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MEETING THEIR ‘IDOL’

American Idol contestant and Dacula native Josiah Siska met with students and visited classrooms on Friday at Ivy Creek Elementary School. (Staff Photo: Keith Farner)

Contestant from Dacula visits kids at Ivy Creek Elementary

By Keith Farner

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BUFORD — A celebrity visited Ivy Creek Elementary School on Friday morning, and students and teachers alike swooned, screeched and gasped as he walked the halls and visited classrooms.

Dacula native Josiah Siska, a recent American Idol contestant given a golden ticket to Hollywood, brought his deep voice and laid-back, downhome demeanor for a reunion of sorts with his former fourth-grade teacher Laura Callahan, now the principal at Ivy Creek.

Siska performed Chris Young’s “She’s Got This Thing About Her” on the morning television announcements and was interviewed by fourth-grader Reagan Corley.

“I was a little nervous,” Corley said. “Only because I was interviewing someone who’s been on TV and usually I’m not. It was kind of weird.”

After the performance, he visited classrooms, signed autographs and took several cellphone pictures.

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City division leads to two MLK events Parade, march to start separately, then merge

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American Idol contestant and Dacula native Josiah Siska visits classrooms on Friday at Ivy Creek Elementary School with Principal Laura Callahan, his fourth-grade teacher at Dacula Elementary School. (Staff Photo: Keith Farner)

He was asked about his musical influences, who are Johnny Cash, Frank Sinatra, Young and Josh Turner and how his experience started by singing in the shower, just like many of the students,

he pointed out. Yet public performances started as a high school sophomore for the 2015 Mountain View High School graduate.

Siska, 18, was in Callahan’s fourth-grade class at Dacula

Elementary School the last year she was a teacher before she moved into administration.

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At 10 a.m. Monday, Snellville officials plan a Martin Luther King Jr. Day celebration at City Hall, an event coordinated by Mayor Tom Witts and featuring a parade to South Gwinnett High School.

Down the street, New Jerusalem Baptist Church will a short time later begin its celebration coordinated in part by Witts’ predecessor and longtime political foe Kelly Kautz, an event featuring a march to South Gwinnett.

The theme of the City Hall event is “United Snellville.” The theme of the church’s event, which is in its fifth year, is “Unity In The Community.”

The unity — if only technical — is expected to begin around 11 a.m. when attendees to the City Hall event catch up with those from the church on Wisteria

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After four and a half years, a 41-yearold former Lawrenceville resident has been released from state prison, with his conviction thrown out in a case involving the 2010 death of a 17-year-old boy.

Walter Maxon Simon was found guilty in February 2011 of criminal attempt to commit armed robbery, burglary and false imprisonment but was acquitted of felony murder in the death of Devonte Bowles, a Walter Maxon fellow robbery suspect Simon gunned down outside Snellville.

Simon was sent to Johnson State Prison in Wrightsville on a 20-year sentence from Judge Ronnie K. Batchelor, to be followed by 10 years on probation.

Johnson County Judge Donald W. Gillis, however, has found that Simon’s attorney failed him in the appeals process.

Gillis granted a habeas corpus petition from the inmate on Dec. 3, ordering that Simon be returned to the Gwinnett

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Candidate qualifying fees set for upcoming elections Anyone interested in running for a state court judge’s seat in Gwinnett County had better be prepared to pay a pretty penny to do so, because it won’t be cheap.

In fact, at a cost of nearly $5,000, it will be the most expensive local office to qualify for this year.

Gwinnett County commissioners recently approved the qualifying fees for local offices that will appear on election ballots this year. The seats include county commission chairman, two commissioners, three school board members, the sheriff, tax commissioner, clerk of superior court and several judicial seats.

Several of these seats will be on the ballots for the state and local prima-

commission districts 1 and 3, which are currently held by Jace Brooks and Tommy Hunter, will have to pay an $894 qualifying fee.

The commission chairman’s seat, which is currently held by Charlotte Nash, carries a $1,500 qualifying fee.

Candidates will have Curt Yeomans to pay a $3,283 fee to run for clerk of superior ries in May. Qualifying for court, probate judge, chief those primaries will be held magistrate and tax comthe week of March 7. missioner. Those seats are The least expensive seats currently held by Richard are school board districts T. Alexander, Chris Ballar, 1, 3 and 5, which will cost Kristina Blum and Richard candidates $496 apiece.

Steele, respectively.

Those seats are currently Meanwhile, the fee to held by board members run for Sheriff Butch ConCarole Boyce, Mary Kay way’s seat will be $3,421.

Murphy and Louise RadlAnd as for State Court off, respectively. judge, that seat carries Candidates for county a $4,928 fee. The State Court seats held by Judges Emily Brantley, Shawn F. Bratton, Carla E. Brown and John F. Doran are up for election this year.

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Qualifying fees for state offices, including members of the General Assembly, district attorneys and superior court judges, are announced through the Georgia Secretary of State’s office.

All legislative seats, as well as District Attorney Danny Porter’s seat and the judicial offices held

by Superior Court Judges Kathy Schrader, Randy Rich, Karen E. Beyers, Ronnie Batchelor and Warren Davis are up for election this year.

The fee is $400 to run for a legislative seat, $3,430.61 for run for district attorney and $3,607.56 for superior court judge.

Judge’s seats are nonpartisan races.

members of President Barack Obama’s administration handled the Waters of the United States rule that was rejected by Rob Woodall the House of Representatives this week.

In a statement released on his office’s Facebook page, Woodall pointed criticism at the Environmental Protection Agency and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers over the controversial rule.

Local governments have been concerned that it would exponentially expand federal authority over water ways to small bodies of water that had Woodall: Administration previously been left under ‘acted alone’ on local control.

Waters of the U.S. rule “Through the EPA and U.S. Rep. Rob Woodall, Army Corps of Engineers, R-Ga., blasted the way the administration again

acted alone to change a longstanding interpretation of existing law,” Woodall said in the statement.

“Under their interpretation, virtually every body of water — no matter how small or if privately owned — would be subject to federal regulators.

“This undermines the role we as Georgians have in protecting our environment, and it is why the Supreme Court has twice reaffirmed the limits on federal jurisdiction under the (Clean Water Act).”

The House passed a joint resolution to reject the rule on Wednesday by a 253-166 vote. The split was mostly along partisan lines. Woodall and Rep. Jody Hice, R-Ga., voted for the resolution. Rep. Hank Johnson, D-Ga., voted against it.

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Dogs die in fire after alerting owners “involved” upon arrival of the first-due engine, Barking dogs helped Rutledge said. Firefightalert their owners to a fire ers were also met with an late Thursday, but two of SUV burning in the drivethe animals died before way and two motorcycles the blaze could be extinon fire in the garage. guished.

The blaze caused Gwinnett County fire“heavy damage” to the fighters responded at 10:52 house and contents. The p.m. to the 1200 block of exact cause of the fire was Sunsweet Drive in uninundetermined and under corporated Lawrencevactive investigation by the Fire crews on the scene of the 1200 block of Sunsweet fire department on Friday ille, said Capt. Tommy Drive in unincorporated Lawrenceville, where a blaze afternoon.

Rutledge, fire department damaged a home Thursday night and killed two dogs. spokesman. The fire was A third dog was unac(Special Photo) brought under control by counted for on Friday 11:30 p.m. with no human Along with the animals, a flames and immediately afternoon. The residents injuries reported. neighbor banging on the went to see if anyone was were able to remove a A husband and wife door alerted them. at home.” fourth dog as they exited. were home watching “We are fortunate that Crews arrived to find The American Red television in an upstairs an alert neighbor smelled heavy flames and smoke Cross was contacted to bedroom when the fire the smoke and went to showing from the splitprovide temporary aserupted, Rutledge said. investigate,” Rutledge said. level wood-frame house. It sistance for three adults “The neighbor saw the was roughly fifty-percent displaced by the damage.

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School Boards Association applauds governor’s budget to reduce the austerity cut to $167 million, which the Teachers and local GSBA school districts were highsaid would lighted in this year’s state allow budget released Thursday school disby Gov. Nathan Deal, and tricts the the Georgia School Boards flexibility Valarie Association said Friday to increase Wilson that it supports Deal’s teacher proposals. salaries and to trim or The budget included an eliminate furlough days. additional $300 million The money would also be

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for a three-percent salary increase for teachers.

“We have been advocating for many years to cut the austerity reduction and are pleased that Georgia is making progress and allowing school districts flexibility in their work,” Doug Roper, GSBA president and chair of the Vidalia City School Board said in a press release.

Other areas the association said are important areas are: • $141 million for enrollment growth and training and experience; • $224 million in bonds for construction, renovation and equipment; • $10 million in bonds for school buses; • $2.8 million to support information technology applications of districts; • $503,108 for equalization to low property wealth districts; and • Additional funds for nurses and newly certified math and science teachers.

Valarie Wilson, executive director of the GSBA, which is based in Lawrenceville, said the austerity cuts have shortchanged children for too long.

“Having additional funds added to public education and increased flexibility shows confidence in our K-12 education system to continue to close the gaps and renews the support and faith we have in our teachers,” Wilson said.

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Brass booster

Science fair project produces trumpet mount for sixth-grader

By Keith Farner

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LAWRENCEVILLE — Excuses aren’t something Memphis Carter deals with at all.

The Crews Middle School sixth-grader this school year decided he wanted to play the trumpet and set out to do it. It didn’t matter that he was missing, since birth, a left hand and a portion of his left arm.

Some students may say their knee hurts, so they can’t play the flute. Or their braces were just tightened, so they need to take a break from the drums. Their mother left something in the car. Not Memphis. Out of 86 students in band class for Crews band director Amanda Hertel, Memphis rolls with any adversity without as much as a whimper.

“He was never like that, because he never wanted the attention attracted to him,” Hertel said. “When we started counting and clapping, as a teacher I’m thinking, ‘Am I going to have to come up with accommodations to make it easier for him. Let me see what he does if I don’t say anything,’ and he found a way to do it without addressing it.”

Carter’s ability to play the trumpet received a boost when Hertel realized he needed a device, or mount, to better hold the instrument. While comfortable making things herself, she preferred to find a student who could build something on their own. She initially reached out to the school’s STEAM team, but she needed something quickly so Carter wouldn’t lose interest. She eventually found eighth-grader Timothy Mitchell.

Mitchell, who himself plays in the orchestra, had started a science fair project about an articulated hand, but when he learned of Carter’s need for help, that project, “took a right turn,”

Crews Middle School sixth-grader Memphis Carter uses a mount to ease playing the trumpet that was built for him by eighth-grader Timothy Mitchell, who won first place in a science fair. (Special Photos: Keith Farner)

said his father, Ryan, an occupational therapist with Gwinnett County Public Schools.

An articulated hand, a robotic device that flexes to play an instrument, was originally intended for Carter, but everyone

involved decided that a mount was more practical.

Soon, the project turned into a purposeful activity.

The goal was to find something to take pressure and muscle strain off his fingers and shoulders.

“The longer he plays, the

more tired he would get,” Hertel said.

Timothy went through four variations of the mount before they settled on one that works the best. Though an eighth-grader and sixthgrader live in “totally different worlds,” Hertel said,

comfort, and the section between the trumpet and elbow is thicker to hold more weight.

The changes allowed Crews Middle Carter to eventually play School eighthmore complicated music grader Timobecause taking tension and thy Mitchell pressure off of his fingers explains his will allow them to move science fair project to build faster, Hertel said.

Timothy’s science fair a mount for project won first place at sixth-grader Memphis Carter Crews, and now advances to as Mitchell’s fa- the county level. ther Ryan looks “This one was more on. Timothy memorable, I actually enwon first place joyed building it, it was fun at his school to build it,” said Timothy, for the project. who added that a personal connection also set it apart.

The finished product made a big difference, Carter said.

“His demeanor did change,” Hertel said. “He they would meet regularly did perk up. He thought it to make adjustments. was really cool that people “It was harder than I would help him.” expected to figure out the Only a trumpet player best design,” Timothy said.

“I just had pictures from the since September, Carter said it could develop into a pasInternet.” sion for him and play it into Some of the changes high school or even college. were to the elbow for

Suspect from sheriff’s office Wanted in Gwinnett list arrested

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he had been released from the One of the men Gwinnamed in the ‘Wanted nett in Gwinnett’ list for this jail on week has been arrested, Aug. 26, John the sheriff’s office anwhen Goodwin nounced Friday. he had John Alexander also been accused of Goodwin of Lawrencev- probation violation and ille was taken into cus- fleeing or attempting tody by the Cartersville to elude police, accordPolice Department. He ing to sheriff’s office had been wanted on a records. probation violation acIf transferred to cusation. Most recently, Gwinnett from Bartow joshua.sharpe @gwinnettdailypost.com

County, his booking at the Lawrenceville jail would count as his 10th in Gwinnett, records show.

Police gave no information on the circumstances of the new arrest.

Goodwin counts as one of dozens of suspects to be taken into custody after being included on the Gwinnett County Sheriff’s Office’s regular list of wanted people. The list began in March 2014.

WANTED IN GWINNETT

Eddie Dewayne Hobbs

Charge: Probation violations

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Charges: Obstruction, other

Ricardo Dopico

Charges: Rape, false imprisonment, aggravated sodomy

Christopher Richard Trotter

Charges: Possession of methamphetamine, probation violation

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What is cholesterol’s relation to longevity?

DEAR DR. ROACH: I recently saw an article about how higher cholesterol levels (especially LDL) actually contribute to a longer life. I think that means if you don’t have high blood pressure, diabetes, etc. I went online, and there are a few articles about this. Since I and some of my offspring have genetic high cholesterol (high HDL, and mine is borderline high LDL), I wonder what you think of these articles and studies. The article I read also says that very low LDL levels contribute to a shorter lifespan and that statins, as much as they are prescribed these days, are a scam of the pharmaceutical companies.

I realize that some of this might be hype, but I’m not totally skeptical about this, either. I wonder about your take.

— E.L. ANSWER: I have read a great deal about the history of medicine and have never thought that Western medicine has all the answers, nor even that everything we learn in medical school is correct. There have been too many times where a substance or procedure thought to be beneficial actually has been harmful, or vice versa, for a person with a sense of history to feel certain he or she possesses the truth.

However, the evidence that high LDL levels are associated with increased risk of heart disease and decreased lifespan is so overwhelming that I feel comfortable saying that, for most people, higher LDL levels do not contribute to a longer lifespan, but the reverse.

Statins have been shown, in many different studies with many different populations, to have a net benefit, as long as the population is at high risk for the development of coronary artery disease.

There certainly are many opinions available on the Internet. Where I become very skeptical is when I see the opinions provided with a link to purchase supplements that do not have the weight of scientific consensus. That has so high a conflict of interest that I recommend being exceptionally wary.

DEAR DR. ROACH: I would like to know if collagen hydrolysate is really beneficial to joints and safe to take. Thank you.

— N.L. ANSWER: Collagen is an important structural protein in many tissues, including the cartilage that lines the joints. Breakdown in cartilage is a component of several diseases, so at first glance it might make sense that eating collagen, or taking a collagen supplement, could help this. There is some data to support this: Two small trials showed minimal benefit over placebo in improving joint function from taking hydrolyzed collagen.

Unfortunately, I really don’t believe it. Collagen supplements are only a little bit of extra dietary protein, and the amount of collagen in a supplement is small compared with a good dietary source of collagen (chicken soup is a classic example, or bone broth, if you are trendy). The proteins are broken down into their amino acids and absorbed.

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Three years ago I club; they’re just disyours. But she should anLEO (July 23-Aug. graduated with an art guised as a Greek chorus swer for her own choice, 22) — Keep everything degree and have since of know-it-alls. and your goal should be in order and stick to been working to make DEAR AMY: Two to be calm, completely what you know will work. that happen: doing a lot months ago I got married. honest and to find a way Don’t be enticed by of research, building a Up until the night to accept that this reveals someone or something portfolio and exploring before my wedding, I was your mother’s deficits, that will cause emotional Amy Dickinson all my options. given the impression that not yours. uncertainty and duress.

I work part time to my mother and stepfather DEAR AMY: I really Weigh the pros and keep myself fed, but to talk about my art at all. would be there. It wasn’t don’t get your answer to cons. otherwise I’m always I want to enjoy my family until my rehearsal that I “Wondering,” the man VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. drawing, painting and get-togethers again. How found out they weren’t who received a fundrais- 22) — Plan a vacation, networking. can I let on (politely) coming. ing solicitation out of take a day trip, or attend From what I’ve that I’m not interested in I was devastated. My the blue to help pay the a trade show or conferlearned, it takes years their bombardment of ill- mom and I had a bond funeral expenses of an ence that encourages before most artists can informed advice? that I thought couldn’t be ex-girlfriend who had you to do things you quit their day jobs. I’m — Struggling Artist broken. dumped him unceremoni- enjoy. Don’t give in to prepared for this; I’m in DEAR STRUGI found out that the ously 35 years before. someone’s guilt tactics no way lazy, but I know it GLING: Everybody’s reason she didn’t come If he wanted to recor demands. will take me a long time. an expert, and the less was because my husband ognize this ex, he could LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. I keep my head down and people know about your isn’t religious. easily donate to a charity 23) — Be conscious of keep trying. particular field, the more How do I move on in her memory or send what the people around My family and friends “expert” their advice from this? She texted me flowers or simply send a you need and want, but are very supportive, becomes. on my one-month ancard to the family. which is wonderful, but What you are going niversary, and it was like — Bewildered don’t make unreasonable sacrifices to apthere’s one big problem. through is akin to people nothing had happened.

DEAR BEWILThey don’t understand telling a certain strugEvery time I think about DERED: Great advice. It pease others. Strive for changes that serve your why it’s taking me so gling writer (yours truly), it, though, I get angry and has become more comneeds as well. long to get an art job, “You should write a book hurt all over again. mon for people to send SCORPIO (Oct. 24thus they’re always offer- and get Oprah to endorse Where does someone out a wide net fundraisNov. 22) — It’s a good ing me art advice, though it!” This sort of statego from here? ing for any number of they aren’t artists themment might actually be a — Heartache in OR things; anyone who is so- day to take action and selves. Advice on what to vote of confidence from DEAR HEARTACHE: licited in this way should do things at home that will make your life better paint, how much to sell the person offering it; You need to communicate investigate the request and more convenient for, who to work for and unfortunately, instead it directly with your mother and make an informed so on. Sometimes the ad- highlights the fact that about this. She is obvidecision about donating. and enjoyable. The changes you bring about vice is a little ridiculous, none of these spectacular ously a terrible communiYou can contact Amy will encourage greater if not insulting: “Just go goals have been met. It’s cator, and she is trying to Dickinson via email: creativity. Reconnect work for Disney” or “No- a quick way to feel like a ignore and move on from askamy@tribpub.com. with an old colleague. body wants to buy those loser. a very deliberate and You can also follow her SAGITTARIUS (Nov. kinds of paintings. Paint Don’t stop talking hurtful action on her part. on Twitter @askingamy 23-Dec. 21) — Someone portraits, those will sell.” about your work (if You should choose or “like” her on Facewill feed you false inforOr, “Do it for the expoyou’re asked) — or avoid to be honest, direct and book. Amy Dickinson’s mation. Don’t take action sure if you have to.” or ignore this unsolicited transparent about this. memoir, “The Mighty based on hearsay. Dig They don’t trust that I advice — but look for The only way you can Queens of Freeville: A deep and look for what’s know what I’m doing, and effective ways to cope repair your relationship Mother, a Daughter and in your best interest, not they don’t recognize how with it. “You should work is to raise this issue, the Town that Raised hard I’m working. It gets for Disney,” could be met personally, with your what will benefit someThem” (Hyperion), is to the point I don’t want with — “That might be one else. mother. Understand that available in bookstores.

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WORLD Burkina Faso hotel retaken, but dozens dead OUAGADOUGOU — Security forces in Burkina Faso retook a hotel in the capital on Saturday a day after al-Qaida fighters seized it in an assault that killed at least 28 people from at least 18 countries and marked a major escalation of Islamist militancy in West Africa.

Until Friday’s attack, the landlocked nation, an ally of Western governments against jihadist groups in the arid reaches of the southern Sahara, had largely been spared the violence that has plagued its neighbors.

The assault follows a similar raid in November on a luxury hotel in Mali’s capital Bamako which killed 20 people, including citizens of Russia, China and the United States.

The Ouagadougou assault, claimed by al-Qaida in the Islamic Maghreb, marked an expansion of operations for Islamist militants who are stepping up their activities, echoing the growth of Islamic State in the Middle East.

Islamic State kills dozens in Syria’s Deir al-Zor BEIRUT — Islamic state militants killed dozens of people execution style in attacks on government-held areas in Syria’s city of Deir al-Zor on Saturday, a source and a monitor said.

A source close to the Syrian government side said the Islamic State fighters killed at least 250 people, including pro-government fighters and their families, when they attacked the neighborhoods of Begayliya and Ayash in the city.

He said some of the casualties were beheaded.

The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, which monitors the violence in the country through a wide network of local sources, said the militants killed dozens. “We have 60 people confirmed killed, but the number is big. The details are hard to get so far but the deaths are in dozens,” the Observatory’s head Rami Abdulrahman told Reuters.

world&nation Iran complies, has sanctions lifted U.S. prisoners also freed as part of swap

By LesLey WRoughton and sam WiLkin

Reuters

VIENNA/DUBAI — Iran emerged from years of economic isolation on Saturday when world powers began to lift crippling sanctions against the Islamic Republic in return for Tehran complying with a deal to curb its nuclear ambitions.

In a dramatic move scheduled to coincide with the scrapping of the sanctions, Tehran also announced the release of five Americans including Washington Post reporter Jason Rezaian as part of a prisoner swap with the United States.

Together, the lifting of sanctions and the prisoner deal considerably reduce the hostility between Tehran and Washington that has shaped the Middle East since Iran’s Islamic Revolution of 1979.

The U.N. nuclear watchdog ruled on Saturday that Iran had abided by an agreement last year with six world powers to curtail its nuclear program, triggering the end of sanctions.

“Iran has carried out all measures required under the (July deal) to enable

NATION Trump, Cruz escalate attacks on each other

MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. — The growing feud between Republican frontrunner Donald Trump and his central rival Ted Cruz intensified on Saturday with tit-for-tat attacks that put to rest any notion that their debate night fight was a solitary engagement.

