Gwinnett Daily Post — November 22, 2015

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Vol. 46, No. 40 A coat hangs at the campsite where police believe Paul Rouk, who is a listed as a missing person, lived at least for a time behind his Lilburn home.

Lilburn police say they suspect Paul Rouk, who is listed as a missing person, lived for a time on this campsite, shown Tuesday, behind his home off Lawrenceville Highway.

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Police believe Paul Rouk, who is a listed as a missing person, lived at least for a time behind his Lilburn home.

Lilburn police Detective Bert Ross flips through the pages of a book found with several others on the campsite where police believe Paul Rouk lived recently.

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Family: Lilburn man is avoiding ex-wife

By Joshua Sharpe

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LILBURN — On Jan. 22, 2015, the ruling came down. Paul and Suzanne Rouk would be divorced, at the wife’s insistence.

The husband would get the house, a baby-blue split-level on Sheila Court, just on the other side of a patch of woods from the Lilburn U.S. Post Office. The wife would get the 2013 Hyundai Elantra, the “Lamplight Manor” painting by Thomas Kinkade, the coat rack from the hallway.

Perhaps most importantly, Judge Debra K. Turner ordered the husband, a recently laid-off 52-year-

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He would have to give his ex-wife $6,345 from their bank accounts, according to the order. He would also have to give her rights to half his retirement plan, which had a balance of $432,000, and cut her a monthly alimony check of $2,000 until Jan. 1, 2017, “or until the Defendant dies, the Plaintiff dies, or the Plaintiff remarries, whichever event shall first occur.”

By all available accounts, Paul Rouk did not follow the order.

To see what he did instead,

police believe, you can follow an orange extension cord from the back of his house toward the post office.

This Tuesday afternoon, the cable still ran under the leaves. It passed the hazy swimming pool, the sagging trampoline, and it continued over a fallen chain-link fence.

Farther back, on someone else’s property, there was a campsite, with a tent, clothes hung on tree limbs and coolers full of canned goods.

Detectives with the Lilburn Police Department say, at some point possibly around mid-August, the man moved into the woods and stopped paying the mortgage on the

house, letting it fall into foreclosure.

His ex-wife reported him missing in early October.

He is listed as a missing person until he presents himself, according to the police department.

Reached by phone Friday, the man’s brother, David Rouk, said he wouldn’t answer questions. But, without elaborating, he said: “His ex-wife is trying to stir up trouble.

He is not living in the woods. He is not living in Lilburn right now.

“His family knows exactly where he is.”

Then the brother hung up.

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Drugs, guns seized from day care near Snellville, cops say

By Joshua Sharpe

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Gwinnett County police found evidence of a drugdealing operation — fit with weapons — at a SnellvilleEric Zavare Joseph Ray Simpkins area home that also serves as a day care, authorities ington Drive and searched announced Friday.

Officers received a tip it early Friday morning, about drug sales at 4575 Ash- soon learning that four to six

children are cared for daily in basement of the home, said Cpl. Michele Jimmy Simpkins Pihera, spokeswoman for the police.

Among five guns and cocaine and marijuana, of-

ficers reportedly found cash, counterfeit currency and drug-packaging material.

“Much of the contraband seized was taken from rooms adjacent from the room used for the day care,” Pihera said.

Police haven’t charged the possibly unlicensed day care’s alleged operator, Police believe four to six children were cared for daily in 37-year-old Knishasa Ray,

a drug house, where guns were also stored, that serves

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Trash, recycling delays announced for Thanksgiving their trash picked up at the end of the week will have to wait an extra day before they put their garbage on Gwinnett County the curb this week. residents who normally get The county announced

By Curt Yeomans

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that, for one week only, trash and recycling collections in unincorporated Gwinnett that normally take place on Thursdays and Fridays will instead occur on Friday and Saturday. The change is being

made to accommodate the Thanksgiving holiday.

Officials stressed that the change only affects Thursday and Friday collections.

The county is not alone in making the change,

though. Lawrenceville and Sugar Hill officials have also announced their trash and recycling collection schedules will experience the same change.

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es in several incorporated and unincorporated parts of the county, is encouraging residents to check their local collection facility if they are changing their pickup schedule for the holiday.

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Political Notebook

hope the President will step up to the plate and act in the interest of our citizens’ safety.”

Unterman named ‘Champion of Children’ State Sen. Renee Unterman, R-Buford, received a second award this year for working on Curt Yeomans children’s issues, enemy’s resolve — and this time underscore the need for for her a clear strategy from the work on President to defeat ISIS,” legislation Woodall said in a statedealing Renee ment. “Congress and the with issues Unterman American people have surroundasked repeatedly — and ing temporary power of most recently in the Naattorney for kids. tional Defense AuthorizaThe Foundation for Govtion Act sent to the White ernment Accountability House just days ago — for presented its 2015 Chamthat strategy, and now is pion of Children Award to the time.”

Unterman on Thursday for President Barack Obama her work on the Supporting has reportedly threatened and Strengthening Famito veto the bill if it reaches lies Act. The bill sets up a his desk, but Hice urged procedure that lets parhim to rethink that idea. ents create, authorize and revoke temporary powers “As a Nation that has of attorney so another adult historically welcomed immigrants, we cannot let can be responsible for their children. our reputation for kindIt is intended to be ness serve as a weakness,” used when parents have Hice said in a statement. to temporarily waive their “Today’s bill would parental rights because of ensure that no current or situations such as military former fighters in Iraq or Syria would be able to gain deployment or substance abuse treatment. admittance to the United “I am honored to receive States until such a time when new vetting process- the Champion of Children Award from the Founes are in place.

“The most important job dation for Government Accountability,” Unterman of the American governsaid in a statement. “Bement is to protect the American people. It is my ing a voice for Georgia’s

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children is a top priority of mine, and I look forward to persistently working with my colleagues in the 2016 legislative session to generate legislation that will continue to improve the lives of children and families all over Georgia.”

The Supporting and Strengthening Families Act is still pending in the state House of Representatives, which has until the end of the 2016 legislative session to pass it.

Isakson to help in reauthorization of education act U.S. Sen. Johnny Isakson’s office announced this past week that the senator has been picked to be one of the Republican negotiators from the Senate in talks on the Elementary and Secondary Education Act. Johnny Isakson Members of both the Senate and House of Representatives have been picked to serve on the conference committee to negotiate a final reauthorization bill for the act.

The committee held its first meeting this past Wednesday.

“I look forward to working as a member of the conference committee to put education progress and decisions back in the hands of parents, teachers, and state and local governments,” Isakson said in a statement. “I also look forward to working to make sure this agreement includes an amendment that I sponsored in the Senate-passed measure that ensures parents have the information needed to make decisions on their children’s education, including their rights to opt their children out of mandated testing.”

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U.S. Reps. Rob Woodall and Jody Hice, both R-Ga., praised a house bill that requires screening measures for refugees seeking sanctuary in the U.S. this past week.

The issue of refugee screening, particuRob Woodall larly for Syrian refugees, has been a focal point for politicians in the aftermath Jody Hice of recent terrorist attacks in Paris.

Woodall said screenings were necessary to “prevent a ruthless enemy from exploiting American goodness and generosity.”

The House approved the American Security Against Foreign Enemies Act by a 289-137 vote on Thursday.

The majority of votes in favor of the bill came from 242 Republicans, who were joined by 47 Democrats. Meanwhile 135 Democrats and two Republicans voted against it.

Woodall and Hice voted in favor of the act while Rep. Hank Johnson, D-Ga., voted against it.

“The horrific attacks in Paris last week are a painful reminder of the

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Police search Yellow River for missing teen

By Joshua Sharpe

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Gwinnett County police expected to resume a search Sunday morning for Jaheem McGhee, a

14-year-old who reportedly was last seen days ago floating down the Yellow River.

Friends told police they decided to cross the river near Lilburn on Thursday night with the boy.

“Three of them made it across, but the friends said that Jaheem was last seen floating down the river,” said Cpl. Michele Pihera, police department spokeswoman.

Jaheem is black and

stands 5-foot-5, weighing 120 pounds.

The scene is reportedly near U.S. Highway 78 and Lake Lucerne, south of the city.

Pihera said the department wasn’t notified until

Police seek man who robbed bank in Spider-Man mask

Friday night or early Saturday morning.

“We have officers searching the Yellow River on foot,” she said.

“Our helicopter was assisting with the search, too. We requested as-

sistance from a cadaver search dog.”

The dog was “standard protocol,” the spokeswoman added.

Officers suspended the search Saturday at nightfall.

By Joshua Sharpe

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If the Spider-Man mask weren’t enough to make his visit memorable, the bank robber also strapped what appeared to be a bomb to his body.

“Everybody,” he announced, “hands up!”

Employees at Fidelity Bank at 4591 Peachtree Industrial Blvd. in Berkeley Lake acquiesced Monday afternoon, handing over an undisclosed amount of money, according to Cpl. Michele Pihera of the Gwinnett County Police Department.

On Friday, the bandit was still wanted.

Pihera said the man, who held what looked to be a detonator and had something wrapped around his stomach, led employees to another area of the bank before he fled out the back door. Surveillance video spied him running away on South Berkeley Lake Road, away from Peachtree Industrial Boulevard.

Ava and Lia Fraraccio, 6 and 3 respectively, pose for a photo with Santa Claus after the Peachtree Corners Holiday Parade on Saturday. (Staff Photo: Joshua Sharpe)

Santa Claus comes to town

Police are searching for a man who robbed a Berkeley Lake bank while wearing a Spider-Man mask and holding what appeared to be a bomb detonator. (Special Photos)

The description of the man is rough. He is believed to be a black man about 5-foot-6 or a little taller, with an average or heavy build. He wore a dark green jacket, black

pants and a khaki “bucket hat.”

Anyone with information can contact 770-513-5300.

To remain anonymous, tipsters can contact Crime Stoppers at 404-577-TIPS

St. Nick draws attendees to Peachtree Corners event

(8477) or visit www. crimestoppersatlanta.org.

Crime Stoppers offers a reward of up to $2,000 for information leading to an arrest and indictment in the case.

By Joshua Sharpe

theme was billed as a funfor-the-family event featuring floats, marching bands, groups from local schools, PEACHTREE CORNERS churches and nonprofits, — For some, Saturday’s performance acts and Santa. parade here continued long Also onhand were vendors after the procession marched hawking jewelry, local honey, seafood and meatball “sanddown Woodhill Drive. wiches” that looked more like Kids still lined up in the afternoon to meet with Santa small loaves of bread.

Ahead of the event, Claus and pose for pictures intended to bolster the comfollowing the third annual munity, promoters with the Peachtree Corners Holiday nonprofit presenting organizaParade. tion Christmas in the Corners Among them were Ava advised: “You don’t want to and Lia Fraraccio, 6 and 3 miss this wonderful event!! respectively. They got stickAnd plan to make it your ers from St. Nick, as well as Christmas tradition.” toothbrushes.

The Fraraccios might.

“Thank you,” the two al“We heard about it through most yelled to the bearded old man, who’d set up shop under friends last year,” the mother said. “It’s a fun little parade. a tent off The Corners Parkway, down Woodhill Drive — We enjoy supporting the local or, as it was known Saturday, community.”

Santa was even a hit with “Candy Cane Lane.”

Mother Amanda Fraraccio attendees who didn’t bring said the family attends many children.

Shirley South, who moved events around town and were to town in June, had him hold excited for the parade. her dog Shiloh for a picture.

This year, the outing’s

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UGA sees record number of early admissions

By Keith Farner keith.farner @gwinnettdailypost.com

The University of Georgia announced Friday that it had admitted more than 7,500 students as part of its early action admission process, an increase of nearly 10 percent from last year.

Overall, a record 14,516 students applied, and the ones who were admitted had an average grade-point average of 4.11. That GPA topped last year’s 4.01 figure, and included an average of eight honors, International Baccalaureate and Advanced Placement classes. The average SAT score this year was 1395 — compared to 1374 last year — and the average ACT score increased by one point over last year to 31.

Prospective first-year students have two application options at UGA: Early action applicants are considered for admission based solely on their grades, the rigor of their high school curriculum and the results of their

University of Georgia mascot Hairy Dawg poses with early decision envelopes. (Special Photo)

SAT or ACT scores.

The early action application deadline was Oct. 15, and Friday afternoon students learned whether they were admitted, denied or deferred to the regular decision pool through the passwordprotected myStatus page at www.admissions.uga.

edu.

Regular decision applicants are reviewed at a later date, which gives students more time to work on their application and enables them to submit test scores after the early action deadline and to include grades from the first semester

of their senior year. The regular decision deadline is Jan. 15, and decisions are typically released in mid-March.

“The Class of 2020 will be the university’s first to benefit from our bold and ambitious experiential learning initiative, and I look forward to welcoming them to campus,” President Jere W. Morehead said in a statement.

The new experiential learning requirement means that students complement their classroom knowledge with internships, study abroad, service-learning, research or other forms of handson learning.

Patrick Winter, associate vice president for undergraduate admissions and enrollment management, said students who have been deferred still can be a part of the class of 2020.

“I encourage them to complete the second part of their UGA application to be reconsidered along with the regular decision applicants,” Winter said.

In addition to Santa Claus, attendees stuck around for vendors after the Peachtree Corners Holiday Parade on Saturday. (Staff Photo: Joshua Sharpe)

Georgia Gwinnett professor given alumni award by FSU

By Keith Farner keith.farner @gwinnettdailypost.com

A Georgia Gwinnett College professor who previously spent much of his career in Tallahassee, Fla., was recently inducted into a Hall of Fame at Florida State University.

Ronald Hunter was recognized with a Distinguished Alumni Award this year from the Florida State University College of Criminology and Criminal Justice. The award was presented to Hunter at this year’s Alumni and Friends of Criminology Hall of Fame Celebratory Brunch at Hotel Duval in Tallahassee.

Hunter was one of six

alumni to receive the award, which recognizes and honors the numerous professional and personal achievements of FSU College of Criminology and Criminal Justice Ronald graduates.

Hunter Hunter is a professor of criminal justice and criminology at GGC where he was the first full-time faculty member within the that program at the college.

Hunter has presented numerous papers at regional, national, and international criminology/

criminal justice meetings, and has published many articles and book chapters dealing with crime prevention, policing, research methods, and criminological theory.

Hunter has four degrees from Florida State in criminology, social science and public administration.

He previously taught at Western Carolina University, the University of West Georgia, Jacksonville State University and the University of North Carolina at Charlotte.

Prior to entering academia, Hunter was a sergeant with the Tallahassee Police Department and also served seven years as a part-time municipal judge in Cave Spring.

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Students asked to envision future for GDOT contest

By Curt Yeomans

“While traveling through Georgia’s transportation past is fascinating, it’s also exciting to What does the future of consider what may be transportation in Georgia in store for the future of look like to a child? transportation,” GDOT That’s the question the Director of CommunicaGeorgia Department of tions Karlene Barron Transportation is posing said in a statement. “One to kids across the state as way we’re doing this is it gears up to celebrate its through the eyes of Geor100th birthday in 2016. gia’s students with our The agency announced Centennial Student Art on Friday that it will hold Challenge.” a Centennial Student Art The contest is open to Challenge as part of its kindergartners through birthday celebrations. high school seniors and The agency is asking the deadline for entries kids to submit a visual is Jan. 22. They can use representation of what drawings, paintings, they think the state’s photography or any other transportation future will style of visual art to crelook like. ate their entry. The state curt.yeomans @gwinnettdailypost.com

is requiring a written statement and a filledout entry form as well, though.

The entries will be separated into four gradebased categories. Eight winners — two from each grade category — will receive their artwork in a frame with a certificate, and the winning artwork will be used in a series of centennial postcards that will be issued by the department.

Children and their parents can find more information about the contest by logging into the contest website, www.dot.ga.gov/AboutThe Georgia Department of Transportation announced on Friday that it is launching a GDOT/gdotcentennial/ student art contest to help celebrate the agency’s 100th birthday in 2016. Entries are ArtContest. due Jan. 22. (Special Photo)

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Rebecca Arroyave Rebecca Nicole Arroyave, age 28, of Lawrenceville, Georgia passed away Tuesday, November 17, 2015. Georgia Cremation 3116 U.S. Highway 23 Duluth, Georgia 30096. 678-584-0914.

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David Buck David Earl Buck, age 73 of Buford, Ga died November 20, 2015.

Funeral services will be 3:00 PM Monday November 23, 2015 in the Bill Head Funeral Home, Duluth Chapel with Dr. Frank Cox officiating, burial will follow in Hamilton Mill Memorial Gardens.

Mr. Buck was born in Goldsboro, NC, he was a retired National Sales Manager from Curtis Industries with over 25 years of service. He was a member of North Metro First Baptist Church.

Survivors include his wife of 53 years Sandra Ellis Buck of Buford, children Jeff and Patty Buck of Dawsonville, Ga, Todd and Angela Buck of Asheland, VA, grandchildren Zachary Buck and Emily Buck, two brothers Bobby Buck of Alexandrea, VA and Billy Buck of Augusta, GA Online condolences may be sent by visiting www. billheadfuneralhome.com.

The family will receive friends Sunday 2:00 to 4:00 and 6:00 to 8:00 PM at Bill Head Funeral Home & Crematory, Duluth Chapel 770-476-2535.

Virginia Cash Virginia (Ginny) Cash passed away on November 3, 2015 in Peachtree Corners GA. She is survived by son Jim Cash of Charlotte; daughter Jane Cash Guinn (John) of Peachtree Corners, Grandchildren Stephanie Bruno of Sugarloaf Key FL, Chris Bruno(Cheryl) of Marietta GA , Kaitlin Cash of Charlotte NC and 3 great grandchildren. A celebration of life will take place Wednesday November 25, 11:00am at Berkeley Lake Chapel in Berkeley Lake GA. In lieu of flowers, please consider a donation to The Turtle Hospital, 2396 Overseas Hwy, Marathon FL 33050 or Living Saviour Lutheran Church, 6817 Carmel Rd., Charlotte NC 28226 in her memory. Ginny was known for her entertaining sense of humor, her compassion and love for all and will be greatly missed.

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Gordon Colin Gordon Erick Colin, age 69 of Lawrenceville, GA passed away November 13, 2015. Wages & Sons Gwinnett Chapel, 1031 Lawrenceville, GA 30046, 770-277-4550. www.wagesandsons.com

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teacher at Hebron Baptist Church. He was a devoted and loving husband, father and grandfather. Forrest was preceded in death by his three children, Gary Dockery, Lisa Hight, and Travis Dockery. He is survived by his wife, Mary Louise (Bowen) Dockery; Grandchildren: Holly (Ramey) Chatham and her husband Jason; Eric Ramey and his wife Nancy; Lauren (Dockery) Macias and her husband Art; Carrie (Hight) Moore and her husband Dewayne; Heather Hight; Great Grandchildren: Jacob Ramey, Caleb Ramey, Zarah Moore, Leilah Moore, Eleiah Moore, Camden Chatham, Carrigan Chatham, Caden Macias, Asher Macias and Gabriella Macias. The family will receive friends from 4 - 8 PM on Sunday, November 22, 2015 and Funeral Services will be held at 1 PM on Monday, November 23, 2015 in the Stateroom of Tim Stewart Funeral Home. Rev. Mac Palmer will officiate. Burial will follow at Gwinnet Memorial Park.

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Sandy Fowler Sandy Fowler, age 51, of Winder, died, November 19, 2015. Tom M. Wages Funeral Service, LLC “A Family Company,” Lawrenceville Chapel, 770-963-2411 www. wagesfuneralhome.com .

children Anna Hurley and Sara Kalbhen; and 4 great grandchildren. A Memorial Service will be held 11 a.m. Tuesday, November 24 at Summit Baptist Church in Loganville.

Jody Hice will officiate.

Visitation with the family will follow the service. In lieu of flowers, the family requests that donations be sent to the Gideons in honor of Mrs. Hice.

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Miteshkumar Patel Miteshkumar Jayantilal Patel, age 44 of Lilburn, GA passed away November 19, 2015. Wages & Sons Gwinnett Chapel, 1031 Lawrenceville, GA 30046, 770-277-4550. www.wagesandsons.com

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Nancy Pearcey Nancy Ann Pearcey, age 61 of Stone Mountain, GA passed away November 19, 2015. Tom M. Wages Funeral Service, LLC, “A Family Company” Snellville Chapel, 770-9793200, has been entrusted with the funeral arrangements.

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Mike Peerson Mike “Big man” Peerson, age 52 of Lawrenceville, GA passed away November 19, 2015. Tom M. Wages Funeral Service, LLC, “A Family Company” Snellville Chapel, 770-979-3200, has been entrusted with the funeral arrangements.

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Forrest Dockery, age 85 of Lawrenceville, Georgia passed away on Friday, November 20, 2015.

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Blue Cross keeps big edge in 2016 state benefit plan

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of Community Health released the enrollment figures recently.

Blue Cross and Blue The Blue Cross Shield of Georgia will Bronze plan collected again have a dominant the most 2016 enrollees, share of members and at 167,223. dependents in Georgia’s UnitedHealthcare’s state employee and two Medicare plans will teacher health plan in offer services to more 2016. than 109,000 members.

The state’s largest Kaiser Permanente’s health insurer will serve SHBP membership in its more than 75 percent of HMO increased to nearly State Health Benefit Plan 20,000, up from 14,114 members next year with this year.

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This year, Blue Cross munity Health’s commisalso served three in four sioner, said the recently completed open enrollmembers.

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Michael Angelo Paul Charge: Theft by receiving

Michael Raymond Ward Charge: Felony theft by shoplifting

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Richard “Andy” Rainwater, age 48, of Hoschton, Georgia died November 19, 2015.

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entertainment NCG Cinemas opens theater in Peachtree Corners

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tion to our community.”

The theater is located in a shopping center at the corner of Peachtree ParkThe lights of Tinway and Holcomb Bridge seltown are beginning Road which has been undergoing a rejuvenation to flicker in Peachtree lately with major renovaCorners again as the city tions taking place and welcomed a new movie new tenants moving in. theater to town this past NCG has eight screens, week. reclining seats, a large Michigan-based NCG lobby and a party room Cinemas opened its new location at 6135 Peachtree where residents and businesses can have private Parkway on Thursday. events, according to city The movie house has the officials. distinction of being the Ticket prices are $8 for only show in town since adults and $6 for children the city’s last theater and seniors over 55 for closed nearly a year ago.

“We’re pleased to wel- first-run movies, and the concession stand offers come NCG Cinemas to free refills, according to Peachtree Corners,” City the city. The theater can Councilmember Weare be found online at ncgGratwick said in a statement. “The new theater is movies.com/peachtreea much-appreciated addi- corners/.

