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Officials to switch supply in wake of contamination BY BRISTOW MARCHANT bmarchant@theitem.com (803) 774-1272 Officials tried to reassure Rembert residents Thursday their water is safe to drink despite a contamination that necessitates a change in the community’s water source. About a dozen residents attended a public meeting at Rafting Creek Community Center to learn that a trace amount of radium detected in the Rembert water system has led the system’s McELVEEN administrators to decide on switching households to the High Hills water company. Sen. Thomas McElveen called the meeting to keep constituents informed on the issue. “The top priority is to provide you with safe, clean drinking water,” McElveen said. The decision was made after testing revealed the presence of radium, a chemical produced by iron stones that surround the area’s groundwater. While small amounts of the element don’t pose a health threat to Rembert residents, officials stressed, state regulators at the Department of Health and Environmental Control won’t permit the city of Sumter, which manages Rembert’s water system, to continue operations if the water contains a potentially hazardous chemical. Water technicians considered treatment options but decided it was too costly to remove the element, and the city would be required to treat the radium as a hazardous material. Instead, officials want to

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The Rev. Larry DuRant, pastor of World International Ministries, prays in his office on Guignard Drive. According to parishioner Arlessia Vaughn, the church’s congregation stands behind DuRant and thinks he is innocent of accusations of criminal sexual conduct with minors that have been brought against him.

Congregation speaks up for pastor charged with sex crimes BY ROB COTTINGHAM rcottingham@theitem.com (803) 774-1225

‘He is not the monster he’s been painted to be.’

Nearly a year ago, the Rev. Larry DuRant, pastor of World International Ministries, was arrested and charged with several counts of criminal sexual conduct with a minor. Since then, more charges have been filed, and while the mountain of legal turbulence ahead of the pastor might be daunting, his congregation holds true to its faith, both in God and in DuRant. “He is not the monster he’s been painted to be,” parishioner Arlessia Vaughn said. Joined by her husband, minister Elvin Vaughn, and minister Myer Whack, she said DuRant’s congregation stands behind the pastor and thinks he’s innocent of the charges levied against him. “We’re all trying to move forward,” she said. “We’re believing in God and believing in him. We support him entirely.”

ARLESSIA VAUGHN parishioner who thinks the Rev. Larry DuRant is innocent Since the indictments, the group said the congregation and its leadership have been bombarded with criticism and slanderous attacks by parties associated with the alleged victims of DuRant’s charges. Whack, who has known DuRant for more than 20 years, feels the church has dealt with enough. “If it’s about the kids, then let it be about the kids,” he said. “There’s no need for any more defamation of his character, nor the character of members of his congregation. People are going around and spreading rumors with the intent of defaming him, not

realizing they’re hurting the church, as well.” “Picture bullying. If you had a sister or brother being bullied, you’d want it to stop,” Elvin Vaughn said. “At some point, it’s got to stop.” Arlessia Vaughn said that “bullying” has extended to several families in the church who’ve been hurt in the process. Whack said it’s absolutely unnecessary, and the difficulty faced by church members to move forward also encompasses the Internet. “It’s hard to pull up stuff about our church on YouTube without bringing up something about (DuRant’s charges),” Whack said. “It’s ridiculous.” Whack said it should all be left alone for the legal system to address. “Let the system handle it,” he said. “There’s no need in bringing something up over and over again and having people relive moments they’re trying to get past. Don’t bring other families into it, tearing up families by

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Sumter native helps develop new diabetic test strips Tyler Ovington and Sumter native Kayla Gainey work in the lab developing new diabetic test strips that could make the process of testing blood sugar much less expensive.

BY RAYTEVIA EVANS revans@theitem.com (803) 774-1214 Sumter’s own Kayla Gainey is one of three bioengineering students at Clemson University to come up with a new way for diabetics to test blood sugar. Officials say the new method could make the testing process for diabetics less expensive in the U.S. and other countries. Gainey, a Sumter Christian School graduate and second-year graduate student, said previous students came up with the idea that if you could print enzymes, it would make manufacturing test strips a lot cheaper. “Based off of that idea, we used a series of

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enzymes in the dye that are sensitive to glucose levels in blood, and they change color based on the amount of glucose,” Gainey said. “So the higher your blood sugar is, the darker the color changes.” With the method of printing enzymes for the testing strips, they simply used a basic inkjet printer, Gainey explained. The new way of printing enzymes developed by Gainey and her classmates, Tyler Ovington and Alex Devon, is a much cheaper way than the manufacturing for today’s test strips. Gainey and her classmates used different parts that can be found in electronics stores to

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United Way to host Kentucky Derby shindig BY JADE REYNOLDS jade@theitem.com (803) 774-1250 The Kentucky Derby is coming to downtown Sumter. “This is our first special event fundraiser,” said Natasha Jenkins, community development director for the United Way of Sumter, Clarendon and Lee counties. “Normally we raise money through our workplace and direct mail campaigns.” The inaugural Derby Day Sumter on May 3 will kick off with Run for the Roses, a family-friendly 5K. It will begin and end at Rotary Centennial Plaza on the corner of Main and Liberty streets. “Strollers and pets welcomed,” Jenkins said. “We’ll have a children’s play area, and children 12 and under are free. It’s also the first day of the (Downtown Market). We’re hoping

that will draw in more participants.” Owners are asked to leash their pets. Registration begins at 8 a.m., and the race will start at 9 a.m. It will take place rain or shine. Prizes will be awarded to overall male and female winners as well as to age group leaders. The evening, though, is for adults 21 and older, as the Derby Day Sumter Party will feature beer and wine. It will be the first event held in the new green space off Main Street, Jenkins said. “We’re asking people to come in their best derby attire,” Jenkins said. “We’ll have a hat competition and a red carpet back drop.” It, too, will take place rain or shine

as the event can be moved completely indoors, Jenkins said. The party kicks off at 5:30 p.m. and will run until 9 p.m. It will feature a live viewing of the Kentucky Derby as well as entertainment from Terence Lonon and the Untouchables. Fifteen local vendors have also donated their food and labor to the cause, Jenkins said. Tickets for both events are now on sale. Run for the Roses tickets cost $25 before April 28, and if you register before April 18, you’ll receive a T-shirt. After April 28, tickets will be $30. You can register at strictlyrunning. com. Tickets for the Derby Day Sumter Party are limited. They are $50 before

the event and $60 the day of. They may be purchased online at derbydaysumter.com. “All proceeds from Derby Day Sumter will go to United Way to help us impact the community in the areas of education, income and health,” Jenkins said. “Our committee members have been incredible. They’ve been really enthusiastic, (and) our sponsors have really stepped up to the plate. We reached out to them at the first of the year, and a lot of them make commitments before the end of (the previous) year.” The special events committee is made up of seven community members and three staff members. For more information or to purchase tickets for either event, call (803) 773-7935, visit derbydaysumter.com or email Kari Cruse at kcruse@uwaysumter.org or Natasha Jenkins at njenkins@uwaysumter.org.

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USC Sumter class scores high on strategy game Students enrolled in Hennie van Bulck’s Strategic Management class at USC Sumter scored higher than any others in the world on their online global business strategy game recently. According to a recent news release, 5,617 teams from 314 colleges and universities participated. Some of the colleges and universities represented are similar in size and population to USC Sumter, but many of them are major universities and graduate schools. “I’m extremely proud that our students ranked above all others on earnings-per-share (EPS) and stock price, and also did extremely well on return on equity (REO),” van Bulck said. Every Monday, Business Strategy Game compiles a list of the previous week’s bestperforming companies worldwide based on overall score (current year), earnings per share, return on average equity and stock price. For the week of March 24-30, USC Sumter students Scott Ochab, Charles Bostic and Sarah Lowder were ranked highest on the list.

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From left, Mark Champagne, United Ministries director; Libby Singletary; Mayor Joe McElveen; and Joel Singletary are seen at the picnic at the Heath Pavilion honoring and celebrating volunteers. Joel and Libby Singletary received the Mayor’s Award for Outstanding Community Service on Thursday at the annual event held at Swan Lake-Iris Gardens. Also receiving the award this year was Jennie Ruth Geddings for her work with American Red Cross and Jerry Domrese for his many community service activities. Sumter Volunteers Director Jo Anne Morris gave Steve Shumake, Howie Owens and Frank Baker the Edith Myers Volunteer Extraordinaire Award. Also receiving recognition was Shiloh United Methodist Church for baking the most cookies, 280 dozen, for the “Shower Shaw with Cookies and Cards” yearly competition.

Strippers sue South Carolina clubs about their wages COLUMBIA (AP) — A group of strippers said several South Carolina nightclubs didn’t pay them according to federal standards, and the women have filed a federal lawsuit against them. The lawsuit, filed earlier this year, accuses clubs in Columbia and Greenville of violating minimum wage and overtime provisions of the Fair Labor Standards Act. In court papers, the dancers said the clubs — Heart Breakers in Columbia and Platinum Plus locations in Columbia and Greenville — paid them no direct compensation. The dancers said their only pay resulted

from customers’ tips. On top of that, the lawsuit alleges, for dancers to perform, they were required to pay “house fees” ranging from $15 to $35 per shift to the clubs and give some of their tips to bouncers, managers and other employees. “The failure of Defendants to compensate Plaintiffs and the members of the Plaintiff class at least minimum wage was knowing, willful, intentional, and done in bad faith,” the dancers’ attorneys wrote, saying their clients are entitled to back pay of $7.25 — the federal minimum wage — for each hour they worked, as well as time-and-a-half for any overtime in

excess of 40 hours per week. The lawsuit is being brought as a class-action case, meaning that it’s on behalf of those who worked at the clubs within three years before the suit was filed and think they were paid improperly. Club operators have denied the allegations, maintaining that the dancers were independent contractors who were compensated fairly. Last month, the operators filed a counterclaim asking the court, in the event that back pay or overtime is ultimately awarded to the dancers, to deduct dance fees they said the dancers wrongfully withheld

from their employers. In addition, attorneys for the club operators said they should get further compensation if the dancers’ case is successful because, while employed by the clubs, the dancers would have gotten the full benefit of using the clubs’ “facilities, personnel, advertising, good-will, and all other assets” while retaining all the resulting revenue. No hearings are scheduled in the case, which was first reported by The State newspaper. The lawsuit is similar to others filed across the country, including another pending case against a Myrtle Beach strip club.

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Hubbard’s abstracts reflect life’s texture, rhythms BY JANE G. COLLINS Special to The Item Abstract painter Ann Hubbard’s artistic statement stresses her interest in creating the “relationships between dichotomies (smooth/textured, light/ dark, movement/stillness) … images that reveal a balanced tension.” Her exhibit “From the Cycle Series,” currently at the University of South Carolina Sumter’s University Gallery, certainly underscores her objectives. There is a profound sense of order and rhythm in the motions of spirals moving from a central focus. Yet within each painting, her technique manifests as sense synergy. The circles do not line up neatly; instead, they progress above and beyond the central vortex, transporting the eye outside the picture’s framework. The overall effect, however, leaves the feeling of completion, rather than motion out of control. “Cycle Series #9a,” for example, extends the boundaries, but the yellow/orange in the upper portion and the circle in the lower front add focus and continuity. Hubbard’s sense of color develops an awareness of harmony. The repetition of turquoise, blue and green in “#9a,” “Beacon,” “Sea Cycle” and “Cycle Series #23” stresses her exploration of shape, texture and size. Her palette often resembles the richness of vegetable colors — sweet potato orange, zucchini yellow. The strong black lines add depth and a feeling of rhythm. In “Red Echo,” Hubbard es-

constant state of change ... as time or force alters it.” Hubbard creates a measured sense of serenity in several linear compositions. In “Geo- Site Series #1 and #3,” she explores changing color and size, gradating the color to lead the thrust of the compositions downward. “Geo-Site Series #2,” for example, establishes the small landscape at the top with its green, blue and aqua shades; the scene descends toward the elongated bottom. Thin black lines emphasize the shape and relationship of the sky and earth. Her large landscape repeats the common design of the others but emphasizes the effect of color in its emotional appeal. Her unexpected use of gray in “Geo-Site #3,” the horizontal nature of “Site Series #11a,” and the reversal of the color mass from bottom to top in “Site Series #44” underscore her sense of “life’s natuPHOTO PROVIDED ral order for process, flux and Ann Hubbard’s “Beacon” can be seen among the works in her exhibition “From the Cycle Series” at University transformation.” Even her Gallery in the Anderson Library on the University of South Carolina Sumter campus through May 30. landscapes represent her keen desire to achieve works with “a strong physical presthe composition with its muted Series #14a” provide another tablishes a sense of motion — ence.” up to down or down to up — al- aqua, vermillion, mustard and similarity of techniques. Red Hubbard has an informative and black at the top in “Cycle olive. The unexpected emphalowing choices of mustard, web page that states her artis#13”and the circle motion at sis of clear bright yellow, lime jade and red to swirl outside tic direction and offers examthe bottom, especially the green and orange at the top the framework yet back into ples of other works. See it at lower left side, are contrasted the central motion of the piece. stabilize and reinforce the mowww.annhubbard.net. “From with beige. Interestingly, the tion. Companion pieces in “Heat the Cycle Series” remains at black lines are infused with In “Set Sail” and “Cycle SeWave” are not mirror images the USC Sumter University ries #178,” Hubbard achieves a shapes of blue and red as part but complete one another. The Gallery until May 30, and is of the actual design. Its basic use of electric blue changes the comparison of the larger and free and open to the public smaller shapes, not necessarily format is rediscovered in the direction, leading the eye up, during library hours. For of the same colors but with the second painting but studied in down and diagonally. “Chamber” seems almost Art Deco in basic design structure: geomet- shades of turquoise and cream. more information, contact gallery director Cara-lin Getty at These abstracts echo her conric circles, rectangular backflavor. Intense progression of cgetty@uscsumter.edu or (803) cern for “the study of nature’s ground and dark emphases. circles radiate beyond the sur“Cycle Series #13a” and “Cycle continual physical stages ... the 938-3727. face but pull the eye back into

‘Long Mile Home’ must-read story of Boston bombing (AP) — A new book about the Boston Marathon bombings last April is more gripping than a mystery novel, has more deeply drawn characters than a literary novel and is enriched by the details of a history book. “Long Mile Home: Boston Under Attack, the City’s Courageous Recovery, and the Epic Hunt for Justice,” by Boston Globe reporters Scott Helman and Jenna Russell, is a surprisingly fantastic read. The basic outline is well-known: Two brothers are suspected in the April 15 bombings that killed three people, seriously injured hundreds and caused utter chaos. It’s the lesser-known nuggets, and the interweaving of the characters’ stories, that make “Long Mile Home” a must-read.

The book starts out with a beautiful history of the Boston Marathon and poignant description of its opening moments: “a column of bobbing runners, thousands of them, surging downhill on a twisting two-lane road, a kinetic rainbow of tank tops, radiant T-shirts, race-day costumes, visors, headbands, and hats.” Readers are introduced to the race’s longtime director, Dave McGillivray, whose short stature challenged his dreams of being an athlete until he found a refuge in running. As for the Tsarnaev brothers, the authors write that the older one, Tamerlan, heard voices in his head and erupted at fellow Muslims who celebrated secular holidays such as Thanksgiving and honored nonMuslims such as Martin Luther

King Jr. The younger brother, Dzhokhar, was a former high school honor student who foundered in his studies at college and became a high-volume pot dealer, they say. The disintegration of their family and personal failures appeared to leave the brothers “with few positive influences, no direction, and little to lose,” the authors write. The suspense and anxiety is palpable as investigators sift through surveillance video in search of the suspects. Once the brothers’ images and names are publicized, the action reaches fever pitch with a fateful carjacking — the details of which are jaw-dropping — and firefight with police. Officers had pinned down Tamerlan Tsarnaev when Dzhokhar fled in the car-jacked Mercedes SUV, running

over his brother in the process. Authorities shut down several communities, asked residents to stay indoors and went door to door in search of Dzhokhar Tsarnaev. Ironically, he was only found after the shelter request was lifted. Homeowner David Henneberry had been itching to go out to his lawn and put two errant paint rollers back in their place on his boat, but he didn’t want to disobey police. When he finally ventured out, Henneberry saw blood on the floor of his boat and a still body lying near the engine box. Dzhokhar was taken into custody and is scheduled to go to trial later this year. It’s an incredible story, and the heart-rending pictures in the middle of the book are a stark reminder that it’s real, not fiction.

