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Vol. 46, No. 146

Hunters find human skull near Auburn

By Joshua Sharpe

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AUBURN — In a lonely patch of woods off Bailey Road, Gwinnett County authorities are investigating after a hunter found a man’s skull and some bones.

It’s unclear who the deceased was, but he is believed have been white and between age 50 and 85. He probably had been

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among the trees for at least a year, according to Medical Examiner Dr. Carol A. Terry.

The deer hunter made the discovery on Tuesday around 3 p.m., several hundred yards off the road. Police announced it Wednesday morning as recruits,

homicide investigators and crime scene technicians were descending on the overgrown woods for Day 2 of the search.

“It is still unknown if this is related to a criminal event,” Cpl. Michele Pihera of the police department said. “Members of the Homicide Unit will investigate this case as a crime unless the evidence leads elsewhere.”

Gwinnett police were searching the scene of where human remains were found in Auburn on Wednesday morning.

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Turning the page

Officials: Molotovs were used in arson

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Above, Principal Richard Holland stands still as the students rush out to the buses during his last day of work Wednesday at Jones Middle School. Top, teachers and students gave principal Richard Holland a going away card to show thanks. (Photos: Cole McCauley)

Jones Middle principal retires, starts new chapter with wife

By Keith Farner

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BUFORD — Each day this school year, Principal Richard Holland left home for a school he loved, a school he opened 12 years ago and a school where he worked with some colleagues of two decades.

Holland, who has worked in education 37 years, including 32 in Gwinnett, loved these days at Jones Middle School. But one thing has been bothering him each morning.

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“I’ve hated saying goodbye to her,” he said.

She is Holland’s new bride, Lisa.

Now, aside from some final official duties with meetings and a speech next week, Holland’s days of saying goodbye each morning to Lisa are over.

Holland’s final farewell, com- A students pokes his head out of the window as the bus ing Wednesday on the last day of starts pulling away on the last day of class Wednesday at school across Gwinnett County Jones Middle School.

Public Schools, had been in the more online more inside works since January, when it See retire, Page 3A

In the video, two men huddle by a grocery store aisle with a white light glowing between them. They are in a hurry. It’s dark inside La Jalisco Super Carniceria on Buford Drive in Lawrenceville — until the flash.

The men have what Gwinnett County fire officials believe may be Molotov cocktails. Whatever they are, they explode with violent flames that shoot up from the ground, dancing quickly back and forth.

Capt. Tommy Rutledge, spokesman for the fire department, said Wednesday that investigators are reviewing the footage and trying to determine who’s behind a recent spate of arsons at the grocery.

There have been three this month, each escalating in severity until the most recent one, which happened Monday around 12:30 a.m.

Rutledge said at least five men, believed to be Hispanic, entered the back door.

“We believe they kicked in the door that was boarded up from the previous fire on the 16th of May,” he said. “They are seen throwing several homemade explosives devices in the center of the store to ignite contents on fire.”

The first incident was on May 2 around 8 a.m. An employee came to work to find a gasoline-soaked mop burning and leaned up against the back door, Rutledge said.

On May 16 around 8 a.m., there was a fire outside in an attached refrigeration unit.

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Two men are shown with apparent Molotav cocktails in a Hispanic market in Lawrenceville that has been the target of three arsons this month. (Special Photo)

‘Respect and gratitude’ Gwinnett Vietnam vets recognized at ceremony

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Gwinnett County veterans from the Vietnam War were recognized Wednesday afternoon at the Gwinnett Projects Manager for the Georgia Department of Veterans Service Brian Zeringue reads Historic Courthouse in Gov. Nathan Deal’s proclamation with, from left, Snellville Mayor Tom Witts, Commissioner Lawrenceville with cerMike Roby, Mayor Judy Jordan Johnson and Sen. Gloria Butler. (Photo: Kate Croxton) tificates from the Georgia

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Department of Veteran Services.

Elected officials Sen. Gloria Butler, Lawrenceville Mayor Judy Jordan Johnson, Snellville Mayor Tom Witts and Commis-

sioner Mike Roby attended the event.

“Thank you for the opportunity to join you,” Johnson said. “We can encourage the younger generation to continue to honor those that have served.”

Three videos were

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Perdue, Isakson: VA hospitals not like Disney World Georgia’s U.S. senators blasted Veterans Affairs Secretary Bob McDonald’s comparison of veterans waiting to see a doctor and vacationers waiting to ride Space Mountain on Monday.

McDonald used David Disney Perdue World as a benchmark for handling wait times during remarks to reporters at Johnny a Christian Isakson Science Monitor breakfast in in the nation’s capital. The VA has been under fire from elected officials in recent years for its handling of veterans who turn to the agency for medical care.

Among the complaints is that it takes too long to treat veterans.

“When you go to Disney, do they measure the number of hours you wait in line? Or what’s important?”

CNN quoted McDonald as saying at the break-

Political Notebook Gwinnett County Republican Party Chairman Rich Carithers signs the lease on the local party’s new headquarters at Gwinnett Place Mall.

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Curt Yeomans fast. “What’s important is what’s your satisfaction with the experience.”

Several national media outlets quickly reported on his remarks and the backlash came quickly as officials began to criticize the comment.

In a pair of statement’s U.S. Sen. Johnny Isakson, R-Ga., called the comments “disgraceful” while U.S. Sen. David Perdue, R-Ga., called on McDonald to apologize.

“The mere suggestion that a child waiting in line to meet Mickey Mouse is a similar experience to a veteran waiting for a PET scan or prosthetic fitting is offensive and shameful,” Perdue said. “Unlike the secretary, I believe we should hold our veterans’ experience at a VA hospital

to a higher standard than a child’s experience at a theme park.”

Isakson, the chairman of the Senate Committee on Veterans’ Affairs and sponsor of the Veterans First Act, added: “This type of attitude is why I have introduced the Veterans First Act to hold VA employees accountable and to make sure they know that veterans’ access to timely and quality care is a matter that we take very seriously.”

Republican Party recently announced it is moving its headquarters from downtown Lawrenceville to a 2,770-square-foot space in Gwinnett Place Mall.

Party leaders said the move is expected to save the party $6,000 per year in rental expenses, and county GOP Chairman Rich Carithers signed the lease on May 12. A grand opening date has not been announced yet, and officials said they will need help moving to their new Gwinnett GOP moving to digs.

Gwinnett Place Mall The announcement of a The Gwinnett County headquarters move comes

on the heels of the Gwinnett County Democratic Party’s recent opening of its own new headquarters in Lilburn.

communities across the state for children with special needs according to the Children’s Intervention Services Program under the Department of Community Health,” Bennett said in a Bennett explains statement. occupational, physical “As a long-time advocate therapy funding for special needs children State Rep. Karen Benand their families, I have nett. D-Stone Mountain, witnessed the need for recently skilled physical and occuspoke pational therapists in lowup about income and underserved increased communities. … A child’s occupational and earliest years are instrumental in developing cogniphysical tive, physical, and social therapy Karen reimburse- growth, and they deserve to Bennett ment fund- receive the care they need from the most qualified ing increases included in medical professionals.”

Georgia’s fiscal year 2017 Upcoming budget.

The Gwinnett County Bennett said she asked to have the increase put in the GOP announced this week that it will hold its Second budget so there would be more comprehensive health Annual Chairman’s Cookservices available to special out at 5 p.m. on June 11, at 2625 Jones Phillips Road needs children in lowin Dacula. Officials said income and underserved the cookout will replace the communities. The budget party’s June Breakfast due allocated $6.2 million, into the upcoming Georgia cluding $2 million in state Republican State Convenfunds, for this purpose. tion.

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Fire department employees receive prestigious awards FROM STAFF REPORTS

As Hebron Christian Academy welcomes a new head of school, the Dacula private school has also announced a $10 million expansion project. (Special Photo)

Hebron Christian announces $10 million expansion project

BY KEITH FARNER

28,000-square-foot facility is scheduled to open in fall 2017 for sixth, seventh and eighth grades. Tracey As Hebron Christian Pritchard was recently Academy welcomes a new named Hebron’s new head head of school, the Dacula of school. private school has also That’s phase one of a announced a $10 million $10 million plan to comexpansion project. bine two campuses with Plans include building a a new elementary school new middle school facility to begin construction in with a fine arts center for 2018. choral, band and the visual She called it a forwardarts with private rooms for thinking design that will individual instruction. The serve students and families keith.farner @gwinnettdailypost.com

well into the future.

“We believe our purpose as a Christian school is to give our students the best tools and Christ-centered education possible to position them for academic success,” she said in a press release. “We believe God is asking us to reach out to the community, make a difference for His kingdom and solidly impact the world by investing in the lives of our students and families.”

Officials reflect on fallen cop at Officer Chris Magill Traffic Detail

BY ERIKA WELLS

which may have saved Magill’s life.

“This More than 20 years after event was his death, Officer Chris successful Magill’s legacy lives on and raised through his family and felawareness Chris Magill low officers. and educaOn May 23, 1993, a drunk tion about the Move Over driver killed the Gwinnett Law,” said Cpl. Michele County police officer in the Pihera in a news release anline of duty. To pay tribute, nouncing the event.

Gwinnett officials once His life ended after the again hosted the annual drunk driver crashed into the Officer Chris Magill Trafback of his stopped patrol fic Detail event to remind car on Interstate 85 near drivers of the Georgia Move Jimmy Carter Boulevard.

Over Law on Saturday.

Magill’s children, Jim According to the law, mo- and Amy Magill, attended torists must move over for the roll call and thanked the stopped emergency vehicles officers for honoring their and tow truck drivers — dad and for their work in the erika.wells @gwinnettdailypost.com

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community.

Gwinnett, Lilburn, Suwanee and Duluth police officers, along with troopers from the Georgia State Patrol and deputies from the Gwinnett County Sheriff’s office, gathered to pay their respects.

They set up “Move Over” details on I-85 from the Barrow County line to the DeKalb County line and other major corridors in Gwinnett.

That night, motorists were stopped for texting while driving, speeding and other traffic violations.

Officials made 12 DUI arrests at a checkpoint on Jimmy Carter Boulevard and Live Oak Parkway.

Chief of TrainTwo Gwinnett County ing in Fire and Emergency Gwinnett, Services personnel were received recently recognized at a the prestigious EMS awards Distinbanquet. guished Chad Bird The banquet is an Service annual event hosted by Award.

Georgia Region III EMS He was to honor and recognize nominatoutstanding efforts in an ed based eight-county region of on his metro Atlanta. contribu“We are extremely tions to proud of the recognition emerPhillip Merck of our personnel. Both gency individuals are shining medical examples of the caliber care, including his work of men and women who heading up “one of the make up the departmost important and ment,” said Gwinnett robust EMS programs at County Fire Chief Casey the Gwinnett Fire AcadeSnyder. my,” according to a news Battalion Chief Phillip release. He’s mentored Merck, a veteran firemore than 250 EMT and fighter-paramedic who is paramedic students in

Gwinnett Coalition to disperse funds for food, shelter programs

BY KEITH FARNER

local board consisting of representatives from organizations that include the following agencies: Applications for fund- American Red Cross, Ating for emergency food lanta Jewish Federation, and shelter programs are Catholic Social Services, available through June Christian Council of 17.

