Gwinnett Daily Post - April 14, 2016

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Mom on trial in daughter’s 9-year-old murder

BY JOSHUA SHARPE

her father got picked up in Mexico, where the family had moved, leaving the body. And Two-year-old Prisi Vasquez’s even more delays followed. body laid in the attic of her Finally, nine years after Lawrenceville home, abanpolice believe the child died, doned and wasting away. The Prisi’s mother is on trial this case over her murder wouldn’t week at the Gwinnett County start until the discovery in courthouse. Amy Ruiz, slender 2008, after she’d been there for and fresh-faced, is fighting some 16 months. Then it was charges of felony murder and a year before her mother was cruelty to children. arrested and three more before Ruiz’s father, Gucimendo joshua.sharpe@gwinnettdailypost.com

Delao Ruiz, testified through an interpreter Wednesday morning Prisi Vasquez about his experience through the ordeal, including hearing his daughter describe Prisi’s death and how she was “convulsing” and became unresponsive.

As with the defendant, prosecutors are attempting to discredit parts of her father’s story about how the child’s Amy Ruiz death happened and with whom the responsibility belongs.

Previously, Amy Ruiz faced lesser charges than her hus-

band, Christian Vasquez, who is still awaiting trial on murder charges. But prosecutors upped the mother’s charges last year.

The defendant’s father said he last saw his granddaughter alive on a Friday at the family’s home on Stillwater Lane and made plans to return for another visit Sunday.

When he did, no one came to See TRIAL, Page 3A

Golf event sees record volunteers

Tax, free

BY KEITH FARNER keith.farner@gwinnettdailypost.com

DULUTH — Rod Terrette has a saying he likes to repeat around the hundreds of volunteers flanked around the grounds this week at TPC Sugarloaf: Hours for dollars.

Terrette, the volunteer chairman who oversees about 600 volunteers — a record high — this week at the Mitsubishi Electric Classic, uses that phrase to explain how work by volunteers translates See VOLUNTEERS, Page 7A

Norman Lewis of Loganville, left, one of 600 volunteers at this week’s Mitsubishi Electric Classic at TPC Sugarloaf, keeps score on the No. 2 hole on Wednesday.

(Staff Photo: Keith Farner)

GGC honors founding father GGC professor, GSMST students offer prep aid on Button Gwinnett Day Ryan Lynch, a student at the Gwinnett School of Math, Science and Technology, helps a woman prepare her taxes on Saturday morning at Hebron Baptist Church. The free service, called the Volunteer Income Tax Assistance program, is in its second year. At top, Taylor Smith, a Georgia Gwinnett College economics professor, works on a man’s tax return on Saturday morning at the church. Smith oversees the group of several dozen volunteers that have prepared more than 65 returns this tax season. (Staff Photos: Keith Farner)

BY KEITH FARNER

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DACULA — Looking to get her tax returns prepared, Debbie Coyle was taken aback by how much a co-worker paid. So when she scrolled the IRS website and found a local service, she didn’t turn back.

“Free sounded really good to me,” the Lawrenceville woman said. “How much she had to pay for it, it was just like, yikes. … I’d rather spend that money going out for a good dinner than getting my taxes done.”

Coyle first came to Hebron Baptist Church on April 2 and volunteers helped her finish her 2014 return, and on Saturday, she was back to complete the

“

When I came here, and finally got to interact with clients and see the actual impact of my work, that’s what made me realize, ‘Hey, if I can file 10 returns in just this one tax season, that’s a lot of money that I’m saving people.’

Even small amounts of money can really help the people who qualify for this program.”

BY KEITH FARNER keith.farner@gwinnettdailypost.com

Last year, the program completed about 60 tax returns, and this year its goal is 100. Before Saturday, it had already counted 65 returns for this tax season.

Occasionally, someone is upset if they owe a lot of money, Smith said, but mostly people appreciate the help.

“Because they know if they go to an H&R Block or some

LAWRENCEVILLE — To kick off a day’s worth of celebrations and educational presentations, Georgia Gwinnett College students heard from Stephen Colbert about a man who “did almost nothing.”

A video clip from Colbert’s television show was played on Wednesday morning at the first of several events on the GGC campus to honor Button Gwinnett, the namesake of Gwinnett County and, in turn, part of the name of the Lawrenceville college. Gwinnett happens to be one of three signatures from Georgia on the Declaration of Independance.

GGC President Stas Preczewski told a

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— GSMST student volunteer Devneet Singh

2015 return. Coyle received the help from a group of volunteers led by Georgia Gwinnett College professor Taylor Smith and several dozen students from GGC and the Gwinnett School of Math, Science and Technology.

It’s known as the Volunteer Income Tax Assistance program, and Smith said it’s in its second year. Approval from the IRS and organization of the program

took about a year. The United Way of Atlanta oversees all groups of this kind in the metro area. The group, since February, has helped people on Saturday mornings prepare their taxes.

Volunteers plan to be at the church from 9 a.m. to noon this Saturday. The program is designed to help people who make about $54,000 a year or less.

The IRS-certified volunteers also offer electronic filing.

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Cops seek suspect in brutal Gwinnett, Cobb rapes

BY JOSHUA SHARPE

forcement agencies in hopes of apprehending the suspect as soon as possible.”

Police say they’re searching A captain with the Perry Police for a man accused in a brutal and Department said the victim, who prolonged sexual assault, beginwas terrified when she escaped, ning at a Duluth home, continuing said the suspect had told her they at a Cobb County hotel and finally were going to Florida. ending with the victim jumping The sordid case began last from a moving car more than 100 Thursday at about 7 a.m., when, miles away in Perry. a 17-year-old boy told police, his Alfredo L. Capote, 29, has ties mother’s boyfriend, Capote, came to Atlanta, is a Louisiana native over to visit their Duluth home, and “should be considered very followed by an unknown masked dangerous and armed,” said Cpl. man, who tied up the boy and Deon Washington, spokesman for 35-year-old mother.

Gwinnett County police.

“The mother was then told by “The suspect has made stateCapote that the home invasion ments about shooting it out with was staged because he needed police and this being the end,” her money,” Washington said.

Washington said in a news release “Capote then proceeded to rape Wednesday afternoon. “We are the (woman) at gunpoint.” working with several law enTelling the son his mother joshua.sharpe@gwinnettdailypost.com

Alfredo Capote

would die if the police found out, Capote and the masked man took the woman away, leaving the 17-year-old tied up, according to the news release. The boy freed himself hours later but didn’t call police, believing the threat.

The suspects traveled with the woman to the Cobb hotel, Washington said, and the masked man left Capote and the victim to spend the night alone. She was “raped overnight and held at gun-

point, unable to escape.”

The next morning, the victim and Capote went to a house in Perry.

At about 2 p.m., the woman’s son decided to call 911 in Duluth, and Gwinnett County police began investigating.

But the mother was later saved after seeing a “window of opportunity” and jumping from the suspect’s moving car near an intersection. “She jumped into a vehicle in the parking lot with an unknown person and pleaded for help,” Washington said.

Capt. Heath Dykes, supervisor of Perry police’s criminal investigative division, was struck by how upset the victim was on the scene.

“She was laying in the floorboard of this stranger’s car and would not raise up,” Dykes told

the Daily Post on Wednesday.

“She was obviously distraught, frightened, very upset and started telling us what happened and who the guy was.”

The captain said the woman couldn’t give much of a description of the vehicle, other than that she thought the suspect rented it at the Atlanta airport. Security camera footage at the Flash Foods gas station where the victim jumped in a stranger’s car didn’t get a clear shot of the car.

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.

15-year sentence Reward offered for info on missing girl, 15 for defendant in fatal hit-and-run

BY CURT YEOMANS

Snellville police released photos with a Be On the Lookout warning for 15-year-old Madelyn Storey, far left. The South Gwinnett High School student was last seen at the school on Monday with Dylan Wood, left. (Special Photos)

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BY JOSHUA SHARPE

in the road after being thrown from his A 25-year-old Auburn motorman was sentenced this cycle in an week to 15 years for fleeing accident the scene after running over Jacob Tyler moments and killing a motorcyclist earlier in O’Reilly last year. the area Jacob Tyler O’Reilly of Camp Branch Road pleaded guilty Monday to and Gravel Springs Road. vehicular homicide and Police said Moseley reportfailing to return to the edly hit a raised median scene of an accident in the and flew off his bike before July 26 death of 24-yearthe defendant hit him. old Scott Moseley, prosMoseley was a Michigan ecutor Samantha Routh native who worked at Alconfirmed. The first five gae Energy in Cumming. years are to be served in Investigators found the prison, according to the suspect’s vehicle parked sentence from Judge Karen at the Mall of Georgia.

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O’Reilly, according to jail Police last year identirecords, was an employee fied O’Reilly as the driver of the P.F. Chang’s restauwho hit Moseley as he lay rant at the mall. joshua.sharpe @gwinnettdailypost.com

Police ID driver in fatal solo wreck Drive. Officials said the vehicle struck a curb, lost control and slid sideways into a utility pole on the Gwinnett County police driver side. Vo died at the on Wednesday identified scene, and a 21-year-old the driver in a fatal single passenger, Ricky Van car crash outside of Lawof Arab, Ala., was liferenceville earlier this week. flighted to Grady MemoTay Vo, 21, of Lawrial Hospital with serious renceville was behind injuries. the wheel of a 2016 The initial police report Toyota Scion at about 1 said it is unknown if drugs p.m. on Sunday traveling or alchohol were factors in southbound on Sugarloaf the incident, but speed was Parkway near Woodhaven a factor.

BY KEITH FARNER

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The parents of a 15-yearold South Gwinnett High School student are offering a $1,000 reward for information that leads to her safe return, Snellville officials announced on Wednesday.

Madelyn Storey was last seen at school on Monday with Dylan Wood, although police said they may have been leaving campus when they were last seen. Storey is described as being 5-foot-5, 125 pounds, has a

lip piercing and her hair is dyed a deep red or maroon color. Wood is shown kissing Storey’s head in a photo released by Snellville officials, but they have not specifically identified him

as her boyfriend.

Snellville police said on their Facebook page that they have issued a warrant for Wood’s arrest for interfering with custody, but added he “is not missing.”

Anyone who has information about Storey or Wood’s whereabouts is asked to call Snellville police Det. Chris Alford at either 770-985-3555 or 678895-2266.

Electronics manufacturing training company opens facility in Norcross

BY CURT YEOMANS

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The lead agency in the Electronics Workforce Alliance opened a new training facility in Norcross on Wednesday that will help residents learn electronics manufacturing.

Cardinal Technical Training’s facility is located at 2040 Steve Reynolds Blvd.

Gwinnett Chamber officials explained that it works with Goodwill of North Georgia, Atlanta CareerRise, the Atlanta Regional Workforce Board and local employers through the Electronic Workforce Alliance to provide residents with technical training.

The goal is to create a skilled talent pool of residents that can attract electronics manufacturers to the area. In addition to the new

facility, Cardinal Technical also plans to start a pilot program at Meadowcreek High School.

“This program is designed to help at-risk youth explore, get equipped and enter into a stable career path in electronic manufacturing,” Cardinal Technical Training managing director Santa Ho said in a statement. “This partnership with Meadowcreek High School has been one of the most rewarding programs for EWA because not only does it help build and secure the future of electronic manufacturing in America, it is an investment in the well-being of our local kids.”

Officials at the county and Atlanta CareerRise hailed the new facility, calling it a needed asset to train people to fill electronics manufacturing jobs that exist in the north metro area.

“The EWA is so critical

because the northeastern metro Atlanta area, home to nearly half the electronics manufacturing jobs in the state of Georgia, needs job-ready workers in order to continue growing and attracting new positions to the area,” Atlanta CareerRise Director Cinda Herndon-King said in a statement.

County commission Chairwoman Charlotte Nash said the fact that Gwinnett’s population is growing is another reason why the facility is important. The Atlanta Regional Commission projects Gwinnett is growing at a rate that will make it the most populous county in the metro area, as well as the state, by 2040.

“The Gwinnett population has been expanding rapidly over the last 20 years,” Nash said in a statement. “With the increase in job opportunities in Gwinnett, more

people are coming into the county to fill these positions, and training in the electronics manufacturing arena is a critical component of that.”

That is why one official at the Gwinnett Chamber said the program at Meadowcreek will be key in the future.

