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CM K —GOOD MORNING Wednesday, February 19, 2020 | gainesvilletimes.com I LOTTERY I Drawings for Tuesday, February 18, 2020 CASH 3 Midday: 4-8-0 Evening: 8-4-9 Night: 1 -8-0 CASH 4 Midday: 5-1-3-9 Evening: 5-7-7-0 Night: 0-4-6-6 FANTASY FIVE 26-42-32-16-11 GEORGIA FIVE Midday: 9-7-5-7-3 Evening: 3-8-4-8-3 POWER BALL (2/15) 16-32-35-36-46 Power Ball: 15 Current jackpot: $50M MEGA MILLIONS (2/18) 6-12-39-61-70 Mega Ball: 4 Current jackpot: $45M Lottery numbers are unofficial. The Georgia Lottery Corp.: 404-215-5000. V f Explore Gainesville’s Inspiring Public Art Visit ExploreGainesville.org to learn more about the public art in our community and the Vision 2030 initiative. WEATHER | Gainesville 5-Day Forecast # AccuWeather -download the free app TODAY TONIGHT THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY SUNDAY Periods of rain Low clouds A little rain Mostly sunny Mostly sunny An afternoon shower HIGH: 54° LOW: 39° 39728° 46725° 52729° 46738° RFT: 51° f ■ mAinamm RFT: 46735° | Precip chance: Precip chance: Precip chance: Precip chance: Precip chance: Precip chance: 65% 25% 60% 0% 5% 40% RFT: The patented AccuWeather.com RealFeel Temperature® is an exclusive index of effective temperature based on eight weather factors. Almanac | Regional Weather Shown is today’s weather. Temperatures are today’s highs and tonight’s lows. Claytoi Blairsville Turners Cleveland O 54) Tocco: Talking Rock 55/40 Clermont Dahlonei 53/39 Murrayvilli O Q29) , I’ i‘ Nelson Dawsonvll inesville Cummim Oakwooi Commerci Canton Roswell inielsville 54/39 O Forecasts and graphics provided by AccuWeather, Inc. ©2020 Statistics for Lee Gilmer Memorial Airport through 5 p.m. yesterday Temperature High/low 53 50 Normal high/low 55735° Record high 74° in 1939 Record low 7° in 1958 Precipitation (in inches) 24 hrs. ending 5 p.m. yest. 0.91 Month to date 8.31 Normal month to date 3.25 Year to date 15.83 Normal year to date 8.42 Record for date 2.32 in 1940 Air Quality Today Unhealthy MtlHuartas Main Offender: Particulates Source: Environmental Protection Agency Pollen Yesterday Trees o „ 0 - 0 0 Grass absent Weeds absent Low Mod. High Verjj Main Offender: Alder, Juniper, Oak Source: National Allergy Bureau City Today Hi Lo W Tomorrow Hi Lo W Albany 73 52 c 53 39 t Atlanta 56 39 pc 40 31 r Augusta 62 43 r 43 35 r Brunswick 72 55 sh 57 42 t Chattanooga 54 41 c 41 26 r City Today Hi Lo W Tomorrow Hi Lo W Columbus 64 46 pc 46 36 r Dalton 53 38 r 39 26 r Greenville 52 39 r 39 25 r Macon 64 43 sh 44 34 r Savannah 71 48 r 48 37 t UV Index 1 Lake Levels 1 Sun and Moon 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 data in feet as of 7 a.m. yesterday Lake Full Pool Present Level 24 hr Change Lake Lanier 1071.0 1076.17 -0.09 Allatoona Lake 840.0 848.69 +0.06 Burton Lake 1865.0 1865.72 -0.01 Clark’s Hill Lake 330.0 332.74 -0.26 Hartwell Lake 660.0 661.78 -0.14 Russell Lake 480.0 478.72 -0.08 West Point Lake 635.0 628.25 -0.54 Sunrise today 7:17 a.m. Sunset tonight 6:22 p.m. Moonrise today 4:43 a.m. Moonset today 2:47 p.m. New First Full Last •099 Feb 23 Mar 2 Mar 9 Mar 16 Weather (W): s-sunny, pc-partly cloudy, c-cloudy, r-rain, sh-showers, 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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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, CELEBRIS REPORT ‘True Grit/ western novel writer Portis dies at age 86 Novelist Charles Portis, a favorite among critics and writers for such shaggy dog sto ries as “Norwood” and “Gringos” and a bounty for Hollywood whose droll, bloody Western “True Grit” was a best-seller twice adapted into Oscar nominated films, died Monday at age 86. Portis, a former newspaper reporter who apparently learned enough to swear off talking to the media, had been suffer ing from Alzheimer’s in recent years. His brother, Jonathan Portis, told The Associ ated Press that he died in a hospice in Little Rock, Arkansas, his longtime residence. Charles Portis was among the most admired authors to nearly vanish from public consciousness in his own lifetime. His fans included Tom Wolfe, Roy Blount Jr. and Larry McMurtry, and he was often compared to Mark Twain for his plainspo- ken humor and wry perspective. Portis saw the world from the ground up, from bars and shacks and trailer homes, and few spun wilder and funnier stories. In a Portis novel, usually set in the South and south of the bor der, characters embarked on journeys that took the most unpredictable detours. The public knew Portis best for “True Grit,” the quest of Arkansas teen Mattie Ross to avenge her father’s