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‘Why not Sumter?’ CEO of Chamber shares his ideas Hardy wants to help bring more businesses to area

BY KONSTANTIN VENGEROWSKY konstantin@theitem.com Chris Hardy, new president and chief executive officer of the Greater Sumter Chamber of Commerce, spoke on inclusiveness, collaboration, communication, programs and his vision for the organization at Sumter Rotary Club’s weekly meeting Monday.

Hardy was hired as the Chamber’s leader on July 24. Previously, he was

the president and CEO of the Albany Area Chamber of Commerce and Albany Convention and Visitors Bureau in Albany, Georgia.

“We have to ask the HARDY question ourselves, ‘Why Sumter?’, why people or potential businesses would want to relocate here,” he said.

“There are a lot of things in our area we can be proud of. We’re going to

expand on the things that have been going well and try to do some things new that’s going to move us forward in the future.”

Hardy said there’s a lot of growth potential for the Chamber, and the organization will immediately start working on recruiting additional members.

“I want us to be as inclusive as we possibly can be as an organization,”

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Trader John Santiago, right, works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange on Monday. U.S. stock markets plunged in early trading Monday after a big drop in Chinese stocks.

Dow plunges 1,000 points as U.S. stocks fall 2nd day China’s economy triggers slump

BY ALEX VEIGA and STEVE ROTHWELL AP Business writers U.S. stocks slumped again Monday, with the Dow Jones industrial average plunging more than 1,000 points at one point in a sell-off that sent a shiver of fear from Wall Street to Main Street.

Stocks regained some of that ground as the day wore on, but the Dow Jones industrial average finished the day down 588 points. The slump — part of a global wave of selling triggered by the slowdown in China — reflected uncertainty among investors over where to put their money when the world’s second-largest economy is in a slide.

“What’s a company that’s doing business with China actually worth right now? When you’re not sure, you tend to sell,” said JJ Kinahan, TD Ameritrade’s chief strategist.

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Members of the Municipal Tank Coating and Sandblasting Co. sand the support beams and legs of the water tower near North Lafayette Drive and Phillips Street as they work their way to the top of the tower before painting it. Crew members include, from left, Demetric Morgan, Jamie Ledwell, James Rucker and Charles Morgan. If you missed their acrobatic painting that we reported on earlier this year, the crew will be here this week and will illustrate its unusual method of strapping ladders under the tower as it gives the tower a primer and three coats of paint.

Ministry helps couple with new ramp Donations welcome through Labor Day

BY KONSTANTIN VENGEROWSKY konstantin@theitem.com A wheelchair ramp was recently built for a 70-year-old Sumter woman through Sumter United Ministries.

Virginia Mae Lenneau’s health has been declining for the past several years, her husband, Isaiah Lenneau, said. He has had to help her up and down the steps, he said. After applying for a wheelchair ramp at the ministry, she was qualified to receive assistance.

“It has helped us a lot,” Isaiah Lenneau said. “My wife has had to use a wheelchair, and now she can get in and out of the house much easier. I’m

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Harry Burchstead, site leader, formed a crew of volunteers from Church of the Holy Comforter to help build the ramp.

Burchstead said the project took about a day and a half to complete.

“It’s gratifying to do something like this to help people who really need assistance,” he said.

Those interested in participating in building ramps for those in need or forming a group should contact Dennis Bolen at (803) 775-0757, extension 104.

The wheelchair ramp represents one of the major programs funded through the second-annual Summer of Caring, which launched Memorial Day weekend and will continue

S.C. commission employees join crews in 4 other states FROM STAFF REPORTS

through Labor Day. The Sumter Item is partnering with Sumter United Ministries to help raise as much money as possible to assist the ministry’s largest programs.

This includes home repair; crisis relief, which assists people with emergency expenses and bills; and the emergency shelter, which provides temporary housing for people in Sumter.

The ministry also operates a free clinic where people can get medical assistance.

Each year, the program includes a summer construction project during which volunteers spend two weeks fixing up houses.

This year, during the restore in June, workers fixed seven roofs and two bathrooms and had one

COLUMBIA — Responding to multiple requests from the U.S. Forest Service, the South Carolina Forestry Commission has sent 13 of its employees to join crews working on dozens of wildfires across four Western states.

Eight personnel were deployed to Texas, three to Idaho and one each to California and Washington in roles ranging from wild land firefighter and heavy equipment boss to public information officer and planning section chief.

While South Carolina has experienced a relatively mild fire season, the western U.S. is seeing one of the worst wildfire summers on record. The 13 employees were deployed just as six other commission firefighters returned from a complex of fires in

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Poet, musician guests at open mic Join the monthly event happening at 7 p.m. Thursday at Starbucks

BY IVY MOORE ivy@theitem.com

olina, is a poet and author of historical novels influenced by her family’s experiences working the land in the early 20th century. Set on St. Helena Island, her Westfall series STANARD of novels traces the lives of slaves on the plantation of the same name through emancipation and the struggle to survive and thrive as free people. The latest is “Westfall: Slave to King Cotton,” published in 2014.

In addition, Stanard is an award-

Two special guests will perform Thursday at the monthly How Sweet the Sound poetry, spoken word and original music event. The 7 p.m. program at Starbucks invites poets and poetry lovers to share their own work or read a favorite poem by another author. This week, host Len Lawson has invited poet Bonnie Stanard and acoustic musician Steve Bennett to perform.

Stanard, a native of rural South Car-

winning poet and short story writer. Her work can be found in numerous journals, including Harpur Palate, The Griffin, Slipstream, Eclipse, The Connecticut Review and BENNETT The South Carolina Review. A resident of Columbia, she is a member of Columbia II Writers Workshop, a chapter of the South Carolina Writers Workshop.

Bennett plays a wide variety of acoustic music, from bluegrass to celtic, folk to blues, old-time, swing and

ragtime. Also a songwriter, he composes music for his band, The Blue Iguanas, with which he also plays guitar and mandolin and sings. He also writes for his own solo and duo projects. Bennett’s new CD titled “Date on the Moon” is being released this month.

Lawson, an award-winning poet himself, is a professor of English at Morris College. He founded How Sweet the Sound, which is held at 7 p.m. on the fourth Thursday of each month at Sumter’s Starbucks, 1259 Broad St. The event welcomes participants and audience, and admission is free.

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Man, 25, charged with sex crime with minor Sumter County Sheriff’s Office charged a 25-year-old Rembert man with first-degree criminal sexual conduct with a minor Monday after receiving reports that he sexually assaulted a 14-year-old girl during the weekend.

Walter David RICHBOW Richbow, of 7016 Richbow Road, is accused of sexually assaulting the girl in the back of his car early Saturday morning, shortly after midnight, in a wooded area in northern Sumter County, according to reports.

According to investigators, the assault occurred after the suspect took the victim to a fast food restaurant in the area.

Richbow, who turned himself in after being contacted by law enforcement, has been transported to Sumter-Lee Regional Detention Center where he awaits a bond hearing.

Clarendon man dies in Sunday wreck A Clarendon County man died from injuries sustained in a single-vehicle wreck Sunday on Plowden Mill Road.

Matthew David, 26, a backseat passenger, died at the scene from injuries sustained after being ejected from the vehicle, according to Clarendon County Deputy Coroner Bucky Mock.

David was not wearing a seatbelt, according to Lance Cpl. Hannah Wimberly of S.C. Highway Patrol.

The vehicle, a 2006 Cadillac, was traveling northbound on Plowden Mill Road, near Spigner Road, when it ran off the right side of the road, struck a culvert and overturned several times, Wimberly said. The incident occurred at 1:35 p.m.

The driver and the front-seat passenger were transported to McLeod Regional Medical Center with unknown injuries, Wimberly said.

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U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Hunter Kline, 20th Civil Engineer Squadron firefighter, uses a PyroLance to blast a hole through a block of concrete at the fire department training ground at Shaw Air Force Base on Aug. 19. The PyroLance is used to cut into the outer layer of an aircraft by using highly pressurized water.

Cardboard Box City shines light on homelessness Participants will spend night outside in makeshift houses

BY DEBORAH SWEARINGEN Morning News FLORENCE — In a little more than a month, people will have the chance to trade in their bed overnight for a cardboard box to raise money for the homeless in Florence.

Family Promise of Florence, the local chapter of a national group dedicated to helping homeless children and families regain financial independence and permanent housing, will host its third-annual Cardboard Box City at West Florence High School on Sept. 26.

With the help of new executive director Jo Ellen Schneider, the group will house its first homeless family at area churches in the fall.

Schneider said Family Promise has used Cardboard Box City to build toward this ultimate goal for a few years.

“Now this is going to be an actual outcome, a reality for Florence families,” she said.

Participants in September’s event will decorate a cardboard box and then sleep in it overnight outside the high school, rain or shine.

There’s a reality to the event that makes it even more effective, Schneider said.

“You’re in these outside elements,” she said. “You’re not in four walls.

You’re going to realize that it’s not like your typical camp.”

Family Promise hopes that the experience will help participants (also called “renters”) empathize with the homeless and understand what the homeless often experience on a daily basis.

Cardboard Box City helps to raise

money for Family Promise and awareness of the homeless situation in Florence, said Anna Toniolo, chairwoman of Family Promise.

“It’s a good way, in a safe environment, for them to have an experience that would be similar to what homeless people experience,” she said.

In 2014, Florence County had 241 people living either in emergency shelters and transitional housing or completely unsheltered, according to a report by the South Carolina Coalition for the Homeless.

Often, Toniolo said, there are children in schools living without adequate shelter.

“We’ve had children say they’ll never look at a bridge the same way as they had prior,” Toniolo said.

The event begins at 4:30 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 26, and ends the next morning at 7 a.m.

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‘New’ New Orleans leaves many behind 10 years after Katrina, emptiness remains in city’s Lower 9th Ward

BY REBECCA SANTANA The Associated Press NEW ORLEANS — Talking about New Orleans a decade after Hurricane Katrina, people here often reach for the Biblical, describing an economic and cultural resurrection.

Helped by billions in recovery money, buoyed by volunteers and driven by the grit of its own residents, the city is enjoying a resurgence. Reforms from schools to policing to community engagement and water management are in progress, buttressing people against the next monster storm.

But in the same breath, people also point to the many left behind. This “New” New Orleans is whiter and more expensive, and blacks still suffer society’s ills disproportionately, especially in the chronically neglected Lower 9th Ward, a bastion of black home ownership before the floodwalls failed.

“A lot of folks say things are so much better, the economy is so improved, and other people are going to say it is so much worse,” said Allison Plyer at The Data Center, a think tank in the city. “And both those realities are true.”

Katrina swamped 80 percent of New Orleans with polluted water up to 20 feet deep. More than 1,500 from Louisiana died, the National Hurricane Center reported a year later. Hospitals and police were overwhelmed.

The economy shut down. Survivors felt abandoned. Many evacuees didn’t return.

It seemed like a death blow for a city already suffering from crime, racism, poverty, corruption and neglect. New Orleans is a national treasure, where black, French, Spanish and Caribbean traditions had mixed for nearly three centuries. Could the people who create its unique forms of music, food and fun survive such devastation? Could they thrive?

“We’re still standing,” said Jannis Moody, a young black woman enjoying a free concert featuring the Rebirth Brass Band. “What’s clear” is that the people of New Orleans “are a resilient people.”

The city has recovered nearly 80 percent of its pre-storm population. Most public

schools are being run as private charters, and the graduation rate has jumped, although criticism abounds. The old Charity Hospital, a first and last resort for the uninsured, has been replaced by a gleaming new University Medical Center.

Louis Armstrong Airport, where thousands tried to flee in August 2005, now handles more passengers than before Katrina. There are more restaurants. New businesses open 64 percent faster than the national average. Sales revenue this year is up.

Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie bought a French Quarter mansion and built new housing, part of a wave of up to 40,000 new residents, Tulane professor Richard Campanella estimates. Countless “YURPS” (young urban renewal professionals) and millennials followed the recovery and insurance money to what seemed like a “kind of undiscovered bohemia,” he said.

At Launch Pad, a co-working space meant to foster community, co-founder Chris Schultz said the storm “catalyzed people who stuck around to really care about the city.”

“The city has changed, and ultimately we needed to change,” said New Orleans native Brooke Boudreaux, operating manager at the iconic Circle Food grocery near Treme, a neighborhood that calls itself “the Birthplace of Jazz.”

Once catering almost exclusively to black customers, the flooded grocery finally reopened last year, responding to an influx of Hispanics and whites by adding tamales and organic produce to New Orleans staples such as Camellia red beans.

The Industrial Canal cleaves the Lower 9th Ward apart from all this. Eighty-year-old Oralee Fields calls it “the wilderness” as she looks out from her porch in frustration at the vegetation overtaking her street. “I had nice neighbors. We all grew up together, children walking home together from school.”

Massive piles of garbage and homes ruined by toxic mold are gone. What remains in the Lower 9th is an emptiness.

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Generations of home ownership worked against the Lower 9th because many lacked the flood insurance mortgage lenders require, said Sierra Club activist Darryl Malek-Wiley.

Reconstruction money matched pre-Katrina market values that didn’t cover rebuilding. A protracted debate about whether to abandon the Lower 9th as livable space slowed recovery.

The city’s black population is down from two-thirds before Katrina to about 60 percent.

Those who remain earn half the income of white households. Thirty-nine percent of children remain in poverty.

“When Katrina hit, you got to see the real New Orleans, people who were trapped at the Superdome and the Convention Center — 99 percent poor, black. We don’t have anyone who seems to know how to fix that problem,” said Wayne Baquet, who owns Lil Dizzy’s Cafe in Treme.

With cheap rentals largely destroyed, rents skyrocketed by 43 percent. Public housing projects were demolished and replaced with lower-density housing. Thousands of families remain on a waiting list for subsidized housing. Many workers face longer commutes.

“The quality of the housing is definitely not worth the price that they’re charging now,” said Adrian Brown, a chef in the French Quarter

who moved outside the city center.

New Orleans capitalized on “the power and the spirit of the comeback,” said Michael Hecht of Greater New Orleans Inc., but most of the disaster relief and philanthropy has come and gone. He says the next 10 years will likely be harder than the first.

At the Rebirth concert, an upbeat crowd enjoyed a lush summer evening, with kids playing and couples swaying as the Mississippi lapped at the levee.

