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Charges in July 4 boating death

BY BRADEN BUNCH braden@theitem.com (803) 774-1201 A 39-year-old Sumter man has been charged with reckless homicide after a six-week investigation into the Lake Marion boating

on Monday, including failure to render aid, for his part in the July 4 death of Hailey Joanne Bordeaux.

According to reports, Morris was piloting a boat on Lake Marion during the early morning hours of Independence Day when his

crash that claimed the life of a 21-year-old Sumter woman.

Chad Morris, of 2661 Tindal Road, was charged by the law enforcement division of the South Carolina Department of Natural Resources with two charges

craft struck an idling boat with four passengers, including Bordeaux.

The Sumter female was critically injured in the crash and was transported by emergency medical personnel to Clarendon Memorial Hospital, where she

was pronounced dead later that morning.

Earlier reports indicated Morris’ boat was traveling at a high rate of speed through the area when the boats crashed.

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A new school year officially begins Inmates attack guard

2 murder suspects accused of assault

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Wilder Elementary School Principal David Wright rings the large toll bell at the entrance of the building, a tradition marking the first minute of the 2014-15 school year Monday morning. Wright also rings the bell during the last minute of the school year.

Elementary principal rings bell at 1st minute of new term for students

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tudents, dressed in their first-day clothing and footwear, filed into the hallways of schools in Sumter County on Monday morning as the first day of the 2014-15 school year began.

Wilder Elementary School Principal David Wright followed through with what has become a tradition at the school during the past few years — ringing the huge toll bell at the entrance of the school to signify the very first minute of the academic year. And with that, summer break was officially over.

“We ring the bell the first minute of school and the last minute of the school year,” Wright said. “It sort of grounds us for the school year.”

With bright eyes and ambition, some of Wilder’s kindergartners got started in Lisa Butler’s class, where she and a teaching assistant greeted parents and got students settled with cubby assignments and seating. In some situations, Butler instructed students to wish their parents a good day, to help reassure the students and parents on their big day.

“Today is about receiving children and

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‘We ring the bell the first minute of school and the last minute of the school year. It sort of grounds us for the school year.’

DAVID WRIGHT Wilder Elementary School principal

Two men already facing murder charges added more legal troubles to their plate this week when they were charged with allegedly assaulting the man assigned to guard them inside jail.

Jonathan Cody Newman, 21, of Manning, and Mario Antwan Lloyd, 23, of Sumter, were both charged with second-degree assault and battery after the alleged Wednesday asNEWMAN sault on a guard at Sumter-Lee Regional Detention Center.

The inmates reportedly injured the 34-year-old man badly enough LLOYD at the Winkles Road detention facility that he had to be transported to the hospital.

According to reports, the victim was standing in a common area of the detention center when Newman and Lloyd reportedly rushed the officer and began punching him in the head and body. Several other officers quickly intervened and separated the two from the guard.

Lloyd complied when the officers ordered him to get down on the ground, according to an incident report filed with the Sumter County Sheriff’s Office, but Newman had to be restrained and reportedly spat on the guard he had just attacked while being pulled away.

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BY JADE REYNOLDS jade@theitem.com (803) 774-1250 Sumter United Ministries’ Emergency Shelter continues to stay busy.

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the shelter but didn’t let that get her down, said Mark Champagne, executive director of United Ministries.

“She kept a positive outlook, realized that staying at the Emergency Shelter was only temporary and that God would provide for her,” he said. “The most amazing

thing about her was the fact that her faith was strong in spite of her having to deal with the crisis of homelessness.”

She registered with S.C. De-

DEATHS, B6 George L. Floyd Judy G. Fata Dorothy E. Chimenti Dora Bowman Sarah B. Dawson

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partment of Employment and Workforce the day after she checked into the shelter. Staff and volunteers helped her update her résumé, and within two weeks, she had a job interview and ended up being hired. Sumter United ministries provided her a bicycle to get to and from her new job.

“She is excited about the doors that have opened in her life as a result of following God’s plans for her life as Jeremiah 29:11 declares,” Champagne said.

The woman plans to move into her own apartment soon

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Security footage leads to robbery arrest

BY BRISTOW MARCHANT bristow@theitem.com (803) 774-1272 When the man on the tape enters the store, he quickly covers his face.

He wasn’t quick enough.

A still image from the security cameras inside the Kangaroo convenience store clearly shows the face of the man who, moments later, forced his way behind the counter and stole cash from the register. In the image released to the public by Sumter police

Saturday, the robber’s hand hovers just below his chin.

That image led police to make an arrest just one day after Saturday’s robbery. Wilbert Johnson FRANKLIN Franklin, 50, of 565 Independence Drive, Roebuck, was taken into custody Sunday afternoon and charged with armed robbery.

“The person saw the photo in the news coverage after the robbery, and that was how we were able to identify

him,” said Tonyia McGirt, public information officer with Sumter Police Department.

Acting on the tip, police located Franklin about 6:15 p.m. on West Oakland Avenue, not far from where the robbery occurred about 3 p.m. the day before. No cash was recovered, nor was a weapon. Although Franklin intimated to the clerk that he was armed during the robbery, it’s unclear if a weapon was actually used.

Franklin’s last listed address is in Roebuck, near Greenville in the Upstate,

but he’s apparently been active in Sumter for some time, according to arrest records. His most recent arrest was on a public disorderly conduct charge last month, and McGirt said he had similar arrests going back to at least 2005.

Elsewhere in the state, Franklin has convictions for armed robbery and assault with intent to kill dating back to the 1980s. It’s unclear what, if any, time Franklin served in prison on those charges.

His bond for the convenience store robbery is set at $10,000.

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Construction workers maneuver a piece of storm water piping into place Monday on Alice Drive. Workers have spent weeks connecting a series of eight-foot-long, 54-inch-diameter concrete pipes into position in a ditch south of Wise Drive and will begin tearing up a portion of Wise on Wednesday to continue running the pipes up the north side of the Wise intersection.

Wise at Alice shuts down Wednesday

BY BRISTOW MARCHANT bristow@theitem.com (803) 774-1272 Commuters have grown used to ongoing work on Alice Drive disrupting their commute. Starting Wednesday, drivers on another street will have to adjust their daily travel plans because of the latest phase of the road-widening project.

Wise Drive will close at the Alice intersection this week while workers dig up a portion of the street to connect a storm water pipe already laid on each side of the intersection. Traffic on Alice will continue to flow as normal, but drivers on Wise will have to follow a detour around the project for at least a few days.

Justin Farnum, the project manager overseeing work on Alice Drive for Palmetto Corp., wants to keep disruption to a minimum during work on Wise.

“I hope to have it done in four days.

Then we can open it back up on Saturday,” he said.

But work could continue through the weekend, depending on what challenges workers discover once they start digging.

Farnum points to a manhole cover in the Alice/Wise intersection, saying it conceals a potential snag in the pipe layers’ plans.

“That manhole goes 14 feet down, and five city sewer lines connect to it, and they could conflict with the route of our storm drain,” he said.

But workers won’t know exactly where the sewer lines run until they dig them up.

“We could open Pandora’s box down there,” Farnum said.

City crews should be able to quickly adjust any sewer lines to accommodate the storm pipes, which workers have laid from south of Wise up to Wesmark Boulevard to make room for an expanded four-lane roadway. But the extra time could close Wise down until at least Monday.

In the meantime, traffic headed east on Wise will be directed to take Alice to Gion Street to Guignard Drive and then back to Wise (drivers headed the other way should go in the reverse order). The detour will be in effect starting at 9 a.m. Wednesday.

This won’t be the last time work on this end of Alice Drive will cause delays. Three weeks after the Wise proj-

ect finishes, workers will have to lay another pipe across Alice running behind the CVS. That project should take less time to complete, without any sewer lines in the way. A smaller line will also have to run north to south on the other side of the intersection, which Farnum hopes to get done in a day.

Traffic on the south side of the Wise intersection has already been squeezed into two lanes by a concrete barrier thrown up while crews have spent the last month digging a trench for the stormwater pipe. About 200 feet of pipe has already been laid south of Wise, where almost a mile of expanded roadway will narrow back to two lanes. The road closure ties those pipes into the drains in the parking lot on the northeast corner of the intersection, then continues on to pipes work crews have already laid up Alice.

“We have to tie in with the parking lot drainage system,” said DOT engineer Amy Cook. “It will be just like the storm drainage system in front of the Walmart.”

Once all the new pipes are buried, crews can begin paving the outer lanes and shoulders of the wider drive.

FERGUSON, Mo. (AP) — An unarmed 18-year-old whose fatal shooting by police has sparked a week of protests in suburban St. Louis suffered a bullet wound to his right arm that may indicate his hands were up or his back was turned, a pathologist hired by his family said Monday.

But the pathologist said the team that examined Michael Brown can’t be sure yet exactly how the wounds were inflicted, citing the need for more information.

An independent autopsy determined that Michael Brown was shot at least six times, including twice in the head, the family’s lawyers and hired pathologists said.

Witnesses have said Brown’s hands were above his head when he was repeatedly shot by an officer Aug. 9 in Ferguson.

In Washington, President Obama said the vast majority of protesters in Ferguson were peaceful but warned that a small minority was undermining justice.

During a brief pause in his summer vacation, Obama said overcoming the mistrust endemic between many communities and their local police would require Americans to “listen and not just shout.”

The president also weighed in for the first time publicly on the militarization of some local police departments, saying it would probably be useful to examine how federal grant dollars had been used to allow local police to purchase military-style equipment.

Forensic pathologist Shawn Parcells, who assisted former New York City chief medical examiner Dr. Michael Baden during the private autopsy, said a bullet grazed Brown’s right arm. He said the wound indicates Brown may have had his back to the shooter, or he could have been facing the shooter with his hands above his head or in a defensive position across his chest or face.

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Summary court building formally opens Judge Kristi Curtis formally opens the new summary court building Monday, weeks after Sumter County’s chief magistrate judge and four other judges moved into their new home on the corner of Canal and Magnolia streets. The building, which once housed family court proceedings, underwent an extensive renovation to create new courtrooms and other facilities, paid for by the Penny for Progress capital sales tax approved in 2008. A quality courtroom for traffic court, civil proceedings and misdemeanor cases is necessary, Curtis said, because “for most people, this is the only courtroom they will ever see.”

BY BRADEN BUNCH braden@theitem.com (803) 774-1201 Fewer jobs and more people in the labor force led to Sumter County’s unemployment rate climbing more than half a percentage point in July.

According to South Carolina Department of Employment and Workforce, the Sumter County unemployment rate climbed 0.6 percentage points to 7.3 percent.

July’s increase marked the third-straight month the rate increased after reaching a 13year low in April, when it fell to 5.7 percent.

The increase also reverses the trend of recent years, which has seen the local unemployment rate fall in four of the last five Julys. However, it falls in line with the rest of the state this year, as all 46 counties in South Carolina saw their unemployment rates climb.

Both Clarendon and Lee counties saw slightly larger increases, as Clarendon saw its unemployment rate climb a full percentage point to 9.3 percent, while Lee County’s rate climbed 0.9 percentage points to 7.8 percent.

Six counties saw rates climb by more than a full point. Unemployment jumped 3.4 percentage points in Orangeburg County, where the new rate now sits well above the double-digit mark at 11.8 percent.

Statewide, the seasonally adjusted rate climbed from 5.3 percent in June to 5.7 percent.

Despite the recent Sumter increase, the area job picture remains significantly stronger than a year ago, when the unemployment rate sat at 9.2 percent. According to DEW, compared to the same time last year, Sumter had approximately 340 more people working in July than the same time in the previous year, as well as a labor force with approximately 560 fewer people.

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Obama: Iraq forces retake Mosul Dam from militants BAGHDAD (AP) — Iraqi and Kurdish forces recaptured Iraq’s largest dam from Islamic militants Monday after dozens of U.S. airstrikes, President Obama said, in the first major defeat for the extremists since they swept across the country this summer.

Militants from the Islamic State group had seized the Mosul Dam on Aug. 7, giving them access and control of enormous power and water reserves and threatening to deny those resources to much of Iraq.

Iraqi forces suffered a string of humiliating defeats at the hands of the Islamic State as the extremists took control of large parts of northern and western Iraq and sent religious minorities fleeing.

The militants’ battlefield victories brought U.S. forces back into the conflict for the first time since it withdrew its troops in 2011 and reflected the growing international concern about the Sunni extremist group. Washington launched attacks from its warplanes and drones on Aug. 8.

Pope Francis endorsed the use of force to stop the Islamic militants from attacking religious minorities in Iraq, although he said the international community — not just one country — should decide how to intervene.

Obama called recapturing the dam by Iraqi and Kurdish forces a “major step forward” in the battle against Islamic State militants. Had the dam been breached, it could have had catastrophic consequences and endangered U.S. Embassy personnel in Baghdad, Obama said at the White House. He said the U.S. is urgently providing arms and assistance to Iraqi security forces as well as Kurdish fighters fighting the extremists.

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Report: Cost to raise today’s child tops $245,000 Housing costs remain the greatest expense

A new report from the Agriculture Department estimates that a child born in 2013 will cost the typical middle-income American family about $245,340.

WASHINGTON (AP) — A child born in 2013 will cost a middle-income American family an average of $245,340 until he or she becomes an adult, with families living in the Northeast taking on a greater burden, according to a report out Monday.

Those costs — food, housing, child care and education — rose 1.8 percent over the previous year, the Agriculture Department’s new “Expenditures on Children and Families� report said. As in the past, families in the urban Northeast will spend more than families in the urban South and rural parts of the U.S., or roughly $282,480.

When adjusting for projectfamily an average of about ed inflation, the report found $304,480. that a child born last year The USDA’s annual report, could cost a middle-income

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sistent in how they spent their money across all categories from 2012 to 2013. The

costs associated with pregnancy or expenses accumulated after a child becomes an adult, such as college tuition, were not included.

In 1960, the first year the report was issued, a middle-income family spent about $25,230, equivalent to $198,560 in 2013 dollars, to raise a child until the age of 18. Housing costs remain the greatest childrearing expense, as they did in the 1960s, although current-day costs, such as child care, were negligible back then.

For middle-income families, the USDA found that housing expenses made up roughly 30 percent of the total cost of raising a child.

Kids’ brains reorganize when learning math skills

BY LAURAN NEERGAARD AP Medical Writer WASHINGTON — Sometime in elementary school, you quit counting your fingers and just know the answer. Now scientists have put youngsters into brain scanners to find out why and watched how the brain reorganizes itself as kids learn math.

The take-home advice: Drilling your kids on simple addition and multiplication may pay off. “Experience really does matter,� said Dr. Kathy Mann Koepke of the National Institutes of Health, which funded the research.

Healthy children start making that switch between counting to what’s called fact retrieval when they’re 8 years old to 9 years old, when they’re still working on fundamental addition and subtraction. How well kids make that shift to memory-based problem solving is known to predict their ultimate math achievement.

Those who fall behind “are impairing or slowing down their math learning later on,�

Mann Koepke said.

But why do some kids make the transition easier than others?

To start finding out, Stan-

ford University researchers first peeked into the brains of 28 children as they solved a series of simple addition problems inside a brain-scanning MRI machine.

No scribbling out the answer: The 7- to 9-year-olds saw a calculation — three plus four equals seven, for example — flash on a screen and pushed a button to say if the answer was right or wrong. Scientists

recorded how quickly they responded and what regions of their brain became active as they did.

In a separate session, they also tested the kids face to face, watching if they moved their lips or counted on their fingers, for comparison with the brain data.

The children were tested twice, roughly a year apart. As the kids got older, their an-

swers relied more on memory and became faster and more accurate, and it showed in the brain. There was less activity in the prefrontal and parietal regions associated with counting and more in the brain’s memory center, the hippocampus, the researchers reported Sunday.

The hippocampus is sort of like a relay station where new memories come in — short-

term working memory — and then can be sent elsewhere for longer-term storage and retrieval. Those hippocampal connections increased with the kids’ math performance. “The stronger the connections, the greater each individual’s ability to retrieve facts from memory,� said Dr. Vinod Menon, a psychiatry professor at Stanford and the study’s senior author.

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CARING FROM PAGE A1 and then to give back to the ministry, said the Rev. Walter Robertson III, the shelter’s director.

“It is a great thing when the guests that we serve at the Emergency Shelter have a desire to volunteer and give back,” Robertson said.

“As a matter of fact, we encourage them to do so because Luke 6:38 (NET) says, ‘Give and it will be given to you; a good measure, pressed down, shaken together, and running over, will be poured into your lap.

For the same measure that you use will be the measure you receive.’”

The shelter served 70 men and 31 women during the week starting Aug. 3, and it typically costs $67 per bed per week.

You can support this as well as two other ministries — Crisis Relief and Construction — by giving to The Sumter Item’s Summer of Caring program. The initiative, which launched at the end of May, raises money for Sumter United Ministries in these three areas.

This week, readers gave $715. With one more week left in the inaugural year of the program, Summer of Caring has so far raised $5,392.

Last week, the Crisis Relief Ministry assisted 16 clients for a total of $1,977, gave food worth a total of $840 to 20 families and gave in-kind donations valued at a total of $410 to five families, Champagne said.

One of the people helped was a 54-year-old widow who lives alone and has no church family.

“At the time of her interview, she shared with us that she was terminated from her job,” Champagne said. “During this time she was very emotional. She

had an anxiety attack and cried throughout. With God’s guidance, we were able to listen and give her words of encouragement.

Then the Crisis Ministry was able to help with her electric bill.”

As for the construction ministry, staff is conducting interviews for handicap ramps and small weekend projects that make homes dry, safe, secure and accessible, Champagne said.

The process begins with an application, which can be accessed online at unitedministriessumter.org or picked up at Sumter United Ministries, 36 Artillery Drive. If the application is approved, an interview will be scheduled to discuss financial need, Champagne said.

After an interview, sometimes a site visit is needed to determine if the project fits the scope of the ministries’ capabilities. If approved, volunteers are then contacted.

“This sounds like a long process, but each step is needed to make sure that we use God’s money carefully,” Champagne said.

Financial donations for Summer of Caring may be mailed to: The Sumter Item Summer of Caring P.O. Box 1677 Sumter SC 29151 Contributions may also be dropped off at the office, 20 N. Magnolia St. If donating in someone’s name, identify the individual clearly and with the correct spelling of his or her name. Spell out acronyms and group names.

Donations received as of Monday included: Loyce Hodge for The Crisis Relief Ministry, $50; Peggy Skinner, $50; Dr. Mamie Dupree and Alan Dupree, $40. Combined anonymous donations totaled $575.

Total this week: $715 Total this year: $5,392

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CHARGED FROM PAGE A1 Shortly after being taken into custody and held at Clarendon County Correctional Center, Morris was granted a $40,000 personal recognizance bond for the two charges. Morris was released on bond Monday.

Speaking through their attorney, Bordeaux’s family indicated their intentions of pursuing the charges against Morris.

“Because Hailey’s life was taken, she will never get the chance to fulfill her dream of being a teacher and a role model for children. Justice, however, can ensure her death has meaning. In pursuing justice, we hope we can play a part in protecting other innocent people and in making sure other families don’t suffer like us,” the family said.

While Morris’ charges came nearly a month and a half after the incident, DNR Capt. Robert McCullough said the timeframe for the investigation was on par with previous criminal investigations for the department.

