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BY BRUCE MILLS bruce@theitem.com Greater Sumter Chamber of Commerce announced its top award winners Thursday night at the 2nd Annual Chamber Gala held at Sunset Country Club.

Awards were announced for business person of the year, minority and/or woman-owned business person of the year, non-profit of the year, young professional of the year, three awards for educator of the year and Chamber ambassador of the year.

It also recognized its military citizens of the year, one each from the Air Force and the Army stationed at Shaw Air Force Base. The military award winners were announced earlier in the year during the Chamber retreat.

Staff Sgt. Angela Duff, a supervisor with the 20th Fighter Wing Logistics Readiness Squadron, was named Air Force citizen of the year, and Maj. Chris Brautigam, a public affairs officer with the Third Army, was named Army citizen of the year.

Here’s a recap of Thursday night’s other recipients.

PHIL EDWARDS BUSINESS PERSON OF THE YEAR: RICKY MCLEOD The Chamber reserved its highest honor for Ricky McLeod, owner of grocery stores, liquor and wine stores and an upscale restaurant in Sumter.

Two people nominated McLeod including Chip Chase, public information director for FTC, and Kim Hatchell, sales manager for Galloway & Moseley Jewelers.

Chase pointed out that through Piggly Wiggly, three ABC stores and Willie Sue’s restaurant, McLeod employs more than 100 people. And even when he lost a lease to one Piggly Wiggly, instead of just laying the employees off, he moved them all to one of his other stores.

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In 2012, Staff Sgt. Anthony Despins, 20th Security Forces Squadron military working dog handler, met Jony, his first canine partner.

Together the two used their individual skill sets to make a formidable team, certified as an explosives detection and patrol unit to keep people around the world safe and their fellow airmen out of harm’s way.

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Ricky McLeod, center, accepts the Phil Edwards Business Person of the Year Award from Chris Hardy, Greater Sumter Chamber of Commerce president, right, and Chip Chase, public information director of FTC, which sponsored the award.

Hatchell said that kind of commitment to his employees endears them to him.

“He is always conscious of the lives of those he employs,” Hatchell wrote, “often going above and beyond what would be expected from any employer to make sure they are healthy and happy.”

Hatchell praised McLeod for his relentless commitment to the community through sponsorships of events and donations of his time, food and money to many fundraising causes.

He also serves as a prime participant in the Chamber’s annual membership drive.

Chase said McLeod often cooks meals for congregations at local churches and organizations such as Sumter Development Board.

In his nomination, Chase said McLeod meets the criteria for the award by operating strong and thriving businesses, launching new businesses that create local jobs

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Wanda Hunter of the O’Donnell House accepts the Minority and/or Woman Owned Business Award from Chris Hardy, right, president of the Greater Sumter Chamber of Commerce, and Toby Hayes, left, vice presdient of marketing for SAFE Federal Credit Union. and giving back to the community.

More importantly, Chase said, he does all this selflessly without any expectation of recognition.

“I am really honored and humbled by this award,” McLeod said. “It’s a great honor for me. I never wanted

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ways happy to see people and very energetic, Despins said.

Even back then, Jony knew what was expected of him and how to do his job.

Jony’s performance during his initial training determined what certifications he received; military working dogs can receive narcotics and explosives credentials as well as certification as a patrol dog.

“All their physical traits: their sight, their hearing, their nose, their speed, their teeth,” Despins said. “(Dogs) bring so much to the table — things we can’t do and the equipment we’re provided can’t do.”

Although the physical traits are necessary for success, it

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Despite receiving more than an inch and a half of rain in a two-hour period, Sumter escaped having any major flooding problems Wednesday, according to Assistant City Manager Al Harris.

“Everything worked really well,” he said.

“We had some Jim areas that Hilley were backed up for 30 to 45 minutes, but they went right on down,” he said.

He said most of the flooding stayed in the streets and only backed up into people’s yards in a few places before retreating.

“Obviously, we had a tremendous amount of rain really quickly,” Harris said. “We can look around the country and see how flooding took place, but I think overall we worked out pretty good.”

According to the National Weather Service, Shaw Air Force Base received 1.66 inches of rain in a two-hour period between about 4 and 5 p.m.

Wednesday, with a total of 2.01 inches received during the day.

The base reported more than 1 inch of rain Monday.

Chris Liscinsky, a meteorologist with the NWS in Columbia, said Thursday he had not heard many reports of damage.

“Some stuff in Orangeburg County, Holly Hill and Cordoba area, but I don’t see any reports up through Sumter County,” he said.

Many areas received more than 2 inches of rain, with the Columbia airport reporting 2.92 inches, 2.28 reported at the Orangeburg Airport and 2.92 in Holly Hill.

“Columbia downtown actually had 3.12 inches at the Hamilton-Owens Field,” Liscinsky said.

Attendees at local festivals may want to keep a tight grip on their paper plates today, as winds will be the biggest weather issue, and temperatures will be a little cooler.

Gusts upward of 30 mph are expected through this afternoon with temperatures in the mid-60s, Liscinsky said. “Tonight’s temperatures will dip down into the 30s with a northwest wind at 10 mph. A few areas may see some patchy frost early Saturday morning.”

The weekend is looking quite comfortable, he said.

“The good news is the rain is out of here; we will be experiencing pretty much dry conditions through the early part of next week,” he said. “Saturday looks a little warmer and continued dry, not as windy — around 5 mph — and temperatures in the upper 60s. Sunday and the early part of next week we start a warming trend for our afternoon high temperatures, with Sunday into the mid-70s and Monday in the upper 70s.”

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Report says 2 men Program raises awareness of child abuse wanted in armed robbery at Young’s

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BY BRUCE MILLS bruce@theitem.com Police are working to identify two men involved in taking tobacco products from a local convenience store after presenting a firearm Wednesday.

The incident occurred about 5:22 p.m. Wednesday at a Young’s store, 226 Broad St., according to a Sumter Police Department report.

Witness accounts indicate a black man wearing a hooded jacket entered the store and pointed a handgun at the clerk and demanded Newport cigarettes. As the clerk filled a bag, he also grabbed an undetermined amount of tobacco products before leaving the store, the report said.

Video-surveillance cameras showed the robber was joined by another black man outside the store, and both fled to a nearby vacant lot and then left in a vehicle.

Both men are described as between 17 and 25 years old and wearing burgundy hoodies. One was wearing red shorts; the other wore dark-colored pants, according to the report.

Anyone with information is asked to call Sumter Police Department at (803) 436-2700. Information can also be given under the condition of anonymity by calling Crime Stoppers at (803) 436-2718 or 1-888-CRIME-SC. A cash reward may be available for information leading to an arrest, the report said.

April is Child Abuse Prevention and Awareness Month, and the blue ribbons and pinwheel gardens appearing around Sumter are meant to raise awareness of the problem of child abuse, said Keisha White, program coordinator of the Cass Elias McCarter Guardian ad Litem program in Sumter and Lee counties.

“We hope that people will ask,

‘What’s that blue ribbon for?’ and we can explain the significance of Child Abuse Awareness Month,” White said.

The guardian ad litem program had a candlelight vigil at Sumter County Judicial Center on Tuesday evening and has placed a pinwheel garden there.

White said Guardian ad Litem Awareness Day is April 22, and an event will be held from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. that day on the front lawn of Sumter County Courthouse.

“We will have activities for kids, and we’ll have information tables from different agencies throughout the county,” she said.

Raising awareness of child abuse is an important goal, White said.

“It’s just a time for people to see this is a national crisis that we all need to pay attention to, and we need more people to stand up and speak out for the children,” she said.

For more information, call (803) 773-9771 or visit www.scgal.org.

Motivating students Former Sumter High School and Clemson University football standout Roderick McDowell gives a motivational speech to local middle-school students last week at the 2017 Manufacturers & Technology Expo at Central Carolina Technical College’s Advanced Manufacturing Technology Training Center. McDowell emphasized the importance of building personal skills, such as networking, that will improve students’ chances of landing jobs.

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Plant and flower festival today through Sunday The S.C. Department of Agriculture is hosting the annual Midlands Spring Plant and Flower Festival through Sunday at the State Farmers Market, 3483 Charleston Highway, West Columbia.

Plant enthusiasts can shop more than 85 vendors, offering an assortment of plants, flowers, outdoor furniture, lawn and garden décor, specialty items and more.

A variety of local food trucks will be on site.

Admission is free. Festival hours are from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. today and Saturday and from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m Sunday.

Wagons will be available for rent, but visitors are encouraged to bring their own due to a limited quantity.

For more information, contact Brad Boozer at (803) 737-4531 or bboozer@ scda.sc.gov.

One Sumter Community group to meet on Sunday One Sumter Community group will have its monthly meeting on Sunday at 6:30 p.m. at Mt. Zion Missionary Baptist Church, 345 W. Fulton St., where the Rev. James Blassingame is the pastor.

The Rev. Maggie Richardson, president of Sumter chapter for Parents of Murdered Children, will make a presentation along with other members of the group.

Members of the Sumter Legislative Delegation have been invited. The public also is invited.

For more information, contact Joshua Dupree at (803) 795-3600.

Clarendon midwife selected to receive award FROM STAFF REPORTS Tom Chappell, a certified nurse midwife at McLeod Women’s Care Clarendon, has been selected to receive a 2017 Palmetto Gold Award. Chappell was one of 12 McLeod Health nurses to receive the award for 2017.

They join the ranks of the 155 previous McLeod nurses who have received the award.

The Palmetto Gold Award is a program that was started by various nursing organizations throughout South Carolina as a platform to recognize nursing and support nursing education with scholarship funds.

Each year, employers from across a wide variety of South Carolina health care settings nominate nurses

from their organizations to be considered as one of the 100 nurses honored with the award.

A midwife for 20 years, Chappell serves as a CNM for McLeod Women’s Care Clarendon. He was nominated for the award by Debi Love Ballard, director of women and CHAPPELL infant services at McLeod Health Clarendon.

“Chappell is a huge asset to his profession,” Ballard said. “His service extends locally to the members of his church where he is a deacon, to his community as a speaker for women’s health issues and globally as a regular volunteer for medical mission trips to Moldova.”

2 area house fires displace residents; no injuries reported

BY BRUCE MILLS bruce@theitem.com Two area house fires this week displaced residents, but no injuries were reported, according to authorities.

On Wednesday, a kitchen fire at 991 Cherryvale Drive was called in at 9:04 a.m. According to a Sumter Fire Department report, firefighters arrived on the scene at 9:12 a.m., and the blaze was under control at 9:24 a.m. The fire was contained to the kitchen area. The estimated damage

was $5,000 to the structure and an additional $2,500 to the contents, according to the report. Department Battalion Chief Joey Duggan said there was nothing suspicious as far as the cause of the blaze.

Another fire destroyed a Bishopville home Tuesday afternoon, but no residents were in the house at the time, according to an officer with Bishopville Police Department. The cause of the fire was still under investigation by South Carolina Law Enforcement Division as of late Thursday afternoon.

Lt. John Slaten of Bishopville Police Department said a neighbor called in the fire at 125 Truman Road at 1:24 p.m. Tuesday, and flames were already through the roof. Firefighters were on the scene within a few minutes, and the blaze was under control about 2 p.m., Slaten said. He estimated the damage at $70,000 and said the house was basically a total loss.

The American Red Cross was called in and is providing assistance to the two adults who lived in the home.

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The Capitol in Washington, D.C., is shown early Thursday as Senate Republicans were set to change the rules by lowering the threshold for a vote on Supreme Court nominees from 60 votes to a simple majority.

Using ‘nuclear option’ Senate GOP clears way for Trump court pick WASHINGTON (AP) — Republicans invoked the “nuclear option” in the Senate Thursday, unilaterally rewriting the chamber’s rules to allow President Trump’s nominee to ascend to the Supreme Court.

Furious Democrats objected until the end, but MCCONNELL their efforts to block Judge Neil Gorsuch failed as expected.

Lawmakers of both parties bemoaned the long-term implications for the Senate, the court and the country.

“We will sadly point to today as a turning point in the history of the Senate and the Supreme Court,” said Minority Leader Chuck Schumer of New York.

The maneuvering played out in an atmosphere of tension in the Senate chamber with most senators in their seats, a rare and theatrical occurrence.

First Democrats mounted a filibuster in an effort to block Gorsuch by denying him the 60 votes needed to advance to a final vote. Then Republican Majority Leader Mitch McConnell of Kentucky raised a point of order, suggesting that Supreme Court nominees should not be subjected to a 60-vote threshold but instead a simple majority in the 100-member Senate.

McConnell was overruled, but appealed the ruling. And on that he prevailed on a 52-48 party line vote. The 60-vote filibuster requirement on Supreme Court nominees was effectively gone, and with it the last vestige of bipartisanship

on presidential nominees in an increasingly polarized Senate.

A final confirmation vote on Gorsuch is expected today and he could then be sworn in in time to take his seat on the court later this month and hear the final cases of the term.

The maneuvering played out with much hand-wringing from all sides about the future of the Senate, as well as unusually bitter accusations and counter-accusations as each side blamed the other. The rules change is known as the “nuclear option” because of its far-reaching implications.

McConnell accused Democrats of forcing his hand by trying to filibuster a highly qualified nominee in Gorsuch, 49, a 10-year veteran of the 10th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Denver with a consistently conservative record.

McConnell vowed that the rules change would block the Gorsuch filibuster, and all future ones, a change many lawmakers lamented could lead to an even more polarized Senate, court and country.

“This will be the first, and last, partisan filibuster of a Supreme Court nominee,” McConnell declared. “This is the latest escalation in the left’s never-ending judicial war, the most audacious yet, and it cannot and will not stand.”

Supreme Court filibusters have been nearly unheard of in the Senate, but the confrontation is playing out amid an explosive political atmosphere with liberal Democrats furious over the Trump presidency and Republicans desperate to get a win after months of chaos from Trump.

BEIRUT (AP) — Turkey said Thursday that autopsies of Syrian victims from this week’s assault in Syria’s Idlib province show they were subjected to chemical weapons, as France’s foreign minister called for the prosecution of President Bashar Assad’s government amid growing international outrage over the assault that activists say killed 86 people.

Syria maintains it didn’t use chemical weapons, instead blaming the rebels for stockpiling the deadly substance.

“I stress, once again, that the Syrian Arab Army did not and will not use such weapons even against the terrorists who are targeting our people,” Syria’s Foreign Minister Walid Moallem told reporters in Damascus.

In Turkey, state-run Anadolu and the private DHA news agencies quoted Justice Minister Bekir Bozdag as saying that “it was determined after the autopsy that a chemical weapon was used.”

Later on Thursday, the Turkish Health Ministry issued a statement saying that “according to the results of the first analysis, there were findings suggesting that the patients were exposed to chemical substance (sarin).”

The statement also said the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons would also test the samples in The Hague.

Turkish officials say that close to 60 victims of the attack were brought to Turkey for treatment and three of them died.

Tuesday’s attack happened just 60 miles from the Turkish border, and the Turkish

government — a close ally of Syrian rebels — set up a decontamination center at a border crossing in the province of Hatay, where the victims were initially treated before being moved to hospitals.

Russia’s Defense Ministry said the toxic agents were released when a Syrian airstrike hit a rebel chemical weapons arsenal and munitions factory on the town’s eastern outskirts.

Russian President Vladimir Putin warned against apportioning blame for the attack until an investigation has been carried out.

At the press conference in Damascus, Moallem also echoed that statement, saying the Syrian army bombed a warehouse belonging to al-Qaida’s branch in Syria that contained chemical weapons. He did not say whether the government knew in advance that the warehouse contained chemical weapons.