“You’re not going to recover from the impact of Katrina and be the same,” concertgoer Torrie Jakes said. “Do I mourn the loss of that New Orleans? Yes, but do I like the new parts of New Orleans? Yes, I do.”

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Milliken & Co. celebrates its 150 years in textile industry

BY TREVOR ANDERSON The Herald-Journal SPARTANBURG — At least nine textile companies, each with annual sales of more than $1 billion, called the U.S. home a decade ago.

Today, there is only one — Spartanburg-based Milliken & Co., now celebrating its 150th anniversary.

As trade policies of the 1990s allowed for an influx of cheap imports, American textile giants either closed up shop or shifted production to places such as Mexico, China and India.

Spartanburg, Union and Cherokee counties were at the epicenter of the decline. Mills that once hummed with textile machines and hundreds of employees went dark. The surrounding mill villages deteriorated as workers, most of whom had a multigenerational connection to their community, moved to find work.

“Not long ago, this company faced a tremendous challenge,” Joe Salley, president

and CEO of Milliken & Co., stated in a written response to Herald-Journal questions.

“Most textile companies were choosing to either go overseas or go out of business. We found a way to not only survive but to thrive.”

In 1854, a 20-year-old entrepreneur named Seth Milliken opened a country store in Minot, Maine. After five years, he moved to Portland to go into business with his brother-in-law, Dan Trune. It was there that they formed a partnership with William Deering, a dry goods store owner who became wealthy selling wool uniforms to the Union Army during the Civil War. Milliken & Co. officially got its start in 1865, when the two men founded Deering Milliken Co., a wholesaler of wool fabrics and dry goods. Seth Milliken moved the company to New York in 1868. A year later, William Deering went to Chicago to found Deering Harvester Co., now Navistar.

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In 1915, Gerrish Milliken and his wife, Agnes Gayley Milliken, had a son, Roger Milliken. The younger Milliken attended Yale University, where he studied French history. At age 26, he was named director of Deering Milliken.

In 1945, Milliken & Co. began a new era in focus.

Roger Milliken organized a team of researchers called the Deering Milliken Research Trust in a little house near Clemson.

The group later became the Deering Milliken Research Corp. By 1958, the research organization had more than 130 patents and moved to a new specially designed home just north of the city of Spartanburg now known as the Roger Milliken Center, the company’s corporate headquarters.

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As China slows, so does Otis Elevator company

BY STEPHEN SINGER AP Business Writer HARTFORD, Conn. — As China’s economy has grown and skyscrapers have sprouted in cities extending ever westward from its coast, Otis Elevator Co. went along for the ride.

But with China now in a slump and the value of its currency the most recent casualty, Otis and other manufacturing companies staking much on Asia’s biggest economy now face a moment of reckoning. After saying for years that increased urbanization would propel growth in China, parent company United Technologies Corp., based in Hartford, cut its expected revenue and profit for the year, partly because of the slowdown across the Pacific.

“It’s tough to get this bad news out,” Greg Hayes, chief executive of United Technologies, said in a call with investor analysts July 21 when second-quarter profit and revenue results were released.

“The slowdown in China is worse than what we had expected.”

Executives at Otis, based in Farmington, Connecticut, declined to comment for this article.

Construction in China in recent years was dramatic, with “cranes everywhere,” driven by national pride demanding ever-taller skyscrapers, said Siva Yam, president of the United States of America-China Chamber of Commerce.

The result, he said, was price speculation for land that could not be sustained, particularly

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Workers, right, prepare to install a piece of glass wall covering an elevator tunnel while a woman, left, looks down from a descending elevator in Beijing, China. Otis Elevator, which has staked much on increasing urbanization and soaring skyscrapers in cities across China, is struggling with declining revenue in 2015 as China’s economy sours. as growth slowed.

For Otis, the fall has been steep and embarrassing.

Otis was founded in 1853, installed its first elevator in Shanghai in 1900, has six factories that make elevators and escalators for markets in China and elsewhere and operates engineering research and development centers in two Chinese cities.

Sales have slowed this year over 2014, falling 7.5 percent in the first six months of the year compared with the same period in 2014. In contrast, revenue

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had jumped 4 percent, to about $13 billion, last year over 2013.

Other manufacturers relying on construction also report a tougher reception in China.

Caterpillar cut its revenue forecast for the year. Lower construction-related sales in China and Brazil are among the problems. Elevator and escalator manufacturer Schindler said Aug. 14 it expects limited strength in the global market this year, with China “at most expected to achieve minimal growth” in 2015.

“Most companies doubled down on China, thinking it was going to be a huge market for them, and now they’re stuck,” said Lawrence T. De Maria, an analyst at William Blair & Co. financial services who follows Caterpillar.

More than 60 percent of companies that belong to the American Chamber of Commerce in China reported increased revenue in China last year, down from 71 percent in 2013 and 2012; 42 percent reported increased profit margins in 2014, down from 48 per-

cent in 2013. And 31 percent said they had no plans to increase investment in China this year, the most since the recession year 2009.

“Growth is clearly slowing in China,” said John Frisbie, president of the U.S.-China Business Council. “Companies are seeing a slowdown in their revenue growth.”

For Otis, rising competition, particularly for the lucrative repair and maintenance business, also is undermining its Chinese market.

Just this May, Hayes told investor analysts that Otis maintains and repairs 1.9 million elevators worldwide, creating a “phenomenal” stream of income and making Otis “the jewel of the UTC portfolio.”

But European elevator manufacturers are coming on strong in China, followed by Japanese and Korean competitors, said Lee Gray, who studies elevators and escalators as an architectural historian at University of North Carolina at Charlotte.

Rivals have learned from Otis, which became a household name by aggressively marketing itself and absorbing competitors in the 19th century.

“Where in the early 20th century Otis was making significant inroads in Europe, in this century it’s the reverse,” Gray said.

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Crime at parks is low but still there

BY TIM SMITH The Greenville News By the time the woman had returned from her walk one afternoon in April, a thief had broken into her gray Honda Civic.

Among the objects missing from her car was her purse, which kept her driver’s license, credit cards, cash and a Kindle.

But the break-in and theft did not occur in a neighborhood or shopping center. It happened in Table Rock State Park.

It was one of dozens of crimes reported last year at the state’s busiest parks, according to figures provided to The Greenville News by state park officials.

Compared to communities outside the parks, the reported crimes are minimal and mostly non-violent.

For the 10 busiest parks, including Table Rock in Pickens County, officials reported a total of 78 incidents, mostly property crimes.

To put that in context, for 2013, the latest year for which FBI crime figures are available, there were 173,049 property crimes reported in South Carolina.

“We think crime is so low on state parks compared to other communities because people come to parks for positive reasons — escape, relaxation, recreation, inspiration,” said Dawn Dawson-House, a spokeswoman for the state Department of Parks, Recreation and Tourism.

Bryn Harner, park manager for the Mountain Bridge Wilderness Area, which includes Jones Gap and Caesar’s Head state parks, said crime has been low at each of the parks she has worked in her more than 10 years as a ranger and manager in South Carolina.

“Overall, I think state parks are a very safe place,” she said. “On my time off I visit a lot of state parks. I do a lot of hiking by myself and have always felt safe doing so

in the state parks.”

She said that for whatever reason, criminals “are just not drawn to this area.” And those who use parks are watchful.

“There’s a lot of eyes out here that would see if somebody was doing something they were not supposed to,” she said.

Still, many of the same crimes that occur in the roughand-tumble urban world take place in parks.

Officials in the last year have reported domestic disturbances, public drunkenness, DUI, assault, vandalism and thefts.

Jerry Ives, a ranger and park manager at Myrtle Beach State Park for nine years, said he thinks the crime experienced at his park has remained about the same.

“We’re in Myrtle Beach and relatively speaking, being so close to such a huge tourist destination, we have very few problems compared to what the city and the surrounding areas have,” he said.

Myrtle Beach State Park is the state’s busiest, with 1.4 million visitors during the past fiscal year. It also reported the most incidents, 29, of any park in the state system.

The incidents included eight vehicle break-ins and 10 bicycle thefts.

On Oct. 6, 2014, one visitor discovered during the evening that his vehicle and a nearby car had been broken into. An insulin pump was taken from one car, a GPS and flashlight taken from the other.

The day before, a window had been smashed out of a truck and a purse taken with money, credit cards and identification.

In a July incident, a thief stole wallets out of the console of an SUV. The wallets were later found in a trash can by a bathroom, minus money, a religious coin and a driver’s license.

“It’s very random,” Ives said.

“Some years are better than others. There doesn’t seem to be any rhyme or reason to it.”

In July of last year, a ranger at the park found a tool bag and wallet with ID in a bathroom shower stall. The park contacted the owner, who had left the tool bag in his Jeep and the wallet in his console.

Searching the console, the victim reported all his cash was missing, as well as pairs of Oakley and Vuarnet sunglasses.

This July, the owner of a minivan parked in the park noticed his temporary tag missing. As he looked around the vehicle, he noticed a passengerside window had been broken.

But he reported nothing missing from inside.

The owner of a Lexus was not as fortunate. Thieves broke into it in April, taking a Coach purse containing credit cards and $800 in cash, according to an incident report. The victims said they noticed a man standing near a truck beforehand who seemed to be looking at other vehicles “suspiciously.”

The park also experienced a rash of stolen bikes in July of 2014 and April of this year.

In July of this year, rangers spotted a campsite in the woods in a restricted area with three stolen bikes nearby.

Those at the campsite denied having the bikes. The campers were issued a citation for trespassing but could not be connected to the bikes, which were returned to their owners.

In October, a couple on the beach reported two kids attempting to take their backpacks. The couple yelled at them, causing the kids to drop the backpacks and run. The couple followed the kids and reported the incident immediately to rangers who stopped the vehicle in the park and questioned the adults.

Neither adult in the vehicle said they had their driver’s license with them. County police were called and questioned the adults. Rangers also noticed the camper hang tag had been altered.

The county officer ran the vehicle’s tag and discovered it had

been reported stolen, according to the incident report. One of the adults produced a title to the car and said the tag was on it then. He did not have any proof of insurance, however.

Officers then searched the vehicle and found an insulin pump that matched the de-

scription of one stolen in the park. When they searched a black purse held by an 8-yearold in the vehicle, they found deposit slips with the name of a woman. The woman had recently reported her black purse stolen from her vehicle in the park.

ASBESTOS ASSESSMENT Santee-Lynches Regional Council of Governments, on behalf of the Santee-Lynches Regional Development Corporation, is seeking proposals from SCDHEC-licensed firms to prepare initial asbestos assessments for approximately ninety (90) vacant, dilapidated houses. The houses are of moderate size and are located in a concentrated target area within the City of Sumter.

You are invited to submit a proposal in accordance with the specifications in the request package. To obtain a copy of the request package, contact procurement@slcog.org.

This project is funded in part by the Neighborhood Initiative Program (NIP) provided by the SC State Housing Finance and Development Authority.

Proposals must be returned in writing to the attention of: ECS Procurement, Santee-Lynches Council of Governments, P.O. Box 1837, Sumter, SC 29151 or physical address: 2525 Corporate Way, Sumter, SC 29154 by 3:00pm on September 10, 2015.

No late proposals will be accepted. This solicitation does not commit the Santee-Lynches Regional Development Corporation or Santee-Lynches Regional Council of Governments to award a contract or pay any costs incurred in the preparation of the proposal or to procure or contract for services.

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Gentle giant leads volunteers helping migrants

BY PABLO GORONDI The Associated Press BUDAPEST, Hungary — He’s 6-foot-6, built like a heavyweight boxer and has tattoos all over his body. Baba Mujhse may sound like the type of guy most people would run away from — but hundreds of desperate migrants are instead running to him for help.

This gentle giant, with a Hungarian-Jewish mother and Egyptian-Muslim father, is a living embodiment of reconciliation as he helps the mostly Islamic asylum seekers who turn up exhausted every day at Budapest’s main train station.

Mujhse, a fluent Arabic speaker, and his posse of volunteers help out at Keleti station, Hungary’s most popular train terminal for migrants because it’s the departure point for trains to Austria, Germany and other wealthy European Union nations.

“The first time I came here, one of my friends said we should come because there are a lot of Arabs coming and we should try to help,” Mujhse, a 31-year-old textile designer, said on a recent scorching afternoon. “So we came out, and I got stuck here. It was supposed to be a one-off occasion, and it’s now been two or three months.”

Mujhse’s parents met at a Budapest university and decided to celebrate their respective religions — together observing the holidays of both faiths. The parents moved to Cairo years ago, but Mujhse stayed in the Hungarian capital. His multicultural back-

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Volunteer Baba Mujhse holds a newly arrived migrant baby in front of the Keleti railway station in Budapest, Hungary, on Aug. 13. Mujhse is 6-foot-6, built like an NFL linebacker and has tattoos across his body.

Mujhse may sound like the type of guy most people would run away from, but hundreds of desperate migrants are instead running to him for help. ground is now serving him well as he serves others.

The good Samaritan’s huge size has mostly been an advantage in his volunteer

work, dissuading far-right groups intent on intimidating migrants at the station.

“It creates a feeling of security in the migrants,” Mujhse

said, after distributing boxes of muesli bars to children and helping fill a plastic tub for a baby’s bath.

But sometimes his daunting

appearance scares the migrants as well. Mujhse and the volunteers quickly learned which religions or ethnicities needed to be given space of their own.

“The Syrians and the Afghans, for example, sit fully separated,” Mujhse said. “The Syrians don’t consider the faith of the Afghans to be as strong as their own. They stick to these unwritten rules of not mixing.”

Every couple of hours, Mujhse (pronounced MOOY-seh) and fellow volunteers meet the trains coming in from southern Hungary and Serbia. Hungary expects to finish building a 13-foot high fence on its 109-mile border with Serbia this month, which Prime Minister Viktor Orban says is needed to defend Hungary and the rest of the EU from waves of migrants.

The government has also set up billboards across the country with messages such as “If you come to Hungary, you have to obey our laws” — and will soon launch a similar anti-migrant campaign in countries such as Greece and Serbia, which migrants traverse on their way to Hungary.

In contrast, volunteers like Mujhse are leading a grassroots movement to provide migrants food, clothes, toys, medical assistance — and kindness.

“They believe they can provide a better life for their children, and I believe I can help them. We complement each other,” Mujhse said. “They give me patience, faith and a lot of love, while I can give them hope.”

