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PRESIDENT

Surprise wins for Trump Race with Clinton goes into morning

BY STEVE HOLLAND AND EMILY STEPHENSON Reuters

Gwinnett County Commission Chairwoman Charlotte Nash chats with former Commission Chairman Wayne Hill at an election night results watching party at 550 Trackside in Lawrenceville on Tuesday night. (Staff Photo: Curt Yeomans)

NASH HOLDS ON

Chairwoman wins re-election in tight contest pause.

Nash was cautiously optimistic early in the night and Visit gwinnettdailypost.com for a photo gallery. watched as she slowly came Gwinnett County Commisback from a virtual tie with her sion Chairwoman Charlotte “This outcome belongs to all opponent.

Nash will continue leading the the volunteers and supporters “I think they’re so close that county’s government for anoth- who worked so hard,” Nash we’re going to have to wait er four years after she appeared said. “I appreciate the confiand see, as additional precincts headed for slim re-election dence of the voters who chose come in, what the trend is,” she victory Tuesday night. to give me another four years to said.

As of 11:30 p.m., Nash was work hard for Gwinnett.”

As the precincts where votes leading her Democratic oppoAs the early voting results on Tuesday came in, hownent, Jim Shealey, 52 percent to came in Tuesday night, the fact ever, Nash quickly caught up 48 percent with 154 out of 157 that Shealey had jumped out to with and then passed Shealey, precincts counted. This was the a very slight, and tight, early although he kept her in a tight first time the commission chair- lead over Nash gave several race all night. woman, who first won the seat attendees at her election results Shealey attributed the in a 2011 special election, faced watch party at 550 Trackside strength of his showing to the a re-election challenge. in Lawrenceville a reason for fact that he made transportation

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Isakson holds on to Senate seat, Page 3A

Millar, Butler on track to win in Ga. Senate, Page 3A

in Gwinnett, a hot button topic in the county in recent years, a central part of his campaign platform.

He also said the results show a transportation solution has to be found in the next four years or a Democrat could win the chairmanship in 2020.

“If they don’t make a change as far as transportation and doing things a little differently, then they’re going to be out of there in the next cycle,” Shealey said. “This is not going to go away. You know the infrastructure in Gwinnett is behind and they’ve overdeveloped this county. Those things aren’t going away.”

Brockway, Cox win legislative races, Page 3A

Republican Donald Trump scored a series of shocking wins in battleground U.S. states including Florida and Ohio on Tuesday, opening a path to the White House for the political outsider and rattling world markets that had counted on a win by Democrat Hillary Clinton.

With investors worried a Trump victory could cause economic and global uncertainty, the U.S. dollar sank and stock Donald markets plummeted in Trump wild Asian trading. Opinion polls before Election Day had given Clinton a slim lead.

Mexico’s peso plunged to its lowest-ever levels as Trump’s chances of winning the presidency increased. Concerns of Hillary a Trump victory have Clinton weighed heavily on the peso for months because of his threats to rip up a free trade agreement with Mexico and tax money sent home by migrants to pay to build a wall on the southern U.S. border.

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Gwinnett SPLOST cruises to approval Amendment 1

fails at ballot box

BY CURT YEOMANS

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Gwinnett County voters backed the county’s proposed $950 million, sixyear SPLOST on Tuesday, allowing the county and its cities to tackle a variety of projects around the community.

The pro-SPLOST votes led 63 percent to 37 percent as of 11:30 p.m., with 154 precincts and early votes counted. The 2017 SPLOST will be a continuation of the existing SPLOST and be used to pay projects ranging from transportation issues to an expansion of the Infinite Energy Forum in Duluth.

“I think if the results hold the way they are, this will be the largest margin that SPLOST has won by in its history,” said Connie Wiggins, one of the pro-SPLOST movement leaders. “To me this SPLOST is probably the most important one for our community that we’ve had because it’s something that

Supporters of Gwinnett County’s 2017 SPLOST gather around a TV set at 550 Trackside in Lawrenceville to watch election results Tuesday night. (Staff Photo: Curt Yeomans)

really benefits everybody.

“It definitely helps homeowners, it helps businesses, it helps people that come to visit. It really ensures that continue to have a great quality of life.”

Although the tax went before voters Tuesday, there will be a lag time before the current SPLOST ends and the newly approved one begins. Collections on the 2017 SPLOST are expected to begin in the spring.

Wiggins and county commission Chairwoman

Charlotte Nash said they felt the large margin of victory for the SPLOST was a sign of confidence by the voters in local officials’ handling of funds from past SPLOSTs. “I think it is affirmation of how important it is to do what you say you’re going to do with the SPLOST,” Nash said.

“We’ve tried to be very, very careful across the years about treating it that way and I think that pays off when you get to this point where the majority

BY KEITH FARNER keith.farner @gwinnettdailypost.com

The most talked about of the four amendments on statewide ballots was voted down on Tuesday, a blow to Gov. Nathan Deal’s secondterm goals that especially focused on education.

At issue was how to improve schools that have scored low for three straight years in the College of people have faith that and Career Performance the SPLOST dollars are Index results, what Deal going to be used the way calls “chronically failing that it’s been presented schools.” But a host of that it will be used.” education groups, including The county will get the the Professional Associalargest share of the protion of Georgia Educators, ceeds — $748.2 million the Georgia PTA and the — with $486.3 million of Georgia NAACP opposed that money going toward the referendum. transportation projects in With more than 64 unincorporated Gwinnett. percent of the vote turnout Another nearly $108.5 reported, the “no” vote million will be spent on was ahead 59 percent to 40 recreation facilities, folpercent. lowed by $67.3 for the Verdaillia Turner, See SPLOST, Page 2A president of the Georgia

Federation of Teachers, said in a statement that parents, teachers and the communities across the state resoundingly rejected the idea that policymakers alone should be the stewards of children’s futures.

“Instead, Georgians sent a clear message to Governor Deal and other stakeholders: We need to make changes to our public education system, but the current plan isn’t working,” Turner said. “We need to develop a new roadmap through an inclusive process where the focus is not on testing alone but on making the improvements essential to helping all students acquire the knowledge and skills they need for success in the 21st century economy.”

While the Gwinnett School Board did not make a policy action or take a stand on the amendment, several other school boards See BALLOT, Page 2A

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SPLOST

Infinite Energy Forum expansion, nearly $52.4 for public safety, $22.2 million for library relocations and renovations and $11.2 for senior service facilities.

The cities will split the remaining money as follows: The city of Auburn will get $210,803 for transportation and water and sewer capital improvements.

Berkeley Lake will get more than $1.85 million for transportation, public safety and administrative facilities projects.

Braselton will get $3.5 million for transportation projects.

Buford will get $11.6 million for transportation, recreation and parking facilities.

Dacula will get nearly $4.9 million for transportation, recreation, public safety, water and sewer and administrative facilities projects.

Duluth will get more than $26.7 million for transportation, recreation, public safety and parking projects.

Grayson will get more than $2.8 million for transportation and recreation projects.

Lawrenceville will get $27.9 million for transportation, recreation, parking, cultural and administrative facilities projects.

Lilburn will get nearly $11.6 million for transportation, recreation and public safety projects.

Loganville will get $2.5 million for transportation, recreation and water and sewer projects.

Norcross will get $15.2 million for transportation, recreation and parking facilities projects.

Peachtree Corners will get nearly $37.6 million for transportation projects.

Rest Haven will get $31,162 for transportation projects.

Snellville will get nearly $18.1 million for transportation and recreation projects.

Sugar Hill will get $19.9 million for transportation, recreation and cultural facilities projects.

Suwanee will get $17.1 million for transportation, recreation and administrative facilities projects.

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President

•From Page 1A

tracking poll. A Reuters/Ipsos States of the Nation poll GEORGIA gave her a 90 percent chance Candidate Percent Votes of defeating Trump and (R) Donald Trump 51.88 1,966,950 becoming the first woman (D) Hillary Clinton 45.12 1,710,838 elected U.S. president.

(L) Gary Johnson 3.00 113,823 Also at stake on Tuesday 147 of 159 counties reporting was control of the U.S. GWINNETT Congress.

Candidate Percent Votes Republicans will maintain (D) Hillary Clinton 51.30 154,930 their six-year control over (R) Donald Trump 44.87 135,521 the House of Representa(L) Gary Johnson 3.83 11,564 154 of 157 precincts reporting tives, major TV networks projected, and were on Arizona. television networks project- track to defend their Senate majority, as well, against a Trump captured conserva- ing the winner in 41 of the handful of failed Democratic tive states in the South and 50 states and the District of challengers.

Midwest, while Clinton Columbia.

In a presidential campaign swept several states on the A wealthy real-estate East Coast and Illinois in the developer and former reality that focused more on the Midwest.

TV host, Trump rode a wave character of the candidates After running close of anger toward Washington than on policy, Clinton, 69, throughout the night in insiders to challenge Clinton, and Trump, 70, accused each Virginia, Clinton pulled out whose gold-plated establish- other of being fundamentally the swing state that is home ment resume includes stints unfit to lead the country.

Trump entered the race 17 to her running mate, Senator as a first lady, U.S. senator months ago and survived a Tim Kaine. and secretary of state. series of seemingly cripAt 8:55 p.m., Clinton acBoth candidates had pling blows, many of them knowledged a battle that was historically low popularity self-inflicted, including unexpectedly tight given her ratings, although Trump’s the emergence in October edge in opinion polls going were worse than Clinton’s, into Election Day. in an election that many vot- of a 2005 video in which She tweeted, “This team ers characterized as a choice he boasted about making unwanted sexual advances has so much to be proud of. between two unpleasant on women. He apologized Whatever happens tonight, alternatives. but within days, several thank you for everything.”

Before Tuesday’s votwomen emerged to say he As of 11:40 p.m., Trump ing, Clinton led Trump, 44 had groped them, allegations had 244 electoral votes to percent to 39 percent in the he denied.

Clinton’s 209, with U.S. last Reuters/Ipsos national

LOCAL PRESIDENTIAL RESULTS

Trump surged to wins in Florida, Ohio, Iowa and North Carolina, and Fox News projected a win for him in Wisconsin. With voting completed in 49 of the 50 U.S. states, he also narrowly led in Michigan and New Hampshire, edging him closer to 270 Electoral College votes needed to win the state-by-state fight for the White House.

Shortly after Fox called Wisconsin for Trump, supporters at his election evening rally in New York began to chant “lock her up” — a common refrain on the campaign trail for the former U.S. secretary of state repeatedly dubbed “Crooked Hillary” by Trump.

A packed crowd in the lobby of Trump’s new hotel in Washington, D.C. chanted “lock her up, lock her up,” and “USA, USA, USA” as state after state was called for Trump.

Clinton still had ways to reach 270 electoral votes, but she would have to sweep the remaining battleground states including Pennsylvania, Michigan and Nevada, and pull off an upset win in

Ballot

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School District that would have had a superintendent around the state adopted appointed by Deal that resolutions that opposed the would allow the state to temissue. porarily step in to assist the Gwinnett School Board low-performing schools, and Chairman Robert McClure in Deal’s mind, give students said while the board did not and parents hope for a betmade an official policy about ter future. The state would the issue, board members oversee the management of opposed it. He said it doesn’t the schools. make any more sense than “While Georgia boasts the federal government run- many schools that achieve ning local schools, and that it academic excellence every would be only slightly better year, we still have too many because the best government schools where students have is the smallest that’s closest little hope of attaining the to the problem. skills they need to succeed If passed, it would have in the workforce or in higher created an Opportunity education,” Deal said in a

statement last year when the OSD was proposed. “We have a moral duty to do everything we can to help these children. Failing schools keep the cycle of poverty spinning from one generation to the next. Education provides the only chance for breaking that cycle. When we talk about helping failing schools, we’re talking about rescuing children. I stand firm on the principle that every child can learn, and I stand equally firm in the belief that the status quo isn’t working.”

Amendment 2 A ballot measure cham-

pioned by State Sen. Renee Unterman, R-Buford, to let the state use fees and Renee fines colUnterman lected from adult businesses and sex traffickers to support a fund for services to support sexually exploited won overwhelmingly.

The “yes” vote was more than 83 percent after 11 p.m. when 64 percent of the voter turnout was in.

The critics of the mea-

sure, also called the Safe Harbor Amendment, said it would be a tax passed on to customers of adult businesses.

Unterman has said that the fees and fines are more like impact fees developers pay when their projects have an effect on a community and its resources.

“Let me tell you, the adult entertainment industry has an impact on the children of Georgia and I have absolutely no problem assessing them so that they can step up to the plate and help take care of these children,” she said.

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The proposal had broad bipartisan support among lawmakers, law enforcement officials, prosecutors in the Attorney General’s office and non-profit groups that work with victims of sex trafficking.

The campaign to vote “yes” on the amendment thanked voters for the support.

“This will ensure that going forward young victims of sex trafficking have access to the medical, psychological and other restorative services they need to heal and have hope for a better future,” co-chairs of the campaign, Evia Golde and Robyn Roberts, said in a statement. “This campaign was a true grassroots effort that gave a voice to the voiceless and will change the lives of some of Georgia’s most vulnerable children.”

Amendment 3 An amendment about whether to overhaul the state’s judicial watchdog agency passed, as the “yes” vote got more than 60 percent. It abolishes the state’s existing Judicial Qualifications Commission and replaces it with a new one that the state legislature would have more authority over, including confirmation of commission members by the state Senate.

The Judicial Qualifications Commission was created in 1972 to investigate complaints against judges and recommend disciplinary action if needed.

Supporters of the measure said it’s necessary because some judges’ rights were squashed by commissioners pursuing personal agendas.

They also said they’ve been hamstrung to address the issue because of the commission’s sovereignty.

Opponents said the proposed amendment would lead to a politicization of the independent agency, which is designed to protect people from unethical judges.

Amendment 4 The “yes” vote won out with 80 percent of the vote, and authorizes the state to take money from excise taxes levied on the sale of fireworks and use it to pay for trauma care, fire services and public safety.

Opponents of the measure did not want to specify how fireworks sales revenue would be used. Supporters were in favor of 55 percent of fireworks sales tax revenue to go to the Georgia Trauma Care Network Commission to support trauma care services, 40 percent to go to the Georgia Firefighter Standards and Training Council for fire equipment and training grants and five percent to local governments for public safety purposes.

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Sam Park knocks off incumbent U.S. Sen. Isakson Valerie Clark in House 101 race wins re-election

By Keith Farner

keith.farner @gwinnettdailypost.com

A new face will represent residents of House District 101, where challenger Sam Park knocked off longtime representative Valerie Clark.

It was a race that Democrats buzzed about partly because it’s been Sam Park four years since Clark faced a Democrat, and she last won a challenge in 2012 Valerie Clark with 56 percent of the vote. The retired educator and former Central Gwinnett High School principal was elected to the House in 2010 when she defeated then-incumbent Rep. Lee Thompson, a Democrat.

Park received 52 percent of the vote with 70 percent of the voter turnout counted.

Park, an attorney, has said he was inspired to run for the seat by his mother, who is battling cancer, and is interested in focusing on health care issues. Access to Medicaid is important to Park, and he said it’s been key to helping his mom fight cancer.

“Every time I take her to her chemo appointment, I’m reminded that access to health care is a matter of life and death,” Park said.

Georgia has refused to expand Medicaid in the state, with officials, particularly on the Republican side, arguing it would be too costly for the state to handle. Park said states that have expanded Medicaid, however, have taken public or private approaches and that he would be open to looking at either model for Georgia.

Park, a lifelong Gwinnett resident, previously worked for the Georgia House Democratic Caucus as well Democrats in the Maryland legislature.

Park opposed Amendment 1, the Opportunity School District proposal, which was defeated, and he said he would rather bring residents together and work collaboratively to find a solution that works for Georgia. He also wants to work on transportation issues.

Clark previously served as vice chair of the House Transportation Committee and said funding from the state’s new transportation funding laws should help Gwinnett get access to resources that can relieve traffic.

Clark said traffic relief, quality education and economic expansion and jobs are the big issues she’s heard constituents say they want addressed.

She pointed out that she supported increased funding for Gwinnett Tech and

Georgia Gwinnett College.

House District 81 Veteran state Rep. Scott Holcomb, a Democrat, beat out Republican challenger Lane Flynn with 57 percent of the vote with 64 percent of the voter turnout counted.

Holcomb is an attorney and Army veteran who has served in the House of Representatives since 2011.

He made headlines earlier this year for his fight to get a rape kit testing bill passed by the General Assembly and signed into law.

He counts veterans issues as important, as well as water, education, economic development and ethics.

Flynn is a small business Scott owner who Holcomb has been actively involved in local Republican politics as an officer and volunteer. His Lane Flynn campaign focused on helping businesses succeed, improving education and working on regional transportation.

This district is mostly in Fulton and DeKalb counties, but it does include a small portion of Gwinnett County in the Peachtree Corners and Norcross area.

House District 96 State Rep. Pedro Marin, a Democrat, coasted to victory against Republican Richard “Rick” Underwood in a district that includes parts of the Duluth and Pinckneyville areas.

Marin secured more than 60 percent of the vote with 64 percent of the ballots counted.

Marin, a native of Puerto Rico, has served in the House of Representatives since 2003 and was one of the first Latinos elected to the Georgia General Assembly. Among the issues he’s championed is transportation, having filed legislation the past legislative term, while unsuccessful, would have encourage Gwinnett Pedro Marin leaders to hold a referendum on joining MARTA. Underwood, a retired Lockheed Martin Aircraft Electrician and union representative who served in the U.S. Marine Corps, previously tried to run as a Democrat, against state Sen. David Shafer in 2014.

He was disqualified from running for that Senate seat when it was discovered that new election maps had moved him from that Senate district to another one. Underwood said the Democratic Party had not been aware that had been updated two years earlier.

He explained his switch to the Republican party

comes down to values.

“My principles, values and morale’s prohibit me from accepting those of the new Democratic Party,” he previously told the Daily Post.

House District 108 Democrat Donna McLeod held a slim lead over State Rep. Joyce Chandler, a Republican, in a race for the District 105 seat that garnered national attention.

McLeod’s recent endorsement from President Barack Obama, a rare move for state legislative races, may have pushed her to the forefront as she gained 49.90 percent of voters as of midnight, before the absentee ballots had been counted.

“I am anxious to see how the absentee ballots come out because we’re waiting on those,” Chandler said.

“I am down 45 votes, but if McLeod wins, I’ll congratulate her and know she’ll love being in the House.

After Chandler was reelected for a second term two years ago, the Republicancontrolled General Assembly Donna McLeod redrew the lines for her district.

McLeod has argued the move was strategic so Republicans could Joyce Chandler keep the seat. The district includes Grayson and parts of Lawrenceville and Snellville.

McLeod, an engineering consultant, has pushed for more diversity in decisionmaking processes in the county, traffic improvement and Medicaid expansion.

She is a native Jamaican who was raised in Ontario before becoming a U.S. citizen and settling in Gwinnett.

“I’m a a little tired; I’m overwhelmed, grateful and blessed,” McLeod said while waiting on official results.

“I have some of the greatest human beings that cared about the race and myself, and they really put their heart into this. … (Local Democrats) made sure we focused on what we were trying to achieve; to make sure that the county reflected the people who lived here.”

Chandler, who lives in Lawrenceville, retired after working in education and is known for her support for the field. The educational consultant and trainer has 31 years of experience as a counselor and teacher.

“No matter what, I’m very proud of the race my campaign has run,” she said.

House District 102 Incumbent Buzz Brockway kept his seat, beating Democrat Karen Ridgeway in the race to represent portions of Law-

renceville and Suwanee.

Brockway, who has served in his position since 2011, had 55.51 percent of the votes at press time.

During his term, he has worked on legislation for issues including election law reform, student data privacy protection, the fight against human trafficking, and others.

Brockway runs a business with his wife in his hometown of Lawrenceville. He is an operations manager in the plastics manufacturing industry.

Ridgeway is a Buzz research Brockway technology specialist and small business owner from Lawrenceville.

The education adKaren vocate has Ridgeway spoken out against the proposed Georgia constitutional amendment to allow the state to step in for failing public school systems.

House District 108 Republican Clay Cox will fill the open seat in this district after narrowly defeating Democrat Tokhir “T.R.” Radjabov, according to unofficial results.

Cox, who had 52.97 percent of votes at press time, will take over for Rep. B.J. Pak, R-Lilburn, who didn’t seek reelection after serving the district since 2011. The district includes Lilburn, and unincorporated areas of Lilburn, Lawrenceville, Mountain Park, Norcross and Stone Mountain.

From 2005 to 2011, Cox represented District 102 but didn’t seek re-election following his term.

