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TODAY IN HISTORY
On this date:
In 1620, Pilgrims aboard the Mayflower went ashore for the
first time at present-day Plymouth, Massachusetts.
In 1864, during the Civil War, Union forces led by Maj. Gen.
William T. Sherman concluded their “March to the Sea” as
they captured Savannah, Georgia.
In 1891, the first basketball game, devised by James Naismith,
is believed to have been played at the International YMCA
Training School in Springfield, Massachusetts. (The final score
of this experimental game: 1 -0.)
In 1913, the first newspaper crossword puzzle, billed as a
“Word-Cross Puzzle,” was published in the New York World.
In 1937, Walt Disney’s first animated feature, “Snow White
and the Seven Dwarfs,” had its world premiere at the Carthay
Circle Theater in Los Angeles. The first Dr. Seuss book, “And
to Think That I Saw It on Mulberry Street,” was published by
Vanguard Press.
In 1968, Apollo 8 was launched on a mission to orbit the
moon.
In 1969, Vince Lombardi coached his last football game as his
team, the Washington Redskins, lost to the Dallas Cowboys,
20-10.
BIRTHDAYS
Talk show host Phil Do
nahue is 83. Actress Jane
Fonda is 81. Actor Larry
Bryggman is 80. Singer
Carla Thomas is 76. Mu
sician Albert Lee is 75.
Conductor MichaelTilson
Thomas is 74. Actor Josh
Mostel is 72. Actor Samuel
L. Jackson is 70. Actor-
comedian Ray Romano is
61. Treasury Secretary
Steven Mnuchin is 56.
Country singer Christy
Forester (The Forester
Sisters) is 56. Rock musi
cian Murph (The Lemon-
heads; Dinosaur Jr.) is
54. Actor-comedian Andy
Dick is 53. Rock musi
cian Gabrielle Glaser is 53.
Actress Michelle Hurd is
52. Actor Kiefer Sutherland
is 52. Actress Karri Turner
is 52. Actress Khrystyne
Haje is 50. Country singer
Brad Warren (The Warren
Brothers) is 50.
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CELEBRIS REPORT
Colbert: Trump spoof book
‘Whose Boat’ wrote itself
For Stephen Colbert and his “Late Show”
staff, the best-selling spoof “Whose Boat Is
This Boat?” essentially wrote itself.
Because all of the words are by President
Donald Trump, who is billed as the author
“by accident.” The picture book’s title and
contents were inspired by Trump’s dis
jointed response last September to Hurri
cane Florence, which struck North Carolina
and South Carolina, where Colbert grew up.
“If you love Trump, you’ll love this book
because every word in it is exactly what
he said,” Colbert, for whom the president
has been prime comic material, said dur
ing a recent interview with The Associated
Press. “And if you’re anti-Trump you’ll love
this book because every word in it is exactly
what he said.”
“Whose Boat Is This Boat? Comments
That Don’t Help in the Aftermath of a Hur
ricane” has sold hundreds of thousands of
copies and raised more than $1.25 million
for such charities as Foundation for the
Carolinas and World Central Kitchen. The
contributions come from author proceeds
and from the publisher, Simon & Schuster.
Books can take years from conception to
publication, but “Whose Boat Is This Boat?”
was essentially written in 24 hours and
within six weeks was already on shelves,
physical and virtual. It began after Trump
visited New Bern, North Carolina, and was
preoccupied with a yacht that had landed in
a resident’s backyard.
“To see what we’re seeing — this boat. I
don’t know what happened, but this boat
just came here,” he said. Other comments
included “At least you got a nice boat out of
the deal” and “Have a good time!”
“Late Show” staff writer Emmy Blotnick
heard Trump’s remarks and said, “That
sounds like a children’s book.”
With illustrations by Andro Buneta and
John Henry, “Whose Boat Is This Boat?”
looks like a bedtime story, albeit one
that ends with the message “There is no
moral.” Defining it has proved challeng
ing: On The New York Times best-seller
charts, it appears under “Advice, How-to &
Miscellaneous.”
“We should be on the nonfiction list,” Col
bert said. “I smell a rat.”
