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Cops investigating deaths as homicides

By Joshua Sharpe

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NORCROSS — A homeowner learns there’s a dead man near his backyard. A woman on a morning stroll spots the body from the street.

A maintenance worker and a police officer find another body, that of a woman, inside an SUV at the neighborhood clubhouse, several hundred

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Shock is permeating The Arbors at Jackson Creek

subdivision off Jimmy Carter Boulevard after two teens died Monday morning in what police are calling a double homicide.

Details about the shooting remained scarce by Tuesday afternoon.

Gwinnett County police identified the victims as Stone Mountain residents Jaquille

Cpl. Deon Washington, Gwinnett County police spokesman, speaks to reporters on the scene of a suspected double homicide outside Norcross on Monday. (Staff Photo: Joshua Sharpe)

See HOMICIDE, Page 7A

Area pump station sees pipe crack Second such instance since mid-December

By Curt Yeomans curt.yeomans@gwinnettdailypost.com

A pipe at a Gwinnett County Department of Water Resources pump station in Snellville cracked on Monday, sending raw sewage into Watson Creek for the second time in a little over a month.

Department spokeswoman Karen Shields said county officials have contacted the Georgia Environmental Protection Division about the spill that took place this week at the Tanglewood Pump Station, 1952 Tanglewood Drive. About 2,048 gallons of sewage spilled out of the pipe during the spill.

See SPILL, Page 7A

Truitt Fowler, 11, Anish Araque, 10, Ellery Freund, 10, Jessie Le, 11, and Steven Li, 11, from Head Elementary School recently won a grand prize award from the Wonder League Robotics competition and an all-expense-paid trip to Universal Studios, Google, and a chance to meet top engineers, game designers and animators from Silicon Valley. (Special Photo)

Going west

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Five students from Head Elementary School have reason to celebrate after they recently won a grand prize award from the Wonder League Robotics competition.

The Head students earned an all-expense-paid trip to Universal Studios, Google, and a chance to meet top engineers, game designers and animators from Silicon Valley. The group also took home the Oscar for Best Picture for its video submission.

Team members are Truitt Fowler, 11, Anish Araque, 10, Ellery Freund, 10, Jessie

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Le, 11, and Steven Li, 11.

The team is made up of the first five students to complete a 20-hour accelerated course at code.org.

The trip to Silicon Valley is scheduled for spring break, April 3-7.

The group won in part because, “With diverse interests in science and math as well as art and video production, they were able to work well together and play to Using the DoInk iPad app, Head Elementary students have individual strengths.” found a way to make Dash look like he is going up the elevator Principal Christine Knox to the space shuttle. Front left, Anish Araque, right, Truitt Fowler.

At basket, Ellery Freund, left, Jessie Le, right, and Steven Li, top.

See ROBOTICS, Page 7A (Special Photo)

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Gwinnett County commissioners tabled a request to operate a business that would be part express car wash, part convenience store and part gas station on Jimmy Carter Boulevard on Tuesday in an unusual debate that saw the applicant ask for denial and opponents ask for approval.

Cronos Development LLC wants to build See CAR WASH, Page 3A

Residents of the Glenbrook Forest neighborhood stand to show their opposition to a proposed car wash that was proposed for the corner of Jimmy Carter Boulevard and Joseph Way. (Staff Photo: Curt Yeomans)

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Former Eastside CEO to speak Elderly Norcross at Gwinnett Tech lecture series resident killed in

By Keith Farner

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Former Eastside Medical Center CEO Kim Ryan is returning to Gwinnett next week to speak at a lecture series about her experience in the face of crisis.

Ryan, who moved from Eastside to Southern Regional Medical Center in Riverdale two years ago, will speak from noon to 1 p.m. on Feb. 3 at the second annual Executive Leadership Series at Gwinnett Technical College. The event will be in the auditorium of the Busbee Center in Building 700 at the Lawrenceville campus.

“Organizational leader-

Operating Officer at Tulane Medical Center in New Orleans when Hurricane Katrina landed on the city.

“It’s a story that not many people have heard,” Whirl said. “She will share that experience along with information that we can all take away to become better leaders.”

The series is mainly aimed at students in marketing, accounting, hotel, restaurant and tourism management, and any discipline concept of leadership and in business management. how that translates to the All lectures are free and business community.” open to all faculty memWhirl first heard Ryan bers, staff, students and the speak to a Leadership Gwin- general public. The goal of nett class and was inspired the series is to educate and by her story. Ryan was pre- connect students to business viously the Principal Chief enterprises.

Kim Ryan moved to Southern Regional Medical Center in Riverdale two years ago but is returning to Gwinnett to give a lecture at Gwinnett Tech. (Special Photo)

ship is an important topic in today’s business culture,” Dean of Business and Art and Design Jermaine Whirl said in a press release.

“Business schools and programs across the country are taking a new look at the

traffic accident

By Curt Yeomans

ing north on the road.

Norcross police responded at 11:50 a.m., Grogan said, but the An 85-year old NorGeorgia State Patrol is cross woman died Mon- handling the investigaday morning during an tion. Bales, a longtime accident at the intersecresident of the city, died tion of Buford Highway at the scene of the acand Langford Road. cident.

Norcross police Capt.

The truck was driven Bill Grogan said Ophelia by Buford resident Bryant Bales was pulling Michael Beverly, 27, out of the parking lot of and Lithonia resident a CVS Pharmacy onto Brandon Walker, 19, Buford Highway in her was riding in it with 1988 Cadillac El Dorado him, according to State when she was struck Patrol spokeswoman Tracey Watson. She said shortly before noon by a 2007 Mitsubishi FE14 charges are pending in box truck that was travel- the case.

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Police seek Subway robber Cops target Lawrenceville man in bank robbery case

By Joshua Sharpe

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A man accused in a Subway restaurant robbery is being sought by Gwinnett County police, the agency announced Monday.

The robbery happened at about 9 p.m. on Nov. 9 at the sandwich shop located at 3230 Medlock Bridge Road. The robber asked an employee for hand soap for the bathroom and then kicked the employee while brandishing a silver revolver, police said.

“The employee was dragged to the cash register where he was forced to open it,” said Cpl.

Police say this man is wanted in connection with a Subway robbery in Peachtree Corners.

(Special Photo)

Deon Washington, police department spokesman.

“The male stole approximately $400 from the register and took the employee’s wallet before

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Anyone with information can contact 770513-5300. To remain anonymous, tipsters can contact Crime Stoppers at 404-577-TIPS (8477) or visit www.crimestoppersatlanta.org. Crime Stoppers offers a reward of up to $2,000 for information leading to an arrest and indictment in the case.

By Joshua Sharpe joshua.sharpe @gwinnettdailypost.com

Gwinnett County police are searching for a purported gang member allegedly behind a Wells Fargo bank robbery.

Fabiel Camacho-Pineda, 33, of Lawrenceville is wanted on an armed robbery warrant for the Dec. 8 holdup Fabiel at 3065 CamachoLawPineda renceville Highway outside Lawrenceville, police said Monday morning.

“Pineda has ties to California and the street gang Sur 13,” said Cpl.

Police say these security camera photos show Fabiel Camacho-Pineda during a Dec. 8 robbery at a Lawrenceville-area Wells Fargo bank. (Special Photo)

Deon Washington, Gwinnett police spokesman.

Police believe the suspect, five-foot-four, walked in and gave a teller a note saying he had a gun and was robbing the bank. As the teller inspected the note, the man told her to hurry, speaking in Spanish.

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PUBLIC NOTICE The public is advised that the City Commission of the City of Buford will meet on February 1, 2016 at 7:00 p.m. at Buford City Hall, 2300 Buford Highway, Buford, Gwinnett County, Georgia, for its regularly scheduled monthly Commission meeting where it will consider a resolution to condemn a one-third undivided interest in a 5.4 acres of real property adjacent to East Shadburn Avenue and bordered by property owned by the City of Buford comprising a portion of tax parcel R-7-301-006 in furtherance of the construction of a city park and recreational facilities.

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Duluth mayor touts community pride, walkability in State of City

By Curt Yeomans

has partnered with Gwinnett County, Johns Creek and Fulton County to Duluth Mayor Nancy Harsecure a ris put a major emphasis on $400,000 one simple two-letter word matching as she talked about what has grant from been going on in the city the Atlanta during her State of the City Regional Nancy Harris CommisAddress on Monday: “Be.” Harris told a packed house sion to of residents, staff and elected study the revitalization of officials that the city should Rogers Bridge. be visionary in looking at There were also some what it wants to be like in transportation projects, such the future. She added that as working with Gwinnett it should be healthy by not County to put sidewalks only having quality parks on Duluth Highway, from and recreation facilities, but Buford Highway to Claiusing them and also partner- borne Drive, construction ing with Gwinnett Medical of George Rogers Road, Center to develop a former median work on Buford Ingles grocery store.

Highway and landscaping at The mayor said the city the intersection of Pleasshould also be a destinaant Hill Road and Buford tion. It should, she said, be Highway.

Duluth.

A major part of the city’s “We want you to eat in plans for the future, though, Duluth, shop in Duluth and is to increase walkability, be Duluth,” Harris said. particularly in its downtown “Everything you do needs to area. be about Duluth.”

“Citizens are looking for Harris’ speech focused on places to live that are walkwhat has been going on in able,” she said. “We may not Duluth in the last year and be able to make it possible what will be coming up this for you to walk to your jobs, year. but we want to make it walkDuring her speech, Harris able enough that you can outlined some city business walk to a restaurant or that matters, such as working you walk to shopping areas.” on a new 10-year parks and Two major walkabilityrecreation plan to replace minded developments she one that is now a decade highlighted were The Block, old. She added that the city a restaurant district that will

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be located next to the Duluth Town Green, and Sugarloaf Market, a mixed-use residential and retail development at the corner of Peachtree Industrial Boulevard and Sugarloaf Parkway.

Both projects are under construction.

Harris also gave residents a tease of one project coming up in the next few weeks during her speech. The city council will vote on whether to approve the Residential Group’s proposed The Village At Duluth development during its Feb. 8 meeting, she said. The project is designed to include about 400 residential units and streetfacing retail.

If the city council approves it, the development would be built at the current site of the Proctor Square shopping center at the corner of Buford and Duluth highways. Harris said it is being looked at carefully however because of the volume of housing it plans to provide.

“We’re going to look at how many apartments do we want and how many do we need,” Harris said after her speech. “We want to look at all of the data and make an informed decision.”

Car wash

Jimmy Carter Boulevard and Joseph Way. To do that, the business mainly as a however, the land would car wash operation on 2.69 have to be rezoned to a comacres of land that is currently mercial zoning category that split between two neighbor- would allow it to exist. ing parcels at the corner of The Gwinnett County

Planning Commission approved the retail and gas sales portion of the proposed development earlier this month, but not the car wash portion. That recomendation was in line with the wishes of neighboring residents who wanted the car wash denied because they feared it would hurt their properties.

That also led to the topsyturvy, reversed roles scenario that played out at the Board of Commissioners’ meeting on Tuesday night.

“Due to various concerns from our side, the neighborhood’s side and the Planning Commission’s side, I would like to request you deny this application without prejudice,” Cronos Development representative Jay Parekh told the commission.

The county commission will instead decide what to do about the rezoning request at its 2 p.m. Feb. 2 business meeting. Commissioners did go ahead on Tuesday and deny the special use permit and change in conditions requests that Cronos had sought as part of the massive request.

It gets a little more unusual when the request of residents is looked at. The people who live in the Glenbrook Forest neighborhood do not want the car wash to be built. They instead want to use the rezoning request that would have made the car wash possible as an opportunity to control what goes on the site in the future.

They hired an attorney, Amy Hillman, who told the commission the residents want the rezoning request approved with the condition added that no car washes, gas stations or drive-thru restaurants be allowed on the site.

Hillman said the residents would rather see the property developed as an office site, or a bank, which they feel would minimally impact their neighborhood.

“This neighborhood doesn’t just want to win the battle, they want to win the war,” she said.

Commissioner Lynette Howard, whose district includes the property in question, said she asked her colleagues to table the rezoning request because she wanted a week to consider the requests from both sides in light of the unusual situation.

“I’ve got to think about it because I’ve never had that happen before,” Howard said. “I can see me arguing with myself about which is the better way to go on this.”

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Omega-3 beneficial for heart risks

DEAR DR. ROACH: Are there any benefits to taking omega-3?

— B.H. ANSWER: Yes, there are, but it’s not clear just how big those benefits are.

Although there has been some evidence that omega-3 fatty acids may be of benefit in slowing dementia, treating depression and helping asthma, the consensus on these topics is that omega-3 supplements are unlikely to have a large benefit. However, most of the interest in omega-3 fatty acids is in cardiovascular health.

There have been many studies looking at the effect of fish-derived omega-3 fatty acids on a variety of heart outcomes. Certainly, they reduce triglycerides and slightly increase HDL levels.

They slightly reduce blood pressure and reduce heart rate. Like other cholesterollowering agents, such as niacin and statins, they slightly increase blood sugar levels, though to a lesser extent than other agents.

In large clinical trials looking at the outcomes that matter, such as heart attack and overall risk of dying, the study results are mixed.

Earlier studies tend to show a large benefit, while more recent studies show a small benefit. However, no studies have suggested significant harm, and my view after reviewing the available studies is that omega-3 supplementation is likely to have a modest heart benefit. The greater the risk of heart disease for a given individual, the more benefit he or she is likely to get.

The amount of omega-3 needed to benefit is small, about 250 mg per day of EPA plus DHA (the two different forms). This can be obtained by a supplement, or by eating about two servings of fatty fish per week.

DEAR DR. ROACH: What is a tilt table test for?

— J.C. ANSWER: The tilt table test is most commonly ordered to determine the cause of syncope, a sudden loss of consciousness. Most cases of syncope are caused by a simple faint (called vasovagal syncope), and can be reliably diagnosed as such by an experienced clinician after a careful history and physical exam. In people with a history of syncope and with risk factors for coronary artery disease — blockages in the blood vessels of the heart that can lead to heart attack — it is important to evaluate for heart blockages with a stress test or angiogram. If coronary disease has been ruled out, and if the syncope is recurrent, then a tilt table test may be ordered. It is sometimes used to distinguish between convulsive syncope (fainting associated with muscle spasm) and epilepsy.

As its name implies, the tilt table is capable of moving a patient rapidly between lying down and upright while monitoring symptoms, the EKG and blood pressure.

Sometimes medication is used to improve the sensitivity of the test; however, the test is neither 100 percent sensitive nor specific. As a general internist, I seldom order this test and refer unexplained cases of recurrent syncope to a cardiologist.

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Ex-wife wonders how to reach out during crisis DEAR AMY: My exhusband is very ill with leukemia. We have been divorced for 21 years.

We are both remarried and have maintained a friendly but distant relationship since our divorce, talking a few times a year.

He is the father of my two adult children (in their 30s).

His current wife is a very jealous, controlling person and does not know we have remained friendly, as our contact since he married her has only been through his work phone.

He is now disabled and no longer has a work phone. The last time he was hospitalized for over a month, my children were fearful that if I went to visit him at the hospital, his current wife might be angry and would not keep them informed of his health issues. She is cold toward my children.

His health is precarious and he could possibly end up back in the hospital. I am torn between going to visit him at the hospital and my children’s fears.

Please give me your thought about what I should do. — Worried Ex DEAR WORRIED: You should call the house phone or his cellphone. If he picks up, you can have a chat with him at that time. If his wife answers the phone, you should try your best to communicate with her in a way that honestly reflects your con-

Ask Amy

Amy Dickinson cerns for the two of them: “I’m so sorry to learn about ‘Jim’ being ill. The kids are very worried, and I wanted to reach out to say hello and to see how he and you are doing.”

My point is that you are a human being. She is a human being. You might be the ex-wife and she might be the jealous and possessive current wife, but there are times when transparently announcing your humanity is the only way to go.

Your adult children may have to stiffen their spines to her attitude toward them in order to maintain contact with their father.

If there is a helpful function they can assume — driving him to treatments, helping with yardwork or cooking a meal — it would help to keep them close.

DEAR AMY: At restaurants, my friends and I have always “shared” food — offering a taste of soup, a bite of an appetizer, entree or dessert.

Now I have a significant other who was raised to

consider this rude behavior, saying, “If we were supposed to eat each other’s food, it would all come on one big plate.”

I agree that some people believe eating off others’ plates is rude, but I don’t want to restrict our restaurant dining to Ethiopian restaurants where everything does come on one big plate.

Have you any suggestions how I can urge my partner toward sharing — or is this a silly idea?

— Loose Lips DEAR LOOSE: It is rude to stick your fork into someone else’s food, your spoon into someone’s soup and to eat off of someone else’s plate — so why would you urge someone else to adopt this practice?

I’m not judging you and your friends, who engage in consensual food-sharing, but for many people, this is not only impossible to do but unpleasant to witness. Watching others eat off of neighbors’ plates makes this occasionally squeamish diner want to guard my own plate against marauding cutlery.

Please allow your significant other to be polite without shaming him or her into behaving otherwise.

DEAR AMY: I’m responding to “Woman Who Wants It All,” who asked how to time having children with her career.

The wisest advice I ever received on this subject was from the Episcopal priest who was going to perform my marriage ceremony in the early 1980s.

He himself was married to an ambitious lawyer who was also a mother, and he recommended that I establish myself in a job I like before getting pregnant.

I followed his advice and it worked beautifully.

I worked at a company for two years, and when I got pregnant I was considered a valuable employee and the company was eager to keep me after my maternity leave was over. In fact, I was able to negotiate returning to a part-time position while still staying on the career path and eventually working up to becoming a vice president.

The other advantage to being invested/established in a job you love is that it makes going back to work that much easier.

— Happy I Had it All DEAR HAPPY: Thank you for passing on this sage advice.

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

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

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

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Offer others what you can, but don’t make too many sacrifices. Your generosity will not pay your bills. Concentrate on using your skills to raise your profile and standard of living. A steady pace toward a realistic goal will pay off.

Embrace the future with optimism.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20Feb. 19) — Don’t act on hearsay. Someone will try to lead you astray with bad information.

Avoid a feud by keeping your opinions to yourself and getting involved in projects you can do independently.

PISCES (Feb. 20-March 20) — The help you offer will lead to an opportunity to get involved in something that concerns or excites you. Your originality and compassionate nature will put you in a leadership position.

ARIES (March 21-April 19) — Keep a promise you made to yourself at the turn of the year and follow through with your plans. Nothing will happen if you don’t take action.