Students selected for the program will learn support services including IPC certification, resume and interview coaching, and technical solder and soft skills training. Gwinnett Chamber Economic Development Director of Education and Talent Development Adam Forrand said it is an example of efforts to paint Gwinnett as a place where businesses can see growth.

“New training supports the workforce needs of the fast-growing electronics manufacturing industry in Gwinnett,” he said.

Video processing manufacturer opens new headquarters in Buford

BY CURT YEOMANS

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A leading international high-end video processing systems manufacturer that moved its U.S. headquarters to Georgia officially opened its new facility in Buford, state and local economic development officials announced this week.

Analog Way left its headquarters in Manhattan, N.Y., where it’s been

based for 13 years, to open a 15,000-square-foot facility at 3047 Summer Oak Place.

In addition to the company’s administrative department, the facility in Buford will also house Analog Way’s sales, finance, IT, technical support, product repair, business development and warehouse.

Company and economic development officials celebrated the move during a Tuesday ribbon-cutting.

“Analog Way is constantly

seeking new product innovations and world-class business models. The relocation to metro Atlanta reinforces our position as leaders in the commercial audiovisual industry,” Analog Way CEO Adrien Corso said in a statement from the Gwinnett Chamber’s Economic Development department.

“Our relocation is sure to bring further investment and new competencies to the local area, contributing to the economy here in Gwinnett County.”

Analog Way is planning to eventually expand into other industries while growing its production throughput and product portfolio in its new home, according to Gwinnett Chamber officials. According to its website, analogway. com, the 27-year-old company specializes in computer and video signal processing,

Analog Way and Gwinnett Chamber officials cut the ribbon to open the company’s new U.S. headquarters in Buford on Tuesday in this photo posted on the business’ Facebook page. (Photo: Analog Way)

as well as distribution.

It has direct sales offices in the U.S., the U.K., Italy, Germany and Singapore, and opened a headquarters in Paris in 2012.

Company officials said they continually found themselves pointed to the metro Atlanta area as they searched for a new headquarters base. Company President Jay Gonzalez said the local business climate was a key

reason why the business continually found itself looking at the area.

“Some of the key reasons for their selection include a business-friendly environment, accessibility, reasonable business tax policies and regulations, delightful southern hospitality, qualified workforce and very welcome mild weather, to mention a few,” Gonzalez said in a statement.

Local officials said sentiments like that shouldn’t be a surprise.

“Gwinnett County continues to be a strong draw for companies like Analog Way,” Gwinnett Chamber Economic Development and Partnership Gwinnett project manager Andrew Carnes said in a statement. “We are proud to say that this community attracts diverse companies from around the world as a place where they can invest and grow.”

County commission Chairwoman Charlotte Nash said, “Gwinnett County is the ideal location for business looking to expand in the Southeast. This expansion is a testament to our dynamic workforce, pro-business climate and innovation opportunities. We look forward to Analog Way’s continued growth.”

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Many insects provide vital service of pollination During the spring, many people are troubled by allergies. The pollen produced by trees and grasses and then dispersed by the wind is the cause of most of these allergy problems.

Pollen is also produced by fruit, vegetable and other important food crops.

Fortunately, this type of pollen seldom causes allergies. Insects help disperse this pollen, thus helping our crops to produce good yields.

Pollen is produced by the male flower parts called the stamens. The female part is the pistil. The pollen has to be transferred from the stamen to the pistil. Flowers that have both parts within the same flower are termed complete flowers. Incomplete flowers, such as those on the squash plant, do not have both male and female

Gardening in Gwinnett

Tim Daly flower parts in the same flower.

Monoecious plants have both male and female flowers on the same plant, while dioecious plants have the female flowers on one plant and the male ones on another, such as hollies. (You may have noticed that some hollies have red berries and others do not. The ones with the red berries are the females and the plants without them are the males.) For

plants to produce fruit and seeds, the pollen grains must get from the stamens to the female flower parts and insects play a major role in the process. The plants attract the pollinators with their scent and colorful petals. The insects feed on the nectar the flowers provide. In the process they get grains of pollen on them which they transfer to other flowers, thereby pollinating the plants.

Of the many insects that are pollinators, honeybees are one of the most important and familiar. They pollinate fruit trees and many vegetable plants. In parts of the country, their populations have declined to a variety of reasons. Some fruit orchards, such as the ones that bear almonds in California, have honeybee hives transported there to increase the level of pol-

lination. Without them, the trees would bear little fruit.

Other bees and similar species are pollinators.

Wasps, hornets and yellow jackets, though they can inflict painful stings, pollinate many plants. If you observe one of their nests and it is not on a site where people could be stung, just leave it alone. Carpenter bees, sweat bees, bumblebees and other similar species are also pollinators, along with mason bees.

Mason bees are blue to black in color and are solitary. They create their nests in hollow bark, mounds of soil or stems of dead plants.

A homemade nest can be made to attract mason bees.

Drill holes into a block of wood that are six to eight inches deep, but do not drill completely through the block. The individual holes should be 5/16 of

an inch in diameter. Place the nest near your garden and chances are the bees will find it and breed there.

Cardboard tubes, hollow reeds, or straws can also be used.

Many butterflies and moths offer their services as pollinators. Plants that attract butterflies generally have flowers with large, brightly colored petals and a fragrance. Purple coneflowers, butterfly weed, asters and zinnias are examples. Moths are drawn to flowers that are white, have a strong scent and bloom in the evening and night, such as moonflowers and evening primroses.

Hummingbirds also serve as pollinators. They prefer tubular-shaped flowers that are bright orange or red and have a lot of dilute nectar. Since hummingbirds do not have a strong

sense of smell, the flowers are usually without a scent.

Trumpet vines, cardinal flowers, bee balm and coral honeysuckle are frequently visited by them.

The next time you visit the grocery store and buy fruits and vegetables, remember that many pollinators are responsible for helping to produce them.

The purpose of the colors and scents of our garden flowers is to attract pollinators. Our enjoyment of these blooms is just a by-product of this phenomenon. Always remember to appreciate how important these organisms are to our everyday life.

Timothy Daly, M.S., is an agricultural and natural resource agent with the Gwinnett County Extension Service. He can be reached at 678-377-4010 or tdaly@ uga.edu.

Chamber takes home platinum, Commissioner calls out Deal gold Hermes Creative Awards for religious freedom bill veto

By Curt yeomans

Gwinnett County Commissioner Tommy Hunter joined the voices who have criticized Gov. Nathan Deal for his recent veto of House Bill 757, which has been more commonly referred to as the religious freedom bill in the media.

“I generally don’t take the time in these meetings to make political statements, but since I do have this venue, and I don’t know if he watches it or not, but I want to •From Page 1A address it Prisi, I’m not going to when she tried to call 911 to our govhelp you,’” the witness for Prisi. the door. ernor and said. “She started crying “Isn’t it true that you He soon filed missing let him and she hung up.” never ever said in the persons reports on the know that Later that night, he recorded interview that Tommy whole family, but he said said she told him that her Christian took the phone I disagree Hunter he came to believe they with his husband called her one away from Amy …?” must’ve gone to stay with day saying something decision Vandever pressed.

Prisi’s other grandparents had happened to Prisi. to veto The man cleared his in Mexico.

House Amy Ruiz said she came throat.

But he said he only Bill 757,” home and found the child “I mean, if it is that heard from his daughter Hunter “convulsing” and making I didn’t say it, there’s a a year later, when she said durnoises, while her “eyes reason.” called asking for help ing the were wide open.”

“Maybe that it didn’t Nathan Deal commisfrom Mexico. In a myste“She tells me Christian happen?” the prosecutor rious one-minute call, she took the girl and put her sion’s asked. said her husband, Prisi’s business meeting on in a bag and that he took “No.” father, was abusing her Tuesday. her up in the attic,” GuciVandever also quesbut didn’t tell where she “I believe he’s wrong, mendo Delao Ruiz said, tioned why the couple was for her father to send adding that he called the even had their children. and I believe he’ll find that police. She didn’t say will be on the wrong side police the next day to tell In October 2006, state anything about Prisi. of history.” where the body was. child welfare workers Gucimendo Delao Ruiz The bill stirred emotions Gwinnett County gave Gucimendo Delao said he only found out from proponents and opinvestigators found it on Ruiz sole custody of what happened to Prisi June 20, 2008. them because of issues in ponents of the bill. Oppoafter the next time his nents argued it would lead Rich Vandever, a the home. daughter called, about six deputy chief assistant disto discrimination, particu“I did give them back months later. She said she trict attorney, questioned because I felt the sufferlarly against gay people, wanted to come home to but proponents have the witness on why he ing she felt, not being Gwinnett but mentioned argued in response that it hadn’t told a homicide with their kids,” the that Prisi would be staydetective about much of grandfather said. “I gave allows Georgia residents, ing in Mexico. churches and business the story he tells today, them back because they “I told her, ‘If you owners to practice their such as that Vasquez took were close to finishing don’t come back with the phone from Amy Ruiz their (parenting) classes.” religious beliefs freely and that no discrimination could take place if it is PUBLIC NOTICE barred by state or federal City of Duluth - FY 17 Budget Availability, Review and Adoption laws.

However, Deal said “That is too great a risk to The City of Duluth proposed FY17 working draft of the budget will be available for take” when he announced public inspection as of 8am on 4/12/16 during regular office hours (8am-5pm, Mon- his decision to veto the bill Fri) in the office of the City Clerk, located on the first floor of Duluth City Hall, 3167 on March 28. Since then, he has been criticized by Main Street, Duluth, GA. It will also be available on the city website. conservative groups, some of which have accused him The Mayor, Council, Department Directors and Staff will meet at 5:30 pm in the of caving to businesses Community Room of City Hall on the following dates to discuss the proposed City of and industries who came out against the bill and Duluth 2017 Budget: threatened boycotts of the state.

April 20, 2016 Deal cited early U.S.

Award for the chamber’s Gwinnett Edge membership magazine, as well as two Platinum Awards in The Gwinnett Chamthe Corporate Image and ber’s marketing team Nonprofit categories for celebrated platinum and the chamber’s “Rumor gold success this week Has It” 2016 promotional after winning three video.

Hermes Creative Awards The Hermes Creative from the Association of Awards recognizes Marketing and Communi- marketing professioncation Professionals. als around the world for They received a Gold their concept, writing and curt.yeomans @gwinnettdailypost.com

design work in both traditional and emerging media formats. This year’s winners were chosen from 6,000 entries from 23 countries. Chamber officials said only 15 percent of entries received a Platinum Award, which is the highest honor offered in the competition. They added that 22 percent of entrants win a Gold Award.

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April 21, 2016 April 27, 2016 (if needed)

Scheduled dates are subject to change. Any changes to meetings will be posted on the City’s website at www.duluthga.net. No official action will be taken at these meetings. The public is invited to attend and observe the work sessions.

The dates for the budget public hearing and anticipated adoption of the FY17 budget will be published on or before April 28, 2016.

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Political Notebook

Curt Yeomans history last month when explaining why he would veto the bill, pointing to framers of the Declaration of Independence and saying they viewed certain rights, such as liberty, as coming from God rather than legislative bodies.

“In light of our history, I find it ironic that today some in the religious community feel it necessary to ask the government to confer upon them certain rights and protections,” Deal said. “If indeed our religious liberty is conferred by God and not by man-made government, we should heed the ‘handsoff’ admonition of the First Amendment to our Constitution.

“When legislative bodies attempt to do otherwise, the inclusions and omissions in their statutes can lead to discrimination, even though it may be unintentional.”

FLETC is headquartered in Georgia,” Perdue said in the statement. “Each year, FLETC’s facilities deliver a range of training to 96 federal partner organizations and thousands of state, local and international law enforcement officers. As training needs evolve to combat the growing global security crisis we face today, so do FLETC’s unique capabilities, which is why it remains a top training center for many agencies.”

Isakson added: “The work being done at FLETC is critical to our national security. The training our law enforcement officers receive each year is first-rate and each skill set is adapted to the situations they will face in the field. The skills needed to protect our ports, airports, borders and communities are indispensable, and I am proud of what FLETC achieves year in and year out.”

Upcoming • Sen. Curt Thompson, D-Tucker, will host his monthly Citizens Advisory Forum from 10:30 a.m. until noon on Saturday at 45 South Cafe, 45 S. Peachtree St., in Norcross.

