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G20 videoconference gathered world leaders coping with coronavirus The leaders of the world’s foremost industrialized nations convened Thursday to discuss the global coronavirus outbreak as data emerged showing the largest of those economies — the United States — is suffering massive job losses due to the pandemic.

Like most of their citizens have been doing in the era of self-isolation, the G20 leaders met over video. Photos from the session showed leaders all beaming into the session from their offices or homes.

President Donald Trump participated from the White House Situation Room, with his presidential seal in the background. Other leaders, including Chinese President Xi Jinping, appeared from their offices.

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, who is selfquarantining after his wife tested positive for coronavirus, appeared from home.

The detached summit — which disallowed the small pull-asides, private huddles and quiet whispers that usually color the yearly G20 gathering — only illustrated the uncertain and unusual times over which the leaders are presiding.

Hundreds of trekkers stranded on Nepal’s mountain trails after coronavirus lockdown Hundreds of trekkers are stranded on high-altitude trekking trails across Nepal due to a nationwide lockdown designed to contain the coronavirus spread.

There are about 500 foreign trekkers on at least four trekking routes unable to return due to the lockdown, which started Tuesday and will last for a week, according to Shradha Shrestha, a spokeswoman for the Nepal Tourism Board.

“We are working with multiple government agencies to rescue the trekkers and bring them to Kathmandu, so that we can coordinate with the embassies to fly them back home,” Shrestha told CNN. “Several embassies such as the German and French are already planning to send chartered flights to some of these areas to rescue the trekkers,” Shrestha added.

The tourism board has launched a website to make it easier for the stranded trekkers to reach out to authorities, said Shrestha.

Unemployment claims soared to 3.3M last week, most in history

By Anneken Tappe CNN Business

A record number of Americans filed for their first week of unemployment benefits last week, as businesses shut down to slow the spread of the coronavirus.

Initial jobless claims soared to a seasonally adjusted 3.28 million in the week ended March 21, according to the Department of Labor.

That is the highest number of initial jobless claims in history, since the Department of Labor started tracking the data in 1967. The previous high was 695,000 claims filed in the week ending October 2, 1982.

“Most historical comparisons of this scale are inadequate.The closest would be natural disasters like major hurricanes. However, as today’s report shows, the coronavirus outbreak is economically akin to a major hurricane occurring in every state around the country for weeks on end,” Glassdoor senior economist Daniel Zhao wrote in emailed comments.

Last week’s jump marked a massive increase from a revised 282,000 claims in the prior week. Prior to the pandemic, initial claims had been hovering in the low 200,000s each week, reflecting a strong job market.

But in the last couple weeks,

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A record number of Americans filed for their first week of unemployment benefits last week, as businesses shut down to slow the spread of the coronavirus. the coronavirus outbreak has forced many businesses to suddenly shut down as the country tries to slow the spreading virus. For many businesses that also means laying off or furloughing workers, at least temporarily.

That is the key difference between the coronavirus shock compared with past periods of economic distress: it is sudden and impacts virtually every industry and business model around.

As a result, economists are expecting millions of job losses in the coming weeks.

Heidi Shierholz, a former chief economist for the US Department of Labor who is now with the Economic Policy Institute, called the surge in unemployment claims just the tip of the iceberg.

“We estimate that by summer, 14 million workers will lost their jobs due to the coronavirus shock,” she said in a tweet.

Economists now expect the US economy to fall into a recession in the second quarter, before staging a comeback later in the year after the spread of the virus slows.

Meanwhile, state labor departments across the country are have struggled to deal with the sudden influx in claims for unemployment benefits. The New York Labor Department, for example, has added server capacity and hired more than 65 additional staff to handle all the claims that are suddenly pouring in. And last week, Florida’s Department of Economic Opportunity said it planned to hire 100 extra staff to help answer calls and walk people through the application process.

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ing to people working on the disease’s front lines, namely health care professionals, emergency workers and relief personnel.

“Medical workers and first responders are providing lifesaving support during the coronavirus outbreak and we want to help,” Airbnb cofounder Joe Gebbia said in a statement.

“We’ve heard from countless hosts around the world who want to provide a comforting home to heroic first responders. We are connecting our nonprofit partners, government agencies and others with our incredible host community to work together in these extraordinary times.”

Homes and apartments made available through this program will need to meet a standard of cleanliness determined by Airbnb-selected medical experts. The company’s goal is to house 100,000 workers around the world.

NATION

Rapid increase in virus cases aboard US aircraft carrier

There are now 23 sailors who have tested positive for the coronavirus aboard the aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt, just two days after the Pentagon announced that three sailors aboard the ship had tested positive for the virus, a Navy official has confirmed to CNN. Earlier in the day, acting Navy Secretary Thomas Modly had said there were “several” more cases onboard the ship, but did not give a specific number.

“We are in the process now of testing 100% of the crew of that ship to ensure that we’re able to contain whatever spread might’ve occurred,” Modly told reporters at the Pentagon at a briefing Thursday morning. There are approximately 5,000 personnel on Rebel-held Syria braces board the carrier.

The Roosevelt is in the profor virus ‘tsunami’ due cess of pulling into Guam, acto lack of resources cording to Modly. “No one on the crew will be allowed to leave Everything Fatima Um Ali anywhere into Guam, other needs to protect herself and than on pier side,” he said. her family from the novel coronavirus is out of reach.

Pelosi promises ‘strong There is no running water, soap is expensive and hand bipartisan vote’ for $2T sanitizer is an unaffordable stimulus in the House luxury. She cannot even imagine what social distancing for House Speaker Nancy Peher family of 16 would look like losi on Thursday predicted in the three tents they share that the House will overin a makeshift camp near the whelmingly approve the $2 Turkish-Syrian border. trillion stimulus package with “We try with our limited a “strong bipartisan vote” afcapabilities to keep clean. ter the measure passed the All those sanitizers, clean- Senate late Wednesday night. ing materials that you are “I anticipate and feel certalking about, we can’t get,” tain that we will have a strong Um Ali told CNN. bipartisan vote,” Pelosi said, — From wire reports touting the changes Demo-

There are now 23 sailors who have tested positive for the coronavirus aboard the aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt. crats were able to secure in the final package.

The House is on track to vote on the package on Friday. House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer announced on Wednesday evening that the House will convene at 9 a.m. on Friday to consider the relief package.

The legislation is expected to pass by voice vote, a move that would allow for the House to avoid compelling all of its members to return to Washington for a recorded roll call vote. But it is not yet clear if any House lawmakers will object to that plan and attempt to force a recorded vote, as several high-profile lawmakers have criticized the package.

