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GAC, Marshals Service mourn fallen lawman

BY CURT YEOMANS

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There is not much that the U.S. Marshals Service and the Greater Atlanta Christian School community normally have in common, but they shared a tragic bond Friday as both were cast into mourning over the loss of one of their

own.

The Marshals Service said Deputy Commander Patrick Carothers, Patrick 53, was Carothers killed in the line of duty in Long County while he tried to serve a warrant for fugitive

Dontrell Montese Carter’s arrest. Carter was wanted for attempted murder of police officers, domestic violence and unlawfully discharging a weapon during an incident in South Carolina in September.

The news was announced at the Greater Atlanta Christian School at about noon Friday. Carothers was a big part of the

GAC community, where his five children have attended school. His wife Terry was working at the Norcross private school Friday when it was learned that her husband had been killed in the line of duty.

“The school family is devastated,” said GAC boys soccer coach Thom Jacquet, who coached one of Carothers’ sons. “He’s

the best of the best. He was loved by everyone, and so is his family.”

Carothers was a 26-year veteran of the Marshals Service. He was the deputy commander of the Southeast Regional Fugitive Task Force for more than a year and was part of a team that sought to serve the warrant for Carter’s arrest.

The Marshals Service

said the team located Carter in a single-wide trailer near the 11800 block of Tibit Drive near Ludowici. Carothers’ team was making entry when he sustained two fatal rounds.

The team returned gunfire, hitting Carter multiple times.

A certified tactical medic

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Church fills 30K boxes with food for Haitians

From top, Gwinnett County Historic Courthouse program supervisor Tina Pangle, right, hands an ornament to Kim Shealy as they decorate the courthouse’s 30-foot Christmas Tree on Friday; Shealy hangs an ornament on the tree; and Gwinnett County Parks and Recreation employee Aaron Pineda hangs a wreath on the door of the courthouse. (Staff Photos: Curt Yeomans)

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Suwanee Worship Center members and community volunteers fulfilled the church’s mission to put its beliefs into action by preparing thousands of boxes of food to send to Haiti on Saturday.

MORE ONLINE They packed Visit gwinnettdailypost. 30,024 boxes com for more photos. within a few hours at Level Creek Elementary on Tench Road in Suwanee for the nonprofit Stop Hunger Now. The Raleigh, N.C.-based organization is an effort to end hunger in this lifetime.

Stop Hunger Now has worked with millions of corporate, civic, faith-based and student volunteers. The organization educates thousands of people annually about hunger and strives to inspire them to help end it.

The nonprofit expects 45 million meals to be packaged and over $9 million in donated aid — mainly vitamins and medical supplies — to be shipped this year.

For its 2016 project, the church had its highest total since it started three years ago. In 2013, volunteers packaged 10,000 meals; in 2014, 20,000 meals; and in 2015, 25,000, said mission

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Volunteers hang decorations on warm November day

County Historic Courthouse. Tina Pangle, the program supervisor at the courthouse, said 162 ornaIt began to look a lot ments ranging from large like Christmas in Lawballs, to candy canes and renceville on Friday — de- gifts were hung on the tree spite the day’s summerlike by volunteers and county temperatures. employees.

Volunteers spent Friday Temperatures in Lawhanging ornaments on the renceville were in the mid30-foot Norway Spruce 70s on Friday afternoon, Christmas tree that was set See HOLIDAY, Page 8A up outside the Gwinnett

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Level Creek Elementary student Joseph “J.T.” Taylor, 6, of Suwanee places vitamin packs in bags to place in boxes in the school cafeteria on Saturday to send to Haiti. (Staff Photo: Erika Wells)

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Men charged with running illegal dental practice advertisement, A stolen oven led to the police arrests of two men for alspokeslegedly running an illegal woman dentist practice near NorCpl. cross, police said Friday.

Michele Peter Kiriliuk of Pihera Yuri Lawrenceville and Yuri said.

Aleksandruk of Alpharetta Aleksandruk The each face one charge of owner said he arranged practicing dentistry withto meet the seller at 4227 out a license, according to Steve Reynolds Blvd., Gwinnett police.

Suite 100, and police obThe alleged illegal prac- tained a search warrant for tice was found because the location. of the stolen oven, police When a detective arsaid. On Monday, Gwinrived, he met Kiriliuk, a nett police were contacted man, a woman and two about the stolen oven. The children in the front lobby. owner said he had reported During the search, pothe appliance stolen in lice officers found a locked Atlanta and he later came door that led to a room across it in a Craigslist from which they heard FROM STAFF REPORTS

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The occupants refused to open the door for police, who Peter eventuKiriliuk ally forced their way in and found Aleksandruk and a woman inside.

“It was immediately clear that Yuri was conducting dental exams in the room,” Pihera said.

“The recovery of the stolen item was not related to the dentistry office,” Pihera said. “The dentist office was just at the same location, not being operated by the same person.”

Aleksandruk had upcoming appointments scheduled, mostly for clients from other states, according to police. He admitted to using the room as a dentist office after police interviewed everyone present, Pihera said.

Aleksandruk is not authorized as a dentist in the U.S. but said he was licensed overseas. The detective said he believes Aleksandruk had been running the operation for about a month. Police are unsure if Aleksandruk had worked from another prior location.

Aleksandruk and Kiriliuk were taken to jail and have since been released on $2,400 bail.

Gwinnett police found an alleged illegal dental practice while searching for a stolen oven in a suite on Steve Reynolds Boulevard near Norcross on Monday.

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Green Christmas theme of EHC’s holiday festival

made.

Officials said there will be holiday activities and a holiday tea room A White Christmas? where visitors can enjoy Nah, the staff of the refreshments. The MounGwinnett Environmental tain View High School and Heritage Center will jazz band is expected to pass on that. perform at 11:30 a.m. and They’re dreaming of a 1 p.m. in the Blue Planet green Christmas instead.

Theater as well.

The center will host Meanwhile, the center’s its annual Green Your gift shop will be at least Holiday Festival and Arts partially turned into a and Crafts Market from Holiday Arts and Crafts 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Monday. Market where items Since this is the EHC, produced by local artists visitors can expect the and artisans will be sold. holidays with a scientific The market’s merchandise twist with “Holly Jolly is expected to include Science” lab experiments, jewelry, organic bath upcycled and recycled products and homemade holiday crafts and wildneedlework, among other life-inspired ornaments. items.

Visitors will also get Admission to the Green a chance to check out Your Holiday festival will the center’s new Ocean be $8 per person, although Bound exhibit, which children under 2 and teaches guests about Gwinnett Environmenoceans and how actions tal and Heritage Center on land can affect them. members will be admitted It also features a lifefor free. size undersea coral reef The center is located at diorama that North Gwin- 2020 Clean Water Drive net High School students in Buford.

BY CURT YEOMANS

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Gwinnett police responded to a call Friday afternoon about an incident involving a mother, her adult son and her 10-year-old daughter who were gunned down in their home. (Staff Photo: Erika Wells)

Police investigate 3 deaths in Norcross

BY KEITH FARNER AND ERIKA WELLS

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NORCROSS — A man returned home Friday to the shocking scene of the bodies of his wife, adult son and young daughter — the victims of a possible murder-suicide, police said.

Gwinnett police are trying to figure out the events that led up to the incident at the home on the 700 block of Pebble Creek Drive. Detectives confirmed the victims are a 55-year-old woman,

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Gradually, neighbors 26-year-old man and emerged from their homes 10-year-old girl but have to find out what was gonot yet released their ing on as police cars lined identities. the street.

Police are trying to figOne concerned resident ure out if the son was the said he had talked to his shooter who later turned young son, who said the the gun on himself. girl who died wasn’t on The man who lived the school bus that mornthere called the police at ing. about 4 p.m., and officials A next-door neighbor were on the scene not far said he saw the man who from Jimmy Carter Boulost his family crying levard well into the night. in the street outside his Police aren’t aware of home. Police believe the any domestic issues at the killings may have taken home, spokesman Cpl. place shortly before his Deon Washington said. arrival, Washington said.

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“Detectives are working to determine the sequence of events that took place before the homicides and during,” Washington said. “More importantly, we are investigating why a tragedy like this would happen one week before Thanksgiving.”

“By answering those difficult questions, our hope is that the impacted families will be able to grieve and begin healing.”

The police department’s Critical Incident Stress Management team responded to the scene, and local clergy members have been contacted to meet with relatives.

Davis sole finalist for Sugarloaf CID’s first leader Gwinnett Environmental and Heritage Center Educator Sandy Aceto leads “Holly Jolly Science” lab experiments at a previous Green Your Holiday Festival. This year’s festival will take place Monday. (Special Photo)

LONELINESS IN THE ELDERLY AT THE HOLIDAYS

Elders in your care can have an especially hard time with holidays. While aging and maturity brings wisdom of years for many people, there are inevitable losses that sooner come to everyone. Many losses are emotional and social in nature.

Spouses become ill or die. Other aging relative and friends can no longer make the visit to join the group due to illness, diminished mobility or death. Neighborhoods change, often leaving those in their home feeling friendless and isolated.

As the adult child of a depressed parent, you can do many things to help. Most of them are inexpensive and simply require additional gestures from you and your family.

Some suggestions...

1. Make it a point to listen and understand them even when if the talk is negative. They are likely mourning many of the losses mentioned above. Insisting they ‘snap out of it’ is not reality. They can’t. Your empathy is vital here. Put yourself in their place.

2. Despite the fatigue you feel, don’t let it show. Reassure them that they are not useless or a burden. Again, put yourself in their place. Remind them they are loved.

3. Holiday cards, while considered ‘old-timey’ are very often a very real connection for your elderly loved ones. Since cards can often bring bad news, be sure and open them first.

4. Do what you can to simplify the holidays to bring back the meaning and good memories for the elderly. Remind them that they taught you that it’s people and not hype that matter.

5. If your elders’ are in a facility, help the facility find programs featuring children. If possible take them out to school programs, especially if they feature grandchildren.

6. Check their spiritual home. Visitors in most churches can visit them at home or a facility. These people are well-trained and have a heart for this kind of ministry. This can go a long way toward helping everyone’s holiday depression.

7. Decorate their home or room in stages, presenting cherished ornaments for them to look at. Decorate their place at the dinner table.

8. Call your elders’ friends for a small, simple party during the holidays. Most nursing homes offer a community room that can be borrowed for this purpose. Nothing fancy or elaborate, maybe bring traditional baked goods for all to enjoy.

9. Spend time with them. Do what you can without stressing yourself beyond reasonable limits. You won’t reach perfection and won’t please everyone. Your best efforts will be plenty good enough!

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tunity to join a CID as its just beginning, The Sugarloaf Commuand be in nity Improvement District a position didn’t have to look far to to provide find its first executive direcfoundaAlyssa tor. tional direcDavis It only had to look a few tion,” Davis exits down Interstate 85. said in a statement. “The The CID, which was Sugarloaf CID represents formed earlier this year, an area of dynamic growth announced on Friday that potential, and I am excited Alyssa Davis is the sole to be part of promoting its finalist for the executive success. director position. For the “I look forward to what last seven years, Davis has the future holds for our CID, been an urban planner with and I am eager to get to the Gwinnett Village CID in work for this community.” the Jimmy Carter Boulevard Davis’ appointment to the area. position is expected to be “It is a unique opporvoted on by the Sugarloaf

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CID Board of Directors at its meeting in early December.

She holds master’s degrees in city and regional planning from Georgia Tech, and in teaching from Pace University. She is also involved with the Southwest Gwinnett Chamber of Commerce, Advance Atlanta, Leadership Gwinnett and American Institute of Certified Planners.

Davis also spent five years teaching in New York City and Atlanta.

Sugarloaf CID officials pointed to her work with the Gwinnett Village CID as reasons why she was named as the sole finalist.

“During her tenure with

the Gwinnett Village CID, Davis provided program management and project oversight related to transportation enhancements, code enforcement and transit expansion plans,” according to a statement from the CID. “She successfully secured millions of dollars in grant funding while guiding the establishment of long-range project development plans, among other accomplishments.”

The Sugarloaf CID is centered in the area around the Infinite Energy Center and the Sugarloaf Parkway/I-85 interchange.

It is Gwinnett County’s sixth CID.

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Preventing Clostridium difficile is difficult DEAR DR. ROACH: We have a close family friend who was hospitalized with C. diff several months ago after working at an assisted-living facility. How do we minimize the risk to our family when this person visits our home? If he has another episode, will he know if he is contagious?

— Anon.

ANSWER: If your friend has been out of the hospital for several months, it is likely that he is no longer contagious if he is not having symptoms. It is possible to still have the bacteria without having diarrhea, the major symptom. A person who has Clostridium difficile (“C. diff”) and no symptoms is called a “carrier.” Both carriers and those who are symptomatic are potentially contagious (the route of infection is fecaloral). However, C. diff can cause serious illness, and is worth being concerned about.

Fortunately, no more than routine hygiene is necessary to protect your family.

The spores of Clostridium are difficult to eradicate, so washing them away is the best option. Your friend should wash his hands with soap and hot water, as should your family, especially before eating and after using the bathroom.

Person-to-person spread between family, work or social contacts is rare.

DEAR DR. ROACH: A couple of days ago, your column contained a letter about side effects from drugs for alleviating the symptoms of benign prostatic hyperplasia. You did not mention the use of daily low-dose (2.5 mg) Cialis.

I could not stand the side effects of Flomax, but find that daily low-dose Cialis has no side effects and cuts my urination frequency in half.

— A.M. ANSWER: Tadalafil (Cialis) is best known as a treatment for erectile dysfunction, but a 2012 study showed that it is about as effective as tamsulosin (Flomax) for treatment of prostate enlargement.

While I am glad you have had no side effects, there is no medication that will be free from side effects in everybody. With tadalafil, some people will notice a significant drop in blood pressure, as can happen with tamsulosin. The combination of the two can produce even greater drops in blood pressure in some men.

Tadalafil cannot be used with nitrates. Visual symptoms also are possible, but uncommon.

Daily tadalafil is a reasonable alternative for men who have intolerable side effects to medications like tamsulosin, although it is expensive.

It also treats erectile dysfunction, which is common in older men, the ones who are likely to have BPH. 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 Drive, Orlando, FL 32803. Health newsletters may be ordered from www. rbmamall.com.

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Should daughter intervene in parental tiff?

DEAR AMY: I was raised by two wonderful parents. My sister and I are independent and strong women.

My parents allowed me, my husband and our two infant children to move in with them for a year to save for a deposit on our next home and pay off debt. Things have been going well.

My father is near retirement and getting meaner in his tone and comments. Most of it is directed at my mother.

She has never, and claims she never will, confront my father when he acts this way.

At times, it is too much, and she confides in me how she feels.

Last night, Dad snapped at her when she made a suggestion on an important topic that affects them both. Dad made a sharp statement, and ended the discussion. He could not see with his back turned how tears were welling up and she swallowed it and went on with the evening, but you could tell she was upset.

I know she does not want me to say anything to my father, but I have always been able to push back when his tone is inappropriate, especially when he does it right in front of me. I would never allow my husband to say something to me in that manner.

Can I break in a conversation with, “Dad, no need to escalate with your tone of voice”?

Ask Amy

Amy Dickinson A sarcastic comment?

Other suggestions?

— Disturbed Daughter DEAR DAUGHTER: Sarcasm is seldom the answer, but especially in this situation. My suggestion falls under the “Other” category.

First, I think you need to imagine the stress your father (and mother) might be under having you, your husband and two infants living in the household. Not only is the rhythm of their lives altered, but now they have an audience. Even if they welcome you and love having you and your family around (I assume they do), it is still a situation guaranteed to create challenges.

Many people misdirect their stress reaction toward people who they know won’t call them on it. Your father knows you will react proportionally to a blow-up; your mother will not.

You should speak to him privately. Ask him if things are OK with him, and tell him, honestly, how upsetting you found it when he snapped angrily at your mother. Tell him, “Dad, you raised

me to always expect respect from other people.

It is disappointing to see you be so hard on Mom.” If his behavior gets worse, then definitely speak up in the moment.

I hope you will also urge your mother to stand up for herself.

DEAR AMY: A few months ago an international college student started staying in my home. She was placed with me through a “homestay” program.

Last month I had a business trip so I arranged for a married couple I know to stay with her. The first night I was gone someone left the bathroom sink on.

It overflowed and flooded the house. No one claimed they remembered leaving the sink on.

I thought it was probably one of the married couple since it happened the very first night they stayed, and the student had never done that before, but since that is speculative, I decided to pay for the repairs myself.

The repairs will be less than my insurance deductible.

Then this morning, I went into the bathroom right after the student had been there and found that she had left the sink on! Now it seems 99 percent likely that she is the culprit.

Should I ask her to pay for the damage? The program didn’t require her to put down a deposit,

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since it’s not a landlord/ lessee agreement.

— Wondering DEAR WONDERING: Check with the program to see what they advise.

You still can’t prove that she was the culprit for the previous flooding.

You should tell her what the repairs cost you, tell her that you noticed she left the faucet on today, and let her know that if this ever happens again, she will have to pay the full cost for any repair.

And check that faucet. Is it malfunctioning?

DEAR AMY: “Lost in Time” described himself as a man whose wife continued to bring up long-ago mistakes and character flaws, throwing these things in his face whenever he “repeated a mistake.”

You lectured her about fighting old battles, but you should have told him to stop “repeating his mistakes!”

— Disappointed DEAR DISAPPOINTED: “Lost” said he had apologized (and been forgiven) for past mistakes.

But yes, your point is well taken.

You can contact Amy Dickinson via email: askamy@amydickinson. com. Readers may send postal mail to Amy Dickinson, c/o Tribune Content Agency, LLC., 16650 Westgrove Drive, Suite 175, Addison, TX 75001.

You can also follow her on Twitter @askingamy or “like” her on Facebook.

Weigh the pros and cons before making unrealistic promises. Getting involved in something that will be timeconsuming will deter you from reaching your goals.

Stay focused and offer suggestions, but when it comes down to how you spend your time, you must put your needs and responsibilities first.

SCORPIO (Oct. 24Nov. 22) — Be true to yourself and live your dream. It’s up to you to choose what’s best. Don’t feel guilty saying no to someone putting unreasonable pressure on you.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 23-Dec. 21) — Taking a day trip or participating in a community event, conference or trade show will spark your imagination and help you make decisions that will improve your life.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) — A relationship will need a minor adjustment. Check out your options and make suggestions based on experience. Simple plans will get the best results.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20Feb. 19) — Do something nice for someone you care about. Taking the time to tailor positive changes to fit someone else’s schedule or lifestyle will result in rewards.

PISCES (Feb. 20-March 20) — Stay focused on honing your skills and keeping up with the latest trends and technology. Avoid dealing with people who don’t share your beliefs. Travel and communication will present problems.

ARIES (March 21-April 19) — Go over personal papers and change anything that is outdated.

Sharing information with an old friend or colleague will result in an interesting prospect. Financial gains are apparent.

TAURUS (April 20May 20) — The changes you make will upset someone close to you.

Discuss your plans and make adjustments that will help you keep the peace and win support and favors. Romance is highlighted.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20) — Domestic issues are best handled with diplomacy. Recognize what others are going through before you make assumptions. Honest discussions will help clear up any misconceptions that develop.

CANCER (June 21July 22) — Attending an industry event or pursuing a job offer will help you decide whether to stay put or make a move.

Choose personal satisfaction, not making more money, as the determining factor.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) — Take the high road, no matter what it is you do.

Your words will resonate with someone who can help you reach your objective. Put your plans into motion and reap the rewards.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept.

22) — Good things come to those willing to take action. Refuse to let anyone tie up your time or hold you back. If you want something, take the initiative and pursue your dreams.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23) — Someone you have helped in the past will now offer you aid. If you call in favors, you will be able to make positive adjustments to your lifestyle.

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DAs group recognizes Efstration for leadership State Rep. Chuck Efstration was recognized by the District Attorneys’ Association of Georgia this past week for his work on several pieces of criminal justice-related legislation.

Efstration, R-Dacula, received a service award on Tuesday from the association, who praised him for getting eight pieces of legislation passed into law during the 2015-16 legislative term.

Chuck Efstration Before he joined the legislature, Efstration worked as an assistant district attorney.

“Rep. Efstration is one of the hardest working members of the Georgia

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Curt Yeomans General Assembly,” Prosecuting Attorneys’ Council Executive Director Chuck Spahos said in a statement.

“His tireless efforts during his relatively short time at the Capitol have proven invaluable.”

The organization particularly praised his work on the Criminal Justice Reform Act and a law that made it possible to charge people with human trafficking if they sexually

exploit people with development disabilities.

“Gwinnett County is very proud of Efstration,” Gwinnett County District Attorney Danny Porter said in a statement. “He is a consensus builder who has proven both his leadership abilities and willingness to work across party lines to pass legislation that best serves the citizens of Georgia.”

Efstration has represented District 104 in the General Assembly since he was first elected in 2013.

In a statement, he offered thanks to district attorneys and law enforcement around the state.

“I am honored by this recognition and appreciate the opportunity to work on these important issues as a member of the Georgia House of Representatives,”

he said. “I would like to thank both the District Attorneys and members of law enforcement who work each day to keep Georgians safe.”

RSVP deadline looms for GOP women’s group Christmas dinner The Conservative Republican of North Atlanta’s annual Christmas dinner is two weeks away, but the deadline to reserve a spot at the shindig is much sooner.

Anyone who wants to attend the dinner must do so

by Monday. The event will be held from 7 to 9 p.m.

Dec. 5 at Ippolito’s Italian Restaurant, 5277 Peachtree Parkway in Peachtree Corners. The featured guest speaker will be Phil Kent, a panelist on Fox5 Atlanta’s “The Georgia Gang.”

It costs $28 to reserve

a spot at the dinner, and anyone who wishes to attend should contact Pat Nichols at 404-312-3311.