Asked whether his country would give access to a fact-finding mission over the use of chemical weapons, Moallem said: “Our experiences with international investigating committees were not encouraging, because they come out of Damascus with certain indications which then change at their headquarters.”

He said Damascus wants guarantees that any investigation would be impartial and non-politicized. He also said such a committee should start from Damascus and not from Turkey. “Once we reach convincing answers we will give our answer,” he said.

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Amateur toy makers face child judges on ‘Toy Box’

BY KEVIN MCDONOUGH “Apparently,” ABC has found a new star. And it’s not Eric Stonestreet. The “Modern Family” regular hosts the family-friendly series “The Toy Box” (8 p.m., TV-PG), where he’s upstaged by child judges. One in particular.

Like “Shark Tank,” this new series invites would-be toy inventors to submit their ideas to a panel of professionals, all in the hopes that their prototypes will be chosen and promoted by toy giant Mattel to be sold exclusively at Toys “R” Us. Once past the professional mentors, who question the amateur toy-makers about ease of use, portability, price points and repeat play appeal, the toys are submitted to a panel of four judges, consisting of precocious kids already vetted by social media, viral videos and appearances on Ellen DeGeneres’ genial afternoon chatfest.

The child experts are pleasant, entertaining and even shy about saying anything negative that could dash an inventor’s dreams. In some cases, two boys and two girls may not be the ideal focus group. The boys show zero interest in a multicultural dress-up doll that teaches tolerance and “speaks” a dozen languages. That’s no fault of the doll.

Too often, the adult inventors go for the sob story, telling us that they’ve sunk their savings, their children’s college funds and sold or lost homes to finance their prototypes. Those sad tales are hardly relevant to the product’s appeal.

Stonestreet underplays his role as host, offering a deadpan approach that underscores the superfluous nature of his role.

The clear star is 8-year-old judge Noah Ritter, a WilkesBarre, Pennsylvania, native who became a viral sensation a few years back when interviewed by a local reporter at the Wayne County Fair in Honesdale. His repeated use of the word “apparently” and his overall 5-going-on-65 demeanor melted hearts all over the internet. He has lost little of his peculiar appeal or ability to coin the odd phrase. I have a feeling we haven’t seen the last of him.

• While Ellen Degeneres is a clear influence on “The Toy Box,” she serves as producer of “First Dates” (8 p.m., NBC, TV-

counsel on “Blue Bloods” (10 p.m., CBS, TV-PG).

CULT CHOICE A troubled country girl (Patty Duke) grows up to become an acclaimed but tortured sex symbol (Kim Stanley) in the 1958 drama “The Goddess” (6 p.m., TCM), said to be inspired by the careers of Ava Gardner and Marilyn Monroe.

Written by Paddy Chayefsky.

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From left, Noah Ritter, Aalyrah Caldwell, Toby Grey and Sophia Grace Brownlee serve as judges and Eric Stonestreet, standing, as host on the new competition series, “The Toy Box,” airing at 8 p.m. today on ABC. PG). The show offers both romantic and wince-inducing glimpses at overlapping blind dates all transpiring at the same camera-laden Chicago restaurant.

Every date is a story and every couple features a participant with a memorable narrative “hook.” A would-be “player” is actually a virgin; a confident man recalls his family’s desperate flight from Uganda; a self-described Seattle nerd refuses to upgrade his flip phone.

It takes all kinds.

The high-definition cameras give “Dates” the look of a soap opera, or a remote segment of “The Bachelor” featuring “real” people. And that seems completely intentional.

• Like “First Dates,” the new Fox series “You the Jury” (9 p.m., TV-PG) has the feel of afternoon TV. Real lawyers and a real (TV) judge (Jeanine Pirro)

present and hear arguments about legal cases laced with hot-button topicality. At the end, home viewers get to “vote” their own verdicts, blending a “People’s Court”-type show with an “American Idol” sensibility. Not to mention the search for “justice” with just a whiff of a popularity contest.

Or mob rule, if you will.

• Netflix begins streaming the second half of the first sea-

son of “The Get Down,” set in the Bronx at the dawn of the hip-hop era.

TONIGHT’S OTHER HIGHLIGHTS • A double homicide on “Rosewood” (8 p.m., Fox, TV-14).

• Wine for cats gets the onceover on “Shark Tank” (9 p.m., ABC, TV-PG).

• Erin’s ex becomes opposing

Mac assumes a psycho’s identity on “MacGyver” (8 p.m., CBS, TV-14) * An evil entity targets tykes on “The Originals” (8 p.m., CW, TV-14) * Doom looms for McGarrett on “Hawaii Five-0” (9 p.m., CBS, TV-14) * Elizabeth considers bankrolling an explorer on “Reign” (9 p.m., CW, TV-14).

LATE NIGHT Jimmy Fallon welcomes Jennifer Lopez, Jeff Probst and Depeche Mode on “The Tonight Show” (11:35 p.m., NBC, r) * Shaquille O’Neal, Noah Hawley and Mondo Cozmo on “Jimmy Kimmel Live” (11:35 p.m., ABC, r) * Aaron Paul, Jenny Slate and Jermaine Fowler are on “The Late Late Show With James Corden” (12:35 a.m., CBS, r).

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Brosnan returns to TV in western drama ‘The Son’

BY KEVIN MCDONOUGH Pierce Brosnan stars in “The Son” (9 p.m. Saturday, AMC, TV-14). A multigenerational epic steeped in Texas history, it concerns Eli McCullough (Brosnan), born in 1836, the very year Texas became a republic. He’s seen in his final years, trying to bring his family into the 20th century by changing their business from cattle ranching to oil. It might be too much to call him a Lone Star “Godfather,” but AMC wouldn’t mind if you did.

He’s a civilized grand patriarch not too proud to remind his softer son that he survived kidnapping by Comanches in his youth. Jacob Lofland plays the younger Eli in flashbacks, showing how his life changed in an instant when an Indian raiding party torched his home and killed his refined, religious and educated family.

And even as the older Eli entertains potential oil investors and his Mexican and elderly Comanche neighbors at his grand ball, he knows that new battles loom. A revolution rages just south of the Rio Grande, sending bandits and cattle rustlers to prey upon the McCulloughs’ ranch. A lynching victim seen early in the pilot episode emphasizes just how ugly things have become.

“The Son” is a handsome production with a reverent, even elegiac tone. It’s not trying so much to prettify the past as contrast the thin veneer of frontier civilization with the violence and the oil bubbling just below the surface.

This marks Brosnan’s return to episodic television. The “Remington Steele” actor graduated to decades of movie-stardom, ranging from the James Bond franchise to more thoughtful thrillers like “The Ghost Writer.” While some former TV stars, say, Clint Eastwood and Tom Hanks, never returned to the small screen, Brosnan follows in the footsteps of other leading men, including James Garner and Tom Selleck, comfortable in both mediums. If you doubt Irish-born Brosnan can portray a Texan, just consider “Longmire,” where Australian actor Robert Taylor portrays the taciturn Wyoming sheriff.

• Designers and amateur historians fashion off-road vehicles and other high octane toys

using vintage parts in the new series “Road Hauks” (10 p.m.

Saturday, History, TV-PG).

First up: transforming a 2007 Jeep Wrangler into an all-terrain monster based on the contours of a World War II fighter plane.

• What with 8 million stories in the naked city, and, presumably, more than 7 billion from around the globe, some tales still get told more often than others. Last year seemed to belong to O.J. Simpson. And several networks tried and failed to interest us in the JonBenet Ramsey case.

Now “Casey Anthony: An American Murder Mystery” (10 p.m. Sunday, ID, TV-14) unfolds over three episodes. As we’ve come to expect, “Mystery” includes news footage, interviews with authorities and attorneys associated with the saga, and plenty of slow-motion footage and “historic” reenactments.

• Jack Warner (Stanley Tucci) pressures Aldrich (Alfred Molina) to make another “hag” picture on “Feud: Bette and Joan” (10 p.m. Sunday, FX, TV-MA). Among the indignities that Joan Crawford (Jessica Lange) suffers post-”Baby Jane” is her appearance in “Strait-Jacket,” a ghastly axmurder thriller directed by master showman William Castle, played here with affection and enthusiasm by director and author John Waters.

SATURDAY’S HIGHLIGHTS • After helping out with an in vitro procedure, a vengeful nurse wants her children back in the 2017 shocker “The Wrong Mother” (8 p.m., Lifetime).

• After a nasty breakup, a busy Manhattan real estate broker decamps for her family’s picturesque country bed and breakfast in the 2017 romance “Moonlight in Vermont” (9 p.m., Hallmark).

• Interior designers salvage home renovations from near disaster in the new series “Nate and Jeremiah By Design” (9 p.m., TLC, TV-PG).

• Staff members travel to east Africa to return endangered toads to their natural habitat on “The Zoo” (10 p.m., Animal Planet).

• Louis C.K. hosts “Saturday Night Live” (11:30 p.m., NBC, TV14), featuring musical guest The Chainsmokers.

SUNDAY’S HIGHLIGHTS • Scheduled on “60 Minutes” (7 p.m., CBS): Digital addiction, profiles of Japanese baseball star Shohei Otani and Chobani founder Hamdi Ulukaya.

• Fired for weird behavior, a domestic refuses to go and takes up residence in the house with her employers in the 2017 thriller “Evil Nanny” (8 p.m., Lifetime).

• A dead juror’s motives are questioned on “Chicago Justice” (9 p.m., NBC, TV-14).

• Laura’s scandal becomes public knowledge on “Home Fires” on “Masterpiece” (9 p.m., PBS, TV-PG, check local listings).

• A celebrity’s good intentions may not go unpunished on “Madam Secretary” (9 p.m., CBS, TV-14).

• Things come into focus on the season finale of “Homeland” (9 p.m., Showtime, TVMA).

• Ted (Matthew Perry) pursues the presidency, Jackie (Katie Holmes) grows ill, and JFK Jr. flies off into the sunset on the conclusion of “The Kennedys: After Camelot” (9 p.m., Reelz, TV-14).

• Detective work can be murder on “Elementary” (10 p.m., CBS, TV-14).

• Caroline’s murder remains a mystery on “Shades of Blue” (10 p.m., NBC, TV-14).

• Shae mulls a grim choice on “American Crime” (10 p.m., ABC, TV-14).

• Hannah needs support on “Girls” (10 p.m., HBO, TV-MA).

• Accompanying Pete to a baptism, Artie has a spiritual experience on the season finale of “Crashing” (10:30 p.m., HBO, TV-MA).

• “Believer With Reza Aslan” (10 p.m., CNN) visits Israel, where secular Jews sometimes clash with ultra-orthodox believers.

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DOG FROM PAGE A1` takes more than just advanced senses for a dog to pass initial training.

“They must be able to listen to commands,” Despins said.

“If they can’t do that, they’ll automatically be disqualified.

Some dogs just don’t have the drive.”

Jony continued to serve with five other handlers, one of which was Tech. Sgt. Kevin Edward Davis Jr., 20th SFS assistant flight chief. The pair deployed to Afghanistan together in 2013. … It is for you that I will unselfishly give my life and spend my nights unrested …

“Dogs would sacrifice and do anything for their handler,” said Staff Sgt. Robert Coughlin, 20th SFS MWD handler. “It doesn’t matter what it is. They have no fear of what they go into as far as the danger.”

During one of his deployments, Jony went on more than 60 missions in support of Operation Enduring Freedom, finding six explosives and enduring five firefights. Jony also went on seven explosive

U.S. AIR FORCE PHOTO BY AIRMAN 1ST CLASS DESTINEE SWEENEY / SPECIAL TO THE SUMTER ITEM

U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Garon Shelton, 20th Security Forces Squadron commander, left, awards Jony, a retiring 20th SFS military working dog, a certificate of meritorious service, while Staff Sgt. Brian Claypool, 20th SFS MWD handler, holds the certificate at Shaw Air Force Base on March 22. Jony retired after nine years of service because of a compressed disc in his spine. detection missions with the Secret Service in support of the president and vice president of the United States.

Thanks to Jony’s acute sense of smell, Davis and his team were able to come back home to their families. … Together you and I shall experience a bond only others like us will understand …

The unwavering faith between military working dogs and handlers is not left behind on the battlefield.

“They’re wingmen,” Davis said. “Not only are they there through the thick and thin, the good times and the bad times, they’re there to protect, and they’re there to watch out for you.”

CHAMBER FROM PAGE A1 or expected anything like this in my life. ... I challenge you to try to do one thing in your heart for the hungry people in Sumter.”

MINORITY AND/OR WOMANOWNED BUSINESS PERSON OF THE YEAR: WANDA HUNTER Wanda Hunter was honored as the Minority and/or Woman-Owned Small Business of the Year for not only creating a high-end venue for meetings and activities at The O’Donnell House, but also for saving a landmark building and giving back to the community.

In a nominating letter to the Chamber, Chase, public information director for FTC which sponsors the Chamber’s annual Holiday Social, noted that the company saved enough money by moving the event to The O’Donnell House six years ago that it can sponsor a similar event for the Clarendon County Chamber of Commerce.

Hunter has also opened The O’Donnell House to benefit the Sumter Disabilities Benefit Gala and opens the Sumter County Developmentally Disabled Foundation event to outside vendors even though her family owns Christi and Co. Catering at the facility.

In 2016, she opened the venue to the Joy Prom, a special night for the developmentally disabled to participate in a prom-like setting. The second one will be held tonight.

“She makes no profit, but the event gives that group of folks a special night, a night where they are at the center of the universe,” Chase wrote.

Chase noted that Hunter and her husband, Wayne, purchased and restored the former Shelley-Brunson Funeral Home — a Sumter landmark dating to 1840 — by returning it to its former glory.

“I would like to give thanks to my family for all their support,” Hunter said. “My husband, Wayne, and my four children have always been there to support me in this endeavor. And thanks to my good Lord, Jesus.”

NONPROFIT OF THE YEAR: SUMTER UNITED MINISTRIES Sumter United Ministries was honored for its commitment to helping the community following the last two years of weather events that affected the Sumter community. What has been called the 1,000-year flood in October 2015 was followed in October 2016 with Hurricane Matthew. Sumter United Ministries became a focal point for not only helping people with food items but also with helping repair homes.

Sumter United Ministries also provides a homeless shelter and even helps needy families with utility bills.

The Sumter United Ministries only has three full-time employees and relies heavily on volunteer work.

YOUNG PROFESSIONAL OF THE YEAR The 2015 Young Professional of the Year named the 2016 recipient during Thursday’s Chamber Gala. Jake Cline named Tyler Gibbs of FTC as the 2016 Young Professional of the Year. He stated that Gibbs was selected because of his dedication, service and willingness to help others. “Tyler is not only an outstanding employee of FTC, he is an asset and will continue to be an asset to not only any community service committee he is a part of but to the Sumter Community,” Cline said of Gibbs.

Cline said the title of Young Professional of the Year carries with it the responsibility of giving time when it doesn’t have to be given and making sacrifices so you can see Sumter move in a positive direction while embodying the qualities of a young professional. He said Gibbs meets that criteria.

EDUCATOR OF THE YEAR: 3 HONOREES Kipper Ackerman, president of the Alice Drive Middle School Parent Teacher Association, nominated Patty Hansen for Educator of the Year for her community service, not only within the school, but also through events

THE SUMTER ITEM According to Davis, the bond is incomparable to any other.

“You can create a facade as you’re going through your day to day,” Davis said. “However, the dog knows; they know when something’s not right or if you feel down or depressed and are just trying to keep a straight face.” … If we should meet again on another street I will gladly take up your fight; I am a military working dog, and together we are guardians of the night.