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Peachtree Corners government and business leaders join NCG Cinemas officials as they prepare to cut the ribbon to open their new theater in the city on Thursday. (Special Photo)

‘Mockingjay — Part 2’ aims for $102 million opening weekend

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LOS ANGELES — The The three earlier “Hunfinal chapter in the “Hunger ger Games” pics performed Games” saga, “Mockingjay mightily at the box office, — Part 2,” is on track to hit combining for $2.3 billion a $102 million bull’s-eye in in worldwide grosses. its opening weekend, based “Mockingjay — Part 1” on Friday receipts. opened to $121.9 million The fourth installment domestically following the in the Jennifer Lawrencefirst film’s $152.5 milled series hit a total of $46 lion launch and “Catching million Friday at 4,175 Fire’s” $158.1 million locations, handily topping kickoff. all other titles at the box ofShould it hit its expected fice. The Lionsgate release mark, “Mockingjay — started strong in Thursday Part 2” will be the year’s night previews, generatfifth-biggest U.S. opening, ing $16 million. Earlier behind “Jurassic World” estimates had pegged the ($208.8 million) and actioner’s three-day total “Avengers: Age of Ultron” around $110 million. This ($191.3 million).

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‘Chicago Med’ opens doors on NBC

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The characters and actors of “Chicago Fire” and “Chicago PD” have spent a lot of time on each other’s shows, and now, there’s another series for them to share.

Executive producer Dick Wolf scores a Windy City triple play with “Chicago Med,” which made its NBC debut Tuesday. Some of its players already have turned up on the other dramas — a “Chicago Fire” episode last season served as the new show’s backdoor pilot — but due to casting changes and expanded plans, others also will be introduced as the filmed-on-location, hospital-themed spinoff officially gets going.

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As administrators, Wolf-series veterans S. Epatha Merkerson (alias Lt. Anita Van Buren through most of the run of “Law & Order”) and Oliver Platt reprise their roles, as does Yaya DaCosta (“Whitney”) as a nurse who’s a longtime friend of “Chicago Fire’s” Casey Severide (Taylor Kinney). Direct lineage to another established character is supplied by Nick Gehlfuss (“Shameless”) as the doctor brother of “Chicago PD” detective Jay Halstead (Jesse Lee Soffer). Colin Donnell (“The Affair”), Torrey DeVitto (“The Vampire Diaries”), Brian Tee (“Jurassic World”) and Rachel DiPillo also play medics dealing with the fast-paced, high-pressure work environment.

“The aim here is every week, if you watch the show, you will get at least one piece of medical information that you probably don’t know,” Wolf says. ”And that can be something that is in the consciousness of the country, in the zeitgeist.

The Ebola story was obvious because it was a matter of concern, but there are other medical stories in terms of the

right to life, and how everything from organs is transmitted and what that leads to, to sex education for kids in school. Everything that touches on our medical or our physical lives is fair game for us.”

While DaCosta’s character largely has been seen up to now in relation to “Fire’s” Severide, the actress maintains her April Sexton is established quickly as someone who’s her own person and “usually in charge. She’s the nurse that the doctors turn to when something needs to get done. She’s the liaison between all the other nurses and the doctors, as well as the patients when the doctors are too busy to speak to the patients in a calm, compassionate way and explain things.

So she’s the person that kind of keeps the hospital running, generally.”

That may come as a surprise to Chicago Med operations chief Sharon Goodwin, Merkerson’s new character. “It was a no-brainer for me,” the Emmy-winning actress reflects of signing up for another tour of duty with Wolf. “I love working with Dick. I love the productions that we’ve done together. I love the

people that he surrounds himself with.”

Stage and screen veteran Platt (“Bulworth,” “The West Wing,” “The Big C”) also returns to Wolf’s company, having done the NBC journalism drama “Deadline” with him in 2000-01. “I’m incredibly excited about shooting in Chicago and getting to know Chicago better,” the New Yorkbased talent says, “but the community that I’m actually excited about joining is the community of these three shows.

What is really remarkable — and I speak for myself, and I think I speak for the rest of the cast — is the sense of community that exists on ‘Chicago Fire’ and on ‘Chicago PD.’ They made us feel so welcome.

“They clearly enjoy each other so much, and I think it’s palpable on the screen,” Platt adds. “And in a larger sense, the idea of what Dick is doing is actually pretty exciting.

I mean, franchises have spun off shows before … but never into a sort of an active matrix, if you will, of these shows that are being aired. And that’s the community that I’m excited about.”

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world&nation WORLD Turkey arrests suspected ISIS scout in attacks ISTANBUL — Turkey has arrested a Belgian man of Moroccan origin suspected of involvement in Islamic State’s attacks in Paris that killed 130 people a week ago, a Turkish government official said on Saturday.

Ahmet Dahmani, 26, was arrested at a luxury hotel in the southern coastal city of Antalya after traveling from Amsterdam on Nov. 14. Two suspected accomplices were also arrested, the official said.

Without citing its sources, Turkey’s Dogan news agency said Dahmani had scouted out the target sites for the Paris attacks, and that the two other men, both Syrian, were detained on suspicion of planning to help him cross safely into Syria.

“We believe that Dahmani was in contact with the terrorists who perpetrated the Paris attacks. The investigation continues,” the government official said.

The security forces arrested him because they believed he was an Islamic State militant preparing to illegally cross the TurkishSyrian border, the official said.

Obama urges halt to artificial islands in S. China Sea KUALA LUMPUR — U.S. President Barack Obama said on Saturday that countries should stop building artificial islands and militarizing their claims in the disputed South China Sea. “For the sake of regional stability the claimants should halt reclamation, construction and militarization of disputed areas,” Obama told a meeting between the United States and leaders of the 10 Association of South East Asian Nations.

China insists it has undisputed sovereignty over most of the South China Sea, a claim that overlaps with four ASEAN countries.

China has been transforming reefs in the Spratly archipelago into artificial islands and has built airfields and other facililties on them.

This has caused ripples of alarm in much of East Asia about China’s intentions and freedom of navigation in a waterway through which $5 trillion in ship-borne trade passes annually.

Rebels retake two villages in Aleppo from Islamic State BEIRUT — A Westernbacked alliance of Syrian rebels said on Saturday they had recaptured two villages from Islamic State fighters in northern Aleppo province near the border with Turkey.

The Jabhat Shamiya (Levant Front), which operates in the northern Aleppo countryside, seized the village of Delha in an assault that began at dawn on Friday. Another group, Liwaa Sultan Murad, took Harjaleh. Islamic State seized the two villages in August.

ISIS seized the two villages in August.

— From wire reports

Brussels put on maximum alert

By Philip Blenkinsop Reuters

BRUSSELS — Belgium put the capital Brussels on maximum security alert on Saturday, shutting the metro and warning people to avoid crowds because of a “serious and imminent” threat of coordinated, multiple attacks by militants.

A week after Paris bombings and shootings carried out by Islamic State militants, of whom one suspect from Brussels is at large, Brussels was placed on the top level “four” in the government’s threat scale after a meeting of police, justice and intelligence officials.

Soldiers were on guard in parts of Brussels, a city of 1.2 million people and home to institutions of the European Union and the headquarters of NATO. “The result of relatively precise information pointed to the risk of an attack along the lines of what took take place in Paris,” Prime Minister Charles Michel told a news conference on Saturday after a meeting of the national security council.

The Paris attacks left 130 people dead.

“We are talking about the threat that several individuals with arms and explosives would launch an attack perhaps in several locations at the same time,” Michel said, adding people should be alert but not panic.

He declined to elaborate, but said the government would review the situation

Belgian soldiers patrol in central Brussels on Saturday after security was tightened in Belgium following the fatal attacks in Paris. Belgium raised the alert status for its capital Brussels to the highest level on Saturday, shutting the metro and warning the public to avoid crowds because of a “serious and imminent” threat of an attack. (Reuters/Youssef Boudlal)

this afternoon.

The metro system is to remain closed until then, in line with recommendation of the government’s crisis center. Major shopping centers and stores did open on Saturday morning, with soldiers deployed outside shops.

However, many began closing their doors from around midday.

The crisis center advised the public to avoid places with crowds, such as shopping centers, concerts, sports events or public transport hubs.

The city’s museums and many cinemas and sports centers were shut, on sepa-

French police release seven people picked up during raid PARIS — French police have released seven of the eight people rounded up when they raided a flat last Wednesday where the suspected mastermind of the Paris attacks was hiding, a judicial source said.

Islamic State jihadist Abdelhamid Abaaoud, 28, one of the group’s most high-profile European recruits, died during the

rate orders from the city’s 19 including a planned condifferent local mayors. Clubs cert of veteran French rock and venues canceled events, singer Johnny Hallyday.

Papers: Woman who plowed into crowd not drunk

NATION Fed’s Williams sees strong case for Dec. rate hike BERKELEY, Calif. — There is a “strong case” for raising interest rates when Federal Reserve policymakers meet in mid-December, as long as the economic data does not disappoint, a top Fed official said on Saturday.

“The data I think have been overall encouraging, especially on the labor market,” San Francisco Fed President John Williams told reporters after a conference at University of California Berkeley’s Clausen Center.

“Assuming that we continue to get good data on the economy, continue to get signs that we are moving closer to achieving our goals and gaining confidence getting back to 2 percent inflation … If that continues to happen there’s a strong case to be made in December to raise rates.”

police assault along with a woman believed to be his cousin and a third person yet to be identified.

A source close to the investigation said the five from inside who have been freed were believed just to be squatters without proper identity papers, while a man and a woman picked up outside have also been released. — Reuters

A makeshift memorial is seen at the location where Jamar Clark was allegedly shot by police in Minneapolis.

A few dozen demonstrators endured bitter cold on Saturday outside a Minneapolis police station, where they have spent the last week encamped in protest. (Reuters/ Todd Melby)

officers under investigation in the incident have been identified, but their races have not been revealed.

Clark’s death comes at a time of heightened debate in the United States over police use of lethal force, especially against black people. Over the past year, protests against killings of unarmed black men and women — some Protesters of Minn. videotaped with phones or police cameras — have police shooting rocked a number of cities. press on in cold “There are a lot of us men doing a whole lot of MINNEAPOLIS — A talking … but the men few dozen demonstrators need to make sure that endured bitter cold on the talk is put into play,” Saturday outside a MinMichael Wilson, a 33-yearneapolis police station, old protester, said through where they have spent the a bullhorn, imploring the last week encamped in other male protesters to protest of the killing of an take responsibility for their unarmed black man. community and families.

Jamar Clark, 24, was As Wilson spoke, about shot on Sunday by police 50 of his fellow demonstratwo blocks from the 4th tors tried to stay warm in Precinct police station and the 20-degree temperatures died on Monday night after by drinking hot coffee and his family decided to dishuddling in circles around connect life support. Two several campfires.

Early season snowstorm coats Midwestern U.S. CHICAGO/DES MOINES, Iowa — A heavy fall snowstorm hit the Midwestern United States on Saturday, blanketing states from South Dakota to Wisconsin with as much as 16 inches of snow, slowing air travel and delaying some events for U.S. presidential candidates.

The storm was forecast to travel east into the Great Lakes region, reaching Michigan and upstate New York according to the National Weather Service. It forecast widespread accumulations of 4 to 8 inches of snow.

Forecasters warned that trees that had not already dropped their leaves could be damaged by the heavy, wet snow.

“We have snow across the area with heavier amounts across northern Illinois,” said Amy Seeley, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service office in Chicago.

TULSA, Okla. — A woman accused of killing four people and injuring dozens more at Oklahoma State University’s Oct. 24 homecoming parade had a blood alcohol content below the minimum level to be considered legally intoxicated, court papers showed.

According to a brief filed on Thursday with the Payne County District Court by defense attorney Tony Coleman, a blood draw conducted on the day of the accident showed that 25-year-old Adacia Chambers had a blood alcohol content of 0.01 percent.

U.S., allies launch 42 strikes against ISIS in Iraq, Syria WASHINGTON — The United States and its allies targeted Islamic State with 20 air strikes in Iraq and 22 in Syria on Friday, the U.S. military said.

Six of the strikes in Iraq hit three Islamic State tactical units, a command and control facility and fighting positions near Ramadi, the military said.

The attacks in Syria included 13 strikes near Mar’a, hitting Islamic State tactical units, headquarters, and three Islamic State buildings. it added.

One attack near Abu Kamal, Syria struck an Islamic State oil collection point, the statement issued on Saturday said.

— From wire reports

PEOPLE Game show host Perry dies at 82 LOS ANGELES — Jim Perry, best known as the host of game shows “Card Sharks” and “$ale of the Century,” died Friday in Oregon following a five-year battle with cancer, surrounded by his wife and children.

He was 82.

The Camden, N.J., native was a star basketball player while growing up and was nicknamed “Big Jim” at 6-foot-4. He attended the University of Pennsylvania and joined the Special Services, where he worked on Armed Forces Radio during the Korean War. After his time in the service, Perry teamed with comedian Sid Ceasar, touring as a pair for several years.

He served as host of the Miss Canada Pageant, which he emceed from 1967 until 1990; he was the announcer on 1969’s syndicated program “That Show” starring Joan Rivers; and from 1969 to 1972, he was a weekend overnight DJ at WABC radio in New York.

In 1974, Perry became the host of the CTV game show “Headline Hunters,” then began hosting the networks series “Definition,” which went on to become the longest-running game show in Canadian television history.

Paramount moves forward on three movie franchises LOS ANGELES — Paramount and Hasbro are moving forward on selecting screenwriters for their “Transformers” and “G.I. Joe” franchises along with launching a Micronauts movie.

The studio and the toymaker have selected Akiva Goldsman to supervise a writers room for the G.I. Joe franchise, which has spawned 2009’s “G.I. Joe: Rise of the Cobra” and 2009’s “G.I. Joe: Retaliation.” The first film grossed $678 million and the second took in $375 million.

Goldsman will also supervise a writers room and generate ideas based on the Hasbro property Micronauts, a series of interchangeable space toys that originated in Japan during the 1970s.

He will also supervise the fifth “Transformers” installment. Paramount is negotiating with writers room participants Art Marcum and Matt Holloway (“Iron Man”) along with Ken Nolan (“Black Hawk Down”) to write the script.

‘Dorothy’ dress up for grabs

NEW YORK — A screenworn “Dorothy” dress from “The Wizard of Oz” film is up for grabs at an upcoming movie memorabilia auction, and is expected to sell for between $800,000 and $1.2 million.

Bonhams auction house and Turner Classic Movies have assembled 400 lots for an annual sale that includes costumes, scripts, awards, movie posters and props.

Also on offer are costumes worn by Marilyn Monroe and Steve McQueen’s racing suit.

— From wire reports

In Paris attack, nurse discovers the man he tried to save was bomber

By Marie-Louise Gumuchian and Pauline Mevel Reuters

PARIS — In the chaos of the explosion at the Comptoir Voltaire cafe, one of several targets hit in the Nov. 13 Paris attacks, nurse David instinctively sought to help the wounded.

Among them was a man lying amid overturned chairs and tables.

David, who asked to be called just by his first name, lay him down.

MUST READ The man did not look to have massive injuries, but appeared unconscious, so David began CPR, the cardiopulmonary resuscitation he’d been trained for.

When he tore open the man’s T-shirt, David quickly realized that what he initially thought was a gas explosion at the cafe close to the Bataclan music hall where gunmen killed 89, was actually something

far worse.

“There were wires; one white, one black, one red and one orange.

Four different colors,” he told Reuters. “I knew then he was a suicide bomber.”

The man David was trying to resuscitate was Brahim Abdeslam, one of those involved in a series of deadly attacks that killed 130 people at bars, restaurants, a soccer stadium and a music hall. No one other than Abdeslam died at the cafe.

In an amateur video obtained by

Reuters, two men can be seen from outside the cafe trying to resuscitate a man lying on the floor. One is believed to be David, the other is unknown.

Near them, another person lies wounded on the floor amid spatters of blood.

“The first wire I saw was red. I think that was the detonator,” David said. “There was something at the end.”

As soon as he realized the person he was trying to save had just tried

to kill him, David says the fire services arrived. Among them was a fireman he knew. He told him what he had just seen. “He looked at me and started shouting for everyone to evacuate,” he said.

David, 46, who works at a Paris hospital, knows the Comptoir Voltaire well, living in the neighborhood.

He had been having dinner with a friend that Friday night. When the waitress brought their dishes, the explosion went off.

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Obama’s phony war WASHINGTON — Tell me: What’s a suicide bomber doing with a passport? He’s not going anywhere. And, though I’m not a religious scholar, I doubt that a passport is required in paradise for a martyr to access his 72 black-eyed virgins.

A Syrian passport was found near the body of one of the terrorists. Why was it there? Undoubtedly, to back up the Islamic State boast that it is infiltrating operatives amid the refugees flooding Europe. The passport may have been fake, but the terrorist’s fingerCharles prints were not.

Krauthammer They match those of a man who just a month earlier had come through Greece on his way to kill Frenchmen in Paris.

If the other goal of the Paris massacre was to frighten France out of the air campaign in Syria — the way Spain withdrew from the Iraq War after the terror attack on its trains in 2004 — they picked the wrong country. France is a serious post-colonial power, as demonstrated in Ivory Coast, the Central African Republic and Mali, which France saved from an Islamist takeover in 2013.

Indeed, socialist President Francois Hollande has responded furiously to his country’s 9/11 with an intensified air campaign, hundreds of raids on suspected domestic terrorists, a state of emergency and proposed changes in the constitution to make France less hospitable to jihad.

Meanwhile, Barack Obama, titular head of the free world, has responded to Paris with weariness and annoyance. His news conference in Turkey was marked by a stunning tone of passivity, detachment and lassitude, compounded by impatience and irritability at the very suggestion that his Syria strategy might be failing.

The only time he showed any passion was in denouncing Republicans for hardheartedness toward Muslim refugees. One hundred and twenty-nine innocents lie dead but it takes the GOP to kindle Obama’s ire.

The rest was mere petulance, dismissing criticisms of his Syria policy as popping off. Inconveniently for Obama, one of those popper-offers is Dianne Feinstein, the leading Democrat on the Senate Intelligence Committee. She directly contradicted Obama’s blithe assertion, offered the day before the Paris attack, that the Islamic State (aka ISIL) was contained and not gaining strength. “I have never been more concerned,” Feinstein said. “ISIL is not contained. ISIL is expanding.”

Obama defended his policy by listing its multifaceted elements. Such as, “I hosted at the United Nations an entire discussion of counterterrorism strategies and curbing the flow of foreign fighters.” An “entire” discussion, mind you. Not a partial one. They tremble in Raqqa.

And “We have mobilized 65 countries to go after ISIL.” Yes, and what would we do without Luxembourg?

Obama complained of being criticized for not being bellicose enough. But the complaint is not about an absence of bellicosity but about an absence of passion, of urgency and of commitment to the fight. The air campaign over Syria averages seven strikes a day. Seven. In Operation Desert Storm, we flew 1,100 sorties a day. Even in the Kosovo campaign, we averaged 138. Obama is doing just enough in Syria to give the appearance of motion, yet not nearly enough to have any chance of success.

Obama’s priorities lie elsewhere. For example, climate change, which he considers the greatest “threat to our future.” And, of course, closing Guantánamo. Obama actually released five detainees on the day after the Paris massacre. He is passionate about Guantánamo.

It’s a great terrorist recruiting tool, he repeatedly explains. Obama still seems to believe that — even as the Islamic State has produced an astonishing wave of terrorist recruitment with a campaign of brutality, butchery and enslavement filmed in living color. Who can still believe that young Muslims are leaving Europe to join the Islamic State because of Guantánamo?

Obama’s other passion is protecting Islam from any possible association with “violent extremism.” The Islamic State is nothing but “killers with fantasies of glory.” Obama can never bring himself to acknowledge why these people kill and willingly die: to advance a radical Islamist millenarianism that is purposeful, indeed eschatological — and appealing enough to have created the largest, most dangerous terrorist movement on Earth.

Hollande is trying to gather a real coalition to destroy the Islamic State, even as Obama touts his phony 65. For 11 post-World War II presidencies, coalition leading has been the role of the United States. Where is America today? Awaiting a president. The next president.

Charles Krauthammer’s email address is letters@charleskrauthammer.com.

The passing of a great tradition There used to be an old saying, “The more things change the more they stay the same.”

I don’t hold with that saying anymore. The more things change, these days, the more they change.

I have gotten used to the notion that we will see Christmas decorations interspersed with Halloween candy. I have come to my own peace about the World Series extending to the very brink of November and have accepted the fact that they occasionally play night games at Wrigley Field.

But there are some traditions that just shouldn’t be monkeyed around with. The Macy’s Corporation has finally gone too far with one of the last vestiges of an Atlanta holiday tradition — the lighting of the Great Tree ceremony on Thanksgiving night.

If you are an old-timer in the area, like I am, you remember when Rich’s was The Store in Atlanta. Even a little linthead like me got to go downtown occasionally and shop at Rich’s, and one wonderful Saturday my mama took me there to indulge in that rite of passage so dear to millions of North Georgia children. We rode the

In later years, as our family grew and Thanksgiving arrangements became more complicated, we began the tradition of watching them light the tree on television, from the comfort of our own fireside. Things did change, of course.

The tree was moved from Darrell downtown to Lenox Square Huckaby and Rich’s became Macy’s. But the tradition was always the Pink Pig. As I grew older and same. The Huckaby clan would could operate a motor vehicle, gather, often with our Marrett I would drive down to Rich’s cousins, and enjoy pecan or every year and buy my mama’s sweet potato or pumpkin pie Christmas present. She was and laugh and talk and watch always delighted when her gift, the presentation — hosted for no matter how meager, came in many, many years by Monica a Rich’s box.

Kaufman and my friend David Every year at Thanksgiving Chandley. Then the soloist thousands of people would would be introduced for “O gather, free from fear, and Holy Night” and we would all watch them light the giant shush one another and always, Christmas tree atop the crystal on the high note, the Great bridge at the downtown Rich’s Tree would light, signaling the store. Church choirs and choral official start of the Christmas groups would fill the various season in our home. levels of the bridge and sing As soon as the tree was lit, Christmas songs and then, as and not one second before, we a soloist sang “O Holy Night” could play Christmas songs and the tree would burst into light. decorate and watch Christmas I spent many cold evenings movies. There have been many with friends, then girlfriends, Thanksgivings when different then my wife, then my wife and members of the family were children, watching them light away and we shared the experithe Great Tree. ence via telephone or Skype.

