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2A Midweek Edition-March 13-14, 2024 The Times, Gainesville, Georgia I gainesvilletimes.com WEATHER EVENTS Gainesville 5-Day Forecast #AccuWeather VisitAccuWeather.com TODAY TONIGHT THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY SUNDAY Warm with sunshine Mainly clear HIGH: 72° L0W:46 C Clouds and sun; warm 76755° Rain and a t-storm Mostly cloudy; warm io Rain, a t-storm 68757° 73757° 68747° RFT: 79757 ° 1 RFT: 66755 ° 1 RFT: 73755 ° 1 RFT: 69742 Precip chance: Precip chance: Precip chance: Precip chance: Precip chance: Precip chance: 0% 5% 5% 80% 25% 95% 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 Monday Temperature High/low 64°33° Normal high/low 62739° Record high 85° in 1974 Record low 19° in 1934 Precipitation (in inches) Monday 0.00 Month to date 5.17 Normal month to date 2.13 Year to date 18.96 Normal year to date 12.75 Record for date 4.23 in 1952 Air Quality Today ▼ M |I" -- th»|unlSut IW |H“ ri ™ 50 100 150 200 300 Main Offender: Ozone Source: Environmental Protection Agency Pollen Yesterday Trees 0 o° 0 o0 o 0 Grass 0 0 U 0 Weeds I I I absent Low Mod. High Verjj Main Offender: Trees, Mold Source: National Allergy Bureau Shown is today’s weather. Temperatures are today’s highs and tonight’s lows. Morganl 70/44 Elliiay 69/47" 0 Turners 71/48 * ». f uunrvcavnic Cleveland 73/44 72/46 ToccoS o i.,,' 74/45 Clermont — - 72/46 O Cornelia O' 71/45 Murrayville . . 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Lake data in feet as of 7 a.m. yesterday Lake Full Pool Present Level 24 hr Change Lake Lanier 1071.0 1072.26 +0.06 Allatoona Lake 840.0 841.53 -0.45 Burton Lake 1865.0 1863.32 +0.11 Clark’s Hill Lake 330.0 332.00 +0.06 Hartwell Lake 660.0 662.12 -0.29 Russell Lake 480.0 476.50 +0.12 West Point Lake 635.0 634.07 +0.05 Sunrise today 7:48 a.m. Sunset tonight 7:42 p.m. Moonrise today 9:45 a.m. Moonset today 11:55 p.m. First Full Last New ( ) » i Mar 16 Mar 25 Apr 1 Aprs Weather (W): s-sunny, pc-partly cloudy, c-cloudy, r-rain, sh-showers, t-thunderstorms, sf-snow flurries, sn-snow, i-ice WHHS Art Exhibition. 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. March 13-15. Flowery Branch City Hall, 5410 Pine St., Flowery Branch. Free. Special Needs Social Hour. 11 a.m. to 12 p.m. March 13. Hall County Library System, Gaines ville Branch, 127 Main St. NW, Gainesville. 770-532-3311 ext. 4011, jcline@hallcountyli- brary.org. Free. Lifelong Learners- Master Naturalist LITE. 10 a.m. to noon March 14. Elachee Nature Sci ence Center, 2125 Elachee Drive, Gainesville. 770-535-1976. $0-$10. Better Read Than Dead. 6 to 8 p.m. March 14. Hall County Library System, Gainesville Branch, 127 Main St. NW, Gainesville. 770- 532-3311 ext. 4011, mbowen@hallcountyli- brary.org. Free. Flowery Branch Winter Farmers Market. 3:30 to 6:30 p.m. March 14. Flowery Branch Farmers Market, 5210 Railroad Ave., Flowery Branch. 770-967-6371, renee@flowery- branchga.org. Free. St. Patrick’s Day Market. 3:30 to 6:30 p.m. March 14. The Market Pavilion ,5210 Railroad Ave., Flowery Branch. Free. Lori Williams Quintet 2024 Evenings of Inti mate Jazz. 8 to 10 p.m. Mar 15-16. The Arts Council Smithgall Arts Center, 331 Spring St., SW, Gainesville. 770-534-2787, info@ theartscouncil.net. $40. DIY-U Kids’: Playful Garden Cart. 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. March 16. Lowe’s Home Improvement, 281 Carpenters Cove Lane, Cornelia; 1514 Skelton Road, Gainesville. Free. Girl Scout Badge Day. March 16. Atlanta Bo tanical Garden Gainesville, 1911 Sweetbay Drive, Gainesville. Sunflower Saturday. 1 to 3 p.m. March 16. Hall County Library System, Gainesville Branch, 127 Main St. NW, Gainesville. 770-532-3311 ext. 4011, jcline@hallcountylibrary.org. $10. Harry Potter Themed Telescope Program. 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. March 16. Chicopee Woods Aquatic Center, 2100 Calvary Church Rd., Gainesville. 