The dinner will be a grand Italian buffet, but a glutenfree menu will be available for anyone who has special dietary needs.

Wise named chairman of Public Service Commission The Georgia Public Service Commission is turning to an old face to be its new leader.

The commission announced this past week that it had chosen Commissioner Stan Wise to be its chairman in 2017 and 2018. It’s an old familiar post for Wise, who served as the commission’s chairman in 1996, 2006 and 2011.

“This is a very effective commission and I appreciate my colleagues’

confidence,” Wise said in a statement.

Georgia congressman in line for spot in Trump’s Cabinet?

Could U.S. Rep. Tom Price, R-Ga., be in line for a seat in President-elect Donald Trump’s cabinet?

The political website Politico seems to think so.

It published a report this past week saying Price is a leading candidate to be the Health and Human Services Secretary.

The 6th Congressional District representative’s district is mainly eastern Cobb and northern Fulton counties, but it also dips down into parts of the Brookhaven and Tucker areas.

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Brookwood’s Wilson named Media Specialist of the Year What students and staff around Brookwood High School have known for years, and word got out last spring across Gwinnett, the state learned recently about Jan Wilson.

The Georgia Library Media Association named Brookwood High School’s Jan Wilson the 2016 Georgia Library Media Specialist of the Year. The award recognizes K-12 library media specialists with dynamic, innovative programs and whose instructional collaborations foster student engagement and achievement.

“To win this award is a great honor,” Wilson said in a press release. “I felt fortunate to be nominated in our county because we have plenty of deserving media specialists working in our schools. I don’t refer to my profession as my job or my career. This profession is my calling and I feel rewarded at the end of the day, I belong in a school.”

The process for selecting the state honoree

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Keith Farner began when Wilson was named the Gwinnett Media Specialist of the Year in January, and then won the metro district honor in May. She was one of 10 district winners from across the state competing for the state title. Wilson said she could not have won the title without help.

“This award was presented to me as an individual, but the teachers, students, and administrators at Brookwood High School deserve recognition for the media program as well,” she said. “I am blessed to be surrounded by a community of creativity and passion. The most important

Peachtree Ridge High School by Seroyer’s children, Lauren and Steven.

The food pantry is sponsored by various high school clubs, local businesses, and nonprofit organizations as they help support their peers and community members.

Belk Education Appreciation Event Gwinnett County Public School employees were recently treated to a private shopping event at the Mall of Georgia.

The Belk Education Appreciation Event featured gift cards, giveaways, and an additional 20 percent off everything in the store. GCPS shopBrookwood High School Media Special Jan Wilson poses for a picture with staff from pers were also treated the school. The Georgia Library Media Association recently named her the Georgia to buffet of edibles and Library Media Specialist of the Year. (Special Photo) entertainment by a disc jockey as fashion stylists modeled current trends. relationships are the ones “As a media specialist, while providing spaces Among the giveaways I form with teachers and I also design instruction that promote reading and were designer handbags students.” with teachers so that stu- project-based learning.

Wilson is in her 20th dents work collaborativeCare Closet donations and sunglasses, cosmetic gifts baskets, and sterling year, and also serves as ly and present their work Jenkins Elementary silver jewelry. One lucky the sponsor of Brookin formats well beyond a School recently received wood’s Reading Club and traditional research paper, more than 100 snack bags educator won a $500 Belk its Readers Rally team, a like videos and infograph- for students and families. gift card. More than 800 employees registered in team that has won three ics.”

The bags were delivered advance to attend. county championships Mary Barbee, the

by Chelonnda Seroyer, Tammy Bryant from since 2012. school district’s director the Community Assis“This is an active proof Media Services and tance and Resource Effort Archer High, who attended along with coworker fession; teaching students Technology Training, said Closet parent organizer.

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world&nation world All hospitals in eastern Aleppo out of action BEIRUT — All hospitals in Syria’s besieged rebel-held eastern Aleppo are out of service after days of heavy air strikes, its health directorate and the World Health Organization (WHO) said, though a war monitor said some were still functioning.

White House national security adviser Susan Rice said the United States condemned “in the strongest terms” the latest air strikes against hospitals and urged Russia, an ally of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, to take steps to halt the violence.

Intense air strikes have battered the eastern part of the city since Tuesday, when the Syrian army and its allies resumed operations after a pause lasting weeks. They launched ground attacks against insurgent positions on Friday.

China pledges further opening as leaders scramble for free trade LIMA — Chinese President Xi Jinping pledged on Saturday to further open the world’s second-largest economy as leaders of AsiaPacific countries gathered in Peru to find new free-trade options after Donald Trump was elected U.S. president on a protectionist platform.

The annual APEC summit got under way in Lima just over a week after Trump’s surprise victory dashed hopes of the largest-ever U.S.-proposed trade deal, the Trans-Pacific Partnership, coming to fruition.

U.S. President Barack Obama has championed the TPP as a way to counter China’s rise, but his administration has now stopped trying to win congressional approval for the deal, which was signed by 12 economies in the Americas and AsiaPacific, excluding China.

Without U.S. approval the agreement as currently negotiated cannot be implemented.

Thousands protest leader of South Korea SEOUL — Hundreds of thousands of demonstrators took to the streets of Seoul on Saturday in the fourth straight weekend of protest against embattled President Park Geun-hye.

Park is resisting calls to step down amid an ongoing political crisis in which she is alleged to have let an old friend meddle in state affairs.

The scandal has rocked Park’s presidency and united Koreans in disapproval, culminating in a protest last weekend that saw a million people march on Seoul by some estimates.

Saturday’s protest was smaller as protest groups also organized demonstrations in regional capitals.

Police said at least 155,000 people had packed into a central Seoul square early on Saturday evening for a candle-lit rally. Organizers said the number was 500,000.

— From wire reports

Trump meets Romney, Mattis Men contenders for positions in Cabinet

People ‘Beasts’ three-day overseas total tops $50 million

LOS ANGELES — The magic continues overseas for

By Steve Holland this week’s No.1 domestic Reuters film, as “Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them” BEDMINSTER, N.J. has grossed $53.6 million in — President-elect Donald three days abroad.

On Friday, the film played Trump and 2012 Republion 24,200 screens and can presidential nominee conjured up $30 million after Mitt Romney set aside a opening in 16 more markets fierce rivalry on Saturday including the U.K., Mexico and held talks likely to feed and Spain. speculation that Romney The three-day total could be in line to be the combined with the film’s new U.S. secretary of state. $29.7 million earnings in the Trump also met for an U.S. brings its grand total hour with retired Marine to $83.3 million total. Early General James Mattis, who U.S. President-elect Donald Trump stands with retired Marine Gen. James Mattis fol- estimates indicated that the is considered a strong contender for defense secretary lowing their meeting at the main clubhouse at Trump National Golf Club in Bedminster, film could make more than $200 million globally in its or another high-ranking job. New Jersey, Saturday. (Reuters/Mike Segar) first weekend. That’s more Trump and Romney for the cameras but said block Trump from becomreal estate developer now emerged from their meeting little most of the day, spoke ing the nominee, was first in president-in-waiting, Rom- than the film’s $180 million after an hour and 20 minhighly of Mattis as he stood a long list of people Trump ney’s appearance at Trump production budget.

In the U.K., the film utes. Trump told reporters at the front portico of the was meeting on Saturday National Bedminster on an opened Friday to $5.4 miltheir talks “went great,” and golf resort clubhouse in and Today as he seeks to fill unseasonably warm Nolion at 1,880 locations, and Romney said the pair “had Bedminster, New Jersey, out his Cabinet and gather vember day was symbolic captured an 84 percent share a far-reaching conversation where he held his meetings. advice ahead of his Jan. 20 of hard-won party unity. of the top five films on the with regards to the various “All I can say is he is the move to the White House.

Whether Romney will market. The grosses so far theaters in the world.” real deal — the real deal,” In March, Romney said join the Trump adminisoutpace those of the first five “We discussed those Trump said with Mattis at Trump would be dangerous tration is unclear. RomHarry Potter films, excluding areas, and exchanged our his side. Asked if he might as president, with policies ney, a more mainstream “Deathly Hallows” parts one views on those topics — a get a job in the Trump adthat could touch off a reRepublican, would serve and two. very thorough and in-depth ministration, Trump added: cession. Romney also said, alongside more hawkish discussion in the time we “We’ll see. He’s just a “I’m afraid that when it Trump appointees named had. And I appreciate the brilliant, wonderful man. comes to foreign policy he on Friday: Senator Jeff Leon Russell, chance to speak with the What a career, we are going is very, very not smart.”

Sessions of Alabama as famous musician, president-elect and I look to see what happens but he Trump had denounced attorney general, retired forward to the coming adis the real deal,” he said.

Romney as a “choke artist” Lieutenant General Midies at age 74 ministration and the things Romney, who was a for losing the 2012 elecchael Flynn as national Leon Russell, who that it’s going to be doing,” leader of the establishment tion to President Barack security adviser and RepRomney said.

Republican “never Trump” Obama. resentative Mike Pompeo emerged as a rock ’n’ roll star in the 1970s after working Trump, who posed often movement that tried to But with the New York as CIA director. behind the scenes as a session pianist for other musicians, died Nov.13 in Nashville, his on Saturday after a tactiwife Janet Bridges told CNN. cal unit executed a search warrant on the property, the He was 74.

Zuckerberg: FB Russell died in his sleep, Wichita Police Department and City of Wichita said in his wife said in a statement is working on posted on his website. Honey a statement. ‘fake news’ issue Bridges, his daughter, told “Baby Sophia has been Facebook Inc. facing CNN he was recovering from located and is safe! Thank a quadruple bypass when withering criticism for you to all investigators for failing to stem a flood of their hard work in this case, his health took a turn for the worse. phony news articles in the and thank you to the comRussell was inducted into run-up to the U.S. presimunity for all of their help the Rock ’n’ Roll Hall of dential election, is taking as well,” Wichita police Fame in 2011 because of his a series of steps to weed said in another statement decades of work as a pianist, out hoaxes and other types posted on social media. guitarist and songwriter. of false information, chief Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg waves to the audiThe infant was in executive Mark Zuckerberg ence during a meeting of the APEC (Asia-Pacific Eco- protective custody and nomic Cooperation) Ceo Summit in Lima, Peru, on Satur- would be reunited with said in a Facebook post day. (Reuters/Mariana Bazo) Friday evening. her family, Ramsay said. Emilia Clarke Facebook has long joins ‘Star Wars’ insisted that it is a technol- day, local media reported.

2011 lawsuit against the Trump: Pence Han Solo spinoff The Piper PA 31 airplane ogy company and not a Hollywood studio, the U.S. LOS ANGELES — had just taken off from Elko publisher, and rejects the Attorney’s Office in Massa- ‘harassed’ by Westeros and a galaxy Regional Airport in Nevada idea that it should be held chusetts said in a statement. ‘Hamilton’ cast far, far away are colliding responsible for the content with a heart patient aboard Prosecutors charged that President-elect Donald “Game of Thrones” breakwhen it crashed in a nearby that its users circulate on Gordon back-dated drawTrump accused the “Hamil- out Emilia Clarke is joining the platform. Just after the parking lot, the Elko Daily ings of a high-kicking bear ton” cast Saturday of harass- the “Star Wars” Han Solo Free Press reported. election, Zuckerberg said named Po in 2008 after spinoff.

No one on the ground the notion that fake or misseeing an early trailer for the ing Vice President-elect Clarke will star opposite leading news on Facebook was injured, officials told the film, and then used them to Mike Pence at a perforAlden Ehrenreich and Donmance Friday evening after had helped swing the elec- newspaper. try to extract a $12 million ald Glover, who play Solo the actors called on Pence The American Medflight tion to Donald Trump was settlement from Dreamand fellow smuggler Lando plane was taking the patient a “crazy idea.”

Works Animation SKG Inc. to “uphold our American Calrissian, respectively. values.”

Zuckerberg then said last to a medical facility at the Some of the drawings All three leads endured “Our wonderful fuSaturday that more than 99 University of Utah, cardiolo- Gordon relied on had been grueling testing sessions percent of what people see gist Rodney Badger told the traced from a coloring book ture V.P. Mike Pence was harassed last night at the the- for the standalone pic. The newspaper. on Facebook is authentic, featuring Walt Disney Co. ater by the cast of Hamilton, tests date back to the begincalling “only a very small characters from the 1994 cameras blazing.This should ning of the year when thouamount” fake news and film “The Lion King,” prosMass. man not happen!” Trump tweeted sands of actors first began hoaxes. ecutors said. guilty of fraud meeting and reading for the Saturday morning.

But in his Friday postrole of the title character He followed up: “The in ‘Panda’ case ing Zuckerberg struck a Newborn of slain that Ehrenreich eventually Theater must always be a decidedly different tone.

Kansas woman A Massachusetts man nabbed. safe and special place.The He said Facebook has been was found guilty by a “Selma” and “Creed” found unharmed cast of Hamilton was very working on the issue of federal jury on Friday of rude last night to a very good star Tessa Thompson, misinformation for a long An 8-day-old girl who back-dating drawings he “Power Rangers” actress man, Mike Pence. Apolotime, calling the problem went missing this week relied on as evidence in his Naomi Scott, and Zoe gize!” complex both technically lawsuit against DreamWorks after her mother was shot Kravitz read for the female Cast member Brandon and philosophically. dead in Kansas has been Animation that claimed he lead in October. Another Dixon, who portrays Aaron discovered unharmed by had invented the title chargroup, which included Burr and delivered the stateCrew members, acter in the 2008 film “Kung law enforcement officials Clarke, “Dope’s” Kiersey ment to Pence during a patient killed hundreds of miles away Fu Panda.” curtain call, soon replied on Clemons, fellow “Thrones” actress Jessica Henwick, in Texas, police said on A federal jury in Boston in plane crash Twitter, “realDonaldTrump and “Emerald City” star Saturday. convicted Jayme Gordon, conversation is not harassThree crew members and a 51, on four counts of wire Adria Arjona tested in Sophia Gonzales was ment sir. And I appreciate patient were killed when their fraud and three counts of London. Clarke ultimately found in a Dallas residence mike_pence for stopping to ambulance plane crashed in landed the role. by local police officers at perjury after prosecutors listen.”

— From wire reports northeastern Nevada on Friaround 4:30 a.m. local time accused him of lying in a — From wire reports

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U.S. launches weather satellite that is ‘a quantum leap’

By Irene Klotz Reuters

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla — A U.S. weather satellite that will “revolutionize” forecasting blasted off from Florida’s Cape Canaveral on Saturday, promising to deliver continuous high-definition views of hurricanes and other storms over the Western Hemisphere.

A detailed stream of images provided by the satellite is expected to sharpen weather forecasts,

Launch Alliance, a partnership of Lockheed Martin Corp. and Boeing Co., said NASA launch comprovide more advanced warning mentator Mike Curie. A second, of floods and better tracking of unrelated issue also contributed to wildfires, plumes and volcanic ash the delay. clouds.

Once in position 22,300 miles Carried atop an Atlas 5 rocket, above the equator, GOES-R the GOES-R satellite lifted off is designed to take a complete from Cape Canaveral Air Force picture of the hemisphere every Station at 6:42 p.m. five minutes while simultaneously The launch was delayed an hour zooming in on specific regions to to resolve a technical issue with monitor fires, volcanic eruptions, the rocket, developed by United heavy rainfall and storms.

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The satellite, the 17th in the Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite series, is the first to be launched since 2010.

It is a step up from its predecessors, which take 30 minutes to image the hemisphere and are not capable of carrying out multiple tasks at the same time. “This is a quantum leap,” Sandra Cauffman, deputy director of Earth Sciences at NASA, said at a press conference on Thursday. “It will truly revolutionize weather forecasting.”

The heart of the new satellite is a high-resolution camera, designed and built Exelis Inc., a subsidiary of Harris Corp. It can see in 16 wavelengths, compared with five available with the current system.

GOES-R, developed by NASA and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, has four times better resolution and can take images five times faster than its predecessors, said NOAA program scientist Steven Goodman.

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Did academia help Trump win?

WASHINGTON — Many undergraduates, their fawn-like eyes wide with astonishment, are wondering: Why didn’t the dean of students prevent the election from disrupting the serenity to which my school has taught me that I am entitled? Campuses create “safe spaces” where students can shelter from discombobulating thoughts and receive spiritual balm for the trauma of microaggressions. Yet the presidential election came without trigger warnings?

The morning after the election, normal people rose — some elated, some despondent — and went off to actual work. But at Yale, that incubator of late-adolescent infants, a professor responded to “heartfelt notes” from students “in shock” by making that day’s exam optional.

Academia should consider how it contributed to, and reflects Americans’ judgments pertinent to, Donald Trump’s election. The compound of childishness and condescension radiating from campuses is a constant reminder to normal Americans of the decay of protected classes — in this case, tenured faculty and cosseted students.

As “bias-response teams” fanned out across campuses, an incident report was filed about a University of Northern Colorado student George who wrote “free speech Will matters” on one of 680 “#languagematters” posters that cautioned against politically incorrect speech. Catholic DePaul University denounced as “bigotry” a poster proclaiming “Unborn Lives Matter.” Bowdoin College provided counseling to students traumatized by the cultural appropriation committed by a sombrero-and-tequila party. Oberlin College students said they were suffering breakdowns because schoolwork was interfering with their political activism. Cal State University, Los Angeles established “healing” spaces for students to cope with the pain caused by a political speech delivered three months earlier. Indiana University experienced social-media panic (“Please PLEASE PLEASE be careful out there tonight”) because a priest in a white robe, with a rope-like belt and rosary beads was identified as someone “in a KKK outfit holding a whip.”

A doctoral dissertation at the University of California, Santa Barbara uses “feminist methodologies” to understand how Girl Scout cookie sales “reproduce hegemonic gender roles.” The journal GeoHumanities explores how pumpkins reveal “racial and class coding of rural versus urban places.” Another journal’s article analyzes “the relationships among gender, science and glaciers.” A Vassar lecture “theorizes oscillating relations between disciplinary, pre-emptive and increasingly prehensive forms of power that shape human and non-human materialities in Palestine.”

Even professors’ books from serious publishers are clotted with pretentious jargon. To pick just one from innumerable examples, a recent history of the Spanish Civil War, published by the Oxford University Press, says that Franco’s Spain was as “hierarchizing” as Hitler’s Germany, that Catholicism “problematized” relations between Spain and the Third Reich, and that liberalism and democracy are concepts that must be “interrogated.” Only the highly educated write so badly. Indeed, the point of such ludicrous prose is to signal membership in a closed clerisy that possesses a private language.

An American Council of Trustees and Alumni study — “No U.S. History? How College History Departments Leave the United States out of the Major,” based on requirements and course offerings at 75 leading colleges and universities — found that “the overwhelming majority of America’s most prestigious institutions do not require even the students who major in history to take a single course on United States history or government.” Often “microhistories” are offered to history majors at schools that require these majors to take no U.S. history course: “Modern Addiction: Cigarette Smoking in the 20th Century” (Swarthmore College), “Lawn Boy Meets Valley Girl” (Bowdoin College), “Witchcraft and Possession” (University of Pennsylvania).

At some schools that require history majors to take at least one U.S. history course, the requirement can be fulfilled with courses like “Mad Men and Mad Women” (Middlebury College), “Hip-Hop, Politics and Youth Culture in America” (University of Connecticut) and “Jews in American Entertainment” (University of Texas). Constitutional history is an afterthought.

Small wonder, then, that a recent ACTA-commissioned survey found that less than half of college graduates knew that George Washington was the commanding general at Yorktown; that nearly half did not know that Theodore Roosevelt was important to the construction of the Panama Canal; that more than one-third could not place the Civil War in a correct 20-year span or identify Franklin Roosevelt as the architect of the New Deal; that 58 percent did not know that the Battle of the Bulge occurred in World War II; and that nearly half did not know the lengths of the terms of U.S. senators and representatives.

Institutions of supposedly higher education are awash with hysteria, authoritarianism, obscurantism, philistinism and charlatanry. Which must have something to do with the tone and substance of the presidential election, which took the nation’s temperature.

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OSD strategists be sheep-dipped Dear Gov. Deal: I suspect you, like most Americans, are anxiously awaiting an analysis of last week’s political races from Junior E. Lee, general manager of the Yarbrough Worldwide Media and Pest Control Company, located in Greater Garfield, Ga. As you know, Junior is a highly sought after political analyst as well as a certified pest control professional — a combination of George Will and Otto the Orkin Man. I am very proud of him.

Junior asked me to let you know that he is going to wait a week before releasing his patent-pending Wikiwinkwink Political Report. He wants to let all the self-important political pundits go first and give us their opinions (as if we care) and then he will provide us the real facts. That, plus the fact that he is currently busy spraying for ticks at Arveen Ridley’s place.

In the meantime, Junior suggested that I go over with you the Opportunity School District Amendment, which sunk like a rock last week despite your pedal-to-themetal efforts. Sixty percent of the voters said “no” to the amendment. That is a rout. Junior says whoever was in charge of formulating strategy for the passage of the amendment should be sheep-dipped. (Junior likes to throw in pest control jargon whenever he gets the chance.)

Somebody totally misread

schools.

Your side was out-hustled by those opposing the amendment. I reach more school teachers in the state through this column than anyone writing on the subject of public education. Yet, I never heard from anyone supporting Dick Amendment 1. I had a lot of Yarbrough contact with those opposing it. Also, if any newspaper in Georgia supported Amendand underestimated the opment 1, I am not aware of it. position.

Even your hometown paper Let’s start at the beginning. the Gainesville Times opI believe the amendment posed the measure. Where was unnecessary. You could were the advocates? Who have accomplished your goal were they talking to? of rescuing failing schools I personally did not like the within current law. If I am idea of being able to hide the not mistaken, you replaced names of those supporting six members of the DeKalb the amendment, even though County school board a few it was perfectly legal. The years ago for a lack of leader- Atlanta Journal-Constitution ship and your predecessor, was able to determine that George E. Perdue, removed AT&T, the Atlanta Chamber four members of the Clayof Commerce, the politically ton County board after that inept Students First crowd (or school system lost its accredi- whatever they call themselves tation. Do that to a couple these days) as well as Home of more school boards and I Depot co-founder Bernie suspect you would have got- Marcus were putting up some ten their undivided attention. big money for the effort. I And then there was the suspect Alice the Wal-Mart wording of the amendment.

