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Dr. William G. Gholston talks with students at Wesleyan following a meeting of the school’s Vet Club. Gholston started the club 15 years ago and it has a waiting list of about 100 students. (Staff Photos: Keith Farner)

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Wesleyan’s popular Vet Club gives help to injured, sick animals

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PEACHTREE CORNERS — He goes by Skipper, Dr. G. or simply G. So you want to join the Vet Club at Wesleyan and learn from the man of many nicknames? Good luck. The waiting list starts here.

The man leading the club, which has been going for 15 years, is Dr. William G. Gholston. Gholston who has taught at Wesleyan for 19 years and meets many of the club members while teaching freshman biology, formally started the club three years ago.

Wesleyan students Morgan Biagioni, left and Grace Chapman How popular is it? There are work with testicles from a goat or sheep on Thursday during a 28 high school students in the meeting of the school’s popular Vet Club. The club has an exclub, but about 100 are waiting tensive waiting list to join the group that helps abandoned or injured animals that would otherwise be euthanized. to get in.

“Everybody here seems to want to do it because it’s fun satisfying,” Gholston said. it’s the work that it does. On and crazy, it’s very hands-on If there’s anything that Thursday, Gholston said there to really get the job done. It’s matches the interest in the club, are about six surgeries that are

LAWRENCEVILLE — Day 2 in the Matthew Leili murder trial focused on his behavior following his wife’s disappearance, which he called “an attentionseeking ploy.”

At least initially, he said Nique Leili left their home off Russell Road early July 9, 2011, following a heated argument that Matthew began when the wife reLeili fused to wear an outfit for sex. The defendant, expected to be on trial for up to two weeks, told his brother-in-law in a taped call from before the body was found that the wife was playing a “game gone awry.”

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pending. Pigs, sheep, goats, dogs, cats, horses, rabbits and chickens are among the animals the club tries to help.

“Anything that I feel like I can do, we’ll try,” he said. “We fix as many as we can, and they find homes for these animals.”

Gholston has a relationship with Susan Littlejohn of Build an Ark Rescue in Ellijay, and Save the Horses in Canton. Surgeries are often performed on Gholston’s farm in Dahlonega.

Over the years, the club has received about $10,000 in equipment — some stitches are $5 per box — and while Gholston said he’s contributed most of that, the school and parents have recently offered See VET CLUB, Page 2A

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Gwinnett County elections officials are seeing an increase in the number of people registering to vote in the state’s upcoming presidential primary as a crucial deadline to register approaches, according to Elections Director Lynn Ledford.

Monday is the final day to register to vote in time to participate in the primary, and Ledford said the county has seen an average of about 1,000 or more new registered voters a day over the last week and a half. As of Thursday, the county had 485,940 voters who are eligible to participate in the March 1 primary.

Ledford said that while some of that increase could be the result of the heightened publicity around various candidates, she believes the state’s new online registration system has been a major contributor to the uptick.

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Snellville tops Grayson in contest to feed the needy

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Snellville overtook Grayson in the cities’ second annual challenge to see who could bring in the most donations for the hungry.

This year, more than 15,000 food items and

$17,000 was collected during the Give Hunger the Boot Challenge to benefit the Southeast Gwinnett Co-op, according to a news release from Snellville officials.

Grayson, which won last year, collected 8,623 food items this year, besting Snellville by nearly 2,000 items, but Snellville raised

$15,187 in donations, topping Grayson’s $1,970.

The money put Snellville over the top.

“It feels much better than last year,” said Snellville Councilman Dave Emanuel, who started Give Hunger the Boot with wife Kathy.

“But we’re mostly glad it benefits the co-op, which

is the reason for the competition.”

This year’s contest raised 50 percent more in food and monetary donations. Emanuel said that fact shows residents of both cities were more involved this time around.

In December, residents See HUNGER, Page 2A

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exponentially more to help animals that he could by support. himself.

The popularity is to such Most of the animals a degree that each year treated by Gholston and when club sponsors make his students are abandoned, announcements to promote hurt, injured or sick. Under their club, Gholston keeps normal conditions, they his lips zipped. would be euthanized. But “We don’t talk about our with the help of the Wesclub,” he said with a laugh. leyan Vet Club, surgeries “We can’t afford to.” fix their broken bones, or While grades and interest ruptured ligaments so they were initially the way to can visit nursing homes or join the club, there’s now help with disabled kids as an application to help man- therapy. age the interest.

“We’ll go try to fix as A former owner of many of them as we can,” Peachtree Corners Animal he said. “They’re abanHospital, which he sold doned, injured animals that in 1995, Gholston said we save, that they use to he once felt guilty that he help abandoned, injured would miss being a vet and lost people. So it’s a when he became a teacher. win-win in the process, and Gholston said he told God they get it done for free.” when he was 8 years old The lessons students that he would take care learn include what type of of his animals. What he stitch to use for a specific learned is the students in procedure. On Thursday, his classroom could do students learned surgical

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techniques by practicing on goat and sheep testicles.

Gholston teaches students how to perform surgery first on dead animals or body parts.

“It’s a lot of really good experience that can help getting into college and vet school,” senior Micayla Kane said.

Kane’s experience was valuable to Gholston when they teamed up on a surgery on a stallion who had been hit by a car. Gholston was still recovering from his own root canal surgery that “went bad.” Still on pain medication, Gholston told Kane to watch him closely.

“She knows me well enough, and knows what I should do, and normally do, so I would trust her as an assistant on something that important,” he said.

Junior Charis Thompson remembers a stem cell procedure on a dog’s leg to repair a hock joint. The stem cells were inserted to rebuild the area around the joint that had previously bent the wrong way.

Thompson said it was a trial procedure, which the owners knew. Within a month, the dog walked again.

“I knew I wanted to do something in medicine, but Dr. G’s really influenced me to want to be a vet and go into that,” Thompson said. “So right now I’m actually working at another vet and working with him to try and prepare myself for college and vet school.

This has definitely given me a really good idea of what it’s going to be like once I get there.”

While a stem cell procedure may be rare, club members routinely fix wounds from dog fights or gunshot wounds. Recently, they fixed a cat’s broken

Above, Wesleyan students Olivia Frye, a freshman, left, and Anna Mosley examine a goat or sheep testicle on Thursday during a meeting of the school’s Vet Club. At right, equipment sits in the classroom of Wesleyan teacher Dr. William G. Gholston, who leads the school’s Vet Club, which he started 15 years ago and has a waiting list of about 100 students. (Staff Photos: Keith Farner)

leg suffered when a horse stepped on its shoulder.

Some of the students who have participated in the program go on to vet, medical or pharmacy school, or work in fields like genetic engineering.

The club is not necessary, especially in a traditional high school setting, but it’s incredibly beneficial, Gholston said.

“These kids are doing things that they wouldn’t normally get until they get into medical school or vet school,” he said. “Some of these kids can do surgery better than new graduates

right out of vet school. It’s frightening. It’s not something they have to have or need; they could get it later, but they get a really good head start on it now, and they can decide if they’re interested in it or not.”

Some say no way. Others can’t get enough and work alongside Gholston for eight hours straight at times, not even stopping for lunch.

One common thread is a lack of fear and an abundance of courage. None of the students working with the goat and sheep testicles on Thursday showed any

signs of being queasy.

“They’re young,” Gholston said. “They haven’t learned to be afraid yet. They see me do it. I say, ‘Well, sure you can do that.’ So they do. I think it’s because they’re young enough to not be afraid.

They haven’t failed before, and I don’t put them in a position to fail.”

Gholston mentioned retirement could be on the horizon at the end of the school year, but he would still be around to help the vet club.

After all, there’s a waiting list.

Registration

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without an incumbent in the race. The field of candidates “We’re glad because we has been crowded, and at obviously want people to times contentious, with the take advantage of this methRepublican slate so full that od so they can participate in each televised debate has the election,” she said. been split in two to accomoStatewide, elections ofdate the large field. ficials are seeing an increase The Republican contendin voter registrations as ers include Donald Trump, the deadline approaches, Ted Cruz, Marco Rubio, according to Ledford. She Ben Carson, Jeb Bush, John Kasich, Chris Christie, Rand said Secretary of State Brian Paul, Carly Fiorina, Rick Kemp’s office sent out a Santorum, Mike Huckabee notice to local elections offices across the state that on A sign directs voters at First United Methodist Church of and former Virginia Gov. Lawrenceville in this file photo. Monday is the deadline one day alone recently, the to register to vote in Georgia’s March 1 presidential pri- Jim Gilmore.

The Democratic field is state saw 12,000 new voters mary. (File Photo) much smaller, with only registered.

Ledford said residents register, will have to print said. “If they need to update Hillary Clinton, Bernie Sanders and Martin can register online at the their application out and their information, they can O’Malley still in the race.

Secretary of State’s website, mail it in, Ledford said. She also do that on the MVP Several candidates have http://sos.ga.gov, and the also recommended residents website.” already dropped out on both system pulls their signature log onto the state’s My Voter Gwinnett elections sides, but each field could and key information, such Page, or MVP, website to officials are already mailsee additional contraction as Social Security numbers, monitor elections informaing absentee ballots for before election day arrives from residents driver’s tion. the primary, and advanced license files.

“The MVP website will in-person absentee voting is in Georgia. That’s because primaries and caucuses Anyone who does not tell them if they registered set to begin at the county’s in Iowa, New Hampshire, have that information on file to vote, what their polling elections office on Feb. 8.

South Carolina and Nevada with the state, or does not location is, let them look at This year marks the first are set to take place throughhave their Social Security sample ballots and request time since 2008 that the number handy when they absentee ballots,” Ledford White House is up for grabs out February.

Hunger

•From Page 1A of Grayson and Snellville were asked to give at cities’ collection points.

For more than a month, volunteers transported food to the Grayson charity. Children brought cans from home. Emanuel

solicited donations at city council meetings.

“It takes a whole community to do this,” said Laura Drake, the co-op’s director. “It’s a blessing for the leadership of these cities to admit we have hungry people. It’s not all wine and roses.”

Drake presented Emanuel with the trophy that is planned to be passed back and forth between the cities as each one beats the other through the years.

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Gwinnett’s unemployment rate flat in December per state figures

By Curt Yeomans

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Despite seeing its number of employed residents increase in December, Gwinnett County’s unemployment rate remained stagnant, mirroring a trend seen across metro Atlanta.

The county had an unemployment rate of 4.6 percent last month, according to preliminary employment figures released by the Georgia Department of Labor on

Thursday. That’s the same rate the county had in November. County level figures are not seasonally adjusted.

Gwinnett added 1,029 people to its list of employed residents, but its rate stayed the same because the labor force, which includes employed and unemployed residents, grew in virtually equal numbers. Another factor in why the rate did not change is that the ranks of unemployed residents also swelled by 84 people.

The county had a labor force of 447,221 people in December, and 426,830 of those people were employed. In November, the labor force had 446,108 people, and 425,801 of them were employed.

The fact that Gwinnett’s rate stayed the same is not unusual. In fact, the entire 10-county Atlanta Regional Commission area’s collective rate remained unchanged at 5 percent. Nearly every county in the ARC area — with the exception of Clayton County, which

posted a slight decrease — saw no changes in its unemployment rates.

Gwinnett’s rate remains the fourth lowest in the commission’s footprint, behind only Cherokee, Cobb and Fayette counties.

The wider Atlanta Metropolitan Statistical Area remained at 4.9 percent as well. All of Gwinnett’s neighbors who are outside the ARC area, with the exception of Hall County, also saw their unemployment rates stay flat.

Hall County’s rate

increased from 4.2 percent to 4.3 percent, which is still lower than Gwinnett’s rate. Gwinnett also trailed Forsyth (3.9 percent), Jackson (4.1 percent) and Barrow (4.5 percent) among its immediate neighboring counties.

Meanwhile, the statewide nonseasonally adjusted unemployment rate remained unchanged at 5.2 percent. The nationwide, nonseasonally adjusted unemployment rate was also unchanged at 4.8 percent.

The state also release unemployment rates for cities who have more than 25,000 residents, including Lawrenceville, Peachtree Corners and Duluth. Those figures do show some unemployment fluctuation in the county. Duluth’s rate dropped from 5 percent in November to 4.6 percent in December, while Lawrenceville’s went from 6 percent to 5.8 percent.

Peachtree Corners, on the other hand, went from 2.6 percent to 2.7 percent.

County, National Weather Service offering free storm spotter training class

By Curt Yeomans

ters are given an identification number at the end of their training, and they can report weather information The National Weather to the service via teleService is looking for phone, HAM radio or the Gwinnett County residents Internet. who want to help their “Reports of tornadoes, neighbors by helping the high winds and hail size agency prepare severe provide invaluable data to weather warnings. meteorologists and suppleThe NWS is partnerment information provided ing with Gwinnett County by other observation tools, Emergency Management including Doppler radar, when issuing official severe Agency officials to host a weather warnings,” the free Storm Spotters class NWS says on its website. at 7 p.m. Feb. 25. The National Weather Serweather service relies on vice meteorologist David storm spotters to provide Nadler is set to lead the on-the-ground information class in Lawrenceville, acabout what is happening cording to county officials. in a community during Some of the issues expecta storm to help it track ed to be discussed include what is going on and warn the service’s need for spotresidents about dangerous ters who can identify and conditions.

“The class will help report developing weather residents be the eyes and trends and situations in a ears of the NWS for severe particular area. weather in the area,” “Participants will learn Gwinnett Emergency Friends and family help Mike and Chris Croker salvage their belongings after the roof and walls of their living room what a severe storm is, the Management Director Greg were blown off in a 2010 tornado in the Buford area. Gwinnett County is partnering with the National Weather Service structure of a severe storm, to host a class on how residents can become storm spotters who help the NWS learn about storm conditions in their how it develops and how to Swanson said in a statecommunities. (File Photo) ment. “This informative inform the NWS of severe class will focus on how to tions. weather,” Swanson said. more about how storms spotters. The class will be site, www.volunteer.noaa. spot dangerous weather, County officials are tout- work and what to look out held in the auditorium at County officials are askgov, the National Weather particularly tornadoes and ing the class as an opporing residents to pre-register for regardless of whether the Gwinnett Justice and Service says storm spotsevere thunderstorm condi- tunity for students to learn they want to become storm Administration Center, 75 for the class, and that can ters provide a key service Langley Drive in Lawin collecting weather data, be done by calling 770-5135600 or sending an email renceville. calling them the “critical On its volunteer webeyes-on-the-ground.” Spot- ema@gwinnettcounty.com.

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4A • FRIDAY, JANUARY 29, 2016 To Your Good Health

Keith Roach

Feeling attributed to anxiety DEAR DR. ROACH: Lately I have had lightheadedness and a feeling of floating while standing or walking. I have seen my primary doctor and a neurologist. I had an echocardiogram and a Holter monitor (a 24-hour heart monitor), and nothing was found.

My primary doctor told me to take escitalopram. I have taken Xanax for years, since I started having anxiety while a caregiver for my father.

This new prescription has so many worrisome side effects. My doctor says it will make me feel better.

I have been frustrated and angry about not getting answers to my lightheadedness issue and some GI problems. What are the risks and benefits to escitalopram?

— B.R. ANSWER: It sounds as though your doctor thinks your anxiety may be responsible for your physical symptoms of lightheadedness and your GI symptoms. He or she may be right, but I urge caution in making that judgment.

It is not infrequent that physicians make the diagnosis of anxiety or depression as the cause of symptoms, and it turns out later to have been something more serious. Women are particularly likely to have their symptoms taken less seriously than men are.

It may be absolutely reasonable to have a trial of medication for someone with anxiety symptoms.

Xanax, although effective, does cause dependence in some people. I often prefer to change a person from a medicine like Xanax (alprazolam) — similar to diazepam (Valium), clonazepam (Klonopin) and Ativan (lorazepam), among many others — to a medication like escitalopram (Lexapro), which is similar to citalopram (Celexa), sertraline (Zoloft) and fluoxetine (Prozac), among many others. In many people, the side effects are lower and effectiveness is higher.

One important criterion to make that switch is how often someone is taking a Xanax-like medication. If it’s very occasionally, then I don’t usually recommend changing.

Even though escitalopram and its cousins are useful for anxiety disorders, they can have many side effects, including nausea and diarrhea, or weight loss or gain, and I even have had patients describe a “floating” feeling. I think it’s wise to reserve these medications for people whose symptoms are severe enough to be worth the risk of side effects.

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Coast home because I can’t I know she steals my mail her daughter should invite direction will tempt you. afford to continue living in the grandmother to her because I found a letter Fond memories will this area. addressed to me in her coat graduation, even though prompt you to get in touch Amy Dickinson I have asked my children pocket. Because she is his the grandmother always if they’d like me to relocate acted like she didn’t exist. with old friends. mother, I have held my LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. to their city to help with My mother-in-law asked your children a tongue. His father is pretty 23) — Embrace new grandkids, see them more very reasonable quesevil, too — always money was fond of saying that possibilities instead of often and be part of their although she had eight tion. Then when they hungry. walking away from the lives. grandchildren she only answered reasonably, you After we move out, I My son and daughter took their response as a don’t want to have any type gave her attention and time change they will bring. who are in Boston basito her daughter’s kids. Her It’s time to let go of whatpersonal indictment. You of relationship with them. ever isn’t working for you cally said, “Move to reasoning was that she mentioned wanting to help How do I break up with Baltimore, where ‘Sis’ with grandchildren, but my in-laws? I kind of don’t knew that those children so that you can make is living.” Sis says, “Yes, then when all three of your want my son to have a rela- belonged to her daughter, positive gains. move to Baltimore and be children thought Baltimore tionship with them, either. but she could never be SCORPIO (Oct. 24my full-time baby sitter.” sure that her sons’ chilmight be the best place My fiance has been Nov. 22) — Work alone I have a realm of cousdren actually belonged to because you could help amazing, but I feel bad if it makes more sense. ins, aunts and my parents with grandchildren, you because he is in the middle her sons. I could tell you The aim is to raise your living in Boston, and I’d stories about how horribly profile by taking credit say you don’t want to be a and I let out my frustraprefer to live there. But these kids were treated but for a job well done. For baby sitter (I don’t blame tions on him daily. they apparently don’t want you on that score), and that — Cray Cray in-laws in won’t go into it here. me to be close by.

This teenager should do once, put your needs the two children who live D.C. first.

Should I move to what she wants. in Boston obviously don’t DEAR CRAY CRAY: SAGITTARIUS (Nov. Boston, where I feel more want you nearby. “Sis” in — Been There If these people are so evil, 23-Dec. 21) — Don’t blurt comfortable, or jump to DEAR BEEN THERE: Baltimore does want you then why have you chosen out what you want or Baltimore — unknown and nearby, but you assume it Your mother-in-law’s reato move in with them? how you feel. Diplomacy different to me — in order is just so you can be her soning is one of the most I understand that you feel put-upon by their to be my daughter’s fullobnoxious things I’ve ever is encouraged if you full-time baby sitter. Are want to avoid opposition. behavior, but — while you heard. I’m so sorry. time baby sitter? all of these assumptions are in the process of taking My husband has AlYou can contact Amy fair?

Keep your plans simple from them, you lose some Dickinson via email: zheimer’s, and I feel we You obviously want to and practical. A promise would both be more commove to Boston — and so leverage when complaining askamy@tribpub.com. made must be kept. about them. fortable living in a familiar that’s where you should You can also follow her CAPRICORN (Dec. Obviously, stealing is environment. on Twitter @askingamy or 22-Jan. 19) — Home imgo. I hope you can get What should I do? “like” her on Facebook. your hurt feelings in check wrong. It will be best for provements may cause everyone when you move — Upset Mom before you do.

Amy Dickinson’s memoir, emotional duress, but in out. However it is not fair DEAR MOM: Here’s “The Mighty Queens of DEAR AMY: I have the end they will bring what you shouldn’t do: been with my fiance for 10 for you to proactively deny Freeville: A Mother, a you great joy. A romantic your child a relationship Ask a question and then Daughter and the Town years. We recently had a relationship will prosblame people for answerson. His mother has always with your partner’s parents. that Raised Them” (Hyper due to the personal This calls upon you to find perion), is available in ing. been a thorn in my side. changes you make. ways to respectfully exThe way I see it — you bookstores.

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world&nation WORLD 24 migrants drown off Greek island ATHENS — Twentyfour people attempting to cross to Europe from Turkey drowned when their boat sank off a Greek island, the Greek coastguard said on Thursday, raising to at least 80 the number of migrants and refugees to have died at sea in the past week.

More than 900,000 people fleeing Syria, Afghanistan and other war-torn or impoverished countries arrived in Greece from Turkey last year, often risking the short but dangerous sea crossing in overloaded boats.

The latest accident occurred late on Wednesday north of the island of Samos, close to the Turkish coast. The coastguard said a man who managed to swim ashore told Greek authorities the boat had been carrying 40 to 45 people.

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Trump takes risk, skips debate

By Steve Holland and John Whitesides Reuters

DES MOINES, Iowa — Donald Trump will draw a ruptured U.S. Republican Party into a prime time TV ratings battle on Thursday night, as the billionaire presidential hopeful shuns a Fox News-sponsored debate to star in his own event at the same time.

His decision to boycott the Republican debate in a spat with network anchor Megyn Kelly threatens to pit the large conservative base of the party’s front-runner against the most powerful media force in Republican politics — in a fight that may overshadow anything that happens on the debate stage.

“The ‘debate’ tonight will be a total disaster,” Trump quipped in a Twitter post on Thursday morning. “Low ratings with advertisers and advertising rates dropping like a rock. I hate to see this.”

Trump will host a fundraiser for veterans at Drake 7 Hamas gunmen University in Des Moines during the Fox debate, killed in Gaza according to an invitation tunnel collapse circulated by his campaign. A CNN source said the network GAZA — Seven Hamas would likely air parts of the gunmen were killed when Trump event live. a tunnel collapsed close The move places Trump, a to the Gaza Strip’s eastern former reality TV star, more border with Israel, the squarely in the spotlight even Islamist militant group’s as he shuns the stage. But armed wing said on Thurs- days before Iowa holds the day. first nominating contest of It said the collapse occurred on Tuesday night as a result of heavy rain, and it took two days to find the bodies and announce the deaths. Mosques across Sentencing for the Palestinian enclave mourned those killed, call- ex-U.S. House ing them “Martyrs of the Speaker Hastert Preparation,” a reference to their work digging tun- pushed back nels used to attack Israel.

CHICAGO — A federal “The Mujahedin marjudge on Thursday postponed tyrs were repairing an until April the sentencing date old tunnel, from which a for Dennis Hastert, connumber of operations were victed last year of a financial executed in the (2014) crime, because the former war,” a statement issued U.S. House speaker was still by the Izz el-Deen Alrecovering from a stroke and Qassam Brigades said. life-threatening infection.

“The fathers of these Hastert pleaded guilty in martyrs should be proud.

October to a federal charge The whole world will wit- of “structuring” — evadness the deeds of their tun- ing bank reporting rules by nels against the (Israeli) withdrawing large amounts occupier should they dare of cash in smaller increments (to attack) our people and — in a hush-money case our land,” it added. stemming from allegations of sexual misconduct.

The 74-year-old, once Dutch discussing one of the country’s most powerful politicians, went to plan to ferry refugees to Turkey the hospital in early November after a fall, his attorney, THE HAGUE — Senior John Gallo, told U.S. District Dutch government officials Judge Thomas Durkin. are discussing a plan to Hastert was treated for a ferry refugees arriving in spinal infection requiring surGreece back to Turkey to gery, a severe blood infection stem the flow of migrants and suffered a stroke, nearly seeking refuge in Eudying, Gallo said. rope, Labour Party leader Durkin reset Hastert’s Diederik Samsom said on sentencing for April 8, from Thursday.

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Samsom said in an interview with the daily Volksk- No new grand rant that European countries jury for 2 indicted would have to agree in exchange to take several in video tapes hundred thousand refugees AUSTIN, Texas — Two each year out on nearly 2 million currently in Turkey. people indicted by a Texas He also told Reuters that grand jury for presenting fake the plan was close to bedriver’s licenses as part of a coming government policy plan to secretly video tape and that the Netherlands, Planned Parenthood will not which currently holds the have their cases presented European Union’s rotatagain to a new grand jury, the ing presidency, would seek prosecutor in the case said on to push for Europe-wide Wednesday. agreement on the proposal.

In a twist for the Texas Re— From wire reports publican leaders who ordered

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VATICAN CITY — There have been 13 popes named Leo in the history of the Roman Catholic Church, but perhaps none of them was as famous as the Leo who entered the Vatican on Thursday — Hollywood star Leonardo DiCaprio.

