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CID director tapped for city manager

By Joshua Sharpe joshua.sharpe@gwinnettdailypost.com

Chuck Warbington, the longtime executive director of the Gwinnett Village Community Improvement District, is moving to another local government job.

On Thursday, Lawrenceville officials announced him as the sole finalist to become city manager, replacing Bob Baroni, who retired at Chuck Warbington the end of February after 42 years in the position.

Warbington, who also is the chair of the Gwinnett County Planning Commission, had been one of 42 potential candidates and must now be confirmed in a March 28 See MANAGER, Page 7A

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Facilities for urgent care forthcoming Professional Bull Riders host invitational in Duluth

JB Mauney attempts to ride Moreno/Oliveira’s Bushwacker during the championship round of the Anaheim Built Ford Tough series PBR. (Photos: Andy Watson/PBR)

The bucks start here

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Gwinnett Medical Center and ChoiceOne Urgent Care are teaming up to offer new urgent care options to Gwinnett County residents who need medical assistance.

The hospital and urgent care company announced this week that they will partner to create a network of urgent care facilities.

The facilities will offer a variety of services, ranging from care for non-emergency conditions such as broken bones and infections, to sports physicals and laboratory services.

“Patients want access to convenient and quick medical care,” Gwinnett Medical CEO and President Phil Wolfe said in a statement. “With ChoiceOne being open in the evening and on the weekend, patients can receive high-quality care on their schedule. ChoiceOne focuses on getting the patient seen and back home or to work See MEDICAL, Page 3A

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Kasey Hayes doesn’t have time to be frightened when he sits on the back of a 1,500-pound bull who could care less if he lives or dies.

“You don’t have time to be scared,” he said. “You just want to think about doing everything right because if you don’t, the bull will take your head off.”

Hayes, 5-foot-10 and 145 pounds, knows the line he’s ridden in the past dozen years as a professional bull rider is as thin as the rope he grabs on the beast’s back before the gate swings open. For Hayes and the Kasey Hayes attempts to ride DAM Cattle Co.’s Crazy Horse rest of the field competing in the during the fourth round of the World Finals Built Ford Tough Professional Bull Riders’ Duluth Invitational at Infinite Energy Series PBR.

• What: PBR Duluth Invitational • When: 7 p.m. Saturday, 2 p.m. Sunday • Where: Infinite Energy Arena • More info: pbr.com

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Arena on Saturday and Sunday, what happens in eight seconds determines if they’ve made a living or a potentially grave mistake.

“When I was growing up, I

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Diversity in Duluth prompts Hispanic citizens police academy

By Joshua Sharpe

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The past few decades transformed Duluth into a 10-square-mile emblem of diversity, with large populations of Asian and Hispanic immigrants.

This is a source of pride for the city, which is widely praised for the international flavors planted along Pleasant Hill Road

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and elsewhere in the formerly rural railroad town, where residents once boasted of cotton gins, mule-trading barns and blacksmith shops.

But where progress is born challenges grow.

One, the city police department has found,

is communicating with some residents. Maj. Don Woodruff, the longtime department spokesman, will tell you proudly that the agency is exceedingly diverse. “All things considered, we have a good understanding of our community,” he said.

But communication could still be better, he added. With that in mind, the department has launched its first ever

Cpl. Ingrid Smith, inspired by a similar program in Norcross, pitched the idea of the Hispanic citizens police academy to See ACADEMY, Page 3A Duluth Police Department leaders. (Special Photo)

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Hispanic citizens police academy.

Detective Havier Bahamundi is helping lead the course, inspired by a similar program in Norcross, along with Cpl. Ingrid Smith, who pitched the idea to agency leaders.

The class of 30 students started on March 3, meeting Thursdays

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Celebrating a new look

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Lawrenceville Sonny’s hosts grand re-opening

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Phil McCam and Russ Mills sat at the new lunch counter and bar at the Sonny’s BBQ in Lawrenceville on Thursday night and talked sports as they watched highlights from the Duke-Notre Dame basketball game on a TV. The two men work for rival sports media companies so they spent their time talking about basketball, including the future of Georgia Tech’s men’s basketball coach, Georgia’s struggles to beat Kentucky, Duke’s chances of doing well in the NCAA tournament, and how the Fighting Irish have adapted to their move from the Big East to the ACC. MORE ONLINE “Did you see where Visit gwinnettdailypost.com Duke lost today?” Mills for more photos and a video asked McCam. from the celebration.

“Yeah, it looks like Notre Dame has done Mills and McCam were well for itself since it was just two of a many people invited to join the ACC,” who were invited to visit McCam replied. the Sonny’s BBQ location,

Above, Lawrenceville Mayor Judy Jordan Johnson joins city and Sonny’s BBQ officials to cut the ribbon to officially re-open the restaurant’s newly remodeled location at the corner of Duluth Highway and Hurricane Shoals Road on Thursday. The owners of Sonny’s BBQ in Lawrenceville, pictured at right, spent the last three months having the restaurant remodeled to feature a more modern look. The store, which did not close during the remodel, officially celebrated a grand re-opening on Thursday. (Staff Photos: Curt Yeomans)

at the corner of Duluth Highway and Hurricane Shoals Road, for its “grand re-opening.” The restaurant underwent a massive remodeling job over the last three months to reflect a new, more modern style the barbecue restaurant

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chain is rolling out for its locations.

The more-than-20-yearold location’s owners celebrated the new look with a ribbon-cutting with Lawrenceville Mayor Judy Jordan Johnson and members of the Lawrenceville City Council.

“You’ve done a great job,” Johnson told co-owners Ron Donley and Guy Leslie right before she cut the ribbon. “The place looks beautiful.”

Gone are wagon wheelshaped chandeliers that once hung over tables in the restaurant. Gone too are the tables that once only had seating for four people. The red and white paint scheme has also been relegated to the history books.

The front entry hallway that could be entered from either side? That’s gone as well.

Even the cursive Sonny’s logo is no more.

In their place is the new bar and lunch counter at the front of the restaurant, a window that lets customers watch employees work the pork smoker, tables that can seat between six and eight people, hanging lights that direct light downward toward the tables, yellow cypress wood paneling with dark brown accents and a dark brown stencil logo.

The salad bar area was

also replaced with one that still retains a rustic look, but with a modern touch.

“As you can tell, it’s an extensive remodel — nothing like what the old Sonny’s looked like, but the food is just as fantastic as it’s been in the past,” Donley said.

Leslie added, “We’re very excited to have the remodel completed and to have the mayor here today for the ribbon-cutting. We are the only store like this in the state of Georgia that’s got what we call the new ‘68 remodel,’ and there’s only 12 locations in (the Sonny’s chain) that have this model, out of 120-plus restaurants.”

Donley and Leslie said they decided to remodel the restaurant because of its age and they felt all of the nine locations they operate in the area were in need of a remodeling job.

They also own Sonny’s locations in Buford, Marietta, Jonesboro, Conyers, Commerce, Athens, Greenville and Oakwood and plan to have all of them remodeled within the next three years.

“We think this is going to be a big improvement for the store, and this is going to generate enough funds for us to do the next store, and the next store after that,” Donley said.

The restaurant was kept open throughout the re-

modeling job, with 75 percent of the work done at night when it was closed.

Manager Stan McPhail said it’s given the location a boost in business so far.

“Sales are up by about 25 to 40 percent,” McPhail said. “There’s not a bad hour in the lunchtime rush.

It starts to empty out, and then fills up, and then it fills up again after that crowd leaves. Usually, you only get one rush a day at lunch and that’s it.”

McPhail said the new bar and lunch counter has been popular with customers who want to come in, grab a quick bite to eat on their lunch hour, catch up on the news of the day or the latest sports scores and head out.

“It’s not quite a bar like you would think of one now,” McPhail said. “It’s more like drugstores used to be back when they had lunch counters.”

The counter certainly had McCam’s and Mills’ votes of approval on Thursday night.

“The whole place looks really great,” McCam said.

“I think it’s exactly what a modern, I guess you could say ‘good old,’ barbecue place should look like. I think (the counter) adds another draw for people who just want to come in after work, have a drink, grab something to eat and catch a game on TV.”

Interactive science event coming for students interested in STEM

By Keith Farner keith.farner @gwinnettdailypost.com

Later this month Gwinnett Technical College is hosting an interactive event with a self-explanatory name, “Science WORKS!” The hands-on activities for families with children

in middle school and high school looking into STEM careers include mock surgery, a driving simulator, EMS simulator and DNA screening. Overall, attendees can learn from 6 to 9 p.m. on March 24 about how science and math can be launching pads for more than 30 careers.

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This is part of the Atlanta Science Festival, which is an annual public celebration of local science and technology. From March 19-26, there are more than 100 events and activities around metro Atlanta.

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BUSINESS BRIEFS FASTSIGNS of Norcross a top store nationwide FASTSIGNS of Norcross was recently named one of the top centers out of more than 600 locations across the world and was recognized at the 2016 FASTSIGNS International Convention held in Orlando, Fla. The business is an independently owned sign, graphics and visual communications company that provides visual marketing solutions to a variety of customers and industries.

It helps attract more attention to these customers and their respective companies through marketing materials and tips which helps increase advertising.

“We’re so much more than a sign company; we are a visual communications provider that helps bring ideas to life and communicate messages in an effective way,” said Ben Wilson, owner of FASTSIGNS of Norcross.

“No matter what the visual communication challenge may be, our team is more than ready to help.”

Due to the 27 years of success for the FASTSIGNS of Norcross, the locally owned and operated business received the CEO Circle Award. This award honors the top 25 FASTSIGNS centers in the United States and Canada based upon sales volume between Oct. 1, 2014, and Sept. 30, 2015.

The company is currevenue, company officials rently located at 6760 Jimmy said.

Carter Blvd. in Norcross.

Duluth-based South State Bank HVAC company brings native of receives Super Stone Mountain Service Award to mortgage team South State Bank recently revealed that Lance Mengel, native of Stone Mountain, will join the Charleston mortgage lending team as a loan officer.

The South State Corporation is the largest bank holding company headquartered in South Carolina, and the corporation’s main subsidiary, South State Bank, was founded in 1933. South State Bank has been serving counties throughout Georgia, North Carolina and South Carolina for over 80 years.

Mengel is an honors graduate at BirminghamSouthern College, where he earned a Bachelor of Arts in Business Management and was recognized as a SCAC All-Academic scholar as a tennis player.

He is also an active participant in the Jimmy V Cancer Foundation and plays in the Edward Mengel Jimmy V Golf Tournament, which his father started.

With his new role as a platform mortgage loan officer, Mengel will proactively solicit new residential mortgage business and help South State Bank generate even more business and

Peachtree Service Experts Heating and Air Conditioning is getting high marks from consumer review website Angie’s List for its level of customer service.

The Duluth-based company recently received the site’s Super Service Award, which is handed out based on whether the company receives an “A” overall rating on the website, it’s most recent grade, and its grade from the review period. Companies must also pass a background check, abide by Angie’s List’s rules and be in good standing with the website.

Angie’s List officials said only a small number of companies in the Atlanta area, 5 percent to be exact, have been consistent enough in their performance to earn the award. As a result, Peachtree Service Experts officials are pleased to join that elite group.

“We work hard every day to deliver on our promise of Expert Service, Guaranteed,” General Manager Cary Reed said in a statement.

“It means a lot to us to be recognized for our work and our standard of excellence as we head toward 70 years of serving the community.”

Detective Havier Bahamundi speaks during the Duluth Police Department’s first Hispanic citizens police academy. (Special Photo)

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Academy

The consequence is some Hispanic residents through March 31, and is won’t call the police learning how to overcome when they are the victim longstanding distrust of a crime. The cruel and fear of authorities, irony is that city police which is often spurred by aren’t in the business of worries of deportation, deporting people; that’s Bahamundi said. the job of immigration “I’ve found that’s the agents, Woodruff and main concern, that’s the Bahamundi pointed out. main problem in the HisBahamundi hopes the panic community,” said program will begin chipthe detective, who spent ping away any vestige of 17 years as an officer in fear the participants have Puerto Rico before joinon that front. It’s a tall ing the Duluth force in order, he knows, but he’s 2007. encouraged by the re-

sponse Hispanic residents have had to the academy.

The department put the word out in local Spanish-speaking media — television, radio, print.

“It’s amazing how the Hispanic community responded,” the detective said. “I’m still receiving calls from the people who want to apply.”

If the program ends as well as it started, the department might consider more courses, perhaps for the Asian populations, Woodruff said.

State reports unemployment rise in Gwinnett for January

By Curt Yeomans

for temporary jobs and the layoffs that follow it,” Georgia Department of Labor officials said in Gwinnett County saw a statement. “The numits unemployment rate go ber of jobs decreased up in January, following by 36,200, or 1.4 pera regional and statewide cent, to 2,607,600, from trend that saw everyone’s 2,643,800 in December. rate rise in the post-holi“Most of the decrease day period, according to came in trade, transporlabor figures released on tation and warehousing, Thursday.

16,500; education and Gwinnett’s rate was health services, 5,200; 4.7 percent, up from leisure and hospitality, 4.5 percent in Decem4,800; and professional ber. Despite the rise, and business services, the county still had one 3,500. Accounting, tax of the lowest rates in preparation and bookthe 10-county Atlanta keeping added 3,500 Regional Commission, jobs.” behind only Cherokee Gwinnett’s numand Cobb counties and bers are closer in line tied with Fayette County. with two nearby metro It’s also well below statistical areas that are the 5.2 unemployment just beyond its borders rate for metro Atlanta, than it is with much of and the 5.4 rate for all of the rest of metro AtGeorgia. lanta, where six of the “Much of the job loss 10 counties had rates and increase in claims ranging from 5.4 percent is due to seasonal hiring to 6.9 percent.

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By contrast, the Gainesville MSA had an unemployment rate of 4.5 percent while the Athens-Clarke County MSA had a 4.8 percent rate.

Gwinnett had a workforce of 451,912 people in January, and 430,728 of them were employed.

In December, the county had a labor force of 452,362 people and 432,212 of them were employed.

The state also released unemployment figures for some Gwinnett cities whose populations exceeded 25,000 people.

Peachtree Corners had a 2.8 unemployment rate, up only one-tenth of a point from December.

Meanwhile, Lawrenceville’s rate jumped eighttenths of a point from 5.7 in December to 6.5 in January, while Duluth’s rate rose from 4.5 percent to 5 percent.

HEALTH BRIEFS March proclaimed Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month For the third year in a row, Gov. Nathan Deal has declared March as Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month for the state of Georgia.

The proclamation was made at the request of Dr. Indran Krishnan, on behalf of the Fight Colorectal Cancer organization.

Fight Colorectal Cancer is a national nonprofit organization that advocates for and supports those with colorectal cancer, their families and caregivers.

Krishnan is a Clinical Professor of Medicine of Emory University School of Medicine and a practicing gastroenterologist who is working towards the prevention of colorectal cancer. He is on the Board of Directors of Fight Colorectal Cancer.

One of Krishnan’s patients, Steven Sadoti of Suwanee, received the proclamation from Deal.

The proclamation details the risks and importance of early detection of colorectal cancer.

Colorectal cancer is a leading cause for cancer deaths in the U.S., second only to breast cancer. Many cases can be detected early and cured through regular screening, which should begin at age 50. If not detected early, the likelihood of death from the disease increases greatly.

For the third year in a row, Gov. Nathan Deal proclaimed March as Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month. From left is Colon Cancer survivor Steve Sadoti, Deal, Dr. Indran Krishnan and First Lady Sandra Deal (Photo by Hakim’s Studio/Courtesy of Dr. Indran Krishnan)

Village Podiatry welcomes new physician

Screenings set for Monday in Lawrenceville

Dr. Lisa Michaels has joined the staff of the Duluth location of Village Podiatry Centers.

The additional doctor will provide foot and ankle care for patients of all ages and is Board Certified in foot surgery by the American Board of Foot and Ankle Surgery.

Michaels studied at the University of Pittsburgh for her undergraduate degree and received her doctorate degree from New York College of Podiatric Medicine. She has also lived overseas while volunteering for the American Red Cross as a podiatrist in Brussels, Belgium at the U.S. Army Health Clinic.

For more information, visit vpcenters.com.

Lawrenceville Presbyterian Chuch will host a Life Line Screening event on Monday to provide the community with an affordable option to get their health checked.

The screenings will check HDL and LDL Cholesterol levels, diabetes risks, bone density, kidney and thyroid function, and the amount of plaque built up in a person’s arteries. Officials said screening package prices begin at $149.

Pre-registration is required and anyone interested in getting a screening is asked to call 877-237-1287, or visit lifelinescreening.com.

The church is located at 800 Lawrenceville Highway in Lawrenceville.

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Gwinnett Medical spokeswoman Beth Hardy said the first two centers in the network are expected sometime in April, possibly early in the month. One location will be at 5965 Cumming Highway, Suite 100, in Sugar Hill, and the other will located at 2690 Hamilton Mill Road, Suite 100, in Buford.

The centers are expected to be open from 8 a.m. until 8 p.m., seven days a week and on most holidays, ac-

cording to a joint statement from the hospital and the company.

In addition to non-emergency care, sports physicals and laboratory services, the facilities are expected to take walk-in patients, provide pre-employment physicals, drug testing, workers’ compensation, vaccinations, X-rays and offer prescription medicines on-site. Referrals to Gwinnett Medical primary and special care providers will also be available.

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“For patients who do not have one, we can make an appointment with a local primary care or specialty physician before the patients leaves our center.

Following their visit with us, each patient will also receive a courtesy follow up call to ensure they are doing well and answer any of their questions.”

Gwinnett Medical and ChoiceOne also announced they are hiring care providers, medical assistants and X-ray technicians for the facilities. A listing of available positions and an application area can be found at choiceoneuc.com/careers.

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Revisiting fractures in femurs DR. ROACH WRITES: I have been flooded with letters from women who have suffered atypical femur fractures after having been on bisphosphonates (osteoporosis medicines like Fosamax and Actonel), and wanted to make several points about this condition: • Atypical femur fractures are probably much more common than previously recognized, possibly as high as 1 woman in 500 who has been on bisphosphonates for longer than three to five years.

• Many physicians don’t recognize the difference between a typical osteoporotic fracture and an atypical one related to bisphosphonate use. This means that patients continue the drug, putting them at high risk for fracture on the other side and preventing healing. Denosumab (Prolia) also puts people at risk for atypical fractures, so patients should not be switched to this drug after an atypical fracture.

• Some physicians are still, despite abundant warnings, prescribing these medications to women with osteopenia, in whom the absolute risk for fracture is so low that the risk from side effects makes the medications likely to have a net harm. I was shocked to hear from so many women who were prescribed these powerful medicines for osteopenia, which is not a disease but rather low bone mass.

• It is appropriate for all women on these medications for more than three to five years to review with their doctor whether continued use is still appropriate. These medicines last for years in the body, and stopping the medicine may be appropriate for many women.

DEAR DR. ROACH: Nobody seems to be able to find out why my platelet count has fallen to 50. Two years ago, my count went from 164 to 142, then to 124.

I saw a hematologist, but he could not solve the mystery with blood testing. I recently was in the hospital, where they found that I had blood clots in my legs, but still couldn’t figure out why my platelet count was so low.

— E.B. ANSWER: The most common cause for low platelets is ITP (immune thrombocytopenia, which just means “low platelets due to the immune system”). There is no specific test that can make this diagnosis; rather, it comes from other causes being excluded. Other causes include over 50 medicines, some foods (including quinine from tonic water) and some supplements. Infections, especially HIV and hepatitis C, also may cause low platelets.

It is surprising that you had blood clots while your platelets were low, since it is platelets that stop bleeding.

That makes me concerned about unusual and serious conditions that cause both low platelets and clotting, although it’s possible they aren’t related.

I think of TTP, thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura, which is a life-threatening condition, and also disseminated intravascular coagulation, which is associated with cancer or sepsis, a bacterial infection of the bloodstream.

These occur in people who are very ill. I doubt that your doctors would have missed these diagnoses.

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Survivor of abuse struggles to forgive DEAR AMY: I have been divorced for 25 years from a man that had a “Dr. Jekyll/Mr. Hyde” personality. He would be great and nice one day, and a vicious animal the next.

I was not aware of this until my first-born son was 6 months old and he beat me for the first time.

I stayed in the marriage for 17 years.

The last episode occurred in the 17th year, when he beat me for what seemed like forever. A young couple came out of nowhere and saved me.

Soon after, I escaped with my two sons and have tried to forgive and forget about my married life.

In the 25 years since, on special occasions when I am forced to be in the same room with this man, I can barely breathe the entire time.

I am retired now. I take care of myself and have the company of good friends and family who know about my past.

I have been to numerous therapy sessions to get some strength to forgive and forget, all to no avail.

I love my sons dearly.

They have a good relationship with their father. They want me to remain friendly with him.

How can I possibly tell my sons that their father’s presence is hazardous to my health?

Ask Amy

Amy Dickinson — Unable to Forgive and Forget DEAR UNABLE: It sounds as if you might have a form of PTSD. The symptoms you describe are your body’s way of telling you that you are in danger.

This is familiar to people who have survived battle or violent crimes.

My sense is that focusing on forgiveness and forgetting might not be the right path for you. You might do better dealing with your symptoms, because your body won’t let you forget — no matter what your mind (or a therapist) tells you to do.

Do your sons know about the physical beatings you endured? Perhaps you should tell them. Do not ask them to make terminal choices between the two of you, but do explain, rationally, why a friendship with him is out of the question.

Forgiveness is not an issue here; instead you should continue to acknowledge the reality of this trauma

and seek ways to live with this reality, so that you can move forward toward a greater healing. Forgiveness may flow from that. If you decide to try therapy again, seek a professional with experience dealing with survivors of trauma and violence.

DEAR AMY: Last year the company I worked for closed with no notice. I struggled to find a job and ended up losing my home.

My family and friends turned their backs on me.

Not a single person called to ask if I was OK or offered any help. Not even family. I cried a lot of tears.

These same people were so quick to call in the past for a loan or a favor.

I was always there for them and never turned anyone away. One person was angry because I had to say I couldn’t afford to do things we used to do and she stopped calling.

I now have a new job and am working toward getting back on my feet. I feel like I can’t let go of the anger and bitterness I feel toward these people. What do I say when I run into them? I won’t socialize with them any longer, but I do want to tell them how I feel.

— Sad and Struggling DEAR SAD: You have survived a tough and terrible blow. I’m so happy your fortunes are turning around.

When you have been disap-

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pointed by others, the best way to respond is to be transparent and honest about your own feelings, while keeping your expectations for a response very realistic.

I suspect that when you say to people, “I felt let down that you didn’t check on me during my toughest time” they will respond, “But you didn’t ask.” This is not a just or kind response, but it is predictable.

DEAR AMY: It sounded to me like “Sleepless in Seattle” has some serious anger issues toward her husband, beyond dealing with an infant.

I know it’s tough, tiring and frustrating raising a baby, but shouldn’t it also be a happy bonding time as well? As you know, babies sense things. I hope she keeps her “hatred” away from the child.

— Reader DEAR READER: “Sleepless’” husband worked across the country, which makes her situation extreme.

I certainly hope she is able to rein in some of her anger.

You can contact Amy Dickinson via email: askamy@tribpub.com. You can also follow her on Twitter @askingamy or “like” her on Facebook. Amy Dickinson’s memoir, “The Mighty Queens of Freeville: A Mother, a Daughter and the Town that Raised Them” (Hyperion), is available in bookstores.

A positive attitude will carry you where you want to go. Be proud of your achievements while recognizing your mistakes and finding ways to improve. Opportunity is within reach, and having the confidence to grab it will make the difference between success and failure.

PISCES (Feb. 20-March 20) — Rely on your intuition to lead the way. You’ll make an impression with your insight and ability to know what people want and need.

An old friend or romantic partner will spark your interest.

ARIES (March 21-April 19) — Keep everyone guessing. Throw a little excitement into the mix in order to draw positive attention. Strive for greater equality and balance within an important relationship.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20) — You’ve got pizzazz and charm that will keep people coming back for more. Your dedication and loyalty will earn you trust and respect. A mental or physical challenge will inspire you.

GEMINI (May 21June 20) — What you have to offer will make a difference to someone in need. Improve your lifestyle by doing what makes you happy. A risky investment is best avoided.

CANCER (June 21-July 22) — Show off in order to boost your popularity. Your suggestions will impress someone with clout. Talks and travel will lead to knowledge and a valuable experience. A partnership will give you a push forward.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) — A simple plan will far exceed an elaborate, costly and lavish event that would make you look like a showoff. A romantic evening for two or a quiet family gathering will suffice.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept.

22) — Discuss your plans with a loved one and set up a goal to work toward. Physical and emotional self-improvements can be made.

Learning something new should be a priority.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23) — Don’t let uncertainty create a problem.

Ask questions until you are satisfied that you are making the right choice.

You’ll come out on top and feel better about what you accomplished.

SCORPIO (Oct. 24Nov. 22) — Ask for help if you need it. Your ideas are sound, and what others can offer will help expedite your efforts and plans. Trust in yourself.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 23-Dec. 21) — Don’t underestimate anyone who challenges you. Don’t offer personal information or it will be used against you. Stay focused on what you need to do and take action.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) — Do something different. Shake up your world and interact with people from different walks of life. The information you gather and ideas you generate will encourage a new beginning.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20Feb. 19) — Aim for stability and be the best you can be. If you put forth the effort, you will get the results you are looking for. Romance should highlight your day.

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WORLD ISIS defector brings details on 22,000 supporters LONDON — A disillusioned former member of Islamic State has passed a stolen memory stick of documents identifying 22,000 supporters in over 50 countries to a British journalist, a leak that could help the West target Islamist fighters planning attacks.

Leaks of such detailed information about Islamic State are rare and give Britain’s spies a potential trove of data that could help unmask militants who have threatened more attacks like those that killed 130 people in Paris last November.

A man calling himself Abu Hamed, a former member of Islamic State who became disillusioned with its leaders, passed the files to Britain’s Sky News on a memory stick he said he had stolen from the head of the group’s internal security force.

FRIDAY, MARCH 11, 2016 • 5A

world&nation North Korea fires pair of missiles Nation to also liquidate assets of South Korea

PEOPLE Netflix buys Mike Flanagan’s ‘Hush’ rights

LOS ANGELES — Netflix has acquired worldwide streaming rights to Mike

By Jack Kim Flanagan’s “Hush,” starring and Ju-min Park John Gallagher Jr., Kate Reuters Siegel, Michael Trucco and SEOUL — North Korea Samantha Sloyan. fired two short-range bal“Hush” will have its listic missiles into the sea on world premiere Saturday Thursday in defiance of U.N. at South by Southwest. It will be available globally on Security Council resolutions, Netflix beginning April 8. as South Korean and U.S. Siegel wrote the script forces conducted massive with Flanagan. Intrepid war games.