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CHAMBER FROM PAGE A1 he said. “It does not matter what type of business it is. If you provide an economic impact to the community, you deserve the assistance of the Chamber. There’s only one color in business, and that’s green.�

Successful collaboration was one of the major topics he discussed.

That includes the relationship between various organizations such as the Chamber, economic development commission, the commission of visitors bureau, local government and education, he said. “Good collaboration makes our jobs a lot easier,� he said.

Communication was another

major topic. “How you communicate your message is just as important as the message itself,� he said. “As far as our communication goes, we’re a little bit behind the times, but we’re going to pick that up.�

Hardy said digital media is one of the most popular methods of communication, and the Chamber has to do a better job reaching out to the younger generation. “We have to capture that target audience,� he said.

Hardy said there are going to be some new things the Chamber has not done before. “I promise you, everything we do that we initiate is for the best; there’s a reason behind everything,� he said.

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He said one of those things includes providing videos in the future, with a primary focus of promoting members more. “Sumter’s already on the business map, we just want to make it bigger,� he said. “‘Why not Sumter?’ That’s the question we always have to continue asking ourselves.�

Hardy said he also wants to work on bringing businesses to the area through various events. “I don’t think we’re quite capitalizing on that; there’s a lot of opportunity out there, and we’re going to work on increasing that,� he said. “Tourism is short-term economic development.�

He also spoke on public relations, rebranding efforts and several other topics.

MARKET FROM PAGE A1 The Standard & Poor’s 500 index also fell sharply shortly after the opening bell, entering “correction� territory — Wall Street jargon for a drop of 10 percent or more from a recent peak. The last market correction was nearly four years ago.

U.S. Treasurys surged as investors bought less risky assets. Oil prices fell. But investors also saw opportunity, moving fast and early to snap up some bargains. That helped trim some of the market’s earlier losses.

The Dow fell 588.47 points, or 3.6 percent, to 15,871.28. The S&P 500 index slid 77.68 points, or 3.9 percent, to 1,893.21. The Nasdaq composite shed 179.79 points, or 3.8 percent, to 4,526.25 points. The three indexes are down for the year. “There is a lot of fear in the markets,� said Bernard Aw, market strategist at IG.

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they are trained for it. And we’re happy to send help when we can because you never know when we may need out-of-state assistance.

Always being prepared and ready to go is just part of the job.�

The employees are working under a cooperative agreement that the South Carolina Forestry Commission has with three federal firefighting agencies, the U.S. Forest Service, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the National Park Service. Their identities are not revealed for the safety of them and their families. “Despite the danger, it’s good for our team members to answer the call,� said com-

Shasta-Trinity National Forest near Redding, California, where they spent two weeks working on a hand crew. In July, another S.C. Forestry Commission employee deployed for a week as a resource unit leader on the Tetlin Hills Fire in Tok, Alaska. “Wild land firefighters from around the country are called to help on out-of-state assignments whenever large fires overwhelm local and even regional resources,� said commission Duty Officer Brad Bramlett. “It’s dirty, dangerous and exhausting work, but

mission Fire Protection Chief Darryl Jones. “Not only are they providing help in a range of critical areas, but they’re also getting valuable experience they can bring back home.�

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CARING FROM PAGE A1 termite-repair job.

The ministry is able to do outreach and service because of volunteers and donations from the community, Executive Director Mark Champagne said.

Last year’s total for fundraising has already been surpassed, and donations will continue through the end of August, Champagne said.

This week’s contributions, as of Monday, include anonymous donations of $200 and $50. The total amount raised this year is now $7,100, or $1,558 more than last year’s total, with about a week of fundraising to go.

Of the total amount raised last week, $50 was for crisis relief, and $200 was not designated. Overall money raised for this year’s Summer of Caring: Total combined anonymous: $3,865 Total this week: $250 Total this year: $7,100 Total last year: $5,542 Total since 2014: $12,642 Financial donations for Summer of Caring can be mailed to: The Sumter Item P.O. Box 1677 Sumter, SC 29151 Contributions can also be dropped off at The Sumter Item’s office at 20 N. Magnolia St. If donations are made in someone’s name, identify who the person is and correctly spell his or her name. If you want the donation to be made specifically to one of the three programs, please indicate which one, and it will be applied directly to it. If no indication is made, it will go to Sumter United Ministries and be divided among all three.

Sumter United Ministries is at 36 S. Artillery Drive, and the phone number is (803) 775-0757.

sion in all unincorporated areas of the state, South Carolina Forestry Commission protects 13.1 million acres from wild land fire. More than 500 county, municipal and volunteer fire departments operate more than 1,100 fire stations in South Carolina. The

Forestry Commission cooperates with these departments to prevent and control structural and wild land fires, employing highly trained firefighters and specialized equipment when fires burn into forested areas that are difficult to reach.

COST ESTIMATION SERVICES Santee-Lynches Regional Council of Governments, on behalf of the Santee-Lynches Regional Development Corporation, is seeking proposals for professional cost estimation services for the demolition of approximately ninety (90) single-family residential structures in the City of Sumter, SC. The houses are of moderate size and are located in a concentrated target area within the City of Sumter.

You are invited to submit a proposal in accordance with the specifications in the request package. To obtain a copy of the request package, contact procurement@slcog.org.

This project is funded through the Neighborhood Initiative Program (NIP) of the SC State Housing Finance and Development Authority.

Proposals must be returned in writing to the attention of: ECS Procurement, Santee-Lynches Council of Governments, P.O. Box 1837, Sumter, SC 29151 or physical address: 2525 Corporate Way, Sumter, SC 29154 by 3:00pm on September 10, 2015.

No late proposals will be accepted. This solicitation does not commit the Santee-Lynches Regional Development Corporation to award a contract or pay any costs incurred in the preparation of the proposal or to procure or contract for services.

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Promise Zone: Help, hope and heroes O ne of the most shameful and enduring problems in South Carolina is the huge gap between the prosperous/urban and poor/rural areas of our state.

Most of these poor/rural counties lie along Interstate 95 and it has been dubbed The Corridor of Shame — and it is.

But some recent big news offers some real, long term hope for the southern part of the Corridor — it’s called the Promise Zone.

To quote from their new website, scpromisezone.org: In January 2013, the Obama Administration announced a new federal Promise Zone designation program to help 20 high-poverty communities across the nation gain new tools and resources to tap into grant monies and other resources to create jobs, increase economic activity, improve educational opportunities and reduce violent crime and generally improve the quality of life.

In 2014, a group of 28 South Carolina nonprofit, government and business leaders, working with Andy Brack and the Center for a Better South, identified the potential that a Promise Zone designation could have for counties at the southern tip of the state that have severe poverty and huge economic challenges. After discussions with key leaders, Danny Black and the Southern Carolina Regional Development Alliance agreed to take the lead in developing an application to try to win a Promise Zone designation.

In April, the group was notified that it had received the official Promise Zone designation. Our Zone will be one of only two Promise Zones chosen in a

another “government give away” and the counties will be overrun by folks from Washington saying “I’m from the government and I’m here to help you.” rural area. (Full disclosure: I work It doesn’t work that way. It’s about with EnvisionSC, a new initiative to make South Carolina “world class and supporting local people who are struggling mightily to improve their commuglobally connected” and we are one of nities and need all the help they can get the partner organiza— from anywhere they can get it. tions supporting the Just one example is Wilbur Cave.

Promise Zone.)

The six SC Promise He’s a friend of mine, and he’s a superhero. Though he doesn’t wear a cape Zone counties are Aland a mask, he’s still a real live hero. lendale, Bamberg, Wilbur is from Allendale County, Barnwell, Colleton, one of the poorest of these poor counHampton and Jasper ties. He grew up there, did well and got counties — home to himself elected to the S.C. Legislature. over 90,000 South CarPhil But unlike so many folks that go to Coolinians. In these Noble lumbia and never come home, Wilbur counties, 28 percent live in poverty and the did come home. Instead of staying in median household income is $32,705, or “the big city” with all the opportunities, he went back to Allendale and 25 percent less than South Carolina’s went to work to try and improve the income level and 45 percent less than lives of the people he grew up with. To the United States average. As one me, that makes him a superhero. would expect, educational attainment In 1998, he started Allendale County and employment rates are also low ALIVE Inc., a nonprofit Community among residents and quality affordDevelopment Corporation. It is a able housing is very scarce. grassroots organization that brought The way the program works is that together residents concerned with the leadership of the Promise Zone what was seen as a general decline in will craft a long term strategic plan to the county. They decided to initially develop the area, and then organizafocus on providing affordable housing tions within the Zone can apply for federal funding for special projects and and incubating small business and receive preferential treatment for their then they went to work on a whole host of other activities to provide jobs grant application. In short, most any community group in the Zone that ap- and stimulate economic development.

One day I asked Wilbur what they plies for federal grants to support their work goes to the head of the line. And, needed most; his answer was short and simple. He said “everything.” And inthis special treatment lasts for 10 deed they do. The Promise Zone counyears, long enough to really begin to ties need everything, from anyone at have a positive impact. any time because for so long they got Now, some will say that this is just

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nothing. For generations, they have been ignored, abused, by-passed, discriminated against and simply treated shamefully, i.e. the Corridor of Shame.

But despite it all, there are plenty of heroes like Wilbur who are committed and work to improve their communities every day. There are literally several hundred heroes in the Zone. I know because I’ve seen them and talked with lots of them. Last month the Promise Zone leaders held community meetings in each of the five counties and these local heroes came out to learn more about the Zone and how they can get involved.

Every one of them is a hero because despite it all, they are still hopeful with big ideas and dreams for their counties and their children. And most of all, they are willing to work to make their hopes and dreams become reality.

That’s what heroes do.

Will the Promise Zone project turn the Corridor of Shame in to the Corridor of Pride? Maybe — at least they are making a good start.

At a time when it’s so popular for politicians to berate the federal government and ridicule their efforts to do anything, the Promise Zone offers some real hope.

I’m not betting on the federal government, but I’m betting on Wilbur — and the dozens of other local heroes who are working day in and day out to build the Corridor of Pride.

God bless ’em.

Phil Noble is a businessman in Charleston and president of the SC New Democrats. Reach him at phil@scnewdemocrats.org.

LETTER TO THE EDITOR A SPECIAL MOMENT IN SPORTS AT YANKEE STADIUM Last Monday night at Yankee Stadium, the clutch hit of the game came in batting practice.

The hitter was not a Yankee or a Twin. The batter was a Charleston Southern outfielder named Chris Singleton. Chris hit a pitch into the stands.

There was a standing ovation and cheers from Yankee stars A-Rod and Brett Gardner.

Chris Singleton lost his

mother in the Charleston church massacre. The Yankees are commended for HOPE night, which honors individuals with family tragedy.

Chris Singleton’s hit will never be as famous as Mazeroski’s homer in 1960. However, this was a very special moment in sports.

PHIL BRANDT, M.D. Sumter

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Donald Trump’s half-serious, half-fantasy immigration plan

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onald Trump’s sixpage platform on immigration may not be, as Ann Coulter wrote, “the greatest political document since the Magna Carta.” But given the issue’s role in elevating the candidate to leading Republican polls, it merits serious attention.

And at least some of the platform’s planks are serious.

Trump calls for nationwide use, presumably mandatory, of E-Verify, the government system that is supposed to enable prospective employers to verify a job applicant’s immigration status.

He also calls for completion of a visa tracking system.

About half of the nation’s estimated 11.3 million illegal immigrants (Pew Research Center estimates, not significantly changed from 2009 to 2014) are people who entered on valid visas and have stayed past the expiration date.

There’s only one problem here: gummint don’t do IT good. Example: healthcare.gov.

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stranded thousands at New York and D.C. airports.

Unfortunately, Trump the businessman did not accompany these reasonable proposals with suggestions about how to get government IT working.

Trump makes sense too in calling for outlawing sanctuary cities, though his remedy (withMichael holding all Barone federal funds) might not be the most effective. And ending catch-and-release of illegal border crossers seems like a nobrainer.

However, some of Trump’s proposals are, as Bloomberg’s Megan McArdle writes, “a farce.” ‘’End birthright citizenship,” he says bluntly. There’s an argument that the Supreme Court erred in its 1898 decision declaring that the Fourteenth Amendment grants citizenship to everyone born in the United States (except diplomats and the like).

But that argument isn’t going

to sway the Court anytime soon, and amending the Fourteenth Amendment requires two-thirds votes of both houses of Congress and ratification by 38 state legislatures. Ain’t gonna happen.

Trump calls for building “a permanent border wall,” even though that’s technically unfeasible in some places (such as along the Rio Grande) and declares, “Mexico must pay for the wall.”

That sounds good in TV debates and on talk radio. And there’s a wisp of justification also for his claim that Mexico has encouraged illegal immigration to the United States.

Mexico does seek to protect its citizens in this country and provides them with “matricula consular” documents.

But Trump’s argument that the U.S. can make Mexico pay by increasing border transit fees and impounding remittances from illegal workers is unrealistic. Will banks and Western Union be required to determine the legal status of depositors and customers? Will the government confiscate money deposited into U.S. bank accounts of workers’ foreign relatives?

What may be most important about Trump’s six-page platform are the things he misses — such as the fact that immigration from Mexico is sharply down from the 1982-2007 surge.

Net migration from Mexico to the U.S. in 2008-2012 was zero and any subsequent rise minor.

Nor has Central America produced an offsetting surge.

China and India each account for more immigrants than Mexico in recent years.

Nor does Trump address the fact that current immigration law has more places for collateral relatives of low-skill immigrants than for immigrants for whose high skills there is market demand.

He gets bogged down instead in a complex proposal to increase salary levels for holders of H-1B visas. He’s probably right that for a few big hightech companies H-1Bs are a source of indentured labor that costs some Americans higherpaying jobs.

But the solution is to ditch the H-1B formula that tends to tie down high-skill migrants to specific employers and substitute something like the Canadian and Australian point systems that provide more places

for high-skill immigrants — and let them contribute to freemarket growth any way they like.

The most unrealistic Trump proposal is his call for “a pause” — of unspecified length — in issuing green cards to workers abroad, “where employers will have to hire from the domestic pool of unemployed immigrant and native workers.”

That’s a nod to history-minded immigration critics Pat Buchanan and Ann Coulter who argue the 1924 immigration act provided such a “pause.” But much of that “pause” came during depression and wear, when immigration would have been minimal anyway. Shutting high-skill immigrants out today is cutting off one’s nose to spite one’s face.