The italicized texts are excerpts of a poem by an unknown author dedicated to military working dogs and their service. Traditionally spoken at retirements, Staff Sgt. Kathryn McCarthy, 20th SFS MWD handler, read “Guardians of the Night” in honor of Jony.

The sun is rising as Jony takes his “last ride” in a patrol truck around the kennel, allowing him to say goodbye to his family of handlers, fellow MWDs and the base he has worked hard to protect.

After Jony is let out of the vehicle, he walks down the

outside the school including the American Cancer Society’s Relay for Life and the Sumter My Community and Me program. Within the district, she serves on Sumter School District’s Teacher Advisory Council, the Community Education Oversight Committee, the school improvement council, the new teacher mentor and building buddy program and as a district homebound teacher.

Hansen has received more than $2,000 in grants for classroom literary materials, has served as a reading success AmeriCorps team speaker and encouraged her students to contribute to the Sumter Community Fine Arts magazine.

Ackerman wrote that Hansen’s teaching philosophy is entrenched in six behaviors: setting big goals for the students and faculty/staff members; investing in her students and their families; planning purposefully; executing effectively; continually increasing her effectiveness; and working relentlessly.

“Mrs. Hansen is adept at building positive relationships with her students, parents and all members of our staff,” Ackerman wrote.

Representatives of New Salem Baptist Church nominated Nickie Massey as Educator of the Year for her dedication to serving as a reading interventionist for Cherryvale Elementary School. Massey works in small group settings with students who are struggling to read.

“She is passionate about helping every student discover the reader within,” according to the nomination.

Massey has served more than 17 years in the classroom and has earned the National Board Certification in education.

She also works alongside her colleagues, helping them develop reading techniques and strategies that will propel their students to excellence, according to the nomination.

Massey has also worked with members of her congregation the last two years to become “reading buddies” with children who need help.

“She has shown us the love and equipped us with the skills to help our

center aisle dividing the crowd, on the same field where he spent years training to protect and detect.

Friends, family and those who may have only known Jony through his acts of courage gathered to commemorate nine years, or 68 dog years, of distinguished service. Jony barks throughout the ceremony, joining the crowd in celebration of his accomplishments.

Like so many airmen before him, Jony receives a retirement pin for his dedication to symbolize his transition from an active-duty service member to retiree; unlike most airmen, Jony is also presented with a bone to symbolize his transition from the kennel to the couch, reclaiming his place at the side of an old familiar friend.

“I don’t look at Jony as a pet or as an animal,” Despins said. “I look at him as more than that. He’s like my best friend, even though he can’t talk back.”

Five years and several partners later, Jony’s leash is relinquished and permanently put in Despins’ hands, and together the two go home.

buddies succeed as readers,” according to the nomination.

The nomination came from nine members of the church’s reading buddies team.

The third winner of the Educator of the Year Award is Jason O’Neal of Sumter Career and Technology Center. The Rev. Wallace Preston nominated O’Neal because he goes above and beyond for his students, he wrote in his nomination. He said his motto is, “If you fail to plan, you plan to fail.”

O’Neal works with students to build a float each year to carry members of the Military Order of the Purple Heart during parades. He voluntarily spearheads and coordinates Relay for Life, including setting up and breaking down tents at the event held on the Hillcrest Middle School track.

Equally important, Preston noted, is O’Neal’s leadership at the center by guiding teachers and students to establish and implement a SkillsUSA program throughout the school.

His co-workers named him teacher of the year at the school for the 2013-14 academic year. He also works with Central Carolina Technical College to provide career- and college-ready opportunities for his students as well as plans and executes field trips to other technical colleges as well.

Preston noted that he works with local businesses and industries to provide work-based learning opportunities for students. He said O’Neal makes the connection between producing career- and college-ready students to develop the local workforce.

AMBASSADOR OF THE YEAR: DEBBIE ALFORD Chamber representatives named Debbie Alford as Ambassador of the Year for her consistency in her volunteer work for events as well as attendance at Business After Hours, ribbon cuttings and other Chamber functions.

Additionally, she volunteers her time to meet with new members, deliver membership plaques, deliver Chamber directories and anything else the Chamber needs of her.

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Over there, but still here: WWI innovations live on

BY CHRIS CAROLA The Associated Press Machine guns. Tanks.

Chemical weapons. Warplanes. Submarines. Trench coats. Wristwatches.

Thursday marked the 100th anniversary of the U.S. entry into World War I, and some of the innovations that were developed or came into wide use during the conflict are still with us today.

America entered nearly three years after the war began, joining Britain, France and Russia in the fight against Germany and the AustroHungarian Empire. When it ended on Nov. 11, 1918, more than 4.7 million Americans had served and some 115,000 died.

The world’s first mechanized war introduced enhanced weaponry and equipment, most of it designed to take lives but some of it aimed at saving lives. A look at some of the things that were new to the doughboys that we take for granted today:

MACHINE GUNS Hand-cranked, high-capacity, rapid-firing firearms had been used as far back as the Civil War. But it was American inventor Hiram Maxim’s 1880s design for a single-barrel, portable machine gun and other later versions that became ubiquitous on both sides during World War I. It forced opposing forces to dig hundreds of miles of trenches, with a deadly “no man’s land” in between where soldiers could get mowed down. This kind of fighting was unfamiliar to most American forces, who had been trained in the tactics of mobile warfare, always advancing.

TANKS One way to break out of the

trenches along the Western Front was to bust through with newly developed armored tracked vehicles dubbed tanks. The British introduced a large number of tanks to the battlefield for the first time in September 1916, during the battle of the Somme. Other armies soon were developing their own versions. In September 1918, a 32-year-old Army lieutenant colonel named George Patton led a U.S. tank unit into battle for the first time. A quarter century later, during World War II, he was the most famous commander of American armored units.

CHEMICAL WEAPONS Germany launched the first use of a chemical weapon, chlorine gas, at Ypres, Belgium, in April 1915, against French troops. By 1917 other chemicals, including mustard gas, were being used by both sides. Some estimates put the number of deaths from gas attacks at about 900,000, with another 1 million injured. Gas masks were developed. But using gas could result in friendly fire casualties when winds blew the toxic fumes back into the attackers’ positions.

Outrage over the use of chemicals weapons in WWI led to the 1925 Geneva Protocol treaty that banned the use of chemical or biological weapons in international armed conflicts.

AIR WARFARE A little more than a decade after the Wright Brothers flew their first airplane, WWI combatants took to the skies to spy on one another — and then to shoot each other down. Early in the war, aircraft were equipped with cameras for taking reconnaissance photographs. Pilots started arming themselves

with handguns and rifles to shoot down enemy biplanes.

Soon, mounted machine guns were being used in aerial combat known as dogfights, giving rise to such legendary fighter aces as Germany’s Manfred von Richthofen (aka ‘The Red Baron’), American Eddie Rickenbacker and Canada’s Billy Bishop.

WOMEN IN UNIFORM WWI was the first time in the nation’s history that women were officially attached to branches of the U.S. military, and more than 30,000 served in uniform, mostly as nurses or switchboard operators. Thousands of other women joined the various stateside private organizations aiding the war effort, and they also wore uniforms.

A cartoon in popular Life magazine at the time showed two American soldiers looking at a young woman working at a desk job. “What will you do after the war if you can’t get your old job back?” one asked. The other replied: “Marry the girl who’s holding it down.”

PATRIOTIC PROPAGANDA American James Montgomery Flagg created the now-famous poster of a pointing Uncle Sam under the words “I Want You.” Some 4 million copies of the U.S. version of the Army recruitment poster were printed in 1917-18, according to the Library of Congress website. The poster proved so popular it was re-introduced during World War II, when millions more were printed. Similarly popular was George M. Cohan’s jaunty wartime ditty “Over There,” which proudly spread word to Europe that “the Yanks are coming.” More than 2 million copies of the song’s sheet music were sold by the end of the war.

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Military: Pilot ditched plane to miss homes CLINTON, Md. (AP) — A fighter pilot on a training mission ditched his jet in a wooded area Wednesday so that the plane would avoid crashing into a suburban Washington, D.C., neighborhood, the military said.

The F-16C, which military officials said was at least 30 years old and worth $20 million, went down about 200 yards behind a small subdivision of twostory brick homes in the middle-class suburban community of Clinton, about 3 miles southwest of Joint Base Andrews.

The pilot was treated for minor injuries and released from the hospital, said Lt. Col. Michael Corker, the pilot’s commanding officer.

No one else was injured.

The pilot, whose name was not released, is with the District of Columbia Air National Guard and

was flying one of four fighter jets from Maryland to a shooting range in Pennsylvania for a training exercise when the crash happened.

Some residents in the area told reporters that they heard what sounded like gunfire after the crash.

Military officials said the plane was armed with “training rounds,” which are real bullets that lack the armor-piercing and explosive capabilities of rounds used in combat. Officials said the crash and subsequent fire might have caused some of those rounds to go off.

“Some of the loud noises may have been those rounds,” said Lt. Col. Lisa Mabbutt, the base’s acting director of emergency management.

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Man trying to find himself is currently unavailable DEAR ABBY — I was married for more than 20 years. My ex and I divorced five years ago.

During that time I stayed Dear Abby busy focusABIGAIL ing on my VAN BUREN children and their needs.

About seven months ago I met a nice guy. We saw each other for about five months, then out of nowhere, he broke things off. I was devastated. He said his reason for the breakup was “he needed time to find himself.” He was recently divorced and has sole custody of his kids. He has been under a great deal of stress and started seeing a

therapist a couple of months ago.

I understand why he needs this time, but I also wish he would let me help. He said he wants to remain friends. I avoided contact with him for several weeks, but now I am drawn back to him. My friends keep telling me to forget him, but I can’t get him off my mind. We talk almost daily and have even gotten together again a couple of times. I keep telling myself all the reasons it won’t work. Should I run away, stay friends only, or hope to work things out?

Hopeless romantic in Wisconsin DEAR HOPELESS ROMANTIC — When a man says he “needs time to find himself” and breaks things off, it usually means he’s no longer interested or ready for the kind of re-

lationship you’re looking for.

This man is newly divorced and parenting solo, so he has as much on his plate as he can handle right now. That he’s seeing a therapist is a wise move, so give him credit for that. But the kind of problems he is trying to work through are not ones you can “help” him with. At a later date things may work out, but clearly not now. A friendship may be possible, but only if you are strong enough to disengage emotionally until he is ready — which could take a very long time.

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ACROSS 1 Chanel product 6 Father of Hector 11 Interruption 14 Give the green light 15 “The Flintstones” co-creator 16 Martial arts accessory 17 Young Pharaoh’s mischievous playmate?

20 It’s on display while boasting 21 Eccentric 22 Stephen Colbert forte 23 Papuan food staple 24 Solar prod.

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The Senate has changed It’s time to use the nuclear option Editor’s note: Bob Dole, a Republican from Kansas, was the Senate majority leader from 1985 to 1987 and 1995 to 1996 and the Republican nominee for president in 1996. Trent Lott, a Republican from Mississippi, was Senate majority leader from 1996 to 2001.

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or weeks now we have heard the erroneous claim that Supreme Court nominees require 60 votes for Senate confirmation, rather than a simple majority. In reality, the Constitution and long-standing precedent require nothing of the kind.

Now it is time to end the farce and call the roll.

Some have described abolishing filibusters for Supreme Court nominees as the “nuclear option,” a phrase first employed when Democrats were blocking President George W. Bush’s judicial nominees and the Republican leadership was ready to change the Senate’s rules to stop the obstruction. A more apt term might be the “Reid option,” as suggested by law professor Glenn Reynolds. It was then-Majority Leader Harry Reid, after all, who used this approach in 2013 to end filibusters for all executive-branch and judicial nominees below the Supreme Court. Or we could call it the “constitutional option,” since the Constitution provides that each house of Congress shall determine the rules of its proceedings, which the first Senate did by majority vote.

Whatever the label, if Democrats insist on denying Judge Neil Gorsuch the same up-or-down vote that Republicans gave to Elena Kagan and Sonia Sotomayor, it is time Senate Republicans dismissed the judicial filibuster for what it is today — a power play dressed up as inviolable tradition.

We have had the privilege of leading Republicans in the Senate, as majority and minority leaders. We love the United States Senate and the traditions, written and unwritten, of the world’s greatest deliberative body.

But we have watched as Senate traditions have been steadily eroded, including the filibuster of Bush’s judicial nominees and the changing of the Senate rules to push through President Barack Obama’s lower-court nominees. Sadly, these short-term power plays are culminating in the current

effort to deny an up-or-down vote to an utterly qualified nominee, who became a federal judge in the first place with the unanimous consent of the Senate.

The public believes Gorsuch deserves an up-ordown vote. Some senators have taken to saying that, sure, we’ll give him an upor-down vote — just as soon as he gets the 60-vote supermajority to end a filibuster. In other words, we’ll hold him to a fair standard as soon we’re done applying an unfair one.

In fact, treating a 60-vote threshold as “standard” is not only unfair, it is also without historical precedent.

As The Post fact-checker who examined this “slippery” claim documented, there have been only four cloture votes for Supreme Court nominees. In a 2005 Harvard Journal of Law & Public Policy article on the filibuster, two students of Senate history, Martin Gold and Dimple Gupta, pointed out that when the Senate changed its cloture rules to apply to all “debatable propositions” in 1949, nominations were swept into the new rule “by happenstance. The Senate debates include not a single mention of filibusters of nominations, likely because the concept was so alien to the Senate of 1949.”

Second, the Senate has never killed a Supreme Court nomination by filibuster. Key Democratic senators noted that they could have denied Clarence Thomas confirmation but did not believe it right not to give him an up-or-down vote. He was confirmed 52 to 48. (In 1968, Justice Abe Fortas withdrew his nomination for chief justice after one failed cloture vote because of bipartisan concerns over ethical lapses that raised serious issues about his character; it had nothing to do with the nominee’s ideology or politics.)

Third, Reid and other Senate Democrats showed no regard for this “standard” or the Senate’s filibuster tradition, real or imagined, in 2013.

So, for whatever our advice is worth, drawn from a combined 18 years as floor leaders: We support eliminating the pretense of a 60vote “requirement.” In the hands of today’s Democrats, 60 votes assures defeat of future Republican presidential nominees. As their opposition to Gorsuch shows, no similar nominee could ever be confirmed if that “requirement” remains.

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Karma, precedent and the nuclear option W ASHINGTON — For euphemism, dissimulation and outright hypocrisy, there is nothing quite as entertaining as the periodic Senate dust-ups over Supreme Court appointments and the filibuster. The arguments for and against the filibuster are so well-known to both parties as to be practically memorized. Both nonetheless argue their case with great shows of passion and conviction.

Then shamelessly switch sides — and scripts — depending on the ideology of the nominee.

Everyone appeals to high principle, when everyone knows these fights are about raw power. When Democrat Harry Reid had the majority in the Senate and Barack Obama in the White House, he abolished the filibuster in 2013 for sub-Supreme Court judicial appointments in order to pack three liberal judges onto the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals.

Bad karma, bad precedent, he was warned. Republicans would one day be in charge. That day is here and Republicans have just stopped a Democratic filibuster of Neil Gorsuch by extending the Reid Rule to the Supreme Court.

To be sure, there are reasoned arguments to be offered on both sides of the filibuster question. It is true that the need for a supermajority does encourage compromise and coalition building. But given the contemporary state of hyperpolarization — the liberal Republicans and conservative Democrats of 40 years ago are long gone — the supermajority requirement today merely guarantees inaction, which, in turn, amplifies the current popular disgust with politics in general and Congress in particular. In my view, that makes paring back the vastly overused filibuster, on balance, a good thing.