ASSAULT FROM PAGE A1 The guard was taken to the emergency room at Tuomey Regional Medical Center. The incident report says it was feared the man suffered a separated shoulder in the attack, but a later release says he received stitches around his mouth and staples to close a gash in his head.

It was unclear what precipitated the attack. Other than being housed in the same unit, Sumter County Sheriff’s Office said it doesn’t think Lloyd and Newman had any previous association with each other.

Lloyd has been held at the detention center since December 2012, when he was arrested along with two other men and charged with the shooting death of 34-year-old Kevin Donnell Jones.

Jones was killed in an early morning shooting the previous October in the first block of Brunhill Street near the inter-

“Given the fact that everything we’ve got is on the water, it makes it more difficult to work crime scenes,” McCullough said. “Everybody thinks about CSI where they can come into a room and they can get all these little things, and you can go back to the room five times. Well, you can’t go back to where the accident happened. Pieces float down, pieces float away, stuff happens. It’s one of those crime scenes that’s a nightmare to try to work.”

McCullough added his department worked with the Third Circuit Solicitor’s Office during the investigation to determine the appropriate charges.

While they are by far the more serious, Monday’s charges were not the first time Morris has faced boating charges from DNR. Back in 2002, Morris was fined for negligent operation of a watercraft.

If convicted, Morris faces a maximum penalty of up to 10 years in prison for the reckless homicide charge. Because the collision resulted in a death, Morris also faces up to 25 years in jail for the failure to render aid charge.

section of Broad Street and Miller Road.

Robbery and drugs were considered the motives behind the killing on the residential street, and Lloyd also faces charges of armed robbery and possession of a weapon during a violent crime.

He was joined at the detention center

by Newman in June 2013, three weeks after Newman and two other men allegedly beat Anthony Ronald Wimberly into unconsciousness at the 50-year-old’s Church Street apartment in Manning.

Wimberly later died from his injuries after more than two months on life support, adding a murder charge to Newman’s first-degree burglary charge.

Officials could skip at least one step in charging the two inmates; they both remain where they were at the detention center.

Newman was already denied bond on his murder charge, but Lloyd is being held on a $100,000 surety bond in addition to a $3,000 bond on the assault charge.

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Ebola health workers battle death, heat, rumors LONDON (AP) — Doctors and nurses fighting Ebola in West Africa are working 14hour days, seven days a week, wearing head-to-toe gear in the heat of muddy clinics. Agonizing death is the norm. The hellish conditions aren’t the only problem: Health workers struggle to convince patients they’re trying to help them, not hurt them.

Rumors are rife that Western aid workers are importing Ebola, stealing bodies or even deliberately infecting patients. Winning trust is made harder by a full suit of hood, goggles, mask and gown that hides their faces.

“You want to say so much ... because they’re in so much pain,” said nurse Monia Sayah, of Doctors Without Borders. “They suffer so much, but they can only see your eyes.”

The outbreak has hit three of the world’s poorest countries, where health systems there were already woefully understaffed and illequipped. In Liberia, there is only one doctor for every 100,000 people, while in Sierra Leone there are two, ac-

1ST DAY FROM PAGE A1 adults and preparing for instruction,” Wright said. “My role today is to visit every classroom and greet every child. I’ll help with getting set up for lunchtime and be actively engaged this week.”

Wright said morning arrival went really well, and he and his staff will continue to work on getting students in the doors and prepared for instruction in a timely fashion. During his morning announcements, Wright set the tone and gave students, faculty and staff a run down of the first day’s expectations.

“We’re very excited for the new year, and we’re prepared for today, where teachers will

Local staff and health care workers for Doctors Without Borders wear Ebola protection equipment in Liberia. Many struggle to convince people they are there to stop Ebola, not spread it.

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cording to the World Health Organization; there were no statistics available for Guinea. The figure is 245 for the United States.

Emotional distress conspires with exhaustion and dehydration, but doctors say it’s hard to stop working.

“When the need is so great, you can’t justify not being there for a day or going home

go over guidelines and instructions,” Wright said.

After a moment of silence and the pledge of allegiance, teachers hit the ground running, getting students started on instruction and classroom procedures.

Teachers and administrators in Sumter School District have been preparing classrooms for the past few weeks to welcome students and get back into the groove of educational instruction. At the district’s back-to-school meeting, Superintendent Frank Baker once again emphasized that the district will be working toward connecting and collaborating more with the Sumter community and recognizing successes as the district moves forward into a new academic school year.

earlier,” said Dr. Robert Fowler, who recently worked in Guinea and Sierra Leone.

The critical care doctor at Sunnybrook Hospital in Toronto, Canada — now on sabbatical with the World Health Organization — said that the barrier of the protective suit is big but not insurmountable.

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“She was very frightened and very reluctant to engage and just wanted to push people away,” he said. Fowler spent days trying to help her,

bringing her things she wanted like Fanta soda. “She eventually developed this sense that this person in the suit who’s a bit scary is trying to help me.”

One day he brought the girl her favorite dish: cucumbers and lime. “She chowed down,” he said — a sign that she was on the mend. Fowler said the girl was close to being discharged by the time he left Guinea.

The girl is the exception rather than the rule. Death is the fate of more than half of the West Africans infected in the Ebola outbreak.

“With the mortality rate being what it is,” Fowler said, “you know every day there will be a couple of patients on your ward who didn’t make it through the night.”

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Don’t mess with a Southern girl’s pearls I ’m about to have an allout hissy fit. I’ve lost my pearls and … well, what more is there to say to ease the panic attack? I’ve lost my pearls!

Southern ladies love their pearls and often start collecting them when they are tiny babes. I had a petite pearl necklace when I was young. I wore those pearls in a wedding when I was a flower girl and sometimes wrapped them around my wrist for a bracelet. I was a full-fledged fifthgrade fashionista and completed the look with my mood ring.

I also have an older strand of pearls that belonged to a great aunt, and it’s a lovely longer strand. But my shorter length, every-day, favorite go-to pearls are gone — just vanished into thin air. I wore them with jeans, skirts, dresses and evening gowns. I wore them to symphony concerts, to work in the yard and to the Piggly Wiggly.

These pearls were either on my neck or in a very special heart shaped box given to me by my husband’s grandmother, Mimi. There’s not a chance I would have ever taken them

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off while away from home, and if the clasp broke, I surely would have felt it.

My husband gave me these pearls after I came home from a Junior League meeting in which the mayor of Marietta, the late Ansley Meaders, told our provisional class, “Darlin’ if you don’t have a good strand of pearls, you need to go home and tell your husLeslie Anne band to get Harrison you some!”

She really did say that. I forgot all the other inspiring business and career-minded things the mayor said that day. All I heard was, “Tell him to get you some pearls.”

So on the next special occasion — I believe it was a wedding anniversary — we went to Pitty Pat’s Porch in downtown Atlanta, and my sweetheart gave me a beautiful strand of fine pearls, which quickly became my favorite.

That man can take a hint, because I barely had to mention it at all.

I loved those pearls and even wore them in the delivery room when both of my children were born. I didn’t think the babies would recognize me without them.

I’m not sure why we Southern women are so crazy about our pearls. Maybe we somehow relate to the semi-precious stone because of their versatility. Like ladies in Dixie, pearls can be many things: sporty, elegant or casual. The pearls are also the same milky white of moonlight, magnolias and grits.

And of course, they remind us of our favorite bivalve — the Gulf Coast oyster.

I would blame the disappearance of my necklace on my maid, but since I am the maid, I don’t think that will work. In the meantime, my neck has been twitching and I don’t look as put-together as I would like. I feel out of sorts, like I don’t belong. Kind of like if I had been born in Detroit or Pittsburgh. The next thing you know, I’ll be skipping the lipstick in favor of a quick smear of Chapstick and

LESLIE ANNE HARRISON / SPECIAL TO THE SUMTER ITEM

When it comes to our pearls, Southern girls don’t mess around. ignoring college football season altogether.

I’ve got to find those pearls.

Last Minute Update: Found them! They had fallen out of the heart shaped box on top of the chester drawers and landed down in the drawer between my pink camo jammies and gun. I should have looked there first!

Leslie Anne Harrison is a contributing writer for The Sumter Item and Gulf Coast Newspapers — www.gulfcoastnewstoday.com. She also has a popular website — Fairhope Supply Co. — which can be found at www. fairhopesupply.com. She can be reached at la@fairhopesupply.com.

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR SEND RESERVES OR NATIONAL GUARD TO PROTECT THE BORDER RE: The danger of illegal “immigrants” crossing the southwestern border into the United States.

We’re dealing with a very dangerous situation at our United States borders.

We’re also facing the possibility of terrorists crossing the border for the purpose of attacks on the United States.

Commentary from The Sumter Item on Wednesday, Aug. 13, by Walter Williams about the outbreak of “Ebola epidemic” in Africa, Somalia, and other countries, could very well be brought to this country by means of terrorism with the means of contaminating the Untied States also with deadly “nerve gas” and other chemical agents.

My opinion is that we should send the military reserves or National Guard to the South to assist the border patrol in deterring these illegal immigrants.

MARION RICHBURG Retired U.S. Air Force technical sergeant Paxville

DOT SHOULD USE COMMON SENSE AND OPT FOR A STOP SIGN My response to the letter from Bob Thompson: I totally agree with your letter concerning the roundabout. I have seen roundabouts in large cities, and there is more confusion as to when to go and when to stop. Many accidents can occur with roundabouts. People cannot figure out a four-way stop, how are they going to react to a roundabout?

What is the cost of a roundabout as opposed to a stop sign? I would like the figures.

Please, Mr. DOT, use some common sense and just put a stop sign there.

People are used to that.

Save some of our taxpaying money.

MARLENE and BENNETT DENEMARK Sumter

WHAT WILL THE SCHOOL BOARD ASSIMILATE FOR DR. BAKER? The headline in the Aug. 14 Sumter Item, “School board votes pay raise,” deserves comment. The chairman’s discussion suggests he feels guilty of something.

I agree with the 7 percent raise for the bus drivers. I believe the 43 percent raise for per diem from $450 to $650 is a bit hefty. I am perplexed by the evaluation process for Dr. Baker.

What is a goals-based instrument?

What does assimilation by the board mean?

Assimilate is defined as to bring into conformity with the customs or attitudes of a group nation or the like.

Examples of assimilation that are frequent in society:

1. A CEO of a hospital led his hospital to near bankruptcy and was given 840,000 in severance pay. He assimilated very well.

2. A board chairman at a nearby university tried to assimilate a new Porsche. He assimilated poorly. He may go to jail.

3. The wife of the former governor of Virginia assimilated a $10,000 dress for the inaugural ball. She is now on trial in federal court in Virginia.

What will the board assimilate for Dr. Baker? The board votes for a 43 percent raise. Dr. Baker may soon assimilate a new farm.

Dr. PHIL BRANDT Sumter

ROUNDABOUTS REALLY DO WORK BETTER THAN FOUR-WAY STOPS I’ve just returned from vacation in Germany and find there is a suggestion for a roundabout. Having used them for the past two weeks, I can attest that they really work better than four-way stops. The magic is that you don’t have to stop, just merge like on the interstate. Most drivers around here don’t stop at stop signs anyway, so it would seem to fit their behavior. That said, once the Alice Drive construction is done, it may be unnecessary. Spend the money on potholes. Or better yet, don’t make our sales tax 11 percent.

WES JOHNSTON Dalzell

RENOVATION OF HOTEL NOT A COST-EFFECTIVE PROJECT I am in a quandary after reading about the “Kineen Hotel” article in The Sumter Item on Sunday. I planned to support the penny tax until I read the

plan to renovate this old dilapidated structure. It is sitting in the middle of many dilapidated structures in a severely blighted area of Mayesville.

Plans are to construct six apartments and have a lobby area where senior citizens can meet, with a federal grant of $500,000 and tax money in the amount of $875,000 from the new penny tax.

What a beautiful view those residents would have.

I feel that this is a frivolous effort.

For this structure to cost $1,375,000, in the middle of Mayesville, would it not be more advantageous to build single family structures and a civic center like the county has provided in many other areas? I think the tax money would build more than six family dwellings, and they’d be larger than what can be built in the old hotel. Return the $500,000 to the feds because that is tax dollars, also. Like the Clyburn Bridge to Nowhere, the renovation of the old hotel is not a cost-effective project for the taxpayer.

JIM AUSTIN Sumter

MAYOR NEEDS REFRESHER COURSE IN STATISTICS I would like to respond to Mayor McElveen’s Sunday, Aug. 17, commentary piece: “Reports on crime in Sumter are misleading.” I agree with the mayor that for the most part Sumter is a safe city. His folksy saying, “choosing friends and associates carefully has a lot to do with violent crime” is absolutely correct. If you do not associate with those who commit crime then you are much less likely to become a victim of crime, but it does not guarantee safety.

I disagree with the mayor when he

states, “I am not trying to whitewash a crime problem, because Sumter is a safe city. It is safe because an overwhelming majority of our citizens are law-abiding citizens.” The majority of citizens are law abiding in any city that is not in the throes of complete anarchy. But the premise of this article is that Sumter is safer than many other cities of similar size. That is simply not so, and anyone who understands statistics and can read the UCR data can see it is not so.

The mayor says “When people calculate a ‘crime rate,’ smaller local governments will have a higher rate, even though there may be much more crime in the larger area. One murder in a city of 40,000 will affect the rate much more than one murder in a city of 100,000.”

Our mayor may need a refresher course in statistics and how to understand them. Yes, one murder in a town of 40,000 does affect crime rate more than one murder in a town of 100,000.

This is not some illusion created to make bigger cities look safer. It is fact.

If a city with two and half times more population has the same crime rate then yes, you are statistically safer.

What those numbers tell me is that I have a 1 in 40,000 chance of being killed in that small town and a 1 in 100,000 chance of being killed in the large town. What I really would like to see is a zero percent chance of being murdered in any town.

Editor’s note: Because this letter exceeded the 350-word length as stated in our Editorial Page Policies which appears regularly on this page, it can be read in its entirety under Opinion on The Sumter Item’s website, www.theitem.com.

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‘Wizard Wars’ goes from YouTube fame to Syfy debut

BY KEVIN MCDONOUGH “Wizard Wars” (10 p.m., Syfy, TV-PG) debuts tonight. It offers proof of how the Internet and cable influence each other.

Hosted by famed illusionists Penn & Teller, “Wizard” features famed magicians who submit to challenges from unknown challengers.

Each team has to create a magic act of routines based on a random assortment of ordinary objects. Like many of Syfy’s competition series, including “Face Off” (9 p.m., TV-14), this seems very inspired by “Project Runway” competitions where aspiring designers have to make outfits out of materials not of their choosing. Tonight’s players have to make magic out of Spam and a Super Soaker.

“Wizard Wars” gained fame on YouTube, where challengers received materials fresh from a dollar store. The first “act” had a budget of $15.

• On a related note, “Real Sports With Bryant Gumbel” (9 p.m., HBO, TV-MA) profiles the Philadelphia Eagles’ long snapper Jon Dorenbos. When not playing professional football, Dorenbos enjoys dabbling in magic acts. He picked up his love of illusion and sleight of hand as a child, as a refuge from the emotional pain of domestic violence and rage that took his mother’s life.

• If “Wizard Wars” was based on a series of YouTube clips, “Idiotest” (9 p.m., GSN), now in its second week, is based on a popular smartphone app.

Contestants face a series of rapid-fire questions about a scene before them, questions easily answered only if they are looking at the tableau from the right perspective. Comedian Ben Gleib hosts.

• Daniel Radcliffe and Jon Hamm return for a second season of “A Young Doctor’s Notebook” (10 p.m., Ovation), a British series based on autobiographical Russian novels by

Mikhail Bulgakov set during the Stalin era and flashing back to 1917.

TONIGHT’S OTHER HIGHLIGHTS • Paul Newman stars as Billy the Kid in the 1958 Western “The Left Handed Gun” (8 p.m., TCM), part of a 24-hour marathon of his films.

• Divya and Jeremiah put their differences aside on “Royal Pains” (9 p.m., USA, TVPG).

• Jane gets antsy on “Rizzoli & Isles” (9 p.m., TNT, TV-14).

• Jamal shows no mercy on “Tyrant” (10 p.m., FX, TV-MA).

• Annie flies solo on “Covert Affairs” (10 p.m., USA, TV-PG).

• A repeat “Frontline” (10 p.m., PBS, TV-PG, check local listings) examines hidden fees in retirement accounts.

• Donnie needs help on “Perception” (10 p.m., TNT, TV-14).

SERIES NOTES A suspect’s alibi unravels on “NCIS” (8 p.m., CBS, TV-PG) * Italian adventures on “Family

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Chris Randall performs on “Wizard Wars,” premiering at 10 p.m. today on Syfy.

Guy” (8 p.m., Fox, r, TV-14) * A battle between Arrow and Slade sends many to the hospital on “Arrow” (8 p.m., CW, r, TV-14) * A formal affair on “Brooklyn Nine-Nine” (8:30 p.m., Fox, r, TV-14) * Terrorists seek a Marine embezzler on “NCIS: Los Angeles” (9 p.m., CBS, r, TV14) * Jamie Lee Curtis gueststars on “New Girl” (9 p.m., Fox, r, TV-14) * Residents of a sleepy

town turn deadly on “Supernatural” (9 p.m., CW, r, TV-14).

LATE NIGHT “The Daily Show” and “Colbert Report” are pre-empted until Aug. 26 * Jessica Alba, Marcus Haney and Tove Lo are on “Conan” (11 p.m., TBS) * Chloe Grace Moretz, Jeff Wild, Jen Kirkman and Brad Wollack are

booked on “Chelsea Lately” (11 p.m., E!) * Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Novak Djokovic and Robby Johnson appear on “Late Show With David Letterman” (11:35 p.m., CBS) * Jimmy Fallon welcomes Pierce Brosnan, Tavi Gevinson and The Madden Brothers on “The Tonight Show” (11:35 p.m., NBC) * Chloe Grace Moretz, Jon “Bones” Jones and The Mighty Mighty Bosstones on “Jimmy Kimmel Live” (11:35 p.m., ABC, r) * Anna Paquin, Marc Maron and Elizabeth Karmel visit “Late Night With Seth Meyers” (12:35 a.m., NBC, r) * Susan Sarandon and Garrison Keillor on “The Late Late Show” (12:35 a.m., CBS, r).

CULT CHOICE The year 1984 would see Tom Hanks graduate from “Bosom Buddies” sitcom fame to big screen stardom in Ron Howard’s comedy “Splash” and the rather sophomoric romp “Bachelor Party” (8 p.m., VH1 Classic).

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AROUND TOWN at the Elks Lodge, 1100 W. The Carolina Coin Club will Are you interested in coin collecting?

Liberty St. All Purple Heart meet at 7 p.m. today at the Parks and Recreation Depart- recipients and those interested in associate memberment Building, 155 Haynship are invited. Call (803) sworth. The club meets on 506-3120. the third Tuesday of each month. Visitors are welcome. Hospice Care of Tri-County will Call (803) 775-8840. hold its annual memorial service at 3 p.m. on Sunday, The American Red Cross will Aug. 24, at Wise Drive Baptist offer the following classes at Church, corner of Wise Drive 1155 N. Guignard Drive: 6-9 and Wilson Hall Road. Recepp.m. Monday, Aug. 25, Coltion will follow. Event is for laborating Essentials; and 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 30, anyone who has experienced a loss. Many attendees bring Emergency Operations Center / Incident Command Liai- a photo or memento of their loved one to place on the son. Call (803) 775-2363 for memorial table. Call (803) details or to register for a 905-7720. class.

