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Kaitlin Kavanaugh, Rich Blaser and David Jordan have some fun prior the Jimmy Buffett concert on Thursday at the Infinite Energy Arena in Duluth. (Photo: Cole McCauley)

County and municipal officials will sit down on Tuesday to get the ball rolling on the process of putting together this year’s SPLOST referendum package.

The SPLOST referendum had been expected, but the meetings are the first public movements made by county and city leaders to work together on the proposed tax package. The referendum is expected to go before voters this fall, likely as part of the Nov. 8 general election when turnout will be higher because of presidential, congressional and county races.

“The meeting next Tuesday is being held to meet a mandated requirement in state law for calling a SPLOST referendum,” commission Chairwoman Charlotte Nash said. “I anticipate that we will talk about what SPLOST has helped the County and cities accomplish in the past and potential purposes for the upcoming program.

“We will also discuss the proposed schedule for the steps required to call the referendum.”

The commissioners will hold a SPLOST Citizens Review Committee meeting

PARROTHEAD Cops seek PARADISE woman’s Jimmy Buffett fans defy weather, turn parking lot into party zone

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A man in a coconut bra, a woman in a grass skirt, a shirtless man with a fake parrot on his shoulder and several people in simple beach attire — all with drinks in hand — huddled under tents while rain poured.

They were the few who were brave enough not to race to their vehicles to seek shelter.

Instead, they let the shower pass and continued tailgating in the Infinite Energy Arena parking lot in Duluth on Thursday night.

They were Parrotheads, fans celebrating the folk country singer and songwriter Jimmy Buffett. Buffett performed at the Duluth arena with the Coral Reefer Band for the second year in a row.

“The rain doesn’t matter,” a group shouted.

Most arrived at 10 a.m. to claim their spot and get a taste of Margaritaville, the name of a Buffett classic and a carefree island lifestyle and state of mind.

“We live the Jimmy Buffett lifestyle,” said Bob Mazzoni, of Clover, S.C. “I don’t know if it’s Jimmy’s music that causes us to live the lifestyle or if our

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BY JOSHUA SHARPE

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Gwinnett County authorities on Thursday renewed a search for answers in the case of Ceaulovone Milner.

The Norcross grandmother, 45, died sometime after she was seen leaving a friend’s house MORE ONLINE on March 28.

Visit gwinnettdailypost.com Her skull was for photos and a video. found by a man fishing with his children on the Yellow River near the city of Lilburn.

On Thursday, authorities searched the river near Lake Lucerne Road and

See SEARCH, Page 10A Mick Rubio finishes a round of flip-cup as his friends cheer him on before the Jimmy Buffett concert on Thursday in Duluth. (Photo: Cole McCauley)

cases, a full bar.

Several people withstood the Visit gwinnettdailypost.com for heat and wet weather for hours a photo gallery. even if they had no plans to atlifestyle fits Jimmy’s music. tend the 8 p.m. show.

Regardless, he takes us to places Exchanging stories with and we go there with him.” neighbors, going for a stroll and The tailgaters were ready with dancing all day helped keep the tents that included electricity, energy alive. grills, island-themed decoraMike Hales and his wife, tions, food, drinks and in a few Julie, flew from Colorado to MORE ONLINE

attend the show for his belated birthday gift.

Hales said “alcohol, music, partying and great people” were what kept the crowd going.

Rick Elliott of Duluth, who turned 32 on Thursday, said he was glad to spend his birthday among thousands of friends.

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Authorities search Thursday for the rest of the remains of a Norcross woman whose skull was found on the Yellow River on Sunday. (Special Photo)

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Ted’s Montana Grill owners awarded

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The owners of local Ted’s Montana Grill restaurants received the Legends award for their accomplishments at the company’s annual national conference in Atlanta in April.

Dennis Martin, proprietor of the Mall of Georgia location, Keith Jones, who operates the restaurant in Norcross, and others from across the country were honored, according to the company’s press release.

They gained recognition for growing business in areas including annual sales growth, profits and guest

surveys in 2015.

“The outstanding achievements from our team are proof that leadership and the Big Sky Spirit contribute to great successes for the growth of our company,” Kristi Martin, president of Ted’s Montana Grill, said in a press release. “The impressive results generated have been purely the outcome of their belief in the restaurant, and we are proud to honor their efforts.”

The recipients each earned a trip to a vacation destination of their choice.

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The restaurant will be 1,500 square feet in size, and designed to have a throwback look of “the great American roadside burger joint” with a red barn board interior as well as white and stainless steel accents, company officials said.

An exact date for the restaurant’s opening hasn’t been announced, but it is expected to have the main staples of the 25-year-old company’s menu. That includes the single, classic double and triple burgers as well as the nine-patty triple triple burger, all of which the company touts are “never frozen.”

Old-fashioned, handmade milkshakes will also be on the menu, as will crispy and grilled chicken sandwiches, veggie burgers, turkey burgers, fresh salads, fries, onion rings, home-

style chili and housemade chips also will be on the menu.

Another Wayback Burgers franchise, with a different owner, opened in Braselton on the Gwinnett County line last summer.

“We are pleased to continue the expansion of the Wayback Burgers brand into Georgia with the announcement of our Lawrenceville restaurant,” Wayback Burgers President John Eucalitto said in a statement.

“With steady debt-free growth, operations in 26 states and new locations opening at a rate of two per month, it’s an exciting time to be a part of the Wayback Burgers brand, and we wouldn’t be able to achieve this level of success without great franchise partners like Waymond and his team.”

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Suwanee City Council made the decision and adopted a bond resolution The city of Suwanee and a bond purchase will refinance its agreement at a May 24 outstanding open space meeting. bonds, which will save $3 The city was able million for taxpayers in to forward refund the the long run. approximately $12.3 The city will save the million bond and lock in tax dollars over the life at a 1.96 percent rate — of the bond, according formerly 4.3 percent — to a press release from with JPMorgan Chase. the city. The bond allows The rate was based for open space and the on the city’s AAA bond creation of parks and rating and current market

conditions. The option shortens the repayment period from 16 to 10 years.

“The city’s credit and reputation again brought strong interest from the banking sector, and we received some great bids,” Amie Sakmar, the city’s financial services director, said in the press release.

“Suwanee is thrilled to be partnering once again with JPMorgan Chase in these efforts to be good stewards of the taxpayers’

money.”

Last fall, the city refinanced 2006 bonds with JPMorgan Chase that were used to build city hall, which saved the city about $180,000.

“This allows us the opportunity to save the taxpayers millions of dollars by getting out-ofdebt sooner,” Suwanee Mayor Jimmy Burnette said in the press release.

“Like the previous refunding, it’s a win-win situation.”

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Lawrenceville residents will soon have a new option to get burgers that take them way back.

Connecticut-based Wayback Burgers announced it plans to open a new location in the Shops at Huntcrest, 1030 Old Peachtree Road, in Lawrenceville this summer. It will be the chain’s third location in Georgia and its second franchise in the Gwinnett County area. It is also expected to create 15 new jobs.

“We are excited to announce the opening of our Wayback Burgers location in Lawrenceville,” franchise owner Waymond Bogans said in a statement. “We believe that the area is a great fit for the brand,

The nine-patty Triple Triple Burger is one of Wayback Burgers’ unique menu items. It will be part of the menu that will be open at the chain’s new franchise location in Lawrenceville that is slated to open this summer. (Special Photo)

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State fire commissioner urges vigilance after blazes kill and early warning devices in place can help save their lives.

“We had four older Georgia’s top fire and adults die in separate house insurance official is preach- fires in Georgia since May ing vigilance and resiliency 28, and all of the victims after four senior citizens, were over age of 69,” Hudincluding one man from gens said in a statement.

Gwinnett County, died “We are asking families, after fires broke out at their friends and neighbors to homes over the last week. keep an eye on older resiState Insurance and dents in their community, Safety Fire Commissioner especially regarding fire Ralph Hudgens said the safety.” senior citizens are part of a One of those victims larger group of 67 Georwas Paul Parker, 71, whom gians who have died this Gwinnett firefighters found year because of home fires. unconscious in his home He explained that helping near Lilburn last Saturelderly people have plans day. He died shortly after

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he was taken to Gwinnett Medical Center for treatment.

Officials at the Ralph Gwinnett Hudgens medical examiner’s office said he died from soot inhalation.

“Investigators say that a smoke alarm was present in the home, but it did not appear to be in working order,” Gwinnett Fire Department Capt. Tommy Rutledge said in a statement on Saturday. “The victim was found on the

main level between the kitchen and the living room area.”

Meanwhile, Hudgens said there were three deaths on Tuesday because of home fires, including an 87-year-old woman in DeKalb and a pair of sisters, ages 69 and 73, in Cobb County.

He added that older people tend to make up a “disproportionate number” of fire victims because of a lack of mobility, or security bars they may have had placed on their windows and doors to prevent breakins.

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decreases the likelihood of a break-in, it also makes it more difficult to exit the home, and makes it harder for firefighters to get inside to battle a fire,” Hudgens said.

The insurance commissioner is urging residents to make sure they have escape plans in place and that fire alarms are installed in their homes, as well as the homes of their parents or elderly neighbors.

He explained early warning from the alarm sirens can make the difference in reducing the number of people who die in fires, adding it can give elderly

people extra time they need to escape. He also said the batteries in those smoke detectors should be checked regularly to make sure the alarms continue to work.

“Nine out of 10 fire victims are already dead before the fire department is even called, mainly from smoke and toxic gases,” Hudgens stressed. “That’s why Georgia law requires smoke alarms in every home.”

Any resident who would like more tips about how to create an escape plan is urged to call their local fire department, or Hudgens’ office at 1-800-656-2298.

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fire at the home, but added the building was “affected by lightning.”

Firefighters later reGwinnett firefighters sponded at 3:55 p.m. to found themselves rea call that a town home sponding to several calls on the 2300 block of for assistance as storms Brookhaven Run Circle briefly moved through the in unincorporated Duluth county for the second day may have been on fire in a row. after a lightning strike.

On Thursday, Crews Rutledge said there was responded to six reports a small smoldering fire of wires being knocked in the attic of the home, down, trees falling on but he added that it was houses and lightning start- quickly extinguished and ing fires at residences, no one was injured.

Capt. Tommy Rutledge There were also three said. The incidents hapreports of trees falling on pened in the Norcrosshouses. The first was at a Peachtree Corners-Duluth- home on the 900 block of Lilburn area.

Lancelot Drive in NorA pair of fires were cross. Firefighters responded to the call at 3:17 attributed to lightning p.m., and discovered a tree strikes by 911 callers. was laying across the cenFirefighters responded to ter of the home. Rutledge the first call at 3:11 p.m. said no one was home after a neighbor reported when the tree fell, but seeing smoke coming firefighters later helped the from a home on the 4500 homeowner collect some Holstein Hill Drive. Rutledge said crews could not items from the building.

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was an executive director for New Dawn Memory Care. She was with the company for seven and a half years and has 15 years of experience in senior care.

“I enjoy the history that our residents represent,” Sturtz said. “I enjoy helping them live as independently as possible for as long as possible.”

Originally from Rockville, Md., Rebecca Sturtz Sturtz earned her bachelor’s degree in adult development from the University of North Carolina in Greensboro.

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Diabetes’ underlying cause Dear Dr. roach: I was under the impression that fat was the major cause of Type 2 diabetes. When fat clogs the arteries, it does not allow sugar, from any source (table sugar, potato or Twinkie), to pass through the clogged arteries, which in turn causes the insulin levels to be abnormally heightened. Is this right? I saw nothing of this in your article.

— R.A.S. anSWer: In Type 2 diabetes, the underlying cause is a resistance to insulin and a decreased ability to move sugar into cells. The exact cause for insulin resistance is not yet completely worked out.

The resistance to insulin causes the pancreas to release even more insulin, leading to high insulin levels, which affects fat metabolism, leading to a propensity to gain weight.

However, the blockage in arteries from fat deposits is more likely a result of diabetes and not its cause. Also, because of the resistance to insulin, blood sugar is higher than normal, especially after eating, which also tends to damage blood vessels, particularly small ones.

A diet low in simple carbohydrates, especially simple sugars, is critically important for people with Type 2 diabetes. Healthy fats, from nuts or olive oil, for example, slow absorption of sugar and tend to improve blood sugar control, along with good sources of protein.

Carbohydrates from plant sources are absorbed much more slowly, and should be the major source of carbohydrate calories.

Diabetes has become epidemic in North America.

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TODAY’S HISTORY: In 1916, President Woodrow Wilson signed into law the National Defense Act, expanding the size and scope of the U.S. National Guard.

In 1965, Edward H. White II, an astronaut on Gemini IV, became the first American to “walk” in space.

In 1979, the Ixtoc I oil well in the Gulf of Mexico blew out, spilling more than 600,000 tons of oil over an area of 1,100 square miles.

In 2006, Montenegro formally declared its independence from the Union of Serbia and Montenegro.

TODAY’S BIRTHDAYS: Jefferson Davis (1808-1889), president of the Confederate States of America; Raoul Dufy (1877-1953), artist; Tony Curtis (1925-2010), actor; Allen Ginsberg (1926-1997), poet; Chuck Barris (1929- ), game show host; Raul Castro

(1931- ), prime minister of Cuba; Larry McMurtry (1936- ), author; Curtis Mayfield (1942-1999), singer-songwriter/ musician; Anderson Cooper (1967- ), TV journalist; John Hodgman (1971- ), author/actor; Rafael Nadal (1986- ), tennis player.

TODAY’S FACT: According to the results of the 1860 census, the slave population outnumbered the free population in two states: Mississippi and South Carolina.

TODAY’S SPORTS: In 1888, the comic baseball poem “Casey at the Bat,” by Ernest Lawrence Thayer, was published in the San Francisco Examiner.

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Girlfriend doesn’t like other ‘friend’ Dear amy: My boyfriend has a female friend.

