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GWINNETT COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS SUPERINTENDENT J. ALVIN WILBANKS:

HIS VISION

ENDURES

In this 2012 file photo, Gwinnett County Public School’s Superintendent J. Alvin Wilbanks addresses the crowd during the Teacher of the Year banquet at the Gwinnett Center in Duluth. (Staff Photo: Brendan Sullivan)

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Suspect in murder arrested in Mississippi By tyler estep tyler.estep@gwinnettdailypost.com

Nicambreon Flowers was arrested Thursday in Hattiesburg, Miss., some 400 miles from the Duluth-area apartment complex where police believe he killed a man.

Following the April 19 murder, Gwinnett County sheriff’s deputies developed leads that Flowers, 24, had headed west. They forwarded that information to authorities in Mississippi, who arrested him Thursday in Hattiesburg, a college town about an hour north of Biloxi.

Flowers is being held Nicambreon there at the Forrest County Flowers jail and awaiting extradition to Gwinnett, sheriff’s office spokeswoman Deputy Shannon Volkodav said. He has been charged with murder and armed robbery.

Gwinnett County police were called to the Astor Place Apartments at 1435 Boggs Road around noon on April 19, finding the body of 21-year-old Joel Tengue. They quickly identified Flowers as the suspect and issued warrants that claimed he shot Tengue before stealing his backpack.

Police spokesman Cpl. Jake Smith said investigators now believe the incident was drug-related.

Wilbanks reflects on 50 years in education March for Babies draws 600 people

By Keith Farner

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SUWANEE — When J. Alvin Wilbanks got the call that would lead to him taking the job as superintendent of Gwinnett County Public Schools, he walked by a wall phone at home wearing a Lamar Alexander flannel shirt.

On the other end of the call was Louise Radloff, a longtime Gwinnett County Board of Education member, who invited him to the school board’s meeting in executive session. That canceled Wilbanks’ dinner plans, and he scurried over to the district office fast enough that he didn’t wear a sport coat.

“Come on over,” Radloff said. “We need you to come on over now.”

The meeting went well, and led to Wilbanks getting the job. He’s held the position for 19 years, and this marks his 50th year in education.

That night, in March 1996, Wilbanks was named interim superindent of

He’s a pioneer in the profession, he’s worked hard and given his lifetime to make Gwinnett one of the finest school systems in the state and nation.”

— Brooks Coleman, former GCPS assistant superintendent

Former Superintendents George Thompson, left, and J.W. Benefield pose with J. Alvin Wilbanks. (Special Photo)

THE WILBANKS FILE • Position: CEO/superintendent, Gwinnett County Public Schools • Age: 71 • Family: Wife, Celeste; Two daughters, five grandchildren

GCPS, replacing Sidney Faucette, who resigned following a grand jury report where he was criticized for the handling of school system finances during his tenure in Virginia Beach, Va. When the decision was

announced, Wilbanks borrowed someone else’s coat to talk with the media. He doesn’t remember whose coat it was, just that it had to be someone of “pretty good size.”

Wilbanks took the job after he was encouraged to

by former GCPS Superintendent George Thompson, who served in the early 1990s.

When he took over, Wilbanks said he would establish eight goals to strengthen academic standards to bring the system up to world class metrics.

He took over a district that had 85,000 students and 71 schools, a far cry from the nearly 170,000 students and 132 schools he oversees today.

In one of his first public See WILBANKS, Page 6A

By Deanna allen deanna.allen@gwinnettdailypost.com

SUWANEE — Light purple, dark purple and white handkerchiefs clipped to a makeshift clothesline rustled in the wind at Suwanee Town Center Park on Saturday morning.

Each handkerchief had a name and date written on it. The light purple handkerchiefs were in honor of babies born prematurely, the dark purple ones were in honor of those born full term and the white pieces of fabric were in memory of a child.

As the handkerchiefs, which will be

See BABIES, Page 9A

A group of walkers starts the 5K for March of Dimes at Suwanee Town Center Park on Saturday. (Staff Photo: Deanna Allen)

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Chamber recognizes small businesses with Pinnacle Awards camie.young @gwinnettdailypost.com

Matt Hyatt got the fancy crystal trophy, but the real winner of the Gwinnett Pinnacle Awards’ top-prize is his staff at Rocket IT. Hyatt picked up the 2014 overall Gwinnett Small Business Person of the Year Award Friday from the local Chamber of Commerce.

“It’s very exciting, absolutely. I can’t deny that,” Hyatt said of the award

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going to his growing IT service business. “I get the pleasure of accepting the award on behalf of the efforts of a lot of people. …

We have a great team.”

Twenty-five companies were applauded for their efforts at the annual awards, which recognizes small business leaders.

“These risk-takers and innovators are the ones

who create jobs and provide much-needed services for our community, creating a better quality of life for everyone,” said Carla Carraway, the Gwinnett Chamber’s board chair, who noted that 90 percent of the Chamber’s members are small businesses. “These are the leaders who are laying the foundation for a bright future of opportunity.

For this, these small business owners and nonprofits deserve to be recognized and celebrated.”

With Hyatt winning the award for mid-size employers, John Lehmberg of Make It Loud was named the Small Business Person of the Year in the 1-9 employee category, and Lyn Wright with Plumbing Distributors Inc. took home the prize in the 100+ employee category.

At Friday’s event, held at Sonesta hotel in Duluth, the Chamber also recognized top local nonprofits.

The Overall Nonprofit Pinnacle Award went to Creative Enterprises, while the Northeast Georgia Council of the Boy Scouts of America and the Single Parent Alliance and Resource Center also received recognition. Creative Enterprises received a $1,000 donation from Service First Roofing for its prize.

For the fourth year, the Chamber’s Partnership Gwinnett effort joined with the University of Georgia Small Business Development Center and others to name its Amazing Entrepreneur.

The pre-venture award went to 4Luv Beauty, while the winning business plan for an existing business went to Black Mermaids Handrafted Soaps and Products.

“Everyone knows entrepreneur means broke and trying to make it,” said Denise Zannu of Black Mermaids, who received a $5,000 prize. “We see the light at the end of the tunnel, but sometimes we

Pinnacle Small Business Person of the Year Awards were bestowed Friday on John Lehmberg of Make It Loud, left, with company COO Cliff Tillery, Matt Hyatt of Rocket IT, second from right, and Lyn Wright of Plumbing Distributors Inc., right.

Leaders of 25 businesses and three nonprofits were awarded Pinnacle Awards Friday by the Gwinnett Chamber of Commerce.

Matt Hyatt, founder of Rocket IT and winner of the overall Small Business Person of the Year award, snaps a photo of John Lehmberg and Cliff Tillery of Make It Loud, who were also winners at Friday’s Pinnacle Awards.

need the support.”

In addition to RocketIT, Make It Loud and Plumbing Distributors Inc., 22 other companies were names to the Chamber’s Pinnacle Top 25. Those companies include: Aaron Plumbing Heating & Air Conditioning; Ace Truck Body & Truck Repair; Action Awards; bella fiore salon; Boyce Design and Contracting; Breda Pest

Management; CablesAndKits; Cornerstone Financial Partners; Dentistry 4 You; Dexter’s Farm; Duluth Animal Hospital; Fox Building Company; Green Financial Resources; Hire Dynamics; LeCraw Engineering; PartnerTech; Signarama Buford; The Work Spot; Wages & Sons Funeral Homes and Crematories; and Willis Mechanical.

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Gwinnett police stand by Peachtree Corners to be a regional investigation in hit and run hub for AlixaRx

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Gwinnett County police are standing by their investigation into a fatal Norcross hit and run — even after their primary suspect’s sister claimed she was the one behind the wheel.

A preliminary hearing was held Thursday afternoon for Ruth Escobar, Ruth Escobar a 50-yearold Norcross woman charged with hit and run and vehicular homicide in connection with a fatal

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crash on April 13. Typically a mundane fact-finding mission for attorneys on both sides, the court appearance took a strange turn when defense attorneys called Escobar’s sister, Esther Escobar-Gomez, to the stand.

Escobar-Gomez proceeded to tell the court that she had been the one behind the wheel that day.

Gwinnett County police said Friday they will be investigating Escobar-Gomez’s statements, but they have their doubts.

“As far as GCPD is concerned the charges stand

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as they are and will be addressed in court,” spokesman Cpl. Jake Smith said. “The charges were obtained using evidence that still stands and has not been disproved.”

Thursday’s hearing was suspended until May 22 after Escobar-Gomez declined to answer further questions. She had not hired an attorney prior to her statements, and it was unclear Friday if she had

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“It is no surprise that operations Friday, with as of Friday, her sister AlixaRx would choose Gwinnett Chamber and had not been arrested or Georgia to establish its state economic developcharged with any crime. regional pharmacy hub,” ment officials.

During Thursday’s Georgia Department of “Opening our Alixhearing, Gwinnett County Economic Development aRx pharmacy hub in Police Investigator TimoCommissioner Chris thy Corradino testified that the metro Atlanta region Carr said. “Georgia has allows us to bring a bet85-year-old Kanaiyalal the fifth-largest logistics ter medication delivery Patel was crossing Norworkforce in the nation system to patients in the cross’ Kings Ridge Drive and more than 75 cold when a maroon Ford F-150 post-acute setting,” said Brad Savage, senior vice chain logistics companies ignored a stop sign and operate here. I have no president of AlixaRx. hit him. Patel later died “We sincerely appreciate doubt that AlixaRx will and the truck, driven by a the collaboration and sup- find the resources it needs Hispanic woman, fled the to better reach its patients port from the Gwinnett scene. and other health care cusand Georgia Economic A witness and his tomers across the nation.”

Development teams and 14-year-old son followed “The company has the truck, which was regis- look forward to expandan innovative business tered to Escobar’s nephew ing the employment and health care opportunities model, so it’s exciting (and Escobar-Gomez’s that they selected our in the region.” son). Joel Escobar, the community as a place to AlixaRx currently detruck’s owner, reported the operate and grow,” Gwinlivers pharmacy services vehicle stolen but police nett County Board of to 12 skilled nursing arrested his aunt shortly Commissioners Chairman thereafter. The 14-year-old facilities in Georgia and Charlotte Nash said. “We 181 across the United boy later identified Ruth will continue our efforts States, a press release Escobar as the driver. to help innovators, busiBill Kitchens, Escobar’s said. One of six regional nesses and suppliers, such attorney, has said the fam- hubs across the country, as AlixaRx, find success the business operations ily maintained all along in Gwinnett County.” that Esther Escobar-Gomez are located in Peachtree was the driver that day, and that the latter had been flown back from California after fleeing. The sisters are similar in appearance.

Attempts to reach Kitchens were not successful police said.

Friday. It was unclear if he By Tyler esTep Neighbors identified the and co-counsel Glenn Coo- tyler.estep @gwinnettdailypost.com alleged owner by pointper would attempt to get A second suspect was ing to his car and saying their client out of jail on his name was Antonio. On bond prior to the hearing’s arrested Thursday in a “heartbreaking and disturb- March 27, Antonio Lashon conclusion in May. ing” case of animal cruelty. Furlow was arrested Late last month, Snelland charged with felony ville police were called to cruelty to animals. He was 3082 Parkside Court by released April 10 after two concerned parties who posting $22,200 bond. had discovered a black Warrants were ultipitbull with electrical tape mately issued for Furlow’s wrapped around its mouth. roommate, Brandon Kaile “The mouth portion was Duncan. He was arrested extremely swollen and late Thursday night by the dog could not open its Gwinnett County sheriff’s mouth,” the responding of- deputies and is being held ficer wrote in their report. without bond.

The dog was expected to “The end of the tongue was survive and taken initially sticking out of its mouth to East Animal Hospital. and the mouth was bleed“The sight of the dog ing. The dog appeared very was heartbreaking and skinny and emaciated.”

The tape appeared to be disturbing to all involved,” the incident report said. old but was “very tight,”

As far as GCPD is concerned the charges stand as they are and will be addressed in court. The charges were obtained using evidence that still stands and has not been disproved.”

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4A • SUNDAY, APRIL 27, 2014 To Your Good Health

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Few aids safe for pregnant migraines DEAR DR. ROACH: I am eight weeks pregnant, and I had migraines before I was pregnant. (I was on prescriptions until I started family planning last year.)

I always took medicine at the onset of these occurrences, and halfway through the day, my migraine would subside. Usually I’d take between four and six Excedrin Migraine pills, or Aleve. Now I am getting very bad headaches during the pregnancy, and I am worried about taking OTC medicines. Is there a safe supplement or dietary adjustment I can make to help my bad headaches while I am pregnant?

— F.J. ANSWER: Migraine headaches often get worse during pregnancy because of hormonal fluctuations.

Many of the prescription medications are not considered safe during pregnancy, and I understand why many pregnant women are reluctant to take any medications.

Unfortunately, not all supplements are safe during pregnancy. For example, vitamin A in very high doses (greater than 10,000 IU daily) is clearly unsafe in pregnancy. However, there are two supplements, magnesium and riboflavin, that are helpful in preventing migraine.

Magnesium has been shown in several studies to be helpful for migraine prevention, and is frequently used for other reasons in pregnancy and is considered safe. One study used magnesium citrate doses of up to 600 mg per day.

Riboflavin (vitamin B-2) also has been shown to reduce migraines at a dose of 400 mg daily.

Tylenol generally is considered safe in pregnancy at reasonable doses, and is probably your best bet for treating a migraine already in place. As far as dietary restrictions go, find your personal dietary triggers, if any, and avoid them.

Common triggers include alcohol, especially red wine, chocolate, aged cheese, MSG, caffeine and nitrites/ nitrates.

Dr. Roach regrets that he is unable to answer individual letters, but will incorporate them in the column whenever possible. Readers may email questions to ToYourGoodHealth@med.cornell.edu or request an order form of available health newsletters at P.O. Box 536475, Orlando, FL 32853-6475.

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Today is the 117th day of 2014 and the 39th day of spring.

TODAY’S HISTORY: In 1521, explorer Ferdinand Magellan was killed in the Philippines.

In 1805, U.S. Marines captured Derna, a city on “the shores of Tripoli.”

In 1865, the steamboat Sultana exploded in the Mississippi River near Memphis, Tenn., killing some 1,700 passengers.

In 2006, construction began on the Freedom Tower (later renamed One World Trade Center) at the World Trade Center site in New York City.

TODAY’S BIRTHDAYS: Ulysses S. Grant (1822-1885), soldier/18th U.S. president; Rogers Hornsby (18961963), baseball player; Enos Slaughter (1916-2002), baseball player; Jack Klugman (1922-2012), actor; Coretta Scott King (1927-2006), activist; Casey

Kasem (1932- ), radio/TV personality; August Wilson (1945-2005), playwright.

TODAY’S FACT: In 1667, blind and impoverished poet John Milton sold the copyright to his masterpiece, “Paradise Lost,” for 10 pounds.

TODAY’S SPORTS: In 1956, 31-year-old boxer Rocky Marciano retired with a perfect record, the only heavyweight champion to do so.

TODAY’S QUOTE: “The friend in my adversity I shall always cherish most. I can better trust those who have helped to relieve the gloom of my dark hours than those who are so ready to enjoy with me the sunshine of my prosperity.” — Ulysses S. Grant TODAY’S NUMBER: 1,776 — planned height (in feet) of One World Trade Center when the skyscraper is completed.

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Parents disagree about kids bathing together DEAR AMY: Is there a particular age that a child should stop showering with a sibling of the opposite sex?

I have a 9-year-old girl and 6-year-old boy. The majority of the time, probably 85 percent to 90 percent, they shower or bathe separately. However, there are times when I just want to get showers done and I have them shower together in my larger shower.

Other times they may ask to shower/bathe together, although this is probably only every few months. When together, they tend to just act silly or play with random bath toys while shampooing and washing up. They don’t grab at each other, nor do they talk about their body parts.

My thought is that showering together will just naturally stop, most likely when my daughter hits puberty or when she feels her body is changing.

My husband, however, is vehemently opposed to the kids continuing to shower

you should defer to him.

He has instincts, too, and they should be respected. After all, he is the only person in the room who used to be a little boy.

DEAR AMY: I have another suggestion for the granddaughter of “Too Much Contact,” who is bothered by her parents’ Amy Dickinson daily phone calls.

Back in the olden days together because they are of the 1980s and ’90s, of the opposite gender, my mother would speak and he thinks it is inapto her parents at a set propriate. day and time each week.

My husband thinks I Every Sunday evening at should defer to him on this 9 p.m. (after we kids were issue since it is important in bed), the phone would to him, but I am having a ring, and my mother hard time seeing his side would have a nice long of things. chat with her folks for 30 What do you think? or 40 minutes.

— Tired Mom I found out later that my DEAR MOM: My grandmother would keep instinct about showering/ a notepad by the phone bathing is aligned with and jot down topics that yours: It will naturally she wanted to cover durstop when your daughter ing their conversations to hits puberty and starts make sure nothing was left feeling strongly about out. This system worked body privacy. for them for more than 20 However, I agree with years. your husband that because — Eavesdropping this is important to him, Granddaughter

Ask Amy

DEAR EAVESDROPPING: Scheduling calls is a great idea because everyone involved can count on it.

Sunday was the day I always spoke with my mother. We talked at other times, too, but I hold special memories of our Sunday calls because they were long, lingering and meandered from topic to topic (I should have had a notepad on hand).

I also love the image of a young girl eavesdropping on her mother’s chats with her own parents. I think it’s a great opportunity for a kid to witness this loving generational dynamic.

You can contact Amy Dickinson via email: askamy@tribune.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.

This will be an engaging year for you. Your finances will take an upward swing.

Unexpected legal or medical developments should be carefully attended to. Joint ventures will hold you back.

Use your intuition to find a financial investment that suits your needs.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20) — Interaction with people in authoritative or official capacities will lead to problems. Work on solitary projects and choose another time to deal with personal paperwork or governmental agencies.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20) — Get involved in an environmentally or socially conscious group. While your input and enthusiasm are valuable, you must let others have their say as well. Sharing will lead to success.

CANCER (June 21-July 22) — Little changes you make at home will prove rewarding. Avoid meddling or picking sides in an argument.

Keep your composure and your distance. Look out for your best interests.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) — Your inquisitive nature will result in an interesting travel opportunity. You will be able to learn a great deal about other people and their ways of life by researching different cultures.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept.

22) — Keep a close eye on your cash. Charity begins at home, so don’t donate to a cause you know little about.

Generosity will impress the wrong person. Avoid being taken for granted.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23) — Now is not the time to bring up past disagreements.

You may not see eye-toeye with someone, but you must at least consider the changes that are suggested.

SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 22) — Collaboration and joint ventures will benefit you. Show how valuable you can be, but be sure to give credit where credit is due.

Celebrate victory as a group.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 23-Dec. 21) — Continue to improve your self-image.

Whether it is a fitness program, diet plan or some other activity, take positive steps toward your chosen goal. Your perseverance will pay off.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22Jan. 19) — Pursue some solitary activities today.

Relatives and friends will not be sympathetic to your difficulties. Your complaints will fall on deaf ears, so keep personal issues secret.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 19) — It’s time for an excursion. Check out interesting local attractions or go for a short, unplanned adventure.

Your wanderlust will take you somewhere interesting.

PISCES (Feb. 20-March 20) — If financial independence is what you are looking for, you will need to start by investing wisely, setting a budget and reducing spending. Ask an expert for advice regarding money management.

ARIES (March 21-April 19) — You may have a problem avoiding trouble.

Burn up all of your excess energy engaging in creative, constructive endeavors. Consider getting rid of stuff you no longer need.

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Lanier High School gains STEM certification

By Keith Farner

video software, but they also include other subjects such as language arts and David Turner, left, director science. of the Georgia Department of Education’s Center for SUGAR HILL — Four Lanier Principal ReuCareer, Technical and Agriyears later, the picture is ben Gresham said he’s culture Education, stands much larger. proud that every student on Friday morning with When the Lanier High is welcome to participate Lanier student Alli McKnight, Center for Design and teacher Mike Reilly, Principal in the CDAT program, and Technology program was Reuben Gresham and Lanier they aren’t restricted by launched four years ago, a prerequisite or gradestudent Garrett Eddy. Lanier the picture of all the stupoint average. was recognized as the first traditional public high dents in the program fea“We don’t have a ceilschool to earn STEM certitured about 25 to 30 stuing for you guys, and we fication. (Staff Photo: Keith dents, who teacher Mike don’t have walls,” GreshFarner) Reilly calls the “originals.” am said. “This world is During a ceremony on Friround, so why live in a day morning at the school, box? … If you think you taken to record Lanier’s the picture was not only to gain certification. The “They do all those to an can do it, we’re going to recognition by the Georgia school met 17 criteria, in- extreme level,” said Gilda motivate you to do it, and larger, there were several Department of Education’s cluding developing strong Lyon, the DOE’s CTAE sub-groups organized for that’s what our program is Center for Career, Techni- business industry partner- STEM coordinator. their own pictures. all about.”

The program has grown cal and Agriculture Educa- ships, student internships, The CDAT program Reilly said having to more than 200 students tion as the first traditional an integrated curriculum, allows students to work dialogue with students is and next year expects 322 public high school to earn project-based learning and on project-based learning most important. students to join.

STEM certification. It’s participation in competiand in groups to develop “Are we perfect?,” he The pictures were all the ninth school overall tions. projects using music and said. “No, but we’re trykeith.farner @gwinnettdailypost.com

ing, and that’s the best part.”

David Turner, the DOE’s director of CTAE, told the students that what they’re doing is the model for other schools.

“What you’re doing is incredible,” he said.

“You have opportunities available to you that most other kids will never have.”

Ninth-grader Teresa Enriquez said she has aspirations to go into the architectural field, and she expects CDAT to help her get there.

“With this, I think it’s going to enhance all the elements I use, so when I leave and go off to college, I know I’m going to be better prepared and have more experience in it,” she said.

No harness required: New attraction opens at Treetop Quest IF YOU GO What: Spider Quest When: May — 10:30 to 7:30 p.m. Friday through Sunday; June and July — 10 am. to 7:30 p.m. daily; August — Noon to 7:30 Monday through Friday and 10 a.m. to 7:30 p.m.

Saturdays and Sundays Where: Gwinnett Environmental and Heritage Center, 2020 Clean Water Drive, Buford Cost: General admission is $20 and $10 if paired with Treetop Quest admission For more information: Call 770-904-2547 or visit gwinnettehc.org/ visit/treetop-quest

By Deanna allen

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BUFORD — With a giant safety net below, no harness is required to brave Spider Quest, the newest attraction at Treetop Quest at the Gwinnett Environmental and Heritage Center.

There are two levels of difficulty for the course, 30 obstacles and two treehouses above a giant safety net with a 2,000-square-foot surface. There’s also a giant slide to the ground.

Alyssa Cummings celebrated her 9th birthday trying out the new Bu-

ford attraction Saturday.

“I thought it was fun with all the obstacle courses,” she said, “and it was fun ‘cause the giant slide that goes down.”

While she got stuck a few times on the obstacles, Alyssa held on to keep herself from falling down into the safety net.

“When I first started, when I got up into the hard levels, I was kind of nervous then,” she said.

Treetop Quest invested $500,000 to expand its offerings and bring this unique activity to Gwin- ticipants must be able to nett residents. There reach their fingertips to is no minimum age for 4’5” standing flat-footed.

Spider Quest, but parGeneral admission for

Alyssa Cummings, 9, and Jenna Brown, 8, complete one of 30 obstacles at Spider Quest, the newest attraction at Treetop Quest at the Environmental and Heritage Center. (Staff Photo: Deanna Allen)

the Spider Quest is $20 and $10 if paired with Treetop Quest admission.

For more information

on the attraction, call 770-904-2547 or visit gwinnettehc.org/visit/ treetop-quest.

Ukraine angry over detentions By thomas Grove Reuters

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SLAVIANSK, Ukraine — Pro-Russian separatists in eastern Ukraine offered on Saturday to release eight captive international observers in a prisoner exchange, as Western governments prepared new sanctions against Moscow.

The pro-Western government in Kiev blamed Russia for what it called the kidnapping on Friday of the monitors from the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe.

The separatists said they suspected the observers of spying; Ukraine said they were being used as human shields.

Since Ukrainians toppled their pro-Russian president in February, Russia has annexed Ukraine’s Crimean peninsula and massed tens of thousands of troops on the country’s eastern border.

NATO has responded by sending reinforcements to eastern Europe, in the gravest East-West crisis since the Cold War. Earlier on Saturday the Group of Seven major economies announced they had agreed to impose more sanctions on Russia, which they believe is bent on destabilizing its former Soviet neighbor and possibly grabbing more territory.

Diplomats said the United States and the European Union were expected to unveil new punitive action against Russian individuals from Monday.

Russia denies orchestrating a campaign by proMoscow militants who have seized control of public buildings across eastern Ukraine. It accuses the Kiev government of whipping up tensions by sending troops to root out the separatists.

The OSCE sent more monitors on Saturday to seek the release of those detained in Slaviansk, a city under the separatists’ control. Those being held are from Germany, Sweden, Denmark, Poland and the Czech Republic.

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Wilbanks

•From Page 1A statements about the position, Wilbanks wrote a letter saying he didn’t want the interim title to change the way he would lead.

“I want each of you to know I do not consider the ‘interim’ in my new title to mean that I should lead as if I am a temporary or short term superintendent,” Wilbanks wrote. “We have too many important things to accomplish for that to be the case.”

Now in his 19th year, Wilbanks has been anything but short term. He is the longest-serving superintendent of a largeschool district, and the longest-serving superintendent in GCPS history.

“It takes a special person to be the CEO of any large business and being able to manage the business of education is extremely complex,” said Joseph Barrow, superintendent of Fayette County Schools and President of the Georgia School Superintendents Association. “The demands of the superintendency have evolved and the job has never been more demanding; some would say impossible. The fact that Alvin is (in) his 50th year in the profession is truly phenomenal, but even more amazing to his colleagues is that he has maintained his vision, and professional relevance.”

Among Wilbanks’ most noted accomplishments are being named, all in 2005, the Georgia Superintendent of the Year, a finalist for National Superintendent of the Year and the Gwinnett Chamber of Commerce’s Citizen of the Year.

In 2010, the district won the Broad Prize, among the most prestigious awards in education, and it’s a finalist for the award again this year.

In an extensive interview with the Daily Post, Wilbanks said he hasn’t landed a job he’s applied for in his life.

“I thought maybe what I really needed to do was the best job I could do with the job I have and if something comes open and I want it, I’ll make an application for it then,” he said.

Wilbanks’ longevity is a stark contrast to the typical superintendent in an urban district who keeps a job for about three years, said Sis Henry, executive director of the Georgia School Boards Association. This spring, Henry said at least 14 school districts in Georgia have launched searches to find new superintendents.

