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Grand jury indicts Clayton sheriff

By Joshua Sharpe

nity to testify prior to the indictment being handed down in the May 3 incident, which he has said happened LAWRENCEVILLE while he practiced “police — Clayton County Sheriff tactics” at a model home Victor Hill was indicted where Gwenevere McCord by a Gwinnett grand jury worked. He read a stateThursday on a reckless ment and, with a prop gun, conduct charge in the inadreenacted the shooting, acvertent shooting that criticording to District Attorney cally injured a friend outside Danny Porter.

Lawrenceville.

“I don’t think it addressed Hill took the opportuthe issue of whether or

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not he was reckless in the basic idea of running police drills in a model home on a Sunday afternoon,” Porter said. “I think that’s probably what the grand jury found, that, yes, it may have been an accidental shooting, but it was still under circumstances that rose to the level of reckless conduct.”

McCord, who has recovered, has corroborated the sheriff’s statements that the

shooting wasn’t intentional.

Hill’s attorney, Mike Puglise, couldn’t immediately be reached for comment on the indictment.

The charge is a misdemeanor, specifically accusing Hill of “gross deviation from the standard of care a reasonable person would exercise in the situation.”

Had it been a felony,

Clayton County Sheriff Victor Hill, shown in a file photo from a court appearance, was indicted Wednesday by a Gwinnett grand jury on a reckless conduct charge. (Courtesy: Clayton News)

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Road rage killing sees no charges

By Joshua Sharpe joshua.sharpe@gwinnettdailypost.com

The death of a 24-year-old man Wednesday night in Dacula was apparently in self-defense after a “roadway disagreement,” police said Thursday morning.

The deceased was identified as Richard Fawbush, a Dacula resident, who, along with an accomplice, followed Richard Fawbush Jesse Campbell, 34, also of Dacula, home to assault him in the driveway, said Cpl. Michele Pihera, spokeswoman for Gwinnett County police.

“Campbell told the lead detective that the reason he shot Fawbush was because Fawbush was attempting to assault him Peachtree Corners residents Rick Falkowski, left, and Brad Reid fill out surveys at the Simpsonwood Park public input meeting Thursday night at Norcross High School. (Staff Photo: Curt Yeomans)

Joining the discussion

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Residents turn out for Simpsonwood input meeting

By Curt Yeomans

are no plans — yet.

That was the purpose of Thursday night’s nearly twohour meeting. Although the Peachtree Corners resicounty has a general idea to dent Rick Falkowski has one turn it into a large passive simple desire for the future park along the Chattahoochof Gwinnett County’s Simp- ee River, the details of what sonwood Park. that park will be haven’t been “I would like it to be left decided because this week’s somewhat as it is,” he said. meeting was the first opporFalkowski was one of more tunity to see what residents than 100 Peachtree Corners want in the park’s master residents who gathered in development plan.

Norcross High School’s There is no funding auditorium Thursday to hear available to build Gwinnett County leaders the park at explain what they planned to this do with the 227-acre park.

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point. Despite that, the county is moving ahead with master plan development now so officials can be ready to begin construction when the money is available, which could be through a future SPLOST, said Grant Guess, the project administration director for

Gwinnett County Parks and Recreation.

“It’ll set up an estimated cost for construction … we have got to at least get an expectation for how much

See PARK, Page 11A

The Norcross Woman’s Club Old Library is one of 10 sites the Georgia Trust for Historical Preservation declared to be “Places in Peril” this week. (Photo courtesy of Halston Pitman/Georgia Trust for Historical Preservation)

Report: Two local historic sites ‘in peril’

By Curt Yeomans curt.yeomans@gwinnettdailypost.com

Gwinnett County’s first library and a 176-year-old house in Lilburn where a state legislator and his slaves are buried are in danger of being lost to new development, the Georgia Trust for Historical Preservation announced this week.

The historical preservation group has released its 2016 Places in Peril list, which highlights historical sites throughout the state that it fears could soon be lost forever. The HudsonNash House and Cemetery in Lilburn and the Norcross Woman’s Club Old Library are among the 10 sites on the list.

Sites nominated for the list must be eligible for a National Register of Historic Places designation or already have it, and face a serious threat to make the final cut.

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Wesleyan holds somber Veterans Day event

By Keith Farner

feeling Thursday morning inside the Wesleyan School’s Yancey Building.

And that was by design.

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of middle and high school students, Rob Havers, the president of the George C. Marshall Foundation gave a brief history lesson about Veterans Day. Havers told the students

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about the blood red colors of poppy flowers, and how in the springtime of 1915, they were especially vibrant in France and Belgium, parts of the world that were battlegrounds for World War I. “They were, of course, fertilized by the bodies of hundreds of thousands of dead,” Havers said.

Havers explained how a 2011 piece of music shot to the top of the charts even though it was two minutes of silence.

“Veterans Day is a sober and somber occasion, and it should be,” said Havers, who added that sacrifice and service of those who fought should also be celebrated.

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Rob Havers, the president of the George C. Marshall Foundation on Thursday morning gave a brief history lesson about Veterans Day at the Wesleyan School. (Staff Photo: Keith Farner)

That sentiment was echoed moments later during a prayer by Franklin Pridgen, the school’s football coach and economics teacher.

“Give us an opportunity to embolden the virtues that this nation and those that serve her stand to inspire and protect,” Pridgen said.

“We live in the greatest nation on Earth. Not by entitlement. By no way have we earned it. But like your loving grace, it was a free gift. Thank you to those who paid the price for that gift.”

Wesleyan sophomore Grayson Ragsdale said the event was different because Veterans Day presentations are typically celebrations of the holiday, and this one was more solemn.

Ragsdale and senior Bryce Greene were among part of a chorus of musicians who rehearsed the music since September in order to understand the meaning behind the lyrics.

“It allowed us to really think about, first off the beauty of the music and the sacrifices the military’s

made for us,” Green said.

“It had an impact on how we sang it as well. It wasn’t just any old song, we really thought about (it).”

Added Ragsdale, “We really focused on the words in the songs, and singing them as opposed to hearing them, when you sing them, it means so much more.”

Matt Cole, Wesleyan’s executive headmaster, said the school about 10 years ago began to make Veterans Day a focused event for outside speakers. Alternating Wesleyan alumni who have served in the military with prominent leaders like a four-star general over the years, Coles said he hopes the event is more than battle and blood, rah-rah and a political conflict.

“What we want them to see is the personal sacrifice people made for them,” he said. “because part of our motto is Jesus, others, yourself, and obviously that’s the Christian sacrifice, so … to tie those two together, that the sacrifice on the battlefield is that ultimate sacrifice that in a sense we want them to make.”

Group offers rides in DC-3

By Curt Yeomans curt.yeomans @gwinnettdailypost.com

Lovers of classic vehicles should get ready to hold on to their hats so they don’t get blown off this weekend.

There are the classic cars, such as the 1959 Corvette or a 1964 Mustang, that people can sit in and fantisize about days gone by. Experimental Aircraft Association Chapter 690 will host an opportunity to ride in another classic vehicle, but this one will be a little different.

It has wings.

The group will host airplane enthusiast Ron Alexander and his DC-3 airplane on Saturday at Briscoe Field in Lawrenceville. The model was commonly used for passenger travel from the mid-1930s, through the 1940s.

Flights will be offered on a first-come, first-served basis between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. Rides on the plane cost $75 for adults and $50 for children between 2 and 17. Children under 2 can ride for free as long as they sit in a parent’s lap. Anyone who rides the plane can get a 10 percent discount at the airport’s restaurant, the Flying Machine, before or after they go up in the air.

Tickets can be prepurchased online at www. ridethedc3.com, and prebooked passengers will be assigned a time when they can ride the plane.

Flights will depart from Briscoe Field’s Aircraft Specialist Jet Center, which is located at 500 Briscoe Blvd.

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FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 13, 2015 • 3A

State agency stays out of cancer hospital fight

By Andy Miller

Georiga Health News

A state agency has tabled a controversial proposal to eliminate state requirements for Cancer Treatment Centers of America’s hospital in Newnan.

Clyde Reese, commissioner of the Department of Community Health, said at the agency board meeting Thursday that the CTCA

proposal had triggered a reaction from the Georgia hospital industry that was “overwhelmingly negative.”

Given that response, Reese said, he decided his agency was “not the proper venue to vet the proposal.”

The Community Health’s board had been expected to vote Thursday on the plan.

If approved, the proposal would have allowed CTCA’s Georgia facility to reclas-

sify as a general acute-care hospital — and thus shed the current restriction of having no more than 35 percent of its patients come from Georgia.

Separately, Reese said that he had yet to review an updated proposal by Atlantabased Grady Health System to apply for a Medicaid “waiver’’ to cover more uninsured people.

He added that a Georgia

Chamber of Commerce effort to study alternatives to Medicaid expansion will have to come up with a proposal that Gov. Nathan Deal sees as not too burdensome on the state budget.

Deal and state legislative leaders have already blocked Cancer Treatment of America’s hospital in Newnan is picexpansion in Georgia betured above. (Special Photo) cause of cost concerns. as centers in Philadelphia, industry “used the political Tulsa, Phoenix and Chicago.

Politics and regulations system to restrict consumer Other Georgia hospitals The Georgia hospital choice [and] block competiwere wary of CTCA’s entry industry, which has been tion.” into the market, and they critical of Cancer Treatment He added that he was have fiercely fought efforts Centers of America and not sure of CTCA’s next to expand its footprint here. was united in opposition to move on the issue, includThe Newnan hospital the proposed loosening of ing whether to pursue new has operated under certain restrictions, applauded the legislation in the General state-imposed restrictions agency’s move.

Assembly. in Georgia since it opened.

“We’re encouraged by “We have [Georgia] the decision today,’’ said patients who are trying to get Those rules were set by the Georgia General Assembly Earl Rogers, president of the access to us,’’ Kent said. to satisfy the concerns of Georgia Hospital AssociaLast month, GHA chief critics of the chain. tion. “I think the board saw Rogers said at a public CTCA has been lobbying the overwhelming opposihearing on the proposal that tion to the proposal.”

CTCA has the reputation of state lawmakers to ease the restrictions, but it dropped But Rogers suggested that “cherry picking’’ patients that effort this year after CTCA might take its bid for with the best insurance its support for new legislafewer restrictions back to the coverage.

Georgia Legislature.

He called the reclassifica- tion was unsuccessful. The proposal for a Community Reese, speaking to report- tion idea “an end-around”’ Health reclassification reers after the meeting, indithe General Assembly’s flected a new avenue toward cated the same expectation. authority over health care. achieving the same goal, but “I think it became clear that And Rogers noted that if the issue and argument need CTCA converts to a general on Thursday it proved a dead end. to occur back at the General hospital, it would not have Speaking to reporters Assembly,” he said. to offer emergency room after the meeting, Reese said A CTCA executive told services.

GHN that he was “defi“Not one [other] hospital Grady’s new version of its Medicaid waiver plan, at his nitely disappointed’’ by the supports this rule change,’’ request, contained informaagency’s decision.

Rogers declared.

“It’s too bad to see politics If the board had approved tion on including people get in the way of patients’ the plan, the cancer hospital who are classified “aged, choice,’’ said David Kent, would still have had to win a blind and disabled,’’ along chief operating officer for “certificate of need’’ (CON) with people whose incomes the Newnan cancer facility. for that change in classifica- are below 100 percent of poverty.

Kent said the hospital tion.

Matt Hicks, a Grady CON is the regulatory executive, told GHN that apparatus in Georgia, as the safety-net organization’s in some other states, that waiver plan “has shown it governs the construction and expansion of health care has no cost to the state, and that there’s federal precfacilities. Under Georgia edent’’ for the move. law, hospitals are required Reese noted that Gov. to obtain CON licenses for Deal had set firm guidelines major construction projects and expansions of service. for the Georgia Chamber’s study on an alternative to Not a new battle Medicaid expansion that Cancer Treatment Centers would increase access to of America is a for-profit care. company known for its Any proposal must leave sophisticated marketing. It the state “in a fiscally sound operates five regional cancer position and leave the hospitals: the one in NewnDepartment (of Community an, south of Atlanta, which Health) and Medicaid fisopened in 2012, as well cally solvent,” Reese said.

A fountain sprays water outside the Mall of Georgia in Buford in this 2014 file photo. The mall announced its holiday hours for Thanksgiving and Christmas this week.

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Malls announce hours for holidays

By Curt Yeomans

will have different schedules.

The Mall of Georgia will be open from 8 a.m. to Simon Malls announced 10 p.m. on Nov. 28, and 11 their holiday hours for the a.m. to 8 p.m. on Nov. 29.

It will also be open from 8 Thanksgiving and Christmas weekends for the Mall a.m. to 6 p.m. on Christmas Eve and from 8 a.m. of Georgia and Sugarloaf to 9 p.m. on Dec. 26.

Mills this week.

Meanwhile, Sugarloaf Both malls will open Mills will be open from their doors at 6 p.m. on Thanksgiving Day and stay 9 a.m. to 10 p.m. on Nov. 28, and 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. open until 1 a.m., and go on a 6 a.m. to 10 p.m. op- on Nov. 29. It will also erating schedule on Black be open from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Christmas Eve and Friday. They will also be from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. on closed on Christmas Day. Dec. 26.

Other than that, they

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Symptoms of heart attack can confuse DEAR DR. ROACH: My question is about symptoms for women’s heart attacks. I have always heard that symptoms for women can be much different from men’s. Instead of the chestclutching, sharp pain that men can have, I have read that women’s symptoms can be any of these: heartburn or indigestion; pain in the jaw, neck, shoulders, back, one or both arms; fatigue and troubled sleep; dizziness and nausea; or extreme anxiety. Are you KIDDING me? I am a healthy, active 63-year-old woman. I have had all of these symptoms at one time or another. If I acted every time I had one of these symptoms, I would be at the doctor’s office every day. How is one to know which symptoms to take seriously and act on immediately, and which to wait a few days to see if it is temporary?

Thank you for addressing this confusing issue.

— J. ANSWER: I have seen many letters similar to yours. The confusing problem is that it’s true: In women, heart attack symptoms and the symptoms of angina before a heart attack can include all of those vague symptoms. The same is true of men as well, although it’s more likely for women than for men to have symptoms other than the classic left-sided chest discomfort (people are much more likely to describe angina as “discomfort” or “pressure” than “pain”).

So your question is entirely valid: How do you know when to take common symptoms seriously?

The first thing I would say is that the greater your risk for heart disease, the more seriously you should take any symptom. Age, family history of heart disease, high blood pressure and cholesterol, lack of regular physical exercise and diabetes are among the most important risk factors.

The second thing I would say is to take new symptoms seriously. If you never get heartburn, for example, then heartburn at age 63 should prompt concern.

Third, context matters.

Symptoms such as nausea or jaw pain that occur with exercise — even carrying a bag of groceries or walking up stairs — is definitely a reason to talk to your doctor.

Most women don’t know that heart disease remains their No. 1 killer, far outstripping breast cancer (or any cancer). Both women and men need to take even vague symptoms seriously, especially if the symptoms are new, exertional or if the person has several risk factors. As a primary-care doctor, I’d rather see my patient for her concerns that symptoms may be heart disease than see her in the ICU with a heart attack.

Dr. Roach regrets that he is unable to answer individual letters, but will incorporate them in the column whenever possible. Readers may email questions to ToYourGoodHealth@ med.cornell.edu or request an order form of available health newsletters at 628 Virginia Dr., Orlando, FL 32803. Health newsletters may be ordered from www. rbmamall.com.

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In 1970, the Bhola cyclone in Bangladesh killed an estimated 500,000 people.

In 1982, the Vietnam Veterans Memorial was dedicated in Washington, D.C. In 2001, President George W. Bush signed an executive order allowing military tribunals for suspected terrorists.

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Anxious dad peppers daughter for ‘proof of life’ DEAR AMY: I’m the only child of a man who comes from a “hightouch” family. He never moved out of his parents’ home (my mom simply moved in). My grandmother used to talk to her siblings twice a day on the phone.

I moved out of the house — from Queens to Brooklyn — when I was 23. I am now 27. My dad still insists that I have to text or call him every day when I get home.

If he does not hear from me by 8 p.m., he will text me to ask if I am home. If I don’t answer within an hour or so (I tried to train him not to expect an immediate response), he will send more texts asking if I am “alive.”

When I try to talk to him about this behavior, he asks me to understand that I am his only daughter, but the constant barrage from him is giving me anxiety. He freaks out when I don’t answer.

He truly insists on daily “proof of life.” This does not make me feel like an adult, even though I have always been highly responsible.

I wish my parents had more children to relieve the pressure.

What do other only children do? Please help me come to some sort of compromise!

— Only Daughter

is hard for you but I’m telling you in advance. You can handle it.”

DEAR AMY: I was a June bride and am blissfully married to my sweetie.

We found out that, despite all my efforts to provide overnight accommodations and transportation options, one of my cousins got into Amy Dickinson legal trouble on their drive home from our wedding.

DEAR DAUGHTER: My other cousin asked Could you train yourme to comb through my self to react differently? photos and video footage Maybe shooting your for anything that could father a quick smiley face help show my cousin’s emoticon in response to a state during the wedding. text or call would satisfy Frankly, I was resentful him. to have to look at these You have correctly photos and video with identified your father as anything other than beautisomeone who comes from ful thoughts, but I wanted a culture of intensive to help and I also did not contact. want strangers to rifle His compulsive checkthrough them. ing in is his attempt to After letting my other deal with his own anxiety. cousin know I had no I would put this outside promising evidence for the “normal” range of par- them, they asked for the ent behavior, enhanced by videographer’s contact the ubiquity of cellphones. information.

Understand that his anxOur videographer and iety levels probably rise as photographer are our the evening goes on. friends. I do not want to One common treatment air my family’s dirty laundry to these friends. for anxiety-fueled comI feel selfish wanting to pulsions is to gradually keep those items sacred expose the person to the when my cousin could source of his anxiety. If you want to try, you could be facing legal charges say: “Dad, I am not going in court. How should I to check in tomorrow. See respond?

— Newlywed if you can go all night DEAR NEWLYWED: without texting or calling.

I’m not sure how photos I’ll call you first thing in from your wedding would the morning. I know this

Ask Amy

prove someone’s innocence.

All the same, I can’t quite wrap my head around your extreme sensitivity about this. You should provide the names of the people who photographed your wedding and let them handle it.

If you don’t provide access, I assure you, you’ll feel worse — your assumption that this episode will ruin the “sacred” nature of these items is decidedly out of focus.

DEAR AMY: You chided the subject of the letter signed “Elephant on the Couch” for not acting like a good family member by sleeping on the couch after Thanksgiving dinner.

But in many families napping is exactly how to fit in to the family.

— Napster DEAR NAPSTER: Napping seems to be a major sport on Thanksgiving Day, but not in that particular family. I hoped they could find a spare bed for the poor guy.

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.

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You’ll be able to drum up quite a few opportunities this year. Avoid emotional setbacks by taking an honest approach to personal and professional partnerships. Embrace change rather than being pushed into it reluctantly.

If you take control of every situation you face, you’ll avoid regret.

SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 22) — Take responsibility for work that needs to be done in order to feel good about your progress and be ready for whatever comes your way.

Be open to change, and forge ahead.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 23-Dec. 21) — Not everyone will understand what you are trying to accomplish. Be detailed and precise if you want to avoid skepticism.

Once you clarify your position, you’ll be given free rein.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) — Stick to what you know you can do in order to get good results. You won’t please everyone initially, but as time passes, you will win over even your toughest critic.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 19) — Don’t be afraid to head in a different direction. Look for the route that will provide you with the most information, excitement and rewards. Romance is in the stars.

PISCES (Feb. 20-March 20) — Emotional confusion will set in if you take on too much or get involved with people who are bad influences or don’t have your best interest at heart.

ARIES (March 21-April 9) — Your dedication and determination will help you bring about positive change. Romance looks promising, and making special plans will bring you closer to someone you love.

TAURUS (April 20May 20) — Be careful how you approach sensitive subjects. Problems with important partnerships are apparent and must be dealt with diplomatically if you want to avoid a parting of ways.

GEMINI (May 21June 20) — Don’t rely on others to help you get ahead. Expect to face a competitive and relentless challenge that will require your undivided attention and every ounce of energy.

CANCER (June 21-July 22) — Enjoy a change of scenery.

Meeting people who have information and experience that you desire will excite you.

Once your mind is set on something, it will be difficult to distract you.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) — Refuse to let anyone make decisions for you.

Don’t make a move until you are ready to do so.

Updating your image or skills will enhance your confidence. Romance is encouraged.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept.

22) — Partnerships will be tempting, but not necessarily prosperous.

Before you jump into a joint venture, make sure you are getting a fair deal. Things are not as they appear.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23) — Put your personal objectives into play.

Take better care of your health, finances and emotional well-being.

You can make positive changes if you put your mind to it.

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GWINNETT GAB Author to debut third novel at CONjuration Peachtree Corners author Jonathan French has announced the release of his third novel, “The Grey Bastards.”

The book goes on sale to the public on Nov. 16, but fans have the opportunity to snag a copy early this weekend at CONjuration.

CONjuration, an annual Harry Potter-themed fantasy convention, will be held through Sunday at the Marriott Century Center in Atlanta. French will debut his new novel during the convention and be available for meet-and-

greet sessions and book signings throughout the event.

French is best known for his epic fantasy series, “Autumn’s Fall Saga.” His new book focuses on the fantasy kingdom of Hispartha where their most notorious leaders are the Grey Bastards, but their only known leader is beginning to die. “The Grey Bastards” explains what will happen to Hispartha after this sad loss and how they will avoid turmoil.

French will be present all three days at CONjuration. The Mariott Center is located at 2000 Century Boulevard N.E. in Atlanta.

For more information about Jonathan French at

CONjuration, visit jonathanfrenchbooks.com.

American Legion to host workshop for veterans

those who are not veterans.

A few of the organizations that will be at the event are representatives from the Veterans Administration, the Georgia Department of Veterans Services, various health organizations and more.

The American Legion Post 233 is located at 4635 U.S. Highway 78 in Loganville. For more information, visit gapost233.com.

The American Legion Post 233 will present a Veterans Information Workshop from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday.

There will be representatives from various organizations to help answer questions and provide assistance to veterans reGeorgia SPCA garding veterans’ individual needs and information offering low-cost about their benefits. pet vaccinations Other organizations will Local animal owners also be on site to provide assistance and support for will have the opportu-

nity to bring their pets to receive low-cost vaccinations from the Georgia SPCA on Saturday.

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

No appointment is necessary, but Georgia SPCA requests that all dogs be

leashed and all cats be in a carrier. If your pet has had an allergic reaction in the past, the SPCA asks that you take him or her to your regular vet. All proceeds from the clinic go to benefit the homeless pets of the Georgia SPCA, a not-for-profit rescue organization.

The Georgia SPCA is located at 1175 Ga. Highway 23 N.W. in Suwanee.

For more information, visit GeorgiaSPCA.org or call 678-765-2726.

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DULUTH — Putting her money where her mouth is, Gretchen Corbin made a pledge Thursday afternoon to personally support Gwinnett Technical College students.

The commissioner of the Technical College System of Georgia wrapped up a speech at The 1818 Club in Duluth before a Gwinnett Chamber lunch meeting where she offered highlights of technical colleges and their students across the state. But before it was over, Corbin asked Gwinnett Tech President D. Glen Cannon about how many students were “purged” this semester because of lack of payment or financial aid.

The number was 320.

And Cannon added that the average amount needed to stay in school was less than $250.

“Under $250 could provide for a life changing of a student and therefore a family and generations to come,” Corbin said. “I would like to go ahead and pledge $250 on behalf of my family to the Gwinnett Technical College during this holiday season, and I hope that I’ll make a difference for one student, if not more.”

Corbin is still relatively new to her job, but she said job creation and connecting students with local companies is her biggest

experience of graduating from a technical college in Georgia helps fill a range of jobs across the state, from logistics at the port in Savannah to the nuclear plant at Fort Vogtle in Augusta. Corbin said technical colleges take on the life and talents of their local communities.

While health care science remains one of the most in-demand and popular programs at technical colleges, movie production set design and computer manufacturing are also expanding, Corbin said.

Corbin shared about her two daughters who each have individual goals.

One plans to be a fashion designer, while the other simply wants to make a lot of money. But both are aware of the “Move On When Ready” program of dual enrollment.

Last academic year, the system counted about 11,000 students enrolled in dual enrollment programs, but in the fall semester alone, it’s on pace to double that number with 12,000 already.

“Kids are paying attention and they know what their options are,” Corbin said.

She cited other examples of current students who have chartered a career path for themselves.

“The most exciting thing about our technical college students is they know where they’re going,” she said.

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“I think that’s part of our job in reminding people what technical colleges are,” she said. “They’re very different than they were 10, 15, 20 years ago. … For parents like myself, we had a very different choice, if any choice in that time period, from the students of today. We’ve got to make sure that they all know what our colleges are about.”

Those offerings fall into a range of programs, including traditional, advanced, adult education and customized training education.

She took over in January and brought experience primarily from the economic development area. Corbin previously was commissioner of the Department of Community Affairs, executive director of the Georgia Housing and Finance Authority and deputy commissioner for Global Commerce at the Georgia Department of Economic Development.

In his introduction of her, Cannon said Corbin, as commissioner of DCA and the state’s chief community developer, was responsible for 65 programs in community infrastructure and development, downtown and economic development and financing workforce housing. She oversaw more than $71 million in investment in Georgia communities.

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PEOPLE ‘Warcraft’ trailer trending strong

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LOS ANGELES — “Warcraft” shook up the digital world this week, capiStudents held rallies on talizing on interest in one of college campuses across the the highest grossing video United States on Thursday games of the century and to protest ballooning student ranking as the No. 1 film of loan debt for higher educathe week. The first trailer for tion and rally for tuition-free “Warcraft” was released on Nov. 6 and nearly 23 million public colleges and a minigamers and moviegoers alike mum wage hike for campus flocked to the content. workers.

In comparison to previous The demonstrations video game adaptations — were planned just two days “Need for Speed,” “Hitman: after thousands of fast-food Agent 47” and “The Angry workers took to the streets in Birds Movie” — “Wara nationwide day of action craft’s” trailer is by far the pushing for a $15-an-hour most popular. Millions of minimum wage and union gamer eyes on the trailer rights for the industry. were expected, but the film’s Events for Thursday’s Wikipedia search volume, protests, dubbed the Miloften indicative of new fan lion Student March, were planned at colleges and uni- Graduating students listen to U.S. President Barack Obama speak at the University of interest, may be the most imMichigan commencement ceremony in Ann Arbor, Mich. on May 1, 2010. (Reuters/Kevin pressive result of the launch. versities from Los Angeles Lamarque) After 200,000 film searches to New York. Thousands of people signed up to attend said in a statement on their fault, representing more than universities and colleges and in only five days, interest in “Warcraft” more than on Facebook groups, though website. $110 billion, while millions has pledged to cut interest doubles previous releases of it remained to be seen how Organizers are demanding more are finding it hard to rates for student loans. its kind. many would ultimately tuition-free public colleges, keep up with repayments.

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Al-Hayat Media Center, the militant group’s foreign language media division, released a video in Russian with chants of “Soon, very soon, the blood will spill like an ocean,” SITE reported.

Islamic State has previously called for attacks on Russia and the United States in revenge for strikes by their warplanes on its fighters in Syria.

Western intelligence officials suspect the ultra-hardline Sunni group of planting a bomb in a Russian passenger plane which crashed in Egypt’s Sinai Peninsula on Oct. 31, killing all 224 passengers and crew.

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Skateboarding dog, runner on all fours mark World Records Day Reuters LONDON — From a dog skateboarding through a tunnel of human legs to a man holding lit candles in his mouth, people around the world have been marking Guinness World Records Day with a range of quirky feats.

From the young to the old, some 650,000 hopefuls were said to be taking part in a bid to

MUST READ earn a Guinness World Record title. The day itself was on Thursday.

In Lima, bulldog Otto took the title for “longest human tunnel traveled through by a skateboarding dog,” passing through the legs of 30 people.

On the other side of the world in Japan, Kinichi Ito claimed the

record for the “fastest 100 meter running on all fours,” with a time of 15.71 seconds.

The record for “most lit candles in the mouth” is now 15 and was achieved by Dinesh Shivnath Upadhyaya in Delhi. He also claimed the title of “the most matchsticks extinguished with the tongue in one minute” at 30.

In Britain, the “tightest reverse parallel park” was claimed by stunt driver Alastair Moffatt who

squeezed a Mini in between two cars, leaving a combined space of 34 centimeters.

“Guinness World Records Day unites people across the planet from all walks of life, all of whom have one common goal — to become the greatest in the world at something,” Guinness World Records Editor-in-Chief Craig Glenday said in a statement.

Other new records saw the

Harlem Globetrotters score a few hoop tricks including “the longest basketball shot made blindfolded,” achieved by Thunder Law at 69 feet, 6 inches.

