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By Joshua Sharpe joshua.sharpe@gwinnettdailypost.com

Runners start the half-marathon race during Saturday’s Run the Reagan event along Ronald Reagan Parkway in Snellville.

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Racers turn out in droves for revamped Run the Reagan

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For the past four years, Brian O’Neal has stretched his legs on Ronald Reagan Parkway and run a half-marathon as part of the annual Run the Reagan race, but he decided it was time for a change this year.

O’Neal traded in the halfmarathon for the 10K at the race on Saturday. At 46, the Grayson resident decided he couldn’t continue doing the longer course anymore, and he felt the 10K would be kinder to his body.

He admitted the 10K was still a little hard on his body, but the pain appeared to have been worth it. He cruised to an overall first-place victory

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change for the Run the Reagan itself. During its first 21 years, the event was a fundraiser for the Gwinnett Community Clinic, which closed last fall. So the event had to be re-invented a little bit for this year and the future — although it still included a half-marathon, 10K, 5K and a one-mile fun run.

The officials who orgaBrian O’Neil of Grayson closes in on the finish line to place first in the 10K run during Saturday’s Run the Reagan event along nized in the past for the clinic became Run the Reagan Ronald Reagan Parkway in Snellville.

Inc., and the event is now a in the 10K with a time of 37 after I’m done, I’m glad I fundraiser for various groups minutes and 31.85 seconds, chose not to run the halfthat will be picked each year with the next fastest runner marathon,” O’Neal said as he by the organizers. This year’s at least a minute behind him. let out a little laugh.

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LAWRENCEVILLE — Amy Ruiz cried. She cried almost non-stop for about an hour testifying under questioning by her attorney. After a break, as a prosecutor pressed her on what happened to her daughter, 2-year-old Prisi Vasquez, Ruiz cried more. She cried so hard she ended up doubled over in the chair, prompting the judge to call for a recess.

Amy Ruiz “She was just in my arms for less than a minute. It’s very painful. I can never forget. She passed away in my arms,” the mother said at one point before her sobs were so pronounced no one could understand.

The state was skeptical of the display, as it has been with Ruiz’s story.

After the break, the prosecutor, Charissa Henrich, kept pressing the murder suspect on why she changed multiple points of her account since 2008, when Gwinnett County police found the child’s body in the attic of Ruiz’s former home near Lawrenceville.

Ruiz, 28, slender and soft-spoken on the stand, said she hadn’t called 911 back on Feb. 3, 2007, after returning home to find the child in medical distress. The mother was firm that she wanted to call and get help for the girl. She said her then-husband, Christian Vasquez, took her cellphone and threatened to kill her, her 3-year-old son and her young niece if she called 911.

In other accounts, Ruiz didn’t mention that.

Speaking to a detective, she said she hadn’t called 911 because her husband told her it would cause trouble for her father. Ruiz’s father had given Prisi and the 3-year-old boy back to Ruiz and Vasquez in spite of an order granting the grandfather custody.

Vasquez, who awaits trial on murder charges, is accused of hitting the child in the head. Ruiz reportedly wasn’t home at the time of the injury but has been charged with felony murder as a result of her not calling for help.

Ruiz also didn’t tell her father or the detective that Vasquez physically abused

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Cancer battle leads to activism for ACS Volunteer of the Year

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Cancer changes a person. No one knows that better than Bobbie Menneg.

Since overcoming her battle with breast cancer five years ago, she has made it her mission to help as many people going through their own journey as she can.

“Five years ago, you could never have convinced me that God

has a plan for you, but I know he has a plan for me now,” Menneg said.

The 55-year-old Lawrenceville woman was recently named the American Cancer Society’s Volunteer of the Year for Gwinnett.

“Bobbie is truly an exemplary and compassionate leader. Her volunteer service is priceless,”

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Isakson co-sponsors Guatanamo transfer transparency bill U.S. Sen. Johnny IsakPolitical son, R-Ga., joined 12 of his Notebook colleagues this past week in introducing an effort in the Senate to block the release Johnny of detainIsakson Curt Yeomans ees at the Guantanamo Bay military detention facility in Cuba The group introduced the Detainee Transfer and force the Obama administration to explain who Transparency Act, which is being held there. would require the U.S.

Secretary of Defense to announce intended transfers or releases of detainees from Guantanamo 21 days in advance, on Wednesday.

That announcement would have to include the name of the detainee, where he or she is being sent to and their risk profiles.

Summaries of agreements showing the jurisdiction where a detainee is to be sent, who has agreed to take that person and what actions will be taken to minimize risks, must also be included.

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21 days in advance, the Perdue, a supporter of the Detainee Transfer Transpar- FairTax, called on the govency Act will do just what ernment to streamline the it says. tax structure to make it fairer “It will shed light on the and simpler for taxpayers. critical information this Lower rates and the end of administration has tried to the corporate repatriation tax hide from Americans who would “finally unleash the are rightly concerned about full power of the American the dangers posed by the free enterprise system,” he Opening & Caregiver Laps! release of theseCeremony hardened– Survivor explained.

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are forced to deal with the government’s archaic tax code that is unfair and overly complex. It is time to finally overhaul our tax code by lowering overall tax rates for both individuals and corporations.

“We also need to close the innumerable special interest loopholes and deductions, so we can stop the federal government from picking winners and losers. Ultimately, we should put in place the FairTax to level the playing field for all Americans, protect hardworking Georgians and phase out the IRS.” Johnson pushes for passage of Paycheck Fairness Act U.S. Rep. Hank Johnson, D-Ga., took the opportunity to use Equal Pay Day on Tuesday to call on his fellow congressmen and women to pass the Paycheck Fairness Act and do more to close the pay gap between men and women.

Johnson’s office said that for every dollar paid to a white man, women are paid less, especially in ethnic communities. The congressman’s office said, on average, an Asian woman is paid 73 cents, an AfricanAmerican woman is paid 63 cents and a Latina is paid 48 cents for every dollar paid to a white man.

Women across the nation as a whole, including white women, are paid 79 cents for every dollar paid to a man, said Johnson, who is a co-sponsor of the Paycheck Fairness Act. However, the congressman added that the gap is a little smaller in Georgia, where he said women on average are paid 82 cents for every dollar paid to their male counterparts.

“This Equal Pay Day, I am calling on House Republicans to start working with Democrats to do something real about closing the wage gap — by allowing the House to consider the Paycheck Fairness Act,” Johnson said in a statement.

“Equal pay is not simply a woman’s issue — it is a family issue. When women bring home less money each day, it means they have less for the everyday needs of their families.

“We should not rest until we achieve true pay equity for women — ensuring that all American women in the workforce are receiving equal pay for equal work.”

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STEM advancement officer and chief innovation officer.

Fincher said these expanded roles come at a time of Greater Atlanta Christian growth and progress in the School this week anleadership team and not an nounced announcement to fill “slots” several of common titles. changes to These changes come as its leaderGAC “embarks on a K-12 ship team STEM advancement of including program including quality additional faculty and redesigned, enresponhanced facilities dedicated sibilities to STEM learning.”

Brian focused “I have always been Dolinger on “where fascinated with math and education science,” Dolinger said in is moving.” a statement. “I remember Presibeing grounded for trying dent David to take apart the family TV Fincher when I was in elementary said two school.” current Dolinger is pursuing a doctorate in educational Brad Schultz principals, Brian leadership from the UniverDolinger and Brad Schultz, sity of Georgia and holds a were given additional master’s degree from Texas responsibilities with titles of A&M and a bachelor’s

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from Harding University.

Schultz holds a doctorate in curriculum studies from Georgia Southern University, specialist and master’s degrees from North Georgia College and State University and a bachelor’s degree from Freed-Hardeman University.

One departure from the leadership team for the next school year is Administrative Vice President Bill Burton who is retiring after 46 years at GAC. Along Scott Harsh with Dolinger, the junior high principal and Schultz, the early childhood/ elementary princiCharles pal, Scott Edwards Harsh was promoted to academic vice president, and Charles Edwards will replace him as

senior high principal.

“As I have the opportunity to meet with leaders from other Christian and independent schools from across the nation, I’m reminded of the tremendous culture of creativity and innovation we have at GAC,” Harsh said in a statement. “We have the incredible opportunity and responsibility to create the very best programs our kids need today for the changing needs of tomorrow.”

Edwards has worked as a coach and administrator at GAC for six years. He holds a master’s degree in organizational management and earned a bachelor’s degree at Vanderbilt University.

Harsh has been at GAC for 20 years and the last 11 as senior high principal.

Harsh is pursuing a doctorate in organizational leadership from Abilene Christian University, and has a specialist degree from Georgia State University, a master’s from the University of Georgia and a bachelor’s from Harding University.

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convictions, including two of assault.

According to the state, Sturgeon After turning down a was one of two armed 15-year plea deal, Aaron men who Daniel Sturgeon is headed kicked in to prison for life without the front parole for a 2013 burglary door of turned assault in Buford. a Buford Sturgeon, a Duluth native who has tattoos indicatAaron Daniel home Sturgeon in the ing both Mama and Dad early hours of Sept. 9, 2013, “tried,” has been in the while the victims were Gwinnett County jail 16 times, according to booking watching a soccer match.

They demanded everyone’s records. wallets and cellphones.

Prosecutors offered A woman, who had been him the deal of 15 years asleep with her young son, in prison if he would came into the room and cooperate in the prosecugot hit in the head with a tion of his co-defendants, handgun by Sturgeon’s said Dan Mayfield, chief co-defendant, Justin Hosch, assistant Gwinnett district Mayfield said. attorney. Sturgeon had A man tried to help the already implicated the same co-defendants in statements woman and Sturgeon broke a beer bottle over his head, to police. causing deep cuts, requirJudge Timothy Hamil ing more than 30 stitches, handed down the sentence this week, which Mayfield Mayfield said.

The case was prosecuted said was required by law,

by Nigel Lush. given Sturgeon’s prior

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City praises officers for saving man

By Curt Yeomans

wife became worried after he been gone for nearly two hours. She began searching for him, but she ended Suwanee officials are up calling city police for praising some of their offiassistance after she couldn’t cers for finding and rescuing find them. The man is an a 74-year old Suwanee man insulin-dependent diabetic who went missing and was and undergoing dialysis later found face down in a treatments. creek bed on Thursday.

Offier Clint Latham arThe man went for a casual rived at the couple’s home walk by the creek, which and took down information, runs by their home, but his and under the direction of

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Cpl. Simon Byun, began searching for the man with the help of other officers.

Latham found the man in the creek bed and discovered he was breathing. He notified the department’s dispatch unit and the other officers that he had found the man. After Byun arrived at the creek bed, the pair carried the man to his backyard.

Emergency medical officials met them there and administered assistance to the man.

In a statement from the city, Latham and Byun said their handling of the incident chalked up to them just doing the job they were hired to do for Suwanee residents.

“I know the community appreciates all that we do, but for us, it’s our duty — our, passion, our professional to help those in need,” Byun said.

Latham added, “I was happy to help, and glad it came to a happy ending.”

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Indeed there is a tremendous sense of grief associated with the daily caregiving tasks for someone you love who is declining before your eyes.

Add that to being isolated and confined to your home can make it very difficult to maintain your emotional balance.

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Here are some things I recommend that will make things easier for you.

4. Join a support group. If there is not one that meets in your area, have a phone buddy that you can share your deepest feelings with. Many local churches offer support groups to non-members that deal with issues like yours.

5. Volunteer to help someone less fortunate. This may sound ridiculous considering the time and energy you use caring for your Mother, but there is profound joy in helping someone in truly dire need. Someone local or perhaps refugees who have nothing. Doing this will put in perspective how much we have and our privileges as citizens of the United States.

It is a huge effort to keep a good attitude as a caregiver. Make it a point to recall the happy times you and your Mother shared over the years.

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3. Listen to music. It has long been established that listening to music calms nerves, reduce anxiety and improve cognitive performance. Just be sure you select ‘calming’ music! I advise sticking to the classics.

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I am the sole caregiver for my 93 year old Mother who is declining daily physically and mentally. Between her growing needs and the devastating news locally, nationally and internationally, I feel very much in a deeper pit of despair. I am sad most of the time and have an increasingly negative attitude about things that never bothered me before. Do you have any advise, tips for me? Many thanks!

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for who they believe is responsible for intentionally setting a fire late Thursday night at a Peachtree Corners apartment.

The incident happened in Building J at the Village West Apartment Complex at 3800 block of Westchase Village Lane. Firefighters arrived at 9:41 p.m. after a resident called 911 and reported smelling smoke and an alarm sound, spokesman Capt. Tommy Rutledge said. The fire was out by the time firefighters arrived and caused minor damage.

“We are fortunate that the fire snuffed itself out before it had a chance to fully develop and spread any further,” Rutledge said.

Rutledge said there is an arson investigation underway, and while investigators are not releasing specifics about the case, they did classify it as incendiary in nature. Occupants of the damaged apartment were in the process of vacating the premises and still had some of their belongings inside. Investigators haven’t been able to reach the residents of the apartment, and no one was there when firefighters arrived.

There is a reward of up to $10,000 for information that leads to the arrest and conviction of those responsible.

Anyone with information about the fire is asked to contact the Gwinnett Fire Investigations Section at 678-518-4890 or the Georgia Arson Control Hotline at 1-800-282-5804.

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The situations and procedures could have come from any area hospital.

There was trauma after a motorcycle accident, an ATV accident, an arm caught in machine, a pedestrian struck by a car and a gunshot wound.

Conditions evaluated were chest pain, carbon monoxide poisoning, low blood sugar, labor and delivery, gallbladder attack, drug overdose, kidney stone and mental illness.

But the day was simply an educational event to offer real-world scenarios in a hospital simulation format for more than 140 health science students from Georgia Gwinnett College and Gwinnett Technical College. The event was at Gwinnett Tech’s campus in Lawrenceville and featured volunteers who served as patients alongside hightech mannequins.

The goal of the event was to simulate a day in the life of a real hospital as students had to respond in real time to unknown patients following hospital procedures.

Officials from both schools said they hope to make it an annual event as it was the first time for this size simulation for health science students in Gwinnett.

The emergency department was staffed with two emergency physicians, the EMS program medical director and an emergency medicine phy-

More than 140 health sciences students from Georgia Gwinnett College and Gwinnett Technical College this week took part in a hospital simulation event at Gwinnett Tech’s campus in Lawrenceville that featured volunteers who served as patients alongside high-tech mannequins. (Special Photos)

sician from Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine’s Suwanee campus. Surgeons from Gwinnett Medical Center were on site to provide trauma service and surgi-

cal care, and Gwinnett Tech Chaplain Robert Powers was on hand.

Sharon Grason, director of nursing at GGC, said it was an exceptional learning experience for

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Castro warns Cubans about U.S.

By Frank Jack Daniel and Nelson Acosta Reuters

TOKYO — Japanese authorities have ordered nearly a quarter of a million people from their homes after a deadly earthquake struck a southern island and the search for survivors went on into the early hours of Sunday amid worsening weather conditions.

A 7.3 magnitude tremor struck early on Saturday morning, killing at least 32 people, injuring about a thousand more and causing widespread damage to houses, roads and bridges.

It was the second major quake to hit Kumamoto province on the island of Kyushu in just over 24 hours. The first, late on Thursday, killed nine people.

About 422,000 households were without water and 100,000 without electricity, the government said.

HAVANA — President Raul Castro warned Cubans on Saturday that the United States was determined to end Cuba’s socialist revolution despite restoring relations and a visit by U.S. President Barack Obama, saying oneparty Communism was essential to defend the system.

“We must be alert, today more than ever,” Castro said, speaking in front of a giant portrait of his brother Fidel Castro at the inauguration of the Communist Party’s first congress in five years.

Speaking for over two hours, Castro used a defiant tone that belied the breakthrough between the Cold War enemies. He said Obama’s desire to end U.S. sanctions was welcome but just a change of “method,” in reference to efforts by Washington to bring political change to Cuba ever since the Castro brothers toppled a pro-American government U.S. sends Yemeni in 1959.

Obama and Castro anprisoners from nounced in December 2014 Guantanamo Bay they would end decades of hostility and normalize relato Saudi Arabia tions. But on a historic trip to WASHINGTON — The the island last month, Obama United States on Saturday angered the government with transferred nine Yemeni men a speech broadcast directly to Saudi Arabia from the into Cubans’ homes calling U.S. military prison at Guan- for more political freedom tanamo, including an inmate and democracy in the onewho had been on a hunger party state. strike since 2007, under a Castro and his lieutenants, long-sought diplomatic deal between Washington and Riyadh, U.S. officials said.

The transfer, which took place just days before President Barack Obama’s visit to Ted Cruz wins Saudi Arabia for a summit of Wyo.’s delegates Gulf Arab allies, marked the CASPER, Wyo. — Relatest step in his final push publican U.S. presidential to close the controversial hopeful Ted Cruz won all detention center at the U.S. 14 delegates at stake on naval base in Cuba before Saturday in Wyoming, he leaves office in January besting rival Donald Trump, 2017.

The Saudis agreed, after who made little effort to win lengthy negotiations that at the rural state, and further one point involved Obama narrowing the gap in the race and Saudi King Salman, to for the party’s nomination. take the nine Yemenis for Cruz is trying to prevent resettlement and put them Trump from obtaining the through a government-run 1,237 delegates needed to rehabilitation program that secure the Republican nomiseeks to reintegrate militants nation at the July convention into society, the officials in Cleveland. By continuing said. to rack up small wins, Cruz is gaining ground on the Al-Qaida back as New York real estate mogul, who has thus far failed to challenge for U.S. shift his focus on the locallevel campaigning necessary in Afghanistan to win delegates.

KABUL — Leadership Trump has been critical of turmoil within the Taliban the process, again on Satursince the death of the militant day calling it “rigged” while group’s founder has fueled speaking at a rally in Syracloser links with foreign cuse, N.Y. He has repeatedly groups like al-Qaida, the new complained about Colorado, commander of international which awarded all 34 of its forces in Afghanistan said, delegates to Cruz despite not complicating counter-terror- holding a popular vote. ism efforts.

While Trump has won 21 In an interview with state nominating contests Reuters, General John to Cruz’s 10, the billionaire Nicholson pointed to what leads the Texas senator by U.S. officials saw as a shift only 196 delegates (755in the Taliban’s relationship 559). That means he must with groups that Washington win nearly 60 percent of considers terrorist organizathose remaining before the tions. party’s political convention.

That could influence his assessment of plans to cut Immigrants in U.S. troop numbers next limbo as top court year, because if al-Qaida, which carried out the Sept. weighs action 11, 2001 attacks on the BALTIMORE — In the United States, can operate in Afghanistan with increas- port city of Baltimore, where ing freedom, it may pose a Europeans once streamed greater security threat inside into America after crossthe country and beyond. ing the Atlantic by ship, — From wire reports a 47-year-old immigrant

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LOS ANGELES — Blowing past forecasts, Disney’s “The Jungle Book” is dominating the U.S. box office with an impressive $87 million opening weekend at 4,028 sites, Saturday estimates showed.

“The Jungle Book” will notch the third-highest opening weekend of 2016 after “Batman v Superman” at $166 million and “Deadpool” at $132.4 million — and far ahead of Disney’s “Zootopia” with $75 million, which had been the top end of projections for “The Jungle Book” a few days ago.

Cuba’s President Raul Castro speaks during the opening ceremony of the seventh The family-friendly Cuban Communist Party congress in Havana on Saturday. (Handout via Reuters) tentpole, directed by Jon Favreau, soared to a robust many of them in their 70s But he said Cuba was not agents of change and finish $32.4 million opening day and 80s, faced some discon- moving towards capitalism, off the revolution by other Friday. The live action-CG tent ahead of the congress citing China and Vietnam as means,” he said. hybrid has been embraced among younger members models, while emphasizing Castro did not detail by critics, earning a 95 perwho are critical of their that social ownership and which reforms would be slow delivery on promised cooperatives were mostly implemented next, although cent Rotten Tomatoes score, and by audiences with an A+ economic reforms in the past preferable to private property. he singled out Cuba’s comfive years and a lack of transHe celebrated Cuba’s plex dual currency system as CinemaScore for the under parency on discussions. growing number of self-em- a major economic distortion 18 and over 50 demographics, along with an A rating “The key function of the ployed people but cautioned that needed to be rectified congress is a message that that the United States was and emphasized the need for for the under 25 and over 25 groups. the Obama visit has not seeking to turn them into foreign investment. changed anything. To reduce a opposition force. Obama He said he remained expectations,” said Bert spent hours talking to small convinced of the benefits Clooney: Political Hoffman, a Latin Ameribusiness people and entreof improved relations with fundraisers cost can expert at the German preneurs during his Havana the United States and said ‘obscene’ money Institute of Global and Area visit.

Cuba was committed to the Studies.

“We are not naive, and diplomatic thaw. But he did LOS ANGELES — Actor Castro reiterated the we are aware of powerful not believe Obama’s promise and director George Clooparty’s commitment to the external forces that aspire that the U.S. would not reforms which he said should to, as they say, ‘empower’ impose political or economic ney, a supporter of Hillary Clinton’s presidential bid, be implemented faster. non-state actors to generate change on Cuba. broke ranks over campaign financing on Saturday to 2 feet of snow in some parts condemn the “obscene” of the state and forcing the sums of money in U.S. politics and praised Clinton’s cancellation of most of the scheduled flights at the Den- chief political rival in the process. ver airport, officials said.

Clooney made the United Airlines canceled remarks in an interview all of its flights to and from Denver International Airport, with NBC News’ “Meet The Press” the day after he the airport said in a stateand his wife, Amal, hosted ment. a fundraiser on Democratic All told, more than 800 Party hopeful Clinton’s flights were grounded on behalf Friday night with a Saturday, or more than 65 percent of all scheduled take- price tag of up to $353,400 per couple. offs and landings at the airRepublican presidential candidate Ted Cruz speaks at port, the FlightAware airline “We had some protesters a car dealership during a campaign event in Syracuse, last night when we pulled up tracking website showed.

N.Y., on Friday. (Reuters/Carlo Allegri) Dozens of other flights were in San Francisco and they’re Tiger recovering delayed. right to protest. They’re named Rhonda is in a absolutely right. It is an desperate position. She said after killing obscene amount of money,” she wants to provide for her Treasury readies Clooney said in excerpts teenage daughter but cannot Fla. zoo worker new tax rules TAMPA, Fla. — A male released on Saturday. The get a work permit because Malayan tiger was recoverinterview will air today. she is in the United States to fight evasion ing on Saturday at a Florida illegally.

WASHINGTON —The zoo, a day after he killed a “I’d like, as a parent, to Tony Revolori and 38-year-old zoo worker pre- U.S. Treasury Department provide for my daughter’s Laura Harrier join is finalizing new tax rules paring for evening routines needs. Homelessness and aimed at combating the use in a behind-the-scenes area moving around has been next ‘Spider-Man’ of shell companies to evade where tigers eat and sleep, rough,” said Rhonda, a naLOS ANGELES — Tony taxes, U.S. Treasury Secretive of Trinidad and Tobago according to zoo officials. tary Jack Lew said on Satur- Revolori and Laura HarThe tiger, one of four who has lived in the United States since 2001 and spoke members of the endangered day amid increased pledges rier are in talks to join the cast of Sony and Marvel’s by global finance leaders to species at the Palm Beach on condition that her last “Spider-Man: Homecomcooperate on tax issues. name not be used to protect Zoo and Conservation ing,” sources confirm to In a statement to the Society in West Palm Beach, her daughter.