Two of those, Erroll Davis of Atlanta Public Schools and Michael Hinojosa of Cobb County Schools, had been in the their posts only since 2011.

In January, Wilbanks, 71, signed a two-year contract that will keep him in his current role until June 30, 2016.

As a native of Jackson County, Wilbanks grew up with a neighbor and three or four teachers who influenced him to pursue a career in education after he considered being a veterinarian, or pursuing political science.

To start his career, Wilbanks’ first job in education was at Tucker High School in DeKalb County as an industrial arts teacher in August 1964.

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Wilbanks shows a lighter side with his public speaking skills spring when changes to the SAT were announced, Wilbanks joked that you might find a good score if you added his SUWANEE — When J. Alvin Wilscore with his brother’s. banks learned Gwinnett County Public Last fall, after Scott Futrell, the Schools was a finalist for the Broad Prize district’s chief information officer, gave earlier this month, one of the top honors a presentation to the school board about in education, he was in a law library and plans to retro-fit schools for technology his cellphone ringer was still on. upgrades, Wilbanks held up his flip cell“I acted like it wasn’t me,” he said dur- phone and asked Futrell when it would ing a recent area board meeting at Shiloh be able to access the network.

High. “I welcome the embarrassment for “When you let me upgrade it,” Futrell such an announcement.” said.

Also at that meeting, he applauded the Campbell said Wilbanks’ skill with Shiloh High chorus for a quality perforpublic speaking has improved over the mance, something he wouldn’t associate years. with himself in that realm.

“In the beginning, I was a little bit “For someone who can’t sing, at least nervous of him in front of the group, I’ve been told that several times, at least not a very polished speaker,” Campbell I’ve never been asked to sing in a choir,” said. “Now he’s much more comforthe said. able, much more animated, real clear in Making fun of himself is a regular oc- his delivery. He’s comfortable in front of currence in public meetings. Earlier this group, we know he means business.”

By Keith Farner

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In this undated photo, J. Alvin Wilbanks, left, shakes hands with former Superintendent Alton C. Crews. (Special Photo)

WILBANKS’ CAREER • Bachelor’s degree, University of Georgia • Master of Education degree, University of Georgia • Educational Specialist’s degree, Georgia State University • Superintendent, Gwinnett County Public Schools: March 1996-Present • Interim Associate Superintendent, Gwinnett County Public Schools: Oct. 1994-July 1995 • Assistant Superintendent, Human Resources and Continuous Improvement: July 1994- March 1996 • President, Gwinnett Technical Institute: July 1984-March 1996 • Assistant Superintendent for Occupational and Continuing Education, GCPS: July 1984-June 1984 • Director, Vocational and Technical Education, GCPS: 1982-1984 • Administrator, Industrial Development Unit, Georgia Department of Education: 1981-1982 • Principal/Director, Occupational Education CenterNorth, DeKalb County Public Schools: 1972-1981 • Adjunct Instructor, Georgia State University: 19741976 • Assistant Principal, Chamblee High School, DeKalb County Public Schools: 1971-1972 • Assistant Principal, Tucker High School, DeKalb County Public Schools: 1968-1971 • Industrial Arts Teacher, Tucker High School, DeKalb County Public Schools: 1964-1968

GCPS SUPERINTENDENTS

control away.

“If I sound concerned, that is because I am,” Wilbanks said in 2006.

“Never before has public education been the political football it is today.”

That’s one thing Campbell likes about Wilbanks.

“I love that he’s not swayed by the politics, that he thinks things through, what is the right direction for Gwinnett County Public Schools and public education and will take a stand,” Campbell said. “I wish more politicians would do that instead of taking the latest opinion polls. snow and ice storms that He’s clear about what he nett Technical College rienced principal, said diligence on that. … We believes and why.” caused the district to from 1984-1996. he wasn’t too impressed. could have avoided all Of all the changes in Three of the five Campbell, who came to that, if I had known about miss seven school days, education in 50 years, school board members Gwinnett in 1982, the it, I certainly would have Wilbanks said the deciincluding legislation such sion to close school is who served in 1996 when same year as Wilbanks, told the board. … They as No Child Left Behind among his most difficult he was hired remain on thought one of Wilbanks’ didn’t know about it beand the Race to the Top, decisions. He also took the board today. That first ideas, benchmark cause I didn’t tell them. technology remains the the chance to reiterate continuity and working testing, was too much.

When they asked me, I one thing that rises above relationship is why he’s It took a few years, but didn’t know about it. We his stance that students stayed, Henry said.

Campbell said his opinquickly found out. That’s in the United States go to the rest.

“Education has realized school too few days as it “One of Alvin’s ion of Wilbanks changed, the only thing we would that in order for us to reis, so not making up any strengths, he sees himself he sees his wisdom and have done differently.” of the seven days was not tain students in a worthas part of the team. He’s Campbell now calls WilThe district plans to while way, we’ve really an option. not above it all,” said banks a visionary. move forward with RedYet community outcry got to make whatever’s Henry, who has known “I’m going to rememflex, but is still sorting surfaced that Gwinnett is happening in the classWilbanks for more than ber my early opinions out legal issues. room, more appealing to consistently among the a decade. “He also has and how wrong I was,” “We didn’t get into it them, more relevant to last districts to call off this uncanny ability of Campbell said of Wilfor the money. We got them, we’ve really got to school. hiring the best people banks’ legacy. “I’ve tried into it because they tell do a better job with how “If you really want to that are out there. Alvin to use that in terms of my us about 2,000 people surrounds himself with judgements of people, not run a stop sign every day, go with popular demand, we present it,” he said.

When Wilbanks was just flip a coin and 50 great leaders. He doesn’t too quick to judge, listen and it’s a safety issue,” hired in Gwinnett, Brooks have to be an expert in to substance of what Wilbanks said. “All that’s percent are going to like Coleman was an assistant it and 50 percent are not 25 different things, but people say, give thoughts getting worked out with superintendent in the Alvin knows how to get and ideas proper time and the legal issues. It’s slow going to like it,” Wildistrict, and remembers banks said. “What we the expert.” opportunity.” going, but it’s progressWilbanks as a an innovahave to do is try to go; Radloff, who has ing.” tor, a hard worker and my default is to have worked with five superDealing with criticism The Redflex issue on top of the profession. school on a school day. intendents in Gwinnett, Late last summer, proved to be just the latsaid the stability of the Wilbanks announced the est example of adversity. If there’s a reason to call Since Coleman retired it off based on safety and from the school system, board also explains why school district would In 2005, Wilbanks security of students, fac- he has served as a state Wilbanks has stayed. She award a bid to Redflex had to explain why he representative, and is ulty and staff, we call it said there’s no doubt if Traffic Systems to install would increase the ratio off. But there are ramifi- chairman of the House the BOE was disruptive, stop-arm cameras on of teachers of English education committee. cations.”

Wilbanks would leave. school buses to catch mo- to Speakers of Other “He’s a pioneer in the Teachers such as Tim torists who illegally pass Languages, or ESOL profession, he’s worked Changing winds Mullen at Bay Creek stopped school buses. students, a move that hard and given his lifein education Middle in Grayson, and After the bid was projected to save the intime to make Gwinnett In recent years, Wilparents such as Carol awarded, the company creasingly diverse district one of the finest school Ranft, who had two that lost out on the bid, about $3.5 million in sal- banks has been outsposystems in the state and ken about the increasing children attend district American Traffic Soluary and benefits. political nature of educa- nation,” Coleman said. schools, believe Wiltions, filed a protest for At the time, Wilbanks banks follows through on the district to review how said because many ESOL tion. The latest examples “Age doesn’t make a difference; the fact that he have been issues surhis message to support the bid was awarded. teachers go into regular rounding charter schools has the energy and enthuteachers and pointed to Redflex was previously education classrooms to siasm, there are proband Common Core curWilbanks’ handling of involved in a bribery work with students, the ably 25-year-olds who the district budget since investigation in Chicago, increase would not great- riculum standards.

At a March BOE meet- couldn’t touch him.” the economic downturn a fact Gwinnett School ly increase the burden on That reputation was ing, when Common Core began in 2008.

Board members have said teachers. was a hot topic under the confirmed by senior staff Ranft said while school they were not briefed on In 2008, he dealt with at the district office who Gold Dome, Wilbanks board members may before the July meeting a wave of community said Wilbanks often puts said he didn’t remember initially disagree on a when they awarded the backlash after his comin long hours and sends an issue having as much topic, they work out their bid. In September, Wilment following a report late-night or on-vacation differences and come to banks said at the regular on student discipline that misinformation as ComBoard meetings united.

BOE meeting that there said in every state except mon Core, which he reit- emails.

“Before you get to erated again is something “United behind him, was nothing to disqualify Idaho, minority students meet him, before you get and that allows him to Redlfex. were disciplined at a rate he supports. in close contact, you hear That comment came do what he’s paid to do,” Yet the contract has not disproportionate to their almost exactly two years he’s one of the hardest Ranft said. been resolved, and there population. Wilbanks workers around,” said While Henry said it are no known plans to asked, “Do they have any since he weighed in on Jay Nebel, the district’s the 2012 vote which helps that Wilbanks was install the cameras. blacks in Idaho?” would amend the Georgia Teacher of the Year last around before Gwinnett’s Wilbanks admitted In the interview this school year, and now population boom, Radto the Daily Post that year with the Daily Post, constitution to give the an assistant principal loff said he also underhe didn’t read the conWilbanks said he doesn’t state power to approve charter schools, and said at Creekland Middle. stands current issues the tract, which ran about let reporters being presthat “will transfer control “When you meet him, district is dealing with, 150 pages, beyond the ent in a public meeting talk with him one-on-on, from your local school most notably the growing executive summary, and dictate how the meeting everything you heard is board to a group of diversity and number of therefore couldn’t inform is run. true.” people in Atlanta.” low-income students and the BOE of the bribery “I knew what it was,” Louise Radloff, who Added Wilbanks, the social issues related investigation.

Wilbanks said of the population of minorities in made the call that started “Never have I felt more to that.

“There was a referIdaho. “It wasn’t enough concerned for the surWilbanks’ hiring, said Stability and longevity When Wilbanks began ence to the legal issues vival of public education Wilbanks’ age isn’t an Wilbanks’ tenure has his job as superintendent, that Redflex had, I didn’t to draw any conclusions from. I didn’t want the issue. than now.” been built on the relasome of his decisions see that, it wasn’t in the “He’s a kid,” she said.

Six years before that, tionships he’s formed weren’t popular. John executive summary,” Wil- board or somebody else to think that that would “As long as he feels Wilbanks railed against since he began working Campbell, principal of banks said. “So I didn’t be what we were holding state mandates that he’s up to it and has the in Gwinnett in 1982, be- Osborne Middle School, tell the board, I didn’t stamina, he can work as tween stints with GCPS and the district’s longest- know about it, OK? Now, up as the ideal that day.” “shackled” the local During this winter’s long as he wants.” districts and took local and as president of Gwin- tenured and most expestaff had done the due 1871 — J.N. Glenn 1871-1872 — J.L. King 1872-1873 — No state funds, schools suspended 1873-1875 — J.L. King 1876-1890 — Thomas E. Winn 1890-1900 — W.T. Tanner 1900-1907 — J.A. Bagwell 1907-1920 — C.R. Ware 1921-1924 — H.D. Meriweather 1925-1932 — K.E. Taylor 1933-1941 — R.C. Simonton 1941-1948 — Howard Pool 1949-1956 — R.C. Wilbanks 1957-1967 — B.B. Harris 1967-1977 — J.W. Benefield 1977-1989 — Alton C. Crews 1990-1994 — George Thompson January to May 1995 — David O. Crews (Interim) May 1995 to March 1996 — Sidney Faucette March 1996 to present — J. Alvin Wilbanks

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Court finally gets affirmative action right WASHINGTON — Every once in a while a great, conflicted country gets an insoluble problem exactly right. Such is the Supreme Court’s ruling this week on affirmative action. It upheld a Michigan referendum prohibiting the state from discriminating either for or against any citizen on the basis of race.

The Schuette ruling is highly significant for two reasons: its lopsided majority of 6-2, including a crucial concurrence from liberal Justice Stephen Breyer, and, even more important, Breyer’s rationale. It couldn’t be simpler. “The Constitution foresees the ballot box, not the courts, as the normal instrument for resolving differences and debates about the merits of these programs.”

Finally. After 36 years since the Bakke case, years of endless Charles pettifoggery — parsKrauthammer ing exactly how many spoonfuls of racial discrimination are permitted in exactly which circumstance — the court has its epiphany: Let the people decide. Not our business. We will not ban affirmative action. But we will not impose it, as the Schuette plaintiffs would have us do by ruling that no state is permitted to ban affirmative action.

Eleven years ago, the court rejected an attempt to strike down affirmative action at the University of Michigan law school. The 2003 Grutter decision, as I wrote at the time, was “incoherent, disingenuous, intellectually muddled and morally confused” — and exactly what the country needed.

The reasoning was a mess because, given the very wording of the Equal Protection Clause (and of the Civil Rights Act), justifying any kind of racial preference requires absurd, often comical linguistic contortions. As Justice Antonin Scalia put it in his Schuette concurrence, even the question is absurd: “Does the Equal Protection Clause … forbid what its text plainly requires?” (i.e., colorblindness).

Indeed, over these four decades, how was “equal protection” transformed into a mandate for race discrimination? By morphing affirmative action into diversity and declaring diversity a state purpose important enough to justify racial preferences.

This is pretty weak gruel when compared to the social harm inherent in discriminating by race: exacerbating group antagonisms, stigmatizing minority achievement and, as documented by Thomas Sowell, Stuart Taylor and many others, needlessly and tragically damaging promising minority students by turning them disproportionately into failures at institutions for which they are unprepared.

So why did I celebrate the hopelessly muddled Grutter decision, which left affirmative action standing?

Because much as I believe the harm of affirmative action outweighs the good, the courts are not the place to decide the question. At its core, affirmative action is an attempt — noble but terribly flawed, in my view — at racial restitution. The issue is too neuralgic, the history too troubled, the ramifications too deep to be decided on high by nine robes. As with all great national questions, the only path to an enduring, legitimate resolution is by the democratic process.

That was the lesson of Roe v. Wade. It created a great societal rupture because, as Ruth Bader Ginsburg once explained, it “halted a political process that was moving in a reform direction and thereby, I believe, prolonged divisiveness and deferred stable settlement of the (abortion) issue.” It is never a good idea to take these profound political questions out of the political arena.

Which is why the 2003 Grutter decision was right. Asked to abolish affirmative action — and thus remove it from the democratic process — the court said no.

The implication? The people should decide.

The people responded accordingly. Three years later, they crafted a referendum to abolish race consciousness in government action. It passed overwhelmingly, 58 percent to 42 percent.

Schuette completes the circle by respecting the constitutionality of that democratic decision. As Justice Anthony Kennedy wrote in the controlling opinion: “This case is not about how the debate about racial preferences should be resolved. It is about who may resolve it.”

And as Breyer wrote: “The Constitution permits, though it does not require … race-conscious programs.” Liberal as he is, Breyer could not accept the radical proposition of the Schuette plaintiffs that the Constitution demands — and cannot countenance a democratically voted abolition of — racial preferences.

This gives us, finally, the basis for a new national consensus. Two-thirds of the court has just said to the nation: For those of you who wish to continue to judge by race, we’ll keep making Jesuitical distinctions to keep the discrimination from getting too obvious or outrageous. If, however, you wish to be rid of this baleful legacy and banish race preferences once and for all, do what Michigan did. You have our blessing.

Charles Krauthammer is a syndicated columnist for the Washington Post. Email him at letters@ charleskrauthammer.com.

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Wilbanks’ long tenure has given GCPS leadership and continuity J. Alvin Wilbanks is nearing the end of his 50th year in the field of education.

He has spent 19 years of that time as superintendent of Gwinnett County Public Schools, a long tenure that has produced more than a few highlights as well as plenty of critics.

Wilbanks is the first to tell you that comes with the territory. Every major decision he makes wins some friends and makes some enemies. He’s realistic about it, using decisions like calling off school for snow days earlier this year as an example.

“If you really want to go with popular demand, just flip a coin and 50 percent are going to like it and 50 percent are not going to like

it,” he said.

In his time with GCPS, Wilbanks has made it clear he’s not interested in winning popularity contests.

And while that may rub some the wrong way, his tenure and what he and the system have accomplished during that time speak volumes.

There was the prestigious Broad Prize in 2010 (and GCPS is a finalist again this year), and countless other awards for the district.

And on the personal side, Wilbanks was honored as the Georgia Superintendent of the Year in 2005 and was also a national finalist that year.

“It takes a special person to be the CEO of any large business and being able

to manage the business of education is extremely complex,” said Joseph Barrow, superintendent of Fayette County Schools and President of the Georgia School Superintendents Association. “The demands of the superintendency have evolved and the job has never been more demanding; some would say impossible.

The fact that Alvin is (in) his 50th year in the profession is truly phenomenal, but even more amazing to his colleagues is that he has maintained his vision, and professional relevance.”

At the age of 71, Wilbanks continues to lead a school system that remains highly regarded. He oversees 132 schools and nearly 170,000 students,

and continues to go strong, having signed a two-year contract that will keep him in his current position until June of 2016.

Wilbanks’ longevity — he’s the longest tenured superintendent of a large school district in the country — is a big part of the success and continuity of GCPS. We applaud his accomplishments and congratulate him on 50 years as an educator.

The unsigned editorials reflect the opinion of the Gwinnett Daily Post.

Columns, letters to the editor and cartoons reflect the opinions of the individuals who penned them. It is the policy of the Gwinnett Daily Post to correct all errors of fact.

Sea Island proposal awash with controversy The Sea Island Company wants to build a group of condominiums on what many people believe to be environmentally unsound ground. Why should you care?

According to Pierre Howard, “If Sea Island (Co.) can do this, then it can be done anywhere. The Georgia coast belongs to everybody.” That, he says, is why you should care. Whether you live in Resaca or Rincon, to quote legendary folk singer Woody Guthrie, “This land is your land. This land is my land.”

That includes Georgia’s mountains and our seashore.

Remember Pierre Howard? He was a longtime member of the Georgia state Senate and later served as the state’s lieutenant governor. I tried to convince him to run for governor but after a quarter-century in politics, he decided there was more to life than living under a public microscope. A longtime conservationist, he has served the past five years as president of the Georgia Conservancy, a major force in conservation and environmental issues. He will retire from that post this summer but if the Sea Island Company thinks Pierre Howard is going to ride off into the sunset, I have some bad news for them.

So, what is the controversy all about? Sea Island wants to build eight

the Glynn County Commission approve the plan.

Opponents disagree with the findings and want the commission to hold public hearings on whether or not the disputed land was a part of a 2004 rezoning plan.

As politicians are wont to Dick do, local commissioners Yarbrough say they are still “gathering information” and “awaiting residences on the southern more findings and facts” end of the island, includfrom the state and federal ing a road through what is government. Plus, it is an considered eco-sensitive election year. Their tap dancmarsh land. Opponents, ing is worthy of Bojangles. including local citizens, No question that Sea environmentalists and even Island Acquisition LLC has some Sea Island homeown- money and power. In politics ers, say the 7.3-acre spit of that usually translates into land has greatly eroded over influence. It will be interestthe past several decades ing to see what our state and and will continue to do so. federally elected officials and Construction could destabi- assorted bureaucrats do as a lize the area. They say that result. Keep a close eye on much of the proposed area is the Coastal Resources Diviunderwater at high tide and sion, a part of the Georgia that flood insurance will be Department of Natural Reprohibited due to the area’s sources. Its stated mission is vulnerability to erosion and to “manage Georgia’s coastal flooding. marshes, beaches, waters, Howard simply calls it and marine fisheries resourc“the worst development I es for the benefit of present have ever seen in my career” and future generations.” That and has let it be known the means all Georgians, not just company is in for a fight un- a privileged few. less it is willing to sit down This is not the familyand talk about its proposed owned Sea Island we development, which Sea remember from the past.

Island seems disinclined to That one was acquired by do at this point.

Sea Island Acquisition LLC The Sea Island Co. claims in 2010. The company’s to have the law on its side. press releases describe the Indeed, the local planning firm as “a limited liability commission recommended company comprising invest-

ment funds managed by the global investment firms The Anschutz Corporation, Avenue Capital Group, Oaktree Capital Management, L.P. and Starwood Capital Group.” One has to wonder if this hodgepodge of outof-state investors is in for the long haul or just trying to maximize its investment and sell it off to the next hodgepodge of out-of-state investors.

Howard wonders, too. He says, “The company is going in a bad direction that could negatively impact the Sea Island brand.” Why would they risk that if they plan on hanging around?

Sea Island’s management needs to consider the Yarbrough Rule, which says: You may win in a court of law, but you can have your reputation seriously damaged in the court of public opinion. Maybe the law will eventually allow it to build on the environmentally sensitive land. Is it willing to risk its reputation to find out?

Pierre Howard says he intends to see that the court of public opinion — that is you and me and all people who care about our state’s natural resources — is fully engaged in the deliberations. That is as it should be. Remember, this is not just about Sea Island. This is your land, too.

Email columnist Dick Yarbrough at yarb2400@ bellsouth.net.

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Walking — and singing — in the rain I went out for a stroll the other day and got caught in the rain. Walking in the rain.

What a marvelous thing it can be, assuming that it is not too cold. It had been ages since I walked in the rain on purpose, so instead of turning around and heading for the house, I just made an adventure of it and kept going.

Some people I know go crazy over a raindrop or two and won’t leave the house without an umbrella. Not me. I learned a long time ago that I won’t melt, and like I tell my buddy Clay all the time — every time I’ve ever gotten wet I got dry again. Case in point, I’m dry right now.

Now I told you all of that to tell you this. Have you ever been around people who, when the mood strikes them, just break out in song?

Annoying, aren’t they? And even though I know how an-

Actually I didn’t stay on that song long because my heart is not really being tortured, currently, and I don’t have to try and forget these days. Forgetting comes naturally. So I switched to, “I’m singing in the rain, just singing in the rain. What a Darrell glorious feeling, I’m happy Huckaby again.”

I didn’t sing that song noying those people can be, very long either because especially to the people born — well, because you just without the romance gene, I read all of the words that I am still one of those people know to that song. Besides, who do it. when I tried to swing on As I was walking in the my neighbor George Moll’s rain last week, in fact, I was mailbox — you know, like so excited to be alive — a Gene Kelly swung on the lot of folks aren’t, you know lamppost — I learned that — that I broke out a little the laws of gravity may tune my daddy used to listen be defied by Hollywood to on the hi-fi. (If you don’t movie-makers, but they are know what a hi-fi is, ask an still in effect in Conyers, old person.) Who rememGa. bers this one. “Just a walkin’ I won’t go into details, but in the rain, getting soaking let’s just say that I have had wet. Torturing my heart, try- better ideas. ing to forget.”

But as I continued my

walk I started thinking about all the songs about rain and realized that I must not be the only person who is moved by the experience of water falling from the sky.

Just think about all the ones you know.

Elvis liked rain. “Seven lonely days, and a dozen towns ago — I reached one night and you were gone …

Those three periods in a row mean, yada, yada, yada and hold the place ’til I come to the good part. “Kentucky rain keeps falling down. And up ahead’s another town that I’ll be walking through … in the cold Kentucky rain.”

If my lovely wife, Lisa, ran away in the middle of the night I might or might not go looking for her — but only in a warm rain, not a cold one. I’m romantic, but I’m not a dang fool about romance.

“Rainy Night in Georgia” is another good rain

song. I bet you associate that song with Ray Charles, don’t you? I do, too. But a guy named Tony Joe White wrote it, in 1962, and a cat named Brook Benton popularized it. So, yes — Ray Charles actually covered the song — which doesn’t keep me from listening to the Ray Charles version on just about every rainy evening we have. I have a Conway Twitty version, as well.

I didn’t sing that song during my walk, though, because it wasn’t nighttime.

I did, however, sing “Raindrops keep falling on my head … ” Remember that one? B.J. Thomas. It was featured in “Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid,” which may have the best script of any movie not called “Casablanca.”

I also hummed a few bars of “Listen to the rhythm of the falling rain, telling me

what fool I’ve been … ” which put me in mind of the Credence Clearwater Revival song, “I wanna know — have you ever seen the rain?” which put in mind of another CCR song, “Who’ll stop the rain?”

Wow! What band records not one but two classic songs about rain?

Apparently no one was going to stop the rain that particular afternoon, so I finally did go home, soggier than expected but happy, nonetheless.

I thought of one more rain song on the way home.

Luke Bryan does it. “Rain makes corn, corn makes whiskey. Whiskey makes my baby feel a little frisky.”

Well, I’m not saying it does or it doesn’t, but I agree with old Luke. “Rain is a good thing.” Next time it comes up a cloud, go for a walk. You’ll get dry again. I promise.

WASHINGTON — The Cliven Bundy spectacle in Nevada has provided a Wild West backdrop for our hottest political issues as we gallop toward the midterm elections.

Politically, the conflict between the Bureau of Land Management and the Bundy family has highlighted the importance of picking one’s battles wisely. Suffice to say, a smattering of pundits and politicians drank from the wrong chalice.

One day, Bundy was the new face for conservative opposition to federal expansionism, 2014’s Joe the Plumber, a human metaphor for the last man armed and standing for freedom against the superior forces of federal agents.

Then, cue funeral dirge, Bundy wandered off-script

they hadn’t been taught to pick cotton.

Obviously, there’s no defending Bundy’s remarks.

Pundits and politicians, including most notably Sean Hannity, Sen. Rand Paul and Texas Gov. Rick Perry, quickly distanced Kathleen themselves from the Bundy Parker comments, though not, curiously, from his objections to and spoke his fevered the government’s authority mind. The tall, Stetsonover grazing lands. topped Bundy wondered Well, of course they whether blacks weren’t would disavow racist better off as slaves picking remarks. But they also cotton than living on the never should have aligned plantation of government themselves with someone subsidy. The hook, the who not only flouts the law hook! Where’s that dadgum but also has armed himself hook?! against government agents, “Negroes,” Bundy further indicating his willingness to observed, abort their babies protest through violence. and put their men in prisons.

What’s next, a shootout in Young black men were in Statuary Hall? trouble, he said, because For years, meanwhile,

Bundy has been enjoying the benefits of public property for grazing privileges without paying fees or taxes, as required by federal law and as reinforced by various court rulings through the years. He did pay local and state taxes, but refuses to recognize federal authority.

That Bundy has been acting illegally is not in dispute.

The recent, made-for-media confrontation was in fact the finale in a years-long string of court battles, none of them resolved in Bundy’s favor. Simply, Bundy doesn’t recognize the U.S. government, period. Inarguably, he was not the brightest exhibit for conservative arguments for government- or selfrestraint, not to mention the rule of law.

