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Personnel cuts and protest

Canty blames Baker for financial ‘mess’

School board axes jobs, outlines further actions, freezes

BY BRUCE MILLS bruce@theitem.com

A school board member who cast one of two dissenting votes Thursday against Superintendent Frank Baker’s emergency financial plan said in a statement Friday he thinks Baker is the “culprit” for the current financial crisis and was the rationale for his negative vote. On Thursday night at a special called meeting, the trustees approved by a 5-2 vote the superintendent’s recommendation for cash-reduction items and budget

The Sumter School District Board of Trustees’ actions Thursday to immediately cut jobs and freeze budget items, among other measures, were made to preserve cash so other bills could be paid and the district end this fiscal year with as close to a balanced budget as possible, the board’s attorney said. At Thursday night’s special

called meeting, the school board voted to approve Superintendent Frank Baker’s emergency financial plan recommendations totaling $6.8 million. The cuts included eliminating 47 jobs, overtime pay and BAKER non-teaching stipends totaling $2.8 million; preserving $1.2 million in flex funding that doesn’t have to be

spent this fiscal year; and freezing another $2.8 million from several budget line items. The board’s action comes after the release last month of the 201516 audit report, which showed the district had gone over budget by $6.2 million in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2016. The audit report also revealed the district had $106,449 in its ending general fund

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A better class of clowns Clowns from The Ringling Brothers and Barnum and Bailey Circus paid a visit to Palmetto Health Tuomey on Thursday. They spent time spreading smiles, laughter and red noses to patients and employees, including a visit to the room of Ineshia McFadden and her daughter Riley Gamble. The clowns were in town for the upcoming circus being held in Columbia later this month. CHRIS MOORE / PHOTO PROVIDED

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Shaw named ‘preferred’ site for Reaper mission control center FROM STAFF REPORTS Shaw Air Force Base has been selected as the “preferred” location to base a new MQ-9 Reaper group, including mission control elements, according to an article published on the Air Force News website. The Reaper is a remotely piloted aircraft used for reconnaissance and intelligence missions and as a hunter-killer attack aircraft. Davis-Monthan AFB, Arizona; Moody AFB, Georgia; Mountain Home AFB, Idaho; and Offutt AFB, Nebraska, were named as reasonable alternatives and will be considered as part of the environmental impact analysis process, Air Force Secretary Deborah Lee James said in the article, “In-

telligence, surveillance and reconnaissance continues to be the No. 1 most-requested capability of combatant commanders, and I believe adding additional remotely piloted aircraft locations will help our efforts to retain experienced RPA operators that contribute to this vital mission.” “Shaw AFB was selected because it was the best option to help us diversify assignment opportunities for personnel within the MQ-9 enterprise, provide increased opportunities for leadership from within the community and provide flexibility to enhance integration with other organizations and capabilities,” James said. “The intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance remotely piloted aircraft provide

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is a critical Air Force capability,” Shaw AFB Commander Col. Daniel Lasica said. “At this time, Shaw is the preferred location for a new RPA unit, and a final decision is still forthcoming from the Air Force. If Shaw is selected, we look forward to serving with our fellow airmen from the MQ-9 community.” The first airmen assigned to the new group are expected to begin arriving there in fiscal year 2018, although no RPAs will be based at the location as a result of the action. In addition, the Air Force is considering locations to host an MQ-9 wing that includes as many as 24 MQ-9s, launch and recovery elements, a mission control element, a maintenance group and support per-

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Agent Braaten joins Coldwell Banker Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage announces that Mary Braaten, an experienced real estate professional, is now affiliated with its Sumter branch office. “I look forward to providing the best customer service and helping both buyers and sellers achieve their needs with my knowledge of the area,” Braaten said. Formerly with Advantage, Braaten specializes in residential property sales. “We are very excited to welcome Mary to the Coldwell Banker network. Her real estate expertise and familiarity of the area along with her commitment to excellent customer service leads to making customers for life,” Ruth Torchia, branch manager of the Sumter office, said. Braaten may be reached at (803) 464-4357 or mary. braaten@cbcarolinas.com.

FTC closing retail store in Sumter FTC announced Thursday it plans to close a retail store at its 631 N. Pike West location at the end of the day on Feb. 3. In a prepared statement, FTC Public Relations Director Chip Chase said the company decided to close the store in that location and beef up another store at 255 W. Wesmark Blvd. FTC recently expanded the parking lot at the Wesmark location, and some employees will relocate to that site while service representatives will move to FTC’s customer service call center. Chase said customers can continue to use the North Pike location for paying bills. FTC also has a Shaw store at 1280 Peach Orchard Road. Customers can call FTC’s service center at (888) 2185050 from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Friday.

Safety committee to discuss litter The Lee County Public Safety Committee will meet at 11 a.m. Tuesday in the Main Council Chambers on the first floor of the Lee County Courthouse, 123 S. Main St., Bishopville. The committee will discuss the problem of litter on the roads and possible way to address the issue. For more information, call (803) 484-5341 ext. 323.

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Palmetto Youth Connections helps students get on the road to success BY KONSTANTIN VENGEROWSKY konstantin@theitem.com Breann Combs, 17, was struggling going to school as a single mom while in the foster care system in the South Carolina upstate. When she moved to Sumter in June, with assistance from the South Carolina Department of Social Services, she was offered the option of going through the Palmetto Youth Connections program while earning a GED certificate at Sumter County Adult Education. Palmetto Youth Connections is designed to educate, train and support youth as they prepare to enter the workforce, according to the program’s website, www.palmettoyouth.com. The program is funded through the Workforce Investment Act and provides services for youth, ages 17-24, who have identified at least one barrier. The barriers include deficient literary skills, high school dropouts, homeless/runaway or foster children, pregnant or parenting young adults, offenders, and those who struggle with a disability or have a lack of necessary work readiness skills. There are 105 students enrolled in the program at four locations in Sumter, Clarendon, Lee and Kershaw counties. “This program opened up a lot of opportunities for me,” said Combs, who started the program in September. “Being a single mom, I don’t think I would have had the mindset I needed to get through school and pursue a career otherwise.” Quentin Lewis, 19, was expelled from one of the high schools in Sumter School District. He couldn’t go to school for several months while waiting for his expulsion hearing. Lewis started the Palmetto Youth Connections program in November. He said it helped him gain a new set of skills and learn about his abilities. “The one-on-one sessions with the career coach, Kelly Gowins, really helped me get on track with classes and my career goals,” Lewis said. Gowins serves as career coach for Sumter and Lee counties.

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Breann Combs (left), 17, Quentin Lewis, 19, students of the Palmetto Youth Connections program, and Kelly Gowins, career coach for the program in Sumter and Lee counties, are seen at Sumter County Adult Education Center on Thursday. The services the program offers include: job readiness workshops, GED assistance, high school diploma assistance, internships, vocational training, mentoring, career exploration, national certifications and supportive services. “The program emphasizes skill development in all of our academic and job training services,” said Keidrian Kunkel, senior program manager at Eckerd Workforce Development, which runs three federally funded workforce programs, including Palmetto Youth Connections. Eligible participants receive all of the services and support for free, she said. “Each student who comes in has a different need that could be a barrier to their employment,” said Wayne Rogers, program manager for Palmetto Youth Connections for Sumter, Clarendon, Lee and Kershaw counties. “We try to identify that need and address it.” Participants are matched with a career coach who assesses their interests, needs and skill levels throughout the program. The assessments are then used to develop their customized path-

way to employment, Kunkel said. The program also offers supplies for job training, payment for pre-screening assessments, transportation assistance and childcare assistance. Workshops offer training that provide students with the skills and resources they need to start their career and expectations employers have when interviewing, hiring and evaluating new employees. Participants who demonstrate they are ready for employment will work with their career coach to find a job match, she said. When students are placed in an internship, the program pays for it. Combs is planning on pursuing a career in nursing, while Lewis plans to pursue a career in engineering. “I really look up to my career coach Kelly Gowins. She’s there for me every step of the way,” Combs said. For more information, contact Palmetto Youth Connections at (803) 3052529 or visit the website at www.palmettoyouth.com/santee.html or visit facebook.com/PYCsanteelynches. The Sumter location is Sumter County Adult Education Center, 905 N. Main St.

S.C. given extension to meet Real ID requirements BY JIM HILLEY jim@theitem.com South Carolina residents will continue to be able to use their driver’s licenses to enter Shaw Air Force Base, other military bases and federal buildings — at least through June 6. State Senate Transportation Committee Chairman Larry Grooms said Thursday night South Carolina has been given an extension to meet the federal identification requirements. Grooms said an agreement was reached with the U.S. Department of Homeland Security this week. Lauren Phillips, chief of strategic communication with the South Carolina Department of Motor Vehicles, which issues driver’s licenses and IDs, confirmed the extension Friday. Congress passed the Real ID Act in 2005 in reaction to the

9/11 terrorist attacks. Those who carried out the attacks reportedly had driver’s licenses from Florida and Virginia. The rational was to make identification consistent across the country, and that it should be linked to the information the person used to get a driver’s license. South Carolina officials have resisted the change, calling it an overreach of federal power. Legislators passed a law in 2007 that forbids the Department of Motor Vehicles from complying with the federal requirements. Grooms says the extension gives the state more time to work with federal officials. He suggested that it might be easier to work with the new Trump administration. State Sen. Kevin Johnson, DManning, said SCDMV Director Kevin Schwedo will speak at a transportation committee meeting at 11 a.m. on Wednesday in the Gressette Building,

Room 207, to talk about what the state needs to do to comply with the Real ID Act, among other things. “I think it is something we are going to have to comply with,” Johnson said. “I am not sure why we have not done so. If we don’t eventually comply it causes all kinds of problems.” At military bases in South Carolina, the requirements were expected to cause headaches for families trying to attend graduation ceremonies, as a driver’s license from South Carolina and five other states were set to no longer be sufficient identification at the end of January. The 17 other acceptable IDs included a passport, a veterans health card, a refugee form or “trusted traveler” card from Homeland Security. Many people do not have those documents. Sen. Thomas McElveen, DSumter, pre-filed a bill in the

Senate that would require the state to meet DHS requirements. The bill has been referred to the Senate Transportation Committee. Only half of states are compliant with Real ID requirements, but 17 states already had extensions through June or October. Oklahoma is another state whose waiver was set to expire that was recently given a temporary reprieve. As of Friday, licenses from Kentucky, Maine, Pennsylvania and Montana will still become insufficient Jan. 30 to get on a base. Licenses from three states haven’t been accepted since September. The restrictions are set to expand to include getting on an airplane in January 2018 for states that still have not made the required changes. The Associated Press contributed to this report.

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Gallery’s 2 new exhibitions accessible, inspirational Connie Brennan talks with Doc Hatcher about one of her paintings at the opening of the Sumter Artists Guild Winners Show on Thursday night at the Sumter County Gallery of Art.

A REVIEW BY JANE G. COLLINS Special to The Sumter Item Sumter County Gallery of Art Director Karen Watson describes the 39th Annual Exhibition of the South Carolina Watermedia Society (once Watercolor Society) as including a stunning “variety of imagery and subject matter…; from mixed-media abstract works to more traditional representational work, including landscapes, figural and still life compositions.” Although there are several exciting abstracts, many of the show’s pictures are representational, styles comfortable to many artgoers. Best in Show winner “Hands of a Fisherman” by Lynda English exemplifies the benefits of a more traditional watercolor approach. Light and shade play against the background of the darkskinned fisherman, the semishadowed planks and the knotted rope. Although the composition focuses on action and labor, the overall effect is quiet and peaceful. Another traditional piece, both in subject matter and technique, is second place winner “Discarded Love” by Ashley Arakas. Yet Arakas’ deft handling of light creates a luminosity in the ruffles of the young girl’s dress, hair, face and even eyelashes. She injects a special aura into the portrait, giving it life and attitude. Third-place winner “Beidler’s 4 Hole Swamp,” on the other hand, by Lizabeth Thompson, expresses a darkness, a foreboding through the perspective of the boat rider facing the dark green and brown tree trunks, the eerie white objects floating in the distance like fireflies and the muddy green and brown churning water. The composition feels like a spooky Disney event ready to happen. The two selected Sumter entries interject a more abstract approach. Denise Greer’s “The Inlet” reflects her ability to layer levels to develop depth

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Donna Lynn Gore’s “The Light Fantastic” was selected for the SC Watermedia Society Traveling Show at the Sumter County Gallery of Art through Feb. 17. and suspended motion. The small section of water is surrounded by the multiple hues of blue in the sky and buildings against the vast expanse of lighter colors that lead the eye both up into the composition and down to the foreground. “Redhead’s Piglet,” by Suzy Czerwinski, presents an interesting contrast of rough and smooth texture, making the central figure identifiable and yet in suggested motion. Ann Heard’s collage “Blue House” uses vast white space and geometrically textured objects in the foreground to counterbalance the stolid blue house on the left. The painting relays underscored energy. Swirling flows of blue and turquoise release gigantic energy in “water flow, bubble dance,” by Karen Larrabee. Her use of varied shapes and textured

shades of blue and lavender acquire extra dynamics and power from her strong contrast of the more open whiter space on the right with the darker more convoluted form on the left. “Nesting,” by Lucy Weigle, represents the delightful possibilities of watermedia, combining the almost translucent pale eggs nestled on the blue interior with the colorful swirling strands of red, orange, yellow and magenta surrounding them. Weigle manages to present a contrast of quietude and frenzied activity. Although vastly different in size, Heather Noe’s large “Freedom Plains, Red Lines Series” with its moody sky and blue mountains against the colorful plains, and Donna Lynn Gore’s small “The Light Fantastic” with the couple full of stylized attitude and mini-

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mal color range further underscores the variety of technique, genre and potential of watermedia emphasized in the exhibit’s selected paintings. The pieces presented by the Sumter Artists Guild Winners reflect a vast range of media, styles and versatility. Allowing the winners from last year’s Guild Show to exhibit their winning piece, and several others, enables the artgoer an opportunity to appreciate their range of subject matter and artistic vision. Last year’s winner Genevieve Rath continues to create works that instill a sense of atmosphere, as she did in “Night Swim Buddies,” especially in this year’s entry “Hollow Creek.” Her subject choices also include horses, glimpses of towns and persimmons. Carole Carberry, last year’s second-place winner with “Golden Moment,” continues to prove that there are numerous ways of “capturing” birds to create impressive views of them. Third-place winner Alexander Blackmon’s photography adds extra impact to the style he created with last year’s “Livery Stable Courtyard.” Amanda Cox, Honorable

Mention winner with “Floral Study II” continues to show large compositions full of vivid colors, sweeping strokes and a sense of space and rhythm, especially in the humorous “And Along Came A---.” Taylor Mitchum, with his Honorable Mention collage “Meaningful Colors,” has added a small untitled sculpture to his artistic pursuits. Sylvia Pickell, the other Honorable Mention winner with her “Scherenschnitte” calls full attention to her skill with quilting in entries both complex and fun, such as “Pin Wheel.” People’s Choice winner Constance Brennan continued her focus on angels and women as she did in last year’s piece “Tattered Angel.” The South Carolina Watermedia exhibit does seem to offer something for everyone, and the Sumter Artists Guild Show highlights the ability of local artists to create meaningful and inspirational work as well. Both exhibits will remain at Sumter County Gallery of Art, 200 Hasell St., in the Sumter County Cultural Center through Feb. 17. Contact the gallery at (803) 775-0543 or www.sumtergallery.org.

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CANTY FROM PAGE A1 freezes totaling $6.8 million through June 30 to get as close as possible to a balanced district budget this fiscal year. The board’s action comes after the December release of the 2015-16 audit report, which showed the district had gone over budget by $6.2 million in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2016. The audit also revealed the district had $106,449 in its ending general fund balance — a critically low level, according to auditor Robin Poston. In his public statement Friday, the Rev. Ralph Canty blamed Baker for accelerating personnel costs and other expenditures during his term as superintendent and that a $4.3 million deficit between total revenues and total expenditures in the 2014-15 audit report should have been a “wake up call” for him to prevent this year’s deficit from occurring. Those expenditures included doubling board stipends and increasing travel expenses and mileage rates, according to Canty.

Canty said when any of these recommended expenditures came before the board, he voted against them, and he has personally declined to receive a stipend since then. He said he greatly regretted voting to put the $1 million-plus sale of the former Bultman Drive property to Wal-Mart Stores Inc., in the general fund for use in paying operating expenses and not in any type of reserve fund. CANTY “I’m ashamed of that action, but by now it would have been swallowed up anyway,” Canty said in his statement. He continued to say that he finds it hard to believe that Baker didn’t know there was a deficit, since he personally handles many aspects of the district’s administration. “He’s a one-man show,” Canty said. “As big as our district is, he is the only person we ever see, especially in executive session. He makes the human resource report, the finance report and every other report that comes behind those closed doors. I

BOARD FROM PAGE A1 balance at that date. Personnel cuts were anticipated because Baker had previously mentioned he was including a revised staffing plan as part of his emergency financial plan to the board. According to various estimates, personnel represents more than 80 percent of the district’s overall budget. School board attorney William “Bick” Halligan said personnel generally represents a very large percentage of every school district’s budget in the state, given employees’ salaries and benefits. The board did not release names or departments affected by the 47 job cuts, saying Baker and district administration planned to notify these individuals first and begin that process Friday. The job cuts will represent $1.1 million in cash-flow reductions for the remainder of the fiscal year; while stopping stipends will account for $867,000 in cash preservation, and the elimination of overtime represents $844,000. On Monday at its regularly scheduled board meeting, the

trustees voted unanimously to hire outside school finance consultant Scott Allan of School Support Inc. to help guide district staff and the board through its debt crisis. Allan began work with the district Tuesday. Board Chairman the Rev. Daryl McGhaney said Allan had reviewed every line item of BakMCGHANEY er’s emergency financial plan last week and was in agreement with the cost-saving measures. The board took Allan’s recommendations into consideration, according to McGhaney. The board met with Halligan and Allan for 1½ hours in executive session behind closed doors Thursday night before voting to approve the recommendations to preserve cash in this year’s budget. The board voted 5-2 to support the recommendations. Board members the Rev. Ralph Canty and Johnny Hilton voted against the measures. “The cuts are large and

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have never seen anything like (it) before. He knows everything and everybody, the plumbers and the principals and has singled-handedly accounted for every penny ... at least, we thought.” Canty said he’s convinced this is the reason Baker chose not to replace the previous chief financial officer in the district’s finance department, Steve Mann, who is a certified public accountant, with a person of similar credentials. “A year ago, the audit for the 20142015 fiscal year reflected a deficit of $4.3 million,” Canty said. “However, the Bultman Drive property and other transfers did enable us to end the year with a surplus ... a meager $45,000. “Shouldn’t that have been a wake up call for someone, especially someone whose day-to-day task is to ensure that our educational enterprise is exceptional and our institution is strong, vibrant and solvent? Instead, a year later, we are deeper than we were the previous year ($4.3 million now $6.2 million) but with nowhere to draw funds for the cover up.”

painful, cannot be avoided, and must begin immediately,” the board said in a public statement. “The cuts affect many aspects of school operations but are designed to have as little impact as possible on academic instruction.” Canty issued a prepared statement Friday outlining his negative vote of the financial plan was a form of “protest” against Baker’s financial mismanagement of the district since he took over as superintendent in July 2013. The $2.8 million in budget line items frozen for the remainder of the fiscal year included the following: cutting travel by 50 percent, estimated at $50,000; cutting conferences, $97,000; reducing general fund supply budgets by $1.5

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Canty admitted he believed a recovery plan is essential for the district and understood his fellow board members’ voting. “But to be honest, I have a problem with the ‘culprit-turn-savior’ mentality,” Canty said. “Why, we have paid him all along to prevent this kind of mess from occurring. No, I will not pretend that I am excited about Dr. Baker now being the miracle worker.” Additionally, Canty said he believes most individuals losing their jobs with the district are on the lowest end of the pay scale. “And, isn’t (it) ironic, that the superintendent-turn-savior doesn’t have himself, the finance officer, or any of his cronies on the hit list,” Canty said. “Acknowledging guilt without retribution is amiss.” Canty closed his statement by saying he hopes the board will have some answers and an action from its outside finance consultant, Scott Allan, soon to ensure a brighter future for the children of Sumter and the community.

million; reducing instructional and non-instructional substitute budgets by $144,000; reducing general fund purchase services budgets by $200,000; and suspension of non-committed board travel estimated at $33,000. As the district finance consultant, Allan has been tasked

to explain the reasons behind the district’s current financial condition. “The board’s financial consultant has begun work,” the statement read. “We hope to have a public report as soon as possible, but implementing cuts in expenses could not wait.”

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nce upon a time ... There was a stage musical that’s a mash-up of several different fairy tales. Next week, the popular play can be seen here in Sumter. “Into the Woods,” being produced by the choral department of Furman Middle School, continues the tradition of musical comedy started several years ago by Furman Choral Director Linda Beck. Performances are open to the public and will be presented at the Lakewood High School Performing Arts Center Jan. 19 through 21. All the parts are acted, sung and danced by music students, and the productions have been well received by audiences, and not just by family and friends of the students, but by the community at large. “Into the Woods” promises to carry on that tradition. Beck, who is director, musical director and choreographer, has a cast of 21 students playing the various fairy tale characters. She pointed out that the show is also enhanced by its many important community contributions, notably from costumer Sylvia Pickell and technical director David Shoemaker. “Sylvia ... brings each character to life with her creative designs,” Beck said, and Shoemaker “will once again be creating the sets and lighting design for this show. He always makes the show happen with his magic and creativity.” In addition, Beck pointed out, the audience will literally enter “into the woods” to get to the auditorium. Furman’s art teacher, “Ryan Kennedy and his students are providing ‘woodsy’ art work for display in the foyer of the performing arts center. His kids have done a great job in forest artwork and even artwork of some of the characters in the show,” she said. The music, of course, is what makes musicals so popular; it also doesn’t hurt that “Into the Woods” has a fascinating, though somewhat convoluted, plot. The Stephen SondheimJames Lapine play takes characters and plot elements mainly from the tales of “Cinderella,” “Jack and the Beanstalk,” “Little Red Riding Hood” and “Rapunzel.” The thread that keeps the story together involves a baker and his wife who want to start a family. In pursuing that desire, they encounter myriad storybook characters, notably a witch whose curse is the reason for their childlessness. Danny Silvera-Ruiz comes off his portrayal of Simba in last year’s “The Lion King” to play

The Wolf, played by Gavin Johnson, tries to trick Little Red Riding Hood (Rachel Parker) into leading him to her Grandma’s house in this scene from “Into the Woods,” the musical comedy being presented by the Furman Middle School choral department Thursday through Saturday at Lakewood High School Performing Arts Center.

the Baker, and Kashia Green plays Baker’s Wife. Both were also in “The Little Mermaid.” The couple meets Cinderella (Zariah Wiley), who has been forced to play servant to her wicked stepmother and ugly stepsisters, and yet who dreams of attending the handsome prince’s ball; Jack, who trades his beleaguered mother’s cow for magic beans, much to her chagrin; Rapunzel, known for her long, luxurious hair; Little Red (Riding Hood), whose red cape the witch needs for a special spell; the Wolf, who’s very hungry, and more. Notable songs include “Hello, Little Girl” sung by the Wolf

(Gavin Johnson), “I Know Things Now,” sung by Little Red, and “Stay with Me,” the witch’s solo. Many of the young actors said they have found new confidence while working and performing in the school’s annual musicals. Gavin said, “ ... three years ago when I first started I was scared, but the show business brought me out of my shell.” And they even enjoyed the hard work it takes to present their best possible performances, as Zariah said: “I really enjoy coming to rehearsals and doing what I have to do for this play.”