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International Monetary Fla., was subdued with a For Rhonda and many Tom Holland stars as Fund’s steering committee, tranquilizer following the others, perhaps their only the webslinging hero in the Lew said the Treasury was deadly encounter about 2 realistic hope is that the reboot, which opens July 7, finalizing a rule that would U.S. Supreme Court revives p.m. on Friday. require banks to identify the 2017. He leads the cast opStacey Konwiser, 38, a President Barack Obama’s posite Michael Keaton, who beneficial owners of new lead keeper at the zoo, had 2014 executive action on Variety exclusively reported customers that are compabeen preparing the area immigration, which was was is in talks to play the nies. thrown out by a lower court. known as the tiger night villain, and Marisa Tomei, In the wake of controThat plan was designed to house for evening cleaning versy stirred by the so-called who portrays Aunt May. let roughly 4 million people and feeding routines.

Revolori (“Grand BudaPanama Papers, which reThe zoo did not provide — those who have lived vealed widespread use of tax pest Hotel”) will play a high illegally in the United States further details about the incident, which is still under havens and shell companies school nemesis of Peter at least since 2010, do not by wealthy global elites, of- Parker’s in the film while investigation. have a criminal record and ficials from the Group of 20 Harrier’s part is another have children who are U.S. major economies on Friday classmate. citizens or lawful permanent Hundreds of Sony and Marvel had no threatened to penalize tax residents — get into a procomment. gram that shields them from flights canceled as haven countries that do not Jon Watts is directing blizzard hits Colo. comply with new infordeportation and supplies “Homecoming” from a mation-sharing efforts and work permits.

A powerful blizzard script by John Francis Daley moves to reduce tax misThe court hears the case swept through Colorado on matches between countries. and Jonathan Goldstein. on Monday and is due to — From wire reports Saturday, dumping at least — From wire reports rule by the end of June.

Pope returns with 12 refugees after visit to Greek island

By Philip Pullella and Karolina Tagaris

of refugees with him on his aircraft as he left the island after Reuters a five-hour visit. adults and children broke down “The Pope has desired to make LESBOS, Greece — Pope in tears before the head of the a gesture of welcome regarding Francis took three families of Roman Catholic Church, after refugees, accompanying on his Syrian refugees back to Rome on their onward journey to Europe plane to Rome three families of Saturday after visiting the front- was cut short by an EU decision refugees from Syria, 12 people line of Europe’s migrant crisis at to block a migrant route used by in all, including six children,” a a camp in Greece where migrants a million people fleeing conflict Vatican statement said, adding wept at his feet, kissed his hand since early 2015. that they were all Muslims. and begged for help.

While borders have now largeThe pope told reporters on the At a sprawling fenced complex ly been shut for migrants, Francis plane back from Lesbos that it on the Aegean island of Lesbos, symbolically took a small group had been the idea of one of his

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“I felt the spirit was talking to us,” he said, adding that “everything was done according to the rules,” with documents provided

by Italy, the Vatican and Greece.

Asked why they were all Muslim, he said there was something wrong with the papers of a Christian family that had originally been on the list.

The refugees had arrived on Lesbos before a deal between the

EU and Turkey came into effect to halt the migrant flow on March 20 and were staying at a different, open camp on the island.

The pope stressed that taking them to Rome was a humanitarian, not a political, gesture.

Sant’Egidio, a Christian community which offers help for those in need and is headquartered in Rome, will help the families to settle and to find jobs but the costs will be covered by the Vatican, Francis said.

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Clintonism, RIP for now How far they’ve come. And I’m not talking about the GOP, whose front-runner representing 37 percent of the Republican electorate has repudiated post-Reagan orthodoxy on trade, entitlement reform, limited government and Pax Americana (and possibly abortion, but who knows?). I’m talking about the Democrats.

The center-left, triangulating, New Democrat (Bill) Clintonism of the 1990s is dead. It expired of unnatural causes buried — definitively, if unceremoniously — by its very creator.

The final chapter occurred last week when, responding to Black Lives Matter hecklers denouncing his 1994 crime bill, Bill Charles Clinton unleashed an impassioned deKrauthammer fense. He accused the protesters of discounting the thousands of lives, mostly black, that were saved amid the crack epidemic of the time because gang leaders and other bad guys got locked up.

Yet the next day, the big dog came out, tail between his legs, saying he regretted the incident and almost wanted to apologize. It was a humiliating, Soviet-style recantation obviously meant to protect his wife’s campaign, which depends on the African-American vote to fend off Bernie Sanders.

You know Bill Clinton still believes his crime bill was justified. One cannot definitively prove causality, but it certainly contributed to one of the most radical declines in crime ever recorded in this country.

Moreover, the Black Lives Matter charge that the 1994 law was an inherently racist engine for the mass incarceration of young black men is belied by the fact that it was supported by two-thirds of the Congressional Black Caucus (including civil rights pioneer James Clyburn, D-S.C.), justly panicked at the time by the carnage wrought by the crack epidemic ravaging the inner cities.

It’s one thing to argue that the law overshot and is due for revision with, for example, a relaxation of its mandatory-sentence provisions.

It’s quite another to claim, as does Black Lives Matter, that it was a vehicle by which a racist criminal justice system destroyed the lives of young black men. Hillary Clinton, catching up to Sanders, has essentially endorsed that view, demanding an end to “the era of mass incarceration” and the underlying maltreatment of blacks by police and the courts.

For the man who changed the image of the Democratic Party 25 years ago by daring to challenge the reverse racism of Sister Souljah to have to bow to this new — false — orthodoxy, symbolizes perfectly how far the Democratic Party has traveled since the Clinton era.

But the 2016 undoing of classic Clintonism hardly stops there. Take trade. It was Bill who promoted and passed NAFTA. Although Hillary criticized NAFTA when she ran in 2007-2008, as secretary of state she returned to her traditional free-trade stance, promoting and extolling the Trans-Pacific Partnership as trade’s “gold standard.”

Now dross, apparently. She came out against the TPP, once again stampeded by Sanders and the party’s left, i.e., its base. She may not have sincerely changed her view, but there are only so many times you can flipflop. She’s boxed into the party’s new antitrade consensus.

Other pillars of her husband’s internationalism were already toppled, pre-2016, by the Obama presidency, often with her active collaboration. At the core of Bill Clinton’s foreign policy lay the notion of America as the “indispensable nation.” It is today quite dispensable, indeed a nation in retreat — from (Hillary’s) reset with Russia to the Iranian nuclear negotiations (which Hillary initiated with secret meetings in Oman in 2012) to the disastrous evacuation of Iraq in 2011.

As has happened with another of Bill’s major achievements: welfare reform. President Obama has essentially dismantled its work requirements (with Bill Clinton’s acquiescence, a sign of things to come). No need for Hillary to repudiate her husband’s legacy. It’s been done for her.

How far has the party moved left? Under Bill Clinton, it gave up on gun control after stinging defeats in the 1994 midterms. Today, Hillary Clinton delights in attacking Sanders for being soft on gun control. Malleable she is. And she sure knows her party.

It is nothing like her husband’s party. Which is why she campaigns as Bernie lite — they share the same goals, she says, but she can get things done. Hence the greatest irony of all: For the last decade and a half, the main propellant for the Hillary-for-president movement has been the rosy afterglow of Bill’s 1990s, the end-ofhistory era of peace, prosperity and balanced budgets.

Want it back? Vote Hillary. That’s the tease.

Yet a Hillary victory would yield a Clinton Redux animated not by Bill but by Bernie.

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

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The best alternative to Tax Day There are few things that can hang a dark cloud over a beautiful spring day in the middle of April, but Tax Day certainly makes the cut. It’s a shame for many reasons, but perhaps none more than the fact that it simply doesn’t have to be this way.

Now we all know the day itself isn’t the real issue; it’s just the culmination of a broken, punitive system we know as the income tax. The good news is, however, we have the ability to fix or — as I prefer — replace it. It’s only a matter of will, and the American people are fed up with our broken system and demanding action.

So what’s the alternative?

How do we do better? Some have proposed plans to reduce the complexity of your tax return and shrink the reach of the IRS. But at a time when America is wasting millions of hours and billions of dollars on compliance, and the IRS is more dangerous than it has ever been, nibbling around the edges of a failed system is not the answer. My plan is the FairTax, which would eliminate your tax return entirely, put the IRS out of business for good, and mark the largest transfer of power from Washington back to the American people in our history.

The FairTax, or H.R. 25, is a bill I introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives that has far more support than any other major tax reform proposal in Congress. It would completely rip out our existing income tax structure

Rob Woodall and replace it with a national consumption tax on only new goods and services. Corporate, estate, and personal income taxes would all be gone. The payroll tax, which disproportionately hurts the most vulnerable families who are struggling to make ends meet, would disappear as well.

This means for the first time since World War II, you will be able to take home your entire paycheck. In place of these taxes, we would establish a 23 percent inclusive sales tax shown clearly on your receipt when purchasing new goods and services. Furthermore, because I believe that all taxes should be voluntary, the FairTax provides that every American can purchase essential goods and services tax free up to the national poverty level through a tool called the prebate. The prebate would be a check from the federal government at the beginning of each month sent to every household to cover the tax consequences present in the cost of basic living. The amount of the prebate would be based on the U.S. Health and Human Services report of the federal poverty level estimated at the begin-

ning of each year.

Designed as a revenue-neutral alternative to the income tax, the FairTax levels the playing field by removing all the loopholes, exemptions, and difficulties that exist through the Internal Revenue Service now. It encourages productivity and restores taxpayer anonymity. For far too long we have endured a tax code that does just the opposite. In fact, the current system punishes hard-working Americans twice — once when they earn a paycheck and again when corporations pass their taxrelated costs onto those same consumers. American workers are paying a heavy price for a tax code that no one believes is working.

As for anonymity, anyone who has ever filed taxes, much less gone through an audit, knows all too well that the process requires the American taxpayer to provide the federal government with more information than most would want to share with their children. This isn’t necessary, it isn’t productive, and it isn’t consistent with the American principles of freedom and opportunity.

The FairTax embraces these principles rather than undermines them. It doesn’t pick winners and losers or try to manipulate behavior from Washington, D.C. It does, however, reinvigorate the American ideal that by the power of your ideas and sweat of your brow one can make tomorrow better than today.

Washington simply needs to

get out of the way.

Legislation doesn’t create jobs or economic growth; the American people do. The FairTax understands this, and is counting on it. According to the Small Business Administration, small businesses of 20 or fewer people account for approximately 90 percent of all U.S. employers, and employ 20 million people across the country. That being said, it is also estimated that they spend an average of $74 an hour on federal tax code compliance. Clearly that is time and money they are unable to invest in growing their business and hiring our neighbors.

Our tax policy should reflect our economic ambitions, not be a millstone around the neck of the American economy. Our tax code can and should leverage our entrepreneurial spirit and reward our hard work.

With Tax Day upon us, millions of Americans are again sorting through the myriad complexities and consequences of IRS regulations, but thankfully we have a clear alternative — the FairTax. Let’s make April 15 just another beautiful spring day.

Rob Woodall, R-Ga., represents the 7th Congressional District of Georgia, which includes the majority of Gwinnett and Forsyth counties, and currently serves as Chairman of the Rules Subcommittee on Legislative and Budget Process, as well as serving on the Transportation & Infrastructure Committee and Budget Committee.

District 181 is making a difference Even the most casual reader of this space knows that I am bullish on public education.

But there is one school system in Georgia that I haven’t talked about much even though it is near and dear to my heart.

It is the Georgia Preparatory Academy, the state’s 181st school district and a part of the Department of Juvenile Justice, on whose board I have had the pleasure to serve for the past several years.

Georgia Preparatory Academy has some 1,300 juvenile offenders in its system throughout the state from grade 6 through post-secondary and employs 21 lead teachers and a large and qualified support staff.

Teachers by their very nature are dedicated to their chosen profession. That is why they put up with all the outside interference, secondguessing, apathy and political grandstanding. And there are no more dedicated teachers than those involved in Georgia Preparatory Academy. I know.

I’ve seen them work. They are dealing with young people who have lost their way and ended up incarcerated. Some of their stories would break your heart.

For many, education is the only opportunity these kids will have to break the cycle of poverty, drugs, abuse and

Dick Yarbrough gangs that have been an ongoing part of their life. Some take advantage of the opportunity, some don’t.

At a recent board meeting, I had the opportunity along with other board members to hear from four young people who beat the system — in a positive way. I wanted to share their stories with you.

Chase Thomas told us his troubles with the law began when he was 13. “I got caught up in drugs at a very early age,” he said, “I was a very lost youth.” Chase told the board it took him four years at a youth detention center to finally develop an appreciation for the educational opportunities being offered him and for him to take advantage of those opportunities. He did and now he is pursuing a Bachelor of Science in business administration at Truett-McConnell College in Cleveland, Ga. He is married with two children and active in his church. He also is sharing

his experiences as a former juvenile offender to help keep others on the right road.

Carlos Valdez was 16 when he was remanded to the Department of Juvenile Justice.

While in custody, Valdez earned his General Education Development certificate. He also earned certification in construction, nursery greenhouse work and as a Microsoft applications specialist. He is now gainfully employed and a father will a new child on the way. “By the grace of God, I am here today,” he told the board. I think even God would give Georgia Preparatory Academy and its staff a bit of the credit, too.

Shedeedreonna Mallory was a troubled teen by the age of 15. “I had a bad attitude. I stopped going to school. I started doing bad things,” she said.

While in custody, she went into a special arts program and nurtured a natural affinity for art.

But she says she learned a lot more than art. “I learned how to respect others and learned everything can’t go my way,” she told the group. “I changed for the better.” After her release, Shedeedreonna graduated from high school and is pursuing her dream of a college degree.

Christie Nash experienced a childhood that no child should have to endure. I will spare you the details. She admitted

she was an angry, rebellious teenager who was in and out of foster homes and a runaway at 13. After being committed to the Department of Juvenile Justice, she was able to turn her life around. “I honestly felt hopeless,” she said, “and thank DJJ for believing in me.

They gave me hope when no one else did.” After leaving the custody of DJJ, Christie Nash decided she wasn’t through changing. She joined the Army and was one of the first women in combat in Afghanistan, serving as a driver-gunner on missions to detonate roadside bombs. Today, she is married and about to receive her degree in radiology.

Four angry kids. Now, four productive tax-paying citizens.

That is what Gov. Nathan Deal had in mind when he initiated Georgia’s criminal justice reform. But it would not happen without a group of dedicated professionals at the Georgia Preparatory Academy. Like their colleagues in the other public school systems in Georgia, they are changing lives for the better. Their challenges are greater, but so are the rewards.

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

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Cops identify man, 22, as suspect in sex crimes

By Joshua Sharpe

robbery.

The crimes, as described

by Washington, seemed to escalate in intensity, An apartment complex, culminating in the rape of a a Rite Aide, a Walgreens, woman in the Golden Buddha Chinese her car at restaurant: Police believe a the Chinese 22-year-old alleged “sexual restaurant predator” chose each site on Wednesin a spate of attacks in the day night.

Buford-Sugar Hill area since The first August. incident “Based on the evidence was Aug. Equeill that has been developed 17, around Williams thus far, Equeill Williams 10 p.m., is suspected in all of these when a “black male suspect” cases,” Cpl. Deon Washing- walked up behind a woman ton, spokesman for Gwinat a Buford apartment nett County police, said in a complex, Washington said. news release Friday afterThe name and address of the noon. “Our hearts go out to complex wasn’t released. As the victims involved in these she unlocked her door, the cases and we stand side by suspect groped her and ran side with them in seeing to off laughing. it that justice is served in a On March 3, a woman court of law.” went to Rite Aid at 4470 Each of the incidents were Nelson Brogdon Blvd., reported in the area of the which is in Sugar Hill, intersection of Buford Drive around 6:30 p.m. A young and Buford Highway, where black man walked up to her Sugar Hill and Buford and requested a sexual favor, converge. which she denied, leading to Williams, who booking the suspect pointing a gun records say works for Quiat her and forcing her in her kTrip, was arrested around backseat. midnight and remained “The suspect got into the in the county jail without backseat with her and masbond Friday afternoon. The turbated,” Washington said, records appeared to show adding that the young man he wasn’t charged in all fled to a silver car. four incidents at this point.

On April 4, a woman Three charges were listed: went to Walgreens at 4397 rape, kidnapping and armed Sudderth Road, also in

Sugar Hill, around 10:15 p.m. When she was leaving, a black man approached as she closed her car door.

“The male put his hand over her mouth and neck and told her to shut up.

The victim began fighting, screaming and honking the horn of her vehicle. Shortly thereafter, the suspect ran away,” Washington said.

“In this case, nothing was taken and no demands were made.”

Finally, on Wednesday around 9 p.m., a 20-year-old woman went to get takeout from Golden Buddha at 4300 Buford Drive, Buford.

She said she was loading the food into her car when she was approached from behind by the suspect, who told her to get into her vehicle or she would be shot.

When she complied, she was choked by the suspect, who wore a wig and demanded money, Washington said.

The man allegedly took her credit card and raped her.

“It is always a grave concern for law enforcement that sexual predators will become more bold and brazen as they target victims,” Washington said. “This is why law enforcement takes these types of crimes seriously. We are disgusted by the acts of the suspect involved in these cases.”

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pawn shop. Tools were also found in the vehicle, and Cooper said they could have been used to break into the building.

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Winder police are looking for two suspects in the robbery of a pawn shop that was broken into this week.

Lt. Chris Cooper said the incident is under investigation. Officers responded to the Cash America Pawn on South Broad Street at 11:30 p.m. on Thursday and found a rear door that appeared to be where burglars broke into the building.

The officers heard a vehicle driving away as if it was fleeing the scene, Cooper added, and a third officer in a patrol car saw a dark colored SUV “driving recklessly and at a high rate of speed” as the officer responded to the scene.

“The Winder Officer pursued the SUV briefly before the driver and one occupant jumped out of the vehicle less than a mile from where the pawn shop is located,” Cooper said in a statement. “Two males were observed running from the vehicle in different directions.

Neither of the males were apprehended at that time.”

Officers found laptop computers, jewelry and several electronic devices in the SUV, and believe they could be from the

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About 141 gallons of sewage spilled in a tributary of Sherwood Creek on Thursday morning after a contractor working for an independent communications company damaged a force main in Buford, according to a county water department official.

Department of Water Resources spokeswoman Karen Shields said the contractor was conducting boring work near 4279 Duncan Ives Drive when the damage occurred. The water department was contacted about the spill at 11:33 a.m. and crews stopped the spill at 12:05 p.m.

Shields said the tributary into which the sewage

spilled is unnamed. County crews posted signs in the area to make residents aware of the spill and raked the area and spread lime to reduce the impact on the area.

Officials contacted the Georgia Environmental Protection Division, a standard move the county makes whenever it has a spill, to make state officials aware of the incident.

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tell police she’d been abused. her in Mexico after the Ruiz’s aunt, Leticia family fled there by bus Ramirez, also testified the day after Prisi died. about seeing evidence of She had said only that she abuse when Ruiz came to was held captive at her visit her in 2009 after bein-laws’ home in Puebla, ing picked up crossing the Mexico. border into Texas in 2009.

On the stand, she elabo“She looked like she had rated: “He shoved me in been starving for months the back in a room. He had and she had a lot of scars me tied up, me and my on her arm,” Ramirez said. son.”

“They kind of looked like Defense attorney Scott barbed wire scars. And a lot Drake sought to bring a of scars on her back, like doctor to testify on why a somebody whipped her.” battered woman wouldn’t Henrich’s fellow pros-

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ecutor, Rich Vandever, pointed out that staff at the Gwinnett jail noted no such injuries when Ruiz was booked after being transported from Texas.

The booking records also listed her weight as 125, only a pound off from her driver’s license.

Ruiz’s mother, Maria Marquez, also stands by her daughter’s statements.

“She has the police report from Mexico when she escaped from him,” Marquez told the Daily Post on Friday.

•From Page 1A event benefited a pair of food ministries in the community.

“We didn’t want to quit doing Run the Reagan so we decided to do it this year and give the proceeds to the Lilburn food co-op and the (Southeast) Gwinnett food co-op, which is in Grayson,” Run the Reagan Inc. President Dwight Harrison said.

Harrison and Gwinnett County commission Chairwoman Charlotte Nash kicked off the halfmarathon, the first race of the day. Run the Reagan Inc. only keeps the money it needs to pay expenses for staging the race, while the rest will go to the coops, Harrison said.

Meanwhile, Nash urged participants to think about the deeper meaning of what they’re doing by running in the race, beyond getting some exercise.

“You may think you’re here to run just because you love to run, and because you want to compete because you’re in training, but you’re really running for food today,” Nash said. “Think about the folks who are going to be helped by your being here and being a part of this today.”

A big draw for race participants, many of whom have run in the race previously, is the course itself. Although it is run on a paved road, several runners said the topography pushes them to run a little harder.

Tucker resident Mary White said she had to get reacquainted with the course a little bit. White was the overall women’s winner in the half-marathon with a time of about one hour, 32.20. It was the first time since about 2008 that she’d run in the race, and she said she came first among women that time as well.

“I didn’t remember it being this hilly,” White

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beside her in the community.”

Not long after ending her cancer treatments — a lumpectomy, six rounds of chemotherapy and 33 radiation treatments — Menneg participated in the survivor celebration at Gwinnett’s Relay For Life event. Then she volunteered to plan it.

In the last several years, she has transformed the festivities to show even more love to survivors.

She got involved in the Women’s Auxiliary of the Women’s Cancer Council and began to solicit donations for the silent auction during the group’s largest fundraiser, the Hope Fashion Show, which raises funds for the American Cancer Society.

For several years, she has also facilitated a support group at Gwinnett Medical Center, where she received her own treatments, and where she still faces annual tests to determine if her cancer has returned.

“I certainly understand the journey,” Menneg said, adding that many of the fel-

Phoenix Guerzon, Austin Aberra, and Ethan Aberra hold up encouraging signs as runners close in on the finish line during Saturday’s Run the Reagan event along Ronald Reagan Parkway in Snellville.

Runners join in a group stretch prior to Saturday’s Run the Reagan event along Ronald Reagan Parkway in Snellville. (Photos: Kyle Hess)

Runners compete in a 10K run during Saturday’s Run the Reagan event along Ronald Reagan Parkway in Snellville.

Spectators cheer on every runner as they cross the finish line during Saturday’s Run the Reagan event along Ronald Reagan Parkway in Snellville.

said. “It was good. It was pretty windy and sunny, but I had a couple of guys to run with so it was OK.” Grayson resident Keny Alexis called it “one of the premier races in Gwinnett County” and added that this was his fourth year running the race. Alexis was the overall first-place runner in the half-marathon with a time of one hour, 28 minutes and 10.1 seconds,

a point he took pride in afterward.

“I always want to be a part of it because it’s on my home turf,” he said.

“One of the reasons why I really wanted to run this race, too, is that every year the winner is always from outside of Gwinnett County and I thought it was time for someone from Gwinnett County to win this race, and I think this year was it. I’m

pretty happy to represent Gwinnett and get the first place in the half-marathon.”