His teammate Handles Franklin scored “the farthest kneeling basketball shot made backwards” from 60 feet, 7.5 inches.

Other record attempts were yet to come in the day, such as the largest gathering of people dressed as penguins in the UK.

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Economics wins GOP debate

WASHINGTON — The real headline from this week’s Republican debate wasn’t that the candidates clashed over immigration and national security. It was that they agreed on economic policies that have proved unpopular and unwise — and that may make the eventual nominee unelectable.

The central issue facing most American families is that incomes, for all but the wealthy, are stagnant. The consensus response from the GOP field is a big collective shrug.

The evening began with frontEugene runners Donald Robinson Trump and Ben Carson announcing they would not raise the federal minimum wage, presently a paltry $7.25 an hour.

“I hate to say it, but we have to leave it the way it is,” said Trump, the allegedly populist billionaire. “People have to go out, they have to work really hard and have to get into that upper stratum. But we cannot do this if we’re going to compete with the rest of the world. We just can’t do it.”

You have to wonder about all those jobs Trump promises to bring to this country from China and Mexico. Are they in sweatshops? Paying starvation wages?

Carson claimed that “every time we raise the minimum wage, the number of jobless people increases” — a notion many economists reject — and then launched into a vague spiel about how government should “allow people to ascend the ladder of opportunity” rather than “give them everything and keep them dependent.” It will be news to low-wage workers that they are so coddled.

Marco Rubio, who is running third in most national polls, volunteered that “if you raise the minimum wage, you’re going to make people more expensive than a machine.” Then he praised vocational education and came out with one of the debate’s more memorable lines: “Welders make more money than philosophers. We need more welders and less philosophers.”

Leave aside the grammatical error — he should have said “fewer” philosophers. Also leave aside what we all learned in Economics 101, which is that if there were more welders, their services would have to become cheaper. As soon as the words were out of Rubio’s mouth, fact-checker columnists pounced with data showing that philosophy majors actually make more than welders — and that those who go on to become philosophy professors make a lot more.

Ah, but poor, defenseless facts stood no chance in this debate, which aired on Fox Business Network. The moderators used the devastating tactic of giving the candidates ample rope with which to tie themselves in hopeless knots.

Carly Fiorina was asked the most incisive question of the evening: Given that the economy added an average of 240,000 jobs a month under Bill Clinton and 107,000 a month under Barack Obama, but only 13,000 a month under George W. Bush, “how are you going to respond to the claim that Democratic presidents are better at creating jobs than Republicans?”

Fiorina’s response was a classic: “Well, first of all, I must say, as I think about that question, I think about a woman I met the other day …” She never ventured within a mile of the jobs question, instead announcing that “problems have gotten much worse under Democrats” and repeating her pledge to reduce the U.S. tax code to three pages.

I guess she plans to use a really tiny font.

Jeb Bush predictably offered a heaping helping of establishment Republican economic orthodoxy: more tax cuts and more deregulation. “I think we need to repeal every rule that Barack Obama has in terms of work in progress, every one of them,” Bush said. “For those that are already in existence … we have to start over.”

There were times when the candidates just made no sense. Ted Cruz, for one, called for a return to the gold standard — a ridiculous idea that, among other impacts, would threaten the dollar’s status as the leading reserve currency in global finance.

Cruz also said he would “absolutely not” bail out the big banks if they got in trouble again like they did in 2008. John Kasich reasonably pushed back at the idea of allowing worldwide financial catastrophe for the sake of ideological purity. Carson weighed in with utter nonsense about how we should have policies “that don’t allow [the banks] to just enlarge themselves at the expense of smaller entities.” He went on to talk about low interest rates, stock buybacks and the “stampede of regulation.” It was, let’s face it, gibberish.

What we did not hear Tuesday night was a plan to boost the earnings of middle-class workers. That’s the economic task of our time, but the Republican Party clearly wants no part of it.

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

Is Sen. Marco Rubio the one?

Unlike last month’s contentious GOP debate on CNBC, the event staged by Fox Business Network and The Wall Street Journal was thankfully less about the moderators and more about the candidates. It was about content, not about which moderator could ask the best “gotcha” question.

We are moving beyond the “who won?” stage in these Republican debates into the “who would you be most comfortable with as president?” and “who is best equipped to defeat Hillary Clinton?”

The answer to both questions seems to be Sen. Marco Rubio.

The Florida Republican reminds me of John F. Kennedy’s line in his 1961 Inaugural Address: “The torch has been passed to a new generation.”

JFK was 43 when he became president. Rubio would be 46.

Beyond the age factor, Hillary Clinton represents not only the past, but a failed present. She has no meaningful accomplishments and no vision for the future.

As the cyber columnist Rich Galen wrote on his “Mullings” blog: “(Rubio)

Cal Thomas was either the smoothest politician on the stage, the best rehearsed, or both. He is comfortable on foreign policy, economic policy and fiscal policy. Best answer was on ISIS in a back and forth with Rand Paul. ‘Either they win or we win,’ Rubio said. ‘We better take this risk seriously; it is not going away on its own.’”

There was another answer that was Kennedy-esque. It came in response to a question by moderator Maria Bartiromo. She said that Hillary Clinton has more experience than almost all of the Republicans running for president, as if a resume equals accomplishments, of which Clinton has few to none. Bartiromo phrased her question this way: “Why should the American

people trust you to lead this country even though she has been so much closer to the office?”

Rubio treated the question like a home run slugger seeing a fastball over the plate.

First the vision: “This election is about the future and what kind of country this will be in the 21st century.”

He called it a “generational choice,” contrasting Clinton’s age (she would be 69 on Inauguration Day 2017) with his own energetic youth.

Next came the diagnosis of where he thinks we are: “A growing number of Americans feel out of place in their own country — a society that stigmatizes those who hold cultural values that are traditional.” He lamented the number of people who live “paycheck to paycheck,” because “the economy has changed under their feet.” Students with crushing student loans, he said, are graduating from college with “a degree that doesn’t lead to a job.”

He added, “For the first time in 35 years, we have more businesses dying than we do starting.”

Rubio then flashed a dagger he will clearly use against Clinton and her “experience” when he said, “Around the world every day brings news of a new humiliation for America, many the direct consequence of decisions made when Hillary Clinton was secretary of state.”

Rubio then indicted not only Clinton, but her party: “The Democratic Party and the entire political left has no ideas about the future.

All their ideas are the same tired ideas of the past: more government, more spending. … If I am the nominee, they will be the party of the past; we will be the party of the 21st century.”

In an opinion piece for CNN.com, former White House communications adviser Dan Pfeiffer wrote: “There is no question that Rubio is the Republican that Democrats fear most.”

After Rubio’s four debate performances, and especially the one Tuesday night, they should.

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

Yearning for a return to rural America GOOD HOPE — Rural America is still out there, but it is changing as often as the weather forecast. Young people clamor to get off the farm. Little farms and little farmers are disappearing.

Folks in these parts, however, make do and some continue to live off the land.

Maybe there is a soothsayer who might confirm this possibility. Will the problems of the cities, in the by and by, force people back to the farm? I am not clairvoyant, but have high hopes that the rural communities will continue to dot our landscapes and give us respite from the mess we often make of our cities — where vegetable gardens are as scarce as an ATM machine is in Good Hope.

In the last year, I have seen a lot of rural America: Powderly, Texas, and just across the border of the Red River into Oklahoma; the grain fields and corn rows of South Dakota, where pheasant abound; the horse farms and bluegrass of Kentucky; the backroads of Cashiers, N.C.; the wooded acreage of North Florida, just over the Georgia line; the land that grows nothing much but weeds in the low country, which ushers you into Charleston, provided you choose a route other than the interstate.

Then there are the settlements

Wade and Harold Edmondson, at 5:30 a.m. I want to sit with Mr. Tommy and Mr. B. who have their own designated rocking chairs, and hear them pontificate near a sign which suggests “Lies are bigger at Good Hope General Store.”

I want to return for a “coLoran caine” hot dog. “That’s one Smith that is so tasty you become addicted after you take the first bite,” said Margaret Stapp, a throughout Georgia including friendly and hospitable lady, places named Kite, Adrian, who gave me a tour of the Pocataligo, Ochlockonee, premises.

Knoxville, Hoboken, Waverly She and Amy Hughes even and Sasser. let me see the 40-gallon crock Right under my nose is pot where the Edmondsons Good Hope in east Walton make good barbecue, based County. Incorporated in 1905, on my tasting experience, and Good Hope got its name from great Brunswick stew. Marthe early settlers’ optimism garet let me have a sample of that the future of their commu- each. When I return to drink nity was good. When I stopped coffee with Mr. Tommy and here recently, my consciousMr. B. maybe I can hang ness was tweaked by the around for lunch and enjoy belief that there will always be more of the Good Hope Gencommunities like Good Hope eral Store’s delectable Brunsin our world. wick stew.

When you drive through This is a place where if Good Hope, you know this you like it hot, it doesn’t get is where laid-back living is any hotter. When you dip into a staple of existence. There the crock pot, the marinade is one caution light, a post includes onions and jalapeno office, a veterinary clinic and peppers. This is the kind of hot one general store. That store is that folks south of the border the business landmark, which would respect. will bring me back as soon Good Hope has a mayor, as I can get to it. They start Jimmy Guthrie, and a council. drinking coffee at the Good Government here recently Hope General Store, owned by made a landmark decision.

They voted to allow the Good Hope General Store to sell cold beer. For a long time, the Edmondsons had to sell their beer hot, the theory being that if imbibers bought their beer hot, they were not as likely to drink and drive — confirming that everywhere there are people, there are issues and solutions, pros and cons, yeas and nays.

Good country music sounded forth on the speaker system. My guess was that it was coming from nearby WMOQ where my friend Julio entertains each day. If I make it back for lunch I want the eminently popular Julio to join me.

The Veterinary Clinic, operated by Dr. Ross Kittrell and his assistant Sheila Ogle, is where I stopped first. “If you want to know anything about Good Hope and anything that goes on here, you have to go next door to the General Store Sheila advised. You not only learn something, you will enjoy yourself. That is a great place.”

I can confirm Sheila is right.

So right, I can’t wait to return to see Margaret and Amy and enjoy a cocaine hot dog.

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

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to say what questions the panel posed. “There was the Georgia Peace Officer nothing remarkable about it.

Standards and Training He wasn’t Council, which certifies ofreally nerficers, would’ve suspended vous and his license automatically. Inhe wasn’t stead, the indictment doesn’t real cocky. make much of a difference He just for POST, which has been testified.” investigating Hill since his Because May arrest, because the he’s a law Victor Hill charge hasn’t changed, enforceaccording to Mitch Jones, ment officer, Hill was director of POST’s certifica- afforded by Georgia law the tion and training division. opportunity to attend the The agency won’t make hearing, listen to the evia decision until the judicial dence, then give a statement process in Gwinnett conwithout cross examination. cludes, Jones said.

Regular residents aren’t afThe DA wouldn’t go into forded those options. detail about Hill’s stateAsked his opinion on the ments to the grand jury. current system for indicting But he said the hearing was police, Porter, who is chair uneventful. of the Prosecuting Attor“Even though he didn’t neys’ Council of Georgia, have to, he agreed to answer has said he thinks it’s questions from the grand outdated. It came about in a jury,” Porter said, declining time when residents — not

just prosecutors — sometimes came to the grand jury for indictments, opening law enforcement up to frivolous investigations.

The DA thinks allowing the accused officials to make a statement can give the grand jury valuable information. But the officials shouldn’t be allowed to sit and listen to all the evidence beforehand because they could tailor their statements, Porter said.

For Hill, Thursday’s indictment is only his latest.

He was indicted in January 2012 on 37 felonies, including racketeering and theft, related to his first term in office from 2005 to 2008.

POST suspended his license.

Despite the pending corruption trial, he was elected sheriff in November 2012.

A Clayton County jury acquitted Hill on all charges in August 2013.

Road rage

•From Page 1A with a homemade weapon,” Pihera said in an emailed statement. There was no word on what the weapon was, but the man who rode with Fawbush is accused in a warrant of wielding a piece of pipe with a sprinkler head on the end.

Campbell hasn’t been charged with any crime in the shooting because of investigators’ belief that he was justified. A woman, who didn’t give her name, said Campbell would have no comment to media Thursday when she answered a phone number listed on a previous jail booking record associated with Campbell.

Gwinnett jail records show Campbell was charged in 2010 with aggressive driving and assault.

But online court records

available Thursday didn’t reveal if he was ever convicted.

Jenna McFerrin White, who said she’d known Fawbush since he was 10, told the Daily Jack Maddox Post she Vawter was taken aback by the accusations against her former neighbor.

The one-time local high school football player wasn’t a fighter and was known as a helper, she said. Gwinnett jail records showed one arrest for Fawbush, resulting from a 2014 case in which he was held in contempt of court.

“Just a couple years ago,” White said in an email Thursday, “Ricky’s dad and

sister were nearly killed in a car accident, and I wonder if the effects of that had anything to do with him being so angry with the other driver.”

But police have released no information on what the disagreement was over or who might have caused it.

The incident happened on Windsong Park Drive, where officers were summoned Wednesday night and met with the shooter and a witness.

The investigation has since revealed that Fawbush and 24-year-old Buford resident Jack Vawter were together in a red truck when the disagreement with Campbell, who drove a silver truck, occurred, police said.

Vawter was charged with aggravated assault and is being held without bond in the county jail, records show.

The Hudson-Nash House in Lilburn made the Georgia Trust for Historical Preservation’s 2016 “Places in Peril” list because of maintenance and encroachment issues. Weeds grow over the steps of the 176-year-old house and its cemetery, which made the list because of maintenance and encroachment issues. (Photos courtesy of Halston Pitman/ Georgia Trust for Historical Preservation)

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media profiles for historical preservation cam“This is the trust’s paigns. eleventh annual Places The Hudson-Nash in Peril list,” Georgia House and the Norcross Trust president Mark Woman’s Club Library C. McDonald said in a join the Fort Daniel site statement. “We hope the near Buford to ever be list will continue to bring included in the list. The preservation solutions Fort Daniel site was feato Georgia’s imperiled tured in 2009. historic resources by The Hudson-Nash highlighting ten represen- House was built by tative sites.”

Thomas P. Hudson, who Georgia Trust officials served in the state legisare encouraging residents lature in the years leading to support sites on the up to and during the Civil list. They are recomWar, after he moved to mending residents write Gwinnett County in 1839. to local officials, circuWhen the Plantation late petitions, volunteer Plain-style house was for workdays held at the built, it sat on 542 acres sites, join local preserof land. vation groups, organize A post office that also supporters, blog about served as a general store the sites and create social and a school were also

built on the land to serve the Yellow River community.

“Hudson allowed a local guard group to practice on his property and provided his community with food and necessities during the Civil War,” the trust wrote in its entry on the house. “A family cemetery is maintained adjacent to the rear of the house, and contains grave sites for Hudson, his family and slaves.”

Five Forks Trickum Road cuts through the original Hudson property, but the county owns a five-acre tract directly across the street from the house and has converted it into a historical park.

The park includes the Yellow River Post Office,

a slave cabin and a barn.

Still, the house itself and its cemetery, are threatened by the growth that has taken place in the surrounding area, according to the Georgia Trust.

The group said that, in addition to division and development of most of the original 542-acre plot, maintenance has also been an issue.

“The privately owned and poorly maintained Hudson-Nash House and the Hudson family cemetery are threatened by encroaching development,” the group wrote.

“Alternatives to demolition, sub-division and development are being sought in order to preserve the historic structures and five acres of

obituaries JEFFERSON

FLOWERY BRANCH

Ann Bruce

Dr. Michael Johnson

Mrs. Ann Mize Bruce, age 77 of Jefferson, Georgia entered into rest Wednesday, November 11, 2015.

Dr. Michael E. “Mike” Johnson, Jr., age 36 of Flowery Branch, GA died suddenly on Wednesday, November 11, 2015. A memorial service will be held Saturday, November 14, 2015 at 10:00 AM at Christ the Lord Lutheran Church, Lawrenceville, GA. Pastor Bob Mitchell will officiate. The family will receive friends Saturday, November 14, 2015 from 9AM-10AM at the church. Mike is survived by his parents Michael and Janice Johnson, Buford, GA. Brothers, Edwin Johnson, Flowery Branch, GA, Joseph Johnson and wife, Sara Gorham, Schenectady, NY. Sisters, Ana-Lisa Marco and husband, Steven, Atlanta, GA, Elizabeth Wilkinson and husband, Zack, Alpharetta, GA. Niece, Rose Elizabeth Johnson. Nephews, Jack Marco, William Marco, Adam Wilkinson. Aunts, Debra Honey and husband, Tim, South Portland, ME, Robin Bylund, San Antonio, TX, Uncle Tom Bylund, San Antonio, TX. Mike was born in Band h d li d i

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Jayne Bryan Mrs. Jayne Staton Bryan, age 82, of Jefferson, who passed away on Wednesday, November 11, 2015.

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Reba Carter Mrs. Reba Mooney Carter, age 81, of Winder, Georgia died November 11, 2015.

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Robert S. Duff Robert S. Duff “Rob” age 47 of Snellville, GA. died 11/11/15. Services will be held out of state in Michigan.

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gor, ME and had lived in the Atlanta area the past 21 years. He was a 2007 graduate of the University of Georgia. Mike founded Family Consultation Services, LLC and was dedicated to youth and adolescent counseling and family guidance. Dr. Mike was much beloved by his counseling associates. He was an avid fisherman and gun enthusiast. Hamilton Mill Memorial Chapel 770-945-6924 Share memories of Mike at hamiltonmillchapel.com FLOWERY BRANCH

Sarah Price Sarah Powers Price, age 91, of Flowery Branch, GA, passed away on Wednesday, November 11, 2015. Services and Arrangements by: Junior E. Flanigan, Flanigan Funeral Home and Crematory, Buford, GA (770) 932-1133.

Mr. Phil J. Raymondo, 66 of Winder died 11/08/2015

with the building’s continual maintenance needs, as well as finding a sustainable use for the building,” the trust wrote in its description of the building. “The building sits next to a vacant lot in a prime location for development.”

Other sites on this year’s list include Atlanta’s 54 historic neighborhoods, the Bobby Jones Golf Course in Atlanta, the Children of Israel Synagogue and Court of Ordinary in Augusta, the Claflin School in Columbus, the Gene Theater in McRae, the Hawkes Children’s Library in Jackson, the Johns Homestead in Tucker and Riverside Cemetery in Macon.

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John Wehunt John Jackson Wehunt, Sr., age 77, of Winder passed away Wednesday, November 11, 2015.

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Justin Willing Justin Willing, age 35, of Buford, GA, passed away on November 12, 2015. Services and Arrangements by: Junior E. Flanigan, Flanigan Funeral Home and Crematory, Buford, GA (770) 932-1133.

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property that remain.”

Meanwhile, the group said a variety of factors are threatening the Norcross Woman’s Club Old Library. The woman’s club began building the library in 1921 after raising money from philanthropists such as Andrew Carnegie. Its collection eventually grew to 24,000 books and it had 1,400 registered members when the library moved to a new location in 1966.

It has at times been used as a storage place and a country store since then, but is currently vacant.

“The Norcross Woman’s Club has retained ownership of the building, but they struggle

Violet Wood Violet Wood, 86, walked through the gates of H

Heaven on Wednesday, November 11, 2015.

Violet was born on February 20, 1929 in Laurinburg, North Carolina to the late Carlos Tracy (C.T.) and Lola Prevatte Hudson. She was a devoted homemaker who faithfully served her husband and lovingly raised her children. In 1967, the Wood Family moved from Port Arthur, Texas and settled in Warner Robins.

Central Baptist was her church home where she was in the choir and hand bells, taught children’s Sunday School, and led a children’s choir program.

She also taught adult literacy in Warner Robins.

Violet was a skilled quilter and an avid collector of antiques, especially depression glass and Blue Ridge early American pottery. At one time she raced her personal sports car in sanctioned timed Rally races in the Middle Georgia area.

Mrs. Wood leaves behind her memory with her loving husband, Thomas E. Wood, Sr. of Warner Robins; children, Amy Katheryn Wood of Duluth, Gail Wood and

husband Tom Clark of Conyers, and Thomas E. Wood, Jr. and wife Jill, of Johns Creek as well as grandchildren Jonathan, Maxwell, and Andrew; Sister Norma Rattelade of Raleigh, North Carolina; and many adoring nieces and nephews.

Visitation will be Saturday, November 14, 2015, from 4:00 p.m. until 6:00 p.m. at McCullough Funeral Home. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Sunday, November 15, 2015 at Central Baptist Church.

Afterwards, Mrs. Wood will be laid to rest in Magnolia Park Cemetery.

In lieu of flowers, the family respectfully suggests memorial donations be given in memory of Violet Wood to Georgia Baptist Children’s Home, PO Box 440, Meansville, GA 30256-9901.

Please go to www.mcculloughfh.com to sign the Online Registry for the family. McCullough Funeral Home and Crematory has been entrusted with Mrs. Wood’s arrangements.

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BUSINESS BRIEFS Home design company wins five OBIE awards Haven Design Works staffers received props for their work this week when the company won five of the Greater Atlanta Home Builders Association’s OBIE awards.

The Suwanee-based interior design firm received two Gold OBIEs and three Silver OBIEs for work on home merchandising, clubhouses and hospitality projects during the association’s recent awards gala.

The company explained in a statement that the awards recognize building, marketing, remodeling and personal achievement work done in the new home construction industry.

“We work with builder clients throughout the U.S., but to be celebrated by our peers for the work we have done right here in the metro Atlanta area is very rewarding,” Haven Design Works founder Donna Mathis said in a statement. “Winning a total of five Gold and Silver OBIEs on behalf of clients like Edward Andrews Homes and Ryland Homes is a major recognition of the hard work by our talented and growing team.”

The Gold OBIEs were in the Detached Model $300,000-$449,999 and the Detached Model $750,000 and above categories. The Detached Model $300,000$449,999 award recognized the company’s work at The Preserve at Reed Mill, while the Detached Model $750,000 and above award recognized Haven Design’s efforts at Manor North.

Haven Design worked with Edward Andrews Homes on both projects.

The Silver OBIEs were in the Detached Model $300,000-$449,999 and Detached Model $550,000$749,999 categories for work they did with Ryland Homes. The two wins in the Detached Model $300,000$449,999 category were for work the companies did on Marketplace Commons and Towns at Breton Ridge. The Detached Model $550,000$749,999 was for work they

Haven Design Works Design Director Lisa Giles and founder Donna Mathis celebrate their five OBIE awards at the Greater Atlanta Home Builders Association’s recent awards gala. (Special Photo)

did on Manorview.

German company opens production facility in Buford A Waldkraiburg, Germany-based manufacturer of Thermoplastic Elastomers moved into new digs in Buford this week.

KRAIBURG TPE Corporation opened a $15 million, 70,000-square-foot production facility on Hamilton Mill Parkway on Wednesday. The facility is expected to bring 20 new jobs to Gwinnett County, according to the Gwinnett Chamber.

“Today’s grand opening marks a milestone in our company’s history, and also reinforces our commitment as an international leader within the plastics industry,” KRAIBURG TPE Managing Director Jeff Frankish said in a statement. “Making this investment in the Atlanta area also reflects the confidence that we have in leveraging the workforce talent, economic infrastructure and available resources within Gwinnett County.”

The facility has three production lines that will be used to make the company’s automotive, consumer and industrial products. It was designed to be doubled in size if needed and future expansions would give it the ability to add up to five more production lines, Gwinnett Chamber officials said.

“Gwinnett County is a proven leader in the manufacturing sector, and retaining quality firms such as KRAIBURG TPE is a

testament to that,” Shantell R. Wilson, the chamber’s senior project manager for advanced manufacturing and supply chain management, said in a statement. “I look forward to working with KRAIBURG TPE on continued growth and success right here in Gwinnett.”

McGuire resigns from NCR Corp. directors board After a year on Duluthbased NCR Corporation’s Board of Directors, Marcato Capital Management Managing Partner Richard T. “Mick” McGuire III is stepping down, the company has announed.

“Mick has been a good director who has provided the board a valuable shareholder perspective,” NCR CEO and board Chairman Bill Nuti said in a statement. “We appreciate his support of our announced strategic partnership with Blackstone which we believe will accelerate our strategic transformation and increase long-term shareholder value.

“On behalf of the full board, I’d like to thank Mick for his contributions to the growth and success of NCR and wish him the best going forward.”

Meanwhile, McGuire called it a “pleasure” to sit on the company’s board.

“I have confidence that the new Blackstone directors will bring ample analytical and strategic resources and a shareholder’s perspective to the board,” he said in a statement.

Dust Bowl of 1930s brought attention to soil conservation One of the worst events of the Great Depression of the 1930s was the Dustbowl Days in the Great Plains. An exceptionally severe drought that hit the area caused the soil to be blown away in windstorms. The cause was poor soil management on a large scale as a result of overplanting and poorly managed crops on farms. The combination of drought conditions and high winds resulted in severe dust storms with serious consequences.

In the early part of the 20th century, the farmers conducted extensive deep plowing of the soil. Farming had become mechanized, which increased the ability of the farmers to convert the grasslands into crops. In the previous decade the rainfall was plentiful, which encouraged farmers to plant crops extensively.

The deeply rooted native grasses, which held the soil in place and retained moisture, were displaced.

With the onset of the drought, soil particles were easily blown off the ground by the wind.

Frequently, the dust was blown in huge dark clouds across the land, which was referred to as a black blizzard. These clouds would travel across the country, sometimes reaching the East Coast.

The dust clouds would block the sun and turn day to night.

Many of the people in

Gardening in Gwinnett

Conservation Service. Its purpose is to conserve the soil and restore ecological balance. The agency Soil Conservation Service began to educate farmers on techniques to preserve the soil such as crop rotation, contour plowing, terracing and other methods.

The Dust Bowl days Tim Daly taught us a lesson about the importance of conserving the soil. Farming affected areas were dispractices changed as a placed. They abandoned their homes and farms and result. The soil is just as important in urban and moved. Many traveled to suburban areas. It mainthe West Coast in search tains a healthy environof work. Their plight is dramatized in John Stein- ment for plant growth and beck’s novel “The Grapes other benefits. Soil erosion can be problematic of Wrath” that was made into a movie. The wildlife with urban development.

Construction activities was also affected. Wild can have a detrimental rabbits multiplied. They effect on soil, causing it to had adapted to the heat and drought. Their natural be eroded by rainfall. The soil particles wash into predators, coyotes and water bodies, causing polbadgers, either died or lution that harms aquatic were driven away. organisms. On land that is The rabbits would undergoing development, ravage the land by the thousands. Large swarms silt fences, mulching, proper grading techniques of grasshoppers were common. Both the rabbits and other methods are mandated to reduce soil and grasshoppers would erosion and preserve it. consume what little vegWe should never take etation was left. the soil for granted. By Soil scientists studtaking steps to care for ied the dust storms and it, the soil can remain learned more about soil erosion and conservation. healthy and productive, The ultimate cause of the which is vital to protecting our environment. dust storms was human Timothy Daly is an activity. In 1935, the Soil Conservation Service was Agricultural and Natural created as a branch of the Resource Agent with the United States Department Gwinnett County Extension Service. He can be of Agriculture. Today, reached at 678-377-4010 the agency is known as or tdaly@uga.edu. the Natural Resource

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Obama awards Medal of Honor to U.S. Army captain

By Ian Simpson

Groberg “says that day was the worst day of his life, and that is the stark reality WASHINGTON — Presi- behind these Medal of Honor dent Barack Obama awarded ceremonies,” Obama said. the Medal of Honor, the “On his very worst day, highest U.S. distinction for he managed to summon his valor, on Thursday to retired very best,” Obama added.

Army Captain Florent GrobGroberg was honored for erg for thwarting an Afghan his actions during an ambush suicide bomb attack that left in Asadabad, northeastern him badly wounded.

Afghanistan, on Aug. 8, Groberg, 32, received the 2012.

Medal of Honor in a White The attack occurred as House ceremony. A natural- Groberg was heading a ized U.S. citizen born in Fourth Infantry Division Poissy, France, he is the 10th security detail as senior living recipient to be awarded officers went to meet the the medal for heroism in provincial governor.

Afghanistan.

Obama said that as the Reuters

Groberg’s eardrums were punctured and he was knocked out. When he regained consciousness, he took out his pistol and began crawling to the roadside to avoid possible small-arms fire, Obama said.

In an interview with the Army News Service last month, Groberg said he thought he had stepped on an improvised explosive device.

“My fibia was sticking out of my left leg, my skin was melting and there was blood everywhere,” Groberg said.

He continued to give orders even as he was loaded into a truck.

U.S. President Barack Obama presents retired Army Captain Florent Groberg, 32, with the Medal of Honor during a ceremony at the White House in Washington on Thursday. (Reuters/Kevin Lamarque)

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•From Page 1A money it’s going to cost to build this park,” Guess said.

