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City approves beautification project More than $235K contract awarded to local company for work on ‘Southern Gateway’

BY ADRIENNE SARVIS adrienne@theitem.com During its meeting Tuesday, Sumter City Council approved a procurement resolution for aesthetic improvements to the intersection of Manning Avenue

and South Lafayette Drive, also referred to as the Southern Gateway Beautification Project,.

Council approved a $235,252 contract with Digging Deep Construction of New Zion for the project that will include brick and steel fencing, signage,

lighting and the addition of various plants. Mayor Joe McElveen said the massive project has been two years in the making.

Sumter Planning Department Director George McGregor said the beautification project will begin after the

transportation portion of the intersection improvements have been completed. He said the transportation improvements — light posts, turn lanes and cross walks — started on Tuesday

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Horse comes by for a visit Students in the 2-year-old class at First Presbyterian Church created cowboy outfits for their visit from MoJo the horse Tuesday morning.

The students got to take a ride on the horse.

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Children learn to stay safe at annual Kids Fest

BY JIM HILLEY jim@theitem.com What could be better than kids having fun and learning to be safe everywhere from the crosswalk to the Internet at the same time?

Safe Kids Sumter County’s annual Kids Fest, will continue today from 8:30 a.m. to noon at Sumter County

Civic Center, 700 W. Liberty St. The annual event provides an opportunity for second-graders from local elementary schools to learn how to stay safe through a variety of exhibits and activities.

“I call it a safety party,” said Cheryl Jackson, coalition coordinator for Safe Kids Sumter County.

The children learn a lot, she said.

“I will see them out in public, and they will tell me what they learned,” she said. “Like, ‘I know I have to ride in the back seat.’”

Jackson said exhibits at the festival include a roll-over simulator from Department of Public Safety and Sumter County Fire Department’s smoke house.

“The roll-over simulator really was

a kick to see,” she said.

The youngsters also heard about boating safety from Department of Natural Resources, how to deal with bullies by Sumter County Sheriff’s Office representatives and gun safety from National Rifle Association.

“I think the kids enjoy all of the

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Artists compete for $100K in Lake City’s ArtFields

District names 5 finalists for 2016-17 Teacher of the Year

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Six area artists have been juried into ArtFields®, the prestigious nine-day art competition held each April in Lake City.

They are Thomas Blackmon of Manning, Jennifer Altman and Jake McElveen of New Zion, and Myra Barton, Connie Brennan and sisters Hailey Hodge and Victoria Hodge of Sumter.

This year’s competition will be held from Thursday through April 30. With $100,000 in cash prizes awarded to artists from 12 states across the Southeast, ArtFields is the largest arts competition of its kind.

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Victoria Hodge of Sumter’s 2-D screenprint on wood titled “Alex of Rock Hill” can be seen at Olio Studio in Lake City. She was also juried into the 2014 ArtFields. Of more than 1,200 applicants, only 400 artists were juried into ArtFields 2016.

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Five teachers were recognized as finalists for the 201617 Sumter School District’s Teacher of the Year on Monday at the Teacher Forum Celebration of Excellence at Crestwood High School.

The five finalists are Gina Hilger from Chestnut Oaks Middle School, Deborah Horton from Crestwood High School, Michelle Snyder from Kingsbury Elementary School, Elma Strong from

Alice Drive Middle School and Lawonda Wheeler from Pocalla Springs Elementary School.

The teachers were selected by a committee composed of district level administrators who selected the finalists based on their written responses to the following topics: educational history and professional development activities, community involvement, philosophy of teaching, teaching profession, trends and issues, professional

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LOCAL BRIEFS FROM STAFF REPORTS

Police prayer breakfast set for Tuesday, May 10 Sumter County Sheriff’s Office and Sumter Police Department will co-sponsor the annual National Police Week Prayer Breakfast at 7:30 a.m.

Tuesday, May 10, at Bethesda Church of God, 2730 Broad St. The theme of this year breakfast will be “25 Years of Honoring Heroes.”

The keynote speaker will be U.S. Rep. Jim Clyburn, D-S.C., who represents the 6th Congressional District.

The event is open to the public. Tickets are $12 each and can be purchased at Sumter County Sheriff’s Office from Lt. Perry Tiller.

For more information, call Tiller at (803) 436-2048.

Auction and dinner for Shrine set for Saturday The Annual Jamil Jet Shriners Auction and Beer Butt Chicken Dinner with all the trimmings will be held Saturday at Gamecock Shrine Club, U.S. 15 South.

Doors open at 5 p.m. with dinner at 6 p.m. Drinks are included for $20 per person.

Tickets can be purchased from any Jamil Jet Shriner or at the door.

For more information, call Bobby Touchberry at (803) 7959438.

Church celebrates homecoming

BY ADRIENNE SARVIS adrienne@theitem.com Members of Jehovah Missionary Baptist Church expect to have a packed campus today through Sunday as former members of the congregation return for the church’s first Homecoming Celebration.

Napoleon Bradford, director of Christian education and missions at the church, said the five-day celebration commemorates the church’s 105th anniversary. It was founded in 1911, he said.

It’s pretty rare to see a church last this long in the same spot and continue to engage in the community for this long, he said.

Throughout the five days, church members will enjoy activities featuring different aspects of the church and congregation’s history.

The activities begin today with a history of the music played in the church from 1911 to 2016, Bradford said.

He said Thursday will celebrate the church’s youth and anyone who participated in the church’s academic programs.

Both the music and youth programs will begin at 7 p.m.

On Friday, the church will host a Homecoming Family Heritage Banquet at 7 p.m. with a message from guest speaker Rep. David Weeks, D-Sumter.

There will also be a slideshow of loved ones who have gone on, Bradford said.

Tickets for the banquet are $25 for adults, $15 for children under 18 and $250 for a table of 10. Call the church at (803) 775-4032, extension 101, for information about purchasing tickets.

From 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, the church family and other community members are invited to a day of good food, games and fellowship.

There will be a bouncy house, a dunking booth, horses and other outdoor activities, Bradford said.

Jehovah will have two services on Sunday, the final day of the celebration.

Those who attend the 7:45 a.m. service will receive a message from the Rev. Larry Weston, whose father, the Rev. B.F. Weston, lead the church from 1938 to 1980.

Bradford said Larry Weston, now the pastor at Trinity Missionary Baptist Church, grew up and also preached at Jehovah Missionary Baptist Church.

Current pastor Marion H. Newton, will lead the 11:45 a.m. service.

Bradford said the Sunday services will be a “pack-a-pew” style services, and awards will be WESTON given to the family with the most relatives in attendance; the person who traveled the farthest to attend the service; the oldest person in attendance; and the youngest person in attendance.

NEWTON This celebration aims to give thanks to the community that has supported the church for more than 100 years, Bradford said.

For more information about the Homecoming Celebration, call Jehovah Missionary Baptist Church at (803) 775-4032.

Lineman Appreciation Day Sumter Mayor Joe McElveen visits with linemen Bradley Reynolds and Matthew Prince of Duke Energy, Josh Cannon of Black River Electric Coop and Rusty Owens of Sumter Utilities. McElveen signed a proclamation Monday naming April 18 as “Linemen Appreciation Day” in the city.

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The Sumter Item inadvertently used the 2015 Puddin Swamp Festival photos in the Tuesday’s edition. The 2016 Puddin Swamp Festival photos are on today’s page A6.

If you see a statement in error, contact the City Desk at 774-1226 or pressrelease@theitem.com.

Cultural grant applicants sought

Ride to raise scholarship money

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Sumter County Cultural Commission announced a call for first quarter grant applications for Sumter County artists, arts organizations and arts programming. These grants are for activities and projects that start during the months of July, August and September, 2016. Funded projects must be completed by June 30, 2017.

Grant applications may be picked up at the business office of Patriot Hall Performing Arts Center. Interested artists and organizations can also request a grant application by email. Send your request to: cbryan@ sumtercountysc.org. An application will be sent by return email. Deadline for submitting first quarter grant applications is 4 p.m. May 13.

Hand deliver or mail completed grant applications to: Patriot Hall Performing Arts Center, Attention: Carmela Bryan, 135 Haynsworth St., Sumter, SC 29150.

There is no fee for applying.

Sumter County Cultural Commission, with matching funds from the

South Carolina Arts Commission, is offering a small grant program to support artists and arts programming in Sumter County. The 2016-17 Sumter County grant program will provide as much as $18,400 in grant money to support professional and/ or amateur artists, arts organizations and other organizations engaged in arts programming in Sumter County.

Priority will be given to organizations and individual artists, and all grant applications are competitive and judged on their artistic and/or cultural merit. Grant awards will range from $150 to $1000.

The grant money is distributed as a reimbursement upon receipt of a completed final report and necessary receipts. Organizations and individuals can submit grant applications for each of the four quarters and can receive a total of $2,000 during each annual grant period.

For more information, contact Carmela Bryan, executive director, Sumter County Cultural Commission, at (803) 436-2261 or cbryan@sumtercountysc.org.

The fourth annual American Legion Legacy Scholarship motorcycle ride will be Saturday and Sunday.

The ride involves chapters of the American Legion Riders from throughout South Carolina and raises money for a scholarship fund for children who have had a parent killed while on active military service since Sept. 11, 2001. During the past four years, American Legion Riders of South Carolina has raised more than $200,000 through donations and pledges.

The ride will start in Goose Creek, where Post 166 will host a dinner on Friday and a breakfast on Saturday.

The riders will travel south to Walterboro Saturday, and the lunch stop will be hosted by AMVETS in Port Royal.

The riders will proceed to Bluffton, Ravenel, Jamestown and Murrells Inlet, where they will conclude the first day’s ride. Murrells Inlet Post 178 will host dinner for the riders and breakfast Sunday morning.

After an overnight in Murrells

Inlet, the riders will proceed to Dillon, Camden, Lugoff and then to Chapin, where they will gather for lunch. The lunch stop Sunday will be hosted by Chapin Post 193.

The final leg of the ride will take them to the Statehouse in Columbia, where the ride will conclude with a closing ceremony at 3:30 p.m.

Riders may elect to ride the entire 600 miles or any combination of the route, including riding just one leg of the route, at the rider’s discretion.

More than 70 riders have signed up for the event, including four from Sumter Post 15.

The riders will have a police escort to the State House for the closing ceremony.

For more information or to make a donation, contact Sumter American Legion Post 15 ALR Director Darrell Hodges at (803) 468-6189 or lhodges1@ sc.rr.com or ALR Assistant Director Greg Williams at (803) 840-6767 or gwilliams10@sc.rr.com. Donations can also be made by contacting the Sumter American Post 15 Commander Jerry Jackson or Adjutant Nick Nero at (803) 464-6536.

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Five educators are named finalists for the 2016-17 Sumter School District’s Teacher of the Year on Monday at the Teacher Forum Celebration of Excellence at Crestwood High School. They are, from left, Elma Strong, Alice Drive Middle School; Michelle Snyder, Kingsbury Elementary School; Deborah Horton, Crestwood High School; Lawonda Wheeler, Pocalla Springs Elementary School; and Gina Hilger, Chestnut Oaks Middle School.

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Hilger is a school counselor at Chestnut Oaks Middle School where she has been for three years. Before becoming a school counselor, she was a lieutenant colonel in the Air Force and deputy director of intelligence for Air Force’s Central Command at Shaw Air Force Base.

Hilger said she is most proud of working with children to increase their confidence and self-esteem levels.

Horton is a music teacher at Crestwood High School where she has taught for 16 years.

She said being able to affect the students in a positive way is what she is most proud of.

Horton is also director of Crestwood’s High School’s choir. About 30 members of that choir will perform at Carnegie Hall in New York City in May. Snyder is a fifth-grade math and science teacher at Kingsbury Elementary School where she has taught for two years.

She also taught at Alice Drive Middle School for six years.

She said she is most proud of being able to encourage students not to give up but to be persistent in their studies. She said she is happy to see students who follow that motto and persevere to achieve success.

Strong is a media specialist at Alice Drive Middle School where she has been for two years. Before coming to Sumter, she was a media specialist at a school for 17 years in Pennsylvania.

She said she is most proud of her efforts to bring more technology to teachers and students. Strong started a club this year at the school called “Hearts to Hands” in which students are using a 3-D printer to make prosthetic hands for children with disabilities in developing nations.

Wheeler is a kindergarten teacher at Pocalla Springs Elementary School where she has taught for six years. She also

taught at Shaw Heights Elementary School for four years.

Wheeler teaches the Elementary Induction Class, a workshop class for new elementary school teachers throughout the year.

She said she is most proud of making an imprint on students’ hearts and minds and seeing her students eager to learn.

The 2016-17 District Teacher of the Year will be chosen by a committee that will conduct interviews and review applications, said Shelly Galloway, district spokeswoman. The District Teacher of the Year will be announced at the district’s opening meeting in August.

Twenty-eight teachers throughout the district were also recognized as teachers of the year for their schools at Monday’s event.

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School kids use 3D printer to make feet for injured duck

BY JULIE PACE AND JONATHAN LEMIRE The Associated Press NEW YORK — Hillary Clinton looked to her adopted home state of New York for a convincing primary victory Tuesday to strengthen her claim to the Democratic presidential nomination, while Republican Donald Trump hoped a big win would steady his campaign after setbacks and internal turmoil.

The fight for New York’s delegate haul has consumed the presidential contenders for two weeks, an eternity in the fast-moving White House race. Candidates blanketed every corner of New York, bidding for votes from Manhattan and the surrounding boroughs to the working class cities and rural enclaves that dot the rest of the state.

Trump’s standing in New York has never been in doubt, and the main question facing the billionaire businessman was whether he could sweep most or even all of the 95 Republican delegates up for grabs. Trump needed a strong showing to keep alive his chances of clinching the GOP nomination before the party’s July convention — and to quiet critics who say the long primary season has exposed big deficiencies in his campaign effort.

Having spent months relying on a slim staff, Trump has started hiring more seasoned campaign veterans.

He acknowledges that bringing new people into his orbit may cause some strife but says the moves were necessary at this stage of the race.

“When you bring other people in, I could see some people, their feelings get a little bit hurt,” Trump said Tuesday on Fox News. “But frankly, you know, we’re in a position where we’d like to see if we can close it out.”

Trump’s main rival, Texas Sen. Ted Cruz, is trying to stay close enough in the delegate count to push the GOP race to a contested convention. Cruz’s campaign feels confident that it has mastered the complicated process of lining up individual

CEDARBURG, Wis. (AP) — A duck who lost its feet to frostbite is waddling again thanks to a Wisconsin middle school teacher and a 3D printer.

Vicki Rabe-Harrison rescued Phillip the duck and, after watching a video of a 3D printer online, turned to South Park Middle School teacher Jason Jischke in Oshkosh for help.

Rabe-Harrison tells WBAYTV that she was planning to put Phillip down when Jischke called to say his class was working on the project. It took them six weeks to get the prosthetic feet just right.

Phillip was a bit wobbly when he first tested his new feet, but he has now joined other birds and animals at a sanctuary north of Milwaukee. Autumn Farm Sanctuary co-founder Alyssa Herbst says Phillip is getting used to his new feet.

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Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump fills out paperwork at his polling place in New York on Tuesday during the state’s delegate-rich Republican presidential primary. delegates who could shift their support to the Texas senator after a first round of convention balloting.

But Cruz, who infamously panned Trump’s “New York values” earlier in the primary, was bracing for a tough showing in Tuesday’s voting.

He left the state long before polls closed and was spending the day in Pennsylvania, which votes next week.

Ohio Gov. John Kasich, the only other Republican left in the race, was seeking to add to his scant delegate total and keep up his bid to play a long-shot spoiler at the convention. Kasich has refused to end his campaign despite winning only his home state.

Trump’s political strength, though he boasts of drawing new members to the party, has left some Republicans concerned that his nomination could splinter the GOP. Among Republican voters in New York, nearly 6 in 10 said the nominating contest is dividing the party, according to exit polls.

Among Democrats, the race between Clinton and Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders turned more tense in New York. They sharply questioned each other’s

qualifications for the presidency, then sparred in a debate over her ties to Wall Street and his position on the gun makers.

Sanders faces difficult mathematical odds in overtaking Clinton in the delegate count, odds that will get even longer if he can’t pull off an upset victory in New York. On Monday, Clinton campaign manager Robby Mook said Sanders faces a “close to impossible path to the nomination” and warned that he risks damaging the party’s eventual pick if he keeps up his tough attacks.

While Sanders’ supporters in New York are not excited about the prospect of Clinton being elected, 7 in 10 said they would probably or definitely vote for her in the general election, according to exit polls. The surveys were conducted by Edison Research for The Associated Press and television networks.

Sanders decamped for Pennsylvania Tuesday, moving on from what was a near-certain loss to Clinton in New York.

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we’re going to do just fine tonight in New York.”

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“I love New York, and this has been a joy during the last two weeks to be here,” she said.

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Trump leads the GOP race with 756 delegates, ahead of Cruz with 559 and Kasich with 144. Securing the GOP nomination requires 1,237.

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ARTFIELDS FROM PAGE A1 ArtFields attendees and a juried panel of visual arts professionals determine the winners. Prizes to be awarded include the Top Prize ($50,000), Juried Panel Prize ($25,000), People’s Choice two-dimensional ($12,500), People’s Choice three-dimensional ($12,500) and 10 Merit Awards ($1,000 each).

Tens of thousands of people attend the nine-day ArtFields festival, which features exhibitions, demonstrations, classes, entertainment, gourmet meals prepared by world-class chefs and family-oriented fun events.

ArtFields director Hannah L. Davis said the goal for ArtFields is to “ ... provide a creative springboard for emerging and established artists across the Southeast and celebrate and enhance the culture of a historic Southern town. ... With the promise of more than $100,000 in cash prizes awarded to artists, based on visitor input and a panel of acclaimed jurors, the program has added energy, vibrancy and culture to our area and the region since 2013.”

In addition, CNN named ArtFields “South Carolina’s Top Spot to See” in 2014.

HIGHLIGHTS OF ARTFIELDS INCLUDE: Saturday through April 30 Free public art experiences such as:

• Columbia Power Company Collaborative’s interactive installation — The Home Project — build a three-dimensional sculpture with 2015 People’s Choice 3-D prize-winning artists Patz and Mike Fowle.

• Community mural created by the South Carolina Rural Arts Project Saturday, April 23 • Color Me ArtFields 5K: Be the Canvas, 7:30 – 11 a.m.

The Color Me ArtFields 5K Walk/ Run is not your typical road race – “You become the canvas!” Taking place in downtown Lake City, participants are encouraged to come be a part of this colorful ArtFields experience.

To register, visit the website, www. artfieldssc.org.

• Makers Market, 11 a.m. – 5 p.m.

The Makers Market will showcase unique handcrafted and grown goods by artists and farmers from across the Southeast.

Products and goods for sale include ceramics, jewelry, traditional fine art, woodworking and furniture, specialty foods and more unique treasures to explore.

Demonstrations include natural indigo dyeing, ceramics, blacksmithing, soap making and woodworking.

• Music on the Green, 6:30 – 10 p.m.

Local band Hercules Farms opens the event with folk and soul tunes and bluegrass/Americana group Mountain Faith Band, a 2015 semi-finalist on

NBC’s “America’s Got Talent,” will follow.

Sunday, April 24 • Family Fun & Art on the Green, 1-6 p.m.