DiCaprio, who is known as Leo, was received by Pope Francis, the Vatican said, without giving details.

But the one-line announcement was enough to send photographers and television crews scrambling to stake out the Vatican’s gates to try to catch him coming out.

Footage issued later from Vatican television showed Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump gives a thumbs up to the crowd as that the audience was conhe is introduced during a campaign event in Lexington, S.C. on Wednesday. (Reuters/ nected to their mutual conChris Keane) cern about the environment and climate change. the Nov. 8 presidential elecnot going to work.”

The New York Times.

DiCaprio, speaking Italian, tion, it could also cost him Voter Jill Ruby, another While Trump could cost thanked the pope for receivvotes. Rivals like Ted Cruz West Des Moines resident at Fox News debate-night rathave accused the billionaire the Rubio event, was equally ings, officials at the network ing him and then, switching to English, gave him a book of being too afraid to face put out by Trump’s decision. said Rupert Murdoch, the of paintings by 16th century them in the debate, and while “Are you kidding me, a executive co-chairman of Dutch painter Hieronymus some of Trump’s fans were reporter ticked him off?”

Fox’s parent company, 21st Bosch. supportive of his decision, she said. “He’s a coward. I Century Fox, gave Ailes his Pointing to one painting, several undecided voters think it will come back and support over the phone, The DiCaprio told the pope it were unimpressed. bite him. That’s not how a New York Times said. had hung over his bed as a “I was on Trump’s president acts, you don’t just Fox News on Tuesday boy and said “through my doorstep until this whole run away.” had released a statement child’s eyes, it represented thing happened. I was disapFox News chairman Roger that questioned how Trump our planet.” pointed,” said Bryan Moon of Ailes contacted Trump’s would handle Russian West Des Moines, Iowa, who daughter, Ivanka, on Wednes- President Vladimir Putin was attending an event for day to gauge Trump’s seriand Iran’s Supreme Leader Barbie gets curvy Republican Marco Rubio. “If ousness about dropping out Ayatollah Ali Khamenei if he this is how he’s going to act, of the debate, but did not seek could not deal with Kelly — in real-world body makeover that ‘I’m taking my ball and to change his mind, network a statement Trump said was going home,’ then that is just officials said, according to childish.

NEW YORK — Barbie, the world’s most famous doll, has a new body. In fact, she has three new bodmany holdouts were still ies — petite, tall and curvy. hunkered down in a cluster Some 57 years after of small buildings inside the the impossibly busty and Malheur National Wildlife narrow-waisted blue-eyed Refuge in northeast Oregon as of Thursday morning, but Barbie doll was first introduced, California-based toy in a video posted overnight maker Mattel on Thursday on YouTube, activist David released the new models, Fry said he was among five which it says better reflect people still there.

Eight more occupiers have a changing world.

Parents and feminists left the compound since law have long criticized enforcement surrounded it Barbie’s original shape as after taking protest leader setting an unrealistic body Ammon Bundy and other Former U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Dennis members of his group into image for girls, despite Hastert is surrounded by officers as he leaves federal custody on Tuesday evening, modifications over the court after pleading not guilty to federal charges of try- the FBI said in a statement. years. ing to hide large cash transactions and lying to the FBI in The new dolls have “The FBI and our partners Chicago, Illi., June 9, 2015. (Reuters/Jim Young) seven skin tones, 22 eye continue to work around the an investigation and accused attached to the question, accolors, 24 hairstyles and clock to empty the refuge the women’s health group of cording to a recent Reuters/ new clothes and accesof the armed occupiers in illegally trading in aborted fe- Ipsos poll. sories. They are available the safest way possible,” the The results underscore tal tissue, a grand jury cleared for order on the website agency said in its statement. the polarized nature of the Planned Parenthood and shop.mattel.com starting indicted video makers David debate over how to overhaul Thursday and will reach Calif. narrowly Daleiden and Sandra Merritt immigration laws and how stores later. to address the estimated 11 on Monday for tampering upholds critical million people living illegally solar policy with a governmental record.

Netflix announces in the country.

“The inconvenient truth California, which boasts Congress has been unable of a criminal investigation order of Stretch to agree on reforms for years. more than half of the house- Armstrong series is that it doesn’t always lead holds with solar panels in the where you want to go,” Har- In 2014, Obama bypassed LOS ANGELES — NetUnited States, on Thursday the Republican-controlled ris County District Attorney flix is flexing more muscle extended a policy that has Congress to issue an execuDevon Anderson said in a tive order to shield more than underpinned the rooftop solar in kids’ programming, anvideo message. nouncing an original series industry’s dramatic growth 4 million undocumented Planned Parenthood said from Hasbro Studios based on Tuesday that Daleiden and immigrants from deportation over the last decade. on Stretch Armstrong, The 3-to-2 decision by and offer them work permits, Merritt presented fake IDs the blonde gel-filled toy California’s Public Utilities but he was blocked by court in April 2015 and posed as challenges from Republican- Commission at a meeting in bodybuilder popular in the research executives from a 1970s.

San Francisco to extend net fictitious company to secretly governed states.

The streaming leader metering was a major victory film conversations at a health also announced the pickup for the solar industry, includand administrative center in Law enforcement ing companies like SolarCity of live-action tween drama Houston. calls for Oregon Corp., Sunrun and SunPower “The Greenhouse” and animated series “LalaloopCorp. protest to cease Most Americans sy.”

Net metering allows BURNS, Ore. — Police The 26-episode Stretch homeowners with solar support Obama’s Armstrong series, Hasimmigration plan: and federal agents sought on panels to sell the power Thursday to convince a hand- they generate but don’t use bro Studios’ first original Reuters/Ipsos poll ful of remaining protesters programming for Netflix, back to their utility at the WASHINGTON — Most to abandon their occupation is slated to debut in 2017. full retail rate, sometimes Americans say they back a of a U.S. wildlife refuge in giving them a credit on their The animated action/ plan that would allow certain Oregon following the shoot- bill at the end of the month. comedy series is about an ing death of a comrade and illegal immigrants to stay in The 20-year policy has been over-scheduled teenager named Jake Armstrong and calls from their jailed leader the country, but support for critical to making solar cost his two best friends. the idea slips when President to stand down. competitive.

— From wire reports It was not certain how Barack Obama’s name is — From wire reports

Spread of Zika virus ‘explosive,’ 4 million cases possible: WHO

By Tom Miles and Stephanie Nebehay Reuters

GENEVA — The Zika virus — linked to severe birth defects in thousands of babies in Brazil — is spreading “explosively” and could affect as many as four million people in the Americas, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Thursday.

Director-General Margaret Chan told members of WHO’s executive board that the spread of

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the WHO would act fast.

Last year the U.N. health agency was criticized for reacting the mosquito-borne disease had too slowly to West Africa’s Ebola gone from a mild threat to one of epidemic, which killed more than alarming proportions and that she 10,000 people, and promised to was convening experts to assess cut its response time. it.

“We are not going to wait for “Last year, the virus was dethe science to tell us there is a tected in the Americas, where it is link (with birth defects). We need now spreading explosively. As of to take actions now,” Chan said. today, cases have been reported in There is no vaccine or treat23 countries and territories in the ment for Zika, which is like region,” Chan said, promising that dengue and causes mild fever,

rash and red eyes. An estimated 80 percent of people infected have no symptoms. The virus has been linked to babies born with abnormally small heads.

Developing a safe and effective vaccine could take a year, WHO Assistant Director Bruce Aylward said, and it would take 6-9 months just to confirm whether Zika is the cause of the birth defects, or if the two are just associated.

“In the area of vaccines, I do

know that there has been some work done by some groups looking at the feasibility of a Zika virus vaccine. Now something like that, as people know, is going to be a 12-month-plus time frame,” he said.

Chan said the WHO would convene an emergency committee meeting on Feb. 1 to help determine its response level.

“The level of alarm is extremely high,” Chan told the Geneva gathering.

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The pull of the ‘change’ candidates

WASHINGTON — Whoever wins Monday in Iowa, and whoever eventually wins the presidential nominations, one thing is already clear: Traditional politics and politicians have failed.

That glaring fact is still difficult for the establishments of both parties to grasp. I mean, surely Republicans will realize they cannot possibly nominate a populist tycoon, with zero experience in government, who vows to round up and expel 11 million people. Of course it will dawn Eugene on Democrats that it Robinson is inconceivable to have a self-declared socialist as their standard-bearer. Inevitably the planets will return to their normal orbits and everything will go back to the way it should be.

Anyone thinking along these lines, I believe, is in for an unpleasant surprise.

I know that not a single vote has been cast. I realize it’s still probable that Democrats will eventually settle on an establishment candidate and still possible (though pretty unlikely) that Republicans will do the same. But even if the Donald Trump and Bernie Sanders insurrections somehow fizzle, their impact will not soon fade. These unlikely messengers are showing us how ignorant many of our leaders are about the nation they purportedly serve.

As individuals, Sanders and Trump are hardly cut from the same cloth; one rails against billionaires and one is a billionaire. Their supporters would probably not mix well at a cocktail party.

But there’s a reason these are the only two candidates who regularly fill basketball arenas with passionate, standing-room-only crowds: Both call for change that is fundamental, not cosmetic or incremental.

And there are specifics on which Trump and Sanders agree. Both stridently denounce free-trade agreements, such as NAFTA and the new TransPacific Partnership, saying they depress U.S. wages and send jobs to other countries. Establishment Democrats and Republicans, by contrast, have rarely seen a free-trade pact they didn’t like. Apparently, all the assurances from eminent economists that free trade is a plus for the economy offer little comfort to voters who commute past empty acres where factories once stood.

Sanders supports truly universal single-payer health care, which he describes with the shorthand “Medicare for all.” Trump wants to repeal the Affordable Care Act — a position every Republican candidate is required to take — but also has been a consistent supporter of universal care, though he does not specify how he would bring it about. It turns out that many voters dislike “big government” but need and demand the services it provides. Ideological purity does not cure disease, and everybody eventually gets sick.

Trump and Sanders are both skeptical of the establishment consensus about America’s role as the world’s policeman. Sanders would use military force only as a last resort; Trump would let Vladimir Putin take charge of cleaning up the Syria mess if he wants to. Politicians in Washington have given us a series of long, messy wars — fought almost exclusively by the sons and daughters of the working class — that don’t end in victory parades and somehow create as many threats as they eliminate.

Perhaps most significant of all, Trump and Sanders both portray traditional politicians as bought and paid for by powerful monied interests. Sanders rails against big banks, powerful corporations and wealthy plutocrats who bend the system to their will. Trump speaks from personal experience, blithely telling audiences how he regularly wrote big checks to politicians in both parties to buy access and influence.

The system is rigged, these insurgents say. Your elected leaders are working for themselves and their puppet-masters. They couldn’t care less about you.

Sanders’ solution is a grass-roots “political revolution.” Trump, to the extent he offers concrete proposals, seems to promise the muscular use of presidential power. But both have touched a raw nerve, and our political parties had better pay attention.

As the caucuses and primaries begin, the RealClearPolitics poll averages show that 36 percent of Republicans favor Trump and an additional 10 percent support other candidates who have never held elective office. On the Democratic side, 37 percent of Democrats say they favor Sanders.

These numbers should be nothing short of alarming to the party establishments.

They show that there are huge numbers of Americans out there whose voices are not being heard — voters who are tired of half-measures and unkept promises. Whatever happens between now and November, this alienation will not magically disappear. Political parties that lose touch with their constituents end up going the way of the Whigs.

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

Shooting lessons with James Rutland BOX SPRINGS — This is a rural community in Talbot County, 23 miles east of Columbus, not the undercarriage of a bed. In June 1853, railroad workers boxed a spring near the railroad tracks to provide water for the locomotives. Now you know how Box Springs came to be.

It is not that often that I come here, but when I do, I get a big emotional lift from visiting with an old friend, James Rutland, who was an accomplished track athlete at Georgia for Spec Towns.

His uncle, Billy Rutland, was captain of the Bulldogs 1944 football team, which resulted in a scholarship at Georgia.

Good enough to finish third in the national decathlon, James learned about austerity as a student and how to manage. The meet in which he distinguished himself, took place in Gainesville, Fla. Towns gave him a oneway bus ticket to Gainesville.

He stayed in a campus dorm where he was given free meals. When it was time to return home, he had to hitchhike. He put his shot put and discus in his travel bag and tied his pole vault and javelin

morning and find an opportunity to hunt and fish before school started.

When he was 12-yearsold, he met Lucky McDaniel, the renown instinct shooter.

McDaniel, James remembers, was a tobacco salesman who came up with a creative Loran routine to sell his product. He Smith would throw a penny in the air and hit it with a .22 rifle. together and thumbed his His sales pitch was that if he way back. hit the penny the proprietor “I really didn’t think much would take the order. If he about it,” he said. “Georgia missed, Lucky would give didn’t have any money for him the order. Lucky seldom track, but I enjoyed the expe- missed. rience and was getting a free Lucky taught people to education. I never felt I had shoot by using BB guns. any right to complain.”

Some of his pupils were He then spent his profesPresident Dwight Eisenhowsional life coaching and er, Henry Ford, John Wayne teaching. With the latter, it and Audie Murphy. was for 40 years. “Coaching James observed Lucky’s and teaching are very reward- method and uses it today. ing,” James said. “You may Believe it or not, but his not help every kid, but most instruction is so keen, like of the time, you can do some his mentor Lucky, that if good for kids who are trying you spend an hour with him, to find their way. I have no James will have you shooting regrets. I had a lot of fun.” a BB gun so efficiently, you In 1979, he bought can hit a penny when tossed property on Juniper Lake in in the air.

Box Springs because of his As you shoot, James will abiding passion for fishing. patiently offer commentary All during his school years, and suggestions. “Take your he would arise early in the time. The bird will never

outrun your shot.”

“Lean forward, gun under your armpits.

“Left finger on the barrel, slide the gun toward the target.”

“Cheek on the stock, look over the gun sight.

“Shoot the top of the bird.”

He will then point out why you want to try to hit the top of the bird, noting that “everybody usually shoots under the target.”

A couple of hours with James and your marksmanship will improve instantly, which is why the Rangers at Fort Benning come to him for instruction and coaching.

In their business, you want to have the best percentage success when it comes to shooting a firearm. For the Rangers, it could result in a life-saving moment.

When I follow through with the next quail hunting invitation, assuming I can remember James’ most recent instruction, I expect to be able to bring down my supper.

An hour with James Rutland makes you feel that you have, vicariously, had an hour with the great Lucky McDaniel.

Enough with all the political negativity Watching all the negativity flying around the stage at the Democratic Town Hall Forum the other night, something struck me.

Why, after watching Hillary and Bernie go after each other’s left-liberal throats, would anyone ever want to vote for either one of them?

They had nothing but rotten things to say about the other.

Hillary’s too cozy with Wall Street.

Bernie’s too soft on the NRA and naive about negotiating with Iran.

Hillary’s insufficiently progressive and takes obscene speaking fees from Goldman Sachs.

Bernie’s expensive progressive ideas will never make it in the real world.

Etc., etc.

The Democratic debate got so dirty that Hillary has had to call her pet attack dog David Brock in from the kennel and let him off his leash.

Brock is the nasty former right-wing hit man whose pro-Clinton super PAC has sent out emails equating Bernie Sanders with dead

Michael Reagan Venezuelan dictator Hugo Chavez.

His PAC has also attacked Bernie for not including enough “people of color” in his nice feel-good TV ad featuring Paul Simon’s song “America.”

Somebody actually counted the blacks and Latinos in the video and declared that Bernie was insufficiently diversity-minded.

Now the dirty dogs in Brock’s pack are running ads calling for Sanders to release his medical records.

The Republicans presidential finger-pointers are just as negative, thanks mostly to attacker-in-chief Donald Trump.

Actually, since there are more attackers and attackees,

and since the attacks are constant and usually more personal, and since Trump is mixed up in all of it, the GOP negativity is much more self-harmful.

It’s been hard to keep track of who’s been hitting whom in the Republican primary brawl, but here are just some helpful headlines from the Internet: • Trump: Ted Cruz flipflopped on birthright citizenship • New Ted Cruz ad attacks Donald Trump’s ‘New York Values’ • Bush: Rubio, Cruz are followers, not leaders on Syria • Carson questions authenticity of Trump’s faith • Rubio hits Trump’s debate ‘theatrics’ • Trump hits Cruz on loans, citizenship: ‘Did he borrow unreported loans from Canadian banks?’

• Trump, Rubio and evangelicals target Cruz as Iowa caucus nears • Kasich super PAC attacks Trump immigration plan • Carly Fiorina repeats after girl: ‘Donald Trump’s a

moron’ • Christie on Trump skipping GOP debate: Leaders have ‘got to show up’ • Pro-Bush super PAC hammers Rubio for credit card controversy • Rand Paul: ‘Trump is a delusional narcissist and an orange-faced windbag’ Rand Paul must have hired a new writer, probably a sophomore in high school.

But what’s going on is not funny.

We’re all being played for suckers.

After we hear months of this nonstop Republican-onRepublican bashing, we’re supposed to forget about it and vote for one of these bums to be our next president?

They don’t like each other, for both good reasons and stupid reasons. But I bet half of the GOP candidates won’t have the stomach to vote for the nominee in the fall.

If you believe all their negative ads and what the candidates say about each other and their ideas, it makes sense. There’s not a damn person worth voting for.

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Students learn about architectural designs at the City of Peachtree Corners offices. The Peachtree Corners Rotary Club is seeking businesses and professionals who are willing to mentor students on potential career pathways during an upcoming event at Norcross High School in April. (Special Photo)

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“Our goal is to help students better underThe Peachtree Corners stand that there are many Rotary Club is seeking careers available to them business professionals based upon their unique who want to help high skills and interests,” Roschool students explore tarian Jay Lowe said in a potential career paths. statement. “As local high The club is set to host school students become a Rotary Career Explocurious about various caration Night from 6 to reers, there are very few 8:30 p.m. on April 21 at opportunities for them Norcross High School. to get face-to-face time It needs businesses and with real professionals to working professionask questions about the als to volunteer to have education and skills they booths at the event, where need to succeed in that students can talk to them career. about what they do and “They are eager to what kind of training they learn what colleges to need. explore, what experience The event also includes they need, and the many career panels, career different types of jobs pathway exploration, pre- that are available in varisentations and a question ous career pathways.” and answer time.

The Rotary Club has

several sponsors for the event, including the Gwinnett Chamber, Norcross High School and the City of Peachtree Corners. Organizers are seeking business professionals from a wide range of career paths for the event, though.

Anyone interested in participating the event can visit its website, rotarypathways.com, or call 404-272-2633.

The list of fields Rotarians would like to have represented at the event include: • Agriculture • Food and Natural Resources • Architecture and Engineering • Arts & Entertainment • Information Tech-

nology and Computer Science • Business Management and Administration • Education and Training • Energy • Finance and Banking • Government and Public Administration • Health Science • Hospitality and Tourism • Human Services • Law • Public Safety • Corrections and Security • Manufacturing • Marketing and Communications • Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics • Transportation, Distribution and Logistics.

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Mary Walker Anderson, age 76, of Buford, formerly of Norcross, passed away Tuesday, January 26, 2016. A funeral service will be held at 11:00 am, Saturday, January 30, 2016 at Bill Head Funeral Home, Lilburn/Tucker Chapel, with interment to follow in Floral Hills Memory Gardens in Tucker. Mrs. Anderson was born in Dodge County, the son of the late Zeb Walker and the late Mittie Willcox Walker. She retired from the Internal Revenue Service after 25 years of service and was a member of Rockbridge Baptist Church. She is predeceased by her husband, Tom Anderson and her son, Tommy Anderson. Survivors are her daughter, Amy Wages and her husband Tim of Flowery Branch; granddaughter, Erin Wages and grandson, Matthew Wages, both of Flowery Branch; sisters, Nell W. Anderson of Rhine, Faye W. Williams of Suwanee, Maggie W. Pittman and her husband R.L. of Eastman and Jean W. Coody of Woodstock. Should friends desire, contributions may be sent to Bristol Hospice Foundation at 206 North 2100 West, Suite 202, Salt Lake City, UT 84116 or online at http://bristolfoundation.org/. Online condolences may be left at www.billheadfuneralhome.com. The family will receive friends from 10:00 - 11:00 am Saturday at Bill Head Funeral Homes and Crematory, Lilburn/Tucker Chapel, (770) 564-2726.

Pamela Buckley, age 63, of Buford, GA passed away on January 28, 2016. Arrangements by: Junior E. Flanigan, Flanigan Funeral Home and Crematory, Buford, GA (770) 932-1133.

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Marcia Lynn Burton Marcia Lynn Burton, age 62, of Snellville, died, January 26, 2016. Tom M. Wages Funeral Service, LLC “A Family Company,” Lawrenceville Chapel, 770-963-2411 www. wagesfuneralhome.com .

ter: Kristy & Trey Aspinwall, Buford; Father & Step Mother: Earl & Rachel Glasgow, Snellville: Brother: Phil & Mitzi Glasgow, Lawrenceville; Granddaughter: Marielle; Grandson: Quade; Niece: Shelby Glasgow. In lieu of flowers memorials may be made to the Southeast Gwinnett Co-op Ministry. 770-985-5229. The family will receive friends from 1-2 PM on Saturday, January 30, 2016 at Tim Stewart Funeral Home- 300 Simonton Rd. SW Lawrenceville GA, 30046. 770-962-3100.

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Lolita Halfkenny Francis Coles, III. Francis Edgar “Frank” Coles III, passed away January 27, 2016. Arrangements by Bill Head Funeral Homes and Crematory Duluth Chapel, 770-476-2535.

Lolita Halfkenny, age 53, of Lawrenceville, GA passed away on January 27, 2016. Arrangements by: Junior E. Flanigan, Flanigan Funeral Home and Crematory, Buford, GA (770) 932-1133.

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Donnie Garrett Mr. Donnie J. Garrett, age 62 of Jefferson, Georgia who entered into rest Wednesday, January 27, 2016.

SNELLVILLE

Steve Glasgow Steve Glasgow, age 55 of Snellville, passed away on Wednesday, January 20, 2016. Memorial Services will be held at 2:00 PM on Saturday, January 30 2016 at the Lawrenceville Chapel of Tim Stewart Funeral Home. Dr. Frank Cox will officiate. Steve attended Berkmar High School & was employed

by Swift Truck Lines. He is preceded in death by; Mother: Shelby Jean Luallen Glasgow. Mr. Glasgow is survived by: Son: Tim Glasgow, Buford; Daught

James “Pete” Hill, Jr. James “Pete” Grover Hill, Jr, age 80 of Snellville, GA, passed away Tuesday, January 26, 2016. He is preceded in death by his parents, James Grover Hill, Sr, and Eunice E. (Waters) Hill; 3 sisters, Mary Ann Hill, Jackie Hilley and Merle Griswold; 2 brothers, Frank Hill and Jessie “Sonny” Hill. He is survived by his loving wife of 52 years, Evelyn Marie Hill, Snellville; 4 children, Michael Harris (Donna) Douglasville, Donnie Harris (Sue) Lilburn, Jamie Hill (Teresa) Monroe and Janice Hilborn (Jon) Grayson; 4 grandchildren, Lisa Hyden, William Hill, Michael Hill and Amanda Hilborn; 6 great grandchildren, Jakub Couvion, Landon Hyden, Madilyn Hill, Addisyn Hill, Tristyn Hill and Brantley Hill; b

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brother, Rudy Hill (Barbara) Tifton; 3 sisters, Jean Delahanty (Joseph) Arlington, Louella Fishburne (Gordy) Dawsonville and Christine Hill Tifton; as well as several nieces and nephews. Pete served in the US Marine Corps and with The Georgia Air National Guard, from which he retired in 1995.

He worked also as a bus driver for M.A.R.T.A. for over 20 years retiring from there in 1998. He was a member of Corinth Baptist Church in Loganville, GA. He loved to travel throughout the United States and was a member of several camping and R.V. Clubs. The Funeral Service to Celebrate the Life of James “Pete” Grover Hill, Jr will be held on Friday, January 29, 2016 at 2:00 PM at Corinth Baptist Church, Loganville, GA. The service will be officiated by Pastor Don Richards and Rev. Tommy Foskey. Burial will follow at Eternal Hills Memory Gardens, Snellville, GA. The family will receive friends on Thursday, January 28, 2016 from 5:00 PM until 8:00 PM at Tom M. Wages, Snellville Chapel. Condolences may be viewed or sent to www.wagesfuneralhome.com Tom M. Wages Funeral Service, LLC, “A Family Company” Snellville Chapel, 770-979-3200, has been entrusted with the funeral arrangements.