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Obama announces Sebelius resignation, successor WASHINGTON (AP) â&#x20AC;&#x201D; President Obama praised outgoing Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius for helping to steer his health care lawâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s comeback after a rocky rollout, even as he nominated a successor aimed at helping the White House move past the political damage. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Under Kathleenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s leadership, her team at HHS turned the corner, got it fixed, got the job done,â&#x20AC;? Obama said Friday in a Rose Garden ceremony. â&#x20AC;&#x153;And the final score speaks for itself.â&#x20AC;? About 7.5 million people have signed up for health insurance through the new law, exceeding expectations after website woes stymied sign-ups for weeks when enrollment opened last fall. The presidentâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s praise for Sebelius also served as an implicit defense for the sweeping health measure that will be a centerpiece of his legacy. Still, her resignation sent a clear signal that the White House is seeking to turn the page on a difficult stretch for a law that remains unpopular with much of the American public. Obama nominated his budget chief, Sylvia Mathews Burwell, to replace Sebelius, calling her â&#x20AC;&#x153;a proven managerâ&#x20AC;? who knows how to get results. The nomination of Burwell, who was confirmed by the Senate 96-0 for her current post last year, appeared aimed at avoiding an election-year confirmation fight. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Last time, she was confirmed unanimously,â&#x20AC;? Obama said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m assuming not much has changed since that time.â&#x20AC;? Sebelius, who has served as Obamaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s health and human services chief for five years, was instrumental in steering the sweeping health law through Congress in 2010. But her tenure was marred by widespread technical problems that crippled the sign-up website for weeks, sparking calls from Republicans for Sebeliusâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; resignation. While Obama stood by Sebelius publicly throughout the troubled roll-

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President Obama, flanked by outgoing Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius, left, and his nominee to replace Sebelius, current budget director Sylvia Mathews Burwell, right, shares a laugh in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington on Friday, where he made the announcement. out, it became clear that her close relationship with the White House had frayed. West Wing officials said they felt blindsided by the extent of the technical problems and installed a longtime Obama adviser to oversee fixes. As she announced her resignation Friday, Sebelius called her work on the health law the â&#x20AC;&#x153;cause of my life.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;We are at the front lines of a longoverdue national change,â&#x20AC;? she said. White House officials said Sebelius approached the president about stepping down a month ago, suggesting that the close of the six-month enrollment window marked a natural point

for a transition. Officials said she also told the president he would be better served by a secretary who was less of a political target. Burwell still faces steep challenges at HHS if she is confirmed, even with the first enrollment window complete. The administration has to improve customer service for millions of Americans trying to navigate the new system. And thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a concern that premiums may rise for 2015, since many younger, healthier people appear to have sat out open enrollment season. On the political front, congressional Republicans remain implacably op-

posed to the Affordable Care Act, even as several GOP governors have accepted the lawâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s expansion of safetynet coverage under Medicaid. GOP opposition means Republicans can be expected to continue to deny additional funds for implementation. Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell., R-Ky., welcomed Sebeliusâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; resignation but appeared to indicate openness to a dialogue with Burwell even as he declared that â&#x20AC;&#x153;Obamacare has to go.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;I hope this is the start of a candid conversation about Obamacareâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s shortcomings and the need to protect Medicare,â&#x20AC;? McConnell said.

President says right to vote is under threat in U.S. NEW YORK (AP) â&#x20AC;&#x201D; In an unsparing critique of Republicans, President Obama on Friday said the GOP is threatening voting rights in America more than at any point since the passage of the historic 1965 law expanding rights at the ballot box to millions of black Americans and other minorities. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The stark, simple truth is this: The right to vote is threatened today in a way that it has not been since the Voting Rights Act became law nearly five decades ago,â&#x20AC;? Obama said in a fiery speech at civil rights activist and television talk host Al Sharptonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s National Action Network conference. The election-year warning comes as Obama seeks to mobilize Democratic voters to fight back against state voting requirements and early balloting restrictions that many in his party fear will curb turnout in November. The president vowed that he would not let the attacks on voting rights go unchallenged, but he offered no new announcements of specific actions his administration planned to take. Obamaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s speech came a day after he marked the 50th anniversary of the Civil Rights Act at the LBJ Library in Austin, Texas, where he praised President

â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;I want to be clear: I am not against reasonable attempts to secure the ballot. ... But I am against requiring an ID that millions of Americans donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t have.â&#x20AC;&#x2122; PRESIDENT OBAMA Lyndon Johnsonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s understanding of presidential power and his use of it to create new opportunities for millions of Americans. The president pinned efforts to curb access to the ballot box directly on the GOP, declaring that the effort â&#x20AC;&#x153;has not been led by both parties. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s been led by the Republican Party.â&#x20AC;? Mocking the Republicans, he said, â&#x20AC;&#x153;What kind of political platform is that? Why would you make that a part of your agenda, preventing people from voting?â&#x20AC;? For the remainder of the year, no political issue stands out more prominently for Democrats than their ability to motivate voters to turn out at the polls in November. Control of the Senate, now in the hands of Democrats, is at stake, as is Obamaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s already limited ability to push his agenda through Congress. But traditionally weak

midterm turnout by Democrats coupled with efforts in some states to limit early voting and to enact voter identification requirements

have prompted the president and his party to raise alarms and step up their get-outthe-vote efforts. Republicans have long argued that identification requirements and other voting controls are reasonable measures designed to safeguard the balloting process, not to suppress voter turnout. Democrats say photo identification requirements especially affect minority or lowincome voters who may not drive and thus wouldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t have an official government ID.

â&#x20AC;&#x153;I want to be clear: I am not against reasonable attempts to secure the ballot. We understand that there has to be rules in place,â&#x20AC;? Obama said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;But I am against requiring an ID that millions of Americans donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t have.â&#x20AC;? Just last year, seven states passed voter restrictions, ranging from reductions in early voting periods to identification requirements, according to the Brennan Center for Justice at New York University School of Law.

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Judge who advocated for equal rights honored CHARLESTON (AP) — U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder, speaking Friday in the city where the Civil War began, said the first federal judge to write an opinion challenging the doctrine of separate but equal decades after it was the law of the land “was morally right and historically gutsy.” Holder joined hundreds of people — judges, lawyers, politicians and citizens both black and white — to dedicate a statue of U.S. District Judge Waties Waring on the grounds of the courthouse where Waring rendered

his historic decisions. His opinions in cases ranging from opening the South Carolina Democratic primary to blacks, to equal pay for teachers and school desegregation made the white judge a pariah in his hometown in the Jim Crow South. He received death threats, a cross was burned in his yard, stones were thrown through the windows of his house just down the street, and lawmakers tried to have him impeached. Waring’s 1951 dissent in a Clarendon County case was largely followed

by the U.S. Supreme Court in its landmark Brown vs. Board of Education outlawing segregated public schools in a ruling that involved several cases from across the country. “Judge Waring decisively advanced the cause of equal rights. He challenged systems of inferiority and oppression. And in so doing, he brought our nation closer to its highest ideals,” Holder told a crowd of more than 700 gathered in a tree-shaded garden to one side of the courthouse. The courthouse was built the same year as the Supreme Court’s 1896 de-

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cision in Plessy vs. Ferguson establishing separate but equal in race relations as the law of the land. Earlier, Holder told reporters he spoke with President Obama about Waring and his role in American history. “We were both talking about how difficult it was to have to be essentially run out of town for doing something that was morally right and historically gutsy,” Holder said. “He’s a great man — a great man, and the recognition he gets today is well deserved but too long in coming.”

Governor’s GOP opponent won’t be in primary COLUMBIA (AP) — Gov. Nikki Haley’s Republican opponent said Friday that he’s decided to bypass the primary and become a petition candidate in November. Tom Ervin’s decision to withdraw from the June primary comes less than two weeks after he filed to run as a Republican. The former House member and judge said he will immediately begin gathering the 10,000 signatures of registered voters necessary to be a petition candidate. His primary departure means both Haley and Democratic state Sen. Vincent Sheheen are unopposed as their parties’ gubernatorial nominees. A rematch between the 2010 opponents has long been expected. “We’ve got two career politicians battling it out for governor,” said Ervin, 61. “I offer fresh leadership and a fresh start. We need a compassionate conservative who can step up and make a difference.” Sheheen has been in the Legislature since 2001. Haley became governor in 2011 after three terms in the state House. Both are 42 years old. Ervin’s name will be removed from June 10 primary ballots. His $4,200 candidate filing fee won’t be reimbursed. Signatures to get on the ballot in November as a petition candidate are due July 15, said state Election Commission spokesman Chris Whitmire. Campaign disclosures filed Thursday showed Ervin loaned himself more than $420,000 toward his bid. He had just $270,000 available as of

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2 dead in apparent murder-suicide SHELDON — The Beaufort County coroner said the deaths of two elderly people in the Sheldon area of the county appear to have been a murdersuicide. Authorities said 80-year-old Jeanette Chinn and her 81-year-old husband, Brian, each were found dead Thursday evening of a single gunshot wound, along with the couple’s dog. Deputies said the couple’s son called neighbors after not hearing from them for a few days, and the neighbors called police. Coroner Ed Allen said investigators are still trying to determine who fired the shots. Authorities said the house was locked. The couple had lived in their home for about a decade.

March 31, compared to Haley’s $4.3 million and Sheheen’s $1.7 million. But Ervin, a Greenville attorney and radio station owner, insists he’s in it to win. He said he needed more time to introduce himself to South Carolinians. “I realize that there is not sufficient time to compete with the special-interest money that both Gov. Haley and Sen. Sheheen have already raised,” he said. “With the GOP June 10 primary only two months away, this simply does not give me enough time to communicate our positive message for change.” Ervin held his first news conference to announce his bid just last week. Haley spokesman Rob Godfrey dismissed her challenger again, saying she’s focused on the Legislature. “There will be plenty of time for campaigning after the legislative session ends,” Godfrey said, adding that her campaign will happily run against two trial lawyers in November instead of one. Petition candidates are listed on November ballots without party affiliation. A historic number ran two years ago, after back-to-back rulings by the state Supreme Court tossed about 250 candidates off primary ballots over what many considered a paperwork technicality. Their only option to get on the ballot was to go through the previously little-used and tedious signature collection process. Before 2012, the last time a petition candidate won state office was 1990, for a House seat.

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ROSA LEE H. HILL Rosa Lee Harvin Hill was born Dec. 22, 1921, in Sumter, to the late Arthur and Ida Singleton Harvin. She was the widow of Robert “Bum” Hill Sr. She departed this life on Tuesday, April 8, 2014, at Tuomey Regional Medical Center. Rosa was educated in the public schools of Sumter County. Rosa spent most of her spiritual life at Enon Missionary Baptist Church, where she served as a member of the missionary society and the usher board. The remainder of her golden years were spent at Canaan Missionary Baptist Church, where she served as one of the church mothers. Her memory will be cherished by a sister, Matilda Singleton of Sumter; a very special cousin, Martha Grinnell of Sumter; her children, Minnie (Ben Earl) Conyers, Patricia (Albert) Kirkland, Henry, George, and Ronnie Hill, all of Sumter, Leroy (Beverly) Hill of Atlanta and Edna Pringle of Orlando, Fla.; a special friend and caregiver, Deloris Brooks; two special granddaughters, Shanika Davis and Christeen Cook; many special, loving, and caring nieces and nephews; 46 grandchildren; 59 great-grandchildren; other relatives and friends. Public viewing was held Friday at Job’s Mortuary. The body will be placed in the church at 1:30 p.m. today for viewing until the hour of service. Funeral services will be

WATER FROM PAGE A1 hook Rembert into the surrounding High Hills system. “Any customers that you have, you don’t want to give them away,” Sumter City Manager Deron McCormick told the community gathering, but out of all the city’s water customers, “the 102 (people) here (on the Rembert system) are the ones we’re talking about today.” Some customers who came to the community meeting expressed concern about the news the water from their taps contained a potential health hazard. “I bought (bottled) water to drink,” said Esther Gardner. “I’m a healthy person, and I don’t want to get sick.” DHEC requires regular testing for elements such as radium but has only recently detected radium in the area’s water. Assistant City Manager Al Harris, who manages utilities, told residents a more highpowered pump installed two years ago may have inadvertently pulled up more of the chemical out of underground materials surrounding the groundwater. “It may have been more aggressive pumping that caused this,” Harris said. Other residents at the meeting had unrelated complaints about discoloration or odors caused by more common, and easily correctable, piping issues. “I’ll tell you, my water stinks,” said resident Sallie Edwards, describing a “halfway rotten” smell coming from her home taps. “I wish I’d brought a bottle for you to smell. I don’t cook or clean with it. I don’t even want to shower with it.” Once the changeover takes place, Rembert will be served by water from High Hills, which is established as a cooperative “rural water company,” similar to the way Rembert’s supply was originally managed until the community handed operations over to Sumter in 1995. While city officials have said some residents’ bills could rise up to a dollar, the average water bill for Rembert residents would be $1.50 less than it currently is. The switch is expected to take place sometime next spring, when the city’s current DHEC permit for Rembert expires. Despite their concerns, residents such as Victoria Holliday said the community appreciated officials keeping them informed on issues with the water they use on a daily basis. “As long as we’re getting good, clean water, that’s what’s important,” she said.

held at 2:30 p.m. today at Salem Chapel and Heritage Center, 101 S. Salem Ave., Sumter, with the Rev. Jerome Smith officiating. Interment will follow at Cain Cemetery. The family is receiving friends at 4645 Bum Hill Lane, Sumter. Job’s Mortuary Inc., 312 S. Main St., Sumter, is in charge of arrangements. Online memorials may be sent to the family at jobsmortuary@sc.rr.com or visit us on the web at www.jobsmortuary. net.

MICHAEL G. WHITE Sr. Michael G. White Sr., 63, husband of Barbara E. White, died Thursday, April 10, 2014, at Tuomey Regional Medical Center. Born in Sumter, he was a son of the late Rev. W.T. and Edna Garland White. He was a member of Calvary Church of the Nazarene. He owned S&W Used Cars for more than 35 years. Survivors include his wife; two children, Michael Gregg White Jr. and Gloria Michelle Wilkes (Kevin), all of Sumter; a stepdaughter, Stacy Scott of Sumter; three grandchildren, Crystal Paige White, Christopher White and Aurora Grace Nordic; two step-grandchildren, Zhana Bre Scott and Jasmine Tye Scott; two greatgrandchildren, Austin White and Lucas White; and a brother, Walter R. White (Kathy) of Dayton, Ohio. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Tuesday in the

Elmore-Cannon-Stephens Funeral Home chapel with the Rev. Sammy Geddings and the Rev. Kenny Griffin officiating. Burial will be in Calvary Nazarene cemetery. The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. Monday at Elmore-Cannon-Stephens Funeral Home and other times at the home. Memorials may be made to Calvary Church of the Nazarene, 4235 Nazarene Church Road, Sumter, SC 29154. Elmore-Cannon-Stephens Funeral Home and Crematorium of Sumter is in charge of the arrangements.