Crocs donating shoes to healthcare workers Go into most US emergency rooms, and you’ll find staff wear Crocs. Now their manufacturer has announced a program to donate 10,000 a day to healthcare workers fighting against the novel coronavirus.

“Over the past week, we have spoken to healthcare

workers, their facilities and even their family and friends, and they have specifically asked for our shoes in an effort to provide ease on their feet, as well as ease of mind as they need the ability to easily clean up before they go home to their families,” said Crocs CEO Andrew Rees.

Crocs are made out of a rubber-like molded polymer resin. They are waterproof and can be easily washed off, which is an advantage as people take special precautions because of the spread of the coronavirus.

Crocs said it is delivering some shipments straight to hospitals and other facilities, but that it is allowing workers to sign up for the free shoes by going to www.crocs.com/ freeforhealthcare. It said it will continue to donate the shoes as long as supplies last.

Airbnb announces plan to offer free housing to coronavirus responders As the coronavirus pandemic continues to affect people all over the globe, Airbnb has stepped up with a plan to offer free or subsidized hous-

Tattoo artists giving away their gloves and protective gear to health care providers As medical supplies dwindle during the coronavirus pandemic, health care workers are getting a helping hand from an unlikely source — tattoo artists. Largely unable to work and forced to close shop, tattooists around the country are passing their gloves and other protective gear to hospitals.

“Tattooers really understand the need for protective equipment,” said Michelle Myles, co-owner of Daredevil Tattoo in New York City, who donated her stock of gloves and masks.

— From wire reports

PEOPLE

Jimmy Carter asks that donors give to virus response rather than Carter Center Former President Jimmy Carter is asking donors to “forgo (their) next gift” to the Carter Center and instead support local groups working to ease the “suffering caused” by the coronavirus pandemic.

“Though the behaviors of COVID-19 are not fully known, what we do know makes it a global threat to our physical and economic health,” the former Democratic president wrote in a message Tuesday also signed by former first lady Rosalynn, and their eldest grandchild, Jason Carter, the chair of the Carter Center Board of Trustees.

“We all have every confidence that we will come together as a nation and overcome this invisible threat,” their message read. “It is in this spirit that we ask you to forgo your next gift for the work of the Carter Center and direct it to a local group that is reducing the suffering caused by this pandemic.”

Library of Congress honors Mister Rogers, Dr. Dre, Village People Fred Rogers, Dr. Dre and the Village People may come from very different neighborhoods, but the Library of Congress has brought them together in one place.

The library’s National Recording Registry has released its 2020 list of “aural treasures” deemed worthy of preservation because of their significance “to the nation’s recorded sound heritage.”

In acknowledgment of the coronavirus, the registry labeled the recordings the “Ultimate Stay at Home Playlist.”

Rogers, the late host of the long-running children’s show on PBS, was honored for his 1973 album, “Mister Rogers Sings 21 Favorite Songs From ‘Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood.’”

Tina Turner’s 1984 album “Private Dancer” was acknowledged, along with Glen Campbell’s 1968 single “Wichita Lineman.”

James Dyson making 15,000 new ventilators for the pandemic fight Dyson has received an order from the UK government for 10,000 ventilators to support efforts by the country’s National Health Service to treat coronavirus patients.

James Dyson, the company’s billionaire founder, confirmed the order in a letter to employees shared with CNN on Wednesday.

“A ventilator supports a patient who is no longer able to maintain their own airways, but sadly there is currently a significant shortage, both in the UK and other countries around the world,” Dyson wrote.

Dyson said the company had designed and built the “CoVent” since he received a call 10 days ago from UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson.

“This new device can be manufactured quickly, efficiently and at volume,” Dyson added, saying the new ventilator has been designed to “address the specific needs” of coronavirus patients.

— From wire reports

‘Remarkable’ woman discovered as last known survivor of transatlantic slave trade

By Jack Guy CNN

A woman who was taken from Africa when she was just two years old has been identified as the last known survivor of the transatlantic slave trade.

Matilda McCrear was taken from West Africa to Mobile, Alabama, on board the last slave transport ship, the Clotilda, in July 1860, a UK researcher has discovered, uncovering the life of a remarkable woman.

McCrear was transported alongside her mother Gracie, three older sisters, and a man who became her stepfather, according to a press release from Newcastle Universi-

MUST READ ty. Her two brothers were left in West Africa.

McCrear, her mother and one sister were bought by the same slaveowner, while the other two siblings were never seen again.

She died in 1940 when she was 81 or 82. McCrear’s grandson, Johnny Crear, now 83 years old, said he had “no idea” she had been on the Clotilda and said the new information will help him trace his family tree.

Hannah Durkin, a lecturer from Newcastle University, UK, uncovered McCrear’s history.

Last April, Durkin revealed the story of another woman, Redoshi,

who was thought to be the oldest known survivor, but McCrear lived three years longer than her.

“In some ways Matilda was more fortunate than the vast majority of Middle Passage survivors,” said Durkin.

“She got to stay with her mother and one of her sisters, and because she was only two when she was taken from Africa, she was still very young when she was emancipated.”

However Durkin emphasized that McCrear’s life was “incredibly hard” and “highlights the horrors of slavery.”

She went on to live a “remarkable” life and resisted society’s expectations of a black woman in the U.S. South following emancipation,

according to Durkin.

“She didn’t get married. Instead, she had a decades-long commonlaw marriage with a white Germanborn man, with whom she had 14 children,” said Durkin.

“Even though she left West Africa when she was a toddler, she appears throughout her life to have worn her hair in a traditional Yoruba style, a style presumably taught to her by her mother.”

McCrear also changed her name from Creagh, her former enslaver’s spelling, added Durkin, and also campaigned for compensation as a survivor of the Clotilda.

Another survivor, Cudjo ‘Kossola’ Lewis, had received financial assistance, and McCrear made a claim

for herself and Redoshi.

Her request was ultimately rejected but McCrear was interviewed in the Selma Times-Journal as a result, and Durkin found the paper during her research.

Durkin’s work, “Uncovering the Hidden Lives of Last Clotilda Survivor Matilda McCrear and her Family,” is published in Slavery and Abolition: A Journal of Slave and Post-Slave Studies.

McCrear’s grandson, Crear, of Selma, Alabama, was surprised to learn about his grandmother’s story.

“Her story gives me mixed emotions because if she hadn’t been brought here, I wouldn’t be here.

But it’s hard to read about what she experienced,” said Crear.

A4 ♦ Friday, March 27, 2020 ♦ gwinnettdailypost.coM COLUMNIST I KEITH ROACH

Poor B12 absorption could be pernicious anemia

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EAR DR. ROACH: My stepdad is 84 years old and having problems with B12 deficiency. He is taking B12 shots, 1,000 mcg once a week, in addition to taking a 5000 mcg B12 vitamin daily.