Quinn Welsh plays the narrator, who perhaps gets a little more involved in the story than he expects, or wants. It’s his first play for Furman, and he admits to being “extremely excited. ... I have practiced since day one,” he said. Other cast members include Rachel Parker, Courtney Lee, Jaylyn Montgomery, Alaya Chan, Deseraylee Gotay, Cody Ardis, Landon Horton, Alyssa Costas, Jewelia Vitt, Lazariea Bennett, Brayden Mainey, Haley Franks, Quinnez Allen, Savannah Ard, Jehu McCray, Landon Rivers and Nicole Moran. In addition to the perfor-

mances for the public, Beck said 700 elementary school students from Sumter School District will attend special matinee performances, “so the cast will truly have to be animated, project and let it rip!” The Furman Middle School Choral Department will present three performances for the public of the musical comedy “Into the Woods” at 7 p.m. Thursday and Friday and 3 p.m. Saturday at the Lakewood High School Performing Arts Center, 350 Old Manning Road. Tickets are available at the door, $11 for adults, $7 for students and $5 for children 5 and under.

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The cast of “Into the Woods” takes a break from rehearsal to pose for a group photo. The musical comedy blends several fairy tales into its convoluted plot. See it at Lakewood High School Performing Arts Center. Tickets can be purchased at the door.

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ning High School and a 2009 graduate of Coastal Carolina University. She is employed as a physical education teacher and coach by Clarendon School District 2. The bridegroom-elect is the grandson of Mr. Robert Lee Spigner Sr. and the late Mrs. Lois Rogers Spigner and the late Mr. and Mrs. Linwood Ernest Mahoney, all of Manning. He graduat- MISS MCFADDIN, MAHONEY ed from Manning High School. He is employed as a firefighter by the ClarenThe wedding is planned for don County Fire DepartApril 8, 2017, at The English ment. Home in Manning.

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Vera “Sissy” McAllister was recently named Employee of the Month. Students of the Month are: pre-kindergarten, Zachary McDonald; kindergarten, Briceson Singleon; first grade, Raymond Tegan; and second grade, Tayler Sweat. Mark the following on your January calendar: Jan. 12, end of the nine weeks; Jan. 19, report cards issued; Jan. 26, PTO/SIC meeting; Jan. 27, schoolwide field trip to the circus. — Beverly Spry

ROBOTICS CLUB ADVANCES TO STATE The Robotics Club placed in the top four teams participating in the Palmetto FIRST Lego League regional qualifying competition held in Easley in December. The team advances to the S.C. FIRST Lego League East State Competition on Jan. 21 in Pawleys Island. Each year FIRST Lego League releases a challenge based on a real-world scientific topic which has three parts: robot game, project and core values. Teams participate in the challenge by programming an autonomous robot, using Lego Mindstorms technology, to score points on a themed playing field and developing a solution to a problem they have identified, all guided by the FIRST Lego League core values. The theme for this year’s challenge is “Animal Allies” and Wilson Hall’s team, The Baron Bots, selected the sea turtle as the subject of the project. Advisers for the club are Jason and Renee Bartlett, Jeanna Mahr and Jim Wallace.

CONSTITUTION COMPETITION The seniors in the Advanced Placement U.S. Government and Politics class taught by Tom O’Hare participated in the We the People: The Citizen and the Constitution competition held at Columbia College on Jan. 5. The entire class, working in cooperative teams, prepared and presented four-minute statements before a panel of community representatives acting as a congressional committee. By participating in a simulated congressional hearing in which they testified before a panel of judges, students demonstrated their knowledge and understanding of constitutional principles and had opportunities to take and defend positions on relevant historical and contemporary issues.

FIFTH-GRADE STEM PROGRAM To participate in a science, technology, engineering and math program, the fifth-grade students traveled to Eastover during the school day for the week of Jan. 9. The students participated in the Science Technology Academies Reinforcing Basic Aviation Space Exploration Swamp Fox program, which is a Department of Defense-sponsored activity hosted by the Air National Guard at McEntire Joint National Guard Base. Students took part in an inquiry-based curriculum with “hands-on/minds-on” experiential activities in the STEM fields. They had the opportunity to see how these academic areas are important as they interacted through on-base excursions to various work centers on McEntire. Fifth-grade teachers, who accompanied the students, are Susie Herlong, Frances James and Lynn Smith. — Sean Hoskins

Clarendon School District 1 ST. PAUL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Fourth-graders are entering the science world of astronomy and will visit Roper Mountains on Jan. 24 to experience what they have learned about the sun, earth and moon.

SCOTT’S BRANCH MIDDLE / HIGH SCHOOL Scott’s Branch High School JROTC is passionate about serving the local community and their visit to Lake Marion Nursing Home was one of the ways they demonstrated it. In a recent letter to Scott’s Branch Principal Gwendolyn Harris, Tiffany Harris, activities director of the nursing facility, bragged on the cadets. Harris not only thanked the cadets and the JROTC department for visiting the residents, but also went on to commend them on being well dressed, well behaved and compassionate. While the purpose of the visit was holiday caroling, the cadets also spent quality time with most of the residents. According to Harris, both residents and staff members of the facility enjoyed “every minute of it.” Maj. Damien Ford and Sgt. Clarence Rattley, along with the Scott’s Branch staff, promote positive presentation in and out of the classroom.

Sumter School District STAR TEACHER HONORED Ioana Muresan, a teacher for the hearing impaired at Millwood Elementary School, was the Community Broadcasters Star Teacher of the Month for January. She and Sumter School District Superintendent J. Frank Baker appeared on the “Good Morning Sumter” show with host Derek Burress. Muresan is a native of Romania and came to Sumter School District through the Foreign Academic and Cultural Exchange program. She said she got involved with working with hearing-impaired students in Romania, where she taught at a school specifically for the hearing impaired after she finished college. Muresan works with students in kindergarten through second grade and said she loves to see them really begin to understand language and reading. Burress asked her about American Sign Language versus other forms, and she explained the differences she encountered between the sign language here and in Romania. She explained that just like the written and verbal languages, sign languages can vary within a region as well. Jeannie Ward, instructional coach at Millwood, said of Muresan, “She is a diligent and loyal teacher. Her students have little to no ability to hear. When appropriate, she assigns regular classes for her students to attend as well as grade-level projects or field trips. She always puts the interest of her students first to ensure an equal, quality educational foundation.” Guidance counselor Elyn Croft said, “Mrs. Muresan is a caring and compassionate human being who also happens to be a teacher! She not only cares for the children she teaches academically, but she truly cares about their successes in life.” A teacher is chosen from one Sumter School District school monthly for the honor of being the Star Teacher of the Month. The students nominate the teachers for the recognition. The program is sponsored by Staples which gives a gift bag to the honoree.

SHADOW DAYS SCHEDULED Groundhog Shadow Day for middle and high school students and ShadowA-Relative Day for fourth- and fifthgraders is slated for Feb. 2. Student permission forms must be turned in to the guidance department at the elementary schools or to the career specialists at the middle and high schools no later than 4 p.m. on Jan. 27. Job Shadow Day is a work-based learning opportunity and is monitored by the South Carolina State Department of Education. Students in grades six through 12 are eligible to participate in the Groundhog Job Shadow Day. Middle and high school students must shadow at a worksite; high school students must also choose a site that applies to their career cluster. Eligible fourth- and fifthgrade students may participate only in the Groundhog Job Shadow-A-Relative day. The students may shadow a family member aged 18 or older. To participate, students must have the work site supervisor, the parent or guardian and the principal sign their permission form. Students must have good discipline and attendance records and passing grades to participate. For more information, interested persons may contact a career specialist at the middle and high schools or the guidance counselor at the elementary schools.

FURMAN MUSICAL BEGINS THURSDAY The Furman Middle School produc-

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tion of “Into the Woods,” a musical, will be held at Lakewood High School Performing Arts Center, 350 Old Manning Road, on Thursday and Friday nights at 7 p.m. and Saturday at 3 p.m. Tickets are $11 for adults, $7 for students and $3 for children 5 and under and are available at the door. The cast consists of Furman Middle School chorus students and is under the direction of Linda Beck, choral director at the school.

HOLIDAY OBSERVED Sumter School District will observe the Dr. Martin Luther King holiday on Monday. The schools and the district office will be closed. School will resume Tuesday, which is the first day of the second semester. — Mary B. Sheridan

Thomas Sumter Academy COATS FOR CHRIST Thomas Sumter Academy National Junior Honor Society partnered with the Sunrise Rotary Club to hold a Coats for Christ drive for new and gently used winter coats, scarves, gloves, toboggans, earmuffs and blankets. TSA NJHS members collected more than 168 coats which were delivered to Manchester Elementary School for distribution.

GENEROSITY The following Lower School students received the character award for generosity for December: K4, Emma Schrank; K5, Stephen Kelly and Grayson Sosbee; first, Kira Davis and Whitleigh Langston; second, Sophia Miranda and Yogi Patel; third, Ronia Sanders and Annabelle Broman; fourth, Wes Carter and Leah Crews; and fifth, Savannah Byrd and Matthew Cross.

SPORTSMANSHIP The Thomas Sumter Varsity Girls basketball team participated in the 2016 Carolina Invitational Tournament held in Charleston during Christmas break. The tournament had more than 80 teams from across the country separated into eight divisions. The Thomas Sumter varsity girls received the Sportsmanship Award in their division. The award was voted on by all teams in the division and recognized the team who exemplified sportsmanship with their opposing team, their teammates and to the officials.

WINTER BALL 2016 The TSA Executive Student Council hosted the Winter Ball 2016 in downtown Sumter. The following students were recognized as the Winter Ball King and Queen and their Court: Winter Ball King and Queen, Ross Campbell and Bree Stoddard; Senior Prince and Princess, Kyle Decker and Samantha Kindsvater; Junior Prince and Princess, Zach Fugate and Contessa Davis; Sophomore Prince and Princess, Josh Burns and Aubrey Stoddard; and Freshman Prince and Princess, Will Gurley and Ava Newman — BJ Reed

St. Anne / St. Jude Catholic School TOP SPELLERS GO TO REGIONAL BEE The top spelling bee students in grades 3-8 will participate in the Regional Spelling Bee on Jan. 25. We wish them the best. The school's charity project for last month asked students to donate cleaning supplies for the YWCA. We were able to bring them some much-needed items. The school's monthly Character Counts assembly was held on Jan. 9 where students were recognized for particular acts of kindness that are noted by the teachers and staff as going above and beyond the normal standards and expectations of conduct and behavior. On Jan. 27, the school's regular Friday morning mass will be celebrated by Bishop Robert E. Guglielmone of the Catholic Diocese of Charleston. The school will celebrate Catholic Schools Week on Jan. 29-Feb. 3 with the following: Sunday, Family Appreciation Day; Monday, Student Appreciation Day (wacky tacky day); Tuesday, Faculty/ Staff Appreciation Day; Wednesday, Appreciate our Grands Day; Thursday,

Show Our Love Day (by making cards for deployed military, nursing home residents, homebound, etc.); and Friday, Priest Appreciation Day (also St. Blaise Day). Save the date for the annual St. Anne & St. Jude Gala (formerly known as the St. Anne Benefit Auction) on May 5. — Eric Reisenauer

Sumter Christian School NEW YEAR, FRESH START Looking forward to a fresh start for an eventful semester, teachers at Sumter Christian School spent Jan. 2 preparing their classrooms and lectures for the students’ arrival on Jan. 3. After a refreshing break, students were revitalized and ready to kick off a busy spring semester which will include balancing a demanding academic course load, fine arts competitions, two sports seasons, programs, banquets and field trips. High school students who have completed a semester-long elective course in either music appreciation or the SAT Preparation Class are now taking a course in either health or speech. After completing their first-semester studies in astronomy and government, seniors are beginning a study in zoology as well as economics. With many colleges having pre-requisite online courses, SCS has updated two senior-level classes to better equip graduates for further studies. With their online technology class completed, seniors are now working through their online personal finance class. On Jan. 3, sophomores and juniors, who took the PSAT in the fall semester, got their results back and discussed them with the school guidance counselor, Carol Rollings, to learn how to better prepare for their future career choices. Sumter Christian School will hold its Elementary Spelling Bee on Tuesday for grades 1-3 at noon and at 1 p.m. for grades 4-6. Four of the first-place winners will go on to represent SCS in the state spelling bee for SCACS in Charleston on March 3. The spelling bees have been scheduled around lunch time for parents who want to come. Each group usually takes about 30 minutes. — Miriam Marritt

Morris College MARTIN LUTHER KING JR. DREAM WALK On Monday, Morris College will participate in the 2017 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Dream Walk, in conjunction with USC Sumter and Central Carolina Technical College. There is no cost to walk. The walk begins at 9:30 a.m. at the USC Sumter Nettles building, and we encourage all to come out and participate.

HORNETS BASKETBALL The Morris College Lady Hornets will take on Virginia Apprentice College at 6 p.m. Jan. 21 in Garrick-Boykin Human Development Center — Anika Cobb

University of South Carolina Sumter DREAM WALK SET FOR MONDAY USC Sumter will host the 17th Annual Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Dream Walk on Monday. The Dream Walk is a community effort created to acknowledge and celebrate the meaning and purpose of the holiday. Dream Walk 2017 is a 3-mile walk starting and ending at USC Sumter Nettles Building. Registration for the walk will be at 8:30 a.m., with the walk beginning at 9:30 a.m. A program of celebration will be held after the walk at 11 a.m. to include speaker Maria Newton-Ta’Bon and musical performances. Commemorative T-shirts will be available for $13. The Dream Walk is sponsored by USC Sumter, Morris College and Central Carolina Technical College and is free and open to the public. Visit uscsumter.edu for more information.

FIRE ANT ATHLETICS Fire Ant baseball, softball and tennis will officially begin their spring seasons in a few weeks. Visit www.uscfireants. com to see schedules, rosters and the latest athletics news. — Misty Hatfield

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3BR/2BA home. Perfect for investors. Over 1,800 sqft on .71 of an acre. House needs some work. $58,000. Call Jessica Pomichalek @ 803-468-6324

996 SALTWOOD RD.

3BR/2.5BA, kitchen & eat in w/CTL, granite counters, all appliances, large DR, GR w/laminate flooring, 2 car garage, fenced, storage, deck & patio. $167,500. Call Renee @ 803-491-8023

6690 HIDDEN HAVEN ROAD

5BR/3BA , HW, granite, dark high kitchen cabinets, french doors, cer. tile, SS appl., walk-in closets, auto. sprinklers, sec. system, gas FP, cvd patio .Call Pamela @ 702-266-7450

39 S. PURDY ST.

Cute colourful house has 2 bed 1 bath, 1300 sqft, close to historic downtown. A must see!! $43,000. Call Jessica Pomichalek @ 803-468-6324

1310 MORRIS WAY

3BR/2BA brick home in Morris Way Subdivision. Great house/ Great area/ Great Price! SS appl., granite, ceramic tile floor, mud rm, Abv grnd pool/deck $145,500 call Gwen @ 803-460-9154

2145 INDIANGRASS CV.

Two Story home w/5Br/3.5BA Open FP w/FR, DR, eat in kitchen, Office. Lg bonus rm. HW floors, FP, comm. pool & clubhouse.$263,796. Call Jessica Pomichalek 803-4686324

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3560 GREENVIEW PKWY

4BR/3BA in Lakewood Links golf course subdivision. 1.89 acres partially wooded, vaulted ceilings, gas FB, HW floors, granite, some appliances stay. MUST SEE!! $240,000 Call Jessica 803-468-6324

306 N. SALEM AVENUE

Arts and Crafts at it’s best! Hardwoods, high ceilings, many updates, front porch, fenced, 3BR 2 full baths. Must see! $125,000. Call Susan Weston @ 803-4645900.

2 story 4BR/2.5BA Home features DR, Large FR. Laundry rm upstairs. Lg MBR w/his & hers closets. Kitchen w/granite, island & SS appl.$186,491 Call Jessica 803-468-6324

1106 SHORELAND DRIVE

$139,000. 3BR/2BA beautiful home. This is a short sale & sold ‘AS IS”. All appliances convey. Call Jennifer Hannibal-Felder @ 803-757-8062

11 CREED STREET

2BR/1BA DEAL!! Sold AS IS. Make me an offer. Investors Welcome! Needs TLC! $19,500. Call Jennifer HannibalFelder @ 803-757-8062

2165 INDIANGRASS

$239,270. 4BR/2.5BA beautiful brick home in the newest phase of Beach Forest! Comm. Pool & Clubhouse! Hwd floors throughout, SS appl., granite, oak stairway! Call Tina 803-609-8628

2125 INDIANGRASS

Worthing F by Mungo. Two story brick home 6 BR/4BA, FLR, FDR, lg FR opens to the kitchen & breakfase aera, WIC, Master suite, butlers pantry. $334,900 Call Tina Ashley 803-609-8628

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1 LEWIS CIRCLE

5BR/4.5BA. Beautiful 5,576 sqft home. Gameroom, library/office, basketball court, fenced, landscaped yard. HW floors, lg MB suite, Wrought Iron gate. $494,900. Call Mack @ 803-491-5409

1675 N. KINGS HWY.

Beautiful New construction on 1.48 acres. Backs to trees! Split plan, open, patio, smooth ceilings, granite counter tops, SS appliances. $165,000. Call Susan Weston @ 803-464-5900

1685 N. KINGS HWY.

New construction, open split plan with smooth ceilings, granite counter tops, SS appliances, patio, backs to trees, all on 1.28 acres! $147,500 Call Susan Weston @ 803-464-5900

1705 N. KINGS HWY.

3BR/2BA NEW brick home. Split plan with his and hers walk in closets, cathedrals, smooth ceilings, open kitchen w/pantry closet. $147,500. Call Susan Weston @ 803-464-5900

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3177 REMBERT CHURCH ROAD

$30,000. 5BR/3BA home available! Sold AS IS. Appliances do not convey. Call Jennifer Hannibal-Felder @ 803-757-8062

578 NATIONAL STREET

3BR/1BA all brick home on a huge lot. Garage shed with electricity. House is in Move In condition. All appliances convey. Washer & dryer too! Sold AS IS..$79,000. Call Reggie @ 803-312-5961

1115 VANBOLKEN

4BR/2BA Brick home located on 3.8 acres in Eastover. Updated w/new kitchen, HW, BA, heat pumps, St.Steel appl., roof & windows. USDA eligible. $135,000. Call Retta @ 803-968-3925

LAND SECTION Rabbit Den Road – 33 Acres for Sale! Great for hunting and Timber. Call Reggie @ 803-312-5961........................................................................................................$99,000 900 Andiron Drive – 1.34ac beautiful wooded lot- priced to sell. Call Mack Kolb @491-5409................................................................................................................$78,000 957 Club Lane – .83 acre lot located in Club Forest Subdivision. Beautiful view of Sunset Country Club Golf Course. Call Mack Kolb @491-5409...................................$49,500 409 E. Calhoun Street – .88 acre available for commercial use. Great location..................................................................................................Call Reggie Sumter @312-5961 915 Club Lane – Great buildable lot close to Sunset Country Club. Call Renee Baird @491-8023............................................................................................................$39,000 Wedgefield Road – 11.6 acres. Beautiful wooded tract. Great home site. Call Mack Kolb @491-5409....................................................................................................$79,000 1718 Hubb Kelly Road, Cassatt SC – 25.5 Acres. All necessary utilities on property. .......Call Reggie @803-312-5961 6230 Fish Road – 15.22 Acres, zoned res. Ideal for home. 485 feet on Fish Rd. Call Retta @ 968-3925.................................................................................................$54,000 1105 Summit Drive. .89 acres located in a Prestigious Gated Community! The Summit offers private executive housing, large lots all on a gated cul-de-sac! $64,500. Call Susan Weston @ 803-464-5900 1135/1145 Tiger Lane. 2 Lots available across from Shaw AFB! Good business location near heavy traffic area. Dwelling on property is not livable. Call Reggie @ 803-312-5961 6045 Brookland. Wooded 2.44 acre lot in Brookland Subdivision, Front of lot is effectively level, back slopes down to stream. Great area to build 1500 SqFt home. No Mobile Homes. Call Jessica @ 803-468-6324 355 Albemarle Vacant lot in Patriot Village Subdivision off of Patriot Parkway. Call Mack Kolb 803-491-5409 $33,000 Waterfront lot with permission for a pier. Lot 14 is owned and deeded outright. lot 14 is 1/7 acre and is leased from Santee Cooper for less than $400 per year.$94,000. Call Susan Weston @ 803-464-5900 6340 Sylvia Rd. $6,950. 1 acre lot perfect for a mobile home! Priced to sell quickly! Call Reggie @ 803-312-5961 0 Hwy 521 N. Beautiful corner wooded lot waiting for you to build your dream home! $17,500. Call Gwen 803-460-9154 505 Torrey Pines. Beautiful lot in Lakewood Links at the end of a cul-de-sac. $29,900. Call Gwen 803-460-9154

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1738 RUGER DRIVE

New two story home with 4BR/2.5BA .Lots of space. SS appl, granite, built in surround sound, spacious Master BR, covered bk porch & landscaped yard. $177,653. Call Tina @ 803-609-8628

870 PERRY BLVD.

Great starter home! 3BR/1BA house on corner lot has fenced in front & back yard. Alot of updating has been done to the house. New Metal Roof & Vinyl siding in 2014. $90,000. Call Jessica @ 803-468-6324

3005 TEMPLE RD.

$144,000 3BR/2BA all brick home in Beautiful Gingko Hills! Open plan w/ fireplace! The back yard is fenced in. Close to Shaw AFB & schools. Priced to sell quickly! Call Reggie @ 803-312-5961

250 TRILLIUM LANE

In popular Trailwood SD. 4BR/2.5BA wonderful split BR plan. Bonus rm is 4th BR. Fenced yard with built in BBQ, screened porch, 2 car garage. $193,000. Call Renee @ 803-491-8023

8A-8B WOODBINE

Unique duplex. Great investment with tenants! Sold AS IS! Make an offer! $62,500. Call Jennifer HannibalFelder @ 803-757-8062

1221 Hayneswworth Mill Circle. Beautiful 1 acre Waterfront lot on Fabulous Lake Marion. Ready for your dream home!! Call Gwen Lee @ 803-460-9154 6760 Camden Hwy. Large lot available. 1.32 Acres. $7,950. Call Reggie Sumter @ 803-312-5961 1066 Jonte Drive. Beautiful Airpark level Prime .77 acre lot located in fabulous Palmetto Air Plantation! Gated community w/large pond, recreational area & postal center. Call Gwen Lee @ 803-460-9154 1465 Raccoon Rd. Beautiful .63 acre hilltop lot on Beech Creek Golf Course. Great location to build a home. Call Retta Sanders @ 803-968-3925. 3650 Broad St. 7.2 acres west of Loring Mill Rd. Priced to sell. $69,000. Call Mack Kolb 803-491-5409 2020 Loring Mill Rd. 10.9 acres. Lots of road frontage. $69,000. Call Mack Kolb @ 803-491-5409 974 Meadowbrook Rd. Wooded lot In Green Acres subdivision off of Red Bay- Good home site. $12,000. Call Mack Kolb @ 803-491-5409 956 Meadowbrook. 9 Acres of land with frontage on Red Bay Rd. Possible Church Site. $50,000. Call Mack Kolb @ 803-491-5409 3595 Preserve Ct. 16.49 best tract in Lee’s Preserve. Great home site, very private. $250,000. Call Mack Kolb @ 803-491-5409 360 E. Red Bay Rd. 30 Acres zoned light industrial wholesale. City water and sewer to site. Good location for small industrial use. $250,000. Call Mack Kolb @ 803-491-5409 1035 Summit Drive. 2.06 acre lot in Prestigious Gated community, The Summit. $155,000. Call Renee @ 803-491-8023. Forest Lakes Area. 8.47 Acres. Homesites . $139,900. Call Mary Alice @ 803-491-4969 3625 Furman Road. 5.29 Acres. Build your dream home or plant your favorite crop. Land is behind 3625 Furman Rd. $29,995. Call Reggie 803-312-5961. 3520 W. Brewington Rd. Beautiful 3.09 acre wooded lot would make a great spot to start your dream home. $20,000. Call Jessica @ 803-468-6324 0 Damascus Rd. Build your dream home! Only six, 1 Acre lots remain in beautiful Tiffany Gardens. See listing agent for Covenants and restrictions. $30,000. Call Reggie Sumter 803-312-5961 3920 First Ave. and 3960 First Ave. $3,000 each, 3940 First Ave $9,000. Three lots for sale! Make an offer today!! Call Jennifer Hannibal-Felder @ 803-757-8062 0 Floodtown Rd & 8945 Hwy 261 S. Two lots for sale! Excellent deal! $11,000 for both Call Jennifer Hannibal-Felder @ 803-757-8062 13 Marshall St. Vacant lot available in Historic District. $12,500. Call Reggie @ 803.312-5961

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10 GLADE DR.