• The Conservative Republican Women of North Atlanta will meet at 7 p.m. on Monday at Magnolia Cafe, 5175 S. Isakson, Perdue co-sponsors on FLETC Old Peachtree Road, in Norcross. The focus of the re-authorization bill gathering will be to meet Sens. Johnny Isakson candidates for political and David Perdue, both R-Ga., joined fellow Sens. office, including Public Service Commissioner Tom Udall and Martin Tim Echols, Sen. Fran Heinrich, both D-N.M., to introduce legislation to Millar, House District 108 candidate Clay Cox and reauthorize the Federal Law Enforcement Training State Court Judge Shawn Bratton.

Centers on Wednesday.

• Thompson’s re-election The centers, which train law enforcement and other campaign announced it will hold a fundraiser from 5:30 public safety personnel on how to handle national to 7:30 p.m. on April 26 at Apres Diem in the Midsecurity events, domestic town Promenade Shopping threats and terrorism, is Center, 931 Monroe Drive headquartered in Glynco, Ga., but also has locations in Atlanta.

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4A • THURSDAY, APRIL 14, 2016 To Your Good Health

New kitten and new symptoms DEAR DR. ROACH: About two months ago, we decided to keep an 8-week-old kitten born from a stray in our garage.

Shortly after this, my husband and I started suffering muscle aches and pains at the same time, with sensitive skin and sharp pain. I fear that we have been invaded by toxoplasmosis from the litter box. I clean it daily and change the litter once a week, and wash the box with bleach. There have been no other changes in our lives, and no travel.

Do only pregnant women have to be concerned about getting this, and is there a cure? My doctor says there is no treatment.

— H.S. ANSWER: Toxoplasmosis gondii is a parasitic infection spread by cats (usually kittens, who may be infectious for about three weeks in their lifetimes). The infection is spread by oocysts in cat feces, which if ingested lead to infection. Meticulous hand-washing after changing the cat litter dramatically reduces risk.

Cleaning your cat’s litter box daily also reduces risk, since the oocysts need one to five days after excretion to become infectious. Keeping the cat indoors reduces risk of acquiring disease.

Pregnant women probably should not change cat litter, although it certainly is possible to get toxoplasmosis other ways, such as gardening (from contaminated soil) and consuming raw or undercooked meat (from infected animals).

Toxoplasmosis can spread from a pregnant woman to her developing baby.

In people with normal immune systems, the infection is usually mild: 80 percent to 90 percent of people have no symptoms, and in 10 percent to 20 percent, symptoms usually are enlarged lymph nodes, especially in the neck. Some people have other symptoms, including fever, rash, headache and muscle aches. In people with immune system disease, especially those with advanced HIV infection, the oocysts can infect and invade the brain. This is extremely rare in people with normal immune systems, though eye disease happens occasionally.

Toxoplasmosis can be diagnosed by blood testing, which although imperfect, is very good at ruling out toxoplasmosis. In other words, if the blood test is negative, it’s really negative. But false positives can occur.

I would recommend that you discuss blood testing with your physician. Although I don’t think it’s likely you acquired toxoplasmosis, it’s possible you have something else that needs evaluation. However, I frequently find that when someone is really worried about having symptoms of a particular disease, the symptoms can last and be very bothersome until the person is reassured that he or she doesn’t have the disease, at which point the symptoms often disappear.

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In 1939, John Steinbeck’s “The Grapes of Wrath” was published by Viking Press.

In 1986, the United States launched air strikes against Libya in retaliation for an April 5 bombing in West Berlin that killed two U.S. servicemen.

In 2003, the International Human Genome Sequencing Consortium announced the successful completion of the Human Genome Project.

TODAY’S BIRTHDAYS: Anne Sullivan Macy (1866-1936), educator; John Gielgud (1904-2000), actor; Rod Steiger (1925-2002), actor; Loretta Lynn (1932- ), singer-songwriter; Julie Christie (1941- ), actress; Pete Rose

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TODAY’S FACT: The Humane Genome Project has aided in the discovery of more than 1,800 disease genes to date.

TODAY’S SPORTS: In 2002, Tiger Woods won his second consecutive Masters Tournament title.

TODAY’S QUOTE: “My adolescence was a kind of motorway pile-up.

I wish I had known that one day the geek would inherit the Earth.” — Peter Capaldi

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Father now insists that daughter apologize DEAR AMY: My parents got divorced when I was a toddler.

My father was very abusive — verbally and physically — so I did not have a relationship with him aside from the few court-ordered visits he showed up to.

My mother died when I was 10 and my dad had no interest in raising me, so I spent time in foster homes before finally landing with the family of a friend.

Grown now and with children of my own, I have always wanted to reach out to my dad.

I’ve invited him to my kids’ birthdays and called occasionally. Although I knew I would never receive an apology from him (as he doesn’t see anything wrong with how he treated us), I was shocked when we met for lunch and he expected me to apologize for the “awful” things I said to him as a child.

I do not remember these incidents but I did apologize, hoping we could move on. I can’t help but to resent him and find it ridiculous that he can hold a grudge for things I might have said when I was a child.

How can I tell him how I feel? I know it’s silly to expect an apology, but I would still like to tell him my feelings. Would a letter be acceptable — as he rarely answers or returns my calls? Or am I better off keeping my feelings to myself?

— Estranged Daughter

and now. You may have to mourn the loss of possibility, which your father has always represented. But then you should celebrate what a stellar survivor and success you are — and hug your own children extra close.

Given the extreme challenges of your childhood, Amy Dickinson professional therapy could have a profound impact on DEAR DAUGHTER: you.

You are trying to have DEAR AMY: My a relationship with your daughter is headed to colfather, but the abusive and lege in the fall. neglectful father who abanI have always tried to doned you as a child has have open conversations obviously not magically about dating, sex, alcohol, morphed into a loving and consequences and healthy kindly grandfather to your choices — but college is a children. His manipulative whole new adventure. insistence on some sort Can you recommend any of “apology” from you resources that would help is evidence that he is not me with a discussion about equipped to be in a family sex, hookups, date rape, in the way you want him binge drinking, drugs and to be. healthy choices?

Write your father a let— Worried Mom DEAR WORRIED: ter. Tell him every single thing you want to say. Ask There are several frankly written guides designed to for what you want. If you want him to be involved in help students prepare for your and family’s life, then the reality of college life. tell him that, offering ideas One guide I like is published by the people behind of how that might be posHercampus.com, which is sible. Make a copy of the an Internet site with onletter to keep. campus chapters of women I predict either no at several dozen colleges response or a negative — across the country. possibly very negative — Check out: “The Her response where your father Campus Guide to College really throws it down, possibly dragging you and Life: How to Manage Relationships, Stay Safe and your late mother through Healthy, Handle Stress, the mud. and Have the Best Years However, all of this of Your Life,” by Stephamight help you to make nie Kaplan Lewis, Annie better sense of your own Chandler Wang, Windsor situation — growing up

Ask Amy

Hanger Western, and the Her Campus Editors (2015, Adams Media).

DEAR AMY: I read your column regularly and had to comment on the letter from “Worried Mother,” who has a mother-in-law who clearly favors one grandchild over his siblings.

We had a similar situation with our children. The oldest could do no wrong, went on “special” visits, received gifts and had his own room at Grandma’s house.

While it wasn’t the only factor in our decision, it was definitely part of the reason we moved 600 miles away. That was 25 years ago, and I can say it was one of the best decisions we ever made.

I hope this grandmother reads your column and takes heed.

— Happy We Left DEAR HAPPY: I have received scores of responses from parents and from other adults whose grandparents openly favored siblings. The effects of overt favoritism seem to last for a lifetime.

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

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

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

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Your feelings will be easily touched this year.

Get your thoughts out so that you can move forward without baggage. Settle unfinished business and strive to eliminate the possibility for interference. A commitment can be made.

ARIES (March 21-April 19) — Explore your talents. Sign up for a course that will help you develop a strategy to turn an enjoyable hobby into a profitable enterprise.

Share your life’s ambition with a loved one.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20) — Make changes at home that will ease stress and make your life simpler. You’ll be inspired to use the extra time you have to do something that brings you happiness.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20) — Reneging on a promise will leave you in a precarious position.

Have something ready to offer in place of your original plan to avoid damaging your reputation.

CANCER (June 21July 22) — Don’t let your impulses call the shots.

If something doesn’t seem right, keep a close watch and quietly protect against any sort of personal loss. Be patient; a better opportunity will come along.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) — Look for alternate routes if you see too much negativity, baggage or debris in your way. Make subtle changes that you know are doable and are easy to implement without detection.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept.

22) — Take in as much information as possible.

Get involved in events and discussions that will lead to introductions to people who can help you achieve your dream.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23) — Don’t let an emotional situation keep you from doing something you want to do. Someone will try to manipulate you if you show confusion or insecurity. Put an end to being controlled.

SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 22) — Take an inside look at what you are dealing with and who is behind any opposition that comes your way. Go directly to the source and apply your magnetic personality to get approval.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 23-Dec. 21) — You need to put yourself first. Make changes that will bring convenience and order to your life. Let go of dead weight and focus on what you can accomplish.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) — Make sure you have everything in order. It will be difficult to deal with medical, emotional and joint financial matters if you have neglected personal business. Don’t pay for someone else’s mistake.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20Feb. 19) — Plan a day of fun with a friend, children or a loved one. Keeping active will help you stay in shape and boost your confidence. Romance is encouraged.

PISCES (Feb. 20-March 20) — Do your research before you make a change that will affect your looks or income. An expert will offer you options that better suit your needs.

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world U.S.: Russian jets simulate attack passes near U.S. destroyer

WASHINGTON — Two Russian warplanes flew simulated attack passes near a U.S. guided missile destroyer in the Baltic Sea on Tuesday, the U.S. military said, with one official describing them as one of the most aggressive interactions in recent memory.

The repeated flights by the Sukhoi SU-24 warplanes, which also flew near the ship a day earlier, were so close they created wake in the water with 11 passes, the official said. The planes carried no visible weaponry, the official said on Wednesday.

A Russian KA-27 Helix helicopter also made seven passes around the USS Donald Cook, taking pictures. The nearest Russian territory was about 70 nautical miles away in its enclave of Kaliningrad, which sits between Lithuania and Poland.

“They tried to raise them (the Russian aircraft) on the radio but they did not answer,” the official said, speaking on condition of anonymity, adding the U.S. ship was in international waters.

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Sanders joins Verizon picket line

By Gina Cherelus and MeGan Cassella Reuters

people Pullman, Stowell join Emma Stone in Fox’s ‘Battle of the Sexes’

LOS ANGELES — “Whiplash” actor Austin Stowell and Bill Pullman have rounded out the cast of Fox Searchlight’s “Battle of the Sexes” starring Emma Stone and Steve Carell.

Andrea Riseborough also recently joined the movie from “Little Miss Sunshine” filmmakers Jonathan Dayton and Valerie Faris.

Simon Beaufoy wrote the screenplay.

Danny Boyle is producing under his Decibel Films banner along with Christian Colson and his company Cloud Eight.

The movie will follow the competition between Democratic presidential candidate and U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders greets Commu- tennis pros Billie Jean King nications Workers of America workers striking against Verizon in Brooklyn, N.Y., on and Bobby Riggs, which Wednesday. (Reuters/Brian Snyder) captured the zeitgeist back cratic presidential nominaaccording to a Reuters/Ipsos “You are standing up not in 1973, when at 29, the No. 2 ranked King beat the tion. Sanders is trying to national poll in March. just for justice for Verizon 55-year-old retired former catch up with Clinton, the In comparison, Clinton workers, you’re standing Wimbledon champion front-runner, in Tuesday’s and Sanders have been up for millions of AmeriRiggs. Stone is playing primary in New York, a state about even in the poll cans … and you’re telling both candidates have called among all Democrats and corporate America that they King while Carell is portraying Riggs. Elizabeth home. independents. The poll cannot have it all,” Sanders Shue is Riggs’ wife in the Despite Sanders’ daily from March 1 to March 31 told the striking workers. pic. championing of the rights of included 780 people who Verizon Chief Executive working-class Americans, said they were Democrats or Officer Lowell McAdam Clinton has racked up the independents and belonged accused Sanders of getting Tom McCarthy lion’s share of support from to a labor union. It had a the facts wrong and overhonored with organized labor, a crucial credibility interval of 4 simplifying the situation, Kanbar Award base for the Democratic percentage points. dismissing the candidate’s Party.

Nearly 40,000 Verizon views as “contemptible.”

