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Cops nab naked bandit Man steals SUV, strips while running from law enforcement BY KONSTANTIN VENGEROWSKY konstantin@theitem.com RICK CARPENTER / THE SUMTER ITEM

This 2015 Cadillac Escalade was stolen at a Sumter business, and law enforcement was pursuing the vehicle northbound on U.S. 15 when it crossed over the center median and two lanes of southbound traffic, striking two vehicles, before crashing into a forested swamp west of U.S. 15. The driver then stripped and ran through the swamp before being apprehended.

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It’s the naked truth: A man stole and crashed a luxury vehicle, stripped and ran through a swamp trying to elude law enforcement officers Monday. Goldie Bellinger, 34, whose last known address was 24 Terry Lane

in Williston, faces a charge of grand larceny of more than $10,000. Sumter Police Department received a call about 2 p.m. in refBELLINGER erence to a stolen black 2015 Cadillac Escalade in the 500 block of Bultman Drive. The keys of

the vehicle were left in the ignition, and the car had been left running, unlocked and unattended at the time of the theft, according to Braden Bunch, Sumter County Sheriff’s Office spokesman. Using the installed GPS device inside the vehicle, deputies were able

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Boy, 11, ranks 3rd in state for fastest puzzle-solving time BY ADRIENNE SARVIS adrienne@theitem.com A Sumter boy’s calculated moves have placed him at third in South Carolina for his Rubik’s Cube-solving skills, which he recently displayed during a national competition earlier this month. Jacob Crowe, 11, competed in his first competition, the U.S. Nationals 2015 Rubik’s Cube Competition, on June 31 and Aug. 1 in Hilton Head. A sixth-grader at Thomas Sumter Academy, Jacob got his first cube last year when he saw it in a book store and bought it on a whim. He said he was able to solve the puzzle within five to seven minutes. Jacob has since solved a total of 25 Rubik’s Cubes of different shapes and sizes. The most common Rubik’s Cube, the 3X3, happens to be Jacob’s favorite. He said once you learn to solve this puzzle, solving other Rubik’s Cubes will get easier. Jacob said he does not know specifically why he likes Rubik’s Cubes other than the fact that he finds solving the puzzles fun. When asked why he

Anna Luzzi, a third-grade student at Alice Drive Elementary School, struggles to carry a book bag and school supplies on her first day of school Monday.

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Jalonn Brown, 6, gives her mother, Mona, a hug just before her mother leaves her for the first day of kindergarten at Alice Drive Elementary School on Monday morning.

Sadie Robinson gets a military escort to her first kindergarten class with her father, Matt, at Alice Drive Elementary.

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Jacob Crowe, 11, recently participated in a Rubik’s Cube competition in which he finished with the third-fastest time in the state.

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Sumter United Ministries helped a Massachusetts woman receive assistance with furniture and household items last week after a fire in her home in July. The woman, along with her daughter and son-in-law, arrived at the ministry Thursday. Her daughter said she was going back to Massachusetts the next day and was trying to get assistance for her mother with furniture they could take with them the same day. Normally, a list is put together and

the client would have to call the in-kind coordinator to come back on another day. The woman was able to put together a list of items she would need, however, with the help of volunteers and the crisis ministry director and left the ministry with household items, medical supplies, a walker and furniture the same day. The mother was able to obtain residence at Southview Apartments for disabled and low-income seniors. The second-annual Summer of Caring launched Memorial Day weekend

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Bishopville man dies in early morning wreck A Bishopville man died at the scene after a car crash early Monday morning on S.C. 34. Nigel J. Corbett, 22, of Bishopville, was traveling westbound on S.C. 34 when his 2007 Chevrolet Impala went off the roadway, struck a tree and overturned several times. The incident occurred about 5:15 a.m. Corbett was wearing a seatbelt and was not entrapped or ejected from the vehicle, according to Lance Cpl. David Jones of S.C. Highway Patrol. Corbett died from massive head and trauma injuries, according to Lee County Coroner Larry L. Logan. There was also one passenger in the vehicle who was transported to a local hospital and treated for injuries. The passenger was also wearing a seatbelt.

Search continues for gunman Man wanted in Sunday fatal shooting on Maxwell Street BY KONSTANTIN VENGEROWSKY konstantin@theitem.com Sumter Police Department is looking for information about a suspect thought to be involved in the killing of another man shortly after midnight on Sunday. Officers responded to shots fired at

12:08 a.m. Sunday on Maxwell Street. Rafael Ramirez Durant, 32, was found in front of a house with a gunshot wound to the upper body, according to Tonyia M. McGirt, DURANT spokeswoman for the department. Durant, 32, whose last known address was 4 Cecil St., was taken to Tuomey Regional Medical Center before being rushed to Palmetto Health Rich-

land in Columbia where he later died, according to McGirt. Details related to the shooting were not available at press time Monday evening. Police think this is an isolated incident, and an investigation is ongoing, McGirt said. Anyone with information is asked to call the department at (803) 436-2700. Tips can be made anonymously by calling Crime Stoppers at (803) 436-2718 or 1-888-CRIME-SC.

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Senator proposing tighter gun control CHARLESTON — The South Carolina state senator who represents the district that includes Charleston’s Emanuel AME Church is proposing tougher state gun controls in the aftermath of the shootings at the church that killed nine people. Democratic Sen. Marlon Kimpson announced Monday he plans to pre-file bills in the General Assembly banning assault weapons, strengthening background checks and creating a gun registration system to make it easier to track guns. Kimpson said the state must take action before there’s another tragedy. KONSTANTIN VENGEROWSKY / THE SUMTER ITEM

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A Sumter Fire Department firefighter was involved in a single-vehicle wreck in a fire rescue pick-up truck on Starks Ferry Road on Monday. The incident occurred about 10:15 a.m. when the pick-up ran off the road and into a ditch, near the intersection of Starks Ferry and Pinewood roads, according to Lance Cpl. David Jones of S.C. Highway Patrol. The firefighter was not trapped in the vehicle but was provided medical assistance and transported from the scene by helicopter, according to Sumter Fire Department Battalion Chief Joey Duggan. Duggan said his condition was somewhat stable and he was flown from the scene as a precautionary measure. The vehicle had minor damage, Jones said.

Patients with flippers jam S.C. Aquarium turtle hospital CHARLESTON (AP) — It’s been a hectic year at the South Carolina Aquarium’s sea turtle hospital. Already 27 sea turtles have been released on area beaches, and the tanks fill up with new patients almost as quickly as rehabilitated turtles are set free. This year for the first time since the hospital opened a decade ago, turtles brought from South Carolina waters have had to be sent to neighboring states for treatment. And now the aquarium is embarking on a campaign to raise $5 million to create a larger sea turtle hospital that should open by the spring of 2017.

A STINKY START When the aquarium opened in May of 2000, there was no thought of a sea turtle hospital. But three months later a state wildlife worker brought in a sick loggerhead and asked if the staff could treat it. The turtle smelled so bad it was dubbed Stinky, and a work-

years the aquarium has treated and released 172 turtles, including, earlier this year, a rare leatherback. “Once again it’s time to grow,” said Kelly Thorvalson, the manager of the aquarium’s sea turtle rescue program. “This is the first year we truly were over capacity and had to transport turtles to other states.”

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Norris, a 74-pound loggerhead sea turtle, has its shell cleaned while being treated Thursday at the sea turtle hospital at the South Carolina Aquarium in Charleston. er had to buy a kiddie pool to keep it in during treatment. Stinky was released a few months later and found by wildlife researchers a decade later off the coast, an adult male fit and healthy. That was the beginning, and a full hospital was established five years later. Through the

Thorvalson attributes the increase in patients to years of turtle conservation efforts resulting in more turtles in the sea. Many coastal communities have groups that protect turtle nests on beaches and ordinances requiring beachfront homes to shield or turn off lights during nesting season so hatchlings don’t get disoriented trying to reach the surf. And for 30 years shrimp boats have used turtle excluders that allow the turtles to escape from shrimp nets.

“People are learning more about turtles and also watching out for them from boats,” Thorvalson said.

HOSPITAL EXPANSION The present hospital is located in the basement of the aquarium on Charleston Harbor. Kate Dittloff, the aquarium public relations manager, said the expansion will allow the aquarium’s 430,000 visitors to see turtles being treated and fed, something that is not possible now. An exhibit on a main floor of the aquarium will have soundproofing and one-way glass so visitors can watch without stressing the turtles. There are also plans for, among other things, deeper and bigger tanks, new medical equipment and exercise pools where turtles can swim against a current to better get their strength back before being released into the ocean.

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Debris found of Indonesian plane with 54 aboard BY ALFIAN KARTONO The Associated Press JAYAPURA, Indonesia — An airplane with 54 people on board that crashed in the mountains of eastern Indonesia was carrying nearly half a million dollars in government cash for poor families to help offset a spike in fuel prices, an official said Monday. Smoldering wreckage of the Trigana Air Service turboprop plane was spotted from the air Monday morning in a rugged area of the easternmost province of Papua, rescue officials said. There was no immediate word of any survivors from Sunday’s crash, which happened in bad weather. Four postal workers aboard the plane were escorting four bags of cash totaling $468,750 in government fuel aid, Franciscus Haryono, the head of

the post office in Jayapura, the provincial capital, said. The ATR42-300 twin turboprop plane was flying from Jayapura to the city of Oksibil when it lost contact. Transportation Ministry spokesman Julius Barata said there was no indication the pilot had made a distress call. The cash from the Social Affairs Ministry was to be distributed among poor people in remote areas to cushion the jump in fuel costs, Haryono said. “They were carrying those bags (of cash) to be handed out to poor people in Oksibil through a post office there,” Haryono said. President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo’s administration raised fuel prices late last year and slashed government subsidies, a move the government says will save the country billions of dol-

lars but has already sparked angry protests across the country. Officials said three search planes spotted the wreckage about 7 miles from Oksibil. Search and rescue operations involving about 10 aircraft were halted Monday evening because of darkness and would resume early Tuesday, said Heronimus Guru, deputy operations director of the National Search and Rescue Agency. The plane was carrying 49 passengers and five crew members on a scheduled 42-minute flight. Five children, including two infants, were among the passengers. “Smoke was still billowing from the wreckage when it was spotted by a plane search,” said Henry Bambang Soelistyo, the chief of the National Search and Rescue Agency. He said bad weather and rugged terrain were

hampering efforts to reach the wreckage, located at an altitude of about 8,500 feet. He said elite forces from the air force and army will build a helipad for evacuation purposes near the crash site. Much of Papua is covered with impenetrable jungles and mountains. Some planes that have crashed in the past have never been found. Search planes went into the air early Monday after residents of a village not far from Oksibil told police they saw a plane flying low before crashing into a mountain, said Ludiyanto, who heads the search and rescue operation from Jayapura and like many Indonesians uses only one name. The airline’s crisis center official in Jayapura’s Sentani airport, Budiono, said all the passengers were Indonesians.

Bomb kills 18 at shrine Rush hour Bangkok explosion injures 117 BANGKOK (AP) — A bomb exploded Monday within a central Bangkok shrine that is among the city’s most popular tourist spots, killing at least 18 people and injuring more than 100 across a hectic intersection surrounded by five-star hotels and upscale shopping malls. With a powerful flash caught on security video and a boom heard blocks away, the blast from the improvised explosive device scattered body parts across Rachaprasong intersection, spattered blood, blasted windows and burned motorbikes to the metal. It exploded during evening rush hour as the area was filled with tourists, office workers and shoppers. “Suddenly there was a big boom, and the whole room just shook, like someone dropped a wrecking ball on top of our ceiling,” said Pim Niyomwan, an English instructor working on the eighth floor of the building right next to the shrine. “The whole building just shook. My four students were hysterical.” Video shortly after the blast depicts a scene of shock and desperation: people running for their lives and crying amid the debris. An emergency worker in an ambulance, frantically pounding the chest of a victim. No one immediately claimed responsibility for the bombing. “Those who have planted this bomb are cruel,” said national police chief Somyot Poompummuang. “They aim to kill because everyone knows that at 7 p.m. the shrine is crowded with Thais and foreigners. Planting a bomb there means they want

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A policeman photographs debris from an explosion in central Bangkok, Thailand, on Monday. A large explosion rocked a central Bangkok intersection during the evening rush hour, killing a number of people and injuring others, police said. to see a lot of dead people.” At least 18 people were confirmed dead and 117 injured, according to the Narinthorn emergency medical rescue center. The dead included Chinese and a Filipino, Somyot said. As a single, devastating blow to this Southeast Asian metropolis, Monday’s bombing has no equal in recent history, though Thailand is no stranger to violent attacks. A more-than-decade-long insurgency by southern Muslim separatists has left more than 5,000 dead far from the capital. In Bangkok, politically charged riots centered on this very intersection in 2010 killed more than 90 during two months. Police said the bomb was made with a pipe wrapped in cloth. Police said it was too soon to determine the motive. “We still don’t know for sure who did this and why,” Deputy Prime Minister Prawit Wongsuwon told reporters. “We are not sure if it is politically motivated, but they aim to harm our economy, and we will hunt them down.” The bomb detonated at Erawan Shrine, which is dedicated to the Hindu god Brahma

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said Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha, the former army chief who orchestrated the May 2014 coup, was closely monitoring the situation. At the same time, the military government has tightly controlled dissent, arresting hundreds of its opponents and banning protests. Tensions have risen in recent months, with the junta making clear that it may not hold elections until 2017 and wants a constitution that will allow some type of emergency rule to take the place of an elected government. Stirring the pot has been exiled former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra, who was ousted in a 2006 coup. It was his sister Yingluck Shinawatra who was ousted as prime minister last year.