Moreover, killing the filibuster for Supreme Court

nominations (the so-called nuclear option) yields two gratifications: It allows a superb young Charles conservaKrauthammer tive jurist to ascend to the seat once held by Antonin Scalia. And it constitutes condign punishment for the reckless arrogance of Reid and his erstwhile Democratic majority.

A major reason these fights over Supreme Court nominations have become so bitter and unseemly is the stakes — the political stakes. The Supreme Court has become more than ever a superlegislature. From abortion to gay marriage, it has appropriated to itself the final word. It rules — and the normal democratic impulses, expressed through the elected branches, are henceforth stifled.

Why have we had almost half a century of massive street demonstrations over abortion? Because the ballot box is not available. The court has spoken, and the question is supposedly settled for all time.

This transfer of legislative authority has suited American liberalism rather well. When you command the allegiance of 20 to 25 percent of the population (as measured by Gallup), you know that whatever control you will have of the elected branches will be fleeting (2009-2010, for example). So how do you turn the political order in your direction? Capture the courts.

They are what banks were to Willie Sutton. They are where you go for the right political outcomes.

Note how practically every argument at the Gorsuch hearings was about political outcomes. Where would he come out on abortion? Gay marriage? The Democrats pretended this was about principle, e.g. the sanctity of

precedent. But everyone knows which precedents they selectively cherish: Roe v. Wade and, more recently, Obergefell v. Hodges.

Liberalism does not want to admit that the court has become its last reliable instrument for achieving its political objectives. So liberals have created a great philosophical superstructure to justify their freewheeling, freestyle constitutional interpretation. They present themselves as defenders of a “living Constitution” under which the role of the court is to reflect the evolving norms of society. With its finger on the pulse of the people, the court turns contemporary culture into constitutional law.

But this is nonsense. In a democracy, what better embodiment of evolving norms can there be than elected representatives? By what logic are the norms of a vast and variegated people better reflected in nine appointed lawyers produced by exactly three law schools?

If anything, the purpose of a constitutional court such as ours is to enforce old norms that have preserved both our vitality and our liberty for 230 years.

How? By providing a rugged reliable frame within which the political churnings of each generation take place.

The Gorsuch nomination is a bitter setback to the liberal project of using the courts to ratchet leftward the law and society. However, Gorsuch’s appointment simply preserves the court’s ideological balance of power. Wait for the next nomination. Having gratuitously forfeited the filibuster, Democrats will be facing the loss of the court for a generation.

Condign punishment indeed.

Charles Krauthammer’s email address is letters@ charleskrauthammer.com. © 2017, The Washington Post Writers Group

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AROUND TOWN 9 p.m. on Sunday, April 9, at Volunteers from AARP will offer free tax preparation from 9 a.m. the Lincoln High School cafeRACC 5th Annual Spring Parade teria, CounciltoStreet. Food and to 3:30 p.m. on Mondays and be heldthrough Saturday Wednesdays April 12 entertainment will be provided. Cost is $7 per person. Call at the Shepherd’s Center, 24 Council St. Applicants are ad- (803) 968-4173. vised to bring the following The Sumter Chapter of the Nawith them: photo ID; Social tional Federation of the Blind of Security cards for all houseSouth Carolina will meet at 7 hold members being claimed; p.m. on Tuesday, April 11, at tax documents — W-2 forms, Shiloh-Randolph Manor, 125 1099R, 1099SSA, interest inW. Bartlette St. Transportacome and all other income tion provided with the coverstatements; 2015 tax returns age area. Contact Debra and power of attorney forms Canty, chapter president, at if filing for someone other (803) 775-5792 or debra. than yourself. Call Henry at canty@frontier.com.

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Use intelligence, experience and know-how openly, and an opportunity will present itself.

The last word in astrology

TAURUS (April 20-May 20): Take time to explore new possibilities and to learn from those with more experience than you. Engage in activities that are geared toward sharing skills with someone you want to know better.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20): The case of too little, too late will surface if you aren’t open about the way you feel. Deal with partners and colleagues openly and honestly. If you want to get ahead, take responsibility and make things happen.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): Put reason and reliability first. Don’t jump to conclusions, take on too much or expect too much from others. Keep life simple and live within your means. Make changes that will stabilize your life.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): Creativity, innovation and enlightenment are heightened.

Take whatever opportunity you get to explore the ideas and desires that excite you the most. Celebrate your discoveries and achievements with someone you love.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): Know what you want and seize the moment. Confidence will play a determining role regarding what you accomplish and what you don’t. Refuse to let anyone waste your time debating fruitless issues.

Stay focused on what’s most important to you.

CANCER (June 21-July 22): You’ll have greater insight into what others want. Share your thoughts, offering precise information to avoid being misinterpreted. Plan something romantic or fun for the whole family and you will enhance your personal life.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): You can reinvent an old plan and make it work for you. Delve into situations that require thought, planning and physical action, and you’ll find a way to accomplish your goal. Discuss your financial, legal or contractual obligations.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): Tidy up loose ends before you shut down for the weekend. Leaving things unfinished will lead to stress, uncertainty and an inability to get the rest you need. Don’t feel like you need to spend money in order to impress someone.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): Look for greater stability when it comes to important partnerships. Coming to terms with things and making agreements that will be beneficial to everyone involved should be your intent.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Put your heart and soul into whatever you do. Take a leadership position and follow through with plans. Your enthusiasm and hands-on approach will separate you from any competition. Romance will improve your personal life.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): A steady pace forward will be your quickest route to success. Don’t let what others do take priority over how you handle business and personal negotiations. Use your head and you will achieve greater security.

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Bella Jane would be an excellent new buddy for any family.

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The SPCA relies heavily on community support and donations. Currently, the biggest needs are for dry puppy and kitten food, wet cat food, cat litter and cleaning supplies. The following are also appreciated: Newspapers, stuffed animals, heavy duty trash bags (30 gallon or larger), dishwashing liquid, laundry detergent, bleach, paper towels, sheets and comforters, baby blankets, canned dog and cat food, dry dog food, treats, leashes and collars, disinfectant spray, all-purpose cleaner, air freshener, no scratch scrubbers, two-sided sponges for dishes, litter freshener and, of course, monetary donations are also gratefully accepted.

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FRIDAY, APRIL 7, 2017 Call: (803) 774-1241 | E-mail: sports@theitem.com

THE MASTERS

Back injury forces DJ to withdraw

BY PAUL NEWBERRY The Associated Press

THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Charley Hoffman marks his score after playing the 17th hole during the first round of the Masters on Thursday in Augusta, Georgia. Hoffman birdied seven of his last 11 holes to finish at 7-under par and grab a 4-shot advantage.

Against the wind Strong gusts make for tough opening round at Augusta, but Hoffman’s birdie barrage produces 4-shot advantage

BY DOUG FERGUSON The Associated Press AUGUSTA, Ga. — In the toughest opening round at the Masters in 10 years, it all felt so easy to Charley Hoffman.

For the better part of three hours, in a ferocious wind that made the Georgia pines creak, he had the right yardage for the perfect club to hit every shot he wanted. And then he made the putts, so many that it felt as though he never missed.

Hoffman made seven birdies over his last 11 holes for a 7-under 65.

It was 10 shots better than the average score Thursday at Augusta National. His four-shot lead was the largest for the opening round at the Masters in 62 years.

“For lack of any better words,” Hoffman said, “it was a dream.”

With gusts approaching 40 mph, Hoffman and Masters new-

LEADERBOARD

By The Associated Press Thursday At Augusta National Golf Club Augusta, Ga. Yardage: 7,435; Par: 72 (36-36) First Round Charley Hoffman 34-31—65 William McGirt 35-34—69 Lee Westwood 39-31—70 Russell Henley 35-36—71 Kevin Chappell 35-36—71 Andy Sullivan 35-36—71 Matthew Fitzpatrick 35-36—71 Phil Mickelson 35-36—71 Justin Rose 34-37—71 Jason Dufner 35-36—71 Sergio Garcia 35-36—71

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comer William McGirt (69) were the only players to break 70.

Hoffman didn’t have reason to believe he would be one of them.

He three-putted his third hole for bogey. He three-putted the fifth hole for bogey, both putts affected by the wind.

“After that, I can’t remember missing a putt,” Hoffman said.

Hoffman’s four-shot lead was the largest at the Masters for the opening round since Jack Burke Jr. had a four-shot lead in 1955.

Lee Westwood, who has the credentials as the best player to have never won a major, ran off five straight birdies late in the afternoon and salvaged a 70. Only eight other players broke par, a group that included Phil Mickelson, Olympic gold medalist Justin Rose and Sergio Garcia.

Rory McIlroy, needing only a green jacket to complete the career Grand Slam, used a nifty short game to stay in the mix. He saved two tough pars after missing the green in the wrong spots

SEE WIND, PAGE B5

AUGUSTA, Ga. — Dustin Johnson arrived at Augusta National on quite a roll, having won his last three tournaments.

He never even took a shot at the first major of the year.

The world’s No. 1-ranked player and former Clemson standout was forced to withdraw from the Masters on Thursday because of a lower back injury suffered less than 24 hours earlier in a freak fall at the home he was renting for the week.

“I want to play,” Johnson said. “I just can’t swing.”

He certainly tried, arriving at the club about two hours before he was scheduled to tee off in the final group of the opening round with two-time Masters champion Bubba Watson and PGA Championship winner Jimmy Walker.

Johnson took some easy swings on the practice range, head-

ed back inside for additional treatment, and then broke out his longer irons and the driver to see how the back reacted.

He was clearly in pain, rubbing the area several times and letting his caddie tee up the ball so he didn’t have bend over. After an extended conversation with his coach, Butch Harmon, Johnson started walking toward the first tee.

His intention was to play.

His back wouldn’t let him.

“It sucks,” Johnson said. “I’m playing the best golf of my career.

This is one of my favorite tournaments of the year. Then a freak accident happened (Wednesday) when I got back from the course. It sucks. It sucks really bad.”

Johnson got as far as the putting green between the clubhouse and the first tee. After about a halfdozen putts, he pulled out an iron and took a

SEE DJ, PAGE B5

THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Dustin Johnson, center, talks with media after deciding not to play in the opening round of the Masters on Thursday at Augusta National Golf Club in Augusta, Georgia. The world’s No. 1-ranked player was forced to withdraw because of a lower back injury suffered less than 24 hours earlier in a freak fall at the home he was renting for the week.

PRO BASEBALL

PREP TRACK & FIELD

Atlanta’s new ballpark could be game-changer for industry

Sumter High set to host Gamecock Invitational

BY CHARLES ODUM The Associated Press ATLANTA — The Braves’ new ballpark looks like a throwback stadium with its green seats, brick walls and its old-school, intimate feel.

That’s from an initial glance inside the park.

Beyond the stadium walls sits the real wow factor that could be a game-changer for the industry.

Atlanta’s new SunTrust Park is part of a 60-acre complex that will include restaurants, retail shops, residential areas, a four-star hotel and a concert hall. The $622 million ballpark is the main attraction, but it is only part of what the Braves are promoting as “the South’s pre-eminent lifestyle destination” — The Battery Atlanta.

Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred believes it’s the model for future ballparks.

Manfred told The Associated Press he views the Braves’ new

THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Restaurant and retail stores sit across from SunTrust Park, Atlanta’s new baseball stadium in northwest Atlanta. The Braves’ new park looks like a throwback stadium with its green seats, brick walls and its old-school, intimate feel. That’s from an initial glance inside the park. Beyond the stadium walls sits the real wow factor that could be a game-changer for the industry. mixed-use development as a “watershed” event for baseball, “like with Camden Yards in the early ‘90s.”

“I think the scope of the

mixed-use development surrounding the ballpark and the economic opportunity it has

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BY DENNIS BRUNSON dennis@theitem.com Sumter High School will be playing host to and competing in the Gamecock Invitational track and field meet along with three other local schools on Saturday at Sumter Memorial Stadium.

Along with SHS, the other local schools scheduled to compete are South Carolina Independent School Association members Wilson Hall and Thomas Sumter Academy and Scott’s Branch High of Summerton.

Other teams scheduled to compete as of press time were Dreher of Columbia, Hillcrest of Simpsonville South Florence and Wilson of Florence.

The meet is scheduled to begin at 10 a.m. with both the field events and running events. The tri-

als for the boys 110- and the girls 100-meter high hurdles and the trials for both the boys and girls 100 dash.

The championship race events will begin at 11.

Both the boys and girls teams from Scott’s Branch are the defending South Carolina High School League 1A lower state champions. The boys finished second in the state meet while the girls came in seventh.

Wilson Hall finished third in the SCISA 3A boys state meet last year while TSA was fourth.

The Wilson Hall girls finished fifth and the TSA girls seventh.

Both of the Hillcrest teams finished in 11th in their respective 4A state meets. The Dreher boys finished fourth and the girls ninth in their respective 3A state meets.

Admission is $5 per person.

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FRIDAY, APRIL 7, 2017

SCOREBOARD

Seattle Texas

TV, RADIO

Minnesota 9, Kansas City 1 Detroit at Chicago White Sox, ppd.

Baltimore 3, Toronto 1 Boston 3, Pittsburgh 0, 12 innings Tampa Bay 4, N.Y. Yankees 1 Cleveland 9, Texas 6 Houston 5, Seattle 3, 13 innings L.A. Angels 5, Oakland 0

TODAY

SATURDAY

7:25 a.m. – International Soccer: English Premier League Match – Watford vs. Tottenham (NBC SPORTS NETWORK).

9:20 a.m. – International Soccer: Bundesliga League Match – Bayer Leverkusen vs. Leipzig (FOX SPORTS 2).

9:30 a.m. – NASCAR Racing: Monster Energy Cup Series O’Reilly Auto Parts 500 Practice from Fort Worth, Texas (FOX SPORTS 1).

9:55 a.m. – International Soccer: English Premier League Match – Hull vs. Manchester City (NBC SPORTS NETWORK).

10 a.m. – International Soccer: English Premier League Match – Liverpool vs. Stoke City (NBC SPORTS NETWORK).

10:30 a.m. – NASCAR Racing: XFINITY Series My Bariatric Solutions 300 Pole Qualifying from Fort Worth, Texas (FOX SPORTS 1).

Noon – College Baseball: Vanderbilt at South Carolina (ESPN2, WNKT-FM 107.5).

Noon – College Lacrosse: Notre Dame at Duke (ESPNU).

Noon – NASCAR Racing: Monster Energy Cup Series O’Reilly Auto Parts 500 Practice from Fort Worth, Texas (FOX SPORTS 2).

Noon – College Football: Mississippi Spring Game from Oxford, Miss. (SEC NETWORK).

12:30 p.m. – International Soccer: English Premier League Match – Chelsea vs. Bournemouth (WIS 10).

12:30 p.m. – International Soccer: Bundesliga League Match – Borussia Dortmund vs. Bayern Munich (FOX SPORTS 1).

1 p.m. – College Lacrosse: Lehigh at Loyola (Md.) (CBS SPOTS NETWORK).

1 p.m. – College Softball: Iowa State at Baylor (FOX SPORTS SOUTHEAST).

1 p.m. – Major League Baseball: Boston at Detroit (MLB NETWORK).

1 p.m. – Women’s Professional Tennis: Volvo Car Open Semifinal Matches from Charleston (TENNIS).

1:30 p.m. – NASCAR Racing: XFINITY Series My Bariatric Solutions 300 from Fort Worth, Texas (WACH 57, WEGX-FM 92.9).

