Fourth in Lake: Parades, For-Profit College to Parties and Patriotism Sell Most Campuses MILLARD K
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DJOKOVIC, FEDERER ADVANCE AT WIMBLEDON, SPORTS B1 LEESBURG, FLORIDA Saturday, July 5, 2014 www.dailycommercial.com OBAMA: President celebrates cultural CAMPAIGN: Rick Scott visits diversity, immigrants on Fourth of July, A5 The Villages to open office, A3 North Carolina coast survives Hurricane Arthur EMERY P. DALESIO aware and New Jersey Associated Press shores. Forecasters predict- KILL DEVIL HILLS, N.C. ed the storm would weak- — Proving far less damaging en before its center moves than feared, Hurricane Ar- over western Nova Scotia in thur left tens of thousands of Canada early Saturday. people without power Friday While state and local of- in a swipe at North Carolina’s ficials worked to restore dangerously exposed Out- access to Hatteras Island er Banks, then brought lousy and help those who had Fourth of July beach weather suffered storm and flood- to the Northeast as it veered ing damage, the effects of out to sea. the hurricane were most- The weather along the ly confined to that part of narrow barrier islands — the state. Farther south, the whose beaches draw hun- beaches were once again dreds of thousands of tour- packed with people soak- ists every summer — had ing up the sun. already cleared by Fri- “The North Carolina PHOTOS BY MILLARD K. IVES AND LINDA CHARLTON / DAILY COMMERCIAL day afternoon as Arthur beaches are open for busi- TOP LEFT: Colin Valentine, 4, marvels at the sight of his lit sparkler in front of Venetian Cove in Leesburg. TOP scooted north and its out- ness and they’re open for RIGHT: Spectators awaiting fireworks line Venetian Cove. BOTTOM LEFT: People line up for carnival treats in er bands scraped the Del- SEE ARTHUR | A2 Venetian Gardens. BOTTOM RIGHT: Groveland city council member Evelyn Wilson shows off patriotism. Fourth in Lake: parades, For-profit college to parties and patriotism sell most campuses MILLARD K. IVES | Staff Writer the dunking booth target. Several area schools at risk [email protected] Lightning win holiday With a 40 percent chance KIMBERLY HEFLING and WyoTech schools. It baseball game in of rain predicted for the day, Associated Press The red-white-and-blue Leesburg. See Page B1 serves about 72,000 stu- boom event of the summer many venues made some dents in 26 states and On- type of contingency plan. WASHINGTON — The launched in Lake County on tario, Canada, and receives of the light showers started. It didn’t rain on Tavares’ pa- troubled for-profit educa- Friday despite a few sprinkles about $1.4 billion in feder- of rain. Live bands, barbecue, ven- rade, which started at 5 p.m. tion company Corinthi- dors, children’s games, dunk- as civic agencies, pageant an Colleges Inc. and the al financial student aid an- Several Fourth of July activ- nually. The highest concen- ities started early Friday, in- ing booths and other activi- winners, horseback riders, Education Department ties went on at the South Lake law enforcement and Shri- reached an agreement late trations of students are in cluding an 8 a.m. Freedom California, Florida and Tex- Run 5k at Lake Sumter State event in Lake David Park in ners on go-carts zipped along Thursday that has 85 of the as. Students generally re- College, South Lake’s Fourth Groveland as rain started to downtown. company’s 100-plus cam- of July Festival at 9 a.m. and come down in the area. At nearby Wooton Park, Ta- puses going up for sale, and ceive career training in ar- Mount Dora’s Independence “It doesn’t look too bad,” vares’s holiday festivities con- 12 others closing. eas such as auto mechanics Day Parade that kicked off at said Keith Hopper, as he pre- tinued with vendors, games Corinthian owns Ever- or health care. 10 a.m. — well before many pared to throw some balls at SEE FOURTH | A2 est College, Heald College SEE COLLEGE | A2 THE VILLAGES Habitat restructuring and expanding THERESA CAMPBELL | Staff Writer Habitat for Humani- ations to its Spanish and the Golden Trian- [email protected] ty of Lake-Sumter, said Springs location, 900 gle office, also in Eustis. Habitat for Humanity the local agency wants Main St., Suite 210, in “The other offices are of Lake-Sumter is set- to be “more responsive The Villages this week, in Groveland for South ting a record this year and in