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Kineen Hotel targeted with penny tax Renovation of iconic building could be key to area revitalization

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EDITOR’S NOTE: This is one in a series of stories examining the proposed projects for a renewed penny sales tax, which Sumter County voters will be asked to approve in November. Money raised by the tax will go toward a series of building, infrastructure and other projects throughout the county.

BY BRISTOW MARCHANT bristow@theitem.com (803) 774-1272 BRISTOW MARCHANT / THE SUMTER ITEM

The Kineen Hotel has seen better days. Once the anchor of Mayesville’s main drag, the two-story inn on South Main Street was still a bustling place when Mayor Randolph Anderson was a child. But it’s been almost 50 years since the hotel closed down, and downtown Mayesville hasn’t been the same since.

The exterior of Mayesville’s dilapidated Kineen Hotel is seen recently. Matched with federal funding, Mayesville officials hope to use penny-tax money to transform the building into affordable housing and activity space. Today, the hotel’s name still hangs above the building’s street front, but its front windows have turned into broken glass, and plants grow through the openings

from the lobby’s dusty floorboards. At one point, the empty building’s only service to the community was

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This man, a black male estimated to be between 40 and 50 years old, reportedly entered a local gas station on Saturday and stole cash from the register. He remains at large.

Police search for suspect, ask for public’s assistance BY JADE REYNOLDS jade@theitem.com (803) 774-1250 Sumter Police Department is looking for a man they think robbed a Sumter convenience store Saturday afternoon. No one was injured. About 3 p.m., a black man between the ages of 40 and 50 reportedly entered the Kangaroo on West Liberty Street wearing blue jeans and a baseball cap, according to a news release from Tonyia McGirt, public information officer with Sumter Police Department. The suspect then covered his face before going behind the counter and telling the clerk to open the cash register. While the matter remains under investigation, police do not think a weapon was used at this time, she said. The suspect took an undetermined amount of money before fleeing on foot. After exiting the store, he reportedly ran east. Video surveillance and eye witness accounts did not indicate whether he was alone or had an accomplice in the crime, McGirt said. If you have any information regarding this case, officers ask that you call Sumter Police Department at (803) 436-2700. Information can also be given anonymously to Crime Stoppers at (803) 436-2718 or 1-888-CRIME-SC. A cash reward may be available if the information leads to an arrest.

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Staff Sgt. Gerald Richardson has been handling warrants for Sumter Police Department for 10 years. Now head of the division, Richardson has seen it all when it comes to serving papers and has plenty of stories to share.

Warrants officer works to make arrests peacefully BY ROB COTTINGHAM rob@theitem.com (803) 774-1225 Keep calm and put your hands behind your back. Those words are perhaps the best advice anyone could receive if Staff Sgt. Gerald Richardson knocks on his or her door. “People can get upset when you show up to arrest them,” Richardson said, “and we expect that. After all, you’re taking away one of their rights — freedom — and that can provoke a reaction. We do our best to keep them calm, as it’s in their best interest to do so.” Richardson is the head of the warrants division of Sumter Police Department, and during his tenure in the field, he’s had to stand on

‘You can’t outrun the radio. Remember that. You can run, but you can’t hide. Sooner or later, when you least expect it ... ’ STAFF SGT. GERALD RICHARDSON many front porches and make many phone calls delivering the news that someone has a warrant out for his or her arrest. He said the job definitely keeps him on his toes.

“You never know what’s going to happen,” Richardson said. “We have to be prepared for anything.” Just a few weeks ago, Richardson showed up at summary court in downtown Sumter to arrest a man who had skipped a court date. All was going well until William Paranto, the suspect, made the split-second decision to make a run for it. His escape lasted all of two minutes, making an already tense situation worse for himself. “He had kids and didn’t want to go to jail that day, so he panicked and ran,” Richardson said. “It always works against a suspect when they’re aggressive or uncooperative. They don’t take into account

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LADSON FRASER OWENS Jr. • 1930 — 2014

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umter has lost another great community leader according to those who knew and served with him. Ladson “Lad” Fraser Owens Jr. died on Thursday. He was 83. “Lad Owens was a long, longtime friend,” said Bobby Richardson, Sumter native and former standout second baseman for the New York Yankees. “I served on boards with him at Covenant Place and YMCA. He was a wonderful businessman, but more than that, he was a leader in the community. He was just a wonderful human being.” In fact, Owens was one of the founding trustees of Covenant Place, a not-for-profit continuing care and retirement community, and in 2001 was selected as Trustee of the Year. “From the very beginning 20 years ago, he and Glen Sharp worked tirelessly to develop the idea of Covenant Place, to put all the pieces together and see it through construction to completion,” said Leon McDonald, member of the executive committee. “He has served in all the organizational offices including president,

and he’s been on the executive board. He devoted thousands of hours without any compensation, and he has been involved in all the major decisions. Lad was always cooperative and willing to help in any way. He was a humble, effective leader with impeccable integrity and honesty. It’s been my pleasure to work with him the past 14 years, and he was certainly an outstanding person that will be sorely missed.” He was no less devoted while serving OWENS the Y, being named Humanitarian of the Year, the Y’s highest honor, in 2009. “Lad Owens was a dedicated friend of the Sumter Family YMCA and held every voluntary position from committee chairman to serving on the board of directors to serving as president in 1975,” said Stan DuBose, a lifelong friend of Owens. “I doubt if he ever refused to take on any responsibility requested of him by anyone at the Y, and he was constantly being recognized for his efforts. He was deeply

involved in his church and was a gentleman in every respect. Lad was a strong community and business leader, and he was truly admired for who he was and what he stood for. You may know someone as fine as Lad, but you cannot find anyone finer.” At First Presbyterian Church, Owens served as deacon, elder, clerk of session, choir member and Sunday school teacher. He was also considered an elder emeriti. “It means we respected his wisdom so greatly,” said the Rev. Janie McElwee-Smith, the church’s associate pastor. “He truly was an incredible witness by thoughtfully serving. He was very willing to go and do. He had a beautiful voice, (and) he loved to sing. It was part of who he was and part of how he expressed his faith. It’s something he picked up from his father and passed on to his children as well.” Owens was also active with The John K. Crosswell Home for Children board. “I met him the first time I came for my interview to work at the

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CLARENDON SCHOOL DISTRICT 2 Tuesday, 6:30 p.m., boardroom, district office, 15 Major Drive, Manning CLARENDON SCHOOL DISTRICT 3 Thursday, 7 p.m., district office, Turbeville

LEE COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT BOARD OF TRUSTEES Monday, 6:30 p.m., Quadplex, District Administration Complex, 310 Roland St., Bishopville

TUOMEY REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER BOARD Monday, Aug. 25, noon, Tuomey

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Freshmen, families roll in to Morris BY JADE REYNOLDS jade@theitem.com (803) 774-1250

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Sumter’s own Morris College welcomed more than 350 freshmen this Saturday. The teenagers and their families started their day on the private school’s campus at the Garrick-Boykin Human Development Center. Here they learned more about residential life, financial aid, health services and more. Then with packed suitcases and carts piled high, they moved into their dorm rooms. While some came from as far away as Michigan and Chicago, others came from towns across South Carolina. Charles Freeman is from Holly Hills and came to Morris on a baseball scholarship. “It’s going pretty good,” he said about moving in. “It’s interesting to see new faces.” His grandmother, Mary Freeman, also of Holly Hill, came with him. “I’m so happy,” she said. “He’s a good boy. He deserved to do something with his life.” His brother, Ray Capers, didn’t go to college. “That’s why I’m so glad he’s doing it, taking off and going to college,” Capers said. “I’m very proud of my little brother. I came all the way from Miami to witness this. I know he’s happy, and the whole family is happy for him.” But he did more than watch. He also helped the future Hornet carry stuff into this new room. Across campus, Jesa Parker from Orangeburg moved into the women’s freshman residence hall. “I like the location, and it’s a real nice school,” she said. “They made me feel at home.” Her cousin, Joseph Guignard, and her mom, Rod Hamilton, helped her settle. “It’s been good,” Hamilton said. “Registration was real quick.”

A man is missing after going swimming with a group of family and friends Friday in the Manning area of Lake Marion. Indications are the man was in his 20s, white and from Florence, said Capt. Robert McCullough with the state’s Department of Natural Resources. “We got the call about 7 p.m.,” he said Saturday. “We stayed out to about 10 p.m. and got back out this morning. “We’ve got divers out looking, but we haven’t had any luck yet. We’ve also got aircraft up and looking,” he added. The mission is now one of recovery, not necessarily rescue. “We’ll go until we can’t today, and we’ll continue looking until we find him,” McCullough said.

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Joseph Guignard helps his cousin, Jesa Parker, move into the women’s freshman dorm on the campus of Morris College on Saturday. Parker said school staff made her feel at home during orientation. Her daughter had a lot of her paperwork completed beforehand, she said. Orientation leaders, students who are now in their sophomore year or higher, were also on hand to help the new ones carry stuff up stairs, hold doors and give directions. “It’s good to get to meet them, and it’s a good way to give back,” said Adonis Valdez, a senior. For Eniya Edwards helping out brought back fond memories.

“I remember being excited,” the senior said. Her fellow orientation leader and senior, Alesia Nesmith, agreed. “It’s cool to think they may feel the same way,” she said. Founded in 1908, Morris College is an historically black, coeducational, liberal arts college, operated by the Baptist Educational and Missionary Convention of South Carolina. It is currently the only residential college in Sumter.

SHS receives $1,000 Wal-Mart grant for AVID BY RAYTEVIA EVANS ray@theitem.com (803) 774-1214 The Sumter High School AVID program has been awarded a $1,000 grant from the Wal-Mart Foundation through their Community Grant Program. Marie Mulholland, coordinator for AVID and the school’s International Baccalaureate program, wrote the grant about three weeks ago and then worked with local Walmart Store Manager Joe Quinlan to plan for using these funds to purchase the essential materials for AVID students. “The grant money will go toward notebooks and the AVID binders that the students will need for the program,” Mulholland explained. “That will take some of that expense off of them.” Quinlan, who has been the store manager for the Walmart in Sumter for about two months, presented Mulholland and SHS with the check Friday morning during freshman orientation. Quinlan was previously at the Camden Walmart lo-

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Sumter Walmart Store Manager Joe Quinlan presents a $1,000 check to Marie Mulholland, AVID and International Baccalaureate coordinator for Sumter High School, during freshman orientation Friday morning. Mulholland said the funds will go toward students’ materials including binders needed for the AVID program. cation and said he had a good relationship with the community and schools while working there and wanted to do the same in Sumter. “I was at the Camden store for nine years, and I worked with Camden school system there. We had a good

partnership, and my expectation for myself is to be an active participant in Sumter. This was an entry point to get to know people and create a higher comfort level so they can come to us, and we can be active participants in other events,” Quinlan said. “I’m a fan of education, so

that includes helping with anything for teachers as well so we can ease some of those needs.” All freshmen and their parents were invited to Sumter High School on Friday morning where students received their schedules for the upcoming school year. The students were also given the opportunity to tour the school, meet their teachers and go through class changes before school starts on Monday. Administrators explained that they wanted the students to have the opportunity to ask questions and become familiar with the school environment before they officially start the fall semester. AVID is a global nonprofit program that trains educators to use practices to better prepare students for high school, college and a career. The program, which has been around for more than 30 years, focuses on students who are underrepresented in higher education. AVID also focuses on students from low-income households and who will be first-generation college students.

Lee school board set to meet on Monday The Lee County School District board of trustees will have a board meeting at 6:30 p.m. Monday in the Quadplex at the District Complex, 310 Roland St., Bishopville. For additional information regarding the meeting and the agenda, call (803) 4845327, extension 1002.

Clarendon 2 board to meet on Tuesday The board of trustees of Clarendon School District 2 will have its regular scheduled board meeting at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday at the district office, 15 Major Drive, Manning. Executive session will start at 5:30 p.m. According to the agenda, the board and the district will present the monthly financial report and a personnel update.

Clarendon 1 meeting scheduled for Monday Clarendon School District 1 will have a regular board of trustees meeting starting with executive session at 5 p.m. Monday at the school district office, 12 S. Church St., Summerton. Public session for community participation will begin at 6 p.m. According to the agenda, the board will make motions on a resolution for debt services among other items. Assistant Superintendent Barbara Ragin will also give an instructional update for the 2014-15 school year. Renee Jeffcoat will give the monthly finance report in reference to the school food service fund and the general fund.

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Governor declares emergency, sets Ferguson curfew FERGUSON, Missouri (AP) â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon declared a state of emergency and imposed a curfew Saturday in a St. Louis suburb where police and protesters have clashed in the week since a black teenager was shot to death by a white police officer. Nixon said that though many protesters were making themselves heard peacefully, the state would not allow looters to endanger the community where 18-year-old Michael Brown was shot in a street. The curfew will run from midnight to 5 a.m. Sunday. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I am committed to making sure the forces of peace and justice prevail,â&#x20AC;? Nixon during at a press conference at a church that was interrupted repeatedly by people objecting to the curfew and demanding that the officer who shot Brown be charged with murder. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We must first have and maintain peace. This is a test. The eyes of the world are watching,â&#x20AC;? Nixon said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We cannot allow the ill will of the few to undermine the good will of the many.â&#x20AC;? State statute gives the governor broad powers when he declares a state of emergency,

but he hasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t indicated that he plans to do anything other than imposing the curfew and empowering the state highway patrol to enforce it. Nixonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s curfew announcement came after tensions again flared in Ferguson late Friday night. Earlier that day, local police identified the officer who shot Brown as Darren Wilson and released documents and video footage alleging that Brown had robbed a convenience store just before he was shot. Police said Wilson was unaware Brown was a suspect when he encountered him walking in the street with a friend. Nixon said the U.S. Department of Justice is beefing up its civil rights investigation of the shooting. Missouri State Highway Patrol Capt. Ron Johnson, who is in charge of security in Ferguson, said 40 FBI agents were going door-to-door in the neighborhood starting Saturday, talking to people who might have seen or have information about the shooting. Johnson assured those at the news conference that police would not enforce the curfew with armored trucks and tear gas but would communi-

cate with protesters and give them ample opportunity to leave. Nixon and Johnson were flanked by numerous local elected officials, including U.S. Rep. William Lacy Clay Jr., who urged Johnson to be flexible with the midnight curfew. But they were interrupted repeatedly. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Why is the focus on security and not getting justice? Why is there not an arrest?â&#x20AC;? one women yelled. Among the many people shouting questions was Malik Shabazz, the president of Black Lawyers for Justice, who said that members of his group and the New Black Panther Party and the Nation of Islam had been helping to maintain order and deter protesters from violence. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It seems to be a tight curfew line that could be a prescription for confrontation,â&#x20AC;? said Shabazz, who asked unsuccessfully that the curfewâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s start be delayed by an hour. Brownâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s death had already ignited several days of clashes with furious protesters. Tensions eased Thursday after Nixon turned oversight of the protests over to the Missouri Highway Patrol.

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A man wear buttons in support of Michael Brown on Saturday as he visits the site where Brown was shot by a police officer a week ago in Ferguson, Missouri. Brownâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s shooting in the middle of a street following a suspected robbery of a box of cigars from a nearby market has sparked a week of protests, riots and looting in the St. Louis suburb.

Texas governor says indictment an abuse of power AUSTIN, Texas (AP) â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Republican Texas Gov. Rick Perry vowed Saturday to fight a criminal indictment in a defiant response that showed an old slice of swagger that heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s kept holstered lately while seeking to remake his image for a potential 2016 presidential run. Perry called two felony counts of abuse of power issued by an Austin grand jury â&#x20AC;&#x153;outrageousâ&#x20AC;? and made no apologies for his 2013 veto that prompted a criminal investigation against the lonPERRY gest-serving governor in Texas history. Perry made it clear he will finish his term that ends in January and said it was the investigation against him â&#x20AC;&#x201D; and not his actions â&#x20AC;&#x201D; that amounted to an abuse of power. A Travis County grand jury on Friday indicted Perry for carrying out a threat to veto state funds to the local district attorney, an elected Democrat, who refused to resign following a drunkendriving arrest. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t settle political differences with indictments in this country,â&#x20AC;? Perry told reporters outside his office in the Texas Capitol. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It is outrageous that someone would use political theatrics to rip away at the very fabric of our stateâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s constitution.â&#x20AC;? Perry, the first Texas governor since 1917 to be indicted, again dismissed the charges as nakedly political and said he would not hesitate to execute a

veto under the same circumstances again. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The details of my decisionmaking were very clear. I said early on that I was going to clearly veto those dollars as long as they had someone in that office who I had lost confidence in,â&#x20AC;? Perry said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;And I had lost confidence.â&#x20AC;? Perryâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s veto cut $7.5 million in funding to the stateâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s ethics watchdog housed in the Travis County district attorneyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s office. A Texas state judge assigned a special prosecutor to investigate the veto following a formal complaint filed by a left-leaning watchdog group, which accused Perry of trying to leverage his power to force the resignation of District Attorney Rosemary Lehmberg. That unit of public corruption investigators is based in Austin, a liberal haven in mostly conservative Texas and a city that reliably elects Democrats to serve as district attorney. Perry said he was confident that he would prevail and vowed that those responsible for this â&#x20AC;&#x153;farce of a prosecutionâ&#x20AC;? would be held accountable. Many Democrats criticized Perryâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s aggressive reaction to the indictment and accused him of trying to shift the blame. Yet state Sen. Wendy Davis, the face of the party in Texas whoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s running a highprofile campaign for governor, took a more cautious tone Saturday. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The charges that were brought down by the grand

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Officers put William Paranto in handcuffs in the courtyard of First Baptist Church of Sumter after he ran from Staff Sgt. Gerald Richardson, seen far right, while he was being arrested nearby. The chase lasted all of two minutes. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We once were searching a house while serving a warrant, and as we were searching the last room, we heard this cracking noise coming from above,â&#x20AC;? he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Then â&#x20AC;&#x201D; boom! â&#x20AC;&#x201D; the suspect fell through the ceiling and hit the floor. Unfortunately, he had to be taken to the hospital for injuries he sustained in the fall.â&#x20AC;? Richardson said most of the difficulties that come with serving warrants come

from family who donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t cooperate or suspects who hide. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Lots of times, a family member or a friend will lie to us and say the suspect isnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t there or that they simply donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t know where he or she is,â&#x20AC;? he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t have many runners, though.â&#x20AC;? Though Richardson is sure to keep things calm while on duty, he does get excited about making some arrests. â&#x20AC;&#x153;When weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re arresting someone who is genuinely a

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that I can make the process so much simpler for them if they cooperate. I have input into the bond assessment and can speak to their goodwill in court. If youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re fighting or running from us, weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re a little less inclined to help you out. It can make a big difference.â&#x20AC;? In most cases, Richardson said, people know if theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve missed a court date and have a bench warrant out on them, so theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re less surprised when he or one of his peers shows up with papers in hand. Arrest warrants, however, are a little more unpredictable. â&#x20AC;&#x153;In those cases, we always bring more officers along,â&#x20AC;? he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Some of these people are dangerous and need to be treated as such. Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll even stake it out for a while to know whoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s there, if we have to.â&#x20AC;? The key to doing his job is to not treat people as objects, Richardson said, something he didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t get to do in a previous line of work. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I worked corrections for a while, and when youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re working in a prison, you have to treat people as the warden desires,â&#x20AC;? he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;In this line of work, I treat people like theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re people, not suspects. Theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re more cooperative when you do that.â&#x20AC;? He also tries to get people to turn themselves in. He said the suspects typically feel safer when such arrangements are made, as do the officers making the arrest. After all, safety is the ultimate concern. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m always honest with them, too,â&#x20AC;? he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;If theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re facing jail or prison time, I tell them. Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m upfront about the parameters of the warrant and the offense. It helps them prepare themselves for whatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s coming. Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll work it so they can come in, be taken to jail and have a bond hearing that afternoon. That way, many of them are in and out and waiting for their next court date instead of spending the night in jail.â&#x20AC;? Richardson, whoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s been serving papers for 10 years with the department, said many of his warrants are repeat offenders. A large number of them, he said, are more cooperative than people might imagine. â&#x20AC;&#x153;With those individuals, Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve developed a working relationship,â&#x20AC;? Richardson said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I can call them, show up at their door or get in touch with relatives and let them know thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a warrant out

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Mother, daughter will be 1st-year teachers together BY BRENDA RINDGE The Post and Courier of Charleston NORTH CHARLESTON — Kristi Bryan isn’t your typical first-year teacher at Dorchester District 2’s Windsor Hill Arts Infused Elementary School. For the past 19 years, Bryan has been part of the fabric of the North Charleston school, volunteering, substituting and working as a teacher’s assistant while her four children, now ages 11 to 25, were in grade school there. Now she’s starting her career at Windsor Hill as a professional educator at 44, not 24. Bryan was hired to teach fourth grade this coming school year after completing the final credits she needed last fall in elementary education. “I always wanted to be a teacher,” she said. “I knew this is where I was supposed to be, but I wouldn’t give up time with my kids to do it. So when they were in school, I decided, well, I’m already here at the school, why don’t I ... do what I really want to do?” Her youngest son has graduated from Windsor Hill, but Bryan still has a child in the school — just down the hall from Bryan’s classroom, her only daughter, Katie Lynch, also is in her first year of teaching. A May graduate of University of South Carolina, she will teach first grade. “I say I’ve always wanted to be a teacher, but in high school I jumped around to so many different things,” said Lynch, 22. “I’ve always had this really deep love for education and people in need. I decided to go into early childhood education because I just feel like I do well with really young children, and I knew I wanted to be in a school like this, a high-needs, Title 1

school. I want to give kids something they can’t have at home.” At Windsor Hill, a 900-student school with an arts focus, about 80 percent of the students qualify for free or reduced-cost lunch. Although the state Department of Education doesn’t keep track of such statistics, it is unusual for a parent and child to start careers in education together at the same school, officials said. “We had talked many times about the fact that we might work at the same school, but THE ASSOCIATED PRESS we really didn’t think that it would actually happen,” said First-year Windsor Hill Arts Infused Elementary School teachers Kristi Bryan, left, and her daughter, Katie Bryan. Lynch, sit in a classroom at the school in North Charleston on Aug. 7. Bryan will teach fourth grade, and Lynch was hired about two Lynch will teach first grade. weeks before her mother. “She got the job that she really wanted,” Bryan said. “I was so happy for her, but I was like, ‘Oh my gosh. I wanted to be at Windsor Hill.’ My heart is right here at this school, and I couldn’t imagine myself working anywhere else. I started interviewing at other schools, but I didn’t get the same feeling. I knew I was supposed to be here.” Then she was offered a job, and now the pair face more challenges than starting new careers. “We’ve always had a very close relationship anyway, which has been nice,” Bryan said. “It’s been hard for me because, as her mother, I’ve wanted to just tell her, ‘Katie, I think you should do this’ or do things for her, but I know I can’t do that. She has to find her own way.” Lynch doesn’t mind her mother’s counsel. When people ask her if she’s worried that her mother will check on her, she tells them she hopes she does. “I’d go to my mom for advice before anybody else,” she said. “I’m not going to know what to do if a kid throws up. I’d be like, ‘Excuse LaDonna Alston Angela Letterman me. Front office, can you call my mom?’” Kelley Alston-Terrell Salvatore (Gino) Lucas

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Good nutrition vital for studentsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; success

s back-to-school season gets into full swing, the summer days of sleeping in and running around are coming to a close. Stocking up on school supplies and new clothes become priorities, but itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s also important to stock up on healthy foods for meals and snacks. Nutrition plays a vital role in making sure kids succeed academically, and starting the day off right with a healthy breakfast can get kids on the right track. The Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics reports that Missy breakfast eatCorrigan ers tend to have higher school attendance rates, less tardiness and fewer hungerinduced stomachaches. Their overall test scores are higher, they concentrate better, solve problems more easily and have better muscle coordination. Children who eat breakfast are also less likely to be overweight and more likely to get enough calcium. Studies show that approximately 45 percent of schoolaged children do not eat breakfast every day, with time being the biggest contributing factor. However, having a healthy breakfast does not have to take a lot of time. Being prepared the night before and keeping meals simple can guarantee that kids get a good start to their day. Even having healthy meals on the go is helpful if you are crunched for time in the morning.

An employee holds packets of salt at a market in Cleveland in 2012. A recent study challenges most people cutting back on salt. Unless they have high blood pressure, the amount most folks consume is OK for heart health.

TIPS FOR SUCCESS Plan ahead; Stock up on healthy options; and Eat breakfast.

While grabbing prepackaged foods might be the most convenient, they often do not provide quality nutrients that kids need. Most prepackaged foods are high in calories and contain excess sugar and fat with very little nutritional value. The American Heart Association recommends added sugar intake to be no more than 16 grams per day for kids. This limit can easily be reached with just one sugary drink. Over the years, school lunches have improved in quality and nutrition, but unhealthy options are still available. Review the school lunch menu and options with your child so you can talk about what the best choices are. Packing your kidâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s lunch can help you have control over the foods that your child is eating to make sure he or she is getting a nutritious meal. Kids are hungry at the end of their school day and need a nutritious snack, especially if they are involved in afterschool activities. If kids are returning home after school, have healthy options available such as fruits, vegetables, cheeses and yogurts. Be sure to always have healthy options available that will promote healthy eating and support a healthy lifestyle. Missy Corrigan is associate executive director of the Sumter Family YMCA. She can be reached at mcorrigan@ymcasumter.org or (803) 773-1404.

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Study questions cutting salt intake BY MARILYNN MARCHIONE AP Chief Medical Writer A large international study questions the conventional wisdom that most people should cut back on salt, suggesting that the amount most folks consume is OK for heart health â&#x20AC;&#x201D; and too little may be as bad as too much. The findings came under immediate attack by other scientists. Limiting salt is still important for people with high blood pressure â&#x20AC;&#x201D; and in fact, a second study estimates that too much sodium contributes to up to 1.65 million deaths each year. The studies both have strengths and weaknesses and come as the U.S. government is preparing to nudge industry to trim sodium in processed and restaurant foods. The first studyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s leader, Dr. Salim Yusuf of McMaster Universityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Population Health Research Institute in Hamilton, Ontario, urged keeping an open mind. â&#x20AC;&#x153;There are those who have made a career out of promoting extreme sodium reduction that will attack us,â&#x20AC;? he said. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s better to focus on healthy lifestyles and overall diets instead of a single element, â&#x20AC;&#x153;and that is something everyone can rally around.â&#x20AC;? No one should view this as permission to

eat more salt, he said, adding that â&#x20AC;&#x153;most people should stay where they are.â&#x20AC;? The studies are in Thursdayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s New England Journal of Medicine. Yusufâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s is observational, rather than a strict experiment, and has big limitations in its methods. But its size lends strength â&#x20AC;&#x201D; more than 100,000 people in 17 countries, the largest on this topic. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s also from a general population, not just people at high risk of heart disease, as many past studies have been. Researchers found: â&#x20AC;˘ Sodium levels generally correlate with the risk of high blood pressure. But this link is strongest when sodium intake is high and wasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t seen at all when consumption is low. The link also is stronger as people age. â&#x20AC;˘ A different nutrient â&#x20AC;&#x201D; potassium, found in vegetables and fruits â&#x20AC;&#x201D; seems to lower blood pressure and heart risks and offsets sodiumâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s effect. â&#x20AC;˘ People who consume 3 to 6 grams of sodium a day (about 8 to 15 grams of salt) had the lowest risk of heart problems or death from any cause during the nearly four-year study. More or less sodium raised risk. About three-fourths of the worldâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s population is in the ideal range. Americans average roughly 4 grams a day.

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OWENS FROM PAGE A1 home in 2008,â&#x20AC;? said Jerry Allred, executive director. â&#x20AC;&#x153;My first impression of him, as with all the board members at that time, was one of instant respect. It was very evident he cared a great deal about the home and the welfare of the children. Over the past several years, I would talk with him

about things I needed, and he was always willing to help.â&#x20AC;? He and his wife, Norma â&#x20AC;&#x153;Bootsieâ&#x20AC;? Hurst Owens, also attended special events at Crosswell such as cookouts and holiday celebrations, Allred said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve known him to be a very good Christian man,â&#x20AC;? said Bill Price, who served with Owens on the Crosswell board. â&#x20AC;&#x153;He was eager to do what we needed to do and easy to work with. He had high principles and was as-

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tute in his judgments. He was always a gentleman and always had things under control. He was a good steady influence on everybody. Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll miss his friendship through the years.â&#x20AC;? Price knew him before Crosswell, though, from Owensâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; work with Carolina Power and Light and the Greater Sumter Chamber of Commerce where Owens also once served as president.

