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Two days, two chases in Duluth

Harriet Coffee, a former Lawrenceville Elementary School teacher of 15 years, will be celebrating her 100th birthday on Friday at Cracker Barrel. This birthday marks a milestone for her loved ones.

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By Joshua Sharpe

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In about 24 hours, Duluth police officers chased two fleeing suspects, with one pursuit ending in a crash, the other involving an officer dragged behind a car and the 17-year-old suspect finally arrested at Nicolas Torresthe Gwinnett Place Quinterro Mall food court.

The harrowing span began Tuesday around 10:20 a.m.

Officer Clifford Cavorsi attempted to arrest Duluth High School student Tyler Le Tran, Tyler Le according to police.

Tran Records released to the Daily Post on Wednesday don’t make clear for what charge

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Former teacher celebrates 100th birthday

By Keith Farner

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DACULA — Years ago, Harriet Coffee used to worry about her age as a number.

But that was decades ago; now she sees it as an honor.

With a significant milestone birthday to celebrate on Friday, Coffee is looking forward to lemon pepper trout with all the trimmings from Cracker Barrel. That’s Coffee’s way of celebrating her 100th birthday.

“In the 80s and all, I wouldn’t tell my age,” Coffee said. “But as it moved on, I’m proud to be 100. God has been good to me. I have followed his teachings, and so he has rewarded me.”

She celebrated on Sunday with family and friends when one of her daughters brought a cake that another daughter described as something that “could feed 150” people.

The East Point native was a teacher at Lawrenceville Elementary School for 15 years before her retirement in 1982. She now lives with her daughter, Sandra, and enjoys watching television shows like “Little House on the Prairie” and “The Waltons.”

When Coffee told her parents she wanted to pursue a career in education, they were glad to hear that. Her mother was a teacher, and her father was a principal and a teacher.

“I just wanted to be with children,” she said. “(My

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Sandra Coffee hands flowers to her mother, Harriet Coffee, in their home last week.

Harriet will celebrate her 100th birthday on Friday.

(Staff Photos: Keith Farner)

parents) were thrilled that I made that decision.”

A fifth-grade teacher also influenced Coffee because learning was fun in her classroom.

At Lawrenceville Elementary, Coffee said she taught second-grade students about writing in journals and poetry. She remembers working with Principal J.N. Timms, who was the first principal of Lawrenceville Elementary when the school opened with first and second grades in 12 classrooms. He served from 1962-80.

Coffee remembers putting a lot of effort in planning the

annual Thanksgiving feast and play. Parents would bring in food, and students would dress as pilgrims and Indians.

Jane Going met Coffee when they both taught at Lawrenceville Elementary, but said that time was just a short window into what’s become a 41-year friendship.

“Some people are for a reason, some people are for a season, but for a lifetime, that’s Harriet,” Going said.

Going said she remembers Coffee having a gift of discernment in the classroom, and she set a tone for children that Going couldn’t find in a textbook or college class.

“She had a calm nature about her which allowed children to be themselves,” Going said, who added that that calm nature is likely why she’s lived to be 100.

Coffee is a part of Going’s Christian testimony, and she was someone who also helped friends through toughto-navigate family situations.

“You do it by example and she was the queen,” Going said. “It didn’t get any better than what she was able to do in her calm, calm presence was just who she was. …

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Man facing charges in deadly wreck Crash claimed lives of father and infant

By Joshua Sharpe joshua.sharpe@gwinnettdailypost.com

A driver accused of DUI in a Lawrenceville crash that killed a baby and father is held in the Gwinnett County jail on more than $111,000 bond.

Michael Schick, 26, of Atlanta had been recovering from his own injuries in Feb. 10 wreck on McKendree Church Road, when he allegedly was driving recklessly Michael and speeding. He arSchick rived in jail Monday and remained Wednesday, booking records showed.

Police have said Schick was driving a 2002 Honda that skidded and crossed into the other lane.

Sean Lowe, 29, who was a passenger in the Toyota Camry struck by the Honda, died after the crash, police said; his son Cameron Lowe, who was 11 months old, died 11 days later. The driver, who was the child’s mother Shana Fischer-Williams, 26, was also injured.

A fundraiser page on gofundme. com said she was pinned in the car, “has suffered broken bones and bruises” and was in ICU, expected to face surgery.

Schick faces eight charges, the most serious of which are two counts of vehicular homicide.

Georgia Gwinnett College to host Vietnamese teaching delegation

By Keith Farner

Nguyen City, Vietnam.

The visit is part of a memorandum of understanding with TNUT, which offers As part of Georgia a mutual academic and Gwinnett College’s recultural exchange. ciprocal agreement with This summer, 12 Geora Vietnamese university, gia Gwinnett students will the school is hosting a visit Vietnam to study delegation of nine college math, tropical biology and professors. stay at TNUT. The professors are from TNUT faculty memThai Nguyen University bers Thuy Nguyen, who of Technology of Thai studies atmospheric keith.farner @gwinnettdailypost.com

chemistry, and Tiep Dinh, who studies applied math and engineering, will observe GGC faculty in the School of Science and Technology.

The other seven TNUT faculty members will take intensive English classes through the English Language Institute. Their areas of interest range from

Georgia Gwinnett College is hosting a delegation of nine college professors from Thai Nguyen University of Technology of Thai Nguyen City, Vietnam as part of a mutual academic and cultural exchange.

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Still no suspects in Sunday homicide at Peachtree Corners

By Joshua Sharpe

by Wednesday.

“Still no suspects or arrests,” said Gwinnett County police spokeswoman Cpl. Hearing gunshots early Michele Pihera.

Sunday, Chyna Pace didn’t According to the report, think much of it. there were at least two “There’s always, like, ran- 911 calls to the complex at dom gunshots,” the resident 6250 Hillandale Drive off of Peachtree Corners’ Bryant Peachtree Industrial BoulePark Apartments said. vard.

At least six residents at the Officers responded and complex heard the gunfire found Adams, who was apbefore a man was found with parently unknown to the resia small puncture in his chest, dents who spoke with police. unresponsive in the parking Two cops tried to resuscitate lot, according to a Gwinnett him, as did the paramedics County police report. But who pronounced him dead none said they saw the shoot- on the scene. er who killed Davon Adams, It’s unclear why Adams a 21-year-old Powder Springs was at the complex. resident.

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LOCAL BRIEFS EHC to host 2016 Bridal Show March 20

arship opportunity for all high school seniors know who he was. who reside in Peachtree Pace said none of her famCorners. ily had ever seen him before.

The Environmental and This UPCCA is a Police couldn’t find Heritage Center will host nonprofit, civic organizaanyone who’d seen anything its annual Bridal Show on tion that serves Peachtree suspicious.

March 20 from noon to Corners residents. MemOne woman said there 4 p.m. bership for the organizahad been a party in the 6459 At the expo, over 50 tion consists of subdivibuilding, but that broke up exhibitors will be in atsions, individuals and around 10:30, and she didn’t tendance to display their businesses that want to know if it was related, acdesigns and ideas for protect and enhance life cording to the report. Pace, wedding ceremonies and in their city, and the purfor her part, said it was receptions. pose of the association is actually a family get-together These exhibitors will to monitor and communiher neighbors were having, also give out door prizes cate land use, rezoning, which she was sure could’ve throughout the 4-hour transportation, education, had anything to do with the event, and food/appetizpublic safety and other shooting. ers from local caterers issues that will impact Adams was found in front will be on sample as the Peachtree Corners of the same building. guests will have the opcommunity.

“To be honest it really is a portunity to view EHC’s The UPCCA is premystery,” Pace said Wednes- indoor and outdoor cersenting its Community day. emony locations.

Service Scholarship for Along with the door any high school seniors prize giveaways, the EHC in Peachtree Corners is also giving one bride who have performed acts or groom a grand prize of of community service a full center room rental outside of school hours for their wedding and throughout their high simple and casual getreception. school careers. together where the public Also, any bride or There will be two can chat with officers over a groom that signs a $1,000 Community Sercup of Joe and ask quescontract with the Envivice Scholarships awardtions. ronmental and Heritage ed to seniors who have At the Grayson event, Center at the Bridal Expo demonstrated volunteer will receive a 10 percent service outside of school a free regular drip coffee on their room rental fee. activities and on their is offered for the first 10 Tickets for the expo own time. customers. are $8 for each bride and Seniors who are ingroom and $10 for all terested must fill out the other guests. Children scholarship application between the ages of 3 and at upcca.org. In addition, 12 are $2 while children the students must write under 2, along with all a 300-word essay exEHC members, can atplaining one community tend the expo for free. service activity that influFor ticket purchasing enced them the greatest and more information, and also include a listing visit gwinnettEHC.org or of all community service call Lisa Howell at 678activities performed by 765-4664. the student during their time in high school.

The two winners will UPCCA offers be chosen solely on their scholarship community service parThe United Peachtree ticipation.

Corners Civic AssociaThe deadline to aption is offering a scholply for the scholarship

Gwinnett Co. Police Department to host ‘Coffee with a Cop’ in Grayson From Staff Reports

9 and 11 a.m. at Grayson Coffee House. The address The Gwinnett County is 502 Grayson Parkway.

Police Department is invitThe department began ing Grayson residents to holding Coffee With a Cop Coffee With a Cop. events in earnest last year The event, which is part in hopes of strengthening of series around the county, the relationships between is set for Thursday, between residents and police. It’s a

is April 15, and students should email their applications, essay and any questions to scholarships@upcca.org. For more information, visit upcca.org.

Low-cost vaccinations offered by the Georgia SPCA Local animal owners will have the opportunity to bring their pets to receive low-cost vaccinations from the Georgia SPCA on Saturday.

The public low cost vaccination clinic will take place from 1 to 4 p.m., and there will be a number of low-cost tests and shots offered: canine distemper/parvo, canine bordatella, rabies and feline distemper will be available for $12. Canine heartworm tests, feline combo tests and microchipping will be available for $25. Nail trimming will be available for $15, and deworming will also be offered for $10. Lowcost spay/neuter services are also offered.

No appointment is necessary, but Georgia SPCA requests that all dogs be leashed and all cats be in a carrier. If your pet has had an allergic reaction in the past, the SPCA asks that you go to your regular vet.

All proceeds from the clinic go to benefit the homeless pets of the Georgia SPCA, a not-forprofit rescue organization.

The Ga. SPCA is located at 1175 Highway 23 N.W. in Suwanee. For more information, visit georgiaspca.org or call 678-765-2726.

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At least some Georgia Republicans, including both of its U.S. senators and one of Gwinnett’s three U.S. representatives, expressed opposition on Wednesday to filling the opening on the U.S. Supreme Court before the next president takes office.

Those calls were in response to President Barack Obama’s nomination of District of Columbia Circuit Court Chief Judge Merrick Garland to fill the vacancy created earlier this year by the death of Justice Antonin Scalia.

“As a senator who has the duty of advice and consent, I believe the American people should have a voice in this process by allowing the next president to select and the next Senate to confirm Justice Scalia’s replacement,” Sen. Johnny Isakson said in a statement.

Under the Constitution only the president, though the nominating process, and the Senate, through the affirmation process, gets a say in who gets to be a Supreme Court justice.

As a result, Isakson and Sen. David Perdue are the only Georgians who get a say in the

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“At such a pivotal time in our nation’s history, the American people deserve to have their voice heard in consideration of this lifetime appointment,” Hice said in a statement.

Rep. Hank Johnson, D-Ga., who represents southern Gwinnett, called for the process to Curt Yeomans go forward now. matter.

“With the nomination of “What’s at stake here is the Chief Judge Merrick Garland, balance of our nation’s highest President Obama has selected court and the direction of our a widely admired and deeply country for decades,” Perdue experienced jurist with a stersaid in a statement. “I remain ling judicial record,” Johnson firm in my decision to exercise said in a statement. my constitutional authorWoodall hosting telephone ity and withhold consent on town hall meeting any nominee to the Supreme U.S. Rep. Rob Woodall’s ofCourt submitted by President fice announced on Wednesday Obama.” that the congressman will talk Meanwhile, two U.S. with constituents electronically representatives whose districts next week during one of his include parts of Gwinnett Telephone Town Hall forums.

County were split on whether The discussion will last Garland should get an affirma- from 7 to 7:30 p.m. on March tion hearing this year.

23. Anyone who wants to parRep. Jody Hice, R-Ga., ticipate should call 877-229whose district includes eastern 8493 and use passcode 17849.

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A man was badly injured Wednesday when his car became lodged underneath the trailer of a semi in Norcross, police said.

The wreck happened at about 12:30 p.m. on Jimmy Carter Boulevard near North Norcross Tucker Road.

The Saturn was traveling southbound on North

derneath the trailer, according to the Georgia State Patrol, which worked the scene with the Norcross Police Department.

“The Saturn was dragged approximately 200 feet and caught on fire,” a statement from GSP said.

Gwinnett County fire and EMS responded, extracted the man in the car and took

of Norcross said. The man “suffered major injuries during the accident.”

The Norcross Police Department contacted the Georgia State Patrol, as with all serious injury accidents in the city. Troopers arrived and took over as lead investigators.

No further information was immediately available.

