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Sunday sales success Spirits may fuel several restaurant expansions BY ADRIENNE SARVIS adrienne@theitem.com Testament from a few individuals across Sumter leads to the conclusion that Sunday alcohol sales have not only been successful, but have also helped pave a way for business expansions. Danielle Thompson, coowner of Hamptons restaurant, said there has been a small increase in the sale of alcohol but there has been a major increase in customer satisfaction because of the option to have an alcoholic beverage with their Sunday bunch. Although Hamptons restaurant only sells beer and wine, Thompson’s new project, a bar on North Main Street, will sell liquor as well as wine and beer on Sundays. She said the approval of Sunday alcohol sales was a critical component in her decision to open the bar because of the revenues the establishment stands to make from the extra day of business. Javier Boscio, dining room manager at Willy Sue’s, said the restaurant has experienced a big impact since the start of Sunday alcohol sales. He said the Sunday brunch crowd that used to leave

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Brittany Mabry, a bartender at Willie Sue’s, pours a drink recently at the bar. The restaurant has seen a rise in its Sunday business since the law was changed in the city to allow restaurants to sell spirits on Sundays.

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DSS head: Vulnerable adults often overlooked COLUMBIA (AP) — The task of protecting South Carolina’s elderly and disabled adults has become an “afterthought” at the Department of Social Services, its director told a Senate panel. Susan Alford, who took the agency’s helm in February, acknowledged her agency needs to do a better job protecting vulnerable adults. A decade of budget cuts and staff shortages have “marginalized” such services, she said. “It tends to be an area that we just look at as an afterthought,” Alford said Monday. “There’s been very little attention paid to this area.” The agency doesn’t even have a statewide plan for adult services, though that should soon change, she said. Because “we’ve spread ourselves so thin across the department,” Alford said, caseworkers responsible for keeping kids safe have also been handling vulnerable adult cases. Her improvement efforts so far include putting adult protective services in a separate division with its own director, she said. The Senate panel that has been investigating DSS since January 2014 has focused on children’s deaths amid case loads that, for some social workers, still top 100 children. Former Director Lillian Koller, who had insisted for years that DSS needed no additional money or staff, resigned in June 2014, on the eve of a noconfidence vote in the Senate.

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Erika fizzles, but be prepared for more storms State remains vulnerable; DNR offers tips for being ready BY JIM HILLEY jim@theitem.com Though its remnants may spread some moisture our way during the coming week, Tropical Storm Erika will not be a threat to the Palmetto State, as the storm system dissipated Saturday morning as it neared the eastern coast of Cuba, according to the National Hurricane Center. At 9:30 a.m. Saturday, the remnants of Erika were located about 130 miles east of Camaguey, Cuba, and were moving west-northwest near 22 mph in a general motion expected to continue into the evening, the Hurricane Center said. The storm’s maximum sustained winds were down to 35 mph, below tropical storm status. Erika’s tattered remnants were expected

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to move near the coast of eastern and central Cuba on Saturday and into the southeastern Gulf of Mexico today. What remains of Erika was expected to produce rainfall of 3 to 6 inches with maximum amounts of 10 inches possible across parts of the Dominican Republic, Haiti and eastern and central Cuba through Sunday, the Hurricane Center said, adding that the rains could cause flash floods and mudslides. Heavy rainfall was considered possible across southern and central Florida, and gusty winds could occur over southern Florida beginning today, the AP reported. Even though the storm may remind South Carolinians more of a Yugo than a Hugo, the fact that the storm may have caused area residents to think about hurricane preparedness is a good thing, since hurricane season does not officially end until Nov. 30. According to S.C. Department of Natural Resources, South Carolina is among the states most vulnerable to hurricanes and tropical storms. The Palmetto State’s six coast-