A day filled with outdoor art, games, music and art vendors.

• ArtFields Jr. ArtMakers Workshop, 2-5 p.m.

An explosion of art experiences for children grades K-12. Participants can select from a variety of art-based activities and create their own personal works of art with artists and organizations from across the state. $5 Thursday, April 28 • Dandelion Gala, 6-10 p.m.

A Culinary & Musical Experience in White. Chef LaTasha Mac, season 13 winner of FOX’s “Hell’s Kitchen,” will prepare a variety of handcrafted hors d’oeuvres.

Louise Latour, founded in 1797, will provide a selection of French wines paired to enhance the flavors of the evening accompanied by a full bar.

Guests decked out in all white attire will enjoy the sounds of gospel, soul and R&B-infused artist Liz Vice from Portland, Oregon. Tickets available on the website.

Friday, April 29 • Foodies, Film and Music, 6-9:30 p.m.

Plastic Musik will perform in the Village Green complete with boomwhackers, buckets and kiddie pools as they put their radical twist on the greatest

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Jaylynn Pugh, a second-grader at Manchester Elementary School, learns how to hit a tennis ball during Operation Safe Kids on Tuesday at the Sumter County Civic Center.

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She said representatives from Department of Health and Environmental Control talked about the importance of children riding in the back seat and booster seats and a representative from Sumter Behavior Health reminded kids to say “no” to smoking. Other learning opportunities focused on topics such as safe routes to school and pedestrian safety as well as Internet safety and using helmets when riding bicycles.

“We had a lot of things going on,” Jackson said.

“We start them off with Zumba from the YMCA to get them active, and then they see the exhibits.”

Kids Fest is sponsored by Safe Kids Sumter County and funded by The Tuomey Foundation.

“We are very appreciative of The Tuomey Foundation for sponsoring us and Palmetto Health Tuomey for allowing staff from the nursery and other places to come out and participate so we can keep these kids in Sumter County safe,” Jackson said.

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and should be completed within 60 days.

Councilman Calvin Hastie said the project will be great for that part of the city where some residents have been asking for aesthetic improvements. This is good news, he said.

Later, council approved a resolution for a $182,500 contract with Siemens Industry Inc. of Buffalo Grove, Illinois, to conduct the city’s water meter consulting study.

City Attorney Eric Shytle said the company will review the city’s current water meter inventory and determine which meters need to be replaced.

The company will start bidding for a meter company to install a new monitoring system that will be more easily and quickly accessible once the meters have been reviewed, he said.

Also, city council approved procurement resolutions for two contracts for the replacement of storm drains on portions of Mallard and Bultman drives.

Council approved a $179,230 contract with B&B Construction of Sumter for the Mallard Drive project and a $79,995 contract with Lee Construc-

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Food trucks on site; featuring the premier outdoor screening of award-winning films from the Indie Grits film festival.

Saturday, April 30 • Portrait contest, 10 a.m.-2 p.m.

Twenty-four Southeastern artists compete for “Best in Show” and a $1,000 cash prize by creating portraits of local educators within a time limit.

• Finale, 6:30–1 p.m.

Celebrate the competition artists of 2016 and the selected winners. Food, “Air Art,” and The Heather Hayes Experience, led by the daughter of the late Isaac Hayes.

For more information about ArtFields 2016 and a complete schedule, visit www.artfieldssc.org, follow the festival on Twitter (@ArtFieldsSC), #ArtFields2016, like ArtFields on Facebook and follow the competition on Instagram.

ArtFields is a charitable program and event of the Lake City Creative Alliance, which is sponsored by Lake City Partnership Council, a federally-recognized Section 501(c)(3) organization located in Lake City.

Its mission is to improve the quality of life and promote the well-being of citizens residing within the greater Lake City area through, among other things, educational offerings and activities that foster and develop culture and arts within the community.

tion of Sumter for the Bultman Drive project. McElveen said the storm drain projects are a result of the October 2015 flood.

In other news: • City Manager Deron McCormick said paving on Main Street has been complete and residents can enjoy a smooth ride down the roadway, but more road work, such as crosswalk improvements, are ongoing; and • Councilman Hastie an-

nounced that Santee-Wateree Regional Transit Authority will host an event promoting clean air transportation with demonstrations of propane gas-powered buses.

The presentation will be from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. on April 29 at the James E. Clyburn Intermodal Transportation Center on South Harvin Street.

Hastie said propane has been tested to be safer than the gases that most vehicles use today.

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• S.C. Driver’s License • ID Card issued by S.C. Department of Motor Vehicles • S.C. Voter Registration Card with Photo • Federal Military ID • U.S. Passport If you have one of these IDs, you are ready to vote. Voters should remember to bring one of these IDs with them to the polling place. Voters without Photo ID can get one free of charge from the Department of Motor Vehicles or their county voter registration office. Voters who encounter an obstacle to getting a Photo ID should bring their paper voter registration card without a photo with them to their polling place. These voters can then sign an affidavit swearing to their identity and to their obstacle to obtaining a Photo ID and vote a provisional ballot. This ballot will count unless the county board of voter registration and elections has grounds to believe the affidavit is false. For more information on Photo ID, visit scVOTES.org or contact your county board of voter registration and elections.

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Raya Barron, 8, above, uses a marshmallow gun to shoot her friends during Turbeville’s Puddin Swamp Festival on Saturday. See more photos online at theitem.com.

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COMMENTARY

Turning American law upside-down

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ur nation’s centuriesold commitment to free speech and religious liberty was already under threat. But it took men wanting to use women’s bathrooms and vice versa for the Left to truly show its hand, plainly and unequivocally declaring that American legal traditions should be set ablaze.

Yesterday, the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights published a “Statement Condemning Recent State Laws and David Pending ProFrench posals Targeting the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Community” — a statement motivated by new Mississippi laws protecting religious freedom and by North Carolina’s muchdiscussed “bathroom law.” The Commission claims that any law requiring men and women to use bathrooms that correspond to their biological sex “jeopardizes not only the dignity, but also the actual physical safety, of transgender people whose appearances may not match societal expectations of the sex specified on their identification documents.”

While this is standard leftist rhetoric — notice it omits any concern for women and girls who will be exposed to male nudity and could be rendered more vulnerable to sexual predators — what follows is perhaps the clearest and most unequivocal statement of radical progressive legal philosophy I’ve ever read. It articulates three principles that, taken together, would render religious liberty permanently subordinate to the interests and demands of LGBT activists: Civil rights protections ensuring nondiscrimination, as embodied in the Constitution, laws, and policies, are of preeminent importance in American jurisprudence.

Religious exemptions to the protections of civil rights based upon classifications such as race, color, national origin, sex, disability status, sexual orientation, and gender identity, when they are permissible, significantly infringe upon these civil rights.

Overly broad religious exemptions unduly burden nondiscrimination laws and policies. Federal and state courts, lawmakers, and policy-makers at every level must tailor religious exceptions to civil liberties and civil rights protections as narrowly as applicable law requires.

The first bullet point is breathtaking in scope, taking the concept of “nondiscrimination” and establishing it as a form of super law, in a “preeminent” jurisprudential position above even the enumerated lib-

erties of the First Amendment.

The next point makes the preposterous claim that religious liberty “significantly” infringes on civil rights. Such a contention is only credible if the commission would concoct a “civil right” to force a Christian baker to help celebrate a gay wedding, or if a “civil right” for a gay couple to work with Christian adoption agencies, or a “civil right” for a lesbian woman to lead a Christian organization.

None of these alleged civil rights have previously existed in American law. Instead, they represent coercion, pure and simple — the destruction of the civil rights of the faithful for the sake of the convenience of the radicals. After all, not one of these despised religious exemptions actually deprives an LGBT person of the right to marry or adopt or form their own religious organization.

The last bullet is the final twist of the knife. Since our nation’s founding, religious freedom has been deemed so vital to the health of our democracy that lawmakers and judges have often attempted to make sure that state actions are “narrowly tailored” when those actions conflict with religious freedom. Now the Left wants liberty to be narrowly tailored when it conflicts with the new nondiscrimination regime.

In the Commission’s eyes, there is no true accommodation of religion, because religion is merely an “excuse” for discrimination. Thus, there is no value in attempting to build a society where religious believers can live with integrity and — yes — “dignity” alongside sexual revolutionaries. But accommodation and mutual respect have never been the revolutionaries’ aim. Their goal is clear and explicit: to equate sincere religious objections to sexual immorality with the invidious discrimination of Jim Crow, and then to banish believers to the same margins of society currently occupied by white supremacists.

Indeed, Commission chairman Martin Castro says as much, comparing religiousfreedom laws to efforts to “block racial integration,” which, of course, have “no place in our society.”

The Commission has issued a declaration of war — not just on religious liberty but also on the First Amendment writ large. After all, if the new religion of nondiscrimination is now legally “preeminent,” then every other civil liberty can be cast aside in the name of ending “transphobia.” Four centuries of American legal and cultural tradition are thus rendered less important than the “dignity” of those who demand mixed-gender bathrooms.

David French is an attorney, and a staff writer at National Review.

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

COMMENTARY

Rights different from wishes

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ere is what presidential aspirant Sen. Bernie Sanders said: “I believe that health care is a right of all people.” President Obama declared that health care “should be a right for every American.”

The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops: “Every person has a right to adequate health care.”

President Franklin D. Roosevelt, in his January 1944 message to Congress, called for “the right to adequate medical care and the opportunity to achieve and enjoy good health.” And it is not just a health care right that people claim. There are rights to decent housing, good food and a decent job, and for senior citizens, there’s a right to prescription drugs. In a free and moral society, do people have these rights?

Let’s look at it.

In the standard historical usage of the term, a “right” is something that exists simultaneously among people. As such, a right imposes no obligation on another.

For example, the right to free speech is something we all possess. My right to free speech imposes no obligation upon another except that of noninterference.

Similarly, I have a right to travel freely. Again, that right imposes no obligation upon another except that of noninterference.

Contrast those rights to

free speech and travel with the supposed rights to medical care and decent housing.

Walter Those supWilliams posed rights do impose obligations upon others. We see that by recognizing that there is no Santa Claus or tooth fairy.

If one does not have money to pay for a medical service or decent housing and the government provides it, where do you think the government gets the money?

If you agree that there is no Santa Claus or tooth fairy and that Congress does not have any resources of its very own, the only way for Congress to give one American something is to first take it from some other American.

In other words, if one person has a right to something he did not earn, it requires another person’s not having a right to something he did earn.

Let’s apply this bogus concept of rights to my right to speak and travel freely. Doing so, in the case of my right to free speech, it might impose obligations on others to supply me with an auditorium, microphone and audience. My right to travel freely might

‘If I did take your earnings to provide medical services for another, it would rightfully be described and condemned as an act of theft. When government does the same, it’s still theft, albeit legalized theft.’

ready. My granddaughter erans and our families!

ALVIN EDMUNDS lives with me and I cannot aftion to these cuts to the GI Bill, Sumter ford the expense of a series of OPPOSE CUTS TO POST-9/11 puppy shots, worming, flea G.I. BILL HOUSING ALLOWANCE and ask you to stand with us. treatment and spaying--not to Please pledge to preserve the UNETHICAL FLEA MARKET mention the cost of feeding a benefits promised to all new Last month, the House DOG SALES BREAK HEARTS large dog (lab mix). passed a bill (H.R. 3016) that in- veterans and their families My granddaughter gets $2/ and oppose all attempts to use cluded a 50 percent cut in the Irresponsible? I think so! the Post-9/11 GI Bill as a piggy My 11-year-old granddaughter week allowance to spend as monthly Basic Allowance for she pleases. It is going to cost bank to fund other governHousing provided to children accompanied me to the flea her 2-1/2 weeks of allowance ment programs. who will have their parent’s market on the Myrtle Beach to pay the $5 fee charged by Nearly one million post-9/11 highway to help me (I was a earned Post-9/11 GI Bill benefit the SPCA here in Sumter to transferred to them. Now simi- veterans have benefited from vendor) last Saturday. She turn the puppy in. In addithe Post-9/11 GI Bill, making it went for a walk and came lar legislation is being considtion, she is heartbroken over one of the most successful vet- back with a puppy someone ered in the Senate (S.425) that this puppy. She has a beautiwould put the hard-fought ben- erans programs in American had given her. I told her she ful big heart and fell in love history. Please email NCOA at had to take it back and she efits of 2.8 million post-9/11 with the puppy as soon as Advocates@NCOA.org and veterans at even greater risk. said she couldn’t because the these people put it in her people left as soon as they I am standing with my fellow pledge to fight against any atarms and left the flea market. gave her the puppy. I am reNon-Commissioned Officers As- tempts to cut education beneIt broke my heart as well to fits for military members, vet- tired and have three dogs alsociation members in opposi-

require that others provide me with resources to purchase airplane tickets and hotel accommodations. If I were to demand that others make sacrifices so that I can exercise my free speech and travel rights, I suspect that most Americans would say, “Williams, yes, you have rights to free speech and traveling freely, but I’m not obligated to pay for them!”

As human beings, we all have certain natural rights.

Of the rights we possess, we have a right to delegate them to government. For example, we all have a natural right to defend ourselves against predators. Because we possess that right, we can delegate it to government. By contrast, I do not have a right to take one person’s earnings to give to another. Because I have no such right, I cannot delegate it to government. If I did take your earnings to provide medical services for another, it would rightfully be described and condemned as an act of theft.

When government does the same, it’s still theft, albeit legalized theft.

If you’re a Christian or a Jew, you should be against these so-called rights.

When God gave Moses the eighth commandment — “Thou shalt not steal” — I am sure that he did not mean “thou shalt not steal unless there is a majority vote in Congress.” The bottom line is medical care, housing and decent jobs are not rights at all, at least not in a free society; they are wishes. As such, I would agree with most Americans — because I, too, wish that everyone had good medical care, decent housing and a good job.

Walter E. Williams is a professor of economics at George Mason University. © 2016 creators.com.

tell her the puppy had to go.

I think this was a cruel, irresponsible and cowardly act on the part of these people who did not or could not have their own dog spayed to prevent dumping these pups by “giving” them away to children at the flea market & then running so the pups could not be returned. Anyone giving or selling animals anywhere should NOT deal with children if the parents or guardians are not involved and 100% in agreement with adding an animal to the family.

I hope the puppy dumpers read this and think twice next time.

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Mothers of Angels (for mothers who have lost a child) — First Tuesday of each month at noon and third Tuesday of each month at 6 p.m., Wise Drive Baptist Church. Call Carol at (803) 469-9426, Betty at (803) 469-2616, Carolyn at (803) 469-6059 or Margaret at (803) 469-6887.

Sumter Combat Veterans Group Peer to Peer — Every Tuesday, 11 a.m., South HOPE Center, 1125 S. Lafayette Drive. Veterans helping veterans with PTSD, coping skills, claims and benefits.

Parkinson’s Support Group — Second Tuesday each month, 5:30 p.m., Carolinas Rehabilitation Hospital, 121 E. Cedar St., Florence. Call (843) 6613746.

Sumter Amputee Support Group — Second Tuesday each month, 6:30 p.m., Sumter Prosthetics & Orthotics, 259 Broad St. Call (803) 883-4356.

Sumter Chapter Parents of Murdered Children (POMC) — Third Tuesday, 5:30-7 p.m., Birnie HOPE Center, 210 S. Purdy St. For anyone who has lost a loved one to murder in a violent way.

Multiple Sclerosis Support Group

THURSDAY MEETINGS: TOPS S.C. No. 236 (Take Off Pounds Sensibly) — Thursdays, 9 a.m., Spectrum Senior Center,1989 Durant Lane. Call Diane at (803) 775-3926 or Nancy at (803) 469-4789.

Alzheimer’s Support Group through S.C. Alzheimer’s Association — Every 1st Thursday, 6-8 p.m., National Health Care, 1018 N. Guignard Drive.

Call Cheryl at (803) 905-7720 or the Alzheimer’s Association at (800) 636-3346.

Journey of Hope (for family members of the mentally ill), Journey to Recovery (for the mentally ill) and Survivors of Suicide Support Group — Each group meets every 1st Thursday, 7 p.m., St. John United Methodist Church, 136 Poinsett Drive. Call Fred at (803) 905-5620.

FRIDAY MEETINGS: Celebrate Recovery — Every Friday, 6 p.m. dinner, 7 p.m. program, Salt & Light Church, Miller Road (across from Food Lion). For help with struggles of alcohol, drugs, family problems, etc.

Wateree AIDS Task Force Support Group — Every third Friday, 11:30 a.m., 508 W. Liberty St. Call Kevin Johnson at (803) 778-0303.

DAILY PLANNER

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WEATHER

Forecasts and graphics provided by AccuWeather, Inc. ©2016

AccuWeather® five-day forecast for Sumter TODAY

TONIGHT

THURSDAY

FRIDAY

SATURDAY

SUNDAY

Sunny to partly cloudy

Mostly cloudy

A stray afternoon shower

Couple of thunderstorms

A couple of showers

Sunny

82°

59°

84° / 63°

81° / 60°

81° / 55°

82° / 57°

Chance of rain: 25%

Chance of rain: 20%

Chance of rain: 40%

Chance of rain: 60%

Chance of rain: 60%

Chance of rain: 5%

E 7-14 mph

SE 4-8 mph

S 6-12 mph

SW 7-14 mph

N 6-12 mph

S 4-8 mph

TODAY’S SOUTH CAROLINA WEATHER

Gaffney 76/55 Spartanburg 77/56

Greenville 78/57

Columbia 85/60

Temperatures shown on map are today’s highs and tonight’s lows.

IN THE MOUNTAINS

Sumter 82/59

Aiken 82/56

ON THE COAST

Charleston 83/60

Today: A blend of sun and clouds; pleasant in northern parts. High 74 to 84.

Thursday: Mostly cloudy with a shower in spots. High 74 to 82.

SUMTER THROUGH 4 P.M. YESTERDAY

Temperature High Low Normal high Normal low Record high Record low

87° 54° 76° 50° 90° in 2002 32° in 1983 0.00" 1.53" 1.91" 13.86" 16.99" 13.33"

NATIONAL CITIES City Atlanta Chicago Dallas Detroit Houston Los Angeles New Orleans New York Orlando Philadelphia Phoenix San Francisco Wash., DC

Today Hi/Lo/W 84/59/pc 70/56/sh 78/62/t 67/51/pc 76/64/t 83/57/s 79/66/c 67/48/s 83/62/pc 70/47/s 94/66/s 74/58/pc 72/51/s

LAKE LEVELS

SUN AND MOON

Full pool 360 76.8 75.5 100

Lake Murray Marion Moultrie Wateree

7 a.m. yest.

357.58 75.40 75.26 97.29

24-hr chg +0.01 none +0.03 -0.06

Sunrise 6:45 a.m.

Moonrise 6:45 p.m.

RIVER STAGES

Precipitation 24 hrs ending 4 p.m. yest.

Month to date Normal month to date Year to date Last year to date Normal year to date

Thu. Hi/Lo/W 80/63/c 69/44/sh 74/55/t 67/51/sh 80/61/t 79/57/s 78/67/t 72/59/pc 84/65/pc 74/61/pc 96/67/s 69/57/pc 76/64/pc

Myrtle Beach 75/61

Manning 82/58

Today: Partly sunny and not as warm.