TAURUS (April 20May 20) — You’ll have everyone’s attention if you speak up and offer options. Your insight and common sense will help you face anyone who opposes you. Get ready to celebrate with someone special.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20) — Listen carefully and don’t make assumptions or overreact to what’s being said. Once you decide on your position, make a subtle but effective move that will help you avoid a loss.

CANCER (June 21July 22) — You’ll have plenty to think about and lots of options. The changes you make at home or within important relationships will add to your future stability. Romance is encouraged.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) — Take it upon yourself to finish what you start.

Once you have put the work behind you, it will be much easier to indulge in something you enjoy doing.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept.

22) — Attend a networking function. Discussions that allow you to share your ideas will prompt an interesting offer. Love is on the rise, and romance will improve your personal life.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23) — Don’t put up with someone pressuring or bullying you. Make plans to spend time with those who support your actions instead of criticizing them. Research an attractive personal change.

SCORPIO (Oct. 24Nov. 22) — Explore interests and expand your friendships. The more you interact with others, the better your options will be. A unique change at home will help you reach one of your dreams.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 23-Dec. 21) — Don’t share too much with others, even if you are enjoying the attention that results. Ulterior motives will lead to trouble and a loss of reputation or status.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) — Don’t hold back. If you want something, take it. You can reach your goal if you are diligent in the way you do things. Indulge in a romantic encounter.

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world&nation WORLD Migrants injured in gunfight near Dunkirk camp

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No evidence of shots fired Reuters

LILLE, France — Three migrants from the GrandeSynthe camp near Dunkirk, northern France, were injured on Tuesday in what a charity worker said appeared to be a fight between rival bands of smugglers.

One of the three migrants was wounded by gunshots, an official at the local prefecture told Reuters. They were all taken to Dunkirk hospital.

The French charity source, who declined to be named or identify his organization to avoid being targeted, said the incident appeared to be caused by a rift between smugglers.

Some 3,000 people, many of them Kurds, live in the makeshift camp in the town of Grande-Synthe just 35 km away from the so-called “Jungle” camp in Calais on France’s north coast.

SAN DIEGO — An active shooter and three gunshots were reported at the U.S. Naval Medical Center in San Diego on Tuesday, triggering a heavy law enforcement response.

Officials later said there was no sign of a shooting and no reports of deaths or injuries.

“There’s no evidence of a shooting right now that we know of, there was just a report of three shots heard,” said Navy Region Southwest spokeswoman Amanda Chavez.

The U.S. Navy had said in an earlier statement, based on initial reports from a witness, that three shots were heard in the basement of a building housing a gym and barracks at the medical center around 11 a.m.

Military police were talking to the person who Kerry urges lively reported the shots fired, political debate in Chavez said.

Cambodia election First responders and Navy working dog units PHNOM PENH — U.S. were on scene clearing Secretary of State John the building where the Kerry called for Cambodia’s shots were heard, the Navy government to allow “vigor- statement said, adding that ous and peaceful” political the medical center was on debate ahead of elections in lockdown and a shelter2018 and said progress on in-place order had been human rights was critical to given. future relations.

Workers from the buildOn a visit to Phnom Penh, ing were seen coming out Kerry met Hun Sen, Asia’s longest-serving prime minister, and Foreign Minister Hor Nam Hong. He also met leaders of the opposition and Obama makes civil groups to underscore U.S. concerns about human push to expand rights. retirement saving With three years to go before the vote, political tenWASHINGTON — U.S. sion in Cambodia is already President Barack Obama high. Hun Sen’s biggest will propose in his upcomrival, opposition leader Sam ing budget measures to Rainsy, fled to France in help more than 30 million November to avoid arrest Americans save for retirefor an old defamation case ment, such as automatically which Sam Rainsy’s politi- enrolling workers in Indical party say was revived at vidual Retirement Accounts Hun Sen’s bidding. and making it easier for Lawmakers from Sam workers to keep savings Rainsy’s party, the Camwhen they switch jobs, bodian National Rescue according to the country’s Party, were beaten in broad labor secretary. daylight outside in October Labor Secretary Tom Peroutside the national assemez unveiled parts of the plan bly. on Monday before heading to California’s Silicon Valley to meet with venture Anger in Italy as capitalists and technology statues covered to executives about bolstering retirement savings. placate Iranians Obama will present a ROME — Italian Prime spending plan Feb. 9 to Minister Matteo Renzi Congress that serves as an came under fire on Tuesday outline of political priorities after ancient nude statues in but very rarely comes to fruRome’s Capitoline museum ition. This budget, proposed were covered up to avoid in the final year of Obama’s any possible offense to presidency, is expected to Iranian President Hassan hit a dead end.

Rouhani, who is visiting the The proposal would also country. allow smaller employers to Italy and Iran will sign create pooled 401(k) plans. up to 17 billion euros of business deals during the Washington to lift two day visit of the Iranian snow emergency delegation which began on Monday, but Italian opposi- as blizzard lets up tion leaders and commentators said Renzi had gone too WASHINGTON — far to please his guest.

Washington, D.C., is Politicians on the left and expected to end its snow right said not only had Renzi emergency today, Mayor made almost no reference to Muriel Bowser said in a Iran’s human rights record sign that the U.S. capital is during a joint news conferreturning to normal after a ence, but had also “surdeadly weekend blizzard on rendered” Italy’s cultural the U.S. East Coast. identity by hiding the nude The federal governstatues of women. ment remained closed on — From wire reports Tuesday and Congress put

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PEOPLE Marvin Minsky, AI pioneer, dead at 88

BOSTON — Marvin Minsky, the artificial intelligence pioneer who helped make machines think, leading to computers that understand spoken commands and beat grandmasters at chess, has died at the age of 88, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology said.

Minsky, who died on Sunday, suffered a cerebral hemorrhage, the school said.

Minsky had “a monster brain,” MIT colleague Patrick Winston, a professor of artificial intelligence and computer science, said in a 2012 interview. He could be intimidating without meaning to be because he was “such a genius,” Winston said.

Minsky’s greatest contribution to computers and artificial intelligence was the Police move to surround Building 26 at the Naval Medical Center in San Diego, Calif., notion that neither human on Tuesday. (Reuters/Mike Blake) nor machine intelligence is a single process. in a single-file line with would say we’re pursuing was reported in Building their hands raised in the the information we have 26, the post said. air, as heavily armed poand ensuring that everyone The medical center, Apple News app lice maintained a perimeter is safe.” about two miles north of to make paywall around the site.

A post on the medical downtown San Diego, incontent available The San Diego County center’s Facebook page cludes a 272-bed hospital Sheriff’s Department sent had earlier advised ocand a staff of more than Apple Inc. is working to an armored van and a cupants to “run, hide or 6,500 military and civilian roughly 12-officer SWAT fight,” the protocol advised professionals, the center’s make subscription content available through its News team to assist military po- by the U.S. Department of website said. app, giving publishers with lice in clearing the buildHomeland Security in reA local middle school ing, said sheriff’s spokessponse to an active shooter. and two high schools in the paywalls a new way to woman Jan Caldwell.

All non-emergency area, which is home to the control who sees their articles, two sources familiar Navy Captain Curt response staff were asked U.S. Navy’s Pacific Fleet, with the matter said.

Jones, asked about the sta- to stay away from the were initially placed on The move would differtus of the situation, said, “I compound. The shooter lockdown as a precaution. entiate Apple News from Facebook’s Instant Articles a third day on Tuesday after news offering, which does elevated levels of lead were not offer subscriber-only found in pipes serving some content, and would likely give Apple a boost as it homes and buildings, makseeks to distinguish itself ing it the second Midwestern region to be plagued by from a growing crowd of online news apps. tainted water.

The move comes as Three schools in Sebring, 60 miles northeast of Cleve- news publishers try to figure out how to work land, have been shut down with Apple and Facebook since Friday. The Ohio Inc., which are imporEnvironmental Protection tant distributors of news Agency hit the village with a violation notice last week content to their hundreds of millions of users, but at requiring it to notify resithe same time are getting dents of the lead problem, between publishers and after first warning about risks to pregnant women and their readers.

Workers use heavy machinery to remove snow from children on Dec. 3.

By making paid cona parking area at the U.S. Capitol in Washington on tent available through its The Sebring news folWednesday. (Reuters/Jonathan Ernst) News app, Apple would lows weeks of controversy most activity on hold as the is in a bubble he fears will give publishers a way to over high lead levels in the maintain relationships with burst and he does not want Washington region continwater of Flint, Michigan, readers and perhaps attract to deal with a financial col- which has led to calls for ued digging out from the lapse if he is elected to the snowstorm, which killed at the resignation of Michigan new subscribers.

White House. least 35 people in 10 states Governor Rick Snyder.

The billionaire real estate and the U.S. capital.

Woody Allen A small army of workers mogul cited the economy as Puerto Rico Zika casts Miley Cyrus and equipment were making one of the toughest assignreport to show 18 for Amazon series ments he would face as progress in clearing streets after the storm brought more president if he wins the Nov. confirmed cases Acclaimed movie writer8 presidential election, along than 20 inches to the city.

Puerto Rico is to release a director Woody Allen is with the Iran nuclear deal.

Washington’s snow emerturning his attention to the “It’s a very daunting task, report on Zika cases on the gency is expected to end island this week which will small screen, with a new and we’re in deep trouble. at 6:30 p.m. today, Bowser streaming television series show that around 18 cases The country’s a mess,” said. for Amazon starring pop are confirmed, the U.S. Trump told ABC’s “Good “We have a lot of snow. star Miley Cyrus.

Morning America” program. territory’s health secretary We’re getting to every part On her Instagram acAna Rius told reporters on “We’re in a bubble,” of the city that needs attencount, Cyrus confirmed Tuesday. tion as soon as possible,” she added Trump, the frontNone of the cases involve on Monday she had been said at a news conference on runner for the Republican cast for the show, postpregnant women, Rius presidential nomination.

Tuesday. ing a photo of a painting “And, frankly, if there’s go- said, adding that the health The snow emergency of Allen and saying in ing to be a bubble popping, department was taking allowed the ticketing and preventive measures against an expletive-laced mesI hope they pop before I towing of vehicles parked sage she was “stoked to become president because I the mosquito-borne virus, on major streets and a surdon’t want to inherit all this which has been linked to se- be in Woody Allen’s first charge for taxi fares. stuff. I’d rather it be the day rious birth defects, and was series!!!!!”

Cyrus, whose career prepared to conduct future before rather than the day Trump does not path took her from Disney testing as more suspected after, I will tell you that.” want to ‘inherit’ star to provocative pop cases are expected in the singer, will star alongside future. economy bubble Schools in Ohio Allen and Elaine May in Puerto Rico reported its closed for third WASHINGTON — first case of Zika in Decem- the six half-hour-episode Republican presidential ber. The 18 cases referenced series that will take place day over water candidate Donald Trump, in the 1960s, Hollywood are in addition to that first CLEVELAND — casting doubt on the nation’s case, according to the gover- news site Deadline reSchools in the Ohio village nor’s office. economic health, said on ported.

— From wire reports of Sebring were closed for Tuesday the U.S. economy — From wire reports

Ford expands recall for vehicles with Takata air bags Reuters Ford Motor Co. said on Tuesday it is expanding a recall of vehicles with Takata Corp. air bag inflators after an inflator exploded in a Ford Ranger last month and the driver was killed.

U.S. safety regulators said Friday an estimated 5 million vehicles would be recalled in the United States for poten-

MUST READ tially faulty driver-side air bag inflators made by Takata.

The Friday announcement came just hours after federal regulators along with Takata and Ford officials inspected the 2006 Ford Ranger involved in a Dec. 22 fatality in South Carolina, said a spokesman for the National Highway Traffic

Safety Administration.

Regulators have reported 10 deaths globally, including nine in the United States, linked to defective air bags with Takata inflators. It was also the first Takata-related fatality not in a car made by Honda Motor Co. Ford is the first automaker to announce a recall after the NHTSA said on Friday it would expand recalls by about 5 million vehicles and infla-

tors. In all, the NHTSA expects that 28 million air bag inflators in as many as 24 million U.S. vehicles will have been recalled.

Takata inflators — metal cartridges loaded with propellant wafers — in mostly older models that are exposed to moisture over time can explode with too much force, sending shrapnel into the vehicle, according to the NHTSA.

Ford’s recall announced on Tuesday includes 391,354 Ford Rangers built in North America for model years 2004 to 2006 was for driver-side air bags.

Of that total, 361,692 are in the United States and federalized territories and 29,334 in Canada, Ford said.

All of the Rangers were previously recalled for potentially defective passenger-side air bag inflators, Ford said.

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Why I’m not for Trump as president When the publisher of National Review Magazine, Jack Fowler, called and asked me to write 300 words on why I oppose Donald Trump for president of the United States, my first thought was about the derision that was sure to come from Trump supporters.

I was not disappointed, or rather I am disappointed that no one who reacted negatively rebutted any of the arguments I, or the other contributors, made about why we think a President Trump would not pursue conservative goals.

Sounding like Trump, I was called a “loser” and someone for whom one writer said Cal he had “lost Thomas all respect.”

Sure, there were some who called me “brilliant” (I’m filing those away), but the name-callers resembled their political master. Trump also refused to address our arguments.

Instead, he mislabeled the magazine a “dying newspaper” and said it had lost circulation and no one reads it. Many are reading this issue.

One friend said he is convinced that Trump is “teachable and we can move him in the right direction.” On June 14, Trump will be 70 years old. By then, most people have long been settled in their worldview. Trump likes to cite Ronald Reagan, who was a Roosevelt Democrat before he famously said he didn’t leave the Democratic Party, the party left him. But Reagan spent many years honing his conservative principles in speeches, articles, and radio commentaries. He did not have, as some nominees to high office experience, a “confirmation conversion.”

Quoting myself would be redundant (read us all at nationalreview.com), so here is the key paragraph from the lead editorial: “Trump’s politics are those of an averagely well-informed businessman: Washington is full of problems; I am a problem-solver; let me at them. But if you have no familiarity with the relevant details and the levers of power, and no clear principles to guide you, you will, like most tenderfeet, get rolled. Trump has shown no interest in limiting government, in reforming entitlements, or in the Constitution. He floats the idea of massive new taxes on imported goods and threatens to retaliate against companies that do too much manufacturing overseas for his taste. His obsession is with ‘winning,’ regardless of the means — a spirit that is anathema to the ordered liberty that conservatives hold dear and that depends for its preservation on limits on government power.”

In the Feb. 1 issue of The Weekly Standard, Stephen F. Hayes writes: “The Republican frontrunner is a longtime liberal whose worldview might best be described as an amalgam of pop-culture progressivism and vulgar nationalism. His campaign rallies are orgies of self-absorption, dominated by juvenile insults of those who criticize him and endless boasting about his poll numbers. He’s a narcissist and a huckster, an opportunist who not only failed to join conservatives in the big fights about the size and scope of government over the past several decades but, to the extent he was even aware of such battles, was often funding the other side, with a long list of contributions to the liberals most responsible for the dire state of affairs in the country, including likely Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton.”

What is the counter argument to these substantive opinions? Anger against the “Washington establishment” is not one. Those who worship Trump have an obligation to say why he is worthy of their faith. Given his liberal background and poor explanations of why he now believes differently, how do his supporters know he will govern conservatively should he win the White House? He once said his sister, who is pro-abortion, would be an excellent nominee to the Supreme Court. His story of how he supposedly became a pro-life convert lacks credibility.

Electing a president, especially in a dangerous world, is important work.

Anger and emotion should not govern the choice. Considered judgment should.

Trump appeals to the former, but not the latter.

Readers may email Cal Thomas at tcaeditors@tribpub.com.

Gwinnett plotting future course as county grows toward state’s largest We’ve all done it, in elementary school if nowhere else. So plotting a graph and finding the intersection of two lines is not an overly novel thing. But the information represented by those two lines can be.

That is why Kerry Armstrong’s speech at last week’s Chamber of Commerce luncheon garnered attention around the metro area. Armstrong, chairman of the Atlanta Regional Commission, said the ARC predicts Gwinnett will be the largest county in the 10-county metro area by 2040.

That would have Gwinnett usurping Fulton, home to state capital Atlanta, in terms of population. It is a prediction that created a little buzz, mainly due to the notion of the state’s focus (and population) shifting to the suburbs. But the news was hardly a surprise to Gwinnett officials.

“That was not a new piece of information to us,” said Gwinnett Chairwoman Charlotte Nash, who added that the county’s model forecasts Gwinnett overtaking Fulton closer to

hood, we were No. 16.

“Right now, transportation is the key. … People will look back at some point in the future and see (transportation decisions) as a very important thing for Gwinnett.”

Nash, who recently said she intends to run for re-election, Todd Cline will be long gone from office Editor by the time Gwinnett theoretically becomes No. 1 in popula2030. tion. But the decisions she and It’s an interesting possibilcounty staff are making now ity for the county, especially will have a major impact on for longtime Gwinnettians like how the county operates at that Nash who remember a time time, much like decisions made when Gwinnett was both liter15 to 20 years ago have put ally and figuratively out of sight Gwinnett in position to handle and out of mind to the state’s its current growth. power brokers. But while there “We’re in good shape with would be a certain amount of our plant capacity for water satisfaction with being Georand sewer. We are encouraged,” gia’s largest county, bigger isn’t Nash said. “I can’t say enough always better. That’s why the about the good work done by predicted growth is as much a earlier folks (in county governchallenge as a calling card. ment).”

“There’s bragging rights, so That work gets tougher as the to speak,” Nash said of one day county continues to get larger. being the state’s largest county. And nothing is more challeng“Having lived here all my life, ing, for Gwinnett in particular I can’t believe we’re secondand metro Atlanta in general, largest (now). In my early adult- than solving the transporta-

tion issues that plague the area.

Though the county and Partnership Gwinnett have done a good job in bringing business here (last week’s announcement by Kaiser Permanente is a good example), the people claiming those new jobs still have to get to and from work.

So transportation — Armstrong specifically referred to “public transit” in his address — continues to be key to the future of both Gwinnett and the metro area. Which means the county’s Comprehensive Transportation Plan update, which will include local input, is so important.

As the plot points that are Gwinnett and Fulton continue their path toward intersection, there is much work to be done, which is the case no matter whether Gwinnett remains No. 2 or becomes No. 1 in size. As Gwinnett officials and residents already know, there’s a big difference in merely being big and living large.

Email Todd Cline at todd. cline@gwinnettdailypost.com.

His column appears on Wednesdays.

Trump, Palin bad for GOP? You betcha WASHINGTON — At first it seemed too weirdly awful to be true, but there she was: Sarah Palin standing next to Donald Trump last Tuesday and endorsing him for president.