Storm batters Dominica and then dissipates ROSEAU, Dominica (AP) — Tropical Storm Erika dissipated early Saturday, even as its remnants began drenching parts of eastern Cuba. But it left devastation in its path, killing at least 20 people and leaving nearly 50 missing on the small eastern Caribbean island of Dominica, authoriTHE ASSOCIATED PRESS ties said. Residents work to salvage what’s left of their home at the site of a In Haiti, one person died in mudslide in Montrouis, Haiti, on Saturday. Erika dissipated early Sat- a mudslide just north of Porturday, but it left devastation in its path on the small eastern Caribbe- au-Prince, and at least four others were killed in a wreck an island of Dominica, authorities said. In Haiti, one person died in that apparently occurred in the mudslide just north of Port-au-Prince. the rain. The U.S. National Hurricane al counties bordering the AtMidlands, but other effects inCenter in Miami said the lantic Ocean have more than clude high winds, tornadoes storm had degenerated into a 200 miles of general coastline, and inland flooding from trough of low pressure by and another 21 inland counheavy rain can affect the early Saturday after the mounties are subject to the affects Sumter area. tains in Hispaniola knocked of these deadly storms. The agency recommends DNR says the greatest people take steps to minimize Erika below tropical storm force. threat to life and property asdanger to lives and property Dominica Prime Minister during violent storms, and resociated with a hurricane and Roosevelt Skerrit said in a minds the people of South tropical storm is storm surge, something that affects areas near the coast more than the SEE PREPARE, PAGE A8 SEE ERIKA, PAGE A8

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Man faces attempted murder charges Sumter County Sheriff’s Office arrested 28-year-old Jonathan Kolb, of 4837 Borden Road, Rembert, on Friday night after responding to reports of a domestic dispute. Kolb, who faces two counts of attempted murder, was taken into custody at the scene and is being held at SumterKOLB Lee Regional Detention Center. About 8:30 p.m. Friday, deputies received reports of a fight involving multiple people. Upon arrival, officers found two people wounded and experiencing significant blood loss, including a woman who suffered a severe cut to her right wrist and a man who suffered multiple lacerations to his left arm. Officers treated the wounds until paramedics from Sumter County Emergency Medical Services arrived at the scene. The two victims were airlifted by helicopter to a Columbia hospital for treatment. As of press time, their conditions remain unknown. The incident is under investigation, and more charges and/ or arrests are possible.

Sumter man arrested on burglary charge Sammy K. Bryant Jr., 49, 2945 Highview St., was arrested Friday and charged with second-degree burglary. The warrant alleges Bryant entered into a home in the 4100 block of Bush Branch Road on Aug. 17 without consent and threatened a woman with a BRYANT knife. An incident report said Bryant went to the home of his former girlfriend’s mother where he broke in the front door before apparently leaving the scene. According to the report, the mother and former girlfriend filed a report and left the residence, fearing for their safety. Upon the mother and former girlfriend’s return, they said a neighbor told them Bryant had returned and re-entered the home. The mother said several cabinet doors were broken and an 18 pack of beer was missing.

City to get report about property demolitions Sumter City Council will meet at 5:30 p.m. Tuesday in City Council Chambers, Sumter Opera House, 21 N. Main St., to receive a report from Sumter Planning Department regarding the property maintenance code and demolition activities.

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Sumter’s Heart Walk is 2nd in nation in money raised BY ADRIENNE SARVIS adrienne@theitem.com Sumter County Heart Walk has been recognized for finishing second in the country for fiscal dollars raised during the 2014-15 heart walk event in March. The Heart Walk, held in partnership with the American Heart Association, is an annual fundraiser that aims to increase awareness for heart disease and strokes as well as recognize those who have survived or passed away from those illnesses. Larsen Faw, director of development for Sumter County Heart Walk, said the local group raised $207,000 and saw about 700 people participate in the recent event. She said a lot of community members and local businesses stepped up to make the event a success. She said out-going chairman Jay Schwedler was instrumental in ensur-

ing the success of the event. Schwedler encouraged the leadership team to reach out to more businesses, which encouraged more people to fundraise and that, in turn, extended the group’s mission to more people in the community, Faw said. “So many people are affected by heart disease and stroke in Sumter County, and Jay, along with the team, did a great job of bringing awareness to our mission,” Faw said. Schwedler, who is also president and CEO of Sumter Economic Development Board, said he got involved in the heart walk and served two years as chair because it was the right thing to do. He said the goal of the Heart Walk is to further the mission of the AHA by building healthier lives free of cardiovascular diseases and stroke in Sumter. “We encouraged companies to see the value of partnering with the American

