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Police link Lawrenceville Target burglary to Sugarloaf Mills jewelry theft By Chamian Cruz and Taylor Denman chamian.cruz@gwinnettdailypost.com, taylor.denman@gwinnettdailypost.com

Police believe the same suspects who stole more than $1,500 worth of jewelry from a Sugarloaf Mills jewelry store also stole electronics from Target that same evening. Police released security video and screen captures of the suspects from a burglary that occurred at Sugarloaf Mills in unincorporated Lawrenceville at approximately 11 p.m. on Feb. 15. Police said detectives learned of an additional burglary on the same night committed by suspects matching the description of the first burglary. Police said a Target at 875 Lawrenceville-Suwanee Road in Lawrenceville was burglarized shortly after midnight on Feb. 16, approximately an hour after the Sugarloaf Mills burglary. Police said the suspects broke in through the front glass doors and stole several pieces of electronics. The lead detective is seeking the

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Gwinnett County police are seeking the public’s help in identifying two suspects captured on mall security cameras at Sugarloaf Mills breaking into and stealing from a jewelry kiosk on Feb. 15. public’s help in recognizing these suspects and reporting a tip. Anonymous tipsters are encouraged to call Crime Stoppers at 404-5778477. Police listed the case num-

bers: 20-014814 for the Status Jewels incident and 20-014817 for Target. Police said two black male suspects wearing hoodies used a ham-

mer to break three glass display cases to steal jewelry at the Status Jewels kiosk in Sugarloaf Mills. The first suspect was wearing a black hoodie. The second man was

wearing a grey hoodie and black Adidas pants with white stripes. The owner of the kiosk told police it was the third occasion in which merchandise was stolen.

Police searching for third suspect in fatal shooting at Duluth gas station By Chamian Cruz chamian.cruz@ gwinnettdailypost.com

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Gwinnett County police are now searching for a third teen identified as a suspect in the Feb. 5 deadly shooting near a Duluth gas station. Police said Thursday the Jaime whereabouts Manuel of 19-year-old Jimenez Jaime Manuel Jimenez are unknown, but he has been charged with felony murder and aggravated assault. Last week, police arrested two 19-year-olds from Lilburn, Silvia Najarro and Jayce Villafana-Diaz, in connection to the shooting. They

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Jayce VillafanaDiaz were also charged with felony murder and aggravated assault and booked into the Gwinnett County jail. On Feb. 5, officers found the body of 20-year-old Jamun El Winslow, of Lawrenceville, shot dead in his vehicle on Club Drive near a Shell gas station. Police first responded to a call of a person shot shortly after 10 p.m. The Shell gas station is located at 1515 Pleasant Hill Rd. Silvia Najarro

However, officers began to canvass the area when they couldn’t find Winslow at the crime scene. The preliminary investigation indicated that a man, identified as Winslow, was shot at the gas station and then drove to Club Drive where officers later found his body. Police said Winslow was located in front of apartments at 3740 Club Drive, and that his vehicle, a silver passenger car, was found in the roadway with damage from a possible accident. Officers approached the vehicle and located Winslow dead inside. Police said detectives are still seeking information about this case through Crime Stoppers at 404577-8477.

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LOCAL COLUMNIST|DARRELL HUCKABY

Let’s stick to the facts on coronavirus

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hese are the times that try There have since been other attacks men’s souls.” by the Democrat leadership in Congress, Thomas Paine. “The Cri- attempting to politicize the medical sis.” 1776. threat to our country when all AmeriOur fledgling nation was in a real cri- cans should be putting partisan politics sis in 1776. We were about to lose our aside and working together. The nationwar for independence before it really got al mainstream media is in full fledged started. The number of people panic mode in a clear attempt who even supported indepento attract viewers, raise ratings dence was far south of 50%. The and increase revenue. “The love majority preferred living under of money ... ” British tyranny to actually fightLet us submit these facts to a ing for liberty and freedom. candid world. Luckily for the world the brave The coronavirus is real. It is and bold persevered, and the contagious. It can be a serious timid who would not join in the illness, particularly, it seems, to Huckaby conflict benefitted right along with children and the elderly who are the patriots who paid the price. predisposed to succumb to seriSome things don’t change. ous illness. The world is smaller than it used to be, I’m not sure we are in a crisis in this country at all, but there are many in so the spread of the virus is inevitable. the media and on the liberal left that We have done a splendid job of keeping would want us to believe we are. “Never down the disease in the United States. let a serious crisis go to waste.” Rahm As of Wednesday, the CDC confirmed 14 Emanuel. cases of the disease in the U.S. That’s 14 A serious disease has emerged in China. out of 327 million. Twelve of those were It’s called the coronavirus, but I don’t people who had traveled to infected rethink it has anything to do with Mexi- gions. For two people the cause of the can beer, although, ironically, sales of virus was undetermined. The numbers Corona beer have plunged drastically do not include 42 people in quarantine over the past month, as have the num- from the Diamond Princess cruise ship. bers of people dining in Chinese restauConversely, the CDC reports that there rants, which shows what hysteria can do have been 41 million cases of the flu this for a populace. year in the U.S. That’s 14 of one and 41 When it became obvious that this million of the other. There have been serious virus was spreading and could 16,000 deaths from the flu — 16,000 reach pandemic proportions, our coun- — since October. try’s administration became very proacSo, yes. We want to do everything we tive. Let me repeat that truth. When it can to prevent the spread of the corobecame obvious that this serious virus navirus — and we are. Panicking and was spreading and could reach pandemic blaming the world-wide epidemic on the proportions, our country’s administra- president of the United States doesn’t tion became very proactive. help anything and has absolutely no President Trump stopped immigra- basis in fact. tion from China, which was ground zero But I don’t suppose facts matter to a for the disease. He did this in January, party that is on the verge of choosing a amidst claims from his critics that, in blatant socialist as its 2020 presidendoing so, he was a racist xenophobe. tial candidate. The expression “damned if you do and Bernie Sanders honeymooned in the damned if you don’t” comes to mind. USSR. He stated, this week, that “China He also instituted a program that would has taken more people out of poverty quarantine American citizens returning than any country in history.” He has also to the country from highly affected areas shown great affection for Fidel Castro’s for two weeks, until it could be deter- humanitarian programs in Cuba and mined that they weren’t infected. Those has frequently voiced his support of the were solid plans that have worked well. Nicaraguan communist regime of mass He also has offered full cooperation murderer Daniel Ortega. to China and has taken steps in this So, yes, we might be facing a crisis in country to fast-track medical and phar- this country, but the threat of electing maceutical development of a vaccine to a communist as president of the United fight the virus. States is much more dangerous than the President Trump has not cut funds to virus that the CDC promises is coming. the CDC. They are receiving more fedThese really are the times that try men’s eral dollars than they were three years souls. I hope that we are not weighed in ago, no matter what the Democrat can- the balances and found wanting. didates for president claimed in their Selah. clownish debate earlier this week. Anyone who says otherwise does not have Darrell Huckaby is an author in Rockdale County. Email him at dhuck009@gmail. the truth on his or her side.

COLUMNIST|DICK YARBROUGH

Republican campaign slamming Rep. Doug Collins could backfire

hat a difference a decision makes. for reelection — and Democrats expect Wasn’t it just the other day that to be competitive. The fact that reports Georgia Republican Congress- say Loeffler is willing to spend $20 milman Doug Collins of Gainesville, the lion of her own money on her campaign ranking member of the House Judicia- doesn’t hurt. ry Committee, was the hero of the hour I am grieved to report that Gov. Kemp, for his unwavering defense of President following the lead of several of his preDonald Trump during his Kangaroo Court decessors, didn’t seek my counsel beimpeachment trial? fore making his appointment. If he had, Now we are being told that he is just I would have cautioned him that We the another tax-and-spend Washington poli- Unwashed are the final decision-makers tician, soft on crime and good buddies on who represents us in Washington, not with House Speaker Nancy Pelosi. political insiders. Just ask Jimmy What in the world has happened? Carter. When Sen. Richard RusIt seems Collins has had the sell died in 1971, Gov. Carter aptemerity to say he intends to run pointed his buddy David Gambrell, for Johnny Isakson’s seat in the a political novice like Loeffler, to United States Senate, currently fill the seat. held by Gov. Brian Kemp’s apGambrell hardly got the seat pointee, Kelly Loeffler. He must warm before he was ousted in the have a pretty good chance of win- Yarbrough next election by a little-known state ning because Club for Growth, a representative from Perry named Washington-based group, is spending Sam Nunn. The same thing could haproughly $3 million dollars trying to dis- pen to Loeffler. As for appealing to subparage him and his record in Washington. urban women, I know a bunch of them David McIntosh, the club’s president, and I have yet to have one tell me they said in a statement that “Club for Growth identify with a zillionaire who owns a will educate Georgia voters about Doug women’s basketball team, has her own Collins’ record on economic issues and private jet and lives in a $10.5 million, demand that he change his ways.” Oh, 15,000-square-foot house in Atlanta. please. He must think folks here in Geor- Maybe I hang out with the wrong crowd gia are dumb as rocks and need some of suburban women. Washington special-interest group to About owning a basketball team, Jim tell us how to think. Galloway, the respected political obI don’t know Doug Collins personally. server for the Atlanta newspaper, says I met him once at a speech to the Gaines- “the WNBA has a history of appealing ville Kiwanis Club and, as I recall, he is a to black and LGBTQ fans, both groups chaplain and a lieutenant colonel in the far from Trump’s base. Plus, the league Air Force Reserve Command and was has a reputation for supporting progresdeployed to Iraq for a period of time. sive causes like a 2018 initiative that alEven though I wowed the crowd that day lowed fans to donate a portion of ticket with my usual dazzling wit and wisdom, sales to Planned Parenthood, an aborI have a feeling he wouldn’t remember tion rights group.” me from a tree stump. That could be a problem for Loeffler. Politicians being politicians, maybe Remember that Jimmy Carter in his Congressman Collins thought his de- shameful racist campaign for governor in fense of the president would be the tick- 1970 had pictures circulated to rednecks et to getting him Trump’s endorsement around the state showing his opponent, for the Senate seat. After all, polls say Carl Sanders, at the time a co-owner of that the president enjoys the approval the Atlanta Hawks, with his arm around of more than 90 percent of Georgia Re- Bill Bridges, a black basketball player. publicans. But it didn’t happen. Despite Sadly, it seemed to have worked. being lobbied by Mr. Trump, Gov. Kemp Meanwhile, I have a feeling the Reappointed Loeffler instead. publican establishment’s ham-handed The consensus of political navel-gaz- smear campaign against Doug Collins ers is that Loeffler’s appointment is an is going to backfire. I don’t know about attempt to broaden the party’s appeal you, but the more I see of it, the more I with suburban women who are being say: Run, Doug, run. heavily courted by the Democrats. This is a critically important constituency You can reach Dick Yarbrough at dick@ dickyarbrough.com; at P.O. Box 725373, since Georgia voters will cast ballots for Atlanta, Georgia 31139 or on Facebook at both of the state’s Senate seats in Nowww.facebook.com/dickyarb. vember — Sen. David Perdue is also up

