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Hunter’s remarks loom over BOC

Fellow commissioners distance themselves

BY CURT YEOMANS

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Gwinnett County Commissioner Jace Brooks worried this week that years of work to rebuild public trust in the county’s government

may have been undone in a series of Facebook posts.

The comments Brooks referred to were made by fellow Commissioner Tommy Hunter about U.S. Rep. John Lewis, whom he called a “racist pig,” and Democrats, whom he called “Demonrats” and “Libtards.” In the

“That was what was hard to hear wake of corruption scandals ests. Brooks said remarks (Tuesday). that rocked the commission residents made at Tuesday’s It felt like in the late 2000s, commisBoard of Commissioners some sioners began the long task meeting have left him conof that to turning around the board’s cerned that faith has at least trust was Jace Brooks image. been damaged. eroded.”

That work centered on “Trust is a pretty fragile Hunter’s fellow comgetting residents to have faith thing, and it takes a long time missioners have distanced that commissioners would to build it and it can be gone themselves from remarks represent their best interin a moment,” Brooks said. he recently made on social

media about John Lewis and Democrats as pressure remains for him to resign.

Brooks, as well as Commissioners John Heard and Lynette Howard said they disagreed with Hunter’s comments about Lewis and Democrats. They joined Chairwoman Charlotte Nash, who said she did not agree

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Inauguration viewing up to each school

GCPS clarifies stance following online post

BY KEITH FARNER keith.farner@gwinnettdailypost.com

Schools across Gwinnett are free to decide how much, if any, of the inauguration to show students on Friday, a school district official said. But at least one had Gwinnett County Republican Party leaders concerned that some students might miss it.

A post on the party’s Facebook page on Thursday morning said it was “very disappointed” to hear that Dacula Elementary School is asking teachers there not to show the inauguration of President-elect Donald Trump. The post also said that Principal Holly Warren sent a text message to teachers about the event.

Building bridges

Jeff Dickerson, far left, moderates the Bridge the Gap Forum on Thursday in Lawrenceville. (Staff Photos: Cailin O’Brien)

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Schools roll out plans to replace makeup days Student organizes forum on open communication with police for bad weather

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Lawrenceville residents believe talking it out can help ease tensions between officers and the community they police.

At least, that was the point hit on most often during the Bridge the Gap Forum at Lawrenceville City Hall on Thursday night.

“I believe the gap is communication,” Gwinnett NAACP First Vice President Renita Hamilton Edmondson said. “I find that in our communities, we tend to be a bit divided because we don’t talk to each other about some of the issues that are in our communities.”

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panel. Georgia Gwinnett College freshman Anthony Jones, Lawrenceville police Officer James V. Scott and Lawrenceville police Capt.

Jeff Smith, head of the city’s investigative services bureau, joined Edmondson at the head of the council chambers. Public affairs specialist Jeff Dickerson moderated.

Kum said he meant the foEphraim Kum, 18, presides over the Bridge the Gap Forum that rum to facilitate a discussion he helped to establish in Lawrenceville. about race and the communiShe was speaking to about School senior Ephraim Kum ty’s relationship with its law 30 people gathered in the and the Lawrenceville Police enforcement officers. Jones, city’s council chambers Department. who serves as Kum’s mentor, to participate in the forum Edmondson was one of See FORUM, Page 9A organized by Grayson High four members of the forum’s

Snow days in Gwinnett may be numbered.

In a presentation to the Gwinnett County Board of Education on Thursday, Tricia Kennedy, executive director of eCLASS transformation, told the School Board that Gwinnett MORE INSIDE County PubBoard of Education names lic Schools Louise Radloff as chair .....2A is prepared to have a “cyber learning day” if a fourth, or more, snow day is needed. The district annually builds three makeup days into its calendar in case it needs to close school for winter weather.

Kennedy said teachers and principals have told district officials that their students are prepared to continue learning outside the school if weather forces students and staff to stay home.

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Tribble Mill Park set for renovation

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A suggested $75 donation will include entertainment, heavy hor d’oeuvres, playing chips and a donation to the Lanier schools cluster for the Lanier Education Foundation Hook’em and Hold’em Casino Night event Feb. 25. (Jennifer Walsh Photography)

A popular park in the Lawrenceville area is about to get a major, SPLOST-funded face lift.

Gwinnett County commissioners voted to hire Professionally Engineered Structures and Associates LLC to perform a

$997,899 renovation at Tribble Mill Park, 2125 Tribble Mill Parkway. The park, which is a popular spot for community events, camping and 5K races, will undergo renovations at one of its meadows and a playground.

County leaders said the 718-acre park hosted 112 private pavilion rentals, 31 race rentals, 31 group

camping rentals and 18 meadow rentals last year.

Officials said renovations to the Ozora Meadow will include new surfaces, fencing and equipment, as well as drainage improvements, retaining walls, landscaping, a concrete plaza and a pre-fabricated pavilion with new picnic tables, a bike rack and a pet drink-

ing fountain.

Meanwhile, the playground near the Oak and Maple pavilions will be renovated to include a nature theme, with new climbing equipment, a bench swing and a handicapped-accessible paved trail that will have two wooden footbridges connecting it to the pavilions and nearby restrooms.

Loganville city manager plans to retire Nonprofit offers

casino event for Lanier schools

The fundraiser will feature a silent auction with The community can ante trips to Costa Rica, local up for education for the date night packages and Hook’em and Hold’em Ca- tickets to Atlanta area events. sino Night fundraiser for the Casino-style games will inLanier cluster of Gwinnett clude craps, roulette, Speed County Public Schools.

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The Lanier Education A suggested $75 donaFoundation will host its an- tion will include entertainnual benefit at the Gwinnett ment, heavy hors d’oeuvres, Environmental and Heritage playing chips and a donaCenter, 2020 Clean Water tion to the schools.

Drive, in Buford from 7 to Established in 2011, the 11 p.m. Feb. 25. foundation has given more The nonprofit supports than $200,000 in grants the teachers and about 5,000 and scholarships to Lanier students in five schools inschools. cluding Sycamore ElemenTo purchase tickets or for tary, Sugar Hill Elementary, sponsorship information, White Oak Elementary, visit laniereducationfoundaLanier Middle and Lanier tion.org or call 678-301High.

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A recent heart ailAfter a 20-year tenment also ure with Loganville that factored included spending the past into his 15 years as its city mandecision.

Bill Jones ager, Bill Jones just wants “I to spend time relaxing with looked his grandchildren. around at the staff we have Jones, who was also once in place here in Loganthe city’s mayor, will step ville, and it truly is one of down and enter retirement the best,” Jones said in a on Feb. 28, according to statement. “We have a great city officials. The outgoing group here, a young group city manager tendered his here, and I just felt the time plans to step down and rewas right for me to step tire to the City Council at a aside and let them show meeting earlier this month. what I know they are all In a statement, city ofcapable of accomplishing. ficials said Jones wanted to “It certainly isn’t a decispend more time with his sion that was easy for me.

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I look back and I am proud of my service with the city.”

Loganville leaders didn’t waste much time searching for a replacement. The City Council named Assistant City Manager and Fire Chief Danny Roberts as their pick to replace Jones as Loganville’s top administrator during a called meeting on Thursday.

Roberts will take over the job on March 1.

Jones told city leaders in his resignation letter that he wanted the council to give Roberts “serious consideration” as his permanent replacement.

Roberts will oversee the continuation of work to

convert the old Loganville Elementary School into the town’s new City Hall, officials said. The city also has a downtown corridor revitalization effort planned, which will include some city-owned properties.

Jones said he plans to help the city out when called upon by town leaders.

“While I may not be at City Hall every day, I am sure that I will still be involved with the city in whatever capacity may present itself in the coming weeks and months,” he said. “I am not going to be very good at just sitting around and not being involved in something.”

Police searching for suspect in shooting Man allegedly shot victim in leg during argument

victim said Jackson walked over to the group found earlier, who had pulled a of men.

BY CAILIN O’BRIEN cailin.obrien Jackson’s gun on him.

“You’re going to call @gwinnettdailypost.com victim The victim’s brother the cops on me,” he sitting on pulled up at the house reportedly said before he Gwinnett police are a concrete around that time to inter- pulled a gun. searching for a Riverdale block in vene. He told respondHe shot the victim in the leg before turning the man who shot someone in front of a ing officers he’d gotten gun on the brother and the leg during an arguhouse on a call that his brother Jeffrey ment he didn’t initially Latimore needed help. The brother asking “if he wanted it,” Jackson according to the report. seem to be a part of in Avenue told the victim and the Jackson then drove Buford.

Jan. 12 at about 9 p.m., man holding the gun away from the scene in Jeffrey Ramone Jackaccording to a police they “needed to handle son, 34, has a warrant report. He had a gunshot this as adults and call the a black GMC Denali.

Anyone with information out for his arrest on one wound about five inches police.” charge of aggravated above his knee.

That apparently didn’t leading to his arrest can leave an anonymous tip assault with a deadly The victim told officers sit well with Jackson, with Crime Stoppers at weapon. he’d been in a heated ar- who had been on the 404-577-8477.

Responding officers gument with another man porch of the house. The

School board taps Louise Radloff for chair

BY KEITH FARNER

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The longest-serving member of the Gwinnett County Board of Education was unanimously elected to another term to chair the group.

As Louise Radloff on Thursday began her 44th consecutive year on the

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School Board, she was elevated from vice chairwoman, where she Louise served in Radloff 2016. She last chaired the board in 2012. Dr. Robert McClure chaired the School Board in 2016 and was recognized for his service

by CEO/Superintendent J. Alvin Wilbanks.

Radloff was first elected to the BOE in 1972 and began serving in January 1973. She previously served nine terms as the Board’s chairwoman and nine terms as vice chair-

woman.

“I want to thank my fellow board members to have the confidence in me to serve as chairman,” Radloff said. “I commit to you I’ll do the best job that I know how.”

Carole Boyce, a Dacula Republican, who represents District 1 ,was first elected to the Board in 2004 and began serving in 2005, was also elected unanimously to serve as vice chair. Boyce’s district covers the central and eastern part of the county, including Dacula, Lawrenceville, Grayson and Archer areas.

Radloff, a Norcross Democrat, represents all or portions of the Berkmar,

Duluth, Meadowcreek and Norcross clusters, along with the Gwinnett School of Math, Science and Technology, and Maxwell High School of Technology.

Radloff, who represents District 5, won in an unopposed race in November along with Boyce and fellow School Board member Mary Kay Murphy.

During the meeting, Wilbanks honored McClure for his contributions in 2016. McClure has served on the Board since 1995.

“No matter who the chairman has been, they’ve filled that role admirably, and certainly Dr. McClure fits that,” Wilbanks said.

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Gwinnett police seek two men accused of stealing from church

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items, including a Fender Esquire Guitar, a hand Indian drum and a Panasonic camera.

Police are looking for The short man came two men who are accused to the church alone early of stealing valuables and the next morning wearing possibly some cake from jeans and carrying a large a Norcross church bejacket. He didn’t rumtween Jan. 1 and 3. mage around for valuSurveillance cameras in ables to steal this time, Atlanta Tamil Church on according to the police Oakbrook Parkway capreport. tured video of two men Instead, he made coming into the church himself at home. He through the back door at reportedly settled into the 8:52 p.m. Jan. 1, accordsecond row of chairs in ing to a police report. One the church at 12:43 a.m. man was tall and wore a and took one of his shirts hat and a mask. The other off. He then turned the was short, wearing a hat lights out and slept across and dark jacket. the chairs until 2:30 p.m.

“The suspects took one When he woke up, the bass guitar, which was suspect reportedly headed sitting on the main stage, to the fridge in the fellowtwo jackets from the hall- ship hall. The owner of way and a Sony camcord- the church said it appears er,” the responding officer the suspect ate some cake wrote in the release. out of the fridge before he Both left at about 9:05 left at 2:45 p.m. p.m. through the back Police believe both men door. But the men didn’t are likely Hispanic and stay away for long. Both could also be homeless. returned Jan. 2 at 2:15 Anybody with informaa.m. and looked around tion on the crime can call several rooms before leav- Crime Stoppers at 404ing carrying a few stolen 577-8477 to submit a tip.

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Gwinnett police are looking for two men accused of stealing valuables from a Norcross church. (Special Photos)

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Husband’s bathroom habit makes wife cringe Dear Dr. roaCh: My spouse believes that I am being “germophobic” over his bathroom habits. Among other things: He uses a hand towel to wipe the inside of his sink and countertop, and then uses the same towel to wipe his mouth, face and hands. He says he won’t die from this, but his lack of regard for this type of hygiene makes me very concerned.

Am I overreacting?

— A.A.R. anSWer: From a bacteriological standpoint, your reasoning is sound.

It has been shown that bacteria from the toilet can be splashed on the sink and countertops. Wiping your face using a towel with those bacteria now on it is not hygienic. Your spouse is right that he probably won’t die from it: The body’s immune system is generally very good. However, it would be much smarter to wash the towel he used for wiping up and use a fresh towel for the face and hands.

Getting a spouse to listen to reason is sometimes beyond my powers, unfortunately.

Dear Dr. roaCh: I have a lump on my stomach, just above my bellybutton.

When it’s soft, it is about the size of a dime and is hardly noticeable. But when it gets larger, it will stick out about a third of an inch and be as hard as a rock.

I have checked with two different doctors. The first one said it is a tumor and not to worry about it. The second doctor said it is a hernia and that I should see a surgeon. I think a surgeon is last person I want to see.

Also, I have been trying to diet, and have lost about 10 pounds. However, the weight comes off everywhere but the stomach. Could this be keeping me from losing weight? What do you think I should do, and what kind of doctor should I see?

— K.M. anSWer: What I think you should do is first find out what the lump is. Your description of it sounds to me very much like a hernia, but only a comprehensive evaluation will determine what it is. I am surprised neither doctor recommended an imaging test, such as an ultrasound or a CT scan.

These sometimes can make the diagnosis.

Nobody wants to have to see a surgeon, but if you do have to, then the surgeon is the first person you want to see.

As far as weight loss goes, it’s not possible to tell your body where to take the weight from. Many people tell me that their stomach fat is stubborn, and though abdominal muscle exercise can strengthen and tone you, it won’t make the fat come off from the stomach preferentially.

Dear Dr. roaCh: I read that taking a small amount of vinegar after your morning cup of coffee helps cleanse your system. Is there any truth to this?

— R.D. anSWer: Your kidneys and liver are continuously cleansing your body. The kidneys can get rid of many toxic substances, and the liver can detoxify others so that they can be excreted.

While a few teaspoons of vinegar won’t hurt you, it isn’t necessary.

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world&nation WORLD U.S. bombs ISIS camps in Libya; dozens killed U.S. B-2 bombers struck and destroyed two ISIS camps in Libya overnight, with initial estimates that over 80 militants were killed, US officials told CNN Thursday.

The strikes were on external actors who were actively “plotting attacks in Europe,” Secretary of Defense Ash Carter told reporters.

The mission was approved several days ago by President Barack Obama and is expected to be the last short-notice military operation ordered by him, according to sources.

“The fighters training in these camps posed a security risk to Libya, to its neighbors, to our allies in Africa and Europe, and to the United States,” Pentagon spokesman Peter Cook told reporters.

“While we are still evaluating the results of the strikes, the initial assessment indicates they were successful.”

N. Korea readies long-range arms for test launch North Korea may be readying two intercontinental ballistic missiles for a test launch in the near future, South Korean military officials told the Yonhap news agency.

An official from Seoul’s Joint Chiefs of Staff told CNN the reports could not be confirmed but said the military was monitoring the situation closely.

According to Yonhap, two missiles have been placed on mobile launchers. The devices “are estimated to not exceed 50 feet in length, making them shorter than the North’s existing ICBMs.” The news agency quoted unnamed military officials as saying the North was attempting to send a “strategic message” to incoming U.S. President Donald Trump ahead of his inauguration on January 20.

Gambia swears in new president; incumbent won’t turn over power Adama Barrow was sworn in Thursday as Gambia’s new President at the West African nation’s embassy in neighboring Senegal, but incumbent Yahya Jammeh has so far refused to step down.

Foreign diplomats attended the ceremony in Dakar, which took place even as Jammeh continued to ignore pleas by African leaders and the United States urging a peaceful transition.

Jammeh, who took power in a 1994 military coup, suffered a surprise defeat in elections in December, with Barrow winning 45 percent of the vote. He originally conceded but then announced his “total rejection of the election results.”

Barrow has been waiting in Senegal — which surrounds Gambia — for the handover of power. In his first speech as leader, he hailed the “victory of the Gambian nation.”

He pledged to “respect the rule of law and fundamental freedoms” and promised “significant democratic reform.”

— From wire reports

Washington preps for Trump’s big day

PEOPLE George H.W., Barbara ‘both on the upswing’

By Eric Bradner CNN

Former President George H.W. Bush and former first lady Barbara Bush are “both on the upswing,” Bush family spokesman Jim McGrath said Thursday, adding, “they may not be out of the woods yet, but we can see the edge of the forest.”

McGrath said Barbara Bush continues to be treated for her bronchitis with antibiotics, and she said she feels “a thousand percent better today.”

He said President Bush 41 is also on the upswing. He is alert and remains in stable condition in intensive care, and he said the good news The stage is being prepared for Donald Trump’s inauguration today. (Special Photo: is that he is being actively CNN) evaluated for having his breathing tube removed.

McGrath said both had a last full day of his presi- Washington is hustling Triangle, Smithsonian great night’s sleep. dency in the White House to prepare for Trump’s and the Pentagon. on Thursday, where swearing-in on the steps Out-of-towners are staffers are saying their of the Capitol. streaming into WashNancy Sinatra wistful goodbyes.

Barricades are up ington hotels, and small not happy father’s “After six years here, all around the Capitol protests are popping up walking through these building, and traffic has day and night around the song will be used doors for the final time,” ground to a halt through Capitol complex. at inauguration White House deputy downtown Washington One unexpected bit Famed singer Frank Sinapress secretary Eric as the Secret Service reof inauguration-week tra’s eldest daughter, Nancy Schultz tweeted. stricts access to an event drama: Questions over Sinatra, has never been a fan Outgoing White House where the President-elect, whether the National of President-elect Donald Press Secretary Josh Ear- outgoing President, much Park Service would set Trump. nest tweeted his thanks of Congress and the aside its ban on umbrelNow that he’s about to to the press corps. “It’s Supreme Court will be on las, with rain forecast for assume the presidency, the been an honor to serve. hand.

Friday’s inauguration. younger Sinatra let the world And to all those fighting D.C. workers are also The decision: Long know how she feels about for a better future, I’ll navigating around the umbrellas still won’t be one of her father’s famous see you on the other side. closures of five Metro allowed. But attendees Thanks,” he wrote. stops — Mount Vernon can bring small, collaps- songs being used in the inauguration festivities.

All around them, Square, Archives, Federal ible umbrellas.

According to inauguration chairman Tom Barrack, Trump and his wife, Melania, have selected “My Way” by Frank Sinatra for Spokesman on their first dance as the first couple at the Liberty Ball on Cabinet: ‘Not just Inauguration Day. about skin color’ Nancy Sinatra, when Incoming White House asked for a response about the song selection on Twitter, spokesman Sean Spicer said: “Just remember the defended President-elect first line of the song.”

Donald Trump’s commitment The first line of the song to diversity, saying that to is, “And now, the end is highlight the fact that the new near.”

Cabinet will be the first in 30 years without a Latino is “a very narrow way to look at it.”

‘Distubring’ video “It is a priority but I think Trump’s selections for Cabinet members are pictured above. The Senate is holding causes backlash it is a very narrow way to confirmation hearings for his selections. (Special Photo: CNN) look at it to say: ‘If you against upcoming don’t appoint people to this ‘A Dog’s Purpose’ Agency told the Senate particular position that’s long that process took. is subject to more debate An on-set monitor with he doesn’t believe climate a problem,’” Spicer said on whether the climate is American Humane, an change is a “hoax.” The Thursday at a news conferchanging or whether human Russian officials organization that ensures nominees for secretary of ence. “The No. 1 thing that activity contributes to it.” not counting on the safety and well being of state, energy and interior I think Americans should animals used in film and TV said the same thing. focus on is, ‘Is he hiring lift of sanctions Schumer: Dems productions, has been placed But what they also all the best and the brightest? ready to confirm 2 Russia is not banking on on leave following the unauadded, using very similar Is he hiring people that are thorized release of a video language, is that they aren’t committed to enacting real Trump nominees Donald Trump scrapping economic sanctions any time allegedly from the set of “A certain about the level of imchange?’”

Senate Minority Leader soon.

Dog’s Purpose” showing a pact humans are having on Arturo Vargas, executive dog in apparent distress while First deputy prime minglobal warming and remain Chuck Schumer said Thursdirector of the National Asfilming a stunt. ister Igor Shuvalov said the skeptical about the need for day that Democrats are only sociation of Latino Elected “American Humane has prepared to move ahead on Russian government’s plans urgent action on climate and Appointed Officials, a reviewed the video and we two of President-elect Donald for 2017 are based on the nonprofit of more than 6,000 change, despite the strong are disturbed and concerned Trump’s nominees on Inaugu- expectations that sanctions Latino elected and appointed consensus among scientists by the footage. When the dog ration Day, firing a shot across are here to stay. that greenhouse gas emispublic officials, responded showed signs of resistance the bow at Republicans.

“Perhaps the market is sions are a prime driver of Thursday. to jumping in the water, The number falls far below expecting an improvement global warming and associ“The exclusion of a Lathe scene should have been the seven that Trump’s transi- in our relationship with the tino voice in President-elect ated impacts such as rising stopped,” said a statement tion had hoped for, which U.S., (but) in our work, we Trump’s cabinet has set back sea levels. from the organization to operate on the basis of conThe questions from Dem- would match the number our nation. Latinos are the CNN. “We are placing the that President Barack Obama tinued sanctions,” Shuvalov nation’s second largest popu- ocrats in the hearings are safety representative who based on Trump once calling received approval for his first said at the World Economic lation group, one of every was on the set on administraInauguration Day. Forum in Davos. climate change a “hoax” four of America’s children, tive leave immediately and Retired Gens. James Mattis Russian markets rallied and the highest policy body invented by the Chinese. His are bringing in an indepenafter Trump’s election vicnominees all disagreed with and John Kelly, nominated of the country is void of its to run the Department of tory in November because of dent third party to conduct perspective,” Vargas said in a that notion.

Defense and Department of expectations he would seek a an investigation into this “I do not. … I do not statement. matter.”

Homeland Security, respecrelationship with Moscow. believe climate change is a On Wednesday, TMZ pubtively, will likely be conTrump has indicated that hoax,” Oklahoma Attorney Nominees say lished a minute-long video trade restrictions imposed General Scott Pruitt told the firmed on Friday, Schumer climate change that showed a German Sheptold reporters. on Russia could be eased in Senate Environmental and herd unwilling to perform a He said Democrats would return for a deal on nuclear no hoax, but still Public Works Committee stunt for the upcoming film in also begin debate on the nomweapons.

Russia’s foreign Wednesday. invite skepticism inee to run the CIA, Kansas minister, Sergey Lavrov, has rushing water and in danger “I believe the ability to of drowning when eventually President-elect Donald Rep. Mike Pompeo, and he said Moscow would welmeasure with precision the submerged in the pool.

Trump’s pick to lead the could be confirmed Friday or come a dialogue. degree that human activ— From wire reports Environmental Protection Monday depending on how — From wire reports ity is impacting the climate Donald Trump has arrived in Washington — and he’s going to be here for at least four years.

The reality of the moment, that the real estate mogul and reality show star will recite the oath of office Friday, is finally taking hold.

Republicans and Trump’s still-growing staff are set for a celebration. Trump and VicePresident elect Mike Pence go through the ceremony at the Capitol at noon, followed by a parade up Pennsylvania Avenue — and past Trump’s new hotel — to be followed by a weekend of balls and an anticipated flurry of new executive actions Monday.

The transition of power — from a Democratic president to a Republican one — has shut down much of Washington and left its thousands of political staffers in quiet anticipation.

At the same time, President Barack Obama’s last boxes are being packed and his few remaining aides are preparing to move out as they enter their last hours of Obama’s eight years in the White House.

Obama is spending the

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Thousands of Skittles end up on icy road for peculiar reason

By Doug Criss CNN

This story starts out about Skittles but ends up being about cows.

A rural county in southeast Wisconsin had a sweet, sticky mystery along a highway earlier this week. Hundreds of thousands of red Skittles were found spilled on a road in Dodge County.

“There’s no little ‘S’ on them, but you can definitely smell, it’s

Must read a distinct Skittles smell,” Dodge County Sheriff Dale Schmidt told CNN affiliate WISN. No one knew where the candy came from or where it was going, but county road crews said the Skittles spill was actually helpful, as the roads in the area have been icy the past couple of days and the thousands of little candies improved traction.

So that’s one unexpected silver lining from that mishap.

But the story gets better.

The sheriff’s department later found out that the Skittles fell off a truck that was hauling the red candies to be used as cattle feed.

Yes, they’re feeding candy to cows — and they’ve been doing it for years.

A former farmer told CNN affiliate WBAY that candy makers and bakeries often sell rejects to be used as cattle feed because they

provide “cheap carbs.”