A couple of years ago we saw signs that the tradition was unraveling a bit. They replaced the real tree with an artificial something-or-other that left much to be desired for the traditionalist. Last year we almost missed the lighting of the not-so-great-fake-tree altogether because they moved the ceremony up an hour so people could go inside the store and start shopping before the last strains of the carols had cleared the air. But this year they have gone too far.

This year the lighting of the Macy’s fake-tree has been moved to Sunday night — a full four days before Thanksgiving. Macy’s says it is to make it easier for families to come downtown and enjoy.

Well, it won’t be the same for me, and I will not watch the lighting of the tree on Sunday night.

I don’t know what we will watch on television while we are eating our pecan pie Thursday night, but somewhere around 7:55 I will put on a recording of somebody singing “O Holy Night” and on the high note we will start observing the season of Advent, and not one nanosecond before.

No place for anonymous sources in journalism I can’t guarantee that I got all the commas where they belong today, but I can guarantee that what you read here is my opinion laid out for all to see.

That is in stark contrast to cowardly anonymous comments that seem to be pervading our world these days, thanks to social media and to some in the news media more than willing to be a complicit partner.

A recent — and anonymous — report claimed that a number of prominent politicians including Georgia’s senior senator, Johnny Isakson had been members of the Ku Klux Klan. No proof. No corroboration. Only a claim that the information had been obtained by gaining access to a KKK Twitter account — The Klan twitters? Knock me over with a bedsheet! — and then posting the list along with a message: “These are the officials that have political power in the USA that are associated with either KKK or racist-related.”

We should have all had a good laugh and said “kids will be kids” except several news outlets deemed it to be a legitimate news story and treated it as such, dragging Sen. Isakson’s name through unsubstantiated mud, including the CBS television affiliate in Atlanta, a

While this was going on, Congressman Steve Smith, a Tea Party stalwart from Georgia’s 15th District got CNN’s Christiane Amanpour and a couple of weenies at CNBC and MSNBC into a self-righteous swivet along with their liberal Kool-Aid drinkDick ing acolytes with some of his Yarbrough politically-incorrect tweets. The problem is that none of them took the time or made the effort perennial bottom-feeder in the to see where Georgia’s 15th ratings. congressional district is located.

Sen. Isakson’s office was Had they done so, they would then put in the position of have discovered that Georgia having to issue a denial that he only has 14 congressional was not nor ever had been a districts and Steve Smith serves member of the KKK. none of them. Oh. “It is disappointing that so I spend a few shekels anmany media outlets gave crenually at my beloved Grady dence to these baseless, highly College of Journalism at the damaging allegations from University of Georgia in hopes a source who hid behind an that the next generation of anonymous Twitter account and communicators will understand who had no real credibility” his how to manage both the value press office wrote. “This failure and power of social media by some news media organiza- which is here to stay but will tions to live up to the journalalso not forget the importance istic standards only worsens of accuracy, which hasn’t the distrust of all of the media changed nor should it ever. by the American public. It is It is not about Twitter or extremely discouraging that Facebook or blogs or whatever. someone as respected as Sen. It is about credibility. It is not Isakson was disparaged based about being first. It is about on nothing more than lies and being correct. It disturbs me to misinformation, and that some see trust in the media continues in the media helped perpetuate to drop. According to the latest the lies.”

Gallup Poll only 40 percent of

the American public trusts the media. If you don’t trust us, who can you trust?

Journalism is a profession and an honorable one, but it is also a business and to stay in business requires readers or viewers or listeners. That means there is the temptation on the part of some — and, fortunately, I believe it to be a minority — to make an illegitimate story legitimate no matter what its source in order to keep or add to their ratings or to their circulation numbers.

No legitimate journalist worth his or her salt would dare give credence to an accusation that Isakson is or ever has been associated with the Ku Klux Klan without seeking out additional sources to verify the charge. But, alas, legitimate journalists worth their salt seem to be in somewhat short supply these days.

How do I know? Why, Steve Smith of Georgia’s 15th District told me so. But please keep that just between us. Congressman Smith would like to remain anonymous.

You can reach Dick Yarbrough at yarb2400@bellsouth.net; at P.O. Box 725373, Atlanta, GA 31139; online at dickyarbrough.com or on Facebook at www.facebook. com/dickyarb.

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Police believe Paul Rouk, who is a listed as a missing person, lived at least for a time behind his Lilburn home. (Staff Photos: Joshua Sharpe)

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•From Page 1A ‘Atypical for him’ Whatever’s going on now, Paul Rouk was normal enough for years.

He liked the Braves. A Navy veteran. He had a job.

He had a wife and a daughter.

He might’ve even been better off than many people.

He had degrees from Georgia Tech and Naval Postgraduate School, according to his ex-wife. Court records say he worked for AARP as a computer professional, earning $100,000 a year, until the company laid him off in 2014.

Even Suzanne Elaine Goodwin — who dropped the name “Rouk” in the divorce — calls him an “extremely intelligent person.”

She married him in Chattanooga, Tenn., in 1999. They bought the house on Sheila Court in 2000.

Rouk adopted Goodwin’s daughter, Goodwin said. Later, the daughter’s daughter grew to love Rouk as a grandfather.

The couple reportedly struggled after the husband moved to Washington, D.C., in 2010 to work for AARP. The wife, a therapist who has reportedly earned less than the husband in recent years, says she stayed behind.

The court filings don’t go into detail about why the marriage failed.

Speaking with the Daily Post on Friday, Goodwin wished not to delve too deeply into their differences. But she claimed her husband became depressed after losing the AARP position and wouldn’t get help.

She left him last May and filed for divorce.

According to records, Rouk never attended court or responded even as the judge deemed them divorced and ordered him to pay.

Goodwin’s lawyer, Steven Ashby, started going after Rouk in March.

In a letter dated March 20, the attorney, who couldn’t be reached for comment Friday, told the man that his “continued failure and refusal” to follow the judge’s decree would result in a motion for contempt of court.

“We sincerely hope that such measures will not be necessary,” Ashby wrote.

In May, Ashby filed the contempt motion.

Rouk didn’t attend court on Aug. 11, records show.

On Aug. 13, the judge, Turner, signed an order, finding that he owed Goodwin $23,364, as well as his exwife’s attorney fees of more than $2,000.

Turner gave Rouk 10 days from the order to pay or face

•From Page 1A with crimes relating to possession of drugs, but she is facing a count of reckless

A pair of boots lie at the campsite where police believe Paul Rouk, who is a listed as a missing person, lived at least for a time behind his Lilburn home.

The flyer listed a $300 reward for information on Rouk’s whereabouts.

Another resident had received the same paper the day before.

But, according to the report, Rouk was not wanted “by any agency.”

The flyer wasn’t legitimate, The investigation police told the neighbors.

Police first heard of the In mid-October, the ex-wife situation in September.

On the evening of Sept. 5, apparently admitted she made the flyers, according to a a worried neighbor called to report. report a man walking around She came to the police the house on Sheila Court. department to report him The man said he was Rouk’s missing, saying he had been brother, David, and that he was looking for Paul, accord- seen on Aug. 10 and claimed he was going away on a busiing to a report from Lilburn ness trip. That didn’t make police. sense, considering that he was The responding officer unemployed. wrote that the back door was Goodwin said she and her cracked and the house was in “disarray, with items scattered daughter had searched the throughout.” The brother, who house and found the box to a pistol and thought he might had noticed the door locked commit suicide. three days earlier, said it was The department sent out a unusual. news release on Nov. 9 asking Police went inside. for the public’s help finding “Myself and other officers cleared the residence, finding Rouk. Capt. Thom Bardugon, no signs of foul play, though it spokesman for the agency, was very cluttered,” the officer said officers had recently found the camp behind the wrote. “We also checked the home. backyard and wood line, but On the site, police discovdid not see anyone.” ered a bookmark with Rouk’s The brother told police he name on it. thought Rouk might be stay“There is the likelihood,” ing with friends. Because of that, police didn’t list him as a Bardugon wrote, “that Rouk is living in the wooded area missing person.

On Sept. 16, a neighbor and may frequent his vacant around the corner said he house at 4483 Sheila Court found a flyer in his mailbox. and/or the businesses along It said Rouk was wanted by Lawrenceville Highway (near officers for contempt of court the U.S. Post Office).” and that he was armed and could be dangerous, according Tracks left behind to another report.

The grass at the home is the possibility of a “show cause order.” That would force him to appear in court to “show cause as to why he should not be held in the common jail of Gwinnett County until such time as he purges himself of contempt.”

overgrown. The leaves at the front doorstep are piled so high the bottom two steps seem to disappear underneath.

A UPS envelope is stuck in the door frame. The carrier delivered it at 1:55 p.m. on Oct. 23.

The extension cord running from the back, lies useless, with the power having been disconnected weeks ago.

On Tuesday, Lilburn police Detective Bert Ross slogged through the woods behind the house, his boots wet with mud.

A burly man with a close-cropped mustache, he surveyed the scene, searching through coolers and storage containers among the vines.

“All right,” Ross said, “so he has been here.”

He said he knew that because the scene was different from before.

“We found some items that had his name on it. All that stuff is gone. He has come back,” the investigator said, while a creek lapped near a large Tupperware container full of books.

Among the novels was “Outlaw Red,” Jim Kjelgaard’s tale about a dog named Sean, who gets lost in the wilderness and has to hide from hunters.

‘An adult’ A man doesn’t have to tell anybody where he’s living.

Ross knows that.

But he said he sees evidence that Rouk abandoned much of his life and moved into the woods. He wants to

be sure Rouk is OK. Rouk’s status as a missing person makes it easy, Ross said. He can walk into any police department in the country and clear it up, just by showing he’s alive and safe.

Lilburn police don’t plan to arrest Rouk, though the contempt of court issue appears to threaten his freedom.

On Wednesday, the investigator heard from another relative.

Ross said the man claimed Rouk would reveal himself to police later the same day.

By Friday afternoon, with 48 hours passed, Ross had lost hope.

Reached by phone Friday afternoon, Rouk’s parents declined to comment. But first, the mother said, apparently referring to Goodwin: “This woman is a liar. She uses men to get money.”

David Rouk also said his brother was avoiding Goodwin, who was trying to “drain him financially.”

The ex-wife denies those claims.

Told of the brother’s position that the man wasn’t missing, the detective said he’d heard similar statements.

“From my position, I want to believe everybody (is truthful) in things they say,” Ross said in a phone call.

“Unfortunately that is not always the case.”

He stressed: “(Paul Rouk) can walk into any police department and say, ‘Hi, I’m an adult.’ All he has to do is take five minutes out of his day.

He’s making this decision.”

Day care conduct. Ray hadn’t been arrested Friday afternoon and police planned to arrest her in the evening if she didn’t surrender, Pihera

said.

Three men have been detained in the case: Jimmy Simpkins, who allegedly had cocaine after leaving

the house, and Eric Zavare Ray and Joseph Simpkins, who were charged with crimes relating to the drugs and guns. The Simpkins are

brothers. The Rays’ relation wasn’t clear.

A representative with Bright from the Start has been notified of this case,

Pihera said. The state agency, which oversees day cares, planned on sending a representative to the home to investigate on Friday.

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Perry, Mason help Norcross top Parkview

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overmatched Druid Hills.

Wesleyan had forced 12 turnovers by the time the game was four minutes old, and it didn’t get any better for Druid Hills after the Wolves backed off defensively.

An 18-0 lead after the first quarter just grew in the second as Wesleyan outscored Druid Hills 32-0.

Guard Cairo Booker, Wesleyan’s only senior,

SUWANEE — Dacula boys basketball coach Russ Triaga knew his team’s offense would be ahead of its defense coming into its season opener.

His vision proved to be prophetic, but it also proved to be enough, as Derek St. Hilaire and Kevon Tucker combined for 51 points and two other Falcons posted doublefigure scoring in a 91-80 win over Sequoyah in Saturday’s action in the Jared Cook Tip-off Classic at North Gwinnett.

“We scored the ball well, but we know we’re going to score the ball well,” Triaga said. “What I just told them is that at this point in the season, I’d rather be good on offense and bad on defense because I know we can grow into a better defensive team.

“At times, (Saturday’s game) was really good. At times, it was November basketball. The important thing is, how do we play on Tuesday (against North Gwinnett)? … Do we grow defensively?”

There was nothing wrong with the Dacula (1-0) offense from the get go, with a 16-6 run over the final half of the first quarter pushing the Falcons’ lead to as much as 14 before settling for a 28-17 advantage at the end of the opening frame.

That trend continued into the second quarter after Sequoyah pulled as close as four points early in the period, as St. Hilaire and Tucker combined for 11 points to lead a 17-5 run over the final 4:34 of the first half that left Dacula with a seemingly comfortable 50-33 lead at intermission.

But Sequoyah (0-1) changed things up after a St. Hilaire 3-pointer 32 seconds into the third quarter gave the Falcons their biggest lead at 53-33.

The Chiefs came out in a trapping zone defense, and the Falcons seemed to be confused, either turning the ball over on crosscourt passes or settling for long jump shots from the perimeter.

Sequoyah parlayed both into a big run, with Jordan Usher and Cameron Cox leading a 28-12 charge over the remainder of the period.

Cox finished with 15 of his game-high 29 points in the quarter, including a transition layup off an assist from Usher that pulled Sequoyah to within 65-61 heading into the final

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LILBURN — Norcross got 32 combined points from Vash Perry and Taylor Mason as it outscored Parkview 2012 in the fourth quarter en route to a 66-53 win Saturday at the Parkview Tip-Off Classic.

The Blue Devils (4-0) owned the glass, grabbing 38 rebounds (13 offensive) and keeping Parkview from many second-chance opportunities.

“The kids played hard,” said Norcross head coach Angie Hembree. “We hit some big buckets and did what we needed to do (to come out with a win).”

Raven Johnson, who finished with a game-high 27 points, scored the first eight points of the game, giving the Panthers all of the momentum just two minutes into the game.

However, Norcross slowly inched its way back, finishing the quarter on a 14-2 run.

Three-pointers by Perry and Mason put the Blue Devils up 14-10 after one quarter, and it was a lead they would never relinquish.

The second quarter saw Norcross come out firing again, getting a 3-pointer from Tylia Gillespie to extend the lead to 18-10.

A Johnson layup 1:17 into the second quarter ended a six-minute scoring drought for the Panthers, making it 18-12.

The Blue Devils extended their lead more through the middle of the quarter, getting it up to 25-17 before Kiersten Hunter closed it to 25-23 with two straight 3-pointers.

The Panthers tied it up on a steal and layup by Johnson, but Mason responded with a layup of her own to put the Blue Devils back in front.

By the end of the first half, Norcross held a 32-28 lead, thanks in large part to the nine offensive rebounds in See NORCROSS, Page 4B

Dacula boys get offensive in victory

Norcross’s Vash Perry (10) goes up for the layup over Parkview’s Autumn Sizemore (24) during Saturday night’s game at Parkview in Lilburn. (Photo: Karl L. Moore)

Central girls advance to play Wesleyan

By Guy Curtright

Monday.

Wesleyan, which won its 11th state championPEACHTREE CORship last year, led 50-0 at NERS — Overcoming a halftime over Druid Hills 16-point deficit is a tough in the final first-round task. The Central Gwingame at Yancey Gymnanett girls have an even sium and won 76-4. bigger challenge coming It looked like Central up, though. might be headed to a lopCentral’s comeback sided loss itself, although victory over Riverwood certainly not close to the on Saturday moved the scale of Wesleyan’s vicKnights into the semifinals tory. of the Wesleyan Turkey The Knights trailed Tip-Off, where they will 34-18 in the third quarter face the host Wolves on against Riverwood before Staff Correspondent

turning the game around with its pressure defense for a 43-41 victory.

Junior Aliyah Foote scored all 16 of her points in the second half and senior Jakia McDowell gave the Knights the lead with just under two minutes remaining, converting a rebound into an old-fashioned 3-point play.

A foul shot by Central senior Jasmin Fleetwood with 3.4 seconds left capped off the victory.

Riverwood, which led

23-12 at halftime, got a game-high 18 points from Aryn Eady.

“We didn’t deserve to win, but we’ll sure take it,” said Central coach Tracey Tipton, whose team was ice cold much of the game.

Without its normal experienced depth, Wesleyan isn’t expected to use its full-court press quite as much this season. Its pressure was devastating, though, in the few minutes it was employed against

Turnovers doom Tech in Miami From Staff Reports

touchdowns in sending the Yellow Jackets (3-8, 1-7) MIAMI GARDENS, to their eighth loss in their Fla. — Miami spotted last nine games.

Georgia Tech an early Freshman running back touchdown, then rolled off Mark Walton scored three 31 consecutive points to touchdowns, two on short post a 38-21 victory in an runs and one a 25-yard Atlantic Coast Conference reception, and kicker matchup of Coastal DiviMichael Badgley booted sion also-rans on Saturday. a school record-tying 57The Hurricanes (7-4, 4-3 yard field goal for Miami. in the ACC) took advanThe Hurricanes also tage of four Tech turnovers scored after defensive end to score three of their four Ufomba Kamulu returned

a fumble 45 yards to just short of the goal line, where his fumble into the end zone was recovered by linebacker Jermaine Grace.

Quarterback Brad Kaaya passed for 300 yards for Miami. In addition to his touchdown pass, Kaaya had completions of 46, 46 and 42 yards to set up scores.

Georgia Tech put together a six-play, 62-yard scoring drive on its first possession. But the Yellow

Jackets lost starting quarterback Justin Thomas to an undisclosed injury later in the quarter and didn’t score again until a little more than 10 minutes remained in the game, which was delayed by lightning in the area for a half an hour in the third quarter.

The Jackets got fourthquarter touchdowns on short runs by quarterback Matthew Jordan and running back Clinton Lynch.

Georgia Tech running back Marcus Allen, center, is tackled by Miami’s Jermaine Grace, left, and Juwon Young, right, on Saturday in Miami Gardens, Fla. (Photo: Steve Mitchell/USA Today Sports)

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• Lanier, Grayson in North Oconee Titan Turkey Classic • Discovery in Chestatee Tournament • GAC, Shiloh girls in North Forsyth Tournament • Jared Cook Classic at North • Meadowcreek boys in Marietta Turkey Classic • Mill Creek in Tabo Tournament at Jefferson • North girls in Chestatee Tournament • Parkview Tipoff Classic • South boys in Bob Jones Tournament • Wesleyan Turkey Tipoff • McIntosh girls at South 7:30 p.m. — Hebron boys at Apalachee

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Crew chiefs reflect on title chances The Sports Xchange HOMESTEAD, Fla. — When you’re a single-car team, competing for NASCAR’s biggest prize, you have to work smart and do things a bit differently.

That’s where Furniture Row’s Cole Pearn comes in.

The first Canadian NASCAR Sprint Cup Series crew chief graduated with a mechanical engineering degree from the University of Waterloo (Ontario). A former late model driver and three-time Canadian gokart champion, his preferred participation sport is beer league hockey. It meshes perfectly with the Rocky Mountain lifestyle of his Denver-based race team.

More importantly, Pearn, 33, has meshed seamlessly as crew chief for Martin Truex Jr., putting the No. 78 in position to challenge the best from Hendrick Motorsports, Joe Gibbs Racing and Stewart-Haas Racing for NASCAR supremacy in today’s Ford EcoBoost 400 Championship Round race at Homestead-Miami Speedway.

Compared to the pit box resume of Jeff Gordon’s crew chief Alan Gustafson or Kyle Busch’s crew chief Rodney Childers, who seeks a second consecutive title with Kevin Harvick, Pearn might seem out of his element. But Furniture Row general manager Joe Garone points out that Pearn is hardly a novice.

In fact, the London, Ontario, native was an engineer for Kevin Harvick’s car at Richard Childress Racing before accepting a supporting role at Furniture Row and serving as lead engineer under crew chief Todd Berrier. He has been part of the steady progression at Furniture Row, galvanizing his team and acting decisively.

“I’m going to take credit for Cole,” Garone said.

“Early on, I told Barney (team owner Visser) that this kid could be as good as there is in NASCAR as a crew chief. He’s driven, he’s a mechanical engi-

Driver Jeff Gordon, left, talks with crew chief Alan Gustafson during practice for the Quicken Loans Race For Heroes 500 last Sunday at Phoenix International Raceway. (Photo:Jasen Vinlove/USA Today Sports)

neer and he just gets it. He understands processes and procedures, but he also understands when you just have to get down in the grease and flog when you have to get a car done. He sees both sides of it. I’m just thrilled to see him take the reins and be able to have success.”

The opportunity presented by today’s Championship Round race, in his rookie season as crew chief, is definitely not lost on Pearn.

“Our shop foreman this week told me that the last time he’d been in this kind of position was 1992 and that really puts it in perspective,” Pearn said. “You never know when the next time (will be). Especially with this (championship) format, anything can happen to take you out. I’m definitely just trying to enjoy the moment, stay focused and make the most of it.”

Adam Stevens, handpicked by Kyle Busch to become his pit boss, has been on a similar trajectory since his driving career flamed out. He studied mechanical engineering at Ohio University before joining forces with Petty Enterprises in 2002. Lured to Joe Gibbs Racing, he teamed with Busch to win 19 XFINITY Series races (and finish top five in 46 of 52 starts) in 2013-14.

Stevens could never have imagined how his first season as a Sprint Cup crew chief would unfold.

“It’s been a wild year, starting with Kyle’s accident (at Daytona),” said Stevens, 37, who paired with drivers David Ragan, Matt Crafton and Erik Jones before Busch returned to win four of his first nine starts. “We started off with high hopes … then, before we even left Daytona, that was all taken away from us.

To battle back from that, with all the wins that we’ve had along the way and good runs in competitive cars, is remarkable at this stage.

“I’ve been to Homestead the last three years in the championship hunt running for (the) Xfinity Series owner’s championship, so I know a little bit about what that’s about. And I had championship experience as a race engineer on the 20 Cup car in 2005 with Zippy (Greg Zipadelli) and Tony (Stewart). I’m not a complete stranger to it, but still, up there on the box and doing it for yourself is a whole different animal.”

Busch knows he might not be racing for a championship if not for Stevens.

“It was tough to be at home, lying in my bed and watching other guys race my car,” Busch said. “I can’t say enough about Adam Stevens and the teamwork, being able to keep everyone together and focused and motivated for my return.”

While Busch and Stevens may be only 24 races into their Sprint Cup alliance, Alan Gustafson comes at today’s race with a com-

pletely different perspective.

With 11 years as a Sprint Cup crew chief, he knows today will be his final race with Jeff Gordon.