Initially, the standoff might have had a certain romantic appeal to sentimentalists weaned on cowboy flicks. The movie boards seemed vaguely familiar.

The rogue rancher, his gun slung low, stands up to guvmint agents, defending his right to roam free and die young. Alarm and drama were magnified when agents

confiscated and killed some of Bundy’s cattle. Now that’s a line too far.

Unfortunately for Bundy’s defenders, Bundy wasn’t Ben Cartwright and his boys defending the Ponderosa. He was the nameless half-wit who staggers out of the saloon, shooting up stars to stop the railroaders long after the train has left the station.

What were these conservative defenders thinking?

With the possible exception of Paul, they were thinking about their ratings and political base. Paul is an unapologetic libertarian and, therefore, easily sympathetic to those who contest aggressive federal rule. Perry was winking at secessionists before he began renovating his image with spectacles and a professorial air. Media are what they are.

The left does not entirely escape critique in this imbroglio. No sooner did Bundy launch his racist screed than leftward-leaning media began extrapolating Bundy’s racism to signify racism throughout the Republican Party. One man’s rant is not

an institutional creed.

Thus, this liberal conflation is a sample of flawed logic. That said, it is not baseless. The GOP is not a party of racists, but it is a party with racists. At some political rallies in the South and elsewhere, Confederate flags do appear that can have only one purpose — and it’s not to celebrate heritage.

Dog whistles also can be heard and anti-Obama signs and symbols often include the worst sort of racist stereotypes.

Are all Republicans racist? Of course not.

But Republicans should repent of associating with anyone espousing or endorsing such incendiary nastiness. And championing lawlessness does nothing to elevate discourse, civility or any of the other higher roads to which we might more enthusiastically aspire.

The GOP does not deserve to be indicted along with Bundy, but for too long the party has sown the wind by tolerating some of its less ennobled colleagues.

Cliven Bundy is their whirlwind.

GOP: Choose wisely or reap the whirlwind

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The Galloways, pictured from left, Teresa, 18-month-old Morgan and Michael, were the ambassador family for Saturday’s walk. Morgan, who had a twin who died at 17 weeks, was born prematurely weighing just 1 pound, 8 ounces. (Staff Photo: Deanna Allen)

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made into a quilt, blew in the wind 600 people walked or ran in the March of Dimes’ March for Babies Gwinnett 5K event. The start and finish to the 5K was marked by an arch of purple and white balloons in front of Suwanee City Hall.

Dacula resident Ansley Thompson, a labor and delivery nurse at Gwinnett Medical Center, was one of the 600 participants in Saturday’s event.

“I’m just here to support my unit and my hospital,” Thompson said. “All the babies that are born prematurely, they deliver in our unit and then go to NICU. We have an awesome NICU staff that take really good care of them and help them grow.

Also participating in the event were the Galloways, the ambassador family for the Gwinnett event. Michael and Teresa Galloway of Grayson lost one of their twin babies at 17 weeks and their second child, a

daughter, was born at 25 weeks and spent about three months in Gwinnett Medical’s NICU. Morgan is now 18 months old.

“She’s about 18 pounds, so she’s doing really well,” Michael Galloway said after finishing the 5K. He also said the experience of having a premature baby not only changed his life but his outlook as well.

“I was thinking prematurity was something that happened rarely but it’s much more common than I thought it was,” he said, “so it changed our outlook and we just wanted to give back and do our part.”

“The March of Dimes and Gwinnett Medical did so much for us and for Morgan because she was born so premature, so small, that we just didn’t know what was going to happen, if she was going to make it or not,” Teresa Galloway said. “One pound, eight ounces, you just don’t know. We’re just so grateful.”

GRAYSON — About 10,000 people enjoyed perfect weather Saturday to crowd into Grayson Community Park for the 35th annual Grayson Day Festival.

Parking was limited within a half mile of the park off Rosebud Road as families visited 211 vendors offering arts, crafts, food, entertainment and promoting businesses and services.

“We couldn’t have had better weather,” noted Gail Lane, manager of the Grayson Downtown Development Authority. “We’ve got a great cause, everybody’s come out in support of it and I think everybody enjoys welcoming spring in Grayson.”

Mayor Allison Wilkerson said officials have been raising money since March 1 for the Make a Wish Foundation, which fulfills wishes of a critically ill children. Officials are raising $40,000 this year to fulfill wishes of four local children who are sick.

More than $30,000 had been raised and the mayor hoped fundraising activities in the six-hour festival would garner additional revenue needed to meet their goal.

“The average cost for a

Visit spotted.gwinnettdailypost.com for a photo gallery from Grayson Day Festival.

The 35th annual Grayson Day Parade theme is “Grayson … making wishes come true” partnering with Make-AWish Foundation in sponsoring the Grand Marshals, from left, Ma’Kai, Huston, Soraya and Blake. Also shown are Grayson Mayor Allison Wilkerson, Grayson Councilmen Laurie Anderson and former City Committee Member Katie Mitchell. (Photo: Robin Reuter)

wish in the Make a Wish Foundation is $9,000,” said Wilkerson. “So we think this will help us make our goal.”

Families and vendors throughout the park said the festival was great.

Dave Doughty, with the Gwinnett County school bus drivers, said more than 150 people paid $4 each to take a hammer and smash a junked Volvo. Funds were raised for the American Cancer Society’s Relay for Life. “Everybody’s having a good time,” he said as people pounded away at the auto.

Mike Clark of the First

Baptist Church of Grayson said his group sold more than 500 funnel cakes at $5 each.

“The money will go to our youth ministry,” he said.

Elena Chambers, 12, manipulated a newly bought puppet while family members watched. “This would cost $20 at a store but I got it for $7,” she said, “and they taught me how to use it.”

Paul Mosher of GLM, a Grayson, Loganville and Monroe small business coalition, said more than 100 people visited their booth for artist Wade Collins, who was drawing caricatures. “And

he’s still got a big line waiting,” Mosher observed.

Teresa Story of Sothern Belle Blings watched a hat and headband vending booth for her granddaughter Alyssa.

“The people today have been wonderful,” she noted.

Melissa Miller of Azalea Blossoms sold homemade natural soaps of 20 fragrances. She said more than 50 customers visited with most buying products. “It’s my first year here,” she said. “But I’ll be back.”

Paulita Hood of Girl Scout Troop 3105 said her group sold more than 100 boxes of cookies for a trip to Savannah. “The girls are bringing customers in and selling the cookies,” she bragged happily.

And amid the afternoon bustle, Josh Daubenmire sat quietly in the grass with his 5-year-old son James as his 11-month-old son John slept in a nearby stroller. “It’s a beautiful day,” he said glancing about, “and it’s great to be out here with friends and family and the community as a whole.”

Investigators: Norcross apartment fire was arson

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a two-story, wood-framed apartment building with fire showing. Crews attacked the blaze from inside the NORCROSS — Gwinnett structure with rescue as the County fire investigators said priority. an early morning apartment “The fire was quickly fire Saturday was intentionbrought under control and ally set, with evidence of two thorough searches were multiple areas of fire ignition. completed as water supply Crews were called out was secured at the hydrant,” about 3:24 a.m. to a fire said Colin Rhoden, spokesat 502 Club Parkway, and man for Gwinnett County firefighters arrived to find fire. “Georgia Power and a

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fire investigator were called to the scene.”

No injuries were reported, but two adults were displaced from the apartment adjacent to the apartment of origin due to smoke damage. The American Red Cross was called to assist the residents.

Rhoden said there was fire damage to two rooms in the apartment where the fire started and the renter was not at the fire scene.

Fire investigators are asking anyone with information to call the Gwinnett Fire Arson and Explosives Investigation Section at 678-518-4890 or the Georgia Arson Control Hotline at 800-282-5804. Georgia Arson Control Inc. offers a reward of up to $10,000 for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the person or persons responsible for arson.

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John Lucius Parks, Jr., age 78, of Atlanta, Georgia died peacefully on Tuesday, April 22, 2014.

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Ora T. Rainwater, 92, Tucker, GA., died Saturday, April 26, 2014. Bill Head Funeral Home and Crematory, Lilburn/Tucker Chapel. 770-564-2726.

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James Dyer James Collin Dyer, age 95 of Lawrenceville, Georgia, passed away, Thursday, April 24, 2014.

A funeral service will be held at 11:00 AM Monday, April 28, 2014 at Sunrise Baptist Church, Lawrenceville, Georgia, with Dr. David Poe officiating.

The burial will follow at Floral Hills Memory Gardens, Tucker, at 2:30 PM. Mr. Dyer was a lifelong resident of Georgia and member of Sunrise Baptist Church. He was preceded in death by his wife of 65 years, Miriam Dyer. He is survived by his Daughter & Son-inlaw: Merry & Lonnie Allen; Grandchildren: Justin Allen; Blake Allen, all of Lawrenceville, and Nieces & Nephews. The family will receive friends 10:00 - 11:00 AM at the church on Monday, April 28, 2014. Arrangements made by Tim Stewart Funeral Home, 300 Simonton Road, Lawrenceville, Georgia 30046. 770962-3100. Please leave an online condolence at www.stewartfh.com

Mr. Thomas Gosdin, 61 of Gainesville passed away Friday April 25, 2014.

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Helen Hamilton Helen Elzora Hamilton, age 65, of Dacula, GA passed away April 23, 2014. Crowell Brothers Peachtree Chapel Funeral Home, 5051 Peachtree Ind. Blvd., Peachtree Corners, GA 30092, (770) 4485757.

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John Hards John H. Hards, age 74, of Roswell, GA passed away on Thursday, April 24, 2014. He was preceded in death by his parents, William and Florence Hards and wife, Josephine M. Hards. He is survived by his sister and brother-in-law, Mavis and Brian Lamsdale, Chatham, Kent, England; daughter, Amanda Grannon, Lawrenceville, GA; granddaughter, Haley Grannon, Lawrenceville, GA; sister-in-law, Elizabeth Mitchell, Sterling Heights, MI; sister-in-law and brother-in-law, Breda and Gerry Emanuel, Troy, MI; nieces Sally, Judy, Tara, Tracy, Madeline and Beatrice; and nephews William, Steven, Robert and Joseph. Mr. Hards was born October 13, 1939 in London, England. As a young man, he excelled at swimming and enjoyed motorcycle racing. He attended college and completed a printing apprenticeship in London before moving his family to the United States in 1971.

He was a kind-spirited gentleman who was loved, and will be missed by so m l i

many. Funeral services will be held at 1:00 p.m. on Tuesday, April 29, 2014 in the Chapel of Flanigan Funeral Home. The family will receive friends at the funeral home on Monday, April 28, 2014 from 4:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. To express condolences, please sign our online guest book at www.flaniganfuneralhome.com. Arrangements by: Junior E. Flanigan of Flanigan Funeral Home and Crematory, Buford, GA, 770-932-1133.

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Jordan Masterson Jordan Jonas Masterson, age 5, of Duluth, GA passed away April 23, 2014. Tim Stewart Funeral Home, 300 Simonton Road SW, Lawrenceville GA, 30046. 770-9623100. www.stewartfh.com

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Betty McClearen Betty Ann McClearen, age 87, of Snellville, GA passed away on April 26, 2014. Tom M. Wages Funeral Service, LLC, “A Family Company”, Snellville Chapel 770979-3200. www.wagesfuneralhome.com

Dwayne Peavy, 50, of Winder, GA died April 25, 2014. The funeral service will be held, Thursday, May 1, 2014 at 1:00 p.m. at Bill Head Funeral Homes Duluth Chapel.

Burial will follow at East Shadowlawn Cemetery, Lawrenceville, GA. Preceded in death by his father, Murcer G. Peavy and sister, Carolyn Anderson, he is survived by his, mother, Mildred Peavy of Winder, GA; sister, JoAnn Evans and her husband, Winston of Winder, GA; brother, Bill Peavy and his wife, Debra of Commerce, GA; sister, Jeannette Croteau of Commerce, GA; brother, Terry Peavy of Loganville, GA; brother, Doug Peavy and his wife, Debbie of Duluth, GA. Express online condolences at www.billheadfuneralhome.com.

The family will receive friends, Tuesday, April 29 and Wednesday, April 30, 2014 from 11:00 a.m. until 8:00 p.m. at Bill Head Funeral Homes & Crematory Duluth Chapel (770)476-2535.

James “Jim” Shobert, age 81, of Lilburn, GA passed away on April 24, 2014. Tom M. Wages Funeral Service, LLC, “A Family Company”, Snellville Chapel 770979-3200. www.wagesfuneralhome.com

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Rose Vargas Rose Carlucci Vargas, age 56, of Dacula, GA, passed away April 24, 2014. Tom M. Wages Funeral Service, LLC “A Family Company,” Lawrenceville Chapel, 770-963-2411 www. wagesfuneralhome.com .

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GWINNETT GAB Metro Water District seeks council members The Metropolitan North Georgia Water Planning District (Metro Water District) is seeking interested residents from Gwinnett to serve on the Oconee Basin Advisory Council.

Council members will provide valuable input to the Metro Water District’s planning process and related implementation activities.

The Metro Water District is looking for persons who represent recreation, civic, development, urban agriculture, media, academic, power and natural gas, and other interests.

Individuals must reside within the river basin of the council for which they apply. Members will serve a two-year term and may be reappointed for additional terms. Councils hold regular quarterly

meetings but may also hold special meetings as needed to provide input on Metro Water District activities and actions.

The deadline to apply is April 30, and the application is available on the Metro Water District’s website, northgeorgiawater.org. For more information, email comments@ northgeorgiawater.com or call 404-463-3344.

Jackson EMC awards grants to nonprofits The Jackson EMC Board of Directors awarded $43,000 in grants to organizations serving Gwinnett during their March meeting.

Project Adam was awarded $15,000, and the Place of Seven Springs was awarded $10,000. The Potter House was awarded $8,000, and Project Safe

was awarded $7,500. The Pantry at Hamilton Milll was awarded $2,500 to purchase food.

Any individual or organization in the 10 counties served by Jackson EMC may apply for a Foundation Grant by completing an application, available online at jacksonemc.com or at local Jackson EMC offices.

Employees team up for ‘Working for Wishes’ Olympic Steel employees from across the company will team up with The Make-A-Wish Foundation for the tenth annual “Working for Wishes” campaign.

During this month long fundraiser, they will raise money to grant the wishes of children with life-threatening illnesses.

Olympic Steel has raised

over $88,000 for this cause allowing them to grant the wishes of 77 children since 2004. Their largest annual fundraising event, the community raffle, relies heavily on gift certificates, promotional merchandise and other items donated from businesses in and around Barrow County.

Olympic Steel would like local business and residents to consider making a donation in the form of check or gift certificates for the community raffle in support of their “Working for Wishes” campaign.

To learn more about this cause and how to make a donation, visit olysteel. com or email info@olysteel.com.

Gwinnett Gab appears in the Thursday and Sunday editions of the Gwinnett Daily Post. To submit an item to Gwinnett Gab, email gab@gwinnettdailypost.com.

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“There are all kinds A former star of Joni of payoffs for teaching, Jameson’s favorite soap but this is opera honored her on very humFriday on a television bling,” talk show among 12 she said. semifinalists for an award “Top featuring teachers across Teacher the country.

Week” is Jameson, a language a segment arts and social studies on the Joni Jameson teacher at Archer High in show that Lawrenceville, watched was an“Live! with Kelly and nounced in early March, Michael” at school when and open to teachers she was selected by the across the country at pubshow’s producers as a lic and private schools teacher who makes their from pre-kindergarten school better and for through high school. service and commitment Jameson is the only semito their students and com- finalist from Georgia. munities. Jameson was Jameson said she likes nominated by her mother to watch the show when and two former students. she’s home, and host Jameson said she’s Kelly Ripa used to star on

her favorite soap opera, “All My Children.”

There are many rewards for being a teacher, said Jameson, who has been a teacher for 20 years overall. She began her career in Barrow County, and has worked the last 11 in Gwinnett.

She previously taught at Berkmar High.

“Getting to work with some amazing kids and watch them develop and become such interesting people,” she said. “It’s pretty amazing somebody would trust me with their children and quite an honor. I don’t have to go to work, I get to hang out with some really great kids.”

Jameson said some of her career highlights have been being named a Teacher of the Year at

Apalachee High School, and helping students receive QuestBridge scholarships. She’s also had a yearbook dedicated in her honor.

From the pool of semifinalists, viewers of the show will determine five finalists by voting through 5 p.m. on Monday. To vote, visit, http:// livekellyandmichael. dadt.com. Following an on-air announcement on Tuesday, the finalists will travel to New York the week of May 12 to 16 to be showcased on “LIVE with Kelly and Michael.”

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Georgia Right to Life praises new state law Political Notebook

Camie Young

Even after losing its affiliate status earlier last month, Gwinnett-based Georgia Right to Life has a reason to celebrate.

The group, which has pledged to continue its work lobbying for prolife issues, praised Gov. Nathan Deal last week for signing into law a provision that prohibits

using taxpayer funds to pay for abortion insurance coverage in Georgia.

“As a pro-life woman and mother, I am deeply grateful that Gov. Deal signed this law,” said Genevieve Wilson, GRTL’s co-executive director. “Once again, he has demonstrated that he is solidly pro-life.”

According to a press release, the new law prevents public funds from being spent on abortion services in any of the insurance plans offered under Obamacare, or through state employee health plans. There is an exception to save the life of the mother, and the release notes that the law does not prevent people

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As a pro-life woman and mother, I am deeply grateful that Gov. Deal signed this law. Once again, he has demonstrated that he is solidly pro-life.”

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from accessing services.

Georgia is the 25th state to adopt a law stopping taxpayer funding of abortion through Obamacare.

“Georgia is solidly pro-life, and bringing a halt to publicly funding this horrific practice is long overdue,” Wilson said.

Handel to meet voters U.S. Senate candidate Karen Handel has two trips to Gwinnett planned for this week.

Handel begins a tour of Georgia Monday, when early voting begins in the

highly contested race.

After kicking the tour off Monday with a stop in Canton with Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer, Handel plans a trip to Peachtree Corners.

She will meet with voters from noon until 1 p.m. Tuesday at the Atlanta Bread Company at The Forum.

Then on Saturday, Handel will be on hand for a meet and greet at the home of former Gwinnett Commission Chairman Wayne Hill and his wife Carolyn.

“Carolyn and I believe

in her ability to represent us well in Washington, I have worked with her when she was chairman of Fulton County and I think she did a great job as secretary of state,” Hill said of his support for Handel.

The event, which is open to the public, will be held at the pavilion at the Hill’s home at 4647 Suwanee Dam Road in Suwanee. It is scheduled for 4 to 5:30 p.m. Saturday, May 3.

Officials are asking for people to RSVP to Devin Krecl at devin@karenhandel.com or 770-6559545.

Political Notebook appears in the Thursday and Sunday editions of the Gwinnett Daily Post.

Camie Young can be reached via email at camie.young@gwinnettdailypost.com.

For archived columns, go to www.gwinnettdailypost.com/politics.

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Man charged with neglect of autistic patient who died

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Nine months after an autistic man in his care passed away, police have charged a Snellville man with criminal neglect.

Jason Andre Bankston, 38, was arrested by Gwinnett County sheriff’s deputies Thursday and charged with a single count of neglect of a disabled adult or elder person. He was

released from the Gwinnett County jail Friday after posting a $2,950 bond.

The charges against Bankston stem from the July Jason 14, 2013, Bankston death of 44-year-old John Hammond Steele.

According a Snellville

police incident report, Steele — who was autistic and diagnosed with mild mental retardation — was living at Bankston’s Buckley Trail home, where the latter had cared for him for 13 years. Officers responded to the home on the morning of July 14, 2013, and found Steele “on his back in the floor with vomit throughout the room.”

Few details were released as to what prompted

a criminal investigation, but warrants said that the Gwinnett County Medical Examiner’s Office later performed an autopsy and found “visible abrasions on (Steele’s) body, healing blunt injuries to include abrasion and contusions, thin body and poor hygience, and multiple healing rib fractures.” The charges accuse Bankston of neglecting Steele “to the extent that the health of well-being of such person

was jeopardized by not seeking medical care for the victim.”

A cause of death has not been released.

At the time of Steele’s death, Bankston reportedly told police that the patient had no physical health concerns but that his “behavioral issues” had gotten progressively worse over the previous several months.

It was unclear Friday if authorities believe

Bankston’s actions were directly tied to Steele’s death.

ResCare’s website calls it “the nation’s largest private provider of services to people with disabilities.”

The company’s executive director did not respond to an email sent late Friday.

A message left with Bankston was not immediately returned. His booking sheet listed his current employer as another nursing service.

road widening and improvements. Any such closures will be between the hours of 9 a.m. and 5 p.m.

Ridge Drive from Satellite Boulevard and Woodward Mill Road will close until further notice.

Rosebud Road at Temple Johnson Road will require intermittent lane closures through May for intersection widening and improvements.

Any such closures will be between the hours of 9 a.m. and 4 p.m.

South Bogan Road from Quail Creek Drive to Misty Oaks Drive will require intermittent lane closures through September for roadway improvements. Any such closures will be between the hours of 9 a.m. and 4 p.m.

Ga. Highway 20/Buford Drive from South Lee Street to Interstate 985 will require intermittent lane closures through June for roadway improvements. Any such closures will be between the hours of 9 a.m. and 4 p.m.

Ga. Highway 20/Cumming Highway from Peachtree Industrial Boulevard to the Chattahoochee River will require intermittent lane closures and traffic shifts through June 2016 for roadway widening and reconstruction. Any such closures will be between the hours of 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. and 7 p.m. to 6 a.m.

Ga. Highway 324 from Ga. Highway 20/Buford Drive to Dacula Road will require intermittent lane closures through December for ATMS/ITS installation. Any such closures will be between the hours of 9 a.m. and 4 p.m.

Ga. Highway 378/Beaver Ruin Road from Rockborough Trail to Bailey Drive will require intermittent lane closures through June for sidewalk installation. Any such closures will be between the hours of 9 a.m. and 4 p.m.

Temple Johnson Road from Skyland Drive to Pate Road will close through June for drainage improvements. The detour route will be Temple Johnson Road to Skyland Drive to Pate Road to Temple Johnson Road and the reverse. For more information, call the Department of Water Resources at 678-376-7000.

U.S. Highway 29/ Ga. Highway 8/Lawrenceville Highway at Main Street will require intermittent lane closures through November for Main Street realignment and improvements. Any such closures will be between the hours of 9 a.m. and 4 p.m.

For information on Georgia highways, call the Georgia Department of Transportation District Communications Office at 770-718-3924 or visit www.georgianavigator.com.

ROAD CLOSURES Church Street from Main Street to Killian Hill Road will require intermittent lane closures and traffic shifts through November for roadway improvements. Any such closures will be between the hours of 9 a.m. and 4 p.m.

Club Drive from Pleasant Hill Road to Club Drive Park will require intermittent lane closures through August for pedestrian improvements.

Any such closures will be between the hours of 9 a.m. and 4 p.m.

Corley Brook Way from New Hope Road to Brighton Park Place will require intermittent lane closures through early May for sewer main installation. Any such closures will be between the hours of 9 a.m. and 4 p.m. For more information, call the Department of Water Resources at 678-376-6940.

Cruse Road from Sugarloaf Parkway to Old Norcross Road will require intermittent lane closures through May for sidewalk installation. Any such closures will be between the hours of 9 a.m. and 4 p.m.

Cruse Road from Sweetwater Circle to Club Drive will require intermittent lane closures and traffic shifts through May for roadway improvements and bridge replacement. Any such closures will be between the hours of 9

a.m. and 4 p.m.

Dacula Road from Ga. Highway 8/Winder Highway to Ga. Highway 324/Auburn Road will require intermittent lane closures through November for ATMS/ITS installation.

Any such closures will be between the hours of 9 a.m. and 4 p.m.

Hamilton Mill Road west of Camp Branch Road will require intermittent lane closures through May for drainage improvements. Any such closures will be between the hours of 9 a.m. and 4 p.m.

Hood Road 500 feet southwest of Tullis Road will close through April for drainage improvements. The detour route will be Hood Road to Cedars Road to Old Fountain Road to Tullis Road and the reverse. For more information, call the Department of Water Resources at 678-376-6926.

Hurricane Shoals Road from Ga. Highway 120 to Ga. Highway 20 will require intermittent lane closures through May or roadway improvements. Any such closures will be between the hours of 9 a.m. and 4 p.m.

Interstate 85 at Jimmy Carter Boulevard will require intermittent lane closures through July for roadway improvements associated with the Jimmy Carter Diverging Diamond Interchange. Any

such closures will be between the hours of 9 a.m. and 4 p.m. or 8 p.m. and 5 a.m.

Interstate 85 at Pleasant Hill Road will require intermittent lane closures through May for roadway improvements associated with the Pleasant Hill Road Diverging Diamond Interchange. Any such closures will be between the hours of 9 a.m. and 4 p.m. or 8 p.m. and 5 a.m.

Jimmy Carter Boulevard from Goshen Springs Road/ Crescent Drive to Dawson Boulevard/Live Oak Parkway will require intermittent lane closures and traffic shifts through July for roadwork and I-85 interchange improvements. Any such closures will be between the hours of 9 a.m. to 4 p. m. and 7 p.m. to 6 a.m.

Killian Hill Road at Arcado Road will require intermittent lane closures through June for roadway improvements. Any such closures will be between the hours of 9 a.m. and 4 p.m.

Lake Drive at North Woodland Drive will close through early May for drainage improvements. The detour route will be Lake Drive to Buford Highway to Pleasantdale Road to Lake Drive and the reverse. For more information, call the Department of Water Resources at 678-376-7000.

Main Street from U.S. Highway 29/Lawrenceville Highway to Norman Drive will require intermittent lane closures and traffic shifts through November for roadway realignment and improvements. Any such closures will be between the hours of 9 a.m. and 4 p.m.

Northbrook Parkway at Northlake Drive will require intermittent lane and traffic shifts through July for roadway improvements. Any such closure will be between the hours of 9 a.m. and 4 p.m.

Peachtree Industrial Boulevard from Rogers Bridge Road to Pleasant Hill Road will require intermittent lane closures through May for multi-purpose trail installation.

Any such closures will be between the hours of 9 a.m. and 4 p.m.

Pleasant Hill Road from Breckinridge Boulevard/ Shackleford Road to Venture Parkway will require intermittent lane closures and traffic shifts through April for roadwork and I-85 interchange improvements. Any such closures will be between the hours of 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. and 7 p.m. to 6 a.m.

Pleasant Hill Road from McClure Bridge Road/ Howell Ferry Road to U.S. Highway 23/Buford Highway will require intermittent lane closures through May for

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Rudnik’s effort goes beyond field

By Ben Beitzel

to the players she saw.