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THE SUMTER ITEM Traffic moves on Aug. 13, 2015, on the State Route 520 floating bridge at left, in Medina, Washington, while construction continues at right on a new floating bridge to replace it. Washington state recently approved a 16-year, $16 billion transportation plan that raises fuel taxes, vehicle fees and bonding to pay for finishing the construction of the bridge and other projects intended to reduce traffic congestion and repair crumbling infrastructure in the state. AP FILE PHOTO

States raising taxes, fees and debt to fix roads JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — While Congress remains stalled on a long-term plan for funding highways, state lawmakers and governors aren’t waiting around. Nearly one-third of the states have approved measures this year that could collectively raise billions of dollars through higher fuel taxes, vehicle fees and bonds to repair old bridges and roads and relieve traffic congestion, according to an analysis by The Associated Press. The surge of activity means at least half of the states — from coast to coast, in both Republican and Democratic areas — now have passed transportation funding measures since 2013. And the movement may not be done yet. Tennessee’s governor is in the midst of a 15-city tour highlighting the state’s trans-

portation needs. North Carolina lawmakers are debating a road-bonding proposal. And legislators are returning to work this week in California and Michigan with transportation funding on the agenda. “I don’t know of a state that’s not having the conversation” about raising revenue for transportation, said Iowa Transportation Director Paul Trombino III, who is vice president of the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials and whose home state recently raised fuel taxes by 10 cents a gallon. The widespread focus on transportation funding comes as state officials are becoming frustrated by federal inaction in helping to repair roads and bridges described as crumbling, aging and unsafe. About 20 percent of the nation’s 900,000 miles of inter-

states and major roads need resurfacing or reconstruction, according to one analysis of federal data. A quarter of the 600,000 bridges are considered structurally deficient or functionally obsolete. That doesn’t necessarily mean they are about to fall; it means they are showing worrisome problems or are no longer adequate for today’s traffic. “There’s a lot of voices that say let’s push this off,” said Tennessee Gov. Bill Haslam, who’s call for more transportation funding has been opposed by some fellow Republicans. “But the need is not going to go away. We’re going to have to do something to address this.” In many states, the new money is going primarily toward repairing old infrastructure, though some projects — such as a new four-lane U.S. 20 across Iowa — are designed to

ease congestion so that commerce can flow more freely. Congress has yet to agree on long-term funding to supplement the states’ efforts. Instead, it recently passed its 34th short-term extension of the nation’s transportation program since 2009, ensuring only that states will continue to receive federal highway funding through Oct. 29. Federal dollars, on average, cover about half of a state’s

capital expenditures for roads and bridges, according to the American Road & Transportation Builders Association. But the money available from the Federal Highway Trust Fund declined 3.5 percent during the five-year period ending in 2013, the latest year for which numbers are available, because of improved fuel economy and other factors. The fund receives money from federal taxes on gasoline and diesel.

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Dexter Bellee, 9, of Austin, Texas, visits a petting zoo at Allenholm Farm apple orchard in South Hero, Vermont, on Aug. 7. Extension officials are urging the owners of farms to take steps so their facilities and equipment are safe to help prevent accidents. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Agritourism sparks concerns about safety, liability BY LISA RATHKE The Associated Press SOUTH HERO, Vt. — As more farms open themselves up to visitors for apple picking, hay rides and some extra income, experts are advising owners to take steps to prevent accidents — be they small or fatal. Farming is one of the more dangerous occupations in the U.S. mostly because of the machinery and equipment, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. But a growing interest in local food has led to agritourism becoming a big business, with the number of U.S. farms reporting income from such activities rising 42 percent between 2007 and 2012, according to the latest Census of Agriculture. Adding urbanites, who may not be familiar with hazards such as irrigation ponds or farm equipment that

could pique a child’s interest, can be a recipe for accidents. So, experts say farmers have to purchase the proper insurance, know where the hazards are and keep tourists away from those areas. Doing so can prevent injuries, lawsuits and notoriety and keep farms in business. It isn’t known how many agritourism-related injuries have occurred in the U.S., said Marsha Salzwedel, an agritourism safety specialist with the National Children’s Center for Rural and Agricultural Health and Safety in Marshfield, Wisconsin. Two people were killed last year: A teenager who, along with other riders, was thrown off a hayride trailer into trees in Maine and a 2-year-old girl who was pinned when a van shuttling passengers from a New Jersey farm’s harvest festival rolled into another van. But, Salzwedel said, “the majority of

these incidents, if not all of them, are pretty much preventable.” The first key is assessing the risks, said Brian Schilling of Rutgers’ Cooperative Extension in New Brunswick, New Jersey. “If you’ve grown up on a farm, you’re sort of blind to a lot of these things,” he said, advising owners to have an extension agent, emergency official or insurance agent walk the farm to identify hazards. The extension also has a safety checklist that reminds farmers to, among other things, designate areas that are closed to the public, train employees to property operate farm machinery, secure and restrict areas that contain chemicals, provide handwashing or hand-sanitizing stations and have employees assist with parking. Ron Hackett takes several safety precautions around his business, Hackett’s Orchard in South Hero, Ver-

mont, including playground inspections and a Plexiglas guard around its apple-sorting machine. He also transports visitors on a tractor-pulled trailer and has an attendant making sure riders are sitting down and keeping their hands from the side of the trailer. “You’ve got to be ever vigilant,” said Hackett, who is only one of three people allowed to drive the tractor, which is the newest in his fleet. Being correctly insured is also important because a regular farm policy does not typically cover an agritourism activity, said Salzwedel, who added she’s seen a number of farms end up getting sued about injuries. “In some incidences, they’re able to work through it, and they work with the insurance companies if necessary, and things go on fine,” she said. “In other incidences, it actually will close down the farm.”

Guardian Angels resume Central Park rounds NEW YORK (AP) — The squad in stop-sign-red jackets and berets strode through Central Park, on guard for signs of crime. It was a familiar sight a generation ago, when New York was plagued by lawlessness that police have worked for years to dispel. Yet Guardian Angels volunteers made a pointed return this month to Central Park for the first time in more than two decades, citing a 26 percent rise in crime there so far this year. “We realize things are much better than they were” in the crime peak of the 1980s and early ’90s, founder Curtis Sliwa says, but “we want it to stay that way.” City officials stress that

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Guardian Angels founder Curtis Sliwa speaks to members of the Guardian Angels in Central Park on Wednesday in New York. crime is down citywide, and the park is far safer than it once was. Still, the renewed patrols by the Guardian Angels — known for both crime-fighting and controversy during their 35 years — are bright-red signals

of unease about whether New York, touted for years as the nation’s safest big city, is slipping. Sliwa and eight other Guardian Angels, ranging from graying long-timers to a 20-year-old woman, trooped along roadways, paths and rocky, dark trails for hours one night this week, shining flashlights into thickets, asking people whether they’d had any trouble and eyeballing a quartet of teenagers who took off on bicycles. Onlookers’ reactions ranged from thumbs up to raised eyebrows. “Time warp!” one passing jogger exclaimed. “I didn’t even know they were still in business,” Harlem resident Christine Adebiyi said, but “it’s great to see them here.”

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Workers buying businesses from retiring bosses Attorneys see increase in sales of companies to trusted employees BY JOYCE M. ROSENBERG AP Business Writer NEW YORK — As retiring baby boomers look to sell the small businesses they have run for years, top employees are often becoming the boss. The new owners are likely to be general managers, chief operating officers or foremen who have worked for the company for many years and have the savvy to run the business well. Between them, Chris Goodrich and Les Korsos have nearly 25 years at Ewing Sports, a company that sells soccer uniforms to school and other teams. Goodrich, the general manager, and Korsos, the sales manager, closed a deal for the Ewing, New Jersey-based company in July. “We’d always talked about and were working toward this as an ultimate goal,” says Goodrich, who has known Korsos since they were in high school and played soccer together. More employees are becoming owners as sales of small businesses surge. Sales are up 60 percent since 2012, with retiring baby boomers driving the momentum, according to BizBuySell.com, an online marketplace for companies. While there aren’t numbers showing how many companies are sold to employees, commercial attorneys see an increase. Twenty percent of the sales handled by Summit, New Jersey law firm Olender Feldman are to employees, up from a few percentage points a decade ago, says Managing Partner Kurt Olender. Jeremy Spence bought The Laptop Guy earlier this year after working at the computer sales and repair business for more than a decade. “I love being able to be the owner and all the perks that

go with it — but there is that greater sense of responsibility that you to learn to deal with,” Spence says. Spence now gets to make all the decisions for the Gahanna, Ohio-based company. Soon after he bought the company he had to find a new warehouse and move the business. He decided to make other changes, such as picking out a new logo. There have been nights when he had trouble sleeping because he was so wired. But owning the company has also made his life easier — he can leave early to pick his son up from school without having to ask for permission. Selling companies to trusted employees can give retiring owners peace of mind that the business will thrive. Spence was the ideal candidate for The Laptop Guy, for-

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SUMMER FROM PAGE A1 volunteers spend two weeks fixing up houses. This year, during the restore in June, workers fixed seven roofs, two bathrooms and had one termite-repair job. The ministry is able to do outreach and service because of volunteers and donations from the community,

Executive Director Mark Champagne said. Last year’s total for fundraising has already been surpassed, and donations will continue through the end of August, Champagne said. This week’s donations, as of Monday, include two anonymous donations of $100 each. The total amount raised this year is now $6,850, or $1,308 more than last year’s

NAKED BANDIT FROM PAGE A1 the Sumter County/Clarendon County line, Bunch said. A chase ensued for about 8 miles, ending on U.S. 15 South near the entrance to the city limits. The suspect, traveling in the northbound lane, crossed over the grassy median and struck two vehicles in the southbound lane before crashing into several trees off the road, Bunch said. The suspect then fled from the crash site on foot and, while attempting to evade officers in the marshy, wooded area, removed all of his clothing, Bunch said. K-9 units from the sheriff’s office and police department were deployed to help find the naked bandit. The run through the woods did not end well for the suspect, however, as he

total, with about two weeks of fundraising to go. Of the total amount raised last week, $100 was for crisis relief and $100 was for home repair and wheelchair ramp construction. Overall money raised for this year’s Summer of Caring: Total combined anonymous: $3,615 Total this week: $200 Total this year: $6,850

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FROM PAGE A1 decided to compete, Jacob said he thought that too would be fun. His mother, Anne Marie Howell, said Jacob searched for a nearby competition online, saw that one would be taking place in Hilton Head and signed up. Jacob competed in two competitions, the 3X3 and the pyraminx, a pyramid-shaped puzzle that may be not as well known to those not immersed in the world of Rubik’s Cubes. For the competition, competitors bring their own cubes to the competition and have to solve them after someone else scrambles the puzzle, Jacob said. Jacob said he was nervous during the first competition, the pyraminx, but solving the 3X3 was not as nerve-racking because it was his second competition. During the competition, competitors solve the puzzles five times, and the best and worst times are removed while the re-

Man says Siri made the call that saved his life WATERHILL, Tenn. (AP) — A Middle Tennessee teen is alive, thanks to Siri. Eighteen-year-old Sam Ray says the voice recognition service on his iPhone — famously named Siri — called emergency dispatchers after his truck fell on him while he tried to make repairs. Ray told media outlets that a jack collapsed, pinning him under nearly 5,000 pounds of metal in a location where he couldn’t be easily seen or heard. He says he was trying to get free when he heard Siri activate. “I said ‘Call 911,’ and that was all it said,” he said. Rutherford County dispatcher Christina Lee says she first thought it was a mistaken pocket-dial, but then she heard his screams for help and sent crews, who rescued him. She said she knew his general location from the cellphone signal, but Ray helped them pinpoint his exact whereabouts. “The map got to his street. ... It got pretty close,” Lee said. “But he was yelling his address, and that was the best thing he could have done.”

