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12 bogus personal care homes raided

By Joshua Sharpe

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SNELLVILLE — Gwinnett County police on Wednesday morning raided 12 suspected unlicensed personal care homes, reportedly unsafe and undersupervised facilities housing a few dozen patients with varying illnesses.

The searches began around the Snellville area simultaneously at

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9 a.m. on seven houses. But the crews soon discovered five more facilities, said Cpl. Deon Washington, spokesman for the police department.

“This is an organized operation,” Washington told reporters at a new conference later in the day.

It took some 150 people to complete the raids.

A 10-year veteran of Gwinnett police, the corporal said he’d never seen a bust on unlicensed care homes locally that “required the magnitude of manpower that you see here today.” Many agencies, including the Georgia Bureau of Investigation, Gwinnett Fire and the Veteran’s Administration,

Authorities remained on the scene for several hours after shutting down 12 alleged unlicensed personal care homes Wednesday in the Snellville area, including this one on Camaron Way. (Staff Photo: Joshua Sharpe)

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Gwinnett to host holiday food drive site From Staff Reports

Infinite Energy Co-Founders/Co-CEO’s Darin Cook, left, and Rich Blaser, right, present a check to Gwinnett County Public Schools CEO and Superintendent J. Alvin Wilbanks, center, during Wednesday’s press conference in Duluth. At top is an exterior view of Infinite Energy Arena during Wednesday’s press conference in Duluth. (Photos: Kyle Hess)

New Infinite Energy Arena signs celebrated with school donation company’s purchase of naming MORE ONLINE rights as the creation of a new curt.yeomans Visit gwinnettdailypost.com for @gwinnettdailypost.com partnership in the community. a photo gallery.

The company has agreed to pay Visitors who come to the $18 million for 20-year namInfinite Energy Arena for change out at the Infinite ing rights on the center, which concerts, church services and Energy Center, whose naming includes the arena, performmonster truck rallies will notice rights were bought by energy ing arts center and convention a new name standing tall above company Infinite Energy earlier center. the venue’s front door from this year.

That was highlighted at now on.

“There was a lot of hard work Wednesday’s ceremony with Officials gathered at the to get us here today and we’ve a major financial donation of arena Wednesday morning to got a lot more to do,” Infinite $41,325 to the Gwinnett County celebrate the completion of sign Energy Center general manager Schools Foundation. replacements that swept away Joey Dennis said. “There’s a lot “This is more than a comthe old Gwinnett Arena name more signs to put up.” mitment to this center,” Infinite and replaced it with the new Officials from the center, Energy co-founder and co-CEO moniker. The arena was the first Infinite Energy and county gov- Darin Cook said. “This is a phase of an ongoing signage ernment and schools painted the commitment to Georgia and

By Curt Yeomans

especially to Gwinnett County.”

Commissioner Jace Brooks, who also sits on the Convention and Visitor’s Bureau board, said support for the partnership is already building among community and business leaders.

“What we’re celebrating here is not just a new sign or a new name,” Brooks said. “This is the start of a long and productive partnership between Infinite Energy and the entire Gwinnett County community.”

A big investment in STEAM education Cook and fellow co-founder

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11 Alive will wrap up its 33rd Annual Holiday Can-a-Thon on Friday with food drives around metro Atlanta, including an event in Gwinnett.

The Infinite Energy Center and Gwinnett Daily Post are teaming up to present an 11 Alive Holiday Can-a-Thon collection site.

From 5 a.m.

IF YOU GO to 1 p.m., What: 11 Alive Holiday donors are Can-A-Thon event encouraged Where: Infinite Energy to drop Center, 6400 Sugarloaf off canned Parkway in Duluth. goods at the When: Friday, Dec. 4, from 5 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Infinite EnMore Info: www.infiergy Forum niteenergycenter.com/ parking lot. events There will be 11 Alive personalities on hand to thank donors during the televised food-raising event, and local radio station Q100 will provide live music.

Throughout November, schools and organizations across Georgia conducted food drives in an attempt to collect as many food cans as possible. 11 Alive hopes to donate enough food to support the Salvation Army’s food pantry for an entire year.

There will also be collection sites at Cumberland Mall and Turner Field in Atlanta and The Forum in Rome.

Supporters of the Can-a-Thon can also donate virtually on Friday by texting “Canathon” to 41444 or visiting 11alive. com/Canathon.

The first 100 donating cars at Infinite Energy Center will receive a free Lanier Islands’ Magical Nights of Lights or

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There will be an 11 Alive Holiday Can-AThon canned food collection event at the Infinite Energy Center on Friday, Dec. 4.

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BOC green-lights construction of morgue, medical examiner’s office

By Curt Yeomans

be built on a 5.6-acre tract of land at 320 Hurricane Shoals Road in LawGwinnett County com- renceville, near Briscoe missioners gave county Field and the Gwinnett officials a green light this County Fire and Emerweek to begin construcgency Services headquartion on a new morgue and ters. medical examiner’s office.

The new facility will The county will sign bring the medical exama $5.7 million contract iner’s office and morgue together in a space-sharThis illustration shows the expected design of the new with Augusta-based McKnight Construction ing union that won praise combined medical examiner’s office and county morgue that will be built on Hurricane Shoals Road in Lawrencev- Company Inc. to build the from commission Chairwoman Charlotte Nash. ille. County commissioners approved a $5.7M construction 15,000-square-foot facilcontract to build the facility on Tuesday. (Special Photo) ity. The building is set to “Locating these two curt.yeomans @gwinnettdailypost.com

facilities together will greatly improve efficiency and provide adequate space to meet the needs of Gwinnett into the future,” Nash said in a statement.

On the medical examiner side, the building will include 6,400 square feet of space for postmortem exams, as well as medical, investigation and administrative staff. It will also have conference and respite spaces for families.

At the same time, the

morgue area will include three state-of-the-art autopsy stations as well as laboratory, evidence processing and storage space, according to county officials. County documents show the morgue will take up a majority of the space in the building at a total of 8,700 square feet.

Officials also said the building is designed to meet LEED certification

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Wesleyan participates in global Hour of Code campaign

By Keith Farner

“Faculty hoped participating in an Hour of Code would help change the Over the next two weeks, misconception that codstudents around the world, ing is only for tech-savvy including middle school students and show that students at Wesleyan earlier anyone, girl or boy, can this week, are participathave fun learning the skill,” ing in a global campaign Wesleyan spokeswoman to increase awareness and Chelsey Derks said. “Durinterest about computer sciing the hour, teachers also ence and coding. encouraged students to pair The third annual weekup to dispel the thought that long event coincides with coders are stuck in a room Computer Science Educaalone with a machine, but tion Week and is organized rather are relational and that

by Code.org. Apple and teamwork generally proMicrosoft have each sched- Wesleyan Middle School students participated in a new, duces a better product.” uled events to celebrate the week-long global initiative designed to raise awareness For the third straight year, computer science and to inspire more interest in campaign. Code.org recog- about Apple has opened registracoding. (Special Photo) nizes next week as the week tions for this year’s Hour of to celebrate the campaign.

Wesleyan students were en- classmates to solve difficult Code workshops for those Using tablet computers, couraged to collaborate with coding puzzles.

6 years old and up with a keith.farner @gwinnettdailypost.com

free one-hour introduction to the basics of computer programming. The workshops take place at Apple stores around the world on Dec. 10th.

Microsoft and Code.org on Monday released a computer coding tutorial built around the world-building video game Minecraft. The 14-level tutorial was created for the Hour of Code a campaign.

“A core part of our mission to empower every person on the planet is equipping youth with computational thinking and problem-solving skills to succeed in an increasingly digital world,” Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella said in

a press release.

The tutorial introduces players to basic coding skills, encouraging them to navigate, mine, craft and explore in a 2-D Minecraft world by plugging together blocks to complete all actions and generate computer code.

Code.org counts more than 100 million students across 180 countries and 40 languages who have participated in the Hour of Code, including one in three students in U.S. schools.

This year, the campaign expects to exceed 100,000 events during Dec. 7−13 and to continue introducing more girls and minority students.

AOA president Becher InComm expanding Peachtree Corners to visit Georgia PCOM office, opening new facility in Suwanee From Staff Reports

cy medicine at Thomas JefferA leader in the osteopathic son University medicine education field is schedin Philadelphia. uled to visit Suwanee this week to A member of talk with students at the Georgia the Federation campus of the Philadelphia Colof State Medilege of Osteopathic Medicine. cal Boards’ John W. Dr. John W. Becher, president Maintenance Becher of the American Osteopathic Asof Licensure sociation, is set to arrive on FriCommittee, Becher has trained day to talk with students studying more than 150 emergency physiosteopathic medicine. cians as a residency director.

The AOA is the primary During his career, Becher held certifying body for DOs and the leadership roles within the AOA, accrediting agency for all osteoincluding as a member of the pathic medical schools. Becher editorial board of The Journal earned his doctor of osteopathic of the American Osteopathic medicine degree from PCOM’s Association, and is past president Philadelphia campus in 1970 and of the Pennsylvania Osteopathic remains deeply involved with the Medical Association. college today.

In his AOA inauguration Becher is an AOA board-cerspeech in July, Becher said he tified emergency physician from hopes to increase awareness of Newtown Square, Pa. Becher osteopathic medicine, pursue serves as chairman of the depart- funding to support research pilot ment of emergency medicine at projects documenting the impact PCOM. He is also director of of osteopathic medicine, create osteopathic medical education new osteopathic-focused resiat AtlantiCare Regional Medical dency programs, boost advocacy Center in Atlantic City, N.J., and efforts and maintain fiscal responan adjunct professor of emergen- sibility.

By Curt Yeomans

impact of more than $30 billion each year through Gov. Nathan Deal announced its 450,000 retail on Wednesday that a payment and distribution points transaction technology company and work with with an office in Peachtree Corners 500 brand partis making a $20 million expansion ners in the retail, Nathan that will bring hundreds of new restaurants, gamDeal jobs to the area. ing, software and Deal said the company, InComm, entertainment industries, according will invest in expanding each of to the governor’s office. It is part of its metro Atlanta offices and open a financial technology industry in a new data center in Suwanee. In Georgia that employs nearly 40,000 addition to the Peachtree Corners people and handles 85 billion translocation, the business also has ofactions each year. fices in Atlanta and Alpharetta.

InComm Chief Operating OfIn all, the move is expected to ficer and Chief Financial Officer create 275 jobs in the metro area by Scott Meyerhoff said in a statethe end of next year. ment that other states have tried “Georgia’s workforce is among to convince the company to move the best and brightest. Their talents resources out of metro Atlanta and and skills, paired with Georgia’s ex- to their parts of the country. The isting infrastructure, offer valuable state’s leadership and local colleges resources for innovative and grow- have been a key draw to remain in ing high-tech companies,” Deal the area, however. said in a statement. “InComm’s “The state of Georgia and decision to continue investing several local governments have and creating jobs in metro Atlanta demonstrated their commitment speaks to our status as a hub for the to keeping us here by creating a financial technology industry.” favorable economic environment InComm has an economic for us to develop talent through our curt.yeomans@gwinnettdailypost.com

innovative internship program and university partnerships with Georgia Tech, Georgia State, University of Georgia and Kennesaw State,” Meyerhoff said.

The Georgia Department of Economic Development, metro Atlanta Chamber of Commerce, Georgia Power and Invest Atlanta worked with InComm on the deal.

The state’s labor department is also expected to work with the company to hire new employees during its expansion.

“We are excited to celebrate with InComm as they continue to strengthen their legacy in Georgia and the FinTech industry at large,” state Economic Development Commissioner Chris Carr said in a statement. “Georgia is home to an abundance of skilled labor and a sophisticated technology infrastructure, including the largest fiber optic intersection in the nation.

“Along with the culture of collaboration that exists between businesses, state government, academic institutions and local partners, it is clear that Georgia is the place for companies in the FinTech industry to thrive.”

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THURSDAY, DECEMBER 3, 2015 • 3A

FBI seeks help IDing local Walmart robbers

By Joshua Sharpe

said. “Between the hours of 10:00 p.m. and midnight, an armed robber wearing a The Federal Bureau of In- surgical mask will enter the vestigation is asking for help store, brandish a firearm, and finding the people responrob the nearest cashier. In at sible for a series of armed least two of the robberies, robberies at Walmart stores it is believed that there is in the metro Atlanta area. a black female posing as a The eight incidents took customer inside the store at place from May 15 to Oct. the time of the robbery, and 7 at stores including one at it is believed she is coordi4975 Jimmy Carter Blvd. nating efforts with the armed outside Norcross. The rest robber prior to the actual were in DeKalb, Fulton and robbery occurring and then Forsyth counties, according leaving the store after the to a news release. robbery is conducted.”

“All robberies listed below The robber is described have a very similar modus as being a black man, about operandi,” the news release 5-foot-5. There may be two joshua.sharpe @gwinnettdailypost.com

The FBI said this man has been robbing Walmarts around the metro Atlanta area. (Special Photos)

This woman is allegedly believed to be involved in a string of Walmart robberies the FBI is looking into.

different female accomplices Anyone with information serving as lookouts. can contact Crime Stoppers

There may be two female accomplices in a string of Walmart robberies, including this woman, the FBI said.

The FBI said this man has robbed a number of Walmarts around the metro Atlanta area.

at 404-577-8477. There is a reward in this matter and all

callers can remain anonymous, the FBI said.

represent parts of Gwinnett that were re-elected to their positions this week.

Kerry Keeton-ArArmstrong nold Communications president Julie K. Arnold, the current ARC Strategic Relations Committee chairwoman, was also re-elected to another term as a citizen member representing parts of Gwinnett and DeKalb counties.

The ARC board will have a big task to handle during Armstrong’s new term as chairman in the form of the Atlanta Regional’s Plan.

The long-range plan for the 10-county region is expected to outline the commission’s future work on transportation, economic development, aging services, natural resources, workforce development and land use issues.

The board is expected to vote on adopting the plan during Armstrong’s second term.

ARC Executive Director Doug Hooker praised Armstrong for the work he has already done as chairman, including initiatives to boost economic development around HartsfieldJackson Atlanta International Airport, and efforts to bring millennial voices into the planning process for the region.

“A few years ago, the ARC board set a more strategic and collaborative course for ARC,” Hooker said in a statement. “Under Chairman Armstrong’s leadership, we have surpassed our own expectations.

Thanks to his diligence and his passion for the Atlanta region, ARC is now driving conversations and actions that will shape our metro region tomorrow and for decades to come.”

Chimney fire damages Armstrong re-elected ARC home in Lawrenceville board chairman Wednesday

By Curt Yeomans

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A chimney fire damaged a Lawrenceville home Wednesday morning.

Capt. Tommy Rutledge, spokesman for the Gwinnett County fire department, said crews responded at 11:17 a.m. to the 2600 block of Crystal Court and brought the fire under control by 11:38 a.m.

The apparently accidental blaze started from a fire the residents had going in the fireplace and damaged part of the attic, as well as the chimney, Rutledge said. The residents escaped unharmed.

“Now is the time to prepare your home and heating appliances for the winter,” Rutledge said. “Fire officials suggest having home heat-

The Atlanta Regional Commission’s board of directors re-elected one of its citizen members from Gwinnett County, Kerry Armstrong, as its chairman on Wednesday.

Armstrong, who works as a commercial real estate executive, has represented parts of the county on the ARC board since 2008. He was first elected to a twoFirefighters on the scene of a Wednesday chimney fire in year term as chairman two Lawrenceville. (Special Photo) years ago. His second term ing equipment, such as the fire safety, contact 678-518- as the head of the board will fireplace, woodstove and fur- 4845 or fireprograms@ begin in January, according nace, serviced annually by a gwinnettcounty.com. The to ARC officials. qualified professional. The department offers free “I’m excited to confireplace should be checked home fire safety surveys tinue working with the ARC and even cleaned by a proand smoke checks as part board and with our talented, fessional chimney sweep.” of its community outreach dedicated staff to make the For more information on programs.

Atlanta region an even better place to live and work,” Armstrong said in a statement.

Armstrong was one of An incorrect percentage figure was provided for an article that ran in Wednesday’s two citizen members who Daily Post, entitled “Eight years of tax digests decreased by $5M.” The correct figure is 1 percent. As a result, the amount of tax payments that is expected to be returned to property owners because of the decrease in the tax digest should total about $50,409.