THOMAS B. DAVIS Jr. Thomas Benjamin Davis Jr., 99, widower of Edwina Birch Davis, died Friday, April 4, 2014, at Presbyterian Hospital in Philadelphia. He was the only son born of three children to the late Dr. Thomas B. Sr. and Edna Lowery Davis. Friends will be received at the home of his sister, Dr. Edna Davis, 203 S. Washington St., Sumter. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by Palmer Memorial Chapel Inc. of Sumter.

WILLIE VAUGHN Willie Beck Lemmon Vaughn, 91, departed this life on Friday, April 11, 2014, at her residence in Lynchburg. Born Oct. 13, 1922, in Sumter County, she was a daughter of the late Willie and Re-

DuRANT FROM PAGE A1 saying negative things that aren’t even true about them.” “At some point, we have to take a stand,” Elvin Vaughn said. The three church members said DuRant simply wants things to be positive in regard to his church. “His first passion is his church,” Whack said. “He loves his church members, and they love him. Every member of the congregation has his phone number, and they know they can call him if they need anything at all.” DuRant, who is legally blind and a bilateral amputee, faces multiple counts of criminal sexual conduct with a minor in which the victims said he fondled them during private prayer sessions held within his church offices and at his home. Both Whack and Elvin Vaughn said they just don’t see how the alleged incidents could have occurred. “We’re around him all the time,” Whack said. “We’ve never noticed any private time spent with church members.” As for the victims’ description of DuRant’s home, Whack said nearly any member of the church could do that. “He hosts parties and other gatherings at his home all the time,” Whack said. “He invites any and everyone.” Elvin Vaughn then posed a question of his own. “Who took the children out there?” he asked. “To the homes or the churches?” While controversies such as DuRant’s would normally divide a community, Whack said it’s done nothing of the sort. “It’s brought us together,” Whack said. “The devil is gonna be the devil, but we know the God we serve. He’s spoken in all our lives.” The pastor, who started his ministry 16 years ago, said the past eight-and-ahalf months have brought him and his congregation closer as a family. “I’m so appreciative of their support,” DuRant said. “I told them, ‘Let’s

TEST STRIPS FROM PAGE A1 develop the new test strips, as well as a glucose meter that functions like conventional equipment to measure the glucose level in a drop of blood which indicates to diabetics when they need to take insulin. The difference in the students’ recent development is the inkjet printer, which shoots out enzymes instead of ink so the strips can be produced for about one cent, which is much cheaper than commercial strips on today’s market. “If you go to Walgreens to buy test strips, they have microfluidic channels and things that are very difficult to manufacture and require specialized equipment, so by changing it where you can do it with an inkjet printer, it dramatically lowers the cost,” Gainey said, adding the strips could potentially be printed at a pharmacy or health center where a high volume of test strips are in demand. In 2011, statistics from the American

SATURDAY, APRIL 12, 2014 becca Epps Lemmon. The family will be receiving friends at the home, 4960 Mt. Sinai Church Road, Lynchburg, SC 29080. Funeral plans are incomplete and will be announced later by Job’s Mortuary Inc. of Sumter.

CLAUDIA C. JORDAN Claudia Craft Jordan, 81, widow of Dr. Charles Frank Jordan Jr., died Thursday, April 10, 2014, at her home. Born in Sumter, she was a daughter of the late Harvey and Margaret Troublefield Craft. Mrs. Jordan was a member of Grace Baptist Church. She was a registered nurse, having worked at Tuomey Hospital for 15 years and the Sumter Mental Health Center. She was one of the oldest members of the Sumter AA group and recently celebrated 40 years of sobriety. She was instrumental in helping others with their struggles. Survivors include three children, Melvin E. Brown Jr. (Tamorah) and John Morgan Brown, both of Sumter, and Margaret Ann Baker (Tad) of Mount Pleasant; 10 grandchildren; nine great-grandchildren; one great-great-grandchild; two sisters, Barbara Ann Myers and Margaret Lee Craft; a brother, Harvey Craft Jr.; and three stepchildren, Ruth Jennings Latour, James A. Jordan and Sandy Pillar. She was preceded in death by a daughter, Claudia B. Lanouette; a granddaughter,

Claudia Elaine Lanouette; a sister, Mildred C. Medlin; and a stepson, Charles Frank Jordan. A memorial service will be held at 4 p.m. Sunday at Grace Baptist Church with Dr. Steve Williams and Dr. James Chandler officiating. The family will receive friends after the service in the sanctuary and other times at the family home. Memorials may be made to Grace Baptist Church, 219 W. Calhoun St., Sumter, SC 29150. Elmore-Cannon-Stephens Funeral Home and Crematorium of Sumter is in charge of the arrangements.

DESSIE B. AUSTIN Dessie B. Austin entered eternal rest on April 11, 2014, at her residence, 213 Bradley Ave., Bishopville. The family is receiving friends at the residence. Funeral arrangements will be announced by Wilson Funeral Home, 403 S. Main St., Bishopville.

FREDDIE CANTY Freddie Canty, husband Rutha Mae Canty, entered eternal rest on Friday, April 11, 2014, at Tuomey Regional Medical Center. He was born June 8, 1934, in Sumter County. The family is receiving visitors at the home, 225 Apollo St., Wedgefield. Funeral plans will be announced by Community Funeral Home of Sumter.

keep our focus. God sees all, he knows all, and he will deliver us from this.’” DuRant still preaches Sundays and Fridays with his wife, and according to church members, his sermons seem unaffected by the charges. “His sermons are all Bible,” Elvin Vaughn said. “It’s the basic teaching and principles of the Bible. He doesn’t make it personal at all, and this all has just catapulted him forward.” “He is a man of faith. He trusts God enough to know that God isn’t going to let him down,” Whack said. “He loves his members, and we all know he does.” There are, however, some facets that are hurt by the allegations, a dark cloud that can’t be escaped, Whack acknowledged. “He loves the kids,” Whack said. “He loves children, but you can’t even say that now because of what’s happened, not without someone saying something smart about it.” DuRant is equally protective of his congregation. “I don’t want them dragged through it,” the pastor said. “The people who made these accusations against me were actually calling up family members of members of the church, trying to start up other allegations ... trying to tear up families. That really hurts me. I’m very protective of my church members. That’s my job from God. My job is to protect the flock, and when the flock is being attacked by wolves, it aggravates me. They’re being attacked because of allegations that have been made against me. Let the law do what it needs to do, and leave everyone else out of it. They shouldn’t be calling people, threatening them and their children.” DuRant said he had a message for the “wolves” who threaten his congregation. “I pray for their souls,” he said. “I pray that God spares their souls. I forgive them, but not their actions. It’s hurt my natural family and my spiritual family.” While members of the church and their leader maintain DuRant’s inno-

cence, law enforcement has a job to do, and that task came to fruition as a consensus by local authorities that investigations yielded sufficient evidence to levy the charges. “As law enforcement, it is our duty to investigate allegations of criminal activity. All of the information and evidence received by our department was evaluated and later vetted by a judge prior to warrants being issued,” Sumter Police Chief Russell F. Roark III said. “The outcome of the criminal charges against Rev. DuRant will be determined through the normal criminal process.” Elements of the case and the evidence that brought about the charges were not up for discussion, however. “It is not appropriate for law enforcement to comment about the case or provide any facts prior to adjudication,” Roark said. Life outside the church hasn’t been too hostile for DuRant, he said. “I have a lot of support in the community,” DuRant said. “They’ve known me for years. I refuse to tell a personal side on the issue. Jesus didn’t defend himself, so I’m going to take his approach, and let God do it.” Since the charges were initially levied, DuRant’s case has been given to the S.C. Attorney General’s office. The only legal proceeding arranged for DuRant was an initial court appearance held Friday morning. According to the solicitor’s office, the hearing was held to determine DuRant’s counsel. Because of the sensitive nature of the charges and the constant development of evidence, officials at the attorney general’s office indicated it would be a few months before DuRant’s trial begins. Regardless, the shepherd’s flock remains unmoved. “Good always wins against evil,” Elvin Vaughn said. “Ain’t nothing gonna stop us now,’” Whack recited. “Don’t worry about what man says. We’re moving forward with God.”

Diabetes Association showed that more than 18 million people in the U.S. have been diagnosed with diabetes, and about seven million have diabetes and are unaware. Gainey, herself a Type 1 diabetic, said she showed an interest in this project because of her own experiences. Her parents are registered nurses at Tuomey Regional Medical Center, so she was introduced to the medical field long before enrolling at Clemson. “I kind of always wanted to work on diabetes technology, and this is my first opportunity to do that,” Gainey said. “I think it helps with the whole design process because I kind of know what patients and users are going to want because I’ve been using different ones my whole life, and I also kind of know what it’s like and why they need this.” Gainey, Ovington and Devon recently won the “Cure It” Lemelson-MIT Student Prize for their new development. They also won second place in an engi-

neering health design competition last year. The students developed the idea while working on a larger project to improve conditions for people in Tanzania. Moving forward, the team has collaborators out of Tanzania who are excited about the prospect, especially after starting a diabetes association that is setting up mobile clinics across the country. “We’re initially going to try to work with them to launch it in Tanzania,” Gainey said. “Then there are several other countries that are a part of the same trade agreement, and we would hope to branch out to those countries. But there is a market in the U.S. as well because there are several million diabetics here who don’t have insurance or it’s very difficult for them to afford testing equipment.” After graduation, Gainey said she would like to continue work in medical device design and continue to make an effort to help people because she thinks everyone should receive proper health care and resources.

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AROUND TOWN The Shepherd’s Center will offer free public information sessions 11-11:50 a.m. each Thursday through May 29 at 24 Council St. Scheduled topics / speakers are as follows: April 17, Lester Clark of Capital Insurance will discuss long term care insurance; April 24, Catherine Blumberg of S.C. Active Lifestyles will discuss walking for your health; May 1, David O’Brien will discuss social media and staying connected; May 8, Ford Simmons of the Sumter County Library will provide tips and tricks on using your personal computer or iPad; May 15, Cpl. Eddie Hobbes of the Sumter County Sheriff’s Office will discuss self defense awareness; May 22, Cpl. Eddie Hobbes will discuss home security; and May 29, Carol Boyd will discuss gardening with herbs. Free income tax filing services and FAFSA applications will be provided through April 15 as follows: 9:30 a.m.-4 p.m. Fridays, 3-8 p.m. Saturdays, appointments only on Sundays, Goodwill Job-Link Center, 1028 Broad St., (803) 774-5006; and 9:30 a.m.-7 p.m. Thursdays, 9 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturdays, Lee County Adult Education, 123 E. College St., Bishopville, (803) 484-4040. For details or appointments, call Ms. Samuels at (803) 240-8355. Good Samaritans for All People will host an Easter giveaway 9 a.m.-noon today at the old Bishopville High School gymnasium, 600 N. Main St., Bishopville. A holiday bag will be provided for each child. Food, clothing and household items will also be available for free. Call the Rev. Eddie Thomas, founder, at (803) 428-4448 or (803) 459-4989 or the Rev. Raymond Cook Jr., vice president, at (803) 469-6294. The Rembert Area Community Coalition (RACC) 2nd Annual Spring Parade will be held 9 a.m.-noon today. The parade will begin and end at Dennis Convenience Store, 7570 Pisgah Road, Rembert. Musical entertainment will be provided from noon to 3 p.m. Visit www.raccinc.org for details. Mayewood High School Class of 1976 will meet at 10 a.m. today at Mayewood Middle School. All classmates are invited. Contact Melvin Richardson at (803) 983-5559, Audrey D. White at (803) 840-6680 or Icybell D. Lowery at icycatz50@yahoo. com. The League of Women Voters of Sumter County will meet at 6 p.m. Monday, April 14, at County Council Chambers, 13 E. Canal St., third floor. The topic of the meeting will be guns in restaurants and bars. A panel of local restaurant / bar owners and managers will provide their views and tell how they plan to comply with the new law. Call Lois Parsons at (803) 778-1061. Kids Fest 2014 will be held 9 a.m.-2 p.m. Tuesday-Wednesday, April 15-16, at Sumter County Civic Center, 700 W. Liberty St. This free event is

designed to educate parents, caregivers and children about preventing injuries and staying safe. Call (803) 774-8822. The Carolina Coin Club will meet at 7 p.m. Tuesday, April 15, at the Parks & Recreation Department, 155 Haynsworth St. The club meets on the third Tuesday of each month. Visitors welcome. Call (803) 775-8840. The American Red Cross, Sandhills Chapter, will offer a New Volunteer Orientation and Disaster Services Overview class at 6 p.m. Wednesday, April 16, at 1155 N. Guignard Drive, Suite 2. Call (803) 775-2363 to register. The Pinedale Neighborhood Association will meet at 4:30 p.m. Thursday, April 17, at South HOPE Center, 1125 S. Lafayette Drive. Call Ferdinand Burns at (803) 968-4464. The General George L. Mabry Jr. Chapter 817, Military Order of the Purple Heart, will meet at 6 p.m. Thursday, April 17, at the Elks Lodge, at 1100 W. Liberty St. All Purple Heart recipients and guests are invited for this special election night event. Call (803) 506-3120. Lincoln High School Class of 1963 will meet at 2 p.m. Saturday, April 19, at American Legion Post 202, 310 Palmetto St. Plans will be made for the 2015 class reunion, which will be celebrated as the 1960s class reunion of the Civil Rights era. Call Ferdinand Burns at (803) 968-4464. The Westside Neighborhood Association will meet at 5:30 p.m. Monday, April 21, at the Birnie HOPE Center, 210 S. Purdy St. Jimmy McCain, candidate for Sumter County Council District 6, will be in attendance. Call (678) 429-8150 or email jtmccain@bellsouth.net. The Sumter Combat Veterans Group will meet at 10 a.m. Wednesday, April 23, at South HOPE Center, 1125 S. Lafayette Drive. All area veterans are invited. The YWCA of the Upper Lowlands Inc. will hold a Tribute to Women in Industry (TWIN) Reunion in conjunction with the annual banquet 6-10 p.m. Friday, April 25, at the Imperial restaurant, 451 Broad St. Contact Yolanda Debra Wilson at (803) 773-7158 or ydwilson@ywcasumter.org. The Sumter Branch NAACP will meet at 5 p.m. Sunday, April 27, at Bethel AME Church, 1605 S.C. 261 South, Wedgefield. The Sumter Benedict Alumni Club will meet at 6 p.m. Monday, May 5, at the North HOPE Center. Call Shirley M. Balssingame at (803) 506-4019. The Sumter Chapter of the National Federation of the Blind will meet at 7 p.m. Tuesday, May 13, at Shiloh-Randolph Manor, 125 W. Bartlette St. Suzie Kearney, management development officer, will speak. Transportation provided within the coverage area. Contact Debra Canty at DebraCanC2@frontier.com or (803) 775-5792 to reserve your gala tables. Call the 24/7 recorded message line at (206) 376-5992.

ARIES (March 21-April 19): Personal EUGENIA LAST pampering will make you feel good and help you feel more confident. Put physical effort into an important relationship. Strive to get along and keep the peace. It’s better to make love than to start a feud.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): Avoid making unnecessary changes. Protect your important relationships and be willing to compromise in order to avoid an argument. Don’t let the past or someone revengeful come back to haunt you. Your success should take top priority.

