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Augusta-Richmond County Library Week
hosts varied events from June 12-19
. Augusta-Richmond County Li
{brary Week will feature a week of
jevents for children and adults
'aimed at raising funds and in
‘creasing support for the Augusta
‘Richmond County Public Library
'System. Events will include:
| BJunellFri.- 13Sun., Borders
'Books and Music store will donate
a percentage of sales during a
|designated period to the Friends
\of the Library to benefit the Au
;gusta-Richmond County Public
‘Library. Located at 257 Robert C.
Daniel Pkwy. in Augusta. For
info, call 737-6962.
®June 12 Sat. - 11 a.m. at the
Main Branch Library, 902 Greene
'St., Dave Wisniewski, award-win
‘ningillustrator, will demonstrate
‘how toillustrate children’s books.
‘At 2 pm. at the Main Branch
;Liblla.ry, local cartoonist Xavier
'Jones of the Gertrude Herbert
Institute of Art, will demonstrate
.cartponing techniques and uses of
this art form. At 2 p.m. at the
‘Wallace Branch Library, 1237
'Laney-Walker Blvd., Tony Mills,
SRS Ecology Outreach coordina
.tor, will do a “show and tell” with
‘reptiles and amphibians of the
‘CSRA. At 3 p.m., historian and
‘author E. Randall Floyd will hold
a book signing of his latest book,
The Good, the Bad and the Mad;
Weird Peoplein American History
at Barnes & Noble Booksellers,
1336 Augusta West Pkwy. At 3:30
p.m. at the Main Branch Library,
Bertha Lindsay will conduct a pro
gram on skin care and cosmetics.
Willie B will be 41 years
old this year! Help
Atlanta’s favorite gorilla
celebrate his birthday on
June 19 at Zoo Atlanta,
Grant Park at 800 Chero
kee Ave. S.E. For more
info, call (404) 624-5600.
Forecast for Augusta, GA.
LocAL 7-DAy FORECAST
" Today
LW R
* A shower in
) the
morning.
1 91
Tonight
Partly
cloudy and
humid.
65
THE WEEK AHEAD
-~ Temperatures Precipitation "
EEENNT N\ |ZEEYE T N
‘U.S. TRAVELER'S CITIES
' Today Friday Saturday Sunday
City Hi LoW H LoW Hi LoW H Low
Atlanta ; 86 69 c 83 68 t 83 69 ¢ 86 66 t
Boston 77 64 pc 74 63 s 78 63 s 79 66 s
. Chicago 88 66 s 86 66 pc 82 60 c 84 59 t
Cleveland 85 64 s 81 62 s 83 63 pc 81 63 r
Denver 80 52 r 80 52 ¢ 83 55 pc 86 58 sh
Des Moines 83 63 r 82 62 r 82 61 r 80 60 r
Detroit 88 64 s 90 66 pc R 6l ¢ 80 61 r
" Houston 92 72t 92 72t » 89 68 t
- Indianapolis 85 66 pc 82 66 c 86 62 c 83 65 t
" Kansas City 84 64 ¢ 884 64 sh 84 65 r 79 63 sh
- Los Angeles 83 59 pc 83 59 s 82 57 s 82 61 pc
° Miami 88 76 sh 89 76 t 87 76 pc 88 76 sh
-« Minn.- St. Paul 83 61 r 79 60 r 77 59 r 77 56 r
" New Orleans 88 73 t 88 72 ¢ . M Nt
- New York City 81 68 sh 81 66 s 84 66 s 83 69 t
‘Omaha 82 61 sh 83 61 r 81 60 r 80 59 r
Phoenix 104 74 s 107 76 s 107 79 s 109 77 s
‘San Francisco 66 54 pc 67 53 pc 68 53 s 66 58 s
Seattle 70 82 pc 7t B 4 pc 75 S 8 pc 70 62
‘Washington 86 66 pc 84 67 sh 86 69 sh 86 71 sh
-WORLD TRAVELER'S CITIES
| Today Friday Saturday Sunday Monday
City H LoW H Low Hi Lo W H Low HLo W
' Amsterdam 64 48 c 63 47 s 62 47 pc 63 50 pc 67 52 pc
‘Berlin 64 49 pc 67 52 sh 70 56 ¢ 74 59 sh 75 59 pc
‘Buenos Aires 52 38 ¢ 52 41 pc 61 4pc 65 52 pc 67 49 pc
Cairo 92 668 93 68 pc 95 69 pc 96 69 s 95 69 pc
Jerusalem 756 s 78 57 pc 81 59 pc 82 60 s 82 59 s
Johannesburg 69 43 s 71 45 pc 73 47 pc 74 48 pc 74 47 pc
London 69 53 ¢c 68 50 s 65 51 pc 69 54 pc 70 53 pc
Madrid 85 59 sh 86 60 sh 87 58 sh B 4 56 sh 84 58 sh
'Mexico City 7 568 756 pc 7 56.pc 78 55 pc 76 55 pc
Moscow 83 66 pc 83 65 pc 83 63 pc 77 58 pc 76 60 pc
Paris’ 67 51 ¢ 67 48 pc 64 47 pc 65 50 pc 69 53 pc
'Rio de Janeiro 75 63 pc 74 61 pc 73 61 pc 72 60 pc 71 59 pc
‘Rome 86 66 ¢ 885 65 pc 8263 pc 81 62 pc 80 63 pc
San Juan 91 78 pc 91 77 pc 91 77 pc 90 78 pc 89 76 pc
Seoul 82 68 s 87 71 pc 88 71 pc 87 71 pc 90 73 pc
;aydnoy 67 53 r 63 46 pc 60 46 pc 62 52 pc 66 54 pc
Tokyo 76 66 pc 78 69 pc 80 72 pc 83 71 pc 83 73 pc
Toronto 85 63 pc 81 62 pc 884 62 pc 84 61 pc 8C 56 sh
Winnipeg 72 49c 71 Sopc 72 49 pc 76 55 pc 80 57 pec
Rudch 71 B 2pc7162 pc 70 82 sh 70 81 sh 70 B 4pc
At 8 p.m. at the Appleby Branch
Library, 2260 Walton Way, E.