PENDERGRASS

Hoyt Hollis Mr. Hoyt Randall Hollis, age 69, of Pendergrass, Georgia who passed away on Wednesday, January 27, 2016.

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Madia Hood Madia Gwendolyn Hood, age 82, of Hoschton passed away Wednesday, January 27, 2016.

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Christine Horne, age 86, of Buford, GA formerly of Jacksonville, FL passed away on January 27, 2016. Arrangements by: Junior E. Flanigan, Flanigan Funeral Home and Crematory, Buford, GA (770) 932-1133.

Neil Roman Neubauer, age 41 of Winder, passed away January 25, 2016.

BUFORD

Billy Johnson Billy Ray Johnson, age 55, of Buford, GA passed away on Sunday, January 24, 2016. He was preceded in death by his parents, Frank and Bernice Penland Johnson, sons, Jimmy Dale Johnson, Frankie Johnson. He is survived by his sister, Christine Thomas, Buford, GA; brothers, Tony Johnson, Buford, GA, Ricky and Frankie Johnson, Buford, GA, Robert Johnson, Buford, GA, David and Tomiko Johnson, Buford, GA; several nieces, nephews and cousins. Mr. Johnson was born January 8, 1961 in Buford, GA. He received his education from Buford High School.

He was a construction worker and attended Allen Temple United Methodist Church in Buford. Funeral services will be held on Saturday, January 30, 2016 at 2:00 p.m. at Allen Temple United Methodist Church, 495 New Street, Buford, GA, 30518 with Pastor Kenneth Brown officiating. Interment will be at Broadlawn Memorial Gardens, Buford, GA. The family will receive friends on Friday, January 29, 2016 from 7:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. at the church.

To express condolences, please sign our online guest book at www.flaniganfuneralhome.com. Arrangements by: Junior E. Flanigan, Flanigan Funeral Home and Crematory, Buford, GA (770) 932-1133.

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Shari Parker Shari Richey Parker, age 64, of Flowery Branch, GA passed away on January 28, 2016. Arrangements by: Junior E. Flanigan, Flanigan Funeral Home and Crematory, Buford, GA (770) 932-1133.

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A. T. Patton A. T. Patton, age 92, of Buford, GA passed away on Tuesday, January 26, 2016. Arrangements by: Junior E. Flanigan, Flanigan Funeral Home and Crematory, Buford, GA (770) 932-1133.

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Joseph Romero Joseph Romero, age 14, of Winder passed away Friday, January 22, 2016.

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BUSINESS BRIEFS Shake-N-Go expanding in Gwinnett with new warehouse

A leading business in the hair industry recently opened a new 100,000-square-foot in Duluth and announced plans to hire 100 new employees over the next five years.

Shake-N-Go and Model Model Hair cut the ribbon on the facility, which is located at 2660 Pinemeadow Court, last week.

It will serve as a product distribution facility for the company, serving customers from around the world and handling international imports. The company sells wigs, hair extensions, ponytails and other accessories for hair styling.

“This expansion reinforces our position as a leader in the hair industry,” Shake N Go and Model Model Hair CEO James Kim said in a statement. “This expansion will also bring further investment and new competencies to the local area, contributing to the economy here in Gwinnett County.”

The company distributes products to more than 4,000 beauty supply stores across the country, according to Gwinnett Chamber officials.

In addition to opening the new facility, the company announced plans to another facility that could have more than 500,000 square feet in space.

In addition to allowing the company to add more employees, the new facility will house 35 existing workers. Economic development officials from the

It will include an iPad “bar” that has interactive demonstrations of Comcast products, a product showcase area and payment kiosks.

“We are grateful to have the full support of local elected officials, business leaders and the Snellville community in making this important announcement,” Comcast Regional Senior Vice President Doug Guthrie said in a statement. “We look forward to serving customers in our newly enhanced retail center in the years ahead.”

Comcast said the facility will be open from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Mondays through Breakers Korean Bar-B-Q in Duluth allows customers to finish grilling their meats Saturdays, and from 11:30 at the table, offering options like (from left to right) beef short ribs, pork belly and a.m. until 4 p.m. on Sundays.

online at www.surveymonkey.com/s/PartnershipGwinnettSurvey.

Chamber board welcomes new leadership

Aurora Theatre Artistic Director Anthony Rodriguez took over as the new chairman of the Gwinnett Chamber board of directors this past week, as the board welcomed new members at its first meeting of the year.

Rodriguez succeeds Jackson EMC District Manager Randy Dellinger as the board chairman.

“My role as producing artistic director of Aurora Theatre is to gather the most marinated beef brisket served with a variety of side items. Restaurant review website TABElog recently named Breakers the best Korean BBQ restaurant in America. (File Partnership talented artists and work Photo) with each of their talents to Gwinnett seeking create the finest production Gwinnett Chamber and the possible,” Rodriguez said “Breakers Korean BBQ 3505 Gwinnett Place Drive, input in survey state worked together on the offers a different barbecue in a statement. “I can only Suite 101, in Duluth.

Partnership Gwinnett project. lead through the lens of my dining experience,” reviewpersonal experience, so I see ers for the website wrote Comcast opening officials are seeking input from residents and members my role as Chamber Chair about why the picked the Duluth-based new Snellville in much the same vein as of the business community restaurant. “The restaurant Breakers named oozes sophistication and customer facility on what strategies the group my role at Aurora Theatre.

“The fact that the Chamshould take over the next best Korean BBQ class and offers a zenlike Comcast Xfinity custom- five years to bring new ber has an all-star staff and restaurant in U.S. environment. White booths, board of directors makes low lighting, bamboo chan- ers in Gwinnett County have economic development to The Duluth area is home deliers and ceramic pottery a new customer center to guiding and supporting the the county. to several Korean restauThe group is in the middle Chamber’s initiatives and displayed throughout make turn to for help with their rants, and one of them can cable TV service. strategic goals that much of developing its third fiveup the décor. now boast that it is the best Company officials anyear strategy, called Partner- easier.”

“The barbecue grills are in the country. nounced on Thursday that New chamber board ship Gwinnett 3.0, and its down-drafted to avoid anCulinary website TAasking the community to fill members who also took noying metal hoods hanging they are opening a new BElog recently named out an online survey by Feb. office at the meeting over each table. They serve 6,000-square-foot Xfinity Breakers Korean BBQ include Tony Powell, Dan 5 as part of the feedbacksuperior meat products such Customer Center and store and Grill as the best KoCampbell, Bert Collins, gathering process. The as five layer pork belly, 21- at 1905 Scenic Highway rean barbecue restaurant in Joy Mitchell, Puja Patel group’s goal is to come up day aged short ribs, and use in Snellville. It is the fifth America. The restaurant, store and customer center with a strategy that will help Lea, Ontario Smith, Jodie rib-eye instead of the trawhich opened last year next ditional tenderloin for their opened by the company in Huiet, Carol Morris, Kevin recruit, retain and expand business in the county, while O’Brien, Annie Valenty, to Gwinnett Place Mall, beat bulgogi. … Breakers Korean metro Atlanta in the last also providing a quality out similar restaurants in big BBQ really breaks the mold three years and is expected Callie Andrews, Santiago cities such as Chicago, Dal- for Korean barbecue and to tie into Comcast’s efforts workforce and a high quality Marquez, State Rep. BJ Pak of life for residents. las, Philadelphia and New to improve the customer and Loganville Councilman earns our top spot.”

The survey can be found York for the title. experience.

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HEALTH BRIEFS Ashworth College accepting new nursing students

Class on Family and Medical Leave Act offered Businesses and workers who are interested in learning what the federal Family and Medical Leave Act requires of them will have a chance to find out next month.

The Gwinnett Chamber, the Human Resource Management Association and E2E Resources will jointly host a class designed to go over the law’s requirements for local businesses and professionals. The class will be offered from 11:45 a.m. to 1:15 p.m., at the 1818 Club in the chamber building, which is located at 6500 Sugarloaf Parkway, in Duluth.

Rachel Mast, a community outreach, resource and planning specialist for the U.S. Department

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of Labor, will lead the class, according to the chamber. She works for the labor department’s Wage and Hour Division, in its Atlanta District Office, and trains community groups and workers on labor rights and government contract laws.

Mast will talk about which employers are covered under the Family and Medical Leave Act, which workers are eligible for benefits and protections under the law, what rights workers and employers have under it and what is considered a qualifying reason for taking leave under the law’s guidelines.

Anyone interested in taking the class can register on the chamber’s website, www.gwinnettchamber.org.

Members of the Human Resource Management Association can

attend for free. Chamber members who are not members of the association can attend for $35 per person while nonChamber members will be charged $45. A table sponsorship costs $250.

Gwinnett’s Kids Got Talent auditions Feb. 6 A Lawrenceville-based community group that works to raise awareness about adult developmental disabilities is getting ready to host its annual showcase for local children.

Hi-Hope Services Center recently announced it will host its third annual Gwinnett’s Kids Got Talent Show on March 26 at Berkmar High School. Children from the county’s school system are invited to try out for

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Norcross-based Ashworth College is gearing to up to launch its new bachelor’s degree program in nursing, but first it needs students.

The online school announced it is accepting applications for the program, which allows registered nurses to pursue undergraduate degrees in the profession. The program was developed to meet a growing demand among hospitals seeking magnet status for nurses who have a bachelor’s of science degree.

School officials said the program was designed to meet standards set by the Institute of Medicine, Quality and Safety Education for Nurses and the American Association of Colleges of Nursing.

“Nurses who earn a BSN degree are better equipped to handle the growing demands of the profession,” Ashworth College President Rob Klapper said in a statement. “Ashworth’s RN to BSN program adapts to nurses’ schedules and needs in order to ensure success and upward mobility, and by doing so, helps meet the needs of employers amid a shortage of healthcare professionals.”

The school said tuition costs depend on transfer credits but could begin

at $5,500 while a full, four-semester program costs $10,000. Ashworth is offering scholarships, though, but the deadline to apply for them is Feb. 21.

Potential students can enroll in classes on the school’s website at www. ashworthcollege.edu/ enroll/#start-enroll. Additional information and scholarship application information can be found at www.ashworthcollege. edu/bachelors-degrees/ nursing-rn-bsn-degreeonline.

a spot in the fundraiser during auditions that will be held on Feb. 6. Anyone interested in auditioning must apply by Wednesday, however.

“Hi-Hope believes that everyone can contribute to their community, in their own way no matter their age or ability,” said Susan Boland Butts, CEO of Hi-Hope. “Gwinnett’s Kids Got Talent gives youth an opportunity to use their talents to help ensure that others can develop theirs.

“Hi-Hope’s mission is to cultivate community for adults with developmental disabilities — many of whom are consistently contributing to our community through

working, volunteering or sharing their own talent.

When we all come together, everyone wins.”

The auditions will be held by appointment only from 10 a.m. until 5 p.m. next Saturday at the HiHope Service Center, 882 Hi Hope Road, in Lawrenceville.

Applications are available on the show’s website, www.hihopecenter. org/talentshow.

Additional information can be obtained by contacting Reanna Singh at rsingh@hihopecenter. org, and anyone interested in volunteering to help stage the event is asked to contact Nick Reynolds at nreynolds@hihopecenter. org.

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skipped her wedding and caused a national search He also cautioned in 2005. He also brought against bringing public up worries that suspicion attention to the case. from his wife’s fam“Nique’s gonna be so ily would leave him in a embarsituation similar to Casey rassed, Anthony, the Florida she’s mom who was accused going to of killing her daughter throw Caylee in 2008. herself in The majority of the front of a talk with Elk — which bus,” Mat- Matthew recorded as he thew told did often with calls — is Nique Leili Dallan Matthew complaining Elk, who about how Nique’s family was married to Nique’s is treating him. He told sister, in the tape played Elk he was outraged by Thursday in court.

Nique’s mother’s sugges“For years she’s been tion that Matthew must’ve an attention-seeker,” Mat- killed her. thew went on, citing “her The witnesses called half-a--ed suicide notes.” to testify so far who were Matthew Leili, left, who is on trial for murder charges in the 2011 death of his wife, sits The husband likened around Nique before her with his attorney Thomas Clegg in court on Thursday. (Staff Photo: Joshua Sharpe) the case to the Runaway disappearance had trouble Bride saga in Duluth, understanding claims that Derek Simpson, a computer company ACG, was missing. when Jennifer Wilbanks she had mental issues. coworker at Alpharetta testified Thursday she On the phone, the was so stable, in fact, he husband told his fatherthought she must’ve been in-law, who called the dead when she didn’t police. show up to work. SimpMatthew also went son, who would later help to the Gwinnett County discover the body, he had Police Department. thought for some time the “He seemed kind of husband was abusive. nervous, a little antsy,” Simpson said he saw said Jessica Reynolds, a bruising on her arms and police department worker recalls one day when her who took the missing face was “all cut up.” person report.

“She wore turtlenecks The family started havsometimes in the July ing conference calls to heat,” he said. coordinate their efforts.

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their daughters, 9 and 12 at the time. When the divorce was filed July 13, he broke communication with the wife’s family, according to testimony.

On July 16, droves of people — family, coworkers, friends, volunteers who’d heard about the story — fanned out over the neighborhood. They had met at the Walmart off Collins Hill Road and dressed in red shirts.

Matthew was not there.

Chatham had left a message and emailed to invite him, Chatham testified.

Many noted the husband’s absence.

“It was the talk of the search,” said Lisa Brandon from ACG. When another coworker of Nique’s let out a guttural scream after finding the body, the husband was at his house nearby with their young daughters.

Simpson was with the coworker who screamed and recalled the moment on the stand Thursday.

They approached a pile of leaves and sticks that looked suspect.

“I looked down and I saw her hair,” Simpson said, pausing with his eyes wet. “I said, ‘Oh my God, it’s her.’” He then saw part of her leg, which was already decaying.

“It was the most horrible thing I’ve ever experienced in my life.

Every time I walk through the woods, that’s what I think.”

Matthew Leili knew what everyone would think when they heard — he made it clear in the call with Elk that he didn’t have the trust of Nique’s family.

“I understand everybody makes me out to be the villain,” Matthew said.

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Wesleyan girls face Buford in weekend showcase

By Guy Curtright Staff Correspondent

Above, GGC’s Kevin Konfederak is ranked No. 1 in the nation and leads the two-time defending NAIA champions into the 2016 season. Below, Valeria Podda, also ranked No. 1 in the nation, is prepared to lead the Grizzlies back to the national championship after winning in 2014 and finishing runner-up last year. (Photos: Rod Reilly/GGC)

GGC tennis teams prepared to fight to stay on top

By Christine Troyke

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They are the two-time defending national champions.

And everyone is back.

They have Nos. 1 and 2 players in the NAIA and four ranked in the top 15.

To say the least, Georgia Gwinnett College men’s tennis team is favored for a three-peat.

The preseason poll ranks the Grizzlies at the top.

Again.

“The goal is to maintain that ranking the entire year and I think this year’s team is actually better than last

year,” head coach Chase Hodges said.

Scary thought.

“And the women, they enter the season No. 2,” Hodges said. “They won

the national title in 2014, finished second last year.

We’re definitely going to be right there in the mix to win it again. I think our team, also on the women’s

side, is better than we were last year.

“We’ve added some new faces and both programs are in better shape. It should be interesting to see how it all plays out. Obviously the target is getting bigger every year.”

Top-ranked Kevin Konfederak had a huge fall season for GGC, winning the Small College Super Bowl singles title and advancing to the National Indoor Intercollegiate Championships. Joining him in the NAIA’s top 15 are No. 2 Jordan Cox, No. 9 Matias Hatem and No. 15 Lachlan McPhee.

“We have our entire top

six back,” Hodges said.

“We’ve actually strengthened it by adding players such as Gilad Berman, who is a transfer from UNLV and the Mountain West Conference freshman of the year.

“We’ll have nine guys that are all more than capable of winning in our lineup. The beauty of the men’s team this year is if something unfortunate happens, which you hope not, I’m pretty confident we can fill that hole pretty quickly.

We have a ton of depth and that’s something that is an improvement over previous See TENNIS, Page 4B

Grizzlies aim to expand home success to road

By Christine Troyke

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The Georgia Gwinnett College softball team was nearly unbeatable at home last season.

This year the Grizzlies play a staggering 36 games, including one stretch of 20 straight, in the friendly confines of their Lawrenceville stadium.

“It was really about routine,” head coach Kat Ihlenburg said of the team’s 24-2 mark at home last year. “We really established, you hate to use the word comfortable, but it was. It was a comfortable routine. We played with a different level of intensity and composure over those 20-plus games.”

GGC starts the season on the road with a doubleheader Feb. 5 at Middle

Georgia. The next day is a doubleheader at Thomas and then the Grizzlies settle in for a month at home. From Feb. 9 to March 2, everyone is coming to them and the team is focused on making sure it’s a tough place to play despite its plushness.

“We know how great our facility is and that is an attraction to other teams,” Ihlenburg said. “It’s a comfortable place to play for everybody.

So while we don’t want anybody else thinking they own that … that’s part of the magic within our program.

“It’s a battle cry of theirs — defend the fortress. And this year, more than ever, it’s defend the ‘G’ — because on the road we didn’t defend the ‘G’ in

Nate Hamilton is Archer’s assistant boys basketball coach and also the Tigers’ JV head coach. (Staff Photo: David Friedlander)

Georgia Gwinnett College’s Ashely Beyke was the A.I.I.’s pitcher of the year in 2015 and returns to the Grizzlies this season.

(Photo: Rod Reilly/GGC)

PEACHTREE CORNERS — There is always extra energy in the gym when the highly successful Buford and Wesleyan girls basketball teams meet.

The adrenaline rush may especially be needed by the Buford players this year, though.

When the teams play at 5:30 p.m. on Saturday in the finale of the Wesleyan Winter Showcase, it will be Buford’s third game in as many days and fourth in five nights.

“Playing Wesleyan at the end of a stretch like that is definitely a challenge,” Buford coach Gene Durden said. “But the girls will be ready. It’s a game we look forward to every year.”

Buford, the defending Class AAAA state champion, is 18-3 after a 13th straight victory Thursday at Stephens County in a makeup game forced by last weekend’s winter weather.

Wesleyan, which won the Class AA state title last year, is 19-2 with a 10-game winning streak and hasn’t lost to a Georgia school this season.

“I look at it as a win-win situation to play them late in the season like this,” Durden said. “If you win, it gives you a lift for what’s ahead.

If you lose, it gives us an idea of just what to work on for the state tournament.”

Buford, which has won four state titles under Durden, snapped a five-game losing streak to Wesleyan last season, winning 54-53 at home. Wesleyan, winner of 11 state titles, leads the all-time series 27-8.

Wesleyan, which got in a game last weekend, doesn’t have the same heavy schedule as Buford, but still is in a difficult stretch.

“We have Lovett, then Buford and then Holy Innocents’ (on Tuesday),” said Wesleyan coach Jan Azar, whose team defeated previoulsy unbeaten Holy Innocents’. for the state title

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WESLEYAN SHOWCASE When: Saturday Where: Wesleyan’s Yancey Gymnasium Admission: $10 adults, $5 students Schedule 1 p.m. — McEachern vs. West Forsyth 2:30 p.m. — Holy Innocents’ vs. Tucker 4 p.m. — Norcross vs.

SW DeKalb 5:30 p.m. — Buford vs.

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Getting To Know … Nate Hamilton It wasn’t that long ago that Nate Hamilton was suiting up as a standout guard on the courts of Gwinnett County. After a stint as a community coach at his alma mater, the 2008 Brookwood grad has returned the basketball court in his home county, this time as the head junior varsity coach and varsity assistant at Archer High School. He recently spoke with Daily Post staff writer David Friedlander about a va-

riety of topics — among them, how the landscape of Gwinnett prep basketball has changed, and how it hasn’t, in a relatively short time.

DF: It hasn’t been that long since you graduated college, has it?

NH: No, about three years. This summer will be three years.

DF: What were you doing before you got into coaching full-time?

NH: I was actually working for a tire manufacturer in Suwanee. I did that for two years, and I was a community coach at Brookwood. So, I was helping (Broncos coach) Daniel (Bowles). I was lucky enough to run across (Archer athletics director) Tim’s (Watkins) posting when he put up the assistant coaching job. I’ve known Tim for a long time and I respect him a ton. So when I interviewed with him, I was sold on the pro-

gram, sold on the school, sold on the administration, everything.

DF: Which also means you were sold on (Tigers varsity head coach) Joel (Lecoeuvre) as well, since you were going to work for him. You guys came through Gwinnett County as players around the same time. How well did you know him before coming to Archer?

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5:30 p.m. — Lovett at Wesleyan 6 p.m. — Archer at Parkview 6 p.m. — Brookwood at Shiloh 6 p.m. — Central at South 6 p.m. — Discovery at Gainesville 6 p.m. — Duluth at Collins Hill 6 p.m. — GAC at KIPP 6 p.m. — Grayson at Dacula 6 p.m. — Mount Pisgah at Providence 6 p.m. — Norcross at Mill Creek 6 p.m. — North at Meadowcreek 6 p.m. — Peachtree Ridge at Mountain View 7 p.m. — Buford at Madison Co. 7 p.m. — Lanier at Apalachee

WRESTLING

5 p.m. — Area 6-AA traditional tournament at Social Circle 5 p.m. — Area 8-AAAA traditional tournament Saturday

BASKETBALL

4 p.m. — Dacula at Parkview 4 p.m. — Norcross girls and SW Dekalb at Wesleyan 4 p.m. — North Gwinnett at Hampton 5 p.m. — East Hall boys at Mill Creek 5:30 p.m. — Buford girls at Wesleyan 6 p.m. — Archer at Berkmar 6 p.m. — Brookwood at Central 6 p.m. — Grayson at Shiloh 6 p.m. — Prince Avenue at Hebron

WRESTLING

9 a.m. — Area 6-AA traditional tournament at Social Circle 9 a.m. — Area 8-AAAA traditional tournament 9 a.m. — Area 7-AAAAAA traditional tournament at Duluth 9 a.m. — Area 8-AAAAAA traditional tournament at Grayson

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Ongoing through Feb. 28: SpringDogs Springboard Diving of Gwinnett is accepting registration for training at three Gwinnett aquatic centers — Collins Hill, Mountain Park and West Gwinnett. Sessions are open to ages 8 and up and no knowledge of springboard diving is required. Cost is $75 for the first round of training and a $14 AAU registration fee also is required. Sessions at Collins Hill are 5 to 7 p.m. Mondays (from Feb. 29-March 7) and Wednesdays (March 3-31). Sessions at Mountain Park are from 7 to 9 p.m. Mondays (Feb. 29-March 28) and Wednesdays (March 3-30). Sessions at West Gwinnett are 7 to 9 p.m.

Tuesdays (March 1-29) and Thursdays (March 3-31), as well as beginner training Thursdays (March 3-31) from 6 to 7:30 p.m. For more diving dates, times, pricing and club information, go to www.gwinnettcounty.com/ Aquatics or www.springboarddogs.com

RUNNING

Saturday: The sixth annual Norcross Blue Devils Run will be held as a fundraiser for the high school’s cross country and track and field teams. The event begins at Pinckneyville Middle School in Peachtree Corners with the certified Peachtree Road Race qualifier 5K at 8 a.m., followed by a

one-mile fun run when the 5K finishes. Doors open at 7 a.m. and registration is $25 in advance, or $30 on race day. For more information and a course map, go to bluedevilsrun. wix.com/blue-devils-run.

Sponsorship opportunities also are still available.

Saturday: The Bear Tear Out of Hibernation Run, a fundraiser for the Mountain View High School Cross Country Booster Club, will be held Jan. 30. The event will feature a one-mile fun run, a traditional 5K road race and a 7K challenge where runners leave the 5K course to run 2K through wooded trails and eat three honey buns before rejoining the 5K course.

Cost of the fun run is $10 and the 5K and 7K cost is $15 for ages 18 and under or $25 for ages 19 and older. All proceeds go to the Bears’ cross country program. Sponsorship opportunities also are available at www.gofundme. com/7g77eqzs. For more information, go to www. mtnviewxc.onmycalendar.com or register at runsignup.com/race/GA/ Lawrenceville/BearTear5k.

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Serena demolishes Radwanska to make final in Australian Open

By Greg Stutchbury Reuters

MELBOURNE — Serena Williams’ break from tennis at the end of last year to “just chill” appeared to have done her a world of good as the rejuvenated American bulldozed her way into the Australian Open final on Thursday.

