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—GOOD MORNING Wednesday, December 12,2018 | gainesvilletimes.com LOTTERY I Drawings for Tuesday, December 11,2018 CASH 3 Midday: 9-4-1 Evening: 2-4-9 Night: 7-0-3 CASH 4 Midday: 5-2-6-3 Evening: 8-8-9-3 Night: 3-5-1-1 GEORGIA FIVE Midday: 8-5-6-9-5 Evening: 3-8-5-1-7 FANTASY FIVE 20-37-40-19-16 POWERBALL (12/8) 14-32-34-46-61 Power Ball: 10 Current jackpot: $230M MEGA MILLIONS (12/11) 4-38-39-54-59 Mega Ball: 12 Current jackpot: $245M Lottery numbers are unofficial. Some results may be unavailable at press time; for updated numbers, visit gainesvilletimes.com/lottery. The Georgia Lottery Corp.: 404-215-5000. TODAY IN HISTORY On this date: In 1787, Pennsylvania became the second state to ratify the U.S. Constitution. CORRECTION Sunday, December 9. On Page 4A The following teacher of the year was inadvertently omitted from Sunday’s list. The Times regrets the error. Ruby Blackstock Putman School: North Hall Middle Teaches: Eighth grade Georgia Studies, cheer coach Years at school: 24 Years teaching: 29 City of residence: Clermont Quote: “I chose to become a teacher because I wanted to make a difference in our world. I teach because I want to make a difference in the lives of children. Each child is special, and I want to help them discover how important they are in the ‘Circle of Life.’ The children are our future!” BIRTHDAYS Former TV host Bob Barker is 95. Basketball Flail of Famer Bob Pettit is 86. Singer Connie Fran cis is 81. Singer Dionne Warwick is 78. Rock singer-musician Dickey Betts is 75. Hall of Fame race car driver Emerson Fittipaldi is 72. Actor Duane Chase (Film: “The Sound of Music”) is 68. Country singer LaCosta is 68. Gymnast-turned- actress Cathy Rigby is 66. Author Lorna Landvik is 64. News anchor Maggie Rodriguez is 49. Actress Jennifer Connelly is 48. Actress Madchen Amick is 48. Actress Regina Hall is 48. Country singer Hank Williams III is 46. Actress Mayim Bialik is 43. Actor Lucas Hedges (Film: “Man chester by the Sea”) is 22. Actress Sky Katz (TV: “Raven’s Home”) is 14. WEATHER Gainesville 5-Day Forecast #AccuWeather download the free app TODAY TONIGHT THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY SUNDAY Partly sunny Plenty of clouds Cloudy Periods of rain Occasional rain Sunny intervals HIGH: 52° LOW: 36° 53744° 47741° 50742° 56739 s RFT: 52°/33 ° 1 RFT: 40°/37 * 1 RFT: 44733 ° 1 RFT: 52732 Precip chance: Precip chance: Precip chance: Precip chance: Precip chance: Precip chance: 0% 5% 15% 70% 65% 10% RFT: The patented AccuWeather.com RealFeel Temperature® is an exclusive index of effective temperature based on eight weather factors. Regional Weather Shown is today’s weather. Temperatures are today’s highs and tonight’s lows. 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High Verjj Main Offender: Ragweed and Juniper Source: National Allergy Bureau UV Index 2 -5- 2 1 0 9 a.m. Noon 3 p.m. 6 p.m. The higher the AccuWeather.com UV Index™ num ber, the greater the need for eye and skin protection. City Today Hi Lo W Tomorrow Hi Lo W Albany 59 38 pc 63 55 c Atlanta 55 39 pc 55 47 c Augusta 59 33 pc 61 47 c Brunswick 61 44 pc 64 57 c Chattanooga 52 39 pc 56 47 c Lake Levels Lake data in feet as of 7 a.m. yesterday Full Present 24 hr Lake Pool Level Change Lake Lanier 1071.0 1071.33 -0.06 Allatoona Lake 840.0 832.35 +0.56 Burton Lake 1865.0 1861.78 +0.09 Clark’s Hill Lake 330.0 328.50 +0.88 Hartwell Lake 660.0 659.17 +0.17 Russell Lake 480.0 476.04 -0.20 West Point Lake 635.0 632.40 +0.07 Today Tomorrow City Hi Lo W Hi Lo W Columbus 57 39 pc 60 52 c Dalton 51 36 pc 55 46 c Greenville 51 35 pc 53 40 c Macon 58 34 pc 60 49 c Savannah 61 36 