Great Deal! Sold As Is -Where Is. Fresh Paint. 1433 Sq Feet, 3BR/2BA, garage, fenced. Priced well below tax appraised value. NEEDS WORK. Bring all offers. $55,000. Call Gwen @ 803-460-9154

823 ANTLERS DR.

One of a kind Ranch w/2954 sqft. 4BR/3.5BA, granite, wood, wet bar, fireplace, formals & 2 family rooms. $235,000. Call Susan Weston @ 803-464-5900.

155 APPLE RD.

3BR/2BA home on 1.82 acres with cherry, peach , apple, plum, Asian pear, pear and grape arbor trees. Farmers dream property with workshop and much, much more. $59,500. Retta Sanders 803-968-3925

920 ARNAUD ST.

Tudor Place Subdivision. Nice roomy 2BR/2BA w/ separate den, single carport, In excellent condition $94,000. Call Mary Alice Beatson @ 803-491-4969

6145 ARTHUR GAYLE RD.

Beautiful - Modern, Totally rebuilt (2013) 3/br - 2/ba home in a private, rural setting . Open floor plan. Must see! $125,000. Call Gwen @ 803-460-9154

17 BRUNHILL CIR.

3 Bedrooms, 1 full bathroom, 1 half bathroom. Good investment property. sold as-is. $49,900. Call Reggie Sumter @ 803-312-5961

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2225 CANADIANGEESE

The Yates F by Mungo features a 2 story floor plan, lovely covered front porch, 5BR/3BA, FDR w/coffered ceilings, lg kitchen w/SS, granite. $316,668. Call Tina Ashley @ 803-609-8628.

211 WACTOR

5BR/4.5BA Elegant home on a double lot. Well maintained with plenty of room. $389,000. Call Mack Kolb @ 803-491-5409.

2440 HWY 521 S.

Nice big home! 3BR/2BA. Lots of recent painting, new flooring, nice deck on back, extra storage buildings on back. $129,900. Call Mary Alice @ 803-491-4969.

1307 CYPRESS POINTE

1BR/1BA, Perfect getaway!! Nothing like a home at the lake! Inground pool/Tennis courts/Common areas/ Pier/ Boat dock. Overlooking Lake Marion!! $59,000 Call Gwen Lee 803-460-9154

2740 FOXCROFT CIRCLE

$174,900. 3BR/2BA, 1,820 sqft, open split plan with 10’ ceilings, wood & tile floors, covered back porch, FP and granite! Call Susan Weston @ 803-464-5900

2265 CANADIANGEESE

The Williamson D by Mungo. Two story, 5BR/3.5BA home. Huge bonus room. FDR, HW floors, granite SS, Community Pool. $288,896 Call Tina Ashley 803-609-8628

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1799 GLENMORANGIE

2 story home with 4BR/2.5BA, lg upstairs bonus room. Open foyer, FDR, lg FR & eat in kitchen. Granite, SS appl, bar seating area. $187,144. Call Jessica 803-468-6324

2807 BROWNFIELD WAY

Beautiful Executive home w/3car gar., IG pool, Florida rm., formals, lg FR off kitchen. Huge master & den/ office. 2 staircases, granite, upscale! $450,000. Call Susan@ 803-464-5900

5385 LONGBRANCH DRIVE

3.30 acres completely fenced with wkshop, sheds, 2 car carport. 3BR/2.5BA, LR and Family room. $159,000. Call Renee @ 803-491-5409

3015 TEMPLE ROAD

Spacious 3BR/2BA home located in Gingko Hills. Laminate wood floors, ceramic tile, kitchen w/built in pantry, fenced backyard, 2 car garage & more! $149,500. Call Pamela @ 702-266-7450

2245 CANADIANGEESE DRIVE

Built by Mungo! Charming 2 story all brick home! 5BR/3.5BA ,FDR w/coffered ceilings, open FR w/gas FP. Beautiful HW floors, Granite, SS, community pool! $ 275,921 Call Tina @ 803-609-8628

15 FOLSOM STREET

$79,000. Charming 3BR/2BA home. LR, Kitchen w/pantry. Breakfast Nook, enclosed glass porch, landscaped back yard and 2 storage buildings. Call Reggie @ 803312-5961.

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160 NAUTICAL

The Bridges B built by Mungo! 4BR/2.5BA, open floor plan, two story, FDR, 3 Car garage, sitting room, spacious walk in closets, bonus room, landscaped. $367,766. Call Tina @ 8003-609-8628

7 GERALD ST

2BR/1BA home priced to sell. Needs TLC and being sold AS IS. $36,200. Call Jennifer Hannibal-Felder @ 803-757-8062

17994 HWY 301

$765,000. 5BR/5BA +2 1/2BA. 6,000+sqft in this grand manor W/over 22 acres & a POND! Addtl. Party/guest house, full kitchen & bath, 2-3 car garages. Call Susan Weston 803-464-5900

116 N. PURDY

Arts & crafts cottage w/over 2500 htd sqft, 2 BR up, master suite w/addtl BR down. beautiful chandeliers, HW, lg screen porch, Porches front & back! $185,000 Call Susan @ 803-464-5900

2190 WATERSONG RUN

5BR/4BA new 2 story brick home in The Cove. FLR, FDR, gourmet kitchen with island, granite, surround sound, sunroom, HW floors. Must see! $366,791 Call Tina @ 803-609-8628

985 DOVER

3BR/2BA , NEW roof, flooring and HVAC in 2015. Home has been extremely well maintained. Move in ready, priced to sell, a must see! $122,000. Call Jessica @ 803-468-6324

1190 PEPPERCORN

$139,900. 3BR/2BA. Wonderful inside and out,so much to offer,10ft ceiling with circle window in DR, Vaulted ceiling in Grt Rm, New paint, New roof & heat pump in 2014. Move in condition! Call Jessica @ 803-468-6324

59 CARROL DRIVE

$40,000. Cute 2 story bungalow, 4BR/2BA. HW Floors, Lg fenced in bkyd, storage shed. All appliances including washer and dryer convey. Lg den w/fireplace. Call Gwen @ 803-460-9154

5105 CYPRESS POINTE

2BR/2BA condo on Beautiful Lake Marion. All appliances and much of the furniture stay!! $129,900 Call Gwen Lee @ 803-460-9154

2925 FOXCROFT CIRCLE

$169,900. Beautiful split plan with 3BR/2BA, Formal dining rm, 2 car garage, granite, soaker tub, separate shower. Call Susan Weston 803-464-5900

316 PALMETTO STREET

3BR/2BA brick home sits on large corner lot! 2 Car detached garage w/utility room. Home has entertainment room & much more! Sold “AS IS”. $127,500. Call Reggie @ 803-312-5961

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3857 MOSELEY DRIVE

The Newberry A by Mungo features 4BR/2.5BA, Downstairs Master suite w/lg BA & walk in closets. DR w/coffered ceilings. Bonus rm, study. $208,695. Call Jessica @ 803-468-6324

825 SOUTHERN HILLS CT.

$289,000. Beautiful 2,790 sqft, 4BR/2BA home on over an acre! Fenced, well, irrigation, florida room, FP, split plan! Call Susan Weston @ 803-464-5900

1767 POLARIS

Exceptionally well kept home in Hunters Crossing. 4BR/2.5BA upstairs with nice sized loft. Extra large master BR, privacy fenced backyard. Priced to sell!! $120,000 Call Jessica Pomichalek 803-468-6324

2180 INDIANGRASS

The Richardson F by Mungo. 5BR/3.5BA, two story home w/plenty of space features a guest suite perfect visitors. Upstairs bonus rm , HW . Comm. pool. $271,291. Call Jessica Pomichalek 803-468-6324

1771 HWY 521 S.

Conveniently located brick home available for sale. Investors welcome! Next to Continental Tire. Being sold As Is, needs work. Priced accordingly. $55,000. Call Reggie 803-312-5961.

1757 RUGER DRIVE

In Hunters Crossing. $152,368. The Underwood D by Mungo. Two story home features 3BR/2.5BA. Large Kitchen W/corner pantry & bkfast bar. Master suite, walk in closets, Patio. Call Tina @ 803-609-8628

2150 KINGSBURY DR.

4BR/2BA home in established Kingsbury neighborhood. Inground pool, screened in back porch, wood burning fireplace and much more! $110,000. Call Reggie @ 803-312-5961

12 DABBS STREET

Quiet neighborhood close to Alice Dr. schools. Wonderful 3BR/2BA updated home. New HVAC & Duct work, fenced yard & storage bldg. $134,900. Call Renee Baird @ 803-491-8023

2204 PINEWOOD RD

$385,000. 37 Acres! 14 ac. hay field! Wkshp, wooded acreage, 3BR/2.5BA, 1700 sqft home w/screened in porch & large kitchen. A must see to appreciate. Call Susan Weston @ 803-464-5900

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14 E. WILLIAMS ST.

4BR/2BA all brick home on corner lot available. Lots of space and priced to sell quickly! $76,000. Call Reggie Sumter @ 803-312-5961

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3873 MOSELEY DRIVE

The Palmer A by Mungo .4BR/2.5BA. DR w/coffered ceilings, Butler Pantry, beautiful kitchen, granite island, MBR up, his & her closets & garden tub. $206,651. Call Jessica 803-468-6324

2260 TREETOP LANE

Charming 3BR/2BA home in Morris Way Subdivision. Fireplace, huge back yard with trees, shaded, landscaped, security system. Must see! $125,000. Call Pamela @ 702-266-7450.

1744 RUGER DR

In Hunters Crossing. $149,361. The Fulton A by Mungo. Craftsman style home with 3BR/2.5BA, Master BR on main level, GR opens to DR and kitchen. Main floor laundry, HW, SS, granite, patio. Call Tina @ 803-609-8628

750 WINDROW DR.

5BR/3.5BA in Timberline Meadows. All HW & laminate on main floor. CTL & Granite in kitchen. Well and sprinkler system, nice landscaped yard.$285,000. Call Renee @ 803-491-8023.

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2010 TUDOR ST.

Like NEW! Duplex recently renovated & is move in ready. Fenced bkyard is perfect for pets. Conveniently located near schools & shopping. Priced to sell! $79,000 Call Reggie 803-312-5961

924 SASSAFRASS DRIVE

$132,500. 3BR/2BA , 1800sqft, fireplace, garage, cathedral, deck, fenced yard and much more all in Alice Drive schools. Call Susan Weston 803-464-5900.

COMMERCIAL LISTINGS UNDER CONTRACT: 2665 BROAD STREET – 10.72Acres on Broad St.East ofTractor Supply.Good tract for large commercial use.Call Mack for more information 803-491-5409. .............................................................................................................................................................................................. $1,250,000 3180 BROAD STREET – Tenants are on a month-to-month rental agreement. Sewer is available and will need to be extended to the property. 24.36 acres at the corner of Broad and Carter Road Call Mack for more information. .............................................................................................. $3,650,000 655 & 657 W. LIBERTY – 1.12 acres of land on busy commercial rd. Ideal location for new commercial dev. Call Mack at 491-5409 for details............ ......................................................................................................................................................................................................................... $115,000 Alice Drive & Hwy 521 – 7.44 ac of commercial property- ideal for development- located near Lowes and Walmart. Call Mack Kolb for details........... ...................................................................................................................................................................................................................... $1,250,000 1324 Pocalla – SW corner of Hwy 521 South and S. Guignard Parkway. 4.64 acres- Frontage on 3 Roads, signalized intersection; ideal site for convenience store and fast food restaurant. Call Mack ................................................................................................................................... $1,400,000 10 N Washington – .608 acre lot at the Signalized Intersection; Located across the street from Tuomey Hosp; Ideal location for Dr Office. Call Mack ... ......................................................................................................................................................................................................................... $187,500 3815 Broad – Located on the NE Corner of Broad St and Oleander Dr in front of Wintergreen S/D. Frontage to 300’ deep is zoned GC, back land is zoned R-15 Res. 4.46 acres. Call Mack. Drastically Reduced for quick sale .............................................................................................................. $165,000 Mayfield Drive – 33.14 acres of beautiful soil! 56 preliminary lots already platted with 5 of those lots surveyed & approved! Residential home sites. Call Susan Weston................................................................................................................................................................................................... $285,000 Carter Road – SW corner of Wilson Hall Rd & Carter Rd. Ideal location for upscale office building or bank. Over 7 acres, zoned professional office,being offered in 1 acre or larger parcels. ................................................................................................................................................... Call Mack for details. 4627 Blanche – Burgess Glen Mobile Home Park! 191 total lots, 121 mobile homes! Fabulous rental business. Income production in place & room to grow! Call Susan Weston............................................................................................................................................................................... $1,500,000 Hwy 15 South & Pack Road – Located on Hwy 15 S. next to Bojangles Restaurant. Ideal commercial site, high traffic, total of 450’ frontage. Call Mack Kolb @491-5409 733 Bultman Drive – Colony Square Shopping Center. Located on Bultman Drive, multiple tenants. Call Mack Kolb @491-5409 .................. $700,000 70 Swamp Fox Run – 2.22 ac. zoned Light Industrial-great site for building Call Mack Kolb @491-5409 ......................................................... $94,900 508 E. Calhoun St Ext – 4380 sq ft office and warehouse space on 2.2 acr Ideal for contractor. .................................................................... $119,000 SOLD: 201 E Liberty – Office building with 5 private offices, secretarial area, (2) 1/2 bath, walk in safe. Call Mack Kolb @491-5409 ............. $135,000 651 W. Liberty – .65 acres of land zoned general commercial. Call Mack Kolb @491-5409............................................................................... $67,500 3720 Broad Street – 1.58acres near Shaw AFB.Call Mack Kolb @491-5409..................................................................................................... $69,000 Medical office building- 5,022 sqft- 10 Exam rooms, 4 private offices, large waiting room and secretarial area........................................... $495,000 247 Bultman Drive – 5.66 Acre tract, Located on the NE corner of Bultman Drive and Rast St. Zoned as General Commercial. Utilities: City Water, Sewer, Natural Gas. Call Mack Kolb @ 491-5409.......................................................................................................................................................... $395,000 1050 S. Pike W. – High Traffic location! Facing 378, next to 521, close to Broad St. Former motorcycle/ATV dlrship w/retail, office, shop & fenced areas. Call Susan Miller @ 720-6066........................................................................................................................................................................... $695,000 806 Market St. Camden – Commercial Lot available. Approximately .25 acres. Great location in downtown Camden. Selling Agent/Buyer to verify size of lot. Call Reggie @ 803-312-5961.................................................................................................................................................................... $19,500

345 WYOMING DRIVE

3BR/1BA brick home on large corner lot available. Owner began renovations. Home being sold “AS IS”. $49,995. Call Reggie Sumter @ 803-312-5961.

151 RAST

Nice 3BR/1.5BA ,brick, starter home with fresh paint. Yard is fenced. $69,900.Call Renee @ 803-491-8023

24 WARREN ST.

$389,000 4BR/3.5BA Exquisite, one of a kind NeoClassical mansion w/Magnificent architectural details. Tall Corinthian columned half round portico. Call Retta @ 968-3925

3715 Broad St. 1.76 acres located in a high traffic area near Shaw AFB. Call Mack Kolb @ 491-5409............................................................ $125,000 1985 N. Guignard Dr. .98 Acres in a high traffic area. Good office or retail location. Call Mack Kolb @ 491-5409........................................... $164,900 Mallwood- Total of 6 lots in this package @ $12,000 each. Approved for duplexes or triplexes. Call Mack @ 803-491-5409............................. $72,000 4790 Sumter Hwy- .70 acre site just off I-95 at the Alcolu exit. Good Fast food site. ...........................................................Call Mack @ 803-491-5409 1481 Trinity Church Rd. $175,000. Just off I-95 at Alcolu exit. Good Hotel site. ......................................................... Call Mack Kolb @ 803-491-5409 465 Rast St. Good professional office location. Ideal for medical office space. Located behind the Sumter Mall. ............................................................. ..................................................................................................................................................................... Call Mack Kolb @ 803-491-5409 $495,000 1530 Airport Rd. 2,844 sqft metal building with lots of office area and warehouse space. Ideal for a contractors office. Call Mack Kolb @ 803-491-5409................................................................................................................................................................................................... $115,000 2830 Broad St. 1.75 acres Located next to Ashley Furniture. Zoned general commercial. Call Mack Kolb @ 803-491-5409........................... $695,000 1750 Hwy 15 South. 1 acre parcel next to Pocalla Subdivision. Great location for fast food restaurant. Call Mack Kolb @ 803-491-5409....... $225,000 1980 McCrays Mill Rd. 1.84 acres located next to Walgreens. Zoned Commercial. Call Mack Kolb @ 803-491-5409..................................... $350,000 1140 N. Guignard Drive. .57 acres Zoned General Commercial. Call Mack Kolb @ 803-491-5409.................................................................... $65,000 146/150 South Main St. Formally Hill Furniture Company- Lots of open showroom area. Located across from the new Nursing School downtown. Fairly new roof. Call Mack Kolb @ 803-491-5409....................................................................................................................................................... $195,000 345-365 Rast St.- 4.71 acres of Commercial Property located behind Sumter Mall. ...................................................Call Mack Kolb @ 803-491-5409. 501-517 S. 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able trackers. The author’s conclusion was that “devices that monitor and provide feedback on physical activity may not offer an advantage over standard behavioral weightloss approaches.” Additional research studies have showed similar results and outcomes. Scientists claim that individuals become too dependent on the wearable trackers and get a false sense of hope just by wearing them. There has yet to be any evidence that these devices motivate individuals to actually produce better health outcomes. They argue that trackers are no better at helping people lose weight or even to be more physically active than following a standard diet and exercise program. The accuracy of these track-

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Marion L. Boyd, 55, husband of Mary Boyd, entered into eternal rest on Tuesday, Jan. 10, 2017, at McLeod Health Clarendon, Manning. Funeral services will be held at noon today at New Hope AME Church in Pinewood. Funeral arrangements are entrusted to Summerton Funeral Home LLC, 23 S. Duke St., Summerton, (803) 485-3755.

Arthur McCoy Jr. entered eternal rest on Jan. 11, 2017, at his residence, 201 Bradley Ave., Bishopville. The family is receiving friends at the residence. Funeral service will be held at 3 p.m. today at Lee Central High School, Wisacky Highway, Bishopville, with Pastor Tamara Durant officiating. Interment will follow in McCutchen Cemetery, Bishopville. Wilson Funeral Home, 403 S. Main St., Bishopville, is in charge of arrangements.

GERTRUDE E. BOGIER Gertrude E. Bogier, 94, departed this life on Friday, Jan. 13, 2017, at National HealthCare Center. Born on April 17, 1922, in Clarendon County, she was a daughter of the late Thomas W. and Carrie E. Johnson Bogier. The family will receive friends at the home, 505 Ball Park Road, Pinewood, SC 29125. Job’s Mortuary Inc., 312 S. Main St., Sumter, is in charge of arrangements.

AHMAD SAMUEL Ahmad Samuel, 39, departed this life on Thursday, Jan. 12, 2017, at McLeod Regional Medical Center, Florence. Born on April 23, 1922, in Timmonsville, he was a son of Gloria Samuel Pendergrass, Steve Pendergrass and Emmanuel Peterson. Job’s Mortuary Inc., 312 S. Main St., Sumter, is in charge of arrangements.

STACEY J. GADSDEN Stacey J. Gadsden, 48, died on Wednesday, Jan. 11, 2017, at his residence in Stockbridge, Georgia. Born in Sumter County, he was a son of the late Annie G. Chaney. The family will receive friends at the home of his sister, Natasha Chaney, 975 Rebecca Cove, Sumter, SC 29153. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by Palmer Memorial Chapel Inc.

