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The Times, Gainesville, Georgia | gainesvilletimes.com
CHARLES KRUPA I Associated Press
EVENTS
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.
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Northeast Georgia Writers. 1 -3 p.m. first
Wednesdays of the month. Gainesville Down
town Library, 127 Main St. NW, Gainesville.
Talltaleswriter@gmail.com. Free.
Hall of Fame designated hitter David Ortiz waves while being honored prior to a baseball
game at Fenway Park, Tuesday, July 26, in Boston.
Ten convicted in attempted
killing of slugger David Ortiz
BY MEGAN JANETSKY
Associated Press
A Dominican court convicted 10 people
involved in the 2019 attempted killing of
former Red Sox baseball star David Ortiz,
authorities confirmed on Tuesday.
Ortiz, a Dominican native, was ambushed
by a man who got off a motorcycle and shot
him in the back at close range while Ortiz was
at a bar with friends in a well-off neighbor
hood of Santo Domingo
Two men, including the alleged shooter
Rolfi Ferreyra Cruz, were each sentenced to
30 years in prison by Santo Domingo’s First
Collegiate Court.
Eight others received prison sentences of
between 5 and 20 years. Three other defen
dants were acquitted due to insufficient
evidence, including Victor Hugo Gomez
Vasquez, accused of planning the attack.
American private investigators hired by
Ortiz said the Hall of Fame slugger was tar
geted by a Dominican drug trafficker who
was jealous of him.
The findings by former Boston police
commissioner Edward Davis contradicted a
previous theory by law enforcement in the
Dominican Republic that the hitman was
hired to shoot Ortiz’s cousin Sixto David Fer
nandez, who was sitting at the same table.
Dominican authorities said the hitmen con
fused Fernandez with Ortiz, one of the coun
try’s most beloved ballplayers.
A fearsome power hitter with a ready
smile, Ortiz led the Red Sox to three World
Series championships, was a 10-time All-Star
and hit 541 home runs before retiring in 2016.
When he was shot, he was living part of the
year in the Dominican Republic.
Ortiz was seriously wounded in the June
2019 shooting. Doctors in the Dominican
Republic removed Ortiz’s gallbladder and
part of his intestine after the shooting and he
underwent further surgery in the U.S.
Among the crimes for which the 10 men
were sentenced were criminal organiza
tion, use of illegal firearms, attempted mur
der, and complicity, the court wrote in a
statement.
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.
ONGOING
Lanierland Duplicate Bridge Club. 10:30 a.m. to
2 p.m. daily. 3042 McEver Road, Gainesville.
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@hallcountyli-
brary.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
Baptist Church, 3513 Westmoreland Road,
Cleveland, alenekempton@gmail.com.
Turning Leaves Bookclub. 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.
first Wednesdays of the month. Linwood
Nature Preserve Ecology Center, 118 Spring-
view Drive, Gainesville. 770-535-8293, karin.
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.
Ekphrasisforthe 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 Thurs
days 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 Sci
ence 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@hallcountylibrary.org. Free.
Homeschool Day. 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. third
Thursdays of the month. Elachee Nature Sci
ence 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@hall-
countylibrary.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@hallcountylibrary.org. Free.
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TODAY IN HISTORY
This photo, shot
from a monitor at
the ABC studios in
Washington, shows
Ohio State University
coach Woody
Hayes, left, during
an incident involving
Clemson University
football player
Charlie Bauman
(58) on the sideline
at the Gator Bowl
in Jacksonville, Fla.
Hayes was fired after
punching Bauman
on Dec. 29, 1978,
at the Gator Bowl in
Jacksonville, Fla.
Associated Press
On this date:
In 1170, Thomas Becket, the Archbishop of
Canterbury, was slain in Canterbury Cathedral
by knights loyal to King Henry II.
In 1812, during the War of 1812, the American
frigate USS Constitution engaged and se
verely damaqed the British frigate HMS Java
off Brazil.
In 1845, Texas was admitted as the 28th state.
In 1851, the first Young Men’s Christian As
sociation (YMCA) in the United States was
founded in Boston.
