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BY ADRIENNE SARVIS adrienne@theitem.com Concerns about providing clean water to residents while maintaining reserve funds drove Sumter County Public Utilities Committee’s meeting on Tuesday evening as the group discussed how to pay for two Shiloh water line extensions with limited money.

All Sumter County Council members were present during the meeting; the committee only consists of councilman Charles Edens, councilman Jim McCain and councilman Gene Baten.

The first item discussed by the committee was the possibility of extending Shiloh water lines to Caution Lane and Rush Street, both located off of Narrow Paved Road.

Sumter County Administrator Gary Mixon said county council chairwoman Vivian Fleming-McGhaney asked

county staff to review the revenue capacity to determine if the expansions would be feasible.

Sumter County Water Utility Engineer Mike Weatherly said there are eight existing homes on Caution Road and 17 existing homes on Rush Road.

Extending the water lines to Caution Road would cost approximately $47,000 and extending to Rush Road would cost approximately $206,000, he said.

School 1 of only 12 in nation selected

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those who must keep a constant watch over a glassdoored cooling unit which houses the bags of plasma and blood cells. The cooler is

Alice Drive Middle School, a nationally certified Science, Technology, Engineering and Math school, has been selected as one of 12 schools in the nation, and the only one in South Carolina, to participate in the 2016-17 Teach to Lead initiative.

The initiative is a national program that recognizes and advances “groundbreaking teacher-led work happening across the country,” according to www.teachtolead.org.

The program’s mission is to advance student outcomes by expanding opportunities for teacher leadership, according to the website. Teacher Leadership Summits are two-day workshops that involve turning educators’ ideas into action plans.

As part of the program, five educators from the school will attend and present at a teacher leadership summit in late September in Long Beach, California.

The team will present on its proposal, called “STEM 2.0: Taking our Nationally Certified STEM Program to the Next Level.”

The program will be led by Trevor Ivey, the school’s assistant principal, and four of the school’s lead teachers: Christine Shuler, seventh-grade English language arts and STEM teacher; Stephanie Barrineau, instructional coach; Leslie Lloyd, eighth-grade social studies and STEM teacher; and Cindy Parker, sixthgrade math and Project Lead the Way teacher.

Ivey said the summit will involve: • Sharing ideas and learning from examples of existing teacher leadership efforts; • Identifying common challenges and creating concrete, actionable teacher leadership plans to address them locally; • Networking and building relationships with other educators and leaders in their region; and • Identifying ideas for followup support through future engagement events.

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Banking on Tuomey to save lives Hospital depends on Red Cross for blood donations

BY JIM HILLEY jim@theitem.com Blood, and blood components, have many different uses in modern medicine.

Keeping a supply of blood products on hand is crucial for a hospital such as Palmetto Health Tuomey.

Depending on the need, medical practitioners may need plasma, blood cells or platelets, and the hospital’s blood bank staff must keep all of those components stored safely for patient needs.

Sandra Gerbode is the clinical lab supervisor who oversees the blood bank and hematology department at Tuomey, and she explained that just as different parts of the blood are used for different purposes, the blood components must be stored in different ways.

Blood plasma, which is stored as a liquid, must be kept frozen, she said, or the clotting agents in the plasma are destroyed.

“Plasma is used for people whose blood is not clotting properly,” she said. “They may be on a blood thinner or aspirin therapy.”

Red blood cells must also be kept frozen, she said, but red blood cells are not kept as a liquid.

She said red blood cells carry oxygen to the body and are used for people who are anemic or need more oxygen.

Red blood cells are often needed by patients undergoing chemotherapy, she said.

“Chemotherapy destroys red blood cells,” she said.

“Chemo is a wonderful treatment for cancer, but it kills a

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Blood bank supervisor Sandra Gerbode checks on a refrigerator full of blood and its components inside the laboratory at Tuomey Medical Center. lot of stuff we have to replace.”

A third blood product is platelets, which are also used to promote clotting, especially when clotting is needed quickly, such as after

an accident, a shooting or surgery, she said.

“We use a lot of platelets,” she said. “It can clot relatively quickly.”

In the blood bank at Tuomey, Gerbode is among

Feds: Church shooting suspect entrenched in his beliefs COLUMBIA (AP) — A white man charged with the shooting deaths of nine black churchgoers in Charleston “self-radicalized” in the months before the attack and grew more entrenched in his beliefs in white supremacy, according to court papers prosecutors filed this week in federal court.

The information filed Monday was part of a list of more than a dozen expert witnesses whom prosecutors intend to call in Dylann Roof’s federal death penalty trial later this year.

Roof, 22, is charged in the June 2015 deaths of nine black parishioners at

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Roof’s actions, according to the government, were “consistent with the concept of leaderless resistance and martyrdom advocated by white supremacy extremist groups and self-radicalROOF ization leading to violence.” Experts in white supremacy, the government notes, are expected to testify on Roof’s “extrem-

ist ideology, including a belief in the need to use violence to achieve white supremacy.”

Roof’s increasing tendency toward white supremacist ideology, the government alleges, came in Roof’s “travel to such race-relevant destinations as the site of his crimes and locations that have connections to the antebellum and Confederate eras.” Experts also will comment on patterns in Roof’s travel, personal interests and dress, which the government says will show as being “consistent with the adoption of white supremacist beliefs

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through self-radicalization.”

Authorities have long said they thought Roof was the author of an online manifesto in which he embraced Confederate symbols and talked about white supremacy. Handwriting analysis experts are expected to testify that he wrote another similar document while jailed after his arrest.

Also Monday, a media attorney objected to closing a hearing on request

by Roof’s defense to keep some evidence out of Roof’s federal trial. U.S.

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Bates Middle turns to STEAM Protect your mail from theft FROM STAFF REPORTS An upward red flag to signal there is mail to be picked up could hold a different meaning for a would-be thief looking to steal your identity or other personal information, states a news release from Sumter Police Department.

In recent weeks, some Sumter residents have reported that personal checks were stolen from mailboxes and used to produce counterfeit checks that were later cashed in the suspects’ names, according to the release.

U.S. Postal Service recommends the following tips to keep your mail and identity safe: • Use the letter slots inside the post office for your mail or hand the mail to a letter carrier; • Collect mail promptly after delivery. Do not leave items in the mailbox overnight. If checks, credit cards or other negotiable items are expected, ask a trusted friend or neighbor to collect the mail; • If checks or other valuable mail are not delivered when expected, contact the issuing agency immediately; • Immediately notify the local post office and anyone with whom you do business via the mail if you change your address; • Do not send cash in the mail; • Tell post office personnel when you will be out of town so letter carriers can hold your mail until you return; • Report all suspected mail theft to a postal inspector as well as law enforcement; and • Consider starting a neighborhood watch program. By exchanging work and vacation schedules with trusted friends and neighbors, you can watch each others’ mailboxes and homes.

Police encourage residents to consult their local postmaster for regulations on mailboxes and the availability of locked centralized or curbside mailboxes.

Residents are also urged to always take note of strange vehicles or persons in their neighborhoods. Jot down a description — vehicle make, model, color and tag number.

For individuals, pay attention to size, hair color and style or body markings, such as tattoos.

A good description can help police if they are called to investigate, according to the release.

City residents who think their mail has been targeted or have noticed a discrepancy in their bank statements that may indicate a forged check was cashed should contact Sumter Police Department at (803) 436-2700.

BY KONSTANTIN VENGEROWSKY konstantin@theitem.com Superintendent Frank Baker announced at the Sumter School District board of trustees meeting Monday night that Bates Middle School is the recipient of a three-year grant that will help transition it into a Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Math school.

The $30,000 McCarthey Dressman Foundation Teacher Development Grant will be funded at $10,000 per year for the next three years for the “Full STEAM Ahead” project.

The grant focuses on staff development/teacher learning of STEAM and project-based learning programs, said Cindy J. Seckel, the school’s instructional coach.

Project-based learning is a teaching method in which students gain knowledge and skills by working for an extended period of time on a project that investigates and responds to a complex question, problem or challenge, according to the Buck Institute for Education’s website, www.bie.org.

All of the school’s 50 teachers will undergo workshops and conferences in the fall to prepare to implement project-based learning in the spring to about 705 students, she said.

Teachers will also have robotic video equipment installed in their classrooms to keep a reflection of the education process, Seckel said.

Introducing STEAM into the school’s curriculum will be a smooth transition, said Ayesha Hunter, the

school’s principal.

The school already has an International Baccalaureate accreditation, which incorporates some of the same principles as STEAM, she said.

The process to receive STEAM certification takes about three years and is designated by AdvancED, a nonprofit, nonpartisan organization that conducts on-site external reviews of PreK12 schools and school systems.

The board also approved several items after coming out of executive session: • A personnel report; and • A proposed property contractual arrangement.

The next school board meeting will be held on Sept. 12 at the district office, 1345 Wilson Hall Road.

Community chorale, band seek new members

BY IVY MOORE ivy@theitem.com With fall comes the new season of entertainment in Sumter, and two of the city’s musical ensembles are looking for new members. It’s an opportunity for singers and instrumentalists to perform with a group of like-minded music lovers.

Sumter Civic Chorale and Sumter Community Concert Band have been performing for audiences for decades and are known for their talent and the variety of their music.

Sandi Edens, a longtime member of the chorale, said that while the group’s tradition has been to present two concerts a year, one in the spring and one at Christmas, the singers and Director Herbert Johnson are considering adding some additional performances in the new season.

At this point, Edens said, “We have the Dec. 11 concert and another to be announced.”

The band, directed by James H. “Jimmy” Mills, has four concerts on its schedule, beginning with a fall performance on Oct. 16. Trumpet player and band spokesman Rick Mitchum said the band is always looking for new members. He said anyone interested should come to the Pat Veltre Rehearsal Room at Patriot Hall any Thursday shortly before practice starts at 7:30 p.m. The first practice of the season starts this Thursday.

“We always welcome new members,” Mitchum said. “We especially need clarinets and percussion but all other instruments, too.” The band has some of the larger instruments available for use by members.

To join, a member must be 18 “or older, and they should have had band training in high school or junior high school,” Mitchum said. “There is no audition process; you just come to

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Man hit with wrench died of trauma to head, neck, torso An autopsy at Medical University of South Carolina on Sunday determined that Jeffery Myron Ceasar, 34, the Manning man who was hit with a wrench during a physical altercation on Friday, died of blunt-force trauma to the head, neck and torso, according to Clarendon

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Director James H. “Jimmy” Mills takes members of the Sumter Community Concert Band through a rehearsal. SCCB begins rehearsals for the 2016-17 season at 7:30 p.m. Thursday night in the Pat Veltre Rehearsal Room in Patriot Hall. Prospective new members are invited to join the band. practice,” he continued. Practice is held from 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. every Thursday, and although the SCCB requires band training, members need not have actually been in a band.

“They just need to be able to read music,” Mitchum said. “As long as they’ve had some training and can read music, they can join.”

Sumter Civic Chorale will start its rehearsals at 7 p.m. on Monday, also in the Pat Veltre Rehearsal Room. There will be no rehearsal on Labor Day; the second night of rehearsal will be Monday, Sept. 12.

“The chorale is open to any adult who wishes to sing for their community,” Edens said.

Like the band, the chorale also has no audition. Edens suggested that anyone interested in singing with the group “just come and sit with your voice section” — soprano, alto, tenor, baritone or bass. “It’s great if you read

music ... ; however, we can help you with the notes.”

Although the chorale members work hard, she said, we do “enjoy what we are doing and how much we learn from (our) fabulous director.”

She added that, in addition to exploring the possibility of more concerts, the chorale board is considering some fundraising ideas in order to purchase new sheet music.

“We do gladly accept donations at Patriot Hall, 135 Haynsworth St., Sumter SC 29150,” Edens said.

To get to the rehearsal room, enter Patriot Hall from Mood Avenue. The entrance will be clearly marked.

Admission to all concerts by both groups is always free. For more information about the Sumter Civic Chorale, call Edens at (803) 464-6589; for more about the Sumter Community Concert Band, call Mitchum at (803) 775-9265.

County Coroner Hayes Samuels.

Officers with Clarendon County Sheriff’s Office arrested 27-year-old Wallace Demery Jr., who reportedly fought with Ceasar before his death and later led officers to a storage room where Ceasar was lying on the floor “in a pool of blood” in the 2000 block of A M Nash Road in Manning, according to an incident report. Demery Jr. is charged with murder.

The report also states Wallace told officers, “I had to get him off me” when asked about what happened.

Neither Sheriff Randy Garrett nor

Maj. Kipp Coker could be reached for more information about the incident.

CORRECTION The incorrect last name was used to identify Easton Mahoney, whose life was remembered during a blood drive at Lakewood Baptist Church on Saturday.

Tonya Morris, Easton’s mother, said 70 people signed in to donate, and 40 pints were collected by American Red Cross during the drive. Morris said a second blood drive is planned for May 2017.

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POLICE BLOTTER CHARGES Willie Dean, 43, of 424 Sanders Drive, was arrested on Aug. 18 and charged with second-degree domestic violence after he allegedly backed his wife into a corner and hit her in the face with a closed fist while their two children were present, according to an incident report from Sumter Police Department. Dean sustained a cut to the neck with a knife during the incident. The victim told officers she was using the knife to remove tags from her children’s clothes because she could not find the scissors when Dean hit her. She said she forgot the knife was in her hand when she tried to push Dean away.

Lionel L. Wilson, 34, of 15 Alice Drive, was arrested on Aug. 18 and charged with second-degree domestic violence, kidnapping and driving under suspension, second offense, after he allegedly choked the victim, forced her into a vehicle against her will and drove away. According to an incident report from the police department, the incident began when Wilson and the victim argued about something on the victim’s phone.

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she convinced Wilson to take her back home after driving away. He was detained and arrested shortly after returning.

Michael Calvin, 42, of 1083 Chase Circle, Alcolu, was arrested on Aug. 18 and charged with petty larceny for allegedly attempting to steal plants valued at about $500 while in the 3000 block of Plowden Mill Road on April 22, according to a news release from Sumter County Sheriff’s Office.

