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Legislators: Funding infrastructure a daunting task JIM HILLEY jim@theitem.com South Carolina State Rep. Murrell Smith, R-Sumter, said he is going duck hunting this weekend. Pity the poor ducks. Smith has been working in the trenches as the House Budget Writing Subcommittee has tried to pare down requests from state agencies to what can be included in a proposed bonding bill. Smith said that in 2000, the Legislature passed a $1 billion bond bill to aid

school districts to expand and provide maintenance to their buildings. “That basically took all our bonding capacity,” he said. “We didn’t have the ability to borrow money until we paid that bond indebtedness off to keep our AAA credit rating.” Now that bond bill has been paid off, he said, the state can pass it’s first bond bill in 17 years. “For years, we have been putting off deferred maintenance, we have been putting off capital needs of agencies in this state and now we come and we say ‘OK, we are going to look because

we have availability on our bond indebtedness to issue a new bond bill, come bring us your requests,’” he said. “We had over $2 billion of requests,” he said. “The difficult task is prioritizing these needs because they are real.” It’s a thankless task as well. Smith and his fellow SMITH subcommittee members have apparently been taking potshots from all sides, including agencies not getting the money

they requested and conservatives adverse to any kind of borrowing. “You have to do this while at the same time facing criticism that you’re running up the debt in the state and your running up the credit card and we don’t need a bond bill. It’s just a pork fest,” Smith said. “It’s balancing the needs of state government versus the need to be responsible,” he said. Smith said it is akin to what has happened to the state’s roads.

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Fears, concerns linger after 2008 murder Charles Way’s family still seeks closure almost 10 years later

The Sumter Item begins a series of stories on cold cases that lack enough information to solve. By bringing attention to them, the hope is that someone might have information that will help solve the cases. New technology, such as DNA testing, might also help solve cases.

BY ADRIENNE SARVIS adrienne@theitem.com Almost nine years after the murder of 66-year-old Charles Way, Sumter County Sheriff’s Office still has no suspects or a motive as to why the beloved father and grandfather was shot and killed in his home Aug. 18, 2008. Robin Miles, Way’s daughter, said she remembers that Monday nearly a decade ago as a pretty day. It was not too hot even though it was Au-

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A billboard was used to help obtain information on the murder of Charles Way. gust, she said. “It was just a normal day.” Miles said she called her father that morning, and they had a normal conversation. Other family members spoke with him that day, too, she said. According to previous stateWAY ments from Way’s family members, Dotsy Prescott, Way’s sister, attempted to get in touch with her brother by phone that afternoon, but he did not answer his home phone or cellphone, which was unusual. She then asked

Miles to stop by his house to check on him. It wasn’t until Miles went to her father’s home on Grace Lane off Myrtle Beach Highway about 4:30 p.m. did the feeling of a normal day change. According to an incident report filed on the date of the crime, Miles found her father lying on the floor near the back door, unresponsive. Miles and other family members initially thought that Way had collapsed because he had complained about stomach pains, according to 2008 statements from county investigators. It wasn’t until later that a bullet wound was found.

Way was struck once in the right side of his abdomen, above the belly button, by a low-caliber round, possibly a .22-caliber gun. According to a report from forensic pathologist Janice E. Ross with Newberry Pathology Associates in Newberry County, Way is thought to have died in the early afternoon from excessive blood loss after the bullet cut his aorta artery. Gun powder residue was left on Way’s abdomen indicating that he was shot at close range but that the gun was not pressed against his body, according to the crime scene investigation report.

Way’s jewelry and money were not taken after he was shot, and the house was found in well-kept condition with no signs of a struggle, states the crime scene report. Way kept a .380-caliber pistol under a pillow in the master bedroom and another .380-caliber pistol in the console of his vehicle, but only a television remote was found near his body. Way was also found wearing only a pair of blue shorts. A letter from Way’s brother, sent to a county investigator, said Way would never have answered the door without a

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Economist says small metros should look at long-term population BY BRUCE MILLS bruce@theitem.com Smaller metropolitan areas, such as Sumter County, need to look at population growth as a long-run opportunity and process due to the complex structure of the economy, says one state economist. University of South Carolina Research Economist Joey Von Nessen made his comments Friday to The Sumter Item after Thursday’s release by the U.S. Census Bureau of the latest county population estimates for the state and entire U.S. Those esti-

mates showed Sumter essentially flat in population from the last decennial census in 2010 to 2016 with a dip of 0.06 percent — or 60 residents — during the sixyear period to 107,396. During the same time, the state grew by 7.3 percent — or 335,755 residents — to 4,961,119 fuVON NESSEN eled by growth in the major metropolitan areas of Charleston, Myrtle Beach, Columbia and Greenville. Von Nessen said Sumter and other second-tier metros must look at popu-

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lation growth from two perspectives: first, by providing additional opportunities and resources to current residents to keep them here; and, second, by marketing appropriately to bring whoever it’s targeting into the county from the outside. Each of these pieces must work together simultaneously as well for growth over time, he said. As far as the first approach of opportunities for current residents, Von Nessen said it involves having jobs available for residents to fill, but also having the proper resources and training in place to meet the demands of current employers. Business and in-

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dustry workforce needs are constantly evolving and growing due to technology in the workplace; so, having relevant resources and training available is critical. “The technical college is a piece of that, and K-12 is a piece of that as well — both of those are important,” Von Nessen said. Key indicators to look for in this facet are technical college enrollment and the tracking of these students’ progress toward obtaining employment locally.

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U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Robert E. Livingston Jr., the adjutant general or South Carolina, presents S.C. State Sen. Thomas McElveen, D-Sumter, with a Minute Man Statue, the symbol of the National Guard, to honor him as the National Guard Association of South Carolina’s State Senator of the Year for 2016.

Local legislators recognized by National Guard Association FROM STAFF REPORTS Two legislators in the South Carolina General Assembly who represent the Sumter area have been recognized by the National Guard Association of South Carolina during a ceremony Tuesday hosted by U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Robert E. Livingston Jr., the adjutant general for South Carolina. Rep. Murrell Smith, R-Sumter, was recognized as the Legislator of the Year for 2016, and Sen. Thomas McElveen, D-Sumter, was recognized as Senator of the Year. The award recognizes legislators in the state of South Carolina who have rendered "exceptional service and legislative effort on behalf of the National Guard Associa-

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U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Robert E. Livingston Jr., the adjutant general for South Carolina, presents S.C. State Rep. Murrell Smith, R-Sumter, with a Minute Man Statue, the symbol of the National Guard, to honor him as the National Guard Association of South Carolina’s Legislative Representative of the Year 2016. tion of South Carolina," according to a news release. Recipients are recommended by the association’s legislative committee and approved by their executive council. Both recipients are Sum-

ter attorneys. Smith represents the citizens from House District 67, in Sumter County. McElveen represents Senate District 35 which includes Sumter, Lee, Richland and Kershaw counties.

Two separate monthly employment surveys released Friday show South Carolina's economy moving in different directions and provide a gray picture, but one thing that's crystal clear is the state's labor market is extremely tight, says a regional economist with the Federal Reserve Bank. Rick Kaglic, senior regional economist with the Charlotte division of the Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond, made his remarks Friday after the monthly release of the Local Area Unemployment Statistics report and the Nonfarm Payroll Employment report for South Carolina by the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The Local Area Unemployment Statistics report, which is a survey of households for employment, showed employed S.C. residents grew by a record 10,645 residents in February. However, the Nonfarm Payroll Employment report, which is a jobs survey of employers in the state and based on a much larger sample size, revealed a decrease of 1,800 jobs in the month. According to Kaglic, the variance in the two indicators could be because the data are collected differently: the household survey measures how many residents are employed, regardless of where they work; payroll employment measures the number of jobs located within the geographic boundaries of the state. He gave the example of someone living in York County but working in Charlotte, North Carolina. That person will show up in North Carolina on the payroll employment numbers, and show up in South Carolina as employed in the household numbers, which factors the unemployment rate. "Oftentimes, we will get this

variation between what's being estimated for the payroll employment numbers and then what's being estimated for the household numbers," Kaglic said. "More often than not, I think, we find that the truth lies somewhere in between when you get those big divergences in there." So, Kaglic said, he needs to see the larger trend over the next couple months of data to get a clearer picture of where employment is moving in the state. The two monthly surveys provided a similar picture for Sumter County as well. The unemployment data showed an increase from January to February of 293 employed Sumter residents, regardless of what county they work in. However, the payroll employment data of employers within Sumter County showed a 200 job decrease for February to 39,200. Sumter County's unemployment rate for February was 5.5 percent. Clarendon County's rate was 6.1 percent, and Lee County registered a 6.2 percent unemployment rate for the month. The state's unemployment rate for February was 4.4 percent. That unemployment rate for the state is very low, according to historical trends, Kaglic said. When the unemployment rate is high, there are lots of skilled available workers searching for jobs, according to Kaglic. However, a lower unemployment rate means fewer skilled available workers are looking for employment, and it's harder for employers to find talent since the economy is closer to "full employment." The lower rate confirms what Kaglic is hearing from business representatives on available talent for hire. "The primary challenge that I hear from business contacts in the state is, 'I would love to hire a worker, if only I could find one,'" Kaglic said.

Shepherd’s Center seeks new home with accessibility for seniors BY JIM HILLEY jim@theitem.com The Sumter Shepherd’s Center, a multi-faith ministry which supports quality-of-life programs for older adults is looking for office space, according to Executive Director and CEO Jeanette Roveri. The nonprofit’s office has been housed in the Trinity Lincoln Center, formerly Lincoln High School on Council Street, but recently the building was sold to the Lincoln High School Preservation Alumni Association. Roveri said the ministry was founded in 1983 by a group of 18 local churches, the Junior Welfare League and civic organizations. Gus Becker, a local senior who volunteers with the ministry, said support

from the Shepherd’s Center has been a “life saver.” Becker said that after his wife of 51 years passed away five years ago, he needed a way to avoid becoming withdrawn and reclusive. The center helped him become re-engaged in the community. “The center has given me free range to help them, and that has helped me.” Riveri said the mission of the center is to improve the physical, spiritual and mental quality of life for seniors through continued learning. She said the center provides free tax aid services in collaboration with the AARP and driver safety courses which allow people to get discounts on their auto insurance. “It used to be called 55-Alive, but now it is offered to any age, and you get

three years of discounts,” she said. “We do that every month.” The center also has weekly lunches and there is some type of class such as a foreign language or activity such as bowling or cards every day. “We have had classes on how to make jewelry, how to repair small engines, line dancing, knitting, short stories; it is classes for seniors, by seniors and they design the classes they want,” Roveri said. All of the instructors are volunteers. “If they have a skill they share their knowledge with other people,” she said. The center also organizes trips for seniors, she said, such as day trips to go shopping to Columbia or Florence. “This month we are going to Mepkin Abby in Moncks Corner,” she said. “We have three buses going, it is

so popular.” She said the organization has about 500 members, 250 volunteers and serves about 1,800 people who participate in the public classes. “If you cannot afford a membership it is just given, there is no application or anything like that,” she said. Roveri said the organization doesn't need a very large office space. “We can operate out of very little space because we host most of our classes in churches or the bowling alley and different places,” she said. "Ideally, we would like to be able to host the driving courses, which hold 20 people.” She said the main requirement is that the office space be accessible to seniors. Anyone interested may call Roveri at (803) 840-3770, or The Shepherd’s Center at (803) 773-1944.

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True love is slow to anger The Apostle Paul writing to the Corinthians stated, “Love it is not easily angered,” (NIV). Charles Swindoll stated, “Life is 10 percent what happens to you and 90 percent how you react to it.” Have we witnessed people who get Family Encouragement angry over the littlest of things, like a child spilling RICHARD a drink or a spouse purHOLMES chasing the wrong color shirt? As you read and reflect over this article today please ask two questions:. “What did I read?” and “What do I need to do differently because of what I read?” Anger is defined by Dictionary.com as, “A strong feeling of displeasure or belligerence aroused by a wrong.” Please notice the feeling of displeasure. When feelings of displeasure set in, a person, church or workplace can be ripped apart by the emotions anger produces. When those feelings of displeasure set in and we are easily angered, we do or say things that can hurt those we love the most, deeply. In Ephesians 6:4 we read these words, “Fathers, do not provoke your children to anger, but bring them up in the discipline and instruction of the Lord.” As parents we have a

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great opportunity to raise our children in the way of the Lord. The best way we do this, I believe, is through our actions. When a child spills something, he or she needs a towel to help him or her clean it up. When a child does not achieve a goal, he or she need guidance on how to do better the next time. Yelling at him or her during these moments may only provoke him or her. Children need to see and hear how their actions can be a testimony for the Lord. Proverbs 14:29, reminds us we must be slow to anger. “He who is slow to anger has great understanding, But he who is quicktempered exalts folly.” A key point in this Scripture is if we get angry quickly we can make mistakes, and the mistakes could be costly. Today, may we all be challenged to be slow to anger, thus solving disputes in a better manner. Next week we will review how love does not keep a record of wrongs. Family Encouragement Corner is a weekly inspirational thought from Richard Holmes. Holmes serves as a chaplain at Shaw Air Force Base. The opinions expressed in this article do not express the views of Shaw Air Force Base or the United States Air Force. For more information regarding Family Encouragement Corner or to offer your suggestions or comments please feel free to email

Nutrition becomes more important as we age Nutrition habits play an important role in everyday life. After age 30, we tend to gradually Missy lose muscle mass and Corrigan bone density which slows the metabolism, increasing risk for weight gain. Aging adults can no longer get away with eating an improper diet as they once did. For aging athletes, this is especially true when it comes to performance. Because the human body changes over the years, nutrition becomes even more important. Our daily energy needs tend to decrease gradually as we age. This is partly due to a decrease in muscle mass, which lowers the body’s resting metabolic rate (RMR). The production of growth hormones slows down in our 30s making it more difficult to maintain muscle mass. One reason most adults gain weight steadily throughout adulthood is that they continue to eat the same amount despite the fact that their RMR is going down. However, this doesn’t seem to occur in runners or other endurance athletes. Research has shown that athletes who practice correct nutrition habits are better able to maintain muscle mass and a higher RMR. In a study at the University of Colorado, female runners and swimmers aged 50-72 had the same RMR as women aged 21-35, whereas the RMR of sedentary women aged 50-72 was 10 percent lower on average. Nutrition guidelines for runners should not have to change over the years, but aging runners should consider following them to be more important. Balanced meals should contain approximately 20 percent protein, 60 percent complex carbohydrates and 20 percent healthy fats. Water should also be consumed steadily throughout the day to keep the body hydrated. Eating antioxidant rich fruits and vegetables daily protect against free radicals in the body and can help boost performance. Recovery nutrition is often forgotten but it is even more vital for the aging runner. Older runners are more susceptible to muscle damage and are not able to repair this damage as quickly between workouts. To greatly accelerate muscle tissue repair take a recovery drink containing carbohydrates and protein within 45 minutes of completing a run. Proper nutrition alone is not enough though. Al-

though running has been shown to delay and slow muscle loss in older runners you must incorporate strength training. Once you pass age 35, strength training becomes truly essential for maintaining muscle mass, along with correct nutrition and post-workout habits. Where a young runner might be able to stray

from these guidelines without noticeable consequences, a 40-year-old runner or older will almost certainly compromise his or her recovery and performance. Missy Corrigan is executive of community health of the Sumter Family YMCA. She can be reached at mcorrigan@ymcasumter.org.

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Janie Wilson of Charleston gets a serving of potato chips at Wednesday’s Lenten Lunch program at Church of the Holy Comforter. The church offers lunch at noon on Wednesdays for the next three weeks leading up to Good Friday. A guest speaker brings a message to the crowd at 12:30 p.m. The lunches are open to the community, and a $5 donation is suggested. Wilson is a sister of Wednesday’s guest speaker, the Rev. Dallas H. Wilson Jr., who is next in line behind her.

Dr. Conley Welcomes Patients at McLeod Orthopaedics Clarendon Our community has a continued need for orthopedic specialists. Lawrence L. Conley, DO of McLeod Orthopaedics Clarendon provides comprehensive orthopedic care to patients in and around Clarendon County. Dr. Conley is a highly-skilled, experienced surgeon with expertise in surgical and non-surgical procedures for joint and bone disorders. “I ﬁnd great joy in creating relationships with my patients and helping them achieve the best possible outcome.” says Dr. Conley.

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he Sumter County Cultural Commission, collaborating with the University of South Carolina Sumter, will present what is perhaps its most fun event of the year on Friday and Saturday. For the third consecutive spring, the commission brings some of the best and best known graphic artists and writers to Sumter for a series of symposiums and workshops geared toward all ages of comic arts lovers. Carmela Bryan, executive director of the commission, said she had no idea there were so many comic arts enthusiasts in the community until she initiated the event in 2015, when scores of people came to the symposiums. “And last year, we had hundreds more,” she said. Bryan expects the crowds to be just as big, if not bigger, this year. The 2017 Sumter Comic Arts Symposium begins Friday at USC Sumter with Conversations with Max Miller Dowdle, Sophie Goldstein and Carl Antonowicz. From 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the Arts and Letters Lecture Hall the artists will talk about their projects, past, present and yet to come, then answer questions from the audience. The program will be moderated by Dr. Andrew Kunka, English professor at USC Sumter and an authority on comic arts. Dowdle, who has been a participant in the symposium each year, is known for his graphic novels “Shattered with a Curve of Horn” (2014) and “An Unlikely Refugee: The Story of a Python Named George” (2016, co-written with Morrow Dowdle). He attended College of Charleston and

graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in Painting and Art History, then studied in Florence, Italy, at the Charles Cecil Studios. Goldstein, a writer and artist, graduated from the Center for Cartoon Studies and won two Ignatz Awards for her graphic novel, “The Oven,” from AdHouse Books, and one for her mini-comic, “House of Women, Part I.” Her work is in demand and has appeared in various publications, among them Best American Comics 2013, Fable Comics, The Pitchfork Review, Maple Key Comics, Sleep of Reason, Symbolia, Trip 8 and Irene 3. Antonowicz’s work is emotional and historically and medically accurate — and somewhat macabre. His work has been exhibited at shows throughout the east coast. Saturday’s event at the Patriot Hall Performing Arts Center will feature 10 comic artists and writers presenting workshops and showing their work. Bryan, in collaboration with Kunka, has gathered an impressive company of comic artists. Bryan said many of them are making repeat appearances, while several will be here

COMICS SYMPOSIUM SCHEDULE Friday, March 31 Arts & Lecture Hall, USC Sumter • 11 a.m. — Max Miller Dowdle • Noon — Sophie Goldstein and Carl Antonowicz Q&A to follow presentations

Saturday, April 1 Patriot Hall, 135 Haynsworth St. • 11:30 a.m. — Jamal Igle, “Sequential Storytelling for Comics” • 1 p.m. — Costume contest • 2 p.m. — Jeremy Whitley and Megan Wilson, “Making the Wasp Unstoppable” • 3 p.m. — Rico Renzi and Chris Brunner, “Collaborative Visual Storytelling” • 4 p.m. — Chris Sims and Chad Bowers, “Chris & Chad have one hour to save The World: A guide to High Adventure Comics” Kids’ activities from noon to 4 p.m.

for the first time. She credits Kunka with arranging their participation. “Andy is an expert on comic arts,” Bryan said, “and he knows many of the artists.” Feedback from the returning artists and writers has been overwhelmingly positive, she said. “They said they enjoyed the people, that it’s not like the super big comic cons where they don’t have room or time to talk to their fans,” she said. “They’re eager to come back.” She added that the response of the Sumter community has been very good, as well. “We got a lot of positive feedback last year, and a lot of them asked us to keep having (the symposiums).” Highlights of Saturday’s events are expected to include “cosplayers, once-in-a-lifetime (question-and-answer) panels, to comic books vendors, costume contests and art activities for children,” Bryan said, adding that all events are free and open to the public. Some of the most prominent comic book artists working today will make presentations suitable for both adults and children. The artists and writers, in addition to Antonowicz, Dowdle and Goldstein are: Chad Bowers, a comics writer from South Carolina. With Chris Sims, his credits include the fan-favorite Marvel Comics series X-Men ’92, Guardians of the Galaxy: Monsters Unleashed, the soon to be released Deadpool: Bad Blood, and the YALSA- nominated Down Set Fight! He’s written for Dynamite Entertainment, BOOM Studios and is set to revive Rob Liefeld’s Youngblood at Image Comics in May 2017. Chris Sims, a comics writer who grew up in Sumter, and remembers when Blockbuster Video opened up by the old Walmart. With Chad Bowers, he’s the cowriter of Down Set Fight, X-Men ‘92, SwordQuest, and the upcoming Deadpool: Bad Blood. He has also written the independent comics

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Dracula the Unconquered and Radical Guardian Skater X. Sims is also a former student of USC Sumter professor Andrew Kunka. Chris Brunner, a cartoonist based in Atlanta. His clients have included Nike, Lucasfilm, Disney, Nickelodeon, the NBA and Marvel Entertainment, but he is most proud of his work on Image Comics’ Loose Ends. In 2016 he received his Master of Fine Arts from Savannah School of Art and Design, and his contribution to Southern Bastards was recognized with the Eisner award for Best Continuing Series. Jamal Igle is the creator of the Molly Danger graphic novel series. He has also been a prolific artist for DC and Marvel, including such characters as Supergirl, Firestorm, Superman, Green Lantern, Nightwing, Iron Fist, and Wolverine. Rico Renzi, a color artist who has worked on the series Spider-Gwen, Unbeatable Squirrel Girl, and Howard the Duck for Marvel Comics, FBP for DC/Vertigo, and Loose Ends for Image. He is also the creative director at Heroes Aren’t

Hard to Find in Charlotte. Jeremy Whitley, a comic book writer from Durham, North Carolina. He is the writer/creator of Princeless and its spin-off series, Raven the Pirate Princess. He is the writer for Marvel’s series “The Unstoppable Wasp” and has also written for The Champions, The All-New X-Men, Hawkeye, and The Avengers. Megan Wilson, a colorist working for Marvel Comics on The Unstoppable Wasp, Patsy Walker aka Hellcat! and other titles. She is also a mechanical engineer specializing in aerodynamics. Bryan said most of the presenters will have samples of their work, including comic books and graphic novels, on display, while many other vendors will offer books, artwork, jewelry, action figures, hats, collectibles, T-shirts and more. She encourages attendees to participate in cosplay — dressing up like their favorite characters. “The symposium’s a lot of fun,” Bryan said, “as well as educational.” For more information, call the Sumter County Cultural Commission, (803) 436-2600.