Like previously conjoined twins who had shared a brain before Dr. Ben Carson separated them, these two anti-everything, post-lamestream media instigators presented themselves as political doppelgangers, a he/ she, yin-yang, sis-boom-bah political marriage of the carnival barker and the bearded lady.

Step right up! Get your tickets! Bring the whole family!

Bring your anger, bring your spleen, don’t let logic intervene!

The challenge for those of us in the observation business is to illuminate what’s plainly obvious without offending those who prefer not to see. But there’s no winning once passions are engaged, and hating the messenger is a time-honored tradition.

Even though it was, in fact, obvious in 2008 that Palin was out of her league, as I pointed out in a column, her fans wouldn’t hear of it. About 20,000 of them took time out of their busy schedules to send me an email expressing their displeasure (I’ve kept them all for nursing home share time). The whole episode was instructive in multiple ways, but most important, it foretold a dumbing down of the GOP

of these writers to go out on a limb like this and recognize in Trump what they were unable to see in Palin in 2008. Trump, to his credit, has managed to clarify matters for them.

Although Palin is a latecomer to this particular circus and thus not a likely factor in NR’s Kathleen symposium edition, she does Parker add fresh flair to Trump’s “I’m so great” monologues. Resplenthat eight years later may prove dent in a jacket shimmering with irreversible. what appeared to be dangling Into a blizzard of irony galspikes or nails, Palin reminded lops National Review with a people of Trump’s “being the “symposium” of opinions from only one who’s been willing, noted conservative writers sayhe’s got the guts to wear the ing what must be said: Trump issues that need to be spoken is terrible for conservatism about and debate on his sleeve.” (because he isn’t a conservative) Grudgingly, I rather like the and that populist demagoguery image of tiny characters debatand vulgarity have no place in ing on Trump’s sleeve. Forsooth, the party. You don’t say! a duel?

Palin was equally descripThe irony, which is so delicious that I may skip the choco- tive as she established common late sauce and forego the cherry, cause with her audience, identifying all as “right wingin’, bitter is that this same publication dropped my syndicated column clingin’, proud clingers of our guns, our God, and our religions, not long after it ran my Palin and our Constitution.” column. Hoopla and all that.

Her erstwhile siren call was And now suddenly, the editors, mostly siren, her formerly one of whom all but telepathically dated Palin, are blind to the hopey-changey, winky-blinky charm turned cranky-wanky and former governor’s charms, opshrill. “You ready for a composing her choice for president mander in chief … who will let in the strongest terms.

One wonders only what took our warriors do their job and go kick ISIS ass?” she shrieked. them so long to say what has On the current administrabeen plainly obvious for months. tion’s foreign policy, she said, It must be difficult for some

“We apologize, and then, we bend over and say, ‘Thank you, enemy.’”

Well, there is a certain leitmotif there that one could take pains to admire. Meanwhile, it looks as though Republicans may get what they deserve — a bombastic, bellicose, self-aggrandizing, mean-streaked, golf-cheating, bullying narcissist without plans or policies beyond his own, no doubt fickle, fantasies.

Once Republicans forced the party to take the governor of Alaska seriously as a vice presidential candidate, they opened a populist door that they’ll not easily shut. But the GOP really owes its thanks for current circumstances to John McCain, who, you’ll recall, spent a little over an hour with an otherwise unvetted candidate and, over coffee under a sycamore tree, decided to make her second in command should he win the election.

And now we have Trump, who has Palin, who has cemented the anti-intellectual, anti“elitist” fervor of the Republican base. William F. Buckley’s conservatism seems headed for the door and National Review deserves plenty of blame. There is, alas, no one left to stand athwart history and yell, “Stop!”

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

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frustrated resident said, he’s never seen such violence.

Thomas, 18, and Angelique Bowman, 19.

Across the street from the clubhouse, “Detectives are investigating the relation- roofers were replacing shingles on a ship between both parties and why they home. One of them, a man named Long were in the subdivision,” said Cpl. Deon Nguyen, told the Daily Post he’d been Washington, police department spokeswatching as the woman’s body was man. discovered. Police came, Nguyen exThose who live in the subdivision also plained, after a call from a maintenance want answers. worker.

“We are stressed,” said a woman who The maintenance man had gone to would only identify herself as Lin, beretrieve something from his house and cause of the gravity of the case. “I talked came back to find several items missing to my husband and I said, ‘We’re going to from his pull-behind trailer at the clubmove.’” house.

Lin had seen the man’s body Monday Nguyen said the maintenance worker morning and then stood on the sidewalk and a police officer soon approached the by the clubhouse, watching as workers window of the SUV, which appeared out from the medical examiner’s office preof place in the nearly empty parking lot. pared to remove the woman’s body.

They backed away in shock, the roofer “See? See?” Lin said, holding her hand said. to her mouth, while an investigator apAs a crowd of police and news reporters proached the SUV with a stretcher. crowded the street, Brian Tran, a thin man Washington told reporters on the scene sporting light-colored shades, rode his Monday that the man’s body was found bike from around the corner to see what shortly after 9 a.m. by surveyors working was happening at the clubhouse. Told in the area. The woman was found after that two people had died, he said he was 11 a.m. when police came to investigate surprised but not unnerved. an apparently unrelated theft call at the The idea of the deaths seemed distant. clubhouse.

“To me, it’s not really scary,” he said, At the other scene, a homeowner named as crime scene workers were removing Tang Thanh wore a long face and sat the woman’s body. He reasoned that such under the shade of his garage late Monday incidents can happen anywhere, that his morning, chatting on the telephone. After neighborhood isn’t special. hanging up, he walked up to the police Then came the body. tape and told the Daily Post his wife had Workers loaded it onto the stretcher and called him in a panic earlier, asking him covered it with a quilt. They pushed it to come home early from his job at a Chi- across the parking lot toward an awaiting nese restaurant. hearse.

She was hearing a commotion outside.

Just then it all seemed to hit Tran. His Later, police told Thanh there was a voice lowered to a more somber tone. young man dead around the backside of “I feel bad for them,” he said staring his house. In 15 years at his home, the toward the stretcher.

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said the students gave up many lunch periods to work on the competition and set an example for the rest of the school that perseverance pays off.

“We gave it all we had on each and every mission and the hard work paid off,” Li said in a press release. “We felt good about our solutions and videos.”

The Wonder League Robotics competition requires contestants to use coding to complete challenges.

Teams also are required to submit a video that demonstrates the solutions to the challenge. The Head Elementary team — The Unconditionals — competed against more

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LAWRENCEVILLE

Osvaldo Brito, age 78 of Lawrenceville passed away January 23, 2016.

Wages & Sons Gwinnett Chapel, 1031 Lawrenceville, GA 30046, 770-277-4550. www. wagesandsons.com

LAWRENCEVILLE

Harold Fagan, Sr. Harold C. Fagan, Sr., age 101, of Lawrenceville passed away on Sunday, January 24, 2016. Funeral Services will be held at 11 AM on Wednesday, January 27, 2016 in the Lawrenceville Chapel of Tim Stewart Funeral Home. Rev. James Shelton will officiate. Interment will follow at Shadowlawn Cemetery. Mr. Fagan is preceded in death by his loving wife of 71 years, Willie Ethel “Bill” Fagan.

He is survived by: daughters and sons-in-law: Claudett & James Power, McDonough; Harriett & Billy Edwards, Lawrenceville; son & daughter-in-law: Cliff & Barbara Fagan, Oxford; grandchildren: Bruce & Wanda Edwards; J. Tracy & Carol Power; Wayne & Kathy Edwards; Brenda Edwards; Teri & Brad Hightower; Andrew & Kristen Fagan; Chad & Tamera Fagan; Chris & Natalie Fagan; 16 great grandchildren; 13 great great grandchildren. The family will receive friends from 2-4 PM & 6-8 PM on Tuesday, January 26, 2016 at Tim Stewart Funeral Home: 300 Simonton Rd SW Lawrenceville, GA 30045. 770-962-3100.

Please leave online condolences at stewartfh.com.

Eagle Scout Award at the age of 14, he led a life of service to his church, his community and his country.

He graduated from Duke University, Durham, North Carolina in 1959 with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Electrical Engineering with graduate work at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and the Bell System Center for Technical Education.

He is survived by his high school sweetheart and wife of 56 years, Emily Smith Helton; three children – Rhonda Hambright (Harlan) of St. Simons Island; Dr. Timothy Helton (Lilia) of Lawrenceville; and Andy Helton (Susannah) of Loganville; five grandchildren – Joe and Ben Gossett; Emily and Natalie Helton; and Kate Helton; a sister, JoAn Miller of Columbia, SC; and several nieces and nephews.

Honorary pallbearers will be members of the U. S. Navy, The Pioneer Class of Ousley UMC, The Christian Friendship Class of First UMC of Tucker, and The Friendship Class of Bethlehem First UMC. Visitation will be from 6:30-8:30 pm on Friday, January 29 at Tom M. Wages Funeral Home in Snellville. A Celebration of Life with full military honors will be held on Saturday, January 30 at 2:00 pm at Bethlehem First United Methodist Church, 709 Christmas Avenue, Bethlehem, Georgia – Reverend Frank Bernat officiating. Inurnment will be at a later date in Greenwood Cemetery in Belmont, NC. Tom M. Wages Funeral Services in Snellville is in charge of arrangements. http:// www.wagesfuneralhome. com for full obituary and condolences.

Childhood Education from Walden University.

Hope was a member of Heritage Hills Baptist Church in Decatur and very active with Relay for Life of Georgia. She coordinated and participated for many years with walks and Tri-State Trek bike rides for ALS of Georgia. Hope was an avid GA Tech and Country Music fan. Her favorite band was Little Big Town.

She has traveled all over Europe and loved taking pictures; some of her favorite adventures were Paris, Monte Carlo, and Alaska. When she was home she loved planting flowers in her garden. She was preceded in death by her father, Curtis Hill and is survived by her mother, Dorothy R. Hill of Stone Mountain, GA, formerly of Lawrenceville. A graveside service will be held at 4:00 pm, Wednesday, January 27, 2016 at Prospect UMC Cemetery.

Dr. Lamar Holley will officiate. In lieu of flowers, please make donations to Relay for Life or ALS of Georgia. The family will receive friends Tuesday evening from 6:00 until 8:00 o’clock at Wages & Sons Gwinnett Chapel 1031 Lawrenceville Hwy., Lawrenceville, GA. (770)277-4550. Online condolences may be viewed or expressed at www.wagesandsons.com.

BUFORD

Billy Ray Johnson Billy Ray Johnson, age 55, of Buford, GA passed away on Sunday, January 24, 2016. Arrangements by: Junior E. Flanigan, Flanigan Funeral Home and Crematory, Buford, GA (770) 932-1133.

LOGANVILLE RINGGOLD LAWRENCEVILLE

Hope Hill

Roland Helton Ronald L. Helton, CAPT CEC USNR, 78, of Loganville, Georgia, died Saturday, January 23rd.

He was born on April 29, 1937 in Belmont, North Carolina to Roscoe and Zula Helton. Earning his

Hope Elaine Hill, age 52, of Lawrenceville passed away January 23, 2016.

Hope was a teacher with Gwinnett County Public Schools for many years and taught kindergarten at McKendree Elementary School for 16 years.

She graduated from SW Dekalb High School in 1981 and received a Master’s Degree in Early

Rodney Landress Rodney Nelson Landress, age 49 of Ringgold, GA, passed away on Sunday, January 24, 2016.

Funeral Services will be held at 1 PM on Thursday, January 28, 2016 in the Loganville Chapel of Tim Stewart Funeral Home.

Dr. Mitchell Landress will officiate. Burial will follow at Haynes Creek Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery. Rodney is s

than 1,100 teams from around the country. It was the only one from Georgia among the top 12.

“I was amazed at how hard the students worked to complete the training on the app, and then use that new knowledge to solve missions they had never seen before.

From kindergarten to fifth-grade, it is a group effort to educate our children,” Head teacher Shann Griffith said in the release.

Their school started coding with Lego Mindstorm EV3 but wanted something that was more developmentally appropriate for elementary aged kids. The entire school participates in the Hour of Code, and Dash & Dot are motivators that encourage kids to code.

Spill

5,000 gallons of sewage have now spilled into the creek between two Monday’s spill was reported to separate incidents that have occurred county officials at 3 a.m., Sheilds said, there since mid-December.

On. Dec. 18, a fractured pipe caused and crews were able to stop it 45 minanother spill at the station. About utes later. County crews removed wet 3,340 gallons of sewage spilled into soil from the scene and backfilled the the creek at that time, and it was area to reduce the impact of the spill. stopped within 27 minutes of being Officials also said signs have been reported. posted in the area to make residents The EPD was notified about that aware of what happened. spill as well when it occurred, and “We followed our standard procesigns were also posted in the area after dures by letting the EPD know about that incident. County crews also spread it and posting signs in the area so lime in the area around the pump. residents would be aware that a spill Information about whether it was happened,” Shields said. same pipe that broke during both This is not the first time recently spills, or if additional work will be that a pipe burst at the Tanglewood Pump Station has sent raw sewage into needed to prevent future spills, was not immediately available on Tuesday.

Watson Creek. A total of more than

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survived by his Daughter: Dana Landress of Chapel Hill, NC: Parents: Larry & Judy Landress of Loganville; Brother & Sister-in-law: Dr. Mitchell & Jennifer Landress of Wauchula, FL; Nephews & Nieces: Noah, Levi, Addison, & Claire Landress.

The family will receive friends from 11 AM - 1 PM on Thursday, January 28, 2016 at the Tim Stewart Funeral Home, 670 Tom Brewer Road, Loganville, GA 30052.

770-466-1544. Please sign the online guest registry at www.stewartfh.com.

MONROE

Tony Metcalf Tony Allen Metcalf, age 60, of Monroe passed away Friday, January 22, 2016.

Past Master Pythagoris Lodge #41 Free & Accepted Masons 1991, a 32nd degree Scottish Rite Mason, a Knights Templar York Rite Mason, a Noble Yaraab Shrine, a volunteer probation officer for troubled teens, a soccer coach & referee. He was a member of Mensa & Decatur Lions Club. His passions included helping children with vision and learning difficulties, genealogy, & spending time with his children and grandchildren.

A musical interlude celebrating Wallis’s life will be held following Sunday’s 10 am worship service First Church of Christ, Scientist, 446 Clairmont Ave Decatur GA January 31, 2016.

In lieu of flowers, please share with the family a memory of Wallis or an act of kindness inspired by him with a note to 104 Church St Decatur GA 30030. Tax deductible donations in Wallis’s memory for the Masonic Children’s Home of Georgia may be mailed to: Grand Lodge Secretary, PO Box 4665, Macon GA 31208.. .

STONE MOUNTAIN

Wallis Edwin Reagin Dr Wallis Edwin Reagin passed away on January 11 2016. He is predeceased by his parents Thomas Edwin Reagin & Era Pace Reagin & his sister Sarah Helen Reagin. He is survived by Vivian Caffey his sister, Joan Reagin his beloved wife of 63 ½ years and their children: Thomas Reagin (Malinda), Elizabeth Rees (Winship), Richard Reagin (Cindy), Kimberlee Finazzo (Pete), 10 grandchildren & 3 great grandchildren.

Wallis was born at home on Confederate Avenue in Atlanta GA on May 6 1927. He attended Decatur Boys High, Vanderbilt U, and Southern College of Optometry. He was a Veteran US Army World War II. Wallis began his private practice of Optometry in Decatur in January 1950 and practiced for 62 years. His compassion for children inspired an emphasis on vision therapy through which his patients improved scholastically & athletically. He served as President of the Georgia Optometric Association, P

Roland Rooks Roland Lester Rooks, age 68 of Stone Mountain, GA passed away January 22, 2016. Tom M. Wages Funeral Service, LLC, “A Family Company” Snellville Chapel, 770-9793200, has been entrusted with the funeral arrangements.

LAWRENCEVILLE

Mary Lou Ruggeri Mary Lou Ruggeri, “Gran”, a long-time resident of Lawrenceville, GA, passed away peacefully at age 79 on Saturday January 23, 2016 in Cumming, GA. Mary Lou enjoyed puzzles, egg nog, crossword puzzles, Kachina dolls, and most of all, her family. She was preceded in death by husbands Raymond J Burran, Richard Ruggeri and daughter Tracy McAfee.

She is survived by her son, Keith Burran(61), grandsons Joey Burran, Tim McAfee, Tyler McAfee ,Turner McAfee and great-grandson Teo McAfee.

A funeral is scheduled for Wednesday, January 27th at 11:00 am at Alpharetta First Baptist Church with Reverend Thomas Hammond officiating. Visitation with the family will be at Ingram Funeral Home Tuesday from 7:00 to 9:00 p.m.

Flowers, or memories of Mary Lou, may be sent to Ingram Funeral Home.

Ingram Funeral Home & Crematory, Cumming, Georgia is in charge of arrangements.

Condolences may be made at www.ingramfuneralhome.com.

LOGANVILLE

Joyce Satterfield Joyce G. Satterfield, age 84, of Loganville, Georgia, went home to be with her Lord and Savior on Saturday, January 23, 2016. She was preceded in death by her beloved husband of 64 years, James R. “Bill” Satterfield in 2013. The Service Honoring the Life of Joyce Satterfield will be held Thursday, January 28, 2016, at 2:00 P.M. at Tom M. Wages Lawrenceville Chapel with Dr. Rusty Ruark, Rev. Jimmy Wilson, and Rev. Mark Cown officiating. Interment will follow at Loganville City Cemetery. The family will receive friends on Wednesday from 2-4 P.M. and 6-8 P.M. at the funeral home. Those desiring may make donations to Loganville Baptist Church “Fingertips and Noses PreSchool”, P.O. Box 1793, Loganville, GA 30052 in memory of Joyce G. Satterfield. Condolences may be sent or viewed at www. wagesfuneralhome.com.

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

GRAYSON

Albert Smith Albert Walter “Smitty” Smith, age 90 of Grayson, GA, passed away on January 22, 2016. Tim Stewart Funeral Home: 300 Simonton Road SW Lawrenceville, Georgia 30046. 770-962-3100.

Please leave online condolences at stewartfh.com

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Bronco sweep

Early deficit too much in Brookwood loss to Pats

By Scott Smith scott.smith@gwinnettdailypost.com

Brookwood’s Maddy Cohen competes in the girls 100-yard freestyle during Tuesday’s Gwinnett County Swimming Championships at West Gwinnett Aquatic Center. (Photo: Kyle Hess)

Brookwood girls hold off North for title

By Will Hammock

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BERKELEY LAKE — Brookwood’s talent and depth made the North Gwinnett girls a runner-up again.