The 34-year-old world No. 1 totally demolished fourth seed Agnieszka Radwanska in the first set before she emphatically sealed her place in a seventh Melbourne Park final with three aces in the final game in the 6-0, 6-4 win.

Every time the American has made the final at Melbourne Park she has gone on to win the Daphne Akhurst Memorial Cup. “I needed time off just to take a minute and just chill and re-heal, get ready,” she said after the 64-minute battering of the Pole.

“I felt like I really committed myself … it’s just a great thing to be in the final after taking such a long time off.”

Williams withdrew from the last four months of 2015 after she was bundled out of the U.S. Open in the semifinals by Italy’s Roberta Vinci, ending her hopes of emulating Steffi Graf’s calendar grand slam in 1988.

The American, however, can join Graf on 22 grand slam titles, the most in the Open era, if she beats

need to hope that Williams does not play like she did against Radwanska.

The world No. 1 broke the Pole’s serve in the first game with Radwanska’s lack of power highlighted by the blistering nature of the American’s returns.

Radwanska’s fastest serve in the first game reached just 140 kph. Williams was returning the ball at over 130.

Williams cleaned up the first set in just 20 minutes before Radwanska elicited the largest cheer of the match when she held serve in the first game of the second set, avoiding an embarrassing potential ‘double bagel’

6-0, 6-0 score.

Radwanska managed her first break in the sixth game of the second set to level it at 3-3, giving the crowd on Rod Laver Arena an opportunity to produce a roar of support.

Williams, however, broke again in the ninth game and then served out to end Radwanska’s agony on Rod Laver Arena.

“Going against Aga, you have to be ready or be ready to go home, (and) I was able to do everything that I needed to do,” she said.

“I’ve always said that when I’m playing at my best, it’s difficult to beat me.”

The Sports Xchange Top-ranked Novak Djokovic reached his sixth career Australian Open final with a 6-1, 6-2, 3-6, 6-3 victory over Roger Federer on Thursday night.

Djokovic will play the winner of Friday night’s other semifinal between Andy Murray and Milos Raonic. Djokovic is 5-0 in his career in Australian Open finals and seeks to win his 11th Grand Slam title overall. The 28-yearold has a 37-1 match record since the beginning of the U.S. Open, with his lone defeat coming to Federer at the beginning of the ATP World Tour Finals — a tournament Djokovic ultimately went on to win.

“I played unbelievable in the first two sets,” Djokovic said during his on-court interview after the match. “It was necessary against Roger, who was playing at a very high level during this tournament, only dropping one set. I knew he would be aggressive.

“I came out with the right intensity and executed everything perfectly. The two-set lead was comforting, but it was a battle in the end. At the end of the day, it’s important that your convictions are stronger than your doubts.”

Djokovic committed only six errors through the first two sets, compared to 22 by Federer, and did not face a break point. The 34-year-old Federer, who fell short in his attempt to win an 18th Grand Slam

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Despite not wanting to tempt fate, Williams added she did not want to repeat last year’s memories of the U.S. Open, tacitly sending Kerber a message she better be ready for a similar onslaught that Radwanska faced.

“I was one off last year, too,” Williams said.

“If I don’t win on Saturday, I’ll still be one off. It took me forever to get to 18. I was so stressed out.

I don’t want to relive that at all.”

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title, rallied in the third set to finally break Djokovic’s serve in the fifth game.

He went on to take the set while hitting 16 winners compared to just 16 by Djokovic.

“He definitely maybe dropped his level of play just ever so slightly (in the third set),” Federer said. “But that’s all it takes. It’s not easy to keep playing the way he was playing. You can’t read all the serves all the time. I started to get a few more free points. I started to get more opportunities on his service games, as well.

With a delay between sets while the roof closed to due imminent rain, Djokovic came out strong with a hold in the first game. The two traded serves until Djokovic produced the key break in the eighth game. He then held at love to close out the victory in two hours and 19 minutes.

“I think against Roger, these first two sets have

been probably the best two sets I’ve played against him overall I think throughout my career,” Djokovic said. “I’ve had some moments against him in sets where I’ve played on a high level, but this was a different level than from before. I’m just very, very pleased that I was able to perform the way I did from the very beginning till the end.

“It’s not always possible to play this way. You strive to be the best you can be.

When you’re playing one of your top rivals, somebody of Roger’s resume, of course it requires a lot of focus, determination, and a different preparation for that matchup than most of the other matches.

So that’s why I came out with I think a great deal of self-belief and confidence and intensity, concentration. I played flawless tennis for first two sets, no doubt about it.

“I knew that if I dropped my level or

concentration or allowed myself to get distracted by anything that he would take the first opportunity, jump on me, and just take the lead of the rallies,” he continued. “That’s what he has done in the third.

He just waits for a little drop from his opponent.

That’s why he’s been so successful throughout his career.

“But I was aware of that before the match, so psychologically I did not allow myself to have big oscillations. Of course, there was a lot of excitement from the crowd, as well, towards the end of the third set. Then of course they got into it. It was a great atmosphere.

But I’ve played in these particular situations before, and managed to use that experience.”

Djokovic won the Australian Open in 2008, 2011, 2012, 2013 and last year, with three of those five triumphs coming over Murray in the finals.

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gwinnettdailypost.com SUPER BOWL 50: DENVER BRONCOS VS. CAROLINA PANTHERS, FEB. 7, 6:30 P.M. (CBS)

Gary Kubiak calls the shots, Once risk-averse Rivera turns into ‘Riverboat Ron’ through unity and inspiration

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Ron Rivera has a chance to become only the fourth man to win a Super Bowl as both a player and head coach, a remarkable feat considering the bleak situation he was in three years ago.

Several media outlets had reported Rivera was going to be fired after the National Football League’s 2012 campaign with the Panthers having posted losing records in each of his first two seasons in charge.

The reports proved erroneous, and given his reprieve, Rivera reevaluated his approach.

He began spending more off-field time with his players, encouraged them to confide their gripes, and succeeded in getting them to talk about their problems.

But perhaps more importantly Rivera, who had earned a reputation in his first two NFL seasons with Carolina for making conservative tactical decisions, ultimately reconsidered his game-day philosophy.

In the second game of the 2013 season the Panthers were up 20-17 with under two minutes to play and faced with a fourth-and-one at Buffalo’s 21-yard line. They could have closed out the game with a first down.

Instead, Rivera opted for a field goal and Buffalo then marched down

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Carolina Panthers head coach Ron Rivera looks on during the first quarter against the Arizona Cardinals in the NFC Championship football game at Bank of America Stadium. (Photo: John David Mercer-USA TODAY Sports)

the field for the gamewinning touchdown.

It was a pivotal moment. Rivera decided to be bolder from that point, and the rest is history. He has since earned the nickname “Riverboat Ron” — a reference to the old American pastime of riverboat gambling.

Of course, it hasn’t hurt Rivera to have arguably the best, most athletic quarterback in the league in Cam Newton, who has also been with the team since 2011.

One thing Rivera and Newton, who will be up against the Denver Broncos in the Feb. 7 Super Bowl, have in common is that both had more than their share of skeptics.

“Carolina Panthers going nowhere with Ron Rivera, Cam Newton,” blared a headline on NFL.com in early 2013.

The result of the Super Bowl may not be life or death for Rivera, 54, whose real-life experiences last year included a fire that destroyed his home and a brother dying of pancreatic cancer.

Nevertheless, victory would elevate him to an elite club with Mike Ditka, Tom Flores and Tony Dungy as a Super Bowl winner as both player and coach.

Rivera, a linebacker on the Chicago Bears team that won the Super Bowl in the 1985 season, will instruct his team to adopt the same attitude that Ditka instilled in his players three decades ago.

“One of the things coach Ditka emphasized to us was to enjoy the moment,” Rivera said.

“The moment doesn’t come very often. It’s hard. It’s hard to get to where we are right now.”

Calling the shots is something Gary Kubiak has been doing superbly for over three decades, first as a quarterback for the Denver Broncos and then in various coaching positions for multiple teams.

He has taken part in six Super Bowls, losing three as a player with the Broncos and winning three as an assistant coach — first with the San Francisco 49ers and then with the Broncos.

Now back in Denver as head coach, Kubiak, 54, will have a crack at another Super Bowl — the 50th edition — in Santa Clara, Calif. on Feb. 7 when he will try to mastermind a victory over Cam Newton and the Carolina Panthers.

As he has been doing ever since he returned to Denver in early 2015, a little over a year after he was fired during his eighth season as head coach with the Houston Texans, Kubiak has led by example with an emphasis on team unity.

Kubiak introduced a Broncos tradition, which he described as ‘Wise Words,’ whereby any player or coach in the organization could end a team practice by uttering a short prepared statement of advice or encouragement.

In setting the tone, Kubiak came up with just five words that had a remarkably positive effect in the team’s locker room: “Life is fair — keep working.”

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Denver Broncos head coach Gary Kubiak in the third quarter against the New England Patriots in the AFC Championship football game at Sports Authority Field at Mile High. (Photo: Mark J. Rebilas-USA TODAY Sports)

insiders, one of the players later said of Kubiak’s statement: “It was brilliant, so simple but so impacting. I think it’s something that you see in our team’s play and attitude.”

While future Hall of Fame quarterback Peyton Manning is widely perceived to call the shots on the field for the Broncos, the players themselves accept that Kubiak has taken full ownership of the team.

It was Kubiak, after all, who asked passing maestro Manning to learn a new ‘run-first’ offense in Denver while allowing the Broncos defense to shoulder a bigger burden.

And it was Kubiak who decided when to bench an out-of-form Manning this season and when to return him to the starter’s role — on both occasions to the benefit of the team.

Denver general manager John Elway, who was the veteran quarterback under

Kubiak’s guidance when the Broncos won the Super Bowl in 1997 and 1998, knows better than most how effective the team’s current head coach has been.

“The bottom line is I know Gary. He knows what it takes, and has done a tremendous job this year with the team,” Elway said of his good friend after the Broncos beat the defending champion New England Patriots 20-18 in the AFC title game on Sunday.

“When he came in here, he had won a lot of football games, and to be able to come in and get us back to the Super Bowl has been tremendous … he’s done a tremendous job of managing the quarterback situation.

“There is not a better guy for the job,” the Hall of Famer said of Kubiak, who also made his way into the league via the 1983 NFL Draft and became Elway’s quarterbacking backup in Denver.

Manning welcomes NFL investigation into HGH allegations The Sports Xchange

the Carolina Panthers on Feb. 7.

Denver Broncos quar“I do welcome it. It’s no terback Peyton Manning news to me,” Manning said reaffirmed his stance as after practice. “I still stand players returned to practice by what I said then that it’s Thursday for the Super garbage from the first day Bowl that the Al-Jazeera that it came out, garbage America report last month today.” linking him and his wife to Mannning also was human grown hormone is asked about his plans to false. retire after a microphone Manning told reportpicked up his conversation ers that he doesn’t have with New England Patriots a problem with the NFL coach Bill Belichick last investigation into the Sunday at the 50-yard line. matter and said it’s not a Manning told Belichick distraction as he perpares after the Broncos’ 20-18 for Super Bowl 50 against victory that this might be

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you were playing?

NH: The talent is NH: I’d met him a certainly still here. When couple times when we I was playing, every night played each other. Joel is a we were playing guys Gwinnett guy (from North like (Meadowcreek’s) Gwinnett) and he played Chris Allen, who went to (college ball) in the Peach Michigan State and went to Belt (Conference at Armthe national championship strong State) like I did (at (game), Teondre Williams, Georgia College and State who played at Oregon, and University). So we have a (Norcross’) Jodie Meeks, lot in common. We’re both who’s still playing in the really passionate, energetic (NBA), and Gani Lawal, guys, so we kind of feed who played in the league, off one another, and he just and Al-Farouq Aminu, wants me to be a part of who’s still playing in the the staff. league. A lot of talent.

There are some different DF: Since this is your schools (in the region) first full-time coaching now, but Berkmar’s always and teaching job, was it tough and Brookwood’s overwhelming at first? come back. Every night, NH: The teaching part it’s a battle. is different. It’s certainly different than a desk job, DF: Looking back at but it’s fun. It’s something your career, your name different every day. still appears in the Gwinnett County record books DF: What do you a couple times, mainly teach? in categories having to NH: World Geography. do with 3-point shootThe coaching part has ing. What does that help come along. There’s a lot you bring to coaching, more to coaching than particularly with guards basketball — the adminis- who are trying to develop trative stuff you have to do their shooting strokes? and things you don’t think And what else do you feel about. you’ve learned about the came playing at the colDF: Well, you defilege level? nitely knew the region NH: From the col(8-AAAAAA) you were lege level, the first thing coming back into, but has I learned when I got on it changed much since campus was how physical

my “last rodeo” and it had been a pleasure to compete against him.

“That hasn’t been confirmed,” Manning said of his retirement plans.

“What happened to private conversations on the 50yard line? They don’t exist anymore. No confirmation to that whatsoever. We are on to Carolina.”

Broncos coach Gary Kubiak didn’t shed any light on whether or not Manning will call it quits after the Super Bowl.

“He hasn’t said anything to me,” Kubiak said. “I

know he’s enjoying the playoffs and enjoying this opportunity with this football team. I can’t speak for him. … I know it’s special to have him back in the huddle leading the way.”

LB Davis lone injury concern for Carolina Other than linebacker Thomas Davis, the Carolina Panthers have no injury concerns entering Super Bowl 50, coach Ron Rivera said.

And Davis doesn’t feel like he should be viewed that way despite undergo-

ing surgery to repair a broken right forearm, suffering in the NFC Championship Game victory over the Arizona Cardinals.

“I’m excited about where I am right now,” Davis said on Thursday while speaking publicly about the injury for the first time since undergoing surgery on Monday. “It hasn’t changed. I’m still looking forward to playing in the Super Bowl.”

Davis said the surgery to repair his broken right forearm included the installation of 11 or 12

screws and a metal plate.

He said he will probably wear either a splint or cast to protect the injury in the Feb. 7 contest against the Denver Broncos.

Rivera deferred to doctors when asked if there were concerns that Davis could reinjure the arm should he play against the Broncos.

“Believe me, there is something about his conviction, the way he looks at things,” Rivera said. “He’s one of those young men that if at all possible, he’s playing.”

guys like Micah (Kinsey) have done a fantastic job (running that system), and Bubba (Parham) and all those guys. I was lucky to coach with (the Brookwood staff). But yeah, we’re a little more structured here, as far as offense and like that.

lege. He was a (Division II) All-American, and he played (professionally) in Germany. He’s probably the best player I’ve played with. I got to play with Teondre Williams a couple times. He was very talented. The best I ever played against was Jodie Meeks, hands down. No question.

Hamilton it was. That’s something I had to learn how to do. I had to put on weight. I had to hit the weight room and really fine-tune that part of my game. The shooting part has always kind of come naturally, but I’m trying to impress on these kids that I didn’t just wake up with a good jump shot.

It was a lot of fundamental work every day, a lot of footwork and a lot of hours putting in at the gym.

junior varsity, the talent is certainly different, the size is different, the speed of the game is different, but the effort is the same here.

The kids here work so hard on all levels, and that’s something that attracted me to Archer — how tough these kids are and how hard they work.

DF: Going back a second, you talked about working for Daniel Bowles at Brookwood.

DF: I know you’re His end-to-end, freealso an assistant with the wheeling system of play varsity team, but workis quite different from a ing as the head coach of lot of programs — certhe J.V. team I imagine tainly different from the has to give you a different one you played under for perspective in coaching. his predecessor (Craig Talk about the differWitmer). So, between ences between being a those two guys, your time head coach on one age at GCSU and now at Arlevel and an assistant on cher, you’ve gotten a nice another and what it’s like look at some different juggling both roles. philosophies to the game.

NH: The biggest differNH: Well, Daniel (and ence for me being an asassistant coaches) Kevin sistant for Daniel a couple Strickland and John Chvatal and Kent Doehrman, years at Brookwood was those guys are like family at the end of the day, in the paper, wins and losses to me. But yeah, theirs is definitely a different apgo on his name, not mine proach. We’re a little more (laughs). So, having to — I don’t know how to say kind of own every single it — we run a lot of sets. win or loss is something that you’ve got to learn (as We change our defenses a head coach). Plus, all the constantly. We’re a little administrative stuff I never more structured, I guess would be a way to put it. had to deal with before Whereas Brookwood’s as an assistant. As far as going between varsity and more (wide-open), and

DF: But do you think getting such exposure to such dramatically different ideas about basketball will help you in your coaching career down the line?

NH: Yeah. In college, my head coach was a lot like Craig Witmer. He was very structured and ran a lot of sets. He ran more sets than you could imagine. Working for Daniel was a transition for learning other ways to do it. Coming back to Joel is an easy transition, since he and I are always on the same page.

DF: Looking back on your playing career, who is the best player you played with or against?

You’ve already mentioned some really good candidates.

NH: The best player I ever played with is a guy name Ryan Aquino. He played at Blessed Trinity (High School) and played with me at Georgia Col-

DF: Can you compare the talent level then to that of today, with big-time prospects like (Shiloh’s) Josh Okogie, (Dacula’s) Kevon Tucker, (Berkmar’s) Al Durham or Austin Dukes or Alphonso Willis (of Grayson) or those guys over at Brookwood?

NH: All those guys are very impressive, and they would’ve fit in very well with the talent we had at the time, especially a guy like Josh Okogie, who is so big and strong and skilled.

DF: Finally, looking ahead five to 10 years, do you feel like you want to be a varsity head coach some day?

NH: Yeah, five to 10 years, I’d like to pursue the head coaching thing one day. I’m learning as much as I can from Joel and taking what I’ve learned from everywhere else. That’s the plan.

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Gwinnett Basketball Standings REGION 7-AAAAAA BOYS

Region Overall Norcross 10-0 18-2 Duluth 8-2 14-7 Collins Hill 8-3 18-3 Peachtree Ridge 6-4 12-8 Mountain View 4-7 13-9 Mill Creek 3-7 10-10 Meadowcreek 1-9 6-15 North 1-9 5-15 GIRLS

Region Overall Collins Hill 10-1 17-1 Norcross 9-1 6-4 Mountain View 7-4 12-10 Duluth 6-4 9-12 Mill Creek 5-5 8-12 North 2-8 8-13 Peachtree Ridge 2-8 7-14 Meadowcreek 0-10 4-17 REGION 8-AAAAAA BOYS

Region Overall Shiloh 9-2 15-4 Berkmar 9-3 14-7 Grayson 8-3 17-3 Dacula 8-3 15-5 Brookwood 6-5 14-6 Central 5-6 10-9 Parkview 2-8 8-11 Archer 2-9 7-13 South 1-11 5-14 GIRLS

Region Overall Archer 11-0 17-3 Parkview 9-1 13-6 Graysom 7-4 16-4 Brookwood 7-4 12-7 Dacula 5-6 10-9 South 5-7 10-11 Berkmar 4-8 7-14 Shiloh 2-9 7-13 Central 0-11 3-16

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last year. “We just have to take it one game at a time.”

Saturday’s game will be the first matchup of Buford sophomore standout Tory Ozment and Wesleyan junior Mikayla Coombs — both college prospects who are coming off knee surgeries that wiped out last season.

Now more than a year past ACL repairs, each is nearly back to 100 percent and they are keys to repeat state championships for their teams.

The four-game Wesleyan showcase features a third defending state champion in Class AAAAAA McEachern and two other teams — Norcross and Holy Innocents’ –—who were state runners-up.

Norcross, which lost in overtime to McEachern last season, faces prennial Class AAAAA power Southwest DeKalb (15-5) in the 4 p.m. game. The Blue Devils (16-4) have won nine games in a row and all three of their losses in Georgia were overtime games.

McEachern (14-7) plays in the showcase opener at 1 p.m. against West Forsyth (17-4), which is led by 6-foot-5 Jenna Staiti.

The state’s top senior col-

POWER RANKINGS The Gwinnett Daily Post’s weekly power rankings of the county’s high school basketball teams.

Boys Top 10 Rank School Record 1. Norcross 18-2 2. Shiloh 15-4 3. Grayson 17-3 4. Collins Hill 18-3 5. Dacula 15-5 6. Berkmar 14-7 7. Peachtree Ridge 12-8 8. Duluth 14-7 9. Brookwood 14-6 10. Central 10-9 Girls Top 10 Rank School Record 1. Wesleyan 19-2 2. Archer 17-3 3. Norcross 16-4 4. Collins Hill 17-1 5. Buford 17-3 6. Parkview 13-6 7. Grayson 16-4 8. Brookwood 12-7 9. GAC 11-8 10. Mountain View 12-10 Wesleyan’s Jameson Kavel (21) attempts a 3-point shot during the first half against Greater Atlanta Christian School in Norcross. (Photo: Kyle Hess)

lege prospect recently had a 46-point game.

The 2:30 p.m. game has Holy Innocents’ (17-4) against Class AAAAAA Tucker (17-4), which edged Norcross 61-60 at the Parkview Tip-Off Classic in late November but lost to Wesleyan 67-56

a week later.

As good as the first three games are, though, they are just leadups to Buford-Wesleyan.

Durden, who coached at Dade County in far northwest Georgia before Buford, is used to having winter weather force

makeup games and heavy late schedules.

“Unfortunately, I’ve gone through this before,” said the coach, whose team plays at Madison tonight.

“I do worry about the girls legs and having two long trips doesn’t help, either.

But it should be another great game with Wesleyan.

It always is.”

the best preparation the Grizzlies can get for the season.

“We don’t have to go far to get good competition,” Hodges said. “That’s how we get better — each other.

We have to take full advantage of that.

“We can’t be satisfied.

I’m obsessive about it. I don’t want them to ever let their guard down. Once you let your guard down, that’s when somebody’s going to beat you. We need to continue to understand we can be beaten at any time.”

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•From Page 1B seasons where we’ve been fortunate that we’ve been healthy and been able to win those national titles.”

The women are led by Valeria Podda, a junior from Leiderdrop, Netherlands, who finished 2015 ranked as the ITA’s top player.

“When you have Valeria, who’s the No. 1 player in the nation, that helps,” Hodges said with a smile. “She’s one of two captains with Helga Pinones, who is a senior.

We expect big things from Helga this year.

“We had a really pleasant surprise with Alyona Vasileva. She’s actually ranked No. 5 in the nation. She had an incredible fall for us. We just added her in August as a transfer from Murray State.

That was a big addition.”

The team also welcomes back Klara Dohnalova, who was slated to play in the No. 2 spot last year before being diagnosed with Hodgkin’s lymphoma. She’s healthy again and was an inspiration to the whole team during last season’s run to the finals.

“We open on Feb. 5 and that will be her first dual match so we’re really excited,” Hodges said. “Having her back is a huge boost for the women’s program.

“I can definitely see she’s

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Above, GGC senior Victoria Svensson is among a core of returning women who have earned all-american recognition with the Grizzlies. Right, GGC’s Lachlan McPhee is one of four Grizzlies ranked among the nation’s top 15 as the 2016 season begins Feb. 5. (Photos: Rod Reilly/GGC)

going to be one of our top six and one of our starting doubles players as well.”

Hodges has a pretty good idea about how the men’s lineup will shake out. The women’s is still very much to be determined.

“A lot of the women are first-year players and some of them just arrived this month,” Hodges said. “All the new players are going to be competing for a starting lineup spot. It’s going to be a lot of competition, especially when you have 11

players and only six play.

“Honestly, I don’t even know right now who those six will be. Except Val will play No. 1, I know that.”

Cracking the lineup isn’t easy, but Hodges likes the attitude around the program, which is in just its fourth year.

“Both teams, one of the big positives is, really, most of them don’t care where they play (in the lineup),” Hodges said. “They just want to do what’s best for the team. That’s huge.

Because that No. 6 point counts the same as the No. 1.

“Even the ones that aren’t playing in the matches are a big part of what we do here in terms of the daily practices and the team atmosphere. That’s all that we can do. Whether you’re the No. 1 or the No. 12 player, you’re going to get a ring if the team wins.”

With so many highly ranked players, practices at the newly remodeled tennis facility just off campus are

Softball

leadership.

“If you look at what 2015.”

2015 did for our program, GGC, which is coming it developed the team off its first A.I.I. confermentality,” Ihlenburg said. ence championship, was “The team had to do things just 8-6 on the road last right, not just one player. season and 5-8 at neutral It was always exciting to sites. see what Cassidy would “It’s the same answer, do. It was the beauty of her it’s routine,” Ihlenburg and why she earned the said in explaining the accolades she did.