2 p.m. – College Football: Texas A&M Spring Game from College Station, Texas (ESPNU).

2 p.m. – College Football: Auburn Spring Game from Auburn, Ala. (SEC NETWORK).

2 p.m. – College Baseball: Samford at Mercer (SPECTRUM 1250).

3 p.m. – NHL Hockey: Washington at Boston (WIS 10).

3 p.m. – PGA Golf: The Masters Third Round from Augusta, Ga. (WLTX 19).

3 p.m. – College Football: Florida State Spring Game from Tallahassee, Fla. (ESPN).

3 p.m. – Horse Racing: Carter Handicap from Jamaica, N.Y. (FOX SPORTS 2).

3:55 p.m. – Major League Soccer: New York at D.C. (UNIVISION).

4 p.m. – College Softball: Mississippi at Auburn (ESPNU).

4 p.m. – Major League Baseball: New York Yankees at Baltimore (FOX SPORTS 1).

4 p.m. – College Football: Mississippi State Spring Game from Starkville, Miss. (SEC NETWORK).

5 p.m. – NBA Basketball: Chicago at Brooklyn (NBA TV).

5:30 p.m. – Horse Racing: Wood Memorial Stakes from Jamaica, N.Y., and Bluegrass Stakes from Lexington, Ky. (NBC SPORTS NETWORK).

5:55 p.m. – International Soccer: Mexican League Match – Monarcas vs. Cruz Azul (UNIVISION).

6 p.m. – NBA Basketball: Boston at Charlotte (FOX SPORTS SOUTHEAST).

6 p.m. – College Baseball: Tennessee at Florida (SEC NETWORK).

7 p.m. – Major League Baseball: Atlanta at Pittsburgh (FOX SPORTSOUTH, WPUB-FM 102.7).

7 p.m. – Major League Baseball: Chicago Cubs at Milwaukee or Miami at New York Mets (MLB NETWORK).

7:30 p.m. – IRL Racing: IndyCar Series Grand Prix of Long Beach Pole Qualifying from Long Beach, Calif.

(NBC SPORTS NETWORK).

7:55 p.m. – International Soccer: Mexican League Match – Chiapas vs. Monterrey (UNIVISION).

8 p.m. – PGA Golf: The Masters Third Round from Augusta, Ga. (CBS SPORTS NETWORK).

8 p.m. – College Hockey: NCAA Tournament Frozen Four Championship Match from Chicago (ESPN).

8:30 p.m. – NBA Basketball: Los Angeles Clippers at San Antonio (WOLO 25).

9 p.m. – College Softball: Louisiana State at Alabama (SEC NETWORK).

10 p.m. – Track and Field: Grenada Invitational (ESPN2).

10 p.m. – International Tennis: Davis Cup Quarterfinal Match from Brisbane, Australia – United States vs.

Australia (TENNIS).

10 p.m. – International Soccer: Mexican League Match – Puebla vs. Guadalajara (UNIVISION).

10 p.m. – Professional Boxing: Vasyl Lomachenko vs.

Jason Sosa for the WBO Junior Lightweight Title from Oxon Hill, Md. (HBO).

12:30 a.m. – Major League Soccer: Atlanta at Toronto (FOX SPORTSOUTH).

1:30 a.m. – Formula One Racing: Chinese Grand Prix from Shanghai (NBC SPORTS NETWORK).

MLB STANDINGS

By The Associated Press

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THURSDAY’S GAMES

Minnesota 5, Kansas City 3 Pittsburgh at Boston, ppd.

Chicago White Sox 11, Detroit 2 Oakland 5, L.A. Angels 1 Toronto at Tampa Bay, 7:10 p.m.

Seattle at Houston, 8:10 p.m.

TODAY’S GAMES

Boston (Wright 0-0) at Detroit (Fulmer 0-0), 1:10 p.m.

N.Y. Yankees (Severino 0-0) at Baltimore (Jimenez 0-0), 7:05 p.m.

Toronto (Liriano 0-0) at Tampa Bay (Andriese 0-0), 7:10 p.m.

Oakland (Alcantara 0-0) at Texas (Griffin 0-0), 8:05 p.m.

Kansas City (Vargas 0-0) at Houston (Fiers 0-0), 8:10 p.m.

Minnesota (Hughes 0-0) at Chicago White Sox (Holland 0-0), 8:10 p.m.

Cleveland (Tomlin 0-0) at Arizona (Miller 0-0), 9:40 p.m.

Seattle (Gallardo 0-0) at L.A. Angels (Chavez 0-0), 10:07 p.m.

NATIONAL LEAGUE EAST DIVISION Washington New York Atlanta Philadelphia Miami CENTRAL DIVISION Cincinnati Chicago St. Louis Milwaukee Pittsburgh WEST DIVISION Los Angeles Colorado Arizona San Francisco San Diego

W 2 1 1 1 0

L 0 1 1 2 2

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GB — 1 1 1½ 2

W 2 2 1 1 0

L 1 1 2 3 2

Pct .667 .667 .333 .250 .000

GB — — 1 1½ 1½

W 3 3 2 1 1

L 1 1 1 2 3

Pct .750 .750 .667 .333 .250

GB — — ½ 1½ 2

THURSDAY’S GAMES

Cincinnati 7, Philadelphia 4 Pittsburgh at Boston, ppd.

Colorado 2, Milwaukee 1 Chicago Cubs 6, St. Louis 4 L.A. Dodgers 10, San Diego 2 Miami at Washington, 4:05 p.m.

Atlanta at N.Y. Mets, 7:10 p.m.

San Francisco at Arizona, 9:40 p.m.

W 2 2 2 1 0

L 0 0 1 2 2

Pct 1.000 1.000 .667 .333 .000

GB — — ½ 1½ 2

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L 0 0 1 1 3

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GB — — 1½ 1½ 3

W 3 2 2

L 0 2 2

Pct 1.000 .500 .500

GB — 1½ 1½

BY JANIE MCCAULEY The Associated Press

TODAY’S GAMES

Atlanta (Foltynewicz 0-0) at Pittsburgh (Nova 0-0), 1:05 p.m.

Washington (Scherzer 0-0) at Philadelphia (Velasquez 0-0), 3:05 p.m.

L.A. Dodgers (Ryu 0-0) at Colorado (Freeland 0-0), 4:10 p.m.

San Francisco (Bumgarner 0-0) at San Diego (Perdomo 0-0), 6:40 p.m.

Miami (Chen 0-0) at N.Y. Mets (Wheeler 0-0), 7:10 p.m.

Chicago Cubs (Anderson 0-0) at Milwaukee (Nelson 0-0), 8:10 p.m.

Cincinnati (Garrett 0-0) at St. Louis (Leake 0-0), 8:15 p.m.

Cleveland (Tomlin 0-0) at Arizona (Miller 0-0), 9:40 p.m.

NBA STANDINGS

By The Associated Press EASTERN CONFERENCE ATLANTIC DIVISION x-Boston x-Toronto New York Philadelphia Brooklyn SOUTHEAST DIVISION z-Washington Atlanta Miami Charlotte Orlando CENTRAL DIVISION z-Cleveland Milwaukee Chicago Indiana Detroit

W 50 48 30 28 19

L 28 31 48 50 59

Pct .641 .608 .385 .359 .244

GB — 2½ 20 22 31

W 47 39 38 36 27

L 31 38 40 43 51

Pct .603 .506 .487 .456 .346

GB — 7½ 9 11½ 20

W 51 40 38 38 35

L 27 38 40 40 43

Pct .654 .513 .487 .487 .449

GB — 11 13 13 16

W 60 53 42 33 32

L 18 25 37 45 46

Pct .769 .679 .532 .423 .410

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W 48 45 38 37 31

L 30 33 40 41 46

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x-clinched playoff spot z-clinched division

WEDNESDAY’S GAMES

Miami 112, Charlotte 99 Toronto 105, Detroit 102 Cleveland 114, Boston 91 Houston 110, Denver 104 Oklahoma City 103, Memphis 100 L.A. Lakers 102, San Antonio 95 Golden State 120, Phoenix 111 L.A. Clippers 112, Dallas 101

THURSDAY’S GAMES

Brooklyn at Orlando, 7 p.m.

Chicago at Philadelphia, 7 p.m.

Milwaukee at Indiana, 7 p.m.

Washington at New York, 7:30 p.m.

Boston at Atlanta, 8 p.m.

Minnesota at Portland, 10:30 p.m.

TODAY’S GAMES

Atlanta at Cleveland, 7:30 p.m.

Miami at Toronto, 7:30 p.m.

Detroit at Houston, 8 p.m.

New York at Memphis, 8 p.m.

San Antonio at Dallas, 8:30 p.m.

Minnesota at Utah, 9 p.m.

New Orleans at Denver, 9 p.m.

Oklahoma City at Phoenix, 10 p.m.

Sacramento at L.A. Lakers, 10:30 p.m.

WEDNESDAY’S GAMES

Buffalo 2, Montreal 1 Washington 2, N.Y. Rangers 0

THURSDAY’S GAMES

N.Y. Islanders at Carolina, 7 p.m.

Winnipeg at Columbus, 7 p.m.

Pittsburgh at New Jersey, 7 p.m.

Ottawa at Boston, 7 p.m.

Tampa Bay at Toronto, 7:30 p.m.

St. Louis at Florida, 7:30 p.m.

Nashville at Dallas, 8:30 p.m.

Minnesota at Colorado, 9 p.m.

Chicago at Anaheim, 10 p.m.

Vancouver at Arizona, 10 p.m.

Edmonton at San Jose, 10:30 p.m.

Calgary at Los Angeles, 10:30 p.m.

TODAY’S GAME

Tampa Bay at Montreal, 7:30 p.m.

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When Golden State forward Kevin Durant (35) returns from a left knee injury on Saturday after missing more than a month, he will rejoin a Warriors group that’s on an impressive roll and appears poised for another deep postseason run.

Durant cleared to resume full practice

WEDNESDAY’S GAMES

Chicago Cubs at St. Louis, ppd.

Washington 6, Miami 4 Atlanta 3, N.Y. Mets 1, 12 innings Boston 3, Pittsburgh 0, 12 innings Cincinnati 2, Philadelphia 0 Milwaukee 6, Colorado 1 Arizona 8, San Francisco 6 L.A. Dodgers 3, San Diego 1

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Noon – NASCAR Racing: Monster Energy Cup Series O’Reilly Auto Parts 500 Practice from Fort Worth, Texas (FOX SPORTS 1).

1 p.m. – Major League Baseball: Atlanta at Pittsburgh (FOX SPORTSOUTH, WPUB-FM 102.7).

1 p.m. – Major League Baseball: Boston at Detroit or Atlanta at Pittsburgh (MLB NETWORK).

1 p.m. – Women’s Professional Tennis: Volvo Car Open Quarterfinal Matches from Charleston (TENNIS).

2:20 p.m. – International Soccer: Bundesliga League Match – Eintracht Frankfurt vs. Werder Bremen (FOX SPORTS 2).

2:30 p.m. – NASCAR Racing: XFINITY Series My Bariatric Solutions 300 Practice from Fort Worth, Texas (FOX SPORTS 1).

3 p.m. – PGA Golf: The Masters Second Round from Augusta, Ga. (ESPN).

4 p.m. – Major League Baseball: Los Angeles Dodgers at Colorado or Washington at Philadelphia (Joined In Progress) (MLB NETWORK).

5 p.m. – NASCAR Racing: XFINITY Series My Bariatric Solutions 300 Practice from Fort Worth, Texas (FOX SPORTS 1).

5 p.m. – IRL Racing: IndyCar Series Grand Prix of Long Beach Practice from Long Beach, Calif. (NBC SPORTS NETWORK).

5 p.m. – Women’s Professional Tennis: Volvo Car Open Quarterfinal Matches from Charleston (TENNIS).

6 p.m. – NASCAR Racing: Monster Energy Cup Series O’Reilly Auto Parts 500 Pole Qualifying from Fort Worth, Texas (FOX SPORTS 1).

6 p.m. – College Baseball: Samford at Mercer (SPECTRUM 1250).

6:05 p.m. – Talk Show: Sports Talk (WDXY-FM 105.9, WDXY-AM 1240).

6:30 p.m. – College Baseball: Virginia Tech at Clemson (WPUB-FM 102.7).

7 p.m. – Arena Football: Baltimore at Washington (CBS SPORTS NETWORK).

7 p.m. – College Baseball: Vanderbilt at South Carolina (ESPNU, WNKT-FM 107.5).

7 p.m. – Major League Baseball: New York Yankees at Baltimore or San Francisco at San Diego (MLB NETWORK).

7:30 p.m. – NBA Basketball: Atlanta at Cleveland (NBA TV).

7:30 p.m. – NHL Hockey: Tampa Bay at Montreal (NBC SPORTS NETWORK).

7:30 p.m. – College Football: Florida Spring Game from Gainesville, Fla. (SEC NETWORK).

8 p.m. – PGA Golf: The Masters Second Round from Augusta, Ga. (ESPN).

8 p.m. – College Basketball: College Basketball Awards Show from Los Angeles (ESPN2).

8 p.m. – College Baseball: Oklahoma at Texas (FOX SPORTS 1).

10 p.m. – High School Basketball: Nike Hoop Summit from Portland, Ore. (ESPN2).

10 p.m. – Major League Baseball: Seattle at Los Angeles Angels or Cleveland at Arizona (MLB NETWORK).

10 p.m. – NBA Basketball: Oklahoma City at Phoenix (NBA TV).

11 p.m. – International Tennis: Davis Cup Quarterfinal Match from Brisbane, Australia – United States vs.

Australia (TENNIS).

3 a.m. – Formula One Racing: Chinese Grand Prix Pole Qualifying from Shanghai (NBC SPORTS NETWORK).

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OAKLAND, Calif. — Months ago when the season began, the Golden State Warriors focused all their energy on incorporating Kevin Durant.

Stephen Curry and Klay Thompson figured out how to share the shots with another superstar added to the mix, while Draymond Green adjusted to fewer attempts on offense and welcomed another defender who could wreak havoc and block shots.

When Durant returns from a left knee injury Saturday barring any setbacks after missing more than a month, he will rejoin a Golden State group on a roll that appears poised for another deep postseason run. The Warriors have said all along they will settle for nothing less than a second championship in three years after last season’s near miss.

Durant was medically cleared during a day off Thursday to resume full practice beginning Friday. He is tentatively scheduled to play against New Orleans.

Any challenges working KD back into the mix?

“Hell no, absolutely not,” Green said. “He’ll fit in right

in, but we don’t need him to fit in. I think that’s what people kind of get mixed up. He wasn’t brought here to fit in, he was brought here to stand out. I think that’s what’s important.

We don’t need him coming back trying to fit in with what’s going on. We need him to come back and be KD. And that’s what he’ll do. It’d be foolish of anyone, especially us, to think that we’re a better team without him or we’ll do whatever we want to do. Nah. We can’t wait ‘til he gets back, for sure.”

Golden State’s co-leading scorer along with Curry at 23.5 points per game and the top rebounder, Durant was hurt Feb. 28 at Washington when Marcin Gortat pushed Zaza Pachulia and Golden State’s center fell into Durant, who has missed 19 games since with a Grade 2 MCL sprain and bruised tibia.

“He’s been plugged in, understanding from game to game things we’ve been talking about, so mentally we’re all on the same page. I wouldn’t call it having to hit reset,” Curry said. “KD’s such a smart player understanding his skill level and his talent that the things we’ve been doing well he will take us to another level, hopefully. It shouldn’t be much of a transition back.”