Connie M. White, 40, of 6235 Shetland St., was arrested on Aug. 16 for allegedly breaking into two vehicles and attempting to steal various items on Monday, according to two warrants issued by the sheriff’s office.

The warrants allege that White stole containers of vehicle fluid from a 2002 Ford Taurus and a wallet containing identification cards and $200 in cash from a 2000 Ford F-150 while in the 800 block of Perry Boulevard on Monday. White is charged with two counts of larceny.

Brandon J. McFadden, 27, of 21 Woodlawn Ave., was arrested on Aug. 21 and charged with armed robbery for allegedly presenting a firearm at a convenience store employee and demanding money while in the 200 block of Broad Street at 6:15 a.m. on Sunday.

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COUNTY FROM PAGE A1 County Finance Director Jamie Michaelson said because of the limited funds available for the extensions, there are two risks with funding both projects at the same time.

First, the funds could be depleted, leaving no reserve funds for emergencies. Second, there might not be enough new people tapping into the extended system to financially sustain the water system.

If the water line extension is not used, the other customers would have to make up for the loss of revenue, he said.

Councilman Edens said operating a water system is like running a business. Unlike county council, insufficient funds cannot be offset by a millage increase, he said.

The people have to show some earnest that they want to do it, he said.

Edens said no other entity would loan money or opt to purchase a bond because such a small number of people would tap into the water system.

Fleming-McGhaney said she does not like comparing the

act of providing water to operating a business because everyone should have clean drinking water.

However, the chairwoman did agree that the water system needs to be self-sustaining. Residents will have to show their commitment to the project by paying a fee that would be returned if the extension did not come to fruition, she said.

Fleming-McGhaney plans to have a public meeting where residents can discuss their interest in the water line extension.

Also, the public utility committee discussed plans to alleviate the Wedgefield water system rate increase.

County administrator Mixon said there is no new information regarding the issue, but that the county utility department has proposed strategies to identify the system’s water loss which part of the cause for the rate increase.

After four months of investigating the water losses, it may be possible to adjust the rates, he said.

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Keith Gedamke throws the first ball at a fundraiser on his behalf sponsored by The Sumter Item on Sunday. Gedamke, a longtime Sumter Item photographer, has been going through medical treatments, and the newspaper has organized a series of fundraisers to help offset his medical bills. To learn more about how to help Keith, visit the Give Forward account, https://goo.gl/xnNTCg.

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Traffic fatalities surge in first half of 2016

BY JOAN LOWY The Associated Press WASHINGTON — Traffic fatalities were up 9 percent in the first six months of this year compared with the same period last year, continuing a surge in deaths that began two years ago as the economy improved and travel picked up, according to preliminary estimates released Tuesday by the National Safety Council.

An estimated 19,100 people were killed on U.S. roads from January through June, said the council, a congressionally chartered nonprofit that gets its data from state authorities.

That’s 18 percent more than two years ago at the six-month mark. About 2.2 million people also were seriously injured in the first half of this year.

The council estimates the cost of these deaths and injuries at about $205 billion.

At that rate, annual deaths could exceed 40,000 fatalities this year for the first time in nine years, the council said. More than 35,000 people were killed on U.S. roads last year, making it the deadliest driving year since 2008, when more than 37,000 were killed.

“Our complacency is killing us,” said Deborah A.P. Hersman, the safety council’s president and CEO. “Ameri-

cans should demand change to prioritize safety actions and protect ourselves from one of the leading causes of preventable death.”

U.S. drivers have also put in a record 1.58 trillion miles on the road in the first half of this year, a 3.3 percent increase over the same period in 2015, the Federal Highway Administration said this week.

States with the biggest increases since the upward trend began in late 2014 include Vermont, up 82 percent; Oregon, 70 percent; New Hampshire, 61 percent; Idaho, 46 percent; Florida, 43 percent; Iowa, 37 percent; Georgia, 34 percent; Indiana, 33 percent; California,

31 percent; and Wisconsin, 29 percent.

Traffic deaths declined in seven states during the same two-year period: Delaware, -8 percent; Hawaii, -11 percent; Montana, -3 percent; Nebraska, -7 percent; North Dakota, -10 percent; South Dakota, -34 percent and Wyoming, -35 percent. Traffic deaths also declined 31 percent in the District of Columbia.

“While many factors likely contributed to the fatality increase, a stronger economy and lower unemployment rates are at the core of the trend,” the council said in a statement. Another likely factor: Average gas prices for the first six months of this year were 16 percent lower than in 2015.

Brain injuries, trauma seen in domestic assault victims CHICAGO (AP) — There are no bomb blasts or collisions with burly linemen in Susan Contreras’ past. Her headaches, memory loss and bouts of confused thinking were a mystery until doctors suggested a probable cause: domestic violence.

A former partner repeatedly beat her, she says.

“He would hit me mainly in the head so that nobody would see the injuries. He’d hit me in the back of the head so the bruises wouldn’t show,” the Phoenix woman said.

The abuse from her ex-partner took a heavy emotional toll, Contreras says. But even though he sometimes knocked her out, she hadn’t considered that her brain might have been as damaged as her psyche.

“Honestly, there’s so many holes in my memory, thinking problems,” she said. “My memory is really gone.”

Brain trauma in domestic violence survivors has been overshadowed by concerns about injuries in Iraq and Afghanistan war vets and by effects of repeated head blows in football players. Experts think many cases go undetected and untreated in abused

women, making them vulnerable to problems with thinking, mood and behavior.

Advocates say the injuries leave some survivors so impaired that they can’t manage their jobs and lives. Some even end up homeless.

About one-quarter of U.S. women and 14 percent of men have experienced severe physical assaults by a partner in their lifetime, including hitting, punching, being slammed against something hard or pushed down stairs, according to the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Head and neck injuries are among the most common, and data suggest that domestic assaults may cause traumatic brain injuries in at least 60 percent of survivors, according to a research review published this year in the journal Family & Community Health.

Traumatic brain injuries can result from even a single sudden blow to the head. The symptoms may be short term or long lasting, and repeated assaults increase chances for permanent neurological damage. Whether that damage can cause the downward spiral

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Visitors feed dogs at the newly opened Central Zoo in Pyongyang, North Korea, on Tuesday. Dozens of varieties of dogs — including schnauzers, German shepherds, Shih Tzus and Saint Bernards — are on display.

Lions, tigers and poodles? Dogs are a big draw at Pyongyang zoo PYONGYANG, North Korea (AP) — Lions, tigers and poodles?

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un’s latest gift to the residents of Pyongyang, the renovated central zoo, is pulling in thousands of visitors a day with a slew of attractions ranging from such typical zoo fare as elephants, giraffes, penguins and monkeys to a high-tech natural history museum with displays showing the origins of the solar system and the evolution of life on Earth.

But one of the most popular attractions might come as a surprise to foreign visitors. Just across from the hippopotamus pen and the reptile house, dozens of varieties of dogs — including schnauzers, German shepherds, Shih Tzus and Saint Bernards — are on display in the “dog pavilion.”

According to plaques above their pens, which — dog lovers will be relieved to know — are spacious and clean, Kim Jong Un himself chipped in by giving the zoo its schnauzers, poodles, German shepherds and a Chihuahua.

Former South Korean President Kim Dae-jung, who pursued a sort of detente with Pyongyang called the “Sunshine policy,” presented the North with a Jindo dog that now resides in the zoo.

North Korea’s own national dog — yes, it has one, the puffy white Pung San breed — lives in a pen next to it.

Though somewhat shocking to those accustomed to thinking of dogs as companions or household pets, the zoo display may actually reflect an increasingly fond attitude toward dogs in North Korea. While dog meat is still a common dish in the North, and in China and South Korea as well, a small but growing number of North Koreans are keeping canines as pets.

People walking dogs on leashes can now be seen from time to time in Pyongyang and some other cities.

And instead of suggesting recipes, signs in the dog pavilion describe the best way to train a pet dog, suggesting that patience and kindness work better than harsh words.

Aside from the dogs, another unique feature of the

zoo is the posting of signs above many of the animal habitats noting where the “gift animals” came from — which is intended to remind visitors of how much North Korea’s leaders are loved and respected by leaders abroad.

The signs also are meant to emphasize the benevolence of Kim Jong Un, who along with the dogs donated tigers, giraffes and many other animals at the zoo.

Pyongyang’s central zoo actually dates back to 1959, when Kim Il Sung, the nation’s first leader and the grandfather of Kim Jong Un, ordered it built on the outskirts of the city.

DIBAGA CAMP, Iraq (AP) — As the Islamic State group loses ground in Iraq, the militants are showing strains in their rule over areas they still control, growing more brutal, killing deserters and relying on younger and younger recruits, according to residents who fled battleground territories.

The accounts point to the difficulties the extremist group faces as Iraqi forces, backed by the United States, prepare for an assault on Mosul, the largest city still in the militants’ hands. For months, Iraqi troops, militias and Kurdish fighters have been clawing back territory town by town, making their way toward the northern city.

In the latest areas recaptured, Iraqi troops during the past month took a clump of villages near a key military base south of Mosul that they plan to use as a hub for the assault. Residents of the communities, which lie strung along bends in the Tigris River, say that in the preceding weeks, the militants ruling them had seemed to be scrambling to keep control.

In Qayara, which is the main town in the area and remains in IS hands, beheadings and extrajudicial kill-

ings that previously were occasional became commonplace in a hunt for spies and deserters, said Jarjis Muhammad Hajaj, who was among thousands of residents who fled fighting in the area and now live in the Dibaga Camp for displaced people in Kurdish-run territory.

“They started making raids on houses, arresting people and beheading them,” he said.

Hajaj said the group’s fighters appeared increasingly nervous as they watched news of IS losses elsewhere.

Their ranks also appeared to turn more to younger, less experienced men. At one point, almost all the militants guarding the streets were teenagers, he said.

That, Hajaj said, was when he thought, “They’re collapsing. They’re finished.”

The reliance on younger fighters in smaller communities could be a sign of overstretched manpower as the group’s more veteran militants redeploy to Mosul or to neighboring Syria.

Other factors could also be in play, such as difficulties in finding new recruits and the effect of desertions, which Kurdish officials have said are on the rise.

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FROM PAGE A1 divided into several sections, with sections for plasma and blood in different groups. Besides being separated by blood type, it is also divided into products already matched to patients and even into a segment for autologous blood donations — blood donated by patients for their own use.

Blood can be safely stored for up to 56 days, she said.

Platelets, however, must not be frozen, Gerbode said. However, they must be kept at a constant temperature and always kept agitated in a separate machine. Even so, platelets can only be kept for five to seven days.

Because of its short shelf life, Tuomey is not able to keep a lot of platelets on hand, she said.

All of the machines in the blood bank are connected to alarm systems to let the medical technicians know if there is a problem such as a power outage. Each of the machines has recording devices which track the temperatures 24 hours a day.

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She said the hospital has been lucky and has not needed to get into the emergency supply of O-negative blood very often.

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The Red Cross is responsible for testing the blood to make sure it is safe, she said.

“They test for hepatitis, Zika, West Nile and diseases like that so we don’t have to,” Gerbode said.

The team will take its ideas and develop them into plans of action for implementation, Ivey said.

The school’s goal is to continue as a “Leadership Lab,” which is the next phase of the Teach to Lead initiative, he said.

Leadership Labs are day-long meetings intended to increase or expand the progress of a single Teach to Lead team, according to www.teachtolead.org.

The events allow all stakeholders to share best practices, identify challenges and create actionable commitments.

Program participants can share ideas and resources digitally.

Under the leadership of Jeannie Pressley, the school’s goal is to engage all students in a STEMbased education, Ivey said.

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ship teams,” Ivey said.

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During the 2014-15 school year, the school engaged in a year-long pilot accreditation project with AdvancED. That partnership resulted in the school being named the 12th STEM-certified school and now one of 34 STEM schools across the nation.

“The success of the STEM program at our school cannot be possible without the support and dedication of our school’s teachers who have put in many hours to create, develop, enhance, enrich and improve the educational experiences for our students,” Pressley said. “Our teachers’ innovative and collaborative spirit and willingness to transform and do what is best for our students has been a true joy to witness.”

Cash in a FLASH! ROOF FROM PAGE A1 District Judge Richard Gergel has set a Sept. 1 hearing, which he has said he intends to close to protect Roof ’s right to a fair trial.

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s the fall semester begins, parents, students, taxpayers and donors should be made aware of official college practices that should disgust us all.

Hampshire College will offer some of its students what the school euphemistically calls “identity-based housing.” That’s segregated housing for students who — because of their race, culture, gender or sexual orientation — have “historically experienced oppression.” I’d bet the rent money that Hampshire College will not offer Jewish, Irish, Polish, Chinese or Catholic students segregated housing. Because there is no group of people who have not faced oppression, Hampshire College is guilty of religious and ethnic discrimination in its housing segregation policy.

University of Connecticut administrators think that more black men will graduate if they spend more time together. According to Campus Reform, they are building a new residence hall to facilitate just that. Dr. Erik Hines, the faculty director for the program, said that the learning community “is a space for African-American men to ... come together and validate their experiences that they may have on campus. ... It’s also a space where they can have conversation and also talk with

individuals who come from the same background who share the same experience.” By the way, Hampshire College and the University of Connecticut are not alone in promoting racially Walter segregated student Williams housing.

Then there’s an effort for racial segregation in classes.

Moraine Valley Community College attempted it in a class titled “College: Changes, Challenges, Choices.” It mandated that some class sections be “limited to African-American students.” The college defended racially segregated classes by saying that they make students “feel comfortable.” After facing massive national notoriety, the college just recently abandoned its racial segregation agenda.

Suppose a student at Ripon College enrolls in a chemistry, math or economics class. What do you think ought to be the subject matter? Zachariah Messitte, Ripon’s president, who is also a professor in the politics and government department, has encouraged fellow professors to disparage Donald Trump, arguing that it’s “fine”

for professors to “acknowledge Trump’s narrow-minded rhetoric” in class, suggesting that Trump’s “bigotry” is a valid topic for most any course.

For professors to use their classes to proselytize students — and for a college president to urge it — is gross academic dishonesty. I’ve been a college professor for nearly a half-century. I challenge anyone to find a student who can say that anything other than microeconomic theory, with a bit of physics and biology thrown in now and then for good measure, was discussed in my class.