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White-Finley Mary Shaw White and Justin Langston Finley, both of Charleston, were united in marriage at 7 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 25, 2017, at First Presbyterian Church in Sumter. The bride is the daughter of Dr. and Mrs. Charles Herman White Jr. and the granddaughter of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Lemmon Shaw and the late Dr. and Mrs. Charles Herman White Sr., all of Sumter. She graduated from Clemson University and the Medical University of South Carolina. She is employed by the Medical University of South Carolina as a solutions consultant. The bridegroom is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Thurman Langston Finley III of Camden, and the grandson of the late Mr. and Mrs. Edward William Vereen of Camden and the late Mr. and Mrs. Thurman Langston Finley Jr. of Laurens. He graduated from The Art Institute of Charleston. He is employed by Alder Energy Solar as marketing director.

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The Rev. Nicholas Theo Cheek officiated at the ceremony. Music was provided by William Lee Scobee, organist; Hanna Sprott Rivers, soloist; and Greyson Hunter Holler, bagpiper. The bride was escorted by her father. Mary Macaulay White Smith served as matron of honor. Bridesmaids were Lauren Cook Bishop, Liza Lauren Lucas, Roxanna Marshall Tinsley Minton, Marianne Porter Motes, Marian Claire Pouch, Hanna Sprott Rivers, Elizabeth Collins Sanders, Kira Whitney Shipley, Elizabeth McMaster Todd and Montgomery Ford Williams. Mary Brown Smith served as flower girl. Thurman Langston Finley III and Jason Nicholas Finley served as best men. Groomsmen were Thomas Cloud Anderson Jr., Philip Whitaker Kinder, Aaron Michael Scheuer, Jack Friedman Scheuer III, Thomas Happel Scurry, Craig Matthew Stegn-

EDUCATION NEWS Wilson Hall REYNOLDS NAMED FURMAN SCHOLAR Senior Drew Reynolds was offered a Bell Tower Scholarship from Furman University. Valued at $92,000, the scholarship would cover half of tuition. The scholarship is awarded to high-achieving students whose academic, extracurricular activity, community service and leadership experiences suggest that they will make positive contributions to the Furman community. The university awards the scholarship based on an essay, standardized test scores, GPA and strength of high school curriculum.

STATE MUSIC FESTIVAL Twenty-eight students received recognition at the S.C. Independent School Association Music Festival held at University of South Carolina School of Music in Columbia. The high school chorus, directed by Danielle Sekel, earned a Superior rating for small vocal ensemble. For their individual performances, students were awarded 27 gold medals and five silver medals in piano, violin, bass guitar, guitar, harp and voice.

STATE CHESS MATCH The elementary team placed fourth out of 20 teams, and the middle school team tied for fifth place out of 22 teams in the S.C. Independent School Association State Elementary and Middle School Chess Match held at Sumter County Civic Center. The 20 students representing Wilson Hall were among more than 300 students from across the state who participated in the match. In individual competition, fifthgrade student Elliott Arscott placed fifth, and seventh-grade student Ashton Bartlett placed seventh. The teams are advised by Jeanna Mahr.

COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIPS As of March 9, 90 percent of the 57 members of the senior class received merit-based scholarship offers totaling more than $2.5 million to a four-year college or university. The following is a partial list of scholarship recipients compiled from information submitted to the college counselor, Diane Richardson. Anderson University offered Caroline Kimbrell a Founders Scholarship and Cate McCreight a Provost Scholarship, Presbyterian College offered Diamond Crawford a Belk Scholarship, and the Savannah College of Art and Design offered Hannah Pauley an Academic Honors Scholarship. — Sean Hoskins

University of South Carolina Sumter FIRE ANT ATHLETICS ENTER REGION PLAY Now is the time to check out Fire Ant baseball, softball or tennis for the 2017 season. If you are interested in college-level play, then take time to visit the Fire Ants while there is still time left in the season. Fire Ant baseball plays at Riley Park, Fire Ant softball is at Patriot Park, and Fire Ant tennis is at Palmetto Tennis Center. Some of the sports are free, and some have a small admission fee. All schedules, rosters, highlights and more are located at www. uscfireants.com. Don’t forget that USC Sumter is bringing back men’s soccer and adding women’s golf starting in the fall. Recruiting is already underway for men’s soccer. Visit www.uscfireants. com for more information on the new head coach or fill out a potential play-

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er, Calvin Lamar Thaxton III, Hamer Gibson Tucker, James Whaley Van Horn and Jonathan Cash Whitlock. The reception was held at the home of the bride's parents. The rehearsal party was given by the bridegroom's parents at the Main Room at Hamptons. Following a wedding trip to Palmetto Bluff in Bluffton, the couple resides in Charleston.

Engagement and wedding announcements of local interest are published on Sundays. The deadline is noon on the preceding Monday. Call (803) 774-1264 for holiday deadlines. Engagement and wedding forms may be obtained at The Sumter Item or downloaded from www.theitem.com. Please type or print all information, paying particular attention to names. Do not print in all capital letters. Photographs must be vertical and of reproduction quality. To have your photo returned, provide a self-addressed, stamped envelope. Photos may also be e-mailed to rhonda@ theitem.com. All photographs must be received by the Monday deadline. It is not The Sumter Item’s responsibility to make sure a photograph is e-mailed by your photographer. For additional information, call (803) 774-1264. ANNOUNCEMENT FEES: $95: Standard wedding announcement with photo $90: Standard wedding announcement without photo $75: Standard engagement announcement with photo $70: Standard engagement announcement without photo If you would like your announcement to include information that is not on The Sumter Item’s form, there will be an additional $50 charge.

er questionnaire. — Misty Hatfield

Thomas Sumter Academy BREAKFAST WITH THE BOARD The Thomas Sumter Academy Board of Trustees offered Breakfast with the Board to all Generals on March 9. The TSA family was given the opportunity to talk with a board member about any concerns, suggestions or ideas they might have for the school.

LEUKEMIA CAMPAIGN 2017 The Leukemia Campaign 2017 ran Feb. 13-27. Thomas Sumter Academy raised more than $9,000 during the campaign. Four students participated in Pantene’s Beautiful Lengths program, cutting 8 inches or more of their hair to make wigs for women battling cancer. The executive student council sponsored a talent show and dodgeball tournament during the campaign to help raise money. Mason Studer, a TSA junior, raised the most money for the campaign.

INTERNET SAFETY Joe Ryan, education coordinator for the Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force with the S.C. Office of the Attorney General, spoke to the TSA middle and high school students and parents on March 15 about Internet safety.

YOUNG WOMEN IN ART EXHIBITION Allie Lindler, a TSA junior, was one of 149 artists selected to be part of the Young Women in Art Exhibition at Converse College. There were more than 380 pieces entered. Her work was displayed at the college through March 25.

SCISA MUSIC FESTIVAL The TSA Columbia Campus lower school chorus performed at the SCISA Music Festival on March 9 and received a Superior rating and several gold medals. — BJ Reed

Morris College ASSEMBLY ON MARCH 30 The Morris College Baptist Student Union will sponsor assembly on Thursday in the Neal-Jones Auditorium beginning at 10 a.m. The event is open to the public.

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Charnette Brown stands with her son, Scott’s Branch High School 10th-grader Amonte Brown, who was honored during the 61st Annual Science and Engineering Fair held at the University of South Carolina Law School Auditorium in Columbia on March 19. He was a recipient of the Naval Science Award. make it to the finals. Scott’s Branch High School’s 10th-grader Amonte Brown was one of those who made it. Amonte was honored during the 61st Annual Science and Engineering Fair held at the University of South Carolina Law School Auditorium in Columbia on March 19. He was a recipient of the Naval Science Award which was presented by the U.S. Navy for his study titled “Virtual Cube Design.” Amonte says it was quite an honor to receive such recognition among so many. Amonte’s mother, Ms. Charnette Brown, said that when Amonte makes up his mind to do something, he does it with excellence. “We are proud of him,” she added. — Beverly Spry

Lee County School District BISHOPVILLE PRIMARY SCHOOL Bishopville Primary School students performed Motown classics and shared speeches of their dreams for the future at the school’s annual black heritage celebration. Principal Lamont Moore and assistant principal Sandra Frazier encouraged students to continue learning from individuals who paved the way for them to be successful.

SAVE THE DATE Morris College will observe Dr. Luns C. Richardson Day on Tuesday, April 25, in the Neal-Jones Auditorium at 7 p.m. The Sumter community is encouraged to attend. For more information, contact the Office of Institutional advancement at (803) 934-3260. — Anika Cobb

Clarendon School District 1 SUMMERTON EARLY CHILDHOOD CENTER Summerton Early Childhood Center held its first St. Patrick’s Day “Sock Hop” on March 17. The students were given a lesson on the history of St. Patrick’s Day. Faculty, staff and students wore green, as well as “sock hop” attire. Report card pickup/parent visitation will be held from 4 to 7 p.m. Tuesday. A light dinner will be served for those who attend. Awards Day will be held Friday with kindergarten at 12:30 p.m. and first and second grades at 1:30 p.m.

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Bishopville Primary School’s 21st Century afterschool participants proudly display their robot. It’s full STEAM ahead for students in Bishopville Primary School’s 21st Century afterschool program. The students utilized their science, technology, engineering, arts and mathematic skills to create robots using Lego Robotic Kits. The students are looking forward to using the software designed to control them. Bishopville Primary School held its Parent University on Feb. 24. Participants enjoyed a presentation from speech therapist Julianna Lorick. Lorick presented the parents ways to increase their child’s language and literacy skills at home. Soon we will be able to read all

about what’s happening at Bishopville Primary School in the school’s newsletter titled The Thunderbird News. More than 40 second- through fifthgrade students competed for the positions of managing editor, co-editor, staff reporter and photographer. The students completed applications including two references and were interviewed by the school’s administration staff, district level staff and community volunteers. The new members of The Thunderbird News are: managing editors Olivia Stinney and Jaden White; co-editors Anastasia Bradley and Jayla Stuckey; photographers Shaunell Briddell, Halley Cortez, RySaun Foster and Simone McDaniel; and staff reporters Shaniyah Fortune, Desmond Sanders-Hawkins, Zykerria McQuillar, DaNiyah Mickens, Zy’Naija Thomas, Jaida Williams, Iyana Williams and Jamyah Williams. Bishopville Primary School thanks the interviewers who took time out of their schedule to participate in the selection process. Special thanks to the school’s guidance counselor Vanessa Bostic for organizing the student selection process. Thanks to AmeriCorps book donation, second-grade students at Bishopville Primary School will read new books. In honor of Dr. Seuss’ birthday, AmeriCorps donated a set of brand-new books to each secondgrade class.

LOWER LEE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL First-grade students in Wanda Frederick’s class used Valentine’s candy to explore graphs in mathematics. Students worked to discover what their Valentine’s candy box contained. The students sorted, graphed, answered questions and shared with classmates the different heart colors in their box. Lower Lee Elementary School celebrated Read Across America Week Feb. 27-March 3. The celebration included themed dress-up events, a door decoration contest and a school-wide parade. The winners of the door decoration contest are as follows: • First place: Tracy Dover’s fifthgrade class, “Oh, the Places You’ll Go!” • Second place: Jean Moore’s fourthgrade class, “Ten Apples Up on Top!” • Third place: Veronica Jamison’s third-grade class, “Horton Hears a Who!” Through the reiteration of the 3Rs — Ready, Respectful and Responsible — students are learning valuable lessons at Lower Lee Elementary School. Faculty and staff members recognize students for exemplifying characteristics of the 3Rs. Fourteen students recently received the 3R award. The award recipients received a personalized certificate, bag of goodies and photograph and were inducted into Lower Lee Elementary School’s Student Wall of Fame. Lower Lee Elementary School recently participated in the Palmetto Pride Art Contest. Palmetto Pride, South Carolina’s anti-litter and beautification organization, offers the annual art contest to elementary students. All school winners of the art contest will be judged by Palmetto Pride’s guest judges to select the four regional winners and the statewide winner. School winners are: first, Khabrea Green, fifth grade; second, Jhayda Durant, fourth grade; and third, Kiara Hopkins, fourth grade. Lower Lee’s “Fabulous Fourth Graders” have been exploring the world. The students were tasked with the challenge of creating a solar system made from items they had around the house. The students were also challenged to create homes of Native Americans from long ago. Each group

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LOWER LEE ELEMENTARY FROM PAGE A6 had to research the tribe and then create a model of the home including two other items that would be vital to that tribe. The students have impressed the faculty, staff, students and parents. On March 3, the United Way and Central Carolina Technical College donated and distributed 931 books to three Lee County elementary schools.

WEST LEE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Third- and fourth-grade students from West Lee Elementary School traveled to Francis Marion University on Feb. 23 to attend a play about Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. titled “I Have a Dream.” Students performed two Motown classics titled “You Can’t Hurry Love” and “Tracks of My Tears,” at the district’s Motown-themed black heritage celebration on Feb. 28. The students enjoyed performing at the event and learned about the history of Motown Records. AmeriCorps in conjunction with Central Carolina Technical College donated 200 books to West Lee Elementary School on March 2. Principal Damon Officer was appreciative of the books. Upcoming events include: Wednesday, report cards issued; Thursday, parent teacher conferences; and Saturday, PTO breakfast/meeting at Fatz Cafe in Camden.

LEE CENTRAL MIDDLE SCHOOL Devetter Bradley, eighth-grade math teacher at Lee Central Middle School, contributed to the growth of her colleagues through collaboration at the S.C. Association for Middle Level Educators Conference. Bradley shared strategies and ideas on how she has guided students to a 100 percent pass rate on Algebra I EOC. The Colgate Mobile Dental Van will visit Lee Central Middle School’s 21st Century Afterschool Program on April 20. The van will provide free dental screenings for all children ages 1 to 12 years old. The children will receive a free goody bag that includes a toothbrush and will also enjoy a movie and dental health education.

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Graduation applications for May and August graduates are due by April 3. The application can be submitted online through myCCTC or a paper copy can be downloaded from the Forms Library on www.cctech.edu and turned in to the Student Records Office. Detailed graduation information will be mailed to upcoming graduates in April. For more information, contact Carmen Davis at (803) 7787871. — Catherine M. Wood

explore and observe the world of children and prepare them for educational and administrative careers. The students learn to plan, guide and care for young children. They also get certification in CPR and first aid. Sumter High School student R’Tasia Hampton said she would recommend the course for anyone. She said, “I recommend it for males, too. It doesn’t just teach us about kids. This course has a lot of life lessons.” Sumter High student Alex Smith said her mom inspired her to be a teacher. She heard about the program in middle school and thought she would be interested. “I have always gone to my mom’s class with her, and I thought interacting with kids here would further my experience. I have fallen in love with teaching children,” she said. Tabitha Sackett from Lakewood High School wants to be a pediatrician or a social worker. She said the program is helpful for working with any career involving children. She said, “This class is a good experience. It helps a lot with my future plans.” Teacher Pamela Christmas began her career in education in Arkansas and has been at the Career and Technology Center for four years. She said, “This program is a hidden gem. People don’t realize all we do until they spend time with us. The students learn how to write lesson plans and how to plan ahead. They have already completed first aid and CPR training and are awaiting their certification. Some of my students are working in church programs and other early childhood centers. I have students who want to go straight to work after graduation and many who want to earn associate’s and bachelor’s degrees and higher. This program is a good foundation for so many things.” For more information on the program, contact the Career and Technology Center at (803) 481-8575. For information on scheduling a high school student for the course, contact the guidance department at the school the student attends.

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ing with clay and Legos. Chris recently won first place in the sculpture division for the S.C. Association of Christian Schools Fine Arts Competition; additionally, he will be submitting his sculpture for competition on the national level. His favorite Bible verse is Colossians 3:13, which speaks of forgiveness modeled after Christ’s forgiveness. After graduation, Christopher wants to study animation and business. He considers his teacher Laura Mahoney to be his mentor, saying, “She has taught me a lot of things, not just school stuff but also how to do things with clay.” — Miriam Marritt

Central Carolina Technical College CLEP EXAMS OFFERED Central Carolina Technical College’s Testing Center on Main Campus offers the opportunity to take College Level Examination Program Exams. These exams award exemption credits providing the appropriate scores are attained. With CLEP exams, you can earn college credit for a fraction of the cost of a college course. For more information, visit the Testing Center on Main Campus in room M109, call (803) 774-3306 or email TestingCenterStaff@cctech.edu.

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Senior Nathan Lowery was selected to participate in the 2017 All-State Chorus. Nathan was among more than 1,750 students who auditioned for a limited number of slots in the choir. Sponsored by the S.C. Music Educators’ Association, the All-State Chorus program was organized to provide an opportunity for superior choral students in S.C. to sing together and to represent the state in statewide events. Students who participate in AllState have an opportunity to further utilize the skills obtained and developed in their local school programs. The S.C. All-State Chorus program is one of the most competitive events at the high school level for vocal music. Nathan performed under the direction of guest clinicians March 2-4 at Winthrop University in Rock Hill. This is the second year that Nathan achieved this honor. Lee Central High School’s JROTC cadets traveled to Columbia on March 9 to visit the South Carolina Military Museum. The cadets went on a tour of the museum and viewed exhibits of military history. The museum possesses a vast array of artifacts ranging from period and authentic firearms, edged weapons, uniforms and artillery pieces to armored fighting vehicles. Six cadets from the Lee Central High School JROTC program competed in a Raider Challenge event at Lugoff-Elgin High School on March 11. The purpose of the event was to provide JROTC cadets with an opportunity to compete against nearby high schools’ JROTC programs in seven physically challenging training events. The events were developed to test and measure each team’s overall physical fitness and endurance. The training events included: Litter Carry, Fireman’s Carry, Tire Flip, Ammo Can Sprint, Distance Run, Obstacle Course and One Rope Bridge Crossing. Lee Central High School placed second in the competition. — Shawnta McKenzie

Christopher Fickens Jr., a junior at Crestwood High School, will represent Black River Electric Cooperative at the 2017 Washington Youth Tour. Quintasia Polite, a junior at Lakewood High School, will represent Black River at the S.C. Youth Cooperative Tour during the inaugural year of this new program. Black River sponsors these tours as part of its commitment to the outstanding young people in its service area. Both students were chosen from a large group of students who applied from public and private high schools throughout the Black River service group. The cooperative serves customers in Sumter, Clarendon, Kershaw and Lee counties. Fickens hopes to become a fire fighter or an emergency medical technician. At Crestwood, he is a member of the band and is on the track team. He has been on student council and is a member of the Junior Civitans. In his spare time, he volunteers with EMS and the animal shelter. During the June Washington tour, Fickens will join approximately 70 other S.C. students on the way to the nation’s capital, where they will join more than 1,500 students from across the country. The rising seniors will participate in numerous activities including visiting members of Congress and touring historical sites. In addition to learning about history and government, they will also learn more about electric cooperatives. Polite will spend three days in Columbia with other rising seniors from across the state at the new South Carolina tour. They will engage in activities to enhance their leadership skills; enjoy interesting speakers; tour the statehouse; and participate in the mock writing, debating and passing of a bill; learn about electric cooperatives and the co-op model and other fun activities. Polite hopes to one day become a nurse. During her spare time, she works part-time in customer service at Pizza Hut.

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SPOTLIGHT ON CHRISTOPHER LEVERETTE The March Sumter Christian School senior spotlight is on Christopher Leverette. Since he came to SCS in his freshman year, Chris has brought animation and laughter to the classrooms and halls with his unwavering vivacity as well as in his service as the school mascot for the last three years. Christopher enjoys playing soccer, basketball and baseball with his schoolmates on the SCS sports teams, and his hobbies include playing computer games and sculpting and build-

High school juniors in Pamela Christmas’ early childhood education class at the Sumter Career and Technology Center host Pocalla Springs Elementary School pre-kindergarten and kindergarten students monthly at the center. The high school students do fun activities, share a snack and create a keepsake for the students to take home. Recently, they made and colored Dr. Seuss hats in honor of the legendary author’s birthday. The early childhood education course provides students with hands-on opportunities to actively

Fifty-four middle and high school teachers were presented the SSAG awards for Significant Student Academic Growth from the first benchmark assessment to the second. Gold award went to teachers with growth of 30 percent and more; silver indicated growth between 20 and 29 percent; and bronze awards were given to students with 10 to 19 percent growth during assessment period. Thirty-two teachers were recognized in the gold category including Jennifer Brunson, James Crawley, Jamesetta Day, Shannon Griffin, Tahara Mellette, Tikesha Richardson and Jermaine White from Bates Middle School; John Beck and Timothy Thompson from Crestwood High School; Veronica Bradley and Andrew Tollison from Chestnut Oaks Middle School; Brittany Anderson, Christina Bristow, Sydney Harner, Helen Hutto-Palka, Jim Laverdiere and Marlissa Morton from Ebenezer Middle School; and Ashley Cappelmann and Benjamin Keough from Furman Middle School. Continuing with the gold award, additional teachers included Robert Easley and Allison Pickering from Hillcrest Middle School; Derick Marshall and Modie Mphongolo from Lakewood High School; Mandy Davis, Debra Jett, Aaron Johnson, Zachariah Lowe and Rayvon Rogers from Mayewood Middle School; and Kyle Austin, Greta Brown, Robert Butler and Dana Mitchell from Sumter High School. Eleven teachers received silver awards including Camilla Campbell and Dale-Ann Walton from Crestwood High School; Stephanie Taylor and Eryka Wilson from Chestnut Oaks Middle School; Alice Miller from Ebenezer Middle School; Tarnissaya Josey, Diana McClanahan and Sandra Monroe from Furman Middle School; and Bethesda Moore, Alisa Patterson and Misty Robertson from Hillcrest Middle School. Bronze awards went to 11 teachers including Donald Amis, Tiffany Green and Rashida Myers from Bates Middle School; Karen Laverdiere, Hope Spann and Terrie Wood from Furman Middle School; Sionita Clements, Sandra Conley and Alicia Hyatt from Hillcrest Middle School; Maria Hines from Lakewood High School; and Casey Rudd from Mayewood Middle School. The presentations were made by Dr. David Laws, director of instructional technology, who works with the Benchmark tests, which are administered at most of the middle schools and for some courses at the high schools.

