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Newspaper Page Text—GOOD MORNING Thursday, January 3,2019 | gainesvilletimes.com LOTTERY I Drawings for Wednesday, Jan. 2, 2018 CASH 3 Midday: 3-9-8 Evening: 9-7-3 Night: 8-7-3 CASH 4 Midday: 7-4-0-2 Evening: 2-6-6-9 Night: 5-7-0-6 FANTASY FIVE 33-2-11-12-10 GEORGIA FIVE Midday: 5-9-1 -0-6 Evening: 7-1-5-0-5 POWERBALL (01/02) 8-12-42-46-56 Power Ball: 12 Current jackpot: $53M MEGA MILLIONS (01/01) 33-44-57-62-70 Mega Ball: 14 Current jackpot: $40M 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 1521, Martin Luther was excommunicated from the Roman Catholic Church by Pope Leo X. In 1777, Gen. George Washington’s army routed the British in the Battle of Princeton, New Jersey. In 1868, Japan’s Meiji (may-jee) Restoration re-established the authority of the emperor and heralded the fall of the military rul ers known as shoguns; the upheaval paved the way for Japan’s drive toward becoming a modern power. In 1938, the March of Dimes campaign to fight polio was estab lished by President Franklin D. Roosevelt, who himself had been afflicted with the crippling disease. In 1958, the first six members of the newly formed U.S. Commis sion on Civil Rights held their first meeting at the White House. In 1959, Alaska became the 49th state as President Dwight D. Eisenhower signed a proclamation. In 1961, President Dwight D. Eisenhower announced the United States was formally terminating diplomatic and consular rela tions with Cuba. In 1967, Jack Ruby, the man who shot and killed Lee Harvey Os wald, the accused assassin of President John F. Kennedy, died in a Dallas hospital. BIRTHDAYS Actor Dabney Coleman is 87. Journalist-author Betty Rollin is 83. Hockey Hall of Farmer Bobby Hull is 80. Singer-songwriter- producer Van Dyke Parks is 76. Musician Stephen Stills is 74. Rock musi cian John Paul Jones (Led Zeppelin) is 73. Actress Victoria Principal is 69. Actor-director Mel Gibson is 63. Actress Shannon Sturges is 51. Actor John Ales is 50. Jazz musi cian James Carter is 50. Contemporary Christian singer Nichole Nordeman is 47. Musician Thomas Ban- galter (Daft Punk) is 44. Actor Jason Marsden is 44. Actress Danica McKellar is 44. Actor Nicholas Gonza lez is 43. Singer Kimberley Locke (TV: “American Idol”) is 41. Actress Kate Levering is 40. WEATHER Gainesville 5-Day Forecast #AccuWeather download the free app TODAY TONIGHT FRIDAY SATURDAY SUNDAY MONDAY A touch of rain Rain, a t-storm Periods of rain Mostly sunny Partly sunny Mild with some sun HIGH: 56° LOW: 51° 57741° 57742° 65743° 62748° RFT: 53°/35 ° 1 RFT: 55742 * 1 RFT: 70743 ° 1 RFT: 65744 Precip chance: Precip chance: Precip chance: Precip chance: Precip chance: Precip chance: 60% 60% 75% 5% 5% 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. El I i 55/- Morganton 53/48 Lula 57/50 O Blairsvllle 55/48 ' " $ Turners Corner Cm.*. . J 56/50 Cleveland 57/50 V rO 56/50 Toccoa Talking Rock . -L° YT 58 / 51 55/49 Dahlonega O ' A Clermont O 56/49 56/50 O Cornelia Murrayville 1 1 ‘ O 56/50 , Nelson o Dawsonville O 129 55/50 56/50 Gainesville nHomer • 056/51 B Canton 56/50 Oakwood ^3 ' < o Commerce 55/50 - , 9 56/51 o * 58/52 TifBuford Of/ jr.U /A Roswell ■ 57/51 Aj?’ T”'— Danielsville Yf 6 / 51 ° DuluthOO# 58/52 Winder -?s— rrenceville 59/53 ... i \\ Forecasts and graphics provided by AccuWeather, Inc. ©2019 ithens 8/52 ® Almanac Statistics for Lee Gilmer Memorial Airport through 5 p.m. yesterday Temperature High/low 60 46 Normal high/low 49732° Record high 72° in 1993 Record low Precipitation (in inches) -1° in 1928 24 hrs. ending 5 p.m. yest. 0.08 Month to date 0.14 Normal month to date 0.30 Year to date 0.14 Normal year to date 0.30 Record for date 1.96 in 2017 Main Offender: Particulates Source: Environmental Protection Agency Pollen Yesterday Trees “°“o' ' ' I Grass absent Weeds absent Low Mod. High Verjj Main Offender: Juniper Source: National Allergy Bureau City Today Hi Lo W Tomorrow Hi Lo W Albany 73 64 c 68 46 r Atlanta 58 54 c 61 42 r Augusta 67 58sh 68 46 r Brunswick 74 62 c 72 48 t Chattanooga 54 47 c 57 39 r City Today Hi Lo W Tomorrow Hi Lo W Columbus 65 59 sh 65 44 sh Dalton 53 47 r 57 39 r Greenville 58 