Pictures’ Trevor Macy and The North also anBlumhouse Productions’ nounced it had scrapped all Jason Blum produced agreements with the South the film, with Michael J. on commercial exchange Fourticq Sr., Jeanette Brill, projects and would “liquiKorean leader Kim Jong Un meets scientists and technicians in the field of reKate Lumpkin and Couper date” South Korean assets left North search into nuclear weapons in this undated photo released by North Korea’s Korean Samuelson executive probehind in its territory.

Central News Agency in Pyongyang on Wednesday. (Reuters/KCNA) ducing.

North Korea has a large Siegel stars as an author stockpile of short-range mis- Rodong missiles, lodged a cally at war with North Korea Kumgang tourist zone. siles and is developing long- protest through the North because the 1950-53 Korean South Korea protested the who lost her hearing as a teenager, living a life of range and intercontinental Korean embassy in Beijing, War ended in an armed truce move as “totally unacceptisolation fully retreating missiles. Thursday’s missiles Japan’s Kyodo news agency instead of a peace agreement. able” but did not say what it flew about 300 miles into the reported.

Around 17,000 U.S. mili- could do to recover the assets into her now-silent world.

When the masked face of a sea, off the east coast city of A Pentagon spokesman, tary personnel are participat- that it valued in excess of psychotic killer appears in Wonsan and probably were Commander Bill Urban, said ing alongside some 300,000 $1.17 billion. the window of her secluded part of the Soviet-developed the U.S. Defense Department South Korean troops in what Seoul suspended operahome, she must push herself Scud series, South Korea’s was aware of the reports of South Korea’s Defence Min- tions in the jointly run zone defense ministry said. the missile launches. “We istry has called the “largestlast month as punishment for beyond her mental and China: Boycott United Nations Secretary- are monitoring the situation ever” joint military exercises. the North’s rocket launch and physical limits in order to Dalai Lama at survive the night.

General Ban Ki-moon closely,” he said.

North Korea warned on nuclear test.

Geneva event responded to the launch by North Korea often fires Sunday it would make a Mount Kumgang was the calling on Pyongyang to short-range missiles when “pre-emptive and offensive first major inter-Korean coWarner Bros. to GENEVA — China has “cease destabilizing acts,” tensions rise on the Korean nuclear strike” in response to operation project. Thousands address diversity written to diplomats and his spokesman said, adding peninsula. Pyongyang gets the exercises. of South Koreans visited U.N. officials urging them that Ban remained “gravely particularly upset about the After Thursday’s missile the resort between 1998 and with workshop not to attend a Geneva concerned” by the situation annual U.S.-South Korea launches, North Korea an2008. Seoul ended the tours LOS ANGELES — event on Friday where the on the Korean peninsula. drills, which it says are prepa- nounced it would “liquidate” in 2008 after a North Korean Warner Bros. is continuing Dalai Lama will speak, Japan, within range of the rations for an invasion.

South Korean assets left soldier shot dead a South reasserting that it opposes longer-range variant of Scud The United States and behind in the Kaesong indus- Korean tourist who wandered its efforts to tackle Hollywood’s diversity problem his appearance at all venues missiles or the upgraded South Korea remain technitrial zone and in the Mount into a restricted area. by launching an emerging due to his “separatist activities.” film directors workshop, a Reuters reported in Ocmedia. Police said Louisiana talent incubator designed tober that China is waging to give access and voice to National Guard soldiers a campaign of intimidation, new and underrepresented and law enforcement had obstruction and harassment Obama, Trudeau talent. rescued others stranded in that Western diplomats The studio is accepting their homes and on roads by mark better ties and activists say is aimed applications now and hopes high waters. with climate, at silencing criticism of its to have the workshop up Dozens of schools and trade accords human rights record at the many roads were closed on and running by the end of WASHINGTON — United Nations. the third quarter.

Thursday after more than The Dalai Lama, who President Barack Obama The emerging film direca foot of rain fell in some won the Nobel Peace Price and new Canadian Prime tors workshop will provide places. in 1989, fled to India in Minister Justin Trudeau on aspiring helmers from Northern Louisiana, 1959 after an abortive Thursday ended a frosty underrepresented communinortheast Texas and southuprising against Commuperiod in bilateral ties by ern Arkansas have been the ties with the opportunity to nist rule. China views him agreeing to tackle climate showcase their work to the hardest hit, with Monroe, U.S. President Barack Obama, right, shakes hands with Louisiana seeing its wettest as a separatist, but Tibet’s film world after an intensive change and strive to settle Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau during the arrivnine-month fellowship at spiritual leader says he only a long-lasting trade dispute al ceremony at the White House in Washington on Thurs- two-day period on record, Warner Bros. Participants wants genuine autonomy over softwood lumber. the Weather Channel said. day. (Reuters/Jonathan Ernst) will be partnered with for his homeland.

The neighboring couna Warner Bros. execucompany’s fracking optries are traditionally close searching for a way to stop McDonald’s tive mentor as they work but relations in recent years erations contaminated their Donald Trump’s march toPope imposes through the entire film proground water. soured under former prime ward the party’s 2016 presi- squares off with checks on costs duction process, from pitch Six jurors in federal court dential nomination, Ryan’s minister Stephen Harper, NLRB in worker to final cut to premiere. The in Scranton awarded $1.3 who hectored the White name has been mentioned of making saints retaliation trial inaugural class will have million each to Scott Ely House in a failed bid to often as an alternative. But VATICAN CITY — NEW YORK — A five filmmakers. push through U.S. approval and Monica Marta-Ely, a he has said he does not want Pope Francis on Thursday highly anticipated trial over married couple in Dimock. to run for president this for the Keystone XL oil made key changes to the Each of their three chilpipeline. year and has disavowed the whether McDonald’s USA ‘Dark Tower’ taps complex and often opaque dren received an award of Obama and Trudeau, Committee to Draft Speaker could be on the hook for its financial procedures franchisees’ alleged retalia- Tom Taylor for $50,000. whose Liberals came to Ryan group. involved in the making of tion against employees who Chambers role A second couple, Ray power last November The organization has Roman Catholic saints. and Victoria Hubert, also promising much better cocontinued attempts to collect participated in fast-food A decree calls for new LOS ANGELES — With worker protests across the operation with Washington, of Dimock, about 32 miles 1 million signatures on an controls on the costs of Idris Elba and Matthew Mcsouth of Binghamton, pledged joint steps to fight online petition to draft Ryan, United States began on making saints, which can Conaughey now set to star New York, each received global warming, including arguing that the very defini- Thursday. in the adaptation of Stephen amount to hundreds of At issue is whether Illi$720,000, and their daugh- tion of a draft movement cutting methane emissions thousands of dollars in the from oil and gas operations. ter Hope was awarded nois-based McDonald’s is a King’s “The Dark Tower,” is to encourage a reluctant gathering of evidence and “joint employer” of workers Sony and MRC have found “I am grateful that I have $50,000. participant to join. the actor to play the pivotal lawyers’ fees. The process him as a partner … When at its independently owned “This has been an excharacter of Jake Chambers can take decades. franchises, as the National hausting 6 1/2 years,” Scott Flooding forces it comes to the central Accusations have in newcomer Tom Taylor.

Labor Relations Board Ely said after the verdict. challenges that we face, evacuations, sometimes been made Sources tell Variety that says. That would make the our two nations are more of mismanagement and Taylor won the role after a company liable for any rescues in South closely aligned than ever,” House Speaker corruption and that the worldwide search to find labor law violations by the Obama told a news conferForecasters warned on system favors candidates the young actor who would franchisees, which operate ence at the end of talks with seeks a halt to for sainthood from wealthy Trudeau in the White House. ‘Draft Ryan’ group Thursday of more flooding serve as the protege of Ro90 percent of McDonald’s in parts of Texas and Louicountries. land Deschain (Elba) in the U.S. restaurants.

In his 2015 book “MerWASHINGTON — siana, where heavy rains upcoming films.

The trial before an Pa. families win chants in the Temple,” ItalHouse Speaker Paul Ryan’s this week have inundated McConaughey is on administrative NLRB judge ian author Gianluigi Nuzzi $4.2M damages political operation was homes, submerged cars and in New York has attracted board to play the Man in wrote that a commission prompted evacuations and Black; “Mad Max: Fury in fracking lawsuit expected to send a ceasenational attention because rescues by boats and mililooking into Vatican financand-desist letter on ThursRoad” actress Abbey Lee it is expected to show how es found that the church’s HARRISBURG, Pa. day to a group that is trying tary vehicles. the board’s new standard for also has a role in the film. saint-making office had — A federal jury ruled on A 75-year-old man to draft him as a Republican Sony and MRC declined joint employment applies little or no documentation Thursday that Cabot Oil & presidential candidate, urgdrowned near Lucky, to the franchisor-franchisee to comment. of funds used by postulaGas Co. must pay more than ing it to halt its activities and Louisiana, after attempting Nikolaj Arcel is directing relationship, although the tors, the chief promoters of $4.2 million in damages to to drive through a flooded warning of legal risk. ruling in the case will apply the movie, currently set to candidatures. two families in northeastern highway on Wednesday With establishment bow on Feb. 17. to McDonald’s only.

— From wire reports Pennsylvania who said the — From wire reports afternoon, according to local Republicans desperately — From wire reports

NATION

Scientists find ‘good’ cholesterol can sometimes be bad

By Ben Hirschler

some causes of raised HDL actually increase risk for heart disease,” said lead researcher LONDON — So-called usually offsets the artery-clogDaniel Rader of the University “good” cholesterol may actuging effects of the low density of Pennsylvania. “This is the ally increase heart attack risks form. first demonstration of a genetic in some people, researchers But some people have a rare mutation that raises HDL but said on Thursday, a discovery genetic mutation that causes the increases risk of heart disease.” that casts fresh doubt on drugs body to have high levels of HDL The scientists found that designed to raise it. and this group, paradoxically, people with the mutation had High density lipoprotein cho- has a higher heart risk, scientists an increased relative risk of lesterol is generally associated reported in the journal Science. coronary heart disease almost with reduced heart risks, since it “Our results indicate that equivalent to the risk caused by Reuters

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smoking.

Normally, HDL is an important helper in the smooth running of the cardiovascular system by ferrying cholesterol to the liver, where it is eliminated.

But this process is disrupted in people with a faulty version of a gene known as SCARB1, leading to high levels of HDL that fails to do its job, Rader and colleagues found. The mutation

appears to be specific to people of Ashkenazi Jewish descent.

The finding could help explain why drugs that boost HDL have so far failed to deliver expected benefits in clinical trials.

Over the past decade, three experimental drugs known as CETP inhibitors from Pfizer, Roche and Eli Lilly have flopped in tests, leaving Merck’s anacetrapib as the only one remaining in late-stage studies.

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We must save ourselves from Donald Trump

WASHINGTON — We the people are going to have to save ourselves from Donald Trump, because politicians don’t seem up to the task.

For the big-haired billionaire it was another week, another romp. In winning three of the four states up for grabs Tuesday, Trump demonstrated once again the weaknesses of his rivals. Ted Cruz, whose core support is among staunch conservatives and evangelical Christians, should have won Mississippi. John Kasich, the sitting governor of Ohio, should have won next-door Eugene Michigan. And Marco Rubio … well, he Robinson should have competed somewhere.

Cruz did manage to win Idaho, somewhat bolstering his claim to be the only plausible anti-Trump candidate left in the field. But Trump has now won primaries in the Northeast, the South, the West and the Midwest.

Exit polling showed he had strength among both conservative and moderate voters. If he were not so dangerously unsuitable for the presidency, at this point he’d be called the presumptive Republican nominee.

Fumbling efforts by what’s left of the GOP establishment to halt Trump’s march to power seem too little, too late. Mitt Romney’s never-Trump salvo may have been intended to influence voters in Michigan, where Romney grew up and his father was a popular governor. If so, it was a humiliating failure. One problem was that after forcefully stating why Republicans should not vote for Trump, Romney refused to say whom they should choose instead. There’s an old saying in politics: “You can’t beat somebody with nobody.”

There is no way the establishment will derail Trump without settling on, and backing to the hilt, a viable alternative.

This will likely be remembered as the week when the establishment finally gave up on Rubio. He was always the fair-haired boy of party insiders, but not, alas, of the voters; he has managed to win only two contests, in Minnesota and Puerto Rico, and routinely finishes third or even fourth.

Rubio acknowledged this week that he rues his decision to go after Trump with playground insults. He is right to be remorseful, because that ploy probably cost him any chance at the nomination. His grand display of juvenile behavior reinforced the notion that he is too young and unformed to be president.

Trump, who knows how to find the jugular, started calling him “Little Marco.” It stuck.

Rubio is trying desperately to win his home state of Florida next Tuesday, and a new Washington Post-Univision News poll shows him perhaps within striking distance; Trump leads with 38 percent, but Rubio is fairly close at 31 percent. Kasich, meanwhile, is gaining on Trump in Ohio; a recent Fox News poll even showed the governor with a small lead.

If Trump wins those states, the Rubio and Kasich candidacies are effectively over. More important, the winner-take-all haul of delegates — and Trump is also leading in Illinois, Missouri and North Carolina, the other three states that vote Tuesday — would increase the possibility that Trump could win the nomination outright, rather than have to fight for it at a contested party convention.

Put me down as extremely skeptical that the party will try to deny Trump the nomination if he comes to the convention with anywhere near the required majority of delegates. To do so would require a fortitude and a willingness to stand up to Trump’s bullying that the establishment has not shown thus far.

The low point came at last week’s debate when Trump’s opponents all described him as unfit for the presidency — then meekly pledged to support him if he is the nominee.

Stopping Trump, either before or during the convention, would require party leaders to swallow hard and support Cruz, who is right to portray himself as the only realistic alternative. Cruz has, after all, won seven states. He is widely disliked by party leaders, many of whom believe he would almost surely lose in the general election — and potentially bring down some GOP Senate and House candidates with him. But if the establishment does not agree on someone else, Donald J. Trump will be the standard-bearer of a political organization that calls itself the “Party of Lincoln.”

Can Republicans really stomach such a thing? Do they watch those Trump rallies, with protesters being roughed up by angry mobs, and feel proud? Do they agree with his call to reinstitute torture? Do they really believe that Mexico will pay for the wall?

The GOP allowed Trump to get this far and seems powerless to stop him. In November, it appears, voters will have to do the job.

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

Life was so much better when …

You can go online today for about anything. There are a few exceptions — such as a root canal. Already, we will have a car that can drive itself. We have had auto pilots for big jets for years. When they come up with a plane which requires no pilot, that is when I will drive or hitchhike.

I know how many birthdays I’ve had, but there’s a lot about technology that deserves the back of our hand. Rude behavior is permeating our society and technology is making it worse. My biggest concern is that technology will someday eliminate all privacy. Eventually, there’ll be a camera that can see through walls and record some hapless soul taking a shower.

Cellphones chime out at all places, including funerals.

(However, I can remember a scene when a final tribute was being made to a beer distributor that elicited this clever response from the eulogizer when a cell phone went off.

“That’s John, reminding us to ice down the beer.”)

Will technology eliminate

• Men wore a coat and tie when we boarded an airplane.

• We took our kids to the woods and cut our own Christmas tree.

• When we got out of line at school, we were also punished when we got home. Your parents always agreed with your Loran principal.

Smith • You could take your kids shopping without worrying about a sexual predator lurking the simple things in life? Only about. if we let it. We live in remark• A bicycle was as emotionable and sobering times, but ally fulfilling at Christmas as a I often conclude that life was an SUV is today. better when: • Kids shot marbles at • We drank Coca-Cola from recess. the contour bottle.

• We learned to swim in a • We didn’t curse like boatcreek. swain mates in routine conver• Outdoor activity and the sation. work ethic made obesity un• Men opened the car door heard of. for ladies for all occasions.

• The circus was our Disney • We didn’t have to lock our World. doors during the day — or after • We played baseball without sundown. uniforms and equipment, en• The bottom line was imhanced by friction tape. portant but we didn’t worship • Television evangelism was it. not yet commonplace.

• We watched TV for news • When it came time to eat, and entertainment, not political if there were not at least four rants. vegetables on the table, you

didn’t feel you experienced a full meal.

• Roy Rogers and Gene Autry were our movie heroes.

• Ted Williams and Joe DiMaggio were our sports heroes, who played for the same team all their Big League lives.

• Steroids not only were unheard of, we could not have spelled it.

• Reading was the most fulfilling pastime. A weekly highlight was to check out a book from the library, read it with great anticipation and then return it the next week, anxious to move on to new book.

• Listening to the radio honed our imagination and made us want to meet the Lone Ranger and climb the highest mountain.

• Perusing the funny pages was reason enough to subscribe to a newspaper.

• The nearest thing to a sex magazine was the Sears Roebuck catalog.

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

Random thoughts on random topics Random thoughts on the passing scene: • The presidential election prospects for the Democrats are so bad this year that only the Republicans can save them — as Republicans have saved them before.

• Will a Supreme Court without a single Protestant justice rule that an “under-representation” of any group is evidence of discrimination?

• Here is a trick question: What percentage of American households have incomes in the top 10 percent? Answer: 51 percent of American households are in the top 10 percent in income at some point in the course of a lifetime — usually in their older years. Those who want us to envy and resent the top 10 percent are urging half of us to envy and resent ourselves.

• His Super Bowl win gave retiring quarterback Peyton Manning his record 200th victory. But it may also have benefitted losing young quarterback Cam Newton by giving him a very sobering experience after his exhilarating 17-1 season.

Over the course of his career, Cam Newton may become an even greater quarterback than he would have been without this setback early in his career.

• According to the Washington Post, record numbers of college students say that they plan to engage in protests. Our

risk their lives for the sake of handling criminals more gently.

• What are the chances that the world’s greatest violinist would make a good quarterback? Or that the world’s greatest quarterback would make a good violinist? Why then would anyone think that a Thomas successful businessman would Sowell make a good president — especially when he is demonstrateducational system may not ing almost daily why he would teach students much math or not? science, but students learn from • Many people, including gutless academic administraSen. Bernie Sanders, repeat tors that mob rule is the way incessantly that the economic to get what you want — and system is “rigged” by the rich to silence those who disagree — without providing either with you. specifics or evidence. The latest • Many Americans were not figures I have seen show that only saddened but angry that the 400 richest people in the Iran publicized photographs world have recently lost $19 of captured American sailors billion on net balance. If they weeping. But do you think have rigged the system, they the Rev. Jeremiah Wright was have certainly done a very saddened and angry? What incompetent job of it. about his 20-year disciple in • If you listen carefully to the White House? Let us not what Sen. Marco Rubio says, forget that President Obama he is not for instant amnesty. voluntarily humbled himself — He is for amnesty on the and America — by bowing to installment plan, though of foreign leaders. course he would not call it that.

• People who are willing to Does anyone who knows anyconsider virtually any conceiv- thing about politics seriously able excuse for criminals’ acts believe that “legalization” of cut no slack at all for decisions illegal immigrants will end that police have to make in that issue without turning into a split second at the risk of citizenship over time? their lives. For some people, • At last we have reached the it is not enough that cops put point where we can say, “Next themselves at risk to protect the year this time, Obama will not rest of us. They want cops to be president.” But the disasters

he leaves behind will plague us for years to come. And some of those disasters may strike even before he is gone.

• Some countries in Europe have sealed their borders against refugees from the Middle East, as the Soviet Union once sealed its borders against people getting in or getting out. But somehow it is said by some to be impossible to seal our border with Mexico.

• When the Whigs could not get their act together on the crucial issue of their day — slavery — that led some Whigs to leave the party and form the Republican party, with Lincoln as its candidate for president.

Today’s Republican party has repeatedly failed to get its act together on immigration. That has produced the current divisiveness that may threaten them with the fate of the Whigs.

• Historians of the future, when they look back on our times, may be completely baffled when trying to understand how Western civilization welcomed vast numbers of people hostile to the fundamental values of Western civilization, people who had been taught that they have a right to kill those who do not share their beliefs.

Thomas Sowell is a senior fellow at the Hoover Institution, Stanford University, Stanford, CA 94305. His website is www.tsowell.com.

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gwinnettdailypost.com •From Page 1A didn’t think about bull riding for the money — I just thought about being the best in the world,” said Hayes, 30, who started riding at his family’s 80-acre property in Liberal, Kansas. “Bull riding wasn’t a mainstream sport.”

But it is making a case for inclusion now. In a sport where the risk of injury is so high, so are the rewards for those who can stay atop a bull for eight seconds.

Those precious seconds — from when the gate swings open and an angry, 1,500-plus pound bull unleashes his fury — are also perhaps the most lucrative moments in sports.

Last year, 19 riders made more than $129,000 in winnings, but no one made more than J.B. Mauney of Mooresville, N.C., who took home more than $1.54 million as the PBR’s Built Ford Tough Series season champion with 6,105 points, ahead of three Brazilians — Kaique Pacheco (4,022.5 points, $420,721), Joao Ricardo Vieira (3,800, $559,705) and Fabiano Vieira (3,192.5, $280,900) — and Americans Matt Triplett (3,067.5, $225,080) and Cooper Davis (2,975, $420,121). Mauney’s more than $6.7 million in winnings since entering the league in 2006 are the most in PBR history.

This week’s purse is $140,000, with the winner taking home about $35,000 for 32 seconds of work — four eight-second rides.

Since the PBR’s birth in 1992 when 20 riders pooled together $20,000 to start a league, the circuit has transformed from being a niche sport rooted in America’s heartland and southwest to a global force. This year’s tour includes stops from coast to coast — from New York City’s Madison Square Garden to Arlington’s AT&T Stadium to Anaheim’s Honda Center — but

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Robson Palermo rides New Frontier Rodeo’s Spitball for 84.75 during the second round of the Kansas City Built Ford Tough series PBR. (Photo: Andy Watson/PBR/Bull Stock Media)

the sport’s reach extends well beyond the U.S. “In Brazil, bull riders don’t have a chance to do anything like this,” said Brazilian Guilherme Marchi, who won the world title in 2008 and has earned more than $4.7 million during his 12 years on PBR’s highest level. “If I wanted to be a champion, I had to come to the United States.”

Every week, the PBR’s Built Ford Tough Series is televised by CBS and other networks to more than 500 million homes in 50 countries. Can’t make the event at Infinite Energy Arena? Tune to CBS Sports Network Sunday at 5:30 p.m. for the two-hour recap or go to PBR.com to follow the event.

The PBR’s reach hasn’t gone unnoticed. Riders from throughout the world are trying to get their hands on the PBR’s fame and fortune, extending the PBR’s brand to untapped markets.

“Having international competitors helps us appeal to a much broader demographic overall,” PBR CEO Sean Gleason said. “It certainly helps with a U.S. audience who shares history, heritage and nationality with the riders who are competing like Brazilian, Australian

and Canadian-Americans.

Diversity among our riders also appeals to other nationalities who are exposed to a sport where international competitors are not just a novelty. It is an individual sport and any nationality can win on any given day.”

This year, Brazilians have done most of the winning. Though American Shane Proctor is in first place with 1,811.66 points, seven of the next nine spots are occupied by riders from the South American superpower that has produced four world champions in the past six seasons and in five of the last eight. The seven Brazilians in the top 10 — Joao Ricardo Vieira, Fabiano Vieira, Paulo Lima, Wallace Vieira de Oliveira, Robson Palermo, Eduardo Aparecido and Kaique Pacheco have collectively won 48 tour events since 2013. Mauney is in third and Lachland Richardson from New South Wales is in ninth. The next American is Ryan Dirteater, who is 12th and 1,094.16 points out of the top spot “As an American, I’d like to see more American flags on the leaderboard,” said Hayes, who is 24th.

“But nobody out here has anything against anyone.

It’s just you against the bull. That’s it. If you go out there and get bucked off, it doesn’t matter what country you are from. The bulls don’t care.”

“The Toughest Sport on Dirt” comes down to eight seconds. That’s how long a rider must stay on the bull without his hand relinquishing the rope on the bull’s back, his other hand contacting the bull or falling to earn points. Four judges rate the rider’s performance on a scale of 1-25, but also score the bull on the same scale, depending on how difficult he made it for the person hanging on for dear life.

The judges’ scores for the rider and bull are combined before being halved to produce a final score, with a perfect mark being 100. Bulls are always given a score for each run, regardless of whether they fail to buck the rider off.

Right now, Air Time is the biggest bully on the block, having bucked off 100 percent of riders en route to an average score of 45.58. Roy (66.67 percent, 45.25), Sweet Pro’s Bruiser (80 percent, 45.2), Sweet Pro’s Long John (66.67 percent, 44.83), Jump Street (100 percent,

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Mary Cicconi Mary Elizabeth Cicconi, age 85 of Duluth, died March 8, 2016.

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

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Ralph Dodd Ralph Dodd, age 85, of Buford, GA passed away on March 10, 2016. Arrangements by: Junior E. Flanigan, Flanigan Funeral Home and Crematory, Buford, GA (770) 932-1133.

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George Frey George J. Frey, 82, of Athens, who passed away on Tuesday, March 8, 2016.

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Patrick Kinsella Patrick Thomas Kinsella, 65 years of age, date of death March 8th, 2016 of Lawrenceville, GA. Survived by wife Susan Kinsella, son Matthew (Erin) Kinsella, daughter Christine (Ryan) Greenfield, son Thomas (Lucy) Kinsella, and grandchild l li i

dren Katelynn, Alivia, & Cameron Kinsella. A memorial service will be held Saturday, March 12th at 3pm. Family will receive friends prior to the service from 2:30pm- 3pm at Wages & Sons 1031 Lawrenceville Highway, Lawrenceville GA, 30046.

Melvin Rognerud Melvin Rognerud age 90 passed away on Tuesday, March 8, 2016. He was born January 1, 1926 in Racine, WI. On March 30, 1946 he was united in marriage to Maxine Jensen in Racine. He is survived by his wife, Maxine; daughter, Beth Blalock; grandchildren, Robert Fink, Krista Bruce and C.J. Rognerud; and 5 great grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his son, Chris Rognerud.

He was a member of Snellville United Methodist Church and was proud that he served in WWII as a Marine. The Service to Honor and Celebrate the Life of Melvin Rognerud will be held at 3:00 PM, Saturday, March 12, 2016 at Snellville United Methodist Church, Snellville, GA. Entombment will follow in the church columbarium. In lieu of flowers memorial donations may be made to the

Humane Society, www. humanesociety.org. Condolences may be viewed or sent to www.wagesfuneralhome.com Tom M. Wages Funeral Service, LLC, “A Family Company” Snellville Chapel, 770-979-3200, has been entrusted with the funeral arrangements.

