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2A Midweek Edition-February 15-16, 2023 The Times, Gainesville, Georgia | gainesvilletimes.com WEATHER EVENTS Gainesville 5-Pay Forecast #AccuWeather I Go to AccuWeather.com TODAY TONIGHT THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY SUNDAY A few showers HIGH: 60° Clouds and mild LOW: 54° A shower in the p.m. 68746° Breezy and cooler 53727° More sun than clouds 54735° Mostly sunny 59743° BFT: 65743 ° 1 BFT: 48723 ° 1 BFT: 56735 ° 1 BFT: 61737 Precip chance: Precip chance: Precip chance: Precip chance: Precip chance: Precip chance: 90% 25% 60% 25% 5% 10% RFT: The patented AccuWeather.com RealFeel Temperature® is an exclusive index of effective temperature based on eight weather factors. Regional Weather wn is today’s weather. 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A" 68/54 S @ Almanac Statistics for Lee Gilmer Memorial Airport through 5 p.m. Tuesday Temperature High/low 68°38° Normal high/low 55733° Record high 79° in 1951 Record low -1° in 1899 Precipitation (in inches) 24 hrs. ending 5 p.m. Tue. 0.00 Month to date 1.90 Normal month to date 2.47 Year to date 11.44 Normal year to date 7.75 Record for date 1.33 in 2000 Air Quality Today ▼ Good Moderate sen^fthf'e Unl,ealth V Unhealthy Hazar<ll,ls 50 100 150 200 300 Main Offender: Particulates Source: Environmental Protection Agency Weeds Pollen Yesterday Main Offender: Alder, Juniper Source: National Allergy Bureau City Today Hi Lo W Tomorrow Hi Lo W Albany 78 55 pc 80 59 c Atlanta 69 58 sh 72 50 c Augusta Brunswick 77 51 c 76 62 pc 77 61 c 79 63 c Chattanooga 63 59 sh 70 41 t City Today Hi Lo W Tomorrow Hi Lo W Columbus 73 58 c 74 54 c Dalton 63 59 sh 70 43 t Greenville 58 51 sh 71 54 c Macon 74 52 c 76 59 c Savannah 79 60 c 79 62 c 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. Weather Lake Levels Lake data in feet as of 7 a.m. yesterday Lake Full Pool Present Level 24 hr Change Lake Lanier 1071.0 1070.91 +0.01 Allatoona Lake 840.0 829.50 -0.15 Burton Lake 1865.0 1858.96 +0.05 Clark’s Hill Lake 330.0 329.04 +0.27 Hartwell Lake 660.0 657.87 -0.03 Russell Lake 480.0 474.11 -0.12 West Point Lake 635.0 629.88 +0.27 |: s-sunny, pc-partly cloudy, c-cloudy, r-rain, sh-j Sun and Moon Sunrise today 7:21 a.m. Sunset tonight 6:19 p.m. Moonrise today 3:20 a.m. Moonset today 1:03 p.m. New First Full Last Feb 20 Feb 27 Mar 7 Mar 14 ers, t-thunderstorms, sf-snow flurries, sn-snow, i-ice THANK YOU FOR READING FULL ACCESS WITH YOUR SUBSCRIPTION Our local news team, the largest in Northeast Georgia, works each day to bring you honestly local news delivered in several different platforms. Subscribers can tailor their preferences for reading the day’s news, whether that’s the traditional print edition or a combination of online formats. Print Traditional print editions are currently published Wednesday and Friday for delivery by mail. Newsletters Sign up at gainesvilletimes.com/ newsletters to receive email newsletters. ■ Daybreak: A daily morning roundup of the same local news you get in the paper ■ Refresh: An afternoon update of news happening each weekday ■ Flight: A weekly guide to fun, food and family in Northeast Georgia ■ Branch Out: A weekly update curating news out of South Hall County ■ Extra Points: Latest local sports news, delivered twice weekly Expressions: Hall County Schools Art Exhibi tion. 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. Feb. 15-17. Brenau University, 625 Academy St. NE, Gainesville. 770-990-8548, veronica.martin@hallco.org. Free AARP Tax-aide Tax Preparation. 10a.m. to 2 p.m. Feb. 15, 22. Gainesville Senior Life Center, 434 Prior St. SE, Gainesville. 470- 431-0373, ddoncov77@gmail.com. “Pygmalion.” 2:30-5 p.m. and 7:30-10 p.m. Feb. 18. Brenau University Hosch Theatre, 500 Washington St. SE, Gainesville. 678- 717-3624, boxoffice@gainesvilletheatreal- liance.org. $16-$24. Riccarda de Eccher: “Montagna” Artist Talk and Reception. 5:30-8 p.m. Feb. 16. Sellars Gallery, Brenau University Simmons Visual Arts Center, 200 Boulevard, Gainesville. 770-534-6181, gallery@brenau.edu. Free. Arbor Day Celebration. 10 a.m. Feb. 17. Elachee Nature Science Center, 2125 Elachee Drive, Gainesville. 770-535-1976. Free. Grace & Disgrace: Living with Faith and the Leader of the Dixie Mafia. 2-3 p.m. Feb. 18. Northeast Georgia History Center, 322 Academy St. NE, Gainesville. 770-297- 5900, info@negahc.org. Free. ONGOING 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 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. Publish your event Don’t see your event here? Organizers can go to gainesvilletimes. com/calendar and submit their events for publication online and in print. Click the “+Add event” button at the top right and follow the prompts to add information and a photo. Events publish at the editors’ discretion. See more Go to gainesvilletimes.com/calendar for the full interactive calendar of events throughout the region. 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@hallcountylibrary.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@hallcountylibrary.org. Free. TODAY IN HISTORY Associated Press Jeffrey Dahmer, an accused serial killer in the area of Milwaukee, Wisconsin is shown in 1991. On Feb. 15, 1992, a Milwaukee jury found that he was sane when he killed and mutilated 15 men and boys. EPaper This platform offers the traditional look of a newspaper page but available on your tablet or other device. Editions are published Tuesday through Saturday, with two of those being replicas of the print edition. Access at gainesvilletimes. com/epaper. Website Always stay up to date with us at gainesvilletimes.com. 