â&#x20AC;&#x153;I knew Lad very well as a business associate,â&#x20AC;? said Grier Blackwelder, current Chamber president and friend of Owens. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s the reason Sumter made progress in the mid- to late 80s. He was a great champion for economic development in Sumter. He was very business like, but he was very personable, too. He cared about people.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Jade Reynolds

KINEEN FROM PAGE A1 as a makeshift morgue. â&#x20AC;&#x153;When someone died, they would put the bodies in here,â&#x20AC;? Anderson said, walking over some of the debris that fills the darkened building today. But if Sumter Countyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s capital penny sales tax is renewed this fall, officials hope the former hotel can serve as the linchpin of Mayesvilleâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s revitalization effort. The small town recently received a $500,000 grant from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development for improvements to Mayesvilleâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s downtown area, turning the Kineen into new affordable housing. The upper story will be turned into four apartments and the lower floor will house a mix of apartments and a public recreation space. Making the downtown area a place for people to live and gather is key, officials think, to attracting more people and business to the town of about 700 people. But on its own, a half-million dollars from HUD isnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t enough to fix the Kineen in its current state. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a two-story building,â&#x20AC;? said Town Administrator Bill Rhodes, â&#x20AC;&#x153;and thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s what it will take to do one story.â&#x20AC;? So Mayesville hopes to use $875,000 from the penny tax to complete work on the structure. In addition to six apartments, the lobby area would be turned into a meeting place for senior citizensâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; programs, a big demand among the townâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s aging residents. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s nowhere for the older people to meet right now,â&#x20AC;? Rhodes said, â&#x20AC;&#x153;so this will

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Mayesville Mayor Randolph Anderson stands in the lobby area of the old Kineen Hotel, a downtown structure that has fallen into disrepair since it closed almost 50 years ago. At one point, the abandoned building was used as a makeshift morgue. â&#x20AC;&#x153;When someone died, they would put the bodies in here,â&#x20AC;? Anderson said. be used as a public facility.â&#x20AC;? If thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s any money left over after work on the Kineen is finished, Rhodes said the funds could be used to beautify some of Main Streetâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s vacant storefronts on each side of the greenspace that once hosted the townâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s railroad tracks, adding to the appeal of the downtown area. Directly across from the hotel, the recently opened Mary McLeod Bethune Learn-

ing Center offers young people a place to meet for after-school programs inside a renovated stable. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s another part of revitalizing the area. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Just having the Kineen Hotel there with the lights on will set the whole downtown off,â&#x20AC;? Rhodes said. The mayor hopes a more attractive downtown will make all of Mayesville more attractive as a bedroom community

for people looking for the smalltown lifestyle. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Especially people who come back to Mayesville (after moving away) say we could use some revitalization,â&#x20AC;? Anderson said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Mayesvilleâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a good town. We could get folks with Third Army and things like that who want to move out of Sumter to a quieter area.â&#x20AC;? The renovated Kineen building may not offer that many

housing units, and it may not see as much activity as the hotel did when Mayesville was a railway depot, but Anderson thinks it could have a major impact on the townâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s livability, if only from an architectural standpoint. â&#x20AC;&#x153;If they put a balcony on it, I might move in there,â&#x20AC;? he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Then you could stand on your balcony and overlook the whole town.â&#x20AC;?

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admit that I am a shameless advocate for our city. That’s one of the jobs of a mayor. I believe Sumter is a great place and that we are on the brink of even greater things. I believe that we must always strive to make things better for everyone in Sumter. I am proud of what we are doing and excited about what is to come. Yet I have never closed my eyes to the challenges we face. I have worked for many years with others to meet those challenges. When I was first elected mayor almost fourteen years ago, I said that a community can have no quality of life without public safety and that we should not be satisfied until every area of Sumter is safe. I still believe this. I also believe we have made a lot of progress toward this goal. However, from time to time someone will refer to a report that lists Sumter as “one of the most dangerous cities in South Carolina.” I am sure that most people living here know that Sumter is not a dangerous place and certainly it is not “one of the most dangerous places.” The Sumter Police Department works tirelessly to protect us. One of the many great successes of police department has been the creation of a crime prevention team that works with citizens to organize neighborhood groups all over the city. These groups provide police department information that can only be known to people who live where crime is occurring. Some areas of the city does have more crime than others. The department invests considerable time reaching out to those areas and seeking co-

murder in a city of 100,000. Crime statistics only give us a picture of what happened with certain crimes during a specific year. Let me give an example of how crime statistics do not predict future criminal activity. In 2012, six homicides or murders occurred in the city. Two of these resulted from a man burning his girlfriend’s apartment and killing her two children. A third was a pedestrian death that is still under investigation. The year before, in 2011, the city had three homicides, with 2 the year after, in 2013. The City of Sumter has had no homicides in 2014. Unfortunately, that does not mean that we will not have a homicide this year — or more than one. No one can predict accurately the number of crimes any city will have in the future based on past data. In the City of Sumter, aggravated assaults constituted about 80 percent of the total violent crimes reported in 2012. Just as with homicide and rape, many of the aggravated assaults occur between family members, friends and acquaintances. According to SLED’s 2011 crime statistics for the state, 37.9 percent of aggravated assaults in the state occurred between family members and “intimates” and 38.6 percent between acquaintances — over 75 percent between people who knew each other. My guess is that the SLED numbers hold true for Sumter, too. If they do, then what your parents told you about choosing friends and associates carefully has a lot to do with violent crime. I am not trying to whitewash a crime problem, because Sumter is a safe city. It is safe because an over-

whelming majority of our citizens are law-abiding citizens. It is safe because the number of people actually committing crime is quite small. It is safe because our Sumter Police Department understands what needs to be done to keep us safe and is doing it. It is it is safe because your city council understands the importance of public safety and supports our law enforcement agencies. It is safe because citizens support and work with police department. We all want to have the safest city anywhere. When you read of our hometown being one of the “most dangerous cities,” remember that most of these “lists” are published by an organization or website that is manipulating FBI statistics and often by someone with an agenda. Remember that the men and women of Sumter Police Department are working hard and smart to protect us. If you are not part of a neighborhood watch, if you want to report a situation or information to police department, or if you just want some information on how to help prevent crime, call the department at (803) 436-2700, the non-emergency number. I assure my fellow Sumter citizens that your mayor, city council, city manager and Sumter Police Department are continually working to make Sumter even safer than it is for all of our citizens.

‘Would Barney Fife make it on the local police force? If you honestly believe he could, then perhaps crime isn’t as bad as it’s been made out to be around here. But if you think Fife would get fired, or you would fear sending him to a part of town, then maybe, just maybe, there’s a crime issue that needs to be dealt with and not just denied.’

survey they believe makes the city look good, while completely discounting the one, created in virtually the same manner, that makes the city look bad. It’s especially frustrating when the arguments against the negative one, quite frankly, don’t add up. For example, during the recent debate over Sumter’s crime levels, I haven’t heard of any public official saying a negative word (in public, anyway) about the Sumter Police Department. Both those saying Sumter is a safe town and those saying it is a dangerous town have publicly praised the efforts of Chief Russell Roark and his staff. But there’s the rub. Doesn’t having an exemplary police force - which can respond to, but can’t necessarily prevent – almost imply there is a crime problem in your city? Let’s put the question in southern terms, which both of the surveys I’ve cited would likely scoff at and fail to understand. Would Barney Fife make it on the local police force? If you honestly believe he could, then perhaps crime isn’t as bad as it’s been made out to be around here. But if you think Fife would get fired, or you would fear sending him to a part of town, then maybe, just maybe, there’s a crime issue that needs to be dealt with and not just denied.

GUEST COMMENTARY operation and information. Our officers know where crime is occurring and focus on those areas, while at the same time protecting the entire city. Criminals do not like to operate in places where lawabiding citizens are watching and cooperating with law enforcement. Is Sumter a safe city? Yes. Are our crime problems greater than any other city our size in Joe South Carolina or the McElveen Southeast? No. The FBI crime statistics are just that: a compilation of data-reported crimes. The FBI report is not intended to compare cities for violence or a tendency toward crime. “Reported” can be an important word in the FBI statistics. If, as has happened in the Sumter area recently, one man is arrested and charged with attempted murder, kidnapping and burglary, then that one incident is in the FBI violent crime statistics three times. In Sumter, our officers do not hesitate to charge an accused with the crimes he committed in order to make our statistics look better. Generally speaking, when people calculate a “crime rate,” smaller local governments will have a higher rate, even though there may be much more crime in the larger area. One murder in a city of 40,000 will affect the rate much more than one

Joe McElveen has been the mayor of Sumter since 2000. He can be reached at (803) 436-2580 or jmcelveen@sumter-sc. com.

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Dangerous city on the rise?

ies, damned lies and statistics. Mark Twain was a brilliant man. And as the journalist he was, Twain knew there were as many sides to a story as there were people wanting to promote their message. After all, part of the job as a journalist is dealing with spin doctors, both locally and from national ones paratrooping in, promoting whatever they have to sell. So, when a website wanting to promote itself sends us a survey ranking some quality that our community might or might not have, we can’t simply take it at face value. We have to evaluate its aspects before we decide what to do with the information. Sometimes we don’t use them. Sometimes, when they prove credBraden ible, we run a story Bunch about them in the paper. Sometimes, they prompt jaded journalists – which is often a redundant phrase – to have a little bit of fun to drive a point home, like the survey a few weeks ago that ranked Sumter the 62nd happiest city in America. Recently we’ve had two of these click-bait type surveys sent to the newsroom. Each was created by a website we weren’t familiar with, written by recent out-of-state college graduates trying to promote themselves and their websites, using dated federal data crunched in their own undisclosed formulas to come up with their results. So, is Sumter ranked the 4th-highest “city on the rise” in the state, like nerdwallet.com says, or is it the 3rdmost dangerous city in South Carolina, like lawstreetmedia.com says? And, if you’re going to accept one, can you ignore the other? Unlike the area’s television outlets, we initially opted to not promote either survey. Of course, with social media coupled with Americans love for rankings, we knew they were going to become well known.

After all, most of us love lists. They’re relatable, fun to read, and can provide pertinent information. That’s why, at The Sumter Item, we recently went through every traffic collision report filed with the Sumter Police Department last year and came up with our own ranking of Sumter 10 Most Hazardous Intersections. Spoiler Alert: It’s not Broad Street and Alice Drive. So, is Sumter a city on the rise? Perhaps. We definitely have had some great economic development news over the past few years. But this wasn’t taken into account in the survey. And a closer look at nerdwallet’s data raises questions, as it shows Sumter has one of the lowest median incomes of any of those ranked, one of the worst labor participation rates, and one of the slowest population growth rates. It also makes you question the methodology of the survey when the city ranked fifth, Clinton, has seen its

working age population shrink by more than 10 percent in a three-year period. Don’t get me wrong, Clinton is a beautiful town (Go Blue Hose – one of the greatest college team nicknames ever, but that’s another column for another day), but that hardly sounds like the characteristic of a town on the rise. So then, is Sumter the third most dangerous city in South Carolina? Once again, perhaps. After all, this wasn’t the first time someone had come out with a study indicating the Gamecock City was crime-ridden. And if turnout at the recent rally in South Sumter is any indication, there are plenty of people here that believe it is. At the same time, lawstreetmedia uses 2012 data from the FBI’s Uniform Crime Report, which both the website and FBI say are difficult to use for comparative purposes. The frustrating part comes when public officials want to validate the

Braden Bunch is the senior news editor at The Sumter Item. Reach him at (803) 774-1201 or at bbunch@theitem.com.

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FRANCES B. COOK Frances B. Cook, 86, widow of Isaac I. B. Cook, departed this life on Wednesday, Aug. 13, 2014, at Carolinas Hospital System in Florence. Born May 27, 1928, in Lee County, she was the daughter of the late Melvin Boone and Julia Sander Boone. She attended the public schools of Lee County. At an early age she joined Mechanicsville United Methodist Church. After marriage, she moved her membership to New Haven United Methodist Church. Frances was self-employed as a domestic worker. She leaves to cherish her loving memories: three daughters, Mary Cook Lewis of the home, Rosa C. Mack and Virginia (Isaac) Rufus, both of Dalzell; four sons, Willie Cook of the home, Leroy (Sara) Cook of Charleston, Bradford Cook of Bishopville and John Brunson of Queens, New York; an adopted daughter, Richael Gibson of Wedgefield; a special niece, Ophelia Davis of Dalzell; 15 grandchildren; 26 great-grandchildren; one great-great-grandchild; one brother-in-law, Raymond (Jessie Mae) Cook Sr.; and a host of other nieces, nephews, relatives and friends. She was preceded in death by her parents; three sisters, Rosa B. James, Hattie B. Wilson and Mary McKie; and three brothers, Tillman, Johnny and Melvin Boone. Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. Monday at New Haven United Methodist Church, 3159 Red Hill Road, Bishopville, with the Rev. Calvin B. Washington, pastor and eulogist, assisted by the Rev. Raymond Cook Jr., the Rev. Kenneth Carter and the Rev. Lorenzo Dinkins. The family is receiving relatives and friends at the home, 56 Cooks Lane, Dalzell. The procession will leave from the home at 12:20 p.m. Floral bearers will be nieces. Pallbearers will be nephews. Burial will be in the New Haven United Methodist Church Cemetery. Online memorial messages may be sent to the family at williamsfuneralhome@sc.rr. com. Visit us on the web at www.

williamsfuneralhomeinc.com. Services directed by the management and staff of Williams Funeral Home Inc.

HELEN P. COMMANDER Helen P. Commander entered eternal rest on Monday, Aug. 11, 2014, at her residence, 3300 S. Darlington Highway in Sumter. The family is receiving friends at the residence. Visitations will be held from 2 to 6 p.m. at the mortuary. Funeral service will be held at 2 p.m. Monday at Unionville A.M.E. Church, 1330 Swimming Pen Road, Mayesville, with the Rev. Alvin E. Webb officiating. Burial will follow in Unionville Cemetery. Wilson Funeral Home, 403 S. Main St., Bishopville, is in charge of arrangements.

MINNIE L. BRISBONE Minnie Lee Jackson Brisbone was born June 1, 1953, to the late James Henry Jackson Sr. and Ethel Davis Jackson in Clarendon County. She departed this life on Thursday, Aug. 14, 2014, at Tuomey Regional Medical Center. She was the wife of Calvin Brisbone. “Sista,” as she was affectionately called, was kind, loving and a true child of God. She was a member of Union Baptist Church where she served with various ministries. Minnie leaves to cherish her precious memories her husband, Calvin Brisbone; one daughter, Calandra Brisbone; one sister, Mary Ann (Willie) Session; six brothers, Ervin (Queen) Jackson, Frank Jackson, Samuel Jackson, David Jackson, Josiah (Rita) Jackson and Timothy (Barbara) Jackson, all of Sumter; seven sisters-in-law, Mary Lee Jackson, Mary (Terry) Coleman, Martha (Tyrone) Salmond, Wilema Sanders, Viola Tomlin, Josephine Council and Ella Ransom; and a host of nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends. Public viewing will be held from 2 to 7 p.m. Monday at Job’s Mortuary. The body will be placed in the church at noon Tuesday

for viewing until the hour of service. Funeral service will be held at 1 p.m. Tuesday at Union Baptist Church, 5840 Springhill Road, Rembert, with the Rev. Willie Dennis, pastor officiating, the Rev. Marion Bennett, eulogist. Interment will follow in Union Baptist Church Cemetery. Family is receiving friends at the home of Mary Ann (Willie) Session, 770 Wells Court. Job’s Mortuary Inc., 312 S. Main St., is in charge of arrangements. Online memorials may be sent to the family at jobsmortuary@sc.rr.com, or visit us on the web at jobsmortuary.net.

JAMES JUNE James “Bo-Peep” June, 72, son of the late Leola Howard June, was born Jan. 15, 1942, in Sumter. He departed this life on Saturday, Aug. 16, 2014, at Tuomey Regional Medical Center. Family will be receiving friends at the home, 614 W. Oakland Ave., Sumter 29150. Funeral plans are incomplete and will be announced later by Job’s Mortuary Inc., 312 S. Main St., Sumter.

VERNARD A. MOONEYHAN Vernard A. Mooneyhan, 84, widower of Margaret E. Mooneyhan, died Friday, Aug. 15, 2014, at Clarendon Extended Care & Rehab at Lake Marion. Born in Manning, he was the son of the late Vernard Bryant Mooneyhan and Mattie Thomas Mooneyhan. Mr. Mooneyhan was a member of Pinewood United Methodist Church. He was a U.S. Army veteran and was retired from Life of Georgia. Surviving are three sons, Michael Bryant Mooneyhan and Robert David Mooneyhan, both of Atlanta, and Vernard Ashton (Buck) Mooneyhan Jr. of Lexington; and two grandchildren, Emily Madigan Mooneyhan and Savannah Marie Mooneyhan. Graveside services will be held at noon Tuesday at the Sumter Cemetery with the Rev. Rhonda Parker officiating.

SUNDAY, AUGUST 17, 2014 The family will receive friends following the services at Pinewood Methodist Church. Memorials may be made to St. Jude Children’s Hospital, 262 Danny Thomas Place, Memphis, Tennessee 38105. Online condolences may be sent to www.sumterfunerals. com. Elmore Hill McCreight Funeral Home & Crematory, 221 Broad St., Sumter, is in charge of the arrangements, (803) 775-9386.

JOHN H. HUNTER John Henry “Boochie” Hunter, who on Thursday, Aug. 14, 2014, entered into eternal rest, was born on Dec. 18, 1946, to the late Thomas Sr. and Addell Richardson Hunter. He attended the public schools of Sumter County and was a 1966 graduate of Ebenezer High School. He was a faithful member of St. Luke A.M.E. Church. As a member, he was instrumental in starting the original Sounds of Gospel Choir; he served as past president of the usher board and was a member of the Sons of Allen, Men’s Tuesday night Bible Class, Sunday school and a Trustee. In 1995, he was named Usher of the Year. He was employed by B.L. Montaque for 30 years before its closing in June 1994. He was also a faithful employee of James Funeral Home. Memories will be cherished by his wife of 47 years, Maggie Lee Sumter Hunter; his children, Rodney William (Lenita) of Jacksonville, Florida; Marvin LaVeine (Sara) of Virginia Beach, Virginia; Sean Keith, of El Paso, Texas; Angela Mann, of New Windsor, New York, and Tamekia Addell of the home; eight grandchildren, Rodney, Brittney, Marquel, Brianna, Cameron, Destin, Kyimi and Caleb; two greatgrandchildren, Jada and Rodney III; mother, Lottie Bell Mack Hunter; six sisters, Mildred Britton, Priscilla (John-

S.C. Ports again seeks cruise terminal permit The Ports Authority needs a federal permit to place additional pilings beneath on old waterfront warehouse it wants to renovate as a new terminal. Environmental and preservation groups challenged the original permit, and U.S. District Judge Richard Gergel tossed it out last September. He ruled while the Corps considered how the terminal would affect navigable waters, it did not study the larger impacts on the city and its historic district. In a July 23 letter to the Corps, James Van Ness, a Ports Authority vice president, asks the Corps again begin its re-

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view of the project. In response, Charleston District Engineer Lt. Col. John Litz said he will use his discretionary authority to require an individual permit, meaning a more detailed review. The earlier federal approval came under a so-called nationwide permit that authorizes, with limited delay and paperwork, activities considered to have only minimal environmental impact. Litz asked the Ports Authority for any information that will be helpful when the Corps issues a public permit notice. “The proposed project has

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ny) Washington, Thomasenia (James) Jackson, Patricia Hunter Titus, Ometta Ann Hunter and Ivory Loretta (Orin) Dennis; three brothers, the Rev. Clarence (Lillie) Hunter, Waddell (Gloria) Hunter and George Hunter; one aunt, Rovena Johnson Richardson; three uncles, Raymond Mack, Leon Mack and Arthur Mack; five sisters-in-law, Sandra Sumter, Mary Hunter, Bertha Hunter, Tryphenia Speed and Paulette Morgan; a faithful friend of 67 years, Henry Mills of White Plains, New York; and a host of other relatives and neighbors from the Sumter community. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by four brothers, James Mack, Lewis “Mossy” Hunter, Thomas “Junebug” Hunter and Frank Mills. Viewing will be held from 3 to 7 p.m. Monday at the funeral home. Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. Tuesday at St. Luke A.M.E. Church and burial in the church cemetery with the Rev. E. Robert Thomas. The family is receiving relatives and friends at the home, 435 Pitts Road, Sumter. Online memorials can be sent to comfhltj@sc.rr.com. Community Funeral Home of Sumter is in charge of these arrangements.

THOMAS S. ROBINSON TURBEVILLE — Thomas Sanford Robinson, 86, husband of the late Carolyn Graham Robinson, died Friday, Aug. 15, 2014, at McLeod Hospice House. Services will be announced by Stephens Funeral Home & Crematory, 304 N. Church St., Manning, (803) 435-2179, www. stephensfuneralhome.org.

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Watts new Fire Ants athletics director BY MICHAEL CHRISTOPHER michaelc@theitem.com The start of a new year at the University of South Carolina Sumter brings an additional duty for Associate Dean of Student Affairs Lynwood Watts. Watts was named the school’s new athletics director by USC Sumter Dean Dr. Michael E. Sonntag in July. Former AD Bruce Blumberg is now the Associate Dean for WATTS Administrative and Financial Services “I realized in the first few months here that more attention needed to be paid BLUMBERG to maintenance and the needs of the campus,“ said Sonntag, who was recently named the school’s dean. “Switching the responsibilities of athletics director from Associate Dean Blumberg to Associate Dean Watts makes it possible for more focused attention in both areas.” The transition did not come as a surprise to either man; it was just a matter of how to realign responsibilities within the university. For Watts, the added role was a natural fit because student-athletes are just part of what he deals with through student affairs. “They are students first and then they are athletes second, and all of that is what I do in my regular job (before taking upon the AD job),” Watts said. “On campus I want our student-athletes to be known as good students and the rest of

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Sumter wide receiver Xzavion Burson (1) looks for running room against Lake City during the 33rd Annual Sumter Sertoma Club Football Jamboree on Friday at Sumter Memorial Stadium. The Gamecocks, who won over Lake City 21-6, travel to York on Friday for a Week Zero opener in John Jones’ debut as head coach.

Eyeing a new season High School football opens with Week Zero games on Friday BY DENNIS BRUNSON dennis@theitem.com If you’ve missed high school football, then your worries are over because Week Zero is here! Six local schools begin their seasons on Friday, including Sumter and Lakewood, a week ahead of most of the rest

of the state. Sumter will play at York, while Lakewood will be at home against McBee. Lee Central will be at home against Christ Church, Scott’s Branch will travel to Lake View, Laurence Manning Academy will play host to

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Running game looks strong in scrimmage BY PETE IACOBELLI The Associated Press COLUMBIA — South Carolina coach Steve Spurrier saw exactly what he wanted out of his offense — and there was hardly a downfield pass in sight. Spurrier, the grinning, visortossing mastermind of the “Fun-n-Gun” during his national champiSPURRIER onship days at Florida, has forged a new formula to succeed with the Gamecocks. That’s on the ground with a relentless, effective rushing game fueled by a deep, experienced offensive line. “Offense did some good things, ran the ball,” Spurrier said after Saturday’s scrimmage. “Came out and ran it, ran it, ran it.” Mike Davis, who rushed for 1,183 yards a season ago, carried just three times while backups Brandon Wilds, Shon Carson and David Williams combined for 96 yards on 16 carries. Wilds and Carson each had a short touchdown run. Spurrier has used the for-

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with the Gators. “Yeah, they played well today,’ Spurrier said of the offensive line. “They were tired of getting pushed around a little bit.” That should serve Davis and the rest of the backs well. Davis was one of the SEC’s top runners last fall but wore down because of injuries late in the season. He gained 100 yards or more in seven of South Carolina’s

CLEMSON — It’s been a while since Dabo Swinney’s had to get defiant about Clemson’s vaunted offense. “We’re going to be pretty good on offense, too,” Swinney said Saturday. “Y’all just remember that, all right? Go ahead and write that down.” Not helping SWINNEY matters is the last few weeks of fall camp, when Clemson’s proven defensive playmakers have wreaked havoc in the backfield — and now, the back seven is starting to make plays in space. Which, of course, means good news for the defense but bad for the offense — the nature of intrasquad scrimmages. “We didn’t have any (turnovers) last week. We had zero,” Swinney said. “I love that part of what we got done today.” Safety Jadar Johnson and linebacker Tony Steward

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South Carolina running back Mike Davis (28) will lead a strong ground attack balanced with senior quarterback Dylan Thompson throwing the football. Gamecocks head coach Steve Spurrier said he was pleased with the progress of Carolina’s offense after its scrimmage on Saturday at Williams-Brice Stadium. mula to go 11-2 the past three years, and the Gamecocks are the preseason favorites to win the Southeastern Conference’s Eastern Division. Not all the offensive news was good. Starting right guard Mike Matulis had to be helped off the field with a left knee sprain. Spurrier said the team would wait to see how severe the injury was and whether it would keep the junior on the sideline when the Gamecocks

open up against Texas A&M on Aug. 28. Matulis, who missed last season with a right shoulder injury, was part of a group considered among the best offensive lines in the SEC. Tackles Corey Robinson and Brandon Shell and left guard A.J. Cann have a combined 83 career starts the past three years. Perhaps that’s why Spurrier sounds as happy about the ground game as he used to about throwing nearly every down

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6 a.m. – NFL Preseason Football: Atlanta at Houston (NFL NETWORK). 6:30 a.m. – Professional Golf: European PGA Tour Made In Denmark Final Round from Farso, Denmark (GOLF). 8:25 a.m. – International Soccer: Barclays Premier League Match – Liverpool vs. Southampton (NBC SPORTS NETWORK). 9 a.m. – Youth Baseball: Cal Ripken Jr. World Series Under Armour Futures Game from Aberdeen, Md. (CBS SPORTS NETWORK). 9 a.m. – NASCAR Racing: K&N Pro Series East from Watkins Glen, N.Y. (FOX SPORTS 1). 10:55 a.m. – International Soccer: Barclays Premier League Match – Newcastle vs. Manchester City (NBC SPORTS NETWORK). 11 a.m. – Youth Baseball: National Youth Championships Under-12 Championship Game (CBS SPORTS NETWORK). Noon – Youth Baseball: Little League World Series International Game from Williamsport, Pa. (ESPN2). 1 p.m. – NASCAR Racing: Sprint Cup Series Pure Michigan 400 from Brooklyn, Mich. (ESPN, WEGX-FM 92.9). 1 p.m. – PGA Golf: Wyndham Championship Final Round from Greensboro, N.C. (GOLF). 1 p.m. – Major League Baseball: Seattle at Detroit (TBS). 1:30 p.m. – Youth Baseball: National Youth Championships Under-14 Championship Game from Westfield, Ind. (CBS SPORTS NETWORK). 2 p.m. – Youth Baseball: Little League World Series U.S. Pool Play DoubleElimination Game from Williamsport, Pa. (WOLO 25). 2 p.m. – Professional Tennis: Western & Southern Open Women’s Final Match from Cincinnati (ESPN2). 2 p.m. – Major League Baseball: Toronto at Chicago White Sox (WGN). 3 p.m. – PGA Golf: Wyndham Championship Final Round from Greensboro, N.C. (WLTX 19). 3 p.m. – LPGA Golf: Wegmans LPGA Championship Final Round from Pittsford, N.Y. (GOLF). 3 p.m. – IRL Racing: IndyCar Series Wisconsin 250 from West Allis, Wis. (NBC SPORTS NETWORK). 4 p.m. – Amateur Golf: U.S. Amateur Final Match from Johns Creek, Ga. (WIS 10). 4 p.m. – Professional Tennis: Western & Southern Open Men’s Final Match from Cincinnati (ESPN2). 4 p.m. – NFL Preseason Football: Denver at San Francisco (NFL NETWORK). 5 p.m. – Youth Baseball: Little League World Series International Pool Play Double-Elimination Game from Williamsport, Pa. (ESPN). 5 p.m. – Horse Racing: Sword Dancer Invitational from Saratoga Springs, N.Y. (FOX SPORTS 1). 6 p.m. – WNBA Basketball: Indiana at New York (NBA TV). 6 p.m. – IRL Racing: Indy Lights Series from West Allis, Wis. (NBC SPORTS NETWORK). 7 p.m. – Youth Baseball: Little League World Series U.S. Pool Play DoubleElimination Game from Williamsport, Pa. (ESPN2). 7 p.m. – Senior PGA Golf: Champions Tour Dick’s Sporting Goods Open Final Round from Endicott, N.Y. (GOLF). 8 p.m. – NFL Preseason Football: Kansas City at Carolina (WACH 57). 8 p.m. – Major League Baseball: Oakland at Atlanta (ESPN, WUB-FM 102.7). 8 p.m. – High School Baseball: Under Armour All-American Game from Chicago (MLB NETWORK). 9 .m. – WNBA Basketball: Phoenix at Seattle (NBA TV). 3 a.m. – NFL Preseason Football: Miami at Tampa Bay (NFL NETWORK).