The Sumter Branch NAACP will Clarendon School District One meet at 5 p.m. on Sunday, will conduct free vision, hearAug. 24, at Ebenezer AME ing, speech and developmental Church, 119 E. Sumter St., screenings as part of a child Mayesville. find effort to identify students with special needs.

The Sumter County Education Screenings will be held from Association-Retired will meet 9 a.m. to noon at the Sumat noon on Wednesday, Aug. merton Early Childhood Cen- 27, at the North HOPE Center, ter on the following Thurs904 N. Main St. Members are days: Sept. 11; Oct. 9; Nov. encouraged to bring newly 13; Dec. 11; Jan. 8, 2015; Feb. retired educators to join. Call 12, 2015; March 12, 2015; Brenda Bethune at (803) 469April 9, 2015; and May 14, 6588.

2015. Call Sadie Williams or The Sumter Branch NAACP will Audrey Walters at (803) 485sponsor a candidates forum for 2325, extension 221.

U.S. 5th and 6th CongressioA Hire ME! event will be held nal Districts of South Carolifrom 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on na and U.S. Senate District Wednesday, Aug. 20, at Palfrom 6 to 8:30 p.m. on Thursmetto Goodwill Job Link Cen- day, Aug. 28, at Central Caroter, 1028 Broad St. Palmetto lina Technical College, Health Goodwill has partnered with Science Center, 133 S. Main Family Dollar to sponsor this St. event. Family Dollar managers will be on-site to conduct The Sumter Unit of the National Association of Parliamentarians interviews for store managwill meet at 6:30 p.m. on er, assistant manager and Thursday, Aug. 28, at Sumter clerk positions. Applicants School District, Wilson Hall must pass a background Road. Open to anyone intercheck and drug screening. ested in learning more about Applicants are encouraged any phase of parliamentary to apply online at http:// law. Call (803) 775-0830. www.familydollar.com prior to the event. Palmetto Good- The Sumter Chapter of the National Federation of the Blind will offers computer use will meet at 7 p.m. on Tuesfrom 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday, Sept. 9, at Shiloh-Randay through Friday at Job dolph Manor, 125 W. Link Centers and staff is Bartlette St. Mariah McKelavailable to help with the lar, director of Sumter United process.

Ministries Free Medical ClinThe Pinedale Neighborhood Asic, will speak. Transportation sociation will meet at 4 p.m. provided within the coverage on Thursday, Aug. 21, at the area. Contact Debra Canty, South HOPE Center, 1125 S. chapter president, at DebraLafayette Drive. Call Ferdinand Burns at (803) 968-4464. CanC2@frontier.com or (803) 775-5792. For pertinent inforThe General George L. Mabry Jr. mation about the upcoming Chapter 817, Military Order of gala, call the 24/7 recorded the Purple Heart, will meet at message line at (206) 3766 p.m. on Thursday, Aug. 21, 5992. Deadline is Sept. 15.

PUBLIC AGENDA TAX ACCOMMODATIONS ADVISORY BOARD Today, 3 p.m., Swan Lake Visitors Center

SUMTER CITY COUNCIL Today, 5:30 p.m., City Council Chambers, Sumter Opera House, 21 N. Main St.

SUMTER COUNTY DISABILITIES & SPECIAL NEEDS BOARD INC. CREATIVE ENVIRONMENTS INC. INDEPENDENT LIVING INC. ABILITIES UNLIMITED INC. ADAPTIVE LIFESTYLES INC. MAGNOLIA MANOR INC. FIRST FLIGHT INC. Today, 5 p.m., 750 Electric Drive.

Call 778-1669, Ext. 119.

CLARENDON COUNTY PLANNING & PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION Today, 6 p.m., planning commission office, Manning

ARIES (March 21-April 19): You may feel EUGENIA LAST like going out and having fun, but before doing so, get your responsibilities out of the way.

Love is in the stars. Good fortune can be yours if you avoid unnecessary indulgences.

that will affect your position or reputation.

The last word in astrology

TAURUS (April 20-May 20): Take care of unfinished responsibilities at home before someone complains. A personal partnership will go through some ups and downs that will be unnerving.

Accepting the inevitable will help you see the benefits that come with change.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20): Detail and precise explanations will help you avoid being misinterpreted.

Bring about change that will help you make personal improvements.

Refuse to let someone you work with goad you into an argument.

Play to win, but incorporate diplomacy and facts into your game plan.

CANCER (June 21-July 22): You will have to use discipline to ensure that you don’t let anyone bully you into an uncompromising position.

Put greater effort into honing your skills and mastering whatever task you are given. Dedication and loyalty will play in your favor.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): Explore the possibilities open to you. A change in your beliefs, lifestyle or surroundings will be beneficial and encourage you to meet people from interesting backgrounds.

Don’t limit what you can do due to someone’s lack of adventure.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Check out what everyone around you is doing and saying. You’ll be misrepresented if you let someone speak for you. Put pressure on anyone trying to take over or control the outcome of a situation

DAILY PLANNER

THE SUMTER ITEM

WEATHER

Forecasts and graphics provided by AccuWeather, Inc. ©2014

AccuWeather® five-day forecast for Sumter TODAY

TONIGHT

WEDNESDAY

THURSDAY

FRIDAY

SATURDAY

A t-storm around this afternoon

A t-storm in spots this evening

Warm with partial sunshine

A stray afternoon thunderstorm

Very warm with periods of sun

A thunderstorm in the area

91°

72°

94° / 74°

97° / 75°

94° / 73°

90° / 71°

Chance of rain: 40%

Chance of rain: 40%

Chance of rain: 5%

Chance of rain: 40%

Chance of rain: 15%

Chance of rain: 45%

Winds: WSW 7-14 mph

Winds: WSW 4-8 mph

Winds: W 4-8 mph

Winds: SE 3-6 mph

Winds: NE 4-8 mph

Winds: NE 4-8 mph

TODAY’S SOUTH CAROLINA WEATHER

Gaffney 87/68 Spartanburg 89/69

Greenville 87/70

Columbia 94/74

Temperatures shown on map are today’s highs and tonight’s lows.

Sumter 91/72

Today: Partly sunny with a thunderstorm around. Winds west 4-8 mph.

Wednesday: An afternoon thunderstorm in the area. Winds west 4-8 mph.

Aiken 93/69

ON THE COAST

Charleston 94/77

Today: A thunderstorm on the prowl in the afternoon. High 90 to 94.

Wednesday: Partly sunny; a stray thunderstorm. High 90 to 94.

LOCAL ALMANAC

LAKE LEVELS

SUMTER THROUGH 4 P.M. YESTERDAY

River Black River Congaree River Lynches River Saluda River Up. Santee River Wateree River

trace 1.93" 3.19" 25.56" 37.25" 31.53"

NATIONAL CITIES Today Hi/Lo/W 87/72/t 85/65/t 95/76/s 81/65/t 94/77/t 81/63/pc 92/77/t 81/66/pc 95/74/s 83/66/pc 94/78/t 72/61/pc 85/70/t

SUN AND MOON 7 a.m. yest.

357.80 75.71 75.42 97.05

24-hr chg -0.07 -0.01 -0.02 -0.07

Sunrise 6:46 a.m.

Moonrise 1:42 a.m.

RIVER STAGES

Precipitation 24 hrs ending 4 p.m. yest.

Month to date Normal month to date Year to date Last year to date Normal year to date

City Atlanta Chicago Dallas Detroit Houston Los Angeles New Orleans New York Orlando Philadelphia Phoenix San Francisco Wash., DC

Full pool 360 76.8 75.5 100

Lake Murray Marion Moultrie Wateree

91° 74° 89° 68° 99° in 1995 50° in 1979

Wed. Hi/Lo/W 93/75/t 84/68/pc 96/77/s 82/61/t 94/79/pc 82/64/pc 91/77/pc 82/66/pc 95/75/pc 84/67/pc 96/74/t 73/60/pc 87/72/t

Myrtle Beach 91/75

Manning 93/71

IN THE MOUNTAINS

Temperature High Low Normal high Normal low Record high Record low

Florence 90/72

Bishopville 92/71

Flood 7 a.m. stage yest.

12 5.22 19 4.67 14 5.18 14 3.03 80 77.91 24 8.49

Sunset Moonset

8:04 p.m.

3:54 p.m.

New

First

Full

Last

Aug. 25

Sep. 2

Sep. 8

Sep. 15

TIDES

24-hr chg -0.56 -0.07 -0.53 -0.10 -0.33 -1.06

AT MYRTLE BEACH

Today Wed.

High 4:52 a.m.

5:28 p.m.

5:47 a.m.

6:20 p.m.

Ht. 2.8 3.2 2.8 3.2

Low 11:38 a.m.

--12:31 a.m.

12:32 p.m.

Ht. 0.3 --0.8 0.3

REGIONAL CITIES City Asheville Athens Augusta Beaufort Cape Hatteras Charleston Charlotte Clemson Columbia Darlington Elizabeth City Elizabethtown Fayetteville

Today Hi/Lo/W 82/64/t 92/72/t 92/71/t 93/77/t 87/76/t 94/77/t 87/69/t 91/73/t 94/74/t 90/71/t 86/69/t 90/72/t 91/72/t

Wed. Hi/Lo/W 85/65/t 97/72/t 96/71/pc 94/78/t 85/74/pc 94/78/t 91/70/pc 93/73/t 97/76/pc 93/72/pc 84/70/pc 91/74/pc 92/74/pc

City Florence Gainesville Gastonia Goldsboro Goose Creek Greensboro Greenville Hickory Hilton Head Jacksonville, FL La Grange Macon Marietta

Today Hi/Lo/W 90/72/t 92/74/t 87/68/t 89/71/t 94/75/t 86/69/t 87/70/t 85/68/t 92/78/t 94/75/t 90/72/t 90/71/t 87/71/t

Wed. Hi/Lo/W 94/73/pc 93/74/pc 91/69/pc 89/73/pc 94/76/t 87/70/pc 91/71/t 89/69/t 92/80/t 95/75/pc 98/73/t 96/72/pc 92/72/pc

City Marion Mt. Pleasant Myrtle Beach Orangeburg Port Royal Raleigh Rock Hill Rockingham Savannah Spartanburg Summerville Wilmington Winston-Salem

Today Hi/Lo/W 86/65/t 94/77/t 91/75/t 91/73/t 93/76/t 88/70/t 87/69/t 91/70/t 94/77/t 89/69/t 93/77/t 91/73/t 85/68/t

Wed. Hi/Lo/W 90/67/t 94/77/t 91/76/pc 94/74/pc 93/76/t 90/71/pc 91/70/pc 92/70/pc 96/77/t 93/71/t 93/78/t 90/75/pc 87/69/pc

Weather(W): s–sunny, pc–partly cloudy, c–cloudy, sh–showers, t–thunderstorms, r–rain, sf–snow flurries, sn–snow, i–ice

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

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): Call in favors. Talk to people you’ve worked with in the past about opportunities or business partnerships. If you’re passionate about your ideas and plans, you’ll encourage others to join your cause. Love is on the rise.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): Your concern with work and reaching your goals will cost you personally.

Someone will feel neglected and is likely to overreact or indulge to get your attention. Tend to personal responsibilities to avoid discord.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): You may want to jump feet-first into an adventure or a personal alteration, but make sure the information you’ve received is accurate before you take a leap of faith. Misunderstandings are apparent. Protect your assets and possessions.

LOTTERY NUMBERS PALMETTO CASH 5 MONDAY

POWERBALL SATURDAY

MEGAMILLIONS FRIDAY

14-16-20-24-38 PowerUp: 2

7-8-17-48-59 Powerball: 9 Powerplay: 2

16-19-28-29-68 Megaball: 9 Megaplier: 2

PICK 3 MONDAY

PICK 4 MONDAY

9-0-7 and 0-7-3

2-9-2-9 and 5-1-4-4

PICTURES FROM AROUND THE WORLD

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): You can make a difference to the outcome of a situation if you lend a helping hand to someone you know through work. Your dedication and loyalty will win you points. Don’t jeopardize your position or let anyone take credit for your work.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): Someone will try to impress you.

Check out the logistics of any information you receive. Keep personal information a secret until you feel comfortable with the situation or the people you encounter. Love is highlighted.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): Take on more responsibility if it will help secure your financial, legal or contractual position. Only share information that you feel will contribute to your advancement.

Someone appears to have an ulterior motive.

THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

A re-enactor dressed as a World War I British Cavalry soldier makes a charge and chops a cabbage off a pole during a performance at the Memorial Musem Passchendaele in Zonnebeke, Belgium, on Sunday.

Various re-enactment groups participated in a weekend of World War I activities for the general public.

SECTION

Bills WR Watkins day to day with bruised ribs B4

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NASCAR

TUESDAY, AUGUST 19, 2014

PREP FOOTBALL

Michigan man Gordon breaks 13-year drought with Sunday win at Brooklyn track

BY NOAH TRISTER The Associated Press

FTC Now back with expanded coverage Game of the Week, Sumter TD Club on docket for this season

BROOKLYN, Mich. — It had been 13 years since Jeff Gordon’s last victory at Michigan — which came during the same season as his most recent championship on NASCAR’s top series.

One of those droughts is finally over. Can the 43-year-old driver end the other as well?

“Certainly things are going well — there’s no doubt about that,’’ Gordon said. “I’m as shocked as anybody else.’’

Gordon raced to his third Sprint Cup victory of the year, holding off Kevin Harvick on Sunday for his first win at Michigan International Speedway since 2001.

Gordon broke the track qualifying record Friday when he took the pole at 206.558 mph. He followed that up with his third Cup victory at MIS — and took over the points lead from Hendrick Motorsports teammate Dale Earnhardt Jr. After a series of cautions, Gordon came off the final restart well and led with 16 laps remaining. He fought off a challenge from Joey Logano and maintained a comfortable margin over Harvick, winning the 400-mile race by 1.412 seconds in his No. 24 Chevrolet.

“Joey, as we rolled up to some of the restarts _ not that last one, but some of the other ones — as guys were starting to sort of anticipate it, he was slowing down, and when he slowed down, everybody got bottled up, and then he’d take off,’’ Gordon said. “That last one, I thought he had a good start, but I had a good one, too.’’

Harvick was second, followed by Logano, Paul Menard and Earnhardt.

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BY DENNIS BRUNSON dennis@theitem.com FTC Now, the local channel for FTC Vision, will again carry high school football games on tape delay this season, and it has expanded its coverage as well.

Along with the “FTC Game of the Week,” FTC Now will also begin airing the weekly meeting of the Sumter Touchdown Club on tape delay as well.

The Touchdown Club, which is being sponsored by Farmers Telephone this season, will have its first meeting on Friday, Aug. 29. A specific day for the airing has not been set.

The schedule for the games has been set though starting with Friday’s Week Zero game between C.E. Murray and Kingstree high schools. Each game on the schedule will be shown the following Tuesday and Thursday beginning at 7 p.m. each night. The C.E. MurrayKingstree game will air on Aug. 26 and Aug. 28.

Each of the 12 football teams

SEE FTC, PAGE B4

FTC GAME OF THE WEEK SCHEDULE Aug. 22 — C.E. Murray at Kingstree Aug. 29 — Scott’s Branch at Manning Sept. 6 — Manning at Marion Sept. 12 — Lakewood at Sumter Sept. 19 — Wilson Hall at Thomas Sumter Sept. 26 — Crestwood at Lake City Oct. 3 — Hammond at Laurence Manning Oct. 10 — East Clarendon at C.E. Murray Oct. 17 — Lee Cnetral at Kingstree Oct. 24 — Williamsburg at Robert E. Lee Oct. 31 — Clarendon Hall at Carolina

THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Jeff Gordon holds up the trophy after winning the Pure Michigan 400 on Sunday at Michigan International Speedway in Brooklyn, Mich.

Games will be aired the following Tuesday and Thursday at 6:30 p.m. each night.

CLEMSON FOOTBALL

USC FOOTBALL

Tigers look to improve run defense this year

BY AARON BRENNER Post and Courier

THE STATE

South Carolina and head coach Steve Spurrier, center, enter the first college football playoff season ranked ninth in the country.

USC 9th, Clemson 16th in AP preseason poll

BY AARON BRENNER Post and Courier CLEMSON — It’s not where they start, it’s where they finish; but South Carolina and Clemson sit in premium position to work their way into the playoff conversation.

The Gamecocks are ranked ninth and the Tigers are No. 16 in the Associated Press preseason college football poll, filled out by 60 writers and broadcasters around the country.

Defending national champion

Florida State got 57 of the 60 first-place votes. No. 2 Alabama, No. 3 Oregon and No. 4 Oklahoma each garnered one first-place nod.

According to ESPN Stats and Information, only five of the last 38 preseason No. 1 teams dating to 1976 finished the year No. 1 in the Associated Press Poll. The last team to do so was Southern Cal in 2004.

Clemson opened the 2013 season ranked No. 8 in both the AP and USA Today polls; South Carolina started last year No. 6 via

the writers, No. 7 via the coaches.

Both teams went 11-2; the Gamecocks were fourth in the final AP poll, and the Tigers finished eighth.

The rankings are more volatile early in the season, and both instate schools have ample opportunity for upward mobility.

No. 9 South Carolina helps kick off the SEC Network’s inaugural game broadcast at home against No. 21 Texas A&M on Aug. 28, then host No. 12 Georgia on Sept.

SEE POLL, PAGE B3

CLEMSON — Everyone’s familiar with Clemson’s legion of extraordinary pass-rushers, since Vic Beasley and Stephone Anthony and Grady Jarrett and VENABLES promising youngsters make themselves at home in the backfield.

How about that run defense? It was demonstrably less impressive; the Tigers ranked No. 53 in the category in 2013, despite dropping opposing ball-carriers backwards on a nationleading 123 tackles last year.

“We’re trying to get rid of shooting ourselves in the foot,” said Jarrett, the senior nose tackle and heart of Clemson’s defense.

“Just eliminate the mistakes and make the plays when they’re there.

“As far as anybody overpowering us and just running down our

throats, that’s not happening.”

Well, it happened four times last fall, when Syracuse tailback Jerome Smith (18 carries for 125 yards and one touchdown), Georgia Tech A-back Robert Godhigh (12126, 2 TD) and Ohio State tailback Carlos Hyde (25-113, TD) each ran over the Clemson defense. South Carolina quarterback Connor Shaw also scrambled for 94 critical yards.

No one had their way with the Tigers on the ground more than the guy who had the first crack at them.

Todd Gurley, Georgia’s sensational thensophomore, ripped around right tackle for a 75-yard score on the first running play against Clemson in 2013.

Gurley ended up with 154 yards and two touchdowns, despite logging just 12 carries, as he left briefly in the second quarter with a thigh injury.

“When people say he’s 235 (pounds),

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SPORTS

TUESDAY, AUGUST 19, 2014

GORDON FROM PAGE B1 Gordon completed a sweep at MIS for Hendrick. Jimmie Johnson won the June race on the two-mile oval.

