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Statistics for Lee Gilmer Memorial Airport
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Temperature
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50 31
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52733°
Record high
75° in 2015
Record low
Precipitation (in inches)
12° in 1935
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Month to date
Trace
3.33
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1.46 in 1938
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Atlanta
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Augusta
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Brunswick
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Chattanooga
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Dalton
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Greenville
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Macon
61 31 pc
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Savannah
61 34 s
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Lake Levels
Lake data in feet as
of 7 a.m. yesterday
Full
Present
24 hr
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Lake Lanier
1071.0
1068.36
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Allatoona Lake
840.0
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Burton Lake
1865.0
1858.00
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Clark’s Hill Lake
330.0
327.42
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Hartwell Lake
660.0
655.89
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Russell Lake
480.0
472.91
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West Point Lake
635.0
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Sun and Moon
Sunrise today 7:40 a.m.
Sunset tonight 5:33 p.m.
Moonrise today 11:58 a.m.
Moonset today 11:45 p.m.
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EVENTS
No School Nature Day. 10 a.m. to noon. Dec.
28. Elachee Nature Science Center, 2125
Elachee Drive, Gainesville. 770-535-1976.
$10.
Holly Jolly Trolley Tours. 5:30-10 p.m. Dec.
29-31. Wilshire Wonderland of Lights, 849
Wilshire Road, Gainesville. 770-531-5500,
lshubert@gainesvillega.gov. Free.
New Year’s Eve Watch Service. 10 p.m. Dec.
31. Cornerstone of Faith Ministries, 3 First
St., Gainesville. 470-208-1110, corner-
stoneoffaith.event@gmail.com. Free.
Elachee 2023 First Day Hike. 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Jan. 1. Elachee Nature Science Center, 2125
Elachee Drive, Gainesville. 770-535-1976.
Free.
Polar Bear Plunge and Paddle. 11 a.m.
to 2 p.m. Jan. 1. Lake Lanier Olympic
Park, 3105 Clarks Bridge Road, Gaines-
ville.770-287-7888. $30-$60.
Elachee Virtual Science Night. 7-8 p.m. Jan.
3. Elachee Nature Science Center, 2125
Elachee Drive, Gainesville. 770-535-1976.
Free.
Mommy and Me Nature Program. 10:30-11:30
a.m. Jan. 4. Elachee Nature Science Center,
2125 Elachee Drive, Gainesville. 770-535-
1976.
Saturday Explorations at Elachee. 9 a.m. to 3
p.m. Jan. 7, 21,28. Elachee Nature Science
Center, 2125 Elachee Drive, Gainesville.
770-535-1976.
HeritageQuest Online for Genealogists. 10:30
a.m. to noon. Jan. 10. Gainesville Branch
Library, 127 Main St. NW, Gainesville. 770-
532-3311 ext. 4011, info@hallcountylibrary.
org. Free.
Winter 2023 Master Naturalist Program Series.
9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Jan. 11. www.elachee.org/
event/winter-2023-master-naturalist-pro-
gram-series, 2125 Elachee Drive, Gaines
ville. 770-535-1976.
ONGOING
Lanierland Duplicate Bridge Club. 10:30 a.m.
to 2 p.m. daily. 3042 McEver Road, Gaines
ville. nedcleber@gmail.com.
YogaFit Gentle Yoga. 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
every Wednesday. Blackshear Place Branch
Library, 2927 Atlanta Highway, Gainesville.
770-337-1572, dl9345@bellsouth.net. Free.
Murrayville Library Lego Club. 5-6 p.m. first
Mondays of the month. Murrayville Library,
4796 Thompson Bridge Road, Gainesville.
770-532-3311 ext. 171; bhood@hallcoun-
tylibrary.org. Free.
Alzheimer’s Caregivers Support Group. 5:30-
6:30 p.m. first Tuesdays of the month. Grace
Episcopal Church, 422 Brenau Ave. NE,
Gainesville. 727-409-6608, charlenebestde-
witt@gmail.com. Free.
Gold Rush Quilting Guild. 10 a.m. to noon
first Wednesdays of the month. Friendship
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Turning Leaves Book Club. 11:30 a.m. to 1
p.m. first Wednesdays of the month. Lin-
wood Nature Preserve Ecology Center, 118
Springview Drive, Gainesville. 770-535-
8293, karin.hicks@uga.edu.
Northeast Georgia Writers. 1 -3 p.m. first
Wednesdays of the month. Gainesville
Downtown Library, 127 Main St. NW,
Gainesville. Talltaleswriter@gmail.com. Free.
Card workshop. 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. first Sat
urdays of the month. Hall County Library
System, Gainesville branch, 127 Main St.
NW, Gainesville. 770-532-3311 ext. 4011,
gkoecher@hallcountylibrary.org.
Ekphrasis for the Masses. Noon to 1 p.m. sec
ond Tuesdays of the month. Quinlan Visual
Arts Center, 514 Green St. NE, Gainesville.
770-536-2575, info@qvac.org. Free.
War Stories Book Club. 4-5 p.m. second
Thursdays of the month. Murrayville Branch
Library, 4796 Thompson Bridge Road,
Gainesville. 770-532-3311 ext. 171. Free.
