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EMTs recovering from assault Caller reportedly fought 2 Sunday; charge upgraded BY ADRIENNE SARVIS adrienne@theitem.com One of the charges for the Richland County man who was arrested Sunday in connection with an attack on two Sumter County EMS personnel has been upgraded after

Sumter Police Department learned more about the injuries caused to the EMTs. William Terrell Hutley, 25, of HUTLEY 1513 Lower Richland Blvd. in Hopkins, is now charged with one count of assault and battery, first degree; one count of assault and battery of a high and aggravated nature; and public disorderly

conduct for his alleged part in the incident. He was originally charged with two counts of assault and battery, first degree, along with disorderly conduct. According to a news release from the police department, the two EMTs, whose names have not been released at their request, responded to a call that came in Sunday afternoon of a man not feeling well and lying on the ground behind Frederick Citgo, 283 S.

Guignard Drive. When the first responders arrived at the scene, Hutley was lying on the ground but charged toward one of the men as they approached him, according to department Public Information Officer Tonyia McGirt. McGirt said she is unable to disclose the details of the physical altercation, but she did say that another EMT stepped in to help. Police officers arrived at the

location shortly before 4 p.m. Sunday after receiving a call that two EMS workers had been assaulted, according to the release. Hutley, who was incompliant with multiple verbal instructions from officers, was detained after a Taser was used, McGirt said. He is now being held at Sumter-Lee Regional Detention Center pending bond.

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Sumterite charged in fire that killed 2 Suspect confessed to setting deadly 2013 Wedgefield blaze FROM STAFF REPORTS Sumter County Sheriff’s Office has charged a Sumter man with two counts of murder as well as other charges after the suspect confessed to starting a fire that killed an elderly couple at a historic Wedgefield home on Valentine’s Day in 2013. Jason Dustin Compton, 34, formerly of 4365 Bethel Church Road, has been charged with two counts of murder; one count of arson, first degree; and one count of burglary, first degree, for the intenCOMPTON tional fire that killed Edward Hall, 87, and his wife, Harriett Hall, 83, in February 2013. Both victims died from a combination of carbon monoxide poisoning and burns from the fire, which also destroyed the 170-year-old home in the 1000 block of S.C. 261 South. Compton already faces multiple violent crime charges including one count of murder in the 2014 bludgeoning death of a woman. The new charges against Compton come in addition to the litany of

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Edward and Harriett Hall were found dead after a fire destroyed their home in the 1000 block of S.C. 261 South on Valentine’s Day 2013. After Jason Dustin Compton, 34, formerly of 4365 Bethel Church Road, confessed to starting the fire, Sumter County Sheriff’s Office has charged him with two counts of murder and other charges. charges he faces in a May 2014 incident that left 44-year-old Tracey Koepfler dead, a 14-year-old girl hospitalized with non-life-threatening injuries and a wheelchair-bound 46-year-old woman injured. Deputies arrested Compton at the scene of the 2014 incident in the 4300 block of Bethel Church Road. Responding to reports of an attack, once

inside, officers found a woman in the living room, severely bludgeoned about the head with the apparent assault weapon, a metal hammer, lying near her. Investigations revealed Compton had also allegedly demanded, after attacking the victim, that both a 14-year-old girl and a 46-year-old woman at the home undress in front

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of him. When they refused, he also allegedly attacked them, choking the girl and trying to suffocate the woman by covering her nose and mouth. Compton also allegedly dragged the teenage girl into the living room of the home and forced her to watch him continue to assault the

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Lillie Steinhorn, 74, stands inside the computer tape storage room on Aug. 12, 1985, at the headquarters of the Social Security Administration in Baltimore. She began work for the agency in 1936, a year after the Social Security Act was signed into law. still save it for generations of Americans to come, but Congress must act quickly, and even limited changes are politically difficult. The longer lawmakers wait, the harder it will be-

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Sumter United Ministries’ emergency shelter helped a woman in her 20s last week who was allegedly violently beaten, robbed and abandoned in Sumter. She said she was left with no money and was several hundred miles away from her residence in Texas, according to Mark Champagne, executive director of the ministry. The woman, whose name was not included to protect her identity, told United Ministries staff she traveled from

Texas to Sumter with a friend who was originally from the city. The woman told staff that after arriving in Sumter, a brief disagreement between her and her Sumter friend occurred, Champagne said. The Sumter woman’s boyfriend then allegedly beat, robbed and abandoned the Texas woman. She was left with no money and no place to go. As of Monday, it was unclear whether

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School caters to kids with learning challenges Sumter Academy offers individual plans for students BY KONSTANTIN VENGEROWSKY konstantin@theitem.com Sumter Academy provides students with learning challenges an opportunity to have their needs met and achieve success in the classroom. Though there is a tuition of $5,100 a year, the school is open to all students grades five through 12 and in the past has served those with learning disabilities such as Attention Deficit Disorder, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, dyslexia and those on the autism spectrum. Students with other learning challenges have also found success in the program. “We work with students at their own level, with individualized, hands-on instruction

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Beth Bultman, left, Sumter Academy teacher, and Trudy Gilbert, the school’s administrator, review lesson plans for the new school year. The school serves children with learning challenges. tailored to the child’s needs,” said Trudy Gilbert, the school’s administrator. “Some students don’t do very well in a large classroom.” Sumter Academy meets all of the state requirements for high school subjects and graduation credits; however, grade levels are not stressed, she said. Students work at their own pace, with no time limits

on tests, classroom and homework assignments, according to Gilbert. The school was founded by Patricia Gochnauer and Carolyn Bowden in 1987 in Gochnauer’s house. Gochnauer said the school’s mission is to provide a specific and individualized curriculum for each student and ensure the success of students

who have difficulty in more traditional settings. Sumter Academy has had more than 60 high school graduates, many of whom went on to higher education. Currently, the school has eight students enrolled for the fall semester and three teachers. A few students in each classroom means they could be working individually on different assignments and projects. The faculty consists of teachers who have years of experience working with children with learning disabilities. “We’re about catering to the students’ strengths and lifting them up,” said Beth Bultman, a teacher at the high school. Gilbert said it’s important to build up the self-confidence of these children as they may have really struggled in the classroom. “It’s about taking small steps; you almost have to put yourself in their shoes, that’s the way teachers have to approach it,” Gilbert said.

“These are very bright children; they just may need a more individualized plan.” Stephen Arscott, who serves as chairman of the school’s board of trustees, knows firsthand the struggles a child with a learning disability may face. His son, Fletcher, was diagnosed with autism at age 3. Arscott and his wife decided to enroll Fletcher in the school in sixth grade, and he is about to enter 11th grade. “It is a lot easier for a child when you take him into a smaller class size, with more individualized attention,” he said. Classes begin Wednesday and run Monday to Thursday from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Admission is on a rolling basis, and in the past students have come from Sumter and surrounding counties. Sumter Academy is located at 2410 Bethel Church Road, and the contact number is (803) 481-7870. The mailing address is P.O. Box 665, Sumter, S.C. 29151.

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Sumter police will hold Back-to-School Bash Sumter Police Department, in coordination with the City of Sumter, local service and first responder agencies and vendors, will hold the Backto-School Bash from 9 a.m. to noon today at Crosswell Park, corner of Lafayette and Crosswell drives. The free event includes refreshments and entertainment.

Police say woman tried to smuggle pot in Bible UNION — Authorities say a woman who tried to smuggle marijuana into a South Carolina jail inside a Bible has been arrested. An arrest report obtained by multiple media outlets said 24-year-old Monkia Ryans hid three marijuana cigarettes inside the Bible and dropped the book off at the Union County Jail on Friday.

CORRECTIONS A couple was misidentified in a story about Cut Rate Drugstore and Soda Fountain in Sunday’s edition of The Sumter Item. Jonathan and Nancy Lee Zimpleman attended the downtown event. In Sunday’s edition, the incorrect times for the 15th Annual Chamber/Air Force Association Dinner were reported. The Tuesday, Aug. 18, event begins with cocktails at 6:30 p.m.; dinner begins at 7 p.m. For more information, contact the Greater Sumter Chamber of Commerce at (803) 775-1231.

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The Sumter High School Color Guard practices its routine in the school’s gym recently.

Judge: State must pay legal fees in gay marriage case COLUMBIA (AP) — A federal judge ordered South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson on Monday to pay more than $135,000 in legal fees for a couple who challenged the state ban on same-sex marriage. Wilson must reimburse seven attorneys a total of $130,600 for 390 hours

of work, or nearly 90 percent of what they requested. Judge Richard Gergel also awarded them the full $4,700 they sought in other court costs and fees, according to court documents. Wilson’s office is reviewing the ruling, spokesman Mark Powell said. It has 28 days to respond.

Colleen Condon and her partner, Nichols Bleckley, sued last October to get a marriage license. At the time the case was filed, Gergel noted, South Carolina was the only state in the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals to still enforce its gay marriage ban.

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Myrtle Beach considers opposing drilling, tests BY BRUCE SMITH The Associated Press CHARLESTON — Myrtle Beach, the resort that is the heart of the state’s $18 billion tourism industry, is the latest South Carolina community to consider a resolution opposing offshore seismic testing and drilling for oil and natural gas. Myrtle Beach City Council will take up the matter today, and the advocacy group Oceana said that if

it passes the resolution, it would become the 20th community in the state opposing offshore drilling or testing. Other communities — among them: Charleston, Mount Pleasant, Hilton Head Island, Columbia and Georgetown — are already on record in opposition. The federal Bureau of Ocean Energy Management is reviewing if and where oil and gas leases might be issued on the Atlantic Outer Con-

tinental Shelf. The agency held meetings earlier this year to receive public comment on leasing plans and what needs to be studied in an environmental impact statement on opening the Atlantic to energy development. A draft proposal tentatively calls for leasing tracts in the Atlantic in 2021. Opponents say offshore drilling could cause spills that would threaten the state’s tourism economy and

worry that seismic air guns using sound waves to map the ocean floor will harm marine life including right whales and sea turtles. Advocates say drilling can be done safely and will mean jobs and tax revenues while providing new sources of energy. Eight companies have applied to the bureau for permits to begin seismic testing from ships, and one permit has already been issued to conduct surveys from the air.

Honoring Freddie Solomon The Freddie Solomon Foundation and the Solomon family recently donated two pieces of artwork to Sumter High School in honor of the former NFL great, who died in 2012. One piece is a collage featuring Freddie Solomon in action at the South Carolina Shrine Bowl with the Miami Dolphins and San Francisco 49ers. The other piece, seen at left, is him in his 49ers uniform. From left are Coach Terry Law of Sumter High, the school’s Assistant Principal Brian S. Harvey, Richard and Ida Solomon, school Principal Nicholas Pearson and Anna Caroline Frye, a student at Alice Drive Elementary School. The Freddie Solomon Foundation supported the Alice Drive Relay for Life and The American Heart Association this year and plans to hold a special event at Sumter High on Oct. 31. Details of the event will be announced later. PHOTO PROVIDED

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Woman goes from powerlifting BIG BUNDLE YOU beginner to world record holder WHEN PROTECT DARLINGTON — Stacy Burr of Darlington has always been athletic and even played softball in college. After graduating from Coker College in 2014, she began powerlifting as a way to remain competitive. Burr has always trained with weights, but she never lifted competitively until October 2014. Her first meet was in Columbia. “I got invited to a meet in Columbia, and I’ve always been intrigued by it, because I always enjoyed lifting heavy weights,” Burr said. Weighing in at 131 pounds, Burr won the title for the 132pound weight class in the age 20-23 division at her first meet. She has won the division title for each of five meets since then, including the United States Powerlifting Association’s Junior National Championship in July. “I competed in a meet in December in Lithia Springs, Georgia, which qualified me to go to the nationals meet in Las Vegas,” Burr said. “And after I qualified, I didn’t know if the money was going to be right.” Burr said she felt if she had a chance, she might as well take it because it could have been a once-in-a-lifetime shot.

‘As far as powerlifting goes, she’s blood, sweat, tears. She’s 100 percent dedicated to getting better. She’s not settling. She wants the record.’ JESSICA MARTIN “So I qualified, and I took my shot, and I had no intentions of winning, placing, coming in any kind of close,” Burr said. Her family couldn’t go with her to the national championship, but she took along a friend. Burr’s dad assured her that she would perform well. “I said, ‘Yeah, Dad, I’m going to lose.’ I’m not being pessimistic. I’m just being a realist,” Burr said. Burr’s best was good enough to win the title for the 132-pound weight class in the age 20-23 division and set an American and world record. She placed second in the overall open division at the meet. At nationals, Burr bench

pressed 187.5 pounds, which was a world record for her weight class. She squatted 281.1 pounds, and her dead lift was 363.8 pounds. Burr competed against approximately 20 lifters in the open division, which included six juniors. “I had pretty high expectations going into the meet,” she said. “I knew I really wanted to set that. I had my eyes on the American and world record for the bench press, and I got that. So that’s pretty good.” Burr is a personal trainer at World Fitness Gym in Hartsville and Darlington. She said one thing she preaches to female clients is to be strong and powerful beyond their limits. “And powerlifting kind of gives you that little outlet where you can be strong,” Burr said. Jessica Martin of Hartsville started training at World Fitness Gym in August 2012. Her trainer was Burr. They became best friends. Martin attended Burr’s first meet, in Columbia. “As far as powerlifting goes, she’s blood, sweat, tears,” Martin said. “She’s 100 percent dedicated to getting better. She’s not settling. She wants the record. She just wants to continue on and change lives.”