Randall Floyd will read excerpts
and talk about his latest book, The
Good, the Bad and the Mad; Weird
Peoplein American History. Book
sale and signing tofollow. During
theday, Newsl2 personalities will
make appearances at each of the
above three named branch librar
ies.
®June 17 Thurs. - From 4 - 5:30
p.m. meet Roy Blount Jr., humor
ist/journalist/sportswriter/poet/
performer/lecturer/dramatist, as
he signs his books at Borders
Books and Music store. Then
participate in a fund-raising din
ner with Mr. Blount at the
Hot Foodls
By Calvin
Southern Cuisine
At It’s Best
Two Great Locations!
Downtown
Express Buffet
444 Broad Street
Augusta,Georgia
706-722-2811
Uptown
2027 Broad Street
Augusta,Georgia
738-5666
Friday
Rl N
Cloudy with
showers.
89/66
Saturday
"N e
Mostly
cloudy;
showers.
86/66
All maps, forecasts, and data provided by
Weather Source, Inc. © 1999
- WWw.accuweather.com
Sunday
Clouds and
sun; breezy.
90/66
Monday
il
Clouds and
sun; warm.
90/66
THE WEEK AHEAD
THE NATIONAL SUMMARY
Sunday
HLo W
87 67 pc
82 65 pc
81 59 pc
82 60 pc
90 61 pc
82 62 pc
82 58 pc
88 68 pc
85 63 pc
83 64 pc
92 62 pc
89 76 pc
79 59 s
90 72 pec
84 67 pc
85 62 pc
11 79 pc
77 60 pc
79 61 pc
88 70 pc
Sun & MooN.
Sunrise 4 Sunsét”
Thu,, June 10 ... 6:18 am. 8:37 p.m.
Fri.,June 11 ....6:l7am. B:37pm.
Sat, June 12 ..... 6:17 am. 8:38 p.m.
Sun.,June 13 ... 6:l7am. 8:38 p.m.
Mon,, June 14 ... 6:17 am. 8:39 p.m.
Tue., June 15 ... 6:lßam. 8:39 p.m.
Wed., June 16 ... 6:18 am. 8:39 p.m.
Moonrise Moonset
Thu., June 10 ... 3:56 am. 5:07 p.m.
Fri., June 11 ....4:3Bam. 6:17 p.m.
Sat., June 12 .....525am. 7:28 p.m.
MRRDERINR i
Last New First Full
June June June June
vy 13 .20 28
Radisson Riverfront Hotel. Tick
ets for the 6:30 reception and 7:30
dinner are $75 each; dinner only
SSO each. Corporate tables may
be purchased for SSOO (includes
reception). Tickets may be pur
chased at any branch of the Au
gusta-Richmond County Library.
BJune 19 Sat. - Barnes & Noble
Booksellers will donate a percent
age of sales from books bought
between Itosp.m. At Ip.m., Ben
Snead and Keeter Valdick and
their Ben & Keeter Puppets will
entertain at the Friedman Branch
Library on Jackson Rd. At 3 p.m.
Mother Goose will visit the Jeff
Maxwell Branch Library.
Tuesday
Clouds and
sun; hot.
91/68
The eastern half of the country will
remain under high pressure bringing
more dry and hot weather to the
East. Storminess will continue
across the Rockies where cool and
wet weather is expected. A persistent
southerly flow will bring moisture up
from the Gulf of Mexico, keeping the
Gulf Coast on the wet side.
Weather (W): s-sunny, pe-partly cloudy,
c-cloudy, sh-showers, t-thunderstorms,
r-rain, sf-snow flurries, sn-snow, I-ice.
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: o Gift Certificates Available.
Walk-Ins Welcome.
We honor Visa, Mastercard, Discover, and Check Cards
The Augusta-Richmond County Fire Rescue has awarded the Augusta
Focus the 1999 Media Phoenix Award for Community Service
Wednesday
Clouds and
sun; hot.
92/68
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