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Shaw man, daughter to ride in Tour de Cure BY JADE ANDERSON janderson@theitem.com A Shaw man is preparing to bike 100 miles in less than a week, and he won’t be doing it alone. Gary Rudman, retired U.S. Air Force lieutenant colonel now serving as the deputy director of safety for the 9th Air Force and United States Air Forces Central Command at Shaw Air Force Base, will participate May 4 in the 23rd Tour de Cure in Little Mountain Reunion Park. The 22-year veteran actually started looking for a ride following the death of his
Uncle Arnold “Arnie” Lipshires who died from Parkinson’s Disease. After finding no Parkinson’s charity bike rides in South Carolina, he learned about and researched Tour de Cure, which raises money for diabetes research. It didn’t matter the event isn’t for Parkinson’s. “My thoughts were my Uncle Arnie would be happy looking down upon me as I rode to help others to find a
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cure for diabetes,” Rudman said. “My intention was simply to ride in honor of my uncle and to help others in the process.” This year, he is serving on the Tour de Cure Planning Committee as well, and his 15-year-old daughter, Hannah Rudman, also plans to participate in the ride. “When my dad came through the finish line these past years, I thought how much of an exciting feeling
that must be and wanted to try it,” said the Irmo High School sophomore. She’ll be doing 15 miles. The ride offers different length segments of 5 miles, 15 miles, 50 miles, 65 miles and 100 miles. In 2010, Rudman rode 65 miles, but since then, he’s tackled the 100mile route. “I think it’s great Gary has got his daughter involved because we need to educate our children on healthy livPHOTO PROVIDED ing and how we can possibly prevent diseases such as dia- Hannah Rudman, left, joins her father, Gary Rudman, in the Tour de Camden. betes,” said Christina BickThey race served as both a chance to ley, manager of special practice for and a way to promote the SEE TOUR, PAGE A6 upcoming Tour de Cure.
Sounds of Grace to share music during concert
JUDICIAL CENTER NEARING COMPLETION
BY IVY MOORE ivym@theitem.com
BY JAMIE SELF jself@thestate.com Nearly every hand along Sumter’s Manning Avenue reached out to U.S. Rep. Jim Clyburn when, after 20 years in Congress, the third-ranking U.S. House Democrat returned to his birthplace earlier this month. After dozens of pictures, embraces and laughs, the 72-year-old Clyburn climbed a festival stage to thank the crowd, filled with people who had CLYBURN helped him win his first election to Congress in 1992. “Every day,’’ Clyburn said, his voice growing shaky, “I spend a few moments before I leave in the morning or before I close my eyes at night trying to figure out how I can do something to make every one of you proud.’’ Now in his 11th term in Congress, Clyburn has left a historic mark on the Palmetto State — one that S.C. Democrats will honor at their annual Jefferson-Jackson dinner Friday. It’s also a record that S.C. Republicans say SEE CLYBURN, PAGE A4
Two men work on some final details of the new Sumter County Judicial Center recently. The building and its funding were approved in 2008, and construction began in 2011.
When Kipper Ackerman first hauled her 80-pound concert grand harp through the halls of Tuomey Regional Medical Center in 2012, she had hopes that playing for patients would mean a lot to them. It did. What surprised her was what it did for her. Her experiences there changed her, Ackerman said. “I saw what the Lord was doing through the music, not just for the patients, but it turned out to be a ministry to the staff, the administration, the doctors and myself,” she said. And she wanted to do more. SEE HARPS, PAGE A7
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Two workers, above, prepare to plant a tree outside of the new judicial center as another worker, right, works on the roof recently. The new building will replace the current courthouse, which was built more than 100 years ago.
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Kipper Ackerman, left, and Kimberly Windham share The Sounds of Grace with patients and staff at Tuomey Regional Medical Center. They are two of six harpists who’ll be performing on seven harps at the Sumter Opera House on Thursday.
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