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Mom gets 11 years in daughter’s death trial Swell of supporters fail to affect outcome

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The crowd dances along during the “Purple Glove Dance” Friday evening at the Gwinnett County Fairgrounds in Lawrenceville.

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THE GOOD FIGHT Gwinnett gathers to battle cancer through Relay for Life

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The way Angel Roussie sees things, it takes commitment to the fight against cancer to spend an entire night at the Gwinnett County Fairgrounds in Lawrenceville.

You have to fight the urge to fall asleep. There also has to be a willingness to walk in circles for hours, albeit with the occasional break to mingle with other people.

But Roussie has survived worse — bone cancer to be exact. She was one of the thousands of people who converged on the fairgrounds Friday night for the Relay For Life of Gwinnett. Some of them came and went throughout the night, but Roussie and her team, By Danielle Ruland, Lourdes Taylor and Elizabeth Sapp His Stripes We Are Healed, cheer during the “Purple Glove Dance” at Relay for Life See RELAY, Page 9A

Friday evening at the Gwinnett County Fairgrounds in Lawrenceville.

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LAWRENCEVILLE — In a courtroom loaded with supporters of Amy Ruiz, the judge read her sentence Friday afternoon: 20 years, more than 11 in prison, the rest on probation.

No one was happy.

There was no reason to be. Prisi Vasquez, the helpless 2-yearold girl whose body Amy Ruiz rotted for months in an attic, was still long gone, and Ruiz’s other children would now be without a mother. To hear the witnesses tell it, the kids appear to be cared for well, and the 28-year-old mother is changed from back in 2007, when Prisi died.

The supporters piled into the Gwinnett County courthouse to say as much at 1:30 p.m. There were 32 scheduled to speak for Ruiz — 32 more than most defendants get.

The defense attorney called them one by one, almost in assembly-line fashion, to the stand and, over about four hours, drew similar testimony from each about the woman, who was convicted last month of involuntary manslaughter: “She’s a great mother.”

“She takes very good care of her children.”

“I’ve never seen her hit any child.”

“I’ve never even seen her give them a slap, a spanking.”

The state didn’t accuse Ruiz of hitting Prisi. In essence, the contention is she allowed the child to die because she was scared of what trouble would find the family after her then-husband hit Prisi. After death, the toddler was placed in a black trash bag nude and abandoned in the attic as the family fled their apartment on Lawrenceville’s Stillwater Lane for Mexico.

Ruiz’s father, Gucimendo Ruiz, sat on the witness stand Friday with his elbows on his knees, eyes focused on

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GCPS to base promotions on grades, not Milestones tests

BY KEITH FARNER

the district would use grades to determine promotion and retention for students at the elemenGwinnett County Public tary and middle school Schools announced this levels. Once final grades week that it would not use are determined, local Georgia Milestones test schools will communicate scores for promotion or with parents of students retention decisions. recommended for summer School district spokes- school. woman Sloan Roach said Elementary school

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students should have a yearlong average of 70 or better in reading and possess the curriculum mastery necessary at the next grade level in math, science and social studies.

Middle school students should pass five out of six subjects each semester, meaning they have a grade average of at least

70.

The district’s decision came a week after the Georgia Department of Education reported widespread technology glitches across the state and interruptions of online testing, and the Georgia Board of Education on May 4 waived promotion and retention require-

ments tied to the tests.

“While some of these events were short-term and quickly resolved, with minimal impact on student experiences, others required more extensive technical support,” GaDOE spokesman Matt Cardoza said in a press release. “The GaDOE believes that further analysis

of the possible impacts of these interruptions is warranted prior to the release of student scores, given the stakes involved for students.”

It’s the second straight year the testing system has experienced technology problems, but officials said this year was not as bad as last year.

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Winder police arrest Gwinnett teacher is finalist teens in home invasion for statewide Pre-K honor

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by police joshua.sharpe as Justin @gwinnettdailypost.com Flemming, 17, Three teens face charges of Lithoin a Winder home invasion nia, also in which two victims were allegedly held with what turned out had one Justin to be BB guns, police anof the BB Flemming nounced Friday. guns and The incident happened pointed on Macey Way at about it at the 10 p.m. Tuesday, when a woman woman said three strangin the ers — two men, one driveway, woman — pulled up to her ordering house in a silver Nissan her inside sedan as she stood in the the sedan.

Marques driveway, according to a “The Terrance news release from Winder driver and Stewart police. a 15-yearOne got out holding a old female suspect pasweapon and demanded senger took the victim her cellphone before apdown the street while the proaching and forcing first suspect remained ininside the home another side the home. They then victim who was on the turned around and drove porch. back to the residence,” Lt. The driver, identified Chris Cooper said. “The

suspect driver gave his gun to the female passenger and told her to shoot the victim if she moved.”

The trio is accused of taking a gaming system from the house before fleeing and leaving the victims.

A Winder officer later pulled over the Nissan and found that it was stolen out of Gwinnett County. Inside, police found the BB guns and the gaming console, according to the news release.

All three suspects were arrested.

The other male suspect was identified as Marques Terrance Stewart, 18, of Monroe. The 15-yearold girl’s identity wasn’t released.

Cooper said the police department is seeking to charge her as an adult.

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A teacher from Duncan Creek Academy is among six finalists for a statewide honor, the first in 23 years.

Stacy Tidwell, a teacher at the Dacula facility, was among the group selected by Bright from the Start, Georgia’s Department of Early Care and Learning for Georgia’s pre-K Program Teachers of the Year. Susan Adams, an assistant commissioner for Georgia’s pre-K Program and Instructional Supports, this week visited Duncan Creek, a one-star Quality Rated child care program.

In October, DECAL will select a winner from a local public school system and a winner from a private child care center. Finalists were nominated by Georgia’s pre-K project directors and pre-K teachers.

About 84,000 four year olds attend Georgia’s Pre-K Program, a

Stacy Tidwell, a teacher from Duncan Creek Academy in Dacula, is among six finalists selected by Bright from the Start, Georgia’s Department of Early Care and Learning for Georgia’s Pre-K Program Teachers of the Year. Susan Adams, an assistant commissioner for Georgia’s Pre-K Program and Instructional Supports, this week visited Duncan Creek, a one-star Quality Rated child care program. (Special Photo)

voluntary, lottery-funded program.

The program is in its 23rd year, and DECAL Commissioner Amy Jacobs said it significantly affects school readiness skills in language, literacy and math.

“The program’s success can be attributed

directly to the outstanding Pre-K teachers and assistants who implement this program daily,” Jacobs said in a press release. “This is a small way for us to recognize their efforts. We congratulate Stacy on all of her achievements thus far.”

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Officials mum on transgender bathroom issue

By Keith Farner

In a joint letter along with the U.S. Department of Justice, the federal officials wrote that this There was little local re- announcement was to action to a directive from “help provide educators the U.S. Department of the information they need Education on Friday that to ensure that all students, said school districts across including transgender the country should allow students, can attend school transgender students to in an environment free use bathrooms that match from discrimination based their gender identity. on sex.” keith.farner @gwinnettdailypost.com

It later said that “questions have arisen from school districts, colleges and universities and others about transgender students and how to best ensure these students, and non-transgender students, can all enjoy a safe and discrimination-free environment.”

The letter also addressed federal funding as it relates to Title IX: “Schools receiving federal money may not discriminate based on a student’s sex, including a student’s transgender status. The guidance makes clear that both federal agencies treat a student’s gender identity as the student’s sex for purposes of enforcing Title IX.” Gwinnett County Board of Education member Dan Seckinger said he had not

read the letter nor discussed it with fellow school board members.

Other Richard Board Woods members and officials with Gwinnett County Public Schools did not immediately return phone and email messages on Friday.

Federal officials also said that “when students or their parents, as appropriate, notify a school that a student is transgender, the school must treat the student consistent with the student’s gender identity.

A school may not require transgender students to have a medical diagnosis, undergo any medical treatment, or produce a birth

certificate or other identification document before treating them consistent with their gender identity.”

Georgia State School Superintendent Richard Woods said that he would prefer to “carefully consider policy before making recommendations or taking actions.”

“With that said, my first priority is to ensure our schools are a safe environment for students,” Woods said in a statement. “I believe there are safety concerns associated with allowing students of different genders to use the same bathroom. For that reason, I do not believe a student of another gender should use a restroom alongside students of the opposite sex. We will communicate with districts when we’ve had

time to fully evaluate the issue.”

In a letter to U.S. Senators Johnny Isakson and David Perdue, Georgia Speaker of the House David Ralston, R-Blue Ridge, wrote for their assistance on behalf of residents of Fannin County, where parents reportedly voiced concerns at a meeting on Thursday night.

“My concern regarding this issue is that the federal government is dictating to our locally elected Board of Education with regards to the policies they enact in a way never before seen,” Ralston wrote.

“Using the power of the purse strings to bring about such change is, in my opinion, a vast overreach of federal authority and one that must not go unchallenged.

left the scene of joshua.sharpe the colli@gwinnettdailypost.com sion and Lilburn police said returned a Friday they’d charged a short time Stone Mountain woman later,” a with vehicular homicide statement Thomas in the death of a Lawfrom the Baptiste renceville father of four. police Thomas Baptiste, 42, departan avid motorcyclist, died ment said.

April 26 on U.S. Highway “Since 29. His bike was struck that time, by an Acura sedan turning Lilburn left onto Summer Ridge Police DeLane, which is between partment Ronald Reagan Parkway accident Amberyana and Pleasant Hill Road, investiWorthey police said. gators “Investigation at the have been interviewing time of the crash revealed witnesses and reviewing that the driver of the pas- evidence.” senger car immediately Amberyana Worthey,

23, was identified as the driver and charged with failure to yield turning left, first degree vehicular homicide and hit and run, police said.

The woman, a Waffle House employee with no Gwinnett arrest history, turned herself in Thursday and remained held without bond Friday, according to booking records.

Meanwhile, Baptiste’s loved ones grieve.

A native of St. Croix in the U.S. Virgin Islands, Baptiste was a welder.

He was also a member of the motorcycle club Dirty South Stunners MC Atlanta Georgia Chapter.

Another member started

an online fundraiser for funeral expenses www. gofundme.com/2ev3zjus) which has raised almost $3,400 of a $10,000 goal.

In the club, they called him T-Smoove.

His family called him a provider, a loving father, the “greatest son and friend.”

“He was the joy and center of laughter to his family,” his obituary said.

“Living life to the fullest was his legacy. Thomas walked into any room and brought life to the party.”

He’s survived by his wife, Yolanda MosleyBaptiste, and four kids, Jilisa Mosley, Amaya Mosley, Ashlyn Baptiste and Ashton Baptiste.

Local woman charged in death of father of four in fatal wreck

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The Gift ATL singing competition announces the 2016 semifinalists

By Kate Croxton

tion gives us a chance to give back to them” McDonald’s owner and The Greater Atlanta 0perator Carrie Salone McDonald’s Operations said. “It is important beAssociation has ancause our youth don’t get nounced the 2016 semias many opportunities to finalists for McDonald’s compete, and this allows The Gift singing competi- them to engage in their tion. passion for singing and In its 11th year, the their passion for music. It contest has yielded more gives the youth a chance than a decade of local to participate and show stars, including America’s off their gifts and talent.”

Got Talent contestant From Monday, May 9, Blake England and 2014 to Sunday, May 15, fans American Idol contestant will have the opportunity Bria Johnson. to vote for their favorite “McDonald’s is about contestants to continue giving back and support- to the finals. The finaling the youth in the com- ists will then compete at munity, and this competi- the ATL Soul Life Music

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Fest at the Wolf Creek Amphitheatre on May 28. Fans can listen to the semifinalists submissions and cast their vote at TheGiftATL.com.

The Gift 2016 semifinalists are Cassidy Allen, Sara Birdsong, Imani Cannon, Ismael Adan Contreras, Ciara Council, Mia DePrince, Jennifer Jess, Ashley Lewis, Camela Matthews, Alaya Morris, Chelsie Robinson, Ailyah Rucker, Tierra Satterwhite, Ta’Mis Thomas, Mishijah Triplett, Jay Walker, Evette Watkins, Chad Wiggins and Paige Williams.

Family remembers late daughter in annual Nikki’s Birthday Concert for a Cure event

By Kate Croxton Staff Intern

Three years ago, a young woman lost her life to stage four metastatic melanoma.

Nicole “Nikki” Rouis, a former Grayson Nicole soccer “Nikki” player, Rouis. had two degrees from Valdosta State.

She died on Jan. 23, 2013.

However, her family has kept her memory alive and has helped raise almost $15,000 to help the Melanoma Research Foundation.

Christina “Chrissy” Sorrells, Nikki’s sister, started

Nikki’s Birthday Concert for a Cure in 2013 in an attempt to remember her sister and celebrate her birthday, which is May 1. The concert has become an annual event for Main Street in Lilburn.

This year, the concert will take place at 4 p.m. on May 21, and Chrissy anticipates a couple of hundred people to attend.

“Every year it gets bigger and better,” Chrissy said.

“By far, it has exceeded anything I expected, and I feel so blessed that so many people have come out to remember my sister. It is great to see new faces and other melanoma patients who come out.”

The Donna Hopkins Band and Jack and Jim are expected to lead the event.

Raffles for special prizes, Tshirts and treats will be sold throughout the event.

Tickets are $15 and kids are free. A $10 VIP bracelet gets participants unlimited beer and wine. All proceeds from the event are donated to the Melanoma Research Foundation in an attempt to help find effective treatments and a cure.

“It means the world that we can donate and help the foundation,” Chrissy said.

“For us, this event is important because it is to remember my sister. She would be a huge part of this if she were still here. It strikes a chord on a personal level for my family, and we are so appreciative to everyone who comes and supports the event.”

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Eliminate foods that bring on acid reflux Dear Dr. roaCh: I have GERD. I’ve been on a proton pump inhibitor for a month, and though it’s quite effective, I do not want to remain on it because of the possible side effects. Apart from Crestor, I do not take any additional medications.

I am trying to lower the acidity in my foods and have found that the Internet has conflicting lists of acid content. Where do I find a list of foods with their acid levels?

— M.W. ansWer: The lists I have seen of acid foods on the Internet often look at the pH of the ash residue, meaning what is left behind after foods are burned. This bears no relationship to how foods are used in the body, and thus gives meaningless numbers. My advice is to ignore the lists of acid content in food, as acid content has very little effect on symptoms of esophageal reflux.

Some people with very severe GERD will get immediate pain after eating acidic foods, such as strong lemonade or orange juice, but not all do. Most people find that it’s foods that weaken the lower esophageal sphincter, the valve-like muscle that should keep stomach acid from going backward into the esophagus, that are problematic.

These may include chocolate, caffeine-containing beverages and peppermint.

Other people note that highfat foods seem to worsen symptoms. This possibly could be by inducing acid secretion or by slowing gastric emptying. In either case, reducing fatty foods may improve symptoms. Many people find that carbonated beverages distend the stomach and worsen symptoms.

The point is, it’s far better to selectively eliminate foods that seem to worsen your symptoms and then determine whether symptoms improve with their elimination. Rather than being concerned about the acid level in any given food, it makes the most sense to simply limit the foods that bother you.

Dear Dr roaCh: I have a problem called syncope, or collapse. Would you comment on treatment, since I do a lot of driving?

It has happened four times over the past 10 years. It is very scary.

— A.D. ansWer: “Syncope” is the term used for sudden loss of consciousness.

There are many causes, ranging from not very worrisome to extremely so.

The most common, by far, is the simple faint, caused by interaction between the heart and blood vessels and the brain, mediated by the vagus nerve. Usually, a history and physical exam are all that is necessary to make this diagnosis with high certainty, but occasionally some tests are needed to be sure there is not a more serious cause. A simple faint when driving would be very rare, so most people who faint do not need to be concerned. Your frequency of syncope is low enough that if your doctor or other provider has evaluated you and made the diagnosis of simple faint, you probably don’t need to worry.

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Today is the 136th day of 2016 and the 57th day of spring.

TODAY’S HISTORY: In 1918, the United States launched its first regular airmail service.

In 1940, the first McDonald’s restaurant opened in San Bernadino, California.

In 1970, President Richard Nixon appointed Anna Mae Hays and Elizabeth P. Hoisington the first female U.S. Army generals.

In 1972, Alabama Gov. George Wallace was shot and left permanently paralyzed below the waist while campaigning for the Democratic presidential nomination in Maryland.

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and I definitely see marriage in our future.

For his birthday last year, I surprised him by flying his best friend in from across the country. Well, his best friend and my best friend met and are now in love.

I’m very happy for them, and we’ve all become good friends.

Now it seems that we are playing the adult version of the children’s game “telephone.” For instance, my boyfriend and I will have a typical sort of argument and, as I always have, I go to my best friend for advice, consolation or a swift kick in the rear.

Now, when I tell my best friend how annoyed I am over what my boyfriend did, she tells her boyfriend, who then tells my boyfriend. By the time it gets back to me, it hardly resembles what it started out as and has been intensified by my letting others know “our” business.

It has gotten to the point where small arguments become recurring fights.

I don’t know how to deal with my newfound lack of confidential support. I don’t know who to go to with problems. Short of cutting off all conversation about our boyfriends and friendships, I’m not sure how to cope with everything I say being twisted and then thrown back in my face.

— Trapped in Virginia Dear trappeD: Mature people learn to process

some of their frustrations privately, thus saving their friends and family for the really big stuff. Mature people also need to have the ability to sift through, do triage and personal problem management — and not tell their romantic partner every single thing that happens to their girlfriends. Mature people don’t then turn around and repeat something to an involved party that they have heard third-hand, and they don’t hear a gripe fourthhand, then twist it around and pick a fight about it.

One member of your group has to grow up already. I vote for you. If you have asked your girlfriend to keep a confidence and she can’t do it, then it’s time to withdraw your confidence.

Some people just seem to repeat everything — they can’t seem to help it. If you value discretion, then save your important confidences for people who can keep them. Moving forward, the person to talk to about your problems with your boyfriend — is your boyfriend.

— January 2007 You can contact Amy Dickinson via email: askamy@tribpub.com. You can also follow her on Twitter @askingamy or “like” her on Facebook. Amy Dickinson’s memoir, “The Mighty Queens of Freeville: A Mother, a Daughter and the Town that Raised Them” (Hyperion), is available in bookstores.

Parents declare princess-free zone Dear reaDers: I’ve stepped away from my column for a week while I put the finishing touches on my new book, which will be published in the fall.

Please enjoy these “Best Of” columns in my absence.

I’ll be back with your fresh questions and answers next week.

Dear amy: My son and daughter-in-law will not allow my granddaughter to have Barbie or princess dolls because they believe these dolls would have a negative effect on her body image. Is this a valid concern? I respect the parents’ wishes, but I feel as if my granddaughter is missing out.

— Curious Grandmother Dear GranDmother: I’m not sure what princess-themed dolls have to do with negative body image, though they may introduce several other troubling concepts to girls.

For instance, everybody knows that your ball gown is always stuck at the dry cleaner when you really need it. And don’t get me started on the whole “one day your prince will come” idea.

Barbie is another story, of course. With her outsized, bizarre and otherwise unwomanly proportions, if Barbie were an actual woman, she would be a 10-foot tall monster whose permanently pointed toes and spindly lower body

Ask Amy

Amy Dickinson could never support her ample bosom.

If a little girl didn’t have Barbie in her life, what exactly would she be missing out on? Not much.

Dolls give girls and boys the opportunity to engage in imaginative play, but stuffed animals (or other dolls) can (and do) provide the same opportunities.

It is the parents’ right to choose toys for their kids, and thoughtful parents are careful about the messages these toys convey to their children — whether these toys are Barbies or bazookas. In my own family, I chose to explain, educate and occasionally roll my eyes at Barbie rather than ban her from the house, but I respect parents’ choice to be thoughtful and discriminating about what toys they provide for their children, and you should too. — March 2007 Dear amy: I have been dating my boyfriend for more than a year, and I love him very much. I think that we are a perfect match,

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Refuse to let anyone limit your ability to follow through with your plans.

Helping a cause you believe in and offering your input will help you raise your profile and put you in a good position to advance. Improving your image or appearance will attract positive attention.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20) — Take charge and show everyone what you can do. Your desire to help or get involved in a cause will make a difference and lead to future opportunities.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20) — Question everything and everyone.

Don’t fall into a trap set by someone who wants something from you.

Concentrate on making personal gains and developments. Strive to live a healthy lifestyle.

CANCER (June 21July 22) — You’ll have to participate if you want to make progress. Options are available if you step up and get involved.

Romance is in the stars, and personal gains look promising.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) — Protect your reputation. Someone will be looking for any excuse to make you look bad. Do what you can to improve what you have to offer.

Strive for perfection.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept.

22) — Traveling or checking out different lifestyles, philosophies or places to reside will lead to new beginnings. Romance is featured, but compromise will be required. Make love, not war.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23) — Learn as you go, and make adjustments that will keep you from being distracted by someone trying to control your actions. Be true to yourself and your desires.

SCORPIO (Oct. 24Nov. 22) — Make plans with someone you enjoy spending time with. Relationships are highlighted, and sharing something unique with a special someone will bring you closer together. A short trip is favored.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 23-Dec. 21) — Do something that will improve your life. Now is not the time to deal with people who try to manipulate you. Don’t believe everything you hear or waste time in pointless arguments.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) — You’ve got all the right moves. Your bravado and some canny maneuvering will help you improve your home and boost your assets.

Work alongside someone you love for optimal results.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 19) — It’s up to you to bring about change. Don’t let anyone manipulate your feelings using guilt tactics or sob stories. Focus on your needs, and do what’s best for you.

PISCES (Feb. 20-March 20) — Attend a reunion. Connecting to your past will help you realize how far you have come and recognize the aspirations you still harbor. Romance looks promising.

ARIES (March 21-April 19) — Take care of unfinished business before you tackle something new. Having a clear agenda will encourage you to bring about change that will make your life better.

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Early voting for primary begins Monday Gwinnett County elections officials will open several polling locations around the county on Monday for the early voting period ahead of the May 24 primary election.

Seven satellite locations will be open from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m.

Monday through Friday for voters in Buford, Dacula, Duluth, Norcross, Snellville, Suwanee and Stone Mountain. These locations will be available in addition to the Voter Registration and Elections Office, 455 Grayson Highway in Lawrenceville. The elections office will only be open from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. each day.

The satellite locations are: • Bogan Park Community Recreation Center, 2723 North Bogan Road, in Buford.

• Dacula Park Activity Building, 2735 Auburn Ave., in Dacula.

• Georgia Pierce Park Community Recreation Center, 55 Buford Highway, in Suwanee.

• Lenora Park Activity Room, 4515 Lenora Church Road, in Snellville.

• Lucky Shoals Park Community Recreation Center, 4651 Britt Road, in Norcross.

• Mountain Park Activity Building, 1063 Rockbridge Road, in Stone Mountain.

• Shorty Howell Park Activity

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Curt Yeomans Building, 2750 Pleasant Hill Road, in Duluth.

Seats that are contested in the primary include Gwinnett County sheriff, Superior Court judge, two State Court seats, state senate districts 5, 40 and 45, state House of Representatives districts 81, 95, 97, 99, 105, 106, 108 and 114, U.S. senate and Public Service Commission.

Voters can find a sample ballot tailored to their specific legislative districts and political party preference on the Secretary of State’s My Voter Page at www.mvp.sos.ga.gov.

Isakson, Perdue and Johnson call for additional Air Force missions in Georgia U.S. Sens. Johnny Isakson and David Perdue, both R-Ga., and Rep. Hank Johnson, D-Ga., were among the seven members of the Georgia Congressional

Delegation who signed a letter calling on the U.S. Air Force to locate new missions at air bases in the state.

“We must remain ahead of our adversaries Johnny Isakson as they strive to rapidly develop and proliferate their own versions of advanced stealth fighter aircraft and weapons systems,” the group wrote David Perdue in the letter to Secretary of the Air Force Deborah Lee James and Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Mark Welsh.

“Maintaining air dominance Hank Johnson through the mid-2020s and beyond is non-negotiable for our national security objectives.”

The other signers of the letter included Reps. Buddy Carter, Austin Scott and Tom Graves, all R-Ga., and Sanford Bishop, D-Ga.

A sign directs voters to a precinct in Lawrenceville for the March 1 presidential preference primary. Early voting begins on Monday for the May 24 primary for state and local offices. (File Photo)

Bee takes another nationally televised shot at Unterman For the second time this year, comedienne Samantha Bee criticized state Sen. Renee Unterman during a segment on her television show, Full Frontal with Samantha Bee, this past week — with help from fellow comedian Patton Oswalt.

Bee criticized the senator in the closing days of the legislative session because the health committee she chairs did not hold a hearing on state Rep. Scott Holcomb’s rape kit testing bill.

This week, however, Bee focused her attention on Unterman’s Senate Bill 308, which among other things establishes grants for nonprofit organizations that encourage women to go through with childbirth rather than having an abortion.

The segment included a video questioning the ethics of “Crisis pregnancy centers” and featured Oswalt as a magician and narrator.

Political Notebook appears in the Thursday and Sunday editions of the Gwinnett Daily Post.

Townsend’s ‘Blood in the Soil’ details Flynt shooting Staff Intern

Carole Townsend’s latest novel “Blood in

the Soil: A True Tale of Racism, Sex and Murder in the South” delves into the cold-blooded crimes of the 1970s American

South — and one famous case from Gwinnett County in particular.

The book details the investigation into the shooting of “Hustler” magazine publisher Larry Flynt and his attorney in Gwinnett County in 1978. The book sheds light on Flynt’s shooter, serial killer Joseph Paul Franklin.

The book’s story is told from the perspective of Det. J. Michael Cowart and looks at Franklin’s life, from his childhood to his execution.

“Franklin was born of a perfect storm of circumstances: poverty, abuse, racism, integration and the hate groups that operated and recruited openly,” the book’s publisher, Skyhorse Publishing, explained in an announcement for the book. “Det. Cowart tells the story of his first introduction to Franklin and the cat-andmouse game that ensued.

“A self-proclamation truth-seeker, the detective

has to appear to befriend Franklin to get him to provide enough information to prosecute him in the Flynt shooting. In the course of developing this rapport, Cowart gains

in Gwinnett next month to promote and sign copies of the book. The first is on June 11 at a Barnes and Noble in Buford, and the second is on June 18 at the Barnes and Noble at the Forum on Peachtree Parkway.

“Blood in “Blood in the Soil” is the Soil: A pitched by its publisher True Tale of Racism, as a display of “a very Sex and real struggle between Murder in right and wrong” while the South” detailing the atmosphere

by Carole in the South during the Townsend.

1960s and 1970s and “the (Special ugly reality that lied just Photo) beneath the cover of a beautiful region known for its warmth and hospitality.” It also looks at issues involving life, trust and compromise.

Townsend is a reporter and newspaper columnist who has been published in “Ladies’ Home Jourastonishing insight into many of Franklin’s other nal” and other national cold-blooded killings and publications. She has also appeared on several telecrimes and his twisted vision networks, includjustification for them.”

Townsend is scheduled ing CNN, FOX, ABC and to make two appearances CBS.

State elections officials investigating allegations against legislative candidate

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State officials are looking into a complaint against one of two candidates to replace state Rep. Hugh Floyd in the Georgia General Assembly over her residency

and where she voted.

A complaint filed with the office alleges House District 99 candidate Brenda Lopez had not updated her address on her voter registration file to remove a Lilburn address until long after she no longer lived there. Lopez is facing fellow Democrat Jay Trevari in the May 24 primary with the winner effectively guaranteed election in the fall since there is no Republican opposition.

Secretary of State’s Office spokeswoman Candice Broce confirmed investigators are reviewing complaints filed against Lopez and an Emilio Lopez, who is al-

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leged in a separate complaint to be her father.

Meanwhile, Lopez Brenda said she Lopez has not been contacted by the office about the complaints but called it a “desperate distraction tactic” in a statement.

“I do want to clarify that I have lived at my current HD 99 address in Chase Lane, Norcross, GA since November 2014,” she added. “This is only a last minute desperate distraction tactic and effort to undermine

my name and the great campaign we have been running to bridge our neighborhoods to our government and work to be a true vocal advocate on voters’ behalf.”

The complaint alleges that Lopez and her father used a Trailblazer Court address for voting for years after they stopped living there. It also accuses the candidate of not changing the address on her voter registration file until earlier this year when she qualified to run for office.

County voter registration records show a “Name, Mailing Address, Residence Address, Other” change was made on Lopez’s file last fall.

The records still have the Trailblazer Court address listed for Emilio Lopez.

Voter records show the current address on Brenda Lopez’s voter registration file is the same address she provided to the Georgia Government Transparency and Campaign Finance Commission last year when she declared her intention to run for the legislative seat.

However, the voter records indicate both her current address and the Trailblazer Court address are both in the same District 99.

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world Ministry: North Korea detains Russian yacht MOSCOW — A North Korean coast guard ship has detained a Russian yacht with a crew of five people on board, Russia’s Foreign Ministry said on Saturday, adding it had sent a note to Pyongyang demanding explanation for the cause of the detention.

