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Mayor of Sumter, nonpartisan √ Joe McElveen (i) William “Dutch” Holland Charlie Jones

Sumter County Council District 3 Patty L. Wilson (D) √ Jimmy Byrd (R) (i)

Sumter City Council, Ward 4, nonpartisan (runoff necessary) Randolph Randy Black R Steve Corley Melissa Evans Jim McKinney

Clarendon School District 1, nonpartisan Erica Adams-Caldwell John David Bonaparte Lindsey Coulliette Joe Dingle Leah Gardenhire Kevin J. Gist Sr. Bernard Richburg

Clarendon County Council District 2 √ A.C. English (D) Joe Witt (R)

Bishopville City Council, nonpartisan

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SUMTER MAYORAL RACE

McElveen earns 5th term

BY JIM HILLEY jim@theitem.com Joe McElveen easily avoided a runoff election by defeating challengers William “Dutch” Holland and Charlie Jones in Tuesday’s election for mayor of Sumter.

It will be McElveen’s fifth term as mayor after being

first elected in 2000.

With 54 of 58 precincts reporting, McElveen had more than 65 percent of the McELVEEN vote with 8,367 votes, Holland was second with 3,073 votes for almost 24 percent and Jones had 1,376

Sumter mayoral race vote totals at press time Joe McElveen (i) — 8,367 William “Dutch” Holland — 3,073 Charlie Jones — 1,376

votes for nearly 11 percent.

By getting more than 50 percent of the vote, McElveen

was able to avoid a runoff election.

Jones, with a background in the music industry, campaigned for the minority vote, saying some areas have been neglected during McElveen’s tenure.

Holland, a retired Air Force

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John Boyce Grady A. Chip Brown Jr. √ Ennis Bryant Sr. Kenneth Currie Wayne Hancock √ Edward Byrd √ Gloria S. Lewis √ Willie Mae Muldrow Craig Nesbit √ Deanna Rollins √ Retta Tindal

Ward 4 runoff

U.S. Senate √ Tim Scott (R) (i)

Steve Corley will be in a runoff election for Sumter City Council Ward 4, but as of press time Tuesday night, it remained unclear who Corley would face in the election to replace Colleen Yates, who is retiring.

Corley pulled in 621 votes for 37 percent of the vote, with all but the Crosswell precinct reporting. However, it was unclear Tuesday night who would be in the runoff with Corley.

Randolph “Randy” Black was in second place with 400 votes, but he was only four votes ahead of Melissa Evans,

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Thomas Dixon (D) Bill Bledsoe (L) Rebel Michael Scarborough (American)

U.S. House District 5 Fran Person (D)

√ Mick Mulvaney (R) (i) Rudy Barnes Jr. (American)

U.S. House District 6 √ James E. Jim Clyburn (D) (i) Prince Charles Mallory (Green) Laura Sterling (R) Rich Piotrowski (Libertarian)

State Senate District 36 √ Kevin L. Johnson (D) (i)

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Leon Winn (R)

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Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump speaks at a campaign rally in Grand Rapids, Michigan, on Tuesday.

Trump unexpectedly strong at press time NEW YORK (AP) — Anxious aides to Democrat Hillary Clinton watched key swing states Ohio and Florida go for Republican Donald Trump on Tuesday night, and they kept a close eye on Michigan and Wisconsin — two states that had seemed like safe bets for her as the presidential race shaped up to be far closer than her top strategists had anticipated.

As the night wore on and votes rolled in, the shape of the contest was startling to Clinton and her aides, who ended their campaign exuding confidence. Many stopped returning calls and text messages as the votes were tallied. Clinton, her family and close aides were hunkered down to watch returns at a luxury Manhattan hotel suite.

Democrats have carried

Michigan in every presidential election since 1992, and the state is crucial to Clinton’s White House map. In the last four days of the race, Clinton made two stops there. President Barack Obama went to Ann Arbor to motivate young people who were slow to warm to Clinton.

Clinton won Virginia and

Voters approved beer and wine sales on Sundays in Clarendon and Lee counties as voters approved referendums to allow the sale of alcohol on Tuesday’s ballot. In both counties, at least 60 percent of voters voted in favor of the ordinance. The chambers of commerce in each county promoted the referendums.

In Clarendon County, 7,306 residents voted in favor of the referendum of

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For Sunday alcohol sales — 7,306 Against Sunday alcohol sales — 4,482 11,788 completed ballots in the 26 precincts for 62 percent of the total vote.

“Obviously, we are pleased that the referendum passed,” said Clarendon County Chamber of Commerce President Pro Prothro. “This signifies the potential for economic growth for our county as businesses and restaurants

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that currently sell alcohol can now apply for an additional permit allowing them to sell and serve on Sundays if they choose. The chamber doesn’t endorse or promote alcohol. However, we do promote economic growth and increased revenue for citizens and businesses. We are pleased that this option is available for Clarendon County.”

In Lee County with all 22 precincts reporting, 4,433 residents, or 60.4 percent, voted “Yes” for Sunday alcohol

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Clarendon votes yes to Sunday alcohol sales Sunday alcohol sales in Clarendon, vote totals

Incumbent Byrd holds Dist. 3 seat Sumter County Council District 3 incumbent Jimmy Byrd, a Republican, was re-elected to his seat after an easy race between him and community advocate Patty Wilson, a Democrat.

Byrd was first elected to council in 2008 and will serve his third term after Tuesday’s election.

During an earliBYRD er interview, Byrd said his focus is on repairing roads in his district, something that his constituents also hold as a high priority.

Wilson, who is involved in more than 40 community groups, said she was inspired to run because she is always

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Dingle, Bonaparte to fill 2 Clarendon School Dist. 1 seats

BY KONSTANTIN VENGEROWSKY konstantin@theitem.com Joe Dingle and John David Bonaparte were elected to fill two seats on the Clarendon School District 1 Board of Trustees in Tuesday’s election.

Seven Summerton residents ran DINGLE for the Clarendon School District 1 Board of Trustees to fill two seats.

Clarendon 1 board members are atBONAPARTE large members, meaning all seven candidates ran for the same two seats.

Dingle received 1,600 votes, and Bonaparte received 1,158 votes out of a total of 6,568 votes cast.

Dingle is a lifetime resident of the Summerton area and a retired Clarendon County Sheriff ’s Office deputy.

He’s also served as a substitute teacher and as an adult education teacher at Scott’s Branch High School and drove school

buses for the district.

Dingle is an Army, Vietnam War-era veteran.

“I’m delighted that the people of Clarendon School District 1 have chosen to elect me,” Dingle said. “I’m looking forward to working with other members as a team to bring about the changes needed in the district.”

In his election campaign, Dingle said he would be willing to serve without pay.

Bonaparte has lived in the Summerton area for 34 years.

He served on the Clarendon 1 school board for 12 years before deciding to take a two-year break for professional reasons.

He’s worked for International Paper for 33 years.

“I feel great that I was one of the two candidates selected for this honor,” Bonaparte said. “I would like to see more community involvement within the board and continue the focus on putting our children first.”

The five other candidates were incumbent Bernard Richburg, Kevin James Gist Sr., Lindsey Coulliette, Leah Mivens Gardenhire and Erica Adams-Caldwell.

Johnson re-elected in District 36 Senate race

BY KONSTANTIN VENGEROWSKY konstantin@theitem.com State Sen. Kevin L. Johnson, D-Manning, was defeating challenger Rev. Leon Winn, R-Sumter, in the race for the state Senate District 36.

Johnson received 23,663 votes compared to JOHNSON Winn, who received 13,993 votes, with two out of four counties reporting, as of 10:30 p.m. Tuesday.

The seat encompasses a majority of Clarendon and parts of Darlington, Florence and Sumter counties.

Johnson served as state senator for four years after being elected in 2012 when Sen. John C. Land III, D-Manning, retired after 38 years in

the Legislature. Johnson also served for two years in the South Carolina House of Representatives. Prior to that, he served for 11 years as mayor of Manning, six years as a member of Manning City Council and 12 years as a school board member for Clarendon District 2 WINN schools.

Winn, a resident of Sumter County for 14 years, is pastor of Rock Hill Baptist Church and CEO of United People Pushing Progress. He also serves as second vice chairman of the South Carolina Republican Party.

Winn was self-employed for 25 years. Winn also is a former Air Force jet mechanic and a Columbia police officer.

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Freed Spirits entertain voters as they enter Millwood Elementary School to vote Tuesday at 10:30 a.m. Poll workers said that after a rush about7 to 9 a.m., voting was steady thereafter, with lines about 10 to 15 deep. The dancers also performed at Wilson Hall during the morning.

Year-plus wait finally over 2 incumbents, 4 newcomers elected to Bishopville City Council

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ed in 2005.

Two other campaigning incumbent members, Craig Nesbit, who was elected in 2011, and Kenneth Currie, who was elected in 2005, did not receive enough votes to serve another term.

For the total 11 candidates who campaigned BYRD for a seat on council, Tuesday was a second chance to try to secure a seat on council after a May 2015 election was declared invalid ROLLINS

by Bishopville Election Commission after complaints from two of the original 12 candidates.

The six winners held onto their leads throughout the

Two incumbents and four newcomers were elected to fill the six seats available for Bishopville City Council after all four precincts had reported on Tuesday.

The winning BRYANT members are Ennis Bryant Sr., incumbent; Willie Mae Muldrow, incumbent; mayor pro tem Edward Byrd; Gloria Lewis; Deanna MULDROW Rollins; and Retta Tindal.

Bryant, who steadily held the lead in votes throughout the evening, was first elected to council in the late ’80s, and Muldrow was first elect-

entire night, with Bryant in the lead by more than 100 votes from Rollins, the sixthplace candidate, by about 8:40 p.m.

Bryant ended the night with about 14 percent of the vote, or 778 of 5,452 votes, while Muldrow, who received 678 TINDAL votes, was followed very closely by newcomer Lewis, who secured 675 votes.

Other winners — Tindal, Byrd and Rollins — received 9.5 percent, 9 percent and 7.6 percent of the votes, respectively.

Bryant said he is very appreciative of his constituents who voted. They realize the work that needs to be done and are ready to get back on track to get those things done, he said.

Incumbent English defeats Witt to win Clarendon County Council District 2

BY KONSTANTIN VENGEROWSKY konstantin@theitem.com Incumbent A.C. English, D-Manning, defeated challenger Joe Witt, R-Manning, in the race for Clarendon County Council District 2 on Tuesday.

English received 4,852 votes to Witt’s 2,794 votes.

“I want to thank all of the people who supported me,” English said. “I want to continue working to make Clarendon County the best place to work and live.”

ENGLISH Economic development and bringing jobs to Clarendon County are two of the main issues English said are important to him.

English has lived in Manning for 61 years.

He is a retired president of The Bank of Clarendon.

He has served on county council for eight years. He has also served on Clarendon School District 2’s school board and as a commissioner at Central Carolina Technical College.

Witt is owner of Mid Eastern Truck Wash, Graphix and Chrome Stores, Palmetto Air Plantation and Raccoon Road Storage.

He previously served on the Santee Lynches Workforce Development Board for seven years.

WITT District 2 encompasses precincts of Manning 1, 2, 3, 4, 5; parts of Paxville; Home Branch; parts of Davis Station; Jordan; Bloomville; WilsonForeston; and parts of Alcolu.

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USC Sumter time capsule preserves campus’ 50 years FROM STAFF REPORTS

Prebish will read a letter to his future SGA president to be read 50 years from now. The capsule will also contain notes and predictions from current students, alumni and community members with predictions of where they see themselves in 50 years and where they see the USC Sumter campus then.

A plaque will be placed above the capsule, with instructions for the box to be opened in the year 2066. Lunch will be served in the Arts and Letters Banquet Hall following the event.

University of South Carolina Sumter is at 200 Miller Road.

The Anderson Library is behind the administration building. Ample parking is available on campus. For more information, call Hatfield at (803) 9383728.

The University of South Carolina Sumter is inviting students, faculty, staff, alumni and the community to participate in the final act of its 50th anniversary observance at 12:15 p.m. Thursday, when the university will commemorate the campus’ history with the burial of a time capsule in the Anderson Library Garden.

Misty Hatfield, director of marketing and public relations for USC Sumter, said the contents to be buried in the time capsule include notes, relics and memorabilia commemorating the university.

Palmetto College Campus Dean Michael E. Sonntag and Student Government Association President Steven Prebish will lead the ceremony.

‘Our Songs’ benefit concert rescheduled for Thursday and Mark Mitchiner), Sonny Jones, Jock Hendricks, Todd Warrick, Allie Nance, Eliza Ackerman and Linda Beck.

Tickets purchased for the original concert on Oct. 6 will be honored for the performance.

Sounds of Grace, Jet-Vac Equipment Co., Palmetto Health Tuomey and Friends of Cindy Timmons present “Our Songs” at 7:30 p.m. Thursday at Sumter Opera House. Tickets are $20 and are available at Sumter Opera House, 21 N. Main St.; Olive Tree bookstore, 600 Bultman Drive #6; or online at http://bit.ly/2dmL7Ur. They can be purchased at the door.

BY IVY MOORE ivy@theitem.com “Our Songs,” a benefit concert for the nonprofit Sounds of Grace ministry headed by musician Kipper Ackerman, will be presented at 7:30 p.m. Thursday at Sumter Opera House.

While the concert was postponed because of Hurricane Matthew, the program has not been changed in any way other than the date, Ackerman said.

