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—GOOD MORNING Wednesday, January 29, 2020 | gainesvilletimes.com LOTTERY I Drawings for Tuesday, January 28, 2020 CELEBRITY REPORT Author deletes children’s book co-written with Bryant CASH 3 Midday: 1 -6-5 Evening: 2-5-7 Night: 3-4-3 CASH 4 Midday: 5-5-1 -8 Evening: 3-7-3-4 Night: 9-0-7-0 FANTASY FIVE 17-30-6-7-34 GEORGIA FIVE Midday: 1-0-1 -5-4 Evening: 7-0-0-2-9 POWERBALL (1/25) 2-9-17-36-67 Power Ball: 18 Current jackpot: $394M MEGA MILLIONS (1/28) 17-36-47-51-62 Mega Ball: 21 Current jackpot: $141M Lottery numbers are unofficial. The Georgia Lottery Corp.: 404-215-5000. SHOP LOCAL " * ' Small business. Big Impact. When you support your favorite small businesses throughout the year, you help your neighborhood thrive. Visit www.Gainesville.org/shopping to find retailers near you. jviain Street ... Gainesville WEATHER Gainesville 5-Day Forecast TONIGHT THURSDAY > #AccuWeather - download the free app A little p.m. rain A shower early HIGH: 52° LOW: 38° Periods of sun Spotty showers Mainly cloudy 52738° 46737° 51736° Plenty of sunshine 56742° RFT: 52°/34 ° 1 RFT: 39732 * 1 RFT: 45728 ° 1 RFT: 52736 Precip chance: Precip chance: Precip chance: Precip chance: Precip chance: Precip chance: 55% 55% 5% 60% 15% 0% RFT: The patented AccuWeather.com RealFeel Temperature® is an exclusive index of effective temperature based on eight weather factors. Almanac | Regional Weather Statistics for Lee Gilmer Memorial Airport through 5 p.m. yesterday Temperature High/low 59 35 Normal high/low 51732° Record high 74° in 1999 Record low Precipitation (in inches) -1° in 1940 24 hrs. ending 5 p.m. yest. 0.00 Month to date 7.42 Normal month to date 4.64 Year to date 7.42 Normal year to date 4.64 Record for date 1.74 in 1952 Main Offender: Particulates Source: Environmental Protection Agency Pollen Yesterday Trees Grass Weeds aosent Low Mod. High Von Very high Main Offender: Juniper Source: National Allergy Bureau Shown is today’s weather. Temperatures are today’s highs and tonight’s lows. O Blairsville 51/34 Morganton 50/33 Turners Corner 51/37 | Tocco: ^ Dahlonega O '' 0 j O 51/38 * Murrayvllle ' /V ?i: K^0L 51 ( 3 O A Nelson o Dawsonville O (1? 51/37 51/36 052/37 O Cornelia 55 Gainesville Homer 52/38 j 04/39 po - OComm r i&A » 53/38 Ri) Roswell ~ 51/ 51/35 DuluthO \ 51/36 Winder Lawrenceville 52/37 51/37 . 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Weather Lake Levels Lake data in feet as of 7 a.m. yesterday Full Present 24 hr Lake Pool Level Change Lake Lanier 1071.0 1071.07 none Allatoona Lake 840.0 826.87 +0.34 Burton Lake 1865.0 1858.14 +0.01 Clark’s Hill Lake 330.0 327.67 -0.10 Hartwell Lake 660.0 660.51 -0.22 Russell Lake 480.0 474.31 none West Point Lake 635.0 629.75 -0.02 s-sunny, pc-partly cloudy, c-cloudy, r-rain, sh-j Sun and Moon Sunrise today 7:35 a.m. Sunset tonight 6:02 p.m. Moonrise today 10:28 a.m. Moonset today 10:32 p.m. First Full Last New Feb 1 Feb 9 Feb 15 Feb 23 s, t-thunderstorms, sf-snow flurries, sn-snow, i-ice ABOUT US AND OUR VALUES The public has a right to know, and The Times is dedicated to that principle and the “continued enlightenment and freedom of the people of North Georgia,” as engraved outside our building. The pursuit of truth is a fundamental principle of journalism. But the truth is not always apparent or known immediately. 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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. Kobe Bryant and Brazilian writer Paulo Coelho were working together on a children’s book, but the author of “The Alchemist” said he deleted the draft after Bryant’s death in a helicopter crash. The 72-year-old novelist told The Asso ciated Press on Monday that the two men started discussing the project in 2016, when Bryant retired after a 20-year NBA career. They began writing a few months ago. Within hours of hearing of Bryant’s death Sunday, Coelho announced that he would delete the draft, rather than finish the book without the 41-year-old five-time NBA champion. “I deleted the draft because it didn’t make any sense to publish without him,” Coelho said by phone on Monday from his home in Geneva. “It wouldn’t add any thing relevant to him or his family. “That doesn’t stop me from writing someday about things I learned from Kobe and how much of a larger-than- life person he was,” Coelho said. “But