The yacht was on its way from South Korea’s port city of Pusan to Vladivostok in Russia’s Far East when it was detained 80 miles off the coast in North Korea’s exclusive economic zone on Friday, the ministry said, giving no further detail.

The yacht is now in the North Korean port of Kimchaek, and Russia’s consul general is awaiting permission from the authorities to meet the crew, the ministry said, adding that their lives and health were not in danger.

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world&nation Venezuela facing possible meltdown Officials: U.S. concern growing

people ‘Cruel Intentions’ series may still be alive at NBC

LOS ANGELES — NBC cleaned house and re-stocked their slate this

By Matt Spetalnick week, but one hot pilot that Reuters was missing from the list WASHINGTON — The of greenlights was “Cruel United States is increasIntentions.” ingly concerned about the The series revival of the potential for an economic ’90s flick may still happen, and political meltdown in Variety has learned, and Venezuela, spurred by fears “Cruel Intentions” could of a debt default, growing end up on NBC’s 2016-17 street protests and deterioraschedule. tion of its oil sector, U.S. NBC and Sony Televiintelligence officials said on sion have been in long neFriday. gotiations over the project, In a bleak assessment which remains a favorite of of Venezuela’s worsening both the network and the crisis, the senior officials Opposition supporters hold placards during a rally to demand a referendum to remove studio. Sources close to the expressed doubt that President Nicolas Maduro in Caracas, Venezuela, on Saturday. The placards, from left project say that all execs inunpopular leftist President to right, read “Deaf,” “Blind” and “Mute.” “CNE” on the placards refers to the National volved want to see “Cruel” Electoral Council. (Reuters/Marco Bello) Nicolas Maduro would algo all the way, but NBC low a recall referendum this and Sony haven’t yet come year despite opposition-led he had lost support from the conspire against Venezuela” have run short, and the U.S. to an agreement over stackprotests demanding a vote country’s generals. in Washington. officials said this could spi- ing rights or ownership. to decide whether he stays As of now, NBC has an The officials appeared to “Washington is activatral into widespread unrest. in office. even split of shows from acknowledge that Washing measures at the request Soldiers fired tear gas at But the two officials, its in-house arm, Univerington has little leverage in of Venezuela’s fascist right, stone-throwing protesters sal Television, vs. outside how the situation unfolds who are emboldened by on Wednesday as VenezuThree killed in eth- briefing a small group of reporters in Washington, in Venezuela, where any the coup in Brazil,” he said ela’s opposition marched to studios. nic brawl at Mos- predicted that Maduro, who U.S. role draws government during a televised broadcast pressure electoral authorities cow cemetery heads Latin America’s most accusations of U.S.-aided in reference to this week’s into allowing a recall referHeigl drama ardently anti-U.S. governconspiracies. Instead, the impeachment of fellow left- endum against Maduro.

MOSCOW — Three ment and a major U.S. oil administration of President ist Dilma Rousseff in Brazil.

Maduro has sworn he will ‘Doubt’ ordered people were killed and two supplier, was not likely to be Barack Obama wants “reMaduro, 53, then declared not be forced out before his to series at CBS dozen were wounded on able to complete his term, gional” efforts to help keep a 60-day state of emergency term expires in 2019 and acLOS ANGELES — CBS Saturday in a mass brawl at which is due to end after the country from sliding into which includes the “necescuses the opposition of seekhas given a series order Moscow’s largest cemetery elections in late 2018. chaos. sary measures” to protect ing a coup against him to to “Doubt,” a drama pilot that witnesses said was They said one “plausible” “You can hear the ice Venezuela in the event of a destroy the socialist legacy starring Katherine Heigl. sparked by rivalry between scenario would be that cracking. You know there’s foreign attack, he said, with- of his predecessor, the late The show tells the story of ethnic groups battling for Maduro’s own party or pow- a crisis coming,” one U.S. out providing details.

Hugo Chavez. Washington a smart, chic, successful control of the burial service erful political figures would official said. “Our pressure Mobs in Venezuela have has had an acrimonious redefense lawyer (Heigl) at a business. force him out and would not on this isn’t going to resolve stolen flour, chicken and lationship with Caracas for About 200 people, some boutique firm as she starts rule out the possibility of this issue.” even underwear this week years, especially following armed with guns and other to fall for her charismatic a military coup. Still, they Maduro hit back on as looting increases across U.S. support for a shortweapons, took part in the client, who may or may not said there was no evidence Friday night, blasting what the crisis-hit OPEC nation lived 2002 coup against clashes at the vast Khovans- of any active plotting or that he said was a meeting “to be guilty of a brutal crime. where many basic products Chavez. koye cemetery in southwest “Doubt” was originally Moscow and more than developed for the 2015-16 90 people were detained Guard said in a statement. season, but the pilot was after riot police broke up the The Coast Guard said the never ordered to series and brawl, police and witnesses cruise ship had a video of instead was redeveloped Top auctioneers said. a woman falling overboard and reshot for this season.

Moscow’s city health and had conducted a search The first iteration starred refused to sell department said three people for all passengers on board. KaDee Strickland and Zimmerman’s gun were killed and 23 were “Broberg was found to be Teddy Sears, who have NEW YORK — Two of hospitalised, four of whom missing,” the Coast Guard since been replaced with America’s leading auctionwere seriously injured. said.

Heigl and Steven Pasquale.

Pictures posted on social eers of guns said they reThe ocean cruise opAside from those recasts, media showed young men fused on ethical grounds to erator was not immediately most of the supporting cast remained on board. Laverne wielding iron rods, spade handle the sale of the 9 mm available for comment. In Cox was always set to coshafts and baseball bats as pistol that George Zimmera statement provided to star. they rushed into the fighting. man used to kill unarmed ABCNews.com, the cruise “Doubt” brings Heigl black teenager Trayvon liner said it began its search Martin. after her travel companions back to TV as a series Syrian forces regular. After many years The firearm is so toxic The handgun used in the shooting death of Trayvon reported Broberg missing. retake hospital on “Grey”s Anatomy,” she that another auctioneer, the Martin is seen this handout photo provided by the State Attorney’s Office on May 17, 2012. (Courtesy State Attor- Stolen cannon toplined NBC’s short-lived man who sold the revolver after ISIS attack ney’s Office/Handout via Reuters) political drama “State of used to kill John F. Kenreturned to Calif. Affairs,” which was canBEIRUT — Syrian nedy’s assassin, said he government forces retook a Jersey!” it urged. But some- how its chapter at Samford veterans hall celled after one season. would want no part of it hospital in Deir al-Zor after University in Birmingham, had he been approached by thing was different.

A Northern California Islamic State attacked it on “You will need to buy a Ala. was able to commisZimmerman.

‘Captain America’ man has returned a stolen Saturday following a dawn ticket to get into the rally,” it sion the making of the Zimmerman, a onetime World War One-era cannon hits $71 million offensive by the militants on neighborhood watch voladded. The cost: $200.

T-shirt.

LOS ANGELES — The that he had bought without the besieged eastern Syrian During the months-long “We are deeply disapunteer, is trying to sell the second weekend of “Capcity, a war monitor and state Kel-Tec PF-9 that he used battle for the Republican pointed in the choices made knowing it had been taken tain America: Civil War” media said. presidential nomination, by the Samford chapter and from a local veteran’s hall, to shoot the black Florida The British-based Syrian is pulling in a massive $71 rallies staged by Trump, the add our sincerest apologies police said on Friday. teenager in 2012, a case Observatory for Human million at 4,426 U.S. locaThe war memorabilia party’s likely candidate in to those expressed by the that convulsed the country Rights, which monitors tions while the opening of collector purchased the chapter,” Bruton said. and ignited debates on race the Nov. 8 election, were Syria’s five-year-long war, inoperable cannon for about George Clooney’s “Money free and open to anyone The front of the T-shirt, relations, gun control and said Islamic State had killed American justice. $1,200, he told police after Monster” should bring in with the stamina to withwhich was made for the at least 35 members of the about $15 million. hearing a news report that stand half a day’s wait sorority’s spring formal, A jury acquitted ZimSyrian armed forces and Sarturday estimates it had been stolen from a showed an image of an merman, who was protected outside and a heady hour detained some medical staff by Florida’s “stand your veteran’s hall in Richmond, showed Disney-Marvel’s packed into a sports stadium African-American person from the hospital.

“Captain America: Civil or warehouse. Supporters eating a slice of watermelon Calif., police said on Faceground” self-defense laws.

The fighting in and around War” dominating with book. could buy snacks, hats or inside an illustration of the Two auctioneers, Wes the hospital also killed at a Friday gross of about “This gentleman was T-shirts while they waited, southern U.S. state, news Cowan of Cowan’s Aucleast 24 Islamic State fight$19.5 million. The tentmore than helpful and felt but they never had to pay website al.com reported. tions in Cincinnati and ers, the Observatory said. pole opened with $179.1 absolutely horrible he had for admission.

James Julia of James D. Islamic State’s Amaq million last weekend (the inadvertently bought a stoJulia Auctioneers in FairCoast Guard news agency said its fighters field, Maine, both said on fifth-highest of all time) len piece of American hisAla. sorority searching for staged a “major offensive” tory,” the Richmond Police and looks likely to decline Friday that Zimmerman apologizes for on the southwestern edge about 60 percent — a woman off Texas Department said. called their establishments of Deir al-Zor on Saturday, slightly steeper decline An NBC affiliate in the racist T-shirt recently hoping to consign The U.S. Coast Guard storming the Assad Hospital the gun with them. Both than what “Avengers: area reported that the man A sorority in Alabama said it was searching for a and cutting the supply route Age of Ultron” took in a had put the 5-foot, 1-ton turned him down. apologized on Friday for a woman who is believed to between the a Syrian army year ago during the same cannon in his front yard in base and the airport. weekend. the nearby town of MartiTrump to charge T-shirt that it made depict- have fallen overboard on Islamic State controls most ing a racially offensive im- Friday from the Carnival Early estimates had nez. $200 admission of Deir al-Zor province and age of an African-American Liberty cruise ship off the pegged “Civil War” at over During the early hours $75 million for the frame. If has laid siege since March coast of Galveston, Texas. to attend N.J. rally person eating a piece of of May 1, thieves towed the updated estimates hold, last year on the remaining watermelon.

The cruise ship alerted the canon away from the NEW YORK — The “Civil War” will become government-held areas in the Stacy Bruton, the interthe Coast Guard that SaVeterans Memorial Hall the 11th film of all time to city of the same name, which email Donald Trump’s national president of Alpha mantha Broberg, 33, may in Richmond where it had campaign sent inviting fans Delta Pi, issued a public is close to Syria’s eastern have fallen overboard about been since 1947, the police top the $70 million mark in to a rally next week looked apology and said the orits second weekend. border with Iraq.

195 miles (315 km) from said.

— From wire reports familiar: “Meet me in New ganization will investigate — From wire reports the Texas coast, the Coast — From wire reports

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UK receptionist petition on high heels at work gets 120,000 signatures Reuters LONDON — A London temporary worker, sent home for wearing flat shoes, has collected more than 120,000 signatures so far in a petition calling for Britain to make it illegal for a firm to require women to wear high heels at work.

Reaching that total on Friday

Must read easily put Nicola Thorp’s petition over the 100,000-signature threshold needed to have Britain’s parliament consider holding a debate on an issue.

Thorp made headlines this week when she launched her campaign describing how she had

arrived in flat shoes for her first day to work as a receptionist for accounting company PwC last December to be told she had to wear heels.

She told British media she refused an offer to go buy a pair of heels and was sent home without pay.

Portico, the agency through which Thorp got the job, had set

the uniform guidelines and has since reviewed and revised its policy upon PwC’s request. It now says “all our female colleagues can wear plain flat shoes or plain court shoes as they prefer.”

Thorp started the government petition this week, saying “current formal work dress codes are outdated and sexist.”

“Employers are allowed to im-

pose different dress codes for men and women, which is fair enough as long as that dress code doesn’t favour one of the sexes,” Thorp told Britain’s ITN television.

“By making women wear high heels, you are acting favorably towards men because their footwear doesn’t affect their posture, their ability to move. It doesn’t create long-term health problems.”

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Amtrak helps the government ride off the rails WASHINGTON — In 1906, Leonor Loree, an accomplished railroad executive, examined the dilapidated Kansas City Southern Railroad that he had been hired to rehabilitate. Dismayed, he permanently enriched American slang by exclaiming: “This is a helluva way to run a railroad!” Judge Janice Rogers Brown of the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals, the nation’s second-most-important court, recently said, with judicial decorousness, essentially the same thing about Amtrak.

She was not referring to its 46 consecutive years of operating losses, which include $306 million last year, and more than $16 billion since 1970, when Congress created Amtrak as a federally chartered, for-profit corporation.

Rather, Brown was referring to how Congress, by piling “anomaly on top of anomaly,” has made Amtrak into a “wholly unique statutory creaGeorge ture” — one empowered to regulate its competiWill tors. Amtrak illustrates the administrative state’s routine drift into constitutional impropriety.

In 2008, Congress passed the Passenger Rail Investment and Improvement Act, which endowed Amtrak with the powers of a regulatory agency that makes decisions, in conjunction with the Department of Transportation, about scheduling, uses of available tracks, maintenance and other metrics and standards that compel certain behavior by the entire U.S. rail industry. Freight rail entities, which actually are private, understandably objected, and the D.C. Circuit agreed with them that PRIIA was an unconstitutional delegation of governmental regulatory power to a private entity.

In 2015, however, the Supreme Court issued a through-the-looking-glass ruling worthy of Lewis Carroll’s Humpty Dumpty (”When I use a word, it means just what I choose it to mean — neither more nor less”). The court acknowledged that Congress has designated Amtrak a private corporation directed to maximize revenue in order to minimize the need for government subsidies. So, Amtrak is required to be self-interested. Yet the court held that because Amtrak is indirectly controlled by Congress, however remotely, it can also be considered a government entity.

Passive courts, accommodating the administrative state’s activities, are permissive about agencies’ regulatory behavior that blurs the line between legislation and regulation. But the Supreme Court returned freight operators’ challenge to the D.C. Circuit for answers to some remaining questions, including this one implicating the Fifth Amendment’s due process guarantee: May an economically self-interested entity exercise regulatory authority over competitors?

Writing for a unanimous three-judge panel, Brown rejected “a simple way to resolve this case,” refusing to adopt the naive hypothesis that “Amtrak’s political accountability -— remote as it is — removes the taint of any potential for bias.” Instead, Brown wrote: “Our Constitution’s ingenious system of checks and balances assumes government officials will act selfinterestedly.” She cited Alexander Hamilton from the first Federalist Paper: It would be nice if government officials’ decisions would always be “unbiased by considerations not connected with the public good,” but this is something “more ardently to be wished than seriously to be expected.”

Regarding Amtrak, Brown noted, “Congress delegated its legislative power to an entity that it designed to be the opposite of ‘presumptively disinterested.’”

Among the chief concerns of the framers of the Constitution “were questions of who should be permitted to exercise the awesome and coercive power of the government.” The Due Process Clause, wrote Brown, “puts Congress to a choice: its chartered entities may either compete, as market participants, or regulate, as official bodies.”

The obvious way to avoid such dangerous jumbles of public and private responsibilities is to never have such government-chartered entities as Amtrak (and Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac and others). “Indeed,” Brown warns, “government’s increasing reliance on public-private partnerships portends an even more ill-fitting accommodation between the exercise of regulatory power and concerns about fairness and accountability.”

This reliance is another unpleasant feature of America’s predictable future. For almost eight years, Barack Obama has had the courage of Woodrow Wilson’s anti-constitutional conviction that the separation of powers is an anachronistic inconvenience. It supposedly denies Americans the blessings of what Professor Woodrow Wilson of Bryn Mawr College called administrators with “large powers and unhampered discretion.” It will be at least four years before even the possibility of a president who thinks otherwise.

There might never be another such president, now that the Republican Party is embracing a candidate for chief executive who embraces Wilson’s enthusiasm for unbounded executive power. Now that both parties regard constitutional conservatism as an inconvenient anachronism, Amtrak is a harbinger of future bipartisanship: There will be the steady permeation of ostensibly, but not really, private entities with government’s presence, which for a century has been progressives’ consistent goal.

George Will’s email address is georgewill@washpost.com.

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Jumping the pond, swapping stories Technology is wonderful these days. Believe it or not, as I write this column I am 35,000 feet above the Atlantic Ocean, headed for Brussels, Belgium. That’s right.

I’m that guy. I’m the guy who is not afraid to fly into a terrorist hot spot on Friday the 13th. I’m from Porterdale and have walked across the Yellow River Bridge in the dark hundreds of times. If cancer didn’t get me and Soap Sally didn’t get me, I don’t think I have to be afraid in a town where the biggest attraction is a statue of a little boy about my grandson Henley’s size urinating in a fountain.

Brussels is somewhere I never gave much thought to visiting until everybody told me I couldn’t. Then I started doing a little research and discovered there are a lot of things to see and do there — and, of course, to eat.

Besides, you’d be amazed at what a terrorist attack will do to the price of air flights and hotel rooms. My family and I got a great deal on a trip to New York at Christmas of 2001, and everybody there was glad to see us — and our money.

Besides, I have a couple of friends who like history as much as I do, and every

where the poppies grow, to mark the crosses, row by row, where the aforementioned freedom was purchased at such a precious price. I’m sure I will be moved to tell you about that experience next week. We’re going to Bastogne, too, and Darrell Huckaby staying in a house Gen. George Patton called home in December of 1944. I once year or so we try to jump the stayed in a house that Teddy pond and pay our respects Roosevelt had lived in in to the men who fought for North Dakota and in a house the freedom that our govthat Robert E. Lee had used ernment is throwing away as a headquarters at Gettysso cavalierly these days. I burg and was certain I heard would have used another ghosts in both places. I can’t word — one related to what wait to see if Old Blood and the little statue boy is doing Guts makes an appearance in the aforementioned — but while I am visiting. am tired of having my words Belgium isn’t all history, edited, so I will self-edit. however. It is the current We are going to Waterloo center of the European — where Napoleon faced de- Union and NATO is headfeat at the hands of the Duke quartered there. Plus there is of Wellington, who insisted Antwerp, which is famous that the Battle of Waterloo for diamonds, but this is a was won on the playing boys’ trip so we won’t be fields of Eaton. If that is true, going there. they need to send a whole We might try to find some bunch of Alabama players to chocolates to bring home, Iraq and Afghanistan to take though. They tell me that care of business, because Belgium makes some of the they have been trained betbest, and who doesn’t like ter on the playing fields of chocolate? You know what Tuscaloosa than any bunch I else they tell me is great over know about. there? French fries! Only We are also going to they call them Belgian fries, Verdun and Flanders Field, sort of like that guy Geno

at the cheese steak place in Philly calls them Freedom fries. The Belgians say they served double fried potatoes in hot grease while the French were still sampling cheese and wine and surrendering to anybody who showed up at their border.

I don’t know about all that, but I know that there are 4,000 fried potato stands scattered across the country of Belgium, which is roughly the size of Maryland. I am sure I will eat a spud or three before I get home.

I hope to have a Belgian waffle, too, although over there it is probably just a waffle — like French onion soup is just onion soup in Paris. I love the ones they serve at IHOP. Imagine what they’ll taste like on their home turf.

When we are soaking up history or dining on delectable desserts and entrees, we will spend our time swapping stories. All three of us have a wealth of stories to share, and we are all getting pretty long in the tooth, so even if we run out and start telling the same ones over again, it won’t matter. It’s not likely that either of us will remember.

I’ll be home soon. Somebody leave the porch light on!

Could Deal’s vetoes affect reform efforts?

A governor’s got to do what a governor’s got to do, but Gov. Nathan Deal’s veto of the campus carry bill and the religious reform bill makes me wonder if I wasted a year of my life in an effort that is not going to go unpunished.

Before his re-election in 2014, the governor told me in an interview that he was planning a major education reform effort in his second term after having successfully reformed the state’s criminal justice system in his first term. For all the criticism about how Georgia lags the nation in so many categories, our criminal justice system is a model for the rest of the nation thanks to Deal. He said he wanted to do the same thing for education.

I suggested to the governor that this would be a daunting task, given that public education is not and has not been a priority in our state. The most positive thing I could say about the subject is that it provides me a lot of column fodder to rail against those who are hell-bent to abandon public education without making an effort to fix what ails it.

Public education is extremely up-close-andpersonal to me. I have a son, son-in-law and grandson who are high school science teachers — and good ones.

or updated by the Legislature.

I was asked to join the commission along with a group of legislators, educators and representatives of various educational organizations. I was assigned to the Funding Committee, which was tasked with the responDick sibility of coming up with Yarbrough recommendations on how to best fund the cost of educaMy son-in-law was one of the tion going forward. very first National Board CerI took a bit of heat from tified teachers in the state and some school teachers — was promised a 10 percent goaded by their education stipend for his efforts. During associations — because there the reign of noted bass-fishwere no teachers on the coming aficionado Gov. George mission and that I was being E. Perdue, that stipend was used by the governor (fat dropped. So much for the chance of that.) I think the state keeping its word. education associations were Gov. Deal said he was miffed because they were not going to put an Education included on the commission.

Reform Commission together In fact, teachers were ably to look at every facet of represented through a compublic education, including mittee chaired by one of their how it should be funded. He own, Pam Williams, Georremembered during his time gia’s 2011 Teacher of the as a state senator that I had Year from Appling County, been involved with Gov. Joe and given ample opportunity Frank Harris in the creation to express their concerns, of Quality Basic Education, which they did. which established a funding The commission’s mandate formula that was supposed was to get our recommendato level the playing field for tions in the governor’s hands poorer school systems in our in time for the 2016 legislastate and provide their stutive session. That turned out dents an education opportuto be an unrealistic goal. We nity equal to that of the more finished our work this past affluent systems. Sadly, but December and submitted our not surprisingly, in its three findings to Gov. Deal with decades of existence, QBE the understanding the recomhas never been fully funded mendations would be consid-

ered in the 2017 session.

Now come the vetoes that have riled a number of conservatives. Then there is the fact that the governor is nearing the end of his second and last term and the notinsignificant issue of who will be jockeying to replace him in the governor’s office in 2018. That question is up in the air, but whoever it is, I don’t think he or she is going to fall on a sword to save this governor’s education reform efforts. Why would they?

And don’t forget the ideologues in the Legislature who will get re-elected this fall and return to Atlanta, ready to stick it to public education and the teachers who helped elect them.

Given all this, I fear a year’s worth of hard work by the Education Reform Commission may have been in vain. I hope I am wrong but at this point, I am not optimistic. What I do know is this: Our school teachers should not be held hostage by a bunch of politicians who are mad at the governor for reasons having nothing to do with them. And I don’t intend to let it happen.

You can reach Dick Yarbrough at yarb2400@ bellsouth.net; at P.O. Box 725373, Atlanta, GA 31139; online at dickyarbrough. com or on Facebook at www. facebook.com/dickyarb.

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GWINNETT COUNTY SHERIFF’S WaNTEd IN GWINNETT

Jamaal Lamont Cook Charges: Rape, aggravated sodomy

Carl Sampson Judson Charge: Probation violation

Derrick Deandrea Kennedy Charges: Probation violations, theft

Kishia Daneen Mitchell Charge: Probation violation

obituaries FLOWERY BRANCH

Dewey Anderson Dewey Anderson, age 80, of Flowery Branch passed away Sunday, May 8, 2016.

JEFFERSON

William T. Atwood Mr. William T. “Bill” Atwood, age 73 of Jefferson, Georgia who entered into rest Friday, May 13, 2016.

JEFFERSON

Lawrence Briggs Mr. Lawrence “Larry” Briggs, age 87 of Jefferson, Georgia who entered into rest Wednesday, May 11, 2016.

CRAWFORD

Sgt. James W. Buechler 1st Sgt. James W. Buechler USMC (RET), age 92, of Crawford passed away on Thursday, May 12, 2016. Memorial Services will be held at 2:30 PM on Sunday, May 15, 2016 at Galilean Baptist Church. Dr. Rex McPherson will officiate.

Mr. Buechler honorably served in the Marine Corp during WWII, the Korean Conflict & the Vietnam War. He retired as a 1st Sgt. after 22 years in the Military. Mr. Buechler retired from the City of Doraville as the City Manager after 20 years of service. He was preceded in death by; Wife: Theresa Buechler; Father: William Elmer Buechler; Mother: Carrie Agnes Buechler. Mr. Buechler is survived by; Sons & Daughters-in-law: Donald & Kay Buechler of Crawford, Russell & Beverly Buechler of Claremore, OK; Brother: William Elmer Buechler, Jr. of Loganville; 3 Grandchildren; 3 Great-Grandchildren. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to: Galilean Baptist Church: P.O. Box 465177 Lawrenceville, GA 30042. Arrangements by: Tim Stewart Funeral Home 300 Simonton Road S.W. Lawrenceville, GA 30046. 770-962-3100.

Please leave online condolence at stewartfh.com.

BUFORD

Mark Dutton Mark E. Dutton, age 73, of Buford, GA passed away May 14, 2016. Arrangements by: Junior E. Flanigan, Flanigan Funeral Home and Crematory, Buford, GA (770) 932-1133.

LAWRENCEVILLE

Bonnie Fleeman Bonnie Grace Atkinson Fleeman, age 92 of Lawrenceville went home to be with her Savior on May 14, 2016. She was preceded in death by her husband Lathan “Lake” Fleeman, son Larry Fleeman, grandson Rev. Tim Bradley, parents James Fletcher and Idalia Atkinson, sisters Lucille (Charles) Peyton and Gladys (Joe) McMillian, brother Virgil (Hazel) Atkinson. She is survived by her daughters and special sons-in-law Faye

and J.B. Sammons, Donna and Jerry Mitchell, special daughter-in-law Judy Fleeman, grandchildren Russell and Tammy Fleeman, Bryna and Alan Puckett, Ashley and Jamie Toler, 11 great grandchildren, several nieces and nephews. A lifelong resident of Gwinnett County, Bonnie was a member of Alcova Baptist Church and the Dacula Rainbow Club. Bonnie retired from Georgia Slack Company with 30 years of service. Funeral Services will be held at 3 PM on Monday May 16, 2016 in the Chapel of Tim Stewart Funeral Home, Lawrenceville. Burial will be in Alcova Baptist Church Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 2-4 and 6-8 on Sunday May 15, 2016 at Tim Stewart Funeral Home: 300 Simonton Rd. SW Lawrenceville, GA 30046. 770-962-3100.

Please leave online condolences at www. stewartfh. com

LAWRENCEVILLE

Harry Guabelly, Jr. Harry Guabelly of Lawrenceville, Georgia died on Friday, May 13, 2016 at the age of 62. Harry was a true native Atlantan born at Georgia Baptist Hospital on December 31, 1953, to Harry Guabelly, Sr. and Lillian Reynolds Guabelly.

Harry is survived by his wife of 30 years Linda Darby Guabelly; his sister Harriet (Bunny) Blume; brothers-in-law Charles (Chuck) Blume and Bruce Andrew Darby; his niece Stephanie Strobel; his first cousins Lynn Hardegree and her husband Craig Wakins, Bill Hardegree and Patricia (Patty) Leonard and her husband Don Leonard and their children Donny and Mary Lynn.

Harry grew up on the southside of Atlanta and attended Sylvan High School. He worked various jobs during his lifetime; but, loved doing his own business “Mr. Tweets”.

He was very creative and enjoyed exhibiting his wildlife habitat boxes at numerous arts & crafts shows in the metro area.

Mr. Tweets was proudly associated with Bluebirds Over Georgia and The Audubon Society while his business was in operation.

Despite Harry’s efforts to keep his business going, renal cell carcinoma developed in year 2000 and eventually wore Harry down with a steady progression of reappearances and eventual metastatic disease. Many thanks goes out to all the many healthcare personnel that administered and supported Harry throughout this ordeal. Harry had many friends and will be greatly missed by all. Linda will keep his love in her heart and cherish his memory forever.

The family will receive friends from 4:00 P.M. until 8:00 P.M. on Wednesday, May 18, 2016 at Wages and Sons Gwinnett Chapel, 1031 Lawrenceville Hwy., Lawrenceville, GA 30046, 770-277-4550.

Online condolences can be expressed at www.wagesandsons.com

LAWRENCEVILLE

Wogayehu Hailu Wogayehu Hailu, age 57 of Buford, GA passed away May 12, 2016. Wages & Sons Gwinnett Chapel 1031 Lawrenceville Highway, Lawrenceville GA, 30046 770-277-4550.

CROSSVILLE, TN

Donald Hayes Donald Hayes, age 76, of Crossville, TN, passed away Friday, May 6, 2016 at Cumberland House in Crossville.

He was born August 26, 1939 in Norcross, GA, son of the late Calvin Hayes & Jewell (Peters) Hayes.

After proudly serving his country as a member of the United States Air Force during the Vietnam War, Donald worked for General Motors as an Assembly Line Crew Member.