Heart Association because their mission is extremely important in helping our community become a healthier place to live,” Schwedler said. He said Faw, who began working with AHA last year, was also recognized as rookie of the year. Both recognitions are testaments to the dedication of the people of Sumter, its business partners and the over arching commitment to make the community better than it was yesterday, Schwedler said. It’s another example of how this community continues to excel among others, he said. Already this year, more than $40,000 of the Sumter County Heart Walk’s $210,000 goal has been raised for the 2015-16 Heart Walk that is scheduled to be held March 19, 2016. For information on how to donate and get involved with the local Heart Walk team, visit sumtercountyheartwalk.org.

Air Force vets transition to new careers as teachers BY KONSTANTIN VENGEROWSKY konstantin@theitem.com

ames Huntley and Gregg Shapiro are not traditional student teachers. Both are veterans of the U.S. Air Force, who were stationed at Shaw Air Force Base, and family men in their 30s and 40s. When the two complete student teaching and finish their studies at University of South Carolina Sumter through the USC Upstate Teacher Education Program in December, they will join another category. They will be among about 17 percent of elementary and middle school teachers who are males across the country. Huntley, 44, and Shapiro, 32, are two of four males on the faculty at Willow Drive Elementary School, where they’re doing their student teaching. “We understand there is a shortage of male teachers, especially on the elementary school level,” Huntley said. “Children need strong male role models, especially those growing up without a father in their home.” Both said the rigors and structure of the military have shaped the two airmen, and they will take what they have learned in the military into their teaching careers. “We hope to be able to help curb future behavior issues and prepare students for rigors of higher education and life in general,” Shapiro said. Shapiro said being in a school environment has some similarities to serving in the military. “There are rules and procedures that have to be followed, and there is an understanding of the consequences if they’re not,” he said. The two men are not all about being

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James Huntley works with students in Aimee Jackson’s fifth-grade class at Willow Drive Elementary School recently. Huntley, a student teacher and veteran of the U.S. Air Force, is planning to finish his studies at University of South Carolina Sumter through the USC Upstate Teacher Education Program in December. the strict and no-nonsense type. They are energetic, smiling and caring with the students, said Willow Drive Principal Liz Compton. “They are very enthusiastic and excited about teaching,” Compton said. “They bring in new ideas and new concepts, which are on the cutting edge.” Huntley decided to go into education while serving in the Air Force. He has a bachelor’s degree in professional aeronautics and was an aircraft electrical environmental systems specialist in the military. The father of five boys, ranging in ages from 11 to 25, teaching was something Huntley said he’s always thought about. He’s been deployed multiple times during a 22-year career. “During my deployment, I saw how much my children really needed me,” Huntley said. “We really want to be role models for everyone in the classroom.” Shapiro was active duty for about nine years, serving as an aircraft weap-

ons systems technician. “There is an emotional turmoil that children go through from military deployments, most of them suffer from having their parents gone for months at a time,” Shapiro said. “I hope to able to be there in a positive way for all children.” Shapiro said he discovered a passion for education after teaching algebra to airmen at the Community College of the Air Force. “I discovered I enjoyed teaching mathematics and thought I could do that as a career,” he said. Shapiro and Huntley said through student teaching they get to experience teaching hands-on. The two will gradually transition from observing to teaching during the semester. Huntley is working with Willow Drive fifth-grade teachers Aimee Jackson and Stacy Shirah and Shapiro is working with fifthgrade teachers Wendy Brinson and Elena Fishburne.