Lady and the Koch brothers It came across as deliberwere also involved, despite ately deceptive. Amendment the fact that we don’t need 1 stated its passage would these interlopers telling us provide “greater flexibility how to operate our schools in and state accountability to fix Georgia. failing schools through inThe worst gaffe was when creasing community involve- your staff filed an open ment.” That was like describ- records request, looking for ing a butterfly when talking details on how local school about a butter knife. This was districts handle payroll deabout state-control of public ductions for educators’ mem-

bership dues in the Professional Association of Georgia Educators and the Georgia Association of Educators, two of the groups most actively in opposition to the amendment.

Your team can spin it any way they want, but coming right before the election, it looked like pure intimidation and it backfired. I wish you had called me first. I would have told you not to do it.

I have no doubt that you and the first lady are working hard to make public education better across Georgia and I support your efforts.

But Amendment 1 was not a positive step in that direction.

Hopefully, you can get your administration and the education community to move past this episode and develop improved communications and mutual respect going forward. If I can help make that happen, let me know.

Now, if you will excuse me I need to see what progress Junior E. Lee is making in preparing his patent-pending Wikiwinkwink Report. If he asks if your political strategists have been sheep-dipped yet, I’ll tell him I don’t know, but they should be.

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

Thankful for the many, many great days I looked around and realized that with Christmas decorations being fastened to lamp posts in every community and municipality that Thanksgiving is upon us and it is time for me to write my very favorite column of the year, for I have so much for which to offer thanks to the God who created the universe, knit me in my mother’s womb and has allowed me to live such an abundant life for these almost 65 years.

First and foremost, I am thankful for that life and for being made to realize, even at this late stage, that every day is a gift, not to be taken lightly. In the words of the late Jim Valvano, “If we can cry a little each day and laugh a little each day and think a little each day, well, that has been a great day.”

I have had so many great days and I am thankful for each one. I know that I am playing with house money, and I try to go all in, every day.

I am thankful that I was raised in a mill village. Otherwise I wouldn’t know to be thankful for things like bathrooms right here in the house, or carpets on the floors or

weary travelers and a smiling face meets us at the bus door, keys in hand, to inform us that our rooms are ready and that there are cookies and lemonade waiting for us in the lobby. I’m even more thankful when it’s wine and cheese. And I am thankful — Darrell Huckaby oh, so thankful — for Shane Clayton, of Daniel’s Charters, World’s Greatest Bus Driver, because he makes my life so light switches on the wall — much easier when we are on or closets. We didn’t have any the road together. of those things when I was I’m thankful for grits and growing up, and they make sweet tea, even though I am life more comfortable. None- not allowed to drink it nearly theless, I am still thankful that as often as I would like. I am the very nice home I live in is thankful for every man and isolated enough to allow me woman in uniform, stationed to use the back porch when I at home or abroad, standing feel like it. in harm’s way on my behalf.

I’m thankful for rain, or, And I am thankful for those at least, I will be when we who have served before, experience it again. to protect the freedoms we I’m thankful for those rare enjoy, courtesy of them. occasions when my lovely I am thankful for the thin wife, Lisa, prepares my morn- blue line that stands between ing coffee and serves it to me us and anarchy in our citon the front porch or the back ies and communities, and I deck or wherever I happen to hope that the day will come be reading the morning paper. when our police officers are And I am very thankful that honored and respected and I can still have a newspaper appreciated to the degree they delivered right to my house. deserve.

I’m thankful when I arrive I’m thankful for Mickey at a hotel with a group of 56 Mouse, who entertains my

grandson, Sir Henley the Adorable, for 20 minutes every single day, just as he entertained me when I was Henley’s age. I’m thankful for high definition because these old eyes find it harder and harder to see these days.

I’m thankful when I meet a reader who tells me, “Your column is the only reason I keep buying that paper!” I’m hoping they tell that to the people who sign the checks as well. I’m thankful every time I open my email and see that someone else has registered for another trip, and I’m thankful for the person who calls and invites me to speak to a group — especially the ones who realize that travel is expensive.

I’m am most of all thankful for the beautiful family God has provided for me, Lisa, Jamie, Chris, Henley, Jackson, Brittney, Jenna and Evan. Not a cull in the bunch. And I am thankful that I made another trip around the world so I would have this opportunity to count these blessings with you one more time.

And I am thankful for the memory of the inimitable Dan Magill. He still makes me laugh every day.

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Suwanee Police Chief Mike Jones, left, accepts a plaque from Debra Poirot of U.S. Rep. Rob Woodall’s office as Scott Slade of WSB Radio looks on during an event to honor first responders on Friday at Coolray Field. The Gwinnett Chamber organized the first-time event. (Staff Photos: Keith Farner)

Chamber honors first responders

By Keith Farner

LAWRENCEVILLE — Negative news stories involving law enforcement have persisted for months, but Raymer Sale decided recently to change the course of that dialogue — at least in Gwinnett.

The former Gwinnett Chamber chairman and founder of E2E Resources, Sale said the stories amounted to a “guilt by association” for law enforcement personnel. So Sale and the Gwinnett Chamber decided to organize an event to show appreciation for police officers, sheriff’s deputies, firefighters and 911 operators.

“We concluded that something special should be done for our first responders,” Sale said.

Police officers have said the vast majority of people support them, but the climate has caused some, even those in administrative roles, to wear bulletproof vests on a daily basis, something they

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citizens and I cannot imagine doing that every day,” Sale said.

From the time the idea first came about to the organization of the event, Sale said there was one goal in mind.

“The purpose has always been to say thank you to those who make Gwinnett a safe place,” he said.

The colors are presented Friday by an honor guard dur- “There is no agenda other than thank you. Thank you ing the Chamber’s event to honor first responders. for your service, dedication haven’t done for years. mark the event. And a free and special thanks to your But on a warm and sun- lunch was served to all families.” ny Friday afternoon, with first responders and their Gwinnett County Police several hundred people in families.

Chief Butch Ayers said it the stands at Coolray Field, There was a video was humbling to be at the Sale and the Chamber, played on the scoreboard event, and the appreciation with WSB Radio’s Scott where several members of shown by the community Slade as master of ceremo- the first responder comand business community is nies, honored the police, munity explained why they very welcome. fire and 911 personnel. chose that profession, and “It’s nice to know that The event was called “Red, descriptions of spending the citizens, businesses Blue and You: A celebralong hours with co-workand everyone in Gwinnett tion of community heroes.” ers, away from family, and support Gwinnett public Several police chiefs or meeting victims and their safety,” he said. “For the other leaders from the 20 families at the worst posofficers being recognized law enforcement agensible moment in their life. for what they do on a daily cies that serve Gwinnett “You all put yourselves basis, I think that always were given plaques to between danger and the helps.”

Gwinnett recycles in record numbers at event

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LAWRENCEVILLE — A record number of Gwinnett residents showed up at Coolray Field to drop off items for this year’s America Recycles Day celebration Saturday.

The event allows for items that normally aren’t collected curbside to be recycled including tires, electronics, paint cans and documents for shredding.

Also, textiles and articles of clothing were accepted for upcycling.

Gwinnett Clean & Beautiful partnered with the Gwinnett County Solid Waste and Recovered Materials Division to offer the opportunity.

“Because of the beautiful weather, this America Recycles Day has probably been the best turnout since the program started,” said Schelly Marlatt, executive director for Gwinnett Clean & Beautiful.

Several businesses, community organizations and nonprofits offered their support this year including JW Records Management, Global Paint for Charity, and Cartridge

“Just a fantastic example for the entire Greater on the team administered Atlanta Christian family,” aid to Carothers, who was Fincher said. “We are transported immediately to heartbroken at our loss of Liberty Regional Medical him and so thankful for his Center in Hinesville, where sacrifice in living the way he died. he lived in front of us and Carter was transported his sacrifice for all of us in to St. Joseph’s Hospital in Georgia and the nation.”

Savannah and pronounced A prayer service was dead. held after school for “Our deputies and law Carothers, who lived in enforcement partners face Flowery Branch. dangers every day in the GAC Strength Coach pursuit of justice nationGary Schofield praised wide,” said U.S. Marshals Carothers in a tribute on Service Deputy DirecFacebook Friday afternoon tor David Harlow. “The while asking the commufugitive who killed Deputy nity to “shower his family Commander Carothers in prayer.” was extremely dangerous, “Today, America lost a hero,” Schofield wrote. “An wanted for trying to kill amazing man, father, friend law enforcement officers and patriot was lost in the and deliberately evading line of duty protecting us as authorities. a U.S. Marshall (sic). I am “Pat is a hero, and our proud to have known him thoughts and prayers are but sad that I have to wait with his wife and five until Heaven to see him children.” again.”

A Virginia native, Arrangements are still Carothers had two children enrolled at Greater Atlanta pending, but Fincher said a funeral service would be Christian and three sons who have previously gradu- held at GAC and the U.S. ated. GAC President David Marshals would be deeply Fincher said Carothers was involved.

— Todd Cline, Keith deeply supportive of the Farner and Will Hammock school and helped coach contributed to this report. teams when he could.

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A large Republic Services disposal container was transformed into a concessions stand for guests at the America Recycles Day celebration in Lawrenceville on Saturday. (Staff Photo: Erika Wells)

World. “(America Recycles Day) diverts a lot of materials from landfills, and it saves a lot of precious resources,” Marlatt said.

Residents arrived an hour and a half early to get in line before the event started at 9 a.m.

Throughout the morning, drivers went to designated sections at the stadium parking, where volunteers waited to do the heavy lifting so motorists didn’t have to leave their cars.

The year was the first time Leeann Ledford of Sugar Hill and her family participated. They brought paint cans and documents

for shredding. Gwinnett fire and police departments helped volunteers keep cars moving at a steady pace, especially during a peak time toward the end event.

“This was a good opportunity to get rid of some stuff that we didn’t have any other way of getting rid of,” Ledford said. “The (traffic) wasn’t too bad; we moved through relatively quickly. It probably took about 30 minutes.”

In 1997, the National Recycling Commission established America Recycles Day. Marlatt started the local event when she was with the solid waste division

in 2010. This year, the there were many marketing opportunities to spread the word about the event, Marlatt said.

Volunteers of all ages including several local high school students and Boy Scouts groups got involved and stay for the duration despite winds picking up strength.

“I love the spirit of volunteerism; I’m a very big proponent of that,” Marlatt said. “It’s great to see groups here even crossculturally. … Events like these cannot be successful without the community.”

Children took photos and climbed inside a Gwinnett fire engine for the Touch-A-Truck activity and learned about haulers and their vehicles.

A large Republic Services disposal container was transformed into a concessions stands for guests.

The Gwinnett County Water Resources department had a table set up and offered consevation information to the public.

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by the way.

“It’s hot,” Pangle said.

“It’s so weird that it’s warm when we’re doing this.”

The tree is set to be lit for the public’s enjoyment during the county’s 29th annual Lighting of the Tree celebration on the Lawrenceville Square

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ministry chair Blanche Sanders. Each box contains more than 200 nutritious meals of dehydrated rice or soy and vitamins.

Over the weekend, they had fellowship with one another and sang and danced to oldies as each person followed an assembly line setup at tables in the school’s cafeteria.

Different tasks included refilling supplies and food, sealing bags, measuring food amounts and keeping everyone in good spirits.

The school’s head custodian Sherri Davis banged a gong each time 1,000 boxes had been filled, and everyone would instantly erupt into cheers.

Suwanee Worship Center, 754 Brogdon Road, led fundraising campaigns from July to November for the project, which involved at least 150 volunteers, Sanders said.

“We talked to friends and family about this, and they get so excited that some just show the day of packaging,” she said.

“Each year we get more people, and we also have our regulars.”

Rene Barnes of Suwanee has been involved since the church began to participate in the program. The Sugar Hill Elementary teacher said she spread the world at school and brought 10 volunteers to the most recent event.

“I do this every year because I know we’re really helping others,” Barnes said. “We do so much in a very short amount of time.”

The church has sent the food to Haiti in the past and may choose where the meals are sent depending on the number of boxes prepared. But Stop Hunger Now will make the final decision based on the needs of various feeding programs.

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at 5:30 p.m. on Thanksgiving. Pangle said the decorations at the historic courthouse, including the tree and other decorations around the property, will be ready.

“We’re just about finished,” She said. “I think we’re just doing finishing touches now.”

The Gwinnett County Historic Courthouse is

Sanders has seen the number of young people who show up increase throughout the years. Parents sign up their families so their children can learn the value of community service, she said.

“They want them to experience what it’s like to give to the less fortunate,” Sanders said.

Joseph “J.T.” Taylor, 6, of Suwanee delivered food and supplies to different tables and placed vitamins in bags during the event. The first-grader has participated in the past and was mostly interested in the possibility of sharing with other children his age across the world.

“I’m excited because I like the jobs that I did today,” a pint-sized Taylor said in reference to his duties. “I like to help out kids and everyone else should, too because it’s really important.”

Senior Pastor Ted Rollins attended to show support for the outreach team and Sanders who hopes this tradition continues.

“For me, it’s a passion; you can only do so much as an individual in trying to help,” she said. “Coming together with a project like this is really rewarding, and it gives you a good feeling to know people are so willing to be involved every year. The question at the end of day of packaging is always — are we doing this again next year?”

After the last package was sealed and loaded onto a truck, Rollins presented a check from the church to Chelsea Wood, who accepted the donation on behalf of Stop Hunger Now. The church event was one of three across the state Wood planned to visit that day, she said.

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Houthi missile, Saudi-led air strikes strain truce

By Mohamed Ghobari Reuters

SANAA — A 48-hour truce aimed at ending Yemen’s civil war came under pressure on Saturday as residents said fighting was still going on in parts of the country.

The ceasefire declared by the Saudi-led military coalition trying to restore a Saudi-backed government raised hopes of an end to a 20-month conflict that has drawn in regional rivals Iran and Saudi Arabia and left Yemen on the verge of famine.

It appeared largely to be holding on Saturday but was strained by gun battles in the key western city of Taiz, and by air strikes by the Saudi-led coalition reported by residents in villages east of the capital

Sanaa.

A Saudi general accused the Houthis, the Shi’ite militia that controls Sanaa, of launching a ballistic missile, in violation of the ceasefire.

The Soviet-era Tochka missile was fired into the eastern desert province of Marib, Brigadier General Ahmed al-Assiri told Saudiowned al-Hadath TV. “Perhaps on the second day of the truce we will witness a sense of responsibility, otherwise the situation will be dealt with proportionately,” Assiri said.

Brigadier General Sharaf Luqman, a spokesman for the Yemeni armed forces allied with the Houthis, said the movement remained committed to a cessation of hostilities but was ready to “defend Yemen’s independence in the event of

continuing aggression”.

Yemen’s Saudi-backed government, led by President Abd Rabbu Mansour al-Hadi, and the Iranianaligned Houthis blamed each other for the fighting in mountainous Taiz, where thousands of civilians are trapped and many have been wounded. Government forces this week made advances on Taiz, threatening to break a year-long Houthi siege.

Saudi Arabia and allied Sunni Muslim Gulf states began a military campaign in March last year to prevent the Houthis and forces loyal to ex-president Ali Abdullah Saleh taking control of the whole country.

The Saudi-led coalition expelled enemy fighters from the southern port city of Aden last summer but the Houthis continue to hold

swathes of territory including the capital, with help from Saleh loyalists.

More than 10,000 Yemenis have been killed in the war.

A coalition statement carried by the Saudi Press Agency said the truce had started at noon and could be extended if the Houthis showed commitment to it and allowed aid into areas such as Taiz.

The Houthis had said on Wednesday they were ready to stop fighting and join a national unity government.

Saturday’s ceasefire was announced after diplomacy

by U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry, but Hadi’s camp said that, although its Gulf allies had been consulted, his government had been sidelined.

The coalition has not said whether it accepts a

U.N.-brokered peace plan, which would give the rebels a share of power.

Hours before the ceasefire began, a soldier in Saudi Arabia was killed by a missile fired by the Houthis, the Interior Ministry said, the type of cross-border attack that the Saudis insist must stop.

The coalition said in its statement that any “military movements” by Houthi forces would be “addressed by the coalition”, and that controls imposed on Yemen’s ports and airports to stop arms getting to the enemy will remain in place.

The near-blockade on air, sea and land access has caused food shortages in a country that imports over 90 percent of its staple foods, driving up prices and making it impossible for many Yemenis to feed

themselves and their families.

No side has emerged as the dominant force in a war that has dragged into stalemate, displaced more than 3 million people and given room for a powerful branch of al Qaeda to expand its operations.

The frontline has changed little over recent months, with the Houthis and their allies holding most of Yemen’s northern half, including the capital Sanaa, while forces loyal to Hadi share control of the rest of the country with local tribes.

Hadi’s government says the Houthis illegally seized power in a coup backed by Iran, and demands that they quit the cities they seized and hand over heavy weapons before any political settlement starts.

Governor gives innovation grant Improvements to make to new Coleman Middle School Gwinnett’s roads safer River.

“The Innovation Fund Tiny Grant unites education leaders Coleman Middle School has and students in order to probeen open for just three months, vide Georgia’s students with but Friday it received a grant the ability to engage in today’s from the governor’s office. most innovative academic Gov. Nathan Deal on Friday areas,” Deal said in a press announced the first winner of release. “Providing Georgia’s the new Innovation Fund Tiny students with opportunities for Grant program, a competitive growth and success is essential grant opportunity for traditional to ensuring our children reach public schools, charter schools new heights in educational and school districts. Coleman achievement.

Middle School in Duluth will Programs and projects funded receive funding to implement a by Tiny Grants must align with project in which students will one of three of the following use drones to explore the waste priority areas: applied learning inventory of the Chattahoochee with a focus on science, techBy Keith Farner

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nology, engineering, arts and math, or STEAM education, development and replication of blended learning school models, and birth-to-age-eight language and literacy development.

The grants will provide eligible organizations between $1,000 and $10,000 to implement small-scale pilot programs that directly impact students.

Working alongside the National Park Service and Chattahoochee Riverkeeper, students at Coleman will study various aspects of the river including invasive species, temperature, pH balance and hazardous materials.

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tion Co. Inc. The goal of both projects, which were approved by county Safety improvements including commissioners this past week, is new pedestrian crossings, drainto makes the intersections safer age improvements, handicap-acwhile improving traffic flows, accessible ramps and new sidewalks cording to transportation officials.

At the Singleton Road and Tech are coming to two intersections in Drive intersection, new traffic sigGwinnett County. nals and pedestrian crossings will The county is set to begin be installed. Meanwhile, officials improvements projects at the plan to realign Doc Hughes Road intersections of Singleton Road at Spout Springs Road and install and Tech Drive near Lilburn and a northbound left turn lane on the Spout Springs Road and Doc latter road.

Hughes Road near the Hamilton Officials said the projects will Mill area. About $1.3 million in 2014 SPLOST funds will be used include drainage improvements, to pay for the projects, which will handicap-accessible ramps and new sidewalks as well. be done by Matriarch Construccurt.yeomans@gwinnettdailypost.com

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Jeanette Atha Jeanette (Jan) Atha, age 87 of Bethlehem passed away on Wednesday, November 16, 2016.

Funeral services will be held at 2 PM on Monday, November 21, 2016 in the Lawrenceville Chapel of Tim Stewart Funeral Home. Rev. Jim Moore will officiate. Interment will follow at Gwinnett Memorial Park. Ms. Atha is preceded in death by her loving husband Albert Atha; son:Gary McClung; daughter: Debbie House; & grandson: Michael McClung. She is survived by: son & daughters-inlaw: Douglas & Sheila McClung, Bethlehem; Debra McClung, Bethlehem; daughter & son-inlaw: Lisa & Chad Reed, Bethlehem; grandchildren: Sonya Barefoot, Social Circle; Beth Norrin, Bethlehem; Nikki & John Voles, Lawrenceville; Clint Reed, Bethlehem; Kerrigan Reed, Bethlehem; Karlee Reed, Bethlehem; Tammy Wolf, Bethlehem; Dana & Donald Duncan, Charlotte, NC; Amy & Tony Cornett, Lawrenceville; Brandy & Robert Stinson, Bethlehem; John & Lauren Wharton, Bethlehem; several great grandchildren; & one nephew. The family will receive friends from 2-4 & 6-8 PM on Sunday, November 20, 2016 at Tim Stewart Funeral Home: 300 Simonton Rd. SW Lawrenceville, GA 30046.

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Martha Bookout Martha Glynn Bookout age 55 of Maryville, TN; passed away on Wednesday, November 16, 2016.

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Gary Dykstra Gary Lee Dykstra age 60 of Loganville, GA; passed away on Monday, November 14, 2016. Arrangements by Byrd & Flanigan Crematory and Funeral Service Lawrenceville, GA (770)9622200, Please sign our online condolence book at Loganvillecremation.com

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Jimmy Hill Jimmy Hill age 57, of Stone Mountain, GA died November 13, 2016.

Crowell Brothers Funeral Home and Crematory, 201 Morningside Drive/ PO Box 2434, Buford, GA 30518. 770-945-9999.