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Gwinnett County firefighters were able to contain a fire to the basement of a home in Lawrenceville early Wednesday morning.

At about 6:30 a.m., two occupants of the house on the 1100 block of Harvest Brook Drive awoke to the sound of the smoke alarm after the fire erupted, said Capt. Tommy Rutledge, spokesman for the fire department. Crews arrived to find fire in the garage of the two-story house over a basement and went inside to make sure it was clear of people and combat the blaze.

The occupants were safely outside.

“Fire crews mounted an aggressive interior attack on the flames and successfully contained the fire to the garage,” Rutledge said. “The blaze caused moderate damage to contents in the garage and sent only slight smoke throughout the house.”

Per investigators, the cause of the fire appears accidental, sparked by improperly discarded smoking materials, Rutledge said.

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4A • THURSDAY, DECEMBER 3, 2015 To Your Good Health

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Exercise raises blood pressure by how much?

DEAR DR. ROACH: I’m a 68-year-old man who has lifted weights off and on since 1961, but my cardio exercise has been limited. Two years ago, I started speed-walking. I had some pain in my left arm while doing cardio, and my doctor had an echocardiogram performed looking for blockage. The test did not reveal any blockage, but I was found to have calcium in my heart blood vessels. I had an angiogram performed.

To my surprise it showed “no significant” blockage, and my cardiologist told me to keep exercising. I’m not sure what was going on. I stopped the cardio, but have kept on lifting weights.

When I lift, I’m pretty serious and strive to get every rep I can. I’m betting that my blood pressure goes up pretty high toward the end of each set. I’m worried that my hardened arteries present a strong risk when I do this. Can you advise? I have been taking 20 mg lisinopril and 10 mg atorvastatin daily for the past few years, my cholesterol numbers are fine, and my medicated blood pressure is around 135/85.

— L.M. ANSWER: Calcium in the blood vessels makes blockages more likely, but not definite, and an angiogram is the best test we have to find blockages. “No significant blockages” is not the same as “no blockages,” since people with no blockages don’t get heart attacks except under very unusual circumstances.

However, even small blockages, caused by cholesterol plaques, can rupture and cause a heart attack. You want to be sure you know whether you have any blockages at all. In addition to blood pressure and cholesterol control, most people with blockages in the heart should take aspirin.

As far as your blood pressure during exercise, I would recommend that you measure it. Get an automated device or a real human to measure your blood pressure immediately after you exercise. Blood pressure does go up with exercise, but if you have an extreme response, your doctor might advise you to use lighter weights.

Heart disease remains the No. 1 killer. The booklet on clogged heart arteries explains why they happen and what can be done to prevent clogging. Readers can obtain a copy by writing: Dr. Roach Book No. 101, 628 Virginia Dr., Orlando, FL 32803. Enclose a check or money order (no cash) for $4.75 U.S./$6 Can. with the recipient’s printed name and address.

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Holiday season brings on tug of war DEAR AMY: My boyfriend and I have been dating for three years. I dread every interaction with his family. He’s the youngest of five. The eldest brother ignores my existence entirely.

If his mother sees that I have left my boyfriend’s side for one moment, she will approach him and express how she wishes he would date his ex from high school because of how much skinnier, prettier, etc., she is.

I spend every holiday with them now because if my boyfriend goes with me to see my family, his family will tell him how controlling and evil I am.

His family keeps trying to convince my boyfriend that I am controlling him.

It started when he became a vegetarian after meeting me (I don’t care if other people — including him — eat meat).

I don’t make a big deal and simply bring my own food if I eat with his family. They, however, endlessly “tease” us over it (they can get mean).

I don’t want to just stay away, because I want to see my boyfriend on the holidays and it helps him withstand the abuse if I’m there to shoulder some of it.

What can I do to help make it better?

— Caring Girlfriend

shelter alongside people who might actually appreciate your presence? You should consider it.

DEAR AMY: I have a dear friend whose husband died. There was no insurance, but my friend had material possessions worth more money than I have earned in any year Amy Dickinson of my life. In five months’ time my friend has gone DEAR GIRLFRIEND: through her money alYour boyfriend sits at the ready. Now she is totally silent center of this drama. tapped out. She has not If he had written to me, I tried to find a job and would happily tell him how none of her children works easy it can be to shut down steadily. I am retired and mistreatment by family am not rich, and I told her members.

I cannot give her money.

I call this technique: I don’t think our rela“Oh, look at the time!” tionship will ever be the When people start in same. I feel guilty but I — whether you two are can’t afford to throw good standing side by side or money after bad. Why do suffering on opposite ends people who don’t help of the credenza — your themselves expect friends boyfriend can simply say, or family to help them?

“Enough.” And then you The problem will still be get your coats and leave. there next month when But he seems passive, or the bills are due. Why perhaps he is paralyzed won’t her kids get out and and trapped between two help their mom instead of strong women. expecting her friends to Your insistence on pardo it? Why can’t they see ticipating in this annual rit- what others see? I sure ual is baffling. You say you would like your opinion want to share the burden on this. with him, but according to — Frustrated you he is mainly forced to DEAR FRUSTRATwatch his family be mean ED: Your first duty is to to you. Wouldn’t you both take care of yourself — to be much happier sharing do your best to make sure a holiday meal with your you are prepared for your family or friends, or at a own future. Your friend

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doesn’t seem willing or capable of looking ahead.

She seems to have lived in a bubble whereby her needs would magically be met. For her sake, I hope she is right. But some people are only inspired toward change when they are forced through their own discomfort to do things differently.

You should help her in a job search, if she is willing.

DEAR AMY: “Concerned Daughter-in-Law” had in-laws who lived in a bug-infested and filthy home. Your advice to take their own sheets and towels was stupid; your advice to find a nearby inexpensive room to rent was great. My partner and I have been renting shortterm rooms in private homes for years. It’s easy — and a game changer for us.

— Happy Renter DEAR RENTER: Thank you.

You can contact Amy Dickinson via email: askamy@tribpub.com.

You can also follow her on Twitter @askingamy or “like” her on Facebook.

Amy Dickinson’s memoir, “The Mighty Queens of Freeville: A Mother, a Daughter and the Town that Raised Them” (Hyperion), is available in bookstores.

Don’t let confusion dominate your mind. Lay out your plans in such a way that everyone will get a clear picture. Once you establish your goals and receive the approval required to move forward, the rest will be easy. Don’t rush when you should be precise and detailed.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 23Dec. 21) — Don’t let a chaotic environment or frame of mind cause you to make choices that are questionable and easily criticized.

It’s best to take your time and do things right.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) — Drastic measures may be necessary to get what you want.

Setting a budget and sticking to it will allow you greater freedom when faced with some tough decisions.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20Feb. 19) — You should revisit old ideas and look over new agreements in order to find a way to meld the two. Do something out of the ordinary and surprise someone you love.

PISCES (Feb. 20-March 20) — Don’t overreact to criticism. Do your best and refrain from getting into a dispute.

Tread carefully when dealing with peers or people in authoritative positions.

Romance is encouraged.

ARIES (March 21-April 19) — Emotional distress and anger will ruin your plans. Don’t let things bother you. Rise above others’ words or actions and act out of kindness, courtesy and respect. Your maturity will pay off.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20) — Decorate or spruce up your surroundings.

Make plans to entertain friends or family or host a festive event. Your enthusiasm and good will won’t go unnoticed. Enjoy high returns.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20) — Take it easy and be smart. If you plan to go shopping or make some financial transactions, think twice before you go into debt. Live within your means and reduce your stress.

CANCER (June 21-July 22) — Spend a little time on yourself. Getting a new hairdo or outfit for an upcoming event will boost your morale. Plan something fun or romantic for the evening hours.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) — Use your witty and charismatic personality to attract interest in something you want to pursue.

The attention you receive will result in surprising and unusual support.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept.

22) — If you say you are going to do something, you must do it or someone will criticize you. It’s important to research the feasibility of any venture before you make a promise.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23) — You will be quite upset if people don’t honor their words. Leave nothing to chance by taking care of matters yourself. Put your energy to good use.

SCORPIO (Oct. 24Nov. 22) — If you take an unusual position, you will discover something about yourself and those around you that will help you make an important decision. Follow your intuition.

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WORLD Russia: Turkey is involved in the ISIS oil trade

MOSCOW— Russia’s defense ministry said on Wednesday it had proof that Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan and his family were benefiting from the illegal smuggling of oil from Islamic State-held territory in Syria and Iraq.

Moscow and Ankara have been locked in a war of words since last week when a Turkish air force jet shot down a Russian warplane near the SyrianTurkish border, the most serious incident between Russia and a NATO state in half a century.

Erdogan responded by saying no one had the right to “slander” Turkey by accusing it of buying oil from Islamic State, and that he would stand down if such allegations were proven to be true. But speaking during a visit to Qatar, he also said he did not want relations with Moscow to worsen further.

China says to cut emissions by 60 percent by 2020 BEIJING — China will reduce emissions of major pollutants in the power sector by 60 percent by 2020, the cabinet announced on Wednesday, after world leaders met in Paris to address climate change.

China will also reduce annual carbon dioxide emissions from coal-fired power generation by 180 million tonnes by 2020, the official People’s Daily website said. It did not give comparison figures or elaborate how it would achieve the result.

In Paris, Christiana Figueres, head of the U.N. Climate Change Secretariat, said she had not seen the announcement, but linked it to expectations that China’s coal use would peak by the end of the decade.

“I can only assume they are talking about the same thing,” she told Reuters.

world&nation At least 14 dead in Calif. shooting

Sandra Bullock adopts 2nd child from foster care

By Tim Reid Reuters

SAN BERNARDINO, Calif. — Gunfire erupted at a holiday party at a social services agency in San Bernardino, Calif., on Wednesday, leaving 14 people dead and wounding 14 others, sparking an intense manhunt for up to three suspects, authorities said.

The shooting rampage about 60 miles (100 km) east of Los Angeles marked the deadliest U.S. gun violence since the massacre at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Con., in December 2012, in which 27 people, including the gunman, were killed.

San Bernardino Police Chief Jarrod Burguan said in a televised news briefing three hours after Wednesday’s shooting that the suspects fled the building and were believed to have made their getaway in a dark-colored sport utility vehicle.

With as many as three gunmen at large, authorities ordered a security “lockdown” of all local schools, as well as city and county buildings, and area hospitals were placed on alert, Burguan said.

Burguan said he knew no possible motive behind the attack, which unfolded at about 11 a.m.

WORLD White House, U.S. lawmakers working on visa program changes

WASHINGTON— The White House said on Wednesday it was working with U.S. lawmakers on the “visa waiver” program and that calibrated changes to the entry requirements for foreign travelers would help strengthen U.S. national security.

Commenting on proposals in the U.S. Congress Al-Qaida takes following last month’s over two south attacks in Paris, White House spokesman Josh Yemen towns, Earnest said some elements residents say of the visa waiver program ADEN, Yemen — Alwere originally designed to Qaida fighters retook on facilitate commerce.

Wednesday two southern “So we want to make Yemeni towns they briefly sure that these reforms are occupied four years ago, not so onerous that they residents and local fighters inhibit our participation in said, exploiting the collapse the international economy, of central authority in Yebut of course our national men in its eight-month war. security interests come In an early morning first,” Earnest told reportsurprise attack on the ers.

Abyan province capital Zinjibar and neighboring White House town of Jaar, the militants gives veto threat overcame local forces and announced their takeover to Obamacare over loudspeakers after dawn prayers.

WASHINGTON — The Residents identified them White House on Wednesas Ansar al-Sharia, a local day said President Barack affiliate of al-Qaida.

Obama would veto a At least seven local miU.S. Senate amendment litiamen and five militants that would repeal parts were killed, according to of Obama’s 2010 health local fighters. Militants care reform law, known as were deployed to the streets Obamacare. of both towns, and in Jaar The amendment would blew up the house of a result in millions of Amerilocal commander killed in cans remaining uninsured the fighting, residents said. or losing the health insurSchools and shops were ance they have today, the closed.

White House said in a — From wire reports statement.

PEOPLE

NEW YORK — Oscarwinning actress Sandra Bullock announced on Wednesday that she has adopted a second child — a 3-1/2-year-old girl — from foster care as a sister for her son Louis.

Speaking to People magazine, the “Gravity” star said she began fostering Laila about three years ago. The baby girl had been placed in foster care in Louisiana.

“When I look at Laila, there’s no doubt in my mind that she was supposed to be here,” Bullock, 51, told People.

“I can tell you absolutely, Rescue crews tend to the injured in the intersection outside the Inland Regional Center the exact right children in San Bernardino, Calif. in this still image taken from video on Wednesday. At least 20 came to me at the exact right people were reported injured in an active shooter situation, according to news reports. time,” added the actress, (Reuters/NBCLA.com) who adopted son Louis, now at the Inland Regional people with developing sits adjacent to the 5, from foster care in New Center in San Bernardino. mental disabilities, said two larger three-story Orleans in 2010.

“We have no informaNancy Lungren, spokesbuildings that house most tion at this point that this woman for the California of the agency’s offices Ringo Starr drum is terrorist-related, in Department of Developat the complex, Johnson the traditional sense that mental Services. said. Asked whether that kit seen fetching people may be thinking,” Lavinia Johnson, meant that the Inland millions at auction he added. “Obviously, executive director of Regional Center staff and at minimum, we have a the facility, told CNN clients were safe, she said LOS ANGELES — A domestic-type terroristthe suspects opened fire she understood they were drum kit played by Ringo type situation that ocinside a conference build- being evacuated.

Starr is seen fetching millions curred here.” ing in the complex where Dr. Maxwell Ohikhua- of dollars at auction this week He said the suspects a holiday party was being re, health officer for the as part of a sale of items were armed with rifles. held for county health San Bernardino County belonging to the Beatle and The shooting unfolded department personnel.

Department of Environhis wife, Barbara Bach. on the campus of the The police chief said mental Health, confirmed Starr is bidding farewell Inland Regional Center, he, too, understood that that county employees to items such as instruments, one of 21 facilities set up the shooting occurred in were at the Regional career memorabilia and by the state and run under the midst of a holiday Center for a holiday party personal items. contract by nonprofit luncheon for employees. for the Department of Among them are seven stage and studio drums organizations to serve The conference buildEnvironmental Health. played by Starr, including the first Ludwig Oyster Black church in New Hartford, Pearl drum kit used for the had organized the beatBeatles’ early recordings, ings, which lasted from including “Can’t Buy Me the evening of Oct. 11 Love” and “I Want to Hold until the morning hours of Your Hand.”

Oct. 12.

Starr used the kit in more Irwin is scheduled to than 200 performances. appear in Oneida County Last month, Julien’s AucCourt in Utica, New York, tions sold a drum head from on Dec. 7 to face charges a kit Starr played on the U.S. of murder, kidnapping, television show “The Ed Sulassault and gang assault. livan Show” in 1964 for $2.1 million.

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump takes the stage at a campaign rally in Waterville Valley, New Hampshire on Tuesday. (Reuters/Brian Snyder)

26 pounds of cocaine found on AA plane in Tulsa

TULSA, Okla. — Maintenance workers with American Airlines have discovered more than 26 pounds of cocaine in a Boeing 757 WASHINGTON — undergoing routine mainRepublican presidential tenance at Tulsa Internafront-runner Donald Trump tional Airport, officials said on Wednesday his plan said on Wednesday. for combating Islamic State The Tulsa County Shermilitants involves targeting iff’s Office was called not just the group’s fighters to the airport’s maintebut also their families. nance center after airline “When you get these ter- Mother pleads employees found packrorists, you have to take out ages of a white, powdery their families,” Trump said guilty in beating substance in the plane on on Fox News. “They care death of son Tuesday night, the sherabout their lives, don’t kid iff’s office said. yourselves.”

UTICA, N.Y. — The Agents with the U.S. Trump said if he were mother who participated Drug Enforcement Adpresident, he would try to in the beating death of avoid civilian deaths in go- her son at an upstate New ministration were called in and removed 10 square ing after the militant group, York church pleaded packages, it said. but he said the Obama adguilty on Wednesday to The packages were ministration was “fighting first and second-degree positively identified as a very politically correct assault charges in exwar.” change for her testimony cocaine and are being held by the Tulsa County Trump’s comments about against eight others acSheriff’s Office. the families of Islamic State cused in the case.