The Broncos posted a repeat victory Tuesday night in the Gwinnett County Swimming and Diving Championships at West Gwinnett Aquatic Center, relegating North to county runner-up for the third straight season.

Brookwood swept all three relays, took four individual event wins and won the county title for the fourth time in six seasons and the 13th time in the last 17 years.

Head coach Greg Puckett and assistant Susan Lockwood’s team finished with 1,044 points to North’s 980, while Mill Creek (775.5) was third, Parkview (698.5) was fourth and Norcross (570)

Mill Creek’s Katherine Parker competes in the girls 100-yard backstroke during Tuesday’s Gwinnett County Swimming Championships at West Gwinnett Aquatic Center. (Photo: Kyle Hess)

was fifth.

“We knew going in North Gwinnett would be strong,” Puckett said. “They swam phenomenal in prelims, North Gwinnett did, and our girls had to match them and had to come back and perform well in finals.

“Maddy Cohen was a double-winner. Erin Scott finished her senior year as county champion, as a team and in the breastroke, and I know that meant a lot to her.”

Cohen won two events for the second straight year, taking first in the 50-yard free-

style (23.47 seconds) and the 100 free (51.30). Scott, one of three Bronco senior girls, won the 100 breaststroke for the third straight year with a time of 1:04.99 — she also was runner-up in that event as a freshman.

Devan Sweeney gave the Broncos another victory in the 100 butterfly (55.26), along with a runner-up finish in the 200 individual medley (2:05.15). Leila Taylor added a third-place finish in the 100 free (54.35), while Brookwood dominated the relays.

Scott, Sweeney and Taylor joined Juliana Carey on a first-place 200 medley relay (1:47.20), and Scott, Taylor, Cohen and Tegan Sweeney were on the championship 200 free relay (1:37.93).

Cohen then swam with Devan and Tegan Sweeney, and Maddie Cordle, on a See GIRLS, Page 4B

Brookwood boys top Collins Hill by slimmest of margins to claim county championship

By Will Hammock

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BERKELEY LAKE — It was close from the start.

Brookwood’s boys 200yard medley relay edged runner-up Collins Hill by 0.19 seconds in Tuesday night’s first final at the Gwinnett County Swimming and Diving Championships, with both teams going lower than the existing county-meet record.

They kept battling all evening at West Gwinnett Aquatic Center before Brookwood pulled out its first county championship since 2009 and ended Collins Hill’s two-year hold on the meet title. The Broncos finished with 974 points, a razor-thin 2.5 points over the runner-up Eagles.

“That’s the closest I remember,” Brookwood head coach Greg Puckett said. “The girls meet was four or five (points) a couple of years ago, and less than that is incredible. It’s just incredible how competitive and close (Brookwood and Collins Hill) are, from the top

Norcross’ Eric Strickland competes in the boys 100-yard butterfly during Tuesday’s Gwinnett County Swimming Championships at West Gwinnett Aquatic Center. (Photo: Kyle Hess)

to the bottom. All the relays are competitive. Lots of finals were competitive. It took breaking county-meet records to win and, to their credit, Collins Hill did that, too.”

Brookwood won its first two relays and held off a Collins Hill team that won

the third and final relay, highlighting an exciting meet that also featured two wins and meet records from Norcross’ Eric Strickland and Collins Hill’s Taylor Delk and Andrew Winton.

The Broncos’ opening meet record relay — fea-

turing Alex Taylor, Marci Barta, Andrew Huenniger and Jacob Rees — won in 1:34.54, while Collins Hill was second in 1:34.73. Both were below the 2012 meet record set by the Broncos.

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LILBURN — Brookwood boys head coach Daniel Bowles said it best after Tuesday night’s Region 8-AAAAAA contest at Berkmar.

“You can’t spot a good team fourteen points in the first quarter and expect to win,” Bowles said.

Berkmar built an early lead and held on as the Patriots cooled off the streaking Broncos 66-61.

Despite the early lead, Al the win didn’t come easy Durham as Brookwood clawed its way back and twice took a one-point lead early in the fourth quarter, only to see the Patriots surge ahead in the closing minutes.

Al Durham of Berkmar (13-7, 8-3) almost single-handedly held off Brookwood in the fourth as the junior scored 14 of his team-high 18 points in the final frame.

“He means a ton to us and is kind of the glue that keeps things together for us,” Berkmar head coach Greg Phillips said of Durham.

“And he’s just a junior so he’s got one more year ahead for us.”

The Patriots got off to a scorching start with 26 points in the first period, taking a 26-13 lead by the quarter’s end.

Six different players scored, including nine points from Jay Estime and six more from Joshua Faulkner.

Outside shooting led the early charge as Berkmar hit six 3-pointers in the first.

Brookwood (14-6, 6-5) was able to cool down Berkmar in the second period and shaved seven points off the deficit, trailing 35-29 when the teams hit the

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Shiloh boys earn some ‘payback’

By David Friedlander david.friedlander@gwinnettdailypost.com

SNELLVILLE — Given the results of its last meeting with Dacula about a week and a half ago, the James Brown classic “The Big Payback” seemed to symbolize the attitude of Shiloh’s boys basketball team in the rematch.

Whether that song choice was deliberate or not, the Generals played with a chip on their collective shoulders Tuesday night.

Josh Okogie had a huge night to lead a strong team effort as Shiloh used strong surges early in each half to overwhelm the visiting Falcons 74-44, avenging a 66-57 loss at Dacula back on Jan. 16.

“I don’t worry about the music,” Shiloh coach Kim Rivers said after his Generals (15-4, 9-2) broke a two-game losing streak and reclaimed sole possession of first place in Region Josh 8-AAAAAA. “Me and Okogie (Dacula coach) Russ (Triaga) had a laugh about that before the game. He (kidded with) me that I had the CD in my car ready to go.

“We played outstanding (Tuesday) night. I couldn’t ask for a better effort on both ends of the court. I think we’re finally starting to play Shiloh basketball again.”

Okogie was a key factor in Tuesday’s performance, finishing with game highs of 28 points, 11 rebounds and five steals and adding three assists, as well as playing strong defense on Dacula star Kevon Tucker, holding the Falcons’ senior to just nine points, including shutting him out in the second half.

“It’s been tough because we’ve been played about seven or eight away games (in a row),” the defending Daily Post Boys Player of the Year said. “We weren’t able to close out the (last game See SHILOH, Page 4B

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Wesleyan’s Argilagos to play for Dartmouth be attending JUCO and signing with Hutchinson C.C. in Kansas for my first year. Recruiting has kind After a breakout senior of taken a turn for me and season, Wesleyan running I’ve chose this path for back Jordan Argilagos multiple reasons to better ended his recruitment Satmyself before I go on to urday with a commitment play big time college ball. to an Ivy League program.

Understand I have stuff Argilagos chose DartI need to handle and get mouth — which shared the in order, that I’m doing league title with Harvard what’s best for me and and Penn this season — and my future, not what over several other schools everyone else thinks is best in the elite academic for me and my future. group.

“Thank you those who “I was pretty sure when have (supported) me I went up there (that’s through my high school where I wanted to go), so career and those will I was just checking it out,” continue to support me. he said of this past weekAnyone who knows me end’s official visit. “But knows I’m very high on when I went up there I was my faith and I believe really comfortable with all Wesleyan’s Jordan Argilagos committed to the Ivy League’s Dartmouth after a break- strongly that the Lord has out senior season. (File Photo) the guys. The campus is a great plan for my future really beautiful, the coachand what’s to come. Once ing staff is really great and corner and I didn’t want to Bucknell on Sunday.

“All the guys and the atmo- JUCO ball is in the books in terms of football, they do that.”

Hunt chose the Bison sphere at the stadium, just and everything is taken just came off of winning Now that he has the op- over offers from Lenoirplaying with these guys — care of I promise you’ll see the (Ivy League) champortunity to play running Rhyne and Wingate among it was something I didn’t me on the big screen.” pionship, so it’s a great back, the Wesleyan senior others. expect, but I’m really The 6-foot, 200-pound program. So I felt like that said he plans to just work “It’s a beautiful camglad I got to experience it Miller had 89 tackles and was the place that I would on getting ready to compus,” he said. “It is kind because it was probably seven sacks for the Longhave the most success.” pete when he arrives on of far, but I really liked the best couple months of horns this season.

Argilagos ran for 1,280 campus. the people, the coaches, my life.” yards and 11 touchdowns “It just feels kind of the players. They all really Norcross’ Grady this season. He also had crazy, because I’ve been made me feel welcome.

Lanier’s Miller taking staying close to home one receiving touchdown working really hard for it Everybody that I met there, the JUCO route Norcross safety Kendrec and played defensive back and it finally came true,” they were all really cool, Three-star Lanier lineGrady announced Sunday for the Wolves as well. he said of playing college real people. All the players backer Devin Miller has that he was verbally comDespite his success on mitted to Georgia State. football. “Now it’s time for and coaches just made had offers from several offense, many schools The one-time Iowa State me to get to work, because me feel welcome there.

Division I schools, includwanted the 5-foot-10, commit had 44 tackles I’m kind of starting from The area is nice. We got ing Syracuse and South 185-pound Argilagos to and one interception this the bottom of the totem eight inches of snow (this Florida among others. play defensive back in col- pole. I’ve got to work my season. He is one of three weekend), but I just liked On Monday, he anlege. Dartmouth, which has way back up again.”

Division I players the Blue everything about it.” nounced that he would be been recruiting Argilagos Devils had in the secondThe 6-foot-1, signing with Hutchinson since last March, gave him ary this season including Mill Creek’s Hunt 290-pounder will play Community College next the chance to play offense. finds a home at Bucknell inside in a 4-2-5 defense safety Jarret Cole (Georweek.

“That was the side of gia Tech) and Kendrew After an official visit at Bucknell. He had 58 “For those have been the ball I want to play on, Wynn (Gardner-Webb). over the weekend to tackles and two sacks at wondering where recruitthat’s what I want to play Junior cornerback Dameon Lewisburg, Pa., Mill Creek defensive tackle last season ing has gone I’ve chose in college,” he said. “A Williams also will be a defensive tackle John Hunt for Mill Creek’s state semi- an alternate route for lot of other schools were Division I player with verbally committed to play final team. right now,” he posted on trying to get me to play offers from Duke, North football next season at “It was crazy,” he said. his Twitter page. “I will

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Tech releases 2016 football schedule have played internationally. The game will kick ATLANTA —The off at 7:30 a.m. and air live Atlantic Coast Conference on ESPN2. Head Coach released its 2016 football Paul Johnson was Navy’s schedules on Tuesday. offensive coordinator when Home games against Mithe Midshipmen played ami, Clemson and Vander- Notre Dame in Dublin in bilt, along with an opening 1996. weekend date in Ireland Following the BC game, against Boston College Tech is home for four conhighlight Georgia Tech’s secutive weeks at Bobby schedule.

Dodd Stadium — a stretch The Yellow Jackets will that includes a renewal of host seven games at Bobby the rivalry versus VanderDodd Stadium for the fifth bilt (Sept. 17). Tech leads time in six years, including the series 19-15-3, but the a Thursday night showdown former SEC foes have not versus national runner-up met since 2009.

Clemson. Tech’s home The second half of schedule kicks off Sept.

Tech’s slate is book-ended 10 versus Mercer and also by in-state rivalry games includes Georgia Southern, versus Georgia Southern Duke and Virginia.

(Oct. 15 at Bobby Dodd When the Tigers visit Stadium) and at Georgia on Sept. 22, it will mark (Nov. 26). In between, Georgia Tech’s 32nd apthe Yellow Jackets face pearance on the ESPN four straight ACC Coastal Thursday night package Division opponents: Duke, and its 24th home game.

North Carolina, Virginia No team in college football Tech and Virginia. has played or hosted more Tech is set to battle three since the network launched in-state opponents — MerThursday night games in the early 1990s.

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BASKETBALL

6 p.m. — Central Gwinnett at Dacula 6 p.m. — Collins Hill at Mountain View 6 p.m. — Discovery at Winder-Barrow 6 p.m. — Kennesaw Mountain at North Gwinnett

WRESTLING

5 p.m. — Norcross and St. Pius at Duluth Thursday

BASKETBALL

4 p.m. — Berkmar at South Gwinnett 4 p.m. — Gainesville at Lanier 6 p.m. — Buford at Stephens County

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Sports Calendar DIVING

Ongoing through Feb. 28: SpringDogs Springboard Diving of Gwinnett is accepting registration for training at three Gwinnett aquatic centers — Collins Hill, Mountain Park and West Gwinnett. Sessions are open to ages 8 and up and no knowledge of springboard diving is required. Cost is $75 for the first round of training and a $14 AAU registration fee also is required. Sessions at Collins Hill are 5 to 7 p.m. Mondays (from Feb. 29-March 7) and Wednesdays (March 3-31). Sessions at Mountain Park are from 7 to 9 p.m. Mondays (Feb. 29-March 28) and Wednesdays (March 3-30).

Sessions at West Gwinnett are 7 to 9 p.m. Tuesdays (March 1-29) and Thursdays (March 3-31), as well as beginner training Thursdays (March 3-31) from 6 to 7:30 p.m. For more diving dates, times, pricing and club information, go to www.gwinnettcounty.com/ Aquatics or www.springboarddogs.com

RUNNING

Saturday: The sixth annual Norcross Blue Devils Run will be held as a fundraiser for the high school’s cross country and track and field teams. The event begins at Pinckneyville Middle School in Peachtree Corners with the certified Peachtree Road Race qualifier 5K at 8 a.m., followed by a one-mile fun run when the 5K finishes. Doors open at 7 a.m. and registration is $25 in advance, or $30 on race day. For more informa-

tion and a course map, go to bluedevilsrun.wix.com/ blue-devils-run. Sponsorship opportunities also are still available.

Saturday: The Bear Tear Out of Hibernation Run, a fundraiser for the Mountain View High School Cross Country Booster Club, will be held Jan. 30. The event will feature a one-mile fun run, a traditional 5K road race and a 7K challenge where runners leave the 5K course to run 2K through wooded trails and eat three honey buns before rejoining the 5K course. Cost of the fun run is $10 and the 5K and 7K cost is $15 for ages 18 and under or $25 for ages 19 and older. All proceeds go to the Bears’ cross country program.

Sponsorship opportunities also are available at www. gofundme.com/7g77eqzs.

For more information, go to www.mtnviewxc.onmycalendar.com or register at runsignup.com/race/GA/ Lawrenceville/BearTear5k.

Feb. 6: Stampede in the Park, a 5K rail run at Yellow River Park, will be held to benefit the Meadowcreek High cross country program, as well as the soccer program. The run begins near the pavilion and heads toward a narrow trail system that follows the scenic Yellow River.

The 5K begins at 8 a.m. followed by a one-mile fun run/walk at 8:30 a.m. Cost is $25 for the 5K or $20 for the fun run. Race-day registration also is available for $35. Registration is available at active.com and more information is at stampedeinthepark.wix. com/5k1krunrun.

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Collins Hill’s Peter Smithson competes in Monday’s Gwinnett County boys diving championships at Mountain Park Aquatic Center in Stone Mountain. Below, Norcross’ Griffin Ramsey works to defend his title. (Photos: Kyle Hess)

Freshman Smithson claims title

By Paul Thomas

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STONE MOUNTAIN — A trio of Collins Hill divers and a senior duo from Norcross made up half the top 10 of the boys Gwinnett County Diving Championships leaderboard on Monday afternoon at Mountain Park Aquatic Complex.

Collins Hill freshman Peter Smithson took home first place with a score of 484.60. Fellow Eagles Benjamin Parker and Chauncey Robinson also finished in the top 10.

Parker scored a 333.15 to finish sixth and Robinson was ninth with a 305.30.

Last year’s county champ and the Daily Post’s two-time defending diver of the year, Norcross’ Griffin Ramsey, was second with a 404.75.

“I’m really happy,” Smithson said. “It’s just great. It’s an honor winning as a freshman.”

Smithson was hoping to top the 500-point mark for the second time in a 1-meter, 11-dive event this season but came up just short. He said his final dive, a “double twister,” was his best of the day.

Ramsey also didn’t quite hit the scoring mark he was aiming for on Monday. The senior scored 80 points fewer than he did in last year’s county meet.

“I’m not too happy with it to be honest,” he said. “I didn’t do that well. I did a lot worse than I did last year at county to be honest.

BOYS COUNTY DIVING FINALS 11-dive, 1-meter even 1. Peter Smithson, Collins Hill, 484.60 2. Griffin Ramsey, Norcross, 404.75 3. Ben Gross, Norcross, 345.25 4. Zavier Barker, Parkview, 335.90 5. Anthony Albanese, Lanier, 333.35 6. Benjamin Parker, Collins Hill, 333.15 7. Austin Wilkey, Meadowcreek, 323.80 8. Frank Wilson, Grayson, 318.00 9. Chauncey Robinson, Collins Hill, 305.30 10. Oliver Stephan, Peachtree Ridge, 293.65

I threw my back dive, my reverse dive and pike this time just to switch it up. I didn’t do that well on my back dive, so I just changed my gander dive to a gander tuck. I messed up on a bunch of my dives to be

honest. I did not do well.”

Fellow Norcross senior Ben Gross finished third with a 345.25, which was 10 points less than what he scored last year when he placed fourth. Gross said he was happy to be third

but wanted to score higher as well.

“Not happy with the score but happy to place,” he said. “It was a tough meet for a lot of us. A lot of us actually dove better scores at county last year.

The scoring was actually pretty tough for everyone, so it turned out to be fair. I started off really well and was really happy with how I was going. Dives 4-8 I hit a little dip, but I finished with real strong dives 8-11.

I ended up sweeping all those, so I was probably at fifth or sixth and went sweeping back up to third with my last three dives.

So I was real happy with that — happy I was able to keep my composure and keep it together.”

Parkview’s Zavier Barker finished fourth with a score of 335.90. Lanier’s Anthony Albanese was fifth with a 333.35, Meadwocreek’s Austin Wilkey was seventh with a 323.80, Grayson’s Frank Wilson was eighth with a 318 and Peachtree Ridge’s Oliver Stephan was 10th with a 293.65.

Parkview’s Maxwell Pate (284.20) and North Gwinnett’s Mitchell Peters (275.15) each scored above the 270-point minimum required to qualify for state.

Smithson said his goal ahead of his first state finals will be to be more precise with each of his dives.

“Probably just cleaning up my form,” he said. “Just how dives look. No new dives, but just make my dives now look cleaner.”

Moore a finalist for Olympic team mitment all of our athletes have to our USA National In a not exactly shockTeam and representing ing announcement, Collins their country, especially Hill grad Maya Moore given the year-round play was named one of the 25 many of them have in the finalists for the 2016 U.S. WNBA and on overseas Olympic Women’s Basketteams.” ball Team on Monday.