44.63), Criminal Mind (100 percent, 44.5) and Cochise (80 percent, 44.4) round out the top seven bulls that have made the riders’ lives most miserable.

“If you are scared, then you don’t get on the bull,” Marchi, who’s 27th in the standings and holds the record for most successful rides with more than 550, said. “You have to show respect for the bull. It’s also more mental than physical because you have to be confident.”

Week in and week out, riders compete for a slice of the more than $10 million in prize money, with all rides aimed at qualifying for the richest bull riding event on the planet, the Built Ford Tough World Finals in Las Vegas from Nov. 2-6. In a city where poker champions show off their victories with diamond and gold bracelets, the 40 top riders compete for a different accessory: a gold belt buckle — and the $1 million check that goes with it.

“Making worlds is like making the cut in golf,” said Hayes, who has made more than $800,000 in career earnings. “It’s how you stay on tour. Everything you do leads up to worlds. That’s our Super Bowl.”

special called meeting of the city council.

“To be a part of the team in Lawrenceville makes me very excited,” Warbington said Thursday afternoon, adding that he looks forward to being a part of the city’s vision: “I think it’s a great vision to really bring Lawrenceville to that next level. They are the county seat of the second largest county of the state.”

Mayor Judy Jordan Johnson couldn’t immediately be reached for comment.

Warbington’s pending move means the CID, which is a special tax district in the Jimmy Carter Boulevard area of Norcross, must search for a new executive director.

Until the position is filled, CID Chairman Shiv Aggarwal will be the public point of contact, according to a statement from the district.

Warbington told the Gwinnett Village board in an executive session Thursday morning of his departure.

“It was an emotional, bittersweet time,” he said. “This is family. … The sweet part of that is knowing that we made some great movement.”

Among Warbington’s accomplishments at the CID was leading last year’s Gr8 Exchange community polling initiative to gauge what type of transportation improvements Gwinnett County needs.

Aggarwal said the district was “extremely grateful to Chuck for his years of dedicated leadership” and wishes him well.

“He has been a vocal advocate for progress in this community, and his expertise and guidance will be missed,” the chairman said. “CID board and staff will ensure that the organization continues the positive momentum as we work through this transition period.”

Warbington said it wasn’t yet clear if he’ll stay on the planning commission.

Information about the open CID position can be found at www.gwinnettvillage.com/ jobs.

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officiating. The family will receive friends prior to the service from 11:00 A.M. until 12:30 P.M. at Wages and Sons Gwinnett Chapel, 1031 Lawrenceville Hwy., Lawrenceville, GA, 770-277-4550. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in memory of Billie to your favorite charity. Online condolences can be expressed at www.wagesandsons.com

a service will follow at 4 PM Sunday, March 13, 2016 at Crowell Brothers Funeral Home and Crematory – Buford Chapel, 201 Morningside Drive, Buford, GA 30518. Please sign the online guest book at www.crowellbrothers. com. 770-945-9999

of Gwinnett County at http://familypromisegwinnett.org/donate/# . Arrangements entrusted to Crowell Brothers Funeral Home and Crematory, 5051 Peachtree Industrial Boulevard, Norcross / Peachtree Boulevard 30092. 770-448-5757.

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Billie Smith Billie “Granny” Burke Smith, age 97, of Lawrenceville, GA passed away on Tuesday, March 08, 2016. She is preceded in death by her husband, James A. Smith, Sr. and son, Tommy D. Smith.

She is survived by her son, Jimmy Smith of Panama City, FL; son, Bobby Smith of Lawrenceville, GA; daughter, Rosa Probst and husband, Jack of Dacula, GA; daughter, Pamela Kruzdlo and husband, Alan of Calhoun, GA; Thirteen grandchildren; Twenty-One great grandchildren and Five great great grandchildren. She was a founding member of the Northwoods Baptist Church and a loving wife, mother and servant of God. A graveside service will be held at 1:00 P.M. on Friday, March 11, 2016 at Gwinnett Memorial Park, 925 Lawrenceville Hwy, Lawrenceville, GA with Rev. John Hadley o

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Malaya Smith Malaya Shanice Smith, 7 of Sugar Hill, GA, gained her wings on March 2 2016. She was born November 10 2008 in St Petersburg, Fl. The daughter of Mrs Gabrielle Lacey & Gary Simmons, she was the oldest of her and her brother Hayden Simmons. She attended Riverside Elementary and was in the 1st grade. She loved Justin Bieber, taking selfies, and anything about the movie frozen. Malaya was always full of joy. She is survived by her parents Gabrielle and Gary Simmons of Sugar Hill, GA, her brother Hayden Simmons, grandmother Valencia (Nani) of Sugar Hill, GA grandpa Sean Lee of Montgomery, AL, Grandpa Jim of Sugar Hill, GA. Special Aunts Jazzmin Brewer (Nathan & Xzavier) of Birmingham AL, Alexis & Tia Adams of Sugar Hill, GA, and Monica (Uncle Jermaine) Louis of Birmingham, AL and a host of other family members and friends.

Malaya was proceeded in death by her great grandmother Audrey Jones.

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Michael Thomas Turk, age 61 of Lawrenceville, Georgia passed away Tuesday, March 8th, 2016.

A memorial service will be held at 2:00 PM Saturday, March 12th, 2016 at Norcross First United Methodist Church. Mr. Turk is preceded in death by his father, Barry Turk. He is survived by his wife, Janet Turk; son, Cameron Turk; daughters, Jennifer Lee (Anthony), Kathryn Turk; mother, Patricia Turk; brother, Alan Turk (Maria); sister, Maggie Terry; nieces and nephews, Drew Terry (Tiffanie), and Meredith Klinect (Aaron), and grandniece Cayleigh Klinect. Mike was a beloved husband, dad, and son. Everyone who knew him was truly blessed. He was an active member of Norcross FUMC where he was a youth counselor for many years, and current adult Sunday School teacher. The family will receive friends Saturday, March 12th from 1:00 to 2:00 PM at the church prior to the service. Online condolences can be placed at www.crowellbrothers. com. In lieu of flowers, the family has requested donations be made in Michael’s name to Family Promise

Helen Williams Helen Williams, age 88 of Lilburn, Georgia passed away March 9, 2016. She is survived by her husband of 64 years, Gene Williams; daughter, Dolores Williams. Mrs. Williams was a longtime member of WR Cannon United Methodist Church where she was very active with the Happy Hearts Senior Group and also served as the Financial Secretary at the church. The Funeral Service to Celebrate the Life of Helen Williams will be held Saturday, March 12 at 2:00pm at WR Cannon United Methodist Church and will lie in state from 1:30 until service time. Interment will follow at Eternal Hills Memory Gardens.

The family will receive friends Friday from 4pm until 8pm at the funeral home. In lieu of flowers donations may be made to WR Cannon UMC in memory of Helen Williams. Condolences may be sent or viewed at www. wagesfuneralhome.com.

Tom M. Wages Funeral Service, LLC, “A Family Company”, Snellville Chapel 770-979-3200.

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By Curt Yeomans

teens, who are not known to the neighborhood. The teens are believed to be potential suspects based Gwinnett County fire on witness information.” investigators are working Fire officials released a with detectives from the photo of the three males county’s police departThursday night and are ment to find three Hispanasking for the public’s ic male suspects who were help in identifying the seen near a house where suspects. an arson fire is believed to Rutledge said this is the have taken place in uninonly fire that is believed corporated Norcross. to have been connected Fire department spokes- Gwinnett County fire officials released this photo of three Hispanic male suspects they a burglary — so far. He believe may have been connected to a home that was burglarized and set on fire on man, Capt. Tommy added, however, that inMonday. (Special Photo) Rutledge, said the susvestigators are now lookpects, who may have been on fire. vestigators that the back “According to Fire ing at a separate fire that older teens, were seen The fire department door was standing open Investigators, the rooms took place the same day on bicycles and wearing announced earlier this (about a foot) when they were found ransacked, on Brooklyn Lane, also in backpacks near the home week that investigators went around back to see however it is unknown unincorporated Norcross, on DeKalb Lane about had ruled arson to be the if anyone was inside the whether anything was to see if there are similari50 minutes before the fire cause of the fire, and that burning home,” Rutledge taken. The fire caused ties between the incidents. was reported to officials they believed burglary said in a statement. “The heavy damage to the home Fire investigators and on Monday. Investigamight have been involved witness was unable to and contents. Witnesses burglary detectives are tors believe the home was as well. enter the house due to heat provided a photograph to also trying to determine burglarized and then set “A witness told inand smoke.

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have been tied to any other crimes in the area. They could be facing arson and burglary charges, Rutledge added.

“Residents in the community are asked to immediately report suspicious activity, such as persons or vehicles to the police by calling 9-1-1,” he said.

Anyone with information about the suspects, or the fire, is asked to call the Gwinnett Fire Investigations Section at 678-518-4890. they can also call the Georgia Arson Control Hotline at 1-800-282-5804. Georgia Arson Control Inc. is offering a reward of as much as $10,000 for information that results in the arrest and conviction of a suspect in connection with the case.

How a hacker’s typo helped stop a billion-dollar heist

By Serajul Quadir

of the officials said.

There is no NGO under the name of Shalika FounDHAKA — A spelling dation in the list of regismistake in an online bank tered Sri Lankan nonprofits. transfer instruction helped Reuters could not immediprevent a nearly $1 billion ately find contact informaheist last month involving tion for the organization. the Bangladesh central bank Deutsche Bank declined and the New York Federal to comment.

Reserve, banking officials At the same time, the said. unusually large number of Unknown hackers still payment instructions and managed to get away with the transfer requests to priabout $80 million, one of vate entities — as opposed the largest known bank to other banks — raised Commuters pass by the front of the Bangladesh central thefts in history. suspicions at the Fed, which bank building in Dhaka. (Reuters/Ashikur Rahman) The hackers breached also alerted the BangladeshBangladesh Bank’s systems there to entities in the Phil- misspelled the name of the is, the officials said. and stole its credentials ippines and Sri Lanka, the NGO, Shalika Foundation.

The details of how the for payment transfers, two officials said.

Hackers misspelled hacking came to light and senior officials at the bank Four requests to transfer “foundation” in the NGO’s was stopped before it did said. They then bombarded a total of about $81 milname as “fandation,” more damage have not been the Federal Reserve Bank lion to the Philippines went prompting a routing bank, previously reported. Banof New York with nearly through, but a fifth, for $20 Deutsche Bank, to seek gladesh Bank has billions of three dozen requests to million, to a Sri Lankan clarification from the Bandollars in a current account move money from the nonprofit organization was gladesh central bank, which with the Fed, which it uses Bangladesh Bank’s account held up because the hackers stopped the transaction, one for international settleReuters

ments.

The transactions that were stopped totaled $850 million to $870 million, one of the officials said.

Last year, Russian computer security company Kaspersky Lab said a multinational gang of cyber criminals had stolen as much as $1 billion from as many as 100 financial institutions around the world in about two years.

Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein’s son Qusay took $1 billion from Iraq’s central bank on the orders of his father on the day before coalition forces began bombing the country in 2003, American and Iraqi officials have said. In 2007, guards at the Dar Es Salaam bank in Baghdad made off with $282 million.

Bangladesh Bank has said it has recovered some

of the money that was stolen and is working with anti-money laundering authorities in the Philippines to try to recover the rest.

A bank spokesman could not be reached for comment late on Thursday.

The recovered funds refer to the Sri Lanka transfer, which was stopped, one of the officials said.

Initially, the Sri Lankan transaction reached Pan Asia Banking Corp., which went back to Deutsche Bank for more verification because of the unusually large size of the payment, a Pan Asia official said. “The transaction was too large for a country like us,” the official said. “Then (Deutsche) came back and said it was a suspect transaction.” A Pan Asia spokesman could not immediately be reached for comment.

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Bill aims to erase errors in insurers’ medical directories State Sen. P.K. Martin sponsors legislation

what they need to know.

Among the confirmed inBy Andy Miller A bill working its way done by Georgians for network Georgia Health News through the Georgia a Healthy Future found providLegislature would require numerous errors in four ers in the Open enrollment can health insurers to main“silver-level” HMOs in survey, 13 bring a big decision tain accurate directories Atlanta that the consumer percent for consumers: Which of medical providers. group examined. were not health coverage plan do I Senate Bill 302, which The survey found that accepting choose? recently passed the state one in five primary care new paAnd much of that deci- Senate, was approved doctors listed as particitients. In P.K. Martin sion is based on whether by the House Insurance pating in a plan’s network one of the the consumer’s favorite Committee on Wedneswere not actually in that plans, the non-acceptance doctor or hospital is part day. The proposed legisnetwork, Cindy Zeldin, rate was 25 percent. of a plan’s network. lation is part of a national executive director of the More than three-quarBut if the available movement toward inconsumer group, told ters of the plan listings listings of health plan creasing insurance trans- GHN on Wednesday. had at least one error, providers are not accuparency for consumers.

In one of the plans, this such as an incorrect rate, consumers could end Some states have already non-network figure was phone number, a provider up making bad choices — enacted such laws.

40 percent, she added. not participating at the lonot actually getting what Directory errors can be And even an accurate cation listed, not acceptthey think they signed up common. For example, a “in-network” listing does ing new patients, or not for. “secret shopper’’ survey not always tell consumers being in-network.

In presenting SB 302 to the House Insurance 308002-1 Committee, state Sen. P.K. Martin, sponsor of the legislation, said that in today’s marketplace, “there are constant changes of networks.”

“It’s super important that [provider directories] are accurate,” Martin, a Lawrenceville Republican, said before the panel vote.

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email address, telephone number, and electronic link that consumers can use to report inaccuracies, and a process to address complaints and correct inaccuracies • Conduct an annual audit of a reasonable sample size of its directories • Contact providers participating in networks who have not submitted claims within 12 months to determine their network participation status • Report annually to the Department of Insurance on consumer-reported inaccuracies and resolutions, and all auditing reports • Honor the language of directory information if it is inaccurate and thereby causes a consumer to end up out-of-network In other words, if a consumer ends up outof-network due to errors in the directory, the cost would be at an in-network rate.

“Our health plans today work with providers to give consumers the most accurate information, to make sure it’s the right plan for them,’’ said Graham Thompson, executive director of the Georgia Association of Health Plans, an industry group.

“The plans acknowledge they can do better.”

The Georgia bill reflects the guidelines on provider directories put out by the National Association of Insurance Commissioners, Thompson said.

“Plans are already investing in this today,’’ he said. “The one-time audit is already in process.

“It’s not just insurers.

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insurers and providers.

It’s a shared responsibility.”

The legislation does not address the issue of “surprise” or balance billing. That can happen when a consumer gets an unexpected bill for a medical procedure that appeared to be covered in-network, but in fact included services from a non-network provider (such as a non-network anesthesiologist used during a surgery).

State Rep. Richard Smith (R-Columbus), the committee chairman, said Wednesday that legislation would come in next year’s General Assembly to address surprise billing.

Zeldin and other consumer groups have been big supporters of SB 302.

“With more Georgians enrolling in health insurance and with the growing trend among insurance plans towards narrow provider networks, it is more important than ever that people have the information and tools they need to make the best choices for themselves and their families,” she said.

Zeldin said SB 302 establishes “a clear protocol for weeding out inaccurate information, ensures provider directories will be usable by requiring them to be searchable and to include information about whether a provider is accepting new patients, sets up a process for consumers to directly report inaccuracies they encounter, and protects consumers who relied on information included in a directory that turned out to be incorrect.

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GIRLS DIVER OF THE YEAR

Abby Gardner JUNIOR • WESLEYAN Gardner returns to the sport to become 3-time state champ

By Christine Troyke

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Abby Gardner was tired of smacking face first into the water.

At age 9, after four years of summer league diving, Gardner was done.

“I loved diving,” the Wesleyan junior said. “I loved it. I just hated hitting the water wrong. At the time it was the worst thing in my life. Every time I would do a double, it was a newer dive, so I could either land on my back or on my face.

“And my coach was not an easy coach. If you smacked, you got up there and did it until you did it right. Yeah. It was tough.”

At 13, after spending her summers swimming, her mom convinced her to try diving again.

There might have been a short argument, but Gardner gave it another shot.

“Once I started getting more skilled, I started liking it a lot,” Gardner said.

“I decided I missed it. It gave me a thrill to jump off the diving board. I started diving year-round.”

And the face-planting?

“When you’re older, you learn how to control it more, but, you know, it still happened,” Gardner said with a smile. “Just not as frequently.”

Gardner became one of the most decorated divers in Gwinnett County history last month when she won her third straight Class AAAAA-A state title.

She is, also for the third straight year, the Daily Post’s Girls Diver of the Year.

Only another Wesleyan diver has more championships — and Gardner will

Gladiators swamped

by Florida

By Christine Troyke christine.troyke@gwinnettdailypost.com

DULUTH — Brendan O’Donnell scored twice to lead the Florida Everblades to a 4-1 victory over the sliding Atlanta Gladiators on Thursday.

Florida leads the division but had just two wins in its last seven games before coming into Infinite Energy Arena and grabbing two points — much to the delight of the vociferous visiting fan contingent on hand.

Atlanta lost for the fifth straight time and is sitting right on the playoff bubble.

The Gladiators (29-23-5-2) are still on the right side of the line, but the margin is just two points now.

The time for locker room speeches has passed.

“We can make adjustments systematically, but at the end of the day it’s a want,” Brandt said. “They either want to win games and want to get in the playoffs or they want to go home.

“If you talked about skilled hockey players, we have those. But without the ‘want’ part of the skill, all of it’s flash and dash.”

In his return to the lineup, goalie Matt Ginn showed no signs of rust.

The 24-year-old Bruins prospect bailed Atlanta out half a dozen times in the first period, including a beauty of a kick save on a late penalty kill, as the Everblades’ transition game ate up the Gladiators.

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Atlanta Gladiators forward Eric Neiley (12) races around Florida’s Logan Roe (47) during Thursday’s game at Infinite Energy Arena.

(Photo: Amanda Hertel)

Wesleyan’s Abby Gardner is the Daily Post’s Girls Diver of the Year after winning the Class A-AAAAA

See GARDNER, Page 4B state title for a third straight season. (Staff Photo: Christine Troyke)

BOYS DIVER OF THE YEAR

Griffin Ramsey SENIOR • NORCROSS

Ramsey moving on after tremendous career at Norcross

By Christine Troyke

Jerry Arnold Challenge is an early test

By David Friedlander david.friedlander@gwinnettdailypost.com

For each of the past nine years, Mill Creek has hosted an event that has provided some of the most competitive boys and girls high school track and field teams a good early look at just how they stack up in a competitive setting.

Now named for the Hawks’ retired coach, the 2016 edition of the Jerry Arnold Georgia Challenge, which gets underway Saturday morning at Mill Creek Community Stadium, should be no exception.

“We’ve been fortunate that the level of competition has remained high all these years,” current Mill Creek boys head coach Rik Moore said. “(The field) changes every year, but we’ve still got some really strong teams coming in.”

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It’s not hard to picture a young Griffin Ramsey at the neighborhood pool, encouraged by three older brothers into trying dive after dive.

“My brothers would always convince me to do a double front flip or a gainer or a back flip,” Ramsey said with a grin.

“But my brothers MORE INSIDE were crazy, so they See Page 4B for the would make me do Gwinnett Daily Post’s anything. ‘Go do All-County DivingTeam. this, Griffin,’ and I would jump off a board and try my hardest.”

Even when they weren’t there, Ramsey would entertain himself — and the other kids — with dives off the 1-meter board far more complicated Norcross senior Griffin Ramsey is the Daily Post’s Boys Diver of the Year for the third straight season. He won the state title in 2013 and was runner-up in Geor-

See RAMSEY, Page 4B gia’s biggest classification the last two years. (Staff Photo: Christine Troyke)

TRACK AND FIELD What: Jerry Arnold Georgia Challenge track and field meet When: Saturday Where: Mill Creek High School Tickets: $4 for adults, $3 for students Tentative schedule of events: 9:30 a.m. — Long jump (boys and girls) 11 a.m. — High jump, pole vault, discus (boys), shot put (girls) 2 p.m — Triple jump (boys and girls), high jump, discus (girls), shot put (boys) 10 a.m.-6:20 p.m. Running events (boys and girls)

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Falcons re-sign Clayborn; veteran Chris Long visits The Sports Xchange The Atlanta Falcons on Thursday agreed to terms with one of their own free agents, defensive end Adrian Clayborn.

The Falcons signed Clayborn during the 2015 offseason, and in his first season in Atlanta, Clayborn played in all 16 games. He also recorded 15 total tackles (14 solo), three sacks, and one fumble recovery.

Veteran defense end Chris Long visited the Falcons Thursday as Atlanta clearly looks to upgrade its defensive front four and pass rush.

Long, who was the overall No. 2 pick in the 2008 NFL Draft has 54.5 career sacks but has been limited to 18 games the past two seasons.

Clayborn originally was selected by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in the first round with the 20th pick in the 2011 NFL Draft. The former Iowa Hawkeyes standout had started all 36 games during his four years with the Bucs.

He compiled 109 total tackles (74 solo), 13 sacks, five forced fumbles and two passes defensed.

The signing of Clayborn followed a flurry of moves on Wednesday.

The Falcons and former Cleveland center Alex Mack agreed to a fiveyear deal that will become official pending a physical. Mack will reportedly receive full guarantees on the first two seasons of the deal and more than recoup $24 million left on the table with the Browns.

The Falcons also signed former Miami Dolphins defensive end Derrick Shelby and agreed to terms with quarterback Matt Schaub, who returns to the franchise that selected him in the third round of the 2004 NFL Draft.

Nose tackle Paul Soliai was released.

Falcons fill WR void with Sanu Mohamed Sanu became the second wide receiver to leave the Cincinnati Bengals this week in free agency after he reached a contract agreement with the Atlanta Falcons on Thursday.

According to NFL. com, Sanu’s deal is for five years at $32.5 million, with $14 million guaranteed.

Sanu follows fellow wideout Marvin Jones out of Cincinnati. On Wednesday, Jones accepted a deal with Detroit after the Lions lost wide receiver Calvin Johnson to retirement.

In four seasons with the Bengals, Sanu played in 57 games and started 34, totaling 152 receptions, 1,793 yards and 11 touch-

Atlanta Falcons head coach Dan Quinn greets defensive end Adrian Clayborn (99) in the first quarter against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers at the Georgia Dome. (Photo: Jason Getz-USA TODAY Sports)

downs.

Last season, Sanu saw action in all 16 regularseason games and had 33 catches for 394 yards and added 10 rushing attempts for 71 yards and two touchdowns.

In Atlanta, Sanu is expected to play opposite Julio Jones and step into the spot left by Roddy White, who was released last week by the Falcons as the team’s career receiving yardage leader.

Julio Jones led the NFL with 136 catches for 1,871 receiving yards last season.

Panthers sign C Gradkowski The Carolina Panthers signed center Gino Gradkowski to a three-year contract, the team announced Thursday.

Gradkowski, 27, can also play guard and provides the Panthers with versatility on the interior of the offensive line.

Gradkowski began his NFL career in 2012 and played three seasons with the Baltimore Ravens. He was traded to the Denver Broncos and was waived in September before being claimed by the Atlanta Falcons.

He played three games (one start) for Atlanta and has played in 43 career regular-season games, including 17 starts.

Gradkowski is the younger brother of former NFL quarterback Bruce Gradkowski.

Carolina also officially announced the signing of Joe Webb, the versatile receiver who also serves as the team’s emergency quarterback.

Webb was signed to a two-year deal. Webb has been in the NFL for six seasons and was with the Minnesota Vikings for the first four before joining the Panthers in 2014.

Jackson to Jaguars official with $90M deal Malik Jackson is of-

ficially one of the highestpaid players in the NFL, signing a six-year contract worth up to $90 million.

Jackson confirmed Tuesday he agreed to a deal after early negotiations to return to the Denver Broncos failed to produce a contract.

Jackson jumps into the elite tax bracket of defensive players in the NFL, one that includes Houston Texans defensive end J.J. Watt, Kansas City Chiefs outside linebacker Justin Houston, Buffalo Bills defensive tackle Marcell Dareus and Miami Dolphins defensive tackle Ndamukong Suh. Jackson considered an offer from the Broncos for approximately $11 to 12 million per season recently before opting to pursue offers from other teams.

The Chicago Bears and Oakland Raiders also were pursing Jackson, who played five defensive line positions in Denver’s varied front the past three seasons, including both defensive end spots in a 4-3 and all three positions in the 3-4 front.

Jackson, 26, started every game for the first time in his career last season and was one of the key cogs on the stout Denver defense.

He had 5.5 sacks and broke up seven passes during the 2015 season while being used at both defensive end and defensive tackle. He recovered a fumble for a touchdown in Super Bowl 50 after Von Miller forced Carolina Panthers quarterback Cam Newton to fumble.

Jackson has 14.5 career sacks in four NFL seasons.

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Jacksonville had close to $70 million in salary cap space and targeted Jackson as a player it can showcase in a defense that welcomes back 2015 first-round pick Dante Fowler, a defensive end who missed the entire season because of a torn ACL.

playing time incentives.

Cruz was scheduled to earn $7.9 million in salary and count $9.9 million on the Giants’ 2016 cap.

Cruz did not appear downtrodden about the deal, taking to social media Wednesday to say “Once a Giant always a Giant. See you in September. @ New York, New York.”

He has 264 career catches, averaging 15 yards per reception. After back-toback seasons with 80-plus receptions (2011 and 2012) the Giants locked Cruz up with a $45.879 million deal in July 2013.

He has not returned to that peak production.

Whether Cruz can regain the form that led the Giants to pay him like a No. 1 receiver after missing 26 consecutive games — including all 16 in 2015 with a torn left calf muscle — isn’t clear. The Giants were optimistic at the NFL Scouting Combine that Cruz had rehabbed diligently enough to be on the field for the offseason program in April.

If he returns to a regular role, the Giants have the makings of a potent threewide receiver set carried

by Odell Beckham Jr.

The 49ers are looking to move Kaepernick after he reportedly asked for a trade.

Kaepernick, 28, was benched last season due to ineffectiveness. He also underwent surgeries on his left shoulder, right thumb and left knee.

If he is on the San Francisco roster on April 1, his $11.9 million base salary for 2016 becomes guaranteed. Kaepernick’s sixyear, $114 million contract runs through 2020.

The 49ers also have a new head coach, Chip Kelly.

New York has been unable to reach a deal with incumbent starter Ryan Fitzpatrick and may be on the verge of parting ways.

Cleveland has the No. 2 overall selection in the 2016 NFL draft and is expected to draft a quarterback if they keep the choice.