OAKLAND TEACHER HIGHLIGHTED Katara Stafford, a kindergarten teacher at Oakland Primary School, was named the WLTX News 19 Teacher of the Week recently. The news crew surprised her at the

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school, and the segment aired on Tuesday on the Friends @ Five broadcast and again during the morning show Wednesday morning. Stafford was nominated by Nicole McMillion, the parent of a student in her class. She said they were watching a broadcast of another teacher who was named Teacher of the Week when her daughter Anna said, “My teacher could be that, too.” That started McMillion thinking and at Anna’s urging, she emailed in her nomination. She said, “Anna has blossomed with Ms. Stafford; her reading level and her love for reading have soared. She also works with the students on life skills and social skills. Ms. Stafford is a wonderful person. She has a kind spirit and just clicks with the kids.” Stafford was speechless when the crew first walked into her classroom. She was presented with a gift basket and certificate. After she composed herself, she said she felt very honored and appreciative of the recognition. When asked about her teaching methods, she said, “I like to have fun in my classroom. I use games and praise with the children in my classroom. I keep it positive. I like to see my students grow.” In addition to her regular classroom instruction, she incorporates lots of intervention techniques and one-on-one assistance for students who need it. The students were having a reading lesson when the group walked in. Stafford said, “Reading is important because they use it in their everyday life, and good reading skills are essential in every academic area.” She continued the reading lesson using Elkonin boxes (a strategy which builds phonological awareness skills by segmenting words into individual sounds) and a roller coaster analogy to help students with their reading. It was a fun and interesting way to learn to read, and the students were engaged the entire time. When sounding out the words, she told them to “make the first sound, the middle sound and the last sound, then stretch it out, put it together, and say it fast.” Kindergarten students are reading well in Stafford’s class. Stafford has been in education six years and is in her third year at Oakland Primary. She was named the school’s Literacy Teacher of the Year. — Mary B. Sheridan

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Second-graders wrote and presented biographies to their classmates recently. Second-graders at St. Anne and St. Jude Catholic School learned to research using three sources, wrote biographies and then presented these papers in front of their classmates. The presentations were followed by a “Famous Persons” Party. Fourth-graders at St. Anne and St. Jude Catholic School have chosen Dorn VA Medical Center for their service project. Students are collecting hygiene items, personal items and money to be used for the comfort and welfare of the veteran patients. — Kim Reisenauer

THE CITADEL BATON ROUGE, Louisiana — Kelly Murphy of Summerton was recently initiated into The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi, the nation’s oldest and most selective all-discipline collegiate honor society. Murphy was initiated at The Citadel, The Military College of South Carolina. Murphy is among approximately 30,000 students, faculty, professional staff and alumni to be initiated into Phi Kappa Phi each year. Membership is by invitation only and requires nomination and approval by a chapter. Only the top 10 percent of seniors and 7.5 percent of juniors are eligible for membership. Graduate students in the top 10 percent of the number of candidates for graduate degrees may also qualify, as do faculty, professional staff and alumni who have achieved scholarly distinction.

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10 Marigold Ct 3BR, 2BA 1382SQFT $105,000 MLS/ID:131274

5421 Meadow Drive 3BR, 1.5BA 1270SQFT $65,000 MLS/ID:130838

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1 Tucson Drive 3BR, 3BA 3412SQFT $165,000 MLS/ID:128350

513 W. Calhoun 3BR, 2BA 1951SQFT $124,500 MLS/ID:129042

7 Warren Court 3BR, 1BA 1592SQFT $100,300 MLS/ID:129839

109 Wise Dr. 3BR, 1BA 1134SQFT $69,000 MLS/ID:126891

Commercial Property Alice Drive/Lang Jennings Suitable Use: Office, Professional Service 1.6 Acres $395,000 MLS/ID: 120723

530 Brushwood Suitable Use: Commercial/Business, Office 1.49 Acres $125,000 MLS/ID: 126880

1077 Alice Drive Suitable Use: Commercial/ Business/ Office 0.9 Acres $325,000 MLS/ID: 97041

748 Bultman Dr. Suitable Use: Retail, Professional Service-Land 5625SQFT $489,000 MLS/ID: 130216

1490 Airport Road Suitable Use: Office, Warehouse 1.21 Acres $25,000 MLS/ID: 131673 3800 Broad St. Suitable Use: Retail, Professional Service 1.62 Acres $80,000 MLS/ID: 125580 2935 Broad St. Suitable Use: Multi-Family, Commercial/Business 24 Acres $1,199,900 MLS/ID: 130565 3870 Broad St. Suitable Use: Commercial/Business, Investment 7 Acres $560,000 MLS/ID: 130562 3035 Broad St. Suitable Use: Commercial/Business 3.25 Acres $500,000 MLS/ID: 131814 3016 Broad St. Suitable Use: Commercial/Business, Investment 18.26 Acres $999,900 MLS/ID: 130564

Land 709 & 711 Bailey St. Suitable Use: Residential 0.34 Acres $10,000 Subdivision: Bates MLS/ID: 126806 14 Bancroft Drive Suitable Use: Residential 1.06 Acres $29,900 Subdivision: Avondale MLS/ID: 128931 3715 Bannister Lane Suitable Use: Residential 5 Acres $50,000 Subdivision: Young MLS/ID: 97161 3675 Bannister Lane Suitable Use: Residential 5 Acres $50,000 Subdivision: Young MLS/ID: 97162 3730 Black River Rd. Suitable Use: Residential 5 Acres $50,000 Subdivision: Young MLS/ID: 97157 3600 Black River Rd. Suitable Use: Residential 10 Acres $80,000 Subdivision: Young MLS/ID: 97160

Calhoun St Ext Suitable Use: Commercial/Business, Multi-Family 29 Acres $150,000 MLS/ID: 129589

Highway 763 Suitable Use: Commercial/Business, Industrial, Office, Investment 1.17 Acres $30,000 MLS/ID: 131210

Weldon Drive Suitable Use: Commercial/Business, Warehouse 11.50 Acres $346,000 MLS/ID: 131778

8 Law Range Suitable Use: Office, Professional Service 2393SQFT $160,950 MLS/ID: 128708

425 South Guignard Suitable Use: Retail, Wholesale 6.1 Acres $210,000 MLS/ID: 123558

820 S. Pike West Business Service 4130SQFT $3,200/month MLS/ID: 127404

754 Liberty Street Suitable Use: Office 0.85 Acres $125,000 MLS/ID: 131407

25 West Calhoun Suitable Use: Commercial/Business, Office 0.096 Acres $12,000 MLS/ID: 131003

455 N. Guignard Dr. Suitable Use: Retail 2597SQFT $250,000 MLS/ID: 110685

21 W. Calhoun St. Suitable Use: Business/Professional Service 2331SQFT $285,000 MLS/ID: 130982

17 Broad Street Office, Professional Service 4900SQFT, will divide $2,900/month MLS/ID: 129381

138 N. Main St. #144 Suitable Use: Retail 4401SQFT $320,000 MLS/ID: 120077

667 W. Liberty St. Suitable Use: Retail, Wholesale 0.4 Acres $275,000 MLS/ID: 129047

351 Neeley St. Suitable Use: Wholesale 4.47 Acres $155,000 MLS/ID: 127707

23 West Calhoun St. Suitable Use: Professional Service 2331SQFT $285,000 MLS/ID: 130983

541 Oxford St. Suitable Use: Professional Service, Beauty/Baber Shop, Medical/Dental 2402SQFT $180,000 MLS/ID: 130752

764 West Liberty Professional Office 3800SQFT with 8 Exam Rooms & 6 Offices Ask for John or Frank $279,900

2585 Peach Orchard Rd. Suitable Use: Income/Commercial Combo 1.16 Acres $130,000 MLS/ID: 105901

Commercial Buildings for Lease 642 Broad St. Suitable Use: Retail 1897SQFT $1,200 MLS/ID: 130976

2635 Peach Orchard Rd. Suitable Use: Retail, Office, Professional Service, Automotive Service, Beauty/ Barber Shop 0.9 Acres $125,000 MLS/ID: 130879

4101 Thomas Sumter Hwy Suitable Use: Income/Commercial Combo 6303SQFT $2,500 MLS/ID: 127406

370 Manning Ave Suitable Use: Commercial/Business, Office 0.75 Acres $22,500 MLS/ID: 125809 Peach Orchard/Highway 441 Suitable Use: Multi-Family, Office 3.67 Acres $36,000 MLS/ID: 129337

Calhoun St Ext Suitable Use: Commercial/Business, Multi-Family 63 Acres $540,000 MLS/ID: 129588

Racetrack Rd. Suitable Use: Commercial/Business, Farming 76.6 Acres $1,072,400 MLS/ID: 126508

400 E. Church St. Suitable Use: Multi-Family, Commercial/ Business, Service/Retail 13.1 Acres $327,500 MLS/ID: 129975

300 Rast St. Suitable Use: Commercial/Business, Office 1.15 Acres $150,000 Next to Mall MLS/ID: 126680

Electric Dr. Suitable Use: Industrial, Warehouse 36.37 Acres $529,000 MLS/ID: 125497

1650 S. Guignard Suitable Use: Commercial/Business, Warehouse 2.2 Acres $25,000 MLS/ID: 127839

Highway 261 South Suitable Use: Retail 5.88 Acres $59,900 MLS/ID: 130820

Weldon Drive Suitable Use: Commercial/Business, Warehouse 4.25 Acres $180,000 MLS/ID: 131776

Highway 441 & Highway 521 Suitable Use: Retail 3 Acres $250,000 MLS/ID: 128601

631 Bowen Drive Suitable Use: Residential, SWMH, DWMH 0.44 Acres $14,000 MLS/ID: 127845

2851 Brownfield Way Suitable Use: Residential 1.17 Acres $125,000 Subdivision: Deerfield West MLS/ID: 129850

600 Bowen Drive Suitable Use: Residential, SWMH, DWMH 0.41 Acres $14,000 MLS/ID: 127846

3 Coulter Suitable Use: Residential 0.4 Acres $8,000 Subdivision: Glade Park MLS/ID: 131081

6040 Brookland Dr. Suitable Use: Residential 1.38 Acres $35,000 Subdivision: Brookland MLS/ ID: 128941

Council St. Suitable Use: Residential 2 Acres $40,000 MLS/ID: 111588

Brookland Dr. Suitable Use: Residential 1.38 Acres $35,000 Subdivision: Brookland MLS/ID: 128942 Brookland Dr. Suitable Use: Residential 1.38 Acres $35,000 Subdivision: Brookland MLS/ID: 128943 5970 Brookland Dr. Suitable Use: Residential 1.45 Acres $35,000 Subdivision: Brookland MLS/ID: 128944

E. Brewington Rd. Suitable Use: Residential, Farming 32.35 Acres $97,000 MLS/ID: 108691 Falcon Drive Suitable Use: Residential, Timber 13.7 Acres $41,100 MLS/ID: 131635 Falcon Drive Suitable Use: Residential, Timber 20 Acres $60,000 MLS/ID: 131637

21 & 23 West Calhoun Suitable Use: Commercial/Business 0.6 Acres $70,000 MLS/ID: 130985 Commercial Buildings for Sale 2715 Antelope Dr. Suitable Use: Wholesale, Automotive Service 3 Acres $145,000 MLS/ID: 125612 1016 Broad St. Suitable Use: Retail 12410SQFT $999,800 MLS/ID: 115596 3289 & 3299 Broad St. Suitable Use: Bar/Tavern 2.31 Acres $325,000 MLS/ID: 131584 3277 Broad Suitable Use: Retail, Office 0.8 Acres $175,000 MLS/ID: 131585 19 & 21 N. Harvin St Suitable Use: Office 5320SQFT $240,000 MLS/ID: 119370

2381 Peach Orchard Rd. Suitable Use: Office, Business/ Professional Service 2600SQFT $175,000 MLS/ID: 130999

1410 Highway 15 South Suitable Use: Retail, Automotive Service 6.03 Acres $175,000 MLS/ID: 128052

Fishing Ln. Suitable Use: Residential 0.5 Acres $11,500 Subdivision: Foxboro MLS/ID: 128456 Fishing Ln. Suitable Use: Residential 1 Acre $31,900 Subdivision: Foxboro MLS/ID: 130011 1560 Gristmill Circle Suitable Use: Residential 9 Acres $275,000 MLS/ID: 129705 62 Harrell Suitable Use: Residential 0.82 Acres $16,500 MLS/ID: 131707 1990 Highway 261 South Suitable Use: Residential 0.5 Acres $10,000 MLS/ID: 129109 Kingsbury Rd. Suitable Use: Residential 1.09 Acres $19,000 MLS/ID: 131178 14 Liberty St. Mayesville, SC Suitable Use: Residential 0.33 Acres $6,500 MLS/ID: 130270

3900 Camden Hwy Office Space/Warehouse Office 3500SQFT Storage $500/month MLS/ID: 117855 21 South Harvin Professional Office Space 3474SQFT $1,800/month

895 Maplecreek Dr. Suitable Use: Residential 9.5 Acres $185,000 Subdivision: Westbrook MLS/ ID: 125045 1830 Moorhill Estates Dr. Suitable Use: Residential 0.46 Acres $24,000 Subdivision: Beech Creek MLS/ ID: 130625 14 N. Salem Ave Suitable Use: Residential 0.37 Acres $15,600 MLS/ID: 130963

Nazarene Church Rd. Suitable Use: Residential, DWMH 19 Acres $142,500, MLS/ID: 128255

540 Bultman Retail, Professional Service 900SQFT $650 + $50 CAM/month MLS/ID:119687 649 Bultman Professional Service 1350SQFT $850 + $50 CAM/month

313 W. Wesmark Retail, Business Service 1800SQFT $1,500/month MLS/ID: 124926

Marketplace Shopping Center 1224 Alice Drive Unit C Retail Space Market Place Shopping Center 1200SQFT $1,100/month

317 W. Wesmark Retail, Business Service 1300SQFT $1,375/month MLS/ID: 122883

1224 Alice Dr. Unit D Suitable Use: Retail $1,100 1200SQFT MLS/ID: 122547

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3520 Red Lane Rd. Suitable Use: Residential 5.86 Acres $50,000 Subdivision: Young MLS/ID: 97156

3655 Vanderbilt Ln. Suitable Use: Residential 5 Acres $50,000 Subdivision: Young MLS/ID: 97163

2140 Watersong Run Suitable Use: Residential 0.5 Acres $45,000 Subdivision: The Cove MLS/ID: 102615

1108 Russell Drive Suitable Use: Residential 1 Acre $65,000, MLS/ID: 127390

1140 Vintage Dr. Suitable Use: Residential 0.8 Acres $29,900 Subdivision: The Vintage MLS/ ID: 127100

1010 Summit Dr. Suitable Use: Residential 1.15 Acres $80,000 Subdivision: Summit MLS/ID: 131035

Hwy 261 Tillman Nursery South Suitable Use: Residential, Investment 115 Acres $400,000 Subdivision: Silver City MLS/ID: 130566

1054 Plowden Mill Rd. Suitable Use: Residential 2.01 Acres $11,900 MLS/ID: 117221

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616 Bultman Professional Service 1344SQFT $950 + $50 CAM/month MLS/ID: 119757

80 Tradd Suitable Use: Residential 0.16 Acres $54,900 MLS/ID: 128033

1250 Summit Dr. Suitable Use: Residential 1.08 Acres $125,000 Subdivision: Summit MLS/ID: 131043

7175 Pasteur Rd. Suitable Use: Farming, Timber 65.58 Acres $245,925 MLS/ID: 131642

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652 Bultman Retail, Professional Service 1500SQFT $855 +$50 CAM/month

3560 Red Lane Rd. Suitable Use: Residential 5 Acres $50,000 Subdivision: Young MLS/ID: 97155

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4155 N. Kings Hwy Suitable Use: Residential, Timer 5.18 Acres $25,000 MLS/ID: 131486

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WAY FROM PAGE A1 shirt unless he knew the person at the door very well or it was an emergency. Sumter County Sheriff’s Office Public Information Officer Ken Bell said investigators speculate two possible scenarios that could have led to Way’s death: he met someone he knew at the door and was shot, or he surprised someone who may have been attempting to break into the house. Miles said the family is at a total loss because there was nothing missing or out of place at the scene, and no one could think of anyone who had a problem with

her father. “We’ve thought of everything,” she said. Miles said her father led a very relaxed and low-key life after he retired from Sumter Post Office. He went to church and spent time with family, she said. Despite the lack of information in the investigation, Miles said her family has not given up the search for answers. The family has posted on billboards asking for details about Way’s death and had articles published in The Sumter Item offering a reward for information leading to an arrest. Nothing has brought forward any new details, she said. Miles said, if anything, her family would just like to know why her father

PROGRESS FROM PAGE A1 Von Nessen emphasized the importance of placing students appropriately based on their interests and abilities, whether that be technical college, two-year or fouryear college, or vocational training. “Most importantly, it’s about meeting a market demand locally to help guide residents along,” Von Nessen said. The marketing piece of bringing in new residents depends on who the county is targeting — whether it be luring retirees or companies and their respective workers — but involves effectively branding lifestyle opportunities and amenities, education, employment and workforce training that the county has to offer. According to Von Nessen, employment trends and population trends are always

tied very close together. The most reliable employment data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics shows Sumter County gained 2,166 jobs from 2010 to 2016 to reach an employment base of 36,836 jobs, but 2010 was a very low point for employment given “The Great Recession” at the time and double-digit unemployment rates, he said. Going back to the pre-recession years, BLS data shows Sumter had higher average annual employment by about 1,000 jobs in 2006 and ’07 than the 2016 mark of 36,836. Of note, the BLS employment data doesn’t include military employment. “Moving forward, you have to look at how employment and population variables are interacting in order to think about economic development strategy in an appropriate way,” Von Nessen said.

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“When we passed a farm bill last year to give the farmers some relief, there was some money left in that fund and we passed a bill to allow some of that money to go back to the counties to help pay for the flood,” he said. Johnson was referring to the October 2015 flood that damaged many roads and bridges in the state. Rep. Will Wheeler, D-Bishopville, said he is pleased the House has passed a roads bill and a pension reform bill, even though he has reservations about the pension reform plan which, among other provisions, would require a significant increase in contributions from employers. “I have some concerns about it because I don’t know how local governments are going to be able to pay for it,” he said. “I agree the system needs to be fixed I just don’t know if that is the right fix.”

FROM PAGE A1 “We’ve let the roads deteriorate and we’ve let state facilities deteriorate. and we’ve got an obligation to try to find the most fiscally responsible way to maintain both of those and that bond bill is an example of trying to maintain state government in a fiscally responsible matter.” In other issues, for some legislators it may feel like they’ve have hit that same pothole over and over again. In the case of passing a roads bill, it may be a case of déjà vu all over again. Much like last year, the House has passed a bill that would increase the gas tax and a number of automobile related feed to provide a sustainable funding source for the state’s highway infrastructure. But there is no guarantee it won’t be road kill in the Senate. “We have the House’s roads bill on our calendar right now, but we have several senators who are blocking it,” said Sen. Thomas McElveen, D-Sumter. “We are in the same posture we’ve been in before, we have to have a two-thirds vote to put it on special order and I don’t know what that vote count is right now.” Sen. Kevin Johnson, DManning, said one bill passed in the Senate would allow the state to disburse money remaining from the Palmetto Farm Aid Bill passed last year to county governments.

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was killed. “Of course, we want to know who did it, but knowing why would ease our fears and concerns,” she said. “It’s been very difficult for the family because we don’t know who to trust,” she said. Miles said her father’s murder has also been tough for his grandchildren who have grown up during the investigation. “We miss him so much,” she said. “We definitely want to have closure; we need closure.” Anyone with information about the death of Charles Way can provide information to Sumter County Sheriff’s Office at (803) 436-2000 or CrimeStoppers at (803) 436-2718 or 1-888-274-6372.

Drawing new business activity and funding from outside the local region, such as foreign direct investment, is very important to help grow a region, he said. Industries, such as manufacturing and transportation and distribution, fall into that area and are called “traded clusters,” according to Von Nessen. Sumter had a big win in this business model with the landing of Continental Tire the Americas, which has slightly more than 1,000 employees at its local plant. Von Nessen refers to retail activity and restaurants as “local clusters,” since they rely primarily on local demand to sustain them. “Typically, when you look

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Death rates up for middle age whites with little education BY CHRISTOPHER S. RUGABER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON — A sobering portrait of less-educated middle-age white Americans emerged Thursday with new research showing them dying disproportionately from what one expert calls "deaths of despair" — suicides, drug overdoses and alcohol-related diseases. The new paper by two Princeton University economists, Anne Case and Angus Deaton, concludes that the trend is driven by the loss of steady middle-income jobs for those with a high school diploma or less. The economists also argue that dwindling job opportunities have triggered broader problems for this group. They are more likely than their college-educated counterparts, for example, to be unemployed, unmarried or suffering from poor health. "This is a story of the collapse of the white working class," Deaton said in an interview. "The labor market has very much turned against them." Those dynamics helped fuel the rise of President Donald Trump, who won widespread support among whites with only a high school diploma. Yet Deaton said his policies are unlikely to reverse these trends, particularly the health care legislation now before the House that Trump is championing. That bill would lead to higher premiums for older Americans, the Congressional Budget Office has found. "The policies that you see seem almost perfectly designed to hurt the very people who voted for him," Deaton said. Case and Deaton's paper, issued by the Brookings Institution, follows up on research they released in 2015 that first documented a sharp increase in mortality among middleaged whites. Since 1999, white men and women ages 45 through 54 have endured a sharp increase in "deaths of despair," Case and Deaton found in their earlier work. These include suicides, drug overdoses and alcohol-related deaths such as liver failure. In the paper released Thursday, Case and Deaton draw a clearer relationship between rising death rates and changes in the job market since the 1970s. They find that men without college degrees are less likely to receive rising incomes over time, a trend "consistent with men moving to lower and lower skilled jobs." Other research has found that Americans with only high school diplomas are less likely

to get married or purchase a home and more likely to get divorced if they do marry. "It's not just their careers that have gone down the tubes, but their marriage prospects, their ability to raise children," said Deaton, who won the Nobel prize in economics in 2015 for his long-standing work on solutions to poverty. "That's the kind of thing that can lead people to despair." The issues identified by Case and Deaton are likely contributing to a slight reversal in a decades-long trend of improving life-expectancy data. It's not entirely clear why these trends have affected whites much more than they have African-Americans or Hispanics, whose death rates are improving. Case and Deaton note that many Hispanics are "markedly better off" than parents or grandparents who were born abroad, enabling a greater sense of optimism. African-

Recent research has found that middle-age white Americans with limited education are increasingly dying younger, on average, than other middle-age U.S. adults, a trend driven by the loss of steady middle-income jobs for those with a high school diploma or less. ASSOCIATED PRESS FILE PHOTO

Americans, they add, may have become more resilient to economic challenges given their long-standing disadvantages in the job market. Other researchers have said that whites may have an easier time obtaining painkillers that are behind an epidemic of drug overdoses. The data is clear, though: In 1999, the death rate for high school-educated whites ages 50 through 54 was 30 percent lower than the death rate for all blacks in that age group. By 2015, it was 30 percent higher. The educational split is also growing. Even while the death rate for whites without a college degree is rising, the rate for whites who are college graduates is falling, Case and Deaton found.