COLUMNIST|MARC THIESSEN

Now Sanders wants a Green New Deal for the entire world

ou may have heard of Bernie Sanders’ Green New Deal, his plan for a socialist makeover of the U.S. economy in the name of addressing climate change. But did you know that the independent senator from Vermont and Democratic presidential front-runner has also proposed a Green New Deal for the World? It got little notice, but in his answers to a foreign policy questionnaire from the Council on Foreign Relations, Sanders announced that as president, he would “orchestrate a multilateral campaign — a Green New Deal for the World — to coordinate investment in green technology and make that technology widely available through long-term financing for the poor countries that currently depend on coal and other fossil fuels.” This is apparently the first instance of Sanders publicly using the phrase “Green New Deal for the World.” Asked for details, his foreign policy adviser Matt Duss pointed me to the Green New Deal page of the candidate’s website, where Sanders promises that “in order to help countries of the Global South with climate adaptation efforts, the U.S. will invest $200 billion in the Green Climate Fund for the equitable

transfer of renewable technologies, Plan did in today’s dollars. climate adaptation, and assistance Where would Sanders get the monin adopting sustainable energies.” ey? The defense budget, of course. In this way, Sanders’ website says, On his website, Sanders pledges the United States “can ensure that to work with other nations to rethe developing world secures relidirect “the trillions of dollars our able electricity, reduces poverty and nations spend on misguided wars pollution-related fatalities, creates and weapons of mass destruction to greater net employment, and im- Thiessen instead work together internationproves living standards — all while ally to combat our climate crisis.” reducing greenhouse-gas emissions.” We He adds that “the Pentagon is the largest must spend this money, Sanders says, be- institutional emitter of greenhouse gases cause “the global poor have borne and will in the world” and that “the United States bear” the burden of climate change “dis- spends $81 billion annually to protect oil proportionately.” supplies and transport routes.” The PenCompared with Sanders’ other spending tagon apparently would serve as a Green plans, $200 billion may seem like a drop in New Deal for the World slush fund. the bucket. It isn’t. The entire U.S. foreign With Sanders tightening his grip on the aid budget is less than $50 billion annu- Democratic nomination, voters have yet ally — spending $200 billion over 10 years to come to grips with the sheer magnitude would represent a roughly 40% increase in of his spending plans. He has proposed a foreign aid. Elsewhere in the CFR ques- whopping $97.5 trillion in new government tionnaire, Sanders extols “the extremely spending over the coming decade. To put radical foreign policy initiative called the that in perspective, U.S. households held Marshall Plan” in which the United States about $98 trillion of wealth in 2018. In spent “the equivalent of $130 billion just to other words, Sanders plans to spend the reconstruct Western Europe after World equivalent of almost the total value of evWar II.” His Green New Deal for the World erything we own — all the cars, homes, rewould cost 54% more than the Marshall tirement plans, college funds, savings ac-

counts and other assets that U.S. citizens possess, minus liabilities. That’s an ungodly sum. And it comes on top of the $60 trillion the federal government is already on track to spend, plus the $29.7 trillion state and local governments are set to spend. According to Manhattan Institute budget expert Brian Riedl, under Sanders’ plans, “total government spending at all levels would surge to as high as 70% of gross domestic product,” and “approximately half of the American workforce would be employed by the government.” In addition to guaranteeing all Americans a government job, forgiving all student loans, guaranteeing free public-college tuition, providing paid family leave, free child care and free government health care for Americans and undocumented immigrants alike, Sanders is going to finance a Green New Deal for the World. There used to be a saying in Washington: A billion here, a billion there, and soon you’re talking real money. Under a Sanders administration, change it to trillion. Marc Thiessen is a fellow at the American Enterprise Institute and the former chief speechwriter for President George W. Bush.

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WEATHER WATCH

Treat shingles early

EAR DR. ROACH: I was diagnosed with shingles after a few days of a painful rash. The doctor recommended acyclovir, gabapentin and prednisone. Do these really help? — M.F. ANSWER: Shingles is Roach when the chickenpox virus reappears in a specific area of the body, such as in a beltlike distribution on the torso. In fact, the word “shingles” comes from “cingulatum,” the Latin word for “belt.” But it can appear on any area of the body. Shingles damages the nerves, and is usually painful, with a degree of pain that can range from mild to excruciating. Some people have intense itching in addition to or instead of pain. Treatment with an antiviral agent — acyclovir or one of its newer and more potent cousins, such as valacyclovir (Valtrex) — is effective at reducing symptoms if started within 72 hours of the onset of rash, preferably immediately. Gabapentin is an agent to reduce nerve pain. It takes time to build up to an effective dose, and some physicians prefer to use shorter-acting pain medication for the pain of shingles itself. The most recent studies on prednisone, a potent antiinflammatory steroid, have failed to show benefit, and I no longer prescribe it. The dreaded complication of shingles is postherpetic neuralgia, which can last for weeks, months or even years after the damage to the nerves is caused by shingles. The older a person is, the more likely she is to get it, and the longer it tends to last. I cannot emphasize strongly enough how bad postherpetic neuralgia can be: I have seen healthy older adults become bedbound due to PHN. Early treatment with gabapentin or other pain medications is indicated. It’s much better to prevent shingles than it is to treat it. The new shingles vaccine is highly effective at preventing shingles and more effective at preventing or reducing the severity of PHN. Two doses are recommended for adults 50 and over. DEAR DR. ROACH: In the coming days, I will be having parathyroid surgery for the removal of one of my parathyroid glands. Will surgery improve my libido (I am male)? Will it also have a positive effect on any heart condition I might have? — M.T. ANSWER: The parathyroid glands are so named because they sit on top of the thyroid gland in the neck. There are usually four, and a benign tumor of one (occasionally two) can cause elevated level of parathyroid hormone. The hormone causes increased absorption of calcium from the bones, leading to both bone loss and high blood calcium levels, which is how the disease is usually discovered. Treatment with surgery is the definitive way to get parathyroid levels back to normal and protect the bones. However, there are many other possible symptoms of high parathyroid hormone levels. Among these are depression, lethargy, decreased desire for social interaction and trouble thinking. Loss of libido is seldom discussed in the medical literature but is absolutely a potential symptom of high parathyroid hormone. Although many experts feel that high PTH leads to increased risk of heart disease, the data are not conclusive. However, I feel it likely that getting the parathyroid and calcium levels down to normal likely improves cardiovascular health.

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TODAY IN HISTORY TODAY’S HISTORY: in 1781, the continental congress officially adopted the articles of confederation. in 1803, ohio was admitted as the 17th u.S. state. in 1867, nebraska was admitted as the 37th u.S. state. in 1961, president John F. Kennedy issued an executive order establishing the peace corps. in 2003, pakistani counterterrorism forces captured al-Qaida operative Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, a principal planner of the 9/11 terror attacks. in 2005, the u.S. Supreme court ruled that capital punishment for crimes committed before the age of 18 was unconstitutional. TODAY’S BIRTHDAYS: Frederic chopin (1810-1849), composer; glenn

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COLUMNIST I AMY DICKINSON

Facebook ‘friend’ emerges in real life

EAR AMY: I live in a fairly large community, and I am a member of several local interest groups on Facebook. Some are hobby-related, and some are community issues (and rant/raves about those issues). I’m curious about what someone should do if they happen to see another group member in public? Should one say hi? Twice recently I have seen individuals in a public place and recognized them from these Facebook groups. In one case it was a lady from a hobby group I’m in, and both of us were in a hurry, but she recognized me too and gave me a quick smile and wave (and I did the same). The second instance was a gentleman who is a member of several of the issuetype groups. To be honest, he has gained a bit of a reputation as basically being a troll. He is sarcastic and enjoys playing devil’s advocate most of the time, but I wouldn’t call him particularly derogatory. I saw him at a fast-food place, and I wasn’t 100 percent sure I recognized him, but as he left, he turned toward me, gave me a beaming smile and walked out laughing. Later that day, while he did not name me specifically,

he made a post in one of the groups stating that while some might say he is a troll, at least someone now had proof Dickinson he didn’t eat like one. I’m just wondering if in the future I should say hi to a local fellow member of a group? — Facebook Flummoxed DEAR FLUMMOXED: Encountering someone in real life whom you know only in the online world can be a surreal experience. I’d compare it to encountering a local TV newscaster. You recognize the person — but from where? Once you can accurately place the person, it can be too late. Yes, if you enjoy benign interactions online, you should definitely say hello. I have been fortunate to form wonderful real-world friendships from people I’ve met online, and the beauty of community-based groups is that by the time you meet each other, you already know quite a bit about the other person. However, if your instincts tell you to steer clear, then definitely do so. DEAR AMY: My husband and I went to a diner. When we asked for the check, we were told that a family that

had just left had paid for our dinner. We both asked, “Why?” The waitress said, “I don’t know. They just did.” I asked if they were frequent customers, and the waitress said no. We asked for the name on their credit card so we could thank them and were told that they paid cash. We can’t understand it. Do you have any idea why someone would do this? — Wondering Diners DEAR WONDERING: The motivation behind this is simple: There are some kind and generous people in this world who enjoy performing anonymous acts of kindness. You and your husband might have reminded them of their folks, or other loved ones in their own lives. Maybe they just received a little windfall and wanted to celebrate by being generous. Or maybe some anonymous person had recently picked up their check, and they wanted to “pay it forward.” I hope this gesture makes you smile. (It makes me smile.) I also hope that you are able to accept this generosity with an open mind and heart. You could pay this forward by performing an anonymous act of kindness toward someone else. DEAR AMY: I read the letter signed “Survivor,” who

wants to confront her bully. I could be that bully. Like the survivor, I was also sexually abused, beginning at age 6. I didn’t know how to ask for help and instead I would scream for hours and hours until I lost my voice. Also, like the survivor, no one helped me. I became terrified of everyone and everything until I began hating everyone and everything. Especially myself. I wish I could tell the person I bullied that it had nothing to do with her and everything to do with me. That I thought I was somehow protecting myself by bullying her. It was how I kept people away from me. I think of her every day. I try to live each day now by being kind. After years of alcoholism I finally got sober and I am trying to help others in their sobriety. — Also a Survivor DEAR SURVIVOR: In my response, I pointed out that bullies are often victims, themselves. Congratulations on your own healing. Amy Dickinson writes the “Ask Amy” column. You can contact her via email: ASKAMY@amydickinson.com. Readers may send postal mail to Ask Amy, Po.O. Box 194, Freeville, NY 13068. You can also follow her on Twitter @ askingamy or “like” her on Facebook.