MONDAY

11 a.m. – Youth Baseball: Little League World Series U.S.-International Consolation Game from Williamsport, Pa. (ESPN2). 1 p.m. – Youth Baseball: Little League World Series International Pool Play Elimination Game from Williamsport, Pa. (ESPN). 2 p.m. – International Basketball: Team USA Practice from West Point, N.Y. (ESPN2). 2:55 p.m. – International Soccer: Barclays Premier League Match – Burnley vs. Chelsea (NBC SPORTS NETWORK). 3 p.m. – Youth Baseball: Little League World Series U.S. Pool Play Elimination Game from Williamsport, Pa. (ESPN2). 6 p.m. – Youth Baseball: Little League World Series International Pool Play Elimination Game from Williamsport, Pa. (ESPN2). 6:05 p.m. – Talk Show: Sports Talk (WDXY-FM 105.9, WDXY-AM 1240). 7 p.m. – Major League Baseball: Atlanta at Pittsburgh (SPORTSOUTH, WPUB-FM 102.7). 8 p.m. – NFL Preseason Football: Cleveland at Washington (ESPN). 8 p.m. – Youth Baseball: Little League World Series U.S. Pool Play Elimination Game from Williamsport, Pa. (ESPN2). 8 p.m. – Major League Baseball: Cincinnati at St. Louis or Kansas City at Minnesota (MLB NETWORK).

GOLF The Associated Press WYNDHAM CHAMPIONSHIP PAR SCORES

Saturday At Sedgefield Country Club Greensboro, N.C. Purse: $5.3 million Yardage: 7,127; Par: 70 Third Round Nick Watney 67-64-65—196 Brad Fritsch 69-63-65—197 Freddie Jacobson 68-64-66—198 Heath Slocum 65-65-68—198 Brandt Snedeker 68-65-66—199 Webb Simpson 64-69-66—199 Scott Langley 65-65-69—199 OTHER: Tommy Gainey 66-72-67—205

-14 -13 -12 -12 -11 -11 -11 -5

LPGA TOUR-WEGMANS CHAMPIONSHIP PAR SCORES

Saturday At Monroe Golf Club Pittsford, N.Y. Purse: $2.25 million Yardage: 6,720; Par 72 Third Round Brittany Lincicome 67-68-71—206 -10 Suzann Pettersen 71-69-67—207 -9 Inbee Park 72-66-69—207 -9

DICK’S SPORTING GOODS OPEN PAR SCORES

Saturday At En-Joie Golf Club Endicott, N.Y. Purse: $1.85 million Yardage: 6,957; Par: 72 Second Round Kevin Sutherland 71-59—130 Steve Lowery 66-65—131 John Cook 65-67—132

91/2 121/2

W 73 71 66 51 47

GB – 1 61/2 221/2 26

L 49 49 55 72 75

Pct .598 .592 .545 .415 .385

FRIDAY’S GAMES

Cleveland 2, Baltimore 1, 11 innings Seattle 7, Detroit 2 Houston 5, Boston 3, 10 innings Tampa Bay 5, N.Y. Yankees 0 Atlanta 7, Oakland 2 L.A. Angels 5, Texas 4 Kansas City 6, Minnesota 5 Chicago White Sox 11, Toronto 5

SATURDAY’S GAMES

N.Y. Yankees at Tampa Bay, 4:10 p.m. Baltimore at Cleveland, 7:05 p.m. Seattle at Detroit, 7:08 p.m. Houston at Boston, 7:10 p.m. Kansas City at Minnesota, 7:10 p.m. Oakland at Atlanta, 7:10 p.m. Toronto at Chicago White Sox, 7:10 p.m. L.A. Angels at Texas, 8:05 p.m.

TODAY’S GAMES

Baltimore (Gausman 6-4) at Cleveland (Salazar 4-5), 1:05 p.m. Seattle (C.Young 11-6) at Detroit (Ray 1-2), 1:08 p.m. Houston (McHugh 5-9) at Boston (J.Kelly 0-0), 1:35 p.m. N.Y. Yankees (Kuroda 7-8) at Tampa Bay (Hellickson 1-1), 1:40 p.m. Kansas City (Guthrie 8-10) at Minnesota (Milone 6-3), 2:10 p.m. Toronto (Hutchison 8-10) at Chicago White Sox (Carroll 4-7), 2:10 p.m. L.A. Angels (H.Santiago 3-7) at Texas (Tepesch 4-7), 3:05 p.m. Oakland (Lester 13-7) at Atlanta (Minor 4-8), 8:05 p.m.

MONDAY’S GAMES

Seattle at Philadelphia, 7:05 p.m. L.A. Angels at Boston, 7:10 p.m. Baltimore at Chicago White Sox, 8:10 p.m. Kansas City at Minnesota, 8:10 p.m.

NATIONAL LEAGUE EAST DIVISION Washington Atlanta Miami New York Philadelphia CENTRAL DIVISION Milwaukee St. Louis Pittsburgh Cincinnati Chicago WEST DIVISION Los Angeles San Francisco San Diego Arizona Colorado

W 67 62 60 58 54

L 53 60 62 65 68

Pct .558 .508 .492 .472 .443

GB – 6 8 101/2 14

W 68 65 64 61 52

L 55 56 58 61 69

Pct .553 .537 .525 .500 .430

GB – 2 31/2 61/2 15

W 70 63 57 53 47

L 54 58 64 69 75

Pct .565 .521 .471 .434 .385

GB – 51/2 111/2 16 22

FRIDAY’S GAMES

Washington 5, Pittsburgh 4 Arizona 3, Miami 2 N.Y. Mets 3, Chicago Cubs 2 Atlanta 7, Oakland 2 St. Louis 4, San Diego 2 Cincinnati 3, Colorado 2 Milwaukee 6, L.A. Dodgers 3 Philadelphia 5, San Francisco 3, 10 innings

SATURDAY’S GAMES

Philadelphia at San Francisco, 4:05 p.m. Pittsburgh at Washington, 7:05 p.m. Arizona at Miami, 7:10 p.m. Chicago Cubs at N.Y. Mets, 7:10 p.m. Oakland at Atlanta, 7:10 p.m. San Diego at St. Louis, 7:15 p.m. Cincinnati at Colorado, 8:10 p.m. Milwaukee at L.A. Dodgers, 9:10 p.m.

TODAY’S GAMES

Arizona (Collmenter 8-6) at Miami (Koehler 8-9), 1:10 p.m. Chicago Cubs (Arrieta 6-4) at N.Y. Mets (R.Montero 0-3), 1:10 p.m. San Diego (Despaigne 3-3) at St. Louis (Wainwright 14-7), 2:15 p.m. Philadelphia (D.Buchanan 6-6) at San Francisco (Lincecum 9-8), 4:05 p.m. Cincinnati (Latos 4-3) at Colorado (Flande 0-5), 4:10 p.m. Milwaukee (W.Peralta 14-7) at L.A. Dodgers (Haren 10-9), 4:10 p.m. Pittsburgh (Volquez 10-7) at Washington (Fister 12-3), 5:05 p.m. Oakland (Lester 13-7) at Atlanta (Minor 4-8), 8:05 p.m.

MONDAY’S GAMES

Chicago Cubs at N.Y. Mets, 12:10 p.m. Arizona at Washington, 7:05 p.m. Atlanta at Pittsburgh, 7:05 p.m. Seattle at Philadelphia, 7:05 p.m. Cincinnati at St. Louis, 8:15 p.m.

NFL PRESEASON By The Associated Press AMERICAN CONFERENCE EAST W N.Y. Jets 1 Buffalo 1 New England 1 Miami 0 SOUTH W Jacksonville 1 Tennessee 1 Houston 0 Indianapolis 0 NORTH W Baltimore 1 Cincinnati 0 Cleveland 0 Pittsburgh 0 WEST W Denver 1 Kansas City 1 Oakland 1 San Diego 1

L 0 1 1 1

T 0 0 0 0

Pct 1.000 .500 .500 .000

PF 13 33 48 10

PA 10 35 58 16

L 1 1 1 1

T 0 0 0 0

Pct .500 .500 .000 .000

PF 35 44 0 10

PA 30 47 32 13

L 0 1 1 1

T 0 0 0 0

Pct 1.000 .000 .000 .000

PF 23 39 12 16

PA 3 41 13 20

L 0 0 1 1

T 0 0 0 0

Pct 1.000 1.000 .500 .500

PF 21 41 33 41

PA 16 39 36 48

NATIONAL CONFERENCE EAST N.Y. Giants Washington Dallas Philadelphia SOUTH New Orleans Atlanta Carolina Tampa Bay NORTH Chicago Minnesota Detroit Green Bay WEST Arizona Seattle San Francisco St. Louis

W 2 1 0 0

L 0 0 1 2

T 0 0 0 0

Pct 1.000 1.000 .000 .000

PF 37 23 7 63

PA 29 6 27 76

W 2 1 0 0

L 0 0 1 1

T 0 0 0 0

Pct 1.000 1.000 .000 .000

PF 57 16 18 10

PA 48 10 20 16

W 2 1 1 0

L 0 0 1 1

T 0 0 0 0

Pct 1.000 1.000 .500 .000

PF 54 10 39 16

PA 47 6 39 20

W 1 1 0 0

L 0 1 1 1

T 0 0 0 0

Pct 1.000 .500 .000 .000

PF 32 57 3 24

PA 0 35 23 26

THURSDAY’S GAME

Chicago 20, Jacksonville 19 -14 -13 -12

MLB STANDINGS By The Associated Press

FRIDAY’S GAMES

New England 42, Philadelphia 35 New Orleans 31, Tennessee 24 Seattle 41, San Diego 14 Oakland 27, Detroit 26

SATURDAY’S GAMES

AMERICAN LEAGUE EAST DIVISION W Baltimore 69 Toronto 63 New York 61 Tampa Bay 61 Boston 55 CENTRAL DIVISION W Kansas City 67 Detroit 65 Cleveland 61

58 64 .475 54 66 .450

L 51 60 59 61 66

Pct .575 .512 .508 .500 .455

GB – 71/2 8 9 141/2

L 54 55 60

Pct .554 .542 .504

GB – 11/2 6

Green Bay at St. Louis, 4 p.m. Baltimore at Dallas, 7 p.m. N.Y. Giants at Indianapolis, 7 p.m. N.Y. Jets at Cincinnati, 7 p.m. Buffalo at Pittsburgh, 7:30 p.m. Miami at Tampa Bay, 7:30 p.m. Atlanta at Houston, 8 p.m. Arizona at Minnesota, 8:30 p.m.

TODAY’S GAMES

Denver at San Francisco, 4 p.m. Kansas City at Carolina, 8 p.m.

MONDAY’S GAME

Cleveland at Washington, 8 p.m.

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MLB ROUNDUP

Boston’s Big Papi hits 400th HR as Red Sox BOSTON — David Ortiz has become the third player in Boston Red Sox history to hit 400 home runs with the team. Ortiz connected in the third inning Saturday night against Houston, sending a solo drive into the first row of the center-field seats at Fenway Park for the milestone shot. He then ORTIZ added a tworun homer in the fifth. Ortiz has 459 home runs in his career, which started with the Minnesota Twins. Big Papi Hall of Famers Ted Williams and Carl Yastrzemski as the only players to hit 400 homers while playing in a Red Sox uniform. Williams hit 521 and Yaz had 452. YANKEES 3 RAYS 2

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Derek Jeter had a tiebreaking single in the ninth inning and the New York Yan-

kees ended a five-game skid with a 3-2 victory over the Tampa Bay Rays on Saturday. TANAKA HAS 1ST BULLPEN SESSION SINCE ELBOW INJURY

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — New York Yankees ace Masahiro Tanaka has thrown 25 pitches in his first bullpen session in a month since going on the disabled list with a partial tear in his right elbow. Tanaka, 12-4 with a 2.51 ERA in 18 starts, pitched from the mound before Saturday’s game against Tampa Bay. This is the Japanese right-hander’s first season in the major leagues.

MINNEAPOLIS — Phil Hughes threw seven sharp innings, Kurt Suzuki hit his third homer of the season and the Minnesota Twins beat first-place Kansas City 4-1 on Saturday night to snap the Royals’ three-game winning streak. NATIONAL LEAGUE GIANTS 6 PHILLIES 5 SAN FRANCISCO — Gregor Blanco hit a tiebreaking RBI single in the eighth inning, helping the San Francisco Giants rally for a 6-5 victory over the Philadelphia Phillies on Saturday. MARLINS 2

INDIANS 6

DIAMONDBACKS 1

ORIOLES 0

TWINS 4

MIAMI — Henderson Alvarez made a successful return to the mound after missing two starts, pitching seven strong innings and leading the Miami Marlins to a 2-1 win over the sloppy Arizona Diamondbacks on Saturday.

ROYALS 1

From wire reports

CLEVELAND — Carlos Carrasco shut out AL Eastleading Baltimore on three hits over seven innings, lifting the Cleveland Indians to a 6-0 win over the Orioles on Saturday night.

SPORTS ITEMS

Kelly: No change needed in how Notre Dame recruits SOUTH BEND, Ind. — Notre Dame coach Brian Kelly on Saturday dismissed talk that he needs to do a better job of recruiting players who are better students to avoid the academic problems that have plagued the football program for the past 15 months. The news conference was the first time Kelly talked to the media since the university announced a day earlier that starting cornerback KeiVarae Russell, leading returning receiver DaVaris Daniels, defensive end Ishaq Williams and backup linebacker Kendall Moore were being withheld from practices and games until the university completes an invesKELLY tigation into whether papers and homework they turned in were completed by others. Kelly said none one involved in the investigation has asked to talk to him or his staff. He cautioned against assuming the players are guilty, saying the investigation is ongoing.

while leading an LPGA Tour major and it felt oh-so-good. Lincicome, who hadn’t held a secondround lead since 2009 and never in a major, shot a 1-under 71 on Saturday at the LPGA Championship to finish the third round at 10-under 206. That was one shot better than Suzann Pettersen (67) of Norway and defending champion Inbee Park (69) of South Korea as the fourth major championship of the season heads to the final round.

SUTHERLAND SHOOTS 59 ON CHAMPIONS TOUR

LEXINGTON, Ohio — Chris Buescher took the lead on the 68th of 90 laps and held off Regan Smith and Brian Scott to win the NASCAR Nationwide Series race at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course on Saturday. The victory in the Nationwide Children’s Hospital 200 made the 21-year-old Buescher the third rookie to win in the series this year.

ENDICOTT, N.Y. — Kevin Sutherland has shot the first 59 in Champions Tour history. The 50-year-old Sutherland had a chance to become the first player to card a 58 in a PGA Tour-sanctioned event with a par on No. 18, but made his only bogey of the day. His par putt from about 6 feet slid just past the hole Saturday at the Dick’s Sporting Goods Open. Sutherland opened with seven birdies and an eagle on the first eight holes. He had 12 birdies overall, including three straight coming into No. 18 to set up the chance for a 58. LINCICOME MAINTAINS LPGA CHAMPIONSHIP

PITTSFORD, N.Y. — Brittany Lincicome beamed. She had fought off the jitters

SERENA EDGES WOZNIACKI TO REACH FINAL

MASON, Ohio — Serena Williams rallied to advance to the Western & Southern Open final, beating Caroline Wozniacki 2-6, 6-2, 6-4 on Saturday. The top-ranked Williams lost a set for the first time in the tournament and committed 41 unforced errors, 20 more than Wozniacki. She will face fifth-seeded Maria Sharapova or ninth-seeded Ana Ivanovic. BUESCHER WINS NATIONWIDE RACE AT MID-OHIO

BEARS, SANTONIO HOLMES AGREE TO DEAL

CHICAGO — A person familiar with the situation says former Super Bowl MVP receiver Santonio Holmes has agreed to a contract with the Chicago Bears. The person spoke Saturday on the condition of anonymity because the deal had not been announced. From wire reports

LITTLE LEAGUE WORLD SERIES ROUNDUP

Cumberland rallies to beat Nashville in LLWS SOUTH WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. — CJ Davock hit a tworun, two-out single in the bottom of the sixth inning to give Cumberland, Rhode Island, an 8-7 victory over Nashville, Tennessee, on Saturday night in an elimination game in the Little League World Series. Nashville scored five runs off reliever Davock in the top of the inning. With two out, Robert Hassell III hit a two-run homer to give Nashville a 6-5 lead, and Sam Slaughter added his second home run of the game. In the bottom of the inning, Mason Matos had a one-out single to cut it to one. Nick Croteau grounded

LYNNWOOD 7

out, with the runners advancing to second and third, and Davock followed with his walk-off line drive to center. On Monday, Cumberland will face the loser of the game Sunday between Chicago and Pearland, Texas. Nashville will play Vancouver, British Columbia, in a consolation game Tuesday.

RAPID CITY 5 SOUTH WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. — Colton Walsh hit a two-run home run in the top of the fourth inning to give Lynnwood the lead and the Washington club beat Rapid City, South Dakota, 7-5 on Saturday to remain alive in the Little League World Series.

CANADA 10

CZECH REPUBLIC 1

VENEZUELA 0

SOUTH WILLIAMSPORT, PA. — Callum Schipp struck out 11 batters to help Australia defeat the Czech Republic 10-1 Saturday in the Little League World Series.

SOUTH WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. — Ronny Medina hit a grand slam in the fifth inning Saturday, putting an early end to Venezuela’s 10-0 win over Canada at the Little League World Series.

AUSTRALIA 10

From wire reports

RACING

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SUNDAY, AUGUST 17, 2014

Johnson hoping to end slump before Chase BY NOAH TRISTER The Associated Press

PURE MICHIGAN 400 LINEUP

BROOKLYN, Mich. — The finishes seem implausible, especially because they’ve come in succession — 42nd place at Daytona, 42nd at New Hampshire, a brief improvement to 14th at the Brickyard, followed by a dip to 39th at Pocono and 28th at Watkins Glen. JOHNSON This is Jimmie Johnson, NASCAR’s six-time Sprint Cup champion? “It has been a very challenging year,” Johnson said. “We started off without the speed that we wanted. We got the speed back and then the luck left. So, we choose to look at it as we’re getting all this out of the way so we can have 10 great races.” With three victories on the season, Johnson is safely in the Chase for the Sprint Cup, but lately the No. 48 car has had its share of problems. The latest setback came Friday when Johnson finished 30th in qualifying at Michigan International Speedway, complaining afterward about a vibrating car. Johnson won at MIS earlier this season — his third victory in four races at the time — but based on his recent form, a repeat isn’t looking especially likely in Sunday’s Cup race. Johnson finished in the top 10 two more times after winning at Michigan in June. Then his run of misfortune began. He was one of several top contenders taken out by a couple huge accidents at Daytona, then tire issues did him in at New Hampshire. He fell a lap down at Pocono after his rear right tire smacked the wall. He rebounded to run fifth, then a second blown tire forced him to the garage. More of the same last weekend at Watkins Glen: With only a few laps to go, Johnson was bumped and his No. 48 spun around. “We’re not trying to make excuses or asking for sympathy from anybody,” Johnson said. “But we can’t ignore the results and fortunately we’re in the Chase era, and we’re sitting in a great position.”

The Associated Press After Friday qualifying; race Sunday At Michigan International Speedway Brooklyn, Mich. Lap length: 2 miles (Car number in parentheses) 1. (24) Jeff Gordon, Chevrolet, 206.558 mph. 2. (22) Joey Logano, Ford, 206.381. 3. (99) Carl Edwards, Ford, 206.115. 4. (55) Brian Vickers, Toyota, 205.685. 5. (2) Brad Keselowski, Ford, 205.644. 6. (4) Kevin Harvick, Chevrolet, 205.438. 7. (27) Paul Menard, Chevrolet, 204.58. 8. (3) Austin Dillon, Chevrolet, 204.464. 9. (1) Jamie McMurray, Chevrolet, 204.354. 10. (17) Ricky Stenhouse Jr., Ford, 204.174. 11. (16) Greg Biffle, Ford, 203.822. 12. (31) Ryan Newman, Chevrolet, 203.47. 13. (42) Kyle Larson, Chevrolet, 204.082. 14. (10) Danica Patrick, Chevrolet, 204.012. 15. (5) Kasey Kahne, Chevrolet, 203.943. 16. (41) Kurt Busch, Chevrolet, 203.856. 17. (51) Justin Allgaier, Chevrolet, 203.528. 18. (20) Matt Kenseth, Toyota, 203.384. 19. (15) Clint Bowyer, Toyota, 203.223. 20. (9) Marcos Ambrose, Ford,

203.097. 21. (11) Denny Hamlin, Toyota, 203.029. 22. (47) AJ Allmendinger, Chevrolet, 202.743. 23. (43) Aric Almirola, Ford, 202.674. 24. (18) Kyle Busch, Toyota, 201.969. 25. (88) Dale Earnhardt Jr., Chevrolet, 202.885. 26. (13) Casey Mears, Chevrolet, 202.458. 27. (14) Jeff Burton, Chevrolet, 202.412. 28. (21) Ryan Blaney, Ford, 202.327. 29. (38) David Gilliland, Ford, 201.822. 30. (48) Jimmie Johnson, Chevrolet, 201.72. 31. (83) Ryan Truex, Toyota, 201.263. 32. (23) Alex Bowman, Toyota, 200.496. 33. (98) Josh Wise, Chevrolet, 199.756. 34. (34) David Ragan, Ford, 199.534. 35. (7) Michael Annett, Chevrolet, 199.225. 36. (26) Cole Whitt, Toyota, 199.132. 37. (37) Dave Blaney, Chevrolet, owner points. 38. (32) Travis Kvapil, Ford, owner points. 39. (78) Matt Crafton, Chevrolet, owner points. 40. (36) Reed Sorenson, Chevrolet, owner points. 41. (33) Alex Kennedy, Chevrolet, owner points. 42. (66) Joe Nemechek, Toyota, owner points. 43. (40) Landon Cassill, Chevrolet, owner points.

There are four more races until the Chase, so Johnson has a little while to reverse this trend. Although it’s been a humbling stretch for him, he should still be considered a threat for the title at the end of the season. “It’s nice to have momentum entering the Chase. If it doesn’t happen, we’ve won championships that way, too,” Johnson said. “So, we’re taking it as it comes.” Here are five things to watch in Sunday’s race at MIS:

remaining drivers in the points standings — currently Matt Kenseth, Ryan Newman, Kyle Larson and Clint Bowyer. Any first-time winner in the next few weeks has a chance to shake things up.

STEWART’S REPLACEMENT

Tony Stewart is skipping a second straight Sprint Cup race after his car struck and killed a driver at a dirt-track race in New York last weekend. Jeff Burton is driving the No. 14 Chevrolet in Stewart’s place and qualified 27th. Burton has been making the transition to the broadcast booth. This will be his third Cup start of the year. CHASE IMPLICATIONS

Michigan’s August race is usually when pressure has begun to mount for drivers who haven’t secured a spot in the Chase. If the season ended now, the 16 Chase spots would go to the 12 drivers who have won races, along with the top

NEW RULE

Expect drivers to be particularly cautious after any crashes this weekend in the aftermath of Kevin Ward Jr.’s death last weekend. Ward’s car went spinning, and he got out during a caution period, walked down the track and was hit by Stewart. NASCAR on Friday barred its drivers from approaching the track or moving cars after accidents. ANOTHER BREAKTHROUGH?

Johnson won at Michigan for the first time in 25 Cup races back in June. The top remaining driver who hasn’t won at MIS? That may be Brad Keselowski, who is from Michigan but whose high finish there was a second-place showing in 2012. POLE WINNER

Jeff Gordon has two wins at MIS, but the most recent came in 2001. He’ll expect to contend this weekend, though, after winning the pole Friday at a track-record 206.558 mph.

Sauter holds off Crafton in Truck Series race BY NOAH TRISTER The Associated Press BROOKLYN, Mich. — Johnny Sauter’s unusually positive outlook turned out to be spot on. “I told my wife when I went to bed last night, I said, ‘Man, I think I’m going to win tomorrow,’” he said. “For me to say something like that means something. I’m usually a pretty pessimistic person.” Sauter won his first NASCAR Truck Series race of the season Saturday, holding off ThorSport Racing teammate Matt Crafton at Michigan International Speedway. Sauter also took over the points lead. Ryan Blaney finished 21st after winning the pole and dropped from first place to third, behind Sauter and Crafton. Crafton gave up the lead with a late pit stop, but was still within striking distance when Sauter held him off in the final stretch. “The team said after the race, ‘Sorry, we should have tried to make it,’” Crafton said. “But we were just on the

order of making it or not making it and it was a tough call.” Even with that stop, Crafton made it close at the end, with Sauter leading the final four laps and winning by only 0.433 seconds. “As I was creeping toward the restart line, I saw him kind of light the tires up like he was leaving pit road,” Sauter said. “I knew once we go toward Turn 1 and he was still on the apron, I thought that I was going to have enough momentum to clear him, but by the time we got to Turn 2 I wasn’t so sure.” It was the fastest race in series history, with an average speed of 161.110 mph. The previous record was 154.737 at Texas Motor Speedway on Nov. 2, 2012. Sprint Cup drivers have routinely surpassed 200 mph at MIS since the track was repaved before the 2012 season. Jeff Gordon set the latest track qualifying record Friday at 206.558. This was Sauter’s 10th career trucks victory, and he has now won at least one race in six consecutive seasons.

The record is eight, by Dennis Setzer. Saturday’s victory came under the guidance of crew chief Jeff Hensley, who took over recently as Sauter sought to end his winless drought. “It was just a deal where we were really running decent this year. We were consistent, but we were just lacking, maybe just a little bit here and there,” Sauter said. “We hadn’t won. This is the latest into a season I think in the last four or five years that I hadn’t won a race.” This was Hensley’s first race as Sauter’s crew chief. “I feel like any minute I’m going to wake up and I’m going to be over in the garage area somewhere and we finished about fifth,” Hensley said. “I’m kind of like Johnny. I think we’ll get along really well. I don’t call it being pessimistic, we’re just realists. We know it’s hard to win these things.” Ron Hornaday Jr. finished third, followed by Tayler Malsam and Kyle Busch. Joey Logano was second in qualifying but finished 18th.

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Mario Andretti signs an autograph for a fan during driver introductions for the recent IndyCar Honda Indy 200 at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course in Lexington, Ohio. Andretti aims to bring more fans to IndyCar racing.

Andretti hopes to draw more IndyCar fans to Mile BY GENARO C. ARMAS The Associated Press WEST ALLIS, Wis. — The IndyCar stop at the Milwaukee Mile has a new date in a series with a tight driver leaderboard. Even the weather is ideal for the race Sunday, which starts a three-week sprint to the series finish with Will Power holding just a four-point lead in the standings. Now if the 250-mile race could attract a few more fans, promoter and team owner Michael Andretti would feel more secure about the future of a race at the 111-year-old track. “It’s the oldest race track in the world. It’s second only to (Indianapolis) in terms of tradition, and so I feel it should be part of the IndyCar series,” Andretti said. “For one it’s a great track, and two, its history. You know, I hope it stays on the schedule a long time.” The track, which once had a date on the weekend after the Indianapolis 500, wasn’t on the schedule in 2010 because of financial difficulties. It nearly fell off the schedule again in 2012 before Andretti’s group took over at the last minute. Andretti won five times here as a driver. He’s had success as an owner in Milwaukee, too, with Andretti Autosport driver Ryan Hunter-Reay having won the race the previous two years. Hunter-Reay was the

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first to go back-to-back at the Mile since Tony Kanaan in 2006 and 2007, when Kanaan was driving for Andretti. “We benefit from the fact that there is no name so synonymous with the Verizon IndyCar series than ‘Andretti,’” series spokesman Mike Kitchel said. “They’re invested in our series. They know our history, and they’ve proven they know how to put on good events.” Promoters are trying to foster more of a festivallike feel that might be more familiar to street course events. In a way, it’s keeping with the Milwaukee area’s summer tradition of fairs and ethnic festivals. Entering Sunday’s race, Hunter-Reay has 484 points, third behind Penske drivers Power and Helio Castroneves (544). Power, who has four top10 finishes at ovals this year, likes how there is more room to pass at the Mile. He has called it his favorite oval on the circuit. “The ovals we go to are built for NASCAR so it’s really highly banked,” Power said. “This is the only true IndyCar series oval left on the calendar that suits our cars.” Ticket sales are just as an important stat at the Mile. Andretti said his company typically doesn’t release such figures, though he added that “tickets aren’t where we would like it to be; I’m a little disappointed with that.”