murder. The novel was serialized in the Saturday Eve ning Post in 1968 and was soon adapted (and softened) as a film showcase for John Wayne, who starred as Rooster Cogburn, the drunken, one-eyed marshal Mattie enlists to find the killer. The role brought Wayne his first Academy Award and was revived by the actor, much less success fully, in the sequel “Rooster Cogburn.” Rooster was so strong a character that a new generation of filmgoers and Oscar vot ers welcomed him back. In 2010, the Coen brothers worked up a less glossy, more faithful “True Grit,” featuring Jeff Bridges as Rooster and newcomer Hallie Steinfeld as Mattie. The film received 10 nomina tions, including best actor for Bridges, and brought new attention to Portis and his novel, which topped the trade paperback list of The New York Times. “No living Southern writer captures the spoken idioms of the South as artfully as Portis does,” Mississippi native Donna Tartt wrote in an afterword for a 2005 reis sue of the novel. Associated Press ‘Price Is Right’ delays recording after death of Carey’s ex-fiancee CBS has canceled tapings of “The Price Is Right” this week following the violent death of Amie Harwick, who was previ ously engaged to host Drew Carey. Harwick, a well-known family therapist and author, was killed at age 38, allegedly by her former boyfriend, Gareth Purse- house, on Saturday. Episodes of “The Price Is Right” that were scheduled to tape on Tuesday and Wednesday have been postponed until the week of Feb. 24 or March 2, according to the Hollywood Reporter. Police found Harwick unconscious with multiple blunt force injuries on Saturday morning while responding to a report of a woman screaming near the therapist’s Hollywood Hills home. She later died at a hospital. Authorities have since arrested 41-year-old freelance photographer Purse- house on suspicion of murder. Tribune News Service TODAY IN HISTORY On this date: In 1807, former Vice President Aaron Burr, accused of treason, was arrested in the Mississippi Territory, in present-day Alabama. In 1878, Thomas Edison received a U.S. patent for “an im provement in phonograph or speaking machines.” In 1934, the U.S. Army Air Corps began delivering mail after President Franklin D. Roosevelt canceled private contracts that had come under suspicion. In 1942, during World War II, President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed Executive Order 9066, which paved the way for the relo cation and internment of people of Japanese ancestry, includ ing U.S.-born citizens. In 1945, Operation Detachment began during World War II as some 30,000 U.S. Marines began landing on Iwo Jima, where they commenced a successful month-long battle to seize control of the island from Japanese forces. In 1968, the children’s program “Mister Rogers’ Neighbor hood,” created by and starring Fred Rogers, made its debut on National Educational Television, beginning a 31 -season run. In 2008, an ailing Fidel Castro resigned the Cuban presidency after nearly a half-century in power; his brother Raul was later named to succeed him. BIRTHDAYS Singer Smokey Robinson is 80. Actress Carlin Glynn is 80. Rock musician Tony lommi (Black Sabbath, Heaven and Hell) is 72. Actor Stephen Nichols is 69. Author Amy Tan is 68. Rock singer-musician Dave Wakeling is 64. Actor Ray Winstone is 63. Actor Leslie David Baker is 62. NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell is 61. Britain’s Prince Andrew is 60. Ten nis Hall of Famer Hana Mandlikova is 58. Singer Seal is 57. Country musi cian Ralph McCauley (Wild Horses) is 56. Actress Justine Bateman is 54. Actor Benicio Del Toro is 53. Actress Bellamy Young is 50. Pop singer-actress Haylie Duff is 35. Christian rock musician Seth Morri son (Skillet) is 32. Actress Victoria Justice is 27. EVENTS TODAY Coloring for Adults. 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Spout Springs Branch Library, 6488 Spout Springs Road, Flowery Branch. Exhibition: House and Universe: Margaret Evangeline. 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Simmons Visual Arts Center, Sellars Gallery, 200 Boulevard, Gainesville. 770-534-6263, alauricella@brenau.edu. Free. AARPTaxAide. 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Murrayville Branch Library, 4796 Thompson Bridge Road, Gainesville. Puppy Craft Week!. 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Interactive Neighborhood for Kids, 999 Chestnut St. SE, #11, Gainesville. $1. Learn Southern Chinese kung fu. 10 to 11 a.m. The barn at 4422 Buckhorn Road, Gainesville, qidoc@qidoc.com. $20. Exhibit: Idiosyncratic Perspectives: Works by Brenau Faculty. 10:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Simmons Visual Arts Center, Presidents Gallery, 200 Boulevard, Gainesville. 770- 534-6263, alauricella@brenau.edu. Free. Yoga in the Gallery. 5:30-6:30 p.m. Brenau University, 500 Washington St. SE, Gainesville. Nar Anon Family Support Group. 6-7 p.m. Family Life Center, First Baptist Church, 751 Green St. NW, Gainesville. 770-540- 4395, kentmurphey@gmail.com. Free. Wednesday in the Word. 7-8 p.m. Newpoint Church, 2150 Antioch Road, Cumming. 470-253-8465, sheri@ newpointchurch.net. Free. Bible Study. 7-8 p.m. Mt. Zion Baptist Church, 4000 Thurmon Tanner Road, Publish your event Don’t see your event here? Go to gainesvilletimes.com/calendarto add it. Events publish at the editors’ discretion and as space allows. Flowery Branch, mzbcinfo@yahoo.com. Pippin. 7:30 p.m. Brenau University’s Hosch Theatre, 429 Academy St NE, Gainesville. 678-717-3624. $18 - $30. The Bra and Panty Club. 7:30-9:30 p.m. Ed Cabell Theatre, 3820 Mundy Mill Road, Gainesville. Team 1Hvia. 7:30-9 p.m. 37 Main, 212 Spring Street SW, Gainesville. The Wedding Singer. 8 p.m. Holly Theatre, 69 W Main St., Dahlonega. $15 - $25. THURSDAY Exhibit: L.A. Stories. 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. John S. Burd Center, Leo Castelli Gallery, 429 Academy ST, Gainesville. 770-534- 6263, alauricella@brenau.edu. Free. Writers’ Group. 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Spout Springs Branch Library, 6488 Spout Springs Road, Flowery Branch. SCORE Workshop: Starting a Business after 50.3-5 p.m. Hall County Library System, Murrayville Branch, 4796 Thompson Bridge Road, Gainesville. 770-532-3311 ext. 171. Free. Play in the Clay Third Thursday. 4:30-6 p.m. Quinlan Visual Arts Center, 514 Green St. NE, Gainesville. HOROSCOPES BY HOLIDAY ARIES (March 21-April 19). The first secret to being a fan tastic conversationalist is to choose a topic that will bear fruit. What would they love to talk about? This is hard to de liver on, but get good at learn ing what people want to talk about and you’re golden. TAURUS (April 20-May 20). Know who has your back, and who will go out of the way to promote and help you. Rule out anyone too jealous to be truly supportive. Seek alli ances with people who have complementary strengths. GEMINI (May 21-June 21). You’re so often controlled and careful about giving the thing that’s appropriate and necessary to the moment. That’s why when you do give a show of emotion, it’s totally irresistible. CANCER (June 22-July 22). People like people who they are like. Can they be blamed? Who doesn’t want their opinions validated with living proof such as another nod ding head can provide? LEO (July 23-Aug. 22). Your life is filled with different story lines, and you know where you are in each one. Certain things feel like the start; oth ers feel like the beginning of an end. A lagging middle could use an enlivening dance number. VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22). To take them very seriously, listen closely to the nuances, and act accordingly — this is a gift from you to them. Later you’ll realize it’s also a gift from you to you, an attention investment that can’t help but pay off. LIBRA (Sept. 23-0ct. 23). The stumbling, bumbling, drop ping and spilling — that’s the way of the living. It’s foolish to worry or be embarrassed by the knock around and knock it over; this is the privilege of life. SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 21). There are things in life that are not about the context in which they live — most things, actually. The ability to extract yourself from context will make you the sovereign of your own attitude. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21). A family matter will settle favorably. When things go this smoothly in the personal realm, everything else feels good to you — simply breath ing, for instance. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19). Here you are making money, teaching what you know and being a person of influence. This is what you’ve been headed toward for a very long time, so pause and let yourself really feel what’s going on. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18). This is the moment of production you’ve been wait ing for. Once you start, you will quickly fall into a rhythm and make excellent use of a stretch of uninterrupted flow. PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20). Maybe you’ll call out the untruth when you hear it — you always hear it. And then again, you might let it slide. People need their defenses. The lie is so small next to your big heart.
