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—GOOD MORNING CELEBRITY REPORT Lin-Manuel Miranda calls Thursday, December 20,2018 | gainesvilletimes.com Drawings for Wednesday, Dec. 19, 2018 LOTTERY CASH 3 Midday: 4-9-1 Evening: 9-1-5 Night: 8-0-2 CASH 4 Midday: 8-0-8-9 Evening: 2-5-1-7 Night: 5-4-6-0 FANTASY FIVE 1 -6-26-37-39 GEORGIA FIVE Midday: 2-4-4-5-2 Evening: 9-2-7-5-2 POWERBALL (12/19) 15-29-31 -37-43 Power Ball: 16 Current jackpot: $262M MEGA MILLIONS (12/18) 13-22-32-60-69 Mega Ball: 9 Current jackpot: $305M 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 1803, the Louisiana Purchase was completed as ownership of the territory was transferred from France to the United States. In 1860, South Carolina became the first state to secede from the Union as all 169 delegates to a special convention in Charleston voted in favor of separation. In 1924, Adolf Hitler was released from prison after serving nine months for his role in the Beer Hall Putsch. In 1963, the Berlin Wall was opened for the first time to West Berliners, who were allowed one-day visits to relatives in the Eastern sector for the holidays. In 1987, more than 4,300 people were killed when the Dona Paz, a Philippine passenger ship, collided with the tanker Vec tor off Mindoro island. In 1989, the United States launched Operation Just Cause, sending troops into Panama to topple the government of Gen. Manuel Noriega. In 1999, the Vermont Supreme Court ruled that homosexual couples were entitled to the same benefits and protections as wedded couples of the opposite sex. In 2005, a federal judge ruled that “intelligent design” could not be mentioned in biology classes in a Pennsylvania public school district, delivering a stinging attack on the Dover Area School Board. BIRTHDAYS Original Mouseketeer Tommy Cole (TV: “The Mickey Mouse Club”) is 77. Rhythm and blues singer-musician Walter “Wolfman” Washington is 75. Rock musician-music producer Bobby Colomby is 74. Rock musician Peter Criss is 73. Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue is 72. Psychic/illusionist Uri Geller is 72. Producer Dick Wolf (“Law & Order”) is 72. Rock musician Alan Par sons is 70. Actress Jenny Agutter is 66. Actor Mi chael Badalucco is 64. Ac tress Blanche Baker is 62. Rock singer Billy Bragg is 61. Actor Joel Gretsch is 55. Country singer Krisiy- ler is 54. Rock singer Chris Robinson is 52. Actress Nicole deBoer is 48. Movie director Todd Phillips is 48. Singer David Cook (“American Idol”) is 36. Singer JoJo is 28. Actor Colin Woodell is 27. WEATHER Gainesville 5-Day Forecast #AccuWeather download the free app TODAY TONIGHT FRIDAY SATURDAY SUNDAY MONDAY Cooler with rain Periods of rain Rain and drizzle Partly sunny Becoming cloudy Sun and some clouds HIGH: 49° LOW: 46° 48733° 48734° 55739° 54733 s RFT: 39°/27 ° 1 RFT: 47733 * 1 RFT: 52736 ° 1 RFT: 55732 Precip chance: Precip chance: Precip chance: Precip chance: Precip chance: Precip chance: 90% 65% 70% 0% 20% 5% 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. 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Lake Levels Lake data in feet as of 7 a.m. yesterday Full Present 24 hr Lake Pool Level Change Lake Lanier 1071.0 1070.31 -0.22 Allatoona Lake 840.0 827.03 -1.02 Burton Lake 1865.0 1860.59 -0.31 Clark’s Hill Lake 330.0 326.96 -0.25 Hartwell Lake 660.0 660.51 -0.10 Russell Lake 480.0 474.98 -0.37 West Point Lake 635.0 628.07 -0.05 Sun and Moon Sunrise today 7:37 a.m. Sunset tonight 5:29 p.m. Moonrise today 4:01 p.m. Moonset today 5:06 a.m. Full Last New First Dec 22 Dec 29 Jan 5 Jan 14 Weather (W): s-sunny, pc-partly cloudy, c-cloudy, r-rain, sh-showers, t-thunderstorms, sf-snow flurries, sn-snow, i-ice She Sfmes gainesvilletimes.com A Metro Market Media Publication ©2018, Vol. 71, No. 354 Thursday, December 20, 2018 HOWTO REACH US 345 Green St. N.W, Gainesville, GA 30501 P.0. Box 838, Gainesville, GA 30503 (770) 532-1234 or (800) 395-5005 Hours: 8:30 a.m.-5:00 p.m., Mon.-Fri. Drive thru open: 8:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m., Mon.-Fri. 