Step up, do your thing and bring your plans to fruition. an idea is only useful if you take action and make it a reality. trust and believe in your ability to get things done. if you put in the time and effort, recognition and prosperity will be yours. PISCES (Feb. 20-March 20) — use your words to drum up support, and use your actions to make a difference. how you conduct yourself will influence your reputation. Share your ideas and stand behind your beliefs. ARIES (March 21-april 19) — adjust the way you live or change your routine to ensure that you take better care of your health. lessen stress, build strength and head down a new path. TAURUS (april 20-May 20) — you are only as good as your word. live up to your promises, and you will gain respect. a positive change will make your life easier and improve your financial situation. GEMINI (May 21-June 20) — work with what you already have. don’t feel you have to overspend, overdo it or let others take advantage of you. a positive, confident attitude will protect you from users and abusers. CANCER (June 21-July 22) — don’t hesitate to take what you want. Be bold, speak your mind and take action to show others that you mean business. live up to your promises and take a leadership position. LEO (July 23-aug. 22) — Be careful how much you take on at home. a project will turn out to be far more expensive than you anticipated. do your research before you start. VIRGO (aug. 23-Sept. 22) — Share information with friends or relatives. what you discover will help you make choices that will lead to a better future. a change of plans, location or lifestyle is favored. LIBRA (Sept. 23-oct. 23) — don’t jeopardize joint accounts or ventures or leave anything to chance. ask questions and get offers in writing. take care of matters personally. honesty will help you avoid arguments. SCORPIO (oct. 24-nov. 22) — your aggressive action will help you bring about positive change. an unusual idea or plan will turn out better than anticipated. your intuition won’t let you down. SAGITTARIUS (nov. 23dec. 21) — Be careful and don’t take physical, financial or emotional risks. Someone will not be honest or play fair. look out for your interests, and don’t be afraid to say no. CAPRICORN (dec. 22Jan. 19) — refuse to let someone close to you cause uncertainty or confusion. Follow your gut feeling when dealing with home and family matters. don’t get involved with indulgent individuals. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 19) — look out for yourself. don’t feel the need to make a snap decision because someone else does. Focus on personal improvement and gains. Make your vision paramount.

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Candidate qualifying for 2020 state, federal, local elections is this week

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Civil Rights groups have filed a federal lawsuit to force Gwinnett County to hold early voting at seven satellite polling sites next week as early voting in the presidential preference primary begins.

VOTING From A1 is imperative that Gwinnett County and other Georgia counties comply with the U.S. Constitution and permit all eligible voters to cast their ballot and have their voice heard.” Lawyers Group officials said a hearing will be held before District Court Judge Steven Grimberg at 2 p.m. Monday at the federal courthouse in Atlanta. The election board submitted its budget request for three full weeks of early voting for the presidential preference primary last summer. Department heads presented those budget requests to a citizens budget review committee and Gwinnett County commission Chairwoman Charlotte Nash in late August. The proposed 2020 budget was then presented to other county commissioners and the public in midNovember and put input was solicited at that time so residents could weigh in on the proposal. The county commission then voted on adoption of the budget at its first meeting of the year in January. It included $11 million for this year’s elections, which county officials have previously said is the largest amount of money Gwinnett has ever allocated for elections. But, the Lawyers Committee asserted the county pared back the elections board’s request for three full weeks at all sites with

TRIAL From A1 The new trial for Schrader will see a change to the prosecuting team handling the case against her. Bozeman said Sheila Ross has been added to the prosecuting team. The re-trial is the latest chapter in an unusual courthouse saga that rocked the Gwinnett Justice and Administration Center for the last year. It involves Schrader, District Attorney Danny Porter, a private investigator, a former Forsyth County sheriff’s deputy and a DragonCon co-founder who has previously entered an Alford Plea on child molestation charges. Schrader is accused of hiring private investigator T.J. Ward to look into her fears that her computer was being hacked by Porter, or someone in his office, and allowing two people he brought in, former deputy Frank Karic and DragonCon co-founder Ed Kramer, to install a device on her computer that allowed them to see computer network activity. Ward, Karic and Kramer were originally indicted along with Schrader but the three men took separate plea deals. Kramer is awaiting sentencing on his plea deal, which came with the caveat that he cannot

“little fanfare” and that the decision to do so violated the U.S. Constitution. Under the plan adopted as part of the county’s budget, there will be 19 consecutive days of early voting, including two Saturdays and two Sundays, but the first Monday through Sunday will be at the headquarters on Grayson Highway only. “Gwinnett County’s plan means that history is likely going to repeat itself,” the Lawyers Committee said in a statement. “During the 2016 and 2018 election cycles, Gwinnett County had only one voting location at the start of the early voting period, which resulted in extraordinarily long lines. “In 2016, hundreds of voters were forced to wait up to four to five hours to cast their ballot, while dozens of others left the line without ever voting. Three voters collapsed while waiting outside in extreme weather conditions. Voters also saw delays of more than an hour and fifteen minutes during the early voting period leading up to the November 2018 general midterm elections.” Gwinnett County does plan to have three weeks of early voting at the elections headquarters and all satellite sites for the general election in November — if the county, which is under a federal mandate to provide bilingual assistance in English and Spanish, can recruit enough poll workers to man all of the sites. County spokesman Joe Sorenson declined to comment on the lawsuit because it is pending litigation. be sentenced until Schrader’s trial has been resolved. During the original trial in February, Schrader said she was concerned after she discovered someone was printing National Crime Information Center reports and an arrest warrant affidavit on her office’s printer, and that some of her personal photos and files that she had on her computer had somehow turned up on a shared network drive at the courthouse. She also testified that she turned to Ward because she felt IT officials working for the court system had been unable to adequately address her concerns. Schrader and Kramer also testified that Kramer did not use his actual first name when talking to the judge during a phone conversation. Schrader said she did not know she had been dealing with Kramer until after Porter came to see her because a file folder with her name on it had been discovered on the DragonCon co-founder’s computer. Police investigators were looking at Kramer’s computer after he was arrested on an unrelated charge. In October, a state judicial commission suspended Schrader, whose seat is up for election this year, from hearing any cases after she was indicted on the charges. Computer trespassing is a felony in Georgia.

Although candidates in Gwinnett have spent the last year announcing bids for local, state and federal offices, this week will show who will actually make it onto primary election ballots in May. This week will mark candidate qualifying in Georgia for local, state and federal offices, except president. Several offices are up for election this year including: county commission chairman; commissioners for districts 1 and 3; school board districts 1, 3 and 5; sheriff; district attorney; tax commissioner; clerk of superior court; every seat in the Georgia General Assembly; every U.S. House district in the state; and both of Georgia’s U.S. Senate seats. Non-partisan seats up for grabs this year include chief magistrate, probate judge, four State Court judgeships and six Superior court judicial seats. The Gwinnett Democratic Party will sign up the party’s candidates for local offices from 9 a.m. until 5 p.m. Monday through Thursday and 9 a.m. until noon on Friday at the party’s headquarters in Gwinnett Place Mall, which is located at 2100 Pleasant Hill Road in Duluth. Democratic Party chairwoman Bianca Keaton said that, although the mall has reduced its hours, candidates can enter at 9 a.m. through the entrance with flagpoles by Beauty Master. Meanwhile, the Gwinnett Republican Party will sign up its candidates for local offices from 9 a.m. until 5 p.m. Monday through

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Thursday, and from 9 a.m. until noon on Friday at Alice O’Lenick’s home, which is located at 2170 Luke Edwards Road in Dacula. O’Lenick, who is a member of the county’s elections board, can be reached at aliceolenick@ att.net to make an appointment for filing qualifying paperwork. Anyone running for local non-partisan local judicial seats — except Superior Court, which is technically considered a state office — will qualify at the county’s elections headquarters during regular business hours, starting at 9 a.m. on Monday and ending at noon on Friday. Anyone running for congressional district, U.S. Senate or state office, including district attorney and seats in the Georgia General Assembly, will qualify for those offices at the state Capitol. Republicans will conduct qualifying in Room 216 while Democrats sign up their candidates in Room 230. Candidates for state judicial seats, including Superior Court, will qualify at the Georgia Secretary of State’s Elections Division, which is located in the West Tower, Suite 802, located at 2 Martin

Luther King Jr. Drive SE in Atlanta. Qualifying fees for local offices can be found at bit. ly/39dgldg while the list of fees for state and federal offices can be found at bit.ly/2T6V674. Qualifying can be tracked throughout the week at elections.sos.ga.gov/GAElection/CandidateDetails.

Campbell jumps into House District 97 race A Duluth small business owner officially jumped into the race for the state House District 97 seat on Friday. Mary Blackmon Campbell will run as a Democrat for the seat, currently held by Republican state Rep. Bonnie Rich, R-Suwanee. Campbell highlighted the fact that she is a longtime Duluth resident, mother of two Mary boys, 13Blackmon year small Campbell b u s i n e s s owners and a domestic abuse survivor in her campaign announcement. “Georgia and Gwinnett county are at a crossroads politically and I see changes that need to be made in our community to improve the quality of life and ensure prosperity for every family in District 97,” Campbell said in a statement. “I want to ensure that every single Georgian has the same opportunities I

have had in business and in life. I want fair and free elections, healthcare that works for everyone, transportation access and affordable childcare. I also want to provide all the needed protections to domestic abuse survivors so that they do not have to stay one day longer in an abusive relationship with their intimate partner.”

Clark hosting midsession town hall meeting Tuesday State Rep. Jasmine Clark, DLilburn, is planning to meet with her constituents this Jasmine week for a Clark mid-legislative session town hall meeting in Lilburn. The forum will be held from 6:30 until 8:30 p.m. Tuesday at Parkview High School, located at 998 Cole Drive in Lilburn. Clark plans to discuss the legislative session as well as the 2020 Census, the upcoming elections and constituents concerns during the meeting. Attendees will also have a chance to try out the new voting machines which will be used for the first time in Gwinnett during the March 24 presidential preference primary. Political Notebook appears in the Sunday edition of the Gwinnett Daily Post.

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This year’s race raised funds for the Southeast Gwinnett Cooperative Ministry, the Lilburn Cooperative Ministry and the Brookwood Schools Foundation.

RACE From A1 though, as she bought them tickets for Christmas to run the 5K together following the half marathon. Daniel Francis said he would jog as Hayden cooled down. “She’s really self-motivated,” Daniel Francis said. “She encourages me more so than anything. She’s a real inspiration in her school and everything she does. She works toward excellence, but at the same time has a very caring and compassionate mind. It’s really wonderful.” Daniel Francis said this was the fifth Run the Reagan race they’ve participated in together. Although they did it just for fun, for him, participating in the run was about something else, too. “It’s a way to get together and talk,” Daniel said. “My gift is time with her. That’s really the thing. It’s a great event.” Like the Francis family, Dee Drake, also of Snellville, waited at the finish line for her sister, Christa, to finish the 10K. She and Christa’s two nieces held up two-sided signs with Pinterest-inspired phrases like, “Should I call an Uber?” and “I ran once. It was horrible.” Dee said this was their 10th year participating in the Run the Regan. “It’s just for fun for us,” she said. “We started when she ran her first

half marathon. She likes the signs, so we do it for her.” Warren Auld, Run the Reagan board member, said 1,923 runners registered for the races this year – a few hundred more than last year. He said it’s become a community event, a fixture in the county. The Run the Reagan includes a timed half-marathon, 10K and 5K, as well as an untimed 5K run/walk and 1K fun run. The half-marathon kicked off the event at 9 a.m. “It attracts a lot of different type of people,” board member John Hoover said. “This is a race that’s a Peachtree (Road Race) qualifier, so you get some of your more hardcore runners involved out there in some of the 10Ks, but you also have a lot of family involvement with the fun run – people who just want to walk and get out.” Hoover said participants represented not just Gwinnett County and Georgia, but 14 other states as well. And since its inception, he said the race has helped raise more than $1 million for local charities. This year, he said 10% of runners who signed up donated over what the sign-up fees were. “Every nickel that comes in goes directly to the charities and the people that it benefits,” Auld said. “Nobody gets paid except for the vendors who provide services. Twenty thousand dollars plus go to these charities, meaning it goes directly to food and into people’s stomachs or electricity bills.