Several musicians will take the stage to perform songs they have selected themselves and that are favorites remembered from their childhoods. Among the performers are harpists Ackerman, Sarah Jekel, Lauren Fox and Emily Anne Harris. Others in the concert include Michael Baier, Christi Brownlee, Erik Hines, Curt Ackerman, Jon Hopkins, Hints and Allegations (Tripp Boykin

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Donations, volunteers needed to serve Thanksgiving dinner

BY IVY MOORE ivy@theitem.com Geraldine Singleton is preparing to serve her 22nd-annual Thanksgiving dinner for “anyone who needs a Thanksgiving meal,” and she’s seeking help with donations of food and volunteers to serve it on Sunday, Nov. 20.

The event at South Sumter Gym on the corner of Atlantic Avenue and South Sumter Street has grown greatly through the years; Singleton said she’s expecting more than 1,000 to attend the noon event, and volunteers will deliver about 300 meals to shutins.

From the South Lafayette polls where she was volunteering Tuesday, Singleton said she’s “running a little behind” on donations this year, and she’s got a lot of cooking to do as well. She usually cooks about 60 turkeys herself, with family and other volunteers cooking several more.

Besides turkey, her menu will include “dressing, rice, gravy, rolls, vegetables, cake, beverages and whatever anybody wants to contribute,” Singleton said.

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People often meet her there to give her contributions for the free annual Thanksgiving dinner that feeds more than 1,000 who wouldn’t otherwise have one. This year’s dinner will be held on Sunday, Nov. 20, at South Sumter Gym. Donations and volunteers are still needed. laughing, adding that if people come in when she’s not there, they can leave donations at the front register.

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Historic elections keep print newspapers viable NEW YORK (AP) — Print newspapers may be disappearing like the home telephone, but not after Election Day. Remembering the frenzy for old-fashioned papers the morning after Barack Obama’s historic win in 2008, newspapers are printing extra copies and setting up temporary retail stands this year, regardless of whether the nation elects the first woman or reality TV star as president.

The Los Angeles Times is also selling a commemorative printing-press plate of the front page.

Many people now rely on Facebook and apps for news, but a screenshot doesn’t have quite the same romance as a newspaper’s front page.

“We like to hold on to things that remind us of the experiences we’ve had,” like campaign buttons, theater programs or shells from a visit to the beach, said Naomi Baron, an American University professor who studies the interplay of language and technology.

A physical version of a newspaper recounting a life-altering event like 9/11 or the assassination of President John F. Kennedy is an extension of those keepsakes that a website or app can’t replace, she said.

“Paper has a certain kind of look and feel and smell to it that digital equivalents don’t.”

Even so, after a long, sour campaign season, demand for a front page may be more muted than in 2008. Ben Redington, a 34-year-old graphic designer from Wichita, Kansas, likes buying papers after

major events, such as the Chicago Cubs’ first World Series win in 108 years. But he doesn’t care for either Clinton or Trump and has no plans to buy a newspaper today.

Newspapers were caught off guard eight years ago when people wanted keepsake copies of the enormous photos and dramatic headlines declaring Obama the nation’s first black president. Bookstores, convenience stores and newsstands across the country sold out. People descended on newspapers’ headquarters in search of copies.

“They were stealing it off people’s doorsteps,” Washington Post spokeswoman Kris Coratti said. “It was crazy here.”

Many newspapers restarted printing presses to meet demand. The Post had two extra print runs and issued a thinner commemorative edition during a third run.

For this year, Coratti wouldn’t say how many additional copies The Post is planning, but she said it’s similar to what The Post printed for Pope Francis’ visit in 2015.

She said the newspaper is prepared for a second printing if needed, leaving plates on the presses. The Post will also sell copies online and at its offices.

The New York Times sold out in many parts of Manhattan before noon and ended up printing 225,000 extra copies, said Mark Weitzel, who manages circulation and retail sales for the Times. That is more than double a typical day’s sales at newsstands, coffee shops, convenience store and other street sales.

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This year, he’s ready for a run on a paper today with a photo of a President Donald Trump or Hillary Clinton, both of whom are New Yorkers. The Times plans to print at least 225,000 extra copies and will sell papers outside its headquarters.

Elsewhere, The Seattle Times is doubling the number of papers available at stores and coin boxes. The Los Angeles Times will send out more than triple the average number of papers and put a kiosk in front of its building. The Plain Dealer of Cleveland is tripling how many newspapers it sends to stores, to about 100,000, and will have an additional 10,000 to 15,000 on standby at the plant if needed.

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ELECTION FROM PAGE A1 Colorado, but her path to the 270 electoral votes needed to win the White House was narrowing.

Wisconsin, a state Clinton’s campaign thought was secure, remained too close to call. She never campaigned in the state as the Democratic nominee, last traveling there in early April during the primary contest.

Other battleground states remained closely contested. Clinton staffers said they expected a close race in North Carolina but felt confident about Pennsylvania. Both, along with New Hampshire, remained too close to call.

Earlier in the day, Clinton voted at an elementary school near her suburban New York home with her husband, ex- President Bill Clinton. By Tuesday evening there was little left for her to do but watch, wait, and play with her grandchildren. The group snacked on salmon, roasted carrots, and fries — vegan pizza and crème brulee for the former president. The Clintons also stepped away to work on

MAYOR FROM PAGE A1 general, said he wanted to bring a new leadership style to the city.

Neither challenger was able to seriously threaten the mayor as the votes came in Tuesday evening.

McElveen was able to campaign on an impressive list of accomplishments during his time as mayor, including attracting industries such as Continental Tire the Americas, increasing per-capita income in the area and having no city tax increases in nine years.

During one of two forums for mayoral candidates,

RUNOFF FROM PAGE A1 who had 396. It appeared Jim McKinney, who had 238 votes, would not make the runoff.

Corley, a retired educator, said he was not surprised there would be a runoff.

“I was surprised and de-

her remarks for later in the night.

Clinton’s campaign had picked a symbolic location for her election night party — the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center in New York City, which, in a nod to the historic moment, offers a glass ceiling.

A number of New York politicians and top campaign surrogates were speaking to the thousands of Clinton supporters, including New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, Sens. Chuck Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand and singer Katy Perry.

Her subdued Election Day was a stark contrast from Clinton’s hectic final days on the campaign trail. The former secretary of state and New York senator dashed through battleground states, encouraged get-out-thevote efforts and campaigned with a star-studded cast of celebrities. The eve of the election included appearances with President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama, Jon Bon Jovi, Bruce Springsteen and Lady Gaga.

McElveen said he is a shameless cheerleader for the Gamecock City.

“I want Sumter to be the best possible city it can be,” he said.

He also emphasized his commitment to all the people of Sumter.

“I want to show how a diverse community can work,” he said.

McElveen and Jones did not respond to calls from The Sumter Item on Tuesday night.

William “Dutch” Holland said running for office was a great experience.

“I met so many citizens and learned more about their various issues,” he said. “I’ve had great support and can’t thank the people enough who supported me.”

lighted to receive the support I got,” he said. “It’s great to be in the top two, and I want to thank the people who trusted me. It was my first time running. I will work hard to earn the trust of the rest of the voters.”

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BYRD FROM PAGE A1 looking for a way to help the residents of Sumter. Like Byrd, she also advocates for road improvements.

Wilson also said she hoped to see more communication between council members, residents and community groups across county lines.

Byrd started the evening in the lead by about 530 votes — 859 to 332 — by about 8:45

p.m. with two of seven precincts reporting.

By about 9:40 p.m., the incumbent was still holding onto his lead with 3,240 votes as results from six of seven precincts were reported.

Wilson received almost 42 percent of the results, 2,326 votes, at that time.

Byrd kept his remarks short when he was called about his projected win.

He said he is humbled that his constituents continue to put their trust and faith in him, and he looks forward to continuing his work during a third term.

Prothro said about eight current restaurants in Clarendon County could benefit from the amendment if they opt in. While the state benefits from the permit revenue, Clarendon and Lee counties and their municipalities will broaden their tax-based revenue from alcohol sales on Sunday. Prothro also said he believed if the referendum passed, it could lure more restaurant chains to Clarendon County.

Lee County Chamber President Margaret Copeland was hoping passage could help bring in a restaurant or two and some specialty shops into downtown and lure people off Inter-

SUNDAY FROM PAGE A1 sales compared to 2,910 against.

Passage of the referendum only affects the sale of alcohol in restaurants, grocery stores, convenience stores and gas stations that already sell alcohol in the two counties.

The S.C. Department of Revenue will grant Sunday alcohol sales permits to current alcohol licensees who apply for Sunday sales.

Both counties’ chambers of commerce promoted the voter ordinance for economic reasons.

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Copeland said she saw the referendum as a way of keeping revenue in the county, since bordering Kershaw County and City of Camden on I-20 allow Sunday alcohol sales there. Copeland said that many Lee residents who want to buy beer and wine on Sunday, simply drive over to Camden to do so. In addition to alcohol, they also may typically buy groceries and gas there.

Passage of the referendum does not override any municipal ordinances that prohibit alcohol sales. The Town of Turbeville in Clarendon County is a “dry town” by local law.

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BY RICK CARPENTER rick@theitem.com

Voters in Clarendon County reported similar issues with their votes changed in the presidential campaign.

In Sumter, Sumter Item editor and publisher Jack Osteen resides in Ward 6, where David Merchant represents him on Sumter City Council. But at his Swan Lake precinct, his ballot listed candidates in Ward 4, the only contested ward in the election.

Charles Moore, vice chairman of the Sumter County Election Commission, said touchscreen voting machines occasionally get out of calibration, and different sections of the screen become more sensitive. He said bumping into the machines or moving them can cause the screens to get out of calibration, such as what happened in Marchman’s case.

He also said some people don’t realize they are touching the screen with their hand or a knuckle that may cause it to register for the wrong candidate. He encourages voters to double check each candidate choice before approving the ballot and to notify poll workers of problems.

Moore explained that when they recalibrate the touch screen, the screen gives the technician a series of X’s that indicate the sensitivity of the screen.

For Osteen’s ballot representing the wrong ward, Moore said poll workers likely gave him the wrong choice of candidates on the ballot, and that he should have reported it to the poll workers. Osteen said he did but they did not change his ballot.

Sumter County voters were reporting some irregularities in voting machines across the area Tuesday. But the election commission suggests the issues related to machine and human errors.

Jennifer Marchman, who lives in Oakland Precinct 2, said when she went to vote and tried to vote for Republican Donald Trump, the electronic ballot changed it to Green Party candidate Jill Stein. When it asked her to confirm her vote, she canceled and attempted to vote again. Three times she tried to vote for Trump, and the voting machine switched her vote each time to Stein.

After the third rejection, Marchman decided to try voting a straight Republican ticket, even though she didn’t want to because she supported a non-Republican in at least one other race. This time, the confirmation asked her to confirm she wanted to vote a straight Green Party ticket. When she canceled that straight ticket and voted a straight Republican ticket again, it went through correctly.

Marchman said she mentioned the issue to the people at the polling place, and they said they would get a technician to repair it.

After she left Oakland Elementary School, she decided to go back in to verify someone was repairing the machine. The technician got “huffy” and said she recalibrated it, Marchman said.

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Black pastors issue urgent plea to voters DETROIT (AP) — At Sunday services, in rallies and on social media, black pastors urged congregants to vote, hoping to inspire a late flood of African-American turnout that could help propel Democrat Hillary Clinton to victory in critical swing states on Election Day. In Detroit, a pastor spoke of voting and citizenship.

In Philadelphia, the minister reminded congregants others had died for their chance to cast a ballot. The Rev. Jesse Jackson spoke to a few hundred people in front of City Hall in Tallahassee, Florida, before they marched a block over to the county courthouse to vote early.

Along with women and Hispanics, African-Americans are seen as critical to Clinton’s chances against Republican Donald Trump.

However, early voting data from key states indicate turnout will not be as high this year as it was four years ago, when Barack Obama, the nation’s first African-American president, was on the ballot. Sunday’s efforts were aimed at minimizing that decline.

Bishop T.D. Jakes, pastor of the Texas megachurch The Potter’s House, tweeted on a red, white and blue backdrop, “Make sure your voice is heard. Vote on Nov. 8.”

“Preachers are trying to strike a moral nerve and somehow penetrate the fog of indifference and try to remind people what’s at stake this year,” said the Rev. James Forbes, retired pastor of The Riverside

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Rev. Horace Sheffield preaches at New Destiny Christian Fellowship in Detroit on Sunday. At Sunday services, in rallies and on social media, black pastors labored to persuade congregants they should vote, hoping to minimize an expected drop in black voter participation this Election Day compared to four years ago when Barack Obama was a candidate. See the full story at www.theitem.com. again, we’ve got to exclude folks,” said the Rev. Mark Tyler, pastor of Mother Bethel A.M.E. Church, in Philadelphia, one of the first black churches in the U.S. “We’ve always been great because we’ve always been open to strangers. If it was not for the goodness of the first Americans, there would be no America today.”

Trump has made his own efforts to build support among black voters, saying their loyalty to the Democratic Party has not improved the safety of their neighborhoods nor the quality of their schools.

“What do you have to lose?” he has said. However, polls have consistently shown Trump’s support among African-Americans to be in the low single digits.

Church, in New York, which hosted a national get-out-the-vote telecast Sunday night called “The Revival: Time for a Moral Revolution in Values.”

“These are very crucial times to a nation with so much anger, so much anxiety about the future,” Forbes said at the revival Sunday night. “We must be very careful not to fall prey to the siren call of those who are peddlers of false hope, illusions and lies.”

Forbes has been traveling the country to mobilize voters. He and other pastors have taken pains to emphasize they were not endorsing a candidate, but it was hard to mistake some remarks Sunday that signaled a deep opposition to Trump.

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Unopposed candidates had an easier time of it in Election 2016 FROM STAFF REPORTS While The Sumter Item focused reporting efforts on contested races, the following list includes all area races without opposition.