This time, Cox has a host Clay Cox of goals including stopping tax increases and business overregulation; downsizTokhir “T.R.” ing the governor’s Radjabov role; and protecting unborn babies.

Cox is the CEO and founder of a probation services company.

Radjabov, a Lilburn resident, was born in the Soviet Union but arrived in the U.S. when he was 15 years old. He has since become an entrepreneur in the health care industry.

He campaigned on issues including ethics in government, promoting small business and betterpaying jobs, health care costs, and creating sustainable, environmentally friendly transportation.

From Staff Reports

I can promise Georgia Republican you that Johnny Isakson retained I will be his seat in the U.S. Senthe same tate on Tuesday night, Johnny holding off a pair of chalIsakson lengers. you have Johnny Isakson defeated known Isakson Democrat Jim Barksdale and in and Libertarian candidate whom you have placed your trust. I hope that you Allen Buckley, winning will always feel that you 57 percent of the vote as are an active and vital part of 11:30 p.m.

In an email to support- of Team Isakson and that ers, Isakson thanked those you can reach out to me in the years ahead, just have who voted for him: you have in years past.”

“During my next term,

Incumbents coast in U.S. Congress races

By Keith Farner

Johnson and a fourth term for Woodall.

Johnson’s district includes portions of DeKalb, Incumbents won the day Gwinnett, Newton and in U.S. congressional races Rockdale counties.

Woodall that had few challenges. was first Seventh elected to District Congress incumbent in 2010 Rep. Rob after he Woodall, served as a Repubchief of lican, staff to the knocked Hank district’s Rob Woodall off DemoJohnson prior concrat Rashid Malik by 60 percent to 39 gressman, Republican Rep. percent with 72 percent of John Linder. The district includes portions of Gwinthe votes reported. nett and Forsyth counties.

Fourth District incumMeanwhile, 10th District bent Rep. Hank Johnson, a incumbent Rep. Jody Hice, Democrat, routed Repuba Republican, only faced lican Victor Armendariz with 75 percent of the vote a write-in challenge from Grayson resident Leonard as some 266,000 voters Ware against the freshman participated.

It will be a sixth term for congressman.

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Incumbent Fran Millar retains state Senate seat

By Erika Wells

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Incumbent Rep. Fran Millar, a Republican, will hold onto his position in the state Senate after a rematch against Tamara JohnsonHealey, numbers showed shortly after midnight.

Millar had 54.19 percent of votes at press time. Two Fran Millar years ago, he beat Johnson-Healey by an overwhelming margin in the District 40 race.

He has held the seat more than 15 years, representing parts of DeKalb, Gwinnett and Fulton counties.

Initially, he was a member of the House from 1998 through 2010.

In Millar’s most recent term, he served on Gov. Nathan Deal’s commission on education reform. He said he has taken a bipartisan approach to address issues including affordable education, transportation and other matters in government gridlock.

The Dunwoody resident is an independent consul-

tant.

Johnson-Healey is an advocate for better health and safety standards for licensed beauty professionals. The nail technician and former salon owner is a Georgia native who now lives in Peachtree Corners.

She has focused on issues including Medicaid expansion, immigration reform and protecting voting rights.

House District 55 Incumbent Gloria Butler, a Democrat, appears to have bested challenger Annette Davis Jackson by about 30 percent to represent the area which includes parts of Gwinnett and DeKalb counties.

Butler Gloria Butler was first elected in 1998 and has served on several committees. The longtime Georgia resident was appointed to the MARTA Overview Committee under Gov. Nathan Deal and has worked to improve public health and child welfare.

Johnson of Lilburn is an advocate for better education, which she hoped would prepare students for future success.

Hunter, Watkins in virtual tie in District III

By Curt Yeomans

the possibility for a recount.

Watkins, like many Democrats on Gwinnett ballots, jumped to Voters in Gwinnett County an early lead over their RepubliCommission District III may have can opponents early on after the to a little longer to find out who early voting ballots were counted. will be their commissioner for the Watkins stayed ahead as precincts next four years. came in, but the margin of his lead At midnight, with all of the dwindled and Hunter was eventuprecincts in the district counted, ally able to catch up and slightly Commission Tommy Hunter was surpass him. in a virtual 50-50 tie with his The results are not official, Democratic opponent, Jasper Wat- however, until elections officials kins III. Hunter led by 643 votes, can verify and count the provior less than 1 percent, setting up sional ballots, a step that must be curt.yeomans@gwinnettdailypost.com

Tommy Hunter

Jasper Watkins III

taken before the results can be certified.

County spokesman Joe Sorenson said elections officials were still counting about 17,000 absen-

tee ballots late Tuesday night.

Hunter and Watkins could not be reached for comment about the results Tuesday night.

Hunter, who has a background in engineering, was seeking a second term of office on the commission. He previously told the Daily Post he felt the commission had made some progress on addressing issues in the county, but he wanted to serve for another four years because he some projects and issues that he still wanted to address.

“It’s going to take some more

time and some of them may not get done in the next four years,” he said last month.

Meanwhile, Watkins, a retired member of the Army and a nuclear pharmacist, told the newspaper last month that there was room for improvement in the county, particularly on the issue of transportation.

“I love it here, and I’m not leaving,” he said. “It could be better, and that’s why I put my name on the ballot. It’s good, but it could be better.”

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Bone marrow transplants can be risky DEAR DR. ROACH: I am 86 years old. Nine years ago I overcame non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma.

Now my oncologist tells me I have multiple myeloma. I read up about it, and asked about a procedure where the cancerous cells are removed in total and replaced by healthy ones. I gather that because of my age, even though I am fit and from a long lived-family, he thought I was too old and the procedure too risky. Have some people died during this procedure?

— R.T. ANSWER: You are talking about a bone marrow transplant, which is indeed a very risky procedure. To understand why, it is critical to understand what happens before the transplant.

When the cancerous cells can’t be removed mechanically (by surgery), and when they can’t be cured by radiation or standard-dose chemotherapy, very high doses of chemotherapy are used: high enough to destroy the cells in the bone marrow — both the cancerous myeloma cells and the healthy cells. The healthy cells need to be replaced, and they can come from someone else (called an allogeneic transplant) or, in some cases, from the person’s own cells, which are taken out before the chemotherapy (called an autologous transplant).

In addition to the higher treatment doses, the transplanted marrow can attack the cancer, if there is any left after the high-dose chemotherapy. This is called the graft-versus-tumor response (the transplanted cells are said to be “engrafted” into the bone marrow). Unfortunately, the transplant also can attack the recipient’s normal cells, called the graftversus-host disease, which I wrote about recently.

The toxicity from such high-dose chemotherapy can be significant. In studies of older patients with myeloma, between 2 and 16 percent of people died from the treatment (in that study, recipients were 70 to 83 years old). I could not find any reports of someone as old as you getting this treatment.

The decision to consider a bone marrow transplant in an individual with myeloma is too complex for me to summarize here.

It is not always the best treatment (even if you are younger), and only your oncologist can make that recommendation.

DEAR DR. ROACH: My question concerns a subject I’ve not seen addressed in your column.

My essential tremor is accompanied by an exaggerated startle response.

The least sound makes me jump. I take 10 mg citalopram for other reasons, and wonder why it does not seem to help this problem. Any thoughts?

— B.M. ANSWER: All of us can have a startle reflex, but the exaggerated startle reflex you describe can be found in many neurological conditions, including essential tremor — a condition of a tremor, often of the hands or head but it can be of any body part.

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Today is the 314th day of 2016 and the 49th day of autumn.

TODAY’S HISTORY: In 1906, Theodore Roosevelt visited the Panama Canal, becoming the first sitting president to make an official trip outside of the United States.

In 1938, the Nazis launched a national pogrom, later dubbed “Kristallnacht,” against Jewish people in Germany and Austria.

In 1965, a massive blackout left much of the northeastern United States and Ontario, Canada, without power.

In 1989, the wall separating West Berlin from East Berlin and the rest of East Germany was opened.

TODAY’S BIRTHDAYS: Benjamin Banneker (1731-1806), astronomer; Elijah P. Lovejoy (1802-1837), abolitionist; Hedy Lamarr (1914-2000), ac-

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TODAY’S FACT: The 1965 power grid blackout left an area of 80,000 square miles, and at least 30 million people, without power.

TODAY’S SPORTS: In 1961, the Professional Golfers Association of America eliminated its rule limiting membership to Caucasians.

TODAY’S QUOTE: “We live in a society exquisitely dependent on science and technology, in which hardly anyone knows anything about science and technology.” — Carl Sagan

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cational toys, and stay away from technology — no flashing lights, no loud music and no automatic movable parts.

Our oldest child has epilepsy and we avoid these toys for that reason.

We have asked family on both sides to understand our rules and Amy Dickinson everyone respects this.

The problem is with but I don’t feel comfort- my sister-in-law, who able spending the eveignores this request. She ning with him out on a always buys extremely romantic date. I feel that expensive gifts; always this involves me in your the most technologically relationship in a way that advanced item she can makes me uncomfortfind. able.”

My husband has told You can expect this me it’s because she wants might lead to a tough to make up for the childconversation between hood they had. you two, but that would I have always politely be a natural consequence accepted and thanked her of her choice. On a side for every gift given, and note, if she is eager to be with my husband’s apin a committed relaproval I return 95 percent tionship, this is a very of her gifts. I feel guilty. strange path to take, How can I convince because she is choosing her to stop with the to be with someone who expensive gifts without is actually committed to hurting her feelings? someone else.

— Dreading Christmas DEAR AMY: When DEAR DREADING: my husband and his You and your husband sister were young, they should reiterate your were very poor. They values and limits to his never got new clothes, sister, with the assumpnew toys, or gifts. They tion that she is probably went hungry some days. not deliberately underMy family was poor mining you, but is being too, although we alextravagant in the only ways had food and clean way she knows how. One clothes. We also got one of the great joys of being gift every Christmas. an aunt is to be a lavish Now my husband and giver to nieces and nephI have two daughters. We ews. It sounds as if she aren’t rich, but our chil- might not have children; dren want for nothing. it also sounds as if she We limit toys to edudoesn’t know yours very

well.

Thank her for her generosity in the past.

Tell her again that your children cannot have toys with technology because of your concerns it might trigger a seizure.

Ask her if she would like suggestions. Ideas that might appeal to her are a membership for your local children’s museum, subscriptions for a kids’ theater program or funding tuition for a week of camp for the girls.

And tell her the girls would love it if they each received a special book from their aunt.

DEAR AMY: Thank you for your compassionate reply to “Curious,” who wondered why you admitted to having a miscarriage. I wonder why Curious wrote such an insensitive letter in the first place.

There are many of us who have suffered a miscarriage, and your reply is clear and correct.

— Sandy DEAR SANDY: Having a miscarriage is not a mistake requiring an “admission.” It’s simply something that happened.

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Friend worries about pal’s affair DEAR AMY: A friend of mine who has been single finally found someone.

I was really happy for her because she has wanted to be in a committed relationship.

She told me two weeks ago that he is 15 years older than she (she is 34) and while that could pose challenges, I was still very supportive.

We agreed to a double date in a few weeks’ time with my long-term boyfriend. Then, last night, she told me this guy is actually still married with children. He has told her he wants to start the process of getting a divorce, but for now he lives with his wife and kids, and his wife has no idea he intends to leave.

I do not want to meet this guy. I know my friend can date whomever she wants, but I do not want to sit across from someone who is cheating on his wife. It grosses me out.

If he was just still legally married but separated, I would not have an issue with this. How do I bring this up?

— Grossed Out DEAR GROSSED OUT: Here’s how you bring this up: “Wow, I feel a little blindsided by your admission that you are engaged in having an affair with a married man. I’m trying not to judge you, and I appreciate your honesty,

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You will need to be intelligent and aware this year, as some possibly momentous decisions are waiting in the wings. Your originality and ability to come up with viable solutions will help you in your quest for success.

SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 22) — Your insight and experience will help you avoid being taken advantage of. Size up your situation and make your next move with confidence.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 23-Dec. 21) — Keep a low profile, observe others and, most of all, avoid an emotional confrontation that could leave you in a vulnerable position. Discipline and hard work will be your saving graces.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) — If you change things up a bit, you will find your niche. Let your creativity flow and your intuition lead the way in order to avoid wasting time.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 19) — Look for alternatives if things aren’t going your way. Live and learn, and proceed to your next endeavor.

Don’t let the past hold you back. Positive change should begin from within.

PISCES (Feb. 20-March 20) — Don’t limit what you can accomplish just because you are afraid of a challenge or competition.

Be smart, use your intuition and make reasonable choices.

Protect your health and wealth.

ARIES (March 21-April 19) — Make plans that will help you present and promote your projects.

Getting your facts straight will help prepare you for an opportunity to advance.

TAURUS (April 20May 20) — A focus on compromise will encourage friendship and set the stage for open and honest communication.

Share information and form alliances.

Don’t give in to bullies or fold under pressure.

GEMINI (May 21June 20) — You need to take a breather.

Give yourself a chance to discover what you want instead of following someone else’s plan.

Broaden your horizons and explore your options.

CANCER (June 21-July 22) — Share your thoughts, express your opinions and let your feelings be known. The more you engage in group efforts or one-on-one talks with someone you respect, the better equipped you will be to thrive.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) — Getting involved in activities that will allow you to show your strength, courage or dedication will change the way others view you.

Opportunity will result if you travel or meet with former colleagues.

VIRGO (Aug. 23Sept. 22) — A change at home may disgruntle you, but in the end, it will turn out in your favor. Patience, understanding and resolve will help you overcome a dilemma.

LIBRA (Sept. 23Oct. 23) — Reach out to older friends or relatives. What you have to offer will be well received, and the wisdom and experience you gain in turn will be helpful.

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Left’s vision isn’t novel The political left keeps announcing, as if it is a new breakthrough discovery of theirs, that life is unfair.

Have they never read Thomas Gray’s “Elegy Written in a Country Churchyard,” written more than two and a half centuries ago? What about economic historian David S. Landes’ statement: “The world has never been a level playing field”?

In the joint autobiography of Milton Friedman and his wife Rose, they say: “Everywhere in the world there are gross inequities of income and wealth. They offend most of us. Few can fail to be moved by the contrast between the luxury enjoyed by some and the grinding poverty suffered by others.”

Moreover, ProfesThomas sor Friedman left Sowell behind a foundation dedicated to promoting school choice, so that disadvantaged children could get a better education for a better chance in life.

What is it that the political left is saying that they think is so new, such a breakthrough and such a necessity for progress? More important, what test of evidence — if any — have they ever subjected their notions to?

No one has presented the social vision of the left more often than Nicholas Kristof of the New York Times — and no one has been more certain that those who do not happen to share his vision “just don’t get it,” as he has repeatedly declared.

Mr. Kristof’s essay “Growing Up Poor in America” in the Oct. 30 New York Times is a classic example of the mindset of the left.

It begins with the story of a poor black teenager in Arkansas, being raised by a single mom. Sometimes he goes hungry and his home does not have even one book. But it does have television sets with huge screens, and apparently there is money enough to buy marijuana.

Surely we can all agree that this young fellow has very unpromising future prospects ahead of him, and that this is a human tragedy. The circumstances of his life are unfair to him and none of us would want to be born into such circumstances. Moreover, he is just one of many who are brought up in a setting that is full of dangers and with a low probability of improvement.

But that is not enough for Mr. Kristof or for the political left in general. Of such youngsters he says, “as a society, we fail them long before they fail us.”

Whoa! Just when did “society” make the decisions and engage in the actions that have led to this teenager being in the bad situation he is in? And just when did “society” acquire either the omniscience or the omnipotence to prevent it?

When the left says “society” they usually mean government. That is apparently what “society” means in this case, for Kristof laments that this teenager is “the kind of person whom America’s presidential candidates just don’t talk about.”

If the left chooses to believe that government intervention is the answer to such tragedies, that is their right. But, if they expect the rest of us to share that belief, surely they could subject that belief to some empirical test. But we can, however.

The 1960s was the triumphant decade of those who wanted government intervention to “solve” what they called “social problems.”

How did that work out? What were things like before this social vision triumphed? And what were things like afterwards?

Homicide victimization rates among black males were going down substantially in the 1940s and 1950s. But homicide victimization rates reversed and skyrocketed in the 1960s, wiping out all the progress of the two previous decades.

When the 1960s began, most black children were born into families with both a mother and a father. After the great welfare state expansion during the 1960s, most black children were born to a single mother, like the youngster in Arkansas today.

Kristof’s essay also mentions a teenage girl who is a single mother, and suggests that “sex education” could have prevented her from getting pregnant. Teenage pregnancy was going down — repeat, DOWN — during the 1950s. It reversed and shot up after the 1960s began bringing the “sex education” vision into schools across the country.

Very similar trends occurred in England, after very similar visions and policies also triumphed there in the 1960s. Perhaps it is the left that just doesn’t get it — or cannot face the hard fact that its own vision and policies worsened the very things they claimed would be made better.

Thomas Sowell is a senior fellow at the Hoover Institution, Stanford University, Stanford, CA 94305. His website is www.tsowell. com.

Thoughts from the voting line Driving to my polling place on Tuesday, I think I have the same feeling as many Americans — not thrilled with the choices (at least at the top) but thankful for the privilege to cast my vote. And like many Americans, I have a lot on my mind as I anticipate what’s in store in regard to the impending line — and the next four years.

8:59 a.m.: Waiting on Buford Dam Road to pull into New Prospect United Methodist Church in Sugar Hill. I see workers on the side of the road sucking up leaves and branches into what looks like a giant wood chipper. A fitting analogy to how voters felt during this campaign.

9:01: Trying to make my way through the tiny parking lot to turn around, when what do I see: a parking space three spots removed from the front door. I’m feeling more optimistic — for myself if not the country.

9:03: I take my place in line, standing behind a small group that spills into the park-

presidential candidates ever spent much time in a room like this, or if they just forgot those times when they did.

9:14: I pass a skinny table that holds flyers for upcoming events as well as a pair of trophies the church has won. One is for softball and Todd Cline is dated 1986. The other is Editor for volleyball, and was won in 1989. It’s a nice and quaint church, I think to myself, but ing lot. The front door is well they need to pick up their within sight, though. So is the game. Could the Republicans tiny cemetery situated beside be in for a similar drought? the church. Hoping the sacred 9:15: I make it to the end ground isn’t anolgous to of the short hall, where the where the country is headed. church has started what it 9:10: Make it inside the calls its “Blessings Wall.” front door. The line is moving It asks people to count their quickly. Not much discusgood fortunes, and to highsion. Everyone quietly waits, light them by writing them smartphones serving as down on a card and adding company. them to the wall. I think of all 9:12: The line takes us the early voters who helped past the church’s nursery, make this line so manageable, where chairs are stacked and but decline to add a card to games are stored and I’m sure the wall. important lessons — such as 9:18: A Gwinnett County kindness, playing well with police officer enters the others, loving your neighbor polling place, asking for the — are taught. Wonder if our owner of a car that has been

hit, with only minor damage, in the parking lot. This place just keeps making the election analogies easier and easier.

9:19: I make it into the church’s gym and fill out my first form. Getting close now.

9:25: I approach the final table, where I’m given my voter’s card. The woman helping me says it’s been steady all morning, with 374 voters in the first two hours.

I’m ready to add one more to that number.

9:28: I get my “I’m a Georgia voter” sticker and feel good about exercising my right to vote. It’s the most “exercise” I’ve had in some time.

9:29: Back in my vehicle, voting completed in less than 30 minutes. I pull out of the polling place, knowing I’ve done my civic duty. Starting today, it’s up to those who win their races to do the same.

Email Todd Cline at todd. cline@gwinnettdailypost. com. His column appears on Wednesdays.

A thank you to all of our veterans A few months ago I had the honor and pleasure of speaking to a group of Vietnam veterans from the 11th Armored Cavalry’s Veterans of Vietnam and Cambodia (ACVVC) in San Antonio, Texas.

As a Vietnamese woman who immigrated to America when the country fell to the Communists in 1975, I have great admiration for the veterans who, to borrow from their mission statement, “risked their lives at the request of their country.”

Yet, when they came home, not only did they not receive recognition and appreciation, they were castigated and blamed for killing babies.

Some paid the ultimate price with their lives. Some are still suffering from recurring nightmares, hearing bombs and explosions in their dreams.

So they allowed me to honor and thank them. They listened to my story of how I was rescued and was given an incredible gift of freedom and the opportunity to build a new life. And that I want to live honestly and righteously to show them that I’m worthy of their sacrifice and hardship.

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somehow — either directly or indirectly, immediately or in the future. Most veterans’ experiences don’t impact us directly, but if we stop to think, their work affords us the safety and security that we benefit from every day.