Gwinnett Co. offering $600,000 for traffic improvements around new Buford High

By Curt Yeomans curt.yeomans @gwinnettdailypost.com

Gwinnett County is committing $600,000 to a joint project with the city of Buford to improve traffic safety around the new Buford High School that is under construction.

An intergovernmental agreement approved by county commissioners on Tuesday calls on the county and city to work together to make it possible for school buses, bicyclists, pedestrians

and cars to get to and from the school safely. The city will be responsible for covering any remaining costs for safety improvements.

The school is expected to open in the fall of 2017 as a state-of-the-art facility. It is also expected to cost about $50 million to build.

“This agreement with the city of Buford allows the county to contribute funding for road improvements at the new Buford High School, including a new road between Hamilton Mill Road and Buford Highway,”

transportation director Alan Chapman told commissioners on Tuesday.

In addition to the new road, the county’s money — which will come from the 2009 SPLOST fund — will be used for intersection improvements and traffic signal upgrades, as well as sidewalk work by the school. Among those improvements are crosswalks, pedestrian actuated countdown timers and handicap ramps, according to the agreement.

Buford will be responsible for finalizing the project scope and putting out a request for proposals to contractors interested in doing the safety improvements.

The agreement stipulates that county money will only be used for improvements along public roadways. It specifically states none of the money is therefore not to be used for beautification improvements, including landscaping, decorative lighting, wayfinding signage or benches.

The county’s funding contribution will also be paid in the form of a reimbursement to the city.

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4A • THURSDAY, MARCH 17, 2016 To Your Good Health

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Mistreatment the same as elder abuse?

DEAR DR. ROACH: I would like your advice concerning my 75-year-old boyfriend, whom I have known for eight years. He had what I suppose would be called a nervous breakdown two years ago. He was admitted to a mental hospital for seven days.

He came out on olanzapine, lorazepam and Wellbutrin, and now has been prescribed mirtazapine and was told by the doctor — an MD specializing in geriatric medicine — that it is a “sleeping pill.”

He now shows only one emotion, irritation — at traffic, long lines or at me if I try to talk to him about his medication or how his personality has changed.

His daughter makes the doctor appointments and lays out all his medications for the week. She claims her only concern is for what is best for her father and that I am not to interfere. She criticizes any decisions he makes, leading him to feel he is incapable of making any decisions on his own, which is eventually going to be the case, as I see his brain function deteriorating from all this medication. He now makes few decisions on his own but calls her for everything.

She then gets irritated with him and yells at him like he is a child.

I am watching him become more and more a zombie, with no interest in doing anything and unable to follow even the story line of a movie. Now there is only a dull stare.

Is this a form of elder abuse? If it is, what steps should or could I take?

— P.B. ANSWER: Yours is a heartbreaking letter, and I hope I can be of some help.

Let me begin by admitting that I don’t know why your friend’s personality is changing. You blame the medicines, and you might well be right, but it certainly is possible that it is an underlying neurologic or psychiatric disorder.

Were I taking care of him, I would be tempted to stop all his medicines and watch him very carefully to see how he does and whether he needs all of them.

You ask whether this is elder abuse. Elder abuse is common and can be much more overt, with physical, sexual and financial abuse.

Based on what you are telling me, it sounds like verbal abuse, which is a type of mistreatment.

If you have witnessed or suspect mistreatment, you can and should report it. You can find out more information on elder abuse from the U.S. Administration on Aging’s National Center on Elder Abuse by calling 800-677-1116 or visiting www.ncea.aoa.

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world&nation WORLD Moscow-backed opposition calls for Syria change GENEVA — A group of Syrian political activists at peace talks in Geneva issued the first public position paper on Syria’s transition on Wednesday, reiterating the need to abide by U.N. resolutions and calling for change and national reconciliation.

The text published by the Moscow-Istana group of activists, led by Qadri Jamil, called for “launching a process of realizing the democratic, radical, deep an(d) comprehensive change on the different arenas.”

Other activists in the delegation, from the Cairo group of activists, did not back the document, which was submitted to U.N. mediator Staffan de Mistura.

Obama taps Garland for Court Senate’s McConnell: Pick meant to ‘politicize’ process for election

By Jeff Mason and Richard Cowan Reuters

WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama selected Merrick Garland for the U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday, choosing a centrist judge meant to win over recalcitrant Senate Republicans whose leaders wasted no time in spurning the Democratic president.

Garland, 63, was picked to replace long-serving conservative Justice Antonin Scalia, who died on Feb. 13.

The Chicago native serves as chief judge of the influential U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit and is a former prosecutor who has won praise from both Republicans and Democrats in the past.

A bruising political fight is looming over the nominaFrench police tion, with the Republicanarrest group on led Senate’s leaders vowing not to hold confirmation suspicions of hearings or an up-or-down Islamist attack vote on any Obama nomiPARIS — French antinee. terrorism police arrested a The lifetime appointment small group with Islamist to the high court requires militant ties on WednesSenate confirmation. day, suspecting one of Republicans, hoping them they may have been a candidate from their planning an attack in Paris, party will win the Nov. 8 France’s interior minister presidential election, are said. demanding that Obama “We have information leave the seat vacant and let about one person that his successor, to be sworn suggests that he could in next January, make the undertake violent actions in France,” Interior Minister Bernard Cazeneuve said, adding the man was thought to have ties with the Islamic State in Syria. Capital adjusts “This person was arrest- commutes during ed this morning along with Metro shutdown people linked with him,” Cazeneuve said, warning WASHINGTON — however against jumping Washington-area commuters to the conclusion that an battled heavy traffic aboard attack was imminent as crowded buses, on bicycles checks were underway. and even skateboards on Earlier, TF1 television Wednesday as the secondreported that three men busiest U.S. subway system and one women were shut down for emergency arrested at dawn in Paris safety checks. and at the nearby northern Some of the estimated suburb of Seine-Saint700,000 people who ride Denis on suspicions they the Washington-area Metro were planning an immisystem on a typical weekday nent attack. complained that they had little time to prepare after the unprecedented shutdown 15 government was announced late on Tuesworkers killed by day afternoon. It is intended bomb in Pakistan to give safety crews time to inspect 600 underground PESHAWAR, Pakistan cables that could pose a fire — A bomb on a bus carry- risk. ing government employees The shutdown also raised in the Pakistani city of concerns about the safety Peshawar killed 15 people of a system that has long on Wednesday, officials been plagued by smoky said, and a militant group tunnels, breakdowns and claimed responsibility, deadly accidents. It was no saying it was revenge for windfall for the city’s cab death sentences passed drivers, many of whom said against Islamists. the heavy traffic was hurting The attack took place their business. on a main road after the Rayna Smith, 30, said it bus picked up government was standing room only on workers from districts the bus she took to work at surrounding Peshawar and the Council of the District was taking them to work in of Columbia, unusual on a the city. route where she normally Senior police official finds a seat.

Mohammad Kashif said 15 people were killed and After crucial win, 35 wounded. A hospital Kasich sees path official said the death toll was likely to rise. to nomination “It’s premature to comment about the nature of BEREA, Ohio — After the blast, but it appears that a critical win on his home explosives were planted turf, Ohio Governor John inside the bus,” Kashif Kasich begins a new phase said. “There were 40 to 50 of his long-shot presidential people on the bus.” campaign that his aides hope — From wire reports will ultimately propel him

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PEOPLE ‘Walking Dead’ actor Yeun to star in ‘Mayhem’

LOS ANGELES — Steven Yeun and Samara Weaving will star in the action movie “Mayhem,” sources have confirmed to Variety.

Joe Lynch is directing the film with Circle of Confusion producing. The company also produces Yeun’s AMC zombie drama “The Walking Dead.” Confusion partner Lawrence Mattis and head of production Matt Smith are producing with Royal Viking Entertainment’s Sean Sorensen.

Matias Caruso penned the script, which tells the story of a virus that infects a corporate law office on the day attorney Derek SaunU.S. President Barack Obama stands next to Judge Merrick Garland, center, of the ders (Yeun) is framed by a United States Court of Appeals as his nominee for the U.S. Supreme Court as Vice co-worker and wrongfully President Joe Biden, left, joins in at the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington fired. The infection is caon Wednesday. (Reuters/Jonathan Ernst) pable of making people act out their wildest impulses. selection. Businessman and ing judges that is beyond nomination not with the Trapped in the quarantined former reality TV star Don- repair.” intent of seeing the nominee building, our hero is forced ald Trump is leading among Obama said such a move confirmed, but in order to to savagely fight tooth and Republicans for the nomiwould undermine the repu- politicize it for purposes of nail for not only his job but his life. nation and Obama’s former tation of the Supreme Court the election,” McConnell secretary of state, Hillary and faith in the American said on the Senate floor.

Clinton, is the front-runner justice system. “Our democGarland is widely viewed Wilde: I was on the Democratic side. racy will ultimately suffer as as a moderate. He is a forAt a ceremony in the well,” Obama added. mer prosecutor who served considered ‘too White House Rose Garden, Senate Majority Leader in the Justice Department old’ for ‘Wolf’ role Obama said if Republican Mitch McConnell of Kenunder Democratic President LOS ANGELES — Olsenators refused to give tucky swiftly reiterated that Bill Clinton. He oversaw Garland a fair hearing, the Senate will not conthe prosecution in the 1995 ivia Wilde said she was deemed “too old” for a role “then it will not only be sider the nomination by the Oklahoma City bombing an abdication of the SenDemocratic president whose case, including securing the in Martin Scorsese’s “The Wolf of Wall Street.” ate’s constitutional duty, it term ends next January. death penalty for the lead While on “The Howard will indicate a process for “It seems clear that defendant, anti-government nominating and confirmPresident Obama made this militant Timothy McVeigh. Stern Show” promoting her new HBO music drama “Vinyl,” Wilde was asked by Stern if she had been denied businessman scored big wins in primaries in Florida, a role for being too beautiful.

Illinois, Missouri and North “No, I don’t think so,” the Carolina on Tuesday, knock32-year-old said. “The funing out rival Marco Rubio niest thing I heard recently and bringing him closer was I had heard for a part to the 1,237 convention delegates he needs to win the that I was too sophisticated.

And I was like, ‘Oh, that nomination.

But Trump lost the crucial sounds nice.’ I like that feedback. I didn’t get the part, state of Ohio and left the but I’m a very sophisticated door open for those in the party trying to stop him from person. And then I found out later that they actually said becoming the Republican nominee for the Nov. 8 elec- ‘old.’ I want to make a translation sheet for Hollywood tion.

Trump might fall short of that’s all the feedback your A long line of morning commuters board a bus for downagents give you and what it the majority required, entown Washington in Silver Spring, Maryland, on Wednesreally means.” abling the party’s establishday. (Reuters/Gary Cameron) The actress then revealed ment to put forward another past Republican front-runner nile detention facility died name at the July convention that it was the 2013 film Donald Trump by triggering because of a heart-related in Cleveland to formally pick “Wolf of Wall Street” for which she auditioned and a rare contested convention. condition, state officials said its candidate. was told she was “too old” Kasich’s victory in Ohio’s on Wednesday. for the role, not specifying primary on Tuesday, along However, an internal inU.S. student whether it was the part of with the departure from the vestigation into Gynnya Mcsentenced to Teresa Petrillo, Leonardo race of U.S. Senator Marco Millen’s death on Jan. 11 at DiCaprio’s character’s first Rubio, makes him the party the Lincoln Village Detention hard labor in wife, eventually played by establishment’s last hope Center uncovered misconNorth Korea Cristin Milioti (now 30), of stopping the New York duct, state Justice Secretary SEOUL — North Korea’s or the character Naomi billionaire businessman from John Tilley told reporters. supreme court sentenced Lapaglia, played by Margot winning the Republican While that misconduct did Robbie (now 25). nomination for the Nov. 8 not result in her death, it will American student Otto Warmbier, who was arelection. not be tolerated, he said.

Trump and his closest Officials could only verify rested while visiting the Cameron, Landau country, to 15 years of hard rival, U.S. Senator Ted Cruz 75 of 117 checks made on slam proposal for of Texas, are deeply unMcMillen as detention center labor on Wednesday for popular among Republican employees were determining crimes against the state, a Screening Room insiders. whether she could be placed punishment Washington LOS ANGELES — “I want you to know, the with the rest of the residents condemned as politically motivated.

James Cameron and Jon campaign goes on,” Kasich, at the Elizabethtown center, The U.S. State DepartLandau have declared 63, told a victory rally near Tilley said. ment called the sentence early opposition against Cleveland. In a reference “unduly harsh” and White the Screening Room to Trump’s fiery campaign Trump warns of House spokesman Josh proposal that would allow rhetoric, Kasich added: “I riots if he can’t Earnest said it was “increas- day-and-date showings at will not take the low road to the highest office in the be GOP nominee ingly clear” that North Korea home when studio films are sought to use U.S. citizens as released in theaters. land.” pawns to pursue a political Landau told Variety that PALM BEACH, Fla. — agenda. he and Cameron believe that U.S. Republican front-runner Teen who died in Warmbier, a 21-year-old the initial release of films Donald Trump warned on detention center University of Virginia stushould take place only in Wednesday of riots if he is dent, was detained in January theaters. denied the party’s presidenhad heart issue, “We know that this tial nomination after a string for trying to steal an item officials claim of primary election victories, bearing a propaganda slogan proposal is at the early stage FRANKFORT, Ky. — A raising the temperature even from his hotel in Pyongyang, and we have an obligation North Korean media said to speak out publicly against 16-year-old black girl found more in a heated White previously. it,” he said. unresponsive after spending House race.