The numbers come back below 200. None of our doctors Roach can figure it out.

Any advice on to what is causing this?

— R.B. ANSWER: Vitamin B12 deficiency can be caused by low intake, although this is unusual. It’s seen occasionally in very strict adherence to a vegan diet without taking supplements. Otherwise, the major cause is poor absorption, especially by an autoimmune disease called pernicious anemia. Treatment can be either with B12 injection or very high dose of oral B12, and either is usually effective. Your stepfather is being treated with both, and his level below 200 in the blood confirms the lack of effect.

Unless he has been mistakenly given something other than B12 — double-check the labels for expiration and content — or the lab test has been done wrong, I cannot figure out why he should not be responding, and my literature search does not give any help.

Since I often get great advice from my readers, I would be happy to hear from any medical experts or smart laypeople on possible causes: email me at toyourgoodhealth@med.cornell.edu or post on my page at facebook.com/keithroachmd.

DEAR DR. ROACH: I’m a 72-year-old female and have been taking Aldactone for several years for hair loss. I started losing hair when I was 55 years old. I read an article about Aldactone in a magazine and asked my primary doctor about the drug. He said I could try it.

He started me at 25 mg and it worked. Now I’m on 100 mg, because over the years I needed more for it to be effective.

Please tell me the pros and cons of this drug. I’m afraid to stop and see what will happen. I don’t have any side effects other than being a little lightheaded right after I take the pill in the morning.

— V.C. ANSWER: Spironolactone (Aldactone) is a commonly used diuretic. It is often used because unlike most diuretics, which lower blood potassium levels, spironolactone usually raises them.

It has also been shown to be useful in some people with heart failure. However, it also blocks an androgen receptor and blocks the formation of testosterone. It is therefore used in some cases of female pattern hair loss. The most commonly used dose is 200 mg. It is effective in about half of women who try it.

Because of its diuretic effect, it can cause some lightheadedness. Potassium levels should be checked periodically. Some women will notice a decreased libido due to the decrease in androgens, and headache can be a problem. Women who still have their periods may notice irregularities.

My experience is that hair loss is such an important cosmetic issue for both men and women that they are often willing to put up with some side effects for effective treatment.

Dr. Roach regrets that he is unable to answer individual letters, but will incorporate them in the column whenever possible.

Readers may email questions to ToYourGoodHealth@med. cornell.edu or send mail to 628 Virginia Dr., Orlando, FL 32803.

WEATHER WATCH TODAY

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Lake Full Yesterday allatoona ............(840.0) .... 838.39 Blackshear ......... (237.0) .....236.91 Blue ridge........(1690.0) .. 1680.83 Burton..............(1865.0) .. 1865.28 carters.............(1072.0) ...1077.08 chatuge ........... (1927.0) .. 1922.38 harding .............. (521.0) .....519.86 hartwell .............(660.0) .....661.53 Jackson..............(530.0) .... 529.60

Lake Full Yesterday lanier............... (1071.0) ...1073.51 nottely..............(1779.0) ...1771.05 oconee ..............(435.0) .... 435.00 seminole...............(77.5) .......77.98 sinclair ...............(339.8) .... 339.70 thurmond ..........(330.0) .... 330.59 tugalo ................ (891.5) .... 890.25 walter F. george.(188.0) .... 189.20 west point..........(635.0) .....632.12

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TODAY’S HISTORY: in 1794, the U.s. congress passed the act to provide naval armament, establishing the force that would become the U.s. navy. in 1886, apache leader geronimo surrendered to U.s. forces at skeleton canyon in arizona. in 1915, Mary Mallon, better known as typhoid Mary, was quarantined on north Brother island in new york city. in 1964, the strongest recorded earthquake in U.s. history (magnitude 9.2) struck alaska, killing more than 120 people. in 1998, the Food and drug administration approved Viagra, a medication to combat impotence.

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TODAY’S SPORTS: in 1939, oregon defeated ohio state 46-33 to win the first ncaa men’s basketball tournament.

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COLUMNIST I AMY DICKINSON

Middle son sends folks on guilt trip

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EAR AMY: My wife and I have been married for 40 years and have three grown children.

The oldest and youngest always towed the line, graduated college, and have great jobs. Our middle son started having issues in high school with drugs and interactions with the police.

No matter what we tried, it only worked for a short time and cost us thousands of dollars.

After high school he came home late one night with his girlfriend. She was dead the next morning from an overdose. This event led to a three-year prison term.

After prison, things seemed better. He got a good trade job, married, had two children, house, cars, and was doing well.

Then out of the blue the drugs were back. He drained their bank account. His marriage fell apart. He sat in his house for months until it was foreclosed upon and the sheriff removed him.

Now he wants to move into our empty nest. With the drugs and the shady people he has been associating with, we don’t want him living here.

He is trying his usual guilt trip to get us to cave.

We are just hitting 60 and getting very close to retirement. Given his situation and history, are we wrong

to tell him to figure this one out himself, and that living here is not an option?

— Exhausted Dickinson Parent DEAR EXHAUSTED: Given what your son has already experienced — and put you (and others) through — I’m wondering what possible grounds he might have to send his parents on a guilt trip.

From the evidence you present, he actually seems to do better when he is not living in your home. He has experienced a period of sobriety, and you should keep in close touch with him and support his efforts at recovery. Emphasize that he has done this hard work before, and that he can do it again.

He is not starting over; he is starting again — this time with experience.

You should convey that no, he cannot live at home, but you may be able to help him find rental housing and connect him with local services and addiction counseling.

Ask open-ended questions. Do not overwhelm him with suggestions, or assume that you can “fix” him. Check drugfree.org for parent resources, including their phone helpline, text, and email support. Commu-

nicating with other parents in a similar situation will help to clarify your position.

DEAR AMY: We’ve been friends with a couple for over 20 years.

Our son grew up with their son — from elementary school through high school graduation. They played sports together and maintained a friendship.

Their son is getting married this summer, and our friends just informed us that while we are invited, our son and his wife are not — due to cost.

Our son will be hurt knowing that we (capable of giving a generous gift) are invited, but he and his wife (scraping by while he is in school and she is teaching) are not (and they would have spent their “gifting” money on expenses for attending the wedding — had they been invited).

Are we out of line to think that this is just bonkers?

The groom would much rather have his buddy (my son) and his wife at his wedding than us. We thought that this was weird.

Do we ask his parents to exclude us from the festivities and invite our son and his wife instead? Your thoughts?

— Invited DEAR INVITED: It seems strange that the parents are communicating about the wedding guest list, instead

of the groom and bride.