American Airlines is fighters came a day after Deborah Leonard, 59, working with the DEA Lebanon released the exwas initially charged and federal agencies, wife of the group’s leader with first-degree manAbu Bakr al-Baghdadi and slaughter in the death of which are trying to determine how the cocaine other jailed Islamists in an her son Lucas Leonard, made its way onto the airexchange with al Qaida’s 19, and with assault in Syrian wing. the severe beating of her craft, a spokesman said.

As of Wednesday Saja al-Dulaimi, the son Christopher Leonard, morning, no arrests have ex-wife of Baghdadi, told 17. been made in connection Al Jazeera after her release Leonard told the court with the discovery. that she wanted to return to that Tiffanie Irwin, 29, — From wire reports Beirut and then leave for pastor of the Word of Life

Trump calls for targeting ISIS fighters’ families

Turkey.

Trump leads the pack seeking the Republican nomination for the November 2016 presidential election. In a recent Reuters/ Ipsos opinion poll of the Republican field, the real estate mogul received 29 percent of support of those polled.

Sundance Film Festival unveils 2015 next films

The latest films by returning Park City alums So Yong Kim, Antonio Campos, Jeff Baena and Chad Hartigan; timely documentaries on gun control, abortion rights and the rise of ISIS; and a romantic drama about Barack and Michelle Obama’s first date are among the 65 features set to make their world premieres in the U.S. dramatic and documentary competitions at the 2016 Sundance Film Festival.

Those titles were unveiled today by Sundance director John Cooper and director of programming Trevor Groth, along with the films in the World Cinema dramatic and documentary slates and Next, a sidebar devoted to cutting-edge, low-budget work. Cumulatively, the lineup — consisting of 120 features, 98 of which are world premieres — is indicative of “a great step forward for independent film,” Cooper said. “Everyone’s understanding craft so much better. There’s a changing face to what a documentary is and what it can do in the end. People are experimenting in genre in really interesting ways.”

— From wire reports

Breakthrough claimed with pot-booze breathalyzer Reuters

cated assortment of costly blood and urine tests that can take days An Oakland company working to get a result and cannot distinwith scientists from the Univermarijuana laws in the United guish between recent and chronic sity of California at Berkeley is States. use. claiming a breakthrough in the Hound Labs said on WednesWhile 23 states have eased acrace to develop an instant roadday it had found an accurate way cess to marijuana for medical use side marijuana breathalyzer. to measure THC — the psychoand four, plus Washington, D.C., Hound Labs Inc, whose device active component in cannabis — allow recreational use, cannabis is also uniquely designed to within one or two blows. The por- remains prohibited under federal double up as an alcohol breathatable device is designed to help law. lyzer, is among a handful of com- determine if a driver is impaired New Canadian Prime Minister panies and researchers hoping to from recent marijuana use.

Justin Trudeau has also promised capitalize on increasingly relaxed The idea is to replace a compli- to legalize marijuana for recre-

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The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said earlier this year that while cannabis impairs psychomotor skills and cognitive function, not enough is known about how much is needed to affect driving performance.

But some states are not waiting to reach a consensus on how much THC is too much to drive.

Washington and Montana have set a limit of 5 nanograms/milliliter (ng/mL), while Pennsylvania

has a 1 ng/mL limit.

“Right now the standards are completely arbitrary. I would argue that they are useless,” Hound Labs Chief Executive Mike Lynn told Reuters, noting that existing tests cannot determine whether a person smoked an hour ago or 12 days earlier.

While Hound Labs’ device is designed to accurately measure THC levels from smoked pot, it cannot provide evidence of impairment by itself.

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Books can make great, easy gifts People who want to buy Christmas gifts, without having to confront the crowds at the local shopping mall (or shopping maul) can take a load off their feet by buying books or movies on the Internet, while sitting in the comfort of their own homes.

In addition to old standbys like gorgeous coffee table books of Ansel Adams’ scenic photographs or the collected works of Shakespeare -— or of “Calvin and Hobbes” comics — there are also many thoughtprovoking books on current events or on history.

People who already seem to have everything may Thomas not have DVDs of Sowell the latest movies or perhaps of some old movie classics like “Citizen Kane” or “The Hunt For Red October.”

Among the rare movies that children and adults can watch and enjoy together is the perennial favorite, “The Wizard of Oz.” Other good choices, however, would include “The Great Muppet Caper,” which I have watched a number of times and enjoyed each time.

For Sherlock Holmes fans, there is not only a large book titled “The Complete Sherlock Holmes” but also a boxed set of DVDs of many of the best Sherlock Holmes stories, starring Jeremy Brett as the best of a number of actors who have played the Holmes role over the years.

Among books on serious issues, some are great for people who are interested in a particular subject but have never read a good introduction to the issues involved. For young people, they may need to read something to counter the politically correct nonsense they have heard in their schools and colleges.

The recently published book “American Contempt for Liberty” by Walter E. Williams is an especially wide-ranging examination of current issues. This 417-page compilation of Professor Williams’ newspaper columns devastates innumerable politically correct beliefs, often providing not only new information but also some much-needed examples of rational thinking in general.

An older book that has been recommended here before, but will be recommended again because there is nothing else like it, is “Life at the Bottom,” by Theodore Dalrymple.

This is an insightful account of the dire consequences that the welfare state has led to among low-income whites in England. Many will recognize striking similarities to problems among low-income blacks in America — problems often blamed on “a legacy of slavery,” but which have followed in the wake of the welfare state in England, among whites with no legacy of slavery.

For those who would like a serious but very readable introduction to current issues among black Americans, there is none better than “Please Stop Helping Us” by Jason Riley.

Among my own books, “Basic Economics” remains the one read by the most people and translated into the most foreign languages.

It presents economics without the graphs and equations, or the jargon, that make economics seem needlessly difficult to many people. “Basic Economics” was written with the idea that economics can be both informative and enjoyable.

My most recent book, published this past September, is “Wealth, Poverty and Politics.” It has received the kind of praise from reviewers that an author wants but seldom gets. Part of this may be due to the interest aroused by the subject matter itself and part to the book’s clarification of things that are too often presented in confused and misleading terms.

Much media hype about “the top ten percent” or “top one percent” of income earners collapses like a house of cards when you scrutinize the numbers and the words used to describe those numbers.

Over the course of a lifetime, for example, more than 60 percent of Americans are in households within the top ten percent of household incomes at one point or other. Politicians who want us to resent “the top ten percent” are encouraging most of us to resent ourselves.

Although that would not make sense, politicians are far less interested in making sense than in getting votes. Talk about the top ten percent or top one percent gets votes. And that is the politician’s bottom line.

For someone who likes to read about serious subjects but already has the kinds of books you might want to give as a gift, what no one has are future issues of outstanding publications on serious issues. A subscription to “City Journal” or “Hoover Digest” is a gift that would solve that problem.

Merry Christmas!

Thomas Sowell is a senior fellow at the Hoover Institution, Stanford University, Stanford, CA 94305. His website is www.tsowell. com.

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Deranged and dangerous topples reason WASHINGTON — Predictably, the killing rampage at a Colorado Springs Planned Parenthood facility has prompted a political scrimmage of the usual sort.

From the pro-choice front, we hear that pro-lifers and Republican rhetoric made the killer do it. Or, at least, they created an environment in which a deranged person might become unhinged.

From the pro-life trenches, we hear, There they go again, blaming the messenger, apparently referring to a series of undercover videos in which Planned Parenthood employees, including doctors, casually discussed collecting and delivering “fetal tissue,” aka intact organs from pre-term babies, for medical research.

“No more baby parts,” the alleged killer reportedly said upon his arrest after three people were fatally shot and nine others wounded.

Suspect Robert Lewis Dear, 57, has been consistently described in the media and by others as “deranged,” the basis of which is his appearance. Photos showed Dear appearing to be in a disheveled state, to put it kindly. Otherwise, derangement is the only plausible explanation to sane people. How else could a person do such a thing?

Meanwhile, the usual questions have kept us busy: Do we need more rational gun control? (Yes.) Are we doing enough about the mentally ill? (No.) Do we need to tame our rhetoric? (Tricky.)

Whose voices would we stifle? (I’m making a list.) But, how?

Mostly, we want to understand what happened so that we can prevent the next incident. But in a free country, can we ever fully protect ourselves from the murderous intent of the truly insane, the drug addled, or a rage that topples reason?

It isn’t necessary to resort to hyperbole or inexactitude, as some have done, to bestir an ethical conundrum in many a moral mind. Even the liberally pro-choice Hillary Clinton described the videos as “disturbing” when she first became aware of them — and before she was schooled by her pro-choice supporters. Clinton did make an honorable recommendation Kathleen to study fetal-tissue procurement from Parker abortion across the board. This would eliminate some of the political jockeying What is murder’s tipping point? and place the issue in the bioethical realm While responsible writers and comwhere it belongs. mentators have avoided making a causeMeanwhile, as abhorrent as we find and-effect argument, a consensus has the shooter’s actions, we should tread congealed around the idea that though the carefully in assigning broader blame. One rhetoric didn’t cause the action, it contrib- man may have heard fiery rhetoric and uted to it, probably. Dear, in other words, decided to kill people, but 322 million either watched, read or heard about the other Americans went about their day as videos in question, perhaps from Repub- usual. The rationale we seek for mass killlican presidential candidates and, being ings may ultimately be elusive because a deranged, simply went ballistic. Unforvariety of variables are usually in play. gettable was the description Carly Fiorina In time, perhaps the suspect will offered during a debate of a live, aborted provide answers, which we can parse in fetus that, one might infer, was subsesearch of helpful insights. So far, he’s quently murdered for its innards. been unhelpful. Saying “no more baby The image she described exists, appar- parts” may suggest a motive, but it is also ently, but it wasn’t from any of Planned nonsensical. There will be more baby Parenthood’s facilities. parts as long as there are abortions. By his The videos in question are certainly comment alone, one suspects that Dear controversial, and accomplished what is either mentally incompetent, drunk, on they were intended to do — to make drugs or off his meds, or all of the above. vividly real the sometimes-brutal realDivining motivations, a provocative ity of abortion, though the vast majority pastime to be sure, is probably best left of abortions are first-term. This is no to psychoanalysts and jurors as facts consolation to people who morally object emerge. In the meantime, politicos and to terminating a pregnancy at any point pundits would do well to resist the urge to in gestation, as we know from 40 years contribute their own overheated rhetoric of divisive debate. To people who oppose to the dynamic. Speech may be free, but it abortion, exposing the casual harvesting ain’t cheap. of body parts was simply another layer of Kathleen Parker’s email address is banality attached to the already horrific. kathleenparker@washpost.com.

A diverse collection of favorite books CHICAGO — It is gift-giving season once again and time for my fifth annual roundup of favorite books that are diverse, but not about diversity. In other words: Books that plumb universal themes written by, or about, people traditionally not seen much in mainstream publishing.

There have been so many, as there are every year, that in this column I must leave out truly excellent books — like Don Winslow’s “The Cartel,” Luis Alberto Urrea’s “The Water Museum” and Evan Osnos’ “Age of Ambition: Chasing Fortune, Truth and Faith in the New China” — that I’ve already written about at length.

I’m also not including a couple of excellent reads — “The Interior Circuit,” a love letter to Mexico City by Francisco Goldman, and “Behind the Kitchen Door” by Saru Jayaraman, about how restaurant workers toil for some of the lowest wages in America — that are more heartbreaking than entertaining (read them anyway, you won’t regret it).

Let’s start with “Brilliance” by Marcus Sakey. This story is straight dystopian science fiction about a minority of people born with extraordinary gifts such as the ability to read body language the way you and I read billboards, or the ability to sense patterns in financial markets. As you might imagine, these “brilliants” are feared and loathed by the “normals,” and there may be a government conspiracy underway to contain them and neutralize their special powers.

I was hooked by the description of Alex Vasquez, a young genius with “a face you wouldn’t notice and a mind that could see the logic of computer programs unfolding in three dimensions, who didn’t so much write code as transcribe

Esther Cepeda it. Who had waltzed through MIT’s graduate program at age 15. Vasquez had a talent of wondrous power, the kind they used to say happened only once a generation.”

It’s not often you see female, Hispanic characters like this in fiction. Thank you, Mr. Sakey.

Speaking of strong female characters, let us move on to a blast-from-the-past pick, “The Twenty-Seventh City” by Jonathan Franzen. I wanted to see for myself what all the Franzen fuss was about and decided to start with his 1988 debut novel.

Set in St. Louis, in the mid-’80s, the story revolves around S. Jammu, the city’s new police chief. U.S.-born but most recently the top law enforcement officer in Bombay, India, this Machiavellian young woman is so charming that her authoritarianism is accepted.

The police board president calls her one day to complain that she had recruited 190 blacks for the police force and only 35 whites. In her typically confident manner, she responds to the implication of inequality: “Oh yes. … Thirty-five was too many. Whites had accounted for barely 10 percent of the applications.”

Case closed.

Staying on the theme of strong South-

east Asian voices, “Modern Romance” written by comedian Aziz Ansari with Eric Klinenberg, is a hilarious look at how people find love in our always-on, hyper-connected, social-media-driven 21st-century milieu.

If you are married, this well-researched, multi-continent look at modern dating rituals will make you thank your lucky stars you’re not single. The unattached will laugh so they don’t cry.

“I tend to romanticize the past, and though I appreciate all the conveniences of modern life, sometimes I yearn for simpler times,” Ansari writes. “Wouldn’t it be cool to be single in a bygone era?

I take a girl to a drive-in movie, we go have a cheeseburger and a malt at the diner, and then we make out under the stars in my old-timey convertible. Granted, this might have been tough in the ’50s given my brown skin tone and racial tensions at the time, but in my fantasy, racial harmony is also part of the deal.”

Lastly, two that take place in far-off lands: “Deep Down Dark: The Untold Stories of 33 Men Buried in a Chilean Mine, and the Miracle That Set Them Free,”

by Hector Tobar (everything he writes is gold) is gripping and not to be missed even if you think you know how the miner saga ended.

Same goes for “Blood-Drenched Beard” by Daniel Galera. It’s a mercurial coming-of-age story about a boy traveling across south Brazil with his dead father’s dog, on a quest to understand his family’s secret past. It’s moody and sometimes violent, but never boring. Like all the other books I’ve mentioned here, it’s so, so good. Enjoy!

Esther Cepeda’s email address is estherjcepeda@washpost.com.

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William Adams, Jr. William “Bill” Louis Adams, Jr., age 94, of Tucker, Lawrenceville, and Bryson City, NC passed away Friday, November 27, 2015.

During World War II, Bill proudly served his country in the Army Air Corp.

He worked as a systems analyst with the U.S. Government for 33 years, and upon retirement he and his wife Ruth opened and ran the Randolph House Country Inn in Bryson City, NC for another 33 years. He was a member of Prospect United Methodist Church along with the Seekers class.

Bill was preceded in death by his loving wife of 64 years whom he met at Young Harris College, Ruth Randolph Adams.

He is survived by his son, Stephen Adams of Tucker, GA; daughter, Viki L. Jones & husband, Tim, of Lawrenceville, GA; grandchildren, Lauren, Matthew and his wife, Sarah, Michael, Landon & Logan; great grandchildren, Ryker, Killian, Ella & Adelyn.

Funeral services will be held at 1:00 pm, Saturday, December 5, 2015 at Wages & Sons Gwinnett Chapel with interment following at Pleasant Grove Cemetery in Riverdale, Ga. Flowers are accepted, or you may consider a donation, in memory of Bill, to Footprints to the Future at Prospect United Methodist Church, 1549 Prospect Rd., Lawrenceville, GA 30043 or Young Harris College, 1 College St., Young Harris, GA 30582. The family will receive friends from 10:30-12:30 pm, Saturday, December 5, 2015 with light refreshments at Wages & Sons Gwinnett Chapel, 1031 Lawrenceville Hwy, Lawrenceville, GA 30046, 770-277-4550.

Online condolences may be expressed at www. wagesandsons.com.

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Jimmy Baker Jimmy Baker, age 74, of Lawrenceville, GA, passed away on November 26, 2015. Tim Stewart Funeral Home: 300 Simonton Road SW Lawrenceville, Georgia 30046. 770-962-3100.

Please leave online condolences at stewartfh.com

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Lola Brownlee Lola Brownlee, age 91, of Lawrenceville, died, December 1, 2015. Tom M. Wages Funeral Service, LLC “A Family Company,” Lawrenceville Chapel, 770-963-2411 www. wagesfuneralhome.com .