Metro Atlanta, GwinThey’re being acnett Coalition for Health cepted by the Gwinnett and Human Services, St. Coalition for Health Vincent de Paul and the and Human Services in United Way. The local Lawrenceville as part of board has the responsiPhase 33 of the Emerbility of recommending gency Food and Shelter agencies to receive funds Program, which has during Phase 33. $404,261 to disperse.

This program runs Funds will be awarded until Nov. 30. to local service organiUnder the terms of the zations that administer grant from the National emergency food and shel- Board, local organizater programs in Gwinnett. tions chosen to receive Distribution of funds funds for mass shelter, will be determined by a mass feeding, other food,

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temporary lodging, rent/ mortgage assistance and utility assistance must meet the following criteria: • have nonprofit status; • maintain an accounting system; • practice non-discrimination; • demonstrate the capacity to deliver emergency food and/or shelter programs; and • have a voluntary board (if the agency is a private voluntary organization).

For more information, visit efsp.unitedway.org or gwinnettcoalition.org.

The application must be received at the Gwinnett Coalition office by 4 p.m. on June 17.

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“His enthusiasm and personal commitment to the EMS profession and the community are without comparison,” the news release said.

Lt. Chad Bird, another veteran firefighter-paramedic who serves as an instructor at the Gwinnett Fire Academy, was nominated based on his contribution to entry-level training and continuing education of department personnel. Bird has trained hundreds of students at the EMT and paramedic level. He has been instrumental in a variety of efforts at the department.

He “has dedicated his life and his career to the mission of saving lives and protecting property,” the news release said.

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Noble Fin restaurant opens in Peachtree Corners

By Kate Croxton

look.

“We wanted to being an in-town feel to Peachtree Corners,” Bramble said.

Noble Fin, Peachtree The menu focuses on Corners’ first chef-driven premium quality seafood, restaurant, officially steaks, hand-cut pastas, opened its doors this week signature cocktails, bottled with a ribbon-cutting and draft beer, wine and event the following day to local vegetables and celebrate. The restaurant features a 400-bottle wine owners held a soft openwall and a comfortable bar. ing last week but officially “People love the bar,” opened for business on Bramble said.

Monday.

Noble Fin seats 200 Shown is the inside of the new Noble Fin restaurant in customers and features a The new restaurant has Peachtree Corners. (Special Photo) been much anticipated in main dining room and four “It’s the 1,000 little the area with its interior The interior comadditional dining areas design that blends modern things that matter,” said bines steel accents with that can be closed off to co-owner and Peachtree features with a touch of wooden tables and chairs accommodate parties of 40 the sea to the chef-inspired Corners resident Cliff and white, airy, opaque or more. As a nod to the Bramble. menu. window curtains soften the restaurant’s coastal theme, kate.croxton @gwinnettdailypost.com

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the dining areas are named Chesapeake, Hatteras, New Bedford and Newport. There is also a small outdoor patio that seats 30.

Co-owner and Executive Chef Jay Swift, who is also the chef and owner of 4th and Swift in Atlanta, and his son Jeb Aldrich are working together. Aldrich, the restaurant’s chef de cuisine, worked with his father at 4th and Swift before opening Noble Fin. Swift has worked in the restaurant business for over 35 years. Aldrich began his career as a 16-yearold while in high school.

Aldrich is also a Peachtree Corners resident.

“We couldn’t be more delighted to welcome Noble Fin to our city,” said Mayor Mike Mason. “I have no doubt they will be very successful here.”

Noble Fin’s owners built the new 5,200-square-foot restaurant from the ground up. Noble Fin is located at the former site of Dreamland BBQ on the corner of Peachtree Parkway and Peachtree Corners Circle, at 5260 Peachtree Parkway, Peachtree Corners. It is open for dinner Monday through Saturday from 5 to close, lunch from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Monday through Friday and is closed Sundays.

yet about what’s possible, what’s in the future. When they get here, they start thinking about what’s possible.”

Holland’s decision about retirement has loomed for a couple of years.

After Halle died, he wondered what to do about the house, career, future relationships.

They’d been together since they were teenagers. So he never thought he would find love again.

Well, it turns out his next love was in his neighborhood.

Four months before Halle died, neighbor Lisa Godwin lost her husband, Bo, to multiple myeloma.

A prince of a man, Holland said, Bo coached Holland’s son in little league baseball. He was the kind of man a neighbor would turn to if they needed something.

Because they knew each other, Holland said he and Lisa spent time together first because they shared similar stories and the families had a lot of respect for one another.

“We just would get together and try to be of comfort to each other, and friendship grew out of that, and romance grew out of that,” Holland said.

“We say, ‘I just can’t believe it.’ It’s a miracle.’”

They have two kids each, and Holland said the new family has meshed together well and spent Christmas on a cruise down the Rhine River.

They plan to celebrate the 1-year anniversary in June in Jackson Hole, Wyo. While they settle into a new routine of outdoor activities like tennis, golf and training for a triathalon, Holland believes two seemingly chance encounters in the neighborhood were not random.

Each time they comforted the other about the end of their spouse’s battle.

The second time, after Halle died, Holland drove home one night in September and happened upon Lisa.

“Here we are,” he said.

“Here we are,” she said.

In one way, it was an end. In another, it was a beginning.

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“I feel her presence every day, and I’m grateful was publicly announced to her every day,” he said Holland would retire then. from a school where he’s A career that began in For the third time in received multiple awards his native Ohio spent the more online the last four years, more and accolades. The latest majority of it in GwinVisit gwinnettdailypost.com than 500 people are came last week when the nett largely at the middle for a list of the retirees retiring from Gwinnett Gwinnett County Board school level. Holland was County Public Schools. nett school district. of Education approved the at Duluth High School for This year the largest school naming the ConTwo hundred of them five years, but since 1990 nections Wing in Holgroup ever is 539 people have worked at least 30 he’s worked in administraland’s honor. who range from teachyears in education and tion at Richards Middle He’s also remembered ers, to senior district 21 count more than 40 School, Lanier Middle for starting the school’s office employees, 10 years.

School and Jones. leadership and mentor principals, support staff, Two of those veterHis inspiration for program, and teaching mulcounselors and media ans are Ron Wild of education came from his tiple classes at the school, specialists. Last year, the Peachtree Ridge High father, a school superinincluding one this year. number was 515, while School and Diane tendent in Ohio and World And, of course, the faculty 506 people also retired MacIver who works in War II veteran who will band, which he helped in 2013.

Special Education and celebrate his 92nd birthstart, is set to have its endMore than half of Psychological Services. day next month. of-the-year performance on those retirees — 279 They’ve each put in 45 “I wanted to do what he Friday morning following — worked their entire years. did,” Holland said. “I had the faculty meeting. careers in the Gwin— By Keith Farner such admiration.”

Mary Oliver, who Holland’s spent about has worked as a teacher have been first. much that in 2014 the Mill three decades working at schools where Hol“I’m going out with the Creek Cluster Education with middle school stuland was the principal best,” said Oliver, who’s Foundation presented dents because they’re still for nearly 20 years, said also retiring. “Not only Holland with its annual malleable.

Holland reminds the staff does he care about us, he “Partner in Education” “They’re beginning to that their personal families cares about the students.” award for his leadership understand what they’re come first — but there’s A principal in the Mill and support. capable of achieving,” also the Jones Middle Creek and Lanier areas At that breakfast, Holhe said. “In elementary School family. of Gwinnett since 1996, land remembered his late they’re being managed by Oliver said at Jones, test Holland made an impreswife, Halle, who died in their parents, being manscores have never driven sion to the supporters of 2013 after battling ovarian aged by their teachers, and what’s important; students education in the area so cancer. their thought process isn’t

Gwinnett County Schools announces 500-plus retirees

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Veterans

home.”

Projects Manager for the displayed on screen to Department of Veterans encompass the meaning Service Brian Zeringue read of why Vietnam veterans both Pres. Barack Obama should be recognized, and Gov. Nathan Deal’s thanked and officially wel- proclamations commemocomed home. Roby, also a rating the 50th anniversary Vietnam vet, 1971-74, gave of the Vietnam War and a speech to the veterans. saluting Georgia’s Vietnam “You and your fellow veterans.

Vietnam veterans were in “The more than 234,000 far, in too many cases, never Vietnam veterans living in given a civil acknowledgeGeorgia today are part of ment for your military sera generation who put their vice,” Roby said. “Instead, personal lives on hold and many of you were forgotten, answered the call to duty ignored and ridiculed. What under a most tumultuous made this even worse, it time in America’s history,” was done by your fellow Zeringue read. “Georgia’s Americans. As a nation, Vietnam veterans are to be we have learned from our highly commended for their mistakes. Today we treat all courage, bravery, devotion those who serve with the re- to duty and sacrifice in a spect and gratitude that they fight for peace and democare due. We must continue racy. It is imperative that we to strive the wrongs of the remember and appreciate past and always seek to do these Georgians with gratebetter. Today we say aloud ful hearts for their contributhank you to you and your tions and sacrifices while Vietnam brethren. To each wearing the uniform of the of you here today, welcome United States Armed Forces

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during the Vietnam War.” Fifteen Vietnam veterans appeared at the ceremony to receive their certificate and pin. Sen. Butler and Commissioner Roby awarded each veteran a certificate of honor and lapel pin during the ceremony at the Superior Court Ballroom. Mayor Witts was among the men recognized.

The man in charge of organizing the ceremony, U.S. Navy Petty Officer, Third Class, Richard A. Badal, was also recognized.

“When [Brian] told me to do this, I was very avid at wanting to get it done because Vietnam was not a good war,” Badal said.

“People spit on a lot of us coming back. I figured, it has been 50 years and these guys have never gotten recognition. I think it was about time that somebody recognized the military and what they have done. This is one nice ceremony that they put on to honor us.”

Arson

Rutledge said.

Investigators believe the The first two blazes incidents are connected, but caused only minor and a motive is so far unclear. cosmetic damage.

Anyone with information The third caused the most can contact the Gwinnett severe damage and was the Fire Investigations Section most “daring, bold act,” at 678-518-4890. Rutledge

said to call 911 if there is suspicious activity.

Georgia Arson Control, Inc. offers a reward of up to $10,000 for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the person(s) responsible for arson.

4A • Thursday, May 26, 2016 To Your Good Health

Keith Roach

‘Bruise’ sticks around for weeks DEAR DR. ROACH: I am a 77-year-old woman who has enjoyed good health. Several weeks ago I fell off a stepstool while trimming a tree in the back yard, bruising the shin on my left leg. The bruising has all disappeared by now, but a large (quarter-size), hard lump remains on my leg. I massage it gently each day, hoping it will dissolve.

Should I be concerned about this, or will it take care of itself in time?

— P.L. ANSWER: Bruising is caused by broken blood vessels internally. Although the body’s systems will clot the broken vessels, the blood can be visible in the area of the injury (or pulled by gravity to an area that’s lower than the injury) as a reddish/brown color, gradually changing to green and yellow as the blood is metabolized and reabsorbed.