Chiefs re-sign DL Howard, LB Zombo The Kansas City Chiefs on Thursday re-signed defensive lineman Jaye Howard and linebacker Frank Zombo. Terms of the contract were not Giants WR Cruz stays released. after steep pay cut Howard has made 24 Victor Cruz remains a starts and played in 37 member of the New York San Francisco shopping games during his threeyear career in Kansas City.

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The Denver Broncos are In 2015, Howard made 13 The veteran wide reamong at least three teams starts for the Chiefs and recorded 57 tackles (36 ceiver last played Week 6 expressing interest in acof the 2014 season when quiring quarterback Colin solo), 11 tackles for loss, 5.5 sacks and two fumble he ruptured the patellar Kaepernick from the San tendon in his right knee.

Francisco 49ers, according recoveries.

Howard has career totals According to The Record to published reports. of 99 tackles (65 solo), 15 of Hackensack, Cruz The New York Jets and tackles for loss, 6.5 sacks agreed to the take-it-orCleveland Browns also and 15 quarterback presleave-it offer rather than have interest. sures. being released. He will The Super Bowl chamZombo has played in have a dramatically repion Broncos need a quarduced base salary for 2016 terback after the retirement 73 career NFL games (16 starts) with the Green Bay of $1.3 million, and the of Peyton Manning and Packers (2010-12) and new deal offers him the the free-agent departure Chiefs. He has 87 career opportunity to raise that of Brock Osweiler to the tackles and 10 sacks. to $5.5 million if he hits Houston Texans.

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Prep Schedule BASEBALL

Today

• Buford, Parkview, Mountain View in Perfect Game tournament at Lake Point • Mill Creek at Hillcrest Tuscaloosa (DH) 4 p.m. — Central at Mount Vernon 5 p.m. —Tucker at GAC 6 p.m. — Archer at Peachtree Ridge 6 p.m. — Hebron at Commerce 6 p.m. — Lanier at Heritage 6 p.m. — Meadowcreek at Shiloh 6 p.m. — North at Brookwood 7 p.m. — Gainesville at Grayson

GOLF

3:30 p.m. — Mountain View and North at Bear’s Best

LACROSSE

• Collins Hill tournament • Gwinnett County Invitational at Buford Complex 5 p.m. — Starr’s Mill girls at Wesleyan 5:30 p.m. — Meadowcreek girls at Peachtree Ridge 6 p.m. — Grayson boys at Cox Hill (N.C.) 7 p.m. — Buford boys at Pinecrest Academy 7 p.m. — Meadowcreek boys at Peachtree Ridge 7 p.m. — Wesleyan boys at GAC

SOCCER

5 p.m. — Cross Keys at Wesleyan 5 p.m. — GAC girls at St. Vincents 5 p.m. — Providence at Lakeview Academy 5 p.m. — Towns Co. at Hebron 5:30 p.m. — Central at Brookwood 5:30 p.m. — Dacula at Parkview 5:30 p.m. — Monroe Area at Buford 7 p.m. — GAC boys at Benedictine

TENNIS

4 p.m. — Parkview at St. Pius at DTC Saturday

BASEBALL

• Buford, Parkview, Mountain View in Perfect Game tournament at Lake Point 2 p.m. — Athens Academy at Providence

GOLF

8 a.m. — Buford, Parkview boys in West Hall Invitational at Chateau Elan 9 a.m. — Buford girls in Spring Swing at Mossy Creek 1:30 p.m. — Lady Bear Classic at Applewood

LACROSSE

• Collins Hill tournament • Gwinnett County Invitational at Buford Complex 11 a.m. — Grayson boys at Cannon School (N.C.)

SOCCER

11 a.m. — GAC at Richmond Hill Noon — Norcross at Houston Co. 5:30 p.m. — Oak Mountain (Ala.) at Brookwood

TENNIS

• Grayson at South 3:45 p.m. — Parkview at GAC 4 p.m. — Lanier and Peachtree Ridge at Sugarloaf

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FRIDAY, MARCH 11, 2016 • 3B

Getting to Know… Efrem Hill Former Samford star and NFL receiver Efrem Hill is in his third year of coaching in Gwinnett County. After spending the last two years at Berkmar, he’s now at Discovery as the boys head track coach and an assistant coach for the football team.

He talked with staff writer Paul Thomas in this week’s edition of “Getting to Know…” about starting the Titans track Efrem Hill works with the Discovery track and field team program, his professional during practice at the Lawrenceville high school. (Staff career and how he learned Photo: Paul Thomas) to rebuild classic cars on PT: Then what was YouTube. ribs, steak I’ll eat here the opportunity to be in and there but I’m a big PT: What’s it been like some NFL camps like? wing guy. I kind of make EH: Again, while I was my own little flavors with to have the opportunity in it, it just felt like what I wings depending on how to build the track program at Discovery from was supposed to, but now I’m feeling that day. looking back and I’m 32 the ground up? and wishing I could still EH: Track has been PT: What sports did run around little bit, again you play growing up? exciting. Each week the EH: Whatever season kids have kind of dropped I accomplished something it was. So I went from that 1 percent of people their time some. That’s football to basketball who play football get to the most important thing, to baseball when I was accomplish, so it was a they’ve been competing. young. Then once I got to We know we’re not where blessing. I made some high school, my freshman great relationships in the a lot of programs are, but year I played football, NFL and the CFL with it’s been exciting. We basketball and baseball. some guys I still keep actually got a chance to Then baseball got kind of in contact with. Just an host our meet and it was slow for me so I ran track a pretty good success. We opportunity that I wish a my 10th, 11th and 12thhad eight teams over here. lot more people had the chance to get, and it could grade year.

It was a good time. have lasted longer for me PT: What did you run PT: When did you get but hey (laughs). in track?

PT: How many NFL into coaching?

EH: Both relays and teams were you in camp EH: This is my third then the 200 and I triplewith? year coaching. Not too EH: ’05 I was in Caro- jumped and high-jumped. long ago. lina, ’06 I was Carolina PT: So as a coach you and went down to Tampa PT: What about Dishave a couple different covery made you want to for two months. Then avenues with experience I went up to Cleveland take the job? and you can relate to ’07-08. I was back and EH: Opportunity. I them. forth (between the roster got a chance to be a head EH: Yeah I’ve got some and practice squad) with coach. I was an assistant Carolina. My first year in experience and then like I (at Berkmar), so I got Cleveland I ended up tear- said my two years at Berkthe opportunity to learn ing my shoulder and then mar (Gerald Williams and from two good guys over there, so I wanted to come that second year in Cleve- Johnny Burdette) those two had been doing it a land I got released after see if I could apply what little longer and so I kind camp and then I sat out they taught me and some until ’09 and then went up of learned a lot from them. other things and see how (Assistant) Coach (Robto Canada for four years. it went. ert) Ayres he ran track in college, (Girls head coach PT: Where did you PT: You’re from AtlanMegan) Hathaway ran, play in Canada? ta, right?

EH: The first two years so it’s a wealth of knowlEH: Yes sir. Went to edge. A little bit every North Springs, the mighty I was in Edmonton and then the second two years where.

Spartans.

I was in Saskatchewan.

PT: When you decided PT: Have you been to get in to coaching did PT: It’s a different back in the area the experience than the NFL you know you wanted whole time? Is there to do both football and where you would come in I would imagine. track?

EH: It’s their NFL. I the offseason?

EH: Football was a EH: Yeah. I moved out mean the money is difyes, track I didn’t mind. to Lawrenceville 10 years ferent (laughs), but the It was track, basketball fans are awesome. Their ago. So, there was nothor baseball it would have fan loyalty and how they ing out there when I first been a fit. But I really, treat their players was a moved, so it’s grown. I little bit better in Canada, really enjoy track. You can just needed a little differsee, especially with the just because I think it’s ent change of scenery, a little slower pace in Law- more like college because young ladies they develop and get the chance to do renceville than what it was you’re away from your something they don’t think family so they loved you at Sandy Springs. just a little bit more. It’s a they can do. Their progress is a lot better than the PT: How did you end good time though. boys because they come up at Samford? in thinking they can’t do PT: Did you always EH: I took a trip there something and by the time with my mother, and once think coaching would they leave their eyes are be something you’d get she saw the campus and wide open and they’re in to when you finished that it was a Christian ready for next year. school, she said, ‘This is playing?

EH: No. I thought I was where you’re going.’ It’s PT: What do you like going to open a sports bar. probably one of the best to do when you’re not things that ever happened I love to cook. I love to coaching? barbecue. I love to host to me, honestly. From EH: I rebuild old cars. and try to do things like some of the people I’ve I had a ’72 Cutlass, an that. So that’s something met to my relationship Oldsmobile Cutlass that I I thought I wanted to do with Christ that develrebuilt and I was actually until I went to Canada. oped there, I’d say it’s driving it and a guy from In Canada, you’re on six one of the best things Nashville pulled up beside months, off six months that’s happened for me. me and asked me if I’d and during the day they sell it. In your mind you’re can only keep you four PT: Your last two hours a day. So I had a lot like, ‘Yeah I’ll sell it.’ He years there was when your career kind of took of spare time on my hands took my phone number and called me about week and I ended up looking off, right? later and brung a trailer EH: Yep. My junior and and saying ‘I’m going to down here and he took senior year were, I guess, go back to school’ (for it home. Right now I’m my best two years there. I his master’s in secondary working on a ’79 Trans learned from a guy named education). And when I Am. That’s my other love.

Aryvia (Holmes); he kind would come home in the of mentored me my fresh- offseason I’d substitute PT: Have you always man and sophomore year teach and so doing that been into that sort of and once he left it was my and kind of helping out stuff? here and there it kind of show.

EH: No. When I was came to, ‘Hey. Maybe I playing in the NFL I PT: What was it like? want to teach and coach.’ had a little extra money That’s the opportunity and I always liked older PT: What’s your speeveryone works for in cars, never worked on a cialty when you cook? football. car, didn’t know how to EH: Turkey ribs. I EH: It was a dream. change a tire, so I got on While I was in it, it didn’t know a lot of people YouTube and got some feel like it, but now look- haven’t heard of turkey reading in and that’s ribs, they’re some of the ing back on it I accomplished something that I where I went from. best ribs. They’re real guess most people wish light. I don’t eat pork, beef the could accomplish. It’s ribs are good but they’re PT: So you’re doing it pretty neat. I guess the all from YouTube? heavier, so turkey ribs older I get I’ll guess I’ll EH: YouTube and with are very light. You won’t look to it a little bit more. find them in the city but those older cars, how you It was a good time. take it off is how you put a few places. But turkey

it back on. It’s not the computers and all that. I wouldn’t mess with my truck or anything because it’s got computers and all that, but the ones that you unscrew it and screw it back in and just make sure it’s torqued right, so I can do those.

PT: How did you and your wife (Tiya) meet?

EH: High school. We’ve been dating since I guess I was 15 and she was 16, so a long time. We’ve been married 10 years. Met in high school and she kind of took care of me during college. I had no funds and she worked a little bit while she was going to school so she paid my little cellphone bill, so it’s been a good time.

PT: What does she do now?

EH: She actually works for the Sheriff’s Department. The Gwinnett County Sheriff’s Department.

PT: Do y’all have any kids?

EH: We’ve got two.

Samara, she’s 9 and then Efrem III and he’s 5. It’s awesome. I leave (Discovery) some days and go home and want to pull out my hair, but it’s great.

I wouldn’t trade it for the world. They’re two opposite kids. My daughter is kind of quiet, he’s very loud, always moving.

They both will be better athletes than I am, I can see it now. She loves softball, he plays a little baseball, he likes soccer.

He’ll do anything. They’ll probably be smarter than me as well, just off of my wife. So they’re booksmart from her and get the good looks and athletics from me … No I’m just playing (laughs).

PT: Do you guys like to travel in the offseason?

EH: She loves to travel and wants to travel more, but I hate traveling because I’ve been gone so long. This is the first three years of our marriage that I’ve been home for three entire years. So, I don’t like hotels because I’ve lived in them. And I know I have to change for her. We’ve talked about so we are going to start to venture out a little more.

But my kids they love to go places. Me, I can sit in my house and be fine just because I’m so used to being on the go all the time.

PT: Do you have any TV shows you like to watch?

EH: As a family, we watch “Once Upon a Time.” It’s pretty good.

My son loves all superheroes and thinks he’s Hulk, so any superhero show, like “The Flash” is something we’ll watch, me and him really watch it a lot.

“The Walking Dead” we watched. “Into the Badlands” was one of mine that nobody else wanted to watch, well kids can’t watch it, but my wife she watched an episode and said, “Eh, that’s not for me.” But that was a good show. As a whole probably “Once Upon a Time” is the show that the family watches and they like “Amazing Race.” I told my wife we’re going to apply for that one day.

PT: What kind of music do you listen to?

EH: All types. It just depends, like I just walked out the classroom and some Rome Santos was playing. I listen to all types, I have no idea what he’s saying at times. I listen to gospel music, R&B, mostly R&B, I listen to a little rap here and there.

I like music. All types of music.

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Brogdon, No. 4 UVA eliminate Tech The Sports Xchange WASHINGTON — Greater Atlanta Christian grad Malcolm Brogdon scored 26 points as No. 4 Virginia dispatched upstart Georgia Tech 72-52 in the Atlantic Coast Conference tournament quarterfinals Thursday night at the Verizon Center.

Virginia (25-6) meets the winner of the Virginia Tech-Miami quarterfinal in tonight’s second semifinal.

Brogdon made 10 of 15 shots from the field, including three of six 3-point attempts. He finished two points short of his career high.

Forward Anthony Gill added 12 points for second-seeded Virginia, which reached the ACC tournament semifinals for the third year in a row.

The Cavaliers enjoyed a heavily partisan crowd in pushing their winning streak to four games and avenging a regular-season loss.

Guard Adam Smith scored 16 points for 10th-seeded Georgia Tech, which won seven of its previous nine games. Smith pumped in

Virginia Cavaliers guard Malcolm Brogdon (15), a GAC grad, dribbles the ball as Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets guard Adam Smith (2) defends in the first half during day three of the ACC conference tournament at Verizon Center. (Photo: Geoff Burke-USA TODAY Sports)

four 3-point baskets.

The Yellow Jackets (19-14) sustained their most lopsided loss of the season, with a 17-point November setback to Villanova the previous low point.

Georgia Tech scoring leader Marcus GeorgesHunt was held to seven points, hitting only one of eight field-goal attempts.

Virginia built a 4432 lead by early in the second half, holding the Yellow Jackets to four points in the first six minutes after halftime.

The spread reached 20

points with more than six minutes remaining.

The Cavaliers were almost spotless in the second half, playing the first 16 minutes with only one turnover.

Virginia took a 30-28 lead to the halftime break despite appearing capable of stretching a lead.

Brogdon had 14 firsthalf points, more than twice as many as any other player in the game.

Georgia Tech countered with eight players, making the scoring column in the first 20 minutes.

Yet it took Georgia Tech, which advanced

to the quarterfinals with Wednesday night’s overtime victory against Clemson, nearly four minutes to score.

It was Virginia that went into an offensive tailspin as the Yellow Jackets built a 16-11 lead.

Georgia Tech, though, scored only six points across a span of nearly the next nine minutes as the Cavaliers surged to a 28-22 lead. Virginia made only one of its last six shots of the first half.

Notes: Virginia senior G Malcolm Brodgon was the first player in ACC history to be named the conference’s Player of the Year and Defensive Player of the Year in the same season. … Brogdon is Virginia’s first ACC Player of the Year since Ralph Sampson in the early 1980s. … Georgia Tech won the lone regularseason meeting, 68-64, on Jan. 9 in Atlanta. …

Each of Georgia Tech’s last seven games prior to Thursday were decided by six points or less. …

The last time the ACC tournament was held at the Verizon Center, Georgia Tech reached the 2005 final, losing to Duke.

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Notre Dame rallies to defeat Duke in OT The Sports Xchange

burgh 88-71 earlier, in tonight’s first semifinal.

WASHINGTON — “It was fabulous to Notre Dame scored watch and it felt familiar,” the first five points in Notre Dame coach Mike overtime and guard V.J. Brey said. “We’ve done Beachem hit another that before.” key 3-point basket as the Guard Steve Vasturia Fighting Irish completed scored six of his 12 points a comeback to defeat in overtime for fourthNo. 19 Duke 84-79 in seeded Notre Dame the ACC Tournament (21-10), which lost three quarterfinals on Thursday of its previous five games. afternoon at the Verizon Forward Bonzie Colson Center. added 12 points.

Beachem scored 19 Guard Grayson Alpoints and forward Zach len’s 27 points led Duke.

Auguste had 19 points Forward Brandon Ingram and 22 rebounds. had 16 points and Matt Notre Dame, which Jones scored 13 points trailed by 16 in the for fifth-seeded Duke second half, will face top- (23-10) seeded North Carolina, Duke had a scoring which eliminated Pittsdrought of more than six

•From Page 1B try to match Lauren Hall’s four straight next year.

Not that it will be easy.

Gardner’s margin of victory has been trimmed every season, and this time she had to come from behind in the final few dives. Gardner ended up winning with 527.80 points, ahead of Marist’s Ellie Crump (514.45) and Wesleyan teammate Kate McCahan (477.95).

Even battling a slow start and nerves all the way through, Gardner ended up just 10 points shy of Hall’s all-time state points record.

Gardner was feeling more pressure than ever before to win, soher coaches and teammates tried to keep her calm.

Every time she walked by head coach Kevin Kadzis or diving coaches Jonathan Nye and Amanda Miller, they gave her a little pep talk.

“All the seniors on the team on the swim and dive team got to come this year, which was different because usually it was only the captains that could go to each day,” Gardner said. “But this year they had the whole senior class that could go. That was cool, having a bigger fan section.”

After winning the diving title, she was back in the pool the next day for the prelims of the 200 freestyle relay. A rare elite diver who also earns points for her team by swimming, Gardner had the lead-off leg and helped the Wolves to a third-place finish on the final day of the meet at Georgia Tech’s aquatic center.

“Make no mistake, diving is what she’s amazing at, but she swims as well because the team needs her to — and does it with a smile on her face,” Kadzis said. “She has this great smiling personality

minutes in the second half as Notre Dame caught up.

Beachem’s 3-pointer with 2:34 to play allowed Notre Dame to move in front 67-66.

After an Ingram 3-pointer and, on the next possession, a free throw, Beachem hit another 3-pointer to knot the score at 70.

After Duke missed two shots, Vasturia failed on a 7-foot baseline shot and Duke had the ball with 4.6 seconds left. A pass into the frontcourt went off the Irish with 2.5 seconds left, but Blue Devils guard Luke Kennard missed a 12-foot attempt at the buzzer, sending the game to overtime.

No. 7 North Carolina 88, Pittsburgh 71 WASHINGTON — Joel Berry scored 20 points and Brice Johnson added 19 as North Carolina blew out Pittsburgh in the second half to win an ACC Tournament quarterfinal at the Verizon Center.

Justin Jackson’s 11 points and Isaiah Hicks’ 10 points also helped top-seeded North Carolina (26-6), which faces Notre Dame in tonight’s first semifinal.

Michael Young and Jamel Artis each scored 19 points and Sheldon Jeter had 11 points to pace eighth-seeded Pittsburgh (21-11), which has lost three of its last four games.

SEC TOURNAMENT

Tennessee breaks Vanderbilt’s heart The Sports Xchange

Hannahs poured in 33 points for the Razorbacks NASHVILLE, Tenn. — (16-16).

If Vanderbilt’s postseason With Florida’s defense bubble bursts, it couldn’t and foul trouble limitget more heartbreaking ing second-team All-SEC than how it happened in center Moses Kingsley (10 a 67-65 loss to Tennespoints), the Razorbacks see at the Southeastern turned to Hannahs, who Conference Tournament kept Arkansas within strikon Thursday afternoon at ing distance through an Bridgestone Arena. array of short jumpers and floaters in the lane. He was With Vanderbilt trail12 of 23 from the field and ing nearly the entire way, guard Wade Baldwin IV hit hit all seven attempts from a layup as time expired, os- the foul line.

It was a needed step for tensibly sending the game the Gators in an attempt to overtime.

Instead, the play was re- to get on the right side of viewed for several minutes, the NCAA Tournament bubble. the call was overturned when replays showed the ball didn’t leave Baldwin’s Alabama 81, Ole Miss 73 Alabama’s balance was hand in time and the Vols good enough to beat Ole pulled off a huge upset Miss’ one-man show, as after losing by 14 and 17 points in the teams’ previ- the Crimson Tide posted an 81-73 victory Thursday ous meetings. in the second round of the The Vols got 18 points Southeastern Conference from Detrick Mostella, tournament at Bridgestone and though they shot just 39.7 percent from the field, Arena in Nashville, Tenn.

The Crimson Tide, led played an inspired game

by Retin Obasohan (17 from start to finish. points), Riley Norris (16) Baldwin led Vanderbilt and Justin Coleman and with 13 points and eight Arthur Edwards (15 each), assists. outgunned Ole Miss guard Florida 68, Arkansas 61 Stefan Moody, whose Behind the play of guard 39-point performance was impressive enough to Kasey Hill, Florida held earn him applause from off a late Arkansas charge the Alabama fans and a and downed the Razorbacks 68-61 at Bridgestone hug from its coach, Avery Arena in the second round Johnson, upon fouling out with 39 seconds remainof the Southeastern Coning. ference Tournament.

Moody kept Ole Miss in The Gators, leading the game until the Crimthe entire second half, son Tide started to pull saw their advantage cut away midway through the to 60-59 when Arkansas guard Dusty Hannahs was second half thanks to a credited with a layup on a series of layups and free throws from Coleman and goal-tend with 1:09 left.

Obasohan.

But Hill, who had a Alabama (18-13) exgame-high 18 points and tended its lead to 66-52 five assists for Florida — its largest margin of the (19-13), answered with game — on a 9-0 run. The a reverse layup in trafsequence featured Colefic, while Gators forward man’s reverse layup after Dorian Finney-Smith (13 points, nine rebounds) and a drive along the right baseline followed by his guard KeVaughn Allen both hit a pair of foul shots pull-up 3-pointer in transition with 8:03 left. in the final minute.

Gardner

Ramsey

ALL-COUNTY DIVING BOYS Boys Diver of the Year: Griffin Ramsey, Norcross, Sr. Gwinnett’s top finisher at the Class AAAAAA state meet in second place, also runner-up at county and in the Gwinnett Invitational First team • Ben Parker, Collins Hill, Sr. 10th at state, third at the Gwinnett Invitational, sixth at county • Peter Smithson, Collins Hill, Fr. County, Gwinnett Invitational champion, third at state meet • Anthony Stewart, Greater Atlanta Christian, Soph.

10th at state meet with score of 405.90, ninth at Gwinnett Invitational Second team Anthony Albanese, Lanier, Sr. Zavier Barker, Parkview, Jr. Ben Gross, Norcross, Sr. GIRLS Girls Diver of the Year: Abby Gardner, Wesleyan, Jr. Won her third straight state championship with a score of 527.80 First team • Ambria D’Alonzo, Mill Creek, Jr. Gwinnett County champion, fourth at Gwinnett Invitational, 10th at state • Lyle Hoge, Norcross, Soph.

Seventh at state, county runner-up, sixth at Gwinnett Invitational • Kate McCahan, Wesleyan, Jr. Third at the state meet with a score of 477.95 Second team Callie Davis, Wesleyan, Soph.

Markiyah Davis, South Gwinnett, Sr. Lauren Henderson, Dacula, Fr.

that is quite infectious. It’s fun to have her around — and it’s awesome that she is also a top contributor. “(Competing three days) is asking a lot of her. Starting with being a state champion in diving and then being a significant contributor to a relay that scored points in the top 10 — just amazing. She’s a great person to have on the team.”

Gardner has only vague memories of those first days of diving as a 5-year-old, some undoubtedly due to family photos.

“I can kind of remember the front jumps,” she said. “I’d be so

excited to just jump off the board. “(You) mostly do front jumps and back jumps. Some falling front dives. That’s pretty much as far as you get as a 5-yearold, just jumping off the board.

Because it seems like it’s taller than you.”

Four years later, Gardner was working on the complicated building blocks for what has made her a state champion and a two-time nationals qualifier.

Gardner is aiming for a third trip to nationals after going as an eighth-grader and a sophomore, starting with regionals in Florida next month.

•From Page 1B than your average cannonball.

Although he spent most summer days at the pool, Ramsey wasn’t on a swim team.

“I didn’t enjoy swimming,” he said. “I found it the same as running. It was kind of like a punishment.”

“I get exhausted — and I don’t like being exhausted,” the Norcross senior said with a chuckle and a shrug.

An innate ability to control his body in the air and an injury playing baseball led Ramsey to start diving for real.

Ramsey’s baseball career, which occupied much of his youth, ended with a shoulder and arm injury in middle school.

“When I hurt myself, my mom said, ‘Do you want to try diving lessons?’” said Ramsey, the Daily Post’s boys Diver of the Year for a third straight time.

“I was like, ‘Sure, it’ll give me something to do while I’m injured.’ Then coach was like, ‘You have a bunch of potential.’

“It worked out pretty well.”

Ramsey finished fifth at state as a freshman and was approached by the head of the Atlanta Diving Association about joining its yearround program at the Georgia Tech pool.

He won the Class AAAAAA state title as a sophomore before having the crown usurped by Parker Hardigree, then a freshman at Colquitt County.

Ramsey missed more than a month at the start of last season because he broke his shoulder playing pickup basketball.

After coming in second to Hardigree at the state meet, Ramsey wondered if those weeks would have made the difference.

Perhaps not.

Hardigree has been diving since elementary school and ran away with a second straight title in

February.

Ramsey was well aware it would take mistakes from Hardigree for him to return to the top of the podium.

Ramsey was second again, but he did edge out another upand-comer, Collins Hill’s Peter Smithson, with a terrific final dive.

Smithson unseated Ramsey as the county champion and the senior came back to beat him by just over three points at state.

“I was pretty happy with everything (at state),” Ramsey said. “It was just small errors. But I was pretty satisfied with my meet.”

His last dive at state was most likely his last competitive dive.

“I’m pretty much done,” said Ramsey, who was wearing a boot on his foot after spraining his ankle in three places, again playing pickup basketball. “Although I might do some coaching just on the side for fun. I’m not going to dive in college.”

He’s headed to Auburn — where his next oldest brother is now a junior — to be a student and figure out his career path.

Ramsey could certainly have continued to dive in college, but he weighed the experience at a place like Auburn against being an athlete at a smaller school.

“It was just a big commitment — diving probably three times a day,” Ramsey said. “You can’t just kind of like it.”

He was philosophical about his days as one of the best divers in Georgia.

“It’s been fun,” Ramsey said.