Fans appreciate Westbrook’s energy during his historic run

BY TERESA M. WALKER The Associated Press MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Fans stood on their feet, screaming for Russell Westbrook to grab the one rebound needed to separate himself from Oscar Robertson and grab an NBA record that has stood for 55 years.

This was a road WESTBROOK game.

It didn’t matter.

Fans all around the league are showing how much they appreciate the Oklahoma City guard’s energy during his historic run. In a time when the NBA is grappling with players missing games to rest, routinely disappointing their fans, Westbrook seems to never take a play off much less miss a game — he’s played in all of OKC’s 78 this season.

Westbrook came up one rebound short of his record-setting 42nd triple-double Wednesday night against the Grizzlies.

He scored 45 points, tying his career-high with eight 3-pointers, handed out 10 assists and pulled down nine rebounds in Oklahoma City’s 103-100 win over Memphis on Wednesday

night.

So the triple-double watch continues, and maybe that’s not a bad thing.

“Obviously, people came to see that, but it happens like that,” Westbrook said. “We got a lot of games left. We got the win. That’s the most important part to me.”

Not to the fans standing throughout the lower bowl in the final minute.

Some like 14-year-old Ashton Wyatt of Paragould, Arkansas, came with his family to see both his hero and an NBA record. Kyle Cox, 24, of Memphis has been a Thunder fan since the franchise relocated from Seattle and could hardly sleep Tuesday night after Westbrook tied Robertson’s single-season mark of 41 triple-doubles, set in 1961-62.

“It’s incredible, and he’s played his heart out, so I think he deserves it,” said Cox, who bought his tickets for this game two months ago.

Fans in Memphis have been disappointed before when LeBron James, Kyrie Irving and Kevin Love were sidelined when the Cleveland Cavaliers came to town on Dec. 14.

The next stop on Westbrook’s road show is Phoenix tonight when the Thunder face the Suns.

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Marcus Lattimore, the former standout running back at the University of South Carolina, will be the keynote speaker for the Sumter Mayor’s Prayer Breakfast on Thursday, May 4.

The event, which is held in conjunction with the National Day of Prayer, will be held at Sumter County Civic Center at 700 West Liberty Street.

Breakfast will begin at 6:45 a.m. with the program, whose theme is “For Your Great Name’s Sake! Hear Us Forgive Us Heal us!,” starting at 7:30.

Tickets are $10 per person in advance and $12 at the door. Tickets are available at Olive Tree Christian Bookstore, Swan Lake Visitors Center and Shaw Air Force Base Chapel.

It is asked to make reservations and payments to arrive no later than Thursday, April 13. The mailing address is Mayor’s Prayer Breakfast, 12 Frank Clarke Street, Sumter, SC 29150. Make checks payable to Mayor’s Prayer Breakfast.

BALLPARK FROM PAGE B1 created for the club is what people see as revolutionary,” Manfred said Tuesday. “It’s a different era in terms of community financing for facilities.

“I think the kind of mixeduse development the Braves have done at SunTrust Park provides a roadmap for clubs to get new stadiums built.”

Baltimore’s Camden Yards created a wave of throwback stadiums in baseball when it opened in 1992. Manfred said the Braves’ park will be copied by other teams.

St. Louis, Boston and Los Angeles are among other cities which have made it easy for fans to dine, shop and even live in complexes that includes sports venues. Manfred

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said the Braves took the concept to a new level.

“There has never been something this massive around a baseball stadium and it’s really an amazing accomplishment,” the commissioner said.

The Braves’ new home in the northern Atlanta suburbs is the realization of the vision the club wanted but could not develop at Turner Field. They left the downtown facility originally built for the 1996 Olympics amid some opposition.

There are concerns about traffic issues in the new location, residents near Turner Field feel abandoned and not all residents helping pay for the new ballpark are happy about the tax incentives the Braves were given to move.

Braves chairman Terry McGuirk says the team made the decision in hopes of offering

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more for its fans.

It doesn’t hurt that this new complex also offers more for the bank accounts of the team and its owner, Liberty Media — the landlord for most of the businesses around the new ballpark.

“We always knew from our fans that they’d come down to Turner Field and they would get out of their car, run into

the stadium and then enjoy themselves in the ways we set up inside the stadium,” McGuirk said last week. “But they always complained to us there was nothing outside. ...

The entire external fan experience around Turner Field was never good and we did our best to make it as good as we could make it.”

The first few home games

will show if the Braves have adequately addressed the new traffic concerns at the busy interstate exchange in suburban Cobb County, which isn’t served by Atlanta’s rapid transit system.

There also is remaining unrest caused by Cobb County’s decision to commit $400 million in public funds for the new stadium.

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Stuck out! Ball clings to Molina as Cubs rally past Cardinals 6-4

Tebow smacks 2-run HR in 1st at-bat for Fireflies

ST. LOUIS — In a most sticky situation, Cardinals catcher Yadier Molina couldn’t find a ball that clung to his chest protector and the Chicago Cubs turned the bizarre play into a late rally, beating St. Louis 6-4 on Thursday.

The Cardinals led 4-2 in the seventh inning when things became crazy at Busch Stadium.

Pinch hitter Matt Szczur led off by striking out on a pitch from Brett Cecil that skipped in the dirt. The ball bounced into Molina’s protector and appeared to get trapped by a sticky substance.

Molina kept looking around for the ball, and only found it once Szczur was at first base.

The Gold Glove catcher gave a bemused look and smiled.

The Cubs capitalized when a walk set up Kyle Schwarber’s go-ahead home run.

DODGERS 10 PADRES 2

LOS ANGELES — Yasiel Puig homered twice to help the Los Angeles Dodgers rout the San Diego Padres 10-2.

Puig was 2 for 3 with two walks, two runs, four RBI and a stolen base.

Puig hit a 2-run homer to left off the first pitch from Jered Weaver (0-1) in the second inning. The Cuban star homered off Weaver again in his next at-bat in the fourth inning, belting another tworun shot to left field to give the Dodgers a 4-run lead.

WHITE SOX 11 TIGERS 2

CHICAGO — Matt Davidson had his first career triple and first home run as a member of the Chicago White Sox in an 11-2 victory over the Detroit Tigers.

Geovany Soto, the catcher who joined the White Sox as a free agent this offseason, added his first two home runs for Chicago to help give Rick Renteria his first victory as the team’s manager.

ROCKIES 2 BREWERS 1

MILWAUKEE — Nolan Arenado and Mark Reynolds homered and Antonio Senzatela pitched five strong innings in his major league debut to help the Colorado Rockies beat the Milwaukee Brewers 2-1.

Arenado homered off Neftali Feliz (0-1) leading off the ninth.

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St. Louis catcher Yadier Molina stands with his hands on his hips as a ball is somehow stuck to his chest protector during the seventh inning of the Cardinals’ 6-4 loss to the Chicago Cubs on Thursday in St. Louis. The ball was stuck to Molina’s chest protector on a dropped third strike, allowing the Cubs’ Matt Szczur to reach first base when Molina couldn’t find the ball.

Former Brewer Reynolds led off the third against starter Chase Anderson with his second home run of the season.

The Rockies won three of four games in the seasonopening series.

TWINS 5 ROYALS 3

MINNEAPOLIS — Jason Castro and Jorge Polanco hit consecutive RBI doubles in the seventh inning, as the Minnesota Twins dented Kansas City’s bullpen again and beat the Royals 5-3 to sweep the season-opening series.

Salvador Perez and Mike Moustakas homered off Twins starter Kyle Gibson to take Jason Hammel off the hook in his Royals debut, but new reliever Mike Minor (0-1) let the Twins take the lead again.

REDS 7 PHILLIES 4

CINCINNATI — Relief pitcher Michael Lorenzen connected for a pinch-hit homer that put Cincinnati ahead and the Reds overcame a rough major league debut

by Rookie Davis to beat the Philadelphia Phillies 7-4.

Adam Duvall also homered as the Reds rallied from an early 3-run deficit to take the opening series, winning two of three.

ATHLETICS 5 ANGELS 1 OAKLAND, Calif. — Andrew Triggs pitched into the sixth inning for his second major league win, Ryon Healy homered to cap a fourrun third and the Oakland Athletics beat the Los Angeles Angels 5-1 for an opening 4-game split.

Triggs (1-0), who won at St. Louis on Aug. 28, allowed an unearned run, four hits and three walks in 5 2/3 innings.

The 28-year-old right-handergave up Albert Pujols’ RBI groundout in the third and left after consecutive singles in the sixth.

WEDNESDAY BRAVES 3 METS 1 NEW YORK — Bartolo Colon drew all sorts of nods, taps and tributes in his return to Citi Field during a sharp debut for Atlanta, and Matt Kemp’s third double of the game in the 12th inning led the Braves over the New York Mets 3-1 on Wednesday night.

Kemp’s two-out, bases-loaded liner off Rafael Montero (0-1) gave Atlanta its first win of the season after losing on opening day. Jim Johnson (1-0) worked two scoreless innings.

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COLUMBIA — Of course he did.

Tim Tebow hit a home run in his first official atbat as a New York Mets minor leaguer, a charmed start Thursday night for a popular yet polarizing athlete who seems to have a knack for TEBOW these remarkable moments.

Playing a sport where many thought he didn’t even belong in the batter’s box, the former NFL quarterback and Heisman Trophy winner launched a two-run drive for the Columbia Fireflies in a Class A South Atlantic League game against Augusta.

With a 15 mph wind blowing out, Tebow hit a shot just over the 372-foot sign in left-center field. He stopped at second base, thinking it was a double — but the ball hit a railing above the fence, and an umpire twirled his hand to indicate it was a homer.

Tebow pumped his fist in the air as he rounded the rest of the bases in the second inning as the crowd, already going wild, went into a frenzy. His teammates rushed the dugout railing, waiting for him.

In Tebow’s second at-bat, he tried but couldn’t beat out a slow roller to the shortstop.

VANDERBILT 7 SOUTH CAROLINA 6

COLUMBIA – South Carolina fell into a 6-1 hole and fell short in a rally as it lost to Vanderbilt 7-6 on Thursday at Founders Park in the opening game of a Southeastern Conference baseball series.

The Gamecocks, who fell to 20-9 overall and 6-4 in SEC play, scored four runs in the bottom of the eighth to pull within a run.

Vanderbilt improved to 20-11 and 5-5.

LT Tolbert had two hits, including a home run, and drove in three runs for USC. Alex Destino also hit a homer and had two hits and two runs scored.

Chris Cullen had two hits and two runs and Madison Stokes and Jacob Olson both had two hits.

Wil Crowe took the loss for Carolina, allowing 11 hits in 6 2/3 innings. He was charged with all

seven runs, four of them earned.

AUSTIN PEAY HIRES USC ASSISTANT MATT FIGGER CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. — Austin Peay is hiring South Carolina assistant Matt Figger as its next men’s basketball coach.

School officials announced Monday that Figger would be introduced at a Thursday news conference. Figger replaces Dave Loos, who retired last month.

Figger was part of a South Carolina staff that got the Gamecocks to the Final Four this year, a stunning postseason run for a program that hadn’t won an NCAA Tournament game since 1973. Figger worked for Gamecocks coach Frank Martin at Kansas State before following him to South Carolina in 2012.

WIZARDS 106 KNICKS 103

NEW YORK — Bradley Beal scored 25 points and made the tiebreaking 3-pointer with 49 seconds left as the Washington Wizards beat the New York Knicks 106-103 on Thursday night.

John Wall added 24 points and eight assists for the Wizards, who blew a 12point lead in the fourth quarter but recovered to improve to 48-31, tying Toronto for third place in the Eastern Conference. Washington is trying for its first 50-win season since 1978-79.

Carmelo Anthony scored 23 points for the Knicks.

PACERS 104 BUCKS 89

INDIANAPOLIS — Paul George had 23 points and 10 rebounds and the Indiana Pacers beat the Milwaukee Bucks 104-89 on Thursday night to keep their playoff hopes alive.

Point guard Jeff Teague added 15 points and seven assists for the Pacers, Thaddeus Young had 12 points and Lance Stephenson nine in his third game back with Indiana.

Giannis Antetokounmpo led Milwaukee with 25 points, seven rebounds and six assists. He scored 16 points in the first half to help the Bucks keep pace, but Indiana kept him in check in the second half and pulled away.

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Sumter baseball clinches Region VI-5A title CONWAY — Sumter High School wrapped up the Region VI-5A title and secured a No. 1 seed in the state playoffs with a 5-2 victory over Conway on Thursday at the CHS field.

Rylan Williamson tossed a complete game for the Gamecocks, who improved to 15-1 on the season and 9-0 in region play. He allowed just four hits while striking out 10 and walking two and neither of the runs were earned.

Williamson was also 2-for-3 at the plate with a double.

Hampton Rowe had a hit, a walk and a sacrifice while scoring two runs. Andrew Twitty had a hit and drove in three runs.

VARSITY SOCCER SUMTER 4 CONWAY 0 Brayan Martinez and Conner McAlister both scored two goals to lift Sumter High School to a 4-0 victory over Conway on Thursday at the SHS field.

McAlister, Chris Reyes, Blake Drown and Thomas Koty each had an assist for the Gamecocks, who improved to 8-5 overall and 5-4 in Region VI-5A.

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proved to 6-4 with a 6-0 victory over Conway on Thursday at the SHS field.

Ja’Von Perry and Brian Gamboa both scored two goals for the Gamecocks.

Noah Chase scored a goal and had two assists. Brayden Perez scored the other goal and Mohamed Atta had an assist.

Justin Rabon had four saves while recording the shutout in goal.

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to Darlington 10-2 on Tuesday at the CHS field.

Brittany Epps had two hits and scored a run for the Lady Knights. Jada Thompson had an RBI and scored a run.

VARSITY SOCCER SUMTER 2 CONWAY 0 CONWAY — Sumter High School improved to 3-6 in Region VI-5A with a 2-0 victory over Conway on Thursday at the CHS field.

Mary Kate Shaffer scored both goals for the 7-7 Lady Gamecocks. Morgan Pringle recorded the shutout in goal.

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TURBEVILLE — East Clarendon High School remained undefeated in Region VI-1A with an 11-0 victory over Hannah-Pamplico on Thursday at the EC field.

Kinsley Driggers was 4-for-4 with five RBI for the Wolverines, who are 14-5 overall and 9-0 in region play. Mikayla Anderson had two hits and two RBI and Abby Reardon had a hit and an RBI. Marleigh Floyd tossed the shutout in the 5-inning game, allowing three hits and one walk while striking out seven.

DARLINGTON 10 CRESTWOOD 2

Crestwood High School lost

JV SOFTBALL LAKEWOOD 7 ORANGEBURG-WILKINSON 0 Lakewood High School defeated Orangeburg-Wilkinson 7-0 on Thursday at the LHS field.

Gillian Lynch pitched two hitless inning to secure the win for the Lady Gators.

Cheyenne McFarland and Bayleigh Ruighaver both reached base and scored a run.

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Crestwood High School lost to Darlington 17-1 on Tuesday at the CHS field.

Brandy Lemmon led the Lady Knights, going 2-for-2.