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When volunteer firefighters arrived, they raised the truck back up with a jack and pulled Ray out. He was under the truck for about 40 minutes. “I could feel myself slipping,” he said. “I was starting to accept that I wouldn’t get out.” Ray and Lee met Friday for

the first time after the July 2 incident. Rick Miller, who is chief of trauma and surgical care at Vanderbilt University Medical Center, said Ray suffered broken ribs, a bruised kidney, cuts and a concussion, and he had burns on one arm. Miller said Ray is lucky his wounds weren’t worse.

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maining three times are averaged in order to give the score. Jacob’s score for the 3X3 is 45.45 seconds, and his score for the pyraminx is 19.14 seconds, which places him at third in the state for his completion time. His personal best time for solving the 3X3 Rubik’s Cube is 24.09 seconds and 4.58 seconds for the pyraminx. The first-place time in the state for solving the pyraminx is 5.98 seconds and the second-place time is 6.3 seconds. Howell said no one else in the family has an interest in Rubik’s Cubes like her son. “I just think it’s amazing that he can solve it at all,” she said. “I have no hope of solving one side in any amount of time.” Jacob said getting better at solving Rubik’s Cubes requires studying different patterns and sequence of moves, or algorithms. He knows about 20 algorithms to solve Rubik’s Cubes, but he said not all patterns can be used for all types of puzzles. For those who plan to pick up a Rubik’s Cube, Jacob said it just takes practice.

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rime and punishment. There’s a whole book written about it. But there’s also been a series of important discussions about the topic over the summer held by the Riley Institute at Furman University that’s been mostly ignored by the media. That’s too bad, particularly in our state where more than 21,000 people are in prison — six times more than 40 years ago. Of the number of people incarcerated in state prisons, 64 percent are black — more than double the percentage of African Americans who live in the Palmetto State. But it’s not just a South Carolina problem, says historian Heather Thompson of the University of Michigan. It’s a national problem that she characterizes as the “civil rights crisis of the 21st century” because of how it impacts poverty, racial inequality and other community issues. “It actually exacerbates all other inequalities — all other social problems that we face as a society, the things we seek to make better,” she told a Furman audience in July. “The way we’ve handled our justice system actually makes those things much, much worse.” Some data she shared during the institute’s monthlong weekly series

To suggest that the criminal justice system is completely color blind is as called “Crime and Punishment: Think- wacky as something illegal too many people smoke. ing Outside the Cell:” Fortunately, South Carolina is lead• Nationally, there are 2.4 million people in jails, state prisons and feder- ing the way in sentencing reform, which has been lowering prison popual penitentiaries. That number means lations slightly and saving millions of the United States has the world’s highest in- dollars, said Riley Institute Assistant Director Jill Fuson, who organized the carceration rate, by university’s “Straight Talk” series on far. Places like Iraq, crime. Advocates also point to one the United Kingdom, state prison that has closed and how Australia and Saudi another soon will. Arabia incarcerate “Too many times, the punishment 140 to 160 people per 100,000 citizens. In the given by our system of justice doesn’t fit the crime, and we are left with an U.S., there are 707 Andy over-incarcerated population, which Americans per 100,000 Brack people locked up. That cripples our economy and devastates number is seven times individuals, families and their communities, particularly communities of greater — 4,347 people per 100,000 — color,” Fusion observed after the series for black Americans. ended this week. “While we all agree • It’s not just a Southern problem, she said. In Pennsylvania, for example, that there are criminals who are a the number of black prisoners outpace threat to our society and need to be locked up, too many people are in priswhite prisoners by a 9-to-1 ratio. on because of minor non-violent of• If you look at who is in jail comfenses or perhaps because they suffer pared to who is committing crimes, from mental illness and/or addiction. blacks far outpace whites. More than “Moreover, upon release from prison, 70 percent of illegal drug users are white, she said, but 50 percent of drug returning citizens find barriers to housing, mental and physical health servicprisoners are black, according to naes, and employment — making it very tional data.

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difficult to reintegrate successfully as contributing members of society.” During the four sessions, observers heard from state legislators on the need for bipartisan reform to improve justice in South Carolina. Police chiefs and community members talked about the challenges facing the law enforcement officers in their communities. They heard from a lawyers, judges and state officials about conditions inside prisons. They heard from other officials, released prisoners and leaders about issues facing those who try to reenter society after being released. Bottom line: Mass incarceration exists in South Carolina. It’s a drag on our economy. It’s a poor approach to solving community issues. It wastes taxpayer dollars to warehouse people instead of fixing conditions in communities that lead people to crime. When there are bad, violent people who threaten communities, they need to be locked away. But locking up thousands of non-violent offenders, particularly in a racially disproportionate manner, is questionable. Andy Brack is publisher of Statehouse Report. He can be reached at brack@ statehousereport.com.

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didn’t know what to expect when I walked into the Elberta Civic Center on June 19. The event had been billed as the Combat Sport Pro ProWrestling event, with local wrestlers from across the Gulf Coast region for a series of matches to the delight of the adoring audience. I went through my own “Wrestling Fan” phase in my childhood, which manifested itself in a fullblown contraction of Hulkamania (though I am taken aback by his recent racial comments). Even as a Cliff kid, I had a McCollum strong suspicion it wasn’t real, but I bought in to the theatricality of the event — believing is seeing and whatnot. That background didn’t fully prepare me for what I saw that night in Elberta, however. There was already a good crowd when I arrived 30 minutes prior to the event beginning. People chatted amiably in line as they waited to purchase tickets, while some were discussing who might be there. “Y’all think that Rainbow Warrior fella is gonna be there? I love it when he wrassles.” I didn’t know what that meant, but I was intrigued. Before the event officially got underway, I counted at least four songs that somehow used the phrase “boot in you ass” as a lyric — clueing me in for what might be in store. The bouts began with a wrestler named Psycho being led out with his sidekick, a dwarf of unknown ethnic origin named “Shorty.” As I attempted to take photos of the match, I saw the crowd laughing and pointing to an event outside of the ring, where Marvin Williams, the mayor of Elberta, had attempted to pull Shorty’s pants down after Shorty had yelled an insult at Williams.

“Give him hell, Mayor,” some of them shouted. The famous Rainbow Warrior was up soon, in a coed tag team match in which he proceeded to flounce around the ring, making butterfly kisses to his opponent. I wondered how the Rainbow Warrior’s camped-up persona would play in a small, rigidly conservative town like Elberta, but when the masses started chanting “Sit on his face!” I didn’t quite know how to react. There were heels and heroes, with one wrestler boasting to the mostly “Roll Tide” fan crowd that he was from Tuscaloosa and he knew Nick Saban, adding: “Nick Saban looks up to me, so if Saban is your Jesus, then that makes me your god.” As an Auburn fan, I was amused; the Bammers — eh, not so much. There was the match that got cut short when one of the wrestlers got enraged about a previous bout, and proceeded to beat the offending athlete with a folding chair before the match even began. The reluctance of the security team in intervening told me the stunt was obviously staged, but the kids in the audience bellowed their disapproval. For the title fight, local heroes Ryan Fury and Ricky Rocket took on the uber-nasty Dirty Blondes, whose beer bellies stretched the limits of what man-made fibers can do. That night, the virtuous pair of Fury and Rocket was felled by the terrible twosome, setting up a great grudge match revenge scenario for tonight’s star-studded event. The doors open at 6:30 p.m. and bell time starts at 7:30. If you don’t have anything to do this evening, head on out to Elberta and take part in some good, wholesome family friendly entertainment. Who knows — the mayor might even try to pants the dwarf again. We all could use that kind of a laugh. Cliff McCollum can be reached at cmccollum@gulfcoastmedia. com.

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There are people who carry a gun for protection and not to do mass killing or to show how much fire power they can produce. They don’t carry it because they feel that their Second Amendment rights would be threatened if they had to have a background check or couldn’t carry a magazine with more than 20 rounds. Will the next mass shooting be done by someone with mental health issues or by someone who hates African-Americans or Hispanics? Will the next mass shooting be done by an African-American who hates white people? There will be more mass shootings because we have people who hide behind the Second Amendment to make sure we don’t get background checks or gun control of some kind. I think there is a mental problem when you put the Second Amendment ahead of the mass murder of kindergarten, first- and second-grade students. There is a mental problem when you put the Second Amendment ahead of the potential mass murder of your mother, wife, father, children, cousins and neighbors. A mass murder attraction is coming to your neighborhood if you continue to hide behind the Second Amendment and fight against legislation giving this country background checks and some form of gun control. Next there are too many homicides in this country, both in the black community and the white community. Google the number of homicides in your country, state and America, for the last year, last five years and the last 10 years. I promise you it’s probably safer serving in Afghanistan. To the Republicans, tea party, purple state Democrats and others: Get a life, support and urge your legislators to introduce legislation that will bring about background checks and some form of gun control. Get a life, and save a life. FERDINAND BURNS Sumter

The One Sumter Community group takes this opportunity to thank the Sumter community for its support of the inaugural Annual Unity Prayer breakfast held on Saturday, Aug. 1, 2015, at Mount Zion Missionary Baptist Church Enrichment Center at 325 Fulton St. in the city of Sumter. If you were there, we thank you. If you missed it, there are no words we can use to describe what we experienced except “spiritual ecstasy.” In other words, we were out of sight and out of mind on Saturday, Aug. 1. We want to thank our presider, the Rev. James Blassingame, pastor of Mount Zion Missionary Baptist Church, for doing an excellent job. We want to thank the following people for their participation: Sen. Kevin Johnson, Senate seat 36; Pastor Tommy Frederick; Love Covenant Church; the Rev. Gary. D. Blobaum; Immanuel Lutheran Church; our soloist, Ms. Thelma Isaac; Berea Seventh Day Adventist Church; Ms. Natalie Johnson, senior at Sumter High School, a member of St. James UMC; the Rev. Steve Holler, Trinity UMC; Chaplain Michelle LawGordon, Shaw Air Force Base; and finally, the Sumter County Sheriff’s Office Gospel Choir, which would win Sunday’s Best hands down. Thank you Rev. Steve Holler for the closing prayer and benediction in which you reminded us that two thousand years ago when Jesus walked upon this Earth to reconcile us back to God, and two thousand years later we are still divided and separated. To God be the Glory, great things He has done. One last note: There were more than 350 people in attendance. The adviser board, along with the chairperson, thanks the community of Sumter for your united spirit and your united support. Remember, we meet every second Sunday and Mount Zion Missionary Baptist Church, 325 Fulton St., Sumter, S.C., at 6:30 p.m. Come and see what we are up to next. JOSHUA DUPREE JR. One Sumter Community chairman

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E! offers up more celebrity wives, girlfriends with ‘WAGS’ BY KEVIN MCDONOUGH In a world where a reality TV star dominates presidential election “news” coverage, there has to be room for a character named Barbie Blank. Blank appears on the new series “WAGS” (10 p.m., E!, TV14). For the uninitiated (make that just about everybody), “WAGS” is a recently madeup acronym for “Wives and Girlfriends of Sports Stars.” Technically, that would make it WAGSS, but I don’t suspect there are too many copyeditors in this bunch. The memorably named Blank is engaged to Sheldon Souray, an NHL player most recently associated with the Anaheim Ducks. She’s a player in her own right, having been a WWE personality between 2006-12, performing under the moniker(s) Kelly Kelly. With her celebrity background, she’s not the typical WAG. The women featured here have names like Ashley, Autumn, Nicole and Sasha, and are fiercely protective of their well-compensated husbands, fiances and paramours. Like any subculture, WAGS have their own hierarchy, with wives ruling the roost and mere girlfriends seen as gold-digging parvenus. But in the Chutes and Ladders world of celebrity arm candy, the possibility of exile from the Garden of WAGdom is never far from anyone’s mind. Much of the conversation dwells on jealousy, avarice and shopping, roughly in that order. Watching this, I found it difficult not to be struck by a staggering similarity about a certain aspect of these women’s statuesque physiques. I’m not saying that every one of these WAGS has been surgically altered and enhanced. But the show could easily inspire a spin-off. If only the acronym RBWFB (“Real Boobs With Fake Breasts”) tripped more easily off the tongue! • In more jock drama, “Real Sports With Bryant Gumbel” (10 p.m., HBO, TV-PG) features an interview with Rex Ryan, the new head coach of the NFL’s Buffalo Bills. Last winter Ryan was fired by the New York Jets, and he will certainly seek payback.

on “Extreme Weight Loss” (9 p.m., ABC, TV-PG) * A journalist’s grey matter is appetizing on “iZombie” (9 p.m., CW, r, TV-14) * Phil contemplates straying on “The Last Man on Earth” (9:30 p.m., Fox, r, TV-14) * A baby is stolen along with a car on “NCIS: New Orleans” (10 p.m., CBS, r, TV-14).

