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Witness: Man killed by road rage taunted shooter

By Joshua Sharpe

incident fit with the version of events offered by the man who shot Fawbush to death, claiming self-defense. Dacula resident LAWRENCEVILLE — A Jesse Campbell, 34, said Fawwitness said Richard “Ricky” bush, 24, also of Dacula, became Fawbush was driving so erangry and followed him home ratically before his death that his last Wednesday night and tried to truck “was actually smoking,” a assault him.

Gwinnett County police detective The hearing was a preliminary testified Thursday. appearance for the lone man C.J. Flynn told the court that facing charges in the incident, witness accounts of the road-rage 24-year-old Buford resident Jack

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Richard “Ricky” Fawbush

Jack Vawter

Vawter, who was Fawbush’s passenger.

The detective’s statements

offered the first detailed insight into the case which has brought scrutiny in the minds of some to Campbell, who police don’t plan to charge, and saddened those who knew Fawbush, a former local high school football player.

According to Flynn’s testimony, the incident started in the Auburn Road area, where Fawbush cut off Campbell. Campbell retaliated by turning his brights on behind the truck. Fawbush

then came to a complete stop to “brake-check” Campbell.

All three men got out in the middle of the road.

Campbell, who thought Fawbush and Vawter seemed intoxicated, had a gun in his pocket, the detective said. Vawter saw it and started to taunt Campbell, miming as if he too had a gun and was shooting Campbell.

See ROAD RAGE, Page 8A

GCPS names principal for new Duluth middle school 20.3 acres purchased for $9M to build high school

By Keith Farner keith.farner@gwinnettdailypost.com

Chorus students at Patrick Elementary School give high-fives to Gwinnett County firefighters during their annual Firefighter Appreciation Breakfast on Thursday in Buford. (Photos: Kyle Hess)

HEROES’

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Fire department honored at school named for fallen fireman

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BUFORD — In the lobby of Patrick Elementary hangs a dusted old Gwinnett County firefighter suit, along with an American flag from a funeral. Then there is the picture of the man who earned this small tribute, topped with the word “HERO” painted on the wall.

On Thursday morning, students at the school, named after Lt. Bobby Patrick, once again held their even larger tribute to the fallen firefighter and former teacher who died while fighting a blaze at a Lilburn motorcycle shop in 2003.

Though the names and faces have changed in the past decade or so, students do this every year. There were 90 of them Thursday, and they sang the national anthem and “America” as firefighters ate breakfast in the cafeteria of the Buford Mary Patrick, wife of fallen Gwinnett County firefighter Lt. Bobby Patrick, gives a hand to the Patrick Elementary School chorus during their annual Firefighter Appreciation Breakfast on Thurs-

See HEROES, Page 8A day in Buford.

SUWANEE — The new middle school set to open next year in Duluth now has a principal, and he’s returning to his roots.

J.W. Mozley was approved by the Gwinnett County Board of Education on Thursday at its regular monthly meeting.

Mozley works as an assistant principal at Arcado Elementary School.

The school is labeled a “STEAM” school, which adds the fine arts to the STEM acronym of science, technology, engineering and math. That school will be at the former Monarch School location on Main Street. The ADAPT special education program formerly housed at Monarch moved to the Northbrook Center in Suwanee.

Mozley previously was an assistant principal at Duluth Middle School from 2010-15, and was a math teacher at the same school starting in 2005.

Mozley earned bachelor’s and master’s degrees with concentrations in math from Georgia College and State University. He

See BOE, Page 8A

Gwinnett Tech No. 1 in applied science degrees

By Keith Farner keith.farner@gwinnettdailypost.com

Applied science degrees are becoming increasingly popular at Gwinnett Technical College, and the school announced on Thursday that it awarded more than any other technical school in Georgia during the last academic year.

More than 612 of these associate degrees were conferred, an increase of 7.56 percent from the year before. Overall, Gwinnett Tech saw 2,089 graduates earn more than 4,000 technical certificates of credit, diplomas and associate degrees during that 12-month period. That was a 10 percent increase in total awards and 27.38 percent increase in total graduates.

Vice President of Student Affairs Julie Post said in a press release that she credited advisement, the Degree Works graduation audit tool and an “incredibly driven” graduation staff for the results.

“Today, post-secondary education is the real key to attaining economic opportunity,” President Glen Cannon said in the release. “We have a responsibility to our students to provide them with the best education possible to answer the needs of business and industry in our community.”

In January, the college is opening its second campus in the Alpharetta-North Fulton area. In addition to academic programs that result in college credit, continuing education and adult education literacy programs are also available.

The spring semester starts Jan. 6.

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When to plant, prune trees, shrubs, azaleas The following are questions, and responses, to inquiries from readers: Question: I would like to plant some crape myrtles, azaleas, hollies and some other landscape plants. What is the best way to install them and when should they be planted?

– Joel in Tucker Answer: Joel, to plant trees and shrubs in your landscapes, dig a hole that is two to three times the size of the root ball and no deeper than the top of it.

Do not add any soil amendments such as pest moss or compost. Just use the existing soil to fill in around the root ball. Pack it down tightly. The ideal time of the year to plant them is in the fall and winter. Although the top parts of the plants

older leaves that are beginning to die. The plant will shed them in time while the younger leaves will remain.

In the spring, new leaves will emerge. If most of the leaves have a yellow to light green mottled appearance, then most likely the plant is infested with lace bugs.

At this point, nothing can Tim Daly be done. However, in the spring, treat the new leaves are dormant, the roots will with an insecticide labeled grow and help the plants for controlling lace bugs on to become established that azaleas. Please make sure will allow them to be more you follow all label direcresistant to the summer heat tions and safety precautions and drought. when using pesticides.

Q: Some of the leaves on Q: I have several flowmy azaleas have begun to ering shrubs that are turn yellow. Is this a sign of overgrown and need to be a disease or insect infestapruned. I also have some tion? large hollies that are over– Mary in Buford grown and need to be cut A: Mary, these are the back severely. When is the

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best time of the year to do so?

– Henry in Duluth A: Henry, regarding the flowering shrubs, you need to know when they bloom.

For spring and early summer bloomers, such as azaleas, forsythias, gardenias and mophead hydrangeas, prune after they finish blooming.

If you do so beforehand, you will remove the flower buds. For those that bloom later, such as crape myrtles, the flower buds are formed on the new growth. They can be pruned in the winter months. The best time to do corrective or rejuvenation pruning is in March. They can be cut back several feet if needed. The plants will have a huge flush of growth in the spring and grow back in to fill the voids. Right

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that Huckabee’s campaign be prohibited from unauthorized performances of CHICAGO — The cothe song and asked a federal writer of 1980s hit “Eye of judge to determine damages. the Tiger” has filed a federal The song was played as lawsuit against Republican Huckabee, the conservative Mike Huckabee’s presiden- former Arkansas governor, tial campaign for playing escorted Davis out of the the song at a rally for Kim Carter County Detention Davis, the Kentucky county Center, where she had spent six days in jail in September clerk who refused to sign for contempt of court. gay marriage licenses.

Davis became a controFrank Sullivan, a guitarist and founding member of the versial figure after refusing band Survivor, sued Hucka- to issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples following bee for President for unauthorized public performance a Supreme Court ruling legalizing such unions around of the song. The lawsuit, filed on Wednesday, claims the country.

Sullivan’s suit claims the the campaign infringed copyright infringement was on Sullivan’s copyright, willful because he is familiar which he holds through his with copyright laws since publishing company, Rude Huckabee, who plays bass Music. guitar, has his own band, Sullivan, who filed the Capitol Offense, and holds suit in federal court in Illinois, where he lives, asked copyrights to his own works.

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and crevices on the outside of your home and make sure doors and windows close tightly. Remove any piles of leaves, logs bricks or similar materials around your foundations that may serve as a nesting place. Also, cut back vegetation at least 12 inches and pull mulch away from the foundation the same distance. You can also use some ant baits. They are frequently sold as small “traps” that the ants come to and take the material back to the nest. In time, the infestation will be reduced.

Timothy Daly is an Agriculture and Natural Resources Agent with Gwinnett County Cooperative Extension. He can be reached at 678-377-4010 or tdaly@uga.edu.

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Chamber announces small business awards winners Jerrí Hewett Miller said in a statement. “I am very grateful to the Gwinnett Chamber for their leaderThe Gwinnett Chamship and support.” ber recognized 11 small The winners of this businesses in the county year’s awards were seon Wednesday during its lected in several categories 2015 Pinnacle Small Busi- from a field of 300 nominess Awards presentation. nations. Seven categories Among the winners were new additions to this was Wealth Horizon, year’s awards program. which won the Women“We are honored to owned Small Business of celebrate and recognize the Year and the Overall Gwinnett’s top small Small Business of the Year business owners whose awards. entrepreneurial achieveThe Duluth-based bou- ments are a driving force tique financial planning behind the U.S. economy,” and investment advisory Gwinnett Chamber presifirm was cited for its work dent Dan Kaufman said in educating clients on finan- a statement. “These small cial issues while helping businesses create signifithem move through transi- cant job opportunities and tions in their lives. As the are essential to sustainoverall small business ing economic growth and award winner, the comprosperity.” pany will now compete In addition to Wealth for the U.S. Chamber’s Horizon, the following Dream Big Small Busicompanies were recogness Award. nized with awards: “I am honored and • Jess Creatives for humbled for Wealth Young Entrepreneur Horizon to be named the Small Business of the Small Business of the Year. The LawrencevilleYear because we have so based graphic design and many great small busiwebsite company was nesses in our community,” cited by the chamber for Wealth Horizon President “offering exceptional cusBy Curt Yeomans

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tomer service and designs that are personalized for each business, project, or campaign,” that allow it to “support an organization’s goals and vision.”

• McMahan’s Clothing for Home-Based Small Business of the Year. The chamber cited the Bufordbased clothing manufacturing company for striving “not only to meet but also exceed the expectations of retail clients and wholesale store accounts.

Masterfully tailored and purposefully made with superior craftsmanship, each garment is styled from the finest materials.”

• Sterling Rose Consulting Corp. for Rising Star Small Business of the Year. The chamber cited the Lawrenceville-based business consulting business for growing growing form one worker to 11 employees in less than two year, and for believing in “the quality of its work and in meeting, if not exceeding, its customers’ expectations.”

• Lawrenceville-Suwanee School of Music for Minority-Owned Small Business of the Year.

The chamber called the school, which works with more than 200 students, the “best growing music school in Gwinnett County. Officials also cited the school for “a teaching faculty qualified and dedicated to providing great music lessons, they offer free music recitals, early morning and lunch time lessons for home school students, retirees, college students and working professionals.”

• Tiger Tails Animal Hospital for FamilyOwned Small Business of the Year. The Duluthbased hospital was cited by the chamber for “a high level of service and care starts with maintaining a positive work environment for their employees.

Compared to other practices, they over-staff to achieve service goals and to prevent staff burnout, and they work hard to respect employees’ need for work-life balance.”

• Freeland Painting for Small Business of the Year: 1-5 Employees. The 6-year-old Suwanee-based company was cited by the chamber for “its philoso-

phy that showing up on time and doing the right thing are the two most important keys to success. They believe in their people and their community.”

• Red Clay Interactive for Small Business of the Year: 6-24 Employees.

The Buford-based technology company was cited by the chamber for being a “neo-traditional agency” that works to “plan and build websites around intimate knowledge of their users and then make them work harder with content creation, marketing automation, site optimization and advertising.”

• Thomco for Small Business of the Year: 25+ Employees. The Suwaneebased company produced tapes, adhesives, graphic films and materials, custom die-cut components and custom printed labels.

“Their business is largely business-to-business in the industrial marketplace and they strive to be a resource to customers, not merely another source of supply,” chamber officials said in a statement. “They have evolved from a pure

industrial distributor to a national and international premier converter earning both ISO 9000 and TS 16949 quality and process certifications.”

• UGA Small Business Development Center for Small Business Resource Champion of the Year.

The center works with small businesses on how to be successfull. It was cited by the chamber for their mission, which is to “work with aspiring and existing entrepreneurs in the community — guiding and educating them on all facets of the business life cycle.”

• TJS Deemer Dana LLP for Pinnacle Small Business Award Fan Favorite. This award is presented to a business chosen from the semifinalists for the other awards. The Duluth-based public accounting firm also has offices in Savannah and Dublin and was cited by the chamber for being “committed to creating value in each relationship by providing personal attention and professional resources to each and every client.”

BUSINESS BRIEFS Company to add 350 Peachtree Corners jobs

that are coming to the county as a result of the move are existing positions which are being relocated from other Global telecommunicalocations. tion provider, Level 3 Com“Bringing all of our munications, announced an employees together in our expansion of its operations state-of-the-art facility aligns that will bring more than 350 with Level 3’s business jobs to Gwinnett County. objectives and enables us to The company is consolistrengthen our relationship dating its local employees with our local, regional and into a 39,000-square-foot op- global customers,” Level 3 erations facility in Peachtree Vice-President for Global Corners’ Technology Park.

Operations Jorge Magana The new facility will serve said in a statement. as the company’s operations “For our employees, and sales center and the jobs Peachtree Corners and the

greater Atlanta area offer a strong quality of life and a wonderful cultural environment. The purchase and buildout of the new facility is a strategic investment, and we are looking forward to deepening our roots here in Georgia.”

The company provides services to enterprise, government and carrier customers in 500 markets.

Its customers are spread across three continents and 60-plus countries, according the Gwinnett Chamber’s Economic Development

department.

It received the Best Latin American Wholesale Carrier award this year at the Global Carrier Awards and has also received Military Times’ Best for Vets Employer Award, the 2015 Most Valuable Employers for Military Award and Polycom’s 2014 Video Service Provider of the Year award.

“Gwinnett County continues to be a strong draw for companies like Level 3,” Gwinnett Chamber Director of Economic Development Andrew Carnes said in a statement. “It’s another example of our community attracting diverse companies from around the world to a place where they can invest and grow.”

Suwanee Rooms to Go lauded for waste reduction The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency recently announced Rooms to Go in Suwanee was one of 28 WasteWise Program and Food Rocovery Challenge participants who have been awarded for their efforts to protect the environment.

Rooms to Go received the EPA’s Large Business Honorable Mention Award, which recognized its efforts

Local government and Gwinnett Chamber officials joined Level 3 Communications representatives this week to open its new 39,000-square-foot operations and sales center in Peachtree Corners. The new facility is expected to bring more than 350 new jobs to the county. (Special Photo)

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Beef Jerky Outlet opening near Mall of Georgia

The Beef Jerky Outlet franchise makes one simple statement that sums up its business model: “Jerky is our business.”

That model is coming to Buford with the chain’s newest location at 3264 Buford Drive, which is run

by Dacula natives Matt and Zach Hugo. Beef Jerky lovers everywhere can come to the store to buy jerky in a wide range of meats and flavors, including kangaroo, alligator, venison, elk, Teriyaki and Honey BBQ, Moonshine, Blazin’ Cajun and Slap Ya Mama Crawfish.

“Beef jerky is the perfect treat for people craving high protein, low fat snacks,” Matt Hugo said in a statement. “It’s a thrill for us to be able to open this fun store in our own backyard.”

Zach Hugo said he and his brother were drawn to store’s approach.

“We saw what a fun store it seemed to be in other parts of the country and really wanted to bring it here,” he said. “We also really admired the programs the franchise has to support our military, which was an added bonus because my father is a Vietnam veteran.

We will ship jerky to any military post throughout the world if people want to purchase jerky to send to the men and women in the military who keep us safe.”

Active duty and retired military and first responders get a 10 percent discount on purchases they make at the store, according to its owners.

In addition to jerky, the store also sells gourmet popcorn, hot sauces, chocolate and novelty T-shirts.

The Buford store can be found online at www.atlanta.beefjerkyoutlet.com.

— From staff reports

4A • FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 20, 2015 To Your Good Health

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Supplements are a sum of their parts DEAR DR. ROACH: My son, in his mid-20s, uses a preworkout energy supplement to which I am opposed. Can you tell me if this is harmful so that I can show him scientific research and your educated and medically sound response?

The supplement he uses contains alanine 1 g, creatine 1 g, arginine 1 g, tyrosine and velvet bean seed extract. It also contains 150 mg caffeine.

— B.G. ANSWER: It’s not always easy to tell what supplements are safe or effective for the condition they are marketed for, and the information available through a Web search often is biased.

One place I start to get information is Medline Plus (www.nlm.nih.gov/ medlineplus/), which has reliable information about many supplements, but you often have to search individually.

In this case, alanine, arginine and tyrosine all are amino acids. These are the building blocks for proteins, and are safe in reasonable amounts.

Creatine is generally safe for adults, and has been shown modestly effective at helping improve strength in young male weightlifters. One gram is a fairly low dose and is generally considered safe.

The 150 mg of caffeine is about the same as a cup of strong coffee.

Velvet bean seed extract I had to look up. It has been used both as a food crop and in traditional medicines. It has toxicity at high doses, but at the dose in the supplement, it should be safe.

In summary, I think this supplement is not likely to be harmful if taken in recommended doses, and it might have some small benefit. There is nothing in the supplement that cannot be obtained easily and cheaply from food, apart from the velvet bean, which I think has the least proof of benefit of all the components of the supplement.

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In 1945, the Nuremberg Trials against World War II Nazi war criminals began.

In 1962, President John F. Kennedy lifted the blockade against Cuba in response to the Soviet Union removing its missiles from the Caribbean nation.

In 1969, a group of Native American activists took control of Alcatraz Island in an unarmed occupation that would last until June 1971.

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Mom wonders why son finds friends DEAR AMY: I find my 8-year-old son’s behavior rather peculiar. When we are in social situations with other children he always seems to find someone to hang out with. Later when I say to him, “Hey, I saw you and so-and-so hanging out, do you want to invite him over sometime?” his answer is almost always the same: “No — they’re annoying.”

Apparently children his own age are annoying to him. He seems to gravitate toward older kids but a 12-year-old (I’m sure) doesn’t want to hang out with an 8-year-old during the weekend.

When the weekend comes and I ask if he wants to get together with any of his friends from school, he again responds with, “I have no friends — everyone is annoying.”

He is invited to classmates’ houses for play dates but tells me to tell them no. He doesn’t like going to birthday parties (I make him go and he’s fine once he gets there).

I can’t figure out what’s going on with him. I feel his classmates are going to be there for the next several years, and not establishing some sort of relationship with ANYONE there isn’t healthy. Am I overreacting?

— Very Concerned Mommy

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Amy Dickinson DEAR CONCERNED: You are not overreacting.

You are observing a pattern of behavior. You’re being a good parent.

I won’t “diagnose” your son from my amateur seat, but from what you describe, he might be on the autism spectrum. He might also be a quirky 8-year-old who struggles to read the (often confusing) social cues of kids his age.

Sit down with his teacher and his school’s resource counselor. Ask them to describe how your son navigates through a typical day at school. Ask for their recommendations.

Look for activities where he can “parallel play” with others — perhaps his school has a Lego club or music program that would engage him. Don’t pressure him socially. Also read this important and insightful book: “Raising Cain: Protecting the Emotional Life of Boys” by psychologists Dan Kindlon

and Michael Thompson (2000, Ballantine).

DEAR AMY: I’m an uncle. I was baby-sitting my two nephews the other day (who are 9 and 7) and when my sister-in-law came to pick them up she was having trouble getting the 9-year-old to share a toy with his brother.

She took him aside and told the boy, in front of me, that he knows she loves him more than she loves his younger brother and she’d really like him to give his brother the toy and then she’d buy him two toys later.

I was shocked. I’ve always thought telling a child that he was the favorite (let alone declaring to love him more that his brother) should never be done.

I’m considering talking to my brother, but my wife says it’s none of my business and it will create a rift. What do you think?

— Disturbed DEAR DISTURBED: What you have witnessed is garden-variety poor parenting — not only the favoritism, but also rewarding a child’s bad behavior by promising him two of something when he is being uncooperative.

But — guess what — parents do all sorts of things in the moment that they shouldn’t do. Taking

this to your brother is not a great idea — he wasn’t there when this happened, and what would you expect him to say or do?

Instead, you should ask your sister-in-law about it.

Don’t attack her, but say, “When you told the one brother that you loved him more than the other — is that a good idea? If my mom had said that to me when I was a kid, it would have been really confusing.” She might tell you that this is an inside joke she plays with both boys.

But you will have prompted her to think about it.

DEAR AMY: “Heartbroken” detailed a disturbing situation with a relative who had the habit of adopting kittens and then surrendering them.

She should be placed on a “do not adopt list” at shelters.

— Concerned DEAR CONCERNED: I think it’s possible she is “shelter hopping.” I agree with your concern.

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

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

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

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Fight for your rights, your beliefs and your future.

SCORPIO (Oct. 24Nov. 22) — Your offbeat ways will interest a like-minded soul. Together you can develop something that will bring you enjoyment, possible profits and a lasting partnership.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 23-Dec. 21) — Too much of anything will make you look bad. Avoid indulgence and exaggeration if you intend to stay out of trouble. Working on your appearance or overall health is favored.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) — You are positioned for success.

Put your plans into play in order to take onlookers by surprise. Refuse to let others’ actions or a last-minute change throw you off your game.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20Feb. 19) — Bring about a personal change that will boost your confidence and help you express how you feel to someone special.

Do your best to get into shape mentally, physically and financially.

PISCES (Feb. 20-March 20) — Disillusionment will set in if you expect too much or pick up bad habits.

Work on creative concepts and find a way to express your talents openly and honestly.

ARIES (March 21-April 19) — Make sure that you know where you stand regarding the beliefs and opinions of those around you. Don’t invite a challenge that is impossible to win.

Romance is favored.

TAURUS (April 20May 20) — You’ll be attracted to the unusual or unique. If you delve into something that you know little about, it will shape the way you move forward personally or professionally.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20) — Avoid emotional matters if you aren’t clear about how you feel. Get involved in something that you can do alone. Taking a spa day or going on a spiritual retreat will do you good.

CANCER (June 21July 22) — Go where the action is in order to meet interesting people.

The knowledge and experience they have will be valuable when you are faced with a decision about how or where you live.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) — A move or change of scenery is favored. Do your best to get back on track and figure out what you want to pursue.

Personal relationships will require action, not words.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept.

22) — Revisit places that you have a strong emotional connection with. Getting in touch with old friends will be an eye-opener. Attend a reunion or set up a gathering. Don’t give in to temptation or indulgence.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23) — Give whatever you do your best effort.

Follow your creative dreams and analyze your current relationships. Decide who fits into your future plans and who doesn’t.

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world&nation House suspends refugee program

By Megan Cassella and Patricia Zengerle Reuters

PARIS — The suspected Islamic State mastermind of the Paris attacks was among those killed in a police raid north of the capital, France confirmed on Thursday, bringing an end to the hunt for Europe’s most wanted man.

Authorities said they had identified the mangled corpse of Belgian national Abdelhamid Abaaoud from fingerprints in the aftermath of Wednesday’s raid and gunbattle in which at least two people died including a female suicide bomber.

“The spider in the web is no longer a danger,” Belgian Justice Minister Koen Geens said, calling it a “breakthrough.”

The body had been found riddled with holes amid the wreckage in the aftermath of Wednesday’s raid, Paris’s prosecutor said in a statement.

WASHINGTON — The U.S. House of Representatives, defying a veto threat by President Barack Obama, overwhelmingly passed Republican-backed legislation on Thursday to suspend Obama’s program to admit 10,000 Syrian refugees in the next year and then intensify the process of screening them.

The measure, quickly drafted this week following the Islamic State attacks in Paris last Friday that killed 129 people, was approved on a vote of 289 to 137, with 47 of Obama’s 188 fellow Democrats breaking with the White House to support it.

The vote came despite a last-ditch appeal for Democratic votes from Jeh Johnson, Obama’s secretary of Homeland Security, and Denis McDonough, his chief of staff.

It followed a testy exchange between lawmakRio stepping up ers and State Department Olympic security official Anne Richard. after Paris attacks Republicans responded with incredulity to her asBRASILIA/RIO DE JAsertion at a House hearing NEIRO — Last week’s Paris that there is only a “very, killings have raised fears very small” threat of any of about the 2016 Olympic the Syrian refugees being a Games in Brazil, a coun“terrorist.” try with so little history of Some Republicans have terrorism that the president asserted that some refugees has played down the chance could be militants bent on of an attack and legislators attacking the United States, long resisted bills to make it a crime.

Diplomats in Brasilia say Western governments are worried about the safety of Police searched their athletes and tourists at the games because they befor ‘unauthorized lieve many Brazilian authoriperson’ at airport ties are complacent, taking too much comfort in Brazil’s LOS ANGELES — Pohistorical standing as a non- lice searched a terminal at aligned, multicultural nation the Los Angeles Internationwhich is free of enemies. al Airport for an “unauthorSecurity experts say many ized person” who was seen Brazilian officials do not trying to board a JetBlue realize just how big a stage flight on Thursday, authorithe Olympics is for anyone ties said. seeking to sow terror.

The flight was scheduled “We have safely hosted to depart for New York early other big events,” said Gen- in the morning, but airport eral Luiz Felipe Linhares, police received a call that the Army official in charge an unauthorized person was of preparations. “The Olym- trying to use a boarding pic Games, a bigger affair, bridge to enter an aircraft, will be equally successful.” airport spokeswoman Nancy Castles said in an email.

An airline employee Beijing seeking reported seeing a person justice after ISIS dressed as a pilot trying to kills Chinese man board the plane, but when the employee was later told BEIJING — China vowed the flight’s pilots had not yet on Thursday to bring to arrived he made an emergenjustice those responsible for cy report of a possible unaukilling one of its citizens thorized entry of the aircraft, after Islamic State said it had airport police spokesman executed a Chinese captive, Rob Pedregon said. the only known Chinese hostage to have been held by FBI, NYPD know the group. of ISIS video, cite Islamic State said it had killed a Chinese and no specific threat Norwegian captive, showing NEW YORK — There pictures of what appeared is no “specific and credto be the dead men under a ible threat” against New banner reading “Executed” York City, despite a newly in the latest edition of its released Islamic State video English-language online suggesting America’s most magazine, Dabiq.