“I can remember ... being too shy to talk to the girls and thinking, It’s not hard for Alysha Rudnik ‘This girl is so good,’” said Rudnik, to remember her first encounters now a senior at Georgia Tech. with softball players.

But a career with her results Whether it was attending college makes Rudnik the girl her younger games, participating in camps or self admired, sometimes feared. watching the college world series A three-time state softball chamon TV, the young Rudnik looked up pion at Buford, Rudnik’s turned in ben.beitzel@gwinnettdailypost.com

Georgia Tech’s Alysha Rudnik catches during a game this season.

(Photo: Georgia Tech)

a stellar career at Georgia Tech on the field.

Entering this season, her career batting average was .331 with a slugging percentage of .625. She hit 33 home runs in her first three seasons and through 42 games this season added 10 more, a team high.

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COLLEGE FOOTBALL HALL OF FAME opening in August 2014

COMING ATTRACTION

Hall of Fame prepping for August opening

By Will Hammock

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ATLANTA — As he strolls through a room of archives at the Georgia World Congress Center, John Stephenson pauses to crack open a musical instrument case.

Inside is one of his favorite pieces, a trombone. It’s not just any trombone, though, it’s the one carried famously by Stanford band We celebrate member Gary Tyrrell on Nov. 20, mascots, bands, 1982, when California football cheerleaders, player Kevin Moen trucked Tyrrell in the culmination of one of the traditions, tailgatmost memorable game-endings in ing, stadiums, radio calls, college football history. It capped rivalries. It’s a total immersion a lateral-filled kickoff return that of all the things people love finished with Moen weaving about college football in addithrough the prematurely celebrattion to the hall of famers.” ing Stanford band, a sequence of events known from there on as — Hall CEO John Stephenson “The Play.”

The trombone is just one item on shelves filled with helmets new and ancient, gaudy trophies, game programs and other memorabilia. Hidden for now, the items will be in full public view in the near future when the highly anticipated College Football Hall of Fame opens its doors.

The eye-catching, $66.5 million hall of fame building lines Marietta Street, adjacent to the World Congress Center on what was formerly the Green Lot. It has been in the works since the 2009 decision to move the permanent display from South Bend, Ind., to the South. Stephenson, the president and chief executive officer of Atlanta Hall Management, has watched the process with the prideful eye of an Atlanta native.

“It’s amazing. Seeing it on paper and renderings, now going out and seeing it, it’s amazing,” said Stephenson, a University of Georgia graduate and an attorney for Troutman Sanders prior to his new gig. “That’s all I can say. Now to see it come out of the ground is thrilling.”

A sizable chunk of the hall’s memorabilia, accumulated over the years by the National Football Foundation (NFF), already has made its way to Atlanta. Other items are in Dallas, where the NFF is located, for restoration work. The rest are in Seattle at Pacific Studios, the company hired to build displays around

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Above, John Stephenson, president and CEO of the College Football Hall of Fame in Atlanta, shows the progress of construction on the building. (Staff Photos: Jason Braverman) Left, Helmets are stored on shelves of an archive room at the Georgia World Congress Center, where pieces of memorabilia are being kept until the College Football Hall of Fame opens.

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Braves sell Mejia to Seibu Bears win first region title Gwinnett loses big-hitting Venezuelan in deal

By Guy curtriGHt

Mejia.

Now the 28-yearGwinnett first baseman old native Ernesto Mejia had proven of Venezuthat he was one of the ela will get best power hitters in Class a chance AAA, but that wasn’t good to show Ernesto Mejia enough to get him a shot what he in Atlanta. can do in Japan — the next With Freddie Freeman best thing to the majors. at first base, there was no The Braves sold Mejia future with the Braves for to the Seibu Lions of the Staff Correspondent

Japanese Pacific League on Saturday and he will report to the team within the week.

The move is an opportunity for Mejia, but a blow to the G-Braves’ hopes to contend in the Southern Division of the Class AAA International League.

Mejia, who played his See MEJIA, Page 4B

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But the Bears still wanted to finish the drill and put their name on the region trophy by itself.

LAWRENCEVILLE And thanks to a trio of — Midway through its pitchers, solid defense and regular season finale some aggressive baserunagainst Duluth, word had ning, they did just that in already filtered to Mounholding off the Wildcats tain View’s dugout that the for a 2-1 home win Friday Bears had already secured night to secure the prothe top playoff seed from gram’s first region title Region 7-AAAAAA in just its fifth year of thanks to a Mill Creek loss existence. just up the road.

“We were debating all

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day if (the coaching staff) knew (the Mill Creek final), do we tell the guys or just keep it to ourselves,” Mountain View head coach Jason Johnson said. “We had some parents who were watching it (via text messages), and we didn’t really want to tell the guys.

We wanted to play the game the way it’s supposed to be played.

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By George, Pacers even series against Hawks The SporTS Xchange ATLANTA — The Indiana Pacers had every chance to fold under another barrage of 3-pointers from the Atlanta Hawks on Saturday.

Instead, they answered and evened a series that has been much closer than many expected.

Indiana guard Paul George scored 24 points and point guard George Hill had his best game of the series in a 91-88 victory at Philips Arena.

The first-round playoff series is tied 2-2 and heads back to Indiana for Game 5 on Monday.

“It’s one of those games where you have to do whatever it takes to win,” Pacers coach Frank Vogel said. “You have to find a way to squeeze out a win.”

Hill, like the rest of the Pacers, has struggled in the series, but he scored 15 points Saturday, including the last basket of the game on a driving layup that put Indiana up three with 56 seconds to play.

Hill also hit one of Indiana’s three 3-pointers in the fourth quarter, right after a 3-pointer from

Indiana Pacers’ Paul George (24) shoots over Atlanta’s DeMarre Carroll (5) during Game 4 of their firstround playoff series Saturday at Philips Arena. (USA Today Sports: Dale Zanine)

Atlanta point guard Jeff Teague had put the Hawks up five with 4:36 to play.

A game after tying a franchise playoff record for 3-pointers, the Hawks hit 11 more Saturday. But they needed one more and failed to convert on their final three possessions. They went the final four and a half minutes without a field goal.

George added 10 rebounds and five assists, but he missed two free throws

that would have put the Pacers up four with seven seconds left.

Atlanta tried to get sharpshooter Kyle Korver the ball on the ensuing inbounds play, but the Pacers denied him and forced Hawks center Pero Antic to throw up a contested 3-pointer. It clanged off the rim as time expired, and the Pacers celebrated at midcourt.

“We knew Korver was the main option,” George said. “George Hill did a great job fighting him over the screen and not letting him come back off the screen. From that point, David West was locked in on his guy, and forced them to take a tough shot.”

Atlanta coach Mike Budenholzer said, “The defense was good. They’re a good defensive team.”

The game, played in front of a sold-out and raucous crowd at Philips Arena, was intense as it went back and forth, featuring 14 lead changes.

Atlanta forward Paul Millsap led the Hawks with 29 points, 18 coming in the first half, and Korver added 15.

“I think we’re still a confident group,” Millsap said.

“We let one slip away here.

We showed that we go and compete in the games up there. That’s what our mindset is now. We have to let this one go and get ready for Monday.”

The Hawks scored 11 straight points in the second quarter and led by as

many as 10 before settling on a 58-52 halftime lead.

The Pacers picked up the intensity in the third quarter, with the bench standing for a long stretch.

Hill hit a 3-pointer from the wing to give the Pacers their first lead of the

second half, 56-54.

The teams exchanged the lead seven times in the quarter, before George got loose on the baseline and threw down an alley-oop dunk that gave the Pacers a 66-65 lead heading into the fourth quarter.

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Gwinnett Preps LACROSSE

Monday

6 p.m. — Wesleyan girls at Pope

LACROSSE

Tuesday

5:30 p.m. — Druid Hills boys at Grayson 5:30 p.m. — Peachtree Ridge boys at Mill Creek 5:30 p.m. — Wesleyan boys at Brookwood 6 p.m. — Duluth girls at Johns Creek 6 p.m. — GAC at North Springs 6 p.m. — North girls at West Forsyth 7 p.m. — Rockdale girls at Grayson

SOCCER

Boys First Round State Playoffs Class AAAAAA 6:30 p.m. — Woodstock at Mill Creek 7 p.m. — Centennial at Central Gwinnett 7 p.m. — Peachtree Ridge at Lassiter 7 p.m. — South Gwinnett at Lambert 7:30 p.m. — Dacula at Johns Creek 7:30 p.m. — Norcross at Walton 7:30 p.m. — Wheeler at Duluth 8 p.m. — South Forsyth at Brookwood Class AAAA 6:30 p.m. — Lanier at Grady

The Home Teams Braves

TODAY

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Cincinnati 1:35 p.m.

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at Miami Tue, 7:10 p.m.

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at Miami Wed, 7:10 p.m.

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at Toledo 2 p.m.

at Toledo Mon, 6:30 p.m.

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On TV ARENA FOOTBALL

Today

4 p.m. — Iowa at Philadelphia. ESPN2

AUTO RACING

Noon — MotoGP Racing World Championship: Grand Prix of Argentina. FS1 2:30 p.m. — IndyCar Honda Grand Prix of Alabama.

From Barber Motorsports Park in Birmingham, Ala. NBCSP

COLLEGE BASEBALL

1 p.m. — Miami at Clemson. CSS 1 p.m. — Alabama at South Carolina. ESPN

GOLF

3 p.m. — PGA Tour Zurich Classic of New Orleans, Final Round. From the TPC Louisiana in Avondale, La. CBS

MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL

1:30 p.m. — Cincinnati at Atlanta. FSSO 2 p.m. — Chicago Cubs at Milwaukee. WGN 8 p.m. — L.A. Angels at New York Yankees. ESPN

NBA

1 p.m. — Chicago at Washington. Eastern Conference First Round, Game 4. ABC 3:30 p.m. — L.A. Clippers at Golden State. Western Conference First Round, Game 4. ABC 7 p.m. — Toronto at Brooklyn. Eastern Conference First Round, Game 4. TNT 9:30 p.m. — Houston at Portland. Western Conference First Round, Game 4. TNT

NHL

Noon — Philadelphia at New York Rangers. Eastern Conference Quarterfinal, Game 5. NBC 3 p.m. — St. Louis at Chicago. Western Conference Quarterfinal, Game 6. NBC 8 p.m. — Anaheim at Dallas. Western Conference Quarterfinal, Game 6. NBCSP

SOCCER

7 a.m. — English Premier League: Sunderland AFC vs Cardiff City FC. NBCSP 9 a.m. — English Premier League: Liverpool FC vs Chelsea FC. NBCSP 11 a.m. — English Premier League: Crystal Palace FC vs Manchester City FC. NBCSP

WOMEN’S COLLEGE LACROSSE

1 p.m. — ACC Championship: Teams TBA. From Newton, Mass. SPSO

Sports Calendar

BASKETBALL

June 2-6: The Harlem Legends will host their Shoot for the Stars basketball camp at Bunten Road Park gym in Duluth from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. for boys and girls ages 7 to 14 Cost is $150 per camper or $135 for Duluth residents.

For more information or to register, visit www.harlemlegends.com or call 678-6308843.

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GOLF

May 20: The 16th Dr. Miles H. Mason Jr. golf tournament, benefiting the Gwinnett Medical Center Concussion Institute, at Chateau Elan begins with registration and breakfast at 8 a.m. with a 10 a.m. shotgun start. Cost is $300 per player with sponsorships available. For more information, call 678-312-8500 or visit www.gwinnettmedicalcenter.org/golf.

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

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SUNDAY, APRIL 27, 2014 • 3B

GWINNETT GRADS

Shealy earns prestigious honor

By Will Hammock will.hammock@ gwinnettdailypost.com

Iowa State gymnast and Providence Christian grad Michelle Shealy was named the Big 12 Gymnastics Scholar-Athlete of the Year earlier this week.

The senior is an elementary education major with a 3.85 GPA. “This kind of sums up who she is,” ISU head coach Jay Ronayne said.

“She is a tremendous athlete and a tremendous young lady who is very committed to academics, as well as everything else she does.”

Shealy also received the conference’s highest honor earlier this year, the Dr. Gerald Lage Academic Achievement Award. She is a three-time Academic AllBig 12 First Team honoree and a four-time member of the Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll.

Her college career outside the classroom went very well, too.

Shealy qualified for the NCAA Championships in both 2011 and 2013 in the all-around and earned first team All-America honors in 2013 with a fifth-place finish on balance beam. It was the highest individual finish on beam in school history.

The team captain closed her senior season by helping the Cyclones qualify for NCAA Regionals for the 18th consecutive year.

Providence Christian grad Michelle Shealy, a senior at Iowa State, was named the Big 12 Conference ScholarAthlete of the Year. (Photo: Cyclones.com)

last season for the Tigers during their run to the BCS National Championship Game.

Carolinas freshman of the year after helping the Flying Fleet to the program’s first winning season and first Conference Carolinas Buford’s Dillard earns Championship TournaUSC scholarship ment appearance.

Buford grad Ryan The midfielder easily Dillard went to Southern set a new team record for California as a walk-on, assists in a season with but he is now a scholar33, which ranks second in ship player. the conference. Cole also New Trojans head coach scored 52 goals, second Steve Sarkisian awarded on the team this year, but the defensive back a schol- ranks third all-time in the arship for his contributions program’s six-year history. this spring and in past Defensively, Cole also led seasons. Dillard played the team in caused turnwith the second-team overs and ground balls. defense throughout spring practice.

BASEBALL He played in 10 games last season on special Erwin dominates teams and as a reserve in Clemson win cornerback.

Clemson sophomore Zack Erwin, a Duluth SWIMMING grad, struck out a careerhigh 13 Wednesday in Kenney earns the Tigers’ 11-3 win over All-American honors Western Carolina.

In her final college The left-hander pitched meet, North Gwinnett grad seven innings and allowed Caroline Kenney earned four hits and three runs. first-team All-American He walked two, improving FOOTBALL honors with her 800-yard his record to 3-2 on the freestyle relay. season.

Parkview’s Flowers The Virginia senior’s “Erwin was exceptional MVP of spring game relay finished fifth thanks tonight…the best I’ve seen Former Parkview stand- to her second leg, during him since he’s been here,” out Kenny Flowers was which she built a body said Clemson head coach named the defensive MVP length lead that held for Jack Leggett said. of Auburn’s A-Day spring first place in the heat. She game last weekend. also swam on the 800 free Gouge having The junior linebacker relay that won the ACC big season at VSU made seven tackles (five title, helping the Cavaliers Brookwood grad solos) with the White, or to their seventh straight Michael Gouge is in the second team defense, and conference team title. middle of a big sophomore added two tackles for the Kenney also was an season at Valdosta State.

Blue/first-team defense.

Academic All-ACC selecGouge entered the He had 2 1/2 tackles for tion this season. weekend with a .340 batlosses and a sack. ting average, an on-base “It felt great to show LACROSSE percentage of .451 and people my improvement,” 13 RBIs in 31 starts. He Flowers told autigers.com.

Cole named freshman also had a recent 12“It felt great to show people of the year game hitting streak for I can be a factor.”

Duluth grad Ali Cole the defending Gulf South Flowers played preof Erskine College was Conference Tournament dominantly special teams named the Conference champions.

Ardeeser has another big day Grayson’s Clay Ardeeser had a huge Monday doubleheader, pushing Georgia College and State University to 10-6 and 10-4 wins over Young Harris.

The junior first baseman had two home runs and six RBIs in the sweep. His big day came on the heels of a 2-for-5 game Sunday with four more RBIs. SOFTBALL

Blackwell fuels GSU upset of UGA Brookwood grad Mandy Blackwell, a Georgia State freshman, delivered a big two-run home run Tuesday night that led the Panthers to a 4-2 victory over 13thranked Georgia.

GSU trailed 2-1 until the sixth inning when Blackwell ripped her home run off the left-field scoreboard. An error in the seventh brought home the Panthers’ fourth run.

“I did not even watch it because I was so nervous,” Blackwell said after the upset win. “I grew up watching Georgia and was a Georgia fan so this was probably one of my most nerve-racking games. I am really excited that we won.

We never gave up and it was a great win for us.”

GOLF Court honored by conference Georgia State golfer Lauren Court, a Collins Hill grad, was named to the All-Sun Belt Conference second team on Friday.

Court was third on the team with a 75.85 scoring average. She scored a trio of top-10 finishes — seventh at the Lady Pirate Intercollegiate, seventh at the John Kirk Panther Intercollegiate and tied for eighth at the JMU Eagle Landing Invitational.

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King to coach Collins Hill hoops can tap into that kind of success again after naming King as the Eagles’ new head coach Friday.

Collins Hill has enjoyed The 39-year-old has plenty of success at girls posted a 159-77 record, basketball in the past, with which includes state a history that includes runner-up finishes while five state championships at Carver-Atlanta in 2010 and such names as Maya and Sandy Creek in 2013.

Moore and former coach This past season, he Angie Hembree. guided Langston Hughes to Likewise, Cedric King a 23-6 record and a berth in has had plenty of success the Class AAAAAA state in his high school coachtournament. ing career, guiding four And he is looking fordifferent schools’ proward to trying to duplicate grams to more than 150 that success at Collins wins and six state tourna- Hill. ment appearances in eight “It’s a wonderful opporseasons. tunity,” King said. “ColCollins Hill adminislins Hill is a great school. trators are hopeful each To complete with some of

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the best basketball (teams) in the state is a great challenge, but a great opportunity.”

Indeed, Region 7-AAAAAA, which the Eagles play in, has been one of the most successful in the state’s highest classification, with teams like three-time state champion Norcross, North Gwinnett, Mill Creek, Duluth and up-and-coming Mountain View having excelled in recent years.

King says he is not intimidated by the task of competing in such a region, nor is he intimidated

by Collins Hill’s successful past.

But while he has a goal

of helping the Eagles return to the state tournament for the first time since 2007, he would rather have the players looking ahead, rather than looking back.

“I just look at it as a challenge,” King said.

“I want to get the girls buying in, and I think they’re hungry to take (the program) to the kind of success it’s had. But at the same time, you can’t get (too) caught up in past success. There’s not doubt we can be competitive.

“I want to get the girls believing in themselves and get them to work as a team and they can accomplish a lot.”

Central hires Tipton as girls coach championships in 2006 and 2007.

Central Gwinnett’s new They head girls basketball coach finished as has a national championthe USA ship on her resumé.

Today Tracey The Black Knights national Tipton promoted assistant coach runnerTracey Tipton to the head up in 2006 and won the coaching position, filling national title in 2007. the void left when former Tipton also was an coach Jason Adams took assistant coach at Cola job at Dacula, his alma lins Hill on the 2005 mater. state championship team Tipton has a record of coached by Angie Hemsuccess from her days at bree.

Collins Hill, when she was “She’s good. She’ll do a head coach of the Maya great job,” Central GwinMoore-led Eagles, who nett athletic director Matt won back-to-back state Champitto said of Tipton,

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who has been a Black Knights assistant for the past three seasons.

Tipton was at Collins Hill from 2002-11, following up a tenure from 19932002 at North Forsyth, where she started up the girls basketball program.

She has helped in recent seasons with a Central girls program that is coming off back-to-back state playoff appearances.

The Black Knights’ top two scorers, Alexandra Frazier and Briana McGee, also are back for the 2014-15 season.

“We have a great group of girls coming back,” Tipton said. “But we’re

not very deep and not very big. It’s a challenge to take what the kids do well and create a scheme that will help them be successful.

That’s a lot of fun. … I think Jason’s done a great job with the program.

The last couple of years we’ve made it to the state tournament. He’s done a great job.

“Like I told the kids today, we’re not going to reinvent the wheel. We’ll change things up a little bit, but we’re not going to change the things that have been working for us. I give (Adams) all the credit for the program being in great shape.”

4B • SUNDAY, APRIL 27, 2014 STATE SOCCER PLAYOFFS First-round matchups in the state high school soccer playoffs: Tuesday’s boys games Class AAAAAA 6:30 p.m. — Woodstock at Mill Creek 7 p.m. — Centennial at Central Gwinnett 7 p.m. — Peachtree Ridge at Lassiter 7 p.m. — South Gwinnett at Lambert 7:30 p.m. — Dacula at Johns Creek 7:30 p.m. — Norcross at Walton 7:30 p.m. — Wheeler at Duluth 8 p.m. — South Forsyth at Brookwood Class AAAA 6:30 p.m. — Lanier at Grady Wednesday’s girls games Class AAAAAA 6 p.m. — Archer at Centennial 6 p.m. — Chattahoochee at Brookwood 6 p.m. — Milton at Norcross 6 p.m. — Parkview at

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South Forsyth 7 p.m. — Collins Hill at Walton 7 p.m. — Etowah at Peachtree Ridge 7 p.m. — Lambert at Grayson TBA — Duluth at Lassiter Class AAAA 6 p.m. — Carver at Lanier Thursday’s boys games Class AAA 5:30 p.m. — Buford at Coahulla Creek Class AA 7:30 p.m. — Wesleyan at Oglethorpe County TBA — Union County at GAC Class A 5 p.m. — Pace Academy at Providence Friday’s girls games Class AAA 5:30 p.m. — LakeviewFort Oglethorpe at Buford Class AA 5:30 p.m. — Social Circle at GAC 6 p.m. — Wesleyan at Jefferson Class A 5 p.m. — Atlanta International at Providence

Mejia

homers in spring training, but wasn’t a real candidate last game for Gwinnett on to make the Braves roster.

Thursday in Columbus, The thought was that was hitting .354 this seaMejia, who is limited son with seven home runs defensively, might be of and an IL-best 24 RBIs in interest to an American 20 games.

League team as a desigThe right-handed hitter nated hitter, but nothing set a Gwinnett record with developed for the Braves 28 home runs last season, as a trade option. when he led the IL by Mejia played in both driving in 83 runs, and is the 2012 and 2013 AAA the career leader for the All-Star Games and was team with 59 homers and off to his best start yet 199 RBIs. In 287 games with the G-Braves this over three seasons, he had season. a .279 average, 72 doubles The slugger was signed and 143 runs scored. by the Braves in 2002 and Mejia batted .296 with played all except one of 24 homers and a leaguehis minor league seasons best 92 RBIs in 2012 and in the Atlanta system. He was named the IL rookie re-signed with the Braves of the year — an honor as a free agent after playwon earlier by Freeman. ing in the Kansas City That season didn’t earn organization in 2010. him a shot with Atlanta, Mejia appeared in 937 though, and he again minor league games over didn’t get a look last parts of 12 seasons and season although on the had a batting average of 40-man roster. This year .282 with 149 home runs he batted .314 with two and 598 RBIs.

gwinnettdailypost.com •From Page 1B With a new coaching staff this season, Rudnik said her focus shifted from physical to mental.

“I’ve been playing for so long, I can improve physically but for me it’s maintaining physically,” Rudnik said. “Working on how I can be tougher. This year it’s been having a short memory.”

Rudnik’s Jackets are four games over .500 in the ACC, a somewhat disappointing place for the senior catcher, but on-field results are just one part of Rudnik’s softball experience. There is an emphasis at Georgia Tech, according to Rudnik, for the athletes to be a “total person.” The programs and opportunities

Rudnik allow the athletes to interact children, volunteering their time and using their notoriety to help and mentor.

In her years at Georgia Tech, Rudnik has participated in toy drives, helped with the Special Olympics, visited schools, volunteered at camps, she’s helped prepare packaged meals and is involved in campus ministry. Her work caught as many eyes as her stats.

Entering this season, Rudnik was named a finalist for the NCAA’s Senior CLASS award, honoring players for their work in their community.

“I kind of feel blessed that I am getting recognized for these things,” Rudnik said.

“It’s getting recognized for something that I love.

Mountain View base runner Robert Kwiatkowski (11) slides safety to home plate as Duluth catcher Jose Pounce (17) waits for the throw to the plate. (Photo: Craig Cappy)

Miller legged out an infield single to lead off the bottom of the second before Robert Kwiatkowski lined a double just inside the foul line into the right-field corner.

But Nick Covey quickly retrieved the ball and fired to Graham Parris, who turned a perfect relay to the plate that allowed Jose Ponce to tag out Miller trying to score for the first out of the inning.

“Zach Miller getting thrown out at the plate was my fault,” Johnson said. “I thought I’d seen the ball get away from the right fielder. … At the same time, that’s the kind of baseball we play. We play aggressive baseball, and we like to run and put pressure on teams.”

That aggressiveness would pay off after Hubbard reached on an error to put runners on first and third with one out.

Courtesy runner Chandler Powell took off for second, drawing a throw from Carter after he’d faked to third.

That sent Kwiatkowski to the plate, and the infielder slid in safely after a mishandled throw during the rundown on Powell to give Mountain View a 1-0 lead.

“That’s been the story for us all year,” Duluth coach Thomas LePage said. “We struggled a little bit in the field, and then we haven’t got the big hit. We play hard. We’ve competed with just about everybody in this region. It just comes

down to the little things.”

That lead became 2-0 on an RBI single from Josh Logan later in the inning, but Duluth got one of those runs back in the top of the third with some aggressive baserunning of its own.

Darrian Graves drew a two-out walk, stole second and moved to third on Trey Harris’ single before both runners took off on a double steal, scoring Graves and pulling the Wildcats to within 2-1.

But after struggling with his control much of the inning, Hubbard managed to strike out Duluth slugger Ryan McClendon to get out of the inning, and then pitched around a Jose Ponce single and a walk to Parris in the fourth to keep the Bears in front.

Hall of Fame

•From Page 1B certain pieces.

“The National Football Foundation really has gathered some amazing memorabilia,” Stephenson said.

The hall plans to open in August, in time for the early-season Chick-fil-A Kickoff Games, but it hasn’t set an official opening date.

The lure of Atlanta The College Football Hall of Fame has moved around a few times in its history, spending time in Ohio before finding its way to South Bend in 1995.

After some early success, attendance didn’t meet expectations in the location. It continued to operate in South Bend until the end of 2012, when it shut down and preparations began for another move.

“It’s just a bigger stage here,” Stephenson said. “South Bend’s a great town and there was nothing really wrong the building. But it was hard to get to South Bend. You’ve got to really intentionally go to South Bend to see the College Football Hall of Fame. It’s not like it was close to Notre Dame. It wasn’t that you walked out of Notre Dame and there it is. It was in downtown South Bend.

“Access is the main thing. We have the world’s busiest airport.

We’re a two-hour flight from 80 percent of the country’s population. And we’ve got a lot of passionate college football fans in our state and surrounding states.

There are great college football fans everywhere and in the Southeast, college football is king.”

The passionate Southern football fans made Atlanta an attractive options, but so did the mix of supporters from other college programs. Stephenson pointed to a significant number of universities whose largest alumni clubs, outside of their home state, are based in Atlanta.

so much to them. It means a lot to me too.”

Rudnik, who also earned a postgraduate scholarship honor from the ACC, isn’t certain what she’ll do when playing softball ends, but plans to stay with the sport as a coach.