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Is Peterson last great running back? Dominant RBs rare as passing grows in NFL BY DAVE CAMPBELL The Associated Press MANKATO, Minn. — Jim Brown spinning his way through the line and breaking loose in the secondary with a burst of speed. Walter Payton lowering a stiff arm and tearing away from the tackler with those long, almost-straight-leg strides. Barry Sanders slithering around in the backfield and finding a seam to dart through. Those are the enduring images of grit, perseverance and even elegance on which the NFL’s multibillion-dollar empire was first built. These days the workhorses have become a fading breed. Quarterbacks are the unquestioned stars of the modern game. “We’re not getting the ball 30 times or 20-something times a game. Sometimes I get the ball 10 times and the rest of it is catches,” Kansas City’s Jamaal Charles said. “It’s just the way they use me now. The game has changed.” Adrian Peterson nearly broke Eric Dickerson’s NFL single-season rushing record in 2012 on his way to winning the league’s MVP award for Minnesota. At this rate, though, Peterson could be the last running back to get one. Even he, with that relentless nature and throwback style, has acknowledged an acceptance of the shift in this role. “I’m trying to win a championship, so if that’s taking less of a pounding and being more

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Minnesota running back Adrian Peterson (28) is one of the few dominant running backs in the NFL as the passing game continues to be the focus of offenses. productive in the pass game, I’m all in for it,” Peterson said. At age 29, Peterson is perhaps the NFL’s last great workhorse running back. Maybe someone a year or two younger like Charles or Seattle’s Marshawn Lynch or Philadelphia’s LeSean McCoy will pass Peterson on the alltime list and defy the trend with a productive career into his mid-30s. But there are many signs that won’t happen: — For the second straight draft, no running backs were selected in the first round, an absence not seen since 1963. Over the last five years, a total of seven running backs were first-round picks. From 2000-

Panthers QB Newton ready for return to field vs. Chiefs BY STEVE REED The Associated Press CHARLOTTE — Cam Newton will see his first game action since undergoing ankle surgery in March when the Carolina Panthers host the Kansas City Chiefs on Sunday night. Just how much he’ll play remains to be seen. Panthers coach Ron Rivera expects Newton to play at least a quarter, but said it’s possible the twotime Pro Bowl quarterback could see additional action. He NEWTON said that will depend on how well the offensive line protects and if Newton can control his competitive urges to take off and run when pressured in the pocket. “If we’re playing well, doing good things and the offensive line is shoring up, we’ll continue with him into the second (quarter),” Rivera said. “If not, we’ve got to be smart about this and make a decision.” Newton has been practicing all week and even ran some read option. But Rivera said the Panthers won’t be running the read option during the game. Nor does he want his quarterback’s adrenaline taking over and having him running all over the field. “He can’t help himself because he loves to compete and he wants to win,” Rivera said. “That is one of the things that is of concern — that he’ll get out there and he may see something, he may go from a three to a seven (in terms of effort) and the next thing you know he’s out there doing his thing. That’s just who he is. He’s very competitive.” The Panthers want Newton to avoid a setback before the

regular season opener against Tampa Bay. “Each day it’s been getting better and better for me,” Newton said. “At this point, we don’t want to have any mishaps in the treatment process.” Newton said he’s doing what he can for a healthy return for the regular season. “The thing that keeps coming back up is, ‘Keep treating it. Treat it when it feels good and treat it when it feels bad. Don’t be that guy that only treats it when it’s nagging. Try to stay ahead of the pain,’” Newton said. “That’s what I’ve been doing. It’s been paying off.” Rivera said some starters will play into the third quarter. Rivera is treating this game like the third preseason game because the Panthers have a short week coming up as they prepare for New England next Friday. This also will be the first chance for Newton to play with rookie wide receiver Kelvin Benjamin, who has been his top target during training camp. The Panthers are hoping Benjamin fills the void left by veteran Steve Smith, who was released this past offseason. The Chiefs are looking for answers at wide receiver, too. Dwayne Bowe is expected to anchor their receiving corps, but he will miss the first regular-season game because of a suspension for violating the NFL’s substanceabuse policy. Junior Hemingway is emerging as a big slot receiver and De’Anthony Thomas has the talent of a playmaker. Donnie Avery, Kyle Williams, A.J. Jenkins and Frankie Hammond Jr. are also competing for playing time and all would benefit from a good showing against the Panthers.

2004, there were 15. From 1985-1989, there were 25. — Last year, only McCoy and Lynch ran the ball 300 or more times. In 2003, 13 players did that. — Only nine teams in the league last season had one player take 60 percent or more of their rushing attempts, down from 14 in 2003 and 14 in 1998. Nine teams also had two players with 30 percent or more carries last year, up from five in 2003. — Last season’s leader in team rushing attempt percentage was Chicago’s Matt Forte with 72 percent, and he’s not close to appearing on an all-time list. According to STATS research, the most recent player in the top 20 was

Edgerrin James with 81 percent for Arizona in 2007. Even Peterson has never topped 72 percent in his career. James has the most in history, according to STATS, with 89 percent for Indianapolis in 2000. — Only two of the last 10 Super Bowl champions have featured a 300-carry running back: Lynch last season and Corey Dillon for New England in 2004-05. The New York Giants finished last in the league in rushing in 2011 and still went on to win the title. So how in the name of Emmitt Smith did the game get to this point? With players bigger, faster and stronger, the guys running the ball now are simply more prone to getting beat up

than their predecessors from the previous generations. Teams must constantly develop replacements not only for down the road when the featured runner turns 30 but for in-game breaks to keep him fresh. The committee approach can also help prevent the defense from getting too comfortable with one particular style. The evolution of the passing game, with Charles and the Chiefs as an example, has also essentially transformed several running plays per game into short throws. Thus, teams have a hard time justifying paying running backs as their franchise players. Peterson is the outlier with a salary cap hit this year of more than $14 million.

Bradford, Rodgers sharp; Packers beat Rams 21-7 BY R.B. FALLSTROM The Associated Press ST. LOUIS — All of those months of injury rehab paid off for Sam Bradford, who showed no sign of a season-ending knee injury last November. Aaron Rodgers looked pretty polished, too. Bradford and Rodgers each threw a touchdown pass in their preseason debuts in the Green Bay Packers’ 21-7 victory over the St. Louis Rams on Saturday. Michael Sam played in the second half and got his first sack of the preseason, dropping Matt Flynn for a 10-yard loss in the fourth quarter to force a 49-yard field goal by Mason Crosby. Sam had a tackle earlier in that series and totaled two quarterback hits. Rodgers was 11 for 13 for 128 yards and a 3-yard score to Randall Cobb. Bradford, who said weeks ago that the left knee was no longer a concern, was 9 for 12 for 101 yards and an 11-yard touchdown to Lance Kendricks. “It was nothing new, I’ve been here before,” Bradford said. “I think for everyone else it’s probably a bigger deal for me to get back out on the field.” Eddie Lacy had five carries for 25 yards on the Packers’ 12-play, 86-yard drive to start the game. Sam, the seventh-round pick is the first openly gay player drafted in the NFL, is likely competing with undrafted Ethan Westbrooks for a backup spot. Westbrooks was the second-team left defensive end behind Chris Long and had a sack with four total tackles, while Sam got work at both defensive end spots.

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St. Louis quarterback Sam Bradford showed few signs of problems from a season-ending knee injury he suffered last November as he returned to action in the Rams’ 21-7 loss to Green Bay in a preseason game on Saturday in St. Louis. The Edward Jones Dome appeared about half-full, even with the benefit of hundreds of Packers fans who made the trip and let loose with a big cheer after Cobb’s TD catch. The Rams announced ticket sales of 55,072 and capacity is about 66,000. Rodgers had plenty of time to operate and he looked sharp, going 6 for 6 for 47 yards and scrambling 14 yards on the opening drive. He ended the quarter with a 35-yard pass to Andrew Quarless to the St. Louis 12 that led to a short field goal and a 10-0 lead. “The offense got off to a great start,” coach Mike McCarthy said. “I really liked the production that we were able to get done in the first two series.”

Scott Tolzien was 10 for 15 for 107 yards behind Rodgers and Matt Flynn, who started the opener, was effective as the third quarterback. Flynn threw a 34-yard touchdown pass to rookie Jeff Janis, a seventh-round pick, and added a 2-point conversion pass to Davante Adams that made it 18-7 late in the third. Most of Bradford’s passes were underneath, with most of Brian Quick’s 41yard gain coming after the catch. He just missed connecting with Kenny Britt on a 35-yarder in the first quarter and converted on fourth-and-3 from the Packers 43 with a 5-yard pass to Jared Cook. Rams backup quarterback Shaun Hill was 1 for 4 for 14 yards.

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Syracuse’s Shafer in better place BY JOHN KEKIS The Associated Press

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Florida quarterback Jeff Driskel (6) talks with reporters along with fellow quarterback Skyler Mornhinweg (8) during the University of Florida media day in Gainesville, Fla. The Gators, who went 4-8 last year, hope to return to form this season as one of the Southeastern Conference’s elite teams.

After going 4-8, Florida vows to return SEC elite BY MARK LONG The Associated Press

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GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Little, if anything, went right for Florida last year. Mounting injuries, including a devastating one to quarterback Jeff Driskel in the third game of the season, were the main culprit in the program’s first losing season since 1979. Coaching conflicts, locker room issues and a woeis-me mentality made a difficult situation downright dire. Coach Will Muschamp fired two assistants a day after the 4-8 debacle ended, overhauled one of the league’s worst offenses in the offseason and vowed to return the Gators to the top of the Southeastern Conference’s Eastern Division. It’s a lofty goal, but far from impossible for Florida. “We’ve got a good roster and our guys are motivated,” Muschamp said. Equally important, the Gators are healthy. Driskel, running back Matt Jones, receiver Andre Debose and offensive tackle Chaz Green have returned after missing most or all of last season with injuries. And Florida has a number of budding stars with another year of experience, including cornerback Vernon Hargreaves III, defensive end Dante Fowler Jr., linebacker Jarrad Davis and receiver Demarcus Robinson. They’re eager to move past 2013, but not quite ready to forget the feeling of failure. “You want to put it behind you, but you’ve got to learn from your past mistakes or you’ll repeat them,” linebacker Michael Taylor said. “When you’re a kid, you’re not going to put your hand on a hot over repeatedly. You’re going to learn to not touch a hot stove. We’re not getting anywhere close to that oven now.” Well, Muschamp can’t really say the same thing. The fourth-year head coach is squarely on the hot seat. He is 22-16 in three seasons and unlikely to be around in 2015 if the on-field product doesn’t look considerably better. Muschamp is counting on new offensive coordinator Kurt Roper to turn around a unit that ranked 105th in the nation in 2011, 103rd in 2012 and 113th last year. “You can continue to do the same things and get the same results or you need to make a change,” Muschamp said. So the revamped Gators are going with an up-tempo, spread offense designed to better fit Driskel’s strengths. If it works, Florida could get back to its winning ways in a hurry.

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Florida is hoping for more production from its receiving corps. The Gators haven’t had a 1,000-yard receiver since 2002. But with seniors Andre Debose and Quinton Dunbar back and sophomores Ahmad Fulwood, Demarcus Robinson and Chris Thompson seemingly ready to contribute, the group could be at its best during Muschamp’s tenure. One problem might be coaching. Joker Phillips resigned in June, and former graduate assistant Chris Leak was promoted to coach the position. DOMINANT DEFENSE?

While the Gators have had their issues on offense, the defense has been solid, if not stout, under Muschamp. Although Muschamp acknowledged that his current unit doesn’t have as much talent as it did in 2012, he believes they are good in the right spots. They have pass rushers Dante Fowler Jr. and Jon Bullard, penetrating tackles Leon Orr and Darious Cummings, plenty of depth at linebacker, shutdown cornerback Vernon Hargreaves III and versatile safety Keanu Neal. KICKING WOES

The team was close to awful in the kicking game in 2013, missing 10 of 22 field goals — many of them in close games. Florida switched between place-kickers Austin Harden, Brad Phillips and Frankie Velez, but never settled on a go-to guy. The competition remains open, with Harden and Velez in the mix, and Muschamp is confident things will be better this season.

SYRACUSE, N.Y. — No scrambling this year for Syracuse coach Scott Shafer. “I feel more comfortable because I already did it once,” said Shafer, who led Syracuse to a 7-6 record in 2013 and a bowl victory in its inaugural season in the Atlantic Coast Conference. “There’s still not a lot of experience, but SCHAFER year two is a little easier than year one.” A year ago, Shafer had to hit the ground running after Doug Marrone’s abrupt departure to take over the NFL’s Buffalo Bills. The graduation of record-setting quarterback Ryan Nassib only heightened the anxiety for the first-year coach as he searched for a replacement. In the end, he found one in Terrel Hunt, and he demonstrated a flair for the dramatic as the season wound down. “I’m real excited to see how Terrel steps into his role of being the returning quarterback,” Shafer said. “He had a great Texas Bowl and all those things, but that’s in the past. He understands that. I just want to see him systematically get better from day to day, and I am excited to see his progress. There is a sense of calm knowing I trust the offense is in Terrel’s hands.” Hunt did not play as a freshman and got in only one game on special teams in his redshirt year. He took over from Oklahoma transfer Drew Allen in the third game last fall and struggled until the season was on the line. He then led the Orange to a stunning 34-31 win over Boston College, hitting tight end Josh Parris with an 8-yard

touchdown pass on the last play of the regular season after throwing a late interception that sent many fans scurrying for the Carrier Dome exits. The victory gave Syracuse the required sixth victory to play in the postseason, and Hunt followed that by scrambling 12 yards for the decisive touchdown with 74 seconds remaining to lift Syracuse to a 21-17 victory over Minnesota. The 6-foot-3 Hunt has bulked up to 233 pounds and displayed tremendous zip in his throws during the annual spring scrimmage in April. “It’s a feeling like no other knowing I’m the starter,” Hunt said. “I went from every day going home wondering if I was going to even play to now where I can just think of running the team and the competition. “Now that I know what to expect, being more comfortable in the ACC, and coming into the season with your head held high rather than looking around whether you’re going to play, that’s a big difference.” Added senior offensive tackle Sean Hickey: “I think there’s always a sense of calm when you know that signal-caller and know how he is in the huddle or how he is on the sideline, how he is adjusting to things. I think there’s a lot of comfort with the players who’ve played with him. It’s definitely a positive.” Five other things to know about Syracuse: BIG CHANGES

Syracuse lost 19 players from the bowl team, including captains Jay Bromley, Macky MacPherson, Jerome Smith and Marquis Spruill. And Shafer’s staff includes two new faces — offensive line coach Joe Adam, former head coach at Elmhurst College, and tight ends coach Bobby Acosta, former head coach

TIGERS FROM PAGE B1 scored touchdowns off interceptions — Johnson on the scrimmage’s second play, which presumably would be off starting quarterback Cole Stoudt (though that part wasn’t revealed) — and linebacker Stephone Anthony added a pick in an overtime simulation during Saturday’s scrimmage closed to media. “Man, we just had some fun today,” Anthony said. “We flew around, made some good plays and overall everybody came out with an attitude today to do their job.” Stoudt downplayed the offensive struggles afterward. “We kind of started a little bit slow, but we picked it up,” Stoudt said. “Offense made some good plays out there, and we’ve got some things to correct.” Swinney said running back D.J. Howard had a long touchdown run and wide receiver Adam Humphries hauled in an “ESPN SportsCenter-type catch” Saturday morning. When a reporter suggested the Tigers might downshift their offensive tempo in an effort to let their defense take over and shorten the 60 minutes, Swinney scorned. “We do what we do. We are who we are,” Swinney said. “I don’t think you change philosophies. We’ve recruited and prac-

at Widener. HOW FAST CAN YOU GO?

Syracuse ran an up-tempo offense last year, and offensive coordinator George McDonald wants to speed things up even more. “It’s going to be real exciting,” Hunt said. “If I see something I need to change, it gives me enough time that I can do it.” EIGHT IS ENOUGH

Shafer is targeting eight victories as a goal, and the players are buying into it despite one of the most difficult schedules in the nation. The Orange face defending national champion Florida State, Maryland, Louisville and Duke at home, Notre Dame at MetLife Stadium in New Jersey, and Clemson, Pitt and Boston College on the road. “I say eight is a good level to reach for because you never want to go back,” Hickey said. RUN AGAIN

Syracuse’s reputation was built on the ground with the likes of Jim Brown, Ernie Davis, Floyd Little, Larry Csonka, and Jim Nance. Last year’s top back Jerome Smith left school a year early, but the returning stable is capable and includes Prince-Tyson Gulley (83 carries for 456 yards and 4 TDs), Adonis Ameen-Moore, George Morris II, and Devante McFarlane. “Everybody knows what they have to do,” Gulley said. “We’re not new to the system anymore. We’re all veterans of the system, so it’s just a case of picking up where we left off.” WHO’S BUYING?

The Orange open the season against Villanova on the last Friday night in August. In an effort to boost attendance, for every ticket purchased for the game against the Wildcats, Shafer will buy an additional ticket for that fan.

ticed to a philosophy.” “We’ve got to go faster,” offensive coordinator Chad Morris said. “We had a fairly good tempo (Saturday,) but I’m never really pleased overall with that. Some things kind of slowed us down, and we’ve got to push the envelope. “While we do have some veterans on the offensive side the ball, we need heat. We need really a lot of heat right now to make these guys stress pretty hard this next week.” Asked if Morris meant heat from the summer sun or the coaching staff, Morris said, “both.” Fall camp will close Tuesday, ushering in game week for Georgia on Aug. 30. Some game tape has been consumed here and there, but by then starting positions will start to come into focus. “Man, (fall camp) went by so fast, but we made every opportunity count and we got each other better,” defensive tackle DeShawn Williams said. “We’re ready to hit somebody else now. We’re tired of hitting the same color.” The Tigers rested some proven juniors and seniors — Anthony, Humphries, center Ryan Norton, defensive tackle Grady Jarrett and defensive end Vic Beasley among them — to give more opportunities to rookies Saturday.

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Florida’s tight end situation would be a precarious one without former Virginia starter Jake McGee. The fifth-year senior transferred in May and should pay dividends for the Gators this fall. The 6-foot-6, 255-pound McGee led the Cavaliers with 43 receptions for 395 yards last season. He will provide new offensive coordinator Kurt Roper with a versatile threat in the passing game and a seasoned veteran in the locker room. TOUGH SLATE

Having lost to Georgia Southern late last year, there are no gimmies for the Gators. Still, the 2014 schedule has few easy stretches. Florida plays at Alabama (Sept. 20), at Tennessee (Oct. 4), against LSU (Oct. 11), against Georgia (Nov. 1), against South Carolina (Nov. 15) and at defending national champion Florida State (Nov. 29).

OFFENSE FROM PAGE B1 injuries late in the season. He gained 100 yards or more in seven of South Carolina’s first nine games, but combined for only 135 in the final four. “The front five has gotten a lot of push,” Wilds said. “We’re an older group, so everybody knows the plays and we can click as one.” If Matulis can’t go, Spurrier said centers Clayton Stadnik and Cody Waldrop would be the most likely fill-ins. A strong offensive line and run game should also ease any worries over how senior Dylan Thompson will do in his first-time role as starting quarterback. Thompson, as he did a week ago in the opening summer scrimmage, played

sparingly, although Spurrier said Thompson was confident and on target during his brief time at work. “We’ve got to keep him healthy,” Spurrier said. “But Dylan’s ready to have a big year, I believe.” Thompson, the backup to Connor Shaw the past three seasons, is considered more of the drop-back, downfield passer who thrived in Spurrier’s pass-first Florida schemes. That should mean more opportunities for South Carolina receivers. “Dylan’s not really that much of a runner as Connor is, and we really have to stay on our toes as far as Dylan because he can check to different plays,” said receiver Damiere

Byrd, second on the team last year with 33 catches for 575 yards. Still, don’t look for Thompson to open things up too much, not with a talented runner like Davis and an offensive line finding its mean streak. Spurrier was disappointed a week back when a rebuilt defensive line — last year’s playmakers in Jadeveon Clowney, Kelcy Quarles and Chaz Sutton are gone — found gap after gap to bottle up things. The offensive linemen’s success this time came from a more physical approach that Spurrier hopes they’ll carry throughout the regular season. “The offensive guys had a little bit better attitude,” he said. “They knew that we needed to run the ball.”

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AREA SCOREBOARD FOOTBALL SUMTER TOUCHDOWN CLUB

The Sumter Touchdown Club will begin its 25th season on Friday, Aug. 29, at the Quality Inn located at 2390 Broad Street Extension. The club will meet each Friday for 13 straight weeks from 7:15 a.m. to 8:30 a.m. The weekly program features a guest speaker, a devotional, a high school coaches corner, the recognition of The Item Players of the Week, a catered breakfast and a pick’em contest. The first week will feature several local high school coaches talking about their respective teams and the start of their seasons. After that, the speakers will include people involved in different aspects of football on the high school, college and professional levels. The club is accepting members at a price of $100 per membership. It is also looking for sponsorships at a cost of $200. Sponsorship and membership forms are on the club’s website, www.sumtertdclub.com.

BASEBALL FALL REGISTRATION

The Sumter County Recreation Department is currently taking registration for its fall baseball league. Registration will run through Aug. 21 and there will be leagues for 7-8 yearolds, 9-10, 11-12 and 13-14. Players will be placed in leagues based on their age as of April 30, 2015. The registration fee is $45 and no late registration will be taken. A coaches meeting will be held on Thursday, Aug. 21, 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 currently taking registration for its fall softball league. Registration will run through Aug. 21 and there will be leagues for age 8-andunder, 10-and-under and 12-and-under. 7-8 year-olds, 9-10, 11-12 and 13-14. Players will be placed in leagues based on their age as of Dec. 31, 2014. The registration fee is $45 and no late registration will be taken. A coaches meeting will be held on Thursday, Aug. 21, 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.

BASKETBALL FREE SPIRIT LEAGUE REGISTRATION

The Free Spirit Church League is accepting player and team registration for its fall basketball league. The league is open to boys and girls ages 5-12 based on their age as of Sept. 1, 2014. There will be leagues for age 6-and-under, 7-9 and 10-12. The registration deadline is Aug. 30. For more information, contact Deacon David Glover at (803) 983-1309 or Burnell Ransom at (803) 425-5118.

GOLF CHURCHES CHALLENGE

The 15th Annual Churches Challenge Golf Tournament & Praise Rally will be held Aug. 22-23. The praise rally and dinner will be held on Friday, Aug. 22, at Alice Drive Baptist Church at 1305 Loring Mill Road beginning at 6 p.m. The event will be open to the players, tournament sponsors and their families. Gospel group The Last Generation will provide entertainment.

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Watney takes 1-stroke lead at Wyndham GREENSBORO, N.C. — Not many players birdied the tricky final hole at the Wyndham Championship on Saturday. Nick Watney did to top leaderboard. Watney made a 20-foot birdie putt from the right edge of the green on the par-4 18th for a 5-under 65 and a one-stroke lead. The five-time PGA Tour winner had a 14under 196 total with only one bogey through three trips around Sedgefield Country Club. “I’ve been trying to keep it pretty simple — a lot of fairways and greens, and I’ve been able to do that so far,” Watney said. “I’m super excited about going into tomorrow with the lead. ... I’m looking forward to everything that comes with it, all the emotions and wanting to do well and whatnot. Learning how to handle that is a big thing, and I’m looking forward to the challenge.” Brad Fritsch was second after a 65. Freddie Jacobson and second-round coleader Heath Slocum were 12 under. Jacobson shot a 66, and Slocum had a 68. Former Wyndham winners Brandt Snedeker and Webb Simpson joined secondround co-leader Scott Langley at 11 under in the final event of the PGA Tour’s regular season. Snedeker and Simpson shot 66, and Langley had a 69. Fritsch was the first to 13 under, but Watney joined him with a birdie on the par-5 15th — his second of the week on that hole. Then came the sequence that gave him sole possession of the lead, and it came on the second-toughest hole of the day. Watney plopped his fairway shot from 180 yards onto the right edge of the green, then calmly rolled in his putt for just the fifth birdie of the day on 18. “It’s a hard hole as it is, and they put the pin on that back right little knob,” Watney

The tournament will be held on Saturday, Aug. 23, at Sunset Country Club. The tournament will be split into a morning flight and an afternoon flight. The sign-in time for the morning flight is 7 a.m. with a tee time of 8, while the sign-in time for the afternoon flight is 11:30 with a tee time of 1 p.m. The format for the tournament is 4-man Captain’s Choice. The team must have a minimum handicap of 50 and only one player on each team can have a handicap of 8 or less. The entry fee is $45 per player and that includes the praise rally and dinner for the players and their families as well. Today is the final day to register for the tournament, which is hosted by the Christian Golfers’ Association. There will be a $50,000 holein-one prize. The person who makes the ace will receive $1,000 while the church for which the player is playing will receive $50,000 from sponsor Jones Automotive Group. The winning team as well as the second- and third-place teams will receive prizes. All cash prizes, with the exception of the $1,000 hole-in-one prize, will go to the churches of the respective winners. There are many different sponsorship opportunities available to businesses as well.

For more information, call the CGA office at (803) 7732171. If no one answers, leave a message. PAR 4 PETS TOURNAMENT

The Par 4 Pets 3rd Annual Golf Tournament will be held on Saturday, Sept. 20, at Crystal Lakes Golf Course. The format for the tournament is 4-Man Captain’s Choice. The entry fee is $160 per team or $40 per player. The tournament is limited to the first 20 teams. Prizes will go to the top three teams and prizes will be given to closest to pin on all par 3 holes. The last day to register is Sept. 5. Money raised from the tournament goes to K.A.T.’s Special Kneads. For more information on the organization, check it out on Facebook or go to katsspecialkneads@ yahoo.com. For more information on the tournament, call Kathy Stafford at (803) 469-3906, Teresa Durden at (803) 917-4710 or Mike Ardis at (803) 7751902. 4-PERSON SCRAMBLE

The Links at Lakewood Golf Course will host a 4-person scramble every Thursday. The cost is $25 per person and includes golf, prizes and food following the scramble. Call the pro shop at (803) 481-5700 before 4 p.m. on Thursday to sign up.

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Nick Watney lines up a putt on the ninth hole during the third round of the Wyndham Championship on Saturday in Greensboro, N.C. Watney holds a 1-stroke lead heading into today’s final round after shooting a 5-under par 65 on Saturday.

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said. “It’s a bonus and I’m very happy with it.” That put him in great position for his second top-10 finish of the year and his first victory since he won The Barclays in 2012. Fritsch — a Canadian who played college golf at Campbell and lives in the Raleigh suburb of Holly Springs — said he asked the officials at the first tee to announce him as a North Carolinian. “Just so people would know (and) get a little focus off Webb and a little onto me,” Fritsch said with a laugh. He made it to 13 under when he birdied the par-3 16th after placing his tee shot about 15 feet from the flagstick. Fritsch, who is playing his second full season on the PGA Tour, put himself in position to challenge for his first victory on tour and his third top-10 finish. He’s also got a shot at making the postseason after arriving at Sedgefield at No. 163. The top 125 qualify for The Barclays next week in New Jersey. He came to this tournament last year at No. 128 last year but missed the cut — and the playoffs. “Can’t tell you specifically what I found,” Fritsch said. “Staying patient and not freaking out over a bogey, not freaking out over a missed fairway and not getting too aggressive — I think just that, really.” Andres Romero had the day’s best round, a 64, and Kevin Foley and David Toms each had holes-in-one. Foley aced the par-3 12th with a 5-iron a few minutes before Toms did it on the par-3 seventh. But so far, the story at Sedgefield has been its tight leaderboard. Thirteen players were within three strokes of the lead. “I assume that when I tee off, I probably won’t be in the lead or tied for the lead,” Watney said. “So it’s not like I’m protecting anything tomorrow. Just more (of) the same.”

Grey Collegiate Academy and Robert E. Lee Academy will be on the road against Dorchester. Sumter, the 4A Division I state runner-up last season with a 9-6 record, will be playing its first game under the direction of John Jones. York went 10-3 last season, reaching the second round of the 4A DII playoffs. Lakewood will be in its third year under head coach Perry Parks. The 3A Gators went 2-8 last season. McBee was 4-7 last season and reached the 1A DII playoffs. Lee Central and is jumping into the deep end as it takes on 3-time defending state champion Christ Church. Christ Church has won the last two 1A DI titles after winning the 1A DII title in 2011. The Stallions were 5-6 last year and lost in the first

round of the 2A DII playoffs. Scott’s Branch will be playing its fourth season under the direction of a new head coach. Wayne Farmer takes over after the Eagles went 0-10 last season. Lake View was 6-7 last season. LMA will be starting its second season under head coach Robbie Briggs. The Swampcats went 8-5 last season, reaching the SCISA 3A state semifinals. Grey Collegiate is a new school in West Columbia that is under the direction of Adam Holmes, the former Orangeburg Prep head coach and a Manning High graduate like Briggs. REL went 3-8 in David Rankin’s return as the school’s head coach last season. The Cavaliers will be dropping to the SCISA 1A level this season. Dorchester, also a 1A school, was 5-6 last year.

PREP SCHEDULE MONDAY

Varsity and JV Volleyball Calhoun Academy at Robert E. Lee, 4 p.m.

TUESDAY

Varsity Girls Tennis Ashley Hall at Thomas Sumter (at Palmetto Tennis Center), 3:30 p.m. Florence Christian at Robert E. Lee, 3:30 p.m. Varsity Volleyball Trinity-Byrnes at Thomas Sumter, 5 p.m. Varsity and JV Volleyball Robert E. Lee at Florence Christian, 4 p.m.