This is a ground level opportunity to help the community.” This year’s race raised funds for the Southeast Gwinnett Cooperative Ministry, the Lilburn Cooperative Ministry and the Brookwood Schools Foundation. Schools in the Parkview, Central Gwinnett, Shiloh and South Gwinnett clusters also received money based on the number of runners they had signed up. “We use the proceeds from this race to seed our summer feeding efforts,” Laura Drake, executive director of Southeast Gwinnett Cooperative Ministry, said. She said the co-op serves kids in five school clusters in the area, and in June and July they allow families to double up on resources since so many of them have kids on free and reduced lunch at school. “We give out between 60-65 tons of food every summer,” she said. “It’s incredible how much we give out. It costs us about $35,000-$40,000 every year and so this helps get this rolling. We’re so grateful. Without this, it would be a struggle.” The race was made possible through partnerships with Gwinnett County, the city of Snellville and numerous sponsors, including Eastside Medical Center, E.R. Snell Contractors, Canon United Methodist Church, Georgia Power, Mazzawi Family Dentistry, Kroger and Coca-Cola.

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Gwinnett County Health Fair gives attendees testing and information about heart health By Michael Buckelew Staff Correspondent

From regular health and HIV screenings to parks and healthy lifestyle services, Saturday’s Gwinnett County Health Fair provided people attending a free event to get more information on how to live healthier, specifically with respect to their hearts. “We have a great lineup of vendors, over 50 of them lined up today,” said Noreen Brantner, director of Events for Southern Community Newspapers, Inc., the parent company of the Daily Post. “(We are) offering lots of free health screenings, community resources that people really don’t have access to. … Vendors are really interacting with attendees, and we’ve got a great turnout.” The health fair, held at Suwanee’s George Pierce Park, was presented through a partnership between the Daily Post and Live Healthy Gwinnett and focused on the heart in recognition of February as American Heart Month. Tyrone Davis of Ellenwood visited specifically looking for the testing services offered at the event. “I came to get my blood pressure checked,” Davis said. “I also came to get an HIV test. Never had one that I know of, like a correct one, so I came out to get that done.” A variety of health-related

A Live Healthy Gwinnett representative provides a fair attendee with information at the Gwinnett County Health Fair on Saturday at George Pierce Park in Suwanee.

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A representative from Fit 2 Fly performs at the Gwinnett County Health Fair on Saturday at George Pierce Park in Suwanee. information was offered at the fair, but screenings were the top focus of organizers, according to Live Healthy Gwinnett Coordinator Carion Marcelin. “I expect people to get access to our health screenings, that’s our No. 1 priority,” Marcelin said. “(We are) making sure people are getting checked so they know their glucose rat-

ings, know ways to maintain their heart health since we are celebrating Heart Health Month this day.” The vendors at the fair were local, and the event gives attendees a single location to learn more about healthy offerings in their neighborhoods. “We’re really excited that people are learning about

community resources here,” Marcelin said. “They’re learning about all the neighboring partners that they have and what services they can provide to the community for free or at a low cost. That’s the main point of this health fair — to educate people, come out, get checked, be positive and have a great time while they’re here.” Vendors such as No Excuses CrossFit hoped to share information about their services to help people get more active and improve heart health. “CrossFit is a great way to stay active and to get moving in a variety of ways,” owner Brandon Brigman said, “whether

that’s through weight-lifting, body weight movements or cardiovascular movements. All those ways are going to help improve your heart.” Prizes, giveaways and special events were part of the offerings from many of the 50 vendors in attendance, including a free CrossFit class from No Excuses and handouts of keychains, pens and other gifts. Gwinnett County elections representatives were on hand to offer information on voting with presidential primary voting being held in Georgia March 24. Other vendors on hand included Publix, Humana,

Gwinnett Health Department, Gwinnett Health and Human Services, Georgia Senior Medicare Patrol, Optimal Hearing Systems, Fit 2 Fly, Brookdale Senior Living Solutions, Center for Pan Asian Community Services and Hearing Consultants of Georgia. The next Gwinnett Community Health Fair will be held May 30 at Lenora Park in Snellville. Its theme will be Celebrating Older Americans Month. For more information about the fairs, visit www.scnievents.com/healthfairs, call 770-963-9205 ext. 1203, or email events@scompapers.com.

Gwinnett Place-area mixed-use development nearing completion By Curt Yeomans curt.yeomans@gwinnettdailypost.com

Apartments in a new mixed-use development on the edge of the Gwinnett Place Community Improvement District are preleasing and construction on the project is expected to be nearing completion, officials at the CID announced Thursday. Quintus Corporation’s The Rey development is located on Steve Reynolds Boulevard, near the intersection at Satellite Boulevard. When it is finished, it will have 286 apartments, restaurants and retail shops. The CID said it is expected to add to the $1.1 billion in annual retail spending to the Gwinnett Place area. “Gwinnett Place hasn’t seen a development like this in the past decade and we are thrilled about it,” Gwinnett Place CID Executive Director Joe Allen said. “The GPCID staff and board hopes this new development will serve as a catalyst for other developers to reimagine Gwinnett Place and realize the incredible potential the area offers.” The Rey is located on the edge of the CID, but also on the edge of the Venture Drive Redevelopment Overlay District that Gwinnett County officials created a

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This rendering shows one angle of The Rey mixed-use development under construction near the intersection of Steve Reynolds Boulevard and Satellite Boulevard. few years ago to spur redevelopment in the Gwinnett Place area. The area around the CID’s namesake mall has struggled in recent years due to changes in the retail industry that has led

to the closure of some major retailers in the area, such as Sports Authority, Sears, HH Gregg and Toys R Us. The hope among officials is that The Rey is one of the projects that will help begin

to turn things around in the area. The area’s namesake mall is also up for sale and a mixed-use development is also planned for the old Gwinnett Prado area on Pleasant Hill Road, near Satellite Boulevard. The apartments that are part of the first phase of The Rey development feature one- and two-bedroom floor plan options. Amenities that officials are highlighting include a two-story fitness and wellness center with a CrossFit gym and yoga studio, and a private courtyard that will have an outdoor fitness area as well as a grill park. The grill park will have an “outdoor living room” that includes a fire pit, bocce ball area, an open lawn and a giant Jenga area. Gwinnett Place CID officials said Knoll Development is developing the second phase of The Rey, which will include the retail and restaurants. “The diversity of Gwinnett Place’s community and the close to 30,000 millennials living in the area were key drivers in our choosing to develop The Rey here,” Quintus Corporation Vice-President Kelly Keappler said in a statement. “We believe this development will help to transform Gwinnett Place into a more live, work and play environment.”

OBITUARIES Stone Mountain, GA

Lorell Dale “Andy” Anderson Anderson, Lorell Dale “Andy” of Stone Mountain, GA passed away Thursday, February 20, 2020, at the age of 92. Lorell was born in Upsala, Minnesota on October 2, 1927, the only child of John and Florence (Berg) Anderson. He graduated from Upsala High School in 1945, was drafted by the Army and discharged early in the winding down of forces after WWII. Always mechanically inclined, he began working for creameries associated with Land O’ Lakes, eventually moving to Minneapolis to work full-time for the company in 1949. He worked for Land O’ Lakes until he retired in 1992, progressing from driving a sales truck to developing the company’s national foodservice sales program. He met Alice (Peterson) Anderson in the late 40s,

they married in 1951, and then he was drafted again and served as a radio operator in Germany during the Korean War. After his (second) discharge he and Alice settled into their own home, the first of nine they would own in Minnesota, Maryland and Georgia over a 68-year marriage. After retirement he and Alice wintered in Georgia and summered at their cabin on Pine Lake near Upsala. Lorell loved to have a project to do (fast and with total absorption), loved 50s era country music, and loved to sing bass, lending his signature sound to a succession of Lutheran church choirs over 50 years. He was Papa to his grandkids, generous, edgy at times, really smart, and hilarious - all the more so because he rarely broke his deadpan countenance. We’ll miss him a lot. He is survived by his devoted wife Alice, daughters Nancy (Dave) Bartkowicz, Circle Pines, MN and Natalie (David) Batchelor, Atlanta, GA; son Bill (Ann) Anderson, Hopkins, MN; seven grandchildren and ten great-grandchildren (and counting). The f

family will be celebrating Papa’s life in a private ceremony, singing a few of his favorite hymns and wishing we had a good bass in the mix. Memorial contributions to benefit Pine Lake can be made by check, made out to Pine-Cedar Lake Association, and mailed to 11454 Preserve Lane North, Champlin, MN 55316.

Life Service will be held on Saturday, March 7, at 3:00 in the afternoon at the Bethesda Park Senior Center at 225 Bethesda Church Road, Lawrenceville, Georgia 30044. Arrangements by Byrd & Flanigan Lawrenceville GA. ByrdandFlanigan. com

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Peter Burridge Peter Burridge of Stone Mountain passed away on Thursday, February 6, 2020, at the age of 83. An avionics engineer, Mr. Burridge traveled extensively worldwide. He was an avid rugby and tennis player, playing for many years with the Atlanta Renegades Old Boys team. He is survived by his wife Diane and children Richard Burridge recently of London, England and children Asher, Mirelle, and Danny; Sue and Al Johnson of LeighOn-Sea, Essex, England and children Dylan and Ella; Stephanie Cellucci of Gainesville, Florida and children Joseph and Jonathan. A Celebration of

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Jessie Pearl Gardner (Smith) Jessie Pearl Gardner, age 88, of Suwanee, GA, peacefully passed away Thursday, February 27, 2020 surrounded by her loving family. Funeral services for Jessie will be held on Monday, March 2, 2020 at 1:00 p.m. in the Peachtree Corners Chapel of Crowell Brothers Funeral Homes & Crematory with Pastor Jason Britt officiating. Burial will follow at Peachtree Memorial Park, Peachtree Corners, GA. The family will receive friends on Sunday, March 1, 2020 from 2:00 p.m. until 4:00 p.m. at the

funeral home. Jessie was born on May 31, 1931 in Lagrange, GA, to the late Charles Springer Smith and Lena Bell Webb. Jessie was a faithful member of Bethlehem Church. She loved and adored all children, especially her grandchildren and greatgrandchildren. She was affectionally known to all her kids as GAGA, Q-tip and Grandma. She is survived by daughter and son-in-law, Sandy and Bill Spitler; grandchildren, Brandon Knox Spitler, Michael Ryan Spitler (Mandi), William Taylor Spitler (Elizabeth), Jonathan David Spitler and Tiffany Brooke Thompson (Josh); great-granchildren, Averee Elizabeth Spitler, Shelby Layne Spitler and Paisley Rae Spitler. On-line condolences may be given at www.crowellbrothers. com. Arrangements by Crowell Brothers Funeral Homes & Crematory, 5051 Peachtree Industrial Boulevard, Peachtree Corners, GA 30092. 770-448-5757.

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Tommie Nelda Mayo (Humphries) Tommie Nelda Humphries Mayo, age 76, of Allentown, PA and formerly of Lawrenceville, GA passed away Wednesday, February 19, 2020. Tommie was a 1961 graduate of Central Gwinnett High School. She was preceded in death by her parents, Thomas and Dixie Nell Humphries. The family has chosen cremation with a memorial service to be held at a later date. Condolences may be sent to or viewed at www. wagesfuneralhome.com. Tom M. Wages Funeral Service LLC, “A Family Company” 120 Scenic Hwy Lawrenceville, GA 770-963-2411 has been entrusted with the arrangements.