This year’s race presented a unique challenge in that runners had to battle the wind for part of the way, he said.

“It wasn’t bad, but the wind, from the turn around point until you got to the finish, would just push you back,” Alexis said. “It was just extraor-

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Keny Alexis of Grayson smiles after placing in first in the half-marathon during Saturday’s Run the Reagan event along Ronald Reagan Parkway in Snellville.

dinary coming back.”

But then again, that is part of why people such as White, Alexis and O’Neal like to run the race, and part of the reason why they’ve come

back more than once to participate in it.

“It’s a good, challenging course (because) coming back is a bit of a challenge with those hills,” O’Neal said.

AT A GLANCE The Gwinnett chapter of the American Cancer Society recently honored its volunteers during a luncheon at Delmar Gardens in Lawrenceville. The following volunteers were honored: • Outstanding Look Good Feel Better Volunteer: Joann Stegagno • Outstanding Road to Recovery Award: Hilvan Finch • Outstanding Reach to Recovery Award: Karen Landgren • Pat Swan Hope Lodge Volunteer Award: Carolyn Ezzell • Advocacy Volunteer of the Year Award: Pat Swan • Pink Ribbon Achievement Award: Fiona Sandler • ACS Women’s Cancer Council Co-Presidents Awards: Carrie Sheehan and Brenda Falkler • Outstanding Women’s Cancer Council Volunteer Award: Pat Zovickian

• Hope Fashion Show Chair Award: Jane HaroLaMotte and Georgianna Shumate • Outstanding Hope Fashion Show Volunteer Award: Cathy Sanders • Phylecia Wilson Relay For Life Award: Kirsten Baker • Outstanding Relay For Life Volunteer Award: Bobbie Menneg • Relay For Life “Above & Beyond Award”: Mike Jewell • Gwinnett Rookie Volunteers of the Year: Jason Jefferies and Stephanie Waters • Martha and John Adams Award (Volunteer of the Year): Bobbie Menneg

low survivors she has met have become her friends.

“Being diagnosed has truly been a blessing because it has driven me to be there for other survivors and help them to celebrate their life.”

Last year, Menneg faced another turning point in her life. She was laid off from

her job in sales, so she immersed herself in her new calling.

She has turned volunteering into a full-time job, spending hours each day at infusion centers or Gwinnett Medical Center’s day surgery unit spending time talking to patients, many of

Bobbie Menneg, far right, poses with Terri and Jim Morrow during Jim’s time receiving chemotherapy at one of the Gwinnett Medical Center infusion centers where Menneg volunteers. (Special Photo)

whom are scared or angry.

“I get such a thrill being around other survivors, helping them find their new normal,” said Menneg, adding that she encourages people to do the things that they always wanted to do.

For some it is ziplining or taking a pottery class. For

her, it is volunteering.

“You have a chance at a second life, throw caution to the wind,” Menneg said.

“You allow it to make you a better person. … Nothing brings me more joy (than to share that).”

Menneg was surprised at the Cancer Society’s annual

luncheon with the award.

“I was overwhelmed. It just brings such joy to me to be able to be a part of someone else’s journey,” she said. “I don’t need awards from it. Just to have someone say thank you for being there, that is reward enough.”

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Marquis Anthony Allen Charge: Probation violation, child abandonment

Lewis Phillip Cervantes Charge: Battery

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Myrtice Brown Myrtice A. Paxton Brown age 91 of Lawrenceville, GA passed away Thursday, April 14, 2016. She is survived by her loving children, Linda Brown Poole, Gwendolyn (Crayton) Brown Taylor, John Anthony Brown, Constance Brown, Cynthia Vanessa White, and Steven Raynard (Vonetell) Brown; sisterin-law, Fannie Paxton; 13 grandchildren; 6 great grandchildren; as well as many nieces, nephews and cousins. She was preceded in death by her parents, McClellan and Trudy Paxton; 3 brothers, 1 daughter; and 2 grandchildren.

The Funeral Service Honoring Myrtice will be held on Tuesday, April 19, 2016 at 12:00pm at Pleasant Hill Baptist Church 797 Moon Rd. Lawrenceville, GA 30046 where Myrtice will lie in state from 11:00am until the time of service.

Interment will follow at East Shadowlawn Memorial Gardens. The family will receive friends on Monday, April 18, 2016 from 6pm-8pm at Tom M. Wages Lawrenceville Chapel.

Condolences may be sent to or viewed at www.wagesfuneralhome. com. Tom M. Wages Funeral Service LLC, “A Family Company” 120 Scenic Hwy Lawrenceville, GA 770-963-2411. .

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Gustavo Cabrera Gustavo Luis Cabrera, age 86 of Lawrenceville, GA passed away April 15, 2016. Wages & Sons Gwinnett Chapel 1031 Lawrenceville Highway, Lawrenceville GA, 30046 770-277-4550.

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Steven Chamblee Steven Wayne Chamblee, age 57, of Hoschton, died April 16, 2016. Arrangements by Bill Head Funeral Homes and Crematory Duluth Chapel, 770-476-2535.

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Doris Chastain Doris Black Chastain, age 81 of Lawrenceville, GA (formerly of Atlanta and Fayetteville, GA) passed away on Tuesday, April 12, 2016. Mrs. Chastain was preceded in death by her spouse of 55 years, Quinlan James Chastain. She is survived by her daughters Linda Coppolino (Michael) and Karen Jackson (Glenn); grandchildren Andrew Coppolino (Ashley), Lisa Phillips (William), Grant Deal and Blake Deal. A private memorial will be held at a later date. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the Pulmonary Fibrosis Foundation, 230 East Ohio Street, Suite 304, Chicago, IL 60611 or online at

www.pulmonaryfibrosis. org. Condolences may be sent or viewed at www. wagesfuneralhome.com.

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

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1001 Duluth Highway, Lawrenceville, GA 30043 Phone:(770) 963-4499.

In lieu of flowers, Carol wanted donations to be made to her longtime passion, The Special Needs Schools of Gwinnett. You can donate at: http://www. specialneedsschools.org/ donate.html. Her preference would be to donate to the Capital Campaign which will help support the building of their new facilities.

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Carol Donegan Carol Sigrid Syverson Donegan, of Lawrenceville, GA, passed away peacefully at home, surrounded by her loved ones on Wednesday, April 13, 2016. Carol was born on Dec. 15, 1955 to Maurice and Dorothy Syverson at Coronado Naval Hospital. She grew up in Chula Vista, CA. It was there that she met and married the love of her life, a USN sailor named Dave Donegan in 1980. Together they moved to Stone Mountain, GA where they began their family, having three wonderful sons; Brian, Jeff and Kevin whom she loved and cherished.

Carol loved to sew, cook, bake and especially loved helping others. She helped raise many neighborhood kids, and delighted in hosting family gatherings.

Carol enjoyed reading and getting together with her Book Club friends. She was an Elder and active member of the Ladies Circle at St. Andrew?s Presbyterian Church.

Carol was always an organizer and had a career as a secretary prior to having children. 20 years ago, she began volunteering at the Special Needs School of Gwinnett, first as a para pro then as the office manager, School nurse and bus driver for field trips.

Miss Carol touched the lives of countless families and children. Those who were fortunate to know her were blessed with her kind ways, cheerful laughter, and boundless love. Carol was always ready to lend a helping hand to anyone who needed it. She was strong in her faith and believed in extending a hand and a kind word, living her faith through actions. Preceded in death by her father Maurice Syverson. She is survived by her loving and devoted husband of 36 years, David Donegan (Lawrenceville, GA), sons Brian Donegan, Kevin Donegan (Lawrenceville) and Jeff Donegan (Charleston, SC); mother, Dorothy Syverson (Kennewick, WA); brother Paul Syverson (& wife, Pat) of El Cajon, CA; sister, Kris Syverson Merkel (& husband, Ray) of Pasco, WA; brother Luke Syverson (& wife, Sarah) of Rome, GA, along with a host of wonderful uncles, aunts brothers and sisters in law, nephews, nieces,and extended family and friends.

Memorial Service will be held Wednesday April 20th, 3:00 pm at Christ the Lord Lutheran Church

Harley Drury, III Harley Frederick Drury, III, age 60 of Snellville, GA, passed away Thursday, April 14, 2016.

Born August 2, 1955 in Dhahran, Saudi Arabia.

He was the son of Emily Pope Drury and the late Harley F. Drury, Jr. He is survived by his daughters, Sarah Jane and Cloe Drury; mother, Emily Pope Drury; brother and sister in law, John and Mollie Drury; nieces, Cate Drury Dunning (Chris), Rosie and Remmie Drury; uncles and aunts, Mr. & Mrs. Neal Pope, Mrs. William Pope, Mr. & Mrs. R. Thomas Pope; cousins, Mr. & Mrs. Dick Pope, Mr. & Mrs. Jim Pope, Mr. & Mrs. Richard Atkins, Ms. Katy Pope, Mr. Tom Pope, Mr. & Mrs. Andrew Pope and Ms. Mary Claire Pope. Harley loved hunting and fishing and especially loved his 2 daughters and his extended family. The Memorial Service to Honor and Celebrate the Life of Harley Frederick Drury, III will be held on Sunday, April 17, 2016 at 3:00 PM at Tom M. Wages Snellville Chapel. Dr. Jim Cantrell will officiate the service.

The family will receive friends on Sunday from 2:00 PM until the time of service at the funeral home. Those who desire to make memorial donations in lieu of flowers please do so to The Salvation Army, www.http:give. salvationarmy.org or Goodwill, www.goodwill. org . Condolences may be sent or viewed at www. wagesfuneralhome.com.

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

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Betty Fleming Mrs. Betty Jane Fleming, age 85, of Jefferson, passed away on Saturday, April 16, 2016.

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James Harvey James Winton Harvey, age 75, died Friday April 15, 2016. A native of Gwinnett County, Mr. Harvey was the son of the late Alfonso and Lois Holcombe Harvey. Mr. Harvey was preceded in death by his daughter Jamie Lynn Harvey and first wife Sue Harvey. Mr. Harvey was a avid golfer, worked for Chimney Golf Course as a grounds keeper, was retired from General Motors, was a member of Bethlehem Church, was a little league coach at Dacula , and was a founding member of the Dacula Rec. Department.

Funeral services will be held Tuesday at Bethlehem Church at 11:00am.

Rev. Sam Davis will officiate. Burial will follow at Pleasant Hill Church Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 5-8pm Monday at the funeral home.

Survivors include his wife; Elaine McAbee Harvey; children Pamela (Wayne) Sharpton, Erica Goddard (Craig Armstrong), Erin (Mike) Cavey, James Allen Harvey, Terry (Catherine) Harvey, and Joel (Stacey) Goddard; 13 Grandchildren and 2 Great Grandchildren.

Smith Funeral Home, Winder, has charge of arrangements.

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Daniel “Danny” Hopkins IV Daniel “Danny” Hopkins IV, age 14 of Braselton, GA, passed away on April 15, 2016. Crowell Brothers Funeral Home and Crematory, 201 Morningside Drive/PO Box 2434, Buford, GA 30518. 770945-9999. Please sign the online guest book at www. crowellbrothers.com

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Frank Liddell Moses Frank Liddell, 96, of Lawrenceville, passed away peacefully April 15, 2016. A wonderful husband and uncle, he was born December 28, 1919 in Duluth, Georgia to Daniel Meredith Liddell and Nellie Mae Mills Liddell.

Frank Liddell was raised on the family farm with his three brothers and four sisters. He played baseball at Norcross High School and later played town league baseball. Frank served as Staff Sergeant in 1st Battalion, Company B, 393rd Regiment, 99th Division, United States Army in WWII. He fought in the Battle of the Bulge. Frank married Pearl Louise Barlow in January 1945

while serving in the army.

After the war, he began a career with Georgia Power (later Southern Company).

He attended Georgia State University and joined the management team at Georgia Power Company.

Frank enjoyed golfing, fishing and hunting with business associates and friends. He also loved watching collegiate and professional baseball and football. He was a member of North Metro Baptist Church. Frank Liddell was a Mason for forty-five years and was a member of the Capitol View Masonic Lodge. Frank and Louise celebrated sixtyeight years of devoted married life together and traveled the world in retirement. Surviving Frank are sister-in-law Mary Barlow Pickens of Lawrenceville, brother-inlaw William Perry Green of Duluth and nieces and nephews from the Barlow and Liddell families. The family will receive visitors at Bill Head Funeral Home Duluth Sunday, April 17, 4:00 p.m until 7:00p.m.

Funeral Services will be held in the chapel of Bill Head Funeral Home Duluth Monday, April 18, 2016 at 11:00 a.m. with Dr. Frank Cox, North Metro Baptist Church, officiating. Interment with military honors will follow at White Chapel Memorial Gardens in Duluth. Prior to the funeral services, the family will receive visitors at Bill Head Funeral Home Duluth Chapel for one hour.

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Robbie Parker PARKER, Robbie W. Passed away March 12, 2016 at the age of 87, in Lithia, Florida. Son of Robert H. and Florence E. Parker, and was born in Little Rock, Arkansas.

He is survived by his wife Mary Ann, in a marriage that spanned fifty-nine years. He is also survived by three sons, Chris, Steve and Harmon, and two daughters, Elizabeth and Rachel, plus eleven grandchildren. Robbie served in the US Army during the Korean conflict, working on radar units in Alaska and Okinawa. After the war, he earned a Civil Engineering degree from the University of Arkansas and was a registered Professional Engineer.

In 1984, he and his wife served as volunteers with Youth With A Mission and International Outreach Ministries until 1997, when he fully retired.

They lived in Sugar Hill, Georgia and were active members of Sugar Hill United Methodist Church until 2015, when they moved to Florida. Robbie loved history of all kinds, especially Civil War and WWII history, as well as fishing, cooking and grilling. He had an excellent green thumb and grew delicious vegetables of all kinds every summer.

Robbie was also known for his vast knowledge of multiple subjects and loved talking with everyone about his interests.

Robbie’s unwavering faith and trust in His Lord and Savior Jesus Christ was what drove all of his life’s decisions. He will be greatly missed by his family and many friends.

A memorial service will be held in September, with interment at the Sarasota National Cemetery in Sarasota, Florida.

LILBURN

Adabelle Reardon Adabelle “Toddy” Reardon, age 89 of Lilburn, GA, passed away April 13, 2016. Tom M. Wages Funeral Service, LLC, “A Family Company” Snellville Chapel, 770979-3200, www.wagesfuneralhome.com

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Virginia Scott Virginia “Jenny” Scott, age 79, of Buford, GA passed away on Wednesday, April 13, 2016. She was preceded in death by her brothers, William R. ‘Jake’ Isom and Corbitt Adkins, and sister, Jincy Lowry. She is survived by her children, Allen and Vickie Burleson, Beth Davis, Jamie Burleson, Dan and Jennifer Franklin; six grandchildren, Alana Burleson, Jessica Butler, Maddie Franklin, Tom Franklin, Cooper Franklin, Dakota Hamlin; five great grandchildren; special friend, Bobby Baum; nephew, John Lowry; niece, Ala Montgomery; several other nieces, nephews, and cousins. Mrs. Scott was born on November 8, 1936 in Kingsport, TN. She was a 1954 graduate of University High School in Johnson City, TN, and a graduate of Memorial Hospital School of Nursing. She was a retired nurse from Gwinnett Hospital system, spending thirty years in the ICU unit at Joan Glancy Hospital. Mrs. Scott also retired from the Duluth Post Office after twentyone years of service. She was a member of First United Methodist Church in Duluth, GA. A Memorial Service will be held on Monday, April 18, 2016 at 3:00 p.m. in the Chapel of Flanigan Funeral Home with the Gwinnett Hospital Chaplain Bob Duvall officiating. The family will receive friends at the funeral home on Monday from 2:00 p.m. until time of service. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Peachtree Christian Hospice in memory of Virginia “Jenny” Scott.

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.

Mary Virginia “Ginny” Smitherman Mrs. Mary Virginia “Ginny” Blankenship Smitherman, passed away.

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Suwanee holds unique Big Cheesy festival

By Curt Yeomans

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Christian Sanchez was in a cheddar-flavored state of bliss as he recovered from being tossed by a raging mechanical bulldog at the Suwanee Town Center on Saturday.

The 10-year-old Suwanee resident loves cheese in all of its colors, flavors and shapes. Tall tubes or blocks of cheese?

He’s enamored. Slices of cheese? Yes, please. Cheese he can play with? He’s all in. Cheese he can eat? Even better.

Given his love of cheese, it should come as no surprise that he was in a state of euphoria as he began scoping out everything that was available at Suwanee’s ode to fromage, the Big Cheesy festival, this weekend. Everything from cheese tasting and a contest where kids could make art or structures out of cheese, to the mechanical bulldog was available for attendees.

“I am so happy that Suwanee made a festival dedicated to cheese,” he said. “I love that there is

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The inaugural festival garnered some attention for the city. It won two Kaleidoscope Awards from the Southeast Festivals and Events Association.

Doherty said the initial idea for a concert that focuses on food came from officials at the Georgia Department of Economic Development, who suggest Cheese sculptor Sarah Kaufman, right, also known as something along those lines ‘The Cheese Lady,’ works on a 40-pound block of from- could bring people together. age during Suwanee’s Big Cheesy festival on Saturday.

“They mentioned that (Staff Photo: Curt Yeomans) food events were a real popular thing, so basia variety of cheeses and Suwanee wasn’t aiming to cally from that, we said ‘If you can get it in blocks, be like other cities when we create a new event, it or slices and I love to play it created the event. This should be centered around with the cheese.” is the second year the city food,’” Doherty said. “Then A festival for cheese isn’t has held Big Cheesy, and if we said, ‘Well what’s the most common type of anything, Suwanee can at a food that everybody celebration in a state where least say it has something enjoys? Everybody enjoys many spring festivals celthat stands out among its cheese.’” ebrate art or some kind of peer cities in Gwinnett, she Moose, who sold a vaflower or tree. For example, explained. riety of goat cheeses made Blue Moon Creamery “We like to be differby his Loganville-based owner David Moose called ent with our events, and creamery in flavors ranging the cheese festival the we have a lot of cities in from plain and garlic basil kind of thing people might Gwinnett that do events, to blueberry and strawberry, normally see in Wisconsin but nobody else is doing a said he appreciated the idea rather than Georgia. cheese event, so it makes of putting the spotlight on Then again, Events us different and it makes it cheese. His booth was popManager Amy Doherty said unique,” she said. ular with visitors stopping by to taste small samples of different goat cheese, and several of them ended up buying small six ounce

containers of the stuff.

“I think (cheese) was a great idea to base a festival on, and I think Suwanee is good with festivals,” Moose said. “And I think it’s been really good for me. I’ve seen a lot of people come by and buy cheese.”

There were a few differences from last year, such as moving the start time from just after mid-day to late in the afternoon.

Doherty explained the idea was to add a live music component to it that could build up to a finale concert in the evening.

However, one of the holdovers from last year was cheese sculptor Sarah Kaufman, who is also known as “The Cheese Lady.” She sculpted a logo for the festival out of one slab of cheese and made a goat out of another in honor of the goat art in Suwanee’s SculpTour.

She then turned her attention to a 40-pound block of cheese and began recreating another piece of art from SculpTour that features three friends sitting together on a bench.

“Since they had yellow dresses on, I was sure they were made of cheese,” Kaufman joked.

If the size of the crowds on Saturday was any indi-

cation, the cheese festival concept is catching on. City officials estimated at least 5,000 had visited the town center for the festival in its first three hours, and they had plenty to do.

The festival had everything from the mechanical bulldog — complete with optional “cheese” cowboy hats that riders could wear — and live music, to cheese tasting, a cheese sculptor and a cheese architecture contest for kids.

“We’ve enjoyed it,” Suwanee resident Donna Clayton said. “There’s a great music and a great place for the kids to hang out and play and its a good family environment, and we love cheese so that’s obviously a bonus.”

Suwanee resident Antoine Peck said his family attended the first festival last year and had such a good time that they decided to come back this year. He particularly enjoyed the bulldog riding, which operates on the same principle as mechanical bull ridging, and was already planning his strategy for staying on it longer next year.

“Next year, I’ve got to wear jeans,” he said. “I was wearing jogging pants this year and that made it a lot easier to slide right off.”

Gwinnett County Fire and Emergency Services promoted 59 employees during a ceremony at the Gwinnett Justice and Administration Center in Lawrenceville on Thursday. (Special Photos)

Gwinnett fire department promotes nearly five dozen

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Gwinnett County Fire and Emergency Services officials promoted 59 of its 898 employees to new positions during a ceremony at the Gwinnett Justice and Administration Center in Lawrenceville on Thursday.

Capt. Tommy Rutledge said Chief Casey Snyder, county staff and commissioners joined the promoted firefighters and their families at the ceremony. Family members got to pin the new rank badges on their loved ones and pose for photos, he added.

“This is an exciting and historical time for the fire and emergency services department,” Rutledge said in a statement. “We are blessed and fortunate to have the support from our citizens, county staff and elected officials, which helps to make promotions like these possible. The department continues to provide excellent fire, emergency medical, and community risk reduction services.”

The newly promoted employees included 26 new driver engineers, 17 lieutenants, 11 captains, three battalion chiefs, one deputy chief and one assistant

New Gwinnett County fire department Driver Engineer Jason White receives his rank pin from his son during a ceremony at the Gwinnett Justice and Administration Center in Lawrenceville on Thursday.

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The new driver engineer included West Bennett, Greg Bowers, Kraig Crawford, Jeff DerCola, Chris Downing, Grant Eichenlaub, Blake Hall, Justin Hall, James Hughes, Mark Hughes, Jason Jones, Alex Joyner, Aaron Klinect, Wayne Lumpkin, Blake Mattison, Jim McArthur, Kyle Morrison, Jason Mull, Jonathan Myers, Jessica Pazinets, Denny Scott, Ray Swords, Jason White, Justin White, Justin Wilson and Shane Younker.

Employees promoted to the rank of lieutenant included Chris Ambort, Ryan Anderson, Sam Ballouk, Chad Bird, Tyler Boling, Brian Caudle, Ronnie Ezell,

Allen Fambrough, Keith Fitzpatrick, Brian Headspeth, Jeff Helzerman, Sam Ingram, Trey Johnson, Rob Mathis, Mike Simmons, Carlos Spears and Brian Van Nus. New captains included Keith Contino, Ryan Glover, Mike Hughes, Derrick James, Matt Jamieson, James Jester, Keith King, Hayes Kiser, John McGriff, Brian Rogers and Jekerry Weaver.

Meanwhile, Phillip Merck, Jason Simms and Kevin Towe were promoted to the rank of battalion chief, Billy Clark was promoted to deputy chief/district commander and Russell Knick was promoted to assistant chief.

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Washington encouraged parents to teach A gun owner’s most children important responsibility is about gun keeping a gun out of the safety so wrong hands, Gwinnett Pothey don’t lice Cpl. Deon Washington learn it said in a new public service from their announcement about gun Butch Ayers friends, safety. television “Always keep guns stored, or video games. locked and out of the reach GCPD noted the death in of children by using a locked March of Alan Martinez, 11, cabinet, safe or gun vault,” in Norcross, who was killed Washington said on the PSA. after playing with a gun with The PSA notes that a 9-year-old boy. among children, the majorPolice Chief Butch Ayers ity of unintentional shooting said the Second Amenddeaths occur in the home. ment gives citizens the right Most of these deaths occur to keep and bear arms, but when children are playing this right comes with great with a loaded gun in their responsibilities for gun ownparent’s absence. And the ers.