It did not give any details populous city is a potential in the magazine, published target of attacks such as on Wednesday, about how, those in Paris, Mayor Bill de when or where the men were Blasio said on Wednesday. killed.

Police Commissioner In a brief statement, William Bratton agreed China’s Foreign Ministry with the mayor during an confirmed the man’s identify evening news conference by for the first time, naming him both men outside a police as Fan Jinghui, saying he had precinct in Times Square, been “cruelly murdered.” adding that there was noth— From wire reports ing new about the video,

NATION

PEOPLE Adele announces no intention to stream album ‘25’

LOS ANGELES — British singer Adele’s muchanticipated new album “25” will not be available for streaming on any digital music services, including Spotify and Apple Music, a music industry source said on Thursday.

The source said Adele’s XL Recording label had decided to withhold “25,” expected to be the biggest album release of 2015, from streaming platforms when it is released today.

“We love and respect Adele, as do her 24 million fans on Spotify. We hope that she will give those fans Speaker of the House Paul Ryan, R-Wis., holds a news conference on Capitol Hill in the opportunity to enjoy ‘25’ Washington on Thursday. (Reuters/Gary Cameron) on Spotify alongside ‘19’ and ‘21’ very soon,” Spotify noting reports that at least the House bill would pass hamper efforts to help said in a statement. one Paris attacker may the 100-seat Senate, where some of the world’s most Adele’s representatives have slipped into Europe it would need 60 votes to vulnerable people withdeclined to comment on the among migrants registered even be sent to Obama. out providing meaningful decision, which follows a in Greece.

While many Ameriadditional security for similar move by country-pop The bill, which would cans see the United States Americans. artist Taylor Swift over her create the strictest U.S. historically as welcoming Under the proposal no 2014 album “1989.” screening ever of refugees to immigrants, acceptrefugees from Syria or from a war-torn nation, ing refugees from Syria Iraq could enter the United passed with the two-thirds has raised concerns the States until several topFormer Subway majority that the House newcomers may pose a level U.S. security officials spokesman given would need to override a national security threat in a verified they did not pose 15 years in prison presidential veto. It now country where about 3,000 a threat. goes to the Senate, also people were killed by alMichael McCaul, ReINDIANAPOLIS — controlled by Republicans. Qaida militants in the Sept. publican chairman of the If it passes in the Senate, 11, 2001, attacks.

House Homeland Security Former Subway sandwich chain pitchman Jared Fogle each chamber would have The White House had Committee, said the bill on Thursday was sentenced to muster a two-thirds ma- said Obama would veto would create “the most to 15-1/2 years in federal jority to override a veto. the House bill because robust national secuprison after pleading guilty Senate Democratic it would introduce “unrity screening process in to child pornography and sex Leader Harry Reid told re- necessary and impractical American history for any charges. porters there was “no way” requirements” that would refugee population.”

Fogle, who became famous after losing weight on a diet that included sandLaquan McDonald was wiches from the fast-food shot 16 times by a police chain, agreed in August to a officer, incuding multiple deal with prosecutors under times in the back. Police said he was lunging at them which he would plead guilty to charges of child pornogwith a knife. A lawyer for his family has said the video raphy and traveling for illicit from a patrol car dashboard paid sex with minors.

Fogle agreed in court on camera showed McDonald with a knife in his hand but Thursday to avoid pornography, get sexual disorder moving away from police. treatment and will be a The city of Chicago has refused to release the video, registered sex offender. U.S. District Judge Tanya Walton saying it could taint ongoPratt also sentenced him to a ing investigations of the A New York Police Department officer patrols in the officer. But Cook County lifetime of supervision and a Times Square subway station in New York on Thursday. $175,000 fine.

Circuit Court Judge Franklin (Reuters/Lucas Jackson) Pratt went beyond what Valderrama on Thursday either side wanted: prosecufor people who did sign which he called “hastily said the police could not tors had sought a 12-1/2 up. Rivals Aetna Inc. and produced.” apply an exemption to “There is no credible and Anthem Inc. said last month Freedom of Information Act year sentence while Fogle’s attorneys had asked for five that they were seeing too specific threat against New rules and must release the years. few people enroll but have York City,” de Blasio said, video by Wednesday. not signaled they would exit encouraging New Yorkers to “go about their business” the business.

Study: Mexicans Former baseball “We cannot sustain these as normal, while remaining losses,” UnitedHealth Chief leaving U.S. faster star Jeter sues watchful. maker of high-end Islamic State has claimed Executive Stephen Hemsley than entering it credit for Friday’s attacks in said during a conference call Frigo underwear CHICAGO — More Paris that killed 129 people with investors. “We can’t WILMINGTON, Del. — Mexicans are leaving the really subsidize a marketin shootings and suicide Former New York Yankees place that doesn’t appear at United States than enterbombings at a concert hall, baseball star Derek Jeter the moment to be sustaining ing it according to a report restaurants and a soccer sued luxury underwear released on Thursday, at a itself.” stadium in Paris. company RevolutionWear as time when some RepubliA deterioration in the The assault on the French cans, including presidential he defends himself against exchanges in the midst of capital stirred memories in allegations he cost the comthe 2016 election campaign candidate Donald Trump, New York of the Sept. 11, pany $26 million by failing have taken a hard line on 2001, hijacked plane attacks could provide additional to promote its Frigo brand. illegal immigration. fuel to Republican efforts that felled the World Trade The former All-Star Most Mexicans leaving Center’s Twin Towers, kill- to overturn the health care shortstop is being sued in the United States are doing ing more than 2,600 people. law. Several of Obama’s Sweden, where Revolutionso voluntarily to reunite fellow Democrats are also Wear was founded, for not with their family or to start considering changes to the UnitedHealth says promoting the underwear. one, the report by the Pew Affordable Care Act. cannot continue Jeter bought hundreds Research Center showed.

From 2009 to 2014, more of thousands of dollars of to take ACA losses Police must give the company’s convertible than one million Mexicans UnitedHealth Group Inc. video of teen’s promissory notes and joined and their families left the raised new questions about its board of directors in United States for Mexico, shooting death the viability of Obamacare while more than 865,000 en- 2011, said his suit.

CHICAGO — A judge in tered the United States, Pew on Thursday, saying that in Jeter never agreed to Chicago ruled on Thursday said. The figures include 2017 it might stop sellendorse products, according that police must release a ing individual plans on the to the lawsuit filed in Delaunauthorized immigrants. insurance exchanges created video of the fatal shooting of The overall flow of Mexi- ware’s Court of Chancery, under U.S. President Barack a 17-year-old black teenand said the company strugcan immigrants between gled to create a market for its ager in October 2014, after Obama’s health care law. the two countries is at its products and was looking for a journalist filed a public The largest U.S. health smallest since the 1990s, someone to blame. information lawsuit against Pew said. insurer cited weak enroll— From wire reports ment and high medical costs the city.

— From wire reports

Alarming new ‘superbug’ gene found in Chinese animals, people

By Kate Kelland Reuters

LONDON — A new gene that makes bacteria highly resistant to a last-resort class of antibiotics has been found in people and pigs in China — including in samples of bacteria with epidemic potential, researchers said on Wednesday.

The discovery was described as “alarming” by scientists, who called for urgent restrictions on the use of polymyxins — a class

MUST READ of antibiotics that includes the drug colistin and is widely used in livestock farming.

“All use of polymyxins must be minimized as soon as possible and all unnecessary use stopped,” said Laura Piddock, a professor of microbiology at Britain’s Birmingham University who was asked to comment on the finding.

Researchers led by Hua Liu

from the South China Agricultural University who published their work in the Lancet Infectious Diseases journal found the gene, called mcr-1, on plasmids — mobile DNA that can be easily copied and transferred between different bacteria.

This suggests “an alarming potential” for it to spread and diversify between bacterial populations, they said.

The team already has evidence of the gene being transferred

between common bacteria such as E.coli, which causes urinary tract and many other types of infection, and Klesbsiella pneumoniae, which causes pneumonia and other infections.

This suggests “the progression from extensive drug resistance to pandrug resistance is inevitable,” they said. “(And) although currently confined to China, mcr-1 is likely to emulate other resistance genes … and spread worldwide.”

The discovery of the spreading mcr-1 resistance gene echoes news from 2010 of another so-called “superbug” gene, NDM-1, which emerged in India and rapidly spread around the world.

Piddock and others said global surveillance for mcr-1 resistance is now essential to try to prevent the spread of polymyxin-resistant bacteria.

China is one of the world’s largest users and producers of colistin for agriculture and veterinary use.

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Obama’s critics stop making sense WASHINGTON — The impact of the Paris attacks on the Republican presidential race may turn out to be minimal, especially since the establishment candidates aren’t making any more sense than outsiders Donald Trump and Ben Carson.

Theoretically, a deadly rampage by Islamic State terrorists ought to make Republican voters think twice about presidential hopefuls who have zero experience in government and no expertise in foreign or military affairs.

But the contenders Eugene who hold or held Robinson high office are offering little more than bellicose rhetoric and overblown pledges of toughness.

Not that it’s easy to match Trump for hyperbole. “Refugees from Syria are now pouring into our great country,” he said on Twitter. “Who knows who they are — some could be ISIS. Is our president insane?”

But Chris Christie, who should know better, went not just over the top but around the bend. He said all Syrian refugees should be turned away, including “orphans under 5.” As governor of New Jersey, maybe he’ll order a security sweep of the Garden State’s elementary school playgrounds.

For the record, Syrian refugees are not “pouring” into the United States. There’s hardly even a trickle: Since the civil war began, slightly more than 2,000 refugees have been admitted. Compare our meager total with the estimated 2 million Syrians taking refuge in Turkey or the hundreds of thousands flooding into Europe. Boosting the number to 10,000 over the next year, as Obama plans, would still mean that the U.S. contribution to alleviating one of the worst refugee crises since World War II doesn’t amount to a drop in the bucket. I could describe in detail the lengthy preentry vetting process, which can take up to two years, but why bother? As far as the GOP field is concerned, generosity of spirit is for losers.

Carson’s response to the Islamic State is, unsurprisingly, vague and off-the-wall. He wrote an op-ed in The Washington Post calling for a military strategy virtually identical to President Obama’s, augmented by “a multi-pronged communications strategy that leverages our strengths in media production and messaging, combined with cutting off traditional access routes to social media for radical Islamist groups.” He seems to mean we should create a really cool smartphone app.

But Marco Rubio, too, called for a dramatic escalation in social-media warfare. He said Sunday that “where we strike them, we capture or kill their leaders, we videotape the operations, we publicize them, because this is a group that heavily uses propaganda to attract fighters and donors from around the world.” And John Kasich proposed a new government agency to promote “Judeo-Christian Western values” to the world.

Lindsey Graham had the best response to Kasich’s brainstorm: “I think that was the Crusades.”

Jeb Bush, the ultimate establishment candidate, seemed to sense both opportunity and peril. “The United States should not delay in leading a global coalition to take out ISIS with overwhelming force,” he said in a speech Wednesday. “Militarily, we need to intensify our efforts in the air — and on the ground.”

Coming from anyone else, those words might strike Republican voters as tough and sober.

Coming from a candidate named Bush, however, they could portend a geopolitical blunder of historic proportions. Perhaps that is why Bush is vague on how many U.S. ground troops he would send and what they would do, saying he would rely on the judgment of the professional soldiers advising him.

If that sounds familiar, it’s because all the establishment GOP candidates pledge to rely on the generals to tell them how many troops to send.

Obama says he follows the generals’ counsel, too.

Rogue candidate Trump, of course, needs no advice. He says he will “bomb the [expletive] out of [ISIS],” applauds the fact that Russian President Vladimir Putin is doing the same and vows to destroy the oil fields that provide much of the Islamic State’s wealth.

He says all of this in typically bombastic fashion. His claim that he will “win” by sheer force of personality is deeply unserious. But the actual policies he rants about may resonate with GOP voters: Rely on air power, get other countries to put troops on the ground, take no chances with refugees, talk really tough.

Two new polls of New Hampshire Republicans, conducted since the Paris attacks by WBUR of Boston and Fox News, show that Rubio may be doing a little better in that state and Carson a little worse. But Trump remains far ahead of the pack. Plus ca change.

Eugene Robinson’s email address is eugenerobinson@washpost.com.

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Dinner table best spot for the turkey The Thanksgiving holidays are always a sentimental and sobering time. There is goodwill attached to all activities, during which we show thoughtfulness and consideration to family and friends.

Americans are more altruistic at Thanksgiving. Life seems to pause, the fuss and pace abate, and generosity intensifies — in feeling if not gift giving.

Our national symbol for this holiday (the turkey) is a reminder that a relaxed meal is the centerpiece of our Thanksgiving celebration. Statistics confirm that 88 percent of Americans eat turkey at Thanksgiving — more than 46 million partaking in it on the November holiday.

Go to any grocery store this time of the year, and it appears that turkeys will never run out.

This was not the case in years gone by, to the extent that we almost saw turkeys become extinct. Prior to the arrival of the Europeans, there were estimated to be more than 10 million wild turkeys in what is now the continental United States.

With open season on turkeys year round and no bag limits, we saw the turkeys dwindle down to a couple hundred thousand by the decade of the twenties. If you can believe it, there actually was something serendipitous about the stock market crash and subsequent Great Depression as it relates to wild

you Google the Nov. 24, 1962, cover of the magazine you will see artist Anatole Kovarsky’s image of a turkey on the national seal as opposed to the eagle.

A perusal of that cover and you might be pleased that the turkey did not become our Loran national bird. The bald eagle Smith certainly appears more regal, brave, and powerful. Certainly turkeys. more befitting on our national “With the Depression,” says seal than the turkey, Franklin’s Tom Hughes, a wildlife biolo- disdain for the eagle notwithgist with the National Wild standing.

Turkey Federation, “a lot of The following are Frankrural residents, mostly small lin’s words: farmers, had no market and “For my own part. I wish had no job. They abandoned the Bald Eagle had not been the farms and moved to the the Representative our councity. The areas they abandoned try. He is a Bird of bad moral then reverted back to native Character. He does not get habitat where turkeys started his living honestly. You may to regain a toehold.” have seen him perched on With the passing of time, some dead Tree near the River, biologists and the National where too lazy to fish for himWild Turkey Federation were self, he watches the Labor of able to come up with a plan the Fishing Hawk; and when to transport turkeys from the that diligent Bird has at length “have” states to the “have not” taken a Fish, and is bearing it states. to his Nest for the support of “The recovery of wild his Mate and young Ones, the turkeys,” says Hughes, “is Bald Eagle pursues him and America’s greatest conservatakes it from him. tion success story. It’s really “With all this injustice, he hard to think of another that is never in good case, but like would be greater.” among men who live by sharpAt Thanksgiving, I often ing and robbing he is generthink about the image Ben ally poor and often very lousy.

Besides he is a rank coward; Franklin had of the turkey. It the little King Bird not bigger has long been reported that than a Sparrow attacks him Franklin preferred the turkey over the eagle as our national boldly and drives him out of the district. He is therefore by bird. The New Yorker once suggested that to be a myth. If no means a proper emblem for

the brave and honest Cincinnati of America who have driven all the King birds from our country.

“I am on this account not displeased that the Figure is not known as a Bald Eagle, but more like a Turkey. For the Truth is, the Turkey is in Comparison a much more respectable Bird, and with all a true original native of America….

He is besides, though a little vain and silly, a Bird of Courage, and would not hesitate to attack a Grenadier of the British guards who should presume to invade his farm yard with a red Coat on.”

Not sure of the view you hold, but I am happy that Franklin’s contempt for the bald eagle was not compatible with government officials in our formative years.

A bald eagle for Thanksgiving dinner? A wily turkey, with limited flight capacity, instead of a soaring eagle on our seal? A face fit for Dracula instead of the noble whitenecked eagle with cunning and dancing eyes?

A turkey looks good on the dinner table, but can you imagine a gobbler on our national seal and on our currency?

This is one time I am glad Mr. Franklin’s verbiage fell on deaf ears.

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

Winners and losers and the leaders President Obama’s reaction to the horrible terrorist attacks in Paris has been strange — and disturbing.

Instead of rallying the country and calling for the United States to lead the fight to wipe out the Islamic State, what did he do first?

He took pot shots at Republicans for their reluctance to open our borders to thousands of Syrian refugees.

He even said some Republicans were helping ISIS recruit new fighters by suggesting that the United States should give preference to Christian refugees over Muslims.

We’re stuck with Obama and his failed leadership for another 13 months.

Meanwhile, we’ll have to hope that Francois Hollande of France and Vladimir Putin of Russia can lead a coalition to victory over the Islamist extremists.

Unlike Obama, President Hollande reacted to the Paris attack like a real leader.

He immediately called it what it was — an act of war perpetrated by terrorists — and he promised the whole world that his government would not let ISIS get away with it.

threat posed by ISIS. What will it take to wake up Obama?

His policy towards ISIS reminds me of detente, the foreign policy practiced by Republicans and Democrats alike during the Cold War. Detente is the French word Michael to describe the easing of tenReagan sions and hostilities between the governments of the United States and the Soviet Union.

“I want to say we are goWhat the policy of detente ing to lead a war which will meant in practice, however, be pitiless,” Hollande said was not exactly something as he toured the music hall to be proud of if you were a where more than 100 of his countrymen and women were freedom-loving American.

It basically said to the slaughtered.

Soviets — and other totalitar“Because when terrorists ian countries — that we don’t are capable of committing care if you torture or imprison such atrocities they must be or mistreat your own people certain that they are facas long as you don’t do anying a determined France, a united France, a France that is thing to harm us.

Detente with the Evil Emtogether and does not let itself pire was OK with both parties be moved, even if today we and it would have continued express infinite sorrow.” for God-knows how long Obama did not seek to unite America after Paris. He except that my father came along in 1980. sought to divide it.

Shortly after his inauguraHe didn’t promise to make the Islamic State pay for Paris tion, when he was asked what his foreign policy was vis-aor any of its earlier atrocities vis the Soviets, he shocked and war crimes.

The mass murders in Paris everyone in Washington.

“We win. They lose,” he and the blowing up of a Russaid. That was his “radical” sian airliner finally woke up position from Day 1 and he Hollande and Putin to the

stuck to it.

He didn’t say how he was going to achieve victory over Communism or how long it would take, but eight years later the Berlin Wall came down.

President Obama has been practicing a form of detente with ISIS. As long as you are only slaughtering and enslaving people over in Syria and Iraq, he seems to have been saying, we’ll just bomb you here and there but we won’t try to destroy you.”

Well, ISIS is no longer just “over there.” It’s in Paris and Lebanon and Egypt and it’s certain to be coming soon to our backyards.

Obama says what he is doing is the right way to defeat ISIS, but that it’ll take a long time.

He says we Americans have to stay the course, yet he is unwilling to change his failed course and assume leadership in the fight against terrorism.

Once he does that, his foreign policy should be real simple. “We win. They lose.”

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By Keith Farner

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SUWANEE — As CEO/Superintendent J. Alvin Wilbanks likes to say, now is the time for your grandmother to

book that Hawaii vacation.

Gwinnett County Public Schools on Thursday released calendars for the next two school years.

Since the economic downturn, the district had released one calendar

and the second semester will begin on Jan. 5.

Spring break is set for April 3-7, 2017. The last day of school will be May 24, a Wednesday.

For the 2017-18 school year, the first day of school will be Aug. 7, a

Monday. Winter break will begin on Dec. 21, and the second semester will begin on Jan. 4, 2018. Spring break will be April 2-6.

The last day of school will be May 23, a Wednesday.

from the Georgia Council for the Social Studies.

The award goes to educators who demonstrate significant service and foster the development of

democratic values and citizenship in the classroom, school, and community; and who exhibit professional involvement beyond the normal job requirements.

Above, Firefighter figurines are displayed as centerpieces for each table at Patrick Elementary School during their annual Firefighter Appreciation Breakfast on Thursday in Buford. Top right, Gwinnett County Firefighter Bridgette Butynski greets students with the Patrick Elementary School chorus during the event. Bottom, cookies await Gwinnett County Firefighters at Patrick Elementary School during the breakfast in Buford. (Photos: Kyle Hess)

Mary Patrick also played a part in a video tribute put together by Ms. Lessard’s fourthgrade class. Students interviewed her for a segment in which she told of how her husband decided to become a fireman: “He said firefighters were heroes and he wanted to be a hero.”

The folks at the program Thursday thought

Patrick fulfilled that goal.

If it wasn’t clear from their statements, the students closed out the ceremony with “The Bobby Patrick Song,” which is the school’s theme.

“Bobby Patrick, he was a great man. Bobby Patrick, he was strong,” they sang. “Bobby Patrick, he gave his own life, so his legacy must live on.”

schools are scheduled to open for the 2018-19 has a specialist’s degree school year. in educational leadership CFO Rick Cost to retire from Mercer University.

School Board chairMozley also has a perforwoman Mary Kay Murphy mance-based leadership saluted the work of Chief certification from Mercer Financial Officer Rick Cost and is working toward a and announced that he doctorate at Mercer in edu- would retire next month. cational leadership.

Cost recently received The school Mozley will his profession’s highest lead does not yet have a honor from the Georgia Asname. CEO/Superintendent sociation of School BusiJ. Alvin Wilbanks said the ness Officials last week as name would likely come at the organization recognized the December meeting. him as this year’s OutThe School Board also standing School Business approved the purchase of a Official. new themed high school at Known for his calm 5850 Peachtree Industrial demeanor and ability to Blvd. in Norcross. The explain complex financial 20.3 acre property was matters, several district purchased from Markim officials said he would be Holdings, LLC for $9.45 missed. million. It will be funded In his second stint with by the recently passed edu- GCPS, Cost has served cation special purpose local with the school district option sales tax. since 2006.

The new Norcross Previously, Cost worked high school is one of in several financial positwo themed high schools tions for GCPS from 1990 coming to that area and in to 2000, a stint he also the Meadowcreek clusfinished as CFO. Cost left ter. District officials plan GCPS in 2000 to become to tailor the curriculum the CFO for the DeKalb toward a specific theme, County School System such as health sciences and where he remained until medicine in one school, October, 2006 when he and international business, returned to GCPS as CFO. finance and law in the “None of us see it as the other. return of a prodigal son, The property is not yet but the return of a kindred secured for the Meadowspirit,” Board member Dr. creek themed school. Both Robert McClure said.

Overall, Cost has 33 years working in the financial areas of public and private sectors. He has a bachelor’s degree in accounting from Lipscomb University in Nashville, Tenn.

“He not only has done a good job for us, but he’s worked with a lot of business officials across the state and his reputation is superb, as well as a stellar Chief Financial Officer,” Wilbanks said. “The financial stewardship that he’s brought here has made a tremendous difference.”

Duluth High teacher honored for Civil War Trust award Duluth High School teacher David Kendrick was recognized for earning the Civil War Trust’s Teacher of the Year Award.

The award’s recipient is someone who must show a passion for the study of the Civil War as well as a commensurate passion for passing on their knowledge to younger generations.

Kendrick said his favorite part of the award was that several of the nominees were former students, which is somewhat unique among awards given to educators.

Social studies instructional coach awarded Outstanding Educator Award

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the second semester ends before Memorial Day on each calendar.

Next school year will start on Aug. 8, a Monday, and will be closed on Election Day, Nov. 8.

Winter break will begin on Dec. 22, a Thursday,

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“This is, from a totally selfish standpoint, my favorite event all year long,” Fire Chief Casey Snyder told the kids.

It’s the chief’s favorite for a few reasons. He likes to see the work the kids put into the songs and the work of the teachers. But serving the memory of Patrick is the underlying purpose.

“I’m probably in the last wave of people who knew Bobby,” Snyder said. “Bobby was all the things they say.”

They say he was a good man, a friend, a tireless teacher, even when he transitioned to firefighting, and a caring husband to Mary.

The woman, a retired educator from Sugar Hill Elementary School, attended the event Thursday, as she does every year. Principal Tyese Scott called on her to wave to a camera that was beaming the program into classrooms around the school for the 850 children who couldn’t fit in the cafeteria.

at a time, but this year returned to its pre-Recession practices.

The calendars feature 180 school days with three inclement weather makeup dates built in.

The first semester ends before winter break, and

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bell’s explanation of the next few moments appears Fawbush allegedly to be the only complete and punched Campbell in the available version. Flynn head. said Vawter would later About then, Campbell say, “He was so intoxicated decided he should leave the during the incident that he men. couldn’t remember what Soon, a witness reporthappened.” edly saw Fawbush make a According to Campbell’s U-turn and follow Campstatements to Flynn, Vawter bell. had a piece of piping with The witness followed, a sprinkler head on the end. planning to call 911.

Fawbush walked backThe witness said he wards toward Campbell, watched as Fawbush and taunting, “You can’t shoot Vawter got out of the truck me in the back.” at Campbell’s house and Somehow, Fawbush approached him as he knocked his friend over and yelled repeatedly, “Get off then picked up the piping. my property!” The witness Campbell said Vawter got drove down the street to see up and started to charge at the road sign to tell the 911 him, as Fawbush held the dispatcher where he was. weapon.

Because of that, CampCampbell said he feared

for his life and fired, hitting Fawbush.

Fawbush was later pronounced dead at Gwinnett Medical Center.

During the hearing, Vawter’s attorney attempted to argue that a previous aggressive driving accusation against Campbell could mean that he was the instigator of the confrontation.

Flynn countered by saying police wouldn’t base the handling of such a case on a previous incident, even if it did involve an accusation that Campbell threatened another driver.

But the current case could certainly be based on the witness statement from the man who saw Fawbush and Vawter follow Campbell to his house and assault him.

Mike Savage, a social studies instructional coach, was honored by the School Board for receiving the Gwen Hutchenson Outstanding Educator Award

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Report: Man killed at card game in Buford home

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spokeswoman.