Adding to campus lunacy are classes such as “Lady Gaga and the Sociology of the Fame” at University of South Carolina. Cornell University’s physical education department offers a class titled “Recreational Tree Climbing.” At Georgia State University, the English department offers a course called “Kayne vs. Everybody.” At Tufts University’s Experimental College, one can take a class called “Demystifying the Hipster.” Skidmore College’s sociology department offers “The Sociology of Miley Cyrus: Race, Class, Gender and Media.” Frostburg State University’s physics department offers “The Science of Harry Potter,”

where it examines some of the tale’s magic. Georgetown University offers “Philosophy and Star Trek,” arguing that “Star Trek is very philosophical” and adding, “What better way, then, to learn philosophy, than to watch Star Trek, read philosophy, and hash it all out in class?”

That these and other nonsense classes exist may reflect several things. There is the notion of shared educational governance, wherein presidents and boards of trustees have little say-so about what passes for college education. The faculty runs the show. Students may be academic cripples and require such nonsense. Those are the most optimistic assessments.

Or such academic nonsense may indeed reflect that presidents, academic administrators, faculty members and students actually think that such classes have academic merit.

College administrators like to keep campus barbarism under wraps. One of the best means to throttle their hideous agenda is for students to use their electronic devices to expose it to public scrutiny.

Walter E. Williams is a professor of economics at George Mason University. © 2016 CREATORS.COM

LETTER TO THE EDITOR U.S. TRAVELERS IN DANGER OF CAPTURE OVERSEAS The payment of $400 million to Iran didn’t have anything to do with the releasing of hostages, according to the White House and Democratic leaders. And then, the Justice Department announces that, yes, indeed, the money was in fact part of the plan to have the hostages released.

What that did, in essence, was put every American who travels outside of the U.S. in danger of being kidnapped and held ransom.

Someone in Washington didn’t use their “common sense” when they did this deal.

One of the talking heads on CNN said the other night that “Democrats are not responsible for the poverty that exists in the cities that they control.” I admit, after I saw that clip, I sat there, thinking “wow, did he actually say that?” Then it dawned on me: This guy’s lack of “common sense” kicked in.

While the people of Louisiana are suffering from the worst flooding since Katrina in 2005, President Obama was too busy playing golf.

Again. If memory serves me correctly, President Bush was heavily criticized for flying over the damage in Louisiana but not landing.

But then again, Louisiana is a red state, so why should Obama care? Another case of “lack of common sense.”

There is a video making the rounds on Facebook of a black gentleman in Louisiana asking “where is the black lives movement?

Where are the black panthers? I don’t see them down here.” They were down there last week when an armed black man was shot by a black police officer. I don’t see any common sense in that at all.

I guess it’s too hard to burn and loot buildings when they are 4 feet under water. I was criticized in previous letters for calling Democrats “stupid.” The definition of “stupid,” as an adjective, is “lacking intelligence or common sense.” I rest my case.

DENNIS VICKERS Wedgefield

The New South Carolina — the politics

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n sports, the Gamecocks wear garnet and black, Clemson wears orange and purple, and in politics, South Carolina is red and deep red.

These are what are known as “selfevident truths.” Things that just are.

While the garnet and orange will probably last until the Second Coming, the red in South Carolina politics is changing — and changing faster than most folks think.

A recent poll by PPP found that Hillary Clinton is within two points of Donald Trump in South Carolina. All the Democrats started hyperventilating over the numbers, and the Republicans just dismissed it as a poll that was “bought and paid for” by the Democrats.

While it is true that Phil the S.C. Democratic Noble Party paid for the poll, and one should not read too much into a single poll, there is a lot of data in the poll that is more significant than the horserace numbers of Hillary and Trump.

(Full disclosure: I’m a Democrat, so I’m glad to see good poll numbers for Hillary, but I’m more excited about the secondary numbers that show how our state is changing.)

The poll asked about a number of social and economic issues that have traditionally been very divisive issues with stark contrasts between Democrats and Republicans. Consider the following verbatim analysis of the internal data from the poll: • Eighty-four percent of voters in the

COMMENTARY state support background checks on all gun purchases, to only 10 percent who are opposed to them. That includes bipartisan support from 86 percent of Democrats, 83 percent of independents and 82 percent of Republicans.

• There’s 53/25 support for legislation protecting LGBT South Carolinians from discrimination in the workplace, housing and public accommodations.

Voters under 45 support that by an even wider 37-point margin at 58/21, showing the extent to which South Carolina will become more progressive when it comes to LGBT issues in the years ahead.

Why is this happening, and what does it mean for The New South Carolina?

There are three big takeaways from all of this that explain what is happening: in-migration, moderation and nationalization.

First, in-migration. A whole lot of new folks are moving to South Carolina, and they don’t think like the majority of us who have already been here for a while. After Washington state, South Carolina has the highest rate of in-migration per capita of any state in the union. These newcomers tend to be bunched on both ends of the age spectrum: young people who move here because it’s a great place to live, work and raise a family and older folks who retire here because they like our climate, low taxes on seniors and they think that Florida is overdone.

Second, moderation. While many of these younger voters would be classified as “liberal” (see LGBT issue above), the older new voters are “mod-

erate” Republicans. In referring to the fringe S.C. Republican politicians that seem to dominate the headlines and the legislature, one of this older group said to me, “I was generally a Republican in Ohio, but I’m not one of those crazies.”

Third, nationalization. Since the 1960s, there have been a number of forces that have made South Carolina and the South in general more like the nation as a whole. We all watch the same media channels, eat at the same fast food chains and wear the same brands of clothes (and everything else we buy) from the same national retailers. For many of us, it’s very sad to see our state and the South “lose” many of the things that make us unique and special — but the changes are happening.

The bottom line on all these numbers and trends is that the state is trending more Democratic and will likely become increasingly competitive. When asked the generic question about party identification, the results were 35 percent Democratic, 39 percent Republican and 25 percent independent.

When we have been a one-party state, whether with the Democrats in the past or the Republicans today, it has not been good for our state. It’s only when we have real competition between the parties, ideas and policies that our state has progressed.

And, this is what we can look forward to in The New South Carolina — and that’s a good thing.

Phil Noble is a businessman in Charleston and writes a weekly column for the S.C. Press Association. Contact him at phil@philnoble.com.

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441 AA Support Group — Mondays, Tuesdays and Fridays, 8:30 p.m., Hair Force, 2090-D WEDNESDAY MEETINGS: S.C. 441.

Sickle Cell Support Group — Last AA Summerton Group — Wednesday, 11 a.m., South Wednesday, 8 p.m., town hall.

Sumter Resource Center, 337 Manning Ave. Call (803) 774Manning Al-Anon Family Group — 6181.

Thursdays, 7:30 p.m., Behavioral Health Building, 14 Divorce Care — Wednesdays, Church St., Manning. Call (803) 6:30 p.m., Bethel Baptist 435-8085.

Church, 2401 Bethel Church Road. Call (803) 481-2160.

C/A “Drop the Rock” Group — Thursdays, 9:30 p.m., 1154 Grief Share — Wednesdays, Ronda St. Call (803) 607-4543.

6:30 p.m., Bethel Baptist Church, 2401 Bethel Church Road. Call (803) 481-2160.

MONDAY MEETINGS: Sumter Vitiligo Support Group — Second Monday, 5:45-6:45 p.m., North HOPE Center, 904 N. Main St. Call (803) 316-6763.

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TUESDAY MEETINGS: Sumter Connective Tissue Support Group — First Tuesday of January, March, May, July, September and November, 7 p.m., 180 Tiller Circle. Call (803) 773-0869.

Mothers of Angels (for mothers who have lost a child) — First Tuesday at noon and third Tuesday at 6 p.m., Wise Drive Baptist Church. Call (803) 4696059, (803) 979-4498, (803) 4694506 or (803) 938-8544.

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

Parkinson’s Support Group — Second Tuesday, 5:30 p.m., Carolinas Rehabilitation Hospital, 121 E. Cedar St., Florence. Call (843) 661-3746.

Sumter Amputee Support Group — Second Tuesday, 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. Open to anyone who has lost a loved one to murder in a violent way.

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THURSDAY MEETINGS: TOPS S.C. No. 236 (Take Off Pounds Sensibly) — Thursdays, 9 a.m., Spectrum Senior Center, 1989 Durant Lane. Call (803) 775-3926 or (803) 4694789.

Alzheimer’s Support Group through S.C. Alzheimer’s Association — First Thursday, 6-8 p.m., National Health Care, 1018 N. Guignard Drive. Call (803) 9057720 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 first Thursday, 7 p.m., St. John United Methodist Church, 136 Poinsett Drive.

Call (803) 905-5620.

FRIDAY MEETINGS: Celebrate Recovery — Fridays, 6 p.m. dinner, 7 p.m. program, Salt & Light Church, Miller Road. For help with struggles of alcohol, drugs, family problems, smoking, etc.

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

SATURDAY MEETINGS: Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy/ Complex Regional Pain Syndrome Support Group — Third Saturday, 1:30 p.m., 3785 Blackberry Lane, Lot 7. Call (803) 481-7521.

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Thursday: Partly sunny and warm. Winds light and variable.

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Bishopville 89/65

Flood 7 a.m. stage yest.

12 3.27 19 2.81 14 3.81 14 2.62 80 75.71 24 4.46

24-hr chg +0.03 -0.28 +1.14 +0.56 +0.01 -5.60

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GEMINI (May 21-June 20): You can accomplish a lot if you put your energy into personal gains, improving your health or taking care of legal matters. A partnership will face limitations and arguments will lead to isolation.

CANCER (June 21-July 22): Your friends will be supportive and give you the boost you need to move in a new direction. Put your skills to work for you and you’ll be surprised at the success you can achieve.

Romance is encouraged.

improve your life.

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Negotiate and sign contracts to ensure that you get what you want.

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PREP FOOTBALL

Big opening night Young Barons begin season on road facing Cavaliers and their 13-game winning streak

KEITH GEDAMKE / THE SUMTER ITEM

Wilson Hall’s Evans Boyle, right, and the rest of the Barons will open their season on Friday by traveling to Bishopville to face defending SCISA 1A state champion Robert E. Lee beginning at 7:30 p.m.

BY JUSTIN DRIGGERS justin@theitem.com Adam Jarecki said his young Wilson Hall squad was “chomping at the bit” this week in practice.

“They’re ready to play,” he said. “It’s time to play. ... There’s been lots of positive things in the scrimmages and I’m just kind of anxious to see where we’re at -- even though that first game will be a tall order.”

The Barons were one of the few area teams that did not have a Week Zero matchup, so their first game under the lights will be an imposing one as WH travels to McCutchen Field in Bishop-

ville on Friday to face Robert E. Lee Academy beginning at 7:30 p.m.

The Cavaliers captured the SCISA 1A state title last year with a perfect 12-0 mark and won last week’s weather-shortened contest at Williamsburg Academy 26-0 to increase their winning streak to 13 straight games.

The extra week of practice might have been a blessing for the Barons, who return four players on defense, but just two on offense from last year’s 9-2 squad that lost 11 seniors.

“We’ve just been getting everybody acclimated to the offense and defense

See BARONS, Page B3

There will be a lot of reflection and celebration for Robert E. Lee Academy on Friday in Bishopville.

There will also be perhaps the biggest challenge the Cavaliers have faced in quite a while, head coach David Rankin said.

REL’s first home game since winning the SCISA 1A state championship last year is also the first game on the newly resodded and revamped McCutchen Field — and both are likely going to be key celebratory points on what is sure to be a big night.

“New field and a lot of work around the stadium,” Rankin said. “We redid the home side and there’s a lot of grass where there didn’t used to be any, and the whole field just looks really good.

“We’re expecting a big crowd.”

And a big game.

The Cavs, now in class 2A, welcome perennial 3A contender Wilson Hall for a 7:30

p.m. contest. The Barons are coming off a 9-2 season and are looking to be to the team that ends REL’s now 13-game winning streak.

“On film they look a lot quicker than anyone we’ve played in scrimmages or jamborees,” Rankin said. “They return (four) starters on defense and anytime you return that many on one side of the ball from a 9-2 team, it’s going to be solid.”

WH’s defense didn’t give up a lot of points last season either, Rankin pointed out.

Teams scored an average of just 11 points per game against them last year.

“You know they’re going to be solid up front and tackle well,” Rankin said. “We’ve got to be able to move the ball and sustain drives and also hit some big plays like we have been doing.”

There were a couple big ones in the Cavs’ 26-0 victory over Williamsburg Academy last week — even though the game only lasted a half due to

See CAVS, Page B3

Funchess another big target for Panthers

By STEVE REED The Associated Press CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Cam Newton breaks into a smile, barely able to control his enthusiasm when thinking about the prospect of wide receiver Devin Funchess lining up opposite Kelvin Benjamin this season.

Newton, the league’s MVP, may never have to worry about overthrowing another target again given the receiving corps the PanFUNCHESS thers have assembled. The 6-foot-4, 225-pound Funchess will replace Jerricho Cotchery in the starting lineup, giving Newton another huge target to go along with the 6-5, 250-pound Benjamin and 6-5, 255-pound tight end Greg Olsen in the passing game.

“We’ve got something only God can give us: size, speed and strength,” Newton said.

Funchess never got to play with Benjamin in 2015. Benjamin tore his ACL in training camp, ending his season before it had a chance to begin.

Funchess went on to catch 31 passes for 473 yards and five touchdowns as a rookie in a reserve role, helping the Panthers reach the Super Bowl and finish 17-2.

With Benjamin coming back and Funchess stepping up, the Panthers didn’t attempt to resign Cotchery.

Coach Ron Rivera has described Funchess as being “light years” ahead of last season. He said Funchess is playing faster and with more confidence.

See PANTHERS, Page B6

Prep Football Schedule FRIDAY Crestwood at Sumter, 7:30 p.m.

Lakewood at Lake City, 7:30 p.m.

Manning at Scott’s Branch, 7:30 p.m.

Lee Central at Eau Claire, 7:30 p.m.

Timmonsville at East Clarendon, 7:30 p.m.