Some of Donald Trump’s prescriptions make sense. But too many result from misdiagnosis and would transform treatable illness into wasting disease.

Michael Barone is a senior political analyst at the Washington Examiner. © creators.com

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BY KEVIN MCDONOUGH On television, the 1960s never end. “Mad Men” has given way to “Aquarius” and “The Astronaut Wives Club.”

Now the decade lives on with “Public Morals” (10 p.m., TNT, TV-MA).

Produced, written, created and directed by Edward Burns (“The Brothers McMullen”), “Morals” returns to 1967 New York, where the vice squad “manages” the city’s taste for prostitution, gambling and degeneracy.

To “manage,” Burns’ character, Officer Muldoon, explains, is to deal with vice the way a landlord might, ensuring it doesn’t get out of control, but also collecting “rent” in the form of payoffs and shakedowns.

So, not unlike “The Shield,” this series is trying to make sympathetic characters out of Muldoon and his colleagues (Michael Rapaport, Ruben Santiago-Hudson and Wass Stevens) — corrupt cops all.

That’s a tall order. “Morals” recalls a culture where figures of authority on both sides of the law — mobsters, police captains, ward-heelers, judges and monsignors — might come from the same neighborhoods and even the same family. They were, in the words of “The Godfather, Part II” character Michael Corleone, “all part of the same hypocrisy.”

Burns’ goals are ambitious, but he seems to want to have

his retro cake and eat it too. At one point, a nun demands that Muldoon report to his son’s parochial school, where the boy has become a disrespectful troublemaker. Later, Muldoon gives him a good talking-to, complete with sarcasm and reverse psychology. Muldoon’s wife (far too thin, young and glamorous for the role) complains that he is being “too hard” on the boy.

Too hard? In the social setting that Burns seeks to evoke, corporal punishment was more than accepted and all but expected. I’m reminded of Lorraine Bracco’s character Karen from “Goodfellas,” describing the other wives and mothers, with “bad skin and too much makeup,” who talked about punishing their kids with “broom handles and leather belts.”

Burns avoids that ugly side of the times and his character’s behavior. But how much did that atmosphere of intimate, everyday violence contribute to codes of silence and obedience to authority essential to the corruption depicted here?

This is also a 1960s where hardly anybody smokes. In the pilot, the only character who seems to light up is Muldoon’s mobbed-up uncle (Timothy Hutton). And he doesn’t smoke because practically everyone smoked back then, but because, in 21st-century entertainment, smokers are especially bad.

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Edward Burns stars as Officer Terry Muldoon in TNT’s “Public Morals” premiering at 10 p.m. today.

“Public Morals” has a lot of period costumes, cars and sets and a soundtrack that has already been released as a playlist on Spotify. But it’s a view of the period that has been sanitized and bowdlerized for our current sensibilities.

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ARIES (March 21-April 19): Pressure will EUGENIA LAST lead to an emotional meltdown if you aren’t willing to turn your focus inward and work on self-improvement. Turn any negatives you face into positives by offering original solutions.

Romance is encouraged.

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TAURUS (April 20-May 20): You can learn new skills by volunteering to take on new responsibilities. The way you communicate with your peers and the decisions you make will raise your visibility and set you up for advancement.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20): Put more into the way you present and promote what you have to offer and how you look. Don’t let comments or false information play on your emotions. Go directly to the source and find out for yourself what’s true and what isn’t.

CANCER (June 21-July 22): Try something new, exciting and different. Engage in activities that will provide you with unique information that can result in new projects or job prospects. An open mind and new opportunities will motivate you.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): Consider a change of plans with regard to how you use your skills and talents. Put more time and effort into looking and being your best. A romantic encounter will help you make a decision that will lead to good fortune.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Push yourself to get out and participate.

You will discover fascinating information that will help you make wise choices about your future. Someone will present you with a generous offer. Negotiate and ask for a signed contract.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): Emotional confusion will pose a problem for you when dealing with friends and relatives. You will do better working alongside people you don’t know too well. Offer to help an organization you believe in, and see where it leads.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): Do your best to avoid physical confrontations. Don’t let anyone put you in a vulnerable position.

Someone will offer you a chance to make an unusual move. Call in favors if it will help you take advantage of a deal or proposal.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): Take precautions when dealing with people who overreact. An opportunity to use your skills to make money is in the stars. You can improve your standard of living if you stay competitive in your field.

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CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): Take care of money matters and you will find a way to increase your income through investments, business plans or collecting debts owed to you. Taking a practical approach and finding workable solutions will lead to ongoing gains.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): Listen carefully and don’t let anyone fool you into thinking that you are getting the whole truth. Ask questions and use your charm to find out what you need to know in order to make a decision.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): Don’t fall short because you are too proud to ask for help. Look to business associates or new acquaintances to pitch in and you will form relationships with people who can help you make your dreams come true.

Mary Larche shares a picture of her grandson, Seeley Larche, practicing his casting skills with his new fishing rod while visiting his Uncle Butch and Aunt Ann at their campsite at Taw Caw. Seeley has enjoyed spending time with his grandparents, Dave and Mary Larche and Bob and Debra Nowakowski, while he has been visiting from Kansas.

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AUTO RACING

Logano holds off Gibbs drivers at Bristol

BY JENNA FRYER The Associated Press BRISTOL, Tenn. — As Joey Logano circled Bristol Motor Speedway, he’d briefly glance in the mirror to watch Kevin Harvick.

Logano had taken the lead on a restart with 64 laps remaining, but Harvick was closing in by using a completely different line. Refusing

to get rattled, Logano stuck to what worked for him Saturday and won the Bristol night race for the second consecutive year.

“It was kind of interesting to watch it in the mirror, I was watching him drive in and I was like, ‘He’s going to get me eventually,’” Logano said. “It’s so interesting how we ran such different lines and be the same speed on the

racetrack. We both found what works for us, and I really thought we were going to be able to pull away because I thought LOGANO we were really good in the long run and then we didn’t pull away.

“It was a very exciting last 20, 30 laps for sure, and neat to be able to get a checkered

Logano said. “I feel like we are right where we need to be.

I can’t wait for the Chase to start.”

Logano led 176 laps, second only to Joe Gibbs Racing driver Kyle Busch, who led a racehigh 192 laps.

“Our team just executed,” Logano said. “That’s what we did and that’s what we do

flag again here at Bristol.”

Logano has won on a superspeedway in the Daytona 500, on the road course at Watkins Glen and now Bristol’s short track. He has won twice this month as he readies for the start of the Chase for the Sprint Cup championship.

There are two more races before the playoffs begin.

“We are hitting it at the right time, that’s for sure,”

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CLEMSON FOOTBALL

Depth perception

Long snapper Brown finally given 1-year scholarship SCOTT KEEPFER Greenville News

out if we need them.”

Wilson Hall returns three of its top six singles players from last year, but only one will return to the position at which she played last season. That would be Zan Beasley, a sophomore who will be in her third season as the WH No. 1.

CLEMSON — Ann Brown has never cried at the grocery store, let alone while pushing a cart full of groceries down the frozen food aisle on a Monday afternoon.

But there’s a first time for everything, and she offered no apologies — nor should she — after receiving word from her oldest son, Jim, that he had been placed on scholarship for his final season of football eligibility BROWN at Clemson University.

“When he called, I was hoping that nothing was wrong because he had gotten a concussion the week before in practice,” Grace Ann said. “He told me he had good news and bad news — ‘The bad news is I’m being held out of practice. The good news is I got put on scholarship.’ ” Her eyes welled with tears, and after pushing the buggy aimlessly around the store for a while, she gathered herself and eventually made her way to the check-out.

“It was hard to finish my shopping,” she said.

For Jim, a graduate student who toiled for the past four seasons behind long snappers Phillip Fajgenbaum and Michael Sobeski, the wait is worth the reward.

“It’s a dream come true,” he said. “Those were two good guys I’m following. I’m thankful to have the chance to follow in their footsteps. But I’ve been waiting on it for five years.”

And what inspired him to wait?

“A big part of it is this team,” Brown said. “I’ve got a bunch of guys that care, a bunch of good teammates who made me want to stick around.

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SEE BROWN, PAGE B3

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Sophomore Zan Beasley returns for her third season as the No. 1 singles player for the Wilson Hall varsity girls tennis team. The Lady Barons open their season on Wednesday at 4 p.m. at Palmetto Tennis Center against Cardinal Newman.

WH’s expectations remain high with talented returners, deeper roster

BY DENNIS BRUNSON dennis@theitem.com As the Wilson Hall varsity girls tennis team prepared for the 2014 season, head coach Debby Williams didn’t have high expectations. The Lady Barons easily exceeded what she had hoped for, going 13-3 and playing in the SCISA 3A playoffs state

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Davis Love III chips to the first hole during the final round of the Wyndham Championship on Sunday at Sedgefield Country Club in Greensboro, N.C. Love won the tournament by one stroke over Jason Gore.

semifinals.

“I feel about the same for this team as I did for the one last year,” Williams said. “And the one last year turned out being a pretty good one. I’m hoping for the same this year.”

WH opens its season on Wednesday, playing host to Cardinal Newman at Palmetto Tennis Center at 4

p.m. Williams believes this edition of the Lady Barons may be deeper than last year’s team.

“I think we were very dependent on our top six last year,” Williams said. “If we would have had one go down with an injury, I think it could have really hurt us.

I think we’ve got more girls who can step in and help us

PRO GOLF

Love III wins the Wyndham; Tiger struggles in final round

BY JOEDY MCCREARY The Associated Press GREENSBORO, N.C. — During their practice round together before the Wyndham Championship, Tiger Woods pumped local favorite Davis Love III for tips on how to play the course.

Looks like Love saved a few secrets for himself.

Love became the thirdoldest winner in PGA Tour history with his victory Sunday, while Woods’ season came to an abrupt end.

The 51-year-old Love closed with a 6-under 64 for

a 1-stroke victory over Jason Gore.

“Tiger and I were talking on the putting WOODS green — one of us needed to get going and win this thing,’’ Love said.

He did.

Woods had trouble getting his final round started.

The dominant storyline all week at Sedgefield Country Club was the mere presence of Woods, who needed a victory to earn a spot in the FedEx Cup playoffs

opener next week.

He was poised to challenge Sunday, starting just two strokes off the lead. But he only had one birdie during his first 10 holes, dropping way off the pace with a triple bogey on the par-4 11th. Woods shot a 70, finished four strokes back and ended at No. 178 in the standings, well outside the top 125.

“I gave myself a chance, and I had all the opportunity in the world today to do it,’’ Woods said. “I didn’t get

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SCOREBOARD

SUNDAY’S GAMES

TV, RADIO TODAY

11:30 a.m. – WNBA Basketball: Connecticut at Atlanta (FOX SPORTSOUTH).

1 p.m. – Youth Baseball: Little League World Series United States-International Consolation Game from Williamsport, Pa. – Webb City, Mo., vs.

White Rock, British Columbia (ESPN).

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

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

Malmo (FOX SPORTS 2).

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

Maccabi Tel Aviv (FOX SPORTSOUTH).

4 p.m. – Youth Baseball: Little League World Series International Elimination Game from Williamsport, Pa. – Mexicali, Mexico vs. Kampala, Uganda or Taipei, Taiwan (ESPN).

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

7 p.m. – Major League Baseball: Houston at New York Yankees (MLB NETWORK).

7 p.m. – Major League Baseball: Colorado at Atlanta (SPORTSOUTH, WPUB-FM 102.7).

7:55 p.m. – International Soccer: Mexican League Match – Atlante vs. Cruz Azul (UNIVISION).

8 p.m. – Youth Baseball: Little League World Series United States Elimination Game from Williamsport, Pa. – Taylors or Bowling Green, Ky., vs. Bonita, Calif., or Cranston, R.I. (ESPN).

8 p.m. – International Soccer: CONCACAF Champions League Match – Montego Bay vs. D.C. United (FOX SPORTS 2).

10 p.m. – International Soccer: CONCACAF Champions League Match – Santos Laguna vs. Saprissa (FOX SPORTS 2).

PREP SCHEDULE TODAY

Varsity Girls Golf Sumter at Lugoff-Elgin (at Camden Country Club), TBA Varsity Swimming Sumter in Home Meet (at City of Sumter Aquatics Center), TBA Varsity Girls Tennis Williamsburg Academy at Manning, 4:30 p.m.

Carolina at Thomas Sumter, 4 p.m.

Robert E. Lee at Marlboro, 3:30 p.m.

Junior Varsity Girls Tennis Thomas Sumter at Carolina, 4 p.m.

Varsity Volleyball Crestwood at Sumter, 5:30 p.m.

Lee Central at Lakewood, 5:30 p.m.

Varsity and JV Volleyball Heathwood Hall at Wilson Hall, 4:15 p.m.

Calhoun at Robert E. Lee, 4 p.m.

Faith Christian at Clarendon Hall, 4 p.m.

WEDNESDAY

Varsity Girls Tennis Cardinal Newman at Wilson Hall, 4 p.m.

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

Pee Dee at Thomas Sumter, 4 p.m.

Varsity and JV Girls Tennis Laurence Manning at Williamsburg, 4 p.m.

Varsity and JV Volleyball Robert E. Lee at Wilson Hall, 4 p.m.

GOLF The Associated Press WYNDHAM CHAMPIONSHIP PAR SCORES

Sunday At Sedgefield Country Club Greensboro, N.C. Purse: $5.4 million Yardage: 7,127; Par: 70 Final Davis Love III (500), $972,000 64-66-69-64—263 Jason Gore (300), $583,200 66-67-62-69—264 Scott Brown (145), $280,800 66-65-66-68—265 Paul Casey (145), $280,800 66-66-66-67—265 Charl Schwartzel (145), $280,800 67-66-66-66—265 Bill Haas (89), $174,825 65-66-68-67—266 Brooks Koepka (89), $174,825 67-67-67-65—266 Carl Pettersson (89), $174,825 64-67-68-67—266 Webb Simpson (89), $174,825 67-67-64-68—266

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Chicago Cubs 2, Cleveland 1 N.Y. Mets at Philadelphia, 7:05 p.m.

Colorado at Atlanta, 7:10 p.m.

Detroit at Cincinnati, 7:10 p.m.

Pittsburgh at Miami, 7:10 p.m.