THURSDAY

Varsity Girls Tennis Trinity-Byrnes at Laurence Man-

ning, 4 p.m. Cardinal Newman at Thomas Sumter (at Palmetto Tennis Center), 5 p.m. Junior Varsity Girls Tennis Thomas Sumter at Cardinal Newman, 5 p.m. Varsity Volleyball Heathwood Hall at Thomas Sumter, 5 p.m. Clarendon Hall at Jefferson Davis, 4:30 p.m.

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Varsity Swimming Sumter in Yellow Jacket Invitational (in Augusta, Ga.), 9 a.m. Wilson Hall at Newberry (Newberry YMCA), TBA Varsity Volleyball Sumter in Carolina Forest Tournament, TBA

FIRE ANTS FROM PAGE B1 our student body to rally around our student-athletes and be a part of them so that we create an atmosphere that we are one.” One goal Watts hopes to accomplish is getting the campus and community to know and embrace USCS athletics and its student-athletes. The new AD said he has a good working relationship with both head baseball coach Tim Medlin and head softball coach Adrienne Cataldo. “We’re looking at getting part of our athletic web page so it can be more interactive to the student-athletes as well as be more attractive to people who go on and check out what’s happening in the athletics area,” he said.

A challenge in the future is the possible addition of more athletic teams to the school. USC Sumter used to have men’s and women’s soccer programs, but discontinued them a few years ago. “It’s something we have talked about and will continue to talk about,” Watts said. “Yes, it is our goal to naturally grow our athletic program so it is something that is on the table, and I anticipate that it will, but we don’t have a timeline for when it’s going to happen, but it’s definitely our goal, and if you keep working toward your goal, hopefully you’ll achieve that.” Blumberg chose not to comment.

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Sumter native Becki McLeod, who now lives in Nashville, is a favorite with the Backyard Jamboree crowd. This photo from last year shows McLeod in the center, flanked by Kevin Key and Sarah Montgomery. Together, they comprise the country acoustic band Haggard Halo. Not confining themselves to country music, Haggard Halo plays a wide variety of music, from pop to folk rock and more.

It’s time for a jamboree! Annual party aids Sumter’s seniors

Sumter Senior Services’ Backyard Jamboree 5:30-9:30 p.m., Sept. 12 O’Donnell House 120 E. Liberty St. (803) 773-5508 Tickets Adults, $25; Seniors 65+, $20 Children 6-12, $15; under 6, free Military purchased on base, $20 All tickets $30 at the door

BY IVY MOORE ivy@theitem.com The 10th Annual Backyard Jamboree comes a little earlier this year, and host Sumter Senior Services is already offering tickets to the Sept. 12 event that grows bigger each year. “It’s one of our biggest fundraisers,” said SSS director Shirley Baker. “We’ve had a very successful nine years, with regulars coming back and new people joining each year. We appreciate all the folks giving us their time and support for this worthwhile cause.” Janice Williams, who is the director of RSVP (Retired Senior Volunteer Program), said

the Jamboree is a lot of fun for participants, too. There are several good reasons for attending the Backyard Jamboree, Baker and Williams pointed out. Of course, the most important to them is that your attendance supports services to Sumter’s elderly population — nutrition, essential transportation, senior centers, recreation and leisure activities, health and wellness programs, information and referral, and more. That serious goal doesn’t mean the nonprofit organization doesn’t put on a good party, however. For the price of a ticket, Williams said, “You get a wonderful meal, featuring whole hog barbecue” prepared by some of Sumter’s top pit masters. Jona-

than Teseniar cooks his hog Williamsburg style, which means it’s spicy, but he also makes a milder sauce for those who like their barbecue without the slight burn. Chip Bracalente and Charles Bostic add a milder Lowcountry flair to their Williamsburg ‘cue; and Gary Elmore will barbecue chickens for those who prefer poultry to pork. Grill master Larry Matthews returns with his patented burgers and hot dogs, and SSS staff and caterers will provide all the standard accompaniments, plus more. Look for baked beans, cole slaw, desserts and an assortment of condiments; soft beverages are also included in the price of the ticket. Among the many desserts offered will be the Red Hat Ladies’ famous Red Velvet Cupcakes. If you like beer with your barbecue, there will be suds on tap and a variety of microbrews in bottles and cans. Purchase an embossed Backyard Jamboree mug for $5 and get refills for $1; or get your drafts in a cup for $2 each. Microbrews will be $3 each. Wine will also be available for purchase. Williams thinks another reason “the crowd has grown every year is that Becki McLeod is getting quite a local

Mary Tuggle donated her photograph of the interior of the Church of the Holy Cross for use on Sumter Senior Services’ annual ChristSEE JAMBOREE, PAGE C4 mas card, sold to benefit the Meals on Wheels program.

Sumter police catch fugitive; 1st B&B opens on Park Avenue 75 YEARS AGO – 1940 Jan. 8-14 Johnnie, of the Phillip Morris radio program, was a visitor to Sumter this morning. He arrived about 11 o’clock in a low, streamlined English car and he was accompanied by two men of the cigarette company. This young man is only 48 inches in height but he is 25 years old. He is one of the three Johnnies that work for this company. The other two are 27 years old and 29 years old respectively. • Trying desperately to gain a victory in their opening game, Sumter High came back strong in the Yesteryear fourth quarter to score in Sumter 10 points and hold CoSAMMY WAY lumbia to a lone field goal, but the margin stacked up by the Caps during the first three periods gave them a 29-21 conquest. The game was played in Columbia last night. The Gamecocks drew first blood with Trembley sinking a free throw. Columbia went ahead on Martin’s field goal and the crowd backing the Capitals went wild with excitement. • The Sumter Generals led by the scoring of James and Propst defeated the scrappy Mayo OPO quintet with the score of 45-32. The Generals hit their stride in the encounter and held a 16-8 lead near the first of the game. Bryan opened the scoring for the night with a shot under the basket. Blanding and Propst got two goals apiece and then Harder, James and Folley tallied.

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1940 - Mrs. Frederick Rutledge Baker, who before her marriage Saturday was Miss Martha Shannon Wilson, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. S. Itly Wilson. The wedding was held at the Sumter Presbyterian Church and was followed by a reception at the home of the bride’s mother. Mr. Baker is the son of Mr. and Mrs. F.A. Baker of Sumter. • The regular meeting of city council was held Jan. 8, called to order by Mayor Creech. Council members present were Gallagher and Moise. A committee from the Board of Trade consisting of Messrs. Alfred Scarborough, J.A. McKnight, and I.M. Richardson appeared before Council in connection with reservation of parking spaces for tourists during the lunch and supper hours. • The fighting Sumter High quintet will make its first home appearance in

the newly erected gym of the Edmunds High School, when they take the hardwood against the University High Bantams of Columbia Friday night at 8. • On Thursday morning at the regular chapel period, Hillcrest High School Coach Phillip Kelly presented 22 sweaters to members of the 1939 football squad. The team won eight games and lost one this season. The unit won 10 and lost the state championship to Epworth last year. The sweaters were given by members of the community, teachers and supporters of the team. Those receiving the block H included: John Hawkins, Louis Levell, R. N. Jenkins, Clifford Weatherly, Teddy Ray. J.T. Langston, Vernon Lee, James Ray, Curtis Edens, Norman Shuler, David Chandler, Parker Young, Phillip Gaillard, Bob Dinkins, Dan McLeod, Dan Rudisill, William Vinson, Thomas Myers, Joe McGaw, William Scott, Charles Emanuel. Letters were also awarded to Charles Sanders, James Weldon and the following girls for their 1938-39 participation: Lila Baker, Allene Jones, Lena Jones, Mary Francis McCown, Beth Rudisill, Sarah LeNoir, Eleanor Langston, Patty Hallman, Mary Aiden Haynsworth, Nera Parker, Quanita McLeod, Sarah Warren, Martha Moore, May Neil Scott, Susie Scott, and Annie Elizabeth Mathis. • After watching one of the most hunted men in the South for about one hour, Chief of Detectives W. C. Kirven and a special federal investigator who had been trailing this man all over North and South Carolina, captured him in a thrilling finish as he was com-

ing out of Jim’s Waffle Shop yesterday afternoon at about 2:30. The desperado that the officers lodged in the county jail was Liston E. Riles alias “Rowles,” and he is wanted by the Charlotte authorities for taking part in a gun battle that resulted in the capture of his brother.

50 YEARS AGO – 1964 Nov. 8-14 “He rattles their teeth tackling and is an outstanding blocker on offense,” said Coach Smitty Smith as he summed up the two top reasons 230-pound Bishopville tackle Bob Teal was chosen on the South Carolina Shrine Bowl eleven. “Even as good as he is, he hasn’t reached full potential. He just turned 17 on Oct. 12 and I’m proud because he’s the first lineman in the history of Bishopville football to make the Shrine Bowl team.” • McLaurin Junior High School completed its first perfect season in history with a 13-6 victory over arch-rival Alice Drive Junior High Saturday night at Memorial Stadium. Coach Luther Welsh’s team also took the city championship in the hard-fought game that started off with a bang when McLaurin’s Pete Brown, a 115-pound halfback, cantered 70 yards with the opening kickoff. • The Lincoln High School Bulldogs nailed down victory number four Friday night at Beaufort. The Bulldogs turned on the steam for two second half touchdowns for a 19-6 victory. The Beaufort team scored first in the

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Blakeslee-Thrash WEST COLUMBIA — Carolina Louise Blakeslee and John Edward Thrash III, both of Columbia, were united in marriage on Friday, Aug. 15, 2014, at Stone River. The Rev. J. Fletcher Montgomery performed the 5 p.m. ceremony. The bride is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Bryant Nevins Blakeslee Sr. of Columbia, and the granddaughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ladson Fraser Owens of Sumter, and the late Mr. John William Blakeslee of Lake Park, Florida, and the late Mrs. Belle Blakeslee Moses of Sumter. She graduated from the University of South Carolina. The bridegroom is the son of Mr. and Mrs. John Edward Thrash Jr. of Elgin, and the grandson of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Edward Woodsby of Orlando, Florida, the late Mrs. Jean Harris Woodsby of Orlando, the late Mr. John Edward Thrash Sr. of Cleveland, Ohio, and the late Mrs. Viola Thrash Dellinger of Winter Garden, Florida. He attended the University of South Carolina. He is owner of Pita Pit of Columbia. The bride was escorted by her father. Taylor Elayne Davis served as maid of honor. Bridesmaids were Chappell Rhodes Fennell, Sarah Elizabeth Martin, Sara Elizabeth Petruzzi and Emily Prytherch. Flower girls were

DEAR NOT THE BAD GUY — It’s unfortunate, but some parents do this not only with health care workers, but also with police officers, and it’s an unbelievably stupid practice. To make a child fearful of the professionals they may at some point need is counterproductive and poor parenting. If a child is acting up and being disruptive in a public place, a better solution is to remove him or her from the premises until you have regained control of the situation.

Study drops hints that dogs could get jealous BY SUE MANNING Associated Press Writer

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Lauren Mills Curry, Margot Heyward Dowdney and Madison Jean Lassabe. The bridegroom’s father served as best man. Groomsmen were Geoffrey Michael Gillian, Christopher Regala Jesson, Jeffrey Owens Keeney and Jerrad Brett Rawl. Aiden Baker Thrash, son of the bridegroom, served as ring bearer. The reception was held at Stone River. The bridegroom’s parents held the rehearsal party at Al’s Upstairs Italian Restaurant. Following a wedding trip, the couple will reside in West Columbia.

Nurse objects when mother threatens girl with flu shot DEAR ABBY — I’m a nurse who has been providing flu vaccinations for customers in a big box store. Most Dear Abby of them regard us ABIGAIL health care VAN BUREN workers as people who want to keep them healthy. My problem is parents who use me as a threat of punishment for their kids. I have had parents drag their screaming, crying kids over to me, telling them that if they don’t behave they are going to “make me” give them a shot. One woman pulled her daughter by the arm, sat her in the chair and said, “OK, give her a shot!” The little girl’s eyes filled with tears and she panicked. I looked the woman in the eye and told her I didn’t appreciate her making her daughter afraid of me. I told the little one that sometimes we have to take medicine that might hurt us or taste bad, but ONLY because we hoped it would make her better. Then I assured her I wasn’t giving her a shot. The woman laughed nervously, said she was “just joking” and rushed her child away. I worked hard to become a nurse and my goal is keeping people healthy. Parents: PLEASE don’t use health care workers as punishment. You’re not helping us to do our job when you can’t do yours. Not the bad guy in Clinton, Tenn.

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DEAR ABBY — My 18-year-old daughter was killed in an auto accident a couple of months after she graduated from high school with honors. She had planned to go to college and become a nurse. Right after graduation she went on a senior trip to Mexico. Two days later she called me wanting to come home. She said everyone was drinking, doing drugs, having sex with strangers and she didn’t like it. I bought her a plane ticket and she came home the next day. She died two months later. Eight months went by and I was having a particularly hard time one night. I prayed for a sign from God that she was in heaven and doing well. The next day, the day before Good Friday, I went to my mailbox. Inside was a postcard from my daughter. She had mailed it from Mexico the day before she returned. It was in mint condition and had been lost in the mail for 10 months. The card read: “It is beautiful here. I’m OK. I miss you and love you, Mommy. Love, Brandi.” I was so happy and relieved! I was able to move on with my life after that. I signed up for college a few weeks later and earned my degree four years later. Thank you, Abby, for letting me share my “miracle” with you. Sharon in Louisiana DEAR SHARON — My goodness, you don’t have to thank me. Your letter moved me to the point of tears. Although I have printed many letters about pennies from heaven, this is the first time I have heard about a postcard. I’m glad it gave you the comfort and validation that you needed. Dear Abby is written by Abigail Van Buren, also known as Jeanne Phillips, and was founded by her mother, Pauline Phillips. Contact Dear Abby at www.DearAbby.com or P.O. Box 69440, Los Angeles, CA 90069. Abby shares more than 100 of her favorite recipes in two booklets “Abby’s Favorite Recipes” and “More Favorite Recipes by Dear Abby.” Send your name and mailing address, plus check or money order for $14 (U.S. funds) to: Dear Abby, Cookbooklet Set, P.O. Box 447, Mount Morris, IL 61054-0447. (Shipping and handling are included in the price.)

LOS ANGELES — When Shetland sheepdog Maggie comes home from the groomer, her owners praise and pet her shiny coat, much to the chagrin of pit bull Stormy, who will head-butt her until their family cuts out the compliments. “Stormy’s jealous,” said owner Amy Putnam, who lives 45 miles east of Los Angeles. “You know how you’re supposed to treat your kids the same? Well, that goes for dogs, too. They get along great and go with the flow until one thinks she is being slighted.” After hearing stories like Putnam’s, a psychology professor decided to study for the first time whether the human emotion of jealousy really happens in dogs. The nine-month study published in July in the science journal PLOS ONE hints that it could be possible, but other experts aren’t so sure behavior like Stormy’s can be called jealousy. “While I will not say that dogs do not experience jealousy, this article does not prove that they actually do,” said Dr. Bonnie Beaver, executive director of the American College of Veterinary Behaviorists and a professor at Texas A&M University’s College of Veterinary Medicine. Beaver also insists dogs lack shame. Despite what people think, the guilty look — head cowered, ears back, eyes droopy — is a reaction to people throwing tantrums over chewed-up shoes and accidents on the carpet, she said. But Christine Harris, a professor of psychology at the University of California, San Diego, says her dog study supports the theory that there’s a more basic form of jealousy. She and a former student worked with 36 dogs, videotaping owners ignoring their pets while petting and talking sweetly to stuffed, animated dogs or jack-o-lantern pails. A pair of independent workers watched the videos for behavior like aggression or attention-seeking.

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University of California-San Diego emotion researcher Christine Harris poses with her border collie in San Diego. Harris conducted a study on pets and jealousy. When people interacted with the stuffed animals, their dogs pushed or touched them 78 percent of the time; tried to get between the owner and toy 30 percent of the time; and snapped at the fake dog 25 percent of the time, Harris said. There was much less of that behavior when it came to the toy pails. Forty-two percent of the dogs tried to push or touch them; 15 percent tried to get between them; and 1 percent snapped. Harris believes the dogs saw the stuffed animals as rivals. “When they see a loved one show affection toward another what appears to be a real being, they engage in real behaviors to try and draw the affection back to them,” Harris said. “That’s what you see in humans, too.” Beaver said the study “opens up thoughts about what an animal might be experiencing.” But she’s concerned about calling it jealousy. A dog might be more

interested because another “social being” is interacting with the owner, Beaver said. Harris said she is not claiming a dog’s “internal experience” mirrors that of humans, because it’s impossible to know. “Some say that’s not jealous behavior, that dogs don’t have emotions like this,” she said. “Others have said I am being too cautious, and if they have emotions like us, they will have behavior like us.” Whether dogs get jealous or not, there’s certainly much competition for affection in the Putnam house with the arrival of a grandson. Stormy the pit bull wants to be the only dog-sitter for the 6-week-old boy. “If Maggie gives him any attention, Stormy gets mad and ushers her out,” Amy Putnam said, adding she didn’t previously think about how the dogs got along. “But when you talk about it like this, you realize there is a whole lot of jealously going on,” she said.

EARLY WEDDING & ENGAGEMENT DEADLINE: The deadline for engagements and weddings to publish in the Sept. 7 edition of The Sumter Item is noon on Aug. 29. Engagement and wedding announcements of local interest are published on Sundays. The normal deadline is noon on the preceding Monday. Call for holiday deadlines. Engagement and wedding forms may be obtained at The Sumter Item or downloaded from www.theitem.com. Photographs must be vertical and of reproduction quality. To have your photo returned, provide a self-addressed, stamped envelope. Photos may also be e-mailed to rhondab@theitem.com. All photographs must be received by the Monday deadline. It is not The Sumter Item’s responsibility to make sure a photograph is e-mailed by your photographer. ANNOUNCEMENT FEES: $95: Standard wedding announcement with photo $90: Standard wedding announcement without photo $75: Standard engagement announcement with photo $70: Standard engagement announcement without photo If you would like your announcement to include information that is not on The Sumter Item’s form, there will be an additional $50 charge.

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Sumter YMCA’s undefeated Juniors are, top row, from right: Manager Charles Rowland, Deuward Bultman, Danny McKiever, Charles Propst, Randolph Bradham, Charles Shaw. Bottom row, right to left: Charles Penney, Dick Burns, Raymond Baker, Barnes Boyle, J.L. Mooneyhan

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The Sumter YMCA Juniors, winners of the Carolinas YMCA championship for the third consecutive year, will defend their title in the National Boys’ Basketball Championship at the Sumter Y Friday and Saturday. Standing from left are: Billy Bynum, Charles Penney, Raymond Baker, Ralph Dabbs, Dick Burns, Deuward Bultman. Kneeling from left are: Sambo Roddey, J.L. Mooneyhan, John Marshall, Dick Warren, Otis Moore and Tommy Hughes.

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ver the next three weeks, Reflections will examine

three significant events from 1939-1940 and how they affected the city of Sumter. The first of the episodes highlights the exceptional

Sammy Way

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teams sponsored by the local YMCA; the ensuing two parts will focus on the many changes experienced by the community in a variety of categories. The information and photos for these articles were taken from The Sumter Item archives. They are

Austin Francis, mastermind of YMCA programs, coached basketball, volleyball, gymnastics, swimming, handball, ping pong and other activities.

being reprinted with a minimum of editing. Rarely does a school, club or institution have every team that it sponsors crowned champions during the same year. During 1939 the Sumter Y teams made a grand slam — four teams, four champions. The championship teams were: • Midget boy’s basketball, Carolinas champions • Junior boy’s basketball, Carolinas champions • Midget boys swimming, Mid-Atlantic Open and Carolinas AAU Open champs • High-school swimming team, state champions How these teams won is even more interesting. The Sumter Midget basketball team claimed the championship of the Carolinas, winning 19 straight games, scoring 590 points to their opponents’ 193, used six and seven teams in a number of games and prevented their opponents from scoring a field goal in seven games. In the final game of the Carolinas tournament the Sumter Midgets defeated the Wilmington, North Carolina, Midgets 51 to 8. The Sumter starting five were named as the all-tournament team and were declared to be the best Midget basketball team ever developed in the Carolinas. The five athletes earning All-State were: Charles “Pap” Propst, Danny McKiever, “Flop” Shaw, Deuward Bultman and Randolph Bradham. (The 1940 edition of the Sumter Y Midgets defeated the Roanoke, Va. Midgets 62 to 1; subsequently, the Sumter coach found it difficult to schedule games.) The Sumter

Above are the first and second Sumter Y Green Dragon Midget teams in their new uniforms. In top photo, from left: Deuward Bultman, Randolph Bradham, Charles Propst, Danny McKiever and Charles Shaw. Bottom from left are: J.L. Mooneyhan, Dick Burns, Raymond Baker, Charles Penney and Edward Gibson. Juniors won the Junior Carolinas championship, defeating Spartanburg 21 to 13 in the finals of the tournament; the spark plug of the Sumter Juniors was Tex Trembley, who received serious consideration for all-state Class A honors as a member of the Sumter High School team this year. The Sumter Y sponsored the high-school swimming team which won the state high school meet, taking every first place except one relay event. The Sumter Midget swimming team won both the MidAtlantic Open and Carolinas AAU open team championships competing against the best in the East and South. Winning a team championship is one achievement, and breaking records is quite another. The Sumter aquatic stars cracked four records at each meet, several of them by wide margins proving without a doubt that the Sumter Midget Sea Dragons of 1939 were the greatest Midget boys’ team ever developed in the South. The polio outbreak prevented the holding of the regular state swimming meets last summer, so that the Sumter Y teams including mite

Centers Raymond Baker and Charles Propst of the Sumter YMCA Midget team reach for the ball, while J.L. Mooneyhan looks up. The Midgets were getting ready to play the Pinewood High School reserves. boys, midget boys, junior men, and senior men are still the defending champions in

each division. The Sumter Y boys’ swimming teams have not lost a meet to a South Carolina team since they were organized in 1931. For several years the city teams from Charleston have given the Sumter boys some real competition, but when the starter had fired his last shot, the Sumter boys were consistently out in front. In 1940 the Sumter Y boys hope to complete their 10th consecutive year as state swimming champions. One of the keys to this success was the coaching and leadership of Austin McKenney Francis, who served as general secretary of the Sumter YMCA from 1930 to 1943. He is credited with “molding young men into outstanding athletes. ... His program included basketball, volleyball, gymnastics, swimming, handball, ping pong and other activities.” His greatest success came in basketball when his program reached high gear in 1934, as the midget team won the Carolinas YMCA tournament, the first of many. The 1939 Midget team went undefeated and captured the Carolinas crown, but it was the 1940 team that really

brought recognition to Sumter. That team won the Carolinas title and the Southern title in the Knoxville, Tennessee, tournament. Wanting even bigger games, Francis staged a national tournament in Sumter, and the local team won that one, too. The Midget and Junior teams were still winning titles when Francis left the Y in 1943. So powerful were the Sumter teams during the Francis era that one representative member declared that he never played on a team that lost a game; nevertheless, records established in swimming were even more amazing. His YMCA teams won 12 consecutive state championships and won many Mid-Atlantic, Carolina and Southern titles. It is estimated that Francis, in addition to his coaching, taught over 10,000 persons to swim. Reach Item Archivist Sammy Way at waysammy@ yahoo.com or (803) 774-1294.

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JAMBOREE, FROM PAGE C1 following. She puts on a great show. “ “Her music appeals to everybody,” Baker added. McLeod, a Nashville singersongwriter, will perform with the popular acoustic band Haggard Halo, which includes Sarah Montgomery and Kevin Key; their play list ranges from country to country rock, folk to pop and more. The band is constantly busy playing Nashville venues. McLeod has been compared to Bonnie Raitt and Grace Potter. Opening for Haggard Halo will be Blaine Allen, a local guitarist and vocalist who has also developed a large fan base. “Derek Burress, the host of Good Morning Sumter on WDXY is returning as emcee,” Baker said. “He’s always very entertaining.” Adding to the evening’s entertainment is the pick-a-prize auction in which participants purchase tickets and place them in the “buckets” assigned to prizes they are interested in winning. Tickets can be placed in several different buckets, or all tickets in one bucket. A winning ticket will be drawn from each bucket during the jamboree. James Allen, chairman of the board for Sumter Senior Services, said another aspect of the Backyard Jamboree that he particularly enjoys is the opportunity to share time

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One of the big draws for Sumter Senior Services’ Backyard Jamboree is the food, of which whole hog barbecue is the centerpiece. There are also hamburgers and hot dogs, all the accompaniments, desserts and beverages. with friends and family. “It’s a good — very good — quality event,” he said. “It’s not an extravagant event, but it’s a great party. It’s fun to be able to meet your friends there or get a group and go together, socialize, eat good food and listen to good music, and the venue, the O’Donnell House, is very nice.” The annual SSS Christmas card, with its cover created by a local artist, will also make its debut at the Backyard Jamboree. Photographer Mary Tuggle has taken a pic-

ture of the sanctuary of the historic Church of the Holy Cross at Stateburg, with its altar and the three stained glass windows behind and above it. Purchase of the cards at $5 each pays for most of a home-delivered meal to a fragile elderly person in Sumter. The cards will be available at the Backyard Jamboree, and the framed original photo will be sold through a silent auction that night. Call (803) 773-5508 for tickets, Christmas cards or more information.

Jane Collins of the Black Hat Divas serves up some desserts, including the group’s renowned Red Velvet Cupcakes, at the 2013 Backyard Jamboree.

YESTERYEAR, FROM PAGE C1 first quarter, but Lincoln slammed the doors after that. Benny Arthur scored on a bootleg play in the second quarter running 10 yards to tie the score at 6-6. This was the score at the end of the half. • Mayor Robert E. Graham declared this week as “Youth Appreciation Week” in Sumter. In a proclamation issued from the City Office Mayor Graham expressed hope “that each adult in our city will praise the younger generation during this week and will also extend to the children their confidence that young people can capably cope with problems of the future which will be governed by them.” • The Morris College drill team, comprising 25 cadets under the command of Cadet Capt. Thomas Spann, will observe Veteran’s Day at Morris College by giving a special program tonight in White Hall. • “I’m leaving this job with the feeling that if there’s anyone mad at me, I don’t know ‘em.” So spoke the local government’s white-haired, amiable tax collector, T.D. Kinney, who’s retiring from service after 36 years with the city. Now 72, Mr. Kinney spent 22 of his 36 years as tax collector, the other 14 with the police force. “I’m happy about retiring,” said Mr. Kinney yesterday after he was presented a service plaque from Mayor Robert E. Graham, “but I hate to leave all the fine people I’ve worked with here over the years.” C. Ellis Stafford will succeed Dan Kinney as City Tax Collector. A Sumter native, Stafford has served as representative of the Metropolitan Life Insurance Company here since March 1946. In preparation for taking over the post of City Tax Collector, he has been employed in the tax collector’s office since October, becoming acquainted with the duties of his post.

25 YEARS AGO – 1989 Aug. 11-17 No awards or honors came the way of Sumter High School track standout Annette Brown during her stay at the Olympic Development Camp in Colorado Springs, Colo., recently. Brown may have gained something more important at the camp however — a broader knowledge of how to make herself better in the 100- and 200-meter dashes, her specialty… She is the two-time defending 4A

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1964 — Storm Bailey, left, looks at the service medal presented to him by Major J.W. Krish, chairman of the board of directors of the local American Red Cross chapter. Bailey received the award for his outstanding work with the Red Cross in water safety. state champion in both events and finished 12th in both events in the Junior Nationals in Columbus, Ohio, in June. • “Buy that which appreciates, lease that which depreciates.” That’s what Mike Blake, vice president and general partner at Boyle Leasing Corporation on Broad Street in Sumter, tries to get across to prospective customers. “You don’t buy land that depreciates,” Blake said. “You won’t buy a house that depreciates. Why would you do that with a car?” Boyle Leasing, founded in 1958 by partners and brothers Barnes Boyle Jr., and Ladson H. Boyle, is the oldest independent leasing company in South Carolina and one of the largest, with over 1,500 units currently being leased. • Tar Heel player Pete Chilcutt feels the loss of J.R. Reid may not be the biggest hole UNC has to fill this year. “We’re really going to miss Jeff Lebo and Buck (Steve Bucknall),” said Chilcutt, who was in town visiting his father last week. “They were both very good players and they showed a lot of leadership. They were our best leaders. We’ve got Scott (Williams) back in the middle. We don’t have anybody to replace Jeff and Buck, who can hit the outside shot consistently.”