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Raymond Hurtt Raymond Newton Hurtt age 89 of Bethlehem, GA, passed away Tuesday, November 15, 2016. He was preceded in death by his parents, Robert Lee and Carrie May (Keith) Hurtt; wife, Mary Faye

(Hunt) Hurtt; granddaughter, Aimee Thomas; 2 great grandchildren, Cheyene Hampton and Sean Carlisle; and 4 brothers, Jerome Hurtt, R.L. Hurtt, Lorenzo Hurtt and Don Hurtt. Raymond is survived by his children, son and daughter in law, Danny and Beverly Hurtt of Cleburne, Tx; daughter and son in law, Raeanne and David Watkins of Tucker, GA; and daughter, Vickie Clarke of Statham, GA; 6 grandchildren, Corey Mote, Nickie Clarke, Brandon Thomas, Mike Nichols, Michele Jones and Amanda Garner; 11 great grandchildren, Ashlynn Clark, Justin Clark, Ashley Nichols, Chasity Roach, Michael Nichols, Jr, J.D. Carlisle, Colton Jones, Coby Hampton, Chase Hampton and Cameron Hampton; 3 great great grandchildren, Michael Wayne Salas, Amber Lynn Salas and Riley Stroop; and 2 sisters, Betty Teague and Annie Whaley. Raymond was a retired truck driver for Frito Lay Corp. His passions were woodworking, gardening and watching sports on television. The funeral service to honor and celebrate the life of Raymond Newton Hurtt will be on Wednesday, November 23, 2016 at 11:00 AM at Tom M. Wages Snellville Chapel. Burial will follow at Eternal Hills Memory Gardens, Snellville, GA. The family will receive friends on Tuesday, November 22, 2016 from 4:00 PM until 8:00 PM at the funeral home. Condolences may be sent or viewed at www. wagesfuneralhome.com.

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

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Arline Mossbrooks Arline Casperson Mossbrooks, age 87 of Buford, GA passed away on November 19, 2016. Arrangements by: Junior E. Flanigan of Flanigan Funeral Home and Crematory, Buford, GA (770) 932-1133.

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Larry Waycaster Larry Waycaster of Homer, GA formerly of Buford, GA passed away on November 17, 2016. Arrangements by: Junior E. Flanigan of Flanigan Funeral Home and Crematory, Buford, GA (770) 932-1133.

Scott Patrick Scott Thomas Patrick age 51 of Atlanta, GA; passed away on Sunday, November 13, 2016. Arrangements by Byrd & Flanigan Crematory and Funeral Service Lawrenceville, GA (770)962-2200, Please sign our online condolence book at Byrdandflanigan. com

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father, Gordon Waycaster; mother, Grace Williams Kilgore; stepfather, Hugh Kilgore; brothers, Douglas Waycaster, and Ricky Kilgore. He is survived by his wife of eighteen years, Ella Millie West Waycaster, Homer, GA; children, John and Krystal Waycaster, Westminster, SC, Rita and Richard Arnold, Seneca, SC, Caitlynn Emfinger, Homer, GA; six grandchildren; five great grandchildren; brother, Ronnie and Renee Kilgore, Snellville, GA; stepchildren, William and Jacque West, TX, Robert and Charlotte West, Atlanta, GA, Thomas West, FL, Paul and Julie West, Homer, GA; several nieces, nephews and cousins. Mr. Waycaster was born December 22, 1941 in Buford, GA. He was a graduate of Dacula High School. He was retired from the City of Homer and the Lovable Company, and was a truck driver for Jesse Wells Concrete Products. He was a member of Antioch Baptist Church in Buford.

A graveside service will be held Sunday, November 20, 2016 at 3:00 p.m. at Antioch Baptist Church Cemetery, 3868 Hwy 124, Buford, GA with Rev. Ronnie Kilgore officiating.

The family will receive friends at Flanigan Funeral Home in Buford on Sunday, November 20, from 1:00 p.m. to 2:30 p.m.

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‘Big Three’ lead Shiloh past Lee

“We’re lucky to have him. We’re not surprised with the way that he’s playing. He works very hard at his craft and he deserves the minutes that he’s getting.

He’s taken full advantage playing both guard spots.”

Bucks’ coach Jason Kidd on Malcolm Brogdon

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SUWANEE — With so many new faces on the floor, Shiloh coach Kim Rivers knows that his “Big Three” veterans would have to make their presence known early in the season as the newcomers get acclimated to larger roles.

That trio — Greg James, T.J. Massenburg and Shamarie McLeod — did so in a big way in the Generals’ opening game of the 2016 Jared Cook Tip-Off Classic, combining with GAC transfer Brian Coffey to score all of Shiloh’s points in a 61-50 win over Lee (Ala.) on Saturday at North Gwinnett.

James led the way with 25 points, including five of the team’s eight 3-pointers, while Massenburg (14 points, 14 rebounds, 9 blocked shots) finished a blocked shot short of a triple-double and McLeod and Coffey each chipped in 11 points to help the Generals even their record at 1-1.

“We are really young, and hopefully we can get better,” Rivers said. “I’m proud of them for (Saturday) night, but we’ve got a lot of work to do. Our big three and Brian Coffey did a great job of holding the lead and playing patient when we needed to.”

Early on, it was James who was the catalyst, as the 6-foot-4 senior helped shoot Shiloh back into the game after Lee (4-2) took as much as an 8-3 lead on a 3-pointer by Malik Burnett with 4:54 left in the first quarter.

James knocked down three shots from behind the arc — including one from the right wing to beat the first-quarter buzzer — and dished out one of his game-high four assists during a 15-0 run over the last 4:23 of the opening frame to leave the Generals with an 18-8 lead.

“The coaches are asking a lot from all of us,” said James, who also finished with five rebounds on the night. “I spent a lot of time in the offseason working on my shot so I’d be ready to do what I have to do.”

But while the Generals from Georgia never trailed again, they had to work hard to keep the Generals from Alabama at arm’s length.

A Burnett 3 and a conventional three-

(Photo: Benny Sieu-USA Today Sports)

SECOND-ROUND SUCCESS GAC’s Brogdon beating odds with NBA’s Bucks

See COOK, Page 4B

By Guy Curtright

Shiloh’s Brian Coffey (20) scores over Lee’s Mason Ellison (32) Saturday’s game at North Gwinnett High School.

(Photo: Craig Cappy)

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ATLANTA — A secondround draft choice usually struggles just to make an NBA roster. Playing a meaningful role as a rookie is ultra rare.

Malcolm Brogdon, though, has beaten the odds.

The former Greater Atlanta Christian standout is a key reserve for the Milwaukee Bucks despite being the 36th overall pick in the 2016 draft after an All-ACC career at Virginia.

Milwaukee made a longterm bet with their first-round pick in taking Thon Maker, a

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7-foot-1 native of South Sudan who went to high school in Australia.

Maker got the big contract as the 10th overall selection, but he has played little so far and that is expected to be the case all season.

Brogdon, meanwhile, has stepped right in and more than a few NBA teams must be regretting not taking him before the Bucks finally did.

The Bucks were confident in what kind of player they See BROGDON, Page 4B

Blue Devils fend off defending girls state champs

By Ken Chrzanowski

(McEachern) are going to get better as the year goes on. Hopefully we’ll get LILBURN — Norcross better too. I’m just proud broke open a tight game in because we played really the third quarter and held hard and never let up.” off a late McEachern rally It was a game of streaks. to defeat the Indians 57-53 The Blue Devils (3-0) at the Parkview Tipoff jumped out to a quick 5-0 Classic on Saturday. lead and maintained a McEachern is the delead through out the first fending Class AAAAAA quarter. Vanessa Blagmon state champion while the scored seven points to help Blue Devils have two state Norcross to a 15-13 lead at titles in the past six years. the end of the first quarter.

“The kids did a great McEachern’s Que Morjob,” Norcross coach Angie rison stole the ball and her Hembree said. “They layup tied the score at 15 Staff Correspondent

just as the second quarter started. Norcross answered right back as Meg Willis drained a 3-pointer from the corner for a lead that would not be relinquished.

Late in the half, the Blue Devils were clinging to a 25-23 lead when Myra Strickland hit a 3-pointer and Tionna Carter put in a layup to push the lead to 30-23 at halftime.

“I can’t say enough about Tionna, Taylor (Mason) and Devyn (Wilson),” Hembree said. “They attacked the boards and

came up with a bunch of rebounds and loose balls, which in a close game, turned out to be really big.”

A big moment occurred late in the half when Blagmon was called for a pushoff against Morrison.

Morrison celebrated the call too much and was whistled for taunting. The technical, her third foul, sent her to the bench for the rest of the half and the first four minutes of the third quarter. Without their Norcross’ Vanessa Blagmon (25) goes up for a jumper against McEachern during Saturday’s Parkview Tipoff

See NORCROSS, Page 4B Classic at Parkview in Lilburn. (Photo: Karl L. Moore)

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By Stan Awtrey

fourth-and-1 midway in the third quarter, giving Virginia the ball at the 25.

ATLANTA — You may The defense stiffened and have to look long and forced Virginia to try a hard to find a victory that field goal, which it missed. disappointed Georgia Tech Georgia Tech responded coach Paul Johnson as with the go-ahead touchmuch as Saturday’s 31-17 down. win over Virginia.

“Maybe it woke everyJohnson could say little body up, but the defense nice about the win, which did a great job on that came on Senior Day on a series,” Johnson said. chilly, windy afternoon at “They’ve struggled all Bobby Dodd Stadium. year with their field goal Offense? Yech. kicker.”

Georgia Tech’s Marcus Marshall (34) runs the ball against Defense? Worse.

Thomas only threw Virginia in the third quarter Saturday at Bobby Dodd Sta- 10 passes and completed Special teams? Addium in Atlanta. (Photo: Brett Davis-USA Today Sports) equate at best. five for 122 yards and “I’m just disappointed one touchdown. He lost in the way we played,” together. The defense 4-4 ACC) trailed 10-7 at another touchdown when Johnson said. “I thought allowed 409 yards and al- halftime before scoring on Brad Stewart dropped a we turned a corner (after lowed the Cavs to keep the three straight possessions deep ball. last week’s win at Virginia ball for 38:37 minutes.

— a 54-yard pass from Marshall carried 16 Tech). We’d been playing “Defensively, while we Justin Thomas to running times for 127 yards and better offensively and we did a decent job of not giv- back Clinton Lynch, a one touchdown, a 67-yardgot all of our guys back ing up points, they missed 60-yard run by Qua Searcy er. Marshall has rushed today.” a couple field goals and we and a 41-yard field goal for 270 yards in the last The offense managed were better on third downs from Harrison Butker. two games, which he has 321 total yards, 199 of in the second half. But just The turning point may started in place of the susthem on the ground, but the time of possession …” have come when Georgia pended Dedrick Mills. struggled to put drives The Yellow Jackets (7-4, Tech failed to convert a All three of Georgia Staff Correspondent

Tech’s touchdowns were at least 50 yards in length.

The Yellow Jackets have had 15 plays this season of 50-plus yards and 11 have gone for a touchdown.

Virginia dominated the time of possession, keeping the ball 38:27. That may help explain why Georgia Tech ran only 41 plays, the fewest in Johnson’s nine seasons and tied for second for the fewest in school history.

“I was disappointed in the way we played,” Johnson said. “Clearly, as coaches, we need to do a better job getting ready to play.”

Virginia coach Bronco Mendenhall said, “One of my passions is defending the option and the kids did a really nice job. They did a nice job giving us a chance to have the ball longer, get out of third downs and give our offense opportunities to score enough points to win.”

Lynch, Marshall go long to spark Jackets

By Stan Awtrey Staff Correspondent

ATLANTA — The bigplay abilities of Marcus Marshall and Clinton Lynch were evident again on Saturday.

Marshall, a sophomore from Raleigh, N.C., picked up two more gains of 20plus yards against Virginia and now has seven this season. Lynch, a sophomore from Norcross, had two 20-yard plays and now has 15 this year.

Marshall scored on a 63-yard run, his fifth 50yard play of the year. He’s popped four runs for 50 or more yards and has one long reception.

Marshall also had a 20yard run that was mostly second effort. He was nearly knocked down at the line, but escaped and then stepped out of an ankle tackle the big gain.

“It definitely feels good to get some things going,” Marshall said. “In the game, once you get some positive plays, it helps you with your confidence and helps you play better.”

Lynch caught a decisive 56-yard touchdown pass that put the Yellow Jackets ahead to stay. He hauled in a 22-yard completion to begin that go-ahead drive.

The 56-yard catch was his sixth touchdown of at least 45 yards.

Lynch finished with 96 all-purpose yards — 85 receiving and 11 rushing.

He is averaging 17.5 yards per touch — 15 catches for 474 yards and 31 rushes for 33 yards.

Searcy returns from exile Welcome back, Qua Searcy.

The sophomore A-back has been the forgotten man since a great start to the season, when he had four plays of 20-plus yards in the first two games. He didn’t even have a carry last week against Virginia Tech.

Searcy got a chance on Saturday and had a 60yard touchdown run that stretched Georgia Tech’s lead to 21-10. Searcy took the pitch and was able to cut back across the field and race to the end one.

He got the final block from quarterback Justin Thomas.

The run was the longest play of his career.

Searcy finished with 65 yards on three carries and now has 231 yards this season.

Austin’s pick-six Junior Lance Austin’s second interception of the season turned out to be a profitable one. The Barnesville native fielded an overthrown pass from Virginia quarterback Matt

Johns, made a couple of nice moves and raced into the end zone for a touchdown in the fourth quarter.

The interception return essentially sealed the victory for the Yellow Jackets.

“It’s always good to score on defense,” Austin said. “I have a little shiftiness, so it feels good to get back into the end zone.”

Austin also had three tackles and broke up three passes.

Mack shines for Cavs Jordan Mack, a freshman from Wesleyan, had five tackles for the Cavs, the second-best on the team. Mack had four solo stops and one assist.

Mack is one of five Gwinnett County players on the Virginia roster.

Georgia Tech’s Clinton Lynch (22), a Norcross grad, catches a pass against Virginia in the third quarter Saturday at Bobby Dodd Stadium in Atlanta. (Photo: Brett DavisUSA Today Sports)

Manning guides State past Southern The Sports Xchange ATLANTA — Georgia State quarterback Conner Manning accounted for three touchdowns, leading the Panthers to a 30-24 victory over Georgia Southern on Saturday at the Georgia Dome.

Manning threw touchdown passes to Robert Davis and Glenn Smith and also rushed for a touchdown to help the Panthers (3-8, 2-5 Sun Belt) beat their in-state rivals on Senior Day. Manning finished 21 of 39 for 318 yards and the two touchdown passes.

A short touchdown run

by Georgia Southern’s L.A. Ramsby cut Georgia State’s lead to 30-24 with 4:42 left in the fourth quarter. The Eagles (4-7, 3-4) got one more possession, which started on their 4-yard line and ended on an incomplete pass on fourth-and-10.

Playing in its first game since coach Trent Miles was fired, Georgia State took command early. Smith opened the scoring with a 29-yard touchdown run.

Shawanye Lawrence recovered a Matt Breida fumble to set up Georgia State’s next score, a short touchdown run by Manning.

Manning then found Davis for a 28-yard touchdown pass, giving Georgia State a 20-0 lead midway through the first quarter under interim coach Tim Lappano.

The game marks Georgia State’s last in the Georgia Dome. The Panthers are planning to play in a new stadium that will be located at the former site of Turner Field.

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• Buford, GAC boys in Jefferson tournament • Central in Marietta Turkey Classic • Lanier Thanksgiving Tournament • Mill Creek boys in Rockdale Tournament • Mill Creek girls in East Jackson Tournament • Parkview Tipoff Classic • Peachtree Ridge girls in Tabo’s Classic • South, Duluth girls in Nakia Sanford Holiday Classic 12:30 p.m. — Hillgrove girls at Brookwood 3:30 p.m. — Northside-Warner Robins girls and Norcross at Parkview 5:30 p.m. — GAC girls at Stephenson at Parkview 6 p.m. — Providence at White Co. Tuesday

BASKETBALL

• Buford, GAC boys in Jefferson tournament • Central in Marietta Turkey Classic • Hebron at Apalachee • Jared Cook Classic at North Gwinnett • Lanier Thanksgiving Tournament • Mill Creek boys in Rockdale Tournament • Mill Creek girls in East Jackson Tournament • Parkview Tipoff Classic • Peachtree Ridge, Berkmar girls in Tabo’s Classic 3 p.m. — Southwest Dekalb girls at Brookwood 3:45 p.m. — Dacula boys at Brookwood 6 p.m. — Providence and North Hall at White Co. 7:30 p.m. — Shiloh girls in Rome Thanksgiving Tournament

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Gwinnett hits road after coin flips But neither the length of the trip, nor losing a coin flip to have to travel to play a quality opponent bothers Second-round state GAC coach Tim Hardy. football playoff action “Hey, I’m just happy to went well on the field for be playing in the quarterfiMill Creek, Grayson and nals,” Hardy said. “So, we Greater Atlanta Christian roll on and go. It’s a south on Friday, with all three Georgia road trip, let’s go. scoring decisive victories. Some of our sweetest wins However, matters didn’t since I’ve been at GAC go quite as well during have been on the road in conference calls after south Georgia. So, I’m exthose respective games in cited about that challenge.” which all three schools lost Likewise, Mill Creek important coin flips with coach Shannon Jarvis their respective upcoming looks on the bright side opponents. of his top-ranked Hawks As a result, the Hawks, (12-0) hitting the road Rams and Spartans will and heading across metro all be on the road when Atlanta to take on No. 5 the playoffs resume with McEachern (11-1) for a the quarterfinal round next Class AAAAAAA quarterFriday. final next Friday.

GAC (11-1) will have The travel aspect won’t the longest trip, with be quite as stressful, the top-ranked Spartans with school out and with traveling approximately normally brutal rush hour 283 miles to the coastal traffic quelled somewhat Georgia town of Hinesville by the holiday weekend. for their Class AA quarter“To be honest, I’m exfinal against No. 5 Liberty cited about it,” Jarvis said.

County (11-1) after losing “We’ve never taken this their coin flip early Saturgroup of kids on the boards day morning. for a playoff game before.

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… There’s a lot to be said about getting on a bus and heading out and having our team meal and going to play. The kids are out of school, so we can take our time. And (McEachern’s Walter H. Cantrell Stadium) is a great high school football atmosphere. So, I’m looking forward to it.”

Grayson’s Jeff Herron also expressed the big picture about his team’s coinflip loss that will send the third-ranked Rams (11-1) a little over 200 miles south to Moultrie to meet No. 6 Colquitt County (8-4) next Friday, saying, “Coaches and players would tell you they’d be excited to play (in the quarterfinals) even if it was on the moon.”

But he admits he wouldn’t mind the Georgia High School Association coming up with a better way to determine home field between two like seeds than a coin flip.

“I certainly think we can come up with a better way,” Herron said. “I came up with proposal to go by records against teams cur-

rently still in the playoffs in the same classification, but I was told it was too late to do this year.”

That all said, the long trip to south Georgia won’t be anything new for Herron and the Rams, who have already made a long road trip this season by going to the Birmingham suburbs and beating Alabama powerhouse Hoover just three weeks ago.

“The Hoover trip was beneficial for us,” Herron said. “We can use basically the same itinerary, and it’ll provide a good base for us to use (this week).”

Gwinnett’s two other remaining playoff teams did not require coin flips to determine their respective quarterfinal foes.

No. 2 Buford (11-1) will welcome fourth-ranked Carrollton (11-1) to Tom Riden Stadium in Class AAAAA next Friday, while No. 7 Wesleyan (9-2) will travel to top-ranked Eagle’s Landing Christian (11-0) in the Class A (Private) quarterfinals for a rematch with its Region 5-A rival.

9 a.m. — Collins Hill at Grayson 10 a.m. — Duluth, Lanier and Stephenson at Dacula

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Ongoing through Dec. 1: I9 Sports of Northern and Central Gwinnett County offers winter flag football programs for boys and girls ages 3 to 18 at Gary Pirkle Park and Rhodes Jordan Park. All skill levels are welcome. To register, go to www.i9sports.com or call 678-472-2142.

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Ongoing through Dec. 1: I9 Sports of Northern and Central Gwinnett County offers winter programs for boys and girls ages 3 to 18 at Gary Pirkle Park. All skill levels are welcome. To register, go to www.i9sports. com or call 678-472-2142.

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Jan. 28: The seventh annual Norcross Blue Devils Run, a Peachtree Road Race qualifier, will feature a 5K and 1-mile fun run at Pinckneyville Middle School in Peachtree Corners. 5K starts at 8 a.m. and fun run starts when 5K finishes.

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Ongoing through Dec. 1: I9 Sports of Northern and Central Gwinnett County offers winter programs for boys and girls ages 3 to 18 at Buford Elite Sports Training (indoor), Gary Pirkle Park (outdoor) and Rhodes Jordan Park (outdoor). All skill levels are welcome. To register, go to www.i9sports.com or call 678-472-2142.

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Rams strike early, roll by Woodstock just seven with less than three minutes remaining in the half, then the roof caved in.

First, Westlake (9-3) culminated a four-play drive with a 3-yard pass from Ravaughn Burch to Jaden Hunter for a touchdown.

On the very next play from scrimmage, Seth Johnston rolled to his left and had his short pass attempt intercepted

by Demond Guice, who ran by the quarterback and into the end zone for the score.

From Staff Reports LOGANVILLE — It speaks to the talent of the Grayson Rams that even when they don’t play their best, they can still win a playoff game by 38 points.

That was the case on Friday night as Grayson defeated Woodstock 59-21 in the second round of the Class AAAAAAA state playoffs at Grayson Community Stadium.

The No. 3 state-ranked Rams (11-1) dominated the game, but a few mistakes here and there never allowed them to truly pull away and employ the wholesale substitutions they used last week.

Focus won’t be an issue for the Rams in the state quarterfinals, as they face two-time defending state champion Colquitt County next week after it defeated Brookwood 66-35. Colquitt hosts after winning the coin toss on Friday night.

Grayson scored on its first five possessions of the game on Friday night against Woodstock. The Rams finished with 471 yards of total offense and gave up just 239 yards.

Chase Brice completed his first 11 pass attempts and finished the night 18 of 23 for 247 yards and four touchdowns.