St. Louis at Arizona, 10:10 p.m.

TODAY’S GAMES

N.Y. Mets (Syndergaard 7-6) at Philadelphia (J.Williams 4-9), 7:05 p.m.

San Diego (Shields 9-5) at Washington (Strasburg 7-6), 7:05 p.m.

Colorado (Bettis 5-4) at Atlanta (Foltynewicz 4-5), 7:10 p.m.

L.A. Dodgers (A.Wood 8-8) at Cincinnati (Jo.Lamb 0-1), 7:10 p.m.

Milwaukee (W.Peralta 4-7) at Cleveland (Tomlin 1-1), 7:10 p.m.

Pittsburgh (Morton 8-4) at Miami (B.Hand 3-3), 7:10 p.m.

St. Louis (Jai.Garcia 5-4) at Arizona (Corbin 3-3), 9:40 p.m.

Chicago Cubs (Arrieta 15-6) at San Francisco (M.Cain 2-3), 10:15 p.m.

NFL PRESEASON

By The Associated Press AMERICAN CONFERENCE EAST W 1 1 1 0

L 1 1 1 2

T 0 0 0 0

Pct .500 .500 .500 .000

PF 35 37 33 40

PA 35 46 45 58

W 1 1 1 0

L 1 1 1 2

T 0 0 0 0

Pct .500 .500 .500 .000

PF 33 35 51 21

PA 24 43 45 59

W Cincinnati 1 Baltimore 1 Pittsburgh 1 Cleveland 0 WEST W Denver 2 Kansas City 2 San Diego 2 Oakland 1

L 0 1 2 2

T 0 0 0 0

Pct 1.000 .500 .333 .000

PF 23 47 48 27

PA 10 67 56 31

L 0 0 0 1

T 0 0 0 0

Pct 1.000 1.000 1.000 .500

PF 36 48 39 30

PA 30 32 26 23

Buffalo N. England N.Y. Jets Miami SOUTH Houston J’ville Tennessee Indy NORTH

NATIONAL CONFERENCE EAST W Philadelphia 2 Washington 2 N.Y. Giants 1 Dallas 0 SOUTH W Carolina 2 Atlanta 1 Tampa Bay 0 N. Orleans 0 NORTH W Minnesota 3 Chicago 2 Detroit 1 Green Bay 1 WEST W San Fran.

1 Arizona 0 Seattle 0 St. Louis 0

L 0 0 1 2

T 0 0 0 0

Pct 1.000 1.000 .500 .000

PF 76 41 32 13

PA 27 34 35 40

L 0 1 1 2

T 0 0 0 0

Pct 1.000 .500 .000 .000

PF 56 53 16 51

PA 54 54 26 56

L 0 0 1 1

T 0 0 0 0

Pct 1.000 1.000 .500 .500

PF 60 50 40 41

PA 31 21 24 35

L 1 2 2 2

T 0 0 0 0

Pct .500 .000 .000 .000

PF 33 38 33 17

PA 29 56 36 45

Philadelphia 40, Baltimore 17 Carolina 31, Miami 30 New England 26, New Orleans 24 Chicago 23, Indianapolis 11 N.Y. Giants 22, Jacksonville 12 Minnesota 20, Oakland 12 Denver 14, Houston 10 San Diego 22, Arizona 19

SUNDAY’S GAMES

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Pittsburgh 24, Green Bay 19 San Francisco 23, Dallas 6 Tennessee 27, St. Louis 14

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MONDAY’S GAME

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Cincinnati at Tampa Bay, 8 p.m.

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AMERICAN LEAGUE EAST DIVISION L 55 55 61 62 68

Pct .556 .553 .504 .500 .452

GB – 1/2 6 1/2 7 13

L 48 61 64 64 66

Pct GB .610 – .508 12 1/2 .480 16 .475 16 1/2 .468 17 1/2

L 56 59 61 67 71

Pct GB .552 – .520 4 .508 5 1/2 .460 11 1/2 .432 15

SUNDAY’S GAMES

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

MONDAY’S GAMES

Chicago Cubs 2, Cleveland 1 Houston at N.Y. Yankees, 7:05 p.m.

Detroit at Cincinnati, 7:10 p.m.

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

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

Oakland at Seattle, 10:10 p.m.

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IndyCar driver Justin Wilson died Monday as a result of a head injury he suffered from a flying piece of debris in Sunday’s race at Pocono Raceway. He was 37.

IndyCar’s Wilson dies from head injury suffered Sunday LONG POND, Pa. — IndyCar driver Justin Wilson has died from a head injury suffered when a piece of debris struck him at Pocono Raceway. He was 37.

IndyCar made the announcement on Monday night at Indianapolis Motor Speedway.

Wilson is a British driver who lived outside Denver in Longmont, Colorado. He was hit in the head during Sunday’s race by piece of debris that had broken off another car.

Wilson’s car veered into an interior wall at the track, and he was swiftly taken by helicopter to an Allentown, Pennsylvania, hospital.

The last IndyCar driver to die because of an ontrack incident was Indianapolis 500 champion Dan Wheldon, who was killed in the 2011 season finale at Las Vegas after his head hit a post when his car went airborne.

BRYANT HITS WALK-OFF HR IN CUBS’ 2-1 VICTORY OVER TRIBE

CHICAGO — Kris Bryant homered with two outs in the ninth inning to lift the surging Chicago Cubs to a 2-1 victory over the Cleveland Indians on Monday in a makeup of a rained out game from June 15.

The rookie, who had homered twice Sunday, lined a pitch from Cleveland reliever Zach McAllister (3-4) into the right field bleachers to give Chicago its fifth straight win and 21st victory in 26 games.

Carlos Santana singled home pinch runner Abraham Almonte with the tying run with two out in the ninth to spoil John Lester’s bid for his first shutout and complete game with the Cubs.

FEDERER WINS 7TH CINCY TITLE; SERENA WINS 2ND CINCINNATI — Roger Federer remained perfect in Cincinnati finals, winning an unprecedented seventh

championship Sunday while denying Novak Djokovic the one title that always eludes him.

Federer never faced a break point during a 7-6 (1), 6-3 victory at the Western & Southern Open.

On the women’s side, Serena Williams won her second straight title, beating Simona Halep 6-3, 7-6 (5).

PACKERS LOSE WR NELSON FOR SEASON WITH INJURY GREEN BAY, Wis. — Green Bay Packers wide receiver Jordy Nelson will miss the rest of the season with a knee injury.

Green Bay coach Mike McCarthy said the team had hoped for good news in a re-evaluation of Nelson’s injury. Instead, the Packers will be without a playmaker who set career highs in receptions (98) and yards receiving (1,519) in 2014.

From wire reports

FRIDAY, AUG. 28

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

Tennessee at Kansas City, 8 p.m.

Detroit at Jacksonville, 8 p.m.

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MONDAY’S GAMES

SATURDAY’S GAMES

MLB STANDINGS

By The Associated Press W Toronto 69 New York 68 Baltimore 62 Tampa Bay 62 Boston 56 CENTRAL DIVISION W Kansas City 75 Minnesota 63 Detroit 59 Chicago 58 Cleveland 58 WEST DIVISION W Houston 69 Texas 64 Los Angeles 63 Seattle 57 Oakland 54

Arizona 4, Cincinnati 0 Philadelphia 2, Miami 0 Washington 9, Milwaukee 5 Houston 3, L.A. Dodgers 2, 10 innings Chicago Cubs 9, Atlanta 3 N.Y. Mets 5, Colorado 1 St. Louis 10, San Diego 3 Pittsburgh 5, San Francisco 2

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Pittsburgh at Buffalo, 4 p.m.

Minnesota at Dallas, 7 p.m.

Cleveland at Tampa Bay, 7 p.m.

Atlanta at Miami, 7 p.m.

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

Chicago at Cincinnati, 7:30 p.m.

Washington at Baltimore, 7:30 p.m.

Seattle at San Diego, 8 p.m.

Philadelphia at Green Bay, 8 p.m.

Indianapolis at St. Louis, 8 p.m.

San Francisco at Denver, 9 p.m.

WNBA STANDINGS

By The Associated Press EASTERN CONFERENCE

W New York 18 Indiana 17 Chicago 17 Washington 15 Connecticut 12 Atlanta 10 WESTERN CONFERENCE W x-Minnesota 19 Phoenix 16 Tulsa 13 Los Angeles 10 Seattle 7 San Antonio 7 x-clinched playoff

L 8 9 11 11 14 16

L 9 11 14 17 20 21 spot

Pct .692 .654 .607 .577 .462 .385

GB – 1 2 3 6 8

Pct GB .679 – .593 2 1/2 .481 5 1/2 .370 8 1/2 .259 11 1/2 .250 12

SUNDAY’S GAMES

Chicago 66, Washington 64 Los Angeles 90, San Antonio 59 Phoenix 79, Minnesota 67 Indiana 80, New York 79 Atlanta 102, Connecticut 92

TODAY’S GAME

Connecticut at Atlanta, 11:30 a.m.

WEDNESDAY’S GAME

Los Angeles at Indiana, 7 p.m.

AREA ROUNDUP

Lady Cavaliers win Baron Bash tourney Robert E. Lee Academy’s varsity volleyball team won all 10 of its games in its five matches on the way to claiming the Baron Bash on Saturday at Wilson Hall’s Nash Student.

The Lady Cavaliers, who are 11-2 on the season, defeated Wilson Hall 25-20, 25-22 in the championship match. Ivy Watts, Whitney Hopkins and Madison Copeland both had three kills for REL. Lee defeated Ben Lippen 25-20, 25-21 with Watts, Maggie Joyner and Reagan Griffin finishing with three kills. In a 25-21, 25-18 win over Heathwood Hall, Joyner had eight digs, Hopkins and Lauren Campbell had three assists and Griffin had three kills.

Robert E. Lee defeated Thomas Sumter Academy 25-17, 25-19. Hopkins had 10

aces and Griffin had five kills. The Lady Cavaliers beat Laurence Manning Academy 25-15, 25-14 in their opening match. Watts had five blocks while Hopkins had six assists and four aces and Griffin five digs.

Wilson Hall finished 4-1 with wins over Pee Dee, Williamsburg, Ben Lippen and TSA. Courtney Clark led the Lady Barons with 15 kills and 30 assists on the day. Caroline Clark had 14 kills, eight aces and four blocks and Lauren Hill had 18 digs.

LMA went 2-3. After losing to REL, the Lady Swampcats beat Heathwood 25-17-25-19. TSA beat Laurence Manning 25-15, 25-18, but LMA rebounded to beat Williamsburg 25-20, 25-21.

Pee Dee beat the Lady Swampcats 25-23, 25-22 in

their final match.

VARSITY GIRLS TENNIS THOMAS SUMTER 8 ROBERT E. LEE 1 Thomas Sumter Academy opened its season with an 8-1 victory over Robert E. Lee Academy on Thursday at Palmetto Tennis Center.

SINGLES 1 – Alex White (REL) defeated Becca Jenkins 8-5.

2 – Kylie Kistler (TSA) defeated Hartley Craven 8-5.

3 – Beka St. Cyr (TSA) defeated Margaret Kirven 8-1.

4 – Kathleen Bice (TSA) defeated Rebecca Dinkins 8-2.

5 – Connor Mouzon (TSA) defeated Gretchen Estep 8-0.

6 – Maddie Townsend (TSA) defeated Anna Grace Kirven 8-0.

DOUBLES 1 – Jenkins/Kistler (TSA) defeated White/Craven 8-4.

2 – St. Cyr/Bice (TSA) defeated M. Kirven/R. Dinkins 8-5.

3 – Makayla Font/Victoria Bundy (TSA) defeated Estep/Ellen Dinkins 8-5.

TODAY’S GAMES

Houston (Keuchel 14-6) at N.Y. Yankees (Nova 5-5), 7:05 p.m.

L.A. Angels (Weaver 5-9) at Detroit (Simon 11-7), 7:08 p.m.

Milwaukee (W.Peralta 4-7) at Cleveland (Tomlin 1-1), 7:10 p.m.

Minnesota (E.Santana 2-4) at Tampa Bay (Karns 7-5), 7:10 p.m.

Toronto (Buehrle 13-6) at Texas (D.Holland 1-1), 8:05 p.m.

Baltimore (Mi.Gonzalez 9-9) at Kansas City (D.Duffy 6-6), 8:10 p.m.

Boston (Miley 10-9) at Chicago White Sox (Quintana 7-10), 8:10 p.m.

Oakland (Chavez 7-12) at Seattle (Montgomery 4-6), 10:10 p.m.

NATIONAL LEAGUE EAST DIVISION W New York 67 Washington 62 Atlanta 53 Miami 50 Philadelphia 50 CENTRAL DIVISION W St. Louis 78 Pittsburgh 74 Chicago 72 Milwaukee 53 Cincinnati 51 WEST DIVISION W Los Angeles 67 San Francisco 66 Arizona 62 San Diego 61 Colorado 49

L 56 61 71 74 74

Pct .545 .504 .427 .403 .403

GB – 5 141/2 171/2 171/2

L 45 48 51 72 71

Pct .634 .607 .585 .424 .418

GB – 31/2 6 26 261/2

L 56 58 61 63 73

Pct .545 .532 .504 .492 .402

GB – 11/2 5 61/2 171/2

Good Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday

SPORTS

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TUESDAY, AUGUST 25, 2015

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Taylor’s Braden Golinski, left, reaches for the ball as Kentucky’s Devin Obee, right, slides safely across home plate during Monday’s elimination game at the Little League World Series in South Williamsport, Pa. Kentucky won 4-3.

Kentucky eliminates S.C. 4-3 SOUTH WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. — Eli Burwash scored the go-ahead run in the bottom of the fifth inning then earned the save pitching as Bowling Green, Ky., avoided elimination Monday at the Little League World Series by beating Taylors 4-3.

Bowling Green will play tonight against the winner of Monday night’s game between Cranston, R.I., and Bonita, Calif.

Burwash struck out two batters and allowed only a walk during the sixth inning to preserve the win. He hit a leadoff double in the bottom of the fifth inning and scored the go-ahead run on Maddox Burr’s infield single with two outs. Burwash also hit a leadoff home run in the first inning as Bowling Green built a 3-0 lead.

Taylors is the first South Carolina team to win a game at the series. Braden Golinski led the team with a 2-run home run.