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Learn more at gainesvilletimes.com/app. Social media [j/gainesvilletimes @gtimes fSj @gtimesnews the opinions shared in the pages of The Times, which include those by its editorial board, columnists, political cartoonists and readers who submit letters to the editor. The presentation of both news and opinions is designed to educate, entertain and foster community conversation. Readers are encouraged to challenge and sharpen their perceptions based on that presentation. And we encourage readers to do the same for us, offering news tips, criticisms and questions. As your honestly local news source, we serve our readers first. Find us on these platforms or reach out to our newsroom at news@ gainesvilletimes.com or 770-718-3435. On this date: In 1764, the site of present-day St. Louis was established by Pierre Laclede and Auguste Chouteau. In 1879, President Rutherford B. Hayes signed a bill allowing female attorneys to argue cases before the Supreme Court. In 1898, the U.S. battleship Maine mysteriously blew up in Havana Harbor, killing more than 260 crew members and bringing the United States closer to war with Spain. In 1933, President-elect Franklin D. Roosevelt escaped an assassination attempt in Miami that mortally wounded Chicago Mayor Anton J. Cermak; gunman Giuseppe Zangara was executed more than four weeks later. In 1950, Walt Disney’s animated film “Cinder ella” premieres in Boston. In 1961,73 people, including an 18-member U.S. figure skating team en route to the World Championships in Czechoslovakia, were killed in the crash of a Sabena Airlines Boeing 707 in ENTERTAINMENT Actors strike over pay, safety at Calif. Medieval Times BUENA PARK, Calif. — From queens to knights, actors at a Southern California medieval-themed dinner theater have left the castle. The Orange County Register reports Tuesday about 50 performers and stable hands have gone on strike at Medieval Times about 30 miles southeast of Los Angeles in Buena Park, California. The dinner theater — where audience members feast on chicken with their hands while watching jousts in a ring — has been flying in actors from its other locations to cover staffing gaps, said Erin Zapcic, who plays a queen at the theater and is among those walking off the job since Saturday. The actors, who are part of the Ameri can Guild of Variety Artists, said the com pany has blocked efforts to raise wages and improve safety. Julia McCurdie, who also plays a queen, said actors have been injured on the job. “I’ve seen a lot of knights get carried away in an ambulance,” McCurdie said. “These people could go work at In-N- Out and make $25 without hurting their bodies.” Daniel J. Sobol, the company’s lawyer, told the newspaper there were only two meetings with the union before its mem- Belgium. In 1965, singer Nat King Cole, 45, died in Santa Monica, California. In 1989, the Soviet Union announced that the last of its troops had left Afghanistan, after more than nine years of military intervention. In 1992, a Milwaukee jury found that Jeffrey Dahmer was sane when he killed and muti lated 15 men and boys. (The decision meant that Dahmer, who had already pleaded guilty to the murders, would receive a mandatory life sentence for each count; Dahmer was beaten to death in prison in 1994.) In 2005, defrocked priest Paul Shanley was sentenced in Boston to 12 to 15 years in prison on child rape charges. In 2020, the U.S. government said Americans who were on board a cruise ship under quar antine in Japan because of the coronavirus would be flown back home on a chartered flight, but that they would face another two- week quarantine; about 380 Americans were aboard the Diamond Princess. Celebrity birthdays Actor Claire Bloom is 92. Author Susan Brownmiller is 88. Songwriter Brian Hol land is 82. Rock musician Mick Avory (The Kinks) is 79. Jazz musician Henry Threadgill is 79. Actor-model Marisa Berenson is 76. Actor Jane Seymour is 72. Singer Melissa Manchester is 72. Actor Lynn Whitfield is 70. “Simpsons” creator Matt Groening is 69. Model Janice Dickinson is 68. Actor Chris topher McDonald is 68. Reggae singer Ali Campbell is 64. Actor Joseph R. Gannascoli is 64. Musician Mikey Craig (Culture Club) is 63. College and Pro Football Hall of Famer Darrell Green is 63. Actor-comedian Ste ven Michael Quezada is 60. Actor Michael Easton is 56. Latin singer Gloria Trevi is 55. Rock musician Stevie Benton (Drowning Pool) is 52. Actor Alex Borstein is 52. Actor Renee O’Connor is 52. Actor Sarah Wynter is 50. Olympic gold medal swimmer Amy Van Dyken-Rouen is 50. Actor-director Miranda July is 49. Rock singer Brandon Boyd (Incu bus) is 47. Rock musician Ronnie Vannucci (The Killers) is 47. bers went on strike and that the show will go on. “We have a team of original Medieval Times knights and squires in place, and we look forward to hosting our guests at our already scheduled performances,” Sobol said in a statement. Medieval Times operates 10 dinner the aters in locations including Atlanta, Chi cago and Toronto. Associated Press ehc (Times gainesvilletimes.com A Metro Market Media Publication © 2023, Vol. 76, No. 33 Midweek Edition February 15-16, 2023 HOW TO REACH US 345 Green St. N.W., Gainesville, GA 30501 P.0. Box 838, Gainesville, GA 30503 (770) 532-1234 Hours: 8:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m., Mon.-Fri. Drive thru open: 8:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m., Mon.-Fri. 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