The practice goes back decades, but it picked up steam in 2012 when corn prices were surging and cattle farmers were looking for a cheaper way to keep their cows and other livestock fed. “(It) is a very good way for producers to reduce feed cost, and to provide less expensive food for consumers,” said Ki Fanning, a livestock nutritionist with Great Plains Livestock Consulting, told CNNMoney at the time.

OK, fine, but is mixing in castoff candy, cookies or ice cream sprinkles in the hay fed to livestock healthy for them? (And for us, since we eat them?)

“I think it’s a viable (diet),” John Waller, an animal science professor at the University of Tennessee, told Live Science. “It keeps fat material from going out in the landfill, and it’s a good way to get nutrients in these cattle. The alternative would be to put (the candy) in a landfill somewhere.”

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A tale of two crowds in one city WASHINGTON — Two big and passionate crowds have descended on Washington — one thrilled by Donald Trump’s inauguration, the other appalled. Never in my lifetime has a new president been anticipated with such raw enthusiasm on one side and such fear and loathing on the other.

Admit it, you have no idea what a Trump administration will actually be like. Neither does Trump, I would wager.

He is a 70-year-old business executive and selfpromoter extraordinaire whose lifelong working habit is to go to his office, see what opportunities the day presents, and then improvise. He is not going to change.

Eugene Americans have Robinson elected as president a man who was caught on tape boasting of how he assaults women, kissing them and touching their genitals without invitation, and gets away with it because of his celebrity. It is fitting, then, that the biggest planned protest is Saturday’s Women’s March on Washington, with scheduled speakers such as Gloria Steinem and Angela Davis. A-listers such as Katy Perry are expected to attend.

The star power at the inauguration itself promised to be of much lower wattage. It’s no surprise that a Republican president couldn’t get Bruce Springsteen to serenade him, but Trump couldn’t even get a Springsteen tribute band to perform.

I feel like I’ve seen this movie before. This reminds me of the Nixon years, when the “silent majority” felt itself assailed by the counterculture of hippies, minorities and uppity women.

This time, though, the Trump loyalists are a clear minority; he lost the popular vote and his approval rating is shockingly low for a new president. And the counterculture is now the mainstream: Some of those marching against Trump this weekend haven’t taken to the streets since the days of Vietnam.

There are differences between Trump and every one of his predecessors, however, making this truly a leap in the dark.

Trump has no fixed ideology. Once a Democrat, he commandeered the Republican Party the way a bank robber might hijack the nearest car to make his getaway. The GOP is Trump’s vehicle, not his cause, and there is a chance that some of his policies — perhaps even in health care — will give more heartburn to conservatives than to progressives.

He has no experience in government, the military or any kind of public service. In his whole career, he has worked only for his father and himself. Now he has 320 million bosses, and each of us has the right to tell him what to do. I believe this will be a difficult concept for him to grasp.

Trump lies all the time. All presidents have stretched the truth occasionally, of course, and some of them lied frequently and convincingly.

But I cannot recall any other public figure, let alone any president, whose every utterance needed fact-checking the way Trump’s words do. In “The Art of the Deal,” Trump calls his rhetorical method “truthful hyperbole.” But there is no such thing.

The new president remains appallingly ignorant about much of the nation he will lead. He must have learned something on the campaign trail, but he seems unaware that most AfricanAmericans are middle class, or that most Mexican immigrants are hardworking and lawabiding — or, judging from his Cabinet picks, that most billionaires are as out-of-touch as he is.

And finally, Trump’s deep insecurity may be the most frightening thing of all. A leader has to be confident enough to let slights and insults pass; by being big, he makes his adversaries look small. Trump has what can only be called a pathological need to respond to any criticism with overkill — and if you try to swat flies with a sledgehammer, a lot of the furniture gets broken. When he is flailing away at someone like Rep. John Lewis, the civil rights icon, Trump risks only his dignity. But what happens if he feels dissed by someone like President Xi Jinping of China, or by Trump’s Russian soul mate Vladimir Putin? The risk is to all of us, and it is incalculable.

So I can’t pretend this is a normal inauguration. Of course I celebrate the peaceful and orderly transfer of power, but I also hope that Saturday’s protest march is big and loud and spirited — and that it represents the start of something, not the culmination.

President Trump’s power is not unchecked.

We, the citizens, are the ultimate authority. We must let him know, through our elected officials and with our own rude voices, when he threatens to go too far.

Get ready. We have work to do.

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

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Remembering the altruistic Harry Downs There were so many facets to Harry Downs’ altruistic life — with his becoming accomplished at any activity or interest he pursued — that it was a challenge to determine what he was best at over his 91 years.

A native of Conyers, he principally was an educator who was familiar with the needs and wants of small town classrooms filled with kids from austere upbringings, to dealing with multimillion dollar budgets for the University System of Georgia.

Perhaps his friend Jim Minter, former editor of the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, said it best when he noted that the one negative in Harry’s life was that “he did not become president of the University of Georgia.”

Harry never sought such a position, but Minter was saying that Harry running the state university would have moved Georgia faster and further on the road to excellence with his leadership and cogent management style.

Once when the three of us were having lunch, Jim brought up that omission on the Regents’ part, and Harry almost choked on his salad.

A modest man, Harry was embarrassed by Minter’s lament regarding Minter’s alma mater. However, Minter never retreated from his stance of “what might have been” if such an appointment had come Harry’s way.

Harry was button-popping proud in 2011 when the Clayton State women’s basketball team won the NCAA Division II National Championship. He always felt athletics on campus were important. When he was a student at the University of Georgia, Loran Harry was a devoted friend Smith of Bulldog athletics. His affection for Georgia football, Harry did advance the in particular, was heightened idea that a campus should be by the close friendship he created in Morrow, which led enjoyed with quarterback to what is now Clayton State John Rauch, who was inductUniversity. It began as a ed into the College Football junior college and today has Hall of Fame in 2003. an enrollment of more than Even though their career 7,000. Harry was pleased paths brought about separawith the rapid growth of the tion geographically, with college which offered conve- John coaching in places like nient educational opportuni- Buffalo, N.Y., and Oakland, ties for boys and girls in the Calif., the families kept in counties which were figutouch and frequently visited ratively speaking a stone’s each other. throw from metropolitan It was through John Rauch Atlanta. that I came to know Harry Harry reveled in the envi- Downs, one of those serenronment where the institudipitous developments which tion is located. Clayton State spawned a pleasant relationsits peacefully on 192 acres ship enhanced with grateful of wooded grounds. There feelings with the passing of are five lakes, which give the time. If you were a friend campus a refreshing atmoHarry Downs, you enjoyed sphere any time of the year. a special relationship with What Harry enjoyed most a selfless and accomplished was Spivey Hall, which, man. upon opening, presented a It was my good fortune to variety of musical options work with Harry on producincluding jazz and classiing a book on the Ty Cobb cal selections. He was an Foundation. He was proud of aficionado of the big band his affiliation with this parera. He and his wife, Melba, ticular organization in that took great delight in bringhe gained a deep and abiding ing friends to concerts on respect for what Cobb had campus. done to provide educational

opportunity for needy kids in our state.

Interestingly, Cobb had a reputation for being mean-spirited, which Harry thought was erroneous and over-cooked. He saw Cobb’s good side. He grasped the baseball great’s genuine commitment to helping kids earn college educations. In the last year of Harry’s life, a book by a Brooklyn-based author Charles Leershen, “A Terrible Beauty,” refutes all the lies and untruths written about Cobb. Leershen will visit the UGA campus in a few weeks. If only Harry could have lived to participate in this forthcoming seminar.

The Cobb episode speaks poignantly to the life of Harry Downs. He believed that education brought empowerment to people. When it came to education, Harry gave of himself to make the world a better place.

Not sure if there will be a tribute to Harry at Clayton State, but one spring day, I am going to invite Jim Minter to have a Varsity hot dog with me by one of those pretty lakes on the Clayton State campus with Harry’s spirit hovering about. No tribute could be more appropriate for this humble son of Rockdale County.

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

It’s time to try things in a different way Some years ago a friend of mine wrote a book titled “The Seven Last Words of the Church, or, We’ve Never Tried It That Way Before.” It is about what he regarded as the entrenched bureaucracies in his denomination that are reluctant — even hostile — to change.

The same opposition to change exists in government and the media. As in some denominations, entrenched bureaucracies are reluctant to give up power and influence for something untried, or for something that differs from what they have been doing for years, even when their approach has failed.

I thought of my friend’s book in light of Donald Trump’s inauguration and transition to power. Take the media. The White House press corps has its knickers in a twist over suggestions by the incoming administration that reporters might have to vacate their cramped quarters in the West Wing for a larger venue on White House grounds. That the current quarters have become too crowded to accommodate the growing number of reporters covering the White House matters little to those who have occupied that ter-

their children’s education, based on their income or the zip code in which they lived.” She called that a “national injustice.”

Many on the left believe school choice should not be available to poor children, not because school choice is Cal a bad idea, but because the Thomas Democratic Party doesn’t want to alienate teachers’ ritory for many years. The unions that oppose it. TeachNew York Times and Washers’ unions make generous ington Post have contribcontributions to Democratic uted to the overcrowding by politicians, and Democratic assigning six reporters each politicians rely on teachers’ — a record — to cover the unions for votes. Yet these Trump administration. Don’t same politicians have no expect them to cut back in skin in the game; many send deference to others. their children to elite private A sign of changes to come schools. was also contained in EducaMuch of what Donald tion Secretary-designate Trump proposes has been Betsy DeVos’ testimony at tried before, but not since the her confirmation hearings Reagan administration has Tuesday. Speaking about the smaller government, lower unfairness of allowing chiltaxes, fewer unnecessary regdren to fester in underperulations and personal responforming, even failing public sibility been promoted. But schools, and the disparity personal responsibility and between wealthier families self-reliance are not taught who are able to choose better in today’s public schools, schools for their children, which is why too many and the poor whose kids young people are deficient in are often trapped in bad and these areas. unsafe schools, DeVos said, A press release from the “We recognized that other office of the president-elect parents were not able to said about her: “Mrs. DeVos’ make similar decisions about most important qualification

is that she has the courage of her convictions.” Some may remember when such people were in greater supply.

The release continues: “During the 1990s, (DeVos and her husband) patronized a private-school scholarship fund for low-income families and championed Michigan’s first charter school law. In 2000 they helped bankroll a voucher initiative, which was defeated by a union blitz.

The DeVoses then turned to expanding charters, which have become Exhibit A in the progressive campaign against her.”

Democrats have put DeVos at the top of their hit list. She represents a threat to them and their union supporters. Instead of going in a new direction, Democrats cling to a model that doesn’t work and then have the audacity to resist change.

If Trump and DeVos play this right, they will earn the gratitude (and possibly votes) of thousands of parents who yearn for their children to be set free from their unsafe and underperforming public schools. As the song says, “This could be the start of something big.”

Email Cal Thomas at tcaeditors@tribpub.com.

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“I want with the comments in a letter to make it she sent to Lewis on Tuesclear that day.

I do not Each commissioner pointagree with ed to Gwinnett’s diversity the remarks as one of its strong points, District 3 John saying it helps the county not CommisHeard only from a quality-of-life sioner Tomstandpoint, but also as an atmy Hunter tribute that attracts businesses made about to the community. civil rights “The diverse community leader and came together unified, rising Congressup on this issue, and for man John that I’m very, very proud,” Lewis,” Heard said Wednesday about Howard Lynette Howard the protests at this week’s said in a commission meeting. “I statement don’t endorse what Tommy Thursday. “We serve a lot of has done. I don’t agree with different people from a lot of it, and I hope and trust that different backgrounds who he will do the right thing to are working and raising their make it right.” families here in Gwinnett Although the comments County, and these comments were made by Hunter, the do not reflect who we are as incident has put the spotlight a Board or as a community.” on the entire County ComBrooks said that while he mission as residents demand disagrees with Lewis on a the county’s elected leaders political level, he respects take a stance on the issue. the congressman for what he Gwinnett Democrats orga- did during the height of the nized a protest and picket at Civil Rights movement. The Tuesday’s commission meet- commissioner added that he ing. The group’s chairman, found it “heartbreaking” to Gabe Okoye, issued a call see so many residents get up to action Thursday, urging and voice anger and frustraresidents to speak out again tion at the board during a 2.5during the public comment hour public comment session period at the commission’s on Tuesday. planning and zoning public “I disagree with what hearing meeting next week, Commissioner Hunter stated as well. on Facebook,” Brooks said.

Each of the three commis- “It’s no secret that Martin sioners who did not address Luther King Jr. is a hero of the issue at this week’s board mine, and man I wish I had a meeting were contacted tenth of his courage and faith Wednesday to gauge their and vision and oratory skills. feelings on the issue. In turn, I greatly admire what he did, each disavowed Hunter’s what he accomplished and

“We really believe that if the storm of the century comes our way, we will be ready and it won’t stop (our) learning,” Kennedy said.

“The learning would continue, it would just continue through an online format for our teachers and students, a way they’re already using. … Not all assignments would necessarily be online, so a student wouldn’t necessarily be sitting in front of the computer the whole day while it’s snowing outside.”

Teachers would be working throughout the day to check in with students, and

what a lot of the leaders of the Civil Rights, who were very courageous, did.”

There have been calls on the commissioners to remove Hunter from office if he doesn’t resign.

Some residents assert Hunter’s comments violated a section of the county’s ethics code, which states employees and elected officials must “never engage in conduct which is unbecoming to a member or which constitutes a breach of public trust.”

Taking action against a commissioner isn’t a quick process, however, under the format set up in Section 60-37 of the county’s 2011 ethics ordinance. A written sworn complaint with documentation outlining alleged ethics violations must be submitted to County Attorney Bill Linkous, who will in turn hand it to a hearing officer.

The hearing officer will decide whether the complaint meets technical requirements laid out in the ethics ordinance. If it does, a hearing panel made up of people appointed by the Board of Commissioners, District Attorney Danny Porter, the president of the Gwinnett Bar Association, the Association County Commissioners of Georgia and the person the complaint is filed against, will be assembled.

ACCG will appoint a sitting county commissioner from any other Georgia county, while the District Attorney’s appointment must be someone on the roll of

the grand jurors in session at the time and the Gwinnett Bar Association’s appointee will be one of the group’s members.

The panel will hear evidence and decide whether a violation took place. If it does find a violation occurred, it will recommend a punishment to the Board of Commissioners. Punishments could include censure, public reprimand, written warning or removal from office in compliance with state law, according to the ordinance.

Heard said he wasn’t sure comments on social media rose to the level of an ethics violation, though.

“Not the way I read it no,” he said. “Think about in the extreme. If a group of commissioners can dictate the conduct and activities of another commissioner, that takes away the whole democratic process from our board because if three of my fellow commissioners — if I know they’re going to kick me off the board if I don’t go along with them, then I’ve lost my ability to govern.”

Heard said he sees it as there only being two ways Hunter, who was just reelected in November, leaves office at this point.

“One, if he voluntarily resigns or, two, if the constituents have a recall, and that’s it,” the commissioner said.

“That’s the only thing that removes him from office.”

Brooks added: “I think that’s something left to Commissioner Hunter and to the voters in his district.”

Margie Ruth Burns Ms. Margie Ruth Burns, age 87, of Suwanee, Georgia, passed away on January, 18, 2017 at her home surrounded by the peace and love of her family. Ms. Burns was born in Carroll County, Georgia on March 23, 1929. She was the sixth of eight children and second daughter to Garland Daniel and Annie Mae Hughes Daniel.

Along with her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband Ray Burns. Survivors include son and daughter in-law, Mickey and Bonnie Burns, Gainesville, Georgia and son Robbie Burns, Suwanee, Georgia; grandchildren Dustin Burns and Bridget Burns. She was Baptist by faith and was a member of Shadowbrook Baptist Church in Suwanee, Georgia. Ms. Burns graduated from Bowdon High School in Carroll County Georgia in 1947. She worked at Sears & Roebuck from 1949-1951, GE Electric from 1956-1962 then in 1964 she and her husband purchased and operated the Dutch Mill Motel & Restaurant until their retirement in 1988. After her retirement Ms. Burns

Gwinnett Republican Party Chairman Rich Carithers said a person he considered a reputable source told him about the text. He said it was the only school he’d heard might not show the inauguration.

“It’s something where I remember watching them in school growing up,” Carithers said.

“When there was an inauguration, we always watched it so I don’t know why a principal would not want to let the kids watch it. We’re one of the very few countries that seems to have a transition of power without any major incidents or coups, or attempted takeovers.”

After the Daily Post raised questions about the party’s post, Gwinnett County Public Schools spokeswoman Sloan Roach said Thursday afternoon that Dacula Elementary plans for the inauguration will vary by grade level, but that students would watch it if it relates to their instruction and correlates with the district curriculum.

Because the ceremony will take place during the school’s lunch time, the school is recording it and will show the swearing in and acceptance speech to all students in second through fifth grade, Roach said. The school has notified parents that

students would be viewing it as part of their social studies instruction.

“If you don’t like Trump, that’s fine and dandy, but the kids should see a historical event,” Carithers said.

“Even my youngest nephew, who is in the third grade, just this past week, they had an educational lesson about Thurgood Marshall and his role in the Civil Rights movement and serving on the Supreme Court.

“It’s not like something like this is not important in terms of even third-grade level of learning.”

Roach added that local schools were told to exercise discretion when viewing the event during school instruction time, in part because it’s an allday event.

“If they do show portions of it that it should be used in alignment with our curriculum,” Roach said. “In addition, any parental requests should be honored. For example, if a parent did not want their child to watch the inauguration and the child was in a class that was going to watch a portion of it, then the child would be allowed to go to another class or area and have an alternate activity.”

Roach added that schools were given resources for classroom activities related to the inauguration.

Weather technology specialists would be available online and by phone to assist teachers.

In February 2014 the district received criticism from parents and business owners involved in after-school activities when it announced the school day would be extended by 30 minutes to make up four remaining days during the final 48 days of the school year.

The seven total days were the most the district missed since at least 1990.

The decision to extend the school day was made to provide time within the current calendar prior to key standardized tests rather than

adding days on to the end of the school year. All schools dismissed a half-hour later than their regular time, from March 3 through May 14.

School Board Chairman Dr. Robert McClure asked CEO/Superintendent J. Alvin Wilbanks if the new plan would mean that three days wouldn’t need to be built into the calendar going forward.

Wilbanks said that wouldn’t be the case in the short term.

“Before I took any snow (makeup) days out of the calendar, I’d like for us to make sure we’d get this under good watch and scrutiny, and (see that) it’s working well,” Wilbanks said.

Added McClure, “Before you talk about the reasonableness of having non-faceto-face days, as opposed to face-to-face days, you’ve first got to decide whether that concept works as well.”

Wilbanks added that it could make scheduling graduation dates easier, but that’s an area that’s also to be determined. The district currently announces graduation dates and times in midMarch.

The cyber scenario for snow days has been discussed for several years, and instituted in local private schools like Greater Atlanta Christian. But teachers

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returned to work at Gwinnett County School System as a substitute teacher at Duluth High School for 20 years. She was also a dedicated poll worker for the Board of Elections for over 20 years. Funeral arrangements will be conducted at Bill Head Funeral Home Duluth Chapel on Saturday January 21, 2017 at 2:00 PM with Rev. Bobby Linkous officiating. Interment White Chapel Memorial Gardens, Duluth. In lieu of flowers memorial contributions may be made in memory of Ruth Burns to the American Cancer Society, 3380 Chastain Meadows Pkwy, suite 200, Kennesaw, Ga. 30144.

Online condolences may be sent by visiting www. billheadfuneralhome. com. The family will receive friends Friday 4:00 PM to 8:00 PM at Bill Head Funeral Homes and Crematory Duluth Chapel, 770-476-2535.

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Tony Conner Tony Maurice Conner, age 58, died Tuesday January 17, 2017. Mr. Conner was the son of the late Marvin Everett Conner.

Mr. Conner was self- employed and was a member of Midway UMC. Mr. Conner was a Navy Vet. and was retired from the reserves. Survivors include

his wife; Barbara Kalinka Conner; mother; Clara Cole Conner; son; Tony (Amanda) Conner; sisters; Vicki (Clarance) Hill, Kathy (Kevin) Audette, Mary Wilson; grandchildren; Jacob and Kasen Conner; brother and sister in laws; Brenda (Jeff) Bryan, Jackie (Charles) Petty, and Robrt L. Kalinka.

Funeral services will be held Friday at 2:00pm at Midway UMC. Burial will follow at Barrow Memorial Gardens. The family will receive friends from 6-8pm Thursday at the funeral home. Rev. Kaylen Short will officiate. Smith Funeral Home, Winder, has charge of arrangements.

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David O. Harbison David O. Harbison, age 58, of Greensboro, GA, passed away on January 16, 2017. Tom M. Wages Funeral Service, LLC, “A Family Company”, Snellville Chapel 770-979-3200 has been entrusted with the arrangements.

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Edd R. Hill Edd R. Hill, age 80, of Buford, GA passed away,

and district officials have hesitated to introduce a plan until the curriculum schedule and Internet accessibility was flexible enough and available to more students.

As recently as 2013, a Duluth Middle School teacher told the Daily Post that he couldn’t give certain assignments over a weekend because some students didn’t have a printer at home or other technology to complete the work.

Kennedy noted the lack of, or loss of, technology across the district, especially during a storm when power could go out. That’s why the district has asked teachers

to practice even during one snow day to test the network, and see which students access the assignments.

Students would have multiple days to complete assignments, if needed, Kennedy said, and students without Internet access would receive alternative assignments or time at school to complete.

“Schools are working to be prepared to make those due dates very clear to students and to parents,” she said. “Students without home access for whatever reason would have other opportunities for their assignments, just as they do now.”

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Thursday, January 19, 2017. He was preceded in death by his parents, Ben and Mary Hill; sisters, Villa Browning, and Buelah Hill; brothers, Curtis Hill, and John Hill. He is survived by his wife of sixty years, Jalaine Poole Hill, Buford, GA; children, Tanya and Mark Guldenschuh, Lawrenceville, GA, Shannon and Terri Hill, Woodstock, GA; grandchildren, Grant Guldenschuh, Dakota Hill, Grayson Guldenschuh, and Jordan Hill; brother, Spurlin and Fran Hill, Montgomery, AL; special nephew, Wayne and Carolyn Hill, Suwanee, GA; and numerous extended family members. Mr. Hill was born October 20, 1936 in Floyd County.

He was a 1956 graduate of Sugar Hill School and was the retired owner of Hill Dry Cleaners in Stone Mountain, GA. Mr. Hill was raised in GA Baptist Children’s Home from the age of two until he was nine, where after he was raised by John and Frances Hill in Sugar Hill, GA. He was a member of Lucerne Baptist Church in Lilburn, GA. A memorial service will be held on Monday, January 23, 2017 at 11:00 a.m. at Perimeter Church, 9500 Medlock Bridge Road, Johns Creek, GA 30097 with Rev. Butch Davis officiating. A reception will follow after the service in the Fellowship Hall at the church. In lieu of flowers, memorial may be made

to: GA Baptist Children’s Home, P.O. Box 329, Palmetto, GA 30268 or to: Lucerne Baptist Church, 4805 Stone Mountain Highway, Lilburn, GA 30047 in memory of Edd Hill. To express condolences, please sign our online guest book at www. flaniganfuneralhome. com. Arrangements By: Junior E. Flanigan of Flanigan Funeral Home and Crematory, Buford, GA (770) 932-1133.

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Ruth Sells Ruth Sells, age 77 of Buford, GA, passed away on January 17, 2017.

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Bobby McCullers Bobby McCullers, age 84, of Loganville, passed away on January 18, 2017.

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

Mrs. Pauline Lesley Tucker, 86, of the Sardis community, Hart County, GA, passed away, Tuesday, January 17, 2017.

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Grease blamed for sewage spill near Norcross

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A grease clog is being blamed for nearly 6,700 gallons of sewage spilling into a tributary of Jackson

Creek in unincorporated Norcross on Thursday.

Gwinnett County Department of Water Resources spokeswoman Karen Shields said about 6,686 gallons of sewage spilled from a manhole

at 6019 Mark Trail in Norcross. Officials were made aware of the spill at 10:57 a.m., and crews got it stopped at 1:50 p.m.

“The cause was determined to be grease,” Shields said.

The water department spokeswoman said crews spread lime and raked the area to reduce the spill’s environmental impact.

Signs were also posted in the area and the Georgia Environmental Protection

Division was contacted as well.

County officials have warned residents in the past that grease can solidify and become harder in a sewage pipe than it does in a canister in a home or out-

doors. They have recommended homeowners pour fats, oils and grease into containers and let them solidify before disposing of them in the trash rather than pouring them down drains.

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Procedure places Gwinnett Medical among top hospitals list. Rankings are determined by CMS data.

Gwinnett Medical Center was Only 201 hospitals nationwide recently included on a national meet the criteria and Gwinnett list of “safety net” hospitals that Medical Center is the only Georgia excel in at least one of four clinical hospital included. areas.

“This accomplishment reflects Health magazine Modern the work of the cardiovascular Healthcare put Gwinnett Medical team who are committed to delivon its “safety net” list after award- ering excellence in cardiac surgical ing it a top performance rating for care,” said Alan Bier, executive its coronary bypass graft surgery. vice president and chief mediHospitals must excel in either cal officer of Gwinnett Medical total hip replacement, total knee Center. “This team further enreplacement, cardiac valve replace- ables GMS to fulfill its mission of ment or coronary bypass graft providing our community with the surgery to make the prestigious most advanced medical care.”