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The theater actor, composer and creator of the Broadway smash “Hamilton” knew the film’s director, Rob Marshall, from such stage and screen credits as “Cabaret” and “Chicago.” And he knew the work of the composers, Marc Shaiman and Scott Wittman of “Hairspray” fame. But there was one thing that didn’t come naturally to Miranda, even if he’s known as a musical theater pioneer — the choreography. “I think the dancing was the most chal lenging aspect for me, because if you watch ‘Hamilton’ carefully, there’s a lot of incred ible dancing in there, Hamilton does almost none of it. He’s standing and he’s got a lot of words to say,” Miranda said. The learning curve was made a little eas ier thanks to the film’s generous nine-week rehearsal period. “What happens when you do that with the film company is, they become a company. We were a company of actors together by the time we were starting this journey,” he said. “We all rehearsed together and that was formidable and made me feel at home.” In the new film, Miranda plays Jack the lamp lighter opposite Emily Blunt’s Mary Poppins. This time around he got to bring a completely different character to the table, one that’s opposite from his stern and hard- charging Alexander Hamilton. “Hamilton’s pretty different from Jack the lamp lighter. Hamilton’s got no child like innocence, whatsoever,” Miranda said. Jack, on the other hand, is “sort of child like — he’s got this sense of wonder. He sort of never lost that.” Colbert jokingly lays claim to $120 million severance denied to ex-CBS boss Stephen Colbert is laying claim to the $120 million in severance that CBS’ board of direc tors said wouldn’t be paid to ousted former CEO Leslie Moonves — at least half of it. The late-night host joked, “the other half goes to Tom Selleck’s mustache.” Colbert didn’t avoid his network’s big news in Tuesday-night’s monologue. Like many at CBS, Colbert owes his job to Moonves, who was forced out due to sexual misconduct allegations. CBS is denying him severance after an investigation backed up many of the charges and accused Moonves of trying to thwart the probe. Moonves has said the relationships he was involved in were con sensual and denied misleading investigators. Colbert jokingly wondered how Moonves thought he could get away with blocking a probe, given the network’s penchant for crime procedurals. “Every show he’s greenlit for the last 20 years was about investigations,” he said. Colbert wondered what future job might be available to a famous TV billionaire with sexual assault allegations. He paused, obvi ously thinking of President Donald Trump. “He’d still be better,” he said. In Zimbabwe, Gurira joins anti-poaching campaign “Black Panther” and “The Walking Dead” star Danai Gurira has traveled to Zimbabwe to join a campaign aimed at pro tecting rhinos from poachers. The WildAid conservation group says Gurira, who mostly grew up in Zimbabwe, is participating in a publicity campaign called “Poaching Steals From Us All” that will run across Africa. Gurira appears in an anti-poaching video that opens with a scene from the “Black Panther” movie in which her character, Okoye, steps in front of a charging rhino that abruptly stops and licks her cheek. “We’re losing our heritage and an impor tant attraction for our tourism industry,” Gurira says. She urges people to report wildlife crime. China and Vietnam have also been tar geted in campaigns to reduce demand for rhino horn. Some consumers believe the horn can cure illnesses. Associated Press AROUND TOWN TODAY Set Free Shoe Drive. 9 a.m. 123 Green St., 123 Green St., Gainesville. 619-886-9344/678- 598-7224, artgallegos28@hotmail.com. Free. Baby Play Day. 10:15-11:45 a.m. Sharon Forks Library, 2820 Old Atlanta Road, Cumming. Holiday Craft Day. 10:30 a.m. to 7 p.m. Flail County Library System, Murrayville Branch, 4796 Thompson Bridge Road, Gainesville. 770-532-3311, ext. 171, bhood@hallcountyli- brary.org. Free. Ready to Read Pre-K Storytime. 10:30-11:30 a.m. Winder Public Library, 189 Bellview St., Winder. Winter Wonderland Tours. 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. 2912 Paradise Valley Road, Cleveland. 706- 348-7279. $29. Career Coach Visits Banks County Library. 12:30-4 p.m. Banks County Library, 226 Ga. 51 S, Plomer. 770-538-2727, mtu7@gmrc. ga.gov. Free. Dawson Satellite Library Crafternoon. 1 -4:30 p.m. 145 Liberty Lane, Dawsonville. iKnit Crochet & Knitting Club. 1 -4 p.m. North Hall Tech Center, 4175 Nopone Road. Suite B, Gainesville. BYOT: Bring Your Own Technology. 1:30-5 p.m. Lumpkin County Library, 342 Courthouse Hill, Dahlonega. Spout Springs Writing Group. 2-4 p.m. Hall County Library System, Spout Springs Branch, 6488 Spout Springs Road, Flowery Branch. 770-316-6696, lunarmarine@charter. net. Free. Book Sleuths. 2-3 p.m. Post Road Library, 5010 Post Road, Cumming. Tween Book Club. 2-3 p.m. Gainesville Branch, Gainesville. Writer’s Workshop. 2-4 p.m. Spout Springs Branch Library, 6488 Spout Springs Road, Flowery Branch. LEGO® Club. 4-5 p.m. Hampton Park Library, 5345 Settingdown Road, Cumming. Play in the Clay Third Thursday. 4:30-6 p.m. Quinlan Visual Arts Center, 514 Green St. NE, Gainesville. Book of the Month Club for Kids. 5-6 p.m. Sha ron Forks Library, 2820 Old Atlanta Road, Cumming. 