In the case of the shin, the tibia bone is very superficial, and pretty easily can be damaged. If the blood vessels in the periosteum, the lining of the bone, are damaged, one can develop a periosteal hematoma, or a “bone bruise.” These last for weeks and can be quite tender when they first appear. I suspect that it will disappear.

If it doesn’t, go see your doctor.

Rarely, there is a bone tumor, which usually is benign but unfortunately isn’t always, that is brought to one’s attention by trauma at or near the area.

DEAR DR. ROACH: Would you please comment on high school football coaches encouraging their players to use bodybuilding supplements such as creatine and others? Coaches want kids to bulk up to play high school football. What happens to that body mass in five or 10 years, when physical activity slows?

You would be doing a great service to millions of high school students. I think these coaches should be reprimanded for the future harm they are doing to these highschool kids.

— Anon.

ANSWER: Your question is about building muscle mass in young athletes, with the concern that they may become obese in later years.

This isn’t necessarily true.

Building muscle, through tremendous activity and weightlifting, can be somewhat increased by creatine, a supplement that is a key component of muscle. All this muscle activity burns calories, and football players eat a great deal just to keep up with calorie needs.

(A large number of highschool athletes use anabolic steroids to build muscle, which I recommend against in the strongest possible terms.)

If the physical activity decreases, then food intake needs to decrease also, or the athlete will begin to gain fat. It is not the case that muscle turns to fat, but muscle bulk will decrease without regular exercise.

Excess calories have to go somewhere, and in men, that often means around the middle. It isn’t the creatine or the muscle gain that’s responsible, it’s the balance between eating and exercise.

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world Putin pardons Ukrainian pilot in prisoner swap MOSCOW/KIEV — Ukrainian military pilot Nadiya Savchenko arrived home to scenes of jubilation on Wednesday after her release by Russia in a prisoner swap, and she promptly offered to fight again for Kiev in its conflict with proRussian separatists.

Savchenko’s handover, in return for two Russian prisoners — had been demanded by the West and was cast as a humanitarian gesture by Russian President Vladimir Putin, who also pardoned her, a few weeks before the European Union decides whether to extend sanctions against Russia imposed over its support of the rebels.

Savchenko, 35, barefoot — it was unclear why — and wearing a T-shirt depicting the Ukrainian coat of arms, emerged from the terminal at Kiev’s Boryspil airport to cries of “hero” from a crowd of supporters, among them her sister and mother.

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world&nation Report: Clinton email broke rules State Department audit highly critical of her use of home server

people Fox’s ‘Empire’ finishes as season’s top broadcast series

LOS ANGELES — As the 2015-16 television season officially comes

By Jonathan Allen to a close tonight, Fox Reuters can celebrate having NEW YORK — Hillary the top-rated broadcast Clinton broke government entertainment program in rules by using a private numerous demos with its email server without apsophomore soap “Emproval for her work as U.S. pire.” secretary of state, an internal While NBC’s “Sunday government watchdog said Night Football” was the on Wednesday.

No. 1 broadcast series The long-awaited report for the season in adults by the State Department 18-49, “Empire” fininspector general was the ishes as the highest-rated first official audit of the entertainment series in U.S. Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton speaks at the UFCW Union Lo- this demo, several othcontroversial arrangement cal 324 in Buena Park, Calif., on Wednesday. (Reuters/Lucy Nicholson) to be made public. It was ers as well as in socialhighly critical of Clinton’s media metrics. It didn’t charge of information secu- record-keeping under report cited “longstanding, use of a server in her home, rity. The report said that staff five secretaries state, both systemic weaknesses” with quite reach the popularand immediately fueled Re- who later raised concerns ity heights of its closDemocratic and Republican. State Department records publican attacks on Clinton, were told to keep quiet. ing episodes last year, John Kerry, the current ofthat predated Clinton’s the Democratic front-runner Several suspected hacking ficeholder, and predecessors tenure, and found problems but “Empire” overall in in an already acrimonious attempts in 2011 were never Madeline Albright, Colin with the email record-keep- season two rated nearly as presidential race. reported to department inPowell and Condoleezza ing of some of her predeces- high as its phenom rookie season.

The report, which also formation security officials, Rice all agreed to speak sors, particularly Powell, found problems in dein breach of department to the inspector general’s that failed to comply with partment record-keeping rules, it said. investigators. Clinton was the Federal Records Act. practices before Clinton’s “She’s as crooked as they the only one who declined But it singled out Clinton Florida judge denies Gawker tenure, undermined Clincome,” Donald Trump, the to be interviewed, as did her for her decision to use a ton’s earlier defenses of presumptive Republican aides. private server in her home in new trial in her emails, likely adding to presidential candidate, said The report contradicted Chappaqua, New York, for New Afghan Hulk Hogan case Democratic anxieties about of Clinton at a campaign Clinton’s repeated assertion government business.

Taliban leader a public perceptions of the TAMPA, Fla. — Gawker rally in Anaheim, Califorthat her server was allowed “OIG found no evidence compromise pick candidate. A majority of vot- nia, adding that the report’s and that no permission was that the Secretary requested will not get a new trial to defend its posting of ers say Clinton is dishonest, findings were “not good” needed. or obtained guidance or PESHAWAR, Pakistan according to multiple polls. for her. Clinton’s campaign Several other inquiries approval to conduct official a Hulk Hogan sex tape, — Haibatullah Akhunand a Florida judge also The report concluded that disagreed, saying the report continue, including a U.S. business via a personal dzada, the Islamic legal Clinton would not have been rebutted Republican’s criti- Justice Department invesemail account on her private declined to reduce the scholar appointed leader $140 million in damages a allowed to use the server cism. tigation into whether the server,” the report said, usof the Afghan Taliban on jury awarded the celebrity in her home had she asked The inspector general’s arrangement broke laws. ing an abbreviation for the Wednesday, was not the wrestler after finding the the department officials in office examined email The inspector general’s office of inspector general. obvious choice when semedia website violated his nior members of the miliprivacy, attorneys said on tant movement gathered to charges that it tried to ma- Wednesday. appoint a new “emir.” nipulate foreign exchange An attorney for Hogan, The “shura,” or leaderand interest rate benchwhose legal name is Terry ship council, was convened Cops outnumber marks.

Bollea, praised Judge Pain haste after leader Mullah protesters near In announcing the mela Campbell’s decision Akhtar Mansour was killed settlement on Wednesday, to deny Gawkwer’s motion Trump rally by a U.S. drone strike the Commodities Futures for a new trial. Campbell ANAHEIM, Calif. — this year presided over the in Pakistan on Saturday, Trading Commission jury trial in state civil court presenting the Taliban with Protesters at a rally in said Citigroup affiliates their second succession in Southern California held also made false reports in in St. Petersburg, Florida,

by Donald Trump on less than a year. connection with ISDAFIX near the wrestler’s home.

Some Taliban decision The mustachioed former Wednesday carried signs benchmark rates and dolmakers chose to call into saying “Stop Nazi Trump” lar Libor rates during the professional wrestler’s the shura by mobile phone and “Make America Hate legal fight has drawn wide financial crisis to protect or Internet-based voice attention for testing a Again,” as a large police its reputation.

A man is detained by Anaheim Police officers outside the apps, according to one celebrity’s privacy rights presence stood by a day attendee, possibly wary of after a Trump event in New Anaheim Convention Center before Republican U.S. Presi- Tornados, storms and press freedoms in the attending a large gathering Mexico erupted into chaos. dential candidate Donald Trump speaks at a campaign event digital age. in Anaheim, Calif., on Wednesday. (Reuters/Mike Blake) hit Great Plains, after Mansour’s killing.

“Gawker has failed and Police outnumbered the Unlike a similar meeting 100 demonstrators outside injure 2 in Kansas continues to fail in recogheld last July, when an im- the convention center where students use bathrooms annual meeting on Wednesnizing their obligation to CHICAGO — Two peo- Bollea for their reprehenportant faction walked out Trump, who is the presump- matching their gender identi- day approved a measure to ple were critically injured in protest, delegates agreed tive Republican nominee ties, decrying the policy as “a let minority shareholders sible behavior and method on the choice of Akhunnominate outsiders for seats and buildings were dammassive social experiment.” of doing what they call in the Nov. 8 presidential dzada, Taliban spokesman election, was speaking. aged on Tuesday in south- journalism,” his attorney, Ramping up the simmer- on the board, meaning a Zabihullah Mujahid said. climate activist could even- west Kansas as several ing battles over contentious David Houston, said in a Many were unhappy about tually become a director at tornados and storms hit the statement.

Trump’s views on Hispanic cultural issues in America, Italian navy says immigrants and ripped apart the states, led by Texas and the world’s largest publicly U.S. Great Plains, a local official and a meteorologist USA, Syfy layoff traded oil company. most with Republican gova piñata resembling Trump migrant boat said on Wednesday.

The so-called proxy acand placed the paper mache ernors, accused the federal employees in The two injured people cess measure was the first government of rewriting flipped, five dead head on top of a flagpole laws by “administrative fiat.” Exxon shareholder proposal in Ford County, Kan., were reorganization with a large Mexican flag.

ROME — A large since 2006 to be approved, brought to a local hospital “We are willing to fight Police had warned they wooden fishing boat LOS ANGELES — for treatment and had been and it was the only one would take “swift” action if this all the way to the Suovercrowded with migrants protests at the event in Ana- preme Court if we have to,” of 11 proposals related to NBCUniversal Cable released as of Wednesday capsized off the coast of morning, according to J.D. Entertainment’s Entertainclimate change to pass at Republican Texas Attorney heim escalated. About 100 Libya, the Italian navy said police officers stood watch ment Networks group has Gilbert, interim county meetings held on WednesGeneral Ken Paxton told on Wednesday, with some laid off 25 employees, administrator and spokesday by Exxon and fellow behind metal barricades and reporters in Austin.

562 people rescued and part of the reorganizaman for the county.

Amid a national debate on U.S. major Chevron Corp. another 50 sheriff’s deputies five found dead. tion that was initiated in As many as six unconThis year’s meetings transgender rights, President lined up along the convenPhotographs show the February and saw USA firmed tornados hit an Barack Obama’s administra- were arguably the tensest tion center. blue fishing boat rocking and Syfy align operations area west of Dodge City, ever, coming on the heels It was not until long after tion on May 13 told U.S. violently before capsizing, the rally that police were under executive Chris Mcof the Paris accord to curb Gilbert said, destroying public schools that transsending migrants tumbling finally called in to disperse Cumber. fossil fuel emissions and as some homes and a county gender students must be The layoff affects fewer into the sea. Some then building with offices and allowed to use the bathroom New York’s attorney genthe protesters. A police than 10 percent of emclimbed onto the hull of the helicopter circled overhead eral investigates allegations landfill equipment. Farms of their choice, upsetting ployees at USA and Syfy. overturned vessel, while telling people to disperse or Republicans and paving the from environmentalists that and ranches were also As part of the continued others swam for life boats damaged, he said.

Exxon misled the public way for fights over federal risk arrest. restructuring, McCumber or toward the navy ship.