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NFL players take to yoga to deal with rugged sport BY BARRY WILNER AP Pro Football Writer

cause back pain,” the eightyear veteran said. “The DYW allows me to open up my back NEW YORK — Titans veter- and heart area.” The DYW, which costs about an Wesley Woodyard thinks every linebacker could benefit $100, was designed to improve back flexibility, make back from some yoga. bends easier, align the spine, That doesn’t quite seem to relax muscles, stretch the jibe considering one of the tequads, improve balance and nets of the game is to be ultraaggressive, never backing down. deepen breath — whether for Yet yoga, including frequent novices or advanced yoga use of the Dharma Yoga Wheel practitioners. “Yoga has played a big part (DYW), has made impressive in my life and career because inroads in the NFL. it works my mind and body,” Woodyard is one of several said Colts safety Mike Adams, players who are using yoga to help them physically and men- who at 34 heads into his 12th tally prepare for and deal with pro season. “I would definitely recommend and already have the violent collisions of pro done so to the younger guys on football. my team.” Woodyard calls the wheel Hamstring problems have “my new best friend.” THE ASSOCIATED PRESS plagued dozens of players “When you play linebacker Indianapolis Colts football player Mike Adams practices yoga on the throughout the league during and your job is to do nothing Dharma Yoga Wheel at 360 Fitness in Fairfield, New Jersey, on July 22. the preseason, and Adams but tackle, you tend to have a notes that the stretching is few misaligned bones in your “Yoga has played a big part in my life and career because it works my particularly helpful for his mind and body,” said Adams, who at 34 heads into his 12th pro season. back and rib area, which can

hamstrings and hips. His workout regimen includes night sessions three times a week with the wheel, rolling it on his back and legs. “I wasn’t familiar with the DYW until my yoga teacher, Carmella Rackham, introduced me to it,” Adams said. Rackham, who owns Brazil Yoga, has 13 NFL players among the 17 athletes she trains privately. “I tell everybody these guys’ lives are completely different from our lives. ... They walk in to our sessions with the stress of it; I can see it on their faces at any session, the tiredness. “But by the time they breathe and do a little bit of yoga, there is something that disappears and a calm that comes off of them. The mental wellness of yoga is by far the biggest part for an athlete. It gives a Zen calmness their sport doesn’t teach them.”

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shortness of breath, trouble swallowing and even loss of consciousness. Blevins was surprised with what she learned from her blood test. She said, “I was allergic to many foods, but for the most part I wasn’t eating those foods. What I thought was an allergy was really a food sensitive or intolerance issue. When those trigger foods were identified and I eliminated them from my diet, I felt like a brand new person. My energy levels

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Katrina-scattered families rebuilding 10 years after hurricane, some still struggling to find footing HOUSTON (AP) — Bunk beds dominate the narrow living room of Chevelle Washington’s modest three-bedroom brick townhouse apartment. A large box in the corner is piled high with kids’ shoes. The 51-year-old is raising six of her grandchildren. Her home is a refuge, a haven. It was that way back in her native New Orleans, too — never so much as on Aug. 29, 2005, when Hurricane Katrina struck. “I had 21 people at my house,” she says of that horrible night. “Because I had an up- and downstairs.” The water rushing through the city’s breached floodwalls climbed all 17 of those front stairs, stopping just below the porch. It had receded to the 11th step by the next day, when a uniformed man appeared in a motorized flatboat. As their anonymous savior steered the craft into the lake that the Upper Ninth Ward had become, Washington burst into tears. “It ain’t never going to be the same no more,” she cried. Her youngest son, Steven, remembers how the man at the helm tried to comfort his mother. “You’re moving on to something better,” he said. An estimated 1.5 million Gulf Coast residents fled Katrina, scattering like windtossed seeds to all 50 states. Many thousands of them, like Chevelle Washington, have taken root where they landed. But for son Steven, the pull of home, of New Orleans, was too strong. A few months after Katrina,