LLWS SCHEDULE MONDAY

Dominican Republic 7, Oregon 3 Mexico 14, Australia 3, 4 innings, mercy rule Kentucky 4, South Carolina 3 Game 19 — Uganda vs. Taiwan, 6 p.m.

Game 20 — California vs. Rhode Island, 8 p.m.

TUESDAY

Consolation — Canada vs. Missouri, 1 p.m.

Game 21 — Mexico vs. Game 19 winner, 4 p.m.

Game 22 — Kentucky vs. Game 20 winner, 8 p.m.

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Game 23 — Venezuela vs. Japan, 4 p.m.

Game 24 — Texas vs. Pennsylvania, 8 p.m.

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Game 25 — Game 21 winner vs.

Game 23 loser, 4 p.m.

Game 26 — Game 22 winner vs.

Game 24 loser, 8 p.m.

Pa. — Mexico scored nine runs in the first inning to eliminate Australia from the Little League World Series, winning 14-3 in four innings on Monday.

Gerardo Lujano and Andres Villa each hit 2-run doubles in the first inning.

Damian Garcia, Jorge Armenta and Alberto Bustos added home runs for Mexi-

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cali, which advances to play Tuesday vs. the winner of Monday’s game between Taiwan and Uganda.

Armenta finished 3-for-3 with 4 RBI. Garcia was 2-for-2. Derik Lopez and Gerardo Lujano scored twice each. Mexicali scored at least once in each inning to end the game via the 10-run mercy rule.

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SOUTH WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. — Emmanuel Rodriguez hit two home runs and struck out six batters in 3 2/3 innings as he led the Dominican Republic to a 7-3 win over Portland, Oregon, Monday in a Little League World Series consolation game.

Both teams both were eliminated from the Series on Saturday, but the Dominican Republic ended its all-star season by winning a game in which it never trailed.

Rodriguez led off the first inning with a home run then hit another in the fifth inning to make it 7-3. He

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LATE SUNDAY PENNSYLVANIA 9 SOUTH CAROLINA 8 SOUTH WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. — SJaden Henline hit a two-run double in the sixth inning to give Lewisberry, Penn., a 9-8 victory over Taylors on Sunday night in the Little League World Series.

Lewisberry won with the 3-run inning after squandered a 6-0 fourth-inning lead. Henline hit the walkoff double after allowing four 2-out runs in the top of the inning.

Kaden Peifer led off the sixth with a home run that pulled Lewisberry within a run. Adam Cramer walked, Braden Kolmansberger doubled and Cole Wagner walked before Henline slammed a 2-0 pitch down the left-field line and brought most of the 32,672 fans to their feet.

“And part of it is finishing what I started. I try to stick around to the end.”

A scholarship became available last week when redshirt freshman linebacker Korie Rogers gave up football, and Clemson head coach Dabo Swinney — a former walk-on at Alabama — said Brown was a unanimous choice among the coaching staff to receive the upgrade.

“It’s fun when you get an opportunity to do that,” Swinney said. “He’s another guy who’s a good example to his teammates because Sobeski and Fajgenbaum were around here forever, but he never quit. He hung in there. He had to wait all the way to his fifth year to be the guy, but he kept working, kept preparing, kept believing that one day he could have the opportunity. Then, we got his opportunity, he’s done a nice job for us. I’m really happy for him.”

Brown played at Pinewood Prep in Summerville, where he was an offensive tackle and snapper. He has torn the ACL in both knees — one as a freshman, the other as a senior — but continued his career undeterred.

After his high school playing days, he had a few options, having drawn interest from Wingate, Presbyterian and The Citadel, but with a pair of Clemson graduates as parents, his decision was easy.

“I knew it was the place for me, so when they offered me a preferred walk-on spot it was a done deal,” said Brown, whose younger sister is a junior at Clemson.

Brown laughs about sharing a name with NFL Hall of Famer Jim Brown — “I’m not quite as fast as he was,” Brown said — but at 6-foot-4 and 230 pounds has the size and savvy to be effective in his role.

AP TOP 25 POLL 1. Ohio St. (61) 2. TCU 3. Alabama 4. Baylor 5. Michigan St. 6. Auburn 7. Oregon 8. Southern Cal 9. Georgia 10. Florida St. 11. Notre Dame 12. Clemson 13. UCLA 14. LSU 15. Arizona St. 16. Georgia Tech 17. Mississippi 18. Arkansas 19. Oklahoma 20. Wisconsin 21. Stanford 22. Arizona 23. Boise St. 24. Missouri 25. Tennessee

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

Pts 1,525 1,428 1,322 1,263 1,256 1,192 1,156 1,085 991 959 873 862 698 675 605 588 563 410 394 393 347 311 240 219 114

Pv 1 3 4 7 t5 22 2 20 9 t5 NR 15 10 NR 12 8 17 NR NR 13 NR 19 16 14 NR

Others receiving votes: Mississippi St. 100, Texas A&M 61, Oklahoma St. 46, Virginia Tech 42, Utah 36, Penn St. 20, Louisville 12, Cincinnati 8, Nebraska 6, Kansas St. 5, Florida 4, N.C. State 4, Texas 3, BYU 2, Michigan 2, N. Illinois 2, California 1, W. Kentucky 1, West Virginia 1.

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Senior Mary Margaret Munn will move up from No. 5 on the singles ladder for Wilson Hall to No. 3 when the Lady Barons open their season on Wednesday against Cardinal Newman at Palmetto Tennis Center.

DEPTH FROM PAGE B1 Sally Spencer will play at No. 2, while Mary Margaret Munn will play at No. 3. Spencer and Munn were the Nos. 4 and 5 singles players, respectively, last year.

“We need them to step up for us in those positions,” Williams said of Spencer and Munn. “It will be a different situation, but we need to have them step up, and I think they can.”

A trio of freshmen who were on the junior varsity team last season will be in the Nos. 4-6 slots on

Wednesday. They are Emily Anne Beasley at No. 4, Shelby Guldan at No. 5 and Lizzie Davis at No. 6.

The depth Williams spoke of comes in the form of Liza Segars, Patricia DuBose and Anne Land Welch. Rounding out the Wilson Hall roster are Emily Barnes, Ashley Brunson and Caroline Jackson.

WH does have its No. 1 doubles team returning in tact in Zan Beasley and Munn. Williams knows Spencer will play on the No. 2 team, more than likely with Davis. while Emily Anne Beasley and

WYNDHAM FROM PAGE B1 it done.’’

Now comes a break before his next tournament, the Frys.com Open in October in northern California. It’s the first event of the tour’s 2015-16 season.

“This is my offseason right now,’’ he said.

Love — who started at No. 186 — played himself into The Barclays by earning 500 FedEx Cup points and $972,000 in prize money.

At 51 years, 4 months, 10 days, Love trails only Sam Snead and Art Wall on the tour’s age list. Snead won the last of his eight Greensboro titles in 1965 at Sedgefield at 52 years, 10 months, 8 days, and Wall took the 1975 Greater Milwaukee Open at 51 years, 7 months, 10 days.

“Any victory now is going to be really sweet when you’re over 50,’’ Love said.

Love has 21 career victories, three in Greensboro. His previous two wins came across town at Forest Oaks Country Club in 1992 and 2006, and he had just one win since then — at the 2008 Children’s Miracle Network Classic in Florida.

“To have your name thrown out there with Sam Snead at any point is incredible,’’ Love said. “For some reason, this tournament has been good to guys in my age group.’’

Love finished at 17-under 263. Gore, the third-round leader, shot a 69. Scott Brown (68), Charl Schwartzel (66) and Paul Casey (67) were two strokes behind Love.

Guldan will likely be the No. 3 team. Those teams are still open for debate though.

“I feel like we’ve got a pretty tough schedule this year,” Williams said.

“We play Hammond twice, Carolina Academy and Trinity-Byrnes twice.

Carolina was the only team to beat us in the regular season last year (WH lost to Porter-Gaud in the playoffs).”

Wilson Hall also plays Heathwood Hall, Cardinal Newman, Thomas Sumter Academy Laurence Manning Academy and Ben Lippen in home and away matches.

Love, four strokes back after three rounds, started strong with four birdies and an eagle on Nos. 2-6. He moved to 17 under with an eagle on the par-5 15th — the first of his career during a competitive round on that hole.

He closed with three straight pars, walked off the 18th green with a two-stroke lead over Brown and Gore, and headed to the range to hit a few shots and rest up for a possible playoff.

“You don’t really know what to do,’’ Love said. “You don’t go to the cabin and think that you’ve won.’’

Brown pulled within one stroke of Love with a birdie on 15, and Gore made things even more interesting with an eagle on that hole.

Neither got any closer.

Brown hit his approach on the 18th to about 60 feet, left his putt about 10 feet short and three-putted for bogey.

Gore needed to make a 50-foot birdie putt on 18 to force a playoff, but he left it about a foot short to wrap up the victory for Love.

“I told my coach starting today, ‘17 is a playoff and 18 is a winner,’’’ Brown said.

FOOTBALL The Sumter Touchdown club presented by FTC is accepting members as it prepares for the start of its weekly breakfast meetings on Sept. 4.

The club will meet for 12 weeks through Friday, Nov. 29.

Each meeting will feature a buffet breakfast, the recognition of The Sumter Item Players of the Week, a weekly devotional, a Pick ‘Em Contest, the Coaches Corner and a guest speaker.

Membership is $100 and sponsorship levels start at $200.

Meetings will be held each Friday from 7:15 a.m. to 8:30 a.m. at The Quality Inn on Broad Street.

For more information, go to www.sumtertdclub.com or call Lee Glaze at (803) 968-0773 or Talmadge Tobias at (803) 491-4573 for more information.

SOFTBALL ADULT LEAGUES REGISTRATION

Today is the final day to register for the Sumter County Recreation Department’s adult softball leagues.

There will be leagues for men’s corporate, men’s open, women’s open, men’s church, women’s church and co-ed.

The cost is $250 per team. There will be a maximum of six regularseason games and a double-elimination tournament.

A coaches meeting will be held today at 6 p.m. at the recreation department at 155 Haynsworth Street.

For more information, call the recreation department at (803) 436-2248 or visit www.sumtercountysc.org.

There was quite a crowd near the top of the leaderboard for a while. Midway through the afternoon, five players shared the lead at 15 under.

None of them was Woods.

Chasing his first victory since 2013, he opened with six straight pars, including one on the easiest hole on the course — the par-5 fifth, which he birdied in each of the first three rounds.

Woods sent his tee shot on the par-3 seventh into the huge gallery that had been waiting for him to reel off some birdies and make his move, then two-putted for his first bogey.

And when he made the turn, he was three strokes behind coleaders Gore and Brown — his playing partner.

The 11th hole pretty much sank Woods.

His chip-and-run ran all the way off the green. He couldn’t keep his ensuing chip on, and wound up three-putting for triple bogey. Not even three straight birdies on Nos. 13-15 could help him recover.

“I just wasn’t able to get any kind of roll early,’’ Woods said. “I had my chances to get it going. I just never did.’’

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IRWIN TOOLS NIGHT RACE RESULTS The Associated Press Saturday At Bristol Motor Speedway Bristol, Tenn.

Lap length: .533 miles (Start position in parentheses) 1. (5) Joey Logano, Ford, 500 laps, 137.8 rating, 47 points, $365,198.

2. (7) Kevin Harvick, Chevrolet, 500, 108.3, 42, $262,605.

3. (1) Denny Hamlin, Toyota, 500, 120.2, 42, $195,330.

4. (10) Jimmie Johnson, Chevrolet, 500, 99.6, 40, $190,166.

5. (9) Clint Bowyer, Toyota, 500, 108.5, 39, $166,213.

6. (6) Brad Keselowski, Ford, 500, 103.1, 39, $167,786.

7. (3) Carl Edwards, Toyota, 500, 115.1, 38, $121,995.

8. (2) Kyle Busch, Toyota, 500, 127.2, 38, $175,286.

9. (20) Dale Earnhardt Jr., Chevrolet, 500, 84.5, 35, $135,970.

10. (18) Ryan Newman, Chevrolet, 500, 84.7, 34, $145,670.

11. (21) Jamie McMurray, Chevrolet, 500, 89.9, 33, $142,826.

12. (14) Justin Allgaier, Chevrolet, 500, 85.2, 32, $138,468.

13. (16) Austin Dillon, Chevrolet, 500, 79, 31, $147,896.

14. (11) Kurt Busch, Chevrolet, 499, 95.1, 30, $124,060.

15. (22) Trevor Bayne, Ford, 498, 68.1, 29, $150,985.

16. (19) Kasey Kahne, Chevrolet, 498, 70, 28, $122,685.

17. (31) Aric Almirola, Ford, 497, 71.8, 27, $150,171.

18. (26) Sam Hornish Jr., Ford, 497, 65.7, 26, $133,905.

19. (40) Tony Stewart, Chevrolet, 497, 61.1, 25,

$134,049.

20. (24) Jeff Gordon, Chevrolet, 496, 82.2, 24, $151,521.

21. (8) Ricky Stenhouse Jr., Ford, 496, 64.8, 23, $113,535.

22. (15) Ryan Blaney, Ford, 496, 64.7, 0, $101,285.

23. (28) Casey Mears, Chevrolet, 496, 57.6, 21, $128,468.

24. (29) Paul Menard, Chevrolet, 496, 52.3, 20, $111,635.

25. (17) Greg Biffle, Ford, 496, 60.6, 19, $134,018.

26. (25) AJ Allmendinger, Chevrolet, 495, 57.6, 18, $130,818.

27. (32) Danica Patrick, Chevrolet, 495, 55.8, 17, $109,440.

28. (23) Martin Truex Jr., Chevrolet, 495, 77.5, 16, $127,175.

29. (33) Cole Whitt, Ford, 495, 44, 15, $112,278.

30. (27) Brett Moffitt, Ford, 495, 41, 14, $103,385.

31. (30) Michael McDowell, Ford, 495, 43.2, 13, $97,275.

32. (36) Alex Bowman, Chevrolet, 494, 46.2, 12, $109,712.

33. (42) Matt DiBenedetto, Toyota, 493, 43.7, 11, $99,555.

34. (38) J.J. Yeley, Toyota, 492, 37.3, 0, $96,895.

35. (34) Josh Wise, Ford, 491, 34.9, 9, $96,760.

36. (37) David Gilliland, Ford, 488, 32.5, 8, $104,675.