“I’m just glad I was able to excel in it and have fun with it the whole entire time. Having (Norcross teammate) Ben Gross with me, that just made it so much fun.

“It’s a great sport. I always say when you go to the pool and get bored swimming around and they have a diving board there, what do you do? You jump off the diving board to have fun.”

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PREP ROUNDUP

Brice’s hit gives Grayson walk-off win over Gainesville Compiled by Scott Smith LOGANVILLE — Chase Brice of Grayson delivered a hit in the bottom of the seventh to lift the Rams to a 5-4 win over Gainesville on Thursday.

Brice finished the night 4-for-4 with a pair of doubles and three RBIs, while Grayson Gavulic had two hits. Oscar Serratos and Brock Tate also had one hit each.

Brice’s hit in the seventh made a winner of Matt Dante (1-0), who pitched 1/3 inning of relief with one strikeout. Ryan Carriere started and went 6 2/3 inning in getting a no decision, striking out three and surrendering two earned runs.

Grayson improved to 6-4.

BASEBALL BASEBALL Winder-Barrow 2, Peachtree Ridge 1 WINDER — Spencer Piela of Peachtree Ridge pitched a complete game on Thursday but couldn’t find the offense when it needed as the Lions fell 2-1 to Winder-Barrow.

Piela finished with one earned run over six innings with six strikeouts, while Cam Shepherd and Mac Ruedt each went 1-for3. Peachtree Ridge dropped to 3-6.

Norcross 7, Chattahoochee 1 JOHNS CREEK — Norcross picked up a 7-1 win at Chattahoochee on Thursday night.

Cory Kelly led the Blue Devils (8-2) offense as he was 3-for-3 with two RBIs. Baron Radcliff was 1-for-3 with two RBIs, Jack Walch was 2-for-4 and Patrick Hutton was 2-for-3.

Jonathan Finol earned the win on the mound as he went four innings. Sam Grosswald pitched the final three innings and was 2-for-3 at the plate, as well.

Wesleyan 11, South 0 SNELLVILLE — Andy Archer pitched five shutout innings against South Gwinnett on Thursday to help Wesleyan blank the Comets 11-0 in five innings.

Archer finished with four hits allowed and six strikeouts as his record improved to 3-0.

Cole Mannion was the top hitter for Wesleyan (9-1), going 3-for-3 with a double and two RBIs. Alex Thompson and Colin Hall each helped with two hits,

FANS CHOICE FEMALE ATHLETE OF THE WEEK Who: Katie Knazek School: North Gwinnett Class: Junior Sport: Lacrosse Highlights: Had three goals and three assists in a 22-2 win over Brookwood Coach Lindsey Dalton’s take: “Katie was a strong contributor her sophomore year on varsity, but no question this year will be her breakout season. She’s calm behind the cage, a threat to roll and a dangerous passer. She’s grown the most over the last year in her confidence. When she has the ball, you can tell she is focused on her team and the task in front of her, breaking down the opposing defense one goal at a time.

Plus, the positivity she brings to this team is awesome.

All our juniors bring something special to the table, and Katie is definitely always happy to be there and happy to include our underclassmen in everything we do as a team. I’m already so proud of her and looking forward to a great junior season for her as a leader on attack.”

FANS CHOICE MALE ATHLETE OF THE WEEK Who: Jake Hershman School: Hebron Christian Class: Senior Sport: Baseball Highlights: Wofford signee struck out 11 batters and gave up just one run on four hits in a 2-1 victory over thirdranked Eagle’s Landing Christian Coach Ben Drust’s take: “Jake has been a workhorse for us thus far on the mound and is certainly deserving of the honor. Jake has had great mound presence and is confident on the mound. He has struck out a lot of guys, but he has also relied on his defense to make the plays for him, which shows a lot about the type of pitcher he is. Jake has been able to control three pitches for strikes, and when you can do that, you are going to be a successful pitcher.” including a double, and an RBI. GAC 7, Duluth 1 NORCROSS — Andrew Schultz of Greater Atlanta Christian went 2-for-3 with two runs and an RBI on Thursday in guiding the Spartans to a 7-1 win at home over Duluth.

J.P. McGuire added the offense for GAC (7-1) by going 2-for-2 with an RBI. The win went to Johns Hamilton, who allowed two hits and struck out four in three innings of work.

GIRLSSOCCER SOCCER GIRLS Grayson 8, Mountain View 2 LOGANVILLE — Grayson cruised to an 8-2 win at home over Mountain View on Thursday night in a non-region match.

Brittany Montgomery and Ella Stevens led the scoring for the Rams (8-1) with two goals each, while Jazmine Theus, Mirela

Vojnikovic, Ally Shoemaker and Jovana Mijatovic each scored one goal. Goal keeping duties for Grayson were shared by Victoria White and Morgan Nash.

Ashley Lewis and Jessica Stebnicki provided one goal each for Mountain View (4-3-1).

South 4, Shiloh 1 SNELLVILLE — South Gwinnett topped Shiloh 4-1 on Thursday night for a win in Region 8-AAAAAA. Shiloh (0-5-1, 0-2) received its goal from Aessiah Wicks, while Rowan Irons led the defense.

BOYSSOCCER SOCCER BOYS Grayson 8, Mountain View 0 LOGANVILLE — Grayson received two goals each from Austin Casbarro, Liam Butts and Ermin Omeragic on Thursday as the Rams shut out Mountain View 8-0.

Thomas Judge and Zeki Berhanu each added on goal for the Rams with Riley Eck getting the shutout at keeper.

GIRLSTENNIS TENNIS GIRLS Brookwood 3, Parkview 2 LILBURN — Brookwood edged rival Parkview 3-2 on Thursday afternoon in a Region 8-AAAAAA showdown.

Brookwood (9-1, region 6-0) got singles wins from Avery Watson and Madison Smeeton.

Christina Bugg and Ester De Miguel clinched the match at No. 1 doubles.

Ally Blake won at No. 1 singles for Parkview (7-4) along with Joy Youngblood and Kareena Udeshi at No. 2 doubles.

Brookwood upped its record to 9-1 overall and 6-0 in the region.

North 5, Mountain View 0 SUWANEE — The North Gwinnett girls tennis team remained unbeaten with a 5-0 sweep of Mountain View in Region 7-AAAAAA action on Thursday at North Gwinnett High School.

The Bulldogs (9-0, 3-0 region) got singles wins from Vanessa Eusebio, Elle Hammon and Lauren Klaft. Lily Zhang and Daphne Betancourt won at Doubles No. 1 and Hannah Etelalahti and Maria Herrera won at Doubles No. 2 to complete the sweep.

Collins Hill 4, Peachtree Ridge 1 DULUTH — Collins Hill girls tennis defeated Peachtree Ridge 4-1 in Region 7-AAAAAA action on Thursday at Sugarloaf Country Club.

The Eagles (6-3, 2-1 region) swept the singles points with wins from Amanda Gautreaux, Jamie Lunceford and Drew Banta. Nycole Wang and Bre Starling claimed the Doubles No. 1 point for Collins Hill as well.

Buford 5, Johnson 0 GAINESVILLE — Buford logged singles wins by Bailey McCammon, Maria Jose Ferreyros and Savannah Klem on Thursday as the Wolves swept Johnson 5-0 in Region 8-AAAA play.

Peyton Wolfe teamed with Katie Quinn for a No. 1 doubles win for Buford (6-0, 5-0), while Kenzie Walters and Gabby Benson won at No. 2 doubles.

Wesleyan 5, Walker 0 PEACHTREE CORNERS — The Wesleyan girls swept Walker 5-0 at home on Thursday to bring their season record to 4-4.

Lauren Alexander, Sophia Strickland and Harrison Feininger won their singls matches, Elizabeth Bruehl and Maken Renz won at Doubles No. 1 and Sam Laurite and Bailey

Borreson won at Dobules No. 2.

Providence 4, Hebron 1 DACULA — Providence posted a 4-1 win at Hebron on Thursday afternoon.

Providence (5-2) took all three singles matches with wins from Alexis Trammel, Grace Auman and Mary Ellyn Brannon, while the doubles win came from Nicky Wu and Molly Legg at No. 2.

Hebron (4-2) received its point via a No 2 doubles win by Charis Blalock and Hannah Kendall.

Meadowcreek 3, Mountain View 2 NORCROSS — Meadowcreek won two singles match and one doubles match to get past Mountain View 3-2 on Wednesday in a Region 7-AAAAAA match.

Singles winners for the Mustangs (2-5, 1-2) were Paulina Ponce at No. 1 and Jackie Cabrera at No. 3, while Ashley Duong and Nicky Vuong posted a win at No. 2 doubles.

Mountain View received a No. 2 singles win from Bella Morris and a No. 1 doubles win from Haley Glbert and Helen Yoo. BOYSTENNIS TENNIS BOYS Parkview 3, Brookwood 2 LILBURN — Parkview stayed unbeaten with a 3-2 win at home over Brookwood in Region 8-AAAAAA action.

The two singles winners for the Panthers were Bradon Ly at No. 2 and Noah Offutt at No. 3, while the doubles win was by Will Carroll and Vignesh Ramani at No. 2.

Parkview improved to 11-0, while the loss dropped Brookwood to 9-2 overall and 5-1 in the region.

Norcross 5, Mill Creek 0 HOSCHTON — Norcross improved to 9-0 overall and 3-0 in Region 8-AAAAAA with a 5-0 shutout of Mill Creek on Thursday.

Sean McKendree, Tyler Kane and Joe Miller all won in singles play for Norcross. In doubles, Andrew Nelson and Ryan Lokhorst won at No. 1 doubles with Garrett Bruce and Alex Karwisch winning at No. 2 doubles.

Peachtree Ridge 4, Collins Hill 1 DULUTH — Peachtree Ridge notched a win in Region 7-AAAAAA play on Thursday by beating Collins Hill 4-1 at Sugarloaf.

Collins Hill (5-4, 1-2) received its point with a No. 2 doubles win from Ross Hastings and Timothy Schwarzer.

North 5, Mountain View 0 LAWRENCEVILLE — North Gwinnett picked up its first Region 7-AAAAAA win of the season with a 5-0 sweep at Mountain View on Thursday.

Whit Duncan, Sam Niebanck and Connor Dudacek each won in singles play for North (4-5, 1-2), while the doubles winners were Blake Barber and Jack Ford at No. 1 and Harrison Pruett and Zac Dudacek at No. 2.

Buford 5, Johnson 0 GAINESVILLE — Buford improved to 5-1 overall and 4-1 in Region 8-AAAA with a 5-0 sweep at Johnson on Thursday.

Garrett Jordan paired with Luke Davidson for a No. 1 doubles win, while Cole Tarleton and Alex Pruitt teamed up for a win at No. 2 doubles.

The singles matches were won by Dalton Counts, Cameron DeLoach and Trent Milton.

Wesleyan 3, Walker 2 PEACHTREE CORNERS — The Wesleyan Wolves boys tennis team pulled out a 3-2 win at home against Walker on Thursday.

Patrick English was the lone singles winner at the No. 2 spot for Wesleyan (2-6), while Connor Seim and Kyle Partain won at Doubles No. 1 and Jack Lambert and Lawson Forro won at Doubles No. 2 to clinch the match.

Hebron 5, Providence 0 DACULA — Bryce Coleman, Caleb Moss and Cameron Cortman all posted singles win for Hebron on Thursday as the Lions blanked visiting Providence 5-0.

The doubles matches went to Nathan Blahnik and Preston McClung at No. 1 and Michael Cartnell and Garrett Perry at No. 2 of Hebron (4-2).

Providence fell to 2-5.

GIRLS LACROSSE Brookwood 10, Duluth 9 DULUTH — Brookwood rallied for a 10-9 win at Duluth on Thursday in Area 4-AAAAAA action.

Masyn Power led the Broncos (3-2, 2-1) with five goals.

Mackenzie Miner scored three goals, including the game winner.

Andrea Fievre and Abby Durniat each scored one goal as well.

Samantha Gentry led Duluth (4-2) with four goals, while Calla Edwards logged one goal and four draw controls. Ansley Coles also scored a goal and picked up four ground balls.

BOYS LACROSSE BOYS LACROSSE North 19 Peachtree Ridge 3 SUWANEE — North Gwinnett cruised to a 17-3 at Peachtree Ridge on Thursday night.

Jack Ryan led the Bulldgos (70) with had five goals and Justin Hopkins had six ground balls.

Parker Hollstein, Brenton Norton and Matt Roush each scored a goal for Peachtree Ridge (0-5, 0-1) with Clayton Bryant recording 11 saves at keeper.

Hawks close road trip with loss Grizzlies remain undefeated The Sports Xchange TORONTO — DeMar DeRozan had a game-high 30 points as the Toronto Raptors continued their winning ways at home with a 104-96 victory over the Atlanta Hawks at Air Canada Centre on Thursday.

DeRozan went 11 for 20 from the field and added five rebounds.

The Raptors (43-20) have won 14 of their last 15 at home and took both meetings with the Atlanta Hawks this season.

Kyle Lowry added 19 points and seven assists while Terrence Ross chipped in with 12 points off the bench.

Lowry went coast-tocoast for a layup after picking off Jeff Teague’s pass to give Toronto its largest lead at 101-89 with 3:32 remaining and the Raptors never looked back.

Atlanta (36-29) had its three-win streak snapped and concluded their fivegame road trip 2-3.

Basketball National Basketball Association EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division

W L Pct GB Toronto...............43..20.....683...... — Boston...............39..26.....600........5 New York............27..39.....409... 17.5 Brooklyn............. 18..46.....281...25.5 Philadelphia.........8..56.... .125...35.5 Southeast Division

W L Pct GB Miami.................37..27.....578...... — Charlotte............35..28.....556..... 1.5 Atlanta...............36..29.....554..... 1.5 Washington........30..33.... .476.....6.5 Orlando..............27..36.....429.....9.5 Central Division

W L Pct GB Cleveland...........45..18.... .714...... — Indiana...............34..30.....531....11.5 Chicago.............32..30.... .516...12.5 Detroit................33..31.... .516...12.5 Milwaukee..........27..38.... .415......19 WESTERN CONFERENCE Southwest Division

W L Pct GB San Antonio.......54..10.....844...... — Memphis............38..26.....594......16

Toronto Raptors center Bismack Biyombo (8) is defended by Atlanta Hawks guard Tim Hardaway Jr. (10) at Air Canada Centre.

(Photo: Tom SzczerbowskiUSA TODAY Sports)

The Hawks were led

by Al Horford’s 20 points while Kent Bazemore added 13 points and eight rebounds.

Toronto is two games back of Cleveland for top spot in the Eastern Conference while Atlanta sits fifth.

2 1/2 games clear of ninthplace Detroit.

The Raptors took an 82-75 lead into the fourth quarter as DeRozan led the way with 11 of Toronto’s 30 third quarter points on 4-of-5 shooting from the field.

Horford led the Hawks with 12 third-quarter points as Atlanta was held to 42 percent shooting through three periods.

Toronto held Atlanta to 40 percent shooting through two quarters and took a 5248 lead into the break.

DeRozan led all Raptors with 16 points on 7-of-12 shooting.

Lowry added 12 points and four assists, but left the game with 4:30 remaining. According to the team, Lowry left to stretch with the training staff. He returned for the start of the second half.

Tim Hardaway Jr. paced the Hawks with nine points off the bench as Atlanta scored 10 points on 11 Raptors first-half turnovers.

From Staff Reports

an RBI-single by center fielder Josh Merrigan.

LAWRENCEVILLE — Three pitches later, first The No. 8 Georgia Gwin- baseman Zac Rinehart nett baseball continued lifted a sacrifice fly to its undefeated start to the deep left to plate Michael 2016 season on Thursday Hodorowski to increase night, defeating Madonna GGC’s advantage to 2-0.

(Mich.) 3-1.

With one out in the inning, The Grizzlies (23-0) shortstop Trevor Bradley now lead the all-time knocked in the final Grizseries against the Crusad- zly run of the game with a ers (2-1) with Thursday’s sacrifice fly deep down the victory. first base line in foul terri“Tonight was a well-ex- tory. The hit allowed Merecuted effort by the guys,” rigan to tag up and score stated GGC head coach on a bang-bang play at the Brad Stromdahl. “We plate where Madonna’s took an early lead, and catcher dropped the ball Adam (Clark) and Davis on the tag.

(Adkins) carried us the The Crusaders would rest of the way. Hats off narrow the game to 3-1 to Madonna’s pitcher on in the top of the third on his performance tonight as an RBI-single by Ryan well.”

Lambrecht, but all three Georgia Gwinnett Grizzly pitchers, Clark, struck early, taking a 3-0 Jake Wright, and Adkins, lead in the first inning of combined for a two-hit play. Right fielder Trey shutout the rest of the Haygood, who led the way. inning off reaching on a “It’s good to start this walk, scored the first Griz- series off with a win zly run of the game on against a very good Ma-

donna team, but we’ve got three more games to focus on now. We continue to grow and learn from our opportunities with each game, and that’s the goal.”

Clark picked up his third victory of the season, going 7 1/3 innings, striking out six batters while surrendering one run on five hits. Madonna’s Evan Piechota pitched seven straight shutout innings after a shaky first frame, striking out 11 Grizzlies in the loss. Adkins picked up the save, allowing no runs and one hit in 1 1/3 innings of work.

The Grizzlies return to action on Friday for games two and three of their four-game set against Madonna. First pitch of Friday’s doubleheader is scheduled for 1 p.m. with the second game of the twin bill starting approximately 30 minutes after the conclusion of game one.

SPORTS AT A GLANCE Dallas.................33..32.....508... 21.5 Houston.............32..32.....500......22 New Orleans......24..39.....381...29.5 Northwest Division

W L Pct GB Oklahoma City...44..20.....688...... — Portland.............34..31.....523...10.5 Utah...................29..35.....453......15 Denver...............26..38.....406......18 Minnesota..........20..45.....308...24.5 Pacific Division

W L Pct GB Golden State......57....6.....905...... — L.A. Clippers......41..22.....651......16 Sacramento.......25..38.....397......32 Phoenix.............. 17..47.....266...40.5 L.A. Lakers......... 14..51.... .215......44 Wednesday’s Games Charlotte 122, New Orleans 113 Houston 118, Philadelphia 104 Boston 116, Memphis 96 Milwaukee 114, Miami 108 Detroit 102, Dallas 96 New York 128, Phoenix 97 Oklahoma City 120, L.A. Clippers 108 Cleveland 120, Sacramento 111 Golden State 115, Utah 94 Thursday’s Games

Toronto 104, Atlanta 96 Chicago at San Antonio, late Phoenix at Denver, late Cleveland at L.A. Lakers, late Today’s Games Detroit at Charlotte, 7 p.m.

Brooklyn at Philadelphia, 7 p.m.

Houston at Boston, 7:30 p.m.

Miami at Chicago, 8 p.m.

New Orleans at Memphis, 8 p.m.

Minnesota at Oklahoma City, 8 p.m.

Washington at Utah, 9 p.m.

Orlando at Sacramento, 10 p.m.

Portland at Golden State, 10:30 p.m.

New York at L.A. Clippers, 10:30 p.m.

Thursday’s Games EAST George Washington 73, Saint Louis 65 Massachusetts 67, Rhode Island 62 Providence 74, Butler 60 Richmond 70, Fordham 55 Villanova 81, Georgetown 67 Virginia 72, Georgia Tech 52 West Virginia 86, Texas Christian 66 Miami (OH) vs. Buffalo at Cleveland, OH, late Creighton vs. Seton Hall at New York, NY, late

Texas-El Paso vs. Marshall at Birmingham, AL, late SOUTH Alabama 81, Mississippi 73 Baylor 75, Texas 61 Florida 68, Arkansas 61 Houston Baptist 73, Southeastern Louisiana 68 Jackson State 69, Prairie View A&M 51 Middle Tennessee St. 79, Charlotte 61 North Carolina 88, Pittsburgh 71 Old Dominion 68, Louisiana Tech 52 South Alabama 67, Georgia Southern 61 South Carolina State 90, Coppin St. 80 South Florida 71, East Carolina 66 Tennessee 67, Vanderbilt 65 Tulane 65, Central Florida 63 Western Kentucky 88, UAB 77 Texas State vs. Georgia St at New Orleans, LA, late Savannah State vs. Bethune-Cookman at Norfolk, VA, late Nicholls State vs. Sam Houston St. at Katy, TX, late Mississippi St. vs. Georgia at Nashville, TN, late

La Salle vs. Davidson at Brooklyn, NY, late Virginia Tech vs. Miami-Florida at Washington, DC, late Alabama St. vs. Southern at Houston, TX, late MIDWEST Akron 65, Eastern Michigan 63 Bowling Green 62, Central Michigan 59 Illinois 68, Iowa 66 Kansas 85, Kansas St. 63 Michigan 72, Northwestern 70, OT Notre Dame 84, Duke 79, OT Ohio 79, Northern Illinois 62 Ohio St. 79, Penn St. 75 Xavier 90, Marquette 72 Nebraska vs. Wisconsin at Indianapolis, IN, late Iowa St. vs. Oklahoma at Kansas City, MO, late WEST Arizona 82, Colorado 78 Cal. State — Bakersfield 79, Chicago St. 57 Hawaii 75, Cal St. Fullerton 44 Nevada 64, New Mexico 62 North Dakota 83, Idaho State 49 Oregon 83, Washington 77 San Diego St. 71, Utah St. 65

UC Santa Barbara 87, UC Davis 61 UMKC 80, Utah Valley 78 Weber St. 78, Portland St. 74 Sacramento State vs. Montana at Reno, NV, late Cal Poly SLO vs. UC Irvine at Anaheim, CA, late UNLV vs. Fresno St. at Las Vegas, NV, late Southern California vs. Utah at Las Vegas, NV, late Texas Rio Grande Valley vs. Seattle at Las Vegas, NV, late Eastern Washington vs. Idaho at Reno, NV, late UC Riverside vs. Long Beach St. at Anaheim, CA, late Colorado St. vs. Boise St. at Las Vegas, NV, late Oregon St. vs. California at Las Vegas, NV, late Today’s Games MIDWEST Connecticut (21-10) vs. Cincinnati (22-9), at Orlando, FL, 2 p.m.

Memphis (17-14) vs. Tulsa (20-10), at Orlando, FL, 9 p.m.

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By Christine Troyke

the two organizations. christine.troyke@ “We had to decide as a gwinnettdailypost.com staff, as a team, the guys who truly wanted to be DULUTH — Complethere and they guys who ing a deal at the deadline didn’t,� head coach Andy Thursday afternoon, the Brandt said. “We had an Atlanta Gladiators traded opportunity to get a guy defenseman Matt Register to who is hungry to get in Allen in exchange for center the playoffs. He was on a Chris Auger. team that is clearly out of Auger, 28, had 33 points the playoffs so we know in 48 games this season the player we’re getting is with the Brampton Beast motivated to make a playand was sent to Allen earoff run. lier Thursday to compete “So we look for Chris an outstanding future con- to come in and provide an siderations deal between offensive spark and energy

and passion to make a playoff push.�

Auger was a sixth-round draft pick of the Chicago Blackhawks in 2006 and played four seasons at UMass-Lowell before turning pro in 2010-11. The Belleville, Ontario native spent three seasons with the Fort Wayne Komets from 201114, amassing 116 points in 129 games played.

He wasn’t available in time for Atlanta’s home game against Florida on Thursday, but is expected to be in South Carolina for

Friday’s game at the North Charleston Coliseum.

Register was acquired by the Gladiators from Ontario at the end of last season but didn’t play a game for Atlanta until Dec. 1 due to immigration paperwork issues that originated with his former team. In 40 games with the Gladiators this season, Register had 27 points — 21 of those assists — and was a minus-3.

The former ECHL Defenseman of the Year played for Allen when the team was still in the CHL in 2011-12.

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from Brendan O’Donnell.

Slicing and dicing his way “There was a one-sided through the offensive zone, transition game,� Brandt the rookie out of North said. “Florida’s transition Dakota outlasted everyone game was fed by our ability to fire the puck into an open to turn pucks over.� far side of the net.

J The Everblades’ opening O’Donnell shut the door goal was no fault of Ginn, on the Gladiators with his who stoned Jon DiSalvatore second goal of the game on a backhander destined 6:17 into the third period. for the top shelf on the ini“A guy faces as many 3 tial attempt. Florida retained grade-A chances as Ginner possession and DiSalvatore faced tonight and they’re was camped on the doorstep bound to go in,� Brandt to deflect an outside offerFlorida goalie Rasmus Tirronen turns aside a shot dur- said. “It’s a tough situation ing from Rob Florentino at ing a game against the Atlanta Gladiators on Thursday at right now. It’s one they need 9:51. to figure out. Because if we Infinite Energy Arena. (Photo: Amanda Hertel) Ginn, out since being don’t have every single guy ized on a turnover to tie the blank chance earlier in the injured in a Feb. 24 game playing hard on every single against Cincinnati, held the game 1-1 at 13:31. Florida’s period, took it in alone. night, we’re going to come Matt Stanisz put a pass fort after that and gave the His wrister from the circle up short. right on D’Amico’s tape in trickled through Tirronen Gladiators a chance to get “Tonight we didn’t have the high slot and the rookie for an unassisted 13th goal even. everybody.� “Ginner played extremely forward bolted for the far of the year.

Atlanta heads to the well,� Brandt said. “Quite end of the ice.

Florida (38-19-0-2) North Charleston Coliseum frankly, we hung him out to D’Amico, who was regained its lead at 15:40 in the morning for a pair of dry on a lot of plays.� stymied by goalie Rasmus of the second period on games against one of the Patrick D’Amico capital- Tirronen on a terrific point- a showy individual effort hottest teams in the league.

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conditions, along with particularly strong fields, In addition to strong could yield especially regulars like the host exciting competition in Hawks and Gwinnett certain events. neighbors like Brook“The sprinters will wood, Collins Hill, go nuts,� Moore said.

Dacula and Greater “The last time we had this warm a day, the 400 Atlanta Christian, other (-meter relay) guys from impressive boys and St. Pius just scorched girls teams throughout Gwinnett and the rest of our track record.�

Among some of the Georgia, such as boys other top competitions teams from Archer, Marietta, North Oconee to watch include the and St. Pius X and girls boys pole vault, which teams from East Coweta, includes two jumpers in Tallulah Falls’ James Lovett and Shaw, will Davis and Central Caralso compete.