JEFFERSON

Robert Carithers Mr. Robert Samuel Carithers, age 87 of Jefferson, Georgia who entered into rest Monday, November 30, 2015.

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Glenda Clay Glenda G. Clay, age 59 of Lawrenceville, GA passed away November 29, 2015. Wages & Sons Gwinnett Chapel, 1031 Lawrenceville, GA 30046, 770-277-4550. www.wagesandsons.com

Betty Combs Crowe, age 88 of Winder, GA formerly of Buford, GA passed away on December 1, 2015. Services and Arrangements by: Junior E. Flanigan, Flanigan Funeral Home and Crematory, Buford, GA (770) 932-1133.

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Julio Enriquez Julio Isai Enriquez, age 33 of Norcross, GA passed away November 30, 2015. Wages & Sons Gwinnett Chapel, 1031 Lawrenceville, GA 30046, 770-277-4550. www.wagesandsons.com

BRASELTON

Helen Hardison Helen Branam Hardison of Braselton, Georgia, passed away peacefully at her home on November 30, 2015 with her family by her side. She was born October 31, 1916 in Macon, Georgia to James and Marion Branam. She was preceded in death by her parents; her sister Evelyn Howard; her brother James Branam Jr.; her son-in-law, Charlie Rittenhouse; and her beloved husband, John Hardison.

They had been married 68 years when he passed away in 2010.

Helen received her elementary and high school education in various locations throughout Georgia and Alabama as her family travelled for her dad’s career. She graduated from Miller High School in Macon, Georgia. She received her professional nursing education from the Macon Hospital School of Nursing, graduating in 1939 and becoming a Registered Nurse in the state of Georgia. She completed post graduate studies at Woman’s Hospital in New York, N.Y. after which she returned to Macon Hospital as a supervisor of Obstetrical Nursing. She held this position until August 1942, when she married John Hardison, a young Air Force Lieutenant. John had received a three-day leave pass before he was to be sent to Monroe, LA for further military training prior to possible deployment overseas.

As many young couples at that time with World War II at its fullest, they decided to take advantage of the leave and married in their pastor’s study at the Tabernacle Baptist Church in Macon on August 18, 1942. As fate would have it, John’s initial assignments were on several military bases in the United States. During 1942-43, Helen traveled with him to Louisiana, California, and Florida before he was deployed to China. When Major Hardison returned to the states in 1945, they moved to Atlanta, Georgia and in 1953 their next move was to their first owned home in East Point, GA. Helen was a wonderful stay-at-home Mom for their two daughters.

She was constantly “on the road” ensuring that both were driven to dance and piano lessons, church choir and youth activities, as well as numerous after-school activities. For over fifty years she served as a leadership volunteer with the East Point First Baptist Church in the infant, preschool and youth programs. In 1964 they built another home in East Point, where Helen was known for her hosting

festive Christmas parties for her Sunday School class members and their spouses. She also loved to entertain John’s business and civic clubs associates, as well as the many friends they made wherever she and John traveled.

Family was the center of their lives. For many years over a long weekend in late summer, they held the Annual Hardison family reunion at their Lake Lanier get-a-way cabin.

This gathering of multiple generations was a wonderful way to enjoy each other, the mounds of favorite family recipes, and the water with the older ones teaching the younger ones to swim and ski. The best part of those weekends were sharing stories of the past, celebrating accomplishments of the previous year, and experiencing the true meaning and importance of family togetherness.

During John’s business career, he and Helen visited all 50 states and after he decided to take early retirement in 1972, they embarked on many worldwide travel adventures over the next 30 years, visiting over 135 countries and all continents except Antarctica. In 1995 they built their final home in Braselton GA at Chateau Elan. This would be the third home in which Helen used her interior designing talents to provide just the right touches with the many treasures collected over their years of international travel.

Helen was a member of The Chateau Elan Legions Golf Club and the Blackshear Place Baptist Church where at 99 years of age, she had the distinction of being its oldest active member. Up to about four months prior to her death, she faithfully attended Sunday morning worship services, always sitting in the fourth pew to the left of the pastor…a place she had occupied with John since becoming members 20 years ago.

Helen is survived by her daughter Carol Rittenhouse, Snellville, GA; her daughter and son-in-law Cheryl and Bob Allen, Hoschton, GA; grandchildren Todd Rittenhouse, Orlando, FL; Lisa and John Angove, Berkeley Lake, GA; Krista and Lee Estes, Jefferson, GA and six great grandchildren: Nicholas, Matthew, Carys and Catherine Angove; and Madison and Rylan Estes; and several nieces and nephews. Her extended family includes devoted caregivers for the past five and a half years— Mary Gibbs and Pat Wilson.

They took Helen shopping, to her weekly hair appointments and any other place she wanted to go since she did not want to be home bound! More recently Eleanor Wilson, Sylvia DeLong, and Lily Christoferson joined as additional caregivers. The family also thanks the nurses and staff/volunteers from the Hospice of Northeast Georgia Medial Center who provided compassionate in-home care during the past few weeks.

Our Nana, though a petite little lady, was our strength, our mainstay and our inspiration through the years. During her final hours, she was continuing to impart to us her words of wisdom, especially on the importance of family. Nana, we love you and will miss you so very much, but are forever grateful that you and Papa are united again in your heavenly home.

A celebration of Helen Hardison’s Life will be held on December 4, 2015 at 1:00 p.m. at Memorial Park Funeral Home Chapel, 2030 Memorial Park Road, Gainesville, GA 30504. Reverend Jeff Crook, Senior Pastor, Blackshear Place Baptist Church, will officiate.

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Visitation will be held at Memorial Park Funeral Home prior to the service from 12:00 noon to 1:00 p.m. Interment to follow the service in Memorial Park Cemetery.

In lieu of flowers, please consider making contributions to the Blackshear Place Baptist Church Youth Outreach Programs, 3428 Atlanta Highway, Flowery Branch, GA 30542; the Hospice of NEGA, 2150 Limestone Pkwy, Gainesville, GA 3050; or a charity of choice.

Memorial Park Funeral Home, 2030 Memorial Park Road, Gainesville, GA 30504 is in charge of arrangements.

Send online condolences to www.memorialparkfuneralhomes.com.

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Norma Jakovac Mrs. Norma Foster Jakovac, age 87, of Flowery Branch, GA passed away Tuesday, December 1, 2015. She was preceded in death by: husband, Jack Jakovac. She is survived by daughters, Barbara and Phil Weidemann, Queen Creek, AZ, Linda and John Glassey, Flowery Branch, GA, Candace ChellewHodge and partner Wanda, Sumter, SC; sons, John and Susie Chellew, High Point, NC, Douglas and Carol Chellew, Jefferson, GA; eight grandchildren; fifteen great-grandchildren; two great great-grandchildren; several nieces, nephews and cousins. Mrs. Jakovac was born December 27, 1927 in Canebrake, West Virginia. She received her degree from Toccoa Falls College in 1949. She was a retired church secretary from First Baptist Church of Buford. She was also retired from Born Printing Company. Member of Bykota Sunday school class at First Baptist Church and a member of First Baptist Church of Buford. Former member of Silverstone Choir.

Member of Abundant Life Fellowship at First Baptist.

Funeral service will be held on Saturday, December 5, 2015 at 2:00 p.m. in the Chapel of Flanigan Funeral Home with Rev. G. Stephen Wood officiating. Interment will be at Gwinnett Memorial Park, 925 U.S. Hwy 29 South, Lawrenceville, GA. The family will receive friends on Friday, December 4, 2015 from 5:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. at the funeral home.

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

Jayne Malcom Jayne Malcom, 75, passed away unexpectedly on Wednesday, November 25, 2015. She was born in Monroe, GA, daughter of the late Harriett Anthony Briscoe and Benjamin Lowe Malcom.

She is survived by her four children; daughters DeeAnn Guthrie (Rod) of Charlotte, NC and Tara Hawkins (Josh) of Buford, GA and sons Tim McKenny (Dianna) of Orlando, FL and Matt McKenny (Marsha) of Lilburn, GA. She had ten grandchildren; grandsons Gray, Chad, and Reed Guthrie; Andrew, Charlie, and William Hawkins; Carson McKenny and granddaughters Ruby McKenny and Lydia McKenny. She is preceded in death by her grandson Erik McKenny. She is also survived by sisters Peggy Malcom and Pam Peters, both of Monroe, GA. A memorial service will be held at 12:00 noon, Saturday, December 12, 2015 at First United Methodist Church of Monroe, GA. A reception will follow at her home.

An online guestbook and more information can be found at malcomresearchers.com. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to The Dr. Elmer N. Anthony Scholarship Fund, Christian College of Georgia, 975 Gaines School Rd., Athens, GA 30605 Condolences may be expressed at www.mcdonaldandson.com.

Arrangements by McDonald and Son Funeral Home, 150 Sawnee Drive, Cumming, GA 30040 (770) 886.9899 DACULA

W.H. Mobley W.H. Mobley, age 100, of Dacula, GA, passed away on December 1, 2015. Tim Stewart Funeral Home: 300 Simonton Road SW Lawrenceville, Georgia 30046.

770-962-3100. Please leave online condolences at stewartfh.com

STONE MOUNTAIN

Kantibhai Patel Kantibhai T. Patel, age 73 of Stone Mountain, GA passed away November 30, 2015. Wages & Sons Gwinnett Chapel, 1031 Lawrenceville, GA 30046, 770-277-4550. www.wagesandsons.com

LILBURN

Wayne League, Sr. Wayne League, Sr., age 80 of Lilburn, GA passed away December 1, 2015.

Tom M. Wages Funeral Service, LLC, “A Family Company” Snellville Chapel, 770-979-3200, has been entrusted with the funeral arrangements.

HOSCHTON

BROOKHAVEN

En Ly Quan En Ly Quan, age 73 of Brookhaven, GA passed away November 28, 2015. Wages & Sons Gwinnett Chapel, 1031 Lawrenceville, GA 30046, 770-277-4550. www.wagesandsons.com

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Rapp, Charlotte King, Zach King, Kirk Sands and Josh Sands; and two great-grandchildren, Kaden Hattaway and Skyler Rapp.

Visitation will be held at A.S Turner & Sons on December 3, 2015 12:00 p.m.-2:00 p.m. with the memorial service immediately following. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to Decatur First Methodist or a charity of your choice.

LAWRENCEVILLE

Lamerle Shipley Lamerle Harper Shipley age 94 of Lawrenceville, GA, passed away Wednesday, December 2, 2015. She was preceded in death by her parents, Homer Reese and Bertha Vashti (Shelnutt) Harper; husband, Thomas Jefferson Shipley; son, Randy Wilson; 2 brothers, Milton Harper and Rufus Harper.

Mrs. Shipley is survived by 2 daughters, Kay St. John of Lawrenceville, GA and Linda Christiansen (Barry) of Duluth, GA; 4 grandsons, Jim Wilson of Atlanta, GA, Steve Nicholson (Ramona) of Loganville, GA, Robert Nicholson of Monroe, GA and Jeff Nicholson (Wendy) of Eatonton, GA; 6 great grandchildren and 8 great great grandchildren. Mrs. Shipley was a Gwinnett County resident for most of her life, she also lived in Duncanville, TX from 1968-1989. She worked as an Executive Secretary for the Army and Air Force Exchange Service. Following her retirement she worked as a tour director for Dan Dippert Tours traveling throughout the world. She was an avid square dancer and also loved to sing with the choir at The First Christian Church of Atlanta where she was a member.

The Graveside Service to Celebrate the Life of Lamerle Harper Shipley will be held on Sunday, December 6, 2015 at 2:00 PM at Corinth Christian Church Cemetery, 1635 Highway 81, Loganville, GA, 30052. Rev. Don Hardison will officiate the service. In lieu of flowers donations may be made in memory of Mrs. Shipley to First Christian Church of Atlanta, 4532 Lavista Road, Tucker, GA, 30084. Condolences may be viewed or sent to www. wagesfuneralhome.com Tom M. Wages Funeral Service, LLC, “A Family Company” Snellville Chapel, 770-979-3200, has been entrusted with the funeral arrangements.

FLOWERY BRANCH

Peggy Skelton Peggy Austin Skelton, age 83 of Flowery Branch, GA passed away on November 29, 2015. Services and Arrangements by: Junior E. Flanigan, Flanigan Funeral Home and Crematory, Buford, GA (770) 932-1133.

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Ronnie Evers Mr. Ronnie Evers, age 47, of Snellville, Georgia died 12/01/2015.

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Ann Lightfoot, age 86 of Hoschton, GA passed away on December 2, 2015. Services and Arrangements by: Junior E. Flanigan, Flanigan Funeral Home and Crematory, Buford, GA (770) 932-1133.

Cecelia Goodman Sands, better known as “Cece”, 80, of Lawrenceville, entered heaven’s gates on November 30, 2015.

Born December 29, 1924 in El Dorado, AR, Mrs. Sands was the daughter of the late James Lee and Myrtle Lewis Goodman. Cece is survived by her loving husband of 58 years, James Sands; two children, Lisa Sands and Jim Sands; 6 grandchildren Krystal Rapp, Mike R

Lyudmila Vataman, age 29, of Winder, GA, passed away on December 1, 2015. Tim Stewart Funeral Home: 300 Simonton Road SW Lawrenceville, Georgia 30046. 770-962-3100.

Please leave online condolences at stewartfh.com

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•From Page 1A were assisting with the case and relocating the patients, whose ages ranged from 40s to 70s.

Eight suspects, whose identities weren’t available Wednesday afternoon, are facing charges of exploitation, accused of taking food stamps and social security money from the patients as rent. Four had been arrested by 1:30 p.m.

The months-long investigation began with a domestic dispute call at 4126 Wrexham Drive on May 6, when responding officers discovered an unlicensed care home, with a lock on the refrigerator and a patient left to supervise the others.

There had been an extensive history of police calls to the home.

The seven patients were removed as police looked further into the operators.

Lorette Joyner remembers the patients.

On Wednesday, she stood on her front porch, next to the two-story on Wrexham Drive, and told of how they would come over and visit with her.

“I actually became friends with some of them,” said Joyner, a salt-and-pepperhaired woman leaning on a walking cane. “I wonder today how some of them are.”

They had good times sitting around, talking. One was a jovial man named Tony who kept having the same birthday every year, his age never changing. But one day he changed, losing his friendly demeanor, and Joyner suspected his caretak-

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A reportedly unlicensed personal care home at 4126 Wrexham Drive, shown Wednesday, began the investigation that culminated in raids around the Snellville area.

(Staff Photo: Joshua Sharpe)

ers weren’t giving him his medicine anymore.

She also recalled the patients mentioning that they had to turn over their food stamps and government checks. But none of them appeared physically abused, Joyner said.

After the first raid, police arrested Donovan Coward and Reggie McKenzie, hitting them with a slew of accusation of neglect.

Documents obtained by the Daily Post at the Donovan Coward time suggested that Coward might have been the head of the home, but it wasn’t clear Wednesday Reggie McKenzie if he was involved in the other facilities.

Washington said one of

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requirements, with energy and water efficient fixtures and environmentally friendly building materials.

Documents presented to commissioners on Tuesday show the contract is set to last one year.

The construction will be paid for with funding from the 2014 SPLOST, according to county documents.

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the suspects from May was among the eight people facing new charges. Another person was arrested during the searches and charged with possession of marijuana with intent to distribute.

“All of the suspects are relatives and friends,” Washington said, adding: “We highly anticipate additional charges will be filed as the search warrants are executed and additional evidence is uncovered through documentation recovery and victim interviews.”

The homes raided Wednesday, each with a Snellville address, are located at: • 3431 Pate Road • 3550 Imperial Hill Drive • 2470 Northbrook Road • 4026 Belgian Way • 1483 Virgil Pond Lane • 1474 Stephens Pond View • 4060 Camaron Way • 1495 Stephens Pond View • 1505 Stephens Pond View • 3017 Sonya Lane • 2068 Englewood Way

and co-CEO Rich Blaser took that partnership a step further at the sign unveiling with their donation to the school system’s Foundation.