The split between the two is evidence of the closeness of the race for the 2016 Republican presidential nomination, particularly in Iowa. Polls there show a neck-andneck battle with little more than two weeks to go until Iowa on Feb. 1 Merkel ally stages the first nominating threatens action contest on the road to the Nov. 8 election. over refugees Trump, who needs a BERLIN — A prominent victory in Iowa to set ally of Germany’s Angela a winning tone to his Merkel has threatened to campaign, kept up his attake her government to court tempt to undermine Cruz’s over its open door refugee attempt to portray himself policy as political pressure as an outsider to the politigrows for the chancellor to cal establishment. reduce the number of new arrivals.

Media: Chicago Bavarian state premier police called to Horst Seehofer said he would send the federal gov- testify in black ernment a written request teen’s death within the next two weeks to Nearly two-dozen restore “orderly conditions” Chicago police officers at the nation’s borders, have been subpoenaed to through which one million migrants and refugees testify before a federal passed last year alone. grand jury investigating “If it doesn’t follow, the the fatal shooting of a state government will have black teenager by a white no other choice but to file a police officer in October suit at the Federal Constitu- 2014, the Chicago Tribune tional Court,” Seehofer told reported on Saturday.

Der Spiegel magazine on The shooting death of Saturday.

Laquan McDonald, 17, — From wire reports which was caught on video

Iranian Foreign Minister Javad Zarif, front from left, International Atomic Energy Agency Director General Yukiya Amano and the High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Federica Mogherini arrive at the United Nations building in Vienna, Austria, on Saturday. (Reuters/Leonhard Foeger)

Implementation Day (of the deal) to occur,” the Viennabased International Atomic Energy Agency said in a statement.

Within minutes, the United States formally lifted banking, steel, shipping and other sanctions on Iran, a major oil producer. Other countries are likely to follow.

Tens of billions of dollars worth of Iranian assets will now be unfrozen and global companies that have been barred from doing business there will be able to exploit a market hungry for everything from automobiles to airplane parts.

The end of sanctions

means more money and prestige for Shi’ite Muslim Iran as it becomes deeply embroiled in the sectarian conflicts of the Middle East, notably in the Syrian civil war where its allies are facing Sunni Muslim rebels.

The sanctions deal is viewed with deep suspicion

by U.S. Republicans as well as American allies in the Middle East, including Israel and Saudi Arabia.

U.S.-Iranian suspicion still remains deeply entrenched.

Washington maintains separate, less comprehensive sanctions on Iran over its missile program, and a week ago Iran detained 10 U.S. Navy sailors on two

PEOPLE Louis C.K. unsure on the future of FX series ‘Louie’ LOS ANGELES — Louis C.K.’s FX series “Louie” is on an “extended hiatus,” but when will the show return — or will it ever?

“He certainly hasn’t promised me further seasons of it,” FX CEO John Landgraf said Saturday during his executive session at the Television Critics Association press tour in Pasadena, Calif., noting that there is a possibility the show could never come back for Season 6.

But Landgraf said there is still hope. “We still talk about making more seasons,” he said, adding that he talks to C.K. every single week.

Last summer, during the most recent TCA press tour before this weekend, Landgraf first announced the hiatus, saying that he predicts “Louie” could be back any time from six months (which would be now) to two years in the future, and that it will be C.K.’s choice to come back whenever he’d like to return.

boats in the Gulf, although they were released the next day.

In an unusual move, President Barack Obama pardoned three IranianAmericans charged for violating sanctions against Iran, a lawyer for one of the men said, while prosecutors moved to drop charges against four Iranians outside the United States.

Iran agreed to free five Americans including Washington Post reporter Rezaian Netflix prepping and Saeed Abedini, an Iranian-American Christian ‘Punisher’ spinoff starring Bernthal pastor sentenced to eight years in prison in 2013 on LOS ANGELES— charges of undermining Netflix is eyeing yet Iran’s national security. another Marvel series, as the streaming giant is prepping to spin off Jon several charges includBernthal’s “Daredevil” ing attempted first-degree vigilante Punisher for a murder and aggravated series of his own. robbery, the FBI said in a Though Bernthal’s charstatement.

It said Mason is believed acter, also known as Frank Castle, has yet to make his to have robbed a bank in debut on the current NetSeptember in Lakewood, Colo., just west of Denver, flix series, he will debut in “Daredevil’s” second where he and two other season, which launches suspects wore costumes and masks from the movie March 18.

Netflix and Marvel “Scream,” a horror film declined to comment on released in 1996.

The masks were inspired “The Punisher” spinoff, Texas Senator and Republican presidential candidate by Edvard Munch’s 1893 first reported by Variety’s Ted Cruz speaks at the South Carolina Tea Party Coalisister site TV Line. painting “The Scream.” tion Convention in Myrtle Beach, S.C., on Saturday. (Re“The Punisher” would uters/Randall Hill) mark Netflix’s sixth Refuge occupier with lead-contaminated Marvel show, following from a police car dasharrested for use “Daredevil” and “Jessica drinking water. board camera, sparked a Michigan Governor Jones” and the upcoming wave of protests and calls of govt. vehcile “Luke Cage,” “Iron Fist” for Chicago Mayor Rahm Rick Snyder had asked A member of the group the president to declare and “The Defenders.”

Emanuel’s resignation. both an emergency and an of armed men who have Twenty-three officers, seized a U.S. wildlife refexpedited major disaster including the case’s lead Morgan, Peele uge in Oregon in an antidetective and four officers in Genesee County to team up for government protest has protect the safety of Flint whose accounts of the been arrested after driving FX comedy pilot residents. incident conflicted with a government vehicle to a Obama is authorizing video footage, began apLOS ANGELES — local supermarket, officials the Federal Emergency pearing before the grand Tracy Morgan’s plan to said.

Management Agency to jury in June and have apstar in an FX comedy The arrest was the first peared as recently as three coordinate disaster relief series is back on track now made since the group efforts there, the White weeks ago, the Tribune that writer-actor Jordan House said in a statement. took over buildings at the reported, citing records it Malheur National Wildlife Peele and John Carcieri The action is being obtained through a Freehave signed on to write a Refuge on Jan. 2 in the taken to “lessen or avert dom of Information Act the threat of a catastrophe latest conflict over the U.S. pilot for the former “30 request.

Rock” star. government’s control of in Genesee County,” it A Chicago police Morgan’s life was upland in the West. said. spokesman was not able ended 18 months ago by Law enforcement ofto confirm the report and ficials had so far kept their a car crash that came two court officials could not Scream Robber months after he signed a distance from the site, lobe reached for immediate suspect captured cated about 30 miles south straight-to-series pact with comment on Saturday. of the small town of Burns FX Networks. in Colo. by FBI The new project will see in Oregon’s rural southObama declares Federal authorities east, in an effort to avoid a Morgan playing a career emergency in criminal who struggles have captured a Colorado violent confrontation. to reintegrate into society Mich. over water bank robber known as the But police arrested after serving a 15-year Scream Robber less than a Kenneth Medenbach, a WASHINGTON — prison sentence. month after he was placed 62-year-old resident of U.S. President Barack Peele and Carcieri will on the FBI’s Ten Most Crescent, Ore., after he Obama declared a state of Wanted list, the agency write the pilot and exec drove a vehicle owned by emergency in Michigan said. the U.S. Fish and Wildlife produce with Eric Tannenon Saturday and ordered baum and Joel Zadak, an The FBI took Myloh Service to a local superfederal aid for state and lo- Jaqory Mason, 25, into market on Friday, the Har- alum of Peele’s Comedy cal response efforts in the custody at a motel in ney County Sheriff’s office Central sketch series “Key and Peele.” county where the city of Thornton, Colo., north said in a statement.

— From wire reports Flint has been contending of Denver, on Friday on — From wire reports

Giant panda cub Bei Bei makes public debut at National Zoo ReuteRs A nearly 5-month-old giant panda made his public debut on Saturday at the Smithsonian National Zoo in Washington, where he mostly slept through visits by dozens of tourists eager for a first glimpse at the pudgy cub.

Bei Bei was born on Aug. 22 to the zoo’s Mei Xiang, one of the top tourist draws in the U.S.

MUST READ capital. The panda exhibit had been closed to the public since the birth in order to give the mother and cub time to bond, zoo officials said.

Laurie Thompson, the zoo’s panda biologist, carried Bei Bei from a small enclosure to the roomier Panda House, which is filled with bamboo and toys,

early on Saturday for public viewing. The interaction, in which a sleepy Bei Bei curled into a ball on the ground upon being placed in the exhibit, could be seen in a video posted to social media.

What appeared to be hundreds of visitors, some dressed in panda costumes, lined up outside the zoo for viewing. They could be heard cheering and shrieking with excitement when doors

opened at 9 a.m. local time.

Viewing will end at 4 p.m., the zoo said in a statement.

“The amount of time Bei Bei will be on exhibit each day will depend on his behavior,” it said.

Bei Bei can be watched in his enclosure via the zoo’s online Giant Panda Cam. Bei Bei weighs 12.5 pounds, up from about 5 ounces three months ago, the zoo said in November. He is larger than both

his older siblings, Bao Bao and Tai Shan, were at his age.

A second cub born with Bei Bei died shortly after birth.

They were sired by Tian Tian, the zoo’s male giant panda, using artificial insemination.

Giant pandas are native to China and have a very low reproductive rate, especially in captivity. There are about 300 giant pandas in captivity and some 1,600 in the wild.

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State of the presidency: exhausted WASHINGTON — President Obama’s Tuesday night address to Congress was less about the state of the union than the state of the presidency.

And the state of this presidency is spent.

The signs of intellectual exhaustion were everywhere. Consider just three. After taking credit for success in Syria, raising American stature abroad and prevailing against the Islamic State — one claim more surreal than the next — Obama was forced to repair to his most well-worn talking point: “If you doubt America’s commitment — or mine — to see that justice is done, just ask Osama bin Laden.”

Really? Five years later, that’s all you’ve got?

Indeed, it is.

What else can Obama say? Talk about Crimea? Cite Yemen, Libya, Iraq, Charles the South China Krauthammer Sea, the return of the Taliban?

“Surveys show our standing around the world is higher than when I was elected to this office,” Obama boasted. Surveys, mind you. As if superpower influence is a Miss Universe contest.

As if the world doesn’t see our allies adrift, our enemies on the march and our sailors kneeling, hands behind their heads, in front of armed Iranians, then forced to apologize on camera. (And our secretary of state expressing appreciation to Iran after their subsequent release.)

On the domestic side, Obama’s agenda was fairly short, in keeping with his lame-duck status.

It was still startling when he worked up a passion for a great “new moonshot:” curing cancer.

Is there a more hackneyed national-greatness cliche than the idea that if we can walk on the moon … ? Or a more hackneyed facsimile of vision than being “the nation that cures cancer?”

Do Obama’s speechwriters not know that it was Richard Nixon who first declared a war on cancer — in 1971?

But to see just how bare is the cupboard of ideas of the nation’s most vaunted liberal visionary, we had to wait for the stunning anachronism that was the speech finale. It was designed for inspiration and uplift. And for some liberal observers, it actually worked. They were thrilled by the soaring tones as Obama called for, yes, a new politics — a post-partisan spirit of mutual understanding, rational discourse and respect for one’s opponents.

Why, it was hope and change all over again.

You’d have thought we were back in 2008 with Obama’s moving, stirring promise of a new and higher politics that had young people swooning in the aisles and a TV anchor thrilling up the leg — and gave Obama the White House.

Or even further back to 2004, when Obama electrified the nation with his Democratic convention speech: “There’s not a black America and white America and Latino America and Asian America; there’s the United States of America.”

Tuesday night, Obama did an undisguised, almost phrase-for-phrase reprise of that old promise. Earnestly, he urged us to “see ourselves not, first and foremost, as black or white, or Asian or Latino, not as gay or straight, immigrant or native born, not as Democrats or Republicans, but as Americans first.”

On cue, various commentators were moved by this sermon summoning our better angels. Good grief. I can understand falling for this 12 years ago. But now? A cheap self-quotation, a rhetorical mulligan, from a man who had two presidential terms to act on that transformative vision and instead gave us the most divisive, partisan, tendentious presidency since Nixon.

Rational discourse and respect for one’s opponents? This is a man who campaigned up and down the country throughout 2011 and 2012 saying that he cares about posterity, Republicans only about power.

The man who accused opponents of his Iran treaty of “making common cause” with Iranians “chanting death to America.”

The man who, after Paul Ryan proposed a courageous, controversial entitlement reform, gave a presidential address — with Ryan, invited by the White House, seated in the first row — calling his ideas un-American.

In a final touch of irony, Obama included in his wistful rediscovery of a more elevated politics an expression of reverence for, of all things, how “our founders distributed power between … branches of government.” This after years of repeatedly usurping Congress’ legislative power with unilateral executive orders and regulations on everything from criminal justice to climate change to immigration (already halted by the courts).

There is wisdom to the 22nd Amendment.

After two terms, presidents are spent. Nothing shows it like a State of the Union valedictory repeating the hollow promises of the yesteryear candidate — as if the intervening presidency had never occurred.

Charles Krauthammer’s email address is letters@charleskrauthammer.com.

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Reaching America’s shared goals Rhetoric alone rarely translates into results. Results are what the American people demand, though rhetoric tends to define State of the Union speeches.

I looked hard for common ground in the president’s words this week, and I am working hard to deliver results both here at home and across the nation. We need a safe and secure homeland, we need a strong economy and sound infrastructure that allows us to provide for our families, and we want to give our children more opportunity than we had.

We need and we desire these things. So for Republicans, Democrats or anyone else on the political spectrum, this is the common ground on which we can craft long-term solutions, even in a president’s final year. In fact, particularly in a president’s final days, and that is the business that we are about in the people’s House.

We saw evidence of this work in 2015. In spite of significant disagreements between a Republican majority in Congress and President Barack Obama, we witnessed the wheels of public policy beginning to turn once again.

Irrespective of where one may stand on any given issue — win or lose — it’s good for America when the system is functioning as our Founders intended, and I’m encouraged by what we’ve seen.

We had achievements that include the first long-term

ing our criminal justice system does not include vilifying our police officers and instilling fear in those whom they serve, I agree with the president that there is work to be done.

In recent years, Georgia has been a national leader in criminal justice reform that has Rob rebuilt lives, saved taxpayer Woodall dollars, reduced recidivism rates and inspired others to folsurface transportation bill low suit. Bipartisan coalitions (H.R. 22) in over a decade; came together to re-evaluate past due education reform (S. the efficacy and fairness of 1177) that replaced the heavy- mandatory minimum senhanded and ineffective policies tences and increase access to of No Child Left Behind with educational resources for the policies that start pushing adult prison population while decision-making authority ensuring that criminals are back home to Georgia and the held accountable for their ac7th District, where it belongs; tions. I invite President Obama and much needed certainty to come down any time and in the tax code for American see how we are doing it in families and businesses (H.R. Georgia.

2029).

The president mentioned The examples of success jobs and economic security don’t stop there, and each one for American families. These has helped move America continue to be priorities for all forward. Each bit of progress Americans. The president has along the way builds trust a list of ideas that run dramatibetween the American people cally counter to the goal of a and Congress that is necessary growing economy — from to develop lasting solutions — heavy-handed regulations especially when we disagree and unilateral rulemaking to on how to get there. I’ve never crushing a small business’ acseen a perfect bill come from cess to capital and substituting Washington, but banking the the judgement of Washington success within reach today for that of communities and allows us to move forward and entrepreneurs. But I want to add to that success tomorrow. work with the president to find I see potential in the comthe avenues on which we agree ing year. For example, the to reach this mutual goal. president mentioned Criminal Each year the president has Justice Reform. While the con- listed tax reform and regulaservative approach to improv- tory simplification among his

priorities, but he has yet to work with willing partners in Congress on these measures.

From global security to health care reform, the list goes on and on regarding areas we agree need addressed and improved. There is room for progress in 2016, and the stakes are too high to allow division to paralyze us. I am hopeful because I see Americans united on the end goal, and if we can agree on the destination, the battle is half over.

On Tuesday, we heard President Obama speak to the nation in what was his final State of the Union Address, and there was much that he said with which I vehemently disagree. But, the president will be leaving the White House in less than a year, and there is still much we can accomplish toward America’s shared goals.

As Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. once said, “A genuine leader is not a searcher of consensus but a molder of consensus.”

With America’s voice leading and with us working together, I have no doubt that America’s best days are ahead.

Let’s not wait for those days to happen; let’s make them happen together and today.

Rob Woodall, D-Lawrenceville, represents the 7th Congressional District of Georgia, which includes part of Gwinnett County. To contact him, call 770-232-3005 or 202-225-4272 or visit woodall. house.gov.

Some thoughts on education reform Dear Georgia public school teachers: You have read and heard a lot of scuttlebutt about the recommendations recently sent to Gov. Nathan Deal by the Education Reform Commission. I thought you might like some thoughts from one of the commission members. Me. As you may know, I had the privilege of serving as a member of commission this past year. Our work is done and is now in the hands of Gov. Deal.

I am not going to get into all the particulars of the ERC’s final recommendations. The report we turned into the governor can be found at http:// gov.georgia.gov. I would urge you to read the recommendations for yourself.

What will happen to these recommendations remains to be seen. Suffice it to say, it is now in the political process and that means what goes into that process and what comes out the other end could be as different as butter and butterflies.

One of the complaints I heard during our deliberations was that your interests were not represented on the commission. I respectfully disagree. Nobody could be a stronger advocate for you than I am. I have three public school teachers in my family and their well-being — and yours — is up-close-andpersonal with me. Having a

If there was a hidden agenda within the commission, I never saw it. Had there been one, I would not have been a part of it and I doubt seriously that the other commission members would have, either. We were an independent bunch with diverse opinions and not afraid Dick to express them. There was Yarbrough nothing preordained about our conclusions, like them or not. statewide bully pulpit doesn’t No doubt the highest profile hurt, either. and most controversial issue to Also, Pam Williams, an come from the commission’s educator from Appling County recommendations concerns and Georgia’s Teacher of teacher compensation. The the Year in 2011, headed the idea is to give local school Teacher Recruitment, Retensystems more say in how to tion and Compensation Com- reward teachers based on their mittee and did an outstanding performance and not solely on job in gathering, reporting and years on the job or advanced advocating the concerns of degrees. Not a bad concept. teachers from around the state. It is one that I lived with in The Education Reform the corporate world for four Commission was chaired by decades. The question for you Dr. Charles B. Knapp, presiis: What will be the criteria dent emeritus of the University for determining what is good of Georgia. There could not performance? In my opinion, have been a better choice. I more testing is not the answer. have known Chuck Knapp How do you measure your since his arrival at UGA in performance when you are 1987. He is a man of impecdealing with the same iscable reputation and affability sues as our society — drugs, and imbued with the patience poverty, hunger, one-parent or of Job in herding the 34 cats no-parent homes? One of my that made up the commission favorite quotes on that subject as well as staff members and came from former BellSouth all the special interest groups CEO John Clendenin, a strong looking over our shoulders. public school advocate: “How Thanks to Dr. Knapp’s efforts, do you teach geography to a our meetings started on time, hungry child?” ended on time and everyone One easy answer is to had their say. ignore the deep-pocketed, out-

of-state special interest groups like Sacramento-based Students First and their legislative acolytes who think you should be measured by testing and damn the real world in which you live and work. Maybe we should put their lobbyist in the classroom as see how well he does.

My service on the commission did not change my views on the expansion of tax credits for private school scholarships as well as efforts to expand Education Savings Accounts.

I cannot support any scheme that makes it easier to turn our backs on the problems within our public education system with the support of state tax dollars. Setting aside public money that could go to public education makes me wonder if the intent of the ideologues is to purposely weaken public schools rather than fix the problems and to make them the education outlet of last resort.

In the meantime, I will watch with you to see what happens with the commission’s recommendations. It was a long year and a lot of hard work. We may soon know if it was worth the effort.

You can reach Dick Yarbrough at yarb2400@bellsouth.net; at P.O. Box 725373, Atlanta, Georgia 31139; online at dickyarbrough.com or on Facebook at www.facebook.com/dickyarb.

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The Ice Rink at Sugar Hill was the setting of Duluth couple Tim and Haley Ryan’s date night on Friday.

She hadn’t skated in a couple of years, but the young husband and wife didn’t let on as they skated rings around the rink. Most of the time, they held hands throughout each lap. They occasionally skated separately and Tim Ryan did spins and fancy moves to the amusement of his wife as they shared several laughs.

“We wanted to do something other than watch a movie and so we wanted to ice skate,” Haley Ryan said. “We had some dinner over by the mall and came over.”

“It’s something different,” Tim later said.

“It’s fun,” Haley countered. “You’re tricking your body into working out when you think you’re just having fun.”

The outdoor rink, which is run by Have An Ice Day, has been a major success for Sugar Hill in its second year. This year, it is located at the corner

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At left, Duluth couple Haley and Tim Ryan skate together on a date night at the Ice Rink at Sugar Hill on Friday. At top, Sugar Hill resident Dave Grieve gives his daughter, Meredith, some skating advice on the Ice Rink at Sugar Hill on Saturday. It was the family’s first time visiting the rink. Above, skaters try their hand at skating on the Ice Rink at Sugar Hill on Friday night. Operators estimated about 7,500 people have visited the rink this winter despite warmer than normal temperatures. (Staff Photos: Curt Yeomans)

of Ga. Highway 20 and Temple Drive, on a hill overlooking Sugar Hill’s City Hall.

The company’s coowner, Daniel Ferguson,

said about 7,500 people have visited the rink so far this year. More than 10,000 people are expected to have visited by the time the rink closes next month, he said.

“It’s really popular,” he said. “People love it when they come here and it’s comfortable … especially with the fire pits going (in an adjacent uncovered area).”

Unseasonably warm weather in November and December hurt attendance this year, although the lower temperatures seen this month have helped business, Ferguson said. Officials originally planned to close the rink on Jan. 31, but they decided to keep it open an extra two weeks to make up for the warm weather — and because there was a demand for it from the public.

“Lots of people have been asking us and calling us,” said Have An Ice Day co-owner Carmelia Ferguson, who is also Daniel’s wife.

It will now close on Feb. 15, and Have an Ice Day is planning to offer

$20 skating specials and free hot chocolate for couples on Valentine’s Day. The warm weather didn’t just keep visitors away, though. It also created a tough situation where it was a fight to keep the rink cold enough — in December of all months — to keep it from melting. The ice on the rink needs to be kept at around 10 degrees to keep it in good shape for skating, Ferguson said.

“It was 75 degrees one day, and raining,” he said. “(When it’s that hot), the rink will be wet because there will be a little bit of melting — there will be water on the rink.”