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Information on pink eye, treatment FROM STAFF REPORTS It’s that time of year when kids are bringing home all the germs their parents could think of.

Gwinnett Medical Center knows that commonly means pink eye, too. The center recently offered some information about pink eye — and tips for treating it — on its blog.

The scientific name for pink eye is conjunctivitis.

That’s because it’s caused by an inflammation of the conjunctiva, the membrane that lines the inside of the eyelids and covers the eyeball. The swelling membrane causes the blood vessels to enlarge, which makes the eye look pink or red.

The conjunctiva could

become inflamed for two different reasons, according to Gwinnett Medical’s blog post. Either the area around the eye has become irritated or it’s infected.

Conjunctivitis caused by irritation isn’t contagious.

It’s generally caused by eye drops, allergens or other irritants too harsh for the eye to handle and can be treated by avoiding the irritants. Cold compresses and eye drops can help reduce the swelling, flush out the eye and lubricate the surface.

Pink eye caused by infection, on the other hand, is extremely contagious, according to Gwinnett Medical’s post. Fluid from an infected eye can remain contagious for 24 to 48 hours after starting treatment.

“To prevent spreading, avoid any eye touching, wash hands frequently, don’t share bedding or towels and use separate tissues to wipe each eye,” the post reads.

Both viral and bacterial infections can cause conjunctivitis. Viruses tend to cause a more watery discharge and a puffy and sore eyelid, while bacterial infections can cause either a watery or thick discharge. Bacterial infections can cause serious damage if they’re not treated properly.

Conjunctivitis caused by infection and irritation display similar symptoms and Gwinnett Medical experts recommend getting any pink eye checked out to ensure proper diagnosis and treatment.

Report: ACA repeal would be costly to CDC, public health

BY ANDY MILLER

Georgia Health News

The CDC would lose $890 million of funding annually if the Affordable Care Act is repealed, a new report said. That’s 12 percent of the Atlantabased agency’s budget.

And states would lose more than $3 billion over the next five years — from grants and programs supported by the Prevention Fund, which is part of the ACA. That would include $20 million in public health funding to Georgia each year over five years, or a total of $100 million, the report

said.

The report from the Trust for America’s Health, released Tuesday, came amid Republican efforts to repeal the federal health reform law, which passed in 2010. Last Friday, the House approved a budget that prevents Democrats from using a Senate filibuster to derail a blueprint that would repeal and replace the ACA. The Senate approved the measure Thursday.

And this Friday, Donald Trump, a fierce critic of the ACA, will be sworn in as president. He has pledged to repeal and replace the law quickly.

What will happen to the Prevention Fund under a GOP replacement plan is unclear.

The Prevention Fund makes grants to states for infectious disease control and other public health programs, said the report from the Trust for America’s Health.

“CDC is the world’s leading public health authority and the front line against major threats to the health and well-being of the American people — such as disease outbreaks, prescription drug misuse and diabetes,” John Auerbach, president and CEO of the Trust for

“is very clear,’’ citing ongoing battles against Zika, Ebola, opioid abuse and obesity, as well as chronic disease prevention.

“Every dollar public health receives is critical not only to the work done daily but also to sustain preventive health measures for future generations of Georgians; both have significant impact on the overall economic stability and success of the state,’’ said Nancy Nydam, a spokeswoman for Public Health.

The Prevention Fund, she said, “remains central to basic public health services such as lead

screening, immunization and infectious disease prevention. It is critical that this funding continues to exist regardless of changes made in Washington to overall health care policy.”

The $100 million impact on Georgia would trail only California, New York, Texas, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Michigan and Florida, the report said.

The Trust for America’s Health is a nonprofit organization “dedicated to saving lives by protecting the health of every community and working to make disease prevention a national priority.”

consistently a reality.

He said it’ll take training, transparency and an ongoing communication with the community.

“We’re not changing minds,” Smith said.

“We’re changing hearts.”

Panel members and attendees shared their hearts Thursday. They shared stories about racial profiling, dangerous dealings with criminals and hard-learned life lessons. Smith said that’s exactly what the community needed.

“It’s amazing the empathy built when you actually get to know somebody,” he said.

Kum said he was happy with the forum. But he’s not naiive — he knows it’s a babystep in the right direction.

“It was good, but I think more of this is needed to keep moving forward,” he said.

Lawernceville PD Capt. Tim Wallis previously told the Daily Post that the department plans to facilitate more commuincation between the city and the community.

That’s what Dickerson advised, too.

“I hope you all will keep the conversation going,” he said as the forum wrapped up.

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•From Page 1A said the 18-year-old is the perfect person to facilitate that kind of discussion.

He said Kum never leapt to conclusions or “picked a side” as he witnessed the controversial police shootings blaring through his TV screen this past year.

“Ephraim never picked a side,” Jones said.

“Ephraim would pull back. I’d be like, ‘What do you think about this.’

He said, ‘I haven’t heard all the facts yet.’”

Each panel member tended to agree Kum had the correct approach. In order to understand a problem, both sides of the issue need to be communicated. All sides need to strive to understand each other.

Scott talked about what he wished the community understood about the job of police officers. He emphasized that a few bad apples shouldn’t taint the public’s view of law enforcement in general.

“The same way you have bad people, the same bad people some-

Above, Gwinnett County NAACP President Marlyn Tillman discusses her interactions with law enforcement during the Bridge the Gap Forum on Thursday in Lawrenceville. At right, Officer James V. Scott discusses the Lawerenceville Police Department’s role in connecting with the community. (Staff Photos: Cailin O’Brien)

times make their way into law enforcement,” Scott said.

He said he wished the community would take time to communicate with law enforcement officers rather than jump to conclusions.

“Until you communicate with me, you don’t know where I’m coming from,” he said.

Still, Scott also understands the effect recent well-publicized police

shootings have had on the public.

“No matter how people see me, whether it’s in uniform or out of uniform, the one thing that never changes is that I’m black,” he said.

His son is a young, black man who Scott said has been pulled over for racially biased reasons before. He said it’s a reality that can’t be ignored.

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Tillman agreed. She attended the forum in the audience and told the story about her young son, who was also pulled over in an incident she described as racist. She said it’s been hard to put her full trust in police since.

“I’ve got to have ongoing positive interactions to get over it,” Tillman said.

She said she wanted police officers to understand how that feels and be empathetic to it.

Smith said he hopes to get the policing environment in the community to the place where that’s

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America’s Health, said in a statement.

“Losing the Prevention Fund would result in diminished support for public health in every state, undermining their ability to fight epidemics and keep people safe,’’ Auerbach said.

“The costs of these vital public health efforts will either be passed along to states or the efforts will be eliminated, resulting in more people becoming sick and higher health care costs.”

The Georgia Department of Public Health said Tuesday that the need for public health funding

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Keeping indoor insect pests out of your home Though we way may be in the dead of winter, many of us are experiencing unwanted guests in our homes in the form of ants, roaches, spiders and others. Just as we need warmth, shelter, food and water, so do these pests.

Employing some simple steps can keep their presence to a minimum.

Conduct a thorough examination of the outside of your home and the surrounding ground. Remove any piles of leaves, bricks, rocks or firewood logs that are next to the foundation.

They attract insects and increase the likelihood of them entering your home.

Cut back the branches of trees and shrubs so they are 12 to 18 inches from

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Tim Daly the foundation, and pull any pine straw or other mulch the same distance away from the house.

Remove any vines that are growing on the sides of the house.

Thoroughly examine the outside walls and the foundation of your home to see if any holes or cracks exist. Also, check

for spaces around where pipes and wires enter the structure. Seal these gaps since they provide an entry point for pests. Make sure that when your doors and windows are shut, they form a tight seal.

If a gap exists under the door, install a door sweep.

Repair any holes or cracks in windows and replace broken screens. Examine chimneys and vents to make sure they are not serving as entry points for pests.

Inside the house, make sure all food material is either refrigerated or stored in tightly sealed containers. Trash cans, both inside and outside, should close tightly when not in use. Thor-

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oughly vacuum your home periodically to reduce potential food sources. If you have piles of newspapers, magazines, or other similar materials, dispose of them since they can harbor pests, particularly silverfish. Repair any leaking faucets or pipes; standing water or moist areas can attract insects in addition to creating the perfect environment for mold.

If you decide to use pesticides, make sure you apply only those that are labeled for use indoors.

Thoroughly follow all label instructions and safety precautions. Use pesticides in combination with other control measures. If you have a more

serious insect problem, then consider using a pest control company. To find one, refer to the website of the Georgia Pest Control Association at http:// gpca.org.

If you would like to learn more, Gwinnett County Extension is offering a class on controlling pests in and around the home on Thursday from 7 p.m. to 8 p.m. at the Norcross Human Services Center located at 5030 Georgia Belle Court in Norcross. There is no charge, but pre-registration is required by Tuesday. To register, contact the Extension office.

The 2017 Annual Gwinnett County Extension Plant Sale offers

several plants, including blueberries, apples, figs, native azaleas and other plants at affordable prices.

To download an order form, go to the Extension website at www.ugaextension.org/gwinnett and on the left side of the page, click on “Agriculture and Natural Resources.” Click on the tab “2017 Plant Sale and Flyer,” which will have all of the pertinent information. You can also contact the Gwinnett County Extension office to have one mailed to you.

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

Infinite Energy adds circus dates Ringling Bros. books more shows before closing FROM STAFF REPORTS

Last week Chow King Grill and Buffet, located at 2055 Beaver Ruin Road in Norcross, held a grand opening and reception. Pictured here are Yunda Chen, Lt. Gov. Casey Cagle, Norcross Mayor Bucky Johnson and Eddy Liu. (Special Photo)

Families have more chances to see the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey presents Circus Xtreme in Duluth with the addition of two shows.

The added shows will take place at the Infinite Energy Arena on Sugarloaf Parkway at 5 p.m Feb. 26 and March 5.

With the recent announcement that the touring circus will permanently end this spring, demand has increased, according to a news release. Ticket sales have declined in the past few years, according to reports.

Known as The Greatest Show on Earth, the event will include an international cast with acts such as the high-wire wizards, trick bike riders, contortionists,

Acrobats perform during the orb act in Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey presents Circus Xtreme, which will close in May due to declining ticket sales. (Special Photo)

a human cannonball and more. Exotic animals such as Bengal tigers and twohumped camels will make appearances.

Tickets are on sale for $25 for the performances that will start at the arena Feb. 23.

A pre-show, which is free with ticket purchase, will begin an hour before the show. Families and children can meet performers, get

close to the animals, learn to juggle and more.

For more information or to purchase tickets, visit InfiniteEnergyCenter.com or call 770-626-2464. For group rates, contact Group Tickets Plus at 678-5785125 or visit groupticketsplus.com.

Performances will take place at Philips Arena in Atlanta from Feb. 15-20.

Admission is $15.

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Each January for the past decade, Norcross’ boys basketball program has hosted what has consistently been one of the most competitive lateseason showcases in the Southeast, and maybe the nation.

But organizers may have outdone even themselves with the field of the 2017 Peachtree Corners Invitational, which tips off with a slate of five games Saturday at the House of Blue.

Five top teams from Georgia — including Norcross and Gwinnett County neighbor Shiloh — will

PREP HOOPS What: 2017 Peachtree Corners Invitational high school basketball showcase When: Saturday Where: Norcross High School Tickets: $10 for adults, $5 for students with I.D.

take on out-of-state opponents, including strong North Carolina teams Winston-Salem Prep, Greensboro Day School and Garner, plus Washington, D.C.-area powers DeMatha and Bishop O’Donnell in what may be one of the strongest fields See HOOPS, Page 4B

By Paul Thomas

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Norcross’ Lance Thomas (1) shoots and scores over Berkmar defender Uba Ezigbo (20) in a game earlier this season. (Photo: Craig Cappy)

HOSCHTON — Less than two minutes into Thursday’s Region 6-AAAAAAA clash between Collins Hill and Mill Creek girls basketball teams, Eagles’ head coach Brian Harmon wanted a timeout.

His team led by three, but he wasn’t happy with the effort his team was showing when it came to rebounding the ball. The message was received.

Behind bigs Jada Rice, Javyn Nicholson and

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Kayla Dixon, Collins Hill controlled the paint and the scoreboard in a 64-42 win.

The win keeps Collins Hill (15-2, 7-0 region) atop the region standings, and was the first region defeat for Mill Creek (16-3, 6-1).

“To be as big as we are, we’ve got to out-rebound everybody,” Harmon said.

“We should be rebounding twice as much as what everybody else does.

That’s just not getting after the ball. I just told them, ‘There are two things that will bother me. Made shots, missed shots, turn-

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NFC CHAMPIONSHIP

Green Bay Packers at Atlanta Falcons Sunday, 3 p.m. (Fox) • Georgia Dome

Photos: USA Today Sports

MATT RYAN VS. AARON RODGERS

Dueling quarterbacks at heart Falcons’ Jones says he’ll be ready to go of NFC main event Sunday

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regular-season games, then did it again against Seattle in the Defense wins championships. divisional round.

That’s the old adage. And it’s The Falcons enter the game about to be turned on its head by on a five-game winning streak. either the Green Bay Packers or Ryan has 14 touchdown passes Atlanta Falcons. and zero interceptions during the The Packers finished 21st in five-game streak. points allowed. The Falcons fin“It’s always a cool thing to ished 27th. And yet, one of them watch when you see a good will win the NFC Championship player go to a new spot,” Falcons Game on Sunday in Atlanta. coach Dan Quinn said. “You The victor will be playing in guys have for sure seen it (with Super Bowl LI, and it figures to Rodgers). You know what it be a battle of brilliant quarterlooks like, and Matt did that with backs — Atlanta’s Matt Ryan his own game. and Green Bay’s Aaron Rodgers “It started way back in FebruAtlanta quarterback Matt Ryan (2) ary in terms of his intent for the — who decide this one. looks for a receiver against New Behind Ryan, the Falcons offseason, the way he was going Orleans on Jan. 1. (Photo: Dale scored 71 more points than any to set it off. He had some things Zanine-USA Today Sports) other team in the NFL. Ryan’s in his own game that he wanted 117.1 passer rating not only led yards with 38 touchdowns and to improve upon and, honestly, the NFL, but was the fifth-best in seven interceptions. He topped See ARMS, Page 4B NFL history. He threw for 4,944 100 in passer rating in 12 of 16

By Paul Thomas

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FLOWERY BRANCH — Despite not participating in Wednesday’s practice and being limited on Thursday, Atlanta Falcons wide receiver Julio Jones says he’ll be ready to go on Sunday in the NFC Championship against Green Bay. Jones left last week’s win over Seattle in the divisional round in the fourth quarter with a foot injury. The same injury has plagued him throughout the season, but he said on Thursday at the team’s training facility that it won’t be an issue Sunday.

“No effect at all,” he said.

“The (Seattle) game was pretty much won, I went back just to make sure there wasn’t any new damage to my foot or anything.

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But I’m fine. I just went back, iced (it) and got ahead of the curve in getting treatment.”

Jones caught 83 passes for 1,409 yards and six touchdowns during the regular season.

Against Seattle he caught six passes for 67 yards and a TD. Head coach Dan Quinn said he wasn’t worried about the 6-foot-3, 220-pound receiver’s effectiveness on Sunday with See JONES, Page 4B

Balanced offensive attack powering Swarm’s start “Obviously being 2-0 against the teams that were in the finals last year Who: New England at has been huge,” Swarm Georgia Swarm It’s been a dream start to forward Jordan Hall said.

When: Today, 7:35 p.m. the season for the Geor“Big for the team. OffenWhere: Infinite Energy Arena, Duluth gia Swarm, which have sively, scoring 18 in each is knocked off both of the a big accomplishment and National Lacrosse League a good sign, but it’s obviChampion’s Cup particimomentum tonight against ously early in the year.” pants in a 2-0 start. the New England Black Georgia’s offense has After defeating SasWolves at 7:35 p.m. at been balanced in its first katchewan 18-10 in the Infinite Energy Arena. two contests this season, season opener, Georgia deNew England ended recording 57 assists on 36 feated Buffalo 18-14 on the Georgia’s season last year goals. Shayne Jackson, road last week. The Swarm in the first round of the Randy Staats and Miles will look to keep building playoffs 14-13 in overtime. Thompson each have six

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LACROSSE

goals. Lyle Thompson leads the team with 16 points on four goals and 12 assists.

“It doesn’t really matter who gets the shots,” Swarm head coach Ed Comeau said. “We have lots of guys that can score.

I think that type of ball movement makes a team tough to defend. Hopefully we keep that going and guys keep buying into the systems, and we’ll get Jordan Hall has dished out 10 assists in his first two

See SWARM, Page 4B games with the Georgia Swarm. (Photo: Bill Wippert)

2B • FRIDAY, JANUARY 20, 2017

ondeck Prep Schedule

BASKETBALL

Today

• Hebron at Commerce 6 p.m. — Archer at Grayson 6 p.m. — Brookwood at Berkmar 6 p.m. — Dacula at Gainesville 6 p.m. — Meadowcreek at Lakeside-Dekalb 6 p.m. — Mill Creek at Discovery 6 p.m. — Mountain View at Duluth 6 p.m. — Parkview at Central 6 p.m. — Peachtree Ridge at North 6 p.m. — Shiloh at Rockdale 6 p.m. — South at Newton 6 p.m. — St. Francis girls at Buford 6 p.m. — Wesleyan at Mount Vernon 7 p.m. — Athens Christian at Providence 7 p.m. — GAC at Union Co. 7 p.m. — Habersham Central at Lanier

SWIMMING & DIVING

4 p.m. — Gwinnett County girls swimming prelims at West Gwinnett 4 p.m. — Metro Diving Meet at Westminster

WRESTLING

5 p.m. — Dacula in East Metro Invitational 5 p.m. — King of the Hill at Collins Hill 5 p.m. — Lassiter, Mount Pisgah at Wesleyan 5:30 p.m. — North Metro Tournament at Brookwood 6 p.m. — Cross Keys at Shiloh

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New England at Vancouver at Colorado Fri, 7:35 p.m. Jan. 28, 10 p.m. Feb. 4, 9 p.m.

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8 p.m. — NASCAR Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony NASCAR’s Richard Childress, Rick Hendrick, Mark Martin, Raymond Parks and Benny Parsons are honored. NBCSP

FIGURE SKATING

6 p.m. — U.S. Championships: Women’s Short Dance.

From Kansas City, Mo. NBCSP

NBA

8 p.m. — Golden State at Houston ESPN 8 p.m. — Chicago at Atlanta FSSE 10:30 p.m. — Indiana at Los Angeles Lakers ESPN

SOCCER

2:30 p.m. — Bundesliga SC Freiburg vs FC Bayern Munich FS1

TENNIS

9 p.m. — Australian Open Third Round. From Melbourne, Australia. ESPN2

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Djokovic upset in second round Djokovic in less than a year. He fell to then-No. MELBOURNE — After 41 Sam Querrey in the 13 years on the ATP Tour, third round at Wimbledon and 16 years removed last summer, the first time from a serious car crash he had failed to reach the that nearly ended his quarterfinals of a Grand career, Denis Istomin enSlam event since the 2009 joyed the best moment of French Open. his career Prior to the IstominThursday. Djokovic match, the The Thursday men’s singles 30-yearaction wasn’t exactly gripold Uzping. bekistani Each of the first seven recorded seeded men to play sailed one of the to a second-round victory, Novak biggest and only two were forced Djokovic upsets in to a fourth set.

AustraThird-seeded Canadian lian Open history, beatMilos Raonic beat Luxeming six-time champion bourg’s Gilles Muller 6-3, Novak Djokovic 7-6 (8), 6-4, 7-6 (4).

5-7, 2-6, 7-6 (5), 6-4 in Fifteenth-seeded Grigor a second-round match in Dimitrov of Bulgaria got Melbourne, Australia. past South Korea’s Hyeon Istomin, ranked 117th in Chung 1-6, 6-4, 6-4, 6-4, the world, has only twice while 21st-seeded David reached the fourth round Ferrer of Spain topped in a Grand Slam event, American Ernesto Escobeand he has never addo 2-6, 6-4, 6-4, 6-2. vanced further. Djokovic, Dimitrov said, “That a 29-year-old Serbian first set, he definitely seeded second this fortplayed lights-out. I had to night, has 12 major titles be respectful of that, and to his name.

I was. But as soon as the “I feel sorry for Novak. second set started, I felt I was playing so good confident. And that’s nice today,” Istomin said on to feel.” court after the victory. “I Dimitrov is hoping to surprised myself today. advance to the quarter“It was hard. Since the finals of a major tournathird set, I got cramping ment for the third time in my legs, but I still felt in his career. He reached normal.” the quarters in Australia Istomin earned the in 2014, then got to the only service break of semifinals at Wimbledon the final set to take a 3-2 that summer. lead, then closed out the Dimitrov captured 4 hour, 48 minute match the championship of the while exhibiting little of Australian Open warm-up the nerves that might be event at Brisbane earexpected from a mid-level lier this month, the fifth player chasing his greatest singles title of his career. accomplishment.

“Definitely I had “It is biggest win for been struggling to win a tournament,” Dimitrov me,” Istomin said. “It said. “That really took an means so much. Now I emotional toll. But at the feel I can play with these guys and be on this level.” start of the year, we set the goal to win a title in the Before Thursday, first six months. I’ve done Istomin was best known that already.” for coming back from a Escobedo, a 20-year-old car wreck that caused leg fractures and kept him out Los Angeles native, was appearing in just his secof tennis for two years. ond Grand Slam event. He The early-round upset fell in the second round of loss was the second for

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breakthrough at last year’s Australian Open, made another step toward a repeat performance.

The tournament’s ninth seed advanced to the third round with a 6-4, 6-2 victory over Japan’s Naomi Osaka.

“She is one of the upand-coming players and she’s had some really impressive results over the last 12 months or so,” Konta told reporters about Osaka after the match. “I played her once before; we had a tough battle.

And it was the same today.

I knew I had to give it my best on every single point.”

Konta, 25, had never advanced past the fourth round of a major prior to her run to the semifinals, where she fell to Germany’s Angelique KerBrady rallies to reach ber, who went on to win third round the title. Konta became Thanks to some clutch play, Jennifer Brady’s first the first British woman to reach a Grand Slam appearance in a major tournament will continue. semifinal since Jo Durie in 1983.

The 21-year-old PennKonta dominated Osaka sylvania native, currently with her serve, putting 70 ranked No. 116 in the percent of her first serves world, saved five match points while beating Great in play and winning 89 percent of those points.

Britain’s Heather Watson Osaka managed only one 2-6, 7-6 (3), 10-8 in a break point in the match second-round match at and failed to convert, the Australian Open on while Konta broke serve Thursday. three times.

Brady, who formerly In other second-round played at UCLA, made it through qualifying in Mel- action Thursday, former bourne to land in the main world No. 1 Caroline Wozniacki, the 17th seed, draw of a Grand Slam blitzed Croatia’s Donna event for the first time.

Vekic 6-1, 6-3. Wozniacki, Last year, she appeared the 17th seed, missed in the main draw of only much of last season four WTA Tour events, because of injuries but reall in Asia, and won just two matches. She has had bounded to reach the U.S. success in lower-level ITF Open semifinals.

Fifth-seeded Karolina events.

Pliskova of the Czech Watson, ranked 81st, was appearing in her 24th Republic had no difficulty with Russia’s Anna consecutive Grand Slam Blinkova, advancing with tournament. a 6-0, 6-2 win.

Next up for Brady is a Sixth-seeded Dominika matchup with 14th-seeded Cibulkova of Slovakia also Elena Vesnina, a Russian scored a straight-sets win, who beat Luxembourg’s though she was pushed Mandy Minella 6-3, 6-3. a bit by Taipei’s Su-Wei In other action ThursHsieh in a 6-4, 7-6 (8) day, Johanna Konta, who decision. made her Grand Slam the U.S. Open last year.

Thirteenth-seeded Roberto Bautista Agut of Spain wiped out Japan’s Yoshihito Nishioka 6-2, 6-3, 6-3.

Another Spaniard, 30thseeded Pablo Carreno Busta, took care of Great Britain’s Kyle Edmund 6-2, 6-4, 6-2.

France’s Richard Gasquet, the No. 18 seed, barely broke a sweat in a 6-1, 6-1, 6-1 rout of Argentina’s Carlos Berlocq.

No. 25 Gilles Simon, another Frenchman, routed Brazil’s Rogerio Dutra Silva 6-4, 6-1, 6-1.

Germany’s Philipp Kohlschreiber, the 32nd seed, got better as he went along in a 7-5, 6-3, 6-0 victory over American Donald Young.

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4 p.m. — NFLPA Collegiate Bowl: Nationals vs. Americans. From StubHub Center in Carson, Calif. FS1

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3 p.m. — U.S. Championships: Pairs Free Skate and Free Dance. From Kansas City, Mo. NBC 8 p.m. — U.S. Championships: Ladies Free Skate. From Kansas City, Mo. NBC

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gwinnettdailypost.com COMMENTARY

Georgia Dome has hardly been ‘great’ for home teams sports history that entered its final professional game having meant less to its I couldn’t believe Arthur teams than the Georgia Blank said it.

Dome?