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MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CLASSIC Champions Tour • Final round today • TPC Sugarloaf, Duluth

Dry days make for prime scoring

By David Friedlander david.friedlander@gwinnettdailypost.com

Todd Hamilton tees off on the 6th hole during Saturday’s second round of the Mitsubishi Electric Classic at the TPC Sugarloaf in Duluth. Below, Tom Byrum picks up his marker as he lines up the putt. (Photos: Karl L. Moore)

Short work

Unheralded Wes Short Jr. shoots 67, takes lead into final round of Champions Tour event at TPC Sugarloaf

By David Friedlander

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DULUTH — Amidst the many familiar names near the top of the leaderboard following Saturday’s second round of the 2016 Mitsubishi Electric Classic, it’s the least familiar name that has drawn the most interest.

In 25 years on three differ tours, Wes Short Jr. had never led or even shared the lead in a professional tournament heading into its final round despite a victory each on the PGA and PGA Tour Champions circuits.

However, the 52-year-old Texan will take a one-shot lead over Colin Montgomerie, Todd Hamilton and Mark O’Meara into today’s final round after carding a 5-under par 67 to sit at 7 under for the tournament Saturday at TPC at Sugarloaf.

“You know, I don’t recall (that) I ever have,” Short said when asked about his experience playing in the last group to tee off in the final round. “I always sneak up on them. The year I won (at the PGA Tour’s Michelin Championship at Las Vegas in 2005), I had a good finish and got into a playoff — the next-to-last group, I

Short. “I’m glad it didn’t hit anybody in the head.”

While that was about the only misstep for Short on the day, he still has plenty of pursuers heading into today’s final round, including Hamilton and first-round co-leader O’Meara, who each endured a roller-coaster round to finish at 69 and 70 respectively.

But the player with the most momentum from Saturday may have been Montgomerie, who started the day at even par and blistered the back nine with five birdies — including think. I finished eagle, par, Birdies on three of the first three in a row on 15, 16 and birdie to tie (Jim) Furyk in that five holes of the back nine 17 — to finish at 6-under 66, one. Then when I won (at the then gave him as much as a tying Roger Chapman for the PGA Tour Champions Quetwo-shot lead before a hicbest round of the day. bec Championship in 2014), I cup on 18 that nearly proved “It’s only two-thirds of the finished birdie, birdie, eagle to embarrassing for reasons other way,” said Montgomerie, who win by a shot. But I was in the than his eventual score of will tee off in the final pairnext-to-last group, too. bogey that sent him back top ing of the day with Short and “In Tucson the last two 7-under.

Hamilton at 12:46 this afteryears, I’ve been in the last After chunking his third noon. “(I) got in position to group. So, it helps to get more shot from the rough on the do well (today). I’ve always experience being in the last par 5 into a green-side bunker, enjoyed this course. I played a group. Hopefully this time, I’ll Short accidentally lost control few (PGA Tour events) here in play a little better.” of his club as he reacted to the my time (the week) before The There was little wrong with shot, sending the club flipMasters, and always enjoyed the way Short played Saturping backward a few feet and the course. day, stringing together five nearly hitting two spectators in “I played with Wes at birdies around two bogeys in the gallery.

Biloxi, the last tournament we the first seven holes to spring “It was kind of a spur (of had before The Masters. (He) up the leaderboard to 5-under the moment thing). I didn’t See MITSUBISHI, Page 4B for the tournament. mean to let go of it,” said

DULUTH — Situated as it has been in late March or early April over the past two decades or so, the PGA and PGA Tour Champions events played at TPC at Sugarloaf have seemingly always had to deal with unpredictable weather.

But after a bright, sunny day with temperatures in the low 70s in Saturday’s second round of the Mitsubishi Electric Classic, there were few complaints from the players.

“It’s great because we’ve got decent weather for a change,” said Colin Montgomerie, who fired a 6-under par 66 to pull himself into contention at 6-under for the tournament, just one stroke back of leader Wes Short Jr. heading into today’s final round. “We’ve got lovely blue skies. We’ve been very unlucky at the (former PGA Tour stop at TPC at Sugarloaf) and also this event in past years regarding the weather. So, it’s great that we’ve got a dry Saturday, and one hopefully (today), too.”

Indeed, today’s forecast calls for sunny skies and temperatures in the mid- to upper-70s.

Even better still, winds are expected to be only around 10 mph, down considerably from the 15 to 20 mph they gusted at early in Saturday’s round before calming later in the day.

It was really the only minor annoyance the players had with playing conditions on a day in which 35 of the 81 players in the field broke par, including 11 scores of 68 or better.

“A lot, yeah,” Montgomerie said when asked about how the wind affected his early holes. “The first hole, I had three clubs out. I started with an 8 (iron), I went to a 9 and I eventually hit a 7. That’s the way it

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John Smoltz watches his drive on the 9th hole during Saturday’s second round of the Mitsubishi Electric Classic at the TPC Sugarloaf in Duluth. (Photo: Karl L. Moore)

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Pain over missed opportunities lingers for Gladiators

to lose. Many times this season, Brandt’s feelings, christine.troyke@ were plain on his face durgwinnettdailypost.com ing post-game interviews.

It all turned on a sevenHe acknowledges that game stretch. emotions can be a good The promise, the expecand bad thing when it tation and, ultimately, the comes to results on the ice.

Atlanta Gladiators’ season, “Typically when guys met its demise over 12 get emotional, I take it as — Gladiators captain Derek Nesbitt days in early March. a sign of somebody that The Gladiators’ ofcares and somebody that wants to do better,” Brandt fense evaporated and they said. “When guys get plummeted out of a playoff stretch to claim the confer“As a group, our conemotional, sometimes they spot. ence’s final playoff berths. sistency wasn’t where it lose focus. When guys lose Atlanta wasn’t officially “In the month of March, needed to be.” focus, it can snowball. eliminated until almost a we had 12 games and we Brandt is undoubtedly “When you talk about month later, but that seven- only scored 16 goals,” an emotional guy when the latter half of February game losing skid was too first-year head coach Andy it comes to hockey. He’s much to overcome. The Brandt said. “That’s fine made it clear from the time and all of March, from an emotional standpoint, guys and dandy when you’re he was promoted from Atlanta Gladiators captain Derek Nesbitt (17) moves the Gladiators were a .500 wanted to get out of the rut team from there out and defensively sound but assistant to interim head puck with pressure coming from Idaho’s Shawn Boutin mentally we had lapses coach midway through (27) during a game earlier this season at Infinite Energy several other teams made See HOCKEY, Page 4B a better push down the there as well. last season that he hates Arena. (Photo: Dale Zanine)

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It’s a bit of a gut-punch to not be a part of it. You want to see what you’re missing? Just turn on the TV. If you don’t feel you want to be part of that, you’re in the wrong business. You never really get over it. And I don’t think you should. In a sense, you have to move on, but it has to always sting if you really care.”

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BASEBALL

Monday

6 p.m. — Archer at South 6 p.m. — Buford at Stephens Co. 6 p.m. — Clarke Central at Lanier 6 p.m. — Collins Hill at North 6 p.m. — Dacula at Central 6 p.m. — Duluth at Mountain View 6 p.m. — GAC at Pace 6 p.m. — Meadowcreek at Mill Creek 6 p.m. — Norcross at Peachtree Ridge 6 p.m. — Shiloh at Berkmar 7 p.m. — Grayson at Parkview

GOLF

• Region 6-AA tournament at Capital City Club Crabapple • Region 8-AAAA boys tournament at Lane Creek • Region 7-AAAAAA tournament at Chateau Elan

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SOCCER

5:30 p.m. — Alpharetta at Shiloh 5:30 p.m. — Mountain View at Archer 6 p.m. — Centennial at Mill Creek

BASEBALL

Tuesday

5 p.m. — Athens Christian at Providence 5:30 p.m. — Hebron at George Walton Academy 5:30 p.m. — KIPP at Wesleyan 6 p.m. — Pace at GAC

GOLF

9 a.m. — Region 8-AAAAAA boys tournament at Summit Chase

LACROSSE

5 p.m. — Buford boys at Wesleyan 5 p.m. — Collins Hill boys at Brookwood 5 p.m. — Peachtree Ridge boys at Duluth 7 p.m. — Mountain View boys at Archer

SOCCER

5 p.m. — Holy Innocents’ at GAC Providence at Hebron Wesleyan and Pace Academy at Riverwood Road Atheltic Complex 5:30 p.m. — Berkmar at Decatur 5:30 p.m. — Buford at South Forsyth 5:30 p.m. — Central at Dacula 5:30 p.m. — Meadowcreek at Gainesville 5:30 p.m. — North at St. Pius 5:30 p.m. — North Hall at Collins Hill 5:30 p.m. — Salem at Lanier 6 p.m. — Duluth at Parkview 8 p.m. — Grayson at Lambert

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Kyler Neal carries the ball during Georgia State’s Blue vs. White spring scrimmage game Saturday in Atlanta. Below, quarterback Conner Manning throws the ball. (Photos: Randy Wilson)

GSU’s White prevails over Blue

Panthers sorting through quarterback quandary this spring

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back training of reading defenses to understand the secondary and the coverages that they are rolling into. I pretty much know where our quarterback will and should be going with the ball by what I see as I release on my pattern.”

After the game had ended, Miles and the team stayed on the field to greet family and friends and sign autographs. But the head coach, who is heading into his fourth year at the helm in Atlanta, knows there is still work to be done.

“I’ll have to see the film,” Miles said in regards to assessing the play of his team. “I saw some good things and I also saw some things we need to work on, but I was pleased with what I saw.”

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DECATUR — Coming off its first bowl appearance in program history, Georgia State University turned the page on 2015 and readied itself for 2016 when the Blue squared off against the White in the Spring game on Saturday.

Held at Panthersville Stadium, The White defeated the Blue 26-3, and head coach Trent Miles thought it was a great day.

“We had great support, great weather, a great youth day before the game, a great field and no major injuries,” Miles said.

Heading into next season the biggest question is who will replace graduated quarterback Nick Arbuckle, the Sun Belt Conference player of the year who amassed 4,300 yards passing.

Aaron Winchester, Conner Manning and Emiere Scaife each saw playing time on Saturday. Winchester led the group with a 9-for-16 effort for 167 yards and three touchdowns.

Manning was 11-for-21 and Scaife was 5-for-10 during the scrimmage.

Several former Gwinnett County players saw action in the contest and registered an impact. Leading the way was Collins Hill defensive end Andrew Everett. Everett transferred from Old Dominion prior to this past season and after sitting out a year, as mandated by NCAA rules, the former Eagle is anxious to get back on the field for his final collegiate season.

“It felt good to be back (playing),” Everett said.

“I’m still learning and getting ahold of defense, it’s complex. It feels good to be home.”

Everett started for the Blue team defense in the game.

Former Mill Creek linebacker Justin Otiwu started on the White team and intercepted a pass on a deflection.

“Right place, right time,” Otiwu said. “It felt amazing. I’m starting to understand where I’m supposed to be. Mill Creek’s coaches got me to the point that I could understand a complex defense like this.”

Jeff Hollingsworth is walking on as a kicker.

The former Mountain View Bear saw an uptick in the speed of the game.

“Today was the first time I’ve kicked with a live rush,” Hollingsworth said.

“It was a little bit different but I really liked it.”

Another former Collins Hill player enjoyed the fact that he was finally able to be on the field.

Brett Sheehan, a former quarterback, transferred to Georgia State from South Alabama prior to last season. However, after

undergoing surgery for a torn labrum prior to his arrival in Atlanta, it was determined that he would need to undergo a second surgery to finish correcting the problem.

Missing last fall was difficult for Sheehan, and when he returned to the

field he was asked to move to receiver. In the game, Sheehan had one catch for 14 yards and was really pleased to finally be healthy.

“I loved just being on the field,” Sheehan said.

“The coaches like the fact that I can use my quarter-

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the 2016 season.

“We are in that inbetween stage when old ATHENS — The leaders are leaving and University of Georgia new ones are stepping in so Bulldogs’ annual spring we’re all trying to become game featured a ton of big better leaders,” Carter said. headlines, but one of the “Everything is not going most underrated storyto easy so I just tell the lines was the seven former younger guys to just keep Gwinnett County football working. Everything is not players who had an affect going to come out the way in the game. you want it to right now On the offensive side but if you keep working of the ball, former Buford and trust the coaches you tight end Isaac Nauta can get what you want.” caught six passes for 56 Inside linebacker and yards and a touchdown and South Gwinnett alum Regformer Brookwood wide gie Carter had a very solid receiver Matt Price caught afternoon after compiling two passes back-to-back six tackles to lead the Red in the third quarter for 16 team. Carter is another yards. player on the defense that “He (Nauta) caught is in position to get a lot of some balls and made some playing time after the Bullplays after the catch which dogs lost two very good we have always known linebackers in Leonard that he has the ability to Floyd and Jordan Jenkins to do that,” Smart said. “He’s the 2016 NFL draft. got to work on his blockFreshman defensive ing and protecting because back and former Peachtree in this league you have Ridge Lion Chad Clay was to be able to do that but I out on the field following thought he did a nice job a recent arrest, managing today.” to account for two tackles The other five players on the afternoon in limited that were featured in the playing time. game were all on defense.

The five former GwinFormer Grayson defensive nett stars account for 23 end Justin Young finished percent of the tackles on his afternoon with five defense and all five are tackles, good enough for looking forward to improvthird-most on the Black ing and getting ready for team. Young’s counterpart the upcoming season. at Grayson, Shattle Fenteng “He (Smart) is just going finished with four tackles to continue to push us to from the cornerback posibe more physical all of the tion but gave up a couple of time,” Lorenzo Carter said. deep passes as well.

“He wants us to be a hard, Norcross alum Lorenzo smashmouth football team Carter finished with just and that’s what we have to two tackles on the aftergive him. We were just out noon on limited snaps, but there having fun. This was is expected to have a very a great ending to a great large role on defense for spring.”

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Smart, Eason draw record crowd to G-Day

By Colin Hubbard Staff Correspondent

ATHENS — An estimated 93,000 fans piled into Sanford stadium to witness several muchanticipated debuts at the University of Georgia football team’s annual spring game.

Head coach Kirby Smart and five-star recruit Jacob Eason entered into the stadium to a roar of applause in front of a record-setting crowd.

The previous spring game record was set last season in which 46,815 people attended the game, but this year’s estimated 93,000 blew that out of the water.

“For the fan base to come out and support our program the way they did it touches me on my heart,” Smart said.

“There’s a lot of doubters out there that said it couldn’t be done and said that they won’t come but they came and they came in droves and I appreciate that more than they know.”

Eason, who is believed to be in the mix for the Bulldogs’ 2016 starting quarterback job, did not get the start for the black team. That job was handed over to junior quarterback Brice Ramsey but after just two offensive series, it was Eason’s turn to take over.

Eason entered into the game at the 10:43 mark of the second quarter and received a load roar from the crowd as a result. On Eason’s first series at a Bulldog, the true freshman went 5-for-5 for 55 yards

Georgia Bulldogs quarterback Jacob Eason (10) throws a pass during the first half of the spring game Saturday at Sanford Stadium. (Photo: Brett Davis/USA Today Sports)

including a 35-yard strike to wide receiver Riley Ridley.

Eason finished the day 19-for-29 for 244 yards and a touchdown while Ramsey finished 7-for-12 for 82 yards on the Red team and 9-for-13 for 142 yards on the Black team.

Greyson Lambert, who started most of the season for the Bulldogs in 2015 finished his afternoon after going 6-for-14 for 79 yards on the Black team and 5-for-8 for 61 yards and an interception on the Red team.

“What I see going into the fall camp are three quarterbacks that have three different traits and all three of them have some growing to do,” Smart said. “I want them to improve and we will see what happens.”

Jolley good victory

The first points of the game came on a 46-yard field goal off the foot of Rodrigo Blankenship with 3:34 remaining in the first quarter and freshman running back Tae Crowder made it 10-0 after pounding it into the end zone from two yards out at the 10:43 mark of the second quarter.

After the second missed field goal of the game for the Black team, Blankenship nailed a 19-yard field goal for the Red team with 3:27 remaining in the first half to give it a 13-0 lead.

However, the Black squad finally got on the board after Eason connected with former Buford Wolves tight end Isaac Nauta on a 7-yard pass over the middle to cut the lead to 13-7 at halftime.

The Red team added two more touchdowns in the third quarter, one on a 4-yard touchdown pass from Nick Robinson to Christian Payne and the other on a 98-yard pick 6 from cornerback Aaron Davis. Davis picked off Lambert at the 2-yard line and went untouched down the sidelines to put his team up 27-7.

Eason put together one more solid drive together that included a 37-yard strike to Reggie Davis on 3rd-and-9 which set up a 7-yard touchdown run from Shaquery Wilson.

Crowder finished off the scoring for the Red team after pounding it into the end zone from six yards out with 6:04 remaining in the fourth quarter. The Red team picked up the 34-14 win.

Brookwood claims girls region title again

Ly clinches region crown for Parkview

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LAWRENCEVILLE — Before the Region 8-AAAAAA Tournament final got past its warmup phase Friday, Brookwood’s girls tennis team trailed 1-0.

No. 2 singles player Avery Watson tried to play through a knee injury, but couldn’t compete after testing the injury prior to her match with Parkview’s Sierra Larkin. Per Georgia High School Association rules, the Broncos weren’t allowed a replacement player because the match officially starts with warmups.

The forfeited point gave Parkview a 1-0 edge in the best-of-five match.

“I think a lot of our girls, if you saw those matches, tightened up because Avery is our rock at that spot,” Brookwood girls coach Daniel Bowles said. “You feel pretty confident when she’s out there that she’s going to get that point.

So the mindset going into the match changed from thinking you’ll be up 1-0 to being down 1-0.”

The title match at Rhodes Jordan Park stayed tight from there, evening up at 2-2 and coming down to the No. 1 singles spot, where Brookwood’s girls tennis tradition rested solely on junior Clarissa Jolley.

Jolley rebounded from a disastrous first-set, 6-0 loss to Parkview’s Ally Blake and won the final two sets, 6-4 and 7-6, as Brookwood won its sixth straight region title with a 3-2 victory over the Panthers. It also was the Broncos’ 11th region crown in a 12-year span.

Jolley split matches with Blake last season, while Blake won their regular-season match this year.

“I knew we didn’t play our second line because our No. 2 player was out so we were already down 0-1, and I knew it was important for me to pull

Brookwood’s Clarissa Jolley (with racquet) celebrates with her teammates after winning the clinching match in the Region 8-AAAAAA Tournament. (Photo: Will Hammock)

this match out,” Jolley said.

“After the first set losing 6-0, I knew I had to really step it up. I beat (Blake) before but I knew she had a winning record over me.

“I just had to stay in there, keep my head right and pull it out. … Looking back and seeing my team kind of on the edge of their seats, I knew that I had to win this one for them, too. It was going to be really important because I knew we had split at that point and everyone was counting on me.”

Brookwood (16-4) erased the lost forfeit point quickly when Christina Bugg picked up a 6-1, 6-0 win over Parkview’s Ivie Sloman at No. 3 singles. A split in the doubles matches then evened the score at 2-2.

Brookwood took a 2-1 lead when Kendra Womack and Esther de Miguel defeated Parkview’s Savannah Larkin and Jordan Verdi 6-3,

7-6 (9-7) at No. 1 doubles.

Parkview’s Joy Youngblood and Kareena Udeshi followed with a 7-5, 7-5 victory at No. 2 doubles over Brookwood’s Madison Smeeton and Katie Derreberry.

The last match turned out to be a Brookwood win, though, and returned the Broncos to a familiar perch as the region champion.

“I talked to the girls before the match and everybody kind of expects us to win (region), but I wanted them to realize how special a region championship is even if you’ve done it a lot,” Bowles said. “You can’t take it for granted. You can’t just think you’re going to show up and win, and that if you don’t win it’s a failure.

I told the girls as they were playing that we get to play next week (at state) regardless of what happens (in the final).

“But I just wanted them to understand it is a big deal to win the region.”

LAWRENCEVILLE — It didn’t matter if it was Bradon Ly or Brandon Ly playing in the decisive singles match of Friday’s Region 8-AAAAAA Tournament final at Rhodes Jordan Park.

The Parkview freshman, whatever he is called, delivered.

Ly clinched the undefeated Panthers’ region title with a 6-3, 4-6, 7-5 win over Brookwood’s Brooks Berry at No. 2 singles, capping off a tense 3-2 victory that snapped the powerhouse Broncos’ nine-year hold on the region championship.

Ly’s Parkview teammates thought his name was Brandon until recently — it’s actually Bradon — and shouted encouragement during the match, as well as congratulations after, for “Brandon.” “(The players) refuse to call him Bradon,” Parkview girls coach Cherrie Broome said.

Parkview’s players rushed the court after Ly’s clinching win, lifting their young teammate in the air.

“They can call me either (Bradon or Brandon),” a grinning Ly said.

The Panthers (20-0) fell behind quickly 1-0 in the finals when reigning Daily Post player of the year Zach Jennings rolled to a 6-0, 6-0 victory over Dustin Bowie. But they picked up the next two points, including a 7-6, 6-3 doubles win

by Riley Shannon and Andrew Joel over Brookwood’s Al-Zaeem Ukani and Nick Porcelli. The other

point came from Noah Offutt, who topped Brookwood’s Spencer Horton 6-3, 3-6, 6-2 at No. 3 singles.

Brookwood evened the match when Austin Ryan and Ben Chong won No. 2 doubles 6-1, 6-7, 6-2 against Parkview’s Will Carroll and Vignesh Ramani, putting all eyes on Ly’s No. 2 singles match. He picked up a late break against Berry and finished off a tight match.

“It’s like the first time (Parkview’s) won region in a long time,” Ly said.

It has been a while.

“I don’t think we’ve won (region) in 18 years or so, maybe 20,” Parkview boys coach Doug Bowie said. “It’s been forever since we beat (Brookwood). We beat them twice this year, once in the regular season, too. They changed up their lineup, which made it more interesting. We pulled out a couple of squeakers today. It was a great match. We knew it was going to come down to the wire.”

A rare victory over rival Brookwood, winners of eight straight state titles, most recently back-toback crowns in 2013 and 2014, made the championship that much sweeter.

“It’s incredible (to win region),” Bowie said. “It’s been their dream.

They started it as freshmen, all these guys have been playing together and practicing together since they were freshmen. That was their vision to try and beat Brookwood before they graduated.

So it was a vision come true.”

Parkview’s Bradon Ly (middle) gets congratulations from fellow Panthers after the Region 8-AAAAAA Tournament’s final match on Friday.

(Photo: Will Hammock)

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hit the ball extremely well. (He) hits the ball a very long way. I didn’t know him on tour days.

I don’t think he played much on the tour, did he?

Obviously (he’s at) 8 under and going well. So, it will be game on (today), there’s no question.”

Indeed, Hamilton and the three players one shot back will have plenty of pursuers within striking distances for today’s final round.