1989 — Pete Chilcutt, left, shows off his 6-foot 9-inch frame by standing next to his dad, Booth, who is only 6-foot-6. • Jamie Tyrone Pleasant of Sumter recently won the prestigious Johnson & Johnson Leadership Award, a fel-

lowship that carries a twoyear full educational scholarship valued at $40,000. Pleasant, who graduated from

Clemson University with a degree in physics, will attend Atlanta University’s business school in the fall. • In just his second year as a race car driver, Bruce Walker has been a dominant force in the Pure Stock division at Sumter Rebel Speedway this season. The 29-yearold Sumter native won the first-half points championship and was tied with J.D. Norton for top spot in the second half going into Saturday’s races. • Wendell Turner claimed his second win in as many weeks Saturday night in the Late Model River Road Auto Parts Rally at the Sumter Rebel Speedway in a race climaxed by a seven-car pile-up. Joey Griffin started on the inside with the fastest time 16.06, but the pile-up on turn No. 1 at the start of the race sent Griffin slamming into the first turn wall. Griffin walked away from the wreckage, but extensive damage to his car prevented him from returning to the race. • Stacy Robinson finds himself playing for a new coach and playing a new position. In 1987, Robinson was one of the top high school receivers in the state of South Carolina and helped lead the Sumter High Gamecocks to the 4A Division I state championship. His athletic prowess caught the eye of University of South Carolina head coach Joe Morrison and his staff and Robinson was signed to a scholarship. • City council gave its preliminary blessing to a zoning law amendment Tuesday night that will allow Sumter’s first bed and breakfast inn to open. The inn, a restored home at 6 Park Avenue, will be operated by Bob Carnes, a retired Air Force colonel and his wife, Merilyn. The couple will continue to live in the home. • The doctor is in. In fact, three doctors are in, including Sumter’s first neurologist. All three will be members of the medical staff at Tuomey Regional Medical Center as well as working at local medical facilities. Tuomey heralded the arrival of its first neurologist, Frank Pusey, by adding a neurodiagnostic lab to its physiological testing department, installing an EEG machine and hiring an EEG technician. Henry Philips Moses, a general and vascular surgeon, joined Sumter Surgical Associates P.A. in July. Urologist Bradford L. Moss joined Sumter Urological Associates in July. Reach Item Archivist Sammy Way at waysammy@ yahoo.com or (803) 774-1294.

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Stores have a solid start to school season Julie Wilkins helps her grandson, Griffin Brady, 3, put a box of crayons in a shopping cart July 23 while shopping for school supplies with her family at a Target store in Memphis, Tennessee. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Sales, business upgrades could hurt bottom lines BY ANNE D’INNOCENZIO AP Retail Writer NEW YORK — The back-to-school shopping season is off to a promising start, but retailers may be sacrificing profit for sales. The National Retail Federation expects the average family with schoolaged children to spend $669.28 for back-to-school items, up 5 percent from last year. That would be the second-highest amount since the industry trade group started tracking spending in 2004. But major retailers such as WalMart and Macy’s are discounting merchandise and increasing spending to upgrade their stores and websites just

to grab the attention of U.S. shoppers during the second-biggest shopping period of the year. All that discounting and investing has worked to start the season off strong, they say, but it also hurts their bottom lines. “Stores are going to have to invest in price and e-commerce aggressively in order to be competitive,” said Ken Perkins, president of RetailMetrics LLC, a retail research firm. “The pie is not growing, and they’ve got to do everything they can to keep them from losing market share.” Wal-Mart, the world’s largest retailer, says it’s been investing in several ways to attract shoppers this season. The company cut prices on 10 percent more back-to-school items compared with last year. It also increased the number of back-to-school products sold on its website by 30 percent to 75,000 this year from last year.

The company also has made some long-term investments. Wal-Mart said earlier this year it plans to open 270 to 300 small stores during the current fiscal year — double its initial forecast — to compete with dollar chains. And it has increased its spending on its ecommerce operations to compete with online competitors such as Amazon, a move that contributed to it slashing its annual profit outlook. “In an environment where customers have so many choices about where to shop and how to buy, and many of them are feeling pressure on their budgets, we have to be at our best,” said Wal-Mart’s CEO Doug McMillon in a pre-recorded call Thursday. But all that investing has hurt its results. On Thursday, Wal-Mart reported that its profit in the latest quarter was virtually flat. Kohl’s Corp. also reported flat profit

Entrepreneurship the answer for some affected by autism BY JOYCE M. ROSENBERG AP Business Writer NEW YORK — When Matt Cottle asked his boss to let him work in the supermarket’s bakery, she told him he’d never do anything more than collect grocery carts. After six years of bagging groceries and pushing carts, Cottle wanted more. He had already learned how to do some baking. Cottle is autistic. And today he’s an entrepreneur, the owner of Stuttering King Bakery, turning out batches of cookies, brownies and scones for cafés and businesses and groups that need catering. “I was like, OK, I am destined to do something greater than that,” Cottle said in the kitchen of his family’s Arizona home, where he spends hours each day filling orders. He generates $1,200 monthly. He named the business for Britain’s King George VI, whose struggles to speak were the subject of the film “The King’s Speech.” Cottle is one of a few known small business owners with autism, a brain disorder that affects a person’s ability to comprehend, communicate and interact socially. There are varying degrees of autism, but even autistic people with the greatest capabilities can find it impossible to get a job because they take longer to read or process information or because they struggle to hold conversations. One in

68 people have some form of autism, according to government figures. There is a growing movement to help autistic adults find jobs, but for Cottle and his family, the answer was a business of his own. Cottle had taken training to do search and rescue operations. And he tried working in a bakery. Both times, he encountered people who didn’t understand him and who ended up yelling at and insulting him, his mother, Peg Cottle, said. He wanted to enroll in a culinary school, but an administrator gently told him and his parents it wouldn’t work out. Four years ago, the Southwest Autism Research & Resource Center, or SARRC, connected Cottle with a pastry chef who mentored him. In August 2012, he unexpectedly got an order from a café operated by Phoenix-based SARRC. At that point, Cottle told his parents he was starting his own baking business. “I’m happy as an angel,” he said.

CHANGING ATTITUDES Many autistic people can run businesses if they’re given the chance to discover something they like and develop skills around their interests, said Temple Grandin, one of the best-known advocates for people with autism. “If you get them exposed to something, they can get a career,” said Grandin, au-

in its latest fiscal quarter on Thursday, as it cut prices, revamped its beauty departments and spent on services such as one that enables it to ship online orders directly to shoppers from its stores. The department-store operator also has started to roll out a loyalty program where shoppers get one point for every dollar they spend, with them receiving a $5 reward for every 100 points. The retailer is hopeful its moves will boost business during the back-toschool shopping season: Kohl’s said that in July it had its first gain in revenue at established stores in several months. “I believe our customers will be excited by the newness that they find in our stores and when shopping online this fall,” Kohl’s CEO Kevin Mansell told investors Thursday.

BUSINESS BRIEFS Delays for S.C. nuclear plant pressure industry ATLANTA (AP) — Expensive delays are piling up for the companies building new nuclear power plants, raising fresh questions about whether they can control the construction costs that crippled the industry years ago. The latest announcement came this week from executives at SCANA Corp., which has been warned by its builders the startup of the first of two new reactors in South Carolina could be delayed two years or more. SCANA Corp. and plant co-owner Santee Cooper have not accepted that timeline from the companies designing and building the reactors, nor have they accepted responsibility for additional costs. That announcement may well foreshadow more delays for a sister project in eastern Georgia, and they have caught the attention of regulators and Wall Street. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Matt Cottle, owner of Stuttering King Bakery, works on a bowl of chocolate chips July 15 in his parents’ kitchen in Scottsdale, Arizona. Cottle is one of a few known small business owners with autism, a brain disorder that affects a person’s ability to comprehend, communicate and interact socially. thor of “The Autistic Brain.” Grandin, who has autism, didn’t speak until she was four years old. In her teens, she was bullied by classmates who made fun of the way she spoke — she repeated the same phrases over and over. “They called me ‘tape recorder,’” she said. In her teens, Grandin was exposed to horses at a boarding school and cattle on her aunt’s ranch, and she began working with farm animals. She eventually created a business designing equipment for han-

dling livestock. People with the most severe autism aren’t able to work because their disabilities limit their ability to learn. But it’s only in the last two decades that society has come to realize that many people with disabilities including autism can work, said Paul Pizzutello, principal of Reach Academy, a school whose students include some who are autistic. “With many people with autism, it’s not their intellect that’s a problem; it’s their ability to engage with their environment and manage social contacts,” he said.

USDA sets regulations for imported puppies LOS ANGELES (AP) — Foreign dog breeders have gone unregulated for years, shipping puppies so young and so sick that one in four died before reaching a U.S. airport, animal welfare workers said. The U.S. Department of Agriculture approved a regulation Friday that, starting in 90 days, will require all puppies imported to the United States to be at least 6 months old, healthy, and up to date on vaccinations. Census Bureau data show about 8,400 puppies a year were imported between 2009 and 2013. Because there were no regulations, however, the Humane Society of the United States thinks the numbers were much higher, said Melanie Kahn, the society’s director of puppy mill campaigns.

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How To Read The Market in Review The list includes the most active stocks in each exchange, as well as stocks of local interest. Stock Footnotes: cc â&#x20AC;&#x201C; PE greater than 99. cld - Issue has been called for redemption by company. d - New 52-week low. dd â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Loss in last 12 mos. ec - Company formerly listed on the American Exchange's Emerging Company Marketplace. g - Dividends and earnings in Canadian dollars. h - temporary exmpt from Nasdaq capital and surplus listing qualification. n - Stock was a new issue in the last year. The 52-week high and low figures date only from the beginning of trading. pf - Preferred stock issue. pr - Preferences. pp - Holder owes installments of purchase price. q â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Closed-end mutual fund; no PE calculated. rt - Right to buy security at a specified price. s - Stock has split by at least 20 percent within the last year. wi - Trades will be settled when the stock is issued. wd - When distributed. wt - Warrant, allowing a purchase of a stock. u - New 52-week high. un - Unit,, including more than one security. vj - Company in bankruptcy or receivership, or being reorganized under the bankruptcy law. Appears in front of the name. Mutual Fund Footnotes: e â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Ex-capital gains distribution. f â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Previous dayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s quote. n - No-load fund. p â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Fund assets used to pay distribution costs. r â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Redemption fee or contingent deferred sales load may apply. s â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Stock dividend or split. t â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Both p and r. x â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Ex-cash dividend. Source: The Associated Press and Morningstar. Sales figures are unofficial. IntlGame IntPap Interpublic InvenSense Invesco IronMtn ItauUnibH

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Lost & Found Found: young male yorkie in Alice Dr. residential area. Owner call 469-6241 to identify.

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EMPLOYMENT Help Wanted Full-Time Live in position in Santee. Cash + rent free apt. Couple/Single to clean motel rooms. Call 803-854-3378. Counter position @ Polar Bear Cleaners Manning, SC Apply in person 1087 B Alice Dr Sumter Need OTR Truck Drivers. 2yrs exp. Good driving records. Dependable, willing to work. Paid weekly. Paid vacations. Call 888-991-1005

Locally established Heating & Air condition Co. looking for Exp. Service Tech. (2 yrs min. exp) Needs to have good driving record. Pay range from $33k-$46k a year plus health insurance, retirement, bonus and commission available. Apply in person at 1640 Suber Street. Openings for Operators Chemical Division (with Class A CDL License) Proven leader in the industrial cleaning business (water-blasting & vacuuming) has Immediate openings for Chemical Operators who operate chemical cleaning equipment and vehicles including pumps, tractors, tankers, etc. in industries such as paper mills, steel mills, nuclear plants, manufacturing, refineries, automotive, power plants, chemical plants and tobacco plants. â&#x20AC;˘Must have a valid CDL license (class A) with tanker & HAZMAT endorsements, and a good driving record. â&#x20AC;˘Able to pass drug tests (preemployment, random, annual, etc) â&#x20AC;˘Have mechanical skills. â&#x20AC;˘On call 24/7 â&#x20AC;˘Must be physically fit to wear respirator and enter confined spaces. â&#x20AC;˘Able to travel Apply on line at www.thompsonsout heast.com for Chemical Operator. EOE

The #1 Furniture Retail Company in the U.S. is seeking highly motivated individuals with outgoing personalities to join our Sales Team. Candidates must have a working knowledge of computers. They will be required to build sales volume by providing superior customer service and knowledge of product and finance options. This full time position is based on a flexible work schedule that includes evenings, Saturdays and some holidays. Offering unlimited income potential based on commission and bonuses. Guaranteed salary during training process. Send resume to 2850 Broad St., Sumter, SC 29150.

Apartment Maintenance Tech needed for Westwood Apts in Manning. Must be HVAC certified. Prior exp. working in Sect. 8 housing preferred. Must have general maintenance skills. Send resumes to kshipman@pkmanagement.com or cthomas@pkmanagement.com or fax to 803-435-4126.

Willie Sue's Food & Spirits will be opening soon. We are looking for the following to join our team. Exp Dishwashers, Line, Prep, & Grill Cooks for the kitchen, great personalities and big smiles to work in the front of the house. Pick up applications, Aug. 18th-20th between 12-5pm at 3355 Patriot Parkway.

Experienced Floral Designers needed. Full and part time. Please call Laura at The Daisy Shop 803-773-5114

9 Drw Dresser with 2 mirrors $100 6 Drw Dresser with mirror & end table $75, lazy boy recliner couch $250, lazy boy rocker recliner $50, kitchen table with 2 padded benches with storage & 2 chairs $250, 2 curio cabinets $100 Ea. All excellent condition OBO. 803-469-9275

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506 ATLANTIC AVE.

3BR/2BA brick home on corner lot, fenced in backyard, 2 car garage, storage unit, and 2 year old HVAC unit. Move In Ready! Priced to sell, Home being sold â&#x20AC;&#x153;as isâ&#x20AC;? Call Reggie @312-5961. $49,500

3070 SABRE DRIVE

One Pond! Very nice, well maintained home in Williamsburg Subd. Near Shaw AFB, town, and shopping. 3BR/2BA/FBR/2car gar. $179,900. Call Mary Alice @491-4969

424 WEST HAMPTON AVENUE

Lots of charm and loads of space in this gem of a home. Almost 3100 sqft. Call Rusty @428-8395 for more information. $170,000

44 ALBERT SPEARS DRIVE

Brick home on corner lot, being sold â&#x20AC;&#x153;as-isâ&#x20AC;?. 3BR/1.5BA. Needs some TLC. $49,000. Call Reggie Sumter @312-5961

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3535 KATWALLACE CIRCLE

21 7+( 321' %5 %$ VTIW SRUFK Ă&#x20AC;UHSODFH WDQNOHVV ZDWHU KHDWHU IW VPRRWK FHLOLQJV ZRRG Ă RRUV JUDQLWH more! Call Susan Weston @464-5900

2870 PORCHER DRIVE

2QH RI 6XPWHUÂˇV QLFHVW FXVWRP EXLOW KRPHV %5 %$ %$ /5 '5 )DPLO\ 5P 6XQ 5P RIĂ&#x20AC;FH GRXEOH JDUDJH WRR PDQ\ FXVWRP IHDWXUHV WR mention on 1.3acres. Call Mack Kolb @803-491-5409. $849,000

3301 ASHLYNN WAY

:RQGHUIXO %5 SOXV ERQXV URRP ZLWK D RSHQ Ă RRU SODQ KRPH LQ Meadowcroft Sub. Cath ceiling in GR, stainless steel appliances, large deck & 2 storage building. Over 2500sqft. $230,000. Call Rusty Berry for more information 428-8395

306 W. CALHOUN

$219,900. Beautiful renovated 5BR/4BA, 3700 sqft, victorian! New roof 2012, 2 Master suites, lg rms, high ceilings, porches, garage, Ă&#x20AC;UHSODFHV ZRRG Ă RRUV PRUH &DOO 6XVDQ :HVWRQ #

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2915 BAIGO COURT

,PPDFXODWH %5 %$ OJ *5 DQG 0%5 6SOLW Ă RRU SODQ Z -DFN & Jill Bath. Front porch & lg deck. Storage Bldg, underground sprinkler, alarm, 2 car gar. $156,900. Call Renee Baird @491-8023

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320 TRAILWOOD

Super nice home in great neighborhood. 3BR/2BA, Bonus rm, back porch, private backyard with no backdoor neighbors. Call Retta Sanders @968-3925. $182,500

608 MATTISON AVENUE

Cute-Well maintained 3BR/1.5BA fenced yard, nicely landscaped. Alice Drive School Area. Call Gwen Lee @803-460-9154. $99,950

4270 ELEANOR DRIVE

Good starter home. 3BR/1BA, ceramic tile in kit/ba, granite counter in kit/ba, seller is willing to sell some of the furnishings. Call Rusty Berry @428-8395 $39,000

5453 MEADOW DRIVE

1995 HATTERAS WAY

1206 GERAINT ROAD

3BR/2BA home currently leased. $106,900. Call Rusty Berry @428-8395 for more information.

518 W OAKLAND AVENUE

Brick home priced to sell quickly. Fireplace, 2 car garage and much more! Call Reggie Sumter @312-5961

2610 BETH AVE.

$137,000. Fabulous 3BR/2BA, 1690sqft, 2 car garage, brick fenced yard, cathedrals, LG kitchen. New roof 2013, paint 7/2014. Fresh and ready to move in. call Susan Weston @4645900

4640 PEACH ORCHARD RD.

%5 %$ H[WUD OJ ERQXV UP Z Ă&#x20AC;UHSODFH XVHG DV entertainment rm or extra family rm. Front porch, one car garage, inground pool. 2083 sq ft. $110,000 Call Renee Baird @491-8023

2005 HATTERAS WAY

$265,000. New 3782sqft, 5BR/3BA home in popular Beach Forest. IW VPRRWK FHLOLQJV Ă&#x20AC;UHSODFH FRYHUHG SRUFK )5 JUDQLWH &DOO Susan Weston @464-5900

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6229 SUMTER HWY.

1LFH %5 %$ FORVH WR *HRUJLD 3DFLĂ&#x20AC;F &RQWLQHQWDO 7LUH DQG I-95. Large lot. Great Price. Call Gwen Lee @803-460-9154. $72,500

718 E. CHARLOTTE AVE.

Great investment property! Seller selling property as-is. 3BR/1BA, +:' Ă RRUV VWRUDJH VKHG &DOO 5XVW\ %HUU\ #

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460 PRINGLE DRIVE

A great home in Heathlywood 4BR/2BA, have your formal rooms, dinning room, eat in kitchen, den, 2 car garage, carport on back of home. Call Hilda Jordan @491-8161

3065 KAEMPFER

4BR/2BA home located only minutes from Shaw AFB. 175,900. Call Diane @840-0207 for an appointment.

2391 SPRING VALLEY COURT

1 WOOD RIDE COURT

3300sqft, 3BR/3.5BA, formal dining, HWD and FRUN Ă RRUV Ă&#x20AC;UHSODFH VHFXULW\ V\VWHP LUULJDWLRQ screened porch, extra storage, community pool, turn key beautiful!! Call Susan Weston @464-5900

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5520 PERSHING DRIVE

Beautiful-Better than new! 4BR/3BA, fenced yard, formal DR/ /5 VSDFLRXV NLWFKHQ JUDQLWH VWDLQOHVV DSS +GZG Ă RRUV &DOO Gwen Lee @803-460-9154 $250,000

130 TRAILWOOD DRIVE

This is an extremely nice home in the popular Trailwood Subdivision. So many amenities come with this 4BR home, HWD, SS appliances, fenced BY. Call Rusty Berry @4288395

6490 MONTPELIER LANE

1809 BENELLI

WOW best describes this house. A wonderful 4BR/2.5BA w/a bonus room, plenty of closet space and a lg MR. Call Rusty Berry for more information @428-8395. $155,000

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3040 FOXCROFT CIR

Beautiful home w/6ft privacy fence. including plantation blinds stay. Hom tional master suite & bonus rm. Cal 8395 $189,900

2865 FOXCROFT CIRCLE

$182,500. Fabulous 4BR/2BA, 2 Car Gar., smooth ceilings, split plan w/granite, fenced yard, wood & tile, formal dining, covered porch & more! Call Susan Weston @464-5900

2025 GOLFAIR DR

Precious split bedroom plan in Sunse neighborhood. Builtins, Fireplace, 3BR/2.5B $157,000 Call Susan Weston @464-5900

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2624 TRUFIELD DRIVE

Precious 3BR/2BA home. $96,000. Call Diane DuBose for appointment @840-0207

1790 KETCH AVENUE

Well maintained 3BR/2BA home. Sits on a cul-de-sac. Beautiful landscaped yard w/fenced backyard and deck. All appliances convey. $114,000. Call Gwen Lee @803-460-9154

41 SUMTER COURT

Openess is what you feel when you walk through the front door of this beautiful well maintained home in Manning. 2 car garage and a carport. Call Rusty Berry @803-428-8395

920 WINDROW COU

([TXLVLWH FXVWRP EXLOW KRPH %HDXWLIXO LQVLGH must see for a buyer looking for quality. Call R 8395 for more info. $420,000

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10 ENGLISH STREET

Beautiful well maintained home. 3BR/2BA, formal living & dining, Lg GR, all appliances include washer/dryer convey. Fence & sprinkler system. $148,500 Call Gwen Lee @803-460-9154

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This is an extremely nice home with many amenities and on the 9th hole of Beech Creek Golf Course. $243,000. Call Rusty Berry @428-8395 for more information.

2395 W. OAKLAND A

New Construction with lots of extras-3B kitchen plus pantry, granite counter tops $132,900. Call Renee Baird @491-8023

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%ULFN KRPH Z QHZ +:' Ă RRUV LQ /5 '5 %$V $OO appliances including 2 refrigerators & washer/dryer. Fenced Yd, new deck. Call Retta Sanders @968-3925

299 BELL RD. MAYESVIL

Country setting w/approx 3.42AC Front and back porch. USDA eligible Renee Baird @491-8023

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$245,000. New 4BR/2.5BA, 2972sqft home in Beach Forest! 'UDPDWLF RSHQ Ă RRU SODQ 0DVWHU 6XLWH )LUHSODFH ZRRG granite, 9ft smooth ceilings! Call Susan Weston @464-5900

325 NORTH SALEM

Duplex unit in established area. 2BR/1BA each side, corner lot. $79,900. Call Mack Kolb @4915409

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Very well maintained home close to Shaw. Large corner lot, 3+ decks for outdoor living, living rm, large den. A must see! Call Gwen Lee. $89,900 @803-460-9154

605 TORREY PIN

Beautiful home in Lakewood Links. 4BR/2.5 Countertops, Wood Laminate Flooring, Db Warranty. $209,900. Call Gwen 803-460-9154

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Over 2100sqft w/30x50 workshop. Home is in great shape. Lg *5 Z +:' Ă RRUV .LW Z DOO DSSOLDQFHV &DOO 5XVW\ Berry @803-428-8395

108 ROBBINS AVENUE

Nice 3BR/2BA home in excellent neighborhood. $129,000. Close to Alice Drive schools & Sumter High-Call Diane @840-0207 for appointment.

2617 MOONLITE DRIVE

Like NEW!! 4BR/2BA, fenced back yard, minutes to Shaw AFB. $136,850. Call Gwen Lee @803-460-9154

390 MALLARD

Beautiful home with great kitchen. Kitchen has granite countertops, glass tile backsplash, SS appliances. Large Master Bedroom. Enclosed back porch. Call Retta Sanders @968-3925 $285,000

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735 BREEZYBAY L

%HDXWLIXO KRPH Z ZRRG Ă RRUV KLJK FHLOLQJV PLOO suite, living room. Split plan with tons of custom fe Weston @464-5900

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2185 HARBORVIEW

Beautiful home on the pond! So spectacular that you have to see in person to appreciate this immaculate property. Call Rusty Berry @428-8395 $318,000

3118 PAWLEYS LANE

$200,000. New construction in Carolina Palms! 4BR/3BA, 2140sqft, master and guest suites on 1st Ă RRU FDU JDU KLJK FHLOLQJV )3 WLOH VKRZHU JUDQLWH and more! Call Susan Weston @464-5900

15 FOLSOM STREET

Charming 3BR/2BA, LR, Kitchen w/pantry, Breakfast nook, enclosed glass porch. Landscaped backyard, 2 Storage bldgs. Vinyl windows & Vinyl trim. $95,000. Call Rusty Berry

714 ESTATE STREET

All Brick 3BR/2BA home on large lot w/fenced backyard! LandVFDSHG VKHGV +:' Ă RRUV +RPH LV SULFHG WR VHOO &DOO 5HJJLH Sumter @803-312-5961 $119,500

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3285 ASHLYNN WAY

Spacious-Well maintained home in beautiful Meadwocroft Subdivision. 3 car garage, underground sprinkler. Call Gwen Lee @803-460-9154. $199,000

530 LAURENS AVE

Great price for a great home and mancave garage! Suitable for at home mechanic shop, woodworking shop, or quiet storage. 4BR/2BA, LR, DR, Den, Laundry Rm, dbl garage, Must see! Call Mary Alice @491-4969 priced only $99,000

70 COVEY POIN

Custom all the way! Formal LR, b smooth 9ft ceilings, granite, gou $349,900. Call Susan Weston @464-5

3112 PAWLEYS L

$205,000. New 1 1/2 story cottage w/4BR/3BA, UDJH Ă&#x20AC;UHSODFH ZRRG JUDQLWH WLOH VKRZHU PDQ Call Susan Weston @464-5900

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220 KIAWAH LANE

5BA home located in Carolina Palms Subdivision. DUDJH (DW ,Q .LW EHDXWLIXO 0%5 *5 Z Ă&#x20AC;UHSODFH -XVW haw AFB. $225,000. Call Susan Weston @464-5900

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143 WOODSIDE ROAD

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251 RAST (WILLOW RUN)

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5025 SEYMOUR ROAD

$OO WKH FRPIRUW RI KRPH %5 %$ KRPH ZLWK RSHQ Ă RRU SODQ VFUHHQHG SRUFK KRW WXE VZLPPLQJ SRRO FDU FDUSRUW PXFK PRUH &DOO 5HJJLH 6XPWHU @312-5961

1550 URBAN DRIVE

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3610 DRAYTON

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2091 CAINS MILL ROAD

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KINGSBURY DRIVE

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2535 MERGANSER

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310 CHURCH STREET

'XSOH[ XQLW ZLWK EHGURRPV EDWKV (DFK VLGH rents for $500/month. Priced to sell $69,000 Call Mack Kolb @491-5409

116 N. PURDY

$195,000. Charm galore in this 1915 bungalow w/2507 sqft KLJK FHLOLQJV ZRRG Ă RRUV SRUFKHV IURQW EDFN XSGDWHV DQG UHQRYDWLRQV PDNH WKLV KRPH SHUIHFW &DOO 6XVDQ :HVWRQ # 5900

170 ELKHORN TRAIL

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1558 RUGER DRIVE

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1700 POLARIS DRIVE

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1313 GLASTONBURY ROAD

3BR/2BA home in nice neighborhood. Move in 5HDG\ 3ULFHG WR VHOO &DOO 5HJJLH 6XPWHU # 5961

1845 N. MAIN STREET

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4410 PATRIOT PARKWAY

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117 JASMINE ST

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2640 INDIGO DRIVE

$235,000. 4BR/3BA, 2 Car Gar attached, 1 car det. w/ ZRUNVKRS ERDW VWRUDJH DFUH VTIW 0RWKHU LQ /DZ SODQ 3ULVWLQH &DOO 6XVDQ :HVWRQ #

50 BRYN MAWR

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1885 ESCALLONIA DRIVE

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2101 EUREKA WAY

1HZ VWRU\ %5 %$ VTIW IW VPRRWK FHLOLQJV JUDQLWH Ă&#x20AC;UHSODFH FRYHUHG EDFN SRUFK VRG irrigation. Call Susan Weston @464-5900*

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16 WARREN ST.

Southern Charm with over 3500 sqft. 4BR/3.5BA, FDR, )/5 RIĂ&#x20AC;FH VFUHHQHG SRUFK ZHW EDU DQG PXFK PRUH &DOO 5HQHH %DLUG #

981 CLUB LANE

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3174 HWY. 260 MANNING

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3400 DRAYTON DR.