the children’s book did not make sense anymore.” Coelho’s decision disappointed many of Bryant’s fans, who flooded the writer’s social media channels asking for the draft not to be erased. Bryant was a fan of Coelho’s and called “The Alchemist” his favorite book. He recommended it to everyone from for mer teammate Kyrie Irving to Rob Pelinka, his former agent who now runs the Lakers’ basketball operations. Pelinka read a passage from the book before a news conference in July 2018 shortly after the Lakers signed LeBron James, who was photographed reading “The Alchemist” before a shootaround in the 2018 Eastern Conference finals when he played for the Cleveland Cavaliers. Coelho, who has sold tens of millions of books, said the idea behind his collabora tion with Bryant was to inspire underpriv ileged children to overcome adversity through sports. “Kobe was always very concerned about making a book that was a positive example for children, especially those coming from humble beginnings,” Coelho said. Bryant’s 13-year-old daughter Gianna also died in the crash, along with seven others. Bryant has three other daughters. The book project was very casual. After not communicating for several months, Bryant sent a message to Coelho in August, saying “Let’s right that book together.” He then texted the correct spelling of “write.” “It went from there. Little by little we were going ahead,” Coelho said. He did not reveal how many pages had been written or whether the book already had a title. Bryant’s Granity Studios published middle grade and young adult novels. It also put out the player’s autobiography, “The Mamba Mentality: How I Play,” released in 2018. “I saw him enough times to assure he had much more than sports on his mind, it wasn’t all about competition,” Coelho said. “His tragic death has shown already how he was important to the world, not only to the United States. We will discuss his legacy for many years, much beyond sport.” Associated Press TODAY IN HISTORY On this date: In 1820, King George III died at Windsor Castle at age 81; he was succeeded by his son, who became King George IV. In 1861, Kansas became the 34th state of the Union. In 1936, the first inductees of baseball’s Hall of Fame, includ ing Ty Cobb and Babe Ruth, were named in Cooperstown, New York. In 1963, the first charter members of the Pro Football Hall of Fame were named in Canton, Ohio (they were enshrined when the Hall opened in September 1963). Poet Robert Frost died in Boston at age 88. In 1975, a bomb exploded inside the U.S. State Department in Washington, causing considerable damage, but injuring no one; the radical group Weather Underground claimed respon sibility. In 1995, the San Francisco 49ers became the first team in NFL history to win five Super Bowl titles, beating the San Diego Chargers, 49-26, in Super Bowl XXIX. In 1998, a bomb rocked an abortion clinic in Birmingham, Ala bama, killing security guard Robert Sanderson and critically injuring nurse Emily Lyons. (The bomber, Eric Rudolph, was captured in May 2003 and is serving a life sentence.) BIRTHDAYS Writer-composer-lyricist Leslie Bricusse is 89. Femi nist author Germaine Greer is 81. Actress Katharine Ross is 80. Feminist author Robin Morgan is 79. Actor Tom Selleck is 75. Rhythm- and-blues singer Bettye LaVette is 74. Actor Marc Singer is 72. Actress Ann Jillian is 70. Rock musician Louie Perez (Los Lobos) is 67. Rhythm-and-blues/ funk singer Charlie Wilson is 67. Talk show host Oprah Winfrey is 66. Actor Terry Kinney is 66. Actress Diane Delano is 63. Actress Judy Norton is 62. Rock musi cian Johnny Spampinato is 61. Olympic gold-medal diver Greg Louganis is 60. Actress Heather Graham is 50. Actress Sara Gilbert is 45. Actor Justin Hartley is 43. Pop-rock singer Adam Lambert is 38. EVENTS TODAY Penguin Craft Week!. 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Inter active Neighborhood for Kids, 999 Chestnut St. SE, #11, Gainesville. $1 - $9. Nar Anon Family Support Group. 6 to 7 p.m. Family Life Center, First Baptist Church, 751 Green St. NW, Gainesville. 770-540-4395, kentmurphey@gmail.com. Free. Bible Study. 7 to 8 p.m. Mt. Zion Baptist Church, 4000 Thurmon Tanner Road, Flow ery Branch, mzbcinfo@yahoo.com. Free. Team Trivia. 7:30 to 9 p.m. 37 Main, 212 Spring St. SW, Gainesville. Exhibition: House and Universe: Margaret Evangeline. 