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The new reality TV show “WAGS” premieres at 10 p.m. today on E! and stars, from left: Olivia Pierson, Autumn Ajirotutu, Sasha Gates, Barbie Blank, Ashley North, Natalie Halcro and Nicole Williams. Ryan is known for making bold predictions, particularly when his former team was featured on the preseason documentary series “Hard Knocks” (9 p.m., HBO, TV-PG) some years back. Ryan has a habit of writing checks with his mouth that his team can’t cover. That alone could fuel at least one season of Jets-Bills soap opera. But last week, the Jets proved that they didn’t need Ryan to make terrible headlines. The team lost its leader when quarterback Geno Smith had his jaw broken after being “sucker-punched” by linebacker IK Enemkpali during some locker room roughhousing. Enemkpali was immediately released by the Jets. Scant days later, he was picked up on waivers by — you guessed it — the Buffalo Bills, where Ryan hopes he begins a new chapter.

sachusetts on “Zoo” (9 p.m., CBS, TV-14). • A dog trainer is found slain on “Rizzoli & Isles” (9 p.m., TNT, TV-14). • Scott Wolf plays along on “Hollywood Game Night” (10 p.m., NBC, TV-14). • Carolyn’s passions converge as Turing undergoes a dangerous surgery on the season finale of “Proof” (10 p.m., TNT, TV-14). • Jamal rolls the dice on “Tyrant” (10 p.m., FX, TV-MA).

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CULT CHOICE Sean Connery, Wesley Snipes and Harvey Keitel star in the 1993 thriller “Rising Sun” (9:55 p.m., Encore), adapted from a Michael Crichton novel shot through with paranoia about Japan’s schemes to dominate the world’s economy.

SERIES NOTES NEW ON DVD TV-themed DVDs available today include “NCIS: New Orleans” and “Rookie Blue, Season 5.”

TONIGHT’S OTHER HIGHLIGHTS • A dozen acts perform live on “America’s Got Talent” (8 p.m., NBC, TV-PG). • Rats wash ashore in Mas-

ATF drama on “NCIS” (8 p.m., CBS, r, TV-PG) * Jeff Foxworthy hosts on “Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader?” (8 p.m., Fox, TV-PG) * On two helpings of “Fresh Off the Boat” (ABC, r, TV-PG), superstitions (8 p.m.), block party madness (8:30 p.m.) * Ronnie’s rage proves worrisome on “The Flash” (8 p.m., CW, r, TV-PG) * Holt’s rival arrives on “Brooklyn Nine-Nine” (9

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SUPPORT GROUPS AA, AL-ANON, ALATEEN: AA — Monday-Friday, noon and 5:30 p.m.; Saturday, 8 p.m.; Sundays, 10:30 a.m. and 7 p.m., 1 Warren St. (803) 7751852. AA Women’s Meeting — Wednesday, 7 p.m., 1 Warren St. (803) 775-1852. AA Spanish Speaking — Sunday, 4:30 p.m., 1 Warren St. (803) 775-1852. AA “How it Works” Group — Monday and Friday, 8 p.m., 1154 Ronda St. Call (803) 4945180. 441 AA Support Group — Monday, Tuesday and Friday, 8:30 p.m., Hair Force, 2090-D S.C. 441. AA Summerton Group — Wednesday, 8 p.m., town hall. Manning Al-Anon Family Group — Thursday, 7:30 p.m., Behavioral Health Building, 14 Church St., Manning. Call Angie Johnson at (803) 4358085. C/A “Drop the Rock” Group — Thursday, 9:30 p.m., 1154 Ronda St. Call Elizabeth Owens at (803) 607-4543.

MONDAY MEETINGS: Sumter Vitiligo Support Group — second Monday of each month, 5:45-6:45 p.m., North HOPE Center, 904 N. Main St. Call Tiffany at (803) 316-6763. Find us on Facebook at Sumter Vitiligo Support.

TUESDAY MEETINGS: Sumter Connective Tissue Support Group — 1st Tuesday of Jan., March, May, July, Sept. and Nov., 7 p.m., 180 Tiller Circle. Call (803) 773-0869. Mothers of Angels (for mothers who have lost a child) — First and third Tuesday, 6 p.m., Wise Drive Baptist Church. Call Betty at (803) 469-2616 or Carol at (803) 469-9426. Sumter Combat Veterans Group Peer to Peer — Every Tuesday, 11 a.m., South HOPE Center, 1125 S. Lafayette Drive. Veterans helping veterans with PTSD, coping skills, claims and benefits. Parkinson’s Support Group — Second Tuesday each month, 5:30 p.m., Carolinas Rehabilitation Hospital cafeteria, 121 E. Cedar St., Florence. Call (843) 661-3746. Sumter Chapter Parents of Murdered Children (POMC) — Third Tuesday, 5:30-7 p.m., Birnie HOPE Center, 210 S. Purdy St.

Open to all families or friends who have lost a loved one to murder in a violent way. Multiple Sclerosis Support Group — Third Tuesday each month, 5:30 p.m., Carolinas Rehabilitation Hospital community meeting room, 121 E. Cedar St., Florence. Call (843) 6613746. Amputee Support Group — Fourth Tuesday each month, 5:30 p.m., Carolinas Rehabilitation Hospital cafeteria, 121 E. Cedar St., Florence. Call (843) 661-3746. EFMP Parent Exchange Group — Last Tuesday each month, 11 a.m.-noon, Airman and Family Readiness Center. Support to service members who have a dependent with a disability or illness. Call Dorcus Haney at (803) 895-1252/1253 or Sue Zimmerman at (803) 847-2377.

WEDNESDAY MEETINGS: Sickle Cell Support Group — last Wednesday each month, 11 a.m.-1 p.m., South Sumter Resource Center, 337 Manning Ave. Call Bertha Willis at (803) 774-6181.

THURSDAY MEETINGS: TOPS S.C. No. 236 (Take Off Pounds Sensibly) — Thursdays, 9 a.m., Spectrum Senior Center,1989 Durant Lane. Call Diane at (803) 775-3926 or Nancy at (803) 469-4789. Alzheimer’s Support Group through S.C. Alzheimer’s Association — Every 1st Thursday, 6-8 p.m., McElveen Manor, 2065 McCrays Mill Road. Call Cheryl Fluharty at (803) 9057720 or the Alzheimer’s Association at (800) 636-3346. Journey of Hope (for family members of the mentally ill), Journey to Recovery (for the mentally ill) and Survivors of Suicide Support Group — Each group meets every 1st Thursday, 7 p.m., St. John United Methodist Church, 136 Poinsett Drive. Call Fred Harmon at (803) 905-5620.

FRIDAY MEETINGS: Celebrate Recovery — Every Friday, 6 p.m. dinner, 7 p.m. program, Salt & Light Church, Miller Road (across from Food Lion). For help with struggles of alcohol, drugs, family problems, smoking, etc. Wateree AIDS Task Force Support Group — Every third Friday, 11:30 a.m. Contact Kevin Johnson at (803) 778-0303.

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Manning 85/74

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Bishopville 84/73

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TAURUS (April 20-May 20): What you say and do will lead to benefits. Don’t let what other people do stop you from gathering information and finding the most efficient route to take. Explore your options and create new possibilities. GEMINI (May 21-June 20): Don’t worry about what someone says. Prove your point by living up to your promises. If you are passionate about achieving your goals, nothing will stop you. It’s up to you to make things happen. Love is highlighted. CANCER (June 21-July 22): Emotions will rise to the surface. Talk matters through, making sure that you stick to the facts and without making assumptions. A short trip or an event geared toward improving your community will help you see things from a new perspective. LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): Consider taking a day trip or attending a conference or seminar that interests you. Be careful when dealing with contracts. Negotiations will not be as clearcut as you hoped. Be quick to point out what is and what isn’t fair. Romance is encouraged. VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Present what you have to offer. Be responsive and let everyone know where you stand and what you want. Socializing will help you drum up interest and allow you to

persuade others to participate in your plans. LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): Put more effort into your social life and the creative endeavors you want to pursue. Don’t hold back because you cannot make up your mind. Take a leap forward with positive, progressive action, and you will excel. SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): The best way to get what you want is to make sure you are involved every step of the way. Someone will try to take over. Present your ideas and complete the task. Don’t let a personal problem interfere with your progress. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): Words alone will not be enough. You have to show everyone what you can do, not just talk about it. A promise is only as good as the person making it, so don’t fall short when someone is counting on you. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): Be cautious of emotional vulnerability. Take note of what others do and say. Be prepared to cite facts or make suggestions to ensure everyone knows who’s the boss. Be calculating and avoid making an impulsive mistake.

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AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): Make your point and do what’s necessary in order to finish the job you are given. Taking physical action will draw positive attention and lead to an interesting proposal from an unexpected source. A romantic gesture will improve your private life. PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): Take on responsibilities and show everyone what you are capable of. Your insight into future trends and your interest in what everyone around you is doing will pay dividends. An innovative idea will put you in the spotlight.

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TUESDAY, AUGUST 18, 2015

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PGA CHAMPIONSHIP

Record-setting Day Aussie sets new low mark at 20-under to finally grab 1st major BY DOUG FERGUSON The Associated Press

THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Jason Day holds up the Wanamaker Trophy after winning the PGA Championship on Sunday at Whistling Straits in Sheboygan, Wis.

SHEBOYGAN, Wis. — Given a third straight chance to finally win a major, Jason Day promised a fight to the finish in the PGA Championship. Turns out the biggest fight was to hold back the tears. Worried that this year might turn out to be a major failure, Day never gave Jordan Spieth or anyone else a chance Sunday. He delivered a record-setting performance at Whistling Straits that brought

him a major championship he started to wonder might never happen. Day was in tears before he even tapped in for par and a 5-under 67 for a three-shot victory. He sobbed on the shoulder of Colin Swatton, his caddie and longtime coach who rescued Day as a 12-year-old struggling to overcome the death of his father. And then came high praise from Spieth in the scoring trailer when golf’s new No. 1 player told him, “There’s nothing I could do.’’ “I didn’t expect I was going to cry,’’ Day said. “A lot of emotion has come out because I’ve been so close so many times and fallen short. To be able to play the way I did

today, especially with Jordan in my group, I could tell that he was the favorite. Just to be able to finish the way I did was amazing.’’ Three shots ahead with three holes to play on a course with trouble everywhere, Day blasted a drive down the fairway on the par-5 16th and hit a towering 4-iron into 20 feet. He bit his lower lip, swatted his caddie on the arm, knowing his work was almost done. The two-putt birdie put him at 20-under par, and two closing pars gave him the record to par in majors, breaking by one shot the 19 under of Tiger Woods at St. Andrews in the 2000 British

SEE DAY, PAGE B3

PREP FOOTBALL

Friday night lights 6 local squads prepare for Week Zero kickoff BY DENNIS BRUNSON dennis@theitem.com The start of the high school football season is upon us! Six local schools will be playing Week Zero games on Friday with Sumter’s Mark Barnes, Lakewood’s Brian Jackson and Lee Central’s Justin Danner making their coaching debuts at their schools. Sumter will be at home against York beginning at 7:30 p.m. Barnes, who led Crest High of Shelby, N.C., to the 3A state title last year, will be the Gamecocks’ fourth head coach in four seasons. Sumter is coming off a 7-7 tie against Lake City in the 34th Annual Sertoma Jamboree on Friday. It will need a better performance against York. Which played for the 4A Division II state title last season. “I expect practices to be really good and focused because there is an opponent we’re preparing for on Friday,” Barnes said. Jackson takes over at Lakewood after a long stint as Crestwood’s offensive coordinator. The Gators will be traveling to McBee, which reached

SEE FRIDAY, PAGE B2

KEITH GEDAMKE / THE SUMTER ITEM

Xzavion Burson (1) and the rest of the Sumter Gamecocks will take the field for the first time under new head coach Mark Barnes on Friday against York at Sumter Memorial Stadium. Sumter is one of six local teams kicking off its season in Week Zero.