770-535-1976. $31.50 - $35. First Kids Easter Egg Hunt. 1 to 2 p.m. March 17. Gainesville First UMC, 2780 Thompson Bridge Road, Gainesville. 770-536-2341, awhitehead@gfumc.com. Free. ONGOING Card workshop. 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. first Satur days of the month. Hall County Library System, Gainesville branch, 127 Main St. NW, Gaines- 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. ville. 770-532-3311 ext.4011, gkoecher@ hallcountylibrary.org. Discovery Saturday. 10a.m.to3 p.m.Satur days. Elachee Nature Science Center, 2125 Elachee Dr., Gainesville. 770-535-1976. $0- $10. Gentle Yoga. 11:30a.m.to 12:30 p.m.second, third and fourth Wednesdays. Blackshear Place Branch Library, 2927 Atlanta Highway, Gainesville. 770-337-1572, dl9345@bell- south.net. Free. 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. Hip Hop Class Wednesdays. 4-5 p.m. (3rd to 5th Graders) through May 15. Gainesville Bal let Company, 971 Riverside Drive, Gainesville. 770-866-5353, info@gbcdance.com. $88. Inspired by Nature: The Works of James R. Darnell Art Exhibit. 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. weekdays through April 19. The Arts Council Smithgall Arts Center, 331 Spring St. SW, Gainesville. 770-534-2787, julie@theartscouncil.net. Free. LEGO Club. 4 to 7 p.m. Thursdays. North Hall Tech Center, 4175 Nopone Rd. Suite B, Gainesville. 770-532-3311. Music Bingo. 7 to9 p.m. every Thursday. NoFo Brew Co. Gainesville, 434 High St. SW, Gaines ville, topher@nofobrew.co. Free. 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. Trivia Night. 7-9 p.m. Tuesdays. NoFo Brew Co Gainesville, 434 High St. SW, Gainesville, topher@nofobrew.co. Free. THANKYOU FOR READING FULL ACCESS WITH YOUR SUBSCRIPTION TODAY IN HISTORY Dmitry Lovetsky Associated Press Pope Francis on the central balcony of St. Peter’s Basilica at the Vatican, Wednesday, March 13, 2013. 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Four women had reported Andrew Tate to the U.K. authorities for alleged sexual violence and physical abuse, but the Crown In 1995, two Americans working for U.S. de fense contractors in Kuwait, David Daliberti and William Barloon, were seized by Iraq after they strayed across the border; sentenced to eight years in prison, both were freed later the same year. In 1996, a gunman burst into an elementary school in Dunblane, Scotland, and opened fire, killing 16 children and one teacher before kill ing himself. In 2011, the estimated death toll from Japan’s earthquake and tsunami climbed past 10,000 as authorities raced to combat the threat of multiple nuclear reactor meltdowns while hun dreds of thousands of people struggled to find food and water. In 2012, a ferry carrying more than 200 people collided with a cargo boat and sank just short of Dhaka, Bangladesh; most on board died. In 2013, Jorge Bergoglio of Argentina was elected pope, choosing the name Francis, he was the first pontiff from the Americas and the first from outside Europe in more than a mil lennium. Celebrity birthdays Jazz musician Roy Haynes is 99. Songwriter Mike Stoller is 91. Singer-songwriter Neil Sedaka is 85. R&B singer Candi Staton is 84. Opera singer Julia Migenesis75. Actor William H. Macy is 74. Comedian Robin Duke is 70. Actor Dana Delany is 68. Sen. John Hoeven, R- N.D., is 67. Rock musician Adam Clayton is 64. Jazz musician Terence Blanchard is 62. Actor Christopher Collet is 56. Rock musician Matt McDonough is 55. Actor Annabeth Gish is 53. Prosecution Service decided not to pros ecute him. The alleged victims then turned to crowdfunding to cover their legal costs as they pursue a civil case against him. “We handed over our evidence about the horrific acts of violence we endured and waited for action. 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