51 r 57 43 r Macon 67 58sh 67 44 r Savannah 74 61 c 71 47 t UV Index 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. Lake Levels Lake data in feet as of 7 a.m. yesterday Full Present 24 hr Lake Pool Level Change Lake Lanier 1071.0 1073.89 +0.07 Allatoona Lake 840.0 832.31 +0.72 Burton Lake 1865.0 1863.73 +0.13 Clark’s Hill Lake 330.0 325.68 -0.17 Hartwell Lake 660.0 661.33 -0.20 Russell Lake 480.0 475.21 -0.01 West Point Lake 635.0 631.87 -0.40 Sun and Moon Sunrise today 7:42 a.m. Sunset tonight 5:38 p.m. Moonrise today 5:28 a.m. Moonset today 3:58 p.m. New First Full Last O C* ‘3 f > Jan 5 Jan 14 Jan 21 Jan 27 Weather (W): s-sunny, pc-partly cloudy, c-cloudy, r-rain, sh-showers, t-thunderstorms, sf-snow flurries, sn-snow, i-ice She Stmcs gainesvilletimes.com A Metro Market Media Publication ©2019, Vol. 72, No. 2 Thursday, January 3, 2019 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. General Manager Norman Baggs, nbaggs@gainesvilletimes.com Editor in Chief Shannon Casas, scasas@gainesvilletimes.com Controller Susan Andrews, sandrews@gainesvilletimes.com Director of Revenue Leah Nelson lnelson@gainesvilletimes.com Production Dir. Mark Mall, mhall@gainesvilletimes.com Director of Audience Samuil Nikolov, snikolov@gainesvilletimes.com TALK TO AN EDITOR, REPORT AN ERROR If you spot an error, we want to correct it immediately. We also want your news tips and feature ideas. Call: (770) 718-3435 or (800) 395-5005, Ext. 3435 Hours: 8:30 a.m. to midnight, Mon.-Fri.; 2:00 p.m. to midnight, Sat. & Sun. FAX: (770) 532-0457 e-mail: news@gainesvilletimes.com TO PLACE AN AD Classified: (770) 535-1199 Hours: 8:30 a.m.-5:00 p.m., Mon.-Fri. E-mail: classifieds@gainesvilletimes.com Display: (770) 532-1234, ext. 6380 Hours: 8:30 a.m.-5:00 p.m. Mon.-Fri. 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Periodical postage paid: USPS 212-860 IF YOU MISS A PAPER If you are in Hall County area and haven’t received your paper by 6:30 a.m. Wed-Fri; 7:00 a.m. Sat; or 7:30 a.m. Sun, call (770) 532-2222 or (800) 395-5005, Ext. 2222 or e-mail us at: customercare@gainesvilletimes.com If you have not received your paper by the above times, call before 10 a.m. Wed-Fri; 11 a.m. Sat; 12 p.m. Sun and we will deliver one to you inside Hall County. Customer Service Hours: 6:30 a.m.-4:00 p.m., Mon.-Fri. 7:00 a.m.-11:00 a.m., Sat. 7:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. on Sun. SINGLE COPY The Times is available at retail stores, newspaper racks and at The Times for $1.00 Wed.-Sat. and $2.00 on Sun. CELEBRITY REPORT Pro wrestling interviewer ‘Mean Gene’ Okerlund dies Eugene “Mean Gene” Okerlund, whose deadpan interviews of pro wrestling super- stars like “Macho Man” Randy Savage, The Ultimate Warrior and Hulk Hogan made him a ringside fixture in his own right, has died. He was 76. World Wrestling Entertainment announced Okerlund’s death on its website Wednesday. Okerlund’s son, Tor, told The Associated Press that his father died early Wednesday at a hospital in Sara sota, Florida, near his home in Osprey, Florida, with his wife, Jeanne, by his side. Tor Okerlund said his father, who had received three kidney transplants, fell a few weeks ago “and it just kind of went from bad to worse.” Okerlund started as an interviewer in the Minneapolis-based American Wrestling Association. He moved to WWE in 1984 and hosted several shows, including “All-Amer ican Wrestling,” ’’Tuesday Night Titans” and “Prime Time Wrestling.” Besides being WWE’s lead locker room interviewer, he also provided ringside commentary. Former wrestler and ex-Minnesota Gov. Jesse Ventura, who wrestled as “The Body,” dubbed Okerlund “Mean Gene.” Ventura told the Minneapolis Star Tri bune on Wednesday that in an interview he “laughingly called him ‘the Mean Gene Hot Air Machine,’ and the ‘Mean Gene’ stuck.” Ventura called Okerlund “the best at what he did, the best straight man interviewer in wrestling history.” A native of Sisseton, South Dakota, Okerlund was known for his natty attire and mustache. He was inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame in 2006. Okerlund also could sing and performed the national anthem at the first WrestleMania in 1985. He sang “Tutti Frutti” later that year on the WWE’s “The Wrestling Album.” “He really was the ultimate, the consum mate entertainer,” his son said. In a 2015 interview with the Star Tribune, Okerlund credited the late pro wrestling pio neer Verne Gagne for his start. Okerlund worked in sales at the television station where Gagne’s AWA was based and had experience in radio. Gagne approached Okerlund in the hallway when the regular interviewer could not make a taping in the early 1970s, Okerlund recalled. Associated Press AROUND TOWN TODAY Gainesville City Council work session. 