Wilson Hall at Robert E. Lee, 7:30 p.m.

Laurence Manning at Florence Christian, 7:30 p.m.

The King’s Academy at Thomas Sumter, 7:30 p.m.

Beaufort Academy at Clarendon Hall, 7:30 p.m.

Tough test awaits defending champion Cavs

BY JUSTIN DRIGGERS justin@theitem.com

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Robert E. Lee Academy running back Nick Stokes (17) and the defending 1A champion Cavaliers put their 13-game winning streak on the line on Friday in Bishopville when they host Wilson Hall at McCutchen Field at 7:30 p.m.

USC FOOTBALL

Bentley ‘living the dream’ with Gamecocks

By Willie T. Smith III Greenville News COLUMBIA — Bobby Bentley had no idea his coaching career would one day lead him to the University of South Carolina.

But the former Byrnes High School student, athlete and football coach is glad it did.

“I’m living the dream,” said BentBENTLEY ley. “If anybody can say they’re living the dream, I’m living it.

Getting to coach in my home state, getting to play in the stadium where we won state championships, where I played in a state championship.

“Anytime you hear the word ‘Williams-Brice,’ it means a lot to me, my family. It is great to be in this situation, so thankful to be in this situation. I am going to do everything I can to make it better.”

Following a two-year stint at Auburn, Bentley returned to the Palmetto State to help head coach Will Muschamp resurrect a South Carolina team that posted a 3-9 record a year ago.

Bentley, who led Byrnes to four straight state championships during a period in which the Rebels posted a 57-2 record,

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little league world series

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The Associated Press

Johnston, Iowa’s, Kaiden Dinh, center, celebrates with teammates Miles Riley, left, and Michael Siemer after driving in the game-winning run with a walk-off single in the sixth inning to beat Warwick, R.I., 3-2 in an elimination game on Tuesday at the Little League World Series in South Williamsport, Pa.

Iowa nips Rhode Island on Dinh’s walk-off single SOUTH WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. — Kaiden Dinh hit a walk-off single and Johnston, Iowa rallied past Warwick, Rhode Island 3-2 on Tuesday in an elimination game of the Little League World Series.

Miles Risley led off the bottom of the sixth inning by reaching on an error and Michael Siemer blooped a single into right field to put runners on the corners with one out. Then Jack Emanuel walked to load the bases.

After Rhode Island starter Colin Lemieux left due to a pitch limit, Josh Larson hit the first pitch to tie it at 2-2.

On the next pitch, Dinh singled through the same hole on the left side to win the game.

Lemieux allowed just four

hits and struck out 13 in 51/3 innings. Iowa reliever Tyler Moore threw 60 pitches in four innings and allowed only one earned run.

Dinh led off the bottom of the fifth with a solo home run to tie it at 1. But Kenny Rix hit the second pitch of the sixth over the wall to give Rhode Island a 2-1 lead.

Mexico 7 Canada 1

didn’t allow a hit until Loreto Siniscalchi’s single to lead off the sixth inning.

Japan 6 Texas 1

Ryota Endo allowed just four hits and one earned run in five innings and had one RBI to help Tokyo, Japan beat San Antonio, Texas 6-1 on Tuesday in a consolation game of the Little League World Series.

Japan had the bases loaded with two outs in the top of the first inning when Jo Adachi laced a two-run single to right field for a 2-0 lead. Japan made it 3-0 in the second on Yujiro Moriya’s base hit up the middle.

Victor Juarez and three relievers combined to allow one hit and no earned runs and Mexico beat Canada 7-1 on Tuesday in an elimination game of the Little League World Series.

Juarez threw 37 pitches over three innings and struck out seven. Mexico finished with 11 strikeouts and From wire reports

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Sumter Post 15 fundraiser set for today Buffalo Wild Wings will hold a fundraiser for the Sumter Post 15 American Legion baseball program today.

The restaurant will donate 10 percent of its sales today to the P-15’s program.

The restaurant is located at 2625 Broad Street.

Glaze at (803) 968-0773 or Tal- wanska is No. 4.

Djokovic, the defending madge Tobias at (803) 491champion, is followed by 4573.

No. 2 Andy Murray, No. 3 Clemson reported 15 Stan Wawrinka and No. 4 minor violations Rafael Nadal.

COLUMBIA — Clemson’s The draw is Friday. Play athletic department reportbegins Monday. ed 15 violations to the NCAA Rangers put Outfielder in the past year, including Hamilton on waivers three by the defending AtChurches Challenge The Texas Rangers placed lantic Coast Conference footbooked up outfielder Josh Hamilton, 35, ball champions.

The 17th Annual ChurchThe school released its in- on unconditional release es Challenge Praise Rally & waivers Tuesday, though fractions report Tuesday Golf Tournament set for Fri- after an open records rethey hope his surgically reday and Saturday is combuilt left knee is healthy quest by The Associated pletely booked. enough to allow him to try Press.

There are several teams for a spot with the team next None of the violations is on a waiting list. There are season. considered serious. All but 26 different churches from one of them is classified as a Pirates 7 11 different denominations Level III infraction. Level III Astros 1 signed up for the event. infractions are those the PITTSBURGH — Ivan NCAA considers isolated or Sumter TD Club looking limited in nature; provide no Nova took a shutout into the for members ninth and finished with a more than a minimal reThe Sumter Touchdown six-hitter while Gregory Pocruiting, competitive or Club presented by FTC is ac- other advantage; and don’t lanco hit two homers to lead cepting memberships and the Pittsburgh Pirates to a include more than a minisponsors for its 27th season 7-1 victory over the Houston mal impermissible benefit. beginning on Sept. 2.

Astros on Tuesday night.

Clemson detailed its The 12 weekly breakfast NCAA violations from Aug. Blue Jays 7 meetings will be held at a 1, 2015, through this past Angels 2 new site this year, the Swan July 31.

TORONTO — Russell Lake Visitors Center located Three of the violations ininside the gates of Swan volved the football program, Martin had three hits and two RBIs, R.A. Dickey got lake-Iris Gardens on Liberty which starts the season his first home win since July Street. The meetings, which ranked No. 2.

10 and the Toronto Blue Jays wil run through Nov. 18, will One came from an “accibegin at 7: 15 a.m. dental” FaceTime call placed beat the Los Angeles Angels Each meeting will include a by coach Dabo Swinney to a 7-2 on Tuesday night. devotional, a pick ‘em contest prospect before the allowDiamondbacks 9 as well as a guest speaker. able date of Sept. 1. Coaches Braves 8 Membership to the club is can’t place any phone calls PHOENIX — Paul Goldopen to the public. The fee is to the prospect from Sept. schmidt hit a solo homer in $100 per year and includes a 1-15 as punishment for the the ninth inning to lift the full buffet breakfast each infraction.

Arizona Diamondbacks over week along with the ability Williams, Djokovic top the Atlanta Braves 9-8 on to participate in all that the seeds for U.S. Open Monday night.

TD club offers. Those interSerena Williams is the Goldschmidt hit his 19th ested in sponsoring can do No. 1 seeded woman for the homer off John Gant (1-3) to so for $200 per year. lead off the inning, helping For those interested in be- U.S. Open after barely holding on to the top spot in the Arizona overcome a five-run coming a member, go to www.sumtertdclub.com and rankings, and Novak Djokov- deficit and a two-homer ic is No. 1 for the men. night from Freddie Freeclick on the membership Angelique Kerber is No. 2, man. form.

Garbine Muguruza is seeded For more information, go No. 3 and Agnieszka RadFrom staff, wire reports to the website or call Lee

1 p.m. – Youth Baseball: Little League World Series International Elimination Game from South Williamsport, Pa. – Vancouver, British Columbia, or Nuevo Leon, Mexico vs. Sydney or Willemstad, Curacao (ESPN).

2:30 p.m. – International Soccer: UEFA Champions League Match – Steaua Bucharest vs. Manchester City (FOX SPORTS 1).

2:30 p.m. – International Soccer: UEFA Champions League Match – Ajax vs.

FC Rostov (FOX SPORTS 1).

2:30 p.m. – International Soccer: UEFA Champions League Match – Dinamo Zagreb vs. Salzburg (FOX SPORTSOUTH).

3 p.m. – Youth Baseball: Little League World Series U.S. Elimination Game from South Williamsport, Pa. – Johnston, Iowa, vs. Warwick, R.I., or Goodlettsville, Tenn., or Chula Vista, Calif.

(ESPN).

3:30 p.m. – Major League Baseball: Cleveland at Oakland (MLB NETWORK).

5 p.m. – Youth Baseball: Little League World Series International Elimination Game from South Williamsport, Pa. – Aguadulce, Panama vs. Seoul, South Korea (ESPN).

5 p.m. – Horse Racing: John’s Call Stakes at Saratoga Springs, N.Y. (FOX SPORTS 2).

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

7:30 p.m. – Youth Baseball: Little League World Series U.S. Elimination Game from South Williamsport, Pa. – Endwell, N.Y., vs. Bowling Green, Ky. (ESPN).

8 p.m. – International Soccer: CONCACAF Champions League Match – Arabe Unido vs. Don Bosco (UNIVISION).

9:30 p.m. – Major League Baseball: Atlanta at Arizona (FOX SPORTS SOUTHEAST, WPUB-FM 102.7).

9:55 p.m. – International Soccer: Mexican League Match – Cafetaleros vs.

Guadalajara (UNIVISION).

10 p.m. – Major League Baseball: San Francisco at Los Angeles Dodgers (ESPN).

MLB standings

By The Associated Press

AMERICAN League East Division W L Pct GB Toronto 70 54 .565 — Boston 70 54 .565 — Baltimore 68 56 .548 2 New York 63 61 .508 7 Tampa Bay 52 71 .423 17½ Central Division W L Pct GB Cleveland 72 51 .585 — Detroit 65 59 .524 7½ Kansas City 64 60 .516 8½ Chicago 59 64 .480 13 Minnesota 49 75 .395 23½ West Division W L Pct GB Texas 73 52 .584 — Seattle 67 57 .540 5½ Houston 65 60 .520 8 Oakland 53 72 .424 20 Los Angeles 52 72 .419 20½

Monday’s Games

Baltimore 4, Washington 3 Houston 3, Pittsburgh 1 Boston 6, Tampa Bay 2 Cleveland 1, Oakland 0 Seattle 7, N.Y. Yankees 5

Tuesday’s Games

Houston at Pittsburgh, 7:05 p.m.

Washington at Baltimore, 7:05 p.m.

L.A. Angels at Toronto, 7:07 p.m.

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

Kansas City at Miami, 7:10 p.m.

Texas at Cincinnati, 7:10 p.m.

Detroit at Minnesota, 8:10 p.m.

Philadelphia at Chicago White Sox, 8:10 p.m.

Cleveland at Oakland, 10:05 p.m.

N.Y. Yankees at Seattle, 10:10 p.m.

Wednesday’s Games

Houston (McHugh 7-10) at Pittsburgh (Cole 7-8), 12:35 p.m.

Cleveland (Bauer 9-5) at Oakland (Graveman 9-8), 3:35 p.m.

N.Y. Yankees (Tanaka 10-4) at Seattle (LeBlanc 3-0), 3:40 p.m.

Baltimore (Miley 7-10) at Washington (Roark 13-6), 7:05 p.m.

L.A. Angels (Shoemaker 7-13) at Toronto (Estrada 7-5), 7:07 p.m.

Boston (Porcello 17-3) at Tampa Bay (Andriese 6-5), 7:10 p.m.

Kansas City (Gee 5-6) at Miami (Fernandez 12-7), 7:10 p.m.

Texas (Darvish 4-3) at Cincinnati (Adleman 2-1), 7:10 p.m.

Detroit (Boyd 4-2) at Minnesota (Duffey 8-9), 8:10 p.m.

Philadelphia (Eickhoff 8-12) at Chicago White Sox (Rodon 3-8), 8:10 p.m.

Thursday’s Games

Boston at Tampa Bay, 1:10 p.m.

Detroit at Minnesota, 1:10 p.m.

Baltimore at Washington, 7:05 p.m.

L.A. Angels at Toronto, 7:07 p.m.

Kansas City at Miami, 7:10 p.m.

Cleveland at Texas, 8:05 p.m.

Seattle at Chicago White Sox, 8:10 p.m.

National League East Division W L Pct GB Washington 73 51 .589 — Miami 65 59 .524 8 New York 62 62 .500 11 Philadelphia 58 67 .464 15½ Atlanta 45 80 .360 28½ Central Division W L Pct GB 79 45 .637 — Chicago St. Louis 66 57 .537 12½ Pittsburgh 62 60 .508 16 54 70 .435 25 Milwaukee Cincinnati 53 71 .427 26 West Division W L Pct GB Los Angeles 69 55 .556 — San Francisco 68 56 .548 1 Colorado 60 65 .480 9½ San Diego 53 72 .424 16½ Arizona 52 73 .416 17½

Monday’s Games

L.A. Dodgers 18, Cincinnati 9 Baltimore 4, Washington 3 Houston 3, Pittsburgh 1 Milwaukee 4, Colorado 2 Arizona 9, Atlanta 8 Chicago Cubs 5, San Diego 1

Tuesday’s Games

Houston at Pittsburgh, 7:05 p.m.

Washington at Baltimore, 7:05 p.m.

Kansas City at Miami, 7:10 p.m.

Texas at Cincinnati, 7:10 p.m.

Colorado at Milwaukee, 8:10 p.m.

Philadelphia at Chicago White Sox, 8:10 p.m.

N.Y. Mets at St. Louis, 8:15 p.m.

Atlanta at Arizona, 9:40 p.m.

Chicago Cubs at San Diego, 10:10 p.m.

San Francisco at L.A. Dodgers, 10:10 p.m.

Wednesday’s Games

Houston (McHugh 7-10) at Pittsburgh (Cole 7-8), 12:35 p.m.

Colorado (Anderson 4-4) at Milwaukee (Davies 9-6), 2:10 p.m.

Chicago Cubs (Hendricks 11-7) at San Diego (Clemens 2-2), 3:40 p.m.

Baltimore (Miley 7-10) at Washington (Roark 13-6), 7:05 p.m.