In 1890, the Wounded Knee massacre took
place in South Dakota as an estimated 300
Sioux Indians were killed by U.S. troops sent
to disarm them.
In 1940, during World War II, Germany dropped
incendiary bombs on London, setting off what
came to be known as “The Second Great Fire
of London.”
In 1972, Eastern Air Lines Flight 401, a Lock
heed L-1011 Tristar, crashed into the Florida
Everglades near Miami International Airport,
killing 101 of the 176 people aboard.
In 1978, during the Gator Bowl, Ohio State Uni
versity coach Woody Hayes punched Clem
son player Charlie Bauman, who’d intercepted
an Ohio State pass. (Hayes was fired by Ohio
State the next day.)
In 1992, the United States and Russia an
nounced agreement on a nuclear arms reduc
tion treaty.
In 2006, word reached the United States of
the execution of former Iraqi leader Saddam
Hussein. In a statement, President George W.
Bush called Saddam’s execution an important
milestone on Iraq’s road to democracy.
In 2007, the New England Patriots ended their
regular season with a remarkable 16-0 record
following a 38-35 comeback victory over the
New York Giants. (New England became the
first NFL team since the 1972 Dolphins to win
every game on the schedule.)
In 2016, the United States struck back at Rus
sia for hacking the U.S. presidential campaign
with a sweeping set of punishments targeting
Russia’s spy agencies and diplomats.
ENTERTAINMENT
New Orleans guitarist
Washington dies at 79
NEW ORLEANS — New Orleans music
legend Walter “Wolfman” Washington, a
cornerstone of the city’s musical nightlife
for decades, has died of
cancer, just days after
turning 79.
Washington died Dec.
22 at Passages Hospice,
The Times-Picayune/The
New Orleans Advocate
reported.
Funeral services are
scheduled for Jan. 4. at
2 p.m. at Jacob Schoen
& Son Funeral Home. A benefit concert to
help with medical and funeral expenses is
planned for Jan. 8 at the Tipitina’s music
venue.
Washington and his band, the Roadmas-
ters, mixed blues, R&B, funk and soul, punc
tuating songs with his trademark howl, the
newspaper reported. In director Michael
Murphy’s 2005 New Orleans music docu
mentary “Make It Funky!,” Rolling Stones
guitarist Keith Richards bows down to
Washington in tribute to his guitar style and
tone, the newspaper reported.
Washington started his career back-
Celebrity birthdays
Actor Inga Swenson is 90. Retired ABC news
caster Tom Jarriel is 88. Actor Barbara Steele
is 85. Actor Jon Voight is 84. Singer Marianne
Faithfull is 76. Actor Ted Danson is 75. Singer-actor
Yvonne Elliman is 71. Actor Patricia Clarkson is 63.
Comedian Paula Poundstone is 63. Rock singer-
musician Jim Reid (The Jesus and Mary Chain) is
61. Actor Michael Cudlilz is 58. Actor-comedian
Mystro Clark is 56. Actor Jason Gould is 56. News
anchor Ashleigh BanReld is 55. Movie director Ully
Wachowski is 55. Actor Jennifer Ehle is 53. Actor
Patrick Fischler is 53. Actor Kevin Wdsman is 52.
Actor Jude Law is 50. Actor Maria Dizzia is 48. Ac
tor Mekhi Phifer is 48. Actor Katherine Moennig is
45. Actor Diego Luna is 43. Actor Alison Brie is 40.
Country singer Jessica Andrews is 39.
ing New Orleans musical legends Irma
Thomas, Lee Dorsey and Johnny Adams,
who ultimately became a mentor and close
friend.
“Johnny taught me a whole lot,” Washing
ton recalled in 1999. “He’d say, ‘If you want
to sing high notes, you’ve got to pay atten
tion to how you go up there. Take your time.
Don’t rush yourself. Once you get used to
going up there, it will come easy.’ He played
guitar, too. He’d show me how to hit notes
and how to run from one note to another
and pay attention to why that note fits there.
He was like a dad. I could talk to him about
anything.”
Associated Press
Washington