37. (43) Mike Bliss, Chevrolet, 486, 28.7, 0, $96,505.

38. (39) Landon Cassill, Chevrolet, 480, 33, 0, $91,228.

39. (41) Timmy Hill, Ford, 476, 28.4, 0, $87,165.

40. (4) David Ragan, Toyota, accident, 443, 75, 4, $110,479.

41. (12) Kyle Larson, Chevrolet, accident, 356, 72.6, 3, $107,073.

42. (13) Matt Kenseth, Toyota, engine, 110, 59.1, 2, $112,101.

43. (35) Michael Annett, Chevrolet, engine, 0, 26, 1, $71,665.

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LOGANO FROM PAGE B1 every week. We just try to keep our heads calm and cool and just run our race.”

Harvick finished second for the 10th time this season. The reigning Sprint Cup champion has a careerbest 17 top-five finishes this year and had his 250th career top-10 finish in 526 starts.

“Obviously, you want to win races, but we’re in position and feel like we can get that momentum swing at any point,” Harvick said. “Just really excited to be able to run like this at Bristol. This hasn’t been notoriously my best racetrack.”

Many believed JGR would pick up its 10th win of the season, particularly after Denny Hamlin, Busch and Carl Edwards swept the top three spots in qualifying. Then Busch won Friday night’s Xfinity Series race.

Although Busch dominated early, he had faded a bit as the laps clicked off. Then he was hit with a speeding penalty on the final round of pit stops and finished eighth. Edwards led 74 laps but had a tire go flat

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when he was out front and it cost him two laps.

“All right, we’ll still get this,” Edwards said on his radio. “We’ve got a good car.”

He finished seventh.

Matt Kenseth, the winner for JGR in the spring race at the track, had no chance to sweep the season. An engine issue 177 laps into the race ended his night. He finished 42nd and said he had no warning that his engine was faulty.

“They never warn you, it would be cool if they would send you a text or something,” Kenseth said. “It broke in the middle of the straightaway — it had that hop and that noise that it makes when you know you dropped a valve.

That left Hamlin to carry the banner for JGR. He finished a team-best third, but said he just didn’t have the same speed as Logano and Harvick.

Asked if had expected to see JGR and Toyota celebrating once again, he noted that practicing in the day at Bristol doesn’t always translate to the night race.

Still, he said, “Did I expect it? No. But I thought it was probable.”

OBITUARIES JANET LANGLEY COLUMBIA — Janet Purvis Eaddy Langley, wife of Arthur Buist Langley II, passed away on Aug. 23, 2015, at her home in Columbia.

Born on Dec. 15, 1932, in Johnsonville, she was a daughter of Janie Mae Purvis Eaddy and Watson Simmons LANGLEY Eaddy. She attended Converse College in Spartanburg for two years and then graduated with a degree in elementary education from the University of South Carolina in 1954. She later earned a master’s degree in education. At Converse College, and as a member of Delta Delta Delta Sorority at USC, she made many lifelong friends. She began her teaching career in Beaufort and continued in Charleston, Cocoa Beach, Florida, and Manning and then later at St. Joseph’s School and Hood Street Elementary at Fort Jackson in Columbia. She was a wonderful, creative teacher with a special gift for teaching young children and was sent many personal letters by former students whose lives she influenced. She was a member of Trinity Cathedral and active in the children’s Sunday school program and also a longtime member of the Altar Guild. She was a member of the Junior League of Columbia, the Camellia Ball, and treasured volunteering at the SPCA. Her greatest joys were her husband, children, grandchildren, friends, and especially all animals.

In addition to her husband, she is survived by her son, Arthur Buist “Hank” Langley III (Hart) of Columbia and children, Anne, Allie and Elizabeth; daughters, Janie Elizabeth Langley, and Claudia Langley Fortner (Marvin) of Columbia and children, Brook, Campbell and Janie; and her only sibling, Lulie Eaddy Felder (Dicky) of Summerton and children, Rick, Betsy, and Watson.

She was preceded in death by her grandparents, Dr. and Mrs. Albert G. Eaddy of Johnsonville and Mr. and Mrs. Melvin H. Purvis of Timmonsville; as well as her niece, Amy Simmons Felder of Summerton.

Services will be held at 3 p.m. on Thursday at Trinity Episcopal Cathedral, 1100 Sumter St., Columbia.

The family will greet friends following the service in the Parish Hall and from 5 to 7 p.m. on Wednesday at the home of Hank and Hart Langley, 3528 Raven Hill Road, Columbia.

Memorials may be made to an animal charity of your choice.

Shives Funeral Home, Trenholm Road Chapel, is assisting the family.

Memories and condolences may be shared at ShivesFuneralHome.com.

CHARLES J. PORCHER Charles James Porcher, 67, departed this life on Friday, Aug. 21, 2015, at his residence.

He was born on Oct. 17, 1947, in Sumter County, a son of the late Henry and Estelle

Gallashaw Porcher.

The family will be receiving friends at the home, 1295 Genesis Road, Dalzell, SC 29040.

Funeral plans are incomplete and will be announced later by Job’s Mortuary Inc. of Sumter.

IDA MAE MCDOWELL Ida Mae McDowell, of Florence and formally of Lynchburg, died on Wednesday, Aug. 19, 2015, at her residence.

Arrangements will be announced by People’s Funeral Home of Pamplico.

The family is receiving friends at the home, 300 Conyers Ave., Apartment 134, Florence.

SCOTT ELLISON MANNING — Scott “Teakie” Ellison, 48, died on Sunday, Aug. 23, 2015, at McLeod Medical Regional, Florence.

He was born on May 10, 1967, in Manning, a son of the late Rev. Flemming Jessie Ellison and Ertha Mae McBride Ellison.

The family is receiving friends at the home of his sister and brother-in-law, Betty and Billie White, 1822 Kingstree Highway, Manning.

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

EDNA G. MCCRAY MANNING — Edna Gordon McCray, 55, died on Saturday, Aug. 22, 2015, at McLeod Regional Medical Center, Florence.

She was born on Nov. 3, 1959, in Pinewood, a daughter of the late Steady E. and Margaret Felder Gordon.

The family is receiving friends at the home of her aunts, Julia A Singleton, 10350 S.C. 261 South, Pinewood, and Lillie and Ernest Bowman, 12301 S.C. 261 South, Pinewood.

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

DELORIS LANG SUMMERTON — Deloris Lang, 75, died on Sunday, Aug. 23, 2015, at her residence in Summerton.

She was born on Saturday, July 6, 1940, in Clarendon County, to the late Jenkins and Lillie Rhames Lang.

The family is receiving friends at the home, 14 Second St., Apartment F, Summerton, SC 29148.

Ms. Lang’s mortal frame is peacefully resting in the professional care of King-Fields Mortuary, Summerton, (803) 485-5039.

MARY BANNISTER SUMMERTON — Mary Bannister, 77, died on Saturday, Aug. 22, 2015, at her residence in Summerton.

She was born on Wednesday, Feb. 2, 1938, in Clarendon County, to the late Alex and Janie Dubose.

The family is receiving friends at the home, 1180 Washington St., Summerton, SC 29148.

Ms. Bannister’s mortal frame is peacefully resting in the professional care of KingFields Mortuary, Summerton, (803) 485-5039.

HENRY LEE ENGLISH Henry Lee English, 85, hus-

band of Mamie Anderson English, died on Saturday, Aug. 22, 2015, at the Medical University of South Carolina.

Born on Sept. 26, 1929, in Sumter County, he was a son of the late Nelson and Della Curtis English.

The family is receiving relatives and friends at the home, 872 Twin Lakes Drive, Sumter.

Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by Williams Funeral Home Inc.

MATTHEW L. DAVID ALCOLU — Matthew Laroy David, 26, companion of Christina Marie Watson, died on Sunday, Aug. 23, 2015, from injuries sustained in an automobile accident.

He was born on Dec. 27, 1988, in Manning, a son of Henry “Chubby” Jr. and Dora “Vicky” Perry David.

The family is receiving friends at the home of his parents, 1465 Pinecrest Acres, Alcolu.

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

PERRY VAN JOHNSON SR. ORLANDO, Florida — Perry Van Johnson Sr., 65, entered eternal rest on Wednesday, Aug. 19, 2015, in Orlando.

Born on Feb. 20, 1950, he was a son of the late Bristow and Carolyn Colclough Johnson.

The family is receiving relatives and friends at the home of his sister, Mary Johnson Hunter, 408 W. Oakland Ave. Funeral plans will be announced by Community Funeral Home of Sumter.

of Baltimore, Maryland; eight wonderful grandchildren, Quintia Burns, Elexius Livingston, Alexandria Chestnut, Quinnya Burns, Jamari Chestnut, Semaj Woods, Gabrielle Chestnut and Joseph Burns; in-laws, Mildred (Elias) Wells, Walter (Vivian) Chestnut, Helen Richardson, Mary Chestnut, Thomasena (David) Wheeler, Rebecca Hunt, Alphonso (Priscilla) Chestnut and Daphne Chestnut; a host of nieces, nephews, cousins, family and friends.

Pat was preceded in death

by Melvin Chestnut (Beverly).

Funeral services will be held at noon on Wednesday at the Kingsburg Road Church of Christ, 215 Kingsbury Drive, Sumter, with Elder Melvin Sapp, pastor, eulogist.

The family is receiving family and friends at the home, 1285 E. Calhoun St., Sumter.

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

The procession will leave at 11:20 a.m. from the home.

Floral bearers and pallbearers will be friends of the family.

Burial will be in Clark United Methodist Churchyard Cemetery, U.S. 401, Sumter.

Online memorial messages may be sent to the family at williamsfuneralhome@sc.rr. com.

Visit us on the web.

Services directed by the management and staff of Wil-

liams Funeral Home Inc., 821 N. Main St., Sumter.

JULIA MAE D. PLEASANT Funeral services for Julia Mae Dixon Pleasant will be held at 2 p.m. today in the chapel of Community Funeral Home. Burial will follow in Bradford Cemetery.

Mrs. Pleasant entered eternal rest on Wednesday, Aug. 19, 2015, at Ronald E. McNair Nursing Center, Lake City.

Born on Nov. 23, 1939, in Sumter County, she was a daughter of the late Willie and Carrie Davis Dixon.

Survivors are her son, Frankie Lee Dixon; one brother, Willie Dixon; one sister, Ernestine (Will) Goodman, all of Sumter; a host of other relatives and friends.

Online memorials can be sent to comfhltj@sc.rr.com.

Community Funeral Home of Sumter is in charge of these arrangements.

FREDERICK HINES Frederick “Rick” Michael Hines, age 72, beloved husband of Rosemary Dahlin Hines, died on Sunday, Aug. 23, 2015, at Tuomey Regional Medical Center.

Arrangements are incomplete at this time and will be announced by Bullock Funeral Home.

PATRICIA ANN F. CHESTNUT Patricia Ann Fortune Chestnut, 60, affectionately known to some as Pat, Ann or Tricia, was the wife of Joseph Chestnut. She transitioned to her eternal home on Wednesday, Aug. 19, 2015, at her home.

She was born on Nov. 30, 1954, in Sumter County, a daughter of the late Romeo and Mary Fortune Cooper. Patricia Ann was educated in the Sumter County schools.

She graduated from Mayewood High School Class of 1973. She was married to Joseph Chestnut Jr. and to this union four children were born. Pat / Ann began her spiritual journey at Goodwill Presbyterian Church USA, Mayesville. She later became a faithful and dedicated member of Kingsbury Road Church of Christ. Patricia was employed at Tuomey Healthcare System for 40 years.

She leaves to cherish her fond memories: a loving and devoted husband of 42 years, Joseph Chestnut Jr.; four children, Sonya (Quincy) Burns of Sumter, Russell ( Stephanie) Chestnut of Oceanside, California, Patrick (Denise) Woods of Bishopville and Clarissa Chestnut of the home; mother, Mary Fortune Cooper; three sisters, Helen Williams of Sumter, Celestine Cooper of Manning and Direther Parrott of Greensboro, North Carolina; three brothers, Wendell (Mercedes) Fortune of Metuchen, New Jersey, Thaddeus (Janie) Benjamin of Gable and Tony Scott

2015 The Sumter Item is asking its readers to join in its efforts to help United Ministries of Sumter County. Please choose to donate to one of the following: CRISIS RELIEF, which assists people who have received eviction and utility disconnect notices, and helps provide food, furniture and appliances for domestic violence victims.

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Wife won't share her work day after husband shuts her out DEAR ABBY — I have been married for 36 years to a woman who is a pediatric physical therapist.

Dear Abby A number ABIGAIL of her VAN BUREN youngsters are disabled or abused, and their lives can be a struggle. This results in emotional, intense workdays for my wife. She brings these stories home and shares them with me.

Over the years on three or four occasions, I have either told her I

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didn't care to hear an emotional story that day, or ignored her when she tried to tell me. The last time I said it was last year, and now she refuses to tell me anything about her workload. She's very stubborn, and although I am interested in what she does, she won't let me apologize. She says she will discuss it only with her fellow therapists at work.

Abby, what can I do to convey to her that I want to share her experiences?

Regretful in Georgia DEAR REGRETFUL — If you haven't been able to get through to your

wife by now, probably not much.

There's a saying that a joy shared is twice a joy and a burden shared is half a burden. When she tried to confide what was weighing on her mind or heart on those occasions, your response was, frankly, unkind. Further, if the treatment she's giving those children is covered by HIPAA regulations, it's possible that the only people she should talk to about them are her colleagues.

I wish I could be more helpful, but it looks like you may have to find another way to be intimate with your wife besides discussing her workload.

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

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ACROSS 1 June celebrants 5 Biblical birthright seller 9 Gets the most out of 14 "Rent-__": Reynolds/ Minnelli film 15 Hip '60s Brits 16 How spring rolls are often cooked 17 All there 18 "There's no more to say" 20 Suffer from unexpected slow sales, say 22 Spanish tar 23 Anticipated landing hr.

24 "Mayday!"

27 "Snow White" frame 29 Pollution control legislation 33 Thurman of "Playing for Keeps" (2012) 34 Binged (on), as chips 35 Snorkel user 36 Icy cover 38 Kilt, for one 41 Market section 42 Motrin alternative 44 Work on copy 46 One-up 47 Hub of the Broadway theater district

8/25/15 50 6'1", 5'7", etc.: Abbr.