LOS ANGELES — The Among Democrats and employees went on strike The company has to adapt to Saudi cabinet independents who belong on Wednesday in one of competition and technology San Francisco Film Society curbs powers of has selected “Spotlight” to a labor union, 50 percent the largest U.S. walkouts in but still provides good jobs religious police support Clinton and 36 recent years after contract and benefits to thousands, he writer-director Tom McCarthy as the recipient of percent support Sanders, talks hit an impasse. said in a statement.

DUBAI — Saudi Arabia the 2016 Kanbar Award for has barred its religious poexcellence in storytelling. lice from pursuing suspects The tribute, to be brief statements in court, inor making arrests, curbing cluding apologies to his son presented during the San the powers of an institution and former girlfriend, before Francisco Film Festival’s Chicago police whose aggressive enforceawards night on April 25, becoming overwhelmed by ment of the Islamic kingemotion. “Julian was always will acknowledge McCararrest Black Lives dom’s strict morality rules thy’s “exceptional masthe most important thing to Matter protesters has drawn criticism from tery” of character-driven me,” he said.

CHICAGO — Police more liberal Saudis. plots that bring audiences In March he pleaded The force, which hardarrested two people duralong on the psychological guilty to 15 charges: two line clerics say is central to ing a Black Lives Matter journeys of his heroes and counts of felony kidnapimposing Saudi Arabia’s protest over the shooting antiheroes. ping, 10 of tampering with austere form of Sunni death on Monday night of a He will also be honored records, two of interference Islam, patrol public spaces black teenager by officers in at “An Evening With Tom with custody and one of to enforce bans on alcohol, Chicago, police officials and McCarthy” on April 26 at forgery. Seventeen other music, prayer time store activists said on Wednesday. Interim Superintendent of the Chicago Police Depart- charges were dropped as part BAMPFA in Berkeley. An ment Eddie Johnson speaks during a news conference of a plea agreement. closures and the mixing of Police said that the onstage interview and a in Chicago in this March 28 file photo. (Reuters/Kamil unrelated men and women. protesters became unruly selection of clips from his Krzaczynski/Files) It also imposes strict on Tuesday night as they Disabled citizens screenwriting and directing modesty requirements on aligning his state on the lib- a court hearing he had been reached a police station on career will be followed by eligible for student a screening of 2003’s “The women’s dress. eral side of a political divide obliged to push back the Chicago’s West Side. Two playing out across the South. trial from its planned start hundred to 300 people iniStation Agent.” loan forgiveness The Democrat’s execudate in July because detially protested peacefully.

Assad holds WASHINGTON — The tive order also protects state fense lawyers said a doctor A 17-year-old girl from Emmy Rossum parliamentary U.S. government announced employees and employees needs two to six months to Chicago was charged with plans on Tuesday to forgive joins biopic on of state contractors against conduct psychiatric testing election as peace causing less than $300 of $7.7 billion in student loans National Lampoon discrimination based on of 22-year-old defendant property damage, a misdetalks resume for about 387,000 permameanor, after she climbed on other criteria including race, Dylann Roof.

DAMASCUS — Syrians top of an unmarked Chicago religion, disability or age. It LOS ANGELES — nently disabled borrowers.

Roof is accused of openvoted in a parliamentary Emmy Rossum is joining While permanently police squad car and jumped also bans state agencies from ing fire on June 17, 2015, election in governmentthe ensemble of “A Fuon top of the roof and trunk, discrimination while offering during a bible study session disabled Americans are held areas of the country tile and Stupid Gesture,” an exemption for churches at Emanuel African Method- already permitted student police said. She was not on Wednesday in what they identified further because Netflix’s biopic on Naloan forgiveness under the and religious organizations. ist Episcopal Church and called a show of support for she is a minor.

Higher Education Act, many tional Lampoon co-founder Edwards followed in the killing nine parishioners, President Bashar al-Assad, Douglas Kenney. steps of previous Democratic including pastor state Sena- who are eligible have not When officers tried to while his opponents and Will Forte will play Kentaken advantage of the debt Louisiana governors Edwin tor Clementa Pinckney, in remove her from the top of Western powers denounced the car, 33-year-old Shimron Edwards and Kathleen ney and Domhnall Gleeson relief, the U.S. Department a crime that shocked the the poll as illegitimate. of Education said in a state- will portray the humor nation.

Robinson knocked an officer Blanco in signing such an The election went ahead to the ground, police said. magazine’s other founder, ment. order as there is no state law independently of a U.N.Henry Beard, in the film Of the 387,000 borrowers Robinson, of Blue Island, protecting lesbian, gay, biOhio man gets led peace process aimed at being directed by David identified by the departIll., was charged with felony sexual or transgender people ending the five-year-long ment as eligible but have not Wain. Joel McHale will from employment discrimi- four years for aggravated battery of an war. A second round of play Chevy Chase. taken part in the program, nation, the governor’s office kidnapping son officer and misdemeanor Kenney was the editor of talks began in Geneva on about 179,000 of them are in said in a statement. resisting and obstructing an CLEVELAND — An the Harvard Lampoon when Wednesday, but an upsurge officer, police said. He was default, potentially causing Ohio man was sentenced on them to lose their federal tax he met Beard and Robert in fighting has darkened the scheduled to appear in court Trial delayed for Wednesday to four years in already bleak outlook for refunds and Social Security Hoffman. They launched on Wednesday. A court date accused shooter prison for taking his 5-year- benefits, the government National Lampoon, which diplomacy. for the teenager was not The government said the known. became a major force in old son from his mother’s in Charleston said. vote was held to comply 1970s comedy, soon after house in Alabama in 2002 “Too many eligible borCHARLESTON, S.C. with the constitution, a view La. gov. signs and living with him under rowers were falling through graduation. Kenney suffered from drug and alcohol — A South Carolina judge echoed by its Russian allies. false identities for 13 years. the cracks, unaware they order protecting The opposition, which on Wednesday delayed the Bobby Hernandez, 53, were eligible for relief,” U.S. abuse and fell off a cliff in wants the new peace talks to LGBT rights Hawaii in 1980 under mysmurder trial of the accused was also given five years’ Education Under Secretary focus on a political transigunman in last summer’s probation by Cuyahoga Ted Mitchell said in a state- terious circumstances. tion, said the election was Louisiana Governor John Charleston church massacre County Judge Cassandra Rossum will play Kathment. “We need to make it ryn Walker, Kenney’s close meaningless, while Britain Bel Edwards on Wednesday by six months and reschedCollier-Williams. He had easier, not harder, for them friend who couldn’t stop his and France called it a “flim- signed an anti-discrimination uled the proceedings for Jan. faced up to 54 years in to receive the benefits they sy facade” and a “sham.” destructive slide. order protecting the rights of 17, 2017. prison. are due.”

— From wire reports gay and transgender people, — From wire reports Judge J.C. Nicholson told Hernandez made a few — From wire reports NEW YORK/WASHINGTON — Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders joined a Verizon workers’ picket line in Brooklyn on Wednesday after being endorsed by New York City transit workers as he fought for union support that has largely gone to rival Hillary Clinton.

Sanders, who was born in Brooklyn, addressed the hundreds of striking workers as “brothers and sisters” and thanked them for their courage in standing up to what he characterized as corporate greed by the mammoth communications company.

Employees cheered as Sanders criticized Verizon Communications Inc. for wanting to take away health benefits, outsource jobs and avoid federal income taxes, calling it “just another major American corporation trying to destroy the lives of working Americans.”

“Today I became a Bernie supporter. Basically just having his presence and knowing that he acknowledges the working class matters,” said technician Kerryann Reid, 36, who said she has worked for Verizon for 15 years.

It was a scene tailor-made for the U.S. senator from Vermont, who has focused on income inequality in his campaign for the Demo-

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Brain scans show how LSD makes mind similar to baby’s

By Kate Kelland Reuters

LONDON — Scientists have for the first time scanned the brains of people using LSD and found the psychedelic drug frees the brain to become less compartmentalized and more like the mind of a baby.

A research team led by scientists at Imperial College London said that while normally the brain works on independent networks performing separate functions

Must read such as vision, movement and hearing, under LSD the separateness of these networks breaks down, leading to a more unified system.

“In many ways, the brain in the LSD state resembles the state our brains were in when we were infants: free and unconstrained,” said Robin Cahart-Harris, who led the study. “This also makes sense

when we consider the hyper-emotional and imaginative nature of an infant’s mind.”

The findings, published on Monday in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences journal, also showed that when the volunteers took LSD, many extra brain areas — not just the visual cortex — contributed to visual processing.

This could explain the complex visual hallucinations that are often associated with the LSD state, the

scientists said.

Carhart-Harris, a researcher at Imperial’s department of medicine said the experience also seemed to be linked to “improvements in well-being” after the drug’s effects subside, suggesting the findings may one day lead to psychedelic compounds being used to treat psychiatric disorders.

Such drugs could be particularly useful in mental disorders where negative thought patterns have become entrenched, the scientists

explained, such as in depression or addiction.

“For the first time, we can really see what’s happening in the brain during the psychedelic state and can better understand why LSD (Lysergic acid diethylamide) had such a profound impact on selfawareness,” said David Nutt, a professor of neuropsychopharmacology who worked with CarhartHarris.

“This could have great implications for psychiatry.”

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‘Voice of the people’ is a fallacy We hear many fallacies in election years. The fallacy that seems to be most popular this year is that, if Donald Trump comes close to getting the 1,237 delegates required to become the Republican nominee, and that nomination goes instead to someone else, then the convention will have ignored “the voice of the people.”

Supposedly Republican voters would be outraged, many would stay home on election day, and some might even vote for the Democrats’ nominee, whether Hillary Clinton or Bernie Sanders.

Mr. Trump has Thomas more than once made Sowell the veiled threat that he would run as a third-party candidate if the Republicans failed to “respect” him. And of course Trump would himself decide what “respect” means.

In so far as the voting public believes the fallacy that choosing someone other than Trump is ignoring “the voice of the people,” when Trump has the most delegates, his threat carries weight.

In reality, Trump has never gotten a majority of the votes in any state. In other words, “the voice of the people” has been consistently against nominating Trump.

In a poll of Republican voters in Wisconsin, 20 percent of them said that they would be “concerned” if Trump became President of the United States, and 35 percent said that they would be “scared.”

If “the voice of the people” has spoken, whether in Wisconsin or nationally, what it has said repeatedly is “No” to Donald Trump. The illusion of Trump’s overwhelming appeal to the Republican voters has been maintained by the fragmenting of Republican votes because so many candidates were running as conservatives that Trump won primaries without ever getting a majority of the votes.

This would not be the first time that the conservative majority votes in a Republican primary season have been split so many ways that someone who is not a conservative ends up with the nomination.

That is how the Republicans ended up with Mitt Romney in 2012 and lost the election. That is also how the Republicans can end up with Donald Trump and lose this year’s election.

Worse yet, from the standpoint of the country, that is how Donald Trump might end up in the White House.

The Republicans in Wisconsin who were scared of the possibility of Trump as president were on to something. We should all be scared.

Why? There is not room enough to list all the reasons. But Trump himself has demonstrated, over and over, how he lacks the depth of knowledge — and sometimes any knowledge at all — of complex life and death issues that are inescapable for any president of the United States.

Ignorance is dangerous enough in itself. But ignorance on the part of an egomaniac, who announces that he is his own best advisor, is incorrigible ignorance. He can surround himself with the best minds in the country and it will not do any good if they are just there for window dressing.

Barack Obama has already demonstrated what disasters a president can create when he ignores the warnings of the country’s top military leaders, as he did when he pulled American troops out of Iraq, setting the stage for the emergence of ISIS. Obama dealt with that problem, as he has dealt with other problems, by coming up with glib rhetoric — in this case, dismissing ISIS as the junior varsity. The horrors that have followed — especially for women and girls — wherever ISIS has taken over in the Middle East make Obama’s slick words grotesque.

So too do the terrorist slaughters in Europe that are virtually guaranteed to be repeated in America.

The unprecedented public criticisms of President Obama by four of his former Secretaries of Defense, not to mention retired four-star generals, demonstrate that having knowledgeable and experienced advisors cannot make up for headstrong ignorance on the part of a President.

A headline on Bret Stephens’ column in the Wall Street Journal — “Trump Is Obama Squared” — hit the nail on the head. After seven long years of disaster after disaster, at home and abroad, under the Obama administration, have we learned nothing about the dangers of choosing an untested candidate for President of the United States on the basis of his saying things we want to hear?