He is survived by Wife–Martha Hayes, Crossville, TN Son–Ted Hayes, Crossville, TN Son–Chris Hayes, Crossville, TN Daughter–Donna Ralston, GA Daughter–Melissa Arnold, GA Daughter–Debra Hood, Crossville, TN Daughter–Jacklyn Hayes, Crossville, TN He is also survived by 9 Grandchildren & 12 GreatGrandchildren In addition to his parents, Donald is preceded in death by Sister–Betty Jean Jones Sister–Myra Bissinger Sister–Dorothy Tanner Memorial Services will be held on June 4, 2016 at 11:00 PM at LifePointe Church of the Nazarene with Rev. Wayne Rutherford officiating.

Bilbrey Funeral Home, Inc. in charge of arrangements.

LAWRENCEVILLE

Brett Heilbron Brett B. Heilbron, age 42, of Lawrenceville, GA passed away May 12, 2016. Arrangements by: Junior E. Flanigan, Flanigan Funeral Home and Crematory, Buford, GA (770) 932-1133.

Linda Hightower Linda Hightower, age 64 of Lawrenceville passed away on Wednesday, May 11, 2016. A memorial service will be held at 4 PM on Sunday, May 15, 2016 in the Chapel of Tim Stewart Funeral Home, Lawrenceville. She is survived by: daughters: Amanda Harris, Lawrenceville; Ann Harris, Gainesville; grandchildren: Austin West, Gainesville; Allie Harris, Lawrenceville; 7 siblings; and a host of family & friends. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to: UCARING or any Wells Fargo Bank in the name of “Life For Linda Hightower” for fi

Ho Huu Pham Charge: Probation violation

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final expenses. The family will receive friends from 2-4 PM on Sunday, May 15, 2016 at Tim Stewart Funeral Home: 300 Simonton Rd SW Lawrenceville, GA 30046. 770-962-3100.

Please leave online condolences at www. stewartfh. com

SUWANEE

Walter Johnson Walter Girard Johnson born in Atlanta on February 15, 1924 to Van and Myrtice Johnson. He attended Boys High School and service in WWII in the Pacific Theatre. Walter played baseball on the farm team for the Atlanta Crackers and was later traded to the St. Louis Cardinals. He was a salesman for many companies, and owned a plumbing supply company as well as Johnson’s Foods.

He is survived by his wife of 44 years, Vanessa Bradford Johnson; children, Rod Johnson, Lesa Meeks, Robbie Ramey, Michael, Daniel, and Gary Little; eleven grandchildren; and eight great grandchildren.

A Funeral Service Honoring the Life of Walter will be held on Monday, May 16, 2016 at 11AM at Tom M. Wages Lawrenceville Chapel.

Interment will follow in McKendree United Methodist Church Cemetery.

The family will receive friends on Sunday, May 15, 2016 from 3pm-6pm.

In lieu of flowers memorial donations may be made to Epiphany Lutheran Church –Building Fund 1950 Peachtree Industrial Blvd Suwanee, GA 30024 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. .

LOGANVILLE LAWRENCEVILLE

Emanuel Antonio Ortega-Ramirez Charge: Theft by deception

Ernest McDaniel Ernest L. “Iron Head” McDaniel, age 80 of Loganville, passed away on May 12, 2016.

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

FLOWERY BRANCH

Suzanne Miller Suzanne Gill Miller, age 83 of Flowery Branch, GA passed away May 10, 2016. Wages & Sons Gwinnett Chapel 1031 Lawrenceville Highway, Lawrenceville GA, 30046 770-277-4550.

SNELLVILLE

Betty Jo Polson Betty Jo Polson, age 83 of Snellville, GA passed away May 8, 2016. Wages & Sons Gwinnett Chapel 1031 Lawrenceville Highway, Lawrenceville GA, 30046 770-277-4550.

DAWSONVILLE

Hugh Reid Hugh Dorsey Reid, age 85 of Dawsonville, formerly of Duluth, died May 13, 2016.

Funeral services will be held 2:00 PM Tuesday May 17, 2016 at Bill Head Funeral Home Duluth Chapel. Interment Duluth Church Cemetery. Mr. Reid was born in Duluth and was retired as manager of A&P Grocery Store after 32 years of service. He was an army veteran of the Korean War. He is survived by his daughters, Debora Burris of Douglasville, Karen Reid of Woodstock, Connie O’Daniels of Acworth and Penny Atkins of Ellijay; 6 grandchildren, 8 great grandchildren and friend Doris Bradley of Dawsonville. He was preceded in death by his loving friend Alice Hill.

Online condolences may be snt by visiting www. billheadfuneralhome.com.

The family will receive friends Tuesday 12:00 Noon to 2:00 PM at Bill Head Funeral Homes and Crematory Duluth Chapel, 770-476-2535.

LAWRENCEVILLE

Jack Smith Jack W. Smith, age 90 of Lawrenceville, GA died Saturday, May 14, 2016. Funeral service will be held Thursday, May 19, 2016 at 3:00 PM at Hamilton Mill Memorial Chapel. Pastor Daniel Berg will officiate.

Interment will follow at Hamilton Mill Memorial Gardens. The family will receive friends Thursday, May 19, 2016 from 2-3 PM at the funeral home. In lieu of flowers the family request contributions be made to the Sola Fide Lutheran Church Building Fund. Mr. Smith is survived by his wife, Irene Smith, Lawrenceville.

Children, Linda Ferman and husband Dr. Daniel Ferman, Newnan, Jacqueline Squires and husband Ray, Elkhart, Indiana, Craig Smith and wife Linda, Lawrenceville; Grandchildren, Matthew Ferman and wife Amy, Dr. Melissa Davis and husband Chuck, Dr. Alisha Humble and husband Matthew, Steve Squires and wife Kelli, Kimberly Smith and Aaron Smith; Great Grandchildren, Lake Ferman, Emily Ferman, Madison St. Clair, Mary Catherine Davis, Eden Humble, Ethan Humble, Ezra Humble, Jared Squires. Mr. Smith was born in Southbend, India

ana and lived in the metro Atlanta area since 1982.

He was a self-employed machinist, a member of Sola Fide Lutheran Church, a Veteran of the US Marines where he served in Iwo Jima during WWII and earned the Purple Heart and the Silver Star and several other medals. Mr. Smith loved the Lord and was a testimony to his family and the world. Hamilton Mill Memorial Chapel 770945-6924 Share memories of Jack at www.hamiltonmillchapel.com

LAWRENCEVILLE

Leon Taylor Leon Taylor, 73 of Lawrenceville, Georgia passed away from a ten month battle with cancer at home with his wife by his side on Wednesday, May 11, 2016. Leon is survived by his wife Linda of 46 years, son Michael and daughter-in-law Sue Fournell, daughter Kathy and son-in-law Aaron Johnson, sister-in-law Helen Taylor, brother Mark and sister-inlaw Shari Taylor, and five loving grandchildren, one niece, three nephews and extended family. He was preceded in death by his parents Leo and Anne Taylor and brother Michael Taylor. Leon was a loving father, husband, grandfather and friend. Leon was born in Streator Illinois.

He was a veteran in the Vietnam War, received a letter of commendations from the Small Missile Branch for his dedication and skill as a Training Instructor. The discipline and patriotism he learned in the Army never left him, as friends and family will attest. Leon started his career, at AT&T in Norway, Illinois. He went on to have a very successful career in Management with AT&T, retiring after thirty two years. Leon loved people, and since retiring worked for a time at Ace Hardware and volunteered with the Snellville Lions Club. He served as a past President and was inducted into the Lions International Hall of Fame 2015. The Funeral Mass to Honor the life of Leon will be held on Monday, May 16, 2016 at 11:00 AM, St. John Neumann Catholic Church, Lilburn, GA. Fr. Sunny Punnakuziyil will serve as celebrant.

Interment will follow at Eternal Hills Memory Gardens, Snellville, GA. The family will receive friends on Sunday, May 15, 2016 at Tom M. Wages Snellville Chapel from 2:00 PM until 4:00 PM. In lieu of flowers the family requests donations to be made to Saint Jude’s Children’s Research, www. stjudes.org or the Georgia Lions Lighthouse Foundation, www.lionslighthouse. org. Condolences may be sent or viewed at www. wagesfuneralhome.com.

Tom M. Wages Funeral Service, LLC, “A Family Company, Snellville Chapel 770-979-3200 has been entrusted with the arrangements.

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greeting for attendees at an upcoming Relay For planned to stay through Life event in Europe. until the closing cerThe Survivor’s Lap was emony at 6:30 a.m. on led by Gwinnett County Saturday. motorcycle police and “We don’t sleep — the Archer High School cancer doesn’t sleep and drum line. As the surviwe won’t either,” said vor’s walked around the Roussie, who walked in fairgrounds on that lap, honor of a former teamthe crowds lining the path mate, Todd Isaacs, who cheered wildly for them. lost his fight to cancer “Who would want to last year. give up the fight when Attendees at this year’s you’ve got people cheerrelay came into the event ing for you — 10,000 having already raised people cheering for you,” more than $1 million she said. for the American Cancer One person who apSociety’s fight against proved of the enthusiasm cancer this year, but that shown at the event was figure continued to grow the “Mother of Relay” throughout the night. herself, Pat Flynn.

American Cancer SociThis year marked the ety Relay for Life spefirst time Flynn had ever cialists Rhonda Rice and attended Gwinnett’s Roxanne Tigue said about relay, although she previ5,900 volunteers in the ously told the Daily Post county had raised nearly she’s wanted to see it in $1.23 million by the time person for years because the festivities got underof the worldwide reputaway Friday night. That tion it has as the world’s figure increased to about largest Relay For Life $1.34 million around event. midnight and increased Flynn had a special again to about $1.39 mil- perspective on the festivilion shortly before 6 a.m. ties. In 1986, she worked on Saturday. with Dr. Gordy Klatt to “We usually like to organize the first-ever come into the event with community Relay For $1 million, so we met Life event, basing it on a that,” Rice said. solo run Klatt had done Organizers have set a the year before to raise goal to raise $2 million in awareness of cancer.

Gwinnett by Aug. 31.

As Flynn looked out at “Usually in the sumthe thousands of people mer, we raise about gathered at the fair$500,000 so we really grounds Friday night, she want to come out in the told them she was proud morning with a good of the work they were number, but we are so doing. pleased,” Tigue said.

“I think back to 1985,” Gwinnett has raised Flynn told relay attendabout $36 million since ees during the opening it started in the 1990s, ceremonies. “Watchofficials said. ing (Relay founder) Dr. For participants like Gordy Klatt round that Roussie, there is a real track all by himself in drive to raise as much Tacoma, Wash., I don’t money as possible. When think we dreamed that her team began raising decades later, his vimoney five years ago, sion would bring me to they set an initial goal welcome thousands of of raising $2,000. They dedicated cancer fighters, ended up raising nearly clear across the country $10,000. to Georgia for the largFor this year, the est Relay For Life in the team set a goal to raise world. $17,000, but had already “I hope you are so very raised $18,000 by Friproud of the impact you day night, she said. That are having in the fight total grew to $19,181 by against cancer because Saturday morning. the Mother of Relay is “I raise our goal every very proud of you.” time we’ve met it (durFlynn’s presence at this ing the year),” Roussie year’s event was met with added. enthusiasm by attendThe event featured its ees. Roussie, who got to traditional party-like atmeet Flynn in person and mosphere with line danc- thank her for being ining, the popular Purple volved in the early days, Glove Dance and attend- said her attendance at the ees shouting with enthu- event shows what kind siasm. After the Purple of reputation Gwinnett’s Glove Dance, attendees event has earned over the gleefully shouted during years. the recording of a special “You’ve got the whole

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Relay community involved,” she said. “You’ve got to have that purple passion and Gwinnett’s got it.”

Rice and her American Cancer Society colleague for the Gwinnett event, Roxanne Tigue, said they were excited to be hosting someone who played a key role in the establishment of Relay For Life.

“It’s just amazing and makes the evening even more special than it already is,” Rice said.

Tigue added, “We wanted everything to be so perfect for her.”

Flynn wasn’t the only special guest at this year’s Gwinnett relay.

The event also welcomed Gwinnett County resident and reality television star Lori Allen, from “Say Yes To The Dress,” and her husband, Eddie, for the survivor’s lap.

The couple was diagnosed with separate cancers a week apart in 2012 and served as the honored survivors.

“To say I’m proud to be a Gwinnett citizen is an understatement,” Allen said during the opening ceremony. “This event is amazing. I’ve done a lot of speaking all over the country, and I’ve never seen anything quite like this so we all in Gwinnett County need to pat ourselves on the back.”

It was the stories of survival and remembrance shared by attendees like the Allens and Roussie that drove home the point of why the attendees were gathered at the Fairgrounds in the first place.

During the Luminaria Ceremony, Shawn Stephens from the Duncan Creek Elementary School team shared the story of how her daughter passed away from medullary thyroid cancer last year.

As Stephens spoke, teammates held photos of her daughter.

“Erin was one of the kindest and most inspiring people that most everyone who knew her could ever meet,” the mother said.

With a paper bearing his name pinned to her shirt, Roussie recalled one of the last wishes Todd Isaacs made to his relay teammate before he passed away. She said it was inspiration for the team this year.

“In September, before he passed away, he said, ‘I’m not going to make it to the next relay, keep relaying,’” she said.

From top, survivors, families and friends lead the opening lap of the 2016 Relay for Life Friday evening at the Gwinnett County Fairgrounds in Lawrenceville. Janice Canty leads zumba during the 2016 Relay For Life survivor reception Friday evening at the Gwinnett County Fairgrounds in Lawrenceville. Kelly Miles and Merle Griffin have a good time dancing before the “Purple Glove Dance.” The crowd takes their gloves off and throws them in the air at the end of the “Purple Glove Dance” during Relay for Life Friday evening at the Gwinnett County Fairgrounds in Lawrenceville. (Staff Photos: Cole McCauley)

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At Norcross auto show, a car carries a story

BY JOSHUA SHARPE

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•From Page 1A the carpet, and maintained that his daughter was forced to by the husband, who hasn’t yet been to trial, in all her actions.

“Amy’s a great mother,” he said through an interpreter, his voice seeming close to breaking. “A mother that had to be silent for the love of her children.”

She had to remain silent for the 18 months before Prisi was found for fear the husband would harm her other child, the witness said.

Prosecutor Rich Vandever reminded the man that state child welfare workers had found his daughter an “unfit mother,” giving him sole custody of the children. A court order which he violated by giving them back to Ruiz and her husband before Prisi’s death.

The grandfather said he of course never would’ve given them back had he known the consequences.

The custody issue came up with many of the witnesses, especially those who didn’t even meet Ruiz until the past few years. A few had only met her a couple times.

One said he’d only seen her with her children, with whom she’s been living in Rabun County, for a few minutes.

Vandever shook his head and looked incredulously at fellow prosecutor, Charissa Henrich.

“Do you know how many children she has?”

Vandever asked one man.

No. “I don’t have any other questions.”

The prosecutor did have something to say, though.

He told the judge about a funeral he recently attended for a neighbor’s

Corey Korpita, pictured above, brought his 1936 DeSoto to the Norcross Classic Car Show on Saturday — but, really, he brought the car’s story. At right, attendees look over a wide variety of cars on display at the car show, including James Porter’s Lincoln Model K at bottom. (Staff Photos: Joshua Sharpe)

the vehicles.

He went and spied the DeSoto. It was near the edge of the collapse and not as badly hurt. Most people there that day were more interested in other cars. This one was “all original,” which in its case means the car was rusted and ragged-out and had a musty smell.

Korpita saw something else in it. The year: 1936.

He bought it for “nothing” and planned to get it running and ready to use in the wedding. His bride-tobe wasn’t thrilled with the idea of suddenly adding the car to the plans when they didn’t even know if he could get it ready in time.

“I thought (she) was going to kill me,” he said.

He had to work on the ignition, replace the worn gas tank with one from a lawn mower and run a fuel line. He got it running in about a week.

But the brakes took longer. The DeSoto wasn’t ready in time.

The wedding went on and apparently went well enough; they’re still married.

Later, Korpita researched the car, which he kept “all original,” and was fascinated with the history.

He learned it belonged to a man named Charles Vanderbush, who Korpita in turn researched. Vanderbush was a storied collector around New Jersey.

The DeSoto happened to be the last car he ever drove.

A few years after the wedding, Korpita thought of Vanderbush’s wife and wondered if she was still around.

Maybe Korpita could impress this bride with the DeSoto.

He went to find her and, knowing she was well on in years, asked a man at

her house if she was “still with us.”

She was. She was right inside.

She came outside.

Korpita thought the tears were going to flood her eyes. “‘Ma’am,” he said, “would you like to go for a ride?’”

“Oh,” she said, “no, you’re way too young for me.”

But she was happy to see the car and that it hadn’t changed much.

Korpita now relishes in telling the story, just as the people who stopped by to chat Saturday relished hearing it and looking over the old car.

“Don’t change it,” Mimi Abebe, who came from her house around the corner, told him as the story ended. “You need to keep it this way. This is history.”

Korpita said she was right.

Trial child, a little boy who’d died in an accident when a blanket got wrapped around his neck. Hundreds of people came to pay respects to the family.

“The only thing I could think about was this case,” Vandever said. “All I could think about is, Prisi didn’t get that.”

Her “funeral” was attended by two people.

Her coffin was a trash bag. Her burial plot a patch of loose insulation.

Defense attorney Scott Drake said his client had post traumatic stress disorder and was a victim of domestic violence at the hands of her ex-husband.

“That certainly affected her actions in this case,” Drake said. “The state’s argument that Amy is a selfish person doesn’t jibe with what the court heard today from witness after witness after wit-

ness.”

Several witnesses even spoke of one day about a year and a half ago when Ruiz’s trailer burned down. She ran back inside and saved one of her children from burning to death, they said.

The support for Ruiz wasn’t lost on Judge Warren Davis. He couldn’t think of the last time he had so many people in the courtroom.

But the case isn’t about what people think of Ruiz, or who she is now; it’s about what she was convicted of doing, he said.

“I think we all can agree a child should be buried properly, surrounded by family,” he said. “I think we can agree that no little girl should be stuffed in a trash bag and left to rot in an attic. There’s a reason that’s a crime.”

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There were old car guys going over the minutiae of their painstakingly restored relics — the origin of the chassis, the engine, the paint job. There were young car guys and women peeking through the windows and under the hoods as the machines purred.

There were kids and mothers snapping photos.

Corey Korpita was of a different sort. With a saltand-pepper beard, donned in an event T-shirt and aviator sunglasses, he can rattle through automotive history until a layman’s eyes glaze over with the best of them, but he is less a car guy than he is a story guy.

He came to the Norcross Classic Car Show with his old hulking DeSoto. He also came with a story. A story about a car, yes, but a story which turned out to be more about love and history and mystery and how a car can be much more than a machine.

He must’ve told it 20 times Saturday.

It went: About 12 years ago, Korpita and his fiance were planning their wedding.

This was up north, before they moved to Norcross.

The theme for the day was the 1936 Kentucky Derby, which sounds odd until Korpita mentions that both his father and his finance’s father were born in 1936.

A few weeks before the day arrived, Korpita heard about a car auction. The stock came from a storage barn that collapsed in New Jersey, damaging many of

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SECTION B • SUNDAY, MAY 15, 2016 BOYS STATE TRACK AND FIELD CHAMPIONSHIPS

Strong finish gives Wesleyan AA state title South Gwinnett runner-up in AAAAAA

By David Friedlander

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JEFFERSON — Trailing by four points after some disappointing results in a few events, Wesleyan needed a strong finish with just two events remaining in Class AA division of the Georgia High School Association’s Boys State

Track and Field Championships.

That’s exactly what Clay Patrick, Jason McCleskey and the 1,600-meter relay team gave the Wolves, as Wesleyan piled up 26 points in those final two events to run past Vidalia and claim the state team title Saturday at Memorial Stadium.

Patrick and McCleskey finished

CLASS A-PRIVATE STATE BASEBALL TOURNAMENT

Hebron rallies, forces Game 3 with Tattnall

Wesleyan’s Clay Patrick starts to gain the lead over Vidalia’s Tyguan Powell in the 300-meter hurdles during Saturday’s meet in Jefferson.

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1-3 in the 300 hurdles, while Patrick teamed with Jordan Argilagos, Jalen Hodges and Tucker Cannon won the 1,600 relay to deliver the first state title in the history of Wesleyan’s boys program.

Meanwhile, South Gwinnett nearly made as remarkable See TRACK, Page 4B

BOYS STATE SOCCER CHAMPIONSHIPS

THE WAIT IS OVER

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MACON — After losing on a walk-off home run in Game 1, Hebron Christian did what they’ve done in each of the last two rounds of the Class A-Private state baseball tournament in Game 2 of Saturday’s championship series — they rallied.

The Lions erased a two-run deficit in Game 2 to bounce back for a 5-3 win over Tattnall Square Academy, after a 2-1 loss earlier, to force a winner-take-all Game 3 back in Macon on Monday at 5:30 p.m.

“The first game was so frustrating on so many different levels because Jake Hershman pitched an unbelievable game and unfortunately came out with one mistake and a loss and it’s tough for him to be in that MORE INSIDE situation,” • County’s state baseball teams Hebron hope to feel right at home for head coach semifinals..............................3B Ben Drust • State high school baseball semifinals capsules..............3B said. “But I challenged them after the game, I brought them (to the outfield) and I don’t yell at them and I don’t get on to them very hard too often, but I challenged them and told them that wasn’t them in the first game. They responded the way that I expected them to respond, because this team doesn’t stop. They fight until the end. We showed that last week and we’re going to keep showing it this week and hopefully we continue to do the right things and the little things.”

Tattnall’s Logan Simmons clinched game run with a walk-off homer with one out in the top of seventh. The homer spoiled a spectacular start for Hershman, who threw a complete-game in the loss, giving up two earned runs on five hits, six walks and striking out 12.

Tattnall (26-8) scored in the bottom of the first on an RBI single by Garrett Houston. In the fifth the Trojans threatened again with the bases loaded and one out, but Hershman got out of the jam with double-play started on a comebacker right to him.

In the top of the second Caleb Martin tied the game at one with a solo homer to straight away center. But the Hebron offense couldn’t push another run across, stranding 12 runners total in the game and See HEBRON, Page 4B

Parkview rushes the student section following Friday’s Class AAAAAA boys state championship at Five Star Stadium on the campus of Mercer University in Macon. (Photos: Kyle Hess)

Parkview wins state after 11 years with no title

By Paul Thomas

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MACON — The Georgia High School Association doesn’t name an MVP for the boys state soccer championship.

But if it did, there’s no question who would have taken home the honors for the Class AAAAAA final on Friday night at Five Star Stadium on Mercer University’s campus.

Parkview keeper Austin Lu made 14 saves, including stopping a pair of penalty kicks, as the Panthers defeated Milton 1-0, 4-1 on PKs for the title. It’s the seventh boys soccer state title for Parkview and its first since 2005. It also gave Gwinnett County its fifth straight boys soccer state championship by five different teams — Parkview, Duluth (2015), Brookwood (2014), Berkmar (2013) and Collins Hill (2012).

The Panthers reached the Final Four last season, falling to Brookwood, which at the time was coached by cur-

Parkview’s Austin Lu (1) makes a save during penalty kicks in Friday’s Class AAAAAA boys state championship at Five Star Stadium on the campus of Mercer University in Macon.

rent Parkview coach Daniel Klinect, in PKs. “It feels crazy,” Lu said.

“We were super close last year. We were in the Final Four and we lost to Brookwood in PKs. This is even

better, because we won in the state championship and there’s no better feeling than that.”

Neither team could find the back of the net in regulation or both overtime periods,

despite multiple chances.

Parkview (19-4) finished with 10 shots, and Milton’s Ethan Suda saved seven of them.

Lu stopped 12 of Milton’s 19 See PARKVIEW, Page 7B

Wesleyan earns first state soccer crown

By Paul Thomas

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Hebron Christian’s Spence Johns (3) scores safely on a wild pitch by Tattnall pitcher Garrett Houston (22) during Game 2 of their GHSA championship series Saturday afternoon. (Photo: Jason Vorhees/The Telegraph Macon, Ga.)

MACON — Wesleyan boys soccer head coach Billy Coxhead stood on Anderson Field at Five Star Stadium on Friday afternoon and delivered one final game plan to his team.

However, this one had nothing to do with formations or set pieces. Instead he instructed his team to grab their bags and head for the corner of the stadium closest to their fans.

That’s where they’d break into their box of state champion T-shirts and celebrate the program’s first state title. in Class AA state final on the The Wolves had just capped campus of Mercer University. off an undefeated season with “First one in school hisa 4-0 win over Pace Academy tory,” Coxhead said. “I am

Wesleyan celebrates the win following Friday’s Class AA championship at Five Star Stadium on the campus of Mercer University in Macon. (Photo: Kyle Hess)

thrilled. I’m relieved. I have tears of joy and I’m just very excited for this group of individuals.”

Wesleyan finished the season 22-0-1, tying Marist in its

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to be tough, but the speed just increased dramatically Top-ranked Jason Day from Thursday and Friday. of Australia maintained It just took us by surprise. his four-stroke lead over I was shocked. three players, but the real “ … I’ll just go back winner Saturday was the and get some rest, and Stadium Course at TPC we’ll see what happens Sawgrass in Ponte Vedra tomorrow.”

Beach, Fla. Day has a 54-hole total Or the golfers who love of 14-under 202, with Ken to see the pros struggle.

Duke (65 on Saturday), After two rounds of Hideki Matsuyama (67) record-setting scores, the of Japan and Alex Cejka greens sped up dramati(72) of Germany tied for cally, and even Day did second. Duke’s score was not completely avoid the about 11 shots better than carnage as he posted a the third-round average.

1-over-par 73. He is still Earlier Saturday, Day was in charge heading to finished up a secondthe final round of the 43rd round 66 to break by one Players Championship. stroke the tournament “I didn’t feel comfortrecord of 15-under 209 able on the greens all day,” set by fellow Aussie Greg said Day, who has won six Norman (1994) after a of his last 16 tournaments weather delay halted play around the world. “I was late Friday. trying to lag putts from 10 In the third round, Day feet, 15 feet, and I’ve near four-putted from 17 feet had to play that way. It’s for a double-bogey six on not fun. the sixth hole and three“I think (the speed of putted for another double the greens) got out of bogey on the eighth before hand, especially on the regrouping to play the last front nine. It’s supposed 10 holes in a bogey-free

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Ongoing through June 1: I9 Sports of South Gwinnett County offers summer basketball leagues for boys and girls ages 4 to12 at Lenora Park in Snellville. Summer season starts in June.

For more information or to register, go to www.i9sports. com or call 404-551-2036.

Ongoing through June 1: I9 Sports of Northwest Gwinnett County offers summer basketball programs for boys and girls ages 3 to18 at Lanier and Discovery High Schools. Summer season starts in June. For more information or to register, go to www.i9sports.com or call 678-472-2142.

June 6-10: the Wesleyan Girls Basketball Camp with head coach Jan Azar will be held at the Peachtree Corners private school from 9 a.m. to noon. For more information, go to www.wesleyanschool.org or email to jazar@wesleyanschool.org.

FOOTBALL

Ongoing through May 31: Multi-County Football Officials Association is accepting applications for men and women interested in officiating high school football games in Gwinnett County and the surrounding area. No experience is necessary and training is provided. For more information or to register, go to www.mcfoafootball.org.

Email questions to HSFootballRules@gmail.com.

Ongoing through June 1: I9 Sports of Northwest Gwinnett County offers summer flag football programs for boys and girls ages 3 to18 at Gary Pirkle Park and Discovery High School.

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Ongoing through June 1: I9 Sports of Northwest Gwinnett County offers summer golf programs for boys and girls ages 3 to 18 at Sugar Hill Golf Club. Summer season starts in June.

For more information or to register, go to www.i9sports. com or call 678-472-2142.

LACROSSE

Ongoing through June 1: I9 Sports of Northwest Gwinnett County offers summer lacrosse programs for boys and girls ages 3 to 18 at Gary Pirkle Park. Summer season starts in June.

For more information or to register, go to www.i9sports. com or call 678-472-2142.

MULTI-SPORT

Ongoing through June 1: I9 Sports of Northwest Gwinnett County offers multi-sport summer programs for boys and girls ages 3 to18 at Rabbit Hill Park, George Pierce Park and Duncan Creek Park.

Summer season starts in June. For more information or to register, go to www. i9sports.com or call 678472-2142.

SOCCER

Ongoing through June 1: I9 Sports of Northwest Gwinnett County offers summer soccer programs for boys and girls ages 3 to 18 at Gary Pirkle Park and Discovery High School.

Summer season starts in June. For more information or to register, go to www. i9sports.com or call 678472-2142.

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The 47-year-old Duke, whose only PGA Tour victory came in the 2013 Travelers Championship, was one player who was not faked out by the greens as he carded birdies on six of the last seven holes.