Cook said at least part of the money will be earmarked to help fund robotics programs in the county’s schools through an initiative called Educational Innovation. It is similar to donations the company makes to schools in its home base of Alachua County, Fla. Cook also said the donation was the first of many that the company plans to make to Gwinnett County schools in the years to come as the company commits itself to supporting STEAM education for local students.

“Last year, Infinite Energy decide to focus all of its corporate citizenship initiatives on the education of our children,” Cook said.

“We did this because we want our dollars to have impact for generations to come. With this purpose in mind, and since Gwinnett County is now our home, we want to focus our education giving in Gwinnett County.

“Every year, we will give Gwinnett County Public Schools $5 for every customer we have in Gwinnett County, starting today …

As STEAM fields become more and more necessary in a global market, we believe teaching our children these increasing important skills is the best way to assure Gwinnett County’s contin-

Gwinnett County Public Schools CEO and Superintendent J. Alvin Wilbanks addresses the crowd during Wednesday’s press conference in Duluth. (Photo: Kyle Hess)

ued success.”

The company currently has 8,265 customers in the county, Cook added.

Gwinnett schools Superintendent J. Alvin Wilbanks thanked officials at the convention and visitor’s bureau and county government for reaching the naming rights agreement with Infinite Energy. He also pledged to make the company proud of the school system in return for the donation.

“We do know that students today are in need of a quality and effective education,” Wilbanks said. “They need to be involved in the things that make them competitive both locally, nationally (and) globally, and to do that the areas of STEAM — and there are several in that, but one in particular is the robotics area — have really been engagers for students.

“They love that, but more importantly, they come out of that with skills that are needed in workforce and workplace that will prepare

them not just for college or career, but will prepare them for life.”

Sign change-out continues at center Dennis said the center is preparing to gear up for the next phase of the sign changes at the center, which will focus on the performing arts center and the convention center, now known as the Infinite Energy Forum.

Designs for the signs that will be installed in that phase are nearly complete and the center will seek bids for the installation when the designs are ready, according to Dennis. The third phase will focus on remaining signs around the edges of the property.

“There are about 300 to 350 things we’re changing the name on after, oh, 20 years,” Dennis said. “(The arena) was the big one. It was the toughest and took the longest time. I can’t give you a time when we’ll have the forum and the theater up.”

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department plans to try the program out with Chesney Elementary School in NorDoes your child know cross and Patrick Elementary what to do when a fire School in Buford. The fire breaks out? department has existing relaIf they don’t, Gwinnett tionships with those schools County Fire and Emergency because they are named after Services officials plan to fallen firefighters. make sure will learn soon Gwinnett County fireenough. County commisfighters will visit the schools sioners gave the agency to make the safety presentapermission this week to tions, and children will be accept 500 smoke alarms encouraged to help their and a $10,000 stipend from families count the number the Michigan Public Health of smoke detectors in their Institute to pay for educahomes. The kids will then tion programs in elementary report, in their class, how schools. many of the detectors work, The money enables the according to county officials. department to join the inThe department will stitute’s Sound Off with the also receive 250 ionization Home Safety Patrol program long-life battery smoke Gwinnett County Fire Chief Casey Snyder speaks at the opening of an event in Octo- alarms and 250 photoelecas a “super site selection.” ber in this file photo. Snyder asked county commissioners this week to let him accept “We are excited to work tronic long-life battery funding for a fire safety education program in two local schools. (File Photo) with the MPHI and Gwinsmoke alarms, according to nett County Public Schools Fire Chief Casey Snyder said program materials for 50 graders about fire safety and a Nov. 6 letter Snyder wrote to promote fire safety and to in a statement. classrooms to use in the smoke detectors. to County Administrator advocate for working smoke County documents show program, which focuses on Snyder told commisGlenn Stephens. Parents and alarms in at-risk homes,” the department will receive teaching second- and thirdsioners on Tuesday that the guardians will be allowed curt.yeomans @gwinnettdailypost.com

to request a smoke detector through the program if their home lacks one that works.

“Our goal is to use Sound Off to get working smoke alarms in at least 250 at-risk homes that currently lack that protection,” Fire Marshal Stephen Hrustich said in a statement. “The key is to engage these children to be active participants in their own safety, a lesson that will serve them and their families for life.”

Snyder’s letter to Stephens also explains the department will receive program support from the professionals who work with the institute, as well as community partners and consultants.

The institute’s safety patrol program is itself funded by a U.S. Department of Homeland Security grant and the Federal Emergency Management Agency, according to county documents.

Martin issues food challenge to Albers ahead of Grayson-Roswell game When some elected officials wager bets with their counterparts in other areas over a sporting event, it is usually involves them having to give something representative of their district or state to the winner of the bet.

However, State Sen. P.K. Martin, R-Lawrenceville, hopes needy families will be the ultimate winners of a bet he’s made with Sen. John P.K. Martin Albers, R-Roswell, over Friday’s Grayson-Roswell matchup in the Class AAAAAA high school football playoffs.

Martin’s challenge to Albers is simple: To see

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Curt Yeomans which high school can collect the most non-perishable food donations at the game. Grayson is part of Martin’s senate district, and Roswell is part of Albers.

“During the Christmas season, some in our community will go to sleep hungry,” Martin said in a statement. “Sen. Albers and I are committed to doing our part to ensure our local food co-op has

the necessary resources to bring food and holiday joy to those in need.”

The senator whose team loses has to bring the food collected to local food co-ops — while wearing the winning team’s jersey.

They must also make a $250 donation to the winner’s co-op.

Martin is asking Gwinnett County businesses and community groups to make large food donations to Grayson to support the challenge. Donations can be given directly to Martin, but they can also be dropped off at Grayson Community Stadium, 50 Hope Hollow Road, in Loganville. Martin can be reached in the district at 770-378-2102.

Food will be collected until the game kicks off at 7 p.m.

Hice speaks out on EPA rules U.S. Rep. Jody Hice, R-Ga., voiced his pleasure to see his colleagues vote on Tuesday to voice its disapproval of two new Environmental Protection Jody Hice Agency rules that created new regulations for energy producers.

The move targets the New Source Performance Standards and Clean Power Plan rules. The rules pertain to guidelines for greenhouse gas and carbon pollution emissions, and electric utility generating units.

Both passed largely along party lines. Repub-

licans solely supported the measure disapproving the guidelines for greenhouse gas and carbon emissions while Democrats opposed it. The item disapproving guidelines for electric utility generating units passed along similar partisan lines, except a handful of members of each party crossed party lines on that matter.

“Though the names of the EPA rules are seemingly innocuous, the effects of these rules are detrimental,” Hice said in a statement.

“There are 27 states that have filed litigation in order to prevent the EPA from implementing these damaging rules. I am proud that my home state of Georgia is one of them.

“I look forward to continuing to hold the EPA accountable and preventing the agency from inflicting

any additional harm on our Nation’s businesses.”

Upcoming • The United Tea Party of Georgia will host Georgia Gwinnett economics assistant professor Amanda Wilsker and Gwinnett County State Court Judge John Doran during its next meeting at 7:30 p.m.

Thursday at Briscoe Field’s Flying Machine Restaurant, 510 Briscoe Blvd., in Lawrenceville. It will be the group’s last meeting until after the holidays.

• U.S. Rep. Rob Woodall, R-Ga., will host a telephone town hall meeting from 7 to 7:30 p.m. on Dec. 8.

The dial-in phone number is 877-229-8493, and the passcode is 17849.

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Rams’ Pappoe lives up to hype

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Peyton Moore (29) of the Mill Creek Hawks rushes the passer against Dacula this season. (Staff Photo: David Welker)

Mill Creek’s defensive line always has the ...

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Mill Creek’s football players finished up summer conditioning with a gut-check challenge, 40 consecutive 40-yard sprints.

It was difficult for all the players, even more so for the larger Hawks. But every defensive lineman completed the task without loafing or falling out.

“Every one of our defensive linemen in our program made all 40 sprints,” Mill Creek head coach Shannon Jarvis said. “For Mill Creek’s Anthony Imbordino (31) gets a hold of Arthat to happen, it’s tough cher’s Jamyest Williams (1) during the Class AAAAAA for the linemen, at the end quarterfinal at Mill Creek High School in Hoschton. of the summer was great.

(Photo: Kyle Hess) To hear that unit bragging on the field that they special then. You only do could hear the D-linemen finished all the 40s, we that if you don’t want to cheering each other on and knew we had something let a teammate down. You sense their unity then.”

Thirteen games into the season, that defensive line with four senior starters hasn’t disappointed. The play up front, led by ends Tyler Vernon and Peyton Moore, and tackles John Hunt and Anthony Imbordino, has been a major key to one of the state’s most stifling defenses.

The Hawks, 13-0 entering Friday’s semifinal home game against defending Class AAAAAA state champion Colquitt County, allow just 6.8 points per game and have six shutouts, the most recent in a 23-0 win over powerful Archer. They have given up just seven first-quarter points — a long touchdown pass by

Newnan — all season.

“I think we click a lot better than other defensive lines,” Imbordino said.

“We’re like a big family up front. You know the guy next to you will always have your back. You know they’re going to do their job.”

The defensive line, at least at the end positions, figured to be a strength in the offseason with the return of two playmakers, Vernon and Moore.

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Buford finding right ingredients on its line

By David Friedlander

Frazier as the only returndavid.friedlander@ ing starter. gwinnettdailypost.com But injuries, other personnel issues and a BUFORD — Year in rough pre-Region 8-AAAA and year out, defensive schedule made the early line always seems to be season something of a among the more dependstruggle for the front line of able areas of Buford’s defense in Buford’s 3-4 set. football team.

Perhaps “search” is a And heading into the more accurate term to 2015 season, the same was describe those early weeks expected, even with Shug for coach Jess Simpson

and his defensive staff.

“Sometimes as a coach, in August and September, your job is to figure out the parts and the pieces,” Simpson said. “It’s kind of like baking a cake. You’ve got to get the right ingredients and the right amount for this and that.”

With all of the original ingredients now back, the No. 3 state-ranked Wolves

(12-1) have cooked up a recipe for defensive success as they welcome top-ranked Woodward Academy (13-0) to Tom Riden Stadium for a Class AAAA state semifinal game Friday night.

Of course, the extra ingredients that helped keep the Buford cake from collapsing are also still available.

Senior Alan Bussoletti, a first-year starter at defensive end, was one of the few who were able to remain in the line-up throughout the duration, but needed some help when fellow starters like 6-foot-3, 310-pound N.C. State commit Frazier and fellow senior Caleb Auer See BUFORD, Page 2B

Before he ever played a down of varsity football, Grayson freshman Owen Pappoe was a nationally known college recruit.

Pappoe has racked up 18 Division I offers including Auburn, Florida, Florida State, Georgia, Tennessee and TCU among others.

LSU and Vanderbilt will likely be the next to join the list.

Pappoe lines up for the undefeated Rams (13-0), ranked No. 8 in the country in the CBS MaxPreps Xcellent 25 poll, at outside linebacker. Head coach Mickey Conn said he is surprised at how quickly Pappoe has garnered attention from college coaches.

“You Owen just never Pappoe know what colleges are looking for, but there’s no substitute for speed and he’s got it,” Conn said. “And he’s got size. So in that regard I’m not surprised, but at the same time having not yet played a varsity season, to have those offers is bizarre, but we’re grateful for them and they’re right. I think their evaluation is right on the money.”

Conn and his staff brought the 6-foot-1, 191-pound linebacker along slowly to start the season. As the season progressed and he got used to the difference in speed from youth football to high school varsity, the staff began to give Pappoe more responsibilities.

His physical abilities allowed him to make the jump initially, but now that he’s settled in, he’s started to have a bigger impact for Grayson, which hosts Roswell Friday night in the semifinals of the Class AAAAAA state playoffs.

“First off, physically, God’s gifted him with speed, size and strength,”

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PREP FOOTBALL State semifinals Friday, 7:30 p.m.

Class AAAAAA Colquitt Co. at Mill Creek Roswell at Grayson Class AAAA Woodward Academy at Buford Class AA Pace Academy at GAC

GAC, Mill Creek move hoops games due to football

By Guy Curtright Staff Correspondent

Football was over long ago for both Norcross and North Gwinnett, but they’ll still be part of Thursday — rather than Friday — basketball this week.

Three girls-boys doubleheaders will be played a night earlier than usual and all mark region openers.

Norcross and North scheduled a Thursday game again this season, anticipating the schools’ usual playoff runs, and stuck with the date even though North didn’t make the postseason and Norcross lost in the first round.

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The other games tonight were moved from Friday because Mill Creek and Greater Atlanta Christian have state football semifinals on that night.

Mill Creek will host Collins Hill in a Region 7-AAAAAA opening doubleheader at 6 p.m., while GAC is at Holy Innocents’ to open Region 6-AA at the same time tonight.

Norcross, the defending 7-AAAAAA champion for both boys and girls, plays at North,

also at 6 p.m.

The Norcross boys defeated defending Class AAAA state champion Jonesboro last Friday in the Atlanta Hardwood Jam Fest behind a second 30-point game from 6-foot-7 junior Rayshaun Hammonds, but then suffered their first loss the next day to powerful Greenforest Christian Academy at the Holiday Hoopsgiving.

Collins Hill teams both 3-0 Collins Hill is the only Gwinnett school to have both its boys and girls teams unbeaten.

See HOOPS, Page 6B

Mill Creek’s Charles Botchway (4) drives to the basket during last season’s Region 7-AAAAAA Tournament semifinals against the Duluth Wildcats. (Staff Photo: David Welker)

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Today

BASKETBALL

6 p.m. — Norcross at North 6 p.m. — Collins Hill at Mill Creek 6 p.m. — GAC at Holy Innocents’

SWIMMING & DIVING

5 p.m. — Dunwoody at GAC

WRESTLING

4 p.m. — Wesleyan, North Cobb Christian at Walker Friday

BASKETBALL

• Shiloh boys in Monteverde Tournament 6 p.m. — Archer at Central 6 p.m. — Discovery at Jefferson 6 p.m. — Hapeville Charter at Wesleyan 6 p.m. — Meadowcreek at Peachtree Ridge 6 p.m. — Mt. Paran at Providence 6 p.m. — Mountain View at Duluth 6 p.m. — Parkview at Brookwood 6 p.m. — South at Berkmar 7 p.m. — Salem at Lanier

FOOTBALL

State semifinals Class AAAAAA 7:30 p.m. — Colquitt County at Mill Creek 7:30 p.m. — Roswell at Grayson Class AAAA 7:30 p.m. — Woodward Academy at Buford Class AA 7:30 p.m. — Pace Academy at GAC

WRESTLING

• Archer, Collins Hill in Eastside (S.C.) Southern Slam 5 p.m. — Brookwood, Central, Duluth in Wolverine Classic at Woodstock 5 p.m. — Dacula in King of the Mountain at Towns Co. 5 p.m. — Norcross in Lumpkin Co. Invitational 6 p.m. — Discovery at GAC

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8 p.m. — Central Arkansas at Oklahoma FSSE 9 p.m. — Kentucky at UCLA ESPN

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7:30 p.m. — Chaminade (Mo.) vs. Oak Hill Academy (Va.). From Benton, Ky. ESPN

NBA

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Discovery appeal may right wrong Let’s call it what it is.

When the Georgia High School Association’s Reclassification Committee released its region assignments Tuesday, the new Discovery High School became nothing more than a number in Georgia’s new seventh classification that begins in 2016-17.

Rather than have eight teams in Region 7-AAAAAAA and only six in 6-AAAAAAA, the Titans were positioned to make sure that those two regions each had seven teams.

Common sense and geography couldn’t have factored into it, otherwise they would have been placed in a region with the teams they expected to see.

Discovery was formed this year out of the Berkmar and Central Gwinnett clusters, creating what the school assumed would be natural rivalries with those two schools. Now they

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Berkmar, Brookwood, Central, Lakeside-DeKalb, Meadowcreek, Norcross and Parkview — so do logic and fairness.

The athletic program at Discovery is not only in its first season, but is very diverse and doesn’t Will look like a sports power Hammock any time soon. The Titans surely won’t be in the aren’t even in the same region they were assigned region with Berkmar and by the GHSA that includes Central. talented programs in virtuConsider this situation ally all sports like Collins from a geographic standHill, Mill Creek, Mountain point, particularly with View, North Gwinnett and Central. Central is a mere Peachtree Ridge.

3.4 miles from Discovery.