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TAURUS (April 20-May 20): Taking a mini vacation, engaging in something unusual or participating in a different culture will expand your mind and your interests. Make an effort to update your appearance and get in touch with someone from your past. GEMINI (May 21-June 20): Be realistic. Do what you can, but don’t promise the impossible. You will damage your reputation and disappoint someone special if you don’t follow through or hold up your end of a bargain. Focus on doing and completion, not excuses. CANCER (June 21-July 22): Don’t take anything too seriously. You are best to make plans with someone you know you can trust and enjoy spending time with. Lessen your stress and refuse to get into a situation that could lead to an irreversible outcome. LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): Let the past go and dive into the future with optimism. Take on any challenge as a means to show off what you have to offer. Travel, adventure and excitement should be your goal. Live in the moment and move forward with confidence. VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): People from your past can help you now. Don’t hesitate to make the first move. Meet in person and discuss your situation and how you see it unfolding, and you will gain interest and suggestions that will encourage you to move forward.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): Follow your heart and show passion in everything you do. Romance is on the rise and turning your home into a place of comfort and joy is favored. The more relaxed you feel, the more creative and successful you will become. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): You’ll have plenty to say and lots of great suggestions, but before you make promises, confirm that you can honor what you offer. A problem will result if you have an emotional encounter. Deal with this situation before you move on. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): Stick close to home and keep your allies by your side. Overreacting, overdoing, overindulging and overspending will lead to trouble with a friend, relative or someone in your community. Willingness to listen to good advice will be required. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): Keep a clear head. Focus on what you are trained to do and what you want to do. If you look, you will find a way to utilize both what you want and what you do in order to raise your earning potential. PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): Put love first. Focus on important relationships and how you can improve, secure and stabilize your personal life. Offer incentive, commitment and a fair deal, and you will be well on your way to getting exactly what you want in return.

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Harvick wins Darlington pole BY PETE IACOBELLI The Associated Press DARLINGTON — Kevin Harvick won his first career pole at Darlington Raceway on Friday as he looks to chase his first Southern 500. Harvick came out on top in the first knockout qualifying session at NASCAR’s oldest superspeedway since the circuit made the change from single-car laps. Joey Logano, the winner Monday in Texas,

was second, followed by Aric Almirola. Almirola’s teammate, Marcos Ambrose, was fourth, followed by Brad Keselowski, Jamie McMurray, Ryan Newman and HARVICK Kyle Busch. Points leader Jeff Gordon, a 7-time Darlington winner, will start ninth, with Denny Hamlin rounding

out the top 10. Almirola finished first in the second of three rounds of qualifying and set a track record of 184.145 mph, shattering Kurt Busch’s mark of 181.918 set last May when the Southern 500 was held on Mother’s Day weekend. It’s the sixth time in eight races this season the qualifying record fell. But Harvick used a higher line in the final

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Kevin Harvick steers into Turn 1 during qualifying for the Bojangles’ Southern 500 on Friday at Darlington Speedway in Darlington. Harvick won the pole position for today’s race, which beings at 6:30 p.m. and will be televised on WACH 57.

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Fire Ants look to rebound against Titans BY JUSTIN DRIGGERS jdriggers@theitem.com

and Buffalo stole second and came around on an Austin Griswald single to give the Gators a 1-0 lead. Whitley opened the Lakewood fifth with a single to right-center off Monarch starting pitcher Tommy King, giving Buffalo another opportunity to roam the bases. A Dustin Frye sacrifice bunt moved Buffalo to second, then Griswald drew a base on balls. Ryan Hughes reached on a fielder’s choice and error, scoring Buffalo and moving Griswald to third. Two double steals scored Griswald and Hughes and a Cortland Howard single plated Hill for a 5-0 Gator lead. “Whitley did a good job of getting on

The University of South Carolina Sumter baseball team was anxious for its Region X showdown with Spartanburg Methodist College last weekend. As it turns out, it was probably over-anxious. “We got off the bus and were overthrowing from the first pitch,” USCS head coach Tim Medlin said. “When it comes to throwing fastballs against good teams, you have to locate. We MEDLIN didn’t locate anything. “We were bad in every phase of the game. We didn’t do the things that we normally do that have made us successful.” The result was a 4-game sweep that saw the Fire Ants fall to sixth place with a 5-7 region mark with just eight games remaining. USCS now has to regroup for its last two series, starting today against Guilford Technical Community College at Riley Park. Today’s doubleheader is set for 1 p.m. with Sunday’s twinbill scheduled to start at noon. “The biggest thing for us now is just putting last weekend behind us and moving forward,” Medlin said. “I’m interested to see if we can get over it and really put something together here these last two weeks.” The Fire Ants’ starting pitching staff had by far its worst weekend of the season against SMC. Victor Gonzalez, Fernando Pinillos, Jamie Strock and Trevor Bradley all had sub-3.30 earned run averages entering last Saturday’s opener, but none made it past the fourth inning in any of their games. Gonzalez (3-2) allowed seven earned runs on eight hits, Pinillos (3-2) gave up six earned on 10 hits in 2 2/3 innings, Strock (1-1) allowed no earned runs, but left after four innings trailing 4-0

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Manning first baseman Trey Gardner, left, receives a pickoff throw as Lakewood’s Daquan Ingram slides back into first base during the Gators’ 5-1 victory on Friday at the LHS field.

Gators beat Manning 5-1 to solidify hold on last region playoff spot BY EDDIE LITAKER Special To The Sumter Item In a battle of baseball teams still harboring playoff hopes, Lakewood High School downed Manning 5-1 on Friday in Region VI-3A play at the Gators’ home field. With the win, the Gators improve to 3-6 in the region and 4-9 overall. While the win keeps Lakewood ahead of Manning for the region’s final playoff spot, it does not completely eliminate the Monarchs, who stand at 1-7 and 3-10. “Manning still has the possibility (of making the playoffs),” said Lakewood head coach Mike Chapman. “If they beat Crestwood Tuesday night (at

Manning) and then they beat Marlboro County and we lose to Crestwood, Manning would beat us in a tiebreaker because they would have beat Marlboro County, who is the third-place team, and they would get more points than we would. If we win against Crestwood Wednesday night then we lock it up. We CHAPMAN have a lot of things in our favor as far as tiebreakers and everything else.” Lakewood leadoff hitter Josh Whitley got on base twice, giving speedster Kafari Buffalo two opportunities as a courtesy runner. Whitley reached on a failed sacrifice attempt in the third

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Bubba Watson hits out of a bunker on the second hole during Friday’s second round of the Masters in Augusta, Ga. Watson shot a 68 to grab a 3-shot lead.

Watson builds 3-shot lead at Masters BY DOUG FERGUSON The Associated Press AUGUSTA, Ga. — Bubba Watson won the Masters two years ago with his brand of “Bubba golf,’’ producing shots of raw skill and wild imagination. His strategy now is to keep it simple, and he is halfway to another green jacket. Watson took over Augusta National on Friday with 75 minutes of brilliance and power. On another demanding day of crispy greens and swirling wind, he ran off five straight birdies on the back nine and wound up with a 4-under 68 for a 3-shot lead over John Senden. There’s nothing fancy about his golf, except for his outrageous length. He has made only two bogeys in 36 holes. He has missed only eight greens. “It’s not science here,’’ Watson said. “It’s try

to hit the greens. And if you’re hitting the greens, that means you’re obviously hitting your tee shots well. So that’s all I’m trying to do is just hit the greens ... maybe throw in a birdie here or there. That’s what I’ve done the last two days and it’s worked out so far.’’ Watson made bogey on the 18th hole with a shot that bounced left of the green and into the gallery. He finished at 7-under 137, giving him the largest 36-hole lead at the Masters since Chad Campbell in 2006. Senden qualified for the Masters a month ago with his win at Innisbrook. After a rugged start, he played the final 14 holes with six birdies and no bogeys for a 68 that puts him in the last group at a major on the weekend. Adam Scott also made a late recovery with three birdies on the back nine to salvage a 72,

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MLB ROUNDUP

GIRLS AREA ROUNDUP

Sizemore, Red Sox edge Yanks 4-2

Lakewood soccer grabs region win

NEW YORK — Grady Sizemore hit a 3-run homer in the sixth inning and the Boston Red Sox finally gave Jon Lester enough run support for his first win of the year, 4-2 over the New York Yankees on Friday night. Jonny Gomes led off the sixth with another long ball off CC SIZEMORE Sabathia, and the four-run inning was more runs than Boston had scored for Lester in his first two starts combined. Despite a 2.51 ERA coming in, Lester was at risk of falling to 0-3 for the first time in his career. The left-hander was lifted with two outs in the seventh after Kelly Johnson singled to pull the Yankees within two runs, his first hit in 15 career at-bats against Lester (1-2). Junichi Tazawa relieved with runners at the corners and retired Derek Jeter on a flyout.

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home win of the season.

ORIOLES 0 BALTIMORE — Dustin McGowan allowed five hits over 6 1/3 innings to earn his first win since 2008, and Toronto used two unearned runs to beat Chris Tillman and Baltimore 2-0. Making his first start since September 2011, the oft-injured McGowan (1-1) walked one, hit two batters and struck out two.

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MILWAUKEE — Aramis Ramirez hit a 2-run homer that backed Wily Peralta, and Milwaukee extended its winning streak to seven with a 4-2 victory over Pittsburgh. Francisco Liriano befuddled the Brewers with his slider over the first three innings before Ramirez gave them a 2-0 lead. INTERLEAGUE

PHILLIES 6 MARLINS 3 PHILADELPHIA — Marlon Byrd drove in two runs and Philadelphia knocked around Jose Fernandez in one of his worst major league starts, beating Miami 6-3 to snap a 4-game skid. Phillies starter A.J. Burnett left in the fourth inning because of a sore groin, but Philadelphia chased Fernandez (2-1) with three runs in the fifth en route to its first

RAYS 2 REDS 1 CINCINNATI — David Price took a shutout into the ninth and Matt Joyce homered, helping Tampa Bay beat the slumping Reds 2-1 for its first victory in Cincinnati. Longoria singled home a run in the first inning, and Joyce added his homer to deep right field off Johnny Cueto (0-2) .

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Celtics beat Bobcats; Heat topple Pacers BOSTON — Avery Bradley scored 22 points, Phil Pressey had a career-high 13 assists and the Boston Celtics held off a late surge by the Charlotte Bobcats for a 106-103 win on Friday that snapped a 9-game losing streak. Boston led 104-103 before Jared Sullinger made two free throws with 2.5 seconds left. Charlotte called timeout then got the ball to Jannero Pargo, who missed a straightaway 3-point shot as time expired. The Bobcats were led by Al Jefferson with 32 points and 10 rebounds and Gary Neal with 13 points. Heat 98 Pacers 86 MIAMI — LeBron James scored 36 points, and the Miami Heat moved back atop the Eastern Conference standings by running past the Indiana Pacers 98-86. The Heat scored the first 16 points of the second half and weren’t in trouble again. Miami (54-25) leads the Pacers (54-26) by a half-game in the East race. KNICKS 108 RAPTORS 100

TORONTO — Carmelo Anthony scored 30 points, Amare Stoudemore had 24 points and 11 rebounds and the New York Knicks kept their slim playoff hopes alive by beating the

Toronto Raptors 108-100. HAWKS 93 NETS 88

NEW YORK — Paul Millsap had 27 points and 10 rebounds, and the Atlanta Hawks moved to the verge of a playoff spot with a 93-88 victory over the Brooklyn Nets on Friday night. WIZARDS 96 MAGIC 86

ORLANDO, Fla. — Nene scored 17 points and Bradley Beal added 16 as the Washington Wizards overcame a sluggish offense and beat the Orlando Magic 96-86. FORMER HAWKS ALL-STAR HUDSON DIES

ATLANTA — Six-time All-Star Lou Hudson has died at 69. The Atlanta Hawks say he died Friday in Atlanta. He was hospitalized and listed in grave condition last month after a stroke. Hudson starred for the franchise in St. Louis and Atlanta. He averaged 20.2 points in 13 NBA seasons, including 11 with the Hawks. He finished his career with the Lakers. His No. 23 was retired by the Hawks. From wire reports

Lakewood High School’s varsity girls soccer team improved to 3-2 in Region VI-3A with a 4-0 victory over Marlboro County on Friday at J. Frank Baker Stadium. Lauren Beam, Myranda Owens, Creena Gonzales and Vannia Moreno Gil all scored goals for the Lady Gators, who are 6-2 overall. Nikki Gonzalez had five saves to record the shutout. HARTSVILLE 6 CRESTWOOD 0

HARTSVILLE — Crestwood High School lost to

Hartsville 6-0 on Friday at the Hartsville field. The Lady Knights fell to 3-8 overall and 2-3 in Region VI-3A.

VARSITY TRACK AND FIELD TSA ATHLETES FINISH THIRD COLUMBIA — Thomas Sumter Academy had two athletes finish third in their respective events in a meet at the Hammond track on Wednesday. Tabitha Scruggs finished third in the 800-meter run, while Bella Crowe was third in the 1,600.

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5 Barons selected for all-region golf team Wilson Hall had five players who earned a spot on the 6-man All-SCISA Region II-3A boys golf team based on their performances in four region matches. The Barons’ Christian Salzer was the low-score medalist for the region. Joining him were teammates Raines Waggett, Coker Lowder, Grier Schwartz and Walker Jones. The other member of the all-region team was Florence Christian School’s Sean Edwards.

VARSITY SOCCER LAKEWOOD 4 MARLBORO COUNTY 1 Gianni Jackson scored three goals to lead Lakewood High School to a 4-1 victory over Marlboro County on Friday at J. Frank Baker Stadium. Jir’bre Brown had a goal and an assist for the Gators, who improved to 10-1 overall and 5-1 in Region VI-3A. Ryan Johnson and Christian McDonald each had an assist. Mike Paterna had nine saves in goal. HARTSVILLE 6 CRESTWOOD 0

HARTSVILLE — Crestwood High School lost to Hartsville 6-0 on Friday at the Hartsville field. The Knights fell to 4-7 overall and 4-3 in Region VI-3A.

VARSITY BASEBALL LAMAR 8 CRESTWOOD 4

LAMAR — Crestwood High School lost to Lamar 8-4 on Thursday at the Lamar field. Trequan Joe and Collin Kremer both had a double and scored a run for the Knights, who fell to 1-14 on the season. Christian Buford and Ryan Miller had a hit, a walk and a run. Chris Tention took the loss, allowing one earned run in 4 2/3 innings.

VARSITY TRACK AND FIELD TSA FINISHES SECOND COLUMBIA — Thomas Sumer Academy finished second out of seven teams in a meet on Wednesday at the Hammond track. Hammond won the meet with 157 points followed by TSA with 126. Ben Lippen was third with 96. Taylor Roedl led the Generals, winning both 100and 200-meter dashes and running a leg on the winning 4x100 relay team. First-Place Finishers 4 x 100 relay (Chris White, MIchael Hoge, Cody Segura, Taylor Roedl); Taylor Roedl 100 dash, 200 dash; Dre Litsey triple jump. Second-Place Finishers Michael Hoge 200 dash; Chris White 400 dash; Jacob Crotts 1,600 run. Third-Place Finishers 4 x 100 Relay (Ty Cressione, Ty Litsey, Dre Litsey, Frankie Folderman); 4 x 800 Relay (Blake Jayroe, Jacob Crotts, Liam Miller, Chris White); Michael Hoge 100 dash; Ty Litsey 400 hurdles; Dre Litsey long jump; Chris White triple jump.

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Manning pitcher Tommy King (10) makes a throw to first during the Monarchs’ 5-1 loss to Lakewood on Friday at the LHS field.