“I had some good numbers and hit a lot of good shots, hit them close, and made all my short putts,” said Duke, who started at No. 10 and made his lone bogey at No. 11.

“The greens got 2-to-3 feet faster overnight, but I was able to figure it out early and made some good up-and-downs for par before I really got it going (on the back nine).”

Francesco Molinari of Italy made a bogey on the last hole for a 72 that left him five shots back in solo fifth, while Retief Goosen of South Africa and Kevin Chappell were another stroke behind in a tie for sixth after both had 70s.

In a tie for eighth, seven strokes behind, were three

players who imploded on the greens — Colt Knost (74), Cameron Tringale (75) and Jonas Blixt (75) of Sweden.

Matt Kuchar, the 2012 Players champion, was happy to get off the course with a 72 and was one more behind in a tie for 11th.

“The greens were so fast, it was frightening,” Kuchar said. “It was scary just putting your putter down behind the ball because there is zero friction on the greens and you’re afraid you putter might slide into the ball. It just happened overnight.”

Third-ranked Rory McIlroy of Northern Ireland needed 37 putts, including five three-putts, and carded a 75 that left him nine shots behind in a tie for 15th.

Only six players in the field escaped without a three-putt.

The greens will be dug up and replaced Tuesday, and the pros will be glad to see them go.

From Staff Reports Norcross grad Bailey Tardy, in her first season with the Georgia women’s golf team, has been named to the watch lists for both the PING National Player of the Year and the Division I Freshman of the Year by the Women’s Golf Coaches Association.

She is one of four golfers on the player of the year list and one of five on the freshman of the year list. She is the only golfer to appear on both lists.

“It’s a great honor to be named to the watch lists for Player of the Year and Freshman of the Year,” UGA head coach Josh Brewer said. “The fact that Bailey is the only player on both is a good indicator of the type of season she has had. She has handled the transition to college golf so well.

Sometimes you wonder how the adjustment of being a student-athlete at the college level will go, but Bailey has been successful in both areas.”

Tardy sports a 71.90

Norcross’ Bailey Tardy follows through her swing after hitting a drive on the 12th hole during the Region 7-AAAAAA golf championships at Reunion Golf Club earlier this year. (Staff Photo: David Welker)

stroke average and has cumulatively shot exactly even-par over 29 rounds.

In 11 events, Tardy has recorded victories at the Windy City Collegiate Classic and the NCAA Bryan Regional, as well as six top-five, eight top10 and 10 top-20 finishes.

She broke the Georgia

record for best tournament score by shooting 12-under 204 to win the Windy City Collegiate in the fall.

Tardy leads the Bulldogs in stroke average (71.90), counting percentage (95.2), par-or-better rounds (20) and birdies (110) heading into Friday’s NCAA

Championships in Eugene, Ore. She was named SEC Freshman of the Year and first-team All-SEC last week and is currently No. 3 and No. 4 in the Golfweek and Golfstat individual national rankings. She also is No. 9 in this week’s edition of the World Amateur Golf Rankings.

Grizzlies interview Ewing for head coach vacancy The Sports Xchange The Memphis Grizzlies have interviewed Charlotte Hornets assistant Patrick Ewing for their head coach position.

According to reports, the legendary Hall of Fame center met with the Grizzlies on Thursday.

Grizzlies general manager Chris Wallace and team executives are spending the week in Chicago at the NBA Draft Combine,

and they are expected to interview other potential coaching candidates.

The Sacramento Kings also talked to Ewing before hiring Dave Joerger, who was fired last Saturday by the Grizzlies after three seasons as their head coach.

The 53-year-old Ewing has been an assistant for four teams over the past 13 seasons, including the past three seasons as an associate head coach for Charlotte.

Joerger was 147-99 in his first NBA head coaching job and took the Grizzlies to the playoffs in each of his three seasons. He was seeking permission from the Grizzlies to talk to other teams about their open positions and that led to his firing.

The Grizzlies are expected to consider San Antonio Spurs assistant coach Ettore Messina, who is now available to interview after the Spurs were eliminated from

the playoffs Thursday night against the Oklahoma City Thunder.

The Spurs granted the Grizzlies permission on Saturday to interview Messina, who made a name in the international game by winning four Euroleague titles and twice being named coach of the year.

Former Indiana Pacers coach Frank Vogel also is available after the Pacers decided not to renew his contract.

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IN BRIEF Longtime Gwinnett coach Hill retiring, heading to Athens Academy

Longtime Gwinnett County coach Robert Hill will retire from Gwinnett County Public Schools as a teacher at the end of this school year, ending his long career that included coaching stops at Parkview, Berkmar and Archer.

Hill has accepted a job as a math teacher, as well as a football and track and field coach, at Athens Academy for the 2016-17 school year.

Hill is best known in coaching for his long tenure at Parkview, where he was the offensive coordinator of the 1997 state championship team. He was Berkmar’s head coach from 2000-02, returned to coach at Parkview and had coached through this school year at Archer.

Hill was a standout quarterback in high school at Central Gwinnett, throwing for what was then a countyrecord 2,081 yards for Tally Johnson’s team in 1980. He played college football at The Citadel.

Gwinnett represented well on all-state girls lacrosse Gwinnett County was represented well on the Georgia Girls Lacrosse All-State Teams, voted on by the state’s coaches and handled by Divarsity.com.

Mill Creek attacker Amya Hudson and defender Montinique Hendrix both made the Class AAAAAA first team, as did Collins Hill midfielder Abby Squires. Wesleyan’s Sydney Weissman also made the AA first team at attack.

The AAAAAA second team included North Gwinnett midfielder Haley Gorke and Collins Hill attacker Kate Dougherty. Defender Molly Bradach of Wesleyan made the AAAAA-A second team.

North goalie Samantha Gladstein, Collins Hill defender Nina Heyn, Brookwood midfielder Avery Freeman and North attacker Shannon Costelloe all made the honorable mention list in AAAAAA.

Duluth honors five college signees Duluth held a signing ceremony Wednesday to honor five seniors who have committed recently to college athletic programs.

The college signees included two baseball players — Alan Carter to Columbus State and Graham Parris to Toccoa Falls College. Basketball player Obinna Ofodile is headed to The Citadel, soccer player Jose Linares is going to Piedmont and golfer Jordyn Sims is headed to North Georgia.

Broncos’ Strickland named Chestatee head coach Brookwood assistant basketball coach Kevin Strickland has been named the new head boys basketball coach at Chestatee in Hall County.

Strickland, a native of Jacksonville, Fla., has coached basketball at Kevin Brookwood for 10 seaStrickland sons. The Georgia State grad teaches at Crews Middle.

GAC’s Shipp advances in U.S. Open qualifying Greater Atlanta Christian senior Ben Shipp shot 68 this week in U.S. Open local qualifying at Planterra Ridge Golf Club in Peachtree City, earning one of seven spots in the next stage of qualifying.

The Duluth grad’s 68, which matched the score of Alpharetta resident Ryan Stachler, Ben Shipp gave those two the final two qualifying spots.

Eleven players finished behind those two at 69.

Shipp advanced to U.S. Open Sectional qualifying, a 36-hole, stroke-play event at 10 sites around the country, including one locally June 6 at Ansley Golf Club-Settindown Creek in Roswell.

Historic Buford Run the Rails races set for June 4 The 29th annual Historic Buford Run The Rails 5K and 10K Road Race will be held June 4 in downtown Buford. The event is a fundraiser for Buford City Schools’ high school and middle school athletic programs.

The 5K begins at 7:30 a.m. and the 10K follows at 7:45 a.m. Registration by May 20 guarantees a T-shirt and a discounted entry fee. Race-day registration closes at 7:15 a.m. Online registration and more information is available at www.bufordwolves. com (via the booster club link), www. bufordruntherails.weebly.com or www. runnersfit.com/runtherails.html.

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SUNDAY, MAY 15, 2016 • 3B

County’s state baseball teams hope to feel right at home for semifinals

By David Friedlander

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NORCROSS — There’s no place like home.

That’s the mantra four Gwinnett County high school baseball teams are repeating a lot this week as they prepare for the GHSA state semifinals series in their respective classifications.

Buford, Greater Atlanta Christian, Norcross and Wesleyan will all play host to a doubleheader, beginning with a doubleheader Monday, with a third game if necessary on Tuesday, within a 20-mile radius of each other.

That radius becomes even tighter with Wesleyan and GAC’s Class AA series with Holy Innocents’ and Lovett, respectively, and Norcross’ Class AAAAAA series against Walton occurring within about five miles of each other, with Norcross and Wesleyan literally playing across the street on Spalding Drive from each other.

All that action should make for plenty of action in the western portion of the county Monday, especially in the Norcross/Peachtree Corners area. “(GAC is) in our region (6AA), and the coaches (in the region) are all good friends.

There’s a mutual respect there among the players and the schools,” Wesleyan coach Brian Krehmeyer said. “And the resurgence of Norcross’ program (this year) has been great. I’m really happy for (Blue Devils coach) Reggie (Stancil) and his players.”

Having home field advantage will have, as the expression suggests, its advantages for all four of Gwinnett’s remaining teams on Monday, with the obvious one being that none of them will have to get on buses and brave metro Atlanta traffic on a weekday afternoon.

However, there are more tangible benefits as well, most notably with the physical characteristics of each individual ballpark.

That could be a particular advantage to Norcross in its series with Walton thanks to the spacious dimensions of its field — which range from about 315 to 320 feet down each foul line, roughly 360 to 365 feet to each power alley and 385 feet to straightaway center field.

It’s a dramatic contrast to the much more cozy confines Walton enjoys at its home park, nicknamed Raider Mountain, in east Cobb County.

One might think Wesleyan would have a similar advantage by playing on a field that has its own uniqueness by being so small — only 347 at its deepest in straightaway center.

However, Krehmeyer points out there is one major flaw in that theory.

With all four teams left in Class AA coming from Region 6-AA, all four, including Wesleyan’s opponents from Holy Innocents’, are quite familiar with how small Donn Gabelein Field plays.

Besides, Krehmeyer also points out home field has not provided the Wolves much of

Buford’s Griffin Joliff rakes a double during Game 1 of the Wolves’ quarterfinal series with Cartersville. (Photo: David McGregor)

an advantage in region play STATE HIGH SCHOOL BASEBALL this year.

SEMIFINALS CAPSULES “We lost all of our home region games this year,” CLASS AAAAAA Krehmeyer joked, whose Norcross Blue Devils team was also undefeated in • Head coach: Reggie Stancil region road games this sea• Record: 27-6 son. “But still, we’re familiar • Region: 7-AAAAAA, No. 1 seed with playing at home. We • First-round opponent: vs. Walton, today at 5 p.m. (DH); know the routine. The kids Tuesday at 6 p.m. (if necessary) will be able to stay in school • Key players: OF Zack Walch, Sr. (.431, 9 RBIs, 32 R, 25 SB); IF Patrick Hutton, Sr. (.409, 17 RBIs, 32 R, 19 SB); IF all day, which is good this Cory Kelly, Jr. (.326, 26 RBIs,18 R); OF Devin Mayfield, Sr. close to exams. And we can (.347, 3 HR, 14 RBIs, 7 SB); OF Baron Radcliff, Jr. (.313, 1 take our round of batting HR, 28 RBIs, 19 R, 10 SB); OF Darius Foster, Jr. (.236, 23 practice and just walk on RBIs, 27 R, 17 SB); 1B Riu Peng, Soph. (.326, 17 RBIs) down to the field. So, it’s a Top pitchers: LHP Graeme Stinson, Sr. (9-0, 1.65 ERA, 73 good thing.”

K, 63 2/3 IP); RHP Cooper Stinson, Soph. (6-1, 1 save, The familiarity of both 3.12 ERA, 26 K, 42 2/3 IP); LHP Fletcher Byrd, Sr. (3-3, those AA semifinal series in3.69 ERA, 41 K, 55 IP); RHP Rolando Heredia, Jr. (4-1, 5 volving teams from the same saves, 2.80 ERA, 13 K, 20 IP) region also figure to bring CLASS AAAA big crowds to both Gabelein Buford Wolves Field and GAC’s Hester • Head coach: Tony Wolfe Field, something players • Record: 29-3 from both teams are eagerly • Region: 8-AAAA, No. 1 seed looking forward to.

• First-round opponent: vs. Eastside, today at 4:30 p.m.

“I’ve been talking to peo(DH); Tuesday at 5:55 p.m. (if necessary) ple who go to other schools • Key players: SS/RHP Austin Wilhite, Sr. (.500, 3 HR, 36 (and GAC) alumni from 10 RBIs, 55 R, 20 SB).; CF/LHP Nick Wilhite, Sr. (.421, 1 HR, years ago,” Spartans senior 39 RBIs, 39 R, 15 SB); 3B/RHP Griffin Jolliff, Sr. (.439, 5 pitcher/outfielder Andrew HR, 44 RBIs, 35 R); RF Brandon Marsh, Sr. (.529, 2 HR, 22 RBIs, 54 R, 16 SB); 1B/LHP Glover, Sr. (.424, 4 HR, 46 Schultz said. “Everybody’s RBIs, 26 R) saying, ‘We’re going to come • Top pitchers: LHP Justin Glover (8-0, 1.53 ERA, 81 K, 50 out and support (the team).’

1/3 IP); RHP Jolliff (8-0, 1.76 ERA, 54 K, 51 2/3 IP); RHP A. So, I think it’s going to be Wilhite (0-0, 7 saves, 0.70 ERA, 17 K, 10 IP) pretty crazy.”

In GAC’s case, the fact CLASS AA Monday’s doubleheader will GAC Spartans be the first games in the state • Head coach: Robbie Wilson semifinals or later hosted • Record: 23-7 at Hester Field in some 12 • Region: 6-AA, No. 2 seed • First-round opponent: vs. Lovett, today at 4 p.m. (DH), years only figures to make Tuesday at 5:30 p.m. (if necessary) the atmosphere even more • Key players: C Carter Lewis, Sr. (.403, 1 HR, 19 RBIs); emotionally charged.

OF/RHP Andrew Schultz, Sr. (.377, 3 HR, 16 RBIs, 23 R); “It’s definitely going to OF Erik Smith, Jr., (367, 1 HR, 12 RBIs, 17 R); OF Harrison be an intense atmosphere,” Sloan, Jr. (.324, 9 RBIs, 18 R, 12 SB); OF/IF/RHP Gabe Spartans coach Robbie Davenport, Jr. (.384, 16 RBIs); C/IF/OF J.P. McGuire, Jr. Wilson said. “It’s been a long (.375, 2 HR, 20 RBIs); 3B Johns Hamilton, Jr. (.299, 3 HR, time since we’ve had a Final 17 RBIs, 17 R, 10 SB) Four game at home here. So • Top pitchers: RHP Schultz (6-2, 2.75 ERA, 76 K, 51 IP); I expect our crowd to really RHP Davenport (5-2, 1 save, 1.31 ERA, 35 K, 42 2/3 IP); RHP Owen Van Beber, Jr. (4-0, 1 save, 1.59 ERA, 32 K, 39 turn out on Monday. And I 2/3 IP) think it’s going to be really special, especially with all Wesleyan Wolves four schools being within • Head coach: Brian Krehmeyer close proximity of each • Record: 25-8 other. Every game is going to • Region: 6-AA, No. 1 seed be a lot of fun.”

• First-round opponent: vs. Holy Innocents’, today at 5 Buford is also expecting p.m. (DH), Tuesday at 5 p.m. (if necessary) a fun atmosphere when the • Key players: OF Colin Hall, Jr. (.422, 1 HR, 17 RBIs, 30 Wolves welcome Eastside out R, 9 SB); 3B Jake McCleskey, Sr. (.327, 1 HR, 19 RBIs, 31 R, 11 SB); IF Drew Aspinwall, Sr. (.371, 22 RBIs, 23 R, of Covington to Gerald Mc8 SB); OF Mikey Olson, Sr. (.291, 3 HR, 26 RBIs, 19 R, 4 Quaig Field for a Class AAAA SB); OF Cole Mannion, Sr. (.359, 1 HR, 25 RBIs, 19 R, 8 semifinal series Monday.

SB) Like Norcross, Buford has • Top pitchers: RHP Jordan Ward, Jr. (9-2, 1 save, 2.42 played all of its first three ERA, 49 K, 69 1/3 IP); RHP Andy Archer, Sr. (7-2, 1 save, rounds at home and have 2.64 ERA, 49 K, 63 2/3 IP); RHP Alex Thompson, Sr. (5-3, won all six games.

1 save, 1.54 ERA, 36 K, 54 2/3 IP); RHP Michael Payne, Jr. The only remaining Gwin(3-1, 3 saves, 3.73 ERA, 13 K, 20 2/3 IP) nett team that may have to hit the road Monday is Hebron Christian, but only if the Tattnall Square late Saturday Results of the doubleheader were unavailable as of Lions split Saturday’s Class in Macon, and a third game press time.

A (Private) doubleheader at necessary.

Coaches release all-county tennis teams From Staff Reports

Alex Chanthaphaeng, Berkmar The Gwinnett County tenDustin Bowie, Parkview nis coaches released all-counBryce Coleman, Hebron ty tennis teams after their vot- Christian ing on the best in high school Doubles tennis this season.

Riley Shannon and Andrew The team features singles Joel, Parkview and doubles selections that Ryan Lokhorst and Jake cover all classifications.

Karalexis, Norcross The selections are as folStephen Lamb and Parker lows: Bryant, Greater Atlanta All-County Boys Tennis Christian First team Second team Singles Singles Zach Jennings, Brookwood Alex Kahn, Greater Atlanta Sean McKendree, Norcross Christian Ryan Olps, North Gwinnett Bradon Ly, Parkview Whit Duncan, North GwinDoubles nett Sam Niebanck and Connor

Dudacek, North Gwinnett Brandon Sullins and Dawson Hunter, Mill Creek All-County Girls Tennis First team Singles Sophia Strickland, Wesleyan Amber Lackey, Norcross Emma Fleming, North Gwinnett Kayleigh Hahn, Mill Creek Avery Watson, Brookwood Jada Tijani, North Gwinnett Clarissa Jolley, Brookwood Lauren Alexander, Wesleyan Ally Blake, Parkview

Doubles Esther de Miguel Mota and Kendra Womack, Brookwood Vanessa Eusebio and Elle Hammond, North Gwinnett Jordan Verdi and Savannah Larkin, Parkview Second team Singles Alexis Trammell, Providence Christian Jessica Lackey, Norcross Grace Auman, Providence Christian Morgan Buchholz, Lanier Doubles Lauren Walsh and Emilee Martinez, Mill Creek Peyton Wolfe and Katie Quinn, Buford

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Hebron pair pulls off track/baseball doublheader

By David Friedlander

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JEFFERSON — As if any of the competitors at the 2016 GHSA Boys State Track and Field Championships needed a reason to run as fast as they could during Saturday’s sprint event finals, two runners were in a particular rush.

Junior Christian Marquez and sophomore Bryce Riley comprised of half of Hebron Christian’s 400-meter relay team that finished sixth in the Class A (Private) race in a time of 44.75 seconds.

But they could barely stick around long enough to receive their medals before getting into a car and driving 103 miles to Macon, where they would join the Lions’ baseball team in their quest for a state title in a doubleheader at Tattnall Square Academy.

It’s not that unusual for either to have to double up either in an actual competition or practice, though Marquez admits it’s not something either prefers to do.

“I really don’t like not being able to go to track practice because baseball is my primary sport,” said Marquez, a utility player for the Lions baseball team.

“And I don’t like asking to leave baseball practice (early) because it’s a big thing for us to keep getting better as a team.”

The duo’s speed often comes in handy for the Hebron baseball team, as both Marquez and Riley serve as courtesy runners for pitchers and catchers, as well as pinch runners when speed is needed in the late innings.

The Hebron pair weren’t the only individuals pulling double duty this week.

Wesleyan’s Tucker Cannon played with the Wolves’ boys soccer team as it won the Class AA state championship Friday afternoon in Macon.

He then came back to Jefferson on Saturday to run one of the legs of 1,600 relay team that clinched Wesleyan’s first boys state team championship in the meet’s final event.

From friend to (sort of) foe For most of the year, Shiloh’s Kendrell King and

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BOYS STATE TRACK & FIELD CHAMPIONSHIPS NOTEBOOK BOYS STATE TRACK AND FIELD CHAMPIONSHIPS RESULTS Boys State Track and Field Championships at Memorial Stadium, Jefferson Saturday’s Finals

Jalen Virgil of Mountain View barely gets the win in the 100-meter dash over South Gwinnett’s Terell Smith during Saturday’s meet in Jefferson. (Photo: Cole McCauley)

Dacula’s Robert Berry are teammates in just about every sport with the Gwinnett Heat’s adapted sports program.

However, the pair found themselves competing against each other in two different wheelchair events in Saturday’s finals.

Berry, who lost his left leg to osteosarcoma, got the better of King in both events, with the junior winning both the 800 and 200, the latter in a state-record time of 30.96 seconds to lead the Falcons’ to the wheelchair team title with 30 points.

However, Berry said he was proud of King, who finished as runner-up in both of Saturday’s events to help the Generals gain 21 points, good for second in the team standings in his first season in competing in track and field.

Still, he admits it was a little strange competing against his friend and teammates in several different adapted sports.

“Actually, it’s kind of funny,” Berry said. “When (King) first told me he was going to compete (in track and field), I was like ‘Oh, now I’ve got to race you.’

Kendrell’s pretty fast in the chair that he uses, so I was kind of nervous at first. He can still get better from here even though he’s a senior. He can still try to get stronger and progress and get faster.”

of 166-05 — by nearly 28 feet.

Camp’s winning throw also made him just the sixth thrower in GHSA history to break 190 feet and just the second Gwinnett County thrower to do so — Brookwood’s Antonio Lamar won the 2004 Class AAAAAA state title at 197-4.

Bears’ Virgil reaches top of the mountain in 100 The way Jalen Virgil saw things, Saturday’s finals in the Class AAAAAA 100-meter dash was more than just a chance to win an individual state championship. It was a chance at redemption.

The Mountain View senior outdueled South Gwinnett’s Terrell Smith to win the title in a time of 10.398 seconds, just over three-hundreths of a second ahead of Smith’s runner-up time of 10.43.

Virgil’s performance left him just seven-thousandths of a second short of the meet’s all-class best performance, won by Eastside’s Eric Stokes with a time of 10.391 in his Class AAAAA preliminary heat.

However, setting a new personal-best time by more than half a second, as well as taking the title after placing second in the event last year, and taking second to Smith at the Gwinnett County meet while suffering a hamstring injury, was Setting up Camp plenty satisfying.

Ryan Camp’s toss of “I was just determined to 194-feet in Thursday’s be a champion (Saturday),” Class AAAAAA discus said Virgil, who has signed event did even more than to play football at Appalajust win the Archer senior chian State in the fall. “Last his second straight indiyear I got second. … In vidual state title. the county championships, It earned him the state I pulled my hamstring in meet’s all-classification best the middle of the race. So performance award, as the (Smith) got first, and that throw outdistanced the next kind of stayed in the back longest — Ervin Nard of of my mind. I was waiting Ware County, who won in to get at him again, and I Class AAAAA with a toss finally got a chance.”

CLASS AAAAAA FIRST PLACE Jalen Virgil, Mountain View, 100 meters, 10.398 Robert Berry, Dacula, WC 800, 2:09.52 Terrell Smith, South Gwinnett, 200, 21.26 *Robert Berry, Dacula, WC 200, 30.96 Antuane Dennard, South Gwinnett, 300 hurdles, 37.42 Grayson (Dayvion Broach, Cameron Douglas, Trevious Frazier, Ja’quavius Lane), 1,600 relay, 3:15.86 SECOND PLACE Terrell Smith, South Gwinnett, 100, 10.43 Kendrell King, Shiloh, WC 800, 3:12.49 Tyler Barber, Mountain View, 800, 1:55.44 Kendrell King, Shiloh, WC 200, 42.21 THIRD PLACE Parkview (Amir Harris, Justin Long, Demarius Smith, Michael Gordon), 400 relay, 42.16 Justin Long, Parkview, 400, 48.71 Myles Scott, Brookwood, 110 hurdles, 14.37 Trevious Frazier, Grayson, 200, 21.595 Myles Scott, Brookwood, 300 hurdles, 38.19 FOURTH PLACE Antuane Dennard, South Gwinnett, 110 hurdles, 14.38 Parkview (Amir Harris, Justin Long, Anthony Shuford, Demarius Smith), 1,600 relay, 3:19.00 SIXTH PLACE Mill Creek (Edmond Graham, Jayson Joseph, Tyson Morgan, Howard McQueen), 400 relay, 42.61 Amir Harris, Parkview, 400, 49.60 DaMonte’ Ward, Archer, 800, 1:56.27 Shiloh (DeAndre Athias, Elijah Berry, Julian McDuffie, Christian Whitehead), 1,600 relay, 3:19.20 SEVENTH PLACE Christian Whitehead, Shiloh, 400, 50.23 Mill Creek (Edmond Graham, Howard McQueen, Jared Hayes, Cameron Price), 1,600 relay, 3:20.05 EIGHTH PLACE Cameron Douglas, Grayson, 200, 21.94 * — Denotes new state record TEAM STANDINGS 1. Newton 47 2. South 45 t3. Campbell 43 t3. Lakeside-DeKalb 43 5. McEachern 38 6. Hillgrove 32 7. Marietta 31 8. Archer 30 9. Brookwood 24 t10. Mountain View 22 t10. Parkview 22 t10. Roswell 22 13. Mill Creek 21 t16. Grayson 17 t27. Shiloh 5 33. North Gwinnett 3 34. Peachteee Ridge 2 t36. Norcross 1 CLASS AAAAA TEAM STANDINGS 1. SW DeKalb 58 2. Cedar Shoals 44 3. Allatoona 40 4. Starr’s Mill 34 5. Flowery Branch 32.50 t37. Lanier 4

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move on.”

Patrick, who had finished a comeback in Class as runner-up in the 400 AAAAAA when wins meters earlier in the meet,

by Terrell Smith in the actually performed just as 200-meter dash and Anthe heat sheet showed he tuane Dennard in the 300 should in the 300 hurdles hurdles gave the Comets after he posted the top the team lead. qualifying time in Friday’s But Newton’s runner-up preliminaries before winfinish to Grayson in the ning Saturday’s final in a 1,600 relay gave the Rams time of 38.59 seconds. enough points to edge them But it was McCleskey for the team title 45-43. who overperformed by It was Wesleyan that placing third in 40.70 secgot the finish kick from onds after qualifying eighth Gwinnett teams started to offset the runner-up even after prospects for a finish by Vidalia’s Tyquan title looked bleak after the Powell and give the Wolves Wolves had posted only one a 59-55 lead. finish higher than fourth on That left the Wolves’ fate the day to that point to trail up to the 1,600 team, which Vidalia 47-43 following the knew it only needed to keep 200.

Vidalia’s team from finish“We were down the ening too many places ahead tire meet until the last two of it to secure the team title. events,” Wesleyan coach The foursome did better Chad McDaniel said. “It than that, gaining the lead was a bunch of incredibly near the end of the third leg competitive, hard workand never letting go of it ing and determined kids. despite strong challenges It would’ve been so easy from Holy Innocent’s and to give up after a couple Vidalia to move up three things here and there don’t spots from its qualifying go our way. position and take the event “We talked about that in 3:24.12, and actuall week leading up to ally widen the team’s final (Saturday). Don’t believe margin. the heat sheets. The heat “Knowing what you have sheets are never what the to do in the (1,600 relay) actual outcome is. There and actually doing it are will always be people who two very, very different overperform and some things,” McDaniel said. people who underperform. “Vidalia beat us (Friday) So when we’re one of the in the prelims, and I know people who overperforms, everybody doesn’t always enjoy it. When we’re one go all out in the prelims, who underperforms, let’s but we wanted to get a good

lane so we pushed.

“You have to have experience. You need to be able to have confidence that you can deliver. So the fact they actually went out and won the event is just incredible.

South nearly pulled of just as incredible a comeback when it entered the 200 with just 25 points and seemingly not in contention for the team title.

But wins by Smith, who was runner up to Mountain View’s Jalen Virgil in the 100 earlier in the day, in 21.26 seconds in the 200 and Dennard, who also placed fourth in the 110 hurdles, in the 300 hurldes at 37.42 seconds suddenly thrust the Comets into the team lead with just one event remaining.

Unfortunately, South was hurt by having both relay teams barely miss qualifying during Friday’s preliminaries and could only watch as Newton was able to finish as runner-up to Grayson’s team of Dayvion Broach, Cameron Douglas, Trevious Frazier, and Ja’quavius Lane, enough to vault past the Comets for the team title by two points.

Still, it was a momentous day for South, and especially Dennard, who was named Class AAAAAA’s high-point award winner with 25 total point, which also included his state title in the high jump during Thursday’s field events.

And with most of the

team coming back this year, including both Dennard and Smith, South coach Sharad Pritchett is eagerly looking forward for the chance to battle for a team title again next year.