SHAQUEANNYA JACKSON Shaqueannya Jackson, 26, daughter of Joe Louis Taylor and Vernetta Jackson was born on Jan. 19, 1990, in Sumter. She departed this life on Friday, Jan. 13, 2017, at Grand Strand Medical Center, Myrtle Beach.

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ANGELA WHITE MANNING — Angela White died on Tuesday, Jan. 10, 2017. Funeral services for Ms. White will be held at 11 a.m. on Monday at Hayes F. & LaNelle J. Samuels Sr. Memorial Chapel, 114 N. Church St., Manning, with the Rev. George P. Windley Sr., pastor of Ebenezer Missionary Baptist Church, Manning, officiating. Burial will follow in Manning Cemetery. The family is receiving friends at the home of her aunt, Dorothy White, 1071 M Road, Winter Hill Subdivision, Manning. These services have been entrusted to Samuels Funeral Home LLC of Manning.

GLADYS GILMORE & BLANCH M. WILLIAMS Gladys Gilmore, daughter of the late John Henry Patterson and Margaret White Patterson Williams, and Blanch M. Williams, daughter of the late Malachi Williams and Margaret White Patterson Williams, both died on Thursday, Jan. 12, 2017, at their residence, 9½ Second Ave. Funeral arrangements are

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BARBARA ANN LARSON Barbara Ann “Bobbie” Rourk Larson, 82, of Sumter, passed away peacefully in her sleep on Jan. 9, 2017, at The Village Green Assisted Living in Colorado Springs, Colorado. Born on June 3, 1934, Barbara was preceded in death by her parents, Samuel Bennie Rourk and Ruth Rast Rourk Griffin of Santee; brother, Samuel Bennie “Bubba” Rourk II; LARSON sisters, Ruth Philathia “Lace” (Rourk) Bair of Elloree, Ella Clara Rourk Kitt of Orangeburg; and her beloved husband of 53 years, William Anton Larson of Sumter. Barbara was a homemaker and small business entrepreneur as an Avon representative for more than 55 years. She enjoyed cooking, sewing, planning family vacations, and cheering for her cherished Clemson Tigers. She dedicated more than 55 years of service to First Baptist Church of Sumter as a Sunday school teacher. She loved sunshine and sand and took every opportunity to spend time with family at Myrtle Beach, a tradition that spans more than 52 years. She is survived by her sister, Gloria Zeigler; her firstborn son, William S. Larson and his wife, Graciana; daughter, Julie A. Larson-Henderson; six grandchildren, Rhianne Larson, Erik Larson, Levi Larson and his wife, Rebekah, Alexandra Hill and her husband, James, Mary Anne Shewmaker and her husband, Robert, and Zane Anton Larson; two greatgrandchildren, Lacey Anne and Harper Rae Shewmaker; as well as numerous cousins, nephews and nieces — all of whom were the light of her life. A graveside service will be held at 2 p.m. today at Antioch Cemetery, Santee. Condolences and memorials can be sent to Fogle Hungerpiller Funeral Home, 6329 Old Number Six Highway, Elloree, SC 29047. “Mama was my greatest teacher, a teacher of compassion, love and fearlessness. If love is sweet as a flower, then my mother is that sweet flower of love.” — Stevie Wonder

GEORGE R. SPANGLER JR. George Ralph Spangler, Jr., age 76, beloved husband of 53½ years to Nancy Spangler, died on Friday, Jan. 13, 2017, at Palmetto Health Tuomey. Born in Charleston, West Virginia, he was the son of the late George R. Spangler, Sr., and Mamie Arbogast Spangler. Mr. Spangler proudly served over 22 years with the United States SPANGLER Air Force and retired as a master sergeant after serving in the Vietnam era. He was a member of St. Marks United Methodist Church, Euzelian Sunday School Class and Methodist Men’s Club. He was a past member of the Shaw American Legion Post 175, VFW 3034 and DAV Gamecock Chapter 5. He spent his time doing volunteer work with the VA and enjoying his Lionel trains. He will be remembered as a loving husband, father, grandfather, brother and friend. He will be dearly missed by all who knew him. Surviving in addition to his wife are: two sons, George Christian Spangler of Columbia and Jason Patrick Spangler and his wife, Allison, of Charlotte, North Carolina; one daughter, Tiffany Ann Reynolds and her husband, Mike, of Sumter; one brother, James Oliver Spangler and his wife, Michelle, of Lexington, Kentucky; two sisters, Gertrude Graham of Hurricane, West Virginia, and Phyllis Duvall and her husband, Richard, of Scott Depot, West Virginia; and four grandchildren, Christine Urban, Nicolas Urban, Sophia Spangler and Patrick Spangler. A funeral service will be held at 11 a.m. on Monday at St. Marks United Methodist Church. Interment will follow in the Evergreen Memorial Park Cemetery with full military honors. The military will serve as pallbearers, and members of the Euzelian Sunday School Class will serve as honorary pallbearers. The family will receive friends at Bullock Funeral Home from 5 to 7 p.m. today and

at their residence at other times. Memorials may be made to St. Marks United Methodist Church, 27 Broad St., Sumter, SC 29150. You may go to www.bullockfuneralhome.com and sign the family’s guest book. The family has chosen Bullock Funeral Home for the arrangements.

MARGARET G. KELLY Margaret Garnett Kelly, 84, wife of the late Joe Scott Kelly for 58 years as their love grew in the cotton patch, they are now together in heaven as of Friday, Jan. 13, 2017. Born in Clarendon County, June KELLY 7, 1932, she was a daughter of the late Joe Lee Garnett and Beulah Thigpen Garnett. She was member of Home Branch Baptist Church and was retired from Belk. Their marriage was blessed with four children. Survivors include three children, Joe S. Kelly, Jr., of Lexington, Sara Jo Kent (Kevin) of Pontiac, and Lisa Krouse (Paul) of Sumter; eight grandchildren, Don A. “D.J.” Kelly, Jr., (Amanda), Josh Kelly (Heather), Patrick Kelly (Christy), Nick Kelly, Kelly K. Wescott (Phillip), Johnathan Kent, Michael Kent, and Paul Joseph Krouse, Jr.; six great-grandchildren and one due in July; three brothers, Dargan Garnett, Raymond Garnett, and Jackie Garnett; three sisters, Earldine Brown, Evelyn Karoffa, and Ruth Chambers; and numerous nieces and nephews. In addition to her husband, she was preceded in death by a son and daughter-in-law Don A. Kelly, Sr., and Cheryl Bailey Kelly; four brothers and three sisters. Funeral services will be held at 3 p.m. Monday at Home Branch Baptist Church with the Rev. Bennie Barwick officiating. Burial will be in the church cemetery. Her grandsons will serve as pallbearers. The family will receive friends from 1 to 3 p.m. Monday at Home Branch Baptist Church and other times at the home of Paul and Lisa Krouse, 130 Nash St. Memorials may be made to the Home Branch Baptist Church Cemetery Fund, 1667 Stone Rd., Manning, SC 29102. Elmore-Cannon-Stephens Funeral Home and Crematorium of Sumter is in charge of the arrangements.

STEVEN TODD SANDERS Steven Todd Sanders, 51, husband of Apostle Jaih Greggory, entered into eternal rest on Jan. 5, 2017, at Palmetto Health Tuomey. Born on Sept. 25, 1965, in Baltimore, Maryland, he was a son of the late John Williams and Madeline L. Sanders-Moore. Funeral services were held on Saturday at the Robert Scriven Jr. Memorial Chapel of Ephriam D. Stephens Funeral Home with the Rev. Marion G. Walters, eulogist. The family is receiving relatives and friends at the residence, 392 Rogers Ave. Ephriam D. Stephens Funeral, 230 S. Lafayette Drive, is in charge of arrangements, (803) 775-8911, “Where Dignity is the Watchword.”

VICTORIA H. STEVENSON Victoria H. Stevenson, age 71, beloved wife of the late Lawrence G. Stevenson, died on Friday, Jan. 13, 2017, at McElveen Manor. Arrangements are incomplete at this time and will be announced by Bullock Funeral Home.

ELVIS PRINGLE Elvis Pringle, of Sumter, passed on Jan. 11, 2017. Plans will be announced by JP Holley Funeral Home, Columbia Chapel.

GLORIA F. BERTHA Gloria Olease Frazier Ber-

tha departed this life on Tuesday, Jan. 10, 2017, at Country Wood Nursing Home, Hopkins. She was born on Oct. 1, 1949, to the late Idella Barnwell Frazier and James M. Frazier. She lived most of her life in Sumter, where she was employed in the healthcare field and as a property manager. She attended the Church of God of Prophecy, where she was a worshiper. Gloria leaves to cherish her memories: her husband, William L. Bertha of Columbia; one son, James T. Bertha of Columbia; three sisters, Marilyn Frazier of North Carolina, Katrina Borders of Columbia and Margaret Dunn of Bronx, New York; three brothers, Lennie Frazier of Columbia, Daryl Frazier of Waxhaw, North Carolina, and Andre Frazier of Pensacola, Florida; one stepbrother, Clifford Nurse of Atlanta; a host of nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends. Mrs. Bertha will be placed in the church at noon on Sunday for viewing until the hour of service. Funeral service will be held at 1 p.m. today at Church of God of Prophecy, 140 S. Guignard Drive, Sumter, with Pastor David Sims officiating. Job’s Mortuary Inc., 312 S. Main St., Sumter, is in charge of arrangements. Online memorials may be sent to the family at jobsmortuary@sc.rr.com or visit us on the web at www.jobsmortuary.net.

WILLIE M. CLODFELTER Willie Mae Clodfelter, age 79, wife of the late Ralph Clodfelter, died on Saturday, Jan. 14th, 2017, at Lake Marion Nursing Center. Arrangements are incomplete at this time and will be announced by Bullock Funeral Home.

HENRY JETER Henry Jeter, affectionately known as “Tracy,” was a son of the late Charles and Edna Jones Jeter. He entered into eternal rest on Tuesday, Jan. 10, 2017, at his residence in Sumter. Tracy received his education from the public schools of Sumter County. He attended Winn Elementary School and was a 1968 graduate of Lincoln High School. After high school, Tracy enlisted into the United States Army and served honorably from 1969 to 1971. He was self-employed for more than 40 years as a concrete contractor of Jeter’s Concrete Finishing. Tracy loved cooking and baking and joyously shared with family and friends. Before his health declined, he enjoyed visiting the sick and shut-in. Tracy was well-known and respected by individuals in his community and church. Tracy was a member of St. James United Methodist Church in Sumter. There he passionately served in various ministries which included the trustee, usher board, male chorus, nominating committee and finance committee. Tracy also served as former president of the Methodist Men Organization, which he loved dearly, for more than 23 years. Tracy was preceded in death by his parents; father-in-law and mother in-law, Moses and Janie M. Green; one sister, Gwendolyn J. Bradley; two brothers, Charles Jeter Jr. and David L. Jeter; and one brother-in-law, Moses Green Jr. Tracy leaves to cherish his precious memories: a devoted and caring wife of 33 years, Bertha Green Jeter; four sisters, Ellen Angie Porter, Emily Maple and Gretchen Jeter, all of Sumter, and Pamela (Eddie) Carr of Westhampton, New Jersey; four brothers, Albert (Miriam) Jeter of North Charleston, Seward (Lou Ella) Jones of Andrews, Fred (Dianne) Jeter of Sumter and Rodney (Janice) Jeter of Gaithersburg, Maryland; one uncle, John S. (Vivian) Jones of Nesmith; two sisters-in-law, Shirley Green (Eugene) Tomlin and the Rev. Carolyn Green (the Rev. Ashley) Vaughn, all of Sumter; one brother-in-law, Ronnie (Carla) Green of Sumter; and a host of nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends. No public viewing. Funeral service will be held at 11 a.m. on Monday at St. James UM Church with Pas-

SUNDAY, JANUARY 15, 2017 tor Cheryl G. Johnson and the Rev. Lee Johnson officiating. Interment will follow in Hillside Memorial Park. The family is receiving friends at the home of his sister, 3090 Ashlynn Way (Meadowcroft Subdivision), Sumter. Job’s Mortuary Inc., 312 S. Main St., Sumter, is in charge of arrangements. Online memorials may be sent to the family at jobsmortuary@sc.rr.com or visit us on the web at www.jobsmortuary.net.

WILLIAM T. FORT JR. SALEM — William Thomas Fort, Jr., 78, husband of Martha Jayne DuBose Fort, died on Jan. 14, 2017, at Oconee Hospital in Seneca due to complications following a short battle with liver cancer. Mr. Fort was born on Aug. 2, 1938, in Sumter to William Thomas and Mary Nell McClam Fort. He graduated from Edmunds High School, Sumter, in 1956 and Clemson University, Clemson, with a degree in Mechanical Engineering in 1960 where he was a member of the Numeral Society and served as Editor of the 1960 Taps. He married Martha Jayne DuBose in 1962. He served in the U.S. Air National Guard and was stationed at Morón Air Base, Spain, until his father’s death in 1962. At this time he returned to Sumter to run the family business, Fort Roofing and Sheet Metal Works Inc., which he successfully operated until his retirement in 2005. He is a former member of Sumter County Council, past president of the Carolinas Roofing and Sheet Metal Association, past president of the National Roofing Contractors Association, former member of IPTAY Board of Directors, the Sumter Rotary Club, and he was a member of the Mt. Vernon Coffee Club. He also served as a Deacon in the First Presbyterian Church, Sumter, and most recently a member of Fort Hill Presbyterian Church, Clemson. His personal passions included scuba diving, underwater photography, saltwater fishing, golf and was an avid supporter of Clemson University. Mr. Fort is survived by his wife of 54 years, his sons William Thomas Fort, III (Kim) of Sumter, Jefferson DuBose (Suzanne) of Mount Pleasant, and Andrew Carr (Heather) of Roswell, Georgia; and five grandchildren: DuBose, Craig, Carlie, Mary Bostic and Andrew. He is preceded in death by his parents and two brothers: Lewis Heyward and Melvin David. A memorial service will take place at 2 p.m. on Tuesday at Fort Hill Presbyterian Church, Clemson. Graveside services will be held at 2 p.m. on Wednesday in the Evergreen Memorial Park Cemetery, Sumter. The family will receive friends following the graveside service. In lieu of flowers, please donate to the American Cancer Society, P.O. Box 22478, Oklahoma City, OK 73123. Online condolences may be sent to www.sumterfunerals. com. Elmore Hill McCreight Funeral Home & Crematory, 221 Broad St., Sumter, is in charge of the arrangements (803) 7759386.

WILLIE M. BARWICK Willie Mae Riles Barwick, 73, wife of Irvin Leonard Barwick, Jr., died Friday, Jan. 13, 2017, at Palmetto Health Tuomey. Born in Sumter, she was a daughter of the late Johnny J. Riles, Sr., and Pearl Frances Wingate Riles. Mrs. Barwick was a member of Shiloh Pentecostal Holiness Church. She retired from BD and also worked with various department stores. Survivors in addition to her husband of 55 years include four children, Johnny Barwick (Nicole) of Rembert, Irvin Barwick, III, of New Mexico, Pam Molenaar (Ed) of Florida, and Tammy Tschorn (the Rev. Bill) of Sumter; eight grandchildren; one great grandchild; three brothers, Glenn Riles, Johnny Riles and Milburn Riles, all of Sumter; and one sister, Evelyn Harris of Sumter. She was preceded in death

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by two sisters, Mary Barfield and Joyce Ashcraft. A graveside service will be held at 2 p.m. today in the Green Acres Assembly of God Cemetery with the Rev. Bill Tschorn and the Rev. Bobby Driggers officiating. Honorary pallbearers will be the Rev. Venning Long, the Rev. Donnie Harrell, George Griffin and Carl Thomas. The family will receive friends from 1 to 1:45 p.m. today at Elmore-Cannon-Stephens Funeral Home and other times at the home of Bill and Tammy Tschorn, 1237 Ivey St. Memorials may be made to Shiloh Pentecostal Holiness Church, P.O. Box 1931, Sumter, SC 29151. Elmore-Cannon-Stephens Funeral Home and Crematorium of Sumter is in charge of the arrangements.

JACKIE H. COKER Jackie Hinds Coker, 74, died Friday, Jan. 13, 2017, at the home of her sister. Born Feb. 13, 1942, in Clarendon County, she was a daughter of the late Woodrow Coker and Perlie Mae Floyd Coker. She was a member of Meadowbrook Church of God. She worked with Pioneer Mfg. and Visiting Angels. Survivors include one daughter, Theresa Ann Browder; two grandchildren, Robbie Browder and Tabatha Browder; six great grandchildren, Robbie, Madison and Alydia Browder, Cameron and Harley Osteen, and C.J. Hudson; three brothers, Henry C. Floyd (Sara), H.E. Floyd (Diann), and W.J. Coker (Christine); four sisters, Beulah Mae Fulton, Evelyn Brinson, Janice Lee, and Cleo Gainey; and a number of nieces and nephews. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by a brother, Eldridge Floyd; and her first husband, Jimmy Hinds. A memorial service will be held at 2 p.m. today at Meadowbrook Church of God with the Rev. Ronald Lee officiating. The family will receive friends following the service in the church fellowship hall and other times at the home of her sister, Janice, 946 Fulton St. Elmore-Cannon-Stephens Funeral Home and Crematorium of Sumter is in charge of the arrangements.

JACKSON MILES REMBERT — Jackson “Jack” Miles, 72, husband of June McCaskill Miles, died Jan. 14, 2017, at his home in Rembert. Born in Florence County, he was a son of the late McSwain Miles and Lucille Sims Miles Lane. Mr. Miles was the Founder and President of Roofco, Inc. Survivors include his wife of 54 years; three children, Jackson McSwain Miles (Gayle), Romona Miles Stogner (Randy), and Mary Anne Miles Scott (Tony) all of Sumter; a special son, Gerry Toney (Shae) of Sumter; a special daughter, Angela Timmons of Sumter; nine grandchildren, Cristin Coleman, Cassidy Bradley, Morganne Anderson, McSwain Miles, Hannah Stogner, Mary Rachel Scott, Heather LeJuene, Miles Scott, and Anne Jackson Scott; four great grandchildren, Caroline Coleman, Taylor Coleman, Meadow Bradley, and Tindal Kate Anderson; and one brother, John E. Miles of Sumter. He was preceded in death by a sister, Clarice Miles Lynch. A graveside service will be held at noon Tuesday in the Mileston Cemetery in Rembert with the Rev. Dr. Delos Miles, the Rev. Al Sims, the Rev. Theron Smith, and Chaplain Marvis Stewart officiating. Pallbearers will be Cassidy Bradley, McSwain Miles, Miles Scott, Lewis Warr, Bryan Roberts and Witt Dority. Honorary pallbearers will be the current and past employees of Roofco, Inc. The family will receive friends from 5 to 7 p.m. Monday at Elmore-Cannon-Stephens Funeral home and other times at their home in Rembert, The Pond. The family would like to express its sincere appreciation for the special care provided by the faculty and staff of MUSC and Tuomey Hospice. Memorials may be made to Tuomey Hospice c/o The Tuomey Foundation, 102 N. Main St., Sumter, SC 29150. Elmore-Cannon-Stephens Funeral Home and Crematorium of Sumter is in charge of the arrangements.

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ASHINGTON — Republicans can argue until their last breath that Trump objectors are sore losers, but isn’t more at stake than “mere politics?” This phrase has been rendered quaint by such serious issues as: Russian hackers apparently trying to tilt the election toward Donald Trump; the FBI’s possibly politically motivated practices; Trump’s initial resistance to the conclusions of the U.S. intelligence community; Trump’s refusal to release tax records, which might mollify concerns about his relationship with Russia. These aren’t partisan issues, or shouldn’t be, as evidenced by the Justice Department inspector general’s decision to investigate how FBI Director James Comey handled the probe of Hillary Clinton’s email and private server. The focus will be on Comey’s statement in July that Clinton and her colleagues were “extremely careless” with classified information but that he wasn’t recommending criminal charges — as well as his announcement to Congress just a week and a half before Election Day that, because of new information, he was reopening the investigation. This fresh look pertained to new emails found on the laptop of Carlos Danger, AKA Anthony Weiner (but, really, why the name change?), estranged husband of top Clinton adviser Huma Abedin. The emails subsequently were found to be inconsequential, but if there were any fence-sitters left at that point, at least many of them probably toppled into Trump’s camp, from sheer exhaustion if not outright disgust. Let me help you: Eleven days to go and the man who had said there’s nothing to see here suddenly says, Hey, there might be something after all! And no one’s supposed to think this affected the election? How could it not have? Anecdotally, I can report at least a dozen friends who say, “That was it for me.” But polling, too, suggests a consequential voter shift in the final days of the campaign. FiveThirtyEight, Nate Silver’s polling/analysis group, reported that Clinton had an 81 percent chance of winning in mid-October. About a week after Comey’s announcement, that number dropped to 65 percent. This rapid shift didn’t occur because people suddenly recognized that Trump is a brilliant foreign policy strategist. It’s true that undecided people often return to their party at the last minute, but this may not account for Clinton’s sudden drop. While it’s impossible to prove that Comey had any impact, there’s enough reason for dissatisfied Ameri-

cans to continue to protest the results — even on Inauguration Day. For certain, Comey acted against buKathleen reau policy Parker never to interfere politically or discuss investigations so close to an election. If there’s any justification, Comey may have felt that the information would be leaked anyway. Adding suspicion to skepticism, the hacking and release of Democratic National Committee emails also may have affected election results, though, again, it’s impossible to know how much since, as far as I’m aware, we can’t read people’s minds (yet). Thus, we’re left to draw inferences from suppositions from what little else we know. We do know that our intelligence community concluded that Russia hacked the DNC, and Trump finally accepted this last week. To concede that Russia was behind the hacking (rather than a 400-pound person sitting in a bed somewhere, as Trump at one point theorized) was, presumably, to admit that Russia helped him win. Well, didn’t it? Didn’t Trump loudly call upon Russia to hack Clinton’s emails? For the undecided (or the unpersuadable), let’s pose a hypothetical: What if Clinton had publicly asked Russia to hack Trump’s records and release his tax returns — and Russia did? And what if the FBI announced less than two weeks before Election Day that it was going to investigate fraudulent practices at Trump University despite Trump’s settlement and the appearance of a done deal? Let’s say that Trump’s number dipped dramatically and he lost. Do you reckon Republicans would be a tad upset? The inspector general’s investigation into Comey’s conduct, as well as Congress’ investigation into Russia’s apparent interference in the election, are urgent, overdue, and probably useless. Mostly, Comey is guilty of poor judgment. And Russia is being Russia — a fact best quickly absorbed by the soon-to-be president. Yes, democracy needs saving and the republic’s foundation is showing wear. But isn’t the crucial question the very one that can’t be answered: Did we really elect Donald Trump to be president of the United States? We may never know precisely who sowed the wind, but to be sure, we’re all going to reap the whirlwind. Kathleen Parker’s email address is kathleenparker@ washpost.com. © 2017, Washington Post Writers Group