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McEachern’s Chanu Moore (25) tries to stop Grayson’s Ian Schieffelin (4) from scoring during Saturday’s State Semifinal game played at Buford High School.

Grayson moves past McEachern into finals By Chris Stephens Staff Correspondent

BUFORD — For two quarters, Grayson and McEachern went blow-for-blow just as one would see in a heavyweight championship fight. But like they did in the third quarter against Norcross on Wednesday, the Rams came out with the same energy against the Indians on Saturday, eventually coming away with an 82-76 win in the Class AAAAAAA boys basketball semifinals at Buford City Arena. “We were down by two at halftime and we had to come out with a different game plan,” said Mississippi State signee Deivon Smith, who finished with 22 points and six rebounds. “It was a reality check at halftime. If we didn’t get it going, we were going home. We held each other up and got to work.” The first half saw both teams go on mini-runs with Grayson owning the defensive glass in half-court sets, and McEachern catching the Rams on their heels in transition for easy buckets. Grayson’s Ian Schieffelin’s turnaround jumper with 2:23 to go in the second quarter put the Rams up 24-20, but the Indians hit two quick shots,

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The Collins Hill girls basketball team come together ahead of its 54-37 victory over Campbell at Buford City Arena on Saturday.

Collins Hill fights past Campbell, returns to finals By Will Hammock will.hammock@gwinnettdailypost.com

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GAC girls defeat Johnson in big upset From staff reports

VALDOSTA — Greater Atlanta Christian’s girls basketball team is headed to the Class AAA finals after a huge victory Saturday night at Valdosta State. The Spartans opened up a late lead and held on for a 52-50 victory over No. 1-ranked Johnson, the two-time defending state champion. Johnson (25-2) had won 23 straight games. The Spartans (1912) have won four straight since a one-point loss to North Hall in the Region 7-AAA Tournament finals. They advance to the AAA title game to play Beach at 6 p.m. Thursday in the Macon CenKaleigh treplex. Addie GAC trailed 46-43 with four minutes left in the fourth quarter, but steadily went on an 8-0 run to lead 51-46 on a basket with 1:30 left. From there, it hung on for the program’s See GAC, A15

Collins Hill’s Sacha Washington gets fouled on Saturday in the AAAAAAA semifinals.

BUFORD — After eight minutes of Saturday’s Class AAAAAAA semifinal, Collins Hill’s girls basketball team had an uncharacteristic 10 turnovers. Campbell, small and relentless, caused problems early and forced six more turnovers in the second quarter. “Campbell’s a real scrappy team,” Collins Hill girls coach Brian Harmon said. “They play extremely hard. They trap and they get after you. It’s physical. That’s not what we usually play against. It kind of throws you off at first a little bit. … It’s one of those games you have to work your way through the grind.” Despite the early struggles, Collins Hill still led by five at halftime. When the unbeaten Eagles got settled in the second half, it was one of their typical performances in a 54-37 victory at Buford City Arena. They advance to play in next Saturday’s 5:30 p.m. championship game against Westlake at the Macon Centreplex. The game is a rematch of the 2019 state final, won by Westlake, the two-time defending champion. “They’re my archrival,” Harmon said of Westlake. “We played them last year and I was down a couple of players. Hopefully, this year everybody is healthy next Saturday and we’ll see what happens.” Collins Hill (31-0) got off to a slow start Saturday thanks to Campbell’s gritty pressure defense. The 10 first-quarter turnovers gave Campbell a 13-11 lead heading into the second quarter. The Eagles surged back ahead in the second quarter despite playing most of the second quarter without Sacha Washington, who had two early fouls. Washington was scoreless at halftime, but Eden Sample picked up the offensive slack with 10 first-half points, including See BACK, A15

Buford girls relentless defensively, roll into state finals with win over Woodland By David Friedlander david.friedlander@ gwinnettdailypost.com

FORT VALLEY — Pressure defense has been a trademark of Buford’s girls basketball team throughout Gene Durden’s tenure has head coach. However, the No. 1 state-ranked Wolves were particularly relentless during their Class AAAAA state semifinal game with Woodland-Stockbridge on Saturday. He forced the Wolfpack into 38 turnovers, and methodically wore them down before shaking off some shooting woes in the second half to pull away for a 5230 victory at Fort Valley State

University’s HPE Center. Tate Walters had a big day with 23 points, seven rebounds, two assists and two steals, while Tate Blair Wallis added Walters 11 points. But it was a defensive effort led by guard Ashyia Willis, who had seven of the team’s 18 steals, that played just as large a role in Buford (30-1) earning a chance at its fourth straight state title and fourth in the last five years when they take on the winner of the other semifinal between No. 2

Kell and seventh-ranked Eagle’s Landing on Friday at the Macon Centreplex. “You turn somebody over 38 times, you ought to come out with a win,” Durden said of his team’s effort. “Our kids came out a little bit jittery with some nerves, but settled down after the first quarter and just kind of extended the lead and did what we were supposed to do.” Jitters seemed to bother both teams in the early going, but Woodland (22-10) initially seemed to cope with them better than Buford by controlling the glass behind Mya Gaddis, who finished the game with a game-high 12 rebounds, which gave them sev-

eral second-chance scoring opportunities. Those chances, along with some timely baskets by Sambresha Everett, helped the Wolfpack overcome 10 first-quarter turnovers and take as much as five point lead before settling for a 10-8 advantage after the opening frame. But despite preparing for it the past several days in practice, Buford’s constant end-toend pressure began to wear on Woodland in the second quarter. “They just keep coming at you,” Woodland coach Roy Johnson said of Buford. “We knew they See BUFORD, A15

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PUBLIC HEARINGS ABANDONED MOTOR VEHICLE PETITION ADVERTISEMENT You are hereby notified, in accordance with O.C.G.A. Section 40-11-19.1, that petitions were filed in the Magistrate Court of GWINNETT County to foreclose liens against the vehicles listed below for all amounts owed. If a lien is foreclosed, the Court shall order the sale of the vehicle to satisfy the debt. The present location of the vehicleis: Statewide Wrecker Service, Inc. 2775 Simpson Circle, Norcross, GA 30071 Anyone with an ownership interest in a vehicle listed herein may file an answer to the petition on or before: 03/11/2020 Answer forms may be found in the Magistrate Court Clerk’s office. Forms may also be obtained online at www.georgiamagistratecouncil.com. Vehicle Make: Dodge Year: 2007 Model: Caliber Vehicle ID #: 1B3HB48B67D103101 Vehicle License #: 23732881 State: Georgia Magistrate Court Case No.: 20-m-03238 Vehicle Make: Ford Year: 1999 Model: Expedition Vehicle ID #: 1FMRU17L1XLA81306 Vehicle License #: AKT7572 State: Georgia Magistrate Court Case No.: 20-m-03244 Vehicle Make: Chevrolet Year: 2003 Model: Venture Vehicle ID #: 1GNDX03E63D225371 Vehicle License#: PQP5549 State: Georgia Magistrate Court Case No.: 20-m-03245 Vehicle Make: Toyota Year: 2005 Model: Sienna Vehicle ID: 5TDZA22C55S277268 Vehicle License#: RQP9047 State: Georgia Magistrate Court Case No.: 20-m-03246 Vehicle Make: Dodge Year: 1998 Model: Ram 1500 Vehicle ID #: 3B7HC13Y2WG180846 Vehicle License #: PZN1940 State: Georgia Magistrate Court Case No.: 20-m-03250 Vehicle Make: Nissan Year: 2009 Model: Sentra Vehicle ID #: 3N1AB61E29L612232 Vehicle License #: RTM3333 State: Georgia Magistrate Court Case No.: 20-m-03251 Vehicle Make: Chevrolet Year: 2012 Model: Cruze Vehicle ID #: 1G1PF5SC3C7270166 Vehicle License #: NO TAG State: N/A Magistrate Court Case No.: 20-m-03252 Vehicle Make: Hyundai Year: 2008 Model: Elantra Vehicle ID #: KMHDU46D58U447107 Vehicle License #: CN3W176 State: Texas Magistrate Court Case No.: 20-m-03778 Vehicle Make: Oldsmobile Year: 1997 Model: LSS Vehicle ID #: 1G3HY5218V4839294 Vehicle License #: RRZ2470 State: Georgia Magistrate Court Case No.: 20-m-03781 Vehicle Make: Chevrolet Year: 2000 Model: Tahoe Vehicle ID: 1GNEK13R6YR120562 Vehicle License#: BSD6490 State: Georgia Magistrate Court Case No.: 20-m-03782 Vehicle Make: Chevrolet Year: 1999 Model: S-10 Vehicle ID #: 1GCCS1946X8165257 Vehicle License #: ANE5059 State: Georgia Magistrate Court Case No.: 20-m-03786 Vehicle Make: MercedesBenz Year: 2000 Model: E320 Vehicle ID #: WDBJF65J5YB162860 Vehicle License #: RRX9490 State: Georgia Magistrate Court Case No.: 20-m-04234 MAG 40-10 928-634132, 2/23,3/1,8 ABANDONED MOTOR VEHICLE PETITION ADVERTISEMENT Vehicle Make: Dodge Year: 2005 Model: Sprinter 3500 Vehicle ID: WD0PD544355808504 Vehicle License #: State: Present location of the vehicle: 2025 E Main St, Snellville GA 30078 You are hereby notified that a petition was filed in the Magistrate Court of Gwinnett County to foreclose a lien for all amounts owed. If the lien is foreclosed, a court shall order the sale of the vehicle to satisfy the debt. Anyone with ownership interest in this vehicle may file an answer to this petition on or before 03/09/2020 Answer forms may be found in the Magistrate Court Clerks’s office located at: Magistrate Court Gwinnett County, 75 Langley Dr, Lawrenceville, GA 30046 Forms may also be obtained online at www.georgiamagistratecouncil.com 928-634529, 2/23,3/1 ABANDONED MOTOR VEHICLE PETITION ADVERTISEMENT Vehicle Make: Freightliner Year: 2011 Model: M2106 Vehicle ID: 1FVACXDT3BDAZ0062 Vehicle License #: State: Present location of the vehicle: 6535 Crescent Dr, Norcross GA 30091 You are hereby notified that a petition was filed in the Magistrate Court of Gwinnett County to foreclose a lien for all amounts owed. If the lien is foreclosed, a court shall order the sale of the vehicle to satisfy the debt. Anyone with ownership interest in this vehicle may file an answer to this petition on or before 03/04/2020 Answer forms may be found in the Magistrate Court Clerks’s office located at: Magistrate Court Gwinnett County, 75 Langley Dr, Lawrenceville, GA 30046 Forms may also be obtained online at www.georgiamagistratecouncil.com 928-634529, 2/23,3/1 ABANDONED MOTOR VEHICLE PETITION ADVERTISEMENT You are hereby notified, in accordance with O.C.G.A. Section 40-11-19.1, that petitions were filed in the Magistrate Court of Gwinnett County to foreclose liens against the vehicles listed below for all amounts owed. If a lien is foreclosed, the Court shall order the sale of the veh

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hicle to satisfy the debt. The present location of the vehicles is: 4431 Buford Hwy, Norcross GA 30071 Anyone with an ownership interest in a vehicle listed herein may file an answer to the petition on or before: 3.6.2020. Answer forms may be found in the Magistrate Court Clerk’s office located at: 75 Langley Dr Lawrenceville, GA. Forms may also be obtained online at www.georgiamagistratecouncil.com.