“I think all of our teams are running well, but this is a big, big win,’’ owner Rick Hendrick said. “It’s great to see Jeff so happy. He’s like a little kid again, so I think it’s going to be really, really important for the momentum he’s carrying right now into the Chase.’’

Logano was second to Gordon in qualifying. He led 86 laps and Gordon was in front for 68.

“We can win a championship. I really feel we can do that. That’s the message I want to put out there,’’ Logano said.

“We’ve got to find a little bit more speed to keep up with one car today — 24 car was the best, only because he was good on the long run. We weren’t as good on the long run.

There were eight cautions, including a fairly early one when Danica Patrick’s car spun and Justin Allgaier crashed into her. Nine cars were caught up in that incident, including Matt Kenseth’s No. 20 Toyota.

Kenseth never really recovered, finishing 38th.

Brad Keselowski rubbed against the wall with about 32 laps remaining and finished eighth, remaining winless at this track in his home state. Johnson overcame some problems of his own to finish ninth, his first top-10 showing in six races.

Jeff Burton was 37th after replacing Tony Stewart in the No. 14 car.

Stewart skipped his second straight Cup race after he struck and killed a driver at a dirt-track race in New York last weekend.

Hendrick and Stewart-

Haas Racing are alliance teams. Hendrick said he hasn’t talked to Stewart, but he’s been in touch with Eddie Jarvis, Stewart’s longtime business manager.

“I think they’re making the best of the situation that they’re in,’’ Hendrick said. “Tony’s got a lot of good folks around him.’’

Gordon won for the 91st time on the Cup circuit, and this is his first three-win season since 2011. He took over the lead in the standings by three points over Earnhardt.

Gordon also won this season at Kansas and Indianapolis.

“As a driver, especially somebody that’s been getting beat up over the years about restarts, it’s pretty nice to have the last two wins come down to restarts.’’

Assuming they attempt to qualify for the final three races of the regular-season, the 12 drivers with victories this season have all wrapped up spots in the Chase for the Sprint Cup. Kenseth remains the top driver without a victory in the standings, but he dropped to fifth place.

If the regular season ended now, the last four drivers in the Chase would be Kenseth, Ryan Newman, Clint Bowyer and Greg Biffle.

Bowyer and Biffle both moved ahead of rookie Kyle Larson, whose car caught fire against the wall just before the halfway point. Larson ended up 43rd.

Bowyer finished sixth but sounded concerned about his situation.

“We’re behind, there’s no question. We just did what we needed to do today,’’ he said. “Right now, everything has to be perfect to get a decent finish and today everything was perfect. This is a tricky part of the season. Everybody is pushing hard.’’

SCOREBOARD TV, RADIO TODAY

10:30 a.m. – Youth Softball: RBI Softball World Series Championship Game from Arlington, Texas (MLB NETWORK).

Noon – Youth Baseball: Little League World Series U.S.-International Consolation Game from Williamsport, Pa. – Vancouver, British Columbia, vs. Nashville, Tenn. (ESPN).

1 p.m. – Professional Tennis: U.S. Open Qualifying Tournament form Flushing, N.Y. (CBS SPORTS NETWORK).

2:30 p.m. – International Soccer: UEFA Champions League Match – Besiktas vs. Arsenal (FOX SPORTS 1).

2:30 p.m. – International Soccer: UEFA Champions League Match – Copenhagen vs. Bayer Leverkusen (FOX SPORTSOUTH).

3 p.m. – Youth Baseball: Little League World Series International Elimination Game from Williamsport, Pa. (ESPN).

4:55 p.m. – International Soccer: Spanish Super Cup First-Leg Match – Real Madrid vs. Atletico Madrid (ESPN2).

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

7 p.m. – American Legion Baseball: American Legion World Series Championship Game from Shelby, N.C. (ESPNU).

7 p.m. – Major League Baseball: Atlanta at Pittsburgh (SPORTSOUTH, WPUBFM 102.7).

7:30 p.m. – Youth Baseball: Little League World Series U.S. Elimination Game from Williamsport, Pa. (ESPN).

8 p.m. – Major League Baseball: St. Louis at Cincinnati (MLB NETWORK).

GOLF The Associated Press WYNDHAM CHAMPIONSHIP PAR SCORES

Sunday At Sedgefield Country Club Greensboro, N.C. Purse: $5.3 million Yardage: 7,127; Par: 70 Final Camilo Villegas (500), $954,000 63-69-68-63—263 -17 Bill Haas (245), $466,400 68-66-66-64—264 -16 Freddie Jacobson (245), $466,400 68-64-66-66—264 -16 Heath Slocum (135), $254,400 65-65-68-67—265 -15 Webb Simpson (100), $193,450 64-69-66-67—266 -14 Brandt Snedeker (100), $193,450 68-65-66-67—266 -14 Nick Watney (100), $193,450 67-64-65-70—266 -14 Brad Fritsch (78), $148,400 69-63-65-70—267 -13 Kevin Kisner (78), $148,400 69-64-67-67—267 -13 William McGirt (78), $148,400 64-68-71-64—267 -13 Jhonattan Vegas (78), $148,400 67-65-69-66—267 -13 Scott Langley (63), $116,600 65-65-69-69—268 -12 Scott Piercy (63), $116,600 70-64-69-65—268 -12 Sang-Moon Bae (56), $92,750 69-68-66-66—269 -11 Martin Laird (56), $92,750 65-66-69-69—269 -11 Andres Romero (56), $92,750 70-66-64-69—269 -11 Bo Van Pelt (56), $92,750 67-65-68-69—269 -11 Paul Casey (51), $66,780 65-69-68-68—270 -10 Roberto Castro (51), $66,780 71-66-65-68—270 -10 Carl Pettersson (51), $66,780 67-65-71-67—270 -10 D.A. Points (51), $66,780 67-65-70-68—270 -10 Robert Streb (51), $66,780 69-66-67-68—270 -10 David Toms (51), $66,780 67-69-67-67—270 -10 ALSO Tommy Gainey (3), $10,812 66-72-67-74—279 -1

WEGMANS CHAMPIONSHIP PAR SCORES

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) Jeff Gordon, Chevrolet, 200 laps, 139.5 rating, 47 points, $213,686.

2. (6) Kevin Harvick, Chevrolet, 200, 119.6, 42, $176,343.

3. (2) Joey Logano, Ford, 200, 135.9, 43, $164,326.

4. (7) Paul Menard, Chevrolet, 200, 105.9, 40, $136,399.

5. (25) Dale Earnhardt Jr., Chevrolet, 200, 106.9, 40, $109,900.

6. (19) Clint Bowyer, Toyota, 200, 88.3, 38, $132,106.

7. (21) Denny Hamlin, Toyota, 200, 92.4, 37, $108,940.

8. (5) Brad Keselowski, Ford, 200, 108.5, 37, $135,173.

9. (30) Jimmie Johnson, Chevrolet, 200, 93.8, 36, $142,151.

10. (11) Greg Biffle, Ford, 200, 94.4, 34, $133,990.

11. (12) Ryan Newman, Chevrolet, 200, 97.5, 34, $99,515.

12. (20) Marcos Ambrose, Ford, 200, 79.2, 32, $117,235.

13. (22) AJ Allmendinger, Chevrolet, 200, 86.5, 31, $108,448.

14. (9) Jamie McMurray, Chevrolet, 200, 100.6, 30, $128,279.

15. (10) Ricky Stenhouse Jr., Ford, 200, 80.7, 29, $126,840.

16. (15) Kasey Kahne, Chevrolet, 200, 85.6, 29, $104,140.

17. (26) Casey Mears, Chevrolet, 200, 63, 27, $112,348.

18. (14) Danica Patrick, Chevrolet, 200, 68.6, 26, $95,765.

19. (4) Brian Vickers, Toyota, 199, 83.5, 25, $119,565.

20. (23) Aric Almirola, Ford, 199, 66.5, 24, $125,076.

21. (29) David Gilliland, Ford, 199, 61.6, 23, $108,698.

22. (8) Austin Dillon, Chevrolet, 199, 72.1, 22, $133,151.

23. (3) Carl Edwards, Ford, 198, 68.4, 21, $101,865.

24. (34) David Ragan, Ford, 198, 56, 20, $105,448.

25. (36) Cole Whitt, Toyota, 198, 55.9, 19, $86,015.

26. (32) Alex Bowman, Toyota, 198, 53.2, 18, $94,562.

27. (40) Reed Sorenson, Chevrolet, 197, 48.2, 17, $84,690.

28. (33) Josh Wise, Chevrolet, 197, 46.7, 16, $84,540.

29. (43) Landon Cassill, Chevrolet, 197, 44.9, 0, $83,865.

30. (31) J.J. Yeley, Toyota, 197, 32.8, 0, $82,765.

31. (16) Kurt Busch, Chevrolet, 196, 88.4, 14, $81,140.

32. (38) Travis Kvapil, Ford, 196, 43.5, 12, $81,040.

33. (37) Dave Blaney, Chevrolet, 195, 36.5, 11, $80,965.

34. (41) Alex Kennedy, Chevrolet, 195, 34.4, 10, $80,865.

35. (42) Joe Nemechek, Toyota, 195, 30.4, 0, $88,715.

36. (39) Martin Truex Jr., Chevrolet, accident, 177, 37.5, 8, $108,573.

37. (27) Jeff Burton, Chevrolet, 176, 61.5, 7, $114,750.

38. (18) Matt Kenseth, Toyota, 170, 40.3, 6, $124,941.

39. (24) Kyle Busch, Toyota, 159, 35.7, 5, $119,646.

40. (35) Michael Annett, Chevrolet, vibration, 155, 33.1, 4, $67,805.

41. (28) Trevor Bayne, Ford, 153, 28.1, 0, $63,805.

42. (17) Justin Allgaier, Chevrolet, accident, 97, 39.4, 2, $67,805.

43. (13) Kyle Larson, Chevrolet, accident, 94, 53.6, 1, $82,650.

Sunday At Monroe Golf Club Pittsford, N.Y. Purse: $2.25 million Yardage: 6,720; Par 72 Final (x-won on first playoff hole) x-Inbee Park, $337,500 72-66-69-70—277 -11 Brittany Lincicome, $207,791 67-68-71-71—277 -11 Lydia Ko, $150,737 70-69-71-70—280 -8 Azahara Munoz, $105,231 71-70-71-70—282 -6 Anna Nordqvist, $105,231 69-73-69-71—282 -6 Stacy Lewis, $58,816 71-73-71-68—283 -5 Julieta Granada, $58,816 75-65-72-71—283 -5 Shanshan Feng, $58,816 68-72-71-72—283 -5 Mirim Lee, $58,816 69-71-69-74—283 -5 Suzann Pettersen, $58,816 71-69-67-76—283 -5 Jane Park, $41,238 70-69-72-73—284 -4 Meena Lee, $41,238 66-73-71-74—284 -4 So Yeon Ryu, $34,129

DICK’S SPORTING GOODS OPEN PAR SCORES

Sunday At En-Joie Golf Club Endicott, N.Y. Purse: $1.85 million Yardage: 6,957; Par: 72 Final Bernhard Langer (278), $277,500 67-67-66—200 -16 Woody Austin (148), $148,000 67-69-65—201 -15 Mark O’Meara (148), $148,000 68-67-66—201 -15 Olin Browne (91), $90,650 65-69-69—203 -13 Marco Dawson (91), $90,650 68-69-66—203 -13 Steve Lowery (91), $90,650 66-65-72—203 -13 Billy Andrade (54), $54,020 68-67-69—204 -12 John Cook (54), $54,020 65-67-72—204 -12

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MLB STANDINGS

By The Associated Press

AMERICAN LEAGUE EAST DIVISION W Baltimore 70 New York 63 Toronto 64 Tampa Bay 61 Boston 56 CENTRAL DIVISION W Kansas City 68 Detroit 66 Cleveland 62 Chicago 59 Minnesota 55 WEST DIVISION W Los Angeles 72 Oakland 73 Seattle 67 Houston 52 Texas 48

L 52 59 61 63 67

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Pct .590 .589 .545 .416 .387

GB – – 5 1/2 21 1/2 25

Kevin Harvick, 687. 7, Jimmie Johnson, 686. 8, Carl Edwards, 679. 9, Ryan Newman, 679. 10, Clint Bowyer, 672.

11, Greg Biffle, 660. 12, Kasey Kahne, 651. 13, Austin Dillon, 638. 14, Kyle Larson, 636. 15, Kyle Busch, 620. 16, Marcos Ambrose, 616. 17, Paul Menard, 614. 18, Brian Vickers, 598. 19, Jamie McMurray, 596. 20, Denny Hamlin, 589.

Money 1, Brad Keselowski, $5,025,968. 2, Jeff Gordon, $4,880,282. 3, Dale Earnhardt Jr., $4,670,989. 4, Jimmie Johnson, $4,652,352. 5, Jamie McMurray, $4,414,446. 6, Kevin Harvick, $4,398,393.

7, Matt Kenseth, $4,317,746. 8, Joey Logano, $4,312,012. 9, Kyle Busch, $4,266,114.

10, Denny Hamlin, $4,078,866.

11, Greg Biffle, $3,715,479. 12, Austin Dillon, $3,633,823. 13, Clint Bowyer, $3,559,704. 14, Aric Almirola, $3,491,203.

15, Paul Menard, $3,491,112. 16, Brian Vickers, $3,487,513. 17, Carl Edwards, $3,471,612. 18, Kyle Larson, $3,357,930.

19, Ricky Stenhouse Jr., $3,316,995. 20, Marcos Ambrose, $3,248,775.

SUNDAY’S GAMES

Baltimore 4, Cleveland 1 Seattle 8, Detroit 1 Houston 8, Boston 1 N.Y. Yankees 4, Tampa Bay 2 Kansas City 12, Minnesota 6 Chicago White Sox 7, Toronto 5 Texas 3, L.A. Angels 2 Atlanta 4, Oakland 3

NFL PRESEASON

By The Associated Press AMERICAN CONFERENCE EAST

MONDAY’S GAMES

Seattle at Philadelphia, 7:05 p.m.

L.A. Angels at Boston, 7:10 p.m.

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

Kansas City at Minnesota, 8:10 p.m.

TODAY’S GAMES

Houston (Oberholtzer 4-8) at N.Y. Yankees (Capuano 1-3), 7:05 p.m.

Seattle (Iwakuma 11-6) at Philadelphia (A.Burnett 6-13), 7:05 p.m.

Detroit (Scherzer 14-4) at Tampa Bay (Archer 8-6), 7:10 p.m.

L.A. Angels (Weaver 13-7) at Boston (Webster 3-1), 7:10 p.m.

Texas (Mikolas 1-5) at Miami (Cosart 1-1), 7:10 p.m.

Baltimore (Tillman 9-5) at Chicago White Sox (Quintana 6-9), 8:10 p.m.

Cleveland (Bauer 4-7) at Minnesota (Gibson 11-9), 8:10 p.m.

Toronto (Happ 8-7) at Milwaukee (Fiers 2-1), 8:10 p.m.

Kansas City (Shields 11-6) at Colorado (Matzek 2-8), 8:40 p.m.

N.Y. Mets (Gee 4-5) at Oakland (Kazmir 13-5), 10:05 p.m.

WEDNESDAY’S GAMES

Texas at Miami, 12:40 p.m.

Seattle at Philadelphia, 1:05 p.m.

Toronto at Milwaukee, 2:10 p.m.

N.Y. Mets at Oakland, 3:35 p.m.

Houston at N.Y. Yankees, 7:05 p.m.

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

L.A. Angels at Boston, 7:10 p.m.

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

Cleveland at Minnesota, 8:10 p.m.

Kansas City at Colorado, 8:40 p.m.

NATIONAL LEAGUE EAST DIVISION W Washington 69 Atlanta 64 Miami 62 New York 59 Philadelphia 54 CENTRAL DIVISION W Milwaukee 70 St. Louis 66 Pittsburgh 64 Cincinnati 61 Chicago 54 WEST DIVISION W Los Angeles 70 San Francisco 65 San Diego 58 Arizona 53 Colorado 49

L 53 60 62 67 70

Pct .566 .516 .500 .468 .435

GB – 6 8 12 16

L 55 57 60 63 70

Pct .560 .537 .516 .492 .435

GB – 3 5 1/2 8 1/2 15 1/2

L 56 58 65 71 75

Pct .556 .528 .472 .427 .395

GB – 3 1/2 10 1/2 16 20

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N.Y. Giants Washington Dallas Philadelphia SOUTH New Orleans Atlanta Carolina Tampa Bay NORTH Chicago Minnesota Detroit Green Bay WEST

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Texas at Miami, 12:40 p.m.

Seattle at Philadelphia, 1:05 p.m.

Toronto at Milwaukee, 2:10 p.m.

N.Y. Mets at Oakland, 3:35 p.m.

Arizona at Washington, 7:05 p.m.

Atlanta at Pittsburgh, 7:05 p.m.

Cincinnati at St. Louis, 7:15 p.m.

San Francisco at Chicago Cubs, 8:05 p.m.

Kansas City at Colorado, 8:40 p.m.

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

NASCAR

By The Associated Press

SPRINT CUP LEADERS

Through Aug. 17 Points 1, Jeff Gordon, 816. 2, Dale Earnhardt Jr., 813. 3, Brad Keselowski, 733. 4, Joey Logano, 714. 5, Matt Kenseth, 709. 6,

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

SATURDAY’S GAMES

Green Bay 21, St. Louis 7 Baltimore 37, Dallas 30 N.Y. Giants 27, Indianapolis 26 N.Y. Jets 25, Cincinnati 17 Pittsburgh 19, Buffalo 16 Miami 20, Tampa Bay 14 Houston 32, Atlanta 7 Minnesota 30, Arizona 28

SUNDAY’S GAMES

Denver 34, San Francisco 0 Carolina 28, Kansas City 16

MONDAY’S GAME

Cleveland at Washington, 8 p.m.

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

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

Jacksonville at Detroit, 7:30 p.m.

Oakland at Green Bay, 8 p.m.

Chicago at Seattle, 10 p.m.

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Tampa Bay at Buffalo, 4:30 p.m.

Dallas at Miami, 7 p.m.

Tennessee at Atlanta, 7 p.m.

Washington at Baltimore, 7:30 p.m.

Minnesota at Kansas City, 8 p.m.

New Orleans at Indianapolis, 8 p.m.

St. Louis at Cleveland, 8 p.m.

Houston at Denver, 9 p.m.

SUNDAY, AUG. 24

San Diego at San Francisco, 4 p.m.

Cincinnati at Arizona, 8 p.m.

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W L z-Phoenix 29 5 x-Minnesota 25 9 x-Los Angeles 16 18 x-San Antonio 16 18 Seattle 12 22 Tulsa 12 22 x-clinched playoff spot z-clinched conference

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SUNDAY’S GAMES

Connecticut 84, Atlanta 55 San Antonio 84, Chicago 72 New York 73, Indiana 61 Phoenix 78, Seattle 65

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Seattle (Iwakuma 11-6) at Philadelphia (A.Burnett 6-13), 7:05 p.m.

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ACC PREVIEW

TUESDAY, AUGUST 19, 2014

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SEC PREVIEW

Vandy sets big goal with new head coach

THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

North Carolina State quarterback Jacoby Brissett (12 )and running back Tony Creecy, center, look to help turn the Wolfpack around this season after suffering through a winless ACC schedule last year.