State House District 29, Lee County Gerald Malloy, Democrat State Senate District 35, Lee and Sumter Counties Thomas McElveen, Democrat State House District 50, Lee and Sumter Counties Will Wheeler, Democrat State House District 51, Sumter County David Weeks, Democrat State House District 64, Clarendon and Sumter Counties Robert L. Ridgeway III, Democrat State House District 67, Sumter County Murrell Smith, Republican State House District 70, Sumter County Joe Neal, Democrat State House District 101, Clarendon County Cezar McKnight, Democrat

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Investigators probe mass grave south of Mosul BAGHDAD (AP) — The stench of death drew Iraqi soldiers to the unsettled plot of land freshly liberated from Islamic State fighters.

When a bulldozer scraped the ground, bones poked from just beneath the surface, along with clothing scraps, garbage bags, human remains swarming with flies — and even a child’s stuffed animal.

About 100 bodies, many of them decapitated, are suspected to be buried in what is likely the latest mass grave left by the retreating jihadis, officials said.

Investigators on Tuesday began their probe of the site, located near an agricultural school in the town of Hamam al-Alil.

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held Mosul fits a pattern in territory retaken from IS. The extremist group killed hundreds as it swept across northern and central parts of Iraq in 2014 and is thought to have carried out a brutal crackdown since the Oct. 17 start of an offensive to recapture the country’s second-largest city.

“Investigators flew in this morning,” said Haider Majeed, a Cabinet official in charge of mass grave inquiries. “They’re conducting examinations to determine the cause of death.”

It was unclear who the victims were, although the discovery of a stuffed animal raised the harrowing possibility that children may be among the dead.

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Ravina Shamdasani said. “This building was actually the same agricultural facility, agricultural college, that has been cited right now as the site of these mass graves.”

Iraqi troops and Kurdish peshmerga forces are converging on Mosul, although their deepest advance into an eastern sliver has stalled after militants counterattacked from populated areas.

The Islamic State group has boasted of using mass killings to terrify opponents, often posting grisly photos and video of them online. As the fight intensifies, the militants are tought to be cracking down on anyone who could rise up against them, focusing on men with military training or past links to the security forces.

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An Iraqi federal police officer holds a stuffed toy Monday at the site of a mass grave in Hamam al-Alil, Iraq. Investigators are probing the mass grave that was discovered the previous day south of Mosul. gating if the site was connected to reports about the alleged killing of police in the same area.

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The election is over — 3 things to do now

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am writing this column before Election Day and most people will read this after the results are known. The pundits are predicting that Trump will carry South Carolina by a large margin and Clinton will win nationally by a narrow margin. For me as a Democrat in South Carolina, this is the definition of mixed emotions.

But as an American, I’m mostly just glad that the whole disgusting specPhil tacle is over — finally.

Noble Analysts will no doubt fill many books with detailed dissections of this election but suffice to say it has been the meanest, lowest, nastiest, most divisive, disgusting, foul mouthed, petty, scandalous, xenophobic, cringe worthy, negative, racist, stupid campaign since perhaps 1860.

And for us in South Carolina, that election in 1860 set off a chain of events that we (and arguably the whole country) are still suffering from today … but that’s a different story.

To me, this election was like a combination of a cheap carnival freak show and a train wreck — it was perversely ghoulish and I knew it was going to all end in a crashing disaster, but I just couldn’t turn away or divert my eyes.

And many other Americans felt the same way. By huge numbers, the television ratings for political shows were way up over this time last year: Fox 43 percent, CNN 98 percent and MSNBC 127 percent.

In one sense, we in South Carolina were lucky. Because we were not a closely contested battle ground state like North Carolina or Florida, we were spared the multi-million dollar non-stop political avalanche on our phones, door steps and in our mail boxes that buried these states in mean, low, nasty, etc. — see above.

But what now? Regardless of who wins, we as a county will be left seriously divided.

Two social psychologists, Jonathan Haidt and Ravi Iyer, recently wrote a column for the Wall Street Journal titled “A Truce for Our Tribal Politics.” They provided a succinct analysis of our challenge and they offered two good suggestions for us to productively move forward.

“In short, the day after this election is likely to be darker and more foreboding than the day after just about any U.S. election since 1860. Is it possible for Americans to forgive, accept and carry on working and living together?

We think it is. After all, civility doesn’t require consensus or the suspension of criticism. It is simply the ability to disagree productively with others while respecting their sincerity and decency. That can be hard to do when emotions run so high.”

One small personal example: my father now lives in Decatur, Georgia, and they are having a first-ever community wide ecumenical ser-

vice the night of the election to pray for unity and an end to our division.

But absent divine intervention, regardless of who wins, they will face the daunting task of trying to lead our country with half of the people believing them unfit for the position they hold.

So, what can we do?

In their column, Haidt and Iyer offer two suggestions and I would humbly like to offer a third.

No. 1 — “Separate your feelings about Donald Trump or Hillary Clinton from your feelings about their supporters.”

This is essentially the Biblical admonition to separate the sin from the sinner — it’s hard to do but important that we succeed. We as people and as a country cannot afford to be as divided for the next four years as we are now.

Another small personal example: a friend of mine works at the corner grocery store that I visit several times a week. But, for more than a year now I have generally avoided stopping in when I know he’s on the cash register so as to avoid an increasingly difficult conversation. I have many good friends who are Trump supporters and I miss not being able to freely talk with them. Multiply my story by 100 million and you see why we are so divided as a country.

No. 2 — “Step back and take a breath and decide whether in the long run, would you rather change people or hate them.” Change, especially changing minds, is usually a slow and deliberate process. It requires dialogue, patience, good will and an open mind – on all sides. Apply this to gridlock in Congress or in conversations with my friend at the corner store and — well you get the picture.

No. 3 — A 100-Day Pledge. I would humbly propose that we all individually pledge to ourselves and the country that we will refrain from talking trash about our new president — either Trump or Clinton — for the first 100 days they are in office. Between now and Thanksgiving dinner, we can still rant about things and tell Uncle Fred that he is a brain dead moron because of who he voted for.

But, once we get past Thanksgiving and into the holiday season, let’s let the spirt of ‘peace on earth and good will toward men’ take hold.

And, once the new president is sworn in on Jan. 20th, let’s give them a chance. We can disagree with their ideas and policies, but let’s all agree to take the pledge and not revert to the senseless rhetoric and divisive harsh language that has caused us all the angst and pain that we have today.

If we can all agree to do these three things, then maybe — just maybe — we can get through all of this.

And, we will all be a lot happier about ourselves, our neighbors, our state and our country.

Phil Noble has a technology firm in Charleston and writes a weekly column for the S.C. Press Association. Reach him at phil@philnoble.com and read his columns at PhilNoble.com.

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Society requires that rules be enforced impartially

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he underpinnings of a decent society are neutral laws — laws that favor no particular individual or group — and the impartial enforcement of those laws.

The U.S. Supreme Court’s job is to ensure the impartial enforcement of our laws.

But our two presidential candidates differ in their visions of court appointees.

Hillary Clinton says that she would “look broadly and widely for people who represent the diversity of our country” and that “we need a Supreme Court that will stand up on behalf of women’s rights (and) on behalf of the rights of the LGBT community.” In contrast, Donald Trump says, “I will appoint justices who, like Justice (Antonin) Scalia, will protect our liberty with the highest regard for the Constitution.” Limited government and rule of law are conflict-reducing, whereas diversity-oriented justices who stand up for the rights of particular individuals are conflict-enhancing. Let’s look at a simple example of the benefit of neutral rules and their impartial enforcement.

Football teams spend four quarters battling each other. After the conflict, players and coaches shake hands and often hug one another. Their competitive struggle ends peacefully, as well as on friendly terms, because the referees, whom we can think of as justices, enforce neutral rules impartially. There would be a different outcome if referees exercised compassion instead of impartial rule enforcement. Let’s be specific.

On Nov. 20, the Pittsburgh Steelers and the Cleveland Browns will play.

So far this Walter season, the Williams Browns have not won a single game; their record is 0-9. On top of this sad record, the Browns have not had a winning season since 2007. By contrast, the Steelers haven’t had a losing season since 2003. In anyone’s book, this is a gross disparity. On Nov. 20, should the referees have the empathy to understand what it’s like to be a perennial loser? What would you think of a referee whose decisions are guided by empathy? Let’s be explicit.

In the name of compensatory justice, referees might stringently apply pass interference or roughing the passer violations against the Steelers and apply the rules less stringently against the Browns. Another question is: Would you support a referee who refuses to make defensive pass interference calls because he thinks it’s a silly rule?

You’d probably remind him that the league makes the rules, not referees. Most people would agree that football justice requires that referees apply the rules blindly and independent of the records or any other characteristic of the two teams. They would also agree that referees should impartially apply the rules of the game even if they personally disagree with

some of the rules.

If referees exercised compassion, football games would not end so peaceably.

Losing coaches and players would not feel a need to go back to the drawing board and figure out how they could improve themselves.

Instead, they would focus their energies on choosing sympathetic referees.

The essence of a Supreme Court justice’s job is just like that of a referee — namely, impartially enforcing the U.S. Constitution, our rules of the game. The status of a person appearing before the court should have absolutely nothing to do with the rendering of a decision. That’s why Lady Justice, often appearing on court buildings, is shown wearing a blindfold. It’s to indicate that justice should be meted out impartially, regardless of identity, power or weakness. Also, as Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes said, “men should know the rules by which the game is played. Doubt as to the value of some of those rules is no sufficient reason why they should not be followed by the courts.” In other words, the legislative branch makes the rules, not judges. True justice must be settled by process questions, such as: Were the rules unbiased and evenly applied?

If so, any outcome of the game of life is just. Decisions based upon empathy would make it unjust.

Walter E. Williams is a professor of economics at George Mason University. Visit the Creators Syndicate webpage at www.creators.com. © 2016 CREATORS.COM

LETTER TO THE EDITOR SUMTER POLICE EXEMPLARY IN THEIR LEADING OF FUNERAL PROCESSION I conducted a funeral service at Bullock Funeral Home today, and we went to Evergreen Memorial Park Cemetery for committal service. We went in procession to Evergreen from Bullock and were assisted by the Sumter Police Department. They did a super job in getting us to the cemetery safely by ensuring the intersections were clear for everyone in the procession. On the way, we passed by three side streets where there were Sumter Police cars stopped that were not involved in the funeral. All three of the officers got out of their vehicles, stood by the side of the vehicle, removed their hats and placed it over their hearts while standing at attention in respect for the family of the deceased. When we arrived at the cemetery, the officer that led the funeral proces-

sion blocked the intersection so the procession would have safe passage into the cemetery, dismounted his vehicle and like the other officers, removed his hat, held it over his heart also in respect for the deceased’s family. This is just another way, among many, that proves that the Sumter police are some of the finest in the nation. You certainly made your department proud today. Thank you to those officers who showed their respect today and thank you to every police officer that is part of our wonderful Sumter Police Department. I challenge everyone to pray for every one of these brave and dedicated officers that put their uniform on every day to protect you and I while putting their life on the line..

Thank you all for your service!

TOMMY MCDONALD Pastor, Covenant Bible Church Dalzell

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WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 9, 2016

VETERANS DAY SCHEDULE BANKS — All area banks and credit unions will be closed on Friday.

Veterans Day Schedule: Nov. 9, GOVERNMENT — The following will be closed on Friday: 2016 federal government offices; state government offices; U.S. Postal Service; City of Sumter offices; Clarendon County offices; City of Manning offices; Lee County offices; and City of Bishopville offices.

SCHOOLS — The following will be closed on Friday: Sumter School District; Wilson Hall; St. Anne and St. Jude Catholic School; and St. Francis Xavier High School.

Central Carolina Technical College will hold a faculty / staff work day with no classes.

OTHER — The Harvin Clarendon County Library will be closed on Friday.

All offices of The Sumter Item will be open on Friday.

SUPPORT GROUPS erans helping veterans with AA, AL-ANON, ALATEEN: PTSD, coping skills, claims AA — Monday-Friday, noonNov. 9, 2016 Support Groups: and benefits. and 5:30 p.m.; Saturday, 8 Sumter Amputee Support Group p.m.; Sundays, 10:30 a.m. and — Second Tuesday, 6:30 p.m., 7 p.m., 1 Warren St. (803) 775Sumter Prosthetics & Orthot1852. ics, 259 Broad St. Call (803) AA Women’s Meeting — 883-4356.

Wednesdays, 7 p.m., 1 WarSumter Chapter Parents of Murren St. (803) 775-1852. dered Children (POMC) — Third AA Spanish Speaking — SunTuesday, 5:30-7 p.m., Birnie days, 4:30 p.m., 1 Warren St. HOPE Center, 210 S. Purdy St. (803) 775-1852.

EFMP Parent Exchange Group — AA “How it Works” Group — Last Tuesday, 11 a.m.-noon, Mondays and Fridays, 8 p.m., Airman and Family Readi1154 Ronda St. Call (803) 494ness Center. Support to ser5180. vice members who have a 441 AA Support Group — Mondependent with a disability days, Tuesdays and Fridays, or illness. Call Dorcus at 8:30 p.m., Hair Force, 2090-D (803) 895-1252/1253 or Sue S.C. 441.

(803) 847-2377.

AA Summerton Group — WEDNESDAY MEETINGS: Wednesday, 8 p.m., town hall.

Sickle Cell Support Group — Last Wednesday, 11 a.m.-1 Manning Al-Anon Family Group p.m., South Sumter Resource — Thursdays, 7:30 p.m., BeCenter, 337 Manning Ave. havioral Health Building, 14 Call (803) 774-6181.

Church St., Manning. Call (803) 435-8085.