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Town still wrestles with lynching a century later MARIETTA, Ga. (AP) — Down past the Big Chicken, the 56-foot-high, steel-beaked beacon of extra crispy that may be this town’s most prized landmark, the wedge of dirt hard by Interstate 75 is notable only for its lack of notability. Stopping here, Rabbi Steven Lebow leaves the engine running and car door open. Since the South Florida native came to this Atlanta suburb three decades ago, this spot — or, more specifically, the tale of murder and vengeance that has stained its ground and local history for 100 years — has weighed on him. But with transportation crews readying to build over the place where Marietta’s leaders lynched a Jewish factory superintendent named Leo Frank a century ago, Lebow talks only of what’s worth preserving. “There’s nothing to see here,” Lebow says. “That’s why we need to be the memory.” As this community prepares to revisit that tale, though, there are reminders that it remains unsettled as well as unsettling. In 1913, Frank was convicted of murdering 13-year-old Mary Phagan, who worked in his Atlanta factory. The case, charged with race, religion, sex and class, exploded in a national media frenzy. When Georgia’s governor commuted Frank’s death sentence, residents took matters in their own hands. The case established the Anti-Defamation League as the country’s most outspoken opponent of anti-Semitism. It also fueled the rebirth of the Ku Klux Klan. Until ADL lawyers pressed officials to posthumously pardon Frank in the 1980s, the case was hushed in Atlanta’s synagogues, the homes of Old Marietta and among Phagan’s descendants. Though granted, the pardon was less than conclusive. Now, in a summer that has seen Southerners wrangle with the best-known symbol of the region’s embattled past, Lebow and others want to re-open a chapter some would prefer to let be. But their effort to right history, as they see it, has renewed charges that, in doing so, they are unfairly trying to rewrite it. ••• Soon after Dan Cox turned a Civil War-era hotel into the Marietta Museum of History, he knocked on the door of a

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Rabbi Steven Lebow unwraps an original newspaper front page on the Leo Frank story from a century ago at his office at Temple Kol Emeth in Marietta, Georgia. “We’ve got to be the memory of this guy,” he says, “because no one else wants to be.” 96-year-old resident, who regaled him with stories until Cox asked about Leo Frank. “You could see the iron curtain fall,” Cox recalls. “I said, ‘Why won’t you tell me?’ But she said, ‘We were told not to talk about it,’ and they never did.” Even so, actors and academics, reporters and playwrights have repeatedly delved into the story. Frank, raised in New York, ran a factory in industrializing Atlanta. In 1913, Phagan, her hair in bows, stopped to collect her pay. That night, a watchman found her bloodied body in the basement. Police arrested several men before settling on Frank, who proclaimed his innocence. His conviction rested on the testimony of a custodian, Jim Conley, a rare case of a black man’s word used against a white defendant. Frank’s lawyers appealed to the U.S. Supreme Court, arguing that a climate of anti-Semitism had resulted in an unfair trial. The court upheld the verdict, 7-2. In 1915, Gov. John Slaton commuted Frank’s sentence to life. A furious crowd hanged the politician in effigy. Months later, a group of Marietta men took Frank from prison. On Aug. 17, they hanged him outside town. Nobody was ever charged. “The Frank case was like a lightning strike,” says Steve Oney, who wrote “And the

Dead Shall Rise,” a 2002 book on the case. “Everything in the South stood briefly in relief, and then it was dark again.”

Substantial evidence points to Frank’s innocence, Oney says, but “there are imponderables that are always going to be imponderables.”

And so the century-old case stays alive. The ADL is marking the anniversary with a push for Georgia to pass a hate-crime law. The Georgia Historical Society is bringing Oney to Marietta to talk about the case. In nearby Kennesaw, the Southern Museum of Civil War and Locomotive History is opening a Frank exhibit. A musical about the case, “Parade,” is being re-staged in Atlanta. And on Aug. 16, Lebow will lead a memorial service at which he and some current and former Georgia Supreme Court justices plan to call on state lawmakers to declare Frank’s exoneration. “This is a story that won’t go away,” says Cox, 76. He leads the way through exhibits detailing Cobb County’s past — Cherokees banished on the Trail of Tears, Confederates and their Unionist neighbors. The only nod to the Frank case is a single placard and an old historical marker. “I don’t want to minimize the event,” Cox says. “But it needs to be put away, like the flag, in its proper place.”

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Clinic helps transgender clients find their voices BY PAT EATON-ROBB The Associated Press STORRS, Conn. — Sylvia Wojcik was making reservations for a beach getaway in Maine when the receptionist on the other end of the line called her “ma’am.” Nothing could have delighted her more. Wojcik, 66, is transitioning from male to female. For her, that proof that she sounded like a woman was an important moment. “It felt like I had just been validated,” she said. “It just gave me a great sense of being at ease with myself.” Wojcik has undergone several years of voice therapy, the past 18 months at the University of Connecticut’s Speech and Hearing Clinic, one of a growing number of clinics with programs to teach transgender people how to sound more like the sex they identify with. “You can be well kept, present well, but if your voice is masculine, you get pegged right away,” said Wojcik, of Enfield, north of Hartford. “I really didn’t start getting success with my voice until I came to UConn. And I’m sure glad I did, because it’s made all the difference.” The program at UConn is in its fourth year, with about a dozen people participating at any one time. The typical participant will spend an hour a week in a group session and another

you’re doing wrong, she tends to help you correct it,” said 61-year-old Brianne Roberts, also of Enfield. “It really works.” The majority of the transgender clients at the clinic are transitioning to female. Hormone therapy will naturally cause a lowering in the voice of someone transitioning to male, Chase said. Many “F to Ms,” as they are sometimes called, need to learn the other subtleties. But clients transitioning either way need to work on articulation and patterns associated with male and female speech, even how to use their hands differently to gesture and touch during communication. “There is tremendous irony in the fact that we use information based on stereotype to make people feel better about themselves,” said Chase. “But THE ASSOCIATED PRESS that’s what we do.” Brianne Roberts speaks into a microphone during a voice exercise July 22 at the UniverThe clinic also has served some peosity of Connecticut’s Speech and Hearing Clinic in Storrs, Connecticut. Roberts is in a ple who are not transgender, such as program at UConn that teaches transgender people how to sound more like the sex men who wish to sound less effeminate they identify with. — a topic explored in the new documentary “Do I Sound Gay?” And some clients, including people who are only It involves a lot of voice exercises — 1½ hours working one on one with a humming to find an ideal pitch, naming considering a change in gender, want a speech pathologist. five words that start with the letter “T.” voice that is more neutral, Chase said. They learn not only how to change Literature in the field dates back 50 The idea is to condition and change the pitch of their voice but also its resoyears, but until the past 20 years only a the voice without harming the vocal nance (males speak more from chest, handful of people were doing voice chords, said Wendy Chase, the clinic’s women from the head) and delivery work with transgender people, and the director. (men tend to be more staccato, women “Pitch up, shoulders back ... whatever work is still in its infancy, Chase said. more fluid).

Push for higher minimum wage ignites worry about enforcement BY DAVID B. CARUSO The Associated Press NEW YORK — As a campaign to raise the minimum wage as high as $15 has achieved victories in such places as Seattle, Los Angeles and New York, it has bumped up against a harsh reality: Plenty of scofflaw businesses don’t pay the legal minimum now and probably won’t pay the new, higher wages either. Some economists, labor activists and regulators predict that without stronger enforcement, the number of workers getting cheated out of a legal wage is bound to increase in places where wages rise. Estimates on the size of the problem vary, but the Bureau of Labor Statistics said that in 2014, roughly 1.7 million U.S. workers — two thirds of whom were women — were illegally paid less than the federal minimum of $7.25 per hour. Other studies put the number higher. A report by the Department of Labor in December estimated that in New York and California alone,

there are 560,000 violations of the law every week, representing $33 million in lost income. Those figures represent workers such as Celina Alvarez, who came to the U.S. from Michoacan, Mexico, four years ago and took a series of poorly paying jobs as a cook after settling in New York City. At the first two restaurants, Alvarez worked 12 hours per day, six days a week for a flat weekly wage of $350. That comes out to about $4.86 per hour. There were no tips and no overtime pay. Some weeks, Alvarez said, she and other women in the restaurant didn’t get paid at all. Managers didn’t care if they quit. They’d just hire someone else. “We were dispensable to them,” she said. The U.S. Labor Department investigates those types of violations. During the last federal fiscal year, it said it recovered $270 million in back wages for 270,000 workers. But the agency’s roughly 1,000 investigators, who police 7.3 million businesses employing 135 million workers, don’t enforce state and local wage laws, for the most part. That

means that cities and states that hike their minimum wage above the federal rate of $7.25 are on their own. That’s causing some concern that, without a robust enforcement mechanism, many workers could wind up being left behind.

“A lot of states are facing that challenge now,” said David Weil, administrator of the U.S. Labor Department’s Wage and Hour Division. “It is very important to pass those minimum wage increases ... Then, how do we make sure workers really receive them?”

Twenty-nine states now have a minimum wage higher than the federal rate, but antipoverty activists have been campaigning hard for municipal lawmakers to bypass both Congress and their state legislatures and set wages much higher.

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Ex-North Korean POWs return to South Korea Kim Lee-nam, left, a South Korean war veteran of the Korean War, speaks about photos of Chipyong-ri Battle to Kim Myeong Bok, second from left, and Kang Hi-dong, second from right, former North Korean prisoners of war held in South Korea during the 1950-53 war, at Chipyong-ri Battle Memorial Hall in Yangpyeong, South Korea, on July 31. At right is Maria Kang, wife of Kang.

BY HYUNG-JIN KIM The Associated Press YANGPYEONG, South Korea — Back in the country where they were detained as prisoners of war in the 1950s, two former North Korean soldiers now find little apparent objection or hostility, at least superficially — they were even welcomed by veterans who had fought for the South. But it’s also a trip that brings back bitter memories of war and puts them on the defensive again. They are among the 76 North Korean POWs held in South Korea who opted to resettle abroad at the end of the 1950-53 Korean War. Labeled traitors, opportunists or fence-sitters amid fierce Cold War rivalry between the Koreas, they’ve died abroad one by one, and now less than a dozen are still thought to be alive. Kim Myeong Bok and Kang Hi-dong came back to South Korea on July 23 with a South Korean movie director who’s making a documentary on exPOWs. The film, titled “Return Home,” is intended to trace back their turbulent lives, but the men may not be able to make one important stop. Pyongyang has not given them permission to enter North Korea. Kim, who is 79 and lives in Brazil, is desperate to return because he thinks this is his last chance. “I left my home when I was young, and I don’t know whether my family is still

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Hatfields, McCoys help pinpoint key battle site in feud and fragments of glass and ceramics. Eddie McCoy had made earlier pilgrimages there, but he LOUISVILLE, Ky. — The said sifting through his ancesHatfield and McCoy descentral soil was especially poidants came armed — with diggnant. ging tools. Side by side, they “When I was digging through worked together to help arthe mud and big chunks of chaeologists unearth artifacts burned wood started coming from one of the bloodiest sites in America’s most famous feud. out, it just made it so real,” he said this week. “I had to actualThe leader of the dig says ly pause for a moment. I just they have pinpointed the place could not believe I was being where Randolph McCoy’s able to literally dig into my home was set ablaze in the family’s past.” woods of eastern Kentucky A 2012 dig had given excavaduring a murderous New tors some understanding of the Year’s attack by the Hatfield McCoy homestead. clan. The team decided the actual Two McCoys were gunned site wasn’t quite where they down in the 1888 ambush on Randolph McCoy’s homestead. thought it was, said Kim McBride, co-director of the KenIt marked a turning point in tucky Archaeological Survey. their cross-border war waged in Kentucky and West Virginia, She led the archaeological teams on both digs. led by family patriarchs Wil“We had some suspicions liam Anderson “Devil Anse” that we weren’t quite in the Hatfield and Randolph “Ole right place at the first dig,” McRan’l” McCoy. Bride said. “With more work, The 10-day excavation fowe were able to confirm that cused on a back corner of the homestead. Archaeologists and suspicion. We think the house volunteers — including descen- sat a little bit further back.” The back corner of the dants from the two families — homestead was the area least uncovered charred timber, disturbed by development, shell casings, nails, a pulley

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Descendants of the Hatfield and McCoy families clear the homesite of Randall McCoy on Nov. 19 in Pike County, Kentucky. The descendants are looking to uncover artifacts from the site which was set ablaze by the Hatfield clan during an attack on New Year’s Day in 1888. McBride said. “Having this little area of materials from the original house in its burned state was very significant,” she said. In a region slammed by a slumping coal industry, better identifying the McCoy homestead could help lure visitors. The property is owned by Hatfield descendant Bob Scott, who would like to build a replica cabin on the same spot. “We’re trying to preserve the heritage of the Hatfield-McCoy feud,” he said. “People like to get off the beaten path sometimes.”

Many think the feud was rooted in the Civil War, but the bitterness was perpetuated by disputes about timber rights and even a pig. The fighting claimed at least a dozen lives by 1888. The feud officially ended in 2003, when descendants of the families signed a truce. The saga even included an ill-fated love affair between Johnse Hatfield and Roseanna McCoy. “The characters are just so amazing and so complex and so human,” said feud expert Bill Richardson, an extension asso-

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old woman was apparently able to call law enforcement from a cellphone. For this incident, to which the suspect confessed at the scene of the crime, Compton was charged with one

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PROGRAM FROM PAGE A1 Security Act on Aug. 14, 1935. “The more time that they take, the less acceptable the changes will be because there needs to be adequate time for the public to prepare and to adjust to whatever changes Congress will make,” Carolyn Colvin, acting commissioner of the Social Security Administration, said

CARING FROM PAGE A1 the woman had filed a police report. The woman was led to the emergency shelter. The shelter, at 320 W. Oakland Ave., includes 28 beds, 20 for men and eight for women. Residents can stay for as long as 30 days, after which they are required to actively seek employment or be working on a degree to continue to reside there, Champagne said. When they leave the shelter, residents are allowed to return after a certain time frame. The shelter is one of four programs of the organization, which also includes a medical ministry, crisis relief and construction ministry. The second-annual Summer of Caring, which benefits the shelter, construction and crisis relief programs, launched Memorial Day weekend and will continue through Labor Day. Each year, the program includes a summer restore, where volunteers spend two weeks fixing up houses. This year, during the restore in June, workers fixed seven roofs, two bathrooms and had one termite repair job. The ministry is able to do outreach and service because of the volunteers and donations from the community, Champagne said. The Sumter Item is partnering with Sumter United Ministries to assist in raising as much money as possible to help the organization’s largest programs. Last year’s total for fundraising has already been surpassed, and donations will continue through the end of August, Champagne said. In last week’s edition, The Sumter Item forgot to mention that David and Gwen Floyd donated $100 in memory of Master Sgt. Pete B. Floyd and in honor of their granddaughters Jessica and Catlin Reid, who have worked with United Ministries for more than four years. This week’s donations as of Monday include: $900 donated by a woman who gave anonymously in celebration of her 90th birthday. There was also an anonymous donation of $400. The $1,300 raised was undesignated. The total amount raised this year is now $6,650, or $1,108 more than last year’s total, with about three weeks of fundraising to go. Of the total amount raised, $1,065 is for crisis relief, $750 is for home repair and wheelchair building, and $700 is for the emergency shelter. The remaining money is undesignated. Overall money raised for this year’s Summer of Caring:

in an interview. Social Security’s long-term financial problems are largely a result of demographic changes. As baby boomers swell the ranks of retirees, relatively fewer workers are left to pay taxes. In 1960, there were more than five workers for every person receiving Social Security. Today there are fewer than three. In 20 years, there will be about two workers for every person getting benefits.