N.C. State aims to regroup from winless ACC season

BY AARON BEARD The Associated Press RALEIGH, N.C. — Inconsistency, injuries and inexperience made a mess of Dave Doeren’s first year at North Carolina State. He’ll soon find out how much the Wolfpack learned from the program’s worst season in a half-century.

N.C. State (3-9, 0-8 Atlantic Coast Conference) lost its last eight games and finished winless in the league for the first time since 1959. Seven starters return to the offense and defense to provide potential for growth, assuming Doeren can get a young team past last year’s struggles.

“I think you use whatever you can to motivate them,” Doeren said. “I’m not a guy that walks around talking about the past all day long either. I don’t believe in that. When it’s relevant and it can help you, then we’ll talk about it.”

At least he has his quarterback this time: Florida transfer Jacoby Brissett.

Brissett sat out last year while the Wolfpack bounced between Brandon Mitchell and Pete Thomas due to injury and poor play. Brissett’s mobility fits Doeren’s no-huddle scheme, though Doeren

has cautioned that his quarterback can’t carry the burden to make every play.

Help could come from bigplay receiver Bryan Underwood, who is back from a broken collarbone, and leading rusher Shadrach Thornton.

“There’s been players stepping up left and right every day in camp, making plays and just pretty much making my job easier — a lot easier,” Brissett said. “And it’s just giving me the (comfort) of knowing that I have outlets that will do everything I want them to do, what we want them to do. It just makes us better.”

Defensively, N.C. State returns some experience up front with Art Norman and T.Y. McGill, and in the secondary with Juston Burris, Hakim Jones and Jack Tocho.

But linebacker is a concern, particularly after possible starter M.J. Salahuddin suffered a knee injury that will keep him out indefinitely.

“It’s in the past but it’s always going to be in the back of our heads,” redshirt freshman linebacker Jerod Fernandez said of 2013. “Nobody wants to go 3-9, and we’re ... sure not going to go 3-9 again this year. We’re going to play hard, and we’re going to use

POLL FROM PAGE B1 13 and No. 24 Missouri on Sept. 27.

South Carolina has not faced a ranked opponent in its season opener since traveling to No. 24 N.C. State, which won 10-0, in 1999, and hasn’t hosted a top-25 guest since No. 14 Georgia, a 28-6 victor, in 1992.

Meanwhile, No. 16 Clemson hits the road to take on No. 12 Georgia and No. 1 FSU in the first four weeks of the season, then hosts No. 23 North Carolina on Sept. 27.

The Tigers haven’t visited a top-12 opponent in a season opener since No. 8 Georgia edged unranked Clemson, 3128, in 2002.

Down the road, South Carolina travels to No. 6 Auburn on Oct. 25 and Florida on Nov. 15.

that as motivation.”

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Record 14-0 11-2 11-2 11-2 12-2 12-2 10-3 13-1 11-2 11-2 11-3 8-5 10-3 9-4 10-4 11-2 9-4 8-5 10-4 8-5 9-4 9-4 7-6 12-2 9-4

Pts 1,496 1,361 1,334 1,324 1,207 1,198 1,106 1,080 1,015 966 885 843 776 637 626 536 445 424 357 242 238 226 194 134 130

QB COMPETITION Stephen Rivers saw a chance to start at Vanderbilt and transferred from LSU in June. Patton Robinette is back after starting three games last season.

PROTECTION Whoever starts at quarterback at least has four experienced linemen protecting him. Vandy lost only left tackle Wesley Johnson to the NFL, and center Joe Townsend is the anchor.

DEFENSIVE CHANGE Mason switched Vanderbilt from a 4-3 scheme to a 3-4, and that moved Woestmann, from end to outside linebacker along with Caleb Azubike. Woestmann is one of five starters back.

MORE DBS N.C. State will use a 4-2-5 defensive formation as its base scheme this year. Doeren said adding that fifth defensive back will get more speed on the field. “I know we love getting more DBs on the field,” Tocho said. “We’re looking forward to the switch. We’ve adapted well in practice.”

RUN DEFENSE Will the Wolfpack be able to stop the run? N.C. State was next-to-last in the ACC in rushing defense (180.2 yards per game) but gave up a league-worst 5 yards per carry — a total inflated by Boston College’s Andre Williams running for 339 yards in a 38-21 win. N.C. State allowed a 100yard rusher in each of its last three games.

Pv 1 7 9 6 12 2 16 3 4 13 11 NR 14 22 19 8 21 NR 20 NR 18 NR NR 5 25

Others receiving votes: UCF 94, Florida 87, Texas 86, Duke 71, Iowa 68, Louisville 48, Marshall 41, Oklahoma St. 37, Virginia Tech 26, TCU 23, Mississippi St. 22, Michigan 19, Texas Tech 19, Miami 16, Cincinnati 15, Boise St. 10, Oregon St. 10, BYU 8, Northwestern 8, Penn St. 5, Navy 2, Vanderbilt 2, Louisiana 1, Nevada 1, Utah St. 1.

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Vanderbilt head coach Derek Mason has talked about Commodores’ goal of winning the SEC after their baseball team won the national championship -- a new idea for a program that has never won 10 games in a single season.

sive line.

“It’s a huge challenge,” Venables said. “They know what they’re doing and they do it well. They’re very aggressive in how they run the football — they run it downhill.

“They attacked us, had us on our heels at times last year. They’ll physically try to impose their will on you and they’ll be very persistent about it.”

that’s an understatement,” senior defensive tackle DeShawn Williams said.

“When you see him in person, he’s a big boy. And he’s a lot faster than what people think.”

In coordinator Brent Venables’ 10 years as a defensive play-caller at Oklahoma and Clemson, Gurley is the only player to eclipse 151 rushing yards and mulWas tiple scores. $ To Venables — whose two previous Clemson teams haven’t allowed another 150-yard rusher besides Gurley — the trick is pushing the pile against Georgia’s offen-

After earning first-team All-Southeastern Conference running back honors as a freshman, Gurley only played in 10 games last year, still maintaining his 98.9 yards-per-game clip (identical to 2012) and garnering six yards a carry.

“He’s a horse. Powerful, explosive guy,” Anthony said. “Runs fast, runs hard, and he’s going to give us everything he’s got.”

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seasons capped by bowl wins and a spot in The Associated Press’ final top 25 rankings. The talent hasn’t been this good or deep on this roster in decades, with 12 starters returning.

Sophomores Bra’Lon Cherry, Jumichael Ramos and Marquez Valdes-Scantling must grow into reliable targets. Doeren said Cherry has been the most improved among last year’s young receivers, while January enrollee Bo Hines could contribute as a freshman.

AP TOP 25 1. Florida St. (57) 2. Alabama (1) 3. Oregon (1) 4. Oklahoma (1) 5. Ohio St. 6. Auburn 7. UCLA 8. Michigan St. 9. South Carolina 10. Baylor 11. Stanford 12. Georgia 13. LSU 14. Wisconsin 15. Southern Cal 16. Clemson 17. Notre Dame 18. Mississippi 19. Arizona St. 20. Kansas St. 21. Texas A&M 22. Nebraska 23. North Carolina 24. Missouri 25. Washington

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Vanderbilt’s national championship in baseball has raised the bar on campus. The Commodores have a new football coach and setting their sights higher on the gridiron as well.

Linebacker Kyle Woestmann says the football team watched the Commodores clinch the College World Series in June and are inspired to make their mark in the Southeastern Conference.

“It’s time for us to win a SEC championship,” Woestmann said. “And people know if you’re winning in the SEC, you’re probably going to go to the national championship. All we’ve got to do is focus on one SEC game at a time.. .”

First-year coach Derek Mason already has talked about winning the SEC — an idea previously laughable for a program that has never won 10 games in a single season.

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AP source: Bills WR Watkins day to day PITTSFORD, N.Y. — Bills rookie receiver Sammy Watkins is day to day after tests confirmed a diagnosis of bruised ribs, a person close to the situation told The Associated Press on Monday.

The person spoke on the condition of anonymity because the team has not provided an update on the firstround draft pick since Watkins was hurt in a 19-16 preseason loss at Pittsburgh on Saturday.

Coach Doug Marrone declined to provide a timetable and would only say Watkins would not practice on Monday, when the team returned to its training-camp facility in suburban Rochester.

“He’s not practicing today, and I’ll be ready to practice without him,’’ Marrone said.

“He’s not out there, and when he comes back, I don’t know.’’

Watkins’ agent Tory Dandy told the AP his client “will be fine’’ and described the injury as being “just a bruise.’’

Dandy added Watkins could have returned during the game after being hurt on the opening drive.

The receiver left the field holding his left side where he was kneed by leaping linebacker Ryan Shazier during a pass play.

Watkins spent part of practice riding a stationary bike on the sideline.

It’s too early to determine whether Watkins will be cleared to play on Saturday, when Buffalo (1-2) hosts Tampa Bay (0-2).

The Clemson product was a key offseason addition for the

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him his fourth PGA Tour title and first since the 2010 Honda Classic.

Bill Haas and Freddie Jacobson tied for second. Haas had a 64, and Jacobson shot 66. Jacobson needed a par on the final hole to force a playoff, but he rolled his 11-foot putt inches past the hole.

Bishopville native Tommy Gainey finished 16 shots off the lead a 1 under, earning $10,812.

PITTSFORD, N.Y. — Inbee Park successfully defended her title in the LPGA Championship, beating Brittany Lincicome on the first hole of a playoff Sunday to end the United States’ major streak at three.

On the playoff hole on Monroe Golf Club’s par-4 18th, Park hit her second into the rough behind the hole. Lincicome hit her approach to the left fringe, nearly identical to her position on the final hole of regulation when she made a bogey to fall in the playoff.

Lincicome chipped 6 feet past the hole and failed to convert for bogey. Park, the winner last year at Locust Hill in a playoff with Catriona Matthew, chipped to 3 feet and sank her par putt for her fifth major title and fourth in the last two seasons.

Park finished with a 2-under 70 to match Lincicome at 11-under 276. Lincicome had a 71.

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ENDICOTT, N.Y. — Bernhard Langer rallied to win the Dick’s Sporting Goods Open for his fifth Champions Tour victory of the year, while Kevin Sutherland followed his tour-record 59 with a 74 to tie for seventh.

The 56-year-old Langer played all 54 holes without a bogey, closing with a 6-under 66 for a one-stroke victory over Woody Austin and Mark O’Meara. Langer finished at 16-under 200 at En-Joie for his 23rd career victory on the 50-and-over tour.

Sutherland, the secondround leader, had five bogeys — four on the first 10 holes — and three birdies in the final round. Playing his third Champions Tour event since turning 50 in June, he finished at 12 under.

Langer, tied for fifth with Bob Charles on the tour victory list, earned $277,500 to increase his tour-leading total to $2,652,520. The German has three victories in his last five starts.

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Buffalo wide receiver and former Clemson standout Sammy Watkins (14) holds his ribs after getting hit during a preseason game in Pittsburgh on Saturday. Watkins is day to day, according to an AP source.

Bills. They traded their 2015 first-round draft pick to Cleveland in order to move up five spots and select Watkins with No. 4 pick.

He’s already shown glimpses of his dynamic potential by making numerous highlight-reel catches during camp.

GREENSBORO, N.C. — Camilo Villegas won the Wyndham Championship by a stroke for his first PGA Tour victory since 2010, closing with 7-under 63 at Sedgefield.

He finished at 17-under 263 and earned $954,000 and 500 FedEx Cup points in the final regular-season event.

The Colombian had four birdies and an eagle on the front nine, added a birdie on the par-5 15th and took the lead into the clubhouse.

He then watched the rest of the field stumble late, giving

From wire reports

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Braves use 6-run 1st to beat Bucs 7-3

Cougars interview 6 for men’s basketball coach position

BY ANDREW MILLER Post and Courier CHARLESTON — The College of Charleston search committee wrapped up the interview portion for its vacant head basketball coaching job Monday and is expected to make a recommendation to school president Glenn McConnell today, The Post and Courier has learned.

In rapid-fire succession, the search committee interviewed four candidates on Monday and a total of six over the past 48 hours. The candidates who were interviewed Monday were former Cougars star point guard Anthony Johnson, Clemson assistant coach Earl Grant, Wofford head coach Mike Young and University of Connecticut assistant coach Karl Hobbs, according to the source.

Former UNC Charlotte coach Bobby Lutz and Virginia assistant coach Ritchie

PITTSBURGH — Jason Heyward and Andrelton Simmons homered to begin a six-run first inning, and the Atlanta Braves beat the sliding Pittsburgh Pirates 7-3 on Monday night for their fourth consecutive victory.

The early outburst was enough for Ervin Santana (136), who allowed three solo homers among nine hits in 5 1/3 innings.

CUBS 4 METS 1

NEW YORK — Kyle Hendricks and two relievers held New York to four hits, Anthony Rizzo and Javier Baez hit long homers, and the Chicago Cubs rallied for a 4-1 victory over the Mets.

PHILLIES 4 MARINERS 1

PHILADELPHIA — Jerome Williams took a three-hitter into the eighth inning, Andres Blanco hit his first homer in three years, and Philadelphia beat Seattle 4-1 in an interleague game.

From wire reports

FTC FROM PAGE B1 in Sumter, Clarendon and Lee counties will be featured at least once on the schedule.

“We are always excited to announce our high school football games on FTC Now,” said Chip Chase, FTC public relations director. “These games are another reflection of our commitment to provide local content that is interesting and relevant to our customers.”

In addition, the “Coach’s Kickoff,” which features the 17 coaches from the FTC service area, will air prominently throughout the week leading up to the game and air at 6:30 p.m. prior to the “Game of the Week.”

After airing, the games and the coaches shows will be placed on FTC Vision’s Video On Demand.

McKay were interviewed over the weekend.

Johnson, 39, is still considered the leading candidate to fill the vacancy. Although Johnson has no coaching experience, he has strong support on the search committee, among the fan base and within the Cougar Club, the school’s athletic booster club.

Johnson was interviewed for nearly two hours Monday.

“This is A.J.’s job to lose; he was very impressive during the interview,” a source inside the school’s athletic department said.

Young, 51, has been at Wofford for more than two

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decades, including the last 12 years as the Terriers’ head coach. Young, who has compiled a 176-165 mark, has led the Terriers to three Southern Conference titles and three appearances in the NCAA tournament in the past five seasons.

“When you enjoy the success that our program has enjoyed, people reach out.

People inquire,” Young told Upstate.com earlier Monday.

“There have been other things that I had zero interest in. That’s not to gauge what’s going on here, but there is obvious interest on my part. Having done this as long as I’ve done it, I don’t think it hurts to talk to people. Going down there doesn’t commit me to anything.”

Hobbs, 53, is an assistant coach at the University of Connecticut and was the head coach at George Washington from 2001-11. Hobbs has a 166129 record with three NCAA

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Hobbs was fired in April 2011 after George Washington went 17-14 and failed to make the postseason.

McKay, 49, has been a head coach at five different schools — Portland State, Colorado State, Oregon State, New Mexico and Liberty. In 13 seasons, McKay is 204-186 with one NCAA tournament appearance with New Mexico and an NIT berth with Colorado State.

Lutz, 56, compiled a 218157 mark at Charlotte from 1998-2010. Lutz led the 49ers to five NCAA tournament appearances and three NIT berths. Lutz had five 20-win seasons during his 12 seasons with the 49ers.

Grant, 37, is a former Stall High School star and an assistant coach at Clemson who is considered a topnotch recruiter.

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Nadal out of U.S. Open with wrist injury

SOUTH WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. — Layne Roblyer hit his second home run of the tournament, helping Pearland, Texas, to an 11-4 victory over Lynnwood, Wash., on Monday in the Little League World Series.

Roblyer, who homered against Philadelphia on Sunday, had a three-run shot in the third inning against Lynnwood, which was eliminated.

Pearland (2-1) scored early, getting a run in the first inning followed by Roblyer’s shot to the lawn seats in right field. Christian Terranova scored on a passed ball in the fourth inning.

Pearland led 5-0 before Lynnwood (1-2) got on the scoreboard with three runs in the bottom of the fifth.

Two doubles and a single from the Northwest regional champions made the deficit reasonable, but Pearland scored five runs on two wild pitches, a passed ball and a single in the sixth to seal the win.

Pearland will play the winner of Chicago and Cumberland, Rhode Island, tonight.

RAPID CITY 5 CZECH REPUBLIC 3

SOUTH WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. — Daniel Vigoren’s goahead double and two errors by the Czech Republic helped Rapid City, S.D., win 5-3 at the Little League World Series on Monday.

Vigoren hit a line drive to the right field gap after Colton Hartford scored the tying run when he got in a rundown between third and home and Czech Republic pitcher Tomas Oppelt made a throwing error to third base.

Vigoren later scored on an overthrow by Czech Republic shortstop Marek Krejcirik.

Czech Republic’s Miroslav Krivanek tied the game at 2 in the top of the fifth with a bloop RBI double into shallow right field. Krivanek took third on the throw and scored on a wild pitch moments later.

Krejcirik homered in the game’s first at-bat. In the third inning, Rapid City took the lead with a two-run double into the left field gap by Matthew Hegre.

MEXICO 6 AUSTRALIA 2

SOUTH WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. — Erick Vela hit a threerun, go-ahead homer and Mexico beat Australia 6-2 in the Little League World Series on Monday.

Trailing by two in the bottom of the fourth, Vela stepped to the plate with one out and men on second and third. He took the first pitch he saw deep to right field to put Mexico ahead by two.

On the mound for Mexico, Aldair Tellez pitched 5 2-3 innings and struck out 12 Australians.

Mexico will play the winner of Puerto Rico and Venezuela this afternoon. Australia was eliminated.

From wire reports

BY HOWARD FENDRICH The Associated Press Reigning champion Rafael Nadal pulled out of the U.S. Open because of an injury for the second time in three years Monday, leaving Novak Djokovic and Roger Federer as the men to beat at the year’s last Grand Slam tournament.

Nadal announced his withdrawal, blamed on a bad right wrist, one week before play begins at Flushing Meadows. “I am sure you understand that it is a very tough moment for me since it is a tournament I love and where I have great memories from fans, the night matches, so many things,’’ a posting on Nadal’s Facebook page read. “Not much more I can do right now, other than accept the situation and, as always in my case, work hard in order to be able to compete at the highest level once I am back.’’ The second-ranked Nadal plays left-handed, but he uses a two-handed backhand.

The 14-time major champion was hurt July 29 while practicing on his home island of Mallorca ahead of the North American hardcourt circuit. The next day, Nadal announced he needed to wear a cast on his wrist for two to three weeks and would be sitting out tournaments in Toronto and Cincinnati.

The 28-year-old Spaniard also said at that time he expected to return for the U.S. Open.

Instead, he’s the fourth man in the Open era, which began in 1968, to decline to try to defend his U.S. Open title. The others were Ken Rosewall in 1971, Pete Sampras in 2003 and Juan Martin del Potro in 2010. Del Potro also is out of this year’s U.S. Open after wrist surgery in March.

THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Rafael Nadal will not defend his title at the U.S. Open because of an injured right wrist. Nadal and the tournament announced his withdrawal on Monday, a week before the year’s last Grand Slam tournament begins.

Nadal is 44-8 with four titles in 2014, including his record ninth French Open trophy in June. He has not competed since losing in the fourth round of Wimbledon on July 1.