A tornado was also funding and legal authority. about climate change risks.

Navy swimmers are announced Wednesday in reported in Oklahoma, States ramp up also shown pulling mia memo to staff that the just west of Tulsa, along Exxon passes Citigroup to transgender grants in lifebelts toward division’s programming, with severe storms in the pay $425M over safety, according to the scheduling and acquisibattle with lawsuit measure that area on Tuesday evening, navy pictures. Women and tions departments would may add climate attempted rate said Ariel Cohen, meOfficials from 11 U.S. children were among those be combined, with a coteorologist at the National expert on board manipulation states sued the Obama adrescued, but no details of productions group spinWeather Service Storm DALLAS/SAN RACitigroup Inc. has ministration on Wednesday the migrants’ nationalities ning off from that newly Prediction Center in Noragreed to pay $425 to overturn a directive telling MON, Calif. — Voters have been given. formed department. man, Okla.

— From wire reports schools to let transgender — From wire reports at Exxon Mobil Corp.’s million to resolve civil — From wire reports

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Aboriginal Australians had innovative ax to grind sity, whose team excavated the piece, believes its significance lies in the understanding that SYDNEY — The discovery of known as Carpenter’s Gap in the early Aboriginal settlements what is believed to be part of the northwest Kimberley region. were not as elementary as first world’s oldest ax is giving scienIn 2014, the artifact was thought. tists an insight into the innovadeduced to have come from an Professor Peter Hiscock of the tion and adaptation of Stone Age ax blade attached to a handle be- University of Sydney, who led settlers in western Australia. tween 45,000 and 49,000 years the analysis from 2014, agrees.

The thumbnail-sized fragment ago, 10,000 years earlier than “The thing that is very clear of basalt rock, polished smooth anywhere else in the world. is that as people have migrated on one end, was discovered in Professor Sue O’Connor of out of Africa and adapted to all the early 1990s at a rock shelter the Australian National Univerthe different landscapes they’ve

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constantly had to invent new ways of making a living, new ways of engaging with each other. And so it’s creativity that is the common thread that underpins the success of humanity and colonizing the globe,” he said.

Hiscock explained the ground edge of the tiny piece gave weight to the theory that the ax had a handle, as handles are typically found on ground edge

specimens from this period.

Archaeologists believe that the fragment may have broken off the ax as it was being resharpened.

Hiscock dated the ax fragment using radio carbon analysis on a piece of charcoal buried at the same level in the earth at the archaeological site.

The findings were published this month in the Australian Archaeology journal.

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The season of commencement This is the season of college Commencement speeches — an art form that has seldom been memorable, but has increasingly become toxic in recent times.

Two themes seem to dominate Commencement speeches. One is shameless self-advertising by people in government, or in related organizations supported by the taxpayers or donors, saying how nobler it is to be in “public service” than working in business or other “selfish” activities.

In other words, the message is that it is morally superior to be in organiThomas zations consuming Sowell output produced by others than to be in organizations that produce that output. Moreover, being morally one-up is where it’s at.

The second theme of many Commencement speakers, besides flattering themselves that they are in morally superior careers, is to flatter the graduates that they are now equipped to go out into the world as “leaders” who can prescribe how other people should live.

In other words, young people, who in most cases have never had either the sobering responsibility and experience of being self-supporting adults, are to tell other people — who have had that responsibility and that experience for years — how they should live their lives.

Insofar as the graduates go into “public service” in government, whether as bureaucrats or as aides to politicians or judges, they are to help order other people around.

It might never occur to many commencement speakers, or to their audiences, that what the speakers are suggesting is that inexperienced young graduates are to prescribe, or help to dictate, to vast numbers of other people who have the real world experience that the graduates themselves lack.

To the extent that such graduates remain in government — “public service” — they can progress from aides to becoming career politicians, bureaucrats and judges, never acquiring the experience of being on the receiving end of their prescriptions or dictates. That can mean a lifetime of people with ignorance presuming to prescribe to people with personal knowledge.

However well-educated the students might be in particular narrow fields — and, in too many cases, they have not gotten even that — what the graduates might have, at best, is a foundation for acquiring the real world experience necessary to complete their education and fulfill the ancient admonition, “With all your getting, get understanding.”

Presumption is not understanding. It is the antithesis of understanding.

It was my personal good fortune never to have been present at a college or university Commencement speech until I was 46 years old. In my earlier years, my college and postgraduate degrees had been mailed to a forwarding address that I left behind when I took leave of the campus at the earliest opportunity.

At age 46, I was a commencement speaker and had to be told and shown how to wear the regalia. By the time I actually heard someone else give a commencement speech, I was in my 50s — and knew enough by that time to be appalled, rather than inspired.

It was also my good fortune not to have gone to college until I was several years older than most people. At an age when too many young people have been told too often how brilliant and exceptional they are — presumably to promote “self-esteem” — I was working at unskilled labor jobs and struggling to buy food and pay my room rent.

Having to start work at the bottom was a blessing in disguise — and extremely well disguised at the time.

I learned the hard way that the good grades I had earned before dropping out of school were of no use to me in my lowlevel jobs. No one told me how brilliant I was. They were too busy correcting my mistakes.

It was painfully obvious that adults around me understood much more about their work — and about life. This taught me inescapable lessons and respect for people who had no academic pretensions but a lot of common sense.

It would take a lot more than lofty commencement speeches to undo those lessons.

We all have windfall gains and windfall losses. but, all in all, I feel lucky compared to those graduates who are so vulnerable to slick commencement speakers.

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

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Academic success measured by grit CHICAGO — Education policy wonks have been hearing the gospel of grit as evangelized

by Angela Duckworth for years now. Her premise that academic success can be attributed to a child’s tolerance for the hard work of persevering through the frustrating learning stage to mastery was popularized in Paul Tough’s book “How Children Succeed.”

Now, in her own book, “Grit: The Power of Passion and Perseverance,” Duckworth fleshes out the concept so it can be applied to any endeavor.

She explains that using grit to achieve a major life goal — anything from completing college to becoming a working artist, finding the cure to a disease or winning the Super Bowl or Olympics — means combining passion, practice, purpose and hope.

The point of her emphasis on grit is that it replaces the common belief that innate talent, or even genius, is what makes high performers successful. Duckworth believes that it is this incorrect assumption about the other-ness of high achievement that leads people to put self-imposed limitations on themselves — unnecessarily.

This is helpful. Understanding that one can achieve with these four elements helps open

into play.

Passion, Duckworth says, is not about the falling-in-love euphoria with which most of us approach new interests. It is about finding something that captures your interest and imagination and staying with it. It is the difference between Esther enthusiasm and endurance. And Cepeda if you’re someone without an abiding passion, Duckworth the door to goals that might walks through how that, too, can otherwise feel unattainable. be cultivated.

Unfortunately, people who The purpose part is more difare lacking in grit are likely to ficult to wrap the mind around. also lack one or more of pasIf you want to raise money to sion, purpose or hope. This was build orphanages or find a cure my thought as I plowed through for cancer or teach inner-city the many (really, too many) kids to read, it makes sense that examples of people who made the idea of sticking to your goal, it to the top of their disciplines working hard at it and seeing the through grit. Duckworth terms value that your effort will have them “grit paragons” and, on the world will make it easier frankly, the vast catalog gets a to persevere. little discouraging.

But what if you just want to However, if you are naturally learn to play the piano, meditate a diligent worker and can plow or paint seascapes because it’s a through this book, Duckworth passion but not one that’s really addresses how to develop all the going to pay off for anyone but necessary qualities. yourself? That remains unclear.

For instance, you’ll learn that The last piece of the puzzle is grit is not merely concentrated hope, which helps gritty people practice, it’s about working hard persist through the inevitable on something that’s so meaning- disappointments and setbacks ful to you that you are willing to of achieving a big goal. Yet this commit to working on it for the is another land mine if you’re many, many years it will take pessimistic, prone to depression to master it. This is where the or not terribly resilient. passion, purpose and hope come Duckworth, however, does

not disappoint by assuming a reader’s capacity for hope and addresses how this, too, can be cultivated. The benefits of committing yourself to developing optimism — it, too, is a behavior that can be learned — are integral to not only being grittier, but happier.

My favorite parts of Duckworth’s book are those in which she details how miserable, torturous and hard it can be to persist. She details the killer regimen that U.S. Olympic Hall of Famer Rowdy Gaines undertook to win at swimming — and that he didn’t relish it.

Similarly she quotes author Joyce Carol Oates comparing writing the first draft of a book to “pushing a peanut across a dirty kitchen floor with your nose” and dancer Martha Graham describing dance as “fatigue so great that the body cries even in its sleep. There are times of complete frustration.

There are daily small deaths.”

If that level of sacrifice doesn’t sound appealing to you, it may be that you haven’t yet found something that seems worth that amount of trouble.

But once you do, don’t make the mistake of thinking you have to be a genius to really go for it.

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

Trump takes conspiracy too far?

WASHINGTON — If Donald Trump prefers combatants who aren’t captured, as he once mocked John McCain, he apparently doesn’t believe in taking prisoners, either.

The exception to the rule is obviously truth. But then, veracity is no hindrance to the conspiracy-minded.

Now, Trump points out he didn’t say this “because I don’t think it’s fair,” but lots of other people are saying that the Clintons had something to do with Vince Foster’s 1993 death, which was ruled a suicide.

Lots of people have also said that Barack Obama was born in Kenya. And who led that long march toward Looney Town?

None other than Trump.

Reality check: If Obama were born in Kenya, and if the Clintons could so handily orchestrate a murder with impunity, then couldn’t they have been able to pull off something as simple as a rigged birth certificate? Eh? Trump is just clever enough to deflect responsibility for these long-ago, defanged conspiracy theories by shifting blame to others. He’s done the same in rallies. If someone in the crowd shouts an untoward remark about a political opponent, Trump looks amazed and says something like: Did you hear what he just said? I would never say that Ted Cruz eats puppies for breakfast because I don’t know that for a fact, but this guy just did.

in Foster’s death, why, then, did Trump continue contributing to Clinton campaigns and causes?

And why did he invite them to his third wedding? Would it be because he consorts with murderers and thieves? I would never say such a thing because that would be unfair, but I hear Kathleen a lot of people saying this. A Parker lot.

The Clintons surely have an The template has served him imperfect record, and gallons well. Fans go wild and Trump of ink have been spilled on the has cover. But importantly, the graves of their past histories. sentiment has been released into Some people will believe what the atmosphere and absorbed they want to believe, facts to the into the limbic systems of the contrary. masses.

But who ever would have beNow that Trump has cracked lieved that Starr, he of the 1998 the lid on Foster’s coffin, examination of Bill Clinton’s Clinton-haters can luxuriate sex life, would find common in gossip, insinuation and lies cause with his former target? while entertaining the fantasy For those too young to rememthat they’re only interested in ber, Starr’s work revealed every “the truth.” And who shall be lurid detail of Clinton’s relationthe arbiter of that truth? ship with Monica Lewinsky and Usually, we rely upon obultimately led to impeachment jective third parties, the meproceedings. dia or the courts. And though Speaking recently on a panel, few people are naive enough Starr said it was unfortunate that to believe that investigators, Clinton’s legacy is viewed only judges, reporters and editors through the lens of that “uncan’t be corrupted, the reality pleasantness.” is that Foster died by his own “There are certain tragic dihand. This was the conclumensions which we all lament. sion of the United States Park That having been said, the idea Police, the Justice Departof this redemptive process afterment, the FBI, Congress, wards, we have certainly seen special counsel Robert Fiske that powerfully” in Clinton’s and independent counsel post-presidency life.