Among a group of six players at 5 under are first-round co-leader Tom Byrum, as well as 2014 champion Miguel Angel Jimenez, who definitely

got Montgomerie’s attention Saturday by playing in his group and nearly matching his score with a 5-under round of 67.

“I enjoyed playing with Miguel Angel Jimenez,” Montgomerie said. “And I respect Woody Austin as well, so it was a good group. Woody was 3 under, Miguel was 5 under and I was 6 under, so that’s the best group out there (Saturday).

“And it’s always nice to beat Miguel when he’s playing as well as he is.”

Chapman is among a group of five more players lurking just three shots off the lead at 4 under as they tee off this morning.

Jones capitalizes on late Bristol restart of four straight NASCAR national series victories.

Jones, the pole winner, BRISTOL, Tenn. — restarted fourth on the final Erik Jones’ third NASCAR restart and charged into XFINITY Series victory second place behind leader was a real triple play.

Kyle Larson when Busch’s In the series’ new Dash 4 No. 18 Toyota hesitated Cash format featuring two trying to pick up power in heat races and a main event, the bottom lane. Larson Jones took advantage of a left the preferred top lane restart with three laps left in open through Turns 3 and Saturday’s Fitzgerald Glider 4 and Jones took advanKits 300 and 1) won the tage, taking the lead from race, 2) earned the $100,000 Larson with two laps left. dash for cash bonus and 3) Busch followed his teamstopped Joe Gibbs Racing mate into second place, but teammate and race runnercouldn’t keep up with Jones up Kyle Busch’s streak on the final lap, trailing the

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No. 20 JGR Toyota by .418 seconds at the finish line.

The runner-up result ended Busch’s prospects for a record third straight NASCAR weekend sweep.

“We had a really good restart, and Kyle (Larson) just left the top open,” said an elated Jones, who was battling teammate and eventual sixth-place finisher Daniel Suárez for the Dash 4 Cash bonus, a prize available only to drivers competing for the XFINITY Series championship.

Suarez had the misfortune to restart third on the bottom

on Lap 198 and got bottled up behind Busch as Jones charged forward in pursuit of Larson. That allowed Austin Dillon to take fourth and Justin Allgaier was fifth.

It’s doubtful Jones could have scripted a more satisfactory ending if he’d written it himself.

“I figured at some point in the year we could get a win when those guys weren’t in the field, but it would be a tall task with them in the field,” said Jones, who picked up his third victory in the series and his first this year.

PAR SCORES Mitsubishi Electric Classic At TPC Sugarloaf Yardage: 7,259; Par: 72 Duluth Purse: 1.8 million Second Round Saturday Wes Short Jr......................................................70-67 —137 Todd Hamilton....................................................69-69 —138 Colin Montgomerie............................................72-66 —138 Mark O’Meara....................................................68-70 —138 Billy Andrade......................................................70-69 —139 Bart Bryant........................................................70-69 —139 Tom Byrum........................................................68-71 —139 David Frost.........................................................70-69 —139 Paul Goydos...................................................... 71-68 —139 Miguel Angel Jimenez.......................................72-67 —139 Roger Chapman................................................74-66 —140 Glen Day............................................................ 71-69 —140 Tom Lehman......................................................73-67 —140 Scott McCarron..................................................73-67 —140 Joey Sindelar.....................................................70-70 —140 Woody Austin.....................................................72-69 —141 Corey Pavin.......................................................70-71 —141 Tom Pernice Jr...................................................72-69 —141 Tommy Armour III..............................................72-70 —142 Lee Janzen........................................................70-72 —142 Jesper Parnevik.................................................69-73 —142 Kenny Perry.......................................................69-73 —142 Kevin Sutherland...............................................72-70 —142 Kirk Triplett.........................................................74-68 —142 Mark Calcavecchia............................................72-71 —143 Joe Durant......................................................... 71-72 —143 Fred Funk........................................................... 71-72 —143 Mike Goodes.....................................................76-67 —143 Jay Haas............................................................72-71 —143 Bernhard Langer...............................................75-68 —143 Peter Senior.......................................................73-70 —143 Jeff Sluman........................................................76-67 —143 Jerry Smith........................................................73-70 —143 Rod Spittle......................................................... 71-72 —143 Jay Don Blake....................................................74-70 —144 Olin Browne.......................................................74-70 —144 Doug Garwood..................................................72-72 —144 Jeff Hart.............................................................73-71 —144 John Inman........................................................73-71 —144 Esteban Toledo..................................................73-71 —144 Tom Watson.......................................................68-76 —144 Willie Wood........................................................72-72 —144 Greg Bruckner...................................................72-73 —145 Carlos Franco....................................................73-72 —145 Mike Grob.......................................................... 71-74 —145 Stephen Ames...................................................73-73 —146 Brian Henninger................................................73-73 —146 Steve Lowery.....................................................73-73 —146 Rocco Mediate...................................................73-73 —146 Scott Parel.........................................................73-73 —146 Loren Roberts....................................................70-76 —146 Gene Sauers.....................................................72-74 —146 Scott Verplank.................................................... 71-75 —146 Grant Waite........................................................73-73 —146 Marco Dawson...................................................74-73 —147 Scott Dunlap......................................................73-74 —147 Steve Pate.........................................................74-73 —147 John Riegger.....................................................70-77 —147 Duffy Waldorf..................................................... 77-70 —147 Ian Woosnam.....................................................72-75 —147 Brad Faxon........................................................ 74-74 —148 Sandy Lyle.........................................................73-75 —148 Jerry Haas.........................................................76-73 —149 Brandt Jobe.......................................................76-73 —149 Andy North........................................................76-73 —149 Michael Allen.....................................................75-75 —150 Larry Nelson......................................................79-71 —150 Miguel Angel Martin...........................................74-77 —151 Larry Mize..........................................................76-76 —152 Scott Simpson...................................................75-77 —152

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TEE TIMES Third Round Today Tee No. 1 8 a.m. — Dan Forsman, Bob Tway, Mark Wiebe 8:11 a.m. — Bob Gilder, Mike Springer, Brad Bryant 8:22 a.m. — Craig Stadler, Craig Parry, Tom Purtzer 8:33 a.m. — John Huston, Mark Brooks, Larry Mize 8:44 a.m. — Scott Simpson, Larry Nelson, Miguel Angel Martin 8:55 a.m. — Brandt Jobe, Michael Allen, Jerry Haas 9:06 a.m. — Sandy Lyle, Brad Faxon, Andy North 9:17 a.m. — Marco Dawson, John Riegger, Duffy Waldorf 9:28 a.m. — Ian Woosnam, Scott Dunlap, Steve Pate 9:39 a.m. — Gene Sauers, Scott Verplank, Loren Roberts 9:50 a.m. — Grant Waite, Rocco Mediate, Scott Parel 10:01 a.m. — Steve Lowery, Stephen Ames, Brian Henninger 10:12 a.m. — Carlos Franco, Greg Bruckner, Mike Grob 10:23 a.m. — Jay Don Blake, Tom Watson, Olin Browne 10:34 a.m. — Jeff Hart, Esteban Toledo, Willie Wood 10:45 a.m. — Jeff Sluman, Doug Garwood, John Inman 10:56 a.m. — Mike Goodes, Bernhard Langer, Rod Spittle 11:07 a.m. — Joe Durant, Fred Funk, Mark Calcavecchia 11:18 a.m. — Peter Senior, Jerry Smith, Jay Haas 11:29 a.m. — Lee Janzen, Jesper Parnevik, Kenny Perry 11:40 a.m. — Tommy Armour III, Kevin Sutherland, Kirk Triplett 11:51 a.m. — Woody Austin, Corey Pavin, Tom Pernice Jr. 12:02 p.m. — Joey Sindelar, Glen Day, Roger Chapman 12:13 p.m. — Tom Byrum, Tom Lehman, Scott McCarron 12:24 p.m. — Bart Bryant, Billy Andrade, David Frost 12:35 p.m. — Paul Goydos, Miguel Angel Jimenez, Mark O’Meara 12:46 p.m. — Todd Hamilton, Colin Montgomerie, Wes Short Jr.

Jesper Parnevik watches his drive during Saturday’s second round of the Mitsubishi Electric Classic at the TPC Sugarloaf in Duluth. (Photo: Karl L. Moore)

Atlanta Gladiators goalie Matt Ginn makes a toe save against Greenville’s Jack (21) Combs during overtime of a game at this season Infinite Energy Arena. (Photo: Amanda Hertel)

•From Page 1B and we wanted to try so hard to make sure things started to go our way, that what happened was our confidence started to slip as a group. You start to question what you’re doing as a player and why we’re not winning as a team.”

Captain Derek Nesbitt, with a decade of pro hockey and a Kelly Cup to his name, knows it’s never one thing that keeps a team out of the playoffs.

Looking back, both he and another veteran forward, Tyler Murovich, brought up Idaho’s threegame sweep of Atlanta at Infinite Energy Arena, which was particularly hard to swallow after the Gladiators had swept the Steelheads in Boise early in the season.

Nesbitt also pointed to leaving a few points on the table against lowly Evansville as another missed opportunity.

“Collectively, we were a very emotional team,” Nesbitt said. “In some cases that’s good. You saw when we’d win a few in a row it was a very high high. Then we’d lose some and get to extreme lows.

“It’s 72 games and you have to learn to brush things off and get back at it the next day. Because a lot of times you do come back and play the next day.

So carrying on a tough loss into the next day gets you behind the eight-ball. You just have to sweep a lot of things under the rug.”

Another factor which quietly compounded were injuries.

At the time, a series of long-term injuries to the forward ranks just seemed like what all teams have to deal with during a season.

But the sum total of those losses only became clear late in the year.

“They were all playing so well for us that when they went down, it does hurt,” Nesbitt said. “It’s where they were at with their game and the direction we were going.

“It was a big factor.”

First it was Nathan Condon, a rookie out of the University of Minnesota, going down in late November.

“Nate provided a dynamic we didn’t have and that was speed and the ability to make plays while going at a high pace,” said Brandt, who shares a

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Atlanta Gladiators Daniel Bahntge (18) gets by Greenville defenseman Tyler Elbrecht (25) to add to Atlanta’s 48 shots on goal during a 4-1 victory earlier this season at the Infinite Energy Arena. (Photo: Amanda Hertel)

hometown with Condon.

Then Daniel Bahntge, who had 15 points in 28 games to start his first pro season, was hurt a month later.

The earliest return for those two was mid-March, but neither was ready before the season ended April 9.

Injuries to J.T. Barnett at the end of January and Mike Merrifield just days later go a long way toward explaining Atlanta’s ensuing scoring drought.

“When you talk about those guys, they provided secondary scoring, which is really important in our league,” Brandt said.

“Those are your work ethic guys and your detail guys.

“Those are the guys who really drive your team on a nightly basis. Your high point guys are going to have off nights. Typically that’s when your depth picks up the slack.”

Murovich didn’t want to chalk things up to bad luck.

“Because you make your luck,” Murovich said. “But there were injuries and we had things happen at the wrong times.

“We were in complete control to turn that around.

When you get in the situation late in the year when we needed to win games, we finished pretty well with a couple wins in Florida, but it was just a little bit too late.”

Indeed, the Gladiators won two huge games in a weekend trip to Estero, Fla., and kept their hopes mathematically alive on April 1-2, only to come home and be eliminated

with a loss to the league’s hottest team, division rival South Carolina on April 6.

In fact, Atlanta ended up with a tall order when the Stingrays caught fire and seven of the season’s 13 meetings fell after March 3.

The Gladiators only won one of those games and that was in overtime on March 24.

“It’s unfortunate, but my mindset is if you want to be one of the best and compete with those teams going into the playoffs, what better time than at the end of the year to show you’re a worthy team and beat the best teams to get there,” Murovich said. “I view that as a great opportunity, but I’d be lying if I said it wasn’t a tough challenge. To take a day trip to play them in their arena is tough, especially when there’s a lot of pressure on us to make the playoffs.

“This team had its moments. That’s what is really frustrating for everybody.

We had some huge wins.

Late in games, in overtime, we were a dangerous team. I would take us in overtime against any team.

We definitely had the skill.

We definitely had the guys with the mentality that it takes to win. That’s what makes it that much harder when you don’t make it.”

Last year, after inheriting a floundering team, Brandt made sweeping changes at the trade deadline and it paid dividends — with some success at the end of the season and in forming this year’s roster.

Knowing this team was

capable of beating the best in the league — Atlanta was challenging Florida for the conference’s top spot midway though the season — made it tough to entertain another housecleaning.

“Maybe that’s part of the reason it’s so hard right now — if you look at our roster, the majority of those guys were here in October, November and December when we were at the top of the standings,” Brandt said Monday when he conducted exit interviews.

“They did prove they could win hockey games and do it consistently. That’s part of the pain we’re all going through right now.

We were, and we still are, a good hockey club. But we did go through that emotional rollercoaster of losing a couple of guys and then trying to get out of a rut.

“As a whole, it was a fun group to coach. They worked hard every day.

That’s what makes a day like today so difficult.”

On Monday, the players were still absorbing the season’s death knell.

Nesbitt said it would be tough to even watch NHL playoffs or look at ECHL scores.

“It’s a bit of a gut-punch to not be a part of it,” he said. “You want to see what you’re missing? Just turn on the TV. If you don’t feel you want to be part of that, you’re in the wrong business. You never really get over it. And I don’t think you should. In a sense, you have to move on, but it has to always sting if you really care.”

For Brandt, he’s working on digesting the entirety of his first full season as a head coach.

“There’s been a ton of thought over the past week about what we could have done better or done differently or what might have changed the outcome at the end of the day,” he said.

“The best thing is to give it a week or two. Because a lot of the thoughts right now are self-blame.

“There have been a lot of sleepless nights over the last few weeks, but the best thing for me is to continue to let it digest and continue to get the guys’ feedback.

As a new head coach, their feedback is important for me to learn and get better.

And ultimately for our organization to get better.”

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Wild finish wins Wolves 6-AA title BASEBALL

From Staff Reports ATLANTA — A barehanded throw home from second baseman Justin Gustafson was in time to stop the game-tying run from scoring and Wesleyan clinched the Region 6-AA baseball title with a 3-2 win over Holy Innocents’ on Saturday.

The Wolves (18-5, 9-3) led the whole way with runs in the fourth, fifth and sixth innings.

On the back of a masterful pitching effort from Alex Thompson, Wesleyan held on through the fantastic finish. Thompson went 6 1/3 innings in the win and struck out six while allowing just two runs on three hits.

Jordan Ward earned the save in relief.

Mikey Olson (double, home run), Drew Aspinwall (double) and Ryan Weed were all 2-for-3.

GAC 12, Lovett 0 NORCROSS — Gabe Davenport pitched a perfect game and Greater Atlanta Christian rolled past Lovett 12-0 on Saturday.

Davenport also was 1-for-3 with two RBIs and a walk for the Spartans (17-6, 8-4). Johns Hamilton (two RBIs) and Harrison Sloan (RBI, two runs) were both 2-for-3, while Erik Smith was 2-for-2 with two RBIs. Buford 10, Westminster 4 BUFORD — Tyler Perkins struck out six in four shutout innings of relief to earn the win as Buford beat Westminster 10-4 on Saturday.

Nick Wilhite was 3-for-4 with four RBIs for the Wolves (21-3, 13-1). Brandon Marsh was also 3-for4 with two doubles and Justin Glover was 2-for-4 with an RBI.

G-Braves win fifth straight of the ninth.

“I bounced back from my last start (on April 11 LAWRENCEVILLE at Durham) where things — Gwinnett starter Casey didn’t go as planned,” Kelly delivered seven Kelly said. “Me and scoreless innings on Satur- (catcher) Blake Lalli had day night at Coolray Field a good game plan going in as the G-Braves topped which was being aggresthe Norfolk Tides 4-1 for sive and attacking with the their fifth straight win. fast ball. I kept it down Kelly (1-0), who came and our defense was flawto Gwinnett last Deless again tonight.” cember in the trade that Other than the solo sent catcher Christian homer from Walker, Bethancourt to the San Di- Norfolk was never able to ego organizition, limited mount any serious scorthe Tides (2-6) to four hits ing threats as Kelly faced and struck out four with just three players over the one walk. minimum in the seven G-Brave pitchers have frames, thanks in part to a been particularly stingy pair of double plays turned in giving up runs the last by the defense. three games as Gwinnett Gwinnett hitters also hurlers carried a 19 1/3 in- did their part as the Braves nings scoreless streak into tallied 11 hits, including Saturday’s game. a 3-for-4 night from lead Kelly put seven zeros off man Emilio Bonifacio, on the board with reliever including two stolen bases Joel De La Cruz adding and one RBI. another with a scoreless Third baseman Ronnier eighth to stretch that run Mustelier also went 2-forto 27 1/3 before Christian 3 with two runs and an Walker snapped it with a RBI, while Brandon Snylead off homer in the top der added a pair of singles

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with one driven in.

That hitting continued the trend for Gwinnett as the G-Braves (8-2) came into Saturday’s game as the top hitting team in the International League with a .299 average.

“We kind of ground out some at bats and got a really great start from Casey,” Gwinnett manager Brian Snitker said. “I thought he was very aggressive and did a solid job.”

Gwinnett faced one of its former pitchers in right hander Terry Doyle, who battled through 5 1/3 innings before leaving with four runs allowed on eight hits with one walk and two strikeouts.

The first of those runs came in the second inning with Matt Tuiasosopo led off with a double up against the wall to left and reaching third on a ground out to second from Lalli.

Mustelier followed and flied out to center, but it was deep enough to score Tuiasosopo for the 1-0 lead.

Gwinnett struck again for two more in the fifth, sparked by a lead off triple from Mustelier.

Snyder would plate Mustelier with a single to left and would later come home on a bloop single to left from Bonifacio.

Leading 3-0 in the sixth, Gwinnett tacked on an insurance run with an RBI single to left from Sean Kazmar, Jr. The win continued the best start through 10 games in Gwinnett history and extended its lead to two games atop the International League South division.

“It’s been so much fun,” Kelly said of the team’s fast start. “We’ve got a great group of guys here and we’re having fun doing it with us going out there acting like twelve year olds every night.”

Gwinnett will go for the sweep of the four-game series today at 2:05 p.m. with John Gant as the projected starter for the G-Braves.

Horford rescues Hawks in Game 1 18 points, before suffering a lower leg injury midway through the fourth quarter.

ATLANTA — The AtHe had to be helped off the lanta Hawks were melting floor and taken back to the down, their 19-point lead locker room. Bradley did over the Boston Celtics not return. long gone. Al Horford Smart hit a pair of wasn’t going down like 3-pointers in the fourth that, though. quarter, the second tyHorford scored 24 ing the game, 80-80 with points, grabbed 11 re7:30 to play. Jae Crowder bounds and made multiple followed with a go-ahead hustle plays down the 3-pointer that gave the stretch, allowing Atlanta to Celtics their first lead of escape with a 102-101 win the game with 6:50 to play.

Saturday in Game 1 of an Jeff Teague made three Eastern Conference playof four free throws in the offs series that is expected 15 seconds to secure the to be tight. win for the Hawks.

After trailing by as many Horford came up huge as 19 in the first, Boston’s for Atlanta, though. He had Avery Bradley and Marcus an assist to Kent Bazemore, Smart sparked a secondwhile sitting on the floor half rally. It was the and then hustled down an second straight improbable offensive rebound off his comeback for the Celtics, own miss that led to two free who stormed back from throws in the final minutes.

26 down in a win over the Bazemore had a big Miami Heat in the final game with 23 points and game of the regular season. eight rebounds, while Boston nearly did it again Teague finished with 20 Saturday. points and 12 assists.

Isaiah Thomas scored 19 After scoring 34 points points, and Bradley scored in the first half and trailing

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by as many as 19, Boston scored 31 points in third quarter to get back into the game. The Celtics scored 34 in the entire first half. Atlanta led by seven, 72-65, entering the fourth quarter.

Game 2 is Tuesday in Atlanta.

Boston and Atlanta ended the regular season in opposite fashions. The Hawks lost Wednesday at Washington to a Wizards team without John Wall. On the same night, the Celtics came from 26 down to beat the Heat. They nearly did again Saturday.

Boston opened the third quarter with an 11-3 run that forced an early Atlanta timeout. Thomas’ second 3-pointer of the quarter trimmed the deficit to six, 62-56. Smart finished with 15 points.

Neither team is expected to be able to challenge the Cavaliers in the next round, which makes the Hawks’ loss to an undermanned Wizards squad all the more egregious. If the

Hawks would have handled the Wizards, they would have earned the third seed and been on the opposite side of the bracket from Cleveland. That misstep in D.C. cost Atlanta a spot on the opposite of the bracket from LeBron James and company, which looks even better with Indiana knocking off No. 2 seed Toronto in Game of 1 of their series.

But if the Hawks were deflated, they certainly didn’t show it Game 1 opener of a series expected to be tight. They dominated the first half on both ends of the floor.

Offensively, they were aggressive attacking the rim, outscoring Boston 26-8 in the paint.

The Celtics shot 23.1 percent from the floor including 2 of 16 on 3-pointers. The Hawks 51-34 at halftime and appeared to be in command. They weren’t, but thanks to Horford and Teague, they had enough to survive a Game 1 thriller.

Atlanta center Al Horford (15) takes a shot against the Boston Celtics during Game 1 of the first round of the playoffs Saturday at Philips Arena. (Photo: John David Mercer/USA Today Sports)

SPORTS AT A GLANCE Baseball Major League Baseball NATIONAL LEAGUE East Division

W L Pct GB L10 Washington............. 9... 1..900..... —...9-1 Philadelphia............ 5... 7..417.......5...5-5 New York................. 4... 6..400.......5...4-6 Miami...................... 3... 5..375.......5...3-5 Atlanta..................... 1... 9...100.......8... 1-9 Central Division

W L Pct GB L10 Chicago................... 9... 2..818..... —...8-2 Cincinnati................ 6... 5..545.......3...5-5 St. Louis.................. 6... 5..545.......3...6-4 Milwaukee............... 5... 5..500....3.5...5-5 Pittsburgh................ 5... 6..455.......4...4-6

West Division

W L Pct GB L10 Los Angeles............ 7... 4..636..... —...6-4 Colorado................. 6... 5..545.......1...5-5 San Francisco......... 6... 5..545.......1...5-5 Arizona.................... 4... 7..364.......3...4-6 San Diego............... 3... 8..273.......4...3-7 Thursday’s Games Philadelphia 3, San Diego 0 St. Louis 7, Milwaukee 0 Colorado 11, San Francisco 6 Washington 6, Atlanta 2 Chicago Cubs 8, Cincinnati 1 L.A. Dodgers 5, Arizona 2 Friday’s Games Colorado 6, Chicago Cubs 1 Milwaukee 8, Pittsburgh 4 Washington 9, Philadelphia 1 Atlanta 6, Miami 3 St. Louis 14, Cincinnati 3 L.A. Dodgers 7, San Francisco 3 Arizona 3, San Diego 2 Saturday’s Games Cincinnati 9, St. Louis 8 Chicago Cubs 6, Colorado 2 Washington 8, Philadelphia 1 Milwaukee (Jungmann 0-1) at Pittsburgh (Niese 1-0), late Atlanta (Norris 0-2) at Miami (Koehler 0-1), late Arizona (Miller 0-1) at San Diego (Cashner 0-1), late San Francisco (Cueto 2-0) at L.A. Dodgers (Kazmir 1-0), late Today’s Games Atlanta (Chacin 0-0) at Miami (Cosart 0-0), 1:10 p.m.