With Nadal sidelined, fivetime U.S. Open champion Federer joins Djokovic as a favorite in New York — even if there are questions about them.

Federer turned 33 this month, and it’s been more than two years since he won one of his record 17 Grand Slam titles. But he is coming off a runner-up finish at Wimbledon last month and a hard-court title at the Cincinnati Masters on Sunday.

After beating David Ferrer 6-3, 1-6, 6-2 on Sunday, Federer declared: “My game’s exactly where I want it to be.’’ Djokovic won Wimble-

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Nadal won his second U.S. Open championship in 2013, part of a run of reaching the final in each of his last three appearances. He beat Djokovic to win the titles in 2010 and last year, and lost to Djokovic in 2011.

don to take the No. 1 ranking from Nadal, but had a rough time on hard courts, losing his second match in both Toronto and Cincinnati.

Still, Djokovic will be seeded No. 1 at the U.S. Open, and the third-ranked Federer is expected to rise one seeding spot to No. 2, so they could meet only in the final. The draw is Thursday.

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GEORGE L. FLOYD

JUDY G. FATA

George Lee “Plucky” Floyd, age 67, beloved husband of 35 years to Beulah Dawson Floyd, died on Friday, Aug. 15, 2014, at his residence.

Born in Sumter, he was a son of the late Style Sr. and Sarah Lee Gayle Floyd.

George was educated in the schools of SumFLOYD ter County, graduating from Ebenezer High School in 1965. Later, George went to Central Carolina Technical College and earned a CDL license. He worked a variety of jobs before opening, owning and operating 261 Auto Services. He enjoyed fishing, gardening, going to races, antique collecting and repairing. George accepted Jesus Christ and was baptized by the Rev. L.W. Walker Sr. in the early 1980s and joined Hopewell Baptist Church. Plucky will be remembered as the family entertainer, telling jokes and always debating.

Surviving in addition to his faithful wife are one son, George Christopher Floyd and his wife, Rachelle, of Laurel, Maryland; three daughters, Tia Floyd of Tallahassee, Florida, Elisa Floyd Alexander of Bambridge, Georgia, and Walitia Floyd of Hopkins; one brother, Style Floyd Jr. and his wife, Magnolia, of Sumter; six sisters, Azelee Gayle of Wedgefield, Evelena English of Dalzell, Louise McCoy of Eastover, Janice Hunter of Hopkins, Nancy Bradford and her husband, Henry, of Rembert and Rosa Floyd of Hopkins; eight grandchildren, Jeremy Newman, Chris Floyd, Lakijah Floyd, Kashiya Floyd, Chloe Nickens, Kennedy Floyd, Trinity Floyd and Alexis Walker; two great-grandchildren; two brothers-in-law, Isra Dawson and his wife, Evelyn, of Dalzell and Daniel Alston of Dalzell; and two sisters-inlaw, Albertha Wade and her husband, Horace, of Dalzell and Lou Ella Dawson of Dalzell.

In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by five brothers, Leroy Floyd, Roosevelt Floyd, Johnnie Lee Floyd, James Floyd and Benjamin Floyd; one sister, Gracie Floyd Hunter; and parents-in-law, Evans and Beulah Carryall Dawson.

A funeral service will be held at 3 p.m. on Wednesday in the Bullock Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Reginald Style Floyd, esquire, and the Rev. Richard Addison officiating.

The nephews of George Lee “Plucky” Floyd will serve as pallbearers.

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

In lieu of flowers, the family is requesting that donations be made to the family in memory of George Lee “Plucky” Floyd with plans to fund a scholarship that will aid in the research for the cause and cure of lung cancer.

You may sign the family’s guest book at www.bullockfuneralhome.com.

The family has chosen Bullock Funeral Home of Sumter for the arrangements.

BISHOPVILLE — Judy Greene Fata, 67, died on Thursday, Aug. 14, 2014, at her home.

She was preceded in death by her parents, Vernie and Edith Greene; and brothers, Ira Norman Greene, Harvey Eugene Greene and Ward FATA William Greene.

Born on Jan. 12, 1947, Judy grew up in Lenoir, North Carolina, alongside her seven brothers on her family’s farm nestled in the Blue Ridge Mountains. Her childhood days were spent exploring wooded hills resplendent with waterfalls and wildlife. From the mountains, she learned an independence of spirit and love for the outdoors that would follow her for the rest of her life.

Judy graduated from King’s College in 1967 with an associate’s degree. She worked as an executive secretary in Charlotte, North Carolina, for the vice-president of First Union Bank and later as the personal secretary for the University of South Carolina Director of Intramurals. After moving to Bishopville, Judy spent the remainder of her professional life working as a medical secretary for the South Carolina Department of Health and the Department of Social Services.

Judy will always be remembered as a loving and devoted mother, sister, aunt, and friend.

She is survived by her son and daughter-in-law, Paul and Cynthia Fata; and brothers and sisters-in-law, Paul and Sue Greene, Jack and Jeanette Greene, George and Louise Greene, and Jerry and Kay Greene.

Services will be held at 1 p.m. on Thursday at Bethlehem United Methodist Church.

The family will receive visitors from 6 to 8 p.m. on Wednesday at Hancock-Elmore-Hill Funeral Home.

In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations be made to the American Diabetes Association, 107 Westpark Blvd., Suite 220, Columbia, SC 29210.

Hancock-Elmore-Hill Funeral Home of Bishopville is in charge of the arrangements.

DOROTHY E. CHIMENTI LYNCHBURG, Virginia — Dorothy Elizabeth Chimenti, 73, of Lynchburg, died on Wednesday, Aug. 13, 2014. She was the beloved wife of Frank Anthony Chimenti for 50 years.

Born on Thursday, June 26, 1941, in Dubois, Pennsylvania, Dorothy was a daughter of the late Otto and Vera Malasky Becker.

In addition to her husband, Dorothy is survived by her children, Stefanie Prokity and her husband, David, of Rustburg, Virginia, and Eric Chimenti and his wife, Dawn, of Southern California; a grandson, Daniel Chimenti of Southern California; and two sisters, Nona Sewell of Sumter and Mary Ella Eaglen and her husband, Jack, of Harborcreek, Pennsylvania.

Dorothy was a loving wife, mother, and grandmother.

She enjoyed knitting, crocheting and walking. She loved animals, especially cats and dogs. Her family will always remember her baked desserts.

A celebration of Dorothy’s life was conducted on Sunday

at Tharp Funeral Home & Crematory, Lynchburg. The Rev. Dr. Tom Bryant officiated.

Memorial contributions may be sent to the Parkinson’s Disease Foundation, 1359 Broadway, Suite 1509, New York, NY 10018.

Tharp Funeral Home and Crematory, Lynchburg, (434)237-9424, is assisting the family.

Condolences may be sent by visiting tharpfuneralhome. com.

DORA BOWMAN MANNING — Dora Green Martin Bowman, 94, widow of John Martin and the Rev. Eugene Bowman, died on Saturday, Aug. 16, 2014, at Sumter Valley Health and Rehabilitation.

She was born on Sept. 7, 1919, in the St. Paul section of Summerton, a daughter of the late Rev. Henry “Toss” and Rosa Johnson Green.

The family is receiving friends at the home of her niece and her husband, Beverly A. and Rodrigo Washington, 4831 Rev. J.W. Carter Road, Manning.

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

SARAH B. DAWSON Sarah Burrows Dawson, widow of John H. Dawson, died on Saturday, Aug. 16, 2014, at a local nursing center.

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by Elmore Hill McCreight Funeral Home & Crematory, 221 Broad St., Sumter, (803) 7759386.

SUE C. BLACKWELL MANNING — Sue Ester Cain Blackwell, 81, widow of Willie Roth Blackwell, died on Sunday, Aug. 17, 2014, at her residence.

She was born on Dec. 31, 1932, in Manning, a daughter of the late Edmond and Mary Ellison Cain.

The family is receiving friends at her residence, 106 Memorial St., Manning.

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

JESSIE M. BUTLER NEW ZION — Jessie Mae McFadden Butler, 74, widow of Simon Butler Sr., died on Sunday, Aug. 17, 2014, her residence, 1541 County Road, New Zion.

She was born on Nov. 20, 1939, in Clarendon County, a daughter of the late Sam Sr. and Maebell Dozier McFadden.

The family is receiving friends at the home of her daughter and son-in-law, Jemmett and Van Montgomery, 1565 County Road, New Zion.

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

day School Class, the Celebration Singers, and Dr. Billy Clowney.

The family will receive friends from 5 to 7 p.m. on Wednesday at Elmore-Cannon-Stephens Funeral Home and other times at the home.

In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to First Baptist Church, 107 E. Liberty St., Sumter, SC 29150 or to a charity of one’s choice.

Elmore-Cannon-Stephens Funeral Home and Crematorium of Sumter is in charge of the arrangements.

QUISTA A. HENRY Quista Antonio Henry, affectionately known as “Tony,” was born on July 5, 1984, in Sumter County, to Roosevelt and Virginia Benbow Henry.

He departed this life on Aug. 12, 2014, at Baylor Scott & White Hospital, Temple, Texas.

He was married to Shamara Wilson Henry. He was the grandson of the late Aaron and Rosa Benbow and the late Willie Jr. and Ellen Henry.

Tony served in the United States Army from 2002 to 2014.

At an early age, Quista accepted Christ and became a member of Ebenezer AME Church, Mayesville, where he was a member of the church school, junior choir and YPD. Henry had a protective spirit. He felt that he needed to be around to look after his loved ones.

Quista leaves to cherish and honor his loving memories: his children, Santasia, D’ Asia, Zaibreyia, Tyllani, Sirrilo, McKeana Henry, Hayden and Adiamonta Wilson; his parents, Roosevelt and Virginia Henry; one brother, Derrick (Monica) Benbow of Oceanside, California; two sisters, Tonika Shantae Benbow of Sumter and Mircale Unique Henry of Mayesville; motherin-law, Marilyn Wilson; two sisters-in-law, Isabella and Shatara Wilson, both of Sumter; grandaunts, Mamie Wilson, Hattie (Junior) Wright, Sadie Henry, Mae (Leonard) McElveen, Mae Montgomery, Sarah Ann Wheeler and Julia Wells; granduncles, St. Clair and David Wright; 10 uncles; 11 aunts; and a host of nieces, nephews, cousins, other relatives and friends.

Public viewing will be held from 2 to 7 p.m. today at Job’s Mortuary.

The body will be placed in the church at 1 p.m. on Wednesday for viewing until the hour of service.

Funeral service will be held at 2 p.m. on Wednesday at Salem Chapel & Heritage Center, 101 S. Salem Ave., Sumter, with the Rev. Jon R. Black, eulogist, and the Rev. Phillip L. Washington officiating. Interment will follow in Mayesville Cemetery.

The family is receiving friends at 223 B. Willow St., Mayesville, SC 29104.

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

Online memorials may be sent to the family at jobsmortuary@sc.rr.com or visit us on the web at www.jobsmortuary. net.

Ruth Elizabeth Cave Wilkinson Edgeworth, wife of Billy Kent Edgeworth, passed away peacefully at their home on Sunday morning, Aug. 17, 2014.

Born on April 3, 1921, in Dobson, North Carolina, she was a daughter of the late

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Mrs. Edgeworth graduated as a member of the National Honor Society from Dobson High School and received a degree in education from High Point (North Carolina) University. She was first married to the late Edward Brooks Wilkinson Sr., and they moved to Sumter in 1953.

With her brother-in-law, Roy L. Griffin, they purchased Sumter Electric Appliance Company (SEACO), which later became SEACO Music Store, from which she retired.

Ruth lived a very active life.

She was a longtime member of First Baptist Church, being a member of the Ruth Sunday School Class, the Celebration Singers, and also serving on the administrative and finance committees of the church. Her civic and social memberships and activities included: chaplain, American Legion Auxiliary; member, Order of the Eastern StarBeauclare Chapter; Cosmopolitan Club; Sumter Green; Sumter Historical Society; Sumter Lions Club; Business and Professional Women’s Club; Credit Women’s Club; the Executive Club; SLC Shrine Auxiliary; and the Sumter-Shaw Community Concert Association. She was a former member and secretary of the Evening Pilot Club, and was a member of Uptown Sumter and the Chamber of Commerce.

Gardening played a big role in Ruth’s life. She was a former president and treasurer of the Council of Garden Clubs of Sumter, and was secretary of the building committee when the Alice Boyle Garden Center was built. She was a member and president of the Iris Garden Club; member of the Poinsett Garden Club; and she held lifetime memberships in the S.C. Council of Garden Clubs and the National Garden Club. After her retirement, she continued in her pastimes of gardening, playing bridge and spoiling her grandchildren and great-grandchildren.

Survivors besides her husband include a daughter, Tilda “Til” W. Morisey (Stephen) of Florence; a son, Edward Brooks Wilkinson Jr. (Shannan) of Sumter; two granddaughters, Nina Melisa Davis Whorton (Josh) of Florence and Leah Beth Wilkinson Daly of Charlotte, North Carolina; a grandson, Dakota Brooks Wilkinson of Sumter; three great-grandchildren, Maclane Joshua Whorton, John Luke Daly and River Grace Daly; and many nieces and nephews.

Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. on Thursday at First Baptist Church with the Rev. Charles Clanton officiating. Interment will follow in Evergreen Memorial Park cemetery.

Pallbearers will be Wallace Bird, John P. Daly, Dr. Marion Henry Davis Jr., Stephen C. Morisey and Joshua Michael Whorton.

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PETS & ANIMALS Dogs In Loving Memory Joye Annette Newman Owens 1936-2013 It has been one year since you departed from our life together and joined our Lord in Heaven. One year since we last saw your radiant smile, heard your soft voice, felt your tender touch and saw the love for us in your beautiful eyes and lovely smile. We miss you so much. Until we are together again, rest peacefully knowing we miss you and love you with all our heart.

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Poodle Puppies, Male & female.

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700 W. Liberty St. Saturday, September 20, 2014 8 am - 1 pm.

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For booth space call 803-436-2271 Starting Aug. 25th, 2014 @ 9:00am

BUSINESS SERVICES Home Improvements H.L. Boone, Contractor additions, painting, roofing, gutters, sheetrock, blown ceilings, decks. 773-9904

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Roofing Robert's Metal Roofing 35 Years Experience. 18 colors & 45 year warranty. Financing available. Long list of satisfied customers. Call 803-837-1549.

Septic Tank Cleaning

Ray Tobias & Company Septic tank pumping and services. (803) 340-1155 Senior and Military discounts available. 1st time customers receive 10% off when you mention this ad!

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Mobile Home Rentals

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

Oaklawn MHP: 2 BR M.H.'s, water /sewer/garbage pk-up incl'd. RV parking avail. Call 494-8350

Full time Administrative Assistant needed with Quickbooks experience required. Apply in person @ 1282 N. Lafayette. No Phone Calls Please.

Locally established Heating & Air condition Co. looking for Exp. Service Tech. (2 yrs min. exp) Needs to have good driving record. Pay range from $33k-$46k a year plus health insurance, retirement, bonus and commission available. Apply in person at 1640 Suber Street.

The #1 Furniture Retail Company in the U.S. is seeking highly motivated individuals with outgoing personalities to join our Sales Team.

Candidates must have a working knowledge of computers. They will be required to build sales volume by providing superior customer service and knowledge of product and finance options. This full time position is based on a flexible work schedule that includes evenings, Saturdays and some holidays. Offering unlimited income potential based on commission and bonuses. Guaranteed salary during training process. Send resume to 2850 Broad St., Sumter, SC 29150.

CDL driver needed to haul sod.

Home nights and weekends. Good driving record required. Serious Inquiries only call 803-460-3623

2/3BR MH. All appliances, C//H//A, Section 8 OK 469-6978 499-1500

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2, 3 & 4 Bedroom Trailers for rent, Cherryvale & Dogwood Area $250 & up. (803) 651-9926

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2 & 3 BRs 803-494-4015 Nice 3BR/2BA on nice lot. Near Shaw. $600/mo. Call 803-983-8084

Baconhill Rd./Pinewood SW Mobile Home, 3BR/2BA, stove, frig, $550/mo. + dep. 803-506-4600 428 Green Swamp Rd 2BR/1BA Trailer. City Water & Sewage, New C/H/A $350/Mo + $200/dep. $312 electricity dep with Duke. Call only if you qualify. 803-840-7860 108 Agnes St 3br 1ba Mobile Home $375/mo + $375/dep. By Dillon park. Call 803-481-4013

Legal Notice S-1342, and S-1342 for approximately 1000 feet north of intersection of US 521, located northwest of the city of Sumter.

2001 Chevy S10, good tires, $2,500 OBO. 1997 Chevy Blazer 4x4, 4WD. Leather seats. New tires, Both in exc. cond., & cold A/C, $2,500 OBO. 803-229-8119, 803-447-5453

We will arrange financing even if you have been turned down before.

Loans available for no credit, bad credit, 1st Time Buyers & Bankruptcy buyers. No co-signers needed. Call Mr. Ashley Brown at 803-926-3235

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Ernest Baker Auto Sales & Equip. Located 3349 N. Main St 5.5 miles from 378 overpass at N. Main., on Hwy 15 N. next to Baker Mini Warehouse. Remember Cars are like Eggs, Cheaper in the Country!!! 803-469-9294

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(Scenic Lake) 3BR 2BA 16x80. No pets Call 803-499-1500. From 9am5pm

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More specific information about the project may be obtained by contacting the Department's Traffic Engineering Section at telephone number (803) 737-3378 in Columbia, South Carolina

Beer & Wine License Notice Of Application Notice is hereby given that VRUJ, LLC intends to apply to the South Carolina Department of Revenue for a license permit that will allow the sale OFF premises consumption of Beer and Wine at 4210 Hwy 15 S. Sumter, SC 29150. To object to the issuance of this permit / license, written protest must be postmarked no later than September 4, 2014. For a protest to be valid, it must be in writing, and should include the following information: (1) the name, address and telephone number of the person filing the protest; (2) the specific reasons why the application should be denied; (3) that the person protesting is willing to attend a hearing (if one is requested by the applicant); (4) that the person protesting resides in the same county where the proposed place of business is located or within five miles of the business; and (5) the name of the applicant and the address of the premises to be licensed. Protests must be mailed to: S.C. Department of Revenue, ATTN: ABL, P.O. Box 125, Columbia, South Carolina 29214; or Faxed to: (803) 896-0110.

Guarantee 464-5439 or 469-7311 26 piece Vintage Williamsport Pressed Glass Punch Bowl Set in original box, $6.00.

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Expert Tech, New & used heat pumps & A/C. Will install/repair, warranty; Compressor & labor $600. Call 803-968-9549 or 843-992-2364

EMPLOYMENT Help Wanted Full-Time Local Insurance Agency representing major auto insurer seeks P & C agent. Experience in auto and home preferred. Excellent oral, written and organizational skills required. Reply with resume to: agentjobsumter@aol.com Apartment Maintenance Tech needed for Westwood Apts in Manning. Must be HVAC certified.

Prior exp. working in Sect. 8 housing preferred. Must have general maintenance skills. Send resumes to kshipman@pkmanagement.com or cthomas@pkmanagement.com or fax to 803-435-4126.

Need OTR Truck Drivers. 2yrs exp.