CONTROL FROM PAGE B1 base to get Buffalo to run for him,” Chapman said. “He’s just a burner, and when he gets on base, normally he’s going to score. He leads the team in runs scored.” Manning’s lone run came in the seventh as Lakewood’s defense struggled behind starter Dustin Frye. After Monarch first baseman Trey Gardner grounded to second to open the frame, Lane Jones hit a ball back to Frye, who got a glove on it but could not control it. Frye got turned around looking for the ball, which landed between the mound and first, allowing Jones to reach and eventually score after successive infield errors. Manning head coach Steven Crisanti said he didn’t see his young team playing the role of spoiler heading into Friday’s game. “This one hurt a little bit, because I think we thought we

could win and we were coming here expecting to win, and hats off to Lakewood,” Crisanti said. “They played a good game; the pitcher pitched well, they made the routine plays and we did not make the routine plays.” Frye struck out NiTwaun Hill and induced a grounder back to the mound from Eric Johnson to end the game. Frye closed with five strikeouts, three walks and what Chapman considered a no-hitter, depending on the scoring of Jones’ grounder to Frye. “The last time he pitched at Manning, he struck out 11,” Chapman said. “I don’t know his exact numbers tonight. It depends on how you rule that last play, when he got the ball hit to his leg. If you rule it an error he threw a no-hitter. If you rule it a hit, then he gave up one hit. In my book, I’m going to say it’s a no-hitter, because he got a glove on it. Most people are probably going to rule it a hit, but I told the kid, ‘Hey, take a no-hitter

and feel proud about yourself.’” King also had five strikeouts, along with three walks and three hit batters, while surrendering four hits. “I thought he pitched well,” Crisanti said of King. “He had little command issues here and there. but he got the guys to swing and he had a lot of strikeouts, and I thought he played well.” Chapman was proud of how his team came through in a clutch situation. “They did a good job,” he said. “That was a tough team, and it was a tough game for these guys. This is the first time in a long time that many of these players have really had something that they’ve played for. The past couple of years we haven’t had a game of this magnitude, especially at this place. It was good to get it done on Senior Night, some of these guys’ last home game. Hopefully we get another one here, but we’ve got a lot of work to do to get there.”

COLUMBIA — Jordan Montgomery allowed seven hits and just one run in seven innings to lead South Carolina to a 4-1 Southeastern Conference baseball victory over Florida on Friday at Carolina Stadium. The Gators, who fell to 21-13 overall and 7-6 in the SEC, touched Montgomery (5-2), the former Sumter High School and Sumter P-15’s left-handed pitching standout, for a run in the top of the first. He allowed nothing after that, finishing with eight strikeouts and one walk. The Gamecocks, who improved to 28-5 and 8-5, were held scoreless by Florida starter Logan Shore until the fifth. USC pushed across three runs and added a fourth in the eighth. Grayson Greiner had a hit and two RBI for USC. Kyle Martin had two hits and an RBI and Marcus Mooney had a hit and an RBI. VIRGINIA 3 CLEMSON 2

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. — Nathan Kirby tossed six effective innings with

six strikeouts in No. 2 Virginia’s 3-2 victory over No. 14 Clemson on Friday at UVa Baseball Stadium. The Cavaliers improved to 29-5 overall and 13-3 in the Atlantic Coast Conference while the Tigers fell to 20-13 and 9-6. Kirby (7-1), fresh off his no-hitter at Pittsburgh last weekend, earned the win by allowing just four hits, two runs and three walks with six strikeouts. Tiger starter Matthew Crownover (6-3) suffered the loss despite allowing just five hits and two earned runs in seven innings. CITADEL 8 APPALACHIAN STATE 2

BOONE, N.C. — Logan Cribb tossed his first complete game and was backed by an early offensive surge, leading The Citadel to an 8-2 win over Appalachian State on Friday. The Citadel (14-21, 2-11 SoCon) snapped a 7-game conference losing streak while topping the Mountaineers (11-20, 5-4) . From staff, wire reports

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FIRE ANTS FROM PAGE B1 nonetheless, and Bradley was pulled after allowing six runs, five earned, on seven hits in four innings. “It was frustrating; it was frustrating to watch,” Medlin said. “We didn’t do any of the little things that you have to do and that we have done when we’ve been successful. “I hope it’s been a good lesson for them and that they’ve learned something from it.” USCS (27-9) would seem to have the perfect opponent coming in to get its feet back under it. The Titans (5-22) sit at the bottom of the Region X standings at 2-13 and have yet to win a road game this season. That could either be good or bad news, Medlin said. “Anybody can beat you on any given day, and the odds say they’re going to win (a road game) eventually,” the USCS coach said. “The question is, is it going to be against us? We have to come out and be ready to play and play at a high level.” The Fire Ants will be without Gonzalez, who is being shut down with some elbow tenderness. Dillon Hodge will take over as the other starter. The USCS staff will face a GTCC lineup batting .244

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segment to lead the field. “It all worked out. Knockout qualifying paid off for us today because we were able to save the best for last,’’ Harvick said. Harvick, in his first season with Stewart-Haas Racing, hasn’t been a qualifying demon during his successful NASCAR career, winning just six of them in his previous 473 career Sprint Cup races. He said his triumph Friday was simple — he had the fastest car. “We just had faster cars to drive in qualifying,’’ he said. His No. 4 Chevrolet team has improved in finding qualifying speed the past few weeks. Harvick hadn’t started better than 13th in his first four events. He’s had a fourth, a third and a first in qualifying in three of past four events. It didn’t look like anyone would have the speed to move past Almirola in the second segment, whose fast lap was more than 2 mph quicker than the old mark. “That track record lap I actually felt like I was going faster in the third session than the second session,’’ Almirola said. “But the record was in the second session. It was a great lap for us and I am proud of everyone (at Richard Petty Motorsports).’’ In all, 25 drivers went faster than Kurt Busch’s old record in the first round of qualifying. There were 14 who bettered Busch’s 2013 mark in the second session. The top seven qualifiers ran faster than the old record in the final run. Among those not advancing to the second round were 6-time Sprint Cup champion Jimmie Johnson and Matt Kenseth. The two drivers combined for 13 victories last season, yet each is winless through the first seven events this year. Some who didn’t make it through to the final 12 qualifiers were Kurt Busch, Dale Earnhardt Jr., Greg Biffle and Tony Stewart. Logano is starting in the top 10 for the seventh time in eight races. He’ll try for his second straight Sprint Cup win after taking the rain-delayed Duck Commander 500 at Texas Motor Speedway. “It’s insane,’’ Logano said. “This is the place you go to where you have the most sensation of speed. Here and Dover are the two places you feel like you’re really hauling the mail.’’

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Adam Scott chips out of a bunker on the 18th hole during Friday’s second round of the Masters in Augusta, Ga. Scott, last year’s champion, is four shots off the lead and tied for third.

MASTERS FROM PAGE B1 along with his hopes to join Tiger Woods, Nick Faldo and Jack Nicklaus as the only players to win back-to-back at Augusta. Scott was four shots back at 141, along with Thomas Bjorn (68), Jonas Blixt (71) and Jordan Spieth, the 20-year-old from Texas who looked solid on the mystifying greens and shot a 70. “Bubba is tearing it up,’’ Spieth said. “So we’ve got to go get him.’’ The chase includes the ageless Fred Couples, who won the Masters a year before Spieth was born. Couples, cool as ever at 54, had another 71 and was five back. Woods, who missed the Masters for the first time in 20 years because of back surgery, won’t be the only guy watching on television. Phil Mickelson made another triple bogey — three shots from the bunkers on the par-3 12th hole — for a 73 and missed the cut for the first time since 1997. So did Sergio Garcia, Ernie Els, Luke Donald, Webb Simpson, Dustin Johnson and Jason Dufner. Rory McIlroy nearly joined them. He hit one tee shot over the fourth green, past the head of Adam Scott on the fifth tee and into the bushes for a double bogey. Another shot hit a sprinkler head and landed in the azaleas behind the 13th green. He had to make a 6-foot par putt to make the cut at 4-over 148.

Today Third Round 10:15 a.m. — Rory McIlroy 10:25 a.m. — Jason Day, Joost Luiten 10:35 a.m. — Jose Maria Olazabal, Darren Clarke 10:45 a.m. — Miguel Angel Jimenez, Sandy Lyle 10:55 a.m. — Billy Horschel, Gary Woodland 11:05 a.m. — Chris Kirk, Martin Kaymer 11:15 a.m. — Oliver Goss, Francesco Molinari 11:25 a.m. — Nick Watney, Thongchai Jaidee 11:35 a.m. — Bill Haas, Thorbjorn Olesen 11:55 a.m. — Ian Poulter, Rickie Fowler 12:05 p.m. — Steven Bowditch, Brendon de Jonge 12:15 p.m. — Hunter Mahan, Justin Rose 12:25 p.m. — Vijay Singh, Bernhard Langer 12:35 p.m. — Steve Stricker, Larry Mize 12:45 p.m. — Mike Weir, K.J. Choi 12:55 p.m. — Henrik Stenson, Stewart Cink 1:05 p.m. — Lee Westwood, Brandt Snedeker 1:15 p.m. — Louis Oosthuizen, Gonzalo Fernandez-Castano 1:35 p.m. — Lucas Glover, Matt Kuchar 1:45 p.m. — Kevin Stadler, Jamie Donaldson 1:55 p.m. — Stephen Gallacher, Russell Henley 2:05 p.m. — Jim Furyk, Kevin Streelman 2:15 p.m. — Fred Couples, Jimmy Walker 2:25 p.m. — Adam Scott, Jordan Spieth 2:35 p.m. — Thomas Bjorn, Jonas Blixt 2:45 p.m. — Bubba Watson, John Senden

Watson seems further away from the field than just three shots. U.S. Open champion Justin Rose was nine shots behind, but not ready to give up because the leader often comes back to the field — although he admitted that former champs are less likely to collapse. “But there’s no give on this golf course,’’ Rose said. “The hole can start looking awfully small, and those lakes can start to look awfully big.’’ The only thing that looked big to Watson was the size of the cup. His birdie streak started and ended with a 9-iron to short range

on par 3s — 3 feet on the 12th, 4 feet on the 16th. He got up-and-down for birdies on the par 5s. And in the middle of that great run was a putt that defines the vexing greens of Augusta. Watson had a 40-foot putt on the 14th hole that probably traveled 50 feet after it turned nearly 90 degrees to the left and rolled into the cup. Just his luck, Garcia had a chip shot that rolled over the spot where Watson had marked his putt and showed him the way. “Without Sergio’s chip, I probably would have three-putted it,’’ Watson said. That’s really the only break he needed in the second round. His golf is amazingly simple for such a complicated personality. Watson, whose victory at Riviera in February was his first since the 2012 Masters, said he was helped by not having all the attention on him this week. He didn’t have to host the Champions Dinner. He didn’t have to go through the process of returning the green jacket. Even so, the Masters is just getting started. The 36-hole leader goes on to win the Masters just over one-third of the time, and only two players — Mike Weir in 2003 and Trevor Immelman in 2008 — have done it since 2000. And while Watson is a major champion, this will be the first time he sleeps on the lead at a major. “It’s starting to get pretty easy to drop shots out there,’’ Scott said. “Tomorrow is a big day for everyone.’’

BOJANGLES’ SOUTHERN 500 LINEUP The Associated Press After Friday qualifying; race today At Darlington Raceway Darlington Lap length: 1.366 miles (Car number in parentheses) 1. (4) Kevin Harvick, Chevrolet, 183.479 mph. 2. (22) Joey Logano, Ford, 183.049. 3. (43) Aric Almirola, Ford, 182.946. 4. (9) Marcos Ambrose, Ford, 182.485. 5. (2) Brad Keselowski, Ford, 182.059. 6. (1) Jamie McMurray, Chevrolet, 182.019. 7. (31) Ryan Newman, Chevrolet, 181.985. 8. (18) Kyle Busch, Toyota, 181.763. 9. (24) Jeff Gordon, Chevrolet, 181.756. 10. (11) Denny Hamlin, Toyota, 181.548. 11. (27) Paul Menard, Chevrolet, 181.481. 12. (78) Martin Truex Jr., Chevrolet, 181.2. 13. (41) Kurt Busch, Chevrolet, 182.181. 14. (55) Brian Vickers, Toyota, 181.985. 15. (88) Dale Earnhardt Jr., Chevrolet, 181.689. 16. (15) Clint Bowyer, Toyota, 181.247. 17. (42) Kyle Larson, Chevrolet, 181.194. 18. (47) A J Allmendinger, Chevrolet, 181.127. 19. (16) Greg Biffle, Ford, 180.947. 20. (3) Austin Dillon, Chevrolet, 180.914. 21. (99) Carl Edwards, Ford, 180.901. 22. (5) Kasey Kahne, Chevrolet, 180.787. 23. (14) Tony Stewart, Chevrolet, 180.185. 24. (51) Justin Allgaier, Chevrolet, 178.958. 25. (20) Matt Kenseth, Toyota, 182.059. 26. (48) Jimmie Johnson, Chevrolet, 181.911. 27. (38) David Gilliland, Ford, 181.548. 28. (17) Ricky Stenhouse Jr., Ford, 181.394. 29. (98) Josh Wise, Chevrolet, 180.549. 30. (7) Michael Annett, Chevrolet, 180.33. 31. (13) Casey Mears, Chevrolet, 180.31. 32. (34) David Ragan, Ford, 180.204. 33. (10) Danica Patrick, Chevrolet, 180.158. 34. (23) Alex Bowman, Toyota, 179.993. 35. (40) Landon Cassill, Chevrolet, 179.717. 36. (77) Dave Blaney, Ford, 179.606. 37. (33) David Stremme, Chevrolet, Owner Points. 38. (30) Parker Kligerman, Toyota, Owner Points. 39. (83) Ryan Truex, Toyota, Owner Points. 40. (36) Reed Sorenson, Chevrolet, Owner Points. 41. (32) Travis Kvapil, Ford, Owner Points. 42. (26) Cole Whitt, Toyota, Owner Points. 43. (66) Joe Nemechek, Toyota, Owner Points. Failed to Qualify 44. (35) David Reutimann, Ford.