Honestly, I have no problem with that, generally.

However, all of us are in a sport league together.

During our meetings, she whispers in his ear nonstop. She also hand-feeds him bits of her meal, and texts him all day and night.

When my boyfriend and I were going through a rough patch, she invited him out to bars and sporting events as her guest.

I finally reached my boiling point when we were on vacation as a family and she sent a text message saying: “No calls?

No messages? No love?”

After speaking to him about my feelings and asking him to please do something, he spoke to her and now she is pissed and blatantly ignores me in public.

She is now back to whispering and being touchyfeely again. I am holding it all in, but I feel like a volcano about to explode.

Should I give him an ultimatum, making him choose between us?

— Lost and Annoyed Dear annoyeD: First, remind your boyfriend that he is not a chipmunk who needs to be “hand-fed.” (Ick, by the way.) But also acknowledge that he doesn’t seem to reciprocate this behavior.

If you don’t like the way she is behaving, then she is the one you should confront. Stand up to her

and occasionally hostile toward people who he didn’t see as being on his side.

At times he also spoke negatively of immigrants, Muslims and other marginalized groups.

More than a year after his death, my family chooses to remember him as this saint-like figure.

Amy Dickinson It’s almost as if he is now always right and I am by and tell her respectfully default wrong about any that you’d appreciate it if disputes we had during his she would stop hand-feed- life. When people bring ing your chipmunk. If she up some of the negative doesn’t like it and ignores comments he made, it’s in you — great! a humorous context: “Just After speaking with both dad being dad.” parties, you will have to I’m not perfect, and make a choice based on some of his flaws (namely, how they behave. Don’t the bitter sarcasm and the issue an ultimatum — sim- bottling up of emotions) ply make your own choice are flaws that I see in to stay or leave. myself and in other family Dear amy: A little members. over a year ago, my father We want to remember passed away very sudthe best traits of a person denly. It was devastating. when they die, and I don’t In the weeks following his want to seem ungrateful, death, many people spoke but I think we could all of him in the highest posgrow as people if we talked sible regard, crafting an about the bad along with almost saint-like image of the good. If I’m the only him. one willing to start that He was a great man in conversation, I fear I risk many respects. He was a some sort of rebuke, or hard worker, who provided worse, from my family. for me and my family, — Black Sheep and he also did quite a bit Dear Black of volunteer work for the Sheep: Every single famcommunity. But, of course, ily member has a different nobody is perfect, and my view of the family system father was no exception.

— and of others in it. This He had a very sarcastic is because you had a difsense of humor, which ferent childhood than your came off as bitter, and siblings did. Your temprivately could speak quite peraments, sensitivities and derisively of others. He perspectives are different, struck me as judgmental and so you react differently

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to each of your parents.

I like the idea of introducing a little realism into the conversation (“Dad was a good dad, but he wasn’t a saint, either”), as long as you understand that others may always refuse to accept your version of your father.

The best statement about human nature I’ve ever heard was also the simplest, spoken by a friend at her mother’s funeral: “People are complicated.”

This truism would be a great place to start your conversation.

Dear amy: “Wondering Coach” had a child on the team whose parent wasn’t paying the playing fee.

When I was coaching soccer the team raised money to offset the costs associated with travel soccer by fundraisers — car wash, selling candy, etc.

Given a little thought and effort it is not hard to raise funds for the whole team so no one feels ” different.”

— Former Coach Dear coach: Definitely. Thank you.

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

You can also follow her on Twitter @askingamy or “like” her on Facebook. Amy Dickinson’s memoir, “The Mighty Queens of Freeville: A Mother, a Daughter and the Town that Raised Them” (Hyperion), is available in bookstores.

Keep your plans and personal information a secret if you want to avoid interference. Keep your feelings tucked away and your sights set on a better future. Don’t let negative people from your past re-enter your life.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20) — Dig deep and ask questions. Someone will withhold information that you will need to know before making a decision.

Deception is apparent.

Take good care of your health. Avoid excess.

CANCER (June 21July 22) — Use your emotional energy to do something creative. A challenge will spur you to participate in something you’ve never done before. An unexpected change at home will turn out to be beneficial.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) — An emotional situation will get in the way of your productivity. Don’t be afraid to make changes if it will help you reach your goal. Ask someone reliable to pitch in and help.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept.

22) — It’s a good day to address bothersome issues. An intelligent approach will put you in a good position to make a beneficial decision.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23) — Put greater emphasis on improving your health and visiting places that will ease your stress and help you make positive physical changes.

Romance is on the rise and will improve your attitude.

SCORPIO (Oct. 24Nov. 22) — Your desire to do things differently will be met with some opposition if your plans are too costly. An emotional situation will develop if someone feels left out or neglected.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 23-Dec. 21) — Put more muscle into your work and stay focused until you finish what you start.

Don’t let anyone sidetrack you or tempt you with indulgent outings.

Personal relationships will lack honesty.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) — Make plans to spend time with youngsters or friends who enjoy the same physical activities as you.

An intelligent move will help you cut costs.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 19) — Take on projects that will improve your environment or add to your home entertainment options. Romance will lead to a promise that is likely to lack substance. Get what you want in writing.

PISCES (Feb. 20-March 20) — Look over your personal papers and make some adjustments that will help you avoid financial stress.

Don’t feel bad about saying no to someone who is being unreasonable.

ARIES (March 21-April 19) — Your ability to adapt and move from one thing to another will impress the people you deal with today. Someone who is jealous of you will go behind your back.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20) — You’ll capture attention with your insight, attention to detail and practicality. A short trip will help you expand your interests and push you in a direction that will lead to a positive gain.

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world&nation world France floods kill two, force mass evacuations PARIS/LONGJUMEAU — Torrential rain forced thousands of people from their homes south of Paris while the River Seine surged to its highest level for over 30 years in the French capital, shutting down the famed Louvre and Orsay museums and a metro line.

In Evry-Gregy-sur-Yerre, south of Paris, a man on horseback drowned on Thursday, the prefecture said in a statement. Le Parisien newspaper said the 74-yearold had been trying to cross a flooded field. The horse survived with minor injuries.

He was the second victim of the torrential rains that have caused the Loire and Seine rivers to burst their banks. An 86-year-old woman was found dead in her flooded house in a small town southwest of Paris late on Wednesday.

“Since yesterday it’s just been a deluge,” said Jerome Coiffier, an inhabitant of Longjumeau, less than 20 km (13 miles) south of Paris, where firemen wading thigh-deep in water rescued inhabitants using inflatable boats.

U.S.-led coalition airdrops weapons to Syria rebels in Aleppo province BEIRUT — A U.S.-led coalition fighting against Islamic State in Syria airdropped weapons to rebels in the town of Marea in northern province Aleppo on Thursday, a rebel commander and monitoring group said.

The commander, requesting anonymity, said ammunition was dropped.

“The alliance dropped them ammunition … Their situation was difficult,” he told Reuters, without elaborating.

The British-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said weapons and ammunition were dropped.

It was the first time the coalition had dropped weapons to fighters other than the Syria Democratic Forces, an alliance fighting separately against IS that includes the Kurdish YPG militia.

Police: Gunman planned more Minn. woman’s death linked to UCLA shooter’s ‘kill list’

By Nichola Groom Reuters

LOS ANGELES — A former University of California, Los Angeles, graduate student shot dead a woman at her home in Minnesota before he drove almost 2,000 miles to his alma mater, killed a professor and took his own life, police said Thursday.

Mainak Sarkar, 38, had intended to kill a second professor in addition to engineering professor William Klug, 39, at a small office on the campus, police said. The shootings prompted a two-hour long lockdown Wednesday.

Los Angeles Police Chief Charlie Beck told reporters on Thursday that a search of Sarkar’s St. Paul, Minn., home turned up a “kill list” that included the name of the woman found dead nearby, as well as the name of the other UCLA professor, who was not harmed.

“We believe that Sarkar came to the Los Angeles area very recently, within the last couple of days,” Beck told reporters at Los Angeles police headquarters. “He went there to kill two faculty (members) from UCLA. He was only able to find one.”

Sarkar was armed with two 9mm pistols and

nation Ryan delivers endorsement for Donald Trump

WASHINGTON — Paul Ryan, the top elected U.S. Republican, endorsed Donald Trump on Thursday in the Nov. 8 presidential election, a step toward unifying party loyalists behind the presumptive Republican nominee despite concerns about him.

The decision, announced by the House of Representatives speaker in a column for a newspaper in his home state of Wisconsin, ended a long period of soul-searching over whether to back Trump out of concern about his bellicose rhetoric and positions on issues including trade and immigration.

Search zone for Ryan’s support for Trump plane’s black box surfaced in the middle of a speech by Democratic narrows after front-runner Hillary Clinton signal detected in which she launched a farCAIRO/PARIS — Search reaching attack on Trump’s teams zeroed in on the foreign policy credentials. wreckage of EgyptAir flight The speaker’s backing of MS804 on Thursday after Trump could give cover to a French vessel picked up more reluctant Republicans a signal from one of the to get behind the billionaire crashed jet’s black boxes. businessman as their best An Egyptian source on chance to win the White the investigation committee House. told Reuters the search zone for the crashed Airbus A320 Prosecutor to had been reduced to a 1.24review case of mile radius from 3.1 miles.

France’s transport minisboy falling into ter said it would be about gorilla enclosure eight days before the flight Prosecutors are reviewing recorder was recovered from a police investigation into the Mediterranean seabed.

Locating the black boxes the parents of a 3-year-old is crucial to understanding boy who fell into a gorilla why the jet plummeted into enclosure at the Cincinnati the Mediterranean en route Zoo on Saturday, prompting from Paris to Cairo on May the killing of an endangered 19, killing all 66 people on gorilla. board.

A statement on the web— From wire reports site for Hamilton County

people Prince’s death ruled accidental from painkiller OD

CHICAGO — Music superstar Prince, who was found dead in his home in a Minneapolis suburb in late April, died of an accidental, self-administered overdose of an opioid painkiller, the county medical examiner said in a death report on Thursday.

The Midwest Medical Examiner’s Office in Anoka County, Minnesota, had been investigating the 57-year-old singer’s death since he was discovered in an elevator in his home and studio on April 21.

“The decedent selfadministered fentanyl,” the medical examiner’s report A Los Angeles Metro Police squad conducts a search on the University of California, said, listing cause of death as Los Angeles campus after it was placed on lockdown following reports of a shooter on “fentanyl toxicity” and notthe campus in Los Angeles on Wednesday. (Reuters/Patrick T. Fallon) ing it was accidental.

The investigation of Prince’s death had centered multiple ammunition The attack appeared to own imagination.” clips, Beck said. He killed be provoked by Sarkar’s Beck said UCLA faculty on painkillers after prescription opioid medication was himself immediately after belief that Klug had stolen members were aware that found at the scene and after fatally shooting Klug, computer code from him, Sarkar, who graduated reports he had been strugBeck said. according to a March blog in 2013, harbored anger gling with an addiction and Police searched Sarkar’s post that appears to be toward them. been scheduled to meet with Minnesota home after written by Sarkar.

“There was some harsh a doctor who specializes in finding a note at the Los “Your enemy is my language but certainly Angeles crime scene askenemy. But your friend nothing that would be con- treating dependency. ing for someone to check can do a lot more harm,” sidered homicidal,” Beck on his cat, Beck said. the post said. “Be careful said, referring to social Director of ‘Dope’ “In the search of about whom you trust.” media postings by Sarkar. to helm ‘The Flash’ Sarkar’s residence in Reuters was not able to His motive for killing the LOS ANGELES — Minneapolis, a list was confirm the authenticity of woman was unclear, Beck “Dope” helmer Rick Famuylocated,” Beck said. “The the blog. said. iwa is taking over directing list has been described as “UCLA says there is no University officials did duties on Warner Bros. a ‘kill list.’ That was the truth to this,” Beck said of not respond on Thursday wording that was put on the alleged theft of code. to requests for comment on and DC Entertainment’s “The Flash,” replacing Seth it.”

“This was a making of his Sarkar’s claims.

Grahame-Smith who left the project last month.

The film stars Ezra Miller, warning for parts of east who first appeared as the Texas and Louisiana on superhero in WB’s “BatThursday and placed most man v Superman: Dawn of of Texas on a flash flood watch due to a slow-moving Justice.”

Warner Bros. had no comstorm system expected to linger through the weekend. ment. Production is expected to commence sometime this More than 250 flights year. were canceled in Houston The studio needed to act and Dallas as of 3 p.m. due quickly with no start date in to heavy rains, according to tracking service FlightA- sight, even though the film was slated for 2018. Sources ware.com, while major say Smith and the studio highways in the city have parted ways amicably. Warseen delays caused by acSpeaker of the House Paul Ryan, R-Wis., speaks during cidents linked to the storms, ner Bros. was seeking a more a news conference in Washington on May 26. Ryan an- transport officials said. experienced director to guide nounced his support for likely GOP presidential nominee the big-budget production.

Texas Governor Greg Donald Trump on Thursday. (Reuters/Joshua Roberts) The studio is keeping Abbott declared a state of Smith’s most recent draft of Prosecutor Joseph Deters see, while practicing for a disaster in 31 counties on said the earliest he would weekend air show, the Navy Wednesday, mobilizing state the script, which is based on conclude his review would said. resources to help cope with a treatment by Chris Miller and Phil Lord. be Friday.

One person was killed in the disaster.