The trends cut across diverse regions of the country, the researchers found. While the worst-hit spots include Appalachian states such as West Virginia and Kentucky, they also include such areas as Maine, Baltimore and eastern Washington state. The patterns are evident in rural sections and smaller cities as well as in some large metro areas, the research found. Americans with less education are also faring much worse when compared with adults in other countries, Case and Deaton concluded. Death rates in Europe for people with limited education are falling — and in most countries, they're falling faster than death rates for those with more education. For those reasons, Case and

Deaton discount the notion that government disability benefit programs are responsible for some of these problems by enabling more Americans to stop working. Social welfare programs in Europe are typically more generous yet haven't caused a rise in death rates. Given the long-running nature of these trends, many of which stem from the 1970s, reversing them could take years, Case and Deaton write. But there are immediate steps that could be taken, Deaton said in the interview. Routine prescriptions for opioids should be cut back. And, "Europe has a much better safety net than we do, and they're not seeing the same sort of problems as we are," he said.

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KAY FRANCES LEWIS Kay Frances Eschenbauch Lewis was born on Dec. 7, 1944, in Antigo, Wisconsin. She passed away unexpectedly on March 15, 2017. Kay is survived by her husband of 54 years, Emory Douglas Lewis; two daughters, Tonia LEWIS and husband, Danny Craig, and Wendy Livingston and partner, Danny Batchelor; five granddaughters, Devyn, Jordyn, Spencyr, Kylie and Rylie; and seven great-grandchildren. She is also survived by two brothers, Leonard Eschenbauch and James (Judy) Eschenbauch; and numerous nieces, nephews, family and friends. Kay and Doug were high school sweethearts in White Lake, Wisconsin. They married young and traveled the world together. They lived in Wisconsin, Texas, Oklahoma, Alaska, California, Germany and South Carolina. They traveled all over the United States and Europe. Kay was a homemaker and an avid crafter. She co-owned a ceramic business for many years. She enjoyed crocheting blankets that she donated to the veteran’s hospital each year. She enjoyed spending time with her family and will be dearly missed. Kay was preceded in death by her father and mother, Charles and Agnes Eschenbauch; three brothers, Ralph, Donald and Tim Eschenbauch; sister, Doris Foster, and granddaughter, Skylar Rae. There will be no services at this time. Obituary courtesy of Bullock Funeral Home.

KENNETH R. FOFLYGEN SR. MANNING — Kenneth Richard “Slosh” Foflygen Sr., husband of Diana Colleen Main Foflygen, died on Thursday, March 23, 2017, at McLeod Health Clarendon. Born on Sept. 25, 1946, in Washington, Pennsylvania, he was a FOFLYGEN son of the late James Wayne Foflygen and Elma Grace Dunfee Foflygen. He was a U.S. Navy veteran of the Vietnam War; an avid Corvette owner; and a member of Lake Marion Christian Church. Surviving besides his wife are a son, Kenneth R. Foflygen Jr. (Tammy) of Sharon, Pennsylvania; two daughters, Monica Vernon (Seth) of Clarksville, Pennsylvania, and Angela Reyes (Adrian) of Manning; a brother, Ronald W. Foflygen of Penn State, Pennsylvania; and nine grandchildren. A memorial service will be held at a later date. Memorials may be made to the Community Angels Fund, 1772 Kenwood Road, Manning, SC 29102. Stephens Funeral Home & Crematory, 304 N. Church St., Manning, is in charge of arrangements, (803) 435-2179. www.stephensfuneralhome.org

JOHN W. TINGLE WEDGEFIELD — John William Tingle, age 60, died on Thursday, March 23, 2017, at Palmetto Health Richland. Born in Monroe, Michigan, he was a son of the late Lelton Theo Tingle and Jo Nell Barrow Tingle. John was a well respected TINGLE car salesman in the Sumter area for many years. He never met a stranger and was loved by many. John enjoyed cooking, working on cars and tinkering around the house. He loved to

travel. His true joy was spending time with his family and friends. He always lived life to the fullest. He will be remembered as a very loving companion, brother, uncle and friend. He will be dearly missed by all who knew him. Surviving are his companion, Holly Klee of Wedgefield and her daughter, Kayle Klee; one sister, Patsy Tingle Hurst and her husband, Billy, of Alabama; two nieces, Emily Hurst Rush and her husband, Brad, and Amanda Hurst Labo and her husband, Dan; two great-nieces, Layla Joy Rush and Lindsay Jo Rush; and one great-nephew, Eli James Labo. The family will receive friends from 5 to 7 p.m. on Monday at Bullock Funeral Home. Memorials may be made to the American Heart Association, 400 Percival Road, P.O. Box 6604, Columbia, SC 292606604 or to Palmetto Health Heart, 6 Richland Medical Park, Columbia, SC 29203. You may go to www.bullockfuneralhome.com and sign the family’s guest book. The family has chosen Bullock Funeral Home for the arrangements.

VIRGINIA M. WHACK GREELEYVILLE — Virginia Murray Whack, 97, widow of George Whack, died on Friday, March 24, 2017, at McLeod Health Clarendon, Manning. She was born on Sept. 7, 1919, in Greeleyville, a daughter of the late Adrian and Bobbie Durant Murray. The family is receiving friends at the home of her daughter and son-in-law, Sandra and Clayton Reid, 112 Whack Road, Greeleyville. These services have been entrusted to Samuels Funeral Home LLC of Manning.

ARCHIE DANTZLER Archie “Bernie” Dantzler, 80, widower of Rosa Singleton Dantzler and son of the late Archie and Edna McFadden Dantzler was born on January 1, 1937, in Sumter County. He departed this life on Friday, March 24, 2017, at WJB Dorn Veterans Affairs Medical Center. Family will receive friends at the home, 15 S. Salem Ave., Sumter 29150. Job’s Mortuary Inc., 312 S. Main St., is in charge of arrangements.

CARLEE LATHAN BISHOPVILLE — Carlee Lathan, 81, passed on Friday, March 24, 2017, at her residence. Born in Lee County, she was a daughter of Lawson and Connie McIntyre Moses. The family will receive friends and relatives at the home, 406 Murray St., Bishopville. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by Square Deal Funeral Home, 106 McIntosh St., Bishopville, SC 292010.

HARMON WALKER Harmon Walker, 61, died Friday, March 24, 2017, at his residence in Sumter. Born in Sumter County, he was a son of the late Dayton and Mildred Walker. The family will receive friends at the home of the Walker’s, 105 N. Tondaleia Drive, Sumter, SC 29153. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by Palmer Memorial Chapel Inc.

JASMINE O. JOHNSON Jasmine Oquez Johnson, 28, of Summerton, died on Friday, March 24, 2017, at McLeod Health, Florence. He was born on Dec. 6, 1988, in Clarendon County to Joe James and Sadie Johnson. The funeral services are incomplete and will be announced at a later date.

The family is receiving friends at the home, 21 First St., Summerton, South Carolina, 29148. Services have been entrusted in the professional care of King-Fields Mortuary, Summerton, South Carolina. (803)485-5039.

WESLEY WILLIAMS Mr. Wesley Williams, son of the late Mrs. Gertrude Williams, entered eternal rest on March 15, 2017, in Washington, D.C. The family is receiving friends at the home of his brother and sister-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Joe Williams, 50 Moses Road, Bishopville. Funeral arrangements will be announced by Wilson Funeral Home, 403 S. Main St., Bishopville.

MAE E. MYERS Mrs. Mae Ella Gregg Myers entered eternal rest on March 23, 2017, at the Carolina Pines Regional Medical Center, Hartsville. The family is receiving friends at the home of her daughters at 10 John Lane, Bishopville. Funeral arrangements will be announced by Wilson Funeral Home, 403 S. Main St., Bishopville.

ROBERT OAKS Robert Oaks, 67, died Thursday, March 23, 2017, at Palmetto Health Tuomey Hospital, Sumter. Born September 7, 1949, in Sumter County, he was the son of Alphonzo and Beatrice Scriven Oaks. The family will receive family and friends at the home, 3001 Prosser Ave. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by Williams Funeral Home Inc.

HERBERT B. BOYKIN SR. Herbert B. Boykin, Sr., 91, died Saturday, March 25, 2017, at his home in Sumter. Born Dec. 25, 1925, in Kershaw County. He was the son of the late Richard and Marie Boykin. The family will receive family and friends at the home, 415 Church St. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by Williams Funeral Home Inc.

MARTHA A. GIBBONS NEW ZION — Mrs. Martha Ann Gibbons, 86, passed away peacefully on Friday, March 24, 2017, at her home. The funeral service will be at 3 p.m. on Monday at New Zion United Methodist Church with burial in the church cemetery, directed by Floyd Funeral Home. The family will receive friends at their home from 5 to 7 p.m. tonight at 7386 Salem Road, New Zion. Born in Sumter County, she was a daughter of the late John Hector and Ellena Rodgers McNeill. She retired from Clarendon County School District 3 as an elementary school teacher, a member of New Zion United Methodist Church, United Methodist Women, Black River American Legion Auxiliary and Kappa Delta Pi. She was preceded in death by a sister, Mary Beth Mixon. Surviving are her husband, Lawrence Ike Gibbons of the home; three daughters, Patricia “Patty” Green of Pawley’s Island, Sherrilyn (Blake) Gibbons of New Zion and Lauretta (Virgil) Gibbons and her of Fort Mill; two sisters, Margaret Clark Phillips and Lena Phillips, both of Lynchburg; five grandchildren, Jennifer Altman, Patrick (Leslie) Gibbons, Lance Green, Travis Green and Devin Green; and six great-grandchildren, Blake Altman, Banks Altman, Spencer Gibbons, Luke Green, Lauren Elizabeth Green and Katherine Green. Memorials may be made to New Zion United Methodist Church Memorial Fund, P.O. Box 33, New Zion, S.C. 29111. Please visit www.floydfuneral.com for online condolences.

JERRY J. JACKSON Jerry James Jackson, 76, husband of Shirley Ann McLeod Jackson, died Thursday, March 23, 2017, at Wil-

SUNDAY, MARCH 26, 2017 liam Jennings Bryan Dorn VA Medical Center, Columbia. Born in Walton, West Virginia, he was a son of the late Leslie Leon and Audrey Ordith Paxton Jackson. Mr. Jackson attended Open Bible Baptist Church. He served in the U.S. Air Force and worked in residential construction. He enjoyed working with his computer. Survivors include his wife of 54 years; four children, Kenneth Jackson of Sumter, Robert “Bobby” Jackson (fiancé, Phyllis Rider) of Camden, Cindy Coursey (J.T.) and Greg Jackson (Lisa) both of Sumter; sixteen grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by a son, Gary Jackson and one brother, Larry Jackson. The funeral services will be held at 4 p.m. on Tuesday in the Elmore-Cannon-Stephens Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Greg Pressley officiating. Burial will be in the Sumter Cemetery. Pallbearers will be Matthew Jackson, Robert Jackson Jr., Joseph Coursey, Phil Windham, Bruce Andrews and Brian Haselden. The family will receive friends from 3 to 4 p.m. on Tuesday at Elmore-CannonStephens Funeral Home and other times at the home. Elmore-Cannon-Stephens Funeral Home and Crematorium of Sumter is in charge of the arrangements.

WALTER J. SAUL Walter J. “Wally” Saul, 53, died Thursday, March 23, 2017, at his home. Born Jan. 28, 1964, in Sumter, he was the son of Patricia Yeager and the late Chief Master Sgt. James I. Saul. Wally was a golfer and enjoyed riding his motorcycle. Above all, he enjoyed and loved his family. Survivors include his mother of Sumter; two sons, Justin J. Saul of Tennessee, Evan A. Saul of Colorado; two sisters, Wendy S. Simmons of Myrtle Beach, Christi S. Waynick of Sumter; nieces and nephews, Marissa Wolfe-McHugh, Rebekah Huang, Aubrey Brunson, Barratt Waynick, Trey Simmons, Nathan Simmons; and six great nieces and nephews. A memorial service will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday in the Elmore-Cannon-Stephens Funeral Home Chapel. Elmore-Cannon-Stephens Funeral Home and Crematorium of Sumter is in charge of the arrangements.

MICHAEL K. WORKMAN Michael Keyshawn Workman, 27, departed this earthly life on Wednesday, March 22, 2017, as the result of a car accident in Sumter. Born Dec.18, 1989, in Sumter County, he was the son of Carley T. Spann and the late Randall “Mike” Workman. “Smoke,” as he was affectionately called, was a 2009 graduate of Crestwood High School. He attended Central Carolina Technical College, where he received a degree in welding. In his youth he attended High Hills Baptist Church. Memories of Keyshawn will forever be cherished by his mother, Carley T. Spann Workman of the home; three children, Sariah K. Workman, Samir K. Workman, Sanai K. Workman, all of Sumter; two sisters, Shanise N. Spann (Derrick), Olivia Ellerbe, both of Sumter; one brother, Terrance Blanding, of Sumter; fiancé, Erica D. Anderson of Sumter; three nephews; grandfathers, Louis Davis Jr., Richard Jackson of Sumter; five aunts; six uncles; three great aunts; and a host of special cousins, other relatives and friends. The homegoing celebration will be held at noon on Tuesday from the Hopewell Baptist Church, 3285 Peach Orchard Road, Dalzell, with the Rev. Richard Addison as pastor and eulogist. The family is receiving relatives and friends at the home, 70 White Pine Court, Sumter. The procession will leave from the home at 11:20 a.m.

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Burial will be in the Hopewell Baptist Church Yard Cemetery, Dalzell. These services have been entrusted to the management and staff of Williams Funeral Home Inc., 821 N. Main St. Online memorial messages may be sent to the family at williamsfuneralhome@sc.rr. com. Visit us on the web at www. williamsfuneralhomeinc.com.

JOHNNIE L. JACKSON SR. Mr. Johnnie Lee Jackson Sr., 79, was born Nov. 24,1937, in Dania Beach, Florida to the late Moses Lewis and Dora Taylor Jackson. He departed this life on Saturday, March 25, 2017, at NHC Healthcare Sumter. Services have been entrusted to Whites Mortuary LLC.

GABRIEL ROBINSON Gabriel Robinson, 49, died Friday, March 24, 2017, in Charlotte, North Carolina. Born Oct. 9, 1967, in Sumter County, he was the son of Betty Wright Robinson and the late Matthew Robinson. The family will receive family and friends at the home of his mother, 19 Chestnut St. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by Williams Funeral Home Inc.

JAMES D. THOMPSON James Davis “Dave” Thompson, 73, widower of Jewel Slaughter Thompson, died Thursday, March 23, 2017, at the Medical University of SC in Charleston. Born July 28, 1943, in Franklin, Virginia, he was a son of the late Virgil Davis and Frances Butler Thompson Livesay. Mr. Thompson was a member of First Baptist Church. He received his Bachelor’s degree from Virginia Military Institute and a Master’s degree from Central Michigan University. He retired from the U.S. Air Force, with the rank of Major, after more than 20 years of service and was a veteran of the Vietnam War. Following his military service, Mr. Thompson worked as a computer programmer for Carolina Continental Insurance Co. in Columbia for more than 20 years. He enjoyed writing and was a member of the Sumter Chapter of the SC Writers Association. He was a published author of a book of short stories and two books of poetry. Survivors include two daughters, Patricia Thompson, Wendy Thompson both of Sumter; two brothers, Virgil Martin Thompson (Faye) of Louisville, Kentucky, Richard Livesay (Lori) of Sedley, Virginia; one sister, Mary Livesay Duke of Franklin, Virginia; and a number of special nieces, nephews and cousins. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. on Tuesday at First Baptist Church with the Rev. Dan Barber and the Rev. Charles Clanton officiating. Burial will be in the Evergreen Memorial Park Cemetery. Honorary pallbearers will be members of the Friends and Followers Sunday School Class of First Baptist Church. The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. on Monday at Elmore-CannonStephens Funeral Home and other times at the home. Memorials may be made to the Benevolence Fund of First Baptist Church, 107 E. Liberty St., Sumter, SC 29150. Elmore-Cannon-Stephens Funeral Home and Crematorium of Sumter is in charge of the arrangements.

MASTER A. KENNEDY Master Avion Kennedy, four months, died Wednesday, March 22, 2017, in Fayetteville, North Carolina. Born Nov. 11, 2016, in Sumter County, he was the son of Demond Kennedy. The family will receive family and friends at the home, 62 Carrol Drive, Sumter. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by Williams Funeral Home Inc.

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GUEST COMMENTARY

Bill makes it easy to spend your money in secret

here does your tax money go? In most instances it supports direct government activities such as schools, police, housing, public health and the like. But in many instances your tax money is transferred to nonprofit corporations that have convinced government leaders that they perform a service worthy of public support. Museums, festivals, parks, and tourism promoters are common nonprofit recipients of public funds. There is a bill, H.3931, pending in the House of Representatives, that would exempt nonprofit organizations getting public funds from the Freedom of Information Act. The bill is being promoted as a way to make nonprofits accountable to the governments that provide funding by requiring filing of general statements about how your money is being spent. If you believe that nonsense, I have some beachfront property in Walhalla for sale. In too many instances, those doling out your money are benefiting from the use of those funds to hire their relatives or worse. If this bill passes, we will never know. Some legislators have been told nonprofits are not subject to the Freedom of Information Act, and this bill will add “transparency.” Nonprofits receiving or spending your money are already subject to the open government law, and you are entitled to see their records. All you have to do is ask. In 1974 the General Assembly enacted the Freedom of Information Act, based on a finding that it was vital in a democratic society that public business be conducted in an open and public manner. The Supreme Court of South Carolina has repeatedly ruled that this law exists to prevent secret government activity. One mechanism used to hide government activity has been through the use of nonprofit corporations. The University of South Carolina for years hid a presidential slush fund behind a nonprofit foundation. When the public and press demanded an accounting of the foundation’s activities through Freedom of Information Act requests, the foundation refused to provide access saying the law did not apply to it because it was a nonprofit corporation. The S.C. Supreme Court said otherwise. The court looked to the definition in the law of those organizations to which the law applied. These organizations are identified in the law as “public bodies.” If an entity is a public body it is required to disclose certain records and conduct its meetings in a

prescribed manner. A “public body” includes “any organization, corporation, or agency supported in Jay whole or in Bender part by public funds or expending public funds.” The USC Foundation met this definition, and, as a consequence, was required to account for how it spent its money. When exposed to public scrutiny many of the expenditures, such as gifts to elected officials and lavish speaking fees, were questioned and protested. Is there value in knowing how a nonprofit organization that gets tax money spends that money? Most of us think so. If you know where the money is going, you have grounds to tell your representatives in government that you approve or disapprove of the way your money is being spent. We should be past the point where we will accept an assurance such as, “Trust me. Great things are being done with your money.” There is too much evidence to the contrary that trust is not enough. In Richland County alone we’ve had a recreation commission paying inflated salaries to relatives who probably shouldn’t have been on the payroll in the first place. We’ve had the records of a high school booster club requested by the Attorney General who is investigating charges that much of the money is not accounted for. Two festival organizers are being questioned about what they have done with the public money they have received to conduct festivals that seem not to have happened. I suspect certain nonprofit organizations across the state would be exposed to scorn or prosecution if their activities were subjected to public scrutiny. There are allegations in several parts of the state that tax money is being laundered by nonprofit corporations to fund political contributions. The only thing transparent about H.3931 is the desire of organizations supported by or spending your money to do it in secret. This bill should be defeated. If not, your tax dollars will go down a rabbit hole never to be heard from again. Tell your House member you want true accountability and defeat the bill.

‘In too many instances, those doling out your money are benefiting from the use of those funds to hire their relatives or worse. If this bill passes, we will never know.’

Bender is a retired media law professor and an attorney for the S.C. Press Association, and advocate for open government.

Dear Gamecocks: How’s everybody feeling? Editor’s note: These are excerpts from an open letter that appeared on www.theplayerstribune.com. The full text can be found here: http://bit.ly/2n4R10M. The Gamecocks face Florida today at 2:20 p.m. on CBS for a chance to go the NCAA basketball tournament’s final four next week in Phoenix.

eah, I’m feeling pretty darn good too. Last Sunday, much of the nation learned something that Gamecock Nation already knew: What we have here in Columbia is very special. We have a fan base as passionate as any you’ll find in college sports. And we have a group of young men who are as impressive as any you’ll find in the country. They also happen to play some pretty good basketball. Ask Duke. Of course, this didn’t just happen. Basketball at South Carolina hasn’t always been so good. When I came to Columbia for an interview, South Carolina hadn’t won an NCAA tournament game since 1973 — way back when the legendary Frank McGuire coached the team. Since he retired in 1980, almost every coach that followed him never coached another day after they left Columbia. And you’re talking about some unbelievably talented and successful people. So when I was contemplating making the move here, what I heard from people was, “Frank, everyone loses their job there.” Nobody gets out of there alive. I spent 15 years as a high school math teacher. That was the first job where I learned how to help young people grow and develop. Before I even got into college coaching, I had a good understanding of the importance of building trust with the people you’re trying to teach. And the only way you develop trust is through honesty. The guys who are leading our team this season didn’t have the benefit playing with a senior class that could show them how to win. They had to develop that culture on their own. There were some tough losses — ugly games even — in their first couple of years

COMMENTARY here, but these guys put their trust in me. They put their trust in me even when it seemed imFrank possible Martin that we’d ever be able to do what we’re doing now. When you lose games, kids become vulnerable. They start listening to voices on the outside. That’s what losing does — it tears you apart. But Justin, Duane and Sindarius — from that very first year, their ears never left me. When we lost nine of our first 10 SEC games their freshman year, they stayed with me. When we finished below .500 my first two seasons here, they continued to work. They trusted that we were building something, even when nobody else really saw it. Now, these guys who didn’t have anyone to lead them have become leaders themselves. I watch how these seniors mentor our young players and it’s the most gratifying part of my job. And what it’s done is let me just coach basketball. I don’t have to worry about whether my players buy into a winning culture — because now they’re the ones spreading it. One of my favorite moments this season was when I gathered the entire team in the weight room and surprised them with the news that Sindarius had been named SEC Player of the Year. The place went crazy. They celebrated as loudly as they had all season. And that really showed me something. Because that right there, it can’t be recruited. It has to be grown. Before we took the floor against Marquette in the first round, I told our guys to stay true to themselves. I told them not to worry about the stage or the opponent. Just play basketball. Play like we practice. I let them know that we weren’t there because somebody had drawn our name out of a hat. We had earned that spot. We had established ourselves as a very good team, and that was our reward. Then we went out and we played like we belonged.