There the Falcons owner Look at some of the was, immaculately dressed stadiums with the worst in his gray suit, addressing reputations in U.S. sports the media after something before being reduced to called “The Legends of the rubble — Milwaukee Dome” during his team’s County Stadium, Cincinfinal regular season game, nati’s Riverfront Stadium, when he said something Minneapolis’ Metrodome that defied logic. and Philadelphia’s Veterans “The Georgia Dome has Stadium — and at least been a great place for us to they’ve been home to at play ball,” he said, with a least one league champion. straight face.

The Georgia Dome has Arthur, please: How has taken home-field disadvanthe Georgia Dome been “a tage to an unprecedented great place” by any definilevel. tion? As someone who Take the Falcons. If went to middle school, the Georgia Dome is so high school and college “great,” why are the Falin Georgia, I would think cons 2-2 in the past dozen Georgians couldn’t see that years as playoff hosts, building get pulverized by a which includes squanderwrecking ball soon enough. ing a 17-0 lead in an NFC I hope the Falcons win. title game? Oh, and one of But the Georgia Dome those losses is to the Packhas been so terrible in ers and Aaron Rodgers, providing the home-field who visit Sunday. advantage to local teams The Falcons’ two big— professional and college gest wins since they moved — that I had hoped the into the Georgia Dome Falcons would be visiting happened away from this the Cowboys, not hosting monstrosity of a stadium: the hottest team in football the 1998 NFC Chamon Sunday. pionship game against In fact, has there been the Vikings that sent the any stadium in major U.S. Falcons to their first Super

By Jon Gallo

Staff Correspondent

Indianapolis linebacker D’Qwell Jackson (52) celebrates with teammates after returning Atlanta’s Matt Ryan’s interception for a touchdown during last season’s game at the Georgia Dome in Atlanta. (Photo: Karl L. Moore)

Bowl, and when Atlanta became the first team since 1933 to win a playoff game in Green Bay’s Lambeau Field, which they did in the wild card round in 2002.

Take the Georgia Bulldogs. You think all the losses in Jacksonville have been crushing? They don’t compare to what’s happened to the red and black in the house of horrors in downtown Atlanta. Every time I’ve seen the Georgia Dome — even on TV — for the past five years, it’s like I travel back in time to 2012, to when I spent $325 to sit in the end zone and watch Georgia come up four yards

Falcons build ‘DQ’ culture The Sports Xchange General manager Thomas Dimitroff and right-hand man Scott Pioli helped push the Atlanta Falcons to the NFC Championship Game with a heavy DQ diet.

As in Dan Quinn, who is 19-13 in two seasons as head coach and only two years removed from going to the Super Bowl as Seattle Seahawks defensive coordinator. He helped Seattle win the NFC title over the Green Bay Packers and Aaron Rodgers two years ago in one of the wildest finishes in playoff history.

In Atlanta, Quinn brought that championship culture and helped define the type of player the Falcons needed to reach a stage of this magnitude.

His own philosophy was shaped by Bill Parcells — Pioli’s father-in-law and a guiding force for Patriots coach Bill Belichick, who along with Pioli helped develop Dimitroff’s football eye — and Joe Gibbs.

The evolution of the philosophy and the rapid adaptation to Quinn’s ideals from ownership down to the last man on the practice squad is on display all across the 2016 Falcons.

“Thomas and Scott, they call it DQ guys,” Quinn said. “They know what I mean by that, the toughness and the effort. Traits that a player does have and how we feature that on the team. Having that connection, starts with Thomas and I from coaching and

Jordy Nelson, Davante Adams and Geronimo Allison would not likely play for the Green Bay Packers on Sunday if this were a regular-season game.

But head coach Mike McCarthy is holding out hope for all three to take the field for the NFC Championship Game against the Atlanta Falcons.

“In the regular-season mind-set, none of them would play,” McCarthy said.

“But, obviously, this is a different time, this is a different point where we are in the season. Everybody understands where we are here.”

Nelson sat out last week in Dallas with broken ribs and breathing, not to mention cardiovascular activity or full-contact football, has

Dome accomplishment was playing before what was then the largest crowd in NBA history, as 62,046 watched them host the Bulls on March 27, 1998.

Why did fans come? I’m guessing it was to see some guy named Michael Jordan.

But I’m only speculating.

At this point, Georgia Tech is probably glad its next football game will be at the Mercedes-Benz Stadium — and not the Georgia Dome — against Tennessee, which like Florida, Auburn, LSU and Alabama have used their victories in SEC title games in the Georgia Dome as springboards to national titles.

Notice that list doesn’t include a certain SEC team from the Peach State.

But don’t worry, Georgians: The wrecking ball is coming to the Georgia Dome.

Let’s just hope it isn’t in the form of Rodgers and the Packers on Sunday.

Daily Post staff correspondent Jon Gallo is an award-winning journalist and editor with 19 years of experience, including stints as a staff writer at The Washington Post and sports editor at The Baltimore Examiner.

AFC CHAMPIONSHIP Pittsburgh Steelers at New England Patriots Sunday, 6:40 p.m. (CBS) • Foxborough, Mass.

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Atlanta Falcons head coach Dan Quinn reacts to a call during the game against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers during the second half at the Georgia Dome. (Photo: Dale Zanine-USA Today Sports)

scouting to the assistant coaches, we’re all taking the same language and looking for the same thing.

Internally we definitely feel it.”

Quinn said the Falcons are a “better version of ourselves” than the 33-32 win over Green Bay during Week 8 of the regular season.

“We’re getting closer to where we’d like to be in all three phases,” Quinn said.

Atlanta leads the NFL in scoring and is second in yards per game — 415.8 — led by potential MVP Matt Ryan and stud receiver Julio Jones. Jones did not practice Wednesday but Quinn said the rest was by design and that the team’s No. 1 target would get more work as the week goes on.

While there was no overhaul of the offense, the Falcons stress the rise of the running game since the first meeting, and Quinn

said a big piece of that puzzle is top free agent addition Alex Mack at center.

“Every play, he’s at the front of it,” Quinn said.

“He’s big like a guard but has the quickness of a center. He has a really high football IQ that enables him to sort things out.”

Atlanta had six players selected to the Pro Bowl, including Ryan, Mack and Jones, as well as running back Devonta Freeman.

But Atlanta is hoping to be unavailable for this year’s version of the NFL AllStar game and instead be making plans for the second Super Bowl (XXXIII) in franchise history.

The Falcons are 6-3 at home this season and will close the Georgia Dome as a football venue for good regardless of Sunday’s result.

“It’s a great time for our city and our fans,” Quinn said. “Man are we excited for this opportunity.”

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shy of beating Alabama and earning a berth in the national championship game.

Sure, Georgia’s had a few nice wins in the Dome, namely the 2002 SEC title game. But they don’t overshadow all their losses in that dump. You remember when Georgia broke out those atrocious uniforms and then looked even worse on the field against Boise State in 2011?

We’ll see the Bulldogs wear those uniforms again as soon as we see Trump’s tax returns.

What about the 2005 SEC title game? Yes, Georgia won and everything

was great — until Georgia was upset by a freshmenled West Virginia team in the Sugar Bowl. And we all know where that game was played: The Georgia Dome, thanks to Hurricane Katrina.

Georgia just couldn’t win its biggest games in the Georgia Dome, come hell or high water, which was certainly the case in 2008, when a tornado made the Georgia Dome unsafe and caused the SEC Men’s Basketball Tournament to be moved to Georgia Tech.

At Alexander Memorial Coliseum, Georgia won three games in two days; the Bulldogs are 6-11 in the 11 times the Georgia Dome has hosted the event.

Georgia State also has felt the Dome’s soul-sucking wrath. The Panthers’ football team has gone 6-25 in “home games” at the Georgia Dome the past five seasons. If years from now Georgia State includes once sharing a stadium with an NFL team as one of its program’s highlights, then its investment in football has been on par with New Coke.

The Hawks called the Georgia Dome home from 1997-99. Their biggest

been challenging.

Adams had his ankle twisted beneath him when he was tackled on a 16yard gain late in the fourth quarter of last week’s game against the Cowboys, though he returned to the game for the final drive with a hobble.

Allison, an undrafted rookie from Illinois emerging as a trusted target for quarterback Aaron Rodgers, has an injured hamstring.

McCarthy said he will not know whether the offense will have any or all of the trio until Saturday.

“Don’t really have enough information right now,” McCarthy said. “Obviously, Davante’s injury happened Sunday, so did Geronimo’s. We want to give them the whole week just because of the timing

of it. I’m not really concerned (Thursday afternoon) because you have to put the plan in. I’m not sure how we’re going to line up or who’s going to line up.

We’ll hopefully have a better gauge if we think these guys are going to make it.

I don’t think we’ll really know until Saturday.”

In Thursday’s practice, Jeff Janis, Randall Cobb and rookie Trevor Davis lined up at wide receiver.

Janis and Davis played significant snaps in Week 8 against the Falcons because of injuries, when Janis had four receptions for 30 yards and a touchdown.

Rodgers said the Packers are not distracted by the uncertainty of the wide receiver depth chart.

“We’ve won without them before,” Rodgers said

half of the season. They have a good winning FOXBOROUGH, streak.”

Mass. — Coach Bill Although New England Belichick and a handful dispatched the Steelers of New England players in Pittsburgh, 27-16, on held press conferences Oct. 23, that victory came on Wednesday in front of against a Steelers team an AFC Championship without Ben RoethlisbergGame backdrop at Gillette er that was in the midst of Stadium. a four-game midseason A few feet to their losing streak. right was the Lamar Hunt Since then, RoethlisTrophy, between helmets berger has guided the for the Patriots (15-2) and team to a wild card berth Pittsburgh Steelers (13-5). and nine consecutive wins, It was a visual realization including playoff dismissof the spot the two historic als of the Miami Dolphins franchises find themselves and Kansas City Chiefs. in this week, on the doorPittsburgh has also made step of a trip to Houston for great strides on defense.

Super Bowl LI. “I think the game earlier Though the Patriots in the season is not really are heading into their that relevant,” Belichick NFL-record sixth straight said. “I mean, it is, but it AFC title game — and really isn’t. There’s a lot 11th overall since 2001 of water under the bridge — Belichick made a point since then. to acknowledge that there “What the Steelers have is nothing old hat about done in the last two-and-abeing included in the half months is really what final four contenders this we’re probably going to weekend. see Sunday night, and “It’s always an honor that’s what we’ve got to to be participating in be ready for.” the AFC Championship What New England game,” Belichick said be- must be ready for is its fore a packed house in the defense to be tested by media workroom in Foxa star-studded Steelers borough. “We have a great offense that has scored history and a great deal of on each of its first three respect for the Steelers, possessions in its first two the organization, coach postseason games.

(Mike) Tomlin, their staff, Roethlisberger is the their players. two-time Super Bowl “They’re a good footchampion leading the ball team, playing very charge and making plays well at the right time of to All-Pro wide receiver the year now, the second Antonio Brown, but it’s

not a stretch to say running back Le’Veon Bell is the centerpiece of the offense.

Bell has carried the ball 29 and 30 times, respectively, the last two weeks for a total of 337 yards (a 5.7-yard average) with two touchdowns.

Bell’s production, value and unique style make him a key point of contention for Belichick’s team’s team, a defense that finished the regular season No. 1 in the NFL in points allowed and tied for third in run defense.

“Defensively, we have to do a great job of playing team defense,” Belichick said. “That includes everybody. And Bell has great vision, patience, and they have a very good offensive line, and a good scheme, so they make it hard to penetrate. They do a good job of getting on the blocks, staying on them and eventually, Bell does a good job of creating space or finding space or making it look like he’s going to go to one spot and kind of enters in another gap.

“No one guy can stop the running game. You’ve got to have team defense and multiple players playing good technique, playing the right responsibility and then tackling is an issue. Even if you play well, you’ve still got to get him on the ground, and that’s hard.”

New England quarterback Tom Brady (12) celebrates a touchdown pass to running back James White (not pictured) during the third quarter in the AFC Divisional playoff last Saturday in Foxborough, Mass. (Photo: Winslow Townson-USA Today Sports)

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FANS CHOICE WINTER ATHLETE OF THE WEEK Who: Tristan Bozoian School: Buford Sport: Wrestling Class: Junior Highlights: Won a key match at 170 pounds, sparking the Wolves to a 34-30 victory over Woodland for the State Duals championship Coach Tom Beuglas’ take: “Tristan had a big win for us in the state finals. He had a five-point lead and got thrown to his back. If he had not fought off his back and got pinned, we probably lose the dual. He is a hard worker and a tough kid. He was sixth at state (individually) last season. Hopefully he can place higher this year.”

Swarm •From Page 1B

finding what they needed me to do and occasionally some positive results.” chipping in as the old guy Injuries have kept on the bench.”

Johnny Powless and Jesse Last season Georgia and King out for the start of the New England faced off season, which has made five times, with the Swarm the addition of Hall via winning just once, giving trade from New England them plenty of motivation even more important. entering tonight’s game.

The 6-foot lefty from Hall will also come in Deleware has two goals with a bit of motivation and 10 assists to start off after being traded in the his 11th NLL campaign. offseason.

He had played for Comeau “I played with New before and said he was England before. They’re excited when he found out physical,” he said. “I think he had been traded to the we’ve got to keep our feet Swarm. moving. Any time teams “We had some injuare real physical if you ries to some key players kind of stop moving your last year, Jesse King and feet it only makes it easier Johnny Powless, I know for them to give you a they needed a lefty and it whack. I think we need is a young offense, not that to move the ball, move I’m the player those two our feet, they have a good guys are but just come in goalie but if you can score and just hopefully swing early it always seems to the ball and really not take a little edge off and disrupt the offense,” Hall gain a little confidence, said of his role. “I remem- especially when you have a ber playing the Swarm and young offense. I would say what a good offense they score early and just keep were. It’s really just about moving.”

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Jones

(today) with his guys.”

Quinn said earlier in limited reps throughout the the week that most of the week. time he’s the one who has “I’m not worried headto tell Jones he can’t go in ing into the game, honpractice. estly,” he said. “This is an While Jones would injury that he knows well, rather be a full-go with the we know how to deal with, rest of the team, he said he so we’re trying to get him gets where Quinn is comat his very best. So for him ing from when he’s told to to participate in the walksit out. throughs (Wednesday) “It’s difficult for me, just and some (Thursday) and because of the competitor then (today) we’ll get him that I am, but I understand a good bulk of the work. the team,” he said. “By me He’s on point and honestly going full speed today, it’s I just want to get him to the not going to help the team game with his best readiout as far as Sunday. Get ness. Honestly, I’m not those mental reps, do what concerned. His physical I can at practice, give Matt conditioning is good, the (Ryan) his looks, whatever gameplan and the adjusthe needs out there from ments he does through the me. But Q is always like ‘I walk-throughs is good and think you’re going to have then I want to make sure to chill out today. I don’t he gets some real work want you to go right now.’”

Atlanta Falcons wide receiver Julio Jones (11) stiff-arms Seattle Seahawks cornerback Richard Sherman (25) during the first half of Saturday’s game at the Georgia Dome.

(Staff Photo: Jason Braverman)

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By Guy Curtright The Sports Xchange

ATLANTA — The Atlanta Hawks and Chicago Bulls haven’t squared off since Nov. 9, but they’ll get very familiar with each other over the next six days.

The teams meet in Atlanta today and then in Chicago on Wednesday.

The Hawks, who have a five-game winning streak against the Bulls, won 115-107 at home in the first meeting as part of a 9-2 start that included a victory the night before in Cleveland.

Atlanta (24-18) then went into a 1-10 funk before recovering to post a 14-6 mark, with nine wins in the past 11 games.

The Hawks, though, are coming off a 118-95 loss at Detroit on Wednesday in which they trailed 4218 after the first quarter and were down 54-24 in the second.

“They punched us, punched us hard,” said forward Paul Millsap, who was one of the few Hawks to play well with 21 points, eight rebounds and four assists. “We weren’t able to come back from that.”

“We just didn’t come ready to play,” said guard Tim Hardaway Jr., who scored 10 points.

Chicago (21-22) is also coming off a loss, but a much different kind.

“I think he’s played incredible,” Packers head it carried over all the way coach Mike McCarthy through OTAs, into trainsaid. “It’s important for our ing camp.” team to play our best footNot to be outdone, ball come Sunday. He’s in Rodgers led the Packers a great rhythm right now. to eight consecutive wins.

Is he playing the best he Through the first quarter of ever has? He’s played at the season, Rodgers ranked this level so often, but I toward the bottom of the think this is probably one league in completion perof his best runs.” centage (56.1) and yards Both teams will need per attempt (6.30). But he huge efforts from their has been unstoppable as of quarterbacks in what late. During the winning could turn into a shootout. streak, Rodgers has posted They’ll be attacking what a 117.9 passer rating with are at times poor defenses.

298.0 yards per game, Green Bay finished 31st 68.9 percent accuracy, 21 in pass defense. Atlanta touchdowns and one inwasn’t much better at 26th. terception. For the season, Both teams finished in the Rodgers threw for 4,428 bottom fourth of the league yards with 40 touchdowns on third down and in the and seven interceptions. red zone.

The Bulls haven’t played since a 99-98 disappointment at home on Tuesday against Dallas when Wes Matthews won it for the Mavericks with a late 3-pointer.

“We were coming off one of our better performances of the year, but you’ve got to play 48 minutes in this league,” said coach Fred Hoiberg, whose team had won a Memphis the previous day.

Jimmy Butler had just put the Bulls ahead before Matthews outdid him for heroics. After being sidelined by the flu last week, the forward had his third straight strong game with 24 points, 12 assists and nine rebounds.

“You’ve gotta maintain

your body through the grind,” said Butler, who lost about 10 pounds while ill. “That’s what this job calls for. This is the dream that we wanted. Now that you have it, it’s what you have to put up with.”

Chicago reserve forward Nikola Mirotic returned against Dallas after missing four games with an illness, but the Bulls played without starter Taj Gibson, sidelined by left ankle soreness. Gibson could be available against the Hawks.

Mike Muscala, the first big man off the bench for Atlanta, has missed three games after spraining his left ankle against Boston last Friday. He is doubtful to play against Chicago.

Butler had 30 points

and guard Dwyane Wade scored 25 for the Bulls in the first meeting for the Hawks, but Chicago received little else offensively.

The Bulls need another scorer, which brings attention to forward Doug McDermott. He had a career-best 31 points at Memphis, but scored just seven against Dallas as his inconsistency continued.

The Hawks outrebounded the Bulls 49-30 back in November, but were dominated on the boards in the loss at Detroit.

“I can’t remember the last time 60-32,” coach Mike Budenholzer said of the rebounding difference against the Pistons. “It’s just indicative. They were just better than us.

Lanier’s Martin hits milestone in win From Staff Reports

on the way to hitting the benchmark.

MT. AIRY — Junior Adrian Martin scored his RIFLERY 1,000th career point and Lanier defeated HaberParkview 1,120, sham Central 57-35 on Buford 1,105 Thursday.

LILBURN — AlexanMartin had 17 points for der Hobbs’s state-qualifythe Longhorns (10-9, 2-3) ing 291 helped Parkview

to edge Buford 1,1201,105 on Thursday.

Buford’s Lindsey Adams also had a statequalifying score of 290 for the Wolves (1-1).

Jared Rose (281), Sophia Gooch (275) and Anna Mayo (273) also contributed to the win for

Parkview (2-0).

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Eagles •From Page 1B overs — all that happens in the game. You don’t let anybody outhustle you. You don’t let them outcompete us.’ And I think (Mill Creek) did that tonight.

“They stayed in the game because they hustled. We’ve got to be a better team than that.”

Collins Hill held a 4530 rebounding advantage in the game. Nicholson led the way with 18 points and 14 rebounds.

Rice added four points, seven rebound and six blocks. Dixon had five rebounds, as did Jaron Stallworth. Bria Harmon was the only other Eagle to score in double figures as she had 10 points and four rebounds.

Wynter Webb was the only Hawk to score in double figures with 15 points and eight rebounds.

Morgan Simmons had eight points on two threes, but was denied the ball by stiffing defense much of

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Atlanta Hawks’ Taurean Prince (12) looks to defend Detroit forward Marcus Morris (13) during the third quarter Wednesday in Auburn Hills, Mich. (Photo: Leon HalipUSA Today Sports)

the evening.

“We had a lot of people make shots,” Brian Harmon said. “We had seven kids hit 3s in the game and that’s going to be tough.

For them they’ve got the one kid, Morgan Simmons, she’s a good player and she opens up the scorers for them. I think they find it hard against good competition as to who else is going to get a bucket consistently.”

Nicholson was one of the seven Eagles who made a shot from behind in the arc. The 6-foot-3 sophomore forward connected from 3-point range twice in the third quarter.

She said she’s been working on the range and hopes her size will cause opponets to give her open looks beyond the arc.

“I’m trying to be able to do everything,” she said. “I don’t want them to guard me. ‘Go ahead, leave me open. Leave me open.’”

Collins Hill led 28-17 at the half. The Eagles led by

12 after the first quarter, but in the second quarter Mill Creek finally knocked down some 3-pointers, cutting the lead to eight.

Bria Harmon’s second trey of the night gave Collins Hill an 11-point lead at the half.

In the third quarter the Eagles opened with an 11-0 run and never looked back. They knocked down five of their nine 3-pointers in the third quarter.

Freshman Savannah Samuels scored seven points in the fourth quarter as the Eagles held off the Hawks.

“That’s one thing that we do,” Brian Harmon said. “We do a good job of coming out in the second half an initiating things.

There’s only been a couple of times where we’ve been flat in the second half. We usually are ready to go.”

Mill Creek boys 68, Collins Hill 67 (OT) In the boys game, Mill Creek came away with a 68-67 overtime upset

of Collins Hill thanks to a Noah Kenney buzzerbeater.

The Hawks (9-10, 3-4 region) trailed by two with nine seconds left and looked as if they weren’t going to get a shot off. But with ball on the ground Kenney was able to come up with it and connect as time expired to give the Eagles (15-5, 6-1) their first region loss.

“Jayden Marshall put me in a good shot opportunity by drawing my defender away,” Kenney said. “He got the ball out and I just made the three.”

Mill Creek erased an eight-point deficit in the final minute of regulation to send it to overtime, with Tre Rice hitting two free throws to tie the game at 60.

Marshall led all scorers with 21 points, while Kendall Latney added 16 for Mill Creek. Collins Hill was led by 20 points form Kenny Stanciel and 17 from Jaquan Morris.

Hoops •From Page 1B in the showcase’s history.

“It’s been building the past couple of years,” said Norcross boys coach Jesse McMillan, whose Blue Devils will take on Bishop O’Connell in the event’s 5:30 p.m. game.

“We thought last year’s had a chance to be special until the weather became an issue. But with the last two or three, we’ve gotten aggressive in looking for teams.

“When teams come here and say good things about our event, it’s easier to get teams to play in it. Having DeMatha and Bishop O’Connell come down here from D.C. gives us

BOYS BASKETBALL Peachtree Corners Invitational Saturday Norcross 2:30 p.m. — Miller Grove vs. Winston-Salem Prep (N.C.) 4 p.m. — Wheeler vs. Greensboro Day School (N.C.) 5:30 p.m. — Norcross vs. Bishop O’Connell (Va.) 7 p.m. — Greenforest Christian vs. DeMatha (Md.) 8:30 p.m. — Shiloh vs. Garner Magnet (N.C.)

even more credibility.”

Indeed, winter weather, which prevented some of the metro Atlanta-area teams from participating and forced the event to move to St. Pius X High School in Atlanta, won’t be an issue this time around.

And in addition to several top nationalcaliber teams, some of the

country’s top individual talent will also be on display throughout the day, including major college signees like Norcross’ Rayshaun Hammonds (Georgia) and Lance Thomas (Louisville), Shiloh’s T.J. Massen-

burg (Middle Tennessee State), Wheeler’s Jordan Usher (Southern Cal) and Darius Perry (Louisville), Greenforest’s Ikey Obiagu (Florida State), Bishop O’Connell’s Nate Watson (Providence) and Matt Lewis (James Madison) and DeMatha’s D.J. Harvey (Notre Dame) and Josh Carlton (Connecticut).

In addition, many of those players, along with Wheeler unsigned senior Jordan Tucker, are among the nationwide nominees for the McDonalds AllAmerican game.

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Getting To Know ... Eric Alexander After spending many earlier years trying to build his own athletic career, Eric Alexander has spend the past 24plus years helping other athletes build theirs.

The Ringgold native and former Atlanta Braves farmhand is currently the director of strength and conditioning at the Norcross Sports Training Academy, and recently spoke with staff writer David Friedlander about a variety of subjects, including his own athletic career, how he made the transition to sports training and the nuances of training athletes for different sports and different situations

Eric Alexander is vice president and director of strength and conditioning with the Norcross Sports Training Academy. (Photo: David Friedlander)

here and played there for four years under (thencoach) Charlie Lumsden. … After I played, I got DF: You’ve been at this drafted and played a couquite a few years. Tell us ple of years in the Braves’ a little about your career organization. Then I came and how you got started. back and worked engineerEA: I grew up in Ringing for 2 1/2 years, which gold, Ga. I was a threewasn’t my forte. sport athlete there playing, basketball, baseball and DF: How did you get football. I was going to involved with athletic go to Clemson to play training? football and baseball, but EA: Coach (Lumsden) injured my knee. I tore my called me and said, Eric, knee up and had to have it I need a baseball coach. reconstructed. Back then So I took a $25,000 pay … nobody came back from cut to go coach baseball that. (as an assistant at SPSU).