The people who come to the rink have different reasons for visiting, however.

Troy Line and Kim Gonzales came to the rink Friday night for a date. The couple recently moved to the Sugar Hill area from San Antonio, and while Line has some experience with winter weather, he wasn’t sure how Gonzales would take to the ice.

“I’m from Michigan so I was prepared to have to help her out and show her how to ice skate, but she surprised me,” Line said.

“She did pretty good out there.”

For her part, Gonzales said she is looking forward to trying it again sometime.

“It’s awesome that they have this, so I think we’ll be back for sure,” she said.

While several couples do come to the rink for dates, they aren’t the only group taking advantage of the rink. Several families are coming to the rink and using metal stands, which are called trainers, to teach their young children how to skate.

Fort Myers, Fla. resident Andy Serrano helped his 4-year-old daughter, Angelique, around the rink Friday night while they visited with family from Athens.

“This is her first time,” Serrano said. “It’s a new thing for her, but she loves it.”

On Saturday, Sugar Hill residents Jason and

Melanie Suter brought their young daughters, Isabella, 5, and Lilly, 3, by the rink to teach them how to skate on ice like the characters Elsa and Anna from the movie “Frozen.”

The family moved to Sugar Hill last year and has been making the most of the activities offered by the city, between concerts, Thursdays on the Hill, a food truck event on Halloween and now the ice skating rink.

“It’s nice that they do things like this for the residents,” Melanie Suter said. “We live right down the street, so we pass (the rink) all the time.

(Isabella and Lilly) have asked a couple of times if we’d bring them here when we’ve passed by and they’ve seen people skating. We’ve just been waiting for a day when it wasn’t as busy to come out here.”

The Suters weren’t the only family practicing their skating at the rink this weekend.

Buford residents John and Diana Mason brought their 5-year-old daughter, Carly, to the rink Saturday morning to try it out with a trainer that the rink provides.

It was a process of trial and error for the little girl.

“Momma, momma, I fell again,” Carly said as she called out to her mother at one point.

Diana Mason answered with, “Did you get back up again?”

“Yes,” Carly said.

“Well, that’s part of ice skating,” her mother replied.

The rink is usually open Thursdays through Sundays, but it will open on some extra days, including the Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday on Monday. Hours vary from day to day, but specific hours for particular days are available on the rink’s website, www.icerinkatsugarhill.com. Admission prices are $12 per adult and $10 for children under 8.

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NASHVILLE, Tenn.

— A Tennessee couple holding one of three winning tickets for this week’s record $1.6 billion U.S. Powerball lottery jackpot said on Friday they will keep their jobs because “you just can’t sit down and do nothing.”

Lisa and John Robinson of Munford, Tenn. appeared at a press conference at the Tennessee Lottery’s offices with their adult daughter Tiffany and black and white dog Abby and said they would take their $528.8 million share in an immediate cash payment instead of annual payments over 29 years.

“We’re going to take the lump sum because we’re not guaranteed tomorrow,” John Robinson said.

They will pay off their two children’s student loans as well as their own mortgage and, after investing the rest of their newfound fortune, keep living in the same home, with the same jobs, in the Memphis suburb of Munford.

“Big fancy houses, elaborate houses, they’re

Powerball jackpot co-winners Lisa and John Robinson, left, of Munford, Tenn., and Tennessee Lottery President and CEO Rebecca Hargrove, right, attend a news conference at the headquarters of the Tennessee Lottery in Nashville on Friday. (Reuters/Harrison McClary)

nice. But you have to clean them,” John Robinson said.

Next week, he will return to his job at a distribution center and Lisa to her position at a dermatologist’s office, they said.

“That’s what we’ve done all our life. Work. You can’t just sit down and do nothing,” he said.

Robinson recalled buying the lucky ticket on Wednesday just hours before the Powerball drawing. His wife asked him to buy tickets on his way home from work, so, even though he didn’t feel well, he bought them at Naifeh’s

Food Mart in Munford.

At home, he laid out the four tickets, one representing each family member, and took a nap. His wife kept an eye on the televised drawing and leapt up when she realized one of the tickets matched.

“I was running down the hallway screaming and crying,” Lisa Robinson recalled. “I said, ‘You have to check these numbers!’

He was asleep and was like, ‘Whaaa?’”

Once he had a good look at the ticket, he wanted to surprise Tiffany, who lives nearby. He tried to lure her

over with a request that she bring him some headache medicine.

“She got someone else to bring it,” he sighed.

His plan foiled, Robinson spilled the good news to her over the phone.

“I said ‘Tiffany, we got the winning numbers!’ She said, ‘No.’ I said, ‘Yup,’” Robinson recalled.

He then consulted his brother, who works in finance and referred them to a financial advisor, who recommended a lawyer.

The couple, on their lawyer’s advice, agreed to travel to New York on Thursday night to appear on NBC’s Today show early on Friday. Saying they had slept only one hour in the last 48, they excused themselves from the press conference to get rest.

Holders of the two other winning tickets, which were sold in California and Florida, have yet to come forward.

Under lottery rules, a winner has up to a year to present a ticket. All three states with winners have laws requiring their names be released publicly, according to the Powerball website.

American Idol contestant and Dacula native Josiah Siska meets second-grader Brieka Smith on Friday at Ivy Creek Elementary School. (Staff Photo: Keith Farner)

•From Page 1A that’s really following their passion and good things are happening,” Callahan said. “He’s got a good family, one of those families you remember, and one of those kids you remember.

Just to see that come to fruition is really a nice thing.”

Callahan reminded students that he was a genuine person who was nice to other students, something they’re reminded to be regularly.

“To see him finding what his passion is and go out there and put himself out there on the line and take a chance — you face the possibility of rejection … to do that is huge,” she said. “It’s a great example for our kids here that this is just Josiah Siska from Dacula Elementary and Mountain View High School, and look what he’s doing.”

Being a celebrity hasn’t completely set in for Siska in part because he still works at The Trophy Club of Apalachee and reminds people that he’s humbled when he picks golf balls out of mud holes. He was even scheduled to work on Friday.

“It’s really cool having a lot of kids look up to (you), because personally when I was younger, elementary school, middle school, I wasn’t necessarily the person looked up (to), I was mostly the person picked on a lot,” Siska said. “So

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Taxpayers looking for help with filing their taxes can again visit a resource at Gwinnett Technical College.

The school is again partnering with the AARP Foundation to offer free tax assistance and preparation from Feb. 1 to April 18. It will be at the Busbee Center on the Gwinnett Tech campus.

The service has been offered at Gwinnett Tech since 2006, and AARP Foundation Tax-Aide is in its 49th year.

No appointment is necessary, clients will be seen on a first come, first served basis from 1 to 4 p.m. Monday through Thursday and from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Friday.

There is no charge for ser-

vice and it’s not required that you are an AARP member.

More than 1,000 tax returns were filed last year at the Gwinnett Tech location. Volunteers go through a three-day training program and must pass IRS certification exams each year. Each state and federal return is doublechecked by a second certified tax counselor before it is filed electronically.

Taxpayers should bring: All tax forms — W2s, Form 1095, All forms 1099, such as INT, DIV, B, G, MISC, R, S, A or C; last year’s return; photo ID issued by state or government; Social Security cards for everyone on the return (a Medicare card or SSA form is also acceptable); and checkbook (necessary if you want automatic deposit or withdrawal).

Conviction

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defendants convicted on lesser charges than County Sheriff’s Office. the original accusations Simon arrived at the of felony murder. The county jail on Wednesday defendants were among a and remained there withcrew that was said to have out bond Friday, according targeted a reported dope to records. house on Spring Mesa The issue the judge Drive on June 16, 2010. cited in his ruling was that Authorities said their plans the appeal attorney hadn’t fell apart and a robbery challenged the trial court’s victim fired an assault rifle decision to excuse a juror. at their getaway car, fatally striking Bowles, the front The juror’s daughter had seat passenger. been prosecuted by one The defendants were of the assistant district charged with felony attorneys on the case and represented by an attorney murder under Georgia’s who was representing one party-to-a-crime statute, of Simon’s co-defendants. as prosecutors and defense attorneys agreed none of On Thursday, the them fired the gun that Gwinnett County District killed Bowles.

Attorney’s Office learned Simon’s conviction is that the Georgia Attorthe second overturned. ney General’s Office has Cortez Lee McClain had decided not to appeal the his reversed by Georgia Johnson County ruling.

Court of Appeals because That leaves Gwinnett of the same juror issue and authorities to consider whether to retry Simon on was retried and acquitted.

Anthony Gene Trim has different charges, accorda habeas corpus pending ing to local prosecutor in another county, Hendee Jennifer Hendee. said.

Hendee said Thursday Kara Simon Casey, who she expected a decision was supposed to be tried probably in the next few separately from the others, weeks. pleaded guilty in 2011.

Simon was one of four

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solicited volunteers at a council meeting and with Drive, which leads to the a news release in midschool.

December.

The compromise Witts and Collins offer comes after the organizers different recollections of couldn’t agree on which how the trouble began.

Collins said Witts started location to begin the day’s telling people the event was festivities. Both Witts and New Jerusalem pastor Eli- at City Hall without his blessing; Witts said Collins jah Collins, who founded the church’s annual march, didn’t voice his objections to starting at City Hall until said they hoped from the the location had already time Witts took office late been announced. last year that they could It was too late, Witts work together on the event. said, to change it back to “I’m sorry this happened. This is not anything the church. Witts told the like it was supposed to be,” Daily Post the city wanted Witts said Friday, respond- to donate to the church’s event, which would make ing to — and denying City Hall a better location, — criticism by some who since city money was going claim he tried to take over toward it. He also said the the church’s celebration. event was a “civic” one, “All I want to do is celmeaning City Hall would American Idol contestant and Dacula native Josiah Siska takes a picture with Ivy ebrate the life and legacy Creek Elementary School teacher Shanon Lutz during a visit on Friday. (Staff Photo: of Martin Luther King (Jr.). be a fitting starting point.

Keith Farner) Collins wasn’t pleased.

That’s all I ever wanted to “I can’t tell you the do and to make it a bigger it’s a different experience number of calls I’ve gotbunch of followers and got he recalled her saying. and better event.” coming back and having ten” about the confusion, all these people wanting Witts won his seat in “It’s the last season, the a bunch of people accept Collins said Friday. “That me to do more country.”

November from Kautz, last shot to do it, you’re could’ve been avoided. We you.”

He could sing Sinatra, auditioning, period, end of who had been a frequent He said there are probBing Crosby or other opponent of Witts when he didn’t have to go through story.’ So I’m auditioning all that.” ably kids like he was, so, genres, but audiences seem on my free will, but with was on the City Council He felt the church was “It’s cool to be able to to respond when he sings lots of encouragement, and — the same City Council relate to those kids a little classic country, Siska said. it turned out pretty well.” that Kautz filed suit against a good place to begin the bit, and have them look “When I kind of cracked due to infighting and power event since King was a His song of choice to pastor. up to you is really a cool open the country, people struggles. audition was “Ghost RidThe second news release experience. It makes me bought it,” he said. “Well, Kautz is now critical of ers in the Sky” by Cash, from the city came on Jan. feel like I’m giving them a if they’re buying it, I’ll sell and it was only chosen Witts over the confusion 11 at 3:59 p.m. It anlittle bit of hope.” it.” about Monday’s holiday. after he heard it on the nounced that civil rights Outside of musical If it was up to him, “It’s very frustrating,” she radio at work a few days icon Tommie Smith, the theater at Mountain View, American Idol might not said Friday. “I think it before.

Olympian, would be speakSiska said he hadn’t have happened. He almost “I tried singing it on my would have been easy for ing at the City Hall event. It performed country expect didn’t go to the Atlanta the mayor and council to picker, oh, sounds good didn’t mention New Jerusafor a Southern Student audition. His girlfriend for with my voice,” he said. join the event.” lem Baptist Church.

Council event in high more than a year, MegKautz began working “I’ll learn this on my guiAt 4:12 p.m. the same school in front of a couple gan Collins, a Mountain closely with Collins on tar when I get home.” day, Kautz emailed the of thousand people.

View senior, pretty much the parade while in office.

For now, he’s focused Daily Post a news release “I’ll try something coun- grabbed him by the ear.

In December, Witts spoke on American Idol, but about the church’s event. try, and everybody loved “No, you’re getting your long-term, Siska said he’d of his excitement about it, people were recordbutt, you’re going in there like to move to Nashville working with the church on It didn’t mention Witts or City Hall. ing me,” he said. “I got a and you’re auditioning,” the event. The new mayor and land a record deal.

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Martin seeks gun carry exemptions Dion loses brother for more law enforcement retirees days after husband 270 covers any state statute that limits Legislation that would the places extend weapons carry where a exemptions to law enforceperson ment retirees who worked can carry P.K. Martin for agencies outside of a firearm, Georgia was filed on as well Friday by one of Gwinnett as licensing to carry those County’s state senators. weapons.

Sen. P.K. Martin, R“Retired officers who Lawrenceville, said his bill served in Georgia enjoy will give the retirees the a number of exemptions ability to carry weapons in from our gun laws,” Martin the same places that law said in a statement on Frienforcement officers can day night. “Unfortunately, carry them. Senate Bill these same exemptions

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do not apply to retirees in Georgia who served as law enforcement officers, military police officers and federal civilian police officers in other states.

Martin’s legislation, if enacted into law, would work under the framework established by the federal Law Enforcement Officers Safety Act. The 12-year old law says off-duty and retired officers can carry concealed guns in any place where an on-duty officer is allowed to carry one.

Officers and retirees are

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James Matthews James M. “Jim” Matthews age 85 of Snellville, GA, passed away Thursday, January 14, 2016. Jim was preceded in death by his parents, Horace and Vara (Sockwell) Matthews, brothers, Tommy Matthews and Raymond Matthews; and Mary Kate Aaron. He is survived by his wife of 65 years, Norma J. Matthews of Snellville, GA; 4 sons, William F. Matthews (Nancy) of Dawsonville, GA, James M. “ Mike” Matthews (Cathy) of Hiram, GA, Alan Gregory Matthews (Sheila) of Thomasville, GA and Robert Andrew Matthews of Alpharetta, GA; 9 grandchildren, Brittany Matthews, Kristen Matthews, Hallie Matthews, Morgan Matthews, Megan Matthews, Jordan Matthews, Jason Matthews, Tyler Sheets and Bryan Matthews; 3 great grandchildren, Macie Rahn, Abigail Sheets and Ansley Sheets; 2 brothers, Lamar Matthews (Linda) of Orlando, FL and Eugene Matthews of Loganville, GA; as well as numerous nieces and nephews. Jim was a veteran of the U.S. Army from 1947 - 1953, serving in South Korea and Japan.

He worked for 37 years for Flowers Foods, retiring in 1994 as Plant President of Flowers Baking Company of Orlando, Florida.

He was a member of Annistown Road Baptist Church in Snellville, GA, an avid Florida Gators fan, and loved playing golf.

He was a loving husband, father, grandfather and great grandfather. The Funeral Service to Honor and Celebrate the Life of James M. “Jim” Matthews will be held on Monday, January 18, 2016 at 11:00 AM at Annistown Road Baptist Church. Rev. Jim Hinds and Rev. Joel Davis will officiate the service.

Interment will follow at Fairview Memorial Park in Stockbridge, GA. The family will receive friends on Sunday, January 17, 2016 from 2:00 PM until 5:00 PM at Tom M. Wages Snellville Chapel. Condolences may be viewed or sent to www.wagesfuneralhome.com Tom M. Wages Funeral Service, LLC, “A Family Company” Snellville Chapel, 770-979-3200, has been entrusted with the funeral arrangements.

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Janice Bailey Janice Gwendolyn Harvey Bailey, age 75, of Lawrenceville, Georgia, went home to be with her Lord and Savior on Saturday, January 16, 2

2016, after an extended illness. She is survived by her husband of 51 years, Gerald Bailey; sons, James (Jennifer) Bailey of Flowery Branch, GA, Chris (Jessica) Bailey of Lawrenceville, GA; daughter, Melanie (Libbie) Bailey of Dacula, GA; daughter-in-law, Victoria Garcia Bailey of Oakwood, GA; four grandchildren, Connor, Veronica, Sydney & D.J.; brother James and Elaine Harvey and other relatives and a host of friends. She was preceded in death by her parents, Alfonso & Loyce Holcombe Harvey, son Dustin Bailey, and brothers, Ronald & Donald Harvey.

Janice was born on April 20, 1940, in Dacula, Georgia. She was a graduate of Dacula High School and worked for the former Genesco Company. One of her greatest loves was caring for children. She had worked in the Gwinnett Hall Baptist Church Nursery for over 50 years.

She kept children in her home and was a Foster Mother who cared for almost 90 children over the years. Three of those children she adopted.

Janice also loved animals, and especially her two dog companions named Sammy & Ralph.

She adored her family, and especially her four grandchildren. This special lady will be deeply missed by family and friends.

The Service Honoring the Life of Janice Bailey will be held on Wednesday, January 20, 2016, at 4:00 P.M. at Tom M. Wages Lawrenceville Chapel with Rev. Rex Richards and Rev. Danny Ashworth officiating. The family will receive friends on Wednesday beginning at 10:00 A.M. until the hour of the service at 4:00 P.M. In lieu of flowers those desiring may make donations to Gwinnett Hall Baptist Church, 1868 Azalea Drive, Lawrenceville, GA 30043. 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. .

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Norma Bell Norma S. Bell age 74 of Grayson, GA, passed away Thursday, January 14, 2016. She was preceded in death by her husband of 45 years, James Terrell Bell; parents, Lon Hoover and Cleo (Gonce) Shelton; and brother-inlaw, George McDonald.

Norma is survived by her three children, Kevin Bell (Wendy) of Monroe, GA, Eric Bell (Donna) of Grayson, GA, and Karen Turner (Eric) of Lawrenceville, GA; grandchildren, Julie Smith (Cody), Kayla Turner, Mercer

required to undergo annual certification and training to stay eligible for the exemption.

“SB 270 enhances public safety by empowering and equipping those who spent years in law enforcement,” Martin said in the statement. “Retired officers in possession of firearms can act as a ‘force multiplier’ in dangerous situations or in instances where on-duty law enforcement may be slow to respond, including active-shooter events in schools or other public places.”

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Thompson (Hannah), Trevor Bell, Mike Turner, Miranda Bell, Kimberly Turner, and Jason Bell; four great-grandchildren, Kenzie Smith, Joseph Thompson, Bentley Lew, and Nora Thompson; two sisters, Sharon McDonald of Shelbyville, TN, and Linda McGill (Lynn) of Franklin, TN; and several nieces and nephews. Mrs. Bell grew up in Shelbyville, TN and graduated from Middle Tennessee State University in Murfreesboro, TN. She was talented at drawing, always musically inclined, a longtime member of her church choir and enjoyed singing with her sisters.

She loved flowers and bird watching, and traveling, and was a voracious reader and master crossword solver. Norma was a loving wife, sister, mother, grandmother and greatgrandmother. She and her husband were founding members of Trinity Lutheran Church, Lilburn, GA. Funeral Services in honor of Mrs. Bell will be held Monday, January 18, 2016 at 1:00 P.M. at the Tom M. Wages Snellville Chapel with Minister Lester Waters officiating.

Interment will be at 3:00 P.M. on Monday, January 18, 2016 at the Buckhead Cemetery, Morgan County, GA. The family will receive friends Sunday, January 17, 2016 from 6:00 P.M. until 8:00 P.M. at the funeral home. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Disabled American Veterans and the American Kidney Foundation. Condolences may be viewed or sent to www. wagesfuneralhome.com Tom M. Wages Funeral Service, LLC, “A Family Company” Snellville Chapel, 770-979-3200, has been entrusted with the funeral arrangements.

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adored her cat, Charlie.”

Mrs. Bixler was born January 26, 1933 in Dover, OH. She was a graduate of Dover High School in Dover, OH and attended Akron Beauty College.

She was a retired hairdresser. She was a member of Suwanee First Baptist Church in Suwanee, GA and she was also a member of Newborns Preemies Society. She was very creative with crafts and making things for her friends.

She was an avid NASCAR fan. Funeral service will be held on Monday, January 18, 2016 at 2:00 p.m. in the Chapel of Flanigan Funeral Home with Rev Gerald Tanton officiating.

The family will receive friends at the funeral home on Monday, January 18, 2016 from 1:00 p.m. until time of service. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to the Alzheimer’s Association or Crohn’s Colitis Foundation in memory of Ann Bixler.

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

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Betty Buice Betty Weathers Buice of Snellville, GA, age 84 passed away on Thursday, January 14, 2016.

Crowell Brothers Funeral Home and Crematory, Peachtree Corners, GA 30092. (770)448-5757.

Online condolences may be expressed at www. crowellbrothers.com.

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Kay Forbach Ann Detterline Bixler, age 82, of Suwanee, GA passed away on Thursday, January 14, 2016. She was preceded in death by her husband of forty-six years, Charles R. Bixler; son, David W. Bixler; parents, Carl S. and Delores Detterline; and sister-in-law, Beverly Reiger. She is survived by her daughter and son-in-law, Debra and Greg Jacoby, Suwanee, GA; sisters-in-law and brothers-in-law, Diane and David Wilson, Brewster, OH, Sharla Simon, Massillon, OH and Denise and Rick Zeigler, Strasburg, OH; brothers-in-law and sisters-in-law, Gary and Pam Bixler, Strasburg, OH and Dennis and Debbie Bixler, Massillon, OH; several nieces, nephews and cousins; and “She a

posted on the singer’s website said.

Celine Dion, 47, asked NEW YORK — The for privacy after she an59-year-old brother of nounced on Thursday award-winning Canadian the death of her husband singer Celine Dion died af- and long-time manager, ter a long battle with can- René Angélil, at the age cer on Saturday, two days of 73 after fighting throat after the death of Dion’s cancer.

Angélil, who discovered husband, her representaDion when she was 12 tives said in a statement.

Daniel Dion, the eighth years old and drove her career to stardom, married oldest of 13 siblings, “passed away peacefully” her in 1994.

The couple have three surrounded by family at sons, René-Charles, 14, the La Maison Adhémarand 5-year-old twins NelDion care center in Québec, Canada, the statement son and Eddy.

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Bridget T. Foley, age 77 of Winder, passed away January 13, 2016.