Divorce Care — Wednesdays, 6:30 p.m., Bethel Baptist C/A “Drop the Rock” Group — Church, 2401 Bethel Church Thursdays, 9:30 p.m., 1154 Road. Call (803) 481-2160.

Ronda St. Call (803) 607-4543.

Grief Share — Wednesdays, MONDAY MEETINGS: 6:30 p.m., Bethel Baptist Church, 2401 Bethel Church Sumter Vitiligo Support Group Road. Call (803) 481-2160.

— Second Monday, 5:45-6:45 p.m., North HOPE Center, 904 THURSDAY MEETINGS: N. Main St. Call (803) 3166763. The group is also on TOPS S.C. No. 236 (Take Off Facebook.

Pounds Sensibly) — Thursdays, 9 a.m., Spectrum SeTUESDAY MEETINGS: nior Center,1989 Durant Lane.

Call (803) 775-3926 or (803) Heroin Anonymous — Tues469-4789. days, 9:30-10:30 p.m., 4742 Broad St.. Call (803) 494-5180.

Alzheimer’s Support Group through S.C. Alzheimer’s AssociSumter Connective Tissue Supation — First Thursday, 6-8 port Group — First Tuesday of p.m., National Health Care, January, March, May, July, 1018 N. Guignard Drive. Call September and November, 7 Cheryl at (803) 905-7720 or p.m., 180 Tiller Circle. Call the Alzheimer’s Association (803) 773-0869. at (800) 636-3346.

Mothers of Angels (for mothers Journey of Hope (for family who have lost a child) — First members of the mentally ill), Tuesday at noon and third Journey to Recovery (for the Tuesday at 6 p.m., Wise Drive mentally ill) and Survivors of Baptist Church. Call (803) 469-6059, (803) 979-4498, (803) Suicide Support Group — Each group meets every first 469-4506 or (803) 938-8544.

Thursday, 7 p.m., St. John Sumter Combat Veterans Group United Methodist Church, 136 Peer to Peer — Tuesdays, 11 Poinsett Drive. Call Fred Hara.m., South HOPE Center, mon at (803) 905-5620.

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ARIES (March 21-April 19): Learn as you EUGENIA LAST go and you’ll make a good impression. Striving to make improvements, pick up new skills and knowledge and learning by watching and listening to others will bring excellent results.

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TAURUS (April 20-May 20): Getting involved in events, fundraisers or causes you truly believe in will encourage encounters with people who will inspire you to make personal improvements as well.

Use your knowledge and expertise to help others.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20): Don’t mix business with pleasure or you will be taken for granted. The results will be revealed once you tally up who has taken care of what. Do your part and you’ll have no regrets or trouble taking over.

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LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): Turn your focus inward. Strive to meet the requirements you set and the personal goals you want to reach.

Discipline, a good imagination and a dream can lead to all sorts of possibilities. Stop procrastinating.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): Your home is your castle and much can be accomplished if you nurture what you love. The support and help offered by others will be a telltale sign of what’s to come.

Follow your intuition. Develop your skills to meet a challenge you face.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): The element of surprise will be to your advantage. Don’t discuss your plans with others, just move forward and put them into play before anyone has a chance to stop you. Deception will be apparent when dealing with opposition.

CANCER (June 21-July 22): Let your creativity flow. Step into the spotlight and show everyone what you can do. People from different walks of life will offer you wisdom that should not be ignored. You have plenty to gain by experiencing what life has to offer.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): Take a walk down memory lane and rethink an old idea that still excites you. A reunion with someone you used to bounce around ideas with will spark interest and a new adventure.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): Nothing will turn out as planned. Go with the flow and make do with what you have. Refuse to let anyone manipulate you. Get information firsthand to avoid being taken advantage of. Trust only yourself.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): Stay focused on reaching your goal.

Dedication, hard work and a persuasive attitude will help you overcome anyone who tries to mess with your accomplishments.

A financial gain will unfold in an unexpected fashion.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Stay focused on what you have to do and let other people figure out their dilemmas for themselves.

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PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): Wheel and deal, and good fortune will find you. Property investments or negotiating a contract will bring good results. Don’t take a risk or chances with your health.

SUMTER ANIMAL CONTROL PET OF THE WEEK Meet Belle, a tiny, young adult beagle mix. She is sweet as sugarBelle and looking for her is as sweet asforeversugar home. Belle likes everybody and is just so happy to have attention and to be petted. If you are looking for a loving companion, meet this little doll in kennel 31 at Sumter Animal Control, 1240 Winkles Road, (803) 436-2066.

Belle will steal your heart.

Thank you for considering a homeless animal. Check Sumter Animal Control on Facebook if you have lost a pet or are looking to adopt a dog.

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PREP FOOTBALL

Weston, Hutson, Rose, Spurling named week’s top performers

BY JUSTIN DRIGGERS justin@theitem.com When head coach Justin Danner arrived at Lee Central High School, he put the Stallions to work.

“We were always working, working, working,” said senior running back Micheal Weston. “But he told us he was going to make us better — and he did.

“Everybody knows the Stallions are a running team.”

LCHS has a seen a resurgence this year and stands at 7-2 thanks in large part to a relentless rushing attack.

Even in a tough 34-32 loss to Central Pageland last Friday, the rushing attack was evident with Weston at the forefront. He ran 16 times for 207 yards and three touchdowns.

For that, he has been named the Sumter Item’s Offensive Player of the Week. He’s joined by Laurence Manning Academy’s Brandon Hutson

as Special Teams Player and the Sumter High duo of Kenjae Rose and Michael Spurling as Defensive Player and Offensive Lineman of the Week, respectively.

The quartet will be honored this Friday at the Sumter Touchdown Club’s weekly breakfast meeting at Swan Lake Visitors Center, located inside the gates of Swan LakeIris Gardens on Liberty

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PLAYERS OF THE WEEK

MICHEAL WESTON

KENJAE ROSE

MICHAEL SPURLING

BRADON HUTSON

OFFENSIVE PLAYER

DEFENSIVE PLAYER

OFFENSIVE LINEMAN

SPECIAL TEAMS

Leaders of the pack Manning travels to St. Stephen for matchup against tough Wolves team with Region VII-3A title at stake

mix for a region championship, but for it to come down to a game between us and Timberland, I’m very pleased with the progress we’ve made.”

Manning heads to St. Stephen for a 7:30 p.m. contest against a Wolves program that has won two state

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SEE ‘CATS, PAGE B3

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The weather has wreaked havoc on the high school football schedule this season, but for Manning High School at least, it has provided some benefit.

The Monarchs had two weeks off prior to their game against Bishop Eng-

land – which allowed them to heal, take a step back and then refocus on football, head coach Keith West said.

“Our two biggest games of the year in the region, we’ve come off of a bye while the other team did not,” West added, referring to the earlier game against the Bishops and this Friday’s matchup at Timberland. “So hopefully

that will work in our favor.”

If it does, it will mean not only another victory but a Region VII-3A championship to boot.

“The players have done a good job, the coaches have done a good job and I couldn’t be more pleased with everything that’s happened so far,” West said. “I thought we would be in the

BY JUSTIN DRIGGERS justin@theitem.com Coming into the season, Porter-Gaud had 22 seniors on the roster and about 95 percent of its starting lineup back, Laurence Manning Academy head coach Robbie Briggs said.

“We played them twice last year, once in the playoffs, and both games came down to wire,” he said. “So you knew they were going to be a good team. The biggest thing that’s held them back the last few years is injuries to key guys.

“That’s not the case this year.”

In fact, the shoe is on the other BRIGGS foot. The Swampcats will be without one of their key players, Brandon Hutson, as they get set for a return trip to Charleston on Friday for a 7:30 p.m. rematch with the Cyclones in the SCISA 3A state playoff semifinals.

Top overall seed PorterGaud, who is 9-1 on the year, defeated fourth-seeded LMA (7-3) by a 41-15 score a few weeks ago and is coming off a bye. The Cyclones are averaging 38.2 points per game while allowing an average of 13.7 and have won six straight.

Their only loss of the season was a 42-21 defeat to Bishop England, a 3A public school.

“I think the two biggest components that are a little bit different this year compared to last is that they’re playing very well against the run and they’re also running the football well,” Briggs said. “Those two things always bode well in the playoffs.”

They also worked well in the first meeting, as did the rest of the P-G offense. Quarterback Gilles Michaud, Erick Jackson and Dante Smith combined for nearly 600 yards of total offense. Michaud had a pair of 1-yard TD runs and found Smith for a 63-yard strike.

Smith finished with 140 yards receiving while Michaud threw for 275.

Manning’s Alex Coleman, left, and the rest of the Monarchs will try to earn the Region VII-3A championship on Friday when they travel to St. Stephen to face Timberland at 7:30 p.m.

BY JUSTIN DRIGGERS justin@theitem.com

Swampcats get 2nd shot at Cyclones

COLLEGE FOOTBALL

Washington up to No. 4 in CFP rankings Clemson still No. 2 behind Alabama RALPH D. RUSSO The Associated Press Washington moved into fourth in the College Football Playoff rankings, putting the four remaining unbeaten teams from the Power Five conferences at the top of the selection committee’s second top 25.

Alabama, Clemson and Michigan still hold the top

three spots.

The committee’s first ranking of the season caused a bit of a stir because the unbeaten Huskies were behind Texas A&M last week. The Aggies then went out and lost at Mississippi State to clear up the mini-controversy.

Ohio State is behind Washington, but the Buckeyes are still in fine shape. Ohio State plays Michigan on Nov. 26 in a game that could decide the Big Ten’s East division.

Louisville moved up a spot to sixth, followed by Wisconsin and Texas A&M.

CHAOS THEORY If chaos is what you crave down the stretch of the college football season, these last few weeks are set to leave you feeling less than satisfied.

For sure, none of the teams in the latest top four are safe.

Weird stuff happens. What mitigates the chances for real chaos is the firewall the top three teams, and to some extent Washington, has created.

Alabama (vs. Mississippi State), Clemson (vs. Pitt) and Michigan (at Iowa) could all

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Washington quarterback Jake Browning and the Huskies moved up a SEE RANKINGS, PAGE B5 spot to No. 4 in the College Football Playoff rankings.

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WEDNESDAY’S GAMES

TODAY

6:05 p.m. – Talk Show: Sports Talk (WPUB-FM 102.7, WDXY-FM 105.9, WDXY-AM 1240).

7 p.m. — NBA Basketball: Utah at Charlotte (FOX SPORTS SOUTH) 7 p.m. — NBA Basketball: Brooklyn at New York (ESPN) 8 p.m. — College Football: Northern Illinois vs. Toledo at Chicago (ESPN2) 8 p.m. — College Football: Bowling Green at Akron (ESPNU) 8 p.m. — NHL Hockey: Chicago at St. Louis (NBC SPORTS NETWORK) 8 p.m. — Women’s College Volleyball: Kentucky at Arkansas (SEC NETWORK) 9:30 p.m. — NBA Basketball: Houston at San Antonio (ESPN) 3 a.m. — Pro Golf: European PGA Tour, Nedbank Golf Challenge, first round, at Sun City, South Africa (GOLF)

NFL STANDINGS

By The Associated Press

AMERICAN CONFERENCE

THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Buffalo kicker Dan Carpenter (2) complains to referee Walt Anderson late in the first half of Monday’s game against Seattle. Richard Sherman, left, spent last week criticizing what he believed were incorrect calls, only to be at the center of another officiating flap that this time went Seattle’s way.

Officiating again story after mistakes in Seattle’s victory TIM BOOTH The Associated Press SEATTLE — Richard Sherman took the opportunity last week to criticize NFL officiating for what he deemed incorrect calls, almost daring the league to fine him for being so outspoken.

“Sometimes the truth is the truth, it’s the truth,” the All-Pro cornerback said last week. “It is what it is. This is basically reality TV, so I guess I’m good for ratings probably.”

So it seemed almost fitting that just a few days after making some bold comments, Sherman was at the center of another officiating flap in Monday night’s 31-25 win over the Buffalo Bills.

Once again, NFL refs were in the spotlight of a prime-time game that left the league scrambling to provide explanations of what happened and the mistakes that were made.

Any time Dean Blandino, the NFL’s head of officiating, has to send an explanatory tweet during a game about a mistake, it’s not a good look for the league.

“We are absolutely going to address it,” Blandino told NFL Network late Monday night. “Anytime you have a sequence like that at any point during the game, we want to see what happened and just walk through the

steps of where the breakdown was. Regardless of the outcome of the game, we are going to address the situation with our crew.”

Officiating controversy and Monday night games in Seattle have become almost a regular occurrence. For the third time in five seasons, the day after a Seattle Monday win was spent breaking down the role of officiating mistakes in the Seahawks’ victory.

The latest black eye for the refs came when Walt Anderson’s crew chose not to flag Sherman for unnecessary roughness as he attempted to block Dan Carpenter’s field goal attempt at the end of the first half.

Sherman was penalized for being offside — and was determined to be unabated to the kicker — but the play was not stopped in time to prevent Sherman from getting a piece of the kick and crashing recklessly into Carpenter’s legs.

“Whenever it comes to player safety, we want to look at these fouls,” Blandino said. “It’s something that we stress with our referees when it comes to the quarterbacks and the kickers with roughing the kicker and roughing the passer, so we certainly don’t want to miss calls like that.”

The fact that no unnecessary roughness call was made created a whole other set of problems — including

an injury timeout against Buffalo that forced Carpenter off the field — that weren’t handled well by Anderson’s crew. Most damaging for the Bills was the play clock not being properly reset as Carpenter lined up for a second field goal attempt, from 48 yards, and Buffalo being called for delay of game. After the 5-yard penalty, Carpenter’s attempt was wide right.