10 to 4 p.m. Simmons Visual Arts Center, Sellars Gallery, 200 Boulevard, Gainesville. 770-534-6263, alauricella@bre- nau.edu. Free. Team Trivia at Beer Me. 7 p.m. Beer Me, 5609 Main St., Flowery Branch. THURSDAY Penguin Craft Week!. 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Inter active Neighborhood for Kids, 999 Chestnut St. SE, #11, Gainesville. $1 - $9. Free Stage Tour! - The Bra and Panty Club. 6 to 7 p.m. Ed Cabell Theatre, 3820 Mundy Mill Road, Oakwood. Free. Trivia Thursdays. 7 to 9 p.m. Downtown Drafts, 115 Bradford St. S, 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. 678-943-2165, aimee@downtowndrafts. net. Free. Freedom Brass Quintet. 7:30 to 8:30 p.m. Nix Mountain Cultural Center, 238 Georgia Circle, Dahlonega. 678-717-3930, music@ ung.edu. Free. Exhibition: House and Universe: Margaret Evangeline. 10 to 4 p.m. Simmons Visual Arts Center, Sellars Gallery, 200 Boulevard, Gainesville. 770-534-6263, alauricella@bre- nau.edu. Free. FRIDAY Penguin Craft Week!. 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Inter active Neighborhood for Kids, 999 Chestnut St. SE, #11, Gainesville. $1 - $9. Viking Studio Cooking Class. 7 to 10 p.m. 100 Tour De France, Braselton. Tribute - A Celebration of The Allman Broth ers Band at Mule Camp. 8 p.m. to 1 a.m. Mule Camp Tavern, 322 Spring St. SW, Gainesville. Nick Dittmeier. 8 to 10 p.m. The Crimson Moon, 24 N Park St., Dahlonega. Departure (The Journey Tribute Band). 9:30 to 11 p.m. 37 Main, 212 Spring St. SW, Gainesville. HOROSCOPES BY HOLIDAY ARIES (March 21 -April 19). “This is not as advertised!” you’ll think, especially in the case of people. They cannot be blamed for presenting themselves less than ac curately. Very few people are experts on the subject of who they are. TAURUS (April 20-May 20) You’ll feel good about the work you do, not because it might end in achievement or bring you glory at some point, but because you’re proud of what you contribute over the long, unheralded journey. GEMINI (May 21-June 21). It will feel like there are too many variables out of your control to make a goal of any particular trajectory. But you can control your attitude, and that’s where you’ll focus to tremendous effect. CANCER (June 22-July 22). You have no problem dis tinguishing fact from fiction. They can hook up a lie de tector if they want, but your internal detector surpasses the need. You don’t want to believe; you want to know. LEO (July 23-Aug. 22). The magic of checklists is ac knowledged in almost every profession one can think of — aerospace, medicine, sports. Checklists are a fact of life. Acknowledge this in your life, too. VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22). Ideas come with the dawn of day and stay till the sun rises higher. Record them or they get lost in the whirlwind of daily life. Work will bring weird luck. LIBRA (Sept. 23-0ct. 23). Just as babies have the instinct to walk, you have the propensity to grow past the emotional limitations of the past. There is a higher plane of feeling, and all you have to do is stand up and get a sense of it. SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 21). You’ll have no idea which constraints are real until you try to get free of them. Struggle slightly and loose knots fall apart and fake chains crack and crumble like Styrofoam. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21). Life never promised you it would be exciting, and yet ap petites get formed. The urge to make trouble overwhelms. Trouble is, after all, an irresist ible draw of human nature. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19). Are you getting some wise ideas? Stars align to zap you with ideas of the heart that encompass much. This wisdom beyond your years is a gift that will come in handy with many people seeking advice from you. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb.18). You often see something that needs doing and feel com pelled to help even though you don’t particularly want to. Wanting to or not wanting to do things can be one of the most irrelevant aspects of be ing a good person. PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20). If you say “no” almost all of the time, you’re right in line with what’s appropriate for the av erage human on a typical day. If you say “no” a little more often, you’re showing taste. “Yes” more often and you’re showing vitality.