LOCAL GOLF

AUTO RACING

SHS alum Ward qualifies for Wyndham Championship

Kenseth cruises at Michigan for 3rd Cup victory of season

BY DENNIS BRUNSON dennis@theitem.com

BY NOAH TRISTER The Associated Press

Dalton Ward has always dreamed of getting the opportunity to play in a golf tournament with Tiger Woods. Beginning on Thursday, Ward will get that chance. Ward earned a spot in the Wyndham Championship by shooting a 7-under par 64 in a qualifying event for the tournament on Monday at the Bermuda Run Country Club East Course in Bermuda Run, N.C. “This is a little surreal,” said Ward, a former Sumter High School golfer. “Still, this is something that I’ve been working for. I’m just planning on enjoying the opportunity.” The Wyndham Championship will be played at Sedgefield Country Club

in Greensboro, N.C. Ward has competed in several qualifying events for PGA Tour events, but had never earned a spot before. “When there were WARD events within a reasonable driving distance I would try them,” said the 24-year-old Ward. “There were times where I would come within a couple of shots, but couldn’t do it.” Ward said he was at 5-under with two holes left on Monday and felt like he needed to birdie one of the final two holes to secure the spot. He birdied both of the holes. “This wasn’t my best round ever

SEE WARD, PAGE B2

BROOKLYN, Mich. — Matt Kenseth had little to say about how NASCAR’s rules package affected his race at Michigan International Speedway. “I didn’t see much of the race, which was totally fine with me,’’ he said. “We were up front the whole time.’’ Kenseth started in the lead, stayed there for most of the race and finished with his third Sprint Cup victory of the season Sunday, beating Kevin Harvick by 1.7 seconds. It was the second race under NASCAR’s high-drag aerodynamic package, which was also in place at Indianapolis last month in an effort to im-

prove passing. At Michigan, Kenseth won while leading 146 of 200 laps — so whatever excitement there was occurred further back in the pack. KENSETH “Cars could really, at the end of the straightaway, gain on others, two or three car lengths,’’ said Jason Ratcliff, Kenseth’s crew chief. “But they just couldn’t do much once they got there, and they got down in the corner. They were kind of helpless. On the restarts, it got exciting. ... I’d say eighth place back, it was fun to watch. Like Matt said, I’m glad he was watching it in the rear-view mirror.’’

SEE KENSETH, PAGE B4

SPORTS

TUESDAY, AUGUST 18, 2015

SCOREBOARD TV, RADIO TODAY

11 a.m. -- International Soccer: U-15 Match -- Borussia Monchengladbach vs. Pachuca (UNIVISION). 1 p.m. -- International Soccer: U-15 Match -- Guadalajara vs. America (UNIVISION). 2:30 p.m. -- International Soccer: UEFA Champions League Match -- Club Brugge vs. Manchester United (FOX SPORTS 1). 2:30 p.m. -- International Soccer: UEFA Champions League Match -- Bayer Leverkuzen vs. Lazio (FOX SPORTS 2). 2:30 p.m. -- International Soccer: UEFA Champions League Match -- Partizan Belgrade vs. BATE Barisov (FOX SPORTSOUTH). 6:05 p.m. -- Talk Show: Sports Talk (WPUB-FM 102.7, WDXY-FM 105.9, WDXY-AM 1240). 7 p.m. -- Youth Softball: Little League World Series Semifinal Game from Portland, Ore. (ESPN2). 7 p.m. -- American Legion Baseball: American Legion World Series Championship Game from Shelby, N.C. (ESPNU). 8 p.m. -- NPF Softball: National Pro Fastpitch Championship Final Game from Hoover, Ala. (CBS SPORTS NETWORK). 8 p.m. -- Major League Baseball: Detroit at Chicago Cubs or San Francisco at St. Louis (MLB NETWORK). 8 p.m. -- International Soccer: CONCACAF Champions League Match -Metapan vs. Tigres (UNIVISION). 9:30 p.m. -- Youth Softball: Little League World Series Semifinal Game from Portland, Ore. (ESPN2). 9:55 p.m. -- International Soccer: Mexican League Match -- Cruz Azul vs. Atlante (UNIVISION). 10 p.m. -- International Soccer: CONCACAF Champions League Match -Comunicaciones vs. Los Angeles (UNIVISION). 10 p.m. -- Major League Baseball: Atlanta at San Diego (SPORTSOUTH, WPUB-FM 102.7). 10:30 p.m. -- WNBA Basketball: Indiana at Los Angeles (NBA TV).

PREP FOOTBALL

burgh (Liriano 8-6), 7:05 p.m. N.Y. Mets (deGrom 11-6) at Baltimore (Gausman 2-4), 7:05 p.m. Toronto (Dickey 7-10) at Philadelphia (Nola 3-1), 7:05 p.m. Kansas City (Volquez 11-7) at Cincinnati (R.Iglesias 3-4), 7:10 p.m. Detroit (An.Sanchez 10-10) at Chicago Cubs (Hammel 6-5), 8:05 p.m. Miami (Conley 1-0) at Milwaukee (Cravy 0-4), 8:10 p.m. San Francisco (Leake 9-6) at St. Louis (Lynn 9-7), 8:15 p.m. Washington (Zimmermann 8-8) at Colorado (Hale 3-4), 8:40 p.m. L.A. Dodgers (Kershaw 10-6) at Oakland (Doubront 1-1), 10:05 p.m. Atlanta (Wisler 5-2) at San Diego (Shields 8-5), 10:10 p.m.

WEDNESDAY’S GAMES

Miami at Milwaukee, 2:10 p.m. L.A. Dodgers at Oakland, 3:35 p.m. Atlanta at San Diego, 3:40 p.m. Arizona at Pittsburgh, 7:05 p.m. N.Y. Mets at Baltimore, 7:05 p.m. Toronto at Philadelphia, 7:05 p.m. Kansas City at Cincinnati, 7:10 p.m. San Francisco at St. Louis, 7:15 p.m. Detroit at Chicago Cubs, 8:05 p.m. Washington at Colorado, 8:40 p.m.

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

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PA 20 19 3 7

SCRIMMAGE SCHEDULE

NATIONAL CONFERENCE

CRESTWOOD

EAST

Wednesday vs. Buford, 6 p.m.

MANNING

Wednesday vs. Lake Marion, 6 p.m.

THOMAS SUMTER

Friday at Pee Dee, TBA

EAST CLARENDON

Friday At Hemingway Sportsarama Vs. Carvers Bay, 7 p.m.

MLB STANDINGS By The Associated Press AMERICAN LEAGUE EAST DIVISION W New York 64 Toronto 65 Baltimore 60 Tampa Bay 58 Boston 52 CENTRAL DIVISION W Kansas City 71 Minnesota 59 Detroit 56 Chicago 55 Cleveland 54 WEST DIVISION W Houston 64 Los Angeles 60 Texas 59 Seattle 55 Oakland 51

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Pct GB .542 – .513 3 1/2 .509 4 .466 9 .429 13 1/2

SUNDAY’S GAMES

Toronto 3, N.Y. Yankees 1 Baltimore 18, Oakland 2 Seattle 10, Boston 8, 12 innings Chicago White Sox 3, Chicago Cubs 1 Minnesota 4, Cleveland 1 Houston 6, Detroit 5 Texas 5, Tampa Bay 3 Kansas City 4, L.A. Angels 3, 10 innings

MONDAY’S GAMES

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

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SATURDAY’S GAMES

Minnesota 26, Tampa Bay 16 Houston 23, San Francisco 10 Kansas City 34, Arizona 19

SUNDAY’S GAME

Philadelphia 36, Indianapolis 10

THURSDAY’S GAME

Detroit at Washington, 7:30 p.m. Buffalo at Cleveland, 8 p.m.

FRIDAY’S GAMES

Atlanta at N.Y. Jets, 7:30 p.m. Seattle at Kansas City, 8 p.m.

SATURDAY, AUG. 22

Baltimore at Philadelphia, 7 p.m. Miami at Carolina, 7 p.m. New England at New Orleans, 7:30 p.m. Chicago at Indianapolis, 7:30 p.m. Jacksonville at N.Y. Giants, 7:30 p.m. Oakland at Minnesota, 8 p.m. Denver at Houston, 8 p.m. San Diego at Arizona, 10 p.m.

SUNDAY, AUG. 23

Green Bay at Pittsburgh, 1 p.m. Dallas at San Francisco, 8 p.m. St. Louis at Tennessee, 8 p.m.

MONDAY, AUG. 24

Minnesota (Pelfrey 6-7) at N.Y. Yankees (Sabathia 4-9), 7:05 p.m. N.Y. Mets (deGrom 11-6) at Baltimore (Gausman 2-4), 7:05 p.m. Toronto (Dickey 7-10) at Philadelphia (Nola 3-1), 7:05 p.m. Cleveland (Bauer 9-9) at Boston (E.Rodriguez 6-5), 7:10 p.m. Kansas City (Volquez 11-7) at Cincinnati (R.Iglesias 3-4), 7:10 p.m. Detroit (An.Sanchez 10-10) at Chicago Cubs (Hammel 6-5), 8:05 p.m. Seattle (Iwakuma 4-2) at Texas (Ch. Gonzalez 2-4), 8:05 p.m. Tampa Bay (Odorizzi 6-6) at Houston (Feldman 5-5), 8:10 p.m. Chicago White Sox (Joh.Danks 6-9) at L.A. Angels (Richards 11-9), 10:05 p.m. L.A. Dodgers (Kershaw 10-6) at Oakland (Doubront 1-1), 10:05 p.m.

WEDNESDAY’S GAMES

Minnesota at N.Y. Yankees, 1:05 p.m. Seattle at Texas, 2:05 p.m. L.A. Dodgers at Oakland, 3:35 p.m. N.Y. Mets at Baltimore, 7:05 p.m. Toronto at Philadelphia, 7:05 p.m. Cleveland at Boston, 7:10 p.m. Kansas City at Cincinnati, 7:10 p.m. Detroit at Chicago Cubs, 8:05 p.m. Tampa Bay at Houston, 8:10 p.m. Chicago White Sox at L.A. Angels, 10:05 p.m.

PRO BASEBALL

Charleston victim’s son throws out 1st pitch at Yankee Stadium BY BEN WALKER The Associated Press NEW YORK — Chris Singleton took a huge swing and watched the ball sail high into the first row of seats in left at Yankee Stadium, drawing loud whoops and fist bumps from a bunch of big leaguers around the batting cage. “Yes!’’ shouted All-Star outfielder Brett Gardner. “Hey, that’s what I’m talking about!’’ chimed in World Series champion Stephen Drew. Singleton merely smiled Monday as Alex Rodriguez, Mark Teixeira and others cheered him on as the New York Yankees began their annual HOPE Week. That said plenty for this 20-yearold outfielder from Charleston Southern, enjoying one of the best days of his life. “I play with them in video games. It was cool to meet them in person,’’ he said later. Exactly two months earlier, it was the worst day anyone could imagine. On June 17, his mother was among nine people killed at Emmanuel AME Church in Charleston, South Carolina. Sharonda Coleman-Singleton was a part-time minister at the church, and was a high school speech pathologist and coach of the girls’ track team. Dylann Roof has been indicted for murder in the shootings. Singleton made headlines a few days later by saying he could forgive Roof because “love is stronger than hate.’’ “Obviously, an amazing young man who’s had to deal with a lot of sadness,’’ Yankees manager Joe Girardi said. Wearing a Yankees helmet, a HOPE Week shirt, pinstriped pants and a pendant cross, Singleton took batting practice with the team before it played Minnesota. Singleton shagged balls in the outfield, joined the home-plate exchange of lineup cards and was flanked by 16-year-old sister Camryn and 12-year-old brother Caleb as they threw out ceremonial first balls.

THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

New York Yankee outfielder Brett Gardner, left, and Chris Singleton watch batting practice prior to the Yankees’ game against Minnesota on Monday at Yankee Stadium in New York at which Singleton threw out the first pitch. Singleton’s mother, Sharonda, was one of nine parishioners killed in the Emanuel A.M.E. Church shooting in Charleston. Gardner is a Holly Hill native who played collegiately at College of Charleston. “I was nervous,’’ he admitted. “I think I fouled off the first four pitches.’’ Singleton’s day started on the set of NBC’s “Today’’ show, where Rodriguez, Gardner and Yankees reliever Dellin Betances surprised him. He toured some city sites, and then beelined to the ballpark for the opening day of HOPE Week — started in 2009, it stands for “Helping Others Persevere & Excel’’ and pays tribute to individuals and groups. “Honestly, I was shocked at first,’’ he said. “Now, it’s like a dream.’’ Singleton is entering his sophomore season at Charleston Southern. He made 45 starts as a freshman last spring and hit .245 with one home run and 13 RBI. Gardner shares a connection with Singleton. He played at the College of Charleston, where Stuart Lake was an assistant; Lake

is now the head coach at Charleston Southern, and was in attendance. “Seeing them up there on the videoboard together, standing out in left field, that’s pretty special,’’ Lake said. Gardner said his home is close to where Singleton lives, and added that he plans on “keeping track’’ of the young man. Gardner gave him a good scouting report, too: “Can run a little bit, pretty good arm.’’ Singleton’s courage in the face of tragedy was what most impressed those who met him. Twins star Joe Mauer got a few moments with Singleton, as did Minnesota veteran outfielder Torii Hunter. “They were talking about how strong I’ve been,’’ Singleton said. Told that many have praised his actions, he softly said, “I don’t know if I’m a role model.’’

Cincinnati at Tampa Bay, 8 p.m.

WNBA STANDINGS By The Associated Press

EASTERN CONFERENCE

TODAY’S GAMES

THE SUMTER ITEM

New York Indiana Washington Chicago Connecticut Atlanta

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L 7 9 9 11 12 15

WESTERN CONFERENCE

W x-Minnesota 18 Phoenix 15 Tulsa 11 Los Angeles 8 San Antonio 7 Seattle 7 x-clinched playoff

L 7 9 14 16 18 19 spot

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SUNDAY’S GAMES

Atlanta 90, Connecticut 77 Washington 77, Minnesota 69 Los Angeles 76, Chicago 64 Indiana 75, Phoenix 63 Seattle 72, San Antonio 63

MONDAY’S GAMES

No games scheduled

TUESDAY’S GAMES

Phoenix at Tulsa, 8 p.m. Indiana at Los Angeles, 10:30 p.m.

WEDNESDAY’S GAMES

New York at San Antonio, 8 p.m. Washington at Minnesota, 8 p.m.

WARD FROM PAGE B1

FRIDAY FROM PAGE B1

(score-wise),” Ward said. “Considering the circumstances though, this was one of the best rounds I’ve ever had.” Brad Miller of Timonium, Md., shot a 63. Matt Bettencourt of Duncan shot a 65 to earn a spot. Ted Brown of Glen Allen, Va., earned the final spot with a 66, winning a 4-player playoff. Ward actually had to gain a berth in the qualifying event by finishing in the top 40 in a prequalifying event last Thursday on the Bermuda Run course. He shot an even par 71. “In that you just want to play more of a steady game to get to the qualifier,” Ward said. Ward is going to Greensboro today where he will find out his tee time and who he’ll be paired with on Thursday.

the 1A Division I semifinals last year. Lakewood lost to Marion 16-13 in the Sertoma Jamboree. Lee Central and Danner couldn’t ask for a much tougher opener as the Stallions travel to Greenville to take on Christ Church. Christ Church has won four straight state titles in the 1A class. The other games will have Robert E. Lee Academy playing host to Dorchester, Scott’s Branch at home against Lake View and Clar-

endon Hall at home against John Paul II Catholic School in Ridgeland. The rest of the teams will begin their seasons on Friday, Aug. 28. Crestwood will play host to Sumter, Wilson Hall will be at home against Orangeburg Prep, Thomas Sumter will open at Robert E. Lee, Laurence Manning Academy will travel to Augusta Christian, Manning plays host to Scott’s Branch and East Clarendon travels to Green SeaFloyds.

NATIONAL LEAGUE EAST DIVISION W New York 63 Washington 58 Atlanta 53 Miami 47 Philadelphia 46 CENTRAL DIVISION W St. Louis 75 Pittsburgh 69 Chicago 67 Cincinnati 51 Milwaukee 51 WEST DIVISION W Los Angeles 67 San Francisco 64 Arizona 57 San Diego 56 Colorado 48

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SUNDAY’S GAMES

Pittsburgh 8, N.Y. Mets 1 Atlanta 2, Arizona 1, 10 innings Chicago White Sox 3, Chicago Cubs 1 Milwaukee 6, Philadelphia 1 Miami 6, St. Louis 4 San Francisco 5, Washington 0 L.A. Dodgers 2, Cincinnati 1 Colorado 5, San Diego 0

MONDAY’S GAMES

Arizona at Pittsburgh, 7:05 p.m. San Francisco at St. Louis, 8:09 p.m. Miami at Milwaukee, 8:10 p.m. Atlanta at San Diego, 10:10 p.m.

TODAY’S GAMES

Arizona (Ch.Anderson 5-5) at Pitts-

Good Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday

SPORTS

THE SUMTER ITEM

PGA CHAMPIONSHIP

Spieth has no answers for Day, winds up 2nd BY EDDIE PELLS The Associated Press SHEBOYGAN, Wis. — Jordan Spieth gave Jason Day a thumbs-up as he watched Day’s long birdie attempt roll tantalizingly close to the 17th hole at the PGA Championship. No way Spieth was going to beat him. Might as well tip his cap. Spieth closed out one of the best-ever performances at a major championship Sunday — 17-under 271 — to finish one of the best-ever seasons at the majors. But he finished second in this one, and in the final round, he never really put a scare into Day. “Best I’ve ever seen him play,’’ Spieth said. Spieth started the day trailing Day by two and ended up losing by three. Day shot 20 under — the best in major history. Only three players other than Day have ever shot lower than 17 under in a major: Tiger Woods, Bob May and Nick Faldo. That’s Spieth’s consolation. And really, he had plenty of that as he left Whistling Straits. • His cumulative score of 54 under par in the season’s four majors breaks a record previously held by Woods during his three-win major season of 2000. • Spieth has two major championships, a second place here and a fourth-place at the British Open, where he was one shot out of a playoff. • He vaulted ahead of Rory McIlroy for the top spot in the ranking. “Easy a loss as I’ve ever had,’’ Spieth said. “Because I felt that I not only couldn’t do much about it ... but I also accomplished one of my lifelong goals and in the sport of golf. I’ll always be a No. 1 play-

DAY FROM PAGE B1 Open. Day finished at 20under 268, not knowing until it was over that it was a record. What really mattered was that shiny Wanamaker Trophy at his side. He shared the 54-hole lead at the U.S. Open and the British Open and had to watch someone else celebrate. “Not being able to finish, it would have been tough for me mentally to really kind of come back from that,’’ Day said. “Even though I feel like I’m a positive person, I think that in the back of my mind something would have triggered and I would have gone, `Maybe I can’t really finish it

Jason Day (600), $1,800,000 68-67-66-67—268 -20 Jordan Spieth (330), $1,080,000 71-67-65-68—271 -17 Branden Grace, $680,000 1-69-64-69—273 -15 Justin Rose (150), $480,000 69-67-68-70—274 -14 Brooks Koepka (115), $367,500 73-69-67-66—275 -13 Anirban Lahiri, $367,500 70-67-70-68—275 -13 George Coetzee, $293,000 74-65-70-67—276 -12 Dustin Johnson (94), $293,000 66-73-68-69—276 -12 Matt Kuchar (94), $293,000 68-72-68-68—276 -12 Tony Finau (80), $243,000 71-66-69-71—277 -11 Robert Streb (80), $243,000 70-73-67-67—277 -11 Russell Henley (65), $185,400 68-71-70-69—278 -10 Martin Kaymer (65), $185,400 70-70-65-73—278 -10 David Lingmerth (65), $185,400 67-70-75-66—278 -10 Brandt Snedeker (65), $185,400 71-70-68-69—278 -10 Brendan Steele (65), $185,400 69-69-73-67—278 -10 Rory McIlroy (57), $148,000 71-71-68-69—279 -9 Victor Dubuisson (53), $126,000 76-70-67-67—280 -8 Phil Mickelson (53), $126,000 72-73-66-69—280 -8 Justin Thomas (53), $126,000 72-70-68-70—280 -8 Hiroshi Iwata, $97,667 77-63-70-71—281 -7 Matt Jones (49), $97,667 68-65-73-75—281 -7 Bubba Watson (49), $97,667 72-71-70-68—281 -7

AREA SCOREBOARD FOOTBALL SUMTER TOUCHDOWN CLUB

The Sumter Touchdown club presented by FTC is accepting members as it prepares for the start of its weekly breakfast meetings on Sept. 4. The club will meet for 12 weeks through Friday, Nov. 29. Each meeting will feature a buffet breakfast, the recognition of The Sumter Item Players of the Week, a weekly devotional, a Pick ‘Em Contest, the Coaches Corner and a guest speaker. Membership is $100 and sponsorship levels start at $200. Meetings will be held each Friday from 7:15 a.m. to 8:30 a.m. at The Quality Inn on Broad Street. For more information, go to www.sumtertdclub.com or call Lee Glaze at (803) 968-0773 or Talmadge Tobias at (803) 491-4573 for more information.

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er in the world.’’ He’ll be the 18th player, and fifth American, to reach No. 1 since the world ranking began in 1986. The last American other than Tiger to hold the spot: David Duval in 1999. What Spieth doesn’t have

off.’ “It felt like I was mentally and physically grinding it out as hard as I could,’’ he said. “I wasn’t going to stop fighting until it over.’’ Branden Grace of South Africa had another mistake on the back nine in a major that cost him. Grace was tied for the lead at the U.S. Open when he hit his tee shot on the railroad tracks and outof-bounds at Chambers Bay. This time, he was two shots behind when he went long of the 10th green and made double bogey. He closed with a 69 and finished third, five shots behind. Justin Rose got within two shots until making a double bogey for the third straight day. He closed with a 70 and

yet is the Wanamaker Trophy. He just missed in his quest to join Woods and Ben Hogan as only the third player to win three majors in a season. He would’ve been the first to sweep all three majors on U.S. soil.

finished fourth. Day faced enormous pressure of having a lead for the first time going into the final round, trying to avoid becoming the first player since the PGA Championship went to stroke play in 1958 to have at least a share of the 54-hole lead in three straight majors without winning. It sure didn’t show, even if he felt it every step of the way. “I knew today was going to be tough, but I didn’t realize how tough it was going to be,’’ Day said. “I learned a lot about myself, being able to finish the way I did. The experiences that I’ve had in the past with previous major finishes has definitely helped me prepare myself for a moment like this.’’

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BASEBALL FALL REGISTRATION

The Sumter County Recreation Department is taking registration for its fall baseball leagues. Registration will run through Wednesday. The league is open to children ages 7-14 as of April 30, 2016. Registration fee is $45. No late registration will be taken. For more information, call the recreation department at (803) 436-2248 or visit www.sumtercountysc. org.

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Jordan Spieth hits a drive on the third hole in the final round of the PGA Championship on Sunday at Whistling Straits in Sheboygan, Wis. Spieth finished second.

Ray 5K will be held on Saturday, Sept. 19. The race will begin at the Sumter County Library at 111 North Harvin Street. Proceeds from the race will go support the Sumter County Library. Race day registration will begin at 7 a.m. with the race starting at 8. The registration cost prior to the race is $20 while race day registration is $25. Runners can visit strictlyrunning.com, the Sumter Family YMCA or any Sumter County Library location to register. For more information, call (803) 773-7273 or visit www.sumtercountylibrary. com.

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The Sumter County Recreation Department is currently taking registration for its adult softball leagues. Registration will run through Tuesday, Aug. 25. There will be leagues for men’s corporate, men’s open, women’s open, men’s church, women’s church and co-ed. The cost is $250 per team. There will be a maximum of six regular-season games and a double-elimination tournament. A coaches meeting will be held on Tuesday, Aug. 25, 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.

ETC. KICKBALL LEAGUE REGISTRATION

The Sumter County Recreation Department is taking registration for its kickball league. Registration will run through Tuesday, Aug. 25. The cost is $250 per team. There will be a maximum of six regularseason games and a double-elimination tournament. A coaches meeting will be held on Tuesday, Aug. 25, 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.