Vehicle Make: CHEVROLET Year: 2017 Model: IMPALA Vehicle ID #: 2G1105S32H9141574 Vehicle License #: KWEV10 State FL Vehicle Make: HONDA Year: 2002 Model: ACCORD Vehicle ID #: 1HGCG32482A000501 Vehicle License #: RJV5049 State GA

Vehicle Make: Lexus Year: 2000 Model: GS300 Vehicle ID #: JT8BD68S9Y0091687 Vehicle License #: PDG5509State GA Magistrate Court Case No.: 20M07728 Vehicle Make: BMW Year: 2006 Model: 330i Vehicle ID #: WBAVB335X6KR73549 Vehicle License #: PHQ3148 State GA Magistrate Court Case No.: 20M07729 Vehicle Make: Nissan Year: 2003 Model: Murano Vehicle ID #: JNBAZ08T23W117108 Vehicle License #: 27711H1 State TX Magistrate Court Case No.: 20M07730 Vehicle Make: Buick Year: 2006 Model: Rendezvous Vehicle ID #: 3G5DB03LX6S661318 Vehicle License #: No Tag State GA Magistrate Court Case No.: 20M07731 Vehicle Make: Chevrolet Year: 1996 Model: Caprice Vehicle ID #: 1G1BL52P7TR190945 Vehicle License #: No Tag State GA Magistrate Court Case No.: 20M07732 Vehicle Make: Honda Year: 2002 Model: CR-V Vehicle ID #: JHLRD68432C004599 Vehicle License #: 5644ACY State GA Magistrate Court Case No.: 20M07733 Vehicle Make: Toyota Year: 2005 Model: Sienna Vehicle ID #: 5TDZA22C25S340407 Vehicle License #: MY4GRL5 State GA Magistrate Court Case No.: 20M07734 Vehicle Make: Honda Year: 2008 Model: Accord Vehicle ID #: 1HGCS22818A018374 Vehicle License #: RLF3534 State GA Magistrate Court Case No.: 20M07735 Vehicle Make: GMC Year: 2000 Model: Yukon Vehicle ID #: 1GKEK13T0YJ206117 Vehicle License #: 466MZI State IN Magistrate Court Case No.: 20M07736 Vehicle Make: Ford Year: 2000 Model: Expedition Vehicle ID #: 1FMRU1565YLA53524 Vehicle License #: AKB1862 State GA Magistrate Court Case No.: 20M07737 Vehicle Make: Honda Year: 2002 Model: Odyssey Vehicle ID #: 5FNRL18622B013396 Vehicle License #: RKY7155 State GA Magistrate Court Case No.: 20M07738 Vehicle Make: Saab Year: 2005 Model: 9-5 Vehicle ID #: YS3EH49G153530983 Vehicle License #: RQC7838 State GA Magistrate Court Case No.: 20M07739 Vehicle Make: Infiniti Year: 2005 Model: G35x Vehicle ID #: JNKCV51F95M300147 Vehicle License #: RIK3277 State GA Magistrate Court Case No.: 20M07740 928-634655, 2/23,3/1 ABANDONED MOTOR VEHICLE PETITION ADVERTISEMENT Vehicle Make: ISUZU Year: 1990 Model: PICKUP Vehicle ID #: JAACL11L0L7220048 Vehicle License #: C76362G State WA Present location of vehicle: _4_410 TUCK ROAD, LOGANVILLE GA 30052 . You are hereby notified that a petition was filed in the Magistrate Court of WALTON County to foreclose a lien for all amounts owed. If the lien is foreclosed, a court shall order the sale of the vehicle to satisfy the debt. Anyone with an ownership interest in this vehicle may file an answer to this petition on or before: 03/21/2020 Answer forms may be found in the Magistrate Court Clerk’s office located at: Walton County Magistrate 303 S Hammond Drive, Monroe, GA 30655 Forms may also be obtained online at www.georgiamagistratecouncil.com. 928-635525, 3/1,8 ABANDONED MOTOR VEHICLE ADVERTISEMENT NOTICE (TOWING OR STORAGE COMPANY) You are hereby notified, in accordance with OCGA 40-11-19 (a) (2), that each of the below-referenced vehicles are subject to a lien and a petition may be filed in court to foreclose a lien for all amounts owed. If the lien is foreclosed, a court shall order the sale of the vehicle to satisfy the debt. The vehicles are currently located at Willard Wrecker Servce - 719 W. Shadburn Ave, Buford GA 30518 . The vehicles subject to liens as stated above are identified as: Vehicle Make: CHEVROLET Year: 2001 Model: SILVERADO Vehicle ID #:2GCEC19V411178243 Vehicle License #: CKC919 State TN Vehicle Make: TOYOTA Year 1997 Model: COROLLA Vehicle ID #: 1NXBA02E4VZ576362 Vehicle License #: RPA9193 State GA Vehicle Make: HONDA Year: 2006 Model: ACCORD Vehicle ID #: 3HGCM56496G706432 Vehicle License #: RJZ3476 State GA Vehicle Make: BUICK Year: 2014 Model: VERANO Vehicle ID #: 1G4PP5SK9E4234560 Vehicle License #: RRR0430 State GA Vehicle Make: ACURA Year 2005 Model: MDX Vehicle ID #: 2HNYD18275H556970 Vehicle License #: RQX7276 State GA

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UNIT 137 Furniture, TV ,Sofa ,Mattress ,Clothes , table, kitchen appliance , kitchenware The auction will be listed and advertised on www.storagetreasures.com. Purchases must be made with cash only and paid at the above referenced facility in order to complete the transaction. Extra Space Storage may refuse any bid and may rescind any purchase up until the winning bidder takes possession of the personal property. 929-632378, 2/23,3/1

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NOTICE OF PUBLIC SALE: The following self-storage Cube contents containing household and other goods will be sold for cash by CubeSmart #714, 105 Old Peachtree Rd NW, Suwanee, GA 30024, to satisfy a lien on March 11 ,2020 at approx. 2:00PM at www. storagetreasures.com: #593- Raymond White 929-632747, 2/23,3/1 NOTICE OF PUBLIC SALE: The following self-storage Cube contents containing household and other goods will be sold for cash by CubeSmart #698, 3495 Lawrenceville Suwanee Rd, Suwanee, GA 30024, to satisfy a lien on March 11 ,2020 at approx. 2:00PM at www. storagetreasures.com: #206- Emere Tuna #263-Krista Reynolds #402- Fernando Floyd 929-634589, 2/23,3/1 NOTICE OF PUBLIC SALE To satisfy the owner’s storage lien, PS Orange Co. Inc. will sell at public lien sale on March 16, 2020, the personal property in the below-listed units, which may include but are not limited to: household and personal items, office and other equipment. The public sale of these items will begin at 09:30 AM and continue until all units are sold. PUBLIC STORAGE # 27313, 1964 Rockbridge Road, Stone Mountain, GA 30087, (404) 480-5214 Time: 01:00 PM A021–Sessom, Amari; B021–Henry, Anthony; B023–Hurry, Santana; B033–WHITE, TIMOTHY; B044–WHITE, TIMOTHY; B048–harvard, nickea; C014–Jordan, Charmaine; C056–Isom, Eric; D001– Boykin, Asha; D067–Gates, Rose; E062–Sessom, NaTasha; E073–Carter, Jamiya; F003–Bond, William; F042– Clark, Takera; F066–Richardson, Tandrea Public sale terms, rules, and regulations will be made available prior to the sale. All sales are subject to cancellation. We reserve the right to refuse any bid. Payment must be in cash or credit card-no checks. Buyers must secure the units with their own personal locks. To claim tax-exempt status, original RESALE certificates for each space purchased is required. Dated March 1, 2020 and March 8, 2020. By PS Orangeco, Inc., 701 Western Avenue, Glendale, CA 91201. (818) 244-8080. 929-634166, 3/1,8 NOTICE OF PUBLIC SALE: The following self-storage Cube contents containing household and other goods will be sold for cash by CubeSmart 5065 Sugarloaf Pkwy, Lawrenceville, GA 30044 to satisfy a lien on March 18, 2020 at approx. 2 PM at www.storagetreasures.com Cube #1002, LaShana L Loude; Cube #3001, Janelle Anthony; Cube #3029, Lula D. Swain; Cube #3189, Shquan Jones; Cube #5045, Daryl Falls; Cube #8032, Lakeisha Higgins; Cube #8513, Taylor L Melchoire. 929-634350, 2/23,3/1 NOTICE OF PUBLIC SALE: The following self-storage Cube contents containing household and other goods will be sold for cash by CubeSmart 3120 Medlock Bridge Rd. Bldg. K Ste #100, Norcross GA. 30071 to satisfy a lien on March 18, 2020 at approx. 2:00PM at www.storagetreasures. com Cube #K176, Gail Taylor; Cube #K256, Eric Johnson; Cube #K133, John Kwon; Cube #K123, Alex Clabo; Cube #K109, Judy Stewart; Cube #K102, Amos Tipton; Cube #K257, Richard Hara. 929-633450, 2/23,3/1 NOTICE OF PUBLIC SALE: The following self-storage Cube contents containing household and other goods will be sold for cash by CubeSmart #5231 3280 Peachtree Industrial Blvd Duluth, GA. to satisfy a lien on 03/18/2020 at approx. 2:00 PM at www.storagetreasures.com: Hayssam Hamade – C48 Hayssam Hamade -C21 929-631584, 2/23,31 There will be sold at public outcry for cash at Willard Wrecker Service, 719 W. Shadburn Avenue, Buford, GA, 30518, on Saturday, March 14, 2020, at 11:00 AM, the following vehicles declared abandoned or foreclosed vehicles pursuant to O.C.G.A Section 40-11-05, as follows: # Ye a r Make Model VIN 1 2006 Ford 500 1FAHP24176G148746 2 2015 Hyundai Elantra 5NPDH4AE3FH612054 3 1998 Chrysler Sebring 4C3AU52N0WE075570 4 2018 Ford Fusion 1FMCU0GD3JUB61670 5 2003 Ford Expedition 1FMPU16W23LC21649 6 2004 Acura T L 19UUA662X4A039187 7 2001 Ford F150 1FTRW07W31KD98987 8 2004 Infinity I35 JNKDA31A64T211598 9