“I think the commitMoore, widely considtee has a tough decision ered one of the best if not ahead of it,” said USA and the best women’s player Connecticut head coach in the world, won a gold Geno Auriemma, who has medal in 2012 with the directed the USA National U.S. Olympic team. The Team to an overall 23-0 Minnesota Lynx star is part record and gold medals at Minnesota’s Maya Moore (23) smiles during warmups pri- the 2012 Olympic Games of a group of 25 finalists or to Friday’s game at Philips Arena. (Photo: Kyle Hess) for the 2016 team that and the 2010 and 2014 includes 15 athletes who FIBA World Championhave earned a combined 41 is expected to be the final the USA National Team ships. “When I look at this Olympic and FIBA World training before the 2016 pool, every time we pare list of athletes, we could Championship gold medU.S. Olympic Women’s the list it is a difficult task. split them down the middle als. The group was selected Basketball Team is select- Yet, we eventually have to and have two very competitive teams. We have a by the USA Basketball ed, will be announced at get down to a 12-member Women’s National Team a later date and will come team, so we conscientious- great mix of gold medalPlayer Selection Commit- from the pool of finalists. ly look at the present goal ists and players who are hungry to play in their first tee, which will select the “Naming the Olympic of winning a gold medal official 12-member U.S. Team finalists is another at the Rio Olympic Games Olympics. There is versatility at all positions.

Olympic Team later this step in our selection prowith an eye to sustaining “Our posts are the year. cess,” said Carol Callan, our success in the future. strongest we’ve seen in The USA Basketball USA Basketball Women’s This list of finalists is a Women’s National Team National Team director and mix of veterans, youth, in- years, we have guys who will conduct a training chair of the USA Basketternational savvy and USA can shoot, guys who can defend, and I’m just happy camp Feb. 21-23 at the ball Women’s National Basketball experience.

University of ConnectiTeam Player Selection “What adds to the chal- I don’t have to make the decision as to who will be cut. Athletes taking part Committee. “Because of lenge of picking a team playing in Rio.” in the minicamp, which the quality and talent in is the devotion and com-

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Berkmar

the final 90 seconds.

Zach Cooks provided locker room at the half. a boost for Berkmar off That trend continued in the bench with 14 points, the third as Brookwood while Estime finished knotted things up at 39with 11 points. Shea 39 with 2:55 left in the Swan also had a nice period off a basket from game with eight points Markus Smith. and six rebounds.

“Berkmar hit some For Brookwood, shots early and we foDonald Parham added 14 cused on getting stops,” points with Sean Agnant said Bowles, who saw his and Smith each chipping team’s four-game winning in with seven points. streak come to a stop.

“Both teams really “Berkmar also did a very competed tonight,” Philgood job of guarding our lips said as his squad split outside guys as we hit one the regular-season series 3-pointer, and that’s not with Brookwood. “We very many for us. Can’t focused more on getask for any more effort ting stops than scoring than what we gave as this and that’s how you win was a game that could’ve basketball games in this turned ugly quick and it region. We did a better didn’t.” job of that in the fourth When the fourth period quarter.” started, Berkmar led by a single point at 43-42, Brookwood girls 32, only to see it vanish in Berkmar 28 the opening possession In a contest where of the fourth when Micah points where hard to Kinsey scored to give come by, Brookwood Brookwood its first lead found just enough to go since the game’s first pos- home with a 32-28 win session. over the Patriots.

The lead changed hands Hylan Clayton of Berkfour more times when mar (7-13, 4-7) tied the Durham finally gave game at 28-28 with just Berkmar the lead for good over a minute left with a at 50-48 with a 3-pointer 3-pointer from the right with 5:50 left to play. side.

Durham continued his Brookwood answered hot streak and eventually when Jazmin Robinson helped Berkmar build banked in a jumper with a 59-51 advantage with 45 seconds left with her 3:21 left when he cononly points of the night verted an old-fashioned to reclaim the lead for 3-point play.

Brookwood (12-7, 7-4) at But Brookwood had 30-28. one last charge left and Berkmar’s ensuing went on a 7-0 run to get possession ended with a within one at 59-58. turnover and Brookwood Kinsey, who led Brook- put the game out of reach wood with 18 points, six with a pair of free throws rebounds and four assists, from N’dea Jones. capped off that spurt with Jones led all scorers a steal and layin to get with 18 points, while within one with 1:35 left teammate Kierra Adams to go. added 11 points.

But that was as close as Clayton finished with the Broncos could get as nine points for the Patrithe Patriots managed to ots with Jirah Simpkins hold them off by hitting leading the team with 14 five of six free throws in points.

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Shiloh

with Dacula), and then we played Central (Gwinnett) the following game and gave up that game, too.

So, we had to go back to the drawing board.”

Shiloh couldn’t have drawn up a much better start, with junior Greg James scoring eight points and Okogie adding seven more as the Generals overcame a brief 9-8 deficit to build as much as a 10-point lead before settling for a 24-16 advantage by the end of the first quarter.

Despite falling behind by as many as 14 points in the second quarter, Dacula (14-5, 7-3) managed to hang around the rest of the half, thanks to a 9-4 run over the final 5:49 of the half, led by Tucker, to stay within single digits at 36-27 heading into intermission.

But it didn’t take long for Okogie and Shiloh to re-establish momentum in the second half.

The 6-foot-5, Georgia Tech-bound senior traded give-and-go baskets with Dejon Waters, and then pushed the ball up the floor after a Malik Chandler steal for a coastto-coast layup to cap a 7-0 run over the first 2:05 of the third quarter that pushed the Generals’ lead to 43-27.

And after Thurman Massenburg matched Shayne Buckingham’s bucket over the next minute and a half, Dacula never got any closer the rest of the way.

While Okogie was Shiloh’s biggest weapon on the evening, he was hardly alone, as James chipped in 14 points, while Waters finished with 12 points, nine rebounds and three assists and the Generals also got strong role play from the

likes of Perry Battle (two assists three steals) and Massenburg (eight points, eight rebounds).

While Tucker, who scored 25 points in the earlier win over Shiloh, had an off night, Derek St. Hilaire led Dacula with 17 points.

But after a night in which the managed just 16 field goals and being outrebounded 39-20, Triaga knows the Falcons must put Tuesday night’s game behind them as they jump right back into action tonight at home against Central — the second of four games this week due to last weekend’s game canceled by weather concerns.

“Give them credit.

They played a perfect ball game (Tuesday) night,” Triaga said of Shiloh.

“They played as well as any Shiloh team I’ve coached against. They weren’t going to be denied. They were the better team (Tuesday) night.”

Dacula girls 42, Shiloh 38 Faustine Aifuwa and Kandy Brown each turned in a double-double as the Falcons (9-9, 4-6) held off the Generals.

Aifuwa finished with game highs of 14 points, 23 rebounds and five blocked shots and added three assists, while Brown chipped in 10 points, 10 boards, four blocks and four steals.

But the Falcons, who also got eight key points from Alyssa Criscolo, needed clutch free throws in the final seconds from Aifuwa and Helena Lee to hold off a scrappy Shiloh team led by Kamryn Jackson’s 11 points.

The Generals (7-13, 2-9) also got nine points from Emani Bell and eight points from Sharai Lay.

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“Because (the girls) know it’s a tradition of excellence, they’re used to winning and they know what it takes go out there, give a good effort and hope for the best,” Puckett said.

“We got lots of good efforts from everybody.”

North got a strong meet from Marianne Allard, who won the 200 IM in 2:04.63, edging out the event’s twotime defending champion, Devan Sweeney. Allard also placed third in the 100 breast (1:06.22).

Chantal Jordan added a pair of second-place finishes for North in the 50 free (24.14) and the 100 free (54.21).

Mill Creek’s Katherine Parker, also runner-up in the 100 fly, lowered the

Collins Hill’s Haley Arner competes in the girls 200-yard freestyle during Tuesday’s Gwinnett County Swimming Championships at West Gwinnett Aquatic Center. (Photo: Kyle Hess)

meet record in the 100 backstroke with her victory, winning in 55.22.

Brookwood’s Cohen set

the old mark last season.

Collins Hill’s Haley Arner was a double-winner with an impressive show-

ing in the distance events.

She was first in the 200 free in 1:49.67 and the 500 free in 4:53.43.

GWINNETT COUNTY SWIMMING AND DIVING CHAMPIONSHIPS Swimming Finals At West Gwinnett Aquatic Center Tuesday (events in yards) BOYS Team standings 1. Brookwood, 974 2. Collins Hill, 971.5 3. North Gwinnett, 815.5 4. Parkview, 736 5. Mill Creek, 616 6. Norcross, 527 7. Peachtree Ridge, 440 8. Duluth, 419 9. Archer, 299 10. Dacula, 260 11. Mountain View, 239 12. Grayson, 171 13. Berkmar, 158 14. Meadowcreek, 150 15. South Gwinnett, 133 16. Lanier, 132 17. Shiloh, 126 18. Central Gwinnett, 32 200 medley relay 1. Brookwood, 1:34.54* (Alex Taylor, Marci Barta, Andrew Huenniger, Jacob Rees) 2. Collins Hill, 1:34.73 3. Mill Creek, 1:39.82 4. North Gwinnett, 1:40.12 5. Parkview, 1:41.44 6. Duluth, 1:42.59 7. Dacula, 1:44.95 8. Norcross, 1:45.46 9. Archer, 1:46.42 10. Mountain View, 1:47.96 200 freestyle 1. Christopher Pierce, Mill Creek, 1:42.99 2. Andrew Huenniger, Brookwood, 1:43.58 3. Jacob Rees, Brookwood, 1:43.85 4. Wesley Hobbs, Collins Hill, 1:44.42 5. Tyler Mazurek, North Gwinnett, 1:44.44 6. Nick Mahoney, North Gwinnett, 1:47.41 7. Josh Fountain, Parkview, 1:48.55 8. Nikos Tzimourtas, Mill Creek, 1:49.18 9. Brian Smith, Mill Creek, 1:49.47 10. Sebastian DenBrok, North Gwinnett, 1:50.78 200 individual medley 1. Andrew Winton, Collins Hill, 1:52.41 2. Alex Norcini, Parkview, 1:59.13 3. Driscoll Crabbe, Collins Hill, 1:59.32 4. Keegan Walsh, Brookwood, 2:00.48 5. Collins Sainovich, Mill Creek, 2:01.20 6. Colton Kryski, Norcross, 2:03.80 7. Xzavier Reiter, Mountain View, 2:03.99 8. Drew Grier, Brookwood, 2:04.31 9. Cooper Villhauer, North Gwinnett, 2:11.07 50 freestyle 1. Eric Strickland, Norcross, 20.72* 2. Alex Taylor, Brookwood, 20.97 3. Marci Barta, Brookwood, 21.40 4. Matt Shelton, North Gwinnett, 21.82 5. Kell Waddell, Collins Hill, 21.96 6. Jacob Finco, Parkview, 21.97 7. Arion Solomon, Norcross, 22.11

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8. Matt Herbig, Collins Hill, 22.67 8. Will Baselj, North Gwinnett, 22.67 10. J.P. Baselj, North Gwinnett, 22.74 100 butterfly 1. Andrew Huenniger, Brookwood, 50.21 2. Wesley Hobbs, Collins Hill, 52.54 3. Matt Shelton, North Gwinnett, 52.82 4. Drew Grier, Brookwood, 53.28 5. Sebastian Rodriguez, Mill Creek, 53.76 6. Jace Hamby, Collins Hill, 54.85 7. Maliq Williams, Peachtree Ridge, 54.95 8. J.P. Baselj, North Gwinnett, 55.72 9. Matthew Lee, Duluth, 55.97 10. Jimmy Fung, Duluth, 56.37 100 freestyle 1. Eric Strickland, Norcross, 45.87 2. Jacob Rees, Brookwood, 47.22 3. Jacob Finco, Parkview, 47.29 4. Kell Waddell, Collins Hill, 47.98 5. Will Jordan, Mill Creek, 49.63 6. Brian Smith, Mill Creek, 49.66 7. Sebastian DenBrok, North Gwinnett, 49.96 8. Aidan Stoffle, Brookwood, 50.00 9. Will Baselj, North Gwinnett, 50.20 10. Hans Kind, Brookwood, 50.23 500 freestyle 1. Taylor Delk, Collins Hill, 4:33.42 2. Bradley Dunham, Dacula, 4:42.89 3. Josh Fountain, Parkview, 4:42.98 4. Tyler Mazurek, North Gwinnett, 4:43.75 5. Nick Mahoney, North Gwinnett, 4:49.37 6. Conor Gamble, Brookwood, 4:49.41 7. Dylan Scott, Brookwood, 4:49.66 8. Matthew Albers, Brookwood, 4:51.89 9. Shwan Ahn, Peachtree Ridge, 4:53.90 10. Nikos Tzimourtas, Mill Creek, 4:57.48 200 freestyle relay 1. Brookwood, 1:27.97 (Marci Barta, Drew Grier, Conor Gamble, Andrew Huenniger) 2. Norcross, 1:28.52 3. Collins Hill, 1:28.55 4. North Gwinnett, 1:28.66 5. Parkview, 1:31.03 6. Peachtree Ridge, 1:31.87 7. Mill Creek, 1:32.27 8. Duluth, 1:33.52 9. Archer, 1:34.66 10. Grayson, 1:38.60 100 backstroke 1. Taylor Delk, Collins Hill, 50.19* 2. Alex Taylor, Brookwood, 50.72 3. Christopher Pierce, Mill Creek, 52.09 4. Aidan Stoffle, Brookwood, 53.31 5. Keegan Walsh, Brook-

wood, 53.64 6. Grayson Beckman, Brookwood, 54.85 7. Xzavier Reiter, Mountain View, 56.73 8. Bradford Wyzykowski, Parkview, 57.08 9. Tommy Cangelosi, North Gwinnett, 57.22 10. Matthew Lee, Duluth, 57.67 100 breaststroke 1. Andrew Winton, Collins Hill, 57.39* 2. Marci Barta, Brookwood, 58.06 3. Cameron Ogden, Collins Hill, 1:01.25 4. Wren Shimoji, Brookwood, 1:02.83 5. Victor Jemison, Parkview, 1:03.63 6. Zach Greenwood, Collins Hill, 1:03.93 7. Sebastian Rodriguez, Mill Creek, 1:04.11 8. Cooper Villhauer, North Gwinnett, 1:04.35 8. Brexton Wall, North Gwinnett, 1:04.35 10. Gregg Ramirez-Urbina, Duluth, 1:04.52 400 freestyle relay 1. Collins Hill, 3:10.21 (Taylor Delk, Driscoll Crabbe, Wesley Hobbs, Andrew Winton) 2. Brookwood, 3:11.32 3. Norcross, 3:12.40 4. North Gwinnett, 3:14.34 5. Mill Creek, 3:17.84 6. Parkview, 3:23.26 7. Peachtree Ridge, 3:23.86 8. Dacula, 3:29.00 9. Duluth, 3:31.24 10. Archer, 3:38.11 GIRLS Team standings 1. Brookwood, 1,044.5 2. North Gwinnett, 980 3. Mill Creek, 775.5 4. Parkview, 698.5 5. Norcross, 570 6. Collins Hill, 524 7. Duluth, 448 8. Peachtree Ridge, 438 9. Archer, 335.5 10. Grayson, 296 11. Lanier, 210 12. Shiloh, 202 13. Mountain View, 191 14. Dacula, 165 15. Discovery, 110 16. South Gwinnett, 105 17. Meadowcreek, 68 17. Berkmar, 68 19. Central Gwinnett, 34 200 medley relay 1. Brookwood, 1:47.20 (Juliana Carey, Erin Scott, Devan Sweeney, Leila Taylor) 2. Mill Creek, 1:48.85 3. North Gwinnett, 1:49.03 4. Parkview, 1:52.28 5. Peachtree Ridge, 1:54.63 6. Archer, 1:55.20 7. Grayson, 1:55.61 8. Duluth, 1:55.69 9. Norcross, 1:56.37 10. Collins Hill, 1:59.48 200 freestyle 1. Haley Arner, Collins Hill, 1:49.67 2. Klaudia Holt, Peachtree Ridge, 1:54.04 3. Ashley Neas, Duluth, 1:55.45 4. Megan Jones, North Gwinnett, 1:56.38 5. Tegan Sweeney, Brookwood, 1:56.39

6. Emma Claire Cohen, Brookwood, 1:58.38 7. Julia Rummins, North Gwinnett, 1:59.91 8. Sarah Jahns, Parkview, 1:59.98 9. Maddie Cordle, Brookwood, 2:00.26 10. Anna Siegfried, North Gwinnett, 2:02.55 200 individual medley 1. Marianne Allard, North Gwinnett, 2:04.63 2. Devan Sweeney, Brookwood, 2:05.15 3. Riha Moss, Peachtree Ridge, 2:08.86 4. Erin Scott, Brookwood, 2:10.78 5. Abigail Duncan, North Gwinnett, 2:11.99 6. Juliana Carey, Brookwood, 2:15.23 7. Valerie Lin, North Gwinnett, 2:17.14 8. Lydia Evans, Mill Creek, 2:18.09 9. Nyota Edjidjimo, Shiloh, 2:20.07 10. Erin Tillery, Parkview, 2:20.23 50 freestyle 1. Maddy Cohen, Brookwood, 23.47 2. Chantal Jordan, North Gwinnett, 24.14 3. Becca Erwin, Duluth, 24.61 4. Sarah Gries, Norcross, 24.68 5. Zoe Walker, Parkview, 24.85 6. Reagan Balog, Collins Hill, 25.20 7. Adair Kimbrough, Parkview, 25.25 8. Sarah Lowry, Mill Creek, 25.30 9. Kelley Jones, North Gwinnett, 25.53 10. Stevie Bramble, Norcross, 25.69 100 butterfly 1. Devan Sweeney, Brookwood, 55.26 2. Katherine Parker, Mill Creek, 55.66 3. Hannah Mahaffey, Archer, 57.87 4. Isabelle Andrews, Mill Creek, 59.02 5. Abigail Duncan, North Gwinnett, 1:00.06 6. Tegan Sweeney, Brookwood, 1:00.25 7. Nyota Edjidjimo, Shiloh, 1:00.30 8. Joyce Kim, North Gwinnett, 1:00.71 9. Hannah Massey, Brookwood, 1:02.43 10. Lauren McClelland, North Gwinnett, 1:02.92 100 freestyle 1. Maddy Cohen, Brookwood, 51.30 2. Chantal Jordan, North Gwinnett, 54.21 3. Leila Taylor, Brookwood, 54.35 4. Maddie Cordle, Brookwood, 54.50 5. Holland Danskin, Norcross, 54.82 6. Sarah Lowry, Mill Creek, 55.71 7. Reagan Balog, Collins Hill, 55.90 8. Kate Blanchard, Collins Hill, 55.91 9. Abby Hulsey, Mountain View, 55.96 10. Anna Siegfried, North