Kansas City (Gee 5-6) at Miami (Fernandez 12-7), 7:10 p.m.

Texas (Darvish 4-3) at Cincinnati (Adleman 2-1), 7:10 p.m.

Philadelphia (Eickhoff 8-12) at Chicago White Sox (Rodon 3-8), 8:10 p.m.

N.Y. Mets (deGrom 7-6) at St. Louis (Martinez 11-7), 8:15 p.m.

Atlanta (Teheran 3-9) at Arizona (Greinke 11-4), 9:40 p.m.

San Francisco (Cueto 14-3) at L.A. Dodgers (Hill 9-3), 10:10 p.m.

Thursday’s Games

Baltimore at Washington, 7:05 p.m.

Kansas City at Miami, 7:10 p.m.

N.Y. Mets at St. Louis, 7:15 p.m.

Pittsburgh at Milwaukee, 8:10 p.m.

Atlanta at Arizona, 9:40 p.m.

San Francisco at L.A. Dodgers, 10:10 p.m.

NFL Preseason

By The Associated Press

AMERICAN CONFERENCE East W L T Pct PF PA New England 2 0 0 1.000 57 44 Buffalo 1 1 0 .500 39 19 1 1 0 .500 41 51 Miami N.Y. Jets 1 1 0 .500 35 35 South W L T Pct PF PA Houston 2 0 0 1.000 40 22 1 1 0 .500 43 36 Tennessee Indianapolis 1 1 0 .500 37 37 0 2 0 .000 34 44 Jacksonville North W L T Pct PF PA Baltimore 2 0 0 1.000 41 37 Cincinnati 1 1 0 .500 46 31 Pittsburgh 0 2 0 .000 17 47 Cleveland 0 2 0 .000 24 41 West W L T Pct PF PA Denver 1 1 0 .500 46 31 San Diego 1 1 0 .500 29 30 Oakland 1 1 0 .500 43 30 Kansas City 0 2 0 .000 36 38

NATIONAL CONFERENCE East W L T Pct PF PA Philadelphia 2 0 0 1.000 34 9 1 1 0 .500 39 41 Washington Dallas 1 1 0 .500 65 42 0 2 0 .000 10 48 N.Y. Giants South W L T Pct PF PA Atlanta 2 0 0 1.000 47 30 Tampa Bay 1 1 0 .500 36 38 Carolina 1 1 0 .500 45 38 New Orleans 0 2 0 .000 31 50 North W L T Pct PF PA Minnesota 2 0 0 1.000 35 27 2 0 0 1.000 37 23 Green Bay Detroit 1 1 0 .500 44 47 Chicago 0 2 0 .000 22 45 West W L T Pct PF PA Los Angeles 2 0 0 1.000 49 44 San Francisco 1 1 0 .500 44 48 Seattle 1 1 0 .500 28 34 Arizona 0 2 0 .000 13 50

Thursday’s Games

Atlanta at Miami, 8 p.m.

Dallas at Seattle, 10 p.m.

Friday’s Games

Buffalo at Washington, 7:30 p.m.

New England at Carolina, 7:30 p.m.

Pittsburgh at New Orleans, 8 p.m.

Cleveland at Tampa Bay, 8 p.m.

Green Bay at San Francisco, 10 p.m.

Saturday’s Games

Kansas City at Chicago, 1 p.m.

Philadelphia at Indianapolis, 7 p.m.

Detroit at Baltimore, 7 p.m.

N.Y. Giants at N.Y. Jets, 7:30 p.m.

Tennessee at Oakland, 8 p.m.

Los Angeles at Denver, 9 p.m.

Sunday’s Games

San Diego at Minnesota, 1 p.m.

Arizona at Houston, 4 p.m.

Cincinnati at Jacksonville, 8 p.m.

WNBA

By The Associated Press

EASTERN CONFERENCE

W L Pct GB 18 8 .692 — New York Atlanta 13 12 .520 4½ Indiana 12 12 .500 5 Chicago 11 13 .458 6 Washington 9 15 .375 8 8 16 .333 9 Connecticut

WESTERN CONFERENCE

W L Pct GB Los Angeles 21 3 .875 — 21 4 .840 ½ Minnesota Phoenix 10 14 .417 11 Seattle 9 15 .375 12 Dallas 9 16 .360 12½ San Antonio 5 18 .217 15½

Tuesday’s Games

No games scheduled

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BASEBALL American League BALTIMORE ORIOLES — Sent LHP T.J. McFarland to Bowie (EL) for a rehab assignment.

CHICAGO WHITE SOX — Optioned OF Jason Coats to Charlotte (IL). Reinstated OF Avisail Garcia from the 15day DL. KANSAS CITY ROYALS — Sent LHP Jason Vargas to Omaha (PCL) for a rehab assignment.

NEW YORK YANKEES — Placed RHP Anthony Swarzak on the 15-day DL. Recalled RHP Ben Heller from Scranton/Wilkes-Barre (IL).

OAKLAND ATHLETICS — Placed DH Billy Butler on the 7-day DL. Recalled INF Arismendy Alcantara from Nashville (PCL).

SEATTLE MARINERS — Placed RHP Drew Storen on the 15-day DL, retroactive to Saturday. Recalled OF Guillermo Heredia from Tacoma (PCL).

Agreed to terms with RHP Bryan Evans on a minor league contract.

TORONTO BLUE JAYS — Optioned RHP Ryan Tepera to Buffalo (IL). Reinstated OF Kevin Pillar from the 15-day DL. National League LOS ANGELES DODGERS — Sent RHP Louis Coleman to the AZL Dodgers for a rehab assignment.

MIAMI MARLINS — Sent RHP Bryan Morris to the GCL Marlins for a rehab assignment.

SAN DIEGO PADRES — Sent 2B Jemile Weeks to the AZL Padres for a rehab assignment.

FOOTBALL National Football League DALLAS COWBOYS — Waived/injured G Jared Smith. Signed C Dan Buchholz.

DETROIT LIONS — Waived CB Keith Lewis. Signed CB Brandon McGee. NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS — Released CB E.J. Biggers, RB Donald Brown and DL Frank Kearse.

SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS — Waived/injured S Jered Bell. Signed WR Ryan Whalen to a one-year contract.

COLLEGE

HOLY CROSS — Named Dave Metzendorf director of men’s basketball operations.

SHENANDOAH — Named Aby Diop women’s assistant basketball coach.

WAGNER — Named Jasmine Edwards assistant athletic director for student services.

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and what they’re supposed to be doing,” Jarecki said. “We’re trying to play a lot of people and get them all to the right spots.”

Wilson Hall averaged 29.4 points a game last season, but there will be a lot of new faces in the lineup this season, including at quarterback, running back and along the offensive line.

“It’s their turn,” Jarecki said. “They’ve gotten the opportunity and now it’s their turn to play. There’s going to be some mistakes made early, but that’s part of it. We’ve just got to learn how to deal with it and work through it.

“But there’s been a lot of bright spots and we’re expecting big things. I like the overall effort and attitude.”

It will be a tall task for the young unit against a Cavs defense that hasn’t allowed more than 21 points in a game since 2014. REL has about seven starters back on defense as well as offense.

“We’ve got to pick up the stunts and make sure we’re blocking the right people,” Jarecki said. “We’ve got to take what they give us and limit our mistakes and try to control the ball and keep it away from them a little bit.”

Limiting possession might be key as the Cavs have big-play capability. They averaged 34.4 points a game last year and already had several big plays in just two quarters in the win over the Stallions last week.

“They’ve got a lot of very good skill people back and a big offensive line to run behind,” Jarecki said. “You’ve got to be prepared for everything because they run and throw it well.

“We’ve got to be in the right spots and can’t get fooled on things and make sure we’re taking care of all phases.”

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Wilson Hall’s Justin Timmons (22) and the rest of the Barons will meet Robert E. Lee Academy in their season opener on Friday in Bishopville.

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Lakewood High School volleyball sweeps Lake City to open season Lakewood High School’s varsity volleyball team opened its season with a 3-0 victory over Lake City on Tuesday at The Swamp.

Game scores were 25-20, 26-24 and 26-24.

Ariana Jackson had 10 blocks and four kills for the Lady Gators while Madison Harris produced two kills and one block. Adalia Martinez finished with five aces and Halie Griffin had two aces and 12 blocks.

Faith Alejo had six aces while Hope Alejo tallied two kills.

LHS returns to action on Thursday at crosstown rival Sumter.

Wilson Hall wins pair The Lady Barons earned a pair of victories this week with wins over Ben Lippen on Monday and Hammond on Tuesday to improve to 3-0.

Combined, Courtney Clark and Becka Noyes led Wilson Hall in kills with 10 and seven, respectively. Chandler Curtis

totaled 21 assists and eight aces. Liza Lowder had 15 digs and Danielle deHoll added 12.

The Lady Barons will travel to Cardinal Newman on Thursday for their next match.

leigh Geddings and Taylor McPhail combined for 16 kills while Mercede Holliday finished with 12 digs.

Lakewood travels to Sumter on Thursday.

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Dorchester Academy 0

Lakewood 2 Lake City 0

The JV Lady Gators opened their season with a 2-0 victory over Lake City on Tuesday at The Swamp by scores of 25-18 and 25-22.

Raven Logan had eight points for LHS followed by Aubrey Qinzy with seven. Ka-

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The Cavalier defense was equally dominant. It gave up 47 yards rushing and 20 yards passing in the two quarters against the Stallions. Now REL faces a Barons offense that is young and inexperienced with just two starters returning from last year.

“They run a lot of option and a lot of counter, so we’re going to have to play our assignments,” Rankin said.

“We’ve got to continue to improve along the line and with our linebackers and get after whoever has the ball and make sure we corral him.”

SUMMERTON — Clarendon Hall’s JV squad opened its season on Tuesday with a 2-0 victory over Dorchester Academy at the Saints gymnasium by scores of 25-16 and 25-16.

Amberly Way and Hadleigh McIntosh paced the Lady Saints with 11 points each with Way picking up seven aces and McIntosh five. Chloe Anderson added nine points.

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Varsity Cross Country Crestwood, Wilson Hall, Thomas Sumter in General Invitational (at Patriot Park SportsPlex), 5 p.m.

Varsity Girls Tennis Sumter at Ridge View, 5 p.m.

Carolina at Wilson Hall, 4 p.m.

Junior Varsity Girls Tennis Wilson Hall at Carolina, 4 p.m.

Pee Dee at Thomas Sumter, 4 p.m.

Varsity and JV Volleyball East Clarendon at Lake City, 5 p.m.

Williamsburg at Laurence Manning, 4 p.m.

B Team Volleyball Robert E. Lee, Providence Athletic Club at Hammond, 5 p.m.

THURSDAY

Junior Varsity Football Sumter at Crestwood, 6 p.m.

Lake City at Lakewood, 6:30 p.m.

Hammond at Wilson Hall, 7 p.m.

B Team Football Sumter at Irmo, 6 p.m.

Hammond at Wilson Hall, 5 p.m.

Ben Lippen at Wilson Hall, 4 p.m.

Florence Christian at Laurence Manning, 6 p.m.

Junior Varsity Tennis Carolina at Laurence Manning, 4 p.m.

Varsity Volleyball Crestwood at Lake City, 6 p.m.

Lee Central at Buford, 6 p.m.

Varsity and JV Volleyball Lakewood at Sumter, 5:30 p.m.

Johnsonville at East Clarendon, 5 p.m.

Wilson Hall at Cardinal Newman, 4:30 p.m.

Trinity-Byrnes at Laurence Manning, 4 p.m.

St. John’s Christian at Clarendon Hall, 4 p.m.

FRIDAY

Varsity Football Crestwood at Sumter, 7:30 p.m.

Lakewood at Lake City, 7:30 p.m.

Manning at Scott’s Branch, 7:30 p.m.

Lee Central at Eau Claire, 7:30 p.m.

Timmonsville at East Clarendon, 7:30 p.m.

Wilson Hall at Robert E. Lee, 7:30 p.m.

Laurence Manning at Florence Christian, 7:30 p.m.

The King’s Academy at Thomas Sumter, 7:30 p.m.

Beaufort Academy at Clarendon Hall, 7:30 p.m.

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Duke looks to build on momentum

By JOEDY McCREARY The Associated Press DURHAM, N.C. — One by one over the past few years, Duke has taken care of nearly every item on its program-building checklist.

The Blue Devils have posted three straight winning seasons. They’ve won an Atlantic Coast Conference divisional championship and played for a league title. They’ve reached four straight bowls, finally winning one.

Now Duke wants to take yet another step forward and win a conference title.

That will be a big challenge in a league that has two College Football Playoff contenders in Clemson and Florida State, but it’s another sign of progress that the Blue Devils’ goal can’t be summarily dismissed.

“We have high expectations, which is a good thing when it comes to Duke football,” coach David Cutcliffe said, “and we know they have

set their sights high.”

Bowls have become an every-year thing at Duke. Nobody on this year’s roster knows what it’s like to miss the postseason. That’s a 180-degree turn from the late 1990s and 2000s, when the Blue Devils went 17 years between bowl appearances and went winless four times in that span.

Duke is coming off its first bowl victory since 1961, an overtime win over Indiana in the Pinstripe Bowl, and the Blue Devils say ending a year with a win kept them hungry for more during the offseason.

“We love having that trophy. We love having the rings from that bowl game,” quarterback Thomas Sirk said. “We want to win another bowl game. We want to win an ACC championship and ultimately play in the College Football Playoff.”

SIRK’S WORK Sirk hopes to be ready for the opener Sept. 3 against North Carolina Central after rupturing his left

Achilles tendon during a conditioning workout in February. Sirk missed the 2013 season after rupturing his right Achilles, and that familiarity with the comeback process has made this rehab easier. He was listed as the starter on the preseason depth chart.

GROUND GAME Duke ranked fifth in the ACC in rushing last season, and needs more from its stable of experienced running backs, none of whom averaged more than 46 yards in 2015.

Cutcliffe says that starts up front with three starters back on an offensive line that he says could be the “biggest, most physical offensive line we’d had.”

He says the goal is to develop a power-running game that’s less dependent on zone blocking and finesse.