Elections are not held to make us feel good at the time, but to select someone with the depth of knowledge and character to be entrusted with our lives and the future of the nation.

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

Can Trump close deal for nomination?

Thanks to Ted Cruz’s primary win in Wisconsin, it’s now all but certain the Republican convention is going to be contested.

Donald Trump is going to come close to winning the delegates he’d need to win the nomination on the first ballot, but I don’t see him getting the GOP cigar.

Someone else will, I’m guessing. And don’t be shocked if his initials are not TC or JK. The big question for right now is how the conventioneers in Cleveland and the Republicans watching on TV will react when their party’s intramural cage match is over.

Will those who saw their man knocked out of the ring act like adults, or will they get angry, stomp out and not show up to vote for the GOP nominee in November?

As I said last week, it’s time for Republicans to relax and let the nominating process play out. It’s not time to unite behind a Cruz, a Kasich or a Trump.

It’s too late for any of them to throw in their towels. Even Kasich, the one everybody but him agrees should have quit a dozen states ago, has a chance

Michael Reagan to win at a contested or deadlocked convention.

Most people can’t imagine what a contested convention will be like, but I can.

I was at the last one in 1976, when my father and his team did everything they could to stop a sitting Republican president from getting the number of delegates he needed.

To stop Gerald Ford, my father tried to get delegates by shaking up the delegations from New York and Pennsylvania anyway they could.

Before the convention, he said he’d pick Pennsylvania’s liberal Republican Senator Richard Schweiker.

The Reagan team also schmoozed and badgered the New York delegates so hard it drove Gov. Nelson Rockefeller mad.

At one point he ripped a phone out of the floor of the convention stage and, emitting a string of obscenities, threw it halfway across the hall.

It’s a rough-and-tumble business, folks. It’s not for pansies.

It’s for people who want to get fully engaged in the cantankerous and raucous and riotous process of nominating a president.

My father fought hard in 1976, but he lost that process.

His people fought hard, too.

After all the backroom deals and fights over rules, they were disappointed and went home angry.

But in November, they did the right thing. They united behind the party’s nominee and showed up at the polls to vote for Ford.

My father did the right thing too. Before the convention in Kansas City ended, he stood up and supported Ford.

Then he campaigned for him all over the country.

The lesson here is that you don’t get so angry about your guy losing that you don’t vote for the other guy who wins.

The process is the process.

Your guy might have the

most delegates going into the convention, but if he doesn’t have at least 1,237 delegates, it’s not enough.

Them’s the rules.

To win the nomination at a contested convention, your guy’s got to start making deals. Maybe with the Rubio delegates or the Kasich delegates or the Cruz delegates.

If anyone should understand this, it’s Donald Trump.

He’s the guy who keeps telling us he’s the greatest dealmaker on the planet and can’t wait to start making trade deals with the Chinese and the Mexicans.

He’s the brilliant business guy, in case you haven’t heard him say it since noon, who wrote “The Art of the Deal” in 1987.

If he’s incapable of making a deal at the Republican convention to win the delegates he needs to clinch the nomination, maybe the GOP should look for the real author of “The Art of the Deal.”

Because apparently it wasn’t the Donald.

Email Michael Reagan, son of President Ronald Reagan, at Reagan@caglecartoons. com. Follow @reaganworld on Twitter.

‘Whitening’ resume has disappointing benefits If a person of color takes steps to “whiten” his or her resume when applying for a certain job, is it a savvy move of self-marketing? And how helpful is it to minorities when employers claim in a job posting to be pro-diversity?

In a recent paper, “Whitened Resumes: Race and Self-Presentation in the Labor Market,” researchers from the University of Toronto and Stanford University outline how minority job seekers handle disclosing their race or ethnicity in the initial stages of job searches and how those decisions may affect their getting hired.

First, the team interviewed African-American and Asian college students who were actively looking for jobs or internships and found that 31 percent of black respondents and 40 percent of Asian respondents had engaged in some form of resume whitening.

That practice, as defined in this study, ran the gamut from changing the presentation of a first name — from a moreethnic sounding version to one that did not telegraph race — to omitting or changing an experience, such as not listing membership in the National Society for Black Engineers or dropping “Black” from a school’s Black Christian Fellowship.

Next, the researchers tested to see whether minorities engaged in less resume

result in a callback as the unwhitened resumes — reinforcing past research showing that minority applicants get lower callback rates than whites for jobs.

And the kicker: The discrimination against unwhitened resumes was no Esther smaller for employers that had Cepeda presented themselves as prodiversity in their job ad than whitening when applying for for employers that had not jobs whose postings included mentioned diversity at all. pro-diversity statements. They “The real impact is that found that participants, again if minorities are less likely African-American and Asian, to whiten when applying to were about half as likely to pro-diversity employers, then whiten their resumes for such these employers are setting positions. up a false sense of security,” Last, the researchers Sonia Kang, the lead researchstudied the potential risk that er, told me. “The applicants minority job seekers take are set up to be worse off by on when deciding whether providing their real names and to be fully themselves when real information.” pursuing a particular job. The She emphasized that this is effects are chilling. not to say that organizations Here the researchers created aren’t genuine in wanting to fictional but realistic resumes be equal-opportunity employfor black and Asian appliers or foster a diverse work cants. Each contained identienvironment. But employers cal qualifications but varied in are ultimately relying on very how much racial information small hiring teams who often was disclosed. The resumes have to make lightning-quick were sent out to 1,600 entrydecisions about who to call level jobs — half of the ads back as they look at thousands mentioned valuing diversity of resumes per job. and the other half did not — “We don’t want the impliposted on job search websites cations of this research to be misunderstood either for the across 16 metropolitan areas in the U.S. Then the research- employees or the employers,” Kang said. “Someone reading ers tallied the callbacks. this as a minority job appliIt turned out that the whitened versions of both the cant might misunderstand that black and Asian resumes were we’re saying to whiten their resumes because we showed more than twice as likely to

it works. But it should not be the responsibility of the job seeker to do things to avoid discrimination. The onus must be on policymakers and organizations to put policies into place that protect all workers and to create systems where the best people get jobs because they are hired on merit.”

Kang suggested that the U.S. might look to the United Kingdom where the practice of “blind recruitment” — where personal information is removed from resumes before they are seen by the hiring staff — could be helpful since, as humans, “hiring decision-makers can have really good intentions but still act upon unconscious biases” against those who are different from them.

The study by Kang and her colleagues is but the latest in a string of research showing that there are conscious and unconscious biases hurting minorities’ access to jobs, housing, education and health care. But no one wants to think of him or herself as having these prejudices.

Once enough of us can own up to the realities of our biases and adjust our hiring and evaluation practices to give everyone a fair shot, we’ll finally be on our way to the meritocracy we all crave.

Esther Cepeda’s email address is estherjcepeda@ washpost.com. Follow her on Twitter, @estherjcepeda.

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•From Page 1A to money for local charities.

He might reach for that phrase when early-morning temperatures are below 40 degrees like they were last week, or if rain causes mud splashes up to your knees.

“We’ve made a conscious effort to explain to them why they’re volunteering,” said Terrette, who oversees some 43 people under him in leadership roles.

The hours start early and end late. Volunteers on Wednesday arrived at the course by 5 a.m. and were expected to stay an hour after play ended. The work includes keeping score for a tournament player, walking with a scoreboard as a standard bearer or shuttling other volunteers to and from their work stations on the course.

They appear to enjoy being around the tournament, as Terrette said 70 percent of the volunteers from last year

volunteers.

The number of volunteers has grown by about 50 since last year, and Mohling attributed that to word of mouth, a title sponsor and the tournament getting further established in the community. The north Atlanta suburbs are also a hotbed for golf tournament volunteers.

“It’s the best tournament to returned this week. found around the large white work for because of the way Terrette has been around the tent near holes one and two we treat our volunteers,” she game of golf for most of his with a headset on as director of said. “It’s a more relaxed tourlife, from high school and golf volunteer services. nament, too, with the Champiand then as a golf professional.

She directs people who out- ons Tour. … That makes it fun.

He’s a veteran of professional fit each volunteer in a uniform The players are accessible and golf tournaments in Gwinnett, and radio and shuttle them out and about in the commufrom the Bellsouth Classic to from the Infinite Energy Center nity all week long.” all four years of this week’s to their position on the course.

To be a volunteer, people Champions Tour event. He “I enjoy giving back, partic- pay $75 and receive a shirt, hat calls it fun and rewarding and a ularly to the game of golf,” she and jacket and all meals while way to give to charities. said. “And volunteers are just they’re working at the course.

That sentiment is shared by the best people in the world to They receive grounds tickets another long-time volunteer of work with.” for family and friends and the local professional golf tournaMohling said she enjoys the chance to play Sugarloaf later ments, Luanne Mohling, who logistics that make the tourna- at a reduced rate. Officials also has volunteered for all four ment run, but, of course, the put on a barbecue dinner on years. This week, she can be most important of those is the Saturday night.

Mary Nguyen and Joe Marino on Wednesday discuss radio equipment in a tent where volunteers check in to work on the course this week at the Mitsubishi Electric Classic at TPC Sugarloaf in Duluth. (Staff Photo: Keith Farner)

Button •From Page 1A small gathering of students that the college is in the middle of a rebranding effort to the community, and the best way to figure out where you’re going is to learn where you’ve been. The same goes for the college.

“Why is this college here, what is it about, how did it come to be?” Preczewski recalled a Board member asking him.

“That’s the right kind of question to figure out where we’re going to go.”

This started in 2011, and each year the school puts on an event to celebrate the legacy left by Gwinnett through a series of educational and fun activities.

In 2012, the Georgia Legislature proclaimed the second Wednesday of April as Button Gwinnett Day. Preczewski said partnerships like the one between the college and the Georgia Humanities Council help leverage funding, assets, people and artifacts, and allow students to become judges on national and state level his-

gets you in the door. It’s what you do after you get through that front door that’s going to determine your future.”

Later Wednesday, the school gave its first Preservation Award to local archaeologist James D’Angelo, a member of the Gwinnett Archaeological Research Society in recognition of James the Fort Daniel D’Angelo Project.

Shane Bell from the National Archives in Atlanta speaks at a ButD’Angelo has more than ton Gwinnett Day event at Georgia Gwinnett College on Wednes- 40 years of experience as an day. (Staff Photo: Keith Farner) archaeologist and college tory contests.

Bell explained the responsibilt- professor. Since 2009, he’s done “That’s how we’re able ies of the National Archives, independent research at several to continue these programs, while Zainaldin encouraged stu- sites, mostly in Gwinnett. One because without their support, dents to find stories in their own site was at Fort Daniel, and he we wouldn’t be able to have the lives and live with care, because picked up on work that began ability to hold events like this or we’re all connected. there in 2007. He established a maintain records and keep his“Where you go when you 501(e)(3) organization, the Fort tory alive,” Preczewski said. leave here will not be based on Daniel Foundation in 2009, and Among the speakers at the what anybody knows about you he previously served as secreevent were Jamil Zainaldin from so much as who you are,” Zain- tary-treasurer of the Georgia the GHC and Shane Bell from aldin said. “Your resume only Council of Professional Archaethe National Archives at Atlanta. gets you so far. Your resume ologists.

obituaries GREENSBORO

Ivan Bagby Ivan L. Bagby, age 78, of Greensboro, GA, passed away on Monday, April 11, 2016.

He is preceded in death by his father, “B.C.” Bagby, and sister, Iris King.

He is survived by his loving wife of 56-years, Harriet Bagby; son, Paul A. Bagby; daughters and sons-in-law, Rhonda and Randy Wilson, and Ceceilia and Hong Chin; mother, Nellie Bagby; grandchildren, Chris Bagby, Ally Bagby, Reed Wilson, Alanna Wilson, and Kadi Wilson; greatgrandchildren, Logan Dabbs and Everly Wilson; sisters and brothers-in-law, Joyce and Henry Ewing, Joan and Doug Nichols and Jane and Ronnie Matthews and several nieces, nephews, and other family members.

Memorial Services to honor his life will be held this Thursday, April 14, 2016 at 2:00 PM at Tom M. Wages Funeral Service – 120 Scenic Hwy – Lawrenceville, GA 30046 with Pastor Ron Schornhorst officiating.