Gwinnett, 56.51 500 freestyle 1. Haley Arner, Collins Hill, 4:53.43 2. Ashley Neas, Duluth, 5:00.73 3. Klaudia Holt, Peachtree Ridge, 5:08.05 4. Megan Jones, North Gwinnett, 5:10.49 5. Emma Claire Cohen, Brookwood, 5:16.20 6. Julia Rummins, North Gwinnett, 5:24.31 7. Sarah Jahns, Parkview, 5:25.75 8. Carlye McKillip, North Gwinnett, 5:27.04 9. Chloe Mazurek, North Gwinnett, 5:29.92 10. Helen Harmel, Brookwood, 5:33.48 200 freestyle relay 1. Brookwood, 1:37.93 (Leila Taylor, Erin Scott, Tegan Sweeney, Maddy Cohen) 2. North Gwinnett, 1:38.80 3. Norcross, 1:39.00 4. Collins Hill, 1:41.30 5. Mill Creek, 1:42.26 6. Parkview, 1:42.83 7. Duluth, 1:43.02 8. Archer, 1:44.20 9. Grayson, 1:45.80 10. Lanier, 1:48.98 100 backstroke 1. Katherine Parker, Mill Creek, 55.22* 2. Kyra Cortel-Fraser, Archer, 58.94 3. Hannah Mahaffey, Archer, 59.36 4. Sarah Gries, Norcross, 1:00.06 5. Joyce Kim, North Gwinnett, 1:00.09 6. Lilah Davis, Lanier, 1:00.20 7. Leila Taylor, Brookwood, 1:00.53 8. Isabelle Andrews, Mill Creek, 1:00.84 9. Juliana Carey, Brookwood, 1:01.08 10. Kelley Jones, North Gwinnett, 1:01.86 100 breaststroke 1. Erin Scott, Brookwood, 1:04.99 2. Riha Moss, Peachtree Ridge, 1:05.97 3. Marianne Allard, North Gwinnett, 1:06.22 4. Becca Erwin, Duluth, 1:08.25 5. Zoe Walker, Parkview, 1:08.82 6. Valerie Lin, North Gwinnett, 1:10.43 7. Holland Danskin, Norcross, 1:11.76 8. Bailey Williams, Mill Creek, 1:12.14 9. Hannah Jaeger, Dacula, 1:12.75 10. Abby Swain, Archer, 1:13.49 400 freestyle relay 1. Brookwood, 3:33.94 (Maddie Cordle, Devan Sweeney, Tegan Sweeney, Maddy Cohen) 2. Norcross, 3:39.00 3. Mill Creek, 3:40.41 4. North Gwinnett, 3:41.31 5. Peachtree Ridge, 3:42.21 6. Collins Hill, 3:44.80 7. Parkview, 3:46.87 8. Duluth, 3:57.73 9. Grayson, 4:26.89 * County-meet record

Boys

winning two events.

The Eagles finished Huenniger rallied the first in the meet-ending Broncos to a first-place 400 free relay in 3:10.21 with the foursome of Delk, finish in the 200 freestyle Driscoll Crabbe, Wesley relay with his anchor leg, Hobbs and Winton. joining Barta, Drew Grier Norcross’ Strickland and Conor Gamble to finalso was one of the meet’s ish in 1:27.97. Huenniger stars. The senior lowered also repeated as county the county-meet record champion in the 100 butwith his victory in the 50 terfly with a time of 50.21 free with a time of 20.72, and was runner-up in the set previously at 20.74 200 free (1:43.58).

by Brookwood’s Michael Brookwood also got top Collins Hill’s Taylor Delk competes in the boys 500-yard Trice in 2012. He added a finishes from Rees (third freestyle during Tuesday’s Gwinnett County Swimming second championship later in 200 free, 1:43.85 and second in 100 free, 47.22), Championships at West Gwinnett Aquatic Center. (Pho- in the meet, winning the to: Kyle Hess) 100 free in 45.87, just off Taylor (second in 50 free, the meet record of 45.58.

20.97 and second in 100 get back on top. The last 1:52.41 and later won the Mill Creek’s Christoback, 50.72) and Barta time the boys were county 100 breaststroke in 57.39, pher Pierce also won an (third in 50 free, 21.40). champion was 2009, so it’s lowering a meet record individual championship, Barta moved to Brookwood been a while.” that had held since 2011 from Hungary, where he Collins Hill’s Winton (previously by Parkview’s finishing first in the 200 free (1:42.99). was successful in Junior and Delk did their parts Ricky Lehner). Delk won North Gwinnett finished Olympics, earlier this year. to push their team toward the 500 free in 4:33.42 and “It’s awesome for the top, each winning two broke his own meet record third in the team standings with 815.5 points, while the boys (to win county events and posting a meet from a year earlier with a again),” Puckett said. record. first-place finish in the 100 Parkview (736) and Mill “We’ve been up and down Winton won the 200 backstroke at 50.19. It was Creek (616) rounded out the top five. recently, so it’s nice to individual medley in his second straight year

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Booker’s career game lifts Wolves Wesleyan boys end long losing streak to GAC best game,” said Booker, noting the her previous scoring high was “maybe PEACHTREE COR18 or 19 points.”

NERS — Cairo Booker The outing was just got a loud ovation as she one of many impressive left the court, with Wesperformances this season, leyan students chanting her though. name.

“Cairo has done this a It was lot,” said coach Jan Azar, fitting talking about Booker’s recogniall-round contributions. tion for “She’s a tough player and a career has really stepped up as a game by leader this year.” the senior Booker, who came Cairo guard. in toppingWesleyan in Booker Booker scoring at 14 points per scored 27 points in the game, is the only senior on Wesleyan girls’ 76-38 vic- the defending Class AA tory over visiting Greater champions’ roster and that Atlanta Christian and that means an expanded role. was just part of her stuffed “I remember when I was stat line Tuesday night at a freshman and sophomore Yancey Gymnasium. and what the seniors meant The 5-foot-6 Wofford to me,” Booker said. “I University signee had 12 want to do the same thing rebounds, four assists and for our younger players four steals, earning every this year.” round of applause she Wesleyan, which imreceived. proved to 19-2 overall and “It was definitely my 9-0 in Region 6-AA with a

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10th straight victory, had a tight game at GAC on Jan. 5, winning just 65-58.

This time it a different story.

“They are a very physical team and we let it get to us the last time,” Azar said.

“We did a much better job handling it this time, especially in the second half.”

Junior center Natalie Armstrong has 15 points, 11 rebounds and four blocked shots for the Wolves. Sophomore guard Amaya Register added nine points and three assists, while junior forward Mikayla Coombs had eight points and eight rebounds.

Sophomore guard Robyn Benton had 21 points for GAC (11-8, 5-4 region) before fouling out in the final minute on a flagrant foul that resulted in an apparent leg injury to Wesleyan reserve Capri Fraser.

Wesleyan, up just 10-8 after the first quarter, scored the first seven

points of the second and then the last eight to go into intermission up 26-15.

Then the Wesleyan lead ballooned to 42-20 before the end of the third quarter and the Wolves’ advantage was 46-27 going into the final quarter.

Sophomore center Caria Reynolds had eight rebounds for GAC, but was held to four points after scoring 25 the first time the two teams played.

Although the Spartans had sophomore guard Taylor Sutton back in the lineup, she is still bother by a sprained ankle. Sutton, who had four points and three assists, played just one previous game after having her transfer from Woodward Academy cleared by the GHSA following the first Wesleyan game.

The victory was Wolves’ fifth straight over GAC and gave them a 26-13 lead in the all-time series.

Blue Devils escape in OT again

By Paul Thomas

kept making shots, kept making shots.

“What we just told our guys at the end of the SUWANEE — For the game, ‘What just happened second time this seawas almost unenviable.” To son, the Norcross boys have all the chips against basketball team escaped you two separate times, Peachtree Ridge with an for a freshman to come overtime victory. in — on a set play that we On Tuesday night at ran to perfection. We had the Peachtree Ridge High Kyle Sturdivant hit that 3 School, the Blue Devils and then we had Jordan defeated the Lions 70-68 in Goldwire make that steal overtime. Jordan Goldwire and make the game-wincame up with a steal and a ner, but everybody on the breakaway layup as time floor had to play their part. expired to give Norcross Somebody had to make the the win. steal, somebody had to set Peachtree Ridge (12-8, the screen, somebody had 6-4 Region 7-AAAAAA) to be in great defensive led 66-63 with nine sechelp. I’m just so proud of onds left in regulation, but those guys. They worked a Kyle Sturdivant 3 tied the hard and to come in here game with less than two and win games like that, seconds left on the clock some of that hard work is to send the game in to paying off.” overtime. The Blue Devils Norcross opened the (18-2, 10-0) controlled the game with a 15-2 run, with game early, but couldn’t Rayshaun Hammonds put the Lions away. scoring seven points during It was every bit the the early stretch. Hambattle that Norcross head monds finished the game coach Jesse McMillan and with14 points and seven his staff expected. rebounds.

“What Coach (Keith) The Blue Devils looked Arrington is doing with to be in full control, until (Peachtree Ridge) and a big run by the Lions what he has done with changed the game’s mothis year is really, really mentum. Peachtree Ridge impressive,” McMillan came all the way back said. “Those dudes have to take a 31-30 lead on so much fight in them. The a Devin Vassell 3 after a same thing happened at our basket by Connor Heyward place, overtime game and in transition. win by two points. Those Norcross regained the Peachtree Ridge kids play lead at the half as Chris their but off, and we knew Curlett beat the buzzer as going in to this one it he came up with a steal and was going to be that way. a lay-up after Zach Butler I thought we started the deflected a Lions’ pass. game with great energy, In the second half the but to their credit they just two teams traded the lead

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five times with Heyward leading the charge for Peachtree Ridge. The junior hit two 3s in the fourth quarter and finished with 18 points and 13 rebounds.

The Lions had a foul to give in the final seconds, but were unable to take it as they attempted to run more time off the clock before committing their sixth foul.

“We’ve lost several close games and we’ve won some close games,” Arrignton said. “It’s a fine line between us winning and losing. We had situations there at the end of the game that we didn’t take advantage that we should have. We had a foul to give, they knew that we had a foul to give and we didn’t take it. We didn’t get the last shot at the end of the (first) half and (overtime). That’s not to point the finger at one play, because when you lose by two it could have been the play at the start of the game when they laid one up. It’s not one play, or one person, or one thing. We’ve just got to finish games.”

The 3 by Sturdivant was the freshman’s only trey of the game. He led all scorers with 20 points, scoring the first basket in overtime as well.

“We had a lot of different options on that look,” McMillan said. “Depending on what the defense was going to give us, somebody was going to have that look and he was kind of the third option out of it. But if you’re going to take a 3 to tie the game,

you want it right there at the top of the key. He’s got stones. It looked good.

Great shot out of him.”

After Sturdivant’s basket in overtime, Markel McCollum evened the score at 68. The senior finished with 16 points.

Tied at 68, Peachtree Ridge regained possession after a Norcross miss and elected to play for one final shot. With close to five seconds left in the game, Goldwire came up with the steal and the game-winner to finish with 11 points and five rebounds.

“Jordan has started a lot of games for us and I kind of got on him the last couple days about his defense and his energy and his effort,” McMillan said. “And he completely responded tonight and that’s what you want. That’s the mark of a champion right there, a kid that takes some hard coaching and responds.”

Norcross got a trio of 3s from Lance Thomas, who finished with15 points and eight rebounds. Peachtree Ride got 12 points and five assists from Milz Tatutm and 11 points from Vassell.

Norcross girls 62, Peachtree Ridge 24 The Norcross girls breezed to a 62-24 win over Peachtree Ridge.

Vash Perry led the way for the Blue Devils (16-4, 9-1 region) with 15 points.

Tehya Lyons and Vanessa Blagmon each added nine points.

Peachtree Ridge (7-14, 2-10) was led by nine points from Jalea Gray.

Djokovic rolls, ready for semi showdown

By Ian Ransom

left the court for treatment on a leg problem after being routed in the first two sets.

MELBOURNE He returned to the court — Champion Novak in more positive mode and Djokovic did not bother edged 3-1 ahead with an with a practice hit before array of sweetly-struck his showdown with Kei winners but was unable to Nishikori and his “less is consolidate on two service more” approach paid off breaks and threw his racquet with an easy 6-3, 6-2 and onto the court in a rare show 6-4 win on Tuesday to set of frustration. up a blockbuster Australian Djokovic clinched the Open semifinal with Roger decisive break in an epic Federer. seventh game and sealed the The Serb entered the win with a sizzling crossquarter-final against the court backhand winner.

Serbia’s Novak Djokovic hits a shot during his quarter-fiJapanese in the wake of a The Serb enters his 29th nal match against Japan’s Kei Nishikori at the Australian five-set marathon with the grand slam semi-final and Open. (Photo: Thomas Peter/Reuters) indefatigable Gilles Simon, sixth at Melbourne Park times it’s actually good to a match he was desperate clinched three of the four where he will face 17-times rest your mind and rest your majors last year. to forget after racking up grand slam champion exactly 100 unforced errors. body. Less is more someBut he landed only 57 Federer, who he beat for the Instead of heading to the times. percent of his first serves U.S. Open and Wimbledon practice courts to re-tune “I think it’s more (about and was broken twice in the titles last year. his game, the world number hitting) a reset button bethird set as Nishikori finally The pair’s win-loss one put his feet up to clear cause I think I’ve played a began to loosen his shoulrecord is perfectly weighted his mind. lot of tennis in the last four ders and start swinging. at 22-22, though Djokovic “I didn’t hit a tennis ball,” or five weeks.”

He still ended up trounc- won five of their eight meethe said in a courtside interThe Djokovic that faced ing Nishikori though, ings last season. view after mowing down Nishikori, the winner of committing exactly half “It keeps going,” Djokovseventh seed Nishikori in their only previous grand the unforced errors of his ic said of the rivalry. just over two hours under slam encounter in the 2014 opponent.

“My best is what is gothe floodlights at Rod Laver U.S. Open semi-finals, was Nishikori, who has ing to be necessary to win Arena. not far from the imperinursed a wrist injury against him. Hopefully I’ll “And it happens someous best of the man that throughout his tournament, be able to deliver.”

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By Guy Curtright Staff Correspondent

PEACHTREE CORNERS — A Super Bowl presentation at halftime figured to be the most memorable moment of the boys basketball game Tuesday night between Wesleyan and visiting Greater Atlanta Christian.

Instead, the honoring of Wesleyan grad Chad Hall proved to be a sidelight.

The Wolves finally have a victory over the rival Spartans, and it was a long time coming.

Senior Jason Morrison scored 16 points and sophomore Christian McLean added 15 as Wesleyan ended a losing streak that stretched back to when its players were in elementary school with a 48-33 victory at Yancey Gymnasium.

“It’s been a really long time since we beat GAC in basketball,” Morrison said. “They have a really good basketball program.

But we came out, played hard as a team and got the win. This means a lot.”

As far as anyone at Wesleyan can remember, the Wolves hadn’t beaten GAC since 2008, when they won two out of three games en route to the Class AA state title.

Wesleyan also won a state championship in 2010, but that was in Class A when the schools were in different classifications.

Of course, losing to GAC since then had been no embarrassment.

After all, the Spartans won three Class AA titles and went to five Final Fours over a sevenyear period.

Wesleyan almost broke through last season, taking two games to overtime against GAC while going 0-3.

When the teams met for the first time this season, GAC pulled away in the fourth quarter for a

62-46 victory at home on Jan. 5.

“We’re a lot better team know than we were then or at the start of the season,” Morrison said.

“Our team chemistry is better and we are sticking with our roles.”

Wesleyan, which improved to 12-8 overall and 6-4 in Region 6-AA, expanded an 11-9 firstquarter lead to 25-17 at halftime and then led 3423 going into the final quarter.

GAC (12-9, 7-3 region) cut a 14-point deficit to nine points, but Wesleyan closed the game on an 8-2 run.

“This is big for us,” said Wesleyan coach Ryan Hodges, who is in his fourth season. “The kids did a great job of buying in and playing hard while executing the defensive and offensive game plan.”

GAC didn’t have a player in double figures, with 6-foot-8 junior center Charlie O’Briant the leader at nine points.

Freshman guard Hunter McIntosh, who had 25 points in the first meeting, didn’t start and scored only four points.

“We told our guys to just go out and play without fear,” Hodges said.

“That’s what they did.

No one was more fearless as an athlete than the undersized Hall, a 2004 multi-sport standout who went on to the Air Force Academy and then the NFL. Hall was with three teams, reaching the 2013 Super Bowl as a member of the San Francisco 49ers.

With the 50th Super Bowl coming up next month, the NFL is presenting golden footballs to past players and their high schools.

Hall’s presentation drew a lot of attention at halftime. But what happened after the ceremony ended up being very memorable as well.

PREP ROUNDUP

Grayson boys beat Parkview, now tied for second place From Staff Reports LOGANVILLE — Grayson defeated Parkview 78-58 on Tuesday. The win moves the Rams (17-3,8-3) into a second place tie in Region 8-AAAAAA one game behind frontrunning Shiloh (15-4,9-2).

Austin Dukes led Grayson with 22 points and eight assists. Kenyon Jackson had 17 points, 14 rebounds and five blocks, Hafeez Anifowoshe chipped in with 13 points while teammate Tre Sconiers pulled down 10 rebounds for the Rams.

BOYS BASKETBALL BOYS HOOPS Mountain View 65, Meadowcreek 52 NORCROSS — Mountain View defeated Meadowcreek 65-52 in Region 7-AAAAAA on Tuesday. Spencer Rodgers led the Bears (13-8, 4-6) with 20 points. Miles Long added 17 points and Nick Hayes chipped in with nine points for Mountain View.

Hebron Christian 73, Commerce 30 COMMERCE — Hebron Christian defeated Commerce 73-30 on Tuesday. Connor Holiday scored 12 points to lead the Lions (16-6,8-2).

GIRLS BASKETBALL GIRLS HOOPS Mill Creek 51, Duluth 48 DULUTH — Mill Creek Creek

held off a Duluth rally for a 51-48 win over the Wildcats on Tuesday. The Hawks led the whole game but it took two free throws by Bridget Mukasa with 12 seconds left to seal the 7-AAAAAA victory.