PREDICTION Win 7, Lose 5

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Duke quarterback Thomas Sirk looks to pass during practice in Durham, N.C. Sirk and the Blue Devils are coming off their first bowl win since 1961.

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Florida seeking fewer twists, more offense

By MARK LONG The Associated Press

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Alabama’s Calvin Ridley, one of the top pass-catchers in the SEC, headlines a loaded receiving corps.

New QB, new RBs, same old Alabama

By JOHN ZENOR The Associated Press

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — Alabama will trot out an unproven quarterback, insert a new tailback and replace a collection of NFL draft picks.

It’s not the conventional formula for contention but it worked just fine for the Crimson Tide last season, when Nick Saban and ‘Bama navigated a similar scenario to claim their fourth national title in seven years.New season, same old expectations. It seems a given these days that Alabama is as well stocked with talent as any team in college football, but Saban’s standard theme is about mind-set and attitude not recruiting rankings.

“When we have a critical mass of players that buy into the team ... we seem like we’ve done pretty well in the past,” he said. “When we have lots of people preoccupied with other things like how much they’re going to play or who their agent’s going to be next year or whenever, we don’t seem to do nearly as well.”

For the third straight season, the Tide carried a quarterback competition into fall camp. Cooper Bateman, Blake Barnett, David Cornwell and freshman Jalen Hurts all have been in the mix, though Cornwell was limited during the summer and early in camp by a foot injury.

The biggest hole is the one left by Heisman Trophy-win-

Young players like runstopper Da’Ron Payne and cornerbacks Minkah Fitzpatrick and Marlon Humphrey look like future stars.

Others like defensive end Da’Shawn Hand and Reuben Foster could be poised for breakout seasons.

NEW BACKFIELD This is the first time Saban hasn’t been able to insert an experienced tailback to replace the latest NFLbound star (six Tide backs The Associated Press have been drafted in the first Freshman Jalen Hurts, left, is three rounds over the past battling for the starting quarsix years). Scarbrough and terback job at Alabama.

Harris are former five-star recruits who got limited carning tailback Derrick Henry, ries as freshmen so they’re who ran the ball more times still unproven. Plus, two recruiting services rated fresh(395 carries) than Jake man B.J. Emmons as the naCoker threw it (393). tion’s top runner. It will alHenry’s replacement — most certainly not be a onelikely a combination of Bo man show like last season, Scarbrough and Damien Harris — will still be able to when none of Henry’s understudies even reached 80 run behind All-SEC left carries. tackle Cam Robinson. Ross Pierschbacher moves from starting left guard to center, PREDICTION Arguably the team’s replacing first-round draft toughest SEC games come pick and Rimington Award on the road against Missiswinner Ryan Kelly. sippi, Arkansas, Tennessee Calvin Ridley headlines a and LSU. The Rebels have loaded receiving corps that beaten Alabama the past two also includes tight end O.J. years. There’s plenty of Howard, offensive MVP of backfield talent, if minimal the national championship experience. But the Tide regame. mains strong on both sides A defense that led the naof the line of scrimmage, tion against the run and and Ridley is one of the ranked third in points alSEC’s top receivers. The relowed per game, total yards given up and sacks is loaded sult: An 11-1 (12-0 is certainwith returning stars like de- ly a possibility) regular season and another SEC West fensive end Jonathan Allen championship. and safety Eddie Jackson.

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Jim McElwain’s second season at Florida can’t possibly have as many twists as his first.

The Gators dealt with a costly suspension, celebrated a surprising division championship and then endured a dreadful final three games in 2015. For players and coaches, it was staggering, exhilarating and ultimately humbling.

The journey also may provide some valuable lessons as Florida heads into Year 2 of McElwain’s tenure.

“This team has to understand that what they did a year ago was kind of discover, kind of discovered a little bit maybe what was possible,” McElwain said. “And yet (we) learned some lessons along the way about understanding, never being satisfied. And hopefully even all the older players understand that they never made it. In other words, you can’t go into coast (mode).”

Instead, the Gators hope to learn how to finish.

After unexpectedly clinching the SEC’s Eastern Division last November, Florida lost its final three games. McElwain’s team was exposed and overmatched against rival Florida State, against Alabama in the league title game and against Michigan in the Citrus Bowl. The

Gators managed just two offensive touchdowns in those losses and were outscored 97-24.

Quarterback play was among the main issues, with Treon Harris having more turnovers than touchdowns in those games and getting sacked 13 times. Harris started the final eight games after Will Grier was suspended for one year for violating the NCAA’s policy on performance-enhancing drugs.

Harris and Grier have since transferred. Luke Del Rio, the son of Oakland Raiders coach Jack Del Rio, is the front-runner to win the starting job despite throwing just 18 somewhat meaningful passes at Alabama (2013), Oregon State (2014) and Florida (2015).

Whether it’s Del Rio, former Purdue starter Austin Appleby, Feleipe Franks or fellow freshman Kyle Trask under center, McElwain expects the offense to be “dramatically better” this fall.

PREDICTION With one of the weakest non-conference schedules in recent history — Florida hosts UMass, North Texas and Presbyterian, teams that combined for six wins in 2015 — the Gators should be a lock to win nine games. And since Georgia, Missouri and USC have new coaches, they also should be in the hunt in the SEC East.

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Eagles hoping experience, new faces can spur ACC turnaround

By KYLE HIGHTOWER The Associated Press

starters, but they were young. .It’ll get better every day.”

Injuries certainly had a role BOSTON — Steve Addazio in the Eagles’ struggles. Quarknew it would take a different terback Darius Wade was lost kind of approach to build a in the third game of the seawinning program at Boston son to a broken left ankle, and College. running back Jon Hilliman’s The changes he has made as season ended a week later behe prepares to enter his fourth cause of a broken foot. season are testament to his It left Addazio’s spread-opwillingness to keep trying new tion offense in flux, and it things. showed in a unit that ranked The Eagles posted identical at or near the bottom of the 7-6 records during Addazio’s Atlantic Coast Conference in first two seasons in 2013 and virtually every major offensive 2014. That was good enough category. Things would have for third- and fourth-place fin- been a lot worse if not for a deishes in the Atlantic Division, fense that topped the FBS in and back-to-back bowl berths. total defense, allowing just That progress ended last 254.3 yards per game. season as BC stumbled to 3-9 There won’t be a complete and 0-8 in conference play. It reinvention, but this team was part of a collectively down should have a different feel. year for its two main revenue PREDICTION sports as the Eagles became BC should also be a lot more the first ACC program to go disciplined with a more veterwinless in league play in both an group. The Eagles’ defense football and men’s basketball help them stay competitive in during the same school year. more conference games, they Addazio is aiming to prove will likely still go through that 2015 was an anomaly. growing pains as they transi“This team has got a great tion to a more pro-style ofattitude, a great desire to be fense. A 6-6 finish likely is the good,” he said. “It’s a mix, best to hope for. we’ve got some returning

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is coaching the USC running backs.

He has managed indirectly to improve the team at quarterback as well.

His son Jake is a freshman on the squad and locked in a battle for the starting quarterback with senior Perry Orth and fellow freshman Brandon McIlwain.

Considered one of the top quarterbacks in the Southeast, Bentley opted to forgo his final year at Opelika (Ala.) High School to join the Gamecocks.

“It kind of was brought up in a staff meeting,” said Bentley of Jake’s decision. “It got to him. He talked to his guidance counselors at Opelika.

Once he talked to his guidance counselors and figured out he had enough units, it really was no looking back.

“I kind of gave him some scenarios of playing back here at South Carolina and gave him some scenarios of staying with (Opelika head coach Brian) Blackmon. He decided he wanted to do it. It was his decision.”

Recruited by virtually every college in the Southeastern Conference and many others outside the SEC, the younger Bentley may have been drawn to the Gamecocks to be closer to his family.

“From a percentage standpoint, I couldn’t tell you, but, for him I think it was a lot,” Bentley said of his son’s intention to be with the family. “His brothers play far away. One of his brothers played at Rutgers, the other plays at Old Dominion, which is seven hours away, 11 hours away from Alabama.

“Being the close, tight-knit family that we are, I think it played a major part in his decision. You’d have to ask him. I don’t want to put words in his mouth, but I think that played a big part in his decision.”

Per Muschamp’s policy, media are not allowed to interview freshmen.

Bobby Bentley played a big role in the quarterback development of each of his sons, but he has to take a step back as offensive coordinator Kurt Roper is in charge of the position.

“The good thing is he has a great quarterback coach in Kurt Roper. I don’t have to look over his shoulder,” Bentley said. “Kurt Roper is a great coach. Coach Muschamp is going to guide that whole deal, so I can coach running backs and do my job.”

A recent gesture by Muschamp re-enforced Bentley’s feelings he is the right place at the right time as the Gamecocks coach shared a bit of the running backs coach’s past with the team.

“I walked onto the practice field and got a little emotional (Tuesday) because, in the team meeting, coach Muschamp — he is such a great guy, such a people guy. He showed clips of all the coaches to the team of us playing in high school or college.

“He showed a clip of 1985 of me playing in Williams-Brice.

So, here it is, I’m walking on the field knowing I played in this stadium, knowing my son is here. My other son is a (graduate assistant) in the weight room, knowing that Shuler is playing at Old Dominion.

“It’s really a blessing just to know what all has happened. I just want to continue to give back and help somebody else because this is such a great place.”

In addition to coaching on the field, Bentley is ranked the nation’s 19th-best recruiter by one online site that continually updates as commitments are added.

Despite that, he remains surprised he is again coaching in the Palmetto State.

“It is really beyond my wildest dreams, to be honest,” he said. “I never could imagine this would happen, being in the indoor stadium talking to (the media) knowing I’m wearing the Gamecocks (colors) and knowing I’m coaching in the SEC. “Hopefully it motivates someone else because I don’t deserve it. Somebody else may deserve it, but I don’t deserve it.”

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McCloud looking to have healthy, productive 2016

By Matt Connolly The State CLEMSON — Ray-Ray McCloud’s freshman season at Clemson was a memorable one, as the Tigers reached the national championship game.

It was also a grind.

The 5-foot-10 wide receiver Mccloud was mentally and physically drained, with the Tigers opening the season in early September and playing until the middle of January.

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“Coming from high school, heck yes,” he said. “From a longevity aspect of it, it was long with coaches yelling at you all the time, and the closer you get, there’s more yelling. They want to win, too, but it’s love at the end.”

McCloud suffered a sprained knee in Clemson’s win against Florida State and missed the next three games. He rebounded to play in the ACC championship, Orange Bowl and College Football Playoff title game.

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40 yards in the final three contests.

He spent the offseason focusing on one thing.

“My body,” he said. “Physically being able to take hits, being able to last 15 games and stay healthy. … It bothered me a little bit mentally when I got hurt. I had never been hurt before, but now I feel like I’ve got my blinders on and I’m focused.”

McCloud arrived at Clemson from Sickles High in Tampa as a highly-rated prospect after playing mostly running back in high school.

He set county records with 5,765 rushing yards and 58 touchdowns in high school.

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He feels he didn’t live up to his potential as a freshman, but plans to be more of a playmaker as a sophomore.

“Last year I was kind of one cut and get what you can. … Now I feel like I can do what I want with the ball in my hands, not stupid stuff, but I can feel comfortable without coach in my ear,” he said. “Coming in as a freshman, you want to build trust.

I feel like I built the coaches’ trust a lot. I just want to keep doing that and stay consistent throughout the rest of the season.”

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and get separation,” Funchess said.

From Page B1 Newton, who is 6-5, 250 himself, expects both big receivers “You’re seeing what he’s will play a huge role in 2016 as going to add to the offense,” the Panthers try to build off a Rivera said. “We saw that at season in which they led the the end of the year last year. league in scoring.

Everybody was waiting for “The wide receiver position him, and then in midseason he has changed to a degree,” kind of came into his own and Newton said. “You look made some things happen. By around the league and see the end of the season, he got Odell (Beckham), Antonio better and stronger, and that’s Brown, those quick little shifty what he’s doing right now, get- guys. But having a Benji, havting stronger, learning the ing Fun(chess), having guys plays. He’s learning how to use that are 6-5, 6-6 and are able to that big body like Kelvin move and able to jump as well, does.” and you know the average (deFunchess said he feels more fensive back) is probably comfortable with offensive co- 5-foot-9, 5-10, that size and ordinator Mike Shula’s system girth is an edge for you.” entering his second season.

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OBITUARIES JOSEPH W. MARLOWE Joseph Wendel Marlowe, formerly of Conway, husband of Sandy Marlowe, died on Saturday, Aug. 20, 2016, surrounded by his loving family.

Funeral services will be held at 3 p.m. on Thursday at Jamestown Baptist Church with the MARLOWE family receiving friends one hour prior. Burial will follow at Westside Memorial Gardens Cemetery.

Please sign a guestbook at watsonfuneralservices.com Watson Funeral Services and Crematory, 2300 U.S. 378, Conway, is serving the family.

MARIE PACK WILSON FLORENCE — On Monday, Aug. 22, 2016, Marie Pack Wilson, widow of Grady Wilson Sr., exchanged her rugged cross for her precious crown at McLeod Hospice House in Florence.

Born on Feb. 28, 1939, in Sumter, she was a daughter of the late Tom and Annie Johnson Pack.

The family is receiving relatives and friends at the home of her daughter and son-inlaw, Trudy and Leroy Witherspoon, 1121 Hoffman Drive, Wilson community, Manning.

Funeral services are incomplete and will be announced by Fleming & Delaine Funeral Home and Chapel.

BRIAN DAVID KING Brian David King, age 49, beloved husband of 23 years to Joelle Rae Crawford King, died on Thursday, Aug. 18, 2016, at the Dorn VA Medical Center.

Born in Waterloo, New York, he was a son of Stephen George King and the late Barbara Ann Strong King. Brian retired from the United States Air Force after 20 years of service. He was a member of the American Legion Post 1066, Goose Creek,

where he was also a member of the 40/8 Voiture 1067. He enjoyed trips to the mountains, woodworking, laughing, telling jokes, working in the yard and barbecuing along with spending time with his family and his beloved dog, Chelsie.