Milwaukee (Davies 0-0) at Pittsburgh (Nicasio 1-1), 1:35 p.m.

Washington (Gonzalez 0-0) at Philadelphia (Morton 1-1), 1:35 p.m.

Cincinnati (Moscot 0-0) at St. Louis (Wa-

cha 1-0), 2:15 p.m.

Colorado (Chatwood 1-1) at Chicago Cubs (Lester 1-0), 2:20 p.m.

Arizona (Corbin 0-1) at San Diego (Erlin 1-1), 4:40 p.m.

San Francisco (Samardzija 1-0) at L.A. Dodgers (Maeda 1-0), 8:05 p.m.

Monday’s Games N.Y. Mets (Syndergaard 1-0) at Philadelphia (Eickhoff 1-1), 7:05 p.m.

Colorado (Lyles 0-1) at Cincinnati (Simon 0-1), 7:10 p.m.

Washington at Miami (Fernandez 0-1), 7:10 p.m.

Chicago Cubs (Lackey 2-0) at St. Louis (Leake 0-1), 8:09 p.m.

Arizona (De La Rosa 0-2) at San Francisco (Peavy 0-1), 10:15 p.m.

INTERLEAGUE AT NATIONAL LEAGUE Thursday’s Games Detroit 7, Pittsburgh 4 AMERICAN LEAGUE East Division

W L Pct GB L10 Baltimore................. 8... 2..800..... —...8-2 Boston..................... 6... 4..600.......2...6-4 Toronto.................... 5... 7..417.......4...3-7 New York................. 4... 6..400.......4...4-6 Tampa Bay.............. 4... 7..364....4.5...4-6 Central Division

W L Pct GB L10 Kansas City............. 8... 3..727..... —... 7-3 Chicago................... 8... 3..727..... —... 7-3 Detroit..................... 6... 3..667.......1...6-3 Cleveland................ 5... 4..556.......2...5-4 Minnesota............... 2... 9..182.......6...2-8 West Division

W L Pct GB L10 Texas....................... 6... 6..500..... —...5-5 Los Angeles............ 5... 6..455.......5...5-5 Seattle..................... 5... 6..455.......5...5-5 Oakland................... 5... 7..417.......1...5-5 Houston................... 4... 7..364.... 1.5...3-7 Thursday’s Games Chicago White Sox 3, Minnesota 1 Cleveland 6, Tampa Bay 0 Toronto 4, N.Y. Yankees 2 Texas 6, Baltimore 3 Kansas City 6, Houston 2 Friday’s Games Seattle 7, N.Y. Yankees 1 Boston 5, Toronto 3 Chicago White Sox 1, Tampa Bay 0 Baltimore 11, Texas 5 Houston 1, Detroit 0 Minnesota 5, L.A. Angels 4 Kansas City 4, Oakland 2 Saturday’s Games Seattle 3, N.Y. Yankees 2

Golf PGA Tour RBC Heritage Par Scores Saturday Hilton Head, SC Purse: $5,900,000 h - Harbour Town Golf Links (par 71, 7099 yards) Third Round Luke Donald...............66-71-69..... —....206......-7 Charley Hoffman........ 68-68-71..... —....207......-6 Jason Kokrak..............71-68-68..... —....207......-6 Patton Kizzire............. 69-68-71..... —....208......-5 Branden Grace...........66-74-69..... —....209......-4 Zach Johnson.............71-68-70..... —....209......-4 Chris Kirk................... 72-66-71..... —....209......-4

Minnesota 6, L.A. Angels 4 Boston 4, Toronto 2 Oakland 5, Kansas City 3 Tampa Bay 7, Chicago White Sox 2 Detroit (Verlander 0-1) at Houston (McHugh 1-1), late Baltimore (Gallardo 1-0) at Texas (Lewis 1-0), late Today’s Games Seattle (Iwakuma 0-1) at N.Y. Yankees (Tanaka 0-0), 1:05 p.m.

Chicago White Sox (Quintana 1-0) at Tampa Bay (Moore 0-0), 1:10 p.m.

Toronto (Sanchez 0-0) at Boston (Wright 0-1), 1:35 p.m.

Detroit (Sanchez 2-0) at Houston (Fiers 0-1), 2:10 p.m.

L.A. Angels (Tropeano 1-0) at Minnesota (Gibson 0-2), 2:10 p.m.

Baltimore (Wright 1-0) at Texas (Holland 1-0), 3:05 p.m.

Kansas City (Medlen 1-0) at Oakland (Bassitt 0-0), 4:05 p.m.

Monday’s Games Toronto (Happ 1-0) at Boston (Buchholz 0-1), 11:05 a.m.

L.A. Angels (Santiago 0-0) at Chicago White Sox (Rodon 1-1), 8:10 p.m.

INTERLEAGUE AT AMERICAN LEAGUE Friday’s Games N.Y. Mets 6, Cleveland 5 Saturday’s Games Cleveland 7, N.Y. Mets 5 Today’s Games N.Y. Mets (Matz 0-1) at Cleveland (Kluber 0-2), 1:10 p.m.

Monday’s Games Milwaukee (Anderson 1-0) at Minnesota (Hughes 0-2), 8:10 p.m.

Basketball National Basketball Association 2015-2016 NBA Playoff Glance Conference Quarterfinals (Best-of-7 x-if necessary) Eastern Conference (1) Cleveland, (8) Detroit Sunday, April 17: Detroit at Cleveland, 3 p.m.

Wednesday, April 20: Detroit at Cleveland, 8 p.m.

Friday, April 22: Cleveland at Detroit, 7 p.m.

Sunday, April 24: Cleveland at Detroit, 8:30 p.m. x-Tuesday, April 26: Detroit at Cleveland, TBA

Bill Haas.................... 69-72-69..... —.... 210......-3 Russell Henley............72-67-71..... —.... 210......-3 Russell Knox.............. 72-65-73..... —.... 210......-3 Matt Kuchar................ 67-71-72..... —.... 210......-3 Kevin Na.....................73-71-66..... —.... 210......-3 Tyler Aldridge..............71-73-67..... —.... 211......-2 Kevin Chappell........... 68-68-75..... —.... 211......-2 Bryson DeChambeau.70-69-72..... —.... 211......-2 Graham DeLaet......... 69-70-72..... —.... 211......-2 Lucas Glover..............72-67-72..... —.... 211......-2 Si Woo Kim................ 68-72-71..... —.... 211......-2 Whee Kim...................71-72-68..... —.... 211......-2 Marc Leishman...........71-72-68..... —.... 211......-2 George McNeill.......... 68-70-73..... —.... 211......-2 Shawn Stefani............. 71-71-69..... —.... 211......-2 William McGirt............69-71-72..... —.... 212......-1 Aaron Baddeley..........71-69-73..... —.... 213...... E Ricky Barnes.............. 71-68-74..... —.... 213...... E Bronson Burgoon........70-69-74..... —.... 213...... E

x-Thursday, April 28: Cleveland at Detroit, TBA x-Saturday, April 30: Detroit at Cleveland, TBA Indiana 1, Toronto 0 Saturday, April 16: Indiana 100, Toronto 90 Monday, April 18: Indiana at Toronto, 7 p.m.

Thursday, April 21: Toronto at Indiana, 7:30 p.m.

Saturday, April 23: Toronto at Indiana, 3 p.m. x-Tuesday, April 26: Indiana at Toronto, TBA x-Friday, April 29: Toronto at Indiana, TBA x-Sunday, May 1: Indiana at Toronto, TBA (3) Miami, (6) Charlotte Sunday, April 17: Charlotte at Miami, 5:30 p.m.

Wednesday, April 20: Charlotte at Miami, 7 p.m.

Saturday, April 23: Miami at Charlotte, 5:30 p.m.

Monday, April 25: Miami at Charlotte, TBA x-Wednesday, April 27: Charlotte at Miami, TBA x-Friday, April 29: Miami at Charlotte, TBA x-Sunday, May 1: Charlotte at Miami, TBA Atlanta 1, Boston 0 Saturday, April 16: Atlanta 102, Boston 101 Tuesday, April 19: Boston at Atlanta, 7 p.m.

Friday, April 22: Atlanta at Boston, 8 p.m.

Sunday, April 24: Atlanta at Boston, 6 p.m. x-Tuesday, April 26: Boston at Atlanta, TBA x-Thursday, April 28: Atlanta at Boston, TBA x-Saturday, April 30: Boston at Atlanta, TBA Western Conference (1) Golden State, (8) Houston Saturday, April 16: Houston at Golden State, 3:30 p.m.

Chad Campbell...........71-69-73..... —.... 213...... E Ben Crane..................74-68-71..... —.... 213...... E Tony Finau..................67-73-73..... —.... 213...... E Morgan Hoffmann.......70-69-74..... —.... 213...... E Colt Knost.................. 73-70-70..... —.... 213...... E Spencer Levin.............68-74-71..... —.... 213...... E Bryce Molder............. 70-70-73..... —.... 213...... E Kyle Stanley............... 72-70-71..... —.... 213...... E David Toms................ 69-73-71..... —.... 213...... E Billy Horschel.............. 74-66-74..... —.... 214.....+1 Charles Howell III...... 69-75-70..... —.... 214.....+1 David Lingmerth......... 67-71-76..... —.... 214.....+1 Will Wilcox.................. 72-70-72..... —.... 214.....+1 Zac Blair.....................69-71-75..... —.... 215.....+2 Jason Day...................67-69-79..... —.... 215.....+2 Will MacKenzie...........73-71-71..... —.... 215.....+2 Geoff Ogilvy................72-69-74..... —.... 215.....+2 Chez Reavie...............70-74-71..... —.... 215.....+2 Tyrone Van Aswegen. 72-70-73..... —.... 215.....+2

Monday, April 18: Houston at Golden State, 10:30 p.m.

Thursday, April 21: Golden State at Houston, 9:30 p.m.

Sunday, April 24: Golden State at Houston, 3:30 p.m. x-Wednesday, April 27: Houston at Golden State, TBA x-Friday, April 29: Golden State at Houston, TBA x-Sunday, May 1: Houston at Golden State, TBA (2) San Antonio, (7) Memphis Sunday, April 17: Memphis at San Antonio, 8 p.m.

Tuesday, April 19: Memphis at San Antonio, 9:30 p.m.

Friday, April 22: San Antonio at Memphis, 9:30 p.m.

Sunday, April 24: San Antonio at Memphis, 1 p.m. x-Tuesday, April 26: Memphis at San Antonio, TBA x-Thursday, April 28: San Antonio at Memphis, TBA x-Saturday, April 30: Memphis at San Antonio, TBA (3) Oklahoma City, (6) Dallas Saturday, April 16: Dallas at Oklahoma City, late Monday, April 18: Dallas at Oklahoma City, 8 p.m.

Thursday, April 21: Oklahoma City at Dallas, 7 p.m.

Saturday, April 23: Oklahoma City at Dallas, 8 p.m. x-Monday, April 25: Dallas at Oklahoma City, TBA x-Thursday, April 28: Oklahoma City at Dallas, TBA x-Saturday, April 30: Dallas at Oklahoma City, TBA (4) L.A. Clippers, (5) Portland Sunday, April 17: Portland at L.A. Clippers, 10:30 p.m.

Wednesday, April 20: Portland at L.A. Clippers, 10:30 p.m.

Saturday, April 23: L.A. Clippers at Portland, 10:30 p.m.

Monday, April 25: L.A. Clippers at Portland, 10:30 p.m. x-Wednesday, April 27: Portland at L.A. Clippers, TBA

Johnson Wagner.........68-73-74..... —.... 215.....+2 Steve Wheatcroft........ 72-68-75..... —.... 215.....+2 Jason Dufner.............. 76-67-73..... —.... 216.....+3 Ernie Els.....................72-71-73..... —.... 216.....+3 Jim Herman................72-71-73..... —.... 216.....+3 Jerry Kelly.................. 70-69-77..... —.... 216.....+3 Justin Leonard............73-71-72..... —.... 216.....+3 Francesco Molinari.....69-74-73..... —.... 216.....+3 Seung-Yul Noh........... 72-69-75..... —.... 216.....+3 Fabian Gomez........... 68-76-73..... —.... 217.....+4 Adam Hadwin.............71-73-73..... —.... 217.....+4 Vijay Singh.................. 71-71-75..... —.... 217.....+4 Boo Weekley...............70-71-76..... —.... 217.....+4 Mark Wilson............... 72-72-73..... —.... 217.....+4 Jason Bohn.................74-69-75..... —.... 218.....+5 Kevin Kisner................72-71-75..... —.... 218.....+5 Ben Martin.................. 70-74-74..... —.... 218.....+5 John Senden.............. 71-73-74..... —.... 218.....+5 Webb Simpson.......... 73-70-75..... —.... 218.....+5

x-Friday, April 29: L.A. Clippers at Portland, TBA x-Sunday, May 1: Portland at L.A. Clippers, TBA

NASCAR NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Food City 500 Lineup After qualifying race Sunday At Bristol Motor Speedway Bristol, Tennessee Lap length: 0.533 miles (Car number in parentheses) 1. (19) Carl Edwards, Toyota, 127.997.

2. (20) Matt Kenseth, Toyota, 127.419.

3. (22) Joey Logano, Ford, 127.191.

4. (11) Denny Hamlin, Toyota, 126.804.

5. (18) Kyle Busch, Toyota, 126.553.

6. (48) Jimmie Johnson, Chevrolet, 126.461.

7. (4) Kevin Harvick, Chevrolet, 126.112.

8. (78) Martin Truex Jr., Toyota, 126.021.

9. (47) A.J. Allmendinger, Chevrolet, 125.815.

10. (6) Trevor Bayne, Ford, 125.815.

11. (5) Kasey Kahne, Chevrolet, 125.732.

12. (2) Brad Keselowski, Ford, 125.691.

13. (1) Jamie McMurray, Chevrolet, 125.486.

14. (27) Paul Menard, Chevrolet, 125.461.

15. (3) Austin Dillon, Chevrolet, 125.436.

16. (13) Casey Mears, Chevrolet, 125.42.

17. (31) Ryan Newman, Chevrolet, 125.354.

18. (21) Ryan Blaney, Ford, 125.33.

19. (24) Chase Elliott, Chevrolet, 125.134.

20. (88) Dale Earnhardt Jr., Chevrolet, 125.052.

21. (34) Chris Buescher, Ford, 124.995.

22. (43) Aric Almirola, Ford, 124.979.

23. (16) Greg Biffle, Ford, 124.597.

24. (23) David Ragan, Toyota, 124.46.

25. (42) Kyle Larson, Chevrolet, 126.021.

26. (41) Kurt Busch, Chevrolet, 125.831.

27. (44) Brian Scott, Ford, 125.773.

28. (38) Landon Cassill, Ford, 125.675.

29. (7) Regan Smith, Chevrolet, 125.642.

30. (83) Matt DiBenedetto, Toyota, 125.592.

31. (95) Michael McDowell, Chevrolet, 125.281.

32. (17) Ricky Stenhouse Jr., Ford, 125.207.

33. (10) Danica Patrick, Chevrolet, 125.003.

34. (95) Ty Dillon, Chevrolet, 124.379.

35. (30) Josh Wise, Chevrolet, 124.242.

36. (15) Clint Bowyer, Chevrolet, 124.146.

37. (32) Jeffrey Earnhardt, Ford, 123.308.

38. (55) Reed Sorenson, Chevrolet, 123.245.

39. (98) Cole Whitt, Chevrolet, 122.803.

40. (46) Michael Annett, Chevrolet,

Luke List.................... 73-68-78..... —.... 219.....+6 Davis Love III............. 73-69-77..... —.... 219.....+6 Vaughn Taylor.............70-74-75..... —.... 219.....+6 Justin Thomas........... 72-70-77..... —.... 219.....+6 Scott Brown................71-73-76..... —....220.....+7 Derek Fathauer...........71-73-76..... —....220.....+7 Ryan Palmer...............71-73-76..... —....220.....+7 Ian Poulter................. 72-72-76..... —....220.....+7 Daniel Summerhays.. 72-68-80..... —....220.....+7 Harold Varner III......... 72-70-78..... —....220.....+7 Camilo Villegas...........71-72-77..... —....220.....+7 Andres Gonzales........71-72-78..... —....221.....+8 Michael Kim............... 75-69-77..... —....221.....+8 Greg Owen.................72-71-78..... —....221.....+8 Nick Taylor..................73-71-77..... —....221.....+8 Chris Stroud................71-73-79..... —....223... +10 Carl Pettersson...........71-69-84..... —....224... +11 Hiroshi Iwata...............71-73-83..... —....227... +14

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•From Page 1B was with (the wind) swirling around. It was very, very difficult. Obviously, I played very well myself, but I think the scoring is quite phenomenal.”

Don’t make mine a double As strong as the scoring was by many players on the day, the early winds perhaps played a role in helping make the days scorecards a little more volatile.

While the course yielded 288 birdies, it struck back by allowing just one eagle and accounting for 199 bogeys, 38 double bogeys and eight “others.”

The double bogeys played particular havoc with several players, including two who started the day at or near the top of the leaderboard.

First-round co-leader Tom Watson, who started the day at 4-under, found the out-of-bounds area on No. 3 and the water on No. 4 for back-to-back doubles that took him

back to even par, where he eventually finished after a round of 76 that left him seven shots back.

Meanwhile, Todd Hamilton, who began the day just one shot back, took a lead before an errant tee shot resulted in a double bogey at the par-3 eighth hole.

He eventually fought back to shoot 3-under 69 on the day and begin today’s final round just one stroke off the lead at 6-under.

The former Peachtree Ridge and Georgia punter, who now plays for the NFL’s Arizona Cardinals, joined Atlanta Braves Hall of Fame pitchers Tom Glavine and John Smoltz in teaming with pediatric cancer patients to compete for the “Cooper Cup.” This was the first year for Butler to be involved in the charity challenge, which helped raise money for three different areas of The Butler did it need in fighting pediat… for a good cause ric cancers — Clinical The Novelis Celebrity Research, Sickle Cell and Challenge has been a part Family Support Team, of local PGA Tour Chamwho said he enjoyed evpions stop each year during erything about his afterSaturday’s second round noon on the course. since the tournament began.

“Shelton Stevens and This year’s edition of everyone from Children’s the event, which features Healthcare of Atlanta, I three local sports celebri- know all those guys from ties inserted into a threemy days at Georgia and some during tournament I always keep in contact play to compete for raise with them when I come donations to the Aflac back in to the Atlanta area, Cancer & Blood Disorand I love helping out any ders Center at Children’s way I can,” said Butler, Healthcare of Atlanta, whose team partner was included an even more lo- 16-year-old Maddie Freecal celebrity in the person man of Toccoa. “I was so of Drew Butler. happy to help and honored

to help, really.”

Despite finishing in third place against two teams led by athletes who take great pride in their golf games, Butler held his own.

Glavine, who played for 12-year-old Jeremy Brown, defeated Smoltz and partner, 10-year-old Camden Stephens, on a scorecard playoff, with Butler finishing one stroke back at 3-over par 75.

“Smoltz should be on the (PGA) tour,” joked Butler, who actually played high school golf at Peachtree Ridge. “Growing up in Atlanta and knowing what Smoltz and Glavine mean to the entire city and the Braves’ organization — those two guys are legends and Hall of Famers. More important, they’re great guys. So, it was great to get inside the ropes with them and watch them hit it around.

“I did pretty well. Not my best at the very end. … I actually played at Peachtree Ridge and grew up playing (golf). … It was just a lot of fun.”

Donald leads at Harbour Town Reuters

and fellow American Kevin Chappell, tumbled Luke Donald, hunting down the leaderboard with his first tournament victory an eight-over 79 as he since late 2013, ground out appeared to succumb to a two-under 69 in tough fatigue in his eighth event conditions to take a oneof the year. shot lead after the RBC Donald, who has not Heritage third round in tasted victory since the South Carolina on Saturday. 2013 Dunlop Phoenix in While the entire field Japan, was delighted to endured their share of keep a relatively clean struggles contending with scorecard at gusty Harslick greens and blustery bour Town as the greens winds at the Harbour Town firmed up in the afternoon course on Hilton Head sunshine.

“It’s probably one of the Island, Donald kept errors to a minimum as he edged toughest days I have had ahead of a tightly bunched out here, condition-wise,” Donald said after saving leaderboard. par on the tough finishing The Englishman, three hole with an exquisite chip times a runner-up at this from 25 yards to inside event, mixed four birdies three feet. with two bogeys to post a “Coming down the last seven-under total of 206, ending the round a stroke in few holes, the greens were front of Americans Charley getting firmer and faster and there were a couple of Hoffman (71) and longreally tough pin positions. hitting Jason Kokrak (68).

It was tough to be aggresAustralian world No. sive and make a lot of 1 Jason Day, joint leader birdies.” overnight with Hoffman

SUNDAY, APRIL 17, 2016

PUBLIC HEARINGS CITY OF PEACHTREE CORNERS PUBLIC NOTICE LOGIC & ACCURACY TESTINGS OF ELECTION TABULATION SYSTEM Notice is hereby given, that on Thursday, April 28, 2016, beginning at 10:00 a.m., there will be a public test of the election tabulation system to be used for the May 24, 2016, City of Peachtree Corners Special Election.

Said test to be conducted in the Peachtree Corners City Hall/ Elections room, located at 147 Technology Parkway, Peachtree Corners, Georgia.

All interested persons are invited to observe said test.

NOTICE OF COMPUTATION AND CANVASSING OF ELECTION RETURNS Pursuant to OCGA 21-2492, notice is hereby given that the computation and canvassing of the returns of votes cast in the May 24th, 2016 election will take place in the Elections Room of Peachtree Corners City Hall located at 147 Technology Parkway, Peachtree Corners, Georgia on May 24, 2016, beginning at 7:00 pm.

This 19th day of April, 2016.

Kymberly Chereck Municipal Elections Superintendent 928-413971, 4/17 NOTICE OF ABANDONED VEHICLE The following motor vehicle, advertised pursuant to O.C.G.A. Code Section 4011-2, is being stored at: (Address) 2025 MAIN STREET EAST, SNELLVILLE, GA 30078 (Yr/Make) 2005 DODGE RAM 1500 (VIN#) 1D7HU18D55J575593 This vehicle is deemed abandoned and will be disposed of if not claimed by the legal owner or lienholder by (Date) 07/26/2015.

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PUBLIC SALES/ AUCTIONS PUBLIC AUCTION THERE WILL BE SOLD AT PUBLIC OUT CRY AT KAM TOWING SERVICE INC. 4371 STONE MTN HWY. LILBURN GA 30047. APRIL 26. 2016 AT 10 AM THE FOLLOWING VEHICLES HAVE BEEN DECLARED ABANDONDED AND FORECLOSED VEHICLES PURSUANT TO OFFICIAL CODE OF GA ANNOTATED SECTION 40-11-5 AS FOLLOWS. 2003 JAGUAR X TYPE SAJEA51D93XD17826 2001 BUICK LESABRE 1G4HP54KX14253985 2003 NISSAN ALTIMA 1N4AL11DX5C301566 1998 TOYOTA CAMRY 4T1BG22K7WU348728 929-413989, 4/17,24 NOTICE OF PUBLIC SALE OF PERSONAL PROPERTY Notice is hereby given that the undersigned will sell, to satisfy lien of the owner, at public sale by competitive bidding via www.storagetreasures.com on 05/04/2016 at 3:30PM for the Extra Space Storage facility located at: 2790 Braselton Highway Dacula, GA 30019 The personal goods stored therein by the following may include, but are not limited to general household, furniture, boxes, clothes, and appliances.