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Kay Kissel Forbach, age 63, of Winder, GA passed away on Thursday, January 14, 2016. She is survived by her husband of thirty-six years, Ed Forbach, Winder, GA; seven step children; numerous grandchildren, great grandchildren and exchange students; three brothers; three sisters; and many nieces and nephews. Mrs. Forbach was born January 24, 1952 in Little Rock, AR. She was a homemaker. She was a member of Christ the Lord Lutheran Church in Lawrenceville, GA. A memorial service will be held on Sunday, January 17, 2016 at 4:00 p.m. at Christ the Lord Lutheran Church with Pastor Bob Mitchell officiating. There will be

a reception following the service at the church.

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

5177 in memory of John Hitson. 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. .

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Robin Adkins Hayes, age 59 of Bethlehem, GA, passed away on January 16, 2016. Services and Arrangements by: Junior E. Flanigan, Flanigan Funeral Home and Crematory, Buford, GA (770) 932-1133.

Jerry Douglas Kelley, age 81 of Snellville, died January 15, 2016.

Arrangements by Bill Head Funeral Homes and Crematory Duluth Chapel, 770-476-2535.

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John Hitson John L. Hitson, age 79, of Lawrenceville, Georgia, went home to be with his Lord and Savior on January 15, 2016 after complications from a stroke.

He is survived by his wife of 37 years, Virginia C. Hitson; nephew and wife, Oscar & Marjorie Huaman of Tucker, GA; all of his “precious” children and grandchildren who called him “Papa John” that he helped and loved; and his beloved children family at Galilean Baptist Church.

John was born in Red Level, Alabama to Marguerite Williamson Hitson and Elmer E. Hitson. His education was through the Alabama school systems in Red Level, Montgomery, and Birmingham.

John held a Doctorate in Spiritual Music and served as Choir Director in churches throughout Alabama. He was a member at Galilean Baptist Church for over 13 years and served in the Children’s Bus Ministry, Choir and anything that he could do to assist his church family. He was a Promoter of Gospel Music and knew some of the greatest Gospel Singers during his era. This gentle, kind man will be deeply missed by his adoring wife, Virginia, his family, and especially his brothers and sisters in Christ.

The Service Honoring the Life of John Hitson will be held Monday, January 18, 2016, at 7:00 P.M. at Galilean Baptist Church, 1390 Monfort Rd., Lawrenceville, GA 30046 with Pastor Dr. Rex McPherson officiating.

The family will receive friends on Sunday, January 17th from 2:00 P.M. to 5:00 P.M. at Tom M. Wages Lawrenceville Chapel and on Monday at the church from 5:00 P.M. until the hour of the service.

In lieu of flowers donations can be made to the Galilean Baptist Church Choir, P.O. 465177, Lawrenceville, GA 300425

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Allison Lloyd Allison K. Lloyd, age 71 of Snellville, GA passed away January 14, 2016.

Tom M. Wages Funeral Service, LLC, “A Family Company” Snellville Chapel, 770-979-3200, has been entrusted with the funeral arrangements.

FLOWERY BRANCH

Gary Mahan Mahan, Gary Lynn, 73 of Flowery Branch, GA. was reunited with the Lord on Monday, January 11, 2016.

LAWRENCEVILLE

John Morgan John L. Morgan, age 81 of Lawrenceville, passed away on Friday, January 15, 2016. Funeral Services will be held at 11 AM on Tuesday, January 19, 2016 in the Snellville Chapel of Tim Stewart Funeral Home. Mr. Morgan is preceded in death by his brother Earl Morgan.

Mr. Morgan enjoyed golf and watching football.

He attended West Virginia University, where he played football; he graduated from Morris Harvey College in Charleston, W.V. with a degree in Economics. He retired in 1995 from the U.S. Public Health in Atlanta.

He is survived by his loving wife of 49 years, Sarah Hamilton Morgan, Lawrenceville; daughter: Deborah Morgan Parker, Dunwoody; son & daughter-in-law: John & Joann Morgan, Snellville; grandson: Joseph Morgan; granddaughters: Jessica Morgan, Rachel Morgan. The family will receive friends from 4-7 PM on Monday, January 18, 2016 at Tim Stewart Funeral Home: 2246 Wisteria Dr. Snellville, GA 30078. 770-979-5010.

Please leave online condolences at stewartfh.com.

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Elaine Mussman

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nick of Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Elaine is survived by a brother, Maurice Levin of Amherst, Massachusetts; a daughter, Vicki (Mussman) Youngelson, of Marietta, GA; a son and daughter-in-law, Steve and Marcy Mussman, of Grayson, GA; four grandchildren, Brett and Lindsey Youngelson, and Aron and Shaina Mussman; and a great-grandchild, Townes Cain Mussman. Elaine was a devoted mother who adored her grandchildren and great-grandchild. A stylish woman, she lived her life with grace and dignity. She was a generous and loyal friend who found the good in everyone. We will always love you Nana.

Elaine Mussman, age 94, formerly of Winthrop, Massachusetts and Boynton Beach, Florida, died on January 5, 2016 of natural causes in the care of her loving family. Elaine was born on May 8, 1921 and resided with her family in Chelsea and Revere, Cindy Zeldin of Georgians for a Healthy Future, from Massachusetts. She was left, state Sens. Greg Kirk and Emanuel Jones and Reps. the daughter of David and Lee Hawkins and Debbie Buckner participate in a recent Rose Levin who ultimately health care panel sponsored by GHF. (Special Photo) settled in Newburyport, Massachusetts. Elaine was married in 1943 to Norman Mussman. Soon thereafter Norman was shipped off to the South Pacific where he was severely wounded while serving with the U.S. Army in the Philippines during WWII. Elaine BOTHELL, WA devoted much of her life to

By Andy Miller “Let’s be strategic,’’ he Tai Nguyen Georgia Health News said, “and cover as many caring for her husband of Tai Anh Nguyen, age 40 sixty-nine years and their people as we can.” of Bothell, WA, passed two children Vicki and ATLANTA — A The Georgia Chamber on January 14, 2016. away Steve.

Elaine and Norman bipartisan panel of state of Commerce, along with Crowell Brothers Funeral had a beautiful life tolawmakers voiced agree- other groups, is studying Home and Crematory, gether living in Winthrop, ment Thursday on at least proposals that would im201 Morningside Drive/ Massachusetts and Boyna couple of health care prove Georgians’ access PO Box 2434, Buford, ton Beach, Florida.

They issues. to care.

GA 30518. 770-945-9999. also spent many summers Support for a higher The Affordable Care Please sign the online at their getaway in Hendercigarette tax and for the Act “isn’t the right way’’ guest book at www.crowsonville, North Carolina. emerging trend of amto solve health care probellbrothers.com Elaine enjoyed long walks bulance crews treating lems, said Hawkins. He along the beach, playing people in their homes noted that federal money tennis and served for over rather than in ERs were that goes to hospitals two areas of general serving large numbers of twenty years as a hospital volunteer. Laney moved unanimity on the panel, poor people is being cut to Lawrenceville, Georgia at an event sponsored by under the ACA. three years ago to spend the group Georgians for a Buckner, though, said more time with her family.

PENDERGRASS Healthy Future. the “disproportionate Elaine was predeceased But as expected, there share” money was going Frank Nichols by her husband Norman, a was sharp division among away because the health Mr. Frank Nichols, age brother, Leonard Levin of the four legislators on the reform law’s designers 74, of Pendergrass, Georpanel when it came to the expected states to expand Delray Beach, Florida and gia, who passed away on a sister, Norma Kabachissue of expanding the Medicaid to compensate Friday, January 15, 2016. state’s Medicaid program. for the funds lost. “That’s n The topic of expansion our choice” as a state not arose a day after Gov. to accept the deal, she $ 15 photos are available with all Nathan Deal, a Republisaid. can, reiterated his opThe U.S. Supreme Obituaries and Death Notices position to such a move, Court, in its 2012 deciwhich is outlined under sion on the ACA, ruled the Affordable Care Act. that Medicaid expansion This week, Louisiana is strictly a state decision. became the 31st state to Lee Hawkins and Debpursue expansion. But bie Buckner addressed Deal said in his State of health care topics. the State address WednesThe panel Thursday day that Georgia has united in praise of comsaved money already by munity paramedicine. not doing so. ExpandUnder such programs, ing Medicaid coverage paramedics function to more adults, if it had outside their usual roles been done, would have of emergency response cost the state more than and transport, focusing $200 million in the fiscal instead on measures that 2017 budget, he said. can reduce inappropriate “That number would use of emergency seronly continue to grow vices. Patients often are exponentially,” he told a treated in their homes, joint session of lawmakrather than in emergency ers Wednesday. rooms.

Rep. Debbie Buckner, Kirk said that in Crisp D-Junction City, a health County, ambulances funceducator, said in the pan- tion “more like a critical el discussion that while care unit.” And Buckner $209 million sounds like noted that this effort “a bad thing,’’ the state of takes care of patients Georgia “has left on the “right where they are.” table’’ $6 billion in fedShe added, though, that eral funding that would there are some Wi-Fi have come with adopting “dead spots’’ in rural Medicaid expansion. areas that must be adSen. Emanuel Jones, dressed.

D-Decatur, noted that She and Kirk spoke without expansion, at of broadening medical least 300,000 Georgians providers’ scope of pracare stuck in a coverage tice — essentially allowgap — making too much ing medical personnel to money to qualify for offer new services — in Medicaid under current order to bring additional rules, but not enough to health care to areas that obtain subsidies in the have shortages. Buckner ACA health insurance and Kirk also spoke of exchange. ideas to lower loan pay“Many are young ments for medical providadults,” said Jones, an ers to help them pay off automobile dealer. “This their educational debts, gap is real. We can do along with incentives to better in this state.” practice in underserved But Republican panel- areas. ists Rep. Lee Hawkins Hawkins backed tax of Gainesville and Sen. credits for charity clinics, Greg Kirk of Americus, and legislation that would whose party controls the allow people with disstate government, reabilities to have savings flected the general GOP accounts of more than opposition to expanding $2,000 and still qualify Medicaid, which would for benefits. add more adults to the Jones and both Repubrolls. licans spoke of the benHawkins, a dentist, efits of raising the state’s pointed out that Medictax on cigarettes, curaid currently does not rently one of the lowest in cover the cost of treating the country. Hawkins said patients. he favored using the extra And Kirk, a consultant, revenues from the levy to said of expansion in the provide services to people current political climate: with mental illness.

“That dog won’t hunt.’’

A higher cigarette tax Still, Kirk voiced “is a no-brainer to me,’’ interest in proposals that Kirk said, but added that would request federal such a proposal does not waivers to cover more have widespread support uninsured Georgians. at the Legislature.

Legislative panel reflects divide on Medicaid expansion

MONROE

Allan Partridge Allan Partridge, age 52 of Monroe, passed away on January 6, 2016.

Tim Stewart Funeral Home, 670 Tom Brewer Road, Loganville, GA 30052. 770-466-1544. www.stewartfh.com.

NORCROSS

Irma Rampley Irma Rampley age 77 of Norcross passed away on Thursday January 14, 2016. Georgia Cremation 3116 U.S. Highway 23 Duluth, Georgia 30096. 678-584-0914.

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his mother Mary Blanche Froeschle, his step-father Joel Froeschle, sister Rhonda Knight, brother Manuel Alfonso PerezSandi, his 2 sons Carl Alan Rodgers, Jr. and Christopher Lyle Gordon, 4 grandchildren Adrianna, Auria, Ashdyn Rodgers and Madison Gordon and countless extended family. Services will be held at 2:00pm on Monday January 18th, 2016 in the Chapel of Tim Stewart Funeral Home 300 Simonton Road SW, Lawrenceville, GA 30045. 770-962-3100.

A separate memorial will be held in Mississippi for family and friends once details are completed.

Please leave online condolences at stewartfh.com.

TUCKER

Ian Sheffield Carl Rodgers, Sr. Carl Alan Rodgers, Sr., age 52 passed away on Wednesday January 13th, 2016. Carl was met in heaven by his father, JD Rodgers and his Aunt Pam MacDonald. There is no doubt he had them soon laughing. Carl was a loving son, brother, dad, uncle, nephew, cousin, and friend. We are all left with memories of Carl fishing, dancing, skiing, his mischief and love that will keep us comforted and laughing for years to come. Carl is surpassed by h

Ian Michael Sheffield, age 39, of Tucker, passed away Wednesday, January 13, 2016.

BRASELTON

Vernon Stewart, Sr. Vernon Hollis Stewart Sr., age 80 of Braselton, GA, passed away on January 14, 2016. Services and Arrangements by: Junior E. Flanigan, Flanigan Funeral Home and Crematory, Buford, GA (770) 932-1133.

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Archer’s Quinn Miller celebrates with teammates after defeating North Forsyth’s Hunter Loyd in the Class AAAAAA 220-pound weight class during Saturday’s state finals at the Macon Centreplex. (Photos: Kyle Hess)

Big guns come through as Archer wins fourth-straight title

By DaviD FrieDlanDer

david.friedlander@ gwinnettdailypost.com

MACON — Over the past three seasons, Archer’s winning margin in winning the Class AAAAAA State Wrestling Dual Championships have gotten progressively larger.

But in their quest for a fourth straight title at this year’s state duals, the Tigers were going to have to fight for this one.

And they did just that, overcoming injuries to key wrestlers and a formidable opponent in North Forsyth to claim title No. 4 with a hard-fought 37-30 victory Saturday at the Macon Centreplex.

While Archer’s consecutive championship streak continued, Gwinnett’s other state finalist couldn’t derail another as Buford fell to Gilmer 45-21 in the Class AAAA final, with the Bobcats securing their

Nathan Grimes in 1:15 to give Archer its first lead of Visit gwinnettprepsports. the day at 18-15. com for more photos from But it was Thomas Saturday’s state wrestling Bullard who had an opdual championships. portunity to turn the match Garrett Hipp at 113 to give permanently in the Tigers North Forsyth a quick 9-0 favor with the meet tied lead at 18-all as the 160-pound “We’ve been through so match approached. much adversity and inju“I was like, ‘All right, ries,” Archer coach Tom it’s six minutes,’” Thomas Beuglas said. “We didn’t Bullard said. “‘I’ve got to have a heavyweight, so if go out and take it like a (the final meet) came down normal match and go out to heavyweight, we were in and get the job done.’” trouble.”

Bullard needed far Fortunately for the less than the allotted six Tigers, they had some big minutes to do just that by guns to turn to after Gavin pinning Connor Carroll in Smith got them on the 1:31 to put the Tigers back board with a 7-0 decision in front at 24-18. over Cole Tenety at 120 But even after Gabe Archer’s Daniel Bullard reacts after defeating North Forsyth’s Brantley Little in the and Vinny Artigues was Lee’s 5-0 decision over Class AAAAAA 182-pound weight class during Saturday’s state finals at the Macon awarded a forfeit victory Andy Leggett at 170 and Centreplex. at 126.

Daniel Bullard’s pin of seventh-straight title. against Collins Hill, two That jeopardy only grew Trailing 15-12 in the Brantley Little in 2:44 at With heavyweight other front-line wrestlers larger after Wahild Abdul- overall match, defending 195, North Forsyth still Jacob Lill sidelined with just coming back from lah started the match out 132-pound state champion had a chance. a season-ending broken injuries, Archer’s title with a pin at 106 pounds Chris Diaz moved up to Connor Cross’ pin of ankle suffered in Friday’s reign seemed very much in and Paul Watkins followed 145 and delivered a quick See TIGERS, Page 4B second-round match jeopardy. with a 6-0 decision over pin of North Forsyth’s MORE ONLINE

Hepler leaving Discovery Tucker a hero as Dacula football after first season boys snap Shiloh streak

By DaviD FrieDlanDer

By Guy CurtriGht

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Staff Correspondent

As much as starting up Discovey High School’s fledgling football program means to Frank Hepler, his family means more.

That was the reason the 53-year-old cited for his decision to leave the Titans program just after its inaugural season.

Hepler confirmed Friday that he resigned his post last week in order to take the head coaching job at Forsyth Central, a situation he said is a better fit with his family situation at the current time.

“My wife (Heidi) and I still live in Forsyth County,” said Hepler, a Florida

Discovery Head Coach Frank Hepler resigned this week to take the same position at Forsyth Central. (Staff Photo: David Welker)

native whose career also includes seven seasons as head coach with the thennew West Forsyth program. “And we’ll possibly have her father, who is 93

years old, coming to live with us. (The 45-minute commute to Discovery) just became tough on us.

See DISCOVERY, Page 4B

day night over the visiting DACULA — Shiloh’s Generals. two-season unbeaten run Shiloh in Region 8-AAAAAA hadn’t was at an end, and Dacula lost in the boys coach Russ Triaga region Kevon invited the Falcons’ stusince Tucker dent section to join in the falling, on-court celebration. in the 2014 title game and There was no hesitathree of the Generals’ 27 tion from the fans, and the straight victories had come Dacula player drawing last season against Dacula. the most congratulations “This means everything. was senior standout Kevon We wanted to beat Shiloh Tucker. so bad,” Tucker said.

For good reason.

“They’ve had our number.

Tucker, who has signed We beat them my first with Wofford, took over in game when I was a fresha decisive fourth-quarter man, but not since. This run and finished with a feels so good.” game-high 25 points as The victory kept Dacula Dacula pulled away late (13-4, 6-2) within striking for a 66-57 victory Saturdistance of the Generals

(14-3, 8-1) for first place.

The teams play again next Saturday at Shiloh.

“Sometimes a loss will help you,” Generals coach Kim Rivers said. “Our kids have been trying to keep this streak going with all these games on the road, and that’s tough.”

The game at Dacula was the ninth of 11 straight away from home for the Generals, but it looked like they might be able to survive again when they took a 52-50 lead on a jumper

by T.J. Massenburg midway in the fourth quarter.

Then Tucker scored the first seven points of a 9-0 run and Dacula wrapped up the victory with some

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Monday

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BCB MLK Showcase at Peachtree Ridge 2:55 p.m. — Calhoun vs. Buford 4:25 p.m. — Sequoyah vs. Berkmar 5:55 p.m. — East Jackson vs. Peachtree Ridge Tuesday

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5:30 p.m. — Pace at GAC 6 p.m. — Archer at Brookwood 6 p.m. — Berkmar at Grayson 6 p.m. — Buford at Chestatee 6 p.m. — Collins Hill at Norcross 6 p.m. — Flowery Branch at Lanier 6 p.m. — Hebron at Lakeview 6 p.m. — KIPP at Wesleyan 6 p.m. — Meadowcreek at Mill Creek 6 p.m. — North at Mountain View 6 p.m. — Providence at Athens Christian 6 p.m. — Shiloh at Central 6 p.m. — South at Daculay

SWIMMING AND DIVING 5 p.m. — Lakeside at GAC

WRESTLING

5 p.m. — Buford Invitational 5 p.m. — Peachtree Ridge at Collins Hill 5:30 p.m. — Discovery Duals 6 p.m. — Dutchtown at GAC

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Embattled Harrick at peace in Calif.

LOS ANGELES — Jim Harrick is a man with a checkered coaching career — but one that included abundant highlights making the elevated moments trump all downturns, which he puts in the past with a forward looking stance allowing him to enjoy retirement without regrets in Southern California, which, in his view, is the nearest thing there is to heaven.

We met for breakfast at a Marriott near Santa Monica as we were enjoying one of those sunny days that caused him to discourse about beauty of the weather in this area.

“In the summer, it is never more than 85 degrees, and, in winter, it is always perfect,” Harrick said as if he were the executive director of the chamber of commerce. “You can’t find a better place to live when you experience the weather.”

Harrick lives in LaQuinta, which is often referred to as the “balcony of Southern California.”

With generous enthusiasm, he said, “My life is good,” with activities which are confined to “piddling, speaking, golf and grandkids.”

All along as he made coaching stops (“you never tire of competition”) at Utah, Pepperdine, UCLA, Rhode Island and Georgia, he knew that someday he would retreat back to where he found a home following college. A cousin from back in West Virginia told

Loran Smith him that living in Southern California was without a single negative. “If you work at it, you can manage the traffic”, and the ancillary options were simply “mind boggling.”

At that point, Harrick flashed his iconic wry smile and continued his chamber of commerce ambassadorial role.

“When we (he and his wife, Sally, who died in 2009) drove into L.A., coming across the country, the Dodgers were playing in Chavez Ravine. I turned on the radio and heard Vin Scully calling play-by-play.

I became a Dodger for life.

Then there were the Lakers and the Kings, a golf course on every available piece of property. How could you not love it here?”

Harrick said. “Now we have the Clippers and more golf courses. Looks like the NFL is coming back. There simply is no better place to live if you are a sports junkie, and I am.”

When he settled in, at Inglewood, Calif. in 1963, he began a coaching career at Morningside High School, starting out with immediate success, which led to an as-

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11:30 a.m. — Latin America Amateur Championship, Final Round. ESPN2

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NHL

7:30 p.m. — Philadelphia at Detroit NBCSP

SOCCER

9 a.m. — English Premier League: Liverpool FC vs Manchester United FC. NBCSP 11:10 a.m. — English Premier League: Stoke City FC vs Arsenal FC. NBCSP

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7 p.m. — Australian Open First Round ESPN2 3 a.m. (Mon.) — Australian Open First Round ESPN2

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12:30 p.m. — Miami at North Carolina FSSO 1:30 p.m. — Texas A&M at South Carolina ESPN2 3 p.m. — Iowa State at Texas Tech FSSE 3:30 p.m. — Baylor at Texas ESPN2

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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 all youngsters 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

Jan. 30: 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 onemile run fun when the 5K finishes. Doors open at 7 a.m. and registration is $25 in advance, or $30 on race day. For more information and a course map, go to bluedevilsrun.wix.com/ blue-devils-run. Sponsorship opportunities also are still available.

WEIGHTLIFTING

Jan. 23-24: No Excuses CrossFit in Suwanee is hosting the USA Weightlifting Sport Performance Coaching Course and Certification. The cost is $495 and the course will be instructed by C.J. Stockel.

Go to www.usaw.hangastar. com/EMS_Courses_Register.aspx to register for the course or contact the event coordinator at info@noexcusescrossfit.com for more information. The entry level course is open to anyone 17 and older and includes a one-year membership with USAW. The scope and sequence of the course includes the teaching progressions of the snatch, clean and jerk, and all associated movements.

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Bucs officially name Koetter as new head coach The Tampa Bay Buccaneers formally announced the hiring of Dirk Koetter as head coach on Friday, rewarding the offensive coordinator for the job he did in bringing along rookie quarterback Jameis Winston.

Koetter, 56, became the Bucs’ fifth coach since 2008 in succeeding Lovie Smith, who was fired after going 8-24 over the past two seasons.