Jamyest Williams ran for 118 yards and two touchdowns on seven carries and had two catches for 11 yards and a TD. Evan Sturgill led the team with seven reception for 98 yards.

Mill Creek 56, Cherokee 21 HOSCHTON — There were only three hiccups.

A poorly thrown interception in the red zone. A fumble, though it wasn’t lost. And a kickoff return touchdown surrendered.

Other than that, the top-ranked Mill Creek football team completely dominated the first half against visiting Cherokee in the Class AAAAAAA second round Friday night and cruised to a 5621 victory. A second consecutive blowout win in the postseason sends the Hawks (12-0) into a quarterfinal matchup at McEachern on Friday.

Mill Creek overwhelmed Cherokee (7-5) from the start, building a 35-0 lead before the second quarter was two minutes old. The lead grew to 49-7 at halftime and 56-7 entering the fourth quarter before the Warriors tacked on two late scores against the Hawks reserves.

Mill Creek’s starters didn’t play a down in the second half, a reward for a more than productive first half.

Buford 56, Jones Co. 26 BUFORD — Buford unloaded 342 yards on the ground against Jones County in the second round of the Class AAAAA state playoffs Friday, which was more than enough to punch their ticket to the quarterfinals for the 17th straight season with a 56-26 victory.

Grayson’s Jamyest Williams (1) finds an opening around the end for a touchdown against Woodstock during Friday night’s state playoff game at Grayson in Loganville.

(Photo: Karl L. Moore) Christian Turner scored four touchdowns and tallied 110 yards on 17 carries, while Anthony Grant added another 106 yards and a score on 20 carries to power the run game that dominated the majority of the night and propelled the secondranked Wolves (11-1) into a state quarterfinal matchup with No. 4 Carrollton next week at home.

The final damage on Friday was 476 total yards, including 134 through the air from Mic Roof in his 8-for-14 performance that included a touchdown pass.

GAC 34, Worth Co. 21 NORCROSS — Nothing Worth County tried slowed down Greater Atlanta Christian.

A play or two knocked GAC’s offense off course, but aside from a missed field goal and a turnover, both in the first half, the Spartans offense dominated Worth County in a 34-21 win.

The win sends the top-ranked Spartans (11-1) to the quarterfinals of the state Class AAA playoffs, where they will travel to fifth-ranked Liberty County next Friday.

But that next game was not a concern Friday night.

Up 10-6 late in the first half, GAC went 64 yards in six plays and ending the drive on Trey Morrison’s 1-yard run.

On that drive, Davis Mills was 6 of 6 for 55 of his 176 first-half yards. The Stanford commit ended the game with 260 yards and two touchdowns on a stunningly efficient 24 of 27 passing.

Wesleyan 45, Pinecrest Academy 8 PEACHTREE CORNERS — Wesleyan quarterback Banks Ramsey has been great all season long, but he was virtually unstoppable in the seventhranked Wolves’ 45-8 win over Pinecrest Academy in a secondround Class A (Private) playoff game Friday at Henderson Stadium.

Ramsey finished his night with 317 yards of total offense and four touchdowns, throwing for 191 yards and three touchdowns on 17 of 21 and adding 126 yards rushing and one touchdown on 14 carries.

The Wolves’ defense held Pinecrest to under 200 yards of total offense — 156 yards rushing and 43 yards passing — and only allowed them inside the red zone one time.

The massive night was plenty enough to storm off of the field with a decisive victory to propel them into a must-see rematch with top-ranked Eagle’s Landing Christian Academy next Friday night. The Chargers edged Wesleyan 34-31 in a classic game on Sept. 30.

Harrison Cook also had a big night for the Wolves (9-2) with 189 all-purpose yards, including 114 yards and two TDs receiv-

ing, plus 75 return yards.

Colquitt County 66, Brookwood 35 MOULTRIE — Colquitt County quarterback Jay Saunders threw five touchdown passes and 357 yards — not to mention being his team’s leading rusher with 74 yards — as the 10th-ranked Packers rolled by No. 6 Brookwood 66-35 in the second round of the Class AAAAAAA playoffs on Tom White Field at Mack Tharpe Stadium.

This was the second meeting between the two schools, both in Moultrie and both blowout wins for the host Packers.

Colquitt receiver Tory Ponder caught eight passes for 144 yards.

Angelo DiSpigna threw three touchdown passes in a losing cause for Brookwood (8-4), while the Broncos also got three touchdowns from Matthew Hill, two on the ground and on through the air.

McEachern 47, Parkview 29 POWDER SPRINGS — Despite being flagged for a slew of penalties, McEachern used a stout running game to defeat Parkview 47-29 in the second round of the Class AAAAAAA state football playoffs at Walter Cantrell Stadium.

Penalties had a major impact on the game with both teams flagged a combined 33 times Friday night.

Parkview head coach Eric Godfree wasn’t happy with all the flags but he acknowledged his team had no answer for the Indians’ ground game after they gashed the Panthers defense for 363 yards rushing.

Running backs Quay Holmes and Paris Brown did most of the damage. Holmes ran for 194 yards and three touchdowns on 17 carries. Brown, who became the first McEachern sophomore to rush for 1,000 yards in a season, finished with 20 carries for 149 yards and two scores as the fifth-ranked Indians (11-1) advanced to host top-ranked Mill Creek in next week’s quarterfinals.

Caleb Mitchell ran for two touchdowns, threw a pass for a score and added a TD reception in the loss for the Panthers (8-4).

Westlake 41, South Gwinnett 7 ATLANTA — Following a tough, low-scoring affair in the opener of the state football playoffs, South Gwinnett found itself in another defensive struggle late in the first half of its secondround Class AAAAAAA game at Westlake.

However, a disastrous end to the first half was the undoing of the Comets as their season ended with a 41-7 loss Friday night at Westlake.

The Comets (8-4) trailed by

Roswell 29, Peachtree Ridge 12 ROSWELL — The Peachtree Ridge defense did its best to keep the Lions in the game against No. 2 Roswell and its outstanding defensive unit Friday night, but the offense simply did not have any answers until the game was out of reach.

The Lions scored a pair of touchdowns in the final three minutes, but it was too little too late as the Hornets rolled to their 12th straight victory by the somewhat deceptive score of 29-12 in the second round of the Class AAAAAAA state playoffs.

Roswell was in control of the game after an early defensive stop, preventing Peachtree Ridge (6-6) from picking up a first down on fourth-and-1 from the Hornets’ 35 after the Lions began their first series in Roswell territory.

The Hornets swarmed all over Lions’ quarterback Fred Payton, sacking him nine times, six of them in the first half, which ended with Roswell leading 9-0.

The Peachtree Ridge defense kept the score that close with three first-half interceptions, all coming within a few yards of the Lions’ end zone.

Lowndes 57, Norcross 21 NORCROSS — The good news for Norcross in its secondround Class AAAAAAA state playoff game against Lowndes was that the No. 4 state-ranked Blue Devils were able to hold the eighth-ranked Vikings to five fewer touchdowns than they scored in their opening-round game a week earlier.

But the bad news was that after a record-setting 92 points last week, that still meant they scored 57 points, and Lowndes’ numerous explosive plays were more than enough to score a 57-21 victory Friday night at Blue Devil Stadium.

Lowndes (10-2) had 598 yards of total offense, including 499 alone by quarterback Michael Barrett, who ran and threw for three touchdowns each, while Travis Tisdale finished with 147 yards and a score.

The Vikings used a shocking 33-7 run in the second quarter after a scoreless first quarter to roll into next week’s quarterfinal against Westlake, and hand Norcross (11-1) its first loss of the season.

Stephenson 20, Dacula 6 DACULA — Stephenson ended Dacula’s football season with a 20-6 win Friday in the second round of the Class AAAAAA state playoffs.

The Jaguars (8-4) jumped on the board early, scoring touchdowns on their first two drives, and never looked back en route to the win.

Jaylin Marson-Knight led all rushers with 137 yards on the ground, while D’Vonn Gibbons was 6-for-12 for 128 yards.

Ty Harris led Dacula (7-5) with 78 yards on the ground and 28 yards receiving, while Shayne Buckingham was 11-for-27 for 123 yards, but the Falcons could only managed points on Phillip Hoke field goals of 41 and 26 yards.

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McKenzie, Chubb lead Georgia past Ragin’ Cajuns The junior went over the 100-yard mark for the second straight week, rushATHENS — Georgia ing 16 times for 108 yards head coach Kirby Smart with a 1-yard touchdown will admit he’s not the run. Chubb also caught a easiest coach to please.

49-yard scoring pass from Even when his team Jacob Eason, who completwins, Smart tends to focus ed 13 of 19 passes for 165 on what went wrong. yards and two touchdowns.

Take Saturday’s 35-21 “I thought we responded victory over Louisianathe right way,” Chubb said.

Lafayette, for example.

“We could have been more Although his Bulldogs physical and done some started fast and got off to a things a little better, but fast start thanks to the play Georgia running back Nick Chubb (27) is tackled by overall we got the win and of Isaiah McKenzie, Smart Louisiana-Lafayette’s Tracy Walker (23) and Tre’maine that’s all that mattered.” spent the better part of his Lightfoot (4) on Saturday at Sanford Stadium in Athens.

Louisiana-Lafayette was postgame press conferenc- (Photo: Dale Zanine-USA Today Sports led by running back Elijah es lamenting all that went McGuire who rushed 19 wrong after the Ragin’ of touchdowns apiece yards for a score, the fifth times for 124 yards while Cajuns scored a pair of late by McKenzie and Nick time he’s done so in his quarterback Anthony touchdowns to make the Chubb, the Bulldogs (7-4) Bulldog career.

Jennings scored all three game closer than it probwere never truly threat“I’ve been thinking Ragin’ Cajun touchdowns ably should have been. ened, despite Smart’s angst. about that since I heard on runs of 9, 13 yards and “Early on, I saw kids McKenzie got the Bull- about me being close to 2 yards. playing tough, with effort, dogs going. breaking it,” McKenzie Jennings, a graduate fast and aggressive,” Smart The junior wide receiver said. “It’s a nice feeling, transfer from LSU, comsaid. “I loved the start and scored on his team’s first but we’ve got to keep pleted 14 of 24 passes for the energy. I did not love play from scrimmage, a going and putting more 189 yards and added 16 the way it finished, so that 55-yard run, which he numbers up.” rushes for 98 yards. was disappointing.” followed up minutes later Chubb, meanwhile, had “Considering we dug But thanks to a pair when he returned a punt 82 another big day. ourselves a hole like we

By Anthony Dasher The Sports Xchange

Norcross •From Page 1B

Wilson gave the Blue Devils a seven-point lead leading scorer, the Indians with 35 seconds left. But (0-1) failed to score during McEachern’s Chanel the last two minutes of the Wilson hit a 3-pointer and second and the first four was fouled. Converting the minutes of the third quarfree throw, the four point ter. Norcross capitalized play cut the lead to three on the disharmony in the with 29 seconds left. The McEachern attack to build Indians could get no closer a comfortable 40-26 lead. and Norcross was able to The Indians were able convert its free throws to to trim the deficit to 40-30 secure the win. as they began the fourth Blagmon led the Blue quarter. Chipping away, the Devils with 18 points while lead was only 50-45 with Strickland totalled 14. two minutes left.

McEachern was led by A driving layup by Wilson’s 16 and MorriCarter off a feed from son’s 14.

did, I thought our kids battled back and played awfully well,” Louisiana Lafayette coach Mark Hudspeth said. “To go on the road like we did against a really good football team and battle, I’m proud of the kids and the effort.”

Up by a pair of touchdowns, a 9-yard scoring toss from Eason to tight end Isaac Nauta pushed the lead to 21-0 in the second, before the Ragin’ Cajuns finally answered, using a 64-yard pass to Al Riles from Jennings, who ran in from 9 yards on the next play to bring LouisianaLafayette to within 21-7 at the half.

“We pretty much stuck with the script,” Jennings said. “We got in the hole early, and there were some poor decisions on my part.

But the coaches didn’t lose confidence in me and they were still calling aggressive.”

Turnovers didn’t help the cause for Louisiana-

Lafayette, which gave the football back to the Bulldogs four times, including a trio of interceptions by Deandre Baker, Malkom Parrish and Aaron Davis.

Georgia also frustrated ULL with a trio of fourthdown stops.

Georgia pushed the lead to 35-7 on a 1-yard run by Chubb, who capped the Bulldogs’ scoring with his 49-yard catch and run early in the fourth quarter to put the game away, until Jennings’ runs of 13 and 2 yards to account for the final 35-21 score.

The Bulldogs close out the regular season next Saturday against Georgia Tech while Louisiana-Lafayette faces rival UL-Monroe.

“They have a unique offense that’s hard to simulate and hard to prepare for,” Smart said “We’re excited about the opportunity, but we need the players to buy in. We have to prepare well and do a good job of tackling.”

Brogdon •From Page 1B were getting in Brogdon and they certainly haven’t been disappointed.

“We’re lucky to have him,” coach Jason Kidd said before the Bucks played the Atlanta Hawks at Philips Arena on Wednesday. “We’re not surprised with the way that he’s playing. He works very hard at his craft and he deserves the minutes that he’s getting.

He’s taken full advantage playing both guard spots.”

When Kris Middleton was hurt before the season, having Brogdon ready to be the backup point guard allowed the Bucks to trade Michael Carter-Williams to Chicago for Tony Snell.

Brogdon, holding his own on both ends of the court, played nearly 21 minutes per game in the Bucks’ first 11 contests and averaged 7.1 points, 2.8 assists, 2.5 rebounds and 1.1 steals.

That’s a very solid start for any rookie, let alone a

second-round pick.

“His basketball IQ is very high and he’s about winning,” Kidd said.

That was obvious at Greater Atlanta Christian, where Brogdon led the Spartans to two state titles, and at Virginia.

Brogdon missed a year with the Cavaliers because of a foot injury before becoming a team leader for coach Tony Bennett.

After five years in college, Brogdon had to be disappointed about not being drafted in the first round. But he quickly set about showing he belonged in the NBA. “I came into the organization hoping to have opportunity, and I’ve had plenty of it,” said Brogdon, who had four points and three assists in 21 minutes against the Hawks. “I think I’ve taken advantage of it and I hope to continue to do so.”

Brogdon is the opposite of the one-and-done players who populate the first round of the NBA draft.

The 23-year-old has a

master’s degree from Virginia in public policy and an undergraduate degree in history.

Brogdon has goals on and off the court. For now, though, it is all about just basketball.

His being in awe of NBA players vanished quickly.

“You have to have the confidence to say, ‘I’m going to go at these guys like they’re going to go at me,’” Brogdon said.

He still has his calm demeanor, though. Trying to draw attention to himself has never been part of his game.

“I’ve been raised to be stoic, to be humble in your approach, but to be hungry,” he said. “Through the ups and downs, I try to maintain a calmness about me.”

The rap on Brogdon coming into the draft was his lack of speed and quickness. But he has compensated against other guards with his smarts and by being 6-foot-5 with a long wing span.

“I think he understands how to use his gifts and his tools,” Kidd said. “You have some other strengths and you have to rely on those. I think he does a really good job with that.

He’s a bigger guard. He’s probably seen a lot of faster guards in his career in college and now in the pros, and he just makes the adjustment.”

Has Kidd, who played 19 years in the NBA, been passing on tips to Brogdon about flourishing in the NBA without being a speed burner?

“Yeah, because later in my career I was slow,” Kidd said. “I played at both speeds and I’ve been around different guys.

Early in my career, I got to play a lot with Chris Mullin. Some would say he wasn’t fast but he knew how to get to his spots.

“You can see Malcolm knows how to get to his spots. It’s not about being fast but understanding how to use your gifts, and he does it well.”

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Norcross’ Devyn Wilson (34) drives to the basket against McEachern’s Daelyn Craig (13) during Saturday’s Parkview Tipoff Classic at Parkview in Lilburn. (Photo: Karl L. Moore)

No. 2 Ohio State escapes Sparty The Sports Xchange EAST LANSING, Mich.

— Freshman running back Mike Weber rushed for 111 yards and scored the go-ahead touchdown and No. 2 Ohio State barely escaped with a 17-16 victory over Michigan State on Saturday.

Quarterback J.T. Barrett gained 105 yards in 24 carries for the Buckeyes (10-1, 7-1 Big Ten).

The Spartans failed on a two-point conversation in the fourth quarter which would have given them the lead.

No. 3 Michigan 20, Indiana 10 ANN ARBOR, Mich. — De’Veon Smith ran for a career-high 158 yards and two touchdowns on 23 carries to lead No. 3 Michigan past Indiana in its home finale that ended in a blizzard.

No. 7 Wisconsin 49, Purdue 20 WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Backup running back Bradrick Shaw and backup fullback Alec Ingold each scored a pair of

second-quarter touchdowns and Wisconsin moved a step closer to the Big Ten West championship with a victory against Purdue.

No. 10 Colorado 38, No. 22 Washington State 24 BOULDER, Colo. — Sefo Liufau ran for 108 yards and three touchdowns and also passed for 345 yards to lead No. 10 Colorado over No. 22 Washington State and closer to the Pac-12 South title.

No. 11 Oklahoma State 31, TCU 6 FORT WORTH, Texas — Oklahoma State ran for 334 yards, its most since 2013, in the rout of TCU. Oregon 30, No. 12 Utah 28 SALT LAKE CITY — Darren Carrington hauled in a 17-yard game-winning touchdown catch from Justin Herbert with two seconds remaining as Oregon dashed No. 12 Utah’s Pac-12 title hopes.

No. 23 Florida 16, No. 16 LSU 10 BATON ROUGE, La. — Florida stopped LSU running back Derrius Guice on a fourth-and-1 dive at the goal-line to preserve a wild victory and clinch the SEC East title.

point play by Malik Langham led an 8-0 run over he final 1:39 of the first half to pull Lee as close as 2924 by halftime.

Back-to-back 3-pointers by McLeod, who also pulled down seven rebounds, and James in the opening 51 seconds of the second half built the Shiloh lead back up to 11 points at 35-24 and James and Coffey each chipped in five more points over the rest of the quarter to keep the lead at double digits at 45-35 heading into the fourth quarter.

That’s when Massenburg, who had been a force on the boards and swatting shots in the lane, began to make his large presence known offensively.

After the lead had dwindled to 45-39 with 6:33 to play after a pair of Kobe Brown baskets, the 6-for-9 Middle Tennessee State signee hit a pair of field goals and two more shots from the line over a 2:27 span to push Shiloh’s lead back to 51-39 with 3:22 left, and Lee never pulled any closer than eight points.

“Yeah, we need to set an example (for the younger players) so that they know how to follow,” said Massenburg, who also added a pair of steals to his game total.

Coffey, who also had three assists on the night, then helped put the game away by hitting 6 of 7 from the line in the final two minutes to seal the

the Bulldogs pull as close as 12 points in the third quarter.

Brandon Maffei led North with 17 points and three assists, while Mikey Joseph chipped in 13 points. The Bulldogs also got eight rebounds and four assists from Cameron Rowland and seven boards from Tyler Goodson.

Sandy Creek 56, Peachtree Ridge 40 The Lions (0-1) cut a 12-point deficit down to as little as 44-40 with 2:10 remaining, but the Patriots (2-1) ended the game on a 12-0 run, including hitting key free throws, to put the game away.

“We’re going to be fine,” said Peachtree Ridge coach Keith Arrington, whose team is still playing short-handed with a few key players not having returned from football.

Peachtree Ridge’s Shaz Molu (33) blocks the shot of “That’s kind of who we Sandy Creek’s Evan Jester (1) in Saturday’s Jared Cook are — start slow and peak Classic held at North Gwinnett High School. (Photo: at the right time.”