“We knew we had the makeup to do well,” Pritchett said. “The good thing is, we’ve got a lot of them coming back. (Smith and Dennard) put in a lot of hard work, and it makes everyone else want to work even harder.”

South led a total of five Gwinnett teams with top 10 finishes, including Archer in eighth (30), Brookwood in ninth (24) and Mountain View and Parkview, who both tied with Roswell for 10th with 22 points.

Among Gwinnett’s other top individual performances Saturday was that of Dacula’s Robert Berry, who capped a strong weekend in the wheelchair events by winning the 800 and 200.

The later came in a time of 30.96 seconds, which was his second state record of the weekend after he set a new mark in the shot put Thursday.

“It blows my mind,” said Berry, who is in his second year competing in track and field in Gwinnett’s adapted sports program.

“I’m blessed to be here in the first place, and the fact I broke two state records in the span of three days, it’s just unbelievable. I’m overwhelmed, really.”

CLASS AAAA SECOND PLACE Josh Blackwell, Buford, 100, 10.81 THIRD PLACE K.J. Anderson, Buford, 200, 22.14 FOURTH PLACE Buford (K.J. Anderson, Josh Blackwell, Vonte Polk, Christian Turner), 400 relay, 42.51 TEAM STANDINGS 1. Eastside 71 2. Marist 44 t3. Grady 40 t3. Woodward Academy 40 5. Eagle’s Landing 36 t13. Buford 19 CLASS AA FIRST PLACE Clay Patrick, Wesleyan, 300 hurdles, 38.59 Wesleyan (Jordan Argilagos, Jalen Hodges, Clay Patrick, Tucker Cannon), 1,600 relay, 3:24.12 SECOND PLACE Clay Patrick, Wesleyan, 400, 49.64 THIRD PLACE Jason McCleskey, Wesleyan, 300 hurdles, 40.70 FOURTH PLACE Wesleyan (Cedric Lynch, Jordan Argilagos, Kevin Stipe, Jordan Mack), 400 relay, 42.96 SIXTH PLACE Jason McCleskey, Wesleyan, 110 hurdles, 16.03 SEVENTH PLACE Jalen Hodges, Wesleyan, 400, 51.18 Correggio Peagler, Greater Atlanta Christian, 16.30 Jalen Hodges, Wesleyan, 800, 2:06.21 Jordan Mack, Wesleyan, 200, 22.88 EIGHTH PLACE GAC (Alex Boglin, Tony Wyche, Huey Rowe-Anderson, Will Fields), 1,600 relay, 3:41.30 TEAM STANDINGS 1. Wesleyan 69 2. Vidalia 61 3. Bleckley Co. 43 4. Holy Innocents’ 40 t5. Early Co. 37 t5. Temple 37 7. Rabun Co. 32 8. Lovett 28 9. GAC 22 10. McIntosh Co. Academy 20 Class A (Private) FIRST PLACE Mark Stein, Hebron Christian, 800, 2:00.03 FIFTH PLACE Caleb Hall, Providence Christian, 800, 2:07.43 Roosevelt Trammel, Providence Christian, 200, 22.86 SIXTH PLACE Hebron Christian (Victor Gipson, Christian Marquez, Bryce Riley, Andrew Wallo), 400 relay, 44.75 Hebron Christian (Victor Gipson, Mark Stein, Alex Scott, Brandon Portra), 1,600 relay, 3:34.98 TEAM STANDINGS 1. Landmark Christian 88 2. Athens Christian 65 3. Eagle’s Landing Christian 55 4. Savannah Christian 48 5. First Presbyterian Day 44 9. Hebron 26 16. Providence 11

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errors, two wild pitches and a hit and a walk to regain having two more picked the lead 5-3. off. The Lions loaded the Johns started the inning bases with one out in the off with a single, followed seventh after a leadoff by three straight throwing double by Spence Johns, errors by Bartholomew at but Tattnall starting pitcher third. The Lions recorded Cory Bartholomew escaped just three hits off Game 2 the jam with two strikeouts starter Houston, who took to keep the game tied at the loss despite allowing one. just one earned run, walkBartholomew earned the ing four and striking out win as he gave up just one four in a complete-game run on 11 hits, three walks effort. and struck out six.

“When you put the ball In Game 2 the Trojans in play good things are gojumped out to a 3-1 lead ing to happen,” Drust said. in the top of the second on “That’s what I keep trying an RBI single by Austin to stress to these guys is to Marchman and a two-run have a good zone and stay double by Luke Laskey. within your zone and they Hebron starter Ben Coker executed that plan great. settled in after the big inWe got some help, but you ning and allowed just four know what you’ll take the more hits the rest of the help when you can get it.” way he earned a completeThe two teams used game win. just four total pitchers in He allowed three earned the two game, which will runs on seven hits, two allow for fresh arms out of walks and struck out just the bullpen in Monday’s one. After allowing a decisive Game 3. one-out single in the top of The Lions will be the the seventh, he induced a home team after winning game-ending double-play the coin toss and are lookto clinch the victory. ing for their first state title “My slider was working in program history after finishing as the state runner-up really well,” Coker said.

“The umpire was squeezing to King’s Ridge last season after losing in Game 3 by me a little bit, but getting just one run. ground balls and trusting “It would mean the world my defense was the key.” to me to come back and get Hebron (30-6) scored this,” Coker said. “Because first in Game 2 on an RBI groundout in the first inning we’ve battled all year and

by Steven Casey. In the bot- it’d just be a great final chapter to close the book tom of the third the Lions on.” scored four runs on three

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ski’s two-out double off Wang scored Johnson and KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Jeff Francoeur.

Mike Foltynewicz pitched Gee allowed three runs, eight impeccable innings six hits, three walks (one and Mallex Smith contribintentional) and struck out uted three hits as the Atlanta five in 5 1/3 innings.

Braves topped the reeling The Royals squandered Kansas City Royals 5-0 on scoring opportunities in the Saturday night. first two innings, stranding a Foltynewicz’s outing was runner at third base. the longest of his career Lorenzo Cain singled as he threw 74 of his 103 with one out in the first and pitches for strikes. Foltynestole second base, and he wicz (1-1) gave up seven later stopped at third on hits, walked none and struck Atlanta Braves pitcher Mike Foltynewicz (26) delivers a Eric Hosmer’s single to left. pitch against the Kansas City Royals during the second out four.

Foltynewicz promptly picked inning at Kauffman Stadium on Saturday in Kansas City, Smith led off the ninth Hosmer off first for the second Mo. (Peter G. Aiken-USA Today Sports) with a triple — Atlanta’s first out. The Royals challenged, of the season.

Gee (0-1) for three runs in the first run on Inciarte’s but after a 90-second delay the Defending World Series the sixth. With the count double. ruling on the field was withchampion Kansas City has 1-2, Kelly Johnson hit a The Braves padded their held. The inning ended with only five victories in their two-run single, scoring Nick lead with two runs in the Kendrys Morales striking out. past 18 games.

Markakis and Ender Inciarte. eighth off Royals relievers Salvador Perez doubled The Braves jumped on Smith, who led off the inScott Alexander and Chien- to center with one out in Royals right-hander Dillon ning with a double, scored Ming Wang. A.J. Pierzynthe second and advanced

to third on Cheslor Cuthbert’s ground out. Perez was stranded there when Christian Colon struck out.

Paulo Orlando singled to lead off the Royals’ third but was erased when Cain grounded into an inningending double play.

Gee, who was making his first start since June 14 when he was with the Mets, limited the Braves to three hits, two of which failed to leave the infield, in the first five innings.

Mallex Smith started the Braves’ third with a bunt single, but Gee picked him off. Pierzynski had an infield single, a liner off Hosmer’s glove in the second, but Gee coaxed Gordon Beckham to roll into an inning-ending double play.

Notes: Royals RHP Kris

Medlen, who was placed on the disabled list Wednesday, said he has “some slight inflammation” in his rotator cuff after a MRI exam on Friday. “I’m a no-throw right now,” Medlen said. “It shouldn’t be anything too serious and after a couple of days I should get things going.” … The Braves starters — Julio Teheran, Matt Wisler, Aaron Blair, Williams Perez and Mike Foltynewicz — have an average age of 24 years, 182 days, the youngest rotation age in the majors. … Braves RHP Matt Wisler and Royals LHP Danny Duffy are the pitching probables for the series finale. This will be Duffy’s first start of the season and he will be on a 50-pitch limit.

Truex hopes homecoming brings change of luck

By Reid Spencer

that’s what it’s all about, that’s what we’re here for.

I’m looking forward to the DOVER, Del. — After opportunity.” last Saturday night in KanDover has a special place sas, Martin Truex Jr. needed in the fabric of Truex’s a home game, and Dover career. In 2007, the driver of International Speedway — the No. 78 Furniture Row the site of today’s AAA 400 Racing Toyota collected the Drive for Autism — is the first of his three NASCAR closest NASCAR track to Sprint Cup Series victohis native New Jersey. ries, leading 216 of the 400 “It’s always good to come laps and winning by 7.355 here,” Truex said. “It’s my seconds. home track. I love coming Since then, however, up to this race track for a lot Truex has led more than of reasons. Of course, being 100 laps in a race on seven close to home is always neat, different occasions — and is but a lot of friends and fam- 0-for-7 in converting those ily come to this race, so it’s races into wins. The latest always neat to see them. example came last Satur“Most importantly, I love day at Kansas Speedway, the race track. Our cars have where Truex led 172 laps been fast this year, and I’m in a dominant car but lost looking forward to hopefully the race when a broken bolt going back to Victory Lane, prevented a tire from mount-

ing properly and cost him an extra pit stop.

The saving grace is that this year the Furniture Row car has been consistently fast, and Truex has rebounded from the disappointment.

“It’s a lot easier than if you weren’t fast and let one slip away and felt like your chances or the opportunity would be hard to get again or it was going to take a while to get that opportunity again,” said Truex, who was seventh on the speed chart in Saturday’s final Sprint Cup practice.

“It’s definitely easier when you’re running good, and you feel like every time you show up at the race track there’s an opportunity, (and) you can get up there and lead some laps and have a shot at winning. It definitely helps.”

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Jones dashes to second XFINITY victory others came to the pits for fresh rubber before a restart on Lap 116 of 120.

Driving a stock car for the first time in DOVER, Del. — NASCAR’s new seven months, Alex Bowman came home Dash 4 Cash format agrees with Erik third after leading 33 laps, a run that was Jones — even when his No. 20 Toyota is broken by a debris caution on Lap 71. running on older tires.

The top three finishers — Jones, WalDespite staying out on used rubber for lace and Bowman — are all alums of a restart with five laps left in the Ollie’s NASCAR Next, an industry initiative that Bargain Outlet 200 on Saturday at Dover spotlights the sport’s rising stars.

International Speedway, Jones pulled Justin Allgaier ran fourth, followed by away to beat runner-up Darrell Wallace Jr. Ty Dillon and series leader Elliott Sadler, to the finish line by 1.434 seconds. who holds a three-point edge in the The victory was Jones second of the standings over ninth-place finisher Daniel year, both on concrete tracks (Bristol Suarez. and Dover). He has won two of the three “I couldn’t see how many came to pit NASCAR Xfinity Series races held under road, so I wasn’t too sure,” Jones said of the new Dash 4 Cash format, which feathe decision to stay out under the final tures two heat races and a main event. caution. “I was a little anxious to see how Since his car was blessed with shortmany came and how many stayed out. run speed, Jones and crew chief Chris “Fortunately enough stayed out to Gabehart liked their chances at the front make it viable for us to still get the win of the field on older tires, even though here.”

By Reid Spencer The Sports Xchange

SPORTS AT A GLANCE Major League Baseball NATIONAL LEAGUE East Division

W L Pct GB L10 Washington............. 23. 13.. .639..... —...5-5 New York................. 21. 14.. .600.... 1.5...5-5 Philadelphia............ 21. 15.. .583.......2...6-4 Miami...................... 18. 17.. .514....4.5...5-5 Atlanta...................... 8. 26.. .235.....14...2-8 Central Division

W L Pct GB L10 Chicago.................. 27... 8.. .771..... —...8-2 St. Louis.................. 19. 17.. .528....8.5...6-4 Pittsburgh................ 18. 17.. .514.......9...3-7 Milwaukee............... 15. 21.. .417..12.5...4-6 Cincinnati................ 14. 21.. .400.....13...4-6 West Division

W L Pct GB L10 Los Angeles............ 19. 17.. .528..... —...6-4 San Francisco......... 20. 18.. .526..... —...5-5 Colorado................. 17. 18.. .486.... 1.5...5-5 Arizona................... 17. 21.. .447.......3...5-5 San Diego............... 16. 21.. .432....3.5...5-5 Thursday’s Games Philadelphia 7, Atlanta 4, 10 innings San Diego 3, Milwaukee 0 San Francisco 4, Arizona 2 L.A. Dodgers 5, N.Y. Mets 0 Friday’s Games Chicago Cubs 9, Pittsburgh 4 Philadelphia 3, Cincinnati 2 Washington 5, Miami 3 Milwaukee 1, San Diego 0 Colorado 5, N.Y. Mets 2 San Francisco 3, Arizona 1 L.A. Dodgers 8, St. Louis 4 Saturday’s Games Washington 6, Miami 4 Chicago Cubs 8, Pittsburgh 2 Cincinnati (Adleman 1-0) at Philadelphia (Nola 2-2), late Miami (Flores 0-0) at Washington (Roark 2-2), late San Diego (Perdomo 1-0) at Milwaukee (Peralta 2-4), late San Francisco (Peavy 1-4) at Arizona (Corbin 1-3), late N.Y. Mets (Verrett 3-0) at Colorado (Butler 1-1), late St. Louis (Martinez 4-2) at L.A. Dodgers (Kazmir 2-3), late Today’s Games Cincinnati (Straily 1-1) at Philadelphia (Morgan 1-0), 1:35 p.m.

Miami (Fernandez 4-2) at Washington (Ross 3-2), 1:35 p.m.

San Diego (Vargas 0-2) at Milwaukee (Davies 1-3), 2:10 p.m.

Pittsburgh (Cole 3-3) at Chicago Cubs (Lester 4-1), 2:20 p.m.

San Francisco (Cain 0-5) at Arizona (De La Rosa 4-4), 4:10 p.m.

N.Y. Mets (deGrom 3-1) at Colorado (Chatwood 4-3), 4:10 p.m.

St. Louis (Leake 1-3) at L.A. Dodgers (Wood 1-3), 8:05 p.m.

Monday’s Games Atlanta (Perez 1-0) at Pittsburgh (Niese 3-2), 7:05 p.m.

Miami (Conley 2-2) at Philadelphia (Eickhoff 1-5), 7:05 p.m.

INTERLEAGUE AT NATIONAL LEAGUE Monday’s Games N.Y. Yankees at Arizona, 9:40 p.m.

L.A. Angels at L.A. Dodgers, 10:10 p.m.

AMERICAN LEAGUE East Division

W L Pct GB L10 Baltimore................ 22. 12.. .647..... —...8-2 Boston.................... 23. 14.. .622.......5... 7-3 Toronto.................... 19. 18.. .514....4.5... 7-3 Tampa Bay.............. 15. 18.. .455....6.5...4-6 New York................. 15. 20.. .429.... 7.5...6-4 Central Division

W L Pct GB L10 Chicago.................. 24. 13.. .649..... —...5-5 Cleveland................ 17. 16.. .515.......5...6-4 Kansas City............ 17. 18.. .486.......6...4-6 Detroit..................... 15. 20.. .429.......8... 1-9 Minnesota................. 9. 26.. .257.....14...2-8 West Division

W L Pct GB L10 Seattle.................... 21. 14.. .600..... —... 7-3 Texas...................... 20. 16.. .556.... 1.5...5-5 Oakland.................. 15. 21.. .417....6.5...2-8 Los Angeles............ 14. 21.. .400.......7...2-8 Houston.................. 15. 23.. .395.... 7.5...5-5 Thursday’s Games Baltimore 7, Detroit 5 N.Y. Yankees 7, Kansas City 3 Boston 11, Houston 1 Friday’s Games Baltimore 1, Detroit 0 Chicago White Sox 7, N.Y. Yankees 1 Houston 7, Boston 6 Cleveland 7, Minnesota 6 Oakland 6, Tampa Bay 3 Toronto 5, Texas 0 L.A. Angels 7, Seattle 6 Saturday’s Games Boston 6, Houston 5, 11 innings N.Y. Yankees 2, Chicago White Sox 1 Minnesota 6, Cleveland 3 Oakland (Graveman 1-4) at Tampa Bay (Andriese 1-0), late Detroit (Sanchez 3-3) at Baltimore (Wright 1-3), late Toronto (Estrada 1-2) at Texas (Lewis 2-0), late L.A. Angels (Chacin 0-0) at Seattle (Iwakuma 1-4), late Today’s Games Chicago White Sox (Gonzalez 0-0) at N.Y. Yankees (Tanaka 1-0), 1:05 p.m.

Minnesota (Duffey 0-2) at Cleveland (Bauer 3-0), 1:10 p.m.

Oakland (Gray 3-4) at Tampa Bay (Moore 1-3), 1:10 p.m.

Detroit (Fulmer 2-1) at Baltimore (Gausman 0-1), 1:35 p.m.

Houston (Devenski 0-2) at Boston (O’Sullivan 1-0), 1:35 p.m.

Toronto (Sanchez 3-1) at Texas (Ramos 0-2), 3:05 p.m.

L.A. Angels (Santiago 2-2) at Seattle (Hernandez 3-2), 4:10 p.m.

Monday’s Games Boston (Porcello 6-1) at Kansas City (Ventura 3-2), 7:05 p.m.

Tampa Bay (Smyly 1-4) at Toronto (Happ 5-0), 7:07 p.m.

Minnesota (Berrios 1-1) at Detroit (Zimmermann 5-2), 7:10 p.m.

Texas (Holland 3-2) at Oakland, 10:05 p.m.

INTERLEAGUE AT AMERICAN LEAGUE Thursday’s Game St. Louis 12, L.A. Angels 10 Friday’s Game Kansas City 5, Atlanta 1 Saturday’s Game Atlanta (Foltynewicz 0-1) at Kansas City (Gee 0-0), late Today’s Game Atlanta (Wisler 1-3) at Kansas City (Duffy 0-0), 2:15 p.m.

Monday’s Game Cincinnati (Lamb 0-0) at Cleveland (Ander-

Golf PGA Tour The Players Championship Saturday Ponte Vedra Beach, FL Purse: $10,500,000 t — TPC Sawgrass — Stadium Course (par 72, 7215 yards) Second Round Jason Day............................... 63-66....—... 129...-15 Shane Lowry.......................... 65-68....—... 133... -11 Jonas Blixt...............................67-67....—... 134...-10 Alex Cejka................................67-67....—... 134...-10 Cameron Tringale.................... 65-69....—... 134...-10 Jerry Kelly................................67-68....—... 135.....-9 Colt Knost............................... 72-63....—... 135.....-9 Russell Knox........................... 68-67....—... 135.....-9 Francesco Molinari................. 66-69....—... 135.....-9 Boo Weekley........................... 66-69....—... 135.....-9 Gary Woodland........................67-68....—... 135.....-9 Jason Dufner.......................... 70-66....—... 136.....-8 Zach Johnson..........................67-69....—... 136.....-8 Brooks Koepka....................... 66-70....—... 136.....-8 Rory McIlroy........................... 72-64....—... 136.....-8 William McGirt........................ 72-65....—... 137.....-7 Sean O’Hair............................ 70-67....—... 137.....-7 Ryan Palmer............................67-70....—... 137.....-7 Ian Poulter.............................. 69-68....—... 137.....-7 Daniel Berger.......................... 66-72....—... 138.....-6

FRIDAY’S GAME ROYALS 5, BRAVES 1

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IP H R ER BB SO Atlanta Teheran L, 0-4......... 7.... 4.... 2......1..... 3..... 5 Cervenka.............. 1/3.... 2.... 3......3..... 1..... 0 A.Ogando............. 2/3.... 1.... 0......0..... 1..... 1 Kansas City Volquez W, 4-3......... 7.... 6.... 1......1..... 0..... 2 K.Herrera................. 1.... 0.... 0......0..... 0..... 1 Soria........................ 1.... 1.... 0......0..... 0..... 3 Inherited runners-scored—A.Ogando 2-2.

HBP—by Teheran .

Umpires—Home, Greg Gibson First, Ed Hickox Second, Mike Estabrook Third, Jordan Baker.

T—2:45. A—33,132 (40,052).

Basketball National Basketball Association Conference Semifinals (Best-of-7, x-if necessary) Eastern Conference Cleveland 4, Atlanta 0 Monday, May 2: Cleveland 104, Atlanta 93 Wednesday, May 4: Cleveland 123, Atlanta 98 Friday, May 6: Cleveland 121, Atlanta 108 Sunday, May 8: Cleveland 100, Atlanta 99 Miami 3, Toronto 3 Tuesday, May 3: Miami 102, Toronto 96 Thursday, May 5: Toronto 96, Miami 92 Saturday, May 7: Toronto 95, Miami 91 Monday, May 9: Miami 94, Toronto 87 Wednesday, May 11: Toronto 99, Miami 91 Friday, May 13: Miami 103, Toronto 91 Sunday, May 15: Miami at Toronto, 3:30 p.m.

Western Conference Golden State 4, Portland 1 Sunday, May 1: Golden State 118, Portland 106 Tuesday, May 3: Golden State 110, Portland 99 Saturday, May 7: Portland 120, Golden State 108 Monday, May 9: Golden State 132, Portland 125 Wednesday, May 11: Golden State 125, Portland 121 Oklahoma City 4, San Antonio 2 Saturday, April 30: San Antonio 124, Oklahoma City 92 Monday, May 2: Oklahoma City 98, San

Kevin Chappell.........................71-67....—... 138.....-6 Brendon de Jonge...................71-67....—... 138.....-6 Sergio Garcia.......................... 72-66....—... 138.....-6 Retief Goosen......................... 70-68....—... 138.....-6 Bill Haas................................. 65-73....—... 138.....-6 Billy Horschel.......................... 68-70....—... 138.....-6 Si Woo Kim............................. 68-70....—... 138.....-6 Matt Kuchar.............................71-67....—... 138.....-6 Danny Lee...............................67-71....—... 138.....-6 Bryce Molder.......................... 70-68....—... 138.....-6 Scott Piercy............................. 70-68....—... 138.....-6 Adam Scott............................. 73-65....—... 138.....-6 Justin Thomas........................ 70-68....—... 138.....-6 Jhonattan Vegas......................67-71....—... 138.....-6 Bernd Wiesberger....................71-67....—... 138.....-6 Keegan Bradley...................... 72-67....—... 139.....-5 Chad Campbell....................... 68-71....—... 139.....-5 Ernie Els................................. 66-73....—... 139.....-5 Brian Harman......................... 69-70....—... 139.....-5 J.J. Henry................................ 70-69....—... 139.....-5 Freddie Jacobson................... 70-69....—... 139.....-5 Hideki Matsuyama.................. 68-71....—... 139.....-5 Louis Oosthuizen.................... 72-67....—... 139.....-5 Justin Rose..............................65-74....—... 139.....-5 Hudson Swafford.................... 66-73....—... 139.....-5 Harold Varner III...................... 73-66....—... 139.....-5 Will Wilcox............................... 68-71....—... 139.....-5 Paul Casey............................. 68-72....—... 140.....-4 Adam Hadwin......................... 70-70....—... 140.....-4 James Hahn............................67-73....—... 140.....-4 Dustin Johnson....................... 70-70....—... 140.....-4

Antonio 97 Friday, May 6: San Antonio 100, Oklahoma City 96 Sunday, May 8: Oklahoma City 111, San Antonio 97 Tuesday, May 10: Oklahoma City 95, San Antonio 91 Thursday, May 12: Oklahoma City 113, San Antonio 99 Conference Finals (Best-of-7, x-if necessary) Eastern Conference Western Conference (1) Golden State, (3) Oklahoma City Monday, May 16: Oklahoma City at Golden State, 9 p.m.

Wednesday, May 18: Oklahoma City at Golden State, 9 p.m.

Sunday, May 22: Golden State at Oklahoma City, 8 p.m.

Tuesday, May 24: Golden State at Oklahoma City, 9 p.m. x-Thursday, May 26: Oklahoma City at Golden State, 9 p.m. x-Saturday, May 28: Golden State at Oklahoma City, 9 p.m. x-Monday, May 30: Oklahoma City at Golden State, 9 p.m.

NBA Championship (Best-of-7) Golden State or Oklahoma City vs.

Hockey National Hockey League Conference Semifinals (Best-of-7, x-if necessary) Eastern Conference Pittsburgh 4, Washington 2 Thursday, April 28: Washington 4, Pittsburgh 3, OT Saturday, April 30: Pittsburgh 2, Washington 1 Monday, May 2: Pittsburgh 3, Washington 2 Wednesday, May 4: Pittsburgh 3, Washington 2, OT Saturday, May 7: Washington 3, Pittsburgh 1 Tuesday, May 10: Pittsburgh 4, Washington 3, OT Tampa Bay 4, NY Islanders 1 Wednesday, April 27: NY Islanders 5, Tampa Bay 3 Saturday, April 30: Tampa Bay 4, NY Islanders 1 Tuesday, May 3: Tampa Bay 5, NY Islanders 4, OT Friday, May 6: Tampa Bay 2, NY Islanders 1, OT Sunday, May 8: Tampa Bay 4, NY Islanders 0 Western Conference St. Louis 4, Dallas 3 Friday, April 29: Dallas 2, St. Louis 1 Sunday, May 1: St. Louis 4, Dallas 3, OT Tuesday, May 3: St. Louis 6, Dallas 1 Thursday, May 5: Dallas 3, St. Louis 2, OT Saturday, May 7: St. Louis 4, Dallas 1 Monday, May 9: Dallas 3, St. Louis 2 Wednesday, May 11: St. Louis 6, Dallas 1 San Jose 4, Nashville 3 Friday, April 29: San Jose 5, Nashville 2 Sunday, May 1: San Jose 3, Nashville 2 Tuesday, May 3: Nashville 4, San Jose 1 Thursday, May 5: Nashville 4, San Jose 3, 3OT Saturday, May 7: San Jose 5, Nashville 1 Monday, May 9: Nashville 4, San Jose 3, OT Thursday, May 12: San Jose 5, Nashville 0 Conference Finals

Martin Kaymer........................ 68-72....—... 140.....-4 Vijay Singh.............................. 70-70....—... 140.....-4 Daniel Summerhays............... 69-71....—... 140.....-4 Bubba Watson........................ 69-71....—... 140.....-4 Zac Blair..................................71-70....—... 141.....-3 K.J. Choi................................. 73-68....—... 141.....-3 Jon Curran.............................. 70-71....—... 141.....-3 Ken Duke.................................74-67....—... 141.....-3 Jim Furyk.................................71-70....—... 141.....-3 Patton Kizzire...........................71-70....—... 141.....-3 Kyle Reifers..............................71-70....—... 141.....-3 Brendan Steele....................... 65-76....—... 141.....-3 Johnson Wagner..................... 70-71....—... 141.....-3 Fabian Gomez........................ 73-69....—... 142.....-2 Branden Grace....................... 72-70....—... 142.....-2 David Hearn.............................71-71....—... 142.....-2 Morgan Hoffmann................... 69-73....—... 142.....-2 Soren Kjeldsen....................... 72-70....—... 142.....-2 Marc Leishman....................... 70-72....—... 142.....-2 Jamie Lovemark......................71-71....—... 142.....-2 Graeme McDowell.................. 72-70....—... 142.....-2 Shawn Stefani..........................74-68....—... 142.....-2 Kevin Streelman..................... 72-70....—... 142.....-2 Camilo Villegas........................71-71....—... 142.....-2 Steve Wheatcroft......................68-74....—... 142.....-2 Byeong-Hun An...................... 75-68....—... 143.....-1 Rafael Cabrera Bello.............. 72-71....—... 143.....-1 Matthew Fitzpatrick..................69-74....—... 143.....-1 Rickie Fowler.......................... 72-71....—... 143.....-1 Charley Hoffman..................... 73-70....—... 143.....-1 J.B. Holmes............................. 70-73....—... 143.....-1

(Best-of-7 x-if necessary) Eastern Conference Tampa Bay 1, Pittsburgh 0 Friday, May 13: Tampa Bay 3, Pittsburgh 1 Monday, May 16: Tampa Bay at Pittsburgh, 8 p.m.

Wednesday, May 18: Pittsburgh at Tampa Bay, 8 p.m.

Friday, May 20: Pittsburgh at Tampa Bay, 8 p.m. x-Sunday, May 22: Tampa Bay at Pittsburgh, 8 p.m. x-Tuesday, May 24: Pittsburgh at Tampa Bay, 8 p.m. x-Thursday, May 26: Tampa Bay at Pittsburgh, 8 p.m.