You imply that you have been invited because you can afford to give a gift. This seems an unkind assumption to make. And, of course, you could give a gift even if you hadn’t been invited.

You should not dictate the guest list. You could try to clarify this by asking the parents, “Are you sure the marrying couple wouldn’t rather have our son and his wife at the wedding, instead of us? If so, we totally understand.”

DEAR AMY: I totally disagree with your terrible advice to “A Very Concerned Son,” who called 911 after his mother kept repeating herself over the phone.

Since when does anyone have the right to send a bunch of strangers storming into someone’s private home?

If one of my kids did this, I’d never speak to them again.

— Upset DEAR UPSET: I wonder how you would react if one of your kids exhibited alarming behavior, indicating a possible medical crisis?

You can contact Amy Dickinson via email: ASKAMY@amydickinson. com. Readers may send postal mail to Ask Amy, P.O. Box 194, Freeville, NY 13068. You can also follow her on Twitter @ askingamy or “like” her on Facebook.

You are overdue for a change. Take a moment to consider how you see your life unfolding and what you need to do to follow the path that you find most inviting. Let your heart be your barometer and your imagination be your canvas. Use your skills diversely to excel.

ARIES (March 21-April 19) — Aggressive action won’t get you what you want, but having the willpower to turn your idea into a reality will lead to a better future.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20) — Do what’s right and you will make a difference.

Don’t labor over what you cannot achieve when it’s what you can do that counts.

Plan a romantic evening with a loved one.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20) — Your power of persuasion will work on some, but not on everyone. Expect to face opposition if you can’t back up what you are asking for with facts and incentives.

CANCER (June 21-July 22) — An inevitable change will turn out better than anticipated. Don’t waste time; take advantage of an opportunity to explore what’s transpired. A financial gain is heading your way.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) — Sign up for something you love doing or look for an experience that will help you better understand someone you like. Compromise, and you’ll be surprised what you get in return.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept.

22) — If you follow your instincts, you will find your way to the top. Embrace change to find something or someone that enriches your life. A joint venture will shake things up.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23) — Look at every angle before you make a decision. Avoid getting involved in someone’s melodrama.

Discipline and hard work will help you achieve something you’ve been putting off doing.

SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 22) — You’ll have an exciting thought that will help you expand on a creative project you left unfinished.

The time is right to explore, try new things and adopt a lifestyle change.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 23Dec. 21) — You’ll face opposition if you are pushy or you can’t back up your statements with facts. Don’t pass along secondhand information or exaggerate if you want to avoid backlash.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22Jan. 19) — An adjustment you make at home will have long-term effects. Invest time and money into something that will bring you closer to the people you love.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 19) — Take care of your responsibilities. Don’t let others’ actions upset you.

A change someone makes may not be to your liking, but carry on and don’t let it ruin your plans.

PISCES (Feb. 20-March 20) — Take control, do your own thing and show everyone what you have to offer.

Share your feelings and intentions with a loved one and find out where you stand.

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gwinnettdailypost.com ♦ Friday, march 27, 2020 ♦ A5

Officials: Lawrenceville COVID-19 testing site not for general public

By Curt Yeomans curt.yeomans@ gwinnettdailypost.com

Gwinnett health department officials are reminding residents that a remote site in Lawrenceville designed to test people for the coronavirus disease known as COVID-19 is not available for drive up testing of the general public.

Gov. Brian Kemp announced the test site, as one

of 23 remote COVID-19 testing sites around the state, on Monday. He explained at the time that people must have a referral from a doctor and must fall into one of the state’s priority testing categories, such as the elderly, health care workers or public safety workers.

That’s a message the Gwinnett, Newton and Rockdale Boards of Health re-iterated Wednesday.

“The drive-through facility is by appointment only and are not open to the general public,” health department spokesman Chad Wasdin said. “These collection sites are only for individuals who have a medical-provider referral through the Department of Public Health’s referral system or meet the ... criteria for testing.”

Due to limitations on testing supplies, Kemp and health

officials have had to put limitations on who can use the remote testing sites by identifying target communities in the state who are considered priorities for testing.

Health officials have urging people who show symptoms of COVID-19 to call their doctors for guidance on what to do as far as testing is concerned. The symptoms of COVID-19 include fever, cough and shortness

of breath.

Wasdin said the remote site in Lawrenceville opened March 17 as a pilot site for a statewide system of remote testing.

The groups of people who can be tested at the remote site in Lawrenceville are: ♦ The elderly, a category which has been defined as people ages 65 and older ♦ People with chronic health conditions

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administrators as it was for students.

“We like being able to wave and say a quick, ‘Hello, we care about you,’” Principal Kim Reed said. “There’s something about seeing the actual person face-to-face.”

Sandi Star, a founding charter staff member of Burnette, was heavily involved in planning the parade. She said Burnette staff were eager and she planned the route based on bus stops to give as many students an opportunity to participate as possible. A Burnette teacher whose father worked for the Suwanee Police Department helped coordinate the police escort.

Star said the police department stressed maintaining social distance while preparing for the parade. She was the only one outside her vehicle organizing the procession before the caravan set out.

“We waved at each other in the parking lot for 20 minutes before the police department showed up to escort us out,” Star said. “I think we did a good job of keeping that intact.”

Star said she saw students from her days at Parsons Elementary, now in high school, standing outside houses yelling her name on the parade route.

“I think it was received very well,” she said. “We were all crying at the very first stop seeing all the kids excited.”

Burnette is one of a few different Gwinnett schools with a teacher parade. Duncan Creek Elementary School in Hoschton organized a parade for one of its neighboring subdivisions earlier this week and said the school is planning more in future days. Another Suwanee school, Roberts Elementary, organized a parade on Wednesday for its surrounding subdivisions.

Sycamore Elementary School in Sugar Hill announced it would host its own parade set for Friday.

Burnette’s parade is part of a larger spirit week that will continue Friday. On Monday, in honor of services workers continuing to work throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, Burnette students wee encouraged to dress as a superhero from home for

night, there have been 33 new cases of COVID-19 reported in Gwinnett The county of residence is unknown in 178 cases.

The remaining cases in Georgia are spread out across the following counties: Carroll: 52 Cherokee: 44 Clayton: 37 Clarke: 29 Henry: 29 Lee: 29 Hall: 22 Douglas: 18 Floyd: 17 Forsyth: 15 Coweta: 14 Fayette: 14 Lowndes: 14 Rockdale: 13 Newton: 12 Richmond: 11 Spalding: 11 Columbia: 10 Mitchell: 10 Polk: 10 Troup: 10 Chatham: 9 Gordon: 9 Houston: 9 Bibb: 8 Laurens: 8 Early: 7 Oconee: 7 Paulding: 7 Sumter: 7 Tift: 7 Glynn: 6 Muscogee: 6 Whitfield: 6 Worth: 6 Barrow: 5 Peach: 5 Terrell: 5 Colquitt: 4 Crisp: 4 Lumpkin: 4

DRIVERS From A1 they realize the importance of these meals to local kids and the need for consistency during pandemic prevention efforts.