In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to Happy to Help Cambodia – www.h2hcambodia.com THE VILLAGES, FL

Robbie Betanzos Robbie Faye Betanzos, age 74 of The Villages, FL passed away April 8, 2016. Wages & Sons Gwinnett Chapel 1031 Lawrenceville Highway, Lawrenceville GA, 30046 770-277-4550.

HOSCHTON

Joyce Canup Joyce Phyllis Canup, age 69, of Hoschton passed away Wednesday, April 13, 2016.

BUFORD

Robert Faulkner Robert C. Faulkner, age 78, of Buford, GA passed away on Tuesday, April 12, 2016. He was preceded in death by his wife, Alice Sadler Faulkner, sons, Mitchell Faulkner, Rodney Faulkner, father, Garnett Faulkner, sister, Carolyn Thomas, brother, Arthur Faulkner. He is survived by his children, Cheryl and Timothy Dorsey, Barry Faulkner, Karen and Leroy Henderson; mother, Bessie Bell Faulkner; four grandchildren, Alaelicia and David Cook, Audrey Dorsey, Tysia Brown, Quaterria Brown; great-grandchild, Daisja Cook, all of Buford, GA; aunt, Annie Ruth Bell Bush, Barnesville, GA; brothers in-law, J.C. Dorsey, Buford, GA, Leon Styles, Buford, GA, David Brogdon, Duluth, GA. Mr. Faulkner was born on March 21, 1938 in Buford, GA. He was a veteran of U.S. Air Force.

He received his education from Buford City School System and was retired from Ford Motor Company after thirty-one years of service. He was a member of Poplar Hill

Baptist Church, Buford and a member of American Legion Post 127. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday, April 16, 2016 at Poplar Hill Baptist Church with Pastor Avery Headd officiating. Mr. Faulkner will be placed in the church to lie in state at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. Interment will follow at Hillcrest Cemetery, Buford, GA with military honors. The family will receive friends on Friday, April 15, 2016 from 7:00 p.m. until 9:00 p.m. at the funeral home.

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

LILBURN

Sam Favor, III. Sam W. Favor, III of Lilburn GA, passed away following an extended illness on April 1, 2016. A celebration of his life will be held on Sunday, April 17th 2016 at Hamilton Mill Memorial Chapel at 3pm. Visitation with family is Saturday April 16th 2016 beginning at 3:30 to 5:30. Rev. David Moon of Pleasant Hill Baptist Church, Tucker GA will officiate the service. Sam leaves behind his wife of 41 years Karen Wellborn Favor, his daughter, Elizabeth Favor Barrett, son in law Michael Barr

Taxes

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other paid preparer, it’s going to cost a couple hundred dollars,” Smith said.

Among the items required are a valid photo ID for each taxpayer and a Social Security card for each taxpayer and dependent on the return. Some examples that the program doesn’t cover is rental income, royalty income or out-of-state returns.

“They asked all the right questions and were very helpful,” said Coyle, who received a $2,100 refund from her 2014 return.

Coyle added that she started her 2014 return herself and then reached a point where she needed help.

Smith, an economics professor at GGC, has volunteered at these types of sites for several years dating back to when he lived in Louisiana and was in college.

There are limited free options for tax preparation help, Coyle said, especially outside of the senior citizen demographic where organizations like AARP offer assistance.

“I think for people who are kind of in the middle-age bracket, they need a place to go,” she said.

Spellman Moussignac of Duluth has filed his taxes this way for 12 years.

“I wouldn’t go no place else,” he said.

One of the volunteer tax preparers is Ryan Lynch, a 15-year-old GSMST student who said he joined a school club that got him involved in VITA because he enjoys taxes, and he’s good at it.

“I’m getting, not just volunteer hours, I’m helping people,” he said. “I’m getting information about how this whole tax system works, and I feel like it’s going to help me in my career.”

Lynch acknowledges that people who look to him to prepare their taxes note that, “wow, you’re really young,” but he replies, “I know what I’m doing.”

When GSMST student Devneet Singh was first introduced to taxes, she saw it as a bunch of numbers. That changed when she worked with people as part of this program.

“When I came here and finally got to interact with clients and see the actual impact of my work,” she said, “that’s what made me realize, ‘Hey, if I can file 10 returns in just this one tax season, that’s a lot of money that I’m saving people.’ Even small amounts of money can really help the people who qualify for this program.”

Smith added that there’s a huge need for this service in Gwinnett, and he hopes to eventually setup a location in the Norcross area to serve the western part of the county. A site that was open in the Gwinnett Village last year has since closed.

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rett and grandson Brody Nicholas Barrett of Buford GA; son Andrew Kyle Favor, daughter in law Kate Wolters Favor and grandsons Jackson Kyle Favor and Andrew Maxwell Favor of Alpharetta, GA; and daughter Bryn Favor Smith, son in law Noah Smith and grandsons Gavin John Smith and Garrett Samuel Smith of Ooltewah TN; his cousin Don Jackson and wife Carole of Flowery Branch, GA; and father in law O.F. Wellborn Jr. of Lawrenceville, GA. He is also survived by brother in law, Chris Wellborn and wife Kim Wellborn of Flowery Branch, GA; brother in law Kevin Wellborn of Covington, GA; and many nieces, nephews, and cousins. Friends and family are urged to share their stories and memories of Sam for the behalf of his grandsons and it would be Sam’s wish to establish a fund in order to contribute to their future college education, which was most important to him. In lieu of flowers, the family requests that contributions to this education fund be made by visiting https:// www.gofundme.com/ sendtheboystocolle or by a personal contribution made directly to his wife, Karen Favor. Hamilton Mill Memorial Chapel 770-945-6924 Please share memories of Sam at hamiltonmillchapel.com.

WINDER

Nina Friend Mrs. Nina J. Friend, age 64 of Winder, Georgia died April 12, 2016.

LOGANVILLE

CLERMONT

Anne Galbraith

Ricky Stephens

Anne Britt Galbraith, age 64 of Loganville, GA passed away April 12, 2016. Wages & Sons Gwinnett Chapel 1031 Lawrenceville Highway, Lawrenceville GA, 30046 770-277-4550.

Ricky Stephens, age 57 of Clermont, GA, passed away on April 9, 2016.

Crowell Brothers Funeral Home and Crematory, 201 Morningside Drive/ PO Box 2434, Buford, GA 30518. 770-945-9999.

Please sign the online guest book at www.crowellbrothers.com

LAWRENCEVILLE

Jerry Johnson Jerry O. Johnson, age 84 of Lawrenceville, GA, passed away April 12, 2016. Tom M. Wages Funeral Service, LLC, “A Family Company” Snellville Chapel, 770979-3200, www.wagesfuneralhome.com

WINDER

Curby Wallace Mr. Curby Wallace, age 82, of Winder, Georgia died 04/12/2016.

DULUTH

Julia White STONE MOUNTAIN

Robert Petty SSG Robert Louis “Bob” Petty, U. S. Army (RET), age 84 of Stone Mountain, GA died April 12, 2016. Arrangements

by Tim Stewart Funeral Home: 2246 Wisteria Drive, Snellville, Georgia 30078. 770-979-5010. www.stewartfh.com.

SUGAR HILL

Roger Smith Roger M. Smith, age 87 of Sugar Hill, GA passed away on April 13, 2016. Arrangements by: Junior E. Flanigan, Flanigan Funeral Home and Crematory, Buford, GA (770) 932-1133.

Julia N. White, age 58 of Duluth, GA passed away April 12, 2016. Wages & Sons Gwinnett Chapel 1031 Lawrenceville Highway, Lawrenceville GA, 30046 770-277-4550

FRANKLIN

Heather Wise

Heather Wise, age 30 of Franklin, GA, passed away on April 10, 2016.

Crowell Brothers Funeral Home and Crematory, 201 Morningside Drive/ PO Box 2434, Buford, GA 30518. 770-945-9999.

Please sign the online guest book at www.crowellbrothers.com

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Hot G-Braves returning home

By David Friedlander

ing an alleged incident that occurred at the parent club’s hotel in Arlington, Va., early Wednesday After the opening morning. week of the International Kazmar replaced League season on the Castro in the G-Braves road, the Gwinnett Braves starting line-up in Durmay be tempted to think ham and paid immediate there’s no place like dividends with a firsthome, though the road inning home run before wasn’t so bad for them, driving in another run a either. few innings later with a The G-Braves make sacrifice fly. their way home to CoolSnyder went 3-for-4 ray Field for the first time with a pair of RBIs on the in the 2016 campaign to- day, as Gwinnett scored night to open a four-game single runs in each of the first three and last three weekend series with the innings.

Norfolk Tides following That was plenty of a 6-2 win over Durham on Wednesday at Durham support for Foltynewicz, who gave up just two Athletic Park. hits and struck out seven A strong start on the mound from Atlanta pros- in six shutout innings, while relievers Madison pect Mike Foltynewicz (1-0) and a big day at the Younginer, Ian Krol and David Peterson pitched plate from Sean Kazmar around errors to quell and Brandon Synder rallies from the host Bulls helped cap a week-long, season-opening road trip by stranding the bases loaded in the eighth and that saw Gwinnett take five of seven games from ninth innings to help the G-Braves hold the lead. two IL South Division Also contributing for rivals, and stand in first place in the division by a Gwinnett at the plate Wednesday were Emilio game over Durham.

Bonifacio (2-for-5), Reid The G-Braves will Brignac (2-for-4) and Rio sport a bit of a different Ruiz (2-for-3). look tonight from when Another one of Atlanta they started the road trip after a handful of transac- prized pitching prospects will get the start for tions during the week. tonight’s home opening The latest occurred when right-hander Aaron shortly before first pitch Blair (1-0) takes the hill Wednesday when infielder Daniel Castro was against Norfolk lefty Nick Additon (0-0). recalled to Atlanta to First pitch is set for replace Hector Olivera, 7:05 p.m., with a postwho was placed on the game fireworks display restricted list after being arrested on a misdemean- included among the or assault charge follow- night’s festivities.

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North Gwinnett’s Daniela Shartouny (4) tries to get the the ball away from Mill Creek’s Sammie Smith (3) in Wednesday’s game played at Mill Creek. (Photo: Craig Cappy)

Dogs go distance North outlasts Mill Creek girls in penalty kicks

By Scott Smith

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HOSCHTON — It was strength on strength between the Mill Creek girls defense and the North Gwinnett offense on Wednesdsay night in a key Region 7-AAAAAA soccer meeting.

Both teams had their chances in regulation and overtime, but in the end, the two squads took a scoreless tie into penalty kicks with the Bulldogs pulling out the win by outshooting the Hawks four goals to three.

The 1-0 win puts North (11-4, 5-0) squarely in the driver’s seat for the region title. With wins over Mill Creek and Collins Hill, the Bulldogs will secure the title with one win in either of their next two matches with Duluth or Peachtree Ridge.

“We practice PKs every day and this team has a lot of heart,” North head coach Jeff Becker said. “They’re able to mentally stay in the game even if there’s some disappointing plays.”

Both teams had some disappointing plays as Mill Creek (10-5, 5-2) controlled the first half only to see the Bulldogs shut down the Hawk attack in the second half and create several opportunities of their own.

But neither team was able to put one in the net, ultimately setting up a round of penalty kicks.

Mill Creek took the first PK and missed wide right, leaving Alexis Gilenson up next for North, who gave the Bulldogs the early 1-0 advantage.

Marissa Harkins hit the next shot for the Hawks, but North went up 2-1

offenses in the state and we were pretty confident in our defense,” Mill Creek head coach Brent Leitsch said. “We wanted to make some things happen and it worked, but they made some adjustments.”

North flipped things in the second half and had several opportunities to score, including a penalty kick taken by Daniela Shartouny with 15:09 remaining.

However, Jarvis came up North Gwinnett’s Hanna Asher (7) makes the winning with the stop to snuff out penalty kick goal in Wednesday’s game played at Mill the threat, recording one of Creek. (Photo: Craig Cappy) her nine saves on the night.

On the night, North when Emily Mason’s shot outside players were really finished with six shots on deflected in off the hands going at us.” goal and earned four corof a diving Madison Jarvis.

Mill Creek had its ner kicks, while Mill Creek Mill Creek came back chances to take control in had three shots on goal with a successful shot from the first half but wasn’t with two corner kicks.

Madeline Gann, but again able to finish on several The loss took Mill North answered with a good looks.

Creek out of contention goal from Kaitlin Andrews.

