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WEATHER
EVENTS
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TODAY
TONIGHT
SATURDAY
SUNDAY
MONDAY
TUESDAY
Rain and drizzle Pouring rain late
HIGH: 57° LOW: 52
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Almanac
Regional Weather
Statistics for Lee Gilmer Memorial Airport
through 5 p.m. Thursday
Temperature
High/low
64°43°
Normal high/low
52733°
Record high
72° in 1984
Record low
10° in 1925
Precipitation (in inches)
24 hrs. ending 5 p.m. Thu.
0.00
Month to date
3.33
Normal month to date
4.80
Year to date
45.46
Normal year to date
55.20
Record for date
1.83 in 1935
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Main Offender: Particulates
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Albany
75 62 c
74 54 t
Columbus
70 59 c
Atlanta
62 56 c
66 46 t
Dalton
62 54 pc
Augusta
69 54 c
67 48 t
Greenville
57 48 pc
Brunswick
71 57 pc
70 58 r
Macon
70 58 c
Chattanooga
60 54 pc
62 41 t
Savannah
74 57 pc
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70 48 t
64 41 t
57 42 r
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UV Index
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9 a.m. Noon 3 p.m. 6 p.m.
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Weather
Lake Levels
Lake data in feet as of 7 a.m. yesterday
Lake
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Pool
Present
Level
24 hr
Change
Lake Lanier
1071.0
1068.31
-0.01
Allatoona Lake
840.0
824.92
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Burton Lake
1865.0
1858.07
-0.01
Clark’s Hill Lake
330.0
327.14
-0.24
Hartwell Lake
660.0
655.97
+0.08
Russell Lake
480.0
473.03
+0.30
West Point Lake
635.0
627.72
+0.07
Sun and Moon
Sunrise today 7:41 a.m.
Sunset tonight 5:35 p.m.
Moonrise today 12:53 p.m.
Moonset today 12:49 a.m.
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Holly Jolly Trolley Tours. 5:30-10 p.m. Dec.
29-31. Wilshire Wonderland of Lights, 849
Wilshire Road, Gainesville. 770-531-5500,
lshubert@gainesvillega.gov. Free.
New Year’s Eve Watch Service. 10 p.m. Dec.
31. Cornerstone of Faith Ministries, 3 First
St., Gainesville. 470-208-1110, corner-
stoneoffaith.event@gmail.com. Free.
Elachee 2023 First Day Hike. 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Jan. 1. Elachee Nature Science Center, 2125
Elachee Drive, Gainesville. 770-535-1976.
Free.
Polar Bear Plunge and Paddle. 11 a.m.
to 2 p.m. Jan. 1. Lake Lanier Olympic
Park, 3105 Clarks Bridge Road, Gaines-
ville.770-287-7888. $30-$60.
ONGOING
Lanierland Duplicate Bridge Club. 10:30 a.m. to
2 p.m. daily. 3042 McEver Road, Gainesville.
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YogaFit Gentle Yoga. 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
every Wednesday. Blackshear Place Branch
Library, 2927 Atlanta Highway, Gainesville.
770-337-1572, dl9345@bellsouth.net. Free.
Murrayville Library Lego Club. 5-6 p.m. first
Mondays of the month. Murrayville Library,
4796 Thompson Bridge Road, Gainesville.
770-532-3311 ext. 171; bhood@hallcountyli-
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Alzheimer’s Caregivers Support Group. 5:30-
6:30 p.m. first Tuesdays of the month. Grace
Episcopal Church, 422 Brenau Ave. NE,
Gainesville. 727-409-6608, charlenebestde-
witt@gmail.com. Free.
Gold Rush Quilting Guild. 10 a. m. to noon
first Wednesdays of the month. Friendship
Baptist Church, 3513 Westmoreland Road,
Cleveland, alenekempton@gmail.com.
Turning Leaves Book Club. 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.
first Wednesdays of the month. Linwood
Nature Preserve Ecology Center, 118 Spring-
view Drive, Gainesville. 770-535-8293, karin.
hicks@uga.edu.