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. Minecraft - “Merry Creepers.” 5-7:30 p.m. North Hall Tech Center, 4175 Nopone Road. Suite B, Gainesville. Magical Nights of Lights. 5-10 p.m. Lanier Is lands, 7000 Lanier Islands Parkway, Buford. 770-945-8787. $43 - $260. Murrayville Library Crafty Stitchers Quilting Guild. 5:30-8 p.m. Hall County Library Sys tem, Murrayville Branch, 4796 Thompson Bridge Road, Gainesville. 770-532-3311, ext. 171, bhood@hallcountylibrary.org. Free. Crafty Stitchers. 5:30-8 p.m. Murrayville Meet ing Room, Gainesville. Christmas Party with Special Guest Santa. 5:30- to 6:45 p.m. Maysville Public Library, 9247 Gillsville Road, Maysville. Flowery Branch City Council meeting. 6 p.m. Flowery Branch new City Hall, 5270 Railroad Ave., Flowery Branch. 770-967-6371, me- lissa@flowerybranchga.org. Holiday Pajama Storytime. 6-6:45 p.m. Lump kin County Library, 342 Courthouse Hill, Dahlonega. Winter Solstice Storytime. 6:30-7:15 p.m. Cumming Library, 585 Dahlonega St., Cum ming. Zumba @ the library. 6:30-7:30 p.m. Blacks- hear Place Branch Library, 2927 Atlanta High way, Gainesville. Bingo. 7-9:30 p.m. American Legion Post 7, 2343 Riverside Drive, Gainesville. 678-617- 2774, jbdillonl @gmail.com. Cumming Playhouse Singers 2018.8 p.m. Cum- minq Playhouse, 101 School St., Cumming. $15-$20. Paint & Sip with Laura Mae. 8-10 p.m. The Crimson Moon, 24 N Park St., Dahlonega. The Andrew’s Dueling Pianos Show. 8:30 to 11:30 p.m. 37 Main Rock Cafe, 212 Spring St. SE, Gainesville. 678-696-8829, Customer_ Care@37main.com. Free. Downtown Drafts Christmas PJ Party. Down town Drafts, 115 Bradford St. SE, Buford. HOROSCOPES BY HOLIDAY ARIES (March 21 -April 19). Each and every effort you make is a brick in the monu ment of your reputation. You don’t feel pressured by this (because by now the people around you know you pretty well), but you do take the re sponsibility seriously. TAURUS (April 20-May 20) Things may not be what they seem, but there are certain widely accepted measures of proof that would be hard for reasonable people to deny. This is the stuff you’ll be gath ering today to make your case. GEMINI (May 21-June 21). There are those who were never taught good manners, and then there are those who were taught them but, for whatever reason, never learned. Either way, it’s a blessing. It gives everyone a chance to practice the virtue of tolerance. CANCER (June 22-July 22). We run our lives on hypothesis, acting in accordance with our theories about how the world is and should be. When the world doesn’t agree, that’s when things get really exciting. LEO (July 23-Aug. 22). There are many communication skills worthy of mastering, but none will have such wide-ranging terrific effects as the skill of choosing the topic of conver sation well. VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22). You’re not usually inclined to think of yourself first, but go on; do it. You’ll be amazed at whom else you can make smile while following through with what you believe are purely selfish motives. LIBRA (Sept. 23-0ct. 23). You refuse to stay home, and you’ll never be smugly satisfied that you already know enough — because your understanding of reality keeps changing as you meet new people, learn differ ent new topics and have new experiences. SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 21). The mature mind is like a dual processing computer. It can function while running two pro grams at the same time. Sure, sometimes there’s a clash that hangs things up, but you’ll be fixing bugs as you go today. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21). The problem you once thought of as insidious now seems like a really fascinating study in how things develop with their own inner logic and wisdom to try to solve the is sues they face. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) There’s you, and then there’s your role. You never want to confuse the two or invest your ego in the role instead of in you — because roles come and go, shifting and fading around an eternal part of you. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18). Matters of right and wrong will be quite complicated. Poten tially, you could waste many hours arguing over it. Look instead at the spirit of the rules, the tone of things and the over all feeling of an experience. PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20). An interaction that seems out of joint needs but one quick reset — a powerful snap — to set everything right. Go on and do it. Otherwise, you’ll continue, everything rubbing the wrong way, uncomfortable and an noying.