At Pihera’s last update from detectives, the lead investigator needed to track Days later, Gwinnett down all the witnesses to County police haven’t filed get statements about what charges in the death of a happened before Timothy 31-year-old man who was Thornton’s death at 4637 reportedly killed during a Vintage Lane on Saturday. card game at a Buford-area Police were dispatched home while seven children to the home off Interstate were on the scene.

985 at 2:55 a.m. and met “The case is still being with a woman who had a actively worked,” said Cpl. gunshot wound on her upMichele Pihera, department per torso.

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An incident report released this week shows that there were more than a dozen at the house when the woman heard the argument, followed by gunshots. She said she didn’t know who had done the shooting.

Police found Thornton lying face down with blood coming from his head next to a table turned on its side, a responding officer wrote.

The side room was in

Seventeen residents graduate Gwinnett Citizen Fire Academy

By Curt Yeomans

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Seventeen Gwinnett County residents joined the ranks of Gwinnett Citizen Fire Academy alumni Thursday night.

The academy graduated its 22nd class during a ceremony at the Gwinnett Fire and Emergency Services headquarters in Lawrenceville. The class spent 12 weeks getting a hands-on education about what the county’s firefighters and EMT paramedics do on a daily basis.

The graduating class includes Jeanette Aymerich, Robert Baker, Reba Brown, Nicholas Doemland, Jay Gordon, Sharon Gordon, Susan Gordon, Gloria Huber, Khai-Hoan Huynh, Demetria Johnson, Stephen Jones, Ellen Summers, Cash Loffler, Alexis Palomar, Lorne Phillips, Terrill Simmons and Patrick Spink.

During their time in the academy, the residents learned about incident command, search and rescue, fire control, medical operations,

The Gwinnett Citizen Fire Academy 22nd class poses in front of a fire engine in this photo from the county’s fire department. The class graduated Thursday night during a ceremony at the Gwinnett County Fire and Emergency Services headquarters in Lawrenceville. (Special Photo)

fire and life safety, 911 operations, hazardous materials, and swiftwater and technical rescue procedures, department spokesman Capt.

Tommy Rutledge said.

The residents also got to participate in ride-alongs with firefighters and paramedics who were responding to emergency calls.

The class now has the opportunity to work with the fire department through its Gwinnett Citizen Fire Academy Alumni Association,

which volunteers for community outreach programs, CPR class classes, smoke alarm blitzes and Safe Kids Gwinnett activities, according to Rutledge.

Residents interested in participating in a future class at the academy can call 678-518-4845 or send an email to fireprograms@ gwinnettcounty.com. Additional information about the academy can also be found online at www.gwinnettfire. org.

disarray, while the kitchen and living room were in fine condition. His obituary from Flanigan Funeral Home said Thornton, also known as “Tim Tim,” was a Buford resident who had attended Buford High and worked as a barber.

The 45-year-old woman who was shot said everybody fled the home. Multiple witnesses, who had apparently come back to the house after running away,

said they had heard the gunshots but not the argument, and could give no information on the shooting.

One man was dozing on the couch when the shots rang.

“He stated he jumped up off the couch and ran outside with everybody else,” the responding officer wrote.

There apparently were no reported injuries other than the two people shot. The

children were all released to family.

It wasn’t clear why Thornton was at the home; the report lists a Flowery Branch address for him.

The funeral service is planned for Saturday at 2 p.m. at Union Baptist Church in Buford, followed by interment at Broadlawn Memorial Gardens. The family will receive friends at the funeral home Friday from 7 to 9 p.m.

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sions during the day due to suspicious packages, which all proved to be false alarms.

Milan’s top city authorities said after a meeting with police officials that there was “no specific evidence of an imminent danger for the city of Milan,” but security measures remained at their “maximum level.”

In Germany, Bild newspaper reported that a group of attackers had planned to set off multiple explosives in Hanover stadium at Tuesday night’s friendly soccer match between Germany and the Netherlands, and to detonate a bomb in the city center.

Swedish police said they had arrested Mutar Muthanna Majid after distributing a grainy picture of a smiling, bearded young man dressed in dark clothing. Local media said he was arrested at a refugee center but police declined to comment.

Tabloid Expressen said Majid was a member of Islamic State. The news agency TT and newspaper Aftonbladet both quoted anonymous sources as

saying he is part of a bigger group of accomplices currently in or on their way to Sweden. A police spokesman would not comment on the report.

Police raised their presence at public and strategic locations around the country, including government buildings, foreign embassies and some media outlets.

Fewer people than normal were using trains and subways in the capital.

“I don’t recognize my Stockholm,” Camilla Kvartoft, a news anchor at public television station SVT, tweeted.

The president of Sweden’s council of Jewish communities, Lena Posner Korosi, said evening activities such as sports training for youths were canceled in Stockholm, Gothenburg and Malmo after discussions with police.

Over the last few years, Sweden has participated in NATO missions in Afghanistan and is training Kurdish forces in Iraq, moves that have changed its traditional image of neutrality.

Italy, Sweden act against threat of militant attacks ROME/STOCKHOLM — Police in Italy and Sweden hunted suspected militants and increased security around public buildings on Thursday after receiving reports that attacks might be planned on their soil following last week’s mass killings in Paris.

Swedish police arrested a man suspected of planning an attack and said investigations continued. The threat assessment level was at its highest ever, meaning a high probability “persons have the intent and ability to carry out an attack.”

Italy’s foreign minister said possible attacks could be aimed at St. Peter’s Basilica in Rome or the cathedral or La Scala theater in Milan. In Stockholm, police stepped up their presence around the parliament and main railway stations.

Both countries were on a high state of alert to guard against any possible attack.

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Commerce launched a plan to study ideas about broadening Georgians’ acA top federal health of- cess to care. ficial said Wednesday that Separately, Slavitt also his agency would welsaid CMS would be willcome talks with Georgia ing to look at a Medicaid leaders about any propos- “waiver’’ plan such as the al resembling a Medicaid one proexpansion plan. posed by We’re open for busiAtlanta’s ness,’’ Andy Slavitt, Grady acting administrator for Health the Centers for Medicare System, and Medicaid Services, which told reporters during an seeks to Atlanta visit. The feds cover Andy Slavitt would be a “willing and more eager partner’’ in such unindiscussions. sured Georgians. He also Medicaid expansion, as emphasized that a waiver outlined under the Afford- proposal would bring a able Care Act, extends different set of paramthe program’s covereters and funding than an age to more uninsured expansion-like plan. people. States must agree “I don’t consider [a to this move, and Georwaiver plan] Medicaid gia’s political leadership expansion,’’ Slavitt said at has rejected expansion Southside Medical Center, due to concerns about a federally qualified cost. Recently, though, health center. the Georgia Chamber of More than half of the

states have expanded their Medicaid programs.

Slavitt cited recent examples of states such as Montana crafting their own versions of expansion.

A similar move here could cover hundreds of thousands of Georgians who are in the “coverage gap.’’ These people make too much income to qualify for Medicaid under the current eligibility rules, but also don’t earn enough to get subsidies that make insurance more affordable under the ACA insurance exchange.

They include Maria Abdulghani, 52, of Henry County, who last Friday asked consumer insurance counselors for help in enrolling in a health plan. But Abdulghani, who works part-time as an usher, was told that she didn’t qualify for the discounted coverage in the exchange because

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BOSTON — Boston could become the latest in a string of large U.S. cities to ban smoking and tobacco use by people under the age of 21 under a measure proposed on Wednesday by Mayor Marty Walsh.

The move to raise the minimum smoking age from 18 follows similar steps taken by some 90 U.S. cities and counties including New York. Hawaii in June became the first state to ban tobacco

use by people under the age of 21.

“We know the consequences of tobacco use are real and can be devastating,” Walsh said in a statement. “These proposed changes send a strong message that Boston takes the issue of preventing tobacco addiction seriously, and I hope that message is heard throughout Boston and across the entire country.”

The proposal is subject to the approval of the city’s board of health.

Cigarette smoking is the leading cause of prevent-

The ACA has made a big dent in the number of uninsured, Slavitt noted.

But nationally, 10 million people still are eligible for coverage in an exchange but haven’t signed up yet. In Georgia, 304,000 uninsured residents are eligible for exchange coverage.

“It’s going to be challenging’’ to reach this group, he said.

Still, Slavitt emphasized affordability, saying four in five eligible Georgians can buy a health plan for $100 or less a month with subsidies.

Many consumers have complained about high deductibles with exchange plans. But Slavitt said that many health plans offer services that don’t count against the deductible, such as primary care visits and prescription drugs.

Health plans “do want people to get access to care,’’ he said.

able death in the United States, accounting for more than 480,000 deaths annually, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Smoking has been on the decline among Boston teens, with just 7.9 percent reporting cigarette use in 2013, down from 15.3 percent in 2005, Walsh said.

But use of e-cigarettes and inexpensive cigars has risen among teens over the past few years.

The proposed ban would apply to e-cigarettes, cigars, snuff and all other tobacco products.

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It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas on the Lawrenceville Square as workers get the Historic Courthouse ready for the annual Thanksgiving night tree lighting celebration.

Lighting installation technicians from Norcross-based Illuminating Design have been busy putting thousands of colorful lights, both large and small, on the 30-foot Norway Spruce since Monday. Gwinnett County Parks and Recreation staff are expected to finish out the week adding the ornaments, including several large, glittery red balls.

The tree was installed at the courthouse last Friday, but it is just part of the decorations that have been going up on the square in preparation of the holiday season.

Lamp posts lining the edge of the courthouse property, as well as along sidewalks inside the square, are dressed up with garland and red bows. Wreaths and bows have also been hung on the courthouse and its marquee. Smaller holiday light displays, including trees made of lights and a red Santa sleigh have also been installed.

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Casey Michael Johnson was sentenced Wednesday to 60 years in prison for stealing two phones and a laptop from three Craigslist sellers.

The Snellville resident was convicted of three counts of robbery, according to a news release from the Gwinnett County District Attorney’s Office detailing the case.

Over the course of Casey the threeMichael day trial, Johnson evidence was presented that the phones and laptop were stolen and some of the items were recovered in Johnson’s home.

All three victims testified MORE ONLINE Illuminating Design installation technician Christopher Moss wraps a strand of lights around a branch of the Gwinnett County Historic Courthouse’s Christmas tree in Lawrenceville on Thursday. County staff and that they’d listed the items Visit gwinnettdailypost.com for a photo for sale on Craigslist and gallery of the preparations contractors are getting the tree ready to be lit Thanksgiving night. (Staff Photo: Curt Yeomans) arranged to meet with Johnson. The victims all claimed Johnson then stole the items and peppered sprayed them, the district attorney’s office From Staff Reports car accidents.

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Lawrenceville; and on Gwinnett jail records Gwinnett County County, the fire and a few reports of In Gwinnett, the the 4400 block of Buford show Johnson has been arapparently missed the department has not wires down. It looks as downed wires were Highway near Woodbine rested in the county 14 times worst of the bad weather had anything major since 2008. though we missed the reported on Peachtree Hill Way in Norcross.

Judge Karen E. Beyers that hit metro Atlanta on due to the weather,” brunt of the storm. Our Corners Circle at West On the south side of gave Johnson the maximum Wednesday night.

Capt. Tommy Rutledge thoughts and prayers are Jones Bridge Road in the metro area, there But there were reports said in a news release penalty of 20 years for each with those in the south Peachtree Corners; in were reports in Atlanta of power lines down and at 9 p.m. Wednesday. count in the current case. metro communities that the area of Gwin Oaks media of tornados.

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THE RUNDOWN A quick look at this weekend’s high school football in the Gwinnett area:

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TODAY’S GAMES State playoffs, second round 7:30 p.m.

Class AAAAAA • Archer at McEachern • Collins Hill at Newton • Newnan at Mill Creek • Peachtree Ridge at Westlake • Valdosta at Grayson Class AAAAA • Northgate at Lanier Class AAAA • Worth County at Buford Class AA • Vidalia at GAC • Wesleyan at Jefferson County 8 p.m.

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Interceptions, one returned 55 yards for a score, last Friday by Lanier’s Ethan Wilson, who also had 13 tackles in the Longhorns’ win over East Paulding FANS CHOICE PLAYER OF THE WEEK Each week during the football season, the Daily Post will nominate four players for its Fans Choice Player of the Week. Online voting at www. gwinnettprepsports.com will begin by Monday morning and will end Thursdays at noon. This week’s winner is: Who: Buford’s Will Westmoreland Class: Sophomore Position: Quarterback Noteworthy: Stepped in for an injured starter at quarterback and completed 4 of 6 passes for 69 yards and two touchdowns in a 35-0 win over Fayette County in the first round of the Class AAAA state playoffs Coach Jess Simpson’s take: “Will did a great job filling in for Mic (Roof) last week. It was his first start and I thought he handled the pressure of leading our offense with the poise of a veteran. Will is a great student, a great teammate and possesses all the intangibles that it takes to be successful.”

Results: Westmoreland (39 percent) beat out Collins Hill’s Drew Dinsmore (28 percent), Lanier’s Ethan Wilson (18 percent) and Central Gwinnett’s Erron Price (16 percent) in fan voting this week.

FLASHBACK On this week in 2000, Shiloh’s defense, led by current ESPN analyst Davey Pollack, shuts down fourth-ranked Southwest DeKalb’s offense in a 20-7 victory, the Generals’ first-ever playoff win.

Nick Senecal throws three TD passes for Shiloh, which enters the fourth quarter trailing 7-6. … Anthony DiNardo and Michael Yasko combine for 159 rushing yards for Brookwood, which tops Douglass 31-12 in the state playoff opener. … Sean Dawkins rushes for two TDs in Parkview’s 24-0 win over Redan. … Zach Hawkins catches a TD pass and seals the win with an interception as Greater Atlanta Christian gets past Morgan County 21-14.

No. 2-ranked Greater Atlanta Christian is using an equitable four-receiver system this season with Harrison Sloan (17), Berkley Boglin (5), Liam Sullivan (8) and Malcolm Cunningham (19) playing havoc with opposing defenses. (Photos: Kyle Hess)

Spartans thriving with four-receiver scheme

By Christine Troyke christine.troyke@ gwinnettdailypost.com

During last week’s playoff opener against Dade County, Greater Atlanta Christian receiver Harrison Sloan heard the defense shouting, “Watch No. 8!

Watch No. 8!”

Mentioning the moment makes Sloan and the trio of senior receivers — No. 8 Liam Sullivan, Malcolm Cunningham and Berkley Boglin — in the room chuckle in unison.

“Then both safeties covered Liam and Berkley was wide open for a touchdown,” Sloan said.

“Then they switched to coverage after that so they were playing all four deep and we were coming at them with all of our short stuff,” Boglin said.

“Then they were frustrated with that and leav-

ing Harrison wide open and Malcolm wide open,” Sullivan said.

Cunningham finished with the biggest day against Dade County, going for 118 yards and three

touchdowns in the win.

The beauty of this Spartan system is it doesn’t rely on just one guy. It happened to be Cunningham last week, but it’s been an effective receiver-

by-committee after the graduation of Darius Slayton and Justin Phan.

They even answer questions as a collective, one picking up where the other left off to expand on the

thought.

“I think none of us were even ready to be the big guy,” Sloan said.

“We grew into that role as a group instead of as an individual.”

“A big thing was it helps you be mentally resistant, having someone to lean on when you’re struggling,” Sullivan continued.

“Because there have been times I haven’t played well, just out of my zone, and I was able to lean on Malcolm and Harrison and Berkley.”

“We pick up for each other,” Boglin said.

“It’s usually once a guy has a bad game, they come out the next game and they’re just on fire,” Sloan finished.

Last year Slayton, now at Auburn, and Phan ranked fifth and sixth in

See GAC, Page 4B

Ranked powerhouses Archer, McEachern clash

By David Friedlander david.friedlander@ gwinnettdailypost.com

ARCHER AT MCEACHERN

It’s a match-up worthy of a lot later round of the Class AAAAAA state playoffs.

However, tonight’s second-round game between No. 4 state-ranked Archer and sixth-ranked McEachern will be a test more strenuous than either have faced in quite some time.

“No question, these are two really good football teams squaring off,” Archer coach Andy Dyer said. “Like a lot of games, I think the team that makes the least amount of mistakes will probably be the one that wins.”

That may seem like an overly simplistic assessment of tonight’s 7:30 p.m. kickoff at Walter H. Cantrell Stadium in Powder Springs.

However, given the wealth of talent on both

Archer Tigers (8-AAAAAA) Coach: Andy Dyer Record: 10-1 Last week: Beat Etowah 40-17 McEachern Indians (Region 4-AAAAAA) Coach: Kyle Hockman Record: 10-1 Last week: Beat Lowndes 34-11 When: Today, 7:30 p.m.

Last meeting: First meeting between the schools Location: McEachern High School

Archer’s Will Bearden (10) hands the ball to Jameyst Williams (1) during a regular season game. (Photo: Jim Lacey)

sides, every little misstep could wind up being magnified because of the opposing team’s ability to cash in on them.

That was the case when each team suffered its only loss of 2015 in the early

weeks of the season.

In Archer’s (10-1) case, it was special teams that were a major difference in the Tigers’ 26-24 loss to No. 2 Grayson on Sept.

11, with two blocked punts and a long punt

return that led directly to three Rams scores.

That same night, McEachern (10-1) fell victim to three turnovers and three sacks of quarterback Bailey Hockman in a 9-6 loss to ninth-ranked

Peachtree Ridge.

Both teams have been able to fix most of those miscues for the most part since those losses, though neither team have seen the kind of talent from an opponent that they will see tonight.

See ARCHER, Page 4B

2B • FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 20, 2015

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Grayson aims to slow down Valdosta, Shuman

By David Friedlander

every week,” Conn said. “We try to take advantage of what our opponents give us, and we’ve got players that can make it to where VALDOSTA WILDCATS The task Grayson faces in its we can be balanced.”

(1-AAAAAA) second-round Class AAAAAA Conn knows it will take the Coach: Rance Gillespie state playoff game tonight at same kind of execution that the Record: 8-3 Grayson Community Stadium Rams have been able to come Last week: Beat North Cobb 21-17 against Valdosta seems simple up throughout the season to deal GRAYSON RAMS enough. with Valdosta tonight.

(8-AAAAAA) Stop, or at least slow down, That includes special teams, Coach: Mickey Conn Wildcats quarterback Seth Shuwhich could be particularly imRecord: 11-0 man. portant tonight.

Last week: Beat Wheeler As straightforward as that The Rams have gotten a boost 38-10 sounds, few of Valdosta’s (8-3) lately from Dimitrios Mason, When: Today, 7:30 p.m. opponents have been able to do who has returned the opening Last meeting: Grayson won so this season, with the 6-foot-1, kickoff for a touchdown in two 22-0 in 2010 of Grayson’s last three games, as 185-pound senior having thrown Location: Grayson High School well as Evan Sturgill, who had for 2,800 yards, including 195 in a punt return for a touchdown in last week’s first-round win over Archer’s Jamyest Williams (1) is tackled by a host of Grayson dethe Region 8-AAAAAA titleNorth Cobb, 88 of which came in the game-winning drive late in fenders during their game ealier this season. (File Photo) They can pound out a game on clinching win over Dacula on the fourth quarter. the ground, like they did behind Oct. 23.

It’s a task Grayson coach so far this season, allowing just Meanwhile, Valdosta’s Jayce that easy, with the Wildcats fea- Cameryn Brent (152-1,045, 18 Mickey Conn knows won’t be 7.8 points per game.

Rogers’ 89-yard punt return for turing multiple looks on offense. TDs) and the line in last week’s an easy one, even for the No. 2 And even as mobile as Shua score last week showed how “They’re a little bit different 38-10 win over Wheeler, or state-ranked Rams (11-0). man has been, the Rams will on offense and defense,” Conn through the air behind their own dangerous Valdosta can be.

And the danger Shuman poses likely need to keep up the However, Conn is confident said. “They throw it a little more, strong-armed quarterback in goes beyond his arm. fierce pass rush they’ve shown the Rams can come up with but they do a good job on offense Chase Brice (136-204-5, 2,191, “He is mobile,” Conn said. throughout the season, led by the of trying to stay balanced. Dethe kind of effort to help give 25 TDs).

“He does a good job keeping likes of Bryce Smith (87 tackles, fensively, they like to mix it up themselves a leg up in the kick So, the task tonight will be to the play alive against a rush. So, 6 sacks) and Mykelle McDaniel with even- and odd-man fronts. coverage and return game. try to identify the sets the Wildwe’ve got to do a good job of (58 tackles, 5.5 sacks), to give “I’m really proud of how the They give you several different cats line up in, and then counter containment.” him less time to find weapons kids have executed our game looks to prepare for.” accordingly.

Grayson has done a very good such as tight end Jontae Baker.

Of course, so do the Rams, “Our (coaching) staff has done plan, especially on special job of containing most offenses Even that won’t necessarily be especially on offense. a good job of preparing our guys teams,” Conn said.

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QB rotation could take another turn for Collins Hill son, a three-year starter at quarterback who has put up more than 8,000 yards of total offense in COLLINS HILL Throughout the 2015 his career, has been the EAGLES (7-AAAAAA) season, Collins Hill’s catalyst an offense that has Coach: Kevin Reach dual-quarterback rotation led the Rams (9-2) to an Record: 6-5 of Monty Horn and Drew average of 36.6 points per Last week: Beat Lambert 35-13 Dinsmore has defied the game and has been a major NEWTON RAMS conventional logic that havfactor in the program’s best (2-AAAAAA) ing co-starters under center season since 1987.

Coach: Terrance Banks is a sign that neither has Also his mobility will Record: 9-2 taken control of the job. pose quite a challenge Last week: Beat East Lately, in fact, the for Collins Hill’s aggresCoweta 38-17 rotation has come in rather sive pass rush, led by the When: Today, 7:30 p.m. handy, and should again Eagles’ own Division I Last meeting: Collins when the Eagles travel to prospects, Virginia TechHill won 35-14 in 1997 Sharp Stadium in Covbound linebacker EmmanLocation: Sharp Stadium, Covington ington tonight to take on uel Belmar (72 tackles, 18 Newton in a second-round TFLs, 10 sacks) and North Collins Hill’s Jeremy Lewis (2) follows the block of Michael Class AAAAAA state Carolina commit Tomon Faulkner (75) into the end zone for a touchdown during (Memphis) and Tay Gowan Fox (83 tackles, 24 TFLs, playoff game. this season’s game against Duluth. (Photo: Craig Cappy) Last week, it was Dins(Miami, Ohio). eight sacks). more who stepped in while But it is when the Eagles He also has help from Horn rested an injury and Dinsmore when down with at,” Reach said Monday. are on defense in which the a ground game keyed by a shoulder or collarbone had his best game of the “But Monty looks great. … biggest challenges could 1,000-yard rusher Kurt injury late in the third season, completing 20 of Monty’s been a starter all occur.

Taylor, plus receivers like quarter of last week’s win. year. He’s got good foot36 passes for 300 yards Senior Romario JohnJeremiah Holloman.

And while head coach and three touchdowns in work and he can make all helping the Eagles (6-5) to Kevin Reach was uncertain the throws. I’m confident.” about the 6-5, 200-pound a 35-13 first-round win at Whoever is leading the fellow junior’s status as of Collins Hill offense will Lambert.

By all appearances, toearlier this week, Horn ap- have to deal with a Newton night will be Horn’s turn. pears to be ready to go. secondary that features a The 6-foot-1, 175-pound “To be honest, we’re pair of Division I comjunior stepped in after not sure where Drew is mits in Jacobi Francis

By David Friedlander

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“Their quarterback extends plays,” Reach said.

“He’s a very good athlete, a three-year starter. He’s going to make his plays.

We just have to try to keep him in front of us. …

They’re going to get the ball in the Holloman kid’s hands as much as possible.”

Still, Reach is confident in his defense being able to meet the challenges Newton presents.

“We’ve got everybody in place and healthy (defensively),” Reach said. “Early in the year, we didn’t have all our playmakers available. Our linebackers are playing great football right now. Our defensive line has been great (most of the season). Our secondary has turned in good performances the last two weeks.”

Swarm trade for Petkoff

From Staff Reports

he won a Champion’s Cup with the Rock in 2011. In The National Lacrosse his five-year career, the League’s Georgia Swarm Hamilton, Ont., native has acquired defenseman Drew 17 points and 172 loose Petkoff from the New Eng- balls in 35 games. land Black Wolves in ex“We’re excited to add change for forward Shane a veteran presence and MacDonald on Thursday. someone with championPetkoff, 30, spent the ship experience to the 2015 season with the Black backend in Drew Petkoff,” Wolves and posted four general manager John points (2G, 2A), 40 loose Arlotta said. “His return balls and seven forced to the NLL last year at the turnovers in seven games. end of the season showed The 6-foot-2, 205-pound that he has great loose ball lefty previously spent time skills and we’re excited with Buffalo (2013) and about his ability to create Toronto (2010-12), where turnovers on the defensive

end.”

MacDonald, 22, had 13 points and 16 loose balls during his rookie season with the Swarm last season. The 6-foot, 205-pound lefty is from Elora, Ont., and played with the Brampton Excelsiors during his junior career.

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Mill Creek expects to be tested by Newnan tonight

By Will Hammock will.hammock@ gwinnettdailypost.com

A number of neat accomplishments could happen for Mill Creek’s football team with a win over Newnan tonight.

It would add to an already school-record 11 wins. It would match the program’s deepest run in the playoffs by reaching the state quarterfinals. It would mean football practice on Thanksgiving day, a longtime benchmark for success in Georgia high school football.

Making those things happen won’t be easy, though.

The fifth-ranked Hawks (11-0), coming off a subpar performance on offense in last week’s win over Northview, face a much tougher task in Newnan (9-2). For all the good that could come out of a Mill Creek win, the coaching staff stressed not looking ahead this week.

“We haven’t even

NEWNAN AT MILL CREEK Mill Creek Hawks Newnan Cougars (7-AAAAAA) (3-AAAAAA) Coach: Shannon Jarvis Coach: Mike McDonald Record: 11-0 Record: 9-2 Last week: Beat Last week: Beat Lovejoy 34-3 Northview 46-13 When: Today, 7:30 p.m.