DF: This was in the It was probably the best early 1980s, so the thing I ever did. As I was medical science wasn’t there, we needed a strength as advanced as it is now, coach, so I was the guy. right?

That’s how I really got into EA: Oh, yeah. It was it. A couple of years later, way behind where it is I became certified (as a now. Luckily, I had pretty trainer). … I opened my decent grades and got a own gym after that. scholarship to Southern Tech (later to become DF: What brought you Southern Polytechnic State to NSTA? University before it merged EA: The economy with Kennesaw State) turned when I had the to play baseball, since gym, so everything went nobody else was barking foul. Nobody was spendup the tree. Well, them and ing money on training Shorter. … I came down anymore. So, I went back

to engineering. I worked with a buddy of mine in Puerto Rico for a while.

Then people started calling me back as the economy started to turn around.

Then, (NSTA co-founder) Anthony (Byrd) told me, ‘Hey, I’m going to open a place.’ … Been here for four years now.

DF: When you look back at when you graduated high school in 1982 — first of all, I’ve got to tell you that you look a lot younger than that considering you’re three years older than I am.

You’ve obviously kept yourself in great shape.

EA: (Laughs) You have to, to do what I’m doing.

DF: If for no other reason to set the right example.

EA: Exactly. I didn’t have kids until I was 40, so I didn’t want to go to my kids’ graduation and have people say, “Who’s the old guy over there?” (laughs) DF: But when you got into training, it obviously got your competitive juices flowing again.

What kind of personal

experiences to you bring into your training? Seems to me that some of it has to be a lot more recent than your playing career.

EA: It’s funny because next year, I may be speaking at the American Baseball Coaches Association (meeting), and I wrote that down. I think my experiences — not that everybody has to be a coach to do something or a player to do something, but it’s really helped me know what an athlete needs, whether it’s football, baseball, basketball, whatever. It’s kind of helped me evolve into a better strength coach.

Nowadays, all these kids are specializing.

You’ve got these baseball kids that are just playing baseball. They’re not getting their athleticism from basketball or football or soccer or whatever the case may be. So it’s up to people like me to bring back the athleticism to these kids, and that’s what we try to do.

DF: True, the specialization has really increased over the past couple of decades. Do you find it difficult to have to adjust to that kind of thinking?

EA: Being rational about it, having been through baseball and some of my friends who are higher ups (with pro organizations) and crosscheckers tell me there are no athletes out there anymore. They’re trying to get the (younger) kids back into baseball. Everybody used to play, but now everybody’s playing (only) basketball or football or all these other things. There aren’t as many (multisport) athletes. Heck, in

professional football, you see guys like (NFL tight end) Antonio Gates, who played basketball in college (at Kent State), and then they’d say, “He’s a good athlete. Let me turn him into a football player.”

stuff then. Yeah, if I could go back, it would be awesome.

DF: I’m told (by the NSTA administration) that your clientele runs the gamut from a really young kid just starting DF: Do you find yourout to even some pro self telling some of these athletes and those in bekids to go play another tween. Who are the most sport to take a break fun to work with for you? from their main sport EA: I have to say, once in a while? while I enjoy working EA: So many kids now with the kids, the upperthink they’re going to the echelon athlete because big leagues. That number they’already have their is minute. So with training, coordination. They have the strength, plus they have that’s what we’re trying a lot more drive. So those to do here — to bring the guys are a lot more open athleticism. A lot of the (to instruction) and they testing we do is … based listen. To see them evolve, on athleticism. It’s not based on baseball and foot- they evolve like that. ball. We’re just seeing how DF: Are there one athletic you are and how athletic we can make you. or two athletes you’ve So, we’re having to do that, worked with in particular and it’s starting to get more that you’re most proud of their accomplishments? prominent. Movement is EA: I’ll give you more important than the (former Norcross High strength, and that’s what School and now Kennesaw we do here.

State left-handed pitcher) Fletcher Byrd. He came in DF: You probably get asked this a lot, but if you here and he couldn’t even could go back in time and squat the bar. I had to start give your high school self him on a 20-pound kettle some advice, what would bell. He was a 160-something pounds. He gained it be?

EA: Without a doubt. In 30 pounds, and by last year, he was squatting over the paper I’m writing for 300 pounds. He’s, like, the (ABCA) presentation 190-something pounds. To I’m doing, I said I played see a kid go from a fragile baseball, basketball and guy like that, and then now football, and that’s what he goes to the mound and made me athletic. If you look back at the quickness he’s a different animal.

It’s confidence, and that’s we had in college, all we did (in training) was bench what happens a lot. You press, we did leg curls, leg see these kids, even the young kids, get confidence extensions, squats. There after they see they’ve gotwas no multidirectional ten stronger and people training. So if I could go back now and train myself compliment them. Their confidence goes through like I know now — rotation, no one did rotational the roof.

2016-17 GWINNETT COUNTY PREP BASKETBALL LEADERS BOYS SCORING First Name Last Name School GP Points PPG Bubba Parham Brookwood 17 421 24.8 Travis Anderson Grayson 18 408 22.6 Marcus Watson Buford 17 324 19.1 Christian McLean Wesleyan 15 285 19 Arusha Hunter Dacula 19 350 18.4 Adrian Martin Lanier 18 329 18.3 Rayshaun Hammonds Norcross 20 360 18 Adam Flagler Duluth 20 331 16.6 Trae Higginbotham Brookwood 17 278 16.4 Spencer Rodgers Mtn. View 20 313 15.7 Anyeuri Castillo Mead’creek 16 243 15.2 John Stewart Hebron 15 227 15.1 D’Onte Torrence South 13 195 15 Jamir Chaplin Mead’creek 4 58 14.5 Mekhail Bethea Dacula 18 253 14.1 David Viti Buford 17 233 13.7 JaQuan Morris Collins Hill 19 255 13.4 Parker Trump Providence 13 168 12.9 Justin Goodson Dacula 19 243 12.8 Toneari Lane Parkview 14 175 12.5 Mikey Joseph North 18 218 12.1 Sean McDonough Wesleyan 15 180 12 William Huzzie Duluth 19 227 11.9 Devin Vassell P’tree Ridge 15 177 11.8 Kenny Stanciel Collins Hill 19 215 11.3 Kalu Ezikpe Discovery 19 213 11.2 Cameron Rowland North 18 202 11.2 Kyle Sturdivant Norcross 18 202 11.2 Kristian Collins P’tree Ridge 15 166 11.1 Jordan Goldwire Norcross 17 180 10.6 Brent Latham South 13 138 10.6 Chris Parks Collins Hill 19 201 10.6 Nick Edwards Grayson 18 189 10.5 Cory Hightower Mead’creek 18 188 10.4 Alex Calvert Hebron 12 124 10.3 Jaylen Bussey Discovery 19 194 10.2 Donell Nixon Buford 17 171 10.1 Amari Kelly Mead’creek 13 130 10 Ethan Smith North 18 180 10 Jaden Stanley Discovery 19 190 10 REBOUNDS First Name Last Name School GP Rebs RPG Rayshaun Hammonds Norcross 20 200 10 Marcus Watson Buford 17 154 9.1 Gerald Buncum Grayson 14 120 8.6 Kalu Ezikpe Discovery 19 162 8.5 Amari Kelly Mead’creek 13 105 8.1 Will Huzzie Duluth 19 146 7.7 Toneari Lane Parkview 14 108 7.7 Alex Powell Duluth 8 61 7.6 Kenyon Jackson Grayson 11 82 7.5 Kenny Stanciel Collins Hill 19 143 7.5 Lance Thomas Norcross 17 128 7.5 Jalen Hodges Duluth 20 170 7.4 Ahmir Langlais Parkview 14 104 7.4 Christian McLean Wesleyan 15 104 6.9 John Stewart Hebron 15 104 6.9

Anyueri Castillo Mead’creek 16 109 6.8 Cory Hightower Mead’creek 18 120 6.7 Brycen Lee South 13 83 6.3 Connor Heyward P’tree Ridge 15 93 6.2 Uchenna Nwagbara Mtn. View 20 123 6.2 KeShawn Overstreet Discovery 19 118 6.2 Jaden Stanley Discovery 19 114 6 Mikey Joseph North 18 107 5.9 Shayne Buckingham Dacula 19 108 5.7 David Viti Buford 17 94 5.5 Kristian Collins P’tree Ridge 15 80 5.3 Chris Parks Collins Hill 19 99 5.2 D’Onte Torrence South 13 68 5.2 ASSISTS First Name Last Name School GP Assts APG Alex Jones Buford 17 119 7 Jordan Goldwire Norcross 17 82 4.8 Lamont Smith Duluth 19 87 4.6 D.J. Young Discovery 18 81 4.5 Jalen Hayes Mtn. View 20 82 4.1 Trae Higginbotham Brookwood 17 69 4.1 Dalvin White Norcross 19 78 4.1 JaQuan Morris Collins Hill 19 70 3.7 Max Clark Collins Hill 19 68 3.6 Dequarious Nichols Mead’creek 18 63 3.5 Ethan Smith North 18 63 3.5 Mekhail Bethea Dacula 18 60 3.3 Deivon Smith Grayson 4 13 3.3 Alex Calvert Hebron 12 38 3.2 Donell Nixon Buford 17 54 3.2 Bubba Parham Brookwood 17 52 3.1 Nick Edwards Grayson 18 53 2.9 Connor Heyward P’tree Ridge 15 44 2.9 J.D. Kavel Wesleyan 14 41 2.9 Grant Summers Wesleyan 14 41 2.9 Travis Anderson Grayson 19 49 2.7 Cameron Rowland North 18 49 2.7 Wesley Warbington Hebron 15 40 2.7 Justin Goodson Dacula 19 50 2.6 Miles Long Mtn. View 20 51 2.6 Justin Spencer Parkview 14 37 2.6 Jamiel Wright Parkview 13 34 2.6 STEALS First Name Last Name School GP Steals SPG Alex Jones Buford 17 58 3.4 Adrian Martin Lanier 18 58 3.2 Dequarious Nichols Mead’creek 18 53 2.9 Jamir Chaplin Mead’creek 4 11 2.8 Christian McLean Wesleyan 15 42 2.8 Max Clark Collins Hill 19 46 2.4 Jordan Goldwire Norcross 17 41 2.4 John Stewart Hebron 15 36 2.4 Justin Goodson Dacula 19 41 2.2 Trae Higginbotham Brookwood 17 38 2.2 Parker Trump Providence 13 28 2.2 Aaron Rowe Grayson 18 36 2 Lamont Smith Duluth 19 38 2 BLOCKS First Name Last Name School GP Blocks BPG Alex Powell Duluth 8 25 3.1

John Stewart Hebron 15 Kenyon Jackson Grayson 11 Gerald Buncum Grayson 14 Ahmir Langlais Parkview 14 Anyeuri Castillo Mead’creek 16 Christian McLean Wesleyan 15 Lance Thomas Norcross 17 Shayne Buckingham Dacula 19 Amari Kelly Mead’creek 13

46 31 32 29 31 29 32 34 19

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GIRLS SCORING First Name Last Name School GP Points PPG N’dea Jones Brookwood 18 354 19.7 Endia Banks Duluth 13 240 18.5 Tamia Francis Providence 13 221 17 Morgan Simmons Mill Creek 18 285 16.6 Vanessa Blagmon Norcross 21 336 16 Robyn Benton GAC 15 229 15.3 Tory Ozment Buford 14 204 14.6 Jazmin Robinson Grayson 16 220 13.8 Asia McCoy Archer 17 233 13.7 Tamiah Lewis GAC 15 202 13.5 Linsey Marchese Archer 17 222 13.1 Autumn Newby Archer 17 219 12.9 Wynter Webb Mill Creek 18 228 12.7 Jamyah Montissol Lanier 17 207 12.2 Jonnise Poole Grayson 16 189 11.8 Bailey Bassette Lanier 15 176 11.7 Taylor Sutton GAC 15 175 11.7 Kiki Adams Brookwood 18 209 11.6 Mary Beth Kindig Providence 13 144 11.1 Jessica Belcher North 11 121 11 Aliyah Foote Central 16 175 10.9 Bianca Fizouaty Grayson 4 43 10.8 Kamryn Collins Mtn. View 16 171 10.7 Alison Brooks Providence 13 137 10.5 Lillian Kennedy Mtn. View 16 163 10.2 Alea Spears Mtn. View 16 162 10.1 Tehya Lyons Norcross 21 210 10 Taylor Mason Norcross 21 210 10 REBOUNDS First Name Last Name School GP Rebs RPG N’dea Jones Brookwood 18 256 14.2 Autumn Newby Archer 17 207 12.2 Tamia Francis Providence 13 131 10.1 Lillian Kennedy Mtn. View 16 159 9.9 Kamryn Collins Mtn. View 16 133 8.3 Kimberley Forbes Mill Creek 18 141 7.8 Kandy Brown Dacula 15 114 7.6 Hannah Sadler Parkview 13 96 7.4 Linsey Marchese Archer 17 122 7.2 Christabel Ezumah Lanier 15 107 7.1 Jamyah Montissol Lanier 17 120 7.1 Jazmin Robinson Grayson 16 113 7.1 Makayla Schymanski North 11 77 7 Caria Reynolds GAC 15 100 6.7 Wynter Webb Mill Creek 18 120 6.7 Endia Banks Duluth 13 83 6.4 Devyn Wilson Norcross 21 130 6.2

Zikaya Wright Vanessa Blagmon Alex Bolling Taylor Mason LeLe Torrence Nkemji Okonkwo Tionna Carter Morgan Simmons Asia McCoy Deja Mitchell

Buford 14 82 5.9 Norcross 21 122 5.8 Mill Creek 17 99 5.8 Norcross 21 120 5.7 Grayson 16 91 5.7 Brookwood 18 101 5.6 Norcross 21 116 5.5 Mill Creek 18 99 5.5 Archer 17 91 5.4 Duluth 15 81 5.4 ASSISTS First Name Last Name School GP Assts APG Kiki Adams Brookwood 18 98 5.4 Tamia Francis Providence 13 66 5.1 Jessica Belcher North 11 55 5 Snoody Johnson Buford 14 68 4.9 Taylor Sutton GAC 15 62 4.1 Bridget Mukasa Mill Creek 18 70 3.9 Tia Shorter Archer 17 66 3.9 Vanessa Blagmon Norcross 21 80 3.8 Tehya Lyons Norcross 21 80 3.8 Autumn Newby Archer 17 61 3.6 Amrais Jones Grayson 16 54 3.4 Tamiah Lewis GAC 15 51 3.4 Tory Ozment Buford 14 48 3.4 Kalen Surles Lanier 17 58 3.4 Kennedi Williams GAC 15 50 3.3 Mekala Fuller Lanier 17 49 2.9 Sydnee Jackson North 11 32 2.9 Helena Lee Dacula 14 39 2.8 Diarra Smith Parkview 19 53 2.8 Brianna Dixon Duluth 16 41 2.6 STEALS First Name Last Name School GP Steals SPG Kalen Surles Lanier 17 73 4.3 Tehya Lyons Norcross 21 82 3.9 Tory Ozment Buford 14 51 3.8 Robyn Benton GAC 15 49 3.3 Tamia Francis Providence 13 43 3.3 Bailey Bassettte Lanier 15 46 3.1 Marissa Bruce Buford 14 44 3.1 Tia Shorter Archer 17 53 3.1 Mekala Fuller Lanier 17 46 2.7 Helena Lee Dacula 14 37 2.6 Taylor Sutton GAC 15 39 2.6 Jessica Belcher North 11 27 2.5 Vanessa Blagmon Norcross 21 53 2.5 Brianna Dixon Duluth 16 40 2.5 Taylor Mason Norcross 21 53 2.5 Asia McCoy Archer 17 42 2.5 Jonnise Poole Grayson 16 40 2.5 BLOCKS First Name Last Name School GP Blocks BPG N’dea Jones Brookwood 18 102 5.7 Kandy Brown Dacula 15 75 5 Tamia Francis Providence 13 47 3.6 Hannah Sadler Parkview 13 39 3 Christabel Ezumah Lanier 15 24 2.1 Lillian Kennedy Mtn. View 16 38 2 Robyn Benton GAC 15 21 1.4

SPORTS AT A GLANCE Basketball National Basketball Association EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division

W L Pct GB Toronto...............28..14.....667....... -Boston...............26..16.... .619........2 New York............ 19..24.....442.....9.5 Philadelphia....... 14..26.....350......13 Brooklyn...............8..33.... .195...19.5 Southeast Division

W L Pct GB Atlanta...............24..18.....571....... -Washington........22..19.....537..... 1.5 Charlotte............21..21.....500........3 Orlando.............. 17..27.....386........8 Miami................. 12..30.....286......12 Central Division

W L Pct GB Cleveland...........29.. 11.....725....... -Indiana...............22..19.....537..... 7.5 Chicago.............21..22.....488.....9.5 Milwaukee..........20..21.....488.....9.5 Detroit................20..24.....455...... 11 WESTERN CONFERENCE Southwest Division

W L Pct GB San Antonio.......32....9.....780....... -Houston.............33..12.....733........1 Memphis............25..19.....568.....8.5

New Orleans...... 17..26.....395......16 Dallas................. 14..27.....341......18 Northwest Division

W L Pct GB Utah...................27..16.....628....... -Oklahoma City...25..19.....568.....2.5 Denver............... 17..23.....425.....8.5 Portland............. 18..26.....409.....9.5 Minnesota.......... 14..28.....333...12.5 Pacific Division

W L Pct GB Golden State......36....6.....857....... -L.A. Clippers......29..14.... .674..... 7.5 Sacramento....... 16..25.....390...19.5 L.A. Lakers......... 15..31.....326......23 Phoenix.............. 13..28.... .317...22.5 Wednesday’s Games Philadelphia 94, Toronto 89 Washington 104, Memphis 101 Charlotte 107, Portland 85 New York 117, Boston 106 New Orleans 118, Orlando 98 Houston 111, Milwaukee 92 Detroit 118, Atlanta 95 Golden State 121, Oklahoma City 100 Indiana 106, Sacramento 100 Thursday’s Games Phoenix at Cleveland, late Dallas at Miami, late Washington at New York, late Denver at San Antonio, late

Minnesota at L.A. Clippers, late Today’s Games Portland at Philadelphia, 7 p.m.

Toronto at Charlotte, 7 p.m.

Milwaukee at Orlando, 7 p.m.

Sacramento at Memphis, 8 p.m.

Brooklyn at New Orleans, 8 p.m.

Golden State at Houston, 8 p.m.

Chicago at Atlanta, 8 p.m.

Utah at Dallas, 8:30 p.m.

Indiana at L.A. Lakers, 10:30 p.m.

Football NFL CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIPS Sunday AFC Pittsburgh at New England, 6:40 p.m.

NFC Green Bay at Atlanta, 3:05 p.m.

Tennis Australian Open Thursday At Melbourne Park Melbourne, Australia Men’s Singles Denis Istomin, Uzbekistan, def.

Novak Djokovic (2), Serbia, 7-6 (8),

5-7, 2-6, 7-6 (5), 6-4.

Milos Raonic (3), Canada, def. Gilles Muller, Luxembourg, 6-3, 6-4, 7-6 (4).

Gael Monfils (6), France, def. Alexandr Dolgopolov, Ukraine, 6-3, 6-4, 1-6, 6-0.

Dominic Thiem (8), Austria, def.

Jordan Thompson, Australia, 6-2, 6-1, 6-7 (6), 6-4.

Rafael Nadal (9), Spain, def. Marcos Baghdatis, Cyprus, 6-3, 6-1, 6-3.

David Goffin (11), Belgium, def.

Radek Stepanek, Czech Republic, 6-4, 6-0, 6-3.

Ivo Karlovic (20), Croatia, def.

Andrew Whittington, Australia, 6-4, 6-4, 6-4.

David Ferrer (21), Spain, def. Ernesto Escobedo, United States, 2-6, 6-4, 6-4, 6-2.

Alexander Zverev (24), Germany, def.

Frances Tiafoe, United States, 6-2, 6-3, 6-4.

Benoit Paire, France, def. Fabio Fognini, Italy, 7-6 (3), 4-6, 6-3, 3-6, 6-3.

Women’s Singles Second Round Serena Williams (2), United States, def. Lucie Safarova, Czech Republic, 6-3, 6-4.

Mirjana Lucic-Baroni, Croatia, def.

Agnieszka Radwanska (3), Poland,

6-3, 6-2.

Timea Bacsinszky (12), Switzerland, def. Danka Kovinic, Montenegro, 6-1, 7-6 (5).

Daria Gavrilova (22), Australia, def.

Ana Konjuh, Croatia, 6-2, 1-6, 6-4.

Maria Sakkari, Greece, def. Alize Cornet (28), France, 7-5, 4-6, 6-1.

Jennifer Brady, United States, def.

Heather Watson, United Kingdom, 2-6, 7-6 (3), 10-8.

Nicole Gibbs, United States, def. Irina Falconi, United States, 6-4, 6-1.

Transactions BASEBALL National League CHICAGO CUBS—Announced C David Ross has retired.

MIAMI MARLINS—Acquired RHP Dan Straily from the Cincinnati Reds for RP Austin Brice, RP Luis Castillo and CF Isaiah White.

MILWAUKEE BREWERS—Signed RHP Neftali Feliz to a one-year, $5.35 million contract.

PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES—Signed LF Michael Saunders to a one-year, $9 million contract.

BASKETBALL

National Basketball Association BROOKLYN NETS—Signed SF Quincy Acy to a second 10-day contract.

DENVER NUGGETS—Waived PG Mo Williams.

FOOTBALL National Football League BALTIMORE RAVENS—Named Joe D’Alessandris offensive line coach.

CLEVELAND BROWNS—Fired defensive line coach Robert Nunn.

Named Blake Williams linebackers coach. Named Bob Wylie offensive line coach. Named Clyde Simmons defensive line coach. Named DeWayne Walker defensive backs coach. Named Jerod Kruse defensive backs coach.

JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS—Named Marion Hobby defensive line coach.

LOS ANGELES RAMS—Named Wade Phillips defensive coordinator.

NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS— Signed TE Rob Housler to a Reserve/Future contract.

SEATTLE SEAHAWKS—Signed TE Chris Briggs, DT Rodney Coe, WR Jamel Johnson, DB Demetrius McCray, and WR Rodney Smith to a Reserve/Future contract.

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CONSTRUCTION/ SERVICE BIDS ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS The City of Peachtree Corners is seeking a qualified contractor for the construction of a pedestrian crosswalk, median island, and rectangular-rapid flashing beacon assembly on Peachtree Corners Circle near the intersections with Eastman Trail and High Shoals Drive. As a first step in this process, the City is issuing an Invitation to Bid to identify qualified firms.

Bids are to be submitted in a sealed envelope addressed to: The City of Peachtree Corners 147 Technology Parkway, Suite 200 Peachtree Corners, GA 30092 Attn: Brandon Branham, Finance Director/Clerk of Court Bidders shall provide one (1) original and three (3) copies of the Bid. Bids must be submitted no later than 10:00 a.m. February 17, 2017. Any and all Bids received without the criteria outlined in the official bid document will be returned to the Bidder. Any Bids received after the aforementioned deadline will be marked late and will not be opened. No extension of the bidding time will be made. Bids will be publicly opened and read aloud at 10:30 a.m. on February 17, 2017 in the Training Room of the Peachtree Corners City Hall.

Interested parties may obtain a set of project plans, and specifications, and bid documents from the office of LDI Norcross, upon payment.

LDI Norcross 3030 Business Park Drive, Suite A Norcross, GA 30071 Phone 770-263-1010 Email: norcross@ldireproprinting.com Bid documents can also be obtained from the City’s website: www.peachtreecornersga.gov/businesses/ doing-business-with-thecity/rfp-bidding Requests for Information (RFI) and other general questions regarding this announcement, the plan set, specifications, or the bid document shall be made in writing to Steve Bitney at POND via email, bitneys@ pondco.com, no later than 4:00 p.m., February 3rd, 2017. Questions via phone calls will not be accepted.

The City reserves the right to reject any or all bids and to waive irregularities or informalities in any of the bids.

Each qualification bid shall be submitted only on the prescribed forms included with the Bid Document.

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ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE NOTICE OF ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE LICENSE REQUEST An application for an alcohol beverage permit to serve beer, wine and distilled spirits has been filed with the City of Norcross, Georgia by the following party at the following location, to wit: Applicant/Owner: PANKAJKUMAR RAMANBHAI PATEL Registered Agent: MUNIRA ALI Business Name: VP FOOD INC Location: 5245 LANGFORD PARK DR STE E NORCROSS, GA 30071 9 0 4 - 4 6 4 7 4 4 , 1/13,18,19,20,25,26,27,1,2, 3

CORPORATIONS NOTICE OF INCORPORATION Notice is given that articles of incorporation which will incorporate 9988.COM, LLC. have been delivered to the Secretary of State for filing in accordance with the Georgia Business Corporation Code(O.C.G.A. 14-2-201-1).