Western Conference .3 St. Louis vs. .6 San Jose Sunday, May 15: San Jose at St. Louis, 8 p.m.

Tuesday, May 17: San Jose at St. Louis, 8 p.m.

Thursday, May 19: St. Louis at San Jose, 9 p.m.

Saturday, May 21: St. Louis at San Jose, 7:15 p.m. x-Monday, May 23: San Jose at St. Louis, 8 p.m. x-Wednesday, May 25: St. Louis at San Jose, 9 p.m. x-Friday, May 27: San Jose at St. Louis, 8 p.m.

Stanley Cup Finals (Best-of-7) Pittsburgh or Tampa Bay vs. St. Louis or San Jose

NASCAR Sprint Cup AAA 400 Drive For Autism Lineup After qualifying, race Sunday At Dover International Speedway Dover, Delaware Lap length: 1.0 miles (Car number in parentheses) 1. (4) Kevin Harvick, Chevrolet 2. (88) Dale Earnhardt Jr., Chevrolet 3. (18) Kyle Busch, Toyota 4. (19) Carl Edwards, Toyota 5. (17) Ricky Stenhouse Jr., Ford 6. (11) Denny Hamlin, Toyota 7. (78) Martin Truex Jr., Toyota 8. (31) Ryan Newman, Chevrolet 9. (41) Kurt Busch, Chevrolet 10. (20) Matt Kenseth, Toyota 11. (5) Kasey Kahne, Chevrolet 12. (3) Austin Dillon, Chevrolet 13. (24) Chase Elliott, Chevrolet 14. (2) Brad Keselowski, Ford 15. (43) Aric Almirola, Ford 16. (16) Greg Biffle, Ford 17. (44) Brian Scott, Ford 18. (21) Ryan Blaney, Ford 19. (27) Paul Menard, Chevrolet 20. (47) A.J. Allmendinger, Chevrolet 21. (48) Jimmie Johnson, Chevrolet 22. (22) Joey Logano, Ford 23. (42) Kyle Larson, Chevrolet 24. (1) Jamie McMurray, Chevrolet 25. (6) Trevor Bayne, Ford 26. (13) Casey Mears, Chevrolet 27. (23) David Ragan, Toyota 28. (95) Michael McDowell, Chevrolet 29. (83) Matt DiBenedetto, Toyota 30. (34) Chris Buescher, Ford 31. (10) Danica Patrick, Chevrolet 32. (15) Clint Bowyer, Chevrolet 33. (7) Regan Smith, Chevrolet 34. (14) Tony Stewart, Chevrolet 35. (38) Landon Cassill, Ford

David Lingmerth......................71-72....—... 143.....-1 Davis Love III...........................71-72....—... 143.....-1 George McNeill....................... 70-73....—... 143.....-1 Phil Mickelson......................... 70-73....—... 143.....-1 Kevin Na................................. 73-70....—... 143.....-1 Carl Pettersson....................... 68-75....—... 143.....-1 Patrick Reed............................71-72....—... 143.....-1 Jordan Spieth......................... 72-71....—... 143.....-1 Vaughn Taylor..........................71-72....—... 143.....-1 Danny Willett........................... 70-73....—... 143.....-1 Kiradech Aphibarnrat.............. 75-69....—... 144..... E Aaron Baddeley...................... 69-75....—... 144..... E Luke Donald............................70-74....—... 144..... E Martin Laird.............................71-73....—... 144..... E Bernhard Langer.................... 72-72....—... 144..... E Greg Owen............................. 69-75....—... 144..... E Chez Reavie........................... 73-71....—... 144..... E John Senden.......................... 75-69....—... 144..... E Brian Stuard.............................71-73....—... 144..... E Scott Brown............................ 73-72....—... 145....+1 Harris English......................... 75-70....—... 145....+1 Andres Gonzales.................... 75-70....—... 145....+1 Kevin Kisner.............................74-71....—... 145....+1 Ryan Moore............................ 70-75....—... 145....+1 Robert Streb............................ 71-74....—... 145....+1 Brendon Todd......................... 73-72....—... 145....+1 Mark Wilson.............................74-71....—... 145....+1 Ricky Barnes...........................72-74....—... 146....+2 Emiliano Grillo.........................71-75....—... 146....+2 Padraig Harrington...................72-74....—... 146....+2 Hunter Mahan..........................77-69....—... 146....+2

36. (98) Cole Whitt, Chevrolet 37. (46) Michael Annett, Chevrolet 38. (55) Reed Sorenson, Chevrolet 39. (32) Jeffrey Earnhardt, Ford 40. (30) Josh Wise, Chevrolet Xfinity Series Ollie’s Bargain Outlet 200 Results Saturday At Dover International Speedway Dover, DE Lap Length: 1.00 miles 1. (3) Erik Jones, Toyota, 120 laps, 149.7 rating, 45.0 points, 2. (11) Darrell Wallace Jr., Ford, 120, 113.3, 39.0, 3. (5) Alex Bowman, Chevrolet, 120, 126.8, 39.0, 4. (1) Justin Allgaier, Chevrolet, 120, 114.3, 37.0, 5. (2) Ty Dillon, Chevrolet, 120, 102.6, 37.0, 6. (32) Elliott Sadler, Chevrolet, 120, 100.0, 35.0, 7. (7) Joey Logano, Ford, 120, 98.5, 0.0, 8. (8) Matt Tifft, Toyota, 120, 98.7, 0.0, 9. (4) Daniel Suarez, Toyota, 120, 102.4, 32.0, 10. (13) Brennan Poole, Chevrolet, 120, 86.8, 31.0, 11. (17) J.J. Yeley, Toyota, 120, 84.2, 30.0, 12. (19) Blake Koch, Chevrolet, 120, 78.3, 29.0, 13. (14) Jeb Burton, Ford, 119, 78.5, 28.0, 14. (21) Drew Herring, Toyota, 119, 76.7, 27.0, 15. (12) Brendan Gaughan, Chevrolet, 119, 86.5, 26.0, 16. (6) Ryan Sieg, Chevrolet, 118, 81.8, 25.0, 17. (20) Ray Black Jr., Chevrolet, 117, 64.5, 24.0, 18. (15) Ryan Reed, Ford, 117, 70.5, 23.0, 19. (30) B.J. McLeod, Ford, 117, 59.5, 22.0, 20. (16) Ross Chastain, Chevrolet, 117, 67.8, 21.0, 21. (22) Dakoda Armstrong, Toyota, 117, 61.0, 20.0, 22. (18) Jeremy Clements, Chevrolet, 117, 63.8, 19.0, 23. (28) Joey Gase, Chevrolet, 117, 52.2, 18.0, 24. (27) Garrett Smithley, Chevrolet, 116, 51.8, 17.0, 25. (10) Brandon Jones, Chevrolet, 116, 66.2, 16.0, 26. (33) Timmy Hill, Dodge, 115, 45.8, 0.0, 27. (29) Alex Guenette, Chevrolet, 115, 47.3, 14.0, 28. (25) Mario Gosselin, Chevrolet, 113, 52.3, 13.0, 29. (9) Paul Menard, Chevrolet, 112, 94.1, 0.0, 30. (24) Travis Kvapil, Ford, 109, 40.5, 0.0, 31. (26) Ryan Ellis, Chevrolet, 87, 41.7, 10.0, 32. (39) Mike Harmon, Dodge, 81, 39.7, 9.0, 33. (23) Jeff Green, Toyota, Vibration, 66, 55.2, 8.0, 34. (36) Carl Long, Toyota, Vibration, 32, 36.0, 7.0, 35. (35) Derrike Cope, Chevrolet, 28, 26.8, 6.0, 36. (38) Morgan Shepherd, Chevrolet, Suspension, 15, 34.5, 5.0, 37. (40) Josh Reaume, Chevrolet, Suspension, 5, 32.0, 4.0, 38. (37) Matt DiBenedetto, Toyota, Vibration, 4, 29.3, 0.0, 39. (31) Ryan Preece, Chevrolet, Vibration, 1, 25.7, 2.0, 40. (34) Justin Marks, Chevrolet, Accident, 0, 27.5, 1.0,

Jeff Overton............................ 73-73....—... 146....+2 Nick Taylor...............................67-79....—... 146....+2 Graham DeLaet...................... 70-77....—... 147....+3 Tony Finau.............................. 72-75....—... 147....+3 Jason Gore............................. 72-75....—... 147....+3 Russell Henley.........................74-73....—... 147....+3 Charles Howell III................... 72-75....—... 147....+3 Smylie Kaufman..................... 72-75....—... 147....+3 Spencer Levin......................... 76-71....—... 147....+3 Troy Merritt...............................73-74....—... 147....+3 Scott Pinckney.........................74-73....—... 147....+3 Patrick Rodgers.......................73-74....—... 147....+3 Brandt Snedeker......................71-76....—... 147....+3 Chad Collins........................... 75-73....—... 148....+4 Erik Compton...........................77-71....—... 148....+4 Chesson Hadley..................... 78-70....—... 148....+4 Carlos Ortiz.............................77-72....—... 149....+5 Henrik Stenson........................77-73....—... 150....+6 Andy Sullivan...........................77-73....—... 150....+6 Jason Bohn..............................74-77....—... 151....+7 Matt Every.............................. 73-78....—... 151....+7 Jim Herman............................ 75-76....—... 151....+7 Peter Malnati............................ 77-74....—... 151....+7 Matt Jones...............................78-74....—... 152....+8 Ben Martin.............................. 75-77....—... 152....+8 Steven Bowditch..................... 80-73....—... 153....+9 John Huh................................. 77-76....—... 153....+9 Jimmy Walker..........................71-82....—... 153....+9 Chris Kirk.............................. 73-WD....—..... 73....+1 Jason Kokrak........................ 73-WD....—..... 73....+1 Chris Stroud.......................... 75-WD....—..... 75....+3

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seven saves on Wesleyan’s 14 shots. season opener and never Billy Coxhead said the looking back. The Wolves key for his team was makfinished last season as the ing the Knights uncomstate runner-up in Macon fortable early in the game. with a loss to longtime “We just put pressure rival Greater Atlanta on their back four,” he Christian. said. “They have a very A flurry of first-half good goalie. The first goal goals put Wesleyan ahead was a ricochet. If it hadn’t 3-0 at the half. Senior been ricocheted, I think he Bryce Cook scored the would have saved it. But first goal and Grant Sauer we put pressure on them scored the next two. In and forced their backs to the second half, freshdefend in the box and genman Liam Coxhead, Billy erated opportunities and Coxhead’s youngest son, finished them.” netted the only score.

Pace generated offensive “This is incredible,” opportunities in the game Sauer said. “We knew as well, especially early this was going to be a on, with nine shots. But great season. We just kept Wolves’ keeper Austin winning game after game Pack made seven saves to and we never stopped. I earn the clean sheet. never thought for a second The win on Friday was it would be this amazing. the 22nd straight victory This is just the best feeling for the Wolves, whose two in the world.” goals allowed to Putnam All three first-half goals County in the state semicame in a four-minute finals were the only ones span for the Wolves. Cook they surrendered in the put the Wolves on the entire tournament. board with 23:08 on the “I thought we’d have clock as he volleyed in a a chance to be good, but loose ball. we played a very difficult Wesleyan’s Bryce Cook (10) celebrates a goal with Benji early season schedule and Three minutes later, Johnson (20) during the first half of Friday’s Class AA they just found ways to Sauer put home a feed championship at Five Star Stadium on the campus of win games that we were from Liam Coxhead for a two-goal lead. With 19:04 Mercer University in Macon. (Photo: Kyle Hess) out-shot or out-possessed left in the first half, Sauer in,” Billy Coxhead said. goal in the second half in the game. Pace’s keeper “And then things built scored again as he struck as Liam Coxhead scored Jonathan Rushton is an a rebounded shot to fully upon each other and I still on an assist from Nick imposing figure in the net can’t believe it, that we deflate the Knights.

Wesleyan added another Eversbusch with 20:49 left at 6-foot-7 and he made were undefeated.”

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They had some deadly wingers, (Zargosa, Chrisshots, including a crucial tian Waegelin and Ameen diving save at the buzzer El-Shami) were giving at the end of the first us fits all night. This was overtime period. a game that could have In PKs, Milton’s Ragone either way. Both keepers made huge saves, mon Escobar put home the Eagles’ first attempt, and I hate to say, but it’s a crappy way to win. but Lu then saved the They deserve better, we next two kicks from Jun deserve better, but that’s Zaragosa and Suda. the way the rules are, and Parkview’s lineup of Natneal McDonald, Dylan you know what? I’m not going to complain beGaither, Andrei Bajura and Alessandro Castro all cause we’re state chamconverted in order in PKs pions. I’m proud for the boys. They worked hard to clinch the victory. all year to get this.”

“It was just pure joy,” Parkview had a larger Lu said of making the cheering section on hand second save. “I just couldn’t believe it. I was for the championship game, and the GHSA and so relieved.”

Mercer couldn’t stop the In regulation, Lu had orange-clad fans from to make several big saves, including on a pair mobbing the team on the field after the win. of dangerous free kicks It was a fitting celfrom Jun Zaragosa in the ebration that ended an second half.

11-year title drought for The Panthers’ best the school, and an even scoring chance came more fitting ending to a with 1:20 left in regulation as freshman Kendall dynamic career for Lu. “That’s just icing on Edwards’ shot was deflected over the crossbar. the cake,” Klinect said.

“He’s such a great kid.

In the overtime periods, Lu made two saves, Scholar-athlete. He was the AAAAAA Georgia and Edwards again just missed on a game-winner scholar-athlete of the with 2:23 left in the sec- year. This is what it’s about. He’s a hell of a ond OT. player. I’ve got him in “We did exactly what class too, my AP governwe wanted to do,” Kliment class, great stunect said of the game. dent.”

“They’re a good team.

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PUBLIC HEARINGS NOTICE The Gwinnett County Board of Tax Assessors will have a Called Meeting on Monday, May 16, 2016 at 9:00 AM. The meeting will take place at the Gwinnett Justice and Administration Center, 75 Langley Drive, Lawrenceville, GA, in the Gwinnett County Tax Assessors Office large conference room.

928-418384, 5/15 NOTICE OF CERTIFICATION Notice of certification of the May 24, 2016, Peachtree Corners Special Election, will take place on Friday, May 27 at 1:00 PM, in the Elections Room of Peachtree Corners City Hall located at 147 Technology Parkway, Peachtree Corners, Georgia.

This 12th day of May, 2016.

Kymberly Chereck Municipal Elections Superintendent 928-418548, 5/15 POSITION ANNOUNCEMENT: The Judges of the Superior Court of Gwinnett County are accepting applications for a full-time position as a Gwinnett County Juvenile Court Judge. This appointment will be for a four year term, commencing on or about Oct 1, 2016. To be considered, applicants must hold a law degree; must be 30 years of age; must have been a resident of the State of Georgia for a minimum of (3) three years prior to the application date; must be a member in good standing with the Georgia Bar and have practiced law for a minimum of (5) five years; and, must be a resident of the Gwinnett Circuit at the time of appointment.

Closing Date: 4:00 p.m.

Monday, August 1, 2016.

Applications must be received by this date/time, not postmarked.

To Apply, please submit a copy of your resume to: Philip Boudewyns Court Administrator Gwinnett Judicial Circuit 75 Langley Drive Lawrenceville, GA 30046 Or E-mail: courtinfo@gwinnettcounty.com Letter writing campaigns are discouraged. Please address all questions and inquires to Philip Boudewyns, (770) 822-8564.

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BY MAY 27,2016 7480 770/554-7960 , 928-418568, 5/8,15 NOTICE OF COMPUTATION AND CANVASSING OF ELECTION RETURNS Pursuant to OCGA 21-2492, notice is hereby given that the computation and canvassing of the returns of votes cast in the May 24, 2016 Election will take place in the Elections Room o

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928-419493, 5/15

PUBLIC SALES/ AUCTIONS NOTICE OF PUBLIC SALE: The following self-storage Cube contents containing household and other goods will be sold for cash by CubeSmart, 5180 Peachtree Industrial Blvd, Norcross, GA 30071 to satisfy a lien on May 24, 2016 at approx.

1:30PM at www.storagetreasures.com Customer Name Unit # Tyffany Williams 873 929-417060, 5/8,15

GARAGE SALES LAWRENCEVILLE Treasure Chest Presents Living Estate Sale of June Rice 2618 Pierce Brennen Ct. Lawrenceville, GA 30043 Fri-Sat-Sun May 13,14,15 9:00 am to 5:00pm each day.

Limited parking, do not block driveways.

See pictures on estatesales.net. Contact William Atkinson@windstream.net Cell phone 77-846-8173 FITNESS/HEALTH/ SPORTING GOODS CRAFTMATIC BED, Twin size with #2 mattress, $450.

BATTERY OPERATED JAZZY CHAIR, $450.

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MISC. FOR SALE BABY BED & mattress, 4 drawer filing cabinet, 2 tall bookcases, 1 oak bookcase. City limits of Duluth, 770-623-1119 PETS/LIVESTOCK

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LAWN & GARDEN PUSH GAS Lawn Mowers 21” 6.5 HP Scott’s Self-Propelled 3 in 1 Mulch/Bag/Side $150 20” 4.5 HP Murray 2 in1 Mulch/Bag $75 770-255-4741

CADILLAC DTS, 2008 Purchased NEW Black with black leather. High Mileage but well maintained with records…

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INFINITI G37 JOURNEY SEDAN, 2013 Smoky Quartz, Stk#P5302A $18,967 866-697-9241 Gwinnett Place

DONKEY MINIATURE FEMALE DONKEY FOR SALE. 11 months old.

Great pet. $425.

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HONDA CIVIC SEDAN CVT LX, 2015 Alabaster Silver Metallic, Stk#8550 $16,200 877-698-5030

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BMW 3 SERIES 328I, 2011 Space Gray Metallic, Stk#660292A $17,000 877-698-5030

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JAGUAR XJS, 1993 Convert, 76,200 Miles, $9950. Fabulous & close to new looking & driving. Hemmings Motor News (the bible of car collecting) just had a major article on this rare classic drive anywhere car. A really rare car priced way under the market that should appreciate rapidly. Super british racing green exterior with exceptional tan leather interior & a top that is pristine. 4 passenger. Great car fax.

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A group of Maxwell High School students have worked with the Duluth Police Department to outfit a patrol car. The project, which began just after spring break, is expected to be finished by the end of the school year. (Staff PhotoS: Keith Farner)

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Maxwell students work with Duluth police to outfit patrol car

By Keith Farner

teacher. Labor alone costs $1,200 for the project that takes about 40 manpower hours. Students began LAWRENCEVILLE — working on the project afMaxwell High School is ter spring break, and they known for students workexpect to finish by the end ing on hands-on projects. of the school year.

But the last month in the Chavez said several automotive services area of the students working has taken that to another on the car are from the level.

Duluth area, so they’re A group of students excited to see it around there are working with the town. The car will feature Duluth Police Department stickers to show that the to outfit a patrol car with work was done by Maxevery piece of equipment well students. and accessory to patrol Chavez said he’s happy the streets. that his students can fill “I think the most a need in this industry. surprising thing is it’s There are only two upfitactually a cop car that ter shops that work on someone’s going to use,” police cars in the region, said Meadowcreek High so there’s no shortage of School senior Nikki work.

Carballo-Reyes, known Lt. Robert Montgomery Duluth Police Lt. Robert Montgomery works with Maxwell High School student Jose around the shop as “Boss Hernandez to strip a sticker on the side of a patrol car. with the Duluth Police Lady.” “We’re not profesDepartment said there are sional professionals, but more electronics than she The 2016 Dodge camera system, com60 to 70 cars on the lot of it’s this big opportunity expected, and detailing Charger is worth $25,000, puter mount and cage, is those shops at all times. not every student gets.” with decals was more dif- while the equipment, worth $10,000, said Max See MAXWELL, Page 8C She added that there are ficult than she imagined. including light bar, radio, Chavez, an auto services

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High school academy model expands in Gwinnett

By Keith Farner

In this 2014 file photo, South Gwinnett High teachers, from left, Terry Mouton, Phil Lawal and Andie McDaniel discuss preliminary decisions about the new “Academy at South Gwinnett.” There are now seven academy high schools in Gwinnett. (File Photo)

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Not only did the academy model expand across Gwinnett this school year, those working in it stepped into new experiences.

In August, academy coaches learned about economic development from Gwinnett Chamber of Commerce officials.

And in January, there was a job shadowing day where teachers got an idea what it’s like to work for Google, Gwinnett Medical Center and the Kenny Leon Theater.

That was part of an expansion of the academy model to seven schools this school year. Berkmar and Discovery were added to a list including Central Gwinnett, Lanier, Shiloh,

South Gwinnett and Meadowcreek high schools.

Within the academy schools, there are smaller learning communities focused on a specific field based on school interest

from surveys and labor force projections by the Chamber of Commerce.

They are not designed as “tracked” curriculum programs from years ago that focused solely on a

particular job or discipline.

“These are actually academies created for all of our students, the typical student looking to go to college,” Nikki Mouton, the district’s executive director of curric-

“

These are actually academies created for all of our students, the typical student looking to go to college. They don’t have to stay in an academy, they can move amongst academies if something interests them. This is really just a vehicle to help apply their learning, but they are all learning our (curriculum). Period.

— Nikki Mouton, director of curriculum and instruction for Gwinnett County Public Schools

ulum and instruction, told the School Board last year.

“They don’t have to stay in an academy, they can move amongst academies if something interests them.

This is really just a vehicle to help apply their learning, but they are all learning our (curriculum). Period.

There is no sub-standard curriculum for any of these students.”

The academies are designed to give students a voice in how they dem-

onstrate education and develop skills to use in the workforce after graduation, said Jody Reeves, Gwinnett County Public Schools executive director for Academies, Career and Technical Education.

Students can expect to gain work-based experience in some cases, college credit or professional certification and a plan for postsecondary education and a career.

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coming out of Maxwell High School.

To put it in perspective, Max Chavez, an LAWRENCEVILLE — automotive services There may never be an teacher, said an employer easier time to find a job from a local mechanic keith.farner @gwinnettdailypost.com

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The programs we offer at Maxwell prepare students for industries that truly cannot be outsourced. Every citizen, for example, needs good health care professionals.

Our programs represent the true heartbeat of a strong economy.”

— Jeff Hall, Maxwell principal

vehicle.

That kind of job market doesn’t end under the hood. Similar stories are heard in the HVAC, cosmetology, welding and construction industries.

“The programs we offer at Maxwell prepare students for industries that truly cannot be outsourced,” Maxwell Principal Jeff Hall said.

“Every citizen, for ex-

ample, needs good health care professionals. Our programs represent the true heartbeat of a strong economy.”

It helps, Hall said, that Maxwell instructors are industry professionals who have many ties to local companies, which provides a solid conduit for students to pursue learning opportunities outside the classroom

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That leads to internships, job shadowing and often gainful employment within their program of study. Employers also offer competitive salaries and pay for some post-secondary education opportunities.

“They continually tell me that the demand for quality employees has never been higher,” Hall said. “They feel Maxwell is a direct pipeline for them to hire quality, well-trained students. At the same time, students are often surprised at the many employment opportunities afforded them through their education at Maxwell.”

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shop recently said it would hire every female student who is 18 years old to work as a service adviser. The thinking is women customers would be more willing to bring their cars to a shop where another woman greeted them when they walked in.

But that in-demand job market stretches beyond women.

“There’s a huge demand for technicians,” Chavez said. “A lot of the older generations are starting to retire, so it’s a great opportunity for students.”

These jobs are not necessarily looking for a college degree. Many automakers or local dealers will take high school graduates who have a base of knowledge and a work ethic and train them to be certified for a specific brand.

Students walk out of Maxwell making $8.50 an hour and receive incremental raises by reaching certain benchmarks. By the next year, they are making $14 or $15 an hour, Chavez said.

The younger generation is in demand also as it relates to technology.

Chavez said any service area is always looking for someone who can sync a cellphone or Bluetooth device to a customer’s

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USG Foundation raises $1.3M for scholarships FROM STAFF REPORTS

of service and the strong tradition of the University System Foundation, it is The 12th annual Remy great privilege to hongents’ Scholarship Gala or Mr. William B. Turner,” recently raised more than Deal said. “Mr. Turner is $1.3 million to promote, not only a business, civic, support and provide needand philanthropic leader, based scholarships for but he also exemplifies students at the University strong character, and has System of Georgia’s 29 truly made a difference institutions. for students and higher The annual gala sureducation in Georgia.” passed its previous reSix University Syscords on fundraising. tem of Georgia faculty “When we all come members were honored as together, we are able to the 2016 recipients of the make a significant investFelton Jenkins Jr. Hall of ment in Georgia’s future,” Fame Faculty Award, and Regent Sachin Shailendra one of them is from Georsaid in a news release. gia Gwinnett College.

“Together, we are intent Mei Zhang’s colon moving the needle on leagues said she is one increasing need-based Six University System of Georgia faculty members were honored as the 2016 recipients of the most demanding, scholarships and it speaks of the Felton Jenkins Jr. Hall of Fame Faculty Award. (Special Photo) academically rigorous to the reason we are here faculty at Georgia GwinFoundation presents the in the state. This is the tonight: the students.”

Achievement Award was nett, and one of the most The gala honors faculty, Regent Elridge McMillan highest honor the Univer- given to Bill Turner. respected and well-liked alumni and one individAward to an individual sity System of Georgia Gov. Nathan Deal preby students. She is also ual who exemplify true who has demonstrated Foundation bestows on sented the award to John known for helping firstleadership and support a long and significant someone who has made Martin, the grandson of generation and academiof higher education in record of commitment and a difference in higher Turner. cally challenged students Georgia. accomplishment on behalf education. The 2016 El“In keeping with Eladjust to college. She not Each year, the USG of public higher education ridge McMillan Lifetime ridge McMillan’s legacy only helps them learn to news@gwinnettdailypost.com

Piedmont adds ‘big data’ analysis FROM STAFF REPORTS

on how businesses gather data and create useful business models, said The Piedmont ColJohn Misner, dean of lege Walker School of Piedmont’s H.W. Walker Business is adding a new School of Business. concenWhile the definition tration to of “big data” continually its under- changes, Misner said graduate businesses use the term business to refer to any collection program of data that is too big to for stumanage with traditional dents who business software, such as spreadsheets.

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The new concentration will give graduates the ability to use that flood of information, Misner said.

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Misner said there is a movement at many major universities to offer courses in analytics in executive MBA programs.

“But I am not aware of any undergraduate programs in the state that are doing this,” he said.

“This program grew out of some recent special research projects that our students completed for area businesses,” Misner added. “These experiences have shown us that many of our undergraduate students have the foundation and the ability to use the sophisticated software and statistical techniques required for this type of modeling,” he said.

Piedmont’s Bachelor of Arts program in business offers concentrations in accounting, finance, general business, management, and marketing, Misner said.

“The new concentration will be especially valuable for students interested in market research, quality management, econometrics and financial analysis, he said. “We created this program for students who are strong in math and computer technology, who also think creatively,” he said. “It is perfect for the student who wants to work on a dual concentration in business and a minor in mathematics.”

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write research papers, she personally mentors many of her students through graduation, helps them get the first job and remains in touch with them after they graduate.

The others winners are: • Margaret Baldwin, Kennesaw State University • Richard Deaner, Augusta University • Sarah Kuck, Darton State College • Bonnie Ferri, Georgia Institute of Technology • Vanessa Slinger-Friedman, Kennesaw State University The Foundation also recognized three recipients of the Regents Hall of Fame Alumni and Distinguished Friends Award, including: • Dan Amos, nominated

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The Georgia Film Academy recently opened a new soundstage at Pinewood Atlanta Studios, where people interested in the movie and film industry can get real life, hands-on experience and education.

The opening of the 15,860-square-foot soundstage coincides with GFA’s new initiative called “Semester on Set.” The special 10-week course will allow students to take classes at the new soundstage in the south Atlanta area as well as on campuses throughout the University System of Georgia and the Technical College System of Georgia.

“Our brand new, stateof-the-art soundstage allows us to more effectively train individuals to fill the 3,000-5,000 film industry jobs that are forecast to open in Georgia from now until 2021,” Jeffrey Stepakoff, executive director of the GFA said in a press release. “We’re excited to offer Semester on Set so people can either dip their toe into the industry or dive head first into movie and film production.”

Studios and production companies are currently in need of a variety of onset film positions, most of which mandate a very specific skillset requiring special training that GFA uniquely provides, Stepakoff added.

GFA certification and Semester on Set can put people on the fast track to a film industry career that can earn an average $84,000 annual income, he said.

The soundstage is the newest addition to Georgia’s film industry.

Georgia-lensed productions generated a recordbreaking economic impact of $6 billion during fiscal 2015.

Georgia also saw record investment from film

and television productions with more than $1.7 billion in direct spending in the state. According to the Motion Picture Association of America, the film and television industry is responsible for more than 79,000 jobs and roughly $4 billion in total wages in Georgia. These jobs have an average salary of nearly $84,000.