Discovery Saturdays. 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
second Saturdays of the month. Elachee
Nature Science Center, 2125 Elachee Drive,
Gainesville. 770-535-1976. $3 - $5.
Georgia Cross Stitchers. 10 a.m. to 4:30
p.m. second Saturdays of the month. Hall
County Library System, Gainesville Branch,
127 Main St. NW, Gainesville. 770-532-
3311 ext. 4011; gkoecher@hallcountyli-
brary.org. Free.
Homeschool Day. 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. third
Thursdays of the month. Elachee Nature
Science Center, 2125 Elachee Drive,
Gainesville. 770-535-1976. $15.
Gainesville Lacers. 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. third
Saturdays of the month. Hall County Library
System, Gainesville branch, 127 Main St.
NW, Gainesville. 770-532-3311, gkoecher@
hallcountylibrary.org.
Tea with Jane Austen: A Reading Group.
3-4 p.m. fourth Fridays of the month. Hall
County Library System, Gainesville Branch,
127 Main St. NW, Gainesville. 770-532-
3311 ext. 4011, gkoecher@hallcountyli-
brary.org. Free.
TODAY IN HISTORY
Associated Press
Newborn Elizabeth Jordan Carr, the first “test tube” baby born in the United States is
seen Dec. 28,1981, in Norfolk, Va.
On this date:
In 1612, Italian astronomer Galileo Galilei
observed the planet Neptune, but mistook it
for a star. (Neptune wasn’t officially discov
ered until 1846 by Johann Gottfried Galle.)
In 1908, a major earthquake followed by a
tsunami devastated the Italian city of Mes
sina, killing at least 70,000 people.
In 1912, San Francisco’s Municipal Railway
began operations with Mayor James Rolph
Jr. at the controls of Streetcar No. 1 as
50,000 spectators looked on.
In 1945, Congress officially recognized the
Pledge of Allegiance.
In 1972, Kim II Sung, the premier of North
Korea, was named the country’s president
under a new constitution.
In 1973, the Endangered Species Act was
signed into law by President Richard Nixon.
In 1981, Elizabeth Jordan Carr, the first
American “test-tube” baby, was born in
Norfolk, Virginia.
In 1991, nine people died in a crush of peo
ple trying to get into a rap celebrity basket
ball game at City College in New York.
In 2007, Pakistani opposition leader Bena
zir Bhutto was laid to rest as the country’s
army tried to quell a frenzy of rioting in the
wake of her assassination.
In 2014, the war in Afghanistan, fought for
13 bloody years and still raging, came to a
formal end with a quiet flag-lowering cer
emony in Kabul that marked the transition
of the fighting from U.S.-led combat troops
to the country’s own security forces.
In 2015, a grand jury in Cleveland declined
to indict a White rookie police officer in the
killing of 12-year-old Tamir Rice, a Black
boy who was shot while playing with what
turned out to be a pellet gun.
In 2016, film star Debbie Reynolds, who lit
up the screen in “Singin’ in the Rain” and
other Hollywood classics, died at age 84 a
day after losing her daughter, Carrie Fisher,
who was 60.
ENTERTAINMENT
‘Avatar’ sequel sails to 2nd
week atop the box office
LOS ANGELES - “Avatar: The Way of
Water” sailed to the top of the box office in
its second weekend, bringing in what stu
dios estimate will be a strong $56 million in
North America — a sign the sequel may stay
afloat into the new year and approach the
massive expectations that met its release.
James Cameron’s digital extravaganza
for 20th Century Studios has made $253.7
million domestically in its first 10 days
of release, compared to $212.7 million in
the same stretch for 2009’s first “Avatar,”
which would go on to become the highest-
grossing film of all time.
While Cameron’s films like the “Avatar”
original and “Titanic” tend to have seri
ous legs at the box office, sequels tend to
open big and decline quickly, complicating
guesses on where the film will end up. Its
second-weekend drop-off from the $134 mil
lion it made in its first was not precipitous,
given the way blockbusters open.
“This is James Cameron’s first $100 mil-
Celebrity birthdays
Actor Dame Maggie Smith is 88. Rock singer-
musician Edgar Winter is 76. Actor Denzel
Washington is 68. TV personality Gayle King is
68. Actor Chad McQueen is 62. Country singer-
musician Marty Roe (Diamond Rio) is 62. Actor
Malcolm Gets is 59. Actor Mauricio Mendoza is
53. Actor Elaine Hendrix is 52. Talk show host
Seth Meyers is 49. Actor Brendan Hines is 46. Ac
tor Joe Manganiello is 46. Actor Vanessa Feriito
is 45. R&B singer John Legend is 44. Rapper-
musician-producer Terrace Martin is 44. Actor
Andre Holland is 43. Actor Sienna Miller is 41.
Actor Beau Garrett (TV: “The Good Doctor”) is
40. Actor Thomas Dekker is 35. Actor Mackenzie
Bosnian is 33. Pop singer David Archuleta is 32.
lion opener,” said Paul Dergarabedian,
senior media analyst for Comscore “For
this movie to have opened that big and only
dropped 58 %, it shows it has staying power. ”
Globally, “The Way of Water” is already
the third highest-grossing film released in
2022, bringing in $855 million — putting
it behind only “Top Gun: Maverick” and
“Jurassic World Dominion” — and is a lock
to surpass $1 billion.
Associated Press