Kenneth Starr.

Starr has perhaps softened Now, really. with time. Or maybe his disIf Trump were so concerned tance from Washington — both about the Clintons’ alleged role as dean of Pepperdine Univer-

sity School of Law and, more recently, as president of Baylor University — allowed him space to reflect on those years.

Christians, after all, believe in redemption and forgiveness, and Starr is a devout Baptist.

Then again, maybe the former investigator’s own recent experience as a target has opened his heart. On Tuesday, news leaked that Baylor’s Board of Regents reportedly voted to fire Starr amid a sexual-assault scandal involving the school’s football team.

The nastiness of politics knows no physical boundaries, and campus punishments, we’ve observed, don’t always fit the crime.

One thing we can be reasonably sure of is that had Starr discovered evidence that the Clintons were involved in Foster’s death, he wouldn’t have hesitated to present his case. That he didn’t should put to rest any continuing nonsense to the contrary. The case is closed.

Would that this election were, too, but the long, hot summer awaits. For refreshment, we can entertain the prospect of Baptist bros Clinton and Starr dipping their toes in Nantucket’s chill waters, sipping wine and bemoaning the sad state of political affairs. The coarseness, the anger and, might we add, the irony of it all.

Kathleen Parker’s email address is kathleenparker@ washpost.com.

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Gwinnett police were on the scene Wednesday morning of where human remains were found in Auburn. (Special Photo)

The spot where the remains were found, near Union Grove Circle, is about as isolated as a spot can get in Georgia’s second most populous county.

Which is to say, the nearest businesses are a few minutes away, rather than seconds, and farms still dot the landscape.

People drive mighty trucks. Someone’s selling collards down the road. The nearest neighbor is Premier Growers, a wholesale plant nursery. The closest house flies a Confederate battle flag.

Residents stopped by the scene Wednesday, curious.

Tony Viggins was among them.

Viggins, a roadie with a new local country band,

obituaries HOSCHTON

Nellie Bagwell Nellie Claude Hamby Bagwell, age 88 of Hoschton, GA, passed away on May 24, 2016. Crowell Brothers Funeral Home and Crematory, Peachtree Corners, GA 30092.

(770)448-5757. www. crowellbrothers.com.

KOKOMO, IN

Joshua Gagle Joshua Ammon Gagle, age 30, of KoKomo, IN, passed away on May 19, 2016. Arrangements by: Junior E. Flanigan of Flanigan Funeral Home and Crematory, Buford, GA (770) 932-1133.

HOSCHTON

William Hawkes

the Life of Jean Jones will be held Saturday, May 28, 2016, at 11:00 A.M. at First United Methodist Church with Rev. Bill Childers and Rev. Sheri Smith officiating. Interment will follow at Gwinnett Memorial Park. The family will receive friends on Friday from 2:00 P.M. to 4:00 P.M. and 6:00 P.M. to 8:00 P.M. at the funeral home. Those desiring may make contributions to the American Cancer Society or Village of Hope, Lawrenceville, Inc., 131 Eaton St., Lawrenceville, GA 30046. Condolences may be sent or viewed at www. wagesfuneralhome.com.

Tom M. Wages Funeral Service, LLC, “A Family Company”, Lawrenceville Chapel 770-9632411 has been entrusted with the arrangements. .

LAWRENCEVILLE

Mr. William (Bill) McCauley Hawkes, age 76, of Hoschton passed away Monday, May 23, 2016.

LAWRENCEVILLE

Jean Jones Jean Sudderth Jones, age 86, of Lawrenceville, Georgia, went to be with Jesus on Wednesday, May 25, 2016. She was predeceased by her husband, William S. Jones in 1987. She is survived by her devoted daughter, Janon Jean Jones of Lawrenceville, GA and her partner, Toni Callahan sister-in-law, Joyce Jones Reed of Lawrenceville, GA; sisters, Teri Cofer and Larita Parks of Buford, GA; brother, Lanny Bennett of Dallas, GA; several nieces, nephews, cousins, and many friends. Jean was also predeceased by her parents.

Jean was a member of First United Methodist Church of Lawrenceville, The Get Up and Go Club and Trader J’s Auction Family. Jean was a mother to many during the 1970’s at Central Gwinnett High School. She was a softball coach, Girl Scout leader, and Church Youth Counselor. She was a cheerleader for Buford High School. Jean will be deeply missed by her adoring daughter and her friends that were devoted to her over the years.

The Service Honoring

Gerald “Jerry” Wesley Kline Gerald “Jerry” Kline, 76, of Lawrenceville, GA went peacefully to be with his Lord on May 22, 2016.

He was born in Washington, D.C. September 13, 1939, and grew up in Kittaning and Tionesta, PA, where he attended West Forrest High School. He served in the US Marine Corps 1957 – 1963, being honorably discharged with the rank of Lance Corporal (E-4). Jerry earned his BA from Samford University, Birmingham, AL, in 1968, and MTH from New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary in 1972.

He was preceded in death by his parents, Mendel M. Kline and Catherine Lamison Kline, brothers, Ralph Kline and Bobby Kline, and greatgranddaughter, Kenzlynn Maddox.

Jerry leaves behind his loving wife of 50 years, Menninette Allgood Kline, Lawrenceville, GA and four adoring children: son, Gerald Wesley Kline II (Tonya) of Alabaster, AL; daughters, Susan Abee (David, Sr) Gainesville, GA; Sharon Kline, Lawrenceville, GA, Julianne

Nelson (Gary) Gadsden, AL; and adopted daughter, Tram Tran Vuong (Phan) Lawrenceville, GA. Jerry was a fun and loving “Pap” to 15 grandchildren: Tiffany Valdez (Mike) Boaz, AL, Randall Maddox, Northport, AL, Catherine Maddox, Gadsden, AL, David Abee, Jr, Jerrod Abee, and Grace Abee, Gainesville, GA, Regan Kline, Alabaster, AL, Stephen Shimel, Birmingham, AL, Michael Nelson and Scott Nelson (Tiffany) Gadsden, AL, Taylor Burnett, Savannah Burnett, and Mackenzie Burnett, Alabaster, AL, Tram Anh Vuong and Ngoc Anh Vuong, Lawrenceville, GA. 5 great-grandchildren also dearly loved their “Pap”: Ayden Page, Raylan and Aurora Valdez, Boaz, AL, Hunter Nelson, Gadsden, AL, and Lonnie Maddox, Northport, AL. One of nine children, Jerry leaves behind one brother, Charles Kline (Cathy) Pleasantville, PA; and sisters, Kathleen Bowman, Baltimore, MD, Louise Fitzgerald (Garry) Avon Part, FL, Bernice Osten (Bob) and Carolyn Mealy (Merle) Tionesta, PA, Janet McKee, Crimora, VA; brothers-in-law, Richard Allgood (Vivian) Loganville, GA, Raymond Allgood (Debbie) Winder, GA. Uncle Jerry/Mr. Jerry is lovingly remembered by host of nieces, nephews, cousins and friends.

Jerry was a minister in Southern Baptist churches for 30 years, serving the Lord in Vredenburgh, AL, Ruth, MS, Helena, AL, Gadsden, AL and Northport, AL. After retirement and moving to GA, he kept busy working for Kenan Transport, Qualcon and Lakeview Academy, where he made many good friends. He enjoyed spending time with some of his Marine Corp buddies, known as “The Gunslingers”, and sitting outside visiting with neighbors and friends. Jerry will be remembered for his sense of humor, his gregarious personality, and his gracious kind heart. Honorary pallbearers are Wesley Kline, David Abee, Sr, Gary Nelson, David Abee, Sr, Gary Nelson, David Abee, Jr, Jerrod Abee, Randall Maddox, Merle Mealy, Jr, Marine Corps brothers.

Semper Fi. A Celebration of Life Service for Rev. Gerald “

lives in Lawrenceville but spends a lot of time in this area, near the city of Auburn and the Barrow County line.

“It’s real quiet out here, everybody knows everybody,” he told a couple of reporters.

He said the news was scary.

“I’m wondering what happened and who did it.”

He was assuming it was a murder. That’s his fear.

But the medical examiner’s office has announced no ruling on whether this is such a case.

As part of the investigation, the police academy recruits combed the woods for evidence and the rest of the bones. They marked possible finds with orange flags for crime scene workers to check.

Police planned to search

lists of missing persons from Gwinnett County and “elsewhere if needed.” They also hope someone comes forward with information.

The medical examiner said the man apparently had a few distinct features.

“This individual appeared to have been missing all of his upper teeth prior to his death,” Terry said. “It looked as though his nose may have been broken during his life and was shifted to one side.”

Anyone with information can contact 770-513-5300.

To remain anonymous, tipsters can contact Crime Stoppers at 404-577-TIPS (8477) or visit www. crimestoppersatlanta.org.

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

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“Jerry” W. Kline will be held on Sunday, May 29, 2016 at 3:00 p.m. in the Chapel of Flanigan Funeral home with Dr. Craig Dale officiating. The family will receive friends on Sunday, May 29, 2016 from 2:00 p.m. until 3:00 p.m. at the funeral home.

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

Atlanta Memorial Park, Doraville, GA. The family will receive friends on Saturday, May 28, 2016 from 12:30 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. at the funeral home.

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

Sciences Development, 1440 Clifton Road, Suite 170, Atlanta, Georgia 30322. The family wishes to extend special thanks to wonderful caregivers of Sunrise at Five Forks and Agape Hospice. 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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Bette Legg Bette Screws Legg, age 91, of Loganville, GA formerly of Chamblee, GA passed away on Tuesday, May 24, 2016. She was preceded in death by her husband of fifty-four years, Elwin L. Legg, grandchildren, Carter Tate Smith, IV, Angela Dawn Johnson. She is survived by her daughters and sons-in-law, Laverne Anderson, Loganville, GA, Anita and Michael Martin, Loganville, GA, Carol Ann and Craig LaFluer, Bremen, GA; grandchildren, Michael and Becky Anderson, Greg and Teresa Anderson, Cindy and David Reynolds, Ronald and Kathy Anderson, Amanda and Joe Paul, Christina and Sidney Garrand, Anthony Johnson; four great-grandchildren; fifteen step-grandchildren; one step-great-greatgrandchild; niece, Valerie and Bill Lowerison. Mrs. Legg was born October 10, 1924 in Birmingham, Alabama. She was a retired sales clerk from Lord & Taylor Company.