Parks officials also used it as an opportunity to take applications from residents who are interested in serving on the Citizens Advisory Committee that will work with the county to develop a plan for the park.

Dozens of people raised their hand when officials asked to see who was interested in sitting on the committee.

“It’s really exciting when there’s a group of people that are going to come together for the purpose of making something wonderful,” Commissioner Lynette Howard told residents. “This park is fabulous and it’s in the most fabulous city, in the most fabulous (commission) district, in the most fabulous county.”

The county bought the church from the North Georgia Conference of the United Methodist Church earlier this year with the

detail walked down a street, a man emerged from a building, walking backward about 10 feet away.

When the man turned around, Groberg noticed a bulge under his clothing, sprinted toward him and shoved the man away. When the man hit the ground, his explosive vest went off, spraying ball bearings and throwing Groberg and a second soldier, Sergeant Andrew Mahoney, about 15 feet.

A second suicide bomber set off his vest nearly simultaneously, and four Americans were killed in the attack, Obama said.

Gwinnett County Parks and Recreation Project Administration Director Grant Guess explains plans for Simpsonwood Park at a public input meeting Thursday night at Norcross High School. County officials held the meeting to see what the public wants included in the new passive park’s design. (Staff Photo: Curt Yeomans)

intention of turning it into a passive park. The work has moved progressively since then. In May, county commissioners approved a contract to demolish most of the structures on the property.

The plan is to leave a

chapel and maintenance building intact while converting space that was once covered by the other buildings and parking lots back into green space.

Meanwhile, existing green space will be enhanced, Guess said.

As a passive park, it won’t have amenities such as soccer fields or community centers. Guess said it will have smaller amenities such as playgrounds, covered pavilions and restrooms, that will allow residents to enjoy a day in

the outdoors. A meadow that already exists is one example of the amenities that officials want to have in the park.

“There could be another meadow added, or an overlook or even paved trails, but that will be up to the committee to decide,” Guess said.

Residents who attended the meeting expressed concerns that the citizens committee would act in secret. Those concerns eased, however, after Guess said the group’s meetings would be to open to the public so residents could kept abreast of developments in the planning process.

Residents at the meeting said they are a little leery about what will happen at the park because of past history.

Falkowski even added that part of the reason why he attended the meeting was to “document the fact that it is going to be a green space park.”

“The community was fairly angry with the Methodist Church be-

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cause of the way everything went, and it wasn’t until Gwinnett County stepped up and the city (of Peachtree Corners) stepped up (that it was possible) to save the property,” Peachtree Corners resident Bob Howard said.

Residents and supporters of a park protested outside the Methodist conference’s meeting in Athens last year when the group considered selling the property to a private developer instead of the county. Ludie Simpson donated the land to the church decades ago under the condition that it not be broken up, and residents thought selling it to a private developer would break that promise.

Beyond honoring Ludie Simpson’s request, though, there are other reasons why turning the land into a large park is the best use of the land, according to Howard.

“It raises the quality of life and increases property values, and it’s just good for the community,” he said.

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KICKOFF EDITION THE RUNDOWN A quick look at this weekend’s high school football in the Gwinnett area: TODAY’S GAMES State playoffs, first round 7:30 p.m.

Class AAAAAA • Central Gwinnett at Walton • Collins Hill at Lambert • Etowah at Archer • Norcross at South Forsyth • Northview at Mill Creek • Parkview at Roswell • West Forsyth at Peachtree Ridge • Wheeler at Grayson Class AAAAA • East Paulding at Lanier Class AAAA • Fayette County at Buford Class AA • Dade County at GAC • Wesleyan at Model

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Years since Buford last lost a first-round playoff game — the Wolves have won 16 straight postseason openers since a 1997 loss to Manchester All-time Lambert wins against Gwinnett County opponents, including defeats against Lanier the past two seasons — Lambert hosts Collins Hill tonight

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Head coaches whose teams face Gwinnett teams tonight who also have coached previously in Gwinnett County — Northview’s Chad Davenport (coached at Peachtree Ridge), Dade County’s Bradley Warren (Central Gwinnett) and Walton’s Mo Dixon (North Gwinnett) FANS CHOICE PLAYER OF THE WEEK Each week during the football season, the Daily Post will nominate four players for its Fans Choice Player of the Week. Online voting at www. gwinnettprepsports.com will begin by Monday morning and will end Thursdays at noon. This week’s winner is: Who: Parkview’s Deion Slade Class: Junior Position: Running back Noteworthy: Had 15 carries for 145 yards in a 13-11 victory over Dacula to clinch a playoff berth Coach Eric Godfree’s take: “Deion has become one of our hardest workers at practice and that has resulted in his constant improvement all season. He has become a phenomenal running back for us and we are looking forward to more great things from him.”

Results: Slade (38 percent) beat out Shiloh’s DeCarlos Frazier (36), North Gwinnett’s Ryan Lovelace (13) and Central Gwinnett’s Eugene Mafah (13) in fan voting this week.

FLASHBACK On this week in 2007, Brookwood wins its 25th straight region game, a 28-3 victory over rival Parkview, behind 227 rushing yards from Kenny Miles. … Nick Sorel throws a pair of TD passes to current NFL receiver Brice Butler and Norcross defeats previously unbeaten North Gwinnett 24-14 for the region championship. D.J. Adams adds a 46-yard TD run for the Blue Devils, who clinch the game with a 43yard Chris Tanner field goal. … Collins Hill intercepts four South Forsyth passes and closes the season with a 10-3 win over South Forsyth. … Buford wins its seventh straight region championship with a 21-0 victory over host Lovett. Twoey Hosch throws for 200 yards despite leaving the game early with an injury and running Cody Getz also tops the 100-yard mark.

Archer’s Will Bearden (10) looks to pass the ball against Peachtree Ridge last season in Suwanee. (Staff Photos: David Welker)

Earning his stripes

Bearden making most of opportunity as Tigers’ starting QB

By David Friedlander david.friedlander@ gwinnettdailypost.com

Sometimes, all it takes for a player to get his chance is a little patience.

In the case of Archer quarterback Will Bearden, however, it’s taken a lot of patience.

For three years, the 6-foot-1, 190-pounder had to wait his turn with Gabe Tiller firmly entrenched as the starting signal caller.

Now in his senior season, Bearden has finally gotten his opportunity to lead Archer’s explosive offense, and he’s taken full advantage as the No. 4 stateranked Tigers (9-1) prepare to at Archer. take on 10th-ranked Etowah (8“He is a true football player,” 2) in the first round of the Class Archer coach Andy Dyer said AAAAAA state playoffs tonight of his quarterback. “That’s what

football players do. They grind it out and keep working. When it’s time for their number to be called, they step up and play

great. That’s exactly what he’s done.”

Bearden’s number has occasionally been called in previous seasons, such as a year ago, when Tiller was banged up in early-season games against non-region powerhouses Sandy Creek and Peachtree Ridge.

And he did an admirable job, completing 15 of 34 passes for 164 yards and a touchdown.

Still, nobody knew exactly how he would react when he finally got his chance at the job full time this year with Tiller graduated.

Nobody, that is, except Bearden himself. “”I just try to do my thing every day in practice,” Bearden said. “I got a lot of reps last year See BEARDEN, Page 4B

Lanier eager to erase memories of early exit EAST PAULDING AT LANIER EAST PAULDING RAIDERS (5-AAAAA) Coach: Jon Lindsey Record: 8-2 Last week: Beat Villa Rica 35-13 LANIER LONGHORNS (8-AAAAA) Coach: Korey Mobbs Record: 10-0 Last week: Beat Apalachee 56-7 When: Today, 7:30 p.m.

Last meeting: First meeting Location: Lanier High School

By Will Hammock

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The regular-season accomplishments of Lanier’s 2014 football team were impressive, including the first region title in program history. The 10-0 regular season also was a first, but the first that followed gnawed at the players throughout the offseason.

The Longhorns, a No. 1 seed, lost a state playoff opener for the first time in their young history, a 2421 setback last year against fourth-seeded Sequoyah. A promising year ended without a postseason victory.

“I think the kids have been talking about (last year’s firstround loss) a little bit,” Lanier head coach Korey Mobbs said. “Honestly, we used that

a ton in the offseason. We have run that on the loop in the weight room a good bit.

It was good motivation in the offseason. What we try and tell the kids is every team is different. We did some things that we had never done as a program last year, but if we could have traded spots with somebody who made a run in

See LANIER, Page 4B

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Determined Wolves

Wesleyan expects to extend already sweet season

By Christine Troyke

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Wesleyan head coach Franklin Pridgen didn’t mince words when it came to the Wolves’ last-second loss to Greater Atlanta Christian in a game that decided the Region 6-AA championship.

“We should have won the game,” Pridgen said.

“Our kids are frustrated.

More so, they are angry.

“They left GAC determined to be that good every Friday night and to finish next time.”

The Wolves now ride a fine line between using that vitriol as fuel and not letting it cloud their focus in the first round of the state playoffs today.

“We don’t want to let the emotions consume us,” Pridgen said. “One reason we’ve been so successful is we’ve remained focused and disciplined. We rely on the captains and the senior leadership for that.”

One thing this leadership group hasn’t lost sight of is how far the team has come in a short period of time.

“The kids who two years, three years ago were 2-8 and playing against ridiculous odds are juniors and seniors now,” Pridgen said. “They took their lumps and stuck together. They didn’t give up on each other or us as coaches.

“We’re savoring every moment, because at 8-2, we certainly remember what it was like to be 2-8.

“Our kids have come a long way and worked really hard,” Pridgen said.

“I’m sure the Model kids feed the same way.”

Wesleyan is sticking to its guns. And why not? It’s proven effective all year thanks to a top-to-bottom effort.

The offense starts with sophomore quarterback Banks Ramsey, who was 26 of 40 for 382 yards passing and ran for nearly 50 yards against GAC, the No. 2 ranked team in the state.

Wesleyan’s Banks Ramsey (8) runs toward the sideline to “But he doesn’t do it all escape the pocket during last Friday’s game against GAC by himself,” Pridgen said. in Norcross. (Staff Photo: David Welker) Ramsey has a strong corps of receivers led by Harrison Cook and Tucker WESLEYAN AT MODEL Cannon while Jordan WESLEYAN WOLVES (6-AA) Argilagos spearheads Coach: Franklin Pridgen the running game. Only Record: 8-2 Last week: Lost to GAC 35-31 Archer’s Jamyest Williams MODEL BLUE DEVILS (7-AA) has racked up more yards Coach: Gordon Powers than Argilagos this season.

Record: 9-1 Both are closing in on Last week: Beat Gordon Lee 33-21 1,000 yards rushing.

When: Today, 7:30 p.m.

“All of that takes pressure Last meeting: First meeting off Banks,” Pridgen said.

Location: Model High School The playmakers have time to work because of They remind each other all terback-tailback combo, a senior-laden offensive the time. I’m grateful to who also play linebacker line, several of whom also them. It makes the whole and corner on defense,” anchor a stout defensive thing a lot sweeter.”

Pridgen said. “They’re a front.

With the loss to GAC, lot like us with two-way Drew Aspinwall is on Wesleyan dropped to the starters so we’ll see who pace to break his mark of No. 3 seed in the region can stay fresh the longest. 99 tackles from a year ago and heads up to Rome to “We’re looking forward and Jordan Mack leads a play 9-1 Model tonight. to getting up there. It’s secondary than has done The teams have no history their first playoff game at a good job in space this or common opponents, but home in 35 years so they season.

Pridgen said Model’s ofwill make it a big deal.

“Defensively, we let fense reminds him a lot of And they should. They them move and be aggresLovett, the only other loss earned it.” sive,” Pridgen said. “We on the Wolves schedule But the Wolves, he said, have a scheme that fits our this year. are making the trip expect- kids that they’re comfort“They have a great quar- ing to win. able with.”

Buford not taking Tigers lightly

By Paul Thomas

gers may be overmatched

by Buford. The Wolves average 46.3 points per game and allow just 7.5.

FAYETTE COUNTY Buford begins its march Senior Martin Mangram TIGERS (5-AAAA) for an eighth straight state and sophomore Anthony Coach: Mike Davis championship — and 12th Grant lead a rushing attack Record: 3-7 overall — tonight at home that has piled up 2,487 Last week: Lost 21-0 to against Fayette County in yards and 51 touchdowns Sandy Creek the Class AAAA playoffs at this season. Mangram has BUFORD WOLVES (8-AAAA) 7:30 p.m.

484 yards and a team-high Coach: Jess Simpson Buford (9-1) is the 17 touchdowns, while Record: 9-1 top seed out of Region Grant has a team-high 614 Last week: Defeated 8-AAAA, while Fayette yards and eight TDs. Stephens County 42-0 County (3-7) is the fourth Against Fayette County When: Today, 7:30 p.m seed from Region 5-AAAA. Simpson said like most Last meeting: First The Tigers earned their coaches he’d like to see his meeting spot in the playoffs with a team jump out to an early Location: Buford High 37-yard game-winning field lead.

School goal from James Hawkins “I’d love to see us start in a 37-35 win over Troup fast,” he said. “Then if that the perimeter because of the doesn’t happen then you’ve County two weeks ago.

Buford head coach Jess speed of play and what they just got to plod along. But Simpson said that despite can do returning kicks. So man if we could start fast Fayette County’s record, as a coach I’ve got plenty to — that’s a great advantage they’re a good opponent for worry about this week.” being at home. But we may his team.

The Tigers are making have to survive a wave of “I think we’re matched a second-straight playoff them starting fast. I told up with arguably the tough- appearance after falling to them the other day, it’s the est region in the state in St. Pius X in the first round first round of the playoffs AAAA,” Simposon said. last year. and every year around “So you’re not playing Defensively, Fayette the state, more than once, your normal four-seed.

County has struggled this something crazy happens.

When you think of Fayseason but has shown the There’s going to be upsets, ette County, they play the ability to score in bunches, there’s going to four seeds Woodwards, the Carroltons, scoring 21 points or more beating one seeds, there’s the Sandy Ceeks. That’s a four times this season. Ju- going to be threes beatpretty tough road over there. nior quarterback Anthonie ing twos … you’ve got to So the record is a little bit Powell has the ability to understand that nothing skewed for them because make plays with his arm matters. What we want to of who they’ve had to play and legs for the Tigers. just in their region, not to In reality, though, the Timention out of region. So we see a very athletic team.

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You’ve got to go prove it on the grass at 7:30 p.m. on Friday night. If you don’t, it’s done.”

By Will Hammock

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DADE COUNTY AT GAC

The Greater Atlanta Christian football team’s lineup has familiar faces and new faces, some that played key roles on last year’s Class AA state runner-up team and others that didn’t play as much.

They all have the same lofty goal as the state playoffs begin, though.

The Spartans’ run to the 2014 state championship game — a loss in the Georgia Dome to Benedictine — left them with only one more step to take.

“We’ve been there, we’ve tasted closeness and we want to win it,” GAC head coach Tim Hardy said. “We have a picture of the championship and we didn’t finish it. We’re in the playoffs to try to finish it and win the state championship. But we realize that only happens with one week at a time.”

The first step happens tonight, when the Region 6-AA champions face Dade County (6-4) in the AA first round. GAC (9-1) played a thriller last Friday against rival Wesleyan, needing a touchdown pass in the closing seconds from Davis Mills to Liam Sullivan to escape with a 35-31 victory.

Mills threw for 343 yards, 228 of it and two TDs to Sullivan.

It was the first close finish for the Spartans since the season opener, a 47-44 loss to Benedictine in double overtime.

“The fact that it was a region championship made it exciting to win and it was a fun night for our community,” Hardy said.

“It was exciting because it’s the first time we’ve won two region championship in a row. We’re

DADE COUNTY WOLVERINES (7-AA) Coach: Bradley Warren Record: 6-4 Last week: Beat Gordon Lee 30-14 GAC SPARTANS (6-AA) Coach: Tim Hardy Record: 9-1 Last week: Beat Wesleyan 35-31 When: Today, 7:30 p.m.

Last meeting: First meeting Location: Greater Atlanta Christian School

thankful and appreciative of that and we’re glad to close the regular season on an exciting note.”

The work begins again in the first round with a test against Dade, coached by a familiar face to those in the Gwinnett football community, Bradley Warren. Warren was Central Gwinnett’s head coach for five seasons, taking his final three teams to the playoffs out of tough Region 8-AAAAA. He is in his eighth season at Dade, the county where he grew up, and has taken three teams to the state playoffs, including a 10-win team in 2010. Those 10 wins set a school record for a program that has struggled for years.

Like Warren’s Central teams, Dade runs the wall very well. The attack will test a GAC defense led last week by Ford Higgins (three tackles for losses, sack), Aiden Jarrett (10 tackles) and Berkley Boglin (interception).

“Coach Warren is a great guy and does a really good job,” Hardy said. “They play a physical brand of football, a disciplined brand of football and a good brand of football.”

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Grayson hosts Wheeler in first round

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After cruising through the regular season unbeaten No. 2 Grayson (10-0) begins its quest for a state championship at home tonight against Wheeler (5-5) at 7:30 p.m.

The Wildcats finished as the No. 4 seed in Region 5-AAAAAA by defeating Lassiter 35-14 last week.

Grayson allowed just 7.6 points per game and scored an average of 46 points as it rolled to the Region 8-AAAAAA title.

Head coach Mickey Conn said that Wheeler has the ability to challenge the Rams in the first-round match-up.

“Wheeler is athletic,” Conn said. “They run some option at you. They’ve got a very talented receiver, very talented tailback. Up front they do a good job as well, so it will be a good challenge for us.”

“They do a good job running it and we’re going to have play assignment football. We really hadn’t seen the triple option and we’re going to see some of that (tonight) so everybody is going to have to do their jobs.”

Wheeler’s triple option attack was led by senior running back Benaiah

Grayson running back Cameryn Brent (1) runs away from the tackle of Central Gwinnett’s Tim Gary (6) during a regular season game at Central Gwinnett in Lawrenceville. (Photo: Karl L. Moore)

WHEELER AT GRAYSON Grayson Rams Wheeler Wildcats (8-AAAAAA) (5-AAAAAA) Coach: Mickey Conn Coach: Michael Collins Record: 10-0 Record: 5-5 Last week: Bye week Last week: Defeated Lassister 35-14 When: Today, 7:30 p.m.

Last meeting: Grayson won 49-9 in the first round of the playoffs in 2012 Location: Grayson High School

Franklin last week against Lassiter. Franklin ran it 27 times for 238 yards and three touchdowns.

On the season Grayson is allowing just 43.7 yards per game on the ground.

Archer is the only team to run for more than 100 yards on the Rams this season, though Dacula fell

just eight yards short with 92.

Linebackers Denzel Wright and Bryce Smith lead the team with 82 tackles each.

“They do a good job running it and we’re going to have play assignment football,” Conn said. “We really hadn’t seen the triple

option and we’re going to see some of that Friday so everybody is going to have to do their jobs.”

Offensively the Wildcats have allowed 23.2 points per game. That could be problematic for Wheeler as the Rams offense has thrown for 2,057 yards with junior quarterback Chase Brice and a 1,000yard rusher in senior Cameryn Brent.

Despite cruising through the regular season, Grayson won’t take any of its playoff opponents lightly.

Last season in the second round the Rams were upset

by Tucker 26-23.

That loss has driven the team all year and won’t stop until it ends the season as champions.

“It would mean the world to me,” senior defensive tackle Chris Martin said of winning state. “I always tell everybody that this high school and this team mean more to me than anything. Because I feel like in college it’s going to become kind of like a job that takes up all your time, but football is pure in high school. It’s so fun and I really just appreciate what it is and I just really want to win a ring for my teammates and these coaches so I can have that memory with all my friends and senior class.”

Central looking for more playoff magic

By Paul Thomas

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After surprising everyone with a trip to the second round of the Class AAAAAA state playoffs last season, Central Gwinnett will need another improbable first-round victory to extended its season again this year.

The Black Knights (6-4) are the No. 3 seed from Region 8-AAAAAA and will travel to Marietta to take on the seventh-ranked Walton Raiders (9-1) today at 7:30 p.m.

Walton’s only loss came from No. 3 Roswell and the Raiders have allowed just 16.8 points per game, while scoring 37.6.

“They have a really good offense,” Central head coach Todd Wofford said.

They’re a spread offense.

They have a really dynamic receiver in the (Dominick) Blaylock kid and they have a tight end (Sam Letton) … a 6-foot-4, 240-pound kid that creates a lot of mismatches out there. (Walton head coach) Mo Dixon is a guy I’ve known for years.

I think he’s one of the best defensive coaches in the state of Georgia, without question, and he’s going to have that entire team ready to play.”

Walton’s passing attack is led by junior quarterback Addison Shoup. Shoup has thrown for 2,370 yards completing 66 percent of

Central Gwinnett’s Erron Price (10) and Tony Gray (74) sit on the bench after Price scored a touchdown in the second half against the Parkview Panthers at Central Gwinnett High School in Lawrenceville. (Staff Photo: David Welker)

CENTRAL GWINNETT AT WALTON Central Gwinnett Black Knights (8-AAAAAA) Coach: Todd Wofford Record: 6-4 Last week: Defeated Berkmar 45-0

Walton Raiders (5-AAAAAA) Coach: Mo Dixon Record: 9-1 Last week: Beat Cherokee 42-14

When: Today, 7:30 p.m.

Last Meeting: Walton won 27-24 in the second round of the state playoffs in 2005 Location: Walton High School

his passes. He has 21 touchdown passes and just one interception.

Shoup’s top targets are Blaylock at receiver with 38 catches for 730 yards and seven touchdowns and Letton at tight end with a team-high 41 grabs for 692 yards and nine touchdowns.

Letton has several major Division I offers, including Kentucky and West Virginia.

“We’re going to play the

way that we play,” Wofford said when asked about slowing down the passing attack. “We’re going to play with our style. When we play as physical and fast as we have at times this year — I told the guys yesterday, ‘We’ve had quarters where we’ve played the way that we can and a lot of parts of some games. But I still don’t think we’ve put four quarters together with the best we can play.’ So when

we put that together I think we’ve got a good chance every Friday who ever we play against.”

Walton’s defense is led by outside linebacker Garett Eldred (77 tackles) and safety Ryan Roegge (77 tackles). Linebacker Joey Goodman is also an integral part with 54 tackles and a team-high 5.5 sacks.

Wofford said his team will have to protect the football against the Raiders to have success.

He said the fact that the Black Knights have been to postseason before and know what to expect will hopefully allow them to have more playoff success this season.

“That’s the good part of it,” he said. “Coming in to the playoffs a year ago it’s kind of a different attitude.

Last year we were going into an unknown situation and just kind of excited to be there. This year we kind of know the expectation of how to approach practice and this team all year has played with a chip on its shoulder because the doubt that they had coming in after losing so many guys to college and graduation.

We have a blue collar mentality that we’ve just got to play physical and grind.

That might seem different from what we’ve done in the past, but it’s really not.

Physically on the defensive side we are blue collar and physical and we’re playing so much more physical on offense.”

Baron Radcliff (2) and the Norcross Blue Devils open the state playoffs against South Forsyth. (Staff Photo: David Welker)

Sliding Norcross faces tough foe in South Forsyth

By Paul Thomas

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NORCROSS AT S. FORSYTH

After closing out the regular season with three straight losses in Region 7-AAAAAA, Norcross (7-3) will open the state playoffs today at 7:30 p.m. against Region 6-AAAAAA champs South Forsyth (9-1).

The War Eagles’ only loss came to West Forsyth in a 38-34 shootout.

“They’re a good football team,” Norcross head coach Keith Maloof said.

“They’re 9-1. They won their region, their quarterback is really good.

They’ve got some good receivers. They do a lot of good stuff on offense and they play really hard on defense.”

Offensively, South has a trio of dynamic playmakers. Junior quarterback Davis Shanley runs the show.

He’s thrown for 1,890 yards, 21 touchdowns and just five interceptions.

His top target is senior Jalen Camp, who has 39 catches for 611 yards and 12 touchdowns. As a team, South has rushed for 2,216 yards this season with senior full back Sam Outlaw leading the way with 889 yards and 12 TDs. Stanley Epeagba has added 464 yards and eight touchdowns.

The War Eagles offense will be a good test for a Norcross defense that has allowed just 14.8 points per game this season. Linebackers Chris Allen and Monty Montgomery have played at a tremendously high level all season for the Blue Devils, each recording over 123 tackles.

Last week Norcross also got defensive end Robert Beal, a recent Notre Dame commit, back from injury in a big way. Against Collins Hill the junior recorded 10 tackles, three for loss, a sack and forced a fumble.

“We’ve just got to do what we’ve been doing,” Maloof said. “We’ve got to defend the deep ball and we’ve got to deny them the short passes and come up and make tackles. They’re going to complete passes, but we’ve just got to make

Norcross Blue Devils (7-AAAAAA) Coach: Keith Maloof Record: 7-3 Last week: Lost 13-9 to Collins Hill South Forsyth War Eagles (6-AAAAAA) Coach: Jeff Arnette Record: 9-1 Last week: Defeated Lambert 31-6 When: Today, 7:30 p.m Last meeting: Norcross won 27-3 during the regular season in 2007 Location: South Forsyth High School

plays when they do.”

Defensively South has allowed just 13.1 points per game this season, and just 16 total points since that loss to West Forsyth.

Norcross has scored just nine total points in that same stretch.

The War Eagles defense is led by senior Cameron Kline, who has 13 sacks and nine tackles for loss.

As a team, South has forced 18 turnovers this season.

“Just doing what we’ve got to do to get better and take care of the ball,” Maloof said of the key to attacking the War Eagles’ defense. “It’s playoff time now. You’ve got to execute, you’ve got to take care of the ball, you’ve got to get first downs, you’ve got to take your shots and get opportunities and take advantage of their mistakes.”

Despite losing its last three games, Maloof said he likes how his team approached this week of practice. He thinks playing the schedule that Norcross has will have the Blue Devils prepared for the tests that the postseason brings.

“We lost, but we’ve played some really good competition,” he said.

“Last week it was only a breakdown of two plays and it’s a different ball game. Other than that I thought our kids bounced back really well after two tough losses and grinded it out and played really well. We just didn’t get the win.”

Parkview bracing for high-powered Roswell in playoff opener

By David Friedlander david.friedlander@ gwinnettdailypost.com

After working so hard just to make the Class AAAAAA state playoffs with last week’s dramatic regular season finale win over Dacula, a first-round match-up with the state’s third-ranked team hardly seems like a reward.

Yet, that is exactly what the Panthers (6-4) face when they travel to Ray Manus Stadium to take on Roswell tonight at 7:30.

The Hornets, who posted the program’s first undefeated regular season with a 24-7 win over 10th-ranked Etowah last week, pose what may be one of the toughest tests yet this season for Parkview.

Last week’s game was

consecutive weeks to No. 2 Grayson and No. 4 Archer in September, a stretch in Roswell Hornets Parkview Panthers which the Panthers were (5-AAAAAA) (8-AAAAAA) outscored 91-24.

Coach: John Ford Coach: Eric Godfree Record: 10-0 Record: 6-4 “Watching them on film, Last week: Beat Etowah Last week: Beat Dacula they’ve got a lot of good 24-7 13-11 athletes on both sides of When: Today, 7:30 p.m. the ball,” Godfree said of Last meeting: Roswell won 29-27 in 2010 Roswell. “But coming from Location: Roswell High School our region, we’ve seen that kind of talent before. We’re the first time all season a drick Jackson and Jayden not going to be shocked by high-powered Roswell ofComma that have combined anything we see in terms of fense had been held under for more than 130 catches, talent.

35 points.

1,500 yards and 20 TDs. “Like Central GwinThe Hornets have posted But as impressive as nett, they’re very explosive 42 or more points in their they’ve been, Parkview in the passing game. And other eight games, also coach Eric Godfree says his their quarterback-running feature a 1,000-yard rusher Panthers know exactly what back duo is about as good in Sheldon Evans, a quarthey’re getting themselves as we’ve seen this season. terback in Quintarius Neely into.

Defensively, their secondwho has produced more After all, they’ve seen ary and linebackers are than 2,000 yards of total similar collections of very similar to what Archer offense and 31 touchdowns, talent before in Region brings to the table.” plus a trio of big-play re8-AAAAAA this season, However, Godfree ceivers in A.J. Smith, Kenparticularly in losses in believes his team is better

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equipped to deal with such firepower after a regular season’s worth of experience.

Last week’s win over Dacula, in which they matched a physically tough Falcons team in hard-nosed play, was certainly a step in the right direction.

“We are playing with more physicality up front on both sides of the ball,” Godfree said. “We’re absolutely running the ball much better than we were at the beginning of the year. Deion (Slade) has worked hard at practices with the way he’s finishing his runs, the effort and attention to detail. The offensive line’s attention to detail has been good. That combination has really helped us.”