Mukasa had 18 points to lead Mill Creek (8-12,5-5) and dished out four assists.

Wynter Webb scored 13 points and Kim Forbes collected 13 rebounds. Endia Banks and Deja Mitchell scored 20 and 13 points respectively for Duluth (9-12,6-4).

Mountain View 66, Meadowcreek 23 NORCROSS — Mountain View defeated Meadowcreek 66-23 in a Region 7-AAAAAA contest on Tuesday. Lilian Kennedy led all scorers with 11 points for the Bears (12-9,7-3).

Archer 59, South Gwinnett 41 SNELLVILLE — Archer’s Linsey Marchese scored 19 points and pulled down nine rebounds to lead the Tigers to a 59-41 Region 8-AAAAAA win over South Gwinnett on Tuesday. Autumn Newby scored nine points and had 17 rebounds while Hannah Dunston chipped inwith 12 points and four steals for Archer (17-3, 11-0).

Parkview 62, Grayson 33 LOGANVILLE — Parkview’s Kiersten Hunter drained eight 3-pointers to lead the the Panthers to a 62-33 win over Grayson in Region 8-AAAAAA on Tuesday. Hunter’s 24 points led the Parkview (13-6,9-1).

Dominique Leonidas scored 14 points and dished out eight assists while Sydney Fields chipped win with 10 points and four steals for the Panthers.

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Falcons add Carolina set course with Newton’s draft ex-GMs to front office SUPER BOWL 50: DENVER VS. CAROLINA, FEB. 7, 6:30 P.M. (CBS)

By Jeff Reynolds The Sports Xchange

Von Miller went into the 2011 NFL Draft thinking he could be the Carolina Panthers’ choice to replace Julius Peppers.

Carolina held the No. 1 overall pick and selected Auburn quarterback Cam Newton.

“I thought at that time I could be No. 1, but (Carolina) didn’t see it that way, they took Cam Newton and they won a lot of games,” Miller said.

General manager Marty Hurney was fired after the Panthers started 1-5 in 2012.

Miller was the No. 2 pick and John Elway’s first as a general manager. That draft turned out to be a defining one for the Broncos, who landed five players who became starters in that draft. Newton is the lone player drafted in 2011 still around in Charlotte.

Miller mocked Newton’s Superman celebration when he sacked Newton in a game in Nov. 2012, their only career meeting.

Miller said he is forever grateful that Elway used his first ever draft pick to draft the pass rusher out of Texas A&M. Then Houston Texans coach Gary Kubiak said he didn’t do a lot of work on Newton leading up to the draft but know Miller all too well since he played at Kubiak’s alma mater.

Carolina Panthers quarterback Cam Newton (1) looks on at the line of scrimmage during the NFC championship game against Arizona on Sunday in Charlotte, N.C. (Photo: Jason Getz/USA Today Sports)

The Texans drafted 10th and somehow wound up with AllPro defensive end J.J. Watt.

“I knew Cam’s ability and what he stood for. I knew Von very well because he was right down the street from us,” Kubiak said Monday. “When you look back on it now and who’s lining up and playing here in a couple of weeks, that tells you it was a pretty darn good draft for both teams.”

Newton accounted for 50 touchdowns to win the Heisman Trophy and a national title at Auburn. He was drafted by a team that had just gone 2-14 with the worst offense in the NFL, and a significant is-

sue was quarterback play from Matt Moore and then-rookie Jimmy Clausen.

Coach Ron Rivera called Newton “the most researched player I’ve ever been around” the day after drafting Newton No. 1, but Hurney was not dissuaded by one existing public opinion that the 6-5, 250-pound quarterback came with what one draft analyst called “a significant bust factor.”

Rivera, a defensive coordinator from the San Diego Chargers hired to replace John Fox as head coach in Carolina, had circled several defensive players that might help the Panthers. Julius Peppers left

for the Bears in free agency and pass rush was often mentioned during the draft process. Some teams felt Newton could be a risk.

The Auburn offense was simplified — in Newton’s words, he “looked to the sideline, got a play and went fast” and resembled nothing like any NFL system — but not everyone felt that was a fair criticism. Considering Newton had 30 touchdown passes and 20 rushing scores, he was flawlessly executing what he was asked to do with the ball.

There were skeletons for scouts and general managers such as Hurney and Elway to weigh. Newton began his college career at Florida, transferred to a junior college amidst academic dishonesty allegations and two years later was investigated by the NCAA. Accusations surfaced that his father demanded a $180,000 from a Mississippi State booster to bring his son to that school.

The NCAA ruled that Newton wasn’t aware of his father’s pay-for-play ploy.

There were other choices beyond Miller for the Panthers to consider if they weren’t sold on Newton — LSU cornerback Patrick Peterson, Alabama defensive tackle Marcell Dareus, Georgia wide receiver A.J. Green and Watt chief among those alternatives.

The Sports Xchange Atlanta Falcons general manager Thomas Dimitroff employs his former boss with the New England Patriots in Scott Pioli, who carries the title of assistant general manager, and now Phil Emery, the former general manager of the Chicago Bears, is back with the Falcons.

Emery and former Titans general manager Ruston Webster were named national scouts with a focus on college scouting.

“Phil and Ruston bring over 40 years of combined NFL scouting expertise to our organization and I am pleased to have them join our staff,” Dimitroff said Tuesday in a team release. “They will both be focused predominantly on college scouting, an area both men have excelled in during their careers.”

Dimitroff and Pioli have known each other for decades, dating to Bill Belichick’s tenure with the Cleveland Browns, and are close companions. Pioli was general manager of the Kansas City Chiefs and ran the personnel side of the operation with Belichick hovering during the dyanstic decade of the 2000s. He got his start in scouting with Belichick in Cleveland in 1992.

The front-office setup could bring benefits for the Falcons, but owner Arthur Blank insisted and repeated that coach Dan Quinn would have a personnel voice when he took the job last February.

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NOTICE OF PUBLIC SALE OF PERSONAL PROPERTY Notice is hereby given that Extra Space Storage will sell at public auction, to satisfy the lien of the owner, personal property described below belonging to those individuals listed below at location indicated: 4400 Lawrenceville Hwy Lilburn, GA 30047 770-638-2252 February 11th, 2016 at 5:30 PM Unit 003 – Gregory Shape – Tools Unit 048 – Jessi Colwell – Household Goods Unit 226 – Gregory Lillard – Household Goods Unit 297 – Brian Rivera – Household Goods Unit 318 – Elizabeth Scruggs – Household Goods Unit 473 – Tiffiny Taylor – Household Goods Unit 496 – Clinton Rowe – Household Goods The auction will be listed and advertised on www. storagetreasures.com. Purchases must be made with cash only and paid at the above referenced facility in order to complete the transaction. Extra Space Storage may refuse any bid and may rescind any purchase up until the winning bidder takes possession of the personal property.

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D050–Gonzalez, Yelguer D053–Ghirmai, Senai D058–Thompson, Natasha E008–Christian, Davis E015–Mcclain, Ronald E074–Rodriguez, Yasmin F800–Parker, Davelle F825–Dunnigan, Starta F871–Hodge, John G043–Layland, Stephen PUBLIC STORAGE PROPERTY: 28149 3055 Jones Mill Rd Peachtree Corners, GA. 30071 (770) 447-9755 TIME: 10:00 AM STORED BY THE FOLLOWING PERSONS: 207–Black, Carla 22–Knox, Melvin 232–Acevedo, Tirrell 25–Long, Paul 265–Aquino, Rebeca 313–Ayers, Joseph P 316–Jordan, Robert 329–Diaz, Guillermo 473–Ward, Antoinette 486–Berg, Gerrell 514–Paschal, Stephen PUBLIC STORAGE PROPERTY: 29104 3265 Holcomb Bridge Rd Peachtree Corners, GA. 30092 (770) 449-0384 TIME: 10:30 AM STORED BY THE FOLLOWING PERSONS: 1106–Saunders, Sherella 1320–Stubbs, Shakima 2329–Irving, Alexandria 2502–Bhoir, Rohan 2607–Idhasoft Inc 2619–Bell, Kimberly 3211–Diarra, Awa 4227–Bekazua, Luwawu S 4302–Evans, Dorethea 4618–Forte, Wylette PUBLIC STORAGE PROPERTY: 20171 6289 Jimmy Carter Blvd Norcross, GA. 30071 (770) 416-9275 TIME: 11:00 AM STORED BY THE FOLLOWING PERSONS: B018–Britt, Michelle B051–Johnson, Leslia C009–Ennels, Corey C030–Porter, Jeremie C035–Montilla, Pablo C037–dennis, keyona C059–Louther, Kendell D049–BROCK, JEROME D052–Johnson, Veronica D060–Hayden, Elwyn D073–Mcintosh, Corey E002–Miller, Hans: vehicle E020–Soldiew, Tennille E041–Elias, Melissa E058–Alesandro, Jose E083–Gandy, Nicholas E125–Broadus, Gwendolyn E131–Mcghee, Azell E145–Gutierrez, Jose F013–Hudson, John F019–White, Marcus F034–Busch, Laura F051–Smalls, Toccara PUBLIC STORAGE PROPERTY: 28150 6770 Dawson Blvd Norcross, GA. 30093 (770) 448-2130 TIME: 11:30 AM STORED BY THE FOLLOWING PERSONS: A104–Schulze, MEYKEL; vehicle B105–Bort, Zobeida C126–Doerr, Amy C229–Rochez, Mercy D124–Carter, Michael E121–Scott, Joey E126–Rogers, Shawndia E163–Coleman, Anastasia F103–Rice, Fallon F159–Romero, Denis G129–Benitez, Brenda G154–Harris, Tracy H105–Steward, Stefan H153–Chaneyfield, Larry I164–Diaoune, Fatoumata I196–Battle, Dominique I234–Spigner, Juanita J224–Patrick, Deryck ******************* NOTICE OF PUBLIC SALE Pursuant to the Georgia Self-Service Storage Facility Act, Ga. Code Ann. §§ 10-4210 et seq., the undersigned will conduct a public auction on February 12 , 2016 of the below-listed units. Each of the below units generally contain the following: furniture, clothing, tools, and other household/business items.

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PUBLIC STORAGE PROPERTY: 20489 6000 Lawrenceville Hwy. Tucker, GA. 30084 (770) 923-9400 TIME: 9:30 AM STORED BY THE FOLLOWING PERSONS: C072–Pollard, Tonya F025–Jones, Jessica G016–Nesbitt, Tony G071–Radillo, Luis G085–Brock, PattiAnn PUBLIC STORAGE PROPERTY: 08049 5010 Jimmy Carter Blvd Norcross, GA. 30093 (770) 446-8358 TIME: 10:00 AM STORED BY THE FOLLOWING PERSONS: 0211–Limonta, Rickayla 0212–Dixon, Demetria 0216–Hubert, Eula 0334–Palache, Larkland 0401–Villegas, Alma 0404–Thomas, Vickie 0433–Walker, Bertina 0517–Thomas, Gregory 0601–luedke, kayla 0634–Whitehead, Sabriah 0704–Brown, Barbara 0710–Harris, Deborah 0741–Murphy, Cloyd 1048–Valle, Jason 2012–Wells, Rhonda ; vehicle PUBLIC STORAGE PROPERTY: 29135 1755 Indian Trail Rd Norcross, GA. 30093 (678) 924-0203 TIME: 10:30 AM STORED BY THE FOLLOWING PERSONS: 1287–RESTO, LUIS 2022–Parks, Reshunda 2112–Littleton, Kenneth 2133–Savage, Janesha 2156–Martin, Tiffanie 2169–Rhodes, J.R., Nathaniel 2204–Sanders, Chancidee 2234–Frazier, Jacqueline 2306–WOOD, DARRYL 2316–Garrison, Carlus 3158–Hodge, Trina 3288–Elliott-Howard, Janice 3303–Mcray, Jimmy 3304–Fennick, Andrina C007–Diab, Abdallah E029–O Neal, Andrea E039–Mapp, Sharon PUBLIC STORAGE PROPERTY: 24346 615 Indian Trail Rd Lilburn, GA. 30047 (770) 638-0498 TIME: 11:00 AM STORED BY THE FOLLOWING PERSONS: A009–Davis, Stacey B014–Harden, Kevin B036–Davis, Theresa B040–Dickerson, T’azia C006–Jackson, Angelique C055–Hendrix, Devon C067–Ortiz, Reyniel C070–Dixon-Hamil, Barbara D042–Foster, Christina PUBLIC STORAGE PROPERTY: 21901 95 Arcado Rd Lilburn, GA. 30047 (770) 638-9211 TIME: 11:30 AM STORED BY THE FOLLOWING PERSONS: A004–Obryan, Heather B020–williams, michaele B064–Mckay, Marquis B128–Suarez-Brown, Tiki C076–Dubois, Brian C101–MAISURIA, APRIL D029–Johnson, DaShauna E010–Smith, Ramisi E038–LANCASTER, CARRIE E045–FLANNIGAN, DAVID E050–Boyd, HAROLD E052–Stewart, Dorothy PUBLIC STORAGE PROPERTY: 23106 460 Beaver Ruin Rd Lilburn, GA. 30047 (770) 638-1196 TIME: 12:00 PM STORED BY THE FOLLOWING PERSONS: B120–DELGADO, STEVEN B128–Rogers, Travis B138–WASHINGTON, TERRANCE D221–Le, Chot E274–Gbassagee, Byron E292–Tinsley, Norman E298–Childs, Aloma E316–Malone, Michelle E

E321–Hoffman, Harry F374–Thomaston, Candice F400–Presti, Danielle F410–OSBORNE JR, ERNERST F411–Brooks Jr, Oscar F426–Ajala, Dauda F452–Ruffin, Tenish F457–Alvarado, Hector F475–Johnson, Isaac F481–LYLES, EURETHA G507–Pearson, Johnnell G521–Mcelveen, Derick All sales are subject to cancellation. Public auction terms, rules, and regulations will be made available prior to the sale. Dated this 27th day of January and 3rd day of February 2016 by PS Orangeco, Inc., 701 Western Avenue, Glendale, CA 91201.

(818) 244-8080, Bond No. 6004928.

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NOTICE OF PUBLIC SALE OF PERSONAL PROPERTY Notice is hereby given that the undersigned will sell, to satisfy lien of the owner, at public sale by competitive bidding via www.storagetreasures.com on 2/11/2016 at 5:30 PM for the Extra Space Storage facility located at: 2040 Lawrenceville Highway Lawrenceville, GA 30044 (770)962-4330 The personal goods stored therein by the following may include, but are not limited to general household, furniture, boxes, clothes, and appliances.

260 Nikki Green Furniture 245 Michelle Mccain House hold items 513 teresa bower Household items 274 Kevin Love Household 001 Audrey King Household goods Purchases must be made with cash only and paid at the time of sale. All goods are sold as is and must be removed at the time of purchase. Extra Space Storage reserves the right to refuse any bid. Sale is subject to adjournment.

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10:00AM at www.storagetreasures.com.

Name Unit # Monique J. Hankinson B006 Sean Anthonio Williams C056 Leo Mascheck C075 929-307794, 1/20,27

PUBLIC AUCTION Notice is hereby given that Extra Space Storage will sell at public auction, to satisfy the lien of the owner, personal property described below belonging to those individuals listed below at location indicated: Auction Date: 2/11/2016 Address: 4750 Nelson Brogdon Blvd, Sugar Hill, GA 30518 Phone: (678) 482- 5022 Time of Sale: 2:30 PM William Wallen Unit 676 Household Items Mark Clark Unit 715 Furniture, Household Items, Boxes John Mulligan Unit 483 Household Items Sadaf Tai Unit 309 Furniture Guy Longbrake Unit 218 Furniture, Household Items

NOTICE OF PUBLIC SALE OF PERSONAL PROPERTY Notice is hereby given that Extra Space Storage will sell at public auction, to satisfy the lien of the owner, personal property described below belonging to those individuals listed below at location indicated: 1172 Auburn Rd. Dacula GA, 30019 770-236-0688 February 11, 2016 @ 4:15PM 240 Patrick Flynt Household Items, Tools, and PC Parts 248 Charlesetta Johnson Household Items and furniture The auction will be listed and advertised on www. storagetreasures.com. Purchases must be made with cash only and paid at the above referenced facility in order to complete the transaction. Extra Space Storage may refuse any bid and may rescind any purchase up until the winning bidder takes possession of the personal property 929-308251, 1/27,2/3

Yolanda Harper Unit 121 Furniture, Household Goods The auction will be listed and advertised on www. storagetreasures.com. Purchases must be made with cash only and paid at the above referenced facility in order to complete the transaction. Extra Space Storage may refuse any bid and may rescind any purchase up until the winning bidder takes possession of the personal property.

929-308573, 1/27,2/3 NOTICE OF PUBLIC SALE Pursuant to the Georgia Self-Service Storage Facility Act, Ga. Code Ann. §§ 10-4210 et seq., the undersigned will conduct a public auction on February 11, 2016 of the below-listed units. Each of the below units generally contain the following: furniture, clothing, tools, and other household/business items.

PUBLIC STORAGE PROPERTY: 28138 3679 McElroy Rd Doraville, GA. 30340 (770) 452-8144 TIME: 9:30 AM STORED BY THE FOLLOWING PERSONS: A006–Williams, Shawn D

NOTICE OF PUBLIC SALE OF PERSONAL PROPERTY Notice is hereby given that Extra Space Storage will sell at public auction, to satisfy the lien of the owner, personal property described below belonging to those individuals listed below at location indicated: 1790 Peachtree Industrial Blvd Duluth, Ga. 30097 770-814-7776 February 11, 2016 @ 2:00PM 2129 Mira Brown Mirror, gas grill, boxes, pictures 2207 Donna Jones Chair, large mirror, boxes, pictures 2300 Mintoria Johnson Bicycle, totes 2501 Scott Cohan Suits 2621 Staci Phillips Chairs, table, bicycle, boxes, yard tools 2626 Mira Brown Bed, mattress, monitor, lawn furniture 2628 Staci Phillips Couch, chair, dressers, boxes, vacuum 3219 Karseem Harris Sectional sofa, flat screen tv stand, children toys The auction will be listed and advertised on www. storagetreasures.com. Purchases must be made with cash only and paid at the above referenced facility in order to complete the transaction. Extra Space Storage may refuse any bid and may rescind any purchase up until the winning bidder takes possession of the personal property.