And while Moore says rollton’s Mitt Conerly, having each already that it may still be a bit cleared 15 feet this seaearly in the season to son and, the girls discus expect a lot of records to be broken, the timing event, where Dacula of this meet is designed sisters Chelsea and Elsie Igberaese have each surto give competitors and passed 125 feet already. coaches alike a chance Likewise, Moore says to assess their progresthere could be some sion towards mid- and particularly deep fields late-season form as individual county, region, in the distance events. “The 3,200 (meters) sectional and state meets could be pretty insane,� approach over the next Moore said. “There are month and a half. five guys (with seed“It’s a really good ing times) under 9:30 point in the season (including Mill Creek’s to hit before the indiSam Costa), and the top vidual county meets,�

16 guys are all under 10 Moore said. “Anybody minutes. The boys 1,600 can come in if they’re has eight kids under 4:30 healthy and really get a (including Mountain good gauge. And if the View’s Tyler Barber), weather is warm, we and the girls have 10 could turn out some rekids under 5:30 (includally good results.� ing Brookwood’s MackWith the weather enzie Ellison, GAC’s forecast for Saturday Abby Kettle, Hebron calling for only a miniChristian’s Maddy Howe mal chance of rain and and Peachtree Ridge’s high temperatures near Mary Kathryn Knott).�

80 degrees, Moore said

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2005 Dodge Stratus 1B3EL46X55N686590 2005 Hyundai Accent KMHCG45C05U617042 1995 Honda Accord 1HGCE6665SA031790 2003 Hyundai Elantra KMHDN45D13U565954 2005 Nissan Altima 1N4AL11E35N460460 2004 Honda Accord 1HGCM82694A000260 2005 Lincoln LS 1LNHM87A35Y616154 *** REBUILT *** 1995 Chevrolet C1500 2GBEC19K0S1289464 2005 Ford Five Hundred 1FAFP24175G111928 2000 Chevrolet Tahoe 1GNEC13T2YJ137415 2000 Ford Expedition 1FMFU16L0YLC27779 2003 Saturn L300 1G8JW54R13Y521236 1992 Lexus LS 400 JT8UF11E6N0133478 2001 Mitsubishi Montero Sport JA4MT31R11P052103 2003 Land Rover Discovery Series II SALTR16483A804380 1997 Honda Accord 1HGCD5555VA248492 2010 Chevrolet Cobalt 1G1AF5F50A7166913

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2000 Honda Accord 1HGCG564XYA044014

1998 Isuzu Hombre 1GGCS1445W8670386

2002 Mercedes-Benz C230 WDBRN47J42A375934

1997 Great Dane Trailer 1GRAA0625VW001214

2002 Dodge Ram Pickup 1500 1D7HA18Z92S521109

1998 Ford F-150 1FTZX0763WKC16192

2000 Nissan Quest 4N2XN11T3YD834800

2010 Nissan Altima 1N4AL2AP4AN553750

1998 Infiniti I30 JNKCA21A8WT630495

1998 BMW 323is WBABF732XWEH40471

1996 Toyota Camry 4T1BG12KXTU676036

2003 Ford Taurus 1FAFP53UX3A192999 928-405424, 3/4,11 MCCULLOUGH TOWING 4431 BUFORD HWY NORCROSS, GA 30071 770-263-8483 3/1/16 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,

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

The Vehicle was impounded from 1420 S. Hairston Rd., Stone Mountain, Ga on 2/24/16, at the request of the property owner or manager.

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2002 Chevrolet Trailblazer 1GNDS13S722430816 4. 1993 Toyota Corolla 2T1AE04E0PC027162 5. 2003 Nissan Murano JN8AZ08T83W118957 6. 2001 Cadillac DeVille 1G6KD54Y61U215910 7. 1992 Buick Regal 2G4WB54T5N1449137 8. 2007 Wabash Trailer 1JJV532W67L021025 9. 2005 Honda Accord 3HGCM56455G712940 10. 1998 Mazda ProtĂŠgĂŠ JM1BC1414W0228763 11. 1997 Acura CL 19UYA1256VL005998 12. 2005 Dodge Grand Caravan 1 D 8 G P24R65B407218 13. 1992 Acura Legend JH4KA7664NC023618 14. 1993 Buick Regal 2G4WB54L0P1479570 15. 2009 Mazda RX-8 JM1FE17P890402110 16. 2002 Dodge Neon 1B3ES56C22D604127 17. 2009 Buick LaCrosse 2G4WC582091105140 18. 2005 Chevrolet Impala 2G1WF52E759122584 19. 1991 Buick Park Avenue 1 G 4 C W53L4M1652789 20. 2002 Ford Explorer 1FMZU64K42UD45937 21. 1996 Jeep Grand Cherokee 1J4GZ78Y9TC176243 22. 1996 Acura 3.2 TL JH4UA3653TC008579 23. 1998 Ford Taurus 1FAFP53S6WA187317 24. 1997 Mazda B2300 4F4CR12A9VTM11490 25. 1998 Toyota Corolla 1NXBR12E6WZ093309 26. 2006 Nissan Murano JN8AZ08W86W523358 27.

2008 Dodge Grand Caravan 2D8HN44H58R755482 28. 2000 Toyota Camry 4T1BG22K1YU978490 29. 2002 Dodge Neon 1B3AS46C82D571384 30. 1989 Jeep Wagoneer 1J4GS5873KP102291 31. 2000 Buick LeSabre 1G4HP54K9Y4135601 32. 2001 Toyota 4Runner JT3GN87R110201124 33. 2000 Ford Expedition 1FMPU18L8YLA42817 34. 2000 Mercury Grand Marquis M E F M 75W9YX657833 35. 2001 Acura CL

PUBLIC SALES/ AUCTIONS 19UYA42651A008682 36. 1981 GMC 1500 1GTDC14H5BF711904 37. 2004 Chevrolet Impala 2G1SP521X49163252 38. 2003 Honda Civic 2HGES26723H542489 39. 2004 Toyota Tundra 5TBET34114S446414 40. 1995 Toyota 4Runner JT3VN39W7S8075237 41. 2006 Kia Optima KNAGD126065455840 42.

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2001 Volkswagen Passat WVWAC63B21P016219 57. 2009 Chevy Aveo KL1TD56E89B390890 58. 2003 Cadillac Cts 1G6DM57NX30100280 59. 2007 Ford Focus 1FAFP34N17W11189 60. 2004 Mercury Sable 1MEFM50U14A618781 929-405431, 3/4,11,18

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, March 29th, 2016 at 10:30 AM Space No. C u s t o m e r Name Inventory 2002 Shane R. Drayton Household Goods/Furniture 2075 Tammy Irvin Household Goods/Furniture 3104 Patrick Kimbell Household Goods/Furniture 3178 Miracle M. Williams Household Goods/Furniture 4072 Reggie Desamours Household Goods/Furniture; Office Furniture; Boxes 4155 Brandon C. Carr Household Goods/Furniture 929-406011, 3/11,18

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, March 29, 2016, @ 10:00 AM. SPACE NO.; CUSTOMER NAME; INVENTORY 235 Daniel Alba Household Goods/Furniture 252 Alfredo Ambrosini Household Goods/Furniture, 294 Israel Migdawnaw Household Goods, Furniture, TV/Stereo Equipment 364 Gary W. Wright Sr. Household Goods/Furniture 387 Mary Hunter Household Goods/Furniture 449 Deltra Smith Household Goods/ Furniture, TV/ Stereo Equipment, Tools/ Appliances 535 Barbara Dixon Household Goods/Furniture Boxes 929-406420, 3/11,18 PUBLIC SALE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE OCGA 40-11-2 KURANI CAR CARE LLC, DBA/ MEINEKE CAR CARE, WILL HOLD AN AUCTION FOR THE FOLLOWING VEHICLE(S): 2005 CHRYSLER PACIFICA 2C4GM68435R659622 2002 JAGUAR X-TYPE SAJEA51D72XC20705 1992 BUICK PARK A VENUE 1G4CW53L3N1645754 2004 OLDSMOBILE ALERO IG3NL52F94C112361 2007 CHRYSLER SEBRING lC3LC56R27N502520 1997 HONDA ACCORD IHGCE6672V A003121 1999 GMC YUKON IGKEC13RXXJ788419 WILL BE AUCTIONED ON MARCH 31, 2016 AT 10 AM. AT 885 MARATHON PARKWAY LAWRENCEVILLE, GA 30046 --7327,35 929-406499, 3/11,18 NOTICE OF SALE OPEN TO THE PUBLIC DATE OF AUCTION APRIL 1, 2016 AT 11:00AM According to the lease by and between: Unit 283 Cristina Woodson Unit 386 Audrey Jones Unit 446 Joyclyn Ginyard Unit 522 Henry Edwards Unit 558 Kenneth Corbin 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 luggage, crates, pillows, boxes, office chair, couch, love seat, mattresses, box springs, cooler, end table, futon, washer, dryer, plant, vacuum cleaner, tv, bike, bird cage,

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A hearing on the issue shall be held before the Municipal Court of said City at 70 South Clayton Street, Lawrenceville, Georgia at 9:00 a.m. on the 24th day of March, 2016.

By publication of this notice, the owner and any parties in interest shall be given the right to file an answer to the Complaint and to appear in person or otherwise and give testimony at such time and place.

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A hearing on the issue shall be held before the Municipal Court of said City at 70 South Clayton Street, Lawrenceville, Georgia at 9:00 a.m. on the 24th day of March, 2016.

By publication of this notice, the owner and any parties in interest shall be given the right to file an answer to the Complaint and to appear in person or otherwise and give testimony at such time and place.

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If interested in applying for this position, please submit an electronic DNR Application for Employment to the e-mail address below or mail a completed DNR Application for Employment to the following address: Georgia Department of Natural Resources Parks, Recreation and Historic Sites Division ATTN: Michelle McLaurin 1463 Knox Chapel Rd. Social Circle, GA 30025 parks4@dnr.ga.gov DNR Applications for Employment can be found at the following link: http://www. gadnr.org/ careers?cat=inside_ dnr Position # 00098891 Job Code: FET031 Paygrade F Entry Salary: $24,322.01

Licensed & Insured

CALL: 770-771-2810

The City of Winder is accepting applications for Certified Police Officer with the Police Department.

Competitive salary $36,582 - $45,003 and benefits, Deferred Income Program, paid vacations, holidays, comprehensive medical plans, vision, dental insurance, Life Insurance, critical insurance, take home vehicle program, and a Defined Contribution Retirement Plan.

Must be able to work a 12 hour shifts including on-call status, nights, weekends, holidays, court dates, and overtime.

Education Incentive Addition Annually • Associates Degree $2,600.00 • Bachelor’s Degree $3,900.00

POLICE RECRUIT The City of Winder is accepting applications for Police Recruit.

Salary upon Successful Completion of Academy with an Associates Degree: $36,582.00 + $2,600.00 Education Incentive Annually.

Education Incentive Addition • Bachelor’s Degree $3900.00 For an application and the minimum qualifications for each position, please visit our website at www. cityofwinder.com.

Applications must be completed for these positions.

Resumes along with applications can be submitted to the HR Department at the City of Winder located at 45 E. Athens Street Winder, Ga. 30680.

The City of Winder is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

DO YOUR SHARE

* Financing Avail.

Restrictions may apply. $299 12-Month Site Rent Incentive www.countryside gwinnett.com *Expires 02-29-16 WAC EHO

Gwinnett, Buford

$61,995 BEAUTIFUL & SPACIOUS 4BR/2BA HOME FOR SALE • Appliances Included • Buford City Schools

FARMS, LOTS & ACREAGE FOR SALE MONROE, GA 30656

32.53 ACRES BRING OFFERS! JIM DAWS ROAD Great 32.53 +/Acre Tract Zoned A2 Perfect for Livestock, Farming, Hunting, or Build Your Dream Home.

Property Has A 20 Foot Easement For Access. $211,445 • EHO Peters Realty Professionals 770-466-2885 www.petersrealtyprofessionals.com LAKE/RIVER/COASTAL PROPERTY FOR SALE

Sun Homes at Countryside Village of Gwinnett 888-500-1705 * Financing Avail.

Restrictions may apply. $299 12-Month Site Rent Incentive www.countryside gwinnett.com *Expires 02-29-16 WAC EHO

FARMS, LOTS & ACREAGE FOR SALE CONYERS, GA 30094

HOUSES FOR SALE COVINGTON, GA 30014

We Are A Manufacturing Facility That Produces Components (Floor and Roof Trusses).

APPLY AT

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M-F 10-4

All Types of Yard Work

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* Lawns starting at $30

770-932-1751 Cell 770-313-5751

COMMERCIAL PROPERTY FOR SALE MONROE, GA 30656

DACULA, GA 30019

LICENSED

HOT LAND LOT! 0 DROWNING CREEK ROAD Gorgeous +/- 15.87 Acre Tract with 694 Feet of Road Frontage, Zoned RA200 $350,000 • EHO Peters Realty Professionals 770-466-2885 www.petersrealtyprofessionals.com LOGANVILLE, GA 30052

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

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

1-888-663-1133 www.backwaterlanding. com Office Hours: Fri 8:30-4:00 Sat & Sun By Appointment Only

CONYERS, GA 30094 BRING ALL OFFERS/ REDUCED! 2302 S.E. EBENEZER RD Great Commercial Property In High Traffic Area Of Rockdale County At The Corner Of Ga Hwy 138 & Ebenezer Rd With Double Road Frontage $1,100,000 • EHO Peters Realty Professionals 770-466-2885 www.petersrealtyprofessionals.com

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

classifieds 770-962-SELL LOGANVILLE, GA 30052

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

GREAT INCOME POTENTIAL/ REDUCED 2 ACRES On McCullers Rd. in Loganville, GA 30052 Zoned A-1 Property has • Workshop • Duplex • Outbuilding $59,900 • EHO Peters Realty Professionals 770-466-2885 www.petersrealtyprofessionals.com MADISON, DANIELSVILLE FARM FOR SALE 30 ACRES with 2 houses & barn. Hwy 98 E., Madison Co. 25 min. to Athens. 678-552-8544

Experienced Tree Work 20+ Years All Phases of Tree Work

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Made in USA

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37.13 Acres

Great 37.132 acre tract zoned A-2,with nice hardwoods and pines perfect for livestock,farming, hunting, or build your dream home $242,000 EHO Peters Realty Professionals 770-466-2885 www.petersrealtyprofessionals.com

ABSOLUTE AUCTION 3 Bedroom, 3 Bath House 3425 Underwood Rd, Conyers

Tuesday, March 22nd at 1:00 Auction to settle estate Selling for the highest bid, regardless of the price Interstateauction.com Interstate Auction Company 404-303-1232 ext 12 GAL#1966

WANTED FOR RENT

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

APTS/DUP/CONDOS/ T’HOMES FOR RENT

GARAGE SALES

FLOWERY BRANCH Fri, 3/11/16 & Sat, 3/12/16, 8-3pm daily.

Over 60 houses - Tons of household goods, furniture, games, sports items, adult & children clothing, garden items and more! Shop early for great deals! Like Us: Facebook.com/Sterlingonthelake LAWRENCEVILLE ESTATE SALE Fri. 3/11 & Sat. 3/12, 8-3. 236 King Arthur Dr. Furn., appli., tools, hshld. items. Too much to list!

LAWRENCEVILLE, 30043 Garage Sale!

Fri. 3/11 & Sat. 3/12 @ 7:30 a.m-6:00 p.m.

Furniture, household appliances, dorm furnishings, name-brand clothing & costumes 1311 Lake Washington Dr. 7/995-5205 LILBURN, GA 30047 - MOVING SALE 4252 COLLIE CT SW MARCH 12 & 13 9 A.M. TO 4 P.M. ALL TYPES OF ITEMS

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

Large Lots.

770-513-3151

COMMERCIAL LISTING! BRING ALL OFFERS! 391 Conyers Road Loganville, GA 30052 1 Acre Commercial Investment Opportunity In The Heart of Loganville, GA A Stones Throw From Publix Shopping Center $228,500 • EHO Peters Realty Professionals 770-466-2885 www.petersrealtyprofessionals.com

LAWRENCEVILLE ROOM FOR RENT $525/Month. Sugarloaf Mills area. Near Gwnt.

Transit. Quiet n’borhood.

Ideal for student & others. 678-825-2656 678-353-9483 470-429-9574

For a FREE Estimate

CALL OR TEXT

404.886.3587 Established 1989

• Any Lawn Work!

If it’s in your yard, we do it!

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

Call 706-525-1881 or 678-283-4508

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

classifieds FURNITURE/ HOUSEHOLD GOODS ESTATE SALE French Provincial Bdrm.

Suite w/ double bed, box springs, mattress, dresser / mirror, chest of drawers, & night stand, $1495. Traditional Bdrm.

Suite w/ queen bed, box springs, dresser / mirror, chest of drawers, night stand, $1495. Roll top secretarial desk. Total body vibrating machine.

China. Call for more info.

678-327-7321.

VEHICLES

FIAT 500 SPORT, 2015 Nero Puro, Stk#GR337338A $14,400 800-PREOWNED

VEHICLES

FORD MUSTANG, 2013 Sterling Grey, Stk#G5264339A $17,032 800-PREOWNED

LOST & FOUND LOST PASSPORT I, MVUMO K. MBURA, REPORTED TO GWINNETT COUNTY POLICE ON 02.03.16 THE LOSS OF MY TANZANIA PASSPORT. THE GWINNETT COUNTY POLICE REPORT NUMBER IS #160010594. IF YOU HAVE FOUND THIS PASSPORT PLEASE SEND OR RETURN IT TO GWINNETT COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT OR TANZANIA EMBASSY AT 1232 22ND ST. N.W., WASHINGTON, DC 20037 (TEL: 1-202-939-6125) OR CALL 678-365-7755

FORD EDGE SE, 2011 Ingot Silver, Stk#GBB14907A $16,518 800-PREOWNED

FORD ESCAPE S, 2013 Oxford White, Stk#P8171 $16,872 800-PREOWNED

VEHICLES

FORD ESCAPE, 2014 Sterling Gray Metallic, Stk#670037A $15,999 877-698-5030

Built-in oven, self cleaning, std. size 27x27. Maytag Stove, dbl. oven, warmer, broiler, self-cleaning, 30x46. 352-263-1936 FURNITURE/ HOUSEHOLD GOODS BED- QUEEN PILLOW TOP MATTRESS Set-NEW-still in plastic, $200. King size pillow top mattress set, brand new in plastic, $300.

Can Deliver.

Call 706-347-4814 China Cabinet, antique, exc. cond. $300. Antique Secretary, exc. cond. $300.

Oak kit. table, leaf, 6 chairs $150. Antique dining room table, leaf, 6 chairs $400. Love seat $50. Blue Wing Chair $35. Bar mirrors $20/ea. Beer lights (2 ea) $30/ea. Pictures online. 770-851-8566

DINING SET With Six (6) Cushioned Chairs. Excellent Condition. $450.

Call 404-921-8180

FORD TAURUS LIMITED, 2015 Sterling Grey, Stk#P8167 $21,000 800-PREOWNED

GMC ACADIA, 2011 Summit White, Stk#670226B $17,200 877-698-5030

HONDA ACCORD COUPE, 2012 Alabaster Silver Metallic, Stk#660080B $14,000 877-698-5030

CHEVROLET CRUZE LS SEDAN, 2014 Black Granite, Stk#GC146764A $12,997 866-697-9241 Gwinnett Place

Please Recycle This Newspaper FORD FIESTA SE, 2014 Race Red, Stk#P8182 $11,501 800-PREOWNED

CHEVROLET MALIBU, 2014 Silver Ice Metallic, Stk#8500 $16,600 877-698-5030

COMMERCIAL RENTALS

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

HOUSES STARTING AT $89 • Roof Cleaning • Black streaks removed from roof • Mold & Mildew removed from homes • Drives-WalkwaysPatios-Decks cleaned/sealed • Gutters cleaned

SERENITY LAWN CARE

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

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

Dishwasher $100 & up. Different colors.

Del/1 yr warr.

Tim 404-205-2222

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

Starting @ $900/mo.

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

PRESSURE WASHING

ANNOUNCEMENTS

APPLIANCES

REAL ESTATE FOR RENT

POWER WASHING

770-962-SELL

1155 Jim Daws Rd. Monroe, GA 30656

ROOMMATE WANTED /ROOM FOR RENT

IMMEDIATE OPENING FOR With Experience Or Self-Motivated Individual Willing To Learn.

1/2 Cord - $100 1 Cord - $190

REAL ESTATE AUCTIONS

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

Oak

Maintenance

MIKE’S TREE SERVICE

770-780-9786

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TRUSS SYSTEMS

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POLICE OFFICER

COUNTRY BOY TREE REMOVAL

Bucket Truck

HOME FOR SALE 2BR/2BA • Appliances Included • Buford City Schools • Hurry Won’t Last!

Vacancy Ann # 10-2016 Deadline Date: 03/15/2016

TRUSS BUILDERS

678-773-6506 404-553-1177

M&M Lawn

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MOBILE HOMES & LOTS FOR SALE

Accept Most Credit Cards Free Estimates • Sign a 12 Month Agreement & Receive 1 Month Free!

• General Repairs

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FULL TIME

“Your Lawn Care Professionals” • Lawns Cut at $30-Up • Pine Straw • Bobcat Work • Mulching • Pressure Washing • Privacy Fencing • Retaining Walls

LANDSCAPING/ LAWN CARE

HONDA CIVIC LX-S SEDAN, 2010.

Maroon Pearl, auto., 80k mi. New tires.

One owner. $8900.

Call 678-518-4259.

FORD FOCUS SE SEDAN, 2013 Ingot Silver, Stk#FY382856A $9,970 866-697-9241 Gwinnett Place CHRYSLER 200, 2015 Ceramic BlueClearcoat, Stk#670130M $15,900 877-698-5030

CHRYSLER PACIFICA, 2006. Touring. Sharp as they come! Loaded, 3rd seat. Garage kept.

A+ car facts. 108k mi. $5995. 770-616-7399

DODGE AVENGER, 2013 Tungsten, Stk#FC498599B $13,979 866-697-9241 Gwinnett Place

FORD F-150, 1988 One owner.

Excellent condition.

115k miles.

770-786-4229 or 404-625-6293

HONDA CIVIC SEDAN, 2012 Polished Metal Metallic, Stk#8517 $13,500 877-698-5030

FORD FOCUS SE, 2015 Black, Stk#P8166 $13,350 800-PREOWNED HONDA CIVIC SEDAN, 2014 Crystal Black Pearl, Stk#640349A $14,200 877-698-5030

FORD FUSION SE, 2013 Bordeaux, Stk #P8177 $13,999 800-PREOWNED

HONDA ACCORD, 2007. White/Beige, 92k Miles, Factory Navigation, Non-Smoker. $3300. 404-445-7403

HONDA CIVIC SEDAN, 2015 Urban Titanium Metallic, Stk#L5200070 $17,200 877-698-5030

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HONDA ODYSSEY, 2007 Ocean Mist Metallic, Stk#670196A $10,000 877-698-5030

VEHICLES

VEHICLES

VEHICLES

LEXUS IS 250, 2013 Tungsten Pearl, Stk#U40786 $28,590 770-680-1000

MERCEDES-BENZ 560 SL, 1988 117K MILES. Owned by 83 year old gentleman. Gorgeous silver w/blue leather interior and two tops.

He spent over $5K in last year doing all preventive maintenance.

Exceptional in every way. Great CarFax and 0 accidents. Hagerty

NISSAN SENTRA S SEDAN, 2014 Super Black, Stk#FC272537A $12,995 866-697-9241 Gwinnett Place

YOUR AUTO CONNECTION BUY OR SELL YOUR VEHICLE TODAY!

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and NADA value $35,500-45,200.

770-962-SELL

Drive anywhere and collect for fun and appreciation. Should be the fastest appreciating car of the 1980’s over the next 5 to 10 years.

JEEP CHEROKEE LATITUDE, 2015 Brilliant Black, Stk#FFDO1457A $19,398 800-PREOWNED

Only $15,900.

Call 770-895-7161

NISSAN SENTRA SL SEDAN, 2015 Brilliant Silver, Stk#R0325 $18,993 866-697-9241 Gwinnett Place

LEXUS LS 460, 2013 Ultra White, Stk#G1603838 $52,990 770-680-1000 NISSAN ALTIMA 2.5 S, 2014 Brilliant Silver, Stk#FC274619A $14,452 866-697-9241 Gwinnett Place

LEXUS ES 300H, 2013 Nebula Gray Pearl, Stk#U40588 $29,993 770-680-1000

NISSAN VERSA NOTE SV, 2015 Fresh Powder, Stk#5273 $10,978 866-697-9241 Gwinnett Place

LEXUS RX 350, 2014 Starfire Pearl, Stk#U40736 $36,990 770-680-1000 NISSAN MAXIMA 3.5 SV, 2012 Winter Frost Pearl, Stk#P5266 $20,989 866-697-9241 Gwinnett Place

LEXUS RX 450H, 2011 Starfire Pearl, Stk#G160533A $29,990 770-680-1000

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Drives great and selling far under other low miles 560 SL. Only $15,900.

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3 CHEVROLET OF BUFORD 4490 South Lee St., Buford, GA 30518 888-804-2957 www.hendrickbuford.com

DEADLINE Friday 3 pm Monday 3 pm Tuesday 3 pm Wednesday 3 pm

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NASH CHEVROLET 630 Scenic Hwy., Lawrenceville 770-963-9266 www.nashchevy.com

RICK HENDRICK

4 CHEVROLET OF DULUTH 3277 Satellite Blvd., Duluth, GA 30096 888-475-8808 www.hendrickatlanta.com

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CELEBRATING GIRL SCOUT WEEK

Girl Scout Week revolves around March 12, the day when Juliette Gordon Low officially registered the first 18 girl members in 1912.

Here are 10 facts about Girl Scouts from girlscouts.org: 1. The seven Legacy badges are Artist, Athlete, Citizen, Cook, First Aid, Girl Scout Way and Naturalist) is available at five levels of Girl Scouting.

2. Girl Scouts make the Girl Scout sign — raising three fingers of the right hand with the thumb holding down the pinky — when they say the Girl Scout Promise. The three fingers represent the three parts of the Promise.

3. In the 1947 Girl Scout Handbook, the motto, “Be Prepared” said, “A Girl Scout is ready to help out wherever she is needed. Willingness to serve is not enough; you must know how to do the job well, even in an emergency.”

4. The Girl Scout slogan, which has been used since 1912, is “Do a good turn daily.”

5. The Girl Scout handshake is made by shaking hands with the left hand and making the Girl Scout sign with the right. The left hand is nearest to the heart and signifies friendship.

6. The Friendship Circle involves Girl Scouts standing in a circle, crossing their right arms over their left and clasping hands with their friends on both sides.

7. Girl Scouts often make small tokens of friendship to exchange with the Girl Scouts they meet while traveling. These little gifts are called “SWAPS,” which stands for “Special Whatchamacallits Affectionately Pinned Somewhere.”

