Storm Swamps Buffet in Mall

A3 SUNDAY, JULY 21, 2019 | YOUR COMMUNITY NEWSPAPER SINCE 1874 | $2 Lake City Reporter LAKECITYREPORTER.COM >> 3A SUNDAY + PLUS Young 1D farmers, Way ranchers: to go, ‘Ready, set, Kha’Maya grow’ Opinion/4A Travel Tales Statewide essay winner See 1C WOMAN SAYS Not quite back to normal Stalked 2A by gators, at City Hall — but nearly she can’t FAMILY MATTERS get help Big ones regulars in her Lake Montgomery backyard, she says. By CARL MCKINNEY COURTESY [email protected] A leak resulting from a Friday afternoon rainstorm caused a mess for Camille Souza says her back- Sakura Buffet in the Lake City Mall. yard is like a killing field — any unfortunate creature that ven- tures out there stands a chance of ending up as breakfast, lunch or dinner for the carnivores Storm lurking about. Souza first ‘A 10-foot- noticed the alli- er and gators in April swamps eight-footer, and has tried Photos by MICHAEL PHILIPS/Lake City Reporter those are to get them the two removed ever I’m having since, but says Family buffet a problem the catcher con- with,’ Souza tracted by wild- says. life officials has History been giving her in mall the runaround. Day at “I’m too afraid to even go back Rainwater pours through there and mow,” she said. ceiling, drenching eatery Souza lives on Short Lane by LDS and surrounding area. Lake Montgomery. “I understand it’s Florida. I Church opens its By TONY BRITT and MICHAEL PHILIPS live on a lake,” she said. “But database up to all, lakecityreporter.com still, I want the alligators gone.” offers expert help. At least five gators hang out Sakura Buffett at the Lake City in view of her home, and two in By MICHAEL PHILIPS Mall was back open Saturday, after it particular are crossing onto her [email protected] closed Friday afternoon when torrents land, she said. When asked why his of water from the mall’s roof poured “A 10-footer and eight-footer, church organized the inside the building, leaving puddles and those are the two I’m hav- North Florida Family of water near the restaurant’s main ing a problem with,” Souza said. History Day, the Lake entrance. “The other three are small — I City stake president TOP: Louise Swing (left) gets a tutorial from Sakura’s main entrance remained for the Church of Jesus can see them out in the water genealogy specialist Ruth Law. ABOVE: Hannah cordoned off yesterday, as a dozen air but I’ve never seen them on my Christ of Latter-day movers and half as many dehumidifiers Saints, Scott Hinson, Woodman (left) is on her mission in Lake City property.” from American Fork, Utah. were at work drying the carpet, but its said simply, “Family, side entrance saw a steady stream of family, family.” GATORS continued on 5A customers. On Saturday, local important basic unit getting started in build- residents were invited to on earth,” Hinson said. ing their family tree or Sakura’s owner was unavailable for the church on Country “Learning about your those who needed a few comment yesterday. ancestors, we believe, pointers. They helped Linda Dowling, Club Lane to utilize Hibbett Jobless rate LDS’s expansive data- can keep families togeth- guide visitors as they manager of Chastain base to do genealogy er and keep them close. used FamilySearch, the Sports had Jewelers, located next inches up in research and learn how So we planned this event world’s largest collection cardboard to the restaurant, to effectively build a and we had it open to of records, resources on the floor said the water started Columbia family tree. the public because all and services designed near its east coming down shortly “We look around soci- families are important.” to help people learn entrance, after 3 p.m. on Friday The church had mem- more about their family Unemployment in Columbia ety, and we see families and T.J. Maxx as an afternoon thun- crumbling. And our faith bers available with vary- history. County edged up to 3.7% for had to lock derstorm was passing has always believed that ing levels of expertise to June, up from 3.2% in May, its interi- through the area. family is the single most help those who are just FAMILY cont. on 6A though just 42 fewer people had or doors, “Unfortunately, we jobs, according to state figures though its got quite a bit of the released Friday. parking lot water, and it’s still in In June, 28,499 people were Major award for domiciliary entrance the walls,” Dowling employed, compared to 28,541 remained said. “Our back room in May. open. flooded and the water The number of people out VA facility recognized got all the way up into of work last month was 1,082, for excellent service. our main entrance. The flooring is all compared to 944 in May. The real wet in there and we’re probably labor pool for June was 29,581, By MICHAEL PHILIPS going to have to replace it.” compared to 29,485 in May. [email protected] She said it got pretty hairy there for The jobless rate here for Local veterans in need of a while. June 2018 was 4%, with 28,401 assisted living know they “The water was a couple of inches employed and 1,197 out of work. are in good hands with deep at one time,” Dowling said. “It The state jobless rate for June the Robert H. Jenkins Jr. started at the restaurant and got half- was 3.4%, unchanged from May. Veterans Domiciliary. way past our store before we were able The U.S. unemployment rate The facility was recent- to contain it.” for June was 3.7%, up from 3.6% ly recognized as a 2019 A few other stores were affected in May. Silver–Achievement in as well Friday. Hibbett Sports had The state Department of Quality Award recipient by cardboard on the floor near its east the American Health Care MICHAEL PHILIPS/Lake City Reporter Economic Opportunity released entrance, and T.J. Maxx was forced to Association and National The sign that greets visitors as they enter the figures on Friday. lock its interior doors, though its park- the parking lot of the Robert H. Jenkins Jr. — From staff reports DOMICILIARY cont. on 6A Veterans’ Domicillary Home. MALL continued on 7A Vol. 145, No. 92 CALL US: TODAY’S WEATHER Opinion . 4A (386) 752-1293 Obituaries . 7A BOOTS VS. 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