he returned to his ruined city, hoping to recapture that sense of belonging he couldn’t find in Texas. ••• The storm did not “drown” New Orleans. But there’s no denying it is a changed city. The black population has dropped from nearly 67 percent in 2000 to 59 percent today; whites, once about onequarter of residents, now account for nearly a third. “The people who have not returned have been disproportionately African-American, renters, low-income, single mothers and persons with disabilities,” said Lori Peek, an associate professor of sociology at Colorado State University and co-editor, with Weber, of the book “Displaced: Life in the Katrina Diaspora.” After Katrina, officials demolished four of the city’s notorious projects, vowing to replace them with modern, mixed-income developments. Despite much progress, there are still about 3,200 fewer lowincome, public housing apartments than before the storm. ••• Growing up, sisters Chevelle and Champernell Washington never saw any reason to fear the landscape around them. But there was something different about that mid-summer’s day 10 years ago, Champernell said. “You could just about smell it in the air,” she said. When the skies began to clear, Chevelle Washington thought all was well — until she opened the door to the garage below. A refrigerator and

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Chevelle Washington, right, sits in the hospital room of her sister, Chelette Price, in Houston on Thursday. One profound change from Hurricane Katrina was the splitting of families as a mass evacuation from chaotic New Orleans sent thousands, including Washington’s family, to the safety of other cities. her grandson’s basinet swirled up toward her, “like trying to see who was going to get up the stairs first.” When the rescue boat arrived the next day, Chevelle Washington was reluctant to get in, not wanting to split up the family. The boatman dropped them on a nearby street where, hours later, a military truck took them to the Superdome. The Washingtons managed to find space in the hometown Saints’ end zone. After a few days, the refugee family escaped New Orleans. Champernell had once lived in Houston. She’d loved the schools there, and there always seemed to be plenty of work. And so, she, Chevelle and other family members resettled in Texas. ••• In southwest Houston, the Washington clan has created

a little slice of New Orleans. Chevelle lives just a couple of miles from Champernell and her two girls. About a 10-minute drive east, brother Rene’s restaurant, Sleepy’s Po Boys, offers fellow Katrina refugees a taste of home. Each has been back to New Orleans numerous times. Despite obvious progress, “It’s still that sense of death in the air,” said Champernell, 45, night manager at a hotel. Chevelle talked of a friend who moved her family back — only to have three of her boys killed in a drive-by shooting, victims of apparent mistaken identity. “I’m not ready to bury none of my kids,” says the former hotel maid, who now makes do largely on disability benefits for one of the children. Much as she loves her hometown, it’s not worth the

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Study shows better signs could reduce friction between motorists, bicyclists FROM STAFF REPORTS A simple change in the wording of a traffic sign from “Share the Road” to “Bicycles May Use Full Lane” could help clarify the rules of the road for bicyclists and motorists, according to a North Carolina State University study. “‘Share the Road’ signs are common, but what that means in terms of how drivers and bicycle riders should interact can be ambiguous,” said George Hess, natural resources professor and co-author of the study in PLOS ONE, an open access research journal. Some bicyclists complain that motorists consider them to be in the way, while some motorists accuse bicyclists of hogging the road, he explained in a news release about the research. “Personal safety probably ranks as the most important factor deterring people from commuting by bicycle, so anything we can do to improve safety and perceptions of safety is incredibly important,” said co-author Nils Peterson, also a natural resources faculty member. In fact, traffic regulations in all 50 states treat bicycles as vehicles with essentially the same rights to be in the travel lane as cars, Hess said. The researchers administered a Web-based survey, using Twitter to recruit survey takers. They compared whether three traffic-control methods communicated the message that bicyclists are permitted in the center of the travel lane, without having to “get out of the way” to allow motorists to pass without changing lanes. Hess and Peterson found that survey takers who saw a “Bicycle May Use Full Lane” sign were more likely to respond in ways that recognized bicyclists’ right to use the road than those who saw no sign. The effect was particularly strong for people who bicycled 10 or fewer miles per week or commuted primarily by car.