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CORRECTION
On Page 1A
A last name was incorrect in an article on the front page Wednesday about the
Humane Society. Samantha Threadgill is the Chief Philanthropy Officer at the Humane
Society of Northeast Georgia.
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TODAY IN HISTORY
LAWRENCE JACKSON I Associated Press
Former President Gerald R. Ford lies in State in the Capitol Rotunda on Capitol Hill in
Washington, Saturday, Dec. 30, 2006 during a public viewing.
On this date:
In 1813, British troops burned Buffalo, New
York, during the War of 1812.
In 1853, the United States and Mexico
signed a treaty under which the U.S.
agreed to buy some 45,000 square miles
of land from Mexico for $10 million in a
deal known as the Gadsden Purchase.
In 1860,10 days after South Carolina
seceded from the Union, the state mili
tia seized the United States Arsenal in
Charleston.
In 1903, about 600 people died when fire
broke out at the recently opened Iroquois
Theater in Chicago.
In 1922, Vladimir Lenin proclaimed the es
tablishment of the Union of Soviet Social
ist Republics, which lasted nearly seven
decades before dissolving in December
1991.
In 1954, Olympic gold medal runner Malvin
G. Whitfield became the first Black re
cipient of the James E. Sullivan Award for
amateur athletes.
In 1972, the United States halted its heavy
bombing of North Vietnam.
In 1994, a gunman walked into a pair of
suburban Boston abortion clinics and
opened fire, killing two employees. (John
C. Salvi III was later convicted of murder;
he died in prison, an apparent suicide.)
In 2004, a fire broke out during a rock con
cert at a nightclub in Buenos Aires, Argen
tina, killing 194 people.
In 2006, a state funeral service was held in
the U.S. Capitol Rotunda for former Presi
dent Gerald R. Ford.
In 2009, seven CIA employees and a Jor
danian intelligence officer were killed by
a suicide bomber at a U.S. base in Khost,
Afghanistan.
ENTERTAINMENT
Vivienne Westwood,
influential fashion
maverick, dies at 81
LONDON — Vivienne Westwood, an
influential fashion maverick who played
a key role in the punk movement, died
Thursday at 81.
Westwood’s eponymous fashion house
announced her death on social media
platforms, saying she died peacefully. A
cause of death was not disclosed.
“Vivienne continued to do the things
she loved, up until the last moment,
designing, working on her art, writing
her book, and changing the world for the
better,” the statement said. “She led an
amazing life. Her innovation and impact
over the last 60 years has been immense
and will continue into the future.”
Westwood’s fashion career began in
the 1970s with the punk explosion, when
her radical approach to urban street
style took the world by storm. But she
Celebrity birthdays
Actor Russ Tamblyn is 88. Baseball Hall
of Famer Sandy Koufax is 87. Folk singer
Noel Paul Stookey is 85. TV director James
Burrows is 82. Actor Concetta Tomei is 77.
Singer Patti Smith is 76. Rock singer-musi
cian Jeff Lynne is 75. TV personality Meredith
Vieira is 69. Country singer Suzy Bogguss
is 66. Actor-comedian Tracey Ullman is 63.
Radio-TV commentator Sean Hannity is 61.
Sprinter Ben Johnson is 61. Actor George
Newbern is 59. Movie director Bennett Miller
is 56. Singer Jay Kay (Jamiroquai) is 53. Actor
Meredith Monroe is 53. Actor Daniel Sunjata
is 51. Actor Jason Behr is 49. Golfer Tiger
Woods is 47. TV personality-boxer Laila AN is
45. Singer-actor Tyrese Gibson is 44. Actor
Eliza Dushku is 42. Rock musician Tim Lo
pez (Plain White T’s) is 42. Actor Kristin Kreuk
is 40. NBA star LeBron James is 38. R&B
singer Andra Day is 38. Actor Anna Wood is
37. Pop-rock singer Ellie Goulding is 36.
went on to enjoy a long career high
lighted by a string of triumphant runway
shows in London, Paris, Milan and New
York.
Associated Press