To all veterans: Forgive us, the ones who are too young and/or too Van ignorant to understand the Marosek magnitude of your sacrifice.

Forgive us for forgetting I relayed a message from that you protected this great my 87-year-old mother of country, a country that our how she misses the time she forefathers risked their lives worked alongside the young for for the betterment of their American soldiers in Saigon, children’s future. That this Vietnam; that she is happy; country, with its constitution and that after 50 years they affirms that our individual give her, in her word, “comfreedom is our God-given fort” when she looks at their right, and our government is pictures on my iPad. to protect it.

I wanted them to know Forgive us that we seem that even though they don’t unaware and unsympathetic know who I am, their work to the pain and suffering you has had profound impact on had or still may be going my life and the lives of the through. That you may still Vietnamese people, and that get nightmares and awaken they played a part in helping in the cold sweat. And that a thousands of people to have a clanging of an ice cube in a new life in this great country. glass of water may transport I believe we are all conyou back to the atrocities in nected in some ways. Because the middle of the jungle or everything we do impacts desert thousands of miles someone, somewhere, away.

Forgive us that while you were away fighting the enemy who wanted to destroy our way of life, we were enjoying our lives, pursuing our goals and dreams without a moment of consideration that your dreams and goals were on hold for us.

Thank you for your patience and understanding of our seemingly unappreciative and ungrateful attitude, which for some of us, will mature and show us the misguidedness of our ways. And that in time we will appreciate you, once we realize the monumental work you have contributed to the preservation of the democracy of this great nation that we are so privileged to receive.

In honor of Veterans Day this week, thank you to all veterans. May you be remembered and honored. May we all appreciate you and teach our children to be grateful for the gift of liberty and security that they receive, simply because they are fortunate enough to be born in America.

Van Marosek lives in Lawrenceville with her family. Email her at Jimvanny@ gmail.com.

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Jerome Alexander Jerome R. Alexander, age 87, of Lawrenceville, GA passed away October 24, 2016. Wages & Sons Stone Mountain Chapel, 1040 Main Street, Stone Mountain, GA 30086. 770-469-9811.

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Joel Armistead Joel Colley Armistead, age 69 of Lilburn, GA passed away November 5, 2016. Wages & Sons Gwinnett Chapel 1031 Lawrenceville Highway, Lawrenceville GA, 30046 770-277-4550.

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Willie Boggus, Sr. Willie Lee Boggus, Sr., age 82, of Winder passed away Friday, November 4, 2016.

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Mary Daniel Mary Ann Sailors Daniel, age 69, of Winder passed away Monday, November 7, 2016.

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Gerald Hadley Gerald Alan Hadley, age 70, of Cumming, GA passed away on November 5, 2016. Arrangements by: Junior E. Flanigan of Flanigan Funeral Home and Crematory, Buford, GA (770) 932-1133.

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Charles Harrison Charles Lloyd Harrison, age 79, of Suwanee, GA passed away on Sunday, November 6, 2016. He was preceded in death by his parents, Lloyd “Butch” and Gayle Hall Harrison; and brother, Lee Harrison. He is survived by his wife of sixty-three years, Jeanette Shepherd Harrison, Suwanee, GA; children, Charles Steven and Sharon Harrison, Sugar Hill, GA, Gregory Phillip and Tasneem Bano Harrison, Suwanee, GA, Jeffrey Glenn Harrison, Suwanee, GA and Christopher Brian and Michelle Harrison, Suwanee, GA; nine grandchildren; twelve great grandchildren; sister and brother-in-law,

Paula Wilborn Perkins and husband, Robert, Buford, GA; and several nephews and nieces. Mr. Harrison was born July 3, 1937 in Baxley, GA. He was a 1955 graduate of Buford High School in Buford, GA. He was retired from Bell South as a first level supervisor after thirtysix years of service and he had other numerous jobs. Funeral services will be held on Wednesday, November 9, 2016 at 2:30 p.m. in the Chapel of Flanigan Funeral home with Rev. Gary Lewis officiating. Interment will follow at North Atlanta Memorial Park in Doraville, GA. The family will receive friends at the funeral home on Tuesday, November 8, 2016 from 4:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m.

To express condolences, please sign our online guest book at www. flaniganfuneralhome. com. Arrangements By: Junior E. Flanigan of Flanigan Funeral Home and Crematory, Buford, GA (770) 932-1133.

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Wendell L. Jones, age 91, of Lilburn, passed away on Sunday, November 6, 2016. Funeral services will be held at 1:00 pm Wednesday, November 9, 2016 at First Baptist Church of Lilburn with the remains placed in state at 12:30 pm. Mrs. Susan Rumble will officiate and interment will follow in Floral Hills Memory Gardens, Tucker. A native of Dallas, GA, Mr. Jones was a U.S. Merchant Marine veteran of WWII. He was retired from the U.S. Postal Service and had also worked at BoomDACULA ershine Pontiac for many Martha Houston years. He was a member of the Dallas Masonic Martha Lou Houston, Lodge #182, F&AM and age 71 of Dacula, GA was a member of First passed away November Baptist Church of Lilburn.

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Arrangements by Bill Conrad Huff Head Funeral Homes and Conrad Wilson Huff Crematory, Lilburn/Tucker William “Will” N. age 92 of Lawrenceville, Chapel, (770) 564-2726.

Henry GA, passed away Sunday, November 6, 2016. He Mr. William “Will” N. was preceded in death by Henry, age 25, of Buford, his parents, Howard and Georgia, passed away Jamie Huff; siblings, Edith Wednesday afternoon Green, Tillman Huff, at NGMC Gainesville, SNELLVILLE November 2, 2016, after a Winfred Huff, and Edwin Bonnie Kline Huff. Conrad is survived courageous 20-year battle by his wife, Ann McMilagainst intractable epiBonnie Kline, age 65, lian Huff; son, Stan Huff lepsy. Embracing Will as of Snellville, GA, passed he went to meet his Savior and his wife Terri; grandaway on November 5, were his parents, Deborah children, Clayton Huff and 2016. Tom M. Wages his wife Lauren, Garrett & Terrell.

Funeral Service, LLC, “A Huff and Winston Huff; “I am the ResurrecFamily Company”, Snellgreat grandson, Wils Huff; ville Chapel 770-979-3200 tion, and the Life: he that several nieces, nephews believeth in Me, though has been entrusted with and a host of other family he were dead, yet shall he the arrangements. and friends. live.” John 11:25 Conrad was a member Will was a loving, kind, of Fairview Presbyterian medically tough, and Church and later transextremely brave young ferred his letter to Lawman. He recently loved CASTLEWOOD, VA renceville Presbyterian experimenting with Patty Long Church. He was retired tomatoes and cucumbers. from General Electric as a Patty M. Long, 60, died His favorite activity was Friday, November 4, 2016 catching leaves and walk- turbine specialist after 34 ing tree-covered trails. He years of service. He served at Bristol Regional Medias a Merchant Marine/ cal Center, Bristol, Tenloved nature and wildlife.

Coast Guard during WWII nessee.

In a surreal moment of and was honorably disShe was born in Lebahonor, an extraordinary charged. The family would non, Virginia; daughter of large herd of deer grazed like to thank Amedysis the late Charlie and Edith in his front yard on the Hospice for their compas- Meade Hall. She was preevening of his passing. sionate care of Conrad ceded in death by her first Most important, Will during his final days. husband, Wayne Austin; was a sincere Christian The Memorial Service one sister, Brenda Sue Dotand a loving friend. From to Honor and Celebrate son and husband, Sam; one infancy, Will was a friend to the friendless, known as the Life of Conrad Wilson brother, Charlie Hall.

Huff will be held on She is survived by three “Mr. Social” at Harmony Thursday, November sons, Mark Wayne Austin Elementary. For those 10, 2016 at 11:00 AM at of Monroe, Georgia, Billy who befriended him, they Fairview Presbyterian Franklin Austin and wife, found him humorous, Church, 857 Duluth High- Irena of Highland Falls, insightful, and uplifting. way, Lawrenceville, GA. New York, and Michael Increasingly he would Preston Austin of Monconfirm his belief in Jesus The family will receive roe, Georgia; two sisters, Christ as Savior, and asked friends on Thursday prior to the service from 10:30 for baptism - and powerPhyllis Hicks and husband, AM until 11:00 AM at the James of Castlewood, Virfully on this past Monday church. In lieu of flowers ginia and Helen Herndon night in his hospital bed, and husband, Kenneth of Will was baptized by Pas- the family asks that you make memorial donations Castlewood, Virginia; three tor Derek Spain. in Conrad’s memory to brothers, Tom Hall and Will is preceded into Lawrenceville Presbytewife, Deborah of Castleheaven by his grandparrian Church, 800 Lawwood, Virginia, Gene Hall ents: Ina & Henry Price, renceville Highway, Law- and wife, Wanda of LilWallace Henry; cousins, renceville, GA, 30046. burn, Georgia, and Bobby Morgan Wiederholt, Matt Condolences may be Hall and wife, Missy of Henry; and many aunts/ sent or viewed at www.

Castlewood, Virginia; ten uncles. wagesfuneralhome.com. grandchildren; one great Will is survived by his grandchild; several nieces grandmother, Mary Henry, Tom M. Wages Funeral and nephews. parents Deborah & Terrell, Service, LLC, “A Family Company,” Lawrenceville brother Zac, and many Funeral Services for Patty Chapel 770-963-2411 has M. Long will be conducted cousins, aunts/uncles. been entrusted with the at 7:00 p.m. Tuesday, NoVisitation will be 6-8pm Friday, Nov 11 at Flanigan arrangements. vember 8, 2016 in Castle.

Funeral Home. On Saturwood Funeral Home Chaday Nov 12 at 10am will pel, Castlewood Funeral be visitation followed at Home with Rev. Steve Les11am with Will’s Celebrater officiating. Committal DACULA tion of Life at Hebron Services will be conducted Baptist Church (chapel at 2:00 p.m. Thursday, Dale Hughes location), Dacula GA. November 10, 2016 in Dale Hughes, age 71, Will’s beloved friend and Eternal Hills Memory Garof Dacula, GA passed Pastor, Derek Spain, will dens, Snellville, Georgia. away on November 6, Pallbearers will be Michael officiate.

2016. Arrangements by: Blake Austin, Cortlin “For God so loved the Junior E. Flanigan of Wayne Austin, Christopher world, that He gave His Flanigan Funeral Home Donald Austin, Collin only begotten Son, that and Crematory, Buford, James Austin, Matthew whosoever believeth in GA (770) 932-1133.

Aaron Austin, and Zachary Him should not perish, Wayne Austin. but have everlasting life.”

The family will receive John 3:16 friends from 5:00 p.m.

Arrangements by Flani-

to 7:00 p.m. Tuesday, November 8, 2016 in Castlewood Funeral Home Chapel, Castlewood, Virginia. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to St. Jude’s Children’s Research Hospital, P.O. Box 1000 Dept. 142, Memphis, Tennessee 38101-9908.

On line condolences may be sent to the Long family through our website and a video tribute may be viewed at www.castlewoodfuneralhome.com.

Castlewood Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements.

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Patricia Love Mrs. Patricia “Pat” Silman Love, age 71, of Commerce, Georgia, who passed away on Saturday, November 5, 2016.

JOHNS CREEK

Elizabeth Schroeder Elizabeth C. Schroeder, age 74, of Johns Creek, GA passed away on November 7, 2016. Arrangements by: Junior E. Flanigan of Flanigan Funeral Home and Crematory, Buford, GA (770) 932-1133.

SUWANEE

Virginia Stewart Virginia Lepore Stewart, age 86, of Suwanee, GA passed away on November 6, 2016. Arrangements by: Junior E. Flanigan of Flanigan Funeral Home and Crematory, Buford, GA (770) 932-1133.

LAWRENCEVILLE

Claude Miller, Jr. Claude Alton Miller, Jr., age 75, of Lawrenceville, GA passed away on November 4, 2016. Arrangements by: Junior E. Flanigan of Flanigan Funeral Home and Crematory, Buford, GA (770) 932-1133.

LOGANVILLE

Jean Surratt Jean Payne Surratt, age 87 of Loganville, GA passed away November 4, 2016. Wages & Sons Gwinnett Chapel 1031 Lawrenceville Highway, Lawrenceville GA, 30046 770-277-4550.

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Mary Morrow Mary Ann Morrow, age 72, of Dacula, GA passed away on Monday, November 07, 2016. She is survived by her husband, Clifton Morrow; children, Michael Slye and Paula Fowler; mother, Elsie Phillips; sister, Linda Haynes; grandchildren, Lindsey, Lucy, Michael, Dalton, and Courtney; great grandchildren, Alexander and Oliver. A Funeral Service Honoring the Life of Mary Ann will be held on Thursday, November 10, 2016 at 2PM at Tom M. Wages Lawrenceville Chapel. Interment will be held on Saturday, November 12, 2016 at 11:00AM at Georgia National Cemetery in Canton. The family will receive friends on Thursday, November 10, 2016 from 1:00pm until the time of service at 2:00pm. In lieu of flowers the family requests memorial donations be made to the Wounded Warrior Project.

Condolences may be sent to or viewed at www. wagesfuneralhome.com.

Tom M. Wages Funeral Service LLC, “A Family Company” 120 Scenic Hwy Lawrenceville, GA 770-963-2411. .

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Kaye Waddell Kaye Waddell, age 71, of Hoschton passed away Saturday, November 5, 2016.

LAWRENCEVILLE

Suzanne Waggaman Dr. Suzanne Smith Waggaman, age 65 of Lawrenceville, GA passed away November 4, 2016. Wages & Sons Gwinnett Chapel 1031 Lawrenceville Highway, Lawrenceville GA, 30046 770-277-4550.

BRASELTON

Richard West Richard Allen West, age 84, of Braselton, GA passed away on November 8, 2016. Arrangements by: Junior E. Flanigan of Flanigan Funeral Home and Crematory, Buford, GA (770) 932-1133.

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Henry H. Wilson, age 84, of Stone Mountain, GA passed away November 5, 2016. Wages & Sons Stone Mountain Chapel, 1040 Main Street, Stone Mountain, GA 30086. 770-469-9811.

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Edith Woodman Edith Woodman, age 94, of Lilburn, GA passed away on November 4, 2016. Arrangements by: Junior E. Flanigan of Flanigan Funeral Home and Crematory, Buford, GA (770) 932-1133.

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world&nation world UN: At least 295 civilians kidnapped by ISIS near Mosul

ISIS has abducted nearly 300 people from Tal Afar, a city west of Mosul, as Iraqi forces push to liberate the region from the terror group, the United Nations says.

Citing credible reports received by her office, Ravina Shamdasani, spokeswoman for the U.N. refugee agency, said 295 people had been kidnapped in Tal Afar, a drive of about 47 miles west of Mosul.

“The fate of all 295 civilians is unknown,” she said.

Shamdasani said the citizens had been targeted because they were former Iraqi security forces personnel, now living under ISIS as noncombatants.

Eighteen of the town’s 30 sheiks have been killed, according to a report received by the United Nations.

Experiment may have exposed lab worker to Ebola WINNIPEG, Manitoba — A Canadian laboratory worker may have been accidentally exposed to Ebola on Monday while handling pigs infected with the virus as part of an experiment, government officials said on Tuesday.

The man noticed a split in the seam of his protective suit during standard decontamination procedures and prior to leaving the Winnipeg, Manitoba lab, said John Copps, director of Canadian Food Inspection Agency’s National Center for Foreign Animal Disease, where the incident happened.

All proper emergency procedures were followed and the risk to the employees, co-workers and community are low, Copps said.

Ebola grabbed global attention in 2014 during an epidemic in West Africa that killed thousands. The Winnipeg animal disease lab is on the same site as a microbiology laboratory where scientists developed an experimental Ebola vaccine.

Americans make their picks

By Steve Holland Reuters

NEW YORK — The long and contentious race for the White House between Democrat Hillary Clinton and Republican Donald Trump hurtled toward its conclusion on Tuesday as millions of Americans cast ballots, with only hours left to vote.

Clinton led Trump, 44 percent to 39 percent, in the last Reuters/Ipsos national tracking poll before Election Day. A Reuters/ Ipsos States of the Nation poll gave her a 90 percent chance of defeating Trump and becoming the first U.S. woman president.

Trump on Tuesday again raised the possibility of not accepting the election’s outcome, saying he had seen reports of voting irregularities. He gave few details and Reuters could not immediately verify the existence of such problems.

The campaign focused on the character of the candidates: Clinton, 69, a former U.S. secretary of state, and Trump, 70, a New York businessman. They often accused each other of being fundamentally unfit to lead the United States as it faces challenges such as an arduous economic recovery, Islamist militants and the rise of China.

People wait in line to cast their ballots at the Aynor Town Hall during the U.S. presidential election in Aynor, South Carolina, on Tuesday. (Reuters/Randall Hill)

Financial markets, betting exchanges and online trading platforms largely predicted a Clinton win, although Trump’s team says he can pull off an upset victory like the June “Brexit” vote to pull Britain out of the European Union.

Trump’s candidacy embodied an attack on America’s political establishment. Clinton represented safeguarding the political order.

A Clinton presidency would likely provide continuity from fellow Democrat Barack Obama’s eight years in the White House, although if Republicans retain control of at least one chamber in Congress more years of political gridlock

in Washington could ensue.

A win for Trump could shake some of the basic building blocks of American foreign policy, such as the NATO alliance and free trade, and reverse some of Obama’s domestic achievements such as his 2010 health care law.

With more than 225 million people eligible to cast ballots, voting ends in some states at 7 p.m.

Eastern Time, with the first meaningful results due about an hour later. U.S. television networks called the winner of the 2008 and 2012 presidential elections at 11 p.m. ) or shortly after.

Victory in U.S. presidential elections is earned not by the popular vote, but by an Electoral Col-

nation North Dakota pipeline work won’t slow down Energy Transfer Partners LP on Tuesday said it was not slowing down construction of an oil pipeline in North Dakota that is contested by environmentalists and Native Americans groups.

The owners of the Dakota Access Pipeline on Tuesday said it was moving equipment to prepare for tunneling under Lake Oahe, the water source that has been a focus of protests, even as federal regulators have not given a go-ahead signal that the line will be able to proceed.

Army Corps spokesman Thomas O’Hara told Bloomberg News on Monday that the company had agreed to slow down construction, a statement Energy Transfer refuted.

“The statement released last night by the Army Corps was a mistake and the Army Corps intends to rescind it,” Energy Transfer said in a statement released on Tuesday. “To be clear, Dakota Access Pipeline has not voluntarily agreed to halt construction of the pipeline in North Dakota.”

Protesters gather near a pipeline being built by a group of companies led by Energy Transfer Partners LP at a construction site in North Dakota before being confronted by police Oct. 22. (Photo: Morton County Sheriff’s Office/Handout via Reuters)

whether to mandate universal background checks for firearm sales, including private handgun transactions.

If those two measures pass, half of all Americans would live in states that have such expanded checks. Eighteen states and Washington, D.C., have already approved similar laws.

Voters in Washington state will consider allowing judges to bar dangerous people, such as accused domestic abusers, from possessing guns. In California, a referendum would ban largecapacity ammunition magazines and require certain people to pass a background check to buy ammunition.

U.S. District Court to 20 years of supervised release for luring four girls ages 14 to 17 into producing pornography through social media Police: Gunmen and messaging applications kill 30 miners in on his government-issued computer, the U.S. Attornorthern Nigeria ney’s Office for the Eastern BAUCHI, Nigeria — District of Virginia said in a Gunmen have killed more statement. than 30 gold miners in a Frederiksen, an employee remote area of northern of the Defense Intelligence Nigeria, police said on Agency, tried to do the same Tuesday. thing with two other underThe attackers raided a age girls. He also possessed camp of artisan miners late more images of child poron Monday in the Maru nography and swapped child area in the northwestern pornography with people state of Zamfara, police online, the statement said. spokesman Muhammed Frederiksen pleaded Shehu said. guilty in August to producThe gunmen stole nothing child pornography and ing, he said, adding that the attempted coercion and Ex-intelligence motive for the attack was enticement of a minor. He Gun measures official sentenced is a graduate of the U.S. unclear. expected to win In March gunmen atfor child porn Military Academy, holds a tacked a camp in the same in four states master’s degree in nuclear A former U.S. intellistate, killing one miner in physics and is the father of NEW YORK — Gun gence official was sentenced three children. what a police official described as possible conflict control-related ballot on Tuesday to 20 years in between miners. measures in four states are prison for producing child Ex-officer in Ohio Nigeria has been trying expected to pass on Tuesday, pornography following his shooting says he to attract investment in its opinion polls showed, after guilty plea to the charge in nascent mining sector but gun safety advocates poured August, prosecutors said on shot black man insecurity and a lack of data a massive amount of money Tuesday. in self-defense has dampened appetite of into backing the initiatives.