MASTERS PAR SCORES Bubba Watson 69-68—137 -7 John Senden 72-68—140 -4 Thomas Bjorn 73-68—141 -3 Jonas Blixt 70-71—141 -3 Adam Scott 69-72—141 -3 Jordan Spieth 71-70—141 -3 Fred Couples 71-71—142 -2 Jim Furyk 74-68—142 -2 Jimmy Walker 70-72—142 -2 Jamie Donaldson 73-70—143 -1 Stephen Gallacher 71-72—143 -1 Russell Henley 73-70—143 -1 Kevin Stadler 70-73—143 -1 Kevin Streelman 72-71—143 -1 Gonzalo Fernandez-Castano 75-69—144 E Lucas Glover 75-69—144 E Matt Kuchar 73-71—144 E Louis Oosthuizen 69-75—144 E Brandt Snedeker 70-74—144 E Lee Westwood 73-71—144 E K.J. Choi 70-75—145 +1 Stewart Cink 73-72—145 +1 Henrik Stenson 73-72—145 +1 Steve Stricker

72-73—145 +1 Mike Weir 73-72—145 +1 Steven Bowditch 74-72—146 +2 Brendon de Jonge 74-72—146 +2 Rickie Fowler 71-75—146 +2 Bill Haas 68-78—146 +2 Bernhard Langer 72-74—146 +2 Hunter Mahan 74-72—146 +2 Larry Mize 74-72—146 +2 Thorbjorn Olesen 74-72—146 +2 Ian Poulter 76-70—146 +2 Justin Rose 76-70—146 +2 Vijay Singh 75-71—146 +2 a-Oliver Goss 76-71—147 +3 Billy Horschel 75-72—147 +3 Thongchai Jaidee 73-74—147 +3 Miguel Angel Jimenez 71-76—147 +3 Martin Kaymer 75-72—147 +3 Chris Kirk 75-72—147 +3 Francesco Molinari 71-76—147 +3 Nick Watney 72-75—147 +3 Gary Woodland 70-77—147 +3 Darren Clarke 74-74—148 +4 Jason Day 75-73—148 +4

Sandy Lyle 76-72—148 +4 Joost Luiten 75-73—148 +4 Rory McIlroy 71-77—148 +4 Jose Maria Olazabal 74-74—148 +4

FAILED TO QUALIFY

Sang-Moon Bae 72-77—149 +5 Luke Donald 79-70—149 +5 Victor Dubuisson 74-75—149 +5 Ernie Els 75-74—149 +5 a-Matthew Fitzpatrick 76-73—149 +5 Sergio Garcia 74-75—149 +5 Marc Leishman 70-79—149 +5 Phil Mickelson 76-73—149 +5 Ryan Moore 77-72—149 +5 Charl Schwartzel 73-76—149 +5 Webb Simpson 74-75—149 +5 Harris English 74-76—150 +6 Zach Johnson 78-72—150 +6 Graeme McDowell 72-78—150 +6 D.A. Points 78-72—150 +6 Ian Woosnam 77-73—150 +6 Ken Duke 75-76—151 +7 John Huh 75-76—151 +7 Dustin Johnson 77-74—151 +7

Hideki Matsuyama 80-71—151 Angel Cabrera 78-74—152 Graham DeLaet 80-72—152 Derek Ernst 76-76—152 Matt Jones 74-78—152 David Lynn 78-74—152 Matteo Manassero 71-81—152 Mark O’Meara 75-77—152 Patrick Reed 73-79—152 Keegan Bradley 75-78—153 Robert Castro 73-80—153 Branden Grace 84-69—153 Trevor Immelman 79-74—153 a-Chang-woo Lee

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overall and .224 in conference play. Infielder Brandon Burkes in the only Titans player above .300 (.304) and leads the team in most offensive categories including homers (6), runs batted in (21), on base percentage (.479) and slugging (.594). The Titans’ biggest struggles have come on the mound, though. The staff has a 7.24 ERA and has allowed 143 earned runs so far this season. Prior to Tuesday’s games against the Limestone junior varsity, the Fire Ants were hitting an even .300 as a team overall but .240 in Region X play. Anthony Paulsen leads the way with an overall .370 average and has climbed to second on the team with 16 RBI – 10 behind leader Will Thompson. Thompson, Bradley, Ryan Perkins and Taylor Kellner continue to lead the squad at the plate with all four batting .300 or better. On Friday, the Fire Ants swept a doubleheader from Gray Military Academy at Riley Park, winning 11-9 and 7-4. In the opener, Thompson had three hits and drove in two runs for the Fire Ants. Brett Auckland had two hits and two RBI. In the nightcap, USCS scored five times in the bottom of the sixth inning to get the win. Perkins had two hits and an RBI and Paulsen drove in a run.

MASTERS TEE TIMES

+7 +8 +8 +8 +8 +8 +8 +8 +8 +9 +9 +9 +9

80-73—153 +9 Jason Dufner 80-74—154 +10 Y.E. Yang 77-77—154 +10 Matt Every 77-78—155 +11 a-Jordan Niebrugge 81-74—155 +11 Scott Stallings 75-80—155 +11 a-Garrick Porteous 76-80—156 +12 Boo Weekley 73-83—156 +12 Tim Clark 79-78—157 +13 Peter Hanson 78-81—159 +15 Craig Stadler 82-77—159 +15 Tom Watson 78-81—159 +15 a-Michael McCoy 78-83—161 +17 Ben Crenshaw 83-85—168 +24

SPORTS

SATURDAY, APRIL 12, 2014

USC FOOTBALL

Spurrier: Starters not likely to play past half BY RYAN WOOD Post and Courier COLUMBIA — South Carolina head coach Steve Spurrier’s opinion of what a spring game should be — and, more importantly, what it isn’t — formed a long time ago. It’s a showcase for young, inexperienced players. A festival for the athletics department. A celebration for fans. To Spurrier, that’s where the significance ends. Nobody is winning or losing anything. The score is irrelevant. South Carolina junior Mike Davis may be a workhorse running back this fall, but not today. Same for quarterback Dylan Thompson and many of the Gamecocks’ established starters. Spurrier said Thompson will barely play one half when the program holds its annual spring game at noon at Williams-Brice Stadium. The scrimmage, which will be televised on ESPNU, will be split into four, 12-minute quarters with a running clock in the second half. The game isn’t completely useless, either. There’s a reason Spurrier and fellow coaches across the country continue holding the annual event. Here are five things to look for Saturday, both on the field and off:

1. THE BACKUP For much of spring, the gap between Dylan Thompson and his backup candidates has been the Grand Canyon. Thompson’s had a good spring, but understudies Connor Mitch, Perry Orth and Brendan Nosovitch have mostly shown a mixed bag of inconsistencies. Spurrier would like to feel good about his backup options before August camp opens. Nothing separates the pack like live reps.

2. SECONDARY The biggest question South Carolina faces this offseason is whether it will be able to defend the pass. With a depleted depth chart at cornerback, defensive coaches are

GARNET & BLACK GAME WHEN: Today, Noon WHERE: Williams-Brice Stadium, Columbia TV, RADIO: ESPNU, WNKT-FM 107.5

hoping senior safety Brison Williams can fill one cornerback spot this fall. That mostly depends on how well safeties Chaz Elder, J.J. Marcus and T.J. Gurley play without Williams. There have been a lot of moving parts this spring.

3. NEW DEFENSIVE LINE J.T. Surratt is the only returning starter on South Carolina’s defensive line, but coaches are optimistic there’s plenty of untapped talent to keep the unit near the top of the SEC in production. Spring is a difficult time to evaluate the defensive line, among the most physical positions to play. There aren’t many live reps, which only amplifies the importance of a spring game. Finally, unproven players like Gerald Dixon, Gerald Dixon Jr. and Darius English will show what they can do in a game-like setting.

4. POMP, PAGEANTRY Jadeveon Clowney will be honored at halftime along with last season’s senior class, Spurrier said. The women’s basketball team also will be recognized during the halftime ceremony. Spurrier also promised a local celebrity will make a cameo for the traditional “off-the-bench play,” where someone standing on the sideline runs onto the field and catches a touchdown pass.

5. SPRING MVP Most springs, an unknown player strings together several good practices to become something of a spring All-American. It’s a meaningless title, of course. Still, it’s always interesting to see which player improves the most over 15 spring practices, and whether that progress carries into the fall.

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Tiger QBs Stoudt, Kelly take center stage BY AARON BRENNER Post and Courier CLEMSON — Picture a sunsplashed Saturday afternoon with a Death Valley crowd casually observing and producing collective murmurs during a dull moment. Suddenly, a lanky youngster wearing a No. 4 purple jersey trots onto the field ready to play. And the crowd goes wild. This is the moment they’ve waited for, to see highly touted freshman Deshaun Watson command the Tigers’ offense. And there’s poor Cole Stoudt and Chad Kelly, replaced by potential, the kindly villains in Clemson fans’ fantasies of Watson picking up where Tajh Boyd left off. They do their best to look supportive, all the while not liking one bit of it. That would be super painful if it took place in October. It will at least partially be the reality today at Memorial Stadium in Clemson’s annual spring game after a pesky cracked collarbone sidelined Watson on Monday. He’ll be out of action for three weeks, expected to recover in time for summer workouts. Here’s five things to watch at Clemson’s spring scrimmage that begins at 4 p.m. and will be televised by ESPNU:

1. WHO TAKES OVER FOR TAJH? Head coach Dabo Swinney’s embraced the attention on the race to replace Boyd. Swinney and his staff get it. They know water coolers around South Carolina aren’t exactly fielding debates on whether Ammon Lakip can be the next Chandler Catanzaro. Swinney’s not going to crown “The Guy” today. And if by some rare occurrence he does, as he likes to say, there’s no lifetime contract awarded to the starter.

2. PUT ‘EM IN BUBBLE WRAP It will be interesting to see how much contact the coaches want Stoudt and Kelly sustaining with tens of thousands of people in the stadium and hordes more watching on television. This spring, the QBs have gone “live” to test their physical mettle and see how they respond to the

ORANGE & WHITE GAME WHEN: Today, 4 p.m. WHERE: Memorial Stadium, Clemson TV, RADIO: ESPNU. WJMZ-FM 93.1

fear of getting hit. Of course, that cost Watson the spring game. Then again, last year, Kelly tore his ACL in the spring scrimmage despite never getting touched by anybody. Chances are Stoudt and Kelly wear the “no-touching” purple jerseys Saturday. But they’ll have to face full contact again this fall.

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9:30 a.m. -- PGA Golf: Live At The Masters from Augusta, Ga. (GOLF). 9:55 a.m. -- International Soccer: Barclays Premier League Match -- Fulham vs. Norwich (NBC SPORTS NETWORK). Noon -- College Football: South Carolina Garnet and Black Spring Game from Columbia (ESPNU, WNKT-FM 107.5). Noon -- International Soccer: UEFA Champions League Match -- Bayern Munich vs. Manchester United (FOX SPORTSOUTH). 12:30 p.m. -- College Football: Notre Dame BlueGold Spring Game from South Bend, Ind. (NBC SPORTS NETWORK). 1 p.m. -- College Baseball: Auburn at Louisiana State (ESPN2). 1 p.m. -- Major League Baseball: Boston at New York Yankees (MLB NETWORK). 1 p.m. -- College Softball: Missouri at Auburn (SPORTSOUTH). 2 p.m. -- College Softball: Santa Clara at Brigham Young Game One (BYUTV). 2 p.m. -- College Lacrosse: Navy at Army (CBS SPORTS NETWORK). 2 p.m. -- College Lacrosse: Maryland at Johns Hopkins (ESPNU). 2 p.m. -- College Baseball: Florida State at Georgia Tech (FOX SPORTSOUTH). 2 p.m. -- Major League Baseball: Cleveland at Chicago White Sox (WGN). 3 p.m. -- NHL Hockey: Philadelphia at Pittsburgh (WIS 10). 3 p.m. -- PGA Golf: The Masters Third Round from Augusta, Ga. (WLTX 19). 3 p.m. -- College Football: Florida State Garnet and Gold Spring Game from Tallahassee, Fla. (ESPN). 4 p.m. -- College Football: Clemson Orange and White Spring Game from Clemson (ESPNU, WJMZ-FM 93.1). 4 p.m. -- Major League Baseball: Colorado at San Francisco (MLB NETWORK). 4 p.m. -- College Baseball: Mississippi at Mississippi State (SPORTSOUTH). 4 p.m. -- College Baseball: Florida at South Carolina (WNKT-FM 107.5). 4:30 p.m. -- College Softball: Santa Clara at Brigham Young Game Two (BYUTV). 4:30 p.m. -- College Lacrosse: St. John’s at Denver (CBS SPORTS NETWORK). 4:30 p.m. -- Horse Racing: Blue Grass Stakes from Lexington, Ky. (FOX SPORTS 1). 5 p.m. -- College Softball: Oklahoma at Baylor (ESPN). 6 p.m. -- NASCAR Racing: Sprint Cup Series Southern 500 from Darlington (WACH 57, WEGXFM 92.9). 6 p.m. -- College Lacrosse: North Carolina at Syracuse (ESPNU). 6 p.m. -- IRL Racing: IndyCar Series Grand Prix of Long Beach Pole Qualifying from Long Beach, Calif. (NBC SPORTS NETWORK). 7 p.m. -- High School Basketball: Nike Hoop Summit from Portland, Ore. -- USA Junior National Select Team vs. World Select Team (ESPN2). 7 p.m. -- Major League Baseball: Washington at Atlanta (FOX SPORTSOUTH, WPUB-FM 102.7). 7 p.m. -- PGA Golf: Live At The Masters from Augusta, Ga. (GOLF). 7 p.m. -- NBA Basketball: Philadelphia at Charlotte (SPORTSOUTH). 7 p.m. -- Professional Boxing: Manny Pacquiao vs. Timothy Bradley in a Welterweight Bout from Las Vegas (PPV 660). 7:30 p.m. -- College Hockey: NCAA Tournament Frozen Four Championship Game from Philadelphia -- Minnesota vs. Union (N.Y.) (ESPN). 8 p.m. -- Women’s College Bowling: NCAA Championship from Wickliffe, Ohio (ESPNU). 8 p.m. -- Major League Baseball: Los Angeles Dodgers at Arizona or Houston at Texas (MLB NETWORK). 8 p.m. -- NHL Hockey: Chicago at Nashville (NBC SPORTS NETWORK). 8:30 p.m. -- NBA Basketball: Phoenix at Dallas (NBA TV). 10 p.m. -- College Softball: Washington at Stanford (ESPN2). 10:30 p.m. -- College Baseball: UCLA at Arizona (ESPNU). 11 p.m. -- College Softball: North Texas at Marshall (FOX SPORTSOUTH). Midnight -- Professional Basketball: NBA Development League Playoffs First-Round Series Game -- Santa Cruz at Los Angeles (CBS SPORTS NETWORK).

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3. RUNNING MEN There are other personnel battles to sort out. Primarily at running back, since there’s no clear frontrunner to step in for former Sumter High standout Roderick McDowell. Zac Brooks boasts the most talent, D.J. Howard possesses the most experience, and C.J. Davidson’s earning more favor from the coaches with his pure speed. Wayne Gallman should get his opportunity too.

4. HUNT FOR TAKEDOWNS

Junior Varsity Baseball Sumter vs. River Bluff in Lake Murray Spring Break Tournament (in Irmo), 2:30 p.m. Lakewood at Marlboro County (DH), noon Varsity Equestrian Wilson Hall in IEA Zone 4 Finals from Savannah, Ga., TBA Varsity Track and Field Sumter, Lakewood in Gamecock Invitational (at Sumter Memorial Stadium), 9:30 a.m.

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Varsity Equestrian Wilson Hall in IEA Zone 4 Finals from Savannah, Ga., TBA

MLB STANDINGS By The Associated Press

Detroit Chicago Cleveland Kansas City Minnesota WEST DIVISION Oakland Seattle Los Angeles Texas Houston

W 5 5 5 4 4

L 5 5 5 5 6

Pct .500 .500 .500 .444 .400

GB – – – ½ 1

W 5 5 5 4 3

L 2 5 5 4 6

Pct .714 .500 .500 .500 .333

GB – 1½ 1½ 1½ 3

W 6 5 4 4 4

L 3 3 5 5 6

Pct .667 .625 .444 .444 .400

GB – ½ 2 2 2½

Pittsburgh 5, Chicago Cubs 4 Washington 7, Miami 1 Milwaukee 6, Philadelphia 2 N.Y. Mets 6, Atlanta 4 Arizona 6, San Francisco 5, 10 innings

FRIDAY’S GAMES

Miami at Philadelphia, 7:05 p.m. Tampa Bay at Cincinnati, 7:10 p.m. Washington at Atlanta, 7:35 p.m. Pittsburgh at Milwaukee, 8:10 p.m. Chicago Cubs at St. Louis, 8:15 p.m. L.A. Dodgers at Arizona, 9:40 p.m. N.Y. Mets at L.A. Angels, 10:05 p.m. Detroit at San Diego, 10:10 p.m. Colorado at San Francisco, 10:15 p.m.

TODAY’S GAMES

Tampa Bay (Cobb 0-1) at Cincinnati (Simon 1-0), 1:10 p.m. Chicago Cubs (Villanueva 1-2) at St. Louis (Wainwright 1-1), 2:15 p.m. Colorado (Anderson 0-2) at San Francisco (M. Cain 0-1), 4:05 p.m. Miami (Eovaldi 1-1) at Philadelphia (Undecided), 7:05 p.m. Pittsburgh (Volquez 0-0) at Milwaukee (Gallardo 2-0), 7:10 p.m. Washington (Jordan 0-0) at Atlanta (A.Wood 1-1), 7:10 p.m. L.A. Dodgers (Greinke 2-0) at Arizona (Miley 2-1), 8:10 p.m. Detroit (Verlander 0-1) at San Diego (Kennedy 1-1), 8:40 p.m. N.Y. Mets (Niese 0-1) at L.A. Angels (Weaver 0-2), 9:05 p.m.