And after we won that game, our prize was a matchup with the most celebrated team in college basketball. The team that just about anyone with any sense had chosen to win the whole tournament. At halftime against Duke, we were down by seven points. But honestly, the vibe in the locker room was pretty positive. When I walked in there and looked around at our guys, I saw that they didn’t look scared at all. They were just focused. “You guys are playing the game, not me. But based on what I see, I think your defense is really bothering them.” And I looked around the room. “What do you think?” They all responded, “Yeah!” “So if you know you can guard them, and we’re only down seven after shooting 7 of 35 from the field, do you think we can win this game if we start taking better shots?” They all said, “Yeah!” And I just nodded, “Me too. Let’s go.” When the second half began we started driving the ball to the basket more. Sure enough, good things started to happen. We threw down a few dunks and made some free throws. Then, during our first time out, while the team was gathered around me, I could see in their eyes that they all believed that we could do this. We were playing our game. When all was said and done, we shot better than 71 percent in the second half. That’s crazy. Ludicrous. Simply doesn’t happen — ever. But it did. It happened. Because we made it happen. And down the stretch, college basketball fans saw something out of our guys that I’ve witnessed a lot in the last four years. Something that was apparent to me even when we were losing a lot of games. Courage. I’ve seen these guys lose. But I have never seen them defeated. We have never carried ourselves like a losing basketball team. And that night, man did we look like winners. Frank Martin is the men’s head basketball coach at University of South Carolina.

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E 6-12 mph

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Gaﬀney 69/57 Spartanburg 69/57

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IN THE MOUNTAINS

ARIES (March 21-April 19): Go the EUGENIA LAST distance. If you can make a better presentation in person, set up an appointment. Opportunity will present itself if you’re dedicated, determined and ready to take action. Peace, love and romance will improve personal relationships. TAURUS (April 20-May 20): Use what you know to get ahead, but be willing to learn as you go. Giveand-take along with compassion and wanting what’s best for everyone will result in greater popularity, trust and respect. GEMINI (May 21-June 20): Offer help for the right reasons and only accept assistance from someone who is not trying to get something from you. Ulterior motives are prevalent going both ways and caution must be taken when dealing with joint endeavors. CANCER (June 21-July 22): Keep an open mind and a willingness to listen to what others have to say. Getting along with others will be in your best interests. Avoiding temptation or indulgent behavior should be your priority. LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): Take care of personal paperwork, taxes or settlements that are pending.Take care of responsibilities before you engage in social activities. A clear conscience and worry-free attitude will allow you to be more funloving and romantic. VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Short trips, romantic encounters and quality time with the people you enjoy being with the most should be on your agenda. A physical challenge will get you pumped up

and ready to take on the world. Strive for personal perfection. LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): When dealing with home, family and personal assets, be sure to take your time. Making an impulsive decision will lead to a power struggle. Don’t give in to pressure or demands that aren’t in your best interest.

Today: A thunderstorm. Winds southsouthwest 4-8 mph. Monday: A shower in spots. Winds southwest 4-8 mph.

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SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): Make love and personal relationships with friends, family and loved ones a priority. Your unique approach to the way you live will attract interesting people. Joining forces with someone is favored. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): Home and family should take precedence. You can bring about favorable changes if you include everyone in your decision-making. Don’t let an outside influence slow you down. Dismiss anyone using emotional tactics or pressure to undermine you. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): Look for creative alternatives that work for you rather than giving into an unrealistic plan that someone else wants you to take on. Rely on past experience and lay the groundwork to follow a path that suits your needs. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): Keep an open mind, but don’t believe someone’s claims regarding emotional matters that involve you. Go to the source if you want facts and better insight into a situation that is causing confusion.

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River Black River Congaree River Lynches River Saluda River Up. Santee River Wateree River

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Flood 7 a.m. 24-hr stage yest. chg 12 6.82 +0.03 19 3.86 +0.21 14 5.17 -0.07 14 2.53 +0.35 80 76.21 -0.05 24 5.54 -0.26

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Sunrise 7:17 a.m. Moonrise 6:29 a.m.

Weather(W): s–sunny, pc–partly cloudy, c–cloudy, sh–showers, t–thunderstorms, r–rain, sf–snow ﬂurries, sn–snow, i–ice

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): An emotional situation will mount if you don’t address issues directly. Show your concerns and offer the facts to avoid anyone getting the wrong idea. Follow through with actions and don’t look back.

THE NEWSDAY CROSSWORD

Charleston 76/57

Today: Mostly cloudy; however, sunnier in southern parts. High 70 to 78. Monday: Mostly sunny and nice. High 71 to 80.

Temperature High Low Normal high Normal low Record high Record low

Myrtle Beach 70/58

Manning 78/58

ON THE COAST

The last word in astrology

Florence 77/56

Bishopville 75/57

CROSSWORD

SUDOKU

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blades 70 Narrates 71 Self-esteem 74 Skating champ at Nagano 76 Narrow escape 78 Disconnect 79 Secluded sanctuary 80 Member of the plum family 81 Way of thinking 82 Model train component 84 Studio stands 86 Composer Porter 88 Potato parcels 89 Engender 90 Peak of perfection 91 TV host Seacrest

92 Footnote notation 93 Small eatery 94 Wild tale 95 Certain Scandinavian 96 Sailed through 97 People in general 99 __ Thai (ricenoodle dish) 101 Jeopardy! rarity The invention of SAUERBRATEN (51 Across) is sometimes credited to Charlemagne, who some say wanted to make use of leftover meat. The Washington head-quar-

ters of the Department of COMMERCE (66 Across) is named for Herbert Hoover, who served as Commerce Secretary under Harding and Coolidge. Each of the 10 longest answers in the puzzle can be spelled with unrepeated symbols of chemical elements, as in “Te + C + H + N+O+P+ Ho + Be” (70 Across).

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Lady ‘Cats rally past TSA 9-8 BY JUSTIN DRIGGERS justin@theitem.com DALZELL – It’s been a week of adjustments for the Laurence Manning Academy softball team. Dealing with a flu bug, the Lady Swampcats had four starters out of the lineup against Thomas Sumter Academy on Friday, and one of their

pitchers had spent more time in the doctor’s office than on the field in recent days. Resiliency, it turns out, was LMA’s best medicine. Lundee Olsen came on in relief to toss four scoreless frames, middle schooler Madison Truett delivered a big hit in the top of the seventh and the Lady ‘Cats took ad-

Laurence Manning players celebrate a 2-run home run by Ashton Rogers, center, in the third inning of LMA’s 9-8 come-from-behind victory over Thomas Sumter Academy on Friday at the TSA field in Dalzell.

vantage of two TSA miscues in a come-from-behind 9-8 victory in a rematch of last year’s SCISA 3A state championship series. LMA improved to 10-31 overall while handing the Lady Generals their first loss as they fell to 5-1.

SEE LMA, PAGE B4

USC MEN’S BASKETBALL

AUTO RACING

All-too familiar final

Junior preps for 600th race after creating own legacy BY GREG BEACHAM The Associated Press

AP PHOTOS

It will be an all-too familiar East Regional final today in New York as Chris Chiozza and Florida meet Southeastern Conference foe Sindarius Thornwell (0) and South Carolina for a berth in the men’s Final Four.

Southeastern Conference foes South Carolina, Florida meet for 3rd time in East Regional championship for berth in Final Four BY JIM O’CONNELL The Associated Press NEW YORK — There’s no need for introductions in the East Regional final. Scouting reports aren’t really necessary. Fourth-seeded Florida and seventh-seeded South Carolina, two Southeastern Conference foes, will meet today at Madison Square Garden

EAST REGIONAL FINAL WHO: South Carolina vs. Florida WHEN: Today, 2:20 p.m. WHERE: New York TV: WLTX 19 RADIO: WDXY-FM 105.9, WNKT-FM 107.5, WDXY-AM 1240

with the winner advancing to the Final Four. This will be the third meeting between the teams

this season with the home team winning both. They are two tough, defensive teams that can get out and run in transition. “They’re super physical. They pressure a lot, deny a lot of passes. They’re all pretty fundamentally sound. They take a lot of charges and kind of swarm the ball when you drive,” Florida’s Canyon Barry said of the

Gamecocks on Saturday. “We have to guard them too. I think it could be a defensive battle and whoever can execute better has a good shot of winning.” The first game between the teams was a slugfest with South Carolina prevailing 5753. The Gators missed all 17 of their 3-point attempts and

FONTANA, Calif. — While Dale Earnhardt Jr. prepared for his 600th NASCAR Cup Series race this weekend, he couldn’t help thinking about his first time. He still recalls his conversation with Tony Eury Jr., his cousin and crew chief, as he sat on that starting grid in Charlotte in 1999. “I remember telling Tony EARNHARDT that I would switch with him for a million dollars so he could do this instead of me,” Earnhardt recalled Friday with a chuckle. “Because I was scared to death. ... I was overwhelmed with the weight of the situation, and how much attention it was getting, and it made it really hard to soak in and enjoy it, I guess. “We just wanted to do so well and not fail. It was fun. It was a wild time.” The son of racing royalty once felt crushed by expectations, yet he persevered and established his own legacy in the sport. Along with being NASCAR’s most popular driver for most of his career, Junior has 26 victories, 252 top-10 finishes and two Daytona 500 trophies in his first 599 races. “I just wanted to drive,” the 42-year-old Earnhardt recalled. “I wanted to race cars for a living. I wanted to do it well enough to be able to afford to make a living doing it. I didn’t have vision or assume that I was going to make all of the money and success that we have made, but all I really wanted to do was to do it long enough so I didn’t have to get a real job.”

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USC WOMEN’S BASKETBALL

Gamecocks overwhelm upstart Bobcats 100-58 Carolina reaches Elite Eight for 2nd time in last 3 years BY JANIE MCCAULEY The Associated Press

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South Carolina forward A’ja Wilson, center, goes to the basket between Quinnipiac’s Paula Strautmane, left, and Sarah Shewan during the Gamecocks’ 100-58 victory on Saturday in the Sweet 16 round of the women’s NCAA tournament in Stockton, California.

STOCKTON, Calif. — Sure, South Carolina knew a little something about Quinnipiac’s surprising NCAA Tournament run as Connecticut’s other Sweet 16 team.

The Gamecocks ignored the “Q’’ on the front of the opposing jersey and immediately went to work. Kaela Davis, A’ja Wilson and top-seeded South Carolina overpowered the upstarts from the opening tip, scoring the first 16 points and advancing to the Stockton Regional final by beating the 12th-seeded Bobcats 100-58 on Saturday. “It doesn’t matter what name is on the jersey, we come out to play. Obviously

they had a good run, but we’ve still got a mission to complete, and that’s to make it to the Final Four and national championship,” Allisha Gray declared. “I second that,” Davis followed. Davis scored 28 points with five 3s, Wilson added 24 and South Carolina’s athleticism and smothering, swarming defense was

SEE GAMECOCKS, PAGE B6

SPORTS

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MEN’S NCAA TOURNAMENT ROUNDUP

Gonzaga tops Xavier 83-59 to reach 1st Final Four SAN JOSE, Calif. — Nigel Williams-Goss scored 23 points while orchestrating Gonzaga’s efficient offense, and the Zags finally shook their overrated tag by routing Xavier 83-59 on Saturday to reach the Final Four for the first time. Gonzaga (36-1) has been dogged by criticism through the years despite winning consistently, in part for playing in a weak conference but also for never making the Final Four. On the cusp of history, the Zags took it head on with a superb all-around game to give coach Mark Few the one missing piece of his resume. Gonzaga found the range from the perimeter after struggling the first three NCAA games, making 12 of 24 from 3-point range. The defense, a soft spot in the past, shut down the underdog and 11th-seeded Musketeers (24-14) to win the West Region. The Zags will face the winner between South Carolina and Florida in next week’s Final Four in Arizona. J.P Macura led the Musketeers with 18 points. The Musketeers brought their turn-the-page jar of ashes to the NCAA Tournament, where they burned through a string of upsets to reach their third Elite Eight and first since 2008. They beat Maryland, Florida State and took down No. 2 Arizona in the regional semifinals, setting up a matchup of small Jesuit schools seeking their first Final Four. The Final Four was the only thing missing on Few’s re-

to yet another Final Four on the line. The third-seeded Bruins (315) still have the most national titles. Yet they leave their third Sweet 16 under coach Steve Alford short of the Elite Eight. Fans lustily booed Kentucky coach John Calipari in his first game in Memphis since leaving in April 2009 for the Wildcats. Calipari’s latest crop of talented freshmen put Kentucky into a regional final for the sixth time in seven years. NORTH CAROLINA 92 BUTLER 80

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Gonzaga head coach Mark Few, center, holds the West Regional trophy with his team after beating Xavier 83-59 on Saturday in San Jose, California, to earn the school’s first Final Four berth. sume, which includes 18 straight NCAA Tournaments, eight trips to the Sweet 16 and a third Elite Eight after surviving West Virginia’s constant pressure in the regional semifinals. The Zags struggled to find an offensive rhythm against the Mountaineers — who doesn’t? — but had it flowing against Xavier. Gonzaga came into the Elite Eight hitting 29 percent of its 3-point shots after making 37 percent during the season. The Zags found the range early against Xavier, hitting 8 of 13 from the arc in the first half, mostly against the Mus-

keteers’ zone or on kick-outs from center Przemek Karnowski. Xavier got off to a good start offensively by working the ball around, but hit a dry spell and made 1 of 5 from 3-point range as Gonzaga stretched to lead to 49-39 by halftime. Halftime did little to slow the Zags, who pushed the lead to 59-42 on 3-pointers by Williams-Goss and Jordan Mathews. Gonzaga kept the machine rolling in the second half, continuing to make shots while its defense prevented the Musketeers from making any kind of run.

FRIDAY KENTUCKY 86 UCLA 75

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — De’Aaron Fox scored a careerhigh 39 points as the Kentucky Wildcats beat UCLA 86-75 Friday night in a showdown between two of college basketball’s goliaths for a spot in the South Regional final. The only No. 2 seed to survive and advance, the Wildcats (32-5) won their 14th straight game. Now the NCAA’s winningest program will play another of basketball’s titans today in top-seeded North Carolina with a trip

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Joel Berry II scored 26 points and Justin Jackson added 24 as top-seeded North Carolina moved to the Elite Eight with a 92-80 victory over Butler in the NCAA South Region on Friday night. Luke Maye recorded his first career double-double with 16 points and 12 rebounds, helping fuel a quick start for Carolina (30-7). The Tar Heels never let their lead get under double digits in the second half. Andrew Chrabascz led the fourth-seeded Bulldogs (25-9) with 21 points and seven rebounds, while Kelan Martin finished with 16 points for Butler, which struggled shooting early and did not recover. Carolina, which reached the Elite Eight for the 27th time, will face the winner of Friday’s second game between UCLA and Kentucky. The Tar Heels connected on 54.4 percent of their shots, while Butler was at 43.5 percent. From wire reports

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Johnson, Rahm advance to Match Play semifinals; Mickelson eliminated AUSTIN, Texas — Dustin Johnson and Jon Rahm advanced to the semifinals of the Dell Technologies Match Play and kept on track a potential showdown between the No. 1 player and JOHNSON Spain’s rising star. Johnson lost a 3-up lead at the turn and for the first time in 71 holes of this event, he was in a match that was all square. He answered with two birdies and put away Alex Noren. Rahm was so dominant in two matches Saturday that he ended them both on the 14th hole. The 22-year-old rookie has yet to play the 18th hole at Austin Country Club. Johnson faces Hideto Tanihara in the semifinals. Rahm plays Bill Haas, who eliminated Phil Mickelson in the quarterfinals, 2 and 1.

INDIANA HIRES DAYTON’S MILLER AS NEW COACH Indiana has hired Archie Miller as its new coach. The move comes less than 24 hours after UCLA coach Steve Alford said he wouldn’t take the job and nine days after Tom Crean was fired. Miller has spent the last six seasons as the coach at Dayton. He led the Flyers to a 139-63 record, the last two Atlantic 10 regular-season titles and NCAA Tournament appearances each of the past four sea-

sons. Before going to Dayton, he was an assistant at Arizona, Ohio State, North Carolina State and Western Kentucky. The school says it plans to introduce Miller at a news conference Monday.

BOOKER SCORES 70 IN SUNS’ 130-120 LOSS TO CELTICS BOSTON — Devin Booker scored 70 points, becoming the sixth player in NBA history to reach that total, but the Boston Celtics got 34 points from Isaiah Thomas and out-

lasted the Phoenix Suns 130120 on Friday night. Booker joined Wilt Chamberlain, Kobe Bryant, David Thompson, David Robinson and Elgin Baylor as the NBA’s 70-point scorers. Baylor also held the previous record against the Celtics with 64 points in Minneapolis for the Lakers on Nov. 8, 1959. The win was Boston’s third straight, and avenged its buzzer-beater loss in Phoenix earlier this month. The rematch was dominated

early by the Celtics as they hit eight 3-pointers during a 37point second quarter to grow their lead as high as 26 points.

P-15’S SEASON TICKETS ON SALE Season tickets for the upcoming Sumter Post 15 American Legion baseball season are now on sale. Tickets are $30 apiece. They can be purchased at Danny’s Trophy Shop at 713 Bultman Drive. From staff, wire reports

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MLB SPRING TRAINING SATURDAY’S GAMES

Boston (ss) 7, Tampa Bay 5 Pittsburgh 5, Detroit 4 N.Y. Mets 3, Atlanta 0 Philadelphia 3, Boston (ss) 3 Miami 1, St. Louis 0 N.Y. Yankees 6, Toronto (ss) 5 Washington 4, Houston 1 Toronto 16, Canada Jr. 0

Arizona vs. L.A. Angels Chicago White Sox vs. Cleveland Cincinnati (ss) vs. Chicago Cubs Cincinnati (ss) vs. Oakland Milwaukee vs. Kansas City Oakland (ss) vs. L.A. Dodgers Chicago Cubs (ss) vs. Colorado Texas vs. Seattle Minnesota vs. Baltimore San Diego vs. San Francisco

TODAY’S GAMES

Boston vs. Minnesota at Fort Myers, Fla., 1:05 p.m. Houston vs. Washington at West Palm Beach, Fla., 1:05 p.m. Miami vs. St. Louis at Jupiter, Fla., 1:05 p.m. Pittsburgh vs. Philadelphia at Clearwater, Fla., 1:05 p.m. Tampa Bay vs. N.Y. Yankees at Tampa, Fla., 1:05 p.m. Toronto (ss) vs. Detroit at Lakeland, Fla., 1:05 p.m. Baltimore vs. Toronto (ss) at Dunedin, Fla., 1:07 p.m. Atlanta vs. N.Y. Mets at Port St. Lucie, Fla., 1:10 p.m. Cincinnati (ss) vs. Chicago Cubs at Las Vegas, NV, 4:05 p.m. L.A. Dodgers vs. Texas at Surprise, Ariz., 4:05 p.m. Oakland vs. Milwaukee at Phoenix, 4:05 p.m. San Diego (ss) vs. Chicago Cubs at Mesa, Ariz., 4:05 p.m. San Francisco vs. Chicago White Sox at Glendale, Ariz., 4:05 p.m. Seattle vs. Cincinnati (ss) at Goodyear, Ariz., 4:05 p.m. Cleveland vs. Arizona at Scottsdale, Ariz., 4:10 p.m. Colorado vs. San Diego (ss) at Peoria, Ariz., 4:10 p.m. Kansas City vs. L.A. Angels at Tempe, Ariz., 4:10 p.m.

MONDAY’S GAMES

Boston vs. Baltimore at Sarasota, Fla., 1:05 p.m. N.Y. Mets (ss) vs. Miami at Jupiter, Fla., 1:05 p.m. Washington vs. N.Y. Mets (ss) at Port St. Lucie, Fla., 1:10 p.m. Chicago White Sox vs. L.A. Dodgers at Glendale, Ariz., 4:05 p.m. Cincinnati vs. San Francisco at Scottsdale, Ariz., 4:05 p.m. Colorado vs. Texas at Surprise, Ariz., 4:05 p.m. Kansas City vs. Oakland at Mesa, Ariz., 4:05 p.m. L.A. Angels vs. Arizona at Scottsdale, Ariz., 4:10 p.m. Seattle vs. San Diego at Peoria, Ariz., 4:10 p.m. Detroit vs. Atlanta at Kissimmee, Fla., 6:05 p.m. Minnesota vs. Pittsburgh at Bradenton, Fla., 6:05 p.m. St. Louis vs. Houston at West Palm Beach, Fla., 6:05 p.m. Philadelphia vs. Toronto at Dunedin, Fla., 6:07 p.m. Chicago Cubs vs. Cleveland at Goodyear, Ariz., 9:10 p.m.