“You can see that the parents are very much appreciative,” Foster said. “Seeing the kids’ faces, they were really excited.”

The district will pause meal deliveries during the regular spring break from March 20 to April 3, but GCPS announced student meals will once again be available for pick up or delivery at school bus stops on April 6. Plans for the week of April 13 will be communicated soon after spring break ends.

Federal assistance has, in part, helped extend alternate meal service flexibility while schools have been closed to students. The Georgia

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Burnette Elementary Principal Kim Reed waves from her car on Thursday in Suwanee.

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Families wave at cars from their driveways as a caravan of teachers from Burnette Elementary School proceed through a Suwanee subdivision on Thursday. friends to see on video conferences. On Tuesday, some students honored teachers by dressing to match their favorite careers. On Wednesday, students dressed as their favorite book character and Friday will be college and high school spirit day.

“We have lots of things built in to keep the kids excited,” Reed said.

Reed reports most students have been engaged in digital learning with 91% participation. Teachers have reached out to the other 9% and found for some of them poor internet connections or sharing devices with multiple siblings was preventing them from logging in regularly.

“Those are a couple of the obstacles, but those are a very small percentage,” Reed said.

Though they’re not in

school, teachers are still making personal connections to students with individual video calls. Jaycen’s teacher, Courtney White, has helped students break things down, even from a

distance.

“She’s helped them on parts where maybe they get stuck or they don’t know where to go, she’s able to walk them through it live,” Yvette Melendez said.

Department of Education was notified by the U.S. Department of Agriculture on March 12 that two waivers were approved that would allow schools to serve students’ meals through USDA-approved meal service options, at state-approved sites within the community. GCPS operates a similar program called Seamless Summer in its Title I districts where food insecurity is more prevalent.

With schools now closed through April 24, GCPS has been hesitant to announce plans further than a week in advance. GCPS Chief Financial Officer Joe Heffron explained to members of the Gwinnett County Board of Education on March 19 the district is reaching out to its food vendors to gauge viable options weeks ahead.

“We’re going to be using spring break week to reach out to our vendors to make sure that they continue to

meet the supply and we’ll assess if they can continue to meet that going forward,” Heffron said.

For the week that schools are out, GCPS is turning to local cooperative ministries to pick up where it leaves off on Friday. Randy Redner, President and CEO of The Community Foundation of Northeast Georgia, has helped lead a committee of local nonprofits and co-ops to funnel community volunteers through a site called GwinnettCares. org. The school district has been part of bi-weekly telemeetings between organizations as it makes week-byweek decisions.

Redner said Tuesday that more than $300,000 in funds was being divvied out to Gwinnett food banks — which have converted to drive-thru protocols — this week to prepare for the spring break traffic.

“Food banks are going to get hit really hard (next) week,”

Redner said.

The meal delivery initiative was born out of a somewhat unlikely collaboration between nutrition and transportation departments. Chief Operating Officer Walt Martin said he rode a bus during the first week of deliveries and found drivers he spoke to have been eager to help.

“It allows our drivers to be supporting even beyond what they normally do on a dayto-day basis,” Martin said.

Above all, Zakania and Foster preached patience to other drivers behind them on their routes. The bus can be stopped for long periods of time on some busy roadways when delivering meals depending on how many the monitors are dropping off or how far students walk from their apartments to the street.

“The civilians are honking at us, but we’re serving the children, so just be patient with us,” Foster said.

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Families wave at cars from their driveways as a caravan of teachers from Burnette Elementary School proceed through a Suwanee subdivision on Thursday.

COVID-19 pandemic. GCPS intends to continue to roll out plans for digital learning and meal deliveries on a weekly basis, while the state has twice closed schools weeks in advance.

“We are appreciative to Governor Kemp for making what had to be a tough decision in a timely manner,” CEO/Superintendent J. Alvin Wilbanks said Thursday. “Nothing in the Governor’s Executive Order would preclude us from resuming our use of Digital Learning Days beginning on April 6 after Gwinnett’s Spring Break. Our Digital Learning Days have gone well and we are continuing to develop more lessons and to address the support that teachers and students have indicated they need. We are confident that we can continue providing quality instruction online for as long as is necessary.”

A release from the governor’s office said it’s a possibility students may return to school on April 27, but the governor simultaneously asked for Georgians’ continued patience and flexibility throughout the process.

“I am deeply grateful to State School Superintendent Richard Woods, the Georgia Department of Education, superintendents, and parents for keeping us informed and helping us make the right

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decision for our students,” Kemp said. “Throughout this process, we will continue to seek the advice of public health officials, school leaders, and families to ensure the health and safety of the educational community. As we approach April 24, 2020, we ask for continued patience and flexibility since circumstances may change, but we encourage families to stay strong and follow the guidance of federal, state, and local leaders in the weeks ahead.”

Next week, March 30 through April 3, is GCPS’ spring break, and meals will not be provided to students while all offices are closed. GCPS is currently working with the gwinnettcares.org team and the co-ops in the county, which will provide a plan for serving Gwinnett families who need assistance during spring break. GCPS plans to communicate additional information about those plans.

Kemp initially issued an executive order to close all elementary, secondary and post-secondary schools in the state from March 18 until March 31.

Many district in metro Atlanta, including GCPS had already closed school buildings to students and teachers on March 12.

The University System of Georgia and Technical College System of Georgia will remain closed for in-person instruction through the rest of the semester since students have already transitioned to all online learning.

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COLUMNIST|KATHLEEN PARKER

Cuomo’s COVID-19 speech shows words really matter

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ot since 9/11 has the importance meanor and straight talk remind us of of eloquence been so apparent. what a leader looks and acts like.

For the past several days, AmerTrump has done some good things, icans have heard two public offisuch as closing down traffic from cials’ very different ways of speakChina and speeding up the use of ing and learned why fluency and experimental drugs, but there’s persuasion are so critical in times more he could and should do. Only of crisis. This is true not only of on Tuesday did reports emerge content but also of bearing: How that the administration would do the words and poses chosen formally implement the Defense by our leaders inform morale as Production Act to secure producwe hunker down in our homes? tion of masks and test kits. This Parker On one screen Monday, Presiis such an easy call, but Trump dent Trump spoke at length about dilly-dallied. He equivocated. He himself (and at times about COVID-19). scared people.