The numbers bear Godfree’s assertion out.

The Panthers have run for 150 or more yards in each of their last five games, including 161 in last week’s win — 136 of which came from Slade — after reaching that mark just once in their first five contests.

Godfree knows that a similar performance will be necessary to complement a strong passing game led by quarterback Jack Chambers and receivers Johnathan Boyd and Tyler Fleetwood and give the Panthers a chance to put up some points when they get into scoring position.

“Offensively, our biggest issue has been in the red zone,” Godfree said.

“We’ve been moving the ball well and getting to the red zone, but not getting enough points. We’ve got to do better (tonight).”

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By David Friedlander

ETOWAH AT ARCHER

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It was less than a year ago that Archer and Etowah first met on the football field, with the Tigers breezing into their first state finals appearance with a 52-7 victory.

Fast forward 11 months later and the two teams are set to square off once again at Archer Community Stadium in a Class AAAAAA state playoff game that figures to be different in a few ways.

For one thing, tonight’s 7:30 kickoff will be a firstround game instead of the semifinals.

For another, Archer coach Andy Dyer figures his No. 4 state-ranked Tigers (9-1) won’t have it quite so easy against the 10th-ranked Eagles (8-2) this time around.

“They’re a proud, tough football team,” Dyer said of Etowah. “They’re well coached. They play their schemes well on both sides of the ball. They’re a good football team. … But the big

ETOWAH EAGLES (5-AAAAAA) Coach: Dave Svehla Record: 8-2 Last week: Lost to Roswell 24-7 ARCHER TIGERS (8-AAAAAA) Coach: Andy Dyer Record: 9-1 Last week: Beat Brookwood 37-7 When: Today, 7:30 p.m.

Last meeting: Archer won 52-7 last year Location: Archer High School

deal for us is to take care of ourselves — alignment, assignment and just run to the football.”

Running seems an appropriate word for Dyer to use, as the ground game figures to be a major key for both teams tonight.

Etowah features a three-headed running back monster led by junior Tyray Devezin, who ran for 96 yards against Archer a year ago and is currently Chero-

kee County’s second-leading rusher.

That strong ground game has served the Eagles well, particularly in the team’s eight wins, in which they’ve averaged more than 45 points per contest as opposed to just 8.5 points in their two losses.

Of course, the running game is also a major strength for the Archer defense, which has allowed just 65.3 yards on the ground and 180.9 total yards per game, led by linebackers Donta Evans (41 tackles, 3 TFLs, 3 sacks), Frank Finch (43 tackles, 5 TFLs, 2 sacks) and Ryan Morrell (50 tackles, 6 TFLs, 1 sack).

On the other side of the ball, establishing the run could be just as important for Archer to help keep an Etowah pass rush that has posted 36 sacks on the season, led by Ryan Kalo (8) and Blaine Miller (7), from bringing the heat to quarterback Will Bearden (107-158-3, 1,925 yards, 19 TDs).

Fortunately for the Tigers, they have been just as pro-

ductive on the ground, with Gwinnett rushing leader Jamyest Williams (157-1,158, 21 TDs) setting the pace for a running attack that has rolled up 2,081 yards.

The other key to tonight’s game could be how well deal with the pressure of a closely-contested postseason games.

Neither team has been involved in many close ball games, with Etowah’s smallest margin of victory or defeat being 10 points, while the Tigers haven’t played a close games since its only loss, a 26-24 setback at No. 2 Grayson back on Sept. 11.

But Dyer is confident that his team, which has several players from last year’s state runner-up team, can draw upon that experience if things get tight tonight.

“We do our best to prepare for any situation,” Dyer said. “You’ve got to be able to not panic when you get into a close-game situation and keep playing. … Experience is the best teacher, and (the players) do know what it takes.”

Bearden

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coming on the ground and 1,938 more through the air. and everything, and got Individually, he’s been as into games and did a lot efficient as a quarterback of clock management and can be, completing 67.7 stuff like that. You’d think percent of his passes (107 I’d be so nervous. It wasn’t of 158) for 1,925 yards and like that. I knew the of19 touchdowns against just fense better than anybody. three interceptions.

“Me and Gabe were “He’s just been great,” pretty much equals last Dyer said. “The greatest year, but he just had more thing he’s done is just take experience than me, and he care of the football. He’s was a senior. I was conexecuting and running the fident. … I know Coach offense like he’s supposed Dyer has always done a to. He studies. He prepares. good job of telling me …

He’s worked physically to my number could be called get his body in great shape. at any second. I’ve always He’s just done a tremenbeen ready and prepared.” dous job.”

That preparation has Don’t misinterpret Dypaid off this season as er’s assessment. Bearden Bearden has been the main has been far more than just facilitator in an Archer a game manager for the offense that has not only Tigers. been prolific, piling up With as many weapons 4,019 yards of total offense as he has available at his and 398 points, but also disposal — such as Gwinhas been well balanced, nett rushing leader Jamyest with 2,081 of those yards Williams, big-play receiv-

ing threats Kyle Davis and Aramis Bryant and versatile athlete Dylan Singleton — it’s sometimes difficult to choose which one to utilize, especially when opposing defenses key in on the target for the play sent in by the coaches on the sideline.

But Bearden has seemed to have a knack for getting the ball in the right person’s hands throughout the season.

“I would say it definitely gives me more options and variety,” Bearden said of having so many big-play threats to work with. “I’m usually not prejudiced throwing to one side or the other. It definitely makes my job easier with those guys. They’re definitely playmakers.

“I’m sure we definitely have settled down a little bit. Me and my guys have definitely gotten better and gotten more accustomed to

each other. I think we started implementing (things), getting in the groove and getting in the grind every day. We definitely got more settled in as the weeks have gone by.”

And that comfort zone between Bearden and the rest of his offensive teammates only figures to serve him well as he and the Tigers embark on what they hope will be another long postseason run.

Dyer believes he has the same leadership skills Tiller had in last year’s state runner-up finish, and perhaps even takes it a step further.

“He’s calm and collected,” Dyer said of Bearden.

“Your quarterback’s got to be calm and collected. Of all the people on the field, he’s got to keep a steady head and keep operating.

And he’s done a wonderful job of that.”

Daily Post Picks The staff makes its predictions for this week’s prep football winners

WILL HAMMOCK

CHRISTINE TROYKE

DAVID FRIEDLANDER

PAUL THOMAS

SCOTT SMITH

DAVID WELKER

ASHLYE WASHINGTON*

Grayson

Grayson

Grayson

Grayson

Grayson

Grayson

Grayson

Archer

Archer

Archer

Archer

Archer

Archer

Archer

Mill Creek

Mill Creek

Mill Creek

Mill Creek

Mill Creek

Mill Creek

Mill Creek

P’tree Ridge

P’tree Ridge

P’tree Ridge

P’tree Ridge

P’tree Ridge

P’tree Ridge

P’tree Ridge

Collins Hill at Lambert

Collins Hill

Collins Hill

Collins Hill

Collins Hill

Collins Hill

Lambert

Collins Hill

Norcross at South Forsyth

Norcross

Norcross

Norcross

Norcross

Norcross

Norcross

South Forsyth

Walton

Walton

Walton

Walton

Walton

Central

Walton

Roswell

Roswell

Roswell

Roswell

Roswell

Roswell

Roswell

East Paulding at Lanier

Lanier

Lanier

Lanier

Lanier

Lanier

Lanier

Lanier

Fayette County at Buford

Buford

Buford

Buford

Buford

Buford

Buford

Buford

GAC

GAC

GAC

GAC

GAC

GAC

GAC

Wesleyan

Wesleyan

Wesleyan

Wesleyan

Wesleyan

Wesleyan

Wesleyan

Wheeler at Grayson Etowah at Archer Northview at Mill Creek West Forsyth at Peachtree Ridge

Central Gwinnett at Walton Parkview at Roswell

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goal) happened, you’ve got to move on.” will.hammock@ Peachtree Ridge (7-3) gwinnettdailypost.com moves on to tonight’s The goal, partly due to Class AAAAAA state its own issues, didn’t happlayoff opener against pen for the Peachtree Ridge visiting West Forsyth (7football team last week.

3), which has played its In a game to decide best late in the season.

Region 7-AAAAAA title, The Wolverines averthe Lions came up short aged 39.1 points in their thanks in large part to nine region games, but two costly turnovers — a their lone game out pick-six that Mill Creek of region may be tellreturned for a touchdown ing. They played the in regulation and an over- same Mill Creek team time interception in the Peachtree Ridge took to end zone that allowed the overtime last week back Hawks to win with a chip on Aug. 28 — and lost shot field goal.

51-13. That early-season “I thought we were our result didn’t dampen Fleetwood’s praise of this own worst enemy and I also think Mill Creek is a week’s opponent.

“They’re a good team, very good football team,” a really good team,” he Peachtree Ridge head said. “They’re really discicoach Mark Fleetwood said. “I applaud them for plined in all three phases their play. But we self-in- of the game, what you flicted a couple of things expect going into a playthere. Any time you give off game. We both have the same record. To me, up a pick-six in games like that, it usually makes both teams are coming in a difference in the game. there to make a statement That had a part to do with this first week. It’s the it, but there were numer- same old thing. It’s a very ous plays that could have good team we’re playing been made by both teams against and it will take an ‘A’ game to win.” during the game.

Peachtree Ridge also has “We surely would have played its best late in the loved to have a region championship and I think season, giving up 6.5 points per game in the last eight our boys did, too. But as games after an 0-2 start. quick as (missing that

By Will Hammock

WEST FORSYTH AT P’TREE RIDGE WEST FORSYTH WOLVERINES (6-AAAAAA) Coach: Adam Clack Record: 7-3 Last week: Beat Johns Creek 38-6 PEACHTREE RIDGE LIONS (7-AAAAAA) Coach: Mark Fleetwood Record: 7-3 Last week: Lost to Mill Creek 20-17 in overtime When: Today, 7:30 p.m.

Last meeting: First meeting Location: Peachtree Ridge High School

Lanier •From Page 1B the playoffs, we probably would have.

“I understand why people are talking about it and why I get asked about it for stories. … Until we do something about it, that’s going to be the shtick.”

Lanier’s chance to completely erase last season’s loss tonight in the Class AAAAA first round against visiting East Paulding, another challenging fourth seed for the No. 1 Longhorns. East Paulding is 8-2 and one of the better teams in its region.

“East Paulding is one play away from winning that region,” Mobbs said.

“They beat the region champs. … They have a new coach this year who was at Cook last year and he made the second round at Cook. They’re extremely well-coached. People are going to be fooled by 1 vs. 4, but it’s truly going to be a battle.”

Quarterback Dylan Prater, a dual threat, triggers a potent East Paulding offense. He has thrown for 1,322 yards and 12 touchdowns and has rushed for 925 yards and 10 more scores. The Raiders average 271 rushing yards behind Prater and running back Cody Long (963 yards). Jalen Browder (44 catches, 683 yards, seven TDs) is the top receiving threat and a big target at 6-foot-3.

“Offensively, (Prater) makes them go,” Mobbs said.

East Paulding will face a stiff defense, though.

Lanier has given up just 79 points in 10 games, racking up 114 tackles for losses and 41 sacks along the way.

Heavily recruited de-

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fensive lineman Derrick Brown is a major disruptive force with 86 tackles (37 for losses), 12 sacks, 11 pass deflections, two fumble recoveries and an interception. But he’s far from the only playmaker in a loaded front seven.

Juwuan Jones (93 tackles), Tyler Taylor (96 tackles, 14 for losses, five sacks), Devin Miller (74 tackles, 17 for losses, seven sacks), Michael Allen (48 tackles, 14 for losses, four sacks) and Shaun Hunter (63 tackles, 16 for losses, five sacks) also have put up big numbers.

That unit was the driving force early in the season, when Lanier won its share of low-scoring, defensive battles. But the offense has come around in recent weeks, putting up 42 against Heritage, 31 vs.

Salem, 48 vs. Winder-Barrow and 56 vs. Apalachee.

Quarterback Tahj Tolbert had some breakout games late in the season, including a 12-for-16 game for 306 yards against Winder-Barrow.

Running backs and brothers Marcko (925 rushing yards) and Marcella (687) have taken up the slack at running back for injured senior Ashton Barnes.

Whether the offense was racking up points or not, Lanier found a way to win once again. It has won 23 straight regular-season games since a doubleovertime loss to Chestatee in 2013. That streak is very impressive, but what the Longhorns want most now is a first-round victory, especially after last season’s first-round exit.

“Last year we didn’t play well (in the first round),” Mobbs said.

“We’re just looking to play a complete game.”

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Getting to Know ...

Kirubel Erassa Kirubel Erassa, a 2010 Grayson grad, recently joined Atlanta Track Club Elite, where he will train and represent the club at local, regional and national races, as well as in the community. He also will teach and engage with the club’s more than 24,000 members.

Erassa, who won the state cross country title and back-to-back 1,600-meter state champions in track and field at Grayson, recently completed a decorated running career at Oklahoma State. He was NCAA Division I runner-up in the 3,000-meter run in 2014, was a seven-time All-American and a seven-time Big 12 Conference champion.

In this edition of “Getting to Know…”, Erassa talks with sports editor Will Hammock about his running career, her friendship with former Berkmar and Oklahoma State runner Girma Mecheso and what he does when he’s not running.

WH: What are your best memories from your Grayson running career?

KE: A good memory from Grayson is my senior year, obviously. I had to keep my mileage down. My junior year I was doing 100-plus miles; my former teammate that I knew from Georgia and Oklahoma State, (Berkmar grad) Girma Mecheso, he told me to do that mileage. My senior year I did less mileage. I did maybe 80 miles and had good success my senior year and won the state cross country. That was one of the best memories for me and for my coach.

WH: Did you ever race Girma?

KE: No, we never had a race. In college, I did race him.

WH: He was pretty good.

KE: He’s very good, a very good athlete. He’s running for Nike.

WH: Do you still talk a lot?

KE: Yeah, we talk.

WH: How did you do in college races against him?

KE: He beat me in cross country races, but I won one race with him in the Big 12 conference in the 5K, so I beat him in that race.

I believe my sophomore year.

We didn’t race that much but we worked out a lot together.

WH: You and Girma are both from the same country?

KE: Yes, we’re both from Ethiopia.

WH: How old were you when you moved to U.S.?

KE: 11 WH: What was that like moving to the U.S. when you were 11?

KE: It was kind of hard. I had a lot of friends back home. But once I moved here and stayed here longer, I started getting used to things here. I started getting used to it more.

WH: What was the hardest part about coming here?

KE: The hardest part was the weather.

WH: Did you run in Ethiopia?

KE: No, I didn’t. I used to play soccer back home.

WH: What got you into running?

KE: I played soccer my freshman year of high school and the soccer coach told the track coach I should try out for track. There was two weeks left in track season and I trained all week, then went to race the JV mile and got third place and broke five minutes. I ran 4:58. I was on the ground after and almost passed out. I said I was not going to run ever again.

Girma was running the two-mile race after my race and he was running fast. I noticed he was Ethiopian. After he finished his race, he introduced himself and I introduced myself. He gave me his number and I called him. After a while he told me everything, a lot of stories, what to do. That’s what really got me into running when Girma told me his story and he said I could get a scholarship to college if I continued running.

WH: Was college running a fun experience?

KE: College was a crazy experience, a fun experience I can never forget, team-wise, coaching-wise, everything. I got a lot of knowledge about running. I know what running is, what works, what doesn’t work because of the experience. College just changed everything.

FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 13, 2015 • 5B

Eagles on the rise

Collins Hill likes its chances against Lambert

seven touchdowns, but also throwing seven interceptions.

COLLINS HILL Georgia Southern commit TanAT LAMBERT On paper Lambert (8-2) has a ner Hall is the top target for the sizeable advantage over Collins COLLINS HILL EAGLES Longhorns with 41 grabs for (7-AAAAAA) Hill (5-5). Yet anyone who has 591 yards and four touchdowns.

Coach: Kevin Reach seen the third-seeded Eagles out Injuries have forced Lambert Record: 5-5 of Region 7-AAAAAA would to employ a committee of runLast week: Defeated Norning backs in the run game, with be able to tell you that’s not cross 13-9 three players rushing for over quite the case.

LAMBERT LONGHORNS 400 yards on the season behind The Longhorns are the No. (6-AAAAAA) 6-foot-6, 322-pound Cincinnati 2 seed in Region 6-AAAAAA Coach: Louis Daniel offensive tackle commit Sean with their only losses coming to Record: 8-2 Bailey.

Lanier in the season opener and Last week: Lost 31-6 to Sophomore Will Kohlins has South Forsyth last week. LamSouth Forsyth When: Today, 7:30 p.m. carried the load as of late with bert is talented, but the Eagles Last meeting: First meeting 513 yards and six touchdowns. are just as loaded despite their Location: Lambert High On defense, Lambert has .500 record.

School limited opponents to 19.8 points Collins Hill defeated Norper game this season and has cross 13-9 last week to earn the been able to force 15 intercepthree seed and snap a two-game skid. to have to play solid offensively tions. Reach said a lot of those interceptions came from presHead coach Kevin Reach said and defensively … I’m excited sure the Longhorns forced up he feels like his team is peaking about the opportunity. I like front, recording 21 sacks this at the right time of year and is where we stand, we’ve got a season. excited for the challenges Lam- great opportunity here. We’re “They play in a league that bert presents. just preaching to our boys, ‘We throws the ball a lot, we do too, “I can tell they’re welldon’t ever want to look ahead. coached,” he said. “They’ve got We just want to worry about one but they try to jump on you pretty quick from what I’ve a good scheme offensively and game and this is the most imseen,” Reach said. “Then a lot of defensively. They like to try to portant game. It doesn’t matter teams are playing catch-up … get pressure on the quarterback if you’re 10-0 or 5-5, we’re all like I said I like our scheme. I and they do a lot of different in the same boat now.’” like what we’ve got planned for things in the secondary and they Heading into tonight’s 7:30 them. They do a good job over try to get you crossed up on that p.m. match up at Lambert, there, we’ll have to play well. kind of stuff. Offensively they Reach said the Eagles are back “But at the same time I think kind of run a pro style, run the to full strength. Quarterback we still haven’t played our best ball, run a lot of play-action off Monty Horn will be available by any means. Not like I feel and then they’ll get in the spread this week after missing the last some. I think they’re well baltwo weeks with an ankle injury. like we’re capable of. I’ve seen in spurts, I’ve seen it a quarter anced in what they do. They’re Drew Dinsmore played well here, a half there, but I still good in the kicking game. in his stead, and it’s likely that haven’t seen us play the best There’s a reason why they’re both will see action tonight.

8-2, they’ve got a good football Collins Hill also gets starting that I’ve been waiting on. That’s what you always hope, that you team. But at the same time, I cornerback Reggie White back start peaking game 11, 12, 13 like where we’re at. I like our from injury. so that’s what we’re hoping for. chances.

Lambert’s passing game has For us to at least start playing “I think we’ll have to play been up and down this season like I know we’re capable of well. We can’t just go out there with junior Richie Kenney playing.” and he-haw around. We’re going throwing for 1,376 yards and

By Paul Thomas

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Grayson grad Kirubel Erassa has joined Atlanta Track Club Elite.

(Special photo)

WH: What were your best memories from college racing?

KE: My best memory is the first time I broke four minutes in the mile in indoor. I ran 3:58; that was my best memory. My secondbest memory was winning my freshman year. We won the cross country national championship as a team. And also my third memory is at the conference meet I scored 30 points and won three events (senior year). In Big 12 history, nobody had ever scored 30 points.

WH: Did you know you wanted to keep running after college?

KE: Definitely. Even when I started into running in high school, I knew I had to try it. I am a very competitive guy so I knew some day I would turn professional. I kept it in my mind that I have to train hard, work hard. If you dream big, anything is possible. That’s what I told myself. I dreamed big, set the goal and here I am today.

WH: What did you like about the Atlanta Track Club?

KE: I wanted to try something unique. I’m from here in Georgia.

I had a lot of success in Atlanta in the past years. I got connected here while I was talking with the coaches on the phone and I know they can help me reaching my goals and my dreams. I want to help the Atlanta Track Club to succeed and I want to do something special for them. We do have a good team. We will make each other better.

WH: What are your goals?

KE: When I set a goal, I set a goal for this year. My goal this year is to go to the World Championships and make that in the 3K, have a good experience. My second goal obviously is the Olympic Trials, just go out there and see what I can do.

WH: What do you do outside of running?

KE: I watch TV. I watch the NBA a lot. I like to go walk the park sometimes, go to watch movies with my friends. Nothing too crazy.

WH: What’s it like living in Atlanta again, being home?

KE: I like being home, I especially like running on the trails. I started running here on the trails, so I’m used to running on the trails. I have been running them for a long time. It’s exciting to be here.

WH: Do you ever play soccer anymore?

KE: I would like to but I don’t want to get injured, so I’ve just got to focus everything now on this running.

WH: Have you had many injuries?

KE: I had a hamstring problem in high school my senior year for outdoor season. I had that through college. My freshman year I had to redshirt in cross country because of the hamstring. I did lots and lots of rehab on it. Right now the hamstring problem is gone. I don’t want to say I’ve never been injured because something can happen.

I’m scared to answer that question. But that hamstring issue is the main problem I had. It was a long process.

WH: How long will you do the running thing?

KE: I would say another 20 years if I stay healthy.

WH: That’s a long time. Can you do it?

KE: Yeah, I can do it. Why not?

(Older runners) have done well and they’re giving motivation to us younger guys. They’re still doing it.

Mill Creek looks to avoid letdown in opener vs. Titans

By David Friedlander

to go back to work.”

Despite a defense that has alNORTHVIEW lowed just 61 points all season, AT MILL CREEK including five shutouts, and NORTHVIEW TITANS On paper, things couldn’t be features impact players such as (6-AAAAAA) better for Mill Creek’s football Aaron Anderson (84 combined Coach: Chad Davenport program right now. tackles, 5 sacks, 2 INTs), MiRecord: 6-4 The No. 5 state-ranked cah Bull (82 tackles, 2 sacks), Last week: Beat Centennial Hawks (10-0) are fresh off last Sidney Otiwu (65 tackles, 4 42-35 Friday’s 20-17 overtime win sacks, 2 INTs) and Tyler VerMILL CREEK HAWKS over No. 9 Peachtree Ridge non (38 tackles, 12 sacks), the (7-AAAAAA) before an electric crowd, which Hawks will have some work to Coach: Shannon Jarvis not only secured the program’s do against Northview.

Record: 10-0 first Region 7-AAAAAA The Titans have put up 40 or Last week: Beat Peachtree Ridge 20-17 in OT more points in each of their last championship and first undeWhen: Today, 7:30 p.m. three games, primarily on the feated regular season.

Last meeting: Mill Creek strength of running back EmeBut the success also comes won 27-0 in 2009 ka Nwanze, who has posted as a warning to head coach Location: Mill Creek High 1,472 yards and 14 touchdowns Shannon Jarvis as his team School this season, and dynamic welcomes Northview (6-4) athlete Jair Anderson, who has to Mill Creek Community piled up 845 all-purpose yards Stadium for a first-round game and 13 total TDs. in the Class AAAAAA state ting it behind them and focusAnderson has been parplayoffs tonight at 7:30. ing on tonight’s game with ticularly dangerous in special Though Mill Creek has been Northview. teams, with a 30.7-yard average to the state playoffs in four However, Jarvis said that all in kickoff return and a 78-yard previous season, Jarvis admits the signs in practice this week punt return to his credit. the current set of circumstances indicate that the Hawks are deAnd it is that part of the gives this appearance a differtermined not to fall into that trap. game, as well as other lesser-foent feel for him and the Hawks.

“That was my concern over cused on areas of the game, that “I’ll tell you where it feels the weekend,” Jarvis said. “It Jarvis believes the Hawks must different and how the kids carry was so emotional, but we’ve be on guard against tonight. themselves different was what got to put it behind us. … You “Their running back (Nwanze) happened last Friday night,” can see teams (in Mill Creek’s and return guy in special teams Jarvis said. “The crowd was situation) go one of two ways.

(Anderson) highlight their team amazing. The support they Either they take it for granted, gave us energized us and has us or they fill with confidence and speed,” Jarvis said of Northview.

“If you make a mistake, they excited about getting back out focus and run with it. can get big yardage on you. … there and being at home (for “Honestly, I won’t know People talk about our defense, the opening round).” for sure (which way it will but special teams have been just Of course, the pitfall Jarvis go) until Friday, but I’ve been and his staff worries about is pleasantly surprised in practice impressive for us this year. I getting caught up so much in so far. … Monday and Tuesday told (the players) this week that the excitement of last Friday’s in practice, we found out pretty they’ve got to be at their best this week in special teams.” win that they have trouble put- quickly that the kids are ready

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GFL title games set for Saturday From Staff Reports

GWINNETT FOOTBALL LEAGUE FINALS

Rain saturated Shiloh’s At Parkview High School 9 a.m. — 6-year-old final football field, forcing a venue Grayson AL North vs. Brookwood AL change and some schedulNorth 10:30 a.m. — 7-year-old final ing swaps, but the Gwinnett Grayson AL South vs. Collins Hill NL Football League worked out North Noon — 8-year-old final the issues for what is expected Mill Creek NL South vs. Parkview AL to be a rain-free championship North 1:30 p.m. — 11-year-old final Saturday.

Mountain View NL South vs. BrookThe GFL title games, once wood AL South held at one site, will be split into 3 p.m. — 12-year-old final two locations again with games this weekend at both Parkview and Buford. The heavy rains natural grass at Shiloh. led to Buford’s turf fields being “Shiloh’s field was unplayused as a site instead of the able and we wanted the older

Dacula NL North vs. Parkview AL South At Buford High School 1:30 p.m. — 9-year-old final Grayson AL North vs. Buford NL North 3 p.m. — 10-year-old final South Gwinnett AL North vs. Mill Creek NL North 4:30 p.m. — Eighth grade, Division II final Grayson AL North vs. Mill Creek NL North 6 p.m. — Eighth grade, Division I final North Gwinnett NL South vs. Archer AL North

kids to have a good surface for the finals,” GFL president Erik Richards said.

6B • FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 13, 2015

ondeck Prep Schedule

BASKETBALL

Today

6 p.m. — Mount Pisgah at Hebron 7:30 p.m. — Discovery boys at Harrison

FOOTBALL

First-round state playoff matchups Class AAAAAA 7:30 p.m. — Wheeler at Grayson 7:30 p.m. — Etowah at Archer 7:30 p.m. — Northview at Mill Creek 7:30 p.m. — West Forsyth at Peachtree Ridge 7:30 p.m. — Collins Hill at Lambert 7:30 p.m. — Norcross at South Forsyth 7:30 p.m. — Central Gwinnett at Walton 7:30 p.m. — Parkview at Roswell Class AAAAA 7:30 p.m. — East Paulding at Lanier Class AAAA 7:30 p.m. — Fayette Co. at Buford Class AA 7:30 p.m. — Dade Co. at GAC 7:30 p.m. — Wesleyan at Model

SWIMMING

5:30 p.m. — Northview at Wesleyan 6:30 p.m. — Grayson, Lanier and South at Mountain Park 6:30 p.m. — Collins Hill and Norcross at West Gwinnett

The Home Teams

TODAY NEXT UPCOMING

Falcons

Adirondack Greenville South Carolina 7:35 p.m.

Sun, 2:05 p.m. Nov. 21, 7 p.m.

97.7-FM 97.7-FM 97.7-FM

Indianapolis Minnesota Off Nov. 22, 1 p.m. Nov. 29, 1 p.m.

CBS/92.9 FM FOX/92.9 FM

Hawks

at Boston Utah 7:30 p.m.

Sun, 6 p.m.

FSSE/92.9 FM FSSE/92.9 FM

Gladiators

M. Soccer

Off TBD

W. Soccer

Ashford Off Sat, 4 p.m.

A.I.I. finals

Georgia

Off

at Auburn

Sat, noon

Nov. 21, TBA

at Miami

Georgia

ACCN/680-AM 680-AM

Off Tech

Georgia St.

at Brooklyn Tue, 7:30 p.m.

FSSE/92.9 FM

Off

Georgia Southern

CBS/750-AM 750-AM

Nov. 21, 12:30 p.m. Nov. 28, TBA

at Texas State South Alabama Sat, 4 p.m.

Nov. 21, TBA ESPN3/88.5-FM 88.5-FM

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GGC women advance to A.I.I. finals

By Scott Smith

Senior Correspondent

LAWRENCEVILLE — Bristol Countess of Georgia Gwinnett College recorded two assists and the defense allowed just four shots on goal as the Grizzlies topped Central Christian 3-1 on Thursday night at home in the A.I.I. conference women’s semifinal.

The win completed a trifecta of firsts for the Grizzlies (10-7-1) as it earned the young program its first conference postseason win, put the Grizzlies in their first conference final and secured a berth in the N.A.I.A national tournament.

