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🌱 Patch AM: How you can help search for a missing Gainesville native this week
And on the Gainesville Patch calendar - Forum: Santa's Fashion Through the Ages
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In today's newsletter:
- How you can help search for a missing Gainesville native this week
- How a $2.2M gift could launch Gainesville students into medicine
- Can Gainesville girls keep their perfect region record at home Friday?
Also on today's calendar: Forum: Santa's Fashion Through the Ages and 9 more events.
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- Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high of 56 and low of 32 degrees.
- Thursday: Cloudy, temps: high: 49, low: 31.
- Friday: Sunny to partly cloudy, with a high of 56 and low of 45 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• GoFundMe page launched for missing Gainesville native (accesswdun.com) — A GoFundMe has been launched to support search efforts for Charles Hosch, a 67-year-old Gainesville native who went missing while hiking near Blood Mountain in Union County. His family and multiple search-and-rescue teams, including Hall County responders, plan intensive searches Dec. 13–14 and are seeking both donations and volunteers to keep the effort going. 
• Ivester Foundation commits $1.1 million to UGA School of Medicine scholarships (uga.edu) — Students from Gainesville and Hall County stand to benefit from a new $2.2 million scholarship fund created by the Ivester Foundation for UGA’s new School of Medicine. The gift, matched by UGA, prioritizes Hall County students and builds on decades of Ivester support for local schools, colleges, and health care education tied to Gainesville and the surrounding area.
• Girls basketball: Buford, NoFo, GHS take region wins; Branch falls in 8-4A opener (accesswdun.com) — Gainesville High’s girls basketball team stayed perfect in Region 7-5A with a 42-29 road win over Roswell, led by 13 points from Jaucelyn Smith. The Lady Red Elephants, now 2-0 in region play, return home Friday to host Lanier at Davis-Hill Gym, while other area teams like Buford, North Forsyth, and Flowery Branch also saw key region action.
📸 Around Gainesville
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Gainesville
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- Forum: Santa's Fashion Through the Ages
322 Academy St NE , Gainesville
7:00 pm - Mayor/Council Work Session
Gainesville, GA Calendar , 300 Henry Ward Way 3rd Floor , Gainesville
9:00 am - 1FW Wresting (Second Friday of every month)
American Legion, 2343 Riverside Dr, Gainesville, GA, 30501
6:00 pm - ACT Testing
Johnson High School , 3155 Robert Wood Johnson Dr , Gainesville - Botanical Santa
Atlanta Botanical Garden , 1345 Piedmont Ave NE , Atlanta
10:00 am - CANCELED: Conservation Lecture with Tanner Biggers
Atlanta Botanical Garden, Gainesville , 1911 Sweetbay Drive , Gainesville
10:00 am - Holiday Ride-on Train
Atlanta Botanical Garden , 1345 Piedmont Ave NE , Atlanta
10:00 am - Carols in the Garden
Atlanta Botanical Garden , 1345 Piedmont Ave NE , Atlanta
10:45 am - Community Day: Appalachian Christmas
322 Academy St NE , Gainesville
2:00 pm - Dec 13th 1st Round Lanierland Play In
Johnson High School , 3155 Robert Wood Johnson Dr , Gainesville
4:00 pm - Homeschool Day: Appalachian Christmas
322 Academy St NE , Gainesville
10:00 am - Southern Stone Rock and Roll Band (Every Third Friday of the Month)
American Legion, 2343 Riverside Dr, Gainesville, GA, 30501
7:00 pm
Tuesday December 9
Thursday December 11
Friday December 12
Saturday December 13
Thursday December 18
Friday December 19
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- This is a picture of my little dog his name is Olaf he rides with me everywhere friendly but a little skittish we went out yesterday off of where honeysuckle Road meets Clarks bridge Road we got out to walk and I don't know if he got scared or what
but he ran off I could not find him last night at all so please everyone keep an eye out for him he is my little buddy 470-948-5438 please call me if… (Nextdoor Jim Hood/Nopone and North) - So, I had a stray follow me home one day from the neighborhood park and little did I know she was pregnant.
There is 3 babies and the mom. I can no longer afford to take care of them. Is anyone willing to adopt? I need them to go to a good home (Nextdoor Gaines Mill)
- Lincoln Electric Holdings, Inc. posted a job opening for Industrial Shipper in Gainesville. Apply here.
- FOX posted a job opening for Materials Supervisor in Gainesville. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Gainesville here.
🗞 Nearby News
Braselton
- Find Something Old, Enjoy Something New in Braselton (gwinnettmagazine.com)
Hoschton
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