Good driving records. Dependable, willing to work. Paid weekly. Paid vacations. Call 888-991-1005

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

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$$$ AVON $$$ FREE TRAINING! 803-422-5555 Looking to train that unique individual to become a PT Cosmetics Beauty Consultant. No prior experience is required, but will train. Apply at Merle Norman Cosmetics at 532 Bultman Dr.

Trucking Opportunities Professional Long Distance Truck Driver needed. Flatbed experience and a good driving record required.

Excellent Pay. Send Resume to mdavidgroup@verizon.net. For additional information, please call 803 481-7948 or 443 695-0520(cell).

RENTALS Unfurnished Apartments 2BR 1BA, Conv. to Sumter Mall. $530/mo + dep. 803-775-1281.

Oakland Plantation Apts.

5501 Edgehill Rd 499-2157 2 & 3 BR apartments available.

Applications accepted Mon., Wed. & Fri. 10am-6pm.

For Sale by Owner 111 Alice Dr $120,000. 108 ft corner lot, masonry veneer, new roof, 3BR 2BA w/ceramic tile/floor, Lrg LR with buck stove insert in F/P, dining room, family room, kitchen with handmade pine cabinets, dw, hardwoods. Ceiling fan in every room except LR. C/H/A, Patio 2 Car garage, brick fence in back yard with white rod iron gate. Contact # 1-617-276-3306 3BR 2BA Open Concept LR/KIT, lrg yard, quiet neighborhood, fishing privileges, $115K Call 775-1111

Manufactured Housing SW 2BR/1BAMH loc on Rental lot in park. $6,500. Owner financing avail. Call 803-464-5757.

Looking for your DREAM HOME? LOW CREDIT SCORE? Been turned down for bad credit?

Come try us, we do our own financing. We have 3-4-5 bedroom homes. For more information, call 843-389-4215.

LEGAL NOTICES Legal Notice LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF CITIZENS OF SUMTER COUNTY: pursuant to the South Carolina Eminent Domain Procedure Act, Section 28-2-70(c), Code of Laws of South Carolina, 1976, as amended, notice is hereby given that entry by personnel of the South Carolina Department of Transportation will be made in the area of the roads described below for such purposes as topographic surveys, subsurface exploration, environmental related studies and for the gathering of any other data necessary for the planning, development of location alternatives, design, property acquisition and construction of a highway project.

Surveys for this particular road project will be conducted on the following roads as described: Road US 521 for approximately 1000 feet east and west the intersection of

Project Name: Offices and Restrooms Facelift Project Number: SWRTA 14/15-02 Project Location: Bishopville, SC Description of Project: 1000 s.f.

Renovations to existing office spaces and restrooms within an existing, occupied building. Work includes new ceilings, doors and light fixtures, interior finishes and renovations at restrooms including replacement of all fixtures and partitions.

Architect/Engineer: Watson Tate Savory, Regina Floyd, 1316 Washington Street, Columbia, SC 29201, Phone: 803-799-5181, Fax: 803-799-5757, Email: rfloyd@watsontatesavory.com.

Plans on File at: AGC & Dodge via online Plans can be obtained from: ARC Document Solutions, 819 State Street, Cayce, SC 29033, Phone: 803-254-2561; Plan deposit - Yes Pre-Bid Conf.: Non-mandatory Pre-Bid Date/Time: September 9, 2014 at 10:00 A.M. Place: James E. Clyburn Intermodal Transportation Center (SWRTA) Training Room - 2nd floor, 129 S. Harvin Street, Sumter, SC 29150 Bid Opening Date/Time: 2:00P.M., Thursday, September 25, 2014 Place: James E. Clyburn Intermodal Transportation Center (SWRTA) Training Room - 2nd floor, 129 S. Harvin Street, Sumter, SC 29150 Santee Wateree Agency/Owner: Regional Transportation Authority Name & Title of Agency Coordinator: Patricia Drakeford Address: 129 South Harvin Street, P.O. Box 2462, Sumter, SC 29151

Large 4BR MH with land. $5,000 furniture allowance. Payments approx $550. Call 803-236-5953 3BR/2BA (Dalzell) with land. Easy Financing. 803-983-8084

Nice 1BR Apartment $450/mo & $325/dep. Water included. No pets.

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Cute 3 br, 1 ba home, screened porch, $500 deposit / rent. Call 803-468-1900.

Lease or Sale- Owner financing avail, 5200 sq ft Building. Large fenced lot, 5 offices, kitchen, reception office, shop area. 822 S Guignard Call 803 968-5762

Alice Dr School Area 4 BR 2 BA carport, fenced yard, $1200 Mo. + Dep Call 704-345-8547

Invitation To Bid Reconditioned batteries $35. Also have lawn mower, truck, 4 wheeler, golf cart & marine batteries, starters & alternators. Car dealers/garages ask about special prices. Auto Electric Co. 803-773-4381

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Martin's Used Appliance Washers, Dryers, Refrig., Stoves.

Lawn Service Four Seasons Lawn Care Serving Sumter for almost 20 yrs!

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LARGE GARAGE SALE 1st & 3rd Weekend Tables $2

In Loving Memory of Ernest Scarborough Jr. 10/15/1954 - 8/19/2010 It's been four years today God called you to your Heavenly home. We miss you Ernest.

Love your Mom & Dad, Shot & Estelle Scarborough & Family

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Rent or Own 1,500 sq ft, 2BR /2BA, DR, LR, C/H/A, 1 ac, $600 /mo+ $600/dep. (Alcolu). Call 203-435-3644.

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If you have good, dependable transportation and a phone in your home, apply in person at:

Meadowcroft S/D, Move in Sept.

1st, Beautiful, spacious, clean 3 Br, 2.5 ba, bonus rm, 0.5 ac. Fenced in backyard, tile / hdwd floors, deck, sprinkler, 2 car garage. $1600 mo. + ele. & water. 847-0115.

3Br 1.5 Ba Franklin St Sumter $550 month Call 803-478-7037

3 homes for rent. 1300 - 2100 sq ft., $850 - $1200 mo. 3 br, 2 ba, (near Shaw AFB). 646-460-4424.

Circulation Department 20 N. Magnolia Street Sumter, SC 29150 Call Lori Rabon 774-1216

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

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

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

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

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Bid Notices Telephone: (803) 934-0396 Fax: (803) 938-9867 E-Mail: pdrakeford@swrta.com Hand Deliver/Fed Ex/UPS Bids to: Compliance Officer, SWRTA, 129 South Harvin Street, Sumter, SC 29150, Solicitation: SWRTA 14/15-02 Mail Bids to: Compliance Officer, SWRTA, P.O. Box 2462, Sumter, SC 29151, Solicitation: SWRTA 14/15-02

Liquor License Notice Of Application Notice is hereby given that PRIA, LLC intends to apply to the South Carolina Department of Revenue for a license permit that will allow the sale OFF premises consumption of LIQUOR at 4210-A Hwy 15 S. Sumter, SC 29150. To object to the issuance of this permit / license, written protest must be postmarked no later than September 4, 2014. For a protest to be valid, it must be in writing, and should include the following information: (1) the name, address and telephone number of the person filing the protest; (2) the specific reasons why the application should be denied; (3) that the person protesting is willing to attend a hearing (if one is requested by the applicant); (4) that the person protesting resides in the same county where the proposed place of business is located or within five miles of the business; and (5) the name of the applicant and the address of the premises to be licensed. Protests must be mailed to: S.C. Department of Revenue, ATTN: ABL, P.O. Box 125, Columbia, South Carolina 29214; or Faxed to: (803) 896-0110.

State Farm Fire and Casualty Company, Plaintiff, v.

Corey O. McFadden, Myers Prince, Aaron Williams, Rosa M. McBride, Andre L. McBride, Westley R. Vaughn and Antwan Vaughs, Defendants.

NOTICE OF FILING OF COMPLAINT DECLARATORY JUDGMENT NON-JURY NOTICE that the Complaint, Declaratory Judgment, Non-Jury in the above captioned matter was filed in the office of the Clerk of Court for Sumter County on the 2nd day of June, 2014.

DuBOSE-ROBINSON, PC J. Kennedy DuBose, Jr. Jonathan M. Robinson John K. DuBose, III H. Thomas Morgan, Jr. ATTORNEYS FOR PLAINTIFF P. O. Drawer 39 Camden, South Carolina 29021 (803) 432-1992 (telephone) (803) 432-0784 (facsimile) jond@duboselaw.com

Estate:

Rosetta McBride #2014ES4300460

Personal Representative

Thomas McBride 1190 Chivalry Street Sumter, SC 29154

Estate:

NOTICE OF FILING OF COMPLAINT DECLARATORY JUDGMENT NON-JURY

Donald T. Floyd 2691 Tindal Road Sumter, SC 29150

Estate: Margaret Ann Bailey #2014ES4300470

Personal Representative Stephen P. Nelson 2198 Avalon Drive Sumter, SC 29154

Personal Representative

Kimberly A. White Charles 15 Starhaven Avenue Middletown, NY 10940

Estate:

Estate:

Joseph F. Smigelski #2014ES4300387

Personal Representative Katherine Faulling 124 Carolina Avenue Sumter, SC 29150

Estate:

Estate: Thelma Tolliver Evans #2014ES4300446

Larry Johnson #2014ES4300472

IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS CIVIL ACTION NO. 2014-CP-43-1114

Estate:

Georgia Campbell #2014ES4300462

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Sarah K. Mickens 5240 McDaniel Road Rembert, SC 29128 Estate:

Charles Herman Andrews Jr #2014ES4300458 Personal Representative Sandra A. Noonan 2511 Desmond Drive Sumter, SC 29150

Barbara Ann Dewitt #2014ES4300442

Personal Representative Amy S. McLeod 20 Antrim Court Sumter, SC 29154 Estate: James Maurice White #2014ES4300463 Personal Representative

Judith C. Player 25 Country Club Road Greenville, SC 29605

Gayle Y. White 673 Henderson Street Sumter, SC 29150

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My name is LEO and I’m a 1 year old red merle male Blue Heeler mix.

803-905-5280 My name is MAX and My name is DUDE I’m a 1 year old red and I’m a 5 year old PLEASE ADOPT A FRIEND! merle male Blue Heeler brown and black male 2565 Lindo Ct. • Sumter, SC 29150 mix.

Chihuahua mix.

Olive

My name is XENA and I’m a 6 month old tan and white female Hound mix.

Fatty

Personal Representative

The Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, aka SPCA SPCA,, has an abundance of friendly pets looking for nice, warm homes with lots of love to share. Shown are just a few of the adoptable pets now available at the shelter.

Xena

My name is SHYANN and I’m an 8 month old chocolate/ copper female Lab/ Shar-Pei mix.

Estate:

Helen Johns Carroll #2014ES4300465

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Simon T. Mickens #2014ES4300467

Robert Lawrence C/O Marion S. Riggs Attorney At Law PO Box 487 Manning, SC 29102

Bridget Tolliver 220 Lee Street Sumter, SC 29150

Rose M. Walker 1770 Anburn Drive Sumter, SC 29154

Lois Anne Lawrence Caughman #2014ES4300468

Estate:

Personal Representative

Personal Representative

Personal Representative

STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF SUMTER

Estate:

Personal Representative

Estate:

Joan P. Gibbs #2014ES4300329

Personal Representative Charles Gibbs 2055 Golfair Road Sumter, SC 29154

Eva Bell Faulling #2014ES4300459

Personal Representative John Smigelski 5 Gerald Street Sumter, SC 29150

Sophia Johnson 4035 Bank Lane Sumter, SC 29150

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Lessie B. Harvin #2014ES4300453

Personal Representative Sadie H. Robinson 130 W. Williams Street Sumter, SC 29150

Personal Representative

Estate: Einar L. Nelson #2014ES4300457

Personal Representative

773-7339

Estate:

Jessie M. Floyd #2014ES4300447

Estate:

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My name is OLIVE and I’m an 8 month old tan and white female Lab/Hound mix.

Hijinx

My name is HIJINX and I’m a 7 week old orange tabby male Domestic Mediumhair.

Kirk

Junior

My name is KIRK and I’m a 4 month old tan and white male Hound mix.

My name is JUNIOR and I’m a 7 month old black and white male Lab mix.

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Swing a club, support American heroes

BY JADE REYNOLDS jade@theitem.com (803) 774-1250

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Joe McNeil, director for the Patriotic Golf Day Tournament that will be held at The Players Club at Wyboo, Manning, the last Saturday of the month, speaks before the event gets started two years ago. He’s been in charge the last four years.

A Clarendon County golf course will offer people the opportunity to honor American heroes on Labor Day weekend.

The fourth annual Patriotic Golf Day Tournament will start at 9 a.m. Aug. 30 at The Players Course at Wyboo, 1560 Players Course Drive, Manning.

“About four years ago, we were at the height of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan,” said Joe McNeil, tournament director. “We wanted

WANT TO HELP? WHAT: Patriot Golf Day Tournament WHEN: 9 a.m. shotgun start Aug. 30; check-in starts 8 a.m.

WHERE: Players Course at Wyboo, 1560 Players Course Drive, Manning COST: $25 for members, military, veterans and their spouses; $40 others BENEFITS: Folds of Honor Foundation FOR MORE: Contact Joe McNeil at (803) 460-7978 or Tommy Wallace with Player’s Course at (803) 478-2500.

to provide people of Clarendon County, particularly in the Wyboo Plantation area, a chance to recognize military

and support military families. We raise funds for Folds of Honor Foundation, which is a military benefit foundation that provides scholarships to family members of killed or wounded (servicemen).”

Patriot Golf Day is the flagship fundraiser national nonprofit organization, according to foldsofhonor.org.

Since 2007, golfers have been asked to add an extra dollar to their greens fees to provide funding for Folds of Honor scholarships “Each year, we’ve raised

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ix kids were spitting seeds in celebration of watermelon Saturday in the Manning City Park. The town celebrated National Water-

melon Month on Saturday with the Manning Melon Mania, where a watermelon toss, a watermelon carving contest and a seed-spitting competition that tested distance and accuracy ensued.

“What is there not to like about watermelon?” Manning’s Director of Tourism Carrie Trebil said.

During the event, seeds were spat, melons were tossed, and a Death Star was carved, she said.

Winners of each competition received gold medals and their fill of watermelon.

“It was a great family event,” according to Trebil.

Santee Wildlife Refuge announces public hunts SANTEE – Santee National Wildlife Refuge has announced the opening of the refuge for public hunting of white-tailed deer and raccoon during the seasons listed below.

The deer hunt schedule begins with the special lottery deer hunts on the Bluff Unit beginning in October. These special hunts, called “Family, Friends, and Kids Hunts” are intended to encourage adults to share an outdoor experience with kids by bringing a child hunting with them. Information on how to apply for these hunts, along with the annual hunting brochure, will be posted soon at http://www. fws.gov/santee.

Cuddo and Pine Island Unit hunts will be Monday through Saturday only. Specific information on these hunts in contained in the brochure.

For the safety of all refuge visitors, refuge units that are open to public deer hunts are closed to general public access during designated hunt periods.

Four managed hunts for white-tailed deer will be held on the refuge in 2014 as follows: • Oct. 3-4 and 10-11: Bluff Unit Family, Friends and Kids hunt • Oct. 13-18: Cuddo Unit archery hunt • Oct. 20-25: Pine Island Unit primitive weapons hunt

• Oct. 27-Nov. 1: Cuddo Unit primitive weapons hunt Applications for quota hunts must be received by Aug. 31, to be eligible. Additional information is available by visiting the website, calling the Refuge Headquarters at (803) 478-2217 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Monday through Friday or by written request to Santee NWR, 2125 Fort Watson Road, Summerton, SC 29148.

Hunters are advised to study a copy of current regulations before hunting on the refuge.

Any questions regarding permitted activities and all requests for information about hunting, fishing, and other public use programs should be directed to: Refuge Manager,

South Carolina Hunter Education Class Two hunter education classes will be held at the Santee National Wildlife Refuge Visitor Center Saturday, Sept. 6, and Saturday, Sept.

27. The South Carolina Hunter Education Class is recommended for motivated students 12 years of age and older with good reading and comprehension skills who have some firearm and hunting knowledge or experience. Course materials are on a sixth-grade reading level.

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is

Santee National Wildlife Refuge, 2125 Fort Watson Road, Summerton, SC 29148.

committed to providing access to these events for all participants.

Persons needing reasonable accommodations in order to attend and participate in this event should contact the Refuge Manager at 803478-2217 or marc_epstein@fws.gov at least two weeks prior to the event.

For additional information or to register, please contact the SCDNR at 1-800-830-2268 or visit http://www. register-ed.com/programs/42?zip=29 148&distance=10

For more information, call (803) 478-2217 or visit http:// www.fws.gov/santee.

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BRIEF ENCOUNTERS LABOR DAY CLOSING Harvin Clarendon County Library will be closed for Labor Day on Monday, September 1, 2014 and will reopen on Tuesday from 8:00 am – 9:00 pm. The book drop will be available for the return of unrestricted materials. For more information call (803) 435-8633.

HIT THE PAVEMENT WALK

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“Benji” is a very sweet and loving 3-year-old male Corgi mix.

He has just had to have emergency surgery because he is getting stir crazy and wants out of his kennel to be with people.

He is good with kids, cats, and other dogs. Stop by and see this wonderful boy.

“Clyde” is a beautiful 8-month-old male shepherd mix. He is very shy and would need a little time to get used to people but once he does he is very loving. He is up to date on his shots and has been neutered.

Meet Benji and Clyde and many other cats and dogs at A Second Chance Animal Shelter, 5079 Alex Harvin Highway (U.S. 301), which has numerous pets available for adoption. Adoption hours are 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday. To drop off an animal, call (803) 473-7075 for an appointment. If you’ve lost a pet, check www.ccanimalcontrol.webs.com and www.ASecondChanceAnimalShelter.com.

POLICE BLOTTER MANNING POLICE DEPARTMENT SHOPLIFTING 6:53 p.m. Aug. 7: Police responded to a report of shoplifting at the Dollar General, 500 W. Boyce St. Complainant said a man entered the store “looking normal” but left 20 minutes later “Looking larger with a bulge on the front of his body near his waist and downward to his leg.” Police later located a man near the Minute Man Store on Huggins Street who allegedly attempted to dispose of plastic bags from Dollar General containing items valued at $180. Otis Ulysses Dow, 36, 206 Dyson St., Manning, was arrested and charged with shoplifting.

CLARENDON COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT VANDALISM 4:25 p.m. Aug. 5: A deputy responded to the St. Johns Tabernacle Holiness Church, 2315 St. Paul Road, Summerton, in response to a vandalism complaint. A member of the church told police a church van parked in the parking lot had a window broken out. Damage was estimated at $250.

10:39 p.m. Aug. 8: A deputy responded to a complaint of a break in at the 2000 block of

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Cotton Lane in Summerton.

Complainant said he left in the morning and when he returned at 8:30 p.m. he found someone had knocked holes near his door knob and unlocked his dead bolt. Complainant could not find anything disturbed or missing. Damage was estimated at $250.

9:29 a.m. Aug. 9: A woman came to the Clarendon County Sheriff’s office to report her 2014 black Dodge Charger rental car parked in the 1300 block of Palms Spring Drive had been keyed from the front driver’s side fender to the rear driver’s side door. Damage was estimated at $300.