Craig Cappy) Kristian Collins led all scorers with 20 points, while Devin Vassell also win for the Generals. away for the win. reached double figures for While the core of four Gary Bishop posted a the Lions with 13 points. players dominated the double-double with 15 Sandy Creek got 15 stat sheet, Shiloh did get points and 11 rebounds, contributions from some while Mikhail Bethea also points from K.J. Wilkins, 13 from T.J. Bickerstaff of the less-experienced finished with 15 points and 11 from Evan Jester. players, including T.J. and dished out seven asStargell’s three assists, sists to lead a balanced Heritage 90, plus four rebounds from scoring effort that also Brookwood 67 Kolby Wyatt. included 12 points from The Broncos (0-1) got a Justin Goodson, nine from career-high 26 points from Dacula 76, Reggie Horton and eight Trae Higginbotham, but it North Gwinnett 58 each from Jaden Brown wasn’t enough as they fell The Bulldogs (0-1) and Arusha Hunter. to the Patriots in the day’s jumped out to a quick 9-1 The Falcons outscored first game. lead, but the Falcons (1-0) North 24-7 in the second Bubba Parham also had roared back with a 17-5 quarter to take a 42-21 a big night for Brookwood run over the remainder of halftime lead, and held with 24 points. the first quarter and pulled off a brief run that saw

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NFL AMERICAN FOOTBALL CONFERENCE East

W L T Pct PF PA Home Away New England 7 2 0 .778 241 163 3-2-0 4-0-0 Miami 5 4 0 .556 204 206 4-1-0 1-3-0 Buffalo 4 5 0 .444 237 203 2-2-0 2-3-0 N.Y. Jets 3 7 0 .300 179 244 1-3-0 2-4-0 South

W L T Pct PF PA Home Away Houston 6 3 0 .667 161 188 5-0-0 1-3-0 Tennessee 5 5 0 .500 264 251 3-3-0 2-2-0 Indianapolis 4 5 0 .444 239 256 2-2-0 2-3-0 Jacksonville 2 7 0 .222 174 239 1-4-0 1-3-0 North

W L T Pct PF PA Home Away Baltimore 5 4 0 .556 182 160 3-2-0 2-2-0 Pittsburgh 4 4 0 .500 184 171 3-1-0 1-3-0 Cincinnati 3 4 1 .438 167 189 2-1-1 1-3-0 Cleveland 0 10 0 .000 175 301 0-4-0 0-6-0 West

W L T Pct PF PA Home Away Oakland 7 2 0 .778 245 223 2-2-0 5-0-0 Kansas City 7 2 0 .778 205 168 4-0-0 3-2-0 Denver 7 3 0 .700 239 189 4-1-0 3-2-0 San Diego 4 6 0 .400 292 278 3-2-0 1-4-0

AFC 6-1-0 5-3-0 1-4-0 3-4-0

NFC 1-1-0 0-1-0 3-1-0 0-3-0

Div 2-1-0 2-1-0 1-3-0 1-1-0

AFC NFC Div 4-2-0 2-1-0 3-0-0 3-4-0 2-1-0 1-2-0 2-4-0 2-1-0 1-2-0 1-6-0 1-1-0 1-2-0 AFC NFC Div 5-2-0 0-2-0 3-0-0 3-3-0 1-1-0 1-1-0 3-3-0 0-1-1 1-1-0 0-7-0 0-3-0 0-3-0 AFC NFC Div 5-1-0 2-1-0 2-1-0 5-2-0 2-0-0 2-0-0 4-2-0 3-1-0 1-2-0 3-5-0 1-1-0 1-3-0

NATIONAL FOOTBALL CONFERENCE East

W L T Pct PF PA Home Away Dallas 8 1 0 .889 258 170 3-1-0 5-0-0 N.Y. Giants 6 3 0 .667 182 184 4-1-0 2-2-0 Washington 5 3 1 .611 212 209 3-2-0 2-1-1 Philadelphia 5 4 0 .556 226 160 4-0-0 1-4-0 South

W L T Pct PF PA Home Away Atlanta 6 4 0 .600 320 283 2-2-0 4-2-0 Tampa Bay 4 5 0 .444 216 242 1-4-0 3-1-0 New Orleans 4 6 0 .400 285 286 2-3-0 2-3-0 Carolina 4 6 0 .400 244 246 3-3-0 1-3-0 North

W L T Pct PF PA Home Away Minnesota 5 4 0 .556 175 152 3-1-0 2-3-0 Detroit 5 4 0 .556 205 206 3-1-0 2-3-0 Green Bay 4 5 0 .444 223 234 3-2-0 1-3-0 Chicago 2 7 0 .222 141 215 2-2-0 0-5-0 West

W L T Pct PF PA Home Away Seattle 6 2 1 .722 193 158 4-0-0 2-2-1 Arizona 4 4 1 .500 202 160 3-2-1 1-2-0 Los Angeles 4 5 0 .444 139 173 1-3-0 3-2-0 San Francisco 1 8 0 .111 187 283 1-4-0 0-4-0

AFC NFC Div 3-0-0 5-1-0 2-1-0 2-0-0 4-3-0 2-1-0 2-1-1 3-2-0 2-1-0 2-0-0 3-4-0 0-3-0 AFC NFC Div 2-1-0 4-3-0 3-1-0 0-2-0 4-3-0 2-1-0 1-3-0 3-3-0 1-2-0 0-2-0 4-4-0 1-3-0 AFC NFC Div 2-0-0 3-4-0 1-2-0 1-2-0 4-2-0 1-2-0 1-2-0 3-3-0 2-1-0 0-3-0 2-4-0 2-1-0 AFC NFC Div 4-0-0 2-2-1 1-1-1 1-2-0 3-2-1 2-1-1 1-1-0 3-4-0 2-1-0 0-1-0 1-7-0 1-3-0

Thursday’s Game Carolina 23, New Orleans 20 Today’s Games Pittsburgh at Cleveland, 1 p.m.

Baltimore at Dallas, 1 p.m.

Jacksonville at Detroit, 1 p.m.

Tennessee at Indianapolis, 1 p.m.

Buffalo at Cincinnati, 1 p.m.

Tampa Bay at Kansas City, 1 p.m.

Arizona at Minnesota, 1 p.m.

Chicago at N.Y. Giants, 1 p.m.

Miami at Los Angeles, 4:05 p.m.

New England at San Francisco, 4:25 p.m.

Philadelphia at Seattle, 4:25 p.m.

Green Bay at Washington, 8:30 p.m.

Monday’s Game Houston vs Oakland, at Mexico City, Mexico, 8:30 p.m.

Thursday, Nov. 24 Minnesota at Detroit, 12:30 p.m.

Washington at Dallas, 4:30 p.m.

Pittsburgh at Indianapolis, 8:30 p.m.

No. 1 pick Goff prepared for debut as Rams host Dolphins

By Marc Lillibridge The Sports Xchange

Los Angeles quarterback Jared Goff makes his highly anticipated debut when the Rams host the Miami Dolphins today at 4:05 p.m. at the Los Angeles Coliseum.

The Rams’ fan base has not-so-patiently awaited this moment, but the time has come for the No. 1 pick in this spring’s NFL draft out of the University of California.

“I felt like this was the best time to go ahead and turn the keys over to Jared,” Los Angeles coach Jeff Fisher said. “We’re excited for him. He had a good day (at practice).

He’s into the plan, he’s really excited.

“The position is not easy to play, as we’ve seen around the league. A lot of good quarterbacks took their lumps last weekend,

led offense is 31st in total offense with an average of 308 yards.

Goff makes his debut at home before the Rams play at New Orleans and at New England in Weeks 12 and 13.

The Dolphins (5-4) made Southern California their home this week instead of flying back and fourth across the country after defeating the San Diego Chargers 31-24. Miami is practicing in northern San Diego County.

The Rams halted a four-game losing streak by Los Angeles Rams quarterback Jared Goff (16) will make defeating the Jets while the his first NFL start today against the Miami Dolphins.

Dolphins are winners of (Photo: Robert Deutsch-USA Today Sports) four straight. but we got confidence in games. The Rams (4-5) Miami’s offense is fihim, as the offense does. were held without an ofnally hitting on all cylinWe’ll get him prepared to fensive touchdown for the ders under first-year coach play.” third time this season in a Adam Gase but faces a Goff replaces Case Kee- 9-6 victory over the Jets in tough challenge in the num, who has not played New York last week.

Los Angeles defense. The well for most of the season Los Angeles ranks last Gregg Williams-led unit as the offense scored 10 in scoring at 15.4 points ranks seventh in the NFL points or fewer in five per game and the Keenum- in total yards allowed at

327 per contest and 10th in points allowed at 19.2.

Dolphins quarterback Ryan Tannehill played some of the best football of his career during the winning streak and has thrown 109 consecutive passes without an interception.

The former Texas A&M star also has four touchdowns, zero interceptions and a 103.6 passer rating during the run. Tannehill’s success has his coach raving about him.

“The guy (Tannehill) is a beast. He just stands back there,” Gase said. “There was one of them he threw, I thought he was pressured a little bit, and he got rid of the ball and he comes in and he says, ‘I have to stay in there.’ He just has some kind of toughness where he just is going to stand in there. He takes a shot. He takes care of his body and he’s able to bounce back up.”

At the start of the 2016 season, no one except perhaps Dolphins running back Jay Ajayi’s family members believed he’d be ranked sixth in the NFL in rushing and outgaining Rams running back Todd Gurley by 210 yards.

Ajayi averages 5.7 yards per carry, good for 725 yards this season. Gurley’s average is 3.1 yards.

While Ajayi has been a godsend to a Dolphins’ offense that lost Arian Foster to injury, then retirement, Gurley and the Rams’ rushing attack has been a disappointment to the team and Rams fans alike.

There may be hope for Gurley this week, though.

The Dolphins are 30th in the NFL in rushing yards allowed at 128.8 per contest and with a rookie quarterback getting his first NFL start, the Rams hope Gurley can take advantage.

With QB questions behind them, Cowboys look to keep rolling The Sports Xchange The Dallas Cowboys survived a big test last week and put any potential quarterback controversy to rest with Tony Romo making a statement at the beginning of the week — setting the team up for a strong stretch run. The Cowboys will test themselves against another division leader when they host the AFC North’s Baltimore Ravens today.

Rookie quarterback Dak Prescott put together another strong effort in the 35-30 triumph over Pittsburgh last week, and Romo is expected to be his backup today at 1 p.m..

“I’m not going to allow this situation to negatively affect Dak or this football team by becoming a constant distraction,” Romo said in a prepared statement as he spoke to reporters on Tuesday for the first time since suffering a compression fracture in his back during the preseason. “I think Dak knows that I have his back. And I think I know that he has mine. Ultimately, it’s about the team. It’s what we’ve preached our entire lives.”

The Ravens got an extra few days to prepare for Prescott and Dallas after running through hapless Cleveland last Thursday. Baltimore has yet to permit a team to reach 30 points and owns the league’s top-ranked defense with an average of 281.6 yards allowed.

that preceded the skid.

Cincinnati also is floundering, as it sits third in the AFC North after winning only one of its last five contests (1-3-1). Despite their struggles, the Bengals are just 1 1/2 games behind first-place Baltimore in the mediocre division and still have two meetings with the Ravens on their schedule — including a road matchup next week.

Dallas Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott (4) looks to throw a pass against the Pittsburgh Steelers during the first quarter of their game at Heinz Field. (Photo: Jason Bridge-USA Today Sports)

more detail, and we’re going to keep falling short until we get that.”

The lone positive for Pittsburgh is it remains just one game behind division-leading Baltimore.

Cleveland moved a step closer to joining Detroit (2008) as the only teams in league history to finish 0-16 after a desultory 28-7 road setback against the Ravens last week. The Browns had four losses in a seven-game span decided by six points or fewer, but they have been outscored 63-17 over their last two contests.

Jaguars at Lions Today, 1 p.m.

Winners of three of the past four games, the Detroit Lions find themselves coming out of the bye week in a tie for first place in the NFC North division. Riding the hot hand of Matt Stafford, the Lions host turnover-prone Blake Steelers at Browns Bortles and the JacksonToday, 1 p.m. ville Jaguars today.

The Cleveland Browns Stafford has thrown are churning toward a 18 touchdowns with just winless season, but the five interceptions on the Pittsburgh Steelers are in season, a stark contrast to a free fall of their own as Bortles, who has thrown they prepare to visit their 11 picks for a team that AFC North Division rivals. has amassed 19 turnovers Following a 4-1 start to on the season. the season, Pittsburgh has The Jaguars have dropped four in a row — watched their once-promits longest skid since open- ising season evaporate in ing the 2013 season with a trail of Bortles mistakes, four straight defeats. leaving coach Gus Bradley “We obviously are on the hot seat. A trendy making costly mistakes, pick for its first playoff and they hurt us,” Steelers berth since 2007, Jacksonrunning back Le’Veon Bell ville has lost four straight told reporters after last and ranks 27th in the week’s last-second loss league, averaging just 19.3 to Dallas. “We need some points a game.

Titans at Colts Today, 1 p.m.

To stay in the AFC South title hunt, the Tennessee Titans will have to find a way to beat the Indianapolis Colts on the road. The Colts have won 10 straight regular-season meetings with the Titans and need an 11th to regain second place in the division standings.

After losing three of its first four games, Tennessee has hit its stride offensively, averaging 33.7 points while winning four of its last six contests — including a 47-25 rout of Green Bay last week.

The Colts also beat the Packers last time out, winning 31-26 at Green Bay in Week 9 before last week’s bye. Indianapolis is looking to record consecutive wins for the first time since capturing its final two games last season.

Bills at Bengals Today, 1 p.m.

The Buffalo Bills look to end a pair of losing streaks and get back into the wild-card race in the AFC when they visit the equally troubled Cincinnati Bengals. Buffalo has lost its last three meetings with Cincinnati as well as its last three contests overall, which has dropped it to third place in the AFC East.

The Bills, who are returning from a bye week that couldn’t have come at a better time, have allowed at least 28 points in each of the defeats after yielding 19 or fewer during a four-game winning streak

gave them their fourth win this season by a touchdown or less.

Tampa Bay snapped a two-game skid with a 36-10 rout of Chicago last week and remained well within the NFC playoff picture.

Bears at Giants Today, 1 p.m.

Eli Manning may know a thing or two about the arduous path to a Super Cardinals at Vikings Bowl, but flamboyant wide Today, 1 p.m. receiver Odell Beckham The Minnesota Vikings Jr. already has the New are searching for answers York Giants competing in and hope to find them the NFL’s showcase game when they host the Arizona this season. While sharing Cardinals today. Minnesota starkly different philosobegan the season with five phies off the field, the pair consecutive victories — has been making magic four by at least two scores on it of late as the Giants — but had its momentum vie for their fifth straight sapped by having a bye in victory when they host Week 6, as it has dropped the downtrodden Chicago four in a row.

Bears.

All is not lost for the Manning has thrown Vikings, however, as they seven touchdown passes in are 3-1 at home and even the last two weeks and 10 with Detroit atop the during the winning streak disappointing NFC North. for New York, which has Arizona is hoping its bye its name firmly in the posthas a completely different season conversation after effect as it seeks its second missing the playoffs in the straight victory following four seasons since winning a 23-20 triumph over San the Super Bowl in 2011.

Francisco last week.

The Cardinals were Patriots at 49ers winless in their previous Today, 4:25 p.m. two contests, a stretch Tom Brady will be makthat included a dismal 6-6 ing a homecoming of sorts tie with Seattle — which when he leads the New owns a two-game lead in England Patriots into a the NFC West. road game against the skidding San Francisco 49ers.

Buccaneers at Chiefs Brady, who grew up in the Today, 1 p.m.

Bay Area and rooted for At least one lengthy the 49ers, will be trying to streak will come to an end bounce back from his first when the surging Kansas loss since returning from a City Chiefs host the Tampa season-opening four-game Bay Buccaneers today. The suspension.

Buccaneers have won four New England will be straight meetings with the facing its second straight Chiefs dating to the 1993 NFC West opponent after season opener, but exdropping a 31-24 decitending that streak would sion at home to Seattle last require winning at Arrow- week, failing to score head Stadium — where the tying touchdown in the hosts have captured 10 four opportunities at the straight. goal line. Brady could be Kansas City has won without his favorite target five in a row overall in behemoth tight end Rob after staging a remarkable Gronkowski, who suffered comeback from a 17-point a chest injury last Sunday deficit for a 20-17 victory and had not practiced at Carolina last week. The through Thursday. San win moved the Chiefs into Francisco has lost eight in a row but pushed Arizona a tie for the AFC’s best to overtime last week berecord along with New England and Oakland, and fore falling 23-20.

Eagles at Seahawks Today, 4:25 p.m.

The Philadelphia Eagles and Seattle Seahawks look to ride the momentum of impressive statement victories last week into today’s tilt at CenturyLink Field.

Philadelphia posted just its second win in six outings with a 24-15 victory over Atlanta last Sunday while Seattle benefited from a goal-line stand to emerge victorious for the second straight week and improve to 5-1-1 in its last seven with a 31-24 triumph over New England.

Russell Wilson connected with Doug Baldwin for three touchdown passes versus the Patriots while the former also accounted for three scores (two passing, one rushing) in the last meeting with the Eagles — a 24-14 Seahawks win on Dec. 7, 2014. While a healthier Wilson has Seattle on the rise, Philadelphia trumpeted Carson Wentz after a hot start before seeing the second overall pick of the 2016 draft throw two touchdowns and four interceptions in the last five games.

Packers at Redskins Tonight, 8:30 p.m.

The Washington Redskins entered the playoffs last season on a four-game winning streak against a struggling Aaron Rodgers and the Green Bay Packers and promptly were run off their home field 35-18. The Redskins have a chance to atone for that loss today when they host a Green Bay club that is in the midst of a three-game losing streak.

Texans at Raiders Monday, 8:30 p.m.

The NFL returns to Mexico City for the first time in 11 years when the Oakland Raiders square off against the Houston Texans on Monday night in a battle of AFC division leaders.

Surging Oakland entered its bye with a three-game winning streak punctuated by a 30-20 victory over reigning Super Bowl champion Denver. Houston posted its first road win of the season with a 24-21 triumph at Jacksonville to open a 1 1/2-game lead in the AFC South.

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NORCROSS — Norcross hosted Eagle’s Landing in the Elite Hoops Challenge and the top scorers were not who many expected it to be.

Division I signees Rayshaun Hammonds (Georgia) and Lance Thomas (Louisville) are the Blue Devils’ well-known stars, but neither one came up bigger than the two starting guards.

Kyle Sturdivant led Norcross in scoring with 19 points on 5 of 9 shooting and Jordan Goldwire followed closely behind with 16 points on 6 of 16 shooting.

The backcourt combined to score more than half of the Blue Devils’ points and led Norcross to a 66-51 win over a ranked Eagle’s Landing team.

Hammonds was forced to sit with foul trouble for much of the second half before fouling out late in the fourth quarter. Thomas didn’t shoot the ball very much, but the two combined for 22 rebounds and Thomas had 15 of those.

“I’m happy with the result,” head coach Jesse McMillan said. “Eagle’s Landing is a really good team. They’re scrappy and don’t have any quit in them so I was proud of their effort. We held their leading scorer to five or six points,

which is about 15 off of his average so I was pleased with that. I told the guys that we have a standard of excellence and a level of expectation that we have set for ourselves and we want to always try to do better.”

Norcross held a slim four-point lead at the end of the first quarter, but the Blue Devil backcourt quickly made their presence known and helped blow the game open.

Norcross used a 14-7 run to build their lead up to 29-17 midway through the second quarter, including nine straight points at one stage. But Eagle’s Landing closed the second quarter on a 7-2 run to pull within 31-25 at the break.

The Blue Devils built their lead to 10 points to start the third quarter and held Eagle’s Landing at bay for the remainder of the game. Hammonds slammed one home to put Norcross up 39-27 at the end of the third quarter and Goldwire piled it on in the fourth quarter en route to a 15-point victory.

“Kyle (Sturdivant), Jordan (Goldwire) and Dalvin (White) had games that they’re supposed to have,” McMillan said. “They have a lot of experience and a lot of games and a lot of wins between them. Ultimately as a coach, you kind of feel comfortable at times at just saying, ‘Hey, let’s slow it down, we’ve been here

from the field and turned the ball over 11 times.

“Our kids played as hard as we could’ve asked them to play,” Wesleyan head coach Adam Griffin said.

“We had kids put in spots that we didn’t expected them to be in and they really did good stuff so there was nothing but positives for us.”

McLean, who is expected to be Wesleyan’s go-to player this season, was asked to do a lot, but Griffin knows he will bounce back in a big way and continue to lead by example.

“He maybe felt like he had to a little bit more than usual given us missing some guys but kept attacking and that’s what we want from him,” Griffin said. “He was a little rusty to start but I think he’s going to have a really big year and he kept us in the Marist 47, Wesleyan 40 game at times I thought.”

And as nice as it will be The Wolves were significantly short-handed with for Griffin to get his other three of their five projected players back from football, starters still playing for the he doesn’t want to see Wesleyan football team them anytime soon. and that turned out to be “We hope we don’t get costly in a 47-40 seasonthem back for a good three opening loss to Marist. weeks,” he said. “They Christian McLean was certainly bring some things the lone bright spot for that we don’t have. Some the Wolves after accountsize and a little bit more ing for nearly half of their experience so it certainly points. McLean finished changes how we would with a game-high 18 points play but we don’t want to on 5 of 16 shooting, but see them until they come overall the Wolves shot a hope with state championdisappointing 34 percent ship rings.”

before and lets use that experience,’ and ultimately that’s what we did.”

After combining to shoot just 3 of 12 in the first half, Goldwire and Sturdivant shot 7 of 13 in the second half and both players were pleased with their effort.

“I just tried to get in the lane more and find my teammates and take open shots,” Goldwire said. “We knew that they were good so we just had to rebound and fight in the fourth quarter and we did that. It’s just a good team win.”

Sturdivant didn’t want to take much credit, but knew that he did his job well.

“My job is to make easy shots for my team” he said.

“That’s always my main goal. When we rebound the ball and get out on transition, that’s when we’re dangerous.

GGC ousted by Thomas in OT From Staff Reports

THOMASVILLE — No. 24 Georgia Gwinnett College was ousted from the NAIA tournament in a 3-2 overtime loss to No. 13 Thomas on Saturday.

Both Georgia Gwinnett (13-4-3) and Thomas (152-2) netted a goal in each half, but Jarrod Ingram scored with 44 seconds left in overtime to end the Grizzlies’ season.

“Today was simply a great example of tournament soccer,” GGC head coach Steve DeCou said.

“We fought extremely hard and battled during each possession, giving up no inch for momentum. While I’m gutted with the outcome, you can’t be more proud of the battle, heart and determination our boys displayed today.

“I can’t express my love and appreciation for our seniors and look forward to the opportunity of getting back at it this spring to prepare for another run next fall. Our guys coming back

Thomas foul its own subsequent free kick from 25 yards outside the box.

As if it was déjà vu from the Association of Independent Institutions Championship match, Gurr placed a chip shot through the box, allowing senior midfielder Matti Puranen to sweep past the back line and land the match’s equalizer with just 32 seconds left in regulation.

The strike forced overGGC’s Jack Gurr leans into a shot during the Grizzlies’ time for the fifth time in first-round NAIA tournament game against Thomas on 2016 for the Grizzlies.

Saturday in Thomasville, (Photo: GGC Athletics) With 44 seconds left in next season will learn to the match at 1-1 with a the 10-minute overtime hate the pain of losing, use 25-yard rocket from the period, Ingram dribbled it as fuel and motivation, right side. Gurr finished his way past two defendand carry today’s experithe season as GGC’s points ers and lifted the gameence into what I hope is leader, accumulating 28 winning goal into the another championship con- points in 20 matches. upper right corner, handing tending group in 2017.”