Gustafson, 40, said there is “added incentive to send Jeff out on top, as we believe he deserves — and we’re working hard to do that. Jeff has been a huge part of the sport … and a huge part of our company and our success.”

Of course, there’s also Gustafson’s personal quest for his first Cup title.

“It would be a huge thing for me to win a championship,” Gustafson said. “It’s been my goal my whole career. I’ve been in this building, the 5/24 shop (at Hendrick) since its inception, and that’s been the goal. I think it would set a nice culture or legacy standard to propel us into the future with Chase (Elliott).

You never know if you’ll get a chance to be back in this position again.”

Childers is fortunate enough to have that encore opportunity with Harvick.

They won at Homestead to capture the Sprint Cup crown in their first season together at Stewart-Haas Racing, and they have been dominant at times in 2015.

“We’ve had fast cars all year,” said Childers, 39, who has finished in the top 10 in more than half (36 of 71) of his races with Harvick. “It’s just been a fun season, and you know, we look forward to the opportunity of going down there and at least having a shot at it and being able to do something special.”

Harvick, who benefited from Childers’ decision to take four tires late in last year’s title-deciding race, appreciates his crew chief’s judgment in critical situations.

“I think the confidence between myself and Rodney is, obviously, pretty high,” Harvick said. “Through the Chase, I just believe that every step of the way, it’s been just (a series) of characterbuilding moments that have made us stronger.”

IN BRIEF

Norcross’ Schmidt signs with East Tennessee softball

nior, and won the Region 8-AAAAAA title as a sophomore.

Norcross senior Kelly Schmidt has signed a letter of intent with the East Tennessee State University fastpitch softball program.

Schmidt, Norcross’ team MVP as a junior, was named a 2015 Scholar-Athlete Award winner and to the All-Region 7-AAAAAA team. She hit .329 and posted a 1.99 ERA with 79 strikeouts in 77 innings.

“Kelly is a pitcher that spins the ball very well, has outstanding control and a great presence in the circle,” ETSU head coach Brad Irwin said. “Kelly comes from a stellar travel ball organization in the East Cobb Bullets.

Because of all these things, we believe she has great potential and think she will have a large role in the circle during her time here.”

Wheelchair football clinic planned at Hull Middle

The American Association of Adapted Sports Programs and Gwinnett County Public Schools will host a wheelchair football clinic Dec. 1 at Hull Middle School in Duluth. The event, from 6:30 to 8 p.m., will be led by former Atlanta Falcons Buddy Curry and Bobby Butler.

The clinic will focus on skills like passing, receiving, blocking and pass coverage. It is open to any elementary, middle or high school student with a physical disability who would like to learn about wheelchair football, as well as all current AAASP adapted sports teams and players. Children who walk unassisted, with assisted devices or use a power or manual chair may participate, and a limited number of chairs will be available for those Dacula’s Fry signs with USC Upstate who do not use a chair on a regular basis.

Sign up via email to Robyn Hootselle at rhootselle@ Dacula senior Hunter Fry signed with the University adaptedsports.org with name, school, age, disability and of South Carolina Upstate men’s golf program this contact information. week.

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Archer survives classic duel with McEachern 24-21 From Staff Reports POWDER SPRINGS — As wild as Archer’s second-round Class AAAAAA state playoff game with McEachern was throughout, it only seemed appropriate that it ended so frenetically.

As it turned out, the last of the three laterals the host Indians attempted to keep the game alive was flagged for an illegal forward pass.

Still, the Archer defense made sure by tripping up the last McEachern ball carrier at around the Archer 25 to secure their hard-earned 24-21 victory Friday night at Walter H. Cantrell Stadium.

Ultimately, Will Bearden’s 1-yard quarterback sneak with 35 seconds left proved to be the difference that sent No. 4 state-ranked Archer (111) into a state quarterfinal match-up with fifth-ranked Mill Creek next Friday in Hoschton.

Bearden finished the night 29 of 41 for 213 yards and a touchdown, with 11 of those completions going to Kyle Davis for 92 yards and eight more, including the score, to Aramis Bryant for 73 yards.

He also led the Tigers back from a 14-3 deficit early in the third quarter after Sam Jackson got sixth-ranked McEachern (10-2) on the board by returning the second-half kickoff 95 yards for a TD, and a 79-yard completion from Bailey Hockman to Tyler Simmons set up Simmons’ 1-yard scoring run.

Grayson 54, Valdosta 21 LOGANVILLE — Grayson continued its dominance at home in the playoffs as it destroyed Valdosta, 54-21, in the second round of the Class AAAAAA playoffs.

The second-ranked Rams got 328 combined rushing yards from Cameryn Brent and Ernest Tiller III as the Wildcats couldn’t get a stop on defense.

Tiller finished the night with five rushes for 167 yards, while Brent went for 161 yards on 18 carries.

Chase Brice was 11 of 19 for 177 yards and two TDs, and Evan Sturgill led Rams receivers with four catches for 70 yards.

Owen Pappoe also had 15-yard interception return

started out as a defensive struggle ended with both offenses on fire.

Collins Hill’s fire burned a little hotter as it knocked Newton out of the Class AAAAAA playoffs with a 31-24 win at Homer Sharp Stadium on Friday.

Trailing 17-9, Collins Hill (7-5) finally got its running game going late in the third quarter behind Jonathan Postell, who carried the ball five times for 51 yards.

His final run of 2 yards led to a tie game after the two-point conversion.

Postell ended the game with 153 yards on 19 carries.

Jeremy Lewis (10 carries, 97 yards for the game) Archer’s Taylor Stein, left, and Connor Sims, right block McEacher’s Myles Whetstone continued sparking the for quarterback Will Bearden during Friday’s second round of the state playoffs at running game with a 47McEachern. (Photo: Kathryn Ingall) yard touchdown run for the 24-17 lead with 3:06 left in for a score for the Rams Mill Creek also did its part ing touchdowns in the the third.

(12-0), who advanced to as the Hawks added 182 Lewis scored again with contest, including two by take on Westlake in next yards on the ground, led by Martin Mangram. Buford 7:54 left in the game to put week’s state quarterfinals. 60 yards and two TDs from used eight running backs the Eagles up by 14 points Valdosta was led by Seth Joe Thomas. en route to earning a spot in a 452-yard attack that Shuman, who completed Daniel Leconte added 57 featured 14 runs of 10 or opposite third-ranked Ro29 of 57 passes for 396 yards and one TD on eight more yards. swell in next Friday’s state yards and three touchcarries, all in the first half. quarterfinals at Ray Manus Meanwhile, Mic Roof downs, while Jamarcus Leconte left the game late threw for two more scores. Stadium in Roswell.

Tyson had six catches in the second quarter after for 140 yards and Jontae taking a hard hit around his Westlake 28, GAC 48, Vidalia 22 Baker had seven catches knees.

Peachtree Ridge 9 NORCROSS — The for 119 yards.

ATLANTA — Two deVidalia Indians will be Buford 42, Worth Co. 0 glad when Greater Atlanta fensive stalwarts met headMill Creek 44, BUFORD — Buford Christian quarterback Da- to-head for the very first Newnan 14 continued to ride a potent time, but it was the Westvis Mills graduates in the HOSCHTON — Mill rushing game on offense lake Lions who mustered spring of 2017. After the Creek built a 27-7 lead to go along with a sufup just enough offense Spartans defeated Vidalia in the first half and never focating defense as the down the stretch to hold in the state quarterfinals last season, No. 2 GAC looked back as the Hawks Wolves rolled to a 42-0 off the Peachtree Ridge ended the Indians season topped Newnan 44-14 on win over Worth County Lions 28-9 to advance to Friday night in the secin the second round of the again Friday night with a the AAAAAA quarterfinals ond round of the Class Class AAAA state football 48-22 win in the second on Friday night. round of the Class AA AAAAAA state fooball playoffs Friday night at Westlake managed 258 state playoffs. playoffs.

Tom Riden Stadium. yards of total offense and After a Mills intercepThe win extended No. 5 Buford, which won its held Peachtree Ridge to tion, the Indians took a Mill Creek’s historic seaninth straight game, put 205 yards behind three son as the Hawks stretched together matching 21-point 14-3 lead with just 45 interceptions, including seconds left in the first their record to 12-0 and halves in the victory as a pick-six to seal the deal quarter. After that drive, set up a date at home next the Wolves move on to late in the fourth quarter. week against county-rival next Friday’s quarterfinals Mills led the Spartans to Malik Staples led Archer in the quarterfinals. against Thomson, a 44-21 scores on their next seven Peachtree Ridge with 44 drives and the GAC (11The two teams scrimwinner over Grady. yards rushing and scored maged each other in the The Buford defense also 1) defense held Vidalia Peachtree Ridge’s lone scoreless on its next seven touchdown. Quarterback preseason, battling to a recorded its third straight 14-14 tie with starters in shutout and sixth in the last possessions.

Bubba Hickson completed Mills finished the game 8 of 22 pass attempts for the game. eight games while limiting Newnan was never able Worth County to 160 yards 17 of 25 for 263 yards, a 92 yards and two interceptouchdown and an interto get its running game go- of total offense. tions as the Lions’ season ception. He also ran for 40 ended at 8-4. ing as the Hawks held the But only 30 of those yards and two scores.

Cougars (9-3) to 42 total yards came after halftime Malik Willis threw for Liam Sullivan had seven two touchdowns to lead yards rushing. as the third-ranked Wolves receptions for 123 yards.

Mill Creek countered (11-1) got an interception Westlake (10-2), which Malcom Cunningham add- will meet Grayson in the with Cameron Turley, who from Jacob Martin and ed 73 yards on four catches quarterfinals next Friday. overcame a slow start to hit forced three punts on the and Marcus Young ran for for 14 of 23 passes for 179 Rams’ remaining posses79 yards on 17 carries as yards and one score. sions.

Northgate 41, Lanier 21 the Spartans advance to Turley’s top target was In fact, Worth County SUGAR HILL — Lanier take on Brooks County in Braxton Richburg, who had runs of 44, 38 and 20 dug itself in a hole in the next week’s quarterfinals. hauled in five passes for 94 in the first half that acfirst seven minutes of Friyards, while Miles Riley counted for 102 yards of day’s second-round Class Collins Hill 31, added two catches for 50 the total offensive output.

AAAAA playoff game and Newton 24 yards and a score.

Offensively, four difthe Longhorns could never COVINGTON — What get out.

The running game for ferent Wolves had rush-

The Longhorns fumbled on their first two possessions and visiting Northgate capitalized in a 41-21 win.

Northgate, the No. 2 seed from Region 4-AAAAA, will play Kell in next week’s quarterfinals.

Lanier had four turnovers and Northgate scored touchdowns off of three of them.

It’s a tough finish for Lanier, which was ranked No. 2 in the state, after a standout regular season.

The Longhorns (11-1) finished the regular season undefeated and won their second-straight Region 8-AAAAA championship.

After losing in the first round of the playoffs last season, the Longhorns beat East Paulding last week 27-13.

“This is a special group,” said Mobbs, who is 21-2 as a head coach.

“They are back-to-back region champs. We are in Year 6 of a school that two of those years has won a region championship.

“That’s not any comfort for tonight, but at the same time, that’s a heck of an accomplishment. I’m so proud of this group. A group that is selfless and committed to each other and we just came up short tonight.”

Colquitt Co. 62, Central Gwinnett 21 MOULTRIE — The playoff run for Central Gwinnett came to an end on Friday night as topranked Colquitt County showed why it is the defending Class AAAAAA state champion as senior wide receiver and Arkansas commit Kiel Pollard scored four touchdowns to lead the Packers to a 62-21 rout.

Colquitt County took advantage of two firstquarter turnovers by the Black Knights and scored three touchdowns in the quarter, setting the tone for the game. The Packers’ defense stymied the Black Knights offense for most of the night, forcing Central into committing five turnovers — four fumbles — for the game.

Micah Maxey finished the night 16 of 33 for 185 yards and two touchdowns and Trey Vallery finished with 17 carries for 89 yards and one touchdown for Cental, which ended the season at 7-5.

Gwinnett teams go 1-for-3 Quick-strike Yellow Jackets finish off homestand today on home field coin flips

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Generally speaking, Friday night’s second-round of the GHSA state football playoffs was a good one for Gwinnett, with six of 10 county teams winning their games.

However, Saturday morning wasn’t quite as good in general terms for the locals, with two of three teams losing coin flips to determine home field for next Friday’s state quarterfinals against fellow No.1 region seeds.

Only Greater Atlanta Christian was successful, meaning the No. 2 stateranked Spartans (11-1) will welcome sixth-ranked Brooks County (10-2) to Spartan Stadium for a Class AA quarterfinal game.

As much as GAC coach Tim Hardy appreciates his team being able to play at home instead of traveling near the Florida border, he also knows that the advantage will only go so far.

“Were glad to be playing, and we’re glad to be

visit the fabled Brickyard to take on Thomson (11-1) STATE in Class AAAA. PLAYOFFS The latter actually has Quarterfinals Buford coach Jess Simpson Friday and his Wolves excited.

Class AAAAAA “We play (Thomson) on Grayson at Westlake the road at The Brickyard,” Archer at Mill Creek Simpson said. “I think Collins Hill at Roswell they just started a new wall Class AAAA (of honor) over there this Buford at Thomson year and with (longtime Class AA former head coach) Luther Welsh being one of the best Brooks Co. at GAC coaches all-time in Georgia, there’s a lot of tradition playing at home,” Hardy and history there. It’s going said. “We still know the to be a great atmosphere, scoreboard will say 0-0 and I think it will be a lot when the game starts no of fun for the kids.” matter where it’s played, Three more Gwinnett but we don’t have to travel. teams will be in action in It’s a long way from here. next Friday, including No. “It is what it is. I think 4 Archer and No. 5 Mill people make too much out Creek, which will play of (home field). Our best each other in a AAAAAA victory last season was quarterfinal at Mill Creek at Fitzgerald (in the state Community Stadium. The semifinals).”

Tigers and Hawks met in a Meanwhile, both Graypreseason scrimmage that son and Buford will be ended in a 14-14 tie after hitting the road for their the three quarters of varsity respective quarterfinal play. games, with the No. 2 Meanwhile, Collins Rams (12-0) traveling to Hill will travel to Ray Westlake (10-2) in Class Manus Stadium to take on AAAAAA, while thirdNo. 3 Roswell in another ranked Buford (11-1) will AAAAAA quarterfinal.

By Stan Awtrey

Jackets are averaging 75 possessions a game, 12 more than they were a year ATLANTA — The ago. Even if just half of sample size is still very those extra shots go in the small, but Georgia Tech’s basket, that’s a dozen more new look on offense appoints per game than they pears to be taking hold. scored last season.

The Yellow Jackets have The 97 points the team made a concerted effort averages is even more imto play at a much faster pressive when compared to pace, run whenever they the 63.6 points that Georgia can and score more points. Tech has averaged in the They’ve already topped first four seasons under 100 points in two games, Gregory. something that last oc“Right now we’re focurred in 2006-07. cused on, ‘Are we getting “Don’t get used to it,” quality shots? Is the offense coach Brian Gregory said creating quality shots? after Thursday’s 107-77 Are players making the win over Green Bay. next pass to go from good “We want to push the to better, in terms of shot ball, so there are more selection?’” Gregory said. possessions. I think you’re “We are a very good offengoing to see more in the sive rebounding team and high 70s or 80s as things even when you miss qualcalm down a bit. I’d take ity looks, what you’ve done 107 every night, especially is you’ve broken down the if we hold the other team defense and you’re going to 77.” to offensively rebound the Georgia Tech (3-0) plays ball better. the last of its four-game “(Thursday) we had 15 homestand today at 2 p.m. offensive rebounds with against East Tennessee as well as we shot the ball.

State (2-1). The game will That was because our ofbe televised on ESPN2. fense created good looks.

The faster pace is not And if you break down the an illusion. The Yellow defense, they’re going to

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have a hard time keeping our guys off the glass.”

East Tennessee State is 2-1 under first-year coach Steve Forbes, who took over when Murry Bartow was fired after going 16-14 in his 12th season. The Buccaneers opened the season with wins over Averett and Green Bay (whom Georgia Tech defeated by 30 on Thursday) and lost to Villanova on Friday 86-51.

ETSU likes to play at a fast pace and scored more than 100 in its first two games. The Bucs are led by junior guard A.J. Merriweather, who averages 10.3 points and 5.3 rebounds.

Ge’Lawn Guyn, a 6-2 graduate senior, played three years at Cincinnati and averaged 19 points as a junior. He left the program after an injury forced him to miss his senior year. He is averaging 18 points and 4.7 rebounds.

Albany native T.J. Cromer, a junior transfer from Columbia State Community College, is averaging 16 points and is an outstanding 3-point shooter. Senior Deuce Bello averages 9.3.

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Buescher celebrates Xfinity title after EcoBoost free pass back to the lead lap and finished 11th, leaving him with a 15-point edge in HOMESTEAD, Fla. — the standings over Elliott, the As it turned out, the final defending series champion, step in Chris Buescher’s and 18 over third-place Dilmarch to the NASCAR lon, who finished seventh on Xfinity Series championship Saturday. was almost pedestrian.

With no real pressure None of his closest pursu- from his competition, and ers could mount a serious with 18 points in hand enterchallenge for the victory in ing the race, Buescher kept Saturday’s Ford EcoBoost his car out of trouble.

300 at Homestead-Miami If the pressure of an Speedway. impending first NASCAR In fact, Buescher, title national series championrunner-up Chase Elliott and ship was weighing on him, fellow contenders Ty Dillon Buescher didn’t show it. and Regan Smith all went “I did a good job masking a lap down to race winner it, didn’t I?” Buescher said Kyle Larson during a long after the race. “I was a little green-flag run in the middle nervous. All things considof the race. ered, that was exactly what Ultimately, Buescher got a we needed to do, and we

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knew that and knew we were capable of doing it.

“I’m glad we could pull it off for all the people that were on board all year, AdvoCare, Roush Performance, Cheez-It and all the fans. I know the weather wasn’t ideal today (rain caused the fourth caution), but they hung in there with us and we made it through this thing and get to celebrate.”

More than seven years earlier, Buescher left home to pursue a racing career, despite the reservations of his parents.

“I’m glad (my mother) let me,” Buescher said. “I think she’s OK with it now. I have to thank my parents so much for the opportunity to be here and leave home and do this.

That was such an amazing race, just being careful.

“Our Fastenal Mustang had good speed in it. We just had to be careful out there. … It’s pretty amazing to be in this position.”

Keeping his desire to race for victories in check, however, has been a difficult proposition for the young champion.

“I am not a points racer,” Buescher said. “I don’t like it. It’s not the most fun way to run the last 10 races of the season, but it is important.

“This is what we have been fighting for since February at Daytona, and these guys (the team) have done such a great job and stuck in there with us all year and had no mechanical failures

or DNFs. It’s a huge accomplishment for our team.”

Austin Dillon, who finished second to Larson on Saturday, wasn’t surprised Buescher and his team exhibited that sort of race management.

“Chris is a smart race car driver,” Dillon said. “I think that’s what won him a championship. I noticed it earlier on in the year. I’ve noticed it from when he was driving ARCA against Ty (Dillon, Austin’s brother). Him and Ty had good battles then, and Chris is always smart with his equipment.

“I think he knows the ability of the equipment, uses it to its ability every time, and finishes races well. So I think Chris is going to be

good. He’s smart. He doesn’t tear up stuff. He’s raced with less before, and it teaches you what you have in the car, so I think he’s very good at managing his equipment and getting the best out of it.”

Interestingly, even with a championship to his credit, Buescher hasn’t settled his plans for next season.

“I’m optimistic about it,” Buescher said. “I feel like we’ll have something. …

I just don’t have anything right now. We don’t have everything planned out at the moment. It will be a couple weeks, I’m sure, before we get everything lined up and get a little bit closer — not that I’m worried about it.

NAIA SOCCER NATIONALS

GGC women falls 1-0 to William Carey From Staff Reports

or four really, really great saves,” Kouns said.

HATTIESBURG, “That’s what I’ve come Miss. — The Georgia to expect. She’s worked Gwinnett women’s soccer really hard all year long, team faced a daunting and she’s dedicated hertask on Saturday evening, self to improving. Withand thanks to a fantastic out a doubt, she helped outing from goalkeeper us tonight, and I’m really Courtney McKenzie, the appreciative of the effort Grizzlies were able to she put forth.” hang tough with fifthWCU (17-2-1) fired the ranked William Carey in opening salvo in the 18th a 1-0 loss in the NAIA minute as Darby Nettles National Championship found the back of the net Opening Round at Crufrom distance to account sader Field. for the match’s lone “I’m very proud of how score. we did today, and I’m esThe loss brought pecially proud of how we GGC’s 2015 season to battled,” GGC head coach an end. The Grizzlies Chris Kouns said. “We finished with a 10-9-1 were up against a team record, which represents that’s been in the national a fourth-consecutive tournament several times double-digit win seaand has been ranked son for the Green and among the top five most Gray. Playing one of the of the year. I would’ve toughest schedules in the liked us to have been a country this season, the little more dangerous, Grizzlies picked up their but Carey is a great team. first-ever postseason win, That’s what happens in advanced to their firsta national tournament, ever NAIA national toursometimes you’re up nament and set a school against great teams.” record for consecutive McKenzie, who finhome victories. ished the match with a Notes: GGC is 0-9-1 career-best 10 saves, was all-time against ranked frequently under pressure opponents … The Grizfrom a Crusader attack zlies are 0-2-1 versus that has now outscored William Carey, which opponents 57-5 on the is the only Mississippi season. The Acworth school that GGC has native made perhaps her faced … Kelsey Grisbiggest save in the dying wold, a senior defender, moments of the first half, finished her career having keeping the game within played in all 75 matches reach at 1-0 as each team in school history … GGC headed into the break. is 4-6 all-time in the “Courtney had three month of November.

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Capri Frazier and Sydhad 11 points by halfney Millikan each scored time. Sophomore guard seven points off the bench Amaya Register had six for the Wolves, and felassists to go with her low junior Katie Stipe nine points, and 6-foothit a pair of 3-pointers to 3 junior center Natalie score six.

Armstrong added eight Wesleyan, which beat points with 10 rebounds. Holy Innocents’ for the Junior forward Mykala Class A state title last seaCoombs, who suffered a son, and Class AAAAAA season-ending knee injury Central will play in the in Wesleyan’s opener last second semifinal game at season, scored all of her approximately 5:30 p.m. seven points in the second on Monday. quarter.