The veteran coordinator helped 2015 No. 1 overall draft pick Winston become just the third NFL rookie to throw for 4,000 yards this season.

“Dirk has established himself as one of the top offensive coaches in our game while enjoying success at every stop during his college and NFL career,” Buccaneers co-chairman Joel Glazer said in a statement.

“His success with our offense last season, along with his familiarity with our players and our organization, makes Dirk the right man to lead our team moving forward.”

quicker than Jim Harrick.

After years of separation, a renewal of friendship over breakfast was a reminder of why Harrick was successful. He knew the game — he was a teacher nonpareil — and there has never been a better salesman.

When he reflects on his career, he reserves several superlatives for his time in Athens.

“The best recruiting opportunities in my career were at UCLA and Georgia,” he said. “When Mark Fox was interviewing for the position, I told him that only Kentucky was a better job in the SEC. You recruit the best talent in the state of Georgia, and you can win a championship.”

When he was at Morningside High, he often took his team to watch UCLA practice which resulted in a close friendship with the legendary John Wooden.

“Everybody,” Harrick said, “should have a mentor like John Wooden.”

Harrick’s respect for Southeastern Conference basketball is enduring and at a high level.

“All you have when it comes to the SEC is the best competition, the best coaches and the best arenas,” he said. “Mark Fox will do well at Georgia. He has an opportunity to bring outstanding players to Athens, and I follow his program with great interest.

Athens is one of the nicest places there is to live. Only Southern California, in my view, is better.”

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The contract includes a full no-trade clause and there is no opt-out in the deal with the first baseman, which is pending a physical, according to MLB.com.

The sides reached an agreement less than two days after the Orioles reportedly were prepared to move on from Davis and had offered Yoenis Cespedes a five-year, $90 million deal.

Cespedes is no longer a consideration for the Orioles with Davis agreeing to re-sign, a source confirmed to ESPN.com.

— From wire reports

sistant’s job at Utah State.

Then he became the head coach at Pepperdine, where he won the conference championship five times in nine years.

“I’d almost coach there for the view,” he said. “The Pepperdine campus is 200 feet up, overlooking the Pacific. Takes your breath away.”

He only left Pepperdine because UCLA offered him the head basketball job, which resulted in a national championship in 1995.

After John Wooden’s 10 NCAA titles and the one

by Harrick, it has been the longest dry spell for the Bruins. They haven’t won a title since Harrick’s tenure.

An administrative issue at UCLA led to Harrick taking an opportunity on the other side of the country — Rhode Island, where he came within an “inch” of making it to the Final Four with Lamar Odum.

Then came Georgia where his 2002-03 team was good enough to “win it all.” An off the court issue involving his son, Jim Jr., led to complications at Georgia and a subsequent severance. All that aside, you could not enjoy spending time with any sports personality more than with Jim Harrick.

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Yellow Jackets Seahawks, Panthers familiar foes blow big lead against Hokies SEAHAWKS AT PANTHERS: TODAY, 1 P.M. (FOX)

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The Seattle Seahawks and Carolina Panthers have played so often in recent seasons that they’re practically division rivals at this point.

Today’s showdown in the NFC Divisional playoffs will be the fourth meeting between the teams in the last two seasons and sixth game in the last four years.

Another meeting is already on the schedule for 2016 as well.

“Just playing them every year is hard enough,” Panthers head coach Ron Rivera said in a conference call on Wednesday.

“They’re a good football team, obviously.

“When you play them twice in one year, two years in a row, it most certainly does feel like a divisional game. I have a lot of respect for what coach (Pete) Carroll and his staff have done with that football team.”

Russell Wilson and Cam Newton have blossomed into two of the best young quarterbacks in the league.

Newton is the front-runner to be named MVP this season while Wilson played at

Carolina Panthers quarterback Cam Newton (1) celebrates after a touchdown in the second quarter against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Bank of America Stadium.

(Photo: Jeremy Brevard-USA TODAY Sports)

an MVP level over the final half of the year.

Both teams have run oriented teams with strong defenses.

While Seattle prevailed in the previous four meetings, the Panthers managed to rally from a 23-14 deficit in the fourth quarter to stun the Seahawks at home in Week 6.

The game-winning touchdown pass from Newton to Greg Olsen came about due to a busted coverage by Seattle in which three defenders were playing Cover 2 while the remaining four in coverage were playing Cover 3.

The breakdown left a void in the deep half of the field that Olsen exploited for the winning 26-yard score.

Carolina pieced together two straight drives of 80 yards for touchdowns to rally against the Seahawks and Olsen’s touchdown gave the Panthers the lead with 32 seconds remaining.

“The game-winner we screwed it up and busted a coverage,” Carroll said.

“But other than that, we had played really well against them for a long time and then Cam really got on the stick in

the fourth quarter, he hit everything and they made all the plays they needed.

“It wasn’t any breakdowns except for the one significant play.”

The familiarity has led to very little surprises when it comes to the two teams. They know what each other does well. They know the weak points to apply pressure, and it will likely come down to which team executes it’s plays better on Sunday.

Carroll called the Panthers the most dynamic rushing attack in the league and said their offense is a challenge to prepare for.

“There’s nobody that does more stuff, and it’s basically because the quarterback is such a dynamic part of it,” Carroll said. “They’re willing to run the quarterback inside, outside, lead plays, powers, all of the read stuff as well.

“This is the most difficult offense that we face, and it’s really because Cam is such an adept player. A lot of teams have some plays that they use, but nobody relies on the quarterback to run like they do.”

STEELERS AT BRONCOS: TODAY, 4:30 P.M. (CBS)

Manning and Broncos focused for playoff opener against Pittsburgh The SporTS Xchange The Denver Broncos have lost in the divisional round in three of the last four years, including twice at home, both of which have come in the last three years, since quarterback Peyton Manning joined the team as a free agent in March 2012.

Manning admits that he’s thought about his future and whether the end of his career is approaching. After missing six games because of a torn plantar fascia that will only heal through surgery, extended rest, or both, he’s had to confront his playing mortality head on.

And even before he was forced from the sideline, he was in the throes of his worst statistical season, which culminated in a 5-for-20, four-interception disaster against Kansas City on Nov. 15.

No one is calling this a last stand. With a top-ranked defense that helped carry the Broncos to wins over the Patriots and Bengals during Brock Osweiler’s first run as an NFL starting quarterback, the Broncos appear wellpositioned to step into life without Manning and remain a playoff contender.

But there is something

Denver Broncos quarterback Peyton Manning (18) comes onto the field along side of center Matt Paradis (61) and center Max Garcia (73) — a Norcross grad — and tackle Tyler Polumbus (76) at Sports Authority Field at Mile High. (Photo: Ron Chenoy-USA TODAY Sports)

different about the Broncos as they go about the week. A different urgency.

A sharpened focus.

Part of that involves Manning himself.

“Eighteen is a little more amped up, to be honest,” running back C.J. Anderson said. “Just his energy and questions and situations — there’s a lot of things that we weren’t doing in previous years.

“He’s just more amped up, making sure we’re more dialed in and detailed on this and that. It keeps you on your toes.”

Anderson says he’s seen that once before: in the

2013 postseason. It probably isn’t a coincidence that the Broncos made their only 21st-century trip to a Super Bowl that year, defeating the Chargers and Patriots to get to Super Bowl XLVIII. “He was really detailed and on the whole playoffs,” Anderson said.

“It didn’t work out the way we wanted, but that was pretty much the last time I saw him — superdetailed.”

Detailed — and focused. Being both are the keys for the Broncos as they prepare for the Pittsburgh Steelers. Last year as they prepared

to face the Colts, that wasn’t the case, with two coordinators interviewing for head coaching positions and, by game day against the Colts, a report that then-head coach John Fox would be a candidate for the same job in Chicago if the Broncos lost that day and he was dismissed.

“I don’t think we had all-the-way focus,” cornerback Chris Harris Jr. recalled. “I think everybody had their mind on getting set, trying to get paid, coaches trying to leave and go get head coaching jobs. I mean, we had a lot of scrambling and stuff.

That included players, he added.

“Everybody had their own agenda, I would say.

Guys were trying to get paid. Coaches were trying to get paid. Everybody was,” Harris recalled. “At this time last year, I don’t think we had the same focus that we do now.

“Guys are more focused, more locked in …

Guys just want to get this win so bad and everybody is focused.”

An intangible like that might be the difference in an AFC postseason in which the four teams left are so tightly bunched.

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turnovers.

“The 13 turnovers is too many for us,” coach ATLANTA — Guard Brian Gregory said.

Seth Allen scored 13 “That’s not who we are. points, including the It’s not who we’ve been. game-winning free throw It’s not like we haven’t with 3.4 seconds left, to faced pressure. We had a give Virginia Tech a 78-77 couple of critical ones at come-from-behind win the end, not from the post over Georgia Tech on but from the guard play.

Saturday.

You can’t have those in Allen made the first of the last 4 ½ minutes. It two free throws after beputs you in a tough spot ing fouled on a drive to the defensively.” basket. Georgia Tech was Allen scored 13 points unable to get off a gameand was 11-for-14 from winning shot when guard the line with four asMarcus Georges-Hunt lost sists. The Hokies (12-6, control of the ball on a 4-1) were led in scoring drive to the basket as time by forward Zach LeDay expired. with 21 points and seven “I think we’re incredrebounds. Center Kerry ibly fortunate to win,” Blackshear Jr. came off Virginia Tech coach Buzz the bench to add 10 points and six rebounds.

Williams said. “I thought Georgia Tech (11-7, they just dominated us in 1-4) wasted a careerthe first half.” high 27-point effort from Georgia Tech led 74Georges-Hunt, who also 64 with 4:32 left after had four rebounds and Georges-Hunt converted two assists. Forward Nick a three-point play. But Jacobs came off the bench Georgia Tech forward to add 15 points and seven Charles Mitchell threw away the ball on back-to- rebounds.

“You don’t what’s goback plays and guard Josh ing through guy’s heads,” Heath had two turnovers Georges-Hunt said. “You in the final four minutes that changed the momen- could see it … loose with tum and sparked the Hok- the ball,, missing easy laies to a 14-3 run to finish yups. That’s all on us. The coaches can’t do it for us. the game. The Yellow We’re out there playing.”

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Georgia blown out

by No. 15 TAMU From STaFF reporTS ATHENS — Forward Yante Maten posted his sixth straight doublefigure scoring output, but it wasn’t enough as the Georgia men’s basketball team fell to No. 15 Texas A&M 79-45, Saturday afternoon at Stegeman Coliseum.

The win marks the Bulldogs’ first-ever loss to the Aggies (15-2, 5-0).

Georgia (9-6, 2-3) now holds a 4-1 all time record advantage against Texas A&M and a 2-1 nod in games played in Athens.

Maten finished the day with 11 points and six rebounds marking the sixth straight game he has scored in double digits and the 11th in his last 12 games.

“I felt like we practiced well yesterday and had a good shoot around this morning,” head coach Mark Fox said. “We didn’t have everybody attached and we ran into a very good team and we weren’t able to respond to adversity out of the gate very well. After the first

timeout they were on pace to break 100 and you can’t win like that.”

The first half belonged to the Aggies as Texas A&M jumped out to an early 17-7 lead seven minutes into the contest.

Georgia was unable to get anything going early as the Aggies had an answer for each of its runs.

Texas A&M ended the half shooting 50-percent from the field including five for ten from the three-point line. Georgia couldn’t find its shot in the initial 20 minutes shooting just 27.6-percent from the field. The Aggies took a 38-23 lead into the break.

The Aggies controlled most of the second half despite several UGA comeback attempts. The Bulldogs were able to cut the Aggies’ lead to 42-29 three minutes into the half, but Texas A&M answered with a 16-5 run over the course of the next ten minutes. Georgia finished the game shooting 29.2-percent from the field in the second half, but allowed the Aggies to shoot 56-percent.

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Notre Dame upsets No. 9 Duke; No. 1 Kansas escapes TCU The SporTS Xchange

The Horned Frogs trimmed the margin to six DURHAM, N.C. — early in the second half beBonzie Colson scored 31 fore the Jayhawks scored on points, including a go-ahead eight of 10 possessions and three-point play in the final padded their lead to 57-41. minute, as Notre Dame deKansas (15-2, 4-1 Big feated No. 9 Duke 95-91.

12) was spending its second Demetrius Jackson poured week as the No. 1-ranked in 24 points and Steve team, but was coming off Vasturia had 22 points as a 74-63 defeat at West Virthe Irish (12-5, 3-2 ACC) ginia. Frank Mason, Perry avenged a 30-point loss a Ellis, Devonte’ Graham and year ago.

Carlton Bragg all added 10 Luke Kennard tallied 30 points for the Jayhawks. points and Brandon Ingram scored 25 for Duke (14-4, No. 3 Maryland 100, 3-2).

Ohio State 65 COLLEGE PARK, Md. No. 1 Kansas 70, — Robert Carter Jr. had 15 TCU 63 of his career-high 25 points LAWRENCE, Kan. — in the first half and guard Wayne Selden scored 11 Rasheed Sulaimon added a points to lead a balanced season-high 22 points with Kansas attack that featured five assists as Maryland five double-figure scorers as cruised past Ohio State. the No. 1 Jayhawks downed Maryland (16-2, 5-1 Big TCU 70-63 on Saturday.

Ten), which led by 18 at

halftime while shooting 63 percent from the field, improved to 10-0 at home while Ohio State (12-7, 4-2) lost for the second time in three games.

No. 5 North Carolina 67, N.C. State 55 CHAPEL HILL, N.C. — Kennedy Meeks, who was in the starting lineup for the first time since returning from an injury a week ago, scored 23 points as North Carolina pulled away to defeat stubborn North Carolina State.

Meeks shot 10 of 16 from the field, but it took time for the Tar Heels to collect their ninth victory in a row. Joel Berry poured in 14 points and Isaiah Hicks added 10 points for North Carolina (16-2, 5-0 ACC).

Forward Abdul-Malik Abu’s 12 points led N.C.

State (10-8, 0-5), which is off to its worst conference start since going 0-8 in 1996-97.

despite only shooting 41.4 percent from the field and 5-for-22 from beyond the 3-point arc.

Forward Henry Ellenson led Marquette (12-6, 2-4) with 20 points.

won eight of nine games, led early but cooled off in the second half.

Auburn 75, No. 14 Kentucky 70 AUBURN, Ala. — Auburn ended an 18-game losing streak to Kentucky Clemson 76, on Saturday by shocking No. 8 Miami 65 the No. 14 Wildcats 75-70 GREENVILLE, S.C. before a sold-out crowd.

— Jaron Blossomgame Auburn (8-8, 2-3 SEC) scored 25 points as Clemson mounted a furious comeback knocked off Miami. after trailing 47-35 with Blossomgame also grabbed seven rebounds for 15:41 to play. The Tigers went on a 21-4 run to take a the Tigers, who closed the 56-51 lead. game on a 22-6 run.

Kareem Canty paced The victory gave Clemson Auburn with 26 points, with No. 7 Xavier 74, (12-6, 5-1 ACC) three conMarquette 66 secutive wins against ranked 15 coming on 3-pointers.

He scored 21 points in the MILWAUKEE — Trevon opponents for the first time second half.

Bluiett scored 18 points in school history and five Graduate transfer Tyler and James Farr added 16 as straight wins against ACC Harris added 21 points for Xavier beat Marquette. opponents for the first time the Tigers, who made 12 of The Musketeers (16-1, since 1997.

4-1 Big East) extended their Miami (13-3, 2-2), which 26 3-pointers, but only 9 of 29 on two-point field goals. winning streak to four games entered the game having

No. 6 Villanova 55, Georgetown 50 WASHINGTON — Josh Hart had 15 points and 12 rebounds as Villanova exacted its last Big East defeat from nearly one year ago with a win over Georgetown.

Ryan Arcidiacono also scored 15 points for the Wildcats (16-2, 6-0 Big East), who have won 21 straight conference games.

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Patriots headed to fifth-straight AFC championship game

By Mike Shalin

The Sports Xchange

FOXBOROUGH, Mass.

— Tom Brady had his weapons back and the New England Patriots are heading to their fifth straight AFC championship game.

With wide receiver Julian Edelman catching 10 passes for 100 yards in his first game since Oct. 25 and tight end Rob Gronkowski, questionable entering the game, catching two touchdown passes, the Patriots disposed of the Kansas City Chiefs 27-20 in the divisional playoff game on Saturday.

Brady joined Kenny Stabler of the Oakland Raiders (1973-77) as the only quarterbacks in NFL history to take their teams to five consecutive conference championship games.

The Patriots, seeking their second straight NFL title and the fifth of the Bill Belichick/Brady era, will meet the winner of today’s Broncos-Steelers game next Sunday.

New England will either travel to Denver or host Pittsburgh.

Brady threw for 302 yards in an offense that was

New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady (12) throws a pass during the second quarter against the Kansas City Chiefs in the AFC Divisional round playoff game at Gillette Stadium. (Photo: Greg M. Cooper-USA TODAY Sports)

almost exclusively passing and put an end to the Chiefs’ 11-game winning streak.

Kansas City came into the game off a 30-0 shellacking of the Houston Texans last week, the Chiefs’ first playoff victory in 21 years.

Kansas City made the game closer on a 1-yard touchdown run by Carcandrick West with 1:13 left. Kicker Cairo Santos popped an onside kick into the air, right to Gronkowski.

On second down, Brady’s pass went off the

hand of linebacker Tamba Hali, then glanced off Gronkowski’s shoulder right to Edelman for his 10th catch of the day.

Brady, who extended his NFL record to 17 games with multiple touchdown passes, also scored on a sneak to give the Patriots a 14-3 lead with 5:36 left in the first half.

That came one play after he ran 10 yards down to the one-foot line. It was the sixth rushing touchdown of Brady’s postseason career, second all-time on the New England list. He is also tied for second among all NFL

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to wide receiver Albert Wilson and Santos kicked two field goals.

Brady threw 11 straight passes on an 80-yard drive down the field on the opening drive and the Patriots never trained. They led 21-6 in the third quarter and New England is 63-0 since 2001 when leading a home game by at least 15 points.

Smith finished 29 of 50 for 241 yards and ran for 44 yards.

Wide receiver Jeremy Maclin, who didn’t practice all week because of an ankle injury, was able to play but was not at 100 percent. Neither were linebackers Justin Houston and Hali.

Hali had knee and thumb injuries, and the thumb could have been a factor of the final catch by Edelman.

New England linebackers Jamie Collins (back) and Gerod Mayo (shoulder) left the game in the third quarter because of injuries.

The Chiefs didn’t allow more than 22 points in any game during their winning streak, also forcing at least one turnover in each game.

They were unable to turn

the Patriots’ over, dropping three potential interceptions.

Notes: Amid speculation that he might sit out for a series or two as punishment for last week’s off-field incident that sent him to the hospital for a reaction to synthetic marijuana, Patriots defensive end Chandler Jones started. He forced a fumble in the third quarter. … The Patriots ran the ball only once in the first quarter, the fourth time this season they ran one or zero times in an opening quarter. … Kansas City came in 17-11-3 against the Patriots in the regular season and the original AFL teams (the Chiefs started as the Dallas Texans) met for the first time in a playoff game. …

WR Keshawn Martin, who caught a 42-yard pass from Tom Brady on New England’s second scoring drive, signed a two-year contract extension worth a reported $3 million. … The Chiefs allowed 11.6 points per game during their 11-game winning streak but yielded 14 in the first half Sunday. … Quarterback Tom Brady tied kicker Adam Vinatieri’s club record of 30 postseason games.

Tigers

•From Page 1B Andrew Leftwich brought the Raiders to within 33-24 with two matches remaining, including a forfeit looming at 285 due to Lill’s injury.

That’s when the Tigers turned to the biggest gun left in their arsenal.

Quinn Miller, a defending state champion and nationally-ranked wrestler at 220, had not wrestled at all this season due to a back injury.

And even after he took a commanding 14-1 lead over Hunter Loyd into the third period, he wasn’t entirely sure he could finish off what he started after tweaking a knee midway through the final frame, and with his lack of conditioning starting to catch up to him.

However, the junior hung in and celebrated his birthday by giving his team a present, closing out the match victory and putting the Tigers over the top for the meet win, as well.

“I was told I was going to have to do it,” Miller said. “I was real nervous about being able to last three periods. … It feels incredible. I’m happy for the team. I’m happy for this group of seniors who have never lost a dual meet in their careers. I’m happy I’m the one who helped them do that.”

And with the margin being the closest of the now four championship finals, Saturday’s win is perhaps the most satisfying for all the Tigers.

quarterbacks in postseason rushing scores.

Edelman, who had been out with a broken foot, dropped a couple of passes early, but soon got into his usual possession groove.

He also ran for 11 yards on an end-around.

Gronkowski, who missed practice Thursday and Friday because of back and knee issues, scored on catches of eight and 16 yards, the seventh and eighth postseason touchdown catches of his NFL career.

Gronk set the franchise and the league records for playoff touchdown passes by a tight end. He caught seven passes for 83 yards.

Brady, looking for his seventh conference title, completed 28 of 42 passes for the 302 yards, tying Peyton Manning with his ninth 300-yard postseason game.

Stephen Gostkowski, who set the franchise scoring record when he kicked the extra point following New England’s touchdown on the first possession of the game, also kicked two field goals.

Alex Smith threw a 10-yard touchdown pass

STATE WRESTLING RESULTS Georgia High School Association State Wrestling Dual Championships Saturday at Macon Centreplex Class AAAAAA Archer 37, North Forsyth 30 106: Wahlid Abdullah (NF) fall Austin Fullard, 0:26 113: Paul Watkins (NF) dec. Garrett Hipp, 6-0 120: Gavin Smith (A) dec. Cole Tenety, 7-0 126: Vinny Artigues (A) forfeit 132: Riley Wheeler (NF) fall Logan Smith 3:27 138: Peter Myndresku (A) dec. Cedric Touchstone, 12-9 145: Chris Diaz (A) fall Nathan Grimes, 1:15 152: Bradley Thomas (NF) dec. Chase Degrenier, 4-0 160: Thomas Bullard (A) fall Connor Carroll, 1:31 170: Gabe Lee (A) dec. Andy Leggett, 5-0 182: Daniel Bullard (A) fall Brantley Little, 2:44 195: Connor Cross (NF) fall Andrew Leftwich, 3:51 220: Quinn Miller (A) maj. dec. Hunter Loyd, 14-1 285: Jackson Bardall (NF) forfeit Archer’s Peter Myndresku takes down North Forsyth’s Cedric Touchstone in the Class AAAAAA 138-pound weight class during Saturday’s state finals at the Macon Centreplex. (Photo: Kyle Hess)

“I told the kids, ‘With all the injuries and everything else all year, and then Jacob getting hurt (Friday) morning, if we’re truly champions, we’ll find a way to get it done,’” Beuglas said. “This one’s going to be a lot sweeter than last year, when we won 66-3. I think they feel it, too.”