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Afraid to look, McGirt likes what he sees on leaderboard

BY JIM LITKE The Associated Press PAR SCORES

By The Associated Press Thursday At Augusta National Golf Club Augusta, Ga. Purse: TBA ($10 million in 2016) Yardage: 7,435; Par: 72 (36-36) (a-amateur) First Round Charley Hoffman 34-31—65 William McGirt 35-34—69 Lee Westwood 39-31—70 Russell Henley 35-36—71 Kevin Chappell 35-36—71 Andy Sullivan 35-36—71 Matthew Fitzpatrick 35-36—71 Phil Mickelson 35-36—71 Justin Rose 34-37—71 Jason Dufner 35-36—71 Sergio Garcia 35-36—71 Soren Kjeldsen 36-36—72 Thomas Pieters 32-40—72 Paul Casey 36-36—72 Ernie Els 39-33—72 Matt Kuchar 39-33—72 Shane Lowry 35-37—72 Rory McIlroy 39-33—72 Scott Piercy 34-39—73 Fred Couples 36-37—73 Rickie Fowler 34-39—73 Danny Willett 38-35—73 Jon Rahm 35-38—73 Marc Leishman 35-38—73 Justin Thomas 37-36—73 Daniel Summerhays 38-36—74 Brendan Steele 37-37—74 a-Stewart Hagestad 37-37—74 Larry Mize 38-36—74 Kevin Kisner 37-37—74 Brooks Koepka 35-39—74 Jason Day 37-37—74 Rod Pampling 36-38—74 Pat Perez 39-35—74 Ryan Moore 36-38—74 Charl Schwartzel 40-34—74 Yuta Ikeda 38-36—74 Chris Wood 36-38—74 Alex Noren 39-35—74 Bubba Watson 38-36—74 Billy Hurley III 36-39—75 Adam Hadwin 38-37—75 Gary Woodland 38-37—75 Adam Scott 37-38—75 Jordan Spieth 36-39—75 Rafa Cabrera Bello 39-36—75 Si Woo Kim 37-38—75 Brandt Snedeker 37-38—75 James Hahn 35-40—75 Webb Simpson 35-40—75 Steve Stricker 38-37—75 Bernhard Langer 36-39—75 Bill Haas 35-40—75 Mike Weir 39-37—76 Sean O’Hair 36-40—76 Kevin Na 39-37—76 Russell Knox 36-40—76 Hideki Matsuyama 39-37—76 Branden Grace 41-35—76 Ian Woosnam 37-39—76 Byeong-Hun An 37-39—76 Ross Fisher 36-40—76 Patrick Reed 38-38—76 Hideto Tanihara 38-38—76 Jimmy Walker 39-37—76 Brian Stuard 39-38—77 Sandy Lyle 36-41—77 Zach Johnson 39-38—77 Louis Oosthuizen 38-39—77 Daniel Berger 36-41—77 Hudson Swafford 38-39—77 Jose Maria Olazabal 37-40—77 Bernd Wiesberger 38-39—77 Henrik Stenson 40-37—77 Jhonattan Vegas 38-40—78 Jim Furyk 40-38—78 Tommy Fleetwood 37-41—78 J.B. Holmes 36-42—78 Francesco Molinari 39-39—78 Jeung-hun Wang 37-41—78 Martin Kaymer 36-42—78 Mark O’Meara 38-40—78 a-Brad Dalke 39-39—78 a-Curtis Luck 38-40—78 Vijay Singh 39-39—78 Trevor Immelman 40-39—79 Roberto Castro 38-41—79 Emiliano Grillo 40-39—79 Angel Cabrera 38-41—79 Mackenzie Hughes 39-40—79 Tyrrell Hatton 40-40—80 a-Toto Gana 42-39—81 a-Scott Gregory 41-41—82

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By The Associated Press At Augusta National Golf Club Augusta, Ga. a-amateur Today

8 a.m. — Rod Pampling, William McGirt 8:11 a.m. — Mark O’Meara, Hudson Swafford, Roberto Castro 8:22 a.m. — Ian Woosnam, James Hahn, a-Brad Dalke 8:33 a.m. — Ross Fisher, Pat Perez, Byeong Hun An 8:44 a.m. — Jose Maria Olazabal, Ryan Moore, Webb Simpson 8:55 a.m. — Ernie Els, Jason Dufner, Bernd Wiesberger 9:06 a.m. — Danny Willett, Matt Kuchar, a-Curtis Luck 9:17 a.m. — Vijay Singh, Emiliano Grillo, a-Toto Gana 9:28 a.m. — Angel Cabrera, Henrik Stenson, Tyrrell Hatton 9:39 a.m. — Charl Schwartzel, Steve Stricker, Mackenzie Hughes 10:01 a.m. — Charley Hoffman, Chris Wood, Yuta Ikeda 10:12 a.m. — Sergio Garcia, Lee Westwood, Shane Lowry 10:23 a.m. — Bernhard Langer, Alex Noren, Patrick Reed 10:34 a.m. — Rory McIlroy, Hideto Tanihara, Jon Rahm 10:45 a.m. — Marc Leishman, Bill Haas, Justin Thomas 10:56 a.m. — Bubba Watson, Jimmy Walker 11:07 a.m. — Daniel Summerhays, Russell Henley 11:18 a.m. — Trevor Immelman, Brendan Steele, Jhonattan Vegas 11:29 a.m. — Mike Weir, Billy Hurley III, Scott Piercy 11:40 a.m. — Larry Mize, Brian Stuard, a-Stewart Hagestad 11:51 a.m. — Soren Kjeldsen, Kevin Chappell, Jim Furyk 12:13 p.m. — Sandy Lyle, Sean O’Hair, a-Scott Gregory 12:24 p.m. — Zach Johnson, Louis Oosthuizen, Adam Hadwin 12:35 p.m. — Tommy Fleetwood, Gary Woodland, J.B. Holmes 12:46 p.m. — Adam Scott, Kevin Kisner, Andy Sullivan 12:57 p.m. — Francesco Molinari, Daniel Berger, Thomas Pieters 1:08 p.m. — Fred Couples, Paul Casey, Kevin Na 1:19 p.m. — Russell Knox, Rickie Fowler, Hideki Matsuyama 1:30 p.m. — Branden Grace, Brooks Koepka, Jeunghun Wang 1:41 p.m. — Jordan Spieth, Martin Kaymer, Matt Fitzpatrick 1:52 p.m. — Phil Mickelson, Rafa Cabrera Bello, Si Woo Kim 2:03 p.m. — Brandt Snedeker, Justin Rose, Jason Day

DJ FROM PAGE B1 few more half-hearted practice swings.

Walker and Watson headed toward the tee.

Johnson went the opposite way.

“I was doing everything I could to try to play,” he said.

“Last night, it was ice, heat, ice. I was up pretty much all night trying to get it ready for today. I had it worked on all morning. Obviously, I can make some swings. But I can’t make my normal swing.”

This Masters was over for Johnson before it even began, a stunning development that removed the favorite for the green jacket .

“It’s disappointing, for sure, for everybody,” 2013 champion Adam Scott said. “To pull out of the Masters when you’re in the kind of form he’s in, it must be a very difficult decision to make. Hopefully he gets better quick.”

Two-time major champion

AUGUSTA, Ga. — William McGirt scuffled on the mini-tours for years, went through qualifying school twice and was 36 last summer when he won for the first time on the PGA Tour. Until four years ago, he couldn’t bring himself to even look at a leaderboard.

He goes off Friday morning at the Masters with the best chance of anyone in the star-studded field to reel in first-round leader Charley Hoffman at 7 under. Still, McGirt doesn’t expect sleep to come easy.

“When you’re going through that,” McGirt said of his struggles after posting a surprisingly solid 69, “you don’t know if this moment will ever happen. There’s been years and years, ever since I’ve been on tour, that I didn’t know if this moment would ever happen.”

After he rolled in the last of four birdie putts at No. 16, he set himself a modest goal.

“What was playing through my mind?” he repeated a question.

“Let’s get this thing to the house without hurting ourselves.”

You’d have to know plenty about McGirt’s past to understand how he feels at the moment. There are a few highlights, but a lot more lows. One of the most revealing stories he told Thursday evening takes place in 2012, when McGirt was on the practice green at the PGA Championship preparing to play in his first major.

He qualified after finishing second by a shot earlier at the Canadian Open.

Tiger Woods strolled onto the same green with his caddie, Joe LaCava, who sidled over and congratulated McGirt’s caddie, Brandon Antus, about the near-win in Canada. When LaCava did the same to McGirt, the golfer let slip his only regret was refusing to look at the leaderboard that Sunday.

“Tiger, I think, might have been mid-stroke,” McGirt recalled. “He looks up and says, ‘What?’ And I

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Will McGirt tips his hat after finishing on the 18th hole during the first round of the Masters on Thursday in Augusta, Georgia. McGirt shot a 3-under par to wind up in second place. said, ‘Yeah, I never looked at a leaderboard.’”

Woods walked over — “We’re literally nose to nose,” McGirt said — and told him, “Spill the beans.”

McGirt explained it was the first time he had a chance to win on tour and he was afraid of messing it up.

Woods had a comeback ready.

“You think Kobe (Bryant) doesn’t look at the scoreboard with a minute to go in the game?” Woods asked.

McGirt had a comeback of his own. He realized how weak it sounded even as the words spilled out of his mouth.

“The whole time, I’m saying, ‘Look, I get your point. You’ve just got to understand where I’m coming from.’ We go back and forth a little

bit. Finally he looks at me and says, ‘OK. You’re an idiot.’”

McGirt had an even better comeback for that one.

“I said, ‘Hey, at least we can agree on something.’ But it was very helpful. He probably doesn’t realize how much he actually helped me by making that comment. ... It’s something that I’ve remained conscious of since.”

McGirt had to like what he saw Thursday. That first win last year came at the Memorial, the kind of course that host Jack Nicklaus told McGirt earlier this week would prepare him well for his first Masters.

The few times McGirt walked across Augusta National before, it was as a fan or a playing guest.

WIND FROM PAGE B1 on Nos. 10 and 11, ran off three birdies in the middle of the back nine, and closed with another good par save for a 72.

The wind was so strong that it blew golf balls some 6 feet on the greens as Adam Scott and defending champion Danny Willett were getting ready to putt.

The par-5 15th hole, historically the easiest at Augusta National, was the ninth hardest because of strong gusts and a back pin. No need to explain that to Jordan Spieth. One shot spun back into the water. Another shot went well over the green. He made a quadruple-bogey 9 and shot 75.

“If you catch the wrong gust at the wrong time, then you look stupid, like I did on 12,” Thomas Pieters said. “But that’s just Augusta, I guess.”

Pieters reached 5 under

Jordan Spieth realized Johnson was out of the tournament when his name was removed from the scoreboard.

“As a friend of his and somebody who’s played a lot of golf with him, I know this: It must really, really not be good in order for him not to tee it up,” Spieth said.

The injury occurred Wednesday after Johnson returned to his rental home from a morning practice session at Augusta National. On the way outside to move his car, and wearing socks but no shoes, he slipped on a short staircase.

“It would have been better if it was full set of stairs. I would have slid all the way down,” Johnson said. “But there were only three steps. I landed on my left side. My left elbow is sore and bruised. My lower left back took the brunt of it.”

He doesn’t think the injury is serious.

In fact, if it had happened earlier in the week, he proba-

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Charley Hoffman hits a drive on the 18th hole during the first round for the Masters on Thursday in Augusta, Georgia. Hoffman shot a 7-under par 65 to take a 4-stroke lead. until a pair of double bogeys on the back nine, including the par-3 12th, that sent him to a 72.

McGirt, who qualified for his first Masters by winning the Memorial last year, thought he had a good omen when he saw Jack Nicklaus on Wednesday and the six-time Masters champion told him that Augusta and Muir-

bly would’ve been able to play.

“I feel like in two days, I’ll be fine,” Johnson said.

He had been scheduled to attend the Golf Writers Association of America annual dinner Wednesday night to accept its award as male player of the year. Johnson was coming off a season in which he captured his first major at the U.S. Open , was voted PGA Tour player of the year for the first time, won the PGA Tour money title and captured the Vardon Trophy for the lowest adjusted scoring average.

Freak injuries are not unprecedented in golf.

Two years ago, Rory McIlroy was playing soccer when he ruptured ligaments in his ankle a few weeks before he was to defend his title in the British Open at St. Andrews as the No. 1 player in the world.

Johnson missed the 2012 Masters, withdrawing two days before the start of the tournament, saying he had tweaked his back from pulling

field Village had enough similarities that McGirt would be fine.

He made only one bogey, had a few tough par saves and a few birdies and shot 69.

Hoffman just never stopped making birdies.

Right about the time McGirt was talking about how cool it was to see his name atop the leader-

a jet ski out of the water. Golf. com cited an unnamed source two years later as saying Johnson had been suspended for a positive cocaine test. His management denied that he had been suspended.

Since then, Johnson had gotten his life and his game in order.

The 32-year-old American rose to No. 1 in the world rankings and became the first player in more than 40 years to enter the Masters on a three-tournament winning streak. Two of those titles were World Golf Champion-

board, Hoffman birdied the 14th to reach 4 under.

He picked up another birdie on the 15th with a delicate wedge shot. His 7-iron on the par-3 16th ran down the ridge to a few feet for a third straight birdie. And feeling like he could do no wrong, Hoffman hammered a pitching wedge to 3 feet on the 17th for a fourth straight birdie.

His approach to the 18th was headed for the bunker when it hit the side of it by a few inches and caromed onto the green. His 15-foot birdie missed by an inch.

Two-time Masters champion Bubba Watson joked that Hoffman was playing the members’ tee. The average score was 74.98, the highest for an opening round since 2007. Mickelson finished his 71 and said that anything at par or better would be a “phenomenal score.”

So was does that make a 65?

“A little bit lucky,” Hoffman said.

ships, and his undefeated week at the Match Play made him the first player to capture all four of the WGCs. Johnson headed into the first major of 2017 accompanied by as much hype as perhaps anyone since Tiger Woods in his prime — “a freak of nature,” in the words of Rickie Fowler.

“I’ve got a lot of confidence in my game right now, especially with the way I’ve been playing the last few tournaments,” Johnson said Tuesday. “But, you know, anything can happen.”

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HULENE DINGLE MANNING — Hulene Fulton Pendergrass Dingle died on Saturday, April 1, 2017.

She was a daughter of the late Gene and Ruth Conyers Fulton.

Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. on SaturDINGLE day at Hayes F. & LaNelle J. Samuels Sr. Memorial Chapel, 114 N. Church St., Manning, with District Elder Jerome Pendergrass officiating, Minister Rhounette Simon and Pastor Michael Sinclair assisting.

Burial will follow in St. Mathews Cemetery, Manning.

These services have been entrusted to Samuels Funeral Home LLC of Manning.

JERRY WAYNE MATHIS LORIS — Jerry Wayne Mathis, 62, husband of Cheryl Coleman Mathis, died on Wednesday, April 5, 2017, at his home.

Born on Dec. 28, 1954, in Sumter, he was a son of the late Fred Odell Mathis and MATHIS Emily Geddings Nesbitt.

He is survived by his wife of Loris; a son, Erik Mathis (Samantha) of Smyrna; a daughter, Deidre Mathis Eldridge (Ben) of Loris; two stepsons, Richard S. Rogers (Lindell) of Sumter and Robert M. Stukes of Columbia; a stepbrother, Ted Nesbitt (Diane) of Walterboro; a half-brother, Gary Nesbitt (Brenda) of Sumter; two sisters, Audrey Clowrey of Florida and Emily Rae Osteen of Sumter; two brothers-in-law, Derrell Coleman (Faye) of Burgaw, North Carolina, and Fred Coleman of Florence; eight grandchildren; four great-grandchildren; and his first wife, Debbie Bramlette Mathis (Carl Sims) of Sumter.

In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a brother, Fred O. Mathis Jr.; and a granddaughter, Madison Elizabeth Rogers.