Winds east-northeast 7-14 mph.

Thursday: A shower or thunderstorm in spots. Winds south 4-8 mph.

LOCAL ALMANAC

Florence 80/57

Bishopville 80/57

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

Sunset Moonset

7:57 p.m.

6:02 a.m.

Full

Last

New

First

Apr. 22

Apr. 29

May 6

May 13

TIDES

Flood 7 a.m. 24-hr stage yest. chg 12 7.50 -0.23 19 3.79 none 14 4.98 -0.19 14 3.62 +0.23 80 77.16 -0.48 24 6.57 -0.03

AT MYRTLE BEACH

Today Thu.

High 8:44 a.m.

9:15 p.m.

9:23 a.m.

9:53 p.m.

Ht. 2.9 3.2 2.9 3.3

Low 3:23 a.m.

3:34 p.m.

4:05 a.m.

4:10 p.m.

Ht. 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.1

REGIONAL CITIES City Asheville Athens Augusta Beaufort Cape Hatteras Charleston Charlotte Clemson Columbia Darlington Elizabeth City Elizabethtown Fayetteville

Today Hi/Lo/W 75/52/pc 85/56/pc 86/56/pc 84/60/pc 65/52/s 83/60/pc 78/56/s 80/58/pc 85/60/pc 79/57/s 66/44/s 80/51/s 79/52/s

Thu. Hi/Lo/W 73/54/c 83/60/c 85/61/c 82/65/c 70/62/pc 82/64/sh 80/60/c 78/60/c 86/63/c 81/63/c 75/61/pc 78/63/pc 79/62/pc

Today City Hi/Lo/W Florence 80/57/s Gainesville 84/58/pc Gastonia 77/55/s Goldsboro 77/48/s Goose Creek 83/60/pc Greensboro 75/53/s Greenville 78/57/pc Hickory 75/55/s Hilton Head 77/63/pc Jacksonville, FL 82/58/pc La Grange 83/55/pc Macon 85/55/pc Marietta 83/57/pc

Thu. Hi/Lo/W 82/63/c 85/62/pc 79/60/c 79/63/pc 82/64/c 78/60/c 79/59/c 75/58/c 77/65/c 83/63/pc 80/61/c 83/59/c 80/61/c

Today City Hi/Lo/W Marion 75/52/pc Mt. Pleasant 78/62/pc Myrtle Beach 75/61/s Orangeburg 83/59/pc Port Royal 80/62/pc Raleigh 74/50/s Rock Hill 77/56/s Rockingham 79/53/s Savannah 86/57/pc Spartanburg 77/56/pc Summerville 83/59/pc Wilmington 77/55/s Winston-Salem 74/54/s

Thu. Hi/Lo/W 75/54/c 79/65/c 75/65/c 83/63/c 79/65/c 79/61/pc 79/60/c 80/61/pc 84/63/pc 77/58/c 82/64/c 77/63/pc 77/60/c

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

SATURDAY MEETINGS: Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy/ Complex Regional Pain Syndrome Support Group — 1:30 p.m. every third Saturday, 3785 Blackberry Lane, Lot 7.

Call Donna at (803) 481-7521.

“Where Quality Matters”

803-774-2100

FURNITURE & BEDDING

PUBLIC AGENDA CLARENDON SCHOOL DISTRICT 3 Thursday, 7:30 p.m., district office, Turbeville

ARIES (March 21-April 19): Take a EUGENIA LAST moment to think about your actions before you make an impulsive move. Focus on making personal improvements, not on changing others. Romantic plans will help ease stress.

The last word in astrology

TAURUS (April 20-May 20): Take on responsibilities that will result in an exciting opportunity. By helping others, you will help yourself. You’ll find you’re in good company if you attend a charity or community event.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20): Work quietly toward personal gains and improvements. Curb poor habits and make a point to strive for perfection.

A relationship should be questioned if you aren’t getting any positive support. Be wary of secrets. Put your own needs first.

CANCER (June 21-July 22): Don’t make an impulsive decision or move.

If asked to pitch in or donate, it’s best to conserve your resources for your own personal use. Consider using your home for an unusual purpose.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): Put your assets to work for you to improve an important relationship that can help make your life better. Work on physical improvements that will enhance your appeal. Make romantic plans.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): You’ll be offered interesting choices. Look for the one that will bring the most satisfaction. An open discussion will give you the platform you need to enlist the help of people you trust and enjoy working with.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): Spend more time at home. You’ll achieve the most if you’re comfortable and left to your own devices. Fixing up your digs to surprise someone special will bring new meaning to your relationships. Love and romance look promising.

SUMTER ANIMAL CONTROL PET OF THE WEEK Sweet Babe was found running loose with her brothers. She is a bit timid at first, but loves to be Babe is petted long- and given attention.ing Youto can thisofyoung girl betell part is longingafor someone to spend time family with her and give her a chance to be a part of a family. Babe is 1 year old and weighs 32 pounds. She is in kennel 27 at Sumter Animal Control, 1240 Winkles Road, (803) 436-2066. Babe’s two brothers are also available for adoption and can be viewed on our Facebook page — Sumter Animal Control. Remember to check with us if your pet is lost.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): Get to the nitty-gritty of any situation that will affect your home, family or neighborhood. Speak up and have solutions on hand. Choose intelligent action over brute force and it will be easier to get others to side with you.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): Don’t share your feelings too readily. Take initiative and let your actions speak for you. Romance is in the stars, and a shared activity will bring you closer to someone you love. Health and fitness is encouraged.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): Check over any prospects you’ve been offered. Present what you need in order to make the proposition worthwhile. If you move forward with no regrets, something better will come along. Romance will keep your spirits high.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): You’ll pick up valuable information that will help you with a hobby or home improvements you want to pursue.

Something you’re good at and enjoy doing will offer financial relief if you turn it into a service.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): You may fall short when it comes to what’s expected of you. If you’re feeling unsure or think someone is withholding information from you, say so. Do your part to stay in the loop and define what you have to offer.

HAVE YOU TAKEN PICTURES OF INTERESTING, EXCITING, BEAUTIFUL OR HISTORICAL PLACES? Would you like to share those images with your fellow Sumter Item readers? E-mail your hi-resolution jpegs to sandrah@theitem.com, or mail to Sandra Holbert c/o The Sumter Item, P.O. Box 1677, Sumter, SC 29150. Include clearly printed or typed name of photographer and photo details. Include a self-addressed, stamped envelope for return of your photo. Amateur photographers only please.

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prep baseball

Test of mettle Sumter High holds off late two-out surge by Conway to grab much-needed region victory

pro basketball

Hawks stifle Boston early to take 2-0 lead in series

By PAUL NEWBERRY The Associated Press ATLANTA — The Hawks held the Boston Celtics to the lowest-scoring first quarter in the playoffs since the NBA went to the shot clock, building a 21-point lead and holding on despite an ugly shooting performance of their own for an 89-72 victory Tuesday night, giving Atlanta a 2-0 lead in the opening-round KORVER series.

Al Horford and Kyle Korver led Atlanta with 17 points apiece, but this game was essentially decided in the first 12 minutes.

The Hawks started out 9 of 13 from the field, knocking down six from beyond the 3-point arc. Korver made four from long range, a big turnaround from a 1-of-10 performance in Game 1 that didn’t include any 3s. Atlanta led 24-3 just 6 1-2 minutes into the game.

Even after failing to score the rest of the period, the Hawks still led 24-7 heading to the second.

That, for all intents and purposes, was it.

Game 3 is Friday night in Boston.

Boston struggling was not unexpected, given the Celtics were without two key players.

Avery Bradley, the team’s second-leading scorer, went down in Game 1 with a badly strained hamstring and is unlikely to play the rest of the series. Then, after the morning shootaround, the Celtics ruled out key backup Kelly Olynyk

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Sumter’s Dawson Price, right, beats the tag at home plate by Conway catcher Will Smith during the Gamecocks’ 4-3 victory on Tuesday at Gamecock Field.

BY EDDIE LITAKER Special To The Sumter Item Starter Rylan Williamson pitched into the seventh and reliever Jordan Holladay came on to quell a late rally and record the save as Sumter held on for a 4-3 Region IV-4A victory over Conway on Tuesday at Gamecock

Field.

“We were able to scratch four runs across, and we were fortunate that we did,” said SHS head coach Brooks Shumake, whose team moved to 11-10 and 5-4 in region play. “We did just enough to win. We felt like we could have scored a few more runs, but we didn’t. But

we got it done there at the end, so I was proud that the guys were able to hold on and get that victory.”

The Gamecocks entered the seventh up 4-0 as Williamson had scattered seven hits and walked two over the first six innings. He opened the seventh with his fifth strikeout of the night and in-

duced a fly ball to left field for two quick outs. However, a pair of singles and a base on balls loaded the bases, bringing on Holladay.

Opposing pitcher Brett Young aided his cause with an RBI single to left, then Frankie Edwards cranked a

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pro basketball

Hornets, Pistons, Blazers look to avoid 0-2 deficits

By TIM REYNOLDS The Associated Press

MIAMI — Heat star Dwyane Wade often can be heard saying at playoff time that a series hasn’t truly started until somebody wins on the home floor of its opponent.

Charlotte, Detroit and Portland probably can appreciate that sort of thinking.

A 2-day break between their Game 1 road losses on Sunday and the Game 2’s that await when three series resume tonight — Charlotte is at Miami, Detroit goes back to Cleveland and Portland visits the Los Angeles Clippers — means the Hornets, Pistons and Trail Blazers all have ample time to make adjustments.

“Two days in between games kind of helps to at least look at the game a few more times and decide what you want to do,” Portland head coach Terry Stotts said.

“We’re not going to reinvent ourselves in two days.”

Of course, it also means

Since 2008, 53 of the last 55 teams to win the first two games of an NBA playoff series have ultimately prevailed. No team has advanced after trailing 0-2 since Memphis against the Clippers in 2013.

Charlotte has been exceptional at bouncing back from losses over the last three months or so, going 9-1 in the games immediately following a defeat since the end of January.

That resiliency will be put to the test in Game 2.

Not only was Sunday’s series-opening loss the Hornets’ worst of the season, but it was the franchise’s 11th The Associated Press straight playoff defeat overCharlotte’s Jeremy Lin, left, Cody Zeller, center, and Kemba Walker all and the most points given watch the Hornets’ Game 1 playoff loss to Miami on Sunday. Char- up by Charlotte in any of its lotte is one of several teams looking to avoid an 0-2 hole today. last 115 non-overtime games.

“The things we made misthe Heat, Cavaliers and Clip- what adjustments you would takes on are correctible,” pers have plenty of time to make and be prepared for Charlotte’s Marvin Williams anticipate what’s coming as that,” Wade said. said. “It wasn’t so much what well.

Expect great urgency from Miami did — take nothing “Now you have to think the road teams today, since away from how they played, ahead and try to see what, if it’s clear what an 0-2 deficit See HORNETS, Page B5 you were in their position, means in the postseason.

pro GOLF

Nicklaus serving as mentor of the next generation

By DOUG FERGUSON The Associated Press Justin Thomas could sense his expectations getting higher and his game going nowhere.

He was coming off a strong rookie year in 2015, contending a half-dozen times before breaking through for his first PGA Tour victory in Malaysia in October. But then he started the new year in a rut, and Thomas knew just what to do — no matter how awkNICKLAUS ward it might have seemed.

He asked Jack Nicklaus if he could come over to his house to talk.

“Very weird,” Thomas said about making a call to the 76-year-old owner of 18 major championships. “I was nervous to do it, but it was the coolest thing when I first met him. We had lunch before I got in The Bear’s Club, and for someone of his status and how comfortable I felt around him, I give him a lot of credit for that. He didn’t try to intimidate me or make me feel uncomfortable. As soon as you’re around him, you’re not nervous. It really speaks to his character.”

Nicklaus designs and builds golf courses. His business enterprise includes everything from wine to ice cream.

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home on a fielder’s choice grounder by Daniel Twitty From Page B1 to put the Gamecocks up 2-0.

Price and James also played pivotal roles in Sumsingle to right that plated ter’s fourth-inning rally -two more runs. With Sumter opening the inning with conclinging to a 4-3 lead and the secutive singles. After pinchtying run at first base, the hitter Hampton Rowe fouled game fittingly ended with a out to first, Ryan Moore laid ground ball to shortstop down a squeeze bunt that Tradd James, who recorded brought Price home and his sixth putout of the night Luke Stokes singled to right to end the drama. to plate James with what “Tradd is a very steady would eventually be the winKEITH GEDAMKE / THE SUMTER ITEM ning run. and reliable fielder,” Shumake said, “so when a ball is Sumter starting pitcher Rylan After a home non-region hit to him, we feel like we’re Williamson tossed six shutout game Thursday against innings for the Gamecocks on going to get an out.”

Summerville, the GameTuesday against Conway before cocks travel to South FlorConway shortstop and Jordan Holladay came in to leadoff batter Reid Hardence on Friday to close out wick was a thorn in William- help stop a late rally in a 4-3 region play. Friday’s game victory for SHS. son’s side throughout the will have major playoff imgame, with his third hit of plications as Sumter would the night coming to open the Sumter’s runs off Young finish third in the region Tigers’ seventh-inning rally. came in the second and with a win while a loss Williamson set Conway fourth innings. Williamson would result in a fourthdown in order in the first opened the second with a place finish. and fourth innings, with the solid single to left, with “Since we will be seeded Tigers sending six men up in courtesy runner Trey Yates third or fourth, we will be on the fifth and leaving the coming on and promptly the road for the first game bases loaded. stealing second. Caleb Larri- of the district,” Shumake said of the Gamecocks’ post“Rylan did a good job for more laid down a quality us. He pitched a really good sacrifice bunt to move Yates season prospects. “We’re trying to get ourselves in a game,” Shumake said. “Of to third and Dawson Price good position, with our mocourse, there at the end they singled to right for the RBI. rale and our team spirit and were able to scratch a few An infield error advanced across, but he gave us a real- Price to second before James being competitive, to try to go into a district and give ly good effort tonight on the reached on another error ourselves a good chance to mound, so we are proud of that put Price at third and make some noise in the disthe way he threw the ball to- James at second. Price trict.” night.” would just beat the throw

AREA ROUNDUP

WH’s Commander no-hits Generals in 11-0 victory DALZELL — Charlton Commander tossed a 6-inning no-hitter with seven strikeouts and one walk to help lead the Wilson Hall varsity baseball team to an 11-0 victory over Thomas Sumter Academy on Tuesday at General Field.

Robert James went 2-for-4 with a homer and triple for the Barons. Sam Watford was 2-for-3. Daniel Reynolds recorded a triple for Wilson Hall and Ed McMillan had a double.

The Barons improve to 13-5 and will host Laurence Manning Academy on Thursday.

Laurence Manning 9 Orangeburg Prep 2

MANNING — Taylor Lee picked up the win on the mound as Laurence Manning Academy earned a 9-2 victory over Orangeburg Prep on Monday at Tucker Belangia Diamond.

Dylan Matthews and Braydon Osteen each had two this for the Swampcats, who improved to 15-3 overall and 5-1 in SCISA Region II-3A. LMA travels to Williamsburg Academy today.

VARSITY TENNIS Wilson Hall 7 Hammond 2 Wilson Hall swept all three doubles matches en route to a 7-2 victory over Hammond on Tuesday at Palmetto Tennis Center.

The Barons improve to 9-1 and will travel to Heathwood Hall next Tuesday.

SINGLES 1 -- Brown (WH) defeated W. Lynch 6-0, 6-1.

2 -- S. Lynch (H) defeated Hendrix 6-3, 4-6, 10-2.

3 -- Stover (WH) defeated Owens 6-3, 6-1.

4 -- Stone (WH) defeated Asbill 6-3, 6-0.

5 -- Coulter (WH) defeated Lott 6-0, 6-0.

6 -- Wang (H) defeated Kellogg 6-1, 6-4.

DOUBLES 1 -- Brown/Hendrix (WH) defeated W. Lynch/S. Lynch 8-1.

2 -- Stover/Stone (WH) defeated Owens/Asbill 8-0.

3 -- Coulter/Kellogg (WH) defeated Lott/Wang 8-2.

JUNIOR VARSITY BASEBALL Laurence Manning 14 Orangeburg Prep 1

JUNIOR VARSITY SOCCER Sumter 4 Conway 0

CONWAY — Sumter High School improved to 4-7 with a 4-0 win over Conway on Tuesday at the CHS field.

Noah Chase had two goals and an assist for the Gamecocks. Finn McGregor and Thomas Bessmer each had a goal and Blake Vasquez had an assist. Justin Rabon had five saves for the shutout.

MANNING — Chase Lee picked up the win on the GIRLS mound and Tripp Prosser recorded three hits as LauJUNIOR VARSITY rence Manning Academy routed Orangeburg Prep 14-1 SOFTBALL on Monday.

Wilson Hall 13 Brewer Brunson and Seth Wiliamsburg 4 Stamps each added two hits KINGSTREE — Becca for the JV Swampcats.

Cromer improved to 4-0 on the mound and Carly Allred B TEAM BASEBALL had three hits and four stoA.C. Flora 12 len bases as the Lady Barons Sumter 7 beat Williamsburg Academy COLUMBIA — Sumter’s B 13-4 on Tuesday at WA field.

Team lost 12-7 to A.C. Flora Cromer had two hits and on Monday at the Falcons scored three runs, as did field.

Allred. Anne Land Welch Wylie Coker, Jacob Bogar, had three hits, scored a run Mason McLeod and Bryce and drove in two more.

Spittle all had two hits for Sydney Jarecki drove in the Gamecocks, including a four on two hits including a double for Spittle. double and scored twice.

Andi Grae Wingate had two hits, scored twice and drove VARSITY SOCCER in two. Camryn Bateman had Thomas Sumter 6 two hits and an RBI while Covenant Christian 1 Kinsley Waynick had a triple, COLUMBIA — Thomas an RBI and scored a run.

Sumer Academy defeated Covenant Christian 6-1 on JUNIOR VARSITY SOCCER Monday at the Covenant Sumter 3 field.

Conway 0 Devon Harwell had two Sumter High School degoals and one assist for the feated Conway 3-0 on TuesGenerals. John Bracewell day at the SHS field. had two goals, David Crotts Adrianna Martin scored had a goal and an assist two goals for SHS and Sara and Mason Crowson had a Missildine has the other. goal.

Prep Schedule today

Varsity Baseball Crestwood at Swansea, 6:30 p.m.

Pageland Central at Lee Central, 6 p.m.

East Clarendon at Lake City, 6 p.m.

Trinity-Byrnes at Thomas Sumter, 6 p.m.

Junior Varsity Baseball Hartsville at Sumter, 6 p.m.

Crestwood at McBee, 6 p.m.

B Team Baseball Sumter at Ridge View, 6 p.m.

Thomas Sumter at Cardinal Newman, 4 p.m.

Varsity Boys Golf Manning at McBee, 4:30 p.m.

Varsity Softball Sumter at East Clarendon, 7 p.m.

Junior Varsity Softball Sumter at East Clarendon, 5:30 p.m.

Varsity Boys Tennis Manning at Sumter, 4:30 p.m.

Varsity Track and Field Wilson Hall at Porter-Gaud, 4 p.m.

THURSDAY

Varsity Baseball Summerville at Sumter, 6:30 p.m.