829: Rebecca ChandlerHousehold items 620: Cynthia Cotto- storing some boxes and misc furniture Purchases must be made with cash only and paid at the time of sale. All goods are sold as is and must be removed at the time of purchase. Extra Space Storage reserves the right to refuse any bid. Sale is subject to adjournment.

929-413162, 4/17,24

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PUBLIC SALES/ AUCTIONS

PUBLIC SALES/ AUCTIONS

NOTICE OF PUBLIC SALE OF PERSONAL PROPERTY Notice is hereby given that Extra Space Storage will sell at public auction, to satisfy the lien of the owner, personal property described below belonging to those individuals listed below at location indicated: 3220 Centerville Hwy, Snellville, GA 30039, 770.985.4287 on April 28, 2016 at 12:00PM F1178 – Zemesha Thomas – nightstands, mattresses, chairs G105 – Daphne HughesReed – dresser, barber chair, barstools J104 – Bernadette Anderson – suitcase, boxes J114 – Leshia Boldon – household items F1167 – Kenyatta Newsome – mattresses, washer, dryer K112 – Darlene Benau – furniture and household goods K101 – Darlene Benau – furniture and household goods H117 – Felicia Mayberry – household goods F1246 – Eugene Christie – TV, file cabinet, speakers M102 – Clarence Pridgen – sectional sofa, TV, stereo equipment F1093 – April Dalton – couch, TV, table, lamps F1064 – Pierre Johnson – dresser, doors, cabinet The auction will be listed and advertised on www. storagetreasures.com. Purchases must be made with cash only and paid at the above referenced facility in order to complete the transaction. Extra Space Storage may refuse any bid and may rescind any purchase up until the winning bidder takes possession of the personal property.

929-412114, 4/10,17

NOTICE OF INCORPORATION Notice is hereby given that Extra Space Storage will sell at public auction, to satisfy the lien of the owner, personal property described below belonging to those individuals listed below at location indicated: 98 Hurricane Shoals Drive, Lawrenceville, GA 30046, 770-682-4990, May 4th, 2016 at 1:30PM Tracy Burton Unit 1102 Household Items Sharina Bailey Unit 0548 Household Items Justin Johnson Unit 0926 Household Items Theron Duncan Unit 0953 Household Items Tracy Burton Unit 1153 Car Parts Desermithe Brune Unit 1207 Household Items Kourtney Scott Unit 0320 Household Items Roseanna Nguyen Unit 1141 Household Items The auction will be listed and advertised on www. storagetreasures.com. Purchases must be made with cash only and paid at the above referenced facility in order to complete the transaction. Extra Space Storage may refuse any bid and may rescind any purchase up until the winning bidder takes possession of the personal property.

929-413932, 4/17,24

Picture, Totes 531 – Donnett Thomas–$1,150.40 – Chair, Refrigerator, Bags, Boxes, Clothes, Pictures, Shoes 230 – Rashema Brazil–$1,174.60 – Bags, Boxes, Totes 468 – Anthony Thomas–$223.00 – Boxes, Kids Toys 391 – Karinn Martin–$342.50 – Boxes, Totes 213 – Phillip Scott–$385.50 – TV, Bags, Boxes, Totes, Shoes, Clothes, 669 – Natka Warrick–$437.00 – Couch, TV, Boxes, Clothes, Picture, Totes, Suit Case, End Tables 202 – Canisha Hill–$398.00 – Dryer, Washer, 292–Amelia Johnson–$682.20 – Dresser, Mattress, Bags, Books, Boxes, Clothes, Totes, Weights 687 – Dayna Choice–$179.00 – Boxes, Clothes, Shoes 412–Walter Ford–$470.00 – Table, Computer Monitor, Bags, Clothes, Shelves, Suit Cases 420–Gregory Davis–$297.00 – Bags, Boxes, Pictures, Totes, Chest, Fan 4 4 7 – K i r k w a r d Clark–$1,487.68 – Chair, Dining Set, Dresser, Table, Boxes, Clothes, Hand Tools, Bikes, 462–Mark Holleman–$754.60 – Armoire, Bed, Chair, Couch, Dining Set, Dresser, Table, Washer, Bags 478–Michael Williams–$556.00–Couch 492–Joseph Willis–$341.00 – Mattress, Bags, Boxes, Clothes, Hand tools 5 0 8 – K i m b e r l y Hayes–$369.00 – Bed, Chair, Mattress, Bags, Clothes, Wall Unit 6 3 8 – L i n d s a y White–$1,063.00–Junk 151 – Damaris McDonald–$621.00 – Bed, Chair, Couch, Dining Room, Dresser, Suit Case 493 – Ray Watkins–$470.00 – TV, Totes, Guitar Purchases must be made with cash only and paid at the time of sale. All goods are sold as is and must be removed at the time of purchase. Extra Space Storage reserves the right to refuse any bid. Sale is subject to adjournment.

929-413841, 4/17,24

Notice is hereby given that Extra Space Storage will sell at public auction, to satisfy the lien of the owner, personal property described below belonging to those individuals listed below at location indicated: Auction Date: 04/06/2016 Address: 3564 Lawrenceville Hwy Lawrenceville, Ga 30044 Phone: (770) 286-9209 Time of Sale: 4:00 Pm Monique Lane Unit 2145 Chair, Table, Totes, End Tables, Coffee Table, Washer, Mirror, Lamp Alex Gbolie Unit 4055 Couch, Dresser, Microwave, Boxes, Totes The auction will be listed and advertised on www. storagetreasures.com. Purchases must be made with cash only and paid at the above referenced facility in order to complete the transaction. Extra Space Storage may refuse any bid and may rescind any purchase up until the winning bidder takes possession of the personal property.

929-413850, 4/17,24 MCCULLOUGH TOWING 4431 BUFORD HWY NORCROSS, GA 30071 770-263-8483 4/7/16 NOTICE OF ABANDONED MOTOR VEHICLE The following vehicle, advertised to O.C.G.A.Code Section 40-11-12, is being stored at 4431 Buford Hwy, Norcross, Ga. 30071. 770263-8483.

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

The Vehicle was impounded from 1500 Ridge Brook Trl, Duluth , Ga. on 4/1/16, at the request of the property owner or manager.

2015 Yiben Scooter VIN# LYDY3TBB1F1500555 Tag# No Tag 929-412639, 4/8,15

NOTICE OF PUBLIC SALE OF PERSONAL PROPERTY Notice is hereby given that Extra Space Storage will sell at public auction, to satisfy the lien of the owner, personal property described below belonging to those individuals listed below at location indicated: 5151 Annistown Rd Stone Mountain GA 30087 770.469.5363 May 4, 2016 at 12:00 PM Unit 304 Daphne Patterson 2 bedrooms living room dining washer & dryer Unit 311 Carlton Pettigrew household furniture Unit 377 Rod Caddele household furniture and items Unit 388 Dinardo Cobbs construction materials, generator The auction will be listed and advertised on www.storagetreasures.com. Purchases must be made with cash only and paid at the above referenced facility in order to complete the transaction. Extra Space Storage may refuse any bid and may rescind any purchase up until the winning bidder takes possession of the personal property.

929-413844, 4/17,24 NOTICE OF PUBLIC SALE OF PERSONAL PROPERTY Notice is hereby given that the undersigned will sell, to satisfy lien of the owner, at public sale by competitive bidding via www.storagebattles.com on Wednesday, March 9th at 12:00PM for the Extra Space Storage facility located at: 3942 Stone Mountain Hwy. Snellville, GA 30039 770-979-8936 The personal goods stored therein by the following may include, but are not limited to general household, furniture, boxes, clothes, and appliances.

206 – James Karafotias–$555.40 – Bed, Mattress, TV, Bags, Boxes, Totes, Recliner, Night Stand 552 – Eugene Gilbert–$1,050.60 – Armoire, Bed, Chair, Dresser, Mattress, TV, Boxes, Totes, Safe 195–Valerie Erlin–$519.00 – Bags, Boxes, Totes, Cooler 232 – Shelisa Minifield -$335.00 – Dresser, Boxes, Files, Totes, Chair, Shelves, Vacuum 479 – Christia Swearington–$299.00 – Bed, Mattress, Bags, Books, Boxes, P

ZONINGS NOTICE OF ADMINISTRATIVE VARIANCE APPROVAL Planning & Zoning Commission City of Berkeley Lake 4040 S. Berkeley Lake Road Berkeley Lake, GA 300963016 Phone: 770/368-9484 The public is hereby notified of the approval of the following Administrative Variance, pursuant to Section78-367 (a)(2) of the Municipal Code of the City of Berkeley Lake, and effective as of April 15, 2016.

• 504 Lakeshore Drive, property of Eric and Kara Musser by applicant Richard Tracey of Southern Pool Crafters, Inc. Conforming change to a non-conforming property which is non-conforming with respect to existing impervious coverage of 34.37%. Applicant proposes to construct a conforming in-ground pool in the rear yard and remove other paved surfaces resulting in impervious coverage of 31.98%, thereby reducing the degree of non-conformity.

Interested affected parties may appeal the granting of the Administrative Variance by submitting their objection in writing to the Planning & Zoning Commission of the City of Berkeley Lake at the address listed above. Appeals must be received no later than 4:00 PM, Monday, May 2, 2016.

934-413956, 4/17

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GWINNETT COUNTY PLANNING COMMISSION WEDNESDAY, MAY 3, 2016 AT 7:00 P.M. GWINNETT COUNTY JUSTICE AND ADMINISTRATION CENTER AUDITORIUM 75 LANGLEY DRIVE LAWRENCEVILLE, GEORGIA 30046 THE FOLLOWING AMENDMENT TO THE UNIFIED DEVELOPMENT ORDINANCE IS SCHEDULED FOR PUBLIC HEARINGS AS STATED ABOVE. INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE IN THE OFFICE OF THE PLANNING DIVISION, 446 WEST CROGAN STREET, LAWRENCEVILLE, GEORGIA. OFFICE HOURS ARE 8:00 A.M. TO 5:00 P.M., MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY. UDOA2016-00003AN AMENDMENT TO THE UNIFIED DEVELOPMENT ORDINANCE OF GWINNETT COUNTY; TITLE 1: ADMINISTRATION AND TITLE 2: LAND USE AND ZONING TO PROVIDE NEW OR REVISED REQUIREMENTS FOR DONATION DROP BOXES. PC TBL 05/03–UDOA201600003 934-413740, 4/17

C-1; COMMERCIAL/RETAIL (REDUCTION IN BUFFERS); DISTRICT 7 LAND LOT 002 PARCELS 015A, 116 & 117; 800 BLOCK OF BETHESDA SCHOOL ROAD; 2500-2600 BLOCK OF CRUSE ROAD; 1.47 ACRES. DISTRICT 4/ HEARD SUP2016-00022 – APPLICANT: RINGO ABERNATHY; OWNERS: ASMA ALMONER, MARK LANDON & SANAA NASSAR; FOR A SPECIAL USE PERMIT IN A C-1 (PROPOSED) ZONING DISTRICT FOR A RESTAURANT (DRIVE-THRU FAST FOOD); DISTRICT 7 LAND LOT 002 PARCELS 015A, 116 & 117; 800 BLOCK OF BETHESDA SCHOOL ROAD; 2500-2600 BLOCK OF CRUSE ROAD; 1.47 ACRES. DISTRICT 4/ HEARD RZC2016-00010–APPLICANT: MAHAFFEY, PICKENS, TUCKER, LLP; OWNER: J. C. WHITE; RA-200 TO C-2; COMMERCIAL/RETAIL TO INCLUDE CONVENIENCE STORE WITH FUEL PUMPS (REDUCTION IN BUFFERS); DISTRICT 7 LAND LOT 152 PARCEL 003; 200 BLOCK OF OLD PEACHTREE ROAD; 2700 BLOCK OF MCGINNIS FERRY ROAD; 2.31 ACRES. DISTRICT 1/BROOKS RZR2016-00005–APPLICANT: MAHAFFEY, PICKENS, TUCKER, LLP; OWNER: BEATRICE S. WHITEHEAD; R-100 TO R-TH; TOWNHOMES; DISTRICT 5 LAND LOT 017 PARCEL 009; 500 BLOCK OF PADEN DRIVE; 22.46 ACRES. DISTRICT 4/ HEARD BRD2016-00002 – APPLICANT: QUIKTRIP CORPORATION; OWNER: INDIAN TRAIL ASSOCIATES, LTD.; FOR A BUFFER REDUCTION FROM 75 FEET TO 0 FEET IN A C-2 ZONING DISTRICT; DISTRICT 6 LAND LOT 212 PARCEL 036; 2200 BLOCK OF BEAVER RUIN ROAD; 2000 BLOCK OF INDIAN TRAIL LILBURN ROAD; 1.91 ACRES. DISTRICT 1/ BROOKS P&D PC TBL 5-3 934-413733, 4/17

GWINNETT COUNTY PLANNING COMMISSION TUESDAY, MAY 3, 2016 AT 7:00 P.M. GWINNETT COUNTY JUSTICE AND ADMINISTRATION CENTER AUDITORIUM 75 LANGLEY DRIVE LAWRENCEVILLE, GEORGIA 30046 THE FOLLOWING REZONING, CHANGE-INCONDITIONS, SPECIAL USE PERMIT AND OTHER ITEMS OF BUSINESS, LOCATED WITHIN UNINCORPORATED GWINNETT COUNTY, ARE SCHEDULED FOR PUBLIC HEARINGS AS STATED ABOVE. SITE PLANS, LEGAL DESCRIPTIONS, AND OTHER INFORMATION ARE AVAILABLE IN THE OFFICE OF THE PLANNING DIVISION, 446 WEST CROGAN STREET, LAWRENCEVILLE, GEORGIA. OFFICE HOURS ARE 8:00 A.M. TO 5:00 P.M., MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY. CIC2016-00010 – APPLICANT: MAHAFFEY, PICKENS, TUCKER, LLP; OWNER: PARAN HOMES OF HERITAGE POINTE, LLC; CHANGE IN CONDITIONS OF ZONING TO REMOVE FOUR-SIDED MASONRY REQUIREMENT; DISTRICT 7 LAND LOT 015 PARCELS 097, 111, 112, 114 THRU 143 & 145 THRU 156; 2200 BLOCK OF CEDARS ROAD; 1100-1200 BLOCK OF PROGRESS INDUSTRIAL BLVD.; 900 BLOCK OF PROGRESS COURT; 19.57 ACRES. DISTRICT 4/HEARD SUP2016-00017 – APPLICANT: JBW INVESTMENTS, LLC; OWNER: RONNIE F. PLUNKETT; FOR A SPECIAL USE PERMIT IN AN O-I (PROPOSED) ZONING DISTRICT FOR A RETIREMENT COMMUNITY (INDEPENDENT LIVING); DISTRICT 7 LAND LOT 218 PARCELS 004 & 053; 1700 BLOCK OF PLUNKETTS ROAD; 3700 BLOCK OF BLUE RIDGE DRIVE; 5.92 ACRES. DISTRICT 1/BROOKS SUP2016-00021 – APPLICANT: JBW INVESTMENTS, LLC; OWNER: RONNIE F. PLUNKETT; FOR A SPECIAL USE PERMIT IN AN O-I (PROPOSED) ZONING DISTRICT FOR A BUILDING HEIGHT INCREASE TO FOUR STORIES (70 FEET); DISTRICT 7 LAND LOT 218 PARCELS 004 & 053; 1700 BLOCK OF PLUNKETTS ROAD; 3700 BLOCK OF BLUE RIDGE DRIVE; 5.92 ACRES. DISTRICT 1/BROOKS RZC2016-00007–APPLICANT: JBW INVESTMENTS, LLC; OWNER: RONNIE F. PLUNKETT; M-1 & R-100 TO O-I; RETIREMENT COMMUNITY (INDEPENDENT LIVING); DISTRICT 7 LAND LOT 218 PARCELS 004 & 053; 1700 BLOCK OF PLUNKETTS ROAD; 3700 BLOCK OF BLUE RIDGE DRIVE; 5.92 ACRES. DISTRICT 1/BROOKS RZC2016-00009–APPLICANT: RINGO ABERNATHY; OWNERS: ASMA ALMONER, MARK LANDON & SANAA NASSAR; R-100 TO C

GARAGE SALES LAWRENCEVILLE Clairemont Subdivision Annual Community Yard Sale Sat., April 16th, 8-2 Off Sever Road LAWRENCEVILLE Living Estate Sale/ Sizing Down/Moving SAT. & SUN. APRIL 16-17, 8:30-5.

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LAWRENCEVILLE Reserve & Turnberry Neighborhood Garage Sale! Fri-Sat, 4/15-16, 8. Raegan Way & Jameson Cir., Lawrenceville 30043. Rain or Shine!

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Green eyes, brown tiger striped tabby. Found in L’ville outside Gwinnett Co. Government complex. 678-513-4499

BMW M3, 1997-$4950 Yes, It Is A Real M-3 With All The Rare M-3 Options. One Of The Greatest BMWs Ever Built And Now Very Collectable. Great Car Fax. Babied and Beautiful. Driven 10K/Yr. Drive Anywhere. You Will Not Believe It Until You See It. Ave Selling Price In Auto Trader Is Over $12,000. It Is Gorgeous and Runs Super. 770-882-4605

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HUNTING & FISHING LOST DOG: Miniature Schnauzer REWARD FOR THE RETURN OF LOST DOG. PLEASE CALL 404-694-2592.

MEMBERSHIP WILKES COUNTY 300+ acres. Deer, turkey & hogs.

Hardwoods, pines & planted pines.

Electricity. Large campsites, deer cleaning station & 4 creeks. Avg. rack 8 pt., avg. wgt. over 200 lbs. $475 dues, $100 elec., $10 sec. light per year.

770-922-6434 Frank. Time is the essence, 8 weeks March 7 - May 7.

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New radiator, tie rods, wheel bearings, brake and transmission service in March. Immaculate inside and out. $6295 Cell: 404-906-8938.

CAT – Beautiful & sweet orange/white tabby female feline looking for a good home, spayed.

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COOK, BUSSER, PASTRY CHEF, BAKERY, CASHIER, SERVICE ASSISTANT We are looking for bright, energetic associates to fill positions at our new location. A combination of flexible schedules, friendly atmosphere, great training, and a defined career path make la Madeleine a rewarding place to work. Please apply in person at 1795 Mall of Georgia Blvd or on-line at www.LMCafe.net DRIVER TRAINEES NEEDED NOW! Train to drive for US Xpress. $800/week + Benefits!

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SUPERINTENDENT Hutton Construction Co., a TN based general contractor/ developer is currently accepting resumes for an immediate superintendent position in the Lawrenceville Area. Work experience to include ground up construction throughout project completion.

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WAREHOUSE Barrow Industries, a leading fabric distributor located in Suwanee, is seeking FT Warehouse help. Must be able to lift 80+ lbs.

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The area around Pleasant Hill Road, Lawrenceville Suwanee Road and Duluth Highway is known as “K-Town” because of the abundance of Korean businesses and churches located along those corridors. Left to right, a server at Breakers Korean BBQ in Duluth prepares different types of meat for participants in an Explore Gwinnett Korean food tour on April 5. Shoppers leave Korean supermarket Super H Mart on Pleasant Hill Road in Duluth. A chef prepares a a cake at Tree Story Korean Bakery in Duluth, one of several Korean restaurants Explore Gwinnett is promoting through is “Seoul of the South” marketing campaign. (Staff Photo: Curt Yeomans)

‘of Seoul the South’

By Curt Yeomans

southwestern corner of Gwinnett and added to the county’s diversity.

“Originally it started on Buford To the local Korean community, Highway, down in Doraville, but just the area around Pleasant Hill Road, the natural movement of the Korean Lawrenceville Suwanee Road and Du- community has come north,” Stone luth Highway is known as “K-Town” Grill owner Jason Jang told the Daily because of the abundance of Korean Post through an interpreter. businesses and churches located along Regardless of what the area is those corridors. called, the simple fact is that GwinTo Explore Gwinnett officials, it’s nett County has become the core of an asset to the community that they Georgia’s Korean-American compromote as the “Seoul of the South” munity over the last decade and a in tourism campaigns because of the half. According to figures from the large number of Korean restaurants, U.S. Census Bureau’s 2014 American ranging from Korean barbecue joints Community Survey, the county was to bakeries and Korean soul food home to about 41.9 percent of the establishments.

Korean-Americans estimated to have It’s an organic growth that has lived in Georgia as of July that year. occurred since the beginning of the The next largest population of century that has spread from the Korean-Americans in Georgia was in

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Duluth/Suwanee Within their city limits, Duluth and Suwanee were home to the largest populations of Korean-Americans in the county.

This chart shows the populations in 2000 and 2010 as well as the estimated population for 2014

Duluth 2,688 Suwanee 1,613

2014

Fulton County, which had a little less than half of the 22,414 Korean residents that lived in Gwinnett in 2014.

That is the most recent survey year for which detailed demographic figures are available. The survey is not as accurate as the decennial census, but it is an annual attempt to estimate and gauge how the population in an area is growing.

If the last census, which is an actual count of the population is looked at, then it should be said that 22,001 of the 52,431 Korean-Americans that called Georgia home in April 2010 were living in Gwinnett County. That still accounted for 41.9 percent of the state’s entire Korean-American population.

The Korean population made up 2.7 percent of the county’s total

Gwinnett a large draw for Koreans in Georgia population at the time, a percentage that remained unchanged in the 2014 estimate, when it was believed that 22,414 Koreans lived in the county.

They made up the single largest Asian group in the county two years ago, followed closely by Asian Indians (2.5 percent) and Vietnamese residents (2 percent).

A decade of growth — a decade ago Regardless of whether the figures from 2010 census or the 2014 survey are used, the fact is the Korean population in Gwinnett has more than doubled since the 2000 census listed it as 9,298 people, or 1.6 percent of the county’s total population.

There are several factors that have See Korea, Page 5C

2014 estimated populations

Duluth

2,600

Suwanee 1,467

Gwinnett 22,414 Duluth 763 Suwanee - 256

2010 2000

Fulton 8,727

Gwinnett’s estimated Korean-American population is the largest of the counties in Georgia.

Fulton, DeKalb, Cobb and Forsyth round out the top

DeKalb Cobb 3,805 3,512

Forsyth 2,802

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West stopped dominating college sports after ESPN Watching sports on TV has been a favorite pastime of mine ever since my dad and I watched John Havlicek’s Celtics defeat Kareem Abdul-Jabbar’s Milwaukee Bucks in the 1974 NBA Finals. So I was thrilled when, a few years later, a new all-sports, all-the-time network known as ESPN hit the airwaves.