9 a.m. Administration Building board room, third floor, 300 Henry Ward Way, Gainesville. 770-535-6865. Baby Play Day. 10:15 -11:45 a.m. Sharon Forks Library, 2820 Old Atlanta Road, Cumming. Lee Bryan, That Puppet Guy - Stories From Around the World! 11:15 a.m. - noon. Post Road Library, 5010 Post Road, Cumming. Nonfiction Book Club. Noon -1:30 p.m. Blacks- hear Place Branch Library, 2927 Atlanta High way, Gainesville. 770-532-3311, ext. 1581. IKnit Crochet & Knitting Club. 1 - 4 p.m. North Hall Tech Center, 4175 Nopone Road, Suite B, Gainesville. Pageturners Book Club. 1-2 p.m. Dawson County Library, 342 Allen St., Dawsonville. Minecraft. 5-6 p.m. Spout Springs Branch Library, 6488 Spout Springs Road, Flowery Branch. 770-532-3311, ext. 192, khaessler@hallcountylibrary.org. Murrayville Branch Library Lego Club. 5-6 p.m. Hall County Murravyille Branch Library, 4796 Thompson Bridge Road, Gainesville. 770- 532-3311 ext. 171, bhood@hallcountylibrary. org. Free. Ladies Homestead Gathering. 6:30 - 8:30 p.m. Mulberry Creek Community Center, 4491 JM Turk Road, Flowery Branch. 678-521-4650, southhallga@nlhg.org. Free. Tween Scene - Whose Scene is It Anyway? 6:30 to 8 p.m. Post Road Library, 5010 Post Road, Cumming. Teen Movie Chat: The Lego Movie. 6:30 - 8:15 p.m. Sharon Forks Library, 2820 Old Atlanta Road, Cumming. Twilight Tales. 6:30 - 7:15 p.m. Cumming Library, 585 Dahlonega St., Cumming. Zumba @ the library! 6:30 p.m. Blackshear Place Branch Library, 2927 Atlanta Hwy., Gainesville. Bingo. 7 - 9:30 p.m. American Legion Post 7, 2343 Riverside Drive, Gainesville. 678-617-2774, jbdillonl @gmail.com. FRIDAY Busy Builders. 10-11 a.m. Hampton Park Library, 5345 Settingdown Road, Cumming. Coloring For Adults. 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Spout Springs Branch, 6488 Spout Springs Road, Flowery Branch. Preschool Play. 10:30 -11 a.m. Spout Springs Branch Library, 6488 Spout Springs Road, Flowery Branch. A Colorful Storytime with Esteban, “The Pea Green Crayon”. 11 -11:45 a.m. Sharon Forks Library, 2820 Old Atlanta Road, Cumming. Winter Break Family Movie Picnic: “Kung Fu Panda”. 11:15 a.m. to 1 p.m. Post Road Library, 5010 Post Road, Cumming. LEGO Robotics Workshop for Kids. 1 - 4:30 p.m. Cumming Library, 585 Dahlonega St., Cumming. 770-781-9840. Friday Sketch Club. 1:30 - 3 p.m. Quinlan Visual Arts Center, 514 Green St. NE, Gainesville. 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. Martial Arts Rocks! 2:15-3 p.m. Post Road Library, 5010 Post Road, Cumming. Art Afternoon: Circle Painting. 3-4 p.m. Spout Springs Branch Library, 6488 Spout Springs Road, Flowery Branch. Stuffed Animal Sleepover. 5 - 5:45 p.m. Hamp ton Park Library, 5345 Settingdown Road, Cumming. Cumming singles 45-66. 6:45 p.m. Applebees, 504 Lakeland Plaza, Cumming. First Friday Night Singing. 7-9 p.m. Calvary Baptist Church, 1975 Highway 82, Statham. 770-725-5164, mattdibler@aol.com. Free. Live DJ. 9 to 1:30 p.m. 37 Main Rock Cafe, 212 Spring St., Gainesville. 678-696-8829, Customer_Care@37main.com. Interstellar Echoes (A Pink Floyd Tribute). 10 p.m. -12 a.m. 37 Main Rock Cafe, Buford, 37 E Main St NE, Buford. 678-288-2030, aturnerl 138@gmail.com. $7 - $10. Creative Arts Sudio. Winder Public Library, 189 Bellview St., Winder. SATURDAY Dirty Spokes Mayhem on the Mountain Trail Run. 8:30 a.m. 2505 Bettis Tribble Gap Road, Cumming. $30 - $35. 2019 Women’s Kick Start to Healthy Living. 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Dacula Park Activity Building, 2735 Auburn Avenue, Dacula. Lazy B Farm: Beginning Beekeeping Series 2019 (6 classes). 