Surviving in addition to his wife and father are his daughter, Lindsay King of Beaufort; and his sister, Linda King of Webster, New York.

A funeral service will be held at 11 a.m. on Friday at the Bullock Funeral Home Chapel. Interment will be held at 1 p.m. at Florence National Cemetery with full military honors.

The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. on Thursday at Bullock Funeral Home.

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ZENOBIA E. MILLER Zenobia Edwards Miller was born on Feb. 27, 1924, to the late John Wesley Edwards Sr. and Allie Johnson Edwards of Lynchburg. Zenobia was the seventh child out of 15 children. She departed this life on Saturday, Aug. 20, 2016, at her residence.

She was deeply rooted in education. She received her bachelor of science degree from Morris College in Sumter and her masters of education from South Carolina State University in Orangeburg. During her years of teaching, she met the love of her life, the late William “Bill” Miller, and together they were united in holy matrimony on Dec. 22, 1951. Later she continued to educate and teach

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young children, men and women, not only in the school district. Miller served in many capacities in the AME Church such as Sunday school teacher, trustee, steward, and Women’s Missionary Society.

She leaves to cherish her memories: four sisters, Colia E. Sullivan of Greer, Rosa Lee (Ernest) Scott of Columbia, Earlene E. (Cornelius) Hayes of Chicago, Illinois, and Eula E. Fulton of Lake City; two brothers, John Wesley Edwards of Lake City and Waymon Edwards of Florence; and two sisters-in-law, Ruby Edwards of Lynchburg and Johnnie Mae Edwards of Olanta. Although she never had any children, all of her nieces and nephews were children to her.

She was preceded in death by seven siblings.

Public viewing will be held from 3 to 6 p.m. today at Job’s Mortuary.

Mrs. Miller 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. Pisgah AME Church, 217 W. Bartlette St., Sumter, with the pastor, the Rev. Laddie Howard, officiating. Interment will follow in Hillside Memorial Park.

The family will be receiving friends at the home, 101 E. Claff Circle, Lake City, SC 29560.

Jobs Mortuary Inc., 312 S. Main St., Sumter, is in charge of arrangements.

Online memorials can be sent to jobsmortuary@sc.rr. com or visit us on the website: jobsmortuary.net.

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ROBERT P. GLOVER Robert P. Glover, 68, entered into eternal rest on Saturday, Aug. 20, 2016, at Palmetto Health Richland hospital, Columbia.

Born on Feb. 4, 1948, in Sumter County, he was a son of Herbert Glover and the late Mattie Knox Glover. He was educated in the public schools of Newark, New Jersey, and was employed by Singer Sewing Machine Co. In 1970, he relocated to Sumter.

He leaves to cherish his memories: his father, Herbert Glover of Rembert; one brother, Herbert Glover Jr. of New York; three uncles, James (Julia) Knox of Dalzell, Cleveland Pinckney and Harmon (Mozell) Pinckney of Sumter; two aunts, Lizzie Neely and Hattie (Leroy) Butler of New York; one stepsister, LaDonna Levell of Sumter; two nephews; nine nieces; and a host of other relatives and friends.

Homegoing services will be held at noon today at Grant Hill Missionary Baptist Church, 5405 Black River Road, Rembert, with Pastor Clifton N. Witherspoon officiating, eulogist.

The family is receiving relatives and friends at the home of his father, 4395 Herrington Road, Rembert.

The remains will be placed in the church at 11 a.m.

The procession will leave at 11:30 a.m. from the home.

Burial will be in Grant Hill Missionary Baptist Churchyard cemetery.

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

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ROSA K. HAYNESWORTH Rosa Lee Keith Haynesworth, 84, widow of David Haynesworth Sr., departed this life on Monday, Aug. 22, 2016, at Hospice of West Alabama, Tuscaloosa, Alabama.

She was born on July 8, 1932, in Sumter, a daughter of the late Lewis Robinson and Julia Keith Bank.

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

LESLIE CORBETT BISHOPVILLE — Funeral services for James Leslie Corbett, 69, who died peacefully on Sunday, Aug. 21, 2016, will be held at 1 p.m. on Thursday in the chapel of Hancock-Elmore-Hill Funeral Home.

The family will receive friends from 5 until 7 p.m. today at Hancock-Elmore-Hill Funeral Home.

Mr. Corbett was born in Camden, a son of the late T.O. Corbett and Nora Lee Hatfield.

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He was born on Aug. 17, 1936, in Clarendon County, a son of the late Fredrick Douglas and Celia Eugene Samuel Hammett.

The family is receiving friends at the residence, 2131 Little Star Road, Alcolu.

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

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YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED and required to answer the Complaint in this action, a copy of which is herewith served upon you, and to serve a copy of your answer to the said Complaint upon the subscribers, at their office, 1703 Laurel Street (29201), Post Office Box 11682, Columbia, South Carolina 29211, within thirty (30) days after the service hereof, exclusive of the day of such service; and if you fail to answer the Complaint in the time aforesaid, judgment by default will be rendered against you for the relief demanded in the Complaint.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the original Complaint in the above entitled action was filed in the office of the Clerk of Court for Sumter County on August 3, 2016.

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LEGAL NOTICES Summons & Notice NOTICE NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the County Council (the "County Council") of Sumter County, South Carolina (the "County"), on August 9, 2016, enacted Ordinance No. 16-853 entitled "AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE ISSUANCE AND SALE OF GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS, SERIES 2016A, OR SUCH OTHER APPROPRIATE SERIES DESIGNATION, IN THE PRINCIPAL AMOUNT OF NOT TO EXCEED $2,500,000; FIXING THE FORM AND DETAILS OF THE BONDS; AUTHORIZING THE COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR TO PRESCRIBE CERTAIN DETAILS RELATING TO THE BONDS; PROVIDING FOR THE PAYMENT OF THE BONDS AND THE DISPOSITION OF THE PROCEEDS THEREOF AND OTHER MATTERS RELATING THERETO" (the "Ordinance").

The Ordinance authorized the issuance and sale of not exceeding $2,500,000 General Obligation Bonds, Series 2016A or such other appropriate series designation (the "Bonds") of the County.

The proceeds of the Bonds will be used for any one or more of the following purposes: (i) funding capital projects; (ii) paying costs of issuance of the Bonds; and (iii) such other lawful purposes as the Council shall determine.

Pursuant to Section 11-27-40(8) of the South Carolina Code of Laws, 1976, as amended, unless a notice, signed by not less than five (5) qualified electors of the County, of the intention to seek a referendum is filed both in the office of the Clerk of Court of the County and with the Clerk of the County Council, the initiative and referendum provisions of South Carolina law, Sections 4-9-1210 to 4-9-1230, South Carolina Code of Laws 1976, as amended, shall not be applicable to the Ordinance. The notice of intention to seek a referendum must be filed within twenty (20) days following the publication of this notice of the adoption of the aforesaid Ordinance in a newspaper of general circulation in Sumter County.

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SUMMONS AND NOTICE OF FILING OF COMPLAINT (Non-Jury) Foreclosure IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS THIRD JUDICIAL CIRCUIT C/A #: 2016-CP-43-01477 STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF SUMTER TRUSTMARK NATIONAL BANK, Plaintiff, vs.

GRIMSLEY LAW FIRM, LLC Benjamin E. Grimsley Attorney for the Plaintiff P. O. Box 11682 Columbia, South Carolina 29211 (803) 233-1177

IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS SUMMONS AND NOTICE OF FILING OF COMPLAINT AND NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE INTERVENTION (NON-JURY MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE) C/A NO: 2016-CP-43-01408 DEFICIENCY WAIVED STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF SUMTER U.S. Bank National Association as trustee for Holders of Structured Asset Securities Corporation Mortgage Loan Trust Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2007-RF1, PLAINTIFF, vs.

Rueshelle R Watson; Davin P Watson; DEFENDANT(S) TO THE DEFENDANTS, ABOVE NAMED: YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED and required to answer the Complaint herein, a copy of which is herewith served upon you, or otherwise appear and defend, and to serve a copy of your Answer to said Complaint upon the subscriber at his office, Hutchens Law Firm; P.O. Box 8237; Columbia, SC 29202, within thirty (30) days after service hereof, except as to the United States of America, which shall have sixty (60) days, exclusive of the day of such service, and if you fail to answer the Complaint within the time aforesaid, or otherwise appear and defend, the Plaintiff in this action will apply to the Court for the relief demanded therein, and judgment by default will be rendered against you for the relief demanded in the Complaint.

YOU WILL ALSO TAKE NOTICE that should you fail to Answer the foregoing Summons, the Plaintiff will move for an Order of Reference of this case to the Master in Equity, which Order shall, pursuant to Rule 53 of the South Carolina Rules of Civil Procedure, specifically provide that the said Master in Equity is authorized and empowered to enter a final judgment in this case with appeal only to the South Carolina Court of Appeals pursuant to Rule 203(d)(1) of the SCAR, effective June 1, 1999.

YOU WILL ALSO TAKE NOTICE that should you fail to Answer the foregoing Summons, the Plaintiff will move for an Order of Reference of this case to the Master in Equity in/for this County, which Order shall, pursuant to Rule 53 of the South Carolina Rules of Civil Procedure, specifically provide that the said Master in Equity is authorized and empowered to enter a final judgment in this case with appeal only to the South Carolina Court of Appeals pursuant to Rule 203(d)(1) of the SCAR, effective June 1, 1999.

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DEFENDANTS

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YOU WILL PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that the foregoing Summons, along with the Complaint, was filed with the Clerk of Court for Sumter County, South Carolina, on July 25, 2016.

NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE INTERVENTION PLEASE TAKE NOTICE THAT pursuant to the South Carolina Supreme Court Administrative Order 2011-05-02-01, (hereinafter "Order"), you may have a right to Foreclosure Intervention.

To be considered for any available Foreclosure Intervention, you may communicate with and otherwise deal with the Plaintiff through its law firm, Hutchens Law Firm, P.O. Box 8237, Columbia, SC 29202 or call 803-726-2700. Hutchens Law Firm, represents the Plaintiff in this action and does not represent you. Under our ethical rules, we are prohibited from giving you any legal advice.

You must submit any requests for Foreclosure Intervention consideration within 30 days from the date of this Notice.

IF YOU FAIL, REFUSE, OR VOLUNTARILY ELECT NOT TO PARTICIPATE IN FORECLOSURE INTERVENTION, YOUR MORTGAGE COMPANY/AGENT MAY PROCEED WITH A FORECLOSURE ACTION.

The Housing Authority of the City of Sumter has developed its Agency Plan in compliance with the Quality Housing and Work Responsibility Act of 1998. It is available for review at the Authority’s office located at 15 Caldwell Street, Sumter, S.C. during the hours of 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Monday – Thursday, and 8:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. on Fridays.

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YOU WILL ALSO TAKE NOTICE that should you fail to Answer the foregoing Summons, the Plaintiff will move for a general Order of Reference of this cause to the Master in Equity for Sumter County, which Order shall, pursuant to Rule 53(e) of the South Carolina Rules of Civil Procedure, specifically provide that the said Master in Equity is authorized and empowered to enter a final judgment in this cause.

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Lutheran Services Carolinas is looking for compassionate foster parents for children and adolescents. We have a need for short-term and long-term care. An informational meeting will be held at the Sumter County Library Downtown on August 29, from 5:30 to 7:30 pm. Contact Amy McColl at 843-487-7225 or email amccoll@lscarolinas.net

TO MINOR(S) OVER FOURTEEN YEARS OF AGE AND/OR MINOR(S) UNDER FOURTEEN YEARS OF AGE AND THE PERSON WITH WHOM THE MINOR(S) RESIDES AND/OR TO PERSONS UNDER SOME LEGAL DISABILITY: YOU ARE FURTHER SUMMONED AND NOTIFIED to apply for the appointment of a Guardian Ad Litem to represent said minor(s) within thirty (30) days after the service of this Summons and Notice upon you.

If you fail to do so, application for such appointment will be made by the Plaintiff(s) herein.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the original Complaint in the above entitled action was filed in the office of the Clerk of Court for Sumter County on July 25, 2016.

SCOTT AND CORLEY, P.A. Ronald C. Scott, SC Bar #4996 Reginald P. Corley, SC Bar #69453 Angelia J. Grant, SC Bar #78334 Vance L. Brabham, III, SC Bar #71250 Andrew M. Sullivan, SC Bar #100464 Jessica S. Corley, SC Bar #80470 Allison E. Heffernan, SC Bar #68530 Matthew E. Rupert, SC Bar #100740 William P. Stork, SC Bar #100242 ATTORNEYS FOR PLAINTIFF 2712 Middleburg Drive, Suite 200 Columbia, SC 29204 803-252-3340

If you have already pursued loss mitigation with the Plaintiff, this Notice does not guarantee the availability of loss mitigation options or further review of your qualifications.

SUMMONS AND NOTICE OF FILING OF COMPLAINT IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS CASE NO. 2016-CP-43-01411

DRIVERS WANTED

STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF SUMTER Federal National Mortgage Association ("Fannie Mae"), PLAINTIFF, VS. Alice Medero, DEFENDANT(S).

(161083.00167) TO THE DEFENDANT(S) ALICE MEDERO ABOVE NAMED: YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED and required to answer the Complaint in the above entitled action, copy of which is herewith served upon you, and to serve copy

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) RESIDES, AND/OR TO PERSONS UNDER SOME LEGAL DISABILITY: YOU ARE FURTHER SUMMONED AND NOTIFIED to apply for the appointment of a guardian ad litem within thirty (30) days after the service of this Summons and Notice upon you. If you fail to do so, application for such appointment will be made by the Plaintiff immediately and separately and such application will be deemed absolute and total in the absence of your application for such an appointment within thirty (30) days after the service of the Summons and Complaint upon you.

of your answer upon the undersigned at their offices, 2712 Middleburg Drive, Suite 200, P.O. Box 2065, Columbia, South Carolina 29202, within thirty (30) days after service hereof upon you, 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 the relief demanded in the Complaint, and judgment by default will be rendered against you for the relief demanded in the Complaint.