She was of the Baptist faith. She did Synchronized swimming with “The Splash Dancers” and a member of “Golden Agers” where they put on plays. Funeral services will be held on Saturday, May 28, 2016 at 2:30 p.m. in the Chapel of Flanigan Funeral Home with Rev. Joe Paul officiating. Interment will follow at North A

George Parker George M. “Joe” Parker, age 72 of Lilburn, GA, passed away May 25, 2016. George was survived by his wife of 49 years, Judy Mulkey Parker; daughter and sonin-law, Kelli and Chris Stephens; grandsons, Caleb and Asher Stephens; sister and brother-in-law, Betty and Jack Evans; and brother and sister-in-law, Charles and Clara Parker, of Tifton, GA. as well as many nieces and nephews.

George graduated from Tift County High School, Tifton, GA, Abraham Baldwin College and the University of Georgia with a degree in accounting.

He was a veteran of the U.S. Air Force. He was a retired Financial Analyst for Lockheed Martin, Marietta, GA. He was a devoted husband, father and grandfather… a member of Smokerise Baptist Church and an avid runner and a Georgia Bulldog fan. The Funeral Service to Honor and Celebrate the Life of George M. “Joe” Parker will be held on Saturday, May 28, 2016 at 2:00 PM, Tom M. Wages Snellville Chapel. Interment will follow at Eternal Hills Memory Gardens, Snellville, GA. The family will receive friends on Friday, May 27, 2016 from 6:00 PM until 8:00 PM at the funeral home. In lieu of flowers the family suggests that memorial donations be made in Memory of George M. Parker to Emory Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center, Emory University Health S

Suzanne M. Welch (formerly Suzanne M. Cooper), age 81, of Stone Mountain, Georgia, passed away Thursday, May 19, 2016. A longtime resident of Lawrenceville, Suzanne was born in Jefferson to the late Henry A. and Frances Hanson Merrill.

She leaves behind her devoted husband Ronnie Welch; three children, Elaine Ward, Eric Eaton, and Kevin Eaton; a brother, Henry A. Merrill, Jr; other relatives and friends; and her kitty, Shirley. She was a member of Israel Baptist Church in Atlanta. A funeral service will be held at 1:00 P.M., Saturday May 28, 2016 at Wages and Sons Gwinnett Chapel. Interment will follow at Woodbine Cemetery, Jefferson, Georgia. The family will receive friends from 6:00 P.M. until 8:00 P.M. on Friday, May 27, 2016 at Wages and Sons Gwinnett Chapel, 1031 Lawrenceville Hwy., Lawrenceville, GA, 770-277-4550.

Flowers are welcome.

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

MONROE

Arthur Whitt Arthur Whitt age 88 of Monroe, passed away on May 23, 2016. Tim Stewart Funeral Home, 209 South Hammond Drive, Monroe, GA 30655. 770-267-2594. www.stewartfh.com

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They had to work for No. 32.

“Our first three matches we won 5-0 in relatively easy fashThe Georgia Gwinnett College ion,” Hodges said of the national women’s national tennis title win tournament. “We were able to — GGC tennis coach Chase Hodges Saturday was about as dramatic as get on top of everybody 3-0 it gets. after doubles. So heading into Champions in 2014, the Grizthat final, we were feeling pretty zlies were runner-up in 2015, 2-6, 6-3 victory that took more confident.” losing 5-4 in the finals. than four hours to play in the high Less than three weeks ago, Bidding for a second crown heat of the day. the Grizzlies beat Xavier 5-1 in in three years, they were down “For Alyona to pull it out, Lawrenceville.

4-3 to Lindsey Wilson (Ky.) with words can’t really describe how “They were coming into that two players left on the court in awesome that feeling was,” a little more match-ready beMobile, Ala. Hodges said. “It’s an awesome cause they had more competition “I can’t say I was feeling accomplishment. They’ve had a leading into the final,” Hodges great,” GGC head coach Chase lot of adversity, with Klara’s story said. “They played phenomenal Hodges said. “We had to win both and some ups and downs during doubles and got up on us 2-1. and neither of those matches were the season. But we knew we had a “It’s a position we’re not used going to be easy.” good team. to being in.”

Junior Klara Dohnalova rallied “Alyona stepped up and played That one point in doubles, for a three-set victory at No. 2 her best tennis when it mattered though, was important. No. 1 pair singles to level the match at 4-4. the most. When the girls won, it Jordan Cox and Kevin KonfederDohnalova missed all of last sea- was pure elation.” ak won 9-8 and kept the Grizzlies son after a Hodgkin’s lymphoma A few hours later, the GGC from falling into a sizable hole. diagnosis. The Czech native beat men took the court, also rallying “It’s a lot different going into cancer and worked her way back from a 2-1 deficit for a dynastic the singles down 2-1 as opposed into playing form in time for this 5-2 win over Xavier (La.). to 3-0,” Hodges said. “So for us, season.

“We wanted to create a dynasty we felt very confident, even being “A lot of credit goes to her,” and I feel like now, once you win down 2-1, that we would be able Hodges said. “For her to be able three national championships in a to get it done.” to set us up to clinch the national row, you can legitimately say you Gilad Berman sliced quickly championship was incredible. have that,” Hodges said. “It was through his opponent, winning The girl she played at No. 2 was a a dramatic finish. To be able to 6-1, 6-0 at No. 4 singles to even phenomenal player.” three-peat was huge.” the score.

Dohnalova won 3-6, 6-3, 6-3 “I’m still recovering from the Then the dominos began to fall. and set the table for Alyona Vasi- trip,” he added with a laugh.

Konfederak gave GGC a 3-2 lyeva.

The men won their third lead with his 6-2, 6-4 victory at The junior from Russia was straight NAIA title, finished a No. 1 singles. locked in a marathon match with perfect 26-0 and were ranked No. Junior Connor Clements won at all eyes on the No. 5 court — the 1 in the nation wire to wire.

No. 6 singles and there was barely same court where GGC had the The Grizzlies have won 32 enough time to get over to court joy of winning in 2014 and the straight matches, dating back to a three before senior Matias Hatem heartbreak of losing in 2015. loss to Hawaii Pacific in April of clinched the championship. HaVasilyeva prevailed in a 6-4, 2015. tem’s point was also the one that

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You don’t want to get satisfied. We want to keep pushing the envelope.”

secured the 2015 title.

“Our guys have been great at maintaining their composure,” Hodges said. “They don’t let the moment get the best of them.

They probably play their best the bigger the moment is.

“You can’t ask for a better person to clinch than Matias — and in his final match as a Grizzly.”

There was a buzz in the air as the men closed it out, but, Hodges said, not as much as with the women’s finale.

“The women, that was such an intense match,” Hodges said.

“I think I aged 10 years in that match. When you get to 4-4 and everybody knows what’s going on, the drama builds.

“We were surprised to be down 2-1 in doubles. Our women prided themselves on our doubles play.

In fact, every match we had gone up 3-0 leading into the final. But to their credit, they didn’t panic.

“The women, they bought into what we were teaching and they worked very, very hard the last six weeks of the season to put themselves in a position where they could win this thing.”

The Grizzlies can savor their title sweep for a while, but Hodges refuses to let them sit on their laurels, however impressive those laurels are.

“It’s hard to say this, but you always want to be better than you were the year before,” Hodges said.

“My hope is we can improve and put ourselves in the same position.

“You don’t want to get satisfied. We want to keep pushing the envelope.”

Some of the region’s top young football players will descend on Peachtree Ridge this weekend.

The Suwanee high school is host for the Football University Atlanta Camp, which will be held in Gwinnett County for the seventh time. The event, modeled after NFL offseason training camps, will run Saturday to Sunday with 20 hours of curriculum that features on-field training, film room study and exciting competitions.

The camp has been a popular draw from local talent statewide in the past, as well as locally with former FBU campers like Collins Hill’s Taylor Heinicke (now with the NFL’s Minnesota Vikings), North Gwinnett’s Mitch Hyatt (starting offensive tackle at Clemson) and Lanier’s Derrick Brown (state’s top senior, Auburn signee).

This year’s list of attendees includes Greater Atlanta Christian quarterback Davis Mills, former Archer and current IMG Academy defensive back Isaiah Pryor, Grayson twoway standout Jamyest Williams and Grayson’s Owen Pappoe, one of the nation’s top rising sophomores.

The camp’s instructors will be former college and NFL standouts like Billy “White Shoes” Johnson, Stacy Bailey, Robert Edwards, Terrence Edwards and quarterback guru Tony Ballard, as well as two special guest coaches this year — Georgia running backs Nick Chubb and Sony Michel.

FBU’s camps were developed by the creators of the U.S. Army All-American Bowl, and the Army showcase’s national scouting director, Erik Richards, will be at the camp.

For the first time this year, college coaches are able to attend the FBU camp. Coaches from Georgia Tech, Georgia Southern and Shorter and others already have confirmed their attendance.

The camp begins at 8 a.m. Saturday, with on-field work beginning at 9:10 a.m. for middleschoolers and 11:10 p.m. for high-schoolers. Sunday begins at 8 a.m. with middle school on-field work beginning at 8 a.m. and high school on-field work at 10 a.m.

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What: Football University Atlanta Camp When: Saturday to Sunday Where: Peachtree Ridge High School More information: www. footballuniversity.org

GCSL begins with meets tonight From Staff Reports Neighborhood swimming pools will be hectic Thursday nights for the next month beginning tonight, when the Gwinnett County Swim League kicks off another season.

The long-running summer tradition — the league began in 1973 — features 43 local teams and more

than 6,500 swimmers ages 4 through 18. It features teams in five different divisions (two in the North, two in the South and one in the West) and most of Gwinnett County’s top swimmers. The league notably has produced two recent Olympic swimmers, Amanda Weir and Eric Shanteau.

The opening today is

followed up by predominantly Thursday night meets, all starting at 6 p.m., on June 2, 9, 16 and 23. There also are two Monday night meet dates, June 6 and 13.

After the regular season, the league concludes with the July 9-10 Gwinnett County Swim League Championships, held at Georgia Tech’s McAuley

Aquatic Center. The Daniel Park Twisters are the league’s defending champions after pulling away from runner-up Morning View and third-place Wild Timber at last year’s county meet.

The Twisters also won back-to-back county titles in 2012 and 2013, but finished as runner-up to the Hamilton Mill swimmers cheer prior to a meet against Thunderbolts in 2014.

Wild Timber last summer. (File photo)

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Central grads growing the game Manny Rodriguez and Justin “J.T.” Taylor became friends when they were kids, just Central Gwinnett students who loved high school football.

They wore the same black and yellow uniforms and shared identical hopes of a future in football, but neither knew where that path would lead or how they would get there. Both played college football after Central, and both were steered into athletic training and coaching, first Taylor and then Rodriguez. “(Rodriguez) took one route and I took a completely different route, but I feel like we had the same vision and met in the middle,” Taylor said.

“While he was getting his MBA, I was down here coaching.”

When the two got back together, U48 Fitness was born.

The duo’s business endeavor, with Rodriguez as president and Taylor as vice president, has boomed in recent years, providing athletic and personal training at three Gwinnett facilities — DASH Fitness and Revolution Fitness in Lawrenceville, along with Jack City Sports Center in Dacula — for hundreds

They have trained pro athletes, local prep players who have fared well (Buford’s Austin Smith, now at Tennessee, and Mountain View’s Kielan Whitner, now at Syracuse, among them) and adults, but one of their biggest niches is Will working with youth playHammock ers and teams, in a variety of sports.