929-635489, 3/1,8 NOTICE OF PUBLIC SALE: The following self-storage Cube contents containing household and other goods will be sold for cash by CubeSmart, 3313 Stone Mountain Hwy Snellville, GA 30078 to satisfy a lien on March 18, 2020 at approx. 2:00PM at www.storagetreasures.com Cube 2016, Maurice Martin Cube B114, Savian Pearson Cube B121, Cindy Hawkins Cube A165, Regina Merritt Cube M109, Richard Hara Cube M109, Turn Here Automotive Cube C116, Keisha Young Cube F147, Jewell Toussaint Cube A156, Kelvin Kitt Cube M138, Dave Washington Cube F120, Yolanda Turner Cube 1030, Lashandra Metts Cube 3025, Aaron E Bentley Cube D121, Gregory Larrimore Cube I101, Stephen Rose Cube M147, Emanuel P Brantley Cube G140, Shelanda Ogletree Cube I111, Felisha Wallace 929-634587, 2/23,3/1 NOTICE OF PUBLIC SALE To satisfy the owner’s storage lien, PS Orange Co. Inc. will sell at public lien sale on March 18, 2020, the personal property in the below-listed units, which may include but are not limited to: household and personal items, office and other equipment. The public sale of these items will begin at 09:30 AM and continue until all units are sold. PUBLIC STORAGE # 28149, 3055 Jones Mill Road, Norcross, GA 30071, (678) 497-0956 Time: 09:30 AM 1–Mitchell, Davion; 23– Shankle, Samantha; 258– Berry, Reymond; 354–Pruitt,

NOTICE Securlock Storage will sell personal property consisting of household and personal effects, office, and other equipment, toys and appliances will be sold to satisfy owner’s lien for rent due law 10-4-213. All items or spaces may not be available on the day of the sale. We reserve the right to refuse any and all bids, buyers must secure spaces with own locks. NO CHECKS. CASH ONLY. To claim tax-exempt-ORIGINAL RESALE CERTIFICATE FOR EACH SPACE PURCHASED IS REQUIRED. Date: February 27th 2020 (Bidding begins 03/19 @ 10:30AM and ends on 03/26 @ 10:30AM) Place: Storagetreasures. com Mary Westbrooks–Mattress, Box Spring, Boxes, Table, Chairs, Clothes, Recliner, Bed Frame, Totes Morgann Myers–TV, Boxes, Totes, Bed Frame David Russell–Boxes, Totes, Vinyl Records, Shelves Steven Andrews–Boxes, Tools, Totes, Wheelchair Lyn Williams–Totes, Boxes, Table, Recliner, Home Decor, Washer, Dryer Janita Beeks–Headboard, Sectional Sofa, Bags, Boxes Destiny Mansur (2 Units)– Boxes, Clothes, Bags, Totes, Mattress, Keyboard, Washer/ Dryer, 2 Bikes, Furniture, Household Appliance, Decor Natalee Gilchrist–Totes, Boxes, Barstool Chairs, Clothes Jack Hoxie–Tools, Boxes, Trunk, Ladder, Hacksaw Natalie Crosby–China Hutch, Pressure Washer, Dinningroom Table/Chairs, Dresser, Boxes, Bags, Totes 929-635417, 3/1,8

PUBLIC AUCTION Notice of Abandonment and Sale in accordance with O.C.G.A. 40-11 the following vehicle has been declared abandoned and will be sold at Public Auction to the highest and best bidder for cash only. The auction will be held on March 10, 2020 at 10:00 a.m., 3140 Main St W, Snellville GA 30078; phone (770) 985-6696. Review 9:30 a.m. 2015 Jeep Renegade VIN: ZACCJABT0FPB62280 929-634520, 2/23,3/1

PUBLIC SALES/ AUCTIONS NOTICE OF PUBLIC AUCTION In accordance with the provisions of State law, there being due and unpaid charges for which the undersigned is entitled to satisfy an owner and/or manager’s lien of the goods hereinafter described and stored at the Life Storage location(s) listed below. 2655 Langford Road Norcross, GA 30071, (770) 242-0468 Space No. C u s t o m e r Name Inventory 272 Roy Fuller Household Goods/Furniture 234 Jamari Knolton Household Goods/Furniture 066 Douglas Watson Household Goods/Furniture 064 Nohelia Granillo Orellana Household Goods/Furniture 232 Phillp P Robinson Household Goods/Furniture/ Offices furn/Machines equip/ Tv/Stereo equip/ Tools/Appliances 421 Laporsha Page Household Goods/Furniture 154 Gregory Colbert Tv/ Stereo Equip/OTHER 65 Inch 4k tv 032 Le,Tran Household Goods/Furniture 057 Cyndi Green Household Goods/Furniture/ Tools/Appliances 479 Jose Ramirez Vehicle/ Boat/Trailer 501 Silvia Ascencio Tools/ Appliances 281 Latresa Duckworth Household Goods/Furniture 211 Sitafu Coleman Household Goods/ Furntiure 283 Vennise Glass Acct. Records/Sales Samples Household Goods/ Furntiure 292 Jemicha Brown Household Goods/Furntiure 337 Christopher Gates Household Goods/Furntiure 457 Ramona Tewa Landscaping/Construction Equip/ Tools/Appliances And, due notice having been given, to the owner of said property and all parties known to claim an interest therein, and the time specified in such notice for payment of such having expired, the goods will be sold to the highest bidder or otherwise disposed of at a public auction to be held online at www. S t o r a g e Tr e a s u r e s . c o m , which will begin on Monday. March 09,2020 @ 10:00AM Ends on March 19,2020 @10:00AM Any questions regarding the above information are to be addressed to the manager of this facility at the phone number shown above. 929-634585, 2/23,3/1 LIFE STORAGE #8200 2055 WEST PARK PLACE BLVD STONE MOUNTAIN, GA 30087 770-465-4100 NOTICE OF PUBLIC SALE In accordance with the provisions of State law, there being due and unpaid charges for which the undersigned is entitled to satisfy an owner and/or manager’s lien of the goods hereinafter described and stored at the Life Storage location(s) listed below. 2055 West Park Place Blvd. Stone Mountain, GA. 30087 (770) 465-4100 And, due notice having been given, to the owner of said property and all parties known to claim an interest therein, and the time specified in such notice for payment of such having expired, the goods will be sold to the highest bidder or otherwise disposed of at auction held online at www.StorageTreasures.com, which will begin on March 09, 2020 at 10:00AM and end on March 19, 2020 at 10:00AM Please see attached for list of names, space numbers and inventory Space # Name Inventory B06 India Reed Household goods, furniture, tools C22 Derevia Minor Household goods, boxes, TV F34 Sharon Williams Household goods, boxes, tools, toys H01 Vanessa George-King Household goods, trunks, furniture H05 Robert Hunter Jr. Household goods, furniture, boxes J36 Jean Driskell Household goods, furniture, boxes B51 Brandon Watson Household goods, furniture, tools K53 Eboni Starling Office furn/ equip, clothing, tools K28 James Chavis Household goods, furniture, sporting goods, trunks, toys, tools, boxes 929-634586, 2/23,3/1 PUBLIC AUCTION Notice of Abandonment and Sale in accordance with O.C.G.A. 40-11 the following vehicle has been declared abandoned and will be sold at Public Auction to the highest and best bidder for cash only. The auction will be held on March 10, 2020 at 10:00 a.m., 4875 Jimmy Carter Blvd Suite B, Norcross GA 30093; phone (678) 9146147. Review 9:30 a.m. 2008 Chrysler Sebring VIN: 1C3LC55R98N681898 929-634522, 2/23,3/1

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CONSTRUCTION LABORERS Precision 2000 Inc., located in Atlanta, Georgia, Gwinnett County is hiring, and has a peak-load need for 40 Openings for Construction Laborers for temporary full-time work from 04/01/2020 to 12/31/2020. Job Duties: Perform tasks involving physical labor at construction sites. May operate hand and power tools of all types: air hammers, earth tampers, cement mixers, small mechanical hoists, surveying and measuring equipment, and a variety of other equipment and instruments. May clean and prepare sites, dig trenches, set braces to support sides of excavations, erect scaffolding, and cleanup rubble, debris and other waste materials. May assist other craft workers. Job pays $17.18 per hour. No Per Diem. Job pays every 2 weeks. Employer will use a single workweek as its standard for computing wages due. Employer will make all necessary deductions from paychecks required by law. 8-10 hours of overtime available at overtime rate of $25.77. Full-Time position 40 hours per week Monday through Friday. Schedules between the hours of 7:00 AM to 4:00 PM with a 1 hour break in between. No experience required. No Minimum Education required. Employer does not provide daily transportation to work from place of residence, but public transportation is available to applicants. Employer will assist in securing lodging and any necessary facilities. Employer does not provide housing. Employer will provide the workers at no charge all tools, supplies, and equipment required to perform the job. If the workers completes 50% of the work contract period, the employer will reimburse the worker for transportation and subsistence from the place of recruitment to the place of work. Upon completion of the work contract or where the worker is dismissed earlier, employer will provide or pay for the workerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s reasonable costs of return transportation and subsistence back home or to the place the worker originally departed to work, except where the worker would return due to subsequent employment with another employer. The amount of transportation payment or reimbursement will be equal to the most economical and reasonable common carrier for the distances involved. Daily subsistence will be provided at a rate of $12.46 per day during travel to a maximum of $55 per day with receipts. Employer guarantees to offer work for hours equal to at least three-fourths Âž of the workdays in each 12-week period of the total employment period. Employer will reimburse foreign workers in the first workweek for all visa processing, border crossing, and related fees, including those mandated by the government incurred by the foreign worker. Apply in person at your nearest Georgia Department of Labor Center located near you Phone#: (887) 562-7442 or Apply at EmployGeorgia. com using Job Order # 4165455739 or you may contact employer @ (770)-455-6142 ext 204 for instructions on how to apply. Precision 2000, Inc. is an equal opportunity employer.

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‘FUTURE READY’ STUDENTS Seckinger cluster schools look to prep for next level careers

By Taylor Denman

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taylor.denman@ gwinnettdailypost.com

Gwinnett County Public Schools, in its quest to place students in the workforce and college with cutting edge concepts, announced its newest concept in February — a cluster with curriculum themed to prepare students for careers in artificial intelligence. GCPS Executive Director of Innovation & Program Improvement Babak Mostaghimi said Seckinger cluster schools’ curriculum is not the precursor to Skynet and a generation of Terminators. The study of AI, in a broad sense, deals with the simulation of intelligent behavior in computers, including robotics. Mostaghimi said the Seckinger curriculum is focused on practical preparation for students who will be graduating into an AI-driven world in 2030. The first class of freshmen at Seckinger High School is also the first to graduate college in the Year 2030 when a projected 59 million jobs related to AI will exist. “We’re not just creating a bunch of computer scientists or professors,” Mostaghimi said. “We’re really looking at people who are going to be engaging in everything from agriculture to healthcare, literally every segment of work.”

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Gwinnett County Public Schools released a site plan for the future high school opening in 2022. The orientation of the baseball and softball fields will be rotated 180 degrees, according to school district officials.

Schools of Study Mostaghimi said Seckinger High School will offer four schools of study: advanced sciences and technology, international and civic leadership, art and design or a personalized course of study. The advanced sciences track includes artificial intelligence as it relates to environmental engineering, mechanical engineering and sustainability. “All areas that we see a lot of growth prospects for in our area and beyond,” Mostaghimi said. Students focused on the international business and diplomacy track will engage in courses centered around leadership. Students in art and design tracks will be focused on visual arts and graphic design. For students wanting to opt out, there is a personalized course of study that provides a traditional high school experience, Mostaghimi said. “We highly doubt that too many students will be in this category, because (alternative schools of study) are just so interesting and we’ve had such a demand for it,” he said. Students will be zoned to attend Seckinger High School, unlike GCPS’ two previous theme schools. Students in Meadowcreek and Norcorss clusters were given the option

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Current students in Mill Creek cluster schools are already being introduced to coding and components of the future Seckinger artificial intelligence-themed high school. to attend McClure Health Science High School and Paul Duke STEM High School, respectively. Students in the future Seckinger cluster are currently zoned for Mill Creek, on the Buford side of Interstate 85. Seckinger isn’t an option, it’s their designated school without a permissive transfer. Associate superintendent Steve Flynt maintained that choice of study is not lost through the cluster-theme model because of the introduction of the personalized course of study track. “If (students) don’t want to do that, they’ll have the option of having a typical experience,” Flynt said.