Laurence Manning at Wilson Hall, 7 p.m.

Robert E. Lee at The King’s Academy, 6:30 p.m.

Dorchester at Clarendon Hall, 6:30 p.m.

Sumter Christian at Orangeburg Christian, 5 p.m.

Junior Varsity Baseball Hartsville at Crestwood, 6 p.m.

Lakewood at Darlington, 6 p.m.

Manning at Marlboro County, 6 p.m.

Laurence Manning at Wilson Hall, 4 p.m.

Robert E. Lee at The King’s Academy, 4 p.m.

Dorchester at Clarendon Hall, 4 p.m.

Varsity Boys Golf Wilson Hall, Laurence Manning, Thomas Sumter in SCISA Region II-3A Match (at Orangeburg Country Club), 3:30 p.m.

Varsity Boys Soccer Wilson Hall at Laurence Manning, 5 p.m.

Junior Varsity Boys Soccer Pee Dee at Wilson Hall, 5 p.m.

Thomas Sumter at Dillon Chris-

tian, 5 p.m.

Varsity Girls Soccer Sumter at South Florence, 7:30 p.m.

Varsity Girls Soccer Sumter at Lancaster, 5:30 p.m.

Varsity Softball Sumter at South Florence, 6 p.m.

Wilson Hall at Orangeburg Prep, 5 p.m.

Calhoun at Thomas Sumter, 4 p.m.

Dorchester at Clarendon Hall, 6:30 p.m.

Junior Varsity Softball Wilson Hall at Orangeburg Prep, 5 p.m.

Dorchester at Clarendon Hall, 5 p.m.

Varsity Boys Tennis South Florence at Sumter, 4 p.m.

Varsity Track and Field Crestwood, Marlboro County at Hartsville, 5:30 p.m.

Manning, Darlington at Lakewood, 5 p.m.

Lee Central at Cheraw, 5 p.m.

Middle School Track and Field Wilson Hall at Orangeburg Prep, 4 p.m.

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SCOREBOARD TV, RADIO TODAY 1:30 p.m. — Major League Baseball: Chicago Cubs at St. Louis or Colorado at Cincinnati (MLB NETWORK) 3 p.m. — Professional Soccer: Premier League, Everton at Liverpool (NBCSN) 7 p.m. – College Baseball: South Carolina at Furman (WNKT-FM 107.5).

7 p.m. — Major League Baseball: Detroit at Kansas City (ESPN) 7 p.m. — Major League Baseball: L.A. Dodgers at Atlanta (FOX SPORTS CAROLINAS, ) 7 p.m. — NBA Playoffs, first round, Eastern Conference, Game 2, Charlotte at Miami (FOX SPORTSSOUTH, NBA TV) 7 p.m. — NHL Payoffs, Eastern Conference, first round, Game 4, Washington at Philadelphia (NBCSN) 7 p.m. — Women’s College Softball: Oklahoma at Arkansas (SEC NETWORK) 8 p.m. — NBA Playoffs, first round, Eastern Conference, Game 2, Detroit at Cleveland (TNT) 8 p.m. — NHL Playoffs, Eastern Conference, first round, Game 4, Florida at N.Y. Islanders (USA) 9:30 p.m. — Professional Soccer: CONCACAF Champions League, Club America at Tigres UANL (FS2) 9:30 p.m. — NHL Playoffs, Western Conference, first round, Game 4, Dallas at Minnesota (NBCSN) 10:30 p.m. — NBA Playoffs, first round, Western Conference, Game 2, Portland at L.A. Clippers (TNT) 10:30 p.m. — NHL Playoffs, Western Conference, first round, Game 4, Los Angeles at San Jose (USA) 12:30 a.m. — Professional Golf: European PGA Tour, Shenzhen International, first round, at Shenzhen, China (GOLF CHANNEL)

MLB Standings

By The Associated Press

national League East Division

Washington New York Philadelphia Miami Atlanta Central Division

Chicago Pittsburgh St. Louis Cincinnati Milwaukee West Division

Colorado Los Angeles San Francisco Arizona San Diego

W 9 6 6 4 3

L Pct GB 3 .750 — 6 .500 3 8 .429 4 7 .364 4½ 9 .250 6

W 10 7 7 6 5

L Pct GB 3 .769 — 6 .538 3 6 .538 3 7 .462 4 8 .385 5

W 8 8 7 6 4

L Pct GB 5 .615 — 5 .615 — 7 .500 1½ 8 .429 2½ 9 .308 4

Monday’s Games

N.Y. Mets 5, Philadelphia 2 Colorado 5, Cincinnati 1 Miami 6, Washington 1 Chicago Cubs 5, St. Louis 0 Minnesota 7, Milwaukee 4, 6 innings Arizona 9, San Francisco 7, 11 innings

Tuesday’s Games

Milwaukee at Minnesota, 1:10 p.m.

N.Y. Mets at Philadelphia, 7:05 p.m.

Colorado at Cincinnati, 7:10 p.m.

L.A. Dodgers at Atlanta, 7:10 p.m.

Washington at Miami, 7:10 p.m.

Chicago Cubs at St. Louis, 8:15 p.m.

Pittsburgh at San Diego, 10:10 p.m.

Arizona at San Francisco, 10:15 p.m.

Wednesday’s Games

Colorado (Bettis 2-0) at Cincinnati (R.Iglesias 1-1), 12:35 p.m.

Chicago Cubs (Hendricks 1-1) at St. Louis (C.Martinez 2-0), 1:45 p.m.

N.Y. Mets (B.Colon 1-1) at Philadelphia (Hellickson 1-1), 7:05 p.m.

L.A. Dodgers (Stripling 0-0) at Atlanta (Teheran 0-2), 7:10 p.m.

Washington (J.Ross 2-0) at Miami (Chen 0-0), 7:10 p.m.

Minnesota (Milone 0-1) at Milwaukee (Nelson 2-1), 8:10 p.m.

Pittsburgh (Locke 0-1) at San Diego (Pomeranz 1-1), 10:10 p.m.

Arizona (Greinke 0-2) at San Francisco (Bumgarner 1-1), 10:15 p.m.

Thursday’s Games

L.A. Dodgers at Atlanta, 12:10 p.m.

Washington at Miami, 1:10 p.m.

Minnesota at Milwaukee, 1:40 p.m.

Arizona at San Francisco, 3:45 p.m.

Chicago Cubs at Cincinnati, 7:10 p.m.

Pittsburgh at San Diego, 9:10 p.m.

American League East Division

Baltimore Toronto Boston New York Tampa Bay Central Division

Kansas City Detroit Chicago Cleveland Minnesota West Division

Texas Los Angeles Oakland Seattle Houston

W 8 7 6 5 5

L Pct GB 3 .727 — 7 .500 2½ 6 .500 2½ 6 .455 3 7 .417 3½

W 8 7 8 5 4

L Pct GB 4 .667 — 4 .636 ½ 5 .615 ½ 5 .500 2 9 .308 4½

W 7 6 6 5 5

L Pct GB 6 .538 — 7 .462 1 7 .462 1 7 .417 1½ 8 .385 2

Monday’s Games

Toronto 4, Boston 3 L.A. Angels 7, Chicago White Sox 0 Minnesota 7, Milwaukee 4, 6 innings

Tuesday’s Games

Milwaukee at Minnesota, 1:10 p.m.

Seattle at Cleveland, 6:10 p.m.

Oakland at N.Y. Yankees, 7:05 p.m.

Toronto at Baltimore, 7:05 p.m.

Tampa Bay at Boston, 7:10 p.m.

Detroit at Kansas City, 7:15 p.m.

Houston at Texas, 8:05 p.m.

L.A. Angels at Chicago White Sox, 8:10 p.m.

Wednesday’s Games L.A. Angels (Richards 0-2) at Chicago White Sox (Sale 3-0), 2:10 p.m.

Seattle (T.Walker 0-0) at Cleveland (Salazar 2-0), 6:10 p.m.

Oakland (Graveman 0-1) at N.Y. Yankees (Eovaldi 0-1), 7:05 p.m.

Toronto (Dickey 1-2) at Baltimore (Jimenez 1-1), 7:05 p.m.

Tampa Bay (Archer 0-3) at Boston (Porcello 2-0), 7:10 p.m.

Detroit (Zimmermann 2-0) at Kansas City (Kennedy 2-0), 7:15 p.m.

Houston (Fister 1-1) at Texas (Hamels 2-0), 8:05 p.m.

Minnesota (Milone 0-1) at Milwaukee (Nelson 2-1), 8:10 p.m.

Thursday’s Games Seattle at Cleveland, 12:10 p.m.

Tampa Bay at Boston, 1:35 p.m.

Minnesota at Milwaukee, 1:40 p.m.

L.A. Angels at Chicago White Sox, 2:10 p.m.

Oakland at N.Y. Yankees, 7:05 p.m.

Toronto at Baltimore, 7:05 p.m.

Detroit at Kansas City, 7:15 p.m.

Houston at Texas, 8:05 p.m.

Nba Playoff Schedule

By The Associated Press FIRST ROUND (Best-of-7; x-if necessary)

EASTERN CONFERENCE

Cleveland 1, Detroit 0 Sunday, April 17: Cleveland 106, Detroit 101

Wednesday, April 20: Detroit at Cleveland, 8 p.m.

Friday, April 22: Cleveland at Detroit, 7 p.m.

Sunday, April 24: Cleveland at Detroit, 8:30 p.m.

Toronto 1, Indiana 1 Saturday, April 16: Indiana 100, Toronto 90 Monday, April 18: Toronto 98, Indiana 87 Thursday, April 21: Toronto at Indiana, 7:30 p.m.

Saturday, April 23: Toronto at Indiana, 3 p.m.

Miami 1, Charlotte 0 Sunday, April 17: Miami 123, Charlotte 91 Wednesday, April 20: Charlotte at Miami, 7 p.m.

Saturday, April 23: Miami at Charlotte, 5:30 p.m.

Monday, April 25: Miami at Charlotte, TBA Atlanta 2, Boston 0 Saturday, April 16: Atlanta 102, Boston 101 Tuesday, April 19: Atlanta 89, Boston 72 Friday, April 22: Atlanta at Boston, 8 p.m.

Sunday, April 24: Atlanta at Boston, 6 p.m.

WESTERN CONFERENCE

Golden State 2, Houston 0 Saturday, April 16: Golden State 104, Houston 78 Monday, April 18: Golden State 115, Houston 106 Thursday, April 21: Golden State at Houston, 9:30 p.m.

Sunday, April 24: Golden State at Houston, 3:30 p.m.

San Antonio 1, Memphis 0 Sunday, April 17: San Antonio 106, Memphis 74 Tuesday, April 19: Memphis at San Antonio, 9:30 p.m.

Friday, April 22: San Antonio at Memphis, 9:30 p.m.

Sunday, April 24: San Antonio at Memphis, 1 p.m.

Oklahoma City 1, Dallas 1 Saturday, April 16: Oklahoma City 108, Dallas 70 Monday, April 18: Dallas 85, Oklahoma City 84 Thursday, April 21: Oklahoma City at Dallas, 7 p.m.

Saturday, April 23: Oklahoma City at Dallas, 8 p.m.

L.A. Clippers 1, Portland 0 Sunday, April 17: L.A. Clippers 115, Portland 95 Wednesday, April 20: Portland at L.A. Clippers, 10:30 p.m.

Saturday, April 23: L.A. Clippers at Portland, 10:30 p.m.

Monday, April 25: L.A. Clippers at Portland, 10:30 p.m.

NHL Playoff Schedule

By The Associated Press FIRST ROUND (Best-of-7; x-if necessary)

EASTERN CONFERENCE

N.Y. Islanders 2, Florida 1 Thursday, April 14: N.Y. Islanders 5, Florida 4 Friday, April 15: Florida 3, N.Y. Islanders 1 Sunday, April 17: N.Y. Islanders 4, Florida 3, OT Wednesday, April 20: Florida at N.Y. Islanders, 8 p.m.

Friday, April 22: N.Y. Islanders at Florida, TBA x-Sunday, April 24: Florida at N.Y. Islanders, TBA x-Tuesday, April 26: N.Y. Islanders at Florida, TBA Tampa Bay 2, Detroit 1 Wednesday, April 13: Tampa Bay 3, Detroit 2 Friday, April 15: Tampa Bay 5, Detroit 2 Sunday, April 17: Detroit 2, Tampa Bay 0 Tuesday, April 19: Tampa Bay at Detroit, 7 p.m.

Thursday, April 21: Detroit at Tampa Bay, 7 p.m.

Washington 3, Philadelphia 0 Thursday, April 14: Washington 2, Philadelphia 0 Saturday, April 16: Washington 4, Philadelphia 1 Monday, April 18: Washington 6, Philadelphia 1 Wednesday, April 20: Washington at Philadelphia, 7 p.m.

Pittsburgh 2, N.Y. Rangers 1 Wednesday, April 13: Pittsburgh 5, N.Y. Rangers 2 Saturday, April 16: N.Y. Rangers 4, Pittsburgh 2 Tuesday, April 19: Pittsburgh 3, N.Y. Rangers 1 Thursday, April 21: Pittsburgh at N.Y. Rangers, 7 p.m.

WESTERN CONFERENCE

Dallas 2, Minnesota 1 Thursday, April 14: Dallas 4, Minnesota 0 Saturday, April 16: Dallas 2, Minnesota 1 Monday, April 18: Minnesota 5, Dallas 3 Wednesday, April 20: Dallas at Minnesota, 9:30 p.m.

St. Louis 2, Chicago 1 Wednesday, April 13: St. Louis 1, Chicago 0, OT Friday, April 15: Chicago 3, St. Louis 2 Sunday, April 17: St. Louis 3, Chicago 2 Tuesday, April 19: St. Louis at Chicago, 9:30 p.m.

Thursday, April 21: Chicago at St. Louis, 9:30 p.m.

Nashville 2, Anaheim 0 Friday, April 15: Nashville 3, Anaheim 2 Sunday, April 17: Nashville 3, Anaheim 2 Tuesday, April 19: Anaheim at Nashville, 9:30 p.m.

Thursday, April 21: Anaheim at Nashville, 8 p.m.

San Jose 2, Los Angeles 1 Thursday, April 14: San Jose 4, Los Angeles 3 Saturday, April 16: San Jose 2, Los Angeles 1 Monday, April 18: Los Angeles 2, San Jose 1, OT Wednesday, April 20: Los Angeles at San Jose, 10:30 p.m.

Transactions

By The Associated Press BASEBALL American League BALTIMORE ORIOLES — Traded OF Alfredo Marte to Philadelphia for a player to be named.

BOSTON RED SOX — Optioned RHP Noe Ramirez to Pawtucket (IL). Recalled RHP Heath Hembree from Pawtucket.

CHICAGO WHITE SOX — Optioned OF J.B. Shuck to Charlotte (IL). Recalled RHP Erik Johnson from Charlotte.

DETROIT TIGERS — Designated RHP Logan Kensing for assignment. Reinstated LHP Blaine Hardy from the 15day DL. KANSAS CITY ROYALS — Optioned OF Reymond Fuentes to Omaha (PCL).

Placed RHP Dillon Gee on paternity leave. Reinstated OF Jarrod Dyson from the 15-day DL. Recalled RHP Miguel Almonte from Omaha.

MINNESOTA TWINS — Placed INF Trevor Plouffe on the 15-day, retroactive to Monday. Optioned LHP Taylor Rogers to Rochester (IL). Reinstated LHP Fernando Abad from the bereavement list. Recalled INF Jorge Polanco from Rochester.

National League ARIZONA DIAMONBACKS — Optioned OF Socrates Brito to Reno (PCL). Recalled C Tyler Wagner from Reno.

ATLANTA BRAVES — Placed 3B Gordon Beckham on the 15-day DL, retroactive to Tuesday. Recalled RHP Ryan Weber from Gwinnett (IL).

CINCINNATI REDS — Optioned RHP Jumbo Diaz to Louisville (IL).

FOOTBALL National Football League BUFFALO BILLS — Released LB Tony Steward.

HOUSTON TEXANS — Released QB Brian Hoyer.

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Crawford 1st 3-time winner of Sixth Man Award

By BETH HARRIS The Associated Press

here by yourself because this is truly a team award,” he said during a presentation at the LOS ANGELES — Jamal team’s practice facility, with Crawford needs to make more teammates including Chris room at home for another tro- Paul, Blake Griffin, DeAndre phy.

Jordan and J.J. Redick joining The 36-year-old in a standing ovation.

Los Angeles “I made shots but I couldn’t Clippers guard do it if Doc (Rivers) didn’t won the NBA’s draw up the plays and my Sixth Man Award teammates didn’t pass me the on Tuesday, beball. It’s not just about me.” coming the first Crawford received 51 firstCRAWFORD three-time winner place votes and 341 points as the league’s from a panel of 130 sports best reserve. Two years ago, writers and broadcasters in he was the oldest to receive the the U.S. and Canada. honor.

NBA Finals MVP Andre “It’s always weird being up Iguodala of Golden State fin-

ished second with 288 points (33 first-place votes), and Oklahoma City’s Enes Kanter was third with 182 points (19 firstplace votes).

Crawford averaged 14.2 points in 79 games, coming off the bench in 74 of them. He ranked second in the NBA in free throw percentage at 90 percent.

“This is his best year. We needed him,” Rivers said.

“When you look at a guy at his age that’s still improving, it says why he’s the Sixth Man of the year. Sixth man doesn’t mean that you shouldn’t be a starter. It means that you’ve accepted a role to help your

team. It’s a really unselfish role and Jamal epitomizes that.”

The 16-year veteran added his latest trophy to his awards in 2009-10 with the Atlanta Hawks and 2013-14 with the Clippers.

“If I keep my muscles firing, I don’t feel age is an excuse,” Crawford said. “I keep things as if I’m as young as possible.”

Kevin McHale, Ricky Pierce and Detlef Schrempf all won the Sixth Man Award twice.

Crawford is the only player to win with multiple teams.

“I never envisioned myself being a sixth man,” he said. “I always started my whole life.

Starting is the cool thing and everybody wants to do it.”

Crawford first took on a reserve role with the Hawks under coach Mike Woodson, who is now a Clippers assistant. He flourished and has embraced leading the bench ever since.

“Jamal’s impact on our team goes so far beyond what you can actually even see. It’s the things in the locker room, it’s the calming presence on the bench, it’s the steady hand,” Griffin said. “We, as a team, value Jamal so much, but it’s great to see him get that recognition from other people for his impact on our team.”

Pacers playoff stage the next chapter in George’s comeback

By MICHAEL MAROT The Associated Press

The Associated Press

Boston’s Amir Johnson, right, battles Atlanta’s Mike Scott, left, and Al Horford for a rebound during the Hawks’ 89-72 victory on Tuesday in Atlanta. The Hawks lead the series 2-0.

HAWKS

league went to the 24-second clock in 1954.

From Page B1 It was also Boston’s lowest-scoring playoff quarter because of a lingering shoul- since the NBA was founded der injury. in 1949. The team made one Even so, no one expected playoff appearance in the it to be this bad. league’s predecessor, the Boston made just 3 of 23 Basketball Association of shots from the field in the America (BAA), but records first period, missing all six from that series were not attempts beyond the 3-point available. arc. Isaiah Thomas went 1 of For good measure, the 6. Marcus Smart, starting in Hawks matched their franplace of Bradley, missed all chise record for the fewest five of his shots. Evan Turn- points allowed in any playoff er and Tyler Zeller each quarter. They also surrenwent 0 for 3. The Hawks dered seven in the fourth pemade things especially riod of a 90-64 win over the tough on the undersized Miami Heat in 2009.