— From wire reports — From wire reports one day at a Kentucky juveThe outspoken New York

What is a Tully Monster? Scientists finally provide an answer

By Will Dunham Reuters

WASHINGTON — For more than half a century, scientists have scratched their heads over the nature of an outlandishly bizarre creature dubbed the Tully Monster that flourished about 307 million years ago in a coastal estuary in what is now northeastern Illinois.

But researchers on Wednesday announced they have finally

of weirdness,” said paleontologist Victoria McCoy of Britain’s University of Leicester, who solved the mystery. conducted the study while at Yale They analyzed numerous fossils University. of the creature, named TullimonIt boasted a torpedo-shaped strum gregarium, and determined body, a jointed, trunk-like snout it was not a segmented worm or ending in a claw-like structure a free-swimming slug, as once studded with two rows of conical hypothesized, but rather a type of teeth, and its eyes were set on the jawless fish called a lamprey. ends of a long rigid bar extend“I would rank the Tully Monster ing sideways from the head. Up just about at the top of the scale to about 14 inches long, it had a

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vertical tail fin and a long, narrow dorsal fin.

A sophisticated reassessment of the fossils determined it was a vertebrate, with gills and a stiffened rod, or notochord, that functioned as a rudimentary spinal cord and supported its body. The notochord previously had been identified as the gut.

“I’ve always loved detective work, and in paleontology it doesn’t get much better than this,”

said paleontologist James Lamsdell of the American Museum of Natural History in New York.

“Our re-study of the specimens has shown that it is a very strange lamprey, a group of eel-like vertebrates that live in rivers and seas today.”

Tullimonstrum shared its shallow marine environment with fish including sharks as well as jellyfish, shrimp, amphibians and horseshoe crabs.

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Voting at a crossroads It is seldom that the fate of a nation can be traced to what happened on one particular day, but that may be what happened in the United States of America on Tuesday.

That is because the front-runners in both political parties are not merely inadequate but appalling — and the vote in this Tuesday’s primaries may have been the last chance for the voters to unite behind someone else.

The trends that brought us to this crucial day go back for years. But whatever the paths that led to this crossroads, we Thomas are in fact at a crossSowell roads and our future, and our children’s futures, depend on whether we can come up with some presidential candidate better than either Hillary Clinton or Donald Trump.

In other times and in other conditions, one bad president could not ruin a great nation. We survived Jimmy Carter, and we may survive Barack Obama, but there is no guarantee that we can survive an unlimited number of reckless decisions in a dangerous world.

The dangers are both internal and external.

Two of our bitterest enemies — Iran and North Korea — are openly declaring their desire to destroy us. And both are developing intercontinental missiles that can carry nuclear warheads.

These and other mortal dangers are a product of the feckless foreign policies carried out

by Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, as the Obama administration weakened our military forces while our adversaries around the world have been rapidly strengthening theirs.

We will be lucky to survive the damage that has been done already. A third consecutive term of such policies, with Hillary Clinton in the White House, can be suicidal.

Internally, Hillary Clinton’s whole political career has been based on polarizing the American population by race, sex, class and any other way that will serve her political interests. This kind of cynical political exploitation can take the “United” out of the United States and Balkanize us into an internal war of each against all. That is a war in which we can all lose.

As for the Republicans’ front-runner, what is there left to say about Donald Trump? Almost daily he demonstrates that he lacks the maturity, the depth and the character required to lead a nation facing a complex range of dangers.

It is not a question of his having flaws, which we all have. But what kind of warped character does someone have at his core who can mock a prisoner of war who was tortured for years by our enemies, mock someone else with a physical defect, reply to questions with gutter-level insults, and offer childish boasts about what he is going to do, instead of specifics about how?

These are not subtle nuances. They are blatant revelations about something fundamentally wrong. Too many people missed similar revelations about Barack Obama. For that we have already paid a price, and we will continue to pay a price, even after he is gone. So will generations yet unborn.

There is a reason why polls repeatedly show Donald Trump producing the highest negative reactions of any candidate of either party. Yet the small hard core of Trump supporters seem oblivious to his antics, his recklessness and his all-consuming ego.

Some of these supporters may simply not be paying careful attention. But there have also been some very knowledgeable and intellectually talented people who have backed Trump.

Sometimes it takes a high IQ to evade the obvious.

What does Trump offer his supporters that makes them so willing to overlook so much?

He boldly articulates the resentment and anger they feel at having been betrayed by smug elites in general and the Republican establishment in particular.

Charismatic leaders who articulated the just grievances of the people have often risen to power on the basis of that talent alone. And those who put them in power have often paid a catastrophic price afterwards. That story was repeated in countries around the world in the 20th century.

Will that story be repeated in America in the 21st century? Tuesday’s may have given us a clue.

The only candidate who has any real chance to stop Donald Trump at the ballot box is Ted Cruz. But the Republican elite, who have never liked Senator Cruz, may prefer to stop Trump with chicanery at the convention. That can cost Republicans the votes of Trump’s followers, putting Hillary Clinton in the White House — and the country on the ruinous road to a point of no return.

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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Donald Trump’s carnival of anger CHICAGO — Donald Trump, victim of the shutting down of free speech, after he had to cancel a Chicago rally over security concerns. Or should we say: Donald Trump, PR genius who garnered even more breathless headlines over the weekend than anyone could have expected?

Either way, all the people biting their knuckles about the coming waves of Trump-induced violence need to regain some perspective and look in the mirror for a sure-fire solution.

Let’s start with the news coverage that followed the cancellation of Trump’s Chicago speech: “Donald Trump’s Heated Words Were Destined to Stir Violence, Opponents Say,” “The Chicago Anti-Trump Protest Was Only the Beginning” and, the most sensational of all, Talking Points Memo’s “Someone Will Die.” There was the poor-Donald-wasmuzzled angle, too, with several variations on “Free Speech Trumped in Chicago.”

Oh, the humanity!

It’s incredible that anyone could possibly take this supposed turning point in the Trump campaign — the one that single-handedly reinforces Trump’s angered workingclass whites’ sense of marginalization by liberal America and the media — as anything other than the reality TV show

fled the country isn’t nearly as easy to turn into national news outlet click bait.

By canceling the Friday night speech, Trump won a weekend’s worth of news coverage, social media chatter, angst-filled think pieces and first-hand-accounts of the Esther incident.

Cepeda Trump got to claim that he was, effectively, shouted down setup it so clearly is. by an unruly mob, his acolytes We’re really supposed to got to complain that the left believe that Trump planned a deprived them of their right to speech on a college campus assemble, and his detractors on the south side of Chicago got to act as though roving where the student population bands of Trump supporters are is nearly 50 percent nonwhite going to be emboldened into without expecting to incite acts of mass white-on-minority protesters and supporters into violence. shutting the whole thing down?

And you know what? People (The Chicago Police Departare eating it up. With the Super ment denied having recomBowl and the Oscars in the mended to Trump that the rally rearview mirror, we’ve reverted be halted, putting the dramatic to our regularly scheduled cancellation solely on the national pastime: pique and candidate.) social-media-fueled outrage.

You know what would have New York Times columnist happened if Trump had picked Ross Douthat put it succinctly a more neutral venue for his a few weeks ago: “The reality stump speech? Not much.

TV element in Trump’s camIn fact, there wasn’t nearly paign is a kind of fun-houseas much coverage of Trump’s mirror version of the celebrityspeech in Central Illinois, saturated Obama effort in delivered last Sunday, during 2008. Presidential politics which he said, “Your taxes are has long had an escalating through the roof, your compa- celebrity component, a cultish nies are leaving you. You have side that’s grown ever-morenothing going.” conspicuous with time.”

Ouch, this is 100 percent What else might we have true. But the fact that the Mid- expected of a candidate who is west has been hollowed out by a professional entertainer and a manufacturing base that has a page-view-driven media that

thrives on a society that seems to care more about spectacle than substance?

It’s effortless to tweet your dislike of a politician or even head down to a local campaign stop to see what all the commotion is about. It’s far more time-intensive to canvass a neighborhood on behalf of a candidate, volunteer for a phone bank or train to be an election judge and then drag yourself out of bed to set up a polling place at 5 in the morning on Election Day. Anger is easy. Those who are really committed to ensuring their vision for the best next president aren’t getting distracted by the updated-bythe-second rage machine that is the Internet, they’re spending their weekends registering people to vote, helping people get their driver’s licenses or practice for an upcoming U.S. citizenship test.

Donald Trump is a spectacle that feeds his fans’ love and his detractors’ hatred but we need not buy into his carefully constructed carnival of anger.

Trump is only one part of a media-propelled outrage apparatus that is making money from sowing fear among people who might otherwise just engage in meaningful, face-to-face conversations.

Why not give that a try?

Esther Cepeda’s email address is estherjcepeda@ washpost.com.

Understanding the Islamic State MIAMI BEACH — One wouldn’t call them bedfellows, strange or otherwise, but President Obama and Donald Trump are both inadvertently helping the Islamic State through rhetoric that is either too cautious or too rash.

It shouldn’t be difficult to discern which is which.

Obama, through his studious avoidance of explicitly calling terrorists or the Islamic State either Islamic or Muslim, is “silly,” perhaps “cowardly” and likely unproductive. And Trump, with his other-izing approach to problem solving — targeting adherents of Islam for special scrutiny — contributes to recruitment and radicalization by marginalizing Muslims.

This composite appraisal comes from two authorities on Islam-inspired terrorism — Boston University professor Jessica Stern, author of “ISIS: The State of Terror,” and Abdullah Antepli, an imam and senior fellow at Duke University’s Office of Civic Engagement.

The two were among several speakers at a recent Faith Angle Forum, sponsored by the Ethics and Public Policy Center, which twice annually convenes journalists and scholars to delve deeply into issues related to religion, culture and current events.

Antepli was also critical of moderate Muslims who

Kathleen Parker feel the need to defend Islam even in the wake of terrorist attacks. A jovial fellow whose students have nicknamed him the “Turkish Delight Imam,” Antepli said he’ll “scream and pull my hair out” if he hears one more time that Islam is a religion of peace.

It is and it isn’t, depending on which text one uses for one’s purposes. Just as the abolitionists used scripture to end slavery, the Islamic State uses the Quran to resurrect slavery.

No religion, said Antepli, is one thing. Every religion, especially those that are centuries old, is many things. Understanding requires familiarity with what Antepli identified as the three main categories of all religions: history, people and, last, theology.

In other words, religion is only part of the terrorist equation, but denying it altogether is a mistake, both agree. On this score, Obama’s critics may be correct, though others would argue that naming Is-

lam risks alienating moderate Muslims.

Antepli countered that moderate Muslims are just as repelled by the Islamic State — and are just as often its victims — as the rest of the world.

The question that puzzles the civilized world is why the Islamic State is so successful in recruiting. For your edification, only about 120 Americans thus far have been recruited, about 40 percent of whom are converts, Antepli said. We know that the Islamic State has a sophisticated propaganda machine and a viral social media presence.

But most won’t know how poorly we perform comparatively. Every day, the Islamic State tweets tens of thousands of times, compared with the U.S. State Department, which sends about a dozen.

Stern emphasized that the radical jihadist ideology is undergirded with a narrative of humiliation, reinforced with branding and perverse promises — sex slaves, drugs, power — all of which can be justified with Quranic text.

The promises would be especially irresistible to a certain kind of person: The typical jihadist is a male aged 14-35 who has a mental health history and feels alienated.

Yes, some percentage of recruits are surely psychopaths attracted to the brutal-

ity the Islamic State justifies with text. And some are true believers. But many of the remainders are simply ripe for the picking. We do ourselves no favors when we play into the Islamic State’s hand by reinforcing their propaganda that America hates Muslims.

Nor is it useful to fight ideology with violence, which only nurtures brutality in the jihadi mind. And certainly not by creating divisions between them and us, a propagandist tool for recruitment and radicalization.

My favorite approach relates to a method Antepli uses in his work to de-radicalize young Muslims. He told the story of a young man who was considering joining the Islamic State. Antepli, who is often called in by parents concerned about their children, said though it was the lad’s decision, he should thoroughly understand all the parts of Islam before making a decision.

The young man agreed to listen. By the time Antepli had finished his recitation of the nuances, history and reality of the Islamic State, the erstwhile sympathizer said, “I don’t want anything to do with that. It’s boring!”

Indeed, evil isn’t only banal; it’s a big bore.

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

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delegation from TNUT to visit Georgia Gwinnett. law and business adminisIn 2013, officials from tration to engineering and both schools announced environmental technology. the first memorandum This is the second of cooperation, and a

•From Page 1A like that now. She is the most significant person in my life other than my own family; she is like a mother.”

Also at Lawrenceville Elementary, Coffee supervised student teachers from North Georgia College and the University of Georgia.