Army Lt. Col. Steven CINCINNATI — A forforeign firms.

In Maine and Nevada, Frederiksen, 42, of Stafford, — From wire reports residents are voting on mer University of CincinVa., was also sentenced in

people Young ‘Lion’ star struggling to get visa to attend film’s premiere

LOS ANGELES — U.S. officials won’t allow Sunny Pawar, the wide-eyed 8-yearold Indian boy at the center of “Lion,” to enter the country as part of the promotional rollout for the Oscar-bait drama.

Pawar was originally supposed to fly to Los Angeles this week with his father, Dilip, to attend the film’s screening at AFI. He was then going to travel to New York City for “Lion’s” premiere at the Museum of Modern Art. The Weinstein Company, the studio behind the film, has positioned Pawar as a possible best actor Oscar candidate and had been trying to arrange his travel to the states.

“We are devastated that Sunny, an 8-year-old boy who is part of this amazing film and who is garnering such strong reactions from his performance, cannot be here to be a part of this experience,” said David Glasser, Weinstein Company president and COO, in a statement to Variety.

lege system that awards the White House on the basis of state-by-state wins, meaning a handful of states where the race is close assume an outsized importance.

Voters appeared to be worried about the nation’s direction and were seeking a “strong leader who can take the country back from the rich and powerful,” according to an early reading from the Reuters/Ipsos national Election Day poll.

The poll of more than 10,000 people who voted Eddie Redmayne in the election showed a auditioned to majority worried about play Kylo Ren their ability to get ahead, with little confidence in in ‘Star Wars’ political parties or the LOS ANGELES — Eddie media to improve their Redmayne was so close — situation. yet so far — to a galaxy far, far away. nati police officer charged The Oscar-winning with murdering a black man actor revealed, in an interduring a traffic stop said on view with Uproxx, that he Tuesday he acted in selfauditioned for the role of defense, fearing he would Kylo Ren in “Stars Wars: be killed if he did not shoot. The Force Awakens” two Officer Ray Tensing, 26, years ago. In fact, Redmayne said in Cincinnati’s Hamil- had a “catastrophically bad” reading for the “Star Wars” ton County Court of Comvillain. mon Pleas he would have “They gave me like a been run over or pinned ‘Star Trek’ scene — or like against a guard rail by something from ‘Pride and Samuel DuBose, 43. Tensing stopped DuBose in July Prejudice.’ It was one of those films,” Redmayne 2015 for driving without a said. “With films that top front license plate. secret, they don’t give you “I remember thinking ‘Oh my God, that he is go- the actual lines. So they give you a scene from ‘Pride and ing to run me over and kill me,’” Tensing, who is white, Prejudice,’ but then they tell you you’re auditioning for told the court. the baddie. If you’re me, you then put some ridiculous Orlando could voice on.” make Pulse club The “Theory of Everything” star went on to reveal a memorial the hilarious outcome of The city of Orlando, attempting to adopt a darker Fla., may buy the Pulse demeanor for the role. The nightclub where 49 people part eventually went to were killed in June, and of- Adam Driver. ficials hope to turn it into a memorial to the victims of Lord, Miller renew the deadliest mass shooting in modern U.S. history, TV pod deal with the city’s mayor said on 20th Century Fox Tuesday.

LOS ANGELES — Phil Members of Orlando’s City Council are due to vote Lord and Christopher Miller have signed a new pod deal on Monday on whether with 20th Century Fox to approve an agreement Television that will see the between the city and writer-producer-directors Pulse’s owner to purchase continue to develop comedy the dance club for $2.25 projects for the television million. studio under their Lord “This location is now a permanent part of Orlando’s Miller banner. The new agreement extends their history. It’s the site of the relationship with studio for most tragic event that has an additional three years. ever occurred in the city,” Led by the company’s Orlando Mayor Buddy Dyer head of television Seth said in a statement.

“With the city owning the Cohen, Lord Miller will develop projects by other property, we can engage in writers as well. Katie Newa public process to determine the future of the Pulse man will continue to serve as director of development and property and building,” production for the company.

Dyer said.

— From wire reports — From wire reports

2016 election provided a wealth of memorable quotes Variety LOS ANGELES — The 2016 election was one of the most dramatic in recent memory — and it was also one of the most quotable.

From Donald Trump’s damning “Access Hollywood” tape to Hillary Clinton’s infamous “deplorables” comment, the following is look back at just a few of the most memorable quotes from the election.

Must read • “We are horrible. Why do we do this?” Anonymous TV producer, April 14, 2015, to Slate, after a horde of journalists scurried across a field to try to capture the arrival of Hillary Clinton at her first campaign event.

• “People should not underestimate me.” Bernie Sanders, announcing his presidential run

on April 30, 2015. The New York Times ran the story on page 21.

• “They’re sending people that have lots of problems, and they’re bringing those problems with us.

They’re bringing drugs. They’re bringing crime. They’re rapists.”

Donald Trump, on Mexico, at a June 16, 2015, speech announcing his candidacy.

• “Only Rosie O’Donnell.”

Trump, at the first GOP debate, on Aug. 7, 2015, when asked why

he called some women “fat pigs,” “dogs,” and “slobs.”

• “You could see there was blood coming out of her eyes.

Blood coming out of her wherever.” Trump, about Megyn Kelly, in an interview with CNN’s Don Lemon the night after first GOP debate.

• “The American people are sick and tired of hearing about your damn emails.” Sanders, to Hillary Clinton, at the first Demo-

cratic debate on Oct. 13, 2015.

• “Look at all the cameras. This is like the Academy Awards.”

Trump, at an event for veterans on Jan. 28, that he staged to counter the Fox News debate, which he boycotted.

• “It may not be good for America, but it’s damn good for CBS.” Leslie Moonves, on Trump’s ability to generate ratings, at a Feb. 29 investor conference.

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Brothers plead guilty to attacking parents From Staff Reports The brothers who attacked their parents in their Snellville-area home will spend 20 years behind bars after pleading guilty Monday afternoon, according to reports.

Christopher and Cameron Ervin, then 22 and 17, accepted all charges — more

Cameron Ervin

Christopher Ervin

than a dozen — including arson, aggravated assault,

armed robbery and kidnapping. They were arrested and jailed without bond after they brutally attacked their parents and tried to blow up their house on Sept. 5, 2015.

The lengthy hearing occurred the same day the trial was set to begin, according to the Gwinnett District Attorney’s Office.

At the time, Christopher

Lilburn Council holds first meeting in new City Hall

and Cameron reportedly slipped Xanax in drinks given to their parents. They tried to blow up the house by cutting a gas line and beat their mother Yvonne Ervin with a rifle and stabbed their father Zachary Ervin.

The mother’s 911 call, as well as the parents’ willingness to forgive their sons, gained national attention.

They appeared on ABC’s “Good Morning America” shortly after the incident.

They said they were unsure of a reason behind the attack.

Yvonne Ervin asked Judge Ronnie Batchelor for mercy for her sons in a letter early this year. She came to a conclusion without speaking to her boys that someone

drugged them with hallucinogenics.

This past October, the parents launched their nonprofit “Fighting for Forgiveness” as a result of the incident to help those who suffer from depression or are suicidal.

Yvonne Ervin declined to comment Monday evening, saying, “No, this is not a good time.”

By Randy Louis Cox Staff Correspondent

LILBURN — Lilburn Mayor Johnny Crist “brought down the gavel” at 7:30 p.m. Monday for the city council’s first meeting in its brand-new City Hall.

Located at 340 Main St., the council chambers are situated on the second floor of the new facility, which also houses the Gwinnett County Library on the first floor.

“I’ve received so many positive comments about the new facility,” Crist said after the meeting. “Our relations with the county, the library system, and the builder have just been amazing. It’s been just like a family.”

Crist added he has received “zero negative comments” about the new building, which took about a year and a half to construct. The City Hall/Library is located between the old city hall — Calvin Fitchett Auditorium, now the Police Department headquarters — and U.S. Highway 29.

The library is now open to the public, and a first-floor meeting room is available for residents to rent. The downstairs lobby is a shared

The Lilburn City Council pledges allegiance to the flag at its first meeting Monday night in the new City Hall/ Gwinnett County Library complex at 340 Main St. (Photo: Randy Louis Cox).

area between the city and the library.

In other business, the Council: • Decided to abandon the right-of-way at 104 First Ave. on property formerly housing the Planning and Economic Development Department next to the old City Hall annex. Road frontage for 104 and 98 First Ave. will now be consistent. The property will be redeveloped for new houses with rear alley access to garages, as well as having on-street parking and sidewalks.

“This is a wonderful example of how revitalization works in Lilburn,” Crist said.

• Approved an ordinance to revise the State Manual for Erosion Control in Georgia (Sixth Edition), including the following sections: definitions, minimum requirements (using best management practices), and application/permit process.

Coastal marshlands and accommodations for low impact development will be addressed.

Crist announced the following upcoming events in the city: Nov. 29, Lilburn Tree Lighting, 7 to 8 p.m., behind the Police Department (old City Hall); and Dec. 3, Lilburn Christmas Parade, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Fourteen people were displaced and two cats died on Monday morning in a fire at a Duluth apartment complex. Gwinnett firefighters responded at 8:45 a.m. to the 3350 block of Peachtree Industrial Boulevard and Discovery at Riverbend Apartments. (Special Photo)

Fire displaces 14 people from Duluth apartment complex

By Keith Farner keith.farner @gwinnettdailypost.com

Fourteen people were displaced and two cats died on Monday morning in a fire at a Duluth apartment complex.

Gwinnett firefighters responded at 8:45 a.m. to the 3350 block of Peachtree Industrial Boulevard and

Discovery at Riverbend Apartments. The fire was under control by 9:19 a.m., said Capt. Tommy Rutledge.

The fire caused heavy damage to the primary apartment and moderate damage to an adjoining unit. Two apartments units directly below the primary apartment sustained significant water damage. The exact cause of the fire is not yet known and

is under investigation.

When they arrived, crews found a heavy fire on the second floor unit as flames extended to the attic and broke through the roof at the gable end before it was under control.

Firefighters worked fast to keep the fire from spreading throughout the rest of the eight-unit building, Rutledge said.

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Barrow County Fire crews control GGC brush fire shooting claims 18-year-old’s life

BY KEITH FARNER

cause of windy conditions.

The cause was believed to be wildlife contacting a high-tension line. Someone from Georgia Power responded to the scene to assess the situation.

A brief power surge was reported in the area before the fire.

A call about the incident came at 11:30 a.m. Fire crews arrived at 11:39 a.m.

and had it under control by 12:16 p.m.

Rutledge said the drought conditions, mixture of low humidity and windy conditions fueled the blaze.

The incident happened in a wooded area north of Lonnie Harvel Boulevard across from Building B and residence halls, and a section of the road was

closed while fire crews worked the incident.

GGC spokeswoman Sally Ramey said students and employees were advised to avoid the area and to take alternate routes to campus destinations.

No injuries were reported and the brush fire did not threaten campus buildings.

Classes and daily operations were not affected.

ficers in a Popeye’s parking lot A Lilburn woman at 4865 reportedly missing since Stone Thursday was found safe Mountain Monday morning, GwinHighJaharatul nett police said. way.

A Choudhury Jaharatul Choudhury passerby was found by police of- calledthe 911 Center

at 8:22 a.m. on Monday and said that he thought he saw the missing woman near the intersection of Stone Mountain Highway and Lake Lucerne Road in the Lilburn area.

She was in good health with no clear explanation as to her whereabouts for the

past several days, Cpl. Michele Pihera said. A police spokesman previously said he did not suspect foul play.

Choudhury was examined by members of the Gwinnett County Fire Department and was expected to be reunited with her family.

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A shooting late Friday night in Barrow County claimed the life of an 18-yearold from Athens.

Capt.

Ryan Sears Roberto Arellano of the Barrow County Sheriff’s Office said Monday that deputies responded just before 9:30 p.m. to 310 Rooks Road in Winder to find a large crowd standing at the end of a driveway.

The suspect, Roberto Arellano, 45, of Winder was still on scene trying

to help the victim, Jose Tovar-Campuzano, Sears said. The victim was transported to Athens Regional Medical Center where he died.

Based on the investigation, the victim was trying to mediate a dispute between Arellano’s and another person from earlier in the day.

Tovar-Campuzano was a student at East Jackson Comprehensive School and was related to someone involved in the dispute. During the incident, Arellano came out of the house with a rifle, Sears said, and shot Tovar-Campuzano in the abdomen.

Arellano is in custody at the Barrow County jail and charged with felony murder and aggravated assault.

Winder man gets arrested on multiple child porn charges

BY KEITH FARNER

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A Winder man was arrested last week on 41 counts of sexual exploitation of children, the Barrow County Sheriff’s Office announced on Monday.

Shane Murphy was arrested on Thursday at his home at 1200 Bridge Crest Drive in Winder.

Capt. Ryan Sears said investigators working an

Internet Crimes Against Children case obtained a search warrant Shane for the Murphy residence and uncovered an electronic device that contained numerous videos of child pornography.

Murphy is being held at the Barrow County jail without bond.

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Late effort not enough for Gladiators

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the fact that they put pucks deep and they come and get them,” head coach Andy Brandt said. “They’re a good DULUTH — Florida hockey team. When you remains the only team in the combine that skill with the ECHL without a regulation fact that they play simple, loss after holding off the hard hockey, that’s why Atlanta Gladiators 2-1 bethey’re winning games.” fore a sparse crowd Tuesday The Gladiators (5-5-1-1) at Infinite Energy Arena in lost their second in a row Duluth. after winning three straight The Everblades, who play to jump to the top of the again at Atlanta on Friday, division standings. Florida improved to 7-0-1-0 this lead the South now by three season. points.

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break up the shutout bid and Atlanta pulled goalie Matt Ginn in the final seconds but couldn’t bridge the gap.

Buzzeo broke in alone and rifled a wrister from the bottom of the circle into the back of the net, finally solving goalie Daniel Altshuller.

“It took a while for us, as a group, to get going,” Brandt said. “I thought once we did get going, we did a lot of good things. That, unfortunately, wasn’t until the third period.”

Atlanta Gladiators forward Trevor Mingoia (8) shoots the puck past Florida’s Matt Berry (27) during Tuesday’s game at Infinite Energy Arena in Duluth. (Photo: Amanda Hertel)

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Beal now enrolled at Ridge From Staff Reports A portion of the Robert Beal transfer rumors are true.

The former Norcross football standout and Georgia commitment did indeed leave Bradenton, Fla., power IMG Academy to move Robert Beal back to Gwinnett. He also enrolled this week at Peachtree Ridge, but he isn’t eligible to play for the Lions in the state playoffs this Friday.

Peachtree Ridge athletic and activities director Ryan Lesniak confirmed that Beal had enrolled at the Suwanee school, but there are nofor plans the five-star defensive end to participate in athletics. The family hasn’t approached administration about filing a Georgia High School Association hardship eligibility request, and Lesniak said it would be difficult to turn around in such a short span. His hardship case almost certainly would be turned down by the GHSA, anyway.

Lesniak didn’t know Beal’s reasons for leaving IMG, though the recruit told USA Today that he “just wanted to get back home.” Peachtree Ridge operates on a block scheduling system that matches up with IMG, which likely played a role in transferring there.

Beal is the No. 1 defensive end and No. 5 recruit nationally in the ESPN 300 rankings and the No. 49 player nationally in the 247Sports composite rankings. He played for Norcross until this season when he enrolled at IMG, which is vying for a national title this season.

that can compete, and win, against Florida,” Brandt said.

“But for us, in a 72-game season, you have your highs and lows. For us, it’s fair to say that we fought the puck tonight and our energy wasn’t there.

“To be quite honest, it’s probably a good thing we have the day off tomorrow because guys need to rest and recover and get their minds right so when we come back on Thursday, we’re an energetic group.”

Justin Buzzeo scored short-handed with 1:40 to

See ATLANTA, Page 4B

Dacula running back Ty Harris (25) runs away from Lanier’s Erick Turner (9) and C. J. Burress (1). (Photo: Karl L. Moore)

Turnaround has Dacula soaring into the playoffs

By Paul Thomas

of the state playoffs.

“I don’t know if I could point out a secret. If I could, I’d bottle it up and After going 1-4 in non- make sure we repeated region games, Dacula’s it,” Dacula head coach playoff hopes looked Tommy Jones said. “The bleak earlier this season. biggest thing is our kids The Falcons went 5-5 just kept hope. They last year and missed the believed. They were able playoffs. Dacula was to come to practice every determined not to have a single day and continue to repeat and rebounded to work hard and just allow win its final five games the process to work itself to claim the Region out. For a lot of different 8-AAAAAA championreasons, we weren’t a very ship. good football team at the Dacula (6-4) hosts Sebeginning of the year, but quoyah (4-6) on Friday at I think from a coaching 7:30 p.m. in the first round staff and player perspecpaul.thomas@ gwinnettdailypost.com

tive we believed we could be a good football team, so we continued not to lose sight of those goals.”

The motivation for the turnaround came from sitting at home and watching the postseason a year ago.

Dacula lost its final three region games in 2015, including a 13-11 loss at Parkview in the final week that would have put it in the postseason.

“That’s a horrible feeling, senior defensive end Brandon Jones said.

“That’s a feeling that you never want. Having to go in to Parkview just

to make the playoffs and losing that game was a horrible feeling. We just thought about that game.”

Dacula opened region play with a 26-7 win over Apalachee and then a huge 25-20 win at Gainesville.

“Once we won the first two we just had a feeling that no one can stop us,” senior linebacker and running back Ty Harris said.

“We just kept to the grind and kept to everything we were doing the first two (region) games and it carried over onto the next and on to the next and so on.”

Injuries played a big part in the Falcons’ slow start. Linebacker Landen Berlin was injured in the season opening win over Central Gwinnett, forcing Babila Fomuteh to play a bigger role than expected at middle linebacker.

Junior running back/ linebacker Tre McMillian was also banged up, and an ankle injury kept Boston College commit and senior defensive tackle Allen Daniels out. Both of them are back to full speed now.

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GHSA sets title game times Hebron, Wesleyan in playoffs From Staff Reports The playing times for this year’s state high school football championship games were announced Tuesday by the Georgia High School Association. The title games, scheduled for Dec. 9 and 10, will be the last high school football games played in the Georgia Dome with Atlanta’s new MercedesBenz Stadium opening up.

The Class AAAAAAA title game will cap the weekend of championships with an 8 p.m. kickoff on Saturday, Dec. 10. Eleven of the 32 Georgia teams competing

in Georgia’s new seventh classification playoffs are from Gwinnett — Archer, Brookwood, Central Gwinnett, Grayson, Mill Creek, Mountain View, Norcross, North Gwinnett, Parkview, Peachtree Ridge and South Gwinnett.

No other Gwinnett teams will compete in the Dec. 10 title games, which include Class A Public at 10 a.m., AA at 1 p.m. and AAAA at 4:30 p.m. Friday, Dec. 9 could shape up to be a busy day for Gwinnett, though.

The Dec. 9 games kick off with the Class A Private finals at 10 a.m. — Wesleyan and Hebron Christian are in

that bracket — followed by the AAA final at 1 p.m. that could feature Greater Atlanta Christian.

The AAAAA championship game, which could include perennial power Buford, follows at 4:30 p.m. and the AAAAAA title game is an 8 p.m. kickoff. Dacula and Lanier are in the AAAAAA bracket.

Award ceremonies for all eight championships will take place on the field just after the conclusion of each contest.

Game-day tickets from Ticketmaster and at the Georgia Dome are $20 each day and are good for all four championship games.

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A few days after high school football teams in the larger classifications knew their opponents, Gwinnett’s Class A Private schools finally found out who they match up with in the state playoffs.

It took some time for the MaxPreps figures to be finalized for the Georgia High School Association, then an error changed the Class A power rankings and shuffled the brackets a bit. But by late Monday afternoon, Hebron Christian and Wesleyan got the information they had been waiting on.

Hebron Christian quarterback Troy Allen (5) throws during the first half of Friday’s game against Athens Academy. (Photo: Jim Lacey)

Hebron (5-5) earned a No. 20 seed in the power rankings and a first-round matchup Friday at No. 13 Savannah Christian. The

winner gets fourth-seeded Calvary Day in the second round — Calvary Day See PLAYOFFS, Page 4B

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BASKETBALL

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

FOOTBALL

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 678472-2142.

LACROSSE

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.

SOCCER

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)

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T-BALL

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. Early registration deadline is Friday and saves on fees. All skill levels are welcome. To register, go to www.i9sports. com or call 678-472-2142.