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According to the news release, Hutley was on probation at the time of Sunday’s incident. Sunday’s incident left the two EMTs with various injuries including a broken nose, a concussion, deep cuts to the head and face, facial trauma and injuries to the eyes, according to Sumter EMS Director Bobby Hingst. He did not specify which of the men sustained what injury, but he said none of the injuries are life threatening. Both EMS employees were taken to Tuomey Regional Medical Center on Sunday for treatment. One has since been released from the hospital while the other was transported to Palmetto Health Richland. The man who was transported to Columbia underwent emergency surgery Sunday night and may be discharged from the hospital this week, according to Hingst, who has visited both men since the alleged attack. Though this is about the third violent encounter between a patient and Sumter EMS personnel this year, Hingst said this is by far the worst incident that has happened to the department. He said it is not uncommon for EMS personnel to encounter aggressive patients, especially those with

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Compton will remain at Sumter-Lee Regional Detention Center awaiting trial on both sets of charges. Bond was initially denied after his 2014 arrest.

count of murder; two counts of attempted murder; three counts of kidnapping; one count of criminal sexual conduct, first degree; and one count of criminal sexual conduct with a minor.

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mental illness or substance abuse. He said it is most often just simple assault, and EMS can usually get the situation under control. He said personnel are trained to read body language in order to gauge a situation, but they are not trained to handle highly aggressive incidents such as the one that took place Sunday. He said the department will look into working with local law enforcement in the future to teach EMS personnel how to handle more aggressive individuals. McGirt said law enforcement does not accompany EMS on a call unless they are notified to do so. She said Sunday’s incident was out of the ordinary. “They had no reason to anticipate running into a problem like that,” she said. McGirt and Hingst said that though the attack was bad, it could have been much worse, and they are very thankful that both men are recovering. “We’re just focusing on getting them better and preventing this from happening again,” Hingst said. Hingst also extended his and Sumter County EMS’ appreciation to the community and other medical service agencies that have sent well wishes and support. The investigation is ongoing.

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arlier this week, a dear reader sent me an interesting piece of mail from their municipality, a missive from the water department urging residents there not to flush certain items down the commode. As I began to scan the fullpage list, I doubled over with laughter at the amount of stupefying items that people in that area had apparently tried to get rid of via the “Burial in the Porcelain Pool” method. Such items included: Automotive parts: They didn’t really specify here, so was it just various nuts, bolts and hoses, or did someone try to flush a carburetor piece by piece? Cliff Bones: McCollum Again, some specificity might have been helpful here. What kind of bones are we talking about? Are people flushing their KFC remnants or have we got a serial killer here trying to get rid of the evidence bit by sawed-off bit? Books: Did the water company take into account that someone might have been out of toilet paper and stole a few pages from “Uncle John’s Bathroom Reader” to finish up? Did someone actually try to flush a whole book? (I wouldn’t blame them if it was that “50 Shades” nonsense.) Bread dough: How bad do you have to mess up bread dough to consider removal via the commode? Cake frosting: Words fail me on this one. Cement: Surely everyone would know not to do this. Then again, there are always a few idiots out there that prove the necessity of warning labels on everything. Cheese: There is never a good reason to flush cheese. Whoever did that is a monster that should be hunted down. Clothing: Again, is someone trying to destroy evidence or

are people just lazy? Compact discs: How would you even make a CD fit down the toilet to flush it? Deceased pets: This one actually caused a good discussion in our office. We all agreed that goldfish would be OK, as “Burial at Sea” is their traditional send off. My landlord brought up that hamsters would probably also fit, as the tubes they run around in are around the same size as the average outgoing sewage pipe. We draw the line at guinea pigs or heavier — mainly because they’d clog your system and have you grasping at straws for an excuse to tell your plumber. Gravy: Worrisome. Just worrisome. Houseplants: If you’ve had the synaptic misfire to try to flush your ficus, go ahead. Should be entertaining to watch. Money: Another object of office discussion — how little money would you reach in for? The general consensus was $1 in an all-liquid bowl, $5 if there are any ... solids ... inside. Oatmeal: I could understand flushing Cream of Wheat — awful tasting slop that it is. But oatmeal never hurt anyone. Perfume: Just the liquid or the bottle, too? This is vital information we need, water company. Powders: Vagueness isn’t helpful here. Are we talking talcum powder or did someone try to get rid of their cocaine stash before the cops busted in the door? Salad dressing: If it was Russian dressing, fine; if it was ranch, they should be prosecuted for wasting a vital resource. Syringes: Lazy diabetic or heroin addict getting rid of paraphernalia? You be the judge. Teeth: Draw your own conclusions, folks. I spent the better part of the last few days asking friends and colleagues who would flush things like this. The most common response? “You don’t have kids, do you, Cliff ?” Cliff McCollum is an 80-yearold soul trapped in a 20-something body. He is an ordained minister and former community college professor who enjoys British literature and field herpetology. He spends his spare time trying to show Vegans and vegetarians the error of their ways. As managing editor of the Gulf Coast Newspapers in Baldwin County, Alabama — now part of Osteen Publishing Co. — he can be reached at cmccollum@ gulfcoastnewspapers.com.

LETTER TO THE EDITOR RECYCLING BOXES SHOULD BE OUTLAWED IN OUR TOWN Have you taken notice at all the recycle-collection boxes around town? Did you read the small print on them? They are for for-profit organizations. We have good charity organizations in town that sell goods to help the people in Sumter not to make a profit. I think it is a shame they are allowed in town. I assume that the owners of the prop-

erty they are on get something for being allowed to setup, but the needy in Sumter get nothing. I think they should be outlawed from being in town. There is and old saying, “Charity begins at home.” It is true and should be followed in Sumter. JOE CASEY Sumter

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A tough day for Obama and his party

hursday was the biggest night of the political year so far, for what happened on the stage at Cleveland’s Quicken Loans Arena and for what happened offstage as well. The stage was the scene of the first two Republican presidential debates, hosted by Fox News, which together lasted some 200 minutes between 5 and 11 p.m. What happened there did not go unnoticed. According to overnight Nielsen ratings, the twohour prime-time debate got a rating as high as the national basketball finals — almost triple the highest rating of a Republican debate in the 2012 cycle and more than half that of the first ObamaRomney debate that fall. It was apparently the most watched primary debate in history. That may have helped Trump, the candidate whom many presumably Michael tuned in to watch. He has a Barone history of getting good TV ratings and has been leading most recent national and state polls. But it’s not clear that he gained (or lost) ground in this debate. He had some unhelpful testy interchanges but did nothing to disenchant those who already liked him. The debate may also have helped, to varying degrees, the other nine candidates on the stage, each of whom had one or more memorable moments and showed he could handle penetrating, even hostile questions with aplomb. Even as Trump held up his hand and refused to abandon the threat of running as an independent — his “leverage” — the debate may have helped the Republican Party, whose national image has suffered. That image may have been helped even more for those who tuned in for the 5 o’clock “happy hour” debate and saw the assured, aggressive performance of Carly Fiorina, footage of which the Fox moderators aired during the 9 p.m. main event. Viewers hoping to see attacks on, or by, Trump were mostly (though not entirely) disappointed. What they saw instead was Trump acting more like a standard politician and his more conventional rivals expanding on some of his themes. Trump had some basis, though he exaggerated, when he said that his (unsavory) comments on immigration got other candidates talking about the issue. His candidacy has also prompted rivals to acknowledge the frustrations of many voters with political gridlock and economic sluggishness today. Some frustration is inevitable, thanks to James Madison and the other delegates

who wrote a Constitution full of checks and balances — and to an electorate tilting usually to Democrats in presidential elections and Republicans in congressional contests. But Trump’s campaign has prodded other candidates to expand on how they can overcome it. Not all performed equally well. A man from Mars tuning in might wonder why Jeb Bush and Scott Walker, though competent, had been leading in pre-Trump polling. They didn’t match Mike Huckabee’s oneliners, Rand Paul’s feistiness, Chris Christie’s specifics, Ben Carson’s charm, Ted Cruz’s clarity, John Kasich’s ingenuousness or Marco Rubio’s capacity to ad lib seamlessly from his relationship to God to the conduct of the Veterans Administration. And none could respond to an event offstage that may have more immediate impact than the debate. That was the announcement that Sen. Charles Schumer, Senate Democrats’ leader-in-waiting, is voting to disapprove Barack Obama’s deal with Iran. This was apparently leaked by the White House to the Huffington Post during the debate — an even better time to bury news than a pre-holiday-weekend Friday afternoon. This came just one day after Obama’s disgraceful speech where he likened Republican opponents of the deal to Iran regime supporters who chant “death to America!” A White House reporter might ask whether Schumer fits into that category at the next presidential press conference. Administration strategists hoped that Schumer would support the deal or delay a “no” vote until it was too late to influence others. Instead he announced his position, in a thoughtful and serious statement, as members of Congress fan out to face constituents. Polls show voters are increasingly skeptical for the reason Schumer found pivotal — skepticism about the deal will make Iran’s leaders less hostile to America. The “no” votes of Schumer and Eliot Engel, House Democrat and ranking member of the Foreign Affairs Committee (who also announced his stance on Thursday), mean there will be a large bipartisan majority against the deal. Maybe even the twothirds required for disapproval. That casts a cloud on what Obama regards as his signal foreign policy achievement, even as the Cleveland debates showed the Republican race is not a clown show. It was a tough Thursday for the president and his party. Michael Barone is a senior political analyst at the Washington Examiner. © creators.com

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‘Hard Knocks’ goes to training camp with Texans BY KEVIN MCDONOUGH Half of reality TV is watching other people work. The other half is watching them not work. The daily grind of very specific fields is the subject of several reality series debuting tonight. “Hard Knocks” (10 p.m., HBO, TV-MA) begins a new season, its 10th, putting an NFL team under the microscope as it reports to training camp and prepares for the football season, less than a month away. And the football players — including the Houston Texans, their coach, Bill O’Brien, and their star defensive player, J.J. Watt — aren’t the only ones operating under a time constraint. “Knocks” is shot, edited and aired almost as quickly as a live sports or breaking news series. Sports news has a remarkably short shelf life. It’s hard to get excited about something you read about in the back of the newspaper or saw on “SportsCenter” five days ago. So the folks behind “Hard Knocks” deserve credit for producing a goodlooking, topical series literally on the fly. For the record, “Hard Knocks” is narrated by Liev Schreiber, who has been heard on many HBO sports documentaries and now stars on “Ray Donovan” on HBO’s premium network rival, Showtime. • On a similar gridiron theme, “The Agent” (10 p.m., Esquire) profiles some of the real men behind fictional characters like Jerry Maguire. The four real-life “stars” of this series include Jeff Guerriero, who has negotiated more than 130 NFL contracts since 1998; Peter Schaffer, a 24-year veteran who has brought more than a billion dollars to his clients; former Wall Street executive Sunny Shah, who has made his name synonymous with first-round draft picks, and Ed Wasielewski, a trained lawyer in search of young talents. High tolerance for alpha-male behavior is required. • A process-orient show in a very different field, “Boss Nails” (9 p.m., Oxygen) follows colorful and deliberate-

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CULT CHOICE TONIGHT’S OTHER HIGHLIGHTS • A dozen acts perform live on “America’s Got Talent” (8 p.m., NBC, TV-PG). • Jeff Foxworthy hosts on “Are You Smarter Than a Fifth Grader?” (8 p.m., Fox, TVPG).

Agents from heaven and hell battle for the soul of an unreformed gambler (Eddie “Rochester” Anderson) in the 1943 musical “Cabin in the Sky” (10 p.m., TCM), the screen adaptation of a Broadway hit with an allblack cast. Ethel Waters and

Lena Horne star and both Louis Armstrong and Duke Ellington cameo. The film was Vincente Minnelli’s directorial debut.

Man on Earth” (9:30 p.m., Fox, r, TV-14) * Baitfish goes missing on “NCIS: New Orleans” (10 p.m., CBS, r, TV14).