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rom Martin Luther King’s Sermon at Ebenezer Baptist Church in Atlanta on February 2, 1968: “Well, I don’t know what will happen now. We’ve got some difficult days ahead. But it doesn’t matter with me now. Because I’ve been to the mountaintop. And I don’t mind. Like any man, I would like to live a long life. Longevity has its place. But I’m not concerned about that now. I just want to do God’s will. And He’s allowed me to go up to the mountain. And I’ve looked over. And I’ve seen the promised land. I may not get there with you. But I want you to know tonight, that we, as a people will get to the promised land. And I’m happy, tonight. I’m not worried about anything. I’m not fearing any man. Mine eyes have seen the glory of the coming of the Lord.” ••• In “U.S. awaits a posttruth presidency,” author Barton Swaim writes, “What does President-elect Donald Trump really mean when he praises Russian President Vladimir Putin? No one knows yet; perhaps Trump doesn’t even know.” But it’s curious, isn’t it, that so many of his critics take his flattery to be genuine expressions of his attitude, when everything else about his speech and conduct suggests that he often does not mean what he says. That’s not quite the same thing as saying he’s a liar. If Trump is a liar, he is an unconventional one. His inventions and madcap exaggerations seem intended less to deceive than to scandalize and provoke. What makes Trump different is not that he treats the truth with contempt. What makes him different is that he does so openly, almost gleefully, as if he has discovered the phoniness of a myth that holds everyone else in check. That “myth” was a Protestant-evangelical ethic of honesty that defined American political culture from the Second Great Awaken-

LETTER TO THE EDITOR SCHOOL BOARD, SUPERINTENDENT RUINING EDUCATIONAL SYSTEM It is an embarrassment to the Sumter community to have the school district pay a financial consultant to handle its affairs. If the board had properly done its job, the district would not be $6.2 million in the negative. Additionally, the board should not have hired Frank Baker as the superintendent. It was originally said that he would be the interim. Within two months, they voted to remove “interim” from his title and a

year later gave him a raise and extended his contract. The community could thank Darryl McGhaney for that. Now we see how that is working out for us. Frank Baker has to be a narcissist. He did the same thing before the districts consolidated and blamed the former Sumter 17 for causing the shortfall in the budget. He created this mess and blames everyone except himself, having people to believe that they are strategically plotting against him. When I met with my granddaughter’s teacher and

ing of the 19th century to the Social Gospel of the early 20th century to the Billy Graham crusades of the 1960s and ‘70s. It was an effort, in one way or another, to make America a Protestant Christian society. Trump perceived, correctly in my view, that political rhetoric in the United States had become empty, a vast collection of platitudes and bogus phrases that no longer bore any real connection to the truth. Everyone else pretended to mean what they said when they didn’t; Trump simply dropped the pretense. I find it hard to lament the quickening demise of the old honesty-based political culture. It had become cheap and false. If Trump hadn’t snapped it, somebody else would have. ••• In “Trump May Herald a New Political Order,” author John Gordon Steele writes, “Seldom does a presidential election mark a permanent shift. The last time it happened was 1932.” For all their noise and news dominance, presidential elections typically don’t change the country all that much. That isn’t a bad thing but a sign of how strong American democracy is. It rarely veers far from the center, where successful policy usually lies. But on rare occasions, deep historical currents and extraordinary political talents produce an entirely new order. It happened in the presidential elections of 1828, 1860, 1896, 1932 — and, quite probably, 2016. To bring permanent change, Mr. Trump needs policies that succeed on the ground, not merely in theory. Faster growth and rising incomes are always rewarded at the ballot box. If the president-elect makes good on his economic promises, skeptical Republicans in places like Waukesha County may come home in 2020. But continued outreach to minority communities is also crucial. Mr. Trump has promised to address the problems of inner cities, which he accuses the Demo-

principal, they stated that there would be no summer reading camp this school year because of the budget cuts. Why should the children suffer because of incompetent people sitting on the board allowing Frank Baker’s ineptitude to run this county’s educational system in the hole? It is also disappointing to see teachers, administrators, and the business community silent on this issue. When Bynum was superintendent, loads of people crowded the boardroom and school auditorium with signs for him to leave. Many of their concerns had to do with SWEET 16 and those two ladies he

crats of ignoring for decades. And at one rally last fall, he was handed a rainbow flag, a symbol of gay rights. He smiled broadly and held it aloft as the audience cheered. This is not your father’s Republican Party. ••• In “Donald Trump’s Dangerous Attacks on the Press,” former Washington Post executive editor Len Downie Jr. writes, “If there was any doubt, the uproar this week over BuzzFeed’s publication of unverified allegations about President-elect Donald J. Trump made clear that the gatekeeper role once played by major news media organizations has vanished in the digital age.” This poses a deep danger for legitimate, aggressive journalism, especially from the president-elect, who has been consistent in his heavy-handed demonization of any and all media whenever he dislikes critical but accurate stories about him. Too many members of the incoming administration and Congress have been following Mr. Trump’s lead, attacking factual news reporting. How would they and their constituents benefit if no one believes news coverage of what they say and do? After Jan. 20, will President Trump realize that he has a leadership responsibility to change his tone and approach, even when his ego is bruised? Of course, the responsibility is not only Mr. Trump’s. The news media must separate in the public mind responsible journalism from recklessly inaccurate and purposely false information disguised as news for profit or influence by charlatans. Raging against attacks by Mr. Trump and his allies on “the mainstream media” will not suffice. The news media must double down on fair but aggressive news coverage, including scrutinizing the practices of those who don’t have the same standards. Notable & Quotable is compiled by Graham Osteen. Contact him at graham@ theitem.com.

brought in. Now, the good ole boy is back as superintendent, everyone is quiet when $6.2 million cannot be accounted for. Double standard! Where are the signs now? Frank Baker needs to resign immediately or the state legislators need to remove all board members who support this foolishness. Many said that once consolidation came, it would be a District 2 takeover. Look at the test scores and the financial situation. They (board and Baker) are truly ruining the educational system. WILFREDA GORDON-BROWN Sumter

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MLK JR. DAY SCHEDULE BANKS — All area banks and credit unions will be closed on Monday. Martin Luther King Jr. Day Schedule: GOVERNMENT — The following will be closed on MonJan. 15, 2017 day: federal government offices; U.S. Postal Service; state government offices; City of Sumter offices; Sumter County offices; City of Manning offices; Clarendon County offices; and City of Bishopville offices. SCHOOLS — The following will be closed on Monday: Sumter School District; Clarendon School Districts 1, 2 and 3; Lee County Public Schools; Thomas Sumter Academy; Wilson Hall; St. Anne and St. Jude Catholic School; St. Francis Xavier High School; Laurence Manning Academy; Clarendon Hall; Sumter Christian School; USC Sumter; and Central Carolina Technical College. UTILITIES — Black River Electric Coop. will be closed on Monday. OTHER — The following will be closed on Monday: Clemson Extension Service; the Greater Sumter Chamber of Commerce; Harvin Clarendon County Library; and The Sumter County Library. The Sumter Item will be closed on Monday.

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CANCER (June 21-July 22): A day trip will be enlightening. Attend a retreat or check into something that interests you and you will find a new direction and make new friends. A romantic encounter will bring you closer to someone special. Trust your instincts.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): Set your sights on your goals and head for the finish line. Being financially creative will help you cut your costs, leaving you more cash to put toward a trip or other forms of entertainment. Offer a romantic gesture to someone special.

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VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Emotional matters can be resolved if you are willing to compromise. Listen and discuss sensitive issues openly. Don’t hold back if you want to alter the way you live. Being honest and forthright will help you resolve problems

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): Make special plans with someone you love or get involved in a project that will help others, and it will change the way you think and help you move forward personally and professionally. Romance is highlighted.

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thers 58 Thurber’s dreamer 60 Wranglers alternatives 62 Late hr. for breakfast 63 Large book 64 Puts on the brakes 65 No longer sleeping 66 iPod Nano predecessors 67 Hoops venue 68 Strong denial 69 Woolen fabric 71 Fathers and sons 72 Factory 75 Eating areas 77 Virtuoso 79 Sacred text 80 Perplexed 81 Republican elephant creator 82 Source of gin

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ADDIS ABABA (25 Across) means “New Flower” in Amharic, the official language of Ethiopia. VATICAN CITY (44 Across) is the world’s smallest sovereign state in terms of both area (about 110 acres) and population (about 800). Recent films directed by WES Anderson (78 Across) include Moonrise Kingdom and The Grand Budapest Hotel.

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Myrtle Beach 67/49

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ARIES (March 21-April 19): If you feel EUGENIA LAST confused or uncertain about your future, take a step back. Don’t feel pressured to make a move if you aren’t ready. Focus on personal changes and picking up knowledge that will help you make a good decision.

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Today: Areas of fog in the morning; otherwise, clouds and sun. High 63 to 75. Monday: Partly sunny; a brief shower or two in southern parts. High 59 to 70.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): Observation will help you avoid making a poor choice. Listen, evaluate and bide your time. As a situation unfolds, you will accumulate information that will help you stabilize your life instead of disrupting your goals.

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GEMINI (May 21-June 20): Sort out differences before it’s too late. Address sensitive issues and find out where you stand. Be willing to work alongside others in order to avoid isolation and help you find balance in whatever situation you face.

Warm with more clouds than sun

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CLARENDON COUNTY PLANNING & PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION Tuesday, 6 p.m., planning commission office, Manning

TAURUS (April 20-May 20): A day trip or getting together with friends or relatives will provide you with information that will help you make an important decision. Love and romance are featured and will improve your personal life. Express your feelings.

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CLEMSON FOOTBALL

Celebration time

NFL PLAYOFFS

Thousands turn out to honor national champion Clemson

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Atlanta’s Devonta Freeman celebrates a touchdown during the Falcons’ 36-20 NFC divisional playoff victory over Seattle on Saturday in Atlanta.

Atlanta makes NFC title game BY PAUL NEWBERRY The Associated Press

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Clemson head coach Dabo Swinney, right, rides with his wife Kathleen and sons Clay, Drew and Will in a vintage car during a parade honoring the national champion football team on Saturday in Clemson. Clemson won the title with a 35-31 victory over Alabama on Monday.

BY PETE IACOBELLI The Associated Press CLEMSON — Around 70,000 smiling, cheering football fans turned out for the biggest party Clemson coach Dabo Swinney has thrown yet at Death Valley to celebrate the school’s first national championship in 35 years. Last year, more than 30,000 people showed up for Swinney’s pizza party when Clemson was picked for its first College Football Playoff berth after the 2015 season. This gathering topped that, with all but the highest rows filled at the 80,000-seat Memorial Stadium. Swinney closed the 90-minute ceremony, thanking all who supported and believed in him since his rise from interim coach to national champion. His team won the

title with a 35-31 victory over defending national champ Alabama last Monday night when Deshaun Watson connected with Hunter Renfrow on a 2-yard TD pass with one second left. Swinney recalled telling his players before heading to Tampa, Florida, that Clemson’s only other national title team in 1981 “has been awful lonely up on that stadium for a long time. And this team is the one that’s going to join them.” Watson told the crowd these three years — the junior is giving up his final season for the NFL draft — have been the best experience of his life. “It’s a blessing to let the world know what Clemson is all about,” said Watson, who waved as he got a final

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Clemson quarterback Deshaun Watson, left, and center Jay Guillermo laugh during a celebration at Memorial Stadium honoring SEE CELEBRATION, PAGE B6 the Tigers on Saturday in Clemson.

ATLANTA — Matt Ryan hardly resembled a quarterback who can’t win the big games. No, this looked more like an MVP. Returning to the postseason for the first time in four years, Ryan threw for 338 yards and three touchdowns to lead the Atlanta Falcons past the Seattle Seahawks 36-20 in the divisional round Saturday. The Falcons are headed to the NFC championship game for only the fourth time in their 51-year history, and they’re on quite a roll with Matty Ice at the helm. He finished up to chants of “MVP! MVP! MVP” from a raucous Georgia Dome crowd that gave the Seahawks a dose of what it’s like for opposing teams at CenturyLink Field. “It was pretty cool considering the circumstances, too, with the game in hand,” Ryan said. “That’s got to be as loud as it’s ever been in here.” Ryan turned in another dynamic performance in the best season of his career, shaking off a 1-4 record in his previous playoff appearances. In an interesting twist, his lone postseason victory before Saturday was a 30-28 thriller over the Seahawks in the divisional round of the 2012 season. Make it 2-0 over Seattle.

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PREP BASKETBALL

Falcons rally by Knights 55-52

Wilson Hall sweeps TSA in low-scoring affairs

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The Crestwood High School boys basketball team was able to put together a solid three quarters against Darlington on Friday at The Castle in a key early Region VI-4A matchup. The Knights unfortunately needed a solid fourth, however. The CHS offense hit a dry spell at the worst time — making only one basket from the floor in the final eight minutes as the Falcons rallied from a 10-point second-half deficit to top the Knights 55-52 thanks to some late free throws. The loss drops Crestwood to 12-5 overall and evens its region record at 1-1 with Hartsville coming to town on Tuesday. “In basketball, you’ve got to pay attention to the details of what you’re doing,” CHS head coach Dwayne Edwards said. “I think we got out of character at the end there a little bit. I can’t take anything away from Darlington, because they played well. But offensively we struggled. “One of those nights where we couldn’t put four quarters together.” Still, despite managing just four points

SEE FALCONS, PAGE B4

Points were hard to come by at Nash Student Center on Friday in both varsity basketball games between Wilson Hall and Thomas Sumter Academy. WH though managed to come out on the long end of the stick on both counts. The Lady Barons blanked TSA in the fourth quarter and were pretty good in the first three quarters as well in a 33-14 victory. In the boys contest, Wilson Hall held off a fourth-quarter rally by the Generals to win 43-40. The task was a simple one for the Wilson Hall girls: limit the amount of touches Thomas Sumter’s Bree Stoddard received. “We put a lot of emphasis on face guarding Bree,” said RICK CARPENTER / THE SUMTER ITEM WH head coach Glen Rector, Wilson Hall’s Daulton Dabbs (11) goes up for a shot whose team improved to 9-4 against the defense of Thomas Sumter’s Kyle Decker on the season. “We wanted to (44) and Zach Fugate in the Barons’ 43-40 victory on keep the ball away from her as Friday at Nash Student Center. much as possible. Cameron

Duffy and Diamond Crawford were assigned to do that and they both did a great job.” Stoddard led TSA with six points, all of them coming on a pair of 3-point baskets. However, they were a hot commodity for the Lady Generals, who scored six points in the first quarter and just two in the second, trailing 13-8 at halftime. They scored the first three points of the second half to cut the lead to 13-11, but trailed 23-14 entering the fourth quarter. They were outscored 10-0 in the final stanza. “Some days you’re the windshield and some days you’re the bug,” said Thomas Sumter head coach B.J. Reed. “We played a tough, physical game against Calhoun last night (a 44-37 victory in its SCISA Region II-2A opener on Thursday), and I think that affected us tonight. “We made a lot of unforced mistakes and you can’t be doing that against a team like

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SPORTS

SUNDAY, JANUARY 15, 2017

RECRUITING

USC lands visit from former Tennessee OL commit Tucker South Carolina is looking to add to its current group of three committed offensive linemen and the Gamecocks have landed an official visit from Jordan Tucker of Roswell, Ga. The former Tennessee commitment said he will Phil Kornblut visit USC RECRUITING on Jan. 21. This weekCORNER end he is going to Louisville. The Gamecocks did not start to recruit Tucker with intensity until mid-December and they have picked up the pace with him to get a shot at landing him. “I know that they are pretty young all around and are on the come up,” Tucker said. “I like how they play as a young team. I’m pretty interested.” Tucker also has offers from Virginia Tech, Mississippi State and Maryland. He decommitted from Tennessee in mid-October. USC target OL Tony Gray of Loganville, Ga., announced a top five of USC, Florida State, Florida, Ole Miss and Auburn. He set an official visit to USC for this weekend. He goes to Florida next weekend. USC commitment DB Jamyest Williams of Loganville, Ga., will take an official visit to Georgia, but is fully committed to USC according to what he told GoGamecocks.com Friday. Williams has not set his official visit date with Georgia. He will visit USC the final weekend of the month. USC is staking a look at former North Carolina cornerback Mike Hughes who was a standout at Garden City JC, Kan., this past sea-

son. Hughes played in 12 games as a true freshman at UNC. He was suspended for one game after his arrest for a count of misdemeanor assault inflicting serious injury after an incident at a UNC fraternity house in October of 2015. He agreed to 100 hours of community service and restitution to clear his record. He left the Tar Heels in February for what was termed “personal reasons.” This past season Hughes had 47 tackles with two interceptions and 6 passes broken up. He has three years to play two at his next stop. DL Romello Martin of Brooklyn had set an official visit to USC for Jan. 21 but now has to retake the SAT that weekend and won’t make it to Columbia then. Martin said he is still scheduled to visit Ole Miss on Jan. 28 and he’s also hearing from Florida, Miami, Louisville and Penn State. RB Caleb Kinlaw of Pearl River JC, Miss., is planning to walk-on at USC this spring and he’s hoping to start school this week. Kinlaw is a former Shrine Bowler from Goose Creek who started his college career at Wisconsin. TE Cameron Butler of Ridge View currently is committed to Colorado State and is scheduled for a visit there this weekend. But he’s getting some interest from USC and would be open to more from the Gamecocks. Butler also has offers from Appalachian State, Georgia State, Old Dominion, Liberty, Coastal Carolina and Mercer. This season Butler had 41 catches for 490 yards and a touchdown. He also was named to the Shrine Bowl. Powdersville 2018 RB EJ Humphrey is starting to see recruiters look his way after a season of 1,685 rushing yards, 2,061 all-purpose

yards and 30 touchdowns. Humphrey said the Gamecocks have been active in showing interest at this point and he’s hoping for more from them. Humphrey visited USC and Appalachian State during the season.

CLEMSON Former Clemson commitment RB Cordarrion Richardson of Memphis set an official visit to Oregon for Jan. 27. Clemson running back target Darrian Felix of Fort Myers, Fla., committed to Oregon on Sunday. He had scheduled an official visit to Clemson for this coming weekend. A potential replacement target for Richardson by Clemson is current Auburn commitment Devan Barrett of Tampa, Fla. Barrett told TigerIllustrated an official visit to Clemson is in the process of being setup. He is scheduled to visit Indiana and Tennessee. He has already been to Auburn officially. 2018 WR Jordyn Adams will leave Blythewood at the end of this semester for his new school in Greenville, N.C., where his father is the defensive line coach for East Carolina. Adams played quarterback for the Bengals last season but said he wants to play strictly receiver at his next school because that will be is college position. He is planning to visit Clemson for a junior day on Jan. 28 and is also planning junior day stops at North Carolina and Virginia Tech. Adams also has an offer from USC but said the Gamecocks aren’t on him as strongly as the others. Conway 2018 OL Gunner Britton said is most recent contact has been from Georgia State and Vanderbilt. He’s also getting mail from Clemson.

ATLANTA

FROM PAGE B1

After the Seahawks zipped down the field for a touchdown on the opening possession, Atlanta’s young defense largely shut down Russell Wilson & Co. the rest of the way. Ryan and the high-scoring Falcons took it from there — getting a huge boost from a holding penalty that wiped out an 80-yard punt return by Devin Hester. Ryan hooked up with Julio Jones on a 7-yard touchdown and Tevin Coleman for a 14-yard score before finishing off the Seahawks with a 3-yard toss to Mohamed Sanu in the corner of the end zone with just under 4 minutes remaining. Atlanta (12-5) moves on to face either the Dallas Cowboys or the Green Bay Packers, who meet Sunday in the NFC’s other divisionalround game. After a 26-24 loss at Seattle during the regular season, the Falcons showed off all their offensive weapons against the Legion of Boom. Eight players caught passes from Ryan, including running back Devonta Freeman on a 53-yard play that included a dazzling fake on replacement free safety Steven Terrell right in the middle of the field. The Seahawks (11-6-1) sure missed Earl Thomas, out for the season with a broken leg. “It’s just really hard to think it’s over,” said coach Pete Carroll, whose team couldn’t follow up a dominating win over Detroit in the opening round. The game turned dramatically on a holding penalty in the second quarter that negated Hester’s return to the Atlanta 7. Instead of having first-and-goal and a chance

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MONDAY

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Seattle quarterback Russell Wilson falls back into the end zone for a safety during the first half of the Seahawks’ 36-20 loss to Atlanta in an NFC divisional playoff game on Saturday in Atlanta. to extend a 10-7 lead, Seattle was backed up to its 7. “Just a ridiculously large play in the game,” Carroll said. Especially with what came next. After Thomas Rawls was thrown for a 3-yard loss, Wilson dropped back to pass. One problem: rookie right guard Rees Odhiambo, taking over after Germain Ifedi was injured, stepped back onto Wilson’s foot, sending the quarterback tumbling down in the end zone for a safety. The Falcons did much better when backed up at their 1, closing out the first half by going 99 yards to make it 19-10. The drive was extended by Sanu’s brilliant, one-handed catch for 22 yards with Jeremy Lane grabbing at his arm. “They’ve got a lot of momentum,” Carroll said of

the Falcons. “This is what they looked like the last four weeks, and they carried that into this game against us.”

CLASSY MOVE With 2 minutes to go, the Falcons had first-and-goal at the Seattle 2. But Falcons coach Dan Quinn called for Ryan to take a knee, not wanting to pile it on against the team he previously worked for as defensive coordinator. “It was a very classy way to end the game,” Carroll said. “I thought it was just another great statement on what a great dude he is and what a great coach he is and what a great job he is doing.” Added Quinn: “I likely would’ve done it other times, but especially with my respect for him.”

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NFL PLAYOFF SCHEDULE By The Associated Press

WILD-CARD PLAYOFFS JAN. 7 Houston 27, Oakland 14 Seattle 26, Detroit 6 JAN. 8

Pittsburgh 30, Miami 12 Green Bay 38, N.Y. Giants 13

DIVISIONAL PLAYOFFS SATURDAY’S GAMES Atlanta 36, Seattle 20 Houston at N. England, 8:15 p.m. (CBS) TODAY’S GAMES Pittsburgh at Kan. City, 1:05 p.m. (NBC) Green Bay at Dallas, 4:40 p.m. (FOX)

CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIPS SUNDAY, JAN. 22 NFC Atlanta vs. Green Bay-Dallas winner, 3:05 p.m. AFC TBD, 6:40 p.m.