WRESTLING

Ongoing through Sunday: Mountain View youth wrestling is accepting registration for the upcoming season at www.mountainviewyouthwrestling.com.

Practices will begin Nov. 7 and will be held Mondays, Tuesdays and Thursdays in the Mountain View wrestling room.

Kindergartners through fifth-graders practice from 6 to 7 p.m., and middle schoolers practice from 7 to 8:30 p.m.

VOLLEYBALL

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

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Georgia looks to keep its momentum

By Jon Gallo

Staff Correspondent

ATHENS — Georgia coach Kirby Smart offered very little insight when asked about his offense’s identity following a 27-24 win over Kentucky that prevented the Bulldogs’ season from being a complete disaster.

“We’ve got to be able to run the ball, we’ve got to have explosive passes, we’ve got to be able to throw the ball down the field,” Smart told reporters.

“You’re going to say that’s broad, I’m going to say we don’t know until we find out more about our personnel. We don’t make our personnel fit Jim Chaney’s offense. We can’t do that.”

Georgia’s inability to move the ball consistently through the season’s first nine games is a major reason why the Bulldogs are 5-4 overall and 3-4 in SEC play entering Saturday’s 3:30 home game against No. 8 Auburn (7-2, 5-1), which has one of the league’s better defenses.

The Tigers are very much in contention to win the SEC West for the second time in four years and earn a berth in the playoffs.

The Bulldogs are at their best when true freshman quarterback Jacob Eason is operating out of the shotgun, when he has the option of handing the ball off or chucking it down the field.

Georgia’s receivers, however, haven’t helped Eason out, as they’ve consistently dropped passes that have killed drives. Georgia is averaging just 23.7 points

Georgia Bulldogs wide receiver Isaiah McKenzie (16) runs the ball for a touchdown against the Kentucky Wildcats in the first quarter at Commonwealth Stadium. (Photo: Mark Zerof-USA Today Sports)

per game, which would be its lowest average since the regular season expanded to 12 games.

Georgia’s two touchdowns against the Wildcats (5-4, 4-3) came from the shotgun formation. Eason threw a 38-yard strike to Isaiah McKenzie in the first quarter before handing the ball to Sony Michel, who sprinted down the sideline for a 26-yard scoring run in the fourth quarter.

“We have a game plan every game we go in, just like every team does, that you have three-wide sets and you are able to run certain plays out of them,” Smart told reporters. “We have those. If those work, then I’m great with it, especially if we’re not successful in the other. But we have to do what the strengths of our team are.

And sometimes that’s two back, sometimes it’s not.”

Georgia also returned to its rushing roots against the Wildcats. Nick Chubb (21 carries, 85 yards) and Michel (19 carries, 127 yards) combined for 40 carries, 28 more than they had in last week’s loss to Florida, when they rushed for a combined 22 yards.

Georgia’s receivers also had one of their better games, as seven Bulldogs made at least one catch, totaling 17 in all. Javon Wims had five for 90 yards, including a 51-yard reception, after entering the game with just 60 receiving yards in the eight previous games combined.

“When we run the team, ball teams are going to tend to stack the box, and they’re going to bring all their guys in,” Wims told reporters.

“Sometimes, you have to keep them honest by throwing it.”

Eason went 17 of 35 passing for 245 yards and delivered when his team needed him the most, as he orchestrated a nine-play, 67-yard drive to set up Rodrigo Blankenship’s gamewinning field goal as time expired. Eason was 4-of-4 passing for 42 yards on the drive, which he proceeded with a seven-play, 67-yard drive that ended with Michel’s touchdown run that gave Georgia its first lead since the second quarter.

“He does not feel pressure,” Smart said of Eason.

“That’s just the kid. The kid’s got a very calm demeanor. It’s what you want the quarterback to have, composure-wise. I mean he really doesn’t get much flustered.”

’Bama No. 1; Washington moves to 4 The Sports Xchange Alabama remained the No. 1 team in the latest rankings released by the College Football Playoff selection committee Tuesday night, but the more significant news is that Washington moved up one spot to No. 4.

Alabama, Clemson, Michigan and Washington are the only four unbeaten teams from five power conferences, and they hold the top four spots this week, in that order.

Texas A&M was ranked No. 4 last week despite having a loss, but the Aggies’ second loss, to Mississippi State, cleared the way for Washington to move up. Nonetheless, there was some speculation that once-beaten Ohio State might jump past the Huskies this week based on their 62-3 rout of a Nebraska team that

was No. 10 in last week’s CFP rankings.

But the Buckeyes rose only one spot to No. 5, followed by No. 6 Louisville, No. 7 Wisconsin and No. 8 Texas A&M. The current rankings don’t mean anything until the final rankings are posted Dec. 4. The top four teams at that time will be the four teams that participate in the national championship playoff, which includes the Chick-fil-A Bowl this year.

Also of significance is that Western Michigan, the only other unbeaten FBS team, is No. 21 this week, one spot ahead of Boise State. The highest ranked team from outside the power conferences is guaranteed a spot in one of the major bowl games.

Right now that would be 9-0 Western Michigan, which plays in the MidAmerican Conference.

Boise State (8-1) is in the

Alabama Crimson Tide quarterback Jalen Hurts (2) escapes LSU Tigers linebacker Kendell Beckwith (52) during the second half of a game at Tiger Stadium. (Photo: Derick E. Hingle-USA Today Sports)

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Paul Johnson still has faith in the defensive coaching staff

By Stan Awtrey

down situations. North Carolina converted 8 of 13 on third-downs, and GeorATLANTA — Georgia gia Tech’s opponents have Tech coach Paul Johnson converted 51.9 percent of said he hasn’t lost conthird downs this season fidence in the defensive (66-for-127). coaching staff, even though “The bottom line is the team has allowed 1,195 you’ve got to make some yards over the last two plays on third down,” Johngames. son said. “You’ve got to “I hire guys to coach deget pressure, knock a ball fense and I’m going to treat down. … You’ve got to do them the way I want to be something to make plays.” treated myself,” Johnson That wacky field goal said. “Let me do what I do Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets head coach Paul Johnson play: Johnson took the and at the end of it, you coaches against the Duke Blue Devils in the fourth quar- blame for the unusual field evaluate what happens, just ter at Bobby Dodd Stadium. (Photo: Brett Davis-USA To- goal play that opened the like you do with anything. third quarter. day Sports) I’m not going to microGeorgia Tech faced manage everything they ferent than a few years ago know why this happened,’” fourth-and-3 at the North do or second-guess every when the defensive players Johnson said. “Where you Carolina 20 and Johnson call. … I’ve got enough were openly frustrated run into problems is when felt his team really needed confidence in our guys on under a different defensive you come out of it and a touchdown, but would defense to let them try to coordinator because they guys don’t know why it settle for a field goal to coach.” didn’t understand their as- happened. We’re not havkeep the margin within one Johnson said the defensignments. ing those problems. We’ve score. sive coaches are putting the “When a game like that just got to play better.”

The Yellow Jackets unplayers in a position to be happens and you play poorThe Yellow Jackets have successfully tried to draw successful, but they’re not ly, you have to be able to been particularly ineffecNorth Carolina offside and getting it done. This is dif- look at the tape and say, ‘I tive on defense in thirdcalled timeout. Afterwards Staff Correspondent

the team lined up as if to run a play, then rushed en masse off the field so the field goal unit could run on and kick it. The confusion led to a delay of game penalty, but Harrison Butker was still able to make the 42-yard field goal.

“We didn’t practice that.

It was on me,” Johnson said. “I tried to tell them (what to do) on the side and you can’t do that. I know better than that. Fortunately he made the field goal.”

Johnson was hoping the North Carolina defense would line up in a specific formation, which would trigger the play call. It didn’t happen and the field goal run was late getting on the field.

Johnson said, “And I neglected to tell the offensive linemen not to get in their stance, so they all went up and got in their stance. It really should have been a penalty when they got up.

That’s on me.”

A-back situation: The injury to J.J. Green and the departure of Lynn Griffin has taken the depth out of the pool at A-back. It could lead to some extra snaps for Nathan Cottrell or Austin McClellan.

Johnson said on Monday that Taquon Marshall could be moved back there, if needed. Marshall played A-back last season but has spent this year as the No. 3 quarterback.

Basketball update: Single-game tickets for all ACC games are now on sale. Tickets start at $25 and the team plays five of its nine ACC home games on the weekends. The ACC opener is Dec. 31 against North Carolina at noon.

Other special dates include the annual letterwinners’ game and Jarrett Jack replica jerseys on Jan. 28 and Matt Harpring bobbleheads on Feb. 11.

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high school football DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK Name: Guillermo Luna School: Brookwood Position: Linebacker Class: Senior Highlights: Made 12 tackles (two for losses), caused two fumbles and had a quarterback pressure in the Broncos’ 56-20 win over Lakeside-DeKalb Coach Philip Jones’ take: “So proud to have the opportunity to coach a young man like Guillermo. He’s steady, tough, hard-working, demanding of his teammates. He is in many ways the backbone of our team because of his character, leadership and high level of play on the field.”

DEFENSIVE HONOR ROLL Archer Quinn Miller, 10 tackles (9 solos), 2 for losses, 3 QB hurries, 1 pass breakup, 1 fumble recovery, 1 rushing TD on offense Andrew Booth, 1 solo tackle, 1 pass breakup, 2 interceptions, 1 for a TD Sam Wright, 4 tackles, 2 sacks, 1 caused fumble Colby Wooden, 3 tackles, 1 for loss, 1 sack, 2 QB hurries Brookwood Kendall Williamson, 2 tackles, 1 for loss, 2 pass breakups, 1 fumble recovery for a TD Leonard Warner, 15 tackles, 1 fumble recovery Cantorian Weems, 7 tackles, 3 pass breakups, 1 fumble recovery Daniel Walker, 9 tackles, 1 fumble recovery Connor Artime, 12 tackles, 2 for losses Buford Tyreque Legrant, 7 tackles, 2 QB pressures, 1 blocked punt Jamaal Singleton, 4 tackles, 1 for loss, 1 interception, 1 pass breakup Tre Luttrell, 7 tackles, 1 for loss, 1 sack Dacula Babila Fomuteh, 9 tackles Kenny Holder, 7 tackles, 1 for loss, 2 QB hurries, 2 pass breakups Ty Harris, 5 tackles, 1 interception, 1 fumble recovery, 1 pass breakup Chase Isler, 6 tackles, 1 for loss, 2 pass breakups GAC Jeffrey Blake, 5 tackles, TD catch on offense Christopher Hinton, 6 tackles Davis Markham, 7 tackles, 1 for loss Devin Thomas, 8 tackles Robby Fowler, 6 tackles Grayson Breon Dixon, 6 tackles, 1 for loss, 1 sack, 1 QB pressure, 1 interception for TD, 1 forced fumble Steven Banks, 4 tackles, 2 for losses, 1 sack, 1 QB pressure Mill Creek Ryan Cox, 6 tackles, 1 for loss, 1 sack, 2 QB hurries Victor Heyward, 5 tackles (4 solos), 1 for loss, 1 sack, 1 forced fumble, 1 fumble recovery Jonathan Gipson, 1 solo tackle, 1 interception, 1 pass breakup Norcross Jaren Wicker, 7 tackles, 2 for losses, 1 pass breakup Jacob Johnson, 5 tackles, 1 for loss, 1 big hit, 1 caused fumble Darius Barnhill, 5 tackles, 3 for losses Alec Strout, 5 tackles, 1 for loss Bryce Bowen, 4 tackles, 1 for loss, 1 caused fumble Niko Brown, 2 sacks North Gwinnett Cole Williams, 7 tackles James Saint-Amour, 4 tackles, 1 for loss, 1 sack Walker House, 5 tackles, 2 for losses, 1 sack Dixon Yellott, 6 tackles, 1 for loss Parkview Ben Markiewicz, 14 tackles, 1 for loss, 1 pass breakup Noah McCalup, 8 tackles, 1 QB hurry Demetrius West, 6 tackles, 2 sacks, 1 QB hurry, 1 caused fumble, 1 fumble recovery Peachtree Ridge Kingsley Enagbare, 12 tackles, 1 for loss, 1 sack David Parker, 5 tackles (4 solos), 4 pass breakups South Gwinnett Emmanuel Hopkins, 7 tackles, 1 for loss, 1 caused fumble Wesleyan Ben Connor, 10 tackles, 2 for losses Honor roll players are nominated by their coaches. To be included, coaches are asked to email their nominations to will.hammock@gwinnettdailypost.com by noon on Monday.

OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK

Name: Malik Washington School: Parkview Position: Running back/wide receiver Class: Sophomore Highlights: Rushed nine times for 109 yards and three touchdowns and caught nine passes for 141 yards and another score in the Panthers’ 67-43 win over Central Gwinnett Coach Eric Godfree’s take: “Malik showed us all that he can compete at the highest level. He has been playing great, but has performed better and better each week. He was entertaining and mesmerizing to watch. Malik is also a scholar-athlete and carries a 3.6 GPA. He has a lot of talent, but he is also really good every day at the things that don’t take talent, too. Malik is a joy to coach and a leader for our team.”

OFFENSIVE HONOR ROLL

Archer Brandon Shellnutt, 4 catches for 47 yards, TD Keegan Strickland, 18 rushes for 98 yards Carter Peevy, 12 of 22 passing for 120 yards, 2 TDs Braylen Weems, 2 catches for 18 yards, TD Brookwood Angelo DiSpigna, 10 of 14 passing for 244 yards, 3 TDs Matthew Hill, 4 catches for 144 yards, TD, 5 rushes for 47 yards, TD Dante Black, 14 rushes for 88 yards, 2 TDs Nick Prince, 4 catches for 93 yards, 2 TDs Nick Eubanks, 88 percent blocking grade, 4 knockdown blocks Blake Bridges, 84 percent blocking grade, 4 knockdown blocks Buford Anthony Grant, 11 rushes for 103 yards, 3 TDs, 4 catches for 22 yards, TD Derrian Brown, 3 rushes for 82 yards, TD Connor Mills, 92 percent blocking grade, 7 knockdown blocks Hank White, 89 percent blocking grade, 7 knockdown blocks Central Gwinnett Jarren Williams, 19 of 26 passing for 360 yards, 5 TDs, 2 two-point conversions Jallah Zeze, 8 catches for 180 yards, TD Tyrone Gould, 2 catches for 108 yards, 2 TDs Derrick Lawrence, 6 catches for 59 yards, 2 TDs Dacula Kenny Severe, 3 catches for 76 yards, 2 TDs Jalen Perry, 127 total yards, TD on 3 touches Tre McMillian, 15 rushes for 126 yards, TD Shayne Buckingham, 8 of 14 passing for 147 yards, 2 TDs Austin Manning, 92 percent blocking grade GAC Davis Mills, 19 of 25 passing for 320 yards, 5 TDs Harrison Sloan, 6 catches for 156 yards, 2 TDs Jake Floyd, TD catch Kyler McMichael, 160 yards of offense, 2 TDs Cam Osley, high blocking grade Nate Richey, high blocking grade Myles Hinton, high blocking grade Sean Henderson, 5-for-5 PATs, made 18 straight Mill Creek Anthony Presto, 7 rushes for 58 yards, 2 TDs Rafael Morales, 10 rushes for 74 yards, 2 TDs Ace Williams, 2 catches for 65 yards, TD Tyler Fannin, winning blocking grade, 4 pancake blocks Dylan Artman, winning blocking grade, 3 pancake blocks Jack Franklin, winning blocking grade, 6 pancake blocks Brenton King, 7-for-7 PATs, 8 touchbacks on 9 kickoffs Norcross Baron Radcliff, 11 of 12 passing for 176 yards, 3 TDs Sam Dingle, 83 percent blocking grade, 5 pancake blocks Clay Harris, 3 rushes for 71 yards, TD, 29-yard catch Montai Ellis, 8 rushes for 44 yards, 2 TDs Jared Simpkins, 3 catches for 50 yards, TD North Gwinnett Cade Fortin, 14 of 23 passing for 140 yards, 2 TDs, 6 rushes for 49 yards, TD Chris Sibilia, highest blocking grade on offensive line Ricky Reed, 6 catches for 69 yards Zaniel Phillips, 47- and 25-yard FGs, 3-for-3 PATs Manny Herrera, 6 kickoffs, all for touchbacks Parkview Caleb Mitchell, 25 of 41 passing for 438 yards, 3 TDs Deion Slade, 13 rushes for 112 yards, TD Christian Malloy, 18 rushes for 136 yards, TD Peachtree Ridge Fred Payton, 15 of 18 passing for 210 yards, 2 TDs, 11 rushes for 62 yards, TD Connor Heyward, 3 rushes for 34 yards, TD, 5 catches for 132 yards, 2 TDs, 4 tackles on defense, 36-yard punting average Stephon Bailey, 20 rushes for 106 yards Wesleyan J.D. Kavel, 5 rushes for 54 yards, 3 TDs Daniel O’Sullivan, 92 percent blocking grade, 6 pancake blocks Corey Berry, 3 rushes for 86 yards, 62-yard TD run

GEORGIA SPORTS WRITERS ASSOCIATION PREP FOOTBALL POLL (First place votes in parentheses) Class AAAAAAA School Pts. Prv. 1. Mill Creek (11) 154 1 2. Roswell (2) 142 2 3. Grayson (3) 134 3 4. Norcross 111 4 5. McEachern 99 5 6. Colquitt County 76 6 7. North Cobb 60 7 8. Lowndes 49 8 9. Mountain View 35 9 10. Brookwood 12 NR Others receiving votes: East Coweta 3, Parkview 3, Westlake 2 Dropped Out: West Forsyth Class AAAAAA School Pts. Prv. 1. Dalton (10) 153 1 2. Valdosta (6) 146 2 3. Tucker 126 3 4. Glynn Academy 107 4 5. Harrison 96 5 6. Mays 82 6 7. Northside-Warner Robins 63 7 8. Alexander 48 9 9. Lee County 37 10 10. Houston County 10 NR Others receiving votes: Northgate 9, Centennial 2, Langston Hughes 2, Lanier 1 Dropped Out: Northgate Class AAAAA School 1. Stockbridge (14) 2. Buford (2) 3. Grady

Pts. Prv. 158 1 143 2 118 3

4. Carrollton 106 4 5. Rome 100 5 6. Kell 80 6 7. Griffin 60 7 8. Woodland-Stockbridge 54 8 9. Ware County 32 10 10. Loganville 16 NR Others receiving votes: Carver-Atlanta 3, Arabia Mountain 2, Thomas County Central 1, Whitewater 1 Dropped Out: Arabia Mountain Class AAAA School Pts. Prv. 1. Cartersville (16) 160 1 2. Thomson 144 2 3. Woodward Academy 125 3 4. Jefferson 111 4 5. Blessed Trinity 91 5 6. Cairo 82 6 7. Mary Persons 69 7 8. Ridgeland 37 9 9. Burke Country 33 10 10. Marist 16 NR Others receiving votes: Stephens County 9, Troup 1 Dropped out: Troup Class AAA School 1. GAC (16) 2. Peach County 3. Westminster 4. Crisp County 5. Liberty County 6. Cedar Grove 7. Calhoun 8. Lovett 9. Jenkins-Savannah

Pts. Prv. 160 1 137 2 123 3 110 4 94 5 80 6 75 7 46 9 31 10

10. Dawson County

10

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Others receiving votes: Union County 5, Pace Academy 4, Morgan County 3, Jackson 2 Dropped Out: None Class AA School 1. Benedictine (15) 2. Fitzgerald (1) 3. Callaway 4. Rabun County 5. Screven County 6. Pepperell 7. Vidalia 8. Jefferson County 9. Dublin 10. Washington County

Pts. Prv. 159 1 141 2 125 4 114 5 87 8 78 6 66 7 57 3 33 t10 9 9

Others receiving votes: Rockmart 8, Thomasville 2, Heard County 1 Dropped Out: Elbert County Class A School Pts. Prv. 1. Eagle’s Landing Chr. (15) 159 1 2. Prince Avenue Chr. (1) 142 2 3. Emanuel County Institute 119 3 4. Clinch County 108 3 5. Fellowship Christian 94 6 6. Calvary Day 69 7 7. Wesleyan 55 8 8. Macon County 44 9 9. Landmark Christian 43 5 10. Tattnall Square 20 NR Others receiving votes: Mt. Paran Christian 18, Manchester 5, Mt. ZionCarrollton 3, Pelham 1 Dropped Out: Manchester

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REGION STANDINGS School Grayson South Gwinnett Archer Newton Shiloh Rockdale