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Ice Cube, O’Shea Jackson Jr., Adam Pally and Alabama Shakes appear on “Conan” (11 p.m., TBS) * Jimmy Fallon welcomes Kristen Stewart, Jim Belushi and Yolanda Adams on “The Tonight Show” (11:35 p.m., NBC) * Christina Applegate, Rick Springfield and Tyler the Creator appear on “Jimmy Kimmel Live” (11:35 p.m., ABC, r) * Carl Reiner, Jason Segel and Marc Maron appear on “The Late Late Show With James Corden” (12:35 a.m., CBS). Copyright 2015, United Feature Syndicate

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AROUND TOWN The Sumter Police Department The Lincoln High School Preservation Alumni Association will hold its annual back-toSumter hold annual back-towill meet at 4 p.m. on Sunschool bash fromPolice 9 a.m.tountil bash day, Aug. 16, at the Lincoln noonschool today at Crosswell High School cafeteria, 22 Park, corner of Lafayette Council St. Call James L. Drive and Crosswell Drive. All children must be accom- Green at (803) 968-4173. panied by an adult. This The Sumter Combat Veterans free event will feature food, Group will meet at 10 a.m. games, water park, balloon on Friday, Aug. 21, at the artists, face painting and South HOPE Center, 1125 S. community information. Lafayette Drive. All area vetThe Sumter Chapter of the Na- erans are invited. tional Federation of the Blind The Lincoln High School Preswill meet at 7 p.m. today at ervation Alumni Association Shiloh-Randolph Manor, 125 will hold a dinner fundraiser W. Bartlette St. Carletha Ad- from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Fridison, chief executive offiday, Aug. 21, at the Lincoln cer and founder of Sumter High School cafeteria, 22 Trolley Tours Inc., will Council St. Cost is $8 per speak. Transportation is dinner and menu will conprovided within the allotted sist of turkey wing, rice, mileage area. If you know a butter beans, roll, dessert blind or visually impaired and a drink. Dine in or take person, contact Debra out. Call James L. Green at Canty, president, at Debra(803) 968-4173. CanC2@frontier.com or at Lincoln High School Class of (803) 775-5792. Add the 1966 will hold a 50-year group to your contacts for class reunion planning updated information on the meeting at 4 p.m. on Saturrecorded message line at day, Aug. 22, at South Sum(206) 376-5992. ter Resource Center. The reClarendon School District One union is being planned for will conduct free vision, hearthe first weekend of June ing, speech and developmental 2016. screenings as part of a child The Sumter High School Class find effort to identify stuof 1973 will meet at 6:30 p.m. dents with special needs. Screenings will be held from on Saturday, Aug. 23, at 726 Loring Mill Road, the home 9 a.m. to noon at the Sumof Sallie Robinson-Cabbagemerton Early Childhood stalk. You may call (206) Center, 8 South St., Sum600-0595 at any time to lismerton, on the following ten to the voicemail inforThursdays: Sept. 10; Oct. 8; mation. Nov. 12; Dec. 10; Jan. 14, South Carolina Legal Services 2016; Feb. 11, 2016; March will hold an expungement 10, 2016; April 14, 2016; and May 12, 2016. Call Sadie Wil- workshop at 10 a.m. on Wednesday, Aug. 26, at the liams at (803) 485-2325, exClarendon School District tension 116. One Community Resource The Overcomers Stroke SupCenter, 1154 Fourth St., port Group will meet at 6 Summerton. Call Kathleen L. p.m. on Thursday, Aug. 13, Gibson at (803) 485-2043 or in the Alice Drive Baptist Church library on the corner (803) 225-0832 for details. The newly formed “Great of Loring Mill Road and Goodness the Grief” Support Wise Drive. Group will hold its first The Thunderguards of Sumter meeting from 6 to 8 p.m. on will hold its annual back-toschool extravaganza and com- Thursday, Sept. 17, at “AYS” Home Care, 1250 Wilson Hall munity cookout from noon to Road. This support group is 4 p.m. on Saturday, Aug. 15, for those who are caring for at the Thunderguards clubloved ones or have lost house, 104 E. Bee St. Event loved ones with chronic, will feature free food and long-term diseases. Call refreshments for children; Cheryl Fluharty, RN at (803) school supply giveaway; 905-7720 for details. and activities and games.

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ARIES (March 21-April 19): Don’t let your EUGENIA LAST emotions take over. Taking charge by altering your living arrangements will alleviate the problems you face. Deal with matters diplomatically and refuse to let anyone pressure or take advantage of you.

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TAURUS (April 20-May 20): Evaluate your situation. Get together with someone you trust or who can shed some light on it. Now is not the time to take action, but it is the time to assess, strategize and calculate any risks you face. GEMINI (May 21-June 20): People from your past will surface. Don’t be too eager to help someone who has taken advantage of you in the past. Focus on new friendships, but be cautious of a colleague who is being too friendly or prying into your personal affairs.

Expand your friendships, but choose them wisely. LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): Keep your thoughts to yourself. Your emotions will take over if you get into a discussion at work, putting you in a vulnerable position. Keep your distance, do your job and strive to reach your goals. Focus on selfimprovement, not on changing others. SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): Your knowledge and interest in what everyone is doing and how they do it will help you get ahead. Rely on your own know-how and integrity. Refuse to be overshadowed by someone offering the impossible. Speak up. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): You will end up in a situation that will require diplomacy and the ability to take action and stick to what you believe. Don’t be too concerned with what others do. Follow what works best for you.

CANCER (June 21-July 22): Try to be understanding if someone backs out of a deal or changes his mind at the last minute. Use your imagination and you will come up with an alternative that will turn out to be more beneficial and selfsatisfying.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): It’s time to take over and pursue your goals. Speak up and lay out your plans for others to view. Take on a professional challenge that can bring you high returns financially. Opportunity knocks and you must be prepared to take action.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): Your attitude and opinions are changing. A new direction will be a refreshing change. Be open to options you have never considered in the past. Good fortune will come if you adapt to what’s going on around you.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): You are overdue for a change. Don’t sit back when you feel the urge to get up and go. Make personal changes that will align you with the group or industry that you feel you can make the most progress with.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Renewed friendships will spark your curiosity. Don’t be too quick to share your personal thoughts. Listen and consider how much you still have in common with old friends, or whether those friendships are best left alone.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): Getting along with colleagues, partners or your lover will help stabilize important relationships. Accommodating others now will put you in a good position when faced with a problem. Look beyond the moment and refuse to let the past interfere with future plans.

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Hawkins on perfect Legion ride USCS standout helps guide unbeaten Chapin/Newberry to Shelby, N.C., for World Series BY DENNIS BRUNSON dennis@theitem.com University of South Carolina Sumter student Justin Hawkins is supposed to move in to his apartment on Aug. 19 and start classes on Aug. 20. Hawkins, who is the star shortstop on the baseball team, hopes that time to be a little more hectic than it normally would. The championship game of the American Legion World Series in Shelby, N.C., is at 7 p.m. on Aug. 18 and Hawkins hopes his Chapin/Newberry Post 193/24 team will be playing in that game. “I wouldn’t mind that; I wouldn’t mind that at all,” Hawkins said. C/N earned its spot in the ALWS on Sunday, beating host Asheboro, N.C., 7-4 to win the Southeast Regional. Chapin/Newberry will go to Shelby undefeated with a 28-0 record, having won five straight to win the regional. “I know in baseball you’re

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AMERICAN LEGION WORLD SERIES WHERE: Shelby, North Carolina WHEN: Aug. 13-18 STARS POOL: Brooklawn, N.J., Millard, Neb., Medford, Ore., Honolulu STRIPES POOL: Chapin/Newberry, RCP-Cromwell, Conn., New Orleans, Midland, Mich.

not supposed to be undefeated, but I’m not really surprised,” Hawkins said when asked about carrying an unblemished record to the ALWS. “We just go out there and play baseball. We continue doing what we do.” It was far from a cakewalk for C/N. It won each of its first three games by one run, beating Tallahassee, Fla., 4-3, Salisbury, N.C., 6-5 and Asheboro 3-2 to become the last undefeated team. It followed

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University of South Carolina Sumter standout shortstop Justin Hawkins has helped guide Chapin/Newberry Post 193/24 to the American Legion World Series in Shelby, N.C.. Hawkins went 8-for-18 with two douSEE HAWKINS, PAGE B2 bles, two home runs and six runs batted in in the Southeast Regional.

QB Quandary

USC FOOTBALL

Logano saves fuel this time, earns victory at Watkins Glen

Spurrier sorting out 4-way race BY PETE IACOBELLI The Associated Press

BY JOHN KEKIS The Associated Press WATKINS GLEN, N.Y. — Joey Logano kept his foot on the gas pedal a little bit longer than usual after taking the checkered flag at Watkins Glen International, a huge cloud of smoke wafting toward victory lane. This time he had more than enough left in the tank of his No. 22 Ford. “It makes up a lot for last week,” Logano said Sunday after notching his first Sprint Cup victory on a road course and second of the season. He also won the seasonopening Daytona 500. “It’s nice it played out this LOGANO time. We may not have had the fastest race car, but the execution of the day is what won us this race. What goes around comes around, I guess.” A week after running out of gas while leading at Pocono with three laps to go, Logano passed Kevin Harvick on the final turn of the 90-lap race as Harvick ran dry. Logano completed the first NASCAR weekend sweep at the track after winning the Xfinity race Saturday. He also gave Roger Penske his first Cup victory at The Glen. “It means an awful lot to Team Penske,” team vice chairman Walt Czarnecki said. “I believe this is our winningest track in the whole history of our company going

SEE LOGANO, PAGE B6

THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

South Carolina quarterbacks Michael Scarnecchia (12), Connor Mitch (6), Perry Orth (10) and Lorenzo Nunez (19), left to right, pose for a photograph during media day in Columbia on Sunday. Gamecocks head coach Steve Spurrier said all four are in the mix to see playing time this season.

COLUMBIA — South Carolina coach Steve Spurrier has had a mostly smooth stretch of succession at his favorite position the past six years with Stephen Garcia from 2009-11, Connor Shaw in 2012-13 and Dylan Thompson last summer the unquestioned starters heading into camp. These days, Spurrier is sorting out a four-way race

for quarterback. Third-year sophomore Connor Mitch figured to be the favorite but is being pressured by junior Perry Orth, redshirt freshman Michael Scarnecchia and true freshman Lorenzo Nunez. Spurrier thought Mitch had moved ahead of the others in the first week of camp. After checking the video from a short Saturday scrimmage, the coach said

SEE QUANDARY, PAGE B5

PRO FOOTBALL

Panthers’ Newton involved in scuffle at training camp BY STEVE REED The Associated Press SPARTANBURG — Emotions boiled over and got the best of Panthers quarterback Cam Newton at practice on Monday culminating in a heated scuffle. Fights are common during training camps, but rarely involve franchise quarterbacks. Newton went at it with cornerback Josh Norman, a skirmish that ended with both players at the bottom of a pile and having to be separated by teammates. Neither player was injured. The altercation occurred after Norman made a sliding interception against Newton, got up and began

to return the ball toward the opposing end zone as defensive players are instructed to do by their coaches. Newton pursued, but coach Ron Rivera said Newton got stiff-armed by Norman along the way. “It escalated from there,” Rivera said. As the whistles blew signaling the end of the play, Newton sped up his pursuit of Norman and tackled him near the end zone. The two wrestled on the ground for a few moments as some other players piled on. Newton and Norman were eventually separated. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS An irate Newton got up shouting at Norman — “hit Carolina quarterback Cam Newton, left, and Josh Norman scuffle at

the Panthers’ training camp at Wofford College in Spartanburg on SEE NEWTON, PAGE B4 Monday.

SPORTS

TUESDAY, AUGUST 11, 2015

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SATURDAY’S GAMES

TODAY

12:25 p.m. – International Soccer: Dutch League Match – PSV vs. Den Haag (UNIVISION). 2:30 p.m. – International Soccer: UEFA Super Cup Match from Tbilisi, Georgia – Sevilla vs. Barcelona (FOX SPORTS 1). 3 p.m. – Youth Baseball: Little League World Series Southeast Regional Semifinal Game from Warner Robins, Ga. (ESPN). 6:05 p.m. – Talk Show: Sports Talk (WDXY-FM 105.9, WDXY-AM 1240). 7 p.m. – WNBA Basketball: Chicago at New York (NBA TV). 7 p.m. – Major League Baseball: Atlanta at Tampa Bay (SPORTSOUTH, WPUB-FM 102.7). 8 p.m. – NFP Softball: Pennsylvania at Akron (CBS SPORTS NETWORK). 8 p.m. – Major League Baseball: Pittsburgh at St. Louis or Detroit at Kansas City (MLB NETWORK). 9 p.m. – Youth Baseball: Little League World Series Southwest Regional Semifinal Game from Waco, Texas (ESPN). 9:25 p.m. – International Soccer: Mexican League Match – Santos vs. Queretaro (UNIVISION). 10:30 p.m. – WNBA Basketball: Seattle at Los Angeles (NBA TV).

PREP FOOTBALL SCRIMMAGE SCHEDULE

Sumter Today at Ridge View, 6 p.m. Friday Sertoma Jamboree vs. Lake City, 7:30 p.m. Crestwood Today at Lancaster, 6 p.m. Friday Sertoma Jamboree vs. Timmonsville, 6 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 19 vs. Buford, 6 p.m. Lakewood Today vs. Chapin, Spring Valley, 6 p.m. Friday Sertoma Jamboree vs. Marion, 6:45 p.m. Wilson Hall Today at Williamsburg, TBA Friday Orangeburg Prep Jamboree vs. Grey Collegiate, 5:30 p.m. Manning Today at Summerville, 6 p.m. Friday Marlboro County Jamboree vs. Cheraw, 6 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 19 Vs. Lake Marion, 6 p.m. Laurence Manning Tuesday at Holly Hill, 6 p.m. Friday Orangeburg Prep Jamboree vs. Whale Branch, 7:30 p.m. Thomas Sumter Friday at Williamsburg Jamboree in Kingstree vs. Holly Hill, TBA Friday, Aug. 21 at Pee Dee, TBA Lee Central Friday Camden Jamboree vs. Andrew Jackson High, 6 p.m. Robert E. Lee Wednesday at Pee Dee Academy, 6 p.m. Friday Florence Christian Jamboree vs. Dillon Christian, 7 p.m. East Clarendon Saturday Chesterfield County Jamboree vs. Pageland Central, 6 p.m. Friday, Aug. 21 At Hemingway Sportsarama Vs. Carvers Bay, 7 p.m. Scott’s Branch Wednesday vs. Estill, 6 p.m. Friday Willie Jeffries Classic in Orangeburg vs. TBA Clarendon Hall Friday at Carolina Academy, 5:30 p.m.

GOLF The Associated Press BRIDGESTONE INVITATIONAL PAR SCORES

Sunday At Firestone Country Club (South Course) Akron, Ohio Purse: $9.25 million Yardage: 7,400; Par: 70 Final Shane Lowry, $1,570,000 70-66-67-66—269 Bubba Watson (315), $930,000 70-66-69-66—271 Jim Furyk (170), $470,000 66-66-69-72—273 Justin Rose (170), $470,000 67-71-63-72—273 Robert Streb (115), $330,000 68-70-68-68—274 Brooks Koepka (93), $219,000 69-69-68-69—275 Danny Lee (93), $219,000 65-72-70-68—275 David Lingmerth (93), $219,000 70-71-66-68—275 Henrik Stenson (93), $219,000 68-69-68-70—275 Rickie Fowler (76), $149,500 67-72-70-67—276 Jordan Spieth (76), $149,500 70-68-72-66—276 Steven Bowditch (65), $126,000 73-69-63-72—277 Jason Day (65), $126,000 69-69-70-69—277 Soren Kjeldsen, $126,000 69-73-69-66—277

Toronto 6, N.Y. Yankees 0 Oakland 2, Houston 1 Texas 11, Seattle 3, 11 innings Tampa Bay 5, N.Y. Mets 4 Detroit 7, Boston 6 Kansas City 7, Chicago White Sox 6 Cleveland 17, Minnesota 4 Baltimore 5, L.A. Angels 0

SUNDAY’S GAMES

Toronto 2, N.Y. Yankees 0 Boston 7, Detroit 2 Cleveland 8, Minnesota 1 Tampa Bay 4, N.Y. Mets 3 Kansas City 5, Chicago White Sox 4 L.A. Angels 5, Baltimore 4, 11 innings Oakland 5, Houston 4 Seattle 4, Texas 2

MONDAY’S GAMES

Detroit (Boyd 1-2) at Kansas City (Cueto 0-1), 8:10 p.m. L.A. Angels (Shoemaker 5-7) at Chicago White Sox (Sale 9-7), 8:10 p.m. Baltimore (W.Chen 5-6) at Seattle (Nuno 0-0), 10:10 p.m.