NBA STANDINGS By The Associated Press EASTERN CONFERENCE ATLANTIC DIVISION W x-Boston 47 Toronto 43 Philadelphia 27 New York 27 Brooklyn 15 SOUTHEAST DIVISION W x-Washington 44 Atlanta 37 Miami 35 Charlotte 32 Orlando 27 CENTRAL DIVISION W z-Cleveland 47 Milwaukee 37 Indiana 36 Chicago 34 Detroit 34

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FRIDAY’S GAMES

Cleveland 112, Charlotte 105 Denver 125, Indiana 117 Orlando 115, Detroit 87 Washington 129, Brooklyn 108 Boston 130, Phoenix 120 Houston 117, New Orleans 107 Milwaukee 100, Atlanta 97 Philadelphia 117, Chicago 107 Golden State 114, Sacramento 100 L.A. Lakers 130, Minnesota 119, OT

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Sears fans 20 in Citadel’s 3-0 win over VMI on Friday CHARLESTON — Friday night belonged to The Citadel’s starting pitcher and former Wilson Hall standout JP Sears who tied the program record with 20 strikeouts in a 3-0 shutout of VMI at Joe SEARS Riley Park. One day less than a year after setting a career-high with 19 strikeouts at VMI, the junior lefthander one-upped himself with 20 strikeouts against the visiting Keydets in front of his home crowd. Sears (4-1) tied the program record originally set in 1999 by Rodney Hancock against Furman. The strikeout total is also tied for the second most in a single game in Southern Conference history and the fourth time it has been accomplished. Additionally, the 20 strikeouts are the most in a single game in NCAA Division I this year, bettering the previous mark of 17 which has been posted three times in 2017. The outing was the first complete game of Sears’ career, who had previously pitched eight innings twice. He threw nine shutout innings, allowing just two hits and two walks. Sears now owns a 1.70 ERA with 63 strikeouts to just seven walks in 42 1/3 innings pitched. The junior has recorded five straight starts with at least seven innings and has double-digit strikeouts in three games. SOUTH CAROLINA 6 ALABAMA 5

SOUTHWEST DIVISION W L x-San Antonio 55 16 x-Houston 50 22 Memphis 40 32 Dallas 31 40 New Orleans 30 42 NORTHWEST DIVISION W L Utah 44 28 Oklahoma City41 30 Denver 35 37 Portland 33 38 Minnesota 28 43 PACIFIC DIVISION W L z-Golden State58 14 L.A. Clippers 43 30 Sacramento 27 45 Phoenix 22 51 L.A. Lakers 21 51 x-clinched playoff spot z-clinched division

COLUMBIA — Junior infielder Justin Row’s walkoff single in the bottom of the 10th inning lifted fourthranked South Carolina to a

6-5 win on Saturday afternoon at Founders Park. The Gamecocks improve to 16-6 and 4-1 in the SEC with Alabama now 12-11 and 1-4 in league play. Trailing 5-4 entering the bottom of the ninth inning, the Gamecocks rallied to tie it against Alabama reliever Davis Vainer. Jonah Bride would lead off with a walk and with two outs advanced to second base on a wild pitch. Carolina would then summon Danny Blair off the bench to run for Bride and the sophomore outfielder would score the tying run on a pair of wild pitches from Vainer. With the score deadlocked at 5-5 in the bottom of the 10th inning, Hunter Taylor led off with a walk to give the Gamecocks a runner on first with no outs. LT Tolbert put runners on first and second then with a base hit to left field on a 1-2 pitch from Vainer. After a wild pitch moved both runners up, TJ Hopkins drew a one-out walk to load the bases and set the stage for Justin Row. On a 2-0 pitch, Row belted a liner to left out of the reach of Alabama outfielder Logan Carey for a RBI single to set off the celebration at Founders Park. Senior left-hander Josh Reagan picked up his third win of the season after giving up three runs on six hits with two walks and three strikeouts in 3 2/3 innings of relief. Junior right-hander Wil Crowe threw 6 1/3 innings with two runs on five hits with two walks and five strikeouts in no-decision for Carolina. On Friday, South Carolina broke ahead two runs in the bottom of the first, but homers from Cody Henry and Chandler Taylor in the third

and fourth innings and an unearned run in the top of the ninth lifted Alabama to a 4-2 win. CLEMSON 1 BOSTON COLLEGE 0

KINGSTON, R.I. — Alex Eubanks pitched a 3-hit shutout to lead No. 6 Clemson to a 1-0 victory over Boston College at Bill Beck Field on Saturday. The Tigers improved to 19-4 overall and 7-1 in the ACC. The Eagles dropped to 7-13 overall and 1-7 in ACC play. Eubanks (4-1) earned the win by allowing just three hits, no runs and no walks with a career-high-tying 10 strikeouts in a completegame effort. The sophomore right-hander did not get to a 3-ball count on any Boston College batter. Eagle reliever John Witkowski (0-1) suffered the loss. The Tigers struck first in the seventh inning without the benefit of a hit. Logan Davidson and Andrew Cox led off with walks, then they moved up on Drew Wharton’s sacrifice bunt. Pinch-hitter Robert Jolly followed with a grounder to third, and Davidson’s jump off third base allowed him to score before the throw arrived to the plate. On Friday, former Sumter High and Sumter P-15’s standout Charlie Barnes tied his career high with 11 strikeouts in No. 6 Clemson’s 8-2 victory over Boston College at Bill Beck Field on. Barnes (2-2) earned the win by allowing just four hits, one run and one walk with 11 strikeouts in six innings pitched. Patrick Andrews pitched the final three innings to record his first save of the season. From local, staff reports

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SATURDAY’S GAMES

Utah at L.A. Clippers, 3:30 p.m. Washington at Cleveland, 7:30 p.m. New York at San Antonio, 8:30 p.m. Toronto at Dallas, 8:30 p.m. Minnesota at Portland, 10 p.m.

TODAY’S GAMES

Brooklyn at Atlanta, 1 p.m. Phoenix at Charlotte, 1 p.m. Chicago at Milwaukee, 3:30 p.m. Oklahoma City at Houston, 3:30 p.m. Sacramento at L.A. Clippers, 3:30 p.m. Miami at Boston, 6 p.m. Philadelphia at Indiana, 6 p.m. Memphis at Golden State, 8 p.m. New Orleans at Denver, 8 p.m. Portland at L.A. Lakers, 9:30 p.m.

MONDAY’S GAMES

Detroit at New York, 7:30 p.m. Orlando at Toronto, 7:30 p.m. Cleveland at San Antonio, 8 p.m. Oklahoma City at Dallas, 8:30 p.m. Memphis at Sacramento, 10:30 p.m. New Orleans at Utah, 10:30 p.m.

NHL SCHEDULE FRIDAY’S GAMES

N.Y. Islanders 4, Pittsburgh 3, SO Tampa Bay 2, Detroit 1, OT Dallas 6, San Jose 1 Anaheim 3, Winnipeg 1

SATURDAY’S GAMES

Vancouver at Minnesota, 2 p.m. Philadelphia at Columbus, 2 p.m. Calgary at St. Louis, 7 p.m. Carolina at New Jersey, 7 p.m. Boston at N.Y. Islanders, 7 p.m. Toronto at Buffalo, 7 p.m. Ottawa at Montreal, 7 p.m. Arizona at Washington, 7 p.m. Chicago at Florida, 7 p.m. San Jose at Nashville, 8 p.m. Colorado at Edmonton, 10 p.m. N.Y. Rangers at Los Angeles, 10:30 p.m.

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Minnesota at Detroit, 12:30 p.m. Dallas at New Jersey, 5 p.m. Philadelphia at Pittsburgh, 7 p.m. Vancouver at Winnipeg, 8 p.m. N.Y. Rangers at Anaheim, 9 p.m.

MONDAY’S GAMES

Detroit at Carolina, 7 p.m. Florida at Buffalo, 7 p.m. Nashville at N.Y. Islanders, 7 p.m. Chicago at Tampa Bay, 7:30 p.m. Arizona at St. Louis, 8 p.m. Colorado at Calgary, 9 p.m.

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LMA FROM PAGE B1 “Even with a lot of odds being against them, I’m proud that we believed in ourselves enough to pull that out,” Laurence Manning head coach Maria Rowland said. “I knew (Olsen) wasn’t at her full potential, but I was proud of her. You literally have to hit halfinch spots against a team like this. She and Ashton (Rogers) were able to keep them inside the park, and that team has a lot of big sticks.” LMA, however, did leave the yard — twice. The Lady ‘Cats rallied from 3-run deficits on two separate occasions with the first coming courtesy of a pair of long balls from Brooke Ward and Rogers. Trailing 3-0 in the top of the third, Ward stepped to the plate with two on and one down and launched a homer — the first of career — to left-centerfield to tie the game. Rogers followed two batters later with a 2-run shot that gave Laurence Manning a 5-3 lead. “If I had one wish for anyone at the beginning of the season, it was for (Ward) to get a home run before she left us,” Rowland said. “For her to get a 3-run homer and tie the game for us, I couldn’t be more proud for her. “It’s moments like that that make you feel good as a coach.” The drama wasn’t over yet though. TSA rallied to tie the score in its half of the third and then took an 8-5 lead in the next inning. It was 8-6 in the top of the

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Thomas Sumter Academy catcher Josie Reed, right, covers home plate and tags out Laurence Manning Academy’s Maggie Josey in the top of the seventh inning of Friday’s 9-8 loss at the TSA field in Dalzell. seventh when LMA pulled off its final comeback. Trinity Harrington, who was 3-for-4 with a triple on the day, led off by reaching on an error. Rogers walked and Olsen singled to load the bases. Truett, who already had a hit and reached base three times, then ripped a game-tying 2-run single down the left field line to knot the score at 8-8. “She’s a heck of an athlete,” Rowland said of Truett. “That

JUNIOR FROM PAGE B1 Earnhardt has done it effectively and consistently for 17 straight years. Only 24 drivers in NASCAR history have started 600 races, and Earnhardt would love to celebrate his entry into the club today with his first win on the well-aged asphalt at Fontana, where he has typically run well for most of his storied career. Earnhardt hasn’t won a race since late 2015, and he has never won at Fontana in 24 starts despite finishing second twice and landed inside the top 12 in six consecutive outings at Auto Club Speedway. He missed the second half of last season with a concussion, at least the fourth of his racing career. The absence was his longest break from competition since his debut season back in the 20th century, but he has returned with optimism and confidence, if not results: He hasn’t finished higher than 14th in the first four races of this season, leaving him 23rd in the standings. Yet Earnhardt has evolved into an elder statesman of the garage, and his easygoing personality even allows him to squash most beefs with a smile — and some beer. After Ryan Blaney cursed him out on the radio last week in Phoenix, Earnhardt played it off by texting with his young rival — and forcing Blaney to furnish the beverages whenever they hang out this spring. Blaney incurred the wrath of Earnhardt’s legion of fans, particularly on social media, but Junior himself took it goodnaturedly. Blaney had ample reason to make good with his neighbor in North Carolina. “He owns the land that I live on,” Blaney said with a grimace. “So strategically, that may not have been the best thing for me to do that to him last week, but we’re good. He’s a great guy and a good friend of mine.” While he crosses his latest historic mark, Earnhardt doesn’t appear to be done soon. He confirmed Friday that he intends to begin talks soon with Hendrick Motorsports about a new contract to replace his expiring deal. “It’s only been a few races, but I feel really good and we have had some discussions about planning to get together,” Earnhardt said. “It’s not something that I put on the shelf, for sure. We’re getting closer and closer.” Although he realizes some fans, including

was a huge rip down the line. She’s got a great stick – and she’s not afraid of anything. She’s fearless and I love that.” The Lady Generals appeared as if they were going to escape with no further damage done after recording an out at the plate and a popup, but the second infield error of the inning moments later allowed Truett to score what turned out to be the game-winning run.

“You can’t simulate these type of (late-inning) scenarios in practice,” TSA head coach B.J. Reed said. “And we knew they weren’t going to give up. But the issue was we had an error and a couple walks in that inning and you can’t defend those. It is what it is and now you have to move on. “The question now is what are we going to do to get better and how are we going to respond?”

It was a tough ending considering the way Thomas Sumter opened the game and responded to LMA’s big outburst in the third. Ellie Hunter and Sydney Daniel came through with RBI hits in the bottom of the first, and Hunter followed in the third with a 2-run single that tied the score. Josie Reed drove in a pair of runs in the fourth and Logan Morris added a sacrifice fly as the Lady Generals reclaimed a 3-run advantage. “You wonder how you’re going to respond, so I was so proud of how we came back,” Reed said. “Karin Brannon had a huge hit (double) in the fourth from the 9-hole (in the batting order) that started us off and it kind of snowballed from there. It kind of happened to us too against Robert E. Lee where we got into a hole, but we never say die, and that’s great to see.” Hunter finished with three hits, including a double and three RBI for TSA. She also tossed the final four innings after Sydney Daniel started the game. Diamond Gibson and Morris each scored two runs and seven players came through with hits for the Lady Generals. For the Lady ‘Cats, Ward, Truett and Rogers combined for seven of the RBI with the other coming on an RBI double by Baylee Elms in the sixth inning. LMA returns to action on Thursday when it hosts Colleton Prep while Thomas Sumter travels to Northwood Academy on Tuesday.

AUTO CLUB 400 LINEUP By The Associated Press Friday qualifying; race today At Auto Club Speedway Fontana, Calif. (Car number in parentheses) 1. (42) Kyle Larson, Chevrolet, 187.047 mph 2. (11) Denny Hamlin, Toyota, 186.979 3. (2) Brad Keselowski, Ford, 186.500 4. (78) Martin Truex Jr., Toyota, 186.384 5. (31) Ryan Newman, Chevrolet, 186.123 6. (20) Matt Kenseth, Toyota, 186.037 7. (4) Kevin Harvick, Ford, 185.998 8. (1) Jamie McMurray, Chevrolet, 185.720 9. (18) Kyle Busch, Toyota, 185.400 10. (19) Daniel Suarez, Toyota, 184.814 11. (3) Austin Dillon, Chevrolet, 184.710 12. (5) Kasey Kahne, Chevrolet, 183.960 13. (24) Chase Elliott, Chevrolet, 184.833 14. (77) Erik Jones, Toyota, 184.743 15. (41) Kurt Busch, Ford, 184.592 16. (17) Ricky Stenhouse Jr., Ford, 184.379 17. (14) Clint Bowyer, Ford, 183.899 18. (88) Dale Earnhardt Jr., Chevrolet, 183.767 19. (21) Ryan Blaney, Ford, 183.641 20. (37) Chris Buescher, Chevrolet, 183.271 21. (13) Ty Dillon, Chevrolet, 183.104 22. (10) Danica Patrick, Ford, 183.015 23. (27) Paul Menard, Chevrolet, 183.594 24. (47) AJ Allmendinger, Chevrolet, 183.486 25. (95) Michael McDowell, Chevrolet, 182.704 26. (34) Landon Cassill, Ford, 182.699 27. (38) David Ragan, Ford, 181.635 28. (72) Cole Whitt, Chevrolet, 181.324 29. (15) Reed Sorenson, Toyota, 179.874 30. (83) Corey LaJoie, Toyota, 179.825 31. (43) Aric Almirola, Ford, 175.833 32. (33) Jeffrey Earnhardt, Chevrolet, 175.063 33. (55) Derrike Cope, Chevrolet, 173.682 34. (51) Timmy Hill, Chevrolet, 172.319 35. (22) Joey Logano, Ford, 0.000 36. (6) Trevor Bayne, Ford, 0.000 37. (48) Jimmie Johnson, Chevrolet, 0.000 38. (32) Matt DiBenedetto, Ford, 0.000 39. (23) Gray Gaulding, Toyota, 0.000

legendary driver Richard Petty, would have liked to see him retire for his health after that last concussion, Earnhardt is feeling new appreciation for the simpler aspects of this high-profile job. “You get older, you start to understand how you prioritize the things that are most important to you about the sport,” Earnhardt said. “The camaraderie and the friendships that I’ve made kind of started down the list, and as I’ve gotten older, that has crept up the list. If it’s not No. 1, I don’t know what is. “That probably is what you will miss the most once you are done driving, is the people.”

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McAlister nets 3 goals, SHS edges South Florence 4-2 Conner McAlister scored three goals to lead Sumter High School’s varsity boys soccer team to a 4-2 victory over South Florence on Friday at the SHS field. The Gamecocks improved to 7-2 on the season and 4-1 in Region VI-5A. Chris Reyes scored Sumter’s other goal. Thomas Koty, Travis Disher and TJ Simmons each had an assist. Davis Fuller had six saves in goal. SHS plays host to Socastee on Tuesday.

VARSITY BASEBALL SUMTER 2 SOUTH FLORENCE 1 FLORENCE — Ryan Williamson tossed a complete game 3-hitter to pitch Sumter to a 2-1 victory over South Florence on Friday at the SF field. Williamson struck out nine, walked one and allowed no earned runs for the Gamecocks, who improved to 10-1 overall and 4-0 in Region VI5A. Williamson also had a hit and an RBI. Dawson Price was 2-for-3 with two stolen bases and Josh Sykes had an RBI. LAKEWOOD 8 CRESTWOOD 1

Lakewood High School defeated Crestwood 8-1 on Friday at the CHS field. Jesse Lucas had a double and scored the Knights’ only run. Lance Ragan had a double and an RBI. Lucas allowed just one run 4 2/3 innings of relief for Crestwood, which fell to 1-7 overall and 0-2 in Region VI4A.

CALHOUN 8 THOMAS SUMTER 2 ST. MATTHEWS — Calhoun Academy handed Thomas Sumter Academy an 8-2 defeat on Thursday at the CA field, dropping the Generals to 7-4 overall and 1-3 in the region. Josh Galloway had two hits and Chandler Hunter added a double and an RBI for TSA.

VARSITY TENNIS ASHLEY RIDGE 5 SUMTER 1 SUMMERVILLE — Sumter suffered a 5-1 loss to Ashley Ridge on Friday at the AR courts. The Gamecocks are 3-6. SINGLES 1 — Witt (S) defeated Morris 7-6 (86), 3-6, 10-2. 2 — Rabon (AR) defeated Berry 6-4, 6-7 (4-7), 10-8. 3 — Leo (AR) defeated Smithhart 6-1, 2-6, 10-6. 4 — Jones (AR) defeated McDuffie 6-3, 6-1. 5 — Seale (AR) defeated Kelly 6-2, 6-2. DOUBLES 1 — Did not play. 2 — Johnson/Gamble (AR) defeated Black/Tomlin 6-1, 6-1.

VARSITY TRACK AND FIELD WH FINISHES SECOND

COLUMBIA — Wilson Hall finished second to Augusta Prep on Thursday in an 8-team meet at Heathwood Hall. The Lions finished with 140 points while the Barons tallied 119. Greyson Young won the 400 hurdles for WH with a time of 1:00.94. Evans Boyle won both the long jump (19-07.00) and the triple jump (40-01.00) events.

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FIRST-PLACE FINISHERS Greyson Young (400 Hurdles); Evans Boyle (Long Jump, Triple Jump). SECOND-PLACE FINISHERS Chandler Scott (110 Hurdles); Brad Russell (400 Hurdles); Patrick Muldrow (Discus); Hayes Goodson, Greyson Young, Palmer Richburg, Evans Boyle (4x100 Relay). THIRD-PLACE FINISHERS Drew Reynolds (1600M); Hayes Goodson (110 Hurdles); Chandler Scott (Triple Jump); Greyson Sonntag (Shot Put); Drew Davis, Drew Reynolds, Michael Towery, Campbell Mims (4x800 Relay).

JV SOCCER SUMTER 6 SOUTH FLORENCE 1 Mohamed Atta scored two goals to lead Sumter to a 6-1 victory over South Florence on Friday at the SHS field. Christian Hines, Noah Chase, Brayden Perez and Brian Gamboa also scored goals for the Gamecocks. Perey had two assists and Jackson Fuller had another.

JV BASEBALL SUMTER 4, 5 WEST FLORENCE 1, 10 FLORENCE — Sumter split a doubleheader with West Florence on Saturday, winning the opener 4-1 before losing the nightcap 10-5 at the WF field. Jacob Holladay pitched a 5-hitter in the opener. He struck out three and walked none. Holladay and Mason McLeod both had two hits. Bryce Spittle had a double and two RBI. Ethan Brown had a hit and an RBI. In the second game, Jackson Hoshour had two hits, an RBI and a run. Kieran Hagerty, had a hit, a run and an RBI while Brown, Seth Posey and Wylie Coker each had a hit and an RBI.

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Bettencourt helps Sumter softball pick up 4-2 region win over SFHS FLORENCE — Sumter High School’s varsity softball team improved to 3-2 in Region VI-5A with a 4-2 victory over South Florence on Friday at the SF field. Hannah Bettencourt picked up the win for the Lady Gamecocks, who are 7-5 overall. She had two strikeouts. Bettencourt was also 3-for-4 at the plate. Tara Rhodes had two hits. EAST CLARENDON 16 GREEN SEA-FLOYDS 0

TURBEVILLE — East Clarendon improved to 5-0 in Region VI-1A with a 16-0, 4-inning victory over Green Sea-Floyds on Friday at the EC field Marleigh Floyd got the win for the Lady Wolverines, who are 9-5 overall. She struck out five and allowed just two hits. Kaitlin Timmons led the offense with two hits and five RBI. Kinsley Driggers had a hit and two RBI. THOMAS SUMTER 16 CALHOUN 3

ST. MATTHEWS — Logan Morris hit two home runs and drove in three and Carmen Silvester hit a 3-run homer as Thomas Sumter Academy earned a 16-3 victory over Calhoun Academy on Thursday at the CA field. Ellie Hunter had two hits, including a double, and drove in two runs. Catleigh Bryant had two singles, Riley DeLavan had a double and both

Cassidy Brunson and Diamond Gibson had a hit and an RBI. Sydney Daniel also singled for TSA and Silvester picked up the win on the mound, striking out six.

VARSITY SOCCER SUMTER 2 SOUTH FLORENCE 1 FLORENCE — Sumter improved to 2-3 in Region VI-5A with a 2-1 victory via penalty kicks over South Florence on Friday at the SF field. Courtney Webb scored the Lady Gamecocks’ only goal in regulation. After two scoreless overtime periods, Madison Durant, Mary Kate Shaffer, Sophia Haughton and Taylor Gradwell converted PKs for the win.

VARSITY TRACK AND FIELD WH WINS HEATHWOOD MEET COLUMBIA — Wilson Hall edged host Heathwood Hall by half a point (143.5 to 143) to win Thursday’s 7-team meet at the HH track. The Lady Barons swept the 400-meter hurdles event with Breland Jones taking the top overall spot with a time of 1:21.13. The 4x800-meter relay team of Gracyn Coker, Molly Moss, Emily Reynolds and Chandler Curtis also took first with a time of 11:15.00.

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FIRST-PLACE FINISHERS Breland Jones (400 Hurdles); Gracyn Coker, Molly Moss, Emily Reynolds, Chandler Curtis (4x800 Relay). SECOND-PLACE FINISHERS Chandler Patrick (100 Hurdles); Emma Bradley (400 Hurdles); Paige Anderson (High Jump, Pole Vault); Emily Reynolds (Triple Jump). THIRD-PLACE FINISHERS Cammie Pressett (400M); Emily Reynolds (800M); Margaret Briggs Kelly (3200M); Mary Jones (400 Hurdles); Chandler Patrick (Pole Vault); Cori Moore (Long Jump); Chandler Curtis, Molly Moss, Reynolds, Pressett (4x400 Relay).