“We talked about at the beginning of the year how we want to try to improve daily and improve from game to game,” Georgia Gwinnett head coach Chris Kouns said. “We secured history tonight and I’m extremely proud of that.”

The Grizzlies struck first when Lauren Moss took a feed from Countess and found herself with an open look from over 30 yards out.

Moss sent the shot flying

off her left foot and was able to get it past Central keeper Shayna Watkins for the 1-0 lead in the 12th minute.

That lead lasted less than 60 seconds as the Tigers responded with the equalizer.

That goal came from midfielder Isabel Sierra, who sent a long shot from just inside midfield, finding the net to knot things up 1-1.

Georgia Gwinnett kept putting pressure on the Tiger defense over the next 15 minutes and it finally paid off when the Grizzlies earned one of their three corner kicks on the night.

Countess lofted it in high into the box in front of the goal, where Shilohgrad Kelsey Griswold used her height advantage to head it home and put the Grizzlies up 2-1 with 9:00 left in the half.

“Griswold, who has traditionally been a back, did a terrific job up top of receiving balls,” Kouns said. “Countess was our most consistent player tonight and was outstanding and Nicole Rodriguez did an awesome job in the middle of the field.”

The Grizzlies came out in the second half with a very aggressive attack on offense and got off three good looks in the opening five minutes but couldn’t connect.

The Tigers (16-4) were able to ride out that storm but couldn’t take advantage, getting off just five shots in the final 45 minutes.

That opened the door for the Grizzlies, who put the game out of reach with just over 20 minutes left to play when Nikki LeFevre scored.

Lina Blomquist and Stina Andersson combined on the assist to LeFever, who was able to get off a shot from the left side and slip it in past a sliding Watkins.

Watkins was kept busy by the Grizzly offense as she faced 22 shots (seven on goal), ending the night with seven saves.

While she didn’t face as many chances, Grizzly keeper Courtney Hicks was tested by seven shots (four on goal), recording three saves.

The Grizzlies will play for the conference title on Saturday at home against

Ashford at 4 p.m.

“We started off playing four of the top ten teams in the country and then seven of the top twenty five,” Kouns said. “It was difficult for this team to get the confidence because when you play well against a top ten team, you still might lose. That’s been part of the learning curve for this group.”

The Grizzlies enter Saturday’s game as winners of seven of their last 10.

GGC men fall 1-0 The men for Georgia Gwinnett didn’t fare as well as the Grizzlies dropped a 1-0 decision to Mount Mercy.

Despite having the edge on offense with a 12-5 advantage in shots, the Grizzlies (10-6-3) were unable to convert any of those chances into a goal.

Mount Mercy (15-4) took advantage, getting a goal from Mario Fichtner.

The Grizzlies were almost able to erase Fichtner’s goal with a last-ditch effort from Martin Toribo, but his shot in the final second went wide.

Lewis Sharpe has four saves at keeper for Gwinnett.

Atlanta’s rally falls short in Greenville ing the final period as J.T. Barnett J.T. Barnett regGREENVILLE, S.C. — istered his first goal as a A third-period comeback by Gladiator as he put home the the Atlanta Gladiators fell rebound of a Nate Condon short on Thursday night in drive from the right wing in Greenville as the Swamp the second period.

Rabbits doubled the GladiaGreenville got two quick tors up 6-3. goals early in the third With the defeat, Atlanta period to go up by three. drops to 6-4-1 on the season First, Kodie Curran scored and remains at 13 points. the first goal of his career Greenville ended a six-game followed by a powerplay losing streak with the win marker from Michael St. and increased their point Croix. Knackstedt got astotal to eight. sists on both goals giving Greenville led 3-1 enterhim a four-point evening.

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Atlanta answered with two of their own goals five minutes apart in the third.

Daniel Bahntge beat Jeff Malcom on a breakaway followed by Tyler Murovich’s fourth of the year to bring the Gladiators within two before an empy-net goal

by Josh Nicholls extedned the Greenville lead again.

Ahead of Thursday night’s game in Greenville, the Gladiators added defenseman Nolan Descoteaux to the roster.

Descoteaux, 26, began

his professional career with Atlanta, playing 11 games in 2013-14 after completing his college career at Rochester Institute of Technology. The 6-foot, 215-pound blueliner was part of Allen’s Kelly Cup winning team last season as a rookie and began this year with Rapid City.

The Atlanta Gladiators are back home tonight at 7:35 P.M. as the Adirondack Thunder visit The Arena at Infinite Energy Center for the first time ever.

FSSE = FOX Sports Southeast, FSS = FOX Sports South

On TV AUTO RACING

Jeremy Johnson may start for Auburn Today

11 a.m. — Formula One Racing Brazilian Grand Prix, Practice 1. NBCSP 11 a.m. — NASCAR Camping World Truck Series: Phoenix, Qualifying. FS1 2 p.m. — NASCAR Sprint Cup Series: Quicken Loans Race For Heroes 500, First Practice. NBCSP 3:30 p.m. — NASCAR XFINITY Series: DAV 200 Honoring America’s Veterans, Practice. NBCSP 5 p.m. — NASCAR XFINITY Series: DAV 200 Honoring America’s Veterans, Final Practice. NBCSP 8:30 p.m. — NASCAR Camping World Truck Series: Phoenix. FS1

COLLEGE BASKETBALL

5 p.m. — Colorado vs. Iowa State ESPN2 6 p.m. — Wagner at St. John’s FS1 7 p.m. — Armed Forces Classic: Pittsburgh vs. Gonzaga ESPN 7 p.m. — Dartmouth at Seton Hall FSSO 9 p.m. — Legends Classic: Belmont at Marquette FSSO 10 p.m. — Washington vs. Texas ESPN

COLLEGE FOOTBALL

9 p.m. — USC at Colorado ESPN2

NBA

7:30 p.m. — Atlanta at Boston FSSE

SOCCER

2:30 p.m. — UEFA Euro 2016 Qualifier: Bosnia and Herzegovina vs Republic of Ireland. First leg. ESPN2 7 p.m. —FIFA World Cup 2018 Qualifying: United States vs Saint Vincent and the Grenadines ESPN2 Saturday

AUTO RACING

11:30 a.m. — NASCAR Sprint Cup Series: Quicken Loans Race For Heroes 500, Second Practice. NBCSP 12:30 p.m. — NASCAR XFINITY Series: DAV 200 Honoring America’s Veterans, Qualifying. NBCSP 2:30 p.m. — NASCAR Sprint Cup Series: Quicken Loans Race For Heroes 500, Final Practice. NBCSP 4 p.m. — NASCAR XFINITY Series: DAV 200 Honoring America’s Veterans. NBCSP

COLLEGE BASKETBALL

7 p.m. — Harvard at Providence FSSE 9 p.m. — Western Michigan at DePaul FSSE

COLLEGE FOOTBALL

Noon — Ohio State at Illinois ABC Noon — Middle Tennessee State at Florida Atlantic MYATL Noon — Georgia at Auburn CBS Noon — Florida at South Carolina ESPN Noon — Maryland at Michigan State ESPN2 Noon — Kansas at Texas Christian FS1 Noon — Texas-El Paso at Old Dominion FSSE 12:30 p.m. — North Carolina State at Florida State CW 3:30 p.m. — Clemson at Syracuse ABC 3:30 p.m. — Wake Forest at Notre Dame NBC 3:30 p.m. — Alabama at Mississippi State CBS 3:30 p.m. — Oklahoma State at Iowa State ESPN 3:30 p.m. — Michigan at Indiana ESPN2 3:30 p.m. — Kansas State at Texas Tech FS1 3:30 p.m. — Florida International at Marshall FSSE 7 p.m. — Memphis at Houston ESPN2 7:15 p.m. — Arkansas at LSU ESPN 7:30 p.m. — Oregon at Stanford FOX 8 p.m. — Oklahoma at Baylor ABC 10 p.m. — Utah at Arizona FS1 10:45 p.m. — Washington State at UCLA ESPN

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six interceptions in his first three games.

Jeremy Johnson may have “We have confidence in What: Georgia at recaptured Auburn’s starthim,” Auburn coach Gus Auburn ing quarterback spot after Malzahn told reporters this When: Noon, Saturday engineering an upset victory week, adding, “We got conWhere: Jordan-Hare Stadium last week at Texas A&M fidence in Sean, too.”

TV: CBS and, even if Sean White’s inThere is not a lot of confijured left knee heals, it may dence around the Bulldogs, be Johnson under center of the season, but comwho scored an offensive Saturday as the Tigers host pleted 13 of 17 passes in last touchdown for the first time Georgia. week’s 26-10 victory and since Oct. 10 in last week’s Johnson struggled while looks to have regained his 27-3 victory over Kentucky. starting the first three games confidence after throwing Neither Greyson Lambert

The Sports Xchange

UGA FOOTBALL

nor Brice Ramsey distinguished themselves at quarterback, but the combination of Sony Michel and Keith Marshall combined to spark the Georgia rushing attack.

“We’ll go into this week thinking we’ll play Greyson and Brice,” Georgia coach Mark Richt said of his passing attack, which combined to complete only 10 passes for 90 yards against the Wildcats.

Norcross, Parkview Braves SS Simmons girls hoops open with traded to the Angels Saturday tipoff event From Staff Reports Two of Gwinnett’s top girls basketball teams will compete Saturday in the Norcross Lady Blue TipOff Classic, a four-game showcase hosted by the Blue Devils to kick off the season.

Both host Norcross and Parkview are coming off deep playoff runs, which included facing each other in last season’s Class AAAAAA Final Four. Norcross won that matchup but lost in the state championship game to McEachern.

Parkview opens Saturday’s showcase with a 1 p.m. game against Wood-

stock, which was 27-2 last season. The 2:30 p.m. game features Tucker vs.

Fayette County, followed

by Hillgrove vs. Mays at 4 p.m.

Norcross has a tough test in the event’s nightcap at 5:30 p.m. against Tift County, a 21-game winner last season. Tift was bounced from the state playoffs by Archer in a 5048 overtime thriller.

“We have a great lineup of girls teams this year; many were in the Elite Eight of last year’s state tournament,” Norcross girls coach Angie Hembree said. “It will be competitive and an overall great day for girls basketball.”

Norcross girls hoops wins opener 74-54 From Staff Reports WOODSTOCK — The Norcross girls basketball team opened the season with a 74-54 win over Woodstock Thursday night.

Vash Perry led the way for the Blue Devils

(1-0) with 22 points as she made 12 of 13 free throws. Ty Gillespie scored 15 points, knocking down 7 of 8 free throws. Tehya Lyons added 10 points.

The game featured 59 fouls called, with seven total players fouling out.

From Staff and Wire Reports

the Angels.

Simmons, 26, batted .265 with four homers and The Atlanta Braves 44 RBIs for the Braves in traded shortstop Andrelton 2015 and is considered one of the top defensive Simmons to the Los Anshortstops in baseball. geles Angels for veteran Aybar, 31, played 10 shortstop Erick Aybar, two pitching prospects — seasons with the Angels and batted .270 with three left-handed starter Sean Newcomb and right-hand- homers and 44 RBIs in er Christopher Ellis — as 2015. Aybar is a free agent after the 2016 season. well as a cash bonus of a Newcomb and Ellis were reported $2.5 million on rated the Angels top two Thursday night. prospects, and Newcomb The Braves are also is MLBPipeline.com’s sending minor league No. 19 overall prospect. catcher Jose Brceno to

FANS CHOICE FALL ATHLETE OF THE WEEK Who: Amanda Jackson School: Hebron Christian Sport: Cross country Class: Sophomore Highlights: Finished 12th in Class A Private at the state cross country meet Coach Mike Beaudreau’s take: “Coach (Bob) Gardner and I are super proud of Amanda’s progression. Amanda has a prodigious work ethic. She is also a fierce competitor and thus excelled in the humid, wet and muddy conditions at Saturday’s state championships. As a sophomore, Amanda has been steadily improving since her days on our middle school cross country team and has worked very hard honing her running skills. Finally, Amanda is also a very high performing student and balances her cross country with her involvement in the Hebron marching band during the fall semester.”

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CONSTRUCTION/ SERVICE BIDS ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS FEDERAL PROJECT NO. M004876 GWINNETT COUNTY SEALED PROPOSALS FOR FURNISHING ALL LABOR, MATERIAL, EQUIPMENT AND OTHER THINGS NECESSARY FOR THE FOLLOWING WORK WILL BE RECEIVED

BY THE UNDERSIGNED AT THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION, ONE GEORGIA CENTER, 600 WEST PEACHTREE ST., NW, ATLANTA, GEORGIA, 30308 UNTIL 11:00 A.M.,NOVEMBER 20, 2015 AND PUBLICLY OPENED. 2.969 MILES OF MILLING, INLAY AND PLANT MIX RESURFACING ON US 23/SR 13 BEGINNING EAST OF SR 20 AND EXTENDING WEST OF SAWNEE AVE. (E) CONTRACT TIME : 10/31/2016 PROPOSAL GUARANTY : 5.00% DISTRICT OFFICE : GAINESVILLE PRICE OF PLANS : DBE :5.00 PLANS AND SPECIFICATIONS MAY BE INSPECTED AT THE DISTRICT OFFICE AS INDICATED. COPIES OF THE STANDARD SPECIFICATIONS ($35.00) MAY BE OBTAINED FROM THE STATE TRANSPORTATION OFFICE ENGINEER AT ONE GEORGIA CENTER, 600 WEST PEACHTREE ST., NW, IN ATLANTA, TELEPHONE NUMBER (404) 631-1215.

PLANS ARE AVAILABLE AS INDICATED. PAYMENT OF THE CORRECT AMOUNT MUST BE MADE WITHIN 30 DAYS OF BILLING; SUCH PAYMENTS ARE NOT REFUNDABLE. PAYMENT WILL BE MADE TO THE CONTRACTOR EACH CALENDAR MONTH BASED ON THE ESTIMATED WORK COMPLETE IN PLACE AS PRESCRIBED

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BY THE UNDERSIGNED AT THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION, ONE GEORGIA CENTER, 600 WEST PEACHTREE ST., NW, ATLANTA, GEORGIA, 30308 UNTIL 11:00 A.M.,NOVEMBER 20, 2015 AND PUBLICLY OPENED. 8.957 MILES OF MILLING AND PLANT MIX RESURFACING ON SR 13 BEGINNING AT THE DEKALB COUNTY LINE AND EXTENDING SOUTH OF OLD PEACHTREE RD (CR 3761).

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PUBLIC SALES/ AUCTIONS MCCULLOUGH TOWING AUCTION LIST 4431 BUFORD HWY. NORCROSS, GA 30071 770-263-8483 SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 14TH 2015@ 1:00PM 2000 Audi A6 WAUED64BXYN103768 2003 BMW 325i WBAET37463NJ34085 2003 Buick Rendezvous 3G5DA03E93S579340 2003 Chevrolet Suburban 3GNEC16Z23G130975 2006 Chevrolet Trailblazer 1GNDS13SX62242412 2003 Dodge Stratus 4B3AG42G83E194396 1996 Ford F-150 1FTEX15N2TKA03759 2002 Ford Taurus 1FAFP52U92A149318 1997 Honda Civic 1HGEJ8240VL072177 2000 Honda CR-V JHLRD2849YC003670 1994 Honda Accord JHMCD5551RC097223 2004 Honda Pilot 2HKYF18454H547952 2011 Kia Rio KNADH4A35B6737931 2005 Mercedes Benz S430 WDBNG70J55A438693 2000 Nissan Maxima JN1CA31D8YT740115 2003 Nissan Altima 1N4AL11D43C282963 2002 Nissan Maxima JN1DA31D22T426858

PUBLIC SALES/ AUCTIONS 2001 Pontiac Grand Prix 1G2WK52JX1F227478 2005 Toyota 4Runner JTEZU17R550052734 2005 Toyota 4Runner JTEZU14R158036133 1995 Toyota Avalon 4T1GB10E8SU049254 2003 Volvo S40 YV1VS295X3F931952 2005 Volvo XC90 YV1CY592851145998 2003 Volvo S60 YV1RS61T632258491 929-292506, 11/6,13 NOTICE THESE VEHICLES WILL BE SOLD FOR PUBLIC OUTCRY FOR CASH AT STATEWIDE WRECKER SERVICE LOCATED AT 2775 SIMPSON CIRCLE, NORCROSS, GEORGIA AT 10:00 A.M. ON NOVEMBER 14, 2015. THE FOLLOWING VEHICLES ARE DECLARED ABANDONED AND FORECLOSED VEHICLES PURSUANT TO OCGA 40-11-5.

ESTOS VEHICULOS SERAN VENDIDOS AL PUBLICO POR DINERO EN EFECTIVO EN STATEWIDE WRECKER SERVICE LOCALIZADO EN 2775 SIMPSON CIRCLE, NORCROSS, GEORGIA A LAS 10:00 A.M. EN 14 NOVEMBRE 2015 . LOS SIGUIENTES VEHICULOS AN SIDO DECLARADOS ABANDONADOS Y CERRADOS DE ACUERDO A OCGA 40-11-5 NUEVA LOCALIZACION 770-381-1140 www.swsatlanta.com 2007 BMW 328i WBAVA33527PG52597 2000 TOYOTA AVALON 4T1BF28B0YU098455 2008 NISSAN ALTIMA 1N4AL21E78C170566 2004 FORD FOCUS 3FAFP37364R128522 2002 HONDA ODYSSEY 2HKRL18502H505109 2000 NISSAN MAXIMA JN1CA31AXYT207611 1989 CHEVROLET CAVALIER 1G1JC1119KJ232501 2003 KIA SORENTO KNDJD733935048417 1999 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY 1C4GP64L1XB921045 2001 DODGE DURANGO 1B4HS28ZX1F569798 1999 HONDA ACCORD 1HGCG5641XA147207 2004 GMC YUKON 1GKEK13Z74J174006 2004 KIA OPTIMA KNAGD126745363041 2003 HONDA CIVIC 1HGEM22593L000050 2001 MITSUBISHI MONTERO SPORT JA4MT31H61P031478 2002 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER 1GNDS13S422114547 1998 HONDA CIVIC 1HGEJ6678WL032309 1978 FRUEHAUF TRAILER HPV664804 1997 ACURA 3.5 RL JH4KA9646VC010914 2004 CADILLAC DEVILLE 1G6KE57Y74U121743 1993 FORD EXPLORER 1FMDU32X8PUE05653 2002 MAZDA PROTEGE JM1BJ245821621216 2007 SUZUKI GRAND VITARA JS3TE944X74200386 2005 SUZUKI XL7 JS3TY92V754103520 1998 FORD E-350 1FTSE34L3WHB94579 2006 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA 3VWSF71K86M777335 2007 DODGE RAM PICKUP 1500 1D7HA16K57J550495 1997 CHEVROLET S-10 1GCCS1447V8165014 1988 CHEVROLET C3500 2GCHC39N4J1194189 2002 CHRYSLER VOYAGER 1C4GJ45322B604176 1998 CHEVROLET BLAZER 1GNDT13W0W2104796 2001 HONDA CIVIC 1HGEM22941L013434 *** REBUILT *** 2001 OLDSMOBILE SILHOUETTE 1GHDX13E41D254616 1996 FORD E-350 1FTJE34H6THB01525 1992 CHEVROLET LUMINA 2G1WN54T5N9180207 1999 MERCURY COUGAR 1ZWFT61L0X5659277 2000 HONDA ODYSSEY 2HKRL186XYH578246 2004 DODGE INTREPID 2B3HD46R14H644260 2000 INFINITI I30 JNKCA31A1YT116447 2011 NISSAN SENTRA 3N1AB6AP6BL715841 1995 FORD E-250 1FTFE24Y3SHB79579 2003 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT WVWPD63B43P342131 2004 CHRYSLER SEBRING 1C3EL55R54N107141 1999 HONDA ACCORD 1HGCG5548XA139770 1998 FORD EXPLORER 1FMZU32X8WUB32038 2000 WABASH TRAILER 1JJV532W4YL638506 2001 FORD TAURUS 1FAFP53U81A121720 929-292510, 11/6,13 NOTICE OF PUBLIC SALE OF PERSONAL PROPERTY Notice is hereby given that the undersigned will sell, to satisfy lien of the owner, at public sale by competitive bidding via www.storagetreasures.com on November 23, 2015 9:00 am and will continue until November 30, 2015 9:00 AM for the Space Shop storage facility located at: 2050 Gravel Springs Rd Buford, GA 30519 770.271.4220 The personal goods stored therein by the following may include, but are not limited to general household, furniture, boxes, clothes, and appliances.

A161 Callaway, Kevin Household Goods 929-294270, 11/13,20

PUBLIC NOTICE The following rooms will be sold at the public auction starting at 4360 Covington Hwy Decatur Ga, 30032 @8;30a.m. On Nov 21, 2015.

4360 Covington Hwy Dec Ga, 30032 404-284-0918 DUWANNA EVANS 1138 JOY SIMPSON 1102 TAMIKA HORSLEY 0231 BRITTANY AIKENS 1241 BILQIYS JONES 0121 VINNAASIA BILLINGS

PUBLIC SALES/ AUCTIONS 1050 FAITH OCHIENG 0114-15 4940 Memorial Dr Stn Mtn Ga, 30083 404-296-9737 DESIREE GOUTIER 512 ELIZABETH MAYFIELD 105 NICOLE WILLIAMS 470 ANA MONROE 541-43 ANGELA BAXTER 701 RAYMOND GILLARD 106 CAWONIA SHAVER 624 SOULEYMANE SISSOKO 102 ERICA WINBUSH 868-69 KASEEM JOHNSON 771 TANGELA PARKS 815-17 JOHNNIE ROBINSON 426 DERICK SOLOMON 532 ROLLAND TAMBA 456 GREGORY KING 454 MARION BROWN 268-70 KINGSLEY EVANS 210 RICKEY SMITH 402 TRAVIS CHANDLER 717 JAMES MANGUM JR 847 REGINALD SMITH 125 GEOFFREY SMART 879 DARYL DELEON 611 EDNA SMITH 438 ANTWANN JONES 704 885 Northern Ave Clarkston Ga, 30021 404-294-7368 CAMISHA M JACKSON 4008 ALFRED BURLEY 1138 JUDY MOSLEY 2131 LATERRIA DURHAM 2022 NORBERT SAULSBERRY 4022 DEBRA TILLER 2032 KEITH SMITH 1133 MIESHA GAYLES 1099 ZAHRA YESHAW 2061 DOMINICK BOYCE 2039 ARRON COLEMAN 1145 DANTON SEALY 4010 3605 Sams Rd Clarkson Ga, 30021 404-296-1492 LAKESHA LINDSAY C70D MARIAH FORBIN C97-98 AJA GOMES F03 OSIA WILLIAMS C29-30 SHEMICA FAVORS D55 JOHN TOLLIVER E01 SAMUEL HOWARD D52 LATOYA WALIYANI B32 SAMUEL HOWARD C94 VALEEN RAMIREZ B05 2161 Hewatt Rd Snellville Ga, 30039 770-979-5237 DAVE SMITH 170-80 VAL0RIE ADAMS 252 SHELANDA OGLETREE 226 TAJ HINES 151 STAUGHTON JENNINGS 248-49 DEVERETT NETTER 113 GERELL REEVES 165 WILLIAM SHEETS 308 REBECCA CARTER 133 REBECCA CARTER 126 2040 Scenic Hwy Snellville Ga, 30078 770-736-4992 TINIKA WARREN 1302 JASMINE JENNINGS 0206 YOUNG YOUNG TAX SERVICES, INC. 2024 ALONDRA JONES 1429 LATANYA EVERETT 0114 CHASTIY GREEN 2214-16 140 Rockbridge Rd Lilburn Ga, 30047 770-717-9666 CIEARA CHANDLER 4159 DEON JACKSON 4126 ROCKET RAMONE 3159 MAURICE WALKER 3120 5365 Jimmy Carter Blvd Norcross Ga, 30093 770447-5017 SHARISSE HINSON 1093 MARKISHA FOSTER 1034 BARRETT CULVER 1073 WHO ROOM 1002 WHO ROOM 1079 KWANNA CAMERON B105 SABRINA SLATON B210 AGNES PHIFER B224 MAGALLY ADREAZOLA 1103 LYNN LAWSON AA9074D GLORIA BELL A206 CATHERINE JOHNSON B217 CHANTORI STROMAN 1077 2900 Atlanta Hwy Athens Ga, 30606 706-548-8080 WILL LUMPKIN 4020 TERRI SIMMONS 4363 CORA WRIGHT 3406 NICHOLE FREEMAN 4004 MARIA ROBINSON 4046 COREY HAMMONTREE 1001 929-292902, 11/13,20

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PUBLIC SALE In accordance with the provisions of State Law, there being due and unpaid charges for which the undersigned is entitled to satisfy an owner and/or manager’s lien of the goods hereinafter described and stored at Uncle Bob’s Self Storage located at: 875 Marathon Parkway Lawrenceville, GA 30046, 678-242-1441; And, due notice having been given, to the owner of said property and all parties known to claim an interest therein, and the time specified in such notice for payment of such having expired, the goods will be sold at public auction at the below stated location(s) to the highest bidder or otherwise disposed of on TUESDAY, NOV. 24TH, 2015, @ 11:00 AM. SPACE NO.; CUSTOMER NAME; INVENTORY

and affiliates. In order to perfect the lien on the goods contained in the storage unit the manager has cut the lock on their units and upon a cursory inspection the units were found to contain a shelving unit, shampoo, clothes, books, flat screen tv, pictures and frames, stroller, vacuum, baby toys, stuffed animals, clothes, grill, pillows, aquarium, tv, cpu, bed frame, mattress, box springs, stroller, tables, hair dryer, skateboard, suitcase, dresser, childrens toys, iron, games, trash can, chairs, pictures, bedframe, tools, clothes, vacuum, dvds, blankets, car seat, gas cans, suitcase, handbag, dishes, hotplate, paper towels, toys and many other items used in and around the home.

ITEMS WILL BE SOLD OR DISPOSED OF AT THIS SITE ON, December 4, 2015 AT 11:00 AM AT THE ADDRESS LISTED BELOW TO SATISFY OWNERS LIEN IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE STATE STATUTES. TERMS OF SALE ARE CASH ONLY, NO CHECKS WILL BE ACCEPTED. ALL GOODS ARE SOLD IN “AS IS” CONDITION. TAX MUST BE PAID OR RESALE NUMBERS FURNISHED. BUYERS MUST PROVIDE THEIR OWN LOCKS IF NEEDED. SELLER RESERVES THE RIGHT TO OVERRIDE ALL BIDS. ALL ITEMS OR SPACES MAY NOT BE AVAILABLE ON DATE OF SALE. StorageMart 701 794 Scenic Highway Lawrenceville, GA 30046 770-236-9260 929-294251, 11/13,20

1046; James Rogers; Household Goods/ Furniture, TV?Stereo Equipment 1122; Antwan Brown; Household Goods/Furniture 2051; Danh Tran; Household Goods/Furniture 3118; Adrienne Hearn; Household Goods/ Furniture, Tools/ Appliances.

4012; Gbogoma Jones; Household Goods, Furniture 4130; Tralyn Ball; Household Goods, Furniture 929-292414, 11/6,13 NOTICE OF PUBLIC SALE Advance Mini Storage, pursuant to the “Georgia Self-Service Storage Facility Act” shall conduct a public, sealed-bid sale of the contents of the storage space listed below at the location and on the date shown below. All sales shall be conducted between the hours of 10:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. and will be for cash to the highest bidder. All successful bidders shall take possession and remove contents of the space at once. Advance Mini Storage reserves the right to reject any bids and to withdraw any items from such sale.

Location: 95 East Crogan Street, Suite B, Lawrenceville, GA 30046 Date:11/24/15 Name: Daniels, Dwight Contents: Miscellaneous Household Building and Bin: Bldg A Bin A Bin 20 Date:11/24/15 Name: Martinez, Juan Contents: Miscellaneous Building and Bin: Bldg C Bin 15 Date:11/24/15 Name: Gibson, Mary Contents, Miscellaneous Household Building and Bin: Building D Bin 26 Date11/24/15: Name: Silva, Abraham Contents: Miscellaneous Building and Bin: Building D Bin 27 929-293665, 11/11,18 PUBLIC SALE In accordance with the provisions of State Law, there being due and unpaid charges for which the undersigned is entitled to satisfy an owner and/or manager’s lien of the goods hereinafter described and stored at Uncle Bob’s Self Storage located at: 2655 Langford Rd. Norcross, Ga. 30071, 770-2420468; And, due notice having been given, to the owner of said property and all parties known to claim an interest therein, and the time specified in such notice for payment of such having expired, the goods will be sold at public auction at the below stated location(s) to the highest bidder or otherwise disposed of on TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 24, 2015, @ 10:00 AM. SPACE NO.; CUSTOMER NAME; INVENTORY 125 Kevin Dozier Household Goods/Furniture, TV/Stereo 144 Jasmine Gaines Household Goods/Furniture 177 Lillie Maddox Household Goods/Furniture 420 Nikolay Etov Household Goods/Furniture 929-292824, 11/6,13

PUBLIC NOTICE A 2006 Nissan Maxima Maroon VIN:1N4BA41E36C857711 Tag: NONE was initially removed from 1121 Indian Trail Rd. Norcross, GA 30093 at Abbotts Glen Apts. It will be considered abandoned on 9/7/2015. It is presently in possession of Eagle Towing, Inc. Attempts to locate the owner have been unsuccessful. The vehicle is deemed abandoned under O.C.G.A. 40-11-2 and will be disposed of if not redeemed. This notice is given pursuant to Georgia Law. Any claims for this vehicle should call Eagle Towing at (770)279-1646.