TODAY’S GAMES

Oakland (Graveman 6-7) at Toronto (Hutchison 10-2), 7:07 p.m. Atlanta (W.Perez 4-2) at Tampa Bay (E.Ramirez 8-4), 7:10 p.m. Boston (S.Wright 5-4) at Miami (Nicolino 1-1), 7:10 p.m. N.Y. Yankees (Severino 0-1) at Cleveland (Carrasco 11-8), 7:10 p.m. Detroit (An.Sanchez 10-9) at Kansas City (Ventura 6-7), 8:10 p.m. L.A. Angels (Santiago 7-5) at Chicago White Sox (Rodon 4-4), 8:10 p.m. Texas (Gallardo 8-9) at Minnesota (Gibson 8-9), 8:10 p.m. Baltimore (Tillman 8-7) at Seattle (T.Walker 8-7), 10:10 p.m. Houston (Kazmir 6-6) at San Francisco (Bumgarner 12-6), 10:15 p.m.

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Pittsburgh 6, L.A. Dodgers 5 Chicago Cubs 8, San Francisco 6 Tampa Bay 5, N.Y. Mets 4 Washington 6, Colorado 1 Atlanta 7, Miami 2 St. Louis 3, Milwaukee 0 Cincinnati 4, Arizona 1 Philadelphia 4, San Diego 2

SUNDAY’S GAMES

Tampa Bay 4, N.Y. Mets 3 Colorado 6, Washington 4 Milwaukee 5, St. Louis 4 Chicago Cubs 2, San Francisco 0 Arizona 4, Cincinnati 3, 10 innings Philadelphia 5, San Diego 3 Miami 4, Atlanta 1 Pittsburgh 13, L.A. Dodgers 6

MONDAY’S GAMES

Colorado (J.Gray 0-0) at N.Y. Mets (Niese 6-9), 7:10 p.m. Philadelphia (Harang 5-12) at Arizona (R.De La Rosa 9-5), 9:40 p.m. Cincinnati (Holmberg 1-0) at San Diego (Kennedy 6-10), 10:10 p.m. Washington (G.Gonzalez 8-4) at L.A. Dodgers (B.Anderson 6-6), 10:10 p.m.

TODAY’S GAMES

Atlanta (W.Perez 4-2) at Tampa Bay (E.Ramirez 8-4), 7:10 p.m. Boston (S.Wright 5-4) at Miami (Nicolino 1-1), 7:10 p.m. Colorado (Rusin 3-4) at N.Y. Mets (Harvey 10-7), 7:10 p.m. Milwaukee (Jungmann 6-3) at Chicago Cubs (Haren 7-7), 8:05 p.m. Pittsburgh (Locke 6-6) at St. Louis (C.Martinez 11-4), 8:15 p.m. Philadelphia (D.Buchanan 2-6) at Arizona (Hellickson 7-8), 9:40 p.m. Cincinnati (Lorenzen 3-7) at San Diego (Rea 0-0), 10:10 p.m. Washington (J.Ross 3-3) at L.A. Dodgers (Greinke 11-2), 10:10 p.m. Houston (Kazmir 6-6) at San Francisco (Bumgarner 12-6), 10:15 p.m.

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SHAW CHARITY CLASSIC PAR SCORES The Associated Press Sunday At Canyon Meadows Golf and Country Club Calgary, Alberta Purse: $2.35 million Yardage: 7,086; Par: 70 Final Jeff Maggert (353), $352,500 67-63-64—194 -16 Colin Montgomerie (207), $206,800 62-66-70—198 -12 Scott Dunlap (155), $154,513 68-67-64—199 -11 Mark O’Meara (155), $154,513 66-67-66—199 -11 Michael Allen (86), $86,245 65-68-67—200 -10 Stephen Ames (86), $86,245 65-68-67—200 -10 Tommy Armour III (86), $86,245 65-70-65—200 -10

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SUNDAY’S GAMES

Chicago 74, Phoenix 64 Washington 84, Connecticut 73 Atlanta 98, Tulsa 90 Minnesota 72, Los Angeles 64

MONDAY’S GAMES

No games scheduled

TODAY’S GAMES

Indiana at Washington, 7 p.m. Chicago at New York, 7 p.m. San Antonio at Minnesota, 8 p.m. Seattle at Los Angeles, 10:30 p.m.

WEDNESDAY’S GAMES

Tulsa at Connecticut, 7 p.m. Seattle at Phoenix, 10 p.m.

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SPORTS ITEMS

Lowry wins Bridgestone AKRON, Ohio — Shane Lowry began daydreaming Sunday morning about lifting the Bridgestone Invitational trophy on the 18th green, and then he would quickly return to reality because he knew there was a long day ahead with worldclass players all around him. Turns out he was right. He just never could have dreamed how it unfolded. Lowry hooked one tee shot so far left that he was given a free drop because the 11th tee box was in the way. He opened the face of a pitching wedge to hit over a 50-foot tree and made birdie. Lowry finished the biggest round of his career with a sand wedge that he hammered through a tree on the 18th to just over 10 feet for a closing birdie. Not to be overlooked were two huge par saves that carried him to a 4-under 66 and a two-shot victory over Bubba Watson. MCILROY DECLARES HIMSELF TO BE 100 PERCENT FOR PGA

SHEBOYGAN, Wis. — Rory McIlroy says he’s 100 percent and his game appears to be in order. He was talking about golf, not soccer. McIlroy played another practice round Monday for the PGA Championship and declared himself ready to go at Whistling Straits. The world’s No. 1 player injured ligaments in his left ankle the first weekend in July while playing soccer with friends in Northern Ireland. Thursday will be his first competitive round since the U.S. Open. FRESHMAN CB GREEN OUT AT SOUTH CAROLINA

COLUMBIA — South Carolina coach Steve Spurrier said redshirt freshman cornerback Wesley Green is no longer with the Gamecocks. Spurrier says it was a mutual decision between the team and the player that Green needed a fresh start at another program.

THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Shane Lowry holds up the trophy he received for winning the Bridgestone Invitational on Sunday at Firestone Country Club in Akron, Ohio. Lowry finished the tournament at 11-under par. BUDDY BAKER, NASCAR’S ‘GENTLE GIANT,’ DIES AT 74

CHARLOTTE — Buddy Baker, who won the 1980 Daytona 500 and at 6-foot-6 was NASCAR’s “Gentle Giant,” died Monday. He was 74. Baker died after a brief battle with lung cancer, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio said. Baker left his job as co-host of “The Late Shift” for the station last month when he announced he had a “huge” inoperable lung tumor. J.J. HENRY WINS BARRACUDA CHAMPIONSHIP IN PLAYOFF

RENO, Nev. — J.J. Henry won the Barracuda Championship for the second time in four years Sunday, beating Kyle Reifers with a 15foot eagle putt from the fringe on the second hole of a playoff. MAGGERT WINS CHAMPIONS TOUR’S SHAW CHARITY CLASSIC

CALGARY, Alberta — Jeff Maggert won the Shaw Charity Classic on Sunday

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MARLINS 4 BRAVES 1 ATLANTA — With the Miami Marlins in desperate need of some good news, Brad Hand stepped forward on the mound and at the plate. Hand threw seven strong innings and drove in two runs with sacrifice bunts and the Marlins ended a six-game losing streak with a 4-1 victory over the Atlanta Braves on Sunday.

From wire reports

those wins up with a 6-3 triumph over Tallahassee and the title victory over Asheboro. “It was really good competition,” said Hawkins, who helped USC Sumter reach the Junior College World Series in May. “That’s what we were expecting going in and that’s what we faced. We handled it pretty well.” Hawkins went 8-for-18 with two doubles, two home runs and six runs batted in. He also drew six walks. He had a huge game in the win over Salisbury, going 4-for-4 with two homers, a double and five RBI. The double came in the top of the ninth and drove in a run to break 5-5 tie. The ALWS begins on Thursday and runs through Tuesday, Aug. 18. The format has two 4-team pools with the teams in each pool facing each other, meaning each team is assured three games. The top two teams from each division will advance to the semifinal games with the winners of those two games playing for the title. The first 12 games of the World Series are available on ESPN3, while the semifinal and championship games will be carried live on ESPNU. Chapin/Newberry will be in the Stripes

Thursday Game 1 – Brooklawn, N.J., vs. Medford, Ore., 12:30 p.m. Game 2 – RCP-Cromwell, Conn., vs. Midland, Mich., 4 p.m. Game 3 – Millard, Neb., vs. Honolulu, 7:30 p.m. Friday Game 4 – RCP—Cromwell, Conn., vs. New Orleans, 12:30 p.m. Game 5 – Millard, Neb., vs. Medford, Ore., 4 p.m. Game 6 – Chapin/Newberry vs. Midland, Mich., 7:30 p.m. Saturday Game 7 – Medford, Ore., vs. Honolulu, 12:30 p.m. Game 8 – Chapin-Newberry vs. New Orleans, 4 p.m. Game 9 – Brooklawn, N.J., vs. Millard, Neb., 7:30 p.m. Sunday Game 10 – RCP-Cromwell, Conn., vs. Chapin/Newberry, 1 p.m. Game 11 – Brooklawn, N.J., vs. Honolulu, 4 p.m. Game 12 – New Orleans vs. Midland, Mich., 7:30 p.m. Monday Game 13 – Stars Winner vs. Stripes Runner-Up, 4 p.m. Game 14 – Stripes Winner vs. Stars Runner-Up, 7:30 p.m. Tuesday Game 15 – Game 13 Winner vs. Game 14 Winner, 7 p.m.

pool along with Great Lakes champion Midland, Mich., Northeast champion RCPCromwell, Conn., and Mid-South champion New Orleans. Chapin faces Midland on Friday at 7:30 p.m., New Orleans at 4 p.m. on Saturday and RCP-Cromwell on Sunday at 1 p.m. The Stars pool is made up of Mid-Atlantic champion Brooklawn, N.J., Central Plains winner Millard, Neb., Northwest champion Medford, Ore., and West champion Honolulu.

Good Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday

AMERICAN LEAGUE W New York 61 Toronto 61 Baltimore 56 Tampa Bay 56 Boston 50 CENTRAL DIVISION W Kansas City 66 Minnesota 55 Detroit 54 Chicago 51 Cleveland 51 WEST DIVISION W Houston 61

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AMERICAN LEGION WORLD SERIES SCHEDULE

MLB STANDINGS The Associated Press East Division

for his third Champions Tour title of year, birdieing five of the last six holes on the front nine in a fourstroke victory. The 51-year-old Texan, two strokes behind playing partners Miguel Angel Jimenez and Colin Montgomerie entering the round, closed with a 6-under 64 at Canyon Meadows to finish at 16-under 194.

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Watch out for Whistling’s bunkers at PGA Championship BY GENARO C. ARMAS The Associated Press SHEBOYGAN, Wis. — Perhaps the shiftiest sand trap in recent major history is now covered up by a hospitality area. The “Dustin Johnson bunker” will be a memory when the PGA Championship returns this week to Whistling Straits in Wisconsin for the first time in five years. But countless other sandy areas at the links-style course overlooking Lake Michigan remain hazards — or are they? “I think the players are much more aware of what they can and cannot do in sandy areas,” Rory McIlroy said during a visit to the course in June. Not knowing the rule proved damaging for Johnson in 2010. He was assessed a two-shot penalty on the final hole after grounding his 4-iron in the sand to the way right of the fairway, not aware he was in a bunker. He had a one-shot lead when he teed off from the 18th hole. Johnson missed a 7-foot par putt to slip into a playoff — until he learned he had let his club touch the sand during his pre-shot routine. The two added shots dropped him to fifth. “I won’t be grounding my club anywhere if I miss the fairway, that’s for sure. I just missed the memo where all sand is deemed a bunker,” Johnson said last week. Johnson has said he didn’t look at the rules sheet that had been posted all week in the locker room and on the first tee. Every bunker, the rules stated, was a hazard, even if outside the ropes where the gallery had been standing. The confusion is understandable. Johnson has recounted how — in addition to fans standing there — he saw a Gatorade bottle and a beer can in the bunker. As with both the 2004 and 2010 PGA championships at Whistling, all sand will be considered bunkers. “All areas of the course that were designed and built as bunkers, filled with sand, will be played as bunkers (hazards) whether or not they have been raked,” the PGA said in a notice to competitors ahead of this week’s championship. “This will mean that many bunkers positioned outside of the ropes, as well as some areas of bunkers inside the ropes, close to the rope line, will likely include numerous footprints, heel prints, trash and tire

tracks during the play of the Championship.” Such irregularities were “part of the game,” the PGA said, “and no free relief will be available from these conditions.” The rules will again be posted in the locker room and other pieces of literature for players, said Dirk Willis, Director of Golf Operations at Whistling Straits. Every group will be accompanied by a rules official, and players can consult that official should a question arise about the estimated 1,000 bunkers. There will be no question this time around about the bunker that doomed Johnson on 18. It was so far right off the target line that the spot is now covered over by a viewing area. There was no intent to hide the spot, organizers said, but it was simply part of a broader plan to bring corporate hospitality on to the course. If the last two championships at the course are any indication, spectators should be in for a treat. Martin Kaymer won in 2010, beating Bubba Watson in the playoff. Vijay Singh won in 2004, beating Chris DiMarco and Justin Leonard in another playoff. Wisconsin native Steve Stricker called the Pete Dye course “visually intimidating.” “You just have to pay attention to your lines,” Stricker said. “At times, (Dye) makes it seem like there’s not any room to hit it ... Once you get it, it’s very playable.” The shifting winds add to the challenge, Stricker said: “It doesn’t feel like you’re in Wisconsin ... It feels like you’re in Europe at a British Open.” That might be because Herbert Kohler, the CEO of the Kohler Co., which owns Whistling Straits, wanted a course that resembled the links courses of coastal Ireland and Scotland. The dunes and some architecture on the course were built to resemble Ballybunion in Ireland. While the dunes were manmade when the course opened in 1998, more grass has grown in some areas since the intent is to keep an unmanicured, natural look. “They move over time,” Willis said. “They’re man-made but they’re natural sand structures now. If the wind blows them, it moves around.” McIlroy said being cautious is key.