Region 8-AAAAAAA Region Overall This week 5-0 9-1 Mountain View 3-2 7-3 North Gwinnett 3-2 4-6 at Peachtree Ridge 3-2 6-3-1 at Mill Creek 1-4 2-8 Season complete 0-5 2-8 Season complete

Region 7-AAAAAAA Region Overall This week 6-0 10-0 Milton 5-1 7-3 West Forsyth 4-2 7-3 at South Forsyth 3-3 4-6 at Lambert 2-4 5-5 Season complete 1-5 1-9 Season complete 0-6 0-10 Season complete Region 6-AAAAAAA School Region Overall This week Mill Creek 6-0 10-0 Newton Peachtree Ridge 4-2 5-5 Archer North Gwinnett 4-2 6-4 at South Gwinnett Mountain View 4-2 8-2 at Grayson Collins Hill 2-4 2-8 Season complete Discovery 1-5 2-8 Season complete Duluth 0-6 2-8 Season complete Region 8-AAAAAA School Region Overall This week Dacula 5-0 6-4 Sequoyah Lanier 4-1 7-3 Allatoona Gainesville 3-2 5-5 at Harrison Winder-Barrow 2-3 5-5 at Dalton Habersham 1-4 5-5 Season complete Apalachee 0-5 2–7-1 Season complete Region 8-AAAAA School Region Overall This week Buford 6-0 9-1 North Springs Loganville 5-1 8-2 Riverwood Clarke Central 4-2 6-4 at Carver-Atlanta Walnut Grove 3-3 4-6 at Grady Flowery Branch 2-4 3-7 Season complete Cedar Shoals 1-5 4-6 Season complete Johnson 0-6 0-10 Season complete Region 7-AAA School Region Overall This week GAC 6-0 9-1 Pace Academy Dawson County 5-1 7-2 Lovett Union County 4-2 8-2 at Cedar Grove North Hall 3-3 6-4 at Westminster Lumpkin County 2-4 4-6 Season complete East Hall 1-5 3-7 Season complete Fannin County 0-6 2-8 Season complete Region 8-A School Region Overall This week Prince Avenue 9-0 10-0 Bye Commerce 7-2 8-2 Bye Athens Academy 7-2 8-2 Savannah Country Day George Walton 6-3 7-3 Mount Vernon Athens Christian 6-3 7-3 Mt. Pisgah Hebron 4-5 5-5 at Savannah Christian Lakeview 3-6 3-7 Season complete Towns County 2-7 3-7 Season complete Riverside Military 1-8 2-8 Season complete Providence 0-9 1-9 Season complete Region 5-A School Region Overall This week ELCA 7-0 10-0 Bye Landmark 6-1 9-1 Bye Wesleyan 5-2 8-2 Bye Holy Innocents’ 4-3 5-5 at Stratford Academy Mount Vernon 2-4 5-4 Strong Rock Our Lady of Mercy 2-5 3-7 Season complete Strong Rock 1-5 3-6 at Mount Vernon Fulton Leadership 0-7 0-10 Season complete School Norcross Brookwood Parkview Central Gwinnett Lakeside Meadowcreek Berkmar

This week’s state games of interest Pebblebrook at Roswell Tift County at North Cobb Etowah at Westlake Hillgrove at Lowndes Lassiter at McEachern Wheeler at Cherokee North Paulding at Colquitt County Woodstock at East Coweta Bradwell Institute at Tucker Lee County at Evans Cambridge at Mays Jonesboro at Glynn Academy Grovetown at Northside-Warner Robins Hughes at Johns Creek Coffee at Heritage Alpharetta at Alexander Richmond Hill at Lovejoy Lakeside-Evans at Valdosta Northgate at Centennial Stephenson at Effingham County Warner Robins at Griffin Villa Rica at Arabia Mountain Ola at Ware County Whitewater at Bainbridge Kell at SW DeKalb Riverdale at Thomas County Central Lithonia at Carrollton Upson-Lee at Woodward Academy Oconee County at NW Whitfield Chestatee at Cartersville Baldwin at Cairo Sandy Creek at Marist Pickens County at Jefferson Heritage-Catoosa at Stephens County Chapel Hill at Blessed Trinity West Hall at Troup Americus-Sumter at Thomson Ridgeland at St. Pius Spalding at Eastside

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Falcons sign Dimitroff to extension Fredi Gonzalez added to Miami coaching staff From Staff Reports

The Atlanta Falcons have signed general manager Thomas Dimitroff to a three-year contract extension that runs from 201719, according to a release Monday by the NFL team.

The extension will run congruent with head coach Dan Quinn’s contract.

“I’ve always believed continuity in leadership is important to achieving the highest levels of success, be it with our football team or our businesses,” Arthur Blank, Atlanta Falcons chairman and owner said.

“I’ve seen the relationship between Dan Quinn and Thomas Dimitroff grow over the last two years and we’re seeing the fruits of their shared vision and plan coming together in our recent draft classes and free agent acquisitions.

My expectations remain very high. By extending Thomas, we expect to see their partnership continue to grow and deliver results for our team and our fans, on and off the field.”

Dimitroff has drafted, signed or re-signed 12 players that have made a combined 22 Pro Bowl appearances. One of those players is franchise quarterback Matt Ryan, who Dimitroff took with the first pick in his first NFL Draft as a GM. He selected the quarterback from Boston College with the third overall pick (2008), and Ryan has blossomed into one of the top passers in the NFL, making three trips to the Pro Bowl and recording five straight seasons of 4,000 passing yards.

•From Page 1B For just the third time in 12 games this season, the Gladiators didn’t score first.

Florida grabbed a 1-0 lead when Michael Kirpatrick’s hard wrister from the right side got past Matt Ginn’s glove at 7:11 of the first period. Atlanta native Zack Kamrass assisted on the play for his seventh point in as many games.

The Everblades pressed their advantage with the only goal of the second period, a deflected point shot at 5:24.

Altshuller kept the Gladiators off the board despite a mid-period push. The biggest save came on Atlanta captain Derek Nesbitt at 6:09. Altshuller was spread out, nearly on his stomach, to get to the far post and robbed Nesbitt with a flash of the glove.

The Gladiators kept the pressure on, but the puck wasn’t bouncing their way and there was a dearth of second-chance opportunities.

“That starts with our physicality and our ability to get in on the forecheck,” Brandt said. “For the first

Atlanta Falcons general manager Thomas Dimitroff, left, and head coach Dan Quinn are pictured during training camp at the team’s practice facility in Flowery Branch.

(Photo: Colin Hubbard)

Ryan currently ranks first in passing yards (2,980) and touchdowns (23) while ranking second in passer rating (119.0) and third in completion percentage (69.6 percent). His performance this season has him in the national conversation as the NFL’s MVP and has the Falcons atop the NFC South through Week 9.

In 2011, Dimitroff traded away five draft picks in order to obtain now three-time Pro Bowler Julio Jones with the sixth pick. Dimitroff’s decision has paid off, as Jones has proven himself to be one of the best wide outs in the NFL. Jones has quickly moved up the franchise receiving yardage list with 7,060 yards, which is third on the club’s all-time list.

Last year, Jones recorded 136 receptions for 1,871 yards, which both ranked second on the NFL’s alltime single season list.

Jones continues to wreak havoc on NFL defenses this season, tallying 51 receptions for a leaguehigh 970 yards with five

touchdowns.

“I want to thank Arthur for demonstrating the confidence in what we are building here,” Dimitroff said. “I have always believed it is about a head coach and general manager sharing a common vision on the type of players they are looking for and how to build a roster. The partnership with Dan has formed quickly and I know we are building a team here that everyone can be proud of. I understand that we still have work to do, but I know we have the people in place to reach the ultimate goal here in Atlanta.”

During Dimitroff’s first five years, his teams made the playoffs four times, and his teams made franchise history by posting back-toback winning seasons for the first time in franchise history (2008-09). Dimitroff has selected several franchise cornerstones in addition to Ryan and Jones, including offensive tackle Jake Matthews, cornerback Desmond Trufant, running back Devonta

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Freeman, linebacker Vic Beasley Jr., defensive tackle Grady Jarrett, safety Keanu Neal and linebacker Deion Jones. He has also added key veterans to the roster via free agency and trades during his tenure like running back Michael Turner, tight end Tony Gonzalez, cornerback Asante Samuel, tight end Jacob Tamme, defensive end Adrian Clayborn, center Alex Mack, wide receiver Mohamed Sanu, fullback Patrick DiMarco and offensive guard Andy Levitre.

Over the past two years, Dimitroff has teamed with Quinn to craft a roster that highlights speed and physicality. During their first year together in 2015, the two partnered to scout and draft Beasley, who is currently tied for fourth in the league in sacks (7.5).

They also drafted cornerback Jalen Collins, running back Tevin Coleman, wide receiver Justin Hardy, Jarrett and cornerback Akeem King.

“Thomas and I have developed a great relationship since the time I accepted this job,” Quinn. said “The partnership between a head coach and general manager is incredibly important when building a winning team.

We have a common vision when it comes to constructing this roster and I believe we have built a solid foundation over the last two years. He is one of the best talent evaluators I have ever been around, and I’m fired up for us to continue this process together.”

•From Page 1B gets a bye for the opening round.

Regardless of foe, it’s an exciting time for Hebron, which is in the state playoffs for the first time.

“It’s about a whole new start,” Hebron head coach Kevin Shaffer said.

“We’re 0-0, never been to the playoffs and that’s a huge accomplishment.”

Wesleyan’s high power ranking going into the final week of the season left no doubt that the Wolves would make the state playoffs. The question mark was their final seed for the bracket, and whether or not they earned a bye.

They did earn a bye, the final one, as the No. 8 seed. They were ranked just ahead of No. 9 Pinecrest Academy, which opens the state playoffs Friday against No. 24 Brookstone this Friday.

The winner of that matchup plays at Wesleyan in the second round Nov. 18. If the Wolves (8-2) win that game, a

The Sports Xchange Fredi Gonzalez once was fired as manager of the Marlins. He is now returning to the organization as Miami’s thirdbase coach.

The additions of Gonzalez, who was fired as manager of the Atlanta Braves during the 2016 season, and hitting coach Mike Pagliarulo were announced by the Marlins on Tuesday as manager Don Mattingly reshapes his coaching staff.

Pagliarulo replaced home-run king Barry Bonds, who was fired after one season of duty.

Gonzalez, 52, posted a 276-279 record from 2007-10 with the Marlins before current owner Jeffrey Loria fired him during the 2010 campaign. Gonzalez posted winning records in 2008-09 and the club hasn’t experienced a winning season since his departure.

He had a 434-413 mark in five-plus seasons with the Braves before being dismissed with the team off to a horrific 9-28 start this season.

“Fredi is a tremendous person,” president of baseball operations Michael Hill said. “I think he will be a welcome addition to our staff. I

Former Atlanta Braves manager Fredi Gonzalez has been addeed to the Miami Marlins coaching staff. (Reuters)

think that is one thing, when we talk about the growth of our team, it’s the influence of Don Mattingly at the helm.

His leadership and his stability. His calmness.

It really set the tone for a young roster that has not had a lot of stability over the years.

“Donnie and his staff did a great job. I think Fredi is a welcome addition.”

Pagliarulo played 11 big-league seasons and is a former New York Yankees teammate of Mattingly. He also played with the Minnesota Twins, San Diego Padres, Texas Rangers and Baltimore Orioles in a career that ended in 1995.

Playoffs

Wesleyan’s Harrison Cook (18) tries to break the tackle of an Eagles Landing Christian defender this season.

(Photo: Will Fagan)

likely showdown with region rival Eagle’s Landing Christian comes in the quarterfinals. ELCA edged Wesleyan 34-31 in the regular season.

Rematch in Suwanee Two football teams that played a thriller earlier this season — Archer and Peachtree Ridge — will match up again Friday in the Class AAAAAAA first round.

Archer edged Peachtree Ridge 20-19 on Aug. 26, which turned out to be the only victory in a 1-4 start for the Tigers. It started

a trend of narrow losses for the Lions, who finally turned that around recently in an overtime win over North Gwinnett.

In the teams’ first meeting, Peachtree Ridge led 19-10 after three quarters only to see Archer score 10 in the fourth for a win. Braylen Weems made some key plays on a game-winning, fourthquarter drive capped by his touchdown pass to Malik Sproles. Keegan Strickland led the ground game for Archer with 27 carries for 178 yards.

With both McMillian and Harris healthy, the “We had a couple playrushing attack has been ers injured and they came solid the last few weeks. back and it just gave us McMillian has 764 yards that juice,” Brandon Jones and six TDs rushing, while said. “We all really just Harris has 739 yards and started believing in each six TDs. Quarterback other and believing in the Shayne Buckingham has coaches and just playing to thrown for 846 yards, the best of our ability.” seven TDs and six interThe defense shut out ceptions while rushing for both Habersham Central 271 yards and a TD. His and Lanier in key region top target is Kenny Sever, victories and gave up just who has 19 grabs for 284 13 points in a win over yards and four TDs. Winder-Barrow to close Tommy Jones said the out the regular season. biggest difference is the Fomuteh is the team’s development of the big leading tackle with 91 guys up front. stops. Safety Jaylon Jones “I think we’ve gotten leads a strong secondary better up front, which is with 77 tackles and 12 huge from an offensive line pass break ups. Sophomore Dacula quarterback Shayne Buckingham (8) looks for an open receiver against Lanier. perspective,” he said. “We Jalen Perry leads the team (Photo: Karl L. Moore) believe our two running with five picks, including backs, when they’re both one returned for a touchseven is so deep,” Brandon in the coaches to run the where the Falcons have healthy and playing well, down.

Jones said. “Our DBs do calls and everything works had the biggest turnaround. give us a couple different “I feel like nobody can a great job of locking up out.”

In two of the four losses, options there. Our quarterrun on us because our front receivers and we just trust Offensively may be they were shut out. back, Shayne Buckingham,

has become more and more consistent and doing a great job for us.”

A 20-0 win over Lanier was the high point of the turnaround. The Falcons held the Longhorns to just 99 yards of total offense in the win, with early touchdowns from DeAndre Price and Will Stoval giving them more than enough breathing room.

“It meant a lot to me knowing it’s my senior year,” Harris said of defeating Lanier for the region title. “Knowing with the start we had we could come back and win out and sweep the region to make the playoffs, it just lets me know that we could actually make a deep run into the playoffs and maybe even go to the state championship if we just play together and keep working like we’ve been working the last couple weeks.”

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Atlanta Gladiators forward Brock Higgs (21) looks for a rebound against Florida goalie Daniel Altshuller (33) and defenseman Alexander Kuqali (3) during Tuesday’s game at Infinite Energy Arena in Duluth. (Photo: Amanda Hertel)

two period, our first forechecker was good, but our problem was with the second and third forechecker into the zone.

“We didn’t have enough support and they were able to outnumber us quickly at the pucks. Therefore, we had a lot of one-and-dones.”

Notes: Daniel Bahntge was back in the Atlanta lineup for the first time in

nearly a year. The Mercyhurst product was injured on Dec. 26. Bahntge had 15 points in 28 games as a rookie for the Gladiators before being sidelined. But he was sustained an upperbody injury Tuesday early in the third period and will have to be evaluated. …

Tyler Murovich has played in 101 straight games for Atlanta.

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Hawks end Cavaliers’ perfect start 110-106 The Sports Xchange CLEVELAND — Dennis Schroder scored a career-high 28 points and Kent Bazemore added 25 in the Atlanta Hawks’ 110-106 win against Cleveland on Tuesday, ending an 11-game losing streak to the Cavaliers.

It was the first loss of the season for the Cavaliers, who were the league’s last unbeaten team.

Bazemore hit a pair of big baskets in the final four minutes. His 3-pointer with 3:33 left was his first basket of the quarter and extended the Hawks’ lead to 101-95.

His baseline jumper in Atlanta Hawks forward Mike Muscala (31) dunks the ball against the Cleveland Cavathe final seconds was liers in the first quarter at Quicken Loans Arena. (Photo: David Richard-USA Today his only other basket of Sports) the quarter, but it put the game out of reach after ard grabbed 17 rebounds ence semifinal sweep percent (11 of 42) from a three-point play from for the Hawks despite of Atlanta last season, deep.

Kevin Love pulled Cleve- leaving briefly in the including an NBA record Kyrie Irving scored 29 land within 108-106 with first quarter to get four 25 3-pointers in one points, LeBron James had 25 seconds left. stitches in his upper lip. playoff game. All of that 23 points, nine rebounds Paul Millsap scored 21 Cleveland made 77 changed Tuesday when and five assists and Love points and Dwight How3-pointers in its conferthe Cavaliers shot just 26 added 24 points and 12

rebounds for Cleveland, but the 31 missed 3-pointers were too much to overcome.

James and J.R. Smith combined to shoot 2 of 13 in the first half and the Cavs fell behind by double digits for the first time all season. The Hawks’ lead swelled to 18 in the third quarter, withstanding a valiant comeback attempt by Cleveland in both the third and fourth quarters.

The Cavs trailed the final 29 minutes but pulled within 81-79 late in the third quarter on a 3-pointer from Smith. But Iman Shumpert committed a costly foul while Bazemore was attempting a 3-pointer in the final second of the third quarter.

Bazemore converted all three free throws, and when Millsap opened the fourth with a threepoint play, Atlanta’s lead was back to 87-79. The Hawks extended it to 96-

81 before another furious Cleveland rally set up the tight finish.

Notes: Cavaliers G J.R. Smith became a political activist over the weekend when he joined LeBron James in campaigning for Hillary Clinton during a rally in Cleveland. …

Smith, incidentally, plans to remain in Cleveland after he retires. “It makes no sense to go anywhere else,” he said. “To get treated the way we get treated here from the people, from the police, from everybody. There’s nothing but love here. I couldn’t imagine going anywhere else.” …

Hawks G Kyle Korver missed Tuesday’s game after the birth of his son Sunday. He is expected to play Wednesday when the Hawks host Chicago. … The Hawks began the night leading the league in steals with 12.2. They reached double figures in steals in each of the first six games.

PREP SWIMMING AND DIVING ROUNDUP

Brookwood topples Marist in season-opening meet From Staff Reports

victories in both the 100and 200-yard freestyle.

Brookwood’s swimming He swam the 100 in and diving teams swept 50.30 seconds and the a season-opening meet 200 in 1 minute, 44.54 against Marist last week. seconds. Maddy Cohen The Broncos dominated won the 50 free (24.67) in the boys and the 100 backstroke division (57.55) for the Bronco for a 233- girls.

65 win and Brookwood’s boys the girls also got first-place finalso posted ishes from Keegan Walsh an impres- (200 individual medley, sive 2112:02.12), Sam Sims 103 vic(50 free, 23.48), Jacob Andrew Huenniger tory. Both Baldwin (diving, 110.35 teams won points), Drew Grier (100 all three relays. butterfly, 54.12), Dylan Andrew Huenniger Scott (500 free, 4:44.55), led the boys teams with Aidan Stoffle (100 back,

Basketball National Basketball Association CENTRAL EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division

W L Pct GB Toronto..................... 4.....2......667....... — Boston..................... 3.....3......500.........1 Brooklyn................... 3.....4......429...... 1.5 New York.................. 2.....4......333.........2 Philadelphia............. 0.....6......000.........4 Southeast Division

W L Pct GB Charlotte.................. 5.....1......833....... — Atlanta..................... 5.....2......714.........5 Orlando.................... 3.....4......429......2.5 Miami....................... 2.....4......333.........3 Washington.............. 1.....5......167.........4 Central Division

W L Pct GB Cleveland................. 6.....1......857....... — Detroit...................... 4.....3......571.........2 Chicago................... 4.....3......571.........2 Milwaukee................ 4.....3......571.........2 Indiana..................... 3.....4......429.........3 WESTERN CONFERENCE Southwest Division

W L Pct GB San Antonio............. 5.....2......714....... — Houston................... 4.....3......571.........1 Memphis.................. 3.....4......429.........2 Dallas....................... 1.....5......167......3.5 New Orleans............ 0.....7......000.........5 Northwest Division

W L Pct GB Oklahoma City......... 6.....1......857....... — Utah......................... 5.....3......625...... 1.5 Portland................... 4.....3......571.........2 Denver..................... 3.....3......500......2.5 Minnesota................ 1.....5......167......4.5 Pacific Division

W L Pct GB L.A. Clippers............ 6.....1......857....... — Golden State............ 5.....2......714.........1 L.A. Lakers............... 4.....3......571.........2 Sacramento............. 3.....5......375......3.5 Phoenix.................... 2.....5......286.........4 Monday’s Games Utah 109, Philadelphia 84 Houston 114, Washington 106 Charlotte 122, Indiana 100 Chicago 112, Orlando 80 Oklahoma City 97, Miami 85 L.A. Clippers 114, Detroit 82 Golden State 116, New Orleans 106 Tuesday’s Games Atlanta 110, Cleveland 106 Minnesota at Brooklyn, late Denver at Memphis, late Phoenix at Portland, late Dallas at L.A. Lakers, late New Orleans at Sacramento, late Today’s Games Brooklyn at New York, 7 p.m.