The first of those came for the region crown, but Down 3-2, the Hawks’ in the 12th minute when the Hawks have already next chance was stopped Keely Hoppmeyer broke clinched a playoff berth, when Greer Rickett dove through the middle and where they will be no left for the save, but Jarvis dribbled her way into the lower than the No. 3 seed answered on the next North box, getting off a solid out of the region. attempt with a great diving strike. deflection to her left.

However, Rickett was Mill Creek boys 1, Sammie Smith knotted right on line and was able North 0 the PKs up at 3-3 with a to stop the solid liner for Mill Creek closed out shot that went in off the one of her five saves on the its Region 7-AAAAAA hands of Rickett and Jarvis night. notched another save to Mill Creek also received schedule with a 1-0 win over North Gwinnett. send the PKs into sudden a golden opportunity The Hawks (14-2 overdeath. roughly 12 minutes later all) had already clinched Rickett and Jarvis each when Jenna Miller was the region championship stopped the next kick they able to intercept an errant and concluded the regular faced, but Mill Creek’s pass from Rickett just season with a perfect 7-0 next opportunity slipped outside the box. region record. away with a shot that In her attempt to corral The goal came with just missed wide right. the bouncing ball, Miller Hanna Asher then finally lost her footing and wasn’t over six minutes left in regulation when Jae Kim put an end to the match able to make a solid connection with the ball, send- and David Quiceno teamed with a hard shot in the ing it floating harmlessly up for a quick tap to Diego lower left corner, sending over the net.

Manrique off a free kick just the Bulldogs into a frenThe Hawks managed outside the box with Manzied celebration pile. two more shots on goal in rique connecting on the shot.

“We had to adjust our the closing minutes of the North fell to 7-7 overall formation in the second and 1-4 in the region. half and drop our attackers first half, both of which were stopped by Rickett.

Jason Chavez earned the back to midfield,” Becker “We knew (North) had shutout at keeper for Mill said. “That made a big one of the more potent Creek. difference because their

Braves blanked

by Nationals

By David Driver

first homer of the year — a shot to right center on a 2-2 pitch — to lead off WASHINGTON — the fourth and give the Tanner Roark pitched Nationals a 1-0 lead. seven shutout innings and After a walk to Daniel Stephen Drew and Jayson Murphy, Jayson Werth Werth hit their first hom- crushed the first pitch ers of the season in the from Wisler to left center fourth inning as the Wash- for a two-run shot to build ington Nationals beat the the margin to 3-0.

Drew made the start winless Atlanta Braves at third base as regular 3-0 on Wednesday.

Anthony Rendon got the The Braves are now night off. It was the 11th 0-8 this season and have lost their last 13 games at homer allowed this season by Atlanta, which hit Nationals Park. Washington, which will go for just three in its first seven the four-game sweep this games.

Roark, a replacement afternoon, improved to for the ill Stephen Stras6-1 and is 26-9 against burg, allowed no runs and Atlanta since June 21, two hits in the first five 2014.

Right-hander Roark (1- innings. He struck out Nationals nemesis Fred1) allowed just four hits and three walks with four die Freeman looking to end the fifth with runners strikeouts while throwing 100 pitches — 60 for on second and third.

Roark won 15 games strikes. Atlanta starter as a starter in 2014 for the Matt Wisler (0-1) gave Nationals but spent most up three runs, including of last season throwing the two homers, in six out of the bullpen. innings in the briskly Wisler, in his second played game. start of the year, made his Lefty Oliver Perez 21st career start — five pitched a perfect eighth against Washington. He for the Nationals and closer Jonathan Papelbon entered the game with a went the ninth for his fifth 5.40 ERA in 20 career innings against the Nationsave in as many tries. als.

Washington has won Note: Braves OF Hecfour in a row overall and tor Olivera was put on six straight dating back administrative leave by to last season against the Major League Baseball Braves, who have been outscored 49-22 this sea- after he was arrested in a domestic dispute early son and out-hit 74-51.

Wednesday at the team Atlanta first baseman Freddie Freeman was hit- hotel in nearby Arlingless in four at-bats and is ton, Va. Olivera, 31, from Cuba, made his big hitting .080 in 25 at-bats this season. He struck out league debut last year in twice and has fanned nine 24 games with the Braves and was hitting .211 in six times this year. games this season.

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BASEBALL

5:30 p.m. — Holy Innocents’ at Wesleyan 6 p.m. — GAC at Lovett 6 p.m. — Providence at Prince Avenue

GOLF

• Region 8-AAAA girls tournament at Mossy Creek 3 p.m. — Duluth, Lanier and Norcross at Northwoods 3 p.m. — Grayson and Parkview at Country Club of Gwinnett

LACROSSE

5 p.m. — Cambridge boys at North 5:30 p.m. — Brookwood boys at Mill Creek 5:30 p.m. — North Springs girls at Buford 6 p.m. — Brookwood girls at Johns Creek 6 p.m. — South Cobb at Meadowcreek 6 p.m. — SW Dekalb girls at Duluth 7:30 p.m. — Grayson boys at Parkview 7:30 p.m. — SW Dekalb boys at Duluth 7:50 p.m. — Wesleyan boys at Peachtree Ridge

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Dacula stadium getting a facelift One of the main lures of Dacula is that it has resisted change in some important ways, most notably that it has retained a small-town feel among sprawling suburbia.

The history and tradition of the city’s beloved high school is rich — it won three boys basketball state championships (1932, 1938, 1945) and one girls basketball state crown (1954) long before most current Gwinnett schools existed — but there is one downside to being one of the area’s older schools.

As new schools pop up with brand-new, state-ofthe-art facilities, Dacula’s athletic venues have aged.

The Falcons have upgraded some in recent years, including the addition of a fieldhouse that matches their rivals, but their stadium was in need of work.

The aesthetic feel wasn’t great in the old place, made more obvious when the removal of trees (for road widening) unveiled the bleak, cavernous backside of the home stands.

Improving that visual appeal became a goal close to a year ago.

“Families looking to place their children drive by our stadium and see it as old and rundown but

Will Hammock drive by Mountain View, Archer or even Mill Creek and see better-looking, newer facilities,” Dacula athletic and activities director Mark Karen said.

“We just want to try and get on the same playing field when these families drive by and get that first impression. We know when families come inside our building and see how nice and well-maintained it is and do their research on our academics, activities and resources, those families will choose to come here. We just need to get them in the door.”

With that in mind, Dacula launched its stadium renovation project. Parent volunteers and Boyce Design and Contracting pitched in on the work and supplies, saving the school thousands of dollars and giving the stadium an impressive facelift already.

The centerpiece thus far

is a new courtyard entrance area with exquisite landscaping and a decorative stone seating area, which soon will feature a Falcon statue in the middle. Visiting fans will enter in this area, as will the Dacula football team on Friday nights in the fall.

Nearly 100 flowering ligustrum plants have been installed from ticket booth to ticket booth, replacing the aging mesh that hung on the chain-link fence in past seasons.

The concession stand and ticket booths are getting new roofs as well as new paint jobs. More detailed landscaping already has been done all around the outskirts of the stadium.

Thomas Boyce, a former Dacula football player, and his company played a big role by donating to the project.

“At Boyce Design, we were excited to be able to give our time and resources to contribute to the stadium improvement project at Dacula High School,” Boyce said. “Both my brother John and I were raised in Dacula and attended DHS. Growing up in Dacula, there was always a small town feel and strong sense of community. This project was

a great opportunity to be able to use our skill set to help give back to our alma mater. It was very rewarding to be able to work with current student-athletes, faculty members and community members to help implement the design.

Hopefully the project will be something that the school and community can take pride in for years to come.”

The last remaining major renovation is covering up the eyesore that is the back of the home stands.

The plans are for a large Falcons banner to cover up that portion of the stadium, but Karen said the school is searching for a more permanent option back there than just mesh banners that have to be replaced regularly.

When that’s finished up, the old place will have a new feel.

“Now when you drive by, it already has a better look to it,” Karen said.

“When you drive by the school, it looks a lot nicer than it did just two months ago.”

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

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Sports Calendar

BASEBALL

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. Register by April 15 for extra savings. For more information or to register, go to www.i9sports.com or call 678-472-2142.

BASKETBALL

April 18: Lawrenceville Youth Association will host a meeting for the upcoming basketball season. The meeting will include filling new board member positions.

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. Register by April 25 for extra savings. For more information or to register, go to www.i9sports.com or call 404-551-2036.

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. Register by April 15 for extra savings. For more information or to register, go to www.i9sports.com or call 678-472-2142.

DIVING

Ongoing through May 12: SpringDogs Springboard Diving of Gwinnett is hosting diving lessons at the Collins Hill, Mountain Park and West Gwinnett aquatic centers beginning April 11.

Monday and Wednesday sessions at Collins Hill are 5 to 7 p.m. and are from 7 to 9 p.m. those days at Mountain Park. 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.

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Ongoing through May 31: Multi-County Football Officials Association is ac-

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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.

Register by April 15 for extra savings. For more information or to register, go to www. i9sports.com or call 678-4722142.

GOLF

April 18: The Mountain View football program will host its third annual fundraiser golf tournament at Legacy on Lanier Golf Club.

Cost is $100 per golfer.

Shotgun start is at 1 p.m.

Special prizes and drawings also are planned. For more information or to register, go to www.mtnviewfootball. com/golf. Email questions to jaws2920@icloud.com.

RUNNING

May 7: The inaugural Archer Day, held May 7 on the high school campus, will include a 5K race and fun run.

Archer Day, hosted by the high school and the Archer Athletic Association, is from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. and includes vendors, a bounce house and kids games, powder puff football and an evening movie on the green. Sponsorships and vendor booths are available for the day. Email renee_thompson@gwinnett. k12.ga.us for details. The eighth annual Archer Tigers 5K/Fun Run begins with the one-mile fun run at 8 a.m. followed by the 5K at 8:30 a.m.

The races benefit the Tigers’ cross country teams and registration is $20 before April 27 or $25 after April 27 and up to race day. Family rate is $60 per four runners prior to April 27 or $70 after. Registration is available at active.com. For more information on the race, email melissa_a_johnson@ gwinnett.k12.ga.us or classicraceservices@gmail.com.

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This rendering shows the finished courtyard entry area at Dacula High School Stadium. (Special Photo)

PREP ROUNDUP

Blue Devils keep pace in Region 7 From Staff Reports NORCROSS — Norcross remained tied at the top of Region 7-AAAAAA with a 7-5 win over Mountain View (16-6, 8-3) on Wednesday.

Devin Mayfield led the Blue Devils (19-4, 9-2) with two hits and two RBIs. Collins Hill’s win over Peachtree Ridge leaves the Eagles tied with Norcross for first while Mountain View drops to third, one game back.

Darius Foster had a hit and two RBIs, Patrick Hutton and Cory Kelly each had a hit and drove in a run while Riu Peng had two hits. Jake Camarda was the winning pitcher for Norcross.

Robert Kwiatkowski, Trey Vanderpool and Cameron Hankins each had two hits for Mountain View (16-6, 8-3).

BASEBALL BASEBALL Collins Hill 7, Peachtree Ridge 6 (9 innings) SUWANEE — Collins Hill’s Caleb Watson took one for the team, literally, as he was hit by a pitch which forced in a bases loaded run and propelled the Eagles to a 7-6 win over Peachtree Ridge on Wednesday. The win keeps Collins Hill tied with Norcross atop Region 7-AAAAAA. Riley King pitched two innings of relief and earned the win, striking out six. Cole Zabowski had a double and drove in two, Marc Flores had two hits and an RBI while King and Nasim Nunez both drove in runs for the Eagles (18-4, 9-2).

Brookwood 3, Dacula 1 SNELLVILLE — Brookwood defeated Dacual 3-1 in Region 8-AAAAAA on Wednesday.

Chad Williamson was the winning pitcher for the Broncos, tossing a complete game and striking out five. Brandon Taylor had two hits, Davis Tovey had a hit and RBI and Angelo Dispigna drove in a run for Brookwood

(15-8, 11-2).

(15-7, 10-2).

North Gwinnett 10, Meadowcreek 0 NORCROSS — North Gwinnett defeated Meadowcreek 10-0 in five innings on Wednesday.

Will Burgum went all five innings and struck out nine in the Region 7-AAAAAA victory for the Bulldogs (14-9, 7-4). Randall Watson smacked a two-run home run, Wesley Brooks had a hit and two RBIs and Matt Andryusky had two hits for North Gwinnett.