collaboration” he said, site of Habitat’s Lake, in Wildwood for by investing more than with the local com- human relations, pay- North Lake and Sum- $1 million in new home munities in the 1,700 roll, compliance and ter and in The Villages construction in Lake square-mile service fund development. for corporate,” Adcock County alone, and the area that Habitat serves Adcock will be op- said. “The South Lake local organization is in its mission to pro- erating out of The Vil- and Wildwood offices also restructuring and vide sustainable home lages, while also tak- are awaiting the final expanding its base with ownership for families ing time about twice a build-out and should corporate and regional earning from 30 to 80 week to travel and meet be operational by the offices throughout the percent of the area me- with staff at each of the end of July.” DAILY COMMERCIAL FILE PHOTO The CEO said The Vil- two counties. dian income. regional offices, includ- Silhouetted against the late morning sun, Steve Gallant from Kent Adcock, chief The corporate’s back ing the Domestic Glob- lages was an ideal site Dalhousie University in Halifax, Nova Scotia, works on framing executive officer ofoffice moved its oper- al Village office in Eustis SEE HABITAT | A2 a Habitat for Humanity house in Lady Lake in February. 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D004838 A2 DAILY COMMERCIAL Saturday, July 5, 2014 FLORIDA LOTTERY JULY 4 CASH 3 ...............................................1-8-9 Afternoon ..........................................4-5-5 PLAY 4 .............................................4-2-2-5 Afternoon .......................................9-9-7-0 JULY 3 FANTASY 5 ........................... 5-10-16-24-36 THE NEWSPAPER OF CHOICE FOR LAKE AND SUMTER COUNTIES SINCE 1875 The Daily Commercial (ISSN 0896-1042) is published daily for $90.74 per year (plus Florida sales tax) by Halifax Media Group at 212 East Main Street, Leesburg, Florida. Periodicals postage is paid at the USPO, Leesburg, FL. POSTMASTER: Send all address changes to The Daily Commercial, P.O. Box 490007, Leesburg, FL 34749-0007. All material contained in this edition is property of The Daily Commercial and is protected under the copyright laws of AP PHOTO the United States of America. Reproduction is forbidden without written consent from the publisher. This aerial photo provided by the U.S. Coast Guard shows flooding caused by Hurricane Arthur on the Outer Banks of North Carolina. MISSED YOUR NEWSPAPER? HOW TO REACH US REDELIVERY NOT AVAILABLE IN No injuries or deaths known to strike the U.S. on erything flooded out. All ALTOONA OR SUMTER ARTHUR were reported. After July 4 caused some frayed the businesses are flood- 365-8200 Call 352-787-0600 in Lake In Sumter County: FROM PAGE A1 praising emergency offi- nerves on North Caroli- ed, and there was a lot of County or 877-702-0600 in 877-702-0600 cials and saying the state na’s Outer Banks — a 200- wind damage.” Sumter County 6 a.m. to 10 a.m. Monday through Friday. Call ADVERTISING tourists,” Gov. Pat McCro- dodged a bullet, McCrory mile string of narrow bar- The bulk of the flood- 7 a.m. to 10 a.m. on Saturday and 7 to 10 a.m. on Sunday. Retail ................... 365-8200 ry said. “The umbrellas said he was heading to the rier islands with about ing and other damage on Classified ............. 314-3278 are going up as we speak beach himself for an In- 57,000 permanent resi- Hatteras Island appeared GOING ON VACATION CIRCULATION Lake Co. ....... 352-787-0600 right now.” dependence Day parade dents and around 250,000 to have happened in the Call the Circulation Depart- Sumter Co. ... 877-702-0600 Arthur struck North in Southport. visitors on most summer island’s midsection in the ment 48 hours ahead to stop service. Circulation Billing . 787-0600 Carolina as a Category 2 By Friday afternoon, the weekends. A mandato- villages of Rodanthe and ACCOUNTING ...... 365-8216 storm with winds of 100 hurricane had weakened ry evacuation was issued Salvo. Farther south in mph late Thursday, taking to a Category 1 storm with for the southern Outer Buxton, Angela Tawes is SUBSCRIPTION RATES about five hours to move 80 mph winds. Its center Banks. But while most vis- eager for the road to re- SUBSCRIPTION INFORMATION: Call 352-787-0600 (Lake Co.) or 877-702-0600 (Sumter Co.) between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m.