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

W 46 43 33 23 17

L 32 35 45 55 61

Pct .590 .551 .423 .295 .218

GB – 3 13 23 29

W 53 40 40 35 23

L 25 38 38 43 55

Pct .679 .513 .513 .449 .295

GB – 13 13 18 30

W 54 46 32 29 14

L 25 32 47 50 64

Pct .684 .590 .405 .367 .179

GB – 7½ 22 25 39½

W 61 52 48 46 32

L 18 26 32 32 46

Pct .772 .667 .600 .590 .410

GB – 8½ 13½ 14½ 28½

W 57 51 39 35 24

L 21 28 39 44 54

Pct .731 .646 .500 .443 .308

GB – 6½ 18 22½ 33

L 24 30 31 52 53

Pct .696 .615 .603 .342 .321

GB – 6½ 7½ 28 29½

WESTERN CONFERENCE SOUTHWEST DIVISION y-San Antonio x-Houston Dallas Memphis New Orleans NORTHWEST DIVISION y-Oklahoma City x-Portland Minnesota Denver Utah PACIFIC DIVISION

W y-L.A. Clippers 55 Golden State 48 Phoenix 47 Sacramento 27 L.A. Lakers 25 x-clinched playoff spot y-clinched division

THURSDAY’S GAMES

San Antonio 109, Dallas 100 Denver 100, Golden State 99

FRIDAY’S GAMES

Washington at Orlando, 7 p.m. New York at Toronto, 7 p.m. Atlanta at Brooklyn, 7:30 p.m. Charlotte at Boston, 7:30 p.m. Indiana at Miami, 7:30 p.m. Detroit at Chicago, 8 p.m. Houston at Minnesota, 8 p.m. New Orleans at Oklahoma City, 8 p.m. Philadelphia at Memphis, 8 p.m. Cleveland at Milwaukee, 8:30 p.m. Phoenix at San Antonio, 8:30 p.m. Portland at Utah, 9 p.m. Golden State at L.A. Lakers, 10:30 p.m.

TODAY’S GAMES

Sacramento at L.A. Clippers, 3:30 p.m. Milwaukee at Washington, 7 p.m. Philadelphia at Charlotte, 7 p.m. Boston at Cleveland, 7:30 p.m. Miami at Atlanta, 7:30 p.m. New Orleans at Houston, 8 p.m. Phoenix at Dallas, 8:30 p.m. Utah at Denver, 9 p.m.

EASTERN CONFERENCE ATLANTIC DIVISION GP z-Boston 80 x-Montreal 81 x-Tampa Bay 80 x-Detroit 80 Ottawa 80 Toronto 81 Florida 81 Buffalo 80 METROPOLITAN DIVISION GP y-Pittsburgh 80 x-N.Y. Rangers 81 x-Philadelphia 80 x-Columbus 80 Washington 80 New Jersey 80 Carolina 80 N.Y. Islanders 80

W 53 45 44 38 35 38 29 21

L OT Pts GF 18 9 115 255 28 8 98 214 27 9 97 236 27 15 91 218 31 14 84 232 35 8 84 231 44 8 66 194 50 9 51 153

GA 173 204 213 228 263 255 265 240

W 51 45 41 42 37 34 34 32

L 24 31 30 31 30 29 35 37

OT Pts GF 5 107 244 5 95 218 9 91 227 7 91 226 13 87 231 17 85 192 11 79 199 11 75 218

GA 200 192 226 211 239 203 224 262

L 21 21 19 26 30 32 35

OT Pts GF 7 111 247 7 111 248 15 107 262 12 98 204 11 89 231 12 84 202 10 82 222

GA 212 185 209 199 226 234 234

WESTERN CONFERENCE

Oakland 6, Minnesota 1 N.Y. Yankees 4, Boston 1 Houston 6, Toronto 4 Chicago White Sox 7, Cleveland 3

CENTRAL DIVISION

FRIDAY’S GAMES

Boston at N.Y. Yankees, 7:05 p.m. Toronto at Baltimore, 7:05 p.m. Tampa Bay at Cincinnati, 7:10 p.m. Houston at Texas, 8:05 p.m. Cleveland at Chicago White Sox, 8:10 p.m. Kansas City at Minnesota, 8:10 p.m. N.Y. Mets at L.A. Angels, 10:05 p.m. Detroit at San Diego, 10:10 p.m. Oakland at Seattle, 10:10 p.m.

Stephone Anthony’s entrenched at middle linebacker but Spencer Shuey leaving causes a major void. Tony Steward and Ben Boulware are waging an intriguing battle there. As for the third LB spot, which also is considered the fifth defensive back, it’s about who’s healthy in the fall. Korrin Wiggins, Travis Blanks and Martin Jenkins won’t play in the spring game, which means T.J. Burrell and Dorian O’Daniel are getting a crack at it.

Boston (Lackey 2-0) at N.Y. Yankees (Kuroda 1-1), 1:05 p.m. Tampa Bay (Cobb 0-1) at Cincinnati (Simon 1-0), 1:10 p.m. Cleveland (Masterson 0-0) at Chicago White Sox (Paulino 0-1), 2:10 p.m. Kansas City (Shields 0-1) at Minnesota (Nolasco 0-1), 2:10 p.m. Toronto (Hutchison 1-1) at Baltimore (B.Norris 0-1), 7:05 p.m. Houston (Cosart 1-1) at Texas (Scheppers 0-1), 8:05 p.m. Detroit (Verlander 0-1) at San Diego (Kennedy 1-1), 8:40 p.m. N.Y. Mets (Niese 0-1) at L.A. Angels (Weaver 0-2), 9:05 p.m. Oakland (Gray 1-0) at Seattle (E.Ramirez 1-1), 9:10 p.m.

5. SHUTDOWN CORNERS

EAST DIVISION

Other than quarterback, here’s the most interesting positional tussle. Freshman Mackensie Alexander, provided good health, figures a safe bet to start as the boundary corner. Keep an eye on Cordrea Tankersley, who coaches love as a converted safety with speed to burn. Adrian Baker’s also in the mix, while Garry Peters is hoping to recover from a bad hamstring.

Washington Atlanta Miami New York Philadelphia CENTRAL DIVISION

TODAY’S GAMES

NATIONAL LEAGUE

Los Angeles San Francisco Colorado

2½ 3

By The Associated Press

THURSDAY’S GAMES

Milwaukee Pittsburgh St. Louis Chicago Cincinnati WEST DIVISION

.333 .333

NHL STANDINGS

AMERICAN LEAGUE EAST DIVISION New York Tampa Bay Toronto Baltimore Boston CENTRAL DIVISION

6 8

THURSDAY’S GAMES

TODAY

CLEMSON FOOTBALL

3 4

W 7 5 5 4 3

L 2 4 5 5 6

Pct .778 .556 .500 .444 .333

GB – 2 2½ 3 4

W 7 6 5 3 3

L 2 3 4 6 6

Pct .778 .667 .556 .333 .333

GB – 1 2 4 4

W 6 6 5

L 4 4 5

Pct .600 .600 .500

GB – – 1

x-Colorado x-St. Louis x-Chicago x-Minnesota Dallas Nashville Winnipeg PACIFIC DIVISION

GP 80 80 80 81 80 80 81

W 52 52 46 43 39 36 36

GP W L y-Anaheim 80 52 20 x-San Jose 80 49 22 x-Los Angeles 81 46 28 Phoenix 80 36 29 Vancouver 80 35 34 Calgary 80 35 38 Edmonton 81 28 44 NOTE: Two points for a win, time loss. x-clinched playoff spot y-clinched division z-clinched conference

OT 8 9 7 15 11 7 9 one

Pts GF 112 259 107 241 99 203 87 212 81 189 77 205 65 198 point for

THURSDAY’S GAMES

Ottawa 2, New Jersey 1, SO Winnipeg 2, Boston 1, SO N.Y. Rangers 2, Buffalo 1 Washington 5, Carolina 2 N.Y. Islanders 2, Montreal 0 Tampa Bay 4, Philadelphia 2 Florida 4, Toronto 2 Nashville 2, Phoenix 0 Minnesota 4, St. Louis 2 Los Angeles 3, Edmonton 0 Colorado 4, Vancouver 2

FRIDAY’S GAMES

Chicago at Washington, 7 p.m. Carolina at Detroit, 7:30 p.m. Columbus at Tampa Bay, 7:30 p.m. N.Y. Islanders at New Jersey, 7:30 p.m. St. Louis at Dallas, 8:30 p.m. Winnipeg at Calgary, 9 p.m. Colorado at San Jose, 10 p.m.

TODAY’S GAMES

Buffalo at Boston, 12:30 p.m. Philadelphia at Pittsburgh, 3 p.m. N.Y. Rangers at Montreal, 7 p.m. Toronto at Ottawa, 7 p.m. Columbus at Florida, 7 p.m. Chicago at Nashville, 8 p.m. San Jose at Phoenix, 9 p.m. Vancouver at Edmonton, 10 p.m. Anaheim at Los Angeles, 10:30 p.m.

GA 204 197 170 227 217 231 268 over-

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Young or old, TV welcomes actresses of all ages BY KEVIN MCDONOUGH Syfy’s silly Saturday night movie franchise is no stranger to hybrid titles and genre mash-ups. The 2013 hit “Sharknado” may have debuted on a Thursday, but it was a Saturday night shocker at heart. This Saturday’s thriller, “Bermuda Tentacles” (9 p.m.), begins with a heart-stopping revelation: Air Force One is missing. Then we learn that it’s lost in the Bermuda Triangle. And if that doesn’t make search and rescue hard enough, they have to battle enormous sea monsters! It’s a good thing they bring a U.S. Navy aircraft carrier to do the job. Linda Hamilton (“The Terminator”) stars as the commanding admiral. Is that fried calamari I smell? • Speaking of smoked meat, “BBQ Pitmasters” (9 p.m. Saturday, Destination America, TVPG) returns for a new season of grilled competition. Judges Myron Mixon and Tuffy Stone will be joined by former contestant Moe Cason, anointed by the show’s fans. • Television has gotten perceptively better in the past five years. But that doesn’t mean there still isn’t room for the crass, crude and depressing. “Sex Sent Me to the ER” (9 p.m. Saturday, TLC, TV-14) debuted late last December, just in time to make some critics’ “worst show of the year” lists. The reenactments are almost as tacky as the subjects, who describe their bruising encounters with too much self-congratulation. Perhaps TLC should change its name to the TMI channel. • As Hollywood disposes with female stars approaching 40, television has become a welcoming place for actresses of a certain age. Arguably, Helen Mirren began the trend with her performance on “Prime Suspect.” Over the years we’ve seen memorable performances from many others, including Glenn Close on “Damages” and Edie Falco on “Nurse Jackie” (9 p.m. Sunday, Showtime, TV-MA), which returns for its sixth season. Fans of “The Good Wife” have watched star Julianna Margulies graduate from her “ER” Nurse Carol Hathaway character to project a more nuanced maturity as attorney Alicia Florrick. “Wife” has also offered a place for a more sub-

dued and buttoned down performance from Christine Baranski. And don’t forget Madeleine Stowe on “Revenge.” While these dramas have showcased mature actresses just hitting their stride, television has also become an interesting place to watch younger actresses come of age. Claire Danes on “Homeland” is the best example of a series where we’ve seen a former teen star rise to new heights. It seems only yesterday that the 2010 debuts of “Boardwalk Empire” and “Raising Hope” offered viewers the spectacle of Gretchen Mol and Martha Plimpton, respectively, settling into the curious roles of premature grandmothers. “Mad Men” (10 p.m. Sunday, AMC, TV-14), has featured similar breakthrough parts. Last season, the Linda Cardellini we knew from “Freaks and Geeks” and “ER” disappeared as she inhabited the role of Don’s neighbor and lover, a nervous, adulterous, chainsmoking mother of a draft-age teen. Now that’s a grown-up role! Earlier, the show offered Alexis Bledel (“Gilmore Girls”) a similar part, as an unstable suburbanite who becomes the object of Pete’s misplaced affections. Now, as “Mad Men” enters its penultimate half-season, Neve Campbell (“Party of Five,” “Scream”) appears as a fetching and fashionable widow. The period hair, makeup and wardrobe really agree with her. Half the fun of recent “Mad Men” seasons has been watching how the show’s decidedly middle-aged cast of characters adjusts to the youth-besotted culture of the late ‘60s. Not to give too much away, but Roger Sterling (John Slattery) is still struggling. Neve Campbell is in tonight’s episode for just a brief scene, but she makes an indelible impression — and not only on Don Draper. • The multipart documentary series “Years of Living Dangerously” (10 p.m. Sunday, Showtime, TV-PG) looks at climate change and global warming from different points of view: farmers and meat-packers in Texas, who are thrown out of work by enduring drought, as well as NASA scientists, whose weather projections offer the prospect of

Fargo, N.D., and most points south enduring Phoenix-like summers by the year 2100. But “Years” is also a starstudded effort. And that is its strength and weakness. From the opening scene of Harrison Ford piloting a decommissioned military jet to gather climate data, to the enlistment of Jessica Alba, Matt Damon, Don Cheadle and Arnold Schwarzenegger as “correspondents” bringing attention to the effects of climate change, this has the feel of a Hollywood production. And that may feed the very cynicism and apathy that “Years” sets out to combat. Some people feel that boldfaced names are necessary to popularize a serious subject. I’m of the opinion that celebrity culture reduces everything to celebrity culture. • Richard and Erlich scramble for a business plan on “Silicon Valley” (10 p.m. Sunday, HBO, TV-MA). Sadly, Christopher Evan Welch, who plays the scary and enigmatic venture capitalist Peter Gregory on this show, died of lung cancer last December. He was 48.

SATURDAY’S HIGHLIGHTS • A boxing exhibition reflects pent-up rage in the police force on the season finale of “Ripper Street” (9 p.m., BBC America, TV-14). • A one-eyed terror and a flagrantly incontinent kitty are profiled on “My Cat From Hell: Scratch Tracks” (10 p.m., Animal Planet, TV-PG). • Matt Damon, Hugh Bonneville, Bill Murray and Paloma Faith appear on “The Graham Norton Show” (10:15 p.m., BBC America, r, TV-14).

SUNDAY’S HIGHLIGHTS • A dark future includes zombies, clones and Bart’s alimony problems on “The Simpsons” (8 p.m., Fox, TV-14). • Diane and Alicia contemplate an arrangement on “The Good Wife” (9 p.m., CBS, TV-14). • Tate seeks those who framed him on “Believe” (9 p.m., NBC, TV-14). • “Cosmos: A Spacetime Odyssey” (9 p.m., Fox, TV-PG) examines microscopic entities. • The returning deceased puts the town on edge on “Resurrection” (9 p.m., ABC, TVPG).

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Edie Falco stars as Jackie Peyton and Morris Chestnut as Dr. Ike Prentiss in a scene from the Season 6 premiere of “Nurse Jackie” airing at 9 p.m. Sunday on Showtime. • Military enlistment guts the ranks of the store’s male staff on “Mr. Selfridge” on “Masterpiece Classic” (9 p.m., PBS, TV-PG, check local listings). • Anna stands accused of a British officer’s murder on “Turn” (9 p.m., AMC, TV-14). • Joffrey and Margaery host a power breakfast on “Game of Thrones” (9 p.m., HBO, TVMA). • During a Coast Guard photo op, Gary feels adrift on “Veep” (10:30 p.m., HBO, TVMA).