A long-time member of Prospect United Methodist Church, Coffee was a delegate to the annual Methodist conference for a decade.

When asked if she has any friends who are 100, Coffee simply laughs.

She makes regular doctor visits and has largely avoided any health issues.

“The Lord has seen us through each one,” her daughter, Sandra, said.

Coffee’s teaching career began at 19 years old when she spent two years in Pike County from 1935-37 in what turned out to be a combined fourth- and fifth-grade class of 50 students. Her uncle talked her into teaching to fill a shortage.

Coffee moved to the

delegation from TNUT visited GGC during its annual International Week observance.

Since then, GGC has MOUs with Hanyang

University and Sookmyung Women’s University both in Seoul, South Korea, Vytautas Magnus University in Kaunas, Lithuania and the Univer-

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Warren Benson Warren J. “Bud” Benson, age 91, passed away Sunday, March 13, 2016.

He was born July 30, 1924 in Chicago, Illinois.

Warren was preceded in death by his Swedish immigrant parents, four brothers and two sisters.

After serving in the U. S. military at the end of WWII, Warren married his wife, Joyce on April 27, 1946 and they spent almost 70 years together.

He worked over 50 years with Sears Roebuck and Company in Chicago and Gwinnett Place Mall. His is survived by his wife, Joyce, 5 children, Lowell (Jan) Benson of West Chicago, IL., Carol (Terry) Travis, of Lawrenceville, Ga., Janice (Jim) Carl of Lawrenceville, Ga., Paul (Ellen) Benson of Lakewood, CA. and Elizabeth (Rob) Damitz of Lombard, IL., his sister, Arlene (Virgil) Stenstrom of Sun City, AZ., 14 grandchildren and 22 great grandchildren.

Warren was a member of the Lilburn Alliance Church where he served in various outreaches of the church’s ministry. A cryptside service will be Friday, March 18, 2016, at 10 am in Eternal Hills Memory Gardens, Snellville, Ga. A memorial service will be Friday, March 18, 2016, at 1 pm in the Lilburn Alliance Church with Fred Hartley, III officiating. Online condolences may be left at www. billheadfuneralhome.com.

The family will receive friends, Thursday, March 17, 2016, from 5 until 8 pm in Bill Head Funeral Home, Lilburn/Tucker Chapel. 770-564-2726.

other other agreements in the negotiation process, including universities in Europe and China, spokeswoman Sally Ramey said.

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obstruction for helping him hide. the officer wanted to arrest On Wednesday, Tran Tran, but the initial offense remained in the county jail became less important as without bond and Cathe car drove away. vorsi was recovering from Cavorsi was dragged in “bumps and bruises.” the process, said Maj. Don Then the second chase Woodruff, Duluth Police got underway.

A picture of Department spokesman.

Details on that incident Harriet Coffee “The officer was not were scarce by 2 p.m., but from when she taught injured severely,” Woodruff Woodruff said an officer second grade said Wednesday. “He did made a stop for seat belt at Lawrencev- get up after being dragged violation and smelled ille Elemenand did pursue the susmarijuana. tary School pect.”

The suspect, identified from 1967The chase involved as Nicolas Torres-Quinter82. She will several officers and ro, allegedly fled. celebrate her went around the area The car crashed at the 100th birthday on Friday. of Peachtree Industrial intersection of Old Coach (Staff Photo: Boulevard and Sugarloaf Road and Albion Farm Keith Farner) Parkway.

Road.

At some point, officers Torres-Quinterro, who lost sight of the fleeing car has his own snack-food and called off the pursuit, connection thanks to according to an incident employment with Dippin’ report.

Dots, arrived at the county In a twist, police found jail at 1 p.m.

Tran at Auntie Anne’s PretWoodruff acknowledged zels, where his girlfriend the past two days were unAtlanta area in 1938 her degree at the UniverIn retirement, Cofworks. usual for the department. to marry her husband, sity of Georgia. Her hus- fee tutored students, Glenda Novellan, 19, “Sure wish folks would Frank, and to be near her band worked for Armour and also traveled around told police Tran had shown learn they cannot run from parents in College Park.

Fertilizer and they built the world. She went on up in a panic, saying he the police,” he said. “But it The former Harriet Hearn a home in Decatur. Four several cruises — visiting was being chased by poalso brings home the daily attended Cox College in years later, they moved to England, Scandinavia, lice, the report said. dangers faced by officers College Park and Georgia East Point.

Canada, Italy and AusBoth were arrested. Tran even on those ‘routine’ Evening College, which They had four children: tria. She traveled with faces charges including stops. Any stop can be danis now Georgia State Uni- Sandra, Joel, David and another retired Gwinnett of assaulting an officer. gerous. We don’t use the versity. And she finished Jane. teacher, Carmen Morgan. Novellan was accused of word ‘routine’ anymore.”

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sity of Prizren in Prizren, Kosovo.

GGC officials are working out the logistics for their first exchanges with those schools and have

HOSCHTON

James Devereaux James Ellis Devereaux, age 68, of The Oaks at Braselton, Hoschton, GA, passed away on March 16, 2016. Georgia Cremation 3116 U.S. Highway 23 Duluth, Georgia 30096. 678-584-0914.

GeorgiaCremation.com.

DACULA

John Dunster John O. Dunster, age 86 of Dacula, GA died suddenly on Tuesday, March 15, 2016. A memorial service will be held Sunday, March 20, 2016 at 3:00 PM at Dacula United Methodist Church. Rev Alex Stroud will officiate.

Interment of the ashes will follow at Hamilton Mill Memorial Gardens. In lieu of flowers the family requests contributions be made to Dacula United Methodist Church Building Fund. Mr. Dunster is preceded in death by his Parents, Charlotte and Lloyd Dunster. He is survived by his wife of 61 years, Barbara Davis Dunster, Dacula.

Son and daughter-in-law Randy and Susan Dunster, Grayson. Daughter and Son-in-law Tami and Larry Carver, Buckhead.

Grandchildren, Abbie and Ben Shaw and Jack Dunster. Sister, Jane Hutchens, Watkinsville.

Several Nieces, Nephews, and Cousins. Mr. Dunster was born Newark, NJ and was a 1949 graduate of Union High School. He graduated from Broward Business College, FL. He was a sales manager for Amoco Oil Company/ BP for 30 years and worked as a petroleum marketing consultant after retirement.

He served 4 years in the U.S. Marine Corps and was a member of Dacula United Methodist Church.

Hamilton Mill Memorial Chapel 770-945-6924 Share memories of John at hamiltonmillchapel.com.

CLEVELAND

Dewey Lewis Dewey T. Lewis, age 81, of Cleveland, GA passed away on Monday, March 14, 2016. He was preceded in death by his wife, Louise Revis Lewis; daughter, Donna Faye Lewis; sons, David Lewis and Tommy Lewis. He is survived by his son, Charlie Lewis, Dacula, GA; son-in-law, Biff Lewis, Dacula, GA; grandchildren, Freddie and Angie Lewis, Dacula, GA, Courtney and Repo Lewis, Braselton, GA, Jacob and Savannah Lewis, Dacula, GA, Joshua and Christine Lewis, Auburn, GA and Chase Lewis, Dacula, GA; five great grandchildren; and several nieces, nephews and cousins. Mr. Lewis was born May 30, 1934 in Nebo, NC. He began his military career in 1953 and retired from the U. S. Navy after 30 years of service. He was a former volunteer fireman in Dacula, GA from 1977 to 1979. He also worked for Dolco Packaging Corporation for a number of years and he later retired from Tara Materials after a number of years. There will be no formal service.

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

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son, Eric Mitchell, Dacula, GA; grandchildren, Gavin Mitchell, Lucas White and Jackson Mitchell; sister and brother-in-law, Lisa Mitchell Johnsa and husband, Bill, Flowery Branch, GA; brothers, Gerry Mitchell, Buford, GA and Kenneth Mitchell, Hoschton, GA; brother-inlaw, Larry Plott, Dacula, GA; aunts and uncle, Christine M. Adams, Buford, GA and Ann and Don Pass, Athens, GA; uncles and aunts, Gene and Mary Ann Wheeler, Lexington, GA, David and Ann Wheeler, Oakwood, GA and Ronnie Wheeler, Athens, GA; great aunt, Lois Cooper Mitchell, Auburn, GA; and numerous nieces, nephews and cousins. Donald was born July 25, 1954 in Buford, GA. He received his education at Dacula High School. He was an auto mechanic and he enjoyed NASCAR and was an auto enthusiast.

He was a member of Hog Mountain Baptist Church in Dacula, GA. A memorial service will be held on Thursday, March 17, 2016 at 6:00 p.m. in the Chapel of Flanigan Funeral Home with Rev. Chris Gaddis officiating. Interment will be in Hog Mountain Baptist Church Cemetery.

The family will receive friends at the funeral home on Wednesday evening, March 16, 2016 from 5:00 p.m. until 8:30 p.m.

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

Dacula, GA; step-grandmother, Betty Reeves, Cornelia, GA; several aunts, uncles, nieces, nephews and cousins; and his special dog “Sassy”.

Steven was born on July 19, 1980 in Atlanta, GA. He received his education at Faith Academy and also attended Gwinnett Technical College. He was employed with Goodwill in Alpharetta, GA. He had a passion for photography.

A Celebration of Life Service will be held on Sunday, March 20, 2016 at 3:30 p.m. in the Chapel of Flanigan Funeral Home with Rev. Steve Gooch officiating. The family will receive friends at the funeral home on Sunday, March 20, 2016 from 2:30 p.m. until time of service.

In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to Ground Zero Grace, 211 St. Martin Drive, Suwanee, GA 30024 in memory of Steven Patterson.

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

DACULA

Frank Searl, Sr. Frank Searl, Sr., age 65 of Dacula, GA, passed away on March 6, 2016.

Tim Stewart Funeral Home: 300 Simonton Road SW Lawrenceville, Georgia 30046. 770-9623100. ww.stewartfh.com

BUFORD

Donald Mitchell Donald Mitchell, age 61, of Buford, GA passed away on Tuesday, March 15, 2016. He was preceded in death by his parents, Gene and Ruth Mitchell; and sister, Deborah Mitchell Plott. He is survived by his daughters and son-in-law, Amanda Mitchell White and husband, Chevis, Lawrenceville, GA and Allison Mitchell, Buford, GA;

Steven Patterson Steven Matthew Patterson, age 35, of Buford, GA passed away on Tuesday, March 15, 2016. He is survived by his father, Donald G. and Deborah Patterson, Auburn, GA; mother, Kathryn and Steve Reeves, Auburn, GA; brothers, Ken Patterson, Alton, IL, Dennis and Mandy Patterson, Atlanta, GA, and Scott and Amanda Patterson, D

CUMMING

Timothy Washburn Timothy “TT” Washburn, age 53 of Cumming, GA, passed away March 15, 2016. Tom M. Wages Funeral Service, LLC, “A Family Company” Snellville Chapel, 770979-3200, www.wagesfuneralhome.com

LILBURN

Kretzer Wilkes Kretzer Melvin Wilkes, age 96, of Lilburn, Ga., died suddenly at his home, Tuesday evening, March 8, 2016.

His funeral will be Sunday, March 20, 2016 at 2 pm at Harmony Grove United Methodist Church, Lilburn with Rev. Jim Landis and Rev. Deborah Carlton officiating.

Entombment will follow in White Chapel Memorial Gardens, Duluth, with Military Honors provided by the U. S. Army Air Force. His grandsons will serve as pallbears.

Mr. Wilkes was a meat market supervisor/manager for A & P Tea Company, which was interupted

by WWII when he became a Mess Sergeant in the U. S. Air Force. He retired as owner/operator of Wilkes Meat Markets where he took great pride in his work and his customers.

He was a long time member of Harmony Grove United Methodist Church.

Preceded in death by his parents, 4 brothers and his sister, he is survived by his wife of 69 years, Ophelia Page Wilkes of Lilburn, children, Gene and Joyce Wilkes of Marietta, Melvin P. Wilkes of Lawrenceville, Ronnie D. and Cathy Wilkes of Alpharetta, Amanda and Ray Lynn of Cumming, 12 grandchildren and 22 great grandchildren.

In lieu of flowers, please make contributions in his memory to the Harmony Grove United Methodist Church, 50 Harmony Grove Road, Lilburn, Ga. 30047.

Online condolences may be left at www.billheadfuneralhome.com. The family will receive friends Saturday, March 19, 2016, from 4 until 6 pm at Bill Head Funeral Home, Lilburn/Tucker Chapel.

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Black Knight Boost

Pitching, timely hitting key for Duluth victory

By David Friedlander david.friedlander@ gwinnettdailypost.com

Central Gwinnett’s John Johnson (14) shares a laugh with teammates prior to Wednesday’s game at Central Gwinnett High School in Lawrenceville. (Photo: Kyle Hess)

Central community shows up in force to support player’s battle with cancer

By David Friedlander david.friedlander@ gwinnettdailypost.com

LAWRENCEVILLE — If only for a little while, John Johnson was back where he’s wanted to be all spring — back where he belongs.

It will be a while before the 16-year-old Central Gwinnett sophomore that everyone affectionally calls “John John” will be able to take the field once again for the school’s baseball team as he battles an inoperable cancerous tumor in his nasal cavity.