Preparing for the future AI components of Seckinger’s theme model are preparing students for the job skills necessary to make an automated world spin in 2030.

“We believe being AI ready is being future ready,” Mostaghimi said. Relevant skills are both technical and conceptual. That includes a familiarity with coding tools and languages and an understanding of the applications of AI, machine learning and data science. Students will also study the ethical reasoning and philosophy of AI. “These are things like, how do we get a drone to look at a field of crops and see if there’s a disease in a certain area?’” Mostaghimi said. Mostaghimi said data science and computational thinking concepts will be critical to future careers in AI. He said GCPS developed the central concepts of AI readiness with input from the district’s team as well as industry professionals and university professors.

BERKMAR From C1 certifications in film and digital arts. Students will be provided unique learning experiences, setting and schedules through internships and work-based learning opportunities. Students will enter post-secondary school or the workplace with job skills necessary to work in the film industry. Berkmar High School principal Durant Williams has spent less than a year in his office, but he’s already discussed the district’s vision of the program. “The goal is our kids leave here with an enhanced ability to be able to go straight into the industry, whether it be through industry certifications or higher educa-

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Level 4 digital production students at Berkmar High School set up the studio on Monday in Lilburn. The current audiovisual technology pathway at Berkmar’s Media, Arts and Communications academy is a glimpse at the potential of the future Film and Digital Arts Program. tion, at a much higher level program in terms of its than than entry level,” Wil- central location, which liams said. could help students access professional opportunities when enrolled in A good fit the academy. Berkmar lent itself to a Berkmar High School good focal point for the is also due for a building

What does a cluster model look like? All Seckinger cluster students will be engaged in AI learning experiences which will occur at all grade levels. While redistricting is unofficial, Jones Middle School and its cluster elementary schools have already taken steps toward adapting students to AI-centric curriculum. Jones Middle School’s class of sixth graders will be the first to spend four years at Seckinger High School when it opens in 2022. Some Mill Creek cluster schools are already integrating AI curriculum to students. Elementary schools in the Mill Creek cluster are introducing coding to students in specials. Kindergarteners use a program called Code Spark Academy that shows them how to put together pieces of code like a puzzle. Over time, students solve more complex tasks. By fifth grade, students are masters addition that is scheduled to be completed in August 2021. The new building will directly benefit fine arts at Berkmar with the addition of a 500-seat theater, classrooms for band, orchestra, chorus, dance and a MIDI lab for audiovisual tech students. The addition will secondarily benefit the rest of the school by opening up more space previously occupied by fine arts. Modifications of the existing space will add an art classroom and two lecture halls. The addition will bring the schools capacity to nearly 3,000 students. The building addition at Berkmar will serve the needs of the Film and Digital Arts program with plans to build a soundstage. Flynt said there’s also a logical connection between

of beginner programing in Scratch and are introduced to Python. “To begin, we know that simply explaining the concept of AI and identifying examples does not enable our students to understand it at a deep level,” Jones Middle School Principal Memorie Reesman said. “The best way is to have our students first learn how AI functions by trying some of the different tools and interacting with them.” There are components of AI curriculum that are introduced as early as prekindergarten. From pre-K to fifth grade, students are introduced to block coding. Block coding, at a basic level, shows students digital puzzle pieces that fit together to make a device or computer perform a specific task. The idea is that elementary students understand that pieces of code combine to form outcomes and reactions. From there, middle school Berkmar’s signature construction and architecture programs and set design, another factor in the district’s decision to base the program at Berkmar High School. “It just made sense for Berkmar High School, because we already have some of the foundational pieces in place and we’re geographically located in an ideal situation,” Williams said.

Providing experience Audio-Visual Tech students at GCPS academy schools already earn certificates in Adobe creative software, but Flynt said the Film and Digital Arts school at Berkmar will take that a step further by offering certification in Avid and other production-related

Seckinger High School Specifics Projected open date: august 2022 Capacity: 2,800 students Where: Between Sardis church road and new rock Quarry road in Buford Includes: athletics stadium and fields Redistricting: gcpS typically begins redistricting process year prior to opening a new high school to provide time for community input. gcpS speaks to community groups from each affected school to collect feedback. Finalized dates and times are coming from the district office later in 2020. Schools have not officially been assigned to the new cluster, but ceo and Superintendent J. alvin wilbanks said Jones Middle School, ivy creek, harmony and patrick elementary schools have been identified as possible future Seckinger schools. What is AI? in an educational sense, artificial intelligence is an area of study that deals with the simulation of intelligent behavior in computers. ai studies in the new theme cluster will be focused on practical preparation for students who will be graduating into the technology-driven world of the 2030s. Schools of Study ♦ advanced Sciences and technology ♦ international and civic leadership ♦ art and design ♦ personalized course of study students will be introduced to text-based languages such as Python. High school students will be applying robotics and sensors for real world applications. “This is no longer something off to the side, like a keyboarding class,” Mostaghimi said. “It’s really something where everyone needs to understand these technologies. Not everyone needs to be a computer scientist, but you need to understand what it is and how it works in order to be successful in the 2030s.” What was clear in the district’s explanation of the Seckinger themed cluster is that the future is now. GCPS began planning for Year 2030 before the world ever rang in 2020. “This is not a pie in the sky, theoretical school, these are skills that every student is going to need to know,” Mostaghimi said. software and equipment. The district also seeks to create dual enrollment opportunities, with one potential partner being the Georgia Film Academy. “We believe we know a number of the players out there right now,” Flynt said. “But by the development of this program and continued discussion in the community, we’re going to hear from many more.” Flynt said the district is eying opportunities for student projects to be entered in film festivals. District officials also envision the district holding its own film festival, open to students in other audio-visual arts academies. “The engagement of the students is really strong (at Berkmar), and we believe this is just going to build on that,” Flynt said.

gwinnettdailypost.com ♦ sunday, march 1, 2020 ♦ C11 Elisha Winn Society Children of the American Revolution members stand at the George Washington Monument in Gainesville after laying a ceremonial wreath to commemorate the 288th birthday of America’s first president.

GGC students celebrate Arbor Day by planting trees at athletics complex By Taylor Denman taylor.denman@ gwinnettdailypost.com

Georgia Gwinnett College celebrated the school’s inaugural Sustainability Week Feb. 17-21 with a keystone event on Friday at the college’s athletics complex. GGC students planted two Redbud trees on campus, hosted by the GGC Sustainability Committee and the Council for Student Athletes and Outdoor Adventures. “We want to better educate the community about sustainability and increase awareness about campus and community activities that can help us live more sustainably,” said associate professor of biology Elizabeth Sudduth, chair of GGC’s Sustainability Committee. Comprised of GGC students, faculty and staff, the college’s Sustainability Committee collaborates to create awareness about sustainability issues, practices and resources. “We want the campus community to understand the need for more sustainable practices for the future,” special photos said Sudduth. “Sometimes The Button Gwinnett Sons of the American Revolution and environmental news can the Georgia State Sons of the American Revolution Militia be depressing, so we hope participate in a 288th birthday event for George Washington that our focus on providing resources for concrete acat the George Washington Monument in Gainesville.

American Revolution heritage groups recognize Washington’s birthday By Curt Yeomans curt.yeomans@ gwinnettdailypost.com

The Philadelphia Winn Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution, the Button Gwinnett Sons of the American Revolution and the Elisha Winn Society Children of the American Revolution recently headed to Gainesville to help celebrate the 288th birthday of America’s first president. The Georgia Washington birthday event was held Feb. 22 at the George Washington Monument with a color guard presentation and the laying of a ceremonial wreath. The Georgia State Society of the Sons of the American Revolution militia served as the color guard for the event.

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Adam Stafford (9), Lucy Stafford (5) and John David Stafford (3) help plant trees on Georgia Gwinnett College’s campus on Feb. 21. They are with their grandmother, Patty Stafford, who hosts a global musical performance day camp that offers camp sessions at GGC in the summer.

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Hannah Strozer, a sophomore exercise science major at Georgia Gwinnett College, rappels down a tree at the school’s campus on Feb. 21. She was part of a demonstration that was held by the Outdoor Adventures group, which is a part of GGC’s Wellness and Recreation Department.

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AUBURN Public input sought on downtown vision auburn is moving forward with its livable centers initiative study by hosting its first community meeting to solicit public input on the future of the downtown area. the public kickoff meeting and workshop will begin at 6 p.m. March 19 at the perry rainey center, 16 college St. in auburn. the meeting will include an overview of the planning process and engagement activities to gather feedback, according to the city’s Facebook page. the atlanta regional commission recently awarded auburn an lci planning grant. as a result, the city is creating a vision for the future of downtown auburn that will grow the local economy, encourage appropriate development, make walking and biking easier, and revitalize historic downtown. the study has been named “define our auburn.” For more information, visit www.cityofauburn-ga.org or facebook.com/auburnga. BARROW COUNTY Library Friends plan book sale the winder public library Friends Book Sale will be open from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday and Saturday at the library, located at 189 Bellview St. in winder. Many books will be sold for $1 or $2. proceeds from the event will benefit the Summer reading program for children and adults, as well as other events throughout the year. For more information, visit winder.prlib.org or facebook. com/winderlibrary or call 770-867-2762. BERKELEY LAKE Master gardener to talk pruning the Berkeley lake conservancy is hosting an educational program at 10:30 a.m. March 14 at Berkeley lake city hall, 4040 S. Berkeley lake road. Master gardener Barbara dorfman will be talking about pruning shrubs and trees. She was the featured speaker at the gwinnett county Master gardener’s February meeting. after earning her Master gardener certification and studying horticulture at gwinnett technical college in the 1980s, dorfman worked in sales and design at wholesale and retail nurseries. Since 2003, she has been self-employed as a landscape consultant and garden club speaker. the workshop is free for Berkeley lake residents and guests. to reserve a seat, email deputy.clerk@ berkeleylake.com. BRASELTON BULLI Spring Term begins soon the Spring term of the Brenau university learning and leisure institute will take place March 23 to May 1. Bulli is open to anyone who is interested in becoming a member. the prorated membership fee for the remainder of the year is $95. Members of Bulli have the opportunity to enroll in classes, receive a discounted membership at the Brenau Fitness center, receive library privileges at the Brenau trustee library, and can attend field trips and international trips. classes scheduled in Braselton include “Famous georgia authors,” “Spring harvest: cooking at wimberly’s roots,” “creating your work of Fiction,” “Forensic Science in the real world,” and “the civil war in georgia.” to register, visit brenau. edu/lifetimestudy, call town Manager Jennifer Scott at 706-654-5720 or stop by Braselton town hall through Friday.