“It’s just been so good for me,” Rudnik said of the sport. “Whether that’s coaching at the college level or the high school level, I am not really sure.”

And as good as softball has been for Rudnik, she’s done the same good through it.

“I am thankful at Georgia Tech I have the opportunity to be more than just an athlete. There is just so much more to it,” she said. “It makes me realize that there is life beyond softball.”

Bears

•From Page 1B “Obviously, Mill Creek’s an amazing program. Just to have an opportunity for it to come down between us and Mill Creek in the end, is amazing. … But anytime you win something like this, you want to win it outright. And we were very blessed that it worked out that way. There are no tie-breakers. It’s nice to see our name on top by ourself.”

A strong effort from starter Matt Hubbard (5-1) and relievers Crew Peery and Ben Utley helped the Bears (22-4, 13-3) earn that honor by limiting Duluth (6-20, 4-12) to just three hits and one run over seven innings and combining to strike out 12 hitters.

But Wildcats starter Alan Carter (3-5) was almost as good, scattering five hits and two runs — only one earned — with five strikeouts over five innings.

Baserunning was the key to each team’s sole offensive outburst of the evening in consecutive half-innings early in the game.

It looked like Mountain View might be in line for a big inning when Zach

It’s just awesome.”

Close to Rudnik’s heart is her work with the Special Olympics, one of seven children, one of her brothers has Down Syndrome.

“It means so much to them to have people come watch them,” she said.

She also mentioned running with elementary school girls, the same type she was, excited and nervous.

“That’s just fun. Getting to work with young girls who think it’s awesome to have a college athlete around them,” Rudnik said. “I think that if I can encourage them in any way I want to do that. I can remember when I was in their shoes. To see the joy when they hang out with college athletes, it means

This artist rendering shows the centerpiece of the College Football Hall of Fame, a 45-yard indoor football field that doubles as event space.

Dallas, because it’s home to the NFF, also made a strong push for the hall of fame. But it didn’t have the diverse mix of fans that Atlanta. More importantly, it didn’t have the ideal location.

The College Football Hall of Fame’s Atlanta home will have 20,000 hotel rooms within a five-minute walk, along with the Georgia World Congress Center’s three million convention visitors per year next door.

Centennial Olympic Park and other attractions like the World of Coca-Cola, the Georgia Aquarium and CNN Center are a short walk away.

That doesn’t include the traffic from major football events like the Southeastern Conference Championship Game, the Chick-fil-A Kickoff games and the Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl’s new involvement in the new BCS National Championship playoffs. The city’s football stadium, currently the Georgia Dome and soon to be the new Atlanta Falcons stadium, also is extremely close, something other contenders couldn’t match.

“There are tons of college football fans coming to this exact area to go to a football game and they literally have to walk past our front door to get to the

stadium and on the way out,” Stephenson said. “Those other locations didn’t have that.”

The hall organizers compared notes with two nearby attractions, the World of Coca-Cola and the Georgia Aquarium, and discovered that the majority of their visitors are out-of-town tourists. But there are a good number of metro Atlanta visitors, too, so the hall of fame expects a healthy mix of both.

The hall’s projections include $11.8 million in taxable sales annually, as well as an annual economic impact of $12.7 million.

“This is a tourism destination,” Stephenson said of Atlanta.

“People in Atlanta and Georgia are slow to realize that Atlanta is a real destination for a lot of people. They come here for vacation, which for me as a native Atlantan is odd to think of that.

But because we have all this going on, we have a lot of people coming here for vacation and business travel.”

The main attraction Members of the College Football Hall of Fame — past inductees with local ties include Georgia’s Kevin Butler and Terry Hoage, and Georgia Southern’s Tracy Ham — will be honored

appropriately within the traditional definition of a hall of fame.

But Stephenson and others tied to the project are quick to point out that fans will get way more than what they expect from a hall of fame display. The hall of fame display is a small part of a much larger, state-of-the-art attraction.

Attraction is the word Stephenson leans on most heavily when promoting the venue locally. It’s 94,256 square feet and roughly 30,000 of it is exhibit space.

“The building around the hall of fame is really a high-quality, world-class attraction that’s themed around college football,” Stephenson said. “There’s lots to do in this building around college football in addition to celebrating the hall of famers.

Once people see that, they get really excited. … This is an attraction in the true sense. You’re going to have fun in this building even if you don’t know or care to know when you walk in the door, who’s in the hall of fame.

“It’s a fun place to be. There’s lots of things to do in here.

There’s light touch. Touch for kids. We celebrate mascots, bands, cheerleaders, traditions, tailgating, stadiums, radio calls, rivalries. It’s a total immersion of all the things people love about college football in addition to the hall of famers.”

One of the highlights is a 150seat theater on the second floor of the building’s rotunda. It features a 40 feet by 10 feet screen and a 10-minute video narrated by hall of famers.

The piece was produced entirely in 4K, or 4,000 pixels, — the videographers shot 20 games over a three-year period with the new technology — and the visual is impressive. The theater itself can serve as an event space, whether it’s a local alumni club watching its team play or a business conducting a conference.

“Remember when you saw an HD TV for the first time, and said ‘My life is changed?’” Ste-

phenson said. “That is going to happen again. The clarity on this is ridiculous.”

The largest and most eyepopping feature of the hall is its 45-yard indoor football field, which can be seen from overlooks throughout the building. Fans can kick field goals and throw the football during regular business hours there, then it converts to event space capable of hosting 1,000 or more people for awards ceremonies, banquets and the like.

“Unique event space is in high demand here in Atlanta,” Stephenson said. “The aquarium has the marquee location in their ballroom with those huge tanks you can see. We don’t have that.

We don’t have whales swimming around in our building. But we do have cool event space. The field is the centerpiece of the building.”

Upon entry, fans will be greeted by the massive helmet wall. It will include 760 helmets, one for every college football program in the country.

Those fans enter the venue with a ticket or credential, each with a chip that makes for a unique experience simply by indicating whether you’re a Georgia Bulldog, an Ohio Wesleyan Battling Bishop, a Pacific Lutheran Lute or a backer of any other obscure or well-known program. By registering as a fan, their team’s helmet lights up on the helmet wall when they enter and 14 different interactive and media experiences throughout the building are catered specifically to their team.

It’s a small touch, but likely what will be a popular one for the hall, which is eager to finally unveil its big attractions in a few short months. In early May, the exhibits will begin entering the new building.

“It’s an exciting time and we think people will love it,” Stephenson said. “We want them to feel like this is their home away from home for college football.”

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SUNDAY, APRIL 27, 2014 • 5B

Another setback for Rays’ Garvin GGC men win Ex-Wesleyan conference title pitcher goes and it tightened up on me the next pitch,” Garvin said. “We did a stress test and it doesn’t look like anything serious, but we’re going to try to be careful.”

Garvin, 24, did go on the seven-day disabled list, but

By Guy CurtriGht he remained hopeful that Staff Correspondent he wouldn’t be sidelined.

When Grayson Garvin The former supplemental had to leave a start for first-round draft choice Class AA Montgomery in has already missed enough the first inning on Wednes- time in his minor league day, it wasn’t good news career thanks to elbow for the Wesleyan graduate surgery in 2012. or the Tampa Bay Rays.

Scheduled to work three Fortunately, though, it innings against Mississipwasn’t Garvin’s elbow that pi, Garvin lasted just three was bothering him. batters in his fourth start Instead the left-hander for Montgomery. He struck said he had pain in a back out the leadoff hitter, but muscle near his left shoulhit the next two Braves. der rather than an issue with When trainer Kris Russell his reconstructed elbow. and manager Brady Wil“It was just on one pitch liams came to the mound,

on DL again

Garvin quickly exited.

“It’s not his shoulder or elbow, which is a good thing,” Williams said afterward.

Everything had gone well in the former Vanderbilt pitcher’s first three starts — all limited to three innings. He didn’t allow a hit in his second game and struck out six in his third.

“It’s a fact for now, so I’m doing what I can in those three innings,” said the Rays’ No. 20 prospect as ranked by MLB.com.

Garvin had recorded 13 strikeouts to two walks and given up just six hits. The only run allowed had come on a homer to the second batter he faced in his debut.

“I’ve been very pleased with my stuff,” the 6-foot-6 pitcher said then. “I’m the most consistent with my

pitches that I’ve been.”

Tampa Bay was curtailing Gavin’s early innings so there won’t be any limitations later in the season.

“They say it takes about two years after Tommy John surgery to regain full arm strength,” said Garvin, who reaches that milestone in late June. “But I feel that I’m already dang close.”

It hasn’t been an easy road for Garvin, who was taken

by Tampa Bay with the 59th overall pick after being named Southeastern Conference Pitcher of the Year.

“Tommy John surgery is every pitcher’s worst fear,” Garvin said before his recent setback. “I haven’t conquered it yet, but I’m on the other side of the mountain.”

Now, though, he has another hill to climb.

MINOR LEAGUE NOTES

Ex-Parkview pitcher headed to Japan

By Guy CurtriGht Staff Correspondent

WHERE ARE THEY NOW? More than two dozen players from Gwinnett high schools are on minor

league rosters.

After parts of nine seasons in the minors, Parkview graduate Anthony Player PositionHigh School Team Affiliate Class Carter will try his luck in Japan. *Jake Burnette RHP Buford West Virginia Pirates Low A The right-handed pitcher had his Zach Cone OF Parkview Myrtle Beach Rangers High A contract sold by the San Diego PaJeff Francoeur OF Parkview El Paso Padres AAA dres to the Nippon Ham Fighters of Ronnie Freeman C Brookwood Visalia D’Backs High A the Japanese Pacific League. *Grayson Garvin LHP Wesleyan Montgomery Rays AA Carter, 28, made just three relief Josh Hart OF Parkview Delmarva Orioles Low A Brandon Jacobs OF Parkview Visalia D’Backs High A appearances for El Paso of the Class K.D. Kang OF Parkview Bowie Orioles AA AAA Pacific Coast League after Danny Lockhart 3B Hebron Kane County Cubs Low A signing with San Diego as a minor Trey Martin OF Brookwood Kane County Cubs Low A league free agent. *Stephen McCray RHP Parkview Birmingham White Sox AA Originally drafted by the Chicago Matt Olson 1B Parkview Stockton Athletics High A White Sox, Carter had one of his best James Ramsey OF Wesleyan Memphis Cardinals AAA seasons last year. He was 2-0 with a Lucas Sims RHP Brookwood Lynchburg Braves High A 3.47 ERA and 24 saves for Class AAA *Drew Steckenrider RHP GAC Greensboro Marlins Low A Pawtucket of the International League Shannon Wilkerson OF Dacula Portland Red Sox AA while in the Boston organization.

Blake Wood RHP North Gwinnett Columbus Indians AAA *On disabled list Carter had 79 strikeouts in 62 1/3 innings and was picked for the AAA All-Star Game. He also pitched in the he is off to an impressive April with of spring training, the outfielder was Class AA Southern League All-Star Game while with Birmingham in 2010. Springfield in the Texas League. hitting just .197 with two homers and The former Wesleyan and Florida eight RBIs in 19 games going into Wood sent down by Indians State standout went into the weekend the weekend. He had struck out 22 Blake Wood was sent down to Class hitting .324 with five homers and 14 times and walked just once.

AAA Columbus after making seven RBIs in 19 games. He had an OPS of Francoeur, 30, broke in with a bang relief appearances for Cleveland and 1.034 thanks to an on-base percentage for Atlanta in 2005 and twice drove pitched in his first game for the Clipof .429 and slugging mark of .605. in 100 runs with the Braves. He also pers against Gwinnett on Wednesday.

Ramsey, 24, was a first-round pick had a good season with Kansas City in The former North Gwinnett and of the St. Louis Cardinals in 2012 2011, but his career has stalled since.

Georgia Tech standout, who had after leading FSU to the College The former Parkview two-sport Tommy John elbow surgery in 2012, World Series and split the 2013 sea- star drew his release from both the struggled with his control while with son between Class A Advanced Palm Royals and San Francisco last season.

Cleveland, walking seven in 6 1/3 Beach and Springfield. innings. Wood also struck out seven, The outfielder played in the AriWilkerson hitting .317 but allowed four hits and five runs zona Fall League after last season and Former Dacula and Augusta State for a 7.11 ERA. was picked for the Rising Stars Game. standout Shannon Wilkerson went The 28-year-old right-hander into the weekend hitting .317 in 16 made 51 appearances with Kansas Francoeur in a slump games for Portland, Maine, of the City in 2010 as a rookie and pitched Jeff Francoeur had a homer and Class AA Eastern League. in 55 games during 2011. double on opening day for El Paso, Wilkerson, 25, was an eighthbut the former major leaguer has round draft pick by Boston in the Ramsey off to hot start struggled since in the Class AAA 2009 draft after being named NCAA James Ramsey had to return to Pacific Coast League.

Division II player of the year.

Class AA because of a glut of outSigned by San Diego after being The outfielder hit only .237 for fielders at Class AAA Memphis, but released by Cleveland near the end Portland last season, but stole 23 bases.

Spartans knock off Lovett for region win Kerr was 3-for-4 with two RBIs. Peyton McGuire ATLANTA — Harry was 2-for-3 with an RBI for Kerr led the offense and the Spartans (13-11, 4-8).

Greater Atlanta Christian Ben Childers pitched beat Lovett 5-3 on Saturday. five innings and picked

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up the win. Justin Lewis earned the save in 2/3 of an inning of work.

Wesleyan 22, Providence 0 LILBURN — Wesleyan de-

feated Providence Christian 22-0 in five innings Saturday.

Garrett Whitlock was 1-for-2 with a double for the Storm (1412, 12-6). Carey Spratlin allowed five earned runs in 2 2/3 innings to take the loss.

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The top-seeded Georgia Gwinnett men’s tennis team took down Xavier 5-1 to capture the Grizzlies’ first postseason title at the Unaffiliated A.I.I./ Gulf Coast/Red River/ Sooner tennis tournament in New Orleans on Saturday.

The GGC women fell 5-3 in the finals to Xavier.

The men’s final between the NAIA’s No. 3 and No. 10 teams was played on the Gold Rush’s home courts at the XU Tennis Center in New Orleans.

The Grizzlies remain unbeaten at 17-0 on the season while Xavier dropped to 11-11.

“It feels great to win the conference championship for Georgia Gwinnett,” GGC head coach Chase Hodges said. “It’s fantastic any time you can win one, but with it being the first for our sport, it’s a big deal.”

The Grizzlies won two of three doubles points to build an early advantage.

Bruno Tiberti and Mark Verryth teamed up for an 8-1 win at second doubles to get things going. After Luke Morland and Nathan de Veer were tripped at first doubles, 8-3, to tie the match, Connor Clements and Matias Hatem pulled out an 8-6 victory to regain the Grizzly advantage.

In singles play, it was all Grizzlies as GGC won straight-sets decisions at second, third and fourth singles to clinch the match.

Erik Moberg sailed 6-1, 6-0 at No. 4, Tiberti earned a 6-1, 6-1 win at No. 2 and Hatem won 6-1, 6-3 at No. 3 to seal the victory.

When the match halted, one set had been decided in each of the other three singles competitions.

The Grizzlies earned the second postseason championship for Georgia Gwinnett College in the school’s first year of eligibility with Saturday’s win.

“We are happy with our performance today, but we have our eyes set on Mobile,” Hodges said.

“Our goal all year has been that national title in May.” The rally for the topranked GGC women fell short in the championship match.

Second-seeded Xavier (15-6) built a 3-0 lead through doubles play and made it 4-0 with the first singles win before the top-seeded Grizzlies (144) launched their comeback bid.

“The slow start really cost us the match today as it was too big a hole,” Hodges said. “In singles, the girls picked up the energy level and intensity.”

Ines Costamagna put GGC on the board with a 6-1, 6-0 win at sixth singles and Chiara di Salvo won by the same score at fourth singles to make it 4-2 overall.

Paloma Cortina edged out a 7-6 (3), 6-2 win at third singles to bring the Grizzlies within a point, but Kourtney Howell took out Judith van Fraaijenhoven, 7-5, 6-3, at second singles to seal XU’s 5-3 win.

GGC’s Luma Schwab was up a set in her battle at fifth singles when the match was decided.

It was the Grizzlies’ first loss of the year to an NAIA team as the two squads are now 1-1 against each other on the year.

“We’ve split two matches now with Xavier and we may see them again this season,” Hodges said. “We lost the battle today but hopefully we can win the war.”

Hale, Braves shut down Reds

By Stan awtrey

only two hits, both in the first inning when the Reds scored their only run, ATLANTA — Rookie and struck out four. Hale, right-hander David Hale aided by a double-play in made his case to remain the fourth, retired the last in the Atlanta Braves 22 batters he faced. starting rotation by allowHale is considered to ing only one run in eight be the odd-man out of the solid innings of a 4-1 win starting rotation now that over the Cincinnati Reds veteran Mike Minor is ready to return from the on Saturday.

Hale (1-0) successfully disabled list. The decision kept the ball down against won’t be easy since Hale leads National League the Cincinnati hiiters rookie starters with a 2.31 and retired 12 batters on ground balls. He allowed ERA in four starts.

The Sports Xchange

GAC’s Abernathy among state qualifiers at AA track meet third (42.91) and the boys’ 1,600-meter relay that also Staff Correspondent finished third (3:26.78).

NORCROSS — Greater “I like the effort today, Atlanta Christian and Wes- but there’s always room for leyan got some solid perimprovement,” Abernathy formances on Saturday at said. “I try not to focus on a Class AA Sectional track the competition and just and field meet, including focus on myself and what three individual first-place I can do best. I would say finishes and one relay vic- training will be an accurate tory in ideal conditions at and precise two weeks. I’m GAC’s Spartan Stadium. glad it’s two weeks instead The top eight places of one until state so I can qualified for the state work and improve.” championships coming up Wesleyan’s boys came next week for the girls in home in sixth (3:29.57) in Albany and in two weeks the 1,600-meter relay. for the boys in Jefferson in GAC’s Courtney Fair the one-day meet for teams took home the title in the representing Regions 3, 6, girls’ triple jump with a hop, 7 and 8 in Class AA. skip and a jump of 36 feet.

GAC’s Micah Abernathy Fair also placed fourth grabbed one of the firstin the girls’ long jump (17 place spots with a win in feet, 1 1/2 inches), fourth the boys’ 400-meter dash in the girls’ 300-meter with a time of 49.75. hurdles (48.84) and ran on Abernathy also placed GAC’s girls’ 1,600-meter fourth in the boys’ relay team that finished 200-meter dash (22.39) fifth (4:12.91). and ran on the boys’ “I loved it (getting the 400-meter relay that was win in the triple jump),”

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Fair said. “I’ve been consistently getting 35s all season and I finally hit 36-2 and ½ a couple of weeks ago, but not since then. So it was great to go over 36 (feet) today when it really counts.

I feel ready with state coming up next week.”

Wesleyan’s first-place individual finish came from Hannah Hoskin, who finished first in the girls’ high jump at 5-feet, 2-inches.

GAC’s Stephanie Reynolds placed third with a jump of 5-feet and also placed eighth in the girls’ triple jump with a mark of 33-feet, 4-inches.

Wesleyan’s girls’ also captured the 1,600-meter relay with a time of 4:07.83 while GAC placed with fifth with a time of 4:12.91.

Other impressive performances came from athletes like GAC’s Darius Slayton, who placed second in the boys’ 200 meters (22.07), third in the boys’ 100 meters (10.71) and ran on

both the boys’ 400-meter relay that finished third (42.91) and boys’ 1,600-meter relay that also place third (3:26.78).

“I want to win every time I step on the track,” Slayton said. “But you never want to push it when qualifying is the goal. I have two weeks until state and I’ll work hard in practice to shave off a couple of tenths and be ready to go. But I do like where I am heading to state.”

Wesleyan’s Landyn Duley was fifth in the girls’ 100-meter dash (12.57) while teammates Sheridan Davenport was third (26.17) and Cairo Booker (26.41) was sixth in the girls’ 200-meter dash.

Booker also placed second (59.87) and Davenport third (1:00.21) in the girls’ 400-meter dash.

GAC’s Stephanie Reynolds was second in the girls’ 100-meter dash with a clocking of 15.54

while Wesleyan’s Challee Johnson was fifth with a time of 16.32.

Wesleyan and GAC were well represented in the girls’ long jump as Duley placed second (17-3), Fair fourth (17-1 1/2) and the Wolves’ Alex Harpole sixth (16-9 1/2).

Wesleyan’s Lauren Frerking was fifth in the girls’ shot put (31-11 1/2) and fifth in the girls’ discus (92-9).

GAC’s girls’ 400-meter relay team also placed eighth with a time of 51.23.

On the boys’ side, GAC’s Jalen Venable was seventh in the 100-meter dash (11.14) while Wesleyan’s John Walker was fifth (51.12) and Jordan Argilagos was sixth (51.37) in the 400-meter dash.

GAC’s Miller Kettle had a good day with a secondplace finish in the boys’ 3,200 meters (10:12.62), third-place finish in the 1,600 meters (4:38.63) and ran on the Spartans’

1,600-meter relay that place third.

GAC’s Ben Hensley qualified sixth in the boys’ 800 meters with a time of 2:05.74 and Wesleyan’s Henry Collins was fifth in the boys’ 1,600 meters with a clocking of 4:42.30.

Austin Leath of Wesleyan was eighth in the boys’ 3,200 meters (10:57.69) while teammate Clay Patrick was eighth in the boys’ 300-meter hurdles with a time of 43.05.

Wesleyan also had Jordan Mack place second in the boys’ high jump (6-6), Nathan Settlage seventh in the boys’ pole vault (11-6) and Drew Jones fifth in the boys’ triple jump (42-0).

GAC got a seventh-place finish from Alex Rowe in the boys’ long jump with a mark of 20-2 1/2.

Wesleyan also got a second-place finish in the girls’ 400-meter relay (49.96) while GAC was eighth (51.23).

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SPRING AND SUMMER ARTS “When I step to the barre and take first position to begin plies, the first exercise of ballet class, I begin the first of a series of assessments about myself. Are my pinky toes on the floor or am I rolling inwards on my foot? Do I look turned out? And more importantly: Am I feeling my legs turning out? After a correction is given about the flatness of my back, I take a moment to assess the position of my shoulder blades, feeling a bit strange as I roll my shoulders back and fourth, feeling for the perfect place for them to rest. After finishing a class combination, I automatically think back, telling myself … You did this, but did you remember to do that? Though I carry on this daily analysis of technique, the reason I dance is not because I like to analyze myself. In fact, it is to be thoughtless, enjoying the feeling of the energy of the music and each feeling becoming the same energy that stretches my leg and creates my technique.”

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— Abigrace Diprima, 18, a dancer with Gwinnett Ballet Theatre in Lawrenceville

Have you ever wondered what it’s like to dance, to take the stage as an actor or to create a painting? Have you ever wondered what goes through the minds of artists? The Daily Post is ushering in spring and the bevy of arts it brings by taking a look at art from three artists’ perspectives — a dancer, an actor and a painter.

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Local mall to host free summer activities for kids From StaFF reportS Join the Summer Kids Club at Gwinnett Place Mall at 10 a.m. Thursday mornings all summer long for free entertainment and kids events. Here’s a schedule of

events: • June 5: Magic Show • June 12: Puppet show and sing-along with musical instruments • June 19: Little Artist Party • June 26: Game Day

• July 3: 4th of July Little Artist Party • July 10: Storytelling and a story craft • July 17: Little Chief Party • July 24: Little Artist Party • July 31: End of the Summer Bash

GWINNETT CALENDAR BUFORD COMMUNITY CENTER, TOWN PARK & THEATRE 2200 Buford Highway, Buford 770-945-6762 www.bufordcommunitycenter.com • “Fiddler on the Roof” — May 1-11 • Departure: The Journey Tribute Band — June 14 • Von Grey in concert — June 27 • “Driving Miss Daisy” — July 10-27 BUFORD SCHOOL OF BALLET 3235 Sardis Church Road, Buford 770-932-0093 www.bufordschoolofballet. com • “The Wizard of Oz” — May 3-4 GWINNETT BALLET THEATRE 1800 Macleod Drive, Lawrenceville 770-237-0046 www.gwinnettballet.org • Upcoming season not yet announced.

GWINNETT CHORAL GUILD 800 Lawrenceville Highway, Lawrenceville

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• “Popular Classics: The Music of our Lives” — Saturday, May 10 at Red Clay Theatre

• “Appointment with Death” — select dates April 27-May 11 • “Harry Potter and the Obnoxious Voice” — June • “Divorce Southern Style” — August

GWINNETT SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA AND CHORUS 2033 Buford Highway, Buford www.gwinnettsymphony.org • Masterworks Concert No. 3: Dvorak, Lauridsen and Beethoven — May 6 at the Gwinnett Performing Arts Center LIONHEART THEATRE COMPANY 10 College St., Norcross 770-885-0425 www.lionhearttheatre.org • “The Petrified Forest” — May 1-18 • “A Different World,” Onion Man Productions — May 29-June 8 • “You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown” — July 18-20 • “The Secret of the Cat” and “Last Love” — Aug. 7-10 NEW DAWN THEATER COMPANY 3087 Main St., Duluth 678-887-5015

NEW LONDON THEATRE 2338 Henry Clower Blvd., Snellville 770-559-1484 www.newlondontheatre.org • “A Streetcar Named Desire” — May 9-25 • Broadway Bound Children’s Theatre’s “Little Red Robin Hood” — June 6-15 • “Grease” — July 11-27 NORTHEAST ATLANTA BALLET 4047 Darling Court, Lilburn 770-921-7277 northeastatlantaballet.org • “Coppelia” — May 16-18 SOUTHERN BALLET THEATRE 3315 Sugarloaf Parkway, Suite 16, Lawrenceville 678-682-9238 www.southernballettheatre. com • Upcoming season not yet announced.

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Aurora closing its 18th season with raucous farce

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The Aurora Theatre is closing out its 18th season with a companion play to its 2010 hit “Boeing-Boeing.”

Written by Marc Camoletti, “Don’t Dress for Dinner” is a romp through the French countryside as the charming schemer Bernard concocts a romantic rendezvous with his mistress with an alibi courtesy of his friend, Robert. But Bernard’s wife, Jacqueline, decides on a surprise tryst of her own. With a gourmet cook and a randy mistress — both named Suzy — a wacky story of mistaken identity and outrageous infidelity ensues.