“The kids really look up to us,” said Ike, a 6-foot-5, FOOTBALL 300-pound lineman who What: U48 Football heads to training camp Camp soon with the CFL’s WinniWhen: June 6-8 peg Blue Bombers. “That’s Where: Duncan Creek Park, Dacula kind of what I’ve taken in Details: Open to ages (working with U48), get6 to 14 ting closer to kids. I was Registration/more in their spot and now they information: www. look up to us. You have to u48fitness.com/770lead by example in every450-6136 thing you do, inside and Schedule: outside of training.”

June 6 That love of working Fundamentals and with young people and testing June 7 love of football led to one Agility and position drills of the company’s marquee June 8 events, the U48 Football Speed and position Camp. This year’s version competition drills figures to attract 150 youth football players from the of locals, young and old. area for a camp that will be They are heavily involved June 6-8 at Duncan Creek with training themselves, Park in Dacula. The camp and their considerable staff grew in each of its first two currently has a Central flair years, when it was held at with former Black Knights, Jack City, prompting the including Kaycee Ike and expansion to a local park.

Bryce Smith.

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three days of intensive training for youngsters ages 6 to 14.

“We love our kids,” said Rodriguez, who also leaves soon for training camp with the CFL’s Ottawa Redblacks. “We started training the kids from Dacula who were 7 and 8, and they’ve won championships the last two years. We train a Mountain View team, Buford team, a Collins Hill team. What we’re putting our campers through is like a minicamp. We train them like pro athletes. We’re really taking it to the next level.

Yeah, we do this for a living, but it’s passion thing.

We do this because we love it and because we love working with kids.”

Working with kids also reminds the U48 founders about their own playing days back at Central. They didn’t get the kind of detailed athletic training back then that their company now offers.

“We feel like with the knowledge we have and the passion we bring to the table, we have something to offer to everybody,” Taylor said. “It would be selfish of us to be blessed with that knowledge and not share it with these kids.”

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Ongoing through July 31: All Sports Youth Camps will be held all summer at Bogan Park, Collins Hill Park and George Pierce Park. Training in a variety of sports is offered. For more information, go to www. allsportsyouthcamps.com or call coaches Daniel Stencil or James Clanahan at 770289-0899.

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Ongoing through June 1: I9 Sports of Northwest Gwinnett County offers summer baseball and T-ball programs for boys and girls ages 3 to 18 at E.E. Robinson Park. Summer season starts in June. For more information or to register, go to www.i9sports.com or call 678-472-2142.

June 20-24: The 36th annual Robert Sapp Baseball Camp is accepting applications for its summer session to be held at the Hog Mountain Baseball complex across from the Atlanta Falcons complex. The camp is June 20-24 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. for boys ages 7 to 14. The fee is $130 with team rates available ($10 discount for five or more players from a team).

Information and brochures can be obtained by calling Robert Sapp in Flowery Branch 770-287-3309 or by email: rsbbcamp@charter. net. More information can also be found on the camp website: www.robertsappbaseballcamp.com

BASKETBALL

Ongoing through June 1: I9 Sports of South Gwinnett County offers summer basketball leagues for boys and girls ages 4 to 12 at Lenora Park in Snellville.

Summer season starts in June. For more information or to register, go to www. i9sports.com or call 404551-2036.

Ongoing through June 1: I9 Sports of Northwest Gwinnett County offers summer basketball programs for boys and girls ages 3 to 18 at Lanier and Discovery High Schools.

Summer season starts in June. For more information or to register, go to www. i9sports.com or call 678472-2142.

June 6-10: The Wesleyan Girls Basketball Camp with head coach Jan Azar will be held at the Peachtree Corners private school from 9 a.m. to noon. For more

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Ongoing through May 31: SpringDogs Springboard Diving of Gwinnett is hosting diving lessons at the Collins Hill, Mountain Park and West Gwinnett aquatic centers beginning May 31 through the end of June. Monday and Wednesday sessions at Collins Hill and Mountain Park are 7 to 9 p.m. Tuesday and Thursday sessions at West Gwinnett are 7 to 9 p.m.

There is also a 6 to 7:30 p.m. session at West Gwinnett for beginner divers only.

No experience is necessary for the lessons. For more information, go to gwinnettcounty.com/aquatics or www.springboarddogs.com.

FOOTBALL

Ongoing through May 31: Multi-County Football Officials Association is accepting applications for men and women interested in officiating high school football games in Gwinnett County and the surrounding area. No experience is necessary and training is provided. For more information or to register, go to www.mcfoafootball.org.

Email questions to HSFootballRules@gmail.com.

Ongoing through June 1: I9 Sports of Northwest Gwinnett County offers summer flag football programs for boys and girls ages 3 to 18 at Gary Pirkle Park and Discovery High School. Summer season starts in June. For more information or to register, go to www.i9sports.com or call 678-472-2142.

GOLF

Ongoing through June 1: I9 Sports of Northwest Gwinnett County offers summer golf programs for boys and girls ages 3 to 18 at Sugar Hill Golf Club. Summer season starts in June.

For more information or to register, go to www.i9sports. com or call 678-472-2142.

LACROSSE

Ongoing through June 1: I9 Sports of Northwest Gwinnett County offers summer lacrosse programs for boys and girls ages 3 to 18 at Gary Pirkle Park. Summer season starts in June. For more information or to register, go to www.i9sports.com or call 678-472-2142.

• Will Hammock, Sports Editor: will.hammock@gwinnettdailypost.com • Christine Troyke, Staff Writer: christine.troyke@gwinnettdailypost.com • David Friedlander, Staff Writer: david.friedlander@gwinnettdailypost.com • Paul Thomas, Staff Writer: paul.thomas@gwinnettdailypost.com • Scott Smith, Senior Correspondent: scott.smith@gwinnettdailypost.com • To report scores, call 770-339-5850

From Staff Reports NORFOLK, Va. — The Gwinnett Braves finished up a five-game road trip with a 9-2 victory over the Norfolk Tides on Wednesday afternoon.

Gwinnett led the entire way and Lucas Sims quickly jumped on Norfolk starter Ariel Miranda for three runs in the top of the first.

Ozzie Albies led off the game with a ground-rule double and moved to third on a bunt single by Jace Peterson. Emilio Bonifacio followed with an RBI single to put the G-Braves ahead 1-0, and Adonis Garcia picked up an RBI

single of his own, doubling the advantage.

Matt Tuiasosopo then hit into a 4-6-3 double play, allowing Bonifacio to score from third for the third run of the frame.

In the top of the third, after a two-out double by Bonifacio, Garcia again came through with an RBI single to push the Gwinnett lead to 4-0.

Brookwood grad Lucas Sims, in his seventh start for Gwinnett, had worked two scoreless innings but gave up a two-run homer in the bottom of the third to Trey Mancini, which cut into the G-Braves lead at 4-2.

However, in the top of the fourth, the G-Braves got those two runs right back. Ronnier Mustelier singled to lead off the inning and Brandon Snyder

followed with a two-run home run to right for a 6-2 lead. It was Snyder’s second homer of the season.

The G-Braves capped the scoring in the top of the ninth, plating three runs off Norfolk reliever Edgar Olmos. Snyder scored on a throwing error by Michael Almanzar and both Peterson and Bonifacio picked up RBI singles.

Sims picked up his first Triple-A win by going five innings, allowing four hits and two earned runs.

He walked six and struck out seven, moving back into the minor league lead with 65 strikeouts.

Lucas Harrell relieved Sims with two scoreless innings, yielding two hits and a walk while striking out two.

Miranda allowed 10 hits and six runs (five earned)

in four innings for Norfolk, while striking out three.

For the G-Braves at the plate, Snyder was 2-for-4 with a double, a homer, two RBIs and two runs scored. Bonifacio went 3-for-5 with two runs, a double and two RBIs, while Garcia was 2-for-5 with two RBIs. Albies and Peterson each went 2-for-5 with a run scored while Peterson added an RBI. Norfolk was led by Mancini who was 1-for-3 with a two-run homer.

After a day off, the GBraves return to Coolray Field on Friday night to begin a six-game homestand at 7:05 p.m. against the Syracuse Chiefs.

Following the game there will be a fireworks spectacular, presented by Fox 5 Atlanta.

IN BRIEF

Lanier’s Shafack signs with Texas A&M-Commerce

Lanier grad Simon Shafack has signed with the Texas A&M-Commerce men’s basketball program. He is the son of Simon and Cecilia Shafack.

Shafack played the past two seasons at Southeastern Illinois College, averaging 12.1 points as a sophomore this past season. The 6-foot-5 Shafack also finished his high school career as Lanier’s all-time leading scorer.

GAC’s Jarrett earns national academic honor

Greater Atlanta Christian’s Aiden Jarrett was one of 138 wrestlers nationwide to be honored as a 2016 High School Academic All-American recently by the National High School Coaches Association.

The senior compiled a 30-1 record, won the individual Class AA state championship at 220 pounds this past season and was also honored for his work in the classroom, where he maintained a 3.5 grade point average.

A multisport athlete for the Spartans, Jarrett will play football for Centre College in Kentucky beginning in the fall.

GAC’s Reynolds, Duluth’s Oglesby in USA Basketball Team Trials

He and Roach (.325, 11 HR, 45 RBIs) were both second-team selections.

Buford’s Upshaw, Norcross’ Helms honored by A-Sun

Kennesaw State baseball players and Gwinnett grads Austin Upshaw and Griffin Helms were selected to the All-Atlantic Sun Conference teams this week.

Upshaw, a sophomore first baseman from Buford, and Helms, a sophomore designated hitter from Norcross, both made the second team.

Upshaw is hitting .337 with team highs of 68 hits and seven home runs, along with 35 RBIs. Helms leads the Owls with a .384 batting average and has four home runs and 23 RBIs.

Brookwood’s Shaw earns all-region, makes NCAA field

Brookwood grad Arielle Shaw, a freshman at Oglethorpe, qualified for this week’s NCAA Division III Outdoor Track and Field Championships and also was named to the U.S. Track and Field and Cross Country Coaches Association’s All-Southeast Region Team.

Shaw, the All-Southern Athletic Association Newcomer of the Year winner, is just the second Oglethorpe athlete ever to qualify for NCAAs in the triple jump. She earned the spot with a leap of 38 feet, 11 1/2 inches at the Sewanee Mountain Laurel Invitational.

Gwinnett’s Victoria Oglesby and Caria Reynolds will participate in USA Basketball’s Women’s Under-17 World Championship Team Trials this week at the U.S. Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs.

Oglethorpe’s Celata named all-region The trials will be used to determined a 12-player Duluth resident Adrian Celata, a sophomore catcher roster that will represent the U.S. at the 2016 FIBA for Oglethorpe, was named to the D3baseball.com AllUnder-17 World Championships in Zaragoza, Spain.

South Region first team this week.