Celtics from close in, blockAfter their opening salvo, ing six shots. the Hawks made just 23 of 69 According to STATS, the shots (33 percent) the rest of previous record for fewest the way. It didn’t matter. points in an opening playoff Thomas led the Celtics quarter during the shotwith 16 points on a 4-of-15 clock era was eight, initially showing. Smart was 1 of 11. set by Utah in a 1988 game against the Los Angeles Lak- TIP-INS Celtics: Got as close as 10 ers and matched by Dallas in the second quarter, but in 2010 at San Antonio. The

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they played extremely well, they did what they’re supposed to do. But we didn’t play our best basketball. We know that.”

Luol Deng scored 31 for the Heat in Game 1, and Hassan Whiteside scored 21 points and grabbed 11 rebounds in his playoff debut. But Heat coach Erik Spoelstra doesn’t want

never cut the early deficit below double digits. ... Have lost seven straight playoff games over their last three postseason series. Their last victory was against the New York Knicks on May 1, 2013. ... Olynyk said he’s hopeful of playing in Game 3, since he’ll have a couple of off days to rest his ailing shoulder. ... Boston did manage to avoid its lowest-scoring playoff game, a 66-64 win over Detroit in 2002.

Hawks: Korver missed all seven of his 3-point attempts in Game 1. He finished this one 5 of 7. ... Jeff Teague (13 points) and Thabo Sefolosha (12) were the only other double-figure scorers. ... Recalled G/F Lamar Patterson from the D-League before the game to bolster depth.

With the game decided, the rookie made his first career playoff appearance in the closing minutes, getting on the court with little-used veteran guard Kirk Hinrich.

his team thinking anything came easily.

“That’s the mental discipline,” Spoelstra said. “That is the playoffs, staying present and realizing reality versus a lot of noise. That’s what we have to manage right now.”

Detroit went home to work Monday and Tuesday, choosing the comforts of familiarity over hotel living for two extra days (and it’s only about a 30-minute flight, so it’s not like the extra travel grind would

wear anyone out).

Pistons head coach Stan Van Gundy said his team would have some different wrinkles in Game 2.

“Look, I’m not smart enough to come up with anything real complex,” Van Gundy said.

“It’s just different from what we’ve done.”

Detroit had a chance to steal the opener, leading by seven with 11 minutes left. Then LeBron James checked back into the game, and Cleveland

INDIANAPOLIS — When the burning sensation in Paul George’s shattered right leg finally subsided in August 2014, the Indiana Pacers young star made a commitment to himself and his fans.

He would return to the basketball court even better.

Twenty months after suffering the unforgettably gruesome injury in Las Vegas, George has written the next chapter in his comeback tale with an incredible start to the NBA playoffs.

In Game 1 against Toronto, George scored 27 of his 33 points in the second half, almost willing the Pacers to a 100-90 victory over the East’s No. 2 seed. He added 28 points in Monday’s loss, leaving George with two-game totals of 61 points, eight rebounds, seven assists, five steals and a field-goal percentage of 54.1 percent. He’s 6 of 8 on 3s and 15 of 17 from the free-throw line, playing the same way he did when he led the Pacers to back-to-back Eastern Conference finals against LeBron James and the Miami Heat.

“There’s no stopping PG. He’s playing phenomenal,” Raptors All-Star guard Kyle Lowry said after Toronto’s 98-87 victory in Game 2.

“You’re not going to stop him from getting 25 or 30. He’s going to get that, that’s how talented he is.”

George’s amazing journey has been a series of steady steps.

Eight months after snapping his leg when he crashed into a basketball stanchion during a U.S. national team scrimmage and countless hours of grueling rehab, George returned to game action sooner than many thought possible. Seven months after that, the 6-foot-9 forward was named November’s Eastern Conference player of the month after averaging 27.2 points, 8.1 rebounds and 4.4 assists.

In February, George made his third All-Star appearance, started for the second time, broke the All-Star Game record with nine 3-pointers and finished with 41 points, one short Wilt Chamberlain’s record from 1962. George finished the regular season ranked among the league’s top 10 in scoring (23.1 points), steals (1.9) and 3-pointers made (210) and produced the highest single-season point

total (1,874) of his career.

On Thursday, George will have a chance to give the Pacers a 2-1 lead in this best-ofseven series when he makes his first home playoff appearance since May 28, 2014.

“I’m real excited to be back on the stage where I was able to make my name,” George said.

Yet George isn’t completely healthy. Last week, coach Frank Vogel said this season was expected to be a “recovery year” for George and that there are times George feels soreness in his surgically-repaired right leg.

“I knew right away, in training camp, that I was going to be OK. I knew I was OK last summer,” George said. “But I’ve still not regained all of my strength and explosiveness.

I’m hopeful I’ll get that explosion, that quick step back and be lighter on my feet. I do feel good with where I’m at right now.”

George spent this transition year learning how to play the four spot after spending his first five seasons playing almost exclusively at the three spot. He still thrived — and he doesn’t turn 26 until May 2.

Vogel figures George is only scratching the surface of what’s possible.

“It (the comeback) is remarkable. It’s just a testament to his work ethic and his competitiveness to get back to this level this fast,” Vogel said. “Injury aside, guys grow from year six to year 10, so we do still think there’s more there.”

George believes the Pacers, who have won seven of nine, are playing their best basketball at the right time and could make a surprising postseason run.

outscored the Pistons 30-18 the rest of the way.

It might sound silly, but Portland lost by 20 and found a lot to like about the game.

The Blazers missed 50 of their 83 shots, and 20 of their 30 tries from 3-point range — and go into Game 2 thinking that if the same opportunities present themselves Wednesday, the outcome could be different.

“They played as good a game as they’ve played in a while,” Portland guard Dami-

an Lillard said of the Clippers.

“We just have to understand that the things we saw on film, if we clean up some of those things offensively and defensively, then we’ll have a chance. We know we’ll have a chance.”

Blake Griffin had his best game since returning from injury for the Clippers, finishing with 19 points and 12 rebounds in Game 1. Los Angeles is 6-0 with Griffin since he returned to the lineup.

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Indiana’s Paul George, right, has scored 61 points in the first two games of the playoff series against Toronto.

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Plenty of quarterback competition in SEC West

By DAVID BRANDT The Associated Press

sturdy, star running back in Leonard Fournette, who wasn’t asked to do much this More than a month of spring considering coach Les spring football practice has Miles is well aware of his talhelped a few teams in the ent. LSU does have 18 starters Southeastern Conference’s returning, including quarterWestern Division find a new back Brandon Harris. The Tistarting quarterback. gers hope Harris continues to For others, the competition improve — he threw for 2,165 continues. yards and 13 touchdowns last Alabama, Auburn and Misseason while completing 53.8 sissippi State are among the percent of his passes. LSU also schools still trying to decide must replace both of its offenon a No. 1 option under center. sive tackles from last season.

Alabama — the defending OLE MISS: The Rebels national champion — is choosshould be fine under center ing between holdovers Cooper with Chad Kelly returning for Bateman, Blake Barnett and a second straight season as the David Cornwell and freshman starter. Now they’ll try to remid-year enrollee Jalen Hurts. place three potential NFL Bateman has the edge in expefirst-round draft picks in rerience, but it was the younger ceiver Laquon Treadwell, left quarterbacks like Barnett and tackle Laremy Tunsil and deHurts who looked the best fensive lineman Robert Nkemduring Saturday’s spring diche. Ole Miss was the only The Associated Press school in the SEC that didn’t game.

Alabama quarterback David Cornwell rolls out under pressure during the second half of the team’s A-Day Coach Nick Saban said the have a spring game because Tide looked “a little quicker, a spring game on Saturday in Tuscaloosa, Ala. Plenty of SEC West teams are still undecided at QB. Vaught-Hemingway Stadium little faster, in terms of how is undergoing renovations. we’re moving on offense when for more than 9,000 yards and back Derrick Henry, who ran disappoint. Coach Bret MISSISSIPPI STATE: The those two were in there, esperunning for about 2,500 more for 2,219 yards and 28 touchBielema was confident enough Bulldogs’ defense has had an cially in the first half.” in his career. downs last season. The two in the younger Allen’s perforextensive makeover during the Auburn’s trying to decide Nick Fitzgerald, Elijah Stal- main candidates are sophomance that he named him the offseason after coordinator between Jeremy Johnson, ey, Damian Williams and Nick mores Damien Harris and Bo starter last week. The RazorManny Diaz left for Miami.

Sean White and junior college Tiano are locked in a four-man Scarbrough, who were both backs will play their spring Coach Dan Mullen hired fortransfer John Franklin III. race for the job. Fitzgerald was former five-star prospects. game on Saturday. mer Southern Cal assistant Johnson and White have SEC Prescott’s primary backup last Harris ran for 114 yards in an AUBURN: The Tigers might Peter Sirmon as his replaceexperience, but Franklin is the season, but the redshirt fresh- impressive spring game, but have uncertainty at quarterment. most athletic and arguably the man Tiano has impressed the that was mostly against the back, but no such concerns TEXAS A&M: The Aggies best suited to run coach Gus coaching staff. team’s backup defense. exist on the defensive line. Au- hope they’ve found their startMalzahn’s zone read offense.

Here’s a breakdown of some ARKANSAS: Austin Allen, burn should be very deep at ing quarterback in Trevor The next Mississippi State of the major issues facing each who is the younger brother of that position with veterans Knight, a senior who transquarterback has the unenviof the SEC East teams as they last year’s starting quarterlike Carl Lawson and Montra- ferred from Oklahoma. He able task of replacing Dak exit spring practice: back Brandon Allen, came vius Adams being supplement- started 15 games during his Prescott, who is widely regardALABAMA: The Crimson into spring practice as the faed by young players like Byron time with the Sooners. Knight ed as the best player in proTide will try to replace Heisvorite to become the next ArCowart and Marlon Davidson. was recently named the startgram history after throwing man Trophy-winning running kansas quarterback and didn’t LSU: The Tigers have a er by coach Kevin Sumlin.

NFL Draft Capsules — Offense

NFL Draft Capsules — Defense Top defensive players available in the NFL draft, which starts with the first round on April 28.

Top offensive players available in the NFL draft, which starts with the first round on April 28.

QUARTERBACKS

Jared Goff, 6-foot-4, 215 pounds, California Notable: Set Pac-12 records with 4,719 passing yards and 43 touchdowns last season.

Strengths: Quick release and maintains solid accuracy whether throwing short, intermediate or deep. Will stand and deliver in the face of pressure and moves well within the pocket.

Weaknesses: Toughness is admirable, but he takes too many hits. He fumbled 24 times in three seasons. Some of that is poor recognition of when to get rid of the ball.

Played almost exclusively from the shotgun.

Outlook: Could be the No. 1 overall pick.

Carson Wentz, 6-5, 237, North Dakota State Notable: Led the Bison to FCS national championship in his only two seasons as a starter.

Strengths: Ideal size, strong arm and above average athleticism. Physically, he is everything an NFL team wants a quarterback to be. At the combine, Wentz impressed teams with his confident demeanor and understanding of the game.

Weaknesses: He hasn’t faced big-time competition. Can all the tools translate and improve when he does?

Outlook: The Rams are going to take a quarterback at No. 1, Wentz or Goff. Wentz had more upside. Goff seems less risky.

The one the Rams pass on is unlikely to slip past the top 10.

Paxton Lynch, 6-7, 244, Memphis Notable: Passed for 386 yards and three touchdowns, leading Memphis last season to a win over Mississippi.

Strengths: Can really move for his size. Good arm strength.

Cut down on his interceptions last year, from 19 his first two seasons as a starter to four.

Weaknesses: Needs to improve reading defenses and anticipating throws. Throws can get off-target, especially when on the move, which detracts from his excellent mobility.

Outlook: Lots of upside.

Probably not a first-year starter, but still most likely to be the third quarterback selected in the first round.

RUNNING BACKS

Ezekiel Elliott, 6-0, 225, Ohio State Notable: Big Ten offensive player of the year in 2015.

Strengths: Finds and hits holes with exceptional quickness and aggressiveness. Always seems to fall forward. Excellent blocker and solid pass catcher, which should make him a good fit in pass-happy NFL. Weaknesses: Carried a heavy load the last couple of seasons and his style lent itself to taking some big shots.

Outlook: First running back drafted, maybe top 10.

Derrick Henry, 6-3, 247, Alabama Notable: 2015 Heisman Trophy winner rushed for SEC-record 2,219 yards and 28 TDs. Strengths: Huge. Uses a powerful stiff arm and has excellent speed to pull away from defenders when he gets in the clear.

Weaknesses: Not much shift and shimmy to his style, which can lead him to getting cut down by the legs at or behind the line. Hasn’t shown much as a receiver.

Outlook: Would be surprising if he’s not the second back drafted, maybe late first.

WIDE RECEIVERS

Laquon Treadwell, 6-2, 221, Mississippi Notable: Returned last year from a horrific leg injury in 2014 and put up big numbers:

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The Associated Press

California QB Jared Goff is a likely top draft pick.

82 catches for 1,153 yards and 11 touchdowns.

Strengths: Big and strong and uses his frame well to shield off defenders. Makes a lot of contested catches.

Weaknesses: Doesn’t have great speed — 4.6 in the 40yard dash at the combine — and can get tangled when pressed at line of scrimmage.

Outlook: Mid-first-round pick, maybe first WR off the board.

Will Fuller, 6-0, 182, Notre Dame Notable: Had 2,354 yards and 29 touchdown catches in last two seasons.

Strengths: Home-run hitter and classic deep threat with 4.4 speed. Can cut near top speed and gets a good release off the line of scrimmage.

Weakness: Inconsistent hands and slight frame could limit the way he is used in the NFL. Outlook: The speed probably makes him a first-rounder, though he may never be a prototypical No. 1 receiver.

Josh Doctson, 6-2, 202, TCU Notable: A wrist injury cut short his senior season, but he was still an All-American.

Strengths: Runs sharp routes and gets excellent separation without blazing speed. Wins jump balls, has strong hands.

Weaknesses: Could use more bulk on his frame and strength to deal with physical coverage.

Outlook: Back end of the first round, but could slip into second.

Corey Coleman, 5-11, 194, Baylor Notable: Biletnikoff Award winner as top wide receiver in nation last season.

Strengths: Great acceleration off the line makes him a topnotch deep threat. Elusive after the catch, too.

Weaknesses: At his best on the perimeter. Needs to show more consistency in the middle of the field as a pass catcher and route runner.

Outlook: Could sneak into the bottom of the first round.

TIGHT ENDS

Hunter Henry, 6-5, 250, Arkansas Notable: John Mackey Award winner as nation’s best tight end last season.

Strengths: Strong run blocker and reliable receiver. Plus, enough speed to get deep.

Weaknesses: Routes could use some polish.

Outlook: If a tight end gets drafted in the first round, this is the guy.

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Laremy Tunsil, OT, 6-5, 310, Mississippi Notable: Missed most of last season due to an NCAA infraction, but played at top form when he did.

Strengths: Quick feet and hands help him neutralize speed rushers. Reads and anticipates rush moves. Moves well and can wipe out LBs on the second level.

Weaknesses: Point of attack power run blocking needs some work. Maybe a little bulk would help?

Outlook: Was possible first pick when Tennessee was drafting No. 1. Now, top five.

Ronnie Stanley, OT, 6-6, 312, Notre Dame Notable: Three-year starter, the last two as left tackle.

Strengths: Uses his long arms to keep rushers at bay and sets his feet quickly. Plays with some nastiness.

Weaknesses: Great technique, but doesn’t overpower defenders.

Outlook: Outside chance Stanley gets selected over Tunsil, more likely soon after.

Jack Conklin, OT, 6-6, 308, Michigan State Notable: Former walk-on who developed into an All-America left tackle.

Strengths: Tough and strong.

All you need to know about Conklin: more than held his own against Oregon (DeForest Buckner), Ohio State (Joey Bosa) and Alabama (A’Shawn Robinson, Jarran Reed, et al).

Weaknesses: Not a top-tier athlete and could have some issues with speed rushers.

Outlook: After Tunsil and Stanley, Conklin is likely next off the board.

Taylor Decker, OT, 6-7, 310, Ohio State Notable: Four-year starter and All-American last season.

Strengths: Tough and powerful. Drives opponents off the line.

Weaknesses: Could use better footwork, especially in pass protection.

Outlook: With a strong class of offensive tackles, could go mid-first or mid-second round.

LeRaven Clark, OT, 6-5, 316, Texas Tech Notable: Four-year starter, the last three at left tackle.

Strengths: Quick feet and powerful and sturdy base.

Weaknesses: Hand work can be spotty, which is a problem against skilled pass rushers.

Outlook: Late first-round possibility.

Ryan Kelly, C, 6-4, 311, Alabama Notable: Rimington Trophy winner as nation’s best center.

Strengths: Take-control player, excellent drive blocker and one tough dude.

Weaknesses: Head-to-head matchups against athletic players could cause some issues. Not much to dislike.

Outlook: If a center gets drafted in the first round, this is the guy.

Germain Ifedi, OT, 6-6, 324, Texas A&M Notable: Three-year starter who began his career at guard.

Strengths: Massive and versatile. Once he locks up a defender, the defender usually is blocked.

Weaknesses: Despite size, run blocking could use some work.

Doesn’t drive holes open.

Outlook: Late first-round possibility.

Joey Bosa, DE, 6-5, 269, Ohio State Notable: Sacks dropped off from 13 1-2 in 2014 to five last season, but still played at an All-America level.

Strengths: Rarely takes a play at less than max effort. Fast and strong hands keep blockers from locking him up.

Weaknesses: Lacks that explosive first-step speed that many elite edge rushers have.

Outlook: Was talked about as a possible first overall pick, but will have to settle for top seven or so.

DeForest Buckner, DE, 6-7, 291, Oregon Notable: Pac-12 defensive player of the year in 2015.

Strengths: More power and quickness than speed. Perfect size, quick off the snap, relentless and can wreck a running game.

Weaknesses: Tends to stand straight up, which negates his power.

Outlook: Either he or Bosa will be the first defensive linemen taken.

Shaq Lawson, DE, 6-3, 269, Clemson Notable: All-American last season who had 25 1-2 tackles for loss.

Strengths: High-effort pass rusher, with good strength and power to stand up run blockers.

Weaknesses: Doesn’t have elite speed off the edge.

Outlook: Middle of the first round sounds about right.

Kevin Dodd, DE, 6-5, 277, Clemson Notable: Outshined teammate Shaq Lawson late last season.

Had three sacks against Alabama in the national title game.

Strengths: Another big motor defensive end, like Lawson and Joey Bosa. Locates the ball well.

Weaknesses: Hand technique needs work to shed blockers better.

Outlook: Which Clemson defensive end goes first?

Sheldon Rankins, DT, 6-1, 299, Louisville Notable: Had 14 sacks playing on the interior for the Cardinals.

Strengths: Gets off the ball very fast. Often blockers simply can’t get to him. Very productive.

Weaknesses: Short and some questions about whether he can stand up to the power of NFL linemen.