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Dustin Johnson hits out of a bunker on the 18th hole during the final round of the 2010 PGA Championship at Whistling Straits in Haven, Wis. Johnson was later assessed a 2-stroke penalty for grounding his club in the bunker on the hole. Johnson won’t be able to ground his club in the same bunker at Whistling Straits that cost him that year because it has been covered up by a viewing area.

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Ravens veteran wide receiver Smith to retire after this season OWINGS MILLS, Md. (AP) — Ravens wide receiver Steve Smith, one of 12 players in NFL history with 900 catches, says he will retire after this season — his 15th in the league. The five-time Pro Bowler spent his first 13 season with Carolina. He intends to leave SMITH after the second season of a three-year contract with Baltimore. He informed his teammates Monday before practice at training camp. “I’ll look back and enjoy things,” Smith said. “I feel like it’s time. My body feels great, but not everybody gets this opportunity.” The 36-year-old receiver made his decision in April. Last season he caught 79 passes for 1,065 yards and six touchdowns to help the Ravens reach the second round of the playoffs. Smith has 13,000 receiving yards and 70 touchdown receptions for his career. He was a third-round draft pick in 2001 and has played 14 or more games in all but one

season. “I don’t want to hold on,” Smith said. “Jerry Rice is the best receiver to ever play, but I don’t believe that chasing whatever it is to chase for four more years would be conducive to my family or me. I would be having to give up something.” Smith is the Panthers’ career leader in catches and was released by Carolina after the 2013 season. His wife, Angie, and four children live in Charlotte, N.C., a factor that contributed to his decision despite his estimation that he could play two or three more years. “It’s very difficult,” Smith said. “I enjoy my family, so it’s kind of tough to see them in spurts.” The Ravens signed Smith last year to lead a young group of receivers. He quickly reinforced his reputation for being a fierce competitor. “I don’t think you can get by in this league without a guy with that personality,” Ravens coach John Harbaugh said. “He’s just a guy who is a pit bull. He’s like Daddy pit bull and he’s got all these little young pit bulls that he’s

trying to raise up the right way. He’s going to force you to practice every single day or he’s going to humiliate you.” After the Ravens lost to New England in the 2014 divisional round in January, general manager Ozzie Newsome advised the veteran receiver to think about his future. Members of the organization were not surprised by Smith’s decision to retire at the end of the season. “Ozzie asked me to think about it,” Smith said. “He’s great at what he does and he can look at guys’ eyes and kind of see things. He said to take my time. I knew that I wanted to give it one more try. I worked out and said, ‘You know what? This is it.’” After signing with the Ravens last year, Smith said his biggest goal was to win a championship after falling short with Carolina against New England in the Super Bowl. He is now prepared to make one final run at the ring. “I’m not really a big gambler, but the analogy is all my chips are on the table,” Smith said. “We’re going to see what the dealer gives me.”

Vikings top Steelers 14-3 in Hall of Fame game BY WILL GRAVES The Associated Press CANTON, Ohio — Teddy Bridgewater didn’t want to talk about the completions. Last the Minnesota quarterback checked, getting the ball where it needs to go is the main part of his job. It’s that one miss, however, that will stick with the reigning Rookie of the Year. Bridgewater’s only series in a 14-3 victory over Pittsburgh in the Hall of Fame game Sunday ended up with the Vikings getting stuffed on fourth down after Bridgewater failed to complete a simple flip to Mike Wallace on third down that would have given Minnesota first-and-goal. “It’s one of those deals where it’s good to stay within the system,” Bridgewater said. “If I hit Mike, we avoid fourth down.” Maybe Bridgewater is being picky after going 5 of 6 for 44 yards during his cameo, but with an extra preseason game this summer, the Vikings and their emerging leader have plenty of time to work on it. Backup quarterback Mike Kafka threw a touchdown pass and running back Joe Banyard ran for another score long after Bridgewater exited as the Vikings improved to 5-0 in exhibitions under secondyear coach Mike Zimmer. “Wish I was 5-0 in the regular season,” he said, laughing. Both teams have a month before things start to count for real, giving the annual exhibition opener an even more pedestrian feel. Hall of Famer Jerome Bet-

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NEWTON FROM PAGE B1 me like that again and you’ll know something” — as he was being restrained by teammates. After the altercation, veteran linebacker and defensive leader Thomas Davis screamed at the fifth-year quarterback, “That’s stupid. That’s stupid.” Newton recently was anointed the team’s franchise quarterback, signing a fiveyear, $103 million contract. Davis and other team leaders know the Panthers cannot afford to have him get hurt. Panthers center and team captain Ryan Kalil said “I’ve seen Cam do a lot more dumb things than that” and that he doesn’t worry much about the 6-foot-5, 245-pound quarterback. “He’s a tough guy,” Kalil said. “You’ve seen it in how he has come back from car wreck. He takes a lot of hits as a running quarterback. He has taken hits in the pocket

when we haven’t protected well and he hasn’t complained. So he’s a tough individual. So that kind of solidifies his persona and that is who he is.” Rivera said Monday after practice this is normally the time during training camp when tempers began to flare, but acknowledged, “You really don’t expect it to be your quarterback.” “The thing I try to take away from it, as you look for the positive in it, is hey, he stood up for himself and the other guy stood up for himself,” Rivera said. “I know it’s the quarterback, but we treat everybody the same. That’s the way I’m going to look at it. That’s my spin on it.” Neither player was made available to speak with reporters after practice. Newton was wearing a red jersey during practice, which is supposed to signal to other players to not touch or tackle

bold-faced names still in uniform didn’t break a sweat if they even bothered to suit up at all. Minnesota running back Adrian Peterson’s return from a lengthy suspension will have to wait at least one more week, if not decidedly longer. He hung out on the sideline while the backups did the heavy lifting. Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger stuck to attire more appropriate for the gym. All-Pro running back Le’Veon Bell and All-Pro wide receiver Antonio Brown put together a full dress rehearsal, even going through warm-ups then spent four quarters as spectators, the only exercise the notoriously hard-working Brown enjoyed coming while he absentmindedly worked the exercise bike.

him. But it was Newton that instigated the fight when he went after Norman. They’re both extremely competitive players and two of the biggest trash talkers on the team, often overheard jawing at the other side of the line. Normally those words are just talk, but this time it turned nasty. Even after the altercation, Newton and Norman continued to jaw at each other from across the field with Newton daring him to do it again. “They are always chirping, but that is part of the competition,” Rivera said. “That is what happens. The big thing is you have to be able to handle it because it’s going to happen in the game. You have to learn that when you get to this situation you deal with it, cope with it and handle it better the next time. Unfortunately it got more physical than it needed to be.” Rivera isn’t worried about emotions spilling over into the locker room.

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New York Giants Pro Football Hall of Fame halfback Frank Gifford passed away at the age of 84 on Sunday of natural causes at his Connecticut home.

Gifford a winner on football field, in ‘MNF’ booth BY BARRY WILNER The Associated Press NEW YORK — An NFL championship with the New York Giants. An Emmy award as television’s “outstanding sports personality.” Induction in the Pro Football Hall of Fame. Frank Gifford, as well known for being a buffer for fellow announcers Don Meredith and Howard Cosell on “Monday Night Football” as for his versatility as a player, died Sunday. He was 84. In a statement released by NBC News, his family said Gifford died suddenly at his Connecticut home of natural causes. His wife, Kathie Lee Gifford, is a host for NBC’s “Today.” “We rejoice in the extraordinary life he was privileged to live, and we feel grateful and blessed to have been loved by such an amazing human being,” his family said in the statement. “We ask that our privacy be respected at this difficult time and we thank you for your prayers.” A running back, defensive back, wide receiver and special teams player in his career, Gifford was the NFL’s MVP in 1956, when the Giants won the title. He went to the Pro Bowl at three positions and was the centerpiece of a Giants offense that went to five NFL title games in the 1950s and ‘60s. Beginning in 1971, he worked for ABC’s “Monday Night Football,” at first as a play-by-play announcer and then an analyst, winning his Emmy in 1976-77. “Frank’s talent and charisma on the field and on the air were important elements in the growth and popularity

of the modern NFL,” Commissioner Roger Goodell said. Later in life, Gifford stayed in the spotlight through his marriage to Kathie Lee Gifford, who famously called him a “human love machine” and “lamb-chop” to her millions of viewers. “He was a great friend to everyone in the league, a special adviser to NFL commissioners, and served NFL fans with enormous distinction for so many decades,” Goodell added. Gifford hosted “Wide World of Sports,” covered several Olympics — his call of Franz Klammer’s downhill gold medal run in 1976 is considered a broadcasting masterpiece — and announced 588 consecutive NFL games for ABC, not even taking time off after the death of his mother shortly before a broadcast in 1986. “Frank Gifford was an exceptional man who will be missed by everyone who had the joy of seeing his talent on the field, the pleasure of watching his broadcasts, or the honor of knowing him,” said Bob Iger, chairman and CEO of The Walt Disney Company, which owns ABC. While he worked with others, including Dan Dierdorf, Al Michaels, Joe Namath and O.J. Simpson, Gifford was most known for the eight years he served as a calming influence between the folksy Meredith and acerbic Cosell. In its early years the show was a cultural touchstone, with cities throwing parades for the visiting announcers and celebrities such as John Lennon and Ronald Reagan making appearances.

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SEC trying to reclaim football supremacy with title drought BY JOHN ZENOR The Associated Press The Southeastern Conference is the unquestioned king of college football leagues. Maybe in some circles. That mindset has become practically a mantra for SEC coaches, fans and media over the last decade, but other leagues have won the national crown the last two seasons. As usual, this season the SEC has no shortage of solid candidates to crack the four-team College Football Playoffs, including Alabama despite an unsettled quarterback situation. That’s a familiar refrain for other would-be contenders like Georgia, Mississippi, LSU and perhaps even Auburn, which doesn’t expect to miss a beat with Jeremy Johnson replacing Nick Marshall. It’s still hard to argue against the top-to-bottom strength of a league where Mississippi State is picked to finish last in the SEC West a year after spending five weeks ranked No. 1 in the land. And the Bulldogs’ Dak Prescott is the league’s only established star quarterback. “I feel like we weren’t satisfied with the No. 1 ranking because we wanted to be No. 1 at the end of the year,” Mississippi State defensive back Taveze Calhoun said. That basically sums up

the ambitions of the league’s top powers since Ohio State pounded away at Alabama’s defense in the Sugar Bowl, a semifinal game. But the SEC has its work cut out. The league didn’t even lead the way into the NFL draft either with the ACC and Pac-12 having more first-rounders if fewer overall picks. If the case for No. 1 league isn’t quite so open and shut these days, there’s little question the SEC West stacks up as the most compelling, cannibalistic division. All seven programs are led by coaches making at least $4 million a year. The league media picked Auburn to win the SEC but Alabama got more points in the West voting, illustrating the lack of a consensus favorite even within that state.

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Auburn quarterback Jeremy Johnson stretches with teammates during a recent practice in Auburn, Ala. The Southeastern conference is trying to regain its stronghold in college football as the best conference after the last two national title winners have come outside of the conference. vis from LSU trying to get those defenses up to speed with the offenses. Both are raking in at least $5 million over three years.

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There are no easy roads to Atlanta or the College Football Playoffs in the SEC, especially in the loaded Western Division. Some paths are harder than others. ‘Bama not only opens in a neutralsite game with Wisconsin but visits East Division favorite Georgia, Texas A&M, Mississippi State and Auburn. Maybe Arkansas is poised for a breakthrough season but the Razorbacks have only three SEC home games and face Texas A&M in Arlington,

You never know when a coach will decide to call it quits, and that includes South Carolina’s 70-year-old Steve Spurrier and Alabama’s Nick Saban, who turns 64 on Oct. 31. That time might be years away since both appear to still be going strong. Spurrier draws plenty of attention for his workout regimen and Saban still rounds up his assistants for hoops games. Missouri’s Gary Pinkel, who has won two straight SEC East titles, is 63. LSU’s Les Miles turns 62 in November.

The league’s backfields still pack plenty of starpower despite the loss of Georgia’s Todd Gurley, Alabama’s T.J. Yeldon and Auburn’s Cameron Artis-Payne. The Bulldogs return Nick Chubb, who had a huge freshman season. The Tide bring back 240-pound back Derrick Henry. Arkansas has 1,000yard rushers Jonathan Williams and Alex Collins, and Leonard Fournette returns at LSU after starring as a freshman.

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More than half of the teams still had open competition going into training camps, with two more graduate transfers joining the mix. Former Virginia starter Greyson Lambert is competing at Georgia and exClemson quarterback Chad Kelly is battling for the starting job at Mississippi. South Carolina receiver Pharoh Cooper completed more passes (five) last season than any QB on the

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QUANDARY FROM PAGE B1 Sunday it remains a dead heat. All four have their strengths. The 6-foot-3 Mitch finished his high school career in North Carolina second alltime in that state’s record books for yards passing (12,078) and touchdowns (153). Orth spent the past two seasons as a walk-on before being awarded a scholarship by Spurrier this past week. Scarnecchia, at 6-4 and 210 pounds, is a more traditional drop-back passer who threw for 28 touchdowns and just two interceptions during his senior year at Fleming Island High School in Florida. Nunez is a dual-threat quarterback, like Shaw a few years ago, who Spurrier said brings a different dimension to the Gamecocks than the other passers. The four quarterbacks have combined for just eight college passes. Mitch had no illusions coming into camp he would be anointed the team’s starter and understands he must put in more work to move out front. “If coach Spurrier says it’s equal, it’s equal,” Mitch said. “That’s more time for me to get better and step up next week.” Nunez thinks the longer the competition goes on, the better his chances to move up the depth chart. “I came in with confidence, with a chip on my shoulder,” Nunez said. “I wanted to prove that I could be that quarterback and that I could throw the ball, because people didn’t believe I could throw the ball pretty well.” Spurrier said there are multiple huddles going at workouts to give the quartet as many reps as possible. Gamecock coaches and staffers are charting everything the group does, looking for

Gamecocks’ roster. Auburn’s Jeremy Johnson and Tennessee’s Josh Dobbs could be rising stars, while Prescott and Arkansas’ Brandon Allen have the most experience.

had engineered perhaps the Gamecocks’ biggest ever win, a 35-21 victory over then-No. 1 Alabama. Shaw struggled early and Garcia rallied South Carolina from a 17-0 deficit to a 56-37 win over East Carolina. Shaw took over for good later that 2011 season when Garcia was dismissed after multiple troubles. Spurrier is in no rush to settle one of the biggest questions facing the Gamecocks this fall. And he has also made it clear that just because someone starts Week 1 does not mean he will start all season long. “It’ll work its way out,” he said. “We’ll keep scrimmaging, keep letting those guys play a little bit more and see what happens.”