9 a.m. - noon. Lazy B Farm, 1938 Parker Drive, Statham. Knit One, Crochet Too! 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Hall County Library System, Gainesville Branch, 127 Main St. NW, Gainesville. 770-532-3311, ext. 114, gkoecher@hallcountylibrary.org. Free. January LAN Party. 10 a.m. Geekspace Gwin nett, 3690 Burnette Park Drive, Suwanee. Lakie Lanier Juniors Rowing Club. 10 a.m. to noon. LLRC Boathouse, 3105 Clarks Bridge Road, Gainesville. 770-287-0077, office@lakelanierrowing.org. Free. Toastmasters Workshop for Teens. 10:30 - 11:30 a.m. Cumming Library, 585 Dahlonega St., Cumming. 770-781-9840. Toastmasters Workshop for Adults. 10:30 - 11:30 a.m. Cumming Library, 585 Dahlonega St., Cumming. 770-781-9840. Saturday Storytime. 11 a.m. - noon. Gaines ville Branch, Gainesville. Sister’s Brunch. 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Mellow Mushroom, 700 Green St., Gainesville. Chess Club. 1-2 p.m. Cumming Library, 585 Dahlonega St., Cumming. Winter Read In With Power In Words. 1:30 - 3:30 p.m. Post Road Library, 5010 Post Road, Cumming. Legos Rock! 2 to 3 p.m. Auburn Public Library, Georgia 24 5th St, Auburn. HOROSCOPES BY HOLIDAY ARIES (March 21-April 19). You can be angry with some one and love that person at the same time. You can be disappointed in an action and still stand behind the general plan. Complexities will come into play, and you’ll manage them beautifully. TAURUS (April 20-May 20). Get centered and do your best without looking around to see how anyone else is doing. The only thing you should be com paring yourself with is your own past performance, and even that might be a bad idea. GEMINI (May 21-June 21). It’s easy to get excited about your own idea, but when someone else’s idea has you excited and willing to work, you know it must be a good one. Be generous, but also clear about the arrangement going for ward. CANCER (June 22-July 22). Experience always grows you. So when the choice is between what you know and what you don’t know, you’ll choose what you don’t know... as long as it’s not terribly in convenient or expensive. LEO (July 23-Aug. 22). Rela tionships improve because you put thought into resolving your issues with another person. And the other person doesn’t even have to know about it! Your change is enough to change the whole dynamic. VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22). The basics of good communication aren’t universally distributed at birth. Eye contact, listen ing, affirming through verbal or nonverbal cues... this must be learned. And not everyone you’ll deal with today has learned it yet. LIBRA (Sept. 23-0ct. 23). Os car Wilde summed up today’s predicament very well when he said, “Anybody can sym pathise with the sufferings of a friend, but it requires a very fine nature to sympathise with a friend’s successes.” SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 21). As an intuitive person, you know that inner guidance can be il logical and sometimes doesn’t quite culminate into something you can make sense of. But it does often enough, which is why you’ll keep paying atten tion. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21). When you really comb back over what you’ve been taught, you’ll find that you disagree with more of it than you care to bring up over the dinner table. Some battles are best shrugged off. Vive la difference. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) You’ll take notice of who you are around different people — what each brings out in you — so you can surround yourself with people who bring out your best and brightest, and/or a lighthearted, surprising side of you. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18). Oddly enough, your work will be best noticed when you do not do it. So, pull back on the efforts. Let them feel the void. And then pull back a little more so they can understand the exact nature of your typical contributions. PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20). Basic niceties are well within normal expectations, but the problem is that not everyone was brought up with the same manners and customs. You may have to gently educate others about what you need.