Last meeting: First meeting Location: Mill Creek High School

quarterback Chancellor Johnson.

“Newnan’s got a very good team, a very complete team,” Jarvis said.

“Both offensively and defensively, there’s really not any major weakness that you can see. The more you watch the more you’re impressed with Mill Creek’s Cameron Turley (16) looks to pass during the first half against Peachtree them, not just in how hard Ridge at Mill Creek High School in Hoschton. (Photo: Kyle Hess) they play, but how fundamentioned (practicing and getting ready to play The Cougars are hardmentally how sound they on Thanksgiving),” Mill this week. … All of our nosed on both sides of the are. They’re an underrated Creek head coach Shanmistakes last week come ball, with a playmaking football team. It’s going non Jarvis said. “Our back to focus. I’m confidefense that includes line- to be a major challenge focus this week is to imdent our kids will be very backer Emanuel Bridges, for us.” prove on what we did last focused on this Friday’s a Georgia Tech commitMill Creek’s defense Friday and play at Mill game.” ment. put together another sterCreek’s level. That’s been The focus will need to The Newnan offense is ling performance against our focus this week. We’re be sharper, Jarvis said, be- triggered by a dual threat Northview, despite being focusing on improvement cause of Newnan’s ability. in 6-foot-6, 230-pound put in bad situations by a

turnover-plagued offense.

But the offense must play better and play cleaner, Jarvis said.

The offensive issues may have been masked a bit in a 46-point outing, but Mill Creek got two of its scores on an interception return by Kishawn Miller and a kickoff return

by Edmond Graham.

“The good thing is we’ve got this week to play and we’ve addressed (the issues) over the weekend on film,” Jarvis said.

“We’re ready to move forward. Mentally we weren’t as prepared as we could have been last week, but we’re focused on this week.”

Peachtree Ridge ready for ‘familiar’ foe in Westlake

By David Friedlander david.friedlander@ gwinnettdailypost.com

Though they’ve never met on the football field before, there’s no question the teams at Peachtree Ridge and Westlake share quite a bit in common as they prepare to square off against each other in a second-round Class AAAAAA state playoff game tonight in College Park.

The two teams share a same nickname and mascot (Lions), a primary color (royal blue), similar records (Peachtree Ridge at 8-3 and Westlake at 9-2) and used huge offensive performances to cruise to first-round victories (Peachtree Ridge 51-3 over West Forsyth and Westlake 76-20 over LakesideDeKalb).

Both sets of Lions also share plenty in common on the field, particularly numerous tremendously athletic individuals throughout their line-ups.

“They’re loaded,” Peachtree Ridge coach Mark Fleetwood said of Westlake. “They’re very athletic offensively,

PEACHTREE RIDGE AT WESTLAKE Westlake Lions Peachtree Ridge Lions (3-AAAAAA) (7-AAAAAA) Coach: Bryan Love Coach: Mark Fleetwood Record: 9-2 Record: 8-3 Last week: Beat LakeLast week: Beat West side-DeKalb 76-20 Forsyth 51-3 When: Today, 7:30 p.m.

Last meeting: First meeting between the two schools Location: Westlake High School

2 INTs, 4 PBUs).

But it is one player in particular who could play a big factor in the game, not just because of his ability, but because of his history with both teams.

Senior safety Nigel Warrior played his first three seasons at Westlake before transferring to Peachtree Peachtree Ridge’s Nigel Warrior (6) returns a punt during the second half against Mill Ridge over the summer, Creek High School in Hoschton. (Photo: Kyle Hess) and knows quite a bit about defensively and on special weapon, having going Burdette (733 all-purpose the Lions from Fulton teams. They have a lot of 6-for-6 for 162 yards and yards).

County, knowledge he big-play ability. four touchdowns in about Of course, Peachtree hasn’t been afraid to share “Their quarterback is a quarter and a half of last Ridge isn’t exactly lacking with his current teammates really athletic. He throws week’s win, the program’s in talent, particularly on a and coaches. and he runs, and that guy first postseason victory defense that has allowed “He’s shared what he alone is very important in since 2006. just 10.5 points per game, knows about his old teamtheir attack. We’re going to But he has plenty of led by athletic playmakmates,” Fleetwood said of have to contain him. They help, including seven other ers like Breon Dixon (44 Warrior. “But he has done have a lot of weapons, but individuals with at least tackles, 17 TFLs, 9 sacks, a good job (this week) beit seems to start from their 247 all-purpose yards on 4 INT), Deandre Byrd cause his focus is on tryquarterback.” the season, led by receiver (58 tackles, 21 TFLs, 1.5 ing to execute our game In fact, Westlake Ronnie Blackmon (905 sacks), Chad Clay (41 plan. With all the friendquarterback Malik Willis all-purpose yards) and tackles, 3 INTs) and Bayships he still has over is a potentially explosive running back Marquez len Buchanan (32 tackles, there, it’s tough for him.

The big thing for him is to stay focused on winning (tonight). When it’s over, then he can go over there and hug their necks and tell them how good it was to see them again.”

That is exactly the attitude Warrior says he is taking towards tonight’s game, even as close as he remains with several players over at Westlake.

“I get to play one time against people I’ve known since I was a little kid,” said Warrior, who has 30 tackles and three interceptions on defense and has contributed three catches for 61 yards as a receiver on offense. “I talk to (a lot of) them every day. A couple of them want to talk (trash), but there’s not much of that going on. …

It’s pretty hard, but I’ve got to play through it.”

Central the underdogs again versus No. 1 Colquitt County

By Paul Thomas

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Another week, another tall mountain for Central Gwinnett to climb with the odds against it.

It’s a role the Black Knights relish.

One they’ve thrived in the last two seasons with upsets of North Gwinnett and Walton in the first-round of the Class AAAAAA state playoffs.

Tonight Central (7-4) travels to Moultrie to take on the Class AAAAAA defending state champs in No. 1 Colquitt County, ranked third in the country by USA Today, at 8 p.m.

“Obviously they’re the No. 1 team in the state and top 10 in the country, but our guys are not really going to be intimated because to come out of the gauntlet of our region we’ve kind of seen a little bit of everything,” head coach Todd Wofford said. “You’ve got the quarterbacks that run around like Parkview’s guy, the big strong D-lineman like at Grayson, the linebackers and secondary of Archer. We’ve seen a little bit of everything. We just like having an opportunity to play again. That’s the biggest thing, we’re going to go about our business this week and try to get better. Because regardless of how the score

CENTRAL GWINNETT AT COLQUITT COUNTY Central Gwinnett Black Knights (8-AAAAAA) Coach: Todd Wofford Record: 7-4 Last week: Defeated Walton 49-20

Colquitt County Packers (1-AAAAAA) Coach: Rush Propst Record: 11-0 Last week: Defeated North Paulding 48-16

When: Today, 8 p.m.

Last meeting: First meeting Location: Colquitt County High School

throughout the year,” Wofford said of Price. “Major gets all the highlights and Major gets all the pub, but Erron’s been putting along the whole year. As we get to different defense and different schemes some Central Gwinnett’s Erron Price (10) receives a long pass for a first down earlier this teams — even during the season at Central Gwinnett High School in Lawrenceville. (Photo: Kyle Hess) regular season, take the was (last) Friday there is still nine rushing touchdowns. with 71 catches for 1,224 Dacula game it seemed like some things that we missed Only Tift County has yards and 16 touchdowns on they were out to shut down and that we’re trying to get scored more than 21 points the year. Against the Raiders Major and Erron had a huge better at and work on.” on Colquitt County. Senior thought fellow senior Erron game. It’s a situation where The Packers (11-0) Akivie Bailey leads the team Price was Central’s top tarwe’re lucky to have guys like average 46 points per game, with 113 tackles, including get. The 6-foot-1, 175-pound Erron and guys like Kufor scoring at least 33 in every six for loss. Fellow senior receiver caught 12 passes for that can take the heat off of game this season after open- Ja’Quan Blakely, a Tennes209 yards and three TDs. Major. If you want to double ing the year with a 45-14 see commit, has also had a Running back Treyvon him that means you’re onewin over North Gwinnett in nice season with four tackles Callery ran for 128 yards on-one with those guys and the Corky Kell Classic. for loss and two forced and Azaviar Kufor hauled in you’ve got 6-foot-1 and a Quarterback Chase fumbles. a 51-yard touchdown pass.

200-pound receiver to deal Parrish has completed 70 The Black Knights have Price has 811 yards receivwith and at the same time percent of his passes this hit their stride on offense. ing on the year now with you’ve got to deal with a season for 2,282 yards, During last week’s 49-20 seven touchdowns, while 215-pound back in the back28 touchdowns and just win over Walton, quarterKufor has seven TDs. field that runs angry.” three interceptions. His top back Micah Maxey was Wofford said that balance There’s no doubt Central target is Arkansas pledge 20 of 28 for 454 yards and on offense has been why will need all of his weapons Kiel Pollard. The 6-foot-1, seven touchdowns.

Central’s offense has hit tonight against Colquitt 228-pound senior has 54 Senior Major Bellamy its stride during its current County, which has won 26 receptions for 818 yards and caught three of those touch- three-game win streak. straight games the last two 12 touchdowns. He also has downs and leads the team “He’s made plays seasons and hasn’t lost at

home since a 2012 loss to Lowndes County.

No matter the outcome, Wofford said that playing in games like tonight’s are memories that will last long after high school for his players.

“A deal like this Friday is something that these kids will remember,” he said.

“You’re going that far, you get the charter buses going down there and all the walkthrough, the tradition that’s at Colquitt. It’s something you’ll think back on years from now, so I like knowing that we’re a part of that and those kids will look back on this and talk when they’re 30 years old and talk about when they went down to Colquitt and played in the playoffs.”

Who knows? Maybe Central will get the chance to reflect on how it upset the top-ranked team in the state on the road. It wouldn’t be the first time the Black Knights defied the odds.

4B • FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 20, 2015

ondeck Prep Schedule

FOOTBALL

Today

State Playoffs Second Round Class AAAAAA 7:30 p.m. — Valdosta at Grayson 7:30 p.m. — Newnan at Mill Creek 7:30 p.m. — Archer at McEachern 7:30 p.m. — Peachtree Ridge at Westlake 7:30 p.m. — Collins Hill at Newton 8 p.m. — Central Gwinnett at Colquitt County Class AAAAA 7:30 p.m. — Northgate at Lanier Class AAAA 7:30 p.m. — Worth County at Buford Class AA 7:30 p.m. — Vidalia at GAC 7:30 p.m. — Wesleyan at Jefferson County

SWIMMING

6:30 p.m. — Collins Hill in McCallie (TN) Invitational 6:30 p.m. — Dacula, Mill Creek and South at Collins Hill 6:30 p.m. — Shiloh, Berkmar and Meadowcreek at Mountain Park 6:30 p.m. — Parkview, Archer and Norcross at West Gwinnett

WRESTLING

5 p.m. — Jefferson Davis, Jones Co., Jackson Co. at GAC

The Home Teams

TODAY NEXT UPCOMING

Falcons

South Carolina at Greenville Off Sat, 7 p.m.

Nov. 23, 7 p.m.

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Indianapolis Minnesota Off Sun, 1 p.m.

Nov. 29, 1 p.m.

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Off

at Cleveland Sat, 7:30 p.m.

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Boston Tue, 8 p.m.

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TBD

W. Soccer

Off

Georgia

Off

Ga. Southern at Georgia Tech Sat, 7 p.m.

Nov. 28, TBA ESPNU/750-AM 750-AM

Off

at Miami Georgia Sat, 12:30 p.m. Nov. 28, TBA CW/680-AM 680-AM

Off

South Alabama Troy Sat, 2 p.m.

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Gladiators

Tech

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Spartans set for rematch with Vidalia

By Christine Troyke

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When Greater Atlanta Christian and Vidalia met in last year’s Class AA quarterfinals, they were both undefeated and the top two ranked teams in the state.

Neither has an unblemished record this time.

GAC’s one loss is also the only common opponent — Benedictine. The Spartans lost 47-44 in double overtime of the season opener.

Benedictine, the lone team ranked ahead of No. 2 GAC this season, beat Vidalia 27-3 on Oct. 16.

“There is some helpfulness in that (common opponent),” Spartans head coach Tim Hardy said. “For us it was three months ago and for them, it was a month ago.

“To be honest, it’s just as helpful that we played last year. You can see they’re a good team that improved every week.

That’s a sign of a good program and young men buying in.”

Last year Vidalia, which is outside the top-10 rankings with an 8-3 mark, was led by do-everything quarterback Jordan Black.

“This year, somewhat similar to us, they have not one guy to focus on,

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the county’s receiving ranks with more than 830 yards each and 21 total touchdowns.

Only Sullivan figured into the starting receiver corps in 2014, playing slot down the stretch as the Spartans made it to the Class AA finals. He was primarily blocking for Micah Abernathy and acting as a decoy for Slayton and Phan in order to open up the field.

“I was definitely a little nervous at the start, worrying about who’s going to be that playmaker,” Sullivan said. “But it’s definitely worked out having kind of a collective approach, not worrying about what individual is going to make the play, but just trying to help out where you can.”

Sloan and Cunningham were on special teams last year. Boglin was a starting safety on defense and a backup quarterback.

“For myself, I can say I was a little bit afraid because Darius and all the other seniors were leaving,” Boglin said. “But I think we just took it as a challenge. Everyone was saying so much about us not being that good this year because we were losing Micah and Darius.”

“My mindset was to be better — because the standards are high,” Cunningham added.

All four of them were on the team last year for the bitter championship loss to Benedictine and it’s no secret what is driving this team.

“We were short of the goal,” Sullivan said. “We met as seniors and we

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VIDALIA INDIANS (2-AA) Coach: Lee Chomskis Record: 8-3 Last week: Beat Swainsboro 28-0 GAC SPARTANS (6-AA) Coach: Tim Hardy Record: 10-1 Last week: Beat Dade County 27-8 When: Today, 7:30 p.m.

Last meeting: GAC won 34-22 in last year’s state quarterfinals Location: Greater Atlanta Christian GAC’s Marcus Young (4) runs the ball up the field during the regular season against the Wesleyan Wolves at the Greater Atlanta Christian School in Nocross. (Staff Photo: David Welker)

but a bunch of guys that do a good job,” Hardy said. “It’s more diversified and what really impressed me was their physicality up front and their team speed.”

To be fair, GAC does have one guy that’s certainly in the spotlight.

The Spartans’ junior quarterback Davis Mills has thrown for more than 2,100 yards and 22 touchdowns this year. He’s also run for 364 yards and 10 more scores.

GAC’s corps of rushing backs and receivers is deep, giving Mills a lot

been just as effective down field for the Spartans with nearly as many receptions.

“I don’t believe we’ve played our best game yet,” of options and opposing Hardy said. “I’m also defenses headaches.

Alex Rowe and Marcus aware that on Friday night, that attempt is going to Young each have more meet resistance.” than 700 yards rushing.

Senior running back Rowe has about 30 more carries, but Young has the Shon Jones accounted for three of Vidalia’s touchbulk of the touchdowns downs after a scoreless (10). The Spartans also have used powerful senior first half in last week’s opening-round win against linebacker Josh Pickens Swainsboro. and sophomore Alex Bo“Vidalia is a wing-T glin enough times to give football team. They’re defenses pause. going to run the football Liam Sullivan and — and they run it well,” Malcolm Cunningham both have nearly 650 yards Hardy said. “So ultimately, receiving and 14 combined you’re going to have to stop the run. Or slow the TDs. But Harrison Sloan run.” and Berkley Boglin have

GAC

GAC receivers Berkley Boglin (5), Liam Sullivan (8), Harrison Sloan (17) and Malcolm Cunningham (19) have been creating havoc for opposing defenses this season with an even distribution of work. (Photo: Kyle Hess)

knew our goal was to win state. It’s hard to look forward to that. You have to take it a week at a time, but ultimately the goal is to win state.”

“This is a winning program with great coaches and we have everything that we need so we just have to take advantage of it,” Cunningham said.

“As a junior, I just definitely want to put it on the line for these guys,” Sloan said. “I think every underclassman wants to try their best for them.”

“We know how much it hurt last year,” Boglin said.

“It was one of the worst days of my life.”

“As a team, we’ve all thought about what we could do differently than last year,” Cunningham spoke up again.

“It’s a constant process,” Sullivan said, echoing one of head coach Tim Hardy’s mantras. “Coach Hardy is such a big piece of it.

He’s just trying to open up windows and stretch the field with different types of plays.”

“We also have a great

play-caller upstairs with Brett Harte,” Cunningham added.

Hardy made it clear from the earliest summer practices that this was likely going to be a collective effort.

“Receiver has the potential to be a very selfish position,” Hardy said.

“These guys don’t play it that way. They play it as a team game. As long as the Spartans come out on top, it’s all good.

“You can see evidence of that.”

Not just on the stat page.

“I think it’s a big thing that we have pretty good chemistry with each other,” Sloan said. “We all rely on each other and know even if it’s not our day, we can still be happy for our other guy doing well.”

“It’s all about winning,” Sullivan continued. “It’s not about what kind of stats I got that night.”

“The team success is my success,” Boglin finished.

Sullivan and Cunningham have bigger yardage marks — 633 and 643, respectively — and a combined 14 TDs. Sloan has

388 yards and four scores while Boglin has 238 and one touchdown. The number of catches is pretty evenly distributed and the stats have at least something to do with the way each one is used within the scheme.

“Malcolm is the fastest of the bunch so he’s had the most big plays,” Hardy said. “Liam is our slot receiver and he’s had some big games because it just really stresses the defense when you can throw the ball over the middle whether it’s short or long.

“Harrison Sloan runs really sharp routes and has been very consistent in terms of catching the football and making some clutch third downs. Berkley is a tremendous athlete with a lot of speed so a ball in his hand is a good thing for the Spartans.”

Of course, none of this works without a premier quarterback. Davis Mills has one of the county’s top completion percentages and has rolled up over 2,100 yards and 22 TD passing.

“The scheme drives it a little bit more than the individual,” Hardy said.

“We’re not trying to force the ball to any individuals.

We’re just trying to run the scheme and let that play out.

“Obviously Davis does a great job of distributing the football to the open guys — and they’ve done a tremendous job catching it.”

The receiving corps is a microcosm of the Spartans as a whole this season.

“The strength of the team is the team,” Hardy said.

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jor college prospects like Treymayne Anchrum.

Fans should get a good “They’re really commitglimpse when either team ted to the running game has the ball, but especially (lately),” Dyer said of when McEachern has the McEachern. “They’ve got ball. some of the fastest backs The Indians feature we’ve seen all season. So many explosive weapons, we’ve got to do a good job such as speedy running of being gap solid and do back and Georgia Southern a great job tackling out on commit Sam Jackson, and the edge. receivers like Tyler Sim“Of course, their quarmons and tight end Chris- terback is really good, too, tian Roberson (committed with play action and all to Mississippi State). that. So, we’ve got to be on And of course, Georgia- guard against both.” committed junior HockBy the same token, it’s man, son of coach Kyle doubtful the Indians have Hockman, makes the seen a defense like Arwhole McEachern machine cher’s since the Peachtree go behind the protection of Ridge loss, with the Tigers a line that includes mafeaturing a plethora of

college prospects as well, such as Kentucky commit Kobe Smith on the line, linebackers like Ole Miss-bound Donta Evans and junior Quinn Miller and Duke-commited Dylan Singleton in the secondary.

The match-ups are just as intriguing when the two teams flip.

Gwinnett rushing leader and junior prospect Jamyest Williams (168-1,171, 22 TDs) leads the Archer ground game while efficient quarterback Will Bearden (124-1783, 2,203, 22 TDs) and deep-threat receivers Kyle Davis (39-676, 6 TDs) and Aramis Bryant (13-447, 7 TDs) man the Tigers’

aerial assault, with a line led by major D-I prospect E.J. Price paving the way for both.

McEachern counters will plenty of star power on defense, including Georgia commit Julian Rochester and prospect Andrew Tarver on the line.

With the margin for error for both teams so small, Dyer says the key could like with which team is able to keep its collective head together against the pressure the other is sure to bring.

“We’ve just got to settle in and tell the kids they’ve got to just do their jobs,” Dyer said. “If they do that, we’ve got a chance.”

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Lanier looks to build on playoff success against Northgate

By David Friedlander david.friedlander@ gwinnettdailypost.com

SUGAR HILL — Having broken one barrier in the opening round of the Class AAAAA state playoffs a week ago, Lanier hopes to break another when it plays host to Northgate in the second round.

The No. 2 state-ranked Longhorns (11-0) put the unpleasant memory of last year’s first-round loss following an identical undefeated regular season behind them with last week’s 27-13 win over East Paulding.

Now, they can make history if they can beat the Vikings (10-1) in tonight’s 7:30 kickoff at Lanier Community Stadium by advancing to the state quarterfinals for the first time in the program’s brief history.

“Obviously, it’s the first playoff win we’ve had as the favorite,” Lanier coach Korey Mobbs said. “We weren’t able to do that last year, so it’s good to get that

hurries, 9 1/2 sacks) and noseguard Drew Latham (69 tackles, 8 TFLs, 8 Lanier Longhorns Northgate Vikings sacks, 7 QB hurries) in a (8-AAAAAA) (4-AAAAA) formidable front seven.

Coach: Korey Mobbs Coach: Tommy Walburn Record: 11-0 Record: 10-1 They have definitely Last week: Beat East Last week: Beat Shaw gotten Mobbs’ attenPaulding 27-13 44-0 tion, though he says the When: Today, 7:30 p.m.

Longhorns don’t plan on Last meeting: First meeting between the two schools deviating from its game Location: Lanier High School plan.

“Defensively, they just ever seen,” Mobbs said. assists, 39 TFLs, 12 sacks) don’t give up very many “The wing-T is so based on and linebacker Juwuan points,” Mobbs said of misdirection. It’s assignJones (105 tackles, 5 TFLs) Northgate. “They’ve got a ment football. We’re just and Tyler Taylor (103 tack- linebacker who’s committed to Clemson, and he’s hoping our kids can buy les, 15 TFLs, 5 sacks). into their job and only their Of course, the same can a heck of a player, but Lanier’s Tyler Taylor (8) tackles Loganville’s Darryl Giles job and everything else will be said when the two teams they’ve got other guys that (22) earlier this season. (Photo: Craig Cappy) surround him. So really, take care of itself.” switch units. done with. We just told our though they are a little if you look at statistics, As well as Northgate As good as the Longkids this week that we’ve they’re the No. 1 defense more dependent on the runs the ball, the Vikings horns have been lately, got to play with that same in the classification, and ground game than the will face perhaps their big- especially on the ground, chip on our shoulder. That Longhorns, and they run we’re No. 2. gest challenge doing so this where brothers Marcko motivated us last week, and out of a different look from season, as few teams have “We’re going to try to Baity (177-1,076, 14 TDs) our kids need to continue run the football. That’s them. had much success against and Marcella Baity (153with that same kind of what they do, as well. But Ton Evans and Kyle the Lanier defense, particu- 726, 9 TDs) have gained motivation.”

Cater are the two primary larly on the ground. momentum and confidence we can throw the ball, As motivated as the too. Hopefully, we’ll have ball carries out of the wingThe Longhorns have with each passing week, Longhorns may be, it will T attack, having combined allowed just 1,092 yards they will be facing perhaps some success with the take something more to passing game. (Tolbert) for more than 2,200 yards all season, including only their stiffest challenge of was over 300 yards against subdue a Northgate team and 30 touchdowns.

395 rushing, thanks to an the season in Northgate.

Winder- Barrow, so we that shares many similari“They’re a very quality aggressive front seven led The Vikings boast ties. opponent — wing-T on

by All-American defenClemson-committed line- definitely have the ability.

Like Lanier, the Vikings offense, and probably run it sive end Derrick Brown backer James Skalski (130 We just have to be at our best in that capacity.” are run-first on offense, better than anybody we’ve (96 combined tackles and tackles, 24 TFLs, 11 QB

NORTHGATE AT LANIER

Wolves prepared for Rams’ run game Wesleyan aims to alter

By Paul Thomas

a long kickoff return and the ball crossed our 50 and we went out there and got a stop on first down.

After taking care of Fayette We created three turnovers, and Worth County Rams County 35-0 in the first round of we haven’t had a ton of turnovers (1 Divsion B-AAAA) Coach: Jason Tone the Class AAAA state playoffs, lately, so those were probably the Record: 8-3 Buford will take a step up in compositives.”

Last week: Defeated Locust petition for tonight’s second round.

Against the Rams, the Wolves’ Grove 35-0 The Wolves (10-1) will host defense will have its hands full.

Buford Wolves (8-AAAA) Worth County (8-3), also 35-0 Worth County has run for 3,936 Coach: Jess Simpson winners in the first round over yards this season.

Record: 10-1 Locus Grove, at 7:30 p.m.

The trio of Justin Hope, Chris Last week: Defeated Fayette “The first thing that jumps out is McDaniel and Dontavious Buford County 35-0 their head coach (Jason Tone) and have all rushed for more than When: Today, 7:30 p.m. defensive coordinator both spent a 1,000 yards individually and comLast meeting: First meeting Location: Buford High School good bit of time, six-seven years, bined for 40 rushing touchdowns. down at Camden County with Jeff “It starts with alignment,” SimpHerron, so they look very similar dable opponent.” son said of stopping a Wing-T to Camden teams schematically,” Last week Buford was without offense. “Then it goes to eye-disBuford head coach Jess Simpson starting quarterback Mic Roof due cipline and then it goes to hitting said. “They run the Wing-T on of- to the flu. Sophomore Will Westblock and having great run fits and fense, they’re based out of a three- moreland filled in under center and then tackling. They’ve got three man front (on defense). Their team completed 4 of his 6 pass attempts backs that have rushed for over is very well-coached and their kids for 69 yards and two touchdowns. 1,000 yards. I think they average play very hard. They do things that “Obviously with Mic being out, close to like (367.8) yards rushing are hard to defend. They’re very being sick, I really thought Will per game. That’s a good average. athletic, all over the field. You look Westmorleand came in and really Their quarterback has got a good at them and you don’t see a lot of did a solid job for us,” Simpson arm and they’re so good at running weaknesses. They’re playing resaid. “It was good to see him do it, their passes are big explosive ally, really well right now. They’ve that. He really hasn’t been in that plays usually. From a defensive averaged (36.6) points a game situation this year at all. I thought perspective you’ve got a lot to this year and have played really our kids played hard and the times look at, and they do a good job good defense as well. They’ve got we had sudden change — on a with tempo and things like that, a good kicker and good kicking turnover in the second half — we so we’re going to have to really be game and look like a very formiwent out and got a stop. Gave up prepared for that part of it too.”