It’s cruel to throw a secA Discovery feeder middle ond-year school into that school, Richards, is only region, especially when 3.1 miles from Central. the other region has teams Discovery also is close that match up much better to both Berkmar (6.8 with Discovery in terms of miles) and Brookwood (7.9 school makeup and athletic miles), who are both in the talent. It could be that the opposite region.

GHSA didn’t want to Though geography leave 6-AAAAAAA with makes a strong case only six schools (though for Discovery to join 8-AAAAAAA currently 7-AAAAAAA — with has six and 1-AAAAAAA

has just four) because it would cause problems and force their football teams to schedule five non-region games, a tough task for successful programs like Collins Hill, Mill Creek, North and Peachtree Ridge. The result of that dilemma — Discovery became the sacrificial lamb.

Discovery still has recourse to make up for being wronged. It can appeal to switch regions — and it plans to — at a Dec. 9 meeting of the GHSA’s Reclassification Committee.

“We’ve got to at least try and give ourselves a chance to be competitive,” Discovery athletic director Brent Tisdale said.

Let’s hope that appeal goes well and the GHSA gets it right this time around.

Will Hammock can be reached via email at will. hammock@gwinnettdailypost.com. His column appears on Thursdays.

Buford

the season, such as Class AAAAAA ranked team each missed four games in McEachern and Maryland the early weeks. powerhouse Eastern ChrisOthers like Cooper tian Academy.

Simpson and Claud Innis Slowly, the newcomers filled in to do more than began to jell and to feel just hold down the fort more comfortable in their until the starters returned. roles.

“We moved some kids “We kind of had to mesh around and had some together and kind of figure young guys step up,” things out on how we were Simpson said. “So I think going to practice and just defensively for us, because work together,” said Busof missing so many guys soletti, who has totaled early in the year, that was 24 combined tackles and a big part of it. The other assists, including three side of that is, we’re play- tackles for loss, this seaing a lot of people now son. “But once we figured because we’ve created a lot it out after the first (few) of depth. And I think that games … I think we kind helps us. We had to do dif- of figured it out as a unit. ferent things and play guys “I think (the absence of in different spots.

Frazier and Auer) really “That’s uncomfortable, helped us because it forced but that’s part of coachus to develop and get beting. That’s why as a coach, ter for our team, and we you’re always telling your had to step up and fill the kids, ‘I don’t care if you’re roles that were needed to a two or a three. You’re be filled. I think it really always one minute away helped us in the end for from being a one or a two.’ situations like now. I think Traditionally, we play a lot it all came together (in) of people Friday nights. the White County game (a That’s kind of been a key 49-3 Buford win on Sept. to our success.”

18) … coming off our bye It didn’t always neces(week). That was when sarily show in the results, Shug came back, Caleb particularly after Buford came back, a bunch of gave up 57 points over guys came back, especially the first three games — on the D-line.” albeit against some of its Auer, who was forced toughest competition of to the sideline early in

the season due to minor knee surgery, said it actually took time for players like himself and Frazier (59 tackles, team-best 11 TFLs) coming back to the line-up to kind fully feel comfortable back in the line-up, and puts the timeline in which things began to click for the Buford D-line a little later.

Once the Wolves did find their way, it only made them stronger.

“It definitely took a while just to get everybody in place,” said Auer, who has posted 21 tackles and five sacks, the latter of which ties him with Frazier and linebacker T.D. Roof for the team lead. “Once we did, you can definitely tell a difference in the way we played. We started knocking blocks back and creating a new line of scrimmage, which is what we’re taught to do. I think it’s just a good thing to have us all back.

“I would say probably the Monroe Area game (a 51-0 Buford win Oct. 16, was a turning point).

We started getting a lot of pressure on the quarterback, and that definitely helped make us realize that we’re back and we’re in business.”

The Wolves have definitely been taking care of

business ever since having their 42-game winning streak snapped at McEachern on Sept. 11, winning all 10 games since.

The defense, and specifically the line, has played a major role in that dominance, allowing just 25 total points with six shutouts during that winning streak.

However, the Wolves’ defense — which has yielded just 125.9 yards per game this season, including just 50.8 on the ground — is bracing for its biggest test since the McEachern game Friday against Woodward.

The War Eagles have amassed more than 4,600 yards of total offense behind such playmakers as Georgia-committed running back Elijah Holyfield, receiver Joshua Johnson and junior quarterback Ryan Glover.

Auer said he and his teammates are looking forward to the challenge of trying to slow down a prolific Woodward attack that averages 39.8 points per game.

“We have to play gapsound defense, which is what we’ve been playing all year,” Auer said. “It comes down to whether or not we can knock back blocks.”

WOMEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL

7 p.m. — Louisville at Michigan State ESPN2 7 p.m. — Oregon State at Marquette FS1

Sports Calendar

BASEBALL

Ongoing through Dec. 31: Whitner Hitting Clinics are being held at Jack City Sports Center. The clinics are ongoing and cost $75 for five weeks. To sign up, email jackcitybaseball@aol. com or call 770-633-0948.

CHEERLEADING

Dec. 20: The Lawrenceville Youth Association Football/Cheer will hold its general membership meeting from 3 to 5 p.m. at Rhodes Jordan Community Center at 100 E. Crogan St. Elections will be held for vice president and football director.

FOOTBALL

Dec. 20: The Lawrenceville Youth Association Football/Cheer will hold its general membership meeting from 3 to 5 p.m. at Rhodes Jordan Community Center at 100 E. Crogan St. Elections will be held for vice president and football director.

RUNNING

Jan. 30: The sixth annual Norcross Blue Devils Run will be held as a fundraiser for the high school’s cross country and track and field teams. The event begins at

Pinckneyville Middle School in Peachtree Corners with the certified Peachtree Road Race qualifier 5K at 8 a.m., followed by a onemile run fun when the 5K finishes. Doors open at 7 a.m. and registration is $25 in advance or $30 on race day. For more information and a course map, go to bluedevilsrun.wix.com/bluedevils-run. Sponsorship opportunities also are still available.

WEIGHTLIFTING

Jan. 23-24: No Excuses CrossFit in Suwanee is hosting the USA Weightlifting Sport Performance Coaching Course and Certification. The cost is $495 and will be instructed

by C.J. Stockel. Go to www. usaw.hangastar.com/ EMS_Courses_Register. aspx to register for the course or contact the event coordinator at info@noexcusescrossfit.com for more information. The entry level course is open to anyone 17 and older and includes a one-year membership with USAW. The scope and sequence of the course includes the teaching progressions of the snatch, clean and jerk, and all associated movements.

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Buford captains Claud Innis, Martin Mangrum, Caleb Auer and Cooper Simpson walk towards center field shortly before the coin toss in the Wolves matchup with McEachern on Sept. 11. (Photo: David McGregor)

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Pappoe

Peters, to get caught up to speed.

Conn said. “But there is “Coming in as a freshstill an adjustment. You’ve man, I was learning from got to adjust to the speed the upperclassmen,” Papof the game. We eased him poe said. “I think I started along in the beginning, and off slow, but week by week as the season progressed, I’ve gotten faster and fasthe’s really adjusted to the er. Gotten used to the pace speed of the game and his of the game and I think I’m natural talent is really com- doing really good now.” ing to the front. It’s just The early attention from been a process. We threw colleges did surprise Paphim in there but we didn’t poe, he said. Boston Colput a lot on him. We just lege was the first school kind of eased him along.” to offer him in April and it Pappoe said that the snowballed from there. speed was the biggest difHe doesn’t have any ference for him. He leaned leaders at this point and heavily on the help of the said he’s just taking the Rams’ veteran defenders, recruiting process day mainly senior Garland by day and his family

has made sure he doesn’t feel the need to rush his decision. Coming into the season, the freshman said he made a conscious effort to not try and play like he had to prove he was worth the attention from college coaches.

“I didn’t really want to tell myself I have to prove (something to) everybody, because then more mistakes can happen like that,” he said. “So I just try to stay calm and just play.”

The last few weeks, Pappoe has done more than just play. In Grayson’s second-round 54-21 win over Valdosta in the state playoffs, he returned an

interception for his firstcareer touchdown.

Conn said that the strides Pappoe has made this season are impressive, considering he’s just a freshman.

“There’s so much — especially for a ninth-grader — there’s just so much that he had to adjust to,” Conn said. “All the formations, not to mention the talent-level and speed from playing rec-league ball to playing high school varsity ball in a top program in the country and adjusting to the speed like that, it’s pretty amazing. In a topregion like this and in the state playoffs — amazing.”

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IN BRIEF

Parkview’s Lake to play softball at S.C. State

Reid finishes strong in breakout season

Parkview senior Jada Lake, an infielder and pitcher, has committed to the South Carolina State University softball program. She will be honored with a signing ceremony Dec. 8 at 2:30 p.m. in the Panthers’ cafeteria.

Lake was voted the team’s offensive player of the year as a senior after hitting .376 with five doubles, a triple, two home runs, 18 runs scored and 19 RBIs. She also went 1-1 with a 1.68 ERA in 16 2/3 innings as a pitcher this season.

By Will Hammock

Zacherys, Shaw shine at NFL’s Punt, Pass & Kick Four Gwinnett residents, including three siblings, fared well in the NFL Punt, Pass and Kick competition at the Georgia Dome this past Sunday prior to the Atlanta Falcons’ game with the Minnesota Vikings.

Pamela Zachery, a Lawrenceville Elementary student, won the girls 6and 7-year-old division.

Omar Zachery, a multiple champion in the past and a student at Lawrenceville Elementary, was fourth in the 10- and 11-year-old division, while older sister Amaria Zachery, who goes to Moore Middle, was fourth in the girls 12-13 competition.

Olivia Shaw, a fifthgrader at Duncan Creek Elementary, won another championship as well, this one in the 10-11 girls division.

Falcons make DiMarco their nominee for Payton award The Atlanta Falcons named fullback Patrick DiMarco the team’s nominee for the 2015 Walter Payton NFL Man of the Year. DiMarco, a four-year veteran, is receiving this honor for the first time.

“When guys have the chance to give back and the impact they could have on the community that they’re in, I think it speaks volumes for our whole organization and what we want to stand for,” head coach Dan Quinn said. “And I couldn’t think of a more perfect role model for our community than Pat.” DiMarco has led countless children’s hospital visits, supported the Rally Foundation (a local childhood cancer research foundation), participated in multiple fundraisers for mentally challenged children, supported the Children’s Miracle Network, traveled across Georgia to lead Atlanta Falcons Moms Football Safety Clinics, participated in annual breast cancer awareness events, PLAY 60 events and has a desire for helping those in need, specifically military members and their families.

While DiMarco’s community involvement gauges a large audience, he has found a special place in his heart for not just the military, but their families.

For the second consecutive year, DiMarco will host a holiday party for military families that will include a catered dinner and a shopping spree. The families are part of TAPS — Tragedy Assistance Program for Survivors — an organization dedicated to the families of our fallen heroes.

DiMarco also recently hosted a Thanksgiving dinner along with teammate Jacob Tamme for the 125 men from the Atlanta Mission.

“It was an experience I will never forget for the rest of my life,” DiMarco said.

— From staff reports

Hightower caught nine passes for 128 yards in Idaho’s 38-31 win over Texas State. … Dacula grad Marcus Cox had 22 carries for 78 yards and two TDs in Appalachian State’s 28-7 win over Louisiana Lafayette.

Teammate Malachi Jones of Central Gwinnett had three catches for 58 yards. … Grayson’s Wayne Gallman had 19 carries for 102 yards in Clemson’s 37-32 win over rival South Carolina. North Gwinnett’s Dante Sawyer had a fumble recovery for the Gamecocks.

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College football weekends are a tradition in the South, where teams rarely stray from the typical Saturday slots. That’s not the case in the Mid-American Conference.

Parkview grad Jordan Reid and his Ohio University teammates are well aware of that after an interesting finish to the season. The Bobcats’ final three games were on Tuesday nights and the game before that was on a Wednesday. Prior to that run of weeknights, their games had been mostly on Saturdays since a Thursday night season opener.

The stretch run made for an interesting schedule.

“It’s definitely different,” Reid said. “It’s hard to get adjusted to.

You have to adjust your practices and your schedule obviously. After awhile you get used to it. We still had a week to prepare most of the time. We had a week where we had only five days to prepare, and it was definitely a challenge.

But I felt as a team we overcame it.”

Reid played some of his best football during the string of weeknight games, capping off a breakout season individually and an 8-4 finish for Ohio, which awaits its bowl bid invitation this weekend.

The Bobcats snapped a three-game losing streak by winning their last three games, all on Tuesday.

The junior receiver had five catches for 66 yards and a touchdown in the regular-season finale, a 26-21 win over Northern Illinois, and had four catches for 112 yards the week before in a 48-31 victory over Ball State.

He also had three catches for 51 yards and a score in the first of the final three Tuesday games, a 27-0 win over Kent.

“We’ve definitely been clicking a lot better (late in the season),” Reid said.

“Our chemistry has been showing. We like where we’re going.”

Reid’s season numbers are all career bests — 45 catches for 616 yards and five TDs. The 6-foot3, 198-pounder had 24 catches for 326 yards as a sophomore and only six receptions for 61 yards in 2013, when he played sparingly as a redshirt freshman.

“The coaches have been putting me in a position to succeed,” Reid said.

“Definitely my teammates around me have helped.

I’ve been earning the coaches’ trust and showing what I’m capable of doing. I think they see it and they’re putting me in a position to succeed. …

I feel my understanding of the game is the biggest thing for me (I’ve improved on). It’s not just running a route or making the play. It’s understanding

VOLLEYBALL Munlyn named SEC Freshman of the Year Parkview grad and Ohio receiver Jordan Reid makes a catch against Minnesota this Alyssa Munlyn of North season. (Photo: USA Today) Gwinnett was named the the coverages, what I need which finished this season cornerback from North Southeastern Conference to do blocking, the actual 9-1.

Gwinnett, led Charleston Freshman of the Week aspects of football. It’s not Southern with 12 pass after an exceptional freshjust go out and do this.

Mapoles named breakups this season and man season at Missouri.

There’s so much more to academic All-American had the game-clinching Munlyn ranks sixth the game than that.”

Brookwood grad Eric interception in a big win in the SEC and is the Peachtree Ridge grad Mapoles, a senior lineover Ross’ Coastal Carotop freshman in hitting Tony Porter, a redshirt backer at Wingate (N.C.), lina team. He also made percentage (.363 through sophomore, also plays was named an NCAA 41 tackles.

29 matches), and is one of regularly for Ohio. The Division II Academic AllRoss, a senior quartertwo freshmen to be ranked 6-1, 289-pound interior American on Wednesday. back, also was named the in the league’s top 10 in lineman has 13 tackles, It was the second straight Big South Scholar Athlete both hitting percentage an improvement over his season he earned the of the Year. He graduated and blocks per set (fifth, redshirt freshman season, honor. early with a 3.57 GPA in 1.14). She already has set when he played in only Mapoles also earned management and finishes the school record for most four games. first-team All-South Atlan- his master’s degree in total blocks in a season Those two Gwinnett tic Conference this season, business next month with with 142 and is tied for products will get to play making a team-high 89 a 4.0 GPA. He threw for first all-time with 119 one more game this season tackles (third in the con2,594 yards and a league- block assists. thanks to their bowl eligi- ference). He maintains a high 18 TDs during the The middle blocker also bility. Projections have the 3.77 GPA. regular season. He is the was voted the SEC FreshBobcats in several loca“Eric Mapoles has been Big South’s career leader man of the Week for the tions, the most common the quintessential Wingin total offense (11,028 fourth time this season on being the Dec. 22 Boca ate guy,” Wingate head yards) and ranks second in Monday. She had 21 kills Raton Bowl. football coach Joe Reich total TDs (88). with a .531 hitting per“It doesn’t matter said. “He’s tough and centage and 13 blocks the (which bowl),” Reid said. smart and just a relentless Gwinnett well-represented previous week in matches “As long as we make player. He’s what every on All-SAA teams against Texas A&M and one, we’re all going to be coach looks for when you Gwinnett players earned South Carolina. happy.” one goes recruiting. I can’t four slots, including three Since league play begin to verbalize what first-teamers, on this began, Munlyn has 147 FOOTBALL he’s meant to our program season’s All-Southern Ath- kills with a .431 hitting and to the leadership of letic Association football percentage and 89 total Hosch picks up award our team.” team. blocks (1.25 per set).