“Central had a good None of Wesleyan’s win,” Azar said. “It starters played in the should be a good game.” second half, which feaThe 4 p.m. semifitured six-minute quarters nal will match Class instead of eight minutes.

AAAAAA Hillgrove and Druid Hills finally Class AAAA Morgan scored two minutes into County. Hillgrove dethe third quarter and feated Hapeville Charter Wesleyan’s lead was 63-4 43-26 on Saturday and going into the fourth Morgan County beat quarter.

Miller Grove 76-61.

“The good thing was The tournament’s that our other players got championship game is to play the whole second scheduled for 5:30 p.m. half,” coach Jan Azar on Tuesday.

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Norcross’s Taylor Mason (11) ducks under the attempted block of Parkview’s Kristi Derouen (33) during Saturday night’s game at Parkview in Lilburn. (Photo: Karl L. Moore)

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Parkview (2-1) got to within one point at the opening of the third quarter when Hunter hit her third 3-pointer of the evening, but Norcross went on a quick 7-0 run to extend the lead out to 39-31. Norcross had multiple opportunities to put the lead into doubledigits, but a poor night from the free-throw line (13-28) prevented it from happening.

Finally in the fourth quarter, Norcross stretched the lead to double-digits, thanks in large part to suffocating defense. A steal and layup by Vanessa Blagmon pushed the lead to 10, 51-41 with 6:41 to go in the fourth quarter.

Two minutes later, Blagmon hit a jumper to make it 54-43, and from there the Blue Devils salted away the clock, only allowing the Panthers to get into single digits once before putting the margin back into double-digits to finish the game.

“Games like this are important for both teams,” Hembree said.

“You learn what you have against quality competition and the kids learn how to battle.”

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Baskets by Usher and Hunter Gattis pulled the Chiefs as close as two points twice in the opening minute of the fourth quarter, the last time at 67-65 following Gattis’ driving layup with 7:17 to play.

But the Falcons, and specifically their two most experienced veterans, didn’t panic.

“We just started moving the ball,” said St. Hilaire, who had six rebounds and five assists to go with his team-best 27 points on the

Norcross

Parkview’s Raven Johnson (13) drives in for the layup over Norcross’s Taylor Mason (11) during Saturday night’s game at Parkview in Lilburn. (Photo: Karl L. Moore)

Mason finished with 17 points and seven rebounds, while Perry had 15 points and seven rebounds for the Blue Devils. Tylia Gillespie also had a double-double with 10 points and 10 rebounds, while Blagmon had nine points and five rebounds.

“That’s what they’re

supposed to do,” Hembree said of Mason and Perry. “They’re our veterans and they’re supposed to lead this team. I’m also proud of Blagmon because she hit some big buckets for us, while Gillespie came up with some big rebounds.”

In addition to Johnson’s 27 points and eight

rebounds, Parkview was led by Hunter with 12 points, while Kristi Derouen had seven points and six rebounds.

Norcross will take on Tucker on Monday, while Parkview will face South Forsyth on Tuesday, both of which were Sweet 16 teams a year ago.

Dacula night. “We practice (against the zone trap) all the time.

We just had to get adjusted to what they were doing.

Once we found the holes, it was easy to find ways to score.”

Tucker stemmed the tide somewhat by driving into the teeth of the zone and hitting a pull-up jumper, with St. Hilaire following by converting a three-point play with a driving layup and free throw that pushed the Dacula lead back to 7265 with 6:17 left.

Then after baskets by Usher and Cox pulled Sequoyah back to within

72-69, the duo struck again following Juwan White hitting 1 of 2 from the line to push the Dacula lead back to four.

Tucker penetrated and dished to St. Hilaire for a wide-open 3-pointer from the left wing, and then pulled down a rebound on the defensive end before weaving his way through the Sequoyah defense for a coast-to-coast layup.

Those buckets ignited a 10-1 run over the next 3:01 that sent the Falcons’ lead back into double digits for good.

Tucker wound up with

24 points to go with six rebounds, while Demari Edwards also joined them as a major force in the Dacula offense with 18 points, eight rebounds and three assists.

The Falcons also got bench contributions from Arusha Hunter, who had 10 points and five rebounds, and White, who posted nine points and three assists.

Cox had a team-high six rebounds to go with his big scoring night for Sequoyah, while Usher finished with 25 points and five assists and Gattis reached double figures with 15 points.

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Indianapolis at Atlanta, 1 p.m.

N.Y. Jets at Houston, 1 p.m.

Tampa Bay at Philadelphia, 1 p.m.

Denver at Chicago, 1 p.m.

St. Louis at Baltimore, 1 p.m.

Dallas at Miami, 1 p.m.

Washington at Carolina, 1 p.m.

Kansas City at San Diego, 4:05 p.m.

Green Bay at Minnesota, 4:25 p.m.

San Francisco at Seattle, 4:25 p.m.

Cincinnati at Arizona, 8:30 p.m.

Monday Buffalo at New England, 8:30 p.m.

Thursday, Nov. 26 Philadelphia at Detroit, 12:30 p.m Carolina at Dallas, 4:30 p.m.

Chicago at Green Bay, 8:30 p.m..

Falcons must look in the mirror to fix offensive woes The Sports Xchange FLOWERY BRANCH — Quarterback Matt Ryan believes if the Atlanta Falcons want to fix their offensive problems, they must look in the mirror.

“I always like to look in the mirror,” Ryan said. “I think it’s on us and what we do.”

After storming out of the gate and posting a 5-0 mark, the Falcons offense has been dramatically slowed down by turnovers and penalties.

The Falcons averaged just 16.7 points over the past four games, of which they lost three.

Ryan doesn’t believe that teams have adjusted to the new offense.

“I think, not so much in the San Francisco game, I really think we did not play very well in that

the ability to do and we work on it. Probably not as much as we did in the past What: Indianapolis because it was a bigger Colts at Atlanta Falcons point of emphasis for us on When: Today, 1 p.m.

Where: Georgia Dome offense.”

TV: CBS Ryan was taught the no-huddle as a rookie by something we’ll do a lot former offensive coordinabetter.” tor Mike Mularkey and The Falcons’ offense quarterbacks coach Bill should be able to get well Musgrave. He used in against a Colts defense that deftly over his career and is ranked in the lower half with offensive coordinator of the league in the four Dirk Koetter.

Atlanta Falcons quarterback Matt Ryan (2) passes the key categories - total yards “We have the ability to football during the first quarter against the San Francis- (394.2 yards, 28th in the do it and it’s something co 49ers at Levi’s Stadium. The 49ers defeated the Fal- league), scoring defense that we’ve practice,” Ryan cons 17-16. (Photo: Kyle Terada-USA TODAY Sports) (25.2 points, 22nd), passsaid. “I feel like if it comes game,” Ryan said. “I think ing the football or turning ing yards (279.3, 28th) up, it’s something that when you look at probably it the football over,” Ryan and rushing yards (114.9, we’re going to be prepared the last four weeks, we’ve said. “Whether if it’s pro22nd). for and we’re going to do been sloppier across the cedural penalties…those Ryan believes the really well.” board. Not as detailed as things get you off schedule Falcons could use more Falcons first-year coach we’ve needed to be.” very quickly. I think that’s no-huddle offense to attack Dan Quinn and his coachThat’s where looking in something that we haven’t the Colts. ing staff face their first the mirror should help the done really well, probably “Yeah, we’ll see,” Ryan major challenge.

Falcons. over the past four or five said. “I think it’s one of Quinn got the Falcons “Whether if it’s protect- weeks. Hopefully, that’s the things that we have off to a 5-0 start, despite

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not playing particularly sound football.

There’s been shaky play, shaky play-calling with the under utilization of Roddy White and a bad decision to kick a field goal, when they needed a touchdown against San Francisco.

Quinn and his staff must rally the troops after their first back-to-back losses.

“I think it’s about getting better moving forward,” Quinn said. “But some of the things we did early on, that we were really successful at, let’s make sure we’re really true to those.

“That was the good part about the bye week. We have a big playbook offensively, defensively. Let’s make sure we are finding the things that we do really well and emphasize and stress those things as often as we can.”

Tony Romo set to return for the struggling Dallas Cowboys The Sports Xchange

of their opponents at the end of the last five games — Tony Romo is expected they just haven’t managed to to return this week after come out on top. missing the last seven games The Chargers will attempt with a broken collarbone, to snap the slide today when but it might be too late to they host the Kansas City save the Dallas Cowboys’ Chiefs, who are coming season. Romo will help the into the meeting with some Cowboys attempt to snap momentum. a seven-game losing streak A 4-5 record in the AFC when they visit the Miami means prime wild-card posiDolphins today. tion, and the Chiefs’ recent The combination of Branrun suggests they might be don Weeden and Matt Cassel headed in that direction. produced no wins in the last Kansas City weathered a seven games, leaving Dallas five-game losing streak in last place in the NFC East after opening the season but only 2 1/2 games behind with a win and solidified the first-place New York its turnaround by stomping Giants. the division-leading Denver “For me, it’s about going Broncos 29-13 last week Dallas Cowboys quarterback Tony Romo (9) looks on during the second half against while picking off Peyton out and being yourself and really just being the quarter- the Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Raymond James Stadium. (Photo: Kim Klement-USA Manning four times.

TODAY Sports) back for this team,” Romo told reporters. “I don’t have New York’s third in its last Packers at Vikings off back-to-back losses that end to a two-game losing four games and left its once- dropped the team below to do anything more. And Today, 4:25 p.m. streak. promising postseason hopes .500, and defensive end WilI think our team is plenty The Green Bay Packers Even with Manning in peril. good enough to go out and liam Hayes summed up the reduced to a spectator, there appeared on the verge of compete and give ourselves team’s mindset. “No, it’s not will be no lack of motivation turning the NFC North title Raiders at Lions opportunities to win.” chase into a runaway after time to panic,” Hayes told on the opposing sideline.

The Dolphins are surprisToday, 1 p.m. opening the season with six reporters. “It’s time to just Bears coach John Fox was ingly still within one game A serious shakeup both on fix (stuff). We have got to consecutive victories. Three fired by Denver following of a wild-card spot in the the sidelines and in the front go out there and play better straight losses later, the last season despite guiding AFC after doing the Cowoffice seemed to wake up the football (this) week.” the team to four consecutive Packers find themselves in boys a favor by grabbing a Detroit Lions, who went on second place and staring up division titles and a Super 20-19 victory at Philadelphia the road to defeat the Green at division-leading MinneBuccaneers at Eagles Bowl appearance. last week and will play five Bay Packers for just their Today, 1 p.m.

“When you’ve been doing sota entering todday’s clash of their final seven games at second win of the season last at the first-place Vikings.

Mark Sanchez is expected this for 26 years, you kind home. week. After their team presi- to get the start when the “We need to keep working of run into a lot of people “Of course we’re happy dent, general manager and a Philadelphia Eagles host you know,” Fox said. “When and fight our way out of to be home and I think our few assistant coaches were this,” Green Bay coach Mike the Tampa Bay Buccaneers you’re with your eighth crowd is gonna be into it,” dismissed, the Lions look McCarthy said. “We’ll keep today. Sanchez will take team, you end up playing Miami interim coach Dan to make it two straight wins over for quarterback Sam things in perspective. We your ex-team a bunch.”

Campbell told reporters. when they host slumping the Bradford, who suffered a need to get ready for Min“They’re going to be ready Oakland Raiders today. nesota.” concussion and a separated Redskins at Panthers to go, which always you can Derek Carr continues to Back-to-back defeats to shoulder in last week’s 20Today 1 p.m. use to your advantage.” wield a hot a hand for the then-unbeatens Denver and 19 loss to Miami that left Cam Newton’s dance Raiders with at least two the Eagles a half-game out moves dominated the head- Carolina started the slide Jets at Texans touchdown passes in each of of first place in the muddled lines this week, but he and before the Packers were Today, 1 p.m. his past four games, but he stunned at home last week NFC East. the Carolina Panthers hope Led by their resurgent threw picks in last week’s by the lowly Detroit Lions.

Tampa Bay rode a strong to keep finding reasons to defense, the Houston Texans loss at Minnesota.

Meanwhile, Minnesota has defensive performance and celebrate. The undefeated have climbed into an unthe legs of rookie quarterPanthers aim to continue the ripped off five victories in likely tie for first place in the Rams at Ravens back Jameis Winston to a best start in franchise history a row to move one game AFC South. Winners of two Today, 1 p.m.

10-6 win over Dallas last when they host the resurgent ahead of Green Bay. Seeking straight, the Texans will be The Baltimore Ravens week. Winston’s 1-yard run Washington Redskins today. their longest winning streak Carolina stayed perfect forced to go with T.J. Yates were informed by the NFL since 2009, the Vikings have with 54 seconds left was the with a 27-10 victory at Ten- not surrendered more than at quarterback when they on Monday that an officiatgame-winner, coming one host the desperate New York ing mistake led to their loss 20 points in any of the past play after a penalty negated nessee last week and Newton’s touchdown celebration five wins.

Jets today. to the Jacksonville Jaguars his fumble at the goal line.

Yates will start after Brian last week, marking the latest — a dance known as the Hoyer suffered a concussion in a series of tough setbacks “dab” — which drew the ire 49ers at Seahawks Broncos at Bears in Houston’s shocking win of the Titans and some fans. for the team this season.

Today, 4:25 p.m.

Today, 1 p.m. over previously undefeated The Redskins find themThe Ravens will try to put it It was not long ago that Future Hall of Famer PeyCincinnati on Monday night. behind them and earn a third ton Manning will be out of selves in the thick of the the Seattle Seahawks and As for the Jets, despite NFC East race after a 47-14 the San Francisco 49ers victory when they host the the lineup for the first time undergoing thumb surgery St. Louis Rams today. since missing the entire 2011 dismantling of New Orleans were the class of not only last week, Ryan Fitzpatrick last week as they sit a half“Part of the game is the NFC West but the entire season when the Denver said he’ll be OK to make game behind the divisionhuman error,” Baltimore NFC, and a late-November Broncos visit the Chicago the start at quarterback. leading New York Giants. quarterback Joe Flacco told Bears today. meeting between the teams Fitzpatrick underwent the reporters. “Once the game is would be a battle for the top With Manning dealing procedure on the ligaments Chiefs at Chargers over, man, it’s over. There’s with a torn plantar fascia, of the division. of his non-throwing hand the no going back and changing Brock Osweiler will make Today, 4:05 p.m.

Instead, the Seahawks day after last week’s loss to The San Diego Chargers that.” will just be trying to climb his first career start as the Buffalo. That setback was have been within one score The Rams are coming to .500 when they host the Broncos attempt to put an

last-place 49ers today.

San Francisco’s massive roster and coaching staff turnover in the last year has not yielded great results on the field, and the team is last in the NFL in scoring at an average of 14 points.

The 49ers managed to give the fans something about which to be optimistic with a 17-16 victory over the Atlanta Falcons prior to last week’s open date, and quarterback Blaine Gabbert will make his second straight start today.

Bengals at Cardinals Today, 8:30 p.m.

After prevailing in a highprofile prime-time matchup at Seattle last weekend, the Arizona Cardinals face another daunting change when they host the Cincinnati Bengals to night in a battle of division leaders.

It will mark only the second home game in an eight-game span for Arizona, which has won three straight to open a three-game lead in the NFC West.

Cincinnati may have got caught looking ahead to Arizona in a 10-6 loss to Houston on Monday night that ended its perfect 8-0 start to the season. “We just have to put this one behind us,” Bengals quarterback Andy Dalton said. “We can’t let this turn into another one.

We can’t let there be any carryover.”

Bills at Patriots Monday, 8:30 p.m.

Buffalo Bills head coach Rex Ryan wasn’t being a defeatist, he was being a realist when he said Thursday that the New England Patriots are going to win the AFC East.

Even if the Bills were to pull a huge upset Monday night in Foxborough, Ryan knows that the Patriots would still have a threegame lead in the division with six to play, and the chances of head coach Bill Belichick’s powerhouse going into a colossal slump is highly unlikely.

“Does (winning) give us an opportunity to win the division? No,” Ryan said matter-of-factly. “They are going to win the division. I don’t see them losing four games, you know, in the upcoming things. I hope I’m wrong, but I don’t see it happening.”

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Gladiators can’t dig out of hole in 3-0 loss to Stingrays

By Christine Troyke

on Monday night. What lies ahead is Greenville in Greenville and that’s DULUTH — The what we’ve got to worry South Carolina Stingrays about first.” remain unbeaten this seaAtlanta fell behind 2-0 son when scoring first. with 31 seconds left in They scored 6:07 into the first period. the game and goaltender South Carolina’s Colin Mark Dekanich shut out Mulvey pounced on a the Atlanta Gladiators for rebound in a congested a 3-0 victory Saturday at crease 6:07 into the game Infinite Energy Arena in and Brett Cameron douDuluth. bled that lead at 19:29.

“Our biggest issue was The Stingrays (8-6-1-1) our first period,” head are 7-0-2 when scoring coach Andy Brandt said. first this season.

“We didn’t want to get The Gladiators made pucks in deep. We didn’t a better push in the want to establish our second, but still didn’t forecheck and our in-zone make life very difficult time. Which in turn left on Dekanich and finished us battling for about 17 the period in the same South Carolina netminder Mark Dekanich (31) turns aside a shot by Justin Buzzeo two-goal hole. minutes in our own end.

Reasons for taking penal- in the Atlanta Gladiators 3-0 loss Saturday night at the Infinite Energy Arena. (Photo: “He did have a good Amanda Hertel) ties is we’re tired because look (at most shots),” we’ve been in our own The Gladiators play in the annual Thanksgiving what lies ahead,” Brandt Brandt said. “When we’re Greenville on Monday end the whole time.”

Day game and a 6 p.m. said. “It’s four games in taking time to get shots It was the first of five before returning to Dudate with Orlando closes five nights. But we’ve got off and we’re trying to games in seven days for luth the next night to play out the demanding stretch to take a game-by-game shoot big, booming slap Atlanta (7-6-1-0) after a Manchester. The Monof games. approach. We’ve got to shots instead of quick whole week off. archs are also in town for “Everybody knows do what it takes to win release snap shots, that

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allows South Carolina — a team that’s good at blocking shots already — time to get into shot lanes and get a stick deflection.

“We were OK in the second and third at getting some net presence.

Sometimes we worked too hard at getting net presence though, and missed opportunities at high rebounds.”

Atlanta outshot South Carolina 13-8 in the second period and had a late power play. The manadvantage that clicked so well last time out, and ranks No. 7 in the league, was anemic though.

The Gladiators couldn’t cash in on another power play midway through the third period and as it expired the Stingrays padded their lead.

Racing over the blue line 2-on-1, Tyler Lewington put the puck under the cross bar for a 3-0 margin at 10:40.

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Dacula girls rally to top Mountain View

By Chris Stephens

ball into the hoop, trailStaff Correspondent ing 33-18 at the break.

But for all of their LILBURN — Dacula struggles, the Bears stormed back from a struggled as well, going 15-point halftime deficit, 8-for-22 from the freegetting two blocks from throw line in the first LSU-commit Faustine half.

Aifuwa in the final Then, in the second seconds to hold on for a half, things turned around 51-50 win over Mounfor the Falcons as they tain View Saturday at the outscored the Bears Parkview Tip-Off Classic. 13-9 in the third quarter, The first half didn’t go before winning the fourth well for the Falcons as quarter 20-8. they struggled to put the Dacula was led by

Aifuwa with 22 points, while Kandy Brown had 10.

Mountain View was led

by Alea Spears with 11 points, while Lilian Kennedy had 10.

Mountain View will be back in action Monday against Southwest DeKalb, a Sweet 16 team from last year. Dacula will be back in action Tuesday against Harrison, an Elite 8 team from a year ago.

BOYS BASKETBALL Mountain View 79, Lassiter 29 LILBURN — It was no contest from the opening tip as Mountain View dismantled Lassiter, 79-29, Saturday in the Parkview Tip-Off Classic.

The Bears got 17 points from Spencer Rodgers, while Miles Long had 14.

Parkview 74, North Springs 45 LILBURN — Parkview defeated North Springs 74-45 on Saturday. Nasir Walker led the Panthers (2-0) with 14 points.

Parkview will play in the semifinals on Monday night.

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Brookwood girls top Milton 44-29 From Staff Reports

sports@gwinnettdailypost.com Cleveland Cavaliers forward LeBron James (23) drives on Atlanta Hawks forward Paul Millsap (4) during the first quarter at Quicken Loans Arena on Saturday in Cleveland. (Ken Blaze-USA TODAY Sports)

Hawks fall to Cavaliers 109-97 The Sports Exchange

Budenholzer appeared to step on the court and CLEVELAND — bump referee Ben Taylor, Kevin Love recorded 25 prompting the ejection. points and 11 rebounds as Kenny Atkinson coached the short-handed Clevethe Hawks the rest of the land Cavaliers still had night. The Hawks have enough to beat the Atlanta lost four of their last five.

Hawks 109-97 on SaturJames didn’t score until day in an Eastern Confer- 5:42 remained in the first ence finals rematch from half, extending the Cavs’ last season. lead to 46-31 on a night The Cavaliers swept the he was happy to facilitate Hawks out of the playdespite the team’s rash of offs and didn’t have any injuries. trouble with them SaturHawks forward Thabo day despite being down Sefolosha made his first to two healthy starters in start of the season SaturLeBron James and Kevin day, but a lot of that had Love. to do with the schedule James registered 19 and opponent. The Hawks points, 11 rebounds and have been slow to exeight assists, while Tristan tend Sefolosha too many Thompson grabbed 16 minutes in his return from rebounds and matched a ca- leg and ankle injuries, but reer high with five assists. with two days off before Thompson started at and after Saturday’s game, center in place of Timofey Budenholzer wanted to Mozgov, who could miss use him on James. two weeks with a strained NOTES: Hawks G right shoulder. Cleveland Dennis Schroder started was also without backup again at point guard in point guard Mo Williams, place of Jeff Teague, who who has been starting in missed three games with place of the injured Kyrie an ankle injury. Teague Irving. entered early in the first None of that mattered. quarter Saturday. … G-F The Cavs shot 48 percent, Kent Bazemore made passed for 27 assists on the trip to Cleveland 41 baskets and led by as and worked out prior to many as 26 in the third the game, but did not quarter. play. … Cavaliers G J.R. Hawks guard Jeff Smith has been accused Teague came off the of choking a 19-year-old bench to score 13 points, New York man while the Kyle Korver scored 14 team was in town last and forward Paul Millweek to play the Knicks. sap had 14 points and 11 He was not arrested nor rebounds for the Hawks, questioned by police. who played most of the “Things aren’t being night without their coach. reported the right way,” Hawks coach Mike Smith said Saturday. “I Budenholzer was ejected just don’t want to be a with 6:27 left in the distraction to anybody second quarter and the else and I’ve just got to Hawks trailing by 12. move forward.”