Buford wasn’t quite able to match Archer’s feat Saturday against Gilmer.

However, the Wolves did earn a top-four trophy for the third straight season by working their way into the finals, a feat that may have been a surprise to most observers outside the program before this weekend.

“Compared to last year’s team, we lost two state champions and state placers,” Buford coach Jason Burton said. “But (other-

wise) we’re still the same team, and nobody had us here placing or anything.

So, from that standpoint, we overachieved. But from what I saw in the wrestling room and what we did (this season) my expectation was to make it to the final.

“We’re a young team and the experience all these young guys had in the finals against a great team like Gilmer — championship caliber — getting after it. They now know what it means to be a champion.”

Logan Ashton got Buford off to a flying start by pinning Gilmer’s Thomas Chastain in 46 seconds to give his team a quick 6-0 lead in the meet.

Even after Gilmer claimed 20 straight meet points over the next four matches to take a 20-6

lead, the Wolves fought back.

Wins by Trent Ferguson at 138, Jack Barber at 145 and Cooper Roberts at 152, the latter a pin, Buford had pulled as close as 20-18.

But Jordan Cavenes outpointed Tristian Bozoian 5-1 in the 160 match to give Gilmer momentum back, and the Bobcats won five of the last six matches, with only Quinton Skinner’s 8-3 decision over Micah Young at 220 interrupting the run, to put the match away.

winning twice in wrestlebacks to take third place in Class AAAAAA. The Bears defeated Lambert 38-24 in the consolation semifinals before scoring a 45-16 decision Mountain View earns over Tift County in the historic trophy third-place match behind After reaching the state a strong day from Justin duals for the first time in its George at 152, Ryan Grizhistory a year ago, Mounzard at 220 and K’Maron tain View earned the proPatterson at 285. gram’s first state trophy in Saturday’s performance its return trip Saturday by marked a strong comeback

Falcons

called changed it from a twopoint game to a six-point game,” solid free-throw shooting over said Rivers, noting the two points the final minutes.

Dacula scored afterwards. “The Tucker, benched at the start of refs can’t see everything, but the game, didn’t score in the first it was definitely crucial at that quarter, but he had seven points time.” in the second and then nine in Derek St. Hilaire, who like each of the next two quarters.

Tucker didn’t start, scored 17 “He’s just one of those guys points and also had seven rewho plays his best in the biggest bounds and three assists for the games,” Triaga said. “He just Falcons. took the game over.”

Massenburg, a 6-foot-8 junior, Tucker had to be at his best be- had 12 points, 10 rebounds and cause Georgia Tech signee Josh three blocks off the bench for Okogie was doing all he could Shiloh. Malik Chandler added to make sure that Shiloh’s region eight points and four assists. streak wasn’t broken.

Dacula scored the game’s first “He’s just an unbelievable seven points even without Tucker player,” Triaga said of Okogie. and St. Hilaire and led 17-10 Okogie had 21 points, goafter the first quarter thanks in ing 9-for-10 at the foul line and part to a pair of 3-pointers from hitting a pair of 3-pointers. But sophomore Arusha Hunter.

Dacula closed the game on a Shiloh, though, had a 9-2 run 16-5 run as momentum shifted in the second quarter, and was completely the Falcons’ way within 31-29 at halftime despite after a non-call on what looked a late 3-point play by Dacula’s like a potential goal tend with Demari Edwards. less than two minutes to play.

Dacula led 49-46 after the “That goal tend that was not third quarter as Tucker hit a late

Class AAAA Gilmer 45, Buford 21 106: Logan Ashton (B) fall Thomas Chastain, 0:46 113: Dan Puac (G) dec. Kyle McCullough, 4-1 120: Alberto Perez (G) fall Chase Hartman, 1:30 126: Trevor Preece (G) tf. Sam Mendoza, 15-0 132: Lucas Patterson (G) fall Ethan Ceren, 0:52 138: Trent Ferguson (B) dec. Ethan Teague, 5-2 145: Jack Barber (B) dec. Keegan Sharpe, 6-3 152: Cooper Roberts (B) fall Brent Ledford, 0:52 160: Jordan Cavenes (G) dec. Tristan Bozoian, 5-1 170: Jake Parker (G) fall James Chapal, 1:10 182: Ryan Crump (G) fall J.C. Viega, 1:29 195: Matthew Waddell (G) maj. dec. Jack Ness, 10-2 220: Quinton Skinner (B) dec. Micah Young, 8-3 285: Levi Seabolt (G) fall D.J. Pinkard, 1:44

3-point shot to break a tie.

Triaga made sure that the Dacula students had free pizzas before the game, but the best was yet to come.

“This is a great win for us and our fans are part of it,” the coach said. “They’re the best.”

Dacula girls 62, Shiloh 40 Kandi Brown and Faustine Aifuwa each finished with double-doubles, and freshman Kendall Bollmer scored eight of her 13 points in the first quarter as the Dacula girls jumped to a 20-2 lead en route to a 62-40 victory over visiting Shiloh.

Brown had 24 points and 11 rebound, while 6-foot-5 LSU recruit Aifuwa contributed 15 points and 11 rebounds. Helena Lee had seven assists for the Falcons.

Dacula (7-9, 2-6) led 30-12 at halftime and 45-26 going into the fourth quarter.

Ciera Carters had 14 points to lead Shiloh (6-12, 1-8) and Shari Lay scored 10.

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for Mountain View after a disappointingly narrow 26-23 loss to North Forsyth in Friday’s championship semifinals.

“That’s always a coach’s concern — how the kids react (to a close loss),” Mountain View coach Jim Gassman said. “I told (the wrestlers) they had to get over it, and our next goal is (winning) third at state and wrestling hard for each other, and they did that.”

Discovery

the (rest of the coaching) staff together.”

When I saw (the Forsyth CenWhether that happens retral position) posted over the mains to be seen. holiday, we just decided that if While offensive coordinator it makes things easier for us, I’d Scott Walker will step in as inat least better take a look at it. terim head coach to oversee the … I didn’t foresee this happen- players’ offseason conditioning ing, but family is important to program, the long-term plans me.” remain undecided.

However, Discovery athletics Hepler got the Discovery program off to a flying start last director Brent Tisdale did share fall, guiding the Titans to a 5-3 a similar theme to that of Hepler when it comes to the continuity record against a junior varsity of the Titans’ still new program. schedule, including a resound“We haven’t opened up the ing 65-0 victory over Berkmar position (to applicants) yet,” on Sept. 3.

Tisdale said. “We haven’t been And while he says the new situation is better for his family, told (by Gwinnett County Public Schools) we’re allowed he does have regrets about not being around to see the program to open it up yet. We’re just trying to get through basketball through to its first varsity sea(season) right now. son upcoming this fall.

“We’re looking for stability.

At the same time, however, It’s Gwinnett County football, he also says he’s confident the so we expect to (eventually get) Titans will be able to progress. good candidates. We appreciate “I talked to the players, and Frank and everything he’s done they understand,” Hepler said.

“Everything about Discovery is for Discovery. He’s a great guy, great. Hopefully, they can keep and we wish him well.”

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Fourie ties a school record in Krossover Classic win

By Ken ChrzanowsKi Staff Correspondent

LAWRENCEVILLE — Mountain View’s Katherine Fourie tied the school record with eight 3-pointers to help the Bears to a 72-54 win over Shades Valley (Ala.) in the Krossover Classic at Archer High School on Saturday.

“I can’t say enough about her,” Mountain View coach Jackie Lindquist said of her freshman sharpshooter. “She had five (3’s) last night versus Duluth. She is really coming on.”

Despite the quick turnaround from last night’s Mountain View’s Katherine Fourie (22) gets ready to pass games to a noon tipoff, the ball as she is defended by Shades Valley’s Rachel both teams came out firing Davis (5) in Saturday’s Krossover Classic game played in the first quarter. The at Archer High School. (Photo: Craig Cappy) lead flip-flopped throughout with the Bears (9-9) utes of play. The key to A layup from Lilian holding a 19-15 lead at the the game was the second Kennedy off a steal opened end of the first eight minquarter. the quarter. A driving bas-

ket from Jaren Stallworth followed by another basket from Kennedy and Mountain View was off and running. When the buzzer for halftime sounded, the Bears had outscored the Mounties 15-2 and took a 34-17 lead into the break.

“I told the team we needed to disrupt them (Shades Valley) after the first quarter,” Lindquist said. “They were hitting their 3’s early but when they started not to fall, we had to be ready to take advantage of our size down low and rebound.”

Mountain View built its second half lead to 20 just before the end of the third quarter but Shades Valley (9-9) refused to quit, slicing the lead down to nine within the first two minutes of the fourth quarter.

“We had to regroup right there,” Lindquist said. “We

Big second half propels Wesleyan By steve argo

was more about just getting after it.”

Mikayla Coombs led the LAWRENCEVILLE — way for Wesleyan with a Wesleyan exploded on a double-double as the junior 14-0 run to open the second scored a game-high 20 half and pulled away for a points and pulled down 10 60-32 win over Loganville rebounds. in the second annual KrosCoombs added five sover Classic at Archer. blocked shots and dished Leading 20-13 at the half, out a pair of assists in the Wesleyan (16-2) scored the victory. first 14 points of the third Armstrong added 15 quarter and eventually took points and seven rebounds a 45-24 lead into the final while Booker had 12 points, period. six rebounds, six assists Natalie Armstrong and and six steals to pace the Cairo Booker did all of the Wesleyan attack. damage in the 14-point Wesleyan’s defense flurry as Armstrong scored also forced 31 Loganville eight and Booker tallied six turnovers and it was Booker to put Wesleyan up 34-13 and the rest of the Wolves’ before Loganville finally guards that did most of the scored on a free throw with work out front to create the 5:03 left in the quarter. havoc.

Wesleyan out-scored Amaya Register added Loganville 25-11 in the eight points for Wesleyan, decisive third quarter and which won its seventh game cruised home to the 28-point in a row. win in the final eight minDaijah Cousins had nine utes. points and Imani Arnold “We had a talk in the added eight for Loganlocker room at halftime ville (11-7), which had a about playing with more three-game winning streak passion,” Wesleyan head snapped. coach Jan Azar said. “We had to get after and get Riverdale (Tenn.) 74, up and down the court.

Archer 53 That’s the way we play.

Once the scoreboard We changed a few things, flashed nothing but zeros at especially on offense, but it the end of Archer’s 74-53

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loss to perennial Tennessee state power Riverdale in the second annual Krossover Classic, Tigers head coach Ryan Lesniak was ready to let the healing process begin.

One area that will get attention will be rebounding, as Archer was outrebounded on both the offensive and defensive ends as Riverdale posted a 41-25 advantage on the glass, which led to multiple second-chance points for the Warriors.

Riverdale also had its way on the perimeter as the Warriors were sharp from outside the arc with six three-pointers.

But this is an Archer program that has been near the top of the heap in Class AAAAAA and the Tigers still have plenty to play for as region play kicks back into gear next Tuesday.

“We had trouble rebounding tonight and (Riverdale) got a lot of offensive rebounds,” Lesniak said. “And both (teams) had some foul trouble tonight, but it hurt us because we’re not as deep as we’ve been in the past. So when we get in foul trouble, it puts us in a bind.

“But there’s a lot of good that can come out of this game and there’s definitely

some things that we need to work out. And that’s why you play teams like (Riverdale) as we come down the stretch in region play. We’re trying to make a run like we did the last two years and we need to know where we stand.”

The two teams went back and forth in a first half that saw 10 lead changes and three ties, but Riverdale took a 16-13 lead after the first quarter and eventually pulled out to a seven-point advantage at 36-29 going into halftime — thanks to a 16-9 run to close out the opening half.

Riverdale maintained that momentum into the third quarter when the Warriors blew the game wide open by out-scoring Archer 24-8 to go ahead in commanding fashion at 60-37.

Anastasia Hayes led Riverdale (19-1) with 25 points, seven rebounds and five assists while Brinae Alexander had 11 points and 15 rebounds for a Warriors’ squad that hasn’t lost since Dec. 8.

Autumn Newby led Archer with 14 points and 10 rebounds while Linsey Marchese had 12 points for the Tigers, who had a five-game winning streak stopped.

D’Amico, Higgs each score twice to lead Gladiators past Greenville

By Christine troyKe christine.troyke@ gwinnettdailypost.com

DULUTH — A healthy scratch Friday night, Patrick D’Amico scored a pair of first-period goals in his return to the lineup Saturday and the Atlanta Gladiators used that to take down Greenville 5-3 at Infinite Energy Arena.

D’Amico had two goals in 17 games with the Colorado Eagles before being acquired by Atlanta in a trade on Dec. 1. The 21-year-old rookie now has nine goals in 19 games with the Gladiators.

Friday was the first time D’Amico, who joined the pro ranks out of the WHL, was not in the lineup since arriving in Atlanta.

“With any young player, there’s a learning curve and a consistency factor,” head coach Andy Brandt said. “He came in and contributed a lot early on, but he had a little bit of a slide there so we had a chat.

“We let him know he’s a big part of this club going forward and we need him going every single night.

He’s best when he’s moving his feet and you saw that tonight.”

Saturday was the third time he scored two goals in a game for Atlanta, but the other two times were in December.

“You never like not playing, but (Brandt) talked to

Atlanta Gladiators Patrick D’Amico, right, and Cole Martin (8) celebrate D’Amico’s goal Saturday as Greenville’s Justin DeSilva (24) skates away at Infinite Energy Arena.

(Photo: Amanda Hertel)

me and I understood the reasons,” D’Amico said.

“It’s not like my game was slipping, but they expect more from me — and I expected more from myself.

So you take a night off, see the game and think about what you can do better.”

“I guess it helped,” he added with a smile.

Greenville returns for a rematch Monday with a special holiday start time of 12:35 p.m. It caps a seven-game homestand for the Gladiators, who have won five of the last six games.

Brock Higgs also scored twice as Atlanta (24-12-20, 50 points) gained more ground on its division rivals. The Gladiators remain in fourth place in the Eastern Conference, but only because the top three spots go to the division leaders. In order to move

up, Atlanta will have to catch conference-leading Florida. The Everblades won on Saturday and held onto their five-point margin.

“They should enjoy it, it was a good game,” Brandt said. “Enjoy the two points, but not get too far away from it because it’s an early game on Monday.”

D’Amico’s first goal was a dart into the far top corner just 6:18 into the game. Breaking in on a 2-on-1 rush, D’Amico kept the puck and buried a big slap shot past Greenville goalie Mackenzie Skapski, who has an NHL shutout to his name.

“I played against (Skapski) in the junior ranks, but that doesn’t mean I know where to shoot on him,” D’Amico said. “I just kind of saw a spot and hit it.”

The Swamp Rabbits (18-15-6-0, 42 points) tied it at 7:33 on a shot from the slot by Darian Dziurzynski before D’Amico restored Atlanta’s lead at 12:12.

The Winnipeg native banged home a rebound created when Eric Neiley swept to the front of the net and snapped off the initial shot.

“Go to the net, stick on the ice and good things happen,” D’Amico said.

“A lot of our goals were like that tonight. Go to the hard areas and you’ll be rewarded.”

Atlanta pushed its lead to 3-1 on an arcing powerplay deflection from Higgs at 13:13 of the second period, but Greenville got it right back 39 seconds later on a shot by Atlanta-area native Vinny Saponari.

The Gladiators kept the 3-2 lead though intermission, which boded well.

They were 13-0 when leading after two periods this season and a goal from Mike Merrifield early in the third helped keep that mark unblemished.

Merrifield tipped a shot launched from the point by defenseman Tyler Shiplo at 4:55 to give Atlanta a 4-2 margin.

Another point shot from Shiplo, this one from the opposite side, was deflected by Higgs on the doorstep sealed the deal at 11:32.

had a big lead, we had played last night and now again first thing Saturday, the team needed to pick up their energy and finish.”

Fourie helped her teammates do just that as she nailed three 3-pointers in the last six minutes of the game to finish with 26 points and help secure the win.

Norcross 48, Brentwood (Tenn.) 39 Norcross overcame a sluggish start to defeat Brentwood Academy (Tenn.) 48-39 on Saturday at the Krossover Classic.

Playing without the injured Ty Gillespie, the Blue Devils (14-4) looked unsure in its offensive sets early in the first quarter.

Brentwood roared out to a 12-2 lead and coach Angie Hembree called a timeout to calm down her squad.

The pep talk worked as Norcross was able to trim the disadvantage to four points, 14-10, after the first quarter. Vanessa Blagmon drained two 3-pointers in the second quarter to help the Blue Devils head into the locker room at halftime deadlocked at 23.

The third quarter was the deciding eight minutes of the contest as Norcross scored the first nine points after the break to open up a 32-23 lead. Brentwood (14-4) was able to close the gap to three points early in the fourth quarter but the Blue Devils converted their free throws down the stretch to secure the win.

Taylor Mason finished the game with 16 points and six rebounds to lead the offense. Blagmon chipped in 15 while Vash Perry scored 10.

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Tyler Taylor leads Lanier to victory From staFF reports LAWRENCEVILLE — Thanks to a dominat performance from junior Tyler Taylor, the Lanier boys basketball team picked up a big Region 8-AAAAA win at Discovery 72-58 on Saturday.

Taylor scored 20 points and brought down 21 rebounds to lead the Longhorns (7-12, 2-3 region).

Adrian Martin had 15 points on five 3-pointers and Juwan Jones added 11 points.

BOYS HOOPS BOYS BASKETBALL

Mill Creek 63, West Forsyth 24

CUMMING — The Mill Creek boys basketball team rolled to a 6324 win at West Forsyth on Saturday night.

Evan Richardson led the Hawks (10-8) with 17 points, while Christian Mancillas added 14.

GIRLS HOOPS GIRLS BASKETBALL

Buford 61, Tift County 30 BUFORD — The Buford girls basketball team rolled to a 61-30 win over Tift County on Saturday.

Tory Ozment led the Wolves (15-3) with 15 points. Audry Weiner added 14 points and Rachel Dobbs had 12.

Hawks snap skid, rout Nets 114-86 By stan awtrey

The Sports Xchange

ATLANTA — Forward Paul Millsap scored 21 points and sparked a big third-quarter outburst that allowed the Atlanta Hawks to beat the Brooklyn Nets 114-86 on Saturday and break a two-game losing streak.

Millsap scored nine points in the third period when Atlanta used a 29-13 spurt to regain control after squandering a seven-point halftime lead. Millsap went eight-for-13 from the floor and added six rebounds and three assists.

It was his third straight game with more than 20 points.

The win gives Atlanta a 2-1 edge in the season series against Brooklyn.

The Hawks are now 10-2 at home when leading at halftime.

Atlanta (24-17) also got 15 points from guard Kent Bazemore, including three 3-pointers, and 15 points and 10 assists from backup point guard Dennis Schroder. Point guard Jeff Teague scored 12 with seven assists, center Al Horford and forward Tiago Splittler each scored 10.

Brooklyn (11-30) has lost two straight, and seven of its last eight. Forward Thaddeus Young led the Nets with 18 points and seven rebounds and guard Joe Johnson scored 14 points. Center Brook Lopez scored 10 after averaging 25.5 in the first two meetings with Atlanta. Point guard Donald Sloan finished with a season-high 12 assists, only two shy of his career best.

The Hawks shot 50 percent from the floor in the first quarter and took a 27-24 lead, despite eight points from Young.

The Hawks stretched their lead to 12 points with 3:30 left in the second quarter, but Johnson hit back-toback 3-pointers and paced an 8-3 surge to cut Atlanta’s lead to 5548 at the half. Millsap scored 10 points in the first half, eight of them in the second period, but picked up his third foul with 50.9 seconds left in the half.

The Nets quickly tied the game by scoring the first seven points of the third quarter. Johnson sparked the 7-0 run with a pair of baskets, one a 3-pointer. Atlanta coach Mike Budenholzer called a quick timeout and the Hawks responded with a 16-6 run to re-establish a 10-point lead. The Nets never got closer than nine points the rest of the game.

Notes: It has been a different January for Atlanta. A year ago, the Hawks did not lose a game all month, but they entered Saturday’s game with four losses since Jan. 1... Inactive for the Hawks were G Lamar Patterson and C Edy Tavares. Inactive for the Nets were F Rondae Hollis-Jefferson (right ankle fracture), G Jarrett Jack (torn ACL right knee) and F Chris McCullough (right knee). … Both teams play again Monday as part of the Martin Luther King holiday celebration.

The Hawks are at home to face the Orlando Magic. The Nets travel to Toronto to take on the Raptors.

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CONSTRUCTION/ SERVICE BIDS NOTICE INVITING PROPOSALS FOR CITY OF DULUTH Request for Proposal 2016 update: City Parks Strategic Master Plan NOTICE IS HEREBY given that the City of Duluth is seeking proposals from qualified consulting firms to update the existing strategic plan for its parks and recreation system that will guide decision-making in regard to capital improvements over the next ten years. This update must specifically include recommendations for capital projects, future use/buildout of Scott Hudgens Park, Rogers Bridge Park and Church Street Park.

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THE PUSH-UP KING 82-year-old performs an average of more than 1,000 a day

By Katie Morris

katie.morris @gwinnettdailypost.com

Lilburn resident Don Magee, 82, who averages more than 1,000 push-ups a day, works out at the gym above.

(Special Photos)

We all have a morning routine that gears us up to tackle the day, like sitting and enjoying a warm mug of coffee, or maybe two, trying to wake up.

For 82-year-old Don Magee, the morning begins around 6 a.m., not with a hot cup of joe but rather 500 push-ups. Afterward he enjoys that morning cup of coffee, but he’s not done yet.

The Lilburn resident cranks out another 500 push-ups, performing a set of 200 then cutting back to 150 until he hits his goal.

That’s how Magee, who’s been dubbed The Push-Up King of Lilburn, starts his day.

And Magee continues to pump out push-ups throughout the day until he hits his daily average of around 1,000. Magee can be seen dropping down and giving 100 everywhere from the golf course to the airport.