Boston at Washington, 7 p.m.

Utah at Charlotte, 7 p.m.

Minnesota at Orlando, 7 p.m.

Philadelphia at Indiana, 7 p.m.

Chicago at Atlanta, 7:30 p.m.

Toronto at Oklahoma City, 8 p.m.

Detroit at Phoenix, 9 p.m.

Houston at San Antonio, 9:30 p.m.

Portland at L.A. Clippers, 10:30 p.m.

Dallas at Golden State, 10:30 p.m.

Thursday’s Games New Orleans at Milwaukee, 8 p.m.

Chicago at Miami, 8 p.m.

Golden State at Denver, 9 p.m.

L.A. Lakers at Sacramento, 10:30 p.m.

Football National Football League At A Glance AMERICAN CONFERENCE East

W L T Pct PF PA New England....7... 1... 0....875... 217....132 Miami................4... 4... 0....500... 173....182 Buffalo...............4... 5... 0....444... 237....203 N.Y. Jets............3... 6... 0....333... 173....235 South

W L T Pct PF PA Houston............5... 3... 0....625... 137....167 Tennessee........4... 5... 0....444... 217....226 Indianapolis......4... 5... 0....444... 239....256 Jacksonville......2... 6... 0....250... 153....215 North

W L T Pct PF PA Pittsburgh..........4... 4... 0....500... 184....171 Baltimore..........4... 4... 0....500... 154....153 Cincinnati..........3... 4... 1....438... 167....189 Cleveland..........0... 9... 0....000... 168....273 West

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54.16) and Wren Shimoji (100 breaststroke, 1:03.73).

Devan Sweeney (200 IM, 2:13.14), Leila Taylor (100 free, 55.67) and Emma Claire Cohen (500 free, 5:11.10).

Collins Hill wins tri-meet with Archer, Grayson Collins Hill won both divisions of a tri-meet with Archer and Grayson this past weekend.

Collins Hill scored 289 points in the boys meet to Archer’s 170 and Grayson’s 134. The Eagles’ winning girls total was 258 to Grayson’s 202 and Archer’s 162.

Event winners for Collins Hill were Andrew Winton (boys 200 free, 1:48.42 and 100 breast, 1:03.21), Haley Arner (girls 200 free, 1:59.16 and 100 free, 54.85), Alen Deljkic (boys 200 IM, 2:12.86 and 100 fly, 56.99), Abigayle Wood (girls 200 IM, 2:19.28 and 100 breast, 1:10.76), Kell Waddell (boys 50 free, 22.59 and 100 free, 50.30), Peter Smithson (boys diving, 318.25) and Lindsay Weingarth (girls 500 free, 6:14.96).

Grayson got first-place finishes from Rachel Peden (girls 50 free,

26.61) and Rachel Wellington (girls diving, 155.55) Archer’s victories were from Hannah Mahaffey (girls 100 fly, 59.95 and 100 back, 1:01.70), Sam Powell (boys 500 free, 5:00.80) and Ethan Cortel-Fraser (boys 100 back, 58.60).

Wesleyan swims past Lovett Wesleyan earned a pair of season-opening victories over Marist, winning 183-115 in the boys division and 197-102 in the girls competition.

The Wolves’ got individual boys wins

from James Claffey (200 free, 1:55.24), Jon Hunt Ficken (50 free, 22.66), Joseph Berney (diving, 185.65), Ethan Moon (100 fly, 56.99), Cory Miller (100 back, 1:03.23) and Isaiah Erb (100 breast, 1:07.60).

The girls first-place finishers for Wesleyan were Hannah Wasmuth (200 IM, 2:17.05 and 100 back, 1:01.70), Abby Gardner (50 free, 25.89 and diving, 258.00), Caroline Willis (100 fly, 1:14.63 and 500 free, 6:37.01) and Gabby Hernandez (100 breast, 1:17.93).

NEW YORK YANKEES—Claimed LHP Joe Mantiply off waivers from the Detroit Tigers. Designated RHP Branden Pinder for assignment.

TAMPA BAY RAYS—Activated RF Steven Souza Jr. and 3B Matt Duffy from the 60-day DL. TORONTO BLUE JAYS—Selected the contract of C A.J. Jimenez from Buffalo (IL).

rey Fuller from the physically unable to perform list. Waived TE Khari Lee. GREEN BAY PACKERS—Cut DB Jermaine Whitehead. Waived DT Tyler Kuder.

HOUSTON TEXANS—Activated G Josh Walker from the practice squad.

Added WR Wendall Williams to the practice squad. Cut T Jeff Adams.

INDIANAPOLIS COLTS—Waived WR Tevaun Smith.

KANSAS CITY CHIEFS—Added G Jordan Devey, DB Jimmy Hall, DB Tyler Patmon, QB Joel Stave, and T Zach Sterup to the practice squad.

Cut DB Terrance Mitchell, RB Zac Brooks, G Jarrod Pughsley, and DE Bobby Richardson.

MIAMI DOLPHINS—Added RB Storm Johnson to the practice squad.

Placed DB Chimdi Chekwa on IR. Waived DB Bene Benwikere.

MINNESOTA VIKINGS—Activated QB Taylor Heinicke from the nonfootball injury list. Waived TE MyCole Pruitt.

NEW ORLEANS SAINTS—Cut DB Brian Dixon and LB Chris McCain.

Waived DT John Jenkins.

NEW YORK GIANTS—Added QB Logan Thomas to the practice squad.

NEW YORK JETS—Cut WR Myles White.

PITTSBURGH STEELERS—Added WR Marcus Tucker to the practice squad.

SAN DIEGO CHARGERS—Added T Tyreek Burwell to the practice squad.

Waived DB Steve Williams.

SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS—Acquired DT Chris Jones off waivers from Miami. Activated WR Chris Harper from the practice squad.

Added WR Mose Frazier to the practice squad. Placed DT Arik Armstead on IR. Waived WR Keshawn Martin.

SEATTLE SEAHAWKS—Cut WR Kenny Lawler.

TENNESSEE TITANS—Activated RB David Fluellen from the practice squad. Cut DB Cody Riggs.

WASHINGTON REDSKINS—Added DE Lee Hightower to the practice squad. Placed TE Niles Paul on IR. Signed DT Jordan Hill.

COLLEGE FOOTBALL OREGON—Announced DL Canton Kaumatule has retired due to medical reasons.

SAN DIEGO STATE—Announced CB Derek Babiash, CB Billy Vaughn Jr., and DL Fred Melifonwu has been dismissed from the program for a violation of te am and league rules.

SPORTS AT A GLANCE Oakland............7... 2... 0....778... 245....223 Kansas City......6... 2... 0....750... 185....151 Denver..............6... 3... 0....667... 214....166 San Diego.........4... 5... 0....444... 268....247 NATIONAL CONFERENCE East

W L T Pct PF PA Dallas................7... 1... 0....875... 223....140 N.Y. Giants........5... 3... 0....625... 161....164 Washington.......4... 3... 1....562... 186....189 Philadelphia......4... 4... 0....500... 202....145 South

W L T Pct PF PA Atlanta..............6... 3... 0....667... 305....259 New Orleans.....4... 4... 0....500... 242....238 Carolina............3... 5... 0....375... 204....206 Tampa Bay........3... 5... 0....375... 180....232 North

W L T Pct PF PA Minnesota.........5... 3... 0....625... 155....126 Detroit...............5... 4... 0....556... 205....206 Green Bay.........4... 4... 0....500... 198....187 Chicago............2... 6... 0....250... 131....179 West

W L T Pct PF PA Seattle...............5... 2... 1....688... 162....134 Arizona.............3... 4... 1....438... 179....140 Los Angeles......3... 5... 0....375... 130....167 San Francisco...1... 7... 0....125... 167....260 Thursday, Nov. 3 Atlanta 43, Tampa Bay 28 Sunday, Nov. 6 Baltimore 21, Pittsburgh 14 Dallas 35, Cleveland 10 Kansas City 19, Jacksonville 14 Miami 27, N.Y. Jets 23 Detroit 22, Minnesota 16, OT N.Y. Giants 28, Philadelphia 23 Carolina 13, Los Angeles 10 New Orleans 41, San Francisco 23 Indianapolis 31, Green Bay 26 San Diego 43, Tennessee 35 Oakland 30, Denver 20 Monday, Nov. 7 Seattle 31, Buffalo 25 Thursday, Nov. 10 Cleveland at Baltimore, 8:25 p.m.

Sunday, Nov. 13 Houston at Jacksonville, 1 p.m.

Denver at New Orleans, 1 p.m.

Los Angeles at N.Y. Jets, 1 p.m.

Atlanta at Philadelphia, 1 p.m.

Kansas City at Carolina, 1 p.m.

Chicago at Tampa Bay, 1 p.m.

Green Bay at Tennessee, 1 p.m.

Minnesota at Washington, 1 p.m.

Miami at San Diego, 4:05 p.m.

San Francisco at Arizona, 4:25 p.m.

Dallas at Pittsburgh, 4:25 p.m.

Seattle at New England, 8:30 p.m.

Monday, Nov. 14 Cincinnati at N.Y. Giants, 8:30 p.m.

Golf World Golf Rankings Through Nov. 7 1. Jason Day AUS 12.20 2. Rory McIlroy NIR 10.61 3. Dustin Johnson USA 10.53 4. Henrik Stenson SWE 8.82 5. Jordan Spieth USA 8.48 6. Adam Scott AUS 6.82 7. Hideki Matsuyama JPN 6.70 8. Patrick Reed USA 5.85 9. Bubba Watson USA 5.57 10. Rickie Fowler USA 5.44 11. Danny Willett ENG 5.37 12. Paul Casey ENG 5.18 13. Justin Rose ENG 5.16 14. Sergio Garcia ESP 5.01 15. Branden Grace SAF 4.62 16. Phil Mickelson USA 4.61 17. Alexander Noren SWE 4.50 18. Jimmy Walker USA 4.45 19. Russell Knox SCO 4.32 20. Matt Kuchar USA 4.28 21. Justin Thomas USA 4.17 22. Brooks Koepka USA 4.15 23. J.B. Holmes USA 3.86 24. Brandt Snedeker USA 3.82 25. Louis Oosthuizen SAF 3.80 26. Emiliano Grillo ARG 3.80 27. Charl Schwartzel SAF 3.54 28. Daniel Berger USA 3.48 29. Kevin Chappell USA 3.48 30. Rafael Cabrera Bello ESP 3.42 31. Ryan Moore USA 3.40 32. Jim Furyk USA 3.33 33. Zach Johnson USA 3.28 34. Tyrrell Hatton USA 3.28 35. Scott Piercy USA 3.25 36. Chris Wood ENG 3.16 37. Francesco Molinari ITA 3.16 38. Bill Haas USA 3.08 39. Kevin Na KOR 2.97 40. Kevin Kisner USA 2.91

41. Byeong-Hun An KOR 2.86 42. Thomas Pieters BEL 2.86 43. Shane Lowry IRL 2.82 44. Bernd Wiesberger AUT 2.77 45. William McGirt USA 2.75 46. Lee Westwood ENG 2.71 47. Andy Sullivan ENG 2.67 48. Marc Leishman AUS 2.67 49. Thongchai Jaidee THA 2.63 50. Matthew Fitzpatrick ENG 2.63 51. Martin Kaymer GER 2.62 52. Soren Kjeldsen DEN 2.62 53. Si Woo Kim USA 2.59 54. Gary Woodland USA 2.54 55. Yuta Ikeda JPN 2.52 56. K.T. Kim KOR 2.40 57. Brendan Steele USA 2.36 58. Danny Lee KOR 2.32 59. Charley Hoffman USA 2.31 60. Hideto Tanihara JPN 2.31 61. James Hahn KOR 2.29 62. Jason Dufner USA 2.28 63. Scott Hend AUS 2.24 64. Joost Luiten NLD 2.21 65. David Lingmerth SWE 2.17 66. Ryan Palmer USA 2.17 67. Daniel Summerhays USA 2.16 68. Roberto Castro USA 2.16 69. Thorbjorn Olesen DEN 2.15 70. Harris English USA 2.14 71. Chris Kirk USA 2.06 72. Ross Fisher ENG 2.02 73. Billy Horschel USA 1.99 74. Anirban Lahiri IND 1.99 75. Kiradech Aphibarnrat THA 1.95 76. Jhonattan Vegas VEN 1.93 77. Webb Simpson USA 1.92 78. Luke Donald ENG 1.91 79. Sean O’Hair USA 1.87 80. Fabian Gomez ARG 1.87 81. Graeme McDowell NIR 1.84 82. Tony Finau USA 1.82 83. Andrew Johnston ENG 1.78 84. Patton Kizzire USA 1.78 85. Rikard Karlberg SWE 1.77 86. Jason Kokrak CAN 1.71 87. Steve Stricker USA 1.70 88. Jim Herman USA 1.69 89. Robert Streb USA 1.69 90. Bradley Dredge WLS 1.68 91. Jeung-hun Wang KOR 1.67 92. Young-han Song KOR 1.59 93. Shingo Katayama JPN 1.57 94. Smylie Kaufman USA 1.56 95. Jaco Van Zyl SAF 1.52 96. Ryo Ishikawa JPN 1.51 97. Keegan Bradley USA 1.50 98. Alexander Levy FRA 1.50 99. Jamie Lovemark USA 1.49 100. Padraig Harrington IRL 1.47

NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Points Leaders Through Nov. 7 1. Jimmie Johnson, 4074 points.

2. Joey Logano, 4074.

3. Kyle Busch, 4074.

4. Matt Kenseth, 4073.

5. Denny Hamlin, 4072.

6. Kevin Harvick, 4056.

7. Carl Edwards, 4049.

8. Kurt Busch, 4040.

9. Martin Truex Jr., 2265.

10. Brad Keselowski, 2234.

11. Chase Elliott, 2223.

12. Kyle Larson, 2209.

13. Austin Dillon, 2192.

14. Tony Stewart, 2166.

15. Jamie McMurray, 2165.

16. Chris Buescher, 2143.

17. Kasey Kahne, 866.

18. Ryan Newman, 850.

19. A.J. Allmendinger, 773.

20. Ryan Blaney, 764.

21. Ricky Stenhouse Jr., 743.

22. Trevor Bayne, 728.

23. Danica Patrick, 655.

24. Greg Biffle, 642.

25. Paul Menard, 620.

26. Aric Almirola, 618.

27. Clint Bowyer, 593.

28. Casey Mears, 510.

29. Landon Cassill, 489.

30. Michael McDowell, 462.

31. Dale Earnhardt Jr., 461.

32. Brian Scott, 444.

33. Regan Smith, 435.

34. David Ragan, 433.

35. Matt DiBenedetto, 356.

36. Michael Annett, 300.

37. Cole Whitt, 276.

38. Jeff Gordon, 218.

39. Reed Sorenson, 184.

40. Josh Wise, 168.

41. Jeffrey Earnhardt, 141.

42. Brian Vickers, 86.

43. Bobby Labonte, 61.

44. David Gilliland, 46.

45. Michael Waltrip, 42.

46. Boris Said, 17.

47. Patrick Carpentier, 11.

48. Eddie MacDonald, 5.

49. Alex Kennedy, 5.

50. Robert Richardson Jr., 3.

51. Gray Gaulding, 2.

52. Alex Bowman, 0.

53. Ty Dillon, 0.

54. Dylan Lupton, 0.

55. Ryan Reed, 0.

56. Jeb Burton, 0.

57. Joey Gase, 0.

58. Ryan Ellis, 0.

59. Timmy Hill, 0.

60. Justin Allgaier, 0.

61. Sam Hornish Jr., 0.

62. Cody Ware, 0.

Tennis ATP Tour Rankings Through Nov. 7 Singles 1. Andy Murray, Great Britain, 11,185 2. Novak Djokovic, Serbia, 10,780 3. Stan Wawrinka, Switzerland, 5,115 4. Milos Raonic, Canada, 5,050 5. Kei Nishikori, Japan, 4,705 6. Gael Monfils, France, 3,625 7. Marin Cilic, Croatia, 3,450 8. Rafael Nadal, Spain, 3,300 9. Dominic Thiem, Austria, 3,215 10. Tomas Berdych, Czech Republic, 3,060 11. David Goffin, Belgium, 2,780 12. Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, France, 2,550 13. Nick Kyrgios, Australia, 2,460 14. Roberto Bautista-Agut, Spain, 2,350 15. Lucas Pouille, France, 2,196 16. Roger Federer, Switzerland, 2,130 17. Grigor Dimitrov, Bulgaria, 2,035 18. Richard Gasquet, France, 1,885 19. John Isner, United States, 1,850 20. Ivo Karlovic, Croatia, 1,795 21. David Ferrer, Spain, 1,785 22. Pablo Cuevas, Uruguay, 1,780 23. Jack Sock, United States, 1,710 24. Alexander Zverev, Germany, 1,655 25. Gilles Simon, France, 1,585 WTA Tour Rankings Through Nov. 7 Singles 1. Angelique Kerber, Germany, 9,080 2. Serena Williams, United States, 7,050 3. Agnieszka Radwanska, Poland, 5,600 4. Simona Halep, Romania, 5,228 5. Dominika Cibulkova, Slovakia, 4,875 6. Karolina Pliskova, Czech Republic, 4,600 7. Garbine Muguruza, Spain, 4,236 8. Madison Keys, United States, 4,137 9. Svetlana Kuznetsova, Russia, 4,115 10. Johanna Konta, Great Britain, 3,640 11. Petra Kvitova, Czech Republic, 3,485 12. Carla Suarez Navarro, Spain, 3,070 13. Victoria Azarenka, Belarus, 3,061 14. Elina Svitolina, Ukraine, 2,895 15. Timea Bacsinszky, Switzerland, 2,347 16. Elena Vesnina, Russia, 2,252 17. Venus Williams, United States, 2,240 18. Roberta Vinci, Italy, 2,210 19. Caroline Wozniacki, Denmark, 2,185 20. Barbora Strycova, Czech Republic, 2,170 21. Samantha Stosur, Australia, 2,115 22. Kiki Bertens, Netherlands, 1,977 23. Caroline Garcia, France, 1,830 24. Shuai Zhang, China, 1,795 25. Daria Gavrilova, Australia, 1,665

Transactions BASEBALL American League

BALTIMORE ORIOLES—Outrighted LHP Jed Bradley to Norfolk (IL).

CLEVELAND INDIANS—CF Coco Crisp has elected free agency.

KANSAS CITY ROYALS—Outrighted RHP Dillon Gee to Omaha (PCL), him has elected free agency.

Outrighted LF Daniel Nava to Omaha (PCL), him has elected free agency.

Outrighted to Omaha (PCL). has elected free agency.

LOS ANGELES ANGELS—Signed RHP Justin Miller to a minor league contract.

National League

ARIZONA DIAMONDBACKS— RHP Daniel Hudson has elected free agency.

ATLANTA BRAVES—CF Emilio Bonifacio has elected free agency.

COLORADO ROCKIES—Activated RHP Scott Oberg and RHP Jairo Diaz from the 60-day DL. LOS ANGELES DODGERS—Activated LF Scott Van Slyke, RHP ChinHui Tsao, CF Trayce Thompson, LHP Hyun-Jin Ryu, RHP Chris Hatcher, RHP Yimi Garcia, and RHP Carlos Frias from the 60-day DL. PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES—Named Bryan Minniti special assistant to the general manager. Named Geoff Miller mental skills coach.

Named Greg McMillin coordinator of international scouting. Named Greg Schilz national scouting coordinator.

Named Natan Weinberger analyst of baseball research & development.

Named Rafael Alvarez international scout. Promoted Elvis Fernandez to manager of Dominican academy operations. Promoted Ray Robles to assistant director of international operations. Promoted special assistant of player personnel Jorge Velandia to special assistant to the general manager.

SAN DIEGO PADRES—Activated LHP Robbie Erlin, RHP Cesar Vargas, 2B Cory Spangenberg, RHP Tyson Ross, RHP Erik Johnson, RHP Jonathan Edwards, and RHP Carter Capps from the 60-day DL. Announced LHP Matt Thornton has retired.

SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS—Activated RF Mac Williamson, RHP Christopher Heston, and RHP Ray Black from the 60-day DL. BASKETBALL National Basketball Association

BROOKLYN NETS—Recalled PF Chris McCullough from Long Island (NBADL).