Cincinnati police have that crash, local media resaid the child’s parents and ported, citing county emerOhio man gets Madonna prevails family were the target of the gency medical officials. The in copyright suit probe and not the operation status of the Navy pilot and death sentence or safety of the zoo. the cause of the crash were for murders of over ‘Vogue’ song The Cincinnati Zoo said not immediately known. three women NEW YORK — Pop on Thursday it has reThe pilot of the ThunCLEVELAND — Misinger Madonna prevailed on evaluated its Gorilla World derbirds plane ejected Thursday in a copyright lawchael Madison, an East exhibit and will modify the and was unhurt, the U.S. suit over her song “Vogue” Cleveland man convicted railing that surrounds it. It Air Force said. That crash that alleged one of her proof murdering three women plans to complete the modi- occurred in a field 5 miles ducers copied a fraction-offications by Tuesday, when south of Peterson Air Force and keeping their boda-second segment of horns ies wrapped in plastic as the exhibit is scheduled to Base in Colorado, and the from a song he had also trophies, was sentenced on reopen. pilot, whose name was not worked on.

Thursday to death by an released, was picked up by In a 2-1 vote, the 9th U.S. Ohio county judge. emergency response crews Air Force: Pilot Madison’s attorney, David Circuit Court of Appeals in and taken to a hospital, it safe after F-16 Pasadena, Calif., ruled that a Grant, did not immedisaid. ately respond to a request for general audience would not crashes in Colo. recognize the 0.23-second comment.

Storms dump COLORADO SPRINGS, snippet in “Vogue” as origiA jury earlier this month Colo. — An Air Force F-16 more rain on unanimously recommended nating from the song “Love with the Thunderbirds air Break.” the death penalty for Madiflood-hit Texas demonstration squadron Shep Pettibone, a producson, 38, after his conviction er of “Vogue,” also recorded AUSTIN, Texas — A new on May 5 in the murders of crashed on Thursday after round of storms dumped performing a fly-by of the Shetisha Sheeley, 28; Angela “Love Break” in the early 1980’s, according to the more rain on flood-hit parts Deskins, 38, and Shirellda U.S. Air Force Academy court ruling. graduation ceremony where of Texas on Thursday, Terry, 18.

The plaintiff, VMG scrambling transport, further President Barack Obama In addition to aggravated swelling rivers already gave the commencement murder, he was convicted on Salsoul LLC, owns the copyright to “Love Break” and spilling over their banks address, officials said. additional counts, includalleged Pettibone sampled and sending more people to ing rape, kidnapping and At about the same evacuation shelters to escape gross abuse of a corpse, and the “horn hit” from the time an F/A-18 from the earlier work and added it to Navy’s flight demonstration the rising waters. was ruled a violent sexual “Vogue.”

The National Weather squadron, the Blue Angels, predator.

— From wire reports crashed in Smyrna, Tennes- Service issued a flash flood — From wire reports

How dogs became man’s best friend not once but twice

By Ben Hirschler Reuters

LONDON — Ancient humans made dogs their best friend not once but twice, by domesticating two separate populations of wolves thousands of miles apart in Europe and Asia.

That is the conclusion of scientists who said on Thursday they had used modern genetics to unravel canine evolutionary his-

It was widely believed dogs were tamed just once, with some experts claiming this happened in tory, revealing a deep internal split Europe and others favoring central between dogs from opposite ends Asia or China. of the Eurasian continent.

But a new story emerged when People and hounds go way researchers used the inner ear bone back — they were living together from a 4,800-year-old dog unat least 15,000 years ago, or 5,000 earthed in Ireland to sequence its years before cows, goats and pigs full genome, and then compared it arrived — but how, why, when and to both modern animals and DNA where the two species got friendly traces from 59 ancient dogs. has been a mystery.

“Our data suggests that dogs

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were domesticated twice, on both sides of the Old World,” said Laurent Frantz, a geneticist at the University of Oxford, whose work was published in the journal Science.

“This suggests that at least two group of humans independently came to the same conclusion: dogs can be domesticated. It also suggests that the process of domestication, while mostly rare, may be replicated more often than we

think.”

After constructing a family tree for dogs based on the genetic data, the scientists concluded there were very old domesticated animals in both the east and west of Eurasia but not in the middle.

At some point in prehistory, they believe the eastern dogs dispersed with human migrants and replaced most of the western ones, so Asian ancestry is now dominant in modern dogs.

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The early winner: Obama

WASHINGTON — If you look at the polls, it is clear who’s winning in the 2016 presidential contest: Barack Obama.

There remains the technical impediment that the president is constitutionally barred from a third term.

But the longer the campaign goes on, the higher Obama’s approval rating rises.

This should be bad for Donald Trump and good for the eventual Eugene Democratic nominee, Robinson almost certainly Hillary Clinton. But it is even better for Obama’s legacy.

According to Gallup, which has been charting the nation’s assessment of its presidents longer than anyone else, Obama’s approval stands at 52 percent, compared with 44 percent disapproval.

That may not look impressive, but it is actually quite good for a president nearing the end of his second term; Ronald Reagan, by comparison, had 49 percent approval at this point in his tenure.

For most of last year, Obama’s numbers were upside-down — more Americans disapproved than approved. So there are two obvious questions: What airport is going to be renamed Obama International? And why the turnaround?

I believe the increasingly warm feelings about the president must have something to do with the contrast between him and his potential successors. Trump and Clinton may be the most widely disliked major-party contenders ever (though Trump is arguably in a class of his own, with nearly two-thirds of Americans saying they would never, under any circumstances, vote for him as president.)

The speculation about when Trump will shift tactics and begin acting “presidential” is laughable. It should be clear by now that Trump is not only unwilling to change but incapable of doing so. Look at the way he continues to lash out at anyone he perceives as having slighted him — New Mexico Gov. Susana Martinez, for example, a potentially valuable ally whom Trump is determined to make into an enemy. Look at the news conference Tuesday at which he lashed out at a reporter, calling him a “sleaze,” for having questioned Trump’s record of charitable giving.

Then look at Obama. Whatever you think of his policies, not for a minute has he failed to comport himself with the dignity and gravitas required to serve as president. Never has he given the impression of acting out of pique rather than calculation. Never does he seem a threat to put ego-gratification above what he believes to be the best interests of the nation.

I’m setting a low bar here. The fact that Trump does not clear it has to engender a degree of fondness for Obama — and has to help Clinton, who does the gravitas thing just fine.

Another factor in Obama’s rising approval has to be the realization that despite Republican proclamations of doom and gloom, on balance things are going pretty well. Slow but steady economic expansion has not only reduced unemployment to 5 percent but also perhaps begun to move the needle slightly on incomes. Consumer confidence, an important indicator, is up. The effect of the recovery hardly feels like a boom but is nothing like the total bust that Trump and other Republicans describe.

The president has been increasingly forthright in showcasing his administration’s record — his remarks in Indiana on the economy this week sounded almost like a vintage Obama campaign speech. He has also demonstrated his intention to do everything he can to ensure that his successor is a Democrat who seeks to build on his achievements, not dismantle them.

Like many presidents in their final months, Obama is spending considerable time and effort on foreign affairs. Here, too, we see contrast and legacy. He has fundamentally changed the U.S.-Cuba relationship in ways that will be hard for anyone to reverse. He has continued to act with extreme caution in the Middle East, resisting calls for substantial deployment of U.S. combat forces. He made a bold statement against nuclear proliferation by visiting Hiroshima and hugging a survivor of the atomic bombing that turned the city into a smoldering wasteland — confronting the past without apology but with sober reflection.

Trump, on the other hand, believes it would be fine if Japan and South Korea got nuclear weapons of their own.

We tend to appreciate presidents more after they leave office. The inevitable reassessment of the Obama years seems to be starting early — perhaps in apprehension of the years to come.

Even Obama’s harshest critics have to admit he was a steady hand in the White House. Reflection upon this fact can only increase Clinton’s chances against a man who prides himself on being combative, capricious and cocksure.

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Gift brings back memories TUCKER — Not long ago, I stopped by to see a lady named Ann Vickers who lives on a quiet street in a neighborhood near Interstate 285, which circles the busy city of Atlanta where daily traffic sprints remind us that the passing of time has never been more alacritous.

Does time really fly or has our way of life caused the movement of the clock and the calendar to accelerate? Technology has made us busier, but not necessarily more productive. That has something to do with my visit with Ann. She had called, after observing a comment in this space, about her father’s typewriter. He had worked for Western Union, another way of life relegated to the archives. She wanted his typewriter to rest in peace with someone with affection for its past.

First off, it is a pretty thing, an antique, whose front panel is bright red. It simply looks good when it sits on a book shelf. I never walk by my gift from Ann, without a-thumbsup wave. I don’t have a man cave, but a basement office with reference books in all directions and mementos from travel and the sporting scene.

There are autographed photos from some of the greats in sports, including Ty

what is now in my possession.

We’ll have a libation, I will watch his eyes. If his lust is signature, I might need to put double locks on my doors.

Believe it or not, some college students may never have heard of a typewriter, given that personal computers Loran and word processors became Smith prominent by the end of the 1980s, more than a quarter Cobb, Red Grange, Ted Wilcentury ago. liams, Gene Sarazen and Jack A mint condition typewritNicklaus. There are posters er, like the IBM Selectric from from Pamplona when I ran the ’80s, is likely to be found with the bulls (way out front) in somebody’s attic or baseand Roland Garros, where the ment, gathering dust while French Open, one of the four awaiting either a movie set or grand slam tennis tournaments a museum. is played; a mount of the first Typewriters, like the king salmon I ever caught; an computer, were revolutionary enlarged Union Jack stretched when they first came on the across a portion of one wall; scene in 1860s. According to and another mount of a bone the Internet, typewriters have fish from the Florida Keys in been invented 52 times as peotribute to Ted Williams, who ple found more ways to make some say was not only the the typewriter more efficient. greatest hitter who ever lived, As long ago as 1575, an Italbut also the greatest fisherian, Francesco Rampazzetto, men. invented a machine to “imHowever, none of those press letters in papers.” A Brit, things is honored with a daily Henry Mill, in 1714 received thumbs-up when I take my a patent for a machine that familiar place at the computer. resembles a typewriter.

The typewriter brings back In 1868, a foursome of memories of a grateful past Americans — Christopher which would not have been Latham Sholes, Frank Haven possible without the clickety- Hall, Carlos Glidden and clack machine of yesteryear.

Samuel W. Soule — invented Terry Kay, a friend and a typewriter in Milwaukee. author, collects old typewritSholes was not pleased with ers. Can’t wait to show him the finished product. In fact

he disowned it and refused to recommend its use. (Wish we could have had the same reaction from the inventor of the amplifier.)

Ann’s father’s typewriter brought back many memories.

Like sundown at the Masters — when the working press sent news of the tournament around the world by typing their stories in an old Quonset hut. That clacking sound of all those keys, set in motion by clever minds leading to words on paper, created one of the most memorable symphony’s ever experienced.

In my mind’s eye, I can see Ann’s father, Harvey F. Kinnett, cranking out messages to countless businesses and individuals. To get a telegram in days past was a big deal.

One day, in the early sixties, I asked the Western Union operator in downtown Athens to ask his counterpart in Cornelia if anyone there knew where Ty Cobb lived.

The reply: “Ty Cobb lives at Propes Apartments.” I still have that telegram. Maybe I should frame it and put it over Ann’s red paneled typewriter.

That would mean whenever I walk by, a double thumbs-up would be in order..

Loran Smith is co-host of “The Tailgate Show” and sideline announcer for Georgia football. He is also a freelance writer and columnist.

the federal judiciary are the nation will do likewise.

— Thomas R. Martin not only unwarranted, but Lawrenceville threaten our very existence as a democratic nation. This country needs a commanderin-chief — not a dictator-inchief. Trump is unqualified to become President of the United States.

—Torin Togut Lawrenceville

local level where school leadership can best address the needs of its students.

Although GCPS wanted the issue handled locally, I imagine that if it were left to the local governments, nothing would get done.

During segregation, local governments were ordered to change their practices.

While the local governments agreed, nothing changed for a while because there was no one enforcing the new requirements.

Because each state had statutes on transgender bathrooms, the Supreme Court had to come to a ruling that would instruct all states on how to handle the matter.

While Gwinnett school officials called it “a case of federal overreach” the federal government did what it thought had to be done to make sure everyone was treated fairly.

Although it is upsetting that the federal government had to threaten states with a loss of Title IX funding; some type of “or else” clause was needed for anything to change.

—Jemima Odetokun Lawrenceville

to the editor The establishment is broken It was with interest I read Kathleen Parker’s column (“Rules are meant to be broken,” May 12, 6A).

Washington, D.C., is broken, or should I say the Republican and Democratic establishments are broken.

Never before has so few done so much harm to our nation.

Parker is still doing what the establishment in D.C. have done for a long time — ignore the will of the people.

No one, including the press, is able to recognize the discontent the people of America have with the status quo.

When will the establishment in Washington and the press understand the anger we are feeling for the lack of action that has caused such a large deficit — a major sign of economic, social, and moral decay.

While I did not vote for Donald Trump in the primary, I will certainly vote for him in the general election, and hope all my fellow independents and the rest of

Trump off base with attacks on the press

This country has remained a model of democracy in the world because if its constitution and system of checks and balances. Recently, Donald Trump at a press conference, personally attacked the press, individual reporters and a federal judge handling the lawsuit involving Trump University.

The U.S. Constitution provides the right of freedom of the press for transparency in government and in public interest matters.

The U.S. Constitution also provides for an independent and impartial federal judiciary so that it would not be subject to the whims and pressures of any political party and the public.

Trump’s personal attacks on the freedom of press and

Government right to get involved with transgender issues After reading the article about GCPS adding genderneutral bathrooms for transgender students (“GCPS speaks on restroom policy, May 18, 1A), it interested me to see the argument of federal government vs. local governments.

This is one argument that has been fought for many years. According to the GCPS system the issue should be handled at the

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Lilburn Police Department wants K-9 to combat drugs

by the 2014 special sales tax, according to a news The proposed budget for release. There’s a public the upcoming fiscal year in hearing planned for June Lilburn features a new K-9 13 at 7:30 p.m. at City unit, intended to help ofHall. City Hall is at 76 ficers work against drugs. Main St. The city is planning “Anyone who’s been more than $73,000 for a following the epidemic dog and associated equip- in this country knows ment and services, funded that opiate addiction is a

serious problem.