pc 64 54 c Sun and Moon Sunrise today 7:32 a.m. Sunset tonight 5:26 p.m. Moonrise today 11:30 a.m. Moonset today 10:19 p.m. First Full Last New Dec 15 Dec 22 Dec 29 Jan 5 Weather (W): s-sunny, pc-partly cloudy, c-cloudy, r-rain, sh-showers, t-thunderstorms, sf-snow flurries, sn-snow, i-ice CELEBRITY REPORT Shaquille O’Neal bringing Fun House to 2019 Super Shaq’s Bow Shaquille O’Neal has been to enough par ties before Super Bowls to know that he can do much better. “I’ve been to a million Super Bowl parties the past 15 years, and they’re all boring,” O’Neal said. “So this is Atlanta, I’m bringing the party to Atlanta. I wanted to do something big, so I called my friends.” He’s bringing “Shaq’s Fun House” to Atlanta on Feb. 1 with a little bit of every thing, from the Migos, a Waffle House pop-up diner and a Ferris wheel to even Cirque Du Soleil featuring a special appearance by the NBA Hall of Famer himself. “I’m doing rehearsals now, and it’s going to be epic,” O’Neal said of his part in “Mystere.” “It’s going to be talked about, and hopefully people pull out their phones and it goes viral because that’s my favorite show, ‘Mystere’ by Cirque Du Soleil. I know I was a great athlete, but these guys are some of the finest athletes in the world. Every time I’m in Vegas for the past several years I always hit up a show.” O’Neal brought his Fun House experi ence to Florida during Miami Music Week in March, and he wanted to outdo that. For music, he’s tapped rap trio Migos, DJ Tiesto, Lil Jon, T-Pain, plus Grammy-award win ning producer and DJ Diplo. O’Neal also will perform a set as DJ Diesel. The Fun House also will feature a carnival midway and food from Atlanta restaurants. “There’s two things that bring people closer together despite what’s going on in the country,” O’Neal said. “That’s sports and music, and I happen to dominate in both. So when I was putting this together I was say ing, ‘OK, I want part music festival. I want a carnival. I want a circus, and I want to do it on a nice, big platform, and I want to have fun doing it.” O’Neal said he learned approximately a thousand people couldn’t get into his Miami party, which was secret invite only earlier this year. That’s why this party will be held at Live! At Battery Park at SunTrust Park, home of Major League Baseball’s Atlanta Braves. A limited number of tickets will be available to the general public for this party starting Thursday morning beginning at $249.99, with VIP tickets for $999 for access to a fast entrance and other VIP areas. Singer-songwriter Jason Mraz sings to hospitalized teenager Singer-songwriter Jason Mraz has ser enaded a Kansas high school senior who is hospitalized in St. Louis while awaiting a second double-lung transplant. The Grammy Award winner stopped by the bedside of 18-year-old Madison Talia ferro, of Holton, on Sunday while he was in Missouri for a concert. The Topeka Capital- Journal reports that Mraz performed his hit songs “I’m Yours” and “Have It All.” Taliaferro’s mother, Desiree Taliaferro, shared videos on Facebook. She wrote in a post that nurses schemed to get Mraz to sing to her daughter because they “know she loves musicals and just overly enjoys singing.” Madison Taliaferro was born with cys tic fibrosis and received a pair of lungs six years ago. The operation went well, but then her lung function fell suddenly from 48 percent to 22.5 percent. Kathie Lee Gifford to leave NBC’s ‘Today’ show in April Kathie Lee Gifford will put aside her morn ing glass of wine and step away from NBC’s “Today” show in April. NBC News chief Noah Oppenheim told staffers Tuesday morning that Gifford will leave the show after 11 years of getting up