“I don’t have any inhibi-

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I see people walking in the airport. I consider that an exercise, but I don’t walk, I do push-ups.”

— Lilburn resident Don Magee

tions about doing it,” he said.

“I see people walking in the airport. I consider that an exercise, but I don’t walk, I do push-ups.”

Magee keeps careful track of his daily totals and said he only missed one day last year, Christmas Day. He acknowledges that perhaps he should rest a bit more but said his body has become conditioned, and he makes sure to stretch his muscles well after almost every set.

Magee also throws other exercises into the mix during his daily trip to the gym, including 300 to 500 crunches, arm curls and 20 minutes on the stationary bike.

According to Magee, his push-up pursuits started 25 years ago when his wife, See PUSH-UPS, Page 3C

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Carol Love, a personal trainer, lifts weights as part of his fitness routine. (File Photo)

Sticking with a goal Resolutions, including weight loss, can be achieved

By HeatHer Middleton

a healthy weight goal.

Several BMI calculators Welcome to 2016. are available on the InThe start of the new ternet, including at www. year, for many, comes cdc.gov. with several resolutions “A high BMI can be like getting in shape, an indicator of high body losing weight and eating fatness and can be used healthy. as a screen tool,” acThe Department of cording to the Centers Health and Human For Disease Control and Services offers several Prevention website. suggestions to reach your Individuals can use goal of getting fit and their BMI as a guide to staying healthy. determine what their First — determine your ideal weight is in relation body mass index and set to their to height.

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Second — adjust your diet.

To lose weight, you must eat fewer calories than you’re burning daily.

“Some people give up sugary desserts to help lower calories.

Others find measuring their foods and watching portions is the key. Often, making just a few changes can help with weight loss,” according to the and Human Services Department of Health website.

Top to bottom, incorporating exercise can help those looking to lose weight and get healthier in the new year. Making small diet changes and exercise can help residents attain their goals of losing weight in the new year. (Special Photos)

Tips to eating healthier include: • Limit high-calorie snacks.

• Skip or share sugary and high fat-desserts.

• Cut back on highcalorie beverages.

• Eat smaller portions.

Third — Keep a list of what you are eating.

HHS suggests doing so can help those trying to lose weight stay on track.

“Keeping track will give you an idea of your eating patterns. It also can help you see areas where you are doing well and areas where you could improve. For example, are you snacking too much in the evening?,” according to HHS. Ways to keep track include: • Write down everything you eat and drink in

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• Track food intake at www.choosemyplate.gov.

• Take a photo of your meals with your cellphone.

Finally, add activity to help burn calories.

“Staying physically active can help you arrive and stay at a healthy weight. It makes sense— staying active helps you burn up some of the calories from foods. Most of us don’t get enough activity to make up for what we eat,” HHS officials said on their website.

Exercising doesn’t always have to be in a gym. Other ways to keep moving include taking the stairs, riding a bike, taking a walk at lunch, taking up a sport and jogging in place while watching television.

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Exercise can help prevent low back pain

By Kathryn Doyle

these various interventions for low back pain hasn’t been clear, Steffens told Back pain is common Reuters Health by email. and difficult to treat, but The researchers reone effective strategy to viewed 23 published help prevent it is exercise, reports of prevention according to a new review. strategies for nonspecific “At present, a variety low back pain, including of interventions, such as 21 randomized controlled exercise, education, back trials. belts and shoe insoles, In many cases, structured are commonly prescribed exercise programs lowered to prevent an episode of the risk of later episodes low back pain,” said lead of low back pain. Lower author Daniel Steffens of quality evidence suggested the University of Sydney in that these programs might Australia. also reduce later use of sick But the effectiveness of leave from work.

Reuters

There was no good quality evidence that other options, like back belts or shoe insoles, helped prevent pain, the authors reported in JAMA Internal Medicine.

“There was some variation, but in general trials included exercises to improve strength, flexibility, skill and aerobic fitness,” Steffens said. “The exercises did not just focus on the spine but included upper and lower limb exercises as well.”

Most trials had participants do two to three

exercise sessions per week at the clinic plus at-home exercises, for eight weeks to 18 months.

“Regular exercise develops your muscles, bones and ligaments for increased strength and endurance,” Steffens said. It also helps with weight control, delays the aging process and reduces stress, “some of the main risk factors for low back pain,” he added.

Back pain is 25 to 33 percent less likely to recur for people who adhere to a structured exercise program, said Dr. Timothy S.

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Carey of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, who coauthored a commentary accompanying the new results.

“Eighty percent of us will have back pain at some point in our lives,” Carey told Reuters Health by phone. “Most will get over it in a few days or weeks, but exercise appears to be a good thing in terms of prevention.”

Back pain is costly to the health care system and preventing it with exercise would be cost-effective for insurers, he said.

“It seems to matter less exactly what type of exercise you do than that you do it in a regular way,” he said.

People should do the type of exercise they are most likely to sustain, he said.

Professional societies should take a closer look at what exercise programs work and issue clear recommendations that will be easier for people to follow, he said.

“Simply telling somebody to go exercise isn’t likely to work,” he said.

•From Page 1C Florence, was diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis.

She decided to fight her affliction through exercise and began walking three to four miles on the treadmill daily and joined a gym.

Magee followed Florence’s lead and also began working out, though the Illinois native said he’s always been active. Growing up, he was an athlete and played football at Illinois State University, serving as team captain his senior year.

He remembers having a natural talent for push-ups — a talent he re-discovered when he began exercising.

Back then, he could perform 25 to 50 push-ups with ease.

Over the years, that number grew and grew, and eventually Magee was averaging more than 1,000 a day.

Magee is continually setting personal goals for himself — by the time he was 74 years old, he hit the goal of completing 3,000 push-ups in one day.

Lilburn resident Don Magee, 82, who averages more than 1,000 push-ups a day, was able to complete 5,000 pushups in a day in November. (Special Photo)

spent running St. Andrews preschool in Tucker during retirement.

Magee’s advice for novice Lilburn resident Don Magee, who averages more than 1,000 push-ups a day, poses push-uppers who might be looking to take it to the next with his wife, Florence. (Staff Photo: Katie Morris) level is to take it slow and When he was 79 years Magee credits Florence as we’ve done together.” set reasonable goals. old, he broke his record with his inspiration and becomes The two both enjoyed “If someone says, ‘I can 4,000 push-ups in a day, and choked up with emotion longtime careers in educaonly do 10.’ I tell them, in November, Magee finally when discussing his wife of tion, and the pair went on ‘Well, do 10 every day for hit 5,000. According to Flor- 56 years. to get their Ph.D.s together. five days straight, then do 10 ence, Magee has always “She’s unbelievable,” Ma- Magee looks back fondly twice a day.’ But don’t hurry been determined but she gee said. “I have such deep on his 22 years as school su- it because I tell you, if you never expected him to reach feelings for her and what perintendent in Eureka, Ill., get sore, you’ll say it’s not this point. she’s done for me and what as well as the 12 years he worth it,” he said.

The next personal challenge Magee has given himself is to play 18 holes of golf and do 100 push-ups at each tee box — without holding up the next foursome.

Magee is happy to share his push-up accomplishments in hopes of inspiring others to get involved with fitness and live a healthier lifestyle.

“It’s never too late to start.

I’m 82 years old,” Magee said.

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Consumers globally are willing to pay more for foods with health attributes, according to a recent study. (Special Photos: Oldways)

SUBSTANCE OVER SIZZLE

By Sara Baer-Sinnott

healthier food choices continues to gain momentum. A recent Euromonitor With ubiquitous food survey projects global sales porn and hyped health head- of healthy food products lines, 2015 was the year will hit $1 trillion by 2017, of sizzle over substance. almost doubling the figure At Oldways, a 25-yearfrom 2007. It’s no wonold nonprofit celebrating der as consumers are now cultural food traditions, we exposed to, and educated predict 2016 will reverse about, food choices practithat formula with these six cally everywhere: restaufood trends for the new year rants, grocery stores, TV that will affect what we put food shows and schools. on our plates.

Based on Nielsen data, with nearly nine in 10 (88 Our appetite for healthy percent) willing to pay food continues to grow more for foods with health The movement toward attributes, this provides Reuters

significant incentive and op- lishments are increasingly portunity for manufacturers touting a twofold mission developing new products. to offer healthy and sustainable fare. Despite being Sustainable diets move struck from the Dietary to the center plate Guidelines, sustainability, One diet does not fit for many scientists, tops the all, but research points to list of priorities for a healthy plant-based diets such as diet. “A plant-based diet the Mediterranean diet presents major advantages and vegetarian diet as the for health, the environment, gold standard for good use of resources and animal health and sustainability. In welfare,” said Neal Barnard, unexpected places like the president of the Physicians airport (e.g., San Francisco Committee for Responsible International Airport’s Napa Medicine and featured Farms Market) and the strip presenter at Oldways mall (e.g., LYFE Kitchen, Finding Common Ground, Sweetgreen), food estaba conference devoted to clarifying distorted nutrition messages.

Food literacy finally catches hold The term “food literacy” is gaining currency. Thanks to the 75 million members of the experiential millennial generation, and technology, the youngest American adults connect good health with knowing where their food comes from and who produces it. As Eve Turow, author of “A Taste of Generation Yum,” said in an interview in The Atlantic, “food is also allowing us to access the globe, so we can find out what harissa is made with and how to prepare something with it, in two seconds on our phones.” This extends to appreciation for personal food traditions and a desire to reconnect with the culture of one’s ancestors. That’s good news, as heritage is an ever more powerful motivator for healthier eating, inspiring home cooking, which saves an average of 200 calories per meal.

Six food trends for 2016

Plant-based diets are good for your health, as well as the planet.

More than half of all cheese lovers say they prefer raw milk cheeses and purchase them regularly.

2015 Raw Milk Cheese Consumption and Attitudes Survey.

Supermarkets are the new However, the FDA health hubs is looking carefully at According to the Food unpasteurized cheese, and Marketing Institute, a food new regulations could limit retail trade group, Ameriavailability of traditional cans make 1.5 trips to the cheeses in the United grocery store each week.

States. Still, 90 percent of That far outstrips visits U.S. cheese lovers believe to health care providers. they should be able to To help customers make choose raw milk cheeses. balanced food choices, This may be the impetus to supermarkets like Hy-Vee, give these products, created Wegmans and Giant Eagle through the old ways of are hiring registered dieticheese making, the attentians in their stores. These tion they deserve.

RDs will bring good health to consumers (and finanIncreased consensus cial health to the grocery on what to eat business) by demonstratA study in the Journal ing how to move healthier of Health Communication choices from shelf to table. showed contradictory nutrition news creates consumer Raw milk cheese is hot confusion, leading people More than half of all to doubt health and nutricheese lovers say they pre- tion recommendations. But fer raw milk cheeses (think that may change.

Le Gruyere AOP, ParmigiaWith the imminent no-Reggiano, Roquefort, release of the updated Grafton Village Cheddar, Dietary Guidelines, along and Pont-l’Eveque, a with movements such as favorite of Prince Charles) Oldways Common Ground and purchase them regu— launched with a gathlarly, according to the ering of 75 top nutrition Oldways Cheese Coalition scientists, medical experts

and media members to reach consensus on what Americans should be eating — and the True Health Initiative, started by Yale University Prevention Research Center’s founding director David Katz, which enlists hundreds of experts to spread evidence-based truths about lifestyle as medicine, clarity will begin to trump confusion.

Sara Baer-Sinnott is the president of Oldways, a Boston-based nonprofit food and nutrition education organization. Oldways’ mission is to guide people to good health through cultural food traditions and lifestyles, using practical and positive programs grounded in science.

Simply put: We advocate for the healthful pleasures of real food. Oldways is the parent organization for The Whole Grains Council and The Mediterranean Foods Alliance, and is well-known for creating the Whole Grain Stamp and the Mediterranean Diet Pyramid.

We invite you to connect with us on our website, Facebook and Twitter.

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AUBURN Governor appoints mayor to serve on state board Gov. Nathan Deal recently announced that he is appointing Auburn Mayor Linda Blechinger to serve on the Georgia Peace Officer Standards and Training Council.

Blechinger was cited by the governor’s office for her past experience as a manager in the defense manufacturing field, a member of the Auburn City Council and for her involvement in the Georgia Municipal Association.

Deal’s office also cited the fact that Blechinger has won GMA’s Women in Municipal Government Leadership Award and the World Chamber of Commerce’s International Hero Award.

BARROW COUNTY Winder chairwoman named library Champion of the Year The Winder Public Library’s Board of Trustees chairwoman, Kathy Ash, was recently awarded this year’s Georgia Public Library Champion of the Year.

Ash is the president of the Friends of Georgia Libraries and a trustee of the Jefferson-based Piedmont Regional Library System.

The award is presented to an outstanding advocate who was not employed in any capacity by a public library but whose support significantly raised the profile of libraries and improved services during the year.

“To be chosen to receive this award is an immense honor — and hugely humbling, considering that Georgia’s public libraries are championed by so many dedicated library supporters,” Ash said.

BERKELEY LAKE Elementary school rolls out safety changes The new semester brought safety changes to Berkeley Lake Elementary School. A front door “buzzin system” is now being used as visitors enter the school, and it’s intended to enhance the safety and security of both students and staff by establishing greater door control at the primary entrance to the school.

All doors are locked each day after cars and buses arrive so visitors will need to press the “bell” button to gain entry to the school.

BRASELTON Themed story time for kids planned The Braselton library is hosting story time for kids 2 to 3 on Wednesday.

At 10 a.m., the kids will be treated to the themed “Inchworm” story time.

For more information, contact lhayes@prlib.org.

The library is located at 15 Brassie Lane.

BUFORD GEHC hosting night hike The Gwinnett Environmental and Heritage Center is inviting residents to a brisk night hike through its “winter woodland” on Saturday.

“Dare to discover the dormant denizens of the dusk hours as we look for signs of creatures above and below ground that are adapted to survive the winter,” the center said in a statement on its website.

“Then look up through the bare trees into the night sky to look for planets and constellations of the northern hemisphere.”

The event is set for from 5:30 to 7 p.m. at the center, located at 2020 Clean Water Drive.

It’s free for members.

The cost is $8 dollars for non members.

For more information or to register, visit gwinnettehc.org.

DACULA GRTA adding Dacula to Midtown XPress service The Georgia Regional Transportation Authority has announced it will add “first ever service” between Dacula and midtown Atlan-

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For more information, visit norcrossga.net.

PEACHTREE CORNERS Local tapped for state authority board Gov. Nathan Deal has appointed William “Bill” Tanner, a resident of the Peachtree Corners, to the Private Colleges and University Authority.

Tanner has practiced law for more than 50 years and serves as counsel with the firm Webb, Tanner & Powell. He is a past president of the Gwinnett County Bar Association and sits on the advisory board of Wesleyan School.

He earned a bachelor’s degree from Emory University and a law degree from the University of Georgia.

Tanner and his wife, Cynthia, have two children and five grandchildren.

EHC guests will enjoy roaming from tree to tree to house as they discover the many habitats that trees provide for animals large and small with a visit to the “TreeHouses: Look Who’s Living in the Trees” exhibit. The exhibit will be on view from Monday until May 7. (Special Photo)

Gwinnett EHC presents treetop exploration exhibit

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tree house that’s reached by a bridge. Once inside the tree house, The treetops won’t seem so far visitors can look for signs of aniaway to visitors at the Gwinnett mals who make their homes in the Environmental and Heritage Cen- trees, try to identify animal sounds ter’s newest exhibit, “TreeHouses: on an animal dance floor and use Look Who’s Living in the Trees.” stereoscopic view finders to see The family-friendly exhibit, 3-D images of smaller critters. which opens Monday, aims to proThe traveling exhibit aims to vide a new point of view on the educate both children and adults world living in the treetops. Vision the ecology of forests and tors will be able to explore and the sustainable harvesting of the learn about the habitats that trees natural resources provided by provide for a variety of animals. trees. Guests to the Gwinnett EHC Hands-on activities will teach will be able to experience “Treeguests how a tree becomes wood Houses: Look Who’s Living in the for a house and encourage creative Trees” through May 7. minds to design and build tree “This exhibit is perfect for houses of their own, drawing infamily audiences and provides spiration from tree houses all over a unique opportunity to explore the world. The exhibit will feature STEM through the lens of forestfictional characters, including ry,” EHC Program Director Jason Winnie the Pooh and Ewoks from West said in a statement.

“Star Wars,” who are also wellCoinciding with the opening of known tree-dwellers. the “TreeHouses” exhibition, the “TreeHouses” will also allow EHC will hold a science, technolexplorers to experience the forest ogy, engineering and math event world first-hand with an indoor to highlight the field of forestry.

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ta, as part of an overhaul of the XPress bus service’s route 416 this year.

The route will pick up residents at Hebron Church and carry them into Atlanta with stops in midtown and downtown Atlanta, including a stop at the North Avenue MARTA station.

“GRETA (sic) hopes to provide more service by adding the new service between Dacula and Midtown and adding service for the entire corridor between the Mall of Georgia and Downtown and between Sugarloaf Mill and Perimeter Center,” Dacula Mayor Jimmy Wilbanks wrote on the city’s website.

GRTA has not announced when the service will begin in Dacula, but it is posting information about the changes on a commuter website, www. upgradeyourcommute.com/ r416.

Graham said. “We invite you to critically assess the current state of affairs and identify the ‘issues’ that move you to witness, remember, envision the future and act. When you look closely, the political is personal and personal is political.”

Among the topics addressed in the exhibit are the “black lives matter movement,” government’s increasing infringement on civil liberties, continued inequality of women society and around the world, the economic gap, and the growing alienation of society from the natural world.

“Each artist’s personal interest contributes to the larger societal discussion that shapes our world,” Graham said. “The works resonate with one another to provide a rigorous visual dialogue and food for thought.”

DULUTH New Hudgens exhibition focuses on personal politics The Hudgens Center for the Arts in Duluth has opened an exhibition that will run through March 26 called “Personal Politics: Artist as Witness, Memory Keeper and Social Conscience.” It’s curated by Jerushia Graham and works are by Jamaal Barber, Jessica R. Caldas, Alfred Conteh, Drék Davis, Jessica Scott Felder, Shanequa Gay, Deborah R. Grayson, Carlton D. Mackey, Masud Olufani, Iman Person and Dante Yarbrough.

“Whether you actively engage in the political process or quietly volunteer your energies towards activities you consider personal interests, each of our actions, our voices, and our memories lay the foundation for future generations,”

GRAYSON Grayson Day Festival applications now available Vendors who want to be a part of the 2016 Grayson Day Festival in April can now sign up for a spot in the annual event.

The city posted an application on its website www.cityofgrayson.org, and set an April 1 deadline to submit paperwork for the event. The festival will be held in Grayson Community Park on April 30.

School and Relay for Life fundraising teams, advertisers and vendors selling items ranging from food, to crafts, antiques and other commercial items must fill out an application.

Entrance fees should be made payable to Grayson Day Festival. Fees range from $10 for a 10-by-10 school fundraising booth to $100 for a 10-by-20 adver-

Out On a Limb: STEM Forestry Fun will take place from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Monday.

The event will include a robotics activity challenging visitors to help a “roly poly” navigate through a maze in search of a safe habitat, allowing them to learn about the role of the tiny arthropods in the forest ecosystem. A variety of other STEM activities will be conducted in the EHC lab, and attendees will be able to take an exploratory walk through the forest and learn about environmentally friendly building methods.

Tickets for the STEM event are $8 per person and free for EHC members. Admission to “TreeHouses: Look Who’s Living in the Trees” is included with daily admission to the Gwinnett EHC, which is $10 for adults and $7 for children. The EHC is located at 2020 Clean Water Drive in Buford. For more information, visit gwinnettehc.org.

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LAWRENCEVILLE DDA seeking proposals for downtown townhomes The Lawrenceville Downtown Development Authority announced this past week that it is seeking proposals from qualified home builders and developers to build townhomes in the city.

The DDA wants to develop the townhouse on a 7.4acre parcel off Oak Street in downtown Lawrenceville and has issued a request for proposals, as well as a request for proposals for the development.

“This RFQ/RFP constitutes a second major initiative to create new luxury residential living opportunities in downtown Lawrenceville in an effort to revitalize the City center,” the city announced on its website, www.lawrencevillega.org.

A link to the RFQ/ RFP was included with the announcement. The DDA wants to build townhouse that will sell in the $325,000 to $425,000 range, according to the document.

Proposals must be submitted by 4:30 p.m. on March 14, and a builder or developer is expected to be announced on April 8.

LILBURN Still time to register for active shooter training The registration is still open for the Lilburn Police Department’s upcoming course aiming to enhance preparedness throughout the community for shootings on Jan. 21.

The Civilian Response to Active Shooter Event course is modeled after the “Alert, Deny, Defend” strategy, according to the city. It provides strategies,

guidance and a proven plan for surviving an active shooter event.

The class is planned for Thursday from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. at Providence Christian Academy, located at 4575 Lawrenceville Highway.

It will be taught by Lilburn Police Capt. Thom Bardugon, Lt. Chris Dusik, and Sgt. Tim Allen.

Attendees are asked to RSVP to police department volunteer Carmen Stewart at carmen5242@bellsouth. net.

LOGANVILLE Movie Night on Feb. 14 The city of Loganville recently released its events calendar for this year, and the first event is set for Valentines Day. A movie night, a Sunday, at 6:30 p.m. at the Rock Gym will feature “Minions.”

The night precedes a student holiday in Gwinnett County Public Schools and is the district’s first inclement weather makeup day for this school year.

The next event organized by the city is scheduled to be a car show on May 14.

NORCROSS Meeting planned for info on greenway Norcross residents are invited to learn about the LCI Beaver Ruin Greenway and hear the presentation of the pre-final plan for public review on Thursday at 6:30 p.m.

The event is at the Norcross Community Center, 10 College St. It will be the final public meeting on the LCI Beaver Ruin Greenway in a series of three. The first meeting, held in September, served to present a site analysis and gather public input with the second meeting in November presenting two concept options for public

SNELLVILLE City excited for visit from civil rights icon At the 1968 Olympic Games in Mexico City, Tommie Smith raised a fist covered with a black leather glove as he stood on the medal podium. The 200-meter champion’s gesture became a symbol of the civil rights movement.

This Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Smith will be the keynote speaker at the Snellville’s celebration and parade for the holiday, the city said in a news release.

The event, scheduled for 10 a.m. behind City Hall, will also feature a performance by vocal group Forever in Ministry. Following the program, a parade will travel on Wisteria Drive to South Gwinnett High School.