The K-9 unit will help us detect these dangerous drugs,” Bruce Police Hedley Chief Bruce Hedley said, adding

that the department now relies on the availability of dogs from other jurisdictions. “The dog is also a very effective tool for community outreach.”

City Manager Bill Johnsa said the city is working toward its goal of becoming “the safest city in Georgia.”

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Marion Dunagan, Sr. Marion “Decator” Dunagan, Sr., age 71, of Acworth, GA died Saturday, May 28, 2016, surrounded by his family. Decator was born in Lawrenceville, Georgia to Lois and Robert Dunagan. He graduated from Central Gwinnett High School in 1963. Decator began a career in the printing ink business and went on to open National Printing Ink Company. After retiring from the printing ink business, Decator worked for Brandi’s World Famous Hotdogs in Cartersville. Decator always had a great sense of humor and never met a stranger.

He cared so much about those he met and was very genuine in all relationships he built over the years.

Decator “The Chief” loved riding his Harley, especially his long trips with his dear friend Bill Russell. Riding the Harley was his Heaven on Earth.

Decator loved spending time with his children and grandchildren. Decator was preceded in death by his brother, Robert “Bob” Dunagan, and sister, Ruth Dunagan Wood. He is survived by his five children, Marion “Decator” Dunagan, Jr. (Rachel), Wendy Dunagan Collins (Rocky), J. Dane Dunagan, Kalley Dunagan Blalock (Arlin), and Tenise Dunagan Newberg (Eric). Eight grandchildren, Ella and Nick Collins, Decator III, Katherine and Wyatt Dunagan, Hudson Blalock, Jake and Alex Newberg; his sister, Norma Dunagan Huff; brother-in-law, Harry Wood; sister-in-law, Harriett Dunagan; and numerous nephews and nieces. Decator will be missed by many faithful and loving friends. The family of Decator Dunagan will be honoring and celebrating his life twice this weekend. A Memorial Service will be held on Friday, June 3, 2016 at 6:00 p.m. in the Chapel at Flanigan Funeral Home, 4400 South Lee Street, Buford, GA 30518.

Visitation will begin at 4:30 p.m., followed by services at 6:00 p.m. with Rev. Harry Wood officiating. A Celebration of Life is to be held Sunday, June 5, 2016 on Lake Allatoona in Acworth, GA from 2:00 p.m. until 6:00 p.m. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to: Camp Sunshine, 1850 Clairmont Road, Decatur, GA (www.mycampsunshine.com) To express condolences, please sign our online guest book at www. flaniganfuneralhome. com. Arrangements by: Junior E. Flanigan of Flanigan Funeral Home and Crematory, Buford, GA (770) 932-1133.

Von Fowler, age 58 of Auburn passed away on Wednesday, June 1, 2016.

Funeral services will be held at 3:30 PM on Saturday, June 4, 2016 in the Chapel of Tim Stewart Funeral Home, Lawrenceville. Rev Marty Cason will officiate. Interment will follow at Nazareth United Methodist Church Cemetery. Mrs. Fowler is preceded in death by her mother, Dixie Skinner and her brother, Randy Skinner. She is survived by daughters & sons-inlaw: Nikki & Ken Johnson, Lawrenceville; April Fowler & Aaron Ballard, Dacula; Brittany & Dru Blackstock, Auburn; Father & step-mother: Moran & Boni Skinner, Newport Richey, FL; 8 grandchildren; uncle: Thomas W. Parker, Statham; numerous family & friends. The family will receive friends from 4-8 PM on Friday, June 3, 2016 at Tim Stewart Funeral Home: 300 Simonton Rd. SW, Lawrenceville GA 30046.

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brothers, Danny Kitchens, Augusta, GA, Everett and Hazel Kitchens, Augusta, GA; several nieces, nephews and cousins.

Mr. Kitchens was born in Bartow, GA September 28, 1931. He was a 1948 graduate of Louisville Academy, and retired from Pillsbury Company after thirty-one years. Mr. Kitchens was a member of Sugar Hill Baptist Church and a member of the Adult Sunday School Class. A Celebration of Life Service will be held at 1:30 p.m. on Sunday, June 5, 2016 in the Chapel of Flanigan Funeral Home with Rev. Ron Davidson officiating. The family will receive friends from 12:30 p.m. to 1:30 p.m. on Sunday, June 5, 2016.

Interment will be in Sugar Hill Cemetery, Sugar Hill, GA. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to: Cambridge House, 2687 Hwy 154, Newnan, GA 30265 in memory of Bill Kitchens.

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

JEFFERSON

Otis Lee Gipson Otis Lee Gipson, age 74, of Jefferson passed away Tuesday, May 31, 2016.

rean War with decorated honors. He was a retired sergeant from Gwinnett County Police Department with over twentysix years of service. He also volunteered at North Gwinnett High School in Suwanee with the band, wrestling, football team and the Athletic Association. He volunteered with the D.N.R. (Department of Natural Resources) and taught fishing to special needs children and senior adults. He was a member of the Ham Radio Association. Mr. Murphy requested to be cremated with no formal service. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Gwinnett Police Foundation, P.O. Box 602, Lawrenceville, GA 30046 in memory of Fred “Murph” Murphy.

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

ATHENS

David Gordon Paul David Gordon Paul, age 54, of Athens passed away Tuesday, May 31, 2016.

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David John Miller, age 55, of Sioux City, Iowa and Winder passed away Tuesday, May 31, 2016.

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Charles Housewright Charles “Charlie” Thomas Housewright, age 71, of Flowery Branch and formerly Kingsport, TN passed away Tuesday, May 31, 2016.

SHARPSBURG

Billy Carlton Kitchens Bill Carlton Kitchens, age 84, of Sharpsburg, GA, formerly of Buford, GA, passed away on Wednesday, June 1, 2016.

He is survived by his wife of 63 years, Jean Kitchens, Sharpsburg, GA; children, Carl Kitchens, Sharpsburg, GA, Donna Lynn and Dr. William Powell, Birmingham, AL, Karen Leigh and Charles Moon, Jr, Sharpsburg, GA; seven grandchildren; three great-grandchildren;

Fred Murphy Fred J. “Murph” Murphy, a retired Gwinnett County Policeman, age 84, of Buford, GA passed away on Tuesday, May 31, 2016. He was preceded in death by his wife, Mary Ann Murphy. He is survived by his daughter and son-in-law, Donya and Roger Abel, Buford, GA, and son, Charles Patrick Murphy, Gainesville, GA; three grandchildren, Emma Abel McPhail and husband, Anthony McPhail, Jonathan Raleigh Abel, Hannah Katherine Abel; great-granddaughter, Everly Kate Murphy McPhail. Mr. Murphy was born October 5, 1931 in Suffolk County, Massachusetts. He was a graduate of Southeast Boston High School. He went into the Army at age 15 years, was in the 82nd Airborne Rangers Division and was sergeant in the Kor

and RWP Maintenance in Buford, GA. He was a member of Shadowbrook Baptist Church in Suwanee, GA. A memorial service will be held on Saturday, June 4, 2016 at 2:00 p.m. in the Chapel of Flanigan Funeral Home with Rev. Rick Patchin officiating. The family will receive friends at the funeral home on Friday, June 3, 2016 from 4:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to Shadowbrook Baptist Church, 4187 Suwanee Dam Road, Suwanee, GA 30024 or to Hope Clinic, Inc. in Lawrenceville, GA in memory of Brad Price.

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

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tax rate is recommended to stay the same but will be approved by the city council at a later date, the city said.

For further information, contact Finance Director Sheila McGaughey at 770-921-2210, ext. 222, or smcgaughey@cityoflilburn.com.

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Dennis Lemon Dennis Keith Lemon, age 58 of Bethlehem, passed away May 24, 2016.

“This will be accomplished by a strong, wellequipped police force, as well as superior community policing. The addition of a K-9 unit will bolster this effort,” he said.

The $12.4 million total budget is a decrease of 4.2 percent from the last fiscal year. The property

Bradley Price Bradley Wayne Price, age 41, of Sugar Hill, GA passed away on Wednesday, June 1, 2016. He was preceded in death by his father, Reuben W. Price; brother-in-law, Tony Everett, grandparents, Ruby Dean Stewart Blankenship and Albert Junior Blankenship, Sarah Grace Shelton Price and James Cabot Price. He is survived by his mother, Betty Jo Blankenship Price, Sugar Hill, GA; sister, Kim Price Everett, Suwanee, GA; nephew, Nick Everett, Suwanee, GA; aunts and uncles, Patricia and Phil Plunkett, Suwanee, GA, Barbara Williams, Chamblee, GA and Geraldine and Bill Sosbee, Sugar Hill, GA; uncles and aunts, Bill and Ann Blankenship, Sugar Hill, GA, Harry and Gail Blankenship, Buford, GA, Douglas Price, Rutledge, GA and Gaines and Ruth Jane Price, Suwanee, GA; great aunts, Lois Blankenship Stewart, Sugar Hill, GA and Barbara Blankenship Ramey, Dawsonville, GA; and numerous cousins and a host of friends.

Brad was born August 6, 1974 in Atlanta, GA. He was a 1992 graduate of North Gwinnett High School in Suwanee, GA. He was a warehouse clerk with Habasit Belting, Inc. a

John Rogers, age 74, of Winder passed away on Monday, May 30, 2016.

Funeral Services will be held at 12:00PM on Thursday, June 2, 2016 in the Stateroom of Tim Stewart Funeral Home. Pastor Kenneth Kuykendall will officiate. Mr. Rogers was preceded in death by; Wife: Donna Rogers; Mother: Margarie Rogers.

He is survived by; Daughter: Tracy Blake of FL; Daughter & Son-in-law: Tammy & Nathan Still of Bethlehem; Son: Timothy Sewell of Bethlehem; Son & Daughter-in-law: Jerry & Brittanie Sewell; Mother-in-law: Shirley Janette Sorrells; Several: Grandchildren & GreatGrandchildren. The family will receive friends from 11:00AM - 12:00PM on Thursday, June 2, 2016 at Tim Stewart Funeral Home: 300 Simonton Road S.W. Lawrenceville, GA 30046. 770-962-3100.

Please leave online condolences at stewartfh.com.

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away on Friday, May 27, 2016. She was preceded in death by her husband of 53 years Major Terrell A. Teague, Retired US Army and her parents, Joseph Steve Moser and Vada Herriott Moser, brotherin-law and sister-in-law: H.E (Johnny) and Ruth (Teague) Johnson. She is survived by her nephew, Alan H. Johnson, CFSP and his partner Henry Heliker, niece and her husband, Judy (Johnson) and Richard Moore all of Lawrenceville, GA, and many Cousins in Missouri, Ohio, New Jersey and Vancouver. Dolores was born in Kansas City, MO, and was a graduate of N.E. High School and the Kansas City Teachers College. Dolores had been an Educator in Buckner, MO and Fort Knox, KY. She worked at Rich’s in Atlanta for many years and later worked for the Baker and Company Insurance in Atlanta. While living in Dunwoody, GA, Terrell and Dolores were Elders at Peachtree Christian Church, Atlanta where Dolores was active in the Christian Women’s Fellowship. Dolores was excitedly looking forward to her 100th Birthday Celebration of Life Service on October 16, 2016. A visitation will be held Sunday, June 5, 2016 from 2:00 PM until 4:00 PM at Tim Stewart Funeral Home in Lawrenceville. A Cryptside Service to Celebrate Dolores’s Life will be at 12 noon on Monday, June 6, 2016 in the Sunrise Chapel Mausoleum at Arlington Memorial Park, Sandy Springs, GA. The family will receive friends again from 11:30 AM until the service at the Mausoleum. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the Stewardship Fund c/o Peachtree Christian Church, 1580 Peachtree Street, NE, Atlanta, GA 30309. Tim Stewart Funeral Home, 300 Simonton Road, Lawrenceville, GA 30046. 770-962-3100 Please leave online condolences at stewartfh.com

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Spring Green Festival to benefit local foundation’s fighting cancer

BY ERIKA WELLS

erika.wells @gwinnettdailypost.com

The sixth annual Spring Green Festival, to be held Saturday in Grayson, will allow the community to sow seeds for a nonprofit that helps families of children with cancer.

The Heart of Gwinnett business-networking group will co-host the event with the Greater Eastside Chamber of Commerce at Grayson City Park from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

The festival will benefit the Amanda Riley Foundation, an organization based in Snellville that betters the quality of life for families impacted by childhood cancer.

Steve and Barbara Riley started the foundation in 2010 shortly after their daughter, Amanda, died from cancer at age 17.

“We are a small organization and we host most of our fundraisers ourselves from

$10 for closer “sure shots,” or pay $50 for a direct hit.

Teena Fowler with Heart of Gwinnett said the city of Grayson as well as Archer, Brookwood, Grayson and South Gwinnett high schools were supportive. Fowler also said the community, organizations and businesses helped make the festival possible.

She said the fundraising goal for the event for the nonprofit is $20,000.

“I personally know somebody the Amanda Riley Foundation has taken under its start to finish,” Barbara Riley entertainment, various local wings; she’s still a survivor,” said. Riley said 100 percent of vendors and children’s activi- Fowler said. “(The foundation) donations go to those served. ties. Wristbands for the Kid’s went above and beyond to “When two groups as wonder- Zone will be available for $10. embrace her, her four siblings ful and established as these Volunteers and college ath- and her parents. What they do reached out to us we were letes including UGA football is truly from their heart. Their so honored and humbled. player Justin Young, a Graygoal is to make a child with They’ve spent a countless son High School graduate, cancer smile and forget about amount of hours preparing. will participate in a dunk tank it, even for one day.”

