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WEATHER
EVENTS
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Almanac
Statistics for Lee Gilmer Memorial Airport
Monday
Temperature
High/low 74°61°
Normal high/low 68743°
Record high 86° in 1940
Record low 22° in 1942
Precipitation (in inches)
Monday 0.00
Month to date 0.00
Normal month to date 0.13
Year to date 20.61
Normal year to date 16.06
Record for date 2.02 in 1973
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City
Today
Hi Lo W
Tomorrow
Hi Lo W
Albany
73 47 sh
70 43 s
Atlanta
65 45 pc
60 40 pc
Augusta
73 45 pc
65 40 pc
Brunswick
76 55 t
72 50 s
Chattanooga
61 44 c
55 39 pc
Lake Levels
Lake data in feet as
of 7 a.m. yesterday
Full
Present
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Lake
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Change
Lake Lanier
1071.0
1071.49
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Allatoona Lake
840.0
839.43
-0.04
Burton Lake
1865.0
1864.72
+0.22
Clark’s Hill Lake
330.0
330.26
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Hartwell Lake
660.0
660.63
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Russell Lake
480.0
475.11
-0.04
West Point Lake
635.0
631.04
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Today Tomorrow
City Hi Lo W Hi Lo W
Columbus 67 46 pc 66 43 s
Dalton 60 41 pc 55 37 pc
Greenville 70 41 pc 58 35 pc
Macon 71 46 c 66 41 s
Savannah 77 51 t 69 44 s
Sun and Moon
Sunrise today 7:19 a.m.
Sunset tonight 7:58 p.m.
Moonrise today 4:14 a.m.
Moonset today 2:11 p.m.
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Weather (W): s-sunny, pc-partly cloudy, c-cloudy, r-rain, sh-showers, t-thunderstorms, sf-snow flurries, sn-snow, i-ice
No School Nature Day. 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. April
3-5. Elachee Nature Science Center, 2125
Elachee Dr., Gainesville. 770-535-1976. $0-
$10.
AuthorTalk-William Rawlings. 1 to3 p.m.
April 3. Gainesville Branch Library, 127 Main
St. NW, Gainesville. 770-532-3311 ext. 4011,
jcline@hallcountylibrary.org. Free.
Caffeine and Octane Lanier Raceway. 8 a.m.
to 5 p.m. April 5. Caffeine and Octane’s Lanier
Raceway, 5301 Winder Highway, Braselton.
Lake Lanier Sailfest. 6 to 10 p.m. April 5-7.
Margaritaville at Lanier Islands, 7650 Lanier
Islands Pkwy, Buford, info@lakelaniersailfest.
org. $25-$150.
Spring Garden Expo. 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
April 5-6. Chicopee Woods Agricultural Cen
ter, 1855 Calvary Church Road, Gainesville.
770-535-8293, expochair@hallmastergar-
deners.com. $2.
Gainesville Member Day. 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.
April 6. Atlanta Botanical Garden Gainesville,
1911 Sweetbay Drive, Gainesville.
Garden Pest Identification and Control. 10
a.m. to 12 p.m. April 6. Atlanta Botanical Gar
den Gainesville, 1911 Sweetbay Drive, Gaines
ville. $29-$34.
NEA BIG READ Writer’s Workshop. 1 to 4 p.m.
April 6. Hall County Library System, Gaines
ville Branch, 127 Main St NW, Gainesville.
770-532-3311 ext. 4011, jcline@hallcountyli-
brary.org. Free.
North Georgia Home Show. 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.
April 6-7. Ramsey Conference Center, 2573
LanierTech Dr, Gainesville. 770-535-6371,
gracereed@gainesvilletimes.com. Free.
Spring Peeping Guided Hike. 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.
April 6. Elachee Nature Science Center, 2125
Elachee Dr, Gainesville. 770-535-1976. Free.
Wildlife Cruise on Lake Lanier. 1 to 3 p.m.
April 6. River Forks Park, 3500 Keith Bridge
Rd, Gainesville, mpendleton@chattahoochee.
org. $15-$25.
YAC. 4:30 to 5:30 p.m. April 8. North Hall
Tech Center, 4175 Nopone Rd. Suite B,
Gainesville. 770-532-3311.
Special Needs Social Hour. 11 a.m. to 12 p.m.
April 10. Hall County Library System, Gaines
ville Branch, 127 Main St NW, Gainesville.
770-532-3311 ext. 4011, jcline@hallcountyli-
brary.org. Free.
ONGOING
Card workshop. 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. first Satur
days of the month. Hall County Library System,
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Discovery Saturday. 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Satur
days. Elachee Nature Science Center, 2125
Elachee Dr., Gainesville. 770-535-1976. $0-
$10.
Gentle Yoga. 11:30 a.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. week
days through April 19. The Arts Council Smith-
gall Arts Center, 331 Spring St. SW, Gaines
ville. 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 to 9 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.
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ENTERTAINMENT
Tropicana Las Vegas casino
closes after 67 years
LAS VEGAS — In the 1971 film “Dia
monds are Forever,” James Bond stays in a
swanky suite at the Tropicana Las Vegas.
“I hear that the Hotel Tropicana is quite
comfortable,” Agent 007 says.
It was the Tropicana's heyday. The lav
ish casino was a frequent haunt of the leg
endary Rat Pack, while its past under the
mob cemented its place in Vegas lore.
But after welcoming guests for 67 years,
the doors to the Las Vegas Strip's third-old-
est casino were chained shut at noonTues-
day, and demolition is slated for October to
make room for a $ 1.5 billion Major League
Baseball stadium — part of the city's latest
rebrand as a hub for sports entertainment.
“It's time. It's ran its course,” Charlie
Granado, a bartender at the Tropicana for
38 years, said of the casino's closure. “It
makes me sad but on the other hand, it's a
happy ending.”
Celebrity birthdays
Conservationist Jane Goodall is 90. Actor
William Gaunt is 87. Songwriter Jeff Barry is
86. Actor Eric Braeden is 83. Actor Marsha
Mason is 82. Singer Wayne Newton is 82.
Singer Tony Orlando is 80. Comedy writer Pat
Proft is 77. Folk singer Richard Thompson is
75. Country artist Curtis Stone is 74.
Black and white photographs from that
time give a view into what it was like
inside the Tropicana at its height, when it
frequently hosted A-list stars in its show
room — from Elizabeth Taylor and Deb
bie Reynolds to Frank Sinatra and Sammy
Davis Jr.
Mel Torme and Eddie Fisher performed
at the Tropicana. Gladys Knight and Wayne
Newton have held residencies there.
“It does give an old Vegas vibe. When
you first walk in, you see the stained glass
and the low ceilings,” JT Seumala, a Las
Vegas resident who visited the casino in
March, said. “It does feel like you step
back in time for a moment.”
Associated Press