I was in college at the time and — lucky for me — worked at an appliance store, with a satellite dish the size of a Chevy Tahoe and an entire wall of color television sets, which we kept tuned to ESPN. That made a nice change from my dorm room, where, if my roommates and I propped up our old blackand-white on the radiator and stuck the rabbit ears out the window, we just might be able to pick up a Braves game on Channel 17.

In the 35 years since, it would be difficult to overstate the impact ESPN has had on college sports, both good and bad.

On the positive side, whereas sports fans used to be able to watch maybe a game or two a week, now we can watch a dozen. And yet — here’s the negative — the network has done more than just televise the games; it has

whose state actually straddles the Central and Mountain time zones. Compare that to the 30 years prior to ESPN’s emergence, during which 13 western teams won NCAA championships.

The results are eerily similar for football: Since 1982, Rob only five western teams have Jenkins won national championships.

That includes one title for also, perhaps without intend- USC, as compared to the 10 titles it claims prior to the ing to, played a significant role in determining ultimate ESPN era. This cannot be a coincidence. winners and losers.

My theory is that the Consider this: When I was a kid, two West Coast teams prevalence of ESPN broadcasts in people’s living rooms dominated major college has shifted the balance of sports. UCLA was the napower from west to east. Top tion’s pre-eminent baskethigh school athletes not only ball program, winning 10 national championships in 12 want to play on TV, they want to play during “prime years during the 1960s and time,” when people are actu’70s. Meanwhile, USC (the one in California) established ally awake and watching.

After all, who stays up itself as a football powerhouse, on par with Alabama until midnight on a Tuesday to watch UCLA play Oregon and Notre Dame. in basketball — or even on a Since 1982, however, which we’ll designate as the Saturday to watch USC play Arizona in football? beginning of the ESPN era, Not me. And, apparently, UCLA has won exactly one not that five-star recruit down national championship in men’s basketball — in 1995. the street, either.

Rob Jenkins is a local freeIn fact, during that same 35lance writer and the author year period, only five teams not in the Eastern or Central of “Family Man: The Art of Surviving Domestic Trantime zones won national quility.” He can be reached titles — and that counts the University of Kansas (twice), at rjenkinsgdp@yahoo.com.

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Why isn’t anybody listening?

The exact moment it happened was at a large round table in a ballroom of majestic gilt in a grand hotel.

Tink and I found ourselves seated next to strangers, so we both plunged into jump-starting a conversation because we like the stories of others.

We asked questions, expressed interest and tried to pull out information.

It was painful.

Finally, however, they launched into talking, and once they did, it was all about them. They knew more about everything than we did.

Once we had them talking, we tried to join the conversation but found ourselves cut off repeatedly like students who were interrupting the teachers. They talked over us, dismissed our opinions and cut short our observations.

We got the message, so we settled in, smiled and nodded our heads obediently.

At that point, I decided that I have far too many of these kinds of lackluster conversations and I’m over the art of trying.

Few people are listening these days. They’re just talking. It is amazing how

certain amount of words to speak in his lifetime so he took to saving his words so he could use them at a later day when they counted most. Sadly, he died suddenly a few years ago of heart disease when he was only 54.

Ronda When I heard the news, Rich I thought back to that conversation and realized people talk over others. that he had used up all his When I try speaking to words much too soon. show that I am interested I’ve decided E. Lynn in engaging, too often the Harris was right. We need person just raises her voice to save the amount of and talks at a faster clip. words allotted to us and Really, it doesn’t matter use them when they can if no one wants to hear count most. what I say. I make my livThat would not be in ing by writing words and conversation with many talking. If no one wants to people I meet though I will hear what I’m willing to say that some people are so say for free, I’ll just save uninformed that they can those words and sell them. get themselves in trouble This reminds me of a at round tables in glitzy story concerning E. Lynn ballrooms.

Harris, who wrote romance Such was the case novels and is generally several years ago when the considered to be the most public relations director of successful African-Amera chamber of commerce ican author in history. We sat at the table next to a were once sitting together newspaper publisher who at a head table during a runs this column. I sat to booksellers’ breakfast in his right.

Little Rock where we both She leaned across him were to speak. and said to me, “What do He was lovely and you do for a living?” humble and during breakI smiled. “I write.” fast, he told me that as a “Oh, really? What do child he believed that God you write?” had only allotted him a “Well, for one thing, I

write a weekly newspaper column.” I paused, then laughed. “Which runs in your local newspaper, which, apparently, you aren’t reading.”

I’m sorry. I couldn’t resist.

And it does sound harsher in print than when I said it, but I used to work in public relations and the first rule of that profession is to read every word in every publication that services your market. Her face flushed red and the publisher eyed her sternly and shook his head.

In a book I’m reading about Frank Sinatra is a story about what he learned from the great thespian Spencer Tracy when Sinatra asked for advice on acting. Sinatra claimed that the reply would lead him to winning an Oscar at a later time.

Spencer said, “It’s simple. Just listen then react.”

Also good advice to use while sitting at big round tables in ballrooms of gilt in grand hotels.

Ronda Rich is the best-selling author of What Southern Women Know (That Every Woman Should). Visit www.rondarich.com to sign up for her free weekly newsletter.

Community Council hosts Volunteer Expo for volunteer information where they formulated the idea of the expo.

The Community Council Mary Williams, the Comof Gwinnett is hosting a munity Action Chairsperson Volunteer Expo to find the for the Community Council right volunteer opportunities of Gwinnett, explained that for anyone looking to help the Volunteer Expo was in the community. designed to allow people In previous years, the to personally gain more council has held networking information about differfairs, but the council recently ent volunteer opportunities had a round-table discussion and to be able to sign up for to discuss ways other than volunteer spots at the expo. the networking fair to diThe expo will host rectly reach out to the public numerous Gwinnett County Staff Intern

agencies to explain volunteer opportunities about their respective agencies such as the Gwinnett Coalition, Gwinnett Human Services Center, Girl Scouts and more. People of all ages are encouraged to come find which volunteer opportunity is right for them.

In addition to the volunteer information, the expo will also have activities for the whole family to enjoy such as face painting from the Girl Scouts, food

trucks, Safe House with the Gwinnett County Fire Department, a K-9 Unit dog demonstration from the Gwinnett Police Department and much more.

This free expo will take place from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. on April 23 at the Centerville Community Center which is located at 3025 Bethany Church Road in Snellville.

For more information, visit networkforgwinnett. com.

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pet of the week

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

Maple is a sweet, small female kitten who turned one year old this past week. She has only one wish for her birthday — a Kate Spade handbag! OK, that’s a joke. She really wants something much more precious: a forever home and a forever family.

Maple had a small stroke during her spay surgery and has a little trouble with her mobility, though it does not slow her down a bit. She is loving, playful and waiting for you! Visit her this weekend at the shelter and see who falls in love with who first.

Maple’s adoption fee is $100. She has been spayed and given age appropriate vaccinations, dewormed, given flea/tick prevention, disease testing for FeLV & FIV, a 24Petwatch microchip, and her adopter will receive 30 days of 24PetWatch Pet Emergency Insurance.

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City by City is a weekly look at the happenings in the places you call home more from duluth

AUBURN Library launching Romance Saturdays program Public libraries typically try to foster a love for reading in their communities, but the Auburn Public Library is trying to foster a love for books about love.

The library will launch a new program aimed at the Harlequin set, called Romance Saturdays, at 2 p.m. on April 23. Fans of romance books are invited to come out and meet authors and talk about the books they have written.

This month’s focus will be on Romantic Suspense, featuring authors Leslie Tentler, Roger Johns and Mary Marvella Barfield.

Authors will sell copies of their books at the event, but guests are forewarned that only cash or checks will be accepted.

The library is located at 24 Fifth St., in Auburn.

BARROW COUNTY Utilities Dept. promotes natural gas safety For the third year in a row, the city of Winder Utilities Department provided informational activity booklets to all fourth-grade students, and this year’s gift totaled 1,100 booklets.

The Utilities Department’s Tabatha Knight recently visited County Line Elementary School and talked with students about the importance of natural gas safety, answered questions and provided fun activities for students.

BERKELEY LAKE Spring Fling luncheon set for April 28 The BLOSOMS are hosting a senior “spring fling” luncheon at noon on April 28 at the Chapel. This event is for Berkeley Lake residents 70 years old and up and their spouse, family member or caregiver. RSVPs by April 22 are strongly recommended for planning purposes to Lynn Thafvelin at 404-431-4964 or thaflyn@yahoo.com.

BRASELTON Antique event to be largest ever spring event in town The biannual Antique and Artisan Festival in downtown Braselton will feature the largest number of vendors ever for a springtime event, the town said.

Set for Friday, April 22 through Sunday, April 24, the festival will feature antiques, collectibles, outdoor gardening, ironworks, statuaries, primitives, art, repurposing, jewelry, candle making and more.

The show opens at 2 p.m. on April 22 and closes at 5 p.m. on April 24.

Festival organizer and host, Donna Cannella, said there will also be 12 food trucks offering po boy sandwiches, Maine lobster treats, burgers, beer and wine and more. “Plus, we’ve expanded the kids’ play area to include bungees, karate and water games,” she said.

Vendors from four states will occupy 140 booths in Braselton Park at the center of the town’s historic downtown. There will also be music.

For more information, visit www.downtownbraselton. com or call 706-824-7204.

BUFORD Library branch to host bug-themed event for kids The Buford-Sugar Hill branch of the public library is hosting a bug-themed event for kids 5 and up.

“Enjoy songs, stories, and a craft about everyone’s favorite creepy crawly critters!” an advertisement said.

The event is April 23 at 10:30 a.m.

The library is located at 2100 Buford Highway.

DACULA Transportation plan input meeting series coming to senior center Gwinnett County trans-

proceeds from this event will go directly to serve the community and local charities.

Tickets are on sale from any Loganville Rotary Club members, sponsors or at the event.

Trophies will be given for winners and special recognition for all participants.

NORCROSS City to celebrate Earth Day with planting The city of Norcross plans to observe Earth Day on April 22 with a tree planting.

Officials from Norcross, which has been designated a “tree city,” are hosting the event at Thrasher park at 10 a.m.

The park is located at 93 Park Drive.

8 days of the arts

Ballet will also be incorporated into Art Week to recognize the dance as an art. (Special Photos)

Week to feature craftsmen, painters, chefs and more

By Zach Miles Staff Intern

The city of Duluth encourages its residents to show off their artistic side and learn more about the craftmanship of various drawers, painters, chefs and others through its eight-day Art Week from May 7 to May 14.

Like last year’s event, Duluth will wrap the poles and trees on the Duluth Town Green and give attendees the opportunity to keep various art pieces throughout Duluth as long as they post a picture with their item to social media.

Visitors will also learn more about dance, music and other arts.

In addition to the recurring events from last year’s Art Week, visitors can partake in the “Art of Food” event by eating at different restaurants that are featured on the “Eat Like a Local” list. These restaurants will offer specials in honor of Art Week.

Art Week will also fea-

Hand-Crafted Pottery will be available for locals to view and purchase.

ture a geocaching scavenger hunt and digital art classes on May 7. Artists will showcase various art mediums from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. on the Duluth Town Green.

Paint Duluth is a major part of Art Week as well which will take place from May 5 through May 8. The plein air event

will focus on artists from across the Southeast to capture the true image of Duluth. These artists will compete for a cash award of $1,500, and the paintings will go on sale to the public on May 8 from 6 to 8 p.m. at the Duluth Festival Center.

To cap off the weeklong festivities, the

portation officials have been going around the county to solicit public input for the county’s Comprehensive Transportation Plan update ,and Dacula residents will get their opportunity on Monday.

The Department of Transportation will hold its latest public input meeting from 6 to 8 p.m. at the Dacula Senior Activities Center, 2735 Auburn Ave. County officials are looking to hear from residents about areas of traffic and transportation that they would like to see improved.

The input will be used to develop the new comprehensive plan, which is not expected to be approved by county officials until next year.

Circle in Duluth. Veterans and military personnel will be allowed to enter the event at 9:30 a.m. GDOL staff will be on site to help screen the applicants. Applicants are encouraged to bring a resume and dress appropriately to improve their opportunities for jobs.

Job seekers planning to attend the expo are encouraged to visit www.employgeorgia.com to create an account and upload or create a resume.

Having an Employ Georgia account and resume expedites the interview process. For more information about the expo, or employers wanting to register, contact the Gwinnett Career Center at 770-840-2200.

by residents.

The deadline to submit a photo is Friday and submissions can be dropped off at City Hall, 475 Grayson Parkway and addressed to Gail Lane. Officials said they prefer candid shots over formal portraits. The picture must be framed and be no larger than 16-by-20-inches. Submission forms can be found on cityofgrayson.org.

Questions should be directed to Lane by email at communitydevelopment@ cityofgrayson.org or by telephone at 770-963-8017.

DULUTH Labor department to sponsor career expo More than 60 employers will be recruiting to fill hundreds of job openings at a career expo in Duluth on Tuesday. The Georgia Department of Labor, along with the Norcross Cooperative Ministry and 12 Stone Church, will co-sponsor the expo.

It will be held from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the church located at 2050 Sugarloaf

GRAYSON Exhibit on mothers to open April 30 The Grayson Arts and History Center will open a new exhibit of photography dedicated to mothers at the end of the month.

The exhibit, entitled Love In Action, will be on display at the center from April 30 through May 31. The exhibit will honor mothers in the Grayson community by featuring photos of them that have been submitted

LAWRENCEVILLE Family Promise gears up for annual Bed Race Beds on wheels, rolling through downtown Lawrenceville, may not sound like a typical thing, but it will happen next weekend.

Family Promise of Gwinnett County will host its seventh annual Bed Race fundraiser on Saturday. The event will begin with registration at 9 a.m., followed by bed judging at 10 a.m., the parade of beds at 10:30 a.m. and finally the race itself at 11 a.m.

This year’s grand marshal will be WSB-TV reporter Dave Huddleston,

Aurora Theatre will perform a musical play, “Memphis,” on the Duluth stage. The play, inspired by true events, will be free to the public, but VIP tables are available for purchase.

For more information on the Art Week activities, visit duluthga.net/ artweek. and the 228-yard course will begin on Clayton Street and end on Perry Street, with a couple of turns included.

Awards will be handed out for the fastest bed, the funniest bed, the most original design and a merit award for fundraising.

LILBURN Relay event coming up Relay for Life Lilburn, a fundraiser for the American Cancer Society Gwinnett Relay for Life, will be held in Lilburn City Park on April 29.

Individuals and teams are encouraged to participate. For more information on getting involved, email Gail Zarnik at gailz18@aol. com.

The event is set from 5 to 10 p.m. at the park located at 76 Main St. LOGANVILLE Loganville wing fling coming next month The second annual “Wing Fling” cook-off is set for May 28 on the Loganville Town Green. Visit wingfling.org for more info for contestants, vendors and sponsors for the event from 10 a.m to 3 p.m. All

PEACHTREE CORNERS Civic association to host police event The United Peachtree Corners Civic Association will host the fifth annual Peachtree Corners COPS Meeting at Christ the King Lutheran Church on April 25 from 7 to 9 p.m.

The church is located at 5575 Peachtree Parkway.

The meeting serves as the annual meeting for more than 20 “COPS Communities” participating in community policing in Peachtree Corners but is also open to general public.

Anyone who wants to have a specific topic addressed can contact Trent.

Greene@gwinnettcounty. com so the speakers will be prepared to respond.

The slate of speakers will be: Mike Mason, mayor; Danny Porter, Gwinnett County district attorney; Butch Ayers, Gwinnett County Police Chief; Maj. Mark Fitzpatrick, Gwinnett County police’s West Precinct commander; Officer Humberto Garcia of the Crime Free Multi-Housing program; and Officer Trent Greene, who specializes in crime statistics.

SNELLVILLE Playdough event planned at library The Snellville branch of the public library is hosting a “Playdough Palooza” for kids ages 3 to 5 on April 25 at 4 p.m.

The event is just what it sounds like: playing with playdough.

“Roll it, and pat it and mark it with a ‘P’ — what can you create with playdough? Join us as we make and play with safe, nontoxic, kid-friendly playdough!” the library’s website said.

The library is at 2740 Lenora Church Road.

SUGAR HILL Cleanup week coming next month The city of Sugar Hill will offer “clean up our city” days the week of May 9th on normal trash collection days. Broken or discarded lawn and garden equipment, appliances except refrigerators and freezers and a maximum of three small pieces of furniture will be picked up. Pickup does not include construction debris, mattresses, yard trash, hazardous materials or chemicals, engines containing gas or oil, propane or gas tanks or cans and auto parts.

SUWANEE Moore Road detour to begin Monday A portion of Moore Road will be closed April 18-22 to allow Gwinnett County to install a storm water drain pipe underneath the road.

Drivers will be detoured through Peachtree Industrial Boulevard, Suwanee Dam Roadß and Settles Bridge Road. Expect heavier delays during this period. The closed portion of Moore Road is about 400 feet north of the Landover intersection.

This construction is expected to alleviate current drainage issues plaguing Moore Road.

gwinnettdailypost.com •From Page 1C spurred this growth, but several members of the Korean community told the Daily Post that factors which would draw people from any demographic to the county — schools and a location along I-85 — are key factors.

“In my opinion, the county is located in a very good location,” Korean American Restaurant Association president Joseph An said. “There’s 85 Interstate highway which goes to the Washington D.C. area, and everybody who wants to go to New York City has to take 85. …

“Also, in Gwinnett County, there are many good schools, and schools are one of the most important factors for people to choose a location to live.”

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Korea service businesses, such as travel agencies, physicians, real estate agents, lawyers and insurance businesses.

It also has newspapers, a TV station, after school programs and churches that cater specifically to the Korean community. The Korean American Association of Greater Atlanta, which provides help to members of the Korean community, is also located in Norcross.

“It just comes down a point where the tipping point, I think, is when you not only have the large markets and grocery stores, Georgia United Korean Church on Duluth Highway is one of several churches between but when services become downtown Duluth and Interstate 85 on Georgia Highway 120 that are geared toward the available,” Park said. county’s Korean community. (Staff Photo: Curt Yeomans) “Everything from the after school services, to medical nator Sarah Park, a native “There are more choices, Korean descent but grew professionals, CPAs and of the Gangnam area of more markets, more up in South Carolina, said lawyers. When my grandSeoul, South Korea, added churches, more education the county has reached a mother was here, she loved that a diversity of service is opportunities and schools,” “tipping point” where its it because she could go to also an attraction that has she said.

Korean business commuthe doctor and not have to helped the local Korean Sarah’s husband, Minity is not only made up of have one of us translate for community grow. chael Park, who is also of restaurants, but also types of her.

“Her doctor could tell her straight up, ‘Here’s what you need, here’s the kind of medication you need.’ They even had pharmacists who were bilingual, so it’s just quality of life.”

When Explore Gwinnett officials talk about a “Seoul of the South,” it should be no surprise that they are mainly talking about the Duluth and Suwanee area.

Much of that growth in the county’s Korean population has been in those cities and they have, by far, the largest numbers of Korean residents among Gwinnett’s 16 municipalities.

“The fact that there are a lot of Koreans who live around here is because this is where all of the Korean stuff is,” said Chris Cho, the assistant manager at Tree Story Korean Bakery in Duluth. “It’s not just the restaurants, it’s the H Mart, where you can shop and get the Korean things that you need.”

Several people the Daily Post talked to said the services available to Koreans in Gwinnett County also draw Korean Americans who live in other states because they don’t have those services available where they live.

“We also have a lot of customers who are Korean, who live in Florida and other states, who visit often because they do business here and are here every weekend,” Cho said.

Duluth and Suwanee combined were home to about 4,301 of the more than 6,000 Korean-Americans who were believed to be living in one of the county’s cities in 2014.

The number of people of Korean descent who live in unincorporated Gwinnett is more than twice the number of those who live in a city though.

The census bureau estimated 2,688 of the 27,821 people believed to have lived in Duluth in 2014 were of Korean descent. They accounted for 9.7 percent of the city’s population. Fourteen years earlier, there were 763 Koreans living in the city, making up 3.4 percent of the population. By 2010, that figure was up to 2,600 people, or 9.8 percent of the population.

Suwanee’s Korean community went through a similar growth spurt, going from 256 people in 2000 to 1,467 in 2010 and to an estimated 1,613 people in 2014. They went from making 2.9 percent of the population in 2000 to an estimated 9.7 percent in 2014.

“We’re at a point in the Korean immigration history where it makes sense now,” Michael Park said.

“Our parents’ generation was kind of the first wave (to come over from Korea), but a lot of them are retiring now, so as you get that first generation of Korean immigrants who are retiring, they just want quality of life.

“They’re looking for warmer weather. They’re looking for a place to play

golf, a place to spend time with their grandkids, and it’s just much more attractive here than it is up north.”

However, after Suwanee, the city-by-city population figures drop off significantly. Sugar Hill had the third largest population in 2014, when an estimated 659 people of Korean descent called the city home, making up 3.3 percent of the population. that is compared to 507 people in 2010 and 63 people in 2000.

Peachtree Corners was home to about 331 KoreanAmericans in 2014, but there is no previous census data to compare that to since the city was not created until after the 2010 census count.

What these cities have in common is that they are along the western edge of the county and more or less follow the I-85 corridor.

Even Norcross and Lawrenceville, which respectively each had Korean populations of 148 and 135 people in 2014, ranked high among Gwinnett cities.

The exception to the rule, at least as of 2014, has been Auburn, which has proved to be a new hot spot for growth among KoreanAmericans this decade.

It was home to a Korean community of an estimated 222 people in 2014, compared to official counts of 6 in 2010 and 14 in 2000.

Sarah Park said the attraction of eastern Gwinnett has to do with one key factor that has drawn people from other ethnic backgrounds to that area: It’s more rural, and there’s more land to live on out there.

Marketing the ‘Seoul of the South’ Rather than let Gwinnett’s Korean community be in the shadows, Explore Gwinnett officials are embracing and promoting it.

In her position with international marketing, Sarah Park serves as a liaison between the community and the tourism agency, and it was she who came up with the “Seoul of the South” promotional moniker.

Explore Gwinnett has created flyers listing some of the area’s Korean restaurants. The flyers are distributed to hotels and other visitor information areas.

Park and her husband also recently led a pair of tours, one for hoteliers and another for reporters and food bloggers, of select restaurants in the Duluth area.

“When I talk about Korean food, I don’t want to just talk about Korean barbecue,” Park said during one such tour on April 5.

“I just wanted to introduce people to the other food that we eat.”

Park has also be instrumental in getting Korean restaurants to participate in Gwinnett Restaurant Week. Last year, the popular Breakers Korean BBQ near Gwinnett Place Mall joined the tour and the group is looking to expand that participation in the years to come.

“It’s not that restaurants think there’s necessarily set reason (for coming to Gwinnett), but it’s just that this is where the community is,” Jang said.

But the restaurants don’t cater solely to the Korean community. It’s not uncommon to people of several different ethnic backgrounds patronizing the restaurants, which range from in what they serve from Korean barbecue to baked goods and Korean-style soul food.

Cho said the popular bakery, for example, include dishes from around the world but still keeps its roots in Korean delicacies.

“There are a lot of nonKoreans who have come in and tried out Korean-style baked goods and drinks, and it becomes one of their favorite things that they get every time they come here,” Cho said.

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