What seemed to be a chaotic mishandling by officials at the time proved critical in the final moments of the fourth quarter when Buffalo drove inside the Seattle 10 and needed a touchdown rather than just a field goal.

“We’re disappointed we didn’t pull it out at the end there, but mistakes happen in this league, there’s no question about it,” Buffalo coach Rex Ryan said Tuesday. “But you know, I think everybody saw what they want to see. And I don’t know if I really need to comment any further on it.”

In hindsight, there seems to be agreement that Sherman should have been flagged for unnecessary roughness. Seahawks coach Pete Carroll said as much on Tuesday morning during his weekly radio show on KIRO-AM in Seattle, while noting that there appeared to be no whistle blown and Sherman was finishing off the play.

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Houston Tennessee Indianapolis Jacksonville NORTH

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W Atlanta 6 New Orleans 4 Tampa Bay 3 Carolina 3 NORTH

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THURSDAY’S GAMES

Cleveland at Baltimore, 8:25 p.m.

SUNDAY’S GAMES

Atlanta at Philadelphia, 1 p.m.

Denver at New Orleans, 1 p.m.

Houston at Jacksonville, 1 p.m.

Los Angeles at N.Y. Jets, 1 p.m.

Kansas City at Carolina, 1 p.m.

Chicago at Tampa Bay, 1 p.m.

Minnesota at Washington, 1 p.m.

Green Bay at Tennessee, 1 p.m.

Miami at San Diego, 4:05 p.m.

San Francisco at Arizona, 4:25 p.m.

Dallas at Pittsburgh, 4:25 p.m.

Seattle at New England, 8:30 p.m.

Open: Detroit, Buffalo, Indianapolis, Oakland

MONDAY’S GAMES

Cincinnati at N.Y. Giants, 8:30 p.m.

THURSDAY, NOV. 17

New Orleans at Carolina, 8:25 p.m.

SUNDAY, NOV. 20

Baltimore at Dallas, 1 p.m.

Chicago at N.Y. Giants, 1 p.m.

Jacksonville at Detroit, 1 p.m.

Tennessee at Indianapolis, 1 p.m.

Arizona at Minnesota, 1 p.m.

Pittsburgh at Cleveland, 1 p.m.

Buffalo at Cincinnati, 1 p.m.

Tampa Bay at Kansas City, 1 p.m.

Miami at Los Angeles, 4:05 p.m.

New England at San Francisco, 4:25 p.m.

Philadelphia at Seattle, 4:25 p.m.

Green Bay at Washington, 8:30 p.m.

Open: San Diego, Atlanta, Denver, N.Y. Jets

MONDAY, NOV. 21

Houston at Oakland, 8:30 p.m.

NBA STANDINGS

By The Associated Press

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Cubs’ Epstein voted executive of year SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — Theo Epstein is rising to a new reality.

“For the last few years I’ve had a semi-recurring dream, maybe five or six times, where I’ve woken up, wow, we just won the World Series with the Cubs. That’s unbelievable,” he recalled Monday night.

“And then about 10 seconds later I realize it was just a dream, and then the rest of the day stinks, EPSTEIN right? It’s a pretty great feeling and then back to reality. The last five days or whatever it’s been, I’ve been waking up with the same realization and then it takes a couple seconds. Wow! It really happened!”

Days after the team he designed ended a long championship drought, Epstein was voted The Sporting News Major League Baseball Executive of the Year for revitalizing the Chicago Cubs.

Balloting by 56 big league executives took place before the postseason. The Cubs

led the majors with 103 wins during the regular season, then beat Cleveland in a seven-game World Series last week for their first title since 1908.

“During the parade I kept telling my wife we need to go home to change some diapers and do some laundry, because this is not real life,” he said. “We’ve got to get our feet back on the ground.”

Epstein was presented with the award at the start of the annual general managers meeting. He received 13 votes, followed by Cleveland’s Chris Antonetti (nine), the New York Yankees’ Brian Cashman (eight), Texas’ Jon Daniels (seven), Cleveland’s Mike Chernoff and Washington’s Mike Rizzo (three each), and Baltimore’s Dan Duquette and the Cubs’ Jed Hoyer (two apiece).

Now 42, Epstein was the youngest general manager in major league history when Boston hired him at age 28 in November 2002. He helped the Red Sox win the 2004 World Series, their first title since 1918, and a second championship in 2007.

VARSITY FISHING BARONS WIN AT SANTEE COOPER

MANNING — The Wilson Hall fishing team of Walker Terry and Doc Walker won the Santee Cooper 2016 Tournament on Saturday at John C. Land Landing.

Along with Boat Captain Max Terry, the Barons duo finished with a five-fish weight limit of 10.10 pounds for a score of 100.

That edged second-place South Florence who finished with a four-fish total of 8.14 pounds and 98 points.

HAWKS 108 CAVALIERS 106

CLEVELAND — Dennis Schroder scored a careerhigh 28 points and the Atlanta Hawks handed the reigning NBA champion Cleveland Cavaliers their first loss of the season, 110106 on Tuesday night.

Cleveland (6-1) cut a 96-81 deficit early in the fourth quarter to 106-103 with 48 seconds left before falling short. Kyrie Irving led Cleveland with 29 points.

From staff, wire reports

ATLANTIC DIVISION

W L Pct GB Toronto 4 2 .667 — Boston 3 3 .500 1 New York 2 4 .333 2 Brooklyn 2 4 .333 2 Philadelphia 0 6 .000 4 SOUTHEAST DIVISION

W L Pct GB Charlotte 5 1 .833 — Atlanta 4 2 .667 1 Orlando 3 4 .429 2½ Miami 2 4 .333 3 Washington 1 5 .167 4 CENTRAL DIVISION

W L Pct GB Cleveland 6 0 1.000 — Detroit 4 3 .571 2½ Chicago 4 3 .571 2½ Milwaukee 4 3 .571 2½ Indiana 3 4 .429 3½

WESTERN CONFERENCE SOUTHWEST DIVISION

W L San Antonio 5 2 Houston 4 3 Memphis 3 4 Dallas 1 5 New Orleans 0 7 NORTHWEST DIVISION

W L Oklahoma City 6 1 Utah 5 3 Portland 4 3 Denver 3 3 Minnesota 1 4 PACIFIC DIVISION

W L L.A. Clippers 6 1 Golden State 5 2 L.A. Lakers 4 3 Sacramento 3 5 Phoenix 2 5

Pct GB .714 — .571 1 .429 2 .167 3½ .000 5 Pct GB .857 — .625 1½ .571 2 .500 2½ .200 4 Pct GB .857 — .714 1 .571 2 .375 3½ .286 4

MONDAY’S GAMES

Charlotte 122, Indiana 100 Houston 114, Washington 106 Utah 109, Philadelphia 84 Chicago 112, Orlando 80 Oklahoma City 97, Miami 85 Golden State 116, New Orleans 106 L.A. Clippers 114, Detroit 82

TUESDAY’S GAMES

Atlanta at Cleveland, 7 p.m.

Minnesota at Brooklyn, 7:30 p.m.

Denver at Memphis, 8 p.m.

Phoenix at Portland, 10 p.m.

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

New Orleans at Sacramento, 10:30 p.m.

Boston at Washington, 7 p.m.

Brooklyn at New York, 7 p.m.

Minnesota at Orlando, 7 p.m.

Philadelphia at Indiana, 7 p.m.

Utah at Charlotte, 7 p.m.

Chicago at Atlanta, 7:30 p.m.

Toronto at Oklahoma City, 8 p.m.

Detroit at Phoenix, 9 p.m.

Houston at San Antonio, 9:30 p.m.

Dallas at Golden State, 10:30 p.m.

Portland at L.A. Clippers, 10:30 p.m.

THURSDAY’S GAMES

Chicago at Miami, 8 p.m.

New Orleans at Milwaukee, 8 p.m.

Golden State at Denver, 9 p.m.

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

FRIDAY’S GAMES

Cleveland at Washington, 7 p.m.

Indiana at Philadelphia, 7 p.m.

Toronto at Charlotte, 7 p.m.

Utah at Orlando, 7 p.m.

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

L.A. Clippers at Oklahoma City, 8 p.m.

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

Sacramento at Portland, 10 p.m.

NHL STANDINGS

The Associated Press

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GP W L OT Pts GF GA Montreal 12 10 1 1 21 39 28 Tampa Bay 13 7 5 1 15 41 38 Ottawa 11 7 4 0 14 29 28 Boston 12 7 5 0 14 30 32 Toronto 12 5 4 3 13 37 41 Florida 13 6 6 1 13 35 33 Detroit 13 6 6 1 13 35 35 Buffalo 12 5 5 2 12 25 29 METROPOLITAN DIVISION

GP W L OT Pts GF GA N.Y. Rangers 13 10 3 0 20 55 29 Pittsburgh 12 8 2 2 18 37 31 Washington 11 8 2 1 17 33 24 New Jersey 11 5 3 3 13 26 25 Philadelphia 13 6 6 1 13 47 48 Columbus 10 5 3 2 12 32 21 N.Y. Islanders 13 5 6 2 12 37 40 Carolina 11 3 5 3 9 29 38

WESTERN CONFERENCE CENTRAL DIVISION

GP W L OT Pts GF GA Chicago 13 9 3 1 19 47 33 St. Louis 13 7 4 2 16 31 34 Minnesota 11 6 4 1 13 33 22 Dallas 12 4 5 3 11 31 38 Winnipeg 13 5 7 1 11 34 41 Colorado 11 5 6 0 10 22 33 Nashville 11 3 5 3 9 28 35 PACIFIC DIVISION

GP W L OT Pts GF GA Edmonton 13 9 3 1 19 40 31 Anaheim 13 6 5 2 14 35 30 San Jose 12 6 6 0 12 27 32 Los Angeles 12 6 6 0 12 28 32 Calgary 14 5 8 1 11 36 51 Vancouver 13 4 8 1 9 22 38 Arizona 11 4 7 0 8 31 42 NOTE: Two points for a win, one point for overtime loss.

MONDAY’S GAMES

Boston 4, Buffalo 0 N.Y. Islanders 4, Vancouver 2 Florida 3, Tampa Bay 1

TUESDAY’S GAMES

Vancouver at N.Y. Rangers, 7 p.m.

San Jose at Washington, 7 p.m.

Edmonton at Pittsburgh, 7 p.m.

Carolina at New Jersey, 7 p.m.

Detroit at Philadelphia, 7 p.m.

Boston at Montreal, 7:30 p.m.

Los Angeles at Toronto, 7:30 p.m.

Dallas at Winnipeg, 8 p.m.

Ottawa at Nashville, 8 p.m.

Arizona at Colorado, 9 p.m.

WEDNESDAY’S GAMES

Anaheim at Columbus, 7 p.m.

Ottawa at Buffalo, 7:30 p.m.

Chicago at St. Louis, 8 p.m.

THURSDAY’S GAMES

Minnesota at Pittsburgh, 7 p.m.

Anaheim at Carolina, 7 p.m.

Columbus at Boston, 7 p.m.

Vancouver at Detroit, 7:30 p.m.

N.Y. Islanders at Tampa Bay, 7:30 p.m.

Los Angeles at Montreal, 7:30 p.m.

San Jose at Florida, 7:30 p.m.

St. Louis at Nashville, 8 p.m.

Dallas at Calgary, 9 p.m.

Winnipeg at Arizona, 9 p.m.

FRIDAY’S GAMES

Philadelphia at Toronto, 7 p.m.

New Jersey at Buffalo, 7 p.m.

Los Angeles at Ottawa, 7:30 p.m.

Washington at Chicago, 8:30 p.m.

Dallas at Edmonton, 9 p.m.

Winnipeg at Colorado, 9 p.m.

TRANSACTIONS

By The Associated Press

BASEBALL AMERICAN LEAGUE KANSAS CITY ROYALS — Announced RHP Dillon Gee and INF Daniel Nava refused outright assignments to Omaha (PCL) and elected to become free agents.

NEW YORK YANKEES — Claimed LHP Joe Mantiply off waivers from Detroit. Designated RHP Branden Pinder for assignment.

TAMPA BAY RAYS — Reinstated OF Steven Souza Jr. and SS Matt Duffy from the 60-day DL. NATIONAL LEAGUE COLORADO ROCKIES — Reinstated RHPs Scott Oberg and Jairo Diaz from the 60-day DL. LOS ANGELES DODGERS — Reinstated OFs Scott Van Slyke and Trayce Thompson, LHP Hyun-Jin Ryu and RHPs Chin-hui Tsao, Chris Hatcher, Yimi Garcia and Carlos Frias from the 60-day DL. ST. LOUIS CARDINALS — Selected the contract of 2B Breyvic Valera from Memphis (PCL).

SAN DIEGO PADRES — Reinstated 2B Cory Spangenberg, LHP Robbie Erlin and RHPs Cesar Vargas, Tyson Ross, Erik Johnson, Jon Edwards and Carter Capps from the 60-day DL. SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS — Reinstated OF Mac Williamson and RHPs Chris Heston and Ray Black from the 60-day DL. Selected the contract of RHP Ian Gardeck from Richmond (EL).

BASKETBALL NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION NBA — Fined Indiana F forward Paul George has been fined $15,000 for kicking the ball into the spectator stands during a Nov. 5 game against Chicago.

CHICAGO BULLS — Assigned G R.J. Hunter to Windy City (NBADL).

FOOTBALL NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE DALLAS COWBOYS — Released G Clay DeBord from the practice squad.

Signed G Kadeem Edwards to the practice squad.

DETROIT LIONS — Activated WR Corey Fuller from the PUP list. Waived TE Khari Lee. HOUSTON TEXANS — Signed G Josh Walker from the practice squad.