FALL REGISTRATION

The Sumter County Recreation Department is taking registration for its fall girls softball leagues. Registration will run through Friday. The league is open to girls ages 7-12 as of Dec. 31, 2015. Registration fee is $45. No late registration will be taken. For more information, call the recreation department at (803) 436-2248 or visit www.sumtercountysc.org.

GOLF 9-HOLE SCRAMBLE

The 9-hole Scramble event hosted by The Links at Lakewood will be held every Thursday beginning at 6:30 p.m. The cost is $25 per player and includes prizes and dinner. The cost is $12 for those attending just the dinner. To sign up, call the pro shop at (803) 481-5700 up to 5 p.m. the day of the event.

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Labor board blocks effort to unionize college athletes BY MICHAEL TARM The Associated Press

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Drivers for Joe Gibbs Racing have won seven of the past 12 races, including Matt Kenseth’s victory on Sunday in Michigan, and are well on their way to earning a Sprint Cup title.

JGR leaps ahead of pack, well on way to Cup title BY JENNA FRYER The Associated Press Listen to Joe Gibbs and he will tell you his race teams lagged behind the competition just 10 weeks ago. Statistics show the organization has not only caught up, but passed the leaders. Gibbs drivers have won seven of the last 12 races, including a victory Sunday at Michigan International Speedway with Matt Kenseth. A Toyota team win in the shadow of Detroit was a triumph for the manufacturer — it ended a 7-race winning streak for Ford and Chevrolet teams — and a way for Joe Gibbs Racing to thank the automaker for its commitment to the organization. Without the guidance of Toyota, JGR might still be struggling to keep up with the Hendricks and Penskes of the world. “We’ve got great partners, thanks to Toyota, all the hard work they’ve done over the last year-and-a-half,’’ Gibbs said. Behind the scenes, Toyota

Racing Development has quietly worked with JGR on closing gaps that clearly hampered the organization last year. Although Denny Hamlin made it to the final round of the Sprint Cup championship, it was a struggle to convince anyone that JGR’s cars were on the same level as the top contenders. Kenseth, a 7-race winner who took Jimmie Johnson all the way to the finale in the 2013 championship race, went winless. Hamlin and Kyle Busch had just one victory apiece, and all three drivers felt TRD’s engines were not up to par. JGR brought in Carl Edwards to expand to four teams this season, and both the team and the manufacturer had work to do to remain a powerhouse. Their efforts took a hit the day before the seasonopening Daytona 500 when Busch was seriously injured in a crash. He missed the first 11 races of the season — otherwise known as the period in which JGR was struggling. Busch returned in late May

for the All-Star race, and just one week later, Edwards had his first JGR victory with a win in the Coca-Cola 600. Busch grabbed his first win a month later on the road course at Sonoma, then reeled off three straight wins. Kenseth won at Pocono to make it four in a row for JGR, Busch settled for second the next week at Watkins Glen, and the team was back in victory lane Sunday at Michigan. Up next? Saturday night’s race at Bristol Motor Speedway, where Kenseth won in April. As David Wilson, president and general manager of TRD, collected the Michigan Heritage Trophy given to the winning manufacturer, he insisted this surge is not sudden. “People tend to think that this came on like a light switch,’’ said Wilson. “The reality is, this sport is so difficult, so competitive, it’s about working hard, and really that turnaround started last summer. We knew we were in trouble. We buckled down, and we kept digging.’’

PURE MICHIGAN 400 RESULTS By The Associated Press Sunday At Michigan International Speedway Brooklyn, Mich. Lap length: 2 miles (Start position in parentheses) 1. (1) Matt Kenseth, Toyota, 200 laps, 48 points, $226,586. 2. (7) Kevin Harvick, Chevrolet, 200, 43, $185,285. 3. (22) Martin Truex Jr., Chevrolet, 200, 41, $137,130. 4. (4) Austin Dillon, Chevrolet, 200, 41, $150,746. 5. (2) Denny Hamlin, Toyota, 200, 39, $114,000. 6. (3) Carl Edwards, Toyota, 200, 39, $97,890. 7. (10) Joey Logano, Ford, 200, 37, $137,348. 8. (17) Ryan Newman, Chevrolet, 200, 36, $130,540. 9. (14) Brad Keselowski, Ford, 200, 35, $141,756. 10. (9) Dale Earnhardt Jr., Chevrolet, 200, 34, $107,415. 11. (6) Kyle Busch, Toyota, 200, 34, $132,906. 12. (24) Paul Menard, Chevrolet, 200, 32, $98,790. 13. (34) Kyle Larson, Chevrolet, 200, 31, $118,098. 14. (30) Aric Almirola, Ford, 200, 31, $126,501. 15. (11) Kasey Kahne, Chevrolet, 200, 29, $103,615. 16. (18) Jamie McMurray, Chevrolet, 200, 28, $118,431. 17. (21) Jeff Gordon, Chevrolet, 200, 28, $132,826. 18. (13) David Ragan, Toyota, 200, 26, $114,879. 19. (15) Sam Hornish Jr., Ford, 200, 25, $113,610.

KENSETH FROM PAGE B1 Kenseth led for 73 percent of the laps Sunday, the highest percentage by anyone in a Cup race this year. He’d led for only 147 laps all season before dominating this 400-mile race in his No. 20 Toyota. It was his 34th career victory, and Joe Gibbs Racing has won five of the last six Cup races — two by Kenseth and three by Kyle Busch. “You really need to enjoy it, because about 10 races back, we were struggling, trying to get there,’’ Gibbs said. “You just hope now that we’ll be able to hold some momentum here and head into the Chase, but it’s very hard to do. In pro sports, it can come and go in a week.’’ JGR came into the race with the top three qualifiers in Kenseth, Denny Hamlin and Carl Edwards. Hamlin finished fifth and Edwards was sixth. Martin Truex Jr. finished behind Harvick in third. Austin Dillon, who was sent to the back at the beginning of the race because of an engine change, managed a fourthplace showing, and Kyle Busch took another step to-

20. (16) Kurt Busch, Chevrolet, 199, 24, $102,340. 21. (5) Tony Stewart, Chevrolet, 199, 23, $113,754. 22. (25) Trevor Bayne, Ford, 198, 22, $127,390. 23. (20) Greg Biffle, Ford, 198, 21, $117,023. 24. (19) Ryan Blaney, Ford, 198, 0, $82,390. 25. (23) Danica Patrick, Chevrolet, 198, 19, $93,415. 26. (27) Ricky Stenhouse Jr., Ford, 198, 18, $93,015. 27. (35) Cole Whitt, Ford, 198, 17, $102,823. 28. (26) AJ Allmendinger, Chevrolet, 198, 16, $115,573. 29. (28) Justin Allgaier, Chevrolet, 197, 15, $106,398. 30. (32) Matt DiBenedetto, Toyota, 197, 14, $98,798. 31. (33) Alex Bowman, Chevrolet, 197, 13, $93,062. 32. (36) David Gilliland, Ford, 197, 12, $88,915. 33. (29) Jeb Burton, Toyota, 197, 11, $80,840. 34. (38) Brett Moffitt, Ford, 197, 10, $80,740. 35. (39) Michael Annett, Chevrolet, 197, 9, $80,565. 36. (31) Landon Cassill, Chevrolet, 196, 0, $80,515. 37. (41) Josh Wise, Ford, 196, 7, $80,454. 38. (37) J.J. Yeley, Toyota, 194, 0, $75,877. 39. (8) Jimmie Johnson, Chevrolet, 190, 5, $119,741. 40. (42) Travis Kvapil, Chevrolet, 190, 0, $67,805. 41. (12) Clint Bowyer, Toyota, 164, 4, $97,963. 42. (40) Casey Mears, Chevrolet, overheating, 51, 2, $67,805. 43. (43) Timmy Hill, Chevrolet, parked, 9, 0, $56,305.

ward wrapping up a spot in the Chase with an 11th-place run in his backup car. Kenseth had a comfortable lead before a caution with 17 laps remaining tightened things up, but he had little trouble holding off Harvick after the restart. NASCAR used a special high-drag aerodynamic package for this race and last month’s at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. It was supposed to improve passing, but aside from one brief duel at the front between Kenseth and Dillon with about 55 laps left, there was little drama in terms of lead changes. Kenseth led for the first 22 laps, and there were 16 lead changes after that. Clint Bowyer’s Chase chances look more tenuous after he went into the wall Sunday and finished 41st. He’s now 15th in the standings. Busch came into the race in 30th place, needing to avoid major mistakes because although he has four wins in 2015, a top-30 ranking is required for entry into the Chase. Busch wrecked his car in practice Saturday and had to start the race from the back, but he had a solid, uneventful day, even leading for a couple stretches.

He’s now 29th in the standings, 23 points ahead of 31stplace Cole Whitt. “It was a success,’’ Busch said. “It wasn’t what we wanted. We had a really, really fast car yesterday, but I screwed up and wrecked that car. It was a winning car, maybe not the winning car. But congratulations to our teammate Matt Kenseth and the ‘20’ bunch. It’s really good times for Joe Gibbs Racing right now.’’ Harvick remained atop the standings and now leads Joey Logano by 48 points. Logano finished seventh. The rules package caused some concerns over the heat, and NASCAR mandated a dual outlet duct be used on the right-side window to help with ventilation and keep the cockpit from being too hot for the drivers. NBC Sports showed a reading of over 150 degrees in the cockpit of Casey Mears’ car — and that was still during the first quarter of the race. “You knew it was going to be a little bit hotter. We prepared for that,’’ Kenseth said. “Started hydrating a couple days ago and drinking a lot of Gatorade and tried to eat right and get some sleep. ... It really wasn’t bad. Yeah, it was hot, but I’ve been a lot hotter.’’

CHICAGO — The National Labor Relations Board on Monday blocked a historic bid by Northwestern University football players to form the nation’s first college athletes’ union, dealing a blow to a labor movement that could have transformed amateur sports. In a unanimous decision, the board said the prospect of union and nonunion teams in college could lead to different standards at different schools — from how much money players receive to how much time they practice — and create competitive imbalances. The new ruling annuls a 2014 decision by a regional NLRB director in Chicago who said scholarship football players are employees under U.S. law and thus entitled to organize. But Monday’s decision did not directly address the question of whether they are employees. Some observers said the ruling effectively ends any chance to establish labor unions in college athletics. “This puts the nail in the coffin of organizing college players,’’ said Ronald Meisburg, a former attorney for the NLRB and onetime board member. Tim Waters, of the United Steelworkers union, which helped bankroll the union drive, disagreed. “It is a bump in the

road,’’ Waters said. The face of the unionbuilding effort, former Northwestern quarterback Kain Colter, also expressed disappointment. But he said the push for unionization had already pressured the NCAA to take athletes’ grievances more seriously. “It turned out to be the right thing to do, and I don’t regret it,’’ Colter said. The labor dispute goes to the heart of American college sports, where universities and conferences reap billions of dollars by relying on amateurs who are not paid. In other countries, college sports are small-time club affairs, while elite youth athletes often turn pro as teens. The biggest factor in how it ruled, the board said, was the NLRB’s jurisdiction, which extends only to private schools like Northwestern, the sole private institution in the Big Ten. The board repeatedly cited the need for standardization of rules and policies in sports and said giving the green light to just one team to collectively bargain would disrupt that uniformity. NLRB rules do not offer the losing side the option to appeal. But Ramogi Huma, a former linebacker at UCLA who worked closely with Colter, said he has not given up on bringing unions to college football. “The door’s not closed,’’ he said.

Keeping Sumter Beautiful By Breann Liebermann, Clemson Extension - Water Resources Agent The Journey of a Capri Sun

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Chapin/Newberry earns way into World Series title game

BY RICHARD BREEN Greenville News COLUMBIA — After going straight from high school in Florida to the college football fast lane that is the SEC, University of South Carolina cornerbacks Al Harris Jr. and Chris Lammons are seeing the game at a different speed as they enter year two. “The game’s slowing down a little more,” Harris said. What exactly does that mean? “You know what’s about to happen,” Lammons said. The continued development of Harris and Lammons, as well as junior Rico McWilliams, is considered vital to the improvement of a

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USC defense that ranked 92nd in the NCAA College Bowl Subdivision last season. To coaches, evidence of the game slowing down is shown by a player speeding up. “You see if they react quicker to things,” said codefensive coordinator Jon Hoke. “That means they’re processing things faster.” It’s a byproduct of experience. “One thing about football is it’s a repetition game and

the more reps you have, the more chances you have to get better,” Hoke said. “They played quite a bit last year, so they have a lot of reps under their belt.” Harris started four games in 2014 and was selected to the SEC All-Freshman team, while Lammons started seven. Those two and McWilliams, who has eight career starts, are considered the main competitors for USC’s two starting cornerback positions. The USC passing defense ranked 52nd in the nation in 2014, while the rushing defense was No. 105. Hoke was hired this offseason to install a new defensive scheme, which the players describe as more aggressive.