“From the moment we closed ‘Boeing-Boeing,’ I knew that I wanted to produce its companion play,” said Aurora Theatre Producing Artistic Director Anthony Rodriguez. “In fact, we planned to end last season with this play, but due to its popularity on Broadway, we had to wait. Let me assure you, the show was worth the wait. We will send audiences

• What: “Don’t Dress for Dinner” • When: Select dates May 1 through 25 • Where: Aurora Theatre, 128 E. Pike St., Lawrenceville • Cost: $16 to $30 • For more information: Call 678-226-6222 or visit www.auroratheatre.com

already fun show, the Aurora is hosting themed nights of casual attire. They include: • Saturday, May 3 — Sports Night, come in your favorite team’s gear; • Wednesday, May 7 — Fitness Night, in conjunction with Fleet Feet Sports of Lawrenceville, come straight from your workout or in your workout clothes; • Saturday, May 17 — Beach Night, come in beach attire; and • Friday, May 23 — PaThe Aurora Theatre in downtown Lawrenceville is closing out its 18th season with the show “Don’t Dress for Dinner.” jama Night, come in your (Special Photo) pajamas. into summer with a smile on Wednesday through SaturFor more information on Wednesday discount matinee ever the notion of having to their face.” day, with no Wednesday eve- will be offered at 10 a.m. “dress” for the theater can be the show, call the theater’s “Don’t Dress for Dinning show May 21, and 2:30 May 21. Tickets are $16. a deterrent for some individ- box office at 770-226-6222 ner” will run May 1 through p.m. Saturdays and Sundays.

There is no dress code at uals. To help dispel this idea, or visit www.auroratheatre.

25. Showtimes are 8 p.m.

Tickets are $20 to $30. A com. the Aurora Theatre, howand to add more fun to an

Theater announces 19th season featuring 4 musicals, 2 plays and Robert B. Sherman, book by Julian Fellowes, The Aurora Theatre new songs and addihas announced its 19th tional music and lyrics by season, the 2014-15 Peach George Stiles and Anthony State Signature Series, Drewe, co-created by featuring four musicals Cameron Mackintosh — and two plays.

July 17 through Aug. 31 The shows include: • Georgia premiere of • Disney’s and Cameron “Clybourne Park” by Mackintosh’s “Mary Pop- Bruce Norris — Oct. 2 pins,” a musical based on through 26 the stories of P.L. Travers • “Christmas Canteen and the Walt Disney film, 2014,” an Aurora original original music and lyrics — Nov. 20 through Dec.

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• “Les Miserables,” book by Alain Boublil and Claude-Michel Schönberg, music by Claude-Michel Schönberg and lyrics by Herbert Kretzmer — Jan. 15 through March 1 • Regional premiere of “The Explorers Club” by Nell Benjamin — March 26 through April 19 • Regional premiere of “Hands on a Hardbody,” book by Doug Wright, lyrics by Amanda Green-

and music by Trey Anastasio and Amanda Green — May 7 through 31 The Aurora will also continue to present its highly popular Harvel Lab Series sponsored by Georgia Gwinnett College. Three contemporary plays will be performed in Aurora’s intimate 90-seat studio.

For more information, call the theater box office at 678-226-6222 or visit www.auroratheatre.com.

The Aurora Theatre will begin its 19th season with the show “Mary Poppins.” (Special Photo: Todd Fleeman)

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Throughout spring and into summer, the Hudgens Center for the Arts in Duluth will showcase the exhibition “What Once Was Lost Must Now Be Found: Chronicling Crimes Against Nature.”

The solo exhibition features the artwork of Atlanta resident Pam Longobardi, a professor of art at Georgia State University in Atlanta and the winner of the $50,000 Hudgens Prize in 2013.

The Hudgens Prize is one of the largest cash awards for a single artist in the nation and is exclusively awarded bi-annually to one Georgia artist. The purpose of the competition is to elevate and promote the arts in Georgia, as well as to offer transformational opportunities for the finalists and the winning artist.

“Winning the Hudgens Prize is a hallmark moment in my life. The recognition by such an important jury of notable curators and the tangible assistance that a prize of this size gives to an artist cannot be underestimated,” Longobardi said.

“This award has enabled me to hire an amazing studio assistant, employ designers and media artists, fund actions in remote, highly impacted places and amplify and extend my reach in an untold number of ways. I have more gratitude than I can accurately express in words for the vision and generosity behind the Hudgens Prize.”

IF YOU GO • What: “What Once Was Lost Must Now Be Found: Chronicling Crimes Against Nature” • When: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday until June 28 • Where: Hudgens Center for the Arts, 6400 Sugarloaf Parkway, Building 300, Duluth • For more information: Call 770-623-6002 or visit www.thehudgens.org

sumer culture, the floating plastic object, its impact on the natural world and the nature of change the interconnected world is now experiencing.

Longobardi will be showing the very first Drifters Project piece, which premiered in Atlanta at Sandler Hudson, in addition to Reflecting Web of the Anthropocene (An Apology to St. Francis), part of the special project Beyond the Mystical Landscape/Otre il passageio mistico for the 55th Venice Biennale exhibition (2013) on the Island of St. Francis of the Desert in the Venetian Lagoon. This installation in a garden of olive trees comprised of a web of over 200 plastic water bottle bottoms, glass crystals, mirrors and a satellite dish will be recreated in the exterior garden at the Hudgens Center.

The exhibition was the first time in history there This piece of artwork by Pam Longobardi is titled “The Crime of Willful Neglect” and is was a contemporary art on display at the Hudgens Center for the Arts in the exhibition “What Once Was Lost project realized in collaboMust Now Be Found: Chronicling Crimes Against Nature.” (Special Photo) ration with the Franciscan Longobardi’s exhibition ongoing environmental the Hudgens Center, the monks. Saint Francis is a continuation of her art intervention involvDrifters Project, started in founded this monastery interdisciplinary internaing photography and 2006, looks at the material there after he witnessed tional Drifters Project, an installation. According to artifacts of global conthe Miracle of the Birds on

this island.

The remainder of the works are all new for the exhibition, with a large portion of the material collected during the Alaskan GYRE expedition in June 2013, and during Longobardi’s ongoing collaboration with the island of Kefalonia, Greece. The GYRE expedition was the subject of the National Geographic film “GYRE: Creating art out of the plastic Ocean.” The film, along with other Drifters Project: Kefalonia films, will be screened during the exhibition.

Longobardi will create a forensic study lab for the crimes against nature perpetrated by the plastic.

This will include a long black glass table arrayed with specimens, forensic information, site photographs and large scale photographic portraits of the criminal objects, including high-resolution microscopic scans of the life forms on colonized plastic debris objects collected by Longobardi and photographed by artist/scientist Robert Simmons.

There will be also be an 11-foot tall new wall work, a black droplet made from more than 500 pieces of plastic collected from Alaska, Costa Rica, Hawaii, California and the Gulf Coast of Alabama, in addition to a new “Economies of Scale” work, floor sequences of objects that scale down from a 4-foot tall piece of tsunami debris collected in Katmai, Alaska, down to a single Styrofoam ball taken from a sea cave in Greece.

The exhibition will be on view through June 28.

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Atlanta Botanical Garden is awash in color, creativity this spring

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Nothing says spring quite like a garden in bloom, and the Atlanta Botanical Garden has some exciting displays for this spring season.

• “Atlanta Blooms 2014” — A quarter-million bulbs, including tulips, daffodils, hyacinths, crocuses and many others, are the signs of spring at the garden. Among the more than 61,000 new bulbs planted last fall, guests should look for colorful tulips, such as electrifying pink “The Cure,” sunshine yellow “Big Smile,” creamy “Maureen” and sherbet orange “Daydream.” The sea of color is now in bloom.

• “Imaginary Worlds: A New Kingdom of Plant Giants” — This display of spring foliage showcases 28 giant topiary-like sculptures and is returning to the Atlanta Botanical Garden bigger and better with nine new

A quarter-million bulbs, including tulips, daffodils, hyacinths, crocuses and many others, are the signs of spring at the Atlanta Botanical Garden. (Special Photo)

characters joining a cast all with a brand new look. The exhibit features works of mosaiculture — a centuries-old horticultural art of planting steel forms with thousands of living plants. “Imaginary Worlds” will be on display May through October.

• “The Four Seasons” — Celebrate all four seasons this spring during the garden’s exhibition of monumental sculptures by

contemporary artist Philip Haas. The four gigantic busts, towering at more than 15 feet are whimsical embodiments of winter, spring, summer and autumn. The three-dimensional sculptures, made of painted fiberglass, include oversized twigs, fruits, vegetables, leaves and other natural elements indicative of their season of origin. “The Four Seasons will be on display from May

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Pictured at left is one of 28 giant topiary-like sculptures on display at the Atlanta Botanical Garden in an exhibition titled “Imaginary Worlds.” Right, celebrate four seasons in one during the Atlanta Botanical Garden’s exhibition of monumental sculptures by contemporary artist Philip Haas from May through October. (Special Photos)

through October.

The Atlanta Botanical Garden is located at 1345 Piedmont Ave. N.E. The garden is open from 9 a.m. to 7

p.m. Tuesday through Sunday from April through October.

Admission is $18.95 for adults, $12.95 children ages 3 to 12 and free for children

younger than 3. Admission prices do not include sales tax. For more information, call 404-876-5859 or visit atlantabotanicalgarden.org.

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Sunday, April 27

Children’s Museum Guest Author Amanda Kingloff The Children’s Museum of Atlanta will present a “crafternoon” with Amanda Kingloff, author of “PROJECT KID: 100 Ingenious Crafts for Family Fun.” The Children’s Museum is located at 275 Centennial Olympic Park Drive in Atlanta. For more information or to purchase tickets, visit childrensmuseumatlanta.org or call 404-6595437.

Tuesday, April 29

Book Reading and Signing with William Buzbee The Jimmy Carter Library and Museum presents a reading and book signing with William Buzbee, author of “Fighting Westway: Environmental Law, Citizen Activism, and the Regulatory War That Transformed New York City” at 7 p.m. on April 29. The event will be held in the Carter Presidential Library and Museum Theater, located at 441 Freedom Parkway in Atlanta. For more information, call 404-8657100 or visit jimmycarterlibrary.gov.

Book Signing with Teeny Lamothe Eagle Eye Books presents a talk and book signing with Teeny Lamothe, author of “Teeny’s Tour of Pie” at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, April 29.

The bookstore is located at 2076 N. Decatur Road in Decatur. For more information, call 404-486-0307 or visit eagleeyebooks.com.

Book Signing with Jamie Iredell Eagle Eye Books presents a talk and book signing with Jamie Iredell, author of “I Was a Fat Drunk Catholic School Insomniac” at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, April 29. The event will be held at the Decatur Library at 215 Sycamore St. in Decatur. For more information, call 404-486-0307 or visit eagleeyebooks.com.

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spotlight on: spring and summer arts METRO CALENDAR Under the Streetlamp and Gentleman’s Rule Under the Streetlamp and Gentleman’s Rule will perform at Atlanta’s Symphony Hall on Tuesday, April 29, at 7:30 p.m.

The concert hall is located at 1280 Peachtree Street in Atlanta. For tickets, visit ticketmaster.com or call 800745-3000.

Atlanta presents The Science Wondershop with Brian “Dr. Science” Williams Sunday, May 4, at 1:30 and 2:30 p.m.

Reservations are required.

The museum is located at 275 Centennial Olympic Park Drive in Atlanta. For more information or to RSVP, call 404-5273693 or visit childrensmuseumatlanta.org.

‘Ida B. Wells: A Passion for Justice’ The Film Series at Atlanta Cyclorama will present “Ida B. Wells: A Passion for Justice” at 7 p.m. May 1 in the Cyclorama auditorium at 800 Cherokee Ave. S.E. in Atlanta. Admission is free. For more information, visit atlantacyclorama.org or call 404-658-7625.

Meet the Holidays: Cinco de Mayo The Children’s Museum of Atlanta presents “Meet the Holidays: Cinco de Mayo” on Monday, May 5 at 1 p.m. The museum is located at 275 Centennial Olympic Park Drive in Atlanta. For more information or to RSVP, call 404-5273693 or visit childrensmuseumatlanta.org.

Thursday, May 1

Saturday, May 3

Sam Skelton Quintet The Arts Council “Evenings of Intimate Jazz” will present the Sam Skelton Quintet at 8 p.m. on May 3 at 331 Spring St. S.W. in Gainesville. Tickets are $30. For more information or to purchase tickets, visit theartscouncil.net or call 770534-2787.

Pirate Day at Fernbank Fernbank Museum will present Pirate Day on Saturday, May 3 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. All activities are included with Museum admission. The museum is located at 767 Clifton Road NE in Atlanta.

For more information or to purchase tickets, call 404929-6400 or visit fernbankmuseum.org.

Sunday, May 4

‘Jews in the Garment Industry’ The Atlanta Cyclorama and the Breman Museum present “Jews in the Garment Industry”, an exhibit and lecture on Sunday, May 4, at 2 p.m. The event is located at the Breman Museum at 1140 Spring St. N.W. in Atlanta. For more information, call 678-222-3700 or visit thebreman.org.

The Science Wondershop with Brian ‘Dr. Science’ Williams The Children’s Museum of

Monday, May 5

Saturday, May 10

‘Meet the Holidays: Mother’s Day’ The Children’s Museum of Atlanta presents “Meet the Holidays: Mother’s Day” on Saturday, May 10, at noon.

The museum is located at 275 Centennial Olympic Park Drive in Atlanta. For more information or to RSVP, call 404-527-3693 or visit childrensmuseumatlanta.org.

Sunday, May 11

Meet the Holidays: Mother’s Day The Children’s Museum of Atlanta presents “Meet the Holidays: Mother’s Day” on Sunday, May 11, at 3 p.m. The museum is located at 275 Centennial Olympic Park Drive in Atlanta. For more information or to RSVP, call 404-527-3693 or visit childrensmuseumatlanta.org.

Monday, May 12

Safety Circus The Children’s Museum of Atlanta presents their Safety Circus on Monday, May 12, from 3 to 6 p.m. The event teaches safety to children in a fun family event. The museum is located at 275 Centennial Olympic Park Drive in Atlanta. For more information or to RSVP, call 404-527-3693 or visit child-

rensmuseumatlanta.org.

Tuesday, May 13

‘Confederate General John Bell Hood: The Lost Papers’ The Speakers and Lecture Series at the Atlanta Cyclorama will present “Confederate General John Bell Hood: The Lost Papers,” featuring author Stephen M. Hood, at 7 p.m. May 13 in the Cyclorama auditorium at 800 Cherokee Ave. S.E. in Atlanta. Admission is free.

For more information, visit atlantacyclorama.org or call 404-658-7625.

Monday, May 19

Book Reading and Signing with Randall Balmer The Jimmy Carter Library and Museum presents a reading and book signing with Randall Balmer, author of “Redeemer: The Life of Jimmy Carter” at 7 p.m. on May 19. The event will be held in the Carter Presidential Library and Museum Theater, located at 441 Freedom Parkway in Atlanta.

For more information, call 404-865-7100 or visit jimmycarterlibrary.gov.

‘Lunchtime Series at ART Station’ Learn what’s new at Stone Mountain Park presented

by ART Station on Monday, May 19 from noon to 1 p.m. Tickets are $10 for the presentation and a boxed lunch, presentation only tickets are $5. ART Station is located at 5384 Manor Drive in Stone Mountain. For more information or to buy tickets, call 770-469-1105 or visit artstation.org.

Thursday, May 22

Book Reading and Signing with Mike O’Connor The Jimmy Carter Library and Museum presents a reading and book signing with Mike O’Connor, author of “A Commercial Republic: America’s Enduring Debate over Democratic Capitalism” at 7 p.m. on May 22. The event will be held in the Carter Presidential Library and Museum Theater, located at

441 Freedom Parkway in Atlanta. For More information, call 404-865-7100 or visit jimmycarterlibrary.gov.

Saturday, May 31

‘Let’s Get Physics, Y’all’ The Children’s Museum of Atlanta presents “Let’s Get Physics, Y’all” on Saturday, May 31, at noon.

The event will illustrate the science of physics using dance. The museum is located at 275 Centennial Olympic Park Drive in Atlanta. For more information or to RSVP, call 404-527-3693 or visit childrensmuseumatlanta.org.

Thursday, June 5

‘Blacking Up: Hip-Hops Remix of Race and Identity’ The Film Series at the Atlanta Cyclorama will present “Blacking Up: Hip-Hops Remix of Race and Identity ” at 7 p.m. June 5 in the Cyclorama auditorium at 800 Cherokee Ave. S.E. in Atlanta. Admission is free.

For more information, visit atlantacyclorama.org or call 404-658-7625.

Friday, June 20

Atlanta Symphony Orchestra The Arts Council will feature the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra at 8 p.m.

June 20 at 331 Spring St. S.W. in Gainesville. Tickets are $30. For more information or to purchase tickets, visit theartscouncil.net or call 770-534-2787.

Atlanta Cyclorama Juneteenth Celebration The Atlanta Cyclorama will hold its annual Juneteenth Celebration from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. June 20 at the Cyclorama and Grant Park at 800 Cherokee Ave. S.E. in Atlanta. Admission is free.

For more information, visit atlantacyclorama.org or call 404-658-7625.

Ongoing events

Cooking with Colors at The Children’s Museum The Children’s Museum of Atlanta will feature “Cooking with Colors” every

Monday through May 26 at 10:30 a.m. The workshop is free with general admission to the museum, which is located 275 Centennial Olympic Park Drive N.W. in Atlanta. For more information, visit childrensmuseumatlanta.org.

‘Southern Ghosts’ ART Station presents “Southern Ghosts” on Sunday, April 27. Thursday through Saturday shows begin at 8 p.m., the Sunday show begins at 3 p.m. ART Station is located at 5384 Manor Drive in Stone Mountain. To purchase tickets or get more information, please visit artstation.org or call 770-469-1105.

‘The Lion King: Up Close’ The Center for Puppetry Arts will display masks and puppets featured in Disney’s “The Lion King” Broadway Musical on Sunday, April 27.

Entrance to the exhibit is included with admission to the Center for Puppetry Arts at 404 Spring St. N.W. at 18th in Atlanta. For more information or to purchase tickets, call 404-873-3391 or visit puppet. org.

‘Island of Lemurs: Madagascar’ Fernbank Museum presents IMAX and Warner Brothers Pictures “Island of Lemurs: Madagascar” starting at the Fernbank Museum’s IMAX theater at 767 Clifton Road N.E. in Atlanta. For more information, visit fernbankmuseum.org. To purchase tickets, call 404-929-6400.

‘Camelot!’

Georgia Ensemble Theatre presents Lerner and Loewe’s “Camelot!” on April 27 at the Roswell Cultural Arts Center at 950 Forrest St. in Roswell.

Tickets range from $28 to $39.

For more information or to purchase tickets, visit get.org or call 770-641-1260.

‘The Barber of Seville’ Atlanta Opera presents “The Barber of Seville” through May 4 at the Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre at 2800 Cobb Galleria Parkway in Atlanta. For more information or to purchase tickets, visit atlantaopera.org.

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‘American Idiot’ coming to the Fox in May

By Danielle Ryan

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“American Idiot,” the Tony-winning rock musical based on the Grammy-winning Green Day album of the same name, is coming to the Fox Theatre May 1-4.

“American Idiot” began as the seventh album released by international rock band Green Day. The album won two Grammy Awards and sold more than 12 million copies. The rock opera wove a story through the music that was ideal for a theatrical production, so in June 2008, Tony Awardwining director Michael Mayer and Green Day began collaborating to bring “American Idiot” to the stage.

The play ran on Broadway from March 24, 2010, through April 24, 2011, to rave reviews. It was nominated for three Tony Awards and won two, as well as a Grammy Award for Best Musical Show Album.

A rock opera with punk Andrew Humann and the company of “American Idiot.”

(Special Photo: Jeremy Daniel) influences, “American Idi-

• What: “American Idiot” • When: Thursday, May 1, through Sunday, May 4 • Where: The Fox Theatre, 660 Peachtree St. N.E., Atlanta • Cost: Tickets range from $30 to $90 • For more information: Visit americanidiotthemusical.com Olivia Puckett (Whatsername) and the ladies of “Ameri- ence the violence of war can Idiot.” (Special Photo: Jeremy Daniel) and express themselves with

ot” tells the stories of three young men, Johnny, Tunny and Will, in their journey to find meaning in their young adult lives. The show relies on lyrics to tell their stories and has very little dialogue. One of the musical’s predominant themes is the impact of the media on people’s lives, and this is represented by newspaper clippings and televisions decorating the stage.

A band performs all of the backup music onstage and sometimes the actors

themselves pick up instruments and begin playing along. The musical includes performances of “Boulevard of Broken Dreams,” “21 Guns,” “Wake Me Up When September Ends,” “Holiday” and the title track, “American Idiot.”

While teens might enjoy the rock music and relate to the rebellious themes, “American Idiot” contains a great deal of mature subject matter and adult language.

The characters ingest alcohol and drugs, experi-

expletives regularly. Parental discretion is advised.

A documentary following the musical’s journey from album to stage show called “Broadway Idiot” is available on Video-on-Demand.

The documentary shows the unique challenges in making a rock opera come to life.

Tickets for “American Idiot” are on sale now at the Fox Theatre box office and atlanta.broadway.com.

For more information, visit americanidiotthemusical.com.

‘Jesus Christ Superstar’ coming to Philips is ‘true rock experience’ “With arena productions, everything obviously is on a much larger scale so the cho• What: “Jesus Christ “Jesus Christ Superstar reography has to be bigger Superstar Arena Spectacular” Arena Spectacular” will be and more impactful so that it • When: 8 p.m. Monday, coming to Philips Arena on can register to the audience June 16 June 16. sitting the farthest away as • Where: Philips Arena, The show, featuring well as to the nearest,” Allen 1 Philips Drive, Atlanta Incubus front man Brandon said. “We want the audience • Cost: $30 to $195 Boyd, *NSYNC vocalist JC to share the same experience • For more informaChasez, Destiny’s Child vono matter where they are tion: Visit jesuschristcalist Michelle Williams and sitting.” superstar.com The all-star cast is a varied Sex Pistols singer Johnny one with singers from myriad “Rotten” Lydon, is taking “Jesus Christ Superstar” back ining the theater staple back musical backgrounds. From punk rockers to former to its arena rock roots. to its roots as a rock opera. “(Creators) Andrew Lloyd boy-band members, the cast “We have totally updated Webber and Tim Rice always this production and given it a seems to have something for envisioned ‘Jesus Christ everyone. new modern edge that I beSuperstar’ as being treated “I think the amalgamation lieve is much more relevant more as a rock event than a of the varied styles within to today’s audience,” Allen theater piece and so to bring our principals only adds to said. “We haven’t messed the score back to its original the dynamics of the piece,” with the story and the score rock roots seemed the right Allen said. “No matter what Ben Forster stars as Jesus in “Jesus Christ Superstar Arena Spectacular” by Andrew remains the same, but it’s thing to do,” said Kevan music background our cast set within riots and anarchy Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice. (Special Photo: Tristram Kenton) Allen, choreographer for the centered around the last few come from the score stays The North American leg show. “To experience the “In 1971 Andrew and I the same and their collective Superstar has been maindays of Christ’s life and has of the tour begins June 6 in music in an arena environwere thrilled by the first-ever tained over the years and been brought forward to the diverse talents can only add ment just forces through how New Orleans and comes off ‘Jesus Christ Superstar’ tour this new production presents modern day.” new energy to the piece. The powerful the original score the heels of highly successof the United States,” Tim the work in its most powerThe production is massive, original score has elements is and serves it justice. The ful UK and Australian arena Rice said. “We certainly of rock, pop and gospel ful format — as a true rock with more than 50 people ambience from a theater to tours running from Septem- did not imagine then that within it so realistically it all experience.” on stage at a time. Nuanced an arena gives it such a difber 2012 through May 2013. 43 years later we would be “Jesus Christ Superstar movements would be lost to makes sense.” ferent vibe and brings a total The last full arena tour of For more information or to witnessing another America- Arena Spectacular” will viewers in the back rows, so buy tickets, visit jesuschristnew energy and makes this “Jesus Christ Superstar” in wide tour of our first big hit bring something new to the the choreography had to be superstar.com. a unique experience for the the States was in 1971, when show. We are delighted and table for everyone, re-imag- completely re-worked. audience.” it made its debut. grateful that enthusiasm for

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High Museum to display ‘dream cars’ in new exhibit

By Deanna allen

deanna.allen @gwinnettdailypost.com

What’s your dream car?

You might find it at the High Museum of Art in Atlanta this summer.

On view from May 21 through Sept. 7, “Dream Cars: Innovative Design, Visionary Ideas” will feature concept cars from the early 1930s to the 21st century that pushed the limits of imagination, foreshadowing the future of design.

“The concept cars presented in ‘Dream Cars’ demonstrate how design can transcend the present and offer new paths and opportunities for the future,” said Sarah Schleuning, exhibition curator and curator of decorative arts and design at the High. “While these cars were never mass-produced, they shaped the future of the automotive industry by challenging the notion of what is possible, technologically and stylistically.”

According to the High, concept cars are a way for automakers, coachbuilders and independent designers to showcase and demonstrate innovative and progressive designs. Most concept cars are never intended for series production and are created as a way to explore ideas through styling and design

Porsche 918 Spyder Concept Car, 2010. Designed by Michael Maurer and Porsche Design Studio. (Special Photo: Porsche)

aesthetics, as well as experiment with new technology.

“This exhibition presents 17 historic four-wheeled fantasies that push the envelopes of automotive styling, engineering and design to impressive heights,” said Ken Gross, automotive expert and consulting curator for “Dream Cars. “Visual and tactile tributes to ingenuity and imagination, these remarkable cars will intrigue visitors with their audacity, just as they did when they first appeared.”

The exhibition will pair conceptual drawings, patents and scale models with realized cars, demonstrating how their experimental designs advanced ideas of progress and changed the automobile from an object of function to a symbol of future possibilities. “‘Dreams Cars’ offers the opportunity to explore the dreams of individual automo-

tive designers, as well as some of the most famous car manufacturers in the world,” said Michael E. Shapiro, the Nancy and Holcombe T. Green Jr. director of the High Museum of Art. “Three years ago, we organized the exhibition ‘The Allure of the Automobile,’ which focused on the evolution of the motorcar. That exhibition was tremendously successful in bringing new audiences to the museum. With ‘Dream Cars,’ we continue our commitment to showcasing the importance of design and encouraging future innovation.”

The High Museum of Art is located at 1280 Peachtree St. N.E. in Atlanta. Museum hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Tuesday through Saturday, with extended hours till 9 p.m. Fridays, and from noon to 5 p.m. Sundays. For more information, call 404-7334400 or visit www.high.org.

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In concert Friday, June 27th 8pm

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Arcade Fire will perform at Aaron’s Amphitheatre at Lakewood on Saturday.