Signed WR Wendall Williams to the practice squad. Placed WR Quenton Bundrage on the practice squad injured list.

INDIANAPOLIS COLTS — Waived WR Tevaun Smith.

MINNESOTA VIKINGS — Waived TE MyCole Pruitt. Activated QB Taylor Heinicke from the reserve/non-football injury list.

SAN DIEGO CHARGERS — Released CB Steve Williams.

WASHINGTON REDSKINS — Placed TE Niles Paul on injured reserve. Signed DL Jordan Hill. Signed DB Lee Hightower to the practice squad.

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Manning’s Ryan Brown (14) and the rest of the Monarchs travel to St. Stephen on Friday to face a Timberland team with the region title on the line.

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championships in the last five seasons. Both the Monarchs and THS are 3-0 in the region.

Manning enters with a 7-2 overall mark while Timberland is 6-3.

“They’re a tall challenge for us,” West said. “They run the Wing-T (offense). They don’t throw the ball a whole lot, but they’re very physical. They get after you and they’re wellcoached.”

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The guest speaker will Chris Clark of GamecockCentral.com.

Weston gained right at 13 yards a carry against the Eagles on Friday, with his longest run clocking in at around 50 yards or so, he said.

“It was a lot of effort by the offensive line and a lot of good blocks on our side,” Weston said. “The line pushed the guys back and made a lot of holes I could run through.”

His three TD runs were all from a good distance away, he said, and the coaching staff did a good job scheme-wise of helping put him in the best position to make an impact.

“This is my last year, and I just wanted to try to leave my mark,” Weston said. “I just wanted to play hard and show the rest of the team how to do things for next year.”

Friday marked a bittersweet game for Hutson, the LMA senior running back and linebacker. The Swampcats defeated Pinewood Prep 35-28 to advance to the SCISA 3A semifinals, but Hutson went down in the third quarter with a broken collarbone.

Prior to that, he did any and everything he could to help LMA win -- including a stellar night on special teams. Hutson had three kickoff returns for 167 yards and one touchdown. He also had two tackles on special teams.

“I haven’t really returned many kicks this year because teams have either kicked it away from me or short kicked it,” Hutson said. “My return team did a really good job blocking (on the touchdown run) and I was just able to turn the corner and score.”

Hutson was also a key fig-

The Wolves are averaging 23.5 points a game this season, but they’re scoring 35 a game in region play while riding a four-game winning streak.

Defensively, THS is allowing just 16.6 points a game and had not been scored on in region play until last week’s 41-35 victory over Hanahan.

“They’ve got a fullback (Joseph Moultrie) who broke a couple of big runs,” West said.

“He’s their key guy. He never comes off the field on offense or defense. He plays linebacker. He’s very, very impressive

ure in the other two phases of the game as well. On defense he had 10 tackles, including nine solo. On offense, he carried the ball 10 times for 102 yards and had two catches for 46 yards and a touchdown to finish with 315 total yards.

“I really didn’t even see the (touchdown) pass until the very end,” Hutson said. “I turned my head and it was right there.

“Coach has asked me to do multiple things this year, and I’ve just tried to do things at 100 percent. I’m trying to do whatever I can to help my team win.”

Rose and Spurling were certainly big keys to why the Gamecocks earned a 41-10 victory over West Florence.

Rose, a senior linebacker, had nine tackles, including eight solo, and a pass breakup as SHS shut down the Knights’ offense for most of the night. The Gamecocks held WFHS to 156 yards of

on both sides.

“A lot of fullbacks don’t have a lot of speed, but he can take it to the house.”

That means Manning’s main goal will be to stop the big play from happening, he said, and forcing Timberland to drive the length of the field to score.

The Monarchs — who are also on a four-game winning streak — have been solid defensively this season as well, giving up an average of 20 points a game.

Manning’s offense has been equal to the task all season as

total offense.

“Coming in, the coaches told us they were going to try to run it downhill,” Rose said.

“So we just came in with the mindset to be as tough as you can and get the job done.

“It’s great to be a part of this defense. Everyone’s making plays.”

Rose has been working his way back from an injury. He broke his right index finger early in the year and returned in time for the start of region play against South Florence.

“I feel like I never missed a beat,” Rose said. “I told my guys I was going to work as hard as I could to get back and then work as hard as I could when I got back. They did that while I was gone, so I came back with the mindset to just to not give up any more points on the scoreboard.”

Spurling meanwhile helped anchor an offensive line that produced six rushing touchdowns and 204 yards on the

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well at 26.4 points a game. In fact, MHS has scored below 26 points just twice — in its losses to Wade Hampton (13) and South Florence (0).

It will face a different challenge against the Wolves, who are one of the few teams the Monarchs will have faced this season that likes to bring pressure a lot, West said.

“They like to blitz and use man coverage on the outside,” he said. “So we’re going to have to be able to protect our quarterback and make sure we get out passes off on time.”

ground. He graded out at 84 percent with one knockdown block.

“They had a lot to do with the outcome, but we did as well,” Briggs said. “We were not sharp early on.

Our average starting position for our first seven drives was the 23-yard line and theirs was the 48. That was because of turnovers and shanked punts and not getting it on a fourth-down play.

Those are things that we cannot afford to do. We made some mental mistakes and some coaching mistakes.

“You can’t give them a short field because they’re so explosive offensively.”

Laurence Manning’s defense will be put to the challenge again then. The ‘Cats are allowing an average of just 16.1 points a game this year and have posted three shutouts.

“They create a lot of one-on-one matchups, so we have to tackle well in space,” Briggs said of slowing down P-G’s offense.

“We also have to have great eye discipline.

Those are two of the things that are paramount for us to be successful.”

Offensively, LMA is averaging 35.4 points a game, but it will be without Hutson at running back and linebacker after he broke his collarbone against Pinewood Prep last week. He accounted for 315 total yards and a pair of scores, including one on a kickoff return.

“We were injured the first time against them, too, but the biggest thing is we just need to get first downs,” Briggs said.

“Get first downs and the points will come.

We don’t want to get into a (shootout) with them because they have such a prolific offense and that’s what they’re used to.”

The Gamecocks had 16 first downs and 376 yards of total offense.

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USC’s Muschamp not fazed by Florida return PETE IACOBELLI The Associated Press

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Clemson wide receiver Mike Williams, left, is expected to be a first-round NFL draft pick.

Clemson offensive stars departing after this year PETE IACOBELLI The Associated Press COLUMBIA — Clemson quarterback Deshaun Watson, tailback Wayne Gallman and receivers Mike Williams and Artavis Scott are heading to the NFL after this season.

Coach Dabo Swinney said Tuesday that the four juniors are graduating in December and have informed him this would be their last college season. The group will be honored at Senior Day on Saturday when the third-ranked Tigers (9-0, 6-0 Atlantic Coast Conference) host Pitt.

“All those guys are planning on moving on,” Swinney said. “Definitely want to honor them while we have an opportunity to do it.

They’ve earned that.”

The group has been essential in Clemson’s rise into a national championship contender.

Watson became the first player in the Football Bowl Subdivision to throw for 4,000 yards and run for 1,000 yards last season as the Ti-

gers won an ACC title, were ranked No. 1 in the country and reached the national championship game where they lost to Alabama.

— Gallman set the school’s single-season rushing mark with 1,527 yards.

He has run 634 yards and eight TDs this season.

— Williams was a 1,000yard receiver in 2014 but missed last season with a serious neck injury. He leads the Tigers in receiving this year with 52 catches for 754 yards and five TDs, — Scott led Clemson in catches the past two seasons with 76 as a freshman in 2014 and 93 the next year.

He is second on the team this season in receptions with 38 for 329 yards and three scores.

The four have kept the Tigers’ offense humming along this season, although not at the levels of last fall.

Clemson is fourth in the ACC in total offense and third in scoring per game.

Swinney said the juniors will take part in solo runs down Clemson’s hill into Memorial Stadium as is the

practice for seniors.

“They’re more seniors to me than some of the seniors,” Swinney said of his junior stars. “We try and honor the guys whose intentions are they’re not going to be back.”

Swinney said his players are ready for the next level.

He said Watson and Scott, roommates since coming to Clmeson, told him before the season they planned to graduate in December and leave the program after their junior years.

Watson, an AP All-American last year, has completed 64.4 percent of his passes for 2,497 yards and 24 touchdowns through nine games.

He has also rushed for 370 yards and two scores.

A Heisman Trophy candidate, Watson is expected to be among the first quarterbacks taken in next year’s NFL draft.

Williams, at 6-3, is also considered a first-rounder.

Gallman, a fourth-year junior, was eligible to go pro last year but chose to return. He and Scott are also expected to be drafted.

COLUMBIA — South Carolina coach Will Muschamp is returning to Florida with his focus solely on beating the Gators and keeping his Gamecocks in the Southeastern Conference divisional race.

Muschamp is not wrapped up in emotions over his return to The Swamp or dissecting his four-year tenure at Florida.

Muschamp understands he’ll shoulder much of the attention when South Carolina (5-4, 3-4 SEC) MUSCHAMP arrives at No. 22 Florida (6-2, 4-2) on Saturday. After all, the last time these teams met there in 2014, it proved to be Muschamp’s last game with the Gators following South Carolina’s 23-20 overtime win . He was let go two days later, spent last year leading Auburn’s defense before getting a rare second chance to coach in the SEC with the Gamecocks.

He’s not sure how he’ll handle the atmosphere.

“I won’t know until game day,” Muschamp said Tuesday. “I stayed at the office about the same as I stay at the office. I got to the office the same time. Nothing changes as far as the work week, whether we’re playing Florida or anyone else on our schedule.

“We’ll cross that bridge when we get to Gainesville,” he said.

Muschamp hopes to leave Florida still with a shot for the SEC East. The Gamecocks started 2-4 and had the lowest scoring offense in the Football Bowl Subdivison through midOctober. But a switch to strong-armed freshman Jake Bentley has seemingly revived the sluggish team with three

straight victories, including a 24-21 win over then-18thranked Tennessee two weeks ago.

A win over the Gators — and the right bounces among the other SEC East teams — could leave the Gamecocks on top of a pile of 4-4 teams.

Muschamp told his players the only way to make that happen is control what they can control.

“How do we do that?” he asked. “Beating Florida.”

It’s a cry that’s resonated before in odd circumstances at South Carolina.

Linebacker Bryson AllenWilliams, who had 2 1-2 tackles for loss in the Gamecocks win over the Gators, brought it up to a chagrinned Muschamp on Tuesday.

“Hey,” the coach said with a smile, “I needed to do a better job at the end.”

Steve Spurrier, Florida’s Heisman Trophy winner and national championship coach, led the Gamecocks for 10 and a half seasons and often tore apart fan emotions on his visits back to Florida.

The Gators needed a blocked field goal try at the end in 2006 to escape with a 17-16 win — en route to a national title season — the first time Spurrier brought the Gamecocks in. Spurrier’s crew clinched its only SEC East title in 2010 at The Swamp with a dominating 36-14 victory.

Now, Spurrier is back in his beloved orange and blue as an ambassador and consultant for Florida’s athletic department, a position he held at South Carolina for a time after resigning as Gamecocks football coach in the midst of last season.

Linebacker Jonathan Walton, a starter in the 2014 Florida game, said the team expects to see Spurrier on the trip.

“And we’re expecting to beat him,” he said, laughing.

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lose this weekend and still they would be fine to reach the final four if they win out and become conference champions.

Washington would likely be in more trouble than the rest with a loss to Southern Cal on Saturday, but far from out.

For years, the folks who supported and fought for preserving the BCS beat to death one particular point: A playoff would devalue the regular season. Well, they were right, but that’s not such a bad thing. The pressure that comes with a system that is so unforgiving takes some of the drama out of late-season games, but the trade-off

makes up for it. More teams are in the mix and more games matter. Losses are not quite so catastrophic, but they do create new possibilities and heighten tension.

And, of course, in the end the playoff produces a truer champion.

THE FIELD Four of these nine teams will almost certainly make the College Football Playoff: Alabama, Clemson, Michigan, Washington, Ohio State, Louisville, Wisconsin, No. 9 Auburn and No. 16 West Virginia. Here’s where they stand.

TOTAL CONTROL Win out, get in the playoff.

Simple.

Alabama, Clemson, Michi-

gan, Washington, Ohio State, Auburn Barring a significant upset in the next couple weeks Alabama-Auburn and MichiganOhio State on Nov. 26 might as well be playoff games.

SOME CONTROL Teams that would be very much in the mix if they win out, but would still need help.

Wisconsin, West Virginia

NO CONTROL With its chance to win a conference at slim to none, the best Louisville can do is win and hope the upsets start piling up.

SORT OF STILL IN IT Penn State, Colorado Utah, Washington State,

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Don’t laugh at the Gators. If Florida wins out it would be 10-2 with victories against LSU, Florida State and maybe Alabama to win the SEC championship.

THE REST OF THE BIG 12 Oklahoma and Oklahoma State both have two losses and could win the Big 12, but there is no reason to think the Big 12 is getting in a two-loss team.

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COLLEGE FOOTBALL PLAYOFF RANKINGS Team Record 1. Alabama 9-0 2. Clemson 9-0 3. Michigan 9-0 4. Washington 9-0 5. Ohio St. 8-1 6. Louisville 8-1 7. Wisconsin 7-2 8. Texas A&M 7-2 9. Auburn 7-2 10. Penn St. 7-2 11. Oklahoma 7-2 12. Colorado 7-2 13. Oklahoma St. 7-2 14. Virginia Tech 7-2 15. Utah 7-2 16. West Virginia 7-1 17. North Carolina 7-2 18. Florida St. 6-3 19. Nebraska 7-2 20. Southern Cal 6-3 21. Western Michigan 9-0 22. Boise St. 8-1 23. Washington St. 7-2 24. LSU 5-3 25. Arkansas 6-3

OBITUARIES CELESTE T. RIVERS

Celeste Turbeville Rivers, 85, wife of Porter Rivers Jr., died on Monday, Nov. 7, 2016, at the home of her son and daughter-in-law in Columbia.