The initial registered office of the corporation will be located at 2645 N. BERKELY LAKE RD UNIT 204 DULUTH, GA 30096 and its initial registered agent at such address is MYENG K CHO. 907-465197, 1/20,26

DIVORCES NOTICE Nhung Phan VS Eric Hung Nguyen 16FA005501 In the Circuit Court in and for the County of Milwaukee and state of Wisconsin.

The said Eric Hung Nguyen, whose place of residence is unknown, is hereby notified that said Nhung Phan has filed her petition in said county, alleging that said Eric Hung Nguyen has been willfully absent from her, the said Nhung Phan, more than three years last past, without any justifiable cause therefore; she would like to be divorced from said Eric Hung Nguyen.

Said cause will stand for hearing on the 15th day of February, 2017.

909-465011, 1/20,26,2/2

PUBLIC HEARINGS NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING TO SOLICIT INPUT IN THE GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY AFFAIRS (DCA) HOUSING CHOICE VOUCHER PROGRAM PHA PLAN FOR FY 2017 The Georgia Department of Community Affairs(DCA) will hold the following public hearings to solicit input on the 2017 PHA Annual Plan (http://www.dca.ga.gov/ main/News/public_notices. asp): Friday, January 27, 2017 at 2:00pm at DCA-HAD Central Office, 60 Executive Park South, N.E., Suite 178, Atlanta, GA 30329 Monday, January 30, 2017 at 2:00pm at DCA-HAD Central Office, 60 Executive Park South, N.E., Suite 178, Atlanta, GA 30329

All interested parties are encouraged to attend and participate in this process. To arrange an accommodation under the Americans with Disabilities Act to participate in the public hearings, please call 404-679-3158 no later than Wednesday, January 25, 2017. For any additional information, please contact the Georgia DCA Housing Assistance Division at (404) 679-3158 or toll free 1-888858-6085. TDD phone users may call (404) 679-4915 or (800) 736-1155.

928-463311, 1/6,13,20,27 NOTICE OF ABANDONED MOTOR VEHICLE The following vehicle, advertised to O.C.G.A.Code Section 40-11-12, is being stored at 4431 Buford Hwy, Norcross, Ga. 30071. 770263-8483.

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

The Vehicle was impounded from 25 Saint Aurics Dr Suwannee, Ga on 1/9/17, at the request of the property owner or manager.

1990 Geo Prizm VIN# 1Y1SK5164LZ065609 Tag# No Tag 928-465934, 1/20,27

PUBLIC SALES/ AUCTIONS NOTICE There will be sold at public outcry for cash at Eagle Towing, located at 115 Arcado Rd. , Lilburn , GA , 30047 , 770-279-1646. Wednesday January 25th , 2016 @ 11:00 am. The following vehicles, declared abandoned and foreclosed vehicles pursuant to OCGA Section 40-11-5 as follows: 2005 Jeep Laredo VIN: 1J4HR48NX5C638837 Tag: RBD 2287 GA 2005 Dodge Neon VIN: 1B3ES56C25D250453 NO TAG Trailer VIN: 1JJV532D2EL822417 NO TAG 929-465387, 1/18,25 JANUARY 28, 2017– NEWSPAPER LIST TAYLORS EXPRESS TOWING DULUTH, GA 30096 678-584-1778 There will be sold at public outcry for cash at Taylors Express Towing, 2785 Buford Hwy, Duluth, GA Saturday January 28, 2017 at 3:00PM the following vehicles, declared abandoned and foreclosed vehicles pursuant to OCGA Section 40-11-5, as follows: 1 1987 Mercedes Benz 190D WDBDB28D4HF361950 2 1994 Mazda B4000 4F4CR16X1RTM23489 3 1995 Oldsmobile Aurora 1G3GR62C5S4128583 4 1996 Nissan 200SX 1N4AB42D6TC503689 5 1997 Dodge Grand Caravan 1B4GP44R4VB262848 6 1997 Oldsmobile Cutlass 1G3NG52M4V6301633 7 1998 GMC Jimmy 1GKCS13W5W2502470 8 1998 Honda Civic 2HGEJ6679WH555688 9 1998 Ford Explorer 1FMZU34E5WZB00856 10 1998 Acura 3.2 TL JH4UA3641WC006972 11 1999 Ford Expedition 1FMPU18LXXLB69308 12 2000 Chrysler Sebring 3C3EL55H3YT285742 13 2001 Chrysler Town & Country 2C4GP443X1R208982 14 2003 Acura 3.2 TL 19UUA56613A027389 15 2003 Dodge Neon 1B3ES56C23D134053 16 2004 Honda Odyssey 5FNRL18934B056142 17 2004 Mitsubishi Galant 4A3AB46S44E077393 18 2004 Nissan Maxima 1N4BA41E54C919266 19 2006 Cadillac DTS 1G6KD57YX6U113335 20 2007 Kawasaki Ninja 250R JKAEXMF147DA36914 21 2012 Scooter L9NTEACB5C1027972 26 1986 Chevrolet Monte Carlo 1G1GZ37H4GR142979 27 2004 Buick Rendezvous 3G5DA03E34S512783 28 1993 Honda Civic JHMEG8557PS004516 29 1998 Toyota Camry 4T1BG22K4WU195130 30 2001 Honda Civic 1HGEM22541L064350 31 2002 Hyundai Accent KMHCG35C82U175147 TITLES 22 1992 Toyota Camry 4T1SK11E7NU032698 23 1999 Honda Accord 1HGCG5652XA149640 24 2002 Toyota Corolla 1NXBR12E22Z648928 25 2004 Nissan Altima 1N4AL11D84C187985 929-465586, 1/20,27 NOTICE OF PUBLIC SALE: The following self-storage Cube contents containing household and other goods will be sold for cash by CubeSmart [3494 Gwinnett Place Dr.] to satisfy a lien on [February 9th, 2017] at approx. [2:00PM] at www. storagetreasures.com Cube# 1008 Monica J Wallace Cube# 1165 Carolyn Freeman Cube# 2017 Lana Renee Richard Cube# 2053 Doreen R Poitier Cube# 3087 David C Hartley 929-465367, 1/20,27

PUBLIC SALES/ AUCTIONS

PUBLIC SALES/ AUCTIONS

PUBLIC SALES/ AUCTIONS

PUBLIC SALE In accordance with the provisions of State Law, there being due and unpaid charges for which the undersigned is entitled to satisfy an owner and/or manager’s lien of the goods hereinafter described and stored at Uncle Bob’s Self Storage located at: 2655 Langford Rd. Norcross, Ga. 30071, 770-2420468; And, due notice having been given, to the owner of said property and all parties known to claim an interest therein, and the time specified in such notice for payment of such having expired, the goods will be sold at public auction at the below stated location(s) to the highest bidder or otherwise disposed of on TUESDAY, JANUARY 31st, 2017, @ 10:00 AM. SPACE NO.; CUSTOMER NAME; INVENTORY Space No. Customer Name Inventory 111 Joseph C. James, Jr. Household Goods/Furniture.

ABANDONED AND FORECLOSED VEHICLES PURSUANT TO OCGA 40-11-5.

ESTOS VEHICULOS SERAN VENDIDOS AL PUBLICO POR DINERO EN EFECTIVO EN STATEWIDE WRECKER SERVICE LOCALIZADO EN 2775 SIMPSON CIRCLE, NORCROSS, GEORGIA A LAS 10:00 A.M. EN 07 ENERO 2017 . LOS SIGUIENTES VEHICULOS AN SIDO DECLARADOS ABANDONADOS Y CERRADOS DE ACUERDO A OCGA 40-11-5 NUEVA LOCALIZACION 770-381-1140 www.swsatlanta.com 1996 LandRover RangeRover SALPV1244TA324775 2003 Pontiac Vibe 5Y2SL62873Z454591 2002 Nissan Altima 1N4BL11E72C249452 1996 Toyota Camry 4T1BG12K8TU684734 2008 Dodge Charger 2B3KA43R58H313352 2003 GMC Envoy XL 1GKET16S636210801 2002 Honda Civic 2HGES26782H536453 1996 Dodge Dakota 1B7FL26X7TW701783 2004 Chrysler PT Cruiser 3C4FY48B84T215750 2005 Buick Rendezvous 3G5DA03E95S526916 2000 Nissan Maxima JN1CA31A8YT024742 2006 Ford Five Hundred 1FAHP23136G182037 2005 Ford Freestyle 1FMZK04125GA29496 1996 Nissan Maxima JN1CA21D9TT128492 1999 Audi A4 WAUED28D2XA322900 1994 Toyota Celica JT2ST07F0R0006784 1999 Lexus GS 400 JT8BH68X5X0017696 1999 Toyota Avalon 4T1BF18B2XU349128 1997 Mitsubishi Montero Sport JA4MT31P5VP018041 1998 Ford E-350 Super Duty 1FBSS31L9WHC09989 2002 Ford Explorer 1FMZU62E32UA86712 1998 Buick Regal 2G4WB52K5W1427506 2000 Ford Expedition 1FMRU1561YLA69672 2004 Kia Rio KNADC125X46343020 2002 Honda Odyssey 2HKRL18612H509159 2004 Volvo S60 YV1RS61T042345515 2002 Ford E-250 1FTNS24272HA26218 1995 Mercury Grand Marquis 2MELM75W9SX688042 1999 Ford E-150 1FTRE142XXHB52986 2004 Dodge Neon 1B3ES56C34D528579 2004 Nissan Maxima 1N4BA41E04C927159 1999 Mercury Mountaineer 4M2DU55PXXUJ02184 2001 Acura 3.2 TL 19UUA56601A017059 1985 Chevrolet Caprice 1G1BN69H1FY156962 1977 Chevrolet Nova 1X27U7W100768 1998 Nissan Quest 4N2ZN1113WD814146 1994 Lexus ES 300 JT8GK13T9R0016990 1997 Chevrolet S-10 1GCCS19X6V8200077 2006 Kia Spectra KNAFE121965239871 *** SALVAGE/RECONSTRUCTED *** 2004 Dodge Neon 1B3ES56C24D595318 2012 Nissan Rogue JN8AS5MT1CW613816 *** MANUFACTURER BUYBACK *** 2002 Honda Civic 1HGES16522L059109 2003 Ford Mustang 1FAFP42X63F374269 2003 Acura 3.2TL 19UUA56683A004563 929-464080, 1/13,20

Marquita Galbreath 1080, Michael Olayiwola B223, Jaylee Ortiz A106, Remonica Peterson B112, Kortni Linnear 1035, Debra D Flowers 1073, Linda Rakestrau A202, Avitra Johnson 1091, Tamara Treston 1081, Tyrelle Hobbs 1038, Natazba Brock 1054, Soel Ortega AA5911D, Jeremy Pless 1024, Cayla Moore B115, Marie Soriano 1123, Essence Moody 1005, Saadia Holloway B202, Shaneika Munroe B209, Joshua Felton A204, Marquitasade Henry B225, Lafonda Davis 1036, Kalel Ibrahim 1051.

929-464738, 1/20,27

131 Erica Crews Household Goods/Furniture.

258 Martin D. Baber Household Goods/Furniture, Boxes.

423 Brandon G. Melson Household Goods/Furniture; Boxes.

460 Terry Moss Household Goods/Furniture; Tools/Appliances; Boxes 485 Michelle N. Honaker Household Goods/Furniture.

486 Sumeta Satija Household Goods/Furniture; Tv/Stereo Equipment; Tools/ Appliances.

929-462527, 1/13,20 PUBLIC AUCTION UNCLE BOB’S STORE #413 PUBLIC SALE In accordance with the provisions of State Law, there being due and unpaid charges for which the undersigned is entitled to satisfy an owner and/or manager’s lien of the goods hereinafter described and stored at Uncle Bob’s Self Storage located at: 875 Marathon Parkway Lawrenceville, GA 30046, 678-242-1441; And, due notice having been given, to the owner of said property and all parties known to claim an interest therein, and the time specified in such notice for payment of such having expired, the goods will be sold at public auction at the below stated location(s) to the highest bidder or otherwise disposed of AUCTION DATE: Tuesday, January 31, 2017 at 10:30 AM Space No. C u s t o m e r Name Inventory 1010 James Orr Household Goods/Furniture.

1066 Rodrigo Caballero Household Goods/Furniture.

1159 Carolyn Lawson Household Goods/Furniture.

2098 Shannon Cook Household Goods/Furniture, TV/ Stereo Equipment.

2153 Dianna Antwi Boasiako Household Goods/Furniture, Others:clothes.

3042 Daron Wilson Household Goods/Furniture.

3073 David Bolling Household items.

3100 Camille Burch Household Goods/Furniture, Boxes.

3144 Rosa Burgos Boxes, Others:Photos/Videos.

3154 Wicky Dharani Household Goods/Furniture.

4061 Jarrett Mingo Household Goods/Furniture, Office Furn/Machines/Equip., TV/ Stereo Equipment.

4084 Carolyn Lawson Household Goods/Furniture, TV/Stereo Equipment, Tools/Appliances.

4165 Gwendolyn Davis Household Goods/Furniture, TV/Stereo Equipment, Tools/Appliances, Other:Boxes, Computers.

4175 Demisha Webster Household Goods/Furniture, TV/Stereo Equipment, Tools/Appliances.

4196 Dana Goldman Household Goods/Furniture.

3180 Kea West Suitcase.

3193 Sharie Davenport Household Goods/Furniture.

929-463323, 1/13,20 NOTICE OF SALE OPEN TO THE PUBLIC DATE OF AUCTION FEB. 10, 2017 AT 11:00AM According to the lease by and between: Unit 153 Timothy B O’Heir and TKG-StorageMart, DBA StorageMart #701, and its related parties, assigns and affiliates. In order to perfect the lien on the goods contained in the storage unit the manager has cut the lock on their units and upon a cursory inspection the units were found to contain chest of drawers, basketball net, mattress, coffee table, lawn chair, hand truck entertainment center, pictures and many other items used in and around the home.

ITEMS WILL BE SOLD OR DISPOSED OF AT THIS SITE ON, Feb. 10, 2017 AT 11:00 AM AT THE ADDRESS LISTED BELOW TO SATISFY OWNERS LIEN IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE STATE STATUTES. TERMS OF SALE ARE CASH ONLY, NO CHECKS WILL BE ACCEPTED. ALL GOODS ARE SOLD IN “AS IS� CONDITION. TAX MUST BE PAID OR RESALE NUMBERS FURNISHED. BUYERS MUST PROVIDE THEIR OWN LOCKS IF NEEDED. SELLER RESERVES THE RIGHT TO OVERRIDE ALL BIDS. ALL ITEMS OR SPACES MAY NOT BE AVAILABLE ON DATE OF SALE. StorageMart 701 794 Scenic Highway Lawrenceville, GA 30046 770-236-9260 929-464810, 1/13,20 PUBLIC AUCTION THESE VEHICLES WILL BE SOLD FOR PUBLIC OUTCRY FOR CASH AT STATEWIDE WRECKER SERVICE LOCATED AT 2775 SIMPSON CIRCLE, NORCROSS, GEORGIA AT 10:00 A.M. ON JANUARY 07, 2017. THE FOLLOWING VEHICLES ARE DECLARED A

PUBLIC SALE Notice is hereby given that on February 6, 2017, U-Haul Company of Atlanta North will be offering for sale under the contractual landlords lien process by public auction the following storage units. The goods to be sold are generally described as household goods. U-Haul reserves the right to refuse any and all bids. Payment will be made in cash only. The sale will begin at 1290 Pleasant Hill Rd Lawrencville, GA 30043 at 8:30am and continue to each location. Location stops subject to change or cancel.

U-Haul Moving & Storage @ 1290 Pleasant Hill, Lawrencville GA 30043 (770) 479-2313: Teddy Thomas 0203, Cedric Goodin 0803, Travis Colclough 2622, Beverly Jones 0912, Jamel Lee 0921, Loney Bellows 2128, Ali Koita 0412, Langressa Gomilla 0321, Harlem Watkins 1722, Kimberly Thioye 2719-21, Patricia Rhodes 2710, Janet Ball 2064, Sarah Jackson 2638, Juan Perez Chavez 0540, Nickcho Pulce 0531, Krystal Ridley 1019, Jon Foster 0317, Dwight Hargrove 1055, Evelyn Franks 0801, Nathaniel Nevills 0105, Taneiqua Cobb 0001, Ninoska Pena 0318, Celeste Garcia 0300, Julio Vargas 0575, Stephen Rogers 2242, Carra Wade 1020, Anyssa Padilla 1101-13, Donald Green 0205, Sandra Atkins 2034, Egypt Steed 1608, Felicia Wheeler 0217, Ayrrecia Boyd 0508, Pandora Martin 1610, Colin Barnes 1140, Jeremy Bradshaw 0320, Chontel Thompson 1220, Janella Johnson 1037, Debra Rutland 0702, Carlos Knight 1154 Marvin Woodard 0407, Janella Johnson 1001, Vanessa Lanier 208485, Karriem Devaughn 1517, Teniqua Wright 0517-19.

U-Haul Moving & Storage @ 2161 Hewatt Rd/Hwy 78, Snellville GA 30039 (770) 979-5237: Malcolm Dibartolo 113, Michael Hart 181, Shynethia Russell 118, Carnell Reed 245, Anne Lawson 107, Victor Grimes 128, Dwayne Harrigan 246, Namarcus Cannon 052, Shelanda Ogletree 226, Victor Grimes 20304, Angel Macias 148, Latoya Jackson 228.

U-Haul Moving & Storage @ 140 Rockbridge Rd NW, Lilburn GA 30047 (770) 7179666: Tyese Goden 3115, Latasha Johnson 373, Family Dermatology 466, Chris Garnett 463, Kenyon Bishop 4141, Calvin Erby Jr. 406, Sharon Mathews 433, Daniel Rhudy 366.

U-haul Moving & Storage @ Jimmy Carter Blvd, Norcross GA 30093 (770) 4475017: Nikki Walker A208,

FULL TIME

CARE AIDES/CNA’S NEED HOME CARE AIDES/CNA’S to work in Gwinnett County. Also need Bilingual Spanish/English.

Apply online www.homenurse.net and call Holly at 770-229-9153 ext. 1249 CHRONIC CARE MANAGEMENT NURSE Must be a patient relationship builder, independent and collaborative team player, familiar with EMR and data collection. Well established clinic in the heart of Lawrenceville with a faith and family centered atmosphere.

Send cover letter and resume to luke.lenahan@ hopeclinicinc.org

Computer/IT: NCR Corporation seeks F/T ITSM Senior Business Analyst in Duluth, GA. Perf config, deployment, training & admin work on ITSM platform & design + build reports that provide relevant, actionable metrics. Req’s Bach or frgn equiv in Comp Sci, MIS, Compt Tech or rel tech fld & 10 yrs progressively resp prof exp in design, dev & implementation of Remedy based Incident Management/Service Management tool & interfaces using Remedy API & Web Services OR Master’s or frgn equiv & 8 yrs exp.

Send resume: Lauren.Roszak@ncr. com, ref req #0050743_ P0062407.

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GARBRO, INC. 382 South Perry St, Lawrenceville GA 30046. 770-238-9307.

15 FT Temp Paint Helpers (04/01/17 to 12/31/17) to work in metro Atlanta. Helping painters with faux, textured, fresco finishing and wallpaper by performing duties requiring less skill.

Apply masking tape, supply or hold tools and materials, smooth surfaces, clean work areas and equipment, assist painting walls, doors, ceilings under supervision. Not OJT. 03 months of experience. $12.44/ hour. 40 h/week.

Single workweek is the standard for computing wages due. Employer will make all deductions from the worker’s paycheck required by law. Monday-Sunday, day varies (8:00 am to 5:00 pm). Inbound Transp & daily subsistence reimbursed, if worker completes half employment period.

Return transportation & daily subsistence reimbursed if worker completes the employment period or dismissed early.

(Both $12.09/day, up to $51.00/day with receipts).

Reimbursement for all visa, visa processing, border crossing, and government fees, except passport expenses in the first work week by check.

Tools provided without charge. Inquiry at the closest GDOL office or call 404.232.3500 Ref job # 944500763 PARALEGAL NEEDED Minimum required: Twoyear Paralegal degree from an accredited school, five years experience handling complex family law cases and criminal cases.

Only serious and qualified applicants, please.

Send your cover letter, resume and references to P.O. Box 1370 Winder, Georgia 30680 or email it to janis@ cynthiajamesattorney atlaw.com PLUMBER; Service Plumber Seeking Experienced Plumber to catch commercial service calls throughout Metro Atlanta area.

678-635-5801

FULL TIME PAYROLL SPECIALIST Snapping Shoals EMC is recruiting for the position of Payroll Specialist. A qualified applicant will have the ability to work independently in a fast paced environment. Organizational skills and attention to detail are a must.

Knowledge of payroll laws and the ability to exercise discretion and use sound judgement in dealing with confidential information is required. A certification in payroll is preferred. This position is responsible for multiple payrolls.

Responsibilities include balancing time entry, processing semi-monthly payrolls as well as all court required deductions, quarterly tax reports and year end processes, including W-2’s. Educational requirements: A high school diploma and seven years of progressive experience in payroll administration. Application packets are available on line at www.ssemc.com or you can pick up a packet at our office located at 14750 Brown Bridge Road in Covington, GA, M-F from 8-5.

EOE Seeking 10 temp/fulltime positions in Bartow, Cherokee, Cobb, DeKalb, Forsyth, Fulton, Hall & Pickens, GA counties. From 4/1/2017 to 12/1/2017. M-F 6:30 am to 3:30 pm.

Poss Sat. 40 hrs/wk.

Landscape or maintain grounds of property using hand or power tools or equipment. Workers typically perform a variety of tasks, which may include any combination of the following: sod laying, mowing, trimming, planting, watering, fertilizing, digging, raking, sprinkler installation, and installation of mortarless segmental concrete masonry wall units. Lift & sustain 50+ lbs. Poss.

Drug Screening (PostHire) E-Verify (PostHire) Poss. Background Checks (Post-Hire) No edu/exp required.

OJT available. Starting wage from $12.98/hr to $15.00/hr. Poss OT starting from $19.47/hr to $22.5/hr. Single work wk used to compute wages due, paid every week. Poss raises, bonuses, or incentives dependent on tenure with company, exp., or job performance. All deductions from the worker’s paycheck required by law will be made.

Employer will provide workers at no charge all tools, supplies, and equip. req’d to perform the job. Trans. (including meals &, to the extent necessary, lodging) to the place of employment prov’d, or its cost to workers reimbursed if the worker completes 1/2 the employment period. Return trans. will be prov’d if the worker completes the employment period or is dismissed early by the employer. H-2B workers reimbursed in the first workwk for all visa, visa processing, border crossing, and other related fees including those mandated by the government (excluding passport fees). Qualified applicants are to inquire about the job opportunity directly to GA Dept. of Labor, 148 Andrew Young International Blvd., Suite 426, Atlanta, GA 30303-1751 Phone: 404-232-3676 or online at http://www. dol.georgia.gov to apply and email resume to Craig at craig@ aquatronirrigation.com for Aquatron Irrigation, Inc., Alpharetta, GA 30004, 770-664-0763.

This ad is being placed concurrently with an H-2B application.

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FINANCIAL BUSINESS OPPORTUNITY BUSINESS FOR SALE Used Car Dealership, Established Turn Key Since 2003.

Gwinnett County includes inventory, 500,000, installment contracts of 500,000, solid customer base, zone-permitted-on going. Immediate Occupancy for tax season.

Family business, retiring. $1,000,000.

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Scooter Store Jazzy Select GT JA311209313c30. Purchased new - rarely used, great condition. Have paperwork. $1,200.

Invacare Personal Hydraulic Patient Body Lift (9805P) with mesh sling. Purchased new for Mother, used 2 years, like new. $350 Call Rebecca 770-7863491 or 404-310-0150

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OPEN HOUSE SUNDAY, 1/22, 12-2:00 5BR, 3.5BA. 4059 Bogan Bluff Ln $320,000 Leta Williams RE/MAX Legends 770-853-7086 www.LetaWilliams. com HOUSES FOR SALE GRAYSON, GA 30017 1688 SILVERGRASS LANE

STUNNING LISTING! Beautiful 2 story with massive space and extensive moldings & trim. Sits on full unfinished basement.

5BR/4.5BA. A must see! $415,900. EHO Peters Realty Professionals 770-466-2885 www.petersrealty professionals.com

TONS OF SQUARE FOOTAGE! 5BR/3BA RANCH With full finished basement! On 1.22 Acres. Vaulted Family Room with Fireplace, Formal Dining Room, Oversized Kitchen with Breakfast Area.

Split Bedroom Plan.

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One on Singleton Road & One on Law’ville-Suwanee Road! 2BR & 3BR, 2BA, Fireplace, Vaulted Ceilings, Off Street Parking.

Starting @ $900/mo.

B.C. PROPERTIES 770-446-1550 770-995-8828 MOBILE HOMES & LOTS FOR RENT BARROW-AUBURN 1-2-3 BEDROOMS IN MOBILE HOME COMMUNITY. Rent Starting at $100/ week. Large Lots.

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LOGANVILLE, GA 30052 807 BRADLEY CIRCLE

BEAUTIFUL 2 STORY TRADITIONAL 3BR/2.5BA 2-STORY TRADITIONAL With stone accent.

Inviting front porch entry with living/ dining room.

Fireside fame rams with fireplace & open kitchen.