2015 home vs. road record “However, we return disparity. “Because unfora senior second baseman tunately, traffic delays, bus (Thompson), a senior issues, pit stops, all those catcher (Fields), a senior factors delay you. It’s a center fielder (Tori Heinedelicate balance. If you get mann), a senior pitcher there too early, then you’re (Ashley Beyke), all of sitting around. If you get whom were contributors to there late, you’re rushed that championship winning and you don’t have the team.” opportunity to really have Fields and Beyke are that focus and composure.” both original members It’s a home-heavy sched- GGC senior catcher Alycia Fields is one of two players on this year’s team that helped of the program, helpstart the program in 2012. (Photo: Rod Reilly/GGC) ule, especially for the first ing lay the foundation in month, but virtually all of weather last season and ball. But we had to in order well-balanced team in 2012. Palazzo and Burk the conference schedules April is on the road. to have a full schedule.”

2015 and return plenty are juniors, but have been “I had to get creative,” really wreaked havoc on Last year’s conferenceof talent, including their with the Grizzlies for their Ihlenburg said. “It’s a our April schedule. So I winning team was led by leading RBI-getter, Haley entire collegiate careers product of being indewanted to ensure we had big-hitting Cassidy Little- Thompson. and had excellent stats last pendent. Teams are less gotten enough games in in field and Abby Hulsey, and Mary Burk, Alycia season. inclined to travel to me in February and March.

Kayla Byrom, who was Fields and Chelsi Palazzo They’ve also made some April because they have “There’s a period from 14-3-1 with a 2.39 ERA. all had more than 30 RBIs additions to the roster. games they have to make Feb. 20 to March 2, it’s inAll three are gone, but last season and represent “We have a nice core up. Unfortunately the sane. We play a ton of soft- the the Grizzlies were a a strong core of returning added, honestly, with

junior transfers from Columbus State (Buford grad Kodi Ricketson) and from the Bahamas, Brashante Dareus, who catches and plays the corners,” Ihlenburg said. “We have some freshmen who might truly be impact players — Aubree Cox from Rutledge, Ga., and a pitcher from North Myrtle Beach, S.C., Taylor Hansis.

“Every year is unique, but the personality of this team is really what is going to be our claim to fame. Not to say they’re all hilarious, but they’re all engaging. They’re all going to do their own thing to contribute and they are really embracing that.”

After practicing three to four hours a day, six out of seven days a week since Jan. 10, they’re getting antsy for the start of the season.

“If you follow any of them on Twitter or Instagram, they’re all taking photos in their uniform and saying, ‘Let’s get this going,’” Ihlenburg said with a laugh.

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Pacers pull away down the stretch

By Jeff Washburn The Sports Xchange

INDIANAPOLIS — Guard Monta Ellis scored 25 points and rookie forward Myles Turner added 20 in his first career start to lead the Indiana Pacers to a 111-92 victory against the Atlanta Hawks on Thursday night in Bankers Life Fieldhouse.

Indiana (24-22) finished the game on a 23-2 run during the final 5:32 after falling behind 9088. The Pacers snapped a three-game losing streak and are 21-4 when leading after three quarters.

Guard George Hill added 18 and forward Paul George had 11 for Indiana despite making only 2 of 11 field goal attempts.

Forward Jeff Teague had 20 for Atlanta (2721), and center Al Horford added 14.

Hawks forward Kent Bazemore’s two free throws with 6:32 remaining tied it at 88 and Horford’s dunk at the 5:52 mark gave Atlanta a 90-88 lead. Hill’s 3-pointer with 5:32 to go put the Pacers back in front 91-90.

George made three free throws at the 5:04 mark, and Ellis sank two more with 4:46 remaining for a 96-90 Indiana lead. A dunk from Ian Mahinmi at 4:27 to go gave the Pacers a 98-90 lead.

Indiana Pacers guard George Hill (3) looks to pass the ball as Atlanta Hawks forward Kyle Korver (26) defends Thursday at Bankers Life Fieldhouse. (Photo: Brian Spurlock-USA TODAY Sports)

Another Ellis layup made it 100-90.

Hill opened the fourth quarter with consecutive baskets for an 86-75 Pacers’ lead. Atlanta bounced back with a 7-1 run capped by a Teague layup, slicing the Indiana lead to 87-82 with 9:06 remaining, prompting a Pacers’ timeout.

Back-to-back field goals from Turner pushed Indiana into a 70-65 lead with 4:36 remaining in the third quarter.

Two George free throws extended the advantage to 72-65. An Ellis 3-pointer with 52 seconds to go in the period gave Indiana an 82-73 lead before the Hawks got the quarter’s final basket to slice the deficit to 82-75.

The Pacers used a 13-3 second-quarter run as the

springboard to a 51-44 halftime lead, led by 10 points from Turner and eight each from Ellis, George Hill and Jordan Hill. Indiana limited Atlanta to 40 percent firsthalf field goal shooting.

Indiana also outrebounded the Hawks 24-19 during the first 24 minutes, led by nine from Lavoy Allen. The Pacers had eight first-half turnovers, and George was held scoreless but still managed to lead by seven.

Indiana shot 45.2 percent during the opening half, including a combined 7 of 9 from George Hill and Jordan Hill.

Teague, an Indianapolis native, had 11 first-half points for Atlanta, and Horford added eight during the first 24 minutes.

Notes: Pacers rookie F/C Myles Turner made his first career start, replacing Lavoy Allen.

Turner was averaging 19.6 points in his five most recent games. … Indiana again played without G Rodney Stuckey (right foot sprain, bone bruise). … The game was a homecoming for Atlanta G Shelvin Mack, who played college basketball at Butler, located several miles north of Bankers Life Fieldhouse. … The Hawks were playing the second game of a backto-back, having lost 85-83 on Wednesday night to the Los Angeles Clippers in Atlanta. … The Pacers lost to the Clippers 91-89 on Tuesday in Indiana’s most recent game. …

Beginning with a Jan. 4 loss at Miami, Indiana came into Thursday’s game having lost eight of its last 12, including consecutive home losses to Washington and the Clippers. … Indiana F Paul George ranks eighth in NBA scoring at 23.9 points per game. Atlanta ranks second in assists per game (25.5) and second in opponents’ turnovers per game (16.7). … Indiana also forces 16.7 turnovers per game, sharing that category’s No. 2 spot with the Hawks. … Indiana defeated Atlanta 93-87 on Dec. 28 in the first of four regular-season meetings between the teams.

Brown and Loupe upstage the big guns in Farmers Insurance Open at Torrey Pines

By Mark Lamport-Stokes

Reuters

American journeyman Scott Brown stole the limelight from some of golf’s biggest names as he recovered from a shaky start to charge into a share of the lead at the Farmers Insurance Open outside San Diego on Thursday.

While defending champion Jason Day struggled after the turn to card a level-par 72 in the opening round at Torrey Pines and world No. 4 Rickie Fowler carded a 73, Brown reeled off eight birdies in his last 11 holes to fire a 66.

Despite playing on the more difficult South Course, Brown caught fire over his closing stretch after making two bogeys in the first six holes to end the day level with fellow American Andrew Loupe, who set out on the easier North layout.

“I knew I was hitting it good,” Brown, 32, told Golf Channel about his mindset after his stum-

Jason Day putts on the first hole green during the first round of the Farmers Insurance Open golf tournament Thursday at Torrey Pines Municipal Golf Course. (Photo: Gary A. Vasquez-USA TODAY Sports)

bling start. “I was hitting good shots, I just made a couple of stupid bogeys.

“I hit a ball in the hazard and made bogey on a par-five but I really hit some close iron shots and fortunately made some putts. And it turned into me birdieing eight of my last 11 (holes,) so that was nice.”

Brown, whose only PGA Tour victory came at the 2013 Puerto Rico Open, planned to maintain a strategy of attack on the North Course for today’s second round.

“The rough is still high over there and thick and you’ve still got to drive it good to get yourself into position,” he said.

“But you can make a few more birdies over there so I’ll just try to keep the aggressive mind-set.”

Americans Billy Horschel, Patton Kizzire, Tom Hoge, Rob Oppenheim and Harold Varner III all opened with 67s on the North Course while three-time champion Phil Mickelson rebounded from a double-bogey on his

second hole to card a 69 on the South.

“I really didn’t feel the stress,” Mickelson, who tied for third at last week’s CareerBuilder Challenge in his first event of the season, said of his stumbling start on Thursday. “I knew that I had been playing so well.

“I tried to be patient … and the round just slowly progressed. I just kept hitting good shots. I hit a lot more good shots on the back and had a few tap-in birdies. It was a good start.”

American Fowler, who won the European Tour’s Abu Dhabi Championship on Sunday, said of his 73: “Terrible. I think that sums it up pretty easily. It was just bad golf. I couldn’t get anything going.”

Australian world No. 2 Day, who withdrew from the pro-am competition on Wednesday because of flu-like symptoms, looked fatigued throughout his opening round and declined to speak to reporters afterwards as he returned to his hotel room to rest.

FRIDAY, JANUARY 29, 2016 • 5B

FANS CHOICE BOYS BASKETBALL PLAYER OF THE WEEK Who: Brent Latham School: Grayson Class: Junior Position: Guard Height: 6-foot-1 Highlights: Made a pair of game-winning free throws with one second left for the Rams’ 76-74 win over Berkmar Coach Geoffrey Pierce’s take: “Brent Latham is a player that you never have to worry about whether or not he is going to give you maximum effort. He is constantly working on his game and encouraging his teammates. He has played extremely well for us this season regardless of if he is starting or coming off of the bench. He makes great grades and is an excellent ambassador for our program. The sky is the limit for this young man.”

FANS CHOICE GIRLS BASKETBALL PLAYER OF THE WEEK Who: Katie Stipe School: Wesleyan Class: Junior Position: Guard Height: 5-foot-8 Highlights: Set career highs with five 3-point baskets and 17 points in the Wolves’ 82-18 win over KIPP Atlanta Collegiate Coach Jan Azar’s take: “Katie’s a great girl. She’s been in our program a long time and has really worked hard to find some time on the court for the varsity this year. She does a great job coming in off the bench. She’s always been able to shoot the ball. She can really shoot the 3, and she’s always been a team player.”

IN BRIEF Mill Creek’s Costa to run for Tech HOSCHTON — Mill Creek long-distance runner Sam Costa will continue his cross-country and track career in college after giving a commitment to attend Georgia Tech earlier this week.

The senior is a two-time, first-team All-County selection by the Daily Post, including this past season, when he won the boys individual title at the Gwinnett County Championship meet and captured his second straight Region 7-AAAAAA title.

Costa was also selected to the Daily Post’s All-County first team in track and field as a junior last year following a third-place finish in the 3,200 meters of the Class AAAAAA state meet.

UGA’s Kirby Smart takes helicopter to Lanier, Norcross for recruiting

With less than a week until National Signing Day, Georgia head coach Kirby Smart and defensive coordinator Mel Tucker put the full-court press on a few Gwinnett County prospects on Thursday.

Smart and Tucker started their day at Lanier High School as they checked in on five-star defensive tackle Derrick Brown. Brown, the state’s top-rated player, visited Athens last weekend and will take his final visit to Tennessee this weekend.

While Tucker left Smart to visit other prospects, Smart took the helicopter to a few more area high schools, including McEachern and Norcross.

— From staff reports

PREP ROUNDUP

Win over South puts Berkmar in second From Staff Reports SNELLVILLE — The Berkmar boys basketball team moved in to second place in Region 8-AAAAAA on Thursday with a 62-44 win at South Gwinnett.

The Patriots (14-7, 9-3 region) got 11 points from Lane Foster and nine from Leroy Jones. The Comets fall to 5-14 and 1-11 on the year.

BOYS HOOPS BOYS BASKETBALL

Towns County 59, Providence 52 HIAWASSEE — Providence Christian boys basketball lost a close one on Thursday night at Towns County 59-52.

Bobby Rodgers led the Storm with 22 points and 11 rebounds.

Buford 59, Stephens County 50 TOCCOA — Buford improved to 6-0 in Region 8-AAAA Thursday with a 59-50 win over Stephens County.

Alex Jones led the Wolves with 16 points and Sahil Patel scored 14.

SPORTS AT A GLANCE Basketball National Basketball Association EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division

W L Pct GB Toronto................ 30.. 15.... .667....... — Boston................. 26.. 21.... .553.........5 New York............. 22.. 25.... .468.........9 Brooklyn.............. 12.. 34.... .261....18.5 Philadelphia.......... 7.. 40.... .149.......24 Southeast Division

W L Pct GB Atlanta................. 27.. 20......574....... — Miami................... 25.. 21.... .543...... 1.5 Charlotte.............. 22.. 24.... .478......4.5 Washington......... 20.. 23.... .465.........5 Orlando............... 20.. 24.... .455......5.5 Central Division

W L Pct GB Cleveland............ 32.. 12.... .727....... — Chicago............... 25.. 19.... .568.........7 Detroit.................. 25.. 21.... .543.........8 Indiana................ 23.. 22......511......9.5 Milwaukee........... 20.. 27.... .426....13.5 WESTERN CONFERENCE Southwest Division

W L Pct GB San Antonio......... 39.... 7.... .848....... — Memphis............. 26.. 20.... .565.......13 Dallas.................. 26.. 22.... .542.......14 Houston............... 25.. 23.... .521.......15 New Orleans....... 16.. 28.... .364.......22 Northwest Division

W L Pct GB Oklahoma City.... 35.. 13.... .729....... — Portland............... 21.. 26.... .447....13.5 Utah..................... 20.. 25.... .444....13.5 Denver................. 17.. 29.... .370.......17 Minnesota........... 14.. 33.... .298....20.5 Pacific Division

W L Pct GB Golden State....... 42.... 4.... .913....... — L.A. Clippers........ 30.. 16.... .652.......12

Sacramento......... 20.. 25.... .444.... 21.5 Phoenix............... 14.. 33.... .298....28.5 L.A. Lakers............ 9.. 38.... .191....33.5 Wednesday’s Games Cleveland 115, Phoenix 93 Boston 111, Denver 103 Detroit 110, Philadelphia 97 L.A. Clippers 85, Atlanta 83 Oklahoma City 126, Minnesota 123 San Antonio 130, Houston 99 Utah 102, Charlotte 73 Golden State 127, Dallas 107 Thursday’s Games Atlanta 92, Indiana 111 Denver 117, Washington 113 New York at Toronto, late Milwaukee at Memphis, late Sacramento at New Orleans, late Chicago at L.A. Lakers, late Today’s Games Orlando at Boston, 7:30 p.m.

Cleveland at Detroit, 7:30 p.m.

Phoenix at New York, 7:30 p.m.

Houston at Oklahoma City, 8 p.m.

Miami at Milwaukee, 8 p.m.

Brooklyn at Dallas, 8:30 p.m.

Minnesota at Utah, 9 p.m.

Charlotte at Portland, 10 p.m.

L.A. Lakers at L.A. Clippers, 10:30 p.m.

Saturday’s Games Golden State at Philadelphia, 5 p.m.

Detroit at Toronto, 6:30 p.m.

Denver at Indiana, 7 p.m.

Brooklyn at New Orleans, 7 p.m.

Washington at Houston, 8 p.m.

Sacramento at Memphis, 8 p.m.

San Antonio at Cleveland, 8:30 p.m.

College Wednesday’s Games EAST Albany 75, Massachusetts Lowell 63 American U. 63, Navy 58 Binghamton 66, MD Baltimore Cty 57

Boston U 76, Army 67 Coppin St. 73, No.Carolina A&T 68 Delaware State 71, North Carolina Central 60 LIU Brooklyn 92, Sacred Heart 84 Lehigh 79, Colgate 70 Lipscomb 81, New Jersey Tech 72 Louisville 91, Virginia Tech 83 Loyola-Maryland 71, Holy Cross 54 Maine 105, Hartford 100, OT Radford 90, Longwood 81 Rhode Island 79, Fordham 63 Seton Hall 79, St. John’s 60 St. Joseph’s 78, Massachusetts 70 Vermont 66, New Hampshire 50 SOUTH Clemson 73, Pittsburgh 60 Coastal Carolina 68, N.C. Asheville 66, OT East Carolina 64, Temple 61 Georgia Tech 90, N.C. State 83 High Point 73, Campbell 63 Houston 81, Tulsa 66 Jacksonville 78, Florida Gulf Coast 69 Kennesaw St. 78, South Carolina Upstate 75 Liberty 69, Gardner-Webb 55 Mississippi 80, Auburn 63 South Florida 73, Tulane 60 Winthrop 97, Charleston Southern 72 MIDWEST Arkansas 74, Texas A&M 71 Baylor 69, Oklahoma St. 65 Butler 67, DePaul 53 Dayton 73, Saint Louis 37 Indiana St. 68, Missouri St. 59 Kentucky 88, Missouri 54 Marquette 74, Stetson 60 Michigan 68, Rutgers 57 Morehead St. 75, Austin Peay 65 Murray St. 75, Eastern Kentucky 71 Northern Iowa 68, Bradley 50 Purdue 68, Minnesota 64 Wichita St. 80, Loyola-Chicago 54 WEST

Colorado 91, Stanford 75 Colorado St. 74, San Jose St. 66 New Mexico 84, Air Force 55 UC Davis 69, Cal St. Fullerton 64 UC Irvine 73, CSU Northridge 63 UNLV 87, Boise St. 77 Utah 73, California 64 Thursday’s Games EAST William & Mary 94, Delaware 79 Middle Tennessee St. 66, Marshall 82 Elon University 64, Hofstra 66 Notre Dame 66, Syracuse 81 Bryant 67, Central Conn. St. 78 St. Francis (PA) 82, Fairleigh Dickinson 86 Robert Morris 49, Mount St. Mary’s 70 Cincinnati 58, Connecticut 57 Iowa 68, Maryland 74 Towson 77, Drexel 70 NC-Wilmington 78, James Madison 73 Niagara 69, Marist 66 Monmouth-NJ at Quinnipiac, late Rider at St. Peter’s, late St. Francis (NY) at Wagner, late Richmond at George Washington, late SOUTH NC-Greensboro 102, The Citadel 95 Old Dominion 78, Florida Atlantic 66 Charlotte 72, Florida International 69 East Tennessee St. 73, Wofford 87 VMI 58, Mercer 73 Western Carolina 60, Furman 62 Texas-San Antonio 75, La. Tech 85 Northeastern at Charleston, late Texas-Arlington at Louisiana-Monroe, late Texas-El Paso at Southern Miss, late Belmont at Jacksonville St., late Texas State at Louisiana-Lafayette Appalachian St. at Troy, late Tennessee St. at Tennessee Tech, late MIDWEST UAB 62, Western Kentucky 69

IUPU - Fort Wayne at Oral Roberts, late Nebraska Omaha at South Dakota State, late Youngstown St. at Illinois-Chicago, late Evansville at Southern Illinois, late Tenn-Martin at Eastern Illinois, late Cleveland St. at Valparaiso, late Georgia Southern at Arkansas-Little Rock, late Georgia St at Arkansas St., late Ohio St. at Illinois, late Michigan St at Northwestern, late SE Missouri St. at SIU - Edwardsville, late WEST Oregon St. at Arizona State, late Santa Clara at Gonzaga, late Southern Utah at Idaho State, late Northern Arizona at Weber St., late Seattle at Utah Valley, late South Dakota at Denver, late Cal. State - Bakersfield at Grand Canyon, late Oregon at Arizona, late Portland St. at Eastern Washington, late San Francisco at Portland, late Sacramento State at Idaho, late UC Riverside at Cal Poly SLO, late Washington at UCLA, late UC Santa Barbara at Long Beach St., late Pepperdine at San Diego, late Washington St. at Southern California, late Loyola Marymount at Brigham Young, late Today’s Games EAST Princeton (11-4) at Brown (5-11), 6 p.m.

Canisius (10-11) at Fairfield (11-9), 7 p.m.

Manhattan (8-10) at Iona (10-9), 7 p.m.

Pennsylvania (6-9) at Yale (11-5), 7 p.m.

Columbia (13-6) at Dartmouth (7-9), 7 p.m.

Cornell (7-9) at Harvard (9-9), 7 p.m.

SOUTH VCU (15-5) at Davidson (12-6), 6 p.m.

MIDWEST Western Illinois (7-11) at Indiana - Purdue (9-13), 1 p.m.

Northern Kentucky (7-12) at Detroit (9-10), 7 p.m.

Green Bay (13-8) at Wis.-Milwaukee (14-7), 8 p.m.

Wright St. (13-8) at Oakland (13-8), 8 p.m.

Kent St. (15-5) at Ohio (12-7), 9 p.m.

Tennis ATP Tour Australian Open Results Thursday At Melbourne Park Melbourne, Australia Purse: aud19,703,000 Surface: Hard (outside) Singles Semifinals Novak Djokovic (1), Serbia, def.

Roger Federer (3), Switzerland, 6-1, 6-2, 3-6, 6-3.

WTA Tour Australian Open Results Thursday At Melbourne Park Melbourne, Australia Purse: aud20,000,000 Surface: Hard (outside) Singles Semifinals Serena Williams (1), U.S., def.

Agnieszka Radwanska (4), Poland, 6-0, 6-4.

Angelique Kerber (7), Germany, def.

Johanna Konta, Australia, 7-5, 6-2.

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CONSTRUCTION/ SERVICE BIDS REQUEST FOR QUALIFICATIONS CITY OF SNELLVILLE WEBSITE DESIGN CITY OF SNELLVILLE, GEORGIA JANUARY 8, 2016 The City of Snellville, Georgia is soliciting Requests for Qualifications from Website development firms for the redesign, reorganization and hosting of the City of Snellville Website. The city is developing an integrated marketing strategy beginning with a new Website.

The cityĂ­s digital strategy includes development of a new website from the ground up.

The site will be specifically designed to market the city in the most positive light, while meeting the expectations of current users and creating easy access for visitors previewing the city. The new site will also address the issues of business and commercial site locators seeking information about the city.

Request for Qualifications should be typed or submitted in ink in a sealed enveloped marked with the City of Snellville Website Project, Bid Number COS160108 and the Company Name and returned via mail to City Manager Butch Sanders, 2342 Oak Road, Snellville, GA 30078. Six paper copies, and one electronic copy of the response must be submitted. Responses will be received at City Hall until 2:00 p.m. prevailing local time on February 5, 2016.

Responses will be opened by City of Snellville staff at 2:15 pm in Conference Room 145 in City Hall. Responses will not be accepted electronically and no responses submitted after 2:00 pm on February 5th will be considered.

Questions regarding submissions should be directed to Erika Fleeman, at 770985-7227 or efleeman@ snellville.org, no later than 12:00 p.m. on February 3, 2016. The written submission supersedes any verbal or written prior communication between the parties.

Statements will be opened and evaluated by City of Snellville staff and members of the website development committee. Three firms will be selected to make oral presentations and participate in an interview.

The City reserves the right to waive any informality and any technicalities, and to reject any or all bids if it is deemed to be in the best interest of the City to do so.

CITY OF SNELLVILLE, GEORGIA Butch Sanders, City Manager City of Snellville 902-304696, 1/8,15,22,29 REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS RFP NO: PWUP 16-01 Skin Alley Compactor Enclosure 62 College Street, Norcross, GA 30071 Proposals for design/ build services for installing a compactor enclosure building at 62 College Street will be received by the City of Norcross at the Department of Public Works, Utilities & Parks, 345 Lively Avenue, Norcross, GA 30071 Friday, March 11, 2016 by 10:00 a.m. Any proposals received after the designated closing time will be returned unopened.

The purpose of this Request for Proposals is to seek service of a qualified and licensed contractor to provide design/build services to the City of Norcross.

An original and one (1) paper copy a total of two (2) plus 1 copy of the proposal on CD in PDF or other electronic format of the proposal shall be submitted in sealed envelopes/packages addressed to Mary Beth Bender, Superintedent, Public Works, Utilities & Parks, City of Norcross and marked Skin Alley Compactor Enclosure, PWUP 15-08.

Proposers desiring information for use in preparing proposals may obtain a set of such documents from the Department of Public Works, Utilities & Parks Office, 345 Lively Avenue, Norcross, GA 30071 Telephone (678) 4212069 or copies of the RFP NO: PWUP 16-01 requirements may also be obtained by sending an email request to Mary Beth Bender at mbender@norcrossga.net.

Pre-Bid meetings will be scheduled by request with the City Representative to discuss the City’s requirements under this RFP. The City reserves the right to accept or reject any and all proposals and to waive any technicalities or irregularities therein. The City further reserves the right to award the contract to the proposer whose proposal best complies with the RFP NO: PWUP 16-01 requirements.

Proposers may not withdraw their proposal for a period of ninety (90) days from the date set for the opening thereof.