Using locally-sourced materials when available, the new GFA soundstage is designed to accommodate the latest, most up-to-date and constantly changing technology and systems. The facility features a purpose-built, fully attenuated stage designed with a 1.5 megawatt power source to handle any production need, a flexible rigging system to accommodate various lighting and construction parameters, and versatile rigging requirements for every production.

With a GFA certification, students are trained for movie, film and television production jobs including: Set Production Assistant Office PA Art: set dressers, props Hair/ Make-up/Wardrobe procedures Sound: mixer, boom operator, utility Camera: operator, camera assistants (first and second) Electric: on-set lamp operators Grip: on-set, dolly grip Locations: managing Craft Services Script Supervision procedures Video Assistants GFA is accepting Semester on Set enrollment for classes. The program is offered through USG and TSCG at the following institutions: Clayton State University, Kennesaw State University, University of West Georgia, Georgia College and State University, Georgia Piedmont Technical College, Southern Crescent Technical College, Gwinnett Technical College and Savannah Technical College.

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Gwinnett Tech Foundation gives $200K in scholarships

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of Primerica Foundation, said she was the first in her family to go to college, and she also was the benefiAs a way to celebrate ciary of a donor. generosity and gratitude, “You have each been Gwinnett Technical Colgiven a gift that can be lifelege recently matched changing,” she said. “You scholarship recipients and owe it to your donors to do donors at a fourth annual your best and succeed.” event.

From the podium, PrimOverall, 212 students erica CEO Glenn Williams received $200,280 in told the students to ask if scholarships from compathey were looking for a nies, individuals, families, job, a career or a calling. faculty, staff and alumni.

He encouraged them to Some were given in honor find their true calling. or in memory of someone; “Always ask for help,” others were to encourage he said. “People want to and empower students to help others who ask. I follow specific degree or encourage you to plug in career paths. to all of the support you One student was Nina have.”

Thomas, a second-year vetIben Thompson, a erinary technology student, student who is one of six who is entering an intense brothers raised by a single 16-week internship. mom, said going to col“To work full time at lege was a stretch. But the this phase is very challeng- scholarship he received ing,” Thomas said. “This would cover books, unischolarship will allow me forms, tuition and vaccinato focus full time on my tions. studies and not stress over “It’s covering everything how I will pay for loans I need to get started,” he and tuition.” said. “I am very grateful Gwinnett Technical because it will help me College President D. Glen focus more on my studies Cannon said donors are and allow me to work to be what sets Gwinnett Tech the best I can be.” apart from other schools.

Makayla Wooden, who “Thanks to you we has a 3-year-old child with enable students to not be special needs, is pursuing limited to their current a degree in early childhood circumstances. You allow education. She works fullthem to push beyond their time in elder care. limitations and dream big,” “This scholarship means said Cannon, who himself a lot,” she said. “It’s makreceived a scholarship from ing it possible for me to Sewell Manufacturing. finish out my education. I Karen Fine Saltiel, don’t know what I would president and chairwoman do without it.” keith.farner @gwinnettdailypost.com

Pictured above, Sandra Strickland, far right, talks with some of the scholarship recipients who she and her husband, Clyde, support. At a recent scholarship event, Gwinnett Technical College President Glen Cannon, pictured at right, shares his personal testimony about receiving a scholarship years ago that helped him to finish college. (Photos: Jennifer Stalcup)

Gwinnett home Job prospects for class of ’16 up 5 percent to seven National Merit Scholars

By Keith Farner

did 2015 graduates; currently, more than one-third say that is the case.

The average number of The job market is job postings for the 2015improving for the Class 16 recruiting year is down of 2016 over last year, but significantly compared to that sentiment has fallen the 2014-15 year, while the since the fall. average number of applicaThe National Associations per posting remains tion of Colleges and Emfairly consistent between ployers recently reported the years. that employers expect to During the recession, hire 5.2 percent more new both the unemployment graduates from the Class of and underemployment 2016 than they hired from rates rose sharply. They the Class of 2015. Those continued to climb in the hiring projections, though, recession’s aftermath. are down from the 11 But starting around 2011, percent increase employunemployment and underers originally reported that employment diverged, with were published in Novem- unemployment decreasing ber. Yet it still represents and underemployment the best hiring figure for increasing. recent college graduates in This movement suggestnearly a decade. ed that while more collegeAnd 37 percent of educated job seekers found employers plan to increase employment, they were the starting salary for these undesirable jobs — and recent grads. potentially ones that didn’t Much of the change require the college degrees. can be attributed to a The NACE suggested larger portion of employthat the increased appetite ers reporting plans to trim for hiring recent college hiring. Just 13.2 percent of grads, and indication that respondents originally remore companies are lookported plans to hire fewer ing to increase compensa2016 graduates than they tion, should provide some

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Seven Gwinnett students are now $2,500 closer to paying for their college costs.

They were recently recognized for receiving corporate-sponsored scholarships from the National Merit Scholarship Corporation.

The National Merit Scholars are part of a group of distinguished students nationwide judged to have the strongest combination of accomplishments, skills and potential for success college.

Among the students are Noah M. Wilson of Grayson High School, who plans to study biomedical engineering, and Jonathan R. Jeffrey of the Gwinnett School of Math, Science and Technology, who plans to study electrical engineering. From Mountain View High School, Amy Catherine Jenkins was selected, and she plans to study medicine, while Victoria S. Joshi of North Gwinnett High School plans to study mechanical engineering (robotics). At Parkview High School, Anima Shrestha and Lillian Wang plans to study neurosurgery and biomedical engineering. And at Peachtree Ridge High

School, Priyanka Desai plans to study consulting.

As designees, they each receive a scholarship for $2,500. The students were selected by a committee of college admissions officers and high school counselors from a pool of more than 15,000 finalists in this year’s National Merit Scholarship Program.

The committee reviewed each student’s academic record including difficulty level of subjects studied and grades earned, scores from two standardized tests, contributions/ leadership in school and community activities, an essay written by the student and a recommendation written by a high school official.

The competition began when more than 1.5 million students, who at the time were high school juniors, took the 2014 Preliminary SAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test, which served as the initial screening for program entrants. The highest scoring participants in each state were then selected as semifinalists.

From the semifinalist group, 15,000 met the very high academic standards and other requirements to advance to the finalist level of the competition.

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optimism to the newest cohort of college graduates.

Despite the overall job market experiencing a spike in unemployment benefits, claims have now remained below 300,000, a threshold associated with a healthy labor market, for 62 straight weeks, the longest stretch since 1973, Reuters reported.

The four-week moving average of claims, considered a better measure of labor market trends as it irons out week-to-week volatility, increased 10,250 to 268,250 last week, the highest level in almost three months.

Coming on the heels of data last week showing nonfarm payrolls increased only 160,000 in April, the smallest gain in seven months, the claims report could raise concerns that the labor market was slowing.

The labor market has been fairly robust despite a sharp slowdown in economic growth in the first quarter. A report on Tuesday showed job openings hit an eight-month high

in March, with the rate re-testing its post-recession high.

“The claims data … have increased significantly over the most recent three weeks and this does suggest that the labor market has deteriorated lately,” said Daniel Silver, an economist at JPMorgan in New York.

“But we do not want to read too much into the individual weekly figures, especially around this time of year.”

In a second report, the Labor Department said import prices increased 0.3 percent last month after a similar gain in March. The rise last month reflected a pick-up in oil prices and the dollar’s depreciation.

“We think the declines in headline and nonfuel import prices are likely behind us and import prices will probably be less of a restraining factor on domestic inflation going forward,” said John Ryding, chief economist at RDQ Economics in New York.

Reuters contributed to this story.

DOE: Math scores fall, reading stalls in seniors By ian SimpSon

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WASHINGTON — U.S. 12th-graders’ average mathematics score in 2015 was lower than two years before, and reading performance had stagnated, the Education Department said in a recent release of the “nation’s report card.”

The data also showed a higher percentage of high school seniors failed to reach basic levels in the two subjects, while the lowest-performing students had done worse.

Education Secretary John King Jr. said teachers had been revamping classroom practices to adapt to new and higher

standards over the seven years of the Obama administration.

“We know the results of those changes will not be seen overnight, so we need to be patient — but not passive — in continuing to pursue the goal of preparing all students for success after high school,” King said in a statement.

The reading score fell to 287 in 2015 from 288 two years before, and is down five points since 1992, the first assessment year for reading, according to the report, the National Assessment of Educational Progress.

The mathematics score fell to 152 last year from 153 in 2013, a statisti-

cally significant drop, it said. The 2015 math mark was largely unchanged from that posted 10 years before, when the current benchmark began.

Students performing at or above proficiency fell to 25 percent in math and to 37 percent in reading. Both were down one point from 2013.

The percentage who fell below the basic level of performance last year rose to 38 percent in mathematics and to 28 percent in reading, both rises of three points.

The score of students in the 10th percentile, or where nine out of 10 students perform better, fell sharply, with a six-point drop in reading and four

points in mathematics.

The NEAP test is often called the “nation’s report card” because it is the only measure of student achievement given periodically to students across the United States.

It is given to students in fourth, eighth and 12th grades.

The math assessment measures students’ skills and ability to apply knowledge to problem solving. The reading gauge asks students to answer questions based on materials they have read.

About 13,200 students took the math test, and almost 19,000 were tested for reading, the Education Department said.

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The Education Department report includes recommendations on how schools might consider applicants’ criminal histories and campus safety without discouraging applications for admission.

King said that the schools should join the federal government, 23 states, more than 100 cities and counties and many businesses that have reconsidered how they use criminal justice records during hiring.

A 2015 study showed that two-thirds of people with felony convictions who started applications at the State University of New York system never finished the process, partly because of requirements for detailing their convictions.

By contrast, the attrition rate for all applicants was 21 percent.

Terry Hartle, senior vice president for the American Council on Education, which groups about 2,000 two- and four-year colleges and universities, said schools should pay attention to linking social justice issues, such as criminal justice reform, to their own standards, such as in the admissions process.

“The department has made a useful contribution to that discussion,” Hartle said.

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Some of the academies include STEM, media arts and communications, architecture and construction, health and human services, free enterprise and leadership and business and entrepreneurship.

The academy model has seen schools work with their local communities from Lawrenceville to Snellville. Working with Lawrenceville Mayor Judy Jordan Johnson, Central Gwinnett students identified how to address a city-wide water shortage. In Snellville, South Gwinnett students designed a training video about hand-washing to be used by employees at Eastside Medical Center.

Reeves added that 176 students last school year performed work-based learning activities that paid them a combined $376,000.

A group of Maxwell High School students have worked with the Duluth Police Department to outfit a patrol car. The project, Earlier this school year, about 40 which began just after spring break, is expected to be finished by the end of the school year. (Staff Photos: Keith Farner) teachers from the academy high schools participated in National Job Shadowing Day where they followed 24 people •From Page 1C who represented various businesses and organizations.

They learned about trends, skill reAgencies from White Counquirements and opportunities in industy and Dawson County, for tries related to their subject. example, use the same shops “By engaging in these activities, the as more local agencies. teachers will learn how classroom conMontgomery, who works tent and learning strategies are applied in the fleet management in the workplace,” Reeves said. department, learned about Chris Nedza, coordinator of acadMaxwell after he saw an emy business partnerships, said the job article about the school shadow experience helps teachers build winning a competition put relationships with industry partners. on by Quaker State to re“With first-hand exposure, teachers furbish a used sedan. Montcan design and implement classroom acgomery also has a technical tivities, projects and work-based learnschool background from ing opportunities that will add relevance Colorado, and he said he and meaning to students’ classroom understands what that expelearning,” Nedza said. “It also may lead rience did for him. to multi-day externships, thus strength“It’s a good opportunity ening the relationships between stufor these kids to actually dents, educators and industry partners.” get their hands on a new Nedza added that “externships” offer vehicle and actually see a fresh perspective that lets teachers tie what it takes,” Montgomery curriculum to real-world applications. said.

Teachers gain an increased ability to Montgomery also said explain the value of what students are this is one way to strength- Duluth Police Officer Mark Bagwell shows a group of Maxwell High School students how to put on a decal on a patrol car. The students in the last month have learned how to outfit the car. learning. This often leads to activities in en relationships between which students work in groups, engaglocal residents and the Mark Bagwell have visequipment and accessories portunity to see all the hard ing in cooperative learning and real-life, work that goes into this police. ited Maxwell to teach the on the car.

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Gwinnett County Police launching new youth academy initiative

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There are a lot of summer camps available for kids every year, ranging from science camps to vacation bible schools, but Gwinnett County Police want to give teens a new option this year.

The police department announced on Monday that it is launching a new summer camp — or rather an academy — for teens who are interested in pursuing a career in law enforcement. The Youth Police

Academy will be held the week of July 25 at the Gwinnett County Police Training Center, 854 Winder Highway in Lawrenceville.

Applications for the academy will be accepted through June 30.

“The Youth Police Academy will include classroom instruction, team building, and character development,” Cpl. Michele Pihera said in a statement. “The topics will range from uniform patrol, criminal investigations, crime scene investigations, traffic stops, firearms safety, gangs

and narcotics awareness.”

The department announced the academy will mix classroom instruction, with guided tours of Gwinnett’s police headquarters, jail and 911 Communications Center and hands-on demonstrations that go over crime scene processing and basic defense tactics.

Demonstrations by police units ranging from the SWAT team and K-9 units to the Aviation and Motors units will also be included in the academy.

“For their attendance and hard work during the GCPD

Youth Police Academy, attendees will receive a Gwinnett County Police Department Youth Police Academy T-shirt, a GCPD water bottle, and a certificate of completion at graduation,” Pihera said.

Camp will last from 9 a.m. until 4 p.m. each day. Police officials are asking parents to have their teens at the center no later than 8:55 a.m. each day, and to pick them up by 4:15 p.m.

Academy participants must be between 13 and 17 while it is in session, and the depart-

PET OF THE WEEK

Each week the Gwinnett Daily Post will feature an animal available for adoption at the Georgia SPCA, which is located at 1175 Buford Highway, Suite 109, Suwanee, GA 30024. The hours of operation are Mondays through Fridays 11 a.m. until 7 p.m., Saturdays 11 a.m. until 5 p.m., and Sundays 1 until 4 p.m. You can see the rest of the adoptable cats and dogs at www.georgiaspca.org.

Lola is a medium-sized young gal with a big personality. She loves to run and walk — any kind of exercise. Like a well-bred Southern girl, Lola may need a few minutes to get to know you before she climbs into your lap and shows her true sweet self.

Lola comes with an added benefit — she can multitask as a running partner, watch dog, cuddler and best friend! Come meet Lola at the shelter and see who falls in love with who first.

Lola’s adoption fee is $250. She has been spayed, disease tested (dogs testing positive for heartworms are treated; however, we do not add that charge to our adoption fee), given age appropriate vaccinations, dewormed, and is up to date with flea/tick & heartworm prevention. A 24Petwatch microchip will be listed in the adopter’s name and the adopter will receive 30 days of 24PetWatch pet insurance.

COMMUNITY CALENDAR Community Calendar prints periodically and as space permits. Send items for the Community Calendar to calendar@gwinnettdailypost.com or the Gwinnett Daily Post, P.O. Box 603, Lawrenceville, GA, 30046. The fax number is 770-339-8081. Please include event name, time and date, location, with address, phone number and cost. Deadline is two weeks prior to the event.

June 4

Mending the Gap is hosting its first annual elder abuse awareness 5K, Superheroes for Seniors, at Tribble Mill Park. The race begins at 8 a.m. and is located at 2125 Tribble Mill Parkway SE in Lawrenceville. For more information, go to superheroesforseniors.com or call 678-469-2221.

The Gwinnett County Sheriff’s Office will sponsor their fourth annual Jail Break Challenge at 8 a.m.

The event will take place at the Gwinnett County jail which is located at 750 HiHope Road in Lawrenceville. For more information, visit jailbreakchallenge.org.

Coolray Field is hosting the second annual Gwinnett Beerfest from 1 to 5 p.m. The stadium is located at 2500 Buford Drive in Lawrenceville. For more information, visit gwinnettbeerfest.com.

June 26

The Infinite Energy Center is hosting a Georgia Bridal show starting at 4 p.m. The center is located at 6400 Sugarloaf Parkway in Duluth. For more information, visit infiniteenergycenter.com.

The Girl Scout Council of Greater Atlanta is hosting the fourth annual

Thin Mint Sprint 5K and 1 Mile Fun Run starting at 7 a.m. at the City of Suwanee Town Center Park. The park is located at 330 Town Center Avenue in Suwanee. For registration and more information, visit active.com.

Ongoing

Wine Down Wednesdays The ArtBar is hosting wine nights with live music every Wednesday from April 13 through May 25 from 6 to 9 p.m. The ArtBar is located at 1775 Pleasant Hill Road in Duluth inside Sonesta Gwinnett Place Atlanta. For more information call 770-923-1775.

Forest Friend Tuesdays The Environmental and Heritage Center is hosting an interactive outdoor program for 4 and 5 year olds from 12:30 to 1:30 p.m. on April 12, April 19 and April 26. The center is located at 2020 Clean Water Drive in Buford. For more information visit gwinnettehc.org.

Suwanee’s Food Truck Fridays Suwanee Town Center Park is hosting Food Truck Fridays every first Friday of the month in April, May, June, August and September. The park is located at 330 Town Center Avenue in Suwanee. For more information, visit suwanee.com.

Monthly Music Jam Series Mall of Georgia is hosting free outdoor concerts on the Village Stage every first Friday of the month in April, May, June, July, August, September and October. Mall of Georgia is located at 3333 Buford Drive in Buford. For more information, call 678-4828788.

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ment is limiting enrollment to 30 people. Pihera said applicants must write an approximately 100-word essay on why they want to attend the academy as part of their application.

Completed application packets must be sent to Sgt. Michael Marchese at the Police Training Center by the end of June. Marchese’s fax, email and phone information is listed in the packet.

For more information and to get a link to the application packet, visit gwinnettcounty. com.

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AUBURN City set to show Casablanca next month “Of all the gin joints in all the towns in all the world, she walks into mine.”

That’s one of the famous lines from the 1942 cinema classic “Casablanca,” which Auburn officials will show on June 11 as its next installment in the Movies at Whistlestop Park series.

The film stars Humphrey Bogart, Ingrid Bergman, Paul Henreid, and also features Claude Rains, Peter Lorre, Sydney Greenstreet, Conrad Veldt and Dooley Wilson. It is also known for the line “Play it again Sam,” albeit erroneously since the closest anyone actually came to uttering that phrase was Bergman’s line, “Play it once Sam, for old time’s sake.”

The film begins at dusk at the park, which is located across from R.H. Burel Park.

BARROW COUNTY County celebrates EMS Week Barrow County Emergency Services is joining with EMS departments around the nation, in marking May 15-21 as National Emergency Medical Services Week. The week is also marked by the American College of Emergency Physicians, in partnership with the National Association of Emergency Medical Technicians.

This year’s EMS Week theme is “Called To Care.”

“Every day calls come into our 911 Center with frantic calls for medical help as our citizens are experiencing the most frightening times of their lives,” Chief John Skinner said. “Every day the men and women of this department are called upon to respond to these medical emergencies and provide not only top medical care, but also a sense of security and relief during a chaotic and challenging situation. They are ‘Called To Care’ and we take that call seriously and are fortunate to have some of the best EMS professionals in the industry.”

One of the BCES professionals was recently recognized for his work in the EMS field.

Firefighter/EMT Nic Bourchier was recognized at the Georgia Region 10 EMS Awards Ceremony as the Barrow County Medical Responder of the Year.

Nic Bourchier came to Barrow County in 2013 after honorably serving in the U.S. Air Force for seven years. This included serving two years in Baghdad as a firefighter.

BERKELEY LAKE Sunday Kind of Groove concert series A benefit for All About Developmental Disabilities is scheduled for 6 to 8 p.m. on May 15 with the 10-piece band, Atlanta Dance Party at the Berkeley Lake Chapel, with a pull-up-your-boat option. The entertainment will include hits from the ’70s, ’80s and ’90s.

For tickets, visit sundaykindofgroove.eventbrite.com or call Debbie Peters at 770368-2076. Other concerts are coming soon.

BRASELTON Wine tasting, jazz planned for winery Chateau Elan Winery and Resort is planning a $15 tasting Happy Hour on Wednesday, May 18 from 5 to 8 p.m.

There will also be live jazz music, food specials and door prizes.

For those interested, there will also be a special vineyard tour beginning at 7 p.m.

The winery is located at 100 Rue Charlemagne Drive, Braselton.

BUFORD Library hosting ocean-themed storytime To kick off summer, the Buford-Sugar Hill branch of the public library is hosting an ocean-themed storytime on June 6.

There will also be “fun with books, songs and more.” The event is for kids 3 and up and their parent or guardian. The kids will get to make a takehome craft.

The event is 6:30 p.m. at the library located at 2100 Buford Highway.

DACULA Library hosting Three Little Pigs program The Dacula library branch is inviting children to try their hands at being builders, like the

Above left is a map of the Discovery Garden Park. Top right is a caterpillar on a plant at the park. Bottom right is a line of tomatoes grown at the garden park. (Special Photos)

Norcross set to open a new park dedicated to sustainable life skills

By Kate Croxton

celebrate, work and come together.”

DGP is located on the grounds of the Norcross Welcome Center The city of Norcross is set to and Museum at 189 Lawrenceville break ground on its Discovery St. It will feature an outdoor classGarden Park that is meant to serve room pavilion, a grilling station, as a nature center, community diverse native plant collections, garden and neighborhood gathering a pollinator garden, a children’s space for all ages and abilities. The garden and an organic community garden is dedicated to actively engarden. Park organizers are raising gaging people in their environment to funds to build a greenhouse and and community through programs, furnish the park through corporate classes and events that develop sponsorships, fundraising events creative and sustainable skills. and the DGP’s engraved brick The park’s mission is to inspire campaign. lifelong curiosity, understanding The garden park will be a place and appreciation of nature through where all ages get a chance to organic gardening, education and play, learn and discover the natural demonstration, as well as to proworld. It will cater to a variety of vide a place of beauty for Norcross interests and sustainable like skills, residents and visitors. including organically growing “We are so excited and proud vegetables, understanding beekeepof what this garden park will bring ing, sharpening culinary skills and to our community,” DGP Chair more. DGP will also be a home Deb Harris said. “It will provide to an organic garden community, nature-based experiences, resources supported by the city as part of its and a great place for all to enjoy, ARC Green Community Program

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Three Little Pigs, this week.

The branch will host “Huff and Puff, Three Little Pigs Program” for children ages 6-11 at 4 p.m. on Wednesday. Kids who participate in the program will make houses out of various materials in an attempt to build the sturdiest, most wind-proof house around.

The library is located at 265 Dacula Road, in Dacula.

DULUTH Touch a Truck event coming Saturday The City of Duluth and Notre Dame Academy are partnering on Saturday on a “Touch A Truck” event from 10 a.m. to noon at Notre Dame Academy.

Vehicles of all shapes and sizes are expected to be there, along with pictures with Elsa and Anna. This event is free and to RSVP visit ndacademy. org. The address is 4635 River Green Parkway in Duluth.

GRAYSON Farmer’s Market opens June 1 It’s almost that time of the year when Grayson residents can go to the park and buy fresh produce.

The Grayson Farmer’s Market is scheduled to open for the 2016 season at 3:30 p.m. on June 1. The market typically runs every Wednesday through October. Officials have been teasing what will available on opening day, including peaches and some early tomatoes, squash and cucumbers, on Facebook.

As has been the case in the past, the market will be held at Grayson Community Park, 475

Grayson Parkway.

LAWRENCEVILLE Senior Center to host ribbon cutting on Tuesday The Lawrenceville Senior Center will show off its new look this week when officials hold a ribbon cutting ceremony to celebrate the completion of renovation work.

The ceremony is scheduled to be held at 3 p.m. on Tuesday at the center, 255 Benson St. Officials have asked attendees to carpool to the event, if possible.

LILBURN Community garden lease extended The Lilburn Community Garden is back for at least three years.

The garden initially entered into a three-year lease with the city in 2013. On Monday, the city council renewed that lease for another three years, according to a news release.

The cost of the lease is $1.

The garden has 58 beds total.

To inquire about available beds, contact lilburncommunitygarden@hotmail.com.

LOGANVILLE Groovin on the Green returns The city’s summer concert series returns this Friday with a free community concert at the Ray Nunley Pavilion.

Attendees are encouraged to bring a lawn chair and join a night of fun and dancing. The band is a Beatles cover band called “The Return.” Its web site is thereturnonline.com.

The concert series is the

and managed by a group of volunteers. The community garden will provide the opportunity for citizens to grow their own fruits, vegetables and flowers as well as build cultural exchanges and friendships.

DGP is hosting several upcoming events to continue support and momentum: Living the Green Life is DGP’s class series that focuses on sustainable life skills such as gardening, cooking, garden wildlife and art.

Participants will add new skills to their life through the community learning series.

Monarchs Across Georgia will be held on May 21 from 10 a.m. to noon at the Norcross Community Center. Guest speaker Trecia Neal, a biologist and monarch conservation specialist at Fernbank Science Center, has co-chaired the Monarchs Across Georgia committee and actively serves as a member of the Monarch Watch Conservation Specialists’s team. Neal will give a

third Friday night of the month through October and concerts begin at 7:30 p.m.

For more information, contact Kristy Peters at Loganville City Hall at 770-466-1165.

NORCROSS TIME names Norcross among most ‘genius’ cities Norcross ranked 14th of TIME magazin’es recent list of 100 “genius” cities.

The list is factored by population size and number of patents issued over four decades in each city.

Only two cities in Georgia — Norcross and Suwanee — and Morrisville, N.C., were Southeast United States winners, with Norcross in the lead, followed by Morrisville at No. 86 and Suwanee at No. 99.

PEACHTREE CORNERS Business relocating to city Stradis Healthcare, which deals in medical supplies, recently showed off its new 70,000-square-foot facility in Peachtree Corners.

The 16-year-old business is relocating from Lawrenceville in the next 30 days to a new office and warehouse in the Northwoods Office Park.

“We’re pleased to welcome Stradis Healthcare to our city,” Mayor Mike Mason said in a news release. “The location they’ve selected for their new headquarters will serve them well. Peachtree Corners is strategically located to major highways and Atlanta’s airport and is a regional job hub for the metro area.”

The company welcomed a group including elected of-

slide show presentation of monarch butterflies, why the migration is endangered, current observation efforts and how to help. The event is free, and RSVP and inquiries go to deb.ndgp@gmail.com Garden to Table BBQ will take place on May 22 at Skin Alley. Participants can enjoy live music and a family-style meal featuring the freshest seasonal finds. The BBQ judging will happen at 6 pm. and dinner will be served at 7 p.m. 45 South and Mojitos cash bars open at 6 p.m. The event is sold old, and all proceeds will go toward furnishing the DGP. The DGP’s Engraved Brick Campaign offers the opportunity for the community to help make money for DGP. A permeable brick can be purchased with a $50 contribution and can be engraved with the name of the purchaser, loved one or favorite saying.

For more information, contact deb.ndgp@gmail.com.

ficials for a ribbon-cutting.

“This is a proud moment for our company,” said Jeff Jacobs, the company’s CEO. “The opening of this new facility marks an important milestone in our continued expansion.”

Stradis Healthcare designs, produces and distributes custom surgical packs, medical devices, consumer health projects and services. The business serves more than 1,500 customers.

Its new facility is located at 3025 Northwoods Parkway.

For more information, visit www.stradishealthcare.com.

SNELLVILLE Meeting planned on Towne Center Snellville officials are looking for residents’ input on the Towne Center project.

A Town Hall Meeting will take place from 7 to 9 p.m.

May 17 at Snellville United Methodist Church, 2428 Main St. East. The purpose is to collect ideas from residents regarding what they hope the downtown area to look like in years to come, the city said.

“When I campaigned last summer, one of the things I heard over and over was about building the Towne Center,” Mayor Tom Witts said in a news release. “I’d like to have all the people who would like to talk about it in one place so we can come up with ideas that will benefit everyone.”

It has been nearly five years since the proposed project to transform the city’s downtown area into a walkable community with residential and commercial buildings

was unveiled. Officials say now is the time to finalize plans.

For more information, visit www.snellville.org, click on “Economic Development,” then “Towne Center.”

SUGAR HILL Youth Council meeting set for June 1 Members of the Sugar Hill Youth Council will meet at 5 p.m. on June for a meeting to discuss the future of Sugar Hill from the youth prospective and plan youth events in the city.

Youth Council Meetings are held in the City Hall Council Chanber.

The purpose of the Youth Council is to provide an opportunity for the youth of Sugar Hill to acquire a greater knowledge of, and appreciation for, the American political system through active participation in local government. The council also assists the mayor and city council in solving the problems and accomplishing the goals of Sugar Hill by facilitating open dialogue and discussion with representatives of the youth.