Born in Turbeville, she was a daughter of the RIVERS late Daniel Eugene and Ethel Durden Turbeville. Mrs. Rivers was a member of Trinity United Methodist Church. She was a graduate of Winthrop College. She was a retired law office administrator with the Bryan Law Firm with 30 years of service and was a member and officer of the Business & Professional Women’s Club.

Surviving are her husband of Sumter; two sons, Porter “Rocky” Rivers III and wife, Lisa Givens, of Columbia, and Mark T. Rivers and life partner, Brian Sisley, of Atlanta; a sister, Sylvia Moseley of Sumter; and two grandchildren, Porter “Dusty” Rivers IV and Shelby A. Rivers.

She was preceded in death by seven siblings, Ethel Durden (Turbeville) Anderson, Nell Turbeville, Daniel E. Turbeville Jr., Joanna (Turbeville) Keels, Clemence Durden Turbeville, Marjorie (Turbeville) Thrasher and John Furman Turbeville.

Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. on Friday in the chapel of Elmore Hill McCreight Funeral Home with her nieces, the Rev. Kay Keels and the Rev. Diane Moseley officiating.

Pallbearers will be extended family members, Key Thrasher, Mike Thrasher, Will Thrasher, Bruce Moseley, Mark Moseley and Larry Barker.

Burial will be in the Sumter Cemetery.

The family will receive friends from 1 to 2 p.m. on Friday at Elmore Hill McCreight Funeral Home.

Memorials may be made to the American Cancer Society or to a charity of one’s choice.

Online condolences may be sent to www.sumterfunerals. com.

Elmore Hill McCreight Funeral Home & Crematory, 221 Broad St., Sumter, is in charge of the arrangements, (803) 775-9386.

CHRISTOPHER W. GAINEY

Christopher Wayne Gainey, age 41, beloved husband of Kimberly Dawn Compton, died on Sunday, Nov. 6, 2016, at his residence.

Born in Sumter, he was a son of Wayne Brooks Gainey and ClauGAINEY dia BenenhaleyGainey. Chris was a brilliant computer engineer; a man who with tremendous entrepreneurship, owned and operated Phoenix Computer Co. His true joy in life was spending time with his family, especially his wife, three daughters and nine siblings.

Chris will be remembered as a very loving husband, father, son, brother and friend. He will be dearly missed by all who knew him.

Surviving in addition to his wife Kimberly are his daughters, Kristian Paije Gainey, Caryn Elizabeth Gainey and Crystal Lynn Gainey, all of Sumter; two brothers, Dion Michael Fain of Chicago and Cody Alan Gainey of Alexandria, Virginia; and seven sisters, Michelle Renee Graham and her husband, Jason, of Sumter, Candice Nichole Bundy and her husband, Bryan, of Texas, Amanda Gainey-Ross of Dalzell, Danielle Marie Held and her husband, Jason, of Sumter, Dionne Adele Gainey of Texas, Brittany Lee Gainey of Sumter and Brooke Ashton Reeley and her husband, Timothy, of Sumter.

A private graveside service will be held.

Active pallbearers will be Brad Baker, Jessie James Brown, Zachary Davis, Manny DeJesus, Cody Gainey, Jason Held, Wilfredo Montanez and Timothy Reeley.

Memorials may be made to the Christopher Wayne Gainey Go Fund Me Memorial Fund, which will be used for the support of his wife and children.

You may go to www.bullockfuneralhome.com and sign the family’s guest book.

The family has chosen Bullock Funeral Home for the arrangements.

DEBRA R. SMITH SUMMERTON — Debra Richburg Smith, 59, wife of Clifford Smith Jr., died on

Tuesday, Nov. 8, 2016, at McLeod Health Clarendon hospital, Manning.

She was born on Oct. 12, 1957, in Sumter, a daughter of the late Eddie Gibson Sr. and Altomease Richburg Williams.

The family is receiving friends at the residence, 1572 JR & FA Richburg Road, Summerton.

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

FREDERICK D. RAY Frederick Deor Ray, 23, died on Tuesday, Nov. 8, 2016, at his residence.

He was born on July 5, 1993, in Columbia, a son of Freddie Ray Jr. and Mary Ann Jefferson Coard and stepson of Michael Coard.

The family is receiving friends at his residence, 28 Capri Drive, Sumter.

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

THELMA B. ROGERS Thelma Delores “Lois” Baker Rogers, 73, widow of William Eugene “Bill” Rogers, died on Sunday, Nov. 6, 2016, at McLeod Regional Medical Center in Florence.

Born on June 8, 1943, in Sumter, she was a daughter of the late Alpheus Joseph and Annie Lee Coulter Baker. She was retired from Bosch.

Survivors include a daughter, Melissa Lynn Taylor (Chip) of Sumter; a granddaughter, Melissa Danielle Taylor Baker (T.J.); two great-grandchildren, Ethan Baker and Evan Baker; a sister, Juanita Baker Davis (Junior) of Sumter; and two brothers, Frances “Buddy” Baker (Barbara) and Jimmy L. Baker (Donna), both of Sumter.

She was preceded in death by three brothers, Wilbur Baker, Jack Baker and Dallas Baker Sr.; and three sisters, Helen Hodge, Mary Louise Clark and Annette Sigmon.

Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. on Thursday in the Elmore-Cannon-Stephens Funeral Home chapel with the Rev. Ronnie Morris officiating. Burial will be in Evergreen Memorial Park cemetery.

The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. today at Elmore-Cannon-Stephens Funeral Home and other times at the home of her daughter, 3990 Nazarene

Church Road.

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

VIRGINIA MAE B. LENEAU Virginia Mae Bracey Leneau, affectionately called “Jannie Mae,” daughter of the late Eddie and Mary Amos Bracey, died on Friday, Nov. 4, 2016, at Palmetto Health Tuomey.

She was born on Sept. 25, 1943, in Sumter County. Jannie Mae accepted Christ at a very young age and was a member of New Bethel Missionary Baptist Church. She received her education in the public schools of Sumter County. Jannie Mae was united in marriage to Isiah Lenneau Sr. for 51 years.

She leaves to cherish wonderful memories: five children, Linda Ann Leneau, Brenda (Joseph) Myers and Cindy Leneau-Potter, all of Sumter, and Izell (Cabrina Williams-Leneau) of Gurnee, Illinois, and Leroy Leneau (a son she reared) of Sumter; 10 grandchildren; six greatgrandchildren; a touching niece, Erica Renae Broughton of Sumter; and a host of nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends.

“Jannie Mae” was preceded in death by a great-grandchild, “Baby Stukes;” two brothers, Johnathan and Edward Paul Bracey; three sisters, Annie Lee Stukes, Louise Goodman and Ruth Riley; and her stepmother, Inez Hastie.

Funeral service will be held at 3 p.m. on Thursday at New Bethel Missionary Baptist Church with Pastor Willie A. Wright Jr. officiating.

The body will lie in repose from 2 p.m. until the hour of service.

Interment will follow in Bradford Cemetery.

The funeral cortege will leave at 2:15 p.m. from the home, 650 Geddings Road, Sumter.

Sumter Funeral Service Inc. is in charge of arrangements.

CLEVELAND FRIERSON JR. Cleveland Frierson Jr., 74, widow of Joesphine Tomony Frierson, died on Tuesday, Nov. 8, 2016, in Upper Darby, Pennsylvania.

He was born on Thursday, Feb. 26, 1942, in Summerton, to the late Cleveland Sr. and Lucille Jones Frierson.

Arrangements are incomplete at this time and will be

announced at a later date by King-Fields Mortuary of Summerton.

The family will receive friends at the home of his granddaughter, Sheria Frierson, 12 Annie Tindal Road, Apartment 2-D, Summerton.

MARJORIE H. MONTALBANO Marjorie Harrison Montalbano, 88, died on Tuesday, Nov. 8, 2016, at Palmetto Health Tuomey.

Born in Florida, she was a daughter of the late Frank Harrison and Blanche Dennis Harrison Cauthen. Mrs. Montalbano was a member of Grace Baptist Church. She was a former board member of NAMI. She was a retired guidance counselor with Sumter School District 17 and was also a history and French teacher.

Surviving are a son, William Joseph “Monty” Montalbano Jr. (Deborah) of Sumter; a brother, Alfred Harrison of Charleston; a stepsister, Betty Ridley of Sumter; four grandchildren, Kimberly Morris (Eric), MeMe Montalbano, Ricky Montalbano (Ashley) and Nicole James (Reggie); 12 greatgrandchildren; one greatgreat-grandchild; and a special caregiver, Margaret Carter.

She was preceded in death by a son, Michael Montalbano.

Funeral services will be held at noon on Thursday at the chapel of Elmore Hill McCreight Funeral Home with the Rev. Steve Shumake officiating. Burial will be in Evergreen Memorial Park cemetery.

Her great-grandsons will serve as pallbearers.

The family will receive friends from 11 a.m. to noon on Thursday at Elmore Hill McCreight Funeral Home and other times at the home, 650 Sierra St. Memorials may be made to NAMI (National Alliance on Mental Illness), 5000 Thurmond Mall, Columbia, SC 29201.

Online condolences may be sent to www.sumterfunerals. com.

Elmore Hill McCreight Funeral Home & Crematory, 221 Broad St., Sumter, is in charge of the arrangements, (803) 775-9386.

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Learn to cook romantic dinners for 2 Charleston chef will teach class at Santee State Park

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here’s nothing quite as romantic as a delicious multi-course meal for two

cooked by one of the two diners.

And it helps if the one cooking is pretty good at it.

That’s where Chef Josh Shea comes in. He’s a personal chef in Charleston who is also the food and beverage director for the Charleston River Dogs baseball team.

Chef Josh will teach you how to plan and prepare a meal you’ll be proud of and that will impress your dining partner.

Santee State Park and Chef Josh are SHEA teaming for a weekend in a lakeside cabin with hands-on training in a program that could change your relationship for the better — especially your relation-

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Guests will spend the weekend of Nov. 18-20 at lakeside cabins in Santee State Park while learning to cook a romantic dinner for two.

Chef Josh Shea will teach kitchen skills that can translate to many different dishes while taking participants through the process of preparing a variety of dishes. ship with your kitchen.

The Date Night Dining program will take place during the weekend of Friday, Nov. 18, through checkout at 10 a.m. Sunday, Nov. 20. Check in

after 3 p.m. on Friday, enjoy the park and the lake and relax in preparation for a full day of fun on Saturday, learning how to cook a variety of appetizers, salads, entrees and desserts

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Appetizers

• Charleston Style Crab Cake Bites Lump crab meat tossed with fresh veggies, baked in phyllo dough cups and topped with herb butter sauce • Antipasto Platter for Two A nice assortment of fresh cheeses, meats, pickled vegetables and grilled French bread

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Salads • Rustic Fall Salad Roasted golden beets, asparagus, heirloom tomatoes, and charred Italian bread over a bed of mixed greens • Boston Butter Leaf Wedges Crisp butter leaf lettuce, peppered bacon, toasted walnuts and Clemson Blue Cheese crumbles

Entrees • Bistro Braised Chicken Served over cast-iron roasted root vegetables and fingerling potatoes, topped with an herb-infused truffle butter • Lemon Herb Risotto with Butterflied Shrimp Tossed with sauteed haricot vert green beans and finished with basil-infused oil

Desserts • Apple Shortcake Southern-style spiced apple shortcake topped with a citrus and mint-infused whipped cream • Chocolate Fruit Assortment of fruit dipped in white chocolate and drizzled with dark chocolate

— two of each. Once you’ve learned to cook these courses, you can mix and match at home and use your newly learned cooking skills to develop romantic meals on your own.

Chef Josh has designed a menu to be stress free, even fun.

The charge for the Date Night Dining cooking program includes two nights in a cabin. Single occupants pay $449, with double occupancy $299. Registration deadline is Friday, Nov. 11. Participants should check in on Friday at the park office, where more information will be provided; on Saturday, cooking class will be held at the Village Round.

Chef Josh advises participants to bring clothes to cook in that you don’t mind getting messy.

If you’d like to stay a little longer at the park, up to two additional nights can be reserved for only $49 each night.

Make your reservations by Friday by calling (803) 854-2408.

What will you learn to cook? Chef Josh has planned several dishes that will teach you skills transferable to other dishes and that can also be rearranged for new menus.

Grass species rated as most important in the world

BY JOHN NELSON Curator, USC Herbarium I hope you will remember from your introductory Economic Botany class that the grasses, as a family called the Poaceae, surely represent the most important plants in the world, as far as human economy goes. Practically every human culture has developed around the growing and consumption of at least one grass species.

Beyond human economy, the grasses are of paramount importance in many ecological systems. It’s an enormous family, with many thousands of species. Some grasses have something of a dark side and can be aggressive invaders; unPHOTO PROVIDED fortunately we have plenty of This mystery plant is a true lover them here in the Southeast. of the Deep South. One of the For the beginning botanist, grasses, it loves the South Caroli- identifying grasses to species na Lowcountry and thrives as far level can really be a bewildersouth as Florida and west to Loui- ing experience, and it takes considerable practice to besiana.

come familiar with the various groups within the family. We’ll save the discussion of detailed characteristics for another time, but remember that grass stems are usually round (and hollow) and their flowers are crowded into what we call spikelets. And the fruit of a grass is what we call a grain, which always contains a single seed.