902-310181, 1/29,2/5 FOR THE OWNER City of Duluth FOR THE PROJECT Installation of Archway Signs at Parsons Alley Development 3065 Main Street, Duluth, GA 30096 The City of Duluth will receive Proposals from Sign Contractors to provide, furnish and install all materials, labor and equipment necessary for the construction and installation of two (2) archway signs at the Parsons Alley Development. This project is located at the intersection of West Lawrenceville Street and Main Street, Duluth, GA 30096. The specific address is 3065 Main Street.

A complete Request for Proposal Package, including Contract Documents, may be examined at the location listed below: City of Duluth Community Development Department 3167 Main Street Duluth, Georgia, 30096 (770) 476-1790 / (770) 623-2780-FAX Sealed proposals will be received until 2:00 PM EST on March 7, 2016 at City Hall. Sealed proposals will be received by the City of Duluth (Owner), 3167 Main Street, D

Duluth, GA, 30096. Sealed proposals are to be submitted to the City Clerk and addressed as follows: TO: City of Duluth (OWNER) 3167 Main Street Duluth, GA 30096 Attention: Teresa Lynn, City Clerk RE: Parsons Alley Archway Signs The City reserves the right to reject any and all proposals.

902-310127,1/29,2/17

ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE PUBLIC NOTICE January 28, 2016 Pursuant to the City of Buford Alcoholic Beverage Ordinance of 1995, please be advised that Cesar D Barreto has applied for a license to sell beer and wine by the drink at Cafetal Latin Grill & Cafe, located at 1605 Buford Hwy Ste 5, Buford, GA 30518. The City of Buford shall take public comments on such application until Febuary 4, 2016, at which time the City Manager will determine whether to issue the requested license.

This 28h day of January, 2016.

City of Buford, Ga A Ga. Municipal Corp.

904-310166, 1/29,2/4 NOTICE “AN APPLICATION HAS BEEN FILED ON (DATE), WITH THE CLERK OF THE CITY OF LAWRENCEVILLE FOR A LICENSE TO SELL ALCOHOL BY THE FOLLOWING APPLICANT AT THE FOLLOWING LOCATION, TO WIT: APPLICANT/OWNER: FERDOUGHT BHUIPAN/ MOHAMMED S. ISLAM REGISTERED AGENT: SIMRA MOMTAZ USA LLC BUSINESS NAME: DISCOUNT FOODMART LOCATION: 562 Grayson Hwy Suite B, GA 30046 A DECISION ON WHETHER OR NOT TO GRANT OR DENY SUCH A LICENSE WILL BE MADE BY THE CLERK OF THE CITY OF LAWRENCEVILLE NO LATER THAN THIRTY (30) DAYS FROM THE DATE THE FILED APPLICATION IS DETERMINED TO BE COMPLETE. MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC ARE INVITED TO NOTE ANY OBJECTIONS IN WRITING, THAT THEY MAY HAVE TO THE GRANTING OF SUCH A LICENSE BY FILING SAID WRITTEN OBJECTIONS WITH THE CLERK OF THE CITY OF LAWRENCVILLE.�

904-309386, 1/27,30,2/3,5

PUBLIC HEARINGS PUBLIC NOTICE The Georgia Department of Community Affairs (DCA) will be accepting preliminary applications for its Housing Choice Voucher (Section 8) program beginning at 12:01AM on Monday, February 1, 2016 until Sunday, February 7, 2016 at 11:50PM. Preliminary applications are being accepted for all 149 counties that we serve.

Preliminary Applications will only be accepted electronically through our system at www.applygadca.com.

If you require assistance completing the preliminary application, you can call our application assistance line at 888-858-6085. The application assistance line is available 24 hours a day until 11:59PM on Sunday, February 7, 2016.

There is no advantage to applying on the first day.

Applications will be entered into a lottery and a drawing will be held to determine the random ranking of the preliminary applications on the wait list.

All applications must be complete. No duplicate applications will be accepted.

For general information, you may visit our website at www.dca.ga.gov 9 2 8 - 3 0 7 8 1 8 , 1/20,21,22,24,27,28,29,31 CITY OF DULUTH NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC OF PROPOSED CHARTER AMENDMENT The Public is hereby notified that an amendment to the Municipal Charter of the City of Duluth, Georgia (Ga. L. 2003, P. 4048) has been proposed and will be considered for adoption at two consecutive regular meetings of the Mayor and Council of the City of Duluth, Georgia scheduled for February 8, 2016 and March 14, 2016, at 7:00 p.m. at Duluth City Hall, 3167 Main Street, Duluth, Georgia 30096. The proposed amendment will provide a new Subsection (f) of Section 3.11 related to the oaths of office for members of boards, commissions and authorities of the City. The proposed amendment allows for the City Clerk and Judge of the Municipal Court, in addition to the Mayor, to administer oaths to members of boards, commissions and authorities of the City. The proposed amendment has been filed in the office of the Clerk of the City of Duluth, Georgia and in the office of the Clerk of Superior Court of Gwinnett County, Georgia.

The proposed amendment is available for public inspection at either location.

Run dates: January 22nd, January 29th and February 4th.

Teresa S. Lynn City Clerk City of Duluth, Georgia 928-308438, 1/22,29,2/4 GWINNETT COUNTY BOARD OF REGISTRATIONS AND ELECTIONS PUBLIC NOTICE In accordance with O.C.G.A. §21-2-131, the county governing authority is required to fix and publish the qualifying fees for the county offices to be filled in the upcoming Primary and General Elections. As required by said O.C.G.A. §21-2-131, we are hereby publishing the fixed qualifying fees for the 2016 elections.

Qualifying fees for County Offices County Board of Commissioners (Chair) $1,500.00 County Board of Commissioners (Districts 1 & 3) $894.00 $

$

PUBLIC HEARINGS $ County Board of Education (Districts 1, 3 & 5) $496.00 Clerk of Superior Court $3,283.00 Judge, State Court $4,928.00 Judge of Probate $3,283.00 Chief Magistrate $3,283.00 Tax Commissioner $3,283.00 Sheriff $3,421.00 -sLynn Ledford Elections Director Voter 012916 928-310173, MCCULLOUGH TOWING 4431 BUFORD HWY NORCROSS, GA 30071 770-263-8483 1/20/16 NOTICE OF ABANDONED MOTOR VEHICLE The following vehicle, advertised to O.C.G.A.Code Section 40-11-12, is being stored at 4431 Buford Hwy, Norcross, Ga. 30071. 770263-8483.

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

The Vehicle was impounded from 2572 Lenox Rd., Atlanta, Ga on 12/8/15, at the request of the property owner or manager.

Scooter VIN# LHJTLB1F2ABL00650 Tag# No Tag 928-308257, 1/22,29

PUBLIC SALES/ AUCTIONS STATEWIDE WRECKER SERVICE INC. 2775 SIMPSON CIRCLE NORCROSS, GA 30071 PHONE: 770-381-1140 FAX: 770-935-9651 THESE VEHICLES WILL BE SOLD FOR PUBLIC OUTCRY FOR CASH AT STATEWIDE WRECKER SERVICE LOCATED AT 2775 SIMPSON CIRCLE, NORCROSS, GEORGIA AT 10:00 A.M. ON JANUARY 30, 2016. THE FOLLOWING VEHICLES ARE DECLARED ABANDONED AND FORECLOSED VEHICLES PURSUANT TO OCGA 40-11-5.

ESTOS VEHICULOS SERAN VENDIDOS AL PUBLICO POR DINERO EN EFECTIVO EN STATEWIDE WRECKER SERVICE LOCALIZADO EN 2775 SIMPSON CIRCLE, NORCROSS, GEORGIA A LAS 10:00 A.M. EN 30 ENERO 2016 . LOS SIGUIENTES VEHICULOS AN SIDO DECLARADOS ABANDONADOS Y CERRADOS DE ACUERDO A OCGA 40-11-5 NUEVA LOCALIZACION 770-381-1140 www. swsatlanta.com 2003 Mitsubishi Galant 4A3AA46G33E066348 1999 Ford Contour 1FAFP66L7XK114091 1997 Ford Taurus SHO 1FALP54N3VA258743 1997 Continental Watercraft Trailer 1ZJBE1415V2105409 1996 Yamaha WaveVenture YAMA3881H596 2003 Nissan Altima 1N4AL11DX3C197447 2004 Pontiac Grand Prix 2G2WP522X41288321 2014 TaoTao Scooter L9NTEACX8E1300627 1996 Chevrolet Tahoe 3GNEK18RXTG113888 2001 Mitsubishi Eclipse Spyder 4A3AE85H01E199877 *** PARTS ONLY *** 2001 Honda Civic 1HGEM22911L038985 2008 Ford Crown Victoria 2FAHP71V68X104237 2000 Dodge Durango 1B4HR28Z3YF107704

PUBLIC SALES/ AUCTIONS SALPE1248SA307363 **MANUFACTURER BUYBACK** 1996 Nissan Pathfinder JN8AR05SXTW007824 2004 Saturn Ion 1G8AJ52F24Z208716 2002 Oldsmobile Alero 1G3NL52F02C247628 1999 Toyota Camry 4T1BG28K1XU594778 2003 Honda Accord 1HGCM82633A020745 1995 Toyota Corolla 1NXAE04B8SZ255648 1996 Honda Passport 4S6CK58VXT4410244 1992 Infiniti Q45 JNKNG01C9NM211920 2002 Nissan Xterra 5N1ED28T22C575332 929-308310, 1/22,29 NOTICE OF PUBLIC SALE: The following self-storage Cube contents containing household and other goods will be sold for cash by CubeSmart 3494 Gwinnett Place Dr. to satisfy a lien on February 8, 2016 at approx.

10:00am at www.storagetreasures.com Name; Cube # Name: Juan A Chavez Garcia 1017 Name: Stanley L Carey 1059 Name: Anthony M Wright 1120 Name: Michael R Svestka 1146 Name: Greta Vassar 2024 Name: Doreen R Poitier 2053 Name: Rekeida Keys 2062 Name: Miguel Santana 2132 Name: James Cambridge III 3103 Name: Chelle Hawn 3197 929-307017, 1/22,29 NOTICE OF PUBLIC SALE: The following self-storage Cube contents containing household and other goods will be sold for cash by CubeSmart #698- 3495 Lawrenceville-Suwanee Rd., Suwanee GA 30024-2402 to satisfy a lien on February 8th, 2016 at approx. 10:00 AM at www.storagetreasures.com.

Name of Customer; Unit #; General Description of Property Karen Bush 119 Lyndsy Johnson 3068 Kejuanna Owens 383 Brent McWhorter 302 Christie Y. Rodgers 157 Medea Evans-Pyles 1119 Jason Salo 306 James Edwards 420 Jonathan Stancil 2074 Sheena Cole 1142 Gena Zalacain 255 Autumn Allman 3058 Rebecca Bridges 304 Mark D. Rafus 2075 929-307627, 1/22,29 NOTICE OF ABANDONED VEHICLES The following motor vehicle, advertised pursuant to O.C.G.A. Code Section 40-11-2, is being stored at: South East Transportation 4138 Arcadia Industrial Circle Lilburn, GA 2013 HYUNDAI ELANTRA VIN 5NPDH4RE7DH297160 This vehicle is deemed abandoned and will be disposed of if not claimed by the legal owner or lienholder by 1/14/16.

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2007 Ford Fusion 3FAHP07157R236527 1990 Home-Made Utility Trailer T538874 *** MISSING VIN PLATE *** 2003 Volkswagen Passat WVWRH63B23P458859 1998 Ford Expedition 1FMRU1760XLA04890 2004 Chevrolet Impala 2G1WH55K349318564 1997 Lexus ES300 JT8BF22G1V0032216 2004 Chevrolet MonteCarlo 2G1WX12K649227109 2001 Mercedes-Benz CLK320 WDBLJ65G11F161909 1999 Nissan Maxima JN1CA21D0XT217468

2004 Toyota Camry 4T1BE32K54U848542

Software Engineers: (Norcross, GA openings. Travel not required, but candidates must be willing to relocate to unanticipated locations across the country per contract demand.) Design, Architect, Develop and deliver complex reporting solutions with Crystal Report. Fax resume referencing job code# SSL012016SE to HR Department at Softpath System, LLC at 404-315-1558

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2003 Chevrolet Impala 2G1WF52E439192105 2003 Chevrolet Malibu 1G1ND52J23M624580 Yard Machines Riding Mower 1D093B40339 2004 Kia Sedona KNDUP131846525060

FARMS, LOTS & ACREAGE FOR SALE

Development Engineer II Responsible for Dell X3/ X4 notebook & Lenovo Raven server & AptioV Broadwell/Hasswell server BIOS project release to customers on schedule. Multiple positions available.

Must have a Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering or related field & 2 yrs. of software development exp. Experience must have included C/C++; Assembly; x86; Version Control Systems (SVN); EFI; SMBIOS; SMM; BBS & ACPI; BIOS Core Architecture & EFI Architecture.

Resumes to: Srivatsan Ramachandran, American Megatrends Inc., 5555 Oakbrook Pkwy, Bldg. 200, Norcross, GA 30093 or email srivatsanr@ami.com.

Drug/background screen required.

LOGANVILLE, GA 30052

MONROE, GA 30656

2001 Audi A6 WAUED64B81N023231 1998 Ford Explorer 1FMYU22X5WUB81431 1994 Lexus LS 400 JT8UF11E7R0192402 2005 Chevrolet Trailblazer EXT 1GNET16S756159590 1995 LandRover eRover

APTS/DUP/CONDOS/ T’HOMES FOR SALE

FIRE SPRINKLER HELPER Needed for drug free co. Exp., ability to run pwr. machine a +.

Call 770-534-3575, 8-5/M-F.

J & J HEATING AND AIR. NOW HIRING LEAD SERVICE TECHNICIAN. EXCELLENT PAY, COMPANY PAID INSURANCE, PAID VACATION, PAID SICK DAYS, MUST HAVE EXPERIENCE. CALL NOW 770-267-0742 MEDICAL

MONROE, GA 30655 WONDERFUL INVESTMENT! 404 E. CHURCH STREET Multi-Family Property With 2BR/2BA On One Side and 1BR/1BA On The Other Side. $139,900. EHO Peters Realty Professionals 770-466-2885 www.petersrealtyprofessionals.com FARMS, LOTS & ACREAGE FOR SALE CONYERS, GA 30094

Willow Wood Nursing

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

Long term Admission & Marketingexp. pref. M - F, some weekends may be reqd. • Maintenance Director. Exp. in long term care & regulations pref.

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

APPLY IN PERSON: 4595 Cantrell Rd. Flowery Branch Email Resumes to:

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GARAGE SALES

GWINNETT DUPLEXES

SUWANEE, GA 933 TARRY POST CT. (Rivermoore Park) Saturday 1/30, 8am-12pm‌ Furniture sale, desks, tables, leather couch‌ good condition, PRICED RIGHT!

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

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

Starting @ $900/mo.

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

Large Lots.

770-513-3151 ROOMMATE WANTED /ROOM FOR RENT GWINNETT, LAWRENCEVILLE: HOUSEMATE $475 mo. Private entry X-Lrg Room & Closet, micro kit, lounge/dining area. 678-689-8821 COMMERCIAL RENTALS ALPHARETTA, GA FOR LEASE 1000 SQ. FT. OFFICE SPACE. Off Hwy 9.

Available Feb. 1st.

(678)624-0202

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

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

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

MONROE, GA 30655

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OR CALL: 770-967-2070

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

Experienced Food Service Director, Chefs, Servers, Dietary Aides RN’s, LPN’s, CNA’s

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

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

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

1-888-663-1133 www.backwaterlanding. com Office Hours: Fri 8:30-4:00 Sat & Sun By Appointment Only CEMETERY LOTS FOR SALE

Please Email Resume to agrace@rockdalehc. com or ycolbert@ rockdalehc.com Or apply within @ 1510 Renaissance Drive NE Conyers, GA 30012

HOUSES FOR SALE COVINGTON, GA 30014

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

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

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2000 Pontiac Bonneville 1G2HY54K2Y4291419 1999 Honda Odyssey 2HKRL1866XH516583

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

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2 Communities!

MONROE, GA 30656

COVINGTON 2 Cemetery Plots (Side By Side) Section D, Lot # 391 @ Lawnwood Memorial Park, $1,895 each. 770-787-7097 REAL ESTATE FOR RENT HOUSES FOR RENT

1990 Great Dane Trailer 1GRAA9623LB000913 2003 Mercedes –Benz E500 WDBUF70J43A204461

HOUSES FOR SALE

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1986 Ford F-150 1FTCF15Y8GLA79491

FULL TIME

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

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

678-227-4405

GARAGE SALES

CONYERS, 30094 Estate Sale Full House! Wed., Thurs., Fri. & Sat 1/27-1/30, 9am -6pm. 5286 Hickory Walk Terrace.

4800 SF house full of antiques, appliances, household, furn., freezer, washer/dryer, refrig. organ, Yamaha electric piano, rare vintage Pairpoint lamp, cup & saucer collection, bedroom furn., tools & yard stuff! Beautiful home for sale also. Details 770-294-7564.

ALL MUST GO!

2000 Windridge Dr, GA, 30518 Windridge Buford, Affordable 1&2 Apartments Bedroom Apartments 1 Bedroom – $460-$680 based on gross income 2 Bedroom – $515-$735 based on gross income

APPLIANCES

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

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

Dishwasher $100 & up. Different colors.

Del/1 yr warr.

Tim 404-205-2222

FIREWOOD

FIREWOOD $85 full truck load delivered. Camping firewood avail.

Call 770-560-3604.

SEASONED OAK FIREWOOD- 4x8 rack $125. Delivered & Stacked. Lawrenceville/Buford area.

678-997-5675 FURNITURE/ HOUSEHOLD GOODS LIVING ROOM SET: 3 piece living room set, tan, plush sofa, loveseat, and oversized chair. 5 years old. $325.00. Call: 770-483-2238

WANT TO BUY I BUY golf carts, lawnmowers, and Sears Garden Tractors, running or not. Call 770-786-1255 OR Text picture to 770-361-5276.

PETS/LIVESTOCK

DOGS

GERMAN SHEPHERD PUPS AKC Ready to go January 28. AKC German Shepherd pups-Black / Black Sable. Parents on site.

Working lines.Hannes Vom Spadener Holz.

1st shots and worming. $800. 770-316-4110 Commerce.

PIT BULL PUPPIES: Full Blooded, No Papers. Lineage: Hall, Razors Edge and Kolbi-G. $250 OBO. 3 females, 4 males.

10 weeks old, 1st shots, de-wormed. Moving Soon - Must Have Homes!

Call or Text: 770-870-4107

VEHICLES LOGANVILLE, 30052 We wanted to keep everyone safe with the ice and snow!

We will see you this weekend!

HARRIS 3 IN 1 ESTATE SALE Thurs., Fri., Sat. Jan. 28, 29, 30, 9am-5pm.

Located at 3805 Marham Park Circle. Contact William Atkinson, Treasure Chest Estate Sales Specialist.

Go to estatesales. net to see all pictures. Contact email: williamatkinson@ windstream.net Cell 770-846-8173.

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

CHRYSLER PACIFICA, 2006. Touring. Elderly owner. Loaded, like new, 3rd seat. 1 owner.

108k mi. $5995.

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CHEVROLET EQUINOX, 2012 Summit White, Stk#FBC22059A $14,555 800-PREOWNED

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

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FORD FOCUS SE, 2015 Ruby Red, Stk#P8051 $15,000 800-PREOWNED

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

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FORD FUSION SE, 2013 Bordeaux Red, Stk#P7798 $13,724 800-PREOWNED

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

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

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DEADLINE Friday 3 pm Monday 3 pm Tuesday 3 pm Wednesday 3 pm

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10 MOVIES AND TV SHOWS COMING TO NETFLIX IN FEBRUARY

Winter is a good time of year to stay home, cozy up on the couch and stream a good movie or show. Netflix has released its lineup of movies and TV shows that will be available for streaming in February. Here are 10 you should consider adding to your watch list: 1. “Better Call Saul: Season 1” — Feb. 1 2. “Full Metal Jacket” — Feb. 1 3. “Armageddon” — Feb. 1 4. “Sin City” — Feb. 1 5. “Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby” — Feb. 1 6. “Stardust” — Feb. 1 7. “I Love You Philip Morris” — Feb. 3 8. “Dope” — Feb. 10 9. “Atonement” — Feb. 16 10. Netflix Original “Fuller House: Season 1” — Feb. 26 — For more selections coming to Netflix in February, visit netflix. com.

a look ahead Friday, Feb. 5 • The South Bay Project — The The South Bay Project will perform at 7 p.m. at the Norcross Cultural Arts and Community Center, located at 10 College Street, as part of Norcross’ First Friday Concert Series.

Saturday, Feb. 6 • The Edgar Loudermilk Band — The Edgar Loudermilk Band and Jeff Autry will perform at Everett’s music Barn in Suwanee. The doors open at 6 p.m. and the show starts at 8 p.m.

• “The Jongleur of Notre Dame” — Professional comic juggler Ron Anglin will perform his version of “The Jongleur of Notre Dame” at 10 and 11:30 a.m. as part of Aurora Children’s Playhouse at Aurora Theatre in Lawrenceville.

• Save a Breast Music Fest — The Save a Breast Music Fest featuring Wynn Varble will be at Red Clay Music Foundry in Duluth as part of a benefit for the American Cancer Society’s Relay for Life of Gwinnett County.

• Wild Music Exhibition — Fernbank Museum of Natural History will offer the exhibition “Wild Music,” on display through July 31.

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ing. When customers enter the elegant foyer complete with a glittering chandelier, they are greeted by the Open Since: August smell of homecooking and 2002 a friendly member of the Owner: Sue Hall of staff.

Dacula Customers are seated, Location: The Magnolia and a server brings them Place Restaurant is lobeverages and attends to cated in the historic Jackson their needs throughout the House in downtown Winder meal. Customers fill their at the intersection of West own plates at the all-youCandler Street and North can-eat buffet located in a Woodlawn Avenue. back room of the restaurant.

Hours: The restaurant The dining area is split up is open from 11 a.m. to into different rooms each 2:30 p.m. Tuesday through with a fireplace adorned Friday, from 5 to 9 p.m. on with candlesticks and magFriday evenings, from noon nolias. There are also paintto 8 p.m. on Saturday, from ings of magnolias hanging 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Sunday on the walls throughout the and closed on Monday. restaurant.

Atmosphere: The Menu: The Magnolia Magnolia Place Restaurant Place Restaurant offers is located in a picturesque, a buffet of homecooked white Antebellum-style Southern fare, which inhome with columns and a cludes old-fashioned staples large front porch offering a such as baked chicken, couple of rockers, benches made-from-scratch macaand a wicker chair for seat- roni and cheese, buttermilk

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The Magnolia Place Restaurant is located in a historic Antebellumstyle home in downtown Winder with a large front porch offering a couple of rockers, benches and a wicker chair for seating. (Staff Photo: Katie Morris)

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biscuits, chicken tenders, country fried steak and green beans.

Owner Sue Hall does all the cooking six days a week, arriving each morning to prepare everything from scratch. Hall said she uses only fresh ingredients, including real sweet potatoes — no yams out of a can — and fresh peaches when they’re in season for

the cobbler. The banana pudding is cooked the oldfashioned way on the stove top and is served slightly warm with fluffy meringue on top.

The buffet options rotate among a variety of items, including cream potatoes, butter beans, turnip greens, rice and broccoli casserole, collard greens, fried okra, grilled or fried pork chops,

meatloaf, pork roast and much more. On Friday nights, folks can find fried whole and filet catfish, butterfly shrimp and stuffed crab on the buffet.

The Magnolia Place also offers catering for special events, birthday parties and weddings. The restaurant already has four weddings booked for this year, according to Hall, who said

the largest wedding they’ve catered was for 450 people.

Hall also bakes cakes from scratch — never using a box mix — and typically includes a cake when catering weddings. Cake options include German chocolate, caramel, peanut butter, white cake with chocolate icing, as well as red velvet, Italian cream and coconut with old-fashioned sevenminute icing, which are Hall family favorites.

Something You Might Not Know: Hall worked for Scientific Atlanta for 28 years before opening The Magnolia Place Restaurant 14 years ago. She loves to cook and bake, and is the mother of two and grandmother of three, with a fourth grandchild on the way. She said she’s always enjoyed cooking for her family. She also frequently baked cakes for her colleagues while working at Scientific Atlanta.