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By Will Hammock

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Two football programs, separated by 140-plus miles and nearly three hours, aren’t usually this familiar with each other.

But Wesleyan and Jefferson County, who play tonight in a Class AA second-round game in Louisville, have a history. For Wesleyan, it’s not a great history, given that the Wolves haven’t scored in two prior meetings between the two.

Jefferson County won 33-0 in 2012 and 7-0 in 2013, both regular-season games the upperclassmen on Wesleyan’s roster remember well.

“Some of these guys played as freshmen at Jefferson County and it didn’t go well, it was during a leaner time in our history,” Wesleyan head coach Franklin Pridgen said. “This is not the same Wesleyan team from that year, and it’s not the same Wesleyan team that lost 7-0 in 2013. We’re confident. We’re focused. We’re focused on film study and focused on the game plan. We’re healthy for this time of the year. We’re going to take our shot. We’ve proven we can play with the best in the state and I expect us to do that Friday night.”

As the Warriors (9-2) did in the past meetings, they pose another big challenge for Wesleyan (9-2).

They enter on a nine-game winning streak after an 0-2 start, relying on a potent offense to outscore the opposition.

Jefferson has averaged 41.6 points during its nine-game winning streak, including 51.8 in its past five games (scoring 50, 56, 56, 49 and 48 points). It goes up against a Wesleyan defense that has slipped a bit of late, allowing its two highest-scoring games the past two weeks in a 35-31 loss to Greater Atlanta Christian and a 45-27 win over Model in last Friday’s state playoff opener.

The previously stingy Wolves allowed only 78 points in their first nine games of the season, then a combined 62 in the past two games. The first two quarters against Model were the biggest concerns during the recent twogame stretch, though the defense improved in the second half and got outstanding play from Drew Aspinwall, who had a pair of interceptions. Aspinwall now has four interceptions this season and leads the team with 98 tackles, 38 more than the No. 2 tackler.

“Defense is where I thought we didn’t play well (last week), especially in the first half,” Pridgen said. “Model was very wellcoached and a couple of players were fantastic, but we tackled poorly and were not aggressive

WESLEYAN AT JEFFERSON COUNTY Wesleyan Wolves (6-AA) Coach: Franklin Pridgen Record: 9-2 Last week: Beat Model 45-27 Jefferson County Warriors (3-AA) Coach: J.B. Arnold Record: 9-2 Last week: Beat McIntosh County Academy 50-26 When: Today, 7:30 p.m.

Last meeting: Jefferson County won 7-0 in 2013 Location: Jefferson County High School

on the edge. I didn’t like the kind of the energy we were showing and that was a big focus for us. At halftime Friday night I brought it to their attention and they responded the way you would expected a senior-laden team to react. I just didn’t like the vibe. It was unlike us.”

Wesleyan had far fewer offensive complaints from the first-round win, the program’s first playoff victory since 2010.

Jordan Argilagos rolled up 220 rushing yards with a pair of touchdowns, and Banks Ramsey completed 18 of 22 passes for 259 yards and three TDs, all to Tucker Cannon. Cannon finished with eight catches for 145 yards.

Ramsey has thrown for 1,721 yards with 13 TDs and a 68.3 completion percentage and Argilagos went over the 1,000-yard mark for the season last Friday, upping his rushing yards to 1,187 with 10 TDs. He also has 250 receiving yards and a TD. “Offensively, I thought we were fantastic (against Model),” Pridgen said. “Banks Ramsey at quarterback made one mistake, but other than that he played extraordinarily well. Jordan Argilagos was outstanding. We were consistent. We did not punt the whole night.”

Another offensive showing like that could send Wesleyan to the quarterfinals for the first time since 2010, also the last time it reached double figures in wins.

The goal of extending the season has more urgency than ever since the Wolves have their largest senior class ever. “(The seniors) are legacy-building, that’s one thing that drives them,” Pridgen said. “They also love our program and they love our school. I’m thrilled by that, honored by that, and I couldn’t be happier with the way they’ve played. I feel like they’re on a mission and they’re committed to what’s ahead. We talked about practicing on Thanksgiving and winning 10 games way back in July. I’m excited they have an opportunity to fulfill that goal.”

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Getting to Know … Brock Higgs

Brock Higgs was signed by the Atlanta Gladiators last March and after putting up eight points in 11 games, was re-signed over the summer. Higgs, 23, has 11 points in 13 games with the Gladiators this season, just his second as a pro after finishing his college career at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in Troy, N.Y. In this installment of “Getting to Know,” the Kingston, Ont., native talks with staff writer Christine Troyke about a variety of topics, including getting his first pro goal with his college roommate in the penalty box, balancing classes and hockey at a prestigious university and the best and worst mustaches on the team for Movember.

CT: Did you make a deliberate effort to balance hockey and your education? You stayed at home to play juniors for a couple of years before you went to college and then picked a demanding academic institution. Was there always one eye on life after hockey?

BH: That’s been the end game all along. It started in high school. Getting a good education and having good grades is something my parents really wanted for myself and my sisters to have in our back pocket.

Playing juniors at home in Kingston, I had some buddies that played in the OHL and it didn’t always pan out for them and they had a little difficulty juggling school and hockey. A lot of them didn’t get to a post-secondary education and that’s something my parents didn’t want to see happen to me.

Especially after my first year of juniors, when I was 16, I finally learned what the NCAA was and college hockey, it was pretty clear I

everywhere you go.

CT: When I go back home, there are always a few placed I have to go. Is it the same for you?

BH: Oh, yeah. Going to school for four years in the States, the big joke with all the Canadians is we need to get our Tim Horton’s. Even a couple of weeks ago, I had my parents down here and they brought me a few bags of coffee. It’s nice the more north you go, they’re starting to put Tim Horton’s in the States. But when I Atlanta Gladiators forward Brock Higgs (21) works first started in school there against Adirondack’s Patch Alber (3) during a game last week at Infinite Energy Arena in Duluth. (Photo: Amanda wasn’t, so that was the joke that the first place we were Hertel) stopping was Timmy’s. Get was going to go to school. their back pocket now that a coffee and a donut.

Hockey isn’t going to last they’re not playing hockey. forever. As long as you have CT: In your bio it said that degree moving forward, CT: How did you decide your dad played for Brock it’s a necessity almost. So on R.P.I.?

University. Is that a coineducation was definitely at BH: I had a couple of of- cidence? the forefront when I was fers and I went on a couple BH: (smiling) That’s making those hockey deci- of visits. When I went to what I always wanted to sions.

R.P.I., the comfort factor know. I asked him and he CT: That said, not was the biggest thing for said it had nothing to do everyone would challenge me. It was a smaller school with it. I don’t believe him. themselves by going to a and that was what I was Not a chance. school like R.P.I. kind of used to coming BH: It’s definitely a high- from Kingston, Ont. It’s not CT: Has 21 been your caliber school. Joe (Stea big city, but it’s not small number elsewhere or is jskal) went to Dartmouth either. But R.P.I. was only it just what was available and Max (Everson) went to about four hours away from here?

Harvard. They know, too, home. The comfort with the BH: It’s what I ended hockey is on par, maybe coaching staff and just the up with here. In juniors I even a little less important program itself, it was some- always wore No. 19 because in the eyes of the people at thing that really attracted I was a big Steve Yzerman those kind of schools. But me. Then the education was fan. At school one of the upperclassmen already had that was definitely somea huge thing. It made it a it so I took No. 23. thing the hockey program pretty easy choice. helped you out with. So as CT: You went straight tough as the school was, CT: What’s Kingston to the AHL after finishing they gave you all the tools like? your senior season. What to help you get through it.

BH: It’s right up in the was your first game like?

As tough as it looks on the Thousand Islands, only BH: It was exhilarating. outside, as long as you do about 20 minutes from the It was kind of a little shock the little things right, it can (U.S.) border, right around and awe as well. It was (a be pretty manageable.

Watertown (N.Y.). It’s on At the end of it all, look- Lake Ontario. It’s a smaller road game) in Providence.

The guys in Worcester ing back, it’s something I city, but it has a pretty big were great and made the wouldn’t change for the surrounding township. It’s transition pretty easy so it world, coming out of an in- got a lot of old history and stitution like that. Talking to being right on the water, it’s was actually a pretty good all my classmates and guys a big tourist destination. It’s game. It wasn’t as crazy as I thought it was going to before me, it’s something one of those towns where be. The skill at that level is they really glad they have in you recognize someone

pretty unbelievable so you kind of have to keep your wits about you, always be thinking, always be going.

After that, we had a threein-three my first weekend so I got pretty comfortable, which was awesome.

CT: How about your first goal?

BH: It was actually kind of funny. We played in Bridgeport my second game and my roommate from college was on a tryout with Bridgeport. He took a penalty and I actually scored on the power play. He was my roommate for four years so that was pretty funny, I thought.

the city, but we’re a little outside in a little more of a township. And you can’t say enough about how the team treats us here. There are zero complaints. As much as you miss home, it’s as comfortable as it gets here. It’s awesome.

CT: You’ve had good production since coming to the team, about a pointper-game average. That wasn’t the case, numberswise, in the other places you played last season.

Was it just a matter of getting a chance in a different role?

BH: With those teams, being a first-year guy, I was kind of on the outside looking in. That’s the nature of the beast. You’ve just got to put your head down and work hard day in and day out. In a couple different places, I would try as hard as I could, but sometimes you just don’t get the bounces.

You’re in and out of the lineup so it’s tough to get something going.

I was fortunate to get picked up here at the end of the year. Coach Brandt and Coach Flanagan put some trust in me to bring me back this year. I’m just trying to work every day to make the best of the opportunity. It’s awesome that they put that trust in me.

CT: Was your first experience in the South last year when you ended up with the Stingrays?

BH: I’d been on vacation to Myrtle Beach a lot. My parents took us when we were kids. And to Florida and Disney, like everybody else.

But living there is definitely something different.

Come hockey season, I’m used to heading to the rink in a toque and defrosting my car. There, you roll out in short and a T-shirt and turn on the AC. Going to the game in a suit in 80 degree weather is something else as well. It took some time to get used to, but they have a CT: It’s Movember. Best good hockey market which made the adjustment easier. and worst mustaches on the team?

It was different, but still BH: That’s a tough one. felt like a hockey town. And the hospitality was awesome. I’ve got to think of the backlash I’m going to receive CT: What things do you here, too. I’ve got to go with my roommate for best. He like here in Atlanta and cheated a bit. He didn’t start what things do you miss? from scratch, but he’s got a Do you miss the snow? pretty good broomhandle BH: A little bit. But it’s a nice break. I’ve grown up right now. Then I’m going to say Ian Barteaux has the with it, but in no way am worst. He’s got that blond I ever going to complain hair. He tries to be stylish about the weather down and it just doesn’t work for here. him.

It’s nice that you have

Brookwood AD Mark Kimbro to retire this month

By Will Hammock

activities director.

He told the BronMark Kimbro always cos’ head talked about retiring to coaches Wyoming, even sporting last week the state flag on his office of his deciMark wall as a reminder. sion and Kimbro “That isn’t going to informed happen,” Kimbro said the county’s other athletic Thursday morning. “My directors on Wednesday. wife said she wouldn’t go.

“I don’t know what I’ll She can do the summers out do (in retirement),” Kimthere, but not the winters. bro said. “I might not be It is pretty cold out there in through working. I might the winter.” look for something else to Kimbro does have other do. I may piddle around ambitions in retirement, and look for somewhere though, and he will get to to coach. I said when I left chase some of those very Central (Gwinnett) that I soon. He decided in the last may coach again. My wife few weeks that he will reand I have had plans to do tire from Gwinnett County a mission. We own an RV Public Schools on Nov. 30, lot in the mountains and our ending a 10-year tenure as camper stays up there. We Brookwood’s athletic and want to have another site will.hammock@ gwinnettdailypost.com

for pastors and missionaries who don’t have a place to go. I want to be grandaddy.

We just got a new grandbaby, our first one. I have a lot of options. I’ll take it slow and play it by ear.”

Kimbro has deep roots in Gwinnett, including his longtime ties to Central, where he graduated in 1980 and is in the high school’s hall of fame. He grew up as a huge Central fan, where he played football and baseball, and returned to coach there after college.

He coached with the Black Knights for 22 years, 21 as head baseball coach, a run that earned him a spot in the Georgia Dugout Club’s 2014 Hall of Fame class.

He helped longtime Central head football coach and athletic director Tally Johnson with AD duties un-

til Brookwood offered him the job in 2006 to replace the retiring Dave Hunter. It meant that he had to give up coaching baseball, but he said the opportunity to do something different at Brookwood was appealing.

Kimbro was a fixture at Bronco athletic events during his tenure, traversing the state to watch the school’s teams in competitions. He made it a point to see as many events as he could.

“The coaches and the kids, when you come and watch them play, it means a lot to them,” said Kimbro, who will retire with 31 1/2 years of GCPS service.

“That was true at Central and that is also true here.

The kids know who you are and they appreciate you’re there and watching them

excel in athletics. It’s a neat feeling that you get to do that.”

Brookwood, deadlocked with rival Parkview for the most all-time team state championships by a GCPS school, continued that tradition under Kimbro. The Broncos won 17 team state championships during his tenure.

The school’s overall playoff excellence in all sports is evident in the Georgia Athletic Directors Association Directors Cup standings. Other than 2006-07 (fourth) and 200809 (fourth), Brookwood has never finished outside of the top two in the final Directors Cup standings in Georgia’s largest class with Kimbro as AD. The Broncos won the Directors Cup in 2010-11

and 2012-13, and finished second the past three years.

“What makes Brookwood and the athletic program so neat is that we’re so competitive at the state level in so many sports,” Kimbro said. “That makes us competitive in the AD cup every year. It’s a neat thing to be in the hunt for that every year. It’s something a lot of schools can’t even talk about, but we look at it every spring to see how we’re going to do in the AD cup because we’ve got great coaches and great athletes here.”

Brookwood principal Bo Ford said Thursday that the school will temporarily handle the AD duties with current staff members, giving the administration time to find a full-time successor for Kimbro.

Norcross overcomes cold start Johnson scores 35 in Parkview win

By Guy Curtright Staff Correspondent

LILBURN — After winning their first two games by 21 and 20 points, Norcross girls coach Angie Hembree knew her team was in for a tougher test against Harrison on the Thursday night in the Parkview Tip-Off Classic.

The Blue Devils will take a 3-0 record into Saturday’s game with host Parkview, but that was almost not the case.

“Lucky, lucky, lucky,” Hembree said after Norcross survived at the foul line for a 59-52 victory. “We did just enough right at the end to get it done.”

The Blue Devils were ice cold in the first half and then flirted with letting an 11-point lead in the fourth quarter slip away.

Norcross survived, though, thanks to making 23 of 30 free throws. Junior Taylor Mason led the way at

the stripe, going 8-for-11 in the second half.

“We shot so poorly in the first half …,” said Hembree, still amazed afterwards with how bad it was. “But we did a great job at the foul line and thankfully that pulled us through.”

Junior forward Ty Gillespie scored 18 points, all before she need to tape her right wrist late in the third quarter, and Mason had all except two of her 15 points in the second half for Norcross, which lost to McEachern in the Class AAAAAA title game last season.

Sydne Wiggins, a junior guard, scored a game-high 23 points for Harrison, which made the Class AAAAA Elite Eight last season and had routed Roswell 70-27 in its opener.

“She’s the real deal,” Hembree said. “That’s a really nice player.”

Norcross, down 7-6 after

the first quarter, started the second with 10 straight points and appeared ready to take charge. But Harrison quickly recovered and led 22-18 at halftime thanks to a long 3-pointer at the buzzer banked in by Wiggins.

Gilliespie was almost the only offense for Norcross in the first half, scoring 11 points. Mason got going in the third quarter, though, and the Blue Devils outscored Harrison 21-11 for a 39-33 lead.

The Norcross lead was up to 54-43 after four straight points by senior guard Vash Perry, but Harrison got within 56-52 on a third 3-pointer by junior Raicheal Tringali with 34 seconds remaining.

Mason, though, made one of her two foul shots with 30 seconds left and then junior Vanessa Blagmon hit a pair with five seconds remaining to close out the victory.

By Guy Curtright

scored with 49 seconds left to put Parkview back ahead and then, after rebounding LILBURN — Raven a missed free throw, went Johnson was relatively 2-for-2 from the stripe with quiet in the Parkview 46 seconds left to put the girls opening victory over game away.

Woodstock last Saturday, “She can knock down scoring seven points. shots with the best of The Parkview senior, them,” Parkview coach though, had more than Kirk Call said. “She made that by the end of the first some big, big plays for us. quarter Thursday night This is the kind of impact and there were a lot more she can have for us.” points to come.

The victory by Panthers The Panthers needed (2-0) means that both teams almost every one of them. will be unbeatnen when Johnson, a 5-foot-11 se- they play Norcross (3-0) at nior who is headed to East about 4:30 p.m. on SatCarolina University, scored urday in a rematch of last 35 points and Panthers held season’s Class AAAAAA off a furious Tucker come- state semifinal, won 53-35 back for a 74-69 victory at the Blue Devils. in the final opening game “I’d like to get at least of the Parkview Tip-Off one good night’s sleep Classic. before thinking about that,” Down by 16 points in Call said. “There tough and the fourth quarter, Tucker they’re going to challenge rallied to tie the game at 69 us for sure. But that’s why with just more than a min- we schedule these games.” ute remaining. But Johnson Parkview scored the

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first seven points against Tucker, but the Tigers (1-1) rallied to pull within 14-11 at the end of the first quarter.

The Tigers, a Class AAAAAA state tournament team last season that had routed Fayette County 75-26 in its opener, suffered a blow early in the second quarter, though, when senior Mariya Trimble injured her right knee.

Parkview closed the second quarter with a 2110 run and was up 36-25 at intermission.

Johnson scored eight points for the third straight quarter and the Panthers were up 55-45 going into the final period.

Tucker, which got 22 points from Kierra Graham, forced Parkview into turnover after turnover, though and almost pulled off a stunning comeback in the foul-plagued game.

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Norcross grad Herndon hitting his stride Georgia set to host

By Stan Awtrey

In this case it was Johnson’s wife Susan.

“She had a great percepATLANTA — Miami is tion,” Johnson said. “She getting help from the seven asked me after the game, Georgians on its roster, ‘On third down and long especially tight end Christohow come you handed it up pher Herndon of Norcross, the middle?’” who has emerged as a Mrs. Johnson was inquirreceiving threat after not ing about a third-and-12 catching a pass a year ago. play in the third quarter.

The 6-foot-4 259-pound Georgia Tech was leading sophomore had a career21-17 and had the ball at high three catches for 51 their own 34-yard line. The yards last week against play was a give to B-back North Carolina.

Marcus Allen, who ran for “Chris has done a really Norcross grad Christopher Herndon (23) is emerging 6 yards, forcing the Yellow as a weapon for the Miami Hurricanes offense. (Photo: Jackets to punt. good job of growing into Mark Dolejs-USA TODAY Sports) the complete tight end that Coach Johnson had the he has to be in our offense,” explanation. trying to do,” Scott said. coach Larry Scott said. interception in 10 games.

“She doesn’t know it’s a Herndon had 33 catches “Just overall knowledge of Linebacker Raphael Kirby, blitz check and, you can see the offense and what we’re his senior year at Norcross a senior from Stephenson, the film, but you’ve got to asking him to do, he’s really and helped the Blue Devils had 44 tackles through six do it right,” he said. “You’re win the state championship. games when his season was supposed to turn out on the getting a stronghold on, so He chose Miami over Authat’s allowing his natural prematurely ended with a backside and we don’t turn burn and Mississippi State. lower-extremity injury. talent and ability to start to out and a guy comes across “He’s just beginning to come through.”

Clayton Turner, a sopho- the space, but if you turn Herndon has played in all scratch the surface of how more receiver from Kell out it’s a touchdown and 10 games, with three starts. good he can be,” Scott said. High, has not played. Fresh- people are going ‘Wow, He’s caught 14 passes for “Once his natural talent, men Evan Shirreffs, a quar- what a brilliant call on third153 yards, a 10.9-yard aver- skill set and ability can terback from Jefferson, and and-12.’” age and one touchdown. He come through, the sky’s the Tyler Murphy, a defensive It was another one of the also had three catches, one limit for how good he can back from Peachtree Ridge, errors in execution that have of them for a touchdown, be.” are being redshirted. plagued Georgia Tech all against Nebraska.

Other Georgians have Johnson second-guessed season.

“He’s a true sophomore contributed on defense. by wife “That’s the thin line that only played a little bit Lineman Ufomba Kamala, Being second-guessed between winning and losas a true freshman, so his a senior from Stone Moun- comes with the territory ing,” Johnson said. “I get it. learning curve and timetain, has 36 tackles, four when you’re a head coach.

She’s the biggest fan we’ve table, he’s really starting to tackles for loss and a sack And Georgia Tech’s Paul got and she doesn’t know just really get into a comin 10 games. Linebacker Johnson has learned that why we hand it off on thirdplete understanding of the Juwon Young, a sophomore sometimes the questions and-12. There’s always offense and understanding from Albany, has 31 tackles, come from an unexpected more to it than meets the defenses and what they’re two tackles for loss and an source. eye most of the time.”

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Georgia Southern The Sports Xchange

lie Fritz told the media this week, “but we’re going to With Georgia Southern take some shots ourselves.” coming to town Saturday, About Georgia SouthGeorgia will get a preview ern (7-2): Junior running of the option running attack back Matt Breida is one of it will see next week against the best running backs few in-state rival Georgia Tech people know about, lead— but the focus remains on ing the nation (minimum the Bulldogs’ offense, not 70 carries) with 8.9 yards their defense. Georgia found per carry and ranking 10th a way to generate enough nationally with 14 rushing points to down Auburn last touchdowns. With Breida week, but it took Isaiah (2,742 career yards) and McKenzie’s punt return for quarterback Kevin Ellison a touchdown to spark the (2,497), the Eagles are one Bulldogs to their second of two FBS teams — Ohio State the other — with a pair consecutive victory. of 2,400-yard rushers. Safety Coach Mark Richt told Antonio Glover has six interreporters Tuesday the Bulldogs again will start Greyson ceptions on the season, tying Lambert at quarterback, one the school record.

About Georgia (7-3): week after the senior went McKenzie’s 53-yard punt 12 of 17 for just 97 yards. return last week marked “We’re going to do his fifth career return for a whatever we thinks gives touchdown and his fourth us the best chance to win,” Richt said. “We’re really not punt return, tying school too worried about stats right records in both categories.

Since being benched in now.” the Bulldogs’ 27-3 loss at The Eagles have incorFlorida, Lambert is 18-forporated more passing looks into their option offense but 30 yards for 161 yards and a touchdown while Georgia still run the ball as well as anybody in the country, lead- has added direct snaps to wide receivers in an attempt ing FBS with 378.9 yards to spark a lethargic offense. per contest while ranking Running back Sony Michel last in passing yards (64.1 has averaged 22.2 carries per game). per game since Georgia lost “We’re always going Nick Chubb to a seasonto run the ball a bunch,” Georgia Southern coach Wil- ending knee injury.

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PUBLIC HEARING CITY OF DULUTH, GEORGIA Notice is hereby given to the public that the Duluth City Council will be considering an amendment to Article 2 and Article 9 of the City of Duluth’s Unified Development Code, pertaining to Use of Land and Structures and Project Design and Construction Standards, respectively.

The amendment may also include additional modifications to other Articles of the Unified Development Code to accomplish consistency with the proposed changes to Article 2 and Article 9. This proposal is to be reviewed under case number TA#2015-03.

All interested parties are invited to attend a public hearing before the Duluth City Council at Duluth City Hall, 3167 Main Street on December 14, 2015 at 7:00 p.m. in the City Council Chambers.

Information about the amendment can be obtained from the Community Development Department – Planning Division, Monday-Friday 8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. or by calling 770-476-1790. Email information is available by contacting Nick A. Colonna at ncolonna@duluthga.net.

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stored at 4431 Buford Hwy, Norcross, Ga. 30071. 770263-8483.

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

The Vehicle was impounded from 1355 Indian Trail Rd. Lilburn, Ga on 10/6/15, at the request of the property owner or manager.

2006 Chrysler 300C SRT-8 VIN# 2C3LA73W368377658 No Tag 928-295856, 11/20,27

13 minutes 54 seconds West, 183.59 feet to a point; South 58 degrees 50 minutes 16 seconds West, 390.54 feet to the point of beginning; thence leaving the Southeastern right-of-way line of Pinnacle Way and running South 13 degrees 55 minutes 19 seconds East 350.10 feet to a point; thence South 68 degrees 44 minutes 31 seconds West a distance of 426.91 feet to a point on the Easterly right-of-way line of Pinnacle Way (80 foot rightof-way) thence running in a Northwesterly, Northerly and Northeasterly direction along said right-of-way line which turning into the Southeastern right-of-way line of Pinnacle Way along an arc, an arc distance of 340.16 feet to a point, said arc being subtended by a chord bearing North 17 degrees 34 minutes 43 seconds East, having a chord distance of 323.34 feet; thence continuing along the Southeastern right-ofway line of Pinnacle Way North 49 degrees 12 minutes 35 seconds East 265.26 feet to the point of beginning.