BURGLARY/BREAKING AND ENTERING 3:06 p.m. Aug. 9: An officer responded to a report of breaking and entering in the 4200 block of the Turbeville Highway, Olanta. Complainant said she arrived home and found her back door open and blood on the floor leading to a closet. Nothing was reported to be missing at the time.

LARCENY 5:35 P.M. Aug. 11: A deputy responded to a complaint of copper theft in the 1800 block of Cecil Road. Complainant said 250 feet of copper wire had been cut from a light pole. Missing wire was valued at $300.

End the Silence on Domestic Violence with a 3-mile walk, “Somebody’s Listening,” hosted by Jordan Crossroads Ministry Center - Haven of Rest Domestic Violence Crisis Women Center. The event on Saturday, Oct. 4, begins and ends at the gazebo across from John Land Courtyard on Keitt Street in Manning.

Pre-registration will be held at Walmart from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Sept. 6. Fee is $20, which includes a Tshirt. For more information call: Deborah Delong, (803) 410-7724, or Ann Driggers (803) 460-5572.

HUNTER EDUCATION CLASSES Two hunter education classes will be held at the Santee National Wildlife Refuge Visitor Center Saturday, Sept. 6, and Saturday, Sept. 27. The South Carolina Hunter Education Class is recommended for motivated students 12 years of age and older with good reading and comprehension skills who have some firearm and hunting knowledge or experience. Course materials are on a sixth-grade reading level.

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is committed to providing access to these events for all participants. Persons needing reasonable accommodations in order to attend

GOLF, FROM PAGE C1 more than $4,000,” McNeil said.

Entry forms are available at The Players Course at Wyboo and other golf courses around Clarendon. Tickets for members as well as active military, veterans and their spouses are $25 each.

For everyone else, it’s $40.

Mulligans will also be available for purchase, McNeil said.

and participate in this event should contact the Refuge Manager at 803-478-2217 or marc_epstein@fws.gov at least two weeks prior to the event.

For additional more information or to register, please contact the SCDNR at 1-800830-2268 or visit http://www. register-ed.com/programs/42 ?zip=29148&distance=10

GOLF PROGRAM 2014 SUMMER SCHEDULE • Little Tees (4 to 6 years old) – Tuesdays and Thursdays 9 to 10 a.m. $25 for 1 day, $50 for 2 days • Junior Golf (7 to 14) Tuesday through Thursday, 3 to 5 p.m. $50 for 2 days, $75 for 3 days • New Beginners ( 7 to 14) Tuesdays and Thursdays 10 to 11 a.m. $25 for 1 day, $50 for 2 days • Adults – Mondays 1:30 to 3 p.m., $25 Registrations and payments are being accepted at the recreation office at J.C. Britton Park in Manning.

For more information call (803) 473-3543.

All classes will be held at Shannon Greens Golf Club.

Initially, the program will focus on students at Summerton Early Childhood Center and St. Paul Elementary.

The board members of Rural Leadership Institute Clarendon are asking adult members of the Clarendon community to volunteer to become mentors.

For more information, call Bea Rivers at (803) 485-8164, Lesley Dykes at (803) 7074901 or email rliclarendoncounty@gmail.com.

YOUTH SPORTS REGISTRATION

Rural Leadership Institute-Clarendon is beginning a mentoring program, called Operation Generation, for at-risk youths in Clarendon County School District 1.

Registration for Clarendon County Recreation Department (CCRD) youth football, soccer and cheerleading is ongoing from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday until Aug. 22, at J.C. Britton Park in Manning. The cost for football or soccer is $45. The cost to register for cheerleading is $30.

Parents must provide the child’s birth certificate, sign the “Parents Code of Conduct” pay the registration fee when registering.

Football and cheerleading is divided into two age groups: ages 8-10 and 11-12.

Age is as of Sept. 1.

Soccer is divided into four age groups: ages 5-6, 7-9, 10-13 and 14-18. Ages are as of Nov. 30.

Registrants for soccer will receive shirts, socks, shorts and shin guards. For football players, CCRD will provide helmets and shoulder pads, which must be returned at the end of the season. Parents must supply pants, padding and shoes.

Kim Hill, with CCRD, said the seasons will run from September until late November.

For more information, call (803) 473-3543.

Check-in will begin at 8 a.m., and the teams will tee off at 9 a.m.

“Each year we have a military unit that provides an honor guard,” McNeil said.

“We have a ceremony before the tournament starts to recognize all military members playing in it.”

The format is captain’s choice, four-member team with a 10-point handicap scramble. Up to 36 teams can play, and McNeil said

they’ve had 144 golfers every year.

There are three divisions — open, couples and women.

Local merchants donate prizes and raffles, McNeil said, and lunch will be provided by Manning Piggly Wiggly, Manning IGA, Manning Restaurant and D&H BBQ. For more information or to register, contact Joe McNeil at (803) 460-7978 or Tommy Wallace with Player’s Course at (803) 478-2500.

WALKER-GAMBLE REUNION The Walker Gamble High School Alumni Association Inc. reunion committee will hold a reunion weekend Sept. 26-28 at Walker Gamble Elementary School, New Zion. For further details, write to WGHS Alumni Assoc. Inc., P.O. Box 335, New Zion, SC 29111.

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Man with scar has options for covering it up DEAR ABBY — You printed a letter from “Self-Conscious in Georgia” (May 15), a young man who is inseDear Abby cure about the scar from ABIGAIL his heart VAN BUREN surgery. I have had three surgeries for congenital defects, my first at 2 years old.

Because many women’s fashions expose the upper chest, I applied anti-scar products, which greatly reduced the size and color of my scars.

Swimwear lines have sunblocking swim shirts that are quick-drying and comfortable.

At the beach, “Self-Conscious”

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could wear a beach-themed Tshirt and say he is reducing his sun exposure, which is a good idea these days.

As to anyone protesting his not going shirtless, true friends accept your choices, no matter the circumstances.

They won’t call you out for not following the herd.

And another thing: The young man might benefit from a cardiac support group to lessen his feelings of isolation or inadequacy. He suffered trauma that led to and created that scar. Now he deserves to be happy on his own terms.

Was there once and I’m still here DEAR STILL HERE — Thank you for your comments. Readers were quick to offer messages

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of support to “Self-Conscious”: DEAR ABBY — I am a registered nurse. That scar can be faded by using pure cocoa butter (in stick form, not lotion). It can be purchased at the pharmacy.

I would also like to let him know that in this part of the country, survivors are known as members of the “Zipper Club.” When I see patients with this scar, I know they have had open heart surgery.

It alerts me to a whole realm of information before anything is said and directs how care is given in case of emergency. Please let “Self-Conscious” know his scar is not an eyesore, but a GIFT OF LIFE. Proud R.N. in West Virginia

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THAT SCRAMBLED WORD GAME

By David L. Hoyt and Jeff Knurek

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

ACROSS 1 Curtain hanger 4 Exec’s “Now!” 8 Works for People, perhaps 13 ‘50s political slogan name 14 “Because Freedom Can’t Protect Itself” gp.

15 Dead Sea discovery 17 Stuffy room need 19 Overly affected 20 Cab ride cost 21 Smith, to Abigail Adams 23 UFO navigators, so they say 25 One-one, for one 26 Messy type 27 In and of itself 30 Tip holder 31 Me, to Matisse 32 Language of Southeast Asia 33 Mello Yello rival 38 Recipient of much Apr. mail 39 Baby seal 40 Overnight stopping place 41 Anger 42 Door-controlling sensor 45 Like very familiar jokes 46 Acidity nos.

47 Road crew goo 48 40-Across postings 50 Resort near Ventura 52 Spanish month 53 El Al home: Abbr.

54 1984 Prince hit 57 Purina rival 61 Error-removal aid 62 Painted setting behind stage actors, or what the ends of 17-, 21-, 33-, 42and 54-Across can literally have 64 DVD player error message 65 Lago filler 66 Bustle 67 Uses Avis, say 68 Put in order 69 Kentucky Derby action DOWN 1 Repeated musical accompaniment 2 Pod vegetable 3 XING sign critter 4 “That’s the spot” 5 Takes for a ride 6 Et __: and others 7 17th-century New England

settler 8 First name in makeup 9 Anti-rodent brand 10 Attaches, as patches 11 Complete dolt 12 Like many NFL replays 16 Pop singer Lisa 18 Dates 22 More in need of cleaning 24 Entices 27 Ballet bend 28 Viscount’s superior 29 Traditional New Year’s Day procession 30 Planet with the most moons 31 Gold rush figures 34 Your and my 35 Unspecified

number 36 Author Gardner 37 Gets married 43 Contributes for a joint gift 44 Melons with wrinkly rinds 49 Very dry 50 Start serving customers 51 Courtroom panelist 52 Former Ford autos, briefly 53 Acquire, as debts 55 For fear that 56 Shakespearean villain 58 Many a Syrian 59 Airplane __: cellphone setting 60 Parking space 63 “Krazy” comics feline

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Fill your pantry with canned veggies C

anning is an important, safe method of food preservation.

There are two safe ways of canning, depending on the type of food being canned. They are the boiling water canner method and pressure canner method.

Boiling water method is safe for fruits, tomatoes and pickles, also jams, jellies and other preserves.

Pressure canning method is the only safe method of canning vegetables, meats, poultry and seafood. Jars Nancy of food are Harrison placed in 2 to CLEMSON 3 inches of EXTENSION water in a pressure canner which is heated to a temperature of at least 240 degrees. This temperature is only reached in a pressure canner.

LIMA BEANS Quantity: An average of 28 pounds is needed per canner load of 7 quarts; an average of 18 pounds is needed per canner load of 9 pints. A bushel weighs 32 pounds and yields 6 to 10 quarts – an average of 4 pounds per quart.

Quality: Select tender, wellfilled pods with green seeds (beans). Discard insect- and disease-damaged beans.

Procedure: Shell and wash beans thoroughly. Add 1/2 teaspoon salt to pints or 1 teaspoon to quarts, if desired.

Hot Pack: Cover beans with boiling water; bring to a boil.

Boil 3 minutes. Pack hot beans loosely into hot jars, leaving 1-inch head space. Fill jar to 1 inch from top with boiling hot cooking liquid.

Canning Workshops • 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Sept. 30 $30 fee payable to: Clemson Extension Service State Farmer’s Market Phillips Market Center 3501 Charleston Highway West Columbia • 10 a.m.-2 p.m., Oct. 21 $30 fee payable to: Clemson Extension Service Lexington Clemson Extension Office 605 West Main St. Lexington, SC SUMTER ITEM FILE PHOTO

Retired Clemson Extension Agent Nancy Harrison will teach canning classes in Columbia and Lexington in September and October.

Raw Pack: Pack beans loosely into hot jars, leaving 1-inch head space for pints, 1 1/2 inches for quarts of small beans or 1 1/4 inches for quarts of large beans. Fill with boiling water, again leaving the head space given above.

Process pints for 40 minutes, quarts for 50 minutes.

and add cooking liquid, leaving 1-inch head space.

Raw Pack: Fill jars with raw peas, add boiling water, leaving 1-inch head space. Do not shake or press down peas.

Wipe jar rims. Adjust lids and process pints for 40 minutes, quarts for 50 minutes.

SHELLED GREEN OR ENGLISH PEAS

Quantity: An average of 31 1/2 pounds (in husks) of sweet corn is needed per canner load of 7 quarts; an average of 20 pounds is needed per canner load of 9 pints. A bushel weighs 35 pounds and yields 6 to 11 quarts – an average of 4 1/2 pounds per quart.

Quality: Select ears containing slightly immature kernels or of ideal quality for eating fresh. Canning some sweeter varieties or too immature kernels may cause browning.

However, this does not affect the safety of the product. If unsure of variety, can a small amount and check the color and flavor before canning large quantities.

Procedure: Remove corn husks and silk; wash ears.

Blanch 3 minutes in boiling

Quantity: An average of 31 1/2 pounds (in pods) is needed per canner load of 7 quarts; an average of 20 pounds is needed per canner load of 9 pints. A bushel weighs 30 pounds and yields 5 to 10 quarts – an average of 4 1/2 pounds per quart.

Quality: Select filled pods containing young, tender, sweet seeds. Discard diseased pods. It is recommended that sugar snap and Chinese edible pods should be frozen rather than canned for best quality.

Procedure: Shell and wash peas. Add 1 teaspoon of salt per quart to the jar, if desired.

Hot Pack: Cover with boiling water. Bring to a boil in a saucepan, and boil 2 minutes.

Fill jars loosely with hot peas,

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water. Cut corn from cob at about three-fourths the depth of the kernel. Do not scrape from the cob. Add 1/2 teaspoon of salt to pints or 1 teaspoon to quarts, if desired.

Hot Pack: To each 4 cups of corn, add 1 cup of boiling water, heat to boiling and simmer 5 minutes. Pack corn hot, leaving a 1-inch head space.

Fill jar 1 inch from the top with boiling hot cooking liquid.

Raw Pack: Pack corn into jars, leaving 1-inch head space. Fill jars to 1 inch from the top with boiling water. Remove air bubbles.

Wipe jar rims. Adjust lids and process pints for 55 minutes, quarts for 85 minutes.

SUCCOTASH Ingredients: 15 pounds unhusked sweet corn OR 3 quarts cut whole kernels 14 pounds mature green podded lima beans OR 4 quarts shelled limas 2 quarts crushed OR whole tomatoes (optional) Procedure: Wash and prepare fresh produce as described for vegetables in sections on lima beans and corn. Add 1 teaspoon salt to each quart jar, if desired.

Hot Pack: Combine all pre-

pared vegetables in a large kettle with enough water to cover the pieces. Boil gently 5 minutes and fill jars with pieces and cooking liquid, leaving 1-inch head space.

Raw Pack: Fill jars with equal parts of all prepared vegetables, leaving 1-inch head space.

Do not shake or press down pieces. Add fresh boiling water, leaving 1-inch head space.

Wipe jar rims. Adjust lids and process pints for 60 minutes, quarts for 85 minutes.

GREEN AND WAX BEANS Quantity: An average of 14 pounds is needed per canner load of 7 quarts; and average of 9 pounds is needed per canner load of 9 pints. A bushel weighs 30 pounds and yields 12 to 20 quarts – an average of 2 pounds per quart.

Quality: Select filled but tender, crisp pods. Remove and discard diseased and rusty pods.

Procedure: Wash beans and trim ends. Leave whole or cut or snap into 1-inch pieces. Add 1 teaspoon of canning salt per quart jar, if desired.

Hot Pack: Cover with boiling water; boil 5 minutes. Fill jars loosely with beans. Add hot cooking liquid, leaving 1-inch head space.

Raw Pack: Fill jars tightly with raw beans, leaving 1-inch head space. Add boiling water, maintaining the 1-inch head space.

Remove air bubbles and wipe jar rims. Adjust lids and process pints for 20 minutes, quarts for 25 minutes.

Nancy S. Harrison is a retired food safety and nutrition educator with Clemson University Cooperative Extension Service. Contact her for canning workshops at P.O. Box 161, St. Matthews, SC 29135, or (803) 874-2354, ext. 113.

Bourbon production highest in decades

BY BRUCE SCHREINER Associated Press LOUISVILLE, Kentucky — Kentucky bourbon makers are making a big bet by stashing away their largest stockpiles in more than a generation.

To put it in bartenders’ lingo: Distillers are putting up the tab for millions of rounds of bourbon years before they are even ordered. The production poses an inherent risk, but hitting the moment right — a big supply meshing with big demand — could mean a serious payday for companies big and small.

Missing the target would leave bourbon makers awash with supply and leave future production in question, particularly for craft distilleries that have seen a surge in popularity. “People keep asking us, ‘When will the bubble burst?’� said Eric Gregory, president of the Kentucky Distillers’ Association.

For most in the business, the answer is not anytime soon.

Large companies are banking on continued international demand from places such as China and a culture in the U.S. that currently has a taste for bourbon, which has to be aged at least two years in new charred oak barrels. “We are busier than I ever could have imagined,� said Chris Morris, master distiller at Brown-Forman Corp., producer of Woodford Reserve and Old Forester bourbons.

Last year, Kentucky distilleries filled 1.2 million barrels of bourbon — the most since 1970, according to the Kentucky Distillers’ Association.

Inventory has topped 5 million barrels for the first time since 1977, the group said.

Production has surged by more than 150 percent in the past 15 years in Kentucky — home to 95 percent of the world’s bourbon production. “For many, many years, bourbon was considered a Southern gentleman’s drink,� said Jimmy Russell, the longtime master distiller at Wild

Turkey. “Now bourbon’s become a worldwide drink.�

The last time the industry spiked production in the 1970s, distillers ended up with a glut when demand went in a tailspin.

Back then, the industry had grown stale and many consumers switched allegiance to vodka, Scotch and other spirits. “You had the same old brands, you were pretty much on autopilot,� Morris said.

Now, distillers are constantly dabbling with premium small-batch offerings or putting new twists on recipes and flavors and companies are looking to real-time data from the digital world.

Sales trends and developments are tracked in markets worldwide. The numbers are crunched to make the best educated estimate of future consumer demand for a product that takes years to mature.

Straight bourbon whiskey ages a minimum of two years, though the average maturity is four years or older. Many popular super-premium brands age six years or longer, which are the toughest to stock in bars, restaurants and liquor stores. “Bourbon as a category is on fire,� said Bill Thomas, a Washington, D.C., bar owner whose establishments include Jack Rose Dining Saloon. “Every week, there’s stuff that’s out of stock.�

Expansions have occurred at Jim Beam, Evan Williams, Wild Turkey, Maker’s Mark, Buffalo Trace and Woodford Reserve. Global liquor giant Diageo PLC recently announced plans to build a new distillery in Kentucky. Microdistilleries are getting a foothold in the state.

Every drop of bourbon is precious for producers trying to keep up with demand. “If they had more, they could sell it right now,� said Fred Noe, Jim Beam’s master distiller and descendant of Jacob Beam, who set up his first Kentucky still in 1795.

The disparity between sup-

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In this Wednesday, April 8, 2009, file photo, a bottle of Maker’s Mark bourbon is dipped in red wax during a tour of the distillery in Loretto, Ky. Kentucky bourbon makers have stashed away their largest stockpiles in more than a generation due to resurgent demand for the venerable brown spirit. ply and demand has put extra pressure on the distilleries.

In early 2013, Maker’s Mark caused a backlash when it announced it was cutting the amount of alcohol in each bottle to stretch its whiskey supplies. The brand known for its red wax seal quickly scrapped the idea.

In the U.S., total revenues for bourbon and Tennessee whiskey reached $2.4 billion last year, a 10.2 percent increase, according to the Distilled Spir-

its Council. Volume was up nearly 7 percent to 18 million cases, it said.

The two spirits claimed 34 percent of the U.S. whiskey market in 2013, putting it ahead of the Canadian, Scotch, blended and Irish whiskey categories.

The industry lumps bourbon and Tennessee whiskey into one category. Both are produced in the same way with similar ingredients, but Tennessee whiskeys are charcoal

mellowed before going into the barrel to age, while bourbon isn’t.

Exports of bourbon and Tennessee whiskey surpassed $1 billion for the first time ever in 2013, the council said. “It’s never been like this in my lifetime,� said Bill Samuels Jr., who retired after a long career as the top executive at Maker’s Mark, the brand started by his parents. “It doesn’t feel like a fad. It feels like a legitimate trend.�

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