• May 8: Johnnyswim • May 9: Sam Holt Band • May 10: The Pergantis Trio • May 11: Grant Farm • May 12: B-Side Players and Ojo de Buey • May 15: Flow Tribe • May 17: The Mad Violinist and The Symphony Crack Orchestra • May 22: Eric Dood • May 23: Birds of Chicago • May 24: CBDB and The Kinky Aphrodisiacs • May 25: Judith Owen with Lee Sklar • May 29: Idle (release party) • May 30: Jerry Garcia Band cover band • May 31: AJ Ghent Band • June 2: Atlas Road Crew and The Tarlatans • June 5: Hot Club of Cowtown • June 6: Resinated • June 7: Stroke 9 • June 12: Jonah Swilley (EP release) • June 14: Marty Brown • June 18-19: Tab Benoit • June 20: Dangermuffin and Blue Dogs • June 27: Rolling Nowhere and Migrant Worker • July 17: Roshambeaux • July 18: Underhill Rose and Davin McCoy • July 19: Escape Vehicle (CD release) • Aug. 3: Ryan Farish and Blackburner • Aug. 15-16: The Whiskey Gentry • Aug. 30: Indecision

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The Waltons A coed steals John-Boy’s notes. The Waltons Grandpa and Grandma move out. The Middle ’ (CC) The Middle ’ (CC) Frasier ’ (CC) Frasier ’ (CC) Frasier ’ (CC) Frasier ’ (CC) Hunters Int’l House Hunters (CC) Flip or Flop (CC) Flip or Flop (CC) Flip or Flop (N) (CC) Flip or Flop (CC) House Hunters Hunters Int’l Flip It to Win It (N) (CC) Vikings Lagertha and Ragnar unite again. (CC) Vikings King Horik returns to Kattegat. ’ (CC) Vikings Ragnar and King Horik clash. ’ (CC) Vikings Princess Aslaug gives birth again. (CC) (:02) Vikings “The Choice” ’ (CC) Dance Moms Abby presents her new team. (CC) Dance Moms “Seeing Red” (CC) Dance Moms The dancers speak their minds. True Tori “The Truth Comes Out” (N) (CC) (:01) True Tori “The Truth Comes Out” (CC) SpongeBob Sam & Cat ’ (CC) Full House ’ (CC) Full House ’ (CC) Full House ’ (CC) Full House ’ (CC) Full House ’ (CC) Full House ’ (CC) Friends ’ (CC) (:36) Friends ’ (CC) Seinfeld “The Strike” Family Guy ’ (CC) The Big Bang Theory The Big Bang Theory The Big Bang Theory The Big Bang Theory The Big Bang Theory The Big Bang Theory Conan (N) (CC) (6:30) ›› “The Naked Kiss” (1964, Drama) ›››‡ “The Young Lions” (1958, Drama) Marlon Brando, Montgomery Clift. Two U.S. soldiers and a Nazi meet amid World War II inhumanity. ››‡ “Tip on a Dead Jockey” (1957) Castle “One Man’s Treasure” ’ (CC) (DVS) NBA Basketball Teams TBA. (N) (Live) (CC) NBA Basketball Teams TBA. (N) (Live) (CC) The Andy Griffith Show Gilligan’s Island Gilligan’s Island Gilligan’s Island Everybody-Raymond Everybody-Raymond Everybody-Raymond Everybody-Raymond Hot in Cleveland (CC) The Soul Man (CC) Law & Order: Special Victims Unit “Doubt” ’ Modern Family ’ Modern Family ’ Modern Family ’ Modern Family ’ Playing House “Pilot” (:31) Playing House (N) (:01) Playing House (:31) Playing House

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(Local Programming) Dancing With the Stars (N) ’ (Live) (CC) (:01) Castle “Law & Boarder” (N) ’ (CC) (Local Programming) Jimmy Kimmel Live ’ (Local Programming) 2 Broke Girls (N) (CC) Friends-Lives Mike & Molly (N) (CC) The Big Bang Theory Person of Interest “The Perfect Mark” ’ (CC) (Local Programming) Late Show Letterman (Local Programming) Star-Crossed Emery is abducted. (N) ’ (CC) The Tomorrow People “Kill Switch” (N) ’ (CC) (Local Programming) (Local Programming) Bones A man is found dead in a well. (N) The Following “Forgive” (N) (CC) (DVS) (Local Programming) Criminal Minds Serial killer may target Garcia. Criminal Minds Search for a serial killer. ’ (CC) Criminal Minds “Birthright” ’ (CC) Criminal Minds “3rd Life” ’ (CC) Criminal Minds “Limelight” ’ (CC) (Local Programming) The Voice “Live Top 10 Performance Show” The top 10 artists perform. (N) ’ (Live) (CC) (:01) The Blacklist “The Kingmaker” (N) ’ (CC) (Local Programming) Tonight Show-J. Fallon (Local Programming) Antiques Roadshow “Anaheim” (N) (CC) Antiques Roadshow “Minneapolis” (CC) Independent Lens The global resurgence of electric cars. ’ (CC) (DVS) (Local Programming) Father Brown Member of Kembleford’s WI dies. Inspector Morse “The Wench Is Dead” (CC) Foyle’s War “The Funk Hole” (CC) DCI Banks “Wednesday’s Child” Alan Banks searches for a child. (CC) Masterpiece Mystery!

The Big Bang Theory The Big Bang Theory Meet the Browns House of Payne Meet the Browns House of Payne Modern Family ’ (CC) Seinfeld “The Note” Family Guy ’ (CC) Family Guy ’ (CC) Duck Dynasty “Aloha, Robertsons!” ’ (CC) Duck Dynasty “Till Duck Do Us Part” ’ (CC) Duck Dynasty ’ (CC) Duck Dynasty ’ (CC) Bates Motel “The Box” (N) ’ (CC) (:02) Bates Motel “The Box” ’ (CC) (5:30) ›››› “The Shawshank Redemption” (1994, Drama) Tim Robbins, Morgan Freeman, Bob Gunton. (CC) ››‡ “Next of Kin” (1989, Crime Drama) Patrick Swayze, Liam Neeson, Adam Baldwin. (CC) The Real Housewives of Orange County (CC) The Real Housewives of Orange County (CC) The Real Housewives of Orange County (N) Southern Charm “Secrets Revealed” (N) What Happens Housewives/OC Erin Burnett OutFront (N) Anderson Cooper 360 (N) (CC) CNN Tonight (N) (Live) CNN Tonight (N) (Live) Anderson Cooper 360 (CC) The Colbert Report Daily Show Futurama ’ (CC) Futurama ’ (CC) South Park (CC) South Park (CC) South Park (CC) South Park (CC) Daily Show The Colbert Report (N) Lords of the Car Hoards ’ (CC) Fast N’ Loud ’ (CC) Fast N’ Loud (N) ’ (CC) Rebel Road (N) ’ (CC) Fast N’ Loud ’ (CC) (6:00) SportsCenter (N) Baseball Tonight (N) MLB Baseball Oakland Athletics at Texas Rangers. From Globe Life Park in Arlington, Texas. (N Subject to Blackout) (Live) SportsCenter (N) (Live) (CC) SportsCenter Special SportsCenter (N) (CC) Sportscenter Special: On the Clock (N) (CC) Sport Science 2014 Draft Academy Olbermann (N) (Live) (CC) E! News (N) The Fabulist (N) Eric & Jessie: Game Eric & Jessie: Game Chrisley Knows Best Chrisley Knows Best Chelsea Lately (N) E! News (6:00) ››› “Pretty Woman” (1990) Richard Gere, Julia Roberts. ››› “Pretty Woman” (1990, Romance-Comedy) Richard Gere, Julia Roberts, Ralph Bellamy.

The 700 Club ’ (CC) On the Record With Greta Van Susteren (N) The O’Reilly Factor (N) (CC) The Kelly File (N) Hannity (N) The O’Reilly Factor (CC) Guy’s Grocery Games “Feisty Fiesta” Rewrapped (N) Rewrapped Kitchen Casino Waffles and tailgating; short ribs. Mystery Diners (N) Mystery Diners Diners, Drive Diners, Drive UFC Reloaded “UFC 144: Edgar vs. Henderson” Frankie Edgar vs. Benson Henderson.

World Poker Tour: Season 12 The Panel The Panel (5:00) ››› “Enemy of the State” (1998) ›‡ “Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance” (2012, Action) Nicolas Cage, Idris Elba, Ciarán Hinds. ›‡ “Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance” (2012, Action) Nicolas Cage, Idris Elba, Ciarán Hinds.

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The Closer (CC) Duck Dynasty ’ (CC) Duck Dynasty ’ (CC) Duck Dynasty ’ (CC) Duck Dynasty ’ (CC) Duck Dynasty ’ (CC) (:31) Duck Dynasty ’ (:01) Duck Dynasty ’ (:31) Duck Dynasty ’ (:02) Duck Dynasty ’ (:32) Duck Dynasty ’ (5:00) ›››‡ “The Green Mile” (1999, Drama) Tom Hanks, David Morse. (CC) TURN Abe and Richard grapple with orders. (N) Mad Men “Field Trip” Don takes a trip. (N) (CC) (:04) TURN “Eternity How Long” ’ (CC) The Real Housewives of Atlanta The Real Housewives of Atlanta (N) Married to Medicine “A Week of Impact” (N) The Real Housewives of Atlanta What Happens Fashion Queens (N) CNN Special (N) Anthony Bourdain Parts Unknown “Las Vegas” Anthony Bourdain Parts Unknown (N) Morgan Spurlock Inside Man “Pets in America” Anthony Bourdain Parts Unknown “Las Vegas” Gabriel Iglesias: Fat Gabriel Iglesias: Hot and Fluffy (CC) Gabriel Iglesias: Aloha Fluffy (CC) Jim Gaffigan: Obsessed (N) (CC) Gabriel Iglesias: I’m Not Fat... I’m Fluffy (CC) Naked and Afraid ’ (CC) Naked and Afraid (N) ’ (CC) Naked and Afraid (N) ’ (CC) Alaskan Bush Family (N) ’ (CC) Naked and Afraid ’ (CC) Baseball Tonight: Sunday Night Countdown (N) MLB Baseball Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim at New York Yankees. From Yankee Stadium in the Bronx, N.Y. (N) (Live) SportsCenter (N) (Live) (CC) NHRA Drag Racing O’Reilly Auto Parts SpringNationals. From Baytown, Texas. (N Same-day Tape) (CC) 30 for 30 30 for 30 ESPN FC (N) ›‡ “Little Fockers” (2010, Comedy) Robert De Niro, Ben Stiller, Owen Wilson.

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FOX Report (N) Huckabee FOX News Special Stossel Huckabee Chopped Chinese dumplings; pawpaw deserts. Food Court Wars “Oasis vs. Chip-N-Wich” America’s Best Cook “Sugar Rush” (N) Cutthroat Kitchen “The Rice Stuff” (N) Kitchen Casino “All In” College Football Kentucky: Blue & White Game. From Commonwealth Stadium in Edmonton. (Taped) Predators Snapshot World Poker Tour: Season 12 World Poker Tour: Season 12 (6:00) ›› “The Hangover Part II” (2011) ››‡ “Step Brothers” (2008, Comedy) Will Ferrell, John C. Reilly, Richard Jenkins. (:02) ››‡ “Step Brothers” (2008, Comedy) Will Ferrell, John C. Reilly, Richard Jenkins.

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The Soup (N) The Soup Chelsea Lately (N) E! News Melissa & Joey (CC) Melissa & Joey (CC) Melissa & Joey (N) ’ Baby Daddy (N) (CC) ››‡ “Mirror Mirror” (2012, Fantasy) Julia Roberts, Lily Collins, Armie Hammer.

The 700 Club ’ (CC) On the Record With Greta Van Susteren (N) The O’Reilly Factor (N) (CC) The Kelly File (N) Hannity (N) The O’Reilly Factor (CC) Restaurant: Impossible “Feathers Fly” Save My Bakery Restaurant: Impossible “Treading Water” Restaurant: Impossible “Bummed Out” (N) Diners, Drive Diners, Drive Icons of Coaching Dumbest Stuff Tennis PowerShares Series: Houston. Agassi, Roddick, Courier and Blake. From Houston. Car Warriors ’ (CC) The Panel The Panel ››‡ “Spider-Man 3” (2007, Action) Tobey Maguire, Kirsten Dunst, James Franco.

The Americans “Yousaf” (N) (:10) The Americans “Yousaf” The Waltons Grandpa’s raffle prize is a statue. The Waltons “The Song” Ben plots to win girl. The Middle ’ (CC) The Middle ’ (CC) Frasier ’ (CC) Frasier ’ (CC) Frasier ’ (CC) Frasier “Head Game” Buying and Selling A family home is sold. (CC) Property Brothers “Mark & Priscilla” (CC) Property Brothers “Kristi & Jay” (CC) House Hunters Hunters Int’l Property Brothers “Olivia” (CC) American Pickers “KISS and Sell” ’ (CC) American Pickers “Legend of the Lost Indian” American Pickers Mike tackles projects in Iowa. Down East Dickering (N) ’ (CC) (:02) American Pickers “Driving Miss Dani” (CC) Bring It! The Dancing Dolls defend their title. Bring It! Dianna calls for an all-night rehearsal. Preachers’ Daughters “Hallowed Be My Name” Bring It! The dancers feel pressure to perform. (:01) Bring It! “The Finale: Battle Royale” (CC) SpongeBob Sam & Cat ’ (CC) Full House ’ (CC) Full House ’ (CC) Full House ’ (CC) Full House (CC) Full House (CC) Full House ’ (CC) Friends ’ (CC) (:36) Friends ’ (CC) Seinfeld “The Wizard” Family Guy ’ (CC) Family Guy (CC) (DVS) Family Guy (CC) (DVS) The Big Bang Theory The Big Bang Theory The Big Bang Theory Deal With It (N) Conan (N) (CC) (6:15) ››‡ “Her Twelve Men” (1954) (CC) ›››‡ “The Letter” (1940, Drama) Bette Davis, Herbert Marshall, James Stephenson. (CC) ›››‡ “Man Hunt” (1941, Suspense) Walter Pidgeon, Joan Bennett, George Sanders. (CC) NBA Basketball Teams TBA. (N) (Live) (CC) NBA Basketball Teams TBA. (N) (Live) (CC) The Andy Griffith Show Gilligan’s Island Gilligan’s Island Gilligan’s Island Everybody-Raymond Everybody-Raymond Hot in Cleveland (N) The Soul Man (N) (CC) (:03) Hot in Cleveland The Soul Man (CC) NCIS Tony questions Ziva’s loyalty to NCIS. NCIS A Marine skilled in bomb detection dies. NCIS “Squall” A murder on a U.S. Navy ship. NCIS A Navy reservist’s husband goes missing. NCIS: Los Angeles A sailor dies in a street race.

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(Local Programming) Shark Tank: Swimming With Sharks (N) ’ (CC) Shark Tank A commerce flower business. (N) (:01) 20/20 ’ (CC) (Local Programming) Jimmy Kimmel Live ’ (Local Programming) Unforgettable “Omega Hour” (N) ’ (CC) Hawaii Five-0 Helping a boy in Afghanistan. (N) Blue Bloods An undercover detective is killed. (Local Programming) Late Show Letterman (Local Programming) Whose Line Is It? Whose Line Is It? Hart of Dixie Wade is upset with Zoe. (N) (CC) (Local Programming) (Local Programming) Kitchen Nightmares “Zayna Flaming Grill” Saving Zayna Flaming Grill. (N) ’ (PA) (CC) (Local Programming) Psych Missing camp counselor. ’ (CC) Psych Yin Yang serial killer returns. ’ (CC) Psych International art thief. ’ (CC) Psych “He Dead” Wreckage of a plane crash. Psych “High Noon-ish” Tourist attraction. (CC) (Local Programming) Dateline NBC (N) ’ (CC) Grimm Trubel goes on a ride along with Hank. (:01) Hannibal Will’s bond with Hannibal grows. (Local Programming) Tonight Show-J. Fallon (Local Programming) Washington Week Charlie Rose Pennsylvania Ballet at 50 (N) ’ (CC) Craft in America Value of hand-crated objects. (Local Programming) Lark Rise to Candleford ’ (CC) (:02) Death in Paradise ’ (CC) New Tricks Murder case is reopened. ’ (CC) Frankie Frankie’s job is on the line. ’ (CC) Diana vs. The Queen ’ (CC) The Big Bang Theory The Big Bang Theory Meet the Browns House of Payne Meet the Browns House of Payne Modern Family “Chirp” Seinfeld “The Pen” ’ Family Guy ’ (CC) Family Guy ’ (CC) The First 48 Deadly carjacking; party shooting. The First 48 Man shot in his home. ’ (CC) The First 48 “Body of Evidence” ’ (CC) The First 48 A popular teenager is gunned. (CC) (:02) The First 48 ’ (CC) (6:30) ››› “Die Hard With a Vengeance” (1995, Action) Bruce Willis, Jeremy Irons, Samuel L. Jackson. (CC) (:31) ›››‡ “Speed” (1994, Action) Keanu Reeves, Dennis Hopper, Sandra Bullock. (CC) (5:30) ›› “How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days” ››‡ “The Switch” (2010, Romance-Comedy) Jennifer Aniston, Jason Bateman. Premiere. ››‡ “The Switch” (2010, Romance-Comedy) Jennifer Aniston, Jason Bateman.

Erin Burnett OutFront (N) Anderson Cooper 360 (N) (CC) CNN Tonight (N) (Live) CNN Spotlight (N) Unguarded Anthony Bourdain Parts Unknown The Colbert Report Daily Show Futurama ’ (CC) Futurama ’ (CC) Key & Peele (CC) Key & Peele (CC) Tosh.0 (CC) The Comedy Central Roast Actor James Franco is roasted. (CC) Sons of Guns ’ (CC) Sons of Guns: Locked and Loaded (N) ’ (CC) Sons of Guns “Bone-dry .50 Cal” (N) ’ (CC) Boss Hog (N) ’ (CC) Boss Hog ’ (CC) Sons of Guns “Bone-dry .50 Cal” ’ (CC) (6:00) SportsCenter (N) NBA Countdown (N) NBA Basketball Teams TBA. (N) (Live) (CC) NBA Basketball Teams TBA. (N) (Live) (CC) NBA Basketball Teams TBA. (N) (Live) (CC) NBA Basketball Teams TBA. (N) (Live) (CC) E! News (N) Giuliana & Bill Giuliana gets a new opportunity. Fashion Police Lifestyles expert Martha Stewart. Hello Ross (N) The Soup Chelsea Lately E! News ››› “Matilda” (1996, Comedy) Mara Wilson, Danny DeVito, Rhea Perlman. ››› “Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs” (2009, Comedy) Voices of Bill Hader, Anna Faris. The 700 Club ’ (CC) On the Record With Greta Van Susteren (N) The O’Reilly Factor (N) (CC) The Kelly File (N) Hannity (N) The O’Reilly Factor (CC) Diners, Drive Diners, Drive Diners, Drive Diners, Drive Diners, Drive Diners, Drive Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives (N) ’ (CC) Diners, Drive Diners, Drive Braves Live! Pregame MLB Baseball San Francisco Giants at Atlanta Braves. From Turner Field in Atlanta. (N) (Live) Braves Live! Postgame Braves Live! Postgame Driven How I Met Your Mother How I Met Your Mother ››› “Thor” (2011, Action) Chris Hemsworth, Natalie Portman, Anthony Hopkins. ››› “Thor” (2011, Action) Chris Hemsworth.

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The 700 Club ’ (CC) On the Record With Greta Van Susteren (N) The O’Reilly Factor (N) (CC) The Kelly File (N) Hannity (N) The O’Reilly Factor (CC) Chopped Crispy chicken wings; peri peri rub. America’s Best Cook “Sugar Rush” Chopped Canada (N) Beat Bobby Flay Beat Bobby Flay Diners, Drive Diners, Drive UFC Reloaded “UFC 144: Edgar vs. Henderson” Frankie Edgar vs. Benson Henderson.

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Catalina: Hollywood The King of Queens ’ The King of Queens ’ The Middle ’ (CC) The Middle ’ (CC) ›‡ “My Best Friend’s Girl” (2008, Romance-Comedy) Dane Cook, Kate Hudson, Jason Biggs. Family Guy ’ (CC) Family Guy ’ (CC) Criminal Minds “JJ” JJ tries to reunite a family. Criminal Minds “Compromising Positions” (CC) Criminal Minds “Remembrance of Things Past” Criminal Minds “Safe Haven” ’ (CC) (:02) Criminal Minds “Devil’s Night” ’ (CC) (6:00) ›››› “Jaws” (1975, Horror) Roy Scheider, Robert Shaw, Richard Dreyfuss. (CC) ››‡ “Jaws 2” (1978, Horror) Roy Scheider, Lorraine Gary, Murray Hamilton. (CC) ›‡ Jaws 3 (1983) (5:30) ››› “The Bourne Supremacy” (2004) ›› “2 Fast 2 Furious” (2003, Action) Paul Walker, Tyrese, Eva Mendes. ›› “2 Fast 2 Furious” (2003, Action) Paul Walker, Tyrese, Eva Mendes.

CNN Special CNN Special CNN Special CNN Special (5:28) ››‡ “Yes Man” (2008) Jim Carrey. ››‡ “Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby” (2006, Comedy) Will Ferrell, John C. Reilly. (CC) ››‡ “Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby” (2006) (CC) Alaska: The Last Frontier ’ (CC) Alaska: The Last Frontier ’ (CC) Timber Kings ’ (CC) Timber Kings ’ (CC) Timber Kings ’ (CC) (6:00) SportsCenter (N) College Softball Florida at Arkansas. (N) (Live) Baseball Tonight (N) (Live) (CC) SportsCenter (N) (Live) (CC) 2014 Draft Academy 2014 Draft Academy 30 for 30 (CC) 30 for 30 (CC) E! News ››‡ “The Adjustment Bureau” (2011, Suspense) Matt Damon, Emily Blunt. Premiere.

Total Divas Ariane throws a party.

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(5:53) ›››‡ “Ratatouille” (2007) Voices of Patton Oswalt, Ian Holm. (:20) ›››‡ “Toy Story 3” (2010, Comedy) Voices of Tom Hanks, Tim Allen, Joan Cusack. ›››‡ “The Karate Kid” (1984, Drama) Ralph Macchio.

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Fargo “The Crocodile’s Dilemma” A man meets an insurance salesman. (:36) Fargo ››‡ “See Jane Date” (2003) Charisma Carpenter, Holly Marie Combs, Linda Dano. (CC) “A Taste of Romance” (2011, Romance) Teri Polo, Bailee Madison, Romy Rosemont. (CC) Signed, Sealed, Delivered (CC) House Hunters (CC) Hunters Int’l Property Brothers Brothers search for a house. Property Brothers “April” (CC) House Hunters Renovation (N) (CC) House Hunters (CC) Hunters Int’l Pawn Stars ’ (CC) Pawn Stars ’ (CC) Pawn Stars ’ (CC) Pawn Stars ’ (CC) Pawn Stars ’ (CC) Pawn Stars ’ (CC) Pawn Stars ’ (CC) (:31) Pawn Stars (CC) (:02) Pawn Stars (CC) (:32) Pawn Stars (CC) (6:00) “Death Clique” (2014) Lexi Ainsworth. “A Daughter’s Nightmare” (2014, Suspense) Emily Osment, Paul Johansson. Premiere. (CC) “Starving in Suburbia” (2014, Drama) Laura Wiggins, Izabella Miko, Emma Dumont. (CC) Sam & Cat ’ (CC) Sam & Cat ’ (CC) The Thundermans (N) The Thundermans (N) The Thundermans (CC) Instant Mom ’ (CC) Full House ’ (CC) Full House ’ (CC) Friends ’ (CC) (:36) Friends ’ (CC) Everybody-Raymond Everybody-Raymond The Big Bang Theory The Big Bang Theory The Big Bang Theory The Big Bang Theory The Big Bang Theory The Big Bang Theory Deal With It Bam’s Bad Ass (6:00) ››› “Another Thin Man” (1939) (CC) ›››› “In the Heat of the Night” (1967, Crime Drama) Sidney Poitier, Rod Steiger. (CC) ›››‡ “The Russians Are Coming, the Russians Are Coming” (1966) Carl Reiner. (CC) (5:30) ››› “Mission: Impossible 2” (2000) NBA Tip-Off (N) (CC) NBA Basketball Teams TBA. (N) (Live) (CC) Inside the NBA (N) ’ (Live) (CC) Gilligan’s Island Gilligan’s Island Gilligan’s Island Gilligan’s Island Everybody-Raymond Everybody-Raymond Everybody-Raymond Everybody-Raymond Everybody-Raymond The King of Queens ’ NCIS A man dies from being force-fed liquid. ’ Modern Family ’ (CC) Modern Family ’ (CC) Modern Family ’ (CC) Modern Family ’ (CC) Modern Family ’ (CC) Modern Family ’ (CC) Playing House (:31) ›› Next Friday

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9 p.m. on ABC Resurrection Tom (Mark Hildreth) leads the search for Rachael (Kathleen Munroe), whose captors are becoming desperate. An epidemic disrupts Maggie and Dr. Ward’s (Devin Kelley, James Tupper) research on the resurrected subjects just as they’re on the verge of a major find.

Omar Epps and Matt Craven also star in the new episode “Schemes of the Devil.”

8 p.m. on CW Star-Crossed Sophia and Emery (Brina Palencia, Aimee Teegarden) research Atrian pregnancies when Sophia suspects that Taylor (Natalie Hall) is carrying Drake’s (Greg Finley) baby. Vartan (Marcus Hester) hears part of the story but thinks it’s Emery who’s pregnant and kidnaps her. Roman and Castor (Matt Lanter, Johnathon Schaech) testify before the Hwatab about the spaceship crash in the new episode “Give Me a Torch.”

Chelsea Gilligan also stars.

9 p.m. on CW The Tomorrow People Cara and Stephen (Peyton List, Robbie Amell) try to buy some time for Jedikiah (Mark Pellegrino) to come up with an antidote to the serum given to the Tomorrow People. Russell (Aaron Yoo) and his fellow rogues become impatient and decide to sacrifice Roger (Jeffrey Pierce) to Ultra to save themselves.

John (Luke Mitchell) seeks Astrid’s (Madeleine Mantock) help figuring out his new role in the new episode “Kill Switch.”

8 p.m. on NBC Revolution Miles (Billy Burke) is rushing to flee Austin with Monroe, Charlie and Connor (David Lyons, Tracy Spiridakos, Mat Vairo) when an encounter with Texas Rangers separates him from the others.

Neville (Giancarlo Esposito) confronts Charlie while she’s looking for Miles and demands to know where Jason is. Aaron (Zak Orth) finds out the nanotech has been busy in the new episode “$ ... Happens.”