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MMERCIAL LISTINGS

D STREET â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 10.72 Acres on Broad St. just East of Tractor Supply. Good tract for large commercial use. Call Mack for more information. . ...............................................................$1,117,500 D STREET â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 4.35 Acres of which 2.36 Acres is high ground. Excellent site for Restaurant or Retail near new Springhill Suites Hotel. Call Mack for more information. ........................$695,000 D STREET â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Tenants are on a month-to-month rental agreement. Sewer is available and will need to be extended to the property. Call Mack for more information. ....................$3,650,000 OUN- Excellent location for trucking company. Ready to operate day of closing with 12 overhead doors with loading docks. . ................................................................................$165,000 W. LIBERTY- 1.12 acres of land on busy commercial rd. Ideal location for new commercial development. Call Mack at 491-5409 for details. ...........................................................$115,000 D STREET â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 2,057 sq ft gas station on 1.81 acres. Currently leased to The Pantry Incorporated. Call Mack for more information. ...........................................................................$595,000 ys Mill- .72 outparcel at Piggly Wiggly Shopping Center- Ideal for retail development. Call Mack Kolb for details. $275,000 & Hwy 521- 7.44 ac of commercial property- ideal for development- located near Lowes and Walmart. Call Mack Kolb for details. ......................................................................$1,250,000 a- SW corner of Hwy 521 South and S. Guignard Parkway. 4.64 acres- Frontage on 3 Roads, signalized intersection; ideal site for convenience store and fast food restaurant. Call Mack ....$1,400,000 gton- .608 acre lot at the Signalized Intersection; Located across the street from Tuomey Hosp; Ideal location for Dr Office. Call Mack ...................................................................$187,500 Located on the NE Corner of Broad St and Oleander Dr in front of Wintergreen S/D. Frontage to 300â&#x20AC;&#x2122; deep is zoned GC, back land is zoned R-15 Res. 4.46 acres. Call Mack. Drastically quick sale ...............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................$165,000 ve - 33.14 acres of beautiful soil! 56 preliminary lots already platted with 5 of those lots surveyed & approved! Residential home sites. Call Susan Weston..................................... $285,000 - SW corner of Wilson Hall Rd & Carter Rd. Ideal location for upscale office building or bank. Over 7 acres, zoned professional office,being offered in 1 acre or larger parcels. ....................... r details. e - Burgess Glen Mobile Home Park! 191 total lots, 121 mobile homes! Fabulous rental business. Income production in place & room to grow! Call Susan Weston......................$1,500,000 am Rd. - .78 acre commercial site at the corner of Wedgefield Rd. & Lynam Rd - at the stop light. $395,00.Call Mack Kolb ltman Dr & Kilgo - 13.26 acres in high traffic area. Ideal for commercial development. ..........................................................................................................................................$1,700,000 St- 4.9 acres zoned general commercial, high traffic area, over 500â&#x20AC;&#x2122; frontage on Broad St. ........................................................................................................... $275,000. Call Mack Kolb. Street. Business Opportunity! 30x60 building, multi-purpose. .................................................................................................................................................Call Reggie Sumter @312-5961 treet. Formerly Central Park Drive Thru. 361sqft building with double drive thru windows. ........................................................................................... $225,000 Call Mack Kolb @491-5409 Street. 2.39 acres, frontage is zoned general commercial and rear is zoned residential. ............................................................................................................... Call Mack Kolb @491-5409 m Avenue. Doctors office with many options for medical or professional office. 2 story, lab area, full kitchen, conference area, 2 lobbies and much more! ......Call Susan Weston @464-5900

treet. 1711 sqft office building with reception area/waiting area, 3 exam rooms & 2(1/2) baths. ................................................................................... $139,000 Call Mack Kolb @491-5409 ayette Drive. Old Restaurant on the property sold â&#x20AC;&#x153;as-isâ&#x20AC;? condition. Priced below fair market value ..............................................................................$92,900. Call Renee Baird @491-8023 th & Pack Road. Located on Hwy 15 S. next to Bojangles Restaurant. Ideal commercial site, high traffic, total of 450â&#x20AC;&#x2122; frontage. .................................................... Call Mack Kolb @491-5409 n Drive. Colony Square Shopping Center. Located on Bultman Drive, multiple tenants. Call Mack Kolb @491-5409 ...................................................................................................$700,000 n St. Over 60,000 sqft Industrial Building on 10.24 acres..........................................................................................................................Priced to sell $165,000. Call Mack Kolb @491-5409 Hwy. 60,000sqft light manufacturing/warehouse facility on 5.81 acres ........................................................................................................................ $525,000 Call Mack Kolb @491-5409 ox Run. 2.22 acres zoned Light Industrial-great site for building Call Mack Kolb @491-5409 ....................................................................................................................................$94,900.

1110 WILLCROFT DRIVE

Beautiful 4BR/3.5BA home in Stonecroft Subdivision. )RUPDO /5 *5 Z Ă&#x20AC;UHSODFH VFUHHQ SRUFK RYHUVL]HG FDU JDUDJH GHFN VKHG SULYDF\ IHQFH &DOO 6XVDQ :HVWRQ @464-5900

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6229 SUMTER HWY.

Nice 4BR/2BA home w/lg detached garage in Alcolu. &DOO 'LDQH # IRU DSSW

3335 FURMAN FIELD RD

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LAND SECTION 460 Pearson Rd - 2 Ac. Lot on the corner of Pearson & Ragin Road. Zoned Agr./Res. Call Diane @803-840-0207 ..........................................................................................................................$33,000 Rabbit Den Road - 33 Acres for Sale! Great for hunting and Timber. . ............................................................................................................................................................ Call Reggie @ 803-312-5961 1400 Broadwater- Residential lot in the popular Stillwater Subdivision. ..........................................................................................................................................................................Call Rusty or Ruth. 2310 Whiteâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Mill- Beautiful lot on the Pond! Ready to build your dream home. Call Susan Weston.................................................................................................................................................$29,900 2225 Watersong Run- Beautiful 2nd Mill Pond lot #12 located in The Cove, .97 acres. Call Susan Weston for more information 464-5900 ...................................................................................$130,000 2275 Watersong Run- Fabulous 2nd Mill Pond lot #16 located in The Cove, 1.51 acres. Call Susan Weston for more information 464-5900.................................................................................$130,000 2285 Watersong Run- Fabulous 2nd Mill Pond lot #17 located in The Cove, 1.4 acres. Call Susan Weston for more information 464-5900...................................................................................$130,000 2295 Watersong Run- Beautiful 2nd Mill Pond lot #18 located in The Cove, 1.28 acres. Call Susan Weston for more information 464-5900 .................................................................................$130,000 2385 Watersong Run- Beautiful 2nd Mill Pond lot #27 located in The Cove, 1.47 acres. Call Susan Weston for more information 464-5900 .................................................................................$130,000 Fish Road. 2.14 acres priced to sell. Bring offer today! Call Reggie Sumter @312-5961. ...............................................................................................................................................................$11,995 119 Engleside. .61 Acre site ideal for small apartment site. Call Mack Kolb @491-5409 ...............................................................................................................................................................$30,000 3965 Settlement Road. Beautiful mountain setting! 3.15 acre lot can be bought w/additional 3.5 acre lot. Call Susan Weston @464-5900 ................................................................................... $33,000. 50 Mesquite Cove. Nice lot in Beach Forest. Priced to sell! Call Renee Baird @491-8023 ...............................................................................................................................................................$24,900 5575 Peach Orchard Road. 6.05 acres which would be great for a home site. Road frontage. .......................................................................................Call Rusty Berry for more information @428-8395 112 Commerce Street. Vacant lot, $7,000. ........................................................................................................................................................ Call Diane Dubose @840-0207 for details. 110 Commerce Street. Vacant lot - $7,000. ....................................................................................................................................................... Call Diane Dubose @840-0207 for details. 900 Andiron Drive. 1.34ac beautiful wooded lot- priced to sell $78,000. ..................................................................................................................................Call Mack Kolb @491-5409 Furman Field Road. 40 acres wooded, nice home site, small pond. $150,000 Call Mack Kolb @491-5409 957 Club Lane. .83 acre lot located in Club Forest Subdivision. Beautiful view of Sunset Country Club Golf Course. Call Mack Kolb @491-5409 .................................................... $58,500 409 E. Calhoun Street. .88 acre available for commercial use. Great location. Call Reggie Sumter @312-5961 UNDER Call CONTRACT 2070 Bethel Church Rd. 18.7 acres with old house beautiful wooded tract. ...............................................................................................................$96,500. Mack Kolb @491-5409 3300 Gristmill Lane. Wonderful lot in Beautiful Mill Pond Estates. .............................................................................................................................$99,900 Call Rusty Berry @428-8395 UNDER CONTRACT 620 Lewis Road. 2.8 acres. Wooded property that backs up to Sunset Country Club Golf Course. Call Mack Kolb @491-5409 .......................................................................... $49,500.00 Lane-Forest Lakes Area. Approx 15 acres w/2ac pond, homesites, plats on file if interested. Call Mary Alice Beatson @491-4969 ...................................................................... $369,900. Sumter Court Lot. A .24 acre lot for residential use in the Gathering Subdivision in Manning. Call Rusty Berry @428-8395 ................................................................................... $23,000 Eagle Road. 4.03 acre lot off Hwy 378. Property could be easily developed for residential. Call Rusty Berry for more details @428-8395............................................................... $45,000 Sumter Court. A residential lot. .2 acre in size in Manning. Call Rusty Berry @428-8395 4215 Muriel St. 2ac lot for mobile home. Well and septic tank included. . Call Mack Kolb @491-5409 ................................................................................................................... $26,900

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Church Facility located at 16 Kendrick St. Move in ready. 10,195 sq ft on 2.35 acres with 1,040 sq ft picnic shelter. Chapel, Fellowship Hall, Sunday School Rooms, Office Complex and Full Working Kitchen. Contact Talmadge Tobias at ReMax Summit 803-491-4573.

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Alice Dr School Area 4 BR 2 BA carport, fenced yard, $1200 Mo. + Dep Call 704-345-8547 Meadowcroft S/D, Move in Sept. 1st, Beautiful, spacious, clean 3 Br, 2.5 ba, bonus rm, 0.5 ac. Fenced in backyard, tile / hdwd floors, deck, sprinkler, 2 car garage. $1600 mo. + ele. & water. 847-0115.

For Sale by Owner 111 Alice Dr $120,000. 108 ft corner lot, masonry veneer, new roof, 3BR 2BA w/ceramic tile/floor, Lrg LR with buck stove insert in F/P, dining room, family room, kitchen with handmade pine cabinets, dw, hardwoods. Ceiling fan in every room except LR. C/H/A, Patio 2 Car garage, brick fence in back yard with white rod iron gate. Contact # 1-617-276-3306

Paradise 2BR/2BA MH Subd. Landscaped yard, screen-in front porch, fenced backyard, new carpet $495/mo + $400/dep. No pets. 803-983-7317

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NOTICE OF SUMTER CITY-COUNTY PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING The Sumter City - County Planning Commission will hold its regularly scheduled meeting on Wednesday, August 27, 2014 at 3:00 P.M in the City Council Chambers located on the Fourth Floor of the Sumter Opera House (21 North Main Street, Sumter, South Carolina). This is a public meeting. If there are any questions, please call George McGregor or Donna McCullum at (803) 774-1660.

SUMMONS AND NOTICE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF SUMTER IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS C/A NO: 2014-CP-43-1339 Bank of America, N.A., Plaintiff, vs. Eva M. Lillard, Troy Lillard, Christine Lillard, Michelle L. Key, Patricia Davis, and The United States of America, by and through its agency, the Internal Revenue Service, Defendants. TO THE DEFENDANT(S) Troy Lillard: YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED and required to answer the Complaint in the above action, a copy of which is herewith served upon you, and to serve a copy of your Answer upon the undersigned at their offices, 2838 Divine Street, Columbia, South Carolina 29205, within thirty (30) days after service upon you, exclusive of the day of such service, and, if you fail to answer the Complaint within the time aforesaid, judgment by default will be rendered against you for the relief demanded in the Complaint. NOTICE: NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the original Complaint in this action was filed in the office of the Clerk of Court for Sumter County on June 27, 2014. NOTICE OF PENDENCY OF ACTION: NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that an action has been commenced and is now pending or is about to be commenced in the Circuit Court upon the complaint of the above named Plaintiff against the above named Defendant for the purpose of foreclosing a certain mortgage of real estate heretofore given by Jewell Lillard to Bank of America, N.A. bearing date of December 21, 2009, and recorded December 21, 2009 in Mortgage Book 1133 at Page 2538 in the Register of Mesne Conveyances/Register of Deeds/Clerk of Court for Sumter County, in the original principal sum of One Hundred Thirty Eight Thousand Four Hundred Twenty Two and 00/100 Dollars ($138,422.00). Thereafter, by assignment recorded in the said ROD Office on April 13, 2012 in Book 1169 at Page 3326, the said Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. (MERS) as nominee for 1st Choice Mortgage/Equity Corp. of Lexington assigned said mortgage to Bank of America, N.A., successor by merger to BAC Home Loans Servicing, LP fka Countrywide Home Loans Servicing, LP. This mortgage was modified by Loan Modification Agreement dated May 31, 2012 and recorded April 3, 2013 in Book 1185 at Page 1984., and that the premises effected by said mortgage and by the foreclosure thereof are situated in the County of Sumter, State of South Carolina, and is described as follows: All that certain piece, parcel or lot of land with improvements thereon, situate, lying and being in the Stateburg Township, County of Sumter, State of South Carolina, and being shown and delineated as Lot No. 203B of Autumn Place Subdivision on that certain plat of Michael C. Turbeville, III, PLS dated March 22, 2005 and recorded in Plat Book 2005 at Page 170 in the Office of the RMC for Sumter County. Aforesaid plat is specifically incorporated herein and reference is craved thereto for a more complete and accurate description of the metes, bounds, courses and distances of the property concerned herein. This description is in lieu of the metes and bounds, as permitted by law under Section 30-5-250 of the 1976 Code of Laws of South Carolina, as amended. TMS No. 134-04-02-007 Property Address: 5065 Knollwood Drive, Dalzell, SC 29040 RILEY POPE & LANEY, LLC, Post Office Box 11412, Columbia, South Carolina 29211 (803) 799-9993 Attorneys for Plaintiff, 1106283 8/3, 8/10, 08/17/2014

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PROPERTY TRANSFERS • Joseph P. Caldwell to Joseph R. Jr. and Yu San Lin Frazier, one lot, one building, 2624 Trufield Drive, $89,500. • Christopher E. Tisdale to John Hendrix, one lot, two buildings, 1907 Millwood Road, $69,500. • Dannette M. Lake to Cameron B. Miller, one lot, two buildings, 1000 Kolb Road, $129,000. • Robert A. Ardis Jr. to Robert A. Jr. and Minnie Sue Paul Ardis, one lot, one building, 1770 Brigatine Drive, $5 etc. • Fannie Mae Ardis (all interest) to Archie L. Geddings, Eddie Lane, $5 etc. • Ralph Douglas Blakeney and Lisa Kelley Garlock to Helen B. King Brooks, one lot, three buildings, 125 Ft Ave., $50,000. • H.L. English Sr. to Palmetto Properties of Sumter Co. LLC, one lot, 1007 Leflore Drive, $3,000. • Lisa Paiva Wilson to Jeffrey J. Boone, one lot, one building, 906 Mordred St., $123,500. • Holly T. Hodge to Ashley Keven and Holly T. Hodge, one building, 340 Diamond T Circle, $5 etc. • Tonya D. Watford to Robert M. Moran, one lot, one building, 1660 Ruger Drive, $134,000. • Secretary of Veterans Affairs to Karr-Dupree Investments LLC, one building, 4325 Live Oak Road, $40,200. • Melida and Cecil Truesdale to Joseph Allegood, one lot, one building, 4674 Wrangler Trail, $5 etc. • Carol Stone-Taylor to City of Sumter, one lot, 220 S. Purdy St., $5 etc.; Carol StoneTaylor to City of Sumter, one lot, one building, 218 S. Purdy St., $5 etc. • Avenue Realty Co. Inc. to Charles Riley Jr., one lot, one building, 1029 Porter St., $5 etc.; Avenue Realty Co. Inc. to Charles Riley Jr., one lot, one building, 125 Milton Road, $5 etc.; Avenue Realty Co. Inc. to Charles Riley Jr., one lot, one building, 516 S. Main St., $5 etc.; Avenue Realty Co. Inc. to Charles Riley Jr., one lot, one building, 702 Broad St., $5 etc.; Avenue Realty Co. Inc. to Charles Riley Jr., one lot, one building, 612 S. Harvin St., $5 etc.; Avenue Realty Co. Inc. to Charles Riley Jr., one lot, one building, 509 W. Oakland Ave., $5 etc.; Avenue Realty Co. Inc. to Charles Riley Jr., one lot, one building, 712 S. Sumter St., $5 etc. • Great Southern Homes Inc. to James Thomas Jr. and Patrice E. White, one lot, 3290 Lauderdale Lane, $221,000. • Kenneth B. and Donna S. Soileau to Larry II and Amber Oliver, one lot, one building, 6645 JJ Roberts Drive, $189,000. • Wells Fargo Bank NA to William R. and Natalie N. Yarbrough, one lot, one building, 3136 Mayflower Lane, $137,500. • Forfeited Land Commission to Christopher Elliott, one lot, one building, Cypress Street, $2,346. • Brenda Whaley to Dennis Porter and Amy Ramirez, one lot, one building, 2470 Hummingbird Road, $105,000. • Tommy Q. Frederick Jr. to Thomas A. Conyers, 6405 Legendary Lane, $10,000. • Mungo Homes Inc. to John C. and Erica Vincent, one lot, 2180 Harborview Drive, $311,112. • JP Morgan Chase Bank NA to Secretary of Housing & Urban Development, one lot, two buildings, 1024 Nottingham Drive, $5 etc. • Secretary of Veteran Affairs to Terrance Wells, one lot, two buildings, 3330 Kim St., $45,000. • Brandi N. Frye to Tammy Kay Craft, one lot, one building, 1385 Kentwood Drive, $134,900. • Arthur W. and Joseph S. Pinckney to Arthur W. and Mary Pinckney, three buildings, 6365 Camden Highway, $5 etc. • Wileen J. Stokes to Palmetto Properties of Sumter Co. LLC, 6920 Pasture Road, $6,000. • Christie C. Kemmerlin to Theola Carawan, one lot, one building, 3870 and 3930 Vinca St., $170,000. • Michael and Heike Neubauer to James A. and Julie L. Kelley, one lot, one building, 675 Brutsch Ave., $215,000. • Charles R. Jr. and Debra J. Fossett to Sebastian F. Zaki and Jaimie Dougherty, one lot, one building, 1780 Benelli St., $135,000. • Lee’s Preserve LLC to Allison M. Wharton, 3465 Sawmill Drive, $87,824. • Susan A. Butler to Jack W. Jr. and Lisa P.

PUBLIC RECORD Butler, one lot, two buildings, 1130 Vintage Drive, $325,000. • Joann Packer to Eddie B. and Betty W. Richardson, one lot, one building, 4040 Delaware Drive, $26,000. • Janie L. Glencamp to Viyola Vaughn, one lot, Old Pocalla Road, $5,700. • U.S. Bank NA (trustee) to Palmetto Properties of Sumter Co. LLC, one lot, two buildings, 4582 Cheryl Drive, $12,000. • John Mark Campbell to Demitria Q. Kirkland, one lot, one building, 2545 Autumn Terrace, $113,000. • Charles Riley to Jimmy C. Montgomery, one lot, one building, 329 Enter St., $5 etc.; Charles A. Riley to Jimmy C. Montgomery, one lot, one building, 202-208 Highland Ave/, $5 etc.; Charles Riley Jr. (personal representative) to Jimmy C. Montgomery, one lot, one building, 702 Broad St., $5 etc. • Bank of New York Mellon to Harbour Portfolio Viii LP, one lot, one building, 102 Carolina Ave., $8,750. • Larry C. Weston to Jannette N. Jenkins, one lot, one building, 523 President Drive, $6,500; Larry C. Weston to Jannette N. Jenkins, one lot, two buildings, 531 President Drive, $6,500. • Pinnacle Properties of Sumter to Mungo Homes Inc., one lot, 2840 Bismuth Drive South, $21,000. • George O. Richbourg Jr. et al (lifetime estate resident for G.O. Richbourg) to G.O. Richbourg (lifetime estate), one lot, two buildings, 441 W. Calhoun St., $5 etc.; Francis W.S. Richbourg et al (interest of G. Olin Richbourg) to Francis W.S. Richbourg and George O. Richbourg Jr., 855 Winkles Road, $5 etc.; Francis W.S. Richbourg et al Francis W.S. Richbourg and George O. Richbourg Jr., one lot, Winkles Road, $5 etc.; George O. Richbourg Jr. et al (lifetime estate resident for G.O. Richbourg) to G.O. Richbourg (lifetime estate), one lot, two buildings, 441 W. Calhoun St., $5 etc.; Francis W.S. Richbourg et al (interest of G. Olin Richbourg) to Francis W.S. Richbourg and George O. Richbourg Jr., 855 Winkles Road, $5 etc.; Francis W.S. Richbourg et al to Francis W.S. Richbourg and George O. Richbourg Jr., one lot, Winkles Road, $5 etc. • James Gamble to James A. and Kevin and David Gamble, one lot, one building, 7 Neal St., $5 etc. • Bonnie J. Traynum to Edward B. Richardson and Samuel M. Poole, one lot, one building, 2525 Bethel Church Road, $10,000. • Eric K. and Christene J. Alber to Brenda Whaley, one lot, one building, 5771 Whisperwood Drive, $65,000. • Palmetto Properties of Sumter Co. LLC to Rondell D. Harriett, one lot, one building, 5410 Trinity Road, $2,750. • JMJ Homes LLC to Natasha N. Nelson, one lot, 1775 Titanic Court, $155,000. • Maplecreek Properties LLC to Charles Ingram, one lot, three buildings, 2441 Derwent Drive, $59,250. • Jessica Rodriguez Temple to The Citizens Bank, one lot, one building, 6185 Shetland St., $5,000. • James A. and Lynn K. Crawley to Lynn K. Crawley, one lot, two buildings, 3110 Caitlynn Drive, $5 etc.; James A. and Lynn K. Crawley to James A. Crawley, one lot, two buildings, 880 Pitts Road, $5 etc. • Patrick L. Wissing Jr. to Patrick L. Jr. and Teresita S. Wissing, one lot, two buildings, 20 Warwick Court, $5 etc. • Willie Mae Bolden Estate to Marion Bolden Jr. (lifetime estate), one lot, two buildings, 3850 Peach Orchard Road, $5 etc. • Secretary of Housing & Urban Development to Michael D. Lumley, one lot, one building, 6885 Claremont Lane, $37,000. • Secretary of Housing & Urban Development to Heath Gardner, one lot, one building, 726 Bay Springs Drive, $75,007. • Meadowcroft Inc. to JMJ Homes LLC, one lot, 3545 Katwallace Circle, $34,000. • Zachary A. Eskelson to Carole Hatch, one lot, two buildings, 485 Sierra St., $124,000. • Carolyn G. Black (trustee) to Harry C. Jr. and Patricia M. Babirad, one lot, one building, 3050 Porchview Lane, $225,000. • Joey and Terry Baxley to Palmetto Properties of Sumter Co. LLC, one lot, one building, 955 Eagle Road/4875 Slick W, $2,500. • John Lewis to Forfeited Land Commission, one lot, one building, 18 Mills St., $1,416. • Esther Frierson to Forfeited Land Commission, one lot, 738 Olive St., $337. • Valdosta McFadden to Forfeited Land Commission, one lot, two buildings, 1425 Rush St., $2,656. • Virginia Rouse et al to Forfeited Land Commission, one lot, 730 Nelson St., $372. • Kara Anna Rogers to Forfeited Land Commission, one lot, 1580 Chickenman Lane, $865. • Jose L. and Rachael E. Flores to Laura T. Meredith, one building, 1605 Blossom View Road, $103,000. • Patsy L. Dickerson to Van M. and Regina Gibson Purvis, one lot, two buildings, 16 Tanager Trail, $135,000. • Van M. and Regina G. Purvis to Wesley Carlisle Murphy III, one lot, one building, 2024 Charleston Ave., $85,000. • Becky Sue and David F. Ray to Fred L. Hatfield Jr., three buildings, 2610 Carriage Drive, $230,000. • Robert E.L. Gregg to Forfeited Land Commission, one lot, one building, 238 Murphy St., $1,054. • Virginia Rouse et al to Forfeited Land Commission, one lot, Collins Street, $172. • Katherine P. Shirer et al Trustees B 1 to Forfeited Land Commission, one lot, R/W Bernice/Pearl Court, $657. • Ernest Gamble to Forfeited Land Commission, one lot, Narrow Paved Road, $359. • Michelle Frierson to Forfeited Land Commission, one lot, 112 King St., $313. • John H. Frierson to Forfeited Land Commission, one lot, 4185 Fourth St., $522. • David Reese to Forfeited Land Commission, one lot, one building, 916 Collins St., $1,134. • Leanne and Walter Riley to Forfeited Land Commission, one lot, one building, 1037 Porter St., $23,671. • Heirs of Alford Mayes to Forfeited Land Commission, one lot, North Main Street East, $219.

• John Lewis to Forfeited Land Commission, one lot, 711 Olive St., $1,067. • Carolinas Homebuilder LLC to Great Southern Homes Inc., one lot, 374 Niblick Drive, $5 etc. • JB Properties of South Carolina LLC to Gabriel Contreras, 7030 Scales Road, $24,500.

BUILDING PERMITS • David Burshtein, owner, Robert W. Nunnery, contractor, 1460 Malone Drive, $7,100 (reroof, residential). • Allyson F. MacLaughlin, owner, Pack Construction LLC, contractor, 1101 Meadowcroft Drive, $8,500 (reroof, residential). • Robert E. and Kimberly Hamilton, owners, Guy Roofing Inc., contractor, 945 McCathern Ave., $13,174.51 (remove / replace shingles, residential). • Brandie White, owner, William Lee dba Lee’s Roofing Co., contractor, 3380 Ashlynn Way, $10,000 (replace roof and windows, residential). • Vajannise R. Ingram, owner, Carl King, contractor, 1890 Goodman Road, Lynchburg (mobile home, residential). • Bernard Goodman, owner, David Campbell, contractor, 4850 Trinity Road, Lynchburg (mobile home, residential). • Warren Andrew Wilson III, owner, Michael D. Linville, contractor, 3295 Mitchum St., $5,100 (reroof / vinyl repair, residential). • Gary and Rose Kothera, owners, Knepp Roofing Carpenter, contractor, 1040 Stonecroft Drive, $7,865 (roof replacement, residential). • Ronald M. Joye Sr., owner, Welch’s Quality Builders & Roofers LLC, contractor, 61 Lake Shore Drive, $6,190 (reroof, residential). • Verlette Richburg, owner, Welch’s Quality Builders & Roofers LLC, contractor, 1170 Malone Drive, $7,310 (reroof / fascia / metal siding, residential). • James R. Longboat, owner, Donald Buddin dba Sumter Roofing, contractor, 1155 Morris Way Drive, $6,100 (reroof, residential). • Norman E. English, owner, Shelwood China, contractor, 878 Twin Lakes Drive, $6,500 (reroof, residential). • Corey and Sandra McBride, owners, Carolina Home Improvements, contractor, 2800 McCrays Mill Road, $5,000 (vinyl siding, residential). • Robert L. and Maxine T. Powell, owners, Carolina Home Improvements, contractor, 1185 Morris Way Drive, $7,000 (new roof and vinyl repairs, residential). • Barbara Collins, owner, Craig Drennon dba Storm Team Construction, contractor, 2791 Ridgehill Drive, $7,982.72 (reroof, residential). • Emily J. Maple (lifetime estate), owner, Craig Drennon dba Storm Team Construction, contractor, 3090 Ashlynn Way, $10,759.62 (reroof, residential). • James A. and Hattie L. Jenkins, owners, Michael A. Walters Builders, contractor, 3395 Tamarah Way, $7,800 (replace shingles / replace some, residential). • Lawrence and Ellen M. Creed, owners, Larry E. Timmons, contractor, 1221 Rockdale Blvd., $10,200 (replace shingles, residential). • Fidel Trejo-Duren, owner, Harvey McDonald, contractor, 205 Boots Branch Road (245) (mobile home, residential). • Edward B. and Betty J. Richardson, owners, Harvey McDonald, contractor, 5224 Scenic Lake East No. 37, Rembert (mobile home, residential). • Jeffrey L. and Tracie Phillips, owners, Larry E. Timmons, contractor, 1001 Beckridge Drive, $5,200 (install shingles, residential). • Larry F. and Patricia W. Causey, owners, Shelwood China, contractor, 2530 Carriage Drive, $8,508 (reroof only, residential). • Phyllis Valone, owner, Donald Buddin dba Sumter Roofing, contractor, 3270 Tamarah Way, $9,000 (reroof and vinyl, residential). • Judy S. Drown, owner, Donald Buddin dba Sumter Roofing, contractor, 1140 Fallingwater Lane, $6,000 (reroof and vinyl, residential). • John Duvall and Susan D. Osteen, owners, Evans Construction Co., contractor, 4 Swan Lake Drive, $50,000 (laundry room renovations / 1/2 bath addition / outdoor living space, residential). • Pinnacle Properties of Sumter, owner, Great Southern Homes Inc., contractor, 3220 Lauderdale Lane, 2,567 heated square feet and 344 unheated square feet, $94,848 (single family dwelling, residential). • Marcia R. Cannonier, owner, James Daniel Burleson, contractor, 3210 Matthews Drive, $6,884.29 (reroof and some vinyl, residential). • Jeanne J. Simon, owner, McIntosh and Sons Construction, contractor, 3101 Ashlynn Way, $8,650 (replace roof / one window / rescreen porch, residential). • James R. and Karen S. Boggs, owners, William Lee dba Lee’s Roofing Co., contractor, 3150 Ashlynn Way, $7,000 (shingles - roof, residential). • Craig Spann and Hope Johnson, owners, Square It Up Roofing Inc., contractor, 1135 Morris Way Drive, $7,205 (reroof, residential). • Daryl W. and Nancy L. Flippin, owners, Square It Up Roofing Inc., contractor, 1044 Saltwood Road, $8,968 (reroof, residential). • Favi and Raquel Lastimoso, owners, Jeffrey D. Haas, contractor, 3295 Ashlynn Way, $11,090.35 (reroof / fascia, residential). • Jamie H. Durant, owner, Jeffrey D. Haas, contractor, 1710 Melette St., $13,600 (reroof / fascia / siding, residential). • Lynn Eugene and Cynthia M. Smith, owners, Welch’s Quality Builders & Roofers LLC, contractor, 888 Trailmore Circle, $5,980 (reroof, fascia metal, siding, residential). • Martha D. Cribb, owner, Welch’s Quality Builders & Roofers LLC, contractor, 730 Torrey Pines Drive, $6,910 (reroof, siding, fascia metal, residential). • Robert L. and Carolyn B. Peoples, owners, Michael Partin, contractor, 502 Dicks St.,