There is a popular grass species that is commonly cultivated here in the Southeast, and everybody has seen it. It’s called “Pampas-grass,” and it’s native to South America. It forms large, spreading clumps, and usually stays where it is supposed to. Other introduced species of large, plume-forming grasses are much more aggressive, including the dreadful common reed (Phragmites australis), giant cane (Arundo donax) and zebra grass (Miscanthus sinensis), all of which now represent serious problems on our landscapes as inva-

sive species. There are also a number of other “fuzzytopped” grass species, both native and introduced: Perhaps you’ve heard of “Cogon grass,” which is one of our most serious invaders.

We also have a number of native grasses that form prominent plume-like inflorescences.

Most of these are perennials and form clumps. Of our native plume-forming grasses, some of the showiest species reside in the group that we call the “Indian grasses,” and one of these species is featured as this week’s mystery plant.

A couple of Indian grass species are quite common throughout the Southeast, and they are rather easy to see in a variety of habitats. Our mystery plant, however, is a true lover of the Deep South, found only on the coastal plain, from the Lowcountry of South Carolina to Florida and over to Louisiana. It occurs on dry ground and may be found in some

abundance in ecosystems that experience periodic fire.

It forms thin clumps, with the stalks rising sometimes as high as six feet, then with a prominent plume of bright, shiny brown and gold, hairy spikelets. In this species, the spikelets are somewhat clustered together on one side of each branchlet. While in bloom — which is now — the tiny, yellow anthers may be seen dangling from each spikelet on a thread-like stalk. It can be grown in most sandy soils, and tolerates drought well.

Answer: “Lopsided Indiangrass,” Sorghastrum secundum John Nelson is the curator of the A.C. Moore Herbarium at the University of South Carolina, in the Department of Biological Sciences, Columbia SC 29208. For more information, visit www.herbarium.org, call (803) 777-8196, or email nelson@ sc.edu.

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Boyfriend and his video games need to go DEAR ABBY — I have been dating "Ian" for seven months. We met at work, and my friends convinced me Dear Abby to go out ABIGAIL with him. I thought he VAN BUREN was a nice guy, just shy. Now that we've been dating, I realize that's not the case.

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attack. When I tell him it's just a game, he won't listen.

He is also critical of me.

It's mostly about my weight, but he also tells me I'm horrible and stupid. He complains about the way I play video games, my cooking, etc. Sometimes he loses his temper and snaps at me. He has slapped me a few times.

He's never intimate with me, but I know he's straight because he watches porn when he thinks I'm asleep.

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Conflicted in Virginia DEAR CONFLICTED — End it NOW! You are looking at this the wrong way. From where I sit, it would be practically impossible for you to have a worse relationship than this one. Ian is immature, emotionally and physically abusive and unemployed. Men who care about women don't treat them the way he treats you.

Ian should not move anywhere with you. If he does, you will have a heck of a time getting this freeloader out. Not only that, you won't be able to find anyone else because it will appear that you're already "involved."

SUDOKU HOW TO PLAY: Each row, column and set of 3-by-3 boxes must contain the numbers 1 through 9 without repetition.

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TCM devotes schedule to patriotic propaganda films

BY KEVIN MCDONOUGH TCM devotes its primetime schedule to documentary propaganda movies made during World War II. The night begins with the survey “To Tell the Truth: The Strategy of Truth” (8 p.m.), contrasting the forms and style of such films made in Britain, Germany and the United States.

Among the most celebrated American films of this type were the “Why We Fight” series, directed by Frank Capra, best known for “It’s a Wonderful Life.”

These include “Prelude to War” (9:15 p.m.) and “The Negro Soldier” (10:30 p.m.).

Wartime films were made by celebrated filmmakers like Capra and John Ford (“The Searchers”), who shot “The Battle of Midway” (1 a.m.) in color. Ford’s Pearl Harbor documentary “December 7th” (11:30 p.m.) sat on the shelf for some time because it was considered more demoralizing than rousing.

There was plenty of room for newcomers. The sudden enlistment of millions of civilians called for crash education and indoctrination in the rudiments of soldiering, such as how to use a rifle, put on a gas mask, etc. “The Autobiography of a Jeep” (10:15 p.m.) celebrates the vehicle’s invention and many uses.

Such educational films did not end with the war. Corporate America adopted such methods to train workers and teach consumers with industrial and educational films like “Industrial Arts — Using Nails and Screws,” which found their way into classrooms or appeared as shorts on the fledgling ABC Network in the 1950s.

Filmmakers including Robert Altman graduated from industrial movies to feature films. One industrial film company called Centron Corp. in Lawrence, Kansas, churned out a steady diet of movies with titles like “Bicycle Safety: The Rules for the Road” and “Basic Breadmaking.” One of Centron’s more notable employees was Herk Harvey, who made the 1962 low-budget supernatural horror classic “Carnival of Souls.”

Propaganda documentaries live on, particularly on

YouTube. YouTube has also become the place to go for how-to videos, so much so that networks like HGTV have basically abandoned instructional series for fancier fare about buying and selling real estate. If you want to learn how to grout, turn to YouTube. Sponsors have noticed. Many amateur directors have become virtual infomercial producers, plugging products provided by manufacturers hopeful for viral exposure.

We’ve come a long way since Frank Capra.

TONIGHT’S OTHER HIGHLIGHTS • Jane sends out an SOS on “Blindspot” (8 p.m., NBC, TV14).

• A model’s murder has posh connections on “Lethal Weapon” (8 p.m., Fox, TV-14).

• “Unsung” (8 p.m., TV One) profiles “Def Comedy Jam” stars Joe and Guy Torry.

• Battle stations on “Empire” (9 p.m., Fox, TV-14).

• Jay fears losing his last refuge on “Modern Family” (9 p.m., ABC, TV-PG).

• “NOVA” (9 p.m., PBS, TV-G, check local listings)

continues its “Treasures of the Earth” series with a look at metals.

• A governor’s meeting is interrupted by gunfire on “Designated Survivor” (10 p.m., ABC, TV-14).

• The creeps continue on “American Horror Story: Roanoke” (10 p.m., FX, TV-MA).

• Jimmy and Gretchen attend a wedding on “You’re the Worst” (10 p.m., FXX, TVMA).

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is silenced on “Chicago P.D.” (10 p.m., NBC, TV-14).

LATE NIGHT John Stanton is booked on “The Daily Show With Trevor Noah” (11 p.m., Comedy Central) * Kristen Stewart, Bill Burr and Fidlar are on “Conan” (11 p.m., TBS) * Chelsea Handler hosts Rob Corddry, Carol Burnett and Jessica Mendoza on “Chelsea” (streaming on Netflix) * Miles Teller, Neil deGrasse Tyson and Triumph the Insult

Comic Dog are on “The Late Show With Stephen Colbert” (11:35 p.m., CBS) * Jimmy Fallon welcomes Eddie Redmayne, Lily Collins and Martha Wainwright on “The Tonight Show” (11:35 p.m., NBC) * Wendy Williams and Lukas Graham stop by “Late Night With Seth Meyers” (12:35 a.m., NBC) * Ryan Phillippe, Kyra Sedgwick and Shura are on “The Late Late Show With James Corden” (12:35 a.m., CBS).

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A kingpin emerges on “Survivor” (8 p.m., CBS, TV-PG) * Adam makes a movie on “The Goldbergs” (8 p.m., ABC, TVPG) * Oliver seeks links to Prometheus’ victims on “Arrow” (8 p.m., CW, TV-14) * J.J. falls for the new girl in town on “Speechless” (8:30 p.m., ABC, TV-PG) * Teens survive a gruesome scene on “Criminal Minds” (9 p.m., CBS, TV-14) * A hazing goes too far on “Law & Order: SVU” (9 p.m., NBC, TV-14) * A new friend sees the future on “Frequency” (9 p.m., CW, TV-14) * Career moves on “black-ish” (9:30 p.m., ABC, TV-PG) * A rude awakening on “Code Black” (10 p.m., CBS, TV-14) * A witness

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made a pie can tell you that it actually requires some care if you want it to turn out well.

Consider apple pie. Its ingredients are few and elemental: apples, of course, along with sugar, flavoring and pie crust. But choosing the right apples is a serious business. Likewise, you'll want to do what you can to prevent the apples from shrinking in the pie shell as they cook, which simultaneously makes the bottom crust soggy and creates an unsightly gap between the filling and top crust.

Let's start with the apples. Some are tart, and some are sweet. Happily, autumn is apple season, which means farmers markets (and, to a lesser extent, supermarkets) should be bursting with choices. Buy an assortment, taste each kind, and take notes about their flavor, paying particular attention to their sugar level. An apple's flavor intensifies as it is cooked. Unless you're nuts about one particular variety, I'd advise you to pick a mix for your pie. The complexity of the flavors will make the pie that much more interesting.

Some apples turn into mush when they're cooked, while others hold their shape for days. If you're not sure which way a given variety will go, here's a test: Cut a wedge into cubes, combine it with a pinch of sugar and a tablespoon of water, then cook it, covered, over low heat for about 5 minutes, or until just tender. Most varieties will hold their shape, but McIntosh, Macoun, Cortland and Empire will fall apart and turn into applesauce. I recommend adding a few of the fall-apart varieties to your pie.

Their sauciness will moisten and bind the rest of the apples in the filling.

Now, how to prevent that gap? Simple.

Gently pre-cook the apples, which drains them of liquid and shrinks their bulk. They'll shrink no more once they're added to the pie, which means there'll be no gap between the filling and the top crust. But don't toss out that liquid! If you boil it down as detailed below and add it back to the apples, you'll amp up the apple essence.

DEEP-DISH APPLE PIE Start to finish: 3 hours Servings: 8 4 pounds firm apples, (a mix of sweet and tart) peeled, cored and cut into 1/4-inch-thick wedges 1 pound applesauce apples, peeled, cored and cut into 1/4-inchthick wedges 1/2 cup plus 1 teaspoon granulated sugar, divided 1/4 cup packed dark brown sugar 1/4 teaspoon table salt 1 to 2 tablespoons lemon juice 1 teaspoon lemon zest Double batch of pie dough, refrigerated 1 tablespoon heavy cream In a large Dutch oven over medium-high heat, toss together all of the apples, 1/2 cup of the granulated sugar, the brown sugar, salt, 1 tablespoon of the lemon juice and lemon zest.

Bring the mixture to a boil, reduce to a simmer, and cook until the firm apples are just tender when poked with a knife, about 15 minutes. Transfer the apples to a large colander set over a bowl, and let them drain for 15 minutes, shaking the colander every so often.

After the apples have drained, add the juices from the bowl to the Dutch oven and simmer until reduced to about 1/2 cup.

In the bowl, combine the reduced juices with the apples. Taste for seasoning, and add additional lemon juice if necessary. Cool to room temperature.

Meanwhile, remove 1 disk of dough from the refrigerator, and roll it out between 2 large sheets of plastic wrap into a 12-inch circle, about 1/8 inch thick. If the dough becomes soft and/or sticky, return it to the refrigerator and chill until firm. Remove the plastic wrap from one side of the dough, and flip it onto a 9-inch pie plate. Remove the second layer of wrap. Ease the dough down into the plate, and press it into the bottom and sides gently without stretching it. Leave the dough that overhangs the plate in place; chill until the dough is firm, about 30 minutes.

Roll the second disk of dough between 2 large sheets of plastic wrap into a 12-inch circle, about 1/8 inch thick. Chill, leaving the dough between the plastic sheets, until firm, about 30 minutes.

While the dough chills, adjust the oven rack to the lowest position, place an empty rimmed baking sheet on the rack, and

heat the oven to 425 degrees.

Remove the pie plate lined with the dough from the refrigerator, and spoon the apple mixture into it. Remove the plastic from one side of the remaining dough, and flip the dough onto the apples. Remove the second piece of plastic. Trim the excess dough hanging off the edge of the pie plate so it is flush with the edge. Pinch the top and bottom dough rounds firmly together and press them with the tines of a fork.

Cut four 2-inch slits in the top of the dough. Chill the filled pie for 10 minutes. Brush the surface with the heavy cream, then sprinkle evenly with remaining 1 teaspoon of granulated sugar.

Bake the pie on the heated baking sheet until the crust is dark golden brown, 40 to 45 minutes. Transfer the pie to a wire rack, and let cool until ready to serve.

Nutrition information per serving: 550 calories; 240 calories from fat (44 percent of total calories); 27 g fat (17 g saturated; 1 g trans fats); 70 mg cholesterol; 210 mg sodium; 76 g carbohydrate; 4 g fiber; 38 g sugar; 5 g protein.

PIE DOUGH Start to finish: 20 minutes, plus chilling Makes 2 crusts 2 2/3 cups (11 1/2 ounces) all-purpose flour 1/2 teaspoon table salt 18 tablespoons (2 sticks plus 2 tablespoons) unsalted butter, cold, cut into 1/2-inch cubes 4 to 6 tablespoons ice water In a large bowl, stir together the flour and the salt, then add the butter. Working quickly with your fingertips or a pastry blender, mix the dough until most of mixture resembles a coarse meal, with the rest in small (roughly pea-sized) lumps. Drizzle 4 tablespoons of ice water evenly over the mixture, and gently stir with a fork until incorporated. Gently squeeze a small handful: it should hold together without crumbling apart. If it doesn't, add more ice water, 1/2 tablespoon at a time, stirring 2 or 3 times after each addition until it comes together. (If you overwork the mixture or add too much water, the pastry will be tough.)

Turn the dough out onto a clean work surface and divide into several portions. With the heel of your hand, smear each portion once in a forward motion on the work surface to help distribute the fat. Gather the smeared dough together and form it, rotating it on the work surface, into 2 disks. Chill, wrapped in plastic wrap, until firm, at least 1 hour.

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