8. The Girl Scout Cookie Program is the largest girl-run business in the world. All net revenue raised through the Girl Scout Cookie Program stays with the local council and troops.

9. All participants in the Girl Scout Cookie Program are eligible to earn the annual Cookie Activity pin. The pin recognizes the “5 Skills:” goal setting, decision making, money management, people skills and business ethics.

10. Top selling Girl Scout cookies are: Thin Mints, Caramel deLites/Samoas and Peanut Butter Patties/Tagalongs.

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Friday, March 18 • Aurora Comedy Nights: Dad’s Does the Burbs A Whose Line Is It Anyway-style improv show at the Aurora Theatre that features performers from around Atlanta. It’s considered a fastpaced comedy scenes and games made up on the spot using your suggestions. Times are 7:15 p.m. and 9:15 p.m. Tickets are $10.

• Fabulous Equinox Orchestra in Buford Jeremy Davis and Clay Johnson will perform with a 17-piece big band, the Fabulous Equinox Orchestra, at 8 p.m. Davis and Johnson dress in the style of Frank Sinatra while they perform music from the likes of Motown, Ray Charles, Johnny Cash and Elvis.

Saturday, March 19 • Under Water Egg Hunt and Bunny Bonanza At 9 a.m., Bogan Park and Aquatic Center in Buford will host a hunt for eggs, pictures with the Easter Bunny, a snack and craft. Children under the age of 6 years old must be accompanied in the water by an adult 18 or over. Cost is $15 per person and you must pre-register online by Wednesday with code BOP11402 or call 678-277-0850 or 678-277-0853.

• Second annual North Gwinnett Kiwanis Art Show The Sugar Hill City Hall at 10 a.m. will host the art show with pieces from high school students.

Four grade winners and one overall winner will proceed to the State Kiwanis Art Show.

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Pete’s Place Coffee Shop

11 Buford Village Way, Suite 153, Buford

470-266-1045

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Shown here are the turkey and cheddar panini, minestrone soup, a caramel macchiato and desserts from Pete’s Place Coffee Shop in Buford.

The restaurant sells a soup-andsandwich combo that includes any choice of sandwich and the soup of the day for $5.99. (Staff Photos: Curt Yeomans)

By Curt Yeomans

curt.yeomans@gwinnettdailypost.com

Open Since: 2014 Owners: Mother and son team of Pete and Laurie Bellew Location: Pete’s Place Coffee Shop is located in the Buford Village shopping center, across Buford Highway from the Buford Town Park.

Hours: The coffee shop is open from 7:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m.

Tuesday through Friday, and 9 a.m. until 2 p.m. on Saturdays. It is closed Sundays, Mondays and on national holidays.

Atmosphere: Pete’s Place Coffee Shop is a local, veteran-owned cafe. Pete Bellew is a veteran of the U.S. Army, and his mother — Laurie Bellew — is an Air Force veteran. As a result, there are several items throughout the restaurant that have red, white and blue designs.

Customers can get their meals and drinks to go, or they can sit at the dining area. The restaurant has a laid-back atmosphere, with music from the likes of Jack Johnson, John Mayer, Dave Matthews, Mumford and Sons, and Pearl Jam playing on the sound system.

The dining area uses soft earth tones and has comfortable leather chairs, as well as high marble top tables with tall chairs that people can sit at.

The restaurant is also decorated

cakes, cookies and pies. Among ON THE MENU the baked goods selection is a Soup of the Day: Options chocolate chunk cookie, a monkey include the navy bean soup, bread muffin and creme cheese minestrone and broccoli and iced cinnamon rolls. cheddar soups. Each soup is Pete’s Place offers a limited made fresh daily. $3.49 selection of gluten-free baked Soup and Sandwich Combo: The soup of the day with choice goods, including muffins, brownof sandwich, including grilled ies and sugar cookies. It’s part of cheese panini, turkey and chedthe shop’s efforts to offer customdar panini or croissant, ham ers a wide range of options when and cheese panini or croissant, they visit. tomato and mozzarella panini “We’re still in the process of and chicken salad croissant and figuring out what works and tuna salad croissant. Sandwichwith locally produced artwork pastries. Discounts are available what doesn’t, and we’re taking es are available on Ciabatta that is provided by the LONA for senior citizens and members of feedback continuously from our bread or Texas Toast. $5.99 Gallery in Lawrenceville. The the military. customers,” Pete Bellew said.

Desserts: Fresh-baked options include $2.19 for muffins, artwork is changed out quarterly, Pete Bellew said a popular opMost drink options also come $2.29 for pastries or cake/pie/ and information is provided at the tion is the $5.99 soup and sandin 12-, 16- and 20-ounce options bread slices, $1.95 for cupcakes restaurant on how customers can wich combo. The soup changes and include hot tea, hot cocoa and or brownies and 75 cents for contact the gallery about buying daily, but Bellew said minestrone, several coffees. The coffee options cookies. Cream cheese can be any pieces they like. navy bean and broccoli and ched- include regular coffee, cappuadded for an extra 75 cents.

“We wanted to give it a neighdar soups are popular. He also chino, mocha, chai latte, caramel Caramel Macchiato: Hot is borly feel so our customers could said the shop buys all ingredients macchiato, latte and americano. $3.05 for 12 ounces, $3.65 for feel at home here,” Pete Bellew for the soup and chili and he and Lemonade, iced tea and a wide 16 ounces and $4.15 for 20 said. his mother make it daily, so it’s range of smoothies are sold in 16ounces. Iced is $3.35 for 12 Menu: Pete’s Place offers a always fresh soup. and 24-ounce options. ounces, $3.85 for 16 ounces and $4.35 for 24 ounces. wide selection of affordable cofAmong the sandwich options, Many of the coffees are also City Blends Smoothies: fees, juices, smoothies, soups, the tomato and mozzarella sandsold as an iced option, but an adAvailable in 16 and 24-ounce sandwiches, chili, Frito pie, apples wich and the turkey and cheddar, dition for the iced drink menu is options and in a wide variety of and baked goods. and ham and cheddar paninis have the oreo frapee. flavors including urban orange, The most expensive item on the proven to be a hit with customSomething You Might Not peachylicious, island breeze, menu is the Champion Ultramet ers. They use a special sandwich Know: Pete’s Place does some strawberry fields, chunky smoothie, which costs $7.20 for spread, including a zesty mayoncatering as well for different types monkey and rush hour mocha. the 16-ounce option and $7.75 naise. All sandwiches are sold on of events. Pete Bellew said at least Prices range from $5.11 to for the 24-ounce option, but most the customer’s choice of ciabatta 24 hours notice is required for a $7.75. items on the menu cost considerbread or Texas toast. catering order to make sure he ably less. The baked goods, for Laurie Bellew also makes all and his mother can provide what example, range in cost from 75 of the baked goods sold at the is needed. Events they cater range gatherings to pre-wedding recepcents for cookies to $2.29 for shop, including muffins, cupfrom providing food for business tions.

The owners of Pete’s Place Coffee Shop in Buford decorated the restaurant with leather chairs, tall marble-top tables and artwork provided by the LONA Gallery in Lawrenceville.

Birch syrup: Maple’s sassier cousin from New England

By Christine B. Rudalevige Zester Daily

As New England’s maple sap starts to drip in March, David Moore of The Crooked Chimney sugarhouse in Lee, N.H., counts the days until it will stop flowing. Right about the time the maples are tapped out, Moore collects a less sugary sap from slender, white paper birch trees.

Moore, one of the only known commercial birch syrup producers in New England, says his reddish-brown syrup tastes like a mild, slightly acidic molasses with a hint of raspberry. The viscosity at room temperature is slow, albeit a bit quicker than molasses. Its unique taste makes it well suited as an ice cream topping (Moore’s favorite), a glaze, salad dressing or braising liquid ingredient, and an intriguing baked goods sweetener.

In addition to its uses in the kitchen, birch syrup has high market values that could help maple syrup producers supplement future revenue streams in a sustainable fashion, according to researchers at Cornell and the University of Vermont. Its production relies on many of the techniques currently employed in making maple syrup, and birch trees are in rather good supply in the Northeast.

Birch syrup is not entirely a novelty in North America. Native Ameri-

The Crooked Chimney sugarhouse shown here is where Lee, N.H., resident David Moore boils down paper birch sap to make birch syrup. (Photo: Christine Burns Rudalevige)

cans for centuries used it as an anti-rheumatic.

Twentieth-century Alaskans also tapped it to fill gaps in wartime sugar supplies, and birch syrup production has become a cottage industry there.

Still, last year’s 5,000 gallons of domestically produced birch syrup were just a drop in the bucket compared with the 3.25 million gallons of maple syrup produced.

Chef Evan Mallett of Black Trumpet bistro in Portsmouth, N.H., says Moore’s syrup has a rich, deep and slightly resinous quality that makes it suitable as a finishing syrup and a glaze for grilled chicken or pork. Mallett’s seasonal menu features brioche Texas toast, a thick slice of house-made bread stuffed with roasted mushrooms and cheese and served with huitlacoche (fungus that grows on ears of corn) butter, candy cap mushroom oil and a few drops of birch syrup.

“I like it on pancakes too, but it’s pretty expensive to slather on,” Mallett said.

The going rate for a quart of birch syrup is $78, compared with $10 for Grade A maple syrup.

The selling price is very attractive, said Moore, who last year charged $25 for 8-ounce jars and sold out by the end of May. Moore sells his product at a half dozen locations in New Hampshire and will be taking some mail orders this year if supplies last.

“Making birch syrup takes more energy than making maple syrup,” explains Moore, who collects 100 to 120 gallons of sap (he typically gets about 5 gallons a day from each of his 170 taps) to make one gallon of birch syrup. Maple syrup requires only 40 gallons of sap per gallon of syrup.

Abby van den Berg of the University of Vermont’s Proctor Maple

Research Center says the profitability of birch syrup production in the Northern Forest — the region that stretches from Maine through northern New Hampshire and Vermont into northern New York — in the past has been limited due to the fact that the low sugar content of birch sap (about 1 percent compared with 2 percent in maple) means producers need lots of evaporator fuel to concentrate the sap to syrup density.

But she argues that reverse osmosis, a process used in Alaskan birch syrup production that concentrates sugar densities (to 8 percent or greater) in the sap before it goes into the evaporator mitigates that hurdle. Modern sap collection techniques such as using a vacuum also help to increase the sap collection during the short three- to four-week birch sap season.

Moore has considered using reverse osmosis, but he currently processes sap in a 3-by-12-foot doublepanned evaporator inside the wooden sugar shack he built himself. He uses a team of draft horses to help haul the firewood (ash, hickory, maple and oak) needed to fuel the evaporator. The new reverse osmosis machine would require him to run power to the sugarhouse.

He estimates adding reverse osmosis would cost $7,000. “It could be a tough sell for me,” Moore said.

Neither van den Berg nor Michael Farrell, director of Cornell Sugar Maple Research & Extension Program’s Uihlein field station in Lake Placid, N.Y., could provide more than anecdotal evidence that maple syrup producers are clamoring to make birch syrup.

At a maple syrup taste test he conducted for maple syrup producers earlier this year, Farrell threw birch syrup into the mix. When he asked for a show of hands from those who liked the taste of New England birch syrup, not one went up.

The producers then were offered a taste of birch syrup made with reverse osmosis. “Nearly everyone changed their mind,” Farrell said.

“This altered process gives birch syrup a wider range of flavor that should appeal to more people.

They’ve just got to be willing to taste it,” he said.

1 teaspoon ground cinnamon 1/2 teaspoon mustard powder 1/2 teaspoon allspice 1/2 teaspoon salt 1/4 teaspoon black pepper 3/4 cup unsalted butter (1 1/2 sticks), room temperature 3/4 cup packed light brown sugar 1 large egg 1/2 cup birch syrup 1/3 cup finely diced candied ginger (optional) Granulated sugar for rolling Directions 1. Preheat oven to 375 F. Line two large baking sheets with parchment paper.

2. Whisk together flour, baking soda, ground ginger, cinnamon, mustard powder, allspice, salt and black pepper.

3. Beat butter and sugar together in bowl of electric mixer until light and fluffy, 3 minutes. Add egg and birch syrup. Mix to combine well. Stir in dry ingredients. Stir in Chewy Ginger and candied ginger, if using.

Birch Syrup Refrigerate the dough for Lumberjack Cookies 30 minutes.

Yes, birch syrup is 4. Roll dough into 1 expensive, but it adds an 1/2-inch balls and then interesting twist to these spicy, chewy cookies that roll them in the raw sugar.

Arrange on the baking people won’t place until sheets and gently flatten you tell them. Think of it them with the bottom of as money well spent for a flat glass. Bake until set tea time conversation. and crinkled on top, about Makes 24 cookies 12 minutes.

Ingredients Let the cookies sit on 2 1/4 cups all-purpose the baking sheet for 2 flour 2 teaspoons baking soda minutes and then remove them to a rack to cool 2 teaspoons ground completely. ginger

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Student art to transform Norcross’ Mitchell Wall A plain brown wall on Mitchell Road between Buford Highway and Brook Hollow Parkway stands colorless and forlorn. But not for long. An exciting project will utilize the talents of over 2,500 Norcross K-12 students as they beautify the wall and celebrate environmental stewardship in the process.

A project that took three years to jell is finally about to fly. Spearheaded by Norcross Elementary art teacher Bobbie Adamczyk and supported by Tixie Fowler of the Gardens4GrowingCommunity nonprofit, the Mitchell Wall will be much more than an art project.

“This endeavor will be a tangible improvement to an underserved area,” Fowler said. “It will celebrate the local environment as students learn more about subjects such as art, science and math.”

Adamczyk and Fowler hope to launch the project as soon as next week, when

Art Beat Under the direction of mosaic artist Jennifer Freeman, left, teachers are working to break the mosaicmaking process into steps that can be easily managed for artists in kindergarten as well as at the high school level.

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Holley Calmes hundreds of bright mosaics begin appearing on the wall, created by students who are achieving much more than pretty pictures.

“This project incorporates Place-Based Learning,” Fowler said. “Plus students use what they are learning in school to make a tangible contribution to their community. PBL encourages students to rally their families, friends and neighbors to either support, become involved in or learn about the project. This way, the students also learn leadership and organizational skills, and we’re integrating science, art and math into

the process.”

Residents, businesses and organizations have rallied around the project to make it work, raising much of the needed $5,000. Fowler’s Gardens4GrowingCommunity sponsored a Kickstarter campaign that raised the initial $1,000. Private donors contributed through a GoFundMe.com campaign. Splash Festivals Inc. awarded a grant of $2,000, and Norcross’ Lionheart

Centre for the Arts hosted an art show with 100 percent of the proceeds going to the project.

“Our local Lowe’s on Indian Trail Road has become an awesome sponsor, too,” Adamczyk said. “They donated all of the cement board we need to start making mosaics.”

The mosaics will be a reflection of the local environment. A design was created by area artist Jen-

nifer Freeman. The students take it from there.

The mural will feature each of the four seasons.

High school student artists will create mosaics depicting native birds found in that season here in Georgia, to be placed on the wall’s design. Younger students are studying textures and patterns found in nature and will be encouraged to use those as inspiration for their own mosaics.

The project fits beautifully into the mission of Fowler’s Gardens4GrowingCommunity, which focuses on environmental stewardship.

“Mitchell Wall’s beautification also provides a vibrant and lasting message: The environment and our children are the community’s two most valuable assets,” Fowler said. “Healthy communities are the ones who take care of them both.”

Volunteers and more support are welcomed. “Opportunities are in the works for volunteers to participate in the creative and installation process, including painting,” Adamczyk said.

For updates and to donate time or funding, visit www. gardens4growingcommunity/mitchell-road-muralproject or the Mitchell Wall Project on Facebook.

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

EASTER EVENTS Sunday, March 13

The Mall of Georgia is hosting pet photos with the Easter Bunny from 6 to 7 p.m. in the lower level Mountain Court. Shoppers can bring in pets for a special Easter photo this year. For more information or a reservation, call 678-482-8788.

Sugarloaf Mills is hosting its Caring Bunny photo event from 9:30 to 11:45 a.m. in the AMC Lobby near Entrance 4. The Caring Bunny photo program allows children with special needs and their families to have the opportunity to enjoy a photo session with the Easter Bunny. The mall is located at 5900 Sugarloaf Parkway in Lawrenceville.

For more information or a reservation, call 678-8475000.

Saturday, March 19

The Bogan Park Community Recreation and Aquatic Center is hosting its underwater egg hunt and bunny bonanza at 9 a.m. Children can hunt for eggs under the water at the aquatic center and then hop over to the community recreation center to get a picture with the Easter Bunny, enjoy a snack and make a craft. Bogan Park is located at 2723 N. Bogan Road in Buford. For ticket pricing or to register by March 16, call

678-277-0850.

The Gwinnett Environmental and Heritage Center is hosting its Eggstreme Easter fun event from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Children can enjoy crafts, games, and two different age grouped egg hunts at McDaniel Farm.

Families are encouraged to pack a picnic lunch. The farm is located at 3251 McDaniel Road in Duluth. For registration and more information, visit gwinnettehc.org.

The Lawrenceville First Baptist Church will be hosting its Easter egg hunt at 10:30 a.m. followed by a live puppet performance and door prizes. The church is located at 165 N. Clayton St. in Lawrenceville. For more information, visit lawrencevillefirst.org.

The George Pierce Park Community Recreation Center is hosting its eggstravaganza event at 1 p.m.

Children can bring their Easter baskets and enjoy an egg hunt on the trail. There will also be games and time to meet the Easter Bunny.

Tickets are $6 per child and adult admission is free.

The center is located at 55 Buford Highway in Suwanee.

For more information and to register by March 12, call 678-277-0910.

The city of Sugar Hill

is hosting its 11th annual Easter egg hunt from noon to 3 p.m. at E.E. Robinson Park. Children can enjoy egg hunts by age group, pictures with the Easter Bunny, inflatable rides and refreshments.

The park is located at 850 Level Creek Road in Sugar Hill. For more information, visit cityofsugarhill.com or call 770-831-7413.

Sugarloaf Mills is hosting kidgits Easter eggstravaganza from 2 to 4 p.m. in the AMC Lobby near Entrance 4.

Families can enjoy celebrating Easter with a variety of free giveaways and crafts, including Easter egg and pail decorating. For more information, call 678-847-5000.

The Rhodes Jordan Park Soccer Fields are hosting their illuminated egg hunt starting at 7 p.m. Children can enjoy making themed crafts followed by an egg hunt at 8 p.m. for ages 2 to 5, an egg hunt at 8:30 p.m. for ages 6 to 9 and an egg hunt at 8:45 p.m. for ages 10 to 12. Be sure to bring an Easter basket and a flashlight. The fields are located at 100 E. Crogan Street in Lawrenceville. Tickets are $6 per child and adult admission is free. For more information and to register

by March 11, call 678-2770890.

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Saturday, March 26

The Gwinnett Historic Courthouse is hosting breakfast with the Easter Bunny at 8:30 a.m. in the Superior Court Ballroom.

Kids can create a craft and receive a keepsake photo.

Seating is limited, but parents or guardians must attend with children. The courthouse is located at 185 W. Crogan St. in Lawrenceville. For ticket pricing and to register by March 23, call 770-822-5450.

The Mall of Georgia is hosting its annual Easter egg hunt at 9:30 a.m. in the Village. The hunt is divided into two groups, infants to 4 years

old and ages 5 to 10. The Mall of Georgia is located at 3333 Buford Drive in Buford.

For more information, call 678-482-8788.

The Bethesda Park Aquatic Center is hosting an underwater egg hunt at 11 a.m. Wear a swimsuit and bring a waterproof basket to go diving for eggs. Children can also enjoy crafts, games, an inflatable bouncy house and pictures with the Easter Bunny. Tickets are $12 per person and include one free adult admission. The center is located at 225 Bethesda Church Road in Lawrenceville. For more information and

to register by March 18, call 678-277-0880.

Ongoing

The Mall of Georgia is hosting photos with the Easter Bunny March 4 through March 26 in the lower level Mountain Court. The mall is located at 3333 Buford Drive in Buford. For photo schedule information, call 678-4828788.

Sugarloaf Mills is hosting photos with the Easter Bunny from March 10-26 in the AMC Lobby near Entrance 4. The mall is located at 5900 Sugarloaf Parkway in Lawrenceville. For more information, call 678-847-5000.

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After the fairy tale ending

Deconstructionist ‘Into the Woods’ wanders into Aurora Theatre

By Jon Gallo

Staff Correspondent

Brody Wellmaker stars in Aurora Theatre’s production of “Into The Woods.” (Special Photo: Chris Bartelski)

From left, Bernardine Mitchell, Brian Walker and Evan Jones star in Aurora Theatre’s production of “Into The Woods.” (Special Photo: Chris Bartelski)

popular production like ‘Into the Woods’ and, without compromising the level of entertainment and expectation, execute it beautifully in a much smaller space,” Justin Anderson, Aurora’s associate artistic director, said. “Productions don’t always have to be seen on the world’s largest stages in order for them to be deemed great theater; we’re producing successful, ingenious theater right here in metro

Atlanta.”

“Into the Woods,” which is a modern twist on the Brothers Grimm’s classic fairy tales, is geared toward a teenage and adult audience.

“I wouldn’t recommend it to little kids,” said Brandon O’Dell, a Norcross High alum who plays a baker.

“When the show is over, it’s going to make you feel things about these stories you haven’t felt before.”

Considine and O’Dell,

both 42, are Lawrenceville residents and veteran performers who will seize the spotlight in Gwinnett County after spending decades of performing across the globe.

Considine, a married mother of three, was on the stage for 20 years, having performed throughout the United States and Europe, including in war-torn Croatia, where one of her most vivid memories includes performing the musical “Hair” before a crowd filled with young adults who were likely headed for battle.

“I’ll never forget the crowd singing ‘Give Peace A Chance,’” said Considine, who left acting full time 15 years ago to marry John Lazallee and raise their three children. “I love I can perform at Aurora, which is 15 minutes from my house.

We have a great cast and the full orchestra.”

O’Dell, who has three children with his wife of 12 years, Rachel, has been acting since 1995, landing roles on stage in “The Wizard of Oz,” “My Fair Lady” and “Crimes of the Heart;” on TV shows such as “Dawson’s Creek,” “One Tree Hill” and “Drop Dead Diva;” and in countless commercials.

“My first role on stage was in 1995 in Atlanta in ‘Amadeus,’ and I was Major Domo,” O’Dell said. “The role was so small that when I took my father to see it, he asked me when the show

Above from left, Brandon O’Dell, Wendy Melkonian, Evan Jones and Brian Walker star in Aurora Theatre’s production of “Into The Woods.” (Special Photo: Chris Bartelski)

Erin Considine, left, and Brandon O’Dell, alumni of Brookwood and Norcross, respectively, star in the Aurora Theatre’s production of “Into the Woods” through April 17. (Special Photos)

was over if I had been in it because he never saw me.”

But the audience will see plenty of Considine and O’Dell in “Into the Woods,” which also features Gwinnett residents Brody Wellmaker, Kathleen O’Hara and Benjamin Sims. The show, whose music is directed by awardwinning associate producer and Aurora co-founder AnnCarol Pence, is broken into two acts, each on opposite sides of the spectrum.

“The first act plays to the entire family with fairy tales that everyone knows,” said Considine, whose children have seen “Into the Woods.”

“But the second act goes into the characters’ realword problems. Cinderella and her husband bicker, and the Giant comes down the beanstalk. The act goes into what would happen if the fairy tales continued.”

O’Dell added: “The first act is all happy and joy. In the second act, it gets dark.”

IF YOU GO What: “Into the Woods” Where: Aurora Theatre When: Through April 17 Showtimes: 8 p.m.

Wednesdays through Fridays, 2:30 and 8 p.m.

Saturdays and Sundays Tickets: $30 to $65 More Info: For tickets, visit http://tickets. auroratheatre.com or call the box office at 678-226-6222.

Note: Prior to the show on March 30, the Aurora Theatre will host “Community Conversation: Finding the Hero Within,” which will be held at 7:15 p.m. The discussion will focus on how fairy tales are no longer just a child’s domain; they are used to navigate the narratives of people’s lives, helping many work through things like failure, fear and hope in cultures across the globe.

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Cinderella marries Prince Charming.

Jack ascends the beanstalk.

Little Red Riding Hood survives the Big Bad Wolf.

Rapunzel finds a way out of the tower and into her lover’s arms.

But what happens next?

Do Cinderella, Jack, Little Red Riding Hood and Rapunzel really live happily ever after?

If you’ve seen the Broadway hit or blockbuster movie “Into The Woods,” you know the answer. But if you haven’t watched the 2014 hit starring Johnny Depp, Meryl Streep and Emily Blunt that took home more than $213 million at the worldwide box office, then find out by watching the musical at Aurora Theatre in Lawrenceville through April 17.

“Everyone has seen the sappy fairy tales,” said Erin Considine, a Brookwood alum who plays Little Red Riding Hood’s grandmother and Cinderella’s mother.

“This is the next chapter.

‘Into the Woods’ gives a totally different view.”

“Into The Woods,” a sixtime Tony Award-winning musical, features a full orchestra to fuel a performance in which legendary composer Stephen Sondheim shows the consequences of succumbing to one’s deepest desires and wishes in a classic tale of good versus evil.

“Directing shows of this caliber is always an enjoyable challenge because we get the opportunity to take a

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NE Atlanta Ballet performs ‘Sleeping Beauty’

By Polly Ouellette Staff Intern

The Northeast Atlanta Ballet will stage a performance of “Sleeping Beauty” that will require the help of dancers and artists from all over the world.

A cast of more than 150 dancers will perform in the traditional ballet, including Nick Hagelin, who will portray Prince Phillip. Hagelin is a contestant on “The Voice” and has appeared in leading roles in the Northeast Atlanta Ballet’s productions of “The Nutcracker,” “Cinderella” and “The Little Mermaid.”

Dancers from Northeast Atlanta Ballet perform “Sleeping Beauty” in a past production. The company will hold performances of “Sleeping Beauty” from March 11 to 13 at the Infinite Energy Theater.

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Two performers will play the role of Princess Aurora. Rachel Jones is a professional dancer with the Washington Ballet

and Christi Hernandez is a pediatrician at Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta.

The production will

feature the music of Tchaikovsky, played live by the Gwinnett Symphony Orchestra. This is the third time the North-

east Atlanta Ballet and the orchestra, conducted

by Robert Trocina, will collaborate for a performance of “Sleeping Beauty.”

People from all over the world have worked to help “Sleeping Beauty” come to life on stage.

Some costumes were designed and created in Russia, and specially made tiaras were created by an artist in Brazil. In total, the production involves over 600 costumes and headpieces.