929-292587, 11/6,13 PUBLIC NOTICE The following vehicle(s) have been impounded at Quick Drop Impounding, (2481 Old Covington Hwy SW Conyers GA 30012) and will be deemed abandoned if not redeemed within one week from this ad’s date.

2007 CHRYSLER PT CRUISER White TAG# CBT 7520 GA V.I.N. # 3A4FY48B87T518252 removed from 2910 BUFORD DR BUFORD GA .

929-292653, 10/6,13 NOTICE OF SALE OPEN TO THE PUBLIC Date of Auction December 4, 2015 at 11:00am According to the lease by and between: Unit 103 Kenisha Moore Unit 209 Ronald McClenny Jr. Unit 333 Parry Scruggs Unit 359 Kenneth Johnson Unit 626 Tacy Peterson and TKG-StorageMart, DBA StorageMart #701, and its related parties, assigns a

ZONINGS LEGAL NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC CITY OF LAWRENCEVILLE Notice is hereby given that an application has been made

by David Guthrie on behalf of York Acquisitions, LLC dba Aspen Heights for a rezoning from BG and LM to RM-6 (RZ-15-03) for the property described by the attached legal description.

The City Council of the City of Lawrenceville will hold a public hearing at 7:00 P.M. on December 7, 2015 in the Council Chambers at City Hall, which is located at 70 South Clayton Street, Lawrenceville, Georgia.

Legal Description 3 and 0 Collins Industrial Way 850 and 860 Collins Hill Road All that tract or parcel of land lying and being in Land Lot 10 of the 7th District of Gwinnett County, City of Lawrenceville, Georgia, being more particular described as follows: BEGINNING at the intersection of the southwestern right-of-way of Collins Hill Road and the northwestern right-of-way of Ga. Hwy. 316; thence along the right-of-way of GA. Hwy. 316 South 75° 50’ 05” West a distance of 793.24 feet; thence along the right-of-way jog North 14° 09’ 55” West a distance of 15.00 feet; thence along the right-of-way of Ga. Hwy. 316 South 75° 50’ 05” West a distance of 284.62 feet; thence North 59° 02’ 02” East a distance of 217.84 feet; thence North 31° 21’ 07” West a distance of 286.85 feet to the southern right-of-way of Collins Industrial Way; thence along the right-of-way of Collins Industrial Way North 58° 48’ 32” East a distance of 303.04 feet; thence South 31° 13’ 59” East a distance of 145.61 feet; thence North 58° 52’ 53” East a distance of 157.71 feet; thence North 31° 30’ 18” West a distance of 156.16 feet to the southern right-of-way of Collins Industrial Way; Thence along the right-of-way of Collings Industrial Way North 58° 30’ 23” East a distance of 21.99 feet; thence South 31° 27’ 48” East a distance of 167.23

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feet; thence North 58° 04’ 40” East a distance of 54.28 feet to the western rightof-way of Collins Industrial Drive; thence along the rightof-way of Collins Industrial Drive South 32° 01’ 09” East a distance of 132.15 feet; thence along the right-of-way of Collins Industrial Drive North 58° 04’ 14” East a distance of 64.00 feet; thence along the right-of-way of Collins Industrial Drive North 32° 01’ 09” West a distance of 132.29 feet; thence North 58° 41’ 05” East a distance of 209.40 feet to the western right-of-way of Collins Hill Road; thence along the right-of-way of Collins Hill Road South 31° 02’ 42” East a distance of 135.31 feet; thence along the right-of-way of Collins Hill Road South 31° 02’ 42” East a distance of 326.00 feet to the POINT OF BEGINNING. Said parcel containing 7.41 acres more or less.

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Road (80’ right-of-way), said iron pin set being located at station 857+40 of said East Crogan Street per GDOT Project # HES-003-2(62), 35.00 feet from the centerline thereof; thence running along said East Crogna Street rightof-way South 60° 54’ 27” West, a distance of 252.63 feet to an iron pin set (1/2” threaded rod); thence leaving said East Crogan Street and running through land now or formerly of John B. Williams North 29° 15’ 30” West, a distance of 299.12 feet to an iron pin set (1/2” threaded rod); thence North 61° 50’ 03” East, a distance of 299.57 feet to an iron pin set (1/2” threaded rod) on the western right-of-way line of said Hosea Road; thence running along said Hosea Road right-of-way South 28° 05’ 31” East, a distance of 253.69 feet to an iron pin set (1/2” threaded rod) at the northeastern end of the mitered intersection of the northern right-of-way line of East Crogan Street (a.k.a.

U.S. Hwy. 29/ S.R. 8; rightof-way varies) with the western right-of-way line of Hosea Road (80’ right-of-way); thence running along said mitered intersection South 16° 35’ 38” West, a distance of 58.15 feet to the POINT OF BEGINNING. Said tract contains 2.001 acres more or less.

934-294232, 11/13

LEGAL NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC CITY OF LAWRENCEVILLE Notice is hereby given that an application has been made

by Eric Johansen on behalf of John B. Williams for a Special Use Permit to allow 1) Used Car Sales Lots and 2) Automotive Repair in a BG zoning district (SU-15-17) for the property described by the attached legal description.

The City Council of the City of Lawrenceville will hold a public hearing at 7:00 P.M. on December 7, 2015 in the Council Chambers at City Hall, which is located at 70 South Clayton Street, Lawrenceville, Georgia. Legal Description Property located at northwest intersection of Hosea Road and East Crogan Street 5-178-269 All that tract or parcel of land lying and being in Land Lot 178 of the 5th District of Gwinnett County, Georgia, in the City of Lawrenceville, and being more particularly described as follows: BEGINNING at an iron pin set (1/2” threaded rod) the southwestern end of the mitered intersection of the northern right-of-way line of East Crogan Street (a.k.a U.S. Hwy. 29/S.R. 8; right-ofway varies) with the western right-of-way line of Hosea R

LEGAL NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC CITY OF LAWRENCEVILLE Notice is hereby given that an application has been made by Eric Johansen on behalf of John B. Williams for a Special Use Permit to allow 1) Parking on Gravel and 2) Outdoor Storage of Mobile Office Trailers in a LM zoning district (SU-15-18) for the property described by the attached legal description.

The City Council of the City of Lawrenceville will hold a public hearing at 7:00 P.M. on December 7, 2015 in the Council Chambers at City Hall, which is located at 70 South Clayton Street, Lawrenceville, Georgia.

Legal Description 298 and 300 East Crogan Street All that tract or parcel of land lying and being in Land Lot 178 of the 5th District of Gwinnett County, Georgia,

ZONINGS in the City of Lawrenceville, and being more particularly described as follows: COMMENCING at an iron pin set (1/2” rebar) at the southwestern end of the mitered intersection of the northern right-of-way line of East Crogan Street (a.k.a.

U.S. Hwy. 29/S.R. 8; right-ofway varies) with the western right-of-way line of Hosea Road (80’ right-of-way), said iron pint set being located at station 857+40 of said East Crogan Street per GDOT Project # HES-003-2(62), 35.00 feet from the centerline thereof; thence running along said East Crogan Street rightof-way line South 60° 54’ 27” West, a distance of 260.00 feet to a pk nail set; thence South 29° 05’ 33” East, a distance of 5.00 feet to an iron pin set (1/2” rebar); thence South 60° 54’ 27” West, a distance of 264.88 feet to an iron pin set (1/2” rebar); thence along a curve to the left for an arc distance of 598.34 feet, said curve having a chord bearing of South 53° 40’ 06” West and a chord distance of 596.56 feet and a radius of 2234.96 feet to an iron pin set (1/2” rebar), said iron pin set being the POINT OF BEGINNING for the tract herein described; thence continuing along said East Crogan Street right-of-way along a curve to the left for an arc length of 331.92 feet, said curve having a chord bearing of South 41° 44’ 39” West, a chord distance of 331.61 feet and a radius of 2234.96 feet to a ½” rebar found; thence continuing along said East Crogan Street right-of-way along a curve to the left for an arc length of 150.37 feet, said curve having a chord bearing of South 35° 49’ 54” West a chord distance of 150.35 feet and a radius of 2598.60 feet to an ‘X’ in the concrete on the Land Lot Line common to Land Lots 178 and 175; thence leaving said East Crogan Street and running along said Land Lot Line and land now or formerly TGJR Holdings, LLC North 30° 07’ 28” West, a distance of 418.46 feet to a ½” rebar found; thence continuing along said Land Lot Line 29° 41’ 45” West, a distance of 106.04 feet to an iron pin set (1/2” rebar); thence running through land now or formerly of John B. Williams North 6

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of John B. Williams North 60° 44’ 42” East, a distance of 453.89 feet to an iron pin set (1/2” rebar); thence South 29° 46’ 17” East, a distance of 353.17 feet to the POINT OF BEGINNING. Said tract contains 4.474 acres more or less.

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FULL TIME CABINETRY / CASEWORK Immediate openings for Experienced Commercial Cabinetry / Casework Estimator, Project Manager, Installers Local and Out of Town, CNC/Cabinet Vision Programmers, Custom and Cabinet Builders, Experienced Casework Crew Leader, Spray Finisher, All positions must have 3 to 5 years experience, for shop located in Stockbridge, GA. Please call Tony at (770)507-9913 Ext 465 or fax resume (770)507-9536 or email resumes@viaconinc. com. Includes Benefit Package DRIVER WANTED F/T Experienced 26 ft.

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805-689-2233.

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STAFFING DIRECTORY NOW HIRING WAREHOUSE ORDER PULLERS $9/ph-1st, 7a-3:45p $9.70/ph-2nd, 4p-1a Monday-Friday Requirements: 1-Ability to work in fast pace environment.

2-Ability to stand for long period of time.

Apply online today at: www.unitedstaffing service.com

LAKE SINCLAIR! $50K REDUCTION! 176 Twisting Hill Rd. Beautiful Lake Front Property On Deeded Lot! Inground Salt Water Pool, Detached 2 Car Carport, Front/ Back & Side Porches!

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

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B.C. PROPERTIES 770-446-1550 770-995-8828 GWINNETT SNELLVILLE RENTAL UPSTAIRS Two Bedroom - One Bath Garage Apartment Rent: $735.00/Deposit: $275.00 1200 Sq. Ft Washer Dryer Free Water Trash Service Total Electric No smoking/No Pets. Contact: 770-736-0328 MOBILE HOMES & LOTS FOR RENT BARROW-AUBURN

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LOFT BED FOR TWEEN Tween Loft Bed for sale. Purchased from GA Baby and Kids originally $2200 asking $700. Bed has 4 stair drawers plus 5 drawers at end of bed. Under bed has 3 shelves for storing items. Also has desk with 3 drawers and chair. Above drawers at end of bed piece is broken, but does not stop drawer from being used. Must pick up, no delivery. Feel free to ask questions.

770-356-3005

FORD EXPEDITION XLT, 2013 Oxford White, Stk#P7886A $24,000 800-PREOWNED

KIA SOUL WAGON, 2011 Molten, Stk#5X0004A $9,500 877-698-5030

KIM BASINGER’S CONVERTIBLE.

FORD FOCUS SE, 2012 Sterling Gray, Stk#FC334060A $10,987 866-697-9241 Gwinnett Place

LEXUS CT 200H, 2011 Obsidian, Stk#G152331A $15,490 770-680-1000

FORD FOCUS SE, 2014 Tuxedo Black, Stk#P7933 $11,000 800-PREOWNED

LEXUS CT 200H, 2013 Matador Red Mica, Stk#U40659 $22,590 770-680-1000

LAWN & GARDEN

GARAGE SALES

LAWN MOWER SNAPPER - Riding, Used. Includes bagger, electric start, heavy vinyl cover. $495 OBO. 770-922-3808

MERCEDES 450SL, 1980.

(DOCUMENTED OWNERSHIP). Movie star owned with only 89K miles. Two tops and exceptional. NADA and Hagerty Old Car Value Guide value is $17,500-$34,000 plus $5000-8000 CELEBRITY BONUS. Super buy as fun and great investment car that is rising fast in price, only $11,900.

Call 770-873-2627

CONYERS Multi-Family Estate & Moving Sale Fri. 11/13 & Sat. 11/14, 9-5. 1784 Klondike Rd. Great prices on hshld. goods, collectibles, books, tools, clothing, Snapper lawnmowers, chainsaws, plus more! 404-310-7943 DULUTH Estate Sale Fri. 11/13 & Sat. 11/14, 9-3. 2998 Duluth Hwy. 120. Furn., bikes, men’s clothing, hshld. Harley Davidson.

LAWRENCEVILLE POTTERY SALE ...

Saturday, November 14, 2015, 10 am - 4 pm at 765 Rosehill Lane, Lawrenceville, GA, just off of Five Forks Trickum. Showcased will be wheel thrown and hand built pottery by three local artists.

Please come by and get some early gift shopping done!

Lawrenceville, 30046 Moving Sale Sat. 11/14 & Sun. 11/15, 9-5. 528 Dogwood Dr. Antiques, furn., art, tools, 2 violins, Native Amer. items.

CLOTHING Women’s Clothing and Accessories, Sizes 12-14. Nothing Over $12. Call 770-918-9254.

PETS/LIVESTOCK

ADOPT A PET CHIHUAHUA Purebred, 3 mo old. Neutered, housebroken, well behaved, sweet. Free to a good home. 770-8853489 lv msg.

CHIHUAHUA, 6 month old black & tan female.

Free to good home.

678-900-4870 KITTEN Beautiful, 7 week old, spayed, wormed, litter trained.

Free to a good home.

770-885-3489 lv msg.

FORD FUSION SE, 2011 Bordeaux Reserv, Stk#P7835A $11,000 800-PREOWNED

COLBERT, GA 30628

9:30AM SAT., NOV. 14 GATES OPEN AT 8AM 1900 SMITHONIACOLBERT RD. COLBERT, GA. 30628 JD 450H crawler, JD6403 tractor w/cab, Hitachi excavator, Liebherr 622 loader, bottle collection, 2002 Harley w/ 3300 miles, custom chopper, Ford 8N, JD G, farm implements, cars, trucks, trailers, antique farm collectibles and LOTS MORE! Photos Gallery at WWW. SAMWILL AUCTION.COM SAM WILLIAMSON

706-202-2685 GAL2585

LEXUS ES 350, 2011 Obsidian, Stk#U40502 $24,990 770-680-1000

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HUGE ESTATE AUCTION

FORD FOCUS, 2013 Sterling Grey Metallic, Stk#540663A $11,400 877-698-5030

LEXUS ES300H, 2013 Nebula Gray Pearl, Stk#U40588 $29,993 770-680-1000

BMW 328I, 2009 Monaco Blue, Stk#GN707705A $14,975 866-697-9241 Gwinnett Place

FORD MUSTANG, Performance WHI, Stk#G5111788A. $17,000 800-PREOWNED BMW Z3 ROADSTER, 2000. 99K MILES • $6750. Fabulous and priced way under the market. Automatic trans, silver with black convert top and leather.

Super CarFax and beautiful. Comparable cars are selling for over $9000. Owned by California collector and babied. Drive daily and it is very collectable and should appreciate in price while you are having fun.

770-882-4605.

LEXUS GS 350, 2013 Liquid Platinum, Stk#U40604 $38,990 770-680-1000

FORD TAURUS, 2012 Tuxedo Black, Stk#P7904 $14,500 800-PREOWNED

LEXUS IS 250, 2015 Atomic Silver, Stk#G150285L, $33,993 770-680-1000

HONDA CIVIC COUPE, 2012 Polished Metal Metallic, Stk#510043A $13,000 877-698-5030

LEXUS RX 330, 2005 Bamboo Pearl, Stk#G152316A $12,990 770-680-1000

APPLIANCES

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

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

Dishwasher $100 & up. Different colors.

Del/1 yr warr.

Tim 404-205-2222

BMW Z3, 2000 Convertible for sale.

Good condition.

126,700 miles. $4,500 or best offer. 2.3L 6 cylinder engine, manual transmission.

Call 678-451-6221

MERCEDES BENZ R-CLASS, 2007 Silver, Stk#540441A $11,000 877-698-5030

MERCEDES-BENZ 450SL, 1976 Convertible driven only 3,200 miles per year. Meticulous aircraft engineer owned. Near perfect white body, tan leather interior and looks new.

Extensive records.

White hard top and black soft top. Drive daily or win trophies.

NADA and Hagerty value $18,600-34,500.

Fabulous and priced way under the market at only $9,900.

Call 770-895-7161 MERCURY GRAND MARQUIS, 2004.

Elderly owner, like new, new tires, leather and loaded. None better. $4795. 770-616-7399

NISSAN 300ZX, 1984.

One owner, driven 4,700 miles per year.

WOW CAR. Lady owner had leg operation and cannot drive 5 speed anymore. Super example, 2+2. Very desirable collectible 80’s car. Gorgeous red body and T Tops. Drive it daily or for fun while it goes up in price. Avg. price on AutoTrader is over $10,000. Exceptional and original.

Only $4950.

Call 770-899-5856

NISSAN ALTIMA 2.5, 2010 Tuscan Sun, Stk#FC219299A $9,992 866-697-9241 Gwinnett Place

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PRESS OPERATOR Established printing company looking for a Heidelberg 4 Color Press Operator.

Full-time. Must have 5 years experience.

Email resume to jobs@premiergeorgia. com or fax to 770-534-1250

MONROE, 30656 WAREHOUSE FOR RENT Hwy 81. 20,000 sf/ security fence, 440-3 phase power, tractor trailer accessible.

Call 478-202-0917.

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classifieds LAWNCARE TECH / HELPER Must have clean GA driver’s license & pass drug screen. Medical & 401K. Lawrenceville.

770-513-7477

MONROE, 30656 OFFICE BUILDING FOR RENT Hwy 81. Features: 10 offices, reception area & more. 6’ security fence & parking.

Call 478-202-0917

FURNITURE/ HOUSEHOLD GOODS

MISC. FOR SALE

CONYERS, GA 30094

EOE/M/F/D/V Drug Free Workplace

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

COMMERCIAL PROPERTY FOR SALE

COVINGTON, GA 30014

To learn more, please email your resume to: jjones@ northridgemc.org or tkubasta@ northridgemc.org

WAREHOUSE ASSOCIATE Looking for a highenergy Warehouse Associate to join our professional team in Buford, GA. The Warehouse Associate will primarily focus on receiving returns, unloading containers, and shipping orders.

If you are looking for a stable company to grow with and like to be on the move all day then this is the place for you. Forklift test will be given at the time of the interview. Working hours: Monday - Friday; 9:00 - 5:00 Skills: Forklift Certified, carpet (rug) pole experience a plus, some lifting required. Email resume: info@nextwavems. com

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

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

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

COMMERCIAL RENTALS

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

ALL OAK FIREWOOD FOR SALE $120 “Heaping Truckload”, Stacked, Gwinnett Area.

404-805-1783

CHEVROLET CRUZE, 2013 Champagne Silver Metallic, Stk#640087A $11,800 877-698-5030

FIREWOOD

HONDA CIVIC SEDAN, 2014 Taffeta White, Stk#8358 $14,000 877-698-5030

LEXUS RX 350, 2011 Obsidian, Stk#U40535 $29,990 770-680-1000

Seasoned Oak & Hickory. Free delivery.

Call for prices.

770-962-8744 678-557-8536

DAIMLER DODGE RAM 1500, 2012 Flame Red, Stk#FFC18920A $24,000 800-PREOWNED FIREWOOD Select, Seasoned Hickory & Oak, $180/Cord or $120/Half Cord.

Delivered. MORE FOR YOUR MONEY! Gary, 404-772-1268

HONDA PILOT, 2004 Excellent condition, one owner. Gold. All maint. records. Runs great. $5500 OBO. 404-271-8912

LEXUS RX 350, 2014 Claret Mica, Stk#U40569 $34,993 770-680-1000

HYUNDAI ELANTRA GLS, 2013 Desert Bronze, Stk#P5117A $10,988 866-697-9241 Gwinnett Place

NISSAN ALTIMA 2.5, 2013 Metallic Slate, Stk#GC398809A $12,994 866-697-9241 Gwinnett Place

NISSAN ALTIMA 2.5S, 2005. 124K MILES. Excellent drive anywhere car. Beautiful white with gray interior, great Car Fax. Exceptional and only $5400.

Call 770-895-7161

FURNITURE/ HOUSEHOLD GOODS Death In Family Must Sell Drastically Reduced Prices: King BR set: dresser w/ mirror, 2 nightstands w/drawers, $350. New Queen Mattr/Box Spgs & metal frame, $150.

Beige patio set w/46” round table, 2 lounge chairs, 1 upright chair, $75. Canvas lounger, $25. New Amana Washer & GE Dryer $300, 2 ceramic tile top end tables, $40.

Call 615-788-8473 ENTERTAINMENT CENTER Solid cherry.

Doors slide into sides.

Holds 32 in tv. Storage drawer in bottom plus room for dvr, radio, etc. $250. 770-339-1939

MAZDA MAZDA 3, Meteor Gray, Stk#P7791B $16,000 800-PREOWNED

FORD EDGE LIMITED, 2012 Ingot Silver, Stk#GGA42213A $16,000 800-PREOWNED

INFINITI M35, 2008 Platinum Graphite, Stk#P5066A $14,996 866-697-9241 Gwinnett Place FORD ESCAPE XLT, 2011 Steel Blue, Stk#G5207623A $14,000 800-PREOWNED

LEXUS ES 330, 2006 Very well maintained, one owner. Dark blue.

All maint. records. Runs great. $6000 OBO. 404-271-8912

MAZDA MAZDA5, 2012 Metropolitan Gray, Stk#D570399B $11.500 877-698-5030

NISSAN ALTIMA 2.5SL, 2003. 134 K MILES. $4950. Black and beautiful with like new tan leather and great CarFax. High quality car loaded with options. Priced way under the market.

770-882-4605

NISSAN ALTIMA, 2011 Stk#570361B $11,500 877-698-5030

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NISSAN MAXIMA, 2010 Crimson Black, Stk#640049A $13,500 877-698-5030

NISSAN VERSA NOTE, 2014 Super Black, Stk#GR210681A $11,000 800-PREOWNED

TOYOTA HIGHLANDER, 2010 Sandy Beach, Stk#FC652679A $15,988 866-697-9241 Gwinnett Place

TOYOTA YARIS, 2013 Magnetic Gray Metallic, Stk#570413B $11,000 877-698-5030

NISSAN SENTRA, 2012 Super Black, Stk#P5099 $10,982 866-697-9241 Gwinnett Place

TOYOTA COROLLA LE, 2014 Super White, Stk#P5073 $11,998 866-697-9241 Gwinnett Place

TOYOTA RAV4, 2011 Classic Silver, Stk#FP571566A $13,963 866-697-9241 Gwinnett Place

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Friday, Nov. 20 • Eli Young Band — Country music group Eli Young Band will perform at the Tabernacle in Atlanta.

• “Christmas Canteen 2015” — Aurora Theatre’s original holiday show “Christmas Canteen” returns for its 20th season Nov. 19 and plays through Dec. 20.

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AMAZON EDITORS’ TOP 10 PICKS FOR THE BEST BOOKS OF NOVEMBER

Since winter weather is just around the corner, here are 10 book ideas hand-selected by Amazon editors to read on those days when it’s too cold to venture out:

1. “Dear Mr. You” by Mary-Louise Parker 2. “The Witches: Salem, 1692” by Stacy Schiff 3. “Hunger Makes Me a Modern Girl: A Memoir” by Carrie Brownstein 4. “Lights Out: A Cyberattack, A Nation Unprepared, Surviving the Aftermath” by Ted Koppel 5. “The Grownup” by Gillian Flynn 6. “Custer’s Trials: A Life on the Frontier of a New America” by T.J. Stiles

Saturday, Nov. 21 • North Georgia Barbershop Singers — The North Georgia Barbershop Singers are bringing old-time barbershop harmonies to Red Clay Music Foundry in Duluth.

• “The Polar Express” — Southern Ballet Theatre will present the “The Polar Express” Nov. 21-22 at the Infinite Energy Theater in Duluth.

• Christmas in the Corners — The City of Peachtree Corners will host Christmas in the Corners with at 9 a.m. with a parade at 10 a.m.

7. “My Life on the Road” by Gloria Steinem 8. “Avenue of Mysteries” by John Irving 9. “St. Marks Is Dead: The Many Lives of America’s Hippest Street” by Ada Calhoun 10. “Year of Yes: How to Dance It Out, Stand In the Sun and Be Your Own Person” by Shonda Rhimes For more Amazon Editors’ top picks, visit amazon.com/Best-Books-ofthe-Month.

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The Juicy Crab 2205 Pleasant Hill Road, Suite 130, Duluth 678-473-9399 www.thejuicycrab.com

The Juicy Crab in Duluth offers a variety of seafood dishes including, from left to right, fried shrimp basket, chicken wings, Juicy Special crab and garlic butter shrimp. (Staff Photos: Katie Morris)

By Katie Morris

katie.morris @gwinnettdailypost.com

Open Since: Nov. 2 Owner: Raymond and Leo Chen of Lawrenceville Location: The Juicy Crab is located in the Pleasant Square shopping center near the intersection of Pleasant Hill Road and Satellite Boulevard.

Hours: The restaurant is open from noon to 10 p.m.

Sunday through Thursday and from noon to 11 p.m.

Friday and Saturday.

Atmosphere: The Juicy Crab offers patrons a casual dining experience where they are encouraged to roll up their sleeves and get messy while enjoying one of the many seafood boils on the menu. However, diners don’t need to worry about their clothes because each patron is given a plastic apron — with the image of a red crab on it — along with a pair of plastic gloves.

The dining room has the feel of a seaside eatery — with fishing nets hanging above the tables and island music playing in the background — but with modern accents like the white, cushioned chairs and colored lights illuminating part of the dining room. The dining area features both tables and booths spacious enough to

ON THE MENU • Shrimp — Shrimp seasoned with choice of Cajun, lemon pepper, garlic butter or Juicy Special seasonings then boiled, served in a bag with corn and a potato. Market Price • Blue Crab Legs — Fresh crab legs seasoned with choice of Cajun, lemon pepper, garlic butter or Juicy Special seasonings then boiled, served in a bag with corn and a potato. Market Price • Fried Shrimp Basket — Large shrimp that are battered and fried then served with Cajun french fries seasoned in-house. $10 • Chicken Wings — Fried chicken wings available in plain, lemon pepper, cajun, barbecue and buffalo flavors. $5 for six and $8 for 10

accommodate groups, and a bar area with a granite counter top and flat-screen TV. There is also a covered patio with tables and wicker chairs.

Menu: The Juicy Crab specializes in a variety of seafood boils that are flavored with special, homemade seasonings.

There are king and snow crab legs, shrimp, crawfish, clams, mussels and lobster.

According to co-owner

GWINNETT TASTES A selection of local eateries recently featured in the Gwinnett Daily Post:

Taziki’s Mediterranean Cafe Taziki’s offers patrons a cross between fast-casual and casual dining concepts.

The cafe has an open, spacious dining area with high ceilings and numerous windows allowing in plenty of natural light. Taziki’s offers a menu with classic Mediterranean dishes — such as hummus, Greek salad and dolmades — along with a few Southern favorites like chicken salad and pimento cheese.

1095 Old Peachtree Road in Suwanee, 678-8044580, www.tazikiscafe.com Chinese Dhaba Chinese Dhaba has a quick, casual concept where customers order at a counter in the rear of the dining area, choose a seat and then the food is brought to the table. Chinese Dhaba specializes in authentic Indian-Chinese cuisine, which is based off of a popular concept often offered by street vendors in India.

3083 Breckinridge Boulevard, Suite 130, Duluth, 678682-8599, www.chinesedhaba.com ArtBar at Sonesta Gwinnett Place ArtBar has a casual yet chic dining atmosphere that’s perfect for guests

looking to unwind with a drink or share an intimate, up-scale meal with friends, family or colleagues. ArtBar is a gastropub featuring upscale cuisine with a Southern flare with seasonal and year-round menus, as well as an extensive beverage menu with cocktails, craft beers, whiskeys and bourbons.