SUPER BOWL SUNDAY, FEB. 5 At Houston TBD, 6:30 p.m. (FOX)

NBA STANDINGS By The Associated Press

EASTERN CONFERENCE ATLANTIC DIVISION W L Pct GB Toronto 26 13 .667 — Boston 25 15 .625 1½ New York 18 22 .450 8½ Philadelphia 12 25 .324 13 Brooklyn 8 31 .205 18 SOUTHEAST DIVISION W L Pct GB Atlanta 22 17 .564 — Charlotte 20 20 .500 2½ Washington 19 19 .500 2½ Orlando 17 24 .415 6 Miami 11 30 .268 12 CENTRAL DIVISION W L Pct GB Cleveland 29 10 .744 — Milwaukee 20 18 .526 8½ Indiana 20 19 .513 9 Chicago 19 21 .475 10½ Detroit 18 24 .429 12½

WESTERN CONFERENCE SOUTHWEST DIVISION W L Pct GB San Antonio 31 8 .795 — Houston 31 11 .738 1½ Memphis 25 17 .595 7½ New Orleans 16 24 .400 15½ Dallas 12 27 .308 19 NORTHWEST DIVISION W L Pct GB Utah 25 16 .610 — Oklahoma City 24 17 .585 1 Portland 18 24 .429 7½ Denver 15 23 .395 8½ Minnesota 14 26 .350 10½ PACIFIC DIVISION W L Pct GB Golden State 34 6 .850 — L.A. Clippers 28 14 .667 7 Sacramento 16 23 .410 17½ L.A. Lakers 15 29 .341 21 Phoenix 12 27 .308 21½

FRIDAY’S GAMES

Philadelphia 102, Charlotte 93 Toronto 132, Brooklyn 113 Boston 103, Atlanta 101 Memphis 110, Houston 105 Milwaukee 116, Miami 108 Minnesota 96, Oklahoma City 86 Orlando 115, Portland 109 Cleveland 120, Sacramento 108 Utah 110, Detroit 77

SATURDAY’S GAMES

L.A. Clippers 113, L.A. Lakers 97 New Orleans at Chicago, 5 p.m. San Antonio vs. Phoenix at Mexico City, 6 p.m. Philadelphia at Washington, 8 p.m. Orlando at Utah, 9 p.m.

SUNDAY’S GAMES

Minnesota at Dallas, 2 p.m. Milwaukee at Atlanta, 3 p.m. New York at Toronto, 3 p.m. Houston at Brooklyn, 6 p.m. Chicago at Memphis, 9 p.m. Oklahoma City at Sacramento, 9 p.m. Detroit at L.A. Lakers, 9:30 p.m.

MONDAY’S GAMES

Atlanta at New York, 1 p.m. Portland at Washington, 2 p.m. Philadelphia at Milwaukee, 3:30 p.m. New Orleans at Indiana, 4 p.m. Orlando at Denver, 5 p.m. Charlotte at Boston, 7:30 p.m. Cleveland at Golden State, 8 p.m. Utah at Phoenix, 9 p.m. Okla. City at L.A. Clippers, 10:30 p.m.

NHL STANDINGS By The Associated Press

EASTERN CONFERENCE ATLANTIC DIVISION GP W L OT Pts GF GA Montreal 43 26 11 6 58 133 108 Boston 46 23 18 5 51 117 113 Ottawa 40 22 14 4 48 103 103 Toronto 40 19 13 8 46 124 118 Florida 44 19 17 8 46 102 119 Tampa Bay 44 20 20 4 44 123 132 Buffalo 42 16 17 9 41 97 119 Detroit 42 17 19 6 40 105 124 METROPOLITAN DIVISION GP W L OT Pts GF GA Columbus 41 29 8 4 62 138 91 Washington 42 28 9 5 61 126 86 Pittsburgh 41 26 10 5 57 142 118 N.Y. Rangers 43 28 14 1 57 148 111 Philadelphia 45 22 17 6 50 132 143 Carolina 42 20 15 7 47 114 113 New Jersey 44 17 18 9 43 99 128 N.Y. Islanders 40 16 16 8 40 112 121

WESTERN CONFERENCE CENTRAL DIVISION GP W L OT Pts GF GA Chicago 45 27 13 5 59 124 113 Minnesota 40 26 9 5 57 130 86 St. Louis 42 21 16 5 47 118 128 Nashville 43 20 16 7 47 119 114 Dallas 43 18 17 8 44 114 129 Winnipeg 45 20 22 3 43 125 137 Colorado 41 13 27 1 27 82 137 PACIFIC DIVISION GP W L OT Pts GF GA Anaheim 44 23 13 8 54 119 114 San Jose 42 25 15 2 52 112 96 Edmonton 44 22 15 7 51 126 120 Calgary 45 23 20 2 48 118 123 Los Angeles 42 21 17 4 46 107 106 Vancouver 44 20 19 5 45 110 128 Arizona 41 13 22 6 32 90 131

FRIDAY’S GAMES

Toronto 4, N.Y. Rangers 2 Washington 6, Chicago 0 Carolina 5, Buffalo 2 N.Y. Islanders 5, Florida 2 Columbus 3, Tampa Bay 1 New Jersey 2, Calgary 1 Arizona 4, Winnipeg 3

SATURDAY’S GAMES

Boston 6, Philadelphia 3 Nashville 3, Colorado 2 N.Y. Islanders at Carolina, 7 p.m. Toronto at Ottawa, 7 p.m. Pittsburgh at Detroit, 7 p.m. N.Y. Rangers at Montreal, 7 p.m. Columbus at Florida, 7 p.m. Minnesota at Dallas, 8 p.m. Anaheim at Arizona, 8 p.m. Calgary at Edmonton, 10 p.m. Winnipeg at Los Angeles, 10 p.m. St. Louis at San Jose, 10:30 p.m.

SUNDAY’S GAMES

Philadelphia at Washington, 1 p.m. Minnesota at Chicago, 7 p.m. New Jersey at Vancouver, 7 p.m. St. Louis at Anaheim, 9 p.m.

MONDAY’S GAMES

N.Y. Islanders at Boston, 1 p.m. Dallas at Buffalo, 1 p.m. Montreal at Detroit, 3 p.m. Tampa Bay at Los Angeles, 4 p.m. Winnipeg at San Jose, 4 p.m. Washington at Pittsburgh, 7 p.m. Arizona at Edmonton, 9 p.m.

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Clemson suffers another close loss BY PETE IACOBELLI The Associated Press CLEMSON — Virginia’s London Perrantes thought about getting to Clemson a little early. After all, who doesn’t love a parade? “I thought that was cool,” Perrantes said of the Clemson’s football national championship parade and ceremony Saturday morning. “I wish I got to witness that. It was crazy packed coming in here.” Perrantes put on a show of his own in the game, making four 3-pointers and scoring a seasonhigh 25 points to lead the 19thranked Cavaliers to a 77-73 victory against the Tigers. It was the senior’s second straight game with 20-plus points THE ASSOCIATED PRESS after coach Tony Bennett encourClemson’s Jaron Blossomgame dunks against Virginia aged him to shoot more often. in the Tigers’ 77-73 loss on Saturday in Clemson. “He kind of gave me that Blossomgame led the Tigers with 22 points. confidence to go out and play,”

Perrantes said. The Cavaliers (13-3, 3-2 Atlantic Coast Conference) shot 58 percent from the field in their second straight win. Marial Shayok tied his career high with 17 points, and Isaiah Wilkins finished with eight points and 13 rebounds. Virginia blew a nine-point lead in the second half, but Perrantes stepped up for the Cavaliers down the stretch. After Clemson tied it at 70 on Jaron Blossomgame’s threepoint play with 2:18 left, Perrantes made his fourth 3-pointer to put Virginia back in front. Perrantes pushed the lead to 75-70 with another basket with 41 seconds left, prompting many of the fans to head for the exits. “When we need him the most he shows up,” Shayok said. “When he’s rolling, everybody’s rolling.” It was a festive day at Clemson (11-6, 1-4), with the school holding a

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big party to celebrate its first national championship in football in 35 years. But the basketball team dropped its fourth straight game since winning nine in a row. Blossomgame led the Tigers with 22 points, and Avry Holmes and Gabe DeVoe each scored 15. “This is our fourth league game that’s come down to the last minute and we’ve only won one,” said Brad Brownell, Clemson’s seventh-year coach. “That’s frustrating for all of us.” A frustrated Brownell said it’s up to his players to dig down deep and find a way to succeed in close games in a “grown-man world.” Brownell has seen his share of close losses this season. The Cavaliers shot 10 for 18 on 3-pointers, just the second time this season they finished with double-digit baskets from behind the arc.

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Silva helps Gamecocks defeat Ole Miss 67-56 BY JEFFREY COLLINS The Associated Press

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Louisville’s Donovan Mitchell (45) and Duke’s Grayson Allen (3) go to the floor as they battle for a loose ball during the second half of the Cardinals’ 78-69 win on Saturday in Louisville, Ky.

Louisville knocks off Duke LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Anas Mahmoud had 17 points and 11 rebounds, Donovan Mitchell added 15 points and No. 14 Louisville beat No. 7 Duke 78-69 on Saturday. Quentin Snider added 13 points for the Cardinals (15-3, 3-2 Atlantic Coast Conference), who have won three in a row. Grayson Allen scored 23 points for the Blue Devils (14-4, 2-3), who have dropped two in a row and three of five. (1) BAYLOR 77 (25) KANSAS STATE 68

MANHATTAN, Kan. — Manu Lecomte scored 26 points and Baylor (15-1, 3-1 Big 12) outlasted Kansas State (13-4, 2-3). (2) KANSAS 87 OKLAHOMA STATE 80

LAWRENCE, Kan. — Frank Mason III scored 22 points, freshman Josh Jackson added 20 points and 11 rebounds, and Kansas (16-1, 5-0 Big 12) beat Oklahoma State (10-7, 0-5). (3) VILLANOVA 70 ST. JOHN’S 57

NEW YORK — Dante DiVincenzo had a season-high 19 points, helping Villanova (17-1, 5-1 Big East) pull away from St. John’s (8-11, 2-4). (4) UCLA 83 UTAH 82

SALT LAKE CITY — Lorenzo Ball had 17 points, eight assists and six rebounds, helping UCLA (18-1, 5-1 Pac-12) edge Utah (12-5, 3-2). (6) KENTUCKY 92 AUBURN 72

LEXINGTON, Ky. — Malik Monk scored 24 points, powering Kentucky (15-2, 5-0 Southeastern Conference) past Auburn (11-6, 1-4) for its

fifth straight win. (8) CREIGHTON 101 TRUMAN STATE 69

OMAHA, Neb. — Marcus Foster scored 21 points and Creighton (17-1) rolled to an easy win against Division II Truman State (13-4). (11) NORTH CAROLINA 96 (9) FLORIDA STATE 83

CHAPEL HILL, N.C. — Joel Berry II scored 26 points, and North Carolina (16-3, 4-1 ACC) snapped Florida State’s school-record win streak. The Seminoles fell to 16-2, 4-1. (10) WEST VIRGINIA 74 TEXAS 72

AUSTIN, Texas — Teyvon Myers scored 16 points and West Virginia (15-2, 4-1 Big 12) beat Texas (7-10, 1-4).

Tony Carr made two free throws with 5 seconds left as Penn State (11-7, 3-2 Big Ten) beat Minnesota (15-4, 3-3). CLIPPERS 113 LAKERS 97

LOS ANGELES — DeAndre Jordan scored 24 points and the Los Angeles Clippers beat the Lakers. BULLS 107 PELICANS 99

CHICAGO — Jimmy Butler scored 28 points and Dwyane Wade had 17 of his 22 points in the fourth quarter in Chicago’s win over New Orleans. SUNS 108 SPURS 105

(12) BUTLER 83

MEXICO CITY — Devin Booker scored 39 in Mexico City and Phoenix beat San Antonio.

(15) XAVIER 78

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INDIANAPOLIS — Kamar Baldwin scored all of his 21 points in the second half, and Butler (15-3, 4-2 Big East) beat another Top 25 team with a win over Xavier (13-4, 3-2). (20) NOTRE DAME 76 VIRGINIA TECH 71

BLACKSBURG, Va. — Steve Vasturia scored 20 points and Notre Dame (16-2, 5-0 ACC) rebounded after blowing a 19point lead against Virginia Tech (13-4, 2-3). (23) FLORIDA 80 GEORGIA 76, OT

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Canyon Barry scored 27 points, including four in overtime, and Florida (14-3, 5-0 SEC) beat Georgia (11-6, 3-2).

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COLUMBIA — South Carolina is developing a big man who can score just in time for a stretch that will determine if the Gamecocks are Southeastern Conference contenders. Chris Silva scored a career-high 16 points and tied his best with 11 rebounds to lead South Carolina (143, 4-0 SEC) to a 67-56 win over Mississippi on Saturday night. Three times in the past four games the sophomore has scored at least 10 points. “He’s growing up,” South Carolina coach Frank Martin said of his 6-foot-9 sophomore. PJ Dozier added 16 points for the Gamecocks, who never trailed despite missing 10 straight shots at one point in the first half. But the Rebels (10-7, 1-4) were shooting just as poorly and turning the ball over more. And when Ole Miss went the final 4:06 of the first half without a point, the Gamecocks lead grew from 25-20 to 34-20 at the break. Cullen Neal led Mississippi with 12 points. The Rebels were missing their leading scorer, Deandre Burnett, who sat on the bench with a boot on his leg because of a high ankle sprain. The junior averages 18 points a game, and coach Andy Kennedy said while he is healing, he can’t say for certain he will return next game. South Carolina had 10

more rebounds than Ole Miss, and the Gamecocks had nine offensive rebounds in the first nine minutes of the game. “My group is awfully soft. I hate to say that as a head coach,” Mississippi coach Andy Kennedy said.

BIG PICTURE Mississippi: Mississippi’s four SEC losses have come by seven points to Florida; 11 points to South Carolina; 22 to Georgia; 23 to Kentucky. South Carolina: The Gamecocks have yet to lose when Sindaruis Thornwell plays. The senior was suspended for six games, and South Carolina lost three of them. The Gamecocks forced 21 turnovers — the third game in a row their opponent has turned the ball over at least 20 times.

SOUTH CAROLINA RISING The Gamecocks are off to their best league start since the 1997 team, which won South Carolina’s only SEC regular season title. And they host No. 23 Florida and head to No 6 Kentucky next Saturday — the other two teams without a SEC loss. Martin hasn’t been to the NCAA tournament in his five years at USC, and the Gamecocks only tournament appearance this century was in 2004. Martin said next week will show how close his team is to rising to the level of the Gators and Wildcats and other teams likely in the field of 68 in March.

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Packers visit Cowboys for Prescott’s playoff debut BY SCHUYLER DIXON The Associated Press ARLINGTON, Texas — Aaron Rodgers has been unbeatable on a seven-game run that carried Green Bay to the divisional round. So was Dallas rookie Dak Prescott for 11 straight in the regular season, a surge that ultimately benched 10-year starter Tony Romo and led to the No. 1 seed in the NFC for the quarterback’s playoff debut Sunday against the Packers (11-6). Rodgers plays at the home of the Cowboys (13-3) for the first time since winning his only Super Bowl following the 2010 season. And perhaps he’ll flash back to his first playoff game a year before that while watching his counterpart try to lead Dallas to its first NFC

championship game in more than 20 years. “There’s a lot of nerves in your first playoff game, you know there was for me,” Rodgers said of a 51-45 wild-card loss to Arizona seven years ago. “I think I threw a pick on my first play. So yeah, you’ve got to find a way to settle in.” The two-time MVP has a good memory. He was right about that shootout loss, when he settled in and threw four touchdown passes after his only interception. And Prescott, who had the lowest interception rate for a rookie in NFL history in the regular season, knows it’s about having a short memory now. “We’re not putting too much pressure on ourselves, on this team or this situation,” Prescott said. “We’re continu-

ing to be the same guys we’ve been all year. When it’s time to lock in, trust me we’ll be ready.” Prescott and NFL rushing champion Ezekiel Elliott will try to become the first rookie QB-RB tandem to win a playoff game in the Super Bowl era. Two had a chance after the 2012 season — Andrew Luck and Vick Ballard with Indianapolis and Robert Griffin III and current Dallas running back Alfred Morris with Washington. “I don’t view these guys as rookies,” said 14th-year tight end Jason Witten. “They’ve had a lot of at-bats at the plate. They’ve shown it over the course of 16 games who they are and how they play. I think they understand they just have to be themselves.”

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Thomas Sumter’s Bree Stoddard (20) tries to drive against Wilson Hall’s Diamond Crawford in the Lady Barons’ 33-14 win on Friday at Nash Student Center.

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Wilson Hall. You can’t have empty possessions.” Mary Daniel Stokes led Wilson Hall with 10 points. Courtney Clark added eight and Maddie Elmore had six. “Thomas Sumter played really good defense,” Rector said. “They made it difficult for us to score.” In the boys contest, Wilson Hall’s Matt Talley needed just two points to score 1,000 points for his career. He took care of that in quick fashion, drilling a trey 22 seconds into the contest. That looked like the start of a big night for Talley, who added three more 3s and finished with 14 points after the first quarter. The Barons led 16-12 going into the second quarter. “Drew’s spent a lot of time in the gymnasium, not only watching, but working on his game as well,” said Talley’s head coach and father, Eddie Talley. “He’s worked very hard and I’m proud of him.” Thomas Sumter made some adjustments and slowed WH down, holding it to 10 second-quarter points. The Generals managed just seven themselves though and trailed 26-19 at halftime. The Barons looked as though they had taken control of the game in the third quarter, lead-

Chiefs aim to get even for loss to Steelers BY DAVE SKRETTA The Associated Press

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Alex Smith endured watching film of the Kansas City Chiefs’ meltdown in Pittsburgh earlier this season “a bunch of times” this week, still trying to figure out where everything went wrong. As if he hasn’t relived it enough in his nightmares. Ben Roethlisberger threw five touchdown passes. Le’Veon Bell starred in his return from a three-game suspension. The Steelers scored 22 firstquarter points, led 36-0 before the Chiefs finally scored and they proceeded to rout the

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in the final frame (a Carl Benjamin basket and two Ja Morant free throws), the Knights had the ball with less than a minute to go in a tie game and a chance at a last shot. Trevion Webber’s trey rattled off the rim, though, and Morant’s putback attempt missed it’s mark too. Darlington took the rebound and raced up the floor where the Knights were charged with a foul. A frustrated Morant was then assessed a technical foul, giving the Falcons four shots from the charity stripe. They only made one, but Webber’s ensuing 3-pointer at the other end on the next CHS possession didn’t go in either. DHS got the rebound and after another foul, made both free throws this time to seal the 3-point victory. “The shots were not falling,” Edwards said. “We couldn’t penetrate to the basket like we normally wanted to. We had to rely a lot on jump shots and they were not falling. Darlington kind of packed it in and outside shooting was not really good tonight.” It was a rough finish considering the Knights led by as many as 12 in the third quarter. The outside shots were falling early as Webber and Morant combined for seven 3s in the second and third quarters. A 12-3 run at the start of the third gave Crestwood a 47-35 advantage. Webber was the leading scorer on the night with 17 followed by Morant with 14. Dakota Jennings added nine

eventual AFC West champions 43-14 that October night. “It’s been a long time,” Smith said, “so they’ve changed. Over the course of the season, they’ve progressed and gone a certain direction. There’s a lot they change week-to-week as well.” But the Chiefs (12-4) are a different team, too. Wide receiver Tyreek Hill has made a name for himself as one of the NFL’s most dynamic rookies, going from special-teams standout to offensive difference-maker. Top pass rusher Justin Houston is also expected to be available after missing the first meeting while recovering from knee surgery.

Oh, and this matchup with the Steelers (12-5) will be at loud Arrowhead Stadium rather than Heinz Field, and a spot in the AFC title game awaits the winner. “We got embarrassed in the first meeting,” Chiefs center Mitch Morse said, “and we had to come back and kind of take a step back and realize, ‘We’re a good football team.’ We had to understand where we were. We learned a lot from that game and we were able to take the next step.” Indeed, the Chiefs ripped off five straight wins after that loss in Pittsburgh. They wound up overtaking Oakland for the division title on the final day of the season.

points and eight rebounds despite missing a good part of the fourth quarter with a foot injury before returning. But the Falcons kept pace behind Tabias Dixon, who led all scorers with 19, including 13 in the first half. Traquan Scott picked up the slack in the second half with 10 points -- including a trio of 3-pointers that kept DHS from falling too far behind at any point. “We didn’t play smart basketball at the end,” Edwards said. “We turned the ball over and didn’t really take the kind of shots we needed to take.” The Crestwood girls meanwhile were able to hold off Darlington 45-38, but it was a rough offensive outing for them as well. The Lady Knights were 13-for-56 from the field and 4-for-19 from the 3-point line. “We’re lucky we came out with a win tonight,” said head coach Tony Wilson, whose team improved to 15-2 overall and 2-0 in the region. “We were a step slow and couldn’t find any rhythm offensively or defensively. Give Darlington credit because they came out ready to play. “We’ve just got to go back to the drawing board and be ready for Hartsville on Tuesday.” It was a pair of big runs that gave CHS enough breathing room to hold off Darlington. The Lady Knights finished the first quarter on a 10-0 spurt and also began the third on an 8-0 run. Lindsey Rogers and Destiny Jamison led the charge with 12 points each while Jah’Che Whitfield added a double-double of 11 points and 10 rebounds. Tyanna Saunders fin-

ished with eight rebounds while Alexandria Dukes had nine. Hope Richardson was the only Lady Falcon in double figures as she finished with 10. “We’ve got to rebound the ball better and continue to play physically and prepare better mentally,” Wilson said. “If we do that, everything will take care of itself.”

ing by as many as 16 before taking a 39-25 lead into the final stanza. “We have a tendency to go away from what’s working for us,” said TSA head coach Morgan Whalen, whose team defeated Calhoun Academy 48-38 on Thursday in its region opener as well. “We’ve been up and down as a team all season.” The Generals got on track again offensively in the final stanza, scoring 15 points to just four by WH. Eli Kessinger sank two 3s for TSA, the second one coming with 57 seconds left that cut the score to 43-38 with 57 seconds left. Thomas Sumter got a couple of good looks at 3s, but couldn’t sink them. Kyle Decker hit a layup while being fouled with seven seconds left to make it 43-40. He missed the free throw and TSA could get no closer. “We played pretty good defense for three quarters, and then they scored almost as many points in the fourth quarter as they did in the first three,” Coach Talley said. Drew Talley, who became the second Talley brother (Matt is the other) to score 1,000 career points, finished with 16 for the 8-6 Barons. Easton Ward finished with seven and Greyson Sonntag had six. Decker led Thomas Sumter with 17 points and Kessinger had 12, all off of 3s.