We can’t thank them enough.” challenge.

Donations also will be The free event will feature To try to hit the target, accepted at the rain-or-shine a visit from Chopper from guests can buy three balls for event. the Gwinnett Braves, a car $5 to take “long shots” far For information, visit www. and motorcycle show, food, from the tank, three balls for springgreenfestival.com.

Chopper of the Gwinnett Braves made an appearance at last year’s Spring Green Festival, hosted

by Heart of Gwinnett to benefit a local nonprofit. The mascot is set to repeat on Saturday.

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Local YMCA to celebrate new wellness center

BY KATE CROXTON

kate.croxton@gwinnettdailypost.com

The J.M. Tull-Gwinnett Family YMCA is hosting a community open house to celebrate the grand opening of the new Wellness Center and a few renovations that have occurred over the past several months. The community is invited to come to the Y this Saturday from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. to see the changes and learn about what the YMCA has to offer, including the outdoor pool that is now open for families.

In addition to a larger Wellness Center offering more room for members to access the cardio and strength training equipment, the Y has made updates to the play center and the youth locker rooms. The Y will also be creating a new seating area for members to relax or catch up with friends.

Activities at Saturday’s open house include a pickle ball demo, the Rad Kids program, a water safety program, a cooking demo from Good Measure Meals and 20-minute group exercise and equipment demos such as cycle, Pound, Zumba, barre, yoga, pilates, tai chi and more.

J.M. Tull-Gwinnett Family YMCA is located at 2985 Sugarloaf Parkway in Lawrenceville. To learn more about how to become a member of the YMCA, or to find the times of a particular class demo on Saturday, call 770-963-1313.

Georgia remains just No. 39 in senior health ranking

BY ANDY MILLER

all the state’s residents, and it’s bigger than the Georgia ranks 39th entire population of some among states on senior states. Moreover, Georhealth, the same place as gia’s senior population is last year’s rating, accordexpected to swell over the ing to a new report. next two decades, a trend But significant health also foreseen in the rest of challenges lie ahead for the country. the next generation of America’s Health Georgia seniors and their Rankings Senior Report counterparts nationally, the of 2016 says Georgia’s report found. current senior strengths Georgia has more than include a low prevalence 1 million people 65 and of excessive drinking and older. That figure amounts a high percentage of health to roughly 10 percent of screenings. The state’s

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The worsening stats on obesity and physical activity don’t bode well for policy makers looking to improve quality of life and control costs.”

— Kathy Floyd, executive director of the Georgia Council on Aging.

weaknesses include low flu vaccination coverage and a low percentage of quality nursing home beds.

The obesity rate among Georgia seniors has increased to 29.5 percent in 2016, from 25. 4 percent in 2013, said the report,

released last week by United Health Foundation. The rate of Georgia seniors who are physically inactive rose slightly to 34.6 percent this year.

Other states in the greater South wound up in the bottom third of the rankings. They include Texas, at 41; Tennessee, 43; Alabama, 44; Kentucky, 45; Arkansas, 47; Mississippi, 48; and Louisiana, which was 50th.

Massachusetts replaced Vermont as the healthiest state for seniors, according to the 2016 report, which used 35 measures of senior health. (Here’s a link to the report.)

“As an advocate for Georgia’s seniors, I think this report is a gold mine of information on a range of key health measures in a very accessible format,’’ said Kathy Floyd, executive director of the Georgia Council on Aging.

“I’m encouraged that our ranking for food insecurity has improved since food insecurity has such a large impact on chronic health problems,” Floyd added. “The worsening stats on obesity and physical activity don’t bode well for policy makers looking to improve quality of life and control costs.”

Food insecurity refers to

a lack of dependable access to nutritious foods.

Besides looking at people 65 and over, the report also compares the health of middle-aged Americans in 2014 to middle-aged Americans in 1999 and reveals alarming health concerns for the next generation of older Americans By 2030, the senior population is projected to increase by more than 50 percent in 25 states, including Georgia, whose increase of people 65 and older is projected to be 61.4 percent.

Nationally, today’s middle-aged people, though they are smoking less than previous generations, will enter their senior years with higher rates of obesity and diabetes and lower rates of high health status, putting strain on the health care system.

“The dramatic increase has serious implications for the long-term health of those individuals and for the finances of our nation,” Rhonda Randall, a senior adviser to the United Health Foundation and chief medical officer at UnitedHealthcare Retiree Solutions, told NPR Shots.

Most of the costs will be borne by Medicare, the government-run health care system for seniors — and by extension, taxpayers, NPR pointed out.

The diabetes toll could turn out to be staggering.

Nationally, the prevalence of diabetes among the middle-aged has increased

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dramatically from 1999 to 2014. with an almost 55 percent increase in the percentage of adults aged 50 to 64 who reported that a physician told them they had diabetes.

Georgia’s increase is one of the highest. In that 15-year time period, the state’s diabetes rate almost doubled (increasing 97.9 percent).

Nationally at the moment, seniors have better health status than three years ago, with progress made in the number of home health care workers and preventable hospitalizations. But challenges include a nearly 9 percent increase in the rate of obesity and a 5 percent increase in food insecurity among today’s seniors.

The U.S. has seen over the past year a 7 percent decrease in community expenditures given to seniors living in poverty; a 7 percent decrease in homedelivered meals; and a 10 percent decrease in the reach of food stamps.

The report noted that positive changes for current Georgia seniors include that in the past year, nursing home quality increased from 28.4 percent to 34.6 percent of beds rated 4- or 5-stars.

In the past two years, the report said, preventable hospitalizations in Georgia decreased from 65.2 to 55.1 discharges per 1,000 Medicare beneficiaries.

And in the past three years, the rate of smoking among Georgia adults 65 or older decreased, going from 10.8 percent to 8.1 percent. Over that same period, seniors reporting very good or excellent health status increased from 32.9 percent to 38.1 percent of adults 65 and older.

But in the past year, food stamp reach decreased among adults 65 and older living in poverty. The figure shrank from 87.7 percent to 69.3 percent.

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Riverside Drive. The Gwinnett fire department and a cadaver dog participated in the search, but it turned up empty, said Cpl. Michele Pihera, spokeswoman for Gwinnett police.

“This case will continue to be investigated as a homicide,” she said.

The department’s position has been to investigate the case as such unless the evidence leads elsewhere.

Dr. Carol A. Terry, Gwinnett’s chief medical examiner, on Tuesday said the cause of death hadn’t been determined. It’s difficult only having part of the remains.

She said the skull showed no trauma.

“The fact that it is separated from the rest of the body does not equate to homiSteve Carbonneau and Sara Peterson hang out in a portable hot tub before the Jimmy Buffett concert on Thursday cide,” she said in an email. in Duluth. (Photo: Cole McCauley) The separation could’ve been due to decomposition and the elements.

•From Page 1A grind Monday through Fri“This is my first time here happy to spend a day in Milner was headed home day, so it’s nice to take some and I won’t come back to see paradise. to Indian Trail Apartments “There’s such a variety days off and have a good him here again,” Thrasher of people out here,” Elliot time together.” said. “There is too much said. “There’s everyone from Mickey Thrasher of space in the (tailgating) lot. the janitor to the doctor but Thomaston said it was his I like it when everyone joins at the end of the day, it’s all 223rd time seeing Buffett closer together like one big about meeting new people. since 1963 — but his last family.”

We work hard, we’re on the time tailgating at the venue.

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SPLOST was approved by voters in 2014. Meacham said the relation between the two sides has worked well since then.

“The history of what’s been promised and what’s been delivered has been great,” he said.

In April, Nash said she expected the lineup of project for this year’s SPLOST referendum would likely follow the pattern seen in previous programs.

“There may be one or two things different, and I’m talking about the county’s portion of it because the cities have a lot of latitude in terms of what they do with theirs,” she said. “I’d be surprised if transportation wasn’t on the list, and parks and rec and libraries maybe, public safety for sure.”

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at 3:30 p.m. on Tuesday for a regular updating on projects and proceeds from SPLOSTs that voters approved in the past. The commission will then turn around and meeting with city leaders will follow at 4 p.m.

Both meetings will take place in the auditorium at the Gwinnett Justice and Administration Center, 75 Langley Drive, in Lawrenceville.

A notice for meeting between the commissioners and city leaders shows they will discuss possible projects for inclusion in the SPLOST. Next week’s meetings are just the early steps of a long process of preparing for the SPLOST that continue through the summer and into the fall.

“The county has the key role in deciding to do a SPLOST and calling for the referendum,” Gwinnett Municipal Association Managing Director Randy Meacham said. “The cities can’t do that.”

In April, Chief Financial Officer Maria Woods told commissioners that an intergovernmental agreement would have to be reached between the county and the cities to specify how proceeds from the tax would be divided. A project list containing both county and city ventures will also have to put together with help from a citizens review committee.

The final project list will be based on wish lists submitted by county and city leaders.

Eventually, a formal call for a referendum will have to be passed by commissioners.

There has been a SPLOST in place in Gwinnett almost

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continually for 30 years, with voters repeatedly having to go back to the polls to approve renewal of the tax programs and project lists. Woods recently told the county commission that SPLOST has raised $2.9 billion since the initial one was approved in 1985.

Half of the money raised since the 1980s has gone to road and bridge projects, but other large allocations have gone to parks and recreation facilities and public safety.

Several facilities across the county, including the Gwinnett Justice and Administration Center and several city halls, were built using SPLOST funds.

Gwinnett’s county and city leaders have been splitting SPLOST funds since 2001. The most recent

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when she was last seen. She was supposed to call her friend whose house she left and say she made it home safely.

The call never came.

Missing from the apartment were Milner’s cellphone and car keys, though her car was out front. Milner’s daughter reported her missing on March 31.

Police have said Milner had medical issues, though they haven’t elaborated on what kind.

The friend, daughter and Milner’s ex-husband have said she was acting normally before she went missing and that she had never left without telling anyone.

Anyone with information can contact 770-513-5300.

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

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

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BOYS TENNIS PLAYER OF THE YEAR

Zach Jennings BROOKWOOD • SENIOR

Jennings grows into leader for Broncos

By Paul Thomas

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For the last two seasons Zach Jennings has done the No. 1 singles slot at Brookwood justice.

This season the Daily Post boys player of the year was 20-2 in singles matches after posting a 19-1 record last season as the player of the year as well. He finishes his Brookwood career with a 75-7 record after helping win two state championships as a freshman and sophomore.

But the lesson he learned that translates most to his next step will come from being the team captain, and less from his on-court accomplishments.

“Really leadership,” he said of where he grew the most. “I’m going to the Naval Academy so having experience with leadership, being on the team the for the last two years being captain, I think that will help me a lot later on in the future. I think leadership is a very key tool to have.”

It’s one that Brookwood head coach Kent Doehrman saw Jennings develop over the last two seasons.

Jennings is ranked the No. 7 player in the state by tennisrecruiting.net, so his teammates look to him to set the tone Doehrman said.

While he adjusted to the role last season, this year Brookwood’s Zach Jennings is headed to the Naval Academy as a two-time Daily Post Player of the Year. (Staff Photo: Paul Thomas)

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GIRLS TENNIS PLAYER OF THE YEAR

Sophia Strickland WESLEYAN • SENIOR

Strickland completes her senior checklist

By Paul Thomas paul.thomas@gwinnettdailypost.com

Sophia Strickland entered her senior year at Wesleyan with a list of goals she hoped to accomplish this season.

First and foremost she wanted to lead the Wolves to a second straight Class AA state championship. Then she wanted to top her sister Savannah’s records for career singles victories and wins in a season.

Check, check and check.

Strickland went 23-0 on the year in the No. 1 spot for Wesleyan as it defeated Pace Academy 3-2 for the state title, giving her a school-record 70 career wins and the most in a single season.

“I think the biggest one was winning state though,” she said. “I think because it was the most unexpected one because we hadn’t beat Pace before and that was just the best moment when we did. But yeah, I got my records, we won state so it was a pretty good ending.”

Pace had defeated Wesleyan in both the regular season and in the Region 6-AA

championship match earlier in the year, before the state final.

After Strickland made quick work of Avi Arora 6-3, 6-3, the Wolves turned the tide at No. 2 singles as Lauren Alexander was able to defeat Zoe Weitzner 6-4, 7-6 (7-2).

Pace took the No. 3 singles and No. 2 doubles points, but Wesleyan clinched the championship with 5-7, 7-6 (7-5), 6-2 win by Samantha Laurite and Elizabeth Bruehl at doubles No. 1.

“I think it was better than the one last year, just because we had to come from behind,” Strickland said. “And I think it was a lot closer and a lot harder fought and I had watched these girls — we weren’t the favorite — so I had watched them sort of get better and find their rhythm throughout the whole season, so it was definitely a really good feeling.”

Strickland finished her career with a 70-12 record, playing No. 1 singles all four years for the Wolves. In August she’ll head off to Johns Hopkins.

Wesleyan senior Sophia Strickland finished this season unbeaten as the Wolves won

the Class AA state championship and was Daily Post’s Girls Player of the Year. (Staff

See STRICKLAND, Page 2B Photo: Paul Thomas)

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Grayson football’s game at Hoover to be televised

Another one of Grayson football’s highy anticpated out-of-state matchups will be televised nationally.

Hoover High School (Ala.) announced that the Oct. 28 game played at the Hoover Met will be televised by ESPNU at 7 p.m. The Rams season opener on Aug. 26 Moore named WNBA’s against IMG Academy (Fla.) will also be televised by ESPN. conference player of month Hoover finished last season 10-3 and reached the AlaMinnesota’s Maya Moore, a Collins Hill grad, was bama Class AAAAAAA state semifinals. The Rams finnamed the WNBA’s Western Conference Player of the ished 13-1 and fell in the Class AAAAAA state semifinals. Month for May on Thursday. It’s Moore’s seventh such honor, the most by any player since the award’s inception in 2010.