early, most recently hosting the 10 a.m. hour slot alongside Hoda Kotb and sipping plenty of reds. In a memo to staff, Oppenheim called the 65-year-old Gifford “one of the most enduring and endearing talents in morning television. In short — she is a legend.” He said she will focus on her film, music and book projects. In the memo, Oppenheim said Gifford told him she was leaving “with a grateful heart but I’m truly excited for this new creative season in my life.” The move comes as NBC News struggles to remake its sprawling four-hour morning show following the cancellation earlier this year of Megyn Kelly’s hour-long slot. Associated Press AROUND TOWN TODAY Isaac Alcantar Exhibit at the Quinlan Visual Arts Center Regions Mini Gallery. 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Regions Center, 303 Jesse Jewell Parkway, Gainesville. 770-536-2575, amanda@qvac.org. Free. Water Aerobics. 9:30 -10:30 a.m. University of North Georgia, 25 Schultz Ave., Dawsonville, conted@ung.edu. Creative Coloring for Adults. 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. North Hall Tech Center, 4175 Nopone Road. Suite B, Gainesville. Handbuilding Basics with Mary Hull. 10 a.m. to noon. Quinlan Visual Arts Center, 514 Green St. NE, Gainesville. 770-536-2575, musesroost@gmail.com. $150 - $175. Yoga for Beginners. 10 - 11:30 a.m. Blackshear Place Branch Library, 2927 Atlanta Highway, Gainesville. Novel Diversions Book Club. 10:15 - 11:30 a.m. Post Road Library, 5010 Post Road, Cumming. Baby Play Day. 10:30 a.m. to noon. Cumming Library, 585 Dahlonega St., Cumming. Toddler Play. 10:30-11 a.m. Spout Springs Branch Library, 6488 Spout Springs Road, Flowery Branch. Drop in Craft - Holiday. Noon to 5 p.m. Blackshear Place Branch Library, 2927 Atlanta Highway, Gainesville. Chalk Couture Make-and-Take Chalkboard. 1 -4 p.m. George Pierce Park, 55 Buford Highway Northeast, Suwanee. Veterans Roundtable Monthly Meeting. 1 -3 p.m. Gwinnett County Public Library, Buford Branch, 2100 Buford Highway, Buford. 770-978-5154, events@gwinnettpl.org. Free. Open Pottery Studio. 2-4 p.m. Quinlan Visual Arts Center, 514 Green St. NE, Gainesville. 770-536-2575, paula.lindner@quinlan- artscenter.org. $20. Holiday Hullabaloo. 2-5 p.m. Youth Services, Hall County Library System, Gainesville. Georgia’s Innovation Corridor Joint Development Authority. 3 p.m. Winder Community Center, 113 E. Athens St., Winder. Tween S.T.E.A.M.: Paper Circuit Cards. 4-5 p.m. Spout Springs Branch Library, 6488 Spout Springs Road, Flowery Branch. Nar Anon Family Support Group. 6-7 p.m. Publish your event Don’t see your event here? Go to gainesvilletimes.com/calendar to add it. Events publish at the editors’ discretion and as space allows. Family Life Center, First Baptist Church, 751 Green St. NW, Gainesville. 770-540-4395, kentmurphey@gmail.com. Free. TAB - The Teen Advisory Board at The Post Road Library. 6:30-7:30 p.m. Post Road Library, 5010 Post Road, Cumming. Chess for Kids. 6:30-7:30 p.m. Sharon Forks Library, 2820 Old Atlanta Road, Cumming. Christmas Under The Stars. 7-8:30 p.m. Free Chapel, 3001 McEver Road, Gainesville, alexisramgopal@gmail.com. Free. Bible Study. 7-8 p.m. Mount Zion Baptist Church, 4000 Thurmond Tanner Road, Flowery Branch. 770-967-3722, mzbcinfo@yahoo.com. Free. Mamma Mia. 7:30-9:30 p.m. Gainesville High School, Pam Ware Performing Arts Center, 830 Century Place, Gainesville, lettsani@gmail.com. $5 - $10. THURSDAY Gainesville City Council work session. 9 a.m. Administration Building board room, third floor, 300 Henry Ward Way, Gainesville. 770-535-6865. Isaac Alcantar Exhibit at the Quinlan Visual Arts Center Regions Mini Gallery. 