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Seventh-ranked Stallions top No. 2 Andrew Jackson 69-54 BISHOPVILLE — The seventh-ranked Lee Central High School varsity boys basketball team knocked off 2A’s No. 2 Andrew Jackson High 69-54 on Friday at the LC gymnasium. The Stallions, who improved to 11-4 overall and 5-0 in Region IV, were led by Kendrick Holloman with 20 points. Rod Simon added 10 and Amadric Mixon had nine.

points as well. WH hosts Heathwood Hall on Tuesday. LAURENCE MANNING 48 CAMDEN MILITARY 39

CAMDEN — Chase Lee had 19 points as Laurence Manning Academy earned a 48-39 victory over Camden Military Academy on Friday at the CMA gymnasium. Gabe Harris added eight points for the Swampcats followed by Lawrence Frazier with seven. LMA hosts First Baptist on Tuesday.

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CAMDEN — Malik Cokley had 15 points and Nazir Andino added 13 as Laurence Manning Academy defeated Camden Military Academy 66-35 on Friday at the CMA gymnasium. On Thursday, LMA defeated Trinity-Byrnes 75-63 at Bubba Davis Gymnasium. Cokley had 16 to lead the Swampcats followed by Cam Singleton with 12 and both Terrell Houston and Taylor Lee with 11 each. LMA improved to 15-5 overall and will host First Baptist on Tuesday.

B TEAM BASKETBALL WILSON HALL 44 THOMAS SUMTER 9 Dylan Richardson had 10 points as Wilson Hall earned a 44-9 victory over Thomas Sumter Academy on Friday at Nash Student Center. Jackson Duvall and Wade Payne each had seven points while Tate Sistar added six. Doc Walker finished with 11 rebounds and Heath Watson had five. Caleb Porter also dished out six assists for the Barons, who will host Heathwood Hall on Tuesday.

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DALZELL — Thomas Sumter Academy opened region play with a 48-38 victory over Calhoun Academy on Thursday at Edens Gymnasium. Kyle Decker led the Generals with 17 points followed by Zach Fugate with 12 and Eli Kessinger with 11. TSA improved to 5-7.

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Jackson Hoshour had 12 points and five rebounds as Sumter’s B Team earned a 52-35 victory over Orangeburg-Wilkinson on Thursday at the SHS gymnasium. Cionte Owens added eight points and six rebounds while Odonell Fortune finished with seven points and four rebounds for the Gamecocks. Vance Rabin also had six points and four assists as Sumter improved to 5-2. On Monday, Sumter lost to Columbia 43-42. Carldrelle Cooper led the team with 20 points and six assists.

JV BASKETBALL THOMAS SUMTER 25 WILSON HALL 23 Bill Colquitt had 10 points as Thomas Sumter Academy earned a 25-23 victory over Wilson Hall on Friday at Nash Student Center. Emory Moore led the Barons, who fell to 7-4, with 10

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MIDDLE SCHOOL BASKETBALL CHESTNUT OAKS 52 HILLCREST 20 DALZELL — Daytreon Mack scored 23 points to lead Chestnut Oaks to a 52-20 victory over Hillcrest on Thursday at the HMS gymnasium. Montel McCoy added 10 points and eight rebounds, while Zayvon Wells had eight points and five assists.

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BISHOPVILLE — Lee Central High School fell to 2-3 in Region IV-2A with a 28-22 loss to Andrew Jackson High on Friday at the LC gymnasium. A’Yanah Lucas had a double-double in the losing effort for the 5-8 Lady Stallions with 10 points and 10 rebounds. Jiah Ervin added eight points and three steals. LAKEWOOD 52 LUGOFF-ELGIN 26

LUGOFF — Lakewood High School defeated LugoffElgin 52-26 on Friday at the L-E gymnasium to even its Region VI-4A record at 1-1. Ki’Ari Cain led the 8-6 Lady Gators with 23 points, five assists and three steals. Rahteisha Burgess added 10 points, four assists and three steals. THOMAS SUMTER 44 CALHOUN 37

DALZELL — Thomas Sumter Academy opened its SCISA Region II-2A schedule with a 44-37 victory over Calhoun Academy on Thursday at Edens Gymnasium. Bree Stoddard had 13 points and 20 rebounds for the Lady Generals. Carmen Silvester had nine points.

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standing ovation at the stadium. The celebration began with a parade on College Avenue, where earlier in the week 5,000 fans withstood 30-degree temperatures to watch the Tigers’ victory. This time, Swinney and his family rode in a blue roadster while Clemson stars rode in orange jeeps as people stood three-and-four deep to catch a glimpse. Players of the past, including many from the 1981 Tigers, were part of the parade and the ceremony at the stadium. “We put the foundation down, but they put Clemson at the top of the hill,” said former Tigers offense lineman Jeff Bostic, who went on to win three Super Bowls with the Washington Redskins. Tiger players joyously skipped down the hill toward the field, a twist on their traditional pregame entrance, to the shouts of fans. Clemson received the championship trophy from College Football Playoff executive director Bill Hancock. Swinney also accepted the AFCA Amway trophy given to the champions. Fans began lining up to enter the stadium well before dark, dressed in all sorts of championship orange . There were plenty of Watson’s No. 4 jerseys, plus several No. 13 for national title game hero Hunter Renfrow, the one-time walk-on who caught the game-winning pass. Erwin Heins, a 1971 electrical engineering graduate at Clemson, experienced his second national title as a Tigers’ fan after the breakthrough 1981 championship. “I almost did a double back flip when we scored at the end,” said Heins, who drove up Friday from Summerville — about 4 hours away — to make sure he’d get into the

Tigers assistant Brooks to retire The Associated Press CLEMSON — Clemson defensive tackles coach Dan Brooks is retiring after eight seasons with the Tigers. Brooks spent 33 seasons coaching football and has been at Clemson under coach Dabo Swinney since 2008. Brooks also coached at TenBROOKS nessee, North Carolina and Florida. Swinney said he tried to talk Brooks into staying, but the 65-year-old assistant decided he wanted to go out on top. The Tigers won the national championship with a 35-31 victory over Alabama last Monday night. Brooks was honored this season as the Football Bowl Subdivision assistant of the year by the American Football Coaches Association.

stadium for the celebration. “You can tell we’ve gone in the right direction,” Heins said. “We have the chance to stay at the top for a while.” The thousands in the stands cheered and booed at appropriate moments as the national title game with Alabama was shown on its video boards. The people started clapping as the Tigers lined up for the game-winning play, then erupted into screams of delight as Watson connected with Renfrow for the decisive score. Joel Wash, 30, followed Clemson since he was young

because his father attended the university. Wash drove 2 hours north from Saluda with 2-year-old son Garner to honor the Tigers. “This was the only place we were going to be today,” Wash said. Swinney said too many people saw last year’s season when the Tigers were runnerup to Alabama in Arizona and thought a similar outcome would take place this time, too. He said he told his players that they controlled how their story would end. “What an ending they wrote Monday night,” he said.

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uThe District of Columbia has the lowest gap in homeownership rates at 11%. uHawaii has the lowest gap in median annual household incomes at 9%.

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Feeding the piggy has long been a down-homey, tried-andtrue way to teach kids how to save money. Now these lessons can be found on digital devices with money apps designed specifically for children. And why not? The average age for kids to get their first smartphone is about 10, according to research firm Influence Central, so the financial apps connect with kids in their comfort zone. “It's where they are and what engages them,” says Ted Gonder, co-founder and CEO of Chicago-based Moneythink, a non-profit that mentors young people and develops money apps to use as teaching tools, finding them more effective than dry lectures or textbooks. Most of these apps act like virtual banks, offering lessons on how to budget and sock away money for spending goals. They tend to emphasize childparent interaction; a common feature tracks chores the child

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needs to accomplish before receiving allowance. A few banks also offer apps for kids; the same money lessons apply, but children can’t actually make financial transactions. Most apps, however, fail to address the most important consideration a parent should have when teaching a child about money — making a distinction between wants and needs, says John Buerger, a financial planner and president of Altus Wealth Solutions in San Luis Obispo, Calif. “All we’re looking at in most app cases is, ‘You work, you get paid for your allowance,’ and that may be problematic from a philosophical standpoint. Your chores are your chores (and) you do them for your family,” Buerger says. Still, Buerger praises financial literacy apps for starting conversations with kids about money. James DeBello, CEO of mobile deposit technology company Mitek in San Diego, has another take: Keep it simple. The best apps, he says, “require fewer steps to get from point A to point Z.”

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Getting a big return check can be an important psychological trick for imperfect investors. But overpaying and receiving a big refund check – an average of about $3,000, according to the IRS – can be an important psychological trick for imperfect investors, Roland said. If a would-be investor is spending every bit of their paychecks, overpaying taxes and getting a return “protects” the money from impulse spending. A 2016 survey from the National Retail Federation found 49.2% of Americans who expected tax refunds planned to save the money. For spenders living paycheck-to-paycheck, this could be a smart move, said Chantel Bonneau, wealth management adviser for Northwestern Mutual. A tax return can jump-start an emergency savings cushion, Bonneau said. One of the biggest ﬁnancial fears for Americans, according to a recent Northwestern Mutual survey, is having an unplanned emergency. “If you get a tax refund, it can be a great opportunity to wipe out the sins of the past,” Bonneau said. Refunds can take a big bite out of high-interest debt, such as credit cards, auto loans and student loans, she said. A large payment eats into the debt’s principal, reducing the interest charged over time. And if a taxpayer hasn’t yet started investing in their future, the refund could be the big push they need to start, Bonneau said.

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USA TODAY PERSONAL FINANCE PETE THE PLANNER RETIREMENT

VISUALIZING GOALS WILL HELP REACH THEM Despite saving aggressively for retirement, and being an overall fan of goal-setting, I’ve never actually thought about what I want to do in retirement. Every time I ask my brain to ﬁre up some retirement imagery, it returns a “404 error.” This is problematic. I know that visualizing a goal is key to accomplishing the goal but, until last week, I’d never been able to summon any retirement images. You may not know it, but you use visualization all of the time. Once you decide what your next car is, you imagine yourself standing next to it, driving it and even getting a speeding ticket in it. The imagery helps your brain solve for “X.” The goal is to drive the car, your brain has the images and then gets to work on how to solve the problem. The problem, of course, is how to afford the car.

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I’ve used visualization to help me accomplish very important professional and ﬁnancial goals for the last 15 years or so. It works incredibly well. I visualize myself in the act of doing what I’m wanting to do (e.g., speaking at a particular event or handing a check to the contractor for a basement remodel), down to the littlest details. I picture what I’m wearing, what I had for breakfast that morning and how I feel during the period of accomplishment. When I have a goal that’s important to me, I visualize the same scene every day. Then I make sure my actions feed my goals. Otherwise, it’s just a dream. As painful as it is, I visualize driving my daughter to college for the ﬁrst time 11 years from now. Those images have provided me the fuel I need to fund her education properly. Additionally, the copious amounts of information on others’ student-loan debt I encounter nearly every day has provided some images to avoid. I don’t want my daughter saddled with debt and, if I’m extra unpre-

the action required to fulfill your lottery dreams is to buy a lottery ticket, but I like my retirementgoal chances better. I know my house must be paid off because, if it’s not, I’m anchored down paying for the roof over my head under which I don’t want to sleep. I know I must create a very specific income retirement stream from my current earnings. And I know my health care needs must be funded. I’m taking action on each one of those realities, every day of my life. Look through your relationships and acquaintances and get to the retired people section. Now select a person or two who is living the retirement life you want to live. That’s what I did. I was walking to my economy seat on a recent flight and noticed this couple in first class who reminded me of my wife and me. I don’t know why, but they looked like they were heading off on a great adventure, and I spent the rest of the flight filling in the blanks. Does all of this sound cheesy? Arguably, yes it does. But the alternative seems miserable. If you want your financial life to be a particular way, why wouldn’t you use a technique such as visualization to help improve the chances of accomplishing your goals?

pared, I’d get drenched with debt, too. When you don’t visualize your child education, you won’t catch the rub at the end. Your retirement can suffer due to Parent PLUS loans (loans parents takeon for their children). Don’t tell my daughter, but the imagery of driving her to college is as much about protecting my retirement as it is about educating her. I’ve had the good fortune to watch hundreds of people retire. Some had imagined their retirement in a very particular way, while others simply viewed it as a day off, followed by decades of days off. Anecdotally, those people who had crystal clear aspirations have done a better job of sacrificing and funding their goals appropriately. Successfully funding a retirement is not only very difficult, but it requires sacrifice. I can’t sacrifice for day off after day off for 30 years. I will however, sacrifice for my new retirement epiphany — an inkfilled passport. I have an image of my wife and I sitting on an airplane with a one-way ticket in my mind. My retirement goal is to get on a plane and make up our plans along the way. Visualization isn’t like dreaming about winning the lottery. Visualization informs action. Sure, ISTOCKPHOTO

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As they say on Twitter, ICYMI — “in case you missed it” — mobile malware (malicious software) is on the rise. “Since 2012, the number of threat detections in the mobile world continues to grow, and we anticipate this trend will continue next year,” predicts ESET, a global leader in security solutions for consumers and businesses, in a recently published 61-page report entitled Trends 2017: Security Held Ransom. In fact, ESET says the number of signatures to detect malware on Android seen during 2016 was 21% higher than the views during 2015, while the number of signatures on iOS grew by 31% during the same period. Regardless of which smartphone you use, it’s critical to prevent your personal (and professional) information from falling into the wrong hands. These tips should help better secure your smartphone: uUse a passcode. All smartphones let you lock it with a PIN code, password, pattern or biometrics login (such as your fingertip) to confirm it’s really you. As long as you lock your device in some fashion, no one else can access your information should your device be lost or stolen. A finger or thumbprint scan is most convenient if your device offers it. uBe app-savvy. Only download apps from trusted, reputable sources. Always stick with official stores such as App Store or Google Play, read comments from previous users before you download to confirm it’s a legit application (never be the first to download something new). Read the app permissions instead of blindly accepting the terms and conditions. Is there a reason a game wants access to your camera, microphone and contacts? uDon’t be gullible. Immediately delete suspicious text messages from people you don’t

Secure that phone or you could be risking personal and/or ﬁnancial ruin

know, don’t click on any embedded web links or call any unknown phone numbers. Scammers and spammers are increasingly targeting smartphone users, be it through text messages, emails or even phone calls pretending to be who they’re not. This could lead to them locking your device and extorting money from you to unlock it . uSet up remote wipe. Should your phone become lost or stolen, you can remotely lock it (if no passcode is on it already), display a message (“Please call me for a reward”), wipe the data clean or track it on an online map — but you need to set this up ahead of time. Free services include Find My iPhone and Android Device Manager. uConsider antivirus. Especially for Android users, it’s rec-

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ommended to protect your mobile data with security software. Not only do these apps protect your device from viruses and other malware, but premium services also lock down your privacy settings, scan apps and ﬁles for threats, and some solutions can snap a photo of someone attempting to log into your stolen phone, via the front-facing camera, and send the image to you. uA few other tips. Always back up your phone’s info (in case it becomes lost, stolen, or damaged) via a computer, the cloud, or (if offered), a removable memory card. Finally, opt for two-step authentication with apps such as Gmail, Facebook and so on, as it’ll require both a password and separate code to gain entry.

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Smokestacks, job creation and changes in consumer prices will be top of mind for investors this week — especially as a new presidential administration is set to take office. Key economic indicators regarding industrial production, employment and inflation will be released starting Tuesday. These measures in many ways will be the starting-point benchmarks for President-elect Donald Trump as investors gauge the success of Trumponomics years down the road. Some of the indicators investors will be watching, include: uThe Empire State Survey. This is the first economic indicator, due out Tuesday. The index measures the business outlook of manufacturers in New York state and is used as a general forecast of business activity. The measure posted a big jump in December indicating business confidence. But investors should mute expectations for this week’s reading, according to economists at brokerage firm Nomura, suggesting “hard data on real economic activity were mixed.” uIndustrial production. Evidence that manufacturing output improved in December is

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Investors should mute what to expect as “hard data on real economic activity were mixed.” Report from Nomura, a brokerage ﬁrm

piling up, and a Wednesday reading on industrial production will offer proof. Oil production ticked higher during December along with vehicle and parts production. Boosting U.S. manufacturing has been a major focus of the incoming president. Nomura estimates the December reading on industrial production will show a 0.6% increase. uConsumer Price Index. Inflation is expected to be a tepid 0.3% in the upcoming reading due Wednesday, but there could be much more volatility beyond the headline number. Price changes in food are seen as modest, but higher inflation is expected in energy prices. Inflation trends will affect how the Federal Reserve adjusts monetary policy and interest rates. uInitial jobless claims. Trump has been aggressively applauding companies that say they will add U.S. jobs. Thursday, investors will see where the economy was in terms of joblessness at the end of President Obama’s term. Recent jobless claims data show that the market for workers is healthy and layoffs have been “subdued,” Nomura says. Nomura economists warn investors from reading too much into the December number since holiday statistics can be distorted. Investors, though, this week will have a yardstick with which to measure the success of Donald Trump as president.

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Are your finances Trump-proof? They could be fine, but fears are high enough to warrant some financial considerations Michael Molinski Special for USA TODAY

When Donald Trump is sworn in as the nation’s 45th president, the world – and your finances – could change drastically. Perhaps not at first. But over the next four years, there could be significant changes to the country, U.S. foreign policy, the economy, financial markets, taxes, housing, etc. Are you prepared for those changes? And more importantly, is your money and family Trump-proof? While no one is certain what a Trump presidency will bring, here are a few possible scenarios to account for over the next four years: uTrump could lead the country into a new global war on terrorism, sending financial markets into heightened volatility. uHe could change some of the protective blankets that were used extensively by Americans after the financial crisis, such as unemployment insurance, Medicaid and food stamps. uHe could remove some homeowner protections, such as HARP, short sales, individual bankruptcy protection, etc. uHe could adjust taxes up or down, based on past Republican presidents, which could lower the tax rate for the wealthy and drop the capital gains tax rate. uThere could be a legislative impasse; or the president-elect could be impeached for any number of reasons, such as the ongoing investigation into Russia meddling with the 2016 election. While none of the above scenarios may come to pass, the fact is that people’s fears are high enough to warrant some financial considerations, such as: GET A FINANCIAL CHECKUP

Now is a good time to have a checkup by a ﬁnancial planner to review your age-appropriate asset allocation and make sure you’re on track. A ﬁnancial planner will also go over your income sources, emergency savings, insurance, real estate investments, retirement planning, etc. And it should include your own goals and concerns. If you’re worried about a Trump presidency and how it will affect you, you can bring that up as well.

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“Probably the best advice to Trumpproof your ﬁnances is to become an asset superman.” Carla Dearing, CEO of SUM180, a ﬁnancial wellness service

ﬁnancial wellness service. If the economy turns down, make sure you have enough assets and are not ﬁnancially susceptible to any risks. REVIEW YOUR CASH SITUATION

Make sure you have enough money to cover at least three months of expenses within checking, savings, CDs, money-markets or short-term bonds. CONSIDER INCREASING YOUR REAL-ESTATE ASSETS

“Double-up on your mortgage if you can,” says Dearing. Consider renting out a room or reﬁnance your house at a lower rate. One of the advantages of real estate is that your mortgage payments usually qualify for a tax deduction.

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“Probably the best advice to Trump-proof your ﬁnances is to become an asset superman,” says Carla Dearing, CEO of SUM180, a

ate asset allocation for bonds. Municipal bonds could be attractive to Trump-proof a portfolio because you generally don’t pay federal taxes on income. Tom DeMarco, CFA, a ﬁxed-income strategist at Fidelity, says one of the types of bonds that he ﬁnds appealing now are bonds issued by high-quality private universities, which don’t face the same types of pension and budget pressures faced by local governments. CONSIDER BUYING TIPS, OR TREASURY INFLATION-PROTECTED SECURITIES

If inﬂation goes up under Trump, these instruments could guard you against that.

CONSIDER BONDS

DIVERSIFY INTO DIFFERENT TYPES OF ASSETS, DIFFERENT SECTORS, DIFFERENT EQUITYAND FIXED-INCOME STYLES

Bond yields are still very low, but yields could go up soon, especially if Trump increases infrastructure spending or cuts taxes. Bonds are an important part of most portfolios, so investors should stick to an age-appropri-

Making sure you are sufficiently diversiﬁed is probably the best way to Trump-proof your portfolio. If you are comfortable in your stock-picking ability and if you have sufficient funds to lose, you may want to tweak your portfolio

to some of the sectors that experts think could do better under a Trump presidency, such as defense stocks, energy, pharmaceuticals, and exporters. DO NOTHING

If you’re comfortable enough with your own financial situation and you already have enough cash set aside in an emergency fund, your asset allocation is appropriately diversified and you have a stable stream of guaranteed income sources, then wait and see. To sum up, do not steer too far from what you would normally do if Trump was not the president. Make sure your asset allocation is appropriate to your age and financial situation. Do not steer your diversified portfolio into unknown territories. But make sure your portfolio in strong and stable enough to weather any changes that come your way in the next four years.

Sen. Jeff Sessions, R-Ala., with Presidentelect Donald Trump during a recent meeting at Trump Tower.

Michael Molinski is a New York-based economist and writer, and a former retirement editor at Fidelity Investments and a former journalist at MarketWatch and Bloomberg.

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How will you spend your time in retirement? A retirement coach could help you ﬁnd the right balance between vacation and vocation Robert Powell Special to USA TODAY

Retired and non-retired Americans say the freedom of being able to do “what they want when they want,” is the most valued aspect of retirement, according to a recent Limra Secure Retirement Institute blog post. Trouble is, many retirees and pre-retirees don’t necessarily know how they’ll spend all that free time. Sure, many want to and do travel. But there’s just as many who haven’t taken the time to ﬁgure out exactly what to do with all their new-found freedom.

FIND A RETIREMENT COACH

Robert Laura, president of RetirementProject.org.

HIRE A RETIREMENT COACH

Increasingly, experts suggest hiring a professional – specifically a life or retirement coach – who can help you figure out how to avoid boredom and depression in retirement and, equally important, make retirement happier and more fulfilling. “One of the goals of a retirement coach is to help people see retirement from a fresh perspective to open up new thoughts,” says Robert Laura, president of RetirementProject.org, which recently launched a retirement

coaching certification program. “People often enter retirement with vague ideas and assumptions and suddenly don’t find retirement as fulfilling as they hope.” Often, says Laura, pre-retirees and retirees think volunteering will bring fulfillment. “They enter retirement with this broard notion that they will fill time and have an impact on others by volunteering, but suddenly find that not all volunteer gigs feel good,” he says. “And they don’t know why or who to talk to about it – that’s what coaches are for.”