CULT CHOICE “The Passion of the Christ” (9 p.m. Sunday, UP), director Mel Gibson’s 2004 biblical epic, gets its network debut. Some enjoyed its piety, while others recoiled at its sadistic ultra-violence. Ten years later, it remains the highest-grossing Rrated movie ever made.

SATURDAY SERIES Alan sets his sights on Lynda Carter on “Two and a

Half Men” (8 p.m., CBS, r, TV14) * Two hours of “Dateline NBC” (8 p.m., r) * Murder claims a pop star on “Castle” (8 p.m., ABC, r, TV-PG) * Frisky business on “Friends With Better Lives” (8:30 p.m., CBS, r, TV14) * “48 Hours” (9 p.m. and 10 p.m., CBS) * “20/20” (9 p.m., ABC) * “Nightline Prime” (10 p.m., ABC).

SUNDAY SERIES “60 Minutes” (7 p.m., CBS) * When in Rome on “The Amazing Race” (8 p.m., CBS, TV-PG) * Design on a deadline on “American Dream Builders” (8 p.m., NBC, TV-PG) * A very jolly Roger on “Once Upon a Time” (8 p.m., ABC, TV-PG) * Peter tries to up his game on “Family Guy” (8:30 p.m., Fox, TV-14) * Emily is set up on “Revenge” (10 p.m., ABC, TVPG) * A ticking clock on death row on “The Mentalist” (10 p.m., CBS, TV-14) * Gibson’s wife seeks new information on “Crisis” (10 p.m., NBC, TV-14). Copyright 2014, United Feature Syndicate

COMICS

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BIZARRO

SOUP TO NUTZ

ANDY CAPP

GARFIELD

BEETLE BAILEY

BORN LOSER

BLONDIE

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MOTHER GOOSE

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Owner of service dog wants to be left alone DEAR ABBY — I use a service dog, and I’m constantly barraged with requests to pet him. Other people who use serDear Abby vice dogs warned me ABIGAIL this would VAN BUREN happen. Although the ADA does not require him to wear a vest, I bought one for him that reads, “Do Not Pet,” which he wears in public. They ask me anyway! They also ask what I use the dog for. Sometimes I’m tempted to say, “First, tell me about your medical history and then I’ll tell you mine.” I don’t mind quietly and discreetly discuss-

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ing with a store owner what my dog does, but for a stranger to walk up and expect me to share personal information is rude. As excited as I am about how my dog has expanded my life, I do not want to spend my time answering strangers’ questions or hearing about every dog they’ve ever owned. Obviously, I’m still learning what it means to live with a service dog. Would you kindly share with your readers proper etiquette with service dogs and their owners? Living larger in Washington State DEAR LIVING LARGER — I’m happy to. But you must be realistic. If you have a service dog, you must accept that people will be curious. However,

what many people fail to understand is that when a service dog is out in public, the animal is WORKING, and should not be distracted from its task -which is ensuring the well-being of the owner. The basics for interacting with service dogs are: 1. Always speak to the person first. Do not try to distract the dog. 2. Never touch the service dog -- or ANY dog, for that matter -- without first asking for and receiving permission. 3. Do not offer food to the animal. 4. Do not ask personal questions about the handler’s disability or otherwise intrude on his or her privacy. 5. Do not be offended if the handler refuses to chat about the service dog.

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THAT SCRAMBLED WORD GAME By David L. Hoyt and Jeff Knurek

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

THE DAILY CROSSWORD PUZZLE

ACROSS 1 Extremely lame, in slang 10 “The Zoo Story” dramatist 15 One with breaking news 16 Conger cousin 17 African kingdom 18 Lite-__: classic Hasbro toy 19 3 part? 20 Do followers 21 Ad lib 22 Scott who played the lead in 1976’s “Bugsy Malone” 24 Maintain the status quo 26 C‡diz cycle 27 Old Colgate competitor 29 Spam producer 30 “Splendor in the Grass” screenwriter 31 One of the moveable feasts 35 Mitty creator 38 As you like it 39 Emma Frost portrayer in “X-Men: First Class” 41 Backwoods possessive 42 Letters before P, perhaps

43 State tree of Texas 47 Sch. where chapel service attendance is mandatory 48 Silk-spraying movie monster 51 It only makes sense when it’s broken 52 Oil sources 54 Wine quality 56 Collection to burn 57 High fliers 58 Traumatic expression 60 Month abroad 61 Klondike product with a shell 62 V-shaped fortification 63 Postgame finger-pointer DOWN 1 Hot stuff 2 Swaddle 3 Mimosa family member 4 AM radio abbr. 5 Liszt’s “Harmonies du __” 6 City on the Rhone 7 One of the five basic taste sensations 8 “Am I seeing things?” 9 Intention 10 Extent 11 Bereft, old-

style 12 Outlaws 13 Causing agita 14 Good way of seeing 21 Nicklaus rival 23 Kind of lead a closer often has to protect 25 __-Novo: Benin’s capital 28 “Rub‡iy‡t” rhyme scheme 30 “Soon” 32 Electronic control mechanisms, briefly 33 Tabloid scoop 34 Sun Bowl Stadium coll. team 35 ‘80s Shatner cop show 36 Mr. Clean’s lack 37 Not appropri-

ate 40 He played Harold in “Harold & Kumar” films 44 Winter warmers 45 Cite as proof 46 Counselor at Troy 48 Elementary particle 49 Centrifuge component 50 “Cold __”: 1977 hit for Foreigner 53 First name in fashion 55 Hydroxyl compound 58 Short coolers? 59 Pontiac codesigned by John DeLorean

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CLASSIFIEDS LEGAL NOTICES Legal Notice TOWN OF PINEWOOD

The Municipal Election Commission of the Town of Pinewood announces a Special Election to be held on Tuesday, June 17th 2014. Any persons wishing to register to vote in this election must do so no later than May 17, 2014. The Sumter County Voter Registration office will be open on May 17, 2014 from 10:00 12:00 noon for those wishing to register to vote in this election. The following office shall included in this Election: Councilmember

Citizens desiring to be candidates for the above listed office may file at The Pinewood Town Hall at 16 E. Clark Street Pinewood, SC. Filing will open at 12:00 noon on April 21, 2014 and will close 12 noon May 2, 2014. The office hours for filing April 21, 12 noon -5:00 P.M. April 22, thru May 1, 2014 from 9:00 A.M. - 5:00 P.M. May 2, 2014 from 9:00 A.M. - 12 noon Petitions will be available for Filing This is a Non partisan election, and no party affiliation shall be placed on the ballot. The polls shall open at 7:00 A.M. on Election Day and closed at 7:00 P.M. At 10:00 A. M. on Election Day, the poll managers will begin examining the absentee ballot return envelopers. This examination will be held in the Sumter County Election Commission office in the Sumter County Courthouse, Sumter SC. On Thursday, June 19, 2014 at 9:30 A.M. at the Sumter County Registration/Election Commission office 141 N. Main Street Room 114 the Pinewood Election Commission will hold a hearing to determine the validity of any ballots challenged in this election, canvass votes cast in the Election and certify the results of the election

Beer & Wine License Notice Of Application Notice is hereby given that Saanvi LLC D/B/A The Station intends to apply to the South Carolina Department of Revenue for a license permit that will allow the sale Off premises consumption of Beer & Wine at 4580 Florence Hwy., Mayesville, SC 29104. To object to the issuance of this permit / license, written protest must be postmarked no later than . For a protest to be valid, it must be in writing, and should include the following information: (1) the name, address and telephone number of the person filing the protest; (2) the specific reasons why the application should be denied; (3) that the person protesting is willing to attend a hearing (if one is requested by the applicant); (4) that the person protesting resides in the same county where the proposed place of business is located or within five miles of the business; and (5) the name of the applicant and the address of the premises to be licensed. Protests must be mailed to: S.C. Department of Revenue, ATTN: ABL, P.O. Box 125, Columbia, South Carolina 29214; or Faxed to: (803) 898-5899.

Bid Notices

13 E Canal Street Sumter, South Carolina 29150

The County of Sumter reserves the right to reject any or all bids. The County of Sumter reserves the right to waive any or all technicalities.

YOU WILL PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that the Summons and Complaint in the above-captioned action were filed on April 3, 2014, in the Office of the Clerk of Court for Pickens County, South Carolina.

"Sumter Lee Regional Detention Center - ROOF Replacement" Bids will be received until 11:00 a.m., Thursday, May 1, 2014 in the Sumter County Purchasing Department on the second floor of the Sumter County Administration Building, 13 East Canal Street, Sumter, South Carolina 29150. Plans and bid documents may be obtained from: Sumter County Purchasing Department 13 E Canal Street Sumter, South Carolina 29150 Telephone inquiries should be made to (803) 436-2329. The County of Sumter reserves the right to reject any or all bids. The County of Sumter reserves the right to waive any or all technicalities.

INVITATION TO BID The County of Sumter is soliciting separate sealed bids from qualified vendors for the following project: "Sumter Lee Regional Detention Center - HVAC Replacement" Bids will be received until 10:00 a.m., Thursday, May 1, 2014 in the Sumter County Purchasing Department on the second floor of the Sumter County Administration Building, 13 East Canal Street, Sumter, South Carolina 29150.

Sumter County Purchasing Department 13 E Canal Street Sumter, South Carolina 29150 Telephone inquiries should be made to (803) 436-2329. The County of Sumter reserves the right to reject any or all bids. The County of Sumter reserves the right to waive any or all technicalities.

Abandon Vehicle / Boat Abandoned Vehicle Notice: The following vehicle was abandoned at Bailey's Automotive, 152 Myrtle Beach Hwy, Sumter, SC 29153. Described as a 1997 Oldsmobile Cutlass VIN # 1G3WH52M3VF314326. Total Due for storage is $490.00 as of April 10, 2014. plus $25.00 per day thereafter. Owner is asked to call 803-773-3053. If not claimed in 30 days. it will be turned over to the Magistrate's Office for public sale.

SUMMONS IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEASE 2013-CP-43-508 STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF SUMTER Patricia Prioleau, Catory Prioleau, Ricky Prioleau & Lashawn Prioleau, Plaintiffs vs. Aisha N. Pollard, Defendant. TO THE NAMED:

DEFENDANTS

YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED and required to answer the Complaint in this action, of which a copy is herewith served upon you, and to serve a copy of your Answer to said Complaint on the subscriber, Land, Parker & Welch, P.A. , 29 S. Mill Street, Manning, South Carolina, 29102, within THIRTY (30) DAYS after the service hereof, exclusive of the date of such service; and if you fail to answer to Complaint within the time aforesaid, judgement by default will be rendered against you for the relief demanded in the Complaint. Land, Parker & Welch, P.A. J. Calhoun Land, IV 29 South Mill Street Manning, South Carolina 29102 803-435-88994

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268 Kinsey Dr. Sat. 8AM. Furniture, Clothing, Hshld items, Cakes by Louise Shiloh Pentecostal Holiness Church 240 Myrtle Beach Hwy.Fri & Sat. 8 am - 2 pm. Yard Sale, Bake Sale, hot dogs . Moving Sale: 414 Major Dr. Manning, Sat. 7am-12pm. Furn. electronics, holiday items, kitchen, books, and many others items. 3920 Starksferry Rd Sat & Sun 8-? Furniture, Knives & Collectibles. Something for everybody! 2 Cherokee Rd. Sat 7-3. Electronics, Hshld goods, furniture & misc. items. 117 Jasmine St. off W. Oakland Sat. 7-? Downsizing - Furn, various collectibles & hshld items 2590 Edmunds Dr. Saturday, 7- until. Spring Cleaning - Priced to sell. Misc. items.

4605 Lynnay Dr(off Old Camden Rd) Sat 7-? 32" & 36" Tvs, bed frames, vinyl windows, storm doors, 4X8 trl, tools, furn., treadmill & more

Garden Gate off Wise 3209 Mayflower Ln. Sat. 7-11 am. Bikes, frames, antique library table, and much more.

211 Nash St. Sat. 7-10am. Furniture, hshld, clothes, toys, books, Everything must go

3355 & 3365 Ashlynn Way Sat. 7AM - 1PM. Something for everyone.

2740 Ridgehill Dr. Sat. April 12th, 7 am - 12 pm. Multi-family. Furn., appliances, other misc.

Sugarplums Antiques Parking Lot, 3304 Hwy 15S. Sat. 8AM-Until. Multi-Family New Rods & Reels, furniture, lots of hshld & misc items.

2092 Kingsbury Drive, Sat. April 12th, 7:00AM. Clothes, hshld items, Home interior pictures/candles.

AKC Maltese pups are 6 weeks in time for everyone's Easter delight. (M) $500 OBO, (F) $750 FRIM. Health guaranteed in writing. 803 499-1360

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AIRLINE CAREERS begin here Get trained as FAA certified Aviation Technician. Financial aid for qualified students. Job placement assistance. Call Aviation Institute of Maintenance 866-367-2513

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Auto Mechanic needed ASAP. Apply in person B & C Automotive, 601 Broad St. New Papa John's near Shaw AFB is looking for Driver and Inside Workers. Interviews will be conducted 4/11/2014. Please call or email for further information and to schedule your interview. 803-629-8405 or phonso_c@yahoo.com Insurance Office seeks CSR /Agent. P & C license, experience helpful but not required. Fax resume to 855-246-9598. Nurse needed for primary medical care office in Sumter. Duties will be physicians support in a community based practice. Send resume to Sandhills Medical Foundation, Attn: Personnel PO Box 366 McBee, SC 29101

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COMPANY DRIVERS / OWNER OPERATORS. REGIONAL, DEDICATED, OTR. Home Weekly, Great Pay, Excellent Benefits, Paid Vacation. CDL A & 1 year OTR Exp. Req. 888-293-3232 or www. epestransport.com

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10-acres for sale on Raccoon Road near Jordan CommunityClarendon County. Residential / well / septic / farming. Serious inquirers. Investors welcomed.Charles @ 704-699-6611, e-mail: cs.evans02@gmail.com

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RENTALS Rooms for Rent ROOM For Rent Bi-weekly or monthly. Near Morris College. Kit. privileges, all utilities incl 469-4668

Unfurnished Apartments Senior Living Apartments for those 62+ (Rent based on income) Shiloh-Randolph Manor 125 W. Bartlette. 775-0575 Studio/1 Bedroom apartments available EHO For rent 2BR/2BA Duplex. Conv. to Sumter/Shaw. $825/mo + dep. Call 803-236-3384

Unfurnished Homes 2985 Queen Chapel Rd 3BR 1BA. $550/mo + $550dep. Section 8 OK. Call 803-469-0258 For Rent 3BR/2BA, on large private lot (Dalzell). $700/mo + $700/dep FIRM. 803-499-1265 2BR/2BA, Lrg private lot, fenced yard (Dalzell). $550/mo + $550 /dep. 803-499-1265, 468-1913

Mobile Home Rentals 3br/2ba C/H/A 16x80, Off Ramsey Rd. $450/mo + $300/dep. No inside pets. 803-481-8134. 106 Agnes St 2br 1ba Mobile Home $375 + dep. 107 Agnes St 3BR Home $400 Mo.+ dep. By Dillon park. Call 481-4013 Oaklawn MHP: 2 BR M.H.'s, water/sewer/garbage pk-up incl'd. RV parking avail. Call 494-8350 E. Brewington Rd. near Mayewood School, 3BR/2BA DWMH. $550/mo + $550/SD. NO Section 8. Call 803-934-6845 or 803-938-3174

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Manufactured Housing 2000 Fleetwood Westfield 16x80 2BR/2BA and Sunroom with all appl's., deck & storage shed. Exc cond. $15,000 Cash. On Lake Marion in Park. Ser. Inq. Call 803-473-0247

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