10 p.m. on ABC Nashville Everyone is looking for someone to blame for Scarlett’s (Clare Bowen) breakdown in this new episode. Deacon (Charles Esten) thinks Rayna (Connie Britton) pushed her too hard, Rayna thinks it’s Juliette’s (Hayden Panettiere) fault for forcing her onstage, and Beverly (Dana Wheeler-Nicholson) says Rayna is interested only in her label’s success. Juliette turns to Avery (Jonathan Jackson) for support and finds him preoccupied in “Your Good Girl’s Gonna Go Bad.”

8 p.m. on NBC iHeartRadio Music Awards The iHeartRadio digital audio service honors the most popular musical performers and performances of the past year as determined by its own charts tracking airplay, downloads, sales, social media exposure and more. Rihanna, Justin Timberlake, Imagine Dragons, Maroon 5, and Macklemore & Ryan Lewis are vying for artist of the year.

4 p.m. on NBC 140th Kentucky Derby Held for the 140th time at Churchill Downs in Louisville, the first leg of Thoroughbred racing’s coveted Triple Crown is run at 1 1/4 miles, with a field of up to 20 of the sport’s top 3-year-olds. No horse has won the Derby, Preakness and Belmont Stakes consecutively since Affirmed ran the gauntlet in 1978 — though contenders that could include California Chrome, Wicked Strong and Vicar’s in Trouble will certainly give it their all.

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TUESDAY 10 p.m. on NBC Chicago Fire In a crossover story that concludes Wednesday on “Chicago PD,” an explosion rocks a hospital where Casey and Dawson (Jesse Spencer, Monica Raymund) are volunteering at a charity event. The members of the firehouse crew are put to the test when one of their own goes missing in the new episode “A Dark Day.”

FRIDAY 10:01 p.m. on NBC Hannibal Hannibal and Will (Mads Mikkelsen, Hugh Dancy) grow closer as Will demonstrates that he’s open to exploring dark places. Jack (Laurence Fishburne) and the FBI team investigate a tableau featuring Randal Tier (Mark O’Brien) and his animal exoskeleton. Hannibal advises Margot Verger (Katherine Isabelle) about her concerns regarding her brother (Michael Pitt) — who’s showing off a gruesome new skill — in the new episode “Naka-Choko.”

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Trickum teacher puts heart, sole into Holocaust awareness

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The first time I subbed for Alan “Woody” Morawiec at Trickum Middle, I was taken by his myriad collections, Mr. Potato Heads, SpongeBobs, Sheriff Woody dolls, you name it and how they helped him connect with his students. But the collection that really caught my eye, and several times my toes, was the huge pile of shoes spread out on the floor.

Morawiec explained, “My father was from the town of Kobryn, Poland.

Out of Kobryn’s 14,000 residents, about 7,000 were Jews. After the Holocaust, only two Jews survived. My father, Chaim Morawiec, was one of them.”

Susan Larson “In the year 2000, I wanted to teach my students and community about the Holocaust and other genocides. What came to mind was shoes.

When the allied troops liberated the concentration camps after WWII, they found thousands of shoes in heaping piles.

The shoes had belonged to those who had lost their lives under the Nazi regime.”

Some of those shoes very likely belonged to members of Chaim’s family.

Inspired by Anne Frank’s words, “How wonderful it is that nobody need wait a single moment before starting to improve the world,” Morawiec started his Holocaust Shoe Project to “Tie the World Together, One Pair of Shoes at a Time.”

“It provides a lesson to turn human cruelty into redemptive acts of loving kindness,” he said.

So far he’s collected over 38,000 pairs of shoes and has tied in with the needy in Mexico, Iraq, Belarus, Haiti and Africa. Last year shoes went to the Lilburn Co-op and the Atlanta Mission.

And Morawiec continues to tie together his local community. After a presentation at The Village at Deaton Creek in

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Hoschton, residents donated 309 pairs of shoes.

“There was a woman there that told me her grandparents were also from my father’s town of Kobryn, which is now in Belarus,” he said.

“A woman came up to me crying and hugged me, thanking me for what I’m doing, that her family was killed in the Holocaust as well. Many connections were made and will be made from Deaton Village.”

One connection was with Beth Murphy, a resident’s daughter who teaches World History at Flowery Branch High School.

“We were starting our WWII unit and my student teacher, Rebecca Taras contacted Mr. Morawiec. It was great opportunity to have the students hear Mr. Morawiec’s father’s story. It put a face and a name to history. The students were intrigued with the story and asked many questions afterward. They collected 185 pairs of shoes for the project.”

Gabrielle Malcom, a 10th-grader, said, “It was good that he took something so tragic from so long ago and made it relevant to students today.”

I wrote this column to tie in with Holocaust Remembrance Day, which is today. Morawiec spends every day of his life connecting with and tying together as many people as he can. If you would like to connect, visit www.holocaustshoeproject.org.

Susan Larson is a writer from Lilburn.

Email her at susanlarson79@gmail.com.

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A love-hate relationship with air conditioning It’s a funny thing. That’s what Mama used to say when something baffled her. Like Mama, I prefer that things make common sense. Otherwise, I’ll ponder, figure, study, and try to decipher that funny thing until it’s somewhat sensible.

In this case, it’s my relationship with air conditioning that I’m unable to completely explain to others though I seem to understand it myself.

I don’t like the icy feel of air conditioning in our home even in the smothering humidity of deep summer.

It has to do with my raising as do most things for most people.

As I often write, I come from people who managed to turn suffering into a shrug-of-the-shoulders and

ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Monday Baked wings, Tex Mex burritos, bean and cheese burrito, pinwheels, frijoles, garden salad, seasonal fruits and veggies Tuesday Crispy chicken sandwich, mama mia calzone, veggie chicken nuggets, deli fresh subs, peanut butter and jelly sandwich, local green beans, seasonal fruits and veggies Wednesday Chicken and waffles, roasted chicken and pasta, yogurt basket, signature salads, hashbrown sticks, spinach side salad, seasonal fruits and veggies Thursday Poppin’ popcorn chicken, Big Daddy’s pizza, empanadas, deli fresh subs, peanut butter and jelly sandwich, honey roasted carrots, edamame succotash Friday Hot diggity dog, specialty flatbreads, vegetarian burger, pinwheels, kale chips, broc-

Ronda Rich a normal, almost expected way-of-life. My mountain grandparents lived without electricity until near the end of World War II when the EMC managed to weave power lines through the back roads and thicket of trees. Until then, they used kerosene lamps, fireplaces, hand-cranked battery radios and a “spring box” plunked down in the nearby river to keep dairy from spoilage.

Both of my grandfathers died without ever knowing the luxury of indoor plumbing, never visited a movie theater and, certainly, never dreamed that cold air could be manufactured. To them, the breeze from nearby rivers and towering trees provided relief through wide open windows and squeaky screen doors.

My parents bravely escaped. They scrimped and saved until they could pay cash for a beautiful piece of land with water that ran through it, a life-long requisite for any land Daddy purchased. “Never buy a piece of land that doesn’t have water on it,” he said repeatedly.

That was his raising. Water was needed to be toted to the house, keep the spring boxes, and provide cooled air.

feeling the gentleness of dusk fall over us.

In those days, we slept with all three outside doors open and the screen doors latched. We arose in the morning to the sweet, cool air flowing in. I fell asleep in my tiny bedroom, daydreaming of life to come as crickets sang outside my wind and squirrels scampered about. On the rare occasion of a heat wave, I took an ice cold bath before bed which was the perfect remedy. Daybreak brought the happy singing of birds which gave me a feeling of downright joy as my eyes opened to another day.

For these reasons, I struggle with air conditioning that calls for closed windows and doors and doesn’t promote a late afternoon escape

to the porch. That’s why I don’t turn on our air conditioning until June 1st so we can celebrate nature through open doors and windows.

Ceiling fans throughout allow us to keep the thermostat in the high 70s while our back porch is scattered with rocking chairs, swings and colorful pillows that entice us into a summer evening where crickets and frogs rejoice as the stars and moon come out.

So, you see, I love, as most do, the comfort of air conditioning. But, oh, how I miss that time with nature and all that profound daydreaming I used to do.

Ronda Rich is the bestselling author of “There’s A Better Day A-Comin’.”

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The tyranny of the like button

LUNCH MENUS coli salad, seasonal fruits and veggies.

MIDDLE SCHOOL Monday Oven roasted chicken, spaghetti bolognese, black bean empanadas, deli fresh subs, signature salads, roasted asparagus, garden salad Tuesday Boneless wings, specialty flatbreads, vegetarian flatbreads, wrap ’n’ roll wraps, signature salads, sweet potato fries, local green beans Wednesday Chicken and waffles, mozzarella sticks, yogurt basket, turkey avocado sub, signature salads, hashbrown sticks, carrot and apple bake Thursday Big Daddy’s pizza, Tex Mex nachos, vegetarian pizza, wrap ’n’ roll wraps, signature salads, edamame succotash, broccoli salad Friday Crispy chicken sammie, seafood basket, old school mac and cheese, deli fresh subs, signature salads, pinto

With the help of friends, he built a small brick house, sturdy and plain. It always did and still does remind me of the little piggy who built the house that couldn’t be blown down. It was strong but it wasn’t air conditioned.

My fingers did not touch a thermostat for air conditioning until I was out of college and in my first apartment. It felt like magic.

When I recall my 22 years without air conditioning, I don’t remember it as suffering. Those summers are entrenched in my mind as pleasant filled with fresh, fragrant air that flowed through the windows and screen doors. I picture Mama and me sitting in the 1950s style glider on the porch in the early evening, stringing beans from our garden and

beans, potato salad HIGH SCHOOL Monday Oven roasted chicken, Big Daddy’s pizza, Gwinnett’s Best Burger, veggie burger, wrap ’n’ roll wraps, signature salad, fiesta burritos Tuesday Tex Mex nachos, Big Daddy’s pizza, catch of the day, empanadas, deli fresh subs, signature salad, Thai rice bowl Wednesday Specialty flatbreads, Big Daddy’s pizza, ultimate hot dog bar, veggie flatbreads, homestyle sammie, signature salad, Cuban sandwich Thursday Seasoned wings, Big Daddy’s pizza, Bahn Mi sandwich, golden grilled cheese, turkey avocado sub, signature salad, Asian rice bowl Friday Cheesy ravioli, Big Daddy’s pizza, chicken tenders, veggie burger, wrap ’n’ roll wraps, signature salad, mix and match mexi

There are lots of good things about having a Facebook account. For one, you can keep up with old friends and family members that you don’t get to see very often. On top of that, you can, um, well, OK, there’s one good thing about having a Facebook account.

Seriously, I do enjoy keeping up with people.

I like hearing about my Aunt Liz’s travels and my brother Don’s kids and my friend Paul’s mission trips.

I like seeing pictures of the fish my cousin JT caught over the weekend, even if he has been known on occasion to exploit camera angle for the sake of embellishment.

Yes, I like all of that.

The question, at any given moment, is just how much do I like it? Do I merely like it, or do I like it enough to actually hit the like button?

In this way (as, perhaps, in many others) Facebook is remarkably similar to fifth grade. Perhaps you can recall having the whole “like” versus “like like” conversation: “I heard you like Michelle.”

“Well, yeah, of course I like Michelle.”

“Do you like her, or do you like like her?”

Rob Jenkins “Um ….”

Every time something pops up on Facebook that you like, you have to relive this internal debate. You like it, but do you LIKE it?

Will you actually commit to hitting the like button, or will you remain aloof, selfabsorbed, uncaring?

Because you know, if you do go out on a limb and like something, that decision could possibly have far-reaching consequences. What about all the other posts by that same person that you didn’t like? Will he or she now think you disliked those posts, since you hit the like button for this one but not the others? Because you really did like those other posts. You just didn’t like like them.

And how about all your other friends, who see that you liked that post?

What if you didn’t like a sufficient number of their

posts? Will they be offended? Even worse, will they stop liking your posts because you didn’t like theirs? Because of course your self-esteem, your very validation as a human being, is directly tied to how many likes you get.

One answer, of course, is simply to be more generous with your likes. If you like someone’s post today, be sure to like their post tomorrow, so they won’t feel as if they somehow became less human overnight. If you liked one person’s cat video, be sure to like the next person’s cat video, lest they bombard you with cat videos until they find one you like.

And so it goes, as you sit in front of the keyboard, index finger poised above the left clicker, agonizing over each like decision and its multiple ramifications.

Not that I’m complaining, mind you. I really do like Facebook.

I just don’t like like it.

Rob Jenkins is a local freelance writer and the author of “Family Man: The Art of Surviving Domestic Tranquility,” available at Books for Less and on Amazon. Email Rob at rjenkinsgdp@yahoo.com or follow him on Twitter @ FamilyManRob.

2 wastes of time that shouldn’t happen When is it OK to interrupt someone who is sharing information that you don’t need?

Yes, this is going to be a rant.

I recently had the agonizing experience of waiting through a monologue from a chirpy AT&T customer rep who wasted 30 seconds of my time describing how pleased she was to serve me.

My cellphone battery was dying, and my plane was about to take off, I had 2 minutes to add international calling to my plan before I headed out.

Ms. Chirpy answered the call by describing how delighted she was to be serving me and how much AT&T cared about my business. All of this before she asked me how she could actually help me.

How many hours a day do you waste having to listen to something that has no value? Here are two of my biggest pet peeves: 1. Talking about service rather than providing it.

I’m sure the AT&T rep was a nice person just trying to do her job. Her clearly scripted intro was no doubt the result of some AT&T executive who thought that spending 30 seconds telling customers how valuable we are would be a better use of our time than actually helping us.

Thirty seconds might not seem like a big deal. But when a customer wants

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than they can talk. When a presenter reads from slides, the audience has already finished reading the entire slide while the presenter is still on the second bullet.

It’s not just teachers, executives are even worse offenders. People read aloud from reports, walk you through products manuals, Lisa McLeod and provide instructions that you already have right in front of you. It’s an something, and you make incredibly infective use of them wait so that you can time for all parties involved. give what is basically a If the information can be sales pitch it sets the wrong communicated in writing, tone for the interaction. just send it; don’t force Companies with stelpeople to attend a meeting. lar customer service, like If you expect people to Apple, don’t waste the show up in person, make customer’s time with scripted niceties. Their rep- the interaction matter. resentatives are polite, but Provide new info, or nuanced info that couldn’t be while AT&T reps are still communicated in writing. reciting their marketing Ask questions, answer jingle, the Apple rep has already started to diagnose questions, get people to interact. If you’re worried the problem. Ritz Carlabout people not readton employees offer their ing your info, which is I famous signature “It’s my suspect what the school pleasure” line after they worried about, provide the provide you the service, handout then add value, not before. color, and interpretation Describing how wonwith your words. derful you are is about Life is short. Meaningyour need to say it, not the ful human interaction is an receivers need to hear it.

2. Reciting information excellent way to spend our limited time on this earth. that people can read But meaningless drivel is I attended several recent parent presentations at my a waste of time for everyone. daughter’s high school Lisa Earle McLeod where a teacher or administrator basically read from is the author of several books, including “Sellthe slide deck or handout.

It was excruciating. I now ing with Noble Purpose: understand why my daugh- How to Drive Revenue and Do Work That Makes You ter does not like school.

Proud.”

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AUBURN Library to give away free comics May 3 The Auburn Public Library will give away free comic books with titles for adults, teens and children on Free Comic Book Day on Saturday, May 3. From 2 to 5 p.m., comic book fans or those who want to see what comic books are all about can stop by the library, located at 24 Fifth St. in Auburn, and pick up a free comic book while supplies last. Limit one per person. For more information, call the library at 770513-2925.

BARROW COUNTY County launches new emergency notification system Barrow County Emergency Services is now using the Everbridge system for citizen alerts, allowing the department to “communicate with thousands of businesses and residents in minutes in the event of a life-threatening emergency.”

With the new system, residents can receive alerts regarding important weather, fire and law enforcement events.

Residents and businesses listed in the county’s 911 database are automatically subscribed to landline alerts for life-threatening situations, but individuals can also selfregister to receive additional alerts via cell, email, text messaging, fax or pager.

Those interested can find more information or register by selecting the “citizens alert” link at barrowga.com.

BERKELEY LAKE City soliciting bids for street sign maintenance The city of Berkeley Lake is soliciting competitive sealed bids from qualified contractors for street sign maintenance. The city maintains about 277 of the 485 road signs in the city. Sealed bids will be received by the city of Berkeley Lake, 4040 S. Berkeley Lake Road N.W., Berkeley Lake, Georgia 30096-3016, until noon May 8 and then publicly opened and read aloud. Interested parties should call Stephanie Douglas at 770-831-9000 to request a bid package.

BRASELTON Braselton celebrates ‘Teresa Simms Day’ Braselton Mayor Bill Orr recently presented resident Teresa Simms with a special proclamation celebrating her 100th birthday. Simms, a New York native, worked as a nurse for 26 years and is now retired and living in Braselton near her family.

“She now joins an elite society of American centenarians, the largest of its kind in the world, which doubled in number during recent decades,” Orr said. “The town salutes and commemorates a century of a good and faithful servant.”

BUFORD Mall of Georgia to host ‘Season de Cinco’ party Tin Lizzy’s Cantina and the Mall of Georgia will host an early Cinco de Mayo block party from noon to 2 p.m. Saturday, May 3. The event will take over the mall’s courtyard and amphitheater with live music, drink spe-

first come, first serve basis by calling 770-466-1165.

NORCROSS Easter egg hunt rescheduled for May 3 Kids still hunting for eggs have another opportunity coming up. After rain caused the cancellation of Norcross’ event April 26, the city has rescheduled its egg hunt for 11 a.m. Saturday, May 3. The event will be held at Rossie Brundage Park at 350 Autry St. Attendees can park at Hopewell Baptist Church nearby, officials said.

Residents line up to shop and enjoy everything the vendors at Snellville Days have to offer. (Special Photo)

Rennie Curran proving ‘Dreams Come True’ at Snellville Days

By Danielle Ryan

Staff Intern

The 41st Annual Snellville Days festival will be celebrated this coming weekend at T.W. Briscoe Park in Snellville. This year’s theme is “Dreams Come True” and the grand marshal is Snellville resident and former linebacker for UGA, the Tennessee Titans and the Rennie Tampa Bay BucCurran caneers, Rennie Curran.

The parade will start at 10 a.m. on Saturday at Wisteria Village with Curran presiding. He will be joined by the UGA cheerleaders and mascot. The parade will also feature horses and knights from Medieval Times, group floats, three marching bands, mascots, clowns, politicians, local cheerleaders and more.

“Every year since I’ve taken over the parade we try to have different acts and every year we try to grow the parade. This year we have Medieval Times coming with their horses, we have Caribbean association with Carnival danccials, contests and giveaways. For more information, visit tinlizzyscantina.com.

DACULA City’s Miss Memorial Day to be crowned May 3 The Miss Memorial Day Organization will hold its annual Miss Memorial Day Pageant on Saturday, May 3.

The pageant will be held from 9 a.m. to noon at the Hamilton Mill Golf Club’s Grand Ballroom at 1995 Hamilton Mill Parkway in Dacula. There will be 14 crowns given away as well as a $200 scholarship presented to the highest scoring overall winner.

The Miss Memorial Day queens are the official queens for the 20th annual Dacula Memorial Day Parade that will be held May 26.

For more information on the pageant, visit daculamemorialday.com.

DULUTH Flicks on the bricks The Fridays-N-Duluth event this week will feature Flicks on the Bricks as the movie “Saving Mr. Banks”

ers and steel drums,” said Mayor Kelly Kautz. “Of course we have local schools come with floats, cheerleaders, and marching bands.

We’re encouraging all of the participants to give out things to spectators. We want it to be enjoyable for everyone, not just people in the parade but those who come out to watch.”

Choosing Curran as grand marshall made perfect sense to the mayor, and he was honored to have the opportunity to give back to his community.

“I met Rennie a couple of years ago when I gave Justin Lansford the key to the city. Rennie’s a fabulous resident of Snellville,” said Kautz. “I’m a UGA graduate and so I’m proud of what Rennie has done. I’ve supported him in the release of his new book, “Free Agent.” I thought it was appropriate with this year’s theme, Dreams Come True, to have Rennie as the grand marshall.”

Even though Curran has traveled all over the country with the NFL, Snellville is and will always be his home.

“No matter how successful I become, I will always come back to Snellville. I want to be around the people who helped me become

will be shown from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. Families are invited to the Duluth Town Green, and vendors will be on hand selling food and drinks. The community block party will take place every Friday through to October. Vendors interested in being a part of the event can email Maggie Waddell at mwaddell@ duluthga.net for additional information.

GRAYSON Greater Eastside Chamber to host lunch and learn The Greater Eastside Chamber of Commerce will host a lunch and learn from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Wednesday, April 30, at Buffalo’s Cafe at 910 Athens Highway in Loganville.During the event, Jim Browning will present “LinkedIn for Business.” Lunch is free for members and $10 for nonmembers.

Held the last Wednesday of the month, lunch and learn meetings focus on educating members and non-members with information to help businesses grow, become more efficient, increase profitability, become

successful,” Curran said. “I love being a part of everything there and at Brookwood High School.

Teachers and coaches at Brookwood and around the community made me the man I am today.”

Curran said he was honored and humbled by Kautz’s decision to make him grand marshall in Snellville Days, and it helped push his overall goal to help the community he grew up in. This year’s theme truly hit home for the football star.

“I was a young kid, having dreams and aspirations of playing at UGA and in the NFL. Knowing what achieving my dreams has meant to me, my family, even my high school. To make them proud and be that role model is a great feeling of fulfillment and provides my motivation to keep achieving my dreams,” he said.

“For everybody who had a dream, those athletes who have been told they’re not good enough, I do it for them. I do it for the underdogs. I’m going to do everything in my power, whether it’s playing in the NFL or being a motivational speaker, I want to help my community and make everybody proud.”

For more information about the free event, visit snellvilledays.com.

more technologically savvy or grow involvement in community and sustainability.

Registration for the meeting is required. For more information, visit www. eastsidechamber.com/lunchlearn-event.

LAWRENCEVILLE Residents can give feedback in person, online to Gwinnett County Community Development Program The Gwinnett County Community Development Program invites residents to participate in identifying needs and funding priorities for the 2015-19 Consolidated Plan. Input is also needed to help staff develop a new Analysis of Impediments to Fair Housing Choice.

Residents can attend a community meeting at 10 a.m. or 6 p.m. Thursday, May 1 at the Gwinnett Justice and Administration Center, second floor, Conference Rooms C and A. GJAC is located at 75 Langley Drive in Lawrenceville.

Unable to attend a meeting? Residents may complete an online survey by May 30 at www.surveymon-

key.com/s/7YL8YL3.

LILBURN PAWFest coming to Lilburn Next month, dog lovers are invited to the Gwinnett Humane Society’s PAWfest event, planned in Lilburn.

The festival will be held from 10 a.m. until 4 p.m.

May 10 at City Park, with a hike beginning at 9:30 a.m.

All leashed well-behaved dogs are welcome for the event, which includes agility contests, frisbee demonstrations, booths, kids activities and more.

Visit www.pawfest.com for more details and an up-todate schedule of events.

LOGANVILLE Groovin’ on the Green resumes in May The second installment of the Groovin’ on the Green summer concert series will feature Critical Velocity at the Loganville Town Green at 7:30 p.m. May 16. Tables for each event are available for $100 per table with seating for up to eight people.

Contact Loganville City Hall to reserve your table on a

PEACHTREE CORNERS Beautification efforts recognized Peachtree Corners officials recognized the efforts of volunteers this April as part of an Earth Day celebration.

The mayor and council recognized the United Peachtree Corners Civic Association for its efforts at beautification and declared May 10 as Clean and Beautiful Day in Peachtree Corners.

SNELLVILLE Military equipment sought for event The Snellville Tourism and Trade Association is seeking help for the upcoming Veterans Memorial dedication.

Officials are looking for some military equipment to share with the community at the dedication Saturday, May 24. In a Facebook post, leaders said they would love to have an Army tank or trucks, maybe even a Black Hawk helicopter for kids to see up close.

Anyone who can help with that is asked to call Kelly McAloon at 770-310-0429 or email kelmca@comcast.net.

SUGAR HILL City leasing old city hall suites to home-based businesses Sugar Hill is looking for home-based businesses to lease suites at its former city hall building.

The Sugar Hill City Council recently approved an agreement allowing the city’s Downtown Development Authority to market the former city hall building — now dubbed “The Suite Spot @ Sugar Hill” — and sublease space for home-based businesses, which reportedly make up 80 percent of Sugar Hill’s businesses.

The first tenant will be Grasp Learning, a tutoring company previously operating out of a Sugar Hill home.

For more information, contact Scott Andrews at 770-945-6716, ext. 1304 or sandrews@cityofsugarhill. com.

SUWANEE Library to offer grant writing workshop The Gwinnett County Public Library and the Foundation Center of Atlanta will offer a workshop about the basics of grant writing from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. May 1 at the Suwanee library branch at 361 Main St. The workshop will help attendees learn the tools needed to write successful grants and obtain more money for an organization. Registration is required. To register email mwoodard@gwinnettpl.org or call 770-277-6008.

UGA honors two Gwinnett natives with employee award Two University of Georgia students from Gwinnett were recently honored for their contributions to their jobs on campus.

UGA’s Career Center recognized Scott Boyer, who attended Peachtree Ridge High, and Barbara Eutsey, who graduated from Brookwood High, during an awards luncheon for the top 100 student workers on campus — out of a pool of 5,000 workers.

Boyer, the first runner-up for the overall award, works

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Keith Farner in parking services, and is considered the face of the department because of the volume of people he sees

at student orientation and orientation resource fairs.

Boyer is a graduating senior majoring in accounting who has an internship with BDO in Atlanta this summer and plans for graduate school.

Boyer was nominated

by Brenda Burke, who said he streamlined an account status report that previously caused problems.

Eutsey, the second runnerup, works for the Bulldog Cafe in Food Services.

Before Eutsey was promoted

to student supervisor, she displayed a talk-charge attitude, her supervisor said.

“She would take the initiative to help another student learn the ropes,” said Gerry Hinkley, manager of the Bulldog Cafe, who nominated her for the award. “On game days when the Café is inundated with customers, Barbie served as the lead person for crowd control, giving customers directions and helping them find what they were looking for. She set the standard for how it

should be done.”

Eutsey is a graduating senior majoring in dietetics and pursuing a dietetics internship and career in the food services industry.

South Gwinnett students interact with Grammy winner More than 30 students from South Gwinnett High School’s advanced guitar program interacted with Grammy Award-winning guitarist David Russell in a workshop sponsored by

Spivey Hall at Clayton State University. Spivey Hall’s education series includes many on-site workshops with local schools that seek to enhance young performers’ understanding of music and their instruments by connecting them with master artists and teachers such as Russell Russell’s residency is funded in part by a grant from South Arts in partnership with the National Endowment for the Arts and the Georgia Council for the Arts.

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