This production was re-staged by artistic director Jennifer Gordon and was modeled after the work of Marius

Pepita and Sir Fredrick Ashton. Northeast Atlanta Ballet performs “Sleeping Beauty” every four years.

There will be showings of the performance at 7:30 p.m. Friday at 10 a.m., 2 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. on Saturday and at 2 p.m. on Sunday. The performance will be held at the Infinite Energy Theater, located at 6400 Sugarloaf Parkway in Duluth.

Tickets to the show are $15.50 to $18.50 in advance and $18.50 to $21.50 on the day of the performance. For more information and to buy tickets, visit infiniteenergycenter.com.

BY VENUE — ARTS AND ENTERTAINMENT GWINNETT GWINNETT AURORA THEATRE 128 E. Pike St., Lawrenceville 678-226-6222 www.auroratheatre.com • Through April 17: “Into the Woods” • March 11-12: Aurora Comedy Nights • March 19: Aurora Children’s Playhouse “An Ocean of Discovery” by Georgia Aquarium • March 26: Aurora Children’s Playhouse “A Musical Tour through Latin America” by Havana Son HUDGENS CENTER FOR THE ARTS Gwinnett Center, 6400 Sugarloaf Parkway, Suite 300, Duluth 770-623-6002 www.thehudgens.org • Through March 26: “Personal Politics: Artist as Witness, Memory Keeper and Social Conscience” exhibit • Through April 23: “Birds in Portrait: Photographs by Joel Conison” • Every Friday and March 27: Toddler Fridays • Ongoing: Selected works from the permanent collection on display INFINITE ENERGY ARENA 6400 Sugarloaf Parkway, Duluth 770-813-7500 www.infiniteenergycenter. com • March 12-13: Professional Bull Riders • March 19: American Cancer Society Relay For Life Family Fun Day • March 31: An Evening with David Jeremiah: The Stand Up Tour feat. Cece Winans

INFINITE ENERGY THEATER 6400 Sugarloaf Parkway, Duluth 770-813-7500 www.infiniteenergycenter. com • March 11-13: Northeast Atlanta Ballet presents “Sleeping Beauty” • March 19:North Atlanta Contemporary Ensemble presents “Kinexus” • March 19-20:North Atlanta Dance Theatre presents “Pirates of the Phantom Waves” • March 26: Gwinnett Ballet Theatre presents “Friends and Famous Dances Special Sensory Show” • March 27: Planet U Performing Arts presents Bollywood Dhamaka 2016 KUDZU ART ZONE 116 Carlyle St., Norcross 770-840-9844 www.kudzuartzone.org • Through April 14: “First Impressions” exhibit • April 22 to June 2: “After the Rain” and “Lessons I’ve Learned” member exhibit LIONHEART THEATRE 10 College St. N.W., Norcross 678-938-8518 www.lionhearttheatre.org • March 11-13: “Love Loss and What I Wore”

NEW LONDON THEATRE 2338 Henry Clower Blvd., Snellville 770-559-1484 www.newlondontheatre.org • March 25 to April 3: Broadway Bound Children’s Theatre presents “Snow White” SYLVIA BEARD THEATRE Buford Community Center, 2200 Buford Highway, Buford 770-945-6762 www. bufordcommunitycenter. com • March 17: The Jason Bishop Show • March 18: The Fabulous Equinox Orchestra TANNERY ROW ARTIST COLONY 554 W. Main St., Buford 770-856-8145 www. tanneryrowartistcolony.com • Through April 8: Spring Juried Art Exhibit 2016 ATLANTA ATLANTA ALLIANCE THEATRE 1280 Peachtree St. N.E., Atlanta 404-733-4650 www.alliancetheatre.org • Through April 3: “The Lizard & El Sol” • Through March 20: “The Lion, the Witch and the

NEW DAWN THEATER Mall Corners, 3650-A Satellite Blvd., Duluth 678-887-5015 www. newdawntheatercompany. com • March 11-13: New Dawn KIDZ Production of “The Patchwork Girl of OZ” • March 12:Steve McKee in Concert

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Irish singer Emmet Cahill to play at Red Clay

By Jon Gallo

Staff Correspondent

Emmet Cahill didn’t know what to do.

He had just finished singing “I’ll Take You Home Again Kathleen” in front of a crowd of a few hundred in Houston, Texas, last August when a woman strolled onto stage, extending her hand toward the Irishman.

“I’m ready to go,” the woman said.

Cahill wondered if he should call security.

“I thought we could have a situation,” he said.

The woman got closer.

“My name is Kathleen.

I’m ready to go home with you.”

Kathleen was attending Cahill’s performance with her four great-grandchildren.

“The audience ended up laughing about it,” Cahill said.

All joking aside, Cahill doesn’t blame the woman for what she did that night at Warehouse Live.

“I want my songs to

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Emmett Cahill, former lead singer for the iconic Irish band Celtic Thunder, will bring his tales of love, loss and life to the Red Clay Music Foundry in Duluth on March 11 at 7:30 p.m. (Special Photo)

make a personal connection with the audience,” Cahill, 25, said during a phone interview from Ireland where he is working on his next album, which will be released this fall. “Honesty is a big part of my music. I want the audience to know I really believe in what I sing about.”

Cahill, former lead singer for the iconic Irish band Celtic Thunder, will bring his tales of love, loss and life to the Red Clay

Music Foundry in Duluth on March 11 at 7:30 p.m.

Cahill, a tenor, spent three-and-a-half years touring the globe and churning out three No. 1 albums on the world billboard chart with Celtic Thunder before leaving the group to embark on a solo career in 2014.

“When I left, I was a little bit scared and excited,” he said. “I was going into uncharted territory out there on my own. I had always been with a group.

We had as many as 12 of us with Celtic Thunder on the stage at a time. Now, I had to mature and learn how to hold the audience’s attention on my own for two hours.”

And that’s exactly what he’s done — having performed from New York to California during his Road Trip tour to promote a solo album that was only available at his concerts.

“He has very loyal fans because wherever he goes, they go,” said Kaitlin May of Red Clay Music Foundry. “If his show here doesn’t sell out, then it will be really close.”

Cahill grew up in a town very few people outside Ireland could find on a map — Mullingar in County Westmeath, about an hour drive west of Dublin and where his music remains rooted.

Years before Cahill sang with Celtic Thunder at The Pentagon to honor U.S. military members in 2012 or raised money for Hurricane Sandy victims with a benefit concert, or

sang solo before 90,000 fans at Dublin’s Croke Park or performed for then-President of Ireland Mary McAleese, he headlined a much smaller venue: Cathedral of Christ the King Church in Mullingar.

That’s where he sang in front of 2,000 congregants every Sunday. He often performed with his father, Martin, who taught him the piano, and younger brother, Aaron, a cellist, and older sister, Laura, who played the flute. Cahill, who learned to sing from his mother, Anne, also played the violin for a quartet that became known in the town of about 20,000 residents as “The von Trapps” in reference to the family in the film “The Sound of Music.”

At age 12, Cahill landed a very small role in Les Misérables in Ireland, which jump-started an award-winning career in which he was named the Royal Irish Academy of Music’s “Promising young singer of 2010” and

earned the John McCormack Young Tenor Award and was voted “Tenor of the year” in 2013 by The Irish Music Association in the United States in recognition of his performances on stage.

“The reason I sing ‘Bring Him Home’ is because it’s from Les Misérables, which was the first time I was on stage,” he said. “Its meaning is very personal to me.”

Cahill, who is accompanied on stage by pianist Seamus Brett, said he’ll play quite an eclectic mix at the Red Clay Music Foundry, with songs by Frank Sinatra to go with “Moon River,” “I’ll Take You Home Again Kathleen” and the Irish staple “Danny Boy.” “Through my songs and my story, I want to make the audience laugh and cry,” he said. “If you think about it, those are two very powerful emotions on different ends of the spectrum. That’s the way I want to connect with the audience.”

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cup of nothing Vague, shapeless ‘Knight of Cups’ appeals to limited audience Christian Bale stars as Rick in Terrence Malick’s drama “Knight of Cups.” (Photos: Melinda Sue Gordon/Broad Green Pictures)

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fire-breathing younger brother Barry (Wes Bentley), Rick makes a halfhearted attempt to be the peacemaker, which could have been interesting had

By Michael Clark we been given the chance Movie Critic to understand what any of them was saying.

Not long after delivThat’s because for the ering a pair of well-reduration, even when the spected but commercially camera shows someone underperforming movies talking, we don’t hear the in the 1970s (“Badlands” words coming from the person onscreen but rather and “Days of Heaven”), Above, Cate Blanchett, left, stars as Nancy and Christian Bale as Rick in Terrence Malick’s drama “Knight of Cups,” someone else offscreen. writer/director Terrence At times, the competing Malick all but disappeared a Broad Green Pictures release. Above right, Natalie Portman plays Elizabeth. volumes allow us to hear for two decades. His next maculately photographed gain a couple nuggets of about half of what’s being effort — “The Thin Red beds a string of women Also faring fairly well said, but when the sound and could rightfully be Line” from 1998 — feaknowledge while watchwhile giving new meaning is Natalie Portman as a tured an all-star cast, levels are balanced, it’s labeled as the longest, ing spoiled-rotten rich to the term “player.” married woman whose divided audiences and just gibberish. It’s like bemost expensive fragrance people deal with their real The lone exception on affair with Rick results critics and is perhaps the ing at cocktail party with commercial ever proor imaginary demons, Rick’s list of conquests is in an unexpected situaonly movie that could be dozens of people talking duced. then it might be worth Nancy (Cate Blanchett), tion for which there are branded as a World War II If you’re already aware your while. his doctor ex-wife for no easy answers. Portman at the same time and trying to understand what all art film. of Malick’s turbulent The plot — or somewhom he still has someand Blanchett supply the “Knight of Cups” is upbringing and have the thing resembling one — is thing resembling feelings. film’s only believable bits of them are saying.

Malick’s seventh released patience of Job to watch As with Malick’s six pretty basic. Although it It’s not clear (“not clear” of emotion. feature and is the work this film without wanttakes forever to figure it can apply to most of the When not concentrating previous efforts, “Knight of an artist beholden to of Cups” has style to ing to open a vein, you’ll out, Rick (Christian Bale) film) whether Rick truly on Rick’s sex life, Mano one; a work that will understand why he made is an in-demand Hollyloves Nancy or is simply lick focuses on the daddy burn, but this time out, appeal to few beyond style is about all it has go“Knight of Cups.” This is wood filmmaker (whether peeved because she recog- issues he has with his his fervent base and will ing for it. Without shape, not to say that its exishe writes, produces and/ nized his ways and broke father, Joseph (a starkly antagonize anyone not substance or a likeable tence is warranted or that or directs is never made it off first. This subplot shriveled and contorted already familiar with his it doesn’t provide someclear) who is quite the is the best of the lot as Brian Dennehy), a man he lead, it eventually dissipast works. It is self-serv- thing substantial. If you ladies’ man. It’s a wonder it proves Blanchett can both abhors and emulates. pates into the arid desert ing, purposefully vague, plains it inhabits. want to spend $15 and Rick has time to work; rise above any material Operating as a buffer largely incoherent, im(Broad Green Pictures) two hours of your time to he’s a party animal who regardless of its quality. between Joseph and his

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“10 Cloverfield Lane” will be fortunate to get a piece that’s even close to the size of the small bunker where a good chunk of the 105-minute movie is set.

By Jon Gallo It’s where Michelle (WinMovie Critic stead) comes to her senses alongside two dudes named There are prequels and Howard (Goodman) and parodies, sequels and Emmet (Gallagher), who spinoffs, and even remakes claim they saved her life. and reboots, yet it’s still But they also are the bearhard to classify the science ers of grim news: Everyone fiction horror thriller “10 outside is dead.

Cloverfield Lane.”

But how? Zombies?

The movie shares a name Monsters? Aliens? North with the 2008 hit “CloverKoreans? Or are Howard field,” which followed a and Emmet lying? Do they group of friends documenthave ulterior motives to ing a monster attack that keep a pretty cute chick wiped out New York City John Goodman, left, as Howard and Mary Elizabeth Winstead as Michelle in “10 Clover- hunkered down with them? and was also produced by They don’t know or won’t field Lane.” (Photo: Paramount Pictures) J.J. Abrams. But after that, tell her, just reiterating that the relationship gets blurry. thing I hoped would come making more than $170 mediocre plot. “10 Clover- she’s safer below the hatch It’s why Abrams called “10 to fruition in terms of the million at the worldwide field Lane,” which was first than above.

Cloverfield Lane” a “blood marketing and the trailer box office — not bad for a introduced to moviegoers “The movie has a real and all that stuff. It’s so relative” of “Cloverfield,” film that had a $25 million with a trailer that aired be- ‘Twilight Zone’ feel to it,” exciting to hearken back to budget and a cast featuring fore “13 Hours: The Secret Trachtenberg said. which creates a problem: Sometimes family members a time when we only found Mike Vogel, Lizzy Caplan, Soldiers of Benghazi” in Of course, Michelle out about a movie from its are so different it’s hard to Michael Stahl-David and January, isn’t pretty on the tries to escape instead of trailer.” tell they’re related.

Jessica Lucas. big screen. And it could spending the rest of her life “They’re not in the same That approach worked Now, “10 Cloverfield be even uglier at the box chilling with Goodman and timeline,” director Dan for “Cloverfield,” which Lane” will see what it can office this weekend, since his neighbor.

Trachtenberg told reportwas first introduced as a do on a $5 million budget, “Zootopia,” “London Has “What I loved most ers of his directorial debut. trailer before the blocka cast that includes Mary Fallen” and “Whiskey about her is she’s kind of The secrecy around the buster “Transformers” Elizabeth Winstead, John Tango Foxtrot” will combadass from the beginfilm “was very much J.J.’s in the summer of 2007.

Goodman and John Galmand large slices of the ning,” Winstead said. “With thing, and it was some“Cloverfield” ended up lagher Jr. and an even more box office pie. her, she was smart and

strong and capable from the get-go, as I think a lot of women are.”

Still, Winstead doesn’t resonate with the audience nearly as well as Goodman, who is the film’s lone bright spot. His transformation as an actor continues to be as impressive as him recently losing 100 pounds.

For years, Goodman was simply Dan Conner, Roseanne Barr’s portly husband on the hit sitcom “Roseanne” for about a decade, but he’s recently excelled in more serious roles. He was a sadistic loan shark in 2014’s “The Gambler” and a husband trying to save his marriage in “Love the Coopers” last year. Now, he’s Howard Stambler.

“If I were to take any of that guy home with me, my wife would have put me out on the street,” Goodman said. “Except Howard probably cleans the dishes really well, so she would have let me do the laundry and the dishes first before she put me out.”

Maybe, but she’d make Howard take all remains of “10 Cloverfield Lane” with him when he left.

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‘Zootopia’ film fans

Laurel Gram, Lawrenceville

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EDITOR’S NOTE: Film Fans features local residents reviewing the movie of the week: “Zootopia.”

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STANDOUT PERFORMANCE

PASS/FAIL

OVERALL IMPRESSION

All of the voice actors were excellent. They were all well-cast and brought such life to their characters.

The only one I was not a fan of was the gazelle voiced by Shakira. The song she sings had kind of a silly message.

Obviously, if you are a fan of recent Disney movies, then you don’t want to miss this one. If you love animated movies that entertain both kids and adults then “Zootopia” is for you.

Goofy comedy? Movie with a message? Yes, you, too.

I have a feeling “Zootopia” will be a hit, so it might be a while before it comes out on Blu-ray. So go ahead and check this one out in the theater. It will definitely make you appreciate how awesome the animation is.

I really enjoyed “Zootopia.” From the previews, I was unsure what I would think of it.

The previews have done a good job hiding a lot of the story, which is good if you don’t like spoilers. I was pleasantly surprised to find it was a good movie with a complicated and twisting plot, so don’t be a dumb bunny and miss this film. Be a sly fox and check it out.

Pass: Very little fails in “Zootopia.” This is one of Disney’s best releases in several years, with top-quality animation and voice acting. The colors are vibrant, and the story is told clearly and cleverly.

Fail: Some might say the theme of bullying is a little too overt or “in your face” here, but that is a small quibble.

The actors for the two lead roles (Ginnifer Goodwin as Judy Hopps and Jason Bateman as Nick Wilde) deserve high praise. Their voices bring these characters to life with a sense of realness and depth that is not often seen in films marketed toward a young audience.

While “Zootopia” is aimed at families with children, I think everyone will find something to enjoy here, regardless of age. The story is simple enough that a preteen could follow it, and yet there are a couple of unpredictable twists and turns that will keep the older audiences interested as well. While the film is showing on the IMAX and 3-D screens in town, I’m not sure you need to spend the extra dollars there; the film’s three directors have chosen to spend less energy on having things jump off the screen at you, instead focusing their efforts on tugging at your heartstrings.

This one is worth seeing in theaters, especially for families with young children. I saw it with a large audience, and the reactions from the crowd were strong and vocal throughout, which always makes seeing a movie on the big screen more delightful.

Be on the lookout for several stars voicing animals in “Zootopia,” including Shakira (who sings as song as an Adele-inspired goat named Gazelle), Tommy Chung (as a tripped-out character named Yax), and J.K. Simmons as the town’s lion mayor. Bonnie Hunt and Octavia Spencer have smaller roles but are very funny in the few lines that they have. There is a bit of a tribute to “The Godfather” that brings a lot of laughs. But my personal favorite was a scene that takes place at the DMV with sloths at the counter (perhaps you’ve seen the trailers that include a portion of this moment). With very careful pacing of the dialogue and striking facial expressions of the sloths, this is truly one of my favorite scenes in amimated movie history.

Pass: Outstanding animation; a wellwritten story line that draws freely and cleverly from other movie genres; an underlying theme dealing with bigotry and discrimination that teaches vs. preaches; excellent voice-over work.

Fail: “Zootopia” runs just a wee bit long at 108 minutes, which will be of concern to anyone taking little kiddies to the cinema. However, that’s about the only flaw I could find with this flick.

Ginnifer Goodwin (Snow White in ABC-TV’s “Once Upon a Time”) does a great job as the lead character, Judy Hopps, an idealistic young rabbit who wants to make a difference in the movie’s all-animal world by becoming the first bunny police officer in the big city of Zootopia.

Goodwin infuses her character with an affable mix of charm, determination, frustration and pluckiness that doesn’t become tired or smarmy.

The real voice star of “Zootopia,” however, is Jason Bateman, who plays Nick Wilde, a streetwise con artist fox who eventually teams up with Judy to solve a missing-mammal case. Bateman brings a lot of playful wit and sarcasm to his role, yet his character’s transformation from Judy’s nemesis to heroic ally seems genuine and not forced.

If you loved last year’s “Inside Out” by Pixar, you will absolutely adore “Zootopia.”

Both feature eyepopping animation that adds to the story vs. being the main event.

Spoiler alert: If you enjoyed 1972’s “The Godfather,” you’ll find parts of “Zootopia” to be a chuckle riot.

Both. “Zootopia” is destined to become an animated classic.

However, the dialogue and themes will go right over the heads of those under age 6, as “Zootopia” really hits home more with older kids and adults.

The premise of “Zootopia” is that all mammals — both predator and prey — have put aside their natural inclinations in order to live together in peace and harmony.

It’s fun to watch how this arrangement plays out in the everyday lives of the citizens of this world and how even the mere suggestion that any animal can revert to natural instinct can cause panic and disruption among the populace. It’s also quite enjoyable to see the animals doing human things like driving, talking on cellphones, appearing on TV, attending dance clubs, etc. I found “Zootopia” to be very entertaining and even laugh-out-loud funny at times, while also being poignant and inspiring, as it calls out the pitfalls of making assumptions about others before you really get to know them.

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Pass: As usual, Disney delivers a cartoon that entertains both kids and parents alike. Animals acting like people is funny to begin with and Disney takes this concept and runs with it. You have to love a film that pays tribute to “The Godfather” and “Breaking Bad.” Also, the animation was incredible. It is amazing what they can do now. From the frozen tundra to the rain forest, all of the worlds looked so real.

Fail: The movie’s intentions were a little too obvious. As you can probably guess, if you have read a plot summary of the movie, the film has a lot to say about equality, intolerance and not judging anyone by what’s on the outside. While I find this message is important and worthwhile, this movie is a little heavy-handed in the delivery. Overall, it didn’t take away from my enjoyment of the rest of the story.

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Showing up on dozens of critics’ 2015 Top 10 lists, “Sicario” was nonetheless ignored during the award season, which is a shame.

This is an action thriller with brains, brawn and a handful of mind-bending plot twists. After heading an Arizona drug bust, FBI agent Kate Macer (Emily Blunt) is drafted by

shadowy government operative Matt Graver (Josh Brolin) to go south of the border to apprehend a major Mexican drug lord. Joining them at the last minute is Alejandro (Benecio del Toro), a former attorney from Colombia who says little and is clearly on a mission — one to which Kate isn’t privy. Tense, heady and brutal, “Sicario” will get under your skin.

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THE MUST-SEE LIST

“The Peanuts Movie” Charles M. Schulz’s long-popular characters appeared in several theatrical movies years ago, but they get a new, computer-animated look in this tale that again puts Snoopy on the trail of the Red Baron … while the ever-hapless Charlie Brown pursues a little redhaired girl anew.

(Rated G) “In the Heart of the Sea” Based on the best seller by Nathaniel Philbrick, the Ron Howarddirected drama re-creates the true whaling-ship crisis that inspired Herman Melville to write “Moby

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Dick.” Played by Ben Whishaw, Melville seeks information from a sailor who was aboard the whaling ship Essex when it ran into major trouble at sea.

(Rated PG-13) “Macbeth” Michael Fassbender portrays Shakespeare’s legendary character in this latest of the play’s screen adaptations. This is an excellent version relating the saga of Scotland’s duke whose quest to become king leads him to take drastic action to speed up his ascension. Marion Cotillard plays his conspiratorial spouse,

Lady Macbeth.

(Rated R) “Victor Frankenstein” One of the most legendary stories of all time is returning in concept to Mary Shelley’s original tale of the title scientist (played

by James McAvoy) obsessed with creating a synthetic man. His assistant Igor (Daniel Radcliffe) watches the doctor’s relentless determination drive him toward madness in a script that concentrates more on the relationship between the two men than on monsters.

(Rated PG-13) — Jay Bobbin, Your TV Link

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WGN America takes their drama ‘Underground’

By George Dickie

us had meaning. … They were set up in bare-minimum living standards, A group of slaves and that’s not the worst band together to escape of it. They were forced to from their 1857 Georgia just stay in an unrealized state, which is a place of plantation in a new drama no hope, a place where series that premiered this there are no dreams. You week on WGN America.

The hourlong “Underknow, this is where you ground,” which debuted are, what you are and Wednesday, tells the story where you’ll stay. … This was it, until the master of a cadre of revolutionaries of the Underground sells you somewhere Railroad, who call on else.” reserves of courage, For Smollet-Bell and strength, ingenuity and Hodge, a whipping scene perseverance to pull in the premiere episode off one of the greatest involving Rosalee had escapes in history despite particular resonance. the odds and consequenc“The second you hear es they faced. that whip crack,” SmolChief among them lett-Bell said, “the sound is Noah (Aldis Hodge, of that, even though I “Straight Outta Compwasn’t physically really ton,” “Turn”), a courabeing whipped, there’s geous blacksmith who something about doing it organizes the escape; underneath the tree on the actual plantation. And this Rosalee (Jurnee Smolletttree, I just kept looking up Bell, “The Great Debaters,” “True Blood”), a at it and I heard the Billie shy and sheltered house Holiday song ‘Strange slave who must call upon Fruit’ because I just kept courage she never knew thinking about what that she had; Zeke (Theodus tree had seen and witnessed. And the spirit just Crane, “The Walking takes over you. You know, Dead”), a slave of enormous size and strength; you just let it, and it really and Moses (Mykelti overpowered me.”

“She had to re-enact Williamson, “Justified,” that in a place where this “24”), a fiery preacher really did happen,” Hodge who struggles with what added, “and when you go God might think of their there, you just soak up all plan.

Also in the cast are Alof the energy of the land ano Miller (“Jane the Virand it’s hard to escape gin”) as Cato, a cunning it. … I mean, I had to sit and charismatic slave there and watch the scene, driver; Reed Diamond “Underground,” starring Jurnee Smollett-Bell, center left, and Aldis Hodge, center right, premiered Wednesday on and it was hard for me.

“You know, we just (“Moneyball”) as planta- WGN America. (Photo: Your TV Link) tion owner Tom Macon; all had little moments of Christopher Meloni (“Blue Bloods”) and Jes- his socialite wife. tury, a setting that helped have feelings once you’re solace afterward,” he con(“Law & Order: SVU,” sica De Gouw (“Arrow,” The series was filmed the actors get into the there and kind of feel the tinued, “after the whole “42”) as August Pullman, “Dracula”) as John and scene was done, just to near Baton Rouge, La., on time and their characters’ echoes, feel the ghosts an itinerant man with a Elizabeth Hawkes, an a plantation where slaves mind-sets. of the past,” Meloni said. kind of take a break, desecret; and Marc Blucas abolitionist lawyer and were kept in the 19th cen“You can’t help but “Everywhere they placed compress.”

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A&E’s ‘Damien’ follows ‘Omen’ devil child into adulthood

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There is an old Acting 101 conceit that says in essence that if you’re playing a villain, don’t play him as a snarling, mustachetwirling cad. Bad guys, after all, are human beings, too, and they don’t think they’re bad.

That gives some idea of the approach Bradley

James (“Merlin,” “Homeland”) took in creating the adult Damien Thorn in A&E Network’s “Damien,” the 10-episode follow-up to the original 1976 film “The Omen” starring Gregory Peck and Lee Remick, which premiered Monday.

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Megalyn Echikunwoke (“House of Lies”) stars as Simone, a woman whose life is thrown into turmoil by tragedy, and Barbara Hershey (“Beaches”) plays Ann Rutledge, a mystery woman working behind the scenes to ensure that Damien’s terrible destiny is fulfilled.

The Oscar-nominated, Emmy-winning actress says she was initially drawn to this project by the script and the questions it raises.

“I was really intrigued with … the question of ‘What would you do if you found out you were the Antichrist?’” Hershey said. “… I think we have both good and bad inside of us and we make choices every day about who we are. So his dilemma is something that I related to when I read it — as well as my character. I thought that was very intriguing. I wasn’t sure where it was going but I was willing to take the leap.

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ing whatever their version of the Antichrist was, just having people aware that that was a possibility.”

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and the same sort of thing kind of applies to being the Antichrist. You have to be endowed with that by the people and the world around you.

“So it was a case of just taking this character who is on the page … and turning him into a human being and just having that aspect to his character where people could understand that he was capable of be-