Mountain View’s Johnson gets New York’s Tina Charles earned the Eastern Confersummer post with USA Baseball ence pick. A former teammate of Moore’s at ConnectiMountain View head baseball coach Jason Johnson cut, Charles is one behind her with her sixth selection. was named as one of several coaches for USA Baseball’s Moore, the 2013 WNBA Finals MVP and 2014 2016 14U National Team Development Program, the regular-season MVP, led all Western Conference players organization announced Thursday. in scoring during May (22.3 ppg) and guided Minnesota Johnson, who has been Mountain View’s head coach to a league-best 6-0 start. since the school opened in 2009 and has guided the She also ranked second in the West in assists, averagBears to Class AAAAAA state playoff berths the last ing 5.3 per game. three years, will serve as the team’s pitching coordinator Moore opened 2016 with 27 points and a career-high throughout this summer.

10 assists in a resounding 95-76 win over the visiting He also coached at the collegiate level for four years Phoenix Mercury on May 14. before coming to Mountain View, spending one seaShe contributed 22 points and six assists in a 97-80 son at William and Mary and three at the University of road win over Chicago on May 18 and then poured in Richmond.

34 points in a win at Phoenix on May 25, including the Before he began coaching, Johnson played profession- tie-breaking layup with 36.5 seconds remaining. The ally for five years.

34-point effort equaled the WNBA single-game high this season and extended Moore’s franchise record for Duluth alumni hoops game planned 30-point games to 18.

The Duluth Wildcat Basketball Alumni Game will be — From staff reports

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played tennis the way it was supposed to be played. the senior was always ready And that was always fun to to play, Doehrman said. watch.”

“Every time Zach Jennings chose Navy stepped on the court, it over offers from programs didn’t matter who his oplike Louisville, Tennessee ponent was, he was going and Georgia. to play them the same He said his parents were way,” he said. “It didn’t hoping for the Naval Acadmatter if he out-classed emy and are thrilled with them or not, he only played the decisions. one way. Which is always “I decided about two a credit to him. A lot of months ago,” he said. “I kids have trouble — they just think it’s an amazing can get up for big matches opportunity for me, so I but when they play sometook it.” body lesser they tend not Brookwood finished to play the same way. the year as the runner-up Zach, he never did that. in Region 8-AAAAAA He just played hard and and lost to Woodstock in

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June 6-9: The Buford Lady Wolves Basketball Camp will be held at the high school from 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Girls in grades 1 to 8 may attend. Cost is $70. Campers can register online at www.ladywolvesbasketball.teamsitesnow. com or by emailing to gene. durden@bufordcityschools. org.

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the first round of the state tournament. The Broncos also finished second at the Blue Angels Tournament in Pensacola, Fla. In the prestigious DecoTurf High School (Louisville, Ky.) tennis tournament, Jennings was named to the All-Tournament team in both singles and doubles. He finished 3-1 in singles and was also 3-1 in doubles with Brooks Berry.

On the court Doeherman said that Jennings improved this season with his first serve, which coupled with his lethal forehand, make him ready to step

into the Midshipmen’s lineup next year as a true freshman.

“He had a big first serve this year that got him a lot of points which he had not gotten a lot before,” Doeherman said. “Because he was mainly just a big kick-server. Even though his kick-serve was tough for most guys to handle, because he place it where he wants to. Consistency.

He was just stronger. Zach is always amazing to watch because I didn’t think his racquet speed could get any faster and then you watch him and it was like, ‘Wow.’”

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held Sunday at 2 p.m. at Bunten Road Park as part of Brylee’s Bash in the Park.

The event is a fundraiser for young Brylee Bradford, who suffers from nemaline rod myopathy. Any former players interested in participating can call Joe Marelle at 770-363-1623.

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BOYS Player of the Year: Zach Jennings, Sr., Brookwood Finished the season with a record of 20-2 at the No. 1 spot for the Broncos. Committed to play for the Naval Academy next season. Has a four-year record of 75-7.

Coach of the Year: Cherrie Broome, Parvkiew The Panthers went undefeated in the regular season with a 17-0 record as they clinched the Region 8-AAAAAA championship. Parkview advanced to the second round of the Class AAAAAA state tournament with a 3-0 win over Milton in the first round.

FIRST TEAM SINGLES Sean McKendree, Jr., Norcross The Air Force commit finished the year 11-2 at the No. 1 singles slot for the Blue Devils Ryan Olps, Jr., North Gwinnett Led the Bulldogs to the Region 7-AAAAAA title with a 5-1 region record. Avenged his only loss to Sean McKendree in the region championship in straight sets.

Whit Duncan, Sr., North Gwinnett Played both No. 1 and No. 2 singles for the Bulldogs.

Was 4-0 at the No. 1 spot as North won the Region 7-AAAAAA title.

DOUBLES Andrew Joel and Riley Shannon, Parkview Went 18-2 as the Panthers’ No. 1 doubles tandem. Led Parkview to an undefeated regular season and the region championship.

Ryan Lokhorst and Jake Karalexis, Norcross Were undefeated during the regular season as the Blue Devils No. 1 doubles team. Lokhorst also played singles occasionally for Norcross SECOND TEAM SINGLES Alex Chanthaphaeng, Jr., Berkmar; Dustin Bowie, Sr. Parkview, Bryce Coleman, Sr. Hebron Christian DOUBLES Stephen Lamb and Parker Bryant, GAC; Sam Niebanck and Connor Dudacek, North Gwinnett

GIRLS Player of the Year: Sophia Strickland, Sr., Wesleyan Went 23-0 at the No. 1 spot for the Wolves as they won a second straight Class AA state championship. The 23 wins was the most in school history for Strickland, who also is the all-time singles leader with 70 career victories.

Coach of the Year: Kiki Rowsey, Norcross Led the Blue Devils to the Class AAAAAA state Final Four as the Region 7-AAAAAA runner-up. Norcross defeated Brookwood 3-2 in the quarterfinals before falling to Etowah.

SINGLES Amber Lackey, Sr., Norcross Finished the regular season 17-0 at No. 1 singles for the Blue Devils as they reached the Final Four.

Kayleigh Hahn, Sr., Mill Creek Went 18-3 at No. 1 for the Hawks as they reached the state tournament.

Emma Fleming, So., North Gwinnett Led North Gwinnett to the Region 7-AAAAAA championship with a 12-5 singles record and a 3-0 record in doubles matches.

DOUBLES Esther de Miguel Mota and Kendra Womack, Brookwood Were undefeated as a duo, and didn’t drop a set in region and state playoffs as the Broncos won the Region 8-AAAAAA championship and reached the state quarterfinals.

Vanessa Eusebio and Elle Hammond, North Gwinnett Only lost to Collins Hill in county matches as North Gwinnett won the region championship. They were also a combined 10-1 in singles matches.

SECOND TEAM SINGLES Avery Watson, So., Brookwood; Jada Tijani, Sr., North Gwinnett; Alexis Trammell, So.; Providence DOUBLES Jordan Verdie and Savannah Larkin, Parkview; Peyton Wolfe and Kaite Quinn, Buford

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just gave everybody else a lot of confidence as well Head coach Jonathan too. It just trickled down Sykes, who was in his and just really helped the first year at Wesleyan this other girls that didn’t have season, said that Strickland as much experience.” provided a steadying influWhile Strickland gave ence all year for a team confidence to her teamthat returned just her and mates, winning high school Alexander from last year’s matches gave her confilineup. dence as well.

“I felt like anytime she She’s ranked the No. 9 got down at all in a match player in the state by tenshe just turned on another nisrecruiting.net and has level,” Sykes said. “… She played in numerous USTA was just dominant. She Junior tournaments in the found a way to win every past (she’ll be playing a single time. I had 100 per- lighter schedule this sumcent confidence putting her mer before heading off to out there. It was really nice school). as a coach being able to “I would say mentally,” put her our No. 2 (Lauren she said of where her game Alexander) out there and grew the most. “I think they both did so well. It playing high school tennis

gives me a lot more confidence and you can also learn to experiment with a few more things. Like I’m not a big person coming to the net, so I try to do that in matches and stuff like that.”

Sykes said that Strickland isn’t the most powerful player on the court, but her precision is what sets her apart.

If players hit her shots with pace she has the ability to shape her return shots to put her opponents in uncomfortable positions.

“She just has a good allaround game,” Sykes said.

“She can place the ball really well. Against girls that probably have more power than her, she can take the power and just put it back

into the court and she just can move the ball around so well and get them out of their comfort zone. She’s got an ultra-consistent serve, she can come into the net and play at the net too. I feel like her ability to move players around and figure out their weakness and then play against that, is really what kind of set her apart this year.”

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Getting to Know ... Kelsey Schaffernoth Kelsey Schaffernoth, a 2011 Brookwood grad, just finished her first year as a language arts teacher and girls soccer coach at her alma mater.

Schaffernoth, 23, started for four years on the soccer team at Piedmont College, where she graduated in May 2015. She was the head junior varsity girls soccer coach this past season for the Broncos, guiding her team to an unbeaten season.

In the latest installment of “Getting to Know…”, Schaffernoth talks with sports editor Will Hammock about coming back to Brookwood as a new teacher and coach, getting cut from the team her junior season as Brookwood and her love of Outback Steakhouse.

WH: So Brookwood was your first job?

KS: Yeah, I graduated in May (2015) and got the job here in May. This is my first year.

WH: What were the highlights and tough parts of being a first-year teacher?

KS: The highlight is the community. Everyone is really helpful, which is nice. Everyone is willing to share things and I felt like I could ask anyone a question, which is really good because I had a lot of questions (laughs). The soccer was really fun, too.

It was hard to get used to the schedule of staying after so late, but once you get used to it it’s really enjoyable.

WH: The soccer season went well. You won the (JV) championship, right?

KS: Kind of. We didn’t have a tournament, but we went undefeated. We only had one goal scored against us. I don’t know how many we scored. I didn’t add those up, but it was a lot.

WH: It was all coaching, right?

KS: Yeah, yeah. It was probably 15 percent coaching. The girls were great.

WH: Did you have an idea to teach and coach at Brookwood or did it just work out that way?

KS: When I was student teaching, I thought I would like to come back to Gwinnett County in general and of course I’m going to apply to Brookwood. When I got the offer, I knew this

I love sharing it with the girls because the girls have no idea. I’m like, “Guys, he’s amazing. You need to listen to him.”

each other at everything, and with teachers, too.

We’d ask, “What did Katelyn get? What did Kelsey get?”

WH: Where can you two take the program?

What are the goals?

KS: I think we can definitely take program to winning a state championship in the next four to five years. Obviously, our goal to keep winning and Brookwood grad Kelsey Schaffernoth just finished her keep getting better and first year as a teacher and girls soccer coach at her alma better. I think it’s good to mater. (Photo: Will Hammock) get a group started with me and get the fundamentals was definitely where I done and Chad will really I wanted to keep playwanted to be. hone the technical side and ing. It sucked that it was just playing the way you junior year because that’s WH: New teachers get when colleges really start should to be successful. By trailers. That’s the way it contacting you. But I think the girls’ senior years they works, right? it helped me narrow down should be more than ready KS: Yeah, but I only to win. to Piedmont, which was had to be in there one year definitely the right choice which is nice. Now I’m WH: What are your for me. With that happenmoving up. ing, it cut a few options out best memories at BrookWH: Is it still noisy in and Piedmont still showed wood as a student and those things? soccer player? interest and it worked out KS: We were loud, the KS: Honestly, my best exactly how it should. students were loud because memories again are the no one can hear us. Other WH: What’s your men- community. It was nice bethan that, it was pretty ing friends with everyone, tality as a coach? Being good except for the special a defender and giving up knowing the athletes from ed buses come by my trail- only one goal this season, all the sports and knowing ers at the end of the day, so are you a defensive-mind- other people from classes that was kind of loud. and having everyone get ed coach?

WH: You must have KS: Yeah, the first thing along. The teachers were done something right to great. I had teachers here I do is always start with get a real classroom next defense, 1 v 1, 2 v 2 and that inspired me to be a year. teacher. working with a flat back KS: Yeah, they must like four, what I like to do. I me (laughs).

WH: How many teachjust think defense is really ers are still here from important. I guess I’m WH: What are your when you were at Brooka little biased because I long-term goals? Do played defense since I was wood? you want to do this for KS: Quite a few. If 7. The first day I met the awhile? girls, I sat them down and they’re retired, they’re KS: I would love to either part-time here or I was like, “I don’t lose. keep teaching until retirelong-term subbing.

I don’t like losing.” They ment. I’d like to go back all laughed and I was like, and get my master’s, my WH: What was college “No, really, I hate it. We doctorate. Those are my soccer like? won’t lose. We’re going long-term goals. Of course to win.” It was good to KS: It was a lot of fun. get married and have a I loved college soccer. get that fire in them and family, too, but those are Piedmont soccer is D-III, getting them on the same my goals work-wise. which was good. I knew I path. wouldn’t play farther than WH: Did you know you those four years. It was WH: (Brookwood wanted to coach? really fun. I got to start head girls coach) Chad KS: I couldn’t imagine (Carithers) was a striker, as a freshman. I played not having soccer. I’ve every game and got allnot defense. been doing it since I was freshman. My junior year KS: He’s so dirty. He’s 6 or 7. It would be sad I got all-conference and so good. He actually without it. coached me for three years senior year I got Capital in club soccer so it was an One All American. It was WH: You were a deeasy transition to coaching just really fun. I just loved fender when you played? with him. It’s been really playing.

KS: Yeah, I played fun. He’s so easy to work center back at Piedmont. I with and he knows soccer WH: Were you and got some recognition there, so well. Anything I ever your twin sister (Katelyn) which was good. competitive? have a question about, he WH: What was it KS: We were in high has 10 things in mind that like getting cut (from school. She actually quit are better than what I had I mind. the team as a junior at soccer after high school.