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To be sure, it won’t be easy finding a retirement coach in the U.S. For one, given that it’s a relatively new profession, there aren’t that many of them. But that’s changing. Laura, for instance, is spearheading efforts to create a Retirement Coaches Association in hopes of establishing “more credibility and consistency in certifications and applications.” And organizations such Retirement Options offer consumers a webbased directory of coaches. In the meanwhile, experts such as Mitch Anthony, author of The New Retirementality: Planning Your Life and Living Your Dreams...at Any Age You Want, is also training financial advisers to serve as retirement coaches. When vetting a retirement coach, Anthony recommends evaluating whether the adviser can help you retire “to” something and not just “from” some-

thing; uncover aspects of your work that you may miss and need to replace in retirement; help you ﬁnd balance between vacation and vocation; and navigate the differences in retirement expectations for couples. “If an adviser cannot provide these dialogues I recommend that (retirees and pre-retirees) partner with someone who can,” says Anthony. Laura also says retirees should look for someone with some level of certiﬁcation or training. HOW MUCH MIGHT YOU PAY?

Retirees and pre-retirees who plan to hire a retirement coach will discover that compensation is all over the place. “You can pay $75 to $100 an hour in the Midwest and up to $300 per hour in the New York,” says Laura, who also notes that most coaches offer packages for multiple sessions that can save on the cost. DO IT YOURSELF?

To be fair, some retirees and pre-retirees don’t need to hire a professional to help them figure out how to make retirement happier and more fulfilling. But they do need to spend time figuring out what will make their retirement fulfilling and put it in writing. According to Limra Secure Retirement Institute research, twice as many retirees and pre-retirees with formal written retirement plans feel confident that they will be able to live their desired lifestyle in retirement as those without such plans (51% vs. 25%).

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One such person who had a written plan was Dirk Cotton, a financial planner and author of the Retirement Café blog. “I entered retirement with an extensive lifestyle plan,” says Cotton, who retired in his early 50s some 11 years ago. “I have an extensive plan for everything and I enjoy retirement immensely.” But, Cotton says pre-retirees and retirees should be flexible about their plan. “I’m doing very little of what I planned to do,” he says. “My biggest plans were to fly fish the world and to attend minor league baseball games, and I still participate in these a bit.” But his greatest joy now comes researching retirement finance; publishing academic papers and writing a blog on the subject; volunteering with teens at risk; traveling; taking a “large number of online classes in a broad range of subjects;” traveling; and applying to a doctoral program. Cotton is also spending time which his adult children. “I thought my kids wouldn’t need me after they were grown, but I spend a lot of time helping them,” he says. “These are not activities that even occurred to me before retirement.” Could a retirement coach have helped Cotton find that bliss? “I doubt it, but I suspect that retirement coaches are like chiropractors and antidepressants,” Cotton says. “They help some people.” Powell is editor of Retirement Weekly and contributes regularly to USA TODAY, “The Wall Street Journal” and MarketWatch.

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Late ’60s photo shows changes 1. Beginning at the bottom of the page, the No. 1 locates the First Presbyterian Church before it was renovated and added 20 feet to its expanse. 2. No. 2 indicates residence Bill’s Esso, the scene of many pleasant childhood memories for the author; Tony’s Pizza occupies this busy corner. 3. Directly across from Tony’s sits The Church of the Holy Comforter. 4. The church faces the 4th site, then occupied by First Federal Savings and Loan; now this site is home of the BB&T Bank. 5. No. 5 represents The National Bank of South Carolina, which has since moved to the corner of Warren and Broad streets; the building has become a part of Holy Comforter. 6. Formally The Hurst Furniture Co., No. 6, occupied the building located on the corner of Canal and North Main streets and was later removed to make space for the Tuomey emergency room parking lot.

Reflections looks back at Main Street Sumter in the late ’60s, showing the magnitude of the changes that have taken place in the last five decades of our city’s history. Note that some buildings remain, while others are gone or drastically changed. Twenty sites are identified along with the businesses or facilities that occupy them, and some readers should be able to identify several others. The aerial photo and data for this article were taken from The Sumter Item archives. Reach Sumter Item Archivist Sammy Way at waysammy@yahoo.com or (803) 774-1294.

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8. No. 8 represents the Sumter County Courthouse, which opened in 1907.

15. No. 15 represented Sumter’s first skyscraper commonly known as the Dixie-Life Building which was removed in 1973-74.

9. No. 9 marks the location of the Mayflower Restaurant, which was owned and operated by Gus Cricos and Chris Coutras and opened in November of 1951.

16. No. 16 represents another Sumter landmark, the McLellan’s 5-10 Store, which opened circa 1917 and remained on Main until it was occupied by Standard Music Co.

10. No. 10 denotes the Agricultural Building, which was a Sumter and WPA project; it was extended in 1939 and demolished in 1978.

17. No. 17 denotes what was once referred to as Convenience Corner dedicated in 1949 by Mrs. W.E. Bynum, the wife of Mayor Bynum. The corner of West Liberty and South Sumter streets served an A&P grocery store and a Sno-White Cleaners.

11. Continuing South on Main Street, we arrive at No. 11, a building on the corner of Law Range and North Main. This building was once occupied by The Manhattan Restaurant owned by Chris Chokas and later became the S&W Cafeteria. The building eventually became the property of Naomi and Warner until this enterprise moved to a new location. 12. No. 12 represents what was initially the site of Montgomery-Ward, followed by a number of businesses; currently the property of Thompson Industrial Services. 13. No. 13 was and remains the site of Alderman Drug Store.

7. No. 7 indicates the remnants of Ray Fowler’s Pure Service Station, which opened in 1954.

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14. No. 14 is one of the most recognizable sites in the city, the Sumter Opera House.

18. No. 18 represents the three-story Allston Building, which once housed Efirds Department store and is currently occupied by Kimbrells Furniture Store. 19. No. 19 once housed the Western Auto Family Store; recently restored, the structure is now occupied by Central Carolina Technical College. 20. Finally, No. 20 rests at the foot of the John Bossard Britton Bridge, which connected South Main Street with Manning Avenue, eliminating the necessity for autos to cross several busy railroad tracks. The bridge opened in 1940 with a ceremony that included a parade and guest speakers.

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Sumter men in glider training; superintendent Derthick dies 75 YEARS AGO – 1942 July 3-9 The rumor is circulating among some persons in Sumter, it has been learned, that tomorrow night’s blackout will be made more realistic by the actual dropping of bombs. Mayor F.B. Creech, head of the Sumter County Council for defense, has hastened this morning to reassure the populace that no bombs of any sort would be dropped. He added, however, that citizens should conduct themselves during the blackouts as if there were Yesteryear danger of in Sumter bombing and SAMMY WAY that volunteer workers will deal with cases of imaginary bombing during the hour-long period of darkness. • Dinkins Mill House was washed 300 feet from its base by pond waters that rose 17 feet from torrential rains. A hundred-foot gap was cut through the dam of the pond, and water over the nearby road was reported as deep as six feet. Jimmy Dinkins of the Carolina Hardware Co., whose brothers, J.B. and William C. Dinkins, are owners of the pond, told an Item reporter this morning that the pond had been practically drained before the rains and that the flood gate had been wide open. It was the second time since 1928 that the mill house has been washed away. The 12-inch rain that swelled the Dinkins mill waters also made impassable several roads in the Hagood section and washed away at least one bridge between Horatio and Hagood. • Eight Sumter men who enlisted at Shaw Field for glider pilot training left for Randolph Field, Texas, to begin their course of instruction, officials at the Army’s basic flying school announced today. Representing Sumter in the first contingent of glider trainees are Robert N. Boykin, William H. Brown, John W. Chastain, Jackson L. DuBose, William C. Harrison, William Moody, Walter S. Osborne and Charles P. Osteen. • Sumter is receiving some kind of national recognition because one of the county’s natives has allegedly betrayed his country. Although the publicity isn’t the kind one would like to paste in a scrapbook, it’s publicity just the same. Robert Henry Best, native of Sumter County and son of a Methodist minister, embarked upon a journalistic career and went to Europe. There he remained until a few months ago, when he along with other Americans were brought out of the Nazi interment and carried to Portugal, where they were exchanged for German civilians. But Best left the crowd and went back to “Vienna,” according to an Associated Press dispatch, “to marry a Vienna woman.” Recently a voice said by Berlin to be that of Robert Henry Best has been ridiculing Americans over the Berlin short-wave radio station. Many Sumterites have heard the broadcast. Whether Berlin is faking the voice is not really known, but some admit it’s

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From 1942 — Guests from Sumter attending Shaw Field’s Founders’ Day program are seen with Col. Burton M. Hovey Jr., commanding officer. They are, from left, C.P. Gable, W.R. Keels, George D. Levy, Mayor F.B. Creech, Herbert A. Moses and Charles L. Cuttino. (Official Shaw Field Photo) a good facsimile if not the real voice of Best. • The courthouse crowd had its first watermelon cutting of the season on July 3. The host of the occasion was S.L. Young Sr. of Dalzell and one of the registrars at the courthouse, who received a 75pound melon by express as a present from J.D. Jenkins, formerly of Rembert and a friend of Young who is now a merchant at Furman.

50 YEARS AGO – 1967 April 3-9 Sumter’s track team has had only four dual meets this season, but already four new records have been set en route to the Birds’ perfect 4-0 mark. A year ago Coach Bill Painter led Sumter to a record of 10 wins against only one defeat and a fourth-place finish in the state’s 22-member triple-A conference. This year the Gamecocks look like they may do even better. One of the big reasons for the Gamecocks’ surge is the running of junior Sammy Gibson, who also plays football. The lightning– fast 150-pounder set a new record in the 440-yard dash by touring the oval in 51.9. The team has several record-holder athletes — Eddie Connor, Pete Brown, Sammy Way, Dwayne Windham, Frank Matthews, Jimmy Scales, Wayne Davis, Hamp Norris and others make this team one of the very best and a contender for the state title. • The best way to describe Sumter’s baseball Gamecocks this spring is Yo-Yo, for that’s the kind of attack they have shown so far — an up-anddown attack. The team was up for this outing as Cleve Marsh went all the way on the mound for the Birds to record his second win of the year against no defeats, giving up just three hits, fanning six and walking only one. The Gamecock with the biggest bat was right-fielder Lewis Beverly who connected for three hits, including a big triple. • When a business survives for more than 100 years, operating under the same name and dealing in the same service, it would have to have

good management. That is what the Sumter Insurance Agency has had since it was founded in 1866 by Anthony White. We did not know Mr. White, as he came a little before our time, but he must have had plenty on the ball, as his firm prospered from the start. We did know most of his successors, including Perry Moses Sr., Robert D. Graham, father of Mayor R.E. Graham, and his widow, Mrs. Martha Wilson Graham, now president of Sumter’s Golden Age Club and the present owner, Hugh C. McLaurin. • Legislation has been passed by the General Assembly revising the boundaries of all voting precincts in Sumter and Sumter County. The bill was introduced by State Sen. Henry B. Richardson after the new boundaries had been worked out by a special committee he appointed, the city and county planning staff and the County Legislative Delegation. • Reese Dabbs knocked in three runs to spark Mayewood to a conference 5-B win over Furman at the Rebels’ home field. The win upped Mayewood’s record to 2-1, while Furman is now 1-1 on the season. • Sen. Ernest F. Hollings today announced the approval of $410,000 for military construction at Shaw Air Force Base. The announcement, however, did not specify the project approved. • When the Citadel’s 120piece marching band including its famous bagpipers arrives for Sumter’s Iris Festival, Cadet Joe McElveen will be leading the show. Cadet McElveen, son of Mr. and Mrs. J.T. McElveen, was selected as the new drum major from the rising senior class at The Citadel. • “Mr. Bland and the Iris Gardens” will be the topic of a paper by Mrs. W.J. Snyder Jr. that will be read at the meeting of Sumter County Historical Society. • The age-old battle of the Fords vs. Chevrolets will prevail when the first race of the season gets underway at Sumter Raceway. Almost a dozen each of Chevys and Fords will

line up for the late-model sportsman race. Local drivers to keep an eye on are: Jimmy Allsbrook, Lee Johnson, H.C. Pritchard, Robbie Hynes, Robert Kirby, Ray McCoy and others.

25 YEARS AGO – 1992 Jan. 2-8 Sumter School District 17’s Board of Trustees appointed Dr. Andrena Ray acting superintendent in a unanimous vote taken at a special trustee meeting. Ray, the district’s assistant superintendent for instruction, will assume the superintendency and serve temporarily while Superintendent Dr. Lawrence Derthick is recuperating from heart surgery at Duke University Hospital. “My immediate priority would be to provide stability and continuity so that the district’s business and instruction can go on as necessary,” Ray said. • Administrators at the University of South Carolina Sumter won’t ask the Commission on Higher Education for four-year status because of a snag in the school’s preparation for the hearing. USC administrators will instead ask for a postponement of the scheduled hearing, said Dr. Thomas Lisk, USC Sumter’s associate dean of academic affairs. • Sumter County Library is one of 30 South Carolina public libraries to receive money from a $122,000 grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities. The grant was awarded recently to members of the Association of Public Library Administrators for presenting “Let’s Talk About It” programs in public libraries across the state. “Let’s Talk About It” is a humanities-based reading and discussion program developed by the American Library Association for out-of-school adults who enjoy reading and want to talk with others about what they have read. • Sumter’s Tuomey Regional Medical Center has implemented a health and fitness program it hopes will result in lower health insurance costs for local businesses. The Wellness program, directed by

Tuomey health education coordinator Tom Rolen, is designed to teach employers and their employees ways to improve their health and work environment and offer them incentives to take better care of themselves. • Sumter School District 17 Superintendent Dr. Lawrence G. Derthick Jr., 63, died at Duke University Hospital in Durham, North Carolina. “Dr. Derthick’s death is a loss to the Sumter community because not only was he an outstanding spokesman for education, but also because he was a leader who worked to improve our community in many other ways,” said Dr. Laura Ayers, chairwoman of the District 17 board of trustees. • Department of Social Services head James Solomon, having endured another tongue lashing from board members, said he will decide by next month whether to resign. “I’m considering all my options,” he said after a lengthy board meeting. Solomon has clashed with DSS board members at nearly every meeting since last summer. The clashes increased when the Legislative Audit Council criticized the agency for failing to protect children adequately and for having too many administrators. • E. Murr Hall, 105, widower of Lenora Williford Hall, died Monday, Jan. 6, at Hampton Nursing Center. He was a lifelong member of Trinity United Methodist Church, where he served with the chancel choir and was a charter member of the McLeod Wesley Bible Class. He was also a charter member of Sumter Kiwanis Club and an honorary member of the Fortnightly Club. He was the bookkeeper for O.L. Williams Veneer Co. and the Williams family for about 60 years. He retired at 90. • Furman High School’s gym generally is not a good place to show up at less than full strength. But the loss of a couple of players because of disciplinary problems as well as head coach Harold Galloway had no effect on Bishopville as the Dragons defeated the Indians 72-67 in the region opener for the two teams favored to dominate Region III2A this season. “When you come to Furman you know you’re going to be in for a fight,” said Bishopville’s Mac McClary, who took over when Galloway was unable to make the trip due to illness. “We believe that the road to the (region) championship goes through Bishopville and Furman this year.” • Sumter City Council members will elect a mayor protem. And while Mayor Steve Creech has said he does not know who will be elected, he said today no council members have expressed interest in taking the job away from the current mayor pro-tem — the Rev. William S. Randolph. Randolph, who has held the post for the past two years, will probably run unopposed. “Historically, the city council elects its new mayor pro-tem at the beginning of every year,” City Manager Talmadge Tobias said today. Reach Sumter Item Archivist Sammy Way at waysammy@ yahoo.com or (803) 774-1221.

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How To Read The Market in Review The list includes the most active stocks in each exchange, as well as stocks of local interest. Stock Footnotes: cc – PE greater than 99. cld - Issue has been called for redemption by company. d - New 52-week low. dd – Loss in last 12 mos. ec - Company formerly listed on the American Exchange's Emerging Company Marketplace. g - Dividends and earnings in Canadian dollars. h - temporary exmpt from Nasdaq capital and surplus listing qualification. n - Stock was a new issue in the last year. The 52-week high and low figures date only from the beginning of trading. pf - Preferred stock issue. pr - Preferences. pp - Holder owes installments of purchase price. q – Closed-end mutual fund; no PE calculated. rt - Right to buy security at a specified price. s - Stock has split by at least 20 percent within the last year. wi - Trades will be settled when the stock is issued. wd - When distributed. wt - Warrant, allowing a purchase of a stock. u - New 52-week high. un - Unit,, including more than one security. vj - Company in bankruptcy or receivership, or being reorganized under the bankruptcy law. Appears in front of the name. Mutual Fund Footnotes: e – Ex-capital gains distribution. f – Previous day’s quote. n - No-load fund. p – Fund assets used to pay distribution costs. r – Redemption fee or contingent deferred sales load may apply. s – Stock dividend or split. t – Both p and r. x – Ex-cash dividend. Source: The Associated Press and Morningstar. Sales figures are unofficial. IntraLinks IntPotash Intrexon InvenSense Invesco InvMtgCap IronMtn iShItaly rs iShJapan rs iShSing rs iSTaiwn rs iSh UK rs iShCorEM iSCHeafe iShCHJpn ItauUnibH

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THE SUMTER ITEM

SUNDAY, JANUARY 15, 2017

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Chickadee sits in the dogwood tree ... A chickadee sits in a dogwood tree for a turn at a bird feeder in a Sumter backyard recently. Did an old nursery rhyme just pop into your head? MELANIE SMITH / THE SUMTER ITEM

Winter mornings bring quite a show

tanding at the edge of the flooded woods, in the dusk of evening, I saw a very big bird coming over the trees, floating on silent wings. It banked and dropped through the timber, disappearing from view. I heard a very faint splash. Of course, I knew that it was a great blue heron. They are solitary birds and the last to fly in the evening. I knew then that I had arrived too late to see the duck flight. Dan I decided to look Geddings again Friday morning before work. The weekend weather forecast was bad. Rain, snow and high winds for Saturday, bitter cold Sunday. I needed to know if we had enough ducks using the pond. I was concerned that the cold weather would freeze the shallows and

send the woodies farther south. The next morning, I rolled up well before daylight. It was cold, so I sat in the truck with the window down for a while. A heavy wake in the edge of the pond caught my attention. It was too big for a fish or a duck, so I eased the door open and stepped out to get a better look. It was hard to tell in the near darkness, but it looked like a beaver. I love beavers, but not on my place. They chew up the trees and will stop up my spillways. It swam toward me and stopped. Its head and pointy tail came up out of the water at the same time. “Otter!” I realized. “He can eat all the fish he wants,” I said softly to myself. The otter saw me at that instant and dived. At that moment I heard just the hint of whispering wings overhead and looked up to see a pair of mallards in the gray light, cupped up and dropping into the timber. A pair of wood ducks fol-

lowed. I heard more woodies squealing farther over in the timber. The early light seems to sneak in without much notice, and the daylight comes gradually. After a while, I noticed a subtle pinkish glow to the woods and looked to my right rear. The brilliant glow of a multicolored sunrise caught me completely by surprise. It was magnificent, and for a moment, I forgot about the ducks. I could have lingered and soaked up more of the morning, but I needed to get on to work. I had not seen enough ducks to make me want to brave the elements Saturday morning. The duck hunt would just have to wait. Saturday morning dawned cloudy, cold and wet. The weather forecaster promised snow later in the day. He would prove to be right. I have a solid glass storm door on the back, looking out over our yard. I watched the weather and the wildlife from my couch.

We have five or six bird feeders in our backyard, and the birds were feeding heavily. There were cardinals, sparrows, chickadees and juncos. Brown-headed cowbirds dropped in, and mourning doves. Tufted titmice and house finches flitted in and out. The sparrows would squabble and fight for position on the feeders. At one time, I counted 18 red birds. There were goldfinches in their winter gray. When the rain let up about noon, I went out and re-filled the feeders. It was a show, and I wanted to see it continue. The wind picked up and the snow came – sideways. At first it was tiny flakes that were hard to see, then bigger flakes the size of a quarter. It was cold, but too warm for the snow. It didn’t stick. After the snow, the birds came back. Dozens of them crowded around the feeders. Gone were the blue birds and painted buntings of summer. But, it was still quite a show of winter wildlife.

Frozen fox extracted from upper reaches of Danube in Germany, put on display BERLIN (AP) — A hunter in Germany has put on show a block of ice containing a fox that he says fell into the chilly Danube and drowned, in what he calls a warning of the dangers of the icy river. Franz Stehle told news agency dpa on Friday that the block containing the fox was extracted from the ice

on Jan. 2 and put on display outside his family's hotel in Fridingen. The town is on the upper reaches of the Danube, close to its source in southwestern Germany. Stehle says it's not unusual for animals to break through the frozen surface of the river in winter. He says he's seen a frozen deer and wild boar before.

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A block of ice containing a drowned fox, who broke through the thin ice of the Danube river four days earlier, sits on the bank of the Danube river in Fridingen, southern Germany, on Friday.

Critics upset after Norwegian preschool children watch reindeer slaughter BY DAVID KEYTON The Associated Press

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A child gets out of a truck filled with slaughtered reindeer in Henning, Norway, on Tuesday. A preschool in Arctic Norway is facing online criticism for taking 5-year-old children on an outing to view the slaughter and skinning of reindeer at a nearby farm.

OSLO, Norway — A preschool in Arctic Norway is facing online criticism for taking 5-yearold children on an outing to view the slaughter and skinning of reindeer at a nearby farm. The criticism erupted on Facebook after the school posted photos of eight children looking at reindeers, a culled animal hanging above a blood pool, a child dragging bloodied skins in the snow and snowsuit-clad children tossing carcass bits into a container. Dag Olav Stoelan, head of the Granstubben Barnehage preschool, says Tuesday's daytrip was designed to teach the children about the indigenous Sami who live in northern Norway and are often involved in reindeer herding. Hundreds of thousands of reindeer roam freely across the region and provide work for those in the country's sparsely populated northern wilderness. "There are many reindeer outside," Stoelan said Friday, speaking by telephone from the preschool near the city of Steinkje, 320 miles north of Oslo, the capital. "This is not the first time we have done it."

"It is important to show where the meat comes from," he told The Associated Press, adding, "we will do it again." The preschool has had previous outings to see pigs being slaughtered at other nearby farms. Stoelan said once parents had agreed to let their children participate, preschool employees talked to the children about the farm before and after the outing. Preschool teacher Therese Johnsen told the local daily Troender-Avisa that none of the children had reacted negatively. Negative reactions, however, did come on the school's Facebook wall, where some people wrote that "the kindergarten is making sure we get more psychopaths among us" and "people who are killing animals are not far away to killing human beings." Public dissections of animals are common in Scandinavia. In October 2015, a Danish zoo faced criticism and online protests for publicly dissecting a lion in front of children. The Copenhagen Zoo, meanwhile, made international headlines a year earlier when it killed a giraffe for inbreeding reasons, then dissected it and fed it to lions in front of visitors, including children.

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