Outlook: Good bet to be taken between 10 and 20.

Jarran Reed, DE/DT, 6-3, 307, Alabama Notable: Second-team All-SEC, despite having only one sack and 4 1-2 tackles for loss.

Strengths: Disruptive player against the run. Holds down the point of attack and ties up double-teams with excellent technique.

Weaknesses: Not much of a pass rusher.

Outlook: Late first-rounder for a team looking for a run stuffer.

A’Shawn Robinson, DE, 6-4, 307, Alabama Notable: Former five-star recruit had three productive seasons at Alabama.

Strengths: Powerful and thickly built defensive end that can slide inside. Rarely does a ball carrier break free from his grip. Team leader.

Weaknesses: Doesn’t play with great quickness off the edge, which limits him as a pass rusher.

Outlook: Could hear his name called during second half of the first round.

Andrew Billings, DT, 6-1, 311, Baylor Notable: All-American last season.

Strengths: As dominant as any

The Associated Press

Florida State defensive back Jalen Ramsey is a high NFL draft prospect.

defensive linemen in the country at times in 2015. Very strong and can pursue from behind.

Weaknesses: On the short side and technique needs work because he won’t be able to overpower opponents as easily at the next level.

Outlook: Just turned 21. Huge upside could get him into the middle of the first round.

Robert Nkemdiche, DE, 6-3, 294, Mississippi Notable: Off-the-field issues and character questions, along with tantalizing talent.

Strengths: Rock solid for close to 300 pounds. Good quickness and speed.

Weaknesses. The production comes and goes. Had 6 1-2 sacks in three seasons.

Outlook: First-round talent.

But we’ll see.

Chris Jones, DT, 6-6, 310, Mississippi State Notable: Big freshman season followed by sophomore slump followed by strong junior campaign.

Strengths: Has power to push the pocket backward and moves up and down the line well.

Weaknesses: Doesn’t have many pass rush moves.

Outlook: Could go ahead of Nkemdiche, which would make Bulldogs fans happy.

LINEBACKERS

Myles Jack, OLB, 6-1, 245, UCLA Notable: Played both ways as a freshman and was the Pac12 offensive and defensive newcomer of the year. Knee injury limited him to three games last year.

Strengths: Speed, athleticism and instincts are exemplary.

Can be used in coverage as a safety and is tenacious enough to play close to the line of scrimmage.

Weaknesses: Aside from concerns about his healing knee, he does not have a thick, old school linebacker build.

But in today’s NFL that should work just fine.

Outlook: His draft slot will be determined by which teams believe his knee will be fine.

He would be a top 10 lock otherwise.

Leonard Floyd, OLB, 6-6, 244, Georgia Notable: Led Georgia in sacks each of the last three seasons.

Strengths: Long, elusive and fast off the edge and in pursuit.

Weaknesses: Not much bulk could lead him to get knocked around at the next level.

Outlook: More upside than production, but could fit nicely into a 3-4 scheme. Top 15 potential.

Reggie Ragland, ILB, 6-1, 247, Alabama Notable: All-American last year and top tackler on a national championship team.

Strengths: Hits hard. Takes on blockers. Good instincts and clogs holes. Shows some ability to rush the passer.

Weaknesses: Questions are

about how he’ll play in coverage and in space, but his pass-rush skills could make him more than a two-down linebacker.

Outlook: Second half of the first round.

Darron Lee, OLB, 6-1, 232, Ohio State Notable: Former high school quarterback turned ultraathletic linebacker.

Strengths: Skill set is similar to Myles Jack. Fast and flexible player who excels in space.

Could be used as a hybrid safety/linebacker.

Weaknesses: Undersized and an inconsistent tackler.

Outlook: Interesting upside.

Lee could be drafted just outside the top 10 or in second round.

DEFENSIVE BACKS

Jalen Ramsey, CB/S, 6-1, 209, Florida State Notable: Started three years for the Seminoles, each season in a different secondary spot.

Strengths: If you could engineer a defensive back, Ramsey would be it. Size, speed and athleticism are all ideal. Played cornerback and safety and was used as a hybrid, playing almost like a linebacker. Excelled at all of it.

Weaknesses: The technique and skills that make for a lockdown cornerback need work.

But that might not be the way he is used in the NFL. Outlook: Top five pick.

Vernon Hargreaves, CB, 5-10, 204, Florida Notable: First team All-SEC each of his three seasons with the Gators.

Strengths: Changes directions quickly, and has skills, athleticism and attitude to be a shutdown cornerback.

Weaknesses: Small frame could be a problem against big receivers and gets a little too aggressive at times.

Outlook: Second defensive back off the board, maybe a top 10 pick.

Eli Apple, CB, 6-1, 199, Ohio State Notable: Interceptions dropped from three as a sophomore to one as a junior as opponents began to shy away.

Strengths: Height and long arms, plus good speed, make for an ideal package for NFL cornerback.

Weaknesses: Tends to grab in coverage if he thinks he is getting beat.

Outlook: Chance he gets picked ahead of Hargreaves, but probably third cornerback selected.

William Jackson III, CB, 6-0, 189, Houston Notable: Had 23 pass breakups last season to lead the nation.

Strengths: Good speed and locates ball well.

Weaknesses: Strength to stand up to big receivers could be an issue.

Outlook: Maybe a notch below Apple and Hargreaves.

Maybe?

Artie Burns, CB, 6-0, 193, Miami Notable: Had six interceptions last season as a junior and was one of the ACC’s best cornerbacks.

Strengths: Good hands and closing speed.

Weaknesses: Better athlete than technician. Makes big plays. Gives up some, too.

Outlook: NFL teams cannot get enough talented cornerbacks.

TJ Green, S, 6-2, 209, Clemson Notable: Converted from receiver after his freshman year.

Strengths: Coverage skills and receiver speed make him a potentially versatile defensive back.

Weaknesses: His tackling still needs work.

Outlook: A tall safety who might be able to play cornerback could find his way into the first round.

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Braves win fourth straight ATLANTA — Tyler Flowers went 4 for 4 and drove in three runs, Mallex Smith had three RBIs and the Atlanta Braves beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 8-1 on Tuesday night.

The Braves have won four straight after beginning the season 0-9.

Sloppy defense and a poor start by Alex Wood (1-2) doomed Los Angeles, which had three fielding errors, two hit batters, a wild pitch and a passed ball.

Williams Perez, starting on three days’ rest, held the Dodgers hitless before Adrian Gonzalez singled with one out in the fourth, but Atlanta manager Fredi Gonzalez pulled him after the next batter, Yasiel Puig, singled hard to left.

Weber (1-0) gave up three hits, one run and struck out four in 3 2/3 innings. He was recalled from Triple-A Gwinnett on Monday.

Brewers 6 Twins 5

MINNEAPOLIS — Scooter Gennett hit a tiebreaking single in the ninth inning and the Milwaukee Brewers beat Minnesota 6-5 Tuesday, ending the Twins’ four-game winning streak.

Indians 3 Mariners 2

CLEVELAND — Carlos Carrasco allowed a run in 61/3 innings, Francisco Lindor had three hits and the Cleveland Indians beat the Seattle Mariners 3-2 on Tuesday night.

MLB, players’ union extend Olivera’s paid leave NEW YORK — Atlanta Braves outfielder Hector Olivera’s paid administrative leave has been extended through May 3 in an agreement by Major League Baseball and the players’ association.

Olivera was arrested on April 13 and charged assaulting a woman at a hotel outside Washington, D.C. He was charged with assault and battery, a misdemeanor, and bond was set at $10,000.

Ex-player LaRoche doesn’t regret walking away NEW YORK — Former Chicago White Sox player Adam LaRoche says he has no regrets walking away from baseball and $13 million in salary after a dispute with the team over the presence of his young son at the ballpark.

The 36-year-old did not rule out a return to baseball someday if a team wants him. LaRoche re-

the Associated Press

Justin Thomas is one of several young golfers who have sought the advice of legend Jack Nicklaus.

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Atlanta’s Mallex Smith doubles to score a pair during the Braves’ 8-1 win over the Los Angeles Dodgers on Tuesday in Atlanta. tired last month and said White Sox executive Kenny Williams had asked him to cut the amount of time his 14-year-old son, Drake, was spending around the team.

Clemson 12 Georgia 0

CLEMSON — The No. 23 Clemson Tigers scored five runs in the first inning and never looked back in their 12-0 victory over Georgia at Doug Kingsmore Stadium on Tuesday.

Reed Rohlman and Chris Williams hit back-to-back 2-run doubles in the first inning, then Clemson (25-12) took a 10-0 lead in the third inning on Chris Okey’s grand slam — his seventh long ball of the season. Seth Beer added a 2-run single in the fifth inning. Okey went 2-for-4 with a game-high five RBI while Beer was 2-for-2 with three RBI and two walks.

The Bulldogs dropped to 20-18.

Bills cut Former Clemson linebacker Steward ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. — The Buffalo Bills have further depleted their depth at linebacker by cutting Tony Steward.

The Bills announced the move Tuesday, about an hour after Steward posted a note on Twitter revealing his departure. Steward wrote that he was grateful for the opportunity the Bills provided him and was looking forward to the next chapter.

A sixth-round pick out of Clemson last year, Steward had difficulty getting any playing time as a rookie.

Agent cuts ties with quarterback Manziel Drew Rosenhaus has dropped Johnny Manziel as a client.

Last week, Rosenhaus told the troubled quarterback to seek help or he will no longer represent him. On Tuesday, the powerful agent removed his name as Manziel’s representative.

Final day for Gamecock Club Banquet tickets Today is the final day to buy tickets for the Sumter County Gamecock Club Sports Banquet on Thursday, April 28.

New University of South Carolina football head coach Will Muschamp and women’s basketball head coach Dawn Staley will be guest speakers at the event, which will be held at the University of South Carolina Sumter’s Nettles Auditorium. A catered meal will be offered beginning at 6 p.m. The program will begin at 7.

Tickets are $25 per person and are available at Danny’s Trophy Shop at 713 Bultman Drive or can be purchased from any Sumter County Gamecock Club member.

For more information, contact Vernon Geddings at (803) 7757002 or Dave Stewart at (803) 7739316.

Youth Day Saturday Youth Day 2016 Extravaganza, sponsored by Leading America’s Youth Upward Program (LAYUP), will be held on Saturday at the Bates Middle School gymnasium at 715 Estate Street The event will include basketball, music, double dutch, puppets and step teams. It will begin at 10 a.m. and run until 7 p.m.

Admission is $3 for students and $5 for adults.

For more information, visit www.layupofsumter.org or markshaw@layupofsumter.org or call (803) 236-2313 From staff, wire reports

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Nicklaus before he won It’s different now. Nickthe green jacket. So did laus said he was lucky Trevor Immelman. Rory to see the greats twice a McIlroy talks shop with year. He sees these kids the Golden Bear all the all the time, particulartime. ly at his Bear’s Club in “Just like approachSouth Florida, where ing any of the greats of several of them now are the game, one can be in- members. timidated a little bit,” He doesn’t teach anySpieth said. “But every one how to play golf. He time I’ve spoken to him, just talks. And they lishe’s been very open and ten. willing to help me. I “Justin came and we think he’s just rooting talked for a couple of for the game of golf. It’s hours. Just talked,” not just me. He’s doing Nicklaus said. “I don’t it for everyone that I’ve want to tell him what to seen around him.” do. I let him ask quesPatrick Rodgers was tions and I tried to feel at Muirfield Village two how he’s doing and years ago to receive the what he’s doing and Jack Nicklaus Award as how can I help his college player of the thought process. That’s year. Nicklaus stuck more what it was around to meet with about.”

Rodgers and the rest of Nicklaus played his the winners from varifinal major 11 years ago ous college divisions. at St. Andrews. He was Before leaving, he Presidents Cup captain looked Rodgers right in for the last time in 2007. the eye and told him, He remains relevant, “You ever need anyespecially to the next thing at all, just call generation.

OBITUARIES MARY D. BUTLER MANNING — Mary Agnes Doughty Butler, 65, wife of Willie J. Butler, died on Saturday, April 16, 2016.

She was a daughter of the late John and Mary Lemon Doughty.

Funeral servicBUTLER es will be held at 3:30 p.m. on Thursday at Mt. Chapel Missionary Baptist Church with the Rev. Carnell Witherspoon, pastor, officiating, Elder C. Nichole Blanding presiding and Pastor John Butler, Pastor Bobby McDonald, Minister Roberta Pendergrass and Elder James Robinson assisting.

Burial will follow in the churchyard cemetery.

The family is receiving friends at the residence, 212 Breedin St., Manning.

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

JOHN HAYNESWORTH SR. John Haynesworth Sr., 87, departed this life on Tuesday, April 19, 2016, at Blue Ridge of Sumter.

Born on Jan. 1, 1929, in Sumter, he was a son of the late Emanuel and Annie Coplin Haynesworth.

The family will be receiving friends at the home of his son, John Haynesworth Jr., 1200 Devonshire Drive, Sumter, SC 29154.

Funeral plans are incomplete and will be announced

later by Job’s Mortuary Inc., 312 S. Main St., Sumter.

JANIE MAE SWINTON Janie Mae Swinton, 65, entered eternal rest on Sunday, April 17, 2016.

Born on Feb. 28, 1951, in Sumter County, she was a daughter of the late Richard Allen and Julia Mae James Swinton.

Funeral plans will be announced by Community Funeral Home of Sumter.

JOHN C. DAVIS JR. John Charles Davis Jr., 62, died on Monday, April 18, 2016, at his residence.

Born in Sumter, he was a son of John Charles Davis Sr. and May Kelley Davis. Mr. Davis graduated from Sumter High School in 1972 and received an associate degree in business from Sumter Area Technical College. He was a member of the Masonic Lodge and sold insurance for Monumental Insurance Co. He enjoyed singing and playing piano and crossword puzzles.

He was a member of Grace Baptist Church, where he was a soloist in the adult choir and was active in the Royal Ambassadors program with his children.

Surviving in addition to his parents are two sons, Colin C. Davis and his wife, Tiffany, of Sumter and Wesley R. Davis and his wife, Nicole, of Florence; and three grandchildren, Madelynn and Millie Davis and Sage Davis.

He was preceded in death by

his grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. D.T. Kelley and Gladys Davis.

A graveside service will be held at 11 a.m. on Thursday at the Sumter Cemetery.

The family will receive friends on Thursday one hour prior to the service from 10 to 11 a.m. graveside at Sumter Cemetery.

Memorials may be made to Grace Baptist Church, 219 W. Calhoun St., Sumter, SC 29150.

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

The family has chosen Bullock Funeral Home for the arrangements.

SEABROOK TAYLOR Seabrook Taylor entered eternal rest on Sunday, April 17, 2016, at Palmetto Health Richland Heart Hospital, Columbia.

He was born in Britton’s Neck to the late Doc Travis Taylor and Edith Richardson Taylor.

Survivors include his wife, Willie Mae Woods Taylor; one son, Reginald (Carrie) Taylor of Columbia; three daughters, Darnita L. Taylor, Darneta L. Richburg and Seabrina L. Pearson, all of Charlotte, North Carolina; five grandchildren; nieces, nephews, other

relatives and friends.

Public viewing will be held from 1 to 7 p.m. today at Job’s Mortuary.

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

Funeral service will be held at 1 p.m. on Thursday at Jehovah Missionary Baptist Church, 805 S. Harvin St., Sumter, with Dr. Marion H. Newton officiating and assisted by Pastor Ricky Simmons. Interment will follow in Evergreen Cemetery.

The family will be receiving friends at the home, 680 E. Brewington Road, 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.

LOUISE A. MAJOR Louise “Couit” Adger Major, widow of Charles Major, departed this life on Saturday, April 16, 2016, at Palmetto Health Tuomey.

She was born on Sept. 10, 1933, in Sumter County, a daughter of the late Charlie C. and Mamie Walters Adger. She was a member and raised as a child at St. Mark Baptist Church, Silver. Louise was a member of the missionary ministry. She was employed at National Healthcare for 30 years until she retired as a certified nurse assistant. She often talked of her love and compassion for those she cared for as

her patients.

In 1951, she was united in holy matrimony to the love her life, Charles Major. To this union they had seven children, Lula Price, John Charles Major, Edward (Pearl) Major, Carolyn Miller, Alberta Major, Vanessa (Jerry) Harper and Pamela Major; 17 grandchildren; 17 great-grandchildren; three sisters, Linnie A. Woods, Beulah A. Williams and Gladys A. (Powell) Singleton; and a host of nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends.

She was preceded in death by her mother, Mamie W. Adger and Charlie C. Adger; and her siblings, Helen Prince, James Walters, Lee Moses Adger, Sylvester Adger, Johnnie Adger and Charlie Adger Jr. Public viewing will be held from 2 to 6 p.m. today at Job’s Mortuary.

Mrs. Major will be placed in the church at 11 a.m. on Thursday for viewing until the hour of service.

Funeral services will be held at noon on Thursday at Mt. Zion Missionary Baptist Church with Pastor James Blassingame officiating. Interment will follow in Hillside Memorial Park.

The family will be receiving friends at the home, 111 Maney St., 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.

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SC 29154. To object to the issuance of this permit / license, written protest must be postmarked no later than April 28, 2016. 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) 896-0110.

Group/Consumer Finance, Inc. dated April 19, 2004, and recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds for Sumter County on April 21, 2004 at 2:24 pm in Book 935 at Page 453 The premises covered and affected by the said mortgage and the foreclosure thereof, were, at the time of making thereof and at the time of the filing of the Lis Pendens, as described on the attached Exhibit "A".

Summons & Notice SUMMONS IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS CASE NO. 2016-CP-43-00297

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LEGAL NOTICES

Plaintiff, -vsThe Estate of Paul Sanok; Willie Mae Clodfelter aka Willie Doyle Clodfelter, Carrie May Blackman, and any and all persons claiming any right, title, estate or interest in real estate described in the Complaint any unknown adults; also any persons who may be in the military servied of the United States of America being as a class designated as John Doe, and any unknown infants or persons under disability being as a class designated as Richard Roe, Defendant(s) YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED and required to answer the Complaint in this action, and to serve a copy of your Answer on the subscribers at their offices, 1640 St. Julian Place, Columbia, South Carolina 29202, within thirty (30) days after service hereof, exclusive of the day of such service; except that the United States of America, if named, shall have sixty (60) days to answer after the service hereof, exclusive of the day of such service; and if you fail to answer the Complaint within the time aforesaid, the Plaintiff in this action will apply to the Court for a judgment by default granting the relief demanded in the Complaint.

TO MINOR(S) OVER FOURTEEN YEARS OF AGE, AND/OR TO MINOR(S) UNDER FOURTEEN YEARS OF AGE AND THE PERSON WITH WHOM THE MINOR(S) RESIDE(S), AND/OR TO PERSON UNDER SOME LEGAL DISABILITY, INCOMPETENTS AND PERSONS CONFINED: YOU ARE FURTHER SUMMONED AND NOTIFIED to apply for the appointment of a Guardian ad Litem within thirty (30) days after service of this Summons and Notice upon you. If you fail to do so, application for such appointment will be made by the Plaintiff.

NOTICE OF FILING COMPLAINT YOU WILL PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that the Summons and Complaint in the above-captioned action were filed on February 17, 2016, in the Office of the Clerk of Court for Sumter County, South Carolina.