WH: Do you know a Brookwood)?

But yeah, we were comlot about his career as a KS: Honestly, it was petitive. In gym in elemenplayer? really tough. It was probtary school, I remember KS: Yeah, he played for the gym teacher laughing ably the hardest thing I’ve the (U.S.) National Team. been through. It also was and telling my parents how He’s played professionally competitive my sister and eye-opening because it made me realize how much in Japan on two torn ACLs. I were. We’d have to beat

WH: Did you know what subject you wanted to teach throughout college?

KS: No, I was actually history to begin with.

I was sitting in a history class in college one day and thought, this is the same thing I learned in high school. I don’t want to do this forever. It’s the same thing. So I switched to language arts. That was eye-opening. I don’t know why I thought (history) would be different.

WH: What’s the best book you’ve ever read?

KS: My favorite book is “1984,” which I know is cliché because it’s a classic. But it’s the first book that got me into science fiction and I love science fiction I’ve realized.

WH: Do kids still enjoy the books?

KS: No, whenever I ask them their favorite subject, it’s never language arts.

But I tell them it will be.

WH: It’s an important subject.

KS: Yeah, I tell them reading and writing are important in life. They’re good skills to have (laughing) WH: You can kind of use them in almost every job.

KS: It’s hard to make kids love literature, but I try.

Band, O.A.R., kind of soft rock.

WH: Are you going to the Dave Matthews concert coming up?

KS: No, I’d probably see way too many students (laughing), so not going to that.

WH: So you get confused for a student a lot?

KS: Yeah, all the time. I stopped wearing my name tag and it got worse. I thought, ‘You should know me by now.’

WH: What’s the best movie you’ve seen lately?

KS: “Deadpool.” I saw that recently and loved it.

It’s probably not the best movie to share with my students.

WH: What did you do around the Brookwood area for fun when you were in high school?

KS: We would go to all the sporting events. That’s always been the thing to do. We were hanging out at Steak ’n Shake after games, going bowling, watching movies. I guess the same things they do now.

WH: Has the area changed much with what’s been built since then?

KS: More shopping centers, more traffic. There was a lot of traffic when I was here, but five years later there’s a ton.

WH: I was over on 124 the other day and it reminded me why I never go on 124.

KS: It’s miserable, espeWH: What level do you cially at lunch time. That’s teach? the worst. I’m always KS: I teach 11th grade. furious. It’s lunch time.

It’s a little weird getting used to teaching kids only Why is everyone out here.

And they’re getting that five years younger than new shopping center right me. They see it as you’re across from Target. Hopeonly five years older than me, but maturity-wise it’s a fully there will be some good restaurants there. I big difference. really want an Outback WH: Junior year, is (Steakhouse). that term-paper year?

KS: Yeah, that was an WH: Is that your faadventure grading all of those. But it’s kind of fun. vorite restaurant?

KS: It is. I love a good I was a writing tutor at Piedmont so it’s taking the steak. I guess it’s so good writing process and teach- because we have to drive 30 minutes to get there. We ing it to 150 kids instead go to the one in Suwanee. of one.

WH: Is it always steak, or Alice Springs (chicken) WH: Do most do well some time? with those? Nobody KS: Usually I get the fiwrites in text language. let. Or the prime rib. I love KS: No, no comic sans steak. But occasionally I’ll (laughing). Thankfully. get a burger.

WH: And cheese fries WH: What kind of of course. music are you into?

KS: Yes, cheese fries KS: I like Needtowith extra bacon. breathe, Dave Matthews

NASCAR makes Teams’ technical alliances paying off changes for Mich.

By Don Coble

Staff Correspondent

Lower downforce rules have created closer finishes — with the exception of last Sunday’s dominating victory by Martin Truex Jr. — but the head of Chevrolet’s NASCAR program believes the reductions already have reached the limit.

Pat Suhy, the racing group manager for Chevrolet, said the best way to make the cars more difficult to drive is to work with tires and increase horsepower.

“You get to a point where you can take more downforce off the cars, but there are diminishing returns in terms of the racing quality. I think there is a sweet spot there,” he said.

NASCAR announced it will reduce the height of the rear spoiler and front bumper valance for upcoming races at the 2-mile Michigan International Speedway and the 1.5-mile Kentucky Speedway.

“There are a lot of things you can do if it’s

now without Toyota and Joe Gibbs Racing. That’s huge for us. We think we add Denny Hamlin veered his something to all of that, and car into the rear bumper of we obviously share all of Martin Truex Jr.’s car at the our information with them.” end of last Sunday’s race at Visser buys cars from the Charlotte Motor Speed- Gibbs and engines from way. The love tap was a Toyota Racing Developway to congratulate his un- ment. The two teams have official teammate following an open-book policy when his most-dominant victory it comes to engineering and in NASCAR history. set-ups.

Although Hamlin’s Joe Other major teams have Gibbs Racing is located satellite partners, but few in Huntersville, N.C., and work as closely.

Truex’s Furniture Row Hendrick Motorsports Racing team is in Denver, has an agreement with they manage to operate as a Stewart-Haas Racing, Chip single organization.

Ganassi Racing and HScott Technical alliances have Motorsports, essentially been a way for teams to creating an 11-team allipool their resources while ance. not breaking NASCAR’s Penske Racing works rule that limits a single with Wood Brothers Racorganization to a maximum ing, while Richard Chilof four cars. dress Racing has Circle The relationship between Sport-Levine Family RacGibbs and Furniture Row, ing, JTG-Daugherty Racing however, goes further than and Germain Racing. most, especially since The larger teams can ofGibbs helped Furniture fer discounts to the smaller Row make a smooth transi- teams if they’re willing to tion from Chevrolet to use untested parts and enToyota in the off-season. gines. For the super teams, “You know, really after it’s an easy way to get Toyota stepped up for us, I information without risking really felt like we were on poor finishes. the roll we needed to be,” For a single-car team said Barney Visser, Truex’s that bases its operations in car owner. “We would not Colorado, the partnership be where we are at all right with Joe Gibbs Racing was

By Don Coble

Staff Correspondent

SPRINT CUP

What: Axalta 400 Where: Pocono Raceway at Long Pond, Pa. When: Sunday, 1 p.m.

TV: FOX Sports 1 Track: 2.5-mile triangle Race format: 160 laps Last year’s winner: Martin Truex Jr.

about making the drivers drive the cars. I think the teams are working well with NASCAR. I think the whole competition committee that NASCAR has together is coming to grips with the fact that we, as an industry, have to decide our points of difference. Where do we want to race each other?

Do we want to race each other with pit guns, or tire fans, or do I want my driver to determine if my car is the fastest?”

Truex led a NASCARrecord 392 of 400 laps last Sunday at Charlotte.

Executive vice president Steve O’Donnell told SiriusXM Radio NASCAR will “go back to the drawing board” to make racing better on the 1.5mile tracks.

the best, and quickest, way to ensure success. It also was a way for Gibbs make money while it expands its database with another upper-tiered team.

“It’s been incredible for us, a small team to have all that information to pull from,” Truex said. “Just the way they welcomed us with open arms and helped get us off the ground. I’ve been really proud of our group now because we’re starting to give back and they’re starting to feel that, ‘Okay, we helped you guys along and now we’re getting something out of it.’

“For me, I think it’s just cool for us. They see the value in it and they took a big chance bringing us in as part of their team and to be able to give a little help back.”

Gibbs’ drivers — Hamlin, Carl Edwards, Kyle Busch and Matt Kenseth — all consider Truex to be a teammate.

“They are part of our team and it’s really cool to work with a manufacturer with all their resources and all their competitiveness, to have them right there with you,” Edwards said.

“I don’t know, sometimes there’s guys on our truck and I don’t know who

works for whom because it’s just one team and I think that’s a big part of our success right now.

“I don’t know that it’s uncommon to try to achieve, I think it’s difficult to achieve it in any setting.

You guys work in a business setting and a competitive setting, it’s hard to have two separate businesses really working together and not have egos or competition or grudges, and I have not seen any of it.”

The joint venture also has been successful. Gibbs and Furniture Row have combined to win eight of the first 13 races. And all five drivers have won at least one race.

“The crew chiefs and even all the drivers, we’ve all just meshed together and it’s been seamless and I really couldn’t have imagined back in the winter time that it would have worked so well and it would have happened so quickly,” Truex said. “It’s just been a good combination, good chemistry all around and already growing that confidence level in each other where they’re not afraid to throw our setup in if asked. They have confidence in what we’re doing and it’s a good thing for all of us.”

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Bumgarner beats Braves with arm and bat two-run blasts.

The Braves (16-37) could muster only two hits ATLANTA — Madison against Bumgarner after Bumgarner will miss pitchfailing to cash in a firsting and hitting at Turner inning threat.

Field.

Freddie Freeman folBumgarner smashed the lowed a single by Chase first of San Francisco’s d’Arnaud with a groundthree fifth-inning homers rule double in the first inand allowed just four hits ning, but Bumgarner struck over 7 2/3 innings as the out Jeff Francoeur and Giants salvaged a split Adonis Garcia to run his of their four-game series dominance with runners against the Atlanta Braves in scoring to 1-for-28 over San Francisco’s Madison Bumgarner (40) delivers a with a 6-0 win Thursday. seven starts. pitch to the Braves in Atlanta on Thursday (Photo: Jason “It’s pretty cool,” “For most starters, the Getz-USA Today Sports) Bumgarner said of his 13th first inning is the toughcareer homer. “But I’m est,” Bumgarner said. “It getting paid to pitch, not the deciding game of the starter Aaron Blair. was good to put up a zero hit.”

2010 National League Blair allowed just one there.”

Bumgarner (7-2) struck Division Series, Bumgarhomer in his first six starts, Freeman was impressed out 11 and walked two in ner finished 4-1 at Turner but the Giants (34-22) with Bumgarner’s perforwinning his sixth straight Field. went deep three times in mance. decision and lowering his The Braves move into a five batters. All came on “He’s one of the best ERA to 1.91. new ballpark next year. first pitches as Blair fell to pitchers in the game and he “It was right up there The homer by Bumgar0-4 with a 7.55 ERA. definitely showed it today,” said Freeman, who had hit at the top,” catcher Buster ner, a long blast into the “He lost his feel and a walk-off homer the previPosey said when asked to left-field seats, was his left pitches up,” catcher ous night. rate left-hander’s pitchsecond of the season and Tyler Flowers said. “We The Braves are 7-9 uning effort. “He was really his career total of 13 is the got away with it the inning der interim manager Brian sharp.” most by an active pitcher. before.”

Snitker, who replaced Posey, who hit the GiThe teams had a short Bumgarner connected Fredi Gonzalez on May 17. ants’ third homer, is from turnaround after the after a leadoff walk by Brandon Belt had a pair Georgia and Bumgarner, Braves’ 11-inning vicGregor Blanco. Panik’s of doubles and a walk for from North Carolina, also tory Wednesday night sixth homer followed a the Giants. The first basealways has a lot of family and Bumgarner’s homer walk to Denard Span and man has 12 hits in his last and friends at games in gave the Giants (34-22) a Posey connected for his 22 at bats, with two home Atlanta. needed jolt. eighth after Matt Duffy runs.

“He loves coming here,” “No question he got was hit by a pitch.

The story, though, was manager Bruce Bochy us going,” Bochy said of It was just the fourth Bumgarner. said. “He’s had some great Bumgarner’s blast. “The time since the Giants “Another outstanding memories, he and Buster boys woke up after that.” moved to San Francisco job by him,” Bochy said. both. … They’ve done very Joe Panik and Posey fol- in 1958 that they hit three well here.” lowed with two-run shots homers in the same inning “He’s just in a good groove Including a victory in to chase Braves rookie and first time with a trio of right now.”

By Guy Curtright The Sports Xchange

Pruitt still has G-Braves’ number From Staff Reports DURHAM, N.C. — Durham Bulls starting pitcher Austin Pruitt combined with two relievers to blank the Gwinnett Braves 3-0 on Thursday night in the opener of the fourgame series.

Pruitt went seven innings allowing just two hits and two walks while striking out seven. He’s now 3-0 on the season

against the G-Braves and 1-3 against the rest of the International League.

Neil Wagner replaced Pruitt to begin the eighth inning and allowed just one single before Steve Geltz set the G-Braves down in order in the ninth to cap the shutout.

Jaff Decker victimized Gwinnett starter Casey Kelly with a pair of solo home runs, leading off the second and fourth

innings. In the second, Jake Goebbert doubled the Bulls’ lead on a two-out RBI double to right-center, scoring Kyle Roller.

Kelly posted another quality start for the GBraves (25-29), allowing three runs on six hits in seven innings, while not walking a batter and striking out one.

Lucas Harrell completed a perfect eighth inning in relief, registering a strike-

out for Gwinnett.

Sean Kazmar Jr. (1-for3), Blake Lalli (1-for-3) and Jace Peterson (1-for-4) collected the G-Braves’ hits and Emilio Bonifacio swiped his 17th base of the season, tying him with Syracuse’s Trea Turner for the International Leaguelead.

Decker was 2-for-3 for with the two solo home runs to pace Durham’s offensive attack.

Coleman poised for bigger rush role The Sports Xchange FLOWERY BRANCH — Atlanta Falcons running back Tevin Coleman had a bumpy rookie season, but is being counted on to help improve the rushing attack in 2016.

Devonta Freeman had a breakthrough season after taking over for Coleman, who opened the season as the starter.

“We certainly expect the running back to develop even more,” Falcons coach Dan Quinn said. “Certainly, Coleman was humbled.

He had some fumbles and still averaged over four yards a carry. The injuries were a factor.”

The Falcons averaged 100.4 yards rushing per game last season, which ranked 19th in the league.