Still, just being able to throw out the ceremonial first pitch in front of his teammates, coaches and a capacity crowd that included family and many friends prior to the Black Knights’ game with Duluth on Wednesday was sufficient — for now.

“I just thank God,” Johnson said. “All this stuff that everybody’s doing for me, it’s just a blessing. For them to ask me to throw out the first pitch is unbelievable.”

Unbelievable is also likely a word Johnson and his family would have used to best describe the past few months, only in a different context.

After several trips to the doctor to deal with what was initially thought to be a sinus infection that curtailed his breathing while practicing with Central’s junior varsity basketball team, the discovery of the tumor, and a later diagnosis of cancer

following a biopsy, was a huge blow to Johnson and his parents, Yolanda and Terry.

“No parent wants to get that diagnosis,” Yolanda Johnson said. “But we know that he’s in good hands, and we’re just trusting and believing that everything will be OK.” So far, so good, in that respect.

Despite a few setbacks, such as spending a few days hospitalized recently with a high fever and the normal side effects of treatment, Johnson has begun to respond to treatment after going through the first 10 of a scheduled 40 rounds of chemotherapy.

He’s already able to breathe considerably better out of both nostrils, and hopes are high that improvement will continue once he begins radiation therapy on Monday.

“He has his good and his bad days,” Yolanda Johnson said. “But the good part is the good outweighs the bad. …

(John’s) doctors treated someone with the same type of tumor and were successful. So, we are trusting and believing in God that he’s able to heal him and he’s going to live a complete, full life.”

However, Johnson knows he still has a long road toward making a full recovery and being able to rejoin his place in Central’s baseball and basketball programs.

But he says is more than willing to be patient.

“I’ve just got to keep

working,” Johnson said.

“If I get (back in time for basketball season next fall and winter), I get there.

I’m not rushing.”

While Johnson’s appearance at Wednesday’s game was a chance for him to feel the love and affection expressed by his fellow Central students, as well as the school’s faculty, administration and community, it was also a chance for the latter to do something to help him and his family pay medical expenses that have mounted up.

The large crowd — which Central athletics director Matt Champitto called one of the largest the baseball program has had in several years — figuratively stepped to the plate for Johnson on Wednesday by raising money through raffles, a silent auction and bake sale arranged by the Black Knights’ baseball program.

Those funds, which were still being tallied up as of Wednesday evening, were in addition to nearly $8,500 raised over the last month through a GoFundMe page (www. gofundme.com/x3n3b82c) set up to aide the Johnson family.

Johnson’s battle has also attracted the aid of the P4 Foundation, a nonprofit organization set up by Mill Creek senior infielder Gino Vizzi, who is waging his own ongoing battle with a rare form of cancer, to help support families affected by childhood cancer.

“I would like to say hat’s off to Doug Jones and the Mill Creek baseball team,” Champitto said. “They showed up (Wednesday) night to show their support for John John and our team.

And Gino Vizzi and the P4 Foundation … have done some huge things.

Just to know that John John has that kind of support throughout the community, no matter where it’s at, is huge.”

But perhaps the most support has come from the Black Knights players and coaches.

Though they fell 6-4 to Duluth in Wednesday’s game, they made it known that Johnson was very much on everyone’s minds, and that he has proven to be an inspiration to them.

“They’re disappointed because they really wanted to win for John John,” Central head coach Nick Hogan said. “They played hard. It’s awesome to see him out here. … He spent the last four or five days in the hospital, and he fought to be out here, and that tells you a lot about the type of young man that he is.

“He’s a fighter. He’s a spark plug for our team and just being able to see him come out and have some fun and hang out with his friends and his teammates and really experience it, and the fact that all these people came out, is really amazing. It was probably the largest crowd here in a long time.

It was really special.”

LAWRENCEVILLE — The emotion surrounding Central Gwinnett’s baseball program supporting Black Knights sophomore John Johnson’s battle with cancer may have carried the emotion of Wednesday’s game with Duluth.

However, it was the visiting Wildcats who carried away the victory.

A strong start on the mound by Alan Carter and hits at key times throughout the afternoon helped Duluth build up a lead before holding on for a 5-3 victory at Central.

“That was the biggest thing getting big hits in some key situations,” Duluth coach Thomas LePage said after the Wildcats improved to 7-4 on the season. “With Alan, he’s our horse. He’s the guy we can depend on all year.

It wasn’t going to be a full start for him (Wednesday) just because we start region (7-AAAAAA) on Monday. This was kind of setting him up to start Monday against Norcross.

“We got four (innings) out of him. He really didn’t have his best stuff (Wednesday) night. His fastball wasn’t as popping as it has been, but we got behind him, got a little bit of a lead.”

Carter (3-1) was plenty good enough, allowing just one hit and striking out five in four shutout innings.

And the Wildcats gave

him a 1-0 lead by taking advantage of an error to score an unearned run on a close play at first on Graham Parris’ grounder in the top of the third.

Duluth increased that lead to as much as 5-0 on a passed ball and Daniel Ethridge’s RBI triple in the fourth, Hector Ramirez’s RBI single in the fifth and Christian Cunningham’s RBI single, which drove in another unearned run in the sixth.

And with Cunningham pitching solidly after taking over for Carter in the fifth, it looked like the Wildcats might cruise.

But Central (5-6) began chipping away, picking up a run on Jonathan Butler’s two-out RBI single in the bottom of the sixth before coming alive with two outs and nobody on in the seventh.

Tylor Rowe’s walk was sandwiched between singles by pinch-hitter Tyler Ramirez and Favian Carillo to load the bases and bring the tying run to the plate.

Lincolm Roe then delivered his second hit of the game, a single to left that drove in pinch-runner Ashton Graham and Rowe and pulled the Black Knights to within 5-3.

But with Carillo attempting to advance to third, catcher Hector Ramirez cut off Kyle Yancey’s to the plate and fired back to Parris, who applied the tag at third for the final out to seal the win for Duluth.

Above, Central Gwinnett’s Neil Raja (6) delivers a pitch during the third inning in Wednesday’s game at Central Gwinnett High School in Lawrenceville. Below, Anthony Lopez (21) connects during the first inning.

(Photos: Kyle Hess)

Maten’s career night leads UGA to NIT second round From Staff Reports

tition. The Bulldogs are 3-0 all-time against the ATHENS — SophoBruins (20-12, 12-4). more forward Yante Maten, who came into Maten scored a careerthe game with five threehigh 33 points, leading pointers made all season, third-seeded Georgia to buried three shots from a 93-84 victory over No. behind the arc en route 8-seed Belmont Wednes- to his 33 points, which day night in first round were a UGA NIT record. action of the National The sophomore dropped Invitational Tournament a career-high 14 field in Stegeman Coliseum. goals and hauled in 10 With the win Georgia rebounds. The Bulldogs (20-13, 10-8) posted its were hot from deep as third straight 20-win Charles Mann also tied campaign for just the sec- a career high with four ond time in 111 seasons makes from behind the of intercollegiate compe- arc.

“That was a great win for our team,” head coach Mark Fox said. “Because our kids get to keep playing and that is the most important thing. These guys were able to advance in the tournament and extend their season.

To get win number 20 was significant to our team and to these players in our program. We beat a very good and wellcoached basketball team.

I’m proud of our kids.”

The Bulldogs came out firing with Maten, Kenny Gaines and Mann all

burying three-point baskets to take an early 11-7 lead. Georgia used steady play down low and forced the Bruins to a 2-12 start behind the arc to take a 19-12 lead at the midway point of the half.

The Bulldogs then went on a 12-5 run extending their lead to 3120 with 7:17 to go. The Bruins hit several shots late in the half to cut the Bulldogs’ lead to 45-38 at the break. Georgia relied heavily on its big man, Maten, who led all scorers in the half with

20 points.

The first five minutes of the second half were a back and forth affair as both teams traded baskets on the offensive end. The Bulldogs got a big threepoint basket from William Jackson II followed by a layup from Kenny Gaines to bring their lead back to double digits.

The Bruins followed with a 7-0 run of their own to cut the lead to 6461, with just over eight minutes to play. With Georgia’s lead cut 7169, Maten stole the ball

from a Belmont guard and drove the length of the floor finishing with a big one-hand dunk.

The sophomore scored an and-one play down low on the next possession, pushing Georgia’s lead back up to seven.

The final three minutes belonged to the Bulldogs as UGA finished strong to win the contest 93-84.

The Bulldogs will play No. 2 seed St. Mary’s in Moraga, California on Sunday at 7:30 p.m. The game will be televised on ESPNU.

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Bufton relishes dream job, first state title The photos of a grinning Bill Bufton, state championship trophy cradled in his arms, tells the story.

After 32 years of coaching basketball, 28 as a varsity head coach, and 514 wins, he won his first state title last weekend when the Valor Christian girls won Colorado’s Class AAAA championship.

The 55-year-old normally wasn’t originally a basketball coach at the prestigious private school this season but stepped in as an assistant to help the team’s coach, who took some time off for a pregnancy.

“I’m so grateful and thankful to win one,” said Bufton, who coached basketball in Georgia for 24 years, most of it at Wesleyan and Providence Christian. “I thought about all the players I’ve coached over the years. I hoped I would’ve got it a lot sooner, but every good feeling you hope it would be (to win a state title) all came true. To win the last game of the season is so fun, so many teams don’t get to do that. I was really thankful for the opportunity to be able to do that.”

Bufton took a roundabout path to his current school, originally going to Fort Bend Christian (Texas), just outside Houston, where he averaged 30 wins in four seasons as head boys basketball coach and athletic director. He then moved to First Academy in Orlando, with the idea of moving to Florida for retirement, which had always been the goal he and his wife shared.

But a connection with Valor Christian led to a unique opportunity there in 2013 and most recently, his first state title. He hasn’t decided if his time with Valor Christian’s basketball program is a one-year deal or if he will return next season.

“I’m going to pull a Peyton Manning and say I don’t know,” Bufton said.

“I’ll enjoy this and then see how it goes.”

Bufton stays plenty busy with his regular duty as the college recruiting coordinator at Valor Christian.

Will Hammock He works in the counseling office, not in athletics, and spends time with athletes, parents and colleges to find opportunities at the next level. He also visits 20 to 25 colleges a year promoting Valor Christian’s athletes and hosts all college coaches for on-campus visits, like a recent trip by Michigan head coach Jim Harbaugh.

Harbaugh’s prized recruit, quarterback Dylan McCaffrey, is a junior at Valor Christian, where his older brother, Stanford running back Christian McCaffrey, also played.

Bufton doesn’t have to work too hard promoting the McCaffreys, who also have a younger son Luke McCaffrey, a heavily recruited freshman quarterback.

“I’ve become (the McCaffreys’) mail man,” Bufton joked. “I handle a lot of mail for them.”

Even without the McCaffreys, Valor Christian doesn’t lack for athletes to promote. A third quarterback, sophomore Blake Stenstrom, is a promising prospect, too, and the son of former Stanford and NFL quarterback Steve Stenstrom. Football is a big recruiting draw at the school — 60 percent of its senior football players have gone on to play in college — but the same success has happened in all sports.

In the past six-plus years, the school has churned out more than 200 college signees, 44 percent to the Division I level.

“The job I do on a dayto-day basis is rare in the country,” Bufton said. “I’m one of the few guys in the country who do this fulltime and don’t teach. We’re very successful athletically, especially for a school

Former Gwinnett hoops coach Bill Bufton (left) celebrates winning a state championship with Valor Christian alongside his wife Sally. (Special photo)

in only our ninth year, with our seventh graduating class. We’ve had 16 state champions, 12 state runner-ups and teams play in 28 state championship games. We signed 45 out of the senior class my first year here, we signed over 40 last year and it will be over 40 again this year.”

Bufton also coordinates two major scouting events at Valor Christian that are intended to benefit the entire state. One is admittedly patterned after the Touchdown Club of Gwinnett’s annual college recruiting fair — it brings athletes from all over Colorado to talk with colleges in attendance. The school also hosts a soccer showcase for unsigned junior and senior players each year that draws more than 40 colleges.

“A lot of people would like my job,” Bufton said.

“I’m pretty grateful and thankful every day. I get to speak a lot around the country, a half dozen times in the past year or so, speaking to high school counselors, national conventions, speaking to counselors on how they can help their athletes in the high school recruiting process.”

Bufton’s five children with his wife Sally — most of the kids grew up in Gwinnett — are doing equally well. Beau works for an Internet company in Colorado and his other son Brett (who has Bufton’s first grandchild, with a second on the way) is as-

sistant equipment manager for the Baylor football team. Two of his daughters work for schools in Gwinnett — Alex at Wesleyan and Ashlyn at Cornerstone Christian — and his youngest daughter Alyson is in college at the University of Colorado.

With two daughters in metro Atlanta, he still gets trips back on occasion. He still keeps up with Gwinnett sports, particularly at his former schools Wesleyan and Providence, and has at least one trip on his future calendar when Greater Atlanta Christian hosts Valor Christian in football in 2017.

“I’m in charge of taking everybody out to eat at all the good restaurants in Atlanta,” he said.