NOTICE OF ORDER APPOINTING GUARDIAN AD LITEM NISI AND NOTICE A GUARDIAN AD LITEM APPOINTED PLEASE TAKE NOTICE THAT an action involving real property known as 1650 Airport Rd., Sumter, SC 29153, in which you may have an interest, has been commenced in the Court of Common Pleas for Sumter County, South Carolina and that, by Order of the Clerk of Court filed therein on March 17, 2016, Kimberly Allen Raber has been appointed as the attorney to represent any unknown Defendants that may be in the military service represented by the class designated as John Doe and Guardian ad Litem Nisi for all minors and persons under legal disability as a class designated as Richard Roe, Defendants herein.

PLEASE TAKE NOTICE THAT, unless you or someone on your behalf apply to the Court for appointment of a suitable person to act as Attorney or Guardian ad Litem herein, within thirty (30) days after service by publication of this Notice, the appointment of Kimberly Allen Raber as Guardian ad Litem shall be made absolute.

LIS PENDENS

Notice Of Application Notice is hereby given that Dolgencorp, LLC 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 Dollar General Store # 16677 located at 2310 Peach Orchard Road, Sumter,

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that an action has been commenced and is now pending in this Court upon the Complaint of the above-named Plaintiff for the foreclosure of a certain mortgage of real estate given

by Paul Sanok and Willie Mae Clodfelter to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. as nominee for The CIT

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Summons & Notice

EXHIBIT "A" All that piece, parcel or tract of land situate, lying and being in Sumter Township, Sumter County, South Carolina, containing 1.1 acres and being bounded: on the North by South Carolina Road No 271; on the East by the Jenkins Graveyard; and on the South and west by other lands of MH Bradham. The said tract is fully shown and delineated on a plat

by H S. Wilson, RLS dated 10/13/67 and said tract is a portion of Tract "X" as shown on plat recorded in the Office of the Clerk of Court for Sumter County in Plat Book S-5 page 37 and having the boundaries and measurements as will be more fully shown thereon, all measurements being a little more or less.

This being the identical property conveyed to Willie Mae Clodfelter and Paul Sanok by deed from Willie Mae Clodfelter dated April 19, 2004 and recorded on April 27, 2004 in Book 935 at Page 449 in the Sumter County Register of Deeds.

Mobile Home: 2000 GILES VIN: GM02560AB Crawford & von Keller, LLC. PO Box 4216 1640 St. Julian Place (29204) Columbia, SC 29240 Phone: 803-790-2626 Attorneys for Plaintiff

SUMMONS IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS CASE NO. 2015-CP-43-02511 STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF SUMTER U.S. Bank, N.A. as trustee for Manufactured Housing Contract Senior/Subordinate Pass-Through Certificate Trust 2000-5 Plaintiff, -vsCleveland Davis; The Estate of Addie M. Davis a/ka Addie Mae Davis, by and through its Personal Representative, whose name is unknown; all Unknown persons with any right, title or interest in the real estate described herein; also any Unknown persons who may be in the military service of the United States of America, being a class designated as John Doe; and any Unknown minors, persons under a Disability or persons incarcerated, being a class designated as Richard Roe and South Carolina Department of Revenue; Defendant(s) YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED and required to answer the Complaint in this action, and to serve a copy of your Answer on the subscribers at their offices, 1640 St. Julian Place, Columbia, South Carolina 29202, within thirty (30) days after service hereof, exclusive of the day of such service; except that the United States of America, if named, shall have sixty (60) days to answer after the service hereof, exclusive of the day of such service; and if you fail to answer the Complaint within the time aforesaid, the Plaintiff in this action will apply to the Court for a judgment by default granting the relief demanded in the Complaint.

TO MINOR(S) OVER FOURTEEN YEARS OF AGE, AND/OR TO MINOR(S) UNDER FOURTEEN YEARS OF AGE AND THE PERSON WITH WHOM THE MINOR(S) RESIDE(S), AND/OR TO PERSON UNDER SOME LEGAL DISABILITY, INCOMPETENTS

AND PERSONS CONFINED: YOU ARE FURTHER SUMMONED AND NOTIFIED to apply for the appointment of a Guardian ad Litem within thirty (30) days after service of this Summons and Notice upon you. If you fail to do so, application for such appointment will be made by the Plaintiff.

NOTICE OF FILING COMPLAINT YOU WILL PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that the Summons and Complaint in the above-captioned action were filed on November 4, 2015, in the Office of the Clerk of Court for Sumter County, South Carolina.

NOTICE OF ORDER APPOINTING GUARDIAN AD LITEM NISI AND NOTICE A GUARDIAN AD LITEM APPOINTED PLEASE TAKE NOTICE THAT an action involving real property known as 1125 Weatherly Ct., Lot 20, Sumter, SC 29150, in which you may have an interest, has been commenced in the Court of Common Pleas for Sumter County, South Carolina and that, by Order of the Clerk of Court filed therein on , Kimberly Bader has been appointed as the attorney to represent any unknown Defendants that may be in the military service represented by the class designated as John Doe and Guardian ad Litem Nisi for all minors and persons under legal disability as a class designated as Richard Roe, Defendants herein.

PLEASE TAKE NOTICE THAT, unless you or someone on your behalf apply to the Court for appointment of a suitable person to act as Attorney or Guardian ad Litem herein, within thirty (30) days after service by publication of this Notice, the appointment of Kimberly Bader as Guardian ad Litem shall be made absolute.

LIS PENDENS NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that an action has been commenced and is now pending in this Court upon the Complaint of the above-named Plaintiff for the foreclosure of a certain mortgage of real estate given

by Addie M. Davis and Cleveland Davis to Conseco Finance Servicing Corp. dated July 6, 2000, and recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds for Sumter County on July 25, 2001 at 11:50 am in Book 777 at Page 946 and in Book 810 at Page 1781 The premises covered and affected by the said mortgage and the foreclosure thereof, were, at the time of making thereof and at the time of the filing of the Lis Pendens, as described on the attached Exhibit "A".

EXHIBIT "A" All that certain piece, parcel, or tract of land, with improvements thereon, situate, lying and being in the County of Sumter, State of South Carolina, and being shown and designated as Lot 20, on a plat prepared for Manning Heights by Edmunds Land Surveyors, Inc. dated May 19, 1999, lasted revision dated being May 30, 2000, and being recorded in Plat Book 2000 at Page 438, and having such metes and bounds as reference to said plat will show, all measurements being a little more or less.

This being the identical property conveyed to Addie May Davis and Cleveland Davis by deed of Mark Brody dated February 2001 and recorded of even date.

Crawford & von Keller, LLC. PO Box 4216 1640 St. Julian Place (29204) Columbia, SC 29240 Phone: 803-790-2626 Attorneys for Plaintiff

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PUBLIC NOTICE The Housing Authority of the City of Sumter will open the Housing Choice Voucher and Public Housing application process Online only effective April 18th. The Housing Choice Voucher/Section 8 assistance or Public Housing please visit our website at: http://sumterha.org

NOW HIRING Process Manager-Dairy #011423 Wateree Farm Operations Salary: $33,082-40,500 Requirements: A Bachelor’s degree and relevant program experience. (or an acceptable equivalency as approved by the Division of State Human Resources). A Bachelor’s degree and relevant program experience; or an associate degree and one year relevant program experience; or a high school diploma and three years relevant program experience.

Requirements: Must possess a high school diploma and experience in quantity and quality of cooking or baking

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Farm Manager I #011429 Wateree Farm Operations Salary: $27,191-35,119 Requirements: A high school diploma and experience in farm management. A bachelor’s degree in agriculture may be substituted for the farm management experience.(or an acceptable equivalency as approved by the Division of State Human Resources). Two (2) years experience in dairy facility and livestock care.

Deadline: April 21, 2016 For more information, please call Recruiting and Employment Services 803-896-1649 www.doc.sc.gov EOE

Once you are on our home page go to the “Apply for Housingâ€? tab to begin your application. To submit a “completeâ€? application you must enter the application online AND provide the necessary original documentation within ten days including (Picture IdentiďŹ cation Card, social security cards and long form birth certiďŹ cates for all members on the application).

The Housing Authority of the City of Sumter does not provide emergency assistance. General applications will be accepted online only. No general applications will be accepted by phone or through the administrative ofďŹ ce.

The Authority will continue to process Local Preference applications concurrently with the general process. Validation of the preference is required to obtain a “preference application�.

For more information please go to http://sumterha.org Voucher: From the home page, click on the Housing Choice Voucher tab. Section 1 gives detailed instructions about the application process. Public Housing: From the home page, click on the Public Housing tab. Section 2 gives detailed instructions about the application process. See the instructions for more details on local preference applications.

The Housing Authority is a Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity Housing Provider. Discrimination on the basis of race, color, creed, sex, disability status, familial status, or national or ethnic origin is prohibited.

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WEDNESDAY, APRIL 20, 2016 Call Ivy Moore at: (803) 774-1221 | E-mail: ivy@theitem.com

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Ben Hagari is an Israeli native who describes his films and installations as “tragicomedies that unfold in absurdist environments.” This still is from “Invert.”

Have some ‘Serious Fun’ 12 artists in contemporary exhibition at gallery

BY IVY MOORE ivy@theitem.com

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ome “Serious Fun” will be in store for patrons when the Sumter County Gallery of Art opens its exhibition of that name Thursday night. It’s the

first exhibition fully conceptualized and curated by Zach Eichelberger, who joined SCGA as curator and assistant director just six months ago.

Eichelberger said the show “is sure to be a crowd pleaser. ... I wanted to mount an exhibition that would be accessible and enjoyable to a large audience. With ‘Serious Fun’ we celebrate the contemporary, expressive modality of play, humor and irreverence that seems to be somehow existing and growing in art.”

SCGA Executive Director Karen Watson named Serious Fun “... one of the most ambitious exhibitions the gallery has ever mounted. The Sumter County Gallery of Art is especially excited to include Norman Rockwell in the exhibition and is working with the Norman Rockwell Museum to bring ‘The Recruit,’ an original painting, as well as the iconic suite ‘Four Sporting Boys,’ depicting a group of gangly boys playing baseball, golf and basketball.

“Becky Joye’s brightly colored drawings and sculptures recall color building blocks and erector sets,” Watson said, “Alex Blau’s abstract paintings

in cotton candy colors and Tad Lauritzen-Wright’s smiley birthday cake tree and melting snowman all embody a sense of fun and in some cases, nostalgia.”

Eichelberger said this exhibition poses the question “(does) this form of expression exist in spite of or because of our present Age of Uncertainty. Is this idea of play always silly, always whimsical? Can art that takes play as its departure point, be serious and important?

“Possibly in response to a contentious political climate, or the ongoing issues of security both real and virtual, a deliberately casual approach is apparent in the art that combines subversion and humor as its foils, but just as often finds itself ‘at odds’ with sociopolitical agendas.”

“Serious Fun” comprises works by 12 artists, some well known, some mid-career and others young, emerging artists.

Eichelberger provided information on each: Alex Blau received her mas-

Matthew Yeager’s “No Such Bright Way” illustrates his work that “operates at the juncture of sculpture and painting ... precariously balancing on emotions, uncertainty, and limits.”

ter of fine arts degree from the Rhode Island School of Design.

She has held solo exhibitions nationally and internationally and is represented by Zeitgeist Gallery in Nashville, where she lives. She has been awarded the Joan Mitchell MFA Grant.

Christie Blizard has been featured in more than 70 national and international art exhibitions, recently the Texas Biennial 2011 and 2013, the MacDowell Colony in Peterborough, New Hampshire and the SIM Artist Residency in Reykjavik, Iceland. A recent performance project was featured in Art in America, September 2013. She is an assistant professor of painting and drawing at the University of Texas.

Jonathan Blow’s artistically rendered and independently produced video game, Braid, employs time manipulation to explore love and personal growth. Braid has won numerous awards including the Independent Games Festival award in 2006 and the “Xbox Live Arcade Game of the Year.”

Rob Deatherage said of his work, “My process begins in drawing and culminates in painting. Having a varied practice is fundamental. Currently my work involves figuration, abstraction, landscape, humor, friendship, science fiction, soccer, Greek history and anthropomorphism.”

Ben Hagari received his MFA from Columbia University and his BFA from Hamidrasha School of Art in his native Israel. Hagari’s films and installations have won increasing acclaim with concurrent museum exhibitions at The Rose Art Museum and The Tel Aviv Museum of Art. His films have been screened at Whitechapel Gallery, London; Ballroom Marfa, Texas and Anthology Film Archives, New York.

Nicolas Holiber received his BFA from the University of Vermont and an MFA from the New York Academy of Art. His work is often made from discarded pieces of shipping pallets. He has been featured in Art Report, Hyperallergic and Brooklyn Magazine’s “30 Under 30: The Envy Index” in 2015. Holiber lives in Brooklyn, New York.

Becky Joye’s work captures the imaginative curiosity of childhood and the universal desire for escape, thrill and play. Joye’s “Work/Play” series is inspired by travel to the Ruhr industrial region in Germany and the Zollverein

Norman Rockwell’s “Oh Yeah” from Four Sporting Boys is a suite of three paintings showing the same boys playing basketball, golf and baseball. The iconic American artist is one of 12 in “Serious Fun,” the first exhibition fully conceptualized and curated by Zach Eichelberger, who has been with the Sumter County Gallery of Art as assistant director and curator since November. coalmine, as well as vintage German industrial toys.

Noah Reyes is from Atlanta and is pursuing a BFA at the Maryland Institute College of Art. Utilizing a mixed media approach, Reyes interprets doodles into playful canvases and works on paper that confront internal struggles.

Norman Rockwell was born in New York City in 1894. The beloved artist and illustrator achieved early success in publishing with his appointment as artistic director for Boys’ Life magazine when he was only a teenager. The year 1916 saw the beginning of what would become a 47-year relationship with The Saturday Evening Post, for which Rockwell contributed 321 cover illustrations.

Rockwell said of his work, “I unconsciously decided that, even if it wasn’t an ideal world, it should be. So I painted only the ideal aspects of it — pictures in which there are no drunken slatterns or self-centered mothers ... only foxy grandpas who played baseball with the kids and boys who fished from logs and got up circuses in the backyard.”

Mae Rowland is an interdisciplinary sculpture major at the Maryland Institute College of Art. She said her work and the imagery she employs was “focused on positively influencing the viewer’s state of mind by providing an opportunity to become introspective, take a quiet moment, zone out, and be entertained or mesmerized by art.”

Tad Lauritzen Wright has received awards from the Urban Art Commission, appeared as a guest artist for Tamarind Printmaking Institute and was a resident at the Vermont Studio Center. Wright works in a vari-

ety of media in a process of experimentation utilizing “landscape, jokes, plays on art history, pop culture, and personal history.”

Matthew Yaeger’s work operates at the juncture of sculpture and painting. Yaeger received his BFA degree from Saint Cloud State University and an MFA from Virginia Commonwealth University. His work has been featured in New American Paintings and ForgetGood. Yaeger describes his work as being on “the meeting point between form and painted surface ... precariously balancing on emotions, uncertainty and limits.”

Watson emphasized the importance of community support in bringing engrossing and important exhibitions to the gallery. “’Serious Fun’ is made possible by The Glenmore and May Sharp Trust, Covenant Place, SAFE Federal Credit Union, Dental Implant Center of Sumter - Sumter Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery, The WilliamsBrice-Edwards Charitable Trust, Sumter County Cultural Commission, FTC and Gwen Rawls Italian Shoe Boutique.”

“Serious Fun” opens with presentations by Eichelberger and several artists from 6 to 7 p.m. Thursday, followed by a reception from 7 to 8:30 p.m.

Admission is free to gallery members, $5 for non-members.

Admission to the gallery is free to the public at all other times.

Sumter County Gallery of Art, 200 Hasel Street, adjacent to Patriot Hall, is open from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday and 1 to 5 p.m. Sunday. For more information, call (803) 775-0543.

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This classic recipe from Sheila Lukins and Julee Rosso’s “The Silver Palate Cookbook” is foolproof and produces chicken that is unfailingly moist and can be made ahead.

You need this chicken recipe in your life

BY KATIE WORKMAN The Associated Press

W

hen this recipe was first created by The Silver Palate catering

and take out shop on the Upper East Side of Manhattan, it earned an immediate following.

When the recipe was later published in “The Silver Palate Cookbook” by Sheila Lukins and Julee Rosso, it was a revelation, mostly thanks to its eccentric ingredient list: Vinegar? Olives? Prunes? Capers? Garlic?

Brown sugar? White wine? All in one dish?

Yes! To taste it was to be converted.

And so for a nice chunk of time during the ‘80s this dish made appearances on tables all over the

country, sometimes for family dinners, but more often for entertaining. I grew up on this dish (my mother was an early adopter of it).

It was one of the first “grown up” meals I served to family and friends as a budding cook, and not too long ago I even made it to bring to a kindergarten potluck for one of my kids.

Of course, I also had a deeper connection to this recipe. My father, Peter Workman, was the publisher of the “Silver Palate Cookbook,” so I really felt like the recipe was part of my family’s culinary history.

And for a long time it was the first dish on my Passover menu every year. Thankfully, this is not a dish to forget, or imagine to be dated in any way. The faultless and brilliant combination of flavors is timeless, the recipe is pretty foolproof, the chicken is unfailingly moist, and it can be made ahead. Make it again, if you have forgotten it for a while.

Or make it for the first time, and tell me that you’re not a card-carrying lifetime chicken marbella fan.

CHICKEN MARBELLA Start to finish: 1 1/2 hours, plus marinating (30 minutes active) Servings: 10 1/2 cup olive oil 1/2 cup red wine vinegar 1 cup (about 8 ounces) pitted prunes 1/2 cup (about 3 ounces) pitted Spanish green olives 1/2 cup capers, with a bit of juice 6 bay leaves 1 head of garlic, minced 1/4 cup dried oregano Kosher salt and ground black pepper 10 pounds quartered chickens pieces 1 cup packed brown sugar 1 cup dry white wine 1/4 cup flat-leaf parsley or fresh cilantro, finely chopped In a large bowl, combine the olive oil, vinegar, prunes, olives, capers and a splash of the juice, the bay leaves, garlic, oregano and a hefty pinch each of salt and pepper. Add the chicken and stir to coat. Cover the bowl and refrigerate overnight.

When ready to cook, heat the oven to 350 F.

Arrange the chicken in a single layer in 1 or 2 large, shallow baking pans. Spoon the marinade evenly over the chicken. Sprinkle the chicken pieces with the brown sugar and pour the white wine around them.

Bake, basting frequently with the pan juices, until the thigh pieces reach 170 F and the breasts reach 160 F, 50 minutes to 1 hour.

With a slotted spoon, transfer the chicken, prunes, olives and capers to a serving platter. Moisten with a few spoons of the pan juices and sprinkle generously with the parsley or cilantro. Serve the remaining pan juices on the side.

Note: To serve chicken marbella cold, cool to room temperature in the cooking juices before transferring the pieces to a serving platter. If the chicken has been covered and refrigerated, reheat it in the juices, then allow it to come to room temperature before serving. Spoon some of the reserved juices over the chicken.

Nutrition information per serving: 780 calories; 370 calories from fat (47 percent of total calories); 42 g fat (10 g saturated; 0 g trans fats); 190 mg cholesterol; 630 mg sodium; 37 g carbohydrate; 2 g fiber; 28 g sugar; 60 g protein.