MILTON — Brookwood improved to 2-0 on the season with a 4429 over host Milton on Saturday. N’dena Jones led the Broncos with 13 points, 18 rebounds and four steals. Nkemji Okonkwo had nine points, eight rebounds and three steals while teammate Tori McGhee contributed nine points and seven rebounds.

GIRLS BASKETBALL Grayson 48, Eagles Landing Christian Academy 37 BOGART — Grayson moved to 3-0 with a 48-37 win over Eagles Landing Christian Academy on Saturday at the North Oconee Titan Turkey Classic.

Essence Jordan and Destiny Newkirk led the Rams in scoring by each posting 11 points.

Jessica Ewing had 10 points and 10 rebounds for Grayson.

Buford 65, Tift County 25 TIFTON — Buford opened its season with a 65-25 win over Tift County on Saturday. Tory Ozment scored 14 points to

lead the Wolves (1-0). Chandler Hall and Rachel Dobbs each scored nine points to help Buford to the victory.

BOYS BASKETBALL Discovery 76, Chestatee 35 GAINESVILLE — Discovery High School won its first basketball game in school history on Saturday as the Titans defeated Chestatee 76-35. Theon Benn and Andrew Moore each scored 10 points to lead Discovery.

Greenforest Christian 69, Peachtree Ridge 42 SUWANEE — Peachtree Ridge was no match for the size and athleticism of Class A (Private) powerhouse Greenforest Christian, as the Eagles rolled past the Lions 69-42 in the Jared Cook Tip-off Classic on Saturday at North Gwinnett.Greenforest got a game-high 18 points from 6-foot-10, 220-pound junior Abayomi Iyiola, while Justin Forrest added 15 points and John Ogwucha chipped in 11 points to help Greenforest improve to 2-0 on the season. One night after playing in a football playoff game, Connor Heyward scored 10 points to lead Peachtree Ridge (0-2), while Jeremiah Starks had nine points and Kristian Collins finished with eight.

Central Gwinnett 72, North Gwinnett 64 SUWANEE — Central Gwin-

nett out scored host North Gwinnett 24-13 in the third quarter to break open what had been a close game at halftime and close out a 72-64 win in Saturday’s finale at the Jared Cook Tip-Off Classic at North.

Jaquan Morris scored a gamehigh 21 points to lead the Black Knights (1-0), who also got 12 points from Jaquan Morris.

Mikey Joseph finished with 16 points to lead North, while the Bulldogs (0-1) also got doublefigure scoring from Colby Leifson with 14 points and Brandon Muffei with 10.

Mill Creek 66, Oconee County 36 JEFFERSON — Mill Creek defeated Oconee County 66-36 in the Tabo’s Tip Off Classic on Saturday. The Hawks raced out to a 38-11 halftime lead and were never threatened in the second half. Evan Richardson led Mill Creek (1-1) with 13 points while teammate Chase Cochran added 12.

Lanier 66, Eagles Landing Christian Academy 52 BOGART — Lanier notched its first win of the season, a 66-52 win over Eagles Landing Christian Academy at the North Oconee Titan Turkey Classic on Saturday. Adrian Martin led the Longhorns (1-1) with 15 points. Christian Pasley and Bryan Mungai each added 12 points for Lanier.

Tift County 56, Buford 18 TIFTON — Buford fell to Tift County 56-18 on Saturday. The Wolves’ Sahil Patel picked up 3 fouls in the first 3:30 of the game and left Buford without an inside presence for the rest of the half. The Wolves went from 4:12 in the 1st to 3:28 in the 3rd without a field goal.

Elam Rothweiler had the only points for them in the 2nd, free throws with 54 seconds left. Tift had a 17-5 lead after 1, 25-7 at the half, 44-13 after 3. Alex Jones and Austin Panks each had four points to lead the Wolves.

Mt. Pisgah 62, Providence Christian 44 JOHNS CREEK — Mt. Pisgah defeated Providence Christian Academy 62-44 on Saturday. Bobby Rogers led the Storm (0-3) with 22 points.

WRESTLING Greater Atlanta Christian drops a pair NORCROSS — Greater Atlanta Christian lost to Jeff Davis 40-29 and Jackson County 55-15 on Friday. Nick Oats (106) and Brandon Toomey (152) both went 2-0 on the night, each recording a pin.

Sam Collins (120) and Brooks Rice (182) also recorded a pin while Ian Politz notched a technical fall.

Georgia survives test from Ga. Southern in 23-17 win The Sports Xchange Sony Michel scored on a 25-yard run in overtime, helping Georgia survive a stern test from Georgia Southern in a 23-17 victory on Saturday at Samford Stadium in Athens, Georgia.

Georgia’s defense came up with a stop on fourth-and-1 on Georgia Southern’s first possession of overtime and Michel took a handoff right up the middle on the ensuing play.

Georgia Southern defensive back Caleb Williams, who sat out the first half after being called for targeting last week, scooped up a fumble and returned 62 yards for a touchdown that gave the Eagles their first lead early in the third quarter.

The game was tied 7-7 at halftime. Georgia Southern (7-3) outgained the Bulldogs by 10 yards

in the first half and squandered an early scoring opportunity when Younghoe Koo missed a 31-yard field goal.

Georgia took the lead on a 23-yard touchdown run

by Isaiah McKenzie early in the first quarter.

The Eagles answered with LA Ramsby’s 1-yard dive into the end zone to tie the score with 3:47 left in the first half.

Georgia (8-3) capitalized on a muffed punt late in the third quarter and tied the score on a 12-yard touchdown pass from Greyson Lambert to a diving Terry Godwin.

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at Kinnick Stadium on Saturday.

Michael Geiger kicked With its 40-20 victory a 41-yard field goal as over Purdue, the No. 5 time expired and No. 9 Iowa Hawkeyes moved to Michigan State upset No. 3 11-0, clinched the Big Ten Ohio State 17-14 to end the West Division and secured Buckeyes’ 23-game wintheir place in Indianaponing streak. lis for the 2015 Big Ten The Spartans (10-1, 6-1 Championship Game on Big Ten) started the winDec. 5. ning drive at the Ohio State Before kickoff, Iowa 48-yard line with 4:07 left City received nine inches after a punt. of snow and plows were Michigan State quarneeded to clear the playing terback Connor Cook, field Saturday morning. But 32-4 as a starter, did not once the game got going on play because of a shoulder a relatively clear playing injury sustained in the first surface, Iowa wasted little half of the previous game time. The defense forced an against Maryland. He was immediate three-and-out, replaced by the tandem of which was then followed junior Tyler O’Connor and by a 11-play scoring drive sophomore Damion Terry. capped off by junior runBut the story was the ning back LeShun Daniels Michigan State defense running in from 2 yards out that held Ohio State (10-1, to put Iowa ahead 7-0. The 6-1) to 132 total yards and lead extended to 14-0 later five first downs. MSU had in the quarter when Daniels 294 yards, including 203 scored again on a 13-yard rushing. touchdown run, which was No. 12 Michigan 28, his fifth touchdown on Penn State 16 the ground in the last two Running back De’Veon games.

Smith’s 1-yard touchdown UCLA 17, No. 13 Utah 9 run with 5:12 to play Quarterback Josh Rosen helped Michigan wrap up a threw for 220 yards and a win over Penn State. touchdown, and running The Wolverines (9-2) back Paul Perkins added won despite committing a 96 yards and a touchdown whopping 13 penalties for to lift UCLA over No. 13 117 yards, turning the ball Utah. over twice and having a The Bruins (8-3, 5-3 in punt blocked. the Pacific 12 Conference) The Nittany Lions (7-4), can wrap up the Pac-12 who have lost three of South title with a win over their last four games, had USC next week. only 207 total yards on 54 Running back Joe Wilplays and could not convert liams rushed for 121 yards several chances from inside on 26 carries to lead the Michigan’s 10-yard line Utes. Quarterback Travis into touchdowns.

Wilson threw for 110 yards and rushed for 67 yards for No. 5 Iowa 40, Purdue 20 Utah.

IOWA CITY, Iowa — The Utes (8-3, 5-3 PacNot even snow was going 12) suffered their second to hinder the celebration consecutive loss.

Temple 31, No. 21 Memphis 12 Quarterback P.J. Walker threw for 261 yards and two touchdowns and Temple pulled away from Memphis.

The Owls’ defense kept Memphis (8-3), averaging 43.7 points per game, out of the end zone.

Kip Patton’s 15-yard touchdown run on a jet sweep, the first touchdown of the tight end’s career, gave the Owls a little breathing room at 24-12 on the first play of the fourth quarter.

No. 23 Oregon 48, No. 22 USC 28 Senior quarterback Vernon Adams Jr. passed for 407 yards and six touchdowns to lead No. 23 Oregon to a victory over No. 22 USC at Autzen Stadium.

Adams completed 20-of25 passes and had scoring passes to six different receivers as Oregon (8-3) impoved to 6-2 in the conference with its fifth straight win.

No. 2 Alabama 56, Charleston Southern 6 TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — No. 2 Alabama trounced Charleston Southern 56-6 in Saturday’s Iron Bowl tuneup.

Charleston Southern recorded its score early in the fourth quarter as quarterback Kyle Copeland slipped into the end zone from 3 yards out.

The Buccaneers’ twopoint conversion attempt failed as Crimson Tide linebacker Shaun Dion Hamilton intercepted the pass.

The Crimson Tide scored just once in the second half on a 6-yard run from true freshman Damien Harris.

The touchdown was the first of Harris’ career.

Alabama took a resounding 49-0 lead into halftime over Charleston Southern.

Alabama’s opening drive went 64 yards in nine plays, and was capped by a 17yard touchdown run from Derrick Henry.

Henry has now scored a rushing touchdown in 16 straight games.

After Alabama’s defense forced Charleston Southern to punt, Henry scored his second touchdown of the day to cap a 10-play, 55-yard drive which put the Tide up 14-0.

On its third drive, Alabama’s passing game struck as Jake Coker hit Richard Mullaney in the back of the end zone for a 21-yard touchdown to make it 21-0.

Mullaney was able to drag his left foot in bounds before falling out of the back of the end zone.

Alabama’s special teams joined the scoring party as Tide defensive back Cyrus Jones returned a punt 43 yards to make it 28-0. The punt-return score was one of two on the day for Jones and the third of his career.

On Alabama’s next offensive possession, Coker threw a strike to freshman Calvin Ridley for a 30-yard touchdown, pushing the Tide’s lead to 35-0.

Jones would strike again, returning a punt 72 yards to make it 42-0.

The Citadel 23, South Carolina 22 Junior running back Tyler Renew rushed for 174 yards and two touchdowns and The Citadel rolled up 350 yards on the ground while stunning South Carolina.

Renew took a simple straight-ahead handoff 56 yards for the go-ahead touchdown with 6:07

remaining as the FCS Bulldogs (8-3) defeated the Gamecocks for only the second time in the past 28 meetings. Sophomore quarterback Cam Jackson added 106 rushing yards and a touchdown.

Junior quarterback Perry Orth passed for 367 yards and one touchdown for South Carolina (3-8), which dropped to 1-4 under interim head coach Shawn Elliott. Junior receiver Pharoh Cooper caught 11 passes for 191 yards and one touchdown and senior tight end Jerell Adams had six receptions for 105 yards.

Florida 20, South Carolina 14 (OT) Senior tight end Jake McGee’s 13-yard touchdown reception in overtime allowed No. 8 Florida to avoid a major upset and post a nonconference victory over Florida Atlantic.

McGee caught a pass from sophomore quarterback Treon Harris in the left flat and sidestepped two tackles at the 10-yard line to score the winning points for the Gators (10-1).

The victory made Jim McElwain the first Florida coach with 10 wins in his first season, but also wasn’t the most impressive per the College Football Playoff rankings.

The extra point was blocked after McGee’s touchdown and the Owls (2-9) came up empty on their overtime possession when a fourth-down pass from senior quarterback Jaquez Johnson deflected off the hands of senior receiver Jenson Stoshak in the end zone.

Auburn 56, Idaho 34 Junior quarterback Jeremy Johnson threw two

touchdown passes and ran for two more scores, leading Auburn to a 56-34 victory over Idaho in a nonconference game at Jordan-Hare Stadium in Auburn, Ala. Johnson completed 13-of19 passes for 163 yards for Auburn (6-5).

Junior running back Javon Robinson rushed for 99 yards on 15 carries for the Tigers and sophomore running back Roc Thomas had 78 yards on four carries, including a 56-yard touchdown run.

Sophomore quarterback Matt Linehan completed 15of-29 passes for 192 yards with one interception for Idaho (3-8), which has lost four in a row.

Linehan was replaced by freshman Jake Luton, who completed 14-of-18 passes for 164 yards. Junior wide receiver Callen Hightower had eight catches for 161 yards.

The Tigers put up 21 unanswered points in a span of 2:42 to take a 35-10 lead with 7:06 to play in the opening half.

No. 22 Mississippi 38, No. 15 LSU 17 Two weeks after suffering a heartbreaking loss to Arkansas at home, the No. 22 Mississippi Rebels returned to form against the No. 15 LSU Tigers.

A week away from football proved beneficial for the Rebels, who defeated LSU at Vaught-Hemingway Stadium.

Ole Miss (8-3, 5-2 SEC) never trailed, jumping out to a 24-0 lead in the first half.

Chad Kelly’s 57-yard pass to Quincy Adeboyejo on the first play from scrimmage set up the first points for the Rebels — a field goal from Gary Wunderlich.

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PUBLIC HEARINGS MCCULLOUGH TOWING 4431 BUFORD HWY NORCROSS, GA 30071 770-263-8483 11/19/15 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 3383 Holcomb Bridge Rd. Norcross, Ga on 11/9/15, at the request of the property owner or manager.

2002 Pontiac Grand Am VIN# 1G2NF52E62C185607 Tag# 6KOD AR 928-296387, 11/22,29 MCCULLOUGH TOWING 4431 BUFORD HWY NORCROSS, GA 30071 770-263-8483 11/19/15 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 3383 Holcomb Bridge Rd. Norcross, Ga on 11/9/15, at the request of the property owner or manager.

2005 Ford Taurus VIN# 1FAFP56U55A128965 No Tag 928-296392, 11/22,29 STATE OF GEORGIA GWINNETT COUNTY NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR LICENSE TO MAKE SMALL LOANS The undersigned hereby gives notice that an application for a license to engage in the business of making loans pursuant to the Georgia Industrial Loan Act will be filed in my name within thirty (30) days of the date of this notice in the Office of the Georgia Industrial Loan Commissioner. The address of the proposed place of business is 860 Duluth Highway, Suite 1520, Lawrenceville, GA 30043. Regional Finance Company of Georgia, LLC (Applicant) 509 West Butler Road, Greenville, SC 29607 (Principal Address) 928-292712, 11/22

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NOTICE OF PUBLIC SALE: The following self-storage Cube contents containing household and other goods will be sold for cash by CubeSmart, 5180 Peachtree Industrial Blvd, Norcross, GA 30071 to satisfy a lien on December 9, 2015 at approx. 1:30PM at www.storagetreasures.com Customer Name Unit # Kendricka Harris 913 Jesse Wallace 412 Steven Livingston 564 Tia Dorsey Boone 509 Mark Tyndall 528 Mark Tyndall 545 John Helfrick 711 929-292638, 11/22,29

Unit 1221 Car, household Items Lashandle Mathis Unit CC205 Household Items Judy Jones Unit 0326 Household Items Brenda Duckett Unit 1233 Household Items Robert Harris Unit CC126 Household Items Nathan Martin Unit CC049 Household Items Lashandle Mathis Unit CC205 Household Items Frankie Patillo Unit CC237 Clothes, Table Tracie Stewart Unit CC038 Household Items Tony Thomas Unit 0601 TV, Clothes Brandon T. Rhone Unit CC118 Household Stuff Shannon Latrea Bailey Unit 0925 Boxes, Garbage, Bag of clothes Chiquita White Unit 0608 Queen bedroom set, bunk bed, table, 4 chairs, boxes Crystal Daniels Unit CC074 Household Items The auction will be listed and advertised on www. storagetreasures.com. Purchases must be made with cash only and paid at the above referenced facility in order to complete the transaction. Extra Space Storage may refuse any bid and may rescind any purchase up until the winning bidder takes possession of the personal property.

I107 – Tammie Thompson – washer, dryer, bedding, entertainment center J104 – Bernadette Anderson – suitcase, racquetball racquet J122 – Tawana Brown – folding table, TV’s, headboard, bicycle F1205 – Joyce Taylor – lawn chairs, headboard, foot board, bicycle D110–Gail Perry – mattress, chair, desk, bar stools J134 – Mary Malone – chairs, couch, table, golf clubs N102 – Adrian Smith – ladder, garden tools, albums F1028 – Cheryl Henley – pack-n-play, crib, kid’s chairs, toys, baby swing The auction will be listed and advertised on www. storagetreasures.com. Purchases must be made with cash only and paid at the above referenced facility in order to complete the transaction. Extra Space Storage may refuse any bid and may rescind any purchase up until the winning bidder takes possession of the personal property.

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NOTICE OF PUBLIC SALE OF PERSONAL PROPERTY Notice is hereby given that Extra Space Storage will sell at public auction, to satisfy the lien of the owner, Personal property described below belonging to those individual listed below at location indicated: 5151 Annistown Rd Stone Mountain GA 30087 770.469.5363 December 9, 2015 at 12:00 PM Unit 126 Irene Augustine Hill business files, clothes, beddings, etc Unit 296 Irene Augustine Hill trailer, stove, refrigerator, generator, lawn mowers, bicycle Unit 274 Rashada Potter Johnson home items, pressure washer, shop vac, etc Unit 282 Monicka Farmer household furniture and items Unit 382 James Rosser III tools, auto supplies The auction will be listed and advertised on www.stroagetreasures.com. Purchases must be made with cash only and paid at the above referenced facility in order to complete the transaction, Extra Space Storage may refuse any bid and may rescind any purchase up until the winning bidder takes possession of the personal property.

929-296145, 11/20,27 PUBLIC AUCTION Notice is hereby given that Extra Space Storage will sell at public auction, to satisfy the lien of the owner, personal property described below belonging to those individuals listed below at location indicated: 98 Hurricane Shoals Drive, Lawrenceville, GA 30046, 770-682-4990, December 9th, 2015 at 1:30PM Roderick Garvey U

NOTICE OF PUBLIC SALE OF PERSONAL PROPERTY Notice is hereby given that Extra Space Storage will sell at public auction, to satisfy the lien of the owner, personal property described below belonging to those individuals listed below at location indicated: 3220 Centerville Hwy, Snellville, GA 30039, 770.985.4287 on December 9, 2015 at 12:00PM F1201 – Kiesha Harris – futon, lamps, lamp shades, toys L128–Sonja Lewis-James – microwave, bar stools, headboard I112 – Sheila Simmons – washer, dryer, chairs, TV F1123 – Ebony Morris – ottoman, artwork, box spring, chairs, dresser F1190 – Good II the Bone – food warmers, cash register F1142 – Mario Guerrier – headboard, foot board, mirror, night stands I

ZONINGS LEGAL NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC CITY OF LAWRENCEVILLE Notice is hereby given that an application for an appeal of Section 8.7–Minimum Architectural Standards of the Zoning Ordinance has been made by Amy Hillman on behalf of Walmart Real Estate Trust for the property described by the attached legal description.