Oglesby plays for Duluth and Reynolds plays for Greater Celata, who played high school baseball at Mt. Pisgah, Atlanta Christian. has hit .409 with 14 home runs, 18 doubles and 46 RBIs this season. He also was named the Southern Athletic Association player of the year and first-team all-conference.

Hood leads GSU pair on

All-Sun Belt baseball team

Former Parkview standout Jarrett Hood and Georgia State teammate Joey Roach were both named to the AllSun Belt Conference baseball team, which was released by the conference Tuesday night.

Hood, a former Daily Post first-team All-County selection, led the Panthers with a .338 average and added two home runs, an SBC-best 20 doubles and 36 RBIs in his first season in the GSU program this spring.

Yan, Vancil win on Athens tour

Gwinnett area golfers fared well in the Dunkin’ Donuts of Monroe Spring Finale, an Athens Area Junior Golf Tour event at Monroe Golf and Country Club.

Dacula’s Brandon Yau won the boys 15- to 18-yearold division, while Hoschton’s Daniel Vancil was the boys 8-and-under champion.

— From staff reports

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By Reid Spencer The Sports Xchange

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Two successful contemporary car owners, a champion driverturned-broadcaster, a driver with a prolific winning history and the man described as the “original car owner� are the newly elected members of the 2017 NASCAR Hall of Fame class.

NASCAR chairman and CEO Brian France introduced the new inductees on Wednesday at the NASCAR Hall of Fame, calling this group of five perhaps “the greatest class yet.�

The new members, selected from a group of 20 nominees, include 1973 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series champion and 1975 Daytona 500 winner Benny Parsons, who later became one of the most revered television broadcasters in the sport’s history; team owner Rick Hendrick, who has a record 11 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series titles; driver Mark Martin, whose 96 career victories across NASCAR’s three national touring series are sixth all time; team owner Raymond Parks, whose cars won the first NASCAR modified title in 1948 and NASCAR’s first premier series title a year later; and team owner Richard Childress, whose pairing with Hall of Fame driver Dale Earnhardt produced six championships and 67 victories in NASCAR’s top division.

Martinsville Speedway founder H. Clay Earles is this year’s recipient of the Landmark Award for outstanding contributions to NASCAR. Parsons, who succumbed to lung cancer on Jan. 16, 2007, was named on 85 percent of ballots cast by the NASCAR Hall of Fame voting commit-

Team owner Rick Hendrick talks with Sprint Cup Series driver Chase Elliott (24) during the Sprint Showdown on Sunday at Charlotte Motor Speedway. (Photo: Jim Dedmon-USA Today Sports)

tee. Parsons had been on the ballot for eight years. “This is the biggest honor of Benny’s life,� said Terri Parsons, his widow. “It summarizes everything he has ever worked towards. Every job he has ever had, be it as a race car driver in all divisions, host of NASCAR radio shows, NASCAR color commentator for TV networks each were just as important to him as the next. “He lived his life for NASCAR fans and helping to make the sport of auto racing a better sport for them to enjoy. I know he is smiling his big smile tonight saying, ‘Unbelievable!’�

In a career that spanned 25 years, Parsons won 21 Sprint Cup races in 526 starts, but he was a top-10 machine, recording 283 for a staggering percentage of 53.8.

Hendrick, who received 62 percent of the vote, has won car owner titles in the Sprint Cup Series with three different drivers — six with Jimmie Johnson, four with Jeff Gordon

and one with fellow Hall of Famer Terry Labonte. Hendrick’s 242 owner wins in the premier series rank second all time. “I’m extremely proud to go in with Benny Parsons and Mark Martin, who drove for me, and then Richard Childress, who’s one of my closest friends in the sport,â€? Hendrick said. “Parks ‌ I watched the video on him, and he kind of helped the sport get started. “So I’m really humbled to be in the position I’m in. I’ve been doing it now for 33 years, and I hope that we’ve got some more things to accomplish, but I’m very, very appreciative of the fact that I got voted in while I’m still racing.â€?

Martin, who garnered 57 percent of the vote, boasts the highest Sprint Cup victory total (40) of any eligible driver not already indicted into the NASCAR Hall of Fame. In addition, Martin has 49 NASCAR Xfinity Series wins to his credit (second all time), along with seven wins in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series.

Martin’s 56 Sprint Cup poles rank seventh on the all-time list.

Martin, who was runner-up in the final Sprint Cup standings on five occasions, most recently in 2009 at age 50, described his selection to the Hall of Fame as the “crown jewel of my career.â€? “I didn’t expect it,â€? Martin said. “And I’m so grateful to the people who helped me get here. ‌ I have so many great memories of the sport. The class that I’m being inducted in, I’m humbled to no end.â€?

Parks, named on 53 percent of the ballots, funded his racing operations through his successful real estate ventures in Atlanta. With mechanic Red

Vogt tuning his cars, Parks dominated stock car racing in the 1940s and 1950s, teaming with Red Byron to win the inaugural modified title in 1948 and the first premier series championship in 1949.

Also included on Parks’ roster of drivers through the years were Bob Flock, Roy Hall, Fonty Flock and NASCAR Hall of Famer Curtis Turner.

Park, who has been on the Hall of Fame ballot for eight years, passed away in 2010 at age 96.

Childress, who was included on 43 percent of ballots, started his career as a driver but found considerably more success as an owner. In addition to the races and titles he won with Earnhardt, Childress holds 11 owner’s championship trophies in NASCAR’s top three series, second only to Hendrick’s 14.

Childress performed the posthumous induction of close friend and driver Dale Earnhardt into the first NASCAR Hall of Fame class. “I was really, really honored and proud that day,� Childress said. “I didn’t really expect to get in because I was told that the only way you were going to get in was to retire or be deceased — and I sure liked the first one better, and I haven’t got plans to retire yet either.�

Landmark Award winner Earles had a simple business philosophy that made Martinsville Speedway one of the most pre-eminent short tracks in the country. “The secret to success in our business is giving the customer what he wants,� Earles said before his death in 1999. “When a man plunks down his money, he deserves the best. You try to make him comfortable, give him a great show and make sure he gets his money’s worth.

And we’ve always tried to do just that.�

From Staff Reports Peachtree Ridge’s Cam Shepherd and Norcross’ Graeme Stinson earned the top honors on the All-Region 7-AAAAAA Baseball Team, which was selected by the league’s coaches.

Shepherd was named player of the year and Stinson was the pitcher of the year.

The other members of the allregion teams are as follows: All-Region 7-AAAAAA First team Position players Zack Walch, Norcross Cade Heil, North Gwinnett Cole Zabowski, Collins Hill Chandler Powell, Mountain View Cameron Turley, Mill Creek William Holland, Collins Hill Matt Andryusky, North Gwinnett Patrick Hutton, Norcross Austin Wilkey, Meadow Creek Ashton Shepherd, Peachtree Ridge Pitchers Spencer Douches, Collins Hill Davis Sharpe, Mill Creek Alan Carter, Duluth Jay Pendlay, Mill Creek Connor Darling, North Gwinnett Jake Brace, North Gwinnett Second team Position players Sam Freitas, Mountain View; Steven Kirk, Mill Creek; Baron Radcliff, Norcross; Robert Kwiatkowski, Mountain View; Nasim Nunez, Collins Hill; Cory Kelly, Norcross; Tanner Haines, North Gwinnett; Cameron Hankins, Mountain View Pitchers Graham Parris, Duluth; Riley King, Collins Hill; Brennen Berger, Mountain View; Ryan Jones, Collins Hill; Spencer Piela, Peachtree Ridge

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770-899-5856

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• Computers • Office Furniture

• Appliances • Stereo Systems

• Antiques & Collectibles MERCEDES BENZ 560 SL ROADSTER, 1987: Low Miles. $8,000 just spent on new custom burgandy paint & new tan german leather. 2 Tops.

Babied & Beautiful.

Best Car Fax possible. Hagerty & Nada values these cars at $22,200-$42,200.

Super Collector Car. Will probably be the fastest appreciating 80’s collector cars over the next 5-10 years.

Only $13,700 770-873-2627

• Memorabilia • Pets • Travel Bargains • Real Estate

TOYOTA RAV4, 2002 AWD, automatic, 122K miles, no accidents, everything works. $3400, Silver color, clean title, 2.0 L Engine.

Interested? Call at 813563-3879 TOYOTA RAV4, 2007 67,322 miles, 4WD, Auto Trans, Silver ext/ Gray int. $3800.

Call: 404-947-2939

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• Baby Furniture

LOST DOG $200 Reward, Male, Yorkie Schnauzer mix, 11yrs old, grey & tan, 20lbs.

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Established 1989

Your Dealership Should Be Easy To Find!

SUNDANCE XLT 2012, 5th wheel camper for sale.

Two slides with rear entry & living. Has 4 new tires. Very nice and clean. $21,000 or best offer. Please call 770-385-9669

• Motorcycles FORD FREE STAR LIMITED VAN, 2004.

Automatic sliding doors, rear camera, DVD. Extra clean. $3395.

Call 770-616-7399.

LEXUS RX 350, 2015 Obsidian, Stk#U40896 $39,990 770-680-1000

KITTENS (3) 12 week old Kittens ◊ Female blonde/ white tiger striped ◊ Male orange and white mix ◊ Male blonde/ white tiger striped Free to good homes only.

770-708-7319 or e-mail kirkke53@gmail. com

CAMPERS/RVS

• Boats

LOST & FOUND PETS

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FORD FOCUS SE, 2015 Ruby Red, Stk#P8228 $12,552 800-PREOWNED

OTHER ANIMALS

1/2 Cord - $100 1 Cord - $190

LANDSCAPING/ LAWN CARE

FORD F-150, 2001 XLT 4x4, Crew cab, 112000 miles, Automatic, white/gray, $3300, Clean Title, No Accidents. Call at 657-200-8429

Call 706-525-1881 or 678-283-4508

References Available

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CALL: 770-771-2810

•Finished Basements •Bathroom Remodeling •Kitchen Remodeling •Custom Cabinets •Room Additions •Garages/Carports •Screened Porches •Custom Decks •Siding All Types

LANDSCAPING/ LAWN CARE

VEHICLES

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Licensed & Insured

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• General Repairs

REMODELING, INC.

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DOGS

770-962-7355 HARLEY DAVIDSON, 2012 IRON 883 Excellent Cond., 1000 miles, garaged, have title, helmets, rain suit, saddle bags incl. $5000 OBO. Social Circle. 770-787-7098

TRAVEL TRAILER, 2006, 31 Foot In Length, Sleeps 6, 1 Slide Out. $9500.00 CALL 770-337-0346

KAWASAKI 750 LTD, 1983 Low miles, adult ridden, very good shape, extras $1095.

770-476-1977

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

RICK HENDRICK CHEVROLET OF BUFORD 4490 South Lee St. Buford, GA 30518 888-804-2957 www.hendrickbuford.com

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RICK HENDRICK CHEVROLET OF DULUTH 3277 Satellite Blvd.

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

Our Office will be closed Monday, May 30th in observance of Memorial Day.

Publication Date Friday 5/27 Sunday 5/29

Deadline 11:00 am Thursday, 5/26 2:00 pm Friday, 5/27

Please call our Classified Advertising Department at 770-962-7355

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