Harvard senior quarBerry’s Kevin Grier, terback Scott Hosch was Patriot League honors a freshman safety from BASKETBALL selected for the Division Raymond Berkmar, was voted the I Gold Helmet of the Year Greater Atlanta ChrisSAA Newcomer of the Fast break Award, given to the top tian’s Kalif Raymond, a Year after making 34 tackMountain View grad player in New England by senior at Holy Cross, made les and three interceptions Kelsey Hutchins has the New England Football the All-Patriot League first (one for a score) in his first scored in double figures Writers Association. team at both wide receiver college season. Teammate in North Georgia’s last The North Gwinand return specialist this and fellow Berkmar grad four games, boosting nett grad is the seventh season. It was his second Mamadou Soumahoro, a her scoring average to Harvard player to win season earning all-confer- sophomore, was a firsta team-best 13.8. The the award and the second ence honors. team at defensive line after junior had 25 points from Gwinnett — Greater Raymond had 74 recep- a season with 47 tackles, 6 and 10 rebounds against Atlanta Christian’s Colton tions for 978 yards and 1/2 sacks and two forced Trevecca Nazarene to Chapple, also a Harvard nine touchdowns at wide fumbles. start the stretch, followed quarterback, won in 2012. receiver, in addition to 21 Norcross grad Kris by 12 vs. Catawba, 17 vs.

Hosch set a school punt returns for 201 yards Beauchamp, a senior deWest Georgia and 15 vs. record for single-season and a TD and 14 kickoff fensive lineman at Centre Lenoir-Rhyne. Teampassing yardage with returns for 335 yards and (Ky.), also was a first-team mate Madison Phillips, 2,827 this season and his another score. He ranked selection at defensive a freshman from Mill 22 TD passes are second as the league’s top punt line after earning honorCreek, had eight points all-time at the school. returner, was second in able mention acclaim as a in her second college receiving and all-purpose junior. He had 35 tackles game against Erskine. …

South’s Ziah named yards (1,543), third in (nine for losses), 3 1/2 Though Kennesaw State all-conference receptions and seventh sacks and three fumble lost 103-93 in overtime to South Gwinnett grad in scoring. He had 155 recoveries, which ranked Elon, Berkmar grad YoGibson Ziah, a sophomore catches for 1,683 yards 10th in NCAA Division nel Brown led the Owls at Guilford College (N.C.), and 14 TDs, as well as III. with 31 points. It was his was named to the All-Old 4,059 all-purpose yards, in Berry kicker Mitchell second 30-point outing Dominion Athletic Confer- his career.

Blanchard of Collins Hill already this season. ence first team this week. made the second team The defensive end Jackson, Ross honored after making 10 of 13 field Gwinnett Grads is a colmade 31 tackles (7 1/2 for

by Big South goals and 21 of 23 PATs. umn that runs on Thurslosses) and 4 1/2 sacks North Gwinnett grad He also punted 67 times days spotlighting achievethis season, leading all Malcolm Jackson and Bu- for a 38.9-yard average, ments of past Gwinnett defensive linemen on his ford grad Alex Ross both putting 27 kicks inside the standouts. Coaches and team in all three categomade the All-Big South 20-yard line. parents are urged to send ries. He was a third-team Conference first team this suggestions via email to All-ODAC selection as season.

Quick hits will.hammock@gwina freshman for Guilford, Jackson, a senior Grayson’s Callen nettdailypost.com.

IN FRONT OF THE CAMERAS A quick look at where to watch former Gwinnett standouts on TV in this week’s college football action:

Clemson’s Wayne Gallman

SATURDAY Noon — Southern Miss at Western Kentucky, ESPN2 Peachtree Ridge’s Walden Davis (No. 5) is a defensive back for Southern Miss. South Gwinnett’s Dennis Edwards (No. 64), Peachtree Ridge’s Miles Pate (No. 63) and Buford’s Hunter Holland (No. 77) are offensive lineman for Western Kentucky.

4 p.m. — Florida vs. Alabama, CBS Archer’s Antonio Riles (No. 51) is an offensive lineman for Florida. Buford’s Dillon Lee (No. 25) and Central Gwinnett’s Adonis Thomas (No. 17) are linebackers for Alabama.

4 p.m. — Grambling vs. Alcorn State, ESPNU Central Gwinnett’s Marcheal Jackson (No. 42) is a linebacker for Grambling.

4:30 p.m. — West Virginia at Kansas State, FS1 South Gwinnett’s Edward Muldrow (No. 20) is a linebacker for West Virginia. Buford’s Ryan Mack (No. 13) is a defensive back and Central Gwinnett’s Tyler White (No. 37) is a linebacker for Kansas State.

7:30 p.m. — Air Force at San Diego State, ESPN2 Dacula’s Dexter Walker (No. 5) is a linebacker and Mill Creek’s A.J. Ruechel (No. 58) is an offensive lineman for Air Force.

7:45 p.m. — USC vs. Stanford, ESPN Buford’s Ryan Dillard (No. 28) is a defensive back and North

Gwinnett’s Daniel Imatorbhebhe (No. 49) is a tight end for USC. 8 p.m. — Michigan State vs.

Iowa, Fox Brookwood’s Nick Tompkins (No. 32) is a running back for Michigan State.

8 p.m. — North Carolina vs.

Clemson, ABC North Gwinnett’s Donnie Miles (No. 15) and Jaye Stackhouse (No. 27) are defensive backs, Buford’s Mikey Bart (No. 45) is a defensive lineman and Buford’s Nick Polino (No. 58) is an offensive lineman for UNC. Grayson’s Wayne Gallman (No. 9) is a running back, Grayson’s Nick Schuessler (No. 12) is a quarterback, Grayson’s Ryan Carter (No. 31) is a defensive back and North Gwinnett’s Mitch Hyatt (No. 75) is an offensive lineman for Clemson.

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leading the Hurricanes.

Richt, who played Former Georgia head quarterback at Miami from football coach Mark Richt 1978-82 and backed up wasn’t out of a job for Jim Kelly, was surprisingly long. let go by Georgia after goESPN and CanesInSight. ing 9-3 this season. He was com reported Wednesday the Bulldogs’ head coach night that Richt will be Mi- for 15 years, winning 145 ami’s next head coach, re- games (nearly 10 per seaplacing Al Golden. Golden son) and two Southeastern was fired in October after Conference championships more than four seasons in 2002 and 2005. He took

NFL NOTES

Browns to start Davis at QB The Sports Xchange

concussion protocol and was cleared to practice The Cleveland Browns with the Pittsburgh Steelnamed Austin Davis as ers on Wednesday. the starting quarterback Roethlisberger said and Johnny Manziel will Tuesday that he was out serve as the backup for of the NFL’s mandated Sunday’s game against concussion protocol, the Cincinnati Bengals, which requires clearance coach Mike Pettine anfrom an independent nounced Wednesday. neurologist to return to Quarterback Josh Mcon-field activities, but Cown will miss the rest of coach Mike Tomlin and the season after fracturing the Steelers denied that his collarbone in a 33-27 was the case just hours loss to the Baltimore later. On Wednesday, Ravens on Monday night. Roethlisberger was indeed Davis, in relief of Mcback on the field with the Cown, made his Browns Steelers, who host the Indebut in Monday’s game. dianapolis Colts at Heinz Entering in the fourth Field on Sunday night. quarter with Cleveland trailing by a touchdown, Falcons have Davis completed 7 of players-only meeting 10 passes for 77 yards, The Atlanta Falcons, including a 42-yard losers of four consecutive touchdown pass to wide games and five of their receiver Travis Benjamin. past six, held a playersThe start will be the only meeting in an at26-year-old Davis’ tempt to get back on the first since he joined the winning track.

Browns in September and The players held the ninth of his NFL career. meeting on Tuesday as In eight starts and 10 the 6-5 Falcons prepare overall appearances with for Sunday’s game against the St. Louis Rams last the 5-6 Tampa Bay Bucseason, Davis completed caneers. It is unclear how 180 of 284 passes for long the meeting lasted, 2,001 yards, 12 touchbut first-year head coach downs and nine intercep- Dan Quinn was informed tions. before it took place, according to ESPN. Owners consider The Falcons started the moving team to L.A. season 5-0 before a 31-21 NFL owners scheduled loss to the NFC South a special meeting to deal rival New Orleans Saints with the potential reloin Week 6 on Oct. 15. cation of teams to Los Angeles on Jan. 12-13 in Gronkowski Houston. week-to-week The owners, meeting New England Patriots Wednesday in Irving, Tex- tight end Rob Gronkowsas, want more informaki, who is week-to-week tion from the three cities with a bone bruise/sprain, — St. Louis, San Diego said he will return “when and Oakland — hoping to I am 100 percent.” keep teams from moving.

The Patriots and the No clear consensus has Gronkowski family issued emerged for either of the a joint statement Tuesday two stadium proposals for afternoon regarding the Los Angeles. knee injury he suffered Rams owner Stan during the Patriots’ first Kroenke may be willing loss of the season on Sunto share his proposed sta- day night in Denver. dium in the Los Angeles Gronkowski was carted area. The Rams proposed off the field in the fourth a sort a partnership with quarter of Sunday’s the San Diego Chargers 30-24 overtime loss to or Oakland Raiders in the Broncos. The inInglewood, Calif., the jury occurred with 2:49 San Diego Union-Tribune remaining when Broncos reported. defensive back Darian Stewart hit Gronkowski Roethlisberger low on an incomplete cleared to play pass. Gronkowski’s leg Quarterback Ben whipped back as it made Roethlisberger is out of contact with Stewart.

Basketball NBA EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division

W L Pct GB Toronto..................11.... 7......611........ -Boston................. 10.... 8.... .556.........1 New York................ 8.. 10.... .444.........3 Brooklyn................. 5.. 13.... .278.........6 Philadelphia........... 1.. 18.... .053.... 10.5 Southeast Division

W L Pct GB Miami................... 10.... 6.... .625........ -Atlanta................. 12.... 8.... .600........ -Charlotte.............. 10.... 7.... .588.........5 Orlando................ 10.... 8.... .556.........1 Washington............ 7.... 8.... .467......2.5 Central Division

W L Pct GB Cleveland............. 13.... 5.... .722........ -Indiana..................11.... 5.... .688.........1 Chicago............... 10.... 5.... .667...... 1.5 Detroit.................... 9.... 9.... .500.........4 Milwaukee.............. 7...11.... .389.........6 WESTERN CONFERENCE Southwest Division

W L Pct GB San Antonio......... 14.... 4.... .778........ -Memphis...............11.... 8.... .579......3.5 Dallas....................11.... 8.... .579......3.5 Houston................. 7...11.... .389.........7 New Orleans.......... 4.. 14.... .222....... 10 Northwest Division

W L Pct GB Oklahoma City......11.... 7......611........ -Utah....................... 8.... 8.... .500.........2 Minnesota.............. 8.. 10.... .444.........3

every one of his UGA teams to a bowl game.

Miami reportedly also interviewed former Hurricanes coach Butch Davis, Mississippi State head coach Dan Mullen and former Rutgers coach Greg Schiano. Interim coach Larry Scott, who led the Hurricanes to four wins in their past five games after Golden was fired, was also

interviewed.

Before being hired at Georgia, Richt spent 14 years at Florida State as graduate assistant, quarterbacks coach and then offensive coordinator.

Miami has a solid nucleus of young talent, beginning with sophomore quarterback Brad Kaaya, who is already Georgia head coach Mark Richt reacts to defeating the fifth on the program’s allKentucky Wildcats at Sanford Stadium this season. (Photime passing list. to: Dale Zanine/USA Today Sports)

Register cleared to play for Gladiators From Staff Reports DULUTH — The Atlanta Gladiators were finally able to add defenseman Matt Register to the active roster after more than a month of dealing with immigration issues.

The news came on the same day the team swapped defenseman with Idaho, sending Zach Yuen to the Steelheads in exchange for Cole Martin, and acquired forward Patrick D’Amico from the Colorado Eagles.

Register, 26, had his rights acquired by the Gladiators earlier this summer to complete the

trade deadline deal that sent Garry Nunn to the Ontario Reign in March of 2015. The Calgary native has been inactive this season after signing with Atlanta on Sept. 23 due to a paperwork snafu made

by Ontario which did not allow him to work in the United States.

The 6-foot-2, 205-pound defenseman spent the last three seasons with the Reign where he rolled up 32 goals and 75 assists in 144 games.

Register was named to the All-ECHL first team in 2014 and 2015 and was the ECHL’s Defenseman of the Year in 2014. The fifth-

year pro was second on the team in playoff scoring with 18 points in 19 postseason contests last season in the Reign’s run to the Western Conference finals.

Martin, 21, played 15 games for the Steelheads this season. Prior to beginning his professional career this year, the 6-foot, 170-pound defenseman played 280 games over four seasons for the Kelowna Rockets of the Western Hockey League.

In his final season with the Rockets, the Arlington, Texas, native ranked third among the team’s blueliners with 29 points and had a WHL-leading plus/minus

rating of plus-61.

Yuen, 22, appeared in 17 games for Atlanta this season. The third year pro played a grand total of 52 games and tallied 24 points for the Gladiators dating back to last season.

D’Amico, 21, has played in 17 games for Colorado as a rookie. The Winnipeg native was a member of the WHL’s Regina Pats over the last three seasons. The 6-foot, 210-pound forward posted 75 points in 160 games.

All three additions are set to join the Gladiators immediately in preparation for this weekend’s games on the road in Orlando.

Swimmers, divers of month honored From Staff Reports The Gwinnett County Swim and Dive Booster Club recently announced its selections for November’s swimmers and divers of the month.

Each Gwinnett County public school program had one boy and one girls selected for the honor. Those athletes of the month are as

follows: Archer: Sam Powell, Abby Swain Berkmar: Andy Ngo, Ingrid Locela-Morales Brookwood: Alex Taylor, Maddy Cohen Central Gwinnett: Vincent Huynh, Ella Napier Collins Hill: Taylor Delk, Haley Arner Dacula: Bradley Dunham, Lauren Henderson

Discovery: Steven Tam, Jordan Geter Duluth: Matt Lee, Ashley Neas Grayson: Daniel Myrick, Mackenzie Narey Lanier: Cameron Willson, Katelyn Hartwig Meadowcreek: Austin Wilkey, Kristy Duong Mill Creek: Nikos Tzimourtas, Isabelle Andrews Mountain View: Mat-

thew Molini, Maya Murphy Norcross: Dutch Danskin, Charlotte Whittmer North Gwinnett: Tyler Mazurek, Marianne Allard Parkview: Josh Fountain, Adair Kimbrough Peachtree Ridge: Alex Lessley, Hailey McNeill Shiloh: Ben Koschella, Isabel Arscott South Gwinnett: D.J. Robinson, Markiyah Davis

Takedown Club rewards month’s best From Staff Reports

Central Gwinnett: Hasan Krigger (113), KesThe Gwinnett County hawn Lewis (120), JavonTakedown Club recently tae Poteat (126) selected its wrestlers of the Collins Hill: Josh month for November.

Harger (138), Ryan Hurd The following wrestlers, (145), Tavion Askew (170) listed with their weight Dacula: Demarco McInclass, earned the honor: nis (160), Jamie Arroyo Archer: Vinny Artigues (195), Brian Gordon (285) (126), Gabriel Lee (182), Discovery: Ducal Hoang Jacob Lil (285) (132), Obumneme Osele Berkmar: Nick Luu (182), Chrinovic Mukulu (113), Tevon Crawford (195) (195) Duluth: Alejandro Cruz Brookwood: David Key (145), Khiree Seabrook (152), Miles Nolan (170), (160), Jay Carnagey (182) Matthew Key (182) Grayson: Corey Barron Buford: Logan Ashton (126), Demetrius Williams (106), Alcien Mendoza (138), Carlo Corvil (160) (132), Cooper Roberts (152) Greater Atlanta Chris-

tian: Sam Collins (120), Ian Politz (145), Brandon Toomey (152) Lanier: Makenzie Rannals (113), Shoayb Saddiq (145), Souhail Lakehal (160) Meadowcreek: Demetrius Barnfield (145), John Nguyen (152), Hector Mendoza (220) Mill Creek: Ben Gilbreath (126), Chandler Miele (160), Dorian Piezarz (170) Mountain View: Carlos Gonzalez (106), Chase Standridge (138), Austin Brown (195) Norcross: Nahim Bishop (152), Eric Farrell (160),

Armand Clemmons (220) North Gwinnett: Collier Thigpen (106), Keison Forte (182), Payne Walker (220) Parkview: Alex Solis (120), Reese Dalton (132), Juan Jimenez (195) Peachtree Ridge: Lorenzo Calvo (106), Kyle Brown (126), Edward Bakhos (170) Shiloh: Jared Wilson (195), Tyler Simpson (220), Tyler Williams (285) South Gwinnett: Christian Torres (113), Gabriel Gonzalez (160), Jamal Reed (285) Wesleyan: Chase Kelly (132), Haydon Koch (138), Patrick Ryan (220)

Spieth back to defend catalyst victory the Hero World Challenge in Florida at the end of last Twelve months ago, year paved the way for a Jordan Spieth learned the landmark 2015 PGA Tour art of closing the deal when campaign that yielded five contending for a golf title wins, including two majors. and the floodgates have cerWhile Spieth knows it tainly opened for the young will be challenging for him American since that lesson. to build on that success Dominant victories in next season, the world No. successive weeks at the 1 was in an upbeat mood Australian Open and then Wednesday as he prepared Reuters

to defend his Hero title this week in the Bahamas.