According to a Times spokesperson, “The
book was placed on the advice, how-to and
miscellaneous list where many books that
defy easy categorization have ranked. It’s a
great achievement being on this highly com
petitive list for six weeks, including a week
at No. 1, and we wish Stephen were happier
about it.”
Colbert said the book is for “children of all
ages,” one that appeals to kids because it’s
“pretty to look at, no nudity, no violence”
and one that shows adults how “our presi
dent responds” to natural disasters. The
book is billed as “an excellent teaching tool”
that lets readers learn “about empathy by
process of elimination.”
Barack Obama delivers gifts
to kids at children’s hospital
Former President Barack Obama sur
prised patients as he delivered gifts at a chil
dren’s hospital in Washington.
The former president, wearing a Santa
cap and carrying a sack of presents, greeted
patients and their parents at Children’s
National on Wednesday with a “ho, ho, ho!”
He told them his reindeer were “stuck in
some snow,” but he wanted to make sure he
visited.
Obama chatted with patients in their
rooms and stopped by several playrooms.
He also recorded a video message for those
he couldn’t visit.
The hospital tweeted that Obama
“warmed our hallways and put smiles on
everyone’s faces!”
Obama tweeted a message of thanks to the
hospital.
The former president last visited the hos
pital in 2014.
Associated Press
AROUND TOWN
TODAY
Community Garden Day. 9-11 a.m. Post Road
Library, 5010 Post Road, Cumming.
Career Coach Visits Good Samaritan Food Bank.
9-11 a.m. Good Samaritan Food Bank, 1220
McEver Road, Gainesville. 770-538-2727,
mtu7@gmrc.ga.gov. Free.
Red Cross Blood Drive. 9 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.
Dawson County Library, 342 Allen St.,
Dawsonville.
Creative Arts Sudio. 9:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. Winder
Public Library, 189 Bellview St., Winder.
Busy Builders. 10-11 a.m. Flampton Park
Library, 5345 Settingdown Road, Cumming.
Preschool Play. 10:30-11 a.m. Spout Springs
Branch Library, 6488 Spout Springs Road,
Flowery Branch.
Red Cross Blood Drove. 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Spout
Springs Branch, Gainesville.
Red Cross Blood Drove. 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Spout
Springs Branch Library, 6488 Spout Springs
Road, Flowery Branch.
Winter Wonderland Tours. 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.
2912 Paradise Valley Road, Cleveland.
706-348-7279. $29.
Winter Break Family Movie Picnic - The Santa
Clause Movie Marathon(PG). 11:15 a.m. to 4:30
p.m. Post Road Library, 5010 Post Road,
Cumming.
Winter Puppet Extravaganza. 11:15 a.m. to
noon. Flampton Park Library, 5345 Setting-
down Road, Cumming.
Come and join our weekly meeting Fridays at
noon. Noon. Mitsubishi Electric Cooling &
Heating, 1340 Satellite Blvd. NW, Suwanee.
Gift Crafting for Kids. 1 -2:30 p.m. Sharon
Forks Library, 2820 Old Atlanta Road,
Cumming.
Gift Crafting for Teens. 1-2:30 p.m. Sharon
Forks Library, 2820 Old Atlanta Road,
Cumming.
Explosive Elves. 2-3 p.m. Cumming Library,
585 Dahlonega Street, Cumming.
Book A Session: One-on-One Computer Help.
2:30-4:30 p.m. Winder Public Library, 189
Bellview St., Winder.
Food Truck Friday. 5-8 p.m. Lake Lanier
Olympic Park, 3105 Clarks Bridge Road,
Gainesville. 770-535-0397,
Robyn@lakelanierolympicvenue.org. Free.
Grapes and Ghosts Wine Tour. 5 p.m. 19 East
Main St., Dahlonega. 706-482-8795. $20.
Magical Nights of Lights. 5-10 p.m. Lanier Is-
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770-945-8787. $43 - $260.
A Very Cherry Street Christmas. 6-10 p.m.
Downtown Drafts, 115 Bradford St. SE,
Gainesville.
Enjoy Great Beers with Fellow Beerologists at
the Suwanee Taco Mac. 7 p.m. Taco Mac,
Lawrenceville Suwanee Road, Suwanee.
Sounds of Sawnee2018. 8 p.m. Cumming
Playhouse, 101 School St., Cumming.