Also known as Gwinnett County Map & Parcel R6213 066. will expire and be forever foreclosed and barred on and after the 4th day of December, 2015. The tax deed for which this notice relates is dated the 3rd day of June, 2014. Said tax deed is recorded in the office of the Clerk of the Superior Court of Gwinnett County, Georgia, in Deed Book 53001 at page 256. This property may be redeemed at any time before the later of (1) 5:00 pm on December 4, 2015 or (2) 30 days after you receive this notice. To redeem, you must pay the redemption price as fixed and provided by law to the undersigned at the following address: Andrew Desmond, Manager PFS Group LLC P.O. Box 1413 Stockbridge, GA 30281 ardesmond@aol.com Please be governed accordingly.

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All interested parties are invited to attend a public hearing before the Duluth Planning Commission at Duluth City Hall, 3167 Main Street on December 7, 2015 at 7:00 p.m. in the City Council Chambers. Following the Duluth Planning Commission hearing, this matter is also tentatively scheduled for a public hearing before the Duluth City Council at Duluth City Hall, 3167 Main Street on December 14, 2015 at 7:00 p.m.

Information about the amendment can be obtained from the Community Development Department – Planning Division, Monday-Friday 8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. or by calling 770-476-1790. Email information is available by contacting Nick A. Colonna at ncolonna@duluthga.net.

Written comments may also be received in lieu of testimony during the public hearing. ******************* n compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, the City of Duluth is committed to providing reasonable accommodations for a person with a disability.

Please contact Teresa Lynn at 770-476-3434 if special program accommodations are necessary and/or if program information is needed in an alternative format. Special requests must be made in a reasonable amount of time in order that accommodations can be arranged.

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

The Vehicle was impounded from 500 Pleasanthill Rd Lilburn, Ga on 11/6/15, at the request of the property owner or manager.

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NOTICE OF PUBLIC SALE OF PERSONAL PROPERTY Notice is hereby given that the undersigned will sell, to satisfy lien of the owner, at public sale by competitive bidding via www.storagetreasures.com on November 23, 2015 9:00 am and will continue until November 30, 2015 9:00 AM for the Space Shop storage facility located at: 2050 Gravel Springs Rd Buford, GA 30519 770.271.4220 The personal goods stored therein by the following may include, but are not limited to general household, furniture, boxes, clothes, and appliances.

A161 Callaway, Kevin Household Goods 929-294270, 11/13,20

PUBLIC AUCTION There will be sold at public auction on Saturday Nov 28, 2015 at 11:00 am the following vehicles at Bossi Auto Sales LLC, 4598 Buford Hwy, Ste-B. Norcross, GA 30071, 2010 Ford Fusion, VIN: 3FAHP0JG5AR399621. PEDRO’S TIRE SHOP & MECHANIC. 570 W. SHADBURN AVE, BUFORD, GA 30518, 2005 CHEVROLET SILVERADO, VIN: 2GCEK13T051136894.

Cassandra’s Body Work, 1855 Buford Hwy, Duluth, GA, 30097. 2000 BMW X5, VIN: WBAFB3348YLH01464, declared abandoned and foreclosed vehicles pursuant to Official Code of Georgia Annotated Section 40-11-5 929-296139, 11/20,27

PUBLIC SALES/ AUCTIONS

PUBLIC SALES/ AUCTIONS

NOTICE OF PUBLIC AUCTION IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE OCGA 40-11-2, RICH HENDRICK CHEVROLET, WILL HOLD AN AUCTION FOR THE FOLLOWING VEHICLE(S).

NOTICE OF SALE OPEN TO THE PUBLIC Date of Auction December 4, 2015 at 11:00am According to the lease by and between: Unit 103 Kenisha Moore Unit 209 Ronald McClenny Jr. Unit 333 Parry Scruggs Unit 359 Kenneth Johnson Unit 626 Tacy Peterson and TKG-StorageMart, DBA StorageMart #701, and its related parties, assigns and affiliates. In order to perfect the lien on the goods contained in the storage unit the manager has cut the lock on their units and upon a cursory inspection the units were found to contain a shelving unit, shampoo, clothes, books, flat screen tv, pictures and frames, stroller, vacuum, baby toys, stuffed animals, clothes, grill, pillows, aquarium, tv, cpu, bed frame, mattress, box springs, stroller, tables, hair dryer, skateboard, suitcase, dresser, childrens toys, iron, games, trash can, chairs, pictures, bedframe, tools, clothes, vacuum, dvds, blankets, car seat, gas cans, suitcase, handbag, dishes, hotplate, paper towels, toys and many other items used in and around the home.

ITEMS WILL BE SOLD OR DISPOSED OF AT THIS SITE ON, December 4, 2015 AT 11:00 AM AT THE ADDRESS LISTED BELOW TO SATISFY OWNERS LIEN IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE STATE STATUTES. TERMS OF SALE ARE CASH ONLY, NO CHECKS WILL BE ACCEPTED. ALL GOODS ARE SOLD IN “AS IS” CONDITION. TAX MUST BE PAID OR RESALE NUMBERS FURNISHED. BUYERS MUST PROVIDE THEIR OWN LOCKS IF NEEDED. SELLER RESERVES THE RIGHT TO OVERRIDE ALL BIDS. ALL ITEMS OR SPACES MAY NOT BE AVAILABLE ON DATE OF SALE. StorageMart 701 794 Scenic Highway Lawrenceville, GA 30046 770-236-9260 929-294251, 11/13,20

2006 CHEVROLET COLORADO IGCDS136468180532 WILL BE AUCTIONED ON DECEMBER 2, 2015 AT 10 AM at 3277 SATELLITE BLVD DULUTH GA 30096 --7254 929-295853, 11/20,27

Please Recycle This Newspaper NOTICE OF PUBLIC AUCTION IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE OCGA 40-11-2, PEACH STATE FREIGHTLINER, WILL HOLD AN AUCTION FOR THE FOLLOWING VEHICLE(S).

1995 FORD F700 1FDWF80C1SVA80718 WILL BE AUCTIONED ON DECEMBER 2, 2015 AT 10 AM at 6535 CRECENT DR NORCROSS, GA 30071 --7255 929-295844, 11/20,27 NOTICE OF PUBLIC AUCTION IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE OCGA 40-11-2, JAIME’S AUTO REPAIR, INC., WILL HOLD AN AUCTION FOR THE FOLLOWING VEHICLE(S).

2008 FORD F250 1FTSW21R08EC56542 WILL BE AUCTIONED ON DECEMBER 2, 2015 AT 10 AM at 65 EAST CROGAN ST SUITE B LAWRENCEVILLE, GA 30045 --7252 929-295844, 11/20,27 PUBLIC AUCTION Notice is hereby given that on December 7, 2015 U-Haul Company of Atlanta North will be offering for sale under the contractual landlords lien process by public auction the following storage units. The goods to be sold are generally described as household goods. U-Haul reserves the right to refuse any and all bids. Payment will be made in cash only. The sale will begin at 8:30 AM at 1290 Pleasant Hill Rd. Lawrenceville, GA. and continue to each location. Location stops subject to change or cancel.

1290 Pleasant Hill Rd., Lawrenceville, GA.: Brenton Lee Persall 0204, Tyaya Hoover 0310, Natividad Custodio 0320, Patrice Adams 0527, Leogarfield Seldon Jr. 1009, William George 1019, Nallene Garvey 1046, Karie Martinez 1048, Taqwaha Qadir 1051, Danica Maull 1061, Joseph Middleton 1136, Darlene Mosley-Alston 1151-52, Latrina Gaines 1223, Gary Henderson 1235, Damoris Carter 1237, Terence Boyd 1302, Donna Allen 1515, Antoinett Ellington 1602-04, Kerlene Anglin 1610, Dantrelle Mcclure 1721/1731-35, Latisha Taylor 2070, Vanessa Lanier 208485, Jonathan Logan 2216, Kim Garrett 2242, Treshia Forsythe 2517 3804 Buford Dr., Buford, GA.: Mike Pittman 0011, Odon Kubanangidi 0142, Shaneka Walker 0180, Shatoya Pack 0252, Michael Ramey 0287, James Enix 0334, Lavann Williams 0352, Karina Marroquin 0363, Keith Hunter 0411, 929-294250, 11/20, 27

NOTICE OF PUBLIC SALE: The following self-storage Cube contents containing household and other goods will be sold for cash by CubeSmart #714, 105 Old Peachtree Road NW, Suwanee, GA 30024, to satisfy a lien on December 7, 2015 at approx. 10:00AM at www. storagetreasures.com.

Name; Unit # Shane C. Ewing 328 John R. Slaughter a/k/a Rich Slaughter 411 & 733 Wanda Renetta Jones 516 Ken Ballard 174 929-294276, 11/20, 27

If your old stuff is collecting dust, it could be collecting cash!

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770-962-SELL

NOTICE OF PUBLIC SALE: The following self-storage Cube contents containing household and other goods will be sold for cash

by CubeSmart 3494 Gwinnett Place Dr. to satisfy a lien on December 7, 2015 at approx. 10:00am at HYPERLINK “http://www.storagetreasures.com” www. storagetreasures.com Name Cube # Name: Derick T Colbert 1119 Name: Yeon W Cheong 1138 Name: Trivera V Porter 2027 Name: Frank C Woods 2158 Name: James Cambridge III 3103 929-294273, 11/20, 27

FULL TIME 46 temp/full time Finishers needed for Dream Renovations, LLC. Stn Mtn, GA @ dreamre.llc@outlook. com, from 01/01/1609/30/16 to work mult worksites within DeKalb and Fulton Counties, transport provided to and from worksites from a central location, no education req., 2 mo. exp. req. $11.95 hr. no O/T 7am-4pm Mon-Fri. wkly pay all deductions required by law will be made. Duties include grind, sand, or polish a variety of metal, wood, and stone to correct defects or prepare surfaces using hand tools or hand-power tools. The employer will provide workers at no charge, all tools, supplies, & equip. req. to perform the job. Employer guarantees to offer work for hours equal to at least ¾ of the workdays in each 12 wk period of the total employment period. Transport (including meals and; to the extent necessary, lodging) to place of employment will be provided, or its cost to workers reimbursed, if the worker completes ½ of the work period.

Return transport will be provided if worker completes employment period or is dismissed early by employer.

Apply at your nearest SWA office, typically: Georgia Dept. of Labor 3879 Covington Hwy. Decatur, GA 30032 Job# 8350400 Ad pd by E.O.E. BILLING & COLLECTION Established company seeking a Professional, Experienced Person to work in the Billing & Collection Department. Understanding of Medicare Part B, HCPCS Coding, and BCBS billing required. DMEPOS experience preferred.

Excellent communication, relationship skills and customer friendly attitude necessary for success. EEOC Interested Parties may fax a resume to 678-689-1459 or Email: Kellier@amgrx.com CABINETRY / CASEWORK Immediate openings for Experienced Commercial Cabinetry / Casework Estimator, Project Manager, Installers Local and Out of Town, CNC/Cabinet Vision Programmers, Custom and Cabinet Builders, Experienced Casework Crew Leader, Spray Finisher, All positions must have 3 to 5 years experience, for shop located in Stockbridge, GA. Please call Tony at (770)507-9913 Ext 465 or fax resume (770)507-9536 or email resumes@viaconinc. com. Includes Benefit Package

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FULL TIME

ASSISTANT CFO Northridge Medical Center Commerce, GA. The ACFO will provide support in all efforts to ensure the financial viability of the hospital by establishing and monitoring financial and budgeting affairs.

This position will be a part of the senior management team.

REQUIREMENTS: Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Business Administration, Accounting or related field. Minimum of 3 years’ sufficient management experience required in the area of hospital revenue cycle.

CUSTOMER SERVICE REP. Consumer finance Co. has an immediate opening for a customer service rep. in Lawrenceville office.

Collection or finance experience a plus.

Full time position M-F. Good salary, insurance, dental, 401k, paid vacation.

Fax resume to 770-339-2818 or email to Lawrenceville@ sterlingfinance company.com.

You can also apply in person to: 1030 Old Peachtree Rd NW Ste 308.

HEALTHCARE

NOW HIRING

WE OFFER Competitive salaries, PTO, 401(k), Medical, Dental, and Vision benefits!

If you are interested in working for an energetic team and a fast paced environment Rockdale Healthcare Center Is seeking applicants for

Please send resume to:

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To coordinate recreational based treatment for our Residents Please email resume: agrace@rockdalehc. com or apply within @ 1510 Renaissance Drive NE Conyers, GA 30012

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We truly believe our greatest assets are the employees and we have an Excellent Benefit and Compensation program to show it!

All you have to have is….

Class A CDL Tanker Endorsement 21 years old If you are qualified and interested, please contact us. We want to hear from you!

Contact Ivan @ 479.567.0276, or email resume to bthomas@ darlingii.com EOE/M/F/Vet/ DisabledEOE/M/F/ Vet/ Disabled LOW VOLTAGE TECH

Position available for a Low Voltage Installation Technician. CCTV, Telecom, Access control, and Networking exp. a plus! Good benefits.

Please email resume to humanresources. performance@gmail. com or fax to 770-466-1116.

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HOUSES FOR SALE

HOUSES FOR SALE

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COVINGTON, GA 30014

COVINGTON, GA 30016

Snapping Shoals EMC has a position available for a Mechanic. Requires HS Diploma or Equivalent, Associates’ Degree or Certification in Auto Tech.

Minimum 5 years of exp. + training or combination of education and exp. Must be able to obtain CDL license.

Prefer ASE certified.

Req. knowledge & exp in repair of light to medium weight cars, vans, heavy equip and class 1-8 trucks.

Must be familiar with OBD-2.

Comprehensive Benefits Package.

Application at www.ssemc.com Mail to: Snapping Shoals EMC, Attn: HR, PO Box 509, Covington, GA 30015 EOE

The Waterford At Oakwood is hiring LPN’s (FT for weekends & PRN), Caregivers PT & FT (2nd & 3rd shift) and Cooks (PT & FT).

Just a 25 min drive from Lawrenceville and 35 min drive from Suwanee via I-85. Please apply at 4251 Hudson Drive, Oakwood, GA 30566 (770)-297-6900.

METAL POLISHER Needed F/T. $9/hr. to start. Pay increase as learning. Applications accepted Mon.-Fri., 7am-Noon at 100 Paper Mill Rd., Suite 3E & 4E, Lawrenceville, Ga.

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SERVICE We pick up any of the following items: All scrap metal such as all appliances, air conditioners, lawn mowers, metal windows & doors, garage doors, motorcycles, house & barn tin, gutters & awnings, metal signs, junk cars, old batteries, etc.

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NOW HIRING WAREHOUSE ORDER PULLERS $9/ph-1st, 7a-3:45p $9.70/ph-2nd, 4p-1a Monday-Friday Requirements: 1-Ability to work in fast pace environment.

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LAKE SINCLAIR! $50K REDUCTION! 176 Twisting Hill Rd. Beautiful Lake Front Property On Deeded Lot! Inground Salt Water Pool, Detached 2 Car Carport, Front/ Back & Side Porches!

FULL FINISHED BASEMENT 4BR/4BA $649,000 • EHO Peters Realty Professionals 770-466-2885 www.petersrealtyprofessionals.com

ROOMMATE WANTED /ROOM FOR RENT GWINNETT, LAWRENCEVILLE ROOMMATE needed to share 2BR/2BA apt. Furn.

Nice & clean.

Util. incl. $575/mo.

305-510-3499 COMMERCIAL RENTALS

Gwinnett, Lawrenceville RECORDING STUDIO SPACE AVAILABLE Office/Warehouses 1200 up to 18000 sf Mike 404-375-5438.

Beautiful Land Lot 3604 SAND HILL DR. Imagine Your Dream Home Here & You Sitting In Your Sunroom Overlooking The 8Th Fairway Of Honey Creek Golf Course While Sipping Morning Coffee. .51 ACRE LOT $22,000 Peters Realty Professionals 770-466-2885 www.petersrealtyprofessionals.com

NEW LISTING! PEMCO HUD HOME #105-423154 60 SUNFLOWER LN. Nice Brick Front 2 Story w/ 2 Story Entry Foyer. 1st Level Features Formal Living & Dining Room, 1/2 Bath, Family Room w/ Corner Fireplace, Kitchen w/ Breakfast Area 5BR/3.5BA $150,000 Insured W/ Escrow EHO Peters Realty Professionals 770-466-2885 www.petersrealtyprofessionals.com

NEW LISTING! 106 HOLLY COURT ALL BRICK 3BR/2BA ON PARTIAL UNFINISHED BASEMENT $174,900 2 ADJACENT LOTS AVAILABLE @ $35,000 • EHO Peters Realty Professionals 770-466-2885 www.petersrealtyprofessionals.com

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BACK ON MARKET! COMMERCIAL LISTING! REDUCED! 2302 S.E. EBENEZER RD Great Commercial Property In High Traffic Area Of Rockdale County At The Corner Of Ga Hwy 138 & Ebenezer Rd With Double Road Frontage $1,100,000 • EHO Peters Realty Professionals 770-466-2885 www.petersrealtyprofessionals.com

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CONYERS - Two adjacent mausoleum crypts at Green Meadows Memorial Gardens located at 677 Legion Road in Conyers, GA. These are located in the Interior Chapel A, Level B, Grave Sites B3, B4.

This price is below current price. $9000.

770-317-4776 REAL ESTATE FOR RENT HOUSES FOR RENT

LILBURN - Nice 4BR, LR, DR, sunken den w/ fplc., garage, computer room, fenced. Pool/Tennis n’hood. Reference. $1175. Available 11/25.

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ALL OAK FIREWOOD FOR SALE $120 “Heaping Truckload”, Stacked, Gwinnett Area.

404-805-1783

CONYERS, GA 30094 MONROE, 30656 WAREHOUSE FOR RENT Hwy 81. 20,000 sf/ security fence, 440-3 phase power, tractor trailer accessible.

Call 478-202-0917.

WANTED FOR RENT

GWINNETT DUPLEXES

2 Communities!

One on Singleton Rd. & One on Law’villeSuwanee Rd.! 2BR & 3BR, 2BA, Fireplace, vaulted ceilings, off street parking.

Starting @ $900/mo.

B.C. PROPERTIES 770-446-1550 770-995-8828 MOBILE HOMES & LOTS FOR RENT BARROW-AUBURN

1-2-3 BEDROOMS In Mobile Home Community. Rent starting at $100/week.

Large Lots.

770-513-3151 ROOMMATE WANTED /ROOM FOR RENT

FIREWOOD Select, Seasoned Hickory & Oak, $180/Cord or $120/Half Cord.

Delivered. MORE FOR YOUR MONEY! Gary, 404-772-1268 FURNITURE/ HOUSEHOLD GOODS

WANTED TO RENT Single Male, 68, clean, quiet, seeking a large room, rooms, or efficiency apartment with full bathroom that only I will be using and cleaning. Unrestricted kitchen privileges and laundry machine privileges are required. No drugs, drama, drunks. Call 470-248-5275 and listen carefully to my message. Gwinnett/South Hall or Jackson area.

LAKE WALTON ESTATES MOVING SALE: EMPTY NESTERS DOWNSIZING. Selling dining room, bedrooms, kitchen items and fine china, sofa, armoire, outdoor, John Botz prints, other artwork, colorful wind artwork, pottery, appliances, 55” Panasonic Viera TV, DR Mower, 21’ Pontoon, etc. Call to schedule visit and get gate information. 678-342-6267 or text 678-471-0238, or get craigslist links.

GARAGE SALES

ANNOUNCEMENTS

CEMETERY LOTS FOR SALE LOGANVILLE, GA 30052

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.

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MONROE, 30656 OFFICE BUILDING FOR RENT Hwy 81. Features: 10 offices, reception area & more. 6’ security fence & parking.

Call 478-202-0917

NEWTON Commercial Property For Sale or Lease Near Highway (10977 Old Atlanta Highway, Covington, GA).

805-689-2233.

CONYERS, GA 30094

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HOUSES FOR SALE

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LAKE WALTON ESTATES! 6219 WATERS EDGE DRIVE All Brick, Executive Home In One Of Walton County’s Exclusive, Gated Communities Sits Across From Neighborhood Amenities On 2.18 Acres FULL FINISHED BASEMENT 4BR/4.5BA $579,900 • EHO Peters Realty Professionals 770-466-2885 www.petersrealtyprofessionals.com

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COVINGTON, GA 30016

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NEW LISTING PEMCO HUD HOME#105-423154 90 FAIRVIEW CHASE Fantastic Find In This Well - Appointed Split Foyer W/Hardwood Floors Family Room, & Formal Dining.

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PENDING APPROVAL PEMCO HUD HOME CASE # 105-294214 210 BRAMBLE BUSH TRL WELL MAINTAINED 2 STORY 3BR/2.5BA ON .59 ACRE LOT. Spacious Yard For Entertaining Guest INSURED W/ESCROW $90,000 • EHO Peters Realty Professionals 770-466-2885 www.petersrealtyprofessionals.com

LAKE/RIVER/COASTAL PROPERTY FOR SALE

AUBURN, 30011 Looking for Christmas and/or Valentine Decorations?

Selling mostly new and like new” beautiful and classic Christmas and Valentine’s decorations.

Come to 1005 Liberty Ives Drive in Auburn on Sat., Nov. 21 from 8am1pm. Come with ideas of preparing your home for the holidays!

COLLECTOR WAREHOUSE SALE 4560 Atwater Court Suite 110 Buford, GA Thursday 11/19 and Friday 11/20 8:30 am-5:30pm Collector selling overstock items, porcelain signs, gas pumps, coca cola signs and drink boxes…a little bit of everything LAWRENCEVILLE, 30043 • Garage Sale Fri, 11/20, 8-5:30 & Sat, 11/21, 8-2. 392 Club View Dr. Off Camp Perrin Rd. Stocking stuffers, furniture, rugs, clothing, Weider Pro9940 Weight Benches, Treadmill Pro-Form 635CW, toys, Much More!

Lawrenceville, 30043 MULTI-FAMILY GARAGE SALE SAT. 11/21, 8:00-2:00 LawrencevilleSuwanee Road to Hearth Place, First Left On 1964 Marsh Creek Dr. Full size Craft-Matic bed, small table & 2 chairs, ent. unit, computer monitors, small file cabinets, battery operated caddy, books, household items, knick-knacks, karaoke machine, pictures, WII games, Justin Alexander Vintage wedding gown size 16, plus misc.

LOST & FOUND LOST TENNIS BRACELET in Snellville area. If found please call 770-572-8202

VEHICLES

ACURA TSX, 2011 Crystal Black Pearl, Stk#U40549B $14,993 770-680-1000

BMW 328I, 2009 Monaco Blue, Stk#GN707705A $14,975 866-697-9241 Gwinnett Place

LAWRENCEVILLE Room for Rent $525 / mo. Sugarloaf Mills area. Near Gwinnett Transit. Quiet neighborhood. Ideal for student & others.

678-825-2656

LOGANVILLE - Huge Estate Sale - Four Generations. Fri., Sat., Sun. 11/20-11/22. 3160 Maple Cove Dr. Everything from fine collectibles to fun treasures!

BMW Z3, 2000 Convertible for sale.

Good condition.

126,700 miles. $4,500 or best offer. 2.3L 6 cylinder engine, manual transmission.

Call 678-451-6221

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Willing to teach reading, math, etc. Most of all character training from a Biblical prospective.

If interested contact Mary Beth, Hoschton, Ga., 770-940-1605

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VEHICLES OLDSMOBILE 88, 1999. Anniversary edition, 68,592 mi., good condition. $2800 Firm, cash only.

Call 770-633-9067

BMW Z3 ROADSTER, 2000. 99K MILES • $6750. Fabulous and priced way under the market. Automatic trans, silver with black convert top and leather.

Super CarFax and beautiful. Comparable cars are selling for over $9000. Owned by California collector and babied. Drive daily and it is very collectable and should appreciate in price while you are having fun.

770-882-4605.

FORD ESCAPE XLT, 2011 Steel Blue, Stk#G5207623A $14,000 800-PREOWNED

FORD FUSION SE, 2011 Bordeaux Reserv, Stk#P7835A $11,000 800-PREOWNED

FORD EXPEDITION XLT, 2013 Oxford White, Stk#P7886A $24,000 800-PREOWNED

FORD MUSTANG, Performance WHI, Stk#G5111788A. $17,000 800-PREOWNED

HYUNDAI ELANTRA GLS, 2013 Desert Bronze, Stk#P5117A $10,988 866-697-9241 Gwinnett Place

LEXUS ES 350, 2011 Obsidian, Stk#U40502 $24,990 770-680-1000

INFINITI M35, 2008 Platinum Graphite, Stk#P5066A $14,996 866-697-9241 Gwinnett Place

LEXUS RX 350, 2011 Obsidian, Stk#U40535 $29,990 770-680-1000

LEXUS ES300H, 2013 Nebula Gray Pearl, Stk#U40588 $29,993 770-680-1000

LEXUS RX 350, 2014 Claret Mica, Stk#U40569 $34,993 770-680-1000

LEXUS GS 350, 2013 Liquid Platinum, Stk#U40604 $38,990 770-680-1000

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10 fun facts about ‘The Hunger Games’ series Since the final film in “The Hunger Games” franchise “Mockingjay Part 2” hits theaters this weekend, here are some facts about the popular book series you might not know from Buzzfeed Books: 1. Author Suzanne Collins was trained in sword fighting, but believes if she were really in the Hunger Games, she’d only be scored a four.

2. “The Hunger Games” has been translated in 51 different languages.

3. The plant that is Katniss’ namesake is also known as “arrowhead.”

4. Francis Lawrence, who directed “Catching Fire” and both “Mockingjay” films, also directed the music videos for Lady Gaga’s “Bad Romance,” Beyoncé’s “Run the World (Girls),” and Avril Lavigne’s “Sk8er Boi.” 5. Collins didn’t originally plan to make “The Hunger Games” a trilogy, but when she got to the end of the first book, she knew there had to be a sequel, because she knew Katniss would be punished for almost eating the nightlock berries.

6. Many fans believe the Capitol in the books is located where Denver, Col., is now.

7. Elizabeth Banks’ favorite Effie costume is the monarch butterfly outfit she wears at the reaping in Catching Fire. It’s made of feathers that were hand-painted to look like butterflies.