In his 33rd year in education, Bufton doesn’t foresee retirement any time soon. And when he does retire, the destination likely has changed.

“Our plan for a really long time was to retire to Florida,” he said. “Sally’s parents lived in Florida for 30 years and we’d go visit and always thought we’d retire there. But to be honest, I never want to leave Colorado. It’s fantastic here. The weather’s great.

I love skiing and all the other outdoor stuff is fun.

Valor’s a great school. I love it. In a lot of ways, it’s similar to Wesleyan, a very good culture, good athletically and academically. This position is one of joy. You get to see kids pursue their dreams and get to walk them through the process, watch them sign and go to college and be successful.”

Bufton also got to celebrate his own success recently thanks to the Valor Christian’s girls basketball players, who brought the veteran coach his elusive state title.

“It was fun, a fun group of girls,” he said. “Winning a state championship is a hard thing to come by.”

Will Hammock can be reached via email at will. hammock@gwinnettdailypost.com. His column appears on Thursdays.

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Parkview’s Kurke finishes college career with Olympic Trials cut

By Will Hammock will.hammock@ gwinnettdailypost.com

After last month’s grueling, four-day Big Ten Conference Championships, Julianne Kurke and other swimmers from the meet weren’t quite done.

The University of Michigan pool was switched up for a post-meet time trial, giving athletes a chance to swim events in meters to qualify for Olympic Trials.

That was the situation facing Parkview grad Julianne Kurke, who had just finished her Northwestern career at the Big Ten meet.

“It was the last day after the meet and everybody was tired and sore,” Kurke said. “You just tried to put all that aside and see what you can do.”

The time trial was just one emotional race, the 100 breaststroke, for Kurke.

With no U.S. Olympic Trials time yet and her college career over, plenty was riding on her final two 50-meter laps in the pool.

Either she was swimming the final race of her long, competitive swimming career, or she was heading to Trials this summer.

It turned out to be the latter after she swam her time trial 100 breast in 1 minute, 10.8 seconds, comfortably under the 1:11.49 needed to her Trials cut and the fastest she’s gone in the 100-meter breast since high school.

“I had a feeling I might be able to do it,” said Kurke, who also swam the

100 breast at U.S. Olympic Trials in 2012.

“Seeing that time, I can’t Julianne describe Kurke the feeling, knowing it was my last college swim in season.

Finishing off like that was a really great way to end it. … I knew the time I had to make and seeing it, not just getting it barely, but kind of crushing it a little bit was great. I expected it because I know I can go that fast.

But just the gratification of seeing it felt so great.”

Thanks to that one swim, she has more training ahead for the Trials, which are June 26 to July 3 in Omaha, Nebraska. Chris Davis, Kurke’s longtime coach at SwimAtlanta who she calls a mentor, wasn’t surprised at the two-time Northwestern team captain’s performance in the time trial.

She sent Davis a text immediately with the news of her Trials cut, bringing a smile to her coach’s face.

“Julianne’s a great girl and an unbelievably hard worker for somebody that is more of a 100, 200 person,” Davis said. “She has an amazing work ethic. She’s the kind of kid who you really want to see be successful because she works so hard, never misses (practices), never complains.

She just gets in the pool and gets at it. I couldn’t have been more excited for

someone like her. She’s the kind of kid you just really root for.”

Davis tells a story about Kurke reaching another goal, with a different motivation. The coach offered her his Bruce Jones surfboard for a time incentive, which she promptly hit during her Northwestern career and returned to Gwinnett in search of her reward.

She fell in love with the surfboard and learned to surf during a SwimAtlanta trip to Florida.

“It’s a 9-6 (surfboard) and she’s not that tall, so it’s kind of a big board for her, but she’s surfed it and she loves it,” Davis said.

“We were on a spring camp and she learned to surf. Just like swimming, she stayed out there for hours until she mastered it. I said, ‘The water’s kind of cold.’ She said, ‘I’ve got to stay out there. I can get it.’”

Before going to Northwestern, Kurke was a two-time team captain at Parkview who won the 100 breast state championship as a senior. She also was selected as the Parkview female recipient of the Gwinnett County Public Schools Outstanding Senior Athlete Award for athletic and academic excellence.

“Julianne is the type of student-athlete whose accomplishments, while numerous and impressive, almost become routine because you know what type of person she is,” said Jack Gayle, Kurke’s coach at Parkview. “You know

that she will never accept anything but the best from herself. To do anything less is simply not in her nature.

Julianne is just being Julianne, which is a testament to her upbringing and her innate desire for excellence.

I have no pride left to give her because she shattered all of my expectations long ago. I can only stand back in awe of the person she has become and wonder at what she will do next.”

What’s next is the Medical College Admissions Test (MCAT), which is April 1. Studying for that rigorous exam will occupy her free time the next few weeks, in addition to keeping her away from any sort of training in the pool. After the MCAT, she will begin preparations for Olympic Trials and go back to her normal school routine — finishing up a biology/pre-med degree in time for May graduation and working in Northwestern’s esteemed auditory lab. If the MCAT goes well, she will begin applying to medical schools, though she plans to take a year off and enter med school in the fall of 2017.

With so much to keep her busy, Kurke would have been fine without swim practices in the mix. But she’s still grateful that her competitive swimming career got an extension.

“I was prepared for (time trials being my last race) because I didn’t know what would happen,” Kurke said.

“If I didn’t make Trials cut,

that would be the end of my swimming career. I was totally prepared for it. During the race I was thinking this could be your last race ever, which kind of motivated me a little bit.”

Awards, the most in school history. She also holds the school mark of 58 individual wins, as well as school records in the 100 freestyle, 100 breaststroke and 400 free relay.

TRACK AND FIELD

SOFTBALL

Abdullah sixth at NCAA Championships Brookwood’s Bilal Abdullah finished sixth in the heptathlon at last weekend’s NCAA Indoor Track and Field Championships.

The senior earned firstteam All-American honors for second straight season — he is one of just two athletes to earn All-American acclaim in school history.

Abdullah scored 5,900 points, highlighted by a victory and school record in the 60-meter hurdles at 7.86 seconds. He tied his season best with a pole vault of 14 feet, 11 inches and finished the 1,000-meter in 2:54.85.

His other performances were 6.92 seconds in the 60-meter dash, 24 feet, 4 1/2 inches in the long jump, 40-3 1/4 in the shot put and 6-10 3/4 in the high jump.

Overstreet powers Volunteer win Buford grad Lexi Overstreet hit her second career grand slam last week in a win over Belmont, finishing the game a double shy of the cycle.

The senior went 3-for-3 with a game-high five RBIs in the victory.

Overstreet has a .400 batting average this season with six home runs, 30 RBIs, four doubles and three triples.

TENNIS

Kelly honored by Georgia College Peachtree Ridge grad Jena Kelly, a sophomore at Georgia College, was named the school’s Bobcat Athlete of the Week on Tuesday.

Kelly posted six wins SWIMMING in six competitions during three matches last week.

Gouge adds to She now has a 21-6 record All-American haul this season.

Florida Southern seGwinnett Grads is a colnior Kelsey Gouge, a umn that runs on Thursdays Brookwood grad, earned spotlighting achievements five NCAA Division II of past Gwinnett standouts.

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Hawks pull away in Detroit The Sports Xchange AUBURN HILLS, Mich. — Jeff Teague had 22 points and nine assists and the Atlanta Hawks won for the eighth time in 10 games by downing the Detroit Pistons 118114 on Wednesday night at The Palace.

Al Horford supplied 21 points, 11 rebounds and four assists for the Hawks (39-29) and Teague’s backup, Dennis Schroder, contributed 18 points and seven assists.

Kent Bazemore added 15 points and 10 rebounds and Paul Millsap chipped in 13 points and 10 rebounds for Atlanta, which trailed by 11 points during the third quarter.

Kentavious CaldwellPope’s 24 points led the Pistons (34-34), who have lost three of their last four games. Detroit, which began a franchiserecord nine-game homestand, was coming off a season-worst 124-81 to Washington on Monday.

Andre Drummond notched his league-high 56th double-double with 18 points and 18

Atlanta Hawks guard Jeff Teague (0) defends Detroit Pistons forward Stanley Johnson (3) during the second quarter at The Palace of Auburn Hills. (Photo: Tim Fuller-USA Today Sports)

rebounds, Tobias Harris had 19 points and 11 rebounds and Reggie Jackson tossed in 17 points with 10 assists for Detroit.

The Pistons created a little separation midway through the third with a 17-3 outburst that gave them an 82-71 lead, the first double-digit advantage for either side.

The Hawks responded with a 16-2 outburst that began with a Horford 3-pointer and ended with his alley-oop dunk from Thabo Sefolosha.

Kyle Korver’s first basket of the game, a

3-pointer after CaldwellPope fell down, put the Hawks on top 95-91.

Schroder’s 3-pointer nudged Atlanta’s lead to six but the Pistons scored the next seven points, capped by a Jackson floater.

Millsap’s three-point play gave Atlanta a 106-104 lead with 3:51 remaining.

The Hawks also scored the next seven points, all on free throws, before Jackson’s layup with 1:18 left. Morris’ threepoint play with 18.8 seconds cut the Hawks’ lead to 116-114. Teague

then hit two free throws to clinch the win.

Notes: Detroit SG Jodie Meeks was inactive after injuring a shoulder in practice on Tuesday. … The Pistons’ longest homestands, before their current nine-game stretch lasted eight games during the 199697 and 1972-73 seasons. … Detroit is 18-4 when all its starters scored in double figures. The 22 games with all starters hitting double digits is an NBA high. … The Hawks have eight players who have made at least 33 3-point attempts this season. “Every guy they play can stretch the floor out,” Pistons coach Stan Van Gundy said. “It’s a tough team to guard.” … Atlanta ranks third in the league in forcing turnovers (16.6) and first in points off turnovers (19.2). … The Hawks play three home games in the next five nights, beginning with Denver today. … The teams split two games at The Palace since the 2010-11 season. Atlanta returns to The Palace on March 26.

THURSDAY, MARCH 17, 2016 • 11A

Holy Cross defeats Southern 59-55

By Jeff Wallner

Holy Cross went without a field goal for the first four minutes of the second half DAYTON — Robert and Southern began attackChampion scored 19 points, ing its zone. including the go-ahead Rodgers scored seven 3-pointer with 57 seconds straight points, including a left, and guard Anthony baseline jumper that gave Thompson added 12, helpthe Jaguars their first lead, ing Holy Cross win its first 28-27.

NCAA Tournament game Holy Cross surged back since 1953 by a score of ahead 38-33 on freshman 59-55 over the Southern guard Matt Zignorski’s Jaguars on Wednesday night 3-pointer. at University of Dayton But the Crusaders comArena. mitted 14 turnovers for the Despite entering the game and some of those tournament with a losing sparked another Southern record, the Crusaders (15rally.

19) advanced to face topGuard Christopher Hyder seeded Oregon on Friday in scored six points during a Spokane by winning a West 9-0 run, putting the Jaguars Regional preliminary-round ahead 42-38. game against Southern in a Southern was 0-for-12 battle of No. 16 seeds. from 3-point range before Another lengthy NCAA Prudhomme connected from Tournament victory drought beyond the arc to put Southcontinued on Wednesday ern ahead 49-48. as Southern (22-13) failed Champion hit a 3-pointer to record its first win since to put the Crusaders ahead 1993.

55-52 with 57 seconds left.

Guard Adrian Rodgers The Jaguars went 2 of 3 scored 14 points and Shawn from 3-point range, includPrudhomme added 10 for ing one by Rodgers to cut the Jaguars, who rallied their deficit to 57-55, with from an early 12-point 24 seconds left. deficit but went 3 of 20 from But Champion sealed the 3-point range. win at the free throw line.

The Sports Xchange

PREP ROUNDUP

Cam Coursey lifts Lanier baseball over Winder-Barrow 3-2 From Staff Reports WINDER — Lanier’s Cam Coursey singled home Josh Stroud in the top of the seventh to lift Lanier to a 3-2 win over Winder-Barrow on Wednesday in Region 8-AAAAA. With the game tied at two, Stroud singled and moved to second on a sacrifice. Coursey followed with a base hit to left field that scored what turned out to be the winning run.

Coursey had three hits in the game and Thomas Prince collected two hits to pace the Longhorns (4-9, 4-3).

Nick Tanner was the winning pitcher for Lanier, tossing a complete game three-hitter. Tanner allowed two earned runs and sturck out one.

BASEBALL BASEBALL Grayson 8, Dacula 0 DACULA — Grayson’s Chris Condland tossed a complete game one-hitter to lead the Rams to a 8-0 win over Dacula in their Region 8-AAAAAA opener on Wednesday. Nick Clarno blasted a two-run home run while Grayson Gabulic, Chase Brice and Sam Warren each drove in a run for Grayson (8-3,1-0).

Collins Hill 9, Cartersville 1 SUWANEE — Collins Hill defeated visiting Cartersville 9-1 on Wednesday. Josh Drexler picked up the win on the mound for the Eagles (8-2). Caleb Watson had three hits and two RBIs to lead

the offense. Nasim Nunez had two hits and drove in a pair, William Holland had two hits and and an RBI while Cole Zabowski drove in two runs for Collins Hill.