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MONCKS CORNER — Clarendon Hall improved to 9-1 with a 20-3, 3-inning win over St. John’s Christian on Friday at the SJC field. Bailey Corbett and Amberly Way both went 3-for-4 for the Lady Saints with Corbett getting two RBI. Hadley McIntosh and McKenly Wells were both 2-for-3 with Wells getting three RBI and McIntosh two. Way was the winning pitcher, striking out eight and allowing one hit.

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JV SOCCER SOUTH FLORENCE 6 SUMTER 0 FLORENCE — Sumter lost to South Florence 6-0 on Friday at the SF field. The Lady Gamecocks fell to 3-3.

PREP SCHEDULE MONDAY

Varsity Baseball Lamar at Crestwood, 6 p.m. Manning at Laurence Manning, 6:30 p.m. Lee Central at C.A. Johnson, 6 p.m. Wilson Hall at Camden, 6:30 p.m. Junior Varsity Baseball Crestwood at Darlington, 6 p.m. Lakewood at Lugoff-Elgin, 6 p.m. East Clarendon at Hannah-Pamplico, 5:30 p.m. Providence Athletic Club at Wilson Hall, 5:30 p.m. Laurence Manning at Hammond, 6:45 p.m. McBee at Robert E. Lee, 6 p.m. B Team Baseball

Dreher at Sumter, 6 p.m. Providence Athletic Club at Wilson Hall, 4 p.m. Laurence Manning at Hammond, 4:15 p.m. Varsity Boys Golf Sumter in The Bengal Invitational, TBA Wilson Hall in Atlanta Invitational (at Atlanta Athletic Club), 3 p.m. Varsity Boys Soccer Crestwood at Governor’s School of Science & Math, 7:30 p.m. Varsity and JV Boys Soccer Keenan at Lakewood, 5 p.m. Junior Varsity Boys Soccer Ben Lippen at Wilson Hall, 5 p.m. Varsity Girls Soccer Crestwood at Governor’s School of

Science & Math, 6 p.m. Varsity Softball Lake City at Crestwood, 5:30 p.m. Williamsburg at Wilson Hall, 4 p.m. Varsity and JV Softball Lakewood at Manning, 5:30 p.m. Junior Varsity Softball East Clarendon at Hannah-Pamplico, 5:30 p.m. Wilson Hall at Williamsburg, 5 p.m. B Team Softball Colleton Prep at Laurence Manning, 4:30 p.m. Middle School Track and Field Bates, Furman, Mayewood at Chestnut Oaks, 4:30 p.m. Alice Drive, Ebenezer at Hillcrest, 4:30 p.m.

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14 New Mexico St. 73

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FAMILIAR FROM PAGE B1 KeVaughn Allen, Florida’s first-team All-SEC guard, scored 1 point. “I learned that they’re a very aggressive team,” Allen said. “We can’t let them turn us over. We just got to be patient. They’re a team that likes to force you into turnovers. We just got to stay poised, stay together.” The Gators won the rematch 81-66 with Allen scoring 26 points and they held South Carolina to 39 percent shooting. Allen struggled in the first two NCAA Tournament games, scoring a total of 11 points on 3-for-21 shooting. He broke out with a careerhigh 35 points in the regional semifinal. “I’m very confident. Whether I miss shots, I still just got to keep shooting it because if I don’t, I kind of feel like I’m hurting my team by not shooting it,” Allen said. “The first two games, it didn’t go well for me how I wanted it to go as far as shooting it. I think I found ways on defense to help my team and just try not to hurt them.” This is South Carolina’s deepest run in the NCAA Tournament while Florida has been in the Elite Eight six times since 2006, including back-to-back national championships in 2006-07. Their paths to this regional final couldn’t have been any more different. South Carolina beat third-seeded Baylor 70-50, while the Gators dispatched eighth-seeded Wisconsin 84-83 in overtime on a buzzer-beating 3-pointer by Chris Chiozza. “I think I heard from everyone I ever met,” Chiozza said of the text messages he received Friday night. Chiozza described South Carolina’s defense as “hectic. They have guys flying all over the place.” South Carolina’s star is Sindarius Thornwell, the SEC player of the year and a consistent scorer who has averaged 26 points in the NCAA Tournament. He scored 43 points in the two games against the Gators. “Their defense is similar to ours,” he said. “They’re long, they’re athletic. They deny. They play hard. One through four can guard

the ball. They protect the rim. “They’re so long and they’re fast and. It’s just tough. They make it hard for everything. They don’t back down.” South Carolina head coach Frank Martin said he finds the physical reputation for both teams funny. “We’re not physical because we foul and push, we’re physical because we don’t get out of the way,” Martin said. “Some teams get out of the way. We don’t get out of the way.”

QUICK TURNAROUND The Wisconsin-Florida game ended at 12:50 a.m. The Florida players were back at the Garden for media availability at 2:50 p.m. and the game is set for 2:20 p.m.today. “Already worried, not going to lie to you, about where our emotions are and our level of mental and physical fatigue,” Florida coach Mike White said. “And I’m sure South Carolina feels that way as well.” White said the familiarity of the opponent will help both teams with the short turnaround.

SEC EXCHANGE When you talk about success in the SEC the first thought is football. Not this year. With Kentucky still alive, the SEC has three of the final eight teams and is guaranteed one berth in the Final Four. “They don’t really give the SEC any credit for being the best conference, but we have three teams in the Elite 8, so that speaks for itself right there,” Chiozza said.

NO SCORE At the first media timeout of the first meeting between Florida and South Carolina the score was 0-0. “I turned around to one of my assistants and said, ‘Is the score right? Has no one scored yet? Incredible.’”

BETTER D Florida came up with the best defensive effort of the entire NCAA Tournament, holding Virginia to 39 points in a 26-point second-round win.

GAMECOCKS FROM PAGE B1 just too much for Quinnipiac on the Sweet 16 stage. The Bobcats started out 0 for 10 and took more than seven minutes to score as they struggled to get shots off, let alone establish their typically prolific perimeter game. Gray had 19 points and eight rebounds as South Carolina (30-4) won its eighth in a row, putting head coach Dawn Staley’s team in the Elite Eight for the second time in three years. “I thought our players came out ready to play on both sides of the ball,” Staley said. The Bobcats (29-7) had won 12 straight games, beating fifthseeded Marquette and No. 4 Miami for the first two NCAA Tournament wins in school history. The mid-major school became an upset darling as the lesser-known women’s team in its state, prompting UConn coach Geno Auriemma to wear a Quinnipiac T-shirt on Friday beneath his warmup jacket in support of dear friend and coach Tricia Fabbri and her program’s special showing. “We put our school on the map. Not only do they know how to pronounce our school now, they know who we are and what we stand for and what we’re all about,” said Jen Fay, who will return next season looking for more. Wilson, averaging 19.6 points over her previous five games, shot 7 for 9 and made all 10 of her free throws. Gray was fine after getting carried off the court late in South Carolina’s 71-68 comeback win against Arizona State last Sunday because of a hamstring

cramp that initially was feared to be more serious. The Gamecocks shot 61 percent, including 10 of 16 from 3-point range, and made 18 of 19 free throws. They are trying to return to the Final Four for the first time since 2015, with sights on the program’s first NCAA championship. “They disrupted us all day long in terms of us offensively and really feeling comfortable,” Fabbri said. “South Carolina lived up to their No. 1 seed all game long.” Staley’s team kept pushing after halftime, opening the third quarter on an 11-2 run and capitalized on a technical against the Bobcats’ bench. Adily Martucci and Fay each scored 12 points for Quinnipiac. When senior Morgan Manz sat down for the final time in the closing minutes, she and Fabbri came together for a long, emotional embrace. Then, it was Martucci’s turn. “More just embracing her for the last time, at least on the court,” Martucci said. “I don’t know if I remember any specific words said. Just hugged my coach.” The Bobcats had three early turnovers and didn’t score until Fay’s two free throws with 2:51 left in the first quarter.

UP NEXT South Carolina plays Monday night against No. 3 Florida State at 9 p.m. for the regional title. FSU defeated second-seeded Oregon State 66-53 in Saturday’s second game.

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It depends on how much debt was discharged. If it was enough to bump you up to a higher tax bracket, then yes, a 1099-C could shrink your return, Greene-Lewis said. In addition, you’ll likely pay a penalty if you file the amendment after April 15, even if the 1099-C showed up after the deadline. It’s rare, but Greene-Lewis said she has heard of 1099-C forms showing up after the filing deadline. You can include an explanation as to why you’re filing late on the amendment, but it’s not always enough to avoid the wrath of the Internal Revenue Service.

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I’m deep into a financial literacy project with one of the largest universities in the world. Our mission is to teach college students what they need to know about money. As we research how students are taught about money and what the results of that teachings has been, I’ve found one major concept to be absent — the quest for pleasure. I spend a tremendous amount of time thinking about why people in our society are so financially ill-prepared for nearly every moment they encounter. Debt levels are sky-high, consumer spending (as opposed to saving) is through the roof and retirement account balances induce tears (if they weren’t so laughable). One of the primary causes of our economic strife is our unhealthy obsession with pleasure derived from spending. But we don’t call it pleasure. We call it entertainment, leisure, luxury, blowing off steam, vacation or even fun money. Not only do we get a hit from the things and experiences we purchase, but we feel pleasure in the purchase itself. The situation really spins out of control when we no longer feel pleasure from our normal purchase patterns, so we crank it up and exacerbate the problem by spending even more. Pleasure’s consequences don’t discriminate. It can crush your financial life if you make $30,000 per year, just as it can if you make $3 million per year. We spend when we shouldn’t because “shouldn’t” seems less grave than “can’t.” When I was in grade school, there was a very rigorous process of being granted the ability to purchase dessert. Upon eating the main course, and three sides, a lunch monitor would allow you to purchase a cookie for 10 cents. Should I have eaten my entire school lunch? Yes. Was I forced to eat my entire school lunch prior to being allowed to purchase a cookie? Yes. Experiencing plea-

sure before pleasure was earned simply wasn’t an option. Boy, have things changed. My 20s and early 30s are a good example of freedom gone awry. It was a period in which I ignored my future reality with a childish and myopic approach to spending. I had no financial past (debt), yet I didn’t completely acknowledge my financial future because most of my funds were being consumed for my financial present. Like so many other Americans, my misprioritization of pleasure had me on a path to financial failure. I don’t know why I woke up or how I woke up, but I’m sure glad I did. Don’t get me wrong, I still love creating pleasure from spending. But I only do it once I’ve taken care of business. I eat my whole lunch tray before I purchase the cookie. There’s actually more pleasure in making a purchase that won’t negatively impact my desired financial outcome. Runners often talk about something called runner’s high. It does seem a bit crazy that a person can feel actual pleasure from exercising vigorously, but apparently you can. The pleasure is delivered via a rush of endorphins and endocannabinoids in the midst of the workout. You want pleasure and you need exercise. Voila! You get both, when you do it the right way. The same is true for your financial life. You can achieve pleasure — deeply satisfying pleasure — by taking care of business first. Previously, if I had $10 to spend, I’d spend $9.50 and hope I could rub the last 50 cents together to put into savings. That rarely, if ever, worked. Now if I have $10, I fund my real goals first, which might take me down to $7, but then I spend that $7 without guilt or reservation. And by the way, I don’t even care that I only got to spend $7 versus $9.50. I was guessing at my $9.50 budget anyway. Spending money is pleasureful. Spending money without reservation because you’ve taken care of business first is the sweetest pleasure. The next time you are feeling tempted to seek pleasure through spending, fund your goals first and experience a pleasure you didn’t know existed.

There’s actually more pleasure in making a purchase that won’t negatively impact my desired ﬁnancial outcome.

Dunn is an author, speaker and radio host, and he has a free podcast: Million Dollar Plan. Have a question about money for Pete the Planner? Email him atAskPete@pete theplanner.com

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DIGITAL DOLLARS

New tech tools take sting out of #adulting Jennifer Jolly @JenniferJolly Special for USA TODAY

For me, taxes are right up there with root canals and food poisoning. Apparently, people in their 20s and 30s aren’t so sure. According to a recent survey, today’s Gen Z and Millennials often struggle with “adulting” issues such as paying rent, saving money, and yes, doing their taxes. What they don’t seem to have any problems with, though, is new technology, which got me thinking: Can the latest tech tax tools spare first-time filers angst? To find out, we asked a few 20somethings to have a little “taxoff.” Freelance social media manager Maya Castro, 22, who works in my office, was the first to step up. She’s filing taxes on her own for the first time since graduating from college last year. Flora Anderson is an account supervisor at a PR agency. At 27, she’s a self-filing savant of sorts. She has handled her own taxes since high school. But she never has filed on a smartphone. With Maya on a laptop and Flora on an iPhone 7, we let them pick the tech filing tool of choice. Both chose Intuit’s TurboTax because it’s the one they’re both the most familiar with. Flora had it easy, with just one W-2 form, and she also used TurboTax to file last year. She downloaded the TurboTax app on her iPhone, logged in and answered a few questions: Same job as last year? Check. Single? Check. No babies or new houses? Check. She totally breezed through it and was done in 10 minutes. “My return was so simple, the steps and user guide made it totally painless. It’s a huge relief to have it done.” Maya didn’t have things quite so easy. For starters, she had a pile of paperwork: Three W-2’s, three 1099’s, school grant forms and two health insurance forms. From her laptop, Maya went to

Two young friends explore options, issues of ﬁling taxes online and via phone app

TurboTax.com, created a username and password, then answered several prompts. Next, she put in the information from her W2’s and got a surprise. “Look, I’m getting back $430!” she yelled. TurboTax has a feature that gives real time estimates of what you’ll either owe or get back. Unfortunately, it ﬂuctuates as you go along. A few keystrokes later, Maya was down $200. Then she hit a real snag. “I don’t know where to put the 1099’s. I am so confused right now. What should I do?” she asked Flora. Flora reminded her about the live assistant option. Maya selected it, typed in her question and asked for a phone call back.

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Maya Castro, 22, left, and Flora Anderson, 27, did their taxes this year using a Web interface and a smartphone app.

Jennifer Jolly is host of USA TODAY’s digital video show TECH NOW. Email her at techcomments @usatoday.com.

A few deep breaths later, TurboTax expert Fernando Brassea was on the phone. Using a shared screen, he walked Maya through which buttons to push and exactly what information to put in.“He made it seem like I wasn’t alone and not as scary,” Maya said. After she put in her school grant information, TurboTax’s CompleteCheck feature prompted her to double check everything and confirm that it was all correct. The entire process took a little more than an hour from start to finish. “It was easier than I expected overall, and I know that I would have spent a lot more if I had gone to a CPA or somewhere in person. I do actually feel a lot better about it all now.” Both young women say they plan to file online again next year.

The American consumer takes center stage in a relatively light week of economic news. Reports will highlight the latest data on consumer confidence and spending, home prices and the final estimate of economic growth in the fourth quarter. Consumer confidence surged to a 15-year high in February on strong job and income growth and lofty stock and home values. But gasoline prices edged higher, notes PNC Financial Services Group. Economists estimate the Conference Board will report Tuesday that its index of consumer confidence dipped slightly in March but remained near the recent record. While climbing house prices have brightened the outlook of homeowners, they’ve made purchasing a house more challenging, especially for first-time buyers. Home prices in 20 of the largest metro areas were up 5.6% annually in December, faster than the previous month’s 5.2% pace, according to the S&P CoreLogic Case-Shiller index. Low housing supplies have been pushing up prices, and there’s little letup in sight.

Consumer spending likely rose modestly in February.

Economists estimate the Conference Board will report Tuesday that its index of consumer conﬁdence dipped slightly in March.

Economists reckon S&P will report the index maintained its 5.6% annual pace in January. The Commerce Department left its initial estimate of fourthquarter economic growth unchanged at a 1.9% annual rate as business investment was weaker than first believed, offsetting stronger consumer spending. In its third and final estimate, Commerce will likely revise up business investment and stockpiling, says Lewis Alexander, Nomura’s chief U.S. economist. But he says government spending could be trimmed. All told, economists expect Commerce to announce Thursday the economy grew at a slightly faster 2% pace, in line with the recovery average and down from 3.5% in the third quarter. A more recent snapshot of consumer spending comes Friday. Household outlays generally have been strong as consumers respond to the improved labor market and rising stocks. But retail sales slowed sharply last month, a shift that economists attributed to delays in tax refunds. That likely filtered into consumer spending overall, Alexander says, though he notes that outlays for services helped offset some of the weakness. Economists expect Commerce to report that consumer spending increased a modest 0.2% in February.

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Most tax-friendly state?

For retirement living, it depends on how they tax your various sources of income Robert Powell Special to USA TODAY

In retirement, when every single dollar of income counts, moving to a tax-friendly state — a place where you’ll get the most after-tax income possible — makes good financial sense. But the most tax-friendly state for you and your household will depend on sources of income and how states tax that income, be it Social Security, earned income, a traditional defined benefit pension plan, income from assets in IRAs, Roth IRAs and taxable investment accounts — or some other type of income. What’s more, you’ll have to determine how state and local sales tax (especially if you plan on being a big spender in retirement), state and local property taxes (some state and local governments offer exemptions) and state estate taxes affect your family finances as well. “You want to look at the big picture,” says Rocky Mengle, a senior state tax analyst at Wolters Kluwer. You also want to understand the current state tax treatments of retirement benefits, which can be a key step in deciding where to establish new, post-career roots, a Wolters Kluwer report says.

Retirees and would-be retirees should consider the tax friendliness of states. But don’t do that in a vacuum.

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A look at the tax-friendly states for those receiving Social Security income: Taxed

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Subject to tax under certain circumstances Only dividends and interest are taxable Partial credit for Social Security; age and income restrictions apply

WHERE TO START?

Start with your sources of income. Determine what percent will come from Social Security, earnings, assets and a pension. Once you know that, you can screen in or out certain states based on your circumstances. At present, earned income represents 32.2% of total income for the average Social Security beneficiary; pensions 20.9%; Social Security 33.2%; and income from assets 9.7%. At the extremes, however, shares of income from each source differ greatly by income level. For instance, the largest share of income for households aged 65 and older in the lowest income quintile — those with income less than $13,499 — comes from Social Security benefits (80.7%), cash public assistance provides the second-largest share (9.5%), and income from earnings, assets and pensions is just 7.8%. And for retiree households with income more than $72,129, earnings provide the largest share of income (45.2%), pensions provide the second-largest share (22.3%), and Social Security and asset income (15.4% and 14.0%) are similar in importance. Note also that this exercise could be time-consuming. The tax treatment of retirement benefits varies widely from state to state. “For example, some states exempt all pension income or all Social Security income,” according to the Wolters Kluwer re-

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Rocky Mengle, a senior state tax analyst at Wolters Kluwer.

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port. “Other states provide only partial exemption or credits, and some tax all retirement income.” WILL EARNED INCOME REPRESENT LARGEST SHARE?

If you plan to work in retirement, consider moving to a state that doesn’t tax individual income — retirement or otherwise. At present, there are seven states that ﬁt the bill: Alaska, Florida, Nevada, South Dakota, Texas, Washington and Wyoming. Of course, before you load up the truck and move to one of these seven states, calculate your overall tax burden as well as your sales tax or property tax rates. For some, the amount paid in property taxes might offset the savings from not having to pay taxes on individual income.

Of note, many states and some local jurisdictions offer senior citizen homeowners some form of property tax exemption, credit, abatement, tax deferral, refund or other benefits. These tax breaks also are available to renters in some jurisdictions. The benefits typically have qualifying restrictions that include age and income of the beneficiary. Also of note, this exercise of calculating which states provide the greatest after-tax income works especially well for high-income taxpayers but less so for low- to moderate-income taxpayers, Mengle says. Also, older Americans should factor in to their calculations the likelihood that they will stop working around age 70. The Tax Foundation and the

American Institute of Certiﬁed Public Accountants’ Total Tax Insights have online tools to help you calculate your overall tax burden, sales tax and property tax rates. Mengle also suggests working with a tax professional who can perform what-if scenarios for different states. WHAT IF SOCIAL SECURITY REPRESENTS A LARGE SHARE?

Retirees for whom Social Security represents a large share of income in retirement might want to avoid these 13 states: Colorado, Connecticut, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, New Mexico, North Dakota, Rhode Island, Utah, Vermont and West Virginia. Those states, according to Wolters Kluwer, either tax Social Security income to the same extent that the federal government does or provide limited breaks for Social Security income. AND PENSION INCOME?

Retirees for whom a deﬁned beneﬁt pension plan represents a large share of income might avoid moving to Arizona, California, Connecticut, District of Colum-

bia, Idaho, Indiana, Kansas, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Nebraska, North Carolina, North Dakota, Rhode Island, Vermont and West Virginia. Those states tax pension income. Meanwhile, retirees with pensions might consider moving to those states that exempt pension income entirely for “qualiﬁed” individuals (Illinois, Mississippi and Pennsylvania) or states that exempt or provide a credit for a portion of pension income (Alabama, Arkansas, Colorado, Delaware, Georgia, Hawaii, Iowa, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Michigan, Missouri, Montana, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, South Carolina, Utah, Virginia and Wisconsin). INCOME FROM ASSETS?

Meanwhile, if you have a large investment portfolio and expect the bulk of your retirement to come in the form of dividends and interest income, you might avoid moving to New Hampshire and Tennessee, both of which impose income taxes only on dividends and interest (5% ﬂat rate). DON’T LET THE TAX TAIL WAG THE RETIREMENT DOG

Finally, Mengle says retirees and would-be retirees should certainly consider the tax friendliness of the states in which they might live. But they ought not do that in a vacuum. Instead, they should also weigh and prioritize other factors such as climate, crime rates, access to health care, proximity to friends, family and culture. Taxes is part of it, “but there are all kinds of factors” too. Powell is editor of Retirement Weekly and contributes regularly to USA TODAY, “The Wall Street Journal,” TheStreet and MarketWatch.