1775 Pleasant Hill Road, Duluth, 770-923-1775, ext.

3899, www.sonesta.com/ gwinnettplace Papa Jack’s Country Kitchen Papa Jack’s is a cafeteria-style restaurant where diners walk down the line and choose items to create their meal as a staff member fixes their plate.

Papa Jack’s specializes in Southern comfort foods offering lunch and dinner menus, featuring meat and two veggies platters, and a breakfast menu.

7437 Spout Springs Road, Suite B, Flowery Branch, 770-965-7007, www.papajackscountrykitchen.com Pat’s Eatery Pat’s Eatery is a familyowned restaurant that offers patrons a casual dining experience with both breakfast and lunch menus as well as a special Sunday brunch buffet. The morning menu offers traditional, Southern breakfast fare and the lunch menu features a selection

The Juicy Crab in Duluth offers patrons a casual dining atmosphere where they can roll up their sleeves and get their hands dirty while enjoying a variety of seafood boils, including the garlic butter shrimp, above right, that’s flavored with homemade seasoning.

The Juicy Crab in Duluth offers a variety of seafood dishes including the fried shrimp basket served with Cajun fries.

Raymond Chen, they use seafood that’s delivered fresh three to four times a week and prepare all of their seasonings in-house.

Customers can choose between Cajun, lemon pepper and garlic butter or go with the juicy special, which is a combination

of all three seasonings.

Diners can also choose the spicy level, ranging from mild to extra hot.

The seafood is boiled in a large pot with a corn on the cob and potato until cooked, then poured into a large bowl where it’s drizzled with melted butter,

sprinkled with seasoning and tossed until coated.

The boil then is poured into a plastic bag to keep it piping hot and brought to the table. Chen said it’s common for customers to eat their meal straight out of the bag and often times groups order a variety of

of soups, deli and grilled sandwiches and salads. Executive Chef Justin Knowles is working on creating a dinner menu of New American cuisine.

2625 Old Winder Highway in Braselton, 706-6840093, www.patseatery.com

peanut butter, whipped cream, tree nuts, honey, chocolate chips and more.

80 Horizon Drive, Suite 301, Suwanee, 678-9798287, www.facebook.com/ CrepesSquare

www.umamiasiancuisine. com

Goad Barbecue Company Goad Barbecue Company offers a menu of traditional west Texas barbecue, which has a unique flavor that’s infused during the slowsmoking process. According to the Goads, the menu is based on cowboy food which was cooked over a campfire in cast iron.

Customers can also find 15 different pies on Mrs. Goad’s Homemade Fried Pies menu: all of the fried pies are made from scratch, with unique offerings like the Elvis and Bourbon Pecan.

722 Collins Hill Road, Suite N, Lawrenceville, 678218-0398, www.goadbbq. com Cafe Crepes Square Cafe Crepes Square offers a menu of dessert crepes, parfaits and specialty beverages including smoothies, hot or cold espresso drinks, teas and non-alcoholic mocktails like the Blue Lemonade, Mojito and Yes Bomb. Customers can choose a specialty crepe or create their own, choosing from a variety of ingredients like mixed fruit,

Indian Grill Indian Grill specializes in authentic Indian cuisine and offers a variety of dishes from various regions of the country. The sizable dinner menu offers a variety of traditional Indian dishes like the customer favorite Chicken Tikka Masala, Butter Chicken, Chicken 65 and the tandoori Shashlik Special. Indian Grill also offers home delivery service, with customers able to place their takeout order online.

2051 Beaver Ruin Road, Norcross, 770-417-8338, www.indiangrillnorcross. com Umami Umami offers Asian fusion cuisine that features Japanese, Korean, Thai and Vietnamese dishes. A lunch menu is offered from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. featuring numerous sushi specials, a hibachi special and Woki Kitchen entrees such as mango chicken, pad Thai chicken, black bean salmon and more. The extensive dinner menu offers an array of elegantly plated appetizers, soups, salads, sushi and entrees.

3290 Buford Drive, Suite A, Buford, 678-714-0505,

Hi-Life Restaurant The restaurant has a classy, charming environment with white linen tablecloths, black cloth napkins, fresh flowers on each table, rich wooden accents throughout and jazz music playing softly in the background. Executive Chef and General Manager Dontrell Ham describes HiLife’s menu as new American, continental cuisine that incorporates fresh, seasonal products, so the lunch and dinner menus are updated around three times a year.

3380 Holcomb Bridge Road, Norcross, 770-4090101, www.hiliferestaurant. com Magnolia Bakery Cafe If you have a craving for a Southern-style, homecooked meal, then Magnolia Bakery Cafe is right up your alley. The breakfast menu features a selection of omelets along with a breakfast sandwich, buttermilk pancakes, French toast and the Southern staple, biscuits and gravy.

5175 S. Old Peachtree Road, Peachtree Corners, 770-449-1861, www.MagnoliaBakeryCafe.com Universal Joint Universal Joint has a casual, neighborhood restaurant feel where locals can meet up and hang out while

boils and share. The menu also offers baskets with fried fish, shrimp, calamari oysters or chicken tenders and served with Cajun fries, as well as chicken wings available in a variety of flavors.

Something you might not know: According to Chen, The Juicy Crab concept was inspired by The Boiling Crab in California, where his uncle, Eric Chen, was a chef for many years. His family also owns The Juicy Seafood located in Savannah, Ga. Chen invites patrons in the area to come sample some of The Juicy Crab’s dishes on Nov. 19. There will be a ribbon cutting ceremony at 11:30 and free samples offered to attendees on a first come, first served basis until 1:30 p.m.

sharing a cool drink and bite to eat. The menu features traditional American grill cuisine including items such as burgers, tacos, wings and salads.

181 W. Pike St., Lawrenceville, 770-299-1898, www.facebook.com/ UJOINTLawrencevilleGA Epicurean Cafe Epicurean Cafe has a casual, cheerful environment. The cafe offers lunch and dinner menus featuring contemporary American cuisine with a focus on quality and freshness, with everything made in-house from scratch. A popular dish on the menu is the Asian Style Sticky Chicken served over broken rice grits with a parsley salad and pickled red onion salad.

2650 Olde Towne Parkway, Duluth, 678-799-6176, www.facebook.com/EpicureanCafeAtl

Café Raik Cafe Raik has a quick, casual atmosphere. The dining area features clean, modern decor with a neutral color palette illuminated by the natural light allowed in by the front wall of windows.

The menu features fresh Mediterranean cuisine created by co-owner Usman, who puts his culinary talents to work in the cafe’s openconcept kitchen.

1160 Old Peachtree Road, Duluth, 770-476-7595, www.caferaik.com

Stone Mountain Barbershop Chorus, Atlanta Harmony Celebration join in concert

Saturday might be a little after Veterans Day, but the members of the acclaimed Stone Mountain Barbershop Chorus will be celebrating the troops with their annual fall show.

They’ve also included the ladies this year — the award-winning Atlanta Harmony Celebration will join in the concert offering the best of fourpart harmony.

“The Stone Mountain Chorus and its chapter quartets will treat the audience to a wide variety of close, four-part harmony singing,” SMC representative Mike Walsh Art said. “This uniquely Beat American musical art form delighted audiences in 2014.”

Though this is their first collaborative effort, the two choruses are definitely not strangers. SMC director Dylan Oxford and AHC Director Kathy Holley Calmes Stone frequently work together coaching their fellow choruses and offering a listening ear.

“We love working with a chorus that loves the music as much as we do,” Stone said. “It’s as much about the camaraderie as the tight harmonics. One doesn’t exist well without the other and both choruses get that.”

Atlanta Harmony Celebration chorus members just returned from the Harmony Inc. International Convention and Contests in Verona, NY where they competed against 25 other choruses from throughout the U.S. and Canada. Their efforts were rewarded for the third consecutive year with the MacIntosh Award, given to the highest ranking non-medalist small chorus with 25 members or less. Atlanta Harmony Celebration! is the current Harmony Inc. Area 6 chorus champion.

AHC will pull songs for the Saturday performances from their extensive repertoire, which includes barbershop favorites, show tunes, current hits and gospel tunes, among others. Also performing will be two female quartets comprised of members from the chorus, Wild Fermatas, and Harmony Inc. Area 6 quartet champion, MAKE’.

“Audience members can expect some special surprises from both individuals and groups during the shows,” Stone said.

Festival goers to Barefoot in the Park Arts Festival in Duluth might remember seeing both choruses at that event the past several years.

Although they performed separately, the choruses have become perennial Barefoot favorites.

There will be two performances at 2 and 8 p.m. on Saturday at Peachtree Corners Baptist Church.

Again this year the SMC is offering “close-up VIP tickets” for $20 each. Advance purchase tickets are $18 and all tickets purchased at the door are $20. Groups of 12 or more, seniors ages 60 and older and full-time students may take advantage of a $15 discounted advance-purchase ticket price for all performances.

Tickets are available at stonemountainchorus. org or by calling 770-978-8053, or tickets can be obtained from a member of the chorus.

The Stone Mountain Chorus is a member chapter of the Barbershop Harmony Society. They are both a show chorus and a competition chorus, performing two shows each year. For more information, visit www.stonemountainchorus.org.

Atlanta Harmony Celebration, founded in 2003, is a nonprofit group with the purpose to empower women through education, friendship and a cappella singing. For more information, visit www. atlantaharmonycelebration.org.

Holley Calmes is a freelance writer and public relations consultant specializing in the arts.

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Science unleashed

By Katie Morris

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One of Adam Savage’s favorite parts about co-hosting the live show “Mythbusters Jamie and Adam Unleashed” is seeing the audience.

“Looking out into the crowd and seeing this wide variance of everything from families with their kids to young couples to grizzled engineers,” Savage said.

“I love that spread and I absolutely love getting the kids up and getting them involved in the stage show.”

Local fans will be filling those seats on Sunday night when “Mythbusters Jamie and Adam Unleashed,” starring Jamie Hyneman and Savage, co-hosts of the popular TV series “MythBusters,” comes to Atlanta’s Fox Theatre.

The evening includes onstage demonstrations, videos and behind-the-scenes stories, and several fans of all ages will be able to join Savage and Hyneman on stage.

According to Savage, being a part of “Mythbusters” has changed the way he fundamentally thinks in that it encourages him to approach an experiment from different angles and perspectives — a guiding principle behind the live show.

“It’s trying to help the audience understand the different perspectives and radically different interpretations of the same thing,” he said.

The live show has been touring since 2012, and Sunday’s performance marks the last time Hyneman will ap-

The all-new live show Mythbusters Jamie and Adam Unleashed featuring on-stage experiments will be at the Fox Theatre in Atlanta on Sunday Nov. 15. (Special Photo: David Allen)

pear in Atlanta as part of the show. Also coming to an end is the Emmy-nominated TV series — after 14 years of experiments and explosions, “Mythbusters” will begin its final season in January.

Savage said he always knew the end would come eventually, but he also knew that he wanted the show to have a “conscious” finale rather than just ending abruptly.

“We approached Discovery a couple of years ago to talk about this, and they’ve been really great partners, and we agreed that this was the right year and the right place to let ‘Mythbusters’ go,” Savage said. “I couldn’t be happy with the season we just finished shooting. It’s really exciting.”

Even though Savage is keeping mum on the specifics, he said part of the planning process was going

back through the show’s history and coming up with categories.

“Categories that we consider iconic and perfect ‘Mythbusters’ categories: explosions, cars, social experimentation,” Savage said. “And then we went to find the best possible story to exemplify that concept to test and then play with.”

Sunday’s show comes on the heels of Savage and Hyneman filming the season finale, which Savage said was difficult.

“I’m going to terribly miss this show. I’m going to miss this crew,” he said.

“I’m going to miss telling these kinds of stories, and now I’ll tell other ones and there are other projects on the burner, but I’ve never had a job that lasted this long.”

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Tested.com, so fans can expect to see him there next year almost immediately after the show ends.

Over the years, Savage and Hyneman have grown into spokesmen for applying science to real life, and “Mythbusters” has been a major player in the growing popularity of science.

“It was absolutely not something we set out to do from the very beginning, and the fact that that has been the case is in my mind the most humbling and astounding aspect of doing this job,” Savage said. “The understanding that we have had a generational affect on people’s interest in science and the realization really that science is a creative field is astounding. It’s not something we expected to happen and I will be forever grateful that it did.”

Savage is also touched by the fact that “Mythbusters” has nurtured a love of science among younger viewers.

“I’m in danger of getting choked up just talking about it. It’s so unexpected and so amazing,” Savage said. “I love talking to the science kids. They’re hungry for knowledge and they’re talking about the stuff that they’re interested in. It’s super exciting.”

“MythBusters Jamie and Adam Uunleashed!” will be at the Fox Theatre in Atlanta on Sunday, Nov. 15, at 7 p.m. Tickets, priced at $33, $50, $75 and $125 are available online at www.

FoxTheatre.org, by phone at 855-285-8499 or visiting the Fox Theatre ticket office.

‘Jerusalem’ returns to Fernbank ’s IMAX Theatre “Through the unrivaled beauty, visceral nature and incredible technology of giant Cherished by billions of screen cameras, we were able to compose the images and people around the world, move the camera in a way Jerusalem is a place unlike that makes you feel as if you any other. The city is sacred are experiencing Jerusalem to three major world religions firsthand,” Ferguson said. and has been fought over for During the film, audiences more than 5,000 years. will also explore the enduring Whether you’ve experiappeal of this unique crossenced Jerusalem firsthand or roads of civilization with a dreamed of making the jourprominent archaeologist and ney, you have the chance to meet real-life inhabitants of see the Holy City like never before during the IMAX film Presented by National Geographic Entertainment, “Jerusa- the ancient city.

The 43-minute large-format “Jerusalem.” lem” is playing at Fernbank Museum’s IMAX Theatre, giving “We were thrilled with the audiences a unique look at the Holy Land. (Special Photo) film, “Jerusalem,” will show daily at Fernbank Museum of opportunity to provide audiNatural History’s five-story ences with the story of the Darkness”), “Jerusalem” is chre, the Jordan River, the Old City on this grand scale, playing at Fernbank MuseSea of Galilee and the moun- IMAX Theatre through Jan. and offer unique perspectives, um’s IMAX Theatre through tain fortress of Masada — as 7. “Wonders of the Arctic,” a story of survival in one of aerials and access to this part Jan. 7. well as little-known parts of the planet’s most unforgiving of the world in a way you The giant-screen film the region. environments, will also be could never get in any other offers audiences a chance A strict no-fly zone has showing through Feb. 11. format,” writer and director to soar high above the Holy existed over the region for IMAX tickets are $13 for Daniel Ferguson said in a Land and plunge deep into many years, restricting lowrelease. the Old City. Audiences will altitude filming. Filmmakers adults, $12 for seniors, $11 for children 12 and younger Presented by National see iconic holy sites — inwere granted permission to Geographic Entertainment cluding the Western Wall, capture aerial images over the and $8 for museum members.

For more information, visit and narrated by Benedict the Dome of the Rock, the Old City of Jerusalem and fernbankmuseum.org.

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Mumford and Sons tour to make stop in Gwinnett cus Mumford, Winston Marshall, Ben Lovett and Ted Dwane — will return to the states on April 3 to Mumford and Sons are kick off the tour with a making their way back to performance in Houston, the U.S. Texas, before playing The band announced their way down South Monday dates for their and making a stop in ‘An Arrow Through The Gwinnett.

Heartland Tour,’ which “Touring the United includes a performance States of America in at the Infinite Energy many ways fulfills the Arena in Duluth on April childhood dream of what 11. touring might be like,” After wrapping their Lovett said. “Rolling Australian tour, the four- from one great city to the piece players — Marnext, each with its own

By Katie Morris

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personality and uniqueness whilst remaining familiar enough at the same time. Waking up every morning with a conversation amongst us about who wants to visit ‘that’ bookshop or ‘the’ ultimate music shop or whatever the various cities had to offer.”

Tickets for the April 11 concert at the Infinite Energy Arena go on sale Friday, Nov. 13, at 10 a.m. and will be available at InfiniteEnergyCenter. com, the arena box office

or by calling 770-6262464.

The band is hitting the road in support of their certified-gold album “Wilder Mind,” featuring the single “The Wolf.”

During their last U.S. tour, surprise guests Rage Against the Machine’s Tom Morello, Blink 182’s Mark Hoppus and T Bone Burnett joined the band on stage.

While no guests have been announced, local fans can expect Blake Mills to open the show.

Mumford and Sons announced Monday the dates for their An Arrow Through The Heartland Tour, which includes a performance at the Infinite Energy Arena on April 11. (Special Photo)

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Families can meet the Snow Angel of Stone Mountain during the Stone Mountain Christmas celebration at the park through Jan. 3. (Special Photo)

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The luminous white tree can be seen glowing against the night sky on top of Stone Mountain, which means Christmas has returned to the park.

Nestled below the tree at the base of the mountain is a kaleidoscope of colors as more than 2 million lights shine brightly, lighting up the Crossroads village.

Stone Mountain Christmas will be at the park through Jan. 3 featuring festive decorations, live shows, classic holiday characters and, of course, Santa Claus.

The celebration includes a nightly Christmas parade with cheerful floats, music and dancing that ends with the arrival of jolly Old St. Nick and Mrs. Claus. Kids have the chance to visit with Santa and also meet the iconic characters Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer and Bumble the Abominable Snow Monster.

A short stroll underneath the Wonderland Walkway of silver lights takes families to the Snow Angel palace where they can meet and have their photo taken with the Snow Angel and her toy soldiers.

The Christmas spirit comes to life on stage during “Forever Christmas,” “Holly Jolly Cabaret” and “A Christmas Carol,” as well as new live show, “The Littlest Christmas Tree,” created especially for youngsters. The musical takes place at a tree lot on Christmas Eve, where the smallest Christmas tree

Stone Mountain Christmas features live shows, a parade and more than 2 million lights at Stone Mountain Park through Jan. 3. (Special Photo)

on the lot is still waiting to find a home. With a little help from new friends Betty the bunny, Sammy the skunk and Nutty the squirrel, the tiny tree discovers her inner worth.

Audiences can enjoy a 4-D experience at “Ice Age: A Mammoth Christmas,” an adventure featured in 3-D with added in-theater effects enhancing the film.

Visitors can climb aboard the Singalong Train to hear favorite carols as well as the story of the first Christmas during “The Gift.” There are holiday shops offering items such as hand-blown glass ornaments, homemade fudge, toys and seasonal apparel to help parkgoers

check a few items off their gift list. Stone Mountain Christmas wraps up each evening with a magical Snow Angel snowfall and fireworks finale.

Snow Mountain returns Nov. 21, offering folks more than 20 snow tubing slides with single rider lanes and accommodating groups of up to six people at Avalanche Alley. Over the course of the Snow Mountain season through Feb. 28, the park will generate about 50,000 tons of snow for winter fun.

For more information about Stone Mountain Christmas and Snow Mountain, visit www.stonemountainpark.com/events.

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By Katie Morris

katie.morris @gwinnettdailypost.com

While these days families begin preparing for the holidays by searching for stuffing recipes and untangling strands of lights, things were quite different back in the 1860s.

The Gwinnett Environmental and Heritage Center invites residents to come experience what the holidays were like on the home front through a living history event at

McDaniel Farm.

On Saturday, the annual Holiday on the Home Front event will take visitors back in time to 1862 at McDaniel Farm where Daniel and A.W. McDaniel are on furlough to spend Christmas with the family. Visitors will see how families on the home front prepared for the holidays, as well as view textile demonstrations and discover the art of blacksmithing.

Visitors can also engage in drill with Union and

Confederate soldiers, visit their camp sites, participate in bayonet practice and hear stories from a Confederate sailor. Field musicians will play period music and demonstrate a bugle call, and the Gwinnoters, a local dulcimer group, will play festive songs of the season.

There will also be hayrides around the historic farm, and families can make traditional holiday ornaments to take home and hang on their tree.

Holiday on the Home

Front will be from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 14. Program fees are $8 per person; children ages 2 and under and EHC members are free. Snacks and hot cider will be available for purchase. Guests can pre-register online at www.gwinnettEHC.org or pay at the gate the day of the event.

Event parking is available on-site. McDaniel Farm is located at 3251 McDaniel Road in Duluth.

For more information, visit www.gwinnettEHC.org.

Costumed re-enactors will bring the 1860s to life at the annual Holiday on the Home Front at McDaniel Farm in Duluth. This year’s event will take place on Saturday, Nov. 14. (Special Photo)

HOLIDAY EVENTS Nov. 14

McDaniel Farm Park is hosting their Holiday on the Homefront 1861-1865 at 10 a.m. Guests can experience what the holidays were like in the 1860s through a living history demonstration. McDaniel Farm Park is located at 3251 McDaniel Road in Duluth. For more information, visit gwinnettehc.com.

Nov. 21

The Mall of Georgia will present their Holiday Spectacular Event from 5 to 9 p.m. The event features a holiday parade and a 50 foot tree lighting. Toward the end of the event, guests can view the Movie Under the Stars presentation featuring Elf. The Mall of Georgia is located at 3333 Buford Drive in Buford. For more informa-

tion, visit simon.com.

The Corners Parkway is hosting their Christmas in the Corners starting at 9 a.m. and the parade starting at 10 a.m. The parade can be viewed from anywhere along The Corners Parkway as you follow Santa all the way to Candy Cane Lane.

There will be arts, crafts, food and more. The Corners Parkway is located on Woodhill Drive at The Corners Parkway in Peachtree Corners. For more information, visit christmasinthecorners. com.

Braselton Brothers Department Store building is hosting the Braselton Lighting of the Tree at 10:30 a.m. The event provides local entertainment, music and a special guest to light the tree. Braselton Brothers

Department Store building is located at 9924 Davis Street in Braselton. For more information, visit downtownbraselton.com.

The Southeastern Railway Museum welcomes guests to see the arrival of Santa Claus at 11 a.m. Refreshments, cookies and hot chocolate will be available as Santa arrives on the train between 1 and 1:30 p.m.

The Southeastern Railway Museum is located at 3595 Peachtree Road in Duluth.

For more information, visit southeasternrailwaymuseum.com.

Nov. 24

The Infinite Energy Center is hosting A Christmas Carol — The Musical at 11 a.m. and 7 p.m. The musical will provide a twist on the

classic holiday story as they kick off the holiday season.

The Infinite Energy Center is located at 6400 Sugarloaf Parkway in Duluth. For more information, visit infiniteenergycenter.com.

Nov. 26

The Gwinnett Historic Courthouse presents their Annual Lighting of the Tree at 5 p.m. The event provides live music, holiday festivities, face painting, food vendors and more. Santa’s much awaited arrival will be capped off by the lighting of the historic downtown Lawrenceville Christmas tree. The Gwinnett Historic Courthouse is located at 185 Crogan Street in Lawrenceville. For more information, visit lawrencevillega.org.

Nov. 27

The Loganville Town Green will host their own tree lighting at 6 p.m. Guests must bring their own lawn chairs as seating is very limited. The Loganville Town Green is located at 235 Main Street in Loganville.

For more information, visit loganvilleevents.com.

Dec. 1

The City of Lilburn is hosting a tree lighting at 7 p.m. For free admission, the tree lighting will take place in front of the Lilburn City Hall and is a great way to start off the holiday season. The Lilburn City Hall is located at 76 Main Street in Lilburn.

For more information, visit cityoflilburn.com.

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Bogan Park and Aquatic Center presents their “Puddle Ducks and Polar Bears” at 10:30 a.m. Enjoy the end of the year holiday celebration where kids can swim, play games and eat snacks. At 6:30 p.m., come enjoy the Winter Wonderland Dance with a DJ, hot chocolate bar, a family photo booth and more. Bogan Park and Aquatic Center is located at 2723 North Bogan Road in Buford. For more information, visit gwinnettcounty. com.

Bethesda Park and Aquatic Center will host their Holiday Luncheon at 11:30 a.m. The annual Senior

Holiday Luncheon features a catered holiday meal by the Master’s Table and provides guests with a live musical performance by The Continentals. The Bethesda Park and Aquatic Center is located at 225 Bethesda Church Road in Lawrenceville. For more information, visit gwinnettcounty.com.

Suwanee Town Center Park offers their “Jolly Hollyday” at 6:30 p.m. Multiple choruses from various elementary schools will be performing and Santa will light the Christmas tree at the event. For free admission, this family-fun event will feature crafts and activities for the whole family to enjoy.

Suwanee Town Center Park is located at 330 Town Center Avenue in Suwanee.

For more information, visit suwanee.com.

Collins Hill Park and Aquatic Center features their Melted Snowman Party at 6:30 p.m. Guests can write their letters to Santa, help light the tree in the pool, make crafts, enjoy snacks and drinks and go for a swim. The Collins Hill Park and Aquatic Center is located at 2225 Collins Hill Road in Lawrenceville.

Norcross Cultural Arts and Community Center hosts their Community Christmas Tree Lighting in Thrasher Park at 7 p.m. Local choir groups will be performing, and Santa will arrive for his workshops. Hot Cocoa and cookies will be provided while supplies last, and the event is located at 10 College Street in Norcross.

For more information, visit aplacetoimagine.com.

Dec. 5

The Simon Kidgits Club hosts their Breakfast with Santa at the Mall of Georgia at 8:30 a.m. Guests are welcome to enjoy crafts, breakfast and a meet-and-greet with Santa Claus himself.

Admission is free for Simon members, and it’s only $5 for non-members. The Mall of Georgia is located at 3333 Buford Drive in Buford.

For more information, visit simon.com.

Downtown Loganville is hosting their Loganville Christmas Parade at 6 p.m.

The holiday parade is a great time to connect as friends, family and as a community. Loganville invites you to be a part of the parade as well. The parade will take place on Main Street in Downtown Loganville. For more information, visit loganvilleevents.com.

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The Gwinnett Environmental and Heritage Center invites guests to their “Night Treks: Holiday Hike” beginning at 7:30 p.m. Families are encouraged to enjoy the forest beauty and creature dwellers of the night that fill the winter atmosphere.

Pre-registration online is required, and guests should meet at the front entrance outside of the Environmental and Heritage Center to begin the hike. The Gwinnett EHC is located at 2020 Clean Water Drive in Buford. For more information, visit gwinnettEHC.org.

Dec. 12

Wild Bill’s Atlanta along with 94.9 The Bull presents various artists at their Georgia Country Christmas event. Some of the artists are Granger Smith, A Thousand Horses and Lindsey Ell to name a few. All of these country artists will be performing their favorite holiday classics. Wild Bill’s Atlanta is located at 2075 Market Street in Duluth. For more information, visit wildbillsatlanta.com.

Rhodes Jordan Park is presenting their Polar Express Pajama Party beginning at 5 p.m. Parents can drop off their children in their pajamas and the adults can finish Christmas shopping or just have the night off. For $21, the kids will enjoy pizza, writing letters to Santa, making Christmas ornaments and more. To end the night, hot chocolate will be provided as the kids enjoy The Polar Express movie. Rhodes Jordan Park is located at 100 East Crogan Street in Lawrenceville.

For more information, visit gwinnettcounty.com.

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Stone Mountain Park hosts their Stone Mountain Christmas from Nov. 7 to Jan. 2. Guests are welcomed to enjoy over two million holiday lights and their favorite music and characters. A 4D Ice Age experience, North Pole favorites and a Snow Angel Palace are just a few of the many activities available for the whole family to enjoy. The event was named

by USA Today as one of the top ten places in the country to see Santa Claus, and it is located at 1000 Robert E Lee Boulevard in Stone Mountain. For more information, visit stonemountainpark.com.

The Bowl at Sugar Hill Dec. 6 City Hall is hosting their ice skating rink on selected The Grayson Community Park will host their Christtimes and dates from Nov. 13 mas in Grayson from 2 to Feb. 28. Show off your ice p.m. to 6:30 p.m. The event skating sessions by skating features many free activities on the Sugar Hill ice during including bounce houses, the 90-minute sessions. The pony rides, train rides and Bowl at Sugar Hill is located more. For a small fee, at 5039 Wess Broad Street children can get their picture in Buford. For more informataken with Santa Claus. The tion, visit icerinkatsugarhill. event will be capped off with com. the tree lighting at 6 p.m. The Lake Lanier Islands will Grayson Community Park host their Magical Nights of is located at 475 Grayson Lights every night from Nov. Parkway in Grayson. For 20 to Jan. 3. Millions of twinmore information, visit cityof- kling lights are on display grayson.org. as guests drive through the magical experience. At the Dec. 11 end, the family can enjoy The Bogan Park and Santa’s Holiday Village and Aquatic Center presents meet Santa Claus himself. their Holiday Night Out from Beginning at 11 a.m. during the Bogan Kids Club from these dates, guests can also 6 to 9:30 p.m. The night will enjoy Lanier Islands’ Winter be filled with swimming, Adventure which features dinner, games, crafts and a snow-packed winter play more. Make sure you bring land. Lake Lanier Islands you swimsuit, a towel and a is located at 7000 Lanier seperate pair of clothes as Islands Parkway in Buford. well. The Bogan Park and For more information, visit Aquatic Center is located at lanierislands.com.