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Watson already turning heads in preseason SCOTT KEEPFER Greenville News CLEMSON — Clemson’s season opener is still three Saturdays away, but Deshaun Watson appears to be in midseason form. The Tigers’ sophomore quarterback has impressed coaches throughout fall camp, exhibiting a nice downfield passing touch, efficiency in running the offense and confidence in movement just eight months removed from knee surgery. When head coach Dabo Swinney reviewed video from Saturday’s scrimmage in Memorial Stadium, he came away even further im-

pressed. “I thought Deshaun Watson was outstanding,” Swinney said. “I thought he WATSON was good in the first scrimmage, but he was another notch above in his decision making, his accuracy, his comfort in the pocket.” Watson will confess only to being patient and continuing what seems to be an endless quest for improvement. “I’m trying to fix a few little things,” Watson said. “There are always things you can do to get better. I thought I did pretty good,

but I still have a lot to improve on before the first game. We have a little time to fix that.” Watson has thrown a pair of TD passes in each of the Tigers’ fall camp scrimmages, including a 56-yarder to Jordan Leggett and a 72-yarder to Charone Peake. Maneuverability has not been an issue. At one point Monday, Watson slipped on the slick grass, prompting a quick “Are you OK?” from co-offensive coordinator Tony Elliott. Watson quickly reassured that he was fine, and says that he can’t play – let alone practice – if consumed by fear of injury.

SHELBY, N.C. — Chapin/ Newberry Post 193/24 rallied for a run in the top of the eighth inning and two in the ninth to beat Medford, Ore., 4-3 on Monday at Keeter Stadium to advance to the championship game of the American Legion World Series. Chapin, which is 31-1 on the season, will face the winner of Monday’s other semifinal game between New Orleans and Brooklawn, N.J. The game is scheduled to begin at 7 p.m. and will be televised on ESPNU. C/N trailed 3-1 in the eighth when University of South Carolina Sumter shortstop Justin Hawkins hit a 2-out, solo home run to cut the lead to one run. With one out in the ninth, Landon Allison reached on an infield single for Chapin. Duncan Crotwell and pinch hitter Blake Smith both singled to load the bases. Zach Ziesing’s sacrifice fly scored Allison to tie the game at 3-3 with Crotwell moving to third. With the infield back with two outs, leadoff hitter Danton Hyman dropped a bunt down the third base line for an infield single to score Crotwell.

BROWNS QB SHAW TO HAVE THUMB SURGERY CLEVELAND — Browns third-string quarterback Connor Shaw will undergo surgery on his right thumb and be out for an indefinite period. Shaw, who started Cleveland’s final game last season as a rookie, injured his thumb during the second half of Thursday’s exhibition opener against Washington. He com-

pleted 5 of 10 passes for 64 yards in the 20-17 loss. The Browns said Shaw will miss “an extended period of time.’’ Shaw was listed behind Josh McCown and Johnny Manziel on the team’s depth chart, but the Browns are high on the former South Carolina star, who showed toughness and potential in the 2014 season finale against Baltimore. Filling in for an injured Manziel, Shaw completed 14 of 28 passes for 177 yards against the playoff-bound Ravens. He finished the game despite a dislocated finger and bruised kidney.

CLOWNEY BACK AT PRACTICE FOR TEXANS HOUSTON — Jadeveon Clowney was so excited on Monday in his first practice with the Houston Texans since microfracture knee surgery that he asked coach Bill O’Brien if he could take a run at the quarterbacks. The outside linebacker, who made a name for himself by chasing quarterbacks at South Carolina, participated in walk-throughs and individual drills, but did not do any contact work. The Texans aren’t sure when he’ll play in a game. Clowney was the top overall pick in last year’s draft. He played just four games last season because of various injuries before having seasonending surgery in December. He had arthroscopic surgery on his right knee after injuring it in the season opener in 2014. From wire reports

OBITUARIES ROGER N. BOONE SR. Roger N. Boone Sr., 72, departed this earthly life peacefully at his home in Raleigh, North Carolina, on Thursday, Aug. 13, 2015. Born in Olanta on Oct. 30, 1942, he was the son of the late Walter Boone Sr. and Essie Dix Boone. He attended the public schools of Clarendon County and worked as a taxi driver with Acme Cab, retiring in 2003. Roger accepted Christ at an early age. He was preceded in death by a son, Lamemoire McLeod; three brothers; and four sisters. He leaves to cherish his memories: an endearing friend, Lourdes Soto, of Raleigh; four daughters, Cynthia A. Boone and Charlene Williams (Alvin), both of Raleigh, Norma J. Young (Kelvin) of Dunn, North Carolina, and Deborah Davis of Camden; two sons, Roger N. Boone Jr. (Barbara) and Howard Boone (Coretta), both of Raleigh; 17 grandchildren; eight greatgrandchildren; two brothers, Walter Boone Jr. (Mattie) of Sumter and Coell Boone of Moorehaven, Florida; two sisters, Mary Douglas of Sumter and Evelynia Johnson of Pompano, Florida; and a host of nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends. Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. Wednesday at New Haven United Methodist Church, 3159 Red Hill Road, Bishopville, with the Rev. Fadetra D. Harrington, pastor, and the Rev. Herbert Boone, eulogist. The family is receiving relatives and friends at the home of his brother, Walter Boone Jr., 730 Ripper Lane. The remains will be placed in the church at noon. The funeral procession will leave from the home at 12:10 p.m. Floral bearers will be nieces. Pallbearers will be nephews. Burial will be in the New Haven United Methodist Church Cemetery in Bishopville. Services are directed by management and staff of Williams Funeral Home Inc., 821 N. Main St., Sumter. Online memorials may be sent to the family at williamsfuneralhome@sc.rr.com. Infor-

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NATHANIEL SUMPTER JR. Nathaniel Sumpter Jr., 56, departed this earthly life Friday, Aug. 14, 2015, at Palmetto Health Richland, Columbia. Born Jan. 12, 1959, in Sumter County, he was the son of the late Nathaniel Sumpter Sr. and Francenia Woods Sumpter. Nathaniel was a graduate of Mayewood High School. He served in the U.S. Army for 15 years and was awarded an Achievement Medal and Good Conduct Medal. He was a lifelong member of Antioch United Methodist Church. He was united in marriage to Patricia Stavis Sumpter, and to this union one child was born. He leaves to cherish his memories: a daughter, Valencia Nicole Sumpter of Rembert; one sister, Patricia (the Rev. Devon Wright Sr.) of Sumter; two nephews, Devon Wright Jr. (Shanna) of Elgin and Damien Wright (Angela) of Aiken; one aunt, Mary Woods Johnson; one brotherin-law, Andrew Stavis; and a best friend, Samuel Oliver, all of Sumter; and a host of cousins, other relatives and friends. Funeral services will be held at noon, Wednesday from Antioch United Methodist Church, 4040 Dubose Siding Road, Sumter, with the Rev. Raymond F. Cook Jr., pastor, eulogist, assisted by the Rev. Devon Wright Sr. The family is receiving family and friends at the home of his sister, Patricia Wright, 2970 Lowder Road, Sumter. The remains will be placed in the church at 11 a.m. The procession will leave from the home at 11:30 a.m. Floral bearers will be church members and friends. Pallbearers will be friends of the family. Burial will be at 10 a.m. Thursday in Florence National Cemetery, Florence. Online memorial messages may be sent to the family at williamsfuneralhome@sc.rr. com. Visit us on the web. Services directed by the management and staff of Williams Funeral Home Inc., 821 N. Main St., Sumter.

JOHNNIE AIKEN SR. MANNING — Johnnie Aiken Sr., 64, husband of Annie Elizabeth Montgomery Aiken, died Monday, Aug. 17, 2015, at Tuomey Regional Medical Center, Sumter. He was born Aug. 26, 1950, in Walterboro, a son of Nick Aiken and the late Maggie Gillard Pickney. The family is receiving friends at 4183 S. Brewington Road, Manning. These services have been entrusted to Samuels Funeral Home LLC, Manning.

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EDWARD L. RUBIN BISHOPVILLE — Edward Lewis Rubin, 58, passed on Saturday, Aug. 15, 2015, at his residence. Born in Lee County, he was the son of Burrell and Janie Rubin Baker. Funeral services will be held at noon Wednesday at Liberty Hill Missionary Baptist Church, 55 Dove Lane, Bishopville, with the Rev. Jerome Douglas, pastor and eu-

logist. Interment will follow in St. Mark Baptist Church Cemetery, Manville-Wisacky Road, Bishopville. The family will receive family and friends at the home of his parents, Burrell and Janie Rubin Baker, 23 Spann Road, Bishopville. Online condolences may be sent to esquaredealful@sc.rr. com. These services have been entrusted to Square Deal Funeral Home, 106 McIntosh St., Bishopville.

ROSA MCFADDEN TURBEVILLE — Rosa Lee Burgess McFadden, 81, wife of Fred McFadden, died Sunday, Aug. 16, 2015, at McLeod Hospice House, Florence. She was born Aug. 22, 1933, in Clarendon County, a daughter of the late John Burgess and Carrie Vermell McFadden Burgess. The family is receiving friends at 2191 William Gibbons Road, Turbeville. These services have been entrusted to Samuels Funeral Home LLC, Manning.

CHARLIE WASHINGTON Charlie Washington, 76, died Monday, Aug. 17, 2015, at his residence. He was born Wednesday, June 21, 1939, in Summerton to the late Emma Washington. Funeral services are incomplete and will be announced at a later date. The family is receiving friends at the home, 1301 Wilson Ave., Summerton. Mr. Washington’s mortal frame is peacefully resting in the professional care of KingFields Mortuary, Summerton, (803) 485-5039.

WILLIE JEAN R. BODGER MANNING — Willie Jean Reaves Bodger, 54, died Monday, Aug. 17, 2015, at Clarendon Memorial Hospital, Manning. She was born Sept. 8, 1960, in Mullins, a daughter of the late Hallie Reaves and Nellie Richardson. The family is receiving friends at the home of her son, David Bodger, and Sharon Levy, 1821 M.W. Rickenbaker Road, Davis Station section, Manning. These services have been

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

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803-905-5280 My name is CORTEZ and I’m a 3 year old PLEASE ADOPT A FRIEND! white and tan male 2565 Lindo Ct. • Sumter, SC 29150 Chihuahua mix.

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Tucker

Adele

My name is MARTINA and I’m a 4 month old tricolored female German Shepherd mix.

My name is MISSY and I’m a 5 year old black and white female Jack Russell Terrier/Chihuahua mix.

My name is OTIS and I’m a 1 year old tan and white male Lab mix.

My name is TUCKER and I’m a 2 year old blond and white male Retriever/Spaniel mix.

My name is ADELE and I’m a 10 week old orange tabby and white female American Shorthair.

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Ashes

My name is ASHES and I’m a 12 week old gray and white male American Shorthair.

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Azalea

Bell

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My name is BELL My name is GRACIE My name is AZALEA and I’m a 4 year and I’m a 1 year old and I’m a 1 year old old white female gray tabby and white Siamese/American American Shorthair. female American Shorthair. Shorthair.

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Hugo

Kate

My name is HUGO and I’m a 10 week old orange tabby male American Shorthair.

My name is KATE and I’m a 3 month old tortoiseshell female American Shorthair.

My name is WOMBAT and I’m a 12 week old gray tabby and white male Manx/American Shorthair.

Other things you can do to help! Though not everyone can take a pet home, the SPCA is always accepting donations. Monetary Donations • Collars • Animal Food • Leashes Cat Litter • Treats • Beds • Clean Newspapers Blankets • Trash Bags • Towels • Paper Towels Adoption Fee: Dogs - $125.00 • Cats - $100.00 This includes the ﬁrst vaccinations, ﬁrst deworming and a voucher towards the spaying or neutering of the animal. Hours of Operation: 11:00 am to 5:00 pm Closed Wednesday and Sunday

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