After trading multiple Thomas a spot at the NAIA The Night Hawks struck possessions during the first tournament final site in first in the 13th minute 30 minutes of the second Delray Beach, Fla. when a deflected shot half, a Grizzlies’ foul from The Grizzlies’ season attempt by Ingram was re- 30 yards out set up a Night ends with 13 victories. Debounded by Gavin RochHawk free kick. Defender Cou’s side tallied 40 goals ford-Smith and pushed into Antonio Rodriguez placed in 20 matches, allowed just the lower left corner of the it into the upper left corner 19 and captured the A.I.I. net. to give TU the 2-1 lead. championship for the third Just three minutes GGC continued to time in the program’s fivelater, Jack Gurr evened press on offense, forcing a year history.

Chase down to four in race for title 175.959 mph was well behind the pole-winning Staff Correspondent speed of 177.637 mph by HOMESTEAD, Fla. — Kevin Harvick, but ahead Richard Petty won seven of his three championship NASCAR championships, competitors. but none was more stressEdwards will start 10th, ful than in 1979.

Logano will be 13th and The sport’s all-time Johnson will start 14th. leader in wins came to the Despite the deficit, Johnson season finale at the Ontario defiantly said he wished (Calif.) Motor Speedway they would line up immetrailing Darrell Waltrip by diately after qualifying and two points. settle the championship.

He left with his seventh “Qualifying isn’t my championship. thing,” Johnson said. “RacFour drivers have a ing is what I do best.” chance to etch their names Crew chief Dale Inin the Sprint Cup Series man and Petty, veterans of record books today at the seven successful chamHomestead-Miami Speed- pionship runs — and five way. While the champion- second-place finishes — ship format has changed know best how to win — since then, the preparation and lose — when everyand pressure remains the thing’s on the line. same.

“We only had to beat Jimmie Johnson, Kyle one car back then,” Inman Busch, Carl Edwards and said. “That still was a lot of Joey Logano all will run pressure. These guys have for the title today (2:30 to beat three. That’s still p.m., NBC). As finalists in better than (36) other guys. the Chase for the Champi- I know what they’re going onship, the highest-finish- through. I’m sure by now ing driver of the four in the they wonder what they got 267-lap race will win it all. themselves into.

Busch got off to a good “My suggestions to [the start by qualifying ninth other crew chiefs] is don’t Friday night. His lap of do something that puts you

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out on a limb. Stay with what got you here. Don’t overdo it.”

Petty finished fifth at Ontario in 1979, while Waltrip finished eight.

The 13-point difference bumped Petty to an 11-point victory in the final standings.

The 1979 championship was the seventh — and final — in Petty’s storied career. Dale Earnhardt won his seventh title in 1994 to tie Petty atop the NASCAR record books.

Johnson could join the list with his seventh championship on Sunday. It’s a record Petty doesn’t mind sharing.

“I think it would be fine,” he said. “NASCAR needs something different, something new every once in a while.”

He also said it would bring some much-needed attention to racing’s playoffs.

“It would be big is somebody was going for No. 4 or 5 (championships). No. 7 would be really special. Sometimes we need a little controversy.

We need to draw more attention. This is a good way

to bring attention.”

Inman has eight championships as a crew chief — seven with Petty and one with Terry Labonte.

While most attention was afforded to the Chase for the Championship’s Final Four, Inman and Petty were at Homestead watching their two cars from Richard Petty Motorsports practice and qualify for Sunday’s Ford EcoBoost 400.

While the sport clearly has evolved in many ways since the Petty heyday of 40 years ago, the challenges of clinching a championship at the season-final is just as basic as it’s ever been.

“The way we won the championship is we went out trying to win the race,” Petty said. “I think that’s what they got to do. I think it’s harder when you’ve got to beat just three people.

You don’t always do what you want to do when you got to look after just three cars.

“I’d think about winning the race. To me, that’s easier than thinking what someone else’s doing.”

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Titans earn spot in tourney final From Staff Reports SUGAR HILL — Discovery defeated Starr’s Mill 53-45 on Saturday to advance to Tuesday’s championship game of the Lanier Thanksgiving Tournament.

Kalu Ezikpe led the Titans (4-0) with 14 points and eight rebounds.

Keshawn Overstreet had 13 points and eight rebounds, Ty Chaney added 11 points, while D.J. Young dished out six assists for Discovery. The Titans will face Grayson in the title game on Tuesday.

BOYS BASKETBALL BOYS HOOPS Grayson 60, Lanier 48 SUGAR HILL — Grayson advanced to the championship game of the Lanier Thanksgiving Tournament with a 60-48 win over the host Longhorns on Saturday.

Gerald Buncum led the Rams (1-1) with 11 points, 12 rebounds and four blocks. Travis Anderson added 10 points and five rebounds for Grayson, while Adrian Martin led Lanier with 17 points.

Mountain View 64, Butler 48 AUGUSTA — Mountain View defeated Butler 64-48 in the Evans High School Tip Off Tournament on Saturday.

Miles Long led the Bears (3-0) with 20 points. Uchenna Nwagbara helped out with 12 points, eight rebounds and five blocks, while Spencer Rodgers added 14 points in the win.

Parkview 82, River Ridge 48 LILBURN — Parkview improved to 2-0 on the season with an 82-48 victory over River Ridge at the Parkview Tip-Off Classic on Saturday.

Toneari Lane led the Panthers with 16 points. Cam Chavers scored 12 and Jamiel Wright added 11 points for Parkview.

Duluth 78, Griffin 34 ALPHARETTA — Duluth’s Adam Flager scored 14 points to help lead the Wildcats to a 78-34 win over Griffin on Saturday.

Christian Kelly added 13 points, while Alex Powell tallied nine points and pulled down eight rebounds for Duluth (2-0).

Buford 78, West Hall 41 JEFFERSON — Buford had 11 players score as the Wolves defeated West Hall 78-41 at the Tabo’s Tip Off Tournament on Saturday.

Marcus Watson led Buford (1-0) with 23 points and nine rebounds. Karston Miller added 10 points, while Alex Jones scored six points, dished out five assists and registered five steals.

Brookstone 69, Providence 66 LILBURN — Trailing by 20 points in the second half, Providence Christian’s comeback fell just short, as the Storm fell to Brookstone 69-66 on Saturday.

Parker Trump led Providence Christian (0-2) with 17 points.

Al Dorsey added 13, while Mitchell Miller scored 10 points.

GIRLS BASKETBALL GIRLS HOOPS Parkview 49, Martin Luther King 39 LILBURN — Parkview defeated M.L. King 49-39 at the Parkview Tip-Off Classic on

Saturday.

The Panthers (2-1) were led

by Hannah Sadler’s 14 points and nine rebounds. Diarra Smith added 11 points and four assists while Lyric Trust scored eight points in the victory.

Archer wins a pair AUGUSTA — Archer pushed its record to 4-0 with a pair of wins at the Wolfpack Tip-Off Classic.

The Tigers defeated Jonesboro 48-36 late Friday and defeated defending Class AAA state champion Morgan County 64-49 on Saturday.

Amaya McCoy and Linsey Marchese each scored nine on Friday, while Autumn Newby and Hannah Dunston scored eight apiece.

On Saturday, Marchese led Archer with 24 points. Newby contributed 16 points and 14 rebounds and McCoy scored 15.

South Gwinnett 51, North Gwinnett 31 SNELLVILLE — South Gwinnett turned back North Gwinnett 51-31 in the Nakia Sanford Tournament on Saturday.

Jessica Belcher led the Bulldogs (0-2) with 15 points.

Jonesboro 52, Mountain View 48 AUGUSTA — In a back and forth contest, Jonesboro grabbed the lead late and held on to defeat Mountain View 5248 on Saturday. The game was part of the Wolfpack Tip-Off Classic.

Lillian Kennedy scored 15 points to lead the Bears (1-2).

Kamryn Collins chipped in with 13 in the loss.

Wesleyan 90, Tattnall County 38 SPRINGFIELD — Wesleyan defeated Tattnall County 90-38 on Saturday in a game played at Effingham County High School.

Mikayla Coombs led the Wolves (3-0) with 25 points, eight rebounds and six steals.

Amaya Register scored 19 points and dished out six assists. Sutton West added 13 points and pulled down seven rebounds while teammate A.C. Carter chipped in 11 points.

Providence 39, Brookstone 19 LILBURN — Providence Christian notched its first win of the season as the Storm (1-2) defeated visiting Brookstone 39-19 on Saturday.

Mary Beth Kindig and Tamia Francis led Providence Christian by scoring 18 and 17 points, respectively.

WRESTLING WRESTLING GAC holds Spartan Scramble NORCROSS — Greater Atlanta Christian hosted the Spartan Scramble tournament on Saturday.

Ten teams brought up to 20 wrestlers to be entered in the various weight categories.

Wrestlers were then assigned matches from their weight class with no individual place winners named.

Standouts for GAC included Seth Masters at 170 pounds who recorded a 3-1 record and had a pin.

Ian Politz and Michael Malone both competed at 152 pounds and each went 4-1.

Politz notched two pins while all four of Malone’s victories were by pin.

To report scores, call 770339-5850. Scores must be reported before 10:15 p.m. every day with the exception of Tuesday and Friday to be included in the next edition.

Deadline for Tuesday is 10:30 p.m. and Friday is 10:45 p.m.

Early deficit too deep for Gladiators Eric Neiley scored his 10th goal of the season INDIANAPOLIS — at 16:52 of the third.

Indy raced out to a big With assists from Justin lead with three first-peri- Buzzeo and Brock Higgs, od goals and held off the Atlanta’s most productive Atlanta Gladiators 4-3 on line got the Gladiators within 3-2.

Saturday.

But Indy answered just Evan Mosey scored nine seconds later and unassisted 5:17 into the game and then added an- Blake Kessel’s goal at 18:19 wasn’t enough to other less than two minbridge the gap. utes later. A power-play Atlanta goalie Steve goal from Matt Stanisz Racine made 15 saves, pushed the Fuel lead to while his counterpart, 3-0 at 16:30.

The Gladiators chipped Jake Hildebrand fended off 28 of the 31 shots the away at the deficit with Gladiators fired at him.

Thomas Frazee’s eighth The two teams play goal of the season at 13:52 again today at 3:05 p.m. of the second period.

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Jonathan Marcus Jackson Unit 0418 Household Items Wandalyn Simpson Unit 0629 Household Goods Sam Bell Unit 0334 Household Items Demetrice Johnson Unit 1115 Household Items Muhammad Abdalla Unit CC040 Imports Chiquita White Unit 0608 Queen bedroom set, bunk bed, table, four chairs, boxes Camille Powell Unit 1111 Household Items Nyla Sanders Unit 0550 Household Items Nestor Ortega Unit 1021 Household Items Beverlyn Harrison Unit CC014 Household Items Alfred Bowman Jr. Unit 0533 Garage Items Amanda Saunders Unit 1034 Household Items Joshua Phillips Unit 0921 Household Items Jerome Jenkins Unit 1146 Household Items Sayon Bestman Unit 0505 Household Items LaToya Robinson Unit 1012 Household Items Robert Hartman Unit 0425 Miscellaneous boxed items Monica Leverette Unit 1063 Household Items Alondra Bohanon Unit 1037 Household Items Purchases must be made with cash only and paid at the above referenced facility in order to complete the transaction. Extra Space Storage may refuse any bid and may rescind any purchase up until the winning bidder takes possession of the personal property.

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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 on December 5th, 2016 at 12:00 PM at the Extra Space Storage facility located at: 2050 Gravel Springs Road Buford, GA 30519 678-492-4958 The personal goods stored therein by the following may include, but are not limited to general household, furniture, boxes, clothes, and appliances.

Unit A107– Charlotte Thomas Unit A154–Ashley Bickford Unit A161–Kevin Callaway Unit A265–Jessica Andrews Unit C1033–Ryan Starks Unit C2000–Melvin Evans Unit C2110–Rachel Brown Purchases must be made with cash only and paid at the time of sale. All goods are sold as is and must be removed at the time of purchase. Extra Space Storage reserves the right to refuse any bid. Sale is subject to adjournment.

929-454953, 11/20,27 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 on 12/05/2016 at 2:30pm at the Extra Space Storage facility located at: 4750 Nelson Brogdon Blvd Sugar Hill, GA, 30518 678.482.5022 The personal goods stored therein by the following may include, but are not limited to general household, furniture, boxes, clothes, and appliances.

Unit 629 , Candis Davishousehold items Unit 401, Monique JonesFurniture, house hold goods Unit 301, Jorge Valenciahousehold items Purchases must be made with cash only and paid at the time of sale. All goods are sold as is and must be removed at the time of purchase. Extra Space Storage reserves the right to refuse any bid. Sale is subject to adjournment.

929-456090, 11/20,27 PUBLIC SALE Notice is hereby given that Extra Space Storage will sell at public auction at the storage facility listed below, to satisfy the lien of the owner, personal property described below belonging to those individuals listed below at location indicated: Facility Address: 4755 Nelson Brogdon Blvd NE. Sugar Hill, GA 30518, Phone: 678.482.5710 Date: 12.05.16 Time of Sale: 2:00PM Pamela Barnes Unit 625 Household Bryan Romero Unit 272 Air Conditioner, Weight Equipment Russell Couch Unit 236 Household Items Sharon Sinkfield Unit 767 Washer/Dryer, Sectional, 1 end table, Ottoman, Queen Bed, Mattress & Box Spring, Full Mattress & Box Spring, Media Stand, Boxes & Bags.

Barry Bigsby Unit 315 Household Items & Equipment Laura Headen Unit 265 Household Items Arbra Lewis Unit 301 Household Items Santaeus Stephens Unit 149 Couch, Love Seat, Chair, Table Purchases must be made with cash only and paid at the above referenced facility in order to complete the transaction. Extra Space Storage may refuse any bid and may rescind any purchase up until the winning bidder takes possession of the personal property.

929-453616, 11/20,27 Securlock Storage will sell personal property consisting of household and personal effects, office, and other equipment, toys and appliances will be sold to satisfy owner’s lien for rent due law 10-4-213. All items or spaces may not be available on the day of the sale. We reserve the right to refuse any and all bids, buyers must secure spaces with own locks. NO CHECKS. CASH ONLY. To claim tax-exempt-ORIGINAL RESALE CERTIFICATE FOR EACH SPACE PURCHASED IS REQUIRED. Time: 11:30 AM Date: December 8th Place: 1573 Athens Hwy Grayson Ga 30017 Kendra Sellers – Box Spring, Mattress, Chairs, Bags, Household goods 929-456083, 11/20,27

NOTICE OF PUBLIC SALE OF PERSONAL PROPERTY Notice is hereby given that Extra Space Storage will sell at public auction at the storage facility listed below, to satisfy the lien of the owner, personal property described below belonging to those individuals listed below at location indicated: 2044 Old Norcross Road, Lawrencville GA 30044, 770-845-1926 on 12-6-16 at 3PM Unit 6C24 Victoria Womack Freezer, Boxes, Chairs, Toys, Luggage, Pictures, Totes, Flat Screen TV Unit 306 Brian Casey Mattress, Boxes, Totes, Bags, Copy Printer Unit 428 F Lee Lewis Pallets, Boxes, Magazines, Totes, Chair, Fur Coat Unit 525 Marcus Austin Merchandise from Beauty Supply Products, Boxes Unit 529D Billy Davis Paint, Ladders, Shop Vac, Tool Box, tools, Dry Wall Unit 555 Celso Esparza Recliner, Couches, Pool Table, Fridge, Chania Cabinet, Washer, Dryer, Boxes The personal goods stored therein by the following may include, but are not limited to general household, furniture, boxes, clothes, and appliances.

Purchases must be made with cash only and paid at the above referenced facility in order to complete the transaction. Extra Space Storage may refuse any bid and may rescind any purchase up until the winning bidder takes possession of the personal property.

929-455072, 11/21,28 NOTICE OF PUBLIC SALE OF PERSONAL PROPERTY Notice is hereby given that Extra Space Storage will sell at public auction at the storage facility listed below, to satisfy the lien of the owner, personal property described below belonging to those individuals listed below at location indicated: 530 Athens Hwy Loganville Ga. 30052, 470-2331499 on 12-06-2016, @ 12:00pm Unit C111- Nichole Auguster Bed, Couch, Dresser, Mattress TV, Bags Unit C102 – Lisa Womble – Couch Unit B134 – Toby Jennings Bed, Couch, Mattress, Table, Bags, Books, Boxes, Clothes Unit B180–Marcus Norton – Bags, Boxes Unit A150 – Clifton Johnson Tires, Car Parts, Suitcases Unit B201 – Lisha Mullenix – Chair, Mattress, Microwave, Refrigerator, Washer The personal goods stored therein by the following may include, but are not limited to general household, furniture, boxes, clothes, and appliances.

Purchases must be made with cash only and paid at the above referenced facility in order to complete the transaction. Extra Space Storage may refuse any bid and may rescind any purchase up until the winning bidder takes possession of the personal property.

929-454951, 11/20,27 NOTICE OF PUBLIC SALE OF PERSONAL PROPERTY Notice is hereby given that Extra Space Storage will sell at public auction at the storage facility listed below, to satisfy the lien of the owner, personal property described below belonging to those individuals listed below at location indicated: 5151 Annistown Rd. Stone Mountain GA. 30087 770.469.5363 Dec. 07, 2016 @ 12:00pm Unit 341 Johnny J. Cooper Wheels, Piano, and Lawnn Equipment Unit 169A Vanessa Byers Totes and Boxes Unit 382 LaTay Mays Full Bed Mattress, Boxes and TV Unit 366 Frank Porter Household Goods Unit 104 Jonathan Cray Dresser, Bed and Couches Purchases must be made with cash only and paid at the above referenced facility in order to complete the transaction. Extra Space Storage may refuse any bid and may rescind any purchase up until the winning bidder takes possession of the personal property.

929-455075, 11/13,20 Notice is hereby given that Extra Space Storage will sell at public auction at the storage facility listed below, to satisfy the lien of the owner, personal property described below belonging to those individuals listed below at location indicated: Extra Space Storage, 98 Hurricane Shoals Rd. NE, Lawrenceville, GA 30046, 770-682-4990, Time of Sale: December 6th, 2016 at 11:00 AM. Brenda Duckett Unit 1237 Household Items Brenda Duckett Unit 1233 Household Items

FORECLOSURES above referenced facility in order to complete the transaction. Extra Space Storage may refuse any bid and may rescind any purchase up until the winning bidder takes possession of the personal property.

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Above is a scene from Grayson against North Gwinnett in eighth grade Division 2 GFL Championship action. (Photo: Jamie Akoubian)

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he Gwinnett Football League held its youth championships last Saturday on the high school stadium fields at Archer and Grayson.

Champions were crowned in nine different divisions. Grayson’s youth teams led the way with five of the nine titles, including a clean sweep of the eighth-grade divisions. For full recaps on all nine championships and more GFL photos, visit gwinnettdailypost.com

Collins Hill’s Micah McMorris (5) congratulates Devon Caldwell (21) after a touchdown during Saturday’s GFL finals at Archer in Lawrenceville. (Photo: Karl L. Moore)

Players rehydrate during a timeout on the field during Saturday’s GFL finals at Archer in Lawrenceville.

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Lawrenceville’s Chase Walker (5) tries to get away from Grayson defender Bryant Henry (22) in 7-year-old GFL Championship action.

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Grayson cheerleaders perform during the the eighth grade Division 1 GFL Championship. (Photo: Jamie Akoubian)

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Chance meeting leads to Thanksgiving tradition It is a solid friendship of two like-minded Southerners that started in, of all places, a high-end restaurant in Beverly Hills. This was several years before I would meet my future husband, who was working in an office a couple of miles up the street.

I shall always be grateful to the good Lord for that coincidence, or rather collision, of Southerners bumping into each other and beginning a conversation. Through that, I found my dear friend Walt Ehmer.

A man overheard the chatter between my friend Kim and me. He grinned and approached the table.

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“North Carolina,” Kim replied.

“Georgia,” I said.

He stuck out his hand.

“Birmingham, Alabama.”

He was Hatton Smith, president of the familyowned Royal Cup coffee

company.

“I’ll send y’all some coffee,” he offered after half an hour of conversation.

Later that night, Kim commented on how she was looking forward to the coffee Hatton was sending because she loves Royal Cup coffee. It’s all that she and her husband serve at their businesses.

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Certainly the closest new friend I have made in the past decade or two.

“I sell waffles for Waffle House in Atlanta,” he wrote.

“We have done business with Hatton and his brother, Bill, since the 1970s.

Always on a handshake.

Never a contract. He’s a true Southern gentleman, and you caught the essence of that in your article.”

This note began our friendship. I thought Walt Ehmer was, perhaps, in supplies or distribution for Waffle House. The person in charge of purchasing from vendors.

“I’m sending you a package,” he wrote a month or so later. “I can’t be outdone

by Hatton.” When the box of Waffle House merchandise, including a box of hash browns, arrived, Walt’s card was enclosed.

“President,” I said aloud while standing on the back porch with a Waffle House T-shirt in one hand and the

card in the other.

In the years that followed, Walt became such a good friend that neither of us has ever hesitated to call the other for a favor. Most times, though, we just call to check in.

We have a Thanksgiving tradition, though, and it’s become an important part of the day. Walt works every Thanksgiving and Christmas Day (Waffle House’s biggest day) at a store in the Atlanta area. Actually, he usually hits three or four stores.

Whichever stores need the most help, he’ll be there — greeting, pouring coffee, sweeping the floor, washing dishes. Waffle House management, not just Walt, are like that. They’re handson in stores and every third weekend of the month, the executive management works a third shift somewhere.

It’s our tradition to call and wish the other “Happy Thanksgiving” and to chat briefly. We may not have

talked to each other for two months, but we sure will on Thanksgiving. I called him first last year, but the year before as Tink and I were having coffee, the phone rang and Walt’s name showed up.

“Dadgum! Walt beat me.

I wanted to call him first.”

See, I figure that a man who starts waiting on customers at 5 a.m. deserves not to have to stop his duties and call me when I’m lingering over coffee.