8. For the first film, the costuming team had to make 1,800 costumes to dress the Capitol extras. Many of the costumes were handmade.

9. Collins sat in on Josh Hutcherson’s audition and said that “three lines into the read [she] knew he’d be fantastic.”

10. There was a swear jar on set for the first film, and director Gary Ross estimated Lawrence contributed to about half the total.

For more facts about “The Hunger Games” series by Keely Flaherty, visit www.buzzfeed.com.

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Thursday, Nov. 26 • Lawrenceville Lighting of the Tree — The annual Lighting of the Tree at the Gwinnett Historic Courthouse in Lawrenceville will be at 5 p.m. The event includes live music, holiday festivities, face painting, food vendors and more. For more information, visit lawrencevillega. org.

Friday, Nov. 27 • Loganville Tree Lighting — Loganville will host its tree lighting at 6 p.m. on the Town Green located at 235 Main Street. For more information, visit loganvilleevents.com.

• “The Nutcracker” — Northeast Atlanta Ballet will present “The Nutcracker” Nov. 27-29 at the Infinite Energy Theater in Duluth.

Saturday, Nov. 28 • Charles Dickens’ “A Christmas Carol” — The one-man show “Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol,” starring Anthony P. Rodriguez, returns to Aurora Theatre’s intimate Gwinnett Federal Credit Union Studio from Nov. 27 to Dec. 20.

• Jacob Harshman, Kurt Scoble — North Georgia songwriter Jacob Harshman and Atlanta musician Kurt Scoble will perform at 8 p.m. at Red Clay Music Foundry in downtown Duluth.

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New Saigon Vietnamese Bistro 3780 Old Norcross Road, Suite 106, in Duluth 770-495-8828 www.facebook.com/pages/ New-Saigon-VietnameseBistro-Restaurant/ 116864471671085

New Saigon Vietnamese Bistro in Duluth offers a variety of Pho soups including the seafood pho with large shrimps, scallops and squid in a house-made beef broth with rice noodles, served with a side of bean sprouts, green onion, fresh basil, onions and jalapeño.

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Open Since: 2005 Owner: John Leung of Buford Location: New Saigon is located in the Reynolds Crossing shopping center at the intersection of Old Norcross Road and Steve Reynolds Boulevard.

Hours: The restaurant is open from 10 a.m. to 1 a.m. seven days a week.

Atmosphere: New Saigon provides patrons with a casual dining atmosphere that’s suitable for a variety of occasions from grabbing a bite to eat with friends to enjoying a family dinner.

According to owner John Leung, the intimate eatery has garnered a group of loyal customers over the years, many of which are families.

The dining room offers tables and booths for seating and features soft lighting and Vietnamese art hanging on the walls — including a few framed works of handmade embroidery that are accompanied by certificates of authenticity.

Menu: New Saigon specializes in traditional Vietnamese cuisine, offering customers a menu with a variety of dishes all cooked-to-order, according to Leung, and almost all of

ON THE MENU • Vietnamese Style Beef Filet — House marinated beef filet sauteed with mixed vegetables and served with choice of fried potatoes or tomato fried rice. $10.95 • Special Beef Pho — Thinly-sliced rare beef, well-done beef flank, tripe and tendon in a house-made beef broth with rice noodles, served with a side of bean sprouts, green onion, fresh basil, onions and jalapeño. $7.50 for a regular bowl and $8.50 for a large bowl.

• Spring Rolls and Grilled Pork Rice Vermicelli — House-marinated grilled pork, rice noodles, peanuts, bean sprouts, carrots and cucumbers with a side of fish sauce. $8.75 • Vietnamese Curry Chicken — Sauteed chicken and mixed vegetables tossed in a curry sauce served with a side of rice. $8.50

the items are made in-house without the use of heavy oils or MSG. The menu items are listed in both Vietnamese and English and are also numbered. A customer favorite is the Vietnamese noodle soup, pho, all made with a beef broth that’s slow cooked in-house for 14-hours. Customers can choose from a variety of pho like the Special Beef Noodle Soup which has thinly sliced rare beef, welldone beef flank, tripe and tendon in a beef broth with rice noodles, served with a side of bean sprouts, green onion, fresh basil, onions and jalapeño.

Another popular item is the Spring Rolls and Grilled Pork Rice Vermicelli made with house-marinated

grilled pork, rice noodles, peanuts, bean sprouts, carrots and cucumbers served with a side of fish sauce.

New Saigon offers all patrons a small, complimentary dessert at the end of their meal. Customers can choose between the homemade flan or banana bread topped with ice cream.

New Saigon also offers a beverage menu with a variety of fresh fruit smoothies, with optional tapioca pearls, and specialty beverages such as the Iced Vietnamese Coffee steeped at the table and then poured over ice.

Something You Might Not Know: Leung has over 30 years experience in the restaurant business — he worked as a bus boy during high school, going

New Saigon Vietnamese Bistro in Duluth offers patrons dishes like the Vietnamesestyle Beef Sirloin served with vegetables and tomato fried rice.

on to become a server then manager. Leung opened his first restaurant in the early ’90s in Texas; he moved to Georgia in 1999 and decided to open New Saigon ten years ago.

Leung stays hands-on in all aspects of the restaurant and can often be seen in the dining room greeting new and regular customers. He speaks five languages — including his native Vietnamese, English and Spanish — and said he or a member of the serving staff are always glad to guide patrons who are new to Vietnamese cui- New Saigon Vietnamese Bistro in Duluth offers customers a casual, family-friendly dining atmosphere. sine through the menu.

GWINNETT TASTES • The Juicy Crab The Juicy Crab offers patrons a casual dining experience where they are encouraged to roll up their sleeves and get messy while enjoying one of the many seafood boils on the menu. The Juicy Crab specializes in a variety of seafood boils that are flavored with special, homemade seasonings. There are king

and snow crab legs, shrimp, crawfish, clams, mussels and lobster.

2205 Pleasant Hill Road, Suite 130, Duluth, 678-4739399, www.thejuicycrab. com • Taziki’s Mediterranean Cafe Taziki’s offers patrons a cross between fast-casual and casual dining concepts.

The cafe has an open, spacious dining area with high ceilings and numerous windows allowing in plenty of

natural light. Taziki’s offers a menu with classic Mediterranean dishes — such as hummus, Greek salad and dolmades — along with a few Southern favorites like chicken salad and pimento cheese.

1095 Old Peachtree Road in Suwanee, 678-8044580, www.tazikiscafe.com • Chinese Dhaba Chinese Dhaba has a quick, casual concept where customers order at a counter in the rear of the

dining area, choose a seat and then the food is brought to the table. Chinese Dhaba specializes in authentic Indian-Chinese cuisine, which is based off of a popular concept often offered by street vendors in India.

3083 Breckinridge Boulevard, Suite 130, Duluth, 678-682-8599, www. chinesedhaba.com • ArtBar at Sonesta Gwinnett Place ArtBar has a casual yet chic dining atmosphere

that’s perfect for guests looking to unwind with a drink or share an intimate, up-scale meal with friends, family or colleagues. ArtBar is a gastropub featuring upscale cuisine with a Southern flare with a seasonal and year-round menu, as well as an extensive beverage menu with cocktails, craft beers, whiskeys and bourbons.

1775 Pleasant Hill Road, Duluth, 770-923-1775, ext.

3899, www.sonesta.com/ gwinnettplace

• Papa Jack’s Country Kitchen Papa Jack’s is a cafeteriastyle restaurant where diners walk down the line and choose items to create their meal as a staff member fixes their plate. Papa Jack’s specializes in Southern comfort foods offering lunch and dinner menus, featuring meat and two veggies platters, and a breakfast menu.

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After spending years on Broadway dancing, singing and learning from some of the best directors and choreographers, Paige ChambersRutsche has returned to her roots. And the Lawrenceville native has brought her bigcity, Broadway knowledge with her.

Chambers-Rutsche is codirecting and choreographing a performance of the Broadway show “A Christmas Carol: The Musical,” and her vision will be made a reality when members of the Susan Chambers Dance Company take the stage on Tuesday at the Infinite Energy Theater.

Chambers-Rutsche is an alumna of the local dance company, which is a nonprofit performing arts organization that was started by her mother, Susan Chambers, in 1980. Chambers-Rutsche landed her first professional gig when she was 17 and went on to have a successful career on Broadway.

“It’s such an honor to be back with the company that I trained in before I went to Broadway,” ChambersRutsche said. “I grew up in the studio, and I grew up in Lawrenceville when it was a small town. It’s amazing to be on this side and see the generations of kids coming out.”

The Susan Chambers Dance Company is performing the musical using the original full-length Broadway choreography created

• What: “A Christmas Carol: The Musical” • Where: Infinite Energy Center • When: 11 a.m. and 7 p.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 24 • Tickets: $19-$27 at the ticket window or www. axs.com • For more information: www.chambersperformingarts.com

Megan Ritchie performs as the Ghost of Christmas Past during a dress rehearsal at the studio for Susan Chambers Dance Company’s production of “A Christmas Carol: The Musical” on Nov. 24 at the Infinite Energy Theater.

Actors, from left to right, Lilly Hegwood, Charlotte Man, Piper Prince, Jaegar Hilsabeck and Jeremy Graham performing during a dress rehearsal at the studio for Susan Chambers Dance Company’s production of “A Christmas Carol: The Musical” on Nov. 24 at the Infinite Energy Theater. (Special Photos)

by Susan Stroman. According to Chambers-Rutsche, they were able to license the music and choreography from Music Theatre International, an agency that grants theater programs the rights and materials to perform original Broadway and other musicals.

Chambers-Rutsche is teaming up with her mother,

Susan Chambers, to direct the show.

“My mom and I work so well together,” said Chambers-Rutsche. “We’re very close in life, and we’re very close in our vision as well and what we see for this musical. It’s really been such a great experience.”

“A Christmas Carol: The Musical” is an adaptation of

the classic holiday tale by Charles Dickens. The show tells the story of a Ebenezer Scrooge, a grumpy old man devoid of Christmas spirit.

The spirit of his dead partner in business wakes him from his sleep on Christmas Eve and tells Ebenezer that three ghosts will visit him during the night: the Ghosts of Christmas Past, Christmas Present and Christmas Yet to Come. The phantoms help Scrooge realize the fault in his bitterness and greed, and Scrooge rushes out to redeem himself and share his

new-found Christmas spirit.

This unique retelling incorporates many kinds of dance, including tap dancing, traditional time steps, the polka and an assortment of other styles. According to Chambers-Rutsche, the incorporation of dance as well as acting and vocals is truly something different, and it will create a threedimensional experience for the audience.

“It really drives the story.

It connects all the actors, and it connects what the writers were trying to convey,

because at some points in the story the movement really thrusts the story forwards,” she said. “It keeps the audience on the edge of their seats to have the dance incorporated in there as well.”

The majority of the actors in the show are members of the Susan Chambers Dance Company, ranging from ages 6 to 18. In order to earn a place in the show, students went through a Broadwaystyle audition process in which they had to read lines, dance and sing.

Three local professional actors will also perform alongside the company members, including John Evans who is playing the part of Ebeneezer Scrooge.

There will also be a live orchestra composed of individual local musicians who will come together to provide music for the show.

All Broadway performances of “A Christmas Carol: The Musical” feature live music.

“A Christmas Carol: The Musical” will be performed at 11 a.m. and 7 p.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 24, at the Infinite Energy Center in Duluth.

Stewart’s triumphs highlight visual arts The visual arts are a major part of Gwinnett’s “creative energy engine,” and several area galleries are celebrating the season with intriguing exhibitions.

Tannery Row has a fascinating show to be absorbed, and Gwinnett’s young Mac Stewart is enjoying more than his 15 minutes of fame by taking his work on the road to Midtown Atlanta.

The Gwinnett resident, at age 20, has already received a lot of attention for his bold, usually large works of art. Stewart’s work is on display at the High Museum of Art in Atlanta’s Permanent Collection, and he also painted one of Downtown Atlanta’s Living Walls by invitation last year.

This week he enjoyed an article in the Creative Loafing where writer Fred Levesque said of Stewart, “At the end of the day, it’s artists — young artists — such as Stewart, with the social media know-how, autodidact Internet knowledge, determination and genuine, uninterrupted passion for art that will usher in the new generation of culture creators in Atlanta.”

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what I can do with them,” he said. “They force me to focus on composition. Each line, each element becomes more important when you are working with repeated patterns and motifs.

They’re teaching me a lot.”

“Small Wonders” can be enjoyed at Pecola, located at 299 N. Highland Ave., Holley Calmes unit G, in Atlanta through Jan. 11. which saw Stewart exhib“It’s on the lower plaza iting more new work at and difficult to spot from “Pecola” in the Virginia the street,” Stewart said, Highlands-area of Atlanta’s “but it’s directly behind Midtown district. Pecola is BarTaco.” a hybrid concept boutique For more information, showcasing the creative visit www.macstewartartworlds of visual art and works.com. fashion.

As one opportunity to In an exhibition titled view art by Gwinnettians “Small Wonders,” which begins, another winds its opened Nov. 5, Stewart way down. Tannery Row creates on a much smaller is one of the artistic hot scale than he normally spots of Gwinnett, and it utilizes. is currently featuring an “I created the six paintexhibition titled “Homeings, each one 10 inches by grown,” which will only be 10 inches, so they would on view until Dec. 3. Catch work together and stand this beautiful exhibition alone,” Stewart said. “They before it closes at Tannery are each strong pieces in Row in Historic Downtown their own right, and they Buford. For more informaalso tie together because tion, visit tanneryrowartistthe lines and patterns from colony.com. one to the next complement Holley Calmes is a freeeach other. lance writer and public re“I’ve been obsessed with lations consultant specializmy bars and have really ing in the arts. Email her at been pushing myself to see hcalmes@mindspring.com.

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Artists return to their roots for Tannery Row’s latest exhibit of takes on the theme. Some chose to capture hometown memories while others We all come from someillustrated their hobbies where and each of us has a or passions; some artists unique story to tell. From drew inspiration from their childhood memories to heritage, and others created hometown remembrances, a self-portrait. there are a variety of experiEach work hanging in the ences that help make us who exhibit is accompanied by we are. an artist statement explainTannery Row Artist ing their work and inspiraColony is showcasing a tion, so viewers can learn variety of those life-shaping the story behind the art. experiences and memories For Janet Poore, inspiraThe juried exhibit “Homegrown” will be on-display at Tanwith its latest juried exhibit nery Row Artist Colony in Buford through Dec. 3. (Staff tion came from a 1952 Ford “Homegrown.” And each tractor and red cart made Photo: Katie Morris) artist in the show brings a from the back end of a 1949 of the show,” said Tonya phrase, so where is our heart truck that was parked in unique perspective on the Haswell, show organizer. as an artist?” down-to-your-roots theme.

Janice and Renice Brown’s “I love the idea of “I like the idea of ‘HomeSimilar to the eclectic front yard. Poore, who is understanding where an grown’ because for me … it crew of artists who rent a often inspired by rustic artist is coming from, so was a broad take on ‘home studio at Tannery Row, the Georgia landmarks, said that is probably the heart is where the heart is’ as a exhibit showcases a variety she regularly passed the

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Puppetry Arts brings to life holiday classic

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Families have been gathering around the small screen since 1964 to enjoy the stopmotion animated TV special “Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer.”

This Christmas season, families can watch as the classic tale about “the most famous reindeer of all” comes to life on stage at the Center for Puppetry Arts.

Adapted by Jon Ludwig and directed by Tim Sweeney, “Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer” will play through December 27.

“Since I was a young boy, I’ve always looked forward to watching the TV special each Christmas,” director Jon Ludwig said in a release.

“For me and a lot of other people, the holiday season doesn’t feel complete without it; it’s one of the reasons we bring it back to the Center each year.”

Based on the TV special, the show features beloved characters like Sam the Snowman — who narrates the tale — Hermey the Elf, Yukon Cornelius, all the magical misfit toys and, of course, Rudolph. Audiences will join Rudolph and Hermey as they set off on a journey to find their place in the world, barely escaping the Abominable Snow Monster of the North and braving perilous blizzards along the way.

“Every person, no matter the age, can relate to this story; its comforting and unchanging message celebrates the misfit in all of us,”

Ludwig said.

Through the use of rod and body puppets carefully crafted by the Center’s head puppet builder Jason Hines, puppeteers Dolph Amick, Nikolas Carleo, Luis R. Hernandez, Jake Krakovsky, Celia Quillian and Amy Sweeney bring the classic tale to life.

Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer is recommended for ages 4 and up and will be performed in the Mainstage Theater through Dec. 27. The Center for Puppetry Arts is located at 1404 Spring St. N.W. in Atlanta.

All-inclusive tickets are $10.25 to $14.25 for members and $20.50 to $24.50 for non-members and can be purchased online at www. puppet.org or by calling the ticket sales office at 404-873-

press” this weekend at the Infinite Energy Theater.

Based on the 1985 children’s book that inspired the film, the story follows an unbelieving young girl as she boards a magical train that’s headed to the North Pole.

Along the journey to meet to Santa, she finds friendship and courage and eventually discovers the true spirit of Christmas.

The production features Alyssa Watkins, a senior at Discovery High School, as the Unbeliever, and Brenna Hayes, a junior at Mountain View High School, as the Conductor. Young guest

dancers from Southern Performing Arts Academy will also take the stage in the roles of Presents and Snowflakes.

Helping to bring “The Polar Express” world to life are sets — including a 40foot train and the North Pole — designed by Brandon Chitwood and Steve Olson.

“The Polar Express” will be presented at 2:30 and 7 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 21, and at 2:30 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 22, at the Infinite Energy Theater in Duluth. Tickets are $11.50 to $18.50. For more information, visit infiniteenergycenter.com.

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Brown’s Garden of Eat’n produce cart on her way to Tannery Row. When she heard about the “Homegrown” theme, she decided to paint the Buford residents’ tractor and cart for the show.

“I found it fascinating and interesting. I’ve always loved history,” Poore said.

Poore’s “Garden of Eat’n” painting tells multiple stories — it shares a little about the Brown’s, Poore’s love of history and a small part of Buford.

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by Tannery Row artists, “Homegrown,” which was juried by Marsha Savage, features submitted works from area artists, with Joyce Reese’s stoneware “Cotton

Picking Days” receiving first place, Christine Leinbach’s acrylic with collage “(In My Life) I Love Them All” taking second and Carol Van Dyck’s watercolor “Rocky Blue Creek” receiving third.

“Homegrown” will be on display through Dec. 3 at Tannery Row Artist Colony located in downtown Buford at 554 W. Main St. Admission is free to the public and the colony is open Tuesday through Saturday from noon to 5 p.m.

Tannery Row will host a Holiday Open House Dec. 5 and 6, and the gallery will feature art for the holidays throughout December. For more information, visit www.tanneryrowartistcolony.com.

Hermey and Young Rudolph star in the Center for Puppetry Arts production of “Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer” playing through Dec. 27. (Special Photo: Clay Walker)

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The Mall of Georgia will present their Holiday Spectacular Event from 5 to 9 p.m. The event features a holiday parade and a 50-foot tree lighting. Towards the end of the event, guests can view the Movie Under the Stars presentation featuring “Elf.” The Mall of Georgia is located at 3333 Buford Drive in Buford. For more information, visit simon.com.

The Corners Parkway is hosting their Christmas in the Corners starting at 9 a.m. with the parade starting at 10 a.m. The parade can be viewed from anywhere along The Corners Parkway as you follow Santa all the way to Candy Cane Lane.

There will be arts, crafts, food and more! The Corners Parkway is located on Woodhill Drive at The Corners Parkway in Peachtree Corners. For more information, visit christmasinthecorners. com.

Braselton Brothers Department Store building is hosting the Braselton Lighting of the Tree at 10:30 a.m. The event provides local entertainment, music and a special guest to light the tree. Braselton Brothers Department Store building is located at 9924 Davis Street in Braselton. For more information, visit downtownbraselton.com.

The Southeastern Railway Museum welcomes guests to see the arrival of Santa Claus at 11 a.m. Refreshments, cookies and hot chocolate will be available as Santa arrives on the train between 1 and 1:30 p.m.

The Southeastern Railway Museum is located at 3595 Peachtree Road in Duluth.

For more information, visit southeasternrailwaymuseum.com.

Nov. 22

The Mall of Georgia presents their private “Caring Santa”event from 9 to 11 a.m. The event is geared towards children and young adults with special needs to visit Santa and get a picture with him. The event will be held at the Santa Set at the Mall of Georgia, which has set up necessary adjustments to the environment to support the sensory, physical and other developmental needs of children of all abilities for this special event. The Mall of Georgia is located at 3333 Buford Drive in Buford. For more information, visit mallofgeorgia.com.

Gwinnett County Parks and Recreation will present its annual Lighting of the Tree at 5 p.m. at the Gwinnett Historic Courthouse.

The event provides live music, holiday festivities, face painting, food vendors and more. Santa’s much awaited arrival will be capped off by the lighting of the historic downtown Lawrenceville Christmas tree. The Gwinnett Historic Courthouse is located at 185 Crogan Street in Lawrenceville. For more information, visit lawrencevillega.org.

IF YOU GO • What: Christmas Canteen 2015 • Where: Aurora Theatre, 128 E Pike St. in Lawrenceville.

• When: Through Dec. 20 • Tickets: $30 to $65 with discount matinees on Wednesday, Dec. 9 and 16, at 10 a.m. starting at $20.

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The annual holiday revue returns for its 20th anniversary season Nov. 19 and plays through Dec. 20 at the Aurora Theatre in Lawrenceville. (Special Photo: Chris Bartelski)

Nov. 27

Loganville will host its tree lighting at 6 p.m. on the Town Green located at 235 Main Street. Guests are encouraged to bring their own lawn chairs as seating is very limited. For more information, visit loganvilleevents.com.

Nov. 28

The Simon Kidgits Club will host a Cookies with Santa event from 2 to 4 p.m. at Sugarloaf Mills. Families are invited to share cookies with Santa in the mall’s food court. Simon Kidgits Club members receive free admission while admission for nonmembers is $5.

Sugarloaf Mills is located at 5900 Sugarloaf Parkway in Lawrenceville. For more information, visit simon.com.

Nov. 30

Johns Creek will host its Santa Jam from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. featuring Santa and his reindeer, Christmas carols

by State Bridge Crossing Elementary Schools’ chorus and lighting of the tree and dreidal. The Marine Corps Toys for Tots program will also be collecting toys for under-privileged kids.

S’mores, hot dogs and hot chocolate will be available while supplies last. The event will be held at Johns Creek City Hall at 12000 Findley Road. For more information, call 678-512-3274 or 770639-0952.

Dec. 1

The City of Lilburn is hosting a tree lighting at 7 p.m.

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ees can watch the lighting of the tree in front of City Hall located at 76 Main Street in Lilburn. For more information, visit cityoflilburn.com.

The Mall of Georgia presents its #GivingTuesday throughout the entire day. Giving Tuesday is a global day of giving back.

Local charities will set up tables throughout the mall as they present their mission to shoppers. The Mall of Georgia is located at 3333 Buford Drive in Buford. For more information, visit mallofgeorgia. com or call 770-271-9458.

Dec. 4

There will be a Puddle Ducks and Polar Bears event at 10:30 a.m. at the Bogan Park and Aquatic Center located at 2723 North Bogan Road in Buford. The end of the year holiday celebration allows kids to swim, play games and eat snacks.

At 6:30 p.m., there will be a Winter Wonderland Dance with a DJ, hot chocolate bar, family photo booth and more.

For more information, visit gwinnettcounty.com.

There will be a Holiday Luncheon at 11:30 a.m. at Bethesda Park and Aquatic Center located at 225 Bethesda Church Road in Lawrenceville. The annual Senior Holiday Luncheon features a catered holiday meal by the Master’s Table and provides guests with a live musical performance by The Continentals. For more information, visit gwinnettcounty.com.

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Pass: The story of hope of survival without regards to any odds is inspiring. The miners who came from simple households (minus the one who had a mistress) became blood brothers based on their time at the mine.

Fail: There was very little character development, probably because of the constraints of storytelling in 127 minutes.

Antonio Banderas as Super Mario was the main character in the mine. Above ground, the best performances were the Minister of Mining of Chile — Rodrigo Santoro as Minister Laurence Golborne — which showed a government who cared deeply about their country, their main industry of mining and somewhat about the miners (but probably more about his future political career). Juliette Binoche as one of the miner’s sister (the empanada lady) brought the human side of the tragedy home.

Based on the audience, even while this movie was definitely done for English speaking movie goers, the main demographic was Hispanic — but the movie was wellmade to cater to all of us who like natural disaster movies.

I would definitely wait for it to show up in Redbox and for a rainy winter day.

I loved the story of hope. The movie pace was good, but this wasn’t at the level of “Titanic,” even though it was well done. The mine catastrophe was wellfilmed and the movie did tell a story, but the sub-elements of greed, mine safety, government corruption (signing the paperwork that the mine was safe when it was obviously not), etc. were painted over with a soft pastel overtone, so they didn’t distract from the human story.

I wished the movie was a little longer but with better character development.

Anyway, my parting two cents to the producers is, come on, how could you cast a tragedy in South America with mostly Anglo actors and make the movie in English? Greed?

Pass: You may know how it ends, but I like the way director Patricia Riggen allows the story to unfold; it keeps your attention and throws in bits of humor and lightness to ease the tension in spots.

Fail: The fact that the movie is nearly entirely in English was a bit of a disappointment, especially when an obvious effort was placed on finding actors who look like they may be Chilean, Bolivian or at least Hispanic. Also, the director relies more on stereotypes of these character miners (the bully, the drug dealer, the guy whose wife is pregnant, the unemployed one) rather than delving into their back stories and giving us more levels of them.

I was disappointed in the acting overall, although there were nice moments from Lou Diamond Phillips and Antonio Banderas here and there. I wish their performances had been a bit more consistent throughout.

The director must be given credit for creating a decent amount of tension in creating the hot and cramped world of the miners deep below the surface.