Legal Description 1400 Lawrenceville Highway All that tract of land lying and being in Land Lots 82 and 83 of the 5th Land District, City of Lawrenceville, Gwinnett County, Georgia and being more particularly described as follows: Commence at a ½ inch rebar found at the most southerly point of the mitered intersection of the easterly variable right-of-way of Lawrenceville-Suwanee Road and the southerly variable right-of-way of U.S. Highway 29/State Route 8 (a.k.a. Lawrenceville Highway), said point being the TRUE POINT OF BEGINNING; thence North 44° 41’ 18” East for a distance of 55.02 feet along said mitered right-of-way to a ½ inch rebar found on the southerly variable right-ofway of U.S. Highway 29/State Route 8; thence South 83° 48’ 06” East for a distance of 128.23 feet along said rightof-way to a ½ inch rebar

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found; thence South 83° 43’ 32” East for a distance of 14.53 feet to a ½ inch rebar found at the intersection of the westerly variable right-ofway of Huston Road; thence South 87° 08’ 38” East for a distance of 80.85 feet leaving said right-of-way of Huston Road and U.S. Highway 29/ State Route 8 along the proposed right-of-way of U.S. Highway 29/State Route 8 to a monument found at the intersection of the southeasterly variable right-of-way of Huston Road and the southerly variable right-of-way of U.S. Highway 29/State Route 8; thence South 84° 10’ 07” East for a distance of 157.49 feet along said southerly variable right-of-way of U.S. Highway 29/State Route 8 to a right-of-way monument found; thence along a curve to the left having a radius of 1497.40 feet and an arc length of 242.24 feet, being subtended by a chord of South 88° 17’ 12” East for a distance of 241.97 feet to the base of a disturbed ½ inch rebar found; thence North 85° 57’ 27” East for a distance of 180.25 feet to a ½ inch rebar found; thence South 29° 20’ 19” Est for a distance of 176.55 feet leaving said right-of-way to a ¾ inch rebar set; thence South 29° 45’ 57” East for a distance of 703.56 feet to a 1-1/2 inch by 1-1/2 inch angle iron found; thence South 29° 45’ 57” East for a distance of 402.93 feet to a point in the centerline of Pew Creek; thence North 45° 37’ 33” West for a distance of 19.45 feet along the centerline of Pew Creek to a point; thence North 62° 15’ 39” West for a distance of 29.05 feet to a point; thence South 85° 41’ 40” West for a distance of 38.32 feet to a point; thence South 85° 55’ 38” West for a distance of 19.27 feet to a point; thence North 46° 12’ 26” West for a distance of 37.37 feet to a point; thence North 39° 04’ 56” West for a distance of 35.93 feet to a point; thence North 72° 55’ 00” West for a distance of 26.56 feet to a point; thence South 72° 16’ 04” West for a distance of 48.28 feet to a point; thence South 72° 19’ 10” West for a distance of 56.86 feet to a point; thence South 69° 34’ 22” West for a distance of 22.50 feet to a point; thence South 51° 03’ 57” West for a distance of 35.22 feet to a point; thence South 54° 35’ 00” West for a distance of 44.62 feet to a point; thence South 42° 07’ 22” West for a distance of 37.61 feet to a point; thence South 59° 36’ 14” West for a distance of 31.64 feet to a point; thence South 38° 47’ 22” West for a distance of 22.65 feet to a point;

thence North 89° 03’ 33” West for a distance of 45.64 feet to a point; thence South 87° 40’ 25” West for a distance of 38.72 feet to a point; thence North 82° 15’ 55” West for a distance of 37.61 feet to a point; thence North 79° 55’ 24” West for a distance of 51.27 feet to a point; thence North 80° 51’ 18” West for a distance of 52.85 feet to a point; thence North 73° 25’ 41” West for a distance of 95.32 feet to a point; thence North 87° 38’ 21’ West for a distance of 47.09 feet to a point; thence North 82° 08’ 18” West for a distance of 36.31 feet to a point; thence North 86° 15’ 31” West for a distance of 40.34 feet to a point; thence, North 77° 55’ 13” West for a distance of 32.47 feet to a point; thence North 80° 46’ 48” West for a distance of 34.29 feet to a point; thence North 66° 20’ 12” West for a distance of 44.24 feet to a point; thence North 88° 54’ 20” West for a distance of 39.37 feet to a point; thence South 35° 00’ 19” West for a distance of 32.68 feet to a point; thence South 56° 03’ 07” West for a distance of 22.65 feet to a point; thence South 77° 24’ 35” West for a distance of 63.27 feet to a point; thence South 39° 27’ 43” West for a distance of 108.03 feet to a point; thence South 13° 15’ 32” West for a distance of 49.25 feet to a point; thence South 13° 15’ 32” West for a distance of 4.12 feet to a point; thence South 19° 12’ 21” West for a distance of 85.52 feet to a point; thence South 30° 07’ 01” West for a distance of 38.08 feet to a point; thence South 11° 34’ 36” East for a distance of 28.52 feet to a point; thence South 30° 21’ 08” East for a distance of 81.11 feet to a point thence South 04° 46’ 29” West for a distance of 93.09 feet to a point; thence South 18° 56’ 50” West for a distance of 55.98 feet to a point; thence South 03° 54’ 25” West for a distance of 69.20 feet to a point; thence South 02° 08’ 59” East for a distance of 74.70 feet to a point; thence South 42° 07’ 14” West for a distance of 132.24 feet to a point; thence South 36° 09’ 28” West for a distance of 50.09 feet to a point; thence South 48° 17’ 16” West for a distance of 49.06 feet to a point; thence North 83° 46’ 57” West for a distance of 70.78 feet to a point; thence South 69° 53’ 34” West for a distance of 77.02 feet to a point; thence South 30° 39’ 03” West for a distance of 32.01 feet to a point; thence South 34° 19’ 00” West for a distance of 24.29 feet to a point; thence South 21° 18’ 13” East for a distance of

34.98 feet to a point; thence South 46° 59’ 59” West for a distance of 12.10 feet to a point; thence South 50° 37’ 22” West for a distance of 22.49 feet to a ½ inch rebar found on the northeasterly variable right-of-way of Sugarloaf Parkway; thence along a curve to the right having a radius of 5,769.58 feet and an arc length of 44.75 feet, being subtended by a chord of North 32° 42’ 08” West for a distance of 44.75 feet leaving said centerline of Pew Creek and along said rightof-way to a ¾ inch capped rebar set; thence along a curve to the right having a radius of 2,824.79 feet and an arc length of 241.79 feet, being subtended by a chord of North 30° 43’ 22” West for a distance of 241.72 feet to a ½ inch rebar found’ thence South 62° 30’ 52” West for a distance of 2.43 feet to the base of a disturbed right-ofway monument found; thence along a curve to the right having a radius of 2,814.79 feet and an arc length of 188.11 feet, being subtended by a chord of North 28° 00’ 59” West for a distance of 188.07 feet to a ¾ capped rebar set; thence North 19° 12’ 19” West for a distance of 107.31 feet to a ¾ inch capped rebar set; thence North 24° 57’ 13” West for a distance of 60.02 feet to a ½ inch rebar found at the most southerly point of the mitered intersection of the northeasterly variable right-of-way of Sugarloaf Parkway and the southeasterly variable rightof-way of Lawrenceville-Suwanee Road; thence North 13° 48’ 56” east for a distance of 78.26 feet along said mitered right-of-way to a ¾ inch capped rebar set on the southeasterly variable rightof-way of Lawrenceville-Suwanee Road; thence North 64° 02’ 08” Est for a distance of 62.12 feet along said rightof-way to a ½ inch rebar found; thence along a curve to the left having a radius of 342.00 feet and an arc length of 194.41 feet, being subtended by a chord of North 47° 41’ 27” East for a distance of 191.81 feet to a ½ inch rebar found; thence along a curve to the left having a radius of 776.20 feet and an arc length of 374.60 feet, being subtended by a chord of North 29° 24’ 35” East for a distance of 370.97 feet to a ½ inch rebar found at the southerly point of the mitered intersection of the southeasterly variable rightof-way of Lawrenceville-Suwanee Road and the southeasterly variable right-of-way of Huston Road; thence along said miter a curve to the left having a radius of 3,859.72 feet and an arc length of 52.58 feet, being s

subtended by a chord of North 28° 47’ 10” East for a distance of 52.58 feet to a ¾ inch rebar set; thence North 05° 34’ 45” East for a distance of 215.85 feet leaving said miter right-of-way and along the proposed right-ofway of the southeasterly variable right-of-way of Lawrenceville-Suwanee Road to the most northwesterly point of the mitered intersection of the southeasterly variable right-of-way of Lawrenceville-Suwanee Road and the northwesterly variable rightof-way of Huston Road to a ½ inch rebar found; thence North 05° 12’ 11” East for a distance of 43.99 feet along said right-of-way to a ½ inch rebar found; thence North 00° 30’ 49” West for a distance of 100.49 feet to a ½ inch rebar found; thence North 05° 11’ 49” Est for a distance of 27.00 feet to a ¾ inch capped rebar set; thence North 12° 33’ 19” East for a distance of 94.01 feet to a ½ inch rebar found; thence along a curve to the right having a radius of 5,952.10 feet and an arc length of 198.45 feet, being subtended by a chord of North 06° 08’ 22” East for a distance of 198.44 feet to a ½ inch rebar found, said point being the TRUE POINT OF BEGINNING. Said property contains 43.701 acres or 1,903,561 square feet.

The City Council Meeting of the City of Lawrenceville will hold a public hearing at 7:00 P.M. on December 7, 2015 in the Council Chambers at City Hall, which is located at 70 South Clayton Street, Lawrenceville, Georgia.

934-296298, 11/22 LEGAL NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC CITY OF LAWRENCEVILLE Notice is hereby given that an application for an appeal of Section 8.7–Minimum Architectural Standards of the Zoning Ordinance has been made by Amy Hillman on behalf of Walmart Real Estate Trust for the property described by the attached legal description.

Legal Description 630 Collins Hill Road All that tract or parcel of land lying and being in Land Lots 10 of the 7th District, City of Lawrenceville, Gwinnett County, Georgia, and being more particularly described as follows: Commencing at a point at the intersection of the southerly right-of-way of Collins Hill Road (variable right-ofway) and the westerly rightof-way of Hurricane Shoals Road (100’ right-of-way); thence along the southerly right-of-way of Collins Hill Road North 14° 35’ 13” West a distance of 205.23 feet to

a point; thence continuing along said right-of-way North 07° 44’ 39” West a distance of 36.13 feet to a point; thence leaving said right-ofway South 52° 42’ 14” West a distance of 31.09 feet to a point; thence South 53° 27’ 41” West a distance of 392.92 feet to a point; thence South 55° 06’ 40” West a distance of 212.94 feet to a point; thence North 32° 40’ 19” West a distance of 79.38 feet to a point; said point being the POINT OF BEGINNING; thence South 57° 15’ 16” West a distance of 60.04 feet to a point; thence South 57° 30’ 18” West a distance of 163.30 feet to a point; thence South 58° 04’ 15” West a distance of 671.43 feet to a point; thence North 32° 02’ 55” West a distance of 776.36 feet to a point; thence North 32° 17’ 44” West a distance of 496.34 feet to a point; thence North 59° 26’ 13” East a distance of 873.04 feet to a point; thence South 30° 33’ 47” East a distance of 396.21 feet to a point; thence North 64° 31’ 06” East a distance of 280.05 feet to a point; thence South 25° 28’ 52” East a distance of 200.05 feet to a point; thence South 64° 31’ 08” West a distance of 65.00 feet to a point; thence South 25° 28’ 52” East a distance of 123.50 feet to a point; thence South 64° 31’ 06” West a distance of 20.00 feet to a point; thence South 64° 18’ 11” West a distance of 160.67 feet to a point; thence South 26° 20’ 29” Est a distance of 41.10 feet to a point; thence South 32° 27’ 12” West a distance of 105.43 feet to a point; thence South 25° 26’ 52” East a distance of 60.00 feet to a point; thence South 76° 21’ 36” East a distance of 35.63 feet to a point; thence South 25° 03’ 04” East a distance of 119.85 feet to a point; thence South 52° 09’ 06” East a distance of 51.90 feet to a point; thence North 64° 31’ 06” East a distance of 42.96 feet to a point; thence South 69° 02’ 35” East a distance of 36.28 feet to a point; thence North 64° 31’ 08” East a distance of 36.00 feet to a point; thence North 85° 19’ 33” East a distance of 26.74 feet to a point; thence 64° 31’ 08” East a distance of 15.94 feet to a point; thence South 25° 28’ 52” East a distance of 102.50 feet to a point; thence South 11° 37’ 15” East a distance of 36.70 feet to a point; said point being the POINT OF BEGINNING. Said tract contains 1,144,585 square feet (26.28 acres) The City Council Meeting of the City of Lawrenceville will hold a public hearing at 7:00 P.M. on December 7, 2015 in the Council Chambers at City Hall, which is located at 70 South Clayton Street, Lawrenceville, Georgia.

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GLASS CORNER Desk $70 With pullout keyboard tray - pick up only in Buford area. 70.00 (770)945-2587

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CEDAR-LINED WARDROBE Cedar-lined Wardrobe. Approx 6’ tall, handmade -pick up only in Buford area $245.

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FIREWOOD

ALL OAK FIREWOOD FOR SALE $120 “Heaping Truckload”, Stacked, Gwinnett Area.

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FURNITURE/ HOUSEHOLD GOODS WASHER/DRYER, Stacked, Frigidaire, 76”HX28”WX27”D, exc. cond., $550.

32” Flat Screen Vizio TV, exc. cond., $150.

Funai DVD Player, $15. Delomghi Space Heater, programmable, 25”X13”X7”, $35.

La-Z-Boy Dual Recliner Couch, electric, beige/ lt. brown, used 1 yr., 87”X41”X35”, $210.

Buyer respon. for transporting. Cash/ money order only.

Law’ville. 520-247-7149

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.

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LAKE WALTON ESTATES MOVING SALE: EMPTY NESTERS DOWNSIZING. Selling dining room, bedrooms, kitchen items and fine china, sofa, armoire, outdoor, John Botz prints, other artwork, colorful wind artwork, pottery, appliances, 55” Panasonic Viera TV, DR Mower, 21’ Pontoon, etc. Call to schedule visit and get gate information. 678-342-6267 or text 678-471-0238, or get craigslist links.

VEHICLES FORD TAURUS, 2012 Tuxedo Black, Stk#P7904 $14,500 800-PREOWNED

BMW 328I, 2009 Monaco Blue, Stk#GN707705A $14,975 866-697-9241 Gwinnett Place

BMW Z3, 2000 Convertible for sale.

Good condition.

126,700 miles. $4,500 or best offer. 2.3L 6 cylinder engine, manual transmission.

Call 678-451-6221

CHEVROLET CRUZE, 2013 Champagne Silver Metallic, Stk#640087A $11,800 877-698-5030

FIREWOOD Select, Seasoned Hickory & Oak, $180/Cord or $120/Half Cord.

Delivered. MORE FOR YOUR MONEY! Gary, 404-772-1268 FURNITURE/ HOUSEHOLD GOODS

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ACURA TSX, 2011 Crystal Black Pearl, Stk#U40549B $14,993 770-680-1000

BMW Z3 ROADSTER, 2000. 99K MILES • $6750. Fabulous and priced way under the market. Automatic trans, silver with black convert top and leather.

Super CarFax and beautiful. Comparable cars are selling for over $9000. Owned by California collector and babied. Drive daily and it is very collectable and should appreciate in price while you are having fun.

770-882-4605.

DAIMLER DODGE RAM 1500, 2012 Flame Red, Stk#FFC18920A $24,000 800-PREOWNED

GMC SUBURBAN, 1997, 4-WHD, leather, 3rd seat, clean, almost new tires, 270,386 road mileage, very clean, great orig paint, tow pkg, very comfortable ride, 3rd seat incl, 17 mpg hwy. 2 owners.

Low mileage on 4 Michelins. $3500 CASH. 770-736-2643

HONDA CIVIC COUPE, 2012 Polished Metal Metallic, Stk#510043A $13,000 877-698-5030

HONDA CIVIC SEDAN, 2014 Taffeta White, Stk#8358 $14,000 877-698-5030

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HYUNDAI ELANTRA GLS, 2013 Desert Bronze, Stk#P5117A $10,988 866-697-9241 Gwinnett Place

KIA SOUL WAGON, 2011 Molten, Stk#5X0004A $9,500 877-698-5030

INFINITI M35, 2008 Platinum Graphite, Stk#P5066A $14,996 866-697-9241 Gwinnett Place

LEXUS CT 200H, 2011 Obsidian, Stk#G152331A $15,490 770-680-1000

LEXUS CT 200H, 2013 Matador Red Mica, Stk#U40659 $22,590 770-680-1000

2015 Deadlines

LEXUS ES 350, 2011 Obsidian, Stk#U40502 $24,990 770-680-1000

LEXUS ES300H, 2013 Nebula Gray Pearl, Stk#U40588 $29,993 770-680-1000

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LEXUS RX 350, 2014 Claret Mica, Stk#U40569 $34,993 770-680-1000

NISSAN ALTIMA 2.5SL, 2003. 134 K MILES. $4950. Black and beautiful with like new tan leather and great CarFax. High quality car loaded with options. Priced way under the market.

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MAZDA MAZDA 3, Meteor Gray, Stk#P7791B $16,000 800-PREOWNED

NISSAN ALTIMA, 2011 Stk#570361B $11,500 877-698-5030

MAZDA MAZDA5, 2012 Metropolitan Gray, Stk#D570399B $11.500 877-698-5030

NISSAN MAXIMA, 2010 Crimson Black, Stk#640049A $13,500 877-698-5030

Beautiful Land Lot 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 Morning Coffee. .51 ACRE LOT $22,000 Peters Realty Professionals 770-466-2885 www.petersrealtyprofessionals.com

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LEXUS IS 250, 2015 Atomic Silver, Stk#G150285L, $33,993 770-680-1000

MERCEDES BENZ R-CLASS, 2007 Silver, Stk#540441A $11,000 877-698-5030 LEXUS RX 350, 2011 Obsidian, Stk#U40535 $29,990 770-680-1000

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TOYOTA RAV4, 2011 Classic Silver, Stk#FP571566A $13,963 866-697-9241 Gwinnett Place

NISSAN ALTIMA 2.5, 2013 Metallic Slate, Stk#GC398809A $12,994 866-697-9241 Gwinnett Place

3277 Satellite Blvd., Duluth, GA 30096 888-475-8808 www.hendrickatlanta.com

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

OLDSMOBILE 88, 1999. Anniversary edition, 68,592 mi., good condition. $2800 Firm, cash only.

Call 770-633-9067

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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

NEW LISTING! PEMCO HUD HOME #105-423154 60 SUNFLOWER LN. Nice Brick Front 2 Story w/ 2 Story Entry Foyer. 1st Level Features Formal Living & Dining Room, 1/2 Bath, Family Room w/ Corner Fireplace, Kitchen w/ Breakfast Area 5BR/3.5BA $150,000 Insured W/ Escrow EHO Peters Realty Professionals 770-466-2885 www.petersrealtyprofessionals.com COVINGTON, GA 30016

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TOYOTA YARIS, 2013 Magnetic Gray Metallic, Stk#570413B $11,000 877-698-5030

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NISSAN ALTIMA 2.5, 2010 Tuscan Sun, Stk#FC219299A $9,992 866-697-9241 Gwinnett Place

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PENDING APPROVAL PEMCO HUD HOME CASE # 105-294214 210 BRAMBLE BUSH TRL WELL MAINTAINED 2 STORY 3BR/2.5BA ON .59 ACRE LOT. Spacious Yard For Entertaining Guest INSURED W/ESCROW $90,000 • EHO Peters Realty Professionals 770-466-2885 www.petersrealtyprofessionals.com

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MERCEDES-BENZ 450SL, 1976 Convertible driven only 3,200 miles per year. Meticulous aircraft engineer owned. Near perfect white body, tan leather interior and looks new.

Extensive records.

White hard top and black soft top. Drive daily or win trophies.

NADA and Hagerty value $18,600-34,500.

Fabulous and priced way under the market at only $9,900.

Call 770-895-7161

NISSAN 300ZX, 1984.

One owner, driven 4,700 miles per year.

WOW CAR. Lady owner had leg operation and cannot drive 5 speed anymore. Super example, 2+2. Very desirable collectible 80’s car. Gorgeous red body and T Tops. Drive it daily or for fun while it goes up in price. Avg. price on AutoTrader is over $10,000. Exceptional and original.

Only $4950.

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Call 770-873-2627

LEXUS RX 330, 2005 Bamboo Pearl, Stk#G152316A $12,990 770-680-1000

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VOLVO XC90, 2005 T5 108K 2 OWNER MILES. Gorgeous silver SUV with black leather. Exc. CarFax. Babied and beautiful priced way under the market for a low miles super desirable XC90. Only $6750 770-873-2627.

NEW LISTING PEMCO HUD HOME#105-423154 90 FAIRVIEW CHASE Fantastic Find In This Well - Appointed Split Foyer W/Hardwood Floors Family Room, & Formal Dining.

4BR/3BA $125,000 Insured w/Escrow EHO Peters Realty Professionals 770-466-2885 www.petersrealtyprofessionals.com EATONTON, GA 31024

LAKE SINCLAIR! $50K REDUCTION! 176 Twisting Hill Rd. Beautiful Lake Front Property On Deeded Lot! Inground Salt Water Pool, Detached 2 Car Carport, Front/ Back & Side Porches!

FULL FINISHED BASEMENT 4BR/4BA $649,000 • EHO Peters Realty Professionals 770-466-2885 www.petersrealtyprofessionals.com

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LICENSED ATTORNEY Our Law Firm is seeking a Colombian Licensed Attorney that has prior police and criminal scientific investigation experience, as well as experience working with Federal Colombia’s Prosecutor’s Office.

Please send resume to Piccareto Law Firm, P.O. Box 2197, Duluth, GA 30096 BILLING & COLLECTION Established company seeking a Professional, Experienced Person to work in the Billing & Collection Department. Understanding of Medicare Part B, HCPCS Coding, and BCBS billing required. DMEPOS experience preferred.

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Just a 25 min drive from Lawrenceville and 35 min drive from Suwanee via I-85. Please apply at 4251 Hudson Drive, Oakwood, GA 30566 (770)-297-6900.

MECHANIC Snapping Shoals EMC has a position available for a Mechanic. Requires HS Diploma or Equivalent, Associates’ Degree or Certification in Auto Tech.

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Gridiron champs Visit gwinnettdailypost.com for more photos.

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n Nov. 14, hundreds of players battled in multiple age classifications at sites in both Lilburn and Buford for the chance to be crowned champions of the Gwinnett Football League.

Here’s a look at some of the best pictures of today’s little league players who will be the high school stars of tomorrow.

Photos by Karl L. Moore

Grayson family and friends cheer after a touchdown during Saturday’s 7-year-old GFL Championship at Parkview High School in Lilburn.

Grayson’s Daniel Rainge (29) gets tackled by Buford’s Nicco Maggio (58) during Saturday’s 9-year-old GFL Championship at Parkview in Lilburn.

Mill Creek’s Jamal Anderson (32) and Cade Simmons (10) tip the ball away from South Gwinnett receiver Christian Enedue (6) during Saturday’s 10-year-old GFL Championship at Buford High School.

Players tell each other good game after during Saturday’s 9-year-old GFL Championship at Parkview in Lilburn.

Parkview’s Justin Baker (1) takes the pitch from Branton Allen during Saturday’s 8-year-old GFL Championship at Parkview in Lilburn.

See Page 3C for more photos from the championship games.

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Lanier to play Children’s Hospital Christmas parade Gwinnett will be repreGood News sented this year in the 35th from Schools annual Children’s Christmas Parade on Dec. 5.

Lanier High School will be among the performers at 10:30 a.m. stepping off on Peachtree Street at 16th Street in Midtown.

The parade will include floats, helium balloons and Keith Farner marching bands in the largest Christmas parade in the Southeast. Thousands of performers.

All proceeds will benefit spectators will be lined up the Friends Funding Goals along the streets to watch for Children’s Healthcare Santa and the rest of the

of Atlanta.

Mountain View student to play Carnegie Hall Zander Sugarman, a student at Mountain View High School, has been selected for the 2016 High School Honors Performance Series at Carnegie Hall. A tenor saxophone player, he will perform during Carnegie Hall’s 125th anniversary season in February with the Honors Ensemble.

Earlier this year, Sugar-

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man auditioned for the Honors Performance Series and was accepted after a review by the Honors Selection Board. He will join other performers from the United States, Guam, four Canadian provinces and several other foreign countries for a special performance.

Honored teachers have demonstrated innovation in the classroom, commitment to their students, and dedication to the improvement of CTE in their institutions and communities.

Quinlan is the work‐ based learning coordinator, marketing teacher and co‐DECA advisor at Brookwood. Since Quinlan Brookwood teacher named took over the marketing ACTE Region II TOTY program in 2008, program Brookwood High enrollment and DECA School’s Cindy Quinlan membership doubled, the has been named the Associ- program was awarded ation for Career and Tech- industry certification, nical Education Region II numerous students went on Teacher of the Year. ACTE to win state DECA comrecognizes the finest Career petitions, and the school’s and Technical Education student-run store, Bronco teachers at the middle and Stampede, quadrupled its secondary school levels. sales.

Quinlan is one of five finalists for the 2016 national title.