This year may be a bit different. After Walt finishes working at a few Waffle Houses, the Tinkers are hopeful that he will join us for our annual Thanksgiving supper. No hash browns, smothered or covered.

Just turkey, dressing, homemade biscuits and Royal Cup coffee.

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“Public libraries have long assisted people with what was called ‘Talking Visual impairment is no Books’ or audio-recordings obstacle to reading a good of books and magazines,” book in Braselton.

Braselton library manager The city’s library branch Lori Hayes said in a staterecently announced it has ment. “The new technolreceived new devices from ogy devices add a new the Georgia Public Library dimension to these original System that allow patrons services.” with visual impairments to The new devices actually sit back, relax and let the do more than read books, book do all of the work. since not all visual impairWell, technically, a comments are the same. One puter does the work. device, a Mobilux Digital These are computers that Touch portable magnifying scan pages in books and device, provides a larger makes them larger or reads font size of the words in

the book by, as the name suggests, magnifying the pages. The library also has a MagniLink S video magnifier.

The magnifiers take the image of the book page and show an enlarged version on a computer screen.

Similarly, the library has acquired some large print keyboards to help patrons who may have a hard time seeing smaller characters.

Other devices, called MagniLink Voice reading machines, are also available. They read the books for the patrons, like an audio book. It uses optical character readers that translate the words on the page into audio that the user can listen to.

“The Braselton Rotary Club made a generous donation of a reading magnifier several years ago, and we’re pleased to offer the equipment to visionimpaired patrons or their caregivers,” Hayes said, “and salute the Georgia Public and Piedmont Regional Library systems for partnering and including patrons with print impairments.

“The collaborative goal for accessible equipment is to exceed the standards of the Americans with Disabilities Act.”

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Peachtree Corners gives community service awards FROM STAFF REPORTS The United Peachtree Corners Civic Association recently recognized residents making an impact in the community, including L.C. Johnson, who was honored with the Paul Duke Lifetime Achievement Award.

Ben Chapin, a junior at Norcross High School, was the Rising Star recepient. An Eagle Scout, he is active in Gwinnett Relay For Life, serving as the co-chair of the committee at his school, and is also a member of student council. He has volunteered the past four years at Dunwoody Baptist Church during its food stock campaign and is part of international Stop Hunger Now movement.

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The Community Partner award went to the Robert D. Fowler Family YMCA and its executive director Mark Thornell.

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Bruschi has served and been president of two different HOAs in the Peachtree Corners community and has served on the UPCCA board for more than 10 Mark Fran Pat L.C. Thornell Millar Bruschini Johnson years, including two terms as president. In excellence in community volunteer opportunities.

2007, she chaired the partnership. It acknowlState Sen. Fran MilPeachtree Corners Tour edges nonprofit organiza- lar was honored with the of Homes, which contribtions, schools and faithFriend of Peachtree Coruted $10,000 to lighting based organizations for ners award, which goes to the monument sign. She above and beyond contri- someone who does not re- has also coordinated litbutions to the community. side in Peachtree Corners ter pickup on numerous The YMCA was recogbut has made a substantial city roads since 2003 in nized for offering fitness contribution to the city. cooperation with Gwinand wellness activities Millar’s district, which nett Clean and Beautiful. such as gymnastics, includes Peachtree She has coordinated The aquatics, youth sports, Corners, serves on the Great American Clean Up programs for active older governor’s Education with UPCCA and Gwinadults, summer camping, Reform Commission and nett Clean and Beautiful after-school enrichment the governor’s Welfare for 5 years. She is the programs, adapted sports Reform Commission. He founding co-director of for children with special also serves on the South- the West Chapter of the needs, child care, aerobics ern Regional Education Friends of the Library and classes and leadership and Board and the Board for has served on the Friends Georgia Partnership for BOD for 3 years.

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After his military service, he began a career in education, earning a doctorate in management while turning troubled schools around by engaging the surrounding communities. After his retirement from education, he and his wife, Gracie, where looking for a good place to retire with access to an airport, excellent schools and a diverse community, and they chose Peachtree Corners.

Since moving to the city, he has been active with UPCCA, Rotary International, Gwinnett Clean and Beautiful, Gwinnett County Housing Authority, Gwinnett County Development Authority and the Atlanta Chapter of Tuskegee Airmen. He also served on the Salvation Army Board and the Gwinnett Hospital Systems Board. Johnson is currently a member of Peachtree Corners Downtown Development Authority Board.

To cross the great divide, try to see the best in people We have never been more divided. Or so it would seem. If we are in fact divided, we are the ones who created the divide.

The media and candidates can fuel the divide, but the divide only happens when we, the people, make negative assumptions about each other.

If it seems like you’re surrounded by negativity, consider the situation I encountered a few years ago. I call it “the tale of two teachers.” When I originally wrote about these two teachers, I got letters from people all over the country saying, “I know those two. You must be writing about our school.”

See if you can spot yourself or someone you know in this story: Teacher X teaches biology; teacher Y teaches language arts.

Teacher X has a Facebook fan page started by her students; they share facts about biology, project triumphs, questions and compliments.

The students love Teacher X. When she walks down the hall, past and current students come up and say, “Hey, Ms. X, how’s it going?” Kids are on fire for her subject. They show up early for class. Former students go back to see her year after year.

Teacher Y also has a Facebook group. Her Facebook group was also started by students. But it’s not a fan page; it’s the “I Survived Ms. Y” group. Kids don’t make

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around the dreaded language arts teacher, she sighs and makes snide remarks when discussing students. She drops little hints about the kids being spoiled and not caring.

Both teachers are accurate in their assessments of students. They’re both describing the way they Lisa McLeod experience their students.

So what does this have eye contact with her when to do with the political she walks down the hall; divide? Everything. Both instead they look at the of these teachers have floor or roll their eyes created their own reality.

One teacher is showing up behind her back. every day with 150 people Both teachers teach excited to see her. The gifted students. They other teacher is showing both have reputations as really tough teachers, and up to face five classrooms a day of kids who would they’re both regarded as experts in their field. Any- rather be anywhere than one would say of either of with her.

You don’t get to choose them, “She really knows your neighbors; you cerher stuff.”

Yet they get completely tainly don’t get to choose your family. You do, different responses from however, get to choose the their students. way you experience them.

Here’s where it gets You can focus on their interesting: They don’t worst traits and make just teach the same kind of kids, gifted kids. They negative assumptions teach the exact same kids. about their motivations.

We’re at a turning They both teach at the same high school, and the point. We can be like same students are in both the cranky high school teacher who assumes the classes. worst about, and because I’ve interacted with of her attitude, experiencboth of these teachers, and I’ve seen the way they es the worst of people. Or look when they talk about we can be the person who their students. The differ- assumes and experiences the best of others. ence is amazing. If you Lisa McLeod is the ask the rocking biology creator of the popular teacher about her kids, business concept Noble she’ll tell you, “The kids in this school are so great. Purpose and author of the bestseller “Selling They are on fire to learn.

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Humility: A foundational virtue In “The 9 Virtues of Exceptional Leaders,” Karl Haden and I rank humility first among the virtues. Why? Because we believe it is the foundational virtue, the one from which all others arise and the one that makes all the others possible.

Stephen R. Covey called humility “the mother of all virtues.”

We believe that is an apt description. An individual may possess, or appear to possess, any of the other virtues; but if that person lacks humility, we do not regard him or her as a virtuous person.

This is especially true for leaders. As Ken Blanchard has taught in “The Servant Leader,” humility is the sine qua non of leadership, in that it prompts us to set aside our own selfish agendas and focus on serving those we lead.

Even so, this is a difficult concept for many leaders to buy into. People often rise to leadership positions by the sheer force of

Nor does seeking humility mean that one cannot project strength.

History provides many examples of great leaders who were both humble and strong: Jesus Christ, Ghandi, Dr. King.

For leaders still strugRob gling with humility, or Jenkins who frankly don’t see the need for it, we would their personality and/or like to offer the followintellect. They’re used to ing observation, perhaps telling people what to do as a form of motivation: and being obeyed. Thus Unless you first seek huthey tend to have outmility, you cannot possized egos, which on the sibly acquire the other surface seems to be the leadership virtues. opposite of humility.

Without Humility, Yet having a healthy Honesty becomes little sense of self does not more than a bludgeon mean someone cannot with which to establish be humble. Indeed, in one’s moral superiority. some ways it is a necesCourage becomes sary prerequisite for true mere foolhardiness — or humility, as opposed to worse, false bravado. low self-esteem. Only Perseverance becomes those inclined to think pure stubbornness, well of themselves, and pigheadedness, often in with reason to do so, can pursuit of an unjust (or truly exhibit meaningful at least less than worthhumility. Being humble while) cause. means suppressing one’s Hope becomes wideego in order to be more eyed optimism, edging sensitive to others. You toward fantasy and cercan’t suppress something tain to be disappointed. you don’t have to begin Charity becomes mere with. self-love, or else a tool

for manipulating others.

Balance becomes a futile attempt to reconcile warped priorities.

Wisdom becomes conceit, contempt for those (supposedly) less wise, and ultimately self-deception.

And Justice becomes the servant of the powerful — or, as Thrasymachus puts it in Plato’s Republic, “nothing else than the interests of the stronger.”

To be a better leader, you must first become a better person. The road to self-improvement, we believe, lies through embracing, practicing, and internalizing the 9 Virtues. And the first, indispensable step on that road is to seek humility.

Rob Jenkins is a local freelance writer and the author of four books, including “Family Man: The Art of Surviving Domestic Tranquility” and “The 9 Virtues of Exceptional Leaders” (with Karl Haden), both available at Books for Less in Buford and on Amazon. Email Rob at rjenkinsgdp@yahoo.com.

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Coming up this week after Thanksgiving — from Nov. 25-28 — all adoption fees at the Georgia SPCA will be waived, thanks to a donation from Zappos Shoes. Zappos will donate the adoption fees for any of the animals who are taken home during those three days, including Binkie.

Binkie is a 3 1/2-year-old Tuxedo cat who loves being held in the kennel. But staffers at the GA SPCA say you can see in his eyes that he’s wishing for a permanent home where he can do what he does best — give love and affection 24/7.

Binkie was found living in the woods near Lula, where local residents fed and cared for him. He is social and friendly — a big guy with a big heart.

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AUBURN Library to host teen writing club Auburn teenagers looking to be the next Shakespeare, Austen or Hemingway have a chance to get started this week.

The Auburn Public Library will host its Teen Writing Club from 5 to 6 p.m. Tuesday.

Teens are encouraged to visit the library and share their writings with other teenagers who enjoy writing.

The library is located at 24 Fifth St. in Auburn.

more from dacula Santa Claus, pictured here with Mrs. Claus, will be be available for a special meet-andgreet opportunity at Christmas in Dacula.

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BARROW COUNTY Winder to host annual Christmas parade The 68th annual Winder Christmas Parade will take place on North Broad Street in downtown Winder beginning at 4 p.m. Dec. 10.

The holiday tradition will feature handcrafted and specially designed floats, vintage cars, decorated trucks, military vehicles and more.

Santa and Mrs. Claus with make a special appearance during the parade. Afterward, they will be available for photos at the gazebo.

For more information and to participate, visit www. cityofwinder.com.

BERKELEY LAKE Berkely Lake to develop stormwater geodatabase The city will work with an engineering consulting firm to combine multiple databases and sources to track the status of the area’s stormwater geography.

This fall, the city sought a recommendation and proposal from the Duluth-based Keck and Wood firm. The amount of the design and development of the geodatabase will cost about $4,000.

The geodatabase will monitor inventories, inspections and remedial activities so it will be compatible with industry-standard geographic information systems.

The city approved no more than $4,500 for the project from the stormwater section of the city’s 2016 budget.

BRASELTON Holiday shoppers urged to buy locally Saturday Braselton officials are touting a mantra of “Come to Braselton on Small Business Saturday.”

The city is urging residents to think local and buy from area vendors next weekend on Small Business Saturday. Officials have even turned it into a food truck event, with residents who might need a break from all of the holiday shopping invited to enjoy some foot on Frances Street between 11 a.m. and 2 p.m.

BUFORD Green Your Holiday Festival Monday The Environmental and Heritage Center will present its annual Green Your Holiday Festival from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Monday.

Visitors will make a wildlife-inspired ornament, create upcycled/recycled holiday crafts, conduct Holly Jolly Science with lab experiments and more. The event will feature the Ocean Bound exhibit with 14 interactive stations demonstrating how everyone’s actions on land affect oceans.

The Holiday Arts & Crafts Market in the center’s gift shop will include local artistand artisan-produced items, including jewelry, organic bath products and more.

General admission is $8 per person. Admission is free for members, children 2 and younger and guests who attend the Holiday Arts and Crafts Market.

For more information, visit www.gwinnettehc.org.

DACULA Library branch to host Minecraft challenge Parents who are looking for something to keep their kids occupied ahead of Thanksgiving are invited to bring their tykes to the Dacula Library branch for a game of Minecraft on Tuesday.

The library will host a Minecraft challenge from 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. Kids who drop by, whether they’re neophytes to the game or old pros, will be given challeng-

Hebron Church to host Christmas in Dacula The free community Christmas festival will feature holiday shopping, With the event attracta live nativity, a car show, ing a large crowd last year, a 5K race, a musical perorganizers are hoping to formance and more. Some reach the 10,000 mark key highlights for this at this year’s Christmas year’s Christmas in Dacula in Dacula celebration, are Santa’s Village, more which will take place from than 80 business vendors noon to 8 p.m. Dec. 3. and a Santa Claus meetThe event, presented by and-greet. the Dacula Business AsThe Dacula Jingle Jog sociation and the City of 5K and Fun Run will kick Dacula, will take place at off the daylong festival Hebron Church. starting at 8 a.m. There

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es to take on in the game.

Children who participate are welcome to compete against friends, other participants or go it alone during the event.

The program is open to kids ages 7 and up, and officials urge families to arrive early because space will be limited and handed out on a first-come, first-served basis.

The library is located at 265 Dacula Road in Dacula.

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The center is located at 485 Grayson Parkway in Grayson.

LAWRENCEVILLE Breakfast With Santa scheduled for Saturday Local kids better finalDULUTH ize their Christmas lists in Railway Museum to screen the next few days, because movie ‘Polar Express’ Santa Claus will be in town The Southeastern Railway next weekend.

The Gwinnett County Museum on Saturday will have a Polar Express experi- Historic Courthouse will host Breakfast With Santa at 8:30 ence. a.m. in the Superior Court It will screen the movie Ballroom on Saturday. A hot “Polar Express” at 6:30 p.m. in an authentic train car. This breakfast will be served with the jolly old man, and kids holiday tale tells of a young boy who still wants to believe will be invited to make crafts and have keepsake photos in Santa even though his taken with Santa. friends have grown out of it.

The cost to participate His faith is rewarded when in $13 per person. Families a steam train pulls up to his house and escorts him to the must register by Wednesday by either logging onto www.

North Pole to meet Santa. gwinnettcounty.com/portal/ Tickets are $25 per pergwinnett/Departments/Comson. Each guest will receive cookies, hot chocolate and a munityServices/Parksanspecial gift. Children younger dRecreation/CalendarEvents than 2 will be admitted at no and using code GHC11501, or by calling 770-822-5450. charge with a paying adult.

The historic courthouse is The Polar Express experience includes a twilight train located on the Lawrenceville Square at 185 W. Crogan St. ride, weather permitting, and a chance to explore the LILBURN museum.

City office hours, GRAYSON garbage pickup times Senior Center offers to change for holiday chair yoga class The city’s administrative Ever wanted to try yoga offices will be closed for but feel it’s too stressful on Thanksgiving on Thursday the body and prefer sitting in and Friday. a comfy chair?

Advanced Disposal will The city of Grayson will not collect garbage Thanksoffer residents a chance to giving Day. Customers who do both. normally receive service on The Grayson Senior Thursdays will have garbage Center will host a Chair Yoga picked up Friday. Customers class from 11 a.m. to noon whose service day is Friday Tuesday. It takes traditional will have garbage picked up yoga and conforms it to work Saturday.

will be awards given for the top runners and best costumes.

The event will also feature a car show, and individuals can enter their cars for a fee of $20.

Admission to the event is free, but attendees are encouraged to bring cash for activities and to donate to local nonprofit organizations such as Nothing But the Truth and C.A.R.E. Said Dacula mayor

Police services will not be disrupted.

LOGANVILLE Tree lighting, parade among upcoming events The city of Loganville is preparing for three holiday events in the next two weeks.

The annual tree lighting event will be at 6 p.m. Friday on the Town Green. Pictures with Santa, face painting and crazy hair will be among the attractions.

On Dec. 2, the city will present a concert by the Sock Hops at the Rock Gym. The show will start at 6:30 p.m.

At 6 p.m. Dec. 3, the city will host its annual Christmas parade. The theme is “What the Grinch Couldn’t Steal: The Spirit of Christmas.” For more information, including a vendor application, visit loganvilleevents. com.

NORCROSS Holiday celebrations on tap beginning Dec. 2 The city of Norcross will host its annual holiday celebration, “Sparkle! A Celebration of Kids, Creativity and Magic,” which includes carriage rides, photos with Santa, a Christmas tree lighting in the park and holiday entertainment on Dec. 2.

“We invite all of our citizens and visitors to experience the wonder and delight of the holidays in Norcross,” Mayor Bucky Johnson said.

“In what is a special time of year, we look forward to sharing the spirit of the season through our holiday celebration.”

The city of Norcross will put on the following events to celebrate the holiday season: • Photos with Santa and

Jimmy Willbanks: “If you have not attended Christmas in Dacula, you are missing the premier Christmas event in Gwinnett County. I invite you to participate and enjoy the Christmas season as we celebrate the birth of the Savior.”

Hebron Church is located at the corner of Fence Road and Dacula Road. For more information, visit christmasindacula.org.

carriage rides: Santa will be visit downtown Norcross along with carriage rides through Norcross Dec. 2 through Dec. 23 every Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday evening from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. in front of Taste of Britain. You can catch Santa at The Crossing Restaurant starting Dec. 6.

• Holiday First Friday Concert with The Rainmen: The Rainmen are a rock ’n’ roll combo, specializing in mostly danceable, fun songs from the ’60s and early ’70s. The band is made up of longtime veterans of the Atlanta music scene. They have performed in many clubs, as well as private events and festivals.

The event will be from 7 to 9 p.m. at the Norcross Cultural Arts and Community Center on Dec. 2.

• Christmas tree lighting: Join us for the traditional lighting of the Christmas tree in Thrasher Park and enjoy music from Norcross First United Methodist Church.

Norcross resident Steven Howington will officially light the Christmas tree. For more than 30 years, Howington, who has Down syndrome, has lit the Norcross Christmas tree. Santa will be available for photos. Enjoy free hot cocoa and cookies (while supplies last) courtesy of the Norcross Masonic Lodge and the Norcross Lions Club while watching “How the Grinch Stole Christmas” and “Shrek the Halls” on the big screen while you wait in line to meet Santa. The Salvation Army Brass Band will perform as the annual Red Kettle Bell campaign kicks off.

It’s scheduled for 5:30 p.m. on Dec. 2 in Thrasher Park.

PEACHTREE CORNERS City seeks information from military veterans Peachtree Corners officials want to talk to any resident

of the city who is a military veteran.

The city is planning a veterans monument, which will be built on its new Town Green with an expected completion date of sometime in the spring of 2018.

Ahead of that, however, the city needs information from its veterans.

The city is asking veterans and their families to contact city spokeswoman Judy Putnam at 770-609-8821 or jputnam@ peachtreecornersga.gov and provide her with the veteran’s name, branch of service, years of service and contact information.

The city is planning to include an interactive component to its veterans monument that will let visitors find and identify people from the city who have served in the military.

Plans for the city’s veterans monument can be viewed at www.ptcvets.net.

SNELLVILLE City to celebrate season with annual holiday events The Snellville community will welcome the holiday season with a parade and the annual Christmas tree lighting from 5 to 9 p.m. Nov. 28.

The parade will start at Wisteria Plaza at the Kmart shopping center at 2420 Wisteria Drive followed by the tree lighting event. It will feature photos with Santa, s’mores toasted over a fire, and children’s craft activities at the Towne Greene at 2342 Oak Road.

Musical performances will lead up to the lighting of the tree by Mayor Witts and Santa at 7 p.m.

For more information, visit www.snellvilletourism. com.

SUGAR HILL City makes strides on Greenway project City officials announced on Wednesday that “great steps forward on the Sugar Hill Greenway” have been made recently.

With passage of SPLOST, funding will be programmed for all three phases of the project. Phase 1 is about 4.7 miles and will connect the portions of the Sugar Hill Greenway from West Broad Street in downtown Sugar Hill to Whitehead Road. This is another step forward to ensure that the city will begin to see initial signs of progress on the Sugar Hill Greenway beginning very soon in 2017, the city said in a Facebook post.

Overall, the Sugar Hill Greenway is a proposed 11.5-mile paved walking and bicycling path that connects Sugar Hill’s parks, downtown, schools and churches.

SUWANEE Police department earns reaccreditation The Suwanee Police Department recently attained reaccreditation with excellence from the Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies.

Police Chief Mike Jones and other agency representatives were awarded the agency’s re-accreditation at the CALEA conference in Charleston, S.C. CALEA assessors spent several days evaluating the department in June, examining all aspects of Suwanee Police policy and procedures, management, operations and support services. Verification by an outside assessment team is part of a voluntary process, confirming that the Suwanee Police Department meets the CALEA commission’s state-of-the-art standards.

“I am extremely proud for the department to be re-accredited with excellence by the Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies,” Jones said. “CALEA accreditation represents a significant professional achievement and is confirmation that the Suwanee Police Department practices are consistent with progressive professional standards. This accreditation validates the high standards we hold our personnel to and is aligned with national guidelines.”

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