIL HEARING – MONDAY, MARCH 9, 2020 AT 7:30 P.M. 340 MAIN STREET LILBURN, GEORGIA 30047 (770) 921-2210 . .. . . . . . .. . .. . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . .

The Planning Commission and City Council give notice that public hearings on the dates, times, and at the location as noted above are scheduled to consider: NEW BUSINESS 1.) SUP-2020-02. Application of Tiffney Rayford Jackson for a Special Use Permit for a personal care home on property zoned R1 (Residential) comprising .3 acres located at 735 Jacksons Mill Way, being in District 6, Land Lot 159, Parcel 161.

The above items are scheduled for the Public Hearings as noted. The applications, site plans, legal descriptions and other information are on file at the Lilburn Planning and Economic Development Department at 340 Main Street. Applications may be viewed by the public between the hours of 8:30 AM and 5:00 PM, Monday through Friday.

934-632901, 2/7 GWINNETT COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 25, 2020 AT 7:00 P.M. GWINNETT COUNTY JUSTICE AND ADMINISTRATION CENTER AUDITORIUM 75 LANGLEY DRIVE LAWRENCEVILLE, GEORGIA 30046 The following Rezoning, Change-in-Conditions, Special Use Permit and other items of business, located within Unincorporated Gwinnett County, are scheduled for public hearings as stated above. Site plans, legal descriptions, and other information are available in the office of the Planning Division, 446 West Crogan Street, Lawrenceville, Georgia. Office hours are 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday.

SUP2019-00083, Applicant: CMES, Inc., Owner: Larson-Juhl US, LLC, Tax Parcel Nos. R6202 019 and 035, Application for a Special Use Permit in a M-1 Zoning District for a Contractor’s Office, Heavy/Civil Construction, 3900 Block of Steve Reynolds Boulevard and 1500 Block of Pavilion Place, 16.91 Acres. District 1/Brooks RZC2019-00016, Applicant: 5LP Holding, LLC, Owner: 5LP Holding, LLC and F

ZONINGS Frank Ferreira, Rezoning of Tax Parcel No. R6189 002A and 413, R-75 to C-1; Convenience Store with Gas Pumps (Buffer Reduction), 5800 Block of Singleton Road and 1400 Block of Pirkle Road, 1.67 Acre. District 2/Ku RZM2019-00009, Applicant: Kenneth Wood, Owner: Glenda Sells, Rezoning of Tax Parcel No. R5118 001A, R-100 to RM-13; Apartments (Buffer Reduction), 23002400 Blocks of Sugarloaf Parkway, 23.91 Acres. District 4/Fosque RZM2019-00010, Applicant: Kenneth Wood, Owner: Glenda Sells, Rezoning of Tax Parcel Nos. R5118 001A and 002, R-100 to R-TH; Townhouses (Buffer Reduction), 2400 Block of Sugarloaf Parkway, 11.62 Acres. District 4/Fosque RZM2019-00015, Applicant: Brand Properties, LLC, Owner: Plain View Investments, LLC, Rezoning of Tax Parcel Nos. R7081 013 and 153, C-2 to RM-24; Apartments (Buffer Reduction), 1800-1900 Blocks of Duluth Highway and 5000 Block of Sugarloaf Parkway, 11.74 Acres. District 1/Brooks RZR2019-00024, Applicant: CKK Development Services, Owner: Howard Duane Johnson, Rezoning of Tax Parcel No. R7223 002, RA-200 and R-100 to TND; Neighborhood Traditional Development (Buffer Reduction), 2800 Block of Bart Johnson Road, 58.49 Acres.

District 4/Fosque CIC2020-00002, Applicant: Pulte Home Company, LLC, Owners: Berry Hall Developments, LLC/Woodland Hall Investments and Pulte Home Company, LLC, Tax Parcel No. R5344 223, Change in Conditions of Zoning for Property Zoned OSC, 2500 Block of Berry Hall Road, 72.16 Acres. District 3/ Hunter RZC2020-00001, Applicant: VDC Development Group, LLC, Owner: VDC Development Group, LLC, Rezoning of Tax Parcel No. R3006 006, MUO to O-I; Independent Living, Retirement Community, 5900 Block of Thompson Mill Road, 11.52 Acres. District 3/Hunter SUP2020-00006, Applicant: VDC Development Group, LLC, Owner: VDC Development Group, LLC, Tax Parcel No. R3006 006, Application for a Special Use Permit in an O-I (Proposed) Zoning District for an Independent Living, Retirement Community, 5900 Block of Thompson Mill Road, 11.52 Acres. District 3/Hunter SUP2020-00007, Applicant: VDC Development Group, LLC, Owner: VDC Development Group, LLC, Tax Parcel No. R3006 006, Application for a Special Use Permit in an O-I (Proposed) Zoning District for a Building Height Increase, 5900 Block of Thompson Mill Road, 11.52 Acres. District 3/Hunter RZC2020-00002, Applicant: Quattrok, LLC, Owners: Barryjeff, Inc. and Isacc N. Habif, et al, Rezoning of Tax Parcel Nos. R7156 011, 012 and 013, R-100, O-I, C-2 and M-2 to MU-R; MixedUse Development (Buffer Reduction), 2700 Block of Meadow Church Road, 1200 Block of Old Peachtree Road and 1700 Block of Meadow Drive, 17.06 Acres. District 1/Brooks RZC2020-00003, Applicant: WF Sugar Hill, LLC, Owner: Jenifer Scott, Rezoning of Tax Parcel No. R7339 014, C-1 to C-2; Car Wash (Buffer Reduction), 5900 Block of Cumming Highway and 5800 Block of Suwanee Dam Road, 0.8 Acre. District 1/Brooks SUP2020-00008, Applicant: WF Sugar Hill, LLC, Owners: Jenifer Scott and Jennifer Antrobus, Tax Parcel Nos. R7339 014 and 085, Application for a Special Use Permit in a C-2 (Proposed) Zoning District for a Car Wash (Buffer Reduction), 5900 Block of Cumming Highway and 5800 Block of Suwanee Dam Road, 1.29 Acres. District 1/Brooks RZM2020-00003, Applicant: Action Technology Solutions, Owner: TM Harris, Rezoning of Tax Parcel No. R5019 014, M-1 to R-TH; Townhouses, 100 Block of Huff Drive, 10.84 Acres. District 4/Fosque P&D BOC TBL 2-25 934-632671, 2/7