CHICAGO BULLS—Assigned SG RJ Hunter to Windy City (NBADL).

INDIANA PACERS—NBA fined SF Paul George $15,000 for kicking the ball into the stands during a game.

NEW ORLEANS PELICANS—Announced PF Dante Cunningham has served his suspension.

NEW YORK KNICKS—Assigned SG Ron Baker to Westchester (NBADL).

SACRAMENTO KINGS—Announced PG Darren Collison has served his suspension.

COLLEGE BASKETBALL

MIAMI-FLORIDA—Suspended G Rashad Muhammad three games for a violation of team rules.

FOOTBALL National Football League

ATLANTA FALCONS—Added G Blake Muir to the practice squad. Cut LB Davis Tull.

BALTIMORE RAVENS—Added G Jarell Broxton and DB Robertson Daniel to the practice squad. Cut QB David Fales.

CAROLINA PANTHERS—Added DT Bruce Gaston to the practice squad.

CHICAGO BEARS—Waived C Cornelius Edison.

DETROIT LIONS—Activated WR Co-

HOCKEY National Hockey League

FLORIDA PANTHERS—Acquired D Dylan McIlrath from the New York Rangers for D Steve Kamfer and a 2018, conditional seventh-round draft pick. Assigned D Jakub Kindl to Springfield (AHL).

MONTREAL CANADIENS—Placed LW Artturi Lehkonen on IR. NASHVILLE PREDATORS—Assigned LW Kevin Fiala, G Marek Mazanec, and LW Harry Zolnierczyk to Milwaukee (AHL). Recalled LW Pontus Aberg and G Juuse Saros from Milwaukee (AHL).

PITTSBURGH PENGUINS—Assigned LW Tom Sestito to WilkesBarre/Scranton (AHL). Recalled D Chad Ruhwedel and D Steve Oleksy from Wilkes-Barre/Scranton (AHL).

TAMPA BAY LIGHTNING—Assigned LW Cory Conacher to Syracuse (AHL).

WINNIPEG JETS—Activated D Tyler Myers from injured reserve. Assigned D Julian Melchiori to St. John’s (AHL).

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Edwards delivers on his promise Rain ends Texas

By Don Coble

Sprint race early

NASCAR

Staff Correspondent

There was conviction in Carl Edwards’ words when he assured car owner Joe Gibbs he would go to the Texas Motor Speedway and win the race.

More importantly, there was redemption in his words when he delivered on his promise.

One of the benefits of the Chase for the Championship is the rare opportunity for a second chance. Edwards crashed and finished 36th a week earlier at the Martinsville Speedway, only to come back Sunday night and win a spot in the Final Four by staying ahead of hardcharging Joey Logano and an approaching storm.

One week Edwards was ranked last among the Elite Eight drivers in the playoffs. The next he’s one of two who’ve clinched their spots in the championship finale Nov. 20 at the Homestead-Miami Speedway.

“This was a great little gauntlet to run and we made it through and now we go do it at Homestead,” Edwards said. “It doesn’t get bigger than this.”

Given the unusual chance for reclamation, Edwards’ race team was going to make the most of their do-over.

“When I walked up to Carl (at Martinsville), he said, ‘No problem, we’re going to go win Texas.’

Everyone on the team stepped up all week long,” crew chief Dave Rogers said. “Everyone worked extremely hard, put everything we had into this race to come out and perform well.”

When it counted most, Edwards’ team knocked

Sprint Cup Series driver Carl Edwards (19) celebrates after being declared the winner of the AAA Texas 500 at Texas Motor Speedway. (Photo: Jerome Miron-USA Today Sports)

out an 11-second pit stop that sent their driver to the front of the field. From there, Edwards led 36 laps until the race was called 41 laps short of the scheduled finish for another shower.

Edwards, who’s rarely at ease, was confident throughout.

“When we made it to this round, I was very certain, I felt very confident,” Edwards said. “We talked about it. We felt like we could win at Martinsville.

We could win Texas. We could win Phoenix.

“I know when the trouble happened at Martinsville, a lot of people probably thought, ‘That’s it for them.’ But we really did have a lot of confidence. That’s easy to say now because we won the race, but it’s the truth, we really did.”

The top-four drivers leaving Martinsville were Johnson, Denny Hamlin, Matt Kenseth and Kyle Busch.

Kenseth and Hamlin now find themselves below the cutline with one race remaining in the third round. Like their JGR teammate, both are

confident they will win next Sunday at the Phoenix International Raceway to get a free pass to the final race.

“I look to go back there and have another great run and go out there and try to win,” Hamlin said. “That’s what we’re going to do. We saw the 19 (Edwards) win right there with a great run today and got in.”

Nobody has received more second chances in the Chase than Kevin Harvick. He won at Phoenix a year ago to advance to the championship race, and he won at the Kansas Speedway this year to move to the third round. Both races essentially were must-win situations.

Since he’s sixth in playoff standings, he’s in a familiar situation.

“We have done it I don’t know how many times … so we will just go there and do what we always do and race as hard as we can,” he said.

It also helps that Harvick has won six of the last eight races at Phoenix.

While he doesn’t face any pressure to win this week at Phoenix, Edward-

Sprint Cup Series What: Can-Am 500 (35th of 36 races).

Where: Phoenix International Raceway at Avondale, Ariz.

When: Sunday, 2:30 p.m.

Track: 1-mile quad-oval.

Broadcast: Television — NBC, 2 p.m.; Radio — Motor Racing Network, Sirius Satellite Radio channel 90, 1:30 p.m.

Race format: 312 laps.

Last year’s winner: Dale Earnhardt Jr. Up next: The Ford EcoBoost 400 is Nov. 20 at the Homestead-Miami Speedway.

By Don Coble

The shortened race also was the second during the Chase for the ChampionWhen Joey Logano ship in the past two years. arrived at the Texas Motor Logano, however, isn’t in Speedway last week he favor of creating new rules was adamant the track for the playoffs to assure doesn’t need to put down every race ends with the new asphalt anytime soon. advertised distance.

After sitting through six “No, the rule’s the rule,” hours of delays caused by he said. “The rule is that a 30-minute shower before you get past halfway and the Texas AAA and seeing it rains. I don’t blame the race ended prematurely NASCAR for the decision 41 laps short of the sched- they made tonight. We saw uled finish, Logano may be how long it took to dry this second-guessing himself. thing out. What are we goEven with the new Air ing to do, make everyone Titan jet dryers that are stay here until (Monday) built to remove water and watch it rain (Monquickly, the porous paveday)? That’s probably not ment that’s 15 years old the right move. more than doubled the “I don’t see a need to time it generally takes. change it. It’s part of the “I’d rather it just not game. We all knew it was rain. Is that possible?” coming. We all have cell Logano said after leading phones that have radar on 178 of 293 laps and finish- it. Everyone has the ability ing five car lengths behind to see it. I knew we were race winner Carl Edwards. racing till the rain. We “I don’t want to say I get weren’t going to make it it, but I do. You can’t have until the end.” a racetrack that takes that NASCAR defended its long to dry. You can’t have decision to finally pull the that. I really like the way plug at shortly after 11 p.m. this track races right now.

“I think you saw It’s a lot of fun. You can especially the circumrun the top, bottom. It’s stances (Sunday) with bumpy. It’s just awesome over six hours to try to right now. All but that one dry a racetrack, at some thing (lengthy drying pro- point you’ve got to keep cess). So (it) depends what the fans certainly in mind, everyone wants to live but also the competitors, with. Pick your poison, the amount of time that right?” they’ve had preparing for a If not for the extended race, and when does it get delay at the beginning of too late,” NASCAR vice the race, it’s likely the race president Steve O’Donnell would have gone to its told SiriusXM NASCAR scheduled 334-lap conclu- Radio early Monday. sion. If so, Logano would “Never something that we have had more time to want to have to enact, but, catch Edwards, who used unfortunately, yesterday an 11-second pit stop at and really last night you the end of the race to gain saw that have to come into track position. play.”

Staff Correspondent

Xfinity Series What: Ticket Galaxy 200 (32nd of 33 races).

Where: Phoenix International Raceway.

When: Saturday, 7:30 p.m.

Broadcast: Television — NBC, 7:30 p.m.; Radio — Motor Racing Network, Sirius Satellite Radio channel 90, 7 p.m.

Race format: 200 laps.

Last year’s winner: Kyle Busch.

Up next: The Ford EcoBoost 300 is Nov. 19 at the Homestead-Miami Speedway.

sknows everything will ramp up at Homestead.

“This is the part that I love,” Edwards said. “I mean, next week, we want to go win the race. Really starting right now, in Victory Lane, Dave was actually trying to shut me up. I started talking about Homestead already.

“Everything we do now will be geared to making sure that that Homestead weekend, we do it perfectly. So, yeah, I relish the opportunity to go focus for the next 14 days on trying to give a championship effort.”

But unlike the other nine races in the playoffs, nobody will get a second chance at Homestead.

WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 9, 2016

INVITATION FOR BIDS SALE OF SURPLUS PROPERTY The Georgia Department of Transportation will receive sealed bids to purchase property located at the southern quadrant of U.S. Highway 78 and Bethany Church Road, Lilburn, GA 30047 until 12:00 P.M. on November 16, 2016 for 9.209 acres, under Project #RF-0611(37), PI# 120350, Parcel # 119, Gwinnett County, Georgia. The Appraised Value is $1,155,000.00.

Bids must be submitted on a Bid Proposal Form issued by the Georgia Department of Transportation, Office of Right of Way, 600 West Peachtree Street, N.W., Atlanta, Georgia. 30308.

The Department of Transportation reserves the right to reject any or all bids. For more information or to obtain a Bid Package, contact David Miller at (404) 347-0330 and refer to PM #3201.

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ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE

PUBLIC NOTICE Branded Barrel 1, LLC, with office at 4476 Lily Brook Court, Powder Springs GA. 30127 is 100% owned by Kamalpreet Manihani who resides at 4476 Lily Brook Court Powder Springs GA. 30127.

Branded Barrel 1, LLC dba, Branded Barrel and owner Kamalpreet Manihani are applying for a state license for retail alcohol package sales of liquor, beer, and wine for their location at 735 Pleasant Hill Road, Lilburn GA. 30047 904-454559, 11/9 NOTICE OF ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE LICENSE REQUEST An application for an alcohol beverage permit to serve beer, wine and distilled spirits has been filed with the City of Norcross, Georgia by the following party at the following location, to wit: Applicant/Owner: BIAN GANGHUA Registered Agent: LI GUANG DA Business Name: CHOW KING GRILL BUFFET Location: 2055 BEAVER RUIN RD. NORCROSS, GA 30071 9 0 4 - 4 5 0 9 5 4 , 10/26,27,28,11/2,3,4,9,10, 11,16

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NOTICE OF PUBLIC SALE There will be sold at public outcry at (Location) 4395 Stone Mountain hwy. Lilburn Ga 30047 (Month, Day, Year) 11/17/16 at (Time)10am4pm the following vehicle, declared abandoned and foreclosed vehicles pursuant to OCGA Section 40-11-5, as follows: (Year, Make, Model, VIN) Yamaha Motorcycle VIN JYARJ16E5DA027817.

Damaged and non running condition.

929-454416, 11/9,16

2 Parsons Chairs. 1 Antique Dining Armchair. Electric Leaf Blower. Antique Coffee Table. Milk Crate (containing a small lamp, tap lights, & flashlights. Pair of Timberland Boots. Furniture Dolly.

Luggage. Shopping Bag (containing extension cords).

929-454572, 11/9,16

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NOTICE OF PUBLIC SALE Pursuant to the Georgia Self-Service Storage Facility Act, Ga. Code Ann. §§ 10-4210 et seq., the undersigned will conduct a public auction on November 18th of 2016 of the below-listed units. Each of the below units generally contain the following: furniture, clothing, tools, and other household/business items.

PUBLIC STORAGE PROPERTY: 27313 1964 Rockbridge Rd. Stone Mountain, GA 30087 (770) 879-8632 11/18/2016 10:15AM STORED BY THE FOLLOWING PERSONS: “B008 SANDERS, ASHTON” “B024 Hudson, Roslyn” “B033 WHITE, TIMOTHY” “B040 Hamilton, Shannon” “B044 WHITE, TIMOTHY” “C005 Elder, Nicole” “C029 Wright, Kenneth” “D006 LOCURTO, JOE” “D013 Rhyme, Keanna” “D036 finch, cleavon” “D062 Hamilton, Shannon” “E006 Jones, Tiffany” “E026 Allen, Rickey” “E051 britton, marsaius” “E059 Jackson, Michael” “F018 Newby, Ashleigh” “F079 Carter, Vion” “G026 Hutchinson, Kamaria” All sales are subject to cancellation. Public auction terms, rules, and regulations will be made available prior to the sale. Dated this 2nd Day of November and 9th day of November 2016 by PS Orangeco, Inc., 701 Western Avenue, Glendale, CA 91201.

(818) 244-8080, Bond No. 6004928.

929-449736, 11/2,9 Pleasantdale Storage of Doraville shall conduct an online auction at www.storagetreasures.com to conclude on Thursday, November 24th, 2016 at 12:00pm Unit #208 – Sarah Slaton–Unit is said to contain: Scooter. Child’s Bike. Toys.

Car Audio Speaker Box. ?20 Boxes/Totes/Bag Unit #511 – Chris Ayers– Unit is said to contain: Space Heater. Papasan Chair Frame.

3 Totes. Frame Art. Wicker Chair. 2 Metal Table Frames.

FULL TIME Internal Audit Managers – Americas in Norcross, GA to dev & execute internal audit process & assurance plan to cover Americas; comply w/ IIA standards; coord. assurance activities; 30% int’l (Lat Am, Can, Eur, & A Pac) & 30% dom travel; may incl. 3 cont. wks away from base. Req. deg + exp. Please send resumes to Spectris, Inc., 117 Flanders Rd, Westborough, MA 01581 (Attn. C. Tessier).

ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES MANAGER in Lilburn, GA: Analyze statistical data to forecast product demand trends to facilitate purchasing strategies; plan & direct op’s of co. including supervising clerical & admin. personnel, setting goals, managing operation & deadlines; organize & maintain fincl. records;analyze internal processes & rec. & implement procedural or policy changes to improve op’s; plan budgets for contracts, equipt., & supplies; monitor facility for safety, security, & maintenance. Req.: Bachelor’s degree in Bus. Admin., Fin. or rel. field. Proficient knowledge of Access. Send CV to: H. Lin, Royal Wholesale Food Inc., 4450 Business Park Ct SW, Lilburn, GA 30047

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Essential Functions: • Set up and operate welding machines based on shop floor jobs and welding specifications.

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• Ability to weld Stainless Steel and Steel components is a plus • Ability to calculate and use charts to convert decimals to fractions as well as the ability to use calipers, tape measures and angle gauges • Maintain equipment in a condition that does not compromise safety • Ability to set up weld cells for production runs

Required Knowledge, Skills and Abilities: • Knowledge of production processes, quality control and other production techniques that will maximize the effective manufacturing of our products • Excellent Oral and written communication, ability to effectively present ideas and issues to production management • Ability to follow instructions both verbally and in writing is required • Must be able to work in a culture of continuous improvement, where accountability for the work done is expected • Ensures that work is accomplished safely and meets efficiency and quality standards • Ability to lift 70 lbs. and stand for long periods of time • Detail oriented

Minimum Required Experience or Education: • High School Degree Is required • Welding/Fabrication certification from a Technical school is highly preferred • Minimum of 3 years of manufacturing and welding experience • Experience with Press Brake equipment and shears is a plus • Ability to read and interpret technical documents and drawings Please email resumes

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STUNNING NEW LISTING! 1688 SILVERGRASS LANE Beautiful 2 story with massive space and extensive moldings & trim. Sits on full unfinished basement.

5BR/4.5BA. A must see! $415,900. EHO Peters Realty Professionals 770-466-2885 www.petersrealty professionals.com

LAND LOT 0 OLD ATHENS HWY Beautiful 2.89 acre tract of land close to vicinity of Athens Georgia. The front is open with a small shared pond. Just perfect for your dream home! $32,900. EHO Peters Realty Professionals 770-466-2885 www.petersrealtyprofessionals.com

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MOTIVATED SELLER & USDA ELIGIBLE! 2010 EMERALD DR. 2 story on corner lot w/ pond access in Walnut Grove High School District. 4 Bedrooms, 2 Full/2 Half Baths with fireside family room, on partial finished basement. $175,000 - EHO Peters Realty Professionals 770-466-2885 www.petersrealtyprofessionals.com

GORGEOUS LAKE LOT! 210 RIVER LAKE DR. Beautiful Shaded Lake Lot With Hardwoods With Great Views of Lake Oconee.

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BRING ALL OFFERS! 3604 SAND HILL DRIVE .51 Acre Beautiful Lot Which Has Privacy Fence On Each Side and Chain Link Across The Back.

Previous Home Burned Down But This Lot Has Gas, Sewer, Water, Phone, and Electric.

Access To Honey Creek Clubhouse & Amenities Available For Additional Fee $19,500 Peters Realty Professionals 770-466-2885 www.petersrealty professionals.com

HOUSES FOR SALE CONYERS, 30012

Located at 176 HAUTEUR PLACE Cul-de-sac lot in established Carrefour Place subdivision.

Excellent schools, convenient to shopping & major hwys. $32,000.

Soil test completed.

Call Christy Scally, Keller Williams Office: 678-341-7400 Cell: 404-660-2919 HTTP://WWW. AGENTSCALLY.COM/ LAWRENCEVILLE Four beautiful building lots on private culde-sac off Alcovy Rd. Size range 1 - 1.45 acres. Price $40k - $50k. Call Chris 757-630-6850.

ROCKDALE • CONYERS DAYCARE FOR SALE WITH CUSTOMERS! $600,000 for Building. $500,000 for Business with Equipment. Call 770-626-9822, CONFIDENTIAL Private Sale.

No brokers necessary.

Good for teachers & large families to branch out & own an existing business.

404-670-3087

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

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

Dishwasher $100 & up. Different colors.

Del/1 yr warr.

Tim 404-205-2222

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

404-805-1783

FIREWOOD Seasoned Oak & Hickory.

Delivery or Pick Up. Call For Prices.

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VEHICLES

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PRESSURE WASHING HOUSES STARTING AT $89 • Roof Cleaning • Black streaks removed from roof • Mold & Mildew removed from homes • Drives-WalkwaysPatios-Decks cleaned/sealed • Gutters cleaned For a FREE Estimate

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MIKE’S TREE SERVICE Experienced Tree Work 20+ Years All Phases of Tree Work

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If it’s in your yard, we do it!

Landscape Design using any material Trimming & debris Clean Up • Pressure Washing

Call 706-525-1881 or 770-318-1318

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PERSONAL CARE ASSISTANT FT/PT Kind, mature, reliable lady avail immediately.

In home companion/ care taker for adult/ child. Light meals, light lifting, grooming, drive to appointments, day/night shift. Salary negotiable. Duluth/ Norcross/Suwanee/ Lawrenceville.

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LINERS BMW X5, 2005 4.4I SAV 177MIL EXCELLENT CONDITION, WELL MAINTAINED. PRICE TO SELL, RELOCATING MUCH OVERSEAS SELL ASAP! Contact#:770 736 9813 6500.00

LEXUS GS 350, 2008 AWD ,102K, Executive Driven, Well Maintained, NAV, Heated and Cooled Seats, Many Other Options. $14,500 North Point Motorcars (770) 2175524 MAZDA MILLENIA, 2002: Black, 4 dr, sun roof, P/W, P/D, good condition, 144K miles. $3,950. 678-782-5316 or 205-307-9141 TOYOTA SEQUOIA, 2005, Excellent condition, $7,500 404-314-7324

CASH IN! FIREWOOD Select, Seasoned Hickory & Oak, $180/Cord or $120/Half Cord.

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Dining Set Cherry $650 Oval table, 42W x 94L 8 chairs wine/tan China 55W x 86H x 18D Very good condition Grayson 770-736-1649

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MONROE, GA 30655 MANSFIELD, GA 30055

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GWINNETT•LILBURN .54 ACRE LOT

UNDER CONTRACT HUD Case # 105-604842 457 HARRIS DRIVE Exceptional 5BR/4BA 2 Story w/Brick & Stone are Absolutely Gorgeous. 2 Story Foyer Invites You Into A Formal Liv/Dining Room On Full Unfinished Basement.

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BEAGLE PUPPIES Full blooded, no papers, 6 wks. old, 2 Males & 3 females. Black/ Tan & Lemon. Shots & wormed. $125. Call/text 678-327-1072.

TRAILER Pace American 2001, Model no. CS510SA, white, $1500 2311 Paper Chase Dr., 678-886-7169

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