929-308578, 1/27,2/3 PUBLIC AUCTION On 02/17/2016 at 2:00 PM StoreSmart self storage located at 2914 Buford Dr. Buford, GA. 30519 will conduct a public auction of the following: Unit # 2055, Lucien Olembo, Desk, chair, printers, rugs,dining room table . Unit # 2063,2067, Janet Myers, Washer, dryer, refridgerator, couch, boxes, pictures, artificial plants. Unit # 2108, Wesley Hieber, guitar ,car jacks, king bed , . Unit # 2119, Ian Green, refridgerator, yard tools,bike,boxes,tv,washer.

Unit # 2133, Robert Carr, chair,battery,boxes.

Unit #3088, Cleotilde Yanes, bed,totes, misc. Unit # 3136, Vernita Watford, totes, boxes, misc. Unit #4045, David Smith, couch, refriderator, microphone , boxes, vaccum.

Unit # 4068, Alena Marbury, tables,glass top, frezzer, boxes, tv. Unit # 4096, Ben Thomas, Window AC, installation, drum case.

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GEORGIA SINGLE FACILITY NOTICE OF PUBLIC SALE Notice is hereby given that Champion Self Storage at 2415 Loganville Hwy. Grayson, GA. 30017 will sell the contents of the storage units listed below at a public auction to satisfy a lien placed on the contents (pursuant to the Self Storage Facility Act of the Georgia Code). The sale will take place at the website StorageStuff.Bid on February 16th at 9:00 am.

2016. The sale will be conducted under the guidance of Cheli Rosa (AU003807) on behalf of the facility’s management. Units may be available for viewing prior to the sale on StorageStuff.

Bid. Contents will be sold for cash only to the highest bidder. A 10% buyer’s premium will be charged as well as a $50 cleaning deposit per unit. All sales are final. Seller reserves the right to withdraw the property at any time before the sale or to refuse any bids. The property to be sold is described as “general household items” unless otherwise noted. #105 Kenneth Giery – Household Items #136 David Maylor – House Items, Furniture #202 Rachanok Washington – Furniture,bags of clothes, washer and dryer #226 Steven Starling – Household Items #251 Wetonka Blackmon – Household Items #313 Lenette Fargurhanson – one office chair, clothes #352 Warren David Syer/ Stocky Food and SpiritsTable and Chairs #435 Amanda Blackmon – Household Items #436 Britt Roseberry – Household Items #443 Priscilla Billingslea – Household, Clothes #474 Teresa Ann Attaway/ Teresa Attaway – Household Items #479 Cole Roseberry – Boxes and Bed #490 Pam Taylor – Household Items, furniture #523 Steven Starling – Household #570 Roy Gows – Boxes, Beds, Pool Table 929-307212, 1/27,2/3 NOTICE OF PUBLIC SALE: The following self-storage Cube contents containing household and other goods will be sold for cash by CubeSmart #6429, 5985 South Norcross Tucker Road, Norcross, GA 30093, to satisfy a lien on 02/08/2016 at approx.

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ZONINGS

PUBLIC NOTICE The Braselton Zoning Board of Appeals will hold a Public Hearing on Thursday, February 11, 2016 at 7:00 p.m. on the following items: Case # 15-04-VAR Application for a stream buffer and setback variance from Highpointe Properties, LLC on property owned by them identified as Gwinnett County Tax Parcel 3006 004.

The applicable Development Code section for which the variance is being sought is Article XV-Section 15.5.

Section 15.5 of the Code requires a 50-foot undisturbed buffer and a 75-foot impervious surface setback on each side of all streams as measured from the top of bank outward. The property is approximately 20.78 acres and zoned G-C. The intended use of the property is a commercial development.

2. Case # 16-01-VAR Application for a variance from LCR Development, LLC. The property owner is Broadmoor 387, LLC. The property is identified as Jackson County Tax Parcel 123 001C. The approximate acreage of the property is 69.74 acres and zoned R-3 (Residential).

The applicant requests relief from Development Code section 8.3 for development standards related to minimum lot size, minimum yard size, and minimum lot width.

The intended use of the property is a detached singlefamily subdivision.

ALL BRASELTON ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS PUBLIC HEARINGS ARE HELD AT THE FOLLOWING LOCATION: BRASELTON POLICE AND MUNICIPAL COURT BUILDING 5040 S.R. 53 BRASELTON, GA 30517 934-309638, 1/27

FULL TIME Billing Coordinator National Respiratory Company seeking candidate for growing specialized department with advancement opportunity.

Prefer candidate have knowledge for multiple insurance carriers, knowledge of respiratory equipment and corresponding diagnosis, be detailed oriented, have excellent communication skills, be proficient with Excel and be highly organized.

Overtime may be required.

EOE/DFWP. Please fax resume to 770-248-0899 Attn. Staffing.

DRIVERS CDL Drivers – Avg. $55/ yr. $2K Sign-On bonus.

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LANDSCAPING/ LAWN CARE

FOREST

COUNTRY BOY TREE REMOVAL

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The Doctor Is In

FREE REMOVAL

• Oak • Maple • Cherry • Walnut New Homes Repairs Refinishing Renovations

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

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REMODELING, INC. •Finished Basements •Bathroom Remodeling •Kitchen Remodeling •Custom Cabinets •Room Additions •Garages/Carports •Screened Porches •Custom Decks •Siding All Types Call John

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Dir. of Professional Services (Strategic Systems & Technology Corporation; Suwanee, GA). Bach. deg. or foreign equiv. in Comp.

Sci., Business or related field & at least 8 yrs. exp. in job offered or 8 yrs. exp. in Mgmt.

Info. Syst. working w/ complex software app. design, devl’t, deployment & support. In lieu of Bach. deg. will accept additional 2 yrs. stated exp. Exp. must incl. working w/ software solutions designed around Symbol/Motorola (Zebra) mobile computing and Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) devices; working on quality assurance & support needs for custom app. providers. Exp. must also incl. 5 yrs. exp. managing teams delivering complex software solutions & proj. delivering field mobility solutions; promoting, negotiating & closing complex software sales deals; & working on Motorola channel org., channel programs, products & pricing.

Manage software devl’t lifecycle, incl. gathering functional reqs., assigning resources, project timeline mgmt. & quality assurance. Send resumes to: Human Resources, Strategic Systems & Technology Corporation, 3325 Paddocks Pkwy., Suite 250, Suwanee, GA 30024.

DRIVERS CDL/A. $3000 Sign On Bonus for Experienced Drivers. Paid out within 30 days of 1st dispatch!

HOME WEEKLY. NEW Southeast Regional.

Pay Increase! Company & Independent Contractors Needed. 6 Day Refresher Course avail.

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EDUCATION

TEACHERS Come grow with us!

Legacy Academy is currently looking for F/T and P/T teachers in both our Duluth and Norcross schools.

Experience is a must, CDA or above is preferred. Forward your resume to laberkeleylake@ legacyacademy.com and lasatellite@ legacyacademy.com HR ASSISTANT

PDI is looking for a HR Assistant.

Ideal candidates will have a BA in HR Management, 2-4 years of experience, or a combination of the two. ADP Workforce Now Experience a plus! Please go to our website at relyonpdi.com to apply and to see a more detailed description.

NOW HIRING Immediate Openings If you are interested in working for an energetic team and A fast paced environment Rockdale Healthcare Center Is Seeking Applicants for

Experienced Food Service Director, Chefs, Servers, Dietary Aides RN’s, LPN’s, CNA’s

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Landscape Design using any material Trimming & debris Clean Up • Pressure Washing

Call 706-525-1881 or 904-874-1809

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Willow Wood Nursing

NOW ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS FOR • LPN and RN’s needed days and evening for charge nurse positions • C.N.A.’s needed days and evenings • Admission and Marketing.

Long term Admission & Marketingexp. pref. M - F, some weekends may be reqd. • Maintenance Director. Exp. in long term care & regulations pref.

M - F, some weekends may be reqd. & on call.

APPLY IN PERSON: 4595 Cantrell Rd. Flowery Branch Email Resumes to: sjones@sterling-health. com

OR CALL: 770-967-2070 Software Engineers: (Norcross, GA openings. Travel not required, but candidates must be willing to relocate to unanticipated locations across the country per contract demand.) Design, Architect, Develop and deliver complex reporting solutions with Crystal Report. Fax resume referencing job code# SSL012016SE to HR Department at Softpath System, LLC at 404-315-1558

FARMS, LOTS & ACREAGE FOR SALE

FARMS, LOTS & ACREAGE FOR SALE

WERNER ENTERPRISES wants YOU! Great Pay, Home-time, Benefits, & New Equipment! Need your CDL? 3-4 wk training avail!

Don’t wait, call Career Trucker to get started!

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CONYERS, GA 30094

MONROE, GA 30656

HOUSES FOR SALE COVINGTON, GA 30014

REDUCED! 3604 Sand Hill Dr. Imagine Your Dream Home Here & You Sitting In Your Sunroom Overlooking The 8Th Fairway Of Honey Creek Golf Course While Sipping Your Morning Coffee $22,000 • EHO Peters Realty Professionals 770-466-2885 www.petersrealtyprofessionals.com

APTS/DUP/CONDOS/ T’HOMES FOR SALE

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FURNITURE/ HOUSEHOLD GOODS

GWINNETT, LAWRENCEVILLE: HOUSEMATE $475 mo. Private entry X-Lrg Room & Closet, micro kit, lounge/dining area. 678-689-8821

LIVING ROOM SET: 3 piece living room set, tan, plush sofa, loveseat, and oversized chair. 5 years old. $325.00. Call: 770-483-2238

COMMERCIAL RENTALS

HEAVY EQUIPMENT

ALPHARETTA, GA FOR LEASE 1000 SQ. FT. OFFICE SPACE. Off Hwy 9. Grassland office park. Available Feb. 1st.

(678)624-0202

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

32.53 ACRES BRING OFFERS! JIM DAWS ROAD Great 32.53 +/Acre Tract Zoned A-2 Perfect For Livestock, Farming, Hunting, Or Build Your Dream Home. Property has a 20 Foot Easement For Access. $211,445 • EHO Peters Realty Professionals 770-466-2885 www.petersrealtyprofessionals.com

COMMERCIAL LOT! 1190 W Spring St. Commercial Lot Zoned M-1 Unlimited Uses .87 Acres $475,000• EHO Peters Realty Professionals 770-466-2885 www.petersrealtyprofessionals.com

BEAUTIFUL LAKE LOT! 405 St. Regis Dr. Beautiful 2.76 Acre Lake Lot In The Prestigious St. Regis Neighborhood In Oxford,Ga. Heavily Wooded With Gorgeous Views Of The Lake $48,000 • EHO Peters Realty Professionals 770-466-2885 www.petersrealtyprofessionals.com

SOUTH CAROLINA, LAKE KEOWEE Waterfront Cottages Gated, Luxury Amenities! Lodge, Pool, Fitness Center, Boat Slips & more.

Other New & Resale Cottages From $130’s to $299’s!

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EXERCISE MACHINE Techrod (similar to BowFlex) $250.

E N T E R TA I N M E N T CENTER solid wood 4 dr. $350. 770-787-6618

APTS/DUP/CONDOS/ T’HOMES FOR RENT

WANTED TO RENT Single Male, 69, clean, quiet, non-smoker seeking clean, odor free room(s), or efficiency apartment with full bathroom that only I will be using and cleaning. Unrestricted kitchen and laundry machine usage - A Must. No drugs, drunks or drama. Larry, 470-248-5275. Handyman in All Construction Trades.

PETS/LIVESTOCK

DOGS

CONYERS, 30094 Estate Sale Full House! Wed., Thurs., Fri. & Sat 1/27-1/30, 9am -6pm. 5286 Hickory Walk Terrace.

4800 SF house full of antiques, appliances, household, furn., freezer, washer/dryer, refrig. organ, Yamaha electric piano, rare vintage Pairpoint lamp, cup & saucer collection, bedroom furn., tools & yard stuff! Beautiful home for sale also. Details 770-294-7564.

ALL MUST GO! LOGANVILLE, 30052 We wanted to keep everyone safe with the ice and snow!

We will see you this weekend!

HARRIS 3 IN 1 ESTATE SALE Thurs., Fri., Sat. Jan. 28, 29, 30, 9am-5pm.

Located at 3805 Marham Park Circle. Contact William Atkinson, Treasure Chest Estate Sales Specialist.

Go to estatesales. net to see all pictures. Contact email: williamatkinson@ windstream.net Cell 770-846-8173.

GERMAN SHEPHERD PUPS AKC Ready to go January 28. AKC German Shepherd pups-Black / Black Sable. Parents on site.

Working lines.Hannes Vom Spadener Holz.

1st shots and worming. $800. 770-316-4110 Commerce.

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

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

Dishwasher $100 & up. Different colors.

Del/1 yr warr.

Tim 404-205-2222

FIREWOOD

FIREWOOD

Wednesday, 1/27, 4PM-8PM Thursday, 1/28, 6AM-2PM Friday, 1/29, 10AM-3PM Bring Resume to:

MOBILE HOMES & LOTS FOR RENT

2605 North Berkeley Lake Road, NW Duluth, Ga 30096 307335-1

BARROW-AUBURN 1-2-3 BEDROOMS IN MOBILE Home COMMUNITY. RENT starting at $100/week.

Large Lots.

770-513-3151

FORD MODEL A, 1931 I am moving and will not have room for it. $16,000.00 Call Cliff Phone 706-817-6874

HARLEY DAVIDSON SOFTAIL HERITAGE, 2013, 2 Tone, dark blue / silver, exc. cond., 1800 mi., garage kept. $10,000. Helmets incl.

770-744-8273

Find Over

8,000 Column Inches of Great Buys Each Week In THE CLASSIFIEDS! • Cars • Boats • Motorcycles

GOLDENDOODLE PUPPIES. Avail Jan 23. 2 Blk males. F1-B. Gorgeous! $1000. Shots. Grayson.

Shirley 770 339-3573

• Bicycles

PIT BULL PUPPIES: Full Blooded, No Papers. Lineage: Hall, Razors Edge and Kolbi-G. $250 OBO. 3 females, 4 males.

10 weeks old, 1st shots, de-wormed. Moving Soon - Must Have Homes!

Call or Text: 770-870-4107

• Home Furnishings

LOST & FOUND PETS LOST DOG: JACK RUSSELL, white w/brn. ears. Lost 12/25 near Yellow River bridge Law’ville/Lilburn.

Call 404-953-8950.

ANNOUNCEMENTS

NOTICES

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DIVORCE WITH OR WITHOUT children $125.00. Includes name change and property settlement agreement.

SAVE hundreds. Fast and easy. Call 1-888733-7165, 24/7

VEHICLES CHRYSLER PT CRUISER TOURING, 2005. Convertible Turbo 2.4L, 72k mi. Extended svc. contract. VGC. $6800. 678-640-1640

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2 Communities!

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

Starting @ $900/mo.

B.C. PROPERTIES 770-446-1550 770-995-8828

CLASSIC CARS/ ANTIQUES

MOTORCYCLES

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VOLVO V70, 2006 One owner wagon with only 105K miles.

Babied and beautiful, white with tan leather. Super CarFax. Desirable 2.5LT 5 cyl. engine. Looks and drives great. Selling way under the market for a car of this low miles and quality.

Only $6950.

770-882-4605

I BUY golf carts, lawnmowers, and Sears Garden Tractors, running or not. Call 770-786-1255 OR Text picture to 770-361-5276.

$85 full truck load delivered. Camping firewood avail.

Call 770-560-3604.

IRON MOUNTAIN JOB FAIR CDL B COURIERS NEEDED

MERCEDES BENZ 500 SEL, 1985.

Runs & looks good.

Asking $2750.

Call 404-354-8363 or 404-416-5589

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GWINNETT, BUFORD

VEHICLES

WANTED FOR RENT

HOUSES FOR RENT

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

678-227-4405

308796-1

ROOMMATE WANTED /ROOM FOR RENT

GARAGE SALES

MONROE, GA 30656

MONROE, GA 30655 WONDERFUL INVESTMENT! 404 E. CHURCH STREET Multi-Family Property With 2BR/2BA On One Side and 1BR/1BA On The Other Side. $139,900. EHO Peters Realty Professionals 770-466-2885 www.petersrealtyprofessionals.com

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OXFORD, GA 30054

LOGANVILLE, GA 30052

BACK ON MARKET! PEMCO HUD HOME #105-734948 5369 Rabbit Farm Rd. 3BR/1.5BA, Full Unfinished Basement • $121,000 INSURED W/ ESCROW • EHO Peters Realty Professionals 770-466-2885 www.petersrealtyprofessionals.com

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LAKE/RIVER/COASTAL PROPERTY FOR SALE

PART-TIME CHURCH TENOR & SOPRANO SECTION LEADERS Seeking tenor and soprano section leaders for church choir in Winder, GA. Duties include mid-week rehearsal and one Sunday service at 11:00 am, solo, duet and ensemble performances as required.

Pay is standard in ATL metro region.

Email resume: billinatlanta@gmail. com

1 Bedroom – $460-$680 based on gross income 2 Bedroom – $515-$735 based on gross income

MISC. FOR SALE

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

TRAINING/ SCHOOLS

MEDICAL

TRAINING/ SCHOOLS

MONROE, GA 30655

Please Email Resume to agrace@rockdalehc. com or ycolbert@ rockdalehc.com Or apply within @ 1510 Renaissance Drive NE Conyers, GA 30012

FIRE SPRINKLER HELPER Needed for drug free co. Exp., ability to run pwr. machine a +.

Call 770-534-3575, 8-5/M-F.

FULL TIME

2000 Windridge Dr, GA, 30518 Windridge Buford, Affordable 1&2 Apartments Bedroom Apartments

PRESSURE WASHING

404-670-3087

304600-1

Expert Take Downs √ 20Years Experience √ Insured √ Free Estimates √ Stump Grinding

LANDSCAPING/ LAWN CARE

304590-1

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

Delivered. MORE FOR YOUR MONEY! Gary, 404-772-1268 SEASONED OAK FIREWOOD- 4x8 rack $125. Delivered & Stacked. Lawrenceville/Buford area.

678-997-5675

MERCEDES 560 SL, 1986 CONVERTIBLE Low miles, super buy on investment car. Fabulous black with burgundy leather and two tops. Babied, exceptional and beautiful. Drives great- 135 MPH. Yet luxury and high quality. Drive and watch it go up in price.

Cost $48,000 new.

The best car built in the 1980’s. NADA and Hagerty Classic Car Value Guide appraises them at $20,00040,000. The best you can find and selling way under the market at only $14,700.

Call 770-882-4605

770-962-7355

HARLEY DAVIDSON, 2012 IRON 883 Excellent Cond., 1000 miles, garaged, have title, helmets, rain suit, saddle bags incl. $5500 OBO. Social Circle. 770-787-7098