Gainesville 10, Lanier 0 SUGAR HILL — Gainesville scored nine first-inning runs and defeated Lanier 10-0 on Wednesday. Matt Rusch pitched well in relief for the Longhorns (12-11, 12-5). Cam Coursey had a double and Noah Fritz added a hit for Lanier.

Grayson 13, Berkmar 0 LILBURN — Grayson defeated Berkmar 13-0 in Region 8-AAAAAA on Wednesday.

Ryan Smithson was the winning pitcher for the Rams (16-6, 9-3).

Smithson went four innings and struck out five. Brock Tate had two hits and four RBIs to lead the Grayson offense.

Archer 7, Central Gwinnett 2 LAWRENCEVILLE — Archer defeated Central Gwinnett 7-2 on Wednesday. Cole Waites tossed five innings and struck out seven to earn the win for the Tigers.

Dante Blyden had a hit and two RBIs, Eli Young had a hit and RBI and Crews Taylor hit a triple and scored a run for Archer. The win improves the Tigers to 15-8 and 10-3 in Region 8-AAAAAA. Mill Creek 5, Duluth 1 HOSCHTON — Mill Creek’s Andrew Martin had three hitsincluding a home run, scored three runs and drove in three to lead the Hawks to a 5-1 win over Duluth in Region 7-AAAAAA on Wednesday. Christian Rutherford pitched six innings and struck out five to earn the win.

Jacob Weisenberger tossed a scoreless seventh inning for Mill Creek (11-10, 6-5). Dylan Wilson had two hits and two RBIs in the victory.

Parkview 11, South Gwinnett 2 LILBURN — Parkview’s Joey DeMasi belted a three-run home run to lead the Panthers to a 11-2 win over South Gwinnett on Wednesday. Will Ethridge was the winning pitcher, tossing five innings and striking out six.

Ethridge helped his own cause by driving in three runs. Jonathan French had two hits and two RBIs while Johnathan Whitmer had three hits for Parkview

Buford 12, White County 0 CLEVELAND — Buford defeated White County 12-0 in a Region 8-AAAA game on Wednesday. Frank Bradshaw was the winning pitcher for the Wolves (19-3, 12-1), tossing five innings and striking out three to earn his second win of the season.

Justin Glover and Griffin Jolliff each had two hits while Thames Hudlow had a hit and two RBIs for Buford.

Providence 7, Prince Avenue 6 (9 innings) LILBURN — Providence Christian’s Mitchell Miller delivered his second game-winning hit on successive nights as he singled home the winning run in a 7-6 win over Prince Avenue on Wednesday. The Storm was trailing 6-5 after surrendering an unearned run in the top of the ninth. A balk tied the game in the bottom of the inning, setting up Mitchell’s heroics.

Luke Matthews was the winning pitcher, tossing one inning after Jake Mattix threw three and 1/3 scoreless innings in relief.

Matthews helped push the game into extra innings as his double in the sixth tied the game at five.

David Sloan also had two hits for Providence Christian (10-13, 7-6).

BOYS LACROSSE BOYS LACROSSE Mountain View 14, Brookwood 12 LAWRENCEVILLE — Mountain View defeated Brookwood 14-12 on Wednesday.

Justin Parker, Ricky Donnan and Lee Collier each had three goals for the Broncos (5-7).

GIRLS LACROSSE GIRLS LACROSSE Collins Hill 22, Brookwood 7 SNELLVILLE — Collins Hill

defeated Brookwood 22-7 on Wednesday. Abby Squires had eight goals and three assists while teammate Kate Dougherty had eight goals and two assists.

Emily Napierala recorded four goals and three assists, Sara Tillman had a goal and an assist and Jenna Eisenhauer had a goal for the Eagles (6-4).

North Gwinnett 21, Peachtree Ridge 1 SUWANEE — North Gwinnett defeated Peachtree Ridge 21-1 on Wednesday. Haley Gorke scored five goals while her twin sister Maddie Gorke had a goal, 10 draw controls and nine ground balls. Katie Knazek had two goals and six assists to help the Bulldogs (10-2, 3-0).

Archer 16, Norcross 3 LAWRENCEVILLE — Archer defeated visiting Norcross 16-3 on Wednesday. Jessica Flynt, Kayleigh Burns and Noe Cabrales had strong games for the Tigers (10-4).

TENNIS TENNIS Buford advances in region DANIELSVILLE — Buford’s boys and girls teams defeated White County by identical 3-0 scores in the first round of the Region 8-AAAA tournament on Wednesday at Madison County High School.

TRACK AND FIELD TRACK & FIELD Nimene wins twice at Mill Creek meet HOSCHTON — Peachtree Ridge’s Adina Nimene swept the girls hurdle races at Mill Creek’s Varsity Last Chance meet this week. Nimene won the 100-meter hurdles in 15.31 seconds and won the 300 hurdles in 47.26.

Teammate Cheyenne Scott won the girls high jump (4-10), while the Lions’ Nate Reichard won the boys 3,200 (9:36.98).

Dacula had two girls eventwinners, Rachel Sherrill in the pole vault (11-0) and Chelsea Igberaese in discus (137-1).

Mill Creek’s got first-place showings from two boys — Jared Hayes in the 200 (22.22) and Alex Bassett in the pole vault (13-0).

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North goes from Masters booth to TPC Sugarloaf

By Paul Thomas paul.thomas@gwinnettdailypost.com

Whit Duncan of North Gwinnett returns a shot during his No. 2 singles victory Wednesday in the Region 7-AAAAAA Tournament finals. (Photo: Will Hammock)

North topples Norcross for title

By Will Hammock

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DACULA — Ryan Olps’ individual match with Norcross in the regular season matched the performance of his North Gwinnett boys tennis team, which lost 4-1 to the Blue Devils.

But Olps and his teammates turned the result around Wednesday morning in the match that counted most.

North got big wins from Olps at No. 1 singles and Whit Duncan at No. 2 singles, after splitting the doubles points, and finished off a 3-1 victory in the championship match of the Region 7-AAAAAA Tournament at Hamilton Mill.

Norcross was the top seed after rolling through region play undefeated, in addition to being the defending region tourney champ.

“I’m so proud of them,” North coach Starr Shuler said. “The entire time we’ve played (Norcross) we’ve never won against them, so this is huge. The last three years that I’ve been the head coach that’s been our goal. For us to

Norcross’ Sean McKendree hits a forehand Wednesday in the Region 7-AAAAAA Tournament finals against North Gwinnett. (Photo: Will Hammock)

be region champs, I’m just so proud of this group of guys. It’s such a great group of boys.”

Each team won a doubles point in the title matchup, with North’s Harrison Pruett and Connor Pierce winning 6-3, 6-1 over Andrew Nelson and Alex Karwisch at No. 2 doubles. That victory was matched by Norcross’ Jake Karalexis and Ryan Lokhorst, who won 6-0, 6-2 at No. 1 doubles over Sam Niebanck and Connor Dudacek.

Olps, a junior, then put North up 2-1 with his 6-4, 6-4 victory over Norcross standout Sean McKendree

at No. 1 singles. McKendree defeated Olps 6-4, 6-2 in their regular-season match.

The match went much differently this time, giving North major momentum and a 2-1 lead that left Norcross no margin for error in the other two singles matches.

“The first time I played (McKendree) I didn’t play my best tennis,” Olps said.

“Going into the region tournament I knew my match was probably going to be one of the deciding matches as it was before (in the regular season). I just went out there, played my best and won. … It means a

lot to me (to beat Norcross) after losing to them since my freshman season.”

Duncan then had the first chance to clinch the North victory — the No. 3 singles match between North’s Nathan Kimmel and Norcross’ Joe Miller had just started — and he didn’t disappoint.

The sophomore defeated Norcross’ Tyler Kane 6-3, 6-3 for the decisive third point, letting out a yell as his teammates rushed on the court to celebrate.

“It’s really exciting,” Duncan said. “I’m a sophomore and we’ve lost to (Norcross) four times in a row and some of these seniors have lost to them seven, eight times. So it was just great to take them out.”

North finished third at region last season and replaced five seniors off that squad, but returned with a new lineup to claim the title.

“We knew this was going to be a really tough one,” Shuler said. “We knew if we wanted to win it we were going to have to take it away from them.

They were not going to give it away easy. The guys were ready and they wanted it.”

DULUTH — Last week Andy North was in the broadcast booth for ESPN at the 80th Masters in Augusta.

This week, he returns to the course for his third appearance in the Mitsubishi Electric Classic at TPC Sugarloaf.

The two-time U.S. Open champion enjoys the Duluth event because of his relationship with the event’s title sponsor — Mitsubishi — and the fact that it takes place one week prior to the Bass Pro Shops Legends of Golf at Big Cedar Lodge in Missouri, which in addition to North features Gary Player, Jack Nicklaus and Tom Watson (who is also in the field this week at Sugarloaf).

“I don’t play at all, so it’s just fun to get out here and see if you can do it,” he said.

North said he doesn’t just not play regularly on the PGA Champions Tour, but that he doesn’t play much recreationally these days either.

After winning the 1978 and ’85 U.S. Open, he joined ESPN in 1993 then as an on-course reporter.

Since 2004 he has served as the network’s lead golf analyst alongside Scott Van Pelt in the studio for broadcasts of the Masters and British Open.

His favorite part of broadcasting, he said is being around the game’s younger stars like Jordan Spieth, Rory McIlroy and Rickie Fowler among others.

“Just being around the people,” he said. “It’s been fun to be around so many different generations of players.

“This new group is really great players, really good kids too. It’s really a lot of fun.”

When he’s not broadcasting, North can usually

CHAMPIONS TOUR What: Mitsubishi Electric Classic When: Friday through Sunday Where: TPC at Sugarloaf, Duluth

be found watching the University of Wisconsin basketball team. Despite being a three-time AllSEC and All-American selection at the University of Florida, the Thorp, Wis., native is a big Badger fan.

He became close with his hometown program through his friend and then-head coach Bo Ryan.

Ryan resigned in the middle of this season on Dec. 16, but North stayed with the Badgers all the way through their run to the Sweet 16 in the NCAA Tournament.

“It was a different year,” he said. “We lost so many guys last year.

Coach leaves in the middle of the season and the guys did a really nice job pulling together and getting better. We weren’t too bad towards the end of the year. It’s fun to see the guys do that.”

Now it’s North’s turn to try and perhaps make a run. He’s never shot lower than 72 in tournament play at TPC Sugarloaf, with a scoring average of 75.8 in five rounds.

On Wednesday, he was working on the driving range and preparing for a mid-day practice round.

He has an 8:45 a.m. tee time on No. 10 for today’s practice round.

“Just trying to find a swing,” he said. “I don’t just not play competitively, I don’t play very much.

So it’s just trying to find something that gets it in the air and you can find it once in a while.”

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Lawrenceville, 30043 MOVING SALE Sat. 4/16, 9-2. 1053 Mealor Rd. Furniture, small appli., hshld. items., dishes & more!

LAWRENCEVILLE, GA 30043 HUGE MULTI-FAMILY GARAGE SALE! Sat., Apr. 16, 8-2 @ 2191 Potomac Place Furn., housewares, electronics, TV’s, sports equip., leather items & name brand suits & clothing for all ages, genders, shapes & sizes! Priced to sell fast!

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SUGAR HILL, 30518

◊ HUGE ◊ Neighborhood Sale Fri. & Sat., 4/15 & 16, 8am-2pm.

40+ Households!

Wild Timber Subdivision

Take Suwanee Dam Rd. to Ramey Rd., just south of SR20.

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APPLIANCES

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

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

Dishwasher $100 & up. Different colors.

Del/1 yr warr.

Tim 404-205-2222

MERCEDES-BENZ 560 SL, 1987 Only 52,100 Miles $15,700 Fabulous Southern Rust Free Car That Is Exceptional In Very Way, Two Tops and Drive Anywhere. Great Car Fax, Hagerty Classic Car Value Guide and NADA Appraises Car at $21,400-45,300.

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HUNTING & FISHING

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Hardwoods, pines & planted pines.

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

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Gwinnett Daily Post HORSE & TACK AUCTION ALSO GENERAL MERCHANDISE Sat., April 23, 5PM Pony Express Stock Yard, 1852 Hwy 11 South, Covington, Ga. 30014. For Information 704-434-6389 or 704-473-8715

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