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FURNITURE/ HOUSEHOLD GOODS DESK Very nice executive medium size Heckman desk w/in-laid leather 8 drawer. $675 Compare at $1500$2000 678-665-6626

2000 Windridge Dr, GA, 30518 Windridge Buford, Affordable 1&2 Apartments Bedroom Apartments 1 Bedroom – $475-$695 based on gross income 2 Bedroom – $530-$750 based on gross income

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LAWRENCEVILLE OFFICE/ WAREHOUSES SPACE AVAILABLE 750 to 3600 sf Mike 404-375-5438.

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LAWRENCEVILLE, GA 30045 1359 GREAT OAKS CT.

JUST LISTED! HUD CASE # 105-305453 4BR/2.5BA TRADITIONAL HOME Separate living/dining room. Kitchen with center island.

Family room with fireside Fireplace.

Insured with Escrow.

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NEW LISTING! HUD CASE #101-975414 Ranch On 5 Plus Acres with Rocking Chair Front Porch.

Entrance with Views To Fireside Family Room with Fireplace & Bright Sun-Room.

Insured with Escrow.

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GARAGE SALES BUFORD Church Moving Sale, Fri., 1/20 & Sat. 1/21, 8am- 1pm Impact Church, 2000 Gravel Springs Rd. Something for everyone!

DACULA ESTATE SALE, Sat., 1/21, 9-4 & Sun. 1/22, 9-3. (Half Price Day) 3284 Brooksong Way. Mid Century bedroom set, dining room and kit furn. baseball and military collectibles, Noritake China, trunks, artwork, vintage accent tables, whale teeth, jewelry, workshop & garage tools.

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

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

Dishwasher $100 & up. Different colors.

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PIANO 1961 Sohmer Studio Piano and Bench Bought from Cooper Music, April 22, 2008— restored; Original purchase price $1995.00 —Asking price $1200.00 Have original sales documentation from Cooper Music. Piano has been maintained and kept tuned; played for worship services through January 1, 2017 by the same pianist.

Contact Reverend Wayne Reed 404 6956496 cell phone

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MISC. FOR SALE CABINETS: THREE 4 Drawer Filing Cabinets includes racks/hanging folders, slightly damaged appearance, 3 for $25 or $10 each. Heavy Old Wooden Desk, 54�X32�, 6 drawers, $20. Indoor/ Outdoor Coffee Table, like new, 44�x24�, $15.

Cushioned Rocking Chair with Ottoman, good for nursery, $20.

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M&M Lawn Maintenance All Types of Yard Work * Lawns starting at $30 CALL

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FIREWOOD ELEGANT TRADITIONAL! Lovely 4BR & 2.5BA 2 Story is Simply Elegant!! Open floor plan, family room with firplace and includes an above ground pool.

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GORGEOUS LAKE LOT! Beautiful Shaded Lake Lot With Hardwoods With Great Views of Lake Oconee.

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770-962-8744 SEASONED OAK FIREWOOD 4x8 Rack $125.

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Proceeds for funding Helping Hands Missionary Trips.

GERMAN SHEPHERD PUPS AKC Ready to go 2 Black Females. AKC German Shepherd pups-Black . Parents on site. Working lines.

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Hudgens Art Center exhibits highlight the medium of printmaking — Page 3C The “A Creative Adventure in Printmaking: Prints from the Experimental Printmaking Institute” exhibition at the Hudgens Center in Duluth features over 55 prints including artist David C. Driskell’s 2008 44-inch-by-32-inch “Woman in Interior.” (Special Photo)

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With today being Inauguration Day, we take a look at the 10 best movies with a presidential theme, as rated by IMDb: 1. “JFK” (1991) 2. “Fail-Safe” (1964) 3. “Nixon” (1995) 4. “Lincoln” (2012) 5. “The Best Man” (1964) 6. “Abe Lincoln in Illinois” (1940) 7. “Primary Colors” (1998) 8. “Gabriel Over The White House” (1933) 9. “Dave” (1993) 10. “The War Room” (1993)

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a look ahead Friday, Jan. 27 Night at the Museum — Find out what happens after hours at the Gwinnett Environmental & Heritage Center, 2020 Clean Water Drive in Buford. The event will feature a tour, stories by a campfire, a magic show and more from 5 to 10 p.m. Admission is $8 per person. Members and children ages 2 and under are free. Guests under age 17 must be accompanied by an adult. For more information or to register, call 770-904-3500 or visit gwinnettEHC.org.

Arsenio Hall — The funnyman made famous for his Emmy award-winning latenight talk show “The Arsenio Hall Show” will perform at the Atlanta Comedy Theater in Norcross. Show times are set for 8:30 p.m. and 10:30 p.m Friday and 7:30 p.m. and 10:30 p.m. Saturday. To purchase tickets, visit atlcomedytheater.com or call 770-7246400.

Saturday, Jan. 28 Snowflake Princess Party — Children ages 3 and up can dress as a princess, make a craft, dance, enjoy refreshments and more. The party will be held at the Lucky Shoals Park Community Recreation Center in Norcross starting at 1 p.m. Each princess will receive a wand or bracelet and have a photo taken. Admission is $11 per child, with no charge for the accompanying adult. To register, use the code LSP11402 at gwinnettcounty.com or call 678-277-0860.

Alan Jackson Keepin’ It Country Tour — One of country music’s most successful artists will be in concert with special guest multi-platinum artist Lee Ann Womack. The tour will stop at the Infinite Energy Arena in Duluth. The show will begin at 7:30 p.m.

Tickets start at $49.50. To buy tickets, visit infiniteenergycenter.com or call 770-6262464.

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Uncle Jack’s Meat House

6590 Sugarloaf Parkway, No. 201 Duluth unclejacksmeathouse.com

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Uncle Jack’s Meat House patrons can start off their meal with the charred Spanish octopus, which is chic pea puree, spicy olive, capers, pickled red onions and smoked pepper sauce. (Special Photo)

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Owner: Willie Degel Open since: September 2016 Location: In the Shoppes at Sugarloaf shopping center at the corner of Sugarloaf Parkway and Meadow Church Road, beside the Infinite Energy Arena Hours: 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. Sunday through Friday, 5 to 10 p.m. Saturday Atmosphere: Owner Willie Degel from the Food Network channel designed the restaurant from top to bottom, said general manager Robert Cecere. Degel was going for an early 1900s New York City meatpacking warehouse feel with a modern touch.

Degel named the place after his late great-uncle, who owned a steakhouse and speakeasy with Degel’s late godfather in New York in the 1920s.

Growing up, Degel, a Queens native, had heard about the venture and was inspired to run his own business at a young age.

Everything from the meat hook-style coat rack to the outdoor fire pit adds personality to the highend dining experience.

The dining room stays lively with its soft lighting and plenty of room for patrons.

“I grew up in a large family and food was at the center of every occasion,” Cecere said. “I feel a little bit of that whenever the dining room’s full of people.”

Guests who’d like to be in the middle of the action can sit at the chef’s long high-top table across from the hustle and bustle of the kitchen.

Everyone is welcome to dine in whether for a birthday celebration, a long dinner or to drop in, Cecere said.

“People think we’re a steakhouse but we’re more of a grill,” he said.

ON THE MENU Munchies: Starters include charred Spanish octopus, which is chic pea puree, spicy olive, capers, pickled red onions and smoked pepper sauce.

USDA Prime: A popular entree is the 35-day dry aged prime rib chop, 24 ounces of all natural U.S. Department of Agriculture meat.

In Between Bread: The Ooey Gooey Mooey Burger is a custom blend of prime beef, secret sauce, onion jam, maple pepper bacon, lettuce, tomatoes and a buttermilk blue cheese fondue, served with house cut fries that stands out.

From the Line: Hit the “Jackpot” with lobster, Argentinian pink shrimp, colossal crab, coconutlemongrass broth and scallion.

Ruffage: Vegetarian options include the warm roasted root vegetable with Peruvian purple potatoes, butternut squash, chard Brussel sprouts, glazed red pearl onions, toasted pine nuts, ricotta salata, and sherry shallot vinaigrette.

Sweet Tooth: Savor desserts such as the scratch made cookie plate of Valrhona chocolate chunk with chewy marshmallow and toasted coconutmacadamia nut.

And more: It’s fresh house baked breads are a hit as well as its cured meats and local cheese and sharing sides.

35-day dry aged prime rib chop, 24 ounces of all natural U.S. Department of Agriculture meat. Other standouts include the prime center cut filet and prime New York strip.

The Ooey Gooey Mooey Burger is a custom blend of prime beef, secret sauce, onion jam, “We’re not the same dark, maple pepper bacon, carpeted steakhouse. … lettuce, tomatoes and a You can come in for a buttermilk blue cheese quick lunch, not just a fondue, served with house four-course meal. There’s cut fries. something for everybody.”

Vegetarian plates such The 17-person bar is as the warm roasted root the focal point of the vegetable with Peruvian dining room that leads to purple potatoes, butternut the heated patio area, and squash, chard Brussel valet parking service is sprouts, glazed red pearl available weekends. onions, toasted pine nuts, Menu: Among Uncle ricotta salata and sherry Jack’s Meat House’s shallot vinaigrette are on popular dishes is the the menu.

GWINNETT TASTES A selection of local eateries recently featured in the Gwinnett Daily Post: Daddy O’Brien’s Irish Ice Cream Pub and Eatery Daddy O’Brien’s Irish Ice Cream Pub and Eatery offers more than 100 gourmet flavors including over 30 rich alcohol-infused choices that drew a crowd the first day it opened in January. Owners and married couple Frank “DaddyO” and Lori O’Brien pay homage to his Irish roots with old-time decorations with a modern flair. Also, the pub and eatery offers traditional flavors, sugar-free options and non-dairy sorbets.

Visitors can try homemade Belgian waffles, crepes, and poffertjes — mini unique Dutch pancakes — hot soup, the special of the day and much more on the menu.

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Former Food Network star Willie Degel of New York opened his restaurant, Uncle Jack’s Meat House, above left, at the corner of Sugarloaf Parkway and Meadow Church Road, beside the Infinite Energy Arena in September in Duluth. (Special Photo) Below left, Uncle Jack’s Meat House in Duluth features ingredients from organic, local and humane sources to make plates, including the 35-day dry aged prime rib chop, 24 ounces of all natural U.S. Department of Agriculture meat.

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678-765-9633 The Double Eagle The Double Eagle is a golf-themed casual dining New American sports tavern ideal for lunch, happy hour or a family dinner, with indoor and outdoor seating options. The eatery, featuring burgers, wings and more, opened in September in the former space of Johnny’s Pizza at 5005 Peachtree Parkway, No. 810.

One of The Double Eagle’s standouts is the Pimento and Bacon burger with bacon marmalade, topped with a fried green tomato slice. Owners Adam Conner and John Saxe, both of Peachtree Corners, named the restaurant after their university mascots. Conner pays homage to the Auburn War Eagle and Saxe, to the Georgia Southern Freedom Eagle. Autographed sports

memorabilia and golf-related statement pieces decorate the walls.

5005 Peachtree Parkway, No. 810, Peachtree Corners, 470-255-2389 DePalma’s Italian Cafe DePalma’s Italian Cafe is ideal for date night, just grabbing a bite to eat or special occasions.

The lunch menu offers familiar pizza slices, salads, soups and pasta options as well as sandwiches and paninis.

Dinner includes favorites such as eggplant Florentine with baked layers of fried eggplant, basil ricotta, spinach and mozzarella over spinach angel hair pasta with marinara sauce; specialty pizzas with premium toppings; scallops in creamy butternut squash sauce and more.

Seafood choices include the “Jackpot,” including lobster, Argentinian pink shrimp, colossal crab, coconut-lemongrass broth and scallions.

Gluten-free options are available.

For dessert, diners can savor sweets including the scratch made cookie plate of Valrhona chocolate chunk with chewy marshmallow and toasted coconut-macadamia nuts.

For holidays and special occasions, Uncle Jack’s offers special menus or a chef’s testing menu.

“You get a little bit of everything but you’re going to leave satisfied,” Cecere said.

The drink menu has a lengthy wine list of

sparkling, rose, whites and reds. There are nonalcoholic offerings, as well as craft cocktails and draft, bottled and canned beers.

Degel is based in New York but is very much involved in the restaurant’s operations, the manager said. The owner takes pride in what he offers as well as in his management and staff at Uncle Jack’s, Cecere said. Degel owns Uncle Jack’s Steakhouse in New York City.

“We really enjoy cooking; that translates onto our plates,” he said. “We want people to come here and want to come back and tell others. That’s how we started. We try to cater to that knowledge.”

Something you may

not know: The meat house obtains its ingredients from local sustainable humane sources, Cecere said.

Also, most of Uncle Jack’s advertisement is through social media, review sites or word of mouth. The business embraces the farm-totable concept and gets acquainted with the producers.

“We respect our ingredients and the guests we serve,” he said. “We want our customers to appreciate what we’re doing and some dine in with us two to three times a week.

“We love what we do.

This is a tough industry.

If you aren’t in love with hospitality and food, this isn’t for you.”

The wine selection includes everything from fine reds and whites from Italy and around the world.

Witty wording describes brews such as Budweiser and Corona as “Beer;” Harpoon UFO White and Peroni as “Good Beer;” and Stone Delicious IPA and Smuttynose Robust Porter as “Really Good Beer.”

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prices are slightly higher than lunch.

Armando’s menu includes a wide selection of entrees, appetizers, salads, soups, paella, desserts, and signature sandwiches, tacos, burritos, enchiladas and quesadillas.

Menu favorites include the Paella Valenciana made of yellow rice sautéed with baked chicken thigh, Spanish smoked sausage, calamari, shrimp, green bell peppers, onions, pimentos, clam juices and a secret combination of spices.

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people in charge prefer to view it as a restaurant that happens to show the latest movies.

It offers diners two ways to enjoy their meals: At a bar in the lounge before or after a movie, or while they are watching one of the films shown at the theater.

The menu is based on an American bistro-inspired collection of original dishes.

Popular menu items include the sliders, the Boom Boom Shrimp, Pear and Gorgonzola Flatbread and the spicy turkey burger. There are also desserts, such as Funnel Fries, Chocolate Lovin’ Spoon Cake and Blue Bunny Specialty Ice Cream Cups.

The theater also offers a limited children’s menu with items such as chicken tenders and mini corn dogs.

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Armando’s Caribe Armando’s Caribe is a casual family friendly CubanCaribbean food and Mexican-fusion dishes restaurant with island-themed designs, owner Armando Camacho said. Guests can eat outdoors under a covered patio or in the dining rooms and bar area, a recent addition.

Takeout and catering options are available. Dinner

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The ‘Deep South & Down Under’ exhibition in Duluth features prints from the 2016 international print portfolio exchange between the Atlanta Printmakers Studio and Firestation Print Studio in Victoria, Australia. (Staff Photos: Erika Wells)

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Within the entire collection, there are serographs/silk screen prints, etchings, lithographs and relief prints such as a wood block or wood cut, Nichols said.

“There are lots of different approaches to art making, lots of different styles and ways of making imagery,” she said. “There’s a broad appeal because there are so many different artists whose work is represented.”

Since 1981, the Hudgens Center has focused on and been an advocate for the arts by presenting

Hudgens Art Center Director of Exhibitions and Programming Angela Nichols explains printmaking at the A Creative Adventure in Printmaking: Prints from the Experimental Printmaking Institute exhibition in Duluth.

exhibits, events, classes and programs. The center is in the Infinite Energy Center complex. For more information, visit thehudgens.org or call 770-623-6002.

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The Hudgens Center in Duluth will show how printmaking allows for a more democratic way to share fine art through its exhibition starting Jan. 21.

“A Creative Adventure in Printmaking: Prints from the Experimental Printmaking Institute” shows prints reproduced by artists that the center will showcase to the public.

“Printmaking is so much more attainable; a painting might cost $10,000 and a print might cost $500. It’s something that your average Joe might be able to afford but it’s still fine art,” Director of Exhibitions and Programming Angela Nichols said. “It’s a way for artists to be able to make multiples and know you can touch more people with it.”

Printmaking involves making an image and transferring it onto material such as metal plates to create a reproduction by running it through a press.

“One of the assets of printmaking is that it’s not as precious as a painting because instead of one, you might have fifty. … So fifty people can own this image instead of one person that owns just one painting,” Nichols said.

Curated by Curlee Holton, the prints are from the institute he founded at LaFayette College in Easton, Pa. Holton is a printermaker and painter whose work has been professionally featured for over 25 years.

The exhibition contains more than 55 prints that were done at the Institute.

It will be on display in the center’s galleries and hallways at 6400 Sugarloaf Parkway, Building 300 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesdays through Saturdays from Jan. 21 through April 29.

Different artists and

institutions collaborated for the printmaking exhibition, which celebrates the creative process and how artists, educators and students have engaged through the art.

“It’s very much a hands-on fine art process,” Nichols said. “It requires a lot of attention to detail and precision.

“Oftentimes, artists who work in other mediums will go to a print shop and work with a master printer to produce an edition.”

Artist and scholar David C. Driskell will have his signature and largest work, “Women in Interior,” featured from 2008.

The piece is a total of 44 inches by 32 inches.

Others artists will include Benny Andrews, Radcliffe Bailey, Willie Cole and Faith Ringgold.

The opening reception will take place from 2 to 4 p.m. Jan. 21, and an exhibition walk through with Holton will be held from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. March 18.

In conjunction, the center will present “Atlanta Printmakers Studio: The Best of PRINT BIG!” and “Deep South & Down Under.”

The PRINT BIG! annual community art event began in 2010 to reflect the mission of the Atlanta Printmakers Studio. The studio aims to support and educate the public about printmaking.

The focus of PRINT BIG! is on collaboration, creativity and fun with participating groups including Georgia artists, community organizations and schools. They were each tasked to design and carve 4-foot by 8-foot woodblocks to be printed the day of the event with a steamroller.

The exhibition includes 17 of the oversized steamroller prints made in the last seven years, Nichols said.

“Deep South & Down Under” contains more than 60 prints from the 2016 international print portfolio exchange

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Holley Calmes The Christian music tour Winter Jam 2017 featuring artists such as Thousand Foot Krutch will stop at the Georgia Dome in Atlanta on Feb. 4. (Special Photo)

On Saturday, Feb. 4, the Hudgens Center for the Arts in Duluth will open its doors from 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. welcoming individuals and their families who struggle with brain injuries. An activity-rich event will be conducted where FROM STAFF REPORTS including tour host NewS- Tony Nolan. the power of art can enable ong, Crowder, Britt Nicole, these individuals and their Admission is $10 by Christian music lovers, Tenth Avenue North, Andy cash or a check at the door families to tell their stories. get ready for one of the Mineo, Colton Dixon, Gwinnett’s Paige Hafor ages 2 and up. Debit genre’s largest annual tours Thousand Foot Krutch, vens, who has been active and credit cards may be in the country that will OBB, Sarah Reeves and used once inside the venue. in brain injury awareness stop in Atlanta on Feb. 4.

Steven Malcolm. and support for many Anyone under age 16 Winter Jam 2017 will There will be special years, is an initiator of must be accompanied by take place at the Georgia appearances from A&E’s the event, which has also an adult.

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Injury Support Group, she says, “People with brain injuries are not always obvious to us, but they are our next-door neighbors. They carry invisible Get prepared with injuries, often struggling with memory loss, conAtlanta Parent’s Camp Expo! centration and focus. They experience struggles we don’t see.”

Turning these struggles into art is one way to allow someone to describe their individual daily battles and tell their own unique story. Brain injury is a condition that can spring from numerous causes: car accidents, sports injuries, simple falls and brain tumors.

The art experience will consist of making a mask on which the individual with brain injury will craft the tale of their journey.

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They can use paint and a host of three dimensional objects such as puzzle pieces, letters, yarn, pipe cleaners and tissue paper.

They can write words and symbols to express feelings about their lives. Caregivers attending the event can also help.

These masks will be exhibited in the Andrews Gallery at the Hudgens Center in March for Brain Injury Awareness Month.

The idea for this event began when Havens visited Washington D.C. for Brain Injury Awareness Day at the Capitol. She experienced a showing of these types of masks in a traveling exhibit created by the North Carolina group Unmasking Brain Injury.

“My knees buckled when I saw this exhibition,” Havens says. (Her own daughter struggled with brain injuries after a soccer accident, from which she has since recovered.)

Havens brought the

mask idea home where she found immediate enthusiasm among the leadership at the Hudgens Center and Annandale Village, which has many individuals with brain injury among its clients and is the location for Havens’ support group.

After Annandale’s successful event, the Hudgens Center, guided by Connie Norman through their Healing Arts Program, decided to open another such event to the public.

At the end of March, the masks will be donated to the national program to be part of the Unmasking Brain Injury traveling exhibit.

Each person who creates a mask will receive a photograph with their creation before they leave the Hudgens Center on Feb. 4.

Mask makers should register in advance by calling 770-623-6002.

Holley Calmes is a freelance writer and public relations consultant specializing in the arts. Email her at hcalmes@mindspring.com.

Lawrenceville author examines ’30s Georgia

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Lawrenceville author Mary Anna Bryan said she hopes to be the voice of a portion of the Silent Generation with her book “Cardinal Hill” as she explores life in a fictional Georgia town in the 1930s.

As a member of the group that came after the WWII Mary Anna Bryan greatest generation but before the baby boomers, Bryan develops characters based on people she “knew or knew about,” she said.

Bryan feels her cohorts haven’t been as vocal about their personal experiences as the other age groups between which they’re wedged. The silent generation had to navigate through the Great Depression, segregation and, for some, the ups and down of small town living, she said.

In the novel, she tells the story of a white girl who grows up during the decade while trying to find herself — and uncover the mystery that surrounds her mother’s untimely death.

Over the course of the story, she grows close to a

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black girl whose relative is the family housekeeper and the young women gain a “mutual respect” for one another, Bryan said.

The longtime Gwinnett resident was awarded the Ferrol Sams Award for Fiction for “Cardinal Hill,” sponsored by Mercer University Press, the book’s publisher. Each year, the award is presented to the “best manuscript that speaks to the human condition in a Southern context.”

The book is available on Amazon.com and through www.mupress.org. For more information, visit maryannabryan.com.