Archer 12, Shiloh 0 SNELLVILLE — Archer’s Connor Sims and Josh Walker combined on a five inning no-hitter as the Tigers defeated Shiloh 12-0 in Region 8-AAAAAA on Wednesday. Sims pitched three innings and Walker tossed two to improve Archer to 7-5 overall and 2-0 in the region. Ryan Cavey and Donald Perteet each had three hits and two RBIs while teammate Tyrees Johnson drove in a pair of runs.

Meadowcreek 21, Pebblebrook 11 NORCROSS — Meadowcreek outlasted and outslugged Pebblebrook 21-11 on Wednesday.

Austin Wilkey had three hits and three RBIs, Sidney Gault had two hits and two RBIs and David Nixon had two hits and drove in four including a home run for the Mustangs (3-8). Nixon picked up the win on the mound and Gault earned the save for Meadowcreek.

Brookwood 13, South Gwinnett 3 SNELLVILLE — Brookwood defeated South Gwinnett 13-3 in Region 8-AAAAAA on Wednesday. Austin Hohm was the winning pitcher for the Broncos (5-7, 1-1). Will Banfield had three hits and three RBIs to lead the offense. Spencer Lewis had two hits and two RBIs and Davis Tovey had two hits and drove in a run for Brookwood.

Norcross 11, Riverwood 1 NORCROSS — Norcross defeated visiting Riverwood 11-1 on Wednesday. Graeme Stinson was the winning pitcher for the Blue Devils (10-2). Patrick Hutton had three RBIs and Devin Mayfield had two hits to lead

the offense. Darius Foster, Riu Peng and Rolando Heredia each drove in a run for Norcross.

Parkview 14, Berkmar 3 LILBURN — Parkview defeated Berkmar 14-3 in Region 8-AAAAAA on Wednesday. Cody Collett was the winning pitcher for the Panthers (7-5, 2-0). Allan Del Castillo and Caleb Mitchell each had two hits and drove in a run. Brian Kregel had two RBIs while Garrett Fowler also drove in a run for Parkview.

Discovery 6, Apalachee 3 WINDER — Discovery defeated Apalachee 6-3 on Wednesday night. Riley Forster was the winning pitcher and helped his own cause by driving in two runs. Jack Osterle had two hits for the Titans (6-7, 3-4).

Buford 17, Monroe Area 0 MONROE — Buford defeated Monroe Area 17-0 on Wednesday. Tyler Perkins was the winning pitcher, going all three innings. Griffin Jolliff had two hits including a grand slam and finished with five RBIs. Nick Wilhite had two hits and drove in three runs for the Wolves (7-2,1-0).

George Walton 15, Providence 4 LILBURN — George Walton defeated Providence Christian 15-4 on Wednesday. Andy Weisgerber took the loss on the mound for the Storm (5-7, 2-1) while jacob Koerper had two hits and two RBIs. RIFELRY RIFLERY Buford wins Area 6 title, Parkview second LILBURN — Buford, in its fourth year fielding a program, won the Area 6 Riflery Championship on Wednesday. The Wolves shot a 1144 to outpace Parkview (1127). Lindsey Adams shot a 291, Jenna Burleson 287, Luke Berry 285 and Jacob

Ethridge 281. Buford advances to next week’s State sectional where they will face Worth County.

GIRLS TENNIS GIRLS TENNIS Parkview 5, Grayson 0 LOGANVILLE — Parkview defeated Grayson 5-0 in Region 8-AAAAAA on Wednesday. Ally Blake, Sierra Larkin and Meredith Duffield all won singles for the Panthers (10-4, 6-1). Jordan Verdi and Savannah Larkin along with Kareena Udeshi and Joy Youngblood won in doubles.

Berkmar 5, Central Gwinnett 0 LILBURN — Berkmar swept Central Gwinnett on Wednesday behind singles wins from Kayla Aguilar, Melissa Stan and Clarissa Nguyen.The Patriots also got doubles wins from Lauren Kim and Wanda Stan, as well as Diane Lin and Jenny Huynh.

Dacula 4, Central Gwinnett 1 DACULA — Dacula defeated Central Gwinett 4-1 on Wednesday. Maya Clark and Sarah Roberts won in singles for the Falcons (5-6, 3-4). Mary Beth Lord and Emily Santerfeit along with Aubrey Gaston and Rylee Fitzgerald won in doubles for Dacula.

Mill Creek 4, West Forsyth 1 CUMMING — Mill Creek defeated host West Forsyth 4-1 on Wednesday. Kayleight Hahn, Kirsten Nichols and Lauren Walsh won in singles as did the doubles tandem of Sarabeth Jordan and Callie Franklin for the Hawks (9-3,3-2).

Wesleyan 3, Marist 2 PEACHTREE CORNERS — Wesleyan won all three singles matches en route to a 3-2 win over Marist on Wednesday.

Sophia Strickland, Lauren Alexander and Harrison Feninger all won for the Wolves (6-4).

Providence 3, GAC 2 LILBURN — Providence Christian held off Greater Atlanta Christian 3-2 on Wednesday.

Alexis Trammell, Grace Aumonand MaryEllyn Brannon all won singles matches for the Storm (8-2).

BOYS TENNIS BOYS TENNIS

Mill Creek 3, West Forsyth 2 CUMMING — Mill Creek defeated West Forsyth 3-2 on Wednesday. Parker Wright won in singles while the doubles tandems of Brandon Sullins and Dawson Hunter along with Tanner Franzoni and Graham Lambright won for the Hawks (6-5, 3-2).

Parkview 5, Grayson 0 LOGANVILLE — Parkview remained undefeated with a 5-0 win over Grayson on Wednesday.

Dustin Bowie, Bradon Ly and Noah Offutt won in singles as did the doubles tandems of Riley Shannon and Vignesh Ramani along with Will Carroll and Daniel Bracken for the the Panthers (14-0, 7-0).

Marist 5, Wesleyan 0 PEACHTREE CORNERS — Marist defeated Wesleyan (2-8) 5-0 on Wednesday.

Berkmar 3, Central Gwinnett 2 LILBURN — Alexander Chanthaphaung and Duc Vu won in singles Wednesday as Berkmar edged Central Gwinnett 3-2.

The Patriots also got a doubles win from Dinesha Shair and Fernando Vouche.

Central got a singles win from Jian Mallari and a doubles win from Luis Olivera and Johnny Tran.

Brookwood 13, Mountain View 8 LAWRENCEVILLE — Brookwood defeated host Mountain View 13-8 on Wednesday.

Avery Freeman scored three goals to lead the Broncos while teammates Masyn Power and Mackenzie Miner each added two. Brookwood (4-2) received goals from Madison Berry, Maecy Robertson, Brooke Curtain and Katie Mowe.

Dacula 5, Central Gwinnett 0 DACULA — Dacula swept Central Gwinnett 5-0 on Wednesday.

Myles Porter, Chase Hamilton and Mateo Gomez won in singles. Drew Grap and Daniel Mocanu along with Andrew McAdams and Michael Calahar won in doubles for the Black Knights.

Wesleyan 15, Buford 4 PEACHTREE CORNERS — Wesleyan defeated Buford 15-4 on Wednesday. Lindsey Hayes and Sydney Weissman each scored four goals for Wesleyan (6-2).

Archer 5, Meadowcreek 0 LAWRENCEVILLE — Archer improved to 3-5 on the season with a 5-0 win over Meadowcreek on Wednesday. Gino Burns, Bailey Velconis and Jeremiah McCrary won in singles.

David Craig and Aaron Hunt along with Josh McGahee and Derrick Palmore won in doubles for the Tigers.

GAC 5, Providence 0 LILBURN — Greater Atlanta Christian defeated Providence Christian 5-0 on Wednesday.

GIRLS LACROSSE GIRLS LACROSSE

BOYS LACROSSE BOYS LACROSSE Peachtree Ridge 12, Archer 2 LAWRENCEVILLE — Peachtree Ridge defeated host Archer 12-2 on Wednesday.

Brenton Norton scored five goals to lead the Lions (2-4).

Payne Durham scored three times and Carter Winn had three assists for Peachtree Ridge.

SPORTS AT A GLANCE Baseball

Basketball

Major League Baseball Spring Training Tuesday’s Games Detroit 10, Atlanta 6 NY Mets 8, Miami 6 Philadelphia 5, Tampa Bay 2 Washington 6, Houston 4 Baltimore 6, Toronto 6 Texas 5, Cleveland 4 Cincinnati 4, Kansas City 2 Chi. White Sox 8, LA Dodgers 6 Chi. Cubs 11, San Diego 1 Colorado 6, Oakland 2 Seattle 4, LA Angels 4 NY Yankees 6, Boston 3 Wednesday’s Games Detroit 7, Houston 3 Baltimore 9, Pittsburgh 3 St. Louis 8, Atlanta 8 Washington 4, Miami 2 Kansas City 10, Chi. Cubs 0 Milwaukee 5, Chi. White Sox 2 LA Dodgers 7, Colorado 3 LA Angels 6, Cleveland 3 Seattle 9, San Francisco 6 NY Yankees 2, Toronto 1 Minnesota 9, Boston 4 Cincinnati at Arizona, late Today’s Games Atlanta at Washington, 1:05 p.m.

Baltimore at Boston, 1:05 p.m.

Houston at Atlanta, 1:05 p.m.

NY Mets at Miami, 1:05 p.m.

NY Yankees at Pittsburgh, 1:05 p.m.

St. Louis at Detroit, 1:05 p.m.

Tampa Bay at Philadelphia, 1:05 p.m.

Toronto at Houston, 1:05 p.m.

Cleveland at Cincinnati, 4:05 p.m.

Kansas City at LA Dodgers, 4:05 p.m.

Seattle at Oakland, 4:05 p.m.

LA Angels at Colorado, 4:10 p.m.

Arizona at Chi. Cubs, 7:05 p.m.

Minnesota at Baltimore, 7:05 p.m.

Milwaukee at Texas, 9:05 p.m.

San Francisco at San Diego, 10:10 p.m.

National Basketball Association EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division

W L Pct GB Toronto............. 45.. 21....682...... — Boston.............. 39.. 29... .574........7 New York.......... 28.. 40....412...... 18 Brooklyn............19.. 48....284... 26.5 Philadelphia....... 9.. 58....134... 36.5 Southeast Division

W L Pct GB Miami............... 39.. 28....582...... — Atlanta.............. 39.. 29... .574........5 Charlotte.......... 38.. 29....567........1 Washington...... 32.. 35....478........7 Orlando............ 29.. 38....433...... 10 Central Division

W L Pct GB Cleveland......... 48.. 19....716...... — Indiana............. 36.. 31....537...... 12 Detroit.............. 34.. 34....500... 14.5 Chicago............ 33.. 33....500... 14.5 Milwaukee........ 29.. 39....426... 19.5 WESTERN CONFERENCE Southwest Division

W L Pct GB San Antonio...... 57.. 10....851...... — Memphis.......... 39.. 28....582...... 18 Houston............ 34.. 33....507...... 23 Dallas............... 34.. 34....500... 23.5 New Orleans.... 24.. 42....364... 32.5 Northwest Division

W L Pct GB Oklahoma City. 46.. 22....676...... — Portland........... 35.. 33....515...... 11 Utah................. 32.. 35....478... 13.5 Denver............. 28.. 40....412...... 18 Minnesota........ 21.. 46....313... 24.5 Pacific Division

W L Pct GB Golden State.... 60....6....909...... — L.A. Clippers..... 42.. 24....636...... 18 Sacramento...... 26.. 40....394...... 34 Phoenix.............18.. 49....269... 42.5 L.A. Lakers........14.. 54....206...... 47

Tuesday’s Games Indiana 103, Boston 98 Orlando 116, Denver 110 Brooklyn 131, Philadelphia 114 Toronto 107, Milwaukee 89 San Antonio 108, L.A. Clippers 87 Sacramento 106, L.A. Lakers 98 Wednesday’s Games Oklahoma City 130, Boston 109 Charlotte 107, Orlando 99 Cleveland 99, Dallas 98 Washington 117, Chicago 96 Atlanta 118, Detroit 114 Minnesota at Memphis, late L.A. Clippers at Houston, late New Orleans at Sacramento, late New York at Golden State, late Today’s Games Toronto at Indiana, 7 p.m.

Washington at Philadelphia, 7 p.m.

Charlotte at Miami, 7:30 p.m.

Denver at Atlanta, 8 p.m.

Brooklyn at Chicago, 8 p.m.

Memphis at Milwaukee, 8 p.m.

Portland at San Antonio, 8:30 p.m.

Phoenix at Utah, 9 p.m.

College Men’s NCAA Tournament First Round SOUTH Tuesday, March 15 University of Dayton Arena (Dayton, Ohio) No. 11 Wichita St. 70, No. 11 Vanderbilt 50 EAST Tuesday, March 15 University of Dayton Arena (Dayton, Ohio) No. 16 Florida Gulf Coast 96, No. 16 Fairleigh Dickinson 65 Wednesday, March 16 University of Dayton Arena (Dayton, Ohio) No. 11 Tulsa (20-11) vs. No. 11 Michigan (22-12), late WEST Wednesday, March 16

University of Dayton Arena (Dayton, Ohio) No. 16 Holy Cross 59, No. 16 Southern 55 Second Round SOUTH Thursday, March 17 Wells Fargo Arena (Des Moines, Iowa) No. 9 Connecticut (24-10) vs. No. 8 Colorado (22-11), 1:30 p.m.