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Prep time: 20 minutes Cooking time: 1 hour Total time: 1 hour, 20 minutes Yield: 6 to 8 as a starter, 4 to 6 as a main dish Ingredients For the beans: • 1 medium onion, cut in half • 1 pound black-eyed peas, washed and picked over • 2 quarts water • 2 or 3 garlic cloves, minced • 1 bay leaf • Salt to taste For the dressing and salad: • 1/4 cup red wine vinegar or sherry vinegar • 1 garlic clove, minced • Salt and freshly ground pepper to taste • 2 teaspoons lightly toasted cumin, ground • 1 teaspoon Dijon mustard • 1/2 cup broth from the beans • 1/3 cup extra virgin olive oil • 1 large red bell pepper, diced • 1/2 cup chopped cilantro

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‘Charlotte’s Web’ to spin its magic at Lionheart Theatre “Charlotte’s Web,” E.B. White’s well-loved children’s story, goes from page to stage at Lionheart Theatre in Norcross from Feb. 4-14.

The production has a number of special features: A young local actress named Brittany Garrett plays the part of Fern, a special community group will be given financial support with proceeds from the show and special culinary treats are offered for ticket holders.

“Almost every child reads ‘Charlotte’s Web’ at some point in school,” play director and Lionheart’s producing artistic director Tanya Caldwell said. “Bringing a book to life on stage can help students understand and appreciate literature in a new way.”

Caldwell has also added a couple of song and dance numbers to the well-known tale for a surprising element of live theater.

“This is a short and sweet version that is ideal for younger children,” she said.

“Charlotte’s Web” is about a special friendship between Wilbur the pig and a wise and motherly spider named Charlotte. When the farm animals realize Wilbur may soon be made into pork chops and bacon, Charlotte creates messages in her web to convince the farmer to let Wilbur live. It works, and Wilbur returns to his first human owner, a young girl named Fern.

“Fern is kind and tenderhearted,” Garrett said. “She loves animals and doesn’t want Wilbur to die. She is willing to work hard to bottle feed and take care of him.”

Garrett, part of a cast of children and adults, is a local young actress with much experience. She hopes to be a professional actress and will appear as a featured extra in Melissa McCarthy’s upcoming movie, “The Boss.” The 12-year-old is an extra in upcoming films “Miracles From Heaven,” “The Founder” and “The Accountant.”

She’s also currently shooting a Netflix series.

A homeschooled sixthgrader from Duluth, Brittney started acting four years ago at Duluth’s New Dawn Theater. She’s since been in numerous productions

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Holley Calmes IF YOU GO What: “Charlotte’s Web” Where: Lionheart Theatre, 10 College Street in Norcross When: Feb. 4-14 Tickets: $10 More Info: www.lionhearttheatre.org

around Gwinnett. She appeared as Woodstock in Lionheart’s “You’re a Good Man Charlie Brown,” and she had featured roles in “The Jungle Book Kids,” “Seussical Jr.” and “The Best Christmas Pageant Ever.”

Lionheart will donate a portion of its “Charlotte’s Web” proceeds to a relatively new fellow nonprofit, Gardens4GrowingCommunity. This organization is dedicated to environmental stewardship and community health by inspiring gardening and outdoor learning in schoolyards. Gardens4Community is working with Norcross’ Summerour Middle School to develop a community garden.

“Charlotte’s Web” will be performed Feb. 4-14 at Lionheart Theatre, 10 College St. in Norcross. Shows are Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays at 7:30 p.m., and 2 p.m. on Sundays. Tickets to the performances are $10 and can be obtained at www. lionhearttheatre.org. The ticket includes punch and cookies with the cast.

Chase’s Restaurant, located in the Norcross Old Cotton Gin, is offering a special “Piggy Pizza” and “Charlotte’s Kid’s Meal” for children who attend the show. Each meal comes with a drink and is $8.

For more info, visit www. lionhearttheatre.org.

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

The cast of “High School Confidential” rehearses choreography for the show, which is playing at Belfry Playhouse in Norcross through Saturday. (Special Photo: Kendal Franklin)

Live Arts Theatre’s latest show sheds light on high schoolers

By Katie Morris

with Dan Ahearn and Janet Reed’s script, which was penned for the offBroadway theater company Venturing into the modPrimary Stages. ern teenager’s world that’s “Their mission was to often centered around a create something true to mobile phone can be intimi- life,” he said. “And they dating for adults who didn’t pegged it. grow up with snaps, tweets “It’s a day in the life of a or hashtags. high school. A Monday to It’s fairly common for be precise, after the student the older generation just to body has experienced a throw their hands up and ask, “What’s up with kids these days?” And the typical answer to that question so often misses the boat on what’s really going on.

“High School Confidential” manages to hit the mark, which is why the show holds a special place in director Scott Piehler’s heart.

“Every director has ‘their’ shows,” Piehler said in a news release. “This is one of mine. A real undiscovered gem. I directed this show once before in a scholastic setting, and I can’t wait to show it to even more people.”

Piehler’s getting his chance as he leads a cast of two adult teaching artists and local middle school, high school and college performers in Live Arts Theatre’s production of “High School Confidential,” playing through Saturday at the Belfry Playhouse located in Presbyterian Church in Norcross.

Well-suited for a schoolage cast, the show’s young performers’ enthusiasm is From left, a large part of what drew actors Lyn Piehler back.

Ferraiolo as “Every cast member has Mrs. Arable, been raving about how acRay Green as Mr. Arable and curate the show is,” Piehler Brittney Garrett said. “And, as a parent as Fern star in who has come through the “Charlotte’s high school years with my Web” at Lionown child, I adore the way heart Theatre in Norcross on the script shows teens as Feb. 4-14. (Spe- the complicated, thinking people they are.” cial Photo) Piehler also fell in love katie.morris @gwinnettdailypost.com

tragedy. Parts of the show are serious, parts of it are laugh-out-loud funny. You know, like life.”

The show includes a few musical numbers and explores topics such as school dances, lunch time and the dreaded pop quiz.

Due to thematic content, “High School Confidential” is recommended for ages 13 and older — the show

touches on weighty issues and includes infrequent mild adult language.

“High School Confidential” is playing through Saturday at Belfry Playhouse, located downstairs at Norcross Presbyterian Church, 3324 Medlock Bridge Road in Norcross. Tickets range from $12 to $18. For more information, visit www. liveartstheatre.org.

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You’ve probably heard they old saying “opposites attract,” and sometimes that’s true. The strongest bond of friendship can be formed with the least expected person.

Audiences can experience a quintessential tale of two worlds colliding during Aurora Theatre’s presentation of the award-winning play “I and You,” written by Atlanta native Lauren Gunderson.

“This play has quickly become one of the hottest properties in American theater, including a recently opened off-Broadway run,” Anthony Rodriguez, Aurora’s Producing Artistic Director, said in a news release.

“Lauren is a dear friend and nothing could thrill me more than having the opportunity for Aurora Theatre to pro-

What: “I and You” Where: Aurora Theatre, 128 E. Pike St. in Lawrenceville.

When: Through Feb. 21.

Showtimes are Thursday and Friday at 8 p.m., Saturday at 2:30 and 8 p.m. and Sunday at 2:30 p.m.

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One afternoon, Anthony shows up unexpectedly at Caroline’s house with waffle fries, a beat-up poetry book and a homework assignment to explore Walt Whitman’s “Song of Myself.”

The two teens, who come Actors Devon Hales (left) and J.L. Reed in Aurora Theatre’s presentation of “I and You,” playing through Feb. 21. (Special Photo: Chris Bartelski) from opposite ends of the social spectrum, reluctantly duce the Georgia premiere duced across the country, yet Hofmann, “I and You” work together to delve into of this Atlanta-bred playher voice echoes the spirit of chronicles the unlikely Whitman’s verse. As the two wright’s most recent work. the modern South.” relationship formed by let down their guards and Lauren’s work is universally Directed by Aurora popular jock Anthony and begin to get to know each acclaimed and widely prodirector of education Jaclyn chronically ill Caroline. other on a personal level,

they eventually learn of the deeper mystery that brought them together.

As part of the 2015-16 GGC Harvel Lab Series, “I and You” is presented Jan. 29-Feb. 21 at Aurora Theatre in Lawrenceville. The show is recommended for teens and adults.

Regular show tickets are general admission and range from $20 to $30. Tickets are available at tickets.auroratheatre.com or by calling the box office at 678-226-6222.

Aurora will host a free Community Conversation: “Misfitting In,” from 7:15 to 7:55 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 11. The discussion will address the social situations and anxieties that can make acceptance difficult, as well as ways to empower both parents and teenagers to tackle and overcome these obstacles with positive tactics. For more information, visit auroratheatre.com.

BY VENUE — ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT GWINNETT GWINNETT AURORA THEATRE 128 E. Pike St., Lawrenceville 678-226-6222 www.auroratheatre.com • Through Feb. 2: “Wit” • Through Feb. 21: “I and You” • Jan. 30: Aurora Children’s Playhouse “The Reluctant Dragon” by All Hands Productions • Feb. 6: Aurora Children’s Playhouse “The Jongleur of Notre Dame” by Ron Anglin, Quite a Catch • Feb. 12-13: Aurora Comedy Nights featuring Dad’s Garage Theatre • March 10 — April 17: “Into the Woods” • March 19: Aurora Children’s Playhouse “An Ocean of Discovery” by Georgia Aquarium • March 26: Aurora Children’s Playhouse “A Musical Tour through Latin America”

by Havana Son HUDGENS CENTER FOR THE ARTS Gwinnett Center, 6400 Sugarloaf Parkway, Suite 300, Duluth

770-623-6002 www.thehudgens.org • Through March 26: “Personal Politics: Artist as Witness, Memory Keeper and Social Conscience” exhibit, • Through April 23: “Birds in Portrait: Photographs by Joel Conison” • Jan. 29, Feb. 26, March 25: Toddler Fridays • Jan. 30: Opening Reception • Feb. 6: Family Day • March 5: Artist Talks • Ongoing: Selected works from the permanent collection on display INFINITE ENERGY ARENA 6400 Sugarloaf Parkway, Duluth 770-813-7500 www.infiniteenergycenter. com • Feb. 18-28: Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey presents “Circus Xtreme!”

• March 5: Harlem Globetrotters • March 12-13: Professional Bull Riders • March 31: An Evening with David Jeremiah: The Stand Up Tour feat. Cece Winans

INFINITE ENERGY THEATER 6400 Sugarloaf Parkway, Duluth 770-813-7500 www.infiniteenergycenter. com • Feb. 12: Rod Man • March 4-6: Southern Ballet Theatre presents “Frozen: A Tale of the Ice Queen” • March 11-13: Northeast Atlanta Ballet presents “Sleeping Beauty” • March 26: Gwinnett Ballet Theatre presents “Friends and Famous Dances”

NEW DAWN THEATER Mall Corners, 3650-A Satellite Blvd., Duluth 678-887-5015 www. newdawntheatercompany. com • Feb. 11-14, 18-21, 25-28: “Lion in Winter” • March 4-6, 11-13: New Dawn KIDZ Production of “The Patchwork Girl of OZ” NEW LONDON THEATRE 2338 Henry Clower Blvd., Snellville 770-559-1484 www.newlondontheatre.org • Through Jan. 31: “Fiddler on the Roof” • Feb. 19 — March 6: “Clybourne Park” • March 25 — April 3: Broadway Bound Children’s Theatre presents “Snow White”

KUDZU ART ZONE 116 Carlyle St., Norcross 770-840-9844 www.kudzuartzone.org • Through Feb. 25: “Something of Value” exhibit • March 4 — April 14: “First Impressions” exhibit

SYLVIA BEARD THEATRE Buford Community Center, 2200 Buford Highway, Buford 770-945-6762 www.bufordcommunitycenter. com • Feb. 11-28: The Savannah Sipping Society • March 17: The Jason Bishop Show • March 18: The Fabulous

LIONHEART THEATRE 10 College St. N.W., Norcross 678-938-8518 www.lionhearttheatre.org • Feb. 4-14: “Charlotte’s Web” • March 11-13: “Love Loss and What I Wore”

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Hollywood songwriter Steve Dorff to hold performance

By Polly Ouellette

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If you have listened to the radio in the last 30 years, you may be a fan of songwriter, producer and composer Steve Dorff and not even know it.

“You may not know my name, but you’ve heard my songs,” Dorff said in a news release.

Dorff is known for creating music for a diverse selection of media including major motion pictures, television, theater and hit songs. Dorff has penned nine No. 1 film songs and 15 top ten hits, such as “Through the Years,” sung

by Kenny Rogers, and “I Just Fall In Love Again,” which was sung by Anne Murray and achieved Billboard’s No. 1 Song Of The Year in 1979.

His songs have been sung by some of the most popular artists in recent times including Barbra Streisand, Celine Dion, Whitney Jouston, George Strait, Vanessa Williams and many more.

Dorff will take the stage at the Red Clay Music

What: An Evening With Steve Dorff featuring Norwood Where: Red Clay Music Foundry, located at 3116 Main Street, Duluth When: Friday, Jan. 29, at 8 p.m.

Tickets: $25 for general admission and $30 for premium reserved More Info: www.eddieowenpresents.com

scene. He has performed at the Macy’s Tree Lighting and the Atlanta Peach Drop, and has released several singles.

Doors to the performance will open at 7 p.m., and the show will begin at 8 p.m. Tickets are availLocal pop music performer Norwood, right, will join Steve Dorff, left on the stage during “An Evening With Steve able for advance purchase Dorff” tonight at the Red Clay Music Foundry. (Special Photos) at $25 for general reserved seats and $30 for premium Foundry on Friday, Jan. 29 Dorff’s songs have New songs and scores on stage by Norwood, who reserved seats. The Red to share the stories behind attained Billboard No. 1 written and produced by has previously recorded Clay Music Foundry is located at 3116 Main Street some of these hits. He is staus a total of 11 times.

Dorff are still being rewith Dorff, and the two a UGA alumnus and lives He is a three-time Grammy leased, and he is also work- will perform together for a in Duluth.

For more information in Los Angeles, but Eddie nominee, a six-time Emmy ing on music for several few songs. and to purchase tickets, Owen Presents will bring nominee for television theater performances.

Norwood is a Gwinnett visit eddieowenpresents. this musical talent back to compositions and an NSAI During Friday’s concert, resident and an up-andhis Georgia roots. songwriter of the year. the musician will be joined comer in the Atlanta music com.

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Conquering fear

By Katie Morris

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What: Disney’s “Beauty and the Beast” Where: Fox Theatre, 660 Peachtree St. N.E. in Atlanta When: Feb. 2-7 Tickets: $30 to $125 More Info: www.foxtheatre.org

the Beast’s physicality. Wearing the full costume, which puts Hartely at about 6-foot 7-inches, is a big help in projecting the Beast’s looming presence.

“It’s been a neat challenge to respond to things not only emotionally, and the show is very emotional for all of us, but physically,” he said, “and how to really find his body language and how that communicates and translates to the stage. It’s been very fun.”

“Beauty and the Beast” boasts the same Academy Award-winning score with music by Alan Menken and lyrics by the late Howard Ashman, but there are also seven songs that are unique to the show, with music by Alan Menken and lyrics by Tim Rice.

The original Tony-nominated creative team from the Broadway production is still working on the show and re-imagining the sets, Brooke Quintana stars as Belle and Sam Hartley as the Beast in Disney’s “Beauty and the Beast,” playing Hartley said.

Feb. 2-7 at the Fox Theatre in Atlanta. (Special Photo: Matthew Murphy) “We have a new set that kind of unfolds on itself almost like same great characters. We’re a pop-up book, which is so or is exhausted after a long work fear. I think every day, every telling the same story, but we get day or really going through some choice and especially some of beautiful to watch,” Hartley to know the characters a little said. “Even in this year there of the things the Beast is finding the big chances we take in life better.” have been adjustments to that himself struggling with.” and we’re like, ‘I’m not sure if In order to give audiences that design, and we have pieces that The Beast battles with inseI’m going do this. I certainly more personal look at the Beast, curities about having a different don’t want to look like a fool. I are brand new to this tour just Hartley said he had to really dive physical appearance than those don’t want anybody to make fun this year, which is incredible, into the character. And he found around him, to which most of me for doing this, so maybe I so visually you’re going to be a lot of relatable attributes. captivated the entire time.” people can relate. won’t do it.’

As part of the 35th anniversary “I think every one of us, “That was something on a “And what a huge thing he has whether you want to admit it very personal level that I was to conquer is that fear to fall for Broadway in Atlanta season, “Beauty and the Beast” will play or not, has a little bit of a beast able to put myself in and relate Belle and open up to her.”

Feb. 2-7 at the Fox Theatre in inside,” he said. “And whether to,” Hartley said. “His biggest In addition to mastering the Atlanta. For more information, that be the part of us that hasn’t fear is being teased and mocked, emotional aspects of the role, had their coffee in the morning and what a beautiful, honest Hartley had to work on capturing visit foxtheatre.org.

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While growing up, Sam Hartley watched the Disney animated classic “Beauty and the Beast” more than his share of times.

“The VHS was well played in my household,” the performer said.

He never imagined though, that one day he would be bringing the Beast alive on stage for audiences across the country.

“It’s something that you don’t think you’ll get to explore,” Hartley said, “and then here I am with this incredible opportunity to get to tell his story and go through the motions of his journey.”

Hartley remembers the day he received the good news that he’d landed the role.

“I was so jazzed from that last call back that I walked home from 36th and Broadway to 158th and Broadway, all across Manhattan,” he said. “When I got to about 116th, which is Columbia (University), I had a phone call from a missed number, and it ended up being the offer from our company manager to play the Beast, and I froze.

“I froze and looked around me and I was like, ‘This cannot be real.’ I was looking around for someone that had to have heard what was just offered to me. I was so floored.”

When the Broadway hit “Beauty and the Beast” returns to the Fox Theatre from Feb. 2-7, audiences will get to see Hartley’s portrayal of the Beast.

They’ll also experience the familiar “tale as old as time,” but according to Hartley, they’ll get so much more.

“I like to refer to it as ‘Beauty and the Beast’ 2.0,” Hartley said. “It’s everything we know and love from the movie, all the

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‘Dirty Grandpa’ film fans

WHO WILL LIKE THIS...

STANDOUT PERFORMANCE

PASS/FAIL

EDITOR’S NOTE: Film Fans features local residents reviewing the movie of the week:“Dirty Grandpa.”To be a film fan, email features@gwinnettdailypost.com.

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Pass: If this film was trying to be one of the raunchiest, most profanitylaced movies ever created, then I’d say they did a good job with that.

Fail: While there were a few moments of comedy that actually made me laugh out loud, I think this movie failed at being something with any real substance or worth. It literally provides nothing of value to this world.

With actors like Robert De Niro, Dermot Mulroney and Zac Efron, you would think that one of them would be the standout, right? Wrong.

Cousin Nick, played by Adam Pally, was actually the standout performance for me. Of the few lines that I actually laughed hard at, I think 96.5 percent of them were his. I could only wish I had a cousin like this guy; it would make family gatherings much more interesting.

People that like to do drugs and swear a lot unnecessarily and have unprotected sex with multiple, potentially disease-ridden partners will probably love this movie, especially when they watch it while they’re high (which they will, not that I’m judging.

Hey do what you want, man. I’m no saint either. I’m just making an observation. Don’t get so upset, brah).

Definitely don’t waste the money in a theater. In fact, try not to waste money on it at all. Wait till you get a free Redbox code or something.

Overall, I’m surprised that my good friend Bobby D (yeah, DeNiro and I are tight like that) even did this movie.

It’s like he got the script and said, “You know? I’ve reached the upper echelons of superior acting and have won awards and stuff and everyone already loves me.

I’m just going to do this for fun and I don’t care what anyone thinks.”

You’d almost have to have this type of attitude to make a film like this considering what great films he’s made over the years. There were about five minutes there where I could see an actual plot line that could have been developed, and if taken seriously, could have maybe generated a decent film, but apparently they decided to go in the complete opposite direction instead. Oh well.

Pass: Very little passes for quality cinema here, folks. While I did laugh a few times, there were plenty of other times when I found myself cringing and groaning. Leading men Robert DeNiro and Zac Efron appear in various states of undress, so if you’re into that kind of eye candy, I suppose that aspect of the film does not disappoint.

Fail: There is not enough room in this little space to list the things that disappointed me about this movie, so I suppose I will focus on my greatest disappointment: the script. It is extremely juvenile, and DeNiro is called upon to curse like a sailor throughout and use so many terms from the urban dictionary for body parts (and their fluids and functions) that I lost count along the way.

Efron and De Niro were fine, and I suppose they did the best they could with such a weak, immature script. For me, the more enjoyable performances came from the supporting cast of characters (especially Aubrey Plaza, as the dim, promiscuous Lenore).

However, poor Dermot Mulroney and Julianne Hough are stuck in stuffy roles with little opportunity to shine.

I want to say that fans of “Neighbors,” “This Is The End” or even the more recent “Daddy’s Home” would enjoy “Dirty Grandpa,” but I liked those other movies so much more than this one. While it tries to have a few serious moments, you can see the poignant scenes coming a mile away and they come across as predictable.

So I suppose this kind of infantile entertainment won’t appeal to most people except perhaps Efron’s older teen fans who can make their way into an R-rated feature film.

I would add a third choice: Don’t go see it at all. I suppose it would be worth a bargain rental from Redbox, but otherwise, wait for cable, Netflix or just skip it all together.

It boggles the mind why a man like Robert De Niro would lower himself to be in this horrible excuse of a movie.

I enjoyed him in the Fockers films, but “Dirty Grandpa” reaches new lows for the actor. If we keep supporting this kind of trash in American movies, studios will keep churning them out.

Instead of dropping 10 bucks on this garbage, go see any of the films nominated for Oscars this year. There are far better ways to spend your hard-earned dollars! And “Dirty Grandpa” is definitely not for your young teenage daughters to see, even with Efron’s name above the title. This a hard R and is intended for a strictly (mindless) adult audience.

Pass: The twists by De Niro’s character provided a vehicle for the movie, all done in the name of loving his grandchild. It did provide some laughs but also was most of the time in the gutter.

Fail: This is the worst movie De Niro has ever done. “Bad Santa” was a star next to this one.

De Niro as the dirty grandpa totally manipulates Zac Efron as his grandson into a series of encounters to get him to ditch his fiancee, played by Julianne Hough.

Aubrey Plaza as Lenore was the eye candy with her trifecta plan that provided the reason for the movie. De Niro’s acting reminded me of his performance in both the Fockers movies.

High schoolers of any age that always wanted to go to Daytona Beach during Spring break, and fans of “Dude, Where’s My Car?,” “The Hangover” and other such movies.

Forget this movie was ever made. Maybe get the DVD when we get snow.

I was enticed by the raunchy preview that I saw a week ago into thinking it could be a fun movie with De Niro. I guess the movie industry has gone so low that actors now take anything they can get paid for. Having said that, the funniest scene was the last when Plaza as Lenore gets turned on asking De Niro’s character to say phrases only old people would say, such as “Can’t find my glasses,” “I fell and can’t get up,” “Quick, let‘s go at 4 p.m. to an early bird dinner,” “The neighborhood is not safe any more,” etc. That scene almost somewhat redeemed the movie.

Was it so bad that I would walk out?

No. It was just unpleasant seeing such a great actor play a role so crass.

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Congratulations to last week’s winner, August Lynch of Sugar Hill.

Here are last week’s questions again and the answers: 1. What song by the band Kansas is mentioned by name in “High Fidelity?”

A: “Point of Know Return” 2. What is the common acting bond shared by Bill Murray, Edward Herrmann, Barry Bostwick, Kenneth Branagh, Jon Voight, Christopher Plummer, Bob Gunton, David Ogden Stiers, Robert Vaughn, Ralph Bellamy, Jason Robards and Art Carney?

A: All have played Franklin D. Roosevelt 3. Name the last movie to win the Best Picture Oscar that was set mostly in Philadelphia, Pa. A: “Rocky” 4. In what movie did Lisa Bonet appear in nude while a cast member of “The Cosby Show?”

A: “Angel Heart” 5. Who was the last person under the age of 10 at the time to be nominated for an Oscar for acting?

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A: Quvenzhané Wallis in “Beasts of the Southern Wild” Now, for this week’s questions: 1. What performer has been directed by Quentin Tarantino, the Coen Brothers, Ridley Scott, Tony Scott, Terrence Malick, David Fincher, Steven Soderbergh, Spike Jonze and Terry Gilliam?

2. What is the musical common bond shared by: “The Big Short,” “Almost Famous,” “Fast Times at Ridgemont High,” “American Hustle,” “Argo,” “Ocean’s Twelve,” “School of Rock” and “Singles?”

3. In “Pulp Fiction,” what non-fictional brand of soft drink do the Frank Whalley and Samuel L. Jackson characters consume?