More than once, he wandered off script, Monday, he and Cuomo expressed at one point talking about how many bil- nearly the same idea but in such diflions of dollars he could have made had ferent ways. Guess which one was terhe not become president. But, he added, rifying and which sounded plausible he was glad he had because he’s now a and realistic? wartime president and, presumably, Trump signaled that he was thinking one was to infer, the country needs him. of “opening up” the country to avoid How are people supposed to feel when allowing the cure to be worse than the they hear this? To each his own, but I problem. He probably meant that shutfear that a selfish child is in control of ting down the economy might hurt the our fates.

U.S. more than the virus. His solution, On another screen, New York Gov. An- however, would be to end lockdowns drew Cuomo updated New Yorkers and even as the virus is spreading. the nation on the virus in his state. UnCuomo framed nearly the same idea like Trump’s self-indulgent soliloquies, in a vastly different way. Explaining that Cuomo’s statements were straightforwe had hit pause to grapple with the sudward, honest, factual and, despite the den crisis, he said it was now time to bedire statistics, refreshingly reassuring. gin thinking about how to re-enter the He understands that adults can absorb private sector. He suggested that young, information and respond appropriately.

As of Tuesday, Cuomo reported that healthy people might be able to go back New York had more than 25,000 cases to work, as could those who have had of COVID-19, about seven times more the virus and are now immune.

One man drops a word bomb; the other than New Jersey, which has about 3,600 cases, and more than 10 times the num- explains his thoughts in logical fashion ber of the next two most infected states, so that people can follow his reasoning California and Washington, each of which and arrive at the same conclusion.

We like to say that some people are have around 2,200 cases. The apex of New York’s crisis will come sooner and just “born leaders,” but we all know, inwill be higher than expected, he said. The stinctively, that the best leaders are not state has only about two to three weeks so much born as made, made in unexbefore the worst-case scenario arrives. pected moments they didn’t choose and Cuomo said the state needs 30,000 ven- could not have foreseen. George W. Bush’s most-eloquent moment consisted of 11 tilators before then.

Cuomo came down hard on the fed- words. “I can hear you! The rest of the eral government for stockpiling 20,000 world hears you!” he shouted through a ventilators desperately needed in New bullhorn to first-responders as they dug York. He suggested that the feds deploy through the debris of the World Trade the ventilators according to need, then Center. In those few words, Bush conrotate them out to the next state as its nected the world to America and made America’s loss the loss of a wider world. apex is reached, and so on.

Cuomo’s moment has arrived. As he “How can we be in a situation where you can have New Yorkers possibly dy- wrapped up Tuesday morning, his throat ing because they can’t get a ventilator, seemed to tighten as he expressed his but a federal agency saying I’m going to love for New York and said: “At the end leave the ventilators in the stockpile?” of the day, my friends, even if it is a long he asked. “I mean, have we really come day ... love wins, always, and it will win again through this virus.” to that point?”

No doubt, many are wishing Cuomo Give that man a bullhorn. were president right now, as suggested by a hashtag trending on Twitter — Kathleen Parker is a columnist for the #CuomoForPresident. His in-charge deWashington Post.

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A tale from a simpler time

here are enough opinions and drive past whoever was in the car, laughfrightening stories out there to last ing our heads off. We thought we were us a while. I want to just tell you very clever. a story today, of a simpler time.

Now I told you all of that to It was 1968. I was 16. I had a tell you this. drivers license but did not have One Saturday night, after a good sense. Nor did most of the big basketball game (they were guys I hung out with, but we sure all big in Newton County in the did have fun.

1960s) we headed to Atlanta.

Fun’s a good thing. I can’t wait There were five of us in the car, until everyone’s having it again. but two shall remain numberless.

Most of my time, especially We had on our trademark blue in between periods when Troy Huckaby blazers with the Ram emblem on Puckett was allowing me to date the left chest and our blue and his daughter, Kim, was spent with my gray striped ties. We thought we were teammates on the Newton High bas- big shots. On this particular night we ketball team. We didn’t do bad stuff. went to the Fairfield Inn at the MarriWe really didn’t. We were too afraid ott on Courtland Avenue for a piece of our high school coach, Ronald Brad- Black Forest cake. Then we went rode ley, would find out and life would not up to Peachtree and 14th Street to make be worth living. fun of the hippies that always congreNow I am not going to use any names gated there during the Great Speckled because some of the people are still with Bird days. us and have children who read this colWe were headed south on Peachtree umn —but Number 54 and Number 52 Street, almost right in front of the Fox were always in the midst of any mischief Theater, when Number 54, who was I might be into. sitting in the front seat, pulled out our My daddy had a great car back then. makeshift “emergency light.” Number It was second-hand Buick Electra 225, 52 rolled the back window down, stuck deuce and a quarter. It was as big as a his head out and did his siren. We pulled room. It had four horns under the hood, over a dark blue sedan and, as usual, and when you sat down on them, they laughed and waved as we passed by. sounded just like a train. My daddy was Then the sedan pulled away from the good about letting me drive that car, curb, moved in behind us, and turned which shows that his love for his only his lights and siren on. His were real. son outweighed his good judgement.

We had pulled over a city of Atlanta We used to ride around and pull up police detective. behind unsuspecting drivers as they apHe called a paddy wagon and got proached railroad crossings and then us out of the car and made us all asblow the horn. Loudly. sume the position with our hands on They would slam on brakes and look the side of his bus. Five proud Newton down the tracks both ways and then de- Rams, scared to death, right there on cide to proceed, and we would blow it Peachtree Street. again. Same sequence. Slam on brakes.

Then he let us off the hook. He told Look both ways. Start to proceed. On us something to the effect of “You boys the third blast of the horn they would get your country butts back to Newton usually get out of the car and peer down County and don’t even think about comthe tracks, which is when we would pull ing back to the city until you know how around them, wave, and go on our mer- to behave. And if I ever see one of those ry way. We thought we were so clever. blue blazers on these streets again, I We had another trick which didn’t will call Ron Bradley personally and involve a mechanical noisemaker, but tell him what you’ve been up to.”

Number 52’s mouth. He could sound He never saw us there again. We went. just like a siren. Not the ones like we But he never saw us. have today. The old-fashioned kind.

Stay safe, y’all. Stay home if you can We once liberated an amber blink- and wash your hands and we will get ing light from a construction site, when through this together. they were building Deerfield subdiviAnd try to laugh. It feels better than sion. We covered it in red cellophane crying. and discovered that we could pull up behind cars and using that light and my Darrell Huckaby is an author in Rockdale County. Email him at friend’s mouth that we could pull over dhuck008@gmail.com. any car on the road. Again, we would

A lesson from coronavirus

f anything good can come from the coronavirus pandemic, it is the revelation of America’s overreliance on China, especially when it comes to drugs.