A funeral service will be held at 2 p.m. on Saturday at the chapel of Elmore-CannonStephens Funeral Home, 515 Miller Road, Sumter, with the Revs. Charles Ahtonen and H. Albert Sims Jr. officiating.

Visitation will be one hour prior to the service from 1 to 2 p.m. at Elmore-Cannon-Stephens Funeral Home and other times at the home of his sister, 2061 Tudor Place, Sumter.

Stephens Funeral Home & Crematory, 304 N. Church St., Manning, is in charge of arrangements, (803) 435-2179. www.stephensfuneralhome.org

MELDINA P. JUNE LAWRENCEVILLE, Ga. — Meldina Payne June, wife of Furman June Jr., died on Thursday, March 30, 2017.

She was a daughter of the late Fitz Herbert Payne and Vileta Best Payne.

Funeral serJUNE vices for Mrs. June will be held at 2 p.m. on Saturday at Elizabeth Missionary Baptist Church, 4829 Alex Harvin Highway, Manning, with the Rev. Terry Johnson, pastor, presiding, and Elder Leroy Evans, eulogist. Burial will follow in the churchyard cemetery.

These services have been entrusted to Samuels Funeral Home LLC of Manning.

WILLIE BRACEY SUMMERTON — Willie “Moe” Bracey died on Saturday, April 1, 2017. He was a son of Mary Green Bracey and the late John Bracey Sr. Funeral services for Mr. Bracey will be held at 4 p.m. on Saturday BRACEY at Historic Liberty Hill AME Church, 2310 Liberty Hill Road, Summerton, with the Rev. Robert L. China Jr., pastor, presiding, Bishop Rickey Carter, eulogist, the Rev. Nathaniel Richardson, and Missionaries Rose Marie Longus and Mary Bracey assisting.

Burial will follow in the churchyard cemetery.

These services have been entrusted to Samuels Funeral Home LLC of Manning.

MALIAKA TRUESDALE Maliaka Truesdale was born Maliaka Laverne Plair on May 18, 1981, in Staten Island, New York, a daughter of Denise McGhie. She departed this life on March 30, 2017, in Lugoff.

Maliaka was educated in the New York public school system and obtained her associate degree in computer science from Monroe College.

Maliaka and her husband of three years, Christopher, moved to Lugoff, where they worshiped alongside his family at Unity United Methodist Church. She loved the Lord and was always happy to reach out, to serve, and to be of assistance in any way that she could.

Remaining to cherish her memory are her husband, Christopher Virgil Truesdale of Lugoff; her aunt, Barbara Farinich of New Jersey; four siblings; and a host of other family and friends.

Memorial services will be held at 3 p.m. on Saturday at Family Life Center, 274 Lachicotte Road, Lugoff, with the Rev. John Dicks officiating and the Rev. Frank Williams Jr., eulogist.

The procession will leave at 2:20 p.m. from 44 Boulware Road, Lugoff.

Services directed by the management and staff of Williams Funeral Home Inc., 821 N. Main St., Sumter.

Online memorial messages may be sent to the family at williamsfuneralhome@sc.rr. com.

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ALLEN E. SINGLETON Allen E. “Lucky” Singleton was born on May 31, 1927, in Sumter County, a son of the late Allen Singleton Sr. and Rosa Webb Singleton. He departed this life on Saturday, April 1, 2017, at Palmetto Health Tuomey.

Lucky was joined in holy matrimony to the love of his life, Mary Lee James Singleton, for 57 years, and to this union they were blessed with six children.

He attended the public schools of Sumter County. He accepted Christ at an early age and was baptized at St. James Holiness Church and later became a member of Congruity Presbyterian Church USA, where he served faithfully until his health failed. He served on the trustee board and the Presbyterian Men’s Council. Mr. Singleton was employed by B.L. Montague for 43 years, where he retired. He was a father that worked hard and provided for his family. He was a father to the community children as well as his own. The neighborhood children knew him as granddaddy or “Mr. Lucky” and referred to him as “the man on the blue moped,” as he rode around the neighborhood and visited with everyone, sharing his jokes and fun-loving personality. As long as he was able, he kept a garden of vegetables that he shared with neighbors and friends.

He leaves to cherish his memory: three daughters, Mary Goodley, Barbara (Lewis) Williams and Deloris Lesesne, all of Sumter; a granddaughter whom he reared as his own, Lucretia Singleton; two grandchildren reared in the home, Jeffrey (Keisha) Tomlin and Trishonda (Donny) Skinner; one great-granddaughter also reared in the home, Sharnell Commander; 15 grandchildren; 39 great-grandchildren; 11 great-great-grandchildren; three adopted children, Willie (Marie) Goodley, Freddie (Janet) Goodley and Melvin Goodley; five sisters-in-law, Louise Singleton, Frances Smalls, Cora Stanley, Gladys James and Shirley James; one brother-in-law, Richmond James; a devoted friend, Harold Singleton of Manning; and a host of other relatives and friends.

He was preceded in death by his loving wife; two daughters, Coreen Singleton and Bertha L. Taylor; one son, Jimmy Lee Singleton; four granddaughters, Willene, Carla Faye, Tammy and Jacqueline Taylor; his parents;

three brothers, Willie, Walter, and Anthony Singleton; and two sisters, Albertha Greene and Everlena McFadden.

Public viewing will be held from 2 to 6 p.m. today at Job’s Mortuary.

Mr. Singleton will be placed in the church at noon on Saturday for viewing until the hour of service.

Funeral service will be held at 1 p.m. on Saturday at Congruity Presbyterian Church USA with the pastor, the Rev. Alonza A. Washington, officiating. Interment will follow in Congruity Church Cemetery.

The family will be receiving friends at the home, 1025 Plowden Mill Road, Sumter.

Job’s Mortuary Inc., 312 S. Main St., Sumter, is in charge of arrangements.

JACKIE GUESS Sgt. Jackie Guess, 66, beloved husband of Sally Guess, entered into eternal rest on Monday, April 3, 2017, at Palmetto Health Tuomey.

Born on Nov. 29, 1950, he was a son of the late Felix and Lucille Gipson Guess.

Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. on Saturday at Spring Hill AME Church, 4309 Bill Davis Road, Summerton, where the Rev. Emma Mellerson serves as pastor. Interment to follow in the church cemetery. Viewing will be held from 1 to 6 p.m. today at the funeral home.

Funeral arrangements are entrusted to Summerton Funeral Home LLC, 23 S. Duke St., Summerton, phone (803) 485-3755.

CARLOS FRANKLIN Carlos “Steelerboy” “Mayo” Franklin, 39, was born on Aug. 17, 1977, in Sumter, to Betty Rembert and James Robertson. He was the fiance of Shalonda Idlett.

He departed this life on Wednesday, April 5, 2017, in Sumter.

The family is receiving friends at 320 W. Hampton Ave., apartment 2, as well as 955 Edgar Drive.

Funeral services are incomplete and will be announced later by Whites Mortuary LLC.

LARRY MAPLE Larry “Stubby” Maple was born on Aug. 4, 1955, in Sumter County, to Ellen Bracey Maple and the late Isiah “Nick” Maple Sr. He departed this earthly life on April 4, 2017, at Palmetto Health Richland, Columbia.

Larry attended Hillcrest High School. Larry joined St. Paul AME Church at an early age. He was employed at Eastern Turner for many years and Hatfield Heating and Air. Larry was a loving and smiling person with everyone he came in contact with. Larry enjoyed and loved doing mechanical work. He also enjoyed cooking on the grill.

He leaves to cherish his memories: his loving mother, Ellen B. Maple; four sisters, Ann Wilder, Geneva Vaughn, Vermell (William) Anderson and Barbara M. Hill, all of Sumter; five brothers, James W. Maple, Daniel (Mary) Maple, Bobby Maple, Lucious (Mildred) Maple and Dennis Maple, all of Sumter; and a host of nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends.

He was preceded in death by one brother, Isaiah Pete Maple Jr.; one sister, Lucille Maple; two sisters-in-law, Luether Maple and Ella Mae Maple; and one brother-inlaw, William Vaughn Sr. Public viewing will be held from 2 to 6 p.m. today at Job’s Mortuary.

Mr. Maple will be placed in the church at 2 p.m. on Saturday for viewing until the hour of service.

Funeral service will be held at 3 p.m. on Saturday at St. Paul AME Church (SHAW) with the pastor, the Rev. Eric R. Dent, officiating. Interment will follow in St. Paul AME Church Cemetery.

The family is receiving friends at the home, 4060 Patriot Parkway, Sumter.

Job’s Mortuary, 312 S. Main St., Sumter, is in charge of arrangements.

ALTON MURRAY BISHOPVILLE — Alton Murray entered eternal rest on April 4, 2017, at Carolina Pines Regional Medical Center, Hartsville.

The family is receiving

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Stephanie Paulette McKnight, wife of Ivory McKnight III, was born on Dec. 26, 1966, in Edgefield. She was granted her heavenly wings on Sunday, April 2, 2017, at Grand Strand Regional Medical Center in Myrtle Beach. She was the daughter of the late Paul Jr. and Mary Lou Martin Epps.

“Step,” as she was affectionately called, attended Mayewood High School. After finishing high school, she began working at Holiday Sands North, until her health began to decline.

She leaves to cherish her precious memories: her husband of 23 years, Ivory McKnight III; four sisters, Mary Jane Epps (Raymond McFadden) of Shiloh, Joann (Earl) Jackson of Myrtle Beach, Darlene Epps of Columbia and Betty Ann (Willie) McLeod of Manning; five sisters-in-law, Anita (Nathaniel) Wilson, Gwen (George) Copeland, Lisa Edmond, Michelle (Absolum) McKnight and Stacey (Jeffery) McFadden, all of Sumter; one special aunt, Mary Emma Butler of Atlanta; and a host of other close relatives and friends.

Public viewing will be held from 2 to 6 p.m. today at Job’s Mortuary.

Funeral service will be held at 11 a.m. on Saturday in the parlor of Job’s Mortuary Inc., 312 S. Main St., Sumter, with Minister Darlene Floyd officiating. Interment will follow in Edwards Cemetery, Lynchburg.

The family is receiving friends at 80 Cardington Court, Wedgefield.

Job’s Mortuary, 312 S. Main St., Sumter, is in charge of arrangements.

Sumter County, she was a daughter of Lessie Mae China and the late Harold China.

She attended the public schools of Sumter County.

She accepted Christ at an early age and joined Mt. Pisgah Baptist Church in Rembert. Ibury was joined in holy matrimony to the late Jimmy Allen. She was outgoing and always had a joke to tell.

She leaves to cherish her memories: her mother, Lessie Mae China of Rembert; five sisters, Glendora Johnson of Camden, Parlin China, Anglea China and Gloria China Charles of Rembert and Blondell (Ray) Brunson of Sumter; three brothers, Allen China (Monica), Sheldwood (Yvone) China of Rembert and Henry (Ernestine) China of Washington, D.C.; one stepson, Anthony Allen; two stepdaughters, Stephanie and Ciciley Allen; six step-grandchildren; one special granddaughter, Madison Allen; one aunt, Katherin Williams of Columbia; a special cousin, Patrice Smith; and a host of nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends.

Homegoing services will be held at 3 p.m. on Sunday at Mt. Pisgah Baptist Church, 7355 Camden Highway, Rembert, with the Rev. Anthony Taylor, pastor, eulogist.

The family is receiving relatives and friends at the home of her mother, 4955 Scotts Branch Road, Rembert.

The remains will be placed in the church at 2 p.m.

The funeral procession will leave at 2:20 p.m. from the home.

Burial will be in the Mt. Pisgah Baptist Churchyard cemetery, Rembert.

Services directed by the management and staff of Williams Funeral Home Inc., 821 N. Main St., Sumter.

Online memorial messages may be sent to the family at williamsfuneralhome@sc.rr. com. Visit us on the web at www.WilliamsFuneralHomeInc.com.

DOROTHY A. DANTZLER

ROBERT DOUGLAS HODGE

Dorothy “Dot” Amick Dantzler, 82, wife of Milledge Allen Dantzler Sr., died on Tuesday, April 4, 2017, at her home.

Born on Sept. 3, 1934, in Columbia, she was a daughter of the late Herbert Leroy Amick and Ollie Kibler Amick. She was a member of Bible Fellowship Church and the Shepherd’s Center. She graduated in 1957 from Newberry College with a bachelor’s degree in early childhood education.

Mrs. Dantzler began her career as an elementary school teacher in Columbia area schools. After moving to Sumter, she taught at Crosswell Drive Elementary School and retired from Thomas Sumter Academy after 14 years of service. Her passions in life were being a loving mother, grandmother and teacher.

Survivors include her husband of 50 years; two children, Milledge Allen “Al” Dantzler Jr. (Jude) of Fairborn, Ohio, and Lisa Dantzler Gamble (Scott) of Sumter; three grandchildren, Hannah, Heather and Haleigh Gamble; and a sister, Joyce Amick Whitener (the Rev. Dr. Boyce Whitener) of Ponte Vedra, Florida.

Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. on Saturday at Bible Fellowship Church with Chaplain Bob Taylor officiating. Burial will be at 4 p.m. on Saturday at Bethel Lutheran Church Cemetery in White Rock with the Rev. Dr. Boyce Whitener officiating.

The family will receive friends from noon to 1 p.m. on Saturday at Bible Fellowship Church and other times at the home.

Memorials may be made to Bible Fellowship Church, 227 Broad St., Sumter, SC 29150.

The family would like to express their appreciation to the staff of Palmetto Health Tuomey Hospice, Dr. Henry P. Moses, the staff of Santee Hematology and Oncology, and her caregivers for all of their care and compassion.

Elmore-Cannon-Stephens Funeral Home and Crematorium of Sumter is in charge of the arrangements.

Robert Douglas “Doug” Hodge, 65, died on Wednesday, April 5, 2017, at Warriors Walk Hospice, Dorn VA Medical Center in Columbia, after battling cancer for several years.

Born on Feb. 2, 1952, in Sumter, he was a son of the late Robert Edward Hodge and Myrtle Ridgeway Hodge.

Doug was a lifelong member of First Baptist Church in Sumter but, more importantly, a follower of Jesus Christ.

He worked and served in managerial positions for Winn Dixie stores in Sumter, prior to his retirement. He served as a volunteer in the OMNI project as a mentor for veterans.

Survivors include a brother, Raymond Larry Hodge and his wife, P.J.; two sisters, Louise Hodge Amos and her husband, Stanley, and Kathy Hodge Prickelmyer and her husband, Tony; and four nieces and two nephews, along with their children.

He was preceded in death by a brother, Donald Edward Hodge.

Visitation with his family and friends and a celebration of his life will be held from 4 to 6 p.m. on Saturday at Salt and Light Church, 360 Miller Road, Sumter.

Memorials may be made to the American Cancer Society, 950 48th Ave. North, Myrtle Beach, SC 29577, or to the veterans hospital.

Elmore-Cannon-Stephens Funeral Home and Crematorium of Sumter is in charge of the arrangements.

friends at the residence, 438 E. College St., Bishopville.

Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by Wilson Funeral Home, 403 S. Main St., Bishopville.

STEPHANIE P. MCKNIGHT

IBURY C. ALLEN Ibury China Allen, 63, departed her life on Monday, April 3, 2017, in her home in Washington, D.C. Born on Nov. 7, 1953, in

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STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF SUMTER KAJA HOLDINGS 2, LLC,

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TIANA VERNESTRA CLARK and TORANTE LEKE CORLEY, Defendants.

Ditech Financial LLC f/k/a Green Tree Servicing LLC Plaintiff, -vsSaralyn Alston, Defendant(s)

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