SUWANEE Memorial Day weekend concert set for May 27 The Fort Benning Silver Wings will return to parachute into the Town Center Park at 7 p.m. on May 27 to begin the city’s annual Red, White, Bluegrass and Bach Memorial Day Concert.

The event includes patriotic music by the Main Street Orchestra, bluegrass music from Sideline, a salute to veterans and food trucks.

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Five things that leadership is not Social media is full of catchy memes about leadership, all trying to capture — in 140 characters or less — exactly what leadership IS. Obviously, that can’t be done.

Blog posts and articles are a little better — at least those writers can go into some detail — but they still fall short.

Leadership is simply too complex a topic to be summed up in a few hundred words, much less a few hundred characters.

As co-author of “The 9 Virtues of Exceptional Leaders,” I’ve contributed my share to the “what is leadership” literature.

This time, though, I’d

like to flip the script and talk about what leadership is NOT. A magical ability.

People often talk about “born leaders” as if leadership were an ability some people have and others don’t, like musical talent or athletic prowess.

I don’t believe that.

I think ANYONE can

We were eating lunch as the American Queen riverboat pulled out of port, having just returned from a morning-long excursion to the Battlefield of Vicksburg. It is even possible that we were in a mild disagreement over the Yankees and the Rebels when a nice couple approached.

The wife said, “I’m sorry to bother you but I wondered why you decided to take this cruise.”

I explained that it was my fourth riverboat trip and I am a great lover of the Mississippi River and of all the history that ripples through its waters and lays on its shores.

Tink spoke up to say how much we enjoyed the battlefield and what we had gained from the visit.

That is when we learned that the woman’s husband, Bertram HayesDavis, is a descendant of

terested. Then, I realized something that REALLY captured my attention.

Tink’s great-great-grandfather, Charlie Tinker, worked in the White House telegraph office and was close friends with President Lincoln, Ronda dating back to the years Rich when they had met while living in Illinois. the Confederacy’s only We have his diaries and president, Jefferson Dahave enjoyed reading a vis. I love it when history first-hand account of the and lives intersect.

White House and the war.

“Are you a direct Now, Mr. Hayes-Davis descendant?” I asked, was interested, too. a reasonable question “What are you going because I descend from to do with the diaries? many law-abiders as well Someone is going to as law-breakers but I am be very excited to get directly born from a mere those.” few.

“We want all of He nodded, his silver Charlie’s diaries and hair gleaming in the light belongings to be prethat bounced off the Mis- served where they will sissippi river. “I’m his be appreciated,” Tink regreat-great-grandson.” sponded. He then smiled.

As a devotee of his“We even have a cigar tory, I was instantly inthat belongs to Jefferson

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learn to be an effective leader. To borrow from Harry Potter, leaders aren’t wizards while everyone else is just a hopeless muggle. Leadership is real-life magic anyone can master.

A gimmick. Social media has created a “quick fix” mentality, with promises to reduce our belly fat, strengthen our relationships, or enhance our leadership if we just do “this one thing.”

Unfortunately, there is no “one thing” anyone can do to become a better leader. Improving our leadership requires a lifetime of hard work and dedication, with progress inexorable but

incremental.

A quick fix. We’re also led to believe is that if we just do what the leadership mavens say, we’ll experience dramatic, immediate improvements.

That’s only partly true. Following good leadership advice WILL make us better people and leaders — it just takes time. A lot of time.

Years, in many cases.

But that’s no reason to throw up your hands and give up. The sooner you start following all that good advice, the sooner you’ll see results.

A license to bully. Another common myth is that leadership is about telling people what to

do. Some people seek leadership positions for that reason alone — so they can be “the boss.”

The truth is, effective leadership is more about teaching, persuading, and setting an example.

Sometimes people elbow their way into a leadership position, but they’re rarely effective and usually don’t last.

About you. If you seek primarily to achieve your own goals, you’re missing the point. Leadership isn’t about you.

It’s about helping the people you lead achieve their goals, understanding that if they succeed, you succeed.

Ken Blanchard refers to this as “service

leadership.” But it’s a concept that dates back at least to the New Testament: “He that is greatest among you shall be your servant.”

So there’s your list of things NOT to do. The good news is that, as you avoid these common pitfalls on the road to leadership, you’ll find yourself drawing ever closer to becoming the leader you want to be.

Rob Jenkins is a local college professor and freelance writer and the co-author, with Karl Haden, of “The 9 Virtues of Exceptional Leaders: Unlocking Your Leadership Potential.” Email Rob at rjenkinsgdp@ yahoo.com.

Davis.”

That’s true. In our safe deposit box are a few other items that belonged to Charlie Tinker as well.

There are, among other things, a hand-written note from President Lincoln to Charlie, a card that simply has Lincoln’s scripted signature in ink with a note (this amazes me because no one got autographs in those days yet Charlie was prescient enough to have the president sign a card then pristinely preserved it), and a hand-rolled cigar that is now more than 150 years old. It is rolled in a piece of fine tissue and placed in a box with a note from Charlie that explains that it was one of several cigars that was in the satchel of Jefferson Davis when he was captured.

“Really?” asked President Davis’ grandson.

“How interesting!”

“This is great!” I exclaimed. “How unbelievable.” I pointed to Tink. “You are the great-great-grandson of a man who worked in the White House during the Civil War and he is the great-great-grandson of the president of the Confederacy. All these years later, together, on the same steamboat leaving Vicksburg, Mississippi!”

Things like this excite me. Imagine that the same generation of grandsons descended from men, who had fought as enemies, had crossed paths in the friendliest of ways. In our possession, we have something that belonged to his grandfather and was confiscated during a historical moment in time. We had just left Vicksburg where we had talked about President

Davis and seen a wonderful “hero-sized” (one and a half times life size) statue of him.

Later, we read a news report that the New Orleans council had voted to remove Confederate monuments. This saddens and angers me. History is history regardless of whether it was good or bad, is liked or despised.

I don’t like that Jesus was crucified in such a horrific way, but it happened. And good came from that. And good has come from the Civil War, too.

Take, for instance, the Yankee and the Rebel who struck up an acquaintance because of it.

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and Collins Hill each held a food drive then came together at Meadowcreek to Several local high schools package the food. More than came together on April 30 2,000 different food items in an attempt to lead Project were collected, and the high Feed Gwinnett, a county schoolers boxed 113 boxes wide food drive and packag- of food. West Rock Packaging event. ing Company donated an This was the first year for additional 400 boxes. the food drive and it was led All the boxes were by the nonprofit organizagiven to Southeast Gwinnett tion J-FORCE. High schools Cooperative Ministry and Mountain View, Grayson, North Gwinnett Co-OperCentral Gwinnett, Meadative. owcreek, Berkmar, North The Public Service Gwinnett, South Gwinnett Commissioner of Georgia

attended the event and Transamerica Financial Advisor, Inc. Sean Ragland was a speaker.

“We want to make history in a good way,” said Mountain View senior Eric Kwapong. “The project is about the county coming together by the grace of God. We want to make it bigger and better because this was the first year, and we plan to make it annually. Our goal is to feed Gwinnett, then Georgia, the South, America and eventually the world.”

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Notre Dame teacher to start school in Haiti Meagan Bradford, a fifth-grade teacher at Notre Dame Academy, will be moving to Haiti in August to start a primary school in Madian, Haiti.

Bradford was asked by the Bishop of Anseá-Veau et Miragoâne, Keith Farner Pierre-André Dumas, to start the school after visitstudent video contest. ing and serving in Haiti In his video, “Think,” three times in the last two Philip explores water years. During those visits, scarcity and its impact Bradford worked with the on people around the Life Team Mission Base world. With a growing at the John Paul II Center human population, he for the New Evangelizadiscusses how the water tion performing local outneeds of all communities reach including bible studcan be met in a world ies, prison ministry and of limited resources and Catholic youth ministry. access. Jones used his “It is with great pleaown watercolor paintings sure that I welcome you Brookwood student’s to illustrate his video. He into my diocese as a video receives has been filming and pro- missionary and educator international ducing short videos with faithful to the teachings honorable mention his brother since middle of Jesus Christ and His Philip Jones, a sophoschool.

Catholic Church,” Bishop more at Brookwood High “I think trying to write Pierre-André Dumas School, recently received a script that seemed natu- wrote in his welcome an honorable mention and ral and not robotic was a letter to Bradford. “As a was awarded $250 for a challenge in creating his missionary you will be video he created on water film, but I was able to participating in my own scarcity for the “World of overcome that,” he said in ministry of teaching.”

7 Billion” international a press release.

The school, which Mountain View High School students earned national recognition for excellent performance on the 2016 National Spanish Examinations.

The students earned four gold, 13 silver and seven bronze medals along with 26 honorable mentions.

The National Spanish Examinations are the largest of their kind in the United States, with more than 160,000 students participating in 2016.

The tests are administered each year to students in grades 6 through 12 and are sponsored by the American Association of Teachers of Spanish and Portuguese.

Mountain View students recognized for national Spanish exam results

will be named Académie Notre Dame à Madian in honor of Bradford’s current school, Notre Dame Academy, will open in the fall with a multi-age class. The school plans to provide accessible education by following a sustainable revenue model and providing affordable tuition. Bradford also hopes to provide the children with two meals a day and collaborate with the local Haitian community, seeking their help and providing jobs to build classroom furniture, make meals for students and maintain the school building.

“My passion for Catholic education and my love of the Haitian children make me incredibly excited and humbled to follow God’s call to Haiti.

I feel so blessed by the support of the Notre Dame Academy community in this mission,” Bradford said in a press release.

In addition to starting the school, Bradford will also help with funding. She has created the Reveye Initiative, a

501c3 nonprofit, to help reach the first year goal of $35,000.

The money raised will go toward fixing up the building where the school will be located, adding a bathroom, buying a generator for electricity and providing school supplies, uniforms, meals and other items needed to complete the school. Reveye is Haitian Creole for “Awaken,” and the mission of the school is to awaken a love of learning, curiosity and wonder in the children of Haiti through Catholic education and literacy support programs.

Summer school registration Registration for faceto-face and online high school summer classes in Gwinnett County Public Schools is underway through May 26.

Face-to-face summer classes, June 7 to July 6, will be offered at three locations: Berkmar High School, Brookwood High School and Collins Hill High School.

Students may reg-

ister online at www. mypaymentsplus.com or in person on May 26 at Gwinnett Online Campus, 713 Hi Hope Road, Lawrenceville. Late registration for face-to-face classes is available June 6 at Berkmar High for an added fee of $25.

Course offerings and frequently asked questions are available at www. gcpssummerschool.org.

Online summer classes, June 6-30, will be offered through Gwinnett Online Campus. Registration for online classes is open through May 26.

Course offerings, frequently asked questions and registration information can be found online at www.gwinnettonlinecampus.com/summer.html.

Students taking Health and Personal Fitness must be available for face-toface requirements on June 1 or 2 (Personal Fitness only) and June 27 (both courses).

Keith Farner writes about education. Good News from Schools appears in the Sunday edition of the Daily Post.

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COLLEGE NOTES Madeleine Miller of Lilburn recently completed the requirements for graduation at Visible Music College in Memphis, Tenn.

Zoe Smith of Suwanee recently received the Student Excellence Award from Georgia Southwestern.

The following local students were recently honored at the Brenau University Honors Convocation: Olivia Davis of Auburn, Katlynn Hawkins of Duluth, Ruijun Zheng of Lawrenceville, Aunica Clinton of Buford, Olivia McFerrin of Dacula, Jenny Leetch of Buford, Hannah Doster of Hoschton, Alaina Troha of Auburn, Valeria Rodriguez of Braselton, Dianne Honan of Braselton, Erin Henderson of Snellville, Mason Garland of Hoschton, Ismaelle Occeus of Lawrenceville, Tahimi Perez-Borroto of Braselton, Jennifer Skidmore of Braselton, Richie Han of Suwanee, Nicole Matthews of Dacula, Samiro Mohamed of Stone Mountain, Sarah Frey of Snellville and Rebecca Arevalo of Lawrenceville.

The following local students were recently named to the dean’s list at Brenau University: Rebeca Arevalo of Lawrenceville, Alyssa Burton of Dacula, Samantha Corey of Suwanee, Sarah Frey of Snellville, Mason Garland of Hoschton, Jayla Hale of Lawrenceville, Richie Han of Suwanee, Erin Henderson of Snellville, Marissa Howey of Buford, Lauren Jenkins of Lawrenceville, Kellsey Kloker of Lawrenceville, Sydney Lockhart of Dacula, Olivia McFerrin of Dacula, Leslie Mitchell of Suwanee, Samiro Mohamed of Stone Mountain, Bryan Montemayor of Dacula, Monika Nwajei of Snellville, Tahimi Perez-Borroto of Braselton, Truvanni Sims of Norcross, Carla Spencer of Lawrenceville and Ruijun Zheng of Lawrenceville.

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What’s the return of investment on friendship?

Who are your five closest friends? Did you intentionally choose them?

Or are they circumstantial friends?

Whether you realize it or not, your closest friends set the bar for what you consider to be normal. For example, if you’re a B student and all your friends get C’s, you’ll feel like a high achiever. If you start hanging around the straight-A crowd, it’s likely you’ll start to feel differently about those B’s.

Motivational speaker Jim Rohn famously said that we are the average of the five people we spend the most time with.

Studies have shown that people rarely out-earn their five closest friends.

In most cases, your income is more likely

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Lisa McLeod to be the average of the five people you spend the most time around.

Is it because we’re more comfortable with people of similar status?

Or because we adjust our expectations and thus our behavior to meet group norms? Both. We seek people who affirm our choices and behavior. We also mirror the behavior of the people around us.

Put into practical terms, if you want to be healthi-

er, hanging around people who have beers and burgers for lunch is going to make your health goals seem unrealistic, and thus unattainable.

In the rush of daily life, we often form friendships of convenience, like the office mate or the neighbor. Yet these people might not be the best choices for your inner circle.

You may not be able to avoid the complaining or low aspiration co-worker, but you don’t need to have lunch with him. From a financial and career perspective, spending time with high achievers has helped many people, myself included, up their game.

But financial matters aren’t the only arena of life. There are other more nuanced ways you

can create a more enjoyable life by being choosy about your friends.

Here are three qualities I love in a friend: 1. Someone who provokes interesting conversations I have one friend who isn’t ambitious in her career, but she is ambitious in her intellect.

She’s well-read and always ready to have an interesting conversation about current events, or the dynamics of human relationships. Conversations with her get me thinking, and they keep me thinking long after the conversation is over.

2. Someone who is a loving, kind spouse and/ or parent Years ago, I was friends with a group of women who complained constantly about their

spouses. I found myself joining in. I eventually realized being around these people is not making me a better spouse.

We all need to vent, and friends are the natural goto when we’re frustrated at home. But if I find myself around someone who routinely speaks negatively about their spouse or children, I back off, because I know this person is not going to bring out the best in me. A better place to spend time is with someone who is an excellent spouse or parent. Their influence is more likely to help you be your best with those you love most.

3. Someone who knows how to laugh Happiness is catching.

All your friends don’t have to be high-achieving. Someone who helps

you have fun brings joy and energy into your life.

No further description needed.

If after reading this you’re starting to question some of your own friendships, go back and reread it from your friends’ perspective. Are you the kind of person someone would want as one of their top five?

Lisa McLeod is the creator of the popular business concept Noble Purpose and author of the bestseller, Selling with Noble Purpose. Her latest book was released February 2016 and is titled “Leading with Noble Purpose.” She is a sales leadership consultant and keynote speaker. Organizations like Genentech, Google, and Kaiser hire her to help them grow revenue.

of Suwanee, Connor Segraves of Suwanee, Bendu Sesay of Lawrenceville, Meagan Sheehan of Hoschton, Carl Siegle of Lawrenceville, Benjamin Silis of Lawrenceville, Leonard Simmons of Lithonia, Tyler Smallwood of Buford, Alexander Smith of Lawrenceville, Daniel Snyder of Lawrenceville, Tyre Spears of Grayson, Shawn Stachler of Lawrenceville, Daronte Starks of Stone Mountain, Caitlin Stephens of Dacula, Christopher Stewart of Suwanee, Olan Stubbs of Suwanee, Collin Swinton of Snellville, Ashton Taylor of Duluth, Erica Teilhaber of Norcross, Lauren Tewksbury of Suwanee, Josh Tierra of Lawrenceville, Nicole Tindol of Lawrenceville, Mary Todd of Dacula, Mikhael Tomlineson of Sugar Hill, Stephanie Triplett of Duluth, Courteny Tulloch of Lawrenceville, Amanda Valdes of Lawrenceville, William VanSant of Atlanta, Jerry Vixamar of Lawrenceville, Tu Vo of Lawrenceville, Jessica Voiles of Dacula, Madison Waller of Johns Creek, Jeffrey Ward of Suwanee, La’nard Washington of Grayson, Alexandria Watkins of Grayson, Emma Weisel of Lawrenceville, Krisann Wellington of Duluth, Mellissa Werner of Snellville, Caroline Whitehurst of Dacula, Sydney Wiley of Lawrenceville, Lynell Williams of Lithonia, Krista Williams of Stone Mountain, Caroline Wilson

of Suwanee, Matthew Wood of Lawrenceville, Christina Zeigler of Atlanta and Lauren Ziegler of Lawrenceville.

COLLEGE NOTES The following local students were recently named to the dean’s list at Georgia Southern University: Daniel Abarno of Lawrenceville, Amandla Adams of Stone Mountain, Rochelle Akolade of Grayson, Jasmin Alfred of Lawrenceville, Kaliya Alfred of Lawrenceville, Kelsey Bachmann of Suwanee, Traviel Bartley of Snellville, Stafford Baum of Lawrenceville, Halie Bellet of Suwanee, Whitney Blount of Suwanee, Costandinos Boudouris of Duluth, Daniel Brewster Jr. of Lithonia, Sherrel Briggs of Lithonia, George Brodnax V of Lawrenceville, Alicia Brogden of Suwanee, Brooke Bruff of Norcross, Tori Bunch of Buford, Hannah Butsch of Snellville, Lauren Byrd of Sugar Hill, William Cagle of Hoschton, Jarren Campbell of Duluth, Karen Campbell of Lithonia, Nicholas Cardin of Snellville, Tiffany Carpenter of Snellville, Robert Carrol of Sugar Hill, Marisa Carroll of Suwanee, Montana Carter of Lawrenceville, Johnathan Case of Dacula, John Paul Cathey of Grayson, Christina Chandler of Duluth, Henry Chandler of Duluth, Michael Chastain of Dacula, Mikayla Chess of Suwanee, Rebecca Ciupak of Suwanee, Tatiana Clack of Norcross, Jordan Clark of Johns Creek, Demetria Clark of Snellville, Henry Clayman of Duluth, Jennifer Colbert of Stone Mountain, Jacob Collins of Hoschton, Benjamin Collins of Suwanee, Macy Collins of Gainesville, Arecia Combs of Stone Mountain, Gregory Connor of Suwanee, Nicholas Cook of Lawrenceville, Azura Cooke of Suwanee, Thomas Cooper of Suwanee, Carly Coplas of Lawrenceville, Nigel Croff of Lawrenceville, Caroline Croy of Duluth, Isaac Cushman of Dacula, Michelle Daly of Suwanee, Katherine Darby of Lawrenceville, Blake Davlin of Dacula, Kyla Dickson of Lilburn, Aubriann Dipietro of Duluth, Linda Dobbins

of Dacula, Megan Donat of Lawrenceville, Moses Douglass III of Grayson, Ashley Droze of Suwanee, Demario Durham of Lithonia, Claire Dwyre of Lawrenceville, Annel Estrella of Suwanee, Clayton Farmer of Norcross, Madison Fender of Lawrenceville, Sydney Ferguson of Stone Mountain, Tyler Finazzo of Suwanee, Emily Fisher of Duluth, Jane Fisher of Norcross, Elaina Frampton of Dacula, Catherine Franke of Lawrenceville, Megan Fromme of Grayson, Annmarie Gallagher of Suwanee, Rachel Gann of Dacula, Price Gardner of Duluth, Robert George Jr. of Suwanee, Addie Gooby of Braselton, Devin Gound of Suwanee, Lillian Gray of Lawrenceville, Sara Green of Lilburn, Richielle Greenfield of Lawrenceville, Janis Grikstas of Lawrenceville, Leslie Grinnage of Lawrenceville, Elisabeth Groccia of Lilburn, Christopher Gubitoso of Suwanee, Nicole Gump of Dacula, Daniel Hadgu of Lilburn, Juliana Hafner of Dacula, Charles Hall of Duluth, Jessica Hamrick of Duluth, Luke Hankinson of Lawrenceville, Ashanti Hardy of Lithonia, Mary Harles of Suwanee, Katherine Harris of Stone Mountain, Dylan Harris of Lawrenceville, Kayla Harris of Duluth, Alexandria Hathaway of Duluth, Kyle Haynes of Snellvile, Abbey Hays of Dacula, Shelby Head of Norcross, Nathan Head of Gainesville, Tiara Heads of Dacula, Kasey Heffron of Lawrenceville, Charles Hefner III of Atlanta, Rachel Hellwig of Lilburn, Erin Hembree of Duluth, Sydney Hickman of Braselton, Guy Hodge II of Lawrenceville, Kaitlin Holmes of Hoschton, Paige Hoover of Lawrenceville, Jordan-Lee Howell of Grayson, Stephanie Hulsey of Lawrenceville, Eric Irish of Lilburn, Elizabeth Jacks of Dacula, Trey Jackson of Johns Creek, Kyle Jackson of Grayson, Brandi

Jackson of Duluth, Juliette Jimenez of Norcross, John Jones IV of Lilburn, Donna Jones of Grayson, Lauren Kardish of Dacula, Dane Keller of Duluth, Alexandria Keller of Lawrenceville, Myla Kelly of Stone Mountain, Kelsey Kidwell of Suwanee, Kierstin Kidwell of Suwanee, Lauren Klein of Suwanee, Carlie Klepchick of Suwanee, Sarah Kohrumel of Lawrenceville, Alyssa Kopanski of Duluth, Taylor Labuz of Buford, Russell Land of Dacula, Taylor Lanfear of Sugar Hill, Alexander Langub of Lawrenceville, Jared Lavender of Dacula, Jaden Le of Lilburn, Shannon Lilly of Suwanee, Montanna Lins of Johns Creek, Mona Lippitt of Lawrenceville, Mateo Lloyd of Lithonia, Rebecca Lynch of Duluth, Amelia Lynn of Duluth, Sydnie Madison of Lawrenceville, Catherine Mainous of Duluth, Heather Malinak of Lilburn, Alesha Mann of Lawrenceville, Benjamin Martin of Duluth, Margaret Martin of Lawrenceville, Kiana Mayes of Dacula, Austin McCranie of Buford, Caitlin McElroy of Suwanee, Alexa McFarland of Lawrenceville, Tatum McLaughlin of Sugar Hill, Sean McNeill of Lawrenceville, Perry McWilliams of Norcross, Jada Meadows of Lilburn, Adrian Meghoo of Snellville, Rebecca Mertins of Lawrenceville, Michelle Miller of Auburn, Jennifer Miller of Atlanta, Tasia Millward of Snellville, Lukmon Mohammed of Grayson, Alexandra Moissiadis of Suwanee, Shannon Moore of Grayson, Savannah Moore of Lawrenceville, Leanne Moore of Norcross, Anna Morales of Lawrenceville, Christina Moran of Duluth, Chad Morice of Hoschton, Diarron Morrison of Norcross, Blake Moss of Suwanee, Scott Murphy of Lawrenceville, Steven Myers of Lawrenceville, Alexis Myers of Suwanee, Jamie Myrick of Dacula, Alain Nguyen of Lawrenceville, Aaron Nicely of Gainesville,

Adolfo Obregon of Norcross, Hannah Offenhauer of Braselton, Jacob Osucha of Dacula, Emily Penn of Atlanta, Desiree Penton of Lawrenceville, Maxim Petkov of Norcross, Rachel Pew of Duluth, Amelia Pittman of Lithonia, Marcellus Pleasant of Lithonia, Jane Powell of Suwanee, Hailey Prainito of Snellville, Shannon Rainey of Suwanee, Jessica Rainey of Suwanee, Emmanuel Raji of Lawrenceville, Brooke Rappaport of Grayson, James Rayford of Lithonia, Grace Reading of Atlanta, Michael Reddaway of Suwanee, Jennifer Regan of Suwanee, Brandon Reid of Lawrenceville, Savannah Reis of Suwanee, Anna Rhodes of Lawrenceville, Joseph Rich of Gainesville, D’Mario Riggins of Grayson, Sidney Rives of Suwanee, Alexander Roberts of Lilburn, Xxavier Robertson of Lawrenceville, Manuel Roberto III of Doraville, Leah Roles of Duluth, Kenneth Rollins of Snellville, Rebecca Romesburg of Lawrenceville, Modupe Salimonu of Snellville, Daniel Sance of Snellville, Robyn Snaders of Snellville, Derex Sango III of Lawrenceville, Aliyat Sanni of Lawrenceville, Samantha Savage of Duluth, Kristel Schrils of Duluth, Ashley Sciota of Suwanee, Stephen Scoular of Lawrenceville, Andrew Scruggs Jr. of Sugar Hill, Mackenzie Scudder of Suwanee, Parker Sechrest

The following local students were recently named to the merit list at Brenau University: Caitlin Cavanaugh of Suwanee, Yesenia Chavez of Buford, Aunica Clinton of Duluth, Hannah Doster of Hoschton, Emily Dowling of Hoschton, Carla Graham of Dacula, Kayla Hale of Lawrenceville, Breuana Hill of Braselton, Casey Kozozemski of Lawrenceville, Tiffany Ozieh of Duluth, Valerie Rodriguez of Braselton, Ashley Sellers of Auburn, Natasha Thompson of Snellville, Alaina Troha of Auburn and Rebecca Willis of Stone Mountain.

The following local students were recently inducted into the Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi: Gabriel Anyanwu of Dunwoody initiated at Clark Atlanta University, Shenandoah Phillip of Lawrenceville initiated at Berry College, Lillian Staley of Norcross initiated at Berry College, Nina Thomason of Lawrenceville initiated at Berry College and Lizabeth Wollenhaup of Suwanee initiated at the University of West Georgia.

Corey Denson of Duluth and YunZhe Liu of Snellville were recently inducted into the University of Cumberlands’ Honor Society.

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Gwinnett Clean & Beautiful, Department of Water Resources host Great Gwinnett Wetlands

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More than 200 volunteers came out on April 30 and helped clean up the Bromolow Creek and wetlands. Gwinnett Clean & Beautiful and the Gwinnett County Department of Water Resources hosted the 2nd annual Great Gwinnett Wetlands event in an attempt to grow awareness and promote the ongoing stewardship of Gwinnett’s wetlands and water resources.

The event brought awareness to the wetlands that funnel into streams, rivers and lakes as well as created a sense of ownership and collective responsibility among the volunteers. The four-hour cleanup helped teach what makes a wetland important and why people should take action to help restore wetlands.

“We are incredibly grateful for the hard work of our awesome GCB volunteers,” Interim Executive Director of GCB Summer Gann said.

“The accomplishments of this year’s Great Gwinnett Wetlands are vital to keeping our waterways clean and healthy.”

Volunteers participated in hands-on learning experiences, including monitoring the health of the wetland and water quality, picking up harmful litter and removing invasive plants. The group of environmental stewards, local school green teams, DWR representatives and GCB staffers managed to remove 4,800 pounds of invading plants, pick up 2,900 pounds of litter and debris from two miles of roadsides

Clockwise from above, 2016 Great Gwinnett Wetlands volunteers carry trash bags, work to clear privets and pick up litter near a stream. (Special Photos)

and stream banks and educated 205 volunteers on the important of wetlands.

“Wetlands help to protect the streams and lakes by acting as filters for any pollutants that rain washes from streets and lawns into our waterways,” Gann said.

“These waterways connect us, and the work we’re doing at Bromolow Creek and the wetlands affect all of those who live and work downstream.”

Gann expressed GCB’s gratitude for its partners at DWR and the Aviation Institute of Maintenance for helping make the event possible. The next watershed event, Great Days of Service: Watershed Cleanup, is scheduled to take place Oct. 22, 2016.

f r e e Stroke is an emergency.

If you or someone you know experiences any of these symptoms, call 911.

• Numbness or weakness • Confusion or trouble speaking or understanding • Dimness or loss of vision • Dizziness or loss of balance • Severe headache

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Managing Anxiety

For more information about stroke care at Gwinnett Medical Center, visit gwinnettmedicalcenter.org/stroke.

Thursday May 26th • 6 pm Join Dr. Gary Figiel, geriatric specialist, to learn approaches for managing anxiety in loved ones experiencing memory loss.

This seminar will focus on proven techniques designed to reduce stress for both caregiver and loved ones and reduce the need for medications designed to control symptoms.

Also, start your week with EANS BLUE JEANS

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& Bluegrass Tuesday, May 24 5:30 pm

678-263-0003 Kindly RSVP to either or both events!

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16C • Sunday, May 15, 2016

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