No. 16 Austin Peay (18-17) vs. No. 1 Kansas (30-4), 4 p.m.

Dunkin’ Donuts Center (Providence, Rhode Island) No. 14 Buffalo (20-14) vs. No. 3 MiamiFlorida (25-7), 6:50 p.m.

No. 11 Wichita St. (25-8) vs. No. 6 Arizona (25-8), 9:20 p.m.

Friday, March 18 Barclays Center (Brooklyn, New York) No. 15 N.C. Asheville (22-11) vs. No. 2 Villanova (29-5), 12:40 p.m.

No. 10 Temple (21-11) vs. No. 7 Iowa (21-10), 3:10 p.m.

Spokane Arena (Spokane, Washington) No. 13 Hawaii (27-5) vs. No. 4 California (23-10), 2 p.m.

No. 12 South Dakota State (26-7) vs.

No. 5 Maryland (25-8), 4:30 p.m.

EAST Thursday, March 17 Wells Fargo Arena (Des Moines, Iowa) No. 12 Chattanooga (29-5) vs. No. 5 Indiana (25-7), 7:10 p.m.

No. 13 Stony Brook (26-6) vs. No. 4 Kentucky (26-8), 9:40 p.m.

PNC Arena (Raleigh, North Carolina) No. 16 Florida Gulf Coast (21-13) vs.

No. 1 North Carolina (28-6), 7:20 p.m.

No. 9 Providence (23-10) vs. No. 8 Southern California (21-12), 9:50 p.m.

Friday, March 18 Barclays Center (Brooklyn, New York)

No. 14 Stephen F. Austin (27-5) vs. No. 3 West Virginia (26-8), 7:10 p.m.

No. 6 Notre Dame (21-11) vs. No. 11 Michigan (22-12) or No. 11 Tulsa (2011), 9:40 p.m.

Scottrade Center (St. Louis, Missouri) No. 10 Pittsburgh (21-11) vs. No. 7 Wisconsin (20-12), 6:50 p.m.

No. 15 Weber St. (26-8) vs. No. 2 Xavier (27-5), 9:20 p.m.

WEST Thursday, March 17 Dunkin’ Donuts Center (Providence, Rhode Island) No. 13 NC-Wilmington (25-7) vs. No. 4 Duke (23-10), 12:15 p.m.

No. 12 Yale (22-6) vs. No. 5 Baylor (2211), 2:45 p.m.

Friday, March 18 Chesapeake Energy Arena (Oklahoma City, Oklahoma) No. 10 VCU (24-10) vs. No. 7 Oregon St. (19-12), 1:30 p.m.

No. 15 Cal. State - Bakersfield (24-8) vs. No. 2 Oklahoma (25-7), 4 p.m.

No. 14 Green Bay (23-12) vs. No. 3 Texas A&M (26-8), 7:20 p.m.

No. 11 Northern Iowa (22-12) vs. No. 6 Texas (20-12), 9:50 p.m.

Spokane Arena (Spokane, Washington) No. 1 Oregon (28-6) vs. No. 16 Holy Cross (14-19) or No. 16 Southern (2212), 7:27 p.m.

No. 9 Cincinnati (22-10) vs. No. 8 St. Joseph’s (27-7), 9:57 p.m.

MIDWEST Thursday, March 17 Pepsi Center (Denver, Colorado) No. 13 Iona (22-10) vs. No. 4 Iowa St. (21-11), 2 p.m.

No. 12 Arkansas-Little Rock (29-4) vs.

No. 5 Purdue (26-8), 4:30 p.m.

No. 14 Fresno St. (25-9) vs. No. 3 Utah (26-8), 7:27 p.m.

No. 11 Gonzaga (26-7) vs. No. 6 Seton Hall (25-8), 9:57 p.m.

PNC Arena (Raleigh, North Carolina) No. 9 Butler (21-10) vs. No. 8 Texas Tech (19-12), 12:40 p.m.

No. 16 Hampton (21-10) vs. No. 1 Virginia (26-7), 3:10 p.m.

Friday, March 18 Scottrade Center (St. Louis, Missouri) No. 10 Syracuse (19-13) vs. No. 7 Dayton (25-7), 12:15 p.m.

No. 15 Middle Tennessee St. (24-9) vs.

No. 2 Michigan St (29-5), 2:45 p.m.

Men’s NIT First Round Tuesday, March 15 No. 4 Florida St. 84, No. 5 Davidson 74 No. 1 South Carolina 88, No. 8 High Point 66 No. 3 Ohio St. 72, No. 6 Akron 63, OT No. 4 Creighton 72, No. 5 Alabama 54 No. 3 Washington 107, No. 6 Long Beach St. 102 No. 2 Florida 97, No. 7 North Florida 68 No. 1 Valparaiso 84, No. 8 Texas Southern 73 No. 2 San Diego St. 79, No. 7 IUPU Ft. Wayne 55 No. 2 St. Mary’s 58, No. 7 New Mexico St. 56 Wednesday, March 16 No. 8 Wagner 79, No. 1 St. Bonaventure 75 No. 3 Georgia 93, No. 6 Belmont 84 No. 1 Monmouth-NJ 90, No. 8 Bucknell 80 No. 4 George Washington 82, No. 5 Hofstra 80 No. 4 Georgia Tech 81, No. 5 Houston 62 No. 6 Princeton (22-6) vs. No. 3 Virginia Tech (19-14), late No. 7 UAB (26-6) vs. No. 2 Brigham Young (23-10), late Second Round Thursday, March 17 No. 1 Valparaiso vs. No. 4 Florida State, 7 p.m.

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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.

Summer Seasoned

M&M Lawn

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

All Types of Yard Work

Delivered & Dumped

* Lawns starting at $30 CALL

HOUSES FOR SALE

FARMS, LOTS & ACREAGE FOR SALE

COMMERCIAL PROPERTY FOR SALE

EATONTON, GA 31024

MONROE, GA 30655

MONROE, GA 30655

IN OXFORD, GA Has An

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

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

LAKE SINCLAIR! REDUCED! 176 Twisting Hill Rd. Beautiful Lake Front Property On Deeded Lot! Inground Salt Water Pool, Detached 2 Car Carport, Front/ Back & Side Porches!

FULL UNFINISHED BASEMENT 4BR/4BA $649,000 • EHO Peters Realty Professionals 770-466-2885 www.petersrealtyprofessionals.com

Oxford, GA 30054

M-F 10-4

FARMS, LOTS & ACREAGE FOR SALE

PART-TIME

CONYERS, GA 30094

INDEPENDENT CONTRACT CARRIER, PT EARN EXTRA CA$H Part Time Independent Contract Carriers needed to deliver newspapers to residential Rockdale and Fayette County areas. Earn $1000 to $1500 per month(paid weekly). Must be able to cover fuel costs for the first week of operation. Contract position. 1099 issued at end of year. Hours 1:00am to 6:00am Mon - Sun (can vary slightly). Reliable transportation, valid driver’s license, current insurance required. Must have your own substitute if you can’t deliver your route. Responses must be sent to: ajcfulfillmentadmins@ coxinc.com and should include name, zip code and phone number.

PROTECT OUR PLANET

HOUSES FOR SALE COVINGTON, GA 30014

REDUCED! LAND LOT! BRING ALL OFFERS! 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 COVINGTON, GA 30016

References Available

Free Estimate!

COMMERCIAL LOT! 1190 W. SPRING ST. Commercial Lot Zoned M-1 Unlimited Uses .87 Acres $475,000• EHO Peters Realty Professionals 770-466-2885 www.petersrealtyprofessionals.com MONROE, GA 30656

DRASTICALLY REDUCED! 2.56 ACRES ON N. BROAD ST. Zoned B-3 All utilities available.

Property will make a great strip mall. $135,000 Bring All Offers EHO Peters Realty Professionals 770-466-2885 www.petersrealtyprofessionals.com REAL ESTATE AUCTIONS

37.13 ACRES 1155 Jim Daws Rd Great 37.132 Acre Tract Zoned A-2, With Nice Hardwoods & Pines. Perfect For Livestock, Farming, Hunting, Or Build Your Dream Home $242,000 • EHO Peters Realty Professionals 770-466-2885 www.petersrealtyprofessionals.com

DO YOUR SHARE

COMMERCIAL RENTALS

LAKE/RIVER/COASTAL PROPERTY FOR SALE

GARAGE SALES SUGAR HILl Huge Garage Sale 5510 Brighton Rose Lane. 3/18 & 3/19, 8am-4pm. Hshld., furn., office, children’s items, electronics.

TUCKER, 30084 Big Indoor Yard Sale with Antiques!

Fri. 3/18 & Sat. 3/19, 9-4. 4699 Ginson Dr. off Old Norcross Rd. APPLIANCES

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

Tuesday, March 22nd at 1:00

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

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

REAL ESTATE FOR RENT

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.

For a FREE Estimate

Made in USA

CALL OR TEXT

770-714-8250 770-271-7127

404.886.3587 Established 1989

SERENITY LAWN CARE

Only $15,900.

DO YOUR SHARE

• Any Lawn Work!

If it’s in your yard, we do it!

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

Call 770-895-7161

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

PETS/LIVESTOCK

VEHICLES

APTS/DUP/CONDOS/ T’HOMES FOR RENT

Built-in oven, self cleaning, std. size 27x27. Maytag Stove, dbl. oven, warmer, broiler, self-cleaning, 30x46. 352-263-1936

BLOODHOUND FREE to a good home ONLY. Registered black and brindle, 2 years old. Gentle.

Spayed and has chip. Allergies prevent us keeping her.

Call 678-491-4840

HONDA CIVIC LX-S SEDAN, 2010.

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

One owner. $8900.

Call 678-518-4259.

ADOPT A PET

MERCEDES-BENZ, 1988 560 SL

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

BOXER MIX - FREE 11 mo. old spayed female. Must have a fence.

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69,340 ONE OWNER MILES! CONVERTIBLE! Fabulous, all original and the best you will find. Hagerty and NADA value $34,000$73,000. Drive anywhere...it is like new and has a super low price of only $18,900, great investment and fast appreciating.

Call 770-873-2627.

ANNOUNCEMENTS

classifieds

LOST & FOUND

770-962-SELL

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

GWINNETT CLASSIFIED ADVERTISING DEADLINES

LINERS PUBLICATION DAY

DEADLINE

Wednesday Thursday Friday Sunday

Tuesday 3 pm Wednesday 3 pm Thursday 3 pm Friday 3 pm

DISPLAY ADS PUBLICATION DAY

DEADLINE

Wednesday Thursday Friday Sunday

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

VEHICLES

To place a Classified ad please call

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

to speak with a Sales Rep. or you can place an ad online at www.gwinnettdailypost.com

770-962-7355

FURNITURE/ HOUSEHOLD GOODS GWINNETT DUPLEXES

2 Communities!

BRING ALL OFFERS! PEMCO HUD CASE # 105-485049 60 RAINEY WAY Cute Ranch Home On Nice Private Lot With Spacious Back Yard 4BR/2BA INSURED W/ESCROW $75,000 • EHO Peters Realty Professionals 770-466-2885 www.petersrealtyprofessionals.com

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

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

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

Dacula, GA 30019 COMMERCIAL PROPERTY FOR SALE

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 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

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

Your Dealership Should Be Easy To Find!

Duluth Hwy 120

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MAKE OFFER! 0 DROWNING CREEK RD. 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 MADISON, DANIELSVILLE FARM FOR SALE 30 ACRES with 2 houses & barn. Hwy 98 E., Madison Co. 25 min. to Athens. 678-552-8544

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

Call 404-921-8180

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

ROOMMATE WANTED /ROOM FOR RENT 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

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.

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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

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

770-932-1751 Cell 770-313-5751

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

APPLY AT

326 GA Highway 81 SE,

LICENSED

Tree Removal Prunning Stump Grinding Wood Chipper

DOGS

TRUSS BUILDERS

TRUSS SYSTEMS

Oak

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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

Bucket Truck

All Phases of Tree Work

Dr. Buford

POLICE RECRUIT

678-773-6506 404-553-1177

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

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

Experienced Tree Work 20+ Years

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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

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

COUNTRY BOY TREE REMOVAL

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

PRESSURE WASHING

MIKE’S TREE SERVICE

770-780-9786

404-670-3087 FULL TIME

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

POWER WASHING

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HAYES LAWRENCEVILLE

1 CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP 719 Pike St, Lawrenceville 770-963-5251 www.hayeschrysler.com

2

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

RICK HENDRICK

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

RICK HENDRICK

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

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SPECIALTY WORK

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

ROOFING & REMODELING

LANDSCAPING/ LAWN CARE

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

FOREST

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AMERICAN BEAUTY

LANDSCAPING/ LAWN CARE

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ELECTRICAL PANEL REPLACEMENT $929.17 THIS MONTH ONLY

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