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EDITOR’S NOTE: Film Fans features local residents reviewing the movie of the week: “Spectre.” To be a film fan, email features@ gwinnettdailypost.com.

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STANDOUT PERFORMANCE

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OVERALL IMPRESSION

Pass: Slick cinematography, good acting, exciting chase scenes and several plot tie-ins to previous James Bond movies.

Fail: A long running time, resulting in some scenes that drag a bit.

Daniel Craig continues his masterful portrayal of James Bond.

He’s truer to the character in the original books by Ian Fleming: laser-focused, dark, brooding and definitely damaged by a very dysfunctional past. Christoph Waltz (“Inglorious Basterds”) does a good job as Blofield, the fiendish head of Spectre, although it took awhile for his character to actually show up on the screen.

Ralph Fiennes ably picks up the mantle from Judi Dench as the new M. Kudos also go to Lea Seydoux (also from “Inglorious Basterds” as well as “Mission: Impossible — Ghost Protocol”) as Madeleine Swann; she plays a non-typical Bond Girl with a lot of chutzpah and poise, not just showing up as another piece of eye candy.

Bond fans will be extremely satisfied with “Spectre” as the 24th film in the Bond franchise — especially the opening scenes in Mexico City, which are reminiscent of 1973’s “Live and Let Die.” Even if you’re not into Bond movies, you’ll enjoy the fast action, interesting plot turns and breathtaking action along with the very humanizing way the character Bond is presented.

See it in theaters and be sure to spring for some popcorn (but skip the large soda, unless you have a camel-sized bladder like me).

I thought 2012’s “Skyfall’ was the best Bond movie of the current era, but “Spectre” is even better. It brings in plot elements and characters from “Casino Royale,” “Quantum of Solace” and “Skyfall” and gives an interesting premise to the rise of Spectre from the earlier JB flicks. This is one of the year’s best movies by far.

Pass: “Spectre” delivers actionpacked thrills. The explosions are huge, the stunts are impressive and there’s even some humor and a couple of gadgets thrown in to balance things out.

Fail: Unfortunately, a lot of the script feels fairly cliché and the film pales in comparison to the previous Bond installment. It doesn’t break any new ground and ends up being mostly a series of stunts and beautifully shot scenes in the desert and mountains due to a lack of real meat and potatoes in the script.

Christoph Waltz turns in a nice performance reminiscent of the Bond villains of days past. His performance as Franz Overhauser is an almost formidable foe for Bond.

Naturally this film is geared toward the diehard 007 fans, but most anyone who wants to enjoy a good popcorn action flick would enjoy it. If you enjoyed the more modern versions of the Bond films, you’ll enjoy this one as well.

The theater serves the grand scale of the production. If you’re a diehard fan of the series and can’t wait for it, it’s not a bad way to spend two and half hours.

But most people would do just fine waiting for Redbox.

The film works on a few different levels: the action scenes are big and the stunts are spectacular — there’s an especially entertaining fight scene on a train. The script is pretty predictable, but it gives fans what they came to see. Unfortunately, the script chooses to do little more than set up a series of stunts and watch Bond escape from them. While it’s not the worst Bond film, it’s far from the best. Overall it’s enjoyable, kicking things into high gear early, but the martini buzz of Bond begins to wear off after a while and shortly after you’ve left the theater, it’s gone completely.

Pass: The special effects are pretty fantastic here, with the exception of some overly CGI-looking crowded streets in the opening scene set in Mexico. Also, an early fight sequence in a helicopter was very harrowing and well-filmed.

Fail: The plot here is pretty thin and it is easy to see where things are headed after the first thirty minutes.

And that’s a shame with all the good actors around (among them Ralph Fiennes, Chrstoph Waltz and, of course, Daniel Craig).

More than the acting, script or direction, what I enjoyed most about this movie were the homages to the Bond of old and his love of fast and fancy vehicles with special unique powers (including a car that spits fire, shoots bullets and launches Bond into the air with a parachute). Another positive aspect of “Spectre” is director Sam Mendes’ use of humor, especially with the character of Q.

I must admit that I missed many of the latest Bond movies, so I have no idea how this one stands up against “Skyfall” or the other ones released in the last decade. I think fans of the 007 series in general will be glad to see Craig back as Bond, and there are certainly good things about “Spectre.” I guess with all the star power and the past directing credits of Mendes, I expected more and came away disappointed.

Because of the spectacular chase sequences, see it on the big screen if you are a Bond fan.

If you are not a huge fan of the series, perhaps wait for the bluray or stream it on Netflix next year.

I am well acquainted with the usual Bond opening credits featuring the scantily clad ladies dancing in half-light. But “Spectre” features what amounts to an entire music video for Sam Smith’s “The Writing’s On The Wall,” which is a decent theme song offering but hardly worthy of so much time before even a single scene of the movie.

Soundtrack composer Thomas Newman wisely keeps the famous theme as the first thing we hear and adds a score that is punchy and dynamic. I just wish there was more to like about this Bond movie. While there were playful moments, they didn’t approach the Bond flicks of the late ’70s and early ’80s … and the plot was too thin to support any of the more dramatic elements. No need to rush out to see this one unless you are a true Bond fan.

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The Beatles 1+ Deluxe Limited Edition Blu-ray (NR) Movie: HHHH Disc: HHHH

Not quite the cash-in you might think it to be, this follow-up companion to the “1” CD release from 2000 is still something devoted/completist Beatles fans will probably want in a big way. In addition to breaking practically every musical barrier during their tenure, the Beatles also foresaw the advent of music videos and acted accordingly.

Not long after “A Hard Day’s Night,” the band began exploring the video format as “mini-films”

and mined the format as well as could be expected given the technical limitations of the time.

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COMING SOON TO OWN • “We Are Your Friends” (Nov. 17) — A young disc jockey (Zac Efron) falls for the girlfriend of his new mentor (Wes Bentley). (R) • “The Man From U.N.C.L.E.” (Nov. 17) — Henry Cavill and Armie Hammer assume the roles of newly partnered spies Napoleon Solo and Illya Kuryakin. (PG-13) • “American Ultra” (Nov. 24) — Not realizing he’s a CIA operative with deeply implanted spy skills, a slacker (Jesse Eisenberg) is targeted for elimination. (R) • “Ricki and the Flash” (Nov. 24) — A would-be rock star (Meryl Streep) is summoned home to deal with her troubled daughter (Mamie

Gummer, Streep’s actual offspring).

(PG-13) • “Minions” (Dec. 8) — The animated “Despicable Me” characters get their own movie, taking them to 1960s-era New York and London; voices include Sandra Bullock and Jon Hamm. (PG) • “Mission: Impossible — Rogue Nation” (Dec. 15) — Ethan Hunt (Tom Cruise) is an agent without an agency after the CIA shuts down his team. (PG-13) • “Ted 2” (Dec. 15) — The talking teddy bear (voiced by Seth MacFarlane) runs into trouble in becoming an adoptive parent; Mark Wahlberg also returns. (R and unrated versions)

NOW SHOWING Recently reviewed films by movie critic Michael Clark now playing in metro area theaters I Smile Back (R) — 2 stars Even a throttling, careerdefining performance from lead Sarah Silverman can’t save this slipshod production; a heavy-handed drama about a rich, bored housewife (Silverman) who reaches rock bottom via indiscriminate sex, drugs and alcohol.

• Spectre (PG-13) — 2 ½ stars Despite being on track to become the highest-grossing James Bond movie ever, this 24th installment of the fran-

chise is easily one of its most disappointing. After a dazzling pre-title opening sequence, “Spectre” becomes rudimentary and utterly unoriginal.

• Suffragette (PG-13) — 3 stars Carey Mulligan leads a strong cast in this British period piece that is quite good — sometimes even great — yet far too often opts to present a monumentally important chunk of early 20th century world history as a dreary, overwrought fictionalized melodrama.

• Burnt (R) — 3 stars Bradley Cooper (“Aloha”) stars in his second straight

box-office bomb as a hothead American chef trying to rebuild his career in London after flaming out years earlier in Paris. It’s not great but it’s also far from the total disaster many have unfairly labeled it.

• Room (R) — 3 ½ stars The on-fire Brie Larson plays a single mother who along with her toddler son (a scarily brilliant Jacob Tremblay) have been living full time in a 10-by-10 room for five years. Why they’re there and how they perhaps get out makes the second half a complete nail-biter.

• Truth (R) — 2 ½ stars A severely miscast Robert

Redford co-stars as newscaster Dan Rather in this drama about the botched CBS “60 Minutes” story about George W. Bush’s record while a member of the National Guard. Cate Blanchett as Rather’s producer turns in her usual perfection.

• Bridge of Spies (PG-13) — 4 stars This fourth collaboration between Steven Spielberg and Tom Hanks rivals “Saving Private Ryan” with its powerful narrative; a story about a New York attorney who is called on by the U.S. government to handle Cold War negotiations with the Soviets.

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‘Love the Coopers’ the latest family-in-chaos comedy

Love the Coopers (PG-13) HHHH

By Jon Gallo Movie Critic

Take a couple whose 40-year marriage is dissolving, toss in a black-sheep daughter, sprinkle some good old fashioned sibling rivalry and top it off with a kleptomaniac and what do you have?

“Love the Coopers,” which is the latest dysfunctional family film that Hollywood lets knock on moviegoers’ doors every few years around the holidays just to let them know the genre isn’t dead.

But that’s not say the genre is an unwelcome guest — Clark Griswold and his crew are still as funny today as they were in 1989, and the “The Family Stone” is worth a few laughs, even if it can be found on some cable channel pretty much every day in December.

“Love the Coopers” is the latest family film to crash the holiday season. But unlike “Deck the Halls,” “Home for the Holidays” and “Home Alone” that were more like unwanted guests who showed up and ate all your food, you’ll enjoy spending time with the Coopers.

They bring more stars to the table than any comparable film, as Diane Keaton, John Goodman, Ed Helms, Marisa Tomei, Alan Arkin, Olivia Wilde and June Squibb are all one big, happy family that puts the “fun” in dysfunctional.

The premise of “Love the Coopers” is sliced from the same cookie cutter as so many holiday family movies: Extended family convenes for Christmas Eve.

Coach Royal (Aaron Eckhart) is determined to turn his team around with a rousing halftime talk during the championship game against Arkansas in “My AllAmerican.”

(Photo: Van Redin/Clarius Entertainment)

From left, Diane Keaton and John Goodman in “Love the Coopers” to be released by CBS Films and Lionsgate.

Unexpected visitors show up. The meal is served. Words get said.

Adults start bickering. Somebody breaks up. Things just go from there.

And let’s face it: the audience never cares what happens next — as long as it’s funny.

Funny — not hilarious — is the best word to describe “Love the Coopers,” which is a 110-minute break from reality. Isn’t that why we watch these types of movies?

Because every family, at least to some extent, is a little bit loony.

And doesn’t watching a family that’s whacko make us feel better about our own?

“Everyone is afraid of being

exposed for everything that they are,” Helms recently told USA Today. “We present a sort of edited version of ourselves to the world, especially with our families, where there’s just so much baggage and so much expectation.

When you get to explore that, it’s actually kind of uplifting because it reinforces that we’re in this together. We’re all kind of stumbling through and just trying to make the best of it.”

Fortunately for director Jessie Nelson and writer Steven Rogers, the Coopers have no shortages of nutjobs to tell their story.

Charlotte (Keaton) is overbearing and refuses to acknowledge her

By Michael Clark Movie Critic

Prior to “My All-American,” Angelo Pizzo wrote two of the best sports uplift movies in the history of the genre: “Hoosiers” and “Rudy.” This might not sound like a lot numbers-wise but he leads everyone else by at least one.

For reasons no one has yet been able to figure out, this seems to be one genre that rarely rises above sentimental, maudlin mediocrity.

For the longest time, Disney concerned the market on this stuff, but even it has pretty much thrown in the towel.

It’s difficult to lambast a movie that is trying so painfully hard to be moving and life-affirming for viewers, and if pure, raw story and sincere intent were the sole yardsticks of quality, “My AllAmerican” would be a hands-down classic. Unfortunately, source material and earnestness have little to do with a finished movie as other pesky little things like narrative structure, believable acting and competent direction ultimately determine the artistic quality of any film.

There is another sports drama — an excellent film that originally appeared on network TV — that “My All-American” tries to be like, but even mentioning the name of

teaming Keaton, who is no stranger to these types of movies after playing cancer-stricken mom Sybil in 2005’s “The Family Stone,” along with the versatile Goodman gives the film a foundation on which the rest of the characters build.

“It just speaks to a universal family experience,” Helms said.

“There’s frustration, there’s love, there’s support, there are long-held grudges, but ultimately, there’s this sense that we’re actually better off all being together.”

It’s a lesson that’s certainly true in “Love the Coopers,” even if the movie should really be called “Like the Coopers.”

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‘Labyrinth of Lies’ a WWII film with original message Labyrinth of Lies (R) HHHH

By Michael Clark Movie Critic

and a room full of other attorneys — with news that a former Nazi soldier who was stationed at Auschwitz is now teaching at a local elementary school, no one seems to care. Either that or they know that caring won’t make any difference.

Baffled by his colleagues’ collective apathy, the plucky Johann nonetheless teams with the writer and a beyond apprehensive former prisoner and slowly starts to piece together a case that is so damning even Bauer can’t dismiss it any longer. Or maybe Bauer is just placating Johann or is perhaps setting him up to fail.

For about 90 of the 124-minute running time, Italian director Giolio Ricciarelli and his two co-writers get everything right.

Choosing the course of a legal procedural vaguely reminiscent of “JFK” minus the histrionics and stylistic overkill, the filmmakers take a “just the facts” approach that some may feel is a tad too stiff and staid. Perhaps to compensate, they include a romantic subplot for Johann that while is not boring adds little to the overall story — but does offer regular diversion certain audience members might welcome.

All things considered, the German people and their government distanced themselves from Hitler and the Nazi party in a relatively quick amount of time after the war ended, but as “Labyrinth of Lies” makes clear, far too many officials and those in positions of power falsely thought that ignoring the past could somehow make it go away.

Presented in German and infrequent English with English subtitles.

(Sony Classics)

If for no other reason, “Labyrinth of Lies,” the official German submission for Best Foreign Language Academy Award consideration next year, deserves immense credit for doing something truly unique: it’s a World War II-related film that says something completely original.

The plot — an attempt to prosecute Nazi war criminals — could cause some to make comparisons to “Judgment at Nuremberg,” which is understandable. However, this is not a courtroom drama, that movie would result in major hours, the movie is easily 30 min- there are no major American spoilers. If you plan on seeing this utes too long, which is made all the characters and for the duration of movie, avoid watching the trailers more worse thanks to choppy edit- the film, the good guys can’t find or looking up the names of the ing, repetitive scenes and awkward any of the bad guys. Oh, and the non-fictional characters online; good guys are Germans who lived narrative time jumps. it will ruin any possible positive through the war.

Not trusting that the audience viewing experience.

A legal procedural that gets understands the time frame, Pizzo Growing up in Colorado in the dangerously close on a number makes sure by reminding them at early 1960s, Freddie Steinmark of occasions of slipping into disevery turn via references to other (Finn Wittrock — think Zac Efron historical events (the first moon tracting tedium, “Labyrinth” sucwith a lantern jaw) lived for sports landing, Vietnam War protesting, ceeds in spite of itself. It shows and excelled at any game he atwhat happens when one man who too many obvious pop songs) and tempted, despite being quite small a beyond over-the-top score. Apart is utterly convinced he’s doing the (about 5-foot-5 and 150 pounds). from Eckhart and the incandescent right thing takes on an indifferent Steinmark made up for his stature government monolith determined Sarah Bolger as Steinmark’s stalwith enormous heart, unbridled wart girlfriend Linda, there is not a to ignore the nation’s ugliest modetermination and considerable tal- single credible performance to be ment in history. ent. As another character points out found. Every performer strains for Just beginning his career in the in the film, if Steinmark was the late 1950s as an attorney, Johann notice and not a note of any of it size of the average football player Radman (Alexander Fehling, “Inrings true or sincere. he would have been a legend beTo Pizzo’s credit, his choreogra- glourious Basterds”) is relegated fore even making it to college. phy and filming of game sequences to prosecute traffic offenses, a It was because Steinmark’s high is outstanding, especially the chore he takes a bit too seriously. school coach had a friend workWhen a journalist approaches final one taking place at the 1971 ing at the University of Texas that National Championship game be- Johann’s boss Franz Bauer (also he got a shot to impress Darrell tween Texas and Arkansas that was the nation’s attorney general) Royal (Aaron Eckhart), an icon of attended by former U.S. president the sport and winner of multiple Richard Nixon. The quality and national championships. Royal authentic air during this segment recognized Steinmark’s unquench- rivals anything produced by NFL able thirst for success and, if it Films. was even possible, prodded him Only the fourth feature from to work harder and get better. As upstart studio Clarion Entertaintime passed, Royal began to notice ment, “My All-American” — due the positive effect Steinmark had to what had to be a bare-bones on him and it truly moved him; a budget — feels like a joint venture rarity in college football. between Lifetime and [insert the Perhaps if Pizzo had turned over name of any faith-based producthe helming duties to another far tion company here]. Again, it has more seasoned veteran instead its heart and soul in the right place of making this his own feature and for some folks that will be directorial debut, the production enough. Others will view it as too as a whole would have turned out many people trying too hard. better. Clocking in at close to two (Clarion Entertainment) Alexander Fehling stars in “Labyrinth of Lies.” (Photo: Johann Radmann)

‘My All-American’ tries too hard despite good intentions My All-American (PG) HHHH

kids are no longer the youngsters who watched her drink herself into a stupor during previous Christmases; Sam (Goodman) is hoping to salvage his marriage to Charlotte that’s seen much brighter days; and Hank (Helms) is divorced, unemployed and a father of three.

But wait, it gets better. Emma (Tomei) steals; Eleanor (Wilde) wants affection from men but doesn’t trust them; Bucky (Arkin) just wants to eat a family meal in peace; and Aunt Fishy (Squibb) is a few McNuggets short of a Happy Meal, because, well, doesn’t every family have that relative?

Nelson continuously plays to each cast member’s strengths, but

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From left, Lou Diamond Phillips as Don Lucho, Jacob Vargas as Edison Peña, Marco Treviño as José Henriquez, Mario Casas as Álex Vega, Alejandro Goic as Lobos, Antonio Banderas as Mario Sepúlveda, Tenoch Huerta as Carlos Mamani and Oscar Nuñez as Yonni Barrios star in “The 33,” based on the 2010 ordeal of Chilean miners trapped underground for more than two months. (Special Photo)

Part recap, part documentary, little not to like about ‘The 33’ The 33 (PG-13) HHHH

By Jon Gallo Movie Critic

Antonio Banderas, like more than a billion others worldwide, stared at the 33 miners who, one by one, saw the sun for the first time since spending 69 days trapped in the depths of the earth in a collapsed mine.

“I was watching the television,” he recently told reporters, “and said, ‘Somebody’s gonna make a movie out of this.’”

Banderas, who stars in “The 33,” turned out to be right. Hollywood loves dramatic rescues, and what’s better than the one at the San José Gold and Copper Mine in Chile’s Atacama Desert in 2010?

Not many, if any. “The

33” is as feel-good as it gets, but it’s more than just how a bunch of countries, including the United States, pooled their resources to provide a happy ending. It’s a story of how a bunch of guys known by few people outside of Chile maintained life in the face of death, civility in the face of chaos, and strength when demise seemed imminent.

Director Patricia Riggen (“Girl in Progress”) does a good, but not a great, job of capturing the story above and below the surface.

Underground, about seven of the miners are showcased, but none bigger than Banderas, who plays “Super” Mario Sepúlveda, the group’s relentless optimist and de facto leader. He’s complemented by shift supervisor Don Lucho (Lou Diamond Phillips), who’s more of a pessimist as he remains steadfast in protecting his

tián Piñera (Bob Gunton), whose decisions are often driven more by politics than the miners’ wellbeing.

Andre Sougarret (Gabriel Byrne), the chief engineer behind the rescue, and American drilling expert Jeff Hart (James Brolin) come off believable in their small yet vital roles.

The movie is as much a documentary about the Kate del Castillo as Katty and Naomi Scott as Escarlette dangers of mining, which in Alcon Entertainment’s true-life drama “The 33,” a War- the film claims kills 12,000 annually, as it is a recap ner Bros. Pictures release. (Special Photo) of a story that dominated fellow miners. There’s also Meantime, above global headlines. It’s filled alcoholic Darío Segovia ground, it’s one of the with replays of TV news (Juan Pablo Raba); father- trapped miner’s family reports of the event and to-be Álex Vegas (Mario members who steals the flows freely, which isn’t Casas); philanderer Yonni show: Juliette Binoche. surprising considering Barrios (Oscar Nuñez, of She plays María Segovia much has been written “The Office”); Mario Gó— Dario’s sister — who since the miners made it mez (Gustavo Angarita), criticizes the Chilean out alive, including Héctor who is two weeks from government, especially Tobar’s authorized 2014 retirement; and Carlos inexperienced Minister book “Deep Down Dark” Mamani (Tenoch Huerta), of Mines Laurence Golthat the movie follows a Bolivian who fights for borne (Rodrigo Santoro of closely. acceptance among his Xerxes fame from “300”) There’s very little not to Chilean colleagues. and then-President Sebas- like about “The 33,” which

begins with an amazing computer-generated imaging enhanced scene of the 121-year-old mine’s collapse and keeps the audience’s attention throughout the two-hour film.

But when Lucho reaches the surface and the movie ends, the audience is left with too many questions.

What are the 33 miners up to now? How did their plight change the mining industry, which for years turned its back on workers’ safety?

Instead, all the audience is told is the miners were never compensated and the company that owned the mine was cleared of any wrongdoing despite failing to provide adequate emergency ladders, food and first aid supplies.

Like much of what remains of the San José Gold and Copper mine, that answer remains buried, probably forever.

(Warner Bros.)

‘Spotlight’ tackles difficult subject of corruption well Spotlight (R) HHHH

By Michael Clark Movie Critic

It’s awfully hard to make a movie about a high-profile real-life event from the recent past — especially a depressing one — that will give audiences a reason to want to pay to see it. When people already know the outcome of something they didn’t like when they heard about it the first time, well, that’s a hard sell.

This could be a big reason why most movies about 9/11 and the Gulf Wars have tanked. While at times terribly downbeat with a known outcome, “Spotlight” is a film that transcends the tragedy it depicts and reminds us that with all of its collective flaws and shortcomings, the U.S. is still the greatest country in the world where free speech and the desire to know the truth will ultimately trump all other concerns.

The first of many revelatory high points in director/ co-writer Tom McCarthy’s film is the opening scene taking place in 1976. Set at a Boston police station, it features two cops, a mother and her two kids, a legal liai-

influence no one could have imagined.

It’s often been said that it’s not the crime so much as it is the cover-up. This isn’t quite the case here as the crime (make that thousands of crimes) was horrific by anyone’s definition of the word. What was proven in Boston was later proved not only in almost all 50 U.S. states but in dozens of countries all over the world.

As bad as it was, it didn’t come close to matching the attempts to deny or ignore it. Matching the methodical, patient mindset of the reporters, McCarthy (“The Station Agent,” “The Visitor,” “Win Win”) doesn’t From left, Rachel McAdams, Mark Ruffalo, Brian d’Arcy, Michael Keaton and John Slat- get ahead of himself with tery star in “Spotlight.” (Photo: Kerry Hayes) the story and doles out the narrative with measured, son of some sort, a Catholic the paper’s “Spotlight” team for maybe Mike, they’re tightrope efficiency. priest and an older man of investigative journalists. all aware that what they’re Even with a running time who might be another priest Being that this is Boston, about to tackle will likely of over two hours and a or possibly a lawyer. The it’s no surprise that the four take a long time to finish screenplay top-heavy with dialogue is spare, hushed members of the Spotlight and many of the people dialogue, “Spotlight” goes and vague and no one says crew are all Catholic, they’ve known as friends by in a flash. There’s not a anything of particular note, albeit of the lapsed variety. forever will likely turn single wasted frame, image but everyone knows what’s Walter “Robbie” Robertson against them. or extraneous spoken word, taking place and so do (Michael Keaton) is the Kept in check by the and it’s likely McCarthy’s we. Keep in mind this was senior member who works pragmatic Robbie, the rough cut probably ran almost 40 years ago. alongside Matt Carroll other three team members twice as long. Credit to him Jump ahead to 2001 (Brian d’Arcy James), Sacha did what few of today’s and his longtime editor Tom when something similar Pfeiffer (Rachel McAdams) reporters do: they applied McArdle for making what transpires, again in Boston, and Mike Rezendes (Mark a “shoe leather” approach had to be painful cuts but, where word of it reaches the Ruffalo) and we find out to their job. No lead was like any good storyteller, Boston Globe. After careful quickly that they’re all dedi- too small, and while many they realized that brevity is consideration, the Globe’s cated, old school newspaper went nowhere, a few more always preferable over volnewly hired senior editor people who know the city, often than not dovetailed ume. Ranking alongside the Marty Baron (Liev Schits politics and the power of to labyrinthine depths and assassination of John Kenreiber) passes the lead on to the Catholic Church. Save into corridors of power and nedy and Watergate in terms

of multi-layered conspiracies, the “Boston Catholic sexual abuse scandal,” as it became known, didn’t involve organized crime (at least in the acknowledged sense of the term) and only a few elected officials.

This was a duplicitous, systematic series of acts carried out over decades (some might say centuries) that were known about and even sometimes condoned by members (both men and women) of a religious hierarchy who not only looked the other way but allowed it to continue largely unabated.

It goes without saying that throngs of Catholics are going to have big problems with “Spotlight” — citing “liberal media bias” and “selective prosecution,” and they will be vocal about it — which is their right. The right to free speech didn’t become the first amendment to the Constitution by chance or accident.

It is the most treasured freedom we as a country have and the one most envied by the rest of the world, and never more was it put to the test than in Boston. As much as it may sometimes hurt and anger us, we can never lose sight of its indispensible importance to our society in general and our nation as a whole.

(Open Road)

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television “Jim Henson’s Turkey Hollow,” starring Mary Steenburgen, center, premieres Saturday, Nov. 21, on Lifetime.

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Henson creatures out to play in Lifetime’s ‘Turkey Hollow’

By George Dickie Your TV Link

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W.C. Fields once had a well-documented aversion to working with children and animals. But he never shared a set with the creatures from The Jim Henson Company.

And they figure prominently in the family-friendly Lifetime original movie “Jim Henson’s Turkey Hollow,” premiering Saturday, Nov. 21. The film tells the tale of recently divorced dad Ron Emmerson (Jay Harrington, “Benched”) and his two children (Graham Verchere, Genevieve Buechner), who head to the bucolic burg of Turkey Hollow to spend a rustic Thanksgiving with their eccentric Aunt Cly (Mary Steenburgen, “Last Man on Earth”).

With no Internet connectivity, the kids are forced to entertain themselves in other ways, such as investigating the local legend of “the Howling Hoodoo,” a monster dismissed as myth by residents. As the family heads into the woods to check things out, the Henson creatures come out of the woodwork, forcing the ac-

tors to put on their best poker faces.

“The biggest challenge Mary is that they Steenburgen are very funny and … they’ll one-up you,” Harrington said with a laugh. “These (puppeteers) were amazing … they’re contortionists. I mean, I don’t even know how they don’t go take an ice bath after every long day.

“But they’re so funny and quick. Their dialog in this was obviously burbles and squeaks and things. They don’t speak. But as soon as they say, ‘Cut!’ at one point, Robbie, one of their puppeteers, looked over at me and (said), ‘Are you going to say your line like that?’ And their characters eat rocks, so at one point he just turned the puppet toward me and goes, ‘Boy, I could go for a glass of sand right now.’”

The story was written in 1968 by Jim Henson and writing partner Jerry Juhl, a selling point that enticed Oscar winner Steenburgen into coming aboard.

“I’m a huge Jim Henson fan,” she said, “and so this obviously was something he created in the first place and he had done the original designs for the creatures.

“And it was almost like one of those kind of treasures where you got to work with someone that’s not around anymore but yet someone who you admire so much. But that was such a kind of wonderful idea to me. And then the fact that (daughter and Henson CEO) Lisa Henson has so much integrity and cared so much about the Henson brand and the fact that she even remembers … her dad taking her outside and (photographing her) with the original versions of these creatures. … And he was exploring, expanding from a sort of indoor puppet world to a much more expansive idea, and ‘Turkey Hollow’ was a vehicle for that.

“And so just the history of it and the look of it and the kind of quirky, old-fashioned kind of charm of it and the fact that I would get to work with the creatures,” she said, “all that is what made me want to do it.”

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