Interviewed by NBC News, retired Brigadier General John Adams said, “Basically, we’ve outsourced our entire industry to China. That is a strategic vulnerability.”

Adams spent his 30-year military career as an intelligence officer, a military attaché in South Korea and deputy U.S. military representative to NATO. He told the network he thinks China knows “exactly what they’re doing and they’re incredibly good strategists. ... They select their industries for the future, and they’ve got a plan.”

China has threatened to restrict drug exports to the U.S. following President Trump’s accusation that the regime withheld news of the virus, which surfaced in Wuhan last December.

The New York Times reports, “Chinese pharmaceutical companies have supplied more than 90 percent of U.S. antibiotics, vitamin C, ibuprofen and hydrocortisone,

as well as 70 percent of acetaminothan 50 multinationals from Apple phen and 40 to 45 percent of hepto Nintendo to Dell are rushing to arin in recent years, according to escape the punitive tariffs placed Yanzhong Huang, a senior fellow by the U.S., according to the Nikfor global health at the Council on kei Asian review.”

Foreign Relations.”

If President Trump could promise That’s called leverage and Beijing to bring back jobs from overseas, could use it anytime they choose. as he did and has, why couldn’t he Thomas It has recently threatened to do so. do the same with drugs and other I once tried “buying American,” essentials made in China? It could focusing on items made only in this coun- not happen all at once, any more than the try. I gave up after a few days. It was outsourcing occurred overnight, but we nearly impossible to find anything not could begin the process and this virus stamped “made in China.” that has infected and affected the world For too long U.S. businesses have out- gives our leaders an opportunity to start. sourced to China, exploiting their cheap Many of the profits earned by China labor to maximize profits. While supply from U.S. businesses have gone to supchains are more diversified than ever, it port its vast military and expand its reach would be a patriotic exercise and in our in other parts of the world. best interests if we could slowly transiIn a story about China’s growing prestion many goods and services back to ence in Latin America, Business InsidAmerica. er noted: “In early December, El SalvaNightly Business Report reported last dor’s president announced that China summer what should become a trend: had agreed to ‘gigantic, nonrefundable “The pace of companies moving produc- cooperation’ with his country, investtion out of China is accelerating as more ing an undisclosed amount in projects,

including a stadium, water-treatment plant, and tourist development.

“Less than two weeks later, Argentina’s new government said it was ready to join the Belt and Road initiative, China’s sprawling infrastructure and development effort, which would make it the first of the region’s four major economies to do so.

Those two developments at opposite ends of Latin America are only the latest signs of China’s deepening ties in the region.”

The U.S. views China’s rapid expansion warily but seems unsure of what to do about it. China poses a greater threat to U.S. interests than the Sandinistas and other communist and communist-backed groups ever did.

We had better pay attention to China’s plans and take countermeasures, or “made in China” could eventually be stamped on the United States.

Readers may email Cal Thomas at tcaeditors@tribpub.com.

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Sturdivant returns as head coach

By Will Hammock

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Special Photo: Adam Hagy/USA Today Sports

Amanda Weir talks to a reporter after winning gold in the Women’s 50 freestyle during the AT&T Winter Nationals at the McAuley Aquatic Center.

Olympic delay

Gwinnett’s Weir, Magahey talk 2020 postponement

By Will Hammock

will.hammock@gwinnettdailypost.com

Two Gwinnett County swimming stars, at two very different points in their careers, supported Tuesday’s decision to postpone the Tokyo Olympics until 2021 because of the coronavirus pandemic.

Both Brookwood grad Amanda Weir and Mill Creek senior Jake Magahey are hopeful of making the U.S. Olympic Team, but both backed the reasons for delaying the summer Olympics until 2021.

The decision also pushed back the date of the meet those two and many others were gearing up for — the June 21-28 U.S. Olympic Trials, scheduled a month ahead of the planned Tokyo Olympics.

“All things started to point to (a postponement), everyone was advocating for that happening, and rightfully so,” said Weir, a three-time U.S. Olympian with three Olympic medals. “Every day you would hear about athletes not being able to train or they were uncertain how long they were going to be able to train. All that uncertainty is hard mentally and physically for athletes everywhere. …

I’m glad they finally made a decision. I know it takes a lot of pressure off people to scramble and potentially make an unhealthy decision right now.”

While the situation is new for all potential Olympians, Weir has years of experience on the international stage to lean on. The 34-year-old made her first Olympic team shortly after graduating from Brookwood in 2004 — the career stage where Magahey is currently.

Magahey hoped to swim his way onto his first Olympic team this summer, though the schedule to get there has been adjusted. With no date set for the Olympics — no later than the summer of 2021 was the official announcement — there is no date for U.S. Olympic Tri-

als, either.

By the time they happen, Magahey won’t be a high-schooler anymore. He will be a freshman at the University of Georgia.

“I’m not going to lie, for me, it opens up a good opportunity for me to get better and have another year to train,” Magahey said of the postponement. “It’s not the end of the world for me. I understand it’s an inconvenience to a lot of people. I have a lot of sympathy for those people, especially those people it may be their last Olympics. But for me, I recognize it’s an opportunity to get better.”

However, Magahey will have a change in training. Instead of working at SwimAtlanta with his longtime coach Chris Davis, Magahey heads to the University of Georgia for his freshman year with Bulldogs head coach Jack Bauerle.

Davis and Bauerle are good friends, though, so the transition is expected to be a smooth one.

“I don’t think it will be an issue because my coach and Coach Jack keep in pretty close contact,” Magahey said. “If anything’s not working or if there are any problems, I think all three of us can work it out. But I don’t think it will be a problem.”

Weir typically trains at SwimAtlanta, too, but not at the Sugarloaf pool with Magahey. She lives in Decatur and trains at Georgia Tech’s McAuley Aquatic Center, which closed last week because of COVID-19. Her new SwimAtlanta coach at that pool is her brother Caleb, who retired from competitive swimming after the 2016 Olympic Trials.

The postponement may work out well for Weir, too, as she improves from 2017 surgery for two herniated discs in her neck.

The surgery replaced those with two artificial discs, a surgery similar to a spinal fusion, and forced her into recovery mode while her left arm regained strength and her nerves recovered.

“I’m feeling better and better,” Weir said. “It’s been a tough three years recovering from injury. It’s definitely improving month to month. I’m still not where I wanted to be. Now there’s not really going to be a time to evaluate where I am for a couple of months. There’s not going to be any competition. It’s hard to say.

“I’m trying to remind myself what I’ve been through.”