Mobile banking has not replaced bank tellers Study shows humans are still in demand, but role is evolving Amber Murakami-Fester NerdWallet

The job of bank teller used to be one of the fastest-growing occupations in America, reaching a peak of 531,000 jobs in 1980 and trailing only computer operators and specialists in growth rate. Now technology lets bank customers tap their smartphone screens to transfer money between accounts or deposit checks — activities that used to require walking into a branch and talking with a teller. Yet unlike other jobs that fell victim to technological disruption, bank tellers aren’t headed the way of the dinosaur. CUSTOMERS STILL VISIT BANK BRANCHES

Visiting a bank branch is still the most common way to interact with a bank, with 84% of account holders responding to a 2016 Federal Reserve survey saying they had gone to a branch in person and spoken to a teller in the past year. A little more than 70%

said they had used online banking and 38% used mobile banking. With the share of people using mobile banking continuing to grow, the number of bank tellers is expected to decline over the next few years, but not drastically. The Bureau of Labor Statistics estimates a nearly 8% decrease in their numbers from 2014 to 2024, to 480,000. Part of the reason may be that mobile banking still isn’t serving all of bank customers’ needs — even those of digital-savvy Millennials. A 2016 study by management consulting ﬁrm Bain & Company found 84% of bank customers ages 18 to 34 had gone to a teller in the previous quarter, not far behind the 92% of respondents 65 and older who did so. The study found 42% of younger customers who frequently visited a teller had tried to complete their transaction elsewhere, online or through mobile or a call center, before going to a teller. Of those surveyed who were unable to carry out their transaction digitally, more than a third cited technical issues. TECHNOLOGY LEADS TO CHANGING ROLES

For this reason, large banks are working to boost the user-friend-

hours tellers would be available. A MOVE TOWARD ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE

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Unlike other jobs that fell victim to technological disruption, bank tellers aren’t headed the way of the dinosaur just yet. liness of mobile banking apps — and redeﬁning the traditional role of the bank teller. Bank of America has stationed “digital ambassadors” at bank branches who help customers speciﬁcally with digital banking questions, bank spokeswoman Lucie Fernandez says. These ambassadors walk around with smartphones and tablets, like assistants at Apple’s Genius Bar, and demonstrate digital options, like remote check deposit.

In a further move away from their traditional role, tellers increasingly will shift to hybrid roles, says Dong Hong, vice president and senior counsel of the trade group Consumer Bankers Association. Tellers will be able to help customers with specialized bank products such as loans, in addition to routine services such as cashing checks and dispensing money. Bank teller assistance may also be available through online channels, increasing the

As banks adapt to customers’ changing needs, they’re employing artiﬁcial intelligence to help deliver some of the customer service tellers traditionally provided. Bank of America, for example, is among the companies using chatbots — conversational assistants powered by artiﬁcial intelligence and predictive analytics to answer basic banking questions or highlight spending patterns via text. Wells Fargo in February announced a major push for AI-focused personalized customer service that would, for example, send customers text messages alerting them that they don’t have enough in their account to cover an upcoming car payment. While technology continues to make banking more accessible to customers, banks seem to understand its limitations. “What AI cannot do,” Wells Fargo spokeswoman Lauren Terreros says, “is replace the personal touch of a human banker.” Amber Murakami-Fester is a staff writer at NerdWallet. NerdWallet is a USA TODAY content partner. Its content is produced independently of USA TODAY.

SUNDAY, MARCH 26, 2017

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226-foot smokestack on South Main Street. This magnificent edifice constructed in 1921 was taken down in 1962 because it had become a liability to those who worked near it. The following account of this structure and its removal was captured in an article written by Item writer Jack Copeland and is being reprinted with minimal editing. “Mr. W.E. Brunson purchased the plant and smokestack from the Carolina Power and Light Co. (formerly known as the Yadkin Co.) during the 1930s depression. He situated his electric rewinding on the property containing the smokestack and former power plant. The stack was originally erected by the city of Sumter in 1921 as part of a municipal power plant. The Sammy Way stack cost REFLECTIONS $30,000 to build, and under Mayor Lang Jennings steam power became a driving force for local industries before the stack and power plant were complete. “Shortly after the power plant went into operation, industries and commercial enterprises were clamoring for a level of service which overloaded the power plant from its inception. The plant was never successful due to numerous expensive hurdles including, ‘bungle-some operation, impending lawsuits by nearby residents and the need for expansion.’ Numerous additional issues finally convinced city officials that it was time to get out of the electric power business. Carolina Power and Light Co. bought the plant and closed down the operation. Electrical transmission lines were later run from Bishopville affording Sumter to gain power, minus the expense and inconvenience. “The towering stack, which could be seen for miles, was built by a German brick mason who specialized in this type of work. The structure measured 20 feet in diameter at its base and 8 feet at the top. A military plane, saved by a quick change of course, barely missed the tower. Finally, BOMBS AWAY! Smokestack wrecker Jack Horton lets bricks fly Mr. Brunson decided to refrom the dizzy height of 226 feet. move the structure and hired local Sumterite, Jack Horton, to remove the stack

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These photos that ran in the Sumter Item show the old smokestack at the power facility that housed Sumter Electric Rewinding Co. at a cost of $3,000. Mr. Brunson noted that he had decided to remove the structure because when lighting struck the stack, bricks showered down on his operating building and tore large holes in the roof. ... “Jack Horton was a courageous wrecker. He stood on the stack’s rim with a sledgehammer, loosened the bricks and tossed them down. He noted that the swarms of wasps nesting there did not bother him, although he did not wear any pest protection. Horton used insidethe-stack scaffolding to reach

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the top. As he worked downward, the scaffolding was dismantled and lowered. In his first 16 working hours, Horton whittled 23 feet from the stack and declared that he would finish within six weeks. Older Sumter citizens viewed the destruction of the historic stack with some feelings of sadness. However, Mr. Brunson felt it was good riddance to a constant hazard to life and limb.” Reach Sumter Item Archivist Sammy Way at waysammy@ yahoo.com or (803) 774-1294.

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Scrap metal collection continues; Trapp to lead S.C. Arts Commission 75 YEARS AGO – 1942 Oct. 10 - 16 Members of the Sumter Art Association and their guests gathered at the Coca-Cola Community Center for the first meeting of the season. Following the reading of the minutes the president, Mrs. LeRoy Davis, called on the various committee chairmen for their reports. Guest speaker for the meeting was James McBride Dabbs, poet, essayist and farmer. Dabbs spoke on “The Sense of Depth in Life and Art.” • In the Oct. 5 issue of TIME magazine there is an article concerning the discovery of a cure for stomach ulcer by Dr. H.B. Ball of Northwestern University, who is a native of Sumter County and a graduate of Sumter High School and the University of South Carolina. • More than 126 tons of scrap material were collected by Sumter school children last week, according to a report submitted today by Superintendent W.H. Shaw, and collection of the scrap continued today with the aid of 12 Shaw Field trucks. Biggest singlehanded collection was made by Jimmie Burns of the elementary school, who brought in 6,605 pounds, more than 3 tons. Luke Rogers, Edmunds High School, followed him closely with 6,040 pounds, and Betty Ray Evans led the Junior High collectors with 5,539 pounds. The collection at that school was the greatest, 89,494 pounds. • The Sumter High School annual, Hi-Ways 1942, has been awarded the All-American Honor Rating by the National Scholastic Press Association, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota. In a letter of congratulations to Miss Elizabeth Hepburn, adviser, National Scholastic Press Association wrote: “It’s a distinctive honor for a book to be listed as one of the superior books entered in N.S.P.A.’s Critical Service. This honor represents real achievements on the part of those responsible for its production.” • The Pinewood Indians came through with some beautiful passing, which set the Hillcrest Wildcats back to the tune of 12-0, the same score that the Indians made against them in an earlier game. The play started with Captain Eugene Lowder kicking off for the Indians. • A tablecloth, handmade from a native Samoan wood, was received by Mr. and Mrs. H.G. McKagen from their grandson, Bill Bowen, U.S.M.C., who has been in the Pacific war zone for several months. The cloth is hand stained in a Samoan pattern. It is stiffer than linen and appears fragile. 50 YEARS AGO – 1967 June 12 - 18 Charlton McLeod finally made his savvy and experience pay off with his first victory of the season in the 33-lap latemodel main event at the Sumter Raceway. Driving a ’55 Chevy, McLeod trailed early in the race as Jimmy Allsbrook took the lead on the very first lap. Allsbrook never finished, as he barreled into the pine trees off the third turn of the fifth lap. McLeod grabbed the lead on about the 13th lap and coasted the rest of the way to victory.

1967 — These Sumter truck drivers show certificates of recognition for not having an accident during the past year, awarded by Carl C. Tinch, safety consultant of Michigan Mutual Liability Co. and presented by Julian T. Buxton, president of Williams Furniture Corp. and The Plywood Co.

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1942 — Gwinn Shelor, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Shelor, holds the chain of keys she collected for the newspaper service drive. There are about 200 keys on the chain. Gwinn will turn them in to her school to add to the big pile already collected in the drive put on by the schools under the sponsorship of The Sumter Daily Item. • The local Sumter Elks Lodge will send a delegation to the South Carolina Elks State Assn.’s convention to be held in Greenville. The delegation will be headed by Exalted Ruler Colin A. McLachlan and the local Ritualistic Team consisting of McLachlan, John Earl Thomas, Sam Anderson, Irvin D. LeGrand, Gordon T. Scofield, Dale E. Lair and Frank J. Bryan, who will participate in the State Ritualistic Contest. • Tommy Hall’s bases-loaded single with two out in the bottom of the tenth inning gave Sumter’s P-15s a narrow 2-1 victory over Manning in an American Legion League IV contest at Riley Park. Hall, who had gone hitless in three previous trips to the plate, got his dramatic chance after pitcher Cleve Marsh reached first on an error. Tom Cusumano singled and Tommy Jones walked. The two outs came when Wayne Carter flied out to left and John McTamney had popped out to first. • More than 100 members of the Sumter County Historical Society met at the High Hills Baptist Church for a paper on the church and then at the Church of the Ascension at Hagood for a supper and business meeting. During the business meeting, last year’s slate of officers was re-elected unanimously. Sherman F. Smith is president of the society. Named to the vice-presidency was Mrs. Walter Thompson. Continuing officers are vice-presidents, Mrs. W.L. Harritt, Mrs. Wesley D. McCoy and L. Allen West; Dr. E.C. Gilmore, past president; Mrs. Myrtis G. Osteen, treasurer-custodian; and James M. Eaves, secretary. • After a six-year pastorate at Trinity Methodist Church, Dr. George S. Duffie has been transferred to Central Method-

ist Church, Newberry. During his stay in Sumter, Dr. Duffie has not only had a successful pastorate at Trinity but he has been well received by the community. He was a member of the Rotary Club and active in other civic and community affairs. • Mac McLeod, son of Mr. and Mrs. E.B. McLeod of Pinewood, walked off as high scoring individual in the County 4-H Livestock Judging Contest held at the county fairgrounds. In the County 4-H Dairy Cattle judging contest, Jeff Brogdon, son of Mr. and Mrs. Joe Brogdon (Concord Community) took top honors to receive the Dairy Judging trophy. • Sumter’s bats found new life and rapped out 13 base hits to carry the P-15s to a 9-4 victory over Turbeville and their fifth straight win in an American Legion League IV contest. Eight Sumter batters got in on the hit parade as Wayne Carter broke out of a hitting slump and led the way at the plate with three hits in five trips. • Marvin D. Trapp of Sumter has been named to head South Carolina’s newly-created South Carolina Arts Commission. The Arts Commission set up by an act of the state legislature, will work to foster creative and performing arts in South Carolina. 25 YEARS AGO – 1992 March 13 - 19 The state House of Representatives approved a measure that would earmark $250,000 a year for economic development in the area surrounding a Sumter County hazardous waste landfill. If approved by the Senate and the governor, the money would go toward development within a five-mile radius of the GSX landfill near Lake Marion. The five-mile area spans parts of Sumter and

Clarendon counties and includes Pinewood and Rimini. • Six area high school students have been selected to attend the South Carolina Governor’s School for the Arts over the summer. The program will be held at Furman University in Greenville. The Governor’s School for the Arts is a comprehensive, five-week program for those students showing artistic abilities in one of five categories including dance, drama, instrumental music, vocal music and visual arts. The following students will be attending: Lucy D. Blakley, Kevin M. Nutter, Christy E. Smith, Robert N. Brown, Catherine E. Strange and Charles Phillip Turner Jr. • The Mayewood Lady Vikings came up short in their first chance at the 2A state basketball championship at the Carolina Coliseum, dropping a 47-42 decision to Mullins. Funny thing though: Mayewood looked and sounded nothing like a team that had come so close to winning a state title. “We don’t have anything to be ashamed of,” said Lady Viking swing player Christie Dennis. “This is the first team ever from Mayewood to come and play in the Coliseum; it’s a great honor. Of course, I’m disappointed, but even though we didn’t win, I‘m still happy.” • Tobacco farmers may consider it one of their worst enemies, but USC Sumter biologist Steve Bishoff sees the lowly tobacco hornworm as a key participant in important scientific research. “The hornworm – also known as Manduca sexta – is actually not a worm at all, but the larval stage of a moth,” explained Bishoff, co-author of a scholarly article outlining research findings on insect hormone systems. • Sumter County has a $20 million incentive to find alternatives to throwing criminals in jail. The county can comply with a state Department of Corrections mandate to reduce its jail population in one of two ways, county officials say. The county can build a new jail at an estimated cost of $20 million, or it can find alternatives to incarceration. “We’re hoping to avoid for some time going to the taxpayers to ask them to buy a $20 million jail and staff,” Sumter County Councilman Chuck Fienning said. • Despite this winter’s record-high temperatures and a sagging economy, The Item’s 1991-92 Fireside Fund was a success. ITEM readers donat-

ed more than $525 during the final week of this year’s fundraising drive, bringing the 1991-92 total to $26,271.56. The money helps needy families pay home-heating bills during the winter. • Sumter School District 17’s Board of Trustees voted to refinance a 1982 bond issue, a move officials believe could save the district as much as $400,000 in interest payments. More than $6.12 million in bonds were issued in 1982 at interest rates ranging from more than 9 percent to about 11 percent to build Sumter High School. Joe Klein, District 17’s assistant superintendent for fiscal affairs, told the board the district could save up to $400,000 if it refinances the nearly $4 million it still owes on the bonds. • The ITEM/Park Inn Road Race will have a new look to it this year. Well, maybe not a new look, but certainly a different look. The 10- kilometers race, which was discontinued several years ago, has been put back in this year’s race, which will be held Saturday beginning at the Swan Lake-Iris Gardens. The 5K and 1-mile fun run races will also be held. Race director Mary Kay Morgan hopes the addition of the 10K race will draw more entrants to the race than it has in recent years. • A country music video directed by a Sumter native has been nominated for Video of the Year by the Academy of Country Music. Garth Brooks’ video “The Thunder Rolls” was directed by Bud Schaetzle, a son of Sumter residents Stan and Lois Schaetzle. • Did you know that the city of Sumter was at one time in the business of selling electricity? That’s right, we had our own electrical company as part of the city’s services, and in 1921 we attempted to expand the business. To meet the needs of residents and businesses, we erected steam-generation plant on South Main Street. The plant was located in the building that today houses Sumter Electrical Rewinding Co., which rebuilds and sells electrical motors for customers throughout the Southeast. It was unable to keep up with the demand from customers from day one. It was sold in 1926 to Carolina Power and Light Co. Reach Sumter Item Archivist Sammy Way at waysammy@ yahoo.com.

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STOCKS: THE MARKET WEEKLY REVIEW

SUNDAY, MARCH 26, 2017

THE SUMTER ITEM

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Opening day in the turkey woods was exciting

t sounded like multiple gobblers, and they were already on the ground. I knew that

they were far enough away that I wouldn’t be seen if I could get to an old logging road that ended at the edge of the swamp. The road would offer some visibility and be a good

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spot to call from. The woods were a little thick here, and trying to get

any closer would risk the possibility of spooking the turkeys. At the road I leaned my gun up against a tree and set my little fold-up chair facing the swamp. I sat down, got comfortable, reached over and laid my gun across my lap. I noticed that the bank dropped off to the flooded woods at the end of the road to my right, limiting my visibility to about 29 yards in that direction. I could see about that same distance into the woods at my front. I could tell now that there were at least three gobblers sounding off, and

they were headed in my direction. My excitement level was elevated. I dug into my vest and pulled out my old box call. Just then a hen started calling between me and the gobblers. Oh no! It’s nearly impossible to call a tom turkey away from a real hen. Earlier I had left the clubhouse in the dark with a crescent moon over my shoulder. I turned onto a sandy dirt road that runs parallel to the river with hardwood bottomland on one side and a large cut-over of planted pines on the other. I sat down on a big log to wait on daylight and to listen for a gobble. I knew there were turkeys here because I had seen the tracks and strut marks in the road the day before. A glow in the east promised the start of a new day and a new turkey season. It was also very cold for the first day of spring. Owls hooted in the big swamp and wood ducks called as they sailed over the tree tops. Down the swamp near the river — a gobble. I sprang to my feet, then hesitated to listen for another gobble that would help me confirm the location. But, I couldn’t waste too much valuable time and started a brisk walk down the road toward an area we call Log Jam. As I neared Log Jam, I could hear the gobblers and knew the best access to the area would be down a faint logging road that is known as Line Road. That is where I set up to wait on the turkeys. The hen that called between me and

the gobblers was very vocal, and I knew that my only chance would be to call her. I matched every call that she made and was just as loud. She responded with cuts and cackles and started in my direction. The gobblers were responding to all this calling with multiple gobbles, and they too started my way. The hen would cluck and cut and yelp loudly, and I would return those same calls. I realized that one of the gobblers had veered off to my left and was closer than the other two that were following the edge of the swamp to my right. I turned slightly to the left facing the still shadowy hardwoods. The hen walked up the bank just to my right front, calling loudly. She was intent on finding this hen that she supposed me to be. She was only 20 yards away, and I could not move to work my call. She would see the movement and sound the alarm. When I did not answer, and she could see no other turkey, she walked back down the bank out of my sight but kept up her calling. I looked back to my left front, and there stood a gobbler about 10 yards away, just out of the road in the edge of the brush. He was facing me, and I couldn’t see his beard to tell if it was a longbeard or a jake. The gobbler put his head down and turned to go down the bank toward the hen. I could see that he was a longbeard now but couldn’t move to swing my gun

around toward him. There was nothing between him and me but air and a few green leaves. He started down the bank, and I realized if I didn’t do something he would be out of my sight in a few steps. I swung my gun toward him, but he saw the movement and ducked down behind the bank before I could shoot, then flew across the wide creek to my right. I could have shot him flying over the creek, but I might not have been able to retrieve him as the creek is very deep and very cold this time of year. The hen realized that something was wrong, and she too flew over the creek and landed in a tree on the other side. After a few moments of quiet, I picked up my call and yelped. The other two gobblers out to my front gobbled. They were only about 40 yards away, but I couldn’t see them down the hill and through the brush. The hen started answering my calls from her lofty perch, and the gobbler that flew the creek also answered. But nobody would move! The two gobblers out to my front had seen the other turkeys fly over the creek and must have assumed something wasn’t right. They would come no closer. The hen finally flew over the tree tops toward the river, and the gobblers just melted away into the big woods. I sat for a while, then eased out to the main road. I will be back another day.

Sumter hosts state archery tournament March 28-30 FROM STAFF REPORTS South Carolina Department of Natural Resources is hosting the 12th Annual South Carolina National Archery in the Schools Program State Bullseye Tournament Tuesday through Thursday at Sumter County Civic Center. The elementary school division will compete Tuesday; middle school will compete on Wednesday; and the high school division will compete on Thursday. The S.C. NASP IBO 3-D Challenge Tournament will be hosted in conjunction with the S.C. NASP tournament for the first time and at the same location. More than 2,000 archers registered for the five DNRhosted regional tournaments across the state last month, and 1,080 archers were topfinishers from all regionals combined and were invited to participate in the state tournament. Archery flights begin at 9 a.m. and end at 4 p.m. each day, followed by presentation of awards. Spectators are welcome, and admission is free. For more information, contact SCDNR archery coordinator Staff Sgt. Charlotte McKee at MayhughC@dnr.sc.gov.

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Competitors line up at a past archery tournament. The 12th Annual South Carolina National Archery in the Schools Program State Bullseye Tournament will be held Tuesday through Thursday at Sumter County Civic Center.

Expert shares tips on what to do when perennial bulbs don’t bloom BY DEAN FOSDICK Associated Press Daffodils and tulips are almost certain to bloom when another spring rolls around, but even they can have an occasional bad season. Perennial bulbs need a long dormancy period after they finish flowering — a chance to regenerate. Without that, they’re likely to be colorless the following year, or what horticulturists call “blind” plants. Even after the plants have finished blooming and dropping their petals, they are actively photosynthesizing, said Christian Curless, a spokesman for Colorb-

lends, a wholesale bulb company in Bridgeport, Connecticut. “Leave them alone until the foliage is yellowed and withered,” Curless said. “A plant stays green as long as it needs to stay green.” What are the odds they will continue to flower if you gamble and promptly clear those unsightly stems and leaves from your landscape? “That’s a big unknown,” Curless said. “There’s no rule of thumb for how long bulbs should be allowed to get the energy they need to bloom again.” Some gardeners try camouflaging their bulbs after they flower by planting them among groups of different perennials, but that approach isn’t without its problems. “Be sensitive to how much sunlight each needs,” Curless said. “Daffodils planted next to a small perennial can flop all

over that perennial. And if you plant daffodils with something like hosta, they may shade the daffodils to the extent that their leaves aren’t getting any light. “Fill the space but leave breathing room,” he said. Other things to consider if bulb foliage develops but the blooms don’t follow: • Timing. Maybe you’re planting too early or too late for spring-blooming bulbs. Plant too early and they’re susceptible to disease. Plant too late and they may not have enough time to develop. • Depth: Perhaps you’re not planting the bulbs deep enough. Bulbs should be placed 2 to 3 times their height into the soil. • Growing conditions. If leaves and stems don’t appear, then dig down and check the bulbs. It’s possible they rotted because the ground was too wet. Find areas with better drainage for the next batch of bulbs you plant. • Massing. “If the leaves are small, the bulbs may have to be divided,” said Sandra Mason, an extension horticul-

turist with the University of Illinois. “After a time, they get so tight in there that they’re competing for food and have no space.” • Predation. If the bulbs don’t sprout, it may be because voles or squirrels ate them, Mason said. There are no wildlife-proof bulbs but some — like daffodils, fritillaria and allium — are more distasteful to foraging wildlife than others. Unseasonable freeze-thaw cycles also hinder bulb performance. A string of late-winter temperatures soaring into the 50s and 60s followed closely by another round of blowing snow or freezing rain can wreak havoc on emerging bulbs. But there is little a gardener can do when the weather turns, Curless said. “If the flowers haven’t opened, there’s a good chance they’ll survive the variable temperatures,” he said. Gardeners know from woeful experience that you can’t control the weather. “A major part of planting springblooming bulbs is that it requires a leap of faith,” Curless said.

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