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LOGANO FROM PAGE B1 back to the Trans-Am and CanAm, so this is particularly meaningful for us.” Kyle Busch, who ran out of fuel on the last lap at Pocono while leading, finished second and moved to 30th in points, the cutoff to make the Chase for the Sprint Cup title as he continued his remarkable surge. “I had a chance. I could’ve raced the 22,” said Busch, six points ahead of Cole Whitt and just one behind Justin Allgaier. “I felt like I was better than he was, but my crew chief (Adam Stevens) called in scared on the fuel situation from last week and I don’t blame him. We didn’t want to do the same thing.” Harvick coasted home third, Matt Kenseth was fourth, and Kurt Busch fifth. Clint Bowyer, Brad Keselowski, Carl Edwards,

Sam Hornish Jr. and Jimmie Johnson rounded out the top 10. Tony Stewart, who qualified third, was competing at Watkins Glen for the first time after missing the previous two Cup races at the track. He was nursing a broken right leg two years ago and sat out last year’s race after the sprint car he was driving in a race at nearby Canandaigua struck and killed 20-year-old driver Kevin Ward Jr. the night before Stewart was scheduled to race at Watkins Glen. On Friday, Stewart again had to revisit that tragedy. Attorneys representing the Ward family filed a wrongful death lawsuit against Stewart, another hurdle in what has been a season without much hope until recently, and Sunday marked the one-year anniversary of Ward’s death.

CHEEZ-IT 355 AT THE GLEN RESULTS The Associated Press Sunday At Watkins Glen International Watkins Glen, N.Y. Lap length: 2.45 miles (Start position in parentheses) 1. (16) Joey Logano, Ford, 90 laps, 118.2 rating, 47 points, $263,723. 2. (8) Kyle Busch, Toyota, 90, 124, 43, $205,441. 3. (4) Kevin Harvick, Chevrolet, 90, 132.7, 43, $189,675. 4. (26) Matt Kenseth, Toyota, 90, 95.3, 41, $153,761. 5. (14) Kurt Busch, Chevrolet, 90, 96.5, 39, $119,600. 6. (18) Clint Bowyer, Toyota, 90, 90, 38, $139,273. 7. (11) Brad Keselowski, Ford, 90, 108.9, 38, $140,406. 8. (15) Carl Edwards, Toyota, 90, 95.4, 36, $87,740. 9. (24) Sam Hornish Jr., Ford, 90, 88.3, 35, $112,510. 10. (9) Jimmie Johnson, Chevrolet, 90, 81.4, 34, $128,626. 11. (7) Dale Earnhardt Jr., Chevrolet, 90, 104.9, 33, $99,340. 12. (6) Kyle Larson, Chevrolet, 90, 99.4, 32, $110,873. 13. (28) Paul Menard, Chevrolet, 90, 66.7, 31, $89,640. 14. (25) Greg Biffle, Ford, 90, 70.1, 30, $111,873. 15. (20) Ryan Newman, Chevrolet, 90, 75.7, 29, $111,640. 16. (21) Aric Almirola, Ford, 90, 69.8, 28, $120,451. 17. (22) Danica Patrick, Chevrolet, 90, 64.7, 27, $86,690. 18. (29) Casey Mears, Chevrolet, 90, 65.8, 26, $104,048. 19. (12) Justin Allgaier, Chevrolet, 90, 70, 25, $101,673. 20. (31) Michael McDowell, Ford, 90, 60.3, 24, $74,315.

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21. (33) Cole Whitt, Ford, 90, 57.7, 24, $91,123. 22. (34) Trevor Bayne, Ford, 90, 53.4, 22, $117,890. 23. (19) David Ragan, Toyota, 90, 81.8, 21, $103,604. 24. (1) AJ Allmendinger, Chevrolet, 90, 96.5, 21, $114,073. 25. (2) Martin Truex Jr., Chevrolet, 90, 91.5, 20, $102,235. 26. (27) Matt DiBenedetto, Toyota, 90, 50.7, 18, $86,787. 27. (13) Denny Hamlin, Toyota, 90, 72.9, 17, $90,390. 28. (35) Alex Kennedy, Chevrolet, 90, 41.3, 16, $75,240. 29. (39) Alex Bowman, Chevrolet, 90, 41.3, 15, $75,065. 30. (42) J.J. Yeley, Toyota, 90, 36.5, 0, $75,915. 31. (40) Michael Annett, Chevrolet, 90, 40.2, 13, $71,765. 32. (38) Boris Said, Chevrolet, 89, 33.8, 0, $71,540. 33. (37) David Gilliland, Ford, 89, 38.7, 11, $79,390. 34. (30) Ricky Stenhouse Jr., Ford, 89, 45.3, 10, $79,265. 35. (36) Landon Cassill, Chevrolet, 89, 40.2, 0, $71,090. 36. (10) Austin Dillon, Chevrolet, 89, 57.3, 8, $107,846. 37. (32) Chris Buescher, Ford, 88, 28, 0, $70,779. 38. (43) Timmy Hill, Chevrolet, 88, 26.7, 0, $65,902. 39. (41) Jeb Burton, Toyota, 88, 27.8, 5, $61,830. 40. (17) Jamie McMurray, Chevrolet, 86, 59.3, 4, $87,821. 41. (5) Jeff Gordon, Chevrolet, 86, 80.5, 3, $102,366. 42. (23) Kasey Kahne, Chevrolet, 78, 45.2, 2, $67,830. 43. (3) Tony Stewart, Chevrolet, rear gear, 56, 81.5, 1, $73,544.

FOOTBALL SERTOMA JAMBOREE

The Sertoma Football Jamboree will be held on Friday at Sumter Memorial Stadium beginning at 6 p.m. There will be three 1-half scrimmages featuring the football teams from the three Sumter School District high schools. Crestwood will take on Timmonsville at 6 p.m., Lakewood will meet Marion at 6:45 and Sumter will face Lake City at 7:30 p.m. Fans from Sumter, Timmonsville and Marion will be asked to sit on the home side while fans from Crestwood, Lakewood and Lake City will be asked to sit on the visitors side. Tickets are $6 per person. FLAG REGISTRATION

The Sumter County Recreation Department is taking registration for its flag football league through Thursday. The league is open to children ages 5-8 as of Sept. 1, 2015. Registration fee is $50. No late registration will be taken. There will be a coaches meeting today at 6 p.m. at the recreation department at 155 Haynsworth Street. For more information, call the recreation department at (803) 436-2248 or visit www.sumtercountysc.org. TACKLE REGISTRATION

The Sumter County Recreation Department is taking registration for its tackle football league through Thursday. The league is open to children ages 9-12 as of Sept. 1, 2015. Registration fee is $60. No late registration will be taken. There will be a coaches meeting today at 6 p.m. at the recreation department at 155 Haynsworth Street. For more information, call the recreation department at (803) 436-2248 or visit www.sumtercountysc.org.

SOCCER FALL REGISTRATION

The Sumter County Recreation Department is taking registration for its fall soccer leagues through Thursday. There will be leagues for children ages 3-17 as of Sept. 1, 2015. Registration fee is $30 for ages 3-4, $35

for ages 5-6 and $45 for ages 7-17. No late registration will be taken. There will be a coaches meeting today at 7 p.m. at the recreation department at 155 Haynsworth Street. For more information, call the recreation department at (803) 436-2248 or visit www.sumtercountysc.org.

CHEERLEADING FALL REGISTRATION

The Sumter County Recreation Department is taking registration for its cheerleading program through Thursday. The program is open to children ages 5-12 as of Sept. 1, 2015. Registration fee is $50. No late registration will be taken. There will be a coaches meeting today at 6 p.m. at the recreation department at 155 Haynsworth Street. For more information, call the recreation department at (803) 436-2248 or visit www.sumtercountysc.org.

SOFTBALL FALL REGISTRATION

The Sumter County Recreation Department is taking registration for its fall girls softball leagues. Registration will run through Aug. 21. The league is open to girls ages 7-12 as of Dec. 31, 2015. Registration fee is $45. No late registration will be taken. There will be a coaches meeting on Thursday at 6 p.m. at the recreation department at 155 Haynsworth Street. For more information, call the recreation department at (803) 436-2248 or visit www.sumtercountysc.org.

BASEBALL FALL REGISTRATION

The Sumter County Recreation Department is taking registration for its fall baseball leagues. Registration will run through Aug. 19. The league is open to children ages 7-14 as of April 30, 2016. Registration fee is $45. No late registration will be taken. There will be a coaches meeting on Thursday at 6 p.m. at the recreation department at 155 Haynsworth Street. For more information, call the recreation department at (803) 436-2248 or visit www.sumtercountysc.org.

OBITUARIES MARIE R. MONROE Marie R. Monroe, 80, widow of Gerald F. Monroe, died on Saturday, Aug. 8, 2015, at Tuomey Regional Medical Center. Born in Bennington, Vermont, she was a daughter of the late Frank Edward Labadie and Annabelle Carter Labadie. She was a member of Concord MONROE Baptist Church and retired from Adirondack Regional Hospital in New York. Survivors include her children, Linda Cram, Jerry Winchell, Edward Rogers, Lauren Rogers, Richard Monroe and Irene Jenkins and a number of grandchildren and great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by three daughters, Jeanne Monroe, Annie Monroe and Dale Knoles. Services will be private. Memorials may be made to Concord Baptist Church, 1885 Myrtle Beach Highway, Sumter, SC 29153. Elmore-Cannon-Stephens Funeral Home and Crematorium of Sumter is in charge of the arrangements. www.ecsfuneralhome.com

PATRICIA H. RIDDLE Patricia Hutson Riddle, 75, wife of Rex E. Riddle, died on Saturday, Aug. 8, 2015, at her home. Born in Sumter, she was a daughter of the late William Krell Hutson and Erline Mathis Hutson. She was RIDDLE a lifelong member of Bethel United Methodist Church in Oswego, where she taught Sunday school, assisted with Salkehatchie and led family ministries. She later joined Sumter First Church of God, where she served on the fellowship committee. She was also a past volunteer at United Ministries. She was employed by Cooper Industries for 17 years. Patricia will be remembered as an amazing mother, grandmother, wife, sister, aunt, friend and Gamecock

fan. She was an amazing cook and wanted to feed the world. She loved everyone, especially babies, and could not pass by any little one without displaying affection. “Tricia” was loved by all who knew her and her sweet gentle spirit will be greatly missed. Survivors include her husband of Sumter; three children, Jeannie Nelson (Thomas), Robert “Bobby” Rodgers (Valerie) and Pam Wilfong (Mike), all of Sumter; four stepchildren, Sherill Johnson of Palm Bay, Florida, Julie Hackett and Thomas Riddle (Trina), both of Sumter, and Ann Hunter (Jeffrey) of Jamestown, New York; 13 grandchildren; six greatgrandchildren; three brothers, Dreyfus Hutson and Raymond Hutson, both of Sumter, and Willie Hudson of Cedar Creek; and two sisters, Marilyn Weathersbee and Shirley Ellison, both of Sumter. She was preceded in death by her first husband, James Rodgers; four brothers; and a sister. A memorial service will be held at 4 p.m. on Wednesday at Sumter First Church of God with the Rev. Ron Bower and the Rev. Michael Henderson officiating. The family will receive friends from 3 to 4 p.m. Wednesday at Sumter First Church of God and other times at the home, 325 E. Emerald Lake Drive. Memorials may be made to Sumter First Church of God, 1835 U.S. 521 N., Sumter, SC 29153; United Ministries of Sumter, P.O. Box 1017, Sumter, SC 29151; or to a charity of one’s choice. The family would like to express their sincere appreciation to Dr. Billy Clowney and the staff at Santee Oncology and to Beacon Hospice for their excellent and tender care. Elmore-Cannon-Stephens Funeral Home and Crematorium of Sumter is in charge of the arrangements. www.ecsfuneralhome.com

WILBERT DUKES Wilbert “Bubba” Dukes, 61, husband of Fannie Bradley Dukes, died on Thursday, Aug. 6, 2015, at Clarendon Me-

morial Hospital in Manning. Born on April 5, 1954, in the Bloomville section of Clarendon County, he was a son of Beulah Mae Hilton Dukes and the late Priestly Dukes. Funeral service will be held at 2 p.m. today at Society Hill DUKES AME Church in Manning with the Rev. Mary F. Rhodes, pastor, officiating, assisted by the Revs. Malachi Gibson, Rufus Gaymon, Albert Thompson and Effie Hilton. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. The family is receiving friends at the home of his mother, 2456 Jordan Church Road, Manning. These services have entrusted to Samuels Funeral Home LLC of Manning.

ROBERT M. JOHNSON Robert Mack Johnson, 91, departed this life on Aug. 9, 2015, at his residence. Born on Jan. 11, 1924, in Sumter, he was a son of the late Hammie and Inez Cousar Johnson. The family will be receiving friends at 16 L St., Sumter, SC 29150. Funeral plans are incomplete and will be announced later by Job’s Mortuary Inc. of Sumter.

EDDIE LOWERY JR. Eddie Lowery Jr., 59, died on Saturday, Aug. 8, 2015, at his home. Born on June 12, 1956, in Sumter County, he was a son of Eddie Sr. and Mary Lee Willor Lowery. The family is receiving friends and relatives at the home of Kimberly and Rodney Burgess, 12 Yeadon St. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by Williams Funeral Home Inc. of Sumter.