If you are a documentary buff, you will probably enjoy “The 33” a lot. It has the feel of a sort of Lifetime TV movie, but perhaps with a bigger budget. Also fans of recently deceased film composer James Horner will be curious to hear this score of his, as it was one of the final soundtracks he completed and “The 33” is dedicated in his honor.

No reason to rush to the theater for this one.

It would make a great popcorn movie at home.

It’s hard to knock much about “The 33,” though I came away wishing I had been more moved. There were some moments toward the end involving the waiting family members at the drill site that I found poignant, but I thought there might be more scenes like that sprinkled throughout.

There is a brief exchange between the mother of one of the miners who offers a blessing to the man operating the drill that was very moving. There is a bit of ethnic music and an extended vocal solo from the wife of one of the miners; both were effective. And one fantasy sequence where the miners are reunited with their loved ones while down below which was surprising and interesting. Overall, a fine retelling of a story about the human spirit and conquering difficult obstacles.

Pass: This true story of the 33 Chilean miners that were trapped for over two months did a great job portraying the drama unfolding below ground and the miners’ many emotions during this long trial. Also, it did a great job of showing the drama happening above ground as the families wait and hope for the best and try not to fear the worst.

Fail: I don’t really have any negative things to say about this film.

Although Antonio Banderas (as one of the lead miners) and Juliette Binoche as a dedicated sister pushing for a rescue were both strong, I was perhaps most impressed with Rodrigo Santoro as Laurence, a government worker. He was very personally engaged in trying to bring the men to safety against all odds and was definitely believable in his emotions.

Fans of true stories will especially appreciate this powerful account as well as people who love drama.

I’d recommend seeing this on the big screen where you can watch the story with all its ups and downs and human feelings unfold largerthan-life.

I had been wanting to see this ever since I saw the first preview for it. It’s well done and you will find yourself rooting for the miners and laughing and crying with them. It also inspired me to want to read the book, “Deep Down Dark.”

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to the case and acts as the perfect emollient between the two bickering, type-A leads.

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COMING SOON TO OWN • “American Ultra” (Nov. 24) — Not realizing he’s a CIA operative with deeply implanted spy skills, a slacker (Jesse Eisenberg) is targeted for elimination. (R) • “Ricki and the Flash” (Nov. 24) — A would-be rock star (Meryl Streep) is summoned home to deal with her troubled daughter (Mamie Gummer, Streep’s actual offspring). (PG-13) • “Minions” (Dec. 8) — The animated “Despicable Me” characters get their own movie, taking them to

1960s-era New York and London; voices include Sandra Bullock and Jon Hamm. (PG) • “Mission: Impossible — Rogue Nation” (Dec. 15) — Ethan Hunt (Tom Cruise) is an agent without an agency after the CIA shuts down his team. (PG-13) • “Ted 2” (Dec. 15) — The talking teddy bear (voiced by Seth MacFarlane) runs into trouble in becoming an adoptive parent; Mark Wahlberg also returns. (R and unrated versions)

NOW SHOWING Recently reviewed films by movie critic Michael Clark now playing in metro area theaters • Labyrinth of Lies (R) — 3 stars The German submission for next year’s Best Foreign Language Oscar, this legal procedural about the pursuit of former Nazis by a German attorney in the late 1950s is almost a little too starchy but for 90 or so of its 124 minutes, it gets everything right.

• My All-American (PG) —

2 stars Lauded sports uplift writer Angelo Pizzo (“Hoosiers,” “Rudy”) stumbles big time in his first outing as a director in this fact-based, religiouslyflavored story about a scrappy and inspirational University of Texas football player from the late ’60s.

• Spotlight (R) — 4 stars Michael Keaton leads a stellar ensemble cast as the team leader of investigative reporters working for the

Boston Globe who in 2001 pulled back the curtain on the (at least) decades long coverup of underage sexual abuse perpetrated by Catholic priests.

• I Smile Back (R) — 2 stars Even a throttling, careerdefining performance from lead Sarah Silverman can’t save this slipshod production; a heavy-handed drama about a rich, bored housewife (Silverman) who reaches rock bottom via indiscriminate sex, drugs

and alcohol.

• Spectre (PG-13) — 2 ½ stars Despite being on track to become the highest-grossing James Bond movie ever, this 24th installment of the franchise is easily one of its most disappointing. After a dazzling pre-title opening sequence, “Spectre” becomes rudimentary and utterly unoriginal.

• Suffragette (PG-13) — 3 stars Carey Mulligan leads a

strong cast in this British period piece that is quite good — sometimes even great –— yet far too often opts to present a monumentally important chunk of early 20th century world history as a dreary, overwrought fictionalized melodrama.

• Burnt (R) — 3 stars Bradley Cooper (“Aloha”) stars in his second straight box-office bomb as a hothead American chef trying to rebuild his career in London

after flaming out years earlier in Paris. It’s not great but it’s also far from the total disaster many have unfairly labeled it.

• Room (R) — 3 ½ stars The on-fire Brie Larson plays a single mother who along with her toddler son (a scarily brilliant Jacob Tremblay) has been living full time in a 10’ x 10’ room for five years. Why they’re there and how they perhaps get out makes the second half a complete nail-biter.

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Eilis (Saoirse Ronan) shows affection toward Jim (Domhnall Gleeson) in “Brooklyn.” (Special Photo: Fox Searchlight)

‘Brooklyn’ an art-house period piece with big potential Brooklyn (PG-13) BROOKLYN (PG-13) 3 outHHHH of 4 stars

By Michael Clark Movie Critic

“Brooklyn” is a European art-house/period-piece film with content that more resembles classic, mainstream, post-World War II Hollywood.

Its well-crafted storytelling would be both a great date movie or something you could watch with your grandmother. If not for a major snag in its third act, it might even deserve to be

considered one of the best films of the year.

Set in the early 1950s, it opens in rural Ireland where Eilis (Saoirse Ronin), the younger of two daughters, is preparing — at the urging of her sister — to move to New York for a better life. We can tell Eilis isn’t totally on board with the plan, which is made all the more apparent after she comes down with a severe case of homesickness not long after arriving in Brooklyn. She lives in a boarding house with other (mostly catty) young Irish girls that is run by an older Irish woman (Julie Walters) who is alternately warm and snarky.

While at a ho-hum church dance, Eilis meets Tony (Emory Cohen — a shorter, less-rumpled version of James Franco), an ItalianAmerican plumber whose eagerness and nervous charm almost chase her away, but after these initial jitters subside they become an item and suddenly she doesn’t miss home as much as she thought.

At this point we’re well into the second act, and as charming as the gorgeously framed story is, there’s not a whole lot going on that we haven’t already seen hundreds if not thousands of times before. Boy meets girl, they fall in love, they might Roland (Brad Pitt) and Vanessa (Angelina Jolie Pitt) reconnect in “By the Sea,” a drama from director Jolie Pitt. The story follows Roland, an American writer, and his wife Vanessa, exploring a relationship derailed by loss. (Special Photo: Universal Pictures)

Jolie Pitt’s ‘By the Sea’ script misses the mark By the Sea (R)

BY THE SEA (R) 1 1/2HHHH out of 4 stars

By Michael Clark Movie Critic

When you get what is arguably the most powerful married Hollywood couple in a movie playing a married couple, you expect some bang for the buck. The last time Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt made a movie together (“Mr. and Mrs. Smith”), it made a boatload of money and led to their immediate off-screen coupling.

Though largely wanting as a story, “Smith” contained fireworks aplenty and just enough macabre humor to keep it interesting. There is nothing of the sort to be found anywhere in “By the Sea.” It is the second movie written by Jolie, the third she has directed and produced, and is by far her worst as a filmmaker. Set in the early 1970s in France (but shot mostly in Mgarr ix-Xini on the island of Gozo in Malta), “By the Sea” is the most unfavorable kind of vanity project imaginable.

Striving for the kind of classic European noir of Bergman and Fellini, Jolie saturates the story with emotional ennui and dread, which is OK. Depressing and moody is fine as long as you’re working from a decent screenplay, but Jolie the writer put together a vacant and vacuous script that when not tedious and boring is unintentionally laughable. If

not for the stunning cinematography by Austrian legend Christian Berger, the film would be a complete waste of time.

When they lived in New York, novelist Roland (Pitt) and former dancer Vanessa (Jolie) were — in his words — “the toast of the town.”

Because of his writer’s block and too much booze, Roland is in a protracted dry spell and Vanessa — for reasons hinted at every two minutes or so — is deep in a pill-fueled depression. If anything could snap them both out of their respective funks, it would be the sunny South of France, right? Nope, not even close.

While Roland gets blotto at the local tavern while staring at a blank notebook, Vanessa lounges on the balcony at their chic seaside chateau donned in an assortment of willowy designer duds.

Given the amount of time she spends outside it’s a wonder how Vanessa’s appendages remain pale lily white.

The first 30 minutes of the film are arguably the feeblest as Roland — who clearly wants to save the marriage — and Vanessa — who is firmly ambivalent — wallow in self-pity while exchanging blunted barbs and half-stinging insults. The only saving grace is the infrequent inclusion of tavern owner Michele (Niels Arestrup), whose recent personal loss provides Roland with sagely though mostly ignored advice.

The narrative gets a welcomed though minor jolt with the arrival of newlyweds Lea (Melanie Laurent) and Francois (Melvil Poupaud),

a younger couple whose room is next to Roland and Vanessa’s. Not long after the lovebirds move in, Vanessa discovers a hole in the wall that offers a partial view of their bedroom. Bored silly, Vanessa looks in on Lea and Francois at every opportunity and gets an eyeful every time. It’s sad and pathetic and lurid, but it does give her something to look forward to every day while Roland gets soused.

Later on, Roland gets in on the action and only continues when he discovers that doing so in tandem with Vanessa it gives their relationship some overdue juice. Being the less emotionally damaged of the two, he eventually grows tired of their voyeurism and becomes even more frustrated.

If last week’s paltry 10 U.S. city box office receipts are any indicator (only $95,000), “By the Sea” is going to die a mercifully quick death, but in all likelihood will enjoy a healthy if not robust home video afterlife thanks entirely to Jolie and Laurent’s frequent nude scenes. And these aren’t the kind of scenes that go by in a flash but rather linger.

As bad as it is, the movie won’t likely have any kind of negative blowback on either Pitt or Jolie’s acting careers but you can bet it will be a long time (if ever) that Pitt will ever agree to appear in one of his wife’s self-directed films. Even love knows its limits.

Presented in French and English with English subtitles.

(Universal)

get engaged and so on and so forth. Then comes the first of two big twists and suddenly the plot gets thicker and then stickier and eventually morphs into something of a mystery.

Based on the novel of the same name by Colm Tóibín, the screenplay was written

by Nick Hornby (“About a Boy,” “High Fidelity”) who exercises his usual, graceful economy with dialogue, non-verbal communication and an adroit juggling of comedy and drama. For his part, director John Crowley (“Closed Circuit,” “Intermission”) delivers everything at a perfect pace and all of it looks spectacular.

Going into detail of any kind regarding what takes place in the second half would be tough to do without revealing too much plot detail, but if you’re already familiar with the book, it’s safe for you to know that Hornby didn’t change anything. Now, getting back to the previously mentioned “snag” …

There’s something that happens in the third act — actually a small series of things — that might make you reevaluate your opinion of Eilis who, up until this point, is extremely likeable and beyond reproach. While what she does makes the story more interesting, it goes against what we’ve come to

expect from the character and brings with it something of a sour, slightly-unsavory aftertaste. It is worth noting that exactly what Eilis does is put into motion long before she’s challenged by an old adversary.

The good news is that Ronin (and the rest of the cast for that matter) is never less than riveting throughoutwhich, given the plain Jane nature of Eilis for most of the running time, says a lot.

Unless something goes terribly wrong between now and February, Ronin will likely receive an Oscar nomination for her work and it will be completely deserved.

(Fox Searchlight)

‘Secret’ a thriller touching on terrorism in timely manner Secret in Their Eyes (PG-13) SECRET IN THEIR EYES (PG-13) HHHH 3 out of 4 stars

By Michael Clark Movie Critic

Thanks to Billy Ray’s decision to not make a carbon copy of the 2009 Oscarwinning Argentine film of almost the same name (itself based on the novel of another name), “Secret in Their Eyes” will feel mostly fresh even to those familiar with the other stories.

Full-time screenwriter (“The Hunger Games,” “State of Play,” “Captain Phillips”) and part-time director (“Shattered Glass,” “Breach”), Ray is one of the industry’s most dependable creative forces. If he were a baseball player, he’d be the utility infielder who could play five positions and pitch.

Taking place in 2002 and 2015 in Los Angeles, Ray trades in a ’70s era South American uprising for the fallout after 9/11 and the ongoing war on radical Islamic-based terrorism, which is made all the more palpable and bracing in the wake of the last week’s massacres in Paris. For reasons both good and bad, the release date of this film couldn’t be timelier or more eerily ironic.

Chiwetel Ejiofor (“12 Years a Slave”) takes the lead as Ray, a New York transplant FBI agent working in the L.A. District Attorney’s office alongside detective Jess (Julia Roberts) and lawyer Claire (Nicole Kidman), the latter of whom is starting work on the same day as Ray. In 2002 Ray and Jess report to a crime scene near a mosque where the body of a young woman has been found in a Dumpster. The victim is the blood relative of one of the three leads which, as you might expect,

Julia Roberts stars as Jess in “Secret in Their Eyes.”

(Special Photo: STX Entertainment)

throws the subsequent investigation into touchy, unforeseen territory.

In 2015, both Clair and Jess are still in L.A., and Ray shows up from New York with fresh information on the crime and expects everybody to drop everything and reopen the cold case. What Ray wasn’t counting on is the still stonewall positions of former co-worker/nemesis Siefert (Michael Kelly) and the longtime D.A. (Alfred Molina) who each have understandable, if not justifiable, reasons for letting sleeping dogs lie. While Ray can’t fathom why these two men fight him, he also can’t quite figure out why Jess and Claire — a woman he still harbors not-sosecret longings for — share almost the same mindset.

For the duration of the film, Ray employs a back-and-forth, “Godfather II”-type presentation which initially services the narrative quite well, but by the 30-minute mark it starts feeling like a pesky and sometimes disorienting gimmick. If not for the added grey in Ejifor’s hair — or the complete loss of the same for the two other

players — we couldn’t tell what was happening when.

While not quite too soon, Ray’s decision to reveal the identity of the murderer relatively early on was dicey, yet it in the bigger scheme of things, the “when” isn’t as important as what happens in the aftermath. In 2002 the nation as a whole was still jittery and emotionally frayed, and in the minds of many high-ranking officials — both in government and law enforcement — homeland security trumped all other concerns.

If you’re not familiar with either the book or the first film, prepare yourself for a whammy of a plot twist coming in the last 10 minutes. In retrospect you might think Ray cheated and pulled something out of thin air, but he proves he didn’t by including a montage of previously seen scenes that all add up.

As both a legal procedural and crime thriller, “Secret in Their Eyes” isn’t quite a classic but is certainly worth the investment of money and time for anyone who loves those two similar genres.

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‘Part 2’ just mediocre The Hunger Games — Mockingjay Part 2 (PG-13) HHHH

“cause celeb” for the rebel resistance led by insurgent/rival president Coin (Julianne Moore).

With victory within their grasp, Coin and her PR director/spin doctor Plutarch Heavensbee (the late Philip Seymour Hoffman in his final perBy Michael Clark formance) use Katniss as a glorified Movie Critic pawn by getting her close enough Perhaps without knowing it, to the fray to make it look legit and novelist Suzanne Collins echoed the always making sure to capture it sentiments of composer Pete Town- on film for maximum propaganda shend’s “Won’t Get Fooled Again,” effect. the song by The Who that stated For reasons that initially make “meet the new boss, same as the old no sense, Coin is sure to include boss,” with her final installment of Katniss’ brainwashed/mentally dis“The Hunger Games” saga. turbed former combatant/lover Peeta Absolute power corrupts abso(Josh Hutcherson) in the small band lutely and even the most sincere, of camera-friendly rebels knowing righteous questioning of tyrannical he could go off the reservation at any government only leads to more of time and kill her. the same. It might be the most astute Again, without perhaps trying, observation of the entire series.

Collins makes another telling politiAs recent adaptations of multical observation: never let a serious part young adult series of books go, crisis go to waste. Whether Katniss “The Hunger Games” opus falls lives or dies makes no difference; squarely in the middle between the it will only fuel the rebels’ fire and wan and wanting “Twilight” and the bring Coin closer to power and always solid, but less than spectacu- Katniss into martyrdom. In slightly lar “Harry Potter.” The four films different incarnations, Collins’ culled from three “HG” novels never misery-as-entertainment approach disappointed, but neither did they has permeated the franchise from do anything that would push any of the beginning and on that level, it’s them into cinematic “classic” status. deeper and more resonant than other All were serviceable, which is a nice teen-lit, dystopian-flavored works way of saying that none of them such as “Divergent.” were horrible.

What might have worked good This, of course, flies in the face as prose hasn’t fully translated to of the biased opinions of the “HG” the screen, and “THG-MP2” plays faithful who, like their “HP” and out less like an impassioned final “Twilight” brethren, wholeheartedly declaration and more like a rote and believe all of these films are instanobligatory contractual fulfillment taneous perfect productions. For flick. Returning director Francis them, no critical analysis is needed Lawrence and screenwriters Peter or welcomed; these are event movies Craig and Danny Strong have folwhere quality takes a back seat to lowed the studio’s strict orders merely showing up. to take a single book that should Based solely on the facial expres- have been one two-hour movie and sions of Jennifer Lawrence for the stretched it out to into two that are duration of “THG-MP2,” she seems more than twice that length. to be glad that the whole thing is For more than half of its 137 over. With the lone exception of a minutes, “THG-MP2” is nothing third act scene including a cat, Law- but water-treading filler where a lot rence seems bored and/or indifferent of people talk without saying much the entire time. of anything. With about an hour to go, things finally get underway, but When she signed on to do the it plays out like a college student franchise, she was an unproven yet bankable commodity. In the time it’s pulling an all-nighter cramming for a test. The action — admittedly welltaken for the franchise to play out, executed — comes in one single Lawrence has won an Oscar and been nominated for another (neither crushing wave. Major series-long supporting characters fall like domiof them for “HG” productions) and noes so fast, it’s almost impossible to seems destined to become one of distinguish one exit from another. the greatest actresses in the history For those unfamiliar with the of the medium. In her still young book, the first of three endings career, her performance here could be considered her weakest to date. If does deliver something resembling karmic payback and would have you had to give it a grade, it would made for a fitting piece of closure, be a solid B. It would be safe to say that “THG- but as usual with these types of event MP2” is the darkest of the lot. In her franchises, the filmmakers and the attempt to finally overthrow futuris- studios milk it for every last possible drop, with the screen going black tic Panem President Snow (Donald twice before finally closing the door Sutherland), Katniss (Lawrence) for good. (Lionsgate) once again becomes the poster girl

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Jennifer Lawrence plays Katniss in “Hunger Games — Mockingjay Part 2.”

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Former Gwinnettian plays part in ‘Mockingjay Part 2’

By Katie Morris katie.morris@gwinnettdailypost.com

Actor Wes Chatham’s love for storytelling stems all the way back to his earliest childhood memories. But the former Lawrenceville resident said his passion wasn’t channeled into a love for the arts until he was a teenager.

“I got into a little trouble in high school and had to go this alternative school called the Gift Center,” he said. “The education at the school was really wonderful. The classes were smaller and there were more teachers in each class.”

As part of an English project, Chatham was chosen by the class to write a play that was eventually performed by a professional theater company in Atlanta. That was the experience that got the ball rolling, but it wasn’t until after high school that Chatham got his big break.

While serving in the military as an aviation firefighter, working in crash and salvage, Denzel Washington chose Chatham’s ship to shoot the movie “Antwone Fisher.” He was discovered by casting director Robi Reed, who later cast him in Showtime’s “Barbershop.”

Chatham now has a number of TV series and film credits under his belt — including CBS’ “The Unit” and “The Help,” starring opposite Emma Stone

Georgia native and former Lawrenceville resident Wes Chatham portrays Castor in the popular “The Hunger Games” films and can be seen in the final chapter of the series, “Mockingjay Part 2,” now open in theaters. (Special Photo: Lionsgate)

as her brother.

Chatham is returning to the big screen this weekend as the grand finale of the uberpopular

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“The Hunger Games” franchise, “Mockingjay Part 2,” opens in theaters.

In the final chapter, Panem

is in the midst a full-scale war.

Katniss (Jennifer Lawrence) sets off on a mission with a unit including Gale (Liam Hemsworth), Finnick (Sam Claflin) and Peeta (Josh Hutcherson), with the goal of assassinating President Snow (Donald Sutherland).

She’s also joined by the TV crew in charge of capturing propos for District 13, with Chatam as the cameraman Castor, who works alongside his brother, Pollux (Elden Henson), and is directed by Cressida (Natalie Dormer) and her assistant Messalla.

“I think what makes this film interesting is it focuses on the very real complexity of war and what kind of physical and psychological toll that takes on you,” he said.

Many of Chatham’s scenes are high-intensity that include dodging bullets and running from capital-created mutts that resemble alien lizards. While weapons and tactical training came in handy during those combat scenes, Chatham said his military service has been an asset to him throughout his acting career.

“Our military has served me more than I could ever serve it,” he said. “The level of discipline and maturity that the military has given me has really served me in my career as an actor.”

According to Chatham, Jennifer Lawrence’s sense of

humor was a welcome breath of fresh air on set during downtime.

“If you don’t have the ability to laugh and cut up, you’re in trouble. And Jen is very funny,” he said. “She’s really, really funny and she sets the tone, and so everybody else is having a good time. It was a lot of fun.

“And she’s seriously talented,” he added.

Chatham said he quickly connected with Henson and the two became very close during filming for “Mockingjay Part 1 and 2.”

“Me and Elden spent a lot of time working on this backstory, working on our relationship, so hopefully when you see them there’s a love and a connection and a relationship of brothers,” he said. “That you believe it because we don’t have a lot to say — when you’re running from bullets and lizards — so it has to be communicated through your presence.”

“Mockingjay Part 2” was largely filmed in the metro Atlanta area, and Chatham said it’s been great to be near his old stomping grounds because he’s been able to spend time with friends and family, including his brother Brent Durden who works at a roofing company in Gwinnett.

“It’s so nice to be back and to have the friends and family I grew up with be able to share this experience,” he said.

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‘Night Before’ profanely festive

By Nick Schager Reuters

LOS ANGELES — Seth Rogen takes the high holidays literally in “The Night Before,” a raucous drug-fueled ode to the seasonal spirit’s power to help man-children mature into responsible adults.

Little more than a Christmas-y spin on many of the actors’ prior comedies, Jonathan Levine’s film nonetheless generates significant humor from its tale of three lifelong friends who come together on Dec. 24 for one last night of go-for-broke New York revelry — this time with the aim of finally attending the renowned Nutcracka Ball that has for the past 14 years eluded them.

Brimming with R-rated naughtiness before, per formula, turning far too nice, it’s a profanely festive odyssey that should far exceed Rogen’s controversial 2014 year-end effort, “The Interview,” and place closer to the jolly box office territory of last summer’s $150 million-grossing “Neighbors.”

Reteaming with both costar Joseph Gordon-Levitt and director Levine, his collaborators on 2011’s cancer dramedy “50/50,” Rogen dons a bold white-and-blue sweater emblazoned with a giant Jewish star as Isaac, a lawyer on the verge of having his first child with wife Betsy (Jillian Bell).

That daunting duty doesn’t, at the outset, seem to intimidate Isaac. Yet cracks in his calm-and-cool facade begin to materialize once he embarks on a nocturnal adventure with best friends Chris (Anthony Mackie), a football star whose sudden fame at age 34 is the product of steroids, and Ethan (Gordon-Levitt),

From left, Seth Rogen, Anthony Mackie and Joseph Gordon-Levitt star in “The Night Before.” (Columbia Pictures)

a lonely, going-nowhere musician who’s getting over a break-up with Diana (Lizzy Caplan) and whose parents’ 2001 deaths were the catalyst for the trio’s yearly ritual of getting smashed on the night before Christmas.

Given a heavenly gift box of narcotics by Betsy, Isaac hits the town alongside his buddies in Chris’ Red Bull limousine — a perk of his celebrity, which he nurtures via endless product-peddling social-media posts — and immediately begins chomping on handfuls of hallucinogenic mushrooms and then tempering his trip with snorts of cocaine.

He’s the out-of-control lunatic of this merry threesome, and Rogen’s zonkedto-insanity performance is the lifeblood of “The Night Before,” giving it the sort of joyous, madcap energy that comes from letting loose with one’s closest comrades, even to the point of potential oblivion.

Mackie, meanwhile, exudes an amusing cockiness underscored by insecurity, fitting for a character doing his best to delight in attention that he knows hasn’t been virtuously attained. His fan-indulging bluster meshes nicely with Rogen’s outsized druggie daftness, as well as the aw-shucks mopiness of Gordon-Levitt, here con-

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demned to be the unfunny straight man.

Ethan is the embodiment of the story’s hackneyed boys-becoming-men trajectory, and though GordonLevitt is charming, his character is the buzzkill of these proceedings, which only truly hum when letting loose with unbridled impropriety.

“The Night Before” proceeds with such go-forbroke momentum that any lulls in the action are quickly eradicated by the next wacko bit. The finest of these concern Rogen’s Jewish Isaac engaging in ludicrous dialogue with Christians (and their messiah), especially at a misbegotten visit to midnight mass. Equally inspired are the trio’s meetings with a pot dealer who provides the protagonists with “A Christmas Carol”by-way-of-THC visions of their past, present and future, played by Michael Shannon as a more deadpan, mellowbut-menacing version of his usually hyper-intense on-screen self.

As with so many comedies about men learning to discard their hedonistic ways in order to confidently embrace roles as husbands, fathers and grown-ups, the film inevitably becomes a schmaltzy slog that tsk-tsks the very behavior it’s previously celebrated.