NOTICE OF PUBLIC SALE: The following self-storage Cube contents containing household and other goods will be sold for cash by CubeSmart : 5985 S Norcross Tucker Rd.Norcross.

GA, to satisfy a lien on March 03 ,2020 at approx.11:00 AM at www. storagetreasures.com.

Cube #A044, Dannie Burch ; Cube # A045, Jacqueline Howard; Cube # B006, Ramona Pickard; Cube # B015, Jaime Ramirez Paredes; Cube # B116, Jesus Ortiz ; Cube # C018, Jemarhi Stovall; Cube # C030, Frank Watt; Cube # C057, Marva A. Carvajal; Cube # C088, Tona Owens; Cube # D065, Sharika Suggs; Cube # E015, Mario Enrique Chocoj Cucul; Cube # E039, Gerson Ismael Cruz Hernandez; 929-632624, 2/7,14

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Quentin Tarantino for “Once Upon a Time in Hollywood”

BEST DIRECTOR The Nominees: Bong Joon-Ho for “Parasite,” Sam Mendes for “1917,” Todd Phillips for “Joker,” Martin Scorsese for “The Irishman” and Quentin Tarantino for “Once Upon a Time in Hollywood.”

MIA: Greta Gerwig for “Little Women” The Skinny: AMPAS received a ton of flack for not nominating any females in this category which was deserved (especially for Gerwig) and although no woman (or the other four nominated men for that matter) have a snowball’s chance to win, it still left a bad taste in many people’s mouths. Hollywood is still not grasping the Big 21st Century Picture and it’s starting to get embarrassing.

The Bottom Line: As is the case with the Best Supporting categories, this year’s Best Director winner has all but been pre-ordained. In addition to the Golden Globe, the Critic’s Choice, the BAFTA, and the PGA (Producer’s Guild Award), Mendes also snagged the all-important and almost always bellwether DGA (Director’s Guild of America) prize.

Never mind that all of the nominees (save for Phillips) did a better job, Mendes delivered the perfect Oscar bait: an excellent throwback war movie which peaked at exactly the right time.

PROBABLE WINNERS IN OTHER CATEGORIES Best Adapted Screenplay: “Jojo Rabbit” Best Animated Feature: “Toy Story 4” Best Animated Short: “Hair Love” Best Cinematography: “1917” Best Costume Design: “Little Women” Best Documentary Feature: “American Factory” Best Documentary Short: “Learning to Skateboard in a War Zone” Best Editing: “Parasite” Best Foreign Language Film: “Parasite” Best Live Action Short Film: “Brotherhood” Best Make-up: “Bombshell” Best Original Screenplay: “Once Upon a Time in Hollywood” Best Original Song: “(I’m Gonna) Love Me Again” from “Rocketman” Best Production Design: “Once Upon a Time in Hollywood” Best Score: “Joker” Best Sound Editing: “1917” Best Sound Mixing: “1917” Best Visual Effects: “Avengers: End Game”

BEST PICTURE The Nominees: “Ford v Ferrari,” “The Irishman,” “Jojo Rabbit,” “Joker,” “Little Women,” “Marriage Story,” “1917,” “Once Upon a Time in Hollywood” and “Parasite.”

MIA: “Apollo 11” The Skinny: Even after over a decade of doubling the number of nominees from five to 10 (or nine or eight) to suggest “inclusion,” the top award still comes down to what has always generally been a twoor-three horse race and this year is no different.

The Bottom Line: Let’s begin with the no-chancers: “Ford v Ferrari” (sports flick), “The Irishman” (the Netflix Curse), “Jojo Rabbit” (featuring a “friendly” Adolf Hitler character), “Joker” (comic book flick), “Little Women” (been there done that), and “Marriage Story” (bad and depressing). “Parasite” will win in Best International Category (which should go to “Pride & Glory) and it’s too…everything for older AMPAS voters. Much the same can be said for “Once Upon a Time in Hollywood” where Quentin Tarantino will likely win his third Best Screenplay (read: consolation prize) award. Even though its substance often swims upstream against style, “1917” is going to come out on top.