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60 Mistake in the cockpit 63 Fiery flow 64 Backspace, on a computer 65 Unit in an evidence locker 66 Elevator name 67 Campus books 68 Ollie's chum 69 Multi-vol. library references DOWN 1 Recipe smidgen 2 Berry from the Amazon rainforest 3 "It's not my fault!"

4 Thrown weapon 5 May birthstones 6 Cyber-shot camera maker 7 Sums 8 Tournament in which Phil Mickelson was runner-up a record six times

9 Put in the wrong spot 10 Not domestic, flight-wise: Abbr.

11 Bath bathroom 12 White wine apéritif 13 Shifty 19 Spanakopita cheese 21 Like Erté's art 24 "Put this on your calendar" 25 Spotted cat 26 Bacon pieces 27 Oversee, as a museum exhibit 28 Actor Estevez 30 Cartoon scream 31 Bye that's "bid" 32 Get __ of: discard

37 Holiday lead-in 39 Nutritionist's abbr.

40 Flatchanging tool 43 Ritzy properties 45 Seagull kin 48 Mint family herb 49 Idiosyncrasies 54 Arctic abode 55 "The __ Beautiful Girl": 1973 #1 hit for Charlie Rich 56 Lit __ 57 Soft drink nut 58 Ancient Roman poet 59 Sunday service 60 Adopt-a-thon adoptee 61 Mad state 62 Opposite of strict

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MERCHANDISE Garage, Yard & Estate Sales LARGE GARAGE SALE Every Weekend Tables $2 & $3 FLEA MARKET BY SHAW AFB

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EMPLOYMENT Help Wanted Full-Time Salesman for busy car lot. Sales experience required. Salary negotiable. Apply in person at 1282 N Lafayette Dr, Sumter. No phone calls, please.

Rusty's Diesel Service is looking for a FT Diesel Mechanic, Must have at least 2 yrs exp, Must have own Tools. Please apply in person @ Rusty's Diesel @ 874 S Guignard Dr. Sumter No Phone Calls Please

Help Wanted Part-Time Laurel Fork Christmas Trees 10 Temp Workers 10/15/15-12/06/15 Plant & Harvest Christmas trees.

Jefferson NC $10.32 Hr 3/4 Contract guarantee, free housing, subsistence transportation, tools & supplies provided by employer at no cost to the worker. Transportation reimbursed in 15 days and no later than 50% of contract. May apply at SWA in NC Dept of Commerce or call 919-814-0544 refer to job order #10404415

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1BR Apt, LR, kitchen w/ all appliances. Parking in fenced yard w/ screen porch. 803-236-0948

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1387 Raccoon Rd. Mayesville area Must Sell! 3 br, 1.5 ba, lg bldg in side yard, 1 ac lot. C/H/A, Fin avail Closing cost paid, no dwn pymt $431 mo. Call 464-5960

2BR 1BA SW on Rental Lot for sale $3800. All appliances incl.

803-464-5757 Financing available

Properties for sale or rent to own $35,000 for both. Blvd Rd and on E. Charlotte.

803-464-1918 or 803-968-0939 Sumter home needs TLC. Lg lot,good foundation cosmetic work needed. Make me an offer. Make me grand again. 803-938-5622 3 & 4 Br homes & MH, in Sumter County & Manning area. No Sect. 8.

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Public Hearing

SUMMONS Deficiency Judgment Waived

NOTICE OF SUMTER BOARD OF ZONING APPEALS PUBLIC HEARING

IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS DOCKET NO. 15-CP-43-00065 STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF SUMTER EverBank,

4639 Alene Dr. 2 Br, 2 Ba, Burgess Glenn Pk. 1/2 ac. lot w/ septic & well.

C/H/A. Sm. dn pymt. Sm monthly pymt. Call 464-5960.

TRANSPORTATION

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Miscellaneous

Plaintiff, v.

Brandy D. Crites a/k/a Brandy Diana Crites; Won Yo Means a/k/a Ji Youn Means; Stewart Construction Company; Defendant(s). (014293-01050) TO THE DEFENDANT(S), Stewart Construction Company: YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED and required to appear and defend by answering the Complaint in this foreclosure action on property located at 7070 Acton Road, Dalzell, South Carolina 29040, being designated in the County tax records as TMS# 093-11-03-004, of which a copy is herewith served upon you, and to serve a copy of your Answer on the subscribers at their offices, 220 Executive Center Drive, Suite 109, Post Office Box 100200, Columbia, South Carolina, 29202-3200, within thirty (30) days after the service hereof, exclusive of the day of such service; except that the United States of America, if named, shall have sixty (60) days to answer after the service hereof, exclusive of the day of such service; and if you fail to do so, judgment by default will be rendered against you for the relief demanded in the Complaint.

TO MINOR(S) OVER FOURTEEN YEARS OF AGE AND/OR MINOR(S) UNDER FOURTEEN YEARS OF AGE AND THE PERSON WITH WHOM THE MINOR(S) RESIDES AND/OR TO PERSONS UNDER SOME LEGAL DISABILITY:

Reconditioned batteries $45. New batteries, $56 - $98. Auto Electric Co., 102 Blvd. Rd. Sumter, 803-773-4381

LEGAL NOTICES

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

Columbia, South Carolina July 24, 2015

NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE INTERVENTION

Legal Notice PUBLIC AUCTION Auction notice is hereby given that the contents of the rental cube list herein will be offered for sale online website per SC Storage Act. The property list contained herein will be sold to satisfy liens imposed by CubeSmart on 09/02/2015 at 1:00PM. The sale will occur on the website http://www.storagetreasures.com.

219 Dameon Duffie - Household items.

181 Al Golden - Household goods, boxes CubeSmart reserves the right to reject all bids. All contents are sold "as is". Contents of the cube must be removed immediately or the storage cube containing the items must be rented by the purchaser. Sale is subject to cancellation at any time.

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YOU ARE FURTHER SUMMONED AND NOTIFIED to apply for the appointment of a Guardian Ad Litem to represent said minor(s) within thirty (30) days after the service of this Summons upon you. If you fail to do so, application for such appointment will be made by the Plaintiff(s) herein. Columbia, South Carolina July 24, 2015

PLEASE TAKE NOTICE THAT pursuant to the South Carolina Supreme Court Administrative Order 2011-05-02-01, you may have a right to Foreclosure Intervention. To be considered for any available Foreclosure Intervention, you may communicate with and otherwise deal with the Plaintiff through its law firm, Rogers Townsend and Thomas, PC. Rogers Townsend and Thomas, PC represents the Plaintiff in this action. Our law firm does not represent you. Under our ethical rules, we are prohibited from giving you any legal advice. You must submit any requests for Foreclosure Intervention consideration within 30 days from the date you are served with this Notice.

IF YOU FAIL, REFUSE, OR VOLUNTARILY ELECT NOT TO PARTICIPATE IN FORECLOSURE INTERVENTION, THE FORECLOSURE ACTION MAY PROCEED. Rogers Townsend and Thomas, PC ATTORNEYS FOR PLAINTIFF Robert P. Davis (SC Bar #74030) Andrew W. Montgomery (SC Bar #79893) H. Guyton Murrell (SC Bar # 064134) John J. Hearn (SC Bar # 6635) Kevin T. Brown (SC Bar # 064236) Nikole Haltiwanger (SC Bar # 70491) Jason D. Wyman (SC Bar # 100271) 220 Executive Center Drive Post Office Box 100200 (29202) Columbia, SC 29210 (803) 744-4444 A-4537789 08/11/2015, 08/18/2015, 08/25/2015

The Sumter City-County Board of Zoning Appeals will hold a regularly scheduled meeting on Wednesday, September 9, 2015 at 3:00 p.m. in the City Council Chambers located on the Fourth Floor of the Opera House (21 North Main Street, Sumter, South Carolina). The following requests are scheduled for public hearing: BOA-15-12 389 Rast St. (City) Mr. Robert G. Beatson, Jr, ("Applicant") is requesting a variance from Article 8, Exhibit 8-5 Maximum Wall Sign Area for General Commercial Zoning District to allow for an additional 48 sq. ft. of wall signage. The property is located at 389 Rast St., represented by Tax Map #230-16-03-020 and is zoned General Commercial (GC).

Documents pertaining to the proposed request(s) are on file in the Office of the Sumter City-County Planning Department and are available to be inspected and studied by interested citizens.

Joseph T. McElveen, Jr. Mayor

NOTICE OF SUMTER BOARD OF ZONING APPEALS PUBLIC HEARING The Sumter City-County Board of Zoning Appeals will hold a regularly scheduled meeting on Wednesday, September 9, 2015 at 3:00 p.m. in the City Council Chambers located on the Fourth Floor of the Opera House (21 North Main Street, Sumter, South Carolina). The following request is scheduled for public hearing: BOA-15-13, 40 Black Oak Ct. (County) Robert L. Strickland, Jr. ("Applicant) is requesting a variance from Article 4, Section G, 4.g.2.b.2. to reduce the building separation criteria to 8 ft. between a principal structure and detached accessory structure. The property is located at 40 Black Oak Ct. represented by Tax Map #181-04-01-014 and zoned Residential-15 (R-15).

BOA-15-14, 4225 Queen Chapel Rd. (County) Orlando Jackson ("Applicant") is requesting (1) Special Exception approval for a Drinking Place as required per Article 3, Section 3.n.4.j Drinking Places (SIC Code 5813), Article 3, Exhibit 5 and Special Exception approval for a Drinking Place as required per Article 3, Section 3.i.4.d Drinking Places (SIC Code 5813), Article 3, Exhibit 5 and Article 5, Section 5.b.3.e Special Design Review Criteria. and (2) a variance from the required separation criteria per Article 5, Section 5.b.3.e.1 Special Design Review Criteria. The property is located at 4225Queen Chapel Rd., represented by TMS # 199-00-01-009 and is zoned Agricultural Conservation (AC).

Documents pertaining to the proposed request(s) are on file in the Office of the Sumter City-County Planning Department and are available to be inspected and studied by interested citizens.

SUMTER COUNTY COUNCIL Naomi Sanders, Chairwoman Mary Blanding, Clerk

Estate Notice Sumter County

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

Estate:

Sallie Word Bracy #2015ES4300430

Personal Representative Delores Grigsby

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

ATTENTION The Classified Department has accumulated a large quantity of photos, mostly from Happy Ads, In Memory and other Special Pages.

The Sumter Item appreciates your patronage.

However, these photos need to be claimed and picked up from the Classified Department no later than October 5, 2015. After this date The Sumter Item will discard all unclaimed photos.

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Estate Notice Sumter County

NOTICE TO CREDITORS OF ESTATES

NOTICE TO CREDITORS OF ESTATES

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

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

Estate:

Edith A Singleton #2015ES4300427

Personal Representative Nancy S. Weinberg

2 Swan Lake Drive Sumter, SC 29150

Estate:

Alice Marie Bradford Williams #2015ES4300443

Personal Representative Robert Williams, Jr.

C/O J. David Weeks Attorney at Law PO Box 370 Sumter, SC 29151 Estate:

Mary Lee Alston #2015ES4300450

Personal Representative Mariam L. Alston-Greene

3385 Highway 261 North Rembert, SC 29128 Estate:

Harvey Moczydlowski #2015ES4300434

Personal Representative Barbara M. Dipietro

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Estate: Mary Lucille Graybill A/K/A Lucille Carter Graybill A/K/A Mary Lucille Carter Graybill #2015ES4300444

Lordy Lordy Luke Hall is 40!

Happy birthday! We love you, Brandi, Gracelyn & Wallace

Personal Representative Robert Martin Graybill

In Memory

154 Hampton Crest Trail Columbia, SC 29209 Estate:

Jerry Allen Holt #2015ES4300428

In Loving Memory

Personal Representative Sheri Holt McClendon

3150 Eydie Street Dalzell, SC 29040

Estate:

Charles Marshall Schofield #2015ES4300455

Personal Representative Paula G. Schofield and

Donald E. Oxner, CPA C/O S. Porter Stewart, II Attorney at Law PO Box 1461 Florence, SC 29503

107 Grantham Circle Irmo, SC 29063 Estate: James Willard Yates, Jr. #2015ES4300440 Personal Representative Nancy Y. Bradley

C/O Ricci Land Welch Attorney at Law PO Box 138 Manning, SC 29102 Estate:

Evelyn Gladys Sluss #2015ES4300459

Personal Representative Bruce Alvin Geddings

4650 Eddie Lane Sumter, SC 29154 Estate:

Pertell M. Loynes #2015ES4300447

Personal Representative David McLeod

and Warren McLeod, Jr. 4128 Suitland Road #401 Suitland, MD 20746 Estate:

Margie G. Pridgen #2015ES4300432

Personal Representative Marion Elvin Geddings

4010 Bush Branch Road Sumter, SC 29154 Estate:

Nancy Strange Russell #2015ES4300454

ANNOUNCEMENTS Lost & Found Sumter County/City Animal Control 1240 Winkles Rd. 803-436-2066 or 436-2755.

Mon - Fri, 8:30am - 4:30pm Found: Ramsey Rd. Mix, brown; Spencer Rd. Mix, brown; Yank haven Rd. Mix, black/tan; Beulah Cuttino Rd. Mix, brown; Peach Orchard Rd. Mix, black.

Hopkins "Hoppo" Washington 6/11/42 - 8/25/11 Four years since you have gone to a better home. But we love you as if you were still here. Love wife, Susan, Children, Grands, Great Grands

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Personal Representative John Joseph Russell

C/O A. Paul Weissenstein, Jr. Attorney at Law PO Box 2446 Sumter, SC 29151 Estate:

Ruby Ray Carter #2015ES4300436

Personal Representative Virginia Faye D'Angelo

PO Box 156 Dalzell, SC 29040 Estate: Dennis Orville Bowman #2015ES4300457 Personal Representative Wendi L. Bowman

2963 Forest Lake Drive Sumter, SC 29154 Estate:

William Simmons #2015ES4300452

Personal Representative Mary L. Brown

828 Uncle Bud Road Orangeburg, SC 29115

Memorial Day

On September 13th we want to provide an opportunity for pet owners to memorialize their faithful friend.

only! $ 00

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Huckleberry & Sippi Friends for 6 years.

Now together again.

Owners: Alice Bessinger & Mary Cockerill DEADLINE: WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 9 • 12PM

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20 N. Magnolia Street • Sumter, SC

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