ABRAHAM L. WASHINGTON Deacon Abraham L. Washington, widower of Minnie Lee Barker Washington, entered eternal rest on Saturday, Aug. 8, 2015. Born on Oct. 3, 1925, in Yemassee, he was a son of the late James and Mary Brown

Washington. He attended the public schools of Hampton County and was employed by Seaboard Coastline Railroad for 40 years. He relocated to Sumter County and became a member of Mt. Zion Missionary Baptist Church, where he was later ordained as a deacon and served several years as chairman of the deacon’s ministry. He was also a member of the Sumter Prayer Band Union and David Temple Lodge No. 45, Price Hall Free and Accepted Masons. Survivors: two sons, Minister Alfred Washington (Dora) and Deacon Marvin Washington (Wanda); one daughter, Verlyn Gail Hargrove (Ricky); six grandchildren, Tamara Williams (Winston), Monica Wilson (Earl), Jasmine Wimberly (Darryl), Jalisa and Candance Washington, and Jada Hargrove; two cousins, Hezekiah Mitchell and Jerry Mitchell; a host of nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. today at Mt. Zion Missionary Baptist Church with the pastor, Dr. James Blassingame. Burial will follow in Hillside Memorial Park. Online memorials can be sent to comfhltj@sc.rr.com. Community Funeral Home of Sumter is in charge of these arrangements.

WILLIAM A. KINCAID William Anthony Kincaid, 60, husband of Mildred Brunson Kincaid, died on Sunday, Aug. 9, 2015, at Palmetto Health Richland, Columbia. Born on July 12, 1955, in Morganton, North Carolina, he was a son of Charles Wilkins and Ophelia Kincaid. The family is receiving friends and relatives at the home, 113 Shady Mist Drive, Columbia. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by Williams funeral Home Inc. of Sumter.

MILLIE ANN R. BRUNSON SUMMERTON — Millie Ann Robinson Brunson, 55, companion of Tyrone Brown, died on Saturday, Aug. 8, 2015, at Tuomey Regional Medical Center. She was born on Aug. 8,

1960, in Manning, a daughter of the late Buster Brown Robinson and Lillie Canty Robinson and stepdaughter of the late Rev. Grant Simmons Sr. The family is receiving friends at the home her sister and brother-in-law, Queen and Esaw Thames, 6454 Silver Road, Manning. These services have been entrusted to Samuels Funeral Home LLC of Manning.

WILLIE J. WHITTAKER JR. Willie James Whittaker Jr. passed away on Thursday, Aug. 6, 2015, at McCall’s Hospice House, Greenville. Survivors include his son, Willie J. Whittaker III of Piedmont; sisters, Frances Jones of Sumter and Thelma (Milford L.) Anderson of Portsmouth, Virginia; sister-in-law, Leola M. Whittaker of Sumter; a host of nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. on Wednesday at Allen Temple AME Church, Greenville. Entombment will be in Resthaven Memorial Garden. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Allen Temple AME Church Building Fund, Greenville. These services are entrusted to the management and staff of Watkins, Garrett & Woods Mortuary Inc. 1011 Augusta St., Greenville, SC 29605. This is a courtesy announcement of Williams Funeral Home Inc., 821 N. Main St., Sumter. Online memorial messages may be sent to the family at williamsfuneralhome@sc.rr. com. Visit us on the web — www.williamsfuneralhomeinc. com.

SARAH H. STRANGE Sarah Jane Hudson Strange, age 85, beloved wife of the late Charles Sidney Strange Sr., died on Sunday, Aug. 9, 2015, at her residence. Arrangements are incomplete at this time and will be announced by Bullock Funeral Home.

COMICS

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BIZARRO

SOUP TO NUTZ

ANDY CAPP

GARFIELD

BEETLE BAILEY

BORN LOSER

BLONDIE

ZITS

MOTHER GOOSE

TUESDAY, AUGUST 11, 2015

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DILBERT

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Woman goes to the mat to defend yoga photos DEAR ABBY — A family member has recently lost more than 100 pounds running and doing yoga. She looks Dear Abby fantastic. Yoga is the ABIGAIL focus of her VAN BUREN life now, and she posts daily photos of herself on social media. In many of them she is scantily clad and in poses some might consider risque. Whenever she attends family gatherings or outings to public places, she wants to take pictures of herself in various poses. This makes some of the people she’s with uncomfortable. She says she doesn’t

care what others think, but there have been quite a few negative comments about this, and people have “unfollowed” her on social media. Others think it’s OK for her to do her thing. What is your opinion on this? Gagging in Georgia DEAR GAGGING — Your relative deserves praise for having adopted a healthier lifestyle. However, because she doesn’t care what others think, any family member who finds her pictures too risque for their comfort should quit following her on social media. DEAR ABBY — My daughter, “Kelly,” and I are arguing over whether she should take her trophies with her when she moves out on her own. I feel that when kids move out, they

should take all their belongings. Kelly thinks I should keep the 10 to 15 trophies she won in beauty pageants when she was younger. I’d like to turn her bedroom into a guest room where visiting relatives can stay, but I’m having difficulty getting my daughter to take all her stuff. Although she has grown out of her childhood trophies, she expects me to hold onto them. I suggested she pack them up and store them in her attic so she can show her children her accomplishments one day. What do you think? Beauty Queen’s Mom DEAR MOM — I think that if you want a guest room instead of a shrine to your daughter’s beauty contest achievements, you should set a deadline and insist that her trophies be removed.

JUMBLE

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

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

THE DAILY CROSSWORD PUZZLE

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41 Many a mountain whose name ends in “horn” 42 Tickle 45 Bauxite, e.g. 46 Michelle of the LPGA 47 Scarfed down 49 Do the seemingly impossible, ˆ la Jesus 54 Uni- + bi55 Smelled a lot 56 Bikini top 57 Skin art, for short 58 Pueblodwelling people 59 1937 Laurel and Hardy film involving a prospector’s daughter and a gold mine 63 Old-style “once” 64 Sunup direction 65 Eagle’s home 66 Tinting agents 67 Jazz group instrument 68 Actor Romero DOWN 1 Underground waste conduits 2 Slanted letters 3 Confused state

4 “Much __ About Nothing” 5 NFL official 6 Higher in rank than 7 Destructive beetle 8 Conclude 9 __ Vegas 10 Large edible fruit 11 One more 12 Ease, as pain 13 Fainted 18 Stroller cry 22 Lead-in for heat or cook 24 Derelict overdoing the grape 25 Idle of Monty Python 26 “I’m __ here!”: “Bye!” 28 Baby deer 32 Creator of Finn and Sawyer 33 Microwave 34 Very dry, as

Champagne 36 Aviated 37 Poet Khayyˆm 38 Bovine shelter 39 Cicero’s skill 40 Health setback 43 Hunting dogs 44 Landmass divided by the Urals 46 Stir-fry pan 48 Half of a rain rhythm 50 Gentle washer setting 51 Vast chasm 52 Runs easily 53 __ de Cologne 59 Spider’s creation 60 Little battery size 61 Tic-toe filler 62 Very little, to a Scot

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LEGAL NOTICES Legal Notice The Following Delinquent Storage Units Will Be Sold to the highest bidder on August 15th 2015 @ 10:00 am at Shaw Parkway Storage LLC, 65 Shaw Dr. Sumter, SC A121 Grover Diamond B38 Julie Busbice C7 Brittany Charusch C44 Michael Briningstool C61 Antonio Locklin D13 Lana Brunelle D60 Megan Grimm E22 Onika Watkins All unit contain Misc Household Items

NOTICE TO CITIZENS OF SUMTER COUNTY: Pursuant to the South Carolina Eminent Domain Procedure Act, Section 28-2-70(c), Code of Laws of South Carolina, 1976, as amended, notice is hereby given that entry by personnel of the South Carolina Department of Transportation will be made in the area of the roads described below for such purposes as topographic surveys, subsurface exploration, environmental related studies and for the gathering of any other data necessary for the planning, development of location alternatives, design, and construction of a highway project. This particular project will consist of the replacement of the S-55 (Miller Road) bridge over Shot Pouch Branch. More specific information about the project may be obtained by contacting Program Manager Lee Floyd at 803-737-1493 in Columbia, South Carolina. NOTICE TO CITIZENS OF SUMTER COUNTY: Pursuant to the South Carolina Eminent Domain Procedure Act, Section 28-2-70(c), Code of Laws of South Carolina, 1976, as amended, notice is hereby given that entry by personnel of the South Carolina Department of Transportation will be made in the area of the roads described below for such purposes as topographic surveys, subsurface exploration, environmental related studies and for the gathering of any other data necessary for the planning, development of location alternatives, design, and construction of a highway project. This particular project will consist of the replacement of the S-528 (Kolb Road) bridge over Cane Savannah Creek. More specific information about the project may be obtained by contacting Program Manager Lee Floyd at 803-737-1493 in Columbia, South Carolina.

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TUESDAY, AUGUST 11, 2015 Summons & Notice

Construction Company: YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED and required to appear and defend by answering the Complaint in this foreclosure action on property located at 7070 Acton Road, Dalzell, South Carolina 29040, being designated in the County tax records as TMS# 093-11-03-004, of which a copy is herewith served upon you, and to serve a copy of your Answer on the subscribers at their offices, 220 Executive Center Drive, Suite 109, Post Office Box 100200, Columbia, South Carolina, 29202-3200, within thirty (30) days after the service hereof, exclusive of the day of such service; except that the United States of America, if named, shall have sixty (60) days to answer after the service hereof, exclusive of the day of such service; and if you fail to do so, judgment by default will be rendered against you for the relief demanded in the Complaint. 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 upon you. If you fail to do so, application for such appointment will be made by the Plaintiff(s) herein. Columbia, South Carolina July 24, 2015

Estate Notice Sumter County

NOTICE TO CREDITORS OF ESTATES Persons having claim against the following estates are required to deliver or mail their claims to the indicated Personal Representatives, appointed to administer these estates, and to file their claims on Form #371PC with the Probate Court of Sumter County Courthouse, N. Main Street, Sumter, SC, 29150, on or before the date that is eight months after the date of the first publication of this Notice to Creditors, (unless previously barred by operation of Section 62-3-803), or such persons shall be forever barred as to heir claims. All claims are required to be presented in written statements, indicating the name and the address of the claimant, the basis of the claim, the amount claimed, the date when the claim will become due, the nature of any uncertainty as to the amount claimed and the date when due, and a description of any security as to the claim. Estate:

Jimmie Lee Choice #2015ES4300421

Personal Representative Robert Lee Choice

155 Terrell Road Wedgefield, SC 29168

Estate:

Jane Madigan #2015ES4300412

Personal Representative John Guandalini

56 Harmony Road Bristol, CT 06010

Estate:

Jerry Allen Holt #2015ES4300428

Personal Representative Sheri Holt McClendon

3150 Eydie Street Dalzell, SC 29040

Estate: NOTICE TO THE DEFENDANTS ABOVE NAMED: YOU WILL PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that the Summons and Complaint, of which the foregoing is a copy of the Summons, were filed with the Clerk of Court for Sumter County, South Carolina on January 13, 2015. Columbia, South Carolina July 24, 2015

NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE INTERVENTION PLEASE TAKE NOTICE THAT pursuant to the South Carolina Supreme Court Administrative Order 2011-05-02-01, 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, Rogers Townsend and Thomas, PC. Rogers Townsend and Thomas, PC represents the Plaintiff in this action. Our law firm 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 you are served with this Notice. IF YOU FAIL, REFUSE, OR VOLUNTARILY ELECT NOT TO PARTICIPATE IN FORECLOSURE INTERVENTION, THE FORECLOSURE ACTION MAY PROCEED.

Sallie Word Bracy #2015ES4300430

Personal Representative Delores Grigsby

C/O Michael M. Jordan Attorney at Law 10 Law Range Sumter, SC 29150

Estate:

Estelle Reed #2015ES4300420

Personal Representative Roger Reed, Sr.

3240 Hwy 521 South Sumter, SC 29153

Estate:

Edith A Singleton #2015ES4300427

Personal Representative Nancy S. Weinberg

2 Swan Lake Drive Sumter, SC 29150

Estate:

Linda Kay Hamm #2015ES4300410

Personal Representative Ronald Hamm

130 Miller Road Sumter, SC 29150

Estate:

Harvey Moczydlowski #2015ES4300434

Personal Representative Barbara M. Dipietro

107 Grantham Circle Irmo, SC 29063 Estate: Martha McElveen Horne #2015ES4300416 Personal Representative Terrell T. Horne

600 Yuma Court Sumter, SC 29150

SUMMONS Deficiency Judgment Waived IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS DOCKET NO. 15-CP-43-00065 STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF SUMTER EverBank, Plaintiff, v. Brandy D. Crites a/k/a Brandy Diana Crites; Won Yo Means a/k/a Ji Youn Means; Stewart Construction Company; Defendant(s). (014293-01050) TO THE DEFENDANT(S), Stewart

Rogers Townsend and Thomas, PC ATTORNEYS FOR PLAINTIFF Robert P. Davis (SC Bar #74030) Andrew W. Montgomery (SC Bar #79893) H. Guyton Murrell (SC Bar # 064134) John J. Hearn (SC Bar # 6635) Kevin T. Brown (SC Bar # 064236) Nikole Haltiwanger (SC Bar # 70491) Jason D. Wyman (SC Bar # 100271) 220 Executive Center Drive Post Office Box 100200 (29202) Columbia, SC 29210 (803) 744-4444 A-4537789 08/11/2015, 08/18/2015, 08/25/2015

Estate:

Carrie Baker Lenoir #2015ES4300409

Personal Representative Samuel I. Lenoir

1005 Alice Drive Apt 615 Sumter, SC 29150

Estate:

William D. Heise, Sr. #2015ES4300418

Personal Representative William D. Heise, Jr.

3930 Blackberry Lane Sumter, SC 29154

Estate:

Margie G. Pridgen #2015ES4300432

Personal Representative Marion Elvin Geddings

4010 Bush Branch Road Sumter, SC 29154

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ATTENTION The Classified Department has accumulated a large quantity of photos, mostly from Happy Ads, In Memory and other Special Pages. The Sumter Item appreciates your patronage. However, these photos need to be claimed and picked up from the Classified Department no later than October 5, 2015. After this date The Sumter Item will discard all unclaimed photos.

The Item will not be responsible for any photos unclaimed after this date.

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