However, they also aver-

aged just 3.82 yards per rush, which ranked 25th in the league. The Buffalo Bills led the league with 152 yards rushing per game and at 4.78 yards per carry.

“I feel like what we did last year was like scratching the surface,” Freeman said.

Coleman was selected in the third-round (73rd overall) of the 2015 draft out of Indiana. He got off to a promising start before suffering fractured ribs in the second game of the season. While out, Freeman took over the position and turned in a Pro Bowl campaign.

Despite Freeman’s success, the Falcons still have high hopes for Coleman, who was electrifying in the open field. However, he also had ball security issues.

Coleman played in 12 games and made three starts. He rushed for 392 yards on 87 carries (4.5 yards per carry) and scored one touchdown. He had just two catches for 14 yards and was credited with three fumbles.

Coleman also received some work as a returner this week as the Falcons were mostly working on their blocking schemes and how to attack two- and threeman blocking wedges.

“Possibly as a kickoff returner,” Quinn said. “One cut is very similar to playing running back. If he can add another value to the team, that’s certainly something that we’ll look at.”

The Falcons are waiting for returner Devin Hester to return from offseason foot and toe surgery. He said he’s about 75 percent

recovered.

The Falcons worked extensively on their endof-the-half offense during OTAs. Quarterbacks Matt Ryan, Matt Schaub and Matt Simms took turns trying to score with under 1:00 to play in the second quarter.

“We made a big emphasis today on the end of the half,” Quinn said Thursday.

“We did everything under a minute. It was an area where we want to just keep working on.”

In the coach’s end of season review, the situation came up repeatedly.

“It happened almost 30 times in terms of two-minutes at the end of the half or at the end of the games,” Quinn said. “We are going to continue to nail that and keep working. We do it a lot.”

Trio of Grizzlies earn NAIA honors

3.71 overall GPA and is on schedule to graduate in LAWRENCEVILLE — December.

As an original member Georgia Gwinnett’s Brady of the Georgia GwinShoppe, a Hebron Chrisnett softball team, Beyke tian grad, Ashley Beyke and Tori Heinemann were wrapped up her four-year career with the Grizzlies named NAIA scholaras one of the most decoathletes this week. rated athletes to wear the In order to qualify, a uniform. Beyke ends her student-athlete must own a grade-point average bet- career with the Grizzlies with a 60-28 record and a ter than 3.5 and achieved junior academic standing. program-best 346 strikeShoppe made the presi- outs. The Franklin, Tenn., native topped four other dent’s list for finishing the spring semester with a career records for GGC as she led the Grizzlies in 4.0 GPA and is one of 64 Grizzlies to earn a spot on appearances (126), starts (90), innings pitched (608) the Director of Athletics’ and complete games (53). honor roll.

Heinemann graduated He was named to the in May with a bachelor’s Association of Independegree in psychology, dent Institutions’ Gold finishing the year with Glove Team as a catcher, a 3.63 GPA. The center carrying a .989 fielding fielder received first team percentage. At the plate, All-A.I.I. honors during Shoppe drove in 22 runs. her senior season as she Beyke finished the spring semester with a 4.0 led the Grizzlies with 18 GPA to receive president’s stolen bases. The North Battleford, Saskatchewan, list honors and Director native drove in 14 runs on of Athletics’ honor roll 38 hits in 2016 with a .963 distinction. The exercise fielding percentage. science major boasts a

From Staff Reports

Georgia Gwinnett’s Brady Shoppe, a Hebron Christian grad, was one of three Grizzlies to earn NAIA scholarathlete honors this week. (Photo: Rod Reilly)

Djokovic, Serena fight to advance

By Pritha Sarkar Reuters

PARIS — The French Open was lambasted as “one big circus” by Tomas Berdych on Thursday as soggy weather once again exasperated players seeking a foothold in the semifinals of the rain-hit claycourt major.

Novak Djokovic was lucky to escape being defaulted and Austrian Dominic Thiem provided plenty of entertainment as they finally caught up with the bottom half of the men’s draw by setting up a crossgenerational semifinal.

With Andy Murray and defending champion Stan Wawrinka enjoying a welcome rest day after booking their last-four showdown a day earlier, world No. 1 Djokovic was back on court for a third day running and again had to dodge the showers as he sealed a 6-3, 7-5, 6-3 win over a fuming Berdych.

Only a few hundred shivering spectators felt able to brave a gloomy Court Suzanne Lenglen — which can seat more than 10,000 — to watch 13th seed Thiem’s racket skills.

The 22-year-old reached the last four of a major for the first time with a 4-6,

7-6 (7), 6-4, 6-1 win over Belgium’s David Goffin.

Serena Williams dropped her first set of the tournament and came within two games of defeat before ramming home her title credentials with a 5-7, 6-4, 6-1 victory over little-known Kazakh Yulia Putintseva.

“I didn’t think I was going to win that but somehow I did,” the hugely relieved 21-time grand slam champion said after booking a semifinal with Dutch outsider Kiki Bertens, who beat eighth seed Timea Bacsinszky 7-5, 6-2.

A week of wet weather and chilly temperatures has robbed the tournament of its usual joie de vivre.

Hence it was little wonder that the smallest of incidents could tip players over the edge.

Djokovic was fortunate that a moment of petulance midway through the third set did not scupper his chances of winning the only grand slam title missing from his collection.

The top seed admitted he was lucky he did not injure a linesman after he slammed his racket to the ground and it went flying into the baseline hoardings. Had it hit anyone, it would have been an automatic default.

Johnson surges to slim first-round lead at the Memorial The Sports Xchange

one ahead of compatriot Brendan Steele.

DUBLIN, Ohio — Top-ranked Jason Day While former world No. was among a group of five 1s Jordan Spieth and Rory players who opened with McIlroy made erratic starts, 66s, No. 2 Spieth carded long-hitting American a 70 and third-ranked Dustin Johnson charged Northern Irishman McIlinto a one-shot lead at the roy mixed six birdies with Memorial Tournament in three bogeys and a double Dublin, Ohio, on Thursday. to return a 71.

Taking advantage of Johnson, a nine-time pristine conditions with a winner on the PGA Tour superb all-round game at whose best finish this leafy Muirfield Village, season was a third place Dustin Johnson tees off on the fourteenth hole during the at the Houston Open in Johnson racked up 10 first round of The Memorial Tournament at Muirfield Vil- April, set the tone with an birdies and two bogeys in lage Golf Club. (Photo: Brian Spurlock-USA Today Sports) explosive birdie-birdiethe opening round of the prestigious event hosted by birdie start.

Jack Nicklaus. consecutive birdies on his ting his second shot into “I just played well right Johnson briefly got back nine but he bogeyed a greenside bunker before out of the gates,” Johnson to nine under with four the par-four 17th after hit- posting an eight-under 64, said. “I hit great shots in

the right spot on the greens and rolled in some putts.

“This year, I’ve felt like I’m playing well. I just haven’t quite played up to my potential. With me, it has everything to do with the putter. I rolled it well today.”

Ohio-based Day, who clinched his third PGA Tour victory of the season at the Players Championship last month, was delighted to make a good start at a venue where he has struggled in the past.

“I hit it nice from tee to green, gave myself opportunities on the greens and then also capitalized on those,” he said. “I’m

pleased because usually I come into this event and start pretty poorly, maybe put a little too much pressure on myself.

“It is my home course, and you want to play well, and you want to win this tournament because of Mr. Nicklaus and what he’s done.”

Spieth, who landed his eighth PGA Tour career win at the Colonial tournament on Sunday, relied on his usually brilliant putting to offset an iffy display with his approach shots.

“I felt awesome on the greens,” Spieth said after a round that included five birdies and three bogeys.

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LAWRENCEVILLE SUGARLOAF SPRINGS NEIGHBORHOOD GARAGE SALE Sat. June 4th, 8am2pm. Sugarloaf Pkwy., between Hwy. 120 & North Brown, across from Sugarloaf Mills.

FORD C-MAX HYBRID SEL, 2015 Tuxedo Black, Stk#P8312 $17,852 800-PREOWNED

SNELLVILLE ESTATE SALE 1820 STOCKTON WALK LANE JUNE 3 & 4, 10AM-5PM Antiques, furniture, kitchen items, & clothes SNELLVILLE, GA ESTATE SALE Sat & Sun, 6/3 to 6/4 - 10 am to 5 pm - 3842 Imperial Drive. NEW items from storage including dishes, glasses, crystal and china serving pieces, home decor, Home Interiors Gifts prints, housewares, Wurlitzer piano, dining furniture, bedroom furniture, gas grill ... everything goes!

FORD FUSION SE, 2016 Ruby Red, Stk#P8265 $18,252 800-PREOWNED

FORD ESCAPE SE, 2016 Shadow Black, Stk#P8308 $21,181 800-PREOWNED

HONDA CIVIC SEDAN 4 DR CVT LX, 2014 Crystal Black Pearl, Stk#620324A $15,500 877-698-5030

HONDA CIVIC SEDAN CVT LX, 2015 Alabaster Silver Metallic, Stk#8550 $16,200 877-698-5030

HONDA CR-V EX-L RES FWD, 2012 Polished Metal Metallic, Stk#620256A $16,800 877-698-5030

LEXUS ES 350, 2013 Obsidian, Stk#U40941 $29,990 770-680-1000

LEXUS IS 250, 2014 Ultra White, Stk#U40952 $31,900 770-680-1000

LEXUS IS 250, 2014 Deep Sea Mica, Stk#U40905 $34,990 770-680-1000

LEXUS RC 350, 2015 Infrared, Stk#G160970A $44,990 770-680-1000

LEXUS RX 350, 2013 Fire Agate, Stk#U40947 $30,990 770-680-1000

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

LEXUS RX 350, 2013 Starfire Pearl, Stk#U40958 $34,990 770-680-1000 HYUNDAI ELANTRA GLS SEDAN, 2012 Red Allure, Stk#FY241562A $8,995 866-697-9241 Gwinnett Place

FORD ESCAPE SE, 2015 Ingot Silver, Stk#P8260 $16,788 800-PREOWNED

FORD F-150 SUPER CAB, 1998 Fair cond. Check engine light is on. Needs tune up/paint job. Excellent Body - No Dents!

New tires, interior in good cond. 200K miles. $3000. Serious inquiries only call 770-256-4196.

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

LEXUS LS 460, 2014 Ultra White, Stk#G160810A $57,993 770-680-1000 HYUNDAI ELANTRA SD, 2013 Mineral Gray, Stk#GGB15325B $12,732 800-PREOWNED

HYUNDAI ELANTRA SEDAN SE, 2015 Monaco White, Stk#8559 $13,900 877-698-5030

LEXUS RX 350, 2014 Claret Mica, Stk#U40899 $34,990 770-680-1000

FURNITURE/ HOUSEHOLD GOODS MOVING/RETIRING & MUST SELL! Bedroom sets, Chiffarobe, Dresser, TV Stand, Entertainment Center & many misc. items.

CALL 770-932-5492.

FORD FIESTA SE, 2015 Performance Blu, Stk#P8250 $11,438 800-PREOWNED

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GWINNETT, BUFORD Near Mall of GA. 5BR/3.5BA, S/T, Ivy Green Subd. Fplc., dbl. gar., 3,233 sq. ft. $1700/mo. + dep.

678-227-4405

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LAWRENCEVILLE Subdivision Yard Sale Sat. 6/4, 8-12. 12+ homes! Great River at Tribble Mill, 2036 Portage Point - GPS/map.

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Commercial Property (1324 Sq.Ft.,1.39AC) 10977 Old Atlanta Highway, Covington, GA. 30014. Highest Zoning. Remodeled Building Off I-20 (Best Visibility).

Call 770-241-9685.

No soliciting.

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ROOMMATE WANTED /ROOM FOR RENT

Newton, Covington

For Sale or Rent

PETS/LIVESTOCK

GRILL CHARBROIL ELECTRIC GRILL With cover. Like new.

Cost $200... Yours for $125. 678-765-7778

FORD FREE STAR VAN, 2004. Elderly owner. Auto sliding doors, rear camera, DVD. Extra clean. $3395. 770-616-7399.

LEXUS RX 350, 2015 Obsidian, Stk#U40896 $39,990 770-680-1000 INFINITI G37 JOURNEY SEDAN, 2013 Smoky Quartz, Stk#P5302A $18,967 866-697-9241 Gwinnett Place

NISSAN ALTIMA 2.5S, 2002. Silver, 1 owner, 127k mi, auto., AC, PS, PW. Runs beautifully, clean, well maint. $3700 OBO. 770-883-2340

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

Interested? Call at 813563-3879 LEXUS RX 450H, 2015 Silver Lining Metallic, Stk#G160767A $39,990 770-680-1000

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NISSAN PATHFINDER S SUV, 2014 Cayenne Red, Stk#GC603659A $21,985 866-697-9241 Gwinnett Place

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

Babied & Beautiful.

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

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

Only $13,700 770-873-2627

• Stereo Systems NISSAN ROGUE SV, 2011 Pearl White, Stk#P5339 $15,978 866-697-9241 Gwinnett Place

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404.886.3587 NISSAN SENTRA SR SEDAN, 2014 Graphite Blue, Stk#R0327 $13,997 866-697-9241 Gwinnett Place

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NISSAN MURANO S, 2010 Tinted Bronze, Stk#GN118362A $13,973 866-697-9241 Gwinnett Place

TOYOTA COROLLA 4DR SEDAN LE, 2013 Magnetic Gray Metallic, Stk#640543A $13,400 877-698-5030

HARLEY DAVIDSON, 2012 IRON 883 Excellent Cond., 1000 miles, garaged, have title, helmets, rain suit, saddle bags incl. $5000 OBO. Social Circle. 770-787-7098 YAMAHA V STAR 1100, 2008. Custom Cruiser, Black, 13K Miles, Garage Kept, windshield, saddle bags, brand new tires. Runs Great. $3900. 770-255-4741

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