“This is a very easy week for us,” a smiling Spieth said at Albany Golf Club in New Providence while preparing for today’s opening round in the elite 18-player event hosted by Tiger Woods to benefit his foundation. “With (just) 18 guys and we’re traveling to

some of the coolest courses to play … this has been just a great kind of cap on the year, a celebration of the year almost.

“But it’s still world ranking points, it’s still a nice purse and a quality field. I was pleased to validate that Australian win so quickly last year and gain some momentum.”

Kellen Moore.

DENVER BRONCOS—Added TE Dan Light to the practice squad. Cut TE Richard Gordon.

INDIANAPOLIS COLTS—Added T Pierce Burton to the practice squad.

KANSAS CITY CHIEFS—Activated C Daniel Munyer from the practice squad.

Added T Reid Fragel to the practice squad. Placed G Ben Grubbs on IR. MIAMI DOLPHINS—Cut LB JamesMichael Johnson. Placed DT C.J. Mosley on IR. NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS—Added WR Chris Harper and DT Kelcy Quarles to the practice squad.

OAKLAND RAIDERS—Added DB Dewey McDonald to the practice squad. Cut DB Chris Hackett.

SAN DIEGO CHARGERS—Added WR Shane Wynn to the practice squad.

SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS—Added TE Jamie Childers to the practice squad.

SEATTLE SEAHAWKS—Added WR Deshon Foxx and DT Justin Hamilton to the practice squad. Cut C Drew Nowak.

TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS—Added DB Kimario McFadden to the practice squad.

COLLEGE FOOTBALL ILLINOIS—Announced inside linebackers coach Mike Ward has resigned.

Announced special teams coordinator/ tight ends coach Alex Golesh has resigned.

LOUISVILLE—Announced QB Will Gardner is leaving the program and will transfer to another school.

MARYLAND—Named D.J. Durkin head coach.

MCDANIEL—Named Mike Dailey head coach.

MIAMI—Named Mark Richt head coach.

TENNESSEE TECH—Announced head coach Watson Brown has retired.

TOLEDO—Promoted offensive coordinator Jason Candle to head coach.

TUSCULUM—Announced head coach Frankie DeBusk will not return next season.

HOCKEY National Hockey League COLORADO AVALANCHE—Assigned LW Andrew Agozzino to San Antonio (AHL).

DALLAS STARS—Assigned G Jack Campbell to Texas (AHL).

MINNESOTA WILD—Assigned D Christian Folin to Iowa (AHL). Recalled D Mike Reilly from Iowa (AHL).

NASHVILLE PREDATORS—Placed C Mike Fisher on IR. NEW YORK RANGERS—Recalled LW Tanner Glass from Hartford (AHL).

OTTAWA SENATORS—Placed LW Milan Michalek on IR. PHILADELPHIA FLYERS—NHL suspended D Radko Gudas three games for an illegal check.

TORONTO MAPLE LEAFS—Loaned G Jonathan Bernier to Toronto (AHL) on a conditioning assignment.

VANCOUVER CANUCKS—Assigned D Andrey Pedan to Utica (AHL). Placed RW Jake Virtanen on IR. Recalled LW Ronalds Kenins from Utica (AHL).

SPORTS AT A GLANCE Portland................. 7.. 12.... .368......4.5 Denver................... 6.. 12.... .333.........5 Pacific Division

W L Pct GB Golden State........ 19.... 0...1.000........ -L.A. Clippers........ 10.... 8.... .556......8.5 Phoenix.................. 8.. 10.... .444.... 10.5 Sacramento........... 7.. 12.... .368....... 12 L.A. Lakers............. 2.. 15..... .118....... 16 Tuesday’s Games Washington 97, Cleveland 85 Philadelphia 103, L.A. Lakers 91 Brooklyn 94, Phoenix 91 Orlando 96, Minnesota 93 Memphis 113, New Orleans 104 Dallas 115, Portland 112, OT Wednesday’s Games Golden State at Charlotte, late L.A. Lakers at Washington, late Phoenix at Detroit, late Philadelphia at New York, late Toronto at Atlanta, late Denver at Chicago, late New Orleans at Houston, late Milwaukee at San Antonio, late Indiana at L.A. Clippers, late Today’s Games Oklahoma City at Miami, 7 p.m.

Denver at Toronto, 7:30 p.m.

Orlando at Utah, 9 p.m.

San Antonio at Memphis, 9:30 p.m.

Indiana at Portland, 10 p.m.

Boston at Sacramento, 10 p.m.

Transactions BASEBALL

American League BALTIMORE ORIOLES—Acquired RF Mark Trumbo and RP C.J. Riefenhauser from the Seattle Mariners for C Steve Clevenger. Designated RHP Steve Johnson for assignment.

BOSTON RED SOX—Designated RHP Roman Mendez for assignment.

Signed LF Chris Young to a two-year, $13 million contract.

CHICAGO WHITE SOX— C Tyler Flowers and RHP Jacob Turner has elected free agency.

DETROIT TIGERS— RHP Al Alburquerque and RHP Neftali Feliz has elected free agency.

KANSAS CITY ROYALS—Acquired C Tony Cruz from the St. Louis Cardinals for SS Jose Martinez. Designated C Francisco Pena for assignment.

MINNESOTA TWINS—Claimed C John Hicks off waivers from the Seattle Mariners.

OAKLAND ATHLETICS—Acquired 1B Yonder Alonso and RP Marc Rzepczynski from the San Diego Padres for SP Drew Pomeranz, RP Jose Torres and a Player To Be Named Later. Outrighted LHP Daniel Coulombe to Nashville (PCL). 1B Ike Davis has elected free agency.

SEATTLE MARINERS—Claimed 1B Andy Wilkins off waivers from the Baltimore Orioles. Designated LHP Edgar Olmos for assignment. Signed RHP Justin De Fratus to a one-year, $750,000 contract.

TEXAS RANGERS—Acquired 3B Patrick Kivlehan from the Seattle Mariners

as the Player To Be Named Later in a previous trade.

National League CINCINNATI REDS— RHP Pedro Villarreal, CF Ryan LaMarre, and RHP Ryan Mattheus has elected free agency.

LOS ANGELES DODGERS—Named Dave Roberts manager.

MIAMI MARLINS—Claimed RHP Nefi Ogando off waivers from the Philadelphia Phillies.

PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES—Claimed CF Peter Bourjos off waivers from the St. Louis Cardinals.

BASKETBALL National Basketball Association PHILADELPHIA 76ERS—Suspended C Jahlil Okafor two-games for violating team rules.

FOOTBALL National Football League ARIZONA CARDINALS—Added RB Abou Toure to the practice squad. Cut DB Robert Nelson.

BALTIMORE RAVENS—Added WR Chuck Jacobs and RB Terrence Magee to the practice squad.

BUFFALO BILLS—Added LB A.J. Tarpley to the practice squad.

CLEVELAND BROWNS—Placed QB Josh McCown on IR. Signed WR Terrelle Pryor.

DALLAS COWBOYS—Activated T Chaz Green from the physically unable to perform list. Added RB Ben Malena, DB Terrance Mitchell, and DE Efe Obada to the practice squad. Placed DE Ryan Russell on IR. Signed QB

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The U.S. Army All-American Brown is currently ranked Bowl Selection Committee the No. 8 athlete in the Class of has narrowed down its list of 2016 by 247Sports and No. 13 in nominees to six finalists for the the ESPN300.

2016 U.S. Army Player of the The 6-foot-4, 322-pound deYear Award, it announced on fensive tackle has over 20 offers Wednesday. from Division I schools, includLanier senior defensive tackle ing Alabama, Auburn, Clemson, Derrick Brown is a finalist, Georgia, Mississippi State and along with receiver Donnie Cor- Tennessee. ley (Detroit), Georgia quarterRanked the third-best defenback commit Jacob Eason (Lake sive tackle in the nation, Brown Stevens, Wash.), receiver Simi completed his high school career Fehoko (Cottonwood Heights, averaging 7.7 tackles per game, Utah), QB Shea Patterson (IMG with 192 solo tackles and 33 Acadmey Bradenton Fla.) and sacks.

•From Page 1B the season. They sustained that play into this season, with the 6-foot-4, 230-pound Vernon posting a school-record 17 sacks along with 58 tackles (seven for losses) and four quarterback hurries. Moore, 6-3 and 230, has nine sacks, 57 tackles (seven for losses) and a team-high 11 quarterback hurries. He also is a top college prospect with offers from Navy, Army, Eastern Kentucky, Georgia State, Elon and Kennesaw State.

“Going into the year, we knew (Vernon and Moore) would be very productive players,” Jarvis said. “I’d love to say we expected them to play this well, but the high level they’re playing at is the reason why we’re still playing. Our ends have been very productive both in stats and also, the thing I’m just as proud of, is how they’re playing the run to spill blockers, free up linebackers and fundamentally do it right.

“They’re all fundamentally sound and that’s a reflection of Jed Hodges, their position coach.

He’s done a great job having them ready week in and week out.”

While Vernon and Moore were proven commodities, the defensive line question mark after 2014 was at tackle. Needing to fill two spots, one went to Hunt, who played sparingly and battled injuries as a junior.

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Boys Top 10 Rank School Region Record 1. Shiloh, 8-AAAAAA ...............3-1 2. Norcross, 7-AAAAAA ..........3-1 3. Dacula, 8-AAAAAA .............3-0 4. Collins Hill, 7-AAAAAA ........ 3-0 5. Grayson, 8-AAAAAA ...........4-0 6. South, 8-AAAAAA ...............3-0 7. Duluth, 7-AAAAAA ...............3-2 8. Berkmar, 8-AAAAAA ...........2-2 9. Lanier, 8-AAAAA .................3-1 10. Mountain View, 7-AAAAAA .3-2 Girls Top 10 Rank School Region Record 1. Wesleyan, 6-AA ...................4-0 2. Archer, 8-AAAAAA ..............3-0 3. Norcross, 7-AAAAAA ..........4-1 4. Buford, 8-AAAA ...................3-0 5. Parkview, 8-AAAAAA ..........3-2 6. Collins Hill, 7-AAAAAA ........ 3-0 7. Duluth, 7-AAAAAA ...............4-1 8. Dacula, 8-AAAAAA .............2-1 9. Brookwood, 8-AAAAAA ......4-0 10. Grayson, 8-AAAAAA .........4-1

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Mill Creek’s Tyler Vernon (87) and Peyton Moore (29) sack Newnan’s Chancellor Johnson (9) during a playoff game this season. (Photo: Craig Cappy)

helps us. If they can get to the quarterback, he basically just runs out into our hands. They’re unsung heroes on defense.”

Jarvis called the other tackle, Imbordino, the unit’s most unsung hero. He’s far from imposing size-wise, particularly lined up alongside the hefty Hunt and the two tall ends.

Imbordino, at 5-10, 200 pounds, is even smaller than the three linebackers who play behind him.

“I am (small) but I don’t let that stop me,” he said. “I play to the best of my ability and try to show everybody that size doesn’t really matter. And also the low man wins, so I have an advantage on that one.”

Mill Creek has three of the county’s top linebackers in Aaron Anderson, Micah Bull and Sidney Otiwu, which made cracking that rotation difficult for Imbordino, typically a linebacker. But defensive coordinator Bill Stewart wanted to get his best 11 players on the field, offering Imbordino an opportunity at tackle.

He gladly accepted the role, eager to play after labrum surgery forced him to miss his junior season.

“Dino was an unexpected guy because he didn’t play last year,” Hunt said. “He was like a dark horse this year. Nobody really knew about him and all of

a sudden he’s in a starting spot on the varsity team for one of the best defenses. He’s the smallest guy on field, but he plays with such heart that he makes up for his size.”

That sort of heart and passion is a common element in all four defensive line starters, Jarvis said. All four are high-motor, high-energy players who constantly move.

“We don’t stop until we get to the ball,” Imbordino said.

“Everyone has a real passion for getting to the ball,” Vernon said.

And they maintain that energy from start to finish.

“All four play so hard and we obviously feed off that,” Jarvis said. “They’re non-stop. At times we rotate kids in a little bit, ultimately those four are left out there to play most of the game.

They have a high motor, but they’re able to do it all game.”

That stamina goes back to a heavy offseason of conditioning, highlighted by the line’s gutsy effort in a sequence of 40-yard dashes, dubbed “40 for 40” by the coaching staff.

“It was hard, but we all got through it,” Vernon said. “There was not one defensive lineman from start to finish that dropped out. We proved our mental toughness to everybody. That foreshadowed what we’ve done all year.”

7-AAAAAA BOYS

Region Overall Duluth 1-0 3-2 Collins Hill 0-0 3-0 Norcross 0-0 3-1 Mountain View 0-0 3-2 Meadowcreek 0-0 4-3 Peachtree Ridge 0-0 1-2 North 0-0 0-3 Mill Creek 0-1 3-2 GIRLS

Region Overall Duluth 1-0 4-1 Collins Hill 0-0 3-0 Norcross 0-0 4-1 North 0-0 2-2 Meadowcreek 0-0 3-3 Peachtree Ridge 0-0 1-3 Mountain View 0-0 1-5 Mill Creek 0-1 1-3 8-AAAAAA BOYS

Region Overall Grayson 1-0 4-0 South 1-0 3-0 Shiloh 1-0 3-1 Berkmar 1-0 2-2 Dacula 0-0 3-0 Parkview 0-1 4-2 Central 0-1 2-2 Brookwood 0-1 2-2 Archer 0-1 2-3 GIRLS

Region Overall Archer 1-0 3-0 Brookwood 1-0 4-0 Parkview 1-0 3-2 Berkmar 1-0 2-2 Dacula 0-0 2-1 Grayson 0-1 4-1 South 0-1 2-2 Central 0-1 2-3 Shiloh 0-1 1-3

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Each is 3-0 going into tonight’s Region 7-AAAAAA openers against Mill Creek after neither made the state tournament last season.

The Collins Hill boys started 15-2 with a victory over Norcross under firstyear coach Ty Baumgardner, but lost six of their final nine games. Still, their 18 wins were twice that of the girls team.

Brian Harmon was brought in to coach the girls and it looks like the team, with several key additions, may be one of the top region opponents for Norcross, which reached the Class AAAAAA state title game last season.

The Collins Hill boys, with three transfers, were already expected to be a challenger for the Norcross boys. The Eagles returned to Charlotte, where Baumgardner had coached, and won two showcase games last weekend.

8-AAAAAA showdown delayed The Shiloh boys and chief Region 8-AAAAAA rival Dacula should be playing on Friday, but there won’t be an early look at how the teams stack up against each other.

The teams won’t play until January because Shiloh will head to Florida for the Montverde Classic.

The Generals open Friday against host Montverde Academy, the three-time national high school champions.

Montverde has already beaten Wheeler and Pebblebrook — the teams that met for the Class AAAAAA state title last season.

Shiloh avenged a state semifinal loss to Pebblebrook with a victory on Saturday in the On the Radar Hoops Holiday Classic at Duluth.

Dacula had a victory over Douglas County in the event to stay unbeaten and won’t open region play until next week. Shiloh routed Archer on Tuesday in its region opener.

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