The delay has given Weir more time to think about her long career, putting what she has accomplished into perspective. The former American recordholder in the 100-meter freestyle and member of a world-record 400 free relay has qualified for the Olympic Trials six straight times, dating back to 2000, when she was 14. “(The 2020 Olympic Trials) would have been my sixth one,” Weir said. “I didn’t qualify for Trials until last summer (because of the neck surgery), and when I did people were telling me congratulations on qualifying for my sixth Trials. Going into that, it was an obvious box to check off, but seeing that number when I would get a nice message, it really reminded me to take a second and appreciate how long I’ve been doing this.

“I still love it. I still love training. I don’t know if I’ll ever retire, retire. At some point, I won’t be training full-time, and my priorities will change with the sport.”

The training pattern, and lack of competitive meets in the near future, will be challenging for both Magahey and Weir in the coming months. Weir said it will take a “Herculean mental effort to stay in the game” during the coronavirus limitations, whether it’s an veteran Olympian or a teenager.

Magahey concurred.

“I will admit, this has thrown off a bit of the focus because as you get closer (to Trials), you realize it’s a reality,” Magahey said. “Since now we’ve got a little postponement of a year, I can’t tell if it will be a good thing or a bad thing.

It kind of relieves the stress a little bit, so that’s good. It’s not necessarily you lose focus. There’s less urgency.”

Rabun Gap-Nacoochee School announced this week that Parkview grad Joe Sturdivant has been named its new head football coach.

The school said it completed a global search for the position, which is true for Sturdivant, who most recently was head coach of the Saarland Hurricanes in the professional German Football League.

“We are thrilled to welcome Coach Sturdivant and his family to the Joe Rabun Gap community,” Rabun Sturdivant Gap head of school Jeff Miles said in a release. “Coach Sturdivant has proven himself as a highly successful and beloved coach at all levels. I know he is the right person to lead our program to a new elite level.”

Sturdivant returns to Georgia with a wealth of experience on the professional, collegiate, international and independent school levels. He won five combined state championships in baseball and football at Parkview, then played college football at his father’s alma mater, Southern Methodist.

He racked up the tackles at SMU, finishing fourth in the nation in 2006 and 12th in 2005.

Sturdivant had a 19-6-1 record over two seasons leading the Saarland Hurricanes. His teams led the league in points per game (41.8), total offense (472.9), rushing per game (321) and pass efficiency (235.3) on their way to the GFL2 South Vice Championship.

Prior to his professional career, Sturdivant had successful coaching stints at two national high school powerhouse programs in Florida — IMG Academy and Trinity Catholic. He coached 53 players who went on to play in college, including more than 45 on Division I scholarships and six who played in the NFL.

IN BRIEF dacula’s Gibbs commits to Johnson Dacula senior Keyanna Gibbs has committed to the Johnson University (Tenn.) women’s basketball program.

Gibbs averaged 7.7 points and 5.7 rebounds last season, helping the Falcons to a modern-era school record 26 wins, their first region championship in 50 years and their first state quarterfinal appearance in 27 years.

Jordan commits to Belhaven Brookwood senior Isaiah Jordan committed Thursday to the Belhaven University (Miss.) baseball program.

Jordan is a corner infielder for the Broncos.

capelle to run for Piedmont Dacula senior Walker Capelle has made a commitment to continue his running career at Piedmont College.

Capelle will run for the cross country and distance track and field programs. He finished 94th in the Class AAAAAA Cross Country Championships last fall.

hallmon commits to Tuskegee Reco Hallmon, a 2019 Grayson grad, has made a commitment to the Tuskegee University (Ala.) men’s basketball program.

The 6-foot-5, 195-pound combo guard spent a post-graduate year at The Skills Factory Prep after his high school career.

Olympics postponement puts Johnson at career crossroad

By Will Hammock will.hammock@gwinnettdailypost.com

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North Gwinnett grad Kibwe Johnson reacts after competing during the men’s hammer throw finals in the 2016 U.S. Olympic track and field team trials at Hayward Field.

For younger athletes, the postponement of the Olympics is just that. They adjust the calendar, push back training and prepare for a later version of U.S. Olympic Trials.

For veteran competitors, the decision isn’t as easy. North Gwinnett grad Kibwe Johnson, who has competed in the past two Olympics in the hammer throw, falls into that category.

He understands the reason — public safety amid the coronavirus outbreak — for pushing the Tokyo Olympics back to 2021, even if it shakes up his personal timeline.

The U.S. Olympic Track and Field Trials were scheduled for June 1928, while the Olympics were set for July 24-Aug. 9.

The rescheduled date for the Olympics is uncertain, just that it will be no later than the sum-

mer of 2021. The U.S. Trials will be roughly a month or so before the Olympics.

Whether Johnson, who turns 39 this summer, competes there remains to be seen. He had been focusing on this summer’s Trials and a possible Olympic appearance, but he isn’t ready to commit to 2021.

“I don’t know, there will be more discussion there,” said Johnson, a track and field coach at IMG Academy in Bradenton, Fla. when he isn’t competing. “A big part of coming back, I was coming back because I know I can go (to the Olympic Trials), I can be competitive. Another year on is a little more. By Olympic Trials next year, I may be 40, which isn’t that scary when I just consider my bubble. But USA men’s hammer is not what it was four years ago when you show up on the day, throw 74 meters and make the team. Now there are kids

throwing pretty far.

“Before, there were one or two up there with me. Now there’s four. Last year the U.S. Championships was the deepest it’s ever been, eclipsing the last U.S. Championship I won in 2015. I’m going to keep throwing, probably through the summer. I think some competitions will pop up. It will be nice to see if Eugene (Oregon) can do something with the Olympics and probably the U.S. Championships being called off. But for me next year, more discussion will need to be had.”

Johnson has led the charge among Americans in the hammer throw, particularly over the last 10 years.

He won three U.S. championships during that span and won gold medals in the 2011 and 2015 Pan American Games. His throw of 79.63 meters (261 feet, 2 inches) in 2011 set a Pan American Games record.

He hoped to add a third Olym-

pic appearance to his resumé, but that is uncertain after the postponement.

“To not have that opportunity is a bummer, but in the face of a global pandemic, I fancy myself pretty reasonable, so I don’t feel too bad,” Johnson said. “It just wasn’t in the cards. I’m not going to lose sleep over it.”

Johnson has plenty going outside of his throwing career, most importantly his wife Crystal and their two daughters. He works with 10 throwers in the IMG track and field program, though all but two have returned home because of the coronavirus.

He still mixed in his own workouts as this summer approached, too.

“Throwing was going pretty well, good enough to know that this summer I would have been in contention to make the (Olympic) team,” Johnson said. “Throwing and just in general, things are going well.”

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