“This is a perfect opportunity for us to show the new spirit of a united Snellville and to come together to celebrate Martin Luther King Jr.’s legacy,” said Mayor Tom Witts, who is organizing the event.

Once at SGHS, participants will be treated to a turkey dinner, have access to the clothes closet for free gently used clothing and a bag of groceries and entertainment, according to a separate news release from New Jerusalem Baptist Church.

“The day is important especially with everything the nation at large has had to deal with in the past few months,” Pastor Elijah Collins said. “It’s a way to unify the community and fulfill the dream of Dr. King.

It lets us know there is still hope in the dream. We are not giving up on the dream Dr. King spoke so much about.”

SUGAR HILL New ice rink hours, open to Feb. 14 The ice rink at Sugar Hill has posted new hours and expects to be open through Feb. 14. It was originally expected to be open through January.

The rink is now closed on Mondays and Tuesdays, but will be open from 4 to 9 p.m. on Wednesdays and Thursdays, from 4 to 10 p.m. on Fridays, 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. on Saturdays and 1 to 8 p.m. on Sundays.

Admission is $12 for adults and $10 for children, including skate rental.

The rink is located at 5039 West Broad St. Skating Session dates and times are subject to change. Group discounts are available. Call 770-5547506 for current information.

SUWANEE Library evening pajama storytime The Suwanee branch of the Gwinnett County Public Library on Tuesday will have the first of two storytime events for children and their families. They’re invited to listen to stories and sing songs while wearing pajamas and a favorite stuffed toy.

This program is for kids, ages 3-6 and their parents or guardians. The event begins at 6:30 p.m., and there is another event scheduled for the same time on Feb. 16.

The library is located at 361 Main St.

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When things go ‘beep’ in the middle of the night It was about 1 a.m. when our alarm system woke me up with the beeping sound that it makes when one of the exterior doors is opened. The beep was coming from the front door.

Somehow I knew that Tink wasn’t in bed, so I sat straight up and called out, “Tink!!!” Within a second, he was standing at the bedroom door.

“It’s me,” he replied. “I was just going out on the front porch.”

Tink rarely goes out on the front porch during the day, so going out there in the wee hours of the morning was more than odd. “Is everything OK?” I asked still pretty much asleep.

“It’s fine. Go back to

injured by said villain?

Then, what if the sheriff’s deputy asked me, “So, you knew it was unusual for him to go out the front door yet you didn’t question it and just went back to sleep?”

We watch a lot of true Ronda crime shows at our house, Rich and Tink is actually paid to make up crime drama sleep.” I lay back down, stories from time to time, but I got to thinking and so we probably look at that thinking got me these situations differently worried on two accounts: than most folks. With all First, Tink had recently that stuff in my head — purchased a new handplus the fact that I actually gun then gifted himself a had a home invasion in shotgun for his birthday. the middle of the day once Secondly, it occurred to (that is a story for another me what if Tink had heard time when the district atsomething outside and torney has finally agreed gone out to confront the that I can tell) — I wasn’t villain? And what if he got going back to sleep. I tried

to figure out how I was going to help.

“If he has the revolver with him, I could use my little shotgun,” I thought to myself since I didn’t know where the new shotgun was. I was really troubled by the forthcoming inquisition I would face from the sheriff’s department. This is what I learned from all the true crime shows we watch: The spouse is always the first suspect.

Then I started thinking, “What if he is harmed and the villain then comes in and gets me, which would be easy to do if I go back to sleep?”

Dixie Dew (shortly before her death) was curled up beside me, but she was

deaf so she would be no help. Plus, if the villain had handed her a piece of chicken, she would instantly become his best friend and give me up without a guilty thought.

This was when I decided I’d best get up and investigate for Tink’s safety as well as to prevent me from going to prison for the villain. I tiptoed to the front door, opened it and peeped out. We recently installed lantern lighting, so the yard is well-illuminated. A possum skittered by while one of the cats looked at her from the sidewalk and yawned with boredom.

But no Tink on the porch or in the yard. No sound of scuffling. No smell of gunpowder in the air. I did not call out to him. “What will I tell the law if they question why I didn’t call for him?” I decided I’d better get my

shotgun and protect my husband. I went back to the bedroom while deaf Dixie Dew slumbered on, and I got the shotgun and ammunition. I heard the front door open quietly.

I froze. Footsteps quietly crossed the wood floor.

Then I heard the sound that stopped the panic: water rushing from the kitchen spigot and the squirt of soap from the nearby container. Tink always washes his hands the moment he comes in from outside.

I put down the shotgun and crawled back in bed, comforted. No respectable villain would clean his hands before he bloodied them.

Ronda Rich is the bestselling author of “There’s A Better Day A-Comin.’”

Visit www.rondarich.com to sign up for her free weekly newsletter.

Consistency doesn’t always equal success The team was concerned. They were making an organizational change. At the same time, they were under pressure to move into new markets. People were anxious. They believed the internal conditions weren’t stable enough to pursue new opportunities externally.

They were wrong.

My father once told me, “If you look at really successful people, they always have some backstage level of chaos in their lives.”

Successful people don’t wait for every element of their lives to be perfect before they act.

They accept the fact that in successful endeavors, change and uncertainty are constant.

I work with senior leaders who bring me in because they want to accelerate revenue and market growth. I can gauge how successful our initiatives will be by their team’s response to change. I often start with the question: “Would you rather work for an organization that keeps changing or one that doesn’t change?”

There were once many horse-and-buggy manufacturers staffed with people who loved the stability of their business.

Successful organizations are able to change rapidly because they have a clear North Star.

In the most successful organizations their true and noble purpose is to improve the lives of their customers. Their people flex and change rapidly because their constancy of purpose keeps them grounded.

Less successful organizations lack a clear purpose, and because of that, they become overly attached to their current business models. For less successful leaders and organizations, change feels like a threat to their way of life. Case in point, Blockbuster was overly attached to making money off their retail stores. This blinded them to changes in the way customers consumed content. If they had been focused on their customers, and used them as their North Star, they would have seen what was coming, and perhaps been able to change their model. As it happened, their desire to keep the

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conditions of their business constant cost them their entire company.

As humans, we all need some level of consistency in our lives. The key is to understand the difference between consistency of conditions and constancy of purpose. When constancy of purpose is your North Star, you can flex and change your conditions. In the absence of a purpose, people will cling to consistency of conditions.

The same principle applies to our personal lives. I see parents whose homes and behaviors remain frozen in time.

They act as though their children are still in grade school when in reality their children are on the verge of becoming adults.

If you loved it when your kids were little, as I did, it’s hard to acknowledge that time is over. But if your true and noble purpose as a parent to is to nurture and raise successful happy adults, you’re more be able to change your home and your behavior as the current situation merits.

In parenting, when your end game is happy successful adults, change is exciting. In business, when your North Star is your customers, change is an opportunity.

If you wait for the pace of change to slow down before you act, you’ll never get anything done.

Instability is not a bad thing; it’s a sign of progress. People who cringe at changing conditions are the people who quickly find themselves becoming irrelevant.

Next time you find yourself feeling uncomfortable, remind yourself, your purpose isn’t to stay the same. Your purpose is to keep growing in new situations.

Lisa McLeod is the creator of the popular business concept Noble Purpose and author of the best-seller “Selling With Noble Purpose.”

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Roberts receives $2K grant for autism, special needs Autism and special needs classrooms at Roberts Elementary School recently received a $2,000 check from the Jonny and Xena’s Spread the Words Foundation, Inc. The organization raised $20,000 in cash and supplies from a 5K and fun run at Suwanee’s Town Center. There was also an “I’m Not a Monster” shelter drive that benefitted autism and animal rescue programs in metro Atlanta.

That effort raised $3,000.

The foundation gave similar grants to other schools around the north metro Atlanta area.

words” to support animals and bring awareness to autism.

Good News from Schools

Trickum Middle School receives $4,000 grant Best-selling author James Patterson recently gave $4,000 to Trickum Middle School to upgrade the school’s library.

The Scholastic Reading Keith Farner Club also will match each The foundation is named dollar of Patterson’s donain honor of Jonny’s parents tion with “bonus points” who are also animal lovers that teachers can use to and adopted a severely acquire books and other abused dog. Xena and materials for their classJonny, their son who has a rooms. profound form of autism, Trickum was selected team up to “spread the from a pool of nearly

28,000 applications for funding grants. Patterson and the Scholastic Reading Club have made a commitment to school libraries around the nation and encourage people to read.

Patterson has recently personally donated $1.75 million to 467 school libraries nationwide with grants ranging from $1,000 to $10,000.

Work to create a Superhero room and update the superhero graphic novels at Trickum Middle School is already underway. The school’s media center intends to purchase Spiderman, Batman, Avengers

and Justice League comics.

A local graphic artist, Chris Rumble, has painted a new superhero mural.

Keller Williams donates to Anderson-Livsey Elementary School A club at AndersonLivsey Elementary School received a financial donation from a local realty group.

Keller Williams Realty Atlanta Partners donated $825 to the 2015-16 Ladies of Character Club.

The Atlanta realty company has pledged to partner with the club annually.

The mission of the Ladies

of Character Club is to provide fifth-grade girls opportunities to develop into leaders and develop character skills while serving as positive role models in their school and community.

The program covers five character development tiers: Leadership and academics, etiquette, decision-making, health and wellness, and community service and cultural development.

Keith Farner writes about education. Good News from Schools appears in the Sunday edition of the Daily Post.

MILITARY NOTES

VOLUNTEER

OPPORTUNITY OF THE WEEK Crossroads Hospice

Air Force 2nd Lieutenant Michael W. Maready has recently graduated from Specialized Undergraduate Pilot Training at Columbus Air Force Base in Mississippi. Maready is a 2009 graduate of South Forsyth High School in Cumming.

U.S. Army Private Jamil A. Sabbatt has recently graduated from basic infantry training at Fort Jackson, South Carolina. Sabbatt is the son of Jermaine R. and Ramatu A. Sabbatt, and brother of Aisha H. Mahmud of Snellville.

Crossroads Hospice seeks compassionate volunteers throughout the Atlanta area to provide comfort, companionship and a helping hand to terminally ill patients and their families in their homes, in assisted living facilities and nursing facilities.

Crossroads invites the community to come make crafts and cards to brighten patients’ days on Monday, Jan 18. Families are welcome to participate, and volunteers can drop in any time from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.

The Crossroads Hospice Office is located at 1957 Lakeside Parkway, suite 500, in Tucker.

For more information, call the volunteer department at 770-270-9898.

Andrew Tran has recently received a Certificate of Commendation, receiving his first set of “gold bars” from Colonel Ron Viles, a retired US Army colonel. Tran was commissioned a Second Lieuten-

ant in the US Army Signal Corps, and he is the son of Toang Tran and Lang T. Quang of Lawrenceville.

Cody C. Holwell has recently received a Certificate of Commendation receiving his first set of “gold bars” from Colonel Ron Viles, a retired US Army colonel. Holwell is the son of Stan and Samantha Holwell of Dacula.

U.S. Army National Guard Private Joshua D. Watkins has recently graduated from basic infantry training at Fort Jackson, S.C. Watkins is a 2003 graduate of Parkview High School in Lilburn.

U.S. Army Private Olivia K. Mack has recently graduated from basic infantry training at Fort Jackson, S.C. Mack is a 2014 graduate of Maynard

Jackson High School in Atlanta.

2014 graduate of Central Gwinnett High School in Lawrenceville.

U.S. Army National U.S. Army Private Guard Private Andy K. Brandin A. Lamb has Shaw has recently gradurecently graduated from ated from basic infantry basic infantry training at training at Fort Jackson, S.C. Shaw is a 2015 gradu- Fort Jackson, S.C. Lamb is ate of Archer High School the son of Sonya Phillips in Lawrenceville. of Lawrenceville.

U.S. Army National Guard Private Deidrich Ajax has recently graduated from basic infantry training at Fort Jackson, S.C. Ajax is a 2014 graduate of Shiloh High School in Snellville.

U.S. Army Private Fawad A. Sahar has recently graduated from basic infantry training at Fort Jackson, South Carolina. Sahar is the brother of Farhad Sahar of Lawrenceville.

U.S. Army National Guard Private Alexoglender Vergara has recently graduated from basic infantry training at Fort Jackson, S.C. Vergara is the son of Reyna Diaz and Alexander Vergara of Lawrenceville and is a

U.S. Air Force Airman Stephen E. Cleveland has recently graduated from basic military training at Joint Base San AntonioLackland in San Antonio.

Cleveland is a 2015 graduate of Shiloh High School in Snellville.

SCHOOL LUNCH MENUS EDITOR’S NOTE: Schools will be closed on Monday for the Martin Luther King, Jr. holiday.

Elementary school Tuesday: Chocolate cookie day, roasted drumsticks, creamy mac and cheese, vegetarian entree, PBJ’wich.

Wednesday: Pizza by the slice, BBQ pork sliders, vegetarian entree.

Thursday: Mozzarella sticks, deli fresh subs, veg-

etarian entree, PBJ’wich.

Friday: Brunch 4 lunch, fish nibblers, vegetarian entree.

Middle school Tuesday: Pizza by the slice, classic chicken nuggets, vegetarian entree, signature salads.

Wednesday: Hot dog, lasagna marinara, vegetarian entree, deli fresh subs, signature salads.

Thursday: Pizza by

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the slice, crunchy tacos, vegetarian entree, signature salads.

Friday: Brunch 4 lunch, grilled cheese, vegetarian entree, deli fresh subs, signature salads.

High school Tuesday: Pizza by the slice, Gwinnett’s best burger, Italian trio, deli fresh subs, fresh seasonal salads, vegetarian entree.

Wednesday: Pizza by the

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Thursday: Pizza by the slice, hot dog, brunch 4 lunch, deli fresh subs, fresh seasonal salads, vegetarian entree.

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Each week the Gwinnett Daily Post will feature an animal available for adoption at the Georgia SPCA, which is located at 1175 Buford Highway, Suite 109, Suwanee, GA 30024. The hours of operation are Mondays through Fridays 11 a.m. until 7 p.m., Saturdays 11 a.m. until 5 p.m., and Sundays 1 until 4 p.m. You can see the rest of the adoptable cats and dogs at www.georgiaspca.org.

Tully is a 4-year-old male Australian shepherd mix. He’s handsome but not in a stuck-up kind of way, and he is guaranteed to make any person he’s next to be 25 percent better looking.

Not only that but he’s loving, playful and patient and enjoys having his beautiful coat brushed often to keep it shiny. He’s still young and has enough energy that he should go home with an active person or family. Tully came to the shelter as a stray but has won over the hearts of staff and volunteers at the shelter — come meet him and he’s sure to melt yours.

Tully’s adoption fee is $250. He has been neutered, disease tested, given age appropriate vaccinations, dewormed, and is up to date with flea/tick & heartworm prevention. A 24Petwatch microchip will be listed in the adopter’s name and his adopter will receive 30 days of 24PetWatch pet insurance.

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College sports provide a glimpse into color-blind society Big-time college sports are often criticized for prioritizing athletics over academics, spending lavishly on coaches and facilities, even courting corruption.

Some of those criticisms might be justified.

It’s hard to read the sports page and not conclude that college athletes, at least in the major sports, are athletes first and students second, if at all. It’s difficult to reconcile the football coach’s princely salary with the rising cost of college tuition.

And of course we’ve all seen the stories about schools’ paying off their athletes or cheating to

judged by the content of their character and not by the color of their skin.

Watching the games over the past several weeks, I saw black and white young men — and Asians and Hispanics and Native Americans and Rob Pacific Islanders — highJenkins fiving, chest-bumping and locking arms. I watched keep them eligible. them embrace each other But college sports don’t in victory and console get nearly enough credit each other in defeat. for something that was I saw middle-aged white clearly on display through- coaches embrace young out this past bowl season: black men and middleoffering us a glimpse of aged black coaches ema world where actions brace young white men. mean more than appearI watched white quarance — where, as a great terbacks throw the ball to man once said, people are black receivers and hand

it off to black running backs — and I watched black quarterbacks throw the ball to white receivers and hand it off to white running backs.

Meanwhile, blocking for them all were large young men of every possible ethnicity and skin tone, some with unpronounceable names that barely fit on their jerseys.

None of them seemed to have any sense they were doing anything extraordinary. Indeed, no one seemed to care what color anybody else’s skin was. They just cared that each man was trying to do his job to the best of his ability — and pretty much

The sixth annual Blue Devils 5K and Fun Run will be held Saturday, Jan. 30, at Pinckneyville Middle School. (Special Photo)

Norcross High to host sixth Blue Devils Run The sixth annual Blue Devils 5K and Fun Run will be held Saturday, Jan. 30, at Pinckneyville Middle School.

The gym doors open at 7 a.m. for packet pick-up and race day registration, and the race begins at 8 a.m. All participants will receive a t-shirt, and each finisher will receive a prize. New Balance gift cards will be given to the top finishers immediately following the fun run.

There will be a runner raffle including items from local merchants.

The race is a fundraiser for the Norcross High School cross country and

teamwork and brotherhood. Those are powerful lessons, lessons that apparently aren’t lost even when players perform in front of millions.

As for the rest of us, in a society that has become increasingly polarized and race-conscious — well, perhaps we can learn from those young men what the world might look like if we all took Dr. King’s dream to heart.

Rob Jenkins is a local freelance writer and the author of “Family Man: The Art of Surviving Domestic Tranquility,” available at Books for Less and on Amazon. Email Rob at rjenkinsgdp@yahoo.com.

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Pinckneyville Middle School is located at 5440 W Jones Bridge Road in Norcross. For more information and registration, visit bluedevilsrun.wix.com/bluedevils-run.

everyone was. The love those players felt for each other, and the trust they had in each other, was nearly palpable.

And that’s exactly the way it should be.

Coaches love to say that sports are really about life and their job is not to win games but to develop young men (or women). A lot of them even seem to mean it, especially at the lower levels (rec leagues, middle school).

Things can change when money is tossed into the equation. But the fact remains: sports really ARE about life, about how we conduct ourselves in victory and defeat, about

Health’s care team will be on hand throughout the event to give tours of its new Duluth center. The wellness event will be from 5 to 7 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 19, at Harken Health Center, 3780 Old Norcross Road in Duluth.

For more information, visit harkenhealth.com.

The top two artists, voted on by The Fresh Market employees, will have their designs printed on reusable shopping bags, which will be sold in The Fresh Market stores nationwide in 2016.

In addition, the winners of the Design Our Bag Challenge will each receive a $200 gift card for The Fresh Market and a kid-friendly The Fresh Market goodie bag filled with an artist kit and other edible accepting ‘Design treats.

Our Bag’ entries No Kid Hungry is a Harken Health campaign of the national Center to host The Fresh Market is on anti-hunger organization a nationwide search for a wellness event Share Our Strength. For creative design for its 2016 more information, visit Harken Health is partner- limited edition reusable NoKidHungry.org. ing with the county’s Live shopping bag, which will Gwinnett Gab appears on Healthy Gwinnett program benefit No Kid Hungry.

Thursdays and Sunday edito host a free wellness event Children ages 15 and tions of the Gwinnett Daily on Tuesday. under who have a love for Post. To submit an item The event will feature both food and art are invited to Gwinnett Gab, email an interactive wellness 101 to submit a drawing that gab@gwinnettdailypost. workshop, GPS Your Wellanswers the question “What com. ness: How to Find Your Start is the best thing about The Line, where participants will Fresh Market?” through discover where they are and Feb. 2. establish goals for 2016.

Local communities are After the workshop, there invited to take part, and The will be a complimentary Fresh Market welcomes zumba class, followed by schools, children’s musea stretching class both led ums and art groups to parby certified wellness coach ticipate. Drawing templates and group fitness instructor are available at all 183 The Kandice Shelton.

Fresh Markets, including Members of Harken Gwinnett locations.

Monday

Gwinnett County Master Gardeners Association is featuring Joe Lamp’l at their next meeting with lunch at noon and the beginning of the meeting at 12:30 p.m. Joe Lamp’l will present his Growing a Greener World series.

The event will take place at the Bethesda Senior Center, 225 Bethesda Church Road in Lawrenceville. For more information, visit gwinnettmastergardeners.com.

Out on a Limb: STEM Forestry Fun will take place from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Gwinnett Environmental and Heritage Center located at 2020 Clean Water Drive in Buford. The program fee for the event is $8 per person.

Children two and younger and EHC members are free.

For more information, visit www.gwinnettEHC.org.

New Jerusalem Baptist Church invites all residents of Snellville and surrounding areas to Snellville’s MLK Day celebration from 10:45 a.m. to 2 p.m. The city’s 5th annual march and luncheon will begin at the church and ends at South Gwinnett High School. Attendees will enjoy choir performances, a free dinner and a clothing donation all while celebrating the late Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. For more information, email Beverly Johnson at bevjohnson@ gmail.com.

Thursday

The Norcross Garden Club is featuring a program about tree identification and selection presented by Wes Nettleton, a Gwinnett County Master Gardener, at their next meeting. The event will begin at 7 p.m. at the Club House, 33 College St. in Norcross. For more information, visit www.norcrossgardenclub.org.

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Elizabeth O. Ariyibi and Ariel A. Goolsby of Gwinnett County were recently named to the Fall 2015 dean’s list at South Georgia State College for receiving at least a 3.5 GPA. The following local students names were omitted

from the Jan. 10 list of the Georgia College’s fall 2015 dean’s list: Michael Rhodes of Suwanee, Austin Smith of Norcross, Michael Rhodes of Suwanee, Austin Smith of Norcross, Elissa Truett of Snellville, Taylor Keil of Duluth, Kennedy Miller of Suwanee, Phoebe Pearson of Lilburn, Anika Patel of Atlanta, Abigail Owen of Lawrenceville, Emma Schaeffer of Atlanta, Justina Tomi of Lilburn, Emily Gilleland of Snellville, Katelyn Hensley of Lawrenceville, Thomas Reifenberger of Norcross,

Riley Coordes of Johns Creek, Ryan Eichwald of Snellville, Mary Fenton of Sugar Hill, Jenna Bass of Lilburn, Colleen Costello of Snellville, Abigail Norman of Lawrenceville, Christina Pryles of Duluth, Rachel Simonton of Lawrenceville, Zachary Sine of Suwanee, Abby Agee of Suwanee, Mallory Sears of Suwanee, Hannah Smith of Auburn, Emily Berg of Norcross, Gabriela Maldonado-Ortiz of Sugar Hill, Lisa Oommen of Lawrenceville and Rachael Kutuk of Suwanee.

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