Providence food drive Providence Christian Academy earlier this month held a food drive to benefit the Lilburn and Lawrenceville Co-Ops. K-12 students donated 19,291 food items to help these local ministries feed needy families during the holiday season. Providence holds the food drive annually as one of several ways to encourage students to serve others.

Keith Farner writes about education. Good News from Schools appears in the Sunday edition of the Daily Post.

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Fun on the field

Grayson cheerleaders perform at halftime during Saturday’s 7-year-old GFL Championship at Parkview in Lilburn.

Mill Creek’s Caleb Downs (2) slips past South Gwinnett’s Dylan Hollis (17) during Saturday’s 10-year-old GFL Championship at Parkview in Lilburn.

Photos by Karl L. Moore

Brookwood’s Christopher Frazier (13) tries to get away from Grayson’s Zen Williams (25) during Saturday’s 9-year-old GFL Championship at Parkview in Lilburn.

Coaches and players huddle together to talk strategy Captains for Parkview walk to meet Mill Creek for the coin toss prior to Saturday’s 8-year-old GFL Championship at during Saturday’s 9-year-old GFL Championship at Parkview High School in Lilburn.

Parkview in Lilburn.

VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITY OF THE WEEK

The Hudgens Center for the Arts The Hudgens Center for the Arts always has a need for volunteers to assist with a variety activities, including field trip supervision, special events and fundraisers, administra-

tive support, working in the Art Shop and gardening.

Volunteers may contact The Hudgens at info@thehudgens. org and ask to be put on its volunteer list. Emailed calls for

volunteers are sent out when special events are coming up, and those who respond will be asked to fill out a brief form on arrival the day of the event.

The Hudgens Center for the

Arts is located at 6400 Sugarloaf Parkway, building 300, in Duluth. For more information about volunteer opportunities at The Hudgens, visit thehudgens.org/volunteer.

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No, Mr. President, ‘extremism’ and terrorism are not the same thing Following the ISIS attacks on Paris last week, President Obama said, “We will stand shoulder to shoulder with the French people against terrorism and extremism.”

On the surface, that sounds innocuous enough, the kind of boilerplate statement of solidarity any world leader might make. Considered more carefully, however, his juxtaposition of “terrorism” and “extremism” is extremely troubling.

Furthermore, given the

succinctly put it, Obama has never been one to “let a good crisis go to waste.” And such rhetoric perfectly reflects the left’s ongoing campaign to marginalize all points of view not in lock-step with their agenda.

Remember, the left defines Rob as “extreme” anyone who Jenkins doesn’t agree with them: Christians, conservatives, context, I believe it was engun owners, people who tirely intentional on the presi- oppose abortion or illegal dent’s part. As his former immigration or who support advisor Rahm Emanuel so a Biblical view of marriage.

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We have seen many examples of this from the Obama Administration.

According to Judicial Watch, for instance, The Department of Defense’s newest manual for military leaders applies the “extremist” label to those who “talk of individual liberties, states’ rights, and how to make the world a better place.” And don’t forget the president’s description, a few years ago, of Americans who hold traditional views as “bitter, …

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cling[ing] to guns or religion … or anti-immigrant sentiments.”

But there are several dangers in equating “extremism” with terrorism. For one thing, who decides what’s “extreme?” Obviously, Obama and the left are pushing their definition, which was the point of his remark.

For my part, I tend to think that people who defend lateterm abortions and want to raise taxes on “the wealthy” to over 50 percent are pretty extreme.

But that is a very slippery slope indeed. When one side of a political debate can brand the other as “extreme,” thereby marginalizing and ultimately silencing them, we have lost a portion of our precious freedom.

Moreover, holding “extreme” views, or views that others regard as extreme, is not illegal. Disagreeing with the ruling class is not illegal. In this country, for now at least, people are free to hold whatever views they want. Even if those views are objectively extreme, such as believing certain ethnic

or religious groups should be exterminated, they are entitled to them, as long as they don’t act on them.

Which brings me to my last point: Not all extremists are terrorists. For that matter, not all “extremists” are actually extremists, as we’ve already seen. But even among those who truly are, the vast majority never act on their views by committing acts of terror.

Yet our president clearly wants Americans to put people who disagree with his party’s agenda in the same category as the terrorists who killed more than 100 people in Paris last week. The implication is that devout Christians and constitutional conservatives actually ARE terrorists, or at least nascent terrorists.

And that scares me far more than ISIS. Rob Jenkins is a local freelance writer and the author of “Family Man: The Art of Surviving Domestic Tranquility,” available at Books for Less and on Amazon.

Email Rob at rjenkinsgdp@ yahoo.com.

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Each week the Gwinnett Daily Post will feature an animal available for adoption at the Georgia SPCA, which is located at 1175 Buford Highway, Suite 109, Suwanee, GA 30024. The hours of operation are Mondays through Fridays 11 a.m. until 7 p.m., Saturdays 11 a.m. until 5 p.m., and Sundays 1 until 4 p.m. You can see the rest of the adoptable cats and dogs at www.georgiaspca.org.

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AUBURN Stitch, Knit and Crochet Club meets Monday

about the projects, contact John Davis, public works superintendent at jdavis@ norcrossga.net.

Knitters in the Auburn area are being called by the city’s public library.

They are being called to bring their needles, their crafts, their colorful yarn that might yearn to be knitted — if, you know, yarn could yearn for something.

The Stitch, Knit and Crochet Club will hold its regular meeting from 1 to 2 p.m. at the library, which is located at 24 Fifth Ave. Attendees are encouraged to bring yarn and needles to the meeting so they can share the craft with other knitters while they “explore the world of knitting.”

PEACHTREE CORNERS Company laying wires in town

BARROW COUNTY Winder librarian selected to PINNACLE

Dacula resident Julia Simpson, the former manager of the Piedmont Regional Library system’s Auburn branch and who now runs that system’s Winder branch, was selected as one of Georgia Public Library Service’s 22 Georgia librarians to participate in the newest class of PINNACLE, the agency’s comprehensive leadership program.

The first session was in October and will include six three-day sessions in the next year.

BERKELEY LAKE Chamber membership directory coming soon

The Southwest Gwinnett Chamber’s new membership directory, which covers businesses in Berkeley Lake, Norcross and Peachtree Corners. The newly redesigned directory will be a full-size, magazine-style product that will be distributed throughout the business community.

Businesses can increase visibility through several options including full page display ads.

Questions about the process should be directed to Mary Margaret Thomas at mmthomas@southwestgwinnettchamber.org or 770-239-744.

BRASELTON Downtown shopping encouraged after holiday

Business owners in downtown Braselton are hoping to see plenty of shoppers on Black Friday and Small Business Saturday.

From 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Black Friday, the Braselton Gallery, located at 36 Frances St., is encouraging shoppers to skip the mall and check out sales and visit with several artists who will be on hand to talk about their work.

On Saturday, the town plans a food truck event — featuring Cousins Maine Lobster, Toasted Cheese and Atlanta Burger Truck — amid sales. It is planned for 11 a.m. and 2 p.m.

“All our stores will be offering sales and specials the Saturday after Thanksgiving and we want to keep you fueled and refreshed,” said a news release on downtownbraselton.com.

BUFORD Teen driving course offered

Gwinnett County crime prevention police officer Ryan Hood is leading a teen driving course for free in Buford on Dec. 10.

The class, held at the county police north precinct at 2735 Mall of Georgia Blvd., starts at 6:30 p.m. The course is the PRIDE Driving Class offered to teen drivers coordinated by the Georgia Traffic Injury Prevention Institute.

Rather than a technical hands-on course, the program addresses driver attitude, knowledge and behavior of both the parent and the new teen driver.

The class is two hours and intended for teens 14 to 16.

A general view of the Christmas tree during the 2014 Tree Lighting ceremony at the Gwinnett County Historic Courthouse in Lawrenceville. (Staff Photo: David Welker)

Lawrenceville Tree Lighting set for Thanksgiving Day

By Katie Morris katie.morris@gwinnettdailypost.com

It’s hard not to notice the towering Christmas tree set up in front of the Gwinnett Historic Courthouse. Unless, it’s dark outside.

While the 30-foot Norway spruce has been adorned with 30,000 lights and there are large, colorful ornaments hanging from its branches, the tree isn’t lighting up the Courthouse lawn, yet.

On Thanksgiving Day, the community will gather around the tree to watch as the switch is officially flipped and the bright, multi-colored lights illuminate the lawn.

The 28th Annual Lighting of the Tree ceremony will be at 6 p.m. but the holiday festivities begin at 5:30 p.m. with face painting, Dr. Seuss Whoville hair and crafts for kids until the guest of honor, Santa Claus arrives from the North Pole.

Afterward on the East Lawn, kids have the chance to meet Santa and parents can snap a photo of their little one in the sleigh. There will also be musical performances by the Buford High School Theatre Club on the East Lawn.

The Class Act Band will lead

To register, call 678-4425005 or email ryan.hood@ gwinnettcounty.com.

DACULA Library hosting Autumn Craft Day for kids

Little pilgrims and Indians will have a chance to celebrate the spirit of Turkey Day a few days early this week.

The Dacula library branch will host a Drop-In Autumn Craft Day from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Monday.

Children ages 4 and up can fill in Thanksgivingthemed coloring sheets, play word search games related to the holiday and make Thanksgiving cards that they can take home.

The library is located at 265 Dacula Road.

DULUTH Candlelight tours of McDaniel Farm

The Environmental and Heritage Center will host candlelight tours of McDaniel Farm beginning the Saturday after Thanksgiving and running throughout the month of December.

Costumed guides are expected to share historic customs and traditions from the Victorian period and provide guests with a glimpse of everyday life on a family farm.

“This is a great opportunity to see McDaniel Farm from a different perspective,” said Jason West, EHC’s director of programming. “The farm will be

OTHER TREE LIGHTINGS IN THE AREA • Loganville will host its tree lighting Friday, Nov. 27, at 6 p.m. on the Town Green located at 235 Main Street. For more information, visit loganvilleevents.com.

• Buford will host its Tree Lighting ceremony followed by an outdoor movie showing of “The Polar Express” at 6 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 28, at the Buford Community Center located at 2200 Buford Highway N.E. For more information, visit bufordcommunitycenter.com.

• Dacula will host its annual Christmas Tree Lighting at 7 p.m. Monday, Nov. 30, at Olde Mill Park located at 2551 Second Avenue in downtown Dacula. For more information, daculaga.gov.

• Lilburn will hosting its annual Tree Lighting at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 1, at City Hall located at 76 Main Street. For more information, visit cityoflilburn.com.

• Suwanee will host a “Jolly Holly-day” and tree lighting event at 6:30 p.m. Friday, Dec. 4, at Town Center Park. For more information, visit suwanee.com.

• Norcross will host its Community Christmas Tree Lighting at 7 p.m.

Friday, Dec. 4, in Thrasher Park located at 10 College Street. For more information, visit aplacetoimagine.com.

• Duluth will host its annual Tree Lighting event from 5 to 8 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 5, on Duluth Town Green located at 3167 Main Street. For more information, visit duluthga.net.

the crowd in singing carols and there will be live music from Cheyenne Knight and Katie Wolf.

Food vendors will be on site offering sweet treats and savory bites as well as warm beverages.

The 28th Annual Lighting of the Tree will begin at 5:30 p.m.

Nov. 26 at the Gwinnett Historic Courrthouse located at 185

aglow with the warmth of candles and will be decorated with fresh greenery and period holiday ornaments.”

Hot chocolate and apple cider will be available as well as the chance to make a holiday craft. Sunday evening tours will feature special holiday musicians.

Groups scheduled to appear include the Mill Creek High School String Quartet, Britches Full of Stitches, an Appalachian Celtic Consort and Dave and Phoebe Clark, a father/ daughter musical duet.

GRAYSON City offices closed for Thanksgiving

Grayson residents who need help from officials at City Hall this week will have only three days to get it.

The city announced it will close its offices on Thanksgiving and the day after in observance of the holiday. The city offices are expected to resume operations on Nov. 30.

LAWRENCEVILLE Collins Hill library manager picked for leadership program

Leslie Clark is in an elite group within the Georgia Public Library Service.

The Collins Hill library branch manager was one of 22 participants picked to participate in the library service’s 2016 PINNACLE class, according to Gwin-

Crogan St.in downtown Lawrenceville. The event is hosted by Gwinnett Parks and Recreation and sponsored by the City of Lawrenceville, Hayes Chrysler, Gwinnett Daily Post and Wall Heating and Air Conditioning.

For more information, call the Courthouse at 770-822-5450 or visit www.gwinnettparks.com.

nett County officials. The class is the state agency’s leadership program, where librarians from across Georgia meet for six three-day sessions. The first session was held in October, according to the state library service.

“By providing carefully designed training on numerous important and library-specific topics, PINNACLE is instrumental in our effort to prepare many talented individuals to take the next step in their careers and become our future public library leaders,” State Librarian Julie Walker said in a statement.

Clark joined the Gwinnett County Public Library system in 2010 and has run the Collins Hill branch ever since.

LILBURN Mayor hosts open forum

Lilburn Mayor Johnny Crist is hosting a town hall meeting on Nov. 23.

The event is to take place at City Hall from 7 to 8 p.m. It’s one of the mayor’s regular such meetings, which focus on topics of general interest to residents of the city.

City Hall is located at 76 Main St. For more information, contact 770-921-2210.

LOGANVILLE Baptist Church to hold Jobs For Life orientation

First Baptist Church in Loganville at 12:30 p.m. on

Sunday will hold an orientation in Kidz Inc. to help people who are in poverty learn marketable skills to succeed in the workplace.

Using the phrase, “flip the list,” the church aims to address the problem from the opposite way it’s typically addressed, which starts with food, clothing and shelter. In this way, the church is focusing on employment.

A description of the program on the church’s web site said, “Often we think of food, shelter and clothing as the most important aspects of helping those who have bottomed-out. And the prospect of attaining gainful employment — it often brings up the rear if it’s addressed at all. But what if we flip the list?”

For more information, log on to fbcloganville.org or contact Jeff Foster at jfoster@ministryvillagega. org.

AT&T has submitted a utility permit application for a new underground utility project in Peachtree Corners that is set to be finished Dec. 12, according to the city.

They started on Nov. 9 and involves the company laying conduit for their fiber network in the area of Lou Ivy Road at South Old Peachtree Road.

Specifically, they will be working in Highcroft Circle, Avocet, Grove Park, Scotts Mill Run and Miller Farms.

The scheduled completion is weather dependent. The work will be confined to the right of way along the streets of these communities.

If there are any complaints from property owners, contact AT&T at 1-800-278-8213.

Greg Ramsey, city public works director, can be reached for questions at gramsey@peachtreecornersga.gov.

SNELLVILLE Annual tree lighting scheduled

The 34th annual Snellville Christmas Tree Lighting will be held on Nov. 28 from 5:30 to 9 p.m.

Residents are invited to join the first lighted Christmas parade that will start at Wisteria Plaza and end near the Towne Green.

The parade route will head down Wisteria and take a left on North Road, a left on Oak Road and end near the Towne Green.

Snow will fill the air as the parade marches past the stage, and “spectacular floats and lighted trucks in the parade that you won’t want to miss” are planned. Capt. Andrew Miller III of the Salvation Army is the grand marshall of the parade.

The event begins in earnest at 6:30 p.m. but attendees are encouraged to come at 5:30 p.m. The tree lighting is set for 7 p.m.

There are a variety of activities planned, including hay rides and visits and photos with Santa.

For information, including the costs of various activities, visit Snellville Tourism and Trade’s website at snellvilletourism. com.

SUGAR HILL Ice rink expects thousands

City officials have raved about the success of the city’s new ice rink that they said drew 15,000 people last year. This year, they expect double that number and have added Throw Back Thursdays. Skaters are encouraged to wear clothes from the 60s, 70s, 80s and 90s as they listen to music from those eras.

The rink is located in the gravel parking lot across from The Bowl.

Admission is $12 for adults, $10 for kids eight and under. For current information on the rink, call 770-554-7506.

SUWANEE Santa scheduled for Christmas tree celebration

Town Center Park at 6:30 p.m. on Dec. 4 NORCROSS will host the city’s anCity putting in sidewalks nual Christmas celebration event. downtown Santa will light SuThe city of Norcross has wanee’s Christmas tree begun grading and clearing an area along Holcomb while choruses from Level Creek, Riverside, Roberts, Bridge Road and South and Suwanee elementary Peachtree Street at the railroad crossing to install a schools perform seasonal songs. Performers from new sidewalk. the Suwanee Academy of Road work will also be taking place at the intersec- the Arts and Royal Dance Academy will also serve up tion of Stevens Road and some jammin’ jingles.

South Peachtree Street to Craft activities and cominstall sidewalks and curb plimentary hot chocolate, and gutter on Stevens. cookies, and s’mores will For more information be available.

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People are the real reason to be thankful An email arrived in the middle of the night back in August. Its message was to tell me that my precious friend Randy Parks, one of the dearest friends of my life, was back in the hospital with congestive heart failure.

“I’ll be down on Saturday and spend the day with her,” I replied to her daughter, Edna. The next morning was Friday. Besides morning revival service, we had many things to do since we had just returned from a week out of town with an ill family member. However, as we listened to the sermon that morning, something jerked me by the shoulders and said, “Don’t wait until tomorrow. Go now.”

The nudging was so strong that I would have walked out then except we

bluish green eyes. She was chatting with her husband, Ed, and a friend. I stopped and did a dramatic retake.

She looked terrific.

“Well, something told me that I should come right down to see you but that ‘something’ must be wrong Ronda because you’re doing great!”

Rich I hugged her.

“It’s so good to see you,” were sitting on the front row. she squealed. “Sit down.”

As soon as the altar call was Three hours later, things made and the benediction were dramatically different. said, I turned to Tink. “We Hospice arrived and prehave to go to the hospital pared to move her to another NOW.” floor. There were several of When I walked into us there, those who loved her Randy’s room, she was sitso deeply. She called each ting up in bed, her light coral one of us in, one by one, to colored lipstick perfectly say her goodbyes. She was placed, her smile as bright as keenly alert, sensible, and ever and her eyes twinkling this woman — the most with the continuous joy sentimental I have ever that always lighted her pale known — was calm and

soothingly unemotional. I sat down beside her, my face wet with an hour’s worth of tears. She took my hands in both of hers.

“Oh Ronda, I want you to know how much I love you and have always loved you. You have been so good to me for all the years I’ve known you.” She said other things, then asked for a promise which I gave and I take seriously. In two hours, she had slipped into a sleep that would lead her into everlasting life the following day.

As Thanksgiving comes this year, I am most thankful for that last few hours and for hearing her words of love. It bandages the pain a bit. To her family and me, she bequeathed Ed and his care. “Promise me,” she said,

looking steadily into my eyes, “that you will see after Ed and love on him a lot.”

Faithfully abiding to that promise helps the hurt, too.

We love Ed. There are two other people that Tink and I love deeply, so Thanksgiving makes us ponder on them and pray with gratitude for them. Roy and Ann Hodnett of St. Simons Island, Georgia, — we call them ‘Pop’ and ‘Mom’ — have touched the Tinkers profoundly by the way they love us, teach us and show us the importance of loving others while paying forward our blessings.

“You can’t out-give God,” Daddy used to say. Well, you can’t out-give Roy Hodnett, either. And you can’t “outlove” Miss Ann.

When we married, the Hodnetts were among a handful who celebrated at dinner with us that night.

Pop offered a toast and a piece of advice. “When we got married, I told Ann that she could make all the small decisions and I’d make all the big ones.” He paused, smiled and his eyes twinkled. “In 70 years of marriage, there has never been a big decision yet, so she’s made all of them.”

To the Hodnetts and the Parks, we are thankful for God’s tremendous gift of y’all in our lives. Happy Thanksgiving, y’all.

Ronda Rich is the bestselling author of “There’s A Better Day A-Comin’.”

Visit www.rondarich.com to sign up for her free weekly newsletter.

small group of 3 or 4, for each meal all of the restaurants added an 18 percent “service fee” to the check.

I confirmed with one waitress, sure enough, the 18 percent went to the server.

Apparently this is the standard in South Beach. We encountered this practice at every single restaurant, including a breakfast place.

To be clear, I usually tip 20 percent (again, former waitress). But in this instance, the servers were going to make an 18 percent tip whether they provided good service or not. They had no incentive to care about customers, and they clearly didn’t.

On the surface this experience proves a theory many believe to be true, people are only motivated

by money. But that brings us to the two exceptions.

Two service experiences were excellent. The hostesses were engaged, the servers were knowledgeable, personable and prompt and every element of our order was right.

While the other places had lethargy oozing from every person, the two exceptions, a Cuban place and an Italian place, were humming with energy that said, “We’re glad you’re here.”

So what was the difference? It wasn’t the money; these places added the same 18 percent. It was the management.

Yes, money does motivate people, but it’s only one motivator. The exceptional servers were trained,

and they cared. Their leaders created a culture where customers mattered.

Their people didn’t need the extra incentive of more money because their managers had set an expectation, “This is how we treat customers.” It was the combination of no incentive and low expectations that resulted in bad service.

The excellent made their 18 percent standard, and we even added a bit more, Proving that when you focus on serving customers instead of gouging them, you wind up making even more money.

Lisa McLeod is the creator of the popular business concept Noble Purpose and author of the bestseller, “Selling with Noble Purpose.”

Does money actually make people work harder?

She had that way of looking past you, as if she were hoping that someone better was coming along behind you. Her entire demeanor said, “You, madam, are a low priority customer.”

She was the hostess at a restaurant in South Beach.

As I watched her, I realized it wasn’t just me; she was disengaged from everyone.

There were no bigger, better customers getting her full attention. She was simply disengaged; it appeared that she couldn’t care less about any customer.

I recently spent a weekend in South Beach, the hot spot of Miami. While the weekend itself was fun, my family and I experienced lackluster service at several pricey restaurants.

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forcing you to eat when your friends hadn’t been served, or let your food get cold. At least one order was wrong at almost every meal. Even when we asked politely, there was little done to correct the problems. The response was consistently disengaged blank stares, and mumbled, Lisa McLeod “I’m sorrys” with no suggestions for corrections.

We were in a great mood, Of the nine meals we ate and I’m a former waitress in restaurants, we only myself who tends to be received good service in very forgiving of service two. I’ll unpack the two challenges, so it took exceptional establishments several incidents before we shortly. The seven poor realized the overall service experiences, in not cheap was consistently poor. places, were quite disheartTime and time again, we ening. waited far too long before It was my older daughsomeone came to our table. ter, also a former waitress, Food arrived at different who finally realized why. times for different people, Although we were in a

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