$15-$20.
Every Christmas Story Ever Told. 8-10 p.m.
Forsyth Academy of Performing Arts,
520 Industrial Way, Cumming.
Colleen Orender’s Jazzed Up Holiday Revue.
9-11 p.m. The Crimson Moon, 24 N Park St.,
Dahlonega.
Wrong Way (A Sublime Tribute). 9:30-11:30
p.m. 37 Main Rock Cafe, 212 Spring St.,
Gainesville. 678-696-8820, Customer_
Care@37main.com.
SATURDAY
Gainesville’s Christmas Movie Run - The Grinch.
8-10 a.m. Downtown Gainesville Square, 115
Bradford St. SE, Gainesville. 678-943-2165.
STEAM storytime. 11 a.m. to noon. Youth Ser
vices, Gainesville.
Pre-Santa Chicopee Ride and social at Left Nut
Brewery. 11 a.m. Chicopee woods, 2126
Elatchee Drive, Gainesville.
Winter Wonderland Tours. 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.
2912 Paradise Valley Road, Cleveland. 706-
348-7279. $29.
Winter Wolf Experience. 11 a.m. to noon.
2912 Paradise Valley Road, Cleveland.
706-348-7279. $94.
Santa’s Coming To Holiday Marina. 1 -3 p.m.
6900 Lanier Islands Parkway, 6900 Lanier
Islands Parkway, Buford.
Pajama & Popcorn Movie Matinee. 2-4 p.m.
Auburn Public Library, Georgia 24 5th St.,
Auburn.
Forsyth Philharmonic Orchestra 2018.3 p.m.
Cumming Playhouse, 101 School St.,
Cumming. $15 - $20.
HOROSCOPES BY HOLIDAY
ARIES (March 21 -April 19).
When it’s your turn to take a
bow, you’ll be brief and then
hand over the moment to the
many others who helped.
You’ll do this because it feels
comfortable. You can’t help
that it also makes you socially
unstoppable.
TAURUS (April 20-May 20)
There are certain people you
feel so connected to that it’s as
though, unbeknownst to you,
your souls signed a contract
to be intertwined. Autonomy is
still important though, perhaps
even more so with this type of
closeness.
GEMINI (May 21-June 21).
You’re incomparable really, but
if you must compare yourself,
and it’s hard not to on a day
like today, then at least make
a favorable comparison and
move quickly on from that. It’s
no place to dwell.
CANCER (June 22-July 22).
Head in the clouds? That’s
OK. You’re at your best when
you’re combining your reality
with your dream of it. And you
will dream more beautifully
with pretty things around you
to inspire you.
LEO (July 23-Aug. 22). You
made contributions that were
either overlooked or taken for
granted. Reintroduce them.
The times have changed. Now
they need what you’re contrib
uting and they’ll be much more
appreciative.
VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22). Fun
day — a playful mood takes
hold. Relationships are better
with humor. Your affectionate
joking around will land per
fectly as long as you keep it
light and positive.
LIBRA (Sept. 23-0ct. 23). You
always feel better about your
self after you do a round of
excellent hard work. So why
would you rob others of that
self-esteem boost? They want
to work for you. Let them.
SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 21).
If the path seems to offer no
challenge, then it’s a lie. You’ll
look for the hard parts, the
possible pitfalls and motives.
This you’ll do not out of cyni
cism, but rather in an effort for
optimum preparation.
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec.
21). Expectation hinges on
imagination. The bigger the
imagination, the higher the
expectation. So if your fantasy
has proven outsized for real
ity, maybe it’s because you’ve
augmented powers of vision.
CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19)
You’ll create an atmosphere to
people to enjoy. It reflects you
— your style, appetites and
intentions. Music will be an im
portant part of this, an element
that’s a shortcut to putting
people at ease.
AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18).
It’s a puzzle of a day, but you
can handle it. There’s a way to
make this whole thing work out
with many smiles. The most
important thing is to stay cool
and keep your inside voice on
the inside.
PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20). It
takes a minute to get to know a
situation well enough to figure
out how you’re going compart
mentalize all that goes along
with it. Take it all in. Later you
can decide what to pay atten
tion to and what to tune out.