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building was new or just remodeled because of its resemblance to the original house, but a call to the contractor ot only does the some decades ago confirmed it Sumter County Mu- was built new from the ground up. seum mount many It was last owned by the late exhibits, its original home, Phil Edwards and Tom Edwards, brothers and heirs of the Williams-Brice House Thomas and Martha Williams that faces Washington Brice. The brothers deeded the home and surrounding properStreet, is a major object of ty to the Sumter County Hisinterest itself. And in Septorical Society in 1972, and it became the Sumter County tember, the museum will Museum in 1989. celebrate the building’s The Edwardian home now houses several of the muse100th anniversary with a um’s offices, and many of its special exhibit titled “Sumrooms serve as permanent or rotating exhibition spaces, ter, 1916: The Year the Wilsuch as this one. Other exhibits liams-Brice House was include a look back at the Carolina Coca-Cola Bottling Co., Built.” now closed; Sumter County Executive Dihistory; Shaw rector Annie Air Force Base; Rivers has and Emma Wilspent the past son, an imporsix months retant, early edusearching and cator in Mayesgathering mateville. rials for the exRivers noted hibit that opens that many peoon Thursday, ple don’t realize Sept. 8, with a that Williams5:30-to-7 p.m.

Brice Stadium, preview for the University members only of South Caroliand a free pubna football stalic opening and dium, in anniversary celColumbia ebration on Satwas named for urday, Sept. 10. the Brices when Visitors to the the Edwards exhibit — in the brothers donathome itself — PHOTOS BY IVY MOORE / THE SUMTER ITEM ed some of the will learn about Authentic fashions from a cen- estate to USC. the origins of Included in tury ago are among the artithe home, the facts in the museum’s exhibit the exhibit are families who items from Folcommemorating the 100th lived there and som’s Jewelers, anniversary of the constructhe circumthe Claremont tion of the Williams-Brice stances through House in 1916.

Hotel, Sumter which it became Telephone Co. the Sumter and other busiCounty Museum, Rivers said. nesses and entities no longer in She pointed out that a home existence. A Sumter Chamber was built on the site by Anof Commerce publication is drew Jackson Moses and Octaalso in the exhibit, touting the via Harby Moses in 1848 and area’s assets, among them its remained in the family thereaf- industries, rich soil and good ter; the Moseses’ granddaughweather, with 79 degrees the ter, Virginia, and her husband, high temperature in July.

A.C. Phelps, planned to remodVisitors to the Williamsel the home in 1915, but it was Brice House can also visit the in a state of disrepair that neMartha Brice Gardens, which cessitated its being torn down Rivers said are “very close to and a new house constructed. the original,” designed for Rivers said there was some Brice in the early 1960s by the debate about whether the renowned landscape designer

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The Williams-Brice House, cornerstone of the Sumter County Museum, turns 100 this year. The museum will open an exhibit about the house and its role in the community in September. Curator and museum executive director Annie Rivers has set the exhibit in the context of Sumter, the U.S. and the world in1916, exploring the social, business, economic and political influences of that time.

Robert Marvin. It is filled with dozens of azaleas, dogwoods, magnolias and pecan trees that are also 100 years old, providing shade — and pecans — in the garden.

“There is a lot of history in this exhibit,” Rivers said.

“Sumter, 1916: The Year the Williams-Brice House was Built” is presented by NBSC in memory of Phil Edwards, who served for years on the Sumter County Museum Board Foundation Board and whose other service to the community enhanced the lives of Sumterites and others throughout the state. NBSC and The Item are exhibit sponsors. With the Sumter County Museum, they invite the public to the opening of “Sumter, 1916: The Year the Williams-Brice House was Built.”

The exhibit preview for members is from 5:3- to 7 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 8. Light refreshments will be served on the porch of the Williams-Brice House. A community open house and public exhibit opening will be held all day on Saturday, Sept. 10, with free admission.

Regular hours for the Sumter County Museum, 122 N. Washington St., are Thursday to Saturday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

While the opening events and

Camp Alice, a sanitarium for tuberculosis patients, was named for Alice Harby Shelor, who died in 1916. The museum’s exhibit explores many events of the time, as it celebrates the 100th anniversary of the Williams-Brice House. reception are free, the admission fee is normally $3 for adults and $1 for young people from 6-17.

For more information, call

the museum at (803) 775-0908, visit the website www.sumtercountymuseum.or or email information@sumtercountymuseum.org.

Marta Kristen: From orphanage to Lost in Space

BY NICK THOMAS Tinseltown Talks It was quite possibly the largest gathering of former child stars ever assembled.

Some 50 actors and actresses who began their careers as children appeared at the Hollywood Museum on Aug. 20 and 21 where they signed autographs and posed for photos.

The charity event supported A Minor Consideration (www. aminorconsideration.org), a non-profit organization that provides assistance to today’s youngest performers.

Marta Kristen, one of the attendees, looked forward to helping a worthy cause and also visiting with old friends.

“Many of us worked in the same era and were sometimes up for the same roles,” said Kristen from her Santa Monica home.

Kristen appeared in dozens of film and TV roles since 1960 (see www.martakristen.com) and is best known for her role of Judy Robinson on “Lost in Space.”

Like many of the event guests, she also loaned personal memorabilia to the Hollywood Museum’s new exhibit, “Child Stars - Then and Now,” which opened the same week-

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Marta Kristen, left, poses for a publicity photo for “Lost in Space” with the Robot and Mark Goddard, who played her love interest, Dr. Don West. end (see thehollywoodmuseum.com).

“I’ll have a Judy doll, photos and posters, including an original from the movie ‘Beach Blanket Bingo’ where I played a mermaid,” she said.

Other items on display at the exhibit, which running to December, include Judy Garland’s ruby slippers from “The Wizard of Oz” and Margaret

O’Brien’s Oscar from “Meet Me in St. Louis.”

Unlike some child actors who fell victim to addictions or financial exploitation from parents, Kristen fared well in her youthful profession.

Blue-eyed, blonde and beautiful, 14-year-old Marta arrived in California via Michigan in 1959, although her journey to Hollywood began in Oslo to-

ward the end of World War II. “My mother had been ordered to work for a German officer, and she hid her pregnancy fearing she would be killed,” she said.. “She went to Norway with him and gave birth to me in her room. I was taken to a hospital and placed in an underground orphanage to avoid the Lebensborn program” (a Nazi project to raise ‘racially pure’ children).

At the age of 4, Marta was adopted by an American couple from Detroit (she would later locate and meet her birth mother and discover she had nine siblings).

Her adoptive parents encouraged Marta’s interest in acting, and she performed in stage productions throughout her school years. After moving to California, she was offered her debut TV role on an episode of “The Loretta Young Show.”

“I played the daughter of alcoholic parents and had a twopage monologue where I had to speak at an AA meeting,” she recalled. “I wasn’t nervous at all because I think I understood that acting was just in my blood. I did many of the great TV shows in the ‘60s and whenever they wanted an ingénue, they’d call me.”

When the chance came for a

regular role in the cast of “Lost in Space,” she eventually accepted, but found her role was smaller than originally planned.

“I’d read a script and often had nothing to do,” she recalled. “The dynamics of the show changed after the first season when the focus was on Dr. Smith, Will and the Robot and it went from being science fiction adventure to fantasy with silly plots. But it was still a fun show and the premise of a family lost in space was a good one.”

So good, Netflix is planning to reboot the series for a 2018 online release.

“It sounds interesting, and they’re making 10 episodes for the first season,” said Kristen.

“I might be interested in a part of some sort but not necessarily as Judy Robinson. I hope fans of the old show won’t be disappointed. They have such great love for the original and are really part of the ‘Lost in Space’ family.”

Nick Thomas teaches at Auburn University at Montgomery, Ala., and has written features, columns and interviews for more than 600 magazines and newspapers. See www.tinseltowntalks.com.

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It’s the most popular Italian series of all time, based on the acclaimed film that was inspired by the best-selling book by journalist Roberto Saviano.

It presents a dark, gritty, realistic and, naturally, hyper-violent look at Naples’ criminal underworld through the experiences of Ciro Di Marzio (Marco D’Amore), a loyal and seemingly invincible lieutenant of the Camorra crime syndicate’s godfather, Pietro Savastano (Fortunato Cerlino).

In addition to gang intrigue, betrayals, shootouts and bombings that rival military operations and terrorist attacks in lethality, “Gomorrah” often slows down to take in human dynamics.

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TONIGHT’S OTHER HIGHLIGHTS • Scheduled on “America’s Got Talent” (NBC, TV-PG): a recap (8 p.m.); live results (9 p.m.).

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CULT CHOICE Charles Bronson and Jack Palance star in the 1972

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SERIES NOTES Julie Chen hosts “Big Brother” (8 p.m., CBS, TVPG) * On four helpings of “The Goldbergs” (ABC, TVPG, r): a school dance (8 p.m.), mail-order music (8:30

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Don’t miss peak season for Mexican Grilled Corn

BY KATIE WORKMAN The Associated Press There is nothing better than an ear of simply steamed or grilled fresh corn in the late summer.

Except for this Mexican Grilled Corn.

A bold statement? Well, I'm not planning to give up on plain old corn on the cob any time soon. But I am planning, for the remaining corn months of the year (that's a real thing, you know, the corn months), to alternate unadorned cooked ears of corn with these embellished ears from day to day, week to

week, until the air gets nippy and the leaves turn orange and drop from the trees.

And then I will just think about fresh corn for the next 10 months.

But first, Mexican Grilled Corn, known as elotes: In Mexico, you can buy this from street vendors much as you can get a hot dog or soft pretzel here in New York. The ears of corn are grilled, slathered with a spicy, creamy, cheese mayonnaise mixture, and sprinkled with a bit more cheese.

If you can find Mexican crema, use that instead of the sour cream listed below. If

you can't find cotija (a dry, crumbly, Mexican cow's milk cheese), use a combination of feta and Parmesan. If you can't find pure ancho chili powder, it's OK to use a chili powder blend. And if you don't have smoked paprika, skip it, or give the corn a final sprinkle of chili powder or regular paprika.

Be resourceful; you don't want to miss out on this summer joy.

Add minced fresh cilantro to the mix if cilantro is your thing. Notice there is no salt or pepper; the cheese and chili powder provide enough saltiness and heat.

MEXICAN GRILLED CORN Start to finish: Servings: 4-8 3 tablespoons mayonnaise 3 tablespoons sour cream or Mexican crema 1/4 cup cotija cheese, divided 1 teaspoon finely minced garlic 1 teaspoon ancho or chipotle chili powder 8 ears shucked corn 2 tablespoons melted unsalted butter 1 lime, halved Smoked paprika (optional) and additional lime wedges to garnish Preheat the grill to medium high.

In a small bowl, combine the mayonnaise, sour cream, 3 tablespoons of the cheese, garlic and chili powder. Transfer the mixture to a plate, and spread it out a bit.

Brush the corn with the melted butter. Grill the corn for 8 minutes, until it is nicely browned in spots. Roll the corn in the mayo mixture, and place on a serving platter. Squeeze the lime over the corn, sprinkle with the remaining tablespoon of cheese, then sprinkle with smoked paprika if desired. Add the lime wedges, and serve immediately.

Nutrition information per serving: 176 calories; 102 calories from fat; 11 g fat (4 g saturated; 0 g trans fats); 16 mg cholesterol; 98 mg sodium; 19 g carbohydrate; 2 g fiber; 5 g sugar; 5 g protein.

Blueberries are ideal for summer ice pops

BY SARA MOULTON The Associated Press

T

hese days there's never a time when we can't find blue-

berries at the supermarket. But summertime is the season for the homegrown varieties. They're abundant right now and can be used in all kinds of recipes. One of my favorites is blueberries and vanilla ice cream — it's sweet and tart and creamy all at once — so I thought I'd team blueberries and heavy cream in frozen pop form for Blueberries and Cream Ice Pops.

Blueberries can vary wildly in flavor and texture, even when they're in season and locally grown. They can be very sweet or tart, large and soft or small and crunchy. Occasionally, they can also be sort of bland.

But even a bland berry can be pointed up with a few ingredients.

All blueberries, bland or flavorful, benefit from sugar and lemon, which balance out the berries' natural sweetness and acidity.

There are fixed amounts of each in this recipe, but you should taste the berries and adjust accordingly. If they're extra-sweet, add more lemon and less sugar.

If they're extra-tart, increase the sugar, and decrease the acid. Then taste them again after you've pureed the berries, and adjust accordingly.

Fruit pop recipes usually call for sugar syrup rather than granulated sugar because the latter doesn't dissolve well in a cold liquid.

To avoid having to make the sugar syrup — an extra step — I've called for superfine sugar, which dissolves easily because it's so fine. If you don't have superfine at hand, measure out 1/4 cup minus 1 1/2 tablespoons of granulated sugar, and blend it in the blender until fine.

Set aside 1/2 teaspoon for the cream, then add the blueberries and lemon juice, and rock on with the recipe.

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BLUEBERRIES AND CREAM ICE POPS Start to finish: 8 hours 20 minutes (20 active) 1 pint blueberries (about 2 cups), picked over and rinsed 1/4 cup plus 1/2 teaspoon superfine sugar or to taste 1 to 2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice or to taste 1/2 cup heavy cream 1 teaspoon vanilla extract In a blender combine the blueberries with 1/4 cup of the sugar and the lemon juice; blend until the mixture is very finely pureed, and transfer the puree to a bowl.

In a medium bowl with electric beaters, beat the cream until it forms soft peaks, add the remaining

1/2 teaspoon sugar and the vanilla, and beat again just enough to incorporate the sugar and vanilla.

Gently pour the whipped cream on top of the blueberry puree, and with just a few strokes, fold the cream into the puree to form streaks. You don't want the cream to combine with the puree; you want the two to remain as separate as possible.

Spoon the mixture into ice pop molds, leaving a 1/2-inch gap at the top, and freeze them solid before serving (about 8 hours).

Servings: Makes 4 to 6 pops, depending on the size of your ice pop molds.

Nutrition information per serving for 4 pops: 132 calories; 68 calories from fat; 8 g fat (5 g saturated; 0 g trans fats); 27 mg cholesterol; 8 mg sodium; 16 g carbohydrate; 1 g fiber; 14 g sugar; 1 g protein.