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Regions Center, 303 Jesse Jewell Parkway, Gainesville. 770-536-2575, amanda@qvac.org. Free. Vickery Village Farmer’s Market. 9 a.m. to noon. Vickery Village, 5920 Post Road, Cumming. Mobile Career Coach. 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Spout Springs Parking Lot, Gainesville. Career Coach Visits Spout Springs Library. 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Spout Springs Library, 6488 Spout Springs Road, Flowery Branch. 770-538-2727, mtu7@gmrc.ga.gov. Free. Exploring Magna-Tiles. 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Youth Services, Hall County Library System, Gainesville. Baby Play Day. 10:15-11:45 a.m. Sharon Forks Library, 2820 Old Atlanta Road, Cumming. HOROSCOPES BY HOLIDAY She Simes gainesvilletimes.com A Metro Market Media Publication ©2018, Vol. 71, No. 346 Wednesday, December 12, 2018 HOWTO REACH US 345 Green St. N.W, Gainesville, GA 30501 P.0. 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Then sometimes it’s what you don’t do or say that is the most loving. TAURUS (April 20-May 20). You have a healthy respect for dan ger, but you’re not about to let fear keep you from taking risks. What’s on the table now is an opportunity to get into some thing totally new. GEMINI (May 21-June 21). Studies prove that placebos can work even when the per son taking them knows they are a placebo. Rituals can be a kind of placebo, too. So the important thing is not in the belief but in doing what works. CANCER (June 22-July 22). You’re trying to think your way through a situation, and it’s taking a lot of energy. It’s tiring you out. So ask your heart. Actually direct the question to the beating thing in your chest. Here comes the right answer. LEO (July 23-Aug. 22). Funny cat videos are awesome, but it’s time to get more strategic about social media. Who do you want to know better? Who do you want to align with? Controlling what you look at is to control who you’re influ enced by. VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22). Even though you have plenty of time, the best moment to do a thing is when it comes to the front of mind, or when it arises in the process of action, or when you’re talking about it. In other words, now. LIBRA (Sept. 23-0ct. 23). Today you’ll be given a choice. Good news: There’s no correct pref erence that will prove you have taste or refinement or superior ity in any way. So just choose what you like, what you can use or what you think will work. SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 21). Work is work. It doesn’t matter what the job is; the time and energy you put in must be bal anced with rest, fueled with nutrition and recharged with leisure. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21). The reasonable ideas have no more of a chance of working than the wacky ones, so try both. You might be sur prised at what ridiculousness works, and if nothing else, you’ll get a laugh out of it. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) A Zen proverb suggests, “If you want to climb a mountain, begin at the top.” The rest of the zodiac is turning to you, mystical goat, with question marks for eyes. Can you deci pher this one? AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18). Does it feel like you’re behind the times? That’s not a bad place to be. You’ll find some thing new and novel about a thing that’s been “over” for a while now and reignite a spark. PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20). Are you reaching too far? Probably not. Whether you reach for the moon, the sun or Jupiter, you’ll get the same stretch. So reach for what makes you feel the most de light.