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By Venue AURORA THEATRE 128 E. Pike St., Lawrenceville 678-226-6222 www.auroratheatre.com • Jan. 20-21: Scotty K • Jan. 21: The Three Billy Goats Gruff • Feb. 10-March 5: Sweep • Feb. 11: Sangria, Tapas and Flamenco • Feb. 24: 2017 Aurora Gala HUDGENS CENTER FOR THE ARTS Gwinnett Center, 6400 Sugarloaf Parkway, Suite 300, Duluth 770-623-6002 www.thehudgens.org • Jan. 29, Feb. 26 and March 25: Toddler Fridays INFINITE ENERGY ARENA 6400 Sugarloaf Parkway, Duluth 770-813-7500

37 MAIn 37 E. Main St., Buford 678-288-2030 www.buford.37main.com • Jan. 20: Electric Avenue — MTV 80’s Synth Pop • Jan. 21: 42 — A Tribute to Coldplay • Jan. 27: Rock ‘N‘ Roll Radio Show featuring Rachel Bolan from Skid Row • Jan. 28: Damage Inc. — Metallica Tribute • Feb. 3: Wrong Way — Sublime Tribute • Feb. 4: Cowboy — Kid Rock Tribute • Feb. 10: Reality Check — 80’s Rock • Feb. 11: Head Games — Foreigner Tribute • Feb. 17: Departure — Journey Tribute • Feb. 18: Klaus Band Camp — Gagging You with a Spoonful of 80’s • Feb. 24: Slippery When Wet — Bon Jovi Tribute • Feb. 25: Hysteria — Def Leppard Tribute 40 WATT CLUB 285 W. Washington St., Athens 706-549-7871 www.40watt.com • Ongoing: DJ Immuzikation, Twin Powers • Jan. 20: Camper Van Beethoven, The Darnell Boys, Daisy, Ike Reilly • Jan. 21: Cracker, Eric Bachman, The Heap, The Drapes • Jan. 28: Kurt Vile and the Violators, Luke Roberts • Feb. 4: Free Dance Party with DJ Immuzikation, Twin Powers • Feb. 10: Hiss Golden Messenger • Feb. 11: COIN • Feb. 13: Joyce Manor, AJJ • Feb. 16-18: Drive By Truckers • Feb. 24: Ray Fulcher Laughlin AARON’S AMPHITHEATRE AT LAKEWOOD 2002 Lakewood Ave., Atlanta 404-443-5000 www.livenation.com/venues/14086/aaron-s-amphitheatre-at-lakewood • June 13: Dead and Company ATLANTA SYMPHONY HALL 1280 Peachtree St. N.E., Atlanta 404-733-4900 www.atlantasymphony.org • Ongoing: Casual Fridays • Jan. 20: The Music of David Bowie • Jan. 21, 22: Music for the Very Young: Meet the Woodwinds • Jan. 24: The Last Waltz 40 Tour • Jan. 27-28: “Raiders of the Lost Ark” Movie with the Orchestra performing the Score Live • Jan. 31: An Evening with Pat Metheny, Antonio Sanchez, Linda Oh and Gwilym Simcock • Feb. 2: Chamber Recital • Feb. 2, 4: Conductor Jun Markl leads a Program featuring Schumann, Strauss and Tchaikovsky and Cellist Johannes Moser • Feb. 3: God Elmaleh: Oh My Gad • Feb. 9, 11: Robert Spano leads Mahler’s First Symphony and Pianist Juho Pohjonen performs Beethoven’s Piano Concerto Number 4 • Feb. 12: Snap Judgment • Feb. 14: YES: The Album Series, Andrea Bocelli

www.infiniteenergycenter.com • Feb. 14: Andrea Bocelli with the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra • Feb. 23 — March 5: Ringling Bros. and Barnum and Bailey presents Circus Xtreme INFINITE ENERGY THEATER 6400 Sugarloaf Parkway, Duluth 770-813-7500 www.infiniteenergycenter.com • Feb. 10: Gwinnett’s Got Talent • March 10-12: Swan Lake • May 19: Aladdin • June 16: Duet Chehov KUDZU ART ZONE 116 Carlyle St., Norcross 770-840-9844 www.kudzuartzone.org • Jan. 26: Member Meeting • March 8-10: Painting Flowers Alla Prima in Oil with Pat Fiorello

NEW DAWN THEATER Mall Corners, 3650-A Satellite Blvd., Duluth 678-887-5015 www.newdawntheatercompany.com • Jan. 28: Farewell Performance of Kurt Sutton’s Mark Twain and Mr. Clemens • Feb. 9-12, 16-19, 23-26: The Dining Room NEW LONDON THEATRE 2338 Henry Clower Blvd., Snellville 770-559-1484 www.newlondontheatre.org • Jan. 20 — Feb. 5: Godspell • Feb. 24 — March 12: Sylvia • March 31 — April 16: Nightfall with Edgar Allan Poe • May 5-14: Hansel and Gretel • June 9-25: Cat on a Hot Tin Roof • July 14-30: The Wiz SYLVIA BEARD THEATRE Buford Community Center,

2200 Buford Highway, Buford 770-945-6762 www.bufordcommunity center. com • Jan. 27-28: Squirm Burpee: A Vaudevillain Melodrama • Feb. 16 — March 5: Barefoot in the Park presented by Gypsy Theatre Company • April 20 — May 7: Dixie Swim Club presented by Gypsy Theatre Company ATLANTA atlanta ALLIANCE THEATRE 1280 Peachtree St. N.E., Atlanta 404-733-4650 www.alliancetheatre.org • Through Feb. 19: Play the Play with Cat the Cat • Through Feb. 12: Troubadour • Feb. 4-26: Too Heavy for Your Pocket • Feb. 22 — March 12: The Temple Bombing • March 14 — April 9: Dino-

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404-814-4000 www.atlantahistorycenter. com • Jan. 21: MABA Beekeeping Short Course COBB ENERGY PERFORMING ARTS CENTRE 2800 Cobb Galleria Parkway, Atlanta 770-916-2800 www.cobbenergycentre.com • Jan. 27-28: Wild Kratts Live FOX THEATRE 660 Peachtree St. N.E., Atlanta 404-881-2100 foxtheatre.org • Jan. 21: Lee Brice and Justin Moore • Jan. 22: Don Henley • Jan. 27-29: The ELEAGUE Major • Feb. 14-19: Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater • March 3: Alan Cumming sings Sappy Songs

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M. Night Shyamalan returns with “Split,” an original film that delves into the mysterious recesses of one man’s (James McAvoy) fractured, gifted mind. Here, the personality of Hedwig speaks with, left to right, Casey (Anya Taylor-Joy), Claire (Hayley Lu Richardson) and Marcia (Jessica Sula).

(Special Photo: John Baer/Universal Pictures)

FRACTURED RESULT McAvoy shines in Shyamalan’s unimpressive thriller ‘Split’

Surprisingly funny in parts, “Split” is all about a man named Kevin dealing with his dissociative identity disorder (multiple personality disorder).

BY KRISTEN HANSEN “I’m taking something kristen.hansen you believe and pushing it @gwinnettdailypost.com into the fantastic realm,” Lackluster. Mediocre.

Shyamalan said. “I wonAdequate. dered what would happen These three words if, in dissociative identity describe M. Night Shyama- disorder, each individual lan’s new thriller, “Split.” personality believes they The wide-ranging specare who they are, 100 pertrum of the famed direccent. If one personality betor’s films runs the gamut lieves they have diabetes or from great (“The Sixth high cholesterol, can their Sense”) to the shame camp body chemically change that everyone tries to block to that belief system? And from their minds (“The what if one personality Last Airbender,” “The Vil- believed it had supernatural lage”). powers? What would that “Split” falls squarely in look like?” the middle.

It turns out not to be an

Split (PG-13) ★★★★

easy task.

Kevin proceeds to kidnap three teenage girls: Claire (played by Haley Lu Richardson, “The Edge of Seventeen”), Casey (Anya Taylor-Joy, “Morgan”) and Marcia (Jessica Sula, “Honeytrap”). After nabbing them, he throws them into a holding room against their will. As they soon discover, their captor is no ordinary crazy. Instead, the teens must contend with 23 distinct personalities.

Which ones can be trusted?

Which ones want to hurt them? The movie aims to answer these questions as it unfolds.

James McAvoy (“XMen: Apocalypse,” “Atonement”) stars as the man suffering from the identity

disorder … be it Dennis, Barry or Patricia, just to name a few.

McAvoy was on board immediately after reading the script.

“I read the first 10 pages and thought, ‘Wow, what is this?’ Then I read the next 10 pages and thought, ‘What is that?’” McAvoy said. “It felt like I was being continually confronted with something completely different. That’s the joy of what Night does so well.

He keeps an audience on their toes trying to figure out what the film is: Are we watching a thriller, a psychological drama, horror, sci-fi or something supernatural? And this film is all of those genres.”

His enthusiasm for the

script bleeds over to the screen as McAvoy does a great job. He gives the different personalities unique accents and mannerisms so that it is easy to tell which one is “in the light” (read: in charge) at one time.

Helping him to cope with his demons and the disorder in general is Dr. Karen Fletcher (played

by Betty Buckley, “The Happening”). The scenes with Dr. Fletcher and the kidnapper are some of the most interesting. I really enjoyed the chemistry and how she walks the line with his treatment.

Written, directed and produced by Shyamalan, “Split” is right in his paranormal suspense wheelhouse.

“I want to make something new with every single film by doing something that nobody’s ever done,” Shyamalan said. “That’s exciting for me, and it’s also dangerous and problematic, especially when selling it to the world.”

There just wasn’t that much suspense. Interested to see how where the film was going? Absolutely.

Looking for his signature twists and turns? Sure. Really that is one of the very reasons to see a Shyamalan work.

“Split” is not recommended, nor is it worth a repeat watching. Does it offend with its level of mediocrity? No, but it doesn’t delight either.

(Universal)

Bening a joy in rough ‘20th Century Women’ 20th Century Women (R) ★★★★

BY MICHAEL CLARK Movie Critic

The title of this movie couldn’t be more fitting.

It delves into the roles of females in the posthippie/“Ms.” era of American feminism and covers the changing political tides and newly hatched social/sexual mores.

As a piece of entertainment, “20th” delivers — inasmuch as it speaks clearly to the desired target demographic; staunch women’s-libbers, the ultra-far left and anyone looking for an excuse to expunge previously unwise career and/or life decisions.

From her audacious breakout in “The Grifters” to “Bugsy,” and every other performance since then, Annette Bening is one of the few actresses in the industry who actually likes playing her age. Beautiful but frequently made-up to appear otherwise, the never vain Bening is the atypical actress of advancing years, and watching her sink her teeth into any role is a joy. As single mother Dorothea here, Bening does her best with what is a collection

Left, Annette Bening and Lucas Jade Zumann star in “20th Century Women.” Above, Zumann and Elle Fanning share a scene. (Photos: Merrick Morton, courtesy of A24)

of five partially realized, largely underwritten roles.

In a manner not unlike that in his equally just good 2010 “Beginners,” writer/director Mike Mills (not the guy from R.E.M.) culls together a story based on events from his own life. Instead of the out-of-the-closet father, this one is about the devoted mother driven to raise her son in a proper way — but completely unsure of how to do it.

The owner of a large home always in a constant state of upgrade/ repair, Dorothea first tries to force a faux father/ son relationship upon her teen son Jamie (Lucas Jade Zumann) and William (Billy Crudup), the handyman fixing up the

place. Jamie and William like each other in a manner you like a neighbor you wave to every day.

When this doesn’t pan out, Dorothea calls on the two older teen girls living as quasi-borders to perform maternal duties.

The first of these is Abbie (Greta Gerwig), a punk/bohemian type with a weed-whacker, metallic red haircut, who is chronicling her life by taking pictures of her possessions. In between halfhearted romantic overtures directed at William, Abbie takes Jamie to bars, tutors him on the intricacies of female orgasms and teaches him how to pick up older women.

Not really interested in older women, Jamie’s heart completely

belongs to Julie (Elle Fanning), a girl his own age he’s known since they were in diapers, but who confines him securely in the “friend zone.” He wants her in the worst way (and she knows it) and theirs is the most interesting frictional dynamic in the entire film.

Although set in 1979, Mills’ movie includes all of the trappings (both good and bad) of hundreds of overtly precious/ twee indie productions that were so in vogue in the late ’90s. “Quirky” characters that rarely exist in real life, getting in touch with their innermost feelings in handwringing ways, tied together with a misinformed Clintonian “it takes a village” socialist mindset.

What Mills gets right throughout is the soundtrack. The live action is regularly (and thankfully) interrupted with still photos of burgeoning punk bands of the era and snippets of their (mostly obscure) songs.

As good as these passages are, however, they have little to do with the story.

Depending on what you’re looking or hoping for, the last few scenes can be viewed as either poetic or a total sellout.

A where-are-they-now voice-over from an off-screen adult Jamie provides some sort of narrative satisfaction but not nearly enough to make up for an inspired movie that still appears to be in the rough draft stage.

(A24)

More reviews online Action franchise reboot “xXx: Return of Xander Cage,” starring Vin Diesel, above, and period drama “The Founder,” starring Michael Keaton, below, were screened for critics after press time.

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‘Patriots Day’ film fans

STANDOUT PERFORMANCE

PASS/FAIL

SEE IT NOW OR WAIT

OVERALL IMPRESSION

Mark Wahlberg handles himself well as Tommy Saunders, a hot-headed Boston cop who shoots from the lip yet injects good investigative sense into the search for the bombers. Playing this type of character is obviously not a stretch for Wahlberg, yet he delivers a solid turn nonetheless. Good performances are also turned in by John Goodman as the Boston police commissioner, J.K. Simmons as police chief of nearby Watertown and Kevin Bacon, the lead FBI investigator for the case.

If you liked last year’s “Deepwater Horizon” (also starring Wahlberg and also directed by Peter Berg) about the events leading up to the 2010 BP oil platform explosion, you’ll enjoy “Patriots Day.” The film sets the stage early on by focusing on some of the major players in the story and gets to the main action fairly quickly. Be warned, however: “Patriots Day” is extremely intense and laden with profanity, so if you’re put off by F-bomb dialogue and realistic depictions of blood and maiming, this isn’t the movie for you.

Even though “Patriots Day” is a well-crafted thriller that is interspersed with actual footage taken at the time, it seems the American moviegoing public doesn’t have much appetite for these kinds of flicks. Therefore, I would recommend seeing it on the big screen while you can, for there you’ll get to experience the true sense of horror, chaos, terror and despair surrounding the events of that week in Boston.

“Patriots Day” kept me on the edge of my seat for much of the running time, and even though I knew the story that would unfold, the shock and awe when the bombs went off still caught me off guard. A later scene where suburban Watertown police shoot it out with the terrorists looked and felt like a firefight straight from the Iraq War and made my heart pound. The ending of the film was poignant and features vignettes of the actual people portrayed, both those who perished and those who survived. “Patriots Day” will leave you with a deep and complex mixture of sadness, anger, and frustration, as well as an appreciation for those who find themselves suddenly thrust onto history’s stage.

Pass: Excellent realism kept me involved like a book that I couldn’t put down. This movie takes us through the entire course of events of the 2013 Boston Marathon bombings and the manhunt for the bombers afterward.

Compelling insight into the events of the days that followed the bombing, with lots of action.

Fail: Brutally realistic detail of the bombing victims injuries was a bit over the top for me. The director saw this as necessity, I suppose, for the shock value of stark realism, but a bit much for me. Also, Wahlberg, and others, try a bit too hard with their language and accents to represent the native Bostonians, even though Wahlberg is one himself.

Mark Wahlberg is the obvious central character, and does a very good job of portraying his character and projecting his emotions.

For me, however, John Goodman as police commissioner Ed Davis all but steals the show as he orchestrates the subsequent investigation and directs the FBI to keep them on track, once they get involved.

Any fan of movies about real events, re-enacted to portray real people and actual events that have a major impact on us all, much like the various movies about the 9/11 attacks, and even “Zero Dark Thirty”, with a common theme about the war on terror and the bravery of the people involved in it.

This is the kind of movie that should be seen on the big screen in order to get the full impact of the event itself, as well as the excitement, intensity and commitment of the people involved in the search and capture of the people responsible. As I said before, excellent realism.

This is an intense drama, with a very realistic up close display of the brutal damage done by the brothers responsible for the Boston Marathon bombings. The intensity and determination of the hundreds of people involved in the manhunt and ultimate capture of the bombers responsible was compelling and involving, as well as showing the emotional impact on the victims and their families. There was a very nice touch at the end with live interviews with some of the actual victims involved and the impact on their lives, as well as a tribute to the strength and resilience of the people of Boston. Too brutal and realistic for the kids.

★★★★

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WHO WILL LIKE THIS...

Pass: Very good acting by all the main characters; excellent direction; very good balance between procedural events and the effects these had on people who directly experienced the April 2013 Boston Marathon terrorist bombing.

Fail: The screenplay had a couple of plot holes that caused minor confusion for the viewer to follow; otherwise, “Patriots Day” is a solid, intense recounting of a horrible tragedy that’s still fresh in the minds of many Americans.

Tim Weekley, Suwanee

Steve Kalberg, Lawrenceville

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Ali Commemorative Edition Blu-ray (NR) Movie: ★★★★ Disc: ★★★★

• “Inferno” (Jan. 24): Symbiologist Robert Langdon — again played by Tom Hanks — tries to stop a villain from releasing a lethal virus; Felicity Jones co-stars. (PG-13) • “The Light Between Oceans” (Jan. 24): A childless, island-bound couple (Michael Fassbender, Alicia Vikander) claims an infant they find as their own. (PG-13) • “The Man Who Fell To Earth” (Jan. 24): The David Bowie-starring sci-fi classic gets “Limited Collector’s Edition” treatment, with a vintage Bowie interview included. (R)

Though not the definitive bio-pic everyone was hoping for, director Michael Mann’s sprawling epic covering the most controversial years in the life of the late Muhammad Ali (Will Smith) has aged relatively well.

Beginning in the mid-’60s with Ali’s (born Cassius Clay) first heavyweight championship, to his refusal to serve in the military to his ’70s comebacks, “Ali” is an unrealized masterpiece and was probably made 15 years too soon. Love or hate him, Ali was a man who led a life deserving of a

film of this scope and magnitude and like the equally frustrating 2014 “I Am Ali” documentary, completely ignores his later years and battle with Parkinson’s disease.

Technical specs: aspect ratio: Widescreen (2.40:1/1080p), audio: English (DTS-HD MA 5.1), subtitles: English, French and Spanish.

Special features include: • 2 Featurettes • Trailer • First edition slipcover packaging (Sony, $19.99)

• “Masterminds” (Jan. 31): An armored-truck driver (Zach Galifianakis) becomes the fall guy for a thieving couple (Kristen Wiig, Owen Wilson). (PG13) • “Queen Of Katwe” (Jan. 31): Mastering the game of chess has a major effect on a Ugandan youngster (Madina Nalwanga); David Oyelowo and Lupita Nyong’o also star in this true drama. (PG) • “Pinocchio” (Jan. 31): The animated classic gets “Walt Disney Signature Collection” treatment, with

a bounty of bonus features including Walt Disney’s own comments on the film.

(G) • “Jack Reacher: Never Go Back” (Jan. 31): Tom Cruise returns as novelist Lee Child’s military veteran turned troubleshooter; Cobie Smulders also stars.

(PG-13) • “Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner: 50th Anniversary Edition” (Feb.

7): Katharine Hepburn won her second Oscar, opposite Spencer Tracy and Sidney Poitier, in the comedy-drama. (Not rated) • “King Kong: Ultimate Edition” (Feb. 7): Director Peter Jackson’s retelling of the saga gets an upgrade that includes a half-hour of deleted scenes; Adrien Brody and Naomi Watts star.

(PG-13 and unrated versions)

NOW SHOWING Recently reviewed films now playing in metro area theaters. Ratings are out of 4 stars.

• Monster Trucks (PG) — 2 1/2 stars Though its premise is beyond silly — squidlike creatures hiding in and powering off-road pickup trucks — this generally inoffensive kids’ movie works thanks to solid craft and heart. — Khari J. Sampson • The Bye Bye Man (PG-13) — 1 1/2 stars Attempting to be both psychological horror and monster flick, “The Bye Bye Man” can’t live up to a solid premise: a deadly ghost who manipulates those who hear his name spoken.

— KS • Patriots Day (R) — 4 stars Playing like a documentary retrofitted into a slick thriller, this Mark Wahlberg-led film about the 2013 Boston Marathon bombing and its immediate

aftermath makes for great viewing. With strong performances all around during tense scenes and quiet emotional beats alike, there are a surprising number of laugh moments.

— KS • Sing (PG) — 2 stars Some well-known actors — Matthew McConaughey, Seth MacFarlane, Reese Witherspoon — lend their voices to this feel-good animated feature about

singing animals. The songs range in style from Frank Sinatra to Lady Gaga, but in all it goes on too long and needs a little fine tuning. — Kristen Hansen • Assassin’s Creed (PG-13) — 1 1/2 stars Michael Fassbender and Marion Cotillard are excellent in this adaption of the popular video game series. But “Assassin’s Creed” can’t match its stunning leads and visuals

with a compelling story, which centers around a man experiencing the memories of his ancestors through a bit of pseudoscience. — KS • Collateral Beauty (PG-13) — 2 stars Star-studded “Collateral Beauty” feels like a fancier Hallmark Channel Christmas special. It is what you expect during this time of year: a movie that gives you the “feels” and doesn’t leave a dry eye in

the place. Will Smith shines as the main character dealing with the loss of his daughter. — KH • Manchester by the Sea (R) — 2 1/2 stars This deliberate film about grief is a bit of a mess, doling out flashback after confusing flashback.

But the performances are spellbinding, especially from lead Casey Affleck.

— KS • Allied (R) — 3 stars Brad Pitt and Marion Cotillard star in this period romance/thriller as WWII spies who fall for each other during a mission but find trouble off the battlefield. Effective but a bit lacking in art. — KS • Moana (PG) — 3 stars “Moana” carves out its own space in the Disney collection by delving into the great Pacific Island storytelling culture. The title character Princess Moana (voiced by Auli’i Cravalho) strives to find herself by journeying across the sea.

Besides a strong-female

lead, the audience also gets to meet the comicrelief sidekick chicken Heihei (Alan Tudyk) — one of the stupidest and funniest Disney has created. — KH • Bleed for This (PG-13) — 3 ½ stars At first, it’s every “Rocky” movie you ever saw. But this biopic of the comeback attempt of true-life boxer Vinny Pazienza (Miles Teller) takes the genre title. It’s something of a comeback for director Ben Younger, too. — KS • The Edge of Seventeen (R) — 3 1/2 stars Funny and raw, “The Edge of Seventeen” perfectly captures the awkwardness of one of the most vulnerable periods in life — the teen years. Starring Hailee Steinfeld (Nadine), Haley Lu Richardson (Krista) and Woody Harrelson (Mr. Bruner), the film is a breath of fresh air for the comingof-age genre. — KH

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‘Riverdale’ a dark, modern twist on Archie comics

BY JAY BOBBIN

Archie Comics appreciates that we are putting a modern spin on these iconic It’s not your parents’ characters that have been Archie … nor Betty … around for so long, and nor Veronica. we’re making them come Some of the comic book off the page in a very real world’s most celebrated way. We’re able to create characters get a big, freour versions of them, but quently dark transformait’s been a very collabtion in a CW series named orative process between for their town: “Riverthe actors and the writers dale.” Premiering Thursand the producers. We’ve day, Jan. 26, the drama crafted these characters from prolific executive together, which is rare. producer Greg Berlanti And it’s great.” (“The Flash,” “Arrow,” Since “Riverdale” is “Blindspot”) involves the cast largely with relamysterious death of poputive newcomers, Reinhart lar student Jason Blossom voices gratitude for the in the quintessentially acting veterans surroundall-American locale where ing them: “Luke (Perry) musically inclined Archie is like our fairy godfather Andrews (played by K.J. in a way, always checkApa) is viewed romantiing in with us and making cally by both longtime sure we’re OK. He’s so friend Betty Cooper (Lili wise, and he’ll talk to us Reinhart) and sophistiindividually and share his cated new arrival Veronica insight and his experiLodge (Camila Mendes). ences. He’s incredibly Other familiar figures helpful and very sweet. He featured in the program was unfathomably huge include Jughead Jones when ‘90210’ was on, so (Cole Sprouse, “The Suite he shares with us ways Life of Zack and Cody”), to stay grounded, and it’s Josie McCoy (Ashleigh good to have someone Murray) — as in Josie and who’s been through that. the Pussycats — and the We see him as a real perlate Jason’s sister Cheryl son, not an icon.”

As the launch of “River(Madelaine Petsch).

Famously a former dale” nears, Reinhart is The “Archie” comic-book characters populate “Riverdale,” a live-action drama premiering Thursday on The CW. (Spe- wishing for acceptance of television teen himself, cial Photo: Your TV Link) “Beverly Hills, 90210” the line it walks between alum Luke Perry portrays the nostalgically familiar ring role as Josie’s mother after the 75th year of the Archie’s blue-collar faand the very updated. She ers is Roberto Aguirredeveloped “Archie” with ther, with Madchen Amick and Riverdale’s mayor, says, “We just hope that Archie character’s first ap- Sacasa, the chief creative writer and artist Bob (“Twin Peaks”) as Betty’s and Molly Ringwald will people know these aren’t pearance, and even if the officer of Archie Comics, Montana. surface later in the series newspaper-editor mother the stereotypical characshow seems to take major and executive producer Co-star Reinhart notes as the mom who deserted gambles with the franand Marisol Nichols ters that they kind of were Jon Goldwater is a son of that Archie and company (“24”) as Veronica’s mom. Archie and his dad. chise, it has direct lineage. that brand’s co-founder, are “humans, and humans on the page. They are “Riverdale” debuts just One of its principal writRobin Givens has a recurreal.”

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‘Mercy Street’ Season 2 finds North, South at impasse

BY JOHN CROOK

find familiar faces — Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Josh Radnor and Gary When the Civil War Cole among them — restarted, the Union Army turning in their familiar expected to make short roles, but these six new work of Confederate opepisodes also introduce position once the North new characters, none could seize the Southern more compelling than capital of Richmond, Va. Patina Miller (“Madam The tide seems to be Secretary”) as Charlotte shifting, however, during Jenkins, a former slave the summer of 1862, as turned abolitionist and the PBS historical drama activist, who returns “Mercy Street” opens south to help newly freed Season 2 on Sunday, Jan. African-Americans learn 22 (check local listings). the skills they need to “When we start Season adjust to their new lives.

2, there is a lot of reason This character — a for encouragement on the composite of such realSouth’s side of the war, life figures as Harriet because they’ve preserved Tubman and the lesser their capital and turned known Harriet Jacobs the Northern army away,” — proved an irresistible said David Zabel, one challenge to the actress, of the show’s executive who had been longing to producers. “The Union do a period project, espemindset had been that the cially one that had to do war would be short, but with the black American I think there is still some experience. confidence on the part of “This was something the North that the South we weren’t taught in won’t be able to sustain school, about this time things.” in history right after Fans of Season 1 will these people were reYour TV L ink

leased from slavery,” says Miller, who grew up in South Carolina. “What happened to these slaves?

Where did they go? I found out that a lot of them died, because they were displaced. They fled to the North, but couldn’t find anyone to help them in many cases. These human beings were spoils of war.

“What Harriet Jacobs, the main inspiration for my character, went through and suffered in slavery before escaping, then going back down to where she had been held, 10 years later, to help others learn how to be free … it was just so powerful.

Charlotte is determined to teach these ‘contraband’ people how to be free, to be in charge of their own lives and have a sense of self. Someone taught her to do it, so she made it her mission to come to this place that is filled with many painful memories to help others. It’s just so brave. She isn’t

thinking of herself at all.”

Zabel says the contraband plot line is a perfect example of the kind of story the “Mercy Street” creative team looks for as they continue their chronicle of life in Civil War America.

“It’s a great but lesserknown story that comes out of history, and a great female empowerment story, a black empowerment story, and another way of showing a different facet of African-American life at this time,” he says. “It was always very important to us not to reduce the experience of this war to some monolithic portrayal, regardless of whether we are talking about men, women, North, South, black or white. You can look at Patina’s character or McKinley’s (Belcher III) character (a free black man with covert medical skills) … and each has a distinctive point of view regarding what they are going through.”

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