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$16,600 (heat pump, roof, windows, handrails, residential). • Paul S. and Wendy C. Holladay, owners, Emil P. Wodicka, contractor, 4025 Gibbs Dairy Road,, $7,500 (wood fence, residential). • Woodrow Ishman Jr., owner, Complete Contractor Services Inc., contractor, 3285 Lauderdale Lane, $14,196.84 (remove / replace shingles, residential). • Robert R. and Karen T. Margroff, owners, Donald Buddin dba Sumter Roofing, contractor, 3095 Sun Valley Drive, $6,000 (reroof, residential). • S.C. Apartment Fund LLC, owner, Jonathan Brent Waynick dba JBW Properties, contractor, 325 Boulevard Road, $5,500 (new roof, commercial); S.C. Apartment Fund LLC, owner, Jonathan Brent Waynick dba JBW Properties, contractor, 325 Boulevard Road, $5,500 (new roof, commercial). • Laurie E. Rogers, owner, Timothy Kelley dba Kelley Construction, contractor, 34 Doe Court, Wedgefield, $5,510 (install new roof, residential). • Donald M. or Ann S. Windham, owners, William Lee dba Lee’s Roofing Co., contractor, 3035 Ashlynn Way, $9,000 (shingles / reroof / vinyl, residential). • Rivie B. Bolen, owner, George E. Cantlon dba Sumter Siding, contractor, 3365 Tamarah Way, $10,624 (reroof, residential). • Robin J. and Joseph L. Brown, owners, Jason Josey dba Josey Builders, contractor, 2352 Orvis St., $7,100 (new roof, residential). • Timothy C. and Jacqueline Gibson, owners, Welch’s Quality Builders & Roofers LLC, contractor, 1225 Warwick Drive, $6,970 (reroof / metal fascia, residential). • Henry L. and Louise p. Hutchinson, owners, Welch’s Quality Builders & Roofers LLC, contractor, 2950 Waverly Drive, $8,140 (reroof, residential). • Margie Cooper, owner, Jeffrey D. Haas, contractor, 3135 Tamarah Way, $12,081 (reroof / vinyl / gutters / three windows, residential). • Gloria McMillian, owner, Michael Partin, contractor, 570 Browntown Road, $15,000 (repairs to house / heat pump / roof, residential). • Jeremy Thames, owner, James Miller Construction, contractor, 2127 Kingsbury Drive, $6,000 (new roof, residential). • Gerald W. and Wanda Ka Campagnari, owners, James Miller Construction, contractor, 3075 Caitlynn Drive, $6,400 (new roof, residential). • Rosetta D. Collins, owner, Wells Builders, contractor, 896 Twin Lakes Drive, $6,200 (remove / replace shingles, residential). • Jodie L. Benenhaley, owner, Arthur Bloom, contractor, 4309 Pantego Drive, 2,026 heated square feet, $120,000 (new dwelling, residential). • Santee Lynches Affordable, owner, Sumter Home Insulators Inc., contractor, 454 Robney Drive, $14,595 (remove / replace roof, interior repairs, residential). • James and Cheryl Lint, owners, Pack Construction LLC, contractor, 1125 Inabinet Drive, $9,400 (reroof / vinyl repair, residential). • Doris Marie Joe, owner, Donald Buddin dba Sumter Roofing, contractor, 3080 Sun Valley Drive, $6,000 (reroof and vinyl, residential). • Kasey C. Smith, owner, Donald Buddin dba Sumter Roofing, contractor, 3030 Sun Valley Drive, $6,500 (reroof and vinyl, residential). • Charles M. Smith, owner, Charles Smith Co. LLC, contractor, 1580 Airport Road, $9,500 (reconstruct existing asphalt parking lot per sketch, commercial). • Robert J. and Minda S. Blevins, owners, Welch’s Quality Builders & Roofers LLC, contractor, 1085 Twin Lakes Drive, $6,410 (reroof / fascia metal / two windows, residential). • Audrey M. Shirley, owner, Welch’s Quality Builders & Roofers LLC, contractor, 10 Turnberry Court, $6,110 (reroof, residential). • Keith E. and Laura A. Cox, owners, Welch’s Quality Builders & Roofers LLC, contractor, 1175 Malone Drive, $8,810 (reroof / metal fascia, residential). • Robert E. Davis, owner, Lynn J. Verzwyvelt dba Southeastern Roof, contractor, 901 Clay St., $8,255.99 (roof replacement, residential). • Ryan J. and Melissa D. Corrigan, owners, Craig Drennon dba Storm Team Construction, contractor, 3255 Tamarah Way, $16,056.57 (reroof, residential). • Barbara M. Brunson, owner, Monroe Construction Co. LLC, contractor, 3145 Ashlynn Way, $10,559.31 (reroof / fascia / gutters / windows, residential). • Howard W. and Charlotte Brutsch, owners, Monroe Construction Co. LLC, contractor, 30 Chartwell Court, $8,921.54 (reroof, residential). • Charles Wade Flippen, owner and contractor, 842 Manchester Road, 1,000 unheated square feet, $15,000 (detached garage, residential). • Sean D. Lynch, owner, Jason Singletary, contractor, 918 Kolb Road, $5,600 (reroof, residential). • David B. Jr. and Lilly E. Williams, owner, Jason Singletary, contractor, 3220 Matthews Drive, $5,900 (reroof, residential). • Willie and Sekenyia M. Williams, owners, Square It Up Roofing Inc., contractor, 2842 Stratford Drive, $7,575 (reroof, residential). • Emmanuel Bradley, owner, Jeffrey D. Haas, contractor, 60 Christopher Court, $8,340 (reroof / gutters / siding / fascia, residential). • Christopher A. Brogdon, owner, Wells Builders, contractor, 324 Wyoming Drive, $176,546 (fire damage repairs, residential). • John W. and Karen H. Stodghill, owners, 3720 Katwallace Drive, $11,000 (reroof / vinyl repairs, residential). • Ivan Walker, owner, Robert W. Nunnery, contractor, 1105 Meadowcroft Drive, $7,100 (reroof, residential). • Carrie L. Burnett, owner, Jonathan Brent Waynick dba JBW Properties, contractor, 2777 Powhatan Drive, $11,890 (new roof, residential).

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aybe it’s my upbringing or just the way that I am, but I’d rather make my own than buy one. I’ve made my own duck decoys and my own turkey calls and I’ve been pleased as I can be with both of them. When it came time to complete my workshop, I wanted to do it and do it my way. I like what I’ve got. So, when I had the opportunity to make a deer stand “life line,” I went for it. For the unknowing, a life line is nothing more than a rope attached above the tree stand that has a sliding knot on it. You can Earle hook your safety belt Woodward to it and if you make a AFIELD & wrong step on your AFLOAT way up or down the ladder the knot tightens up and a long fall is prevented. I had long looked at them, but had not purchased one simply because I thought the $40 one cost was a little excessive given the amount of materials in the product. A couple of things changed my mind. I was talking to a good friend of mine, Roby Kelley, and he was describing the ones on his stands and how easy they were to use. Second, we kept Katie, also

known as “Scooter,” over the weekend and, well, I’d really like to be there for her wedding. To make a long story short, I purchased an HSS Life Line, from an online vendor for $38.95 and free shipping. I bought the retail version to be able to see how it was made and learn how to tie the special knot. That knot, called a Prusik or Prussic Knot, is named after Karl Prusik, an Austrian mountaineer credited with the invention of the knot. If you can remember the James Bond movie “For Your Eyes Only, Bond, James Bond, was hanging from a rope on a mountainside and used his shoelaces to tie a sliding knot and loop to the rope and climb to safety by putting his foot in the loop and standing into it. That was a Prussic knot. If it’s good enough for James Bond, it’s good enough for me. By the same token, I understand that the U.S. Army Rangers still learn how to tie and use the Prussic. I trust our nation’s finest over James Bond any day. Having a marked lack of patience in some areas, hunting stuff being one of them, I couldn’t wait on the retail version and decided to go online and see if I couldn’t figure out how to tie the knot from there. Now I’m really upset about buying one; it’s so easy I could make a dozen at home in about an hour and

for a fraction on the cost. Just look up Prussic Knot online and it will show you the knot and even how to make a Life Line using it. Coffee Pot and I threw one together in about 10 minutes the other night. You need a main line that will support more than your weight, because when you add downward momentum to your weight the force on the rope is much more than you weigh. I chose a rope that will support more than 500 pounds. Of course, if I eat a couple more biscuits I might have to get a thicker rope. The loop and knot rope should also exceed your weight. With a homemade Life Line in hand, I made my way to the base of my tree and climbed to the platform some 20 feet up. I hooked up my safety harness and began to install the Life Line. I had a safety harness strap from an older tree stand purchase that I did not use, so I slipped it as high up above the stand as I could reach and buried the main rope for the Life Line under it. I tied it off with a bowline and let the other end fall to the ground. At the point where I step off of the ladder onto the stand platform, the knot and safety harness tether will both be above my head. It was time for a test. While still hooked to the main safety harness tree strap by its carabineer, or

big steel loop with a gate, I hooked the carabineer from the safety harness tether onto the loop in the Prussic knot and then unhooked from the main tree strap. I stepped over to the ladder and descended the tree pushing the knot down the rope as I went. It may have added 15 seconds to the descent. I unhooked from the loop at the bottom of the tree. I made the bottom of the main rope fast around the base of the tree, so it will be easier to push the knot up the tree when ascending, and left for home. Accidents happen when you least expect it, and one of the most dangerous times a deer hunter encounters is the transfer from the ladder to the stand and vice versa. Maybe the ladder is wet and your foot slips, maybe the stand platform shifts when you transfer your weight, perhaps a step breaks off of the ladder, who knows, but things like these do happen and even the best athletes in the world can’t react to these things fast enough to keep from falling. With the Life Line, you’re strapped in from top to bottom and you never have to be unsecured. I imagine your family would appreciate that little bit of consideration. Archery season is on and I hope to regale you with an exciting story of adventure next week. Until then, have fun, shoot well and above all else, be safe. Hook up.

Decision could boost use of popular weed killer WASHINGTON (AP) — Faced with tougher and more resistant weeds, corn and soybean farmers are anxiously awaiting government decisions on a new version of a popular herbicide — and on genetically modified seeds to grow crops designed to resist it. Critics say more study is needed on the effects of the herbicide and they are concerned it could endanger public health. The Environmental Protection Agency is expected to rule this fall on Dow AgroSciences’ application to market Enlist, a new version of the 2,4-D herbicide that’s been around since the 1940s. It’s partly a game of catch-up for the agriculture industry, as many farmers are dealing with weeds that have become resistant to glyphosate, an herbicide commonly used on corn and soybeans now. If approved, the 2,4-D would be used in combination with glyphosate. An Agriculture Department decision on the company’s genetically modified seeds also is expected this fall. In the department’s final environmental re-

view released last week, the USDA recommended approval. The agency said that if both the seeds and herbicide are approved, the use of 2,4-D could increase by an estimated 200 to 600 percent by the year 2020. While the USDA only oversees the safety of the plants, the EPA oversees the safety of the herbicide for human and environmental health. The agency has already found the chemical safe several times

for other species as well as for the public and agricultural workers. Groups lobbying the agency to prevent the herbicide’s expanded use say they are concerned about the toxic effects of the herbicide and the potential for it to drift. Corn and soybeans are the nation’s largest crops, and the potential for expanded use is huge. Scott Faber of the Environmental Working Group said

the EPA studies so far have not been comprehensive enough and need to look more closely into the effects of pesticides on children. “This is a once-in-a-generation decision that will have a huge impact on public health, especially on farmers and rural residents,” Faber said. “This is a moment to step back and ask if this is a durable weed control solution for farmers.”

Damon Palmer of Dow AgroSciences says the new version has been re-engineered to solve potential problems, like drift before and after the herbicide hits the plant. The company says it is moving forward at a critical time in agriculture, helping farmers be more productive so they can meet an increasing demand for food. Officials say multiple studies and reviews over the last six decades have confirmed the herbicide’s safety. 2,4-D is now used on other crops, including wheat, and on pastures and home lawns. It is the world’s most popular herbicide and the third most popular in the United States, behind atrazine and glyphosate. Most corn and soybeans grown in the U.S. are already genetically engineered. Before Monsanto’s Roundup herbicide was introduced in 1976, most farmers tilled their fields prior to planting, flipping the soil over and burying the weeds to kill them. The technique exposed tilled earth to the air, creating problems with erosion and runoff and releasing greenhouse gases.

35-80 feet and most of the action is coming down-line fishing with live herring. Lake Wateree Crappie: Fair to good. Veteran tournament angler Will Hinson reports that crappie are still biting pretty well on Lake Wateree around deeper brush. Fish are holding around brush in 18-20 feet of water, and early in the day some of the fish may be suspended up in the brush. However, as soon as the sun starts to come up they are heading straight to the bottom. Lake Greenwood White Perch: Good. Captain Chris Simpson reports that perch are balled up in large schools in most every major creek and large cove on the lake. Start out searching in 18-20 feet of water and look for a large ball on your graph; some days they may be as shallow as 5-10 feet of water and other days they may be deeper. Catfish: Fair. Captain Chris Simpson reports that the Lake Greenwood catfish bite has slowed a little from its pace earlier in the summer, but the pattern remains essentially the same. Anchor on points and humps and fan-cast to depths from 2-20 feet of water, and be prepared to move after 30-45 minutes if there is no action. Lake Monticello

another week or so. In contrast, the small fish “numbers” bite has been really good. For both big and little fish the best action has come in the 40-60 foot range. Lake Russell Catfish: Very good. Guide Wendell Wilson reports that very strong numbers of catfish can be caught right now. Anchor on main lake points and fish cut herring on the bottom in approximately 20 feet of water. Bream: Fair. Guide Wendell Wilson reports that the action can still be hot for bream fishing in the backs of coves with crickets and worms, but the bigger fish that were up shallow spawning in May and June have largely disappeared - most likely back out to deeper water. Bass: Fair to good. Guide Wendell Wilson reports that there are several patterns going for bass on Lake Russell right now. One is a timber patterns, and particularly largemouth bass will be caught around standing cedar trees in 25-40 feet of water. Fish Texas-rigged worms and lizards about 12-15 feet deep and look for bites on the drop. Right now a good bet is the timber which is located adjacent to the Felkel boat ramp. Lake Thurmond Striped and Hybrid Bass: Good. Captain William Sasser reports that two-pound fish that were stocked in the lake last year are everywhere, and off pretty much any point or in any cove on the lower end anglers can catch as many fish as they want on herring. The bigger striper can be found just off the bottom 50-60 feet down, or even on the bottom, in about 70

feet of water. They can be caught on down-lined herring. Crappie: Good. Captain William Sasser reports that crappie fishing continues to be strong. Fish are in the main river channel, but they are also in short coves and little creeks near the channel. The best pattern is to fish minnows vertically about 10 feet down around brush in 20-25 feet of water in these areas. Lake Wylie Catfish: Fair. Try anchoring and drifting with cut bait, and look for the fishing to get better and better as the spawn gets further in the rear view mirror. Lake Jocassee Trout: Fair. Captain Steve Pietrykowski reports that trout fishing is still decent on Lake Jocassee with fish in a true summer pattern. They are concentrated in deep water in the main lake. The best depth range is now 60-80 feet of water, and both spoons and live bait will still catch fish. However, live bait has been more productive. In order to beat the daytime heat it is still worth a try to night fishing around the intakes. Suspending medium shiners and nightcrawlers 30-40 feet down is catching some fish. Bass: Slow to fair. Captain Steve Pietrykowski reports that bass are in a pretty traditional summer pattern, and it can be a tough time to catch fish on Lake Jocassee. With the heat (and always-clear water conditions) the best pattern is probably night fishing with big plastic worms off points. During the day try throwing topwater lures off points for an hour or two after the sun comes up, but

after that tactics include drop shotting, fishing shakey head worms and Carolina rigging off deeper points. Lake Keowee Catfish: Hit and miss. Captain Chris Simpson reports that the big fish bite is starting to get a bit more predictable, but with another wave of fish still likely to spawn it may not get very consistent for another week or so. In contrast, the small fish “numbers” bite has been really good. For both big and little fish the best action has come in the 40-60 foot range. Lake Hartwell Striped and Hybrid Bass: Very good. Captain Bill Plumley reports that striped bass fishing has gotten hot, with most fish from the mid-lake area down to the dam. Pretty much everything that is being caught is coming 30-60 feet deep on down-lines. Sometimes the fish are oriented in the main channel suspended over very deep water, and sometimes they are holding off long points that swing in close to the channel. Catfish: Good. Captain Bill Plumley reports that channel catfish are biting very well, particularly on dip bait, although cut herring and nightcrawlers will also catch fish. Fish are spread out all over the lake and their depth range has gotten a little deeper with fish in the 10-30 foot range. White perch: Good. Guide Wendell Wilson reports that on the lower end of the Lake Hartwell he has been catching strong numbers of perch, mainly in 30-40 feet of water. They are mixed in with small striper and will take minnows and small herring.

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Blake Beckett of West Central Cooperative sprays a soybean field in Granger, Iowa on July 11, 2013. Faced with tougher and more resistant weeds, corn and soybean farmers are anxiously awaiting government decisions on a new version of a popular herbicide — and on genetically modified seeds to grow crops designed to resist it. The Environmental Protection Agency is expected to rule in the fall on Dow AgroSciences’ application to market Enlist, a new version of the 2,4-D herbicide that’s been around since the 1940s.

FISHING REPORT Santee Cooper System Crappie: Good. Captain Steve English reports that crappie are still in a healthy summer feeding pattern and some nice fish continue to be caught. Up the creeks he has been catching some fish in 8-14 feet of water, while out on the main lakes he has been catching fish around brush in 12-20 feet of water. Bream: Fair to good. Captain Steve English reports that tough weather conditions have kept the bream bite from getting as good as it should be, but with the full moon on the 10th he expects a lot of fish to move up shallow to spawn. Lake Murray Bream: Good. Lake World reports that bream fishing is still strong, although off a bit from the pace a few weeks ago. The best bluegill have been found in approximately 20 feet of water, while smaller fish can be caught around shoreline cover. Good shellcracker have been caught in shallower water approximately 4-12 feet deep - keep moving until you locate the fish. Catfish: Good. Captain Chris Simpson reports that the bite has been improved with the majority of the spawn already having taken place. The best pattern is anchoring on points and humps and fancasting to depths of 3-30 feet with dip baits and shrimp. Striped bass: Fair to good. Lake World reports that striper can be caught all over the lower lake, on both the Ballentine side and in the big water near the dam. The bite around the towers has been good off and on. The best depth range has been

Catfish: Fair to good. Captain Chris Simpson reports that the big fish bite is starting to get a bit more predictable, but with another wave of fish still likely to spawn it may not get very consistent for

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The unique beauty of Chantelle Brown-Young (right) and other contestants is put to the test by host Tyra Banks on Cycle 21 of “America’s Next Top Model,” premiering Monday at 9 p.m. on The CW. SUNDAY DAYTIME AUGUST 17 TW FT

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Aspiring Learn It’sindustry, All In theModels modeling About the Shot it’s all about the shot By Dan Rice FYI Television

it first debuted over a decade ago, “America’s Nextand Top Model” has become Such a fresh hot concept an institution, and oneover that continues when it first debuted a decade to inspire runway dreams for manyhas a ago, “America’s Next Top Model” become an Make institution, andaone that young girl. that many young boy continues to inspire dreams as well, now that guysrunway are admitted to forthe many a young girl. Make popular competition for thethat second many a young as well, Monday now that season in a row.boy Premiering guys are admitted to the popular at 9 p.m. on The CW (and then moving competition for the second season 9 p.m.Premiering Friday on Oct. 3), Cycleat219 into a row. Monday assembles wannabe catwalkers p.m. on Theseven CW (then moving to 9 of each gender and 3), putsCycle them21 under p.m. Friday on Oct. as- the same roof and fierce scrutiny as they sembles seven wannabe catwalkers mentored, measured ofare each gendermotivated and putsand them under theone same roofwith andthe fierce scruagainst another images tiny as theyonare captured film.mentored, motivated and measured against one Tyra anHosted by executive producer other with captured on Banks, whothe alsoimages completes the judges film. panel with fashion PR expert Kelly Hosted by executive producer Cutrone (and thealso viewing public), Cycle Tyra Banks, who completes the 21 features addition of renowned judges panelthe with fashion PR expert photographer Yu Tsai as creative consulKelly Cutrone (and the viewing pubtant, and21 thefeatures return ofthe beloved runway lic), Cycle addition of coach J. Alexander, aka “Miss renowned photographer YuJ.” Tsai as creative consultant, and return “His name says it all. I’vethe missed ‘Miss ofJ.’beloved runway Alexanand am elated he’scoach back,”J.gushes der, aka “Miss Banks. “I knowJ.”‘Top Model’ fans will “His name says it all. I’ve missed rejoice!” ‘Miss J.’ and am elated he’s back,” Coming from across the continent, gushes Banks. “I know ‘Top Model’ each aspiring model has their own tale fans will rejoice!” ofComing courage from and determination behind across the contitheireach braveaspiring bids at a model career inhas fashion, nent, their but tale noneofis courage more evident that of own andthan determinaToronto’s Chantelle Brown-Young, tion behind their brave bids at awho career in fashion, but none is more at the age of 4 was diagnosed withevident than thatsame of Toronto’s Chantelle vitiligo – the skin depigmentation Brown-Young, whoJackson at the had. age As of is 4 condition Michael was diagnosed with vitiligo – theof often the case, Chantelle’s patches same skin depigmentation condiwhite skin are remarkably symmetrical tion Michael Jackson had. As is often and, afterChantelle’s all, symmetry is a cornerstone the case, patches of of perceived All the symmetrimore exotic white skin arebeauty. remarkably striking features and form, calwith and, after all, symmetry is aChancortelle shares her strengthbeauty. as a “vitiligo nerstone of perceived All the more exoticthrough with striking feaspokesperson” motivational tures form, her talksand given bothChantelle online and shares in person.

“[Being] ‘America’s Next Top Model’ has been a lifetime dream,” Chantelle both andpitch in person. said inonline her video to the show. “And “[Being] ‘America’s Nextare Top I know that the people who thinking Model’ has been a lifetime dream,” that they can’t do what they want Chantelle said in her video pitchtoto do because of theI know little things thatpeothey the show. “And that the have, theare littlethinking flaws, you know, youcan’t can ple who that they definitely do it want and I’mtohere prove of do what they do to because the littlemakes thingsme that theycompared have, the it. What unique, little know, you canI defito theflaws, otheryou contestants, is that have nitely do itthat andisI’m here to prove it. something very profound about What makes me unique, compared the way that I look. A lot of people have to the other contestants, is that I a story and a background, but mine have something that is very pro-is paintedabout on mythe body.” found way that I look. A when people challenged lot“Ioflike people have aare story and a background, but mine painted to redefine beauty,” says is Cutrone. “I on my body. ” think it’s really important, because I “I like when chalpersonally don’t people want to are live in a world lenged to redefine beauty, ” says Cuwhere the concept is what people trone. “I think it’s really important, have homogenized.” the same time, because I personallyAtdon’t want to Cutrone also stresses the show live in a world wherethat theon concept is and inpeople the industry, must be willwhat havemodels homogenized. ” At ing same to allowtime, the reinterpretation of their the Cutrone also stresses that onwithin the show and in process. the indusbeauty the creative try,“Tyra models mustreally be willing to allow is a really, big supporter of the reinterpretation of even theircreated beauty autonomy; I mean, she’s within the creative process. words like ‘flawsome,’ which is to take “Tyra is a really, really big supwhat society would consider to she’s be your porter of autonomy; I mean, flawscreated and celebrate them,” Cutrone ex-’ even words like ‘flawsome, plains. is“Iftoyou lookwhat at some of thewould edgier which take society consider be your Gaultier, flaws and brands liketoJean-Paul theycelebrate ” Cutrone “If you wouldthem, call upon a modelexplains. like Chantelle look someThere of theareedgier to beatherself. going brands to be other like Jean-Paul they would times when herGaultier, skin condition might call upon a model like Chantelle to not be working for certain brands, be herself. There are going to beand they might her like, we really other timesask when her‘Wow, skin condition love your but weforwant you to might notfeatures, be working certain have a monochromatic skinask tone.’ brands, and they might herThat like, ‘Wow, really love features, would we be normal in theyour industry. That’s but have monothe we thingwant that you wouldtogive heralongevity chromatic skin tone.’ That would be in the industry. normal in the industry. That’s the “So, we treated her like a model, and thing that would give her longevity for theindustry. most part, if the brief wasn’t in the specific, wetreated allowedher her like to beathe way “So, we model, she is, is really interesting,” Cuand forwhich the most part, if the brief wasn’t specific, we herinto trone continues. “Theallowed symmetry herbe the way she is, which intercondition, I mean, to seeisitreally in person,

it’s a really beautiful thing because it’s perfect. But at the same time, Shaun to seeyou it in person, a really Ross, know, who’sit’s albino, is a beautireally ful thing it’s perfect. But at good friendbecause of mine, and there’s going the same time, Shaun Ross, you to be people see Shaun Ross good and know, who’swho albino, is a really don’t want him toand havethere’s white hair andto friend of mine, going white eyelashes. goingRoss to sayand be people whoThey’re see Shaun they himhim in dark hair and wearing don’twant want to have white hair and white eyelashes. going mascara. If you’re going They’re to be a model, to saynot they want him dark say hairOK you’re a producer. Youineither and you’re or ‘I’mwearing not downmascara. for that. IIfwon’t cover it going to be a model, you’re not a up.’ There’s no right or wrong, it’s about producer. You either say OK or ‘I’m your brand and wantcover it to be.it not down for how that.you I won’t “Omahyra, who’s fromorthe Dominican up. ’ There’s no right wrong, it’s Republic [and]brand is covered tattoos, about your and in how you wantsexy, it to super be. androgynous, I mean, super “Omahyra, who’s fromshoots, the Dosometimes she did girly-girl minican Republic is covered in which meant she got[and] hair extensions tattoos, superwere sexy,covered super androgyand the tattoos up. Is nous, I mean, sometimes she did that how she would present herselfshe as a girly-girl shoots, which meant human being? No. Is that how went got hair extensions and theshe tattoos and made $100,000? were covered up. IsYes. that how she “The challenge Chantelle is to would present with herself as a human being? No. Isher that she went and really prepare forhow the modeling madewhich $100,000? world, is, like,Yes. it’s great to have “Theit’s challenge withaChantelle courage, great to have story, but is to really prepare her for the modelyou also have to be a good model. You ing world, which is, like, it’s great to know, thegreat end oftothe day,athe have because courage,atit’s have industry is about, ‘Didhave you get story, but you also to the be ashot?’ That’s industry.” goodthe model. You know, because at the endthe oftelevision the day, show, the industry is As for for Cutrone about, ‘Didthe youindividuals get the shot?’ That’s it’s all about working bethe industry. ” “I’m really impressed hind the cameras. As for the television for Cuwith the producers and Tyrashow, and the trone it’s all about the individuals network,” she praises. “I mean, 21 Cyworking behind the cameras. “I’m cles is aimpressed lot, you know, and what people really with the producers don’t see isand thatthe there are 140”people and Tyra network, she making show. 21 AndCycles everybody’s praises.that “I mean, is a lot, you know, andthere’s whatno people always on time, dramadon’t and see is that there areAnd 140Tyra’s people there’s no meanness. doing making that show. everybody’s everything without cueAnd cards; she’s always on time, there’s no drama doing everything off the cuff. And when and there’s no meanness. And Tyra’s the people are eliminated, there’s lot doing everything without cueacards; ofshe’s caredoing and love for those kids, there’s everything off the cuff. aAnd lot ofwhen follow-up with them. a nice the people areIt’s eliminated, there’s a lot carearen’t and love for place to work, andofthere a lot of those kids, there’s a lot of follow-up glitches.”

strength as a “vitiligo spokesperson” through motivational talks given

esting,” Cutrone continues. “The symmetry in her condition, I mean,

with them. It’s a nice place to work, and there aren’t a lot of glitches.”

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