4. What female has won the most Academy Awards ever?

5. Name the last director to win the Oscar for his or her first feature film.

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Tom Hanks’ son Colin may have just pulled a Ron Howard and found his true calling: documentary filmmaker. For anyone who ever worked at a record store, Hanks’ nearly flawless execution of this streamline production hits all of the right notes without turning it into a nostalgic whitewashing. Devoting a majority of the attention on Tower founder Ross Solomon, Hanks includes the unfiltered perspectives of the working stiffs that toiled for little money simply because they loved

music. Interspersed throughout are interviews with industry celebrities including Bruce Springsteen, Dave Grohl and Elton John — who likely accounted for half of the sales at Tower’s Atlanta “Around Lenox” store.

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COMING SOON TO OWN • “Steve Jobs” (Feb. 16) — Michael Fassbender portrays the Apple co-founder and CEO in director Danny Boyle and writer Aaron Sorkin’s drama. (R)

• “Truth” (Feb. 2) — Anchorman Dan Rather (Robert Redford) and newsmagazine producer Mary Mapes (Cate Blanchett) probe President George W. Bush’s military record. (R)

• “Crimson Peak” (Feb. 9) — A relationship on an isolated English estate has its perils in Guillermo Del Toro’s melodrama; stars include Tom Hiddleston and Jessica Chastain. (R)

• “Our Brand Is Crisis” (Feb. 2) — Sandra Bullock plays a strategist who advises a candidate in a Bolivian presidential election. (R)

• “Grandma” (Feb. 9) — Lily Tomlin has the title role as a woman who tries to help her granddaughter (Julia Garner) get needed money before the day ends. (R)

• “Fargo: Year Two” (Feb. 23) — A young couple (Kirsten Dunst, Jesse Plemons) is caught up in larceny in the FX series’ sophomore round; Patrick Wilson and Ted Danson also star. (Not rated)

• “Black Mass” (Feb. 16) — Johnny Depp stars as Boston-mob figure James “Whitey” Bulger, an informant for an FBI agent and childhood friend (Joel Edgerton).

(R)

• “The Night Before” (March 1) — Three pals (Seth Rogen, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Anthony Mackie) seek the biggest party they can find on Christmas Eve. (R)

Michael Moore who, having run out of easy rightwing targets, focuses his cherry-picking attention on countries in Europe that do specific things different and better than what is done in the U.S. • 13 Hours: the Secret Soldiers of Benghazi (R) — 1 ½ stars John Krasinski (“The Office”) leads a mostly no-name cast in director Michael Bay’s overlong, sometimes dull, frequently

rudimentary action adventure examining the 9/11/12 attacks on the American embassy in Libya.

• Anomalisa (R) — 2 ½ stars As he usually does, writer/co-director Charlie Kaufman pushes the boundaries of storytelling, this time with 3-D printergenerated stop-motion puppets that drink, swear, have sex and make observations on the human condition that will bring you real down.

• “Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs: The Walt Disney Signature Collection” (Feb. 2) — The classic animated feature launches a new series of enhanced releases. (Not rated) (Also on Blu-ray)

• “Suffragette” (Feb. 2) — The early stages of feminism in England are recalled in director Sarah Gavron’s drama; Anne-Marie Duff and Carey Mulligan star. (R)

NOW SHOWING Recently reviewed films by movie critic Michael Clark now playing in metro area theaters.

• 45 Years (R) — 3 stars The Oscar-nominated Charlotte Rampling and Tom Courtenay put on an acting clinic in what is essentially a two-person play about an elderly English couple whose safe, placid lives are permanently upended after the arrival of a letter with rippling implications.

• Dirty Grandpa (R) — 3 stars Many uptight types downright hated it but if you like sharp, hard-R rated sex comedies, this road trip flick set in Georgia starring Robert De Niro, Zac Efron and Aubrey Plaza contains more than enough side-splitting stuff to warrant your time and cash.

• Where to Invade Next (R) — 1 ½ stars Yet another faux-documentary from the bellicose

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Visually disappointing ‘The Finest Hours’ is a missed opportunity

Kyle Gallner is Andy Fitzgerald in Disney’s “The Finest Hours,” the heroic action-thriller based on the true story of the most daring rescue in the history of the Coast Guard.

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By Michael Clark Movie Critic

What should or could have been an inspiring, engrossing, captivating and gorgeously-framed film about an historical event has been sterilized, watered-down and “uglified” by the studio that once prided itself on wholesome, exquisite-looking entertainment.

The (only) good news is that this assembly line piece of largely listless disaster porn is safe for family consumption although it’s hard to figure out who it might appeal to besides senior citizen maritime history buffs.

At various points, “The Finest Hours” resembles “A Perfect Storm,” “The Poseidon Adventure,” “Titanic,” “Captains Courageous” and especially last year’s equally underwhelming, New England-based “In the Heart of the Sea,” a point made all the glaring as the

in half. With the first ship being tended to by other units, the fate of the second Chris Pine stars as ship rests squarely on memBernie Webber and bers of the Chatham, Mass., branch of the Coast Guard.

Holliday Grainger as Miriam in the It is commanded by heroic actionDaniel Cluff (Eric Bana, thriller “The Finest way out of his element), a Hours,” based on southern transplant who is the true story of neither liked nor respected the most daring by his underlings. Like rescue mission in Bernie, Cluff seems to be the history of the afraid of his own shadow Coast Guard. and, in an attempt to show some intestinal fortitude, he orders Bernie and three othrespective leads — two anyone. going to present a fractured ers to rescue the survivors guys named Chris — could Sporting the same gratand unfocused narrative. on the second ship. be separated-at-birth twins ing, overdone Bostonian Petrified to the point of The way it’s presented with equally bland acting accent as Chris Hemsworth becoming inert, Bernie here, this is a virtual suicide styles. in “In the Heart of the Sea,” enters a bar to meet blind mission, yet Bernie has The Chris here is Chris Pine’s Bernie is (on paper) date Miriam (Holliday no qualms, and we get the Pine whose sole cinematic the perfect underdog-type Grainger, “The Borgias”), hint that he might be so achievement as a lead thus who was present at a place a brassy and curvy telewilling in order to recover far has been playing Capin time and thrown into a phone operator. A good 20 some his masculinity that tain Kirk in the rebooted situation that could have minutes is dedicated to their Miriam has unconsciously “Star Trek” franchise. In resulted in either fleetburgeoning romance which stolen from him. With his Pine’s defense, he seems to ing quick death or heroic culminates a marriage blunt and gruff wing man have done everything the immortality. Given this is proposal from her which he Richard Livesey (a woescript and filmmakers asked a Disney movie, you can nervously declines. fully underused Ben Foster) him to do, which was to be probably correctly guess This takes place at a by his side, Bernie heads the aw-shucks, regular Joe, which of those two possible church dance on the same out halfway expecting to real-life Bernie Webber, a scenarios prevailed. night in 1952 when a brutal never return. soft-spoken, unassuming From the minute it starts, nor’easter storm begins While all of this is going man who follows rules to it’s clear director Craig battering the New England down, the men occupying the letter and would rather Gillespie and his committee coast and not one but two the back half of the second die than ever say no to of three screenwriters are T2 oil tankers are severed tankard are doing every-

thing imaginable to remain afloat. They’re being led by the reluctant chief machinist Ray Sybert (Casey Affleck), a taciturn yet determined and resourceful man who, in addition to rigging remaining parts of the ship and battling the elements, has to put up with the negative pestering from his mostly uninformed shipmates.

Like Bernie, Ray is not the type to fall prey to emotional outbursts yet Affleck — a far better actor than Pine — renders these subtle attributes with conviction and believability. Affleck’s Ray is the only interesting character in the film.

The decision by Disney to present the movie in 3-D was ill-advised. Like most productions where the 3-D is done in post-production, the visuals in “The Finest Hours” do not have the desired pop or depth and in tandem with the dingy, blue/black/grey color palate, mostly nighttime setting and relentless snow and rain, it results a crushingly unpleasant viewing experience.

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Timely film ‘The Birth of a Nation’ sparks needed debate, conversation

By Justin Chang Reuters

LOS ANGELES — It speaks to his ambition that the writer, director, producer and actor Nate Parker chose to title his slavery drama “The Birth of a Nation,” though the film would be a significant achievement by any name.

Arriving more than a century after D.W. Griffith’s epic lit up the screen with racist images forever destined to rankle and provoke, this powerfully confrontational account of Nat Turner’s life and the slave rebellion he led in 1831 seeks to purify and reclaim a motion-picture medium that has only just begun to treat America’s “peculiar institution” with anything like the honesty it deserves.

If “12 Years a Slave” felt like a breakthrough on that score, then Parker’s more conventionally told but still searingly impressive debut feature pushes the conversation further still: A biographical drama steeped equally in grace and horror, it builds to a brutal finale that will stir deep emotion and inevitable unease. But the film is perhaps even more accomplished as a theo-

Director Nate Parker’s “The Birth of a Nation” is among entrants to Sundance Film Festival 2016 U.S. Dramatic Competition. (Special Photo: Elliot Davis)

logical provocation, one that grapples fearlessly with the intense spiritual convictions that drove Turner to do what he had previously considered unthinkable.

Certain to be the most widely discussed and rousingly received film in the U.S. dramatic competition at Sundance this year, “The Birth of a Nation” comes to us at a particularly fortuitous cultural moment; not unlike “12 Years a Slave” and “Selma” before it, the movie occupies that rare space where our ongoing conversation about racial injustice converges with the film industry’s slow-dawning awareness of the lack of diversity in its ranks.

As a result, this artfully modulated but fitfully grueling picture presents both

an obvious challenge and a potentially rich commercial prospect for a distributor willing to match Parker’s passion with its own.

No film worthy of this particular historical subject could hope or expect to avoid controversy, and Parker’s well-researched screenplay (based on a story he wrote with Jean McGianni Celestin) offers its own bold take on the widely contested narrative of Turner, a Virginia-born slave and Baptist preacher who led the uprising that claimed 60 white lives — and led to the killings of 200 blacks in retaliation — and served as a crucial moment of insurrection en route to the Civil War three decades later.

But “The Birth of a Nation” commences long

before those fateful events, with a series of scenes observing the Nat’s childhood on a cotton plantation in Southampton County, Va., owned by the white Turner family from which the boy took his surname.

In opening and recurring scenes, young Nat (Tony Espinosa) experiences eerie dreams of his African ancestors, anointing him as a future leader and prophet as marked by the circular scars on his chest.

“It’s not real,” his mother (Aunjanue Ellis) tells him when he awakens from one of these startling visions. As it is, they have a somewhat easier time than many of the other plantation slaves in Southampton County. Nat is allowed to run and play with the young Turner heir, Samuel (Griffin Freeman), and he’s treated kindly by Samuel’s mother, Elizabeth (Penelope Ann Miller), who, upon discovering that Nat can read, encourages his studies by giving him a Bible.

Years later, Nat (now played by Parker, superbly) is a soulful preacher with enough of a rapport with his master Samuel (Armie Hammer) to persuade him to buy a young slave, Cherry (Aja

Naomi King), sparing her from an even worse fate.

Cherry is brought to the plantation, and before long she and Nat fall in love, marry and have a daughter.

However, these moments are fleeting respite from a life of hardship and menace, whether it’s Nat making the mistake of addressing a white woman, or Cherry falling into the hands of the cruel Raymond Cobb (a terrifying Jackie Earle Haley).

It’s no surprise the white slaveowners are getting antsy, with talk of insurrection and rumors of violence in the air. Spying an opportunity, the sleazy, self-interested Rev. Walthall (Mark Boone Jr.) convinces Samuel to rent Nat out to other plantations as a visiting preacher, as many slaveowners will pay good money to have a black man address his fellow brothers and sisters, and hopefully quell any revolutionary impulses with a gospel of peace (aka subservience).

But it’s Nat’s exposure to the appalling mistreatment of blacks in other parts of Virginia that convinces him a few encouraging sermons will no longer be enough.

“I pray you sing to the Lord a new song,” he in-

structs his humble congregation, and it’s clear that he means to take his own advice.

Parker demonstrates a fine touch with actors, and his command of mise-enscene would be impressive even coming from a more seasoned filmmaker.

But the film’s most resonant element isn’t its physical realization so much as its spiritual and intellectual acuity, and it skillfully draws us into Nat’s endless internal debate as he presses himself and God about his next course of action.

If “12 Years a Slave” mapped out the ruthless economic machinery of American slavery and the complicity of white Christians using the Bible to cow their slaves into silence, then “The Birth of a Nation” delves even further into the unholy nexus of capitalism and religion. Parker’s performance becomes a study in escalating outrage.

Historians will have a field day debating the accuracy of the man’s dramatic trajectory, and the urge to contradict a black filmmaker’s interpretation of history will of course be a hard one for many commentators to resist.

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By Justin Chang

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satisfying fruition.

The “Star Wars” compariLOS ANGELES — sons, however facetious, are Maybe it’s just the “Star not entirely inapt, insofar Wars” overload talking, as DreamWorks Animation but in hindsight, it’s hard once envisioned “Kung Fu not to see “Kung Fu Panda Panda” as a six-film cycle.

2” (2011) as “The Empire Assuming this Jan. 29 Fox Strikes Back” of animated release matches its predecesmammals-and-martial-arts sors at the box office (both epics: Darker and scarier earned north of $600 million than the 2008 original, it worldwide) and scores took the winsome tale of a another much-needed hit on bouncy black-and-white fur- the heels of last year’s unexball, added traumatic layers pectedly lucrative “Home,” of backstory, and climaxed it’s safe to assume there will with a startling revelation of be additional adventures in parental identity. store for our portly hero, Po Despite a long-overdue (voiced again here by the family reunion that at excellent Jack Black). times nudges the story into The commercial imperaborderline-Ewok territory, tives of franchise filmmakit’s a pleasure to report ing being what they are, that “Kung Fu Panda 3” it’s futile to point out that is much more than the “Kung Fu Panda 3” brings mere franchise equivalent Po’s story to such an effecof “Return of the Jedi.” tive and naturally heartEmotionally, dramatically warming finish that it seems and perhaps most of all unnecessary to prolong it visually (it’s worth seefurther; Hollywood, as we ing in 3-D), this delightful know, has long been in the trilogy capper is almost as business of the unnecessary. generously proportioned as Happily, under the fluid its cuddly warrior hero, re- direction of Jennifer Yuh storing a winning lightness Nelson (who helmed “Kung of touch to the saga while Fu Panda 2”) and Alessanbringing its long-running dro Carloni, the new film themes of perseverance never seems in danger of and self-knowledge to falling under that descripReuters

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‘Kung Fu Panda 3’ a delightful addition to the animated saga tion, pulling us in with an otherworldly prologue set in the eternal Spirit Realm.

Last seen vanishing into a vortex of flower petals in the first “Kung Fu Panda,” the wise old tortoise Master Oogway (Randall Duk Kim) is settling down for a few centuries of well-earned rest when he’s attacked by his ancient frenemy, Kai (J.K. Simmons), a bladewielding yak who has challenged thousands of kung fu masters and stolen their chi, which he stores in jade amulets and uses to raise a powerful supernatural army.

Once he defeats Oogway, Kai harnesses enough power to escape back into the mortal world, where he becomes determined to hunt down the one fated to overthrow him: Po, the Dragon Warrior.

Kai’s campaign of destruction couldn’t come at a worse possible time for Po, who finds himself torn between his adoptive father, the noodle-peddling goose Mr. Ping (James Hong), and his long-lost biological dad, Li (Bryan Cranston), who turns up in the Valley of Peace looking for his missing son.

It’s a joyous reunion, and

Po, finally coming belly-tobelly with another panda for the first time, feels a powerful longing to be among his own kind. Knowing he must master his own chi to have a shot at defeating Kai, Po decides to return with Li to the secret mountain village where members of their species now reside, having taken refuge after the terrible panda genocide recounted in the second film.

Meanwhile, Po’s faithful friends Master Shifu (Dustin Hoffman) and the Furious Five — aka Tigress (Angelina Jolie), Monkey (Jackie Chan), Mantis (Seth Rogen), Viper (Lucy Liu) and Crane (David Cross) — stay behind to hold down the fort against Kai, though they succumb almost immediately to the warlord’s brutal chi spree.

Whenever matters threaten to turn grave, however, “Kung Fu Panda 3” always has a mood-puncturing quip or sight gag at the ready, a tactic that would grate more if its sense of humor weren’t so buoyant and disarming.

The physical comedy becomes downright infectious as Po begins to bond with his new community and

soon realizes the vices that made him such an unlikely kung fu master are in fact a panda’s natural entitlements: sleeping until noon every day, avoiding almost all forms of exercise, and consuming one’s body weight in dumplings, cookies and noodles.

There’s a brief flicker of romantic possibility in the introduction of a somewhat aggressively amorous, ribbon-dancing panda named Mei Mei (Kate Hudson, voicing a role once intended for Rebel Wilson), though the character is played mainly for laughs. Not that the Po/Tigress shippers should get too excited, given the cool finality with which Jolie’s Tigress refers to Po as “a friend.”

The strength of the “Kung Fu Panda” series has long been its refusal to take itself or its internal contradictions too seriously. The path to enlightenment, as embodied by the Yoda-like Oogway, is paved with wit and whimsy.

Elegant and rough-andtumble by turns, these are movies that blend the somber mystique of Chinese wuxia epics with the ram-

bunctiousness of old-school chopsocky, plus a dollop of American geek-culture enthusiasm: Po may be the Chosen One, but he’s also a total goofball — a misfit and an underachiever who just so happens to have a prophetic destiny foisted upon him. How he learns to reconcile these different aspects of his personality, including the identity crisis brought on by his split parentage, becomes the rich thematic core of Jonathan Aibel and Glenn Berger’s screenplay.

Kai is voiced with villainous gusto by Simmons, no slouch in that particular department, and Cranston brings a wounded gravitas to the role of Po’s panda father. The returning voice actors turn in their usual top-drawer work despite fairly limited screen time, with the welcome exception of Hong’s Mr. Ping, whose fierce love for Po has long been one of the series’ truest cornerstones. Here, as a squawking defender of the rights of interspecies adoption, he nudges this animal cartoon fantasy ever more endearingly in the direction of the human.

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television Fox set to head back to iconic Rydell High for ‘Grease: Live’

By John Crook Your TV Link

Fox is hoping to fend off winter ratings chill with some sexy “Summer Nights” as the network turns over its entire Sunday prime time block to “Grease: Live,” a new production of the ’50s-style hit Broadway musical premiering Sunday.

In roles made famous by John Travolta and Olivia NewtonJohn in a blockbuster 1978 film adaptation of the show, Aaron Tveit (“Graceland”) and Julianne Hough (“Dancing With the Stars”) lead the cast as Rydell High School lovers Danny Zuko and Sandy Dumbrowski.

Vanessa Hudgens, who knows a thing or two about high school musicals, is bad girl Betty Rizzo, and the cast also includes Carly Ray Jepsen, Keke Palmer, Carlos PenaVega, Mario Lopez, Ana Gasteyer and Eve Plumb.

Tveit, 32, says playing his iconic role feels a bit unreal.

“I think ‘Grease’ is really the first musical that I was aware of in my life, even before I knew what a musical was,” he says.

“I remember watching it as a little kid, 6 or 7 years old. It’s so woven into our cultural Zeitgeist that I knew of it even before I understood what it was to be in a play.

“When we started rehearsing and moving around for ‘Summer Nights’ and ‘You’re the One That I Want,’ those are the kind of moments where part of you stops and thinks, ‘Wow, I’m really doing this now!’ Stepping back and watching yourself perform them is kind of surreal.”

Unlike NBC’s live musical productions, most recently December’s “The Wiz Live!,” this Fox special will be performed in front of an audience, a decision that was a no-brainer, director Thomas Kail says.

“It just always felt like the nature of this show’s rhythms, and musical comedy in general, necessitated having an audience,” says Kail, who earned a Tony Award nomination for directing the Broadway hit “In the Heights.” “We wanted to feel the energy boost from the ‘conversation’ that happens between an audience member and a performer, and to let the audience at home participate in that.”

Julianne Hough, Aaron Tveit and Vanessa Hudgens (from left) star in “Grease: Live,” premiering Sunday, Jan. 31, on Fox. (Special Photo: Your TV Link)

“Grease: Live” borrows from both the movie and the original stage musical, he adds.

“Our script takes a lot of inspiration from the spine of the movie, from the love story of Danny and Sandy, which was more central in the film than it is on stage,” he says. “We also took some moments and songs from the stage play that weren’t in the film. We really wanted to … make our own ‘Grease’ that will honor and stand up to both

of those and also be the first ‘Grease’ that many people will see.”

Tveit, whose Broadway credits include “Hairspray” and “Wicked,” says he feels lucky to be working at a time when TV musicals are back in favor.

“It’s something an entire family can sit down and watch together,” he says. “I’m so grateful … the musical form isn’t looked down on like it was for a time.”

FX’s ‘American Crime Story’ dramatizes O.J. Simpson trial

By Jay Bobbin Your TV Link

When it comes to playing Johnnie Cochran in a drama about the O.J. Simpson trial, Courtney B. Vance knows the man who wrote the book. Literally.

The former “Law & Order: Criminal Intent” regular was a Harvard University schoolmate of lawyer and CNN legal analyst Jeffrey Toobin, whose “The Run of His Life: The People v. O.J. Simpson” is the principal source of FX’s limited series “The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story,” premiering Tuesday, Feb. 2.

Executive-produced by Ryan Murphy, the show also stars Oscar winner Cuba Gooding Jr. as Simpson, but much of its focus is on the attorneys on both sides of the criminal case that saw the pro football icon tried for (and ultiCuba mately acquitted Gooding Jr. of) the murders of his ex-wife and an acquaintance of hers.

The impressive cast also includes — on the defense side, along with Vance’s Cochran — John Travolta (also a producer of the drama) as Robert Shapiro and David Schwimmer (“Friends”) as Robert Kardashian, and as the chief prosecutors, Sarah Paulson (who also has worked with Murphy on every season of FX’s “American Horror Story”) as Marcia Clark, Sterling K. Brown (“Army Wives”) as Christopher Darden and Bruce Greenwood as then-District Attorney Gil Garcetti.

Those “characters” became household names while the Simpson proceedings were run

by Judge Lance Ito (played by Kenneth Choi), and Vance knew his work was cut out for him in portraying someone whose image is as strongly remembered as the late Cochran’s … whose argument about an evidential glove, “If it doesn’t fit, you must acquit,” transcended the courtroom to become part of the general lexicon.

“When you’re blessed enough to play someone who’s larger than life, a Nelson Mandela or a Ray Charles or a Johnnie Cochran, everything is just overwhelming initially,” Vance allows. “Eventually, you begin to cut the person down to size, as it were. You have to walk yourself through how you’re going to approach it, so

Courtney B. Vance stars in “The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story,” premiering Tuesday, Feb. 2, on FX. (Special Photo: Your TV Link)

that you don’t feel intimidated by the journey. I didn’t want to feel so influenced by him that I started imitating him, as opposed to living his life. I wanted to give enough of a sense of him so that the story could be entered and told.”

Vance came well-prepared to do that, having read Toobin’s book “a couple of times,” and also having “immediately contacted him” upon getting the role. “We talked, and he gave me some insights. I used other books to supplement it, but I know Jeffrey’s book well.

One of my work-study jobs in school was typesetting the Harvard Crimson newspaper, and he was the editor-in-chief. We looked back on where we’d come from, and it was fun. It really, really was.”

Attesting to the scope of “The People v. O.J. Simpson” over its 10 episodes, additional cast members include Nathan Lane, “Nashville’s” Connie Britton (also an “American Horror Story” alum), Selma Blair, Cheryl Ladd, Christian Clemenson, MalcolmJamal Warner, Jordana Brewster, Steven Pasquale (“The Good Wife”), Evan Handler, Robert Morse (“Mad Men”) and Rob Morrow. (ESPN also plans to run a documentary miniseries on Simpson, as part of its “30 for 30” franchise, in June.)

The husband of actress-director Angela Bassett, another member of Murphy’s “American Horror Story” repertory company, Vance remembers the moment the Simpson verdict came down: “I was in Toronto, shooting ‘The Boys Next Door’ with Tony Goldwyn (on whose ABC series ‘Scandal’ Vance appeared last season) and Nathan Lane and Robert Sean Leonard, and Tony reminded me that we were in his trailer. And when it came down ‘not guilty,’ I screamed, ‘Yes!’ … and he screamed, ‘No!’ Then we looked at each other and started talking about why we reacted the way we did, so it was a perfect microcosm of the world.”

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