Do you need help understanding nutritional differences in milk?

FAMILY FEATURES Many Americans have milk in their refrigerator, but what types of milk are they drinking?

There are different types of dairy milk to fit every age and lifestyle — whether it’s organic, flavored or lactose-free, there are a variety of fat and calorie levels to choose from.

The primary options available are whole milk (3.25 percent), reduced-fat milk (2 percent), lowfat milk (1 percent) and fat-free milk (less than 0.2 percent). These percentages, which tell how much milk fat is in the milk by weight, are indicated on the label and designated by different cap and label colors.

Every variety of dairy milk, whether lowfat or fat free, contains nine essential nutrients, including eight grams of high-quality protein per cup. Measuring milk fat percentages by weight can seem confusing, but the different types of milk only differ in calories and fat grams, not nutrients. Here’s more information about the different types of milk:

WHOLE MILK Whole milk contains 150 calories with eight grams of fat per 8-ounce glass and is actually 3.25 percent milkfat by weight, which is not as much as many people think. Many Americans are concerned about consuming fat, but a growing body of research suggests that not all saturated fats are the same, and there may be health benefits from consuming the saturated fats found in dairy. While more research is needed on the potential benefits of dairy fats, many experts agree on milk’s important role in a healthy diet, no matter the kind of dairy milk.

REDUCED-FAT MILK Reduced-fat milk, or two percent milk, contains 120 calories and five grams of fat, and has the same nine essential nutrients as every other type of dairy milk. The percentage does

not mean that the glass of milk contains two percent fat, but that the milkfat is two percent of the total weight of the milk.

LOWFAT MILK Similar to reduced-fat milk, lowfat milk has one percent milkfat of the total weight of the milk. It contains 100 calories and 2.5 grams of fat in an 8-ounce glass.

FAT FREE MILK If you want to get the same nutrients as whole milk while cutting calories and fat, fat free milk is a good choice. The fat is skimmed, leaving zero grams of fat and 80 calories per cup. Many people believe that fat free milk is just watered down whole milk, but that is not the case - no water is added and all nine essential nutrients remain intact.

No matter the fat percentage, dairy milk makes a great smoothie base. Try this recipe to incorporate milk’s nutrients into your day, and for more ideas, visit milklife.com.

PROTEIN-PACKED BERRY BURST SMOOTHIE Servings: 1 1 packet plain instant oatmeal 1/2 cup lowfat or fat free milk 1/2 cup strawberries, hulled and chopped 1 tablespoon honey 1/8 teaspoon ground cinnamon 1 tablespoon walnuts, chopped In carafe of blender, combine oatmeal, milk, strawberries, honey and cinnamon. Cover and refrigerate overnight.

In the morning, blend mixture until smooth. Top with chopped walnuts.

Nutritional information per serving: 280 calories; 7 g fat; 0 g saturated fat; 0 mg cholesterol; 10 g protein; 50 g carbohydrates; 5 g fiber; 80 mg sodium; 250 mg calcium (25% of daily value). Nutrition figures based on using fat free milk.

FAMILY FEATURES

Protein-Packed Berry Burst Smoothie has 280 calories.

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A beef burrito and grilled cheese sandwich that are delicious and good for you and place jam side on cheese.

Spread remainder of butter on Busy weeknights call for bread on top of sandwiches. quick family meals, but with Place sandwiches buttered side the right ingredients fast food down in pan. Partially cover with can actually be good for you, lid, allowing steam to escape, and too. cook for 1 1/2-2 minutes, or until A meal that includes dairy is bread is toasted and browned. Flip right in line with the 2015 Disandwiches over with spatula. Paretary Guidelines for Ameritially cover with lid and cook for adcans, which recommend three ditional 1 1/2-2 minutes, watching servings of dairy foods every carefully for bread to brown and day. That’s because dairy cheese to melt. Remove lid and foods such as cheese, milk and check for doneness. Remove sandyogurt provide a unique pack- wiches from heat and cut in half. age of nine essential nutrients: Serve warm.

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calcium, potassium, phosphorus, protein, vitamins A, D and B12, riboflavin and niacin.

Individuals and families that want an extra reminder about the importance of integrating three servings of dairy into their daily diet can take the Dairy 3 for Me pledge as motivation. There are many delicious and creative ways to get your three servings of dairy every day, such as using plain Greek yogurt in place of mayonnaise in your favorite recipes or substituting syrup on pancakes and waffles with flavored yogurt.

For more deliciously quick dinner recipes, and to take the Dairy 3 for Me pledge, visit MidwestDairy.com.

Source: Midwest Dairy Association Beef Burrito with Pepper Jack Cheese and Black Beans is ready in nine minutes.

FAMILY FEATURES

BEEF BURRITO WITH PEPPER JACK CHEESE AND BLACK BEANS Servings: 6 Total time: 9 minutes 1/2 pound ground beef sirloin 2 teaspoons minced garlic 1 cup chunky salsa, divided 2 cups cooked brown or white rice 6 whole wheat flour tortillas (9 inches) 1 can (15 ounces) black beans, drained and rinsed, divided 1 can (11 ounces) corn kernels, drained, divided 2 cups shredded pepper jack cheese, divided Sliced green onion, including green tops In medium nonstick skillet, brown ground beef and garlic over medium heat, breaking beef mixture into smaller chunks with spoon. Drain fat and stir in 1/2 cup salsa; set aside.

Spread 1/3 cup rice in center of tortilla, leaving a 1/2-inch border.

Scatter about 2 tablespoons of beans and 1 1/2 tablespoons corn over rice. Spread 1/3 cup beef mixture and 1/4 cup cheese over corn.

Top with 2 teaspoons salsa and a few pieces of green onion.

Fold in two opposite edges of tortilla 1 inch each and roll up.

Place, seam side down, on microwave-safe dish.

Repeat with remaining tortillas.

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Married woman can’t resist meeting lover DEAR ABBY — I’m a 36-year-old woman who is in a loveless marriage. We do not spend time togethDear Abby er, nor do we ABIGAIL have sex. For the past four VAN BUREN years I have had an onagain, offagain affair with a guy from my church. He’s 10 years younger and everything I have ever wanted.

My No. 1 problem is that I know adultery is wrong and goes against everything I have ever believed in. I always tell myself that this is the last time, but when he wants to meet again I don’t have the strength to say no.

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(We have everything going for us in the physical department, but I know we’d never have a lasting relationship.)

I’m not writing to ask if what I’m doing is wrong because I know it is. I’m writing because I need your help/advice on how to say no when you are in love with the person, but don’t want them to know!

My lover lost his virginity to me, and I’m having trouble understanding why he still wants to be with me after all of this time. Is it because I’m just easy and he knows he can have sex with no commitment, or does he actually care about me but knows he can’t have me all to himself ?

I am ashamed about my behavior and looking for a way to ...

Just say no

DEAR JUST SAY NO — You may be attracted to your lover because you are essentially alone in your marriage.

There is a solution for your problems, but it won’t be pleasant. Tell your husband what has been going on and why, and end the marriage, which appears to have been over for a long time.

Once the smoke clears, ask your lover the questions about his intentions that you mentioned to me, and then decide whether to continue seeing him. He may be in love with you, but if he is, the question of whether you love him or whether he’s just a convenience remains. Of this I am certain: You are not his sex slave -- and when you think you have a better option, you WILL find the way to “just say no.”

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An increasingly desperate Martha on ‘The Americans’

BY KEVIN MCDONOUGH Is there a sadder character on television than Martha Hanson (Alison Wright)? For four seasons of “The Americans” (10 p.m., FX, TV-MA), she’s been dining on the meager crumbs of affection that her lover-turned-husband, “Clark” (Matthew Rhys), can offer. That’s because he’s really married to Elizabeth (Keri Russell) as part of a KGB front. Their family, not so much so. But that’s another story.

Being strung along by an often-absent husband is one thing. Fighting treason charges is quite another. The noose tightens in tonight’s episode as agents from both sides of the Iron Curtain chase an increasingly desperate Martha through our nation’s capital.

Clark, or rather Philip (or is it Mischa?), has memories of their old trysting spots.

Will she turn up? Turn herself in? Or do herself in at one of those old familiar places? Like I said, it’s a bit sad.

The only light note in this dark episode (aren’t they all?) is when we get to see Henry (Keidrich Sellati), Elizabeth and Philip’s son, hanging out in his neighbor’s basement, sneaking beers and staring at Brooke Shields’ Calvin Klein Jeans commercial. The fact that their neighbor is Stan Beeman (Noah Emmerich), currently in pursuit of Martha, makes it all the more jarring. The boys won’t drink all of the beer in Dad’s fridge.

After all, a guy in the FBI would notice a thing like that.

• The body painting competition series “Skin Wars” (10 p.m., GSN, TV-14) enters its third season. Rebecca Romijn hosts, often as nature intended. That is, if nature intended people to wear nothing but strategically placed colors.

Appearing in the all-together has become a bit of a television trend. Discovery has its highly pixelated survival series “Naked and Afraid.” And NBC’s freshman series “Blindspot” made much of an amnesiac covered in nothing but a treasure map of tattoos.

• Rayna and Deacon fret when Maddie runs away from home on “Nashville” (10 p.m., ABC, TV-PG). Let’s hope she doesn’t vanish like her stepfa-

ral” (9 p.m., CW, r, TV-14) * Belt-tightening on “black-ish” (9:30 p.m., ABC, r, TV-PG) * A killing in Casablanca on “Criminal Minds: Beyond Borders” (10 p.m., CBS, TV-14) * A respected professor is found with heroin on “Chicago P.D.” (10 p.m., NBC, r, TV-14).

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TONIGHT’S OTHER HIGHLIGHTS • No time to make friends on “Survivor” (8 p.m., CBS, TV-14).

• Telenovelas can be murder on “Rosewood” (8 p.m., Fox, TV-14).

• Andre begins to understand the roots of his affliction on “Empire” (9 p.m., Fox, TV-14).

• The 1977 documentary “The Grateful Dead Movie” (8 p.m., VH1 Classic) captures the classic jam band in concert in 1974. Co-directed by Jerry Garcia.

• “NOVA” (9 p.m., PBS, TVPG, check local listings) examines wildlife corridors, man-made “highways” for endangered species.

• Campus killers lurk on every quad in the shockumentary series “Murder U” (9 p.m., ID, TV-14).

• “Broad City” (10 p.m., Comedy Central, TV-14) wraps up its third season with Abbi facing a hygiene emergency at 30,000 feet.

CULT CHOICE A therapist hypnotizes his patients and dupes them out

of their fortunes in director Fritz Lang’s silent thriller “Dr. Mabuse, the Gambler” (8 p.m., TCM).

SERIES NOTES A patient question’s Alex’s emotional state on “Heartbeat” (8 p.m., NBC, TV-14) * Brick wants his privacy back on “The Middle” (8 p.m., ABC, r, TV-PG) * Vixen joins the

team on “Arrow” (8 p.m., CW, r, TV-14) * Barry’s patriotic twinge on “The Goldbergs” (8:30 p.m., ABC, r, TV-PG) * A link to a kidnapping on “Criminal Minds” (9 p.m., CBS, TV14) * A cyber-connection does not pan out on “Law & Order: SVU” (9 p.m., NBC, r, TV-14) * An awkward moment on “Modern Family” (9 p.m., ABC, r, TV-PG) * A dead wrestler was a live wire on “Supernatu-

Sturgill Simpson is booked on “The Daily Show With Trevor Noah” (11 p.m., Comedy Central) * Mike Tyson, Joanne Froggatt and Oh Wonder appear on “Conan” (11 p.m., TBS) * Susan Sarandon is on “The Nightly Show With Larry Wilmore” (11:30 p.m., Comedy Central) * Matt Walsh, Charles Bradley and Tootie & Jimmy Heath are booked on “The Late Show With Stephen Colbert” (11:35 p.m., CBS) * Jimmy Fallon welcomes Tina Fey, Rachel Maddow and Santigold on “The Tonight Show” (11:35 p.m., NBC, r) * Jessica Chastain, Kumail Nanjiani and Of Monsters & Men sit down on “Jimmy Kimmel Live” (11:35 p.m., ABC) * Pharrell Williams, Andrew Rannells, Corbin Maxey and Stanton Moore visit “Late Night With Seth Meyers” (12:35 a.m., NBC, r) * Lena Headey appears on “The Late Late Show With James Corden” (12:35 a.m., CBS).

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Asparagus bruschetta combines thinly sliced raw asparagus with chopped roasted red peppers, fresh mozzarella and torn basil.

10 ways to dress up your spring asparagus

BY ALISON LADMAN The Associated Press

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he fact that decent asparagus is now available all year doesn’t really matter.

sodium chicken broth or stock. Season with salt and pepper and a pinch of cayenne. Spoon into bowls and top with the reserved pieces of asparagus and a sprinkle of crumbled feta cheese.

We’ve been programmed to think

PIZZA

of it as something we must eat in

Arrange thin asparagus spears over a prepared pizza crust. Top with slices of brie and pieces of torn prosciutto. Bake at 400 F until the crust is golden and the cheese is melted, about 10 minutes. Drizzle with balsamic glaze.

spring. And so we shall.

The good news is that asparagus is wildly versatile. It’s delicious raw (and, so long as you don’t mind the cliche, wrapped in prosciutto), roasted, shaved, sliced, chopped, even pureed (think creamy soup). Its assertive flavor means it pairs well with robust meats (everything from the roasts of early spring to the barbecue of early summer), but it still is light and fresh enough to work in a salad (farro and feta would be nice).

So to help you get spring off to a great start, here are 10 fresh, easy ideas for eating more asparagus.

PANINI Assemble a sandwich of sundried tomato pesto, cooked bacon, asparagus spears and fontina cheese. Butter the outsides of the bread and pan fry, pressing with a spatula until the cheese is melted and the sandwich is heated through.

ROASTED

SOUP Cut 1 bunch of asparagus into 1/2inch pieces. Steam until just tender and still bright green. Reserve 1/2 cup of pieces, then blend the remaining asparagus with 1 cup warmed half-and-half and 1 cup warmed low-

Toss asparagus lightly with oil, then season with salt and pepper.

Spread on a rimmed baking sheet and roast at 400 F until browned and tender. Bigger stalks are best for this.

Sprinkle with crumbled blue cheese and toasted walnuts.

Make a vegan Caesar worth celebrating

BY MELISSA D’ARABIAN The Associated Press I’ve heard that many restaurant chefs despise making Caesar salads, but I don’t understand why. Who wouldn’t love making lemony-cheesy-blackpepper-salad dreams come true?

So my resourceful little self has always had a solid Caesar salad game going at home. My original recipe was rooted in the classic for years: raw egg yolk, umami-laden anchovies, nutty Parmesan cheese, tart lemon juice. I then top that basic Caesar salad with almost any protein to turn it into a truly satisfying meal. Steak, shrimp or chicken work well, but so do turkey meatballs, roasted pork tenderloin and — my secret weapon — just about every kind of canned fish available.

Over time, I’ve adapted and adjusted my beloved Caesar salad recipe to account for

changes in my family. When I was pregnant, I avoided raw eggs. My daughter’s gluten intolerance kicked the sourdough croutons to the curb. And my vegetarian niece and nephew had me searching for a worthy umami substitute for anchovies.

Recently, I faced my greatest challenge: a completely vegan Caesar salad for some dinner guests. No Parmesan cheese? I thought it would be impossible.

But you guys, here is the impossible: a totally tasty vegan Caesar salad.

This salad gets its rich umami flavor from a cool combination of miso paste and nutritional yeast (not to be confused with brewer’s yeast). The croutons are back in for this recipe, but I just leave them out for my gluten-free daughter. To turn this salad into a fully vegan meal, top with nuts, seeds, lentils, white beans or tofu. It’s also great topped with a few ounces of meat.

PILAF In a skillet, cook 2 chopped shallots in 3 tablespoons butter. Add 1 bunch asparagus (chopped small) and 1/2 cup chopped pecans. Cook until tender and lightly browned. Add 2 cups cooked rice and 1 tablespoon chopped fresh thyme. Season with salt and black pepper.

dle, leaving enough potato flesh to keep the shape. Mash the scooped out middle and stir in a handful of shredded cheddar cheese, chopped fresh chives and chopped lightly steamed asparagus. Spoon back into the potato skins and place on a baking sheet.

Bake at 400 F for 15 minutes, or until the cheese is melted and lightly browned.

GLAZED

BRUSCHETTA

In a skillet, melt 2 tablespoons butter. Add a bunch of asparagus and 2 tablespoons maple syrup. Cook until the asparagus is tender and the sauce is slightly reduced. Season with salt and pepper, then stir in the zest of 1/2 lemon.

Thinly slice a bunch of asparagus diagonally. Combine with 1 cup chopped roasted red peppers, 1 cup diced fresh mozzarella cheese, 1/4 cup torn basil leaves, 1 minced clove garlic, 2 tablespoons olive oil, 2 tablespoon red wine vinegar and 1 tablespoon Dijon mustard. Season with salt and black pepper. Serve over slices of rustic bread.

NOODLES Using a paring knife or peeler, cut a bunch of asparagus lengthwise into thin strips. Boil 8 ounces of fettuccini pasta, adding the asparagus during the last minute of cooking. Drain and toss with butter, 1 minced clove garlic and freshly grated Parmesan cheese. Season with salt and pepper.

IN A JACKET Microwave a baking potato until tender. Cut in half and scoop out the mid-

SALAD Boil 1 pound fingerling potatoes in salted water, then drain and cool. Slice the potatoes into 1/4-inch-thick slices.

Combine with 1 bunch asparagus, lightly steamed and cut into 2-inch pieces. Dress with 1/2 cup creme fraiche, 1 tablespoon Dijon mustard, 1 tablespoon lemon juice, 2 tablespoons chopped chives, 1 tablespoon finely minced fresh rosemary, salt and pepper.

VEGAN CAESAR SALAD Start to finish: 20 minutes Servings: 6 1/3 cup raw unsalted cashews Boiling water 1/4 cup toasted walnuts 1/4 cup nutritional yeast flakes 1/4 teaspoon granulated garlic 1/4 cup lemon juice 2 to 4 cloves garlic, minced 2 teaspoons Dijon mustard 1/4 cup olive oil 2 tablespoons white miso paste 1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper 3 tablespoons cool water 3 hearts romaine lettuce, roughly chopped 2 cups bread cubes, brushed with olive oil and toasted In a small bowl, combine the cashews and enough boiling water to cover them. Let sit for several minutes.

Meanwhile, in a blender, combine the walnuts, nutritional yeast and granulated garlic. Pulse until the mixture has the texture of sand. Pour into a small bowl and set aside.

Drain the cashews and transfer them to the blender. Add the lemon juice, fresh garlic, mustard, olive oil, miso, pepper and cool water. Blend until the mixture is mostly smooth. Taste and adjust seasonings.

In a large bowl, toss the lettuce with the dressing, then top with the bread cubes and the ground walnut mixture.

Nutrition information per serving: 220 calories; 140 calories from fat (64 percent of total calories); 16 g fat (2 g saturated; 0 g trans fats); 0 mg cholesterol; 330 mg sodium; 16 g carbohydrate; 4 g fiber; 3 g sugar; 7 g protein.