the onus on bicyclists rather than motorists. However, the survey showed a gap between traffic knowledge and road safety. While 92 percent of survey takers who saw the “Bicycles May Use Full Lane” sign said that it was legal for a bicyclist to use the center of the lane, only 70 percent said it was safe for them to do so. Hess and Peterson suggest departments of transportation consider replacing “Share the Road” signage with “Bicycles May Use Full Lane” signs, possibly in combination with shared lane markings, particularly in places where lawfully passing within the same lane is not possible.

In contrast, those who saw a traditional “Share the Road” sign with a bicycle image showed no significant difference in response from those who saw no sign at all. Those who saw a third option, shared lane markings of bicycle images painted on the pavement, were more likely to recognize bicyclists’ right to use the roadway but not as consistently as those who saw “Bicycles May Use Full Lane” signs. “‘Bicycles May Use Full Lane’ is a pretty clear winner,” Hess said in the release. He points out that Delaware stopped putting up “Share the Road” signs in 2013 because the language appeared to put

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Europe’s migrant crisis brings death by land, sea War, persecution drive thousands to try to find new lives despite risks BY GEORGE JAHN and MOHAMED BEN KHALIFA The Associated Press VIENNA — Death and desperation mounted in Europe’s migrant crisis Friday as Austrian police said 71 people appeared to have suffocated in the back of an abandoned truck, while an estimated 200 people were feared drowned off Libya when two overloaded boats capsized. More than 300,000 people have sought to cross the Mediterranean Sea so far in 2015, up from 219,000 in all of last year, as European authorities grapple with the largest influx since World War II. The death of 71 people locked in the truck on a highway south of Vienna shows “the desperation of people seeking protection or a new life in Europe,” said Melissa Fleming, spokeswoman for the U.N. refugee agency in Geneva. The International Office of Migration has recorded 2,636 deaths linked to Mediterranean crossings this year, and more may have vanished beneath the waves out of sight of rescuers. Each day, thousands are boarding flimsy boats for Italy or Greece, and many more are placing themselves and their families at the mercy of human traffickers by slogging for days or weeks through the western Balkans toward what they hope will be a brighter future. Most are fleeing war, conflict or persecution in countries including Syria, Afghanistan and Eritrea. Several factors are driving the surge of Syrian refugees, including worsening conditions in that country’s refugee centers partly because of budget cuts and the reluctance of neighboring countries to take in more people, the U.N. said. Two ships went down Thursday off the western Libyan city

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Workers for the Red Crescent carry the body of a dead migrant to a nearby truck at the waterfront in Zuwara, about 65 miles west of Tripoli, Libya, on Friday. Two ships went down Thursday off the western Libyan city, where Hussein Asheini of the Red Crescent said more than 100 bodies had been recovered. of Zuwara, where Hussein Asheini of the Red Crescent said at least 105 bodies had been recovered. About 100 people were rescued, according to the Office of the U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees, with at least 100 more thought to be missing. “A coast guard team is still diving in and checking inside to see if there’s anyone else,” Asheini added. Workers pulled the dead from the water and placed them in orange-and-black body bags that were laid out on the waterfront in Zuwara, about 65 miles west of Tripoli. Several victims floated face-down in a flooded boat towed into the harbor. At least one of the dead wore a life vest. Most of the people rescued came from Syria and sub-Saharan African countries, said Mohamed al-Misrati, the spokesman for the Red Crescent in Libya. “You can imagine what they are going through. Some of them are still looking for their friends. We’re trying to speak

to them, but many of them are too traumatized to even talk about the incident,” he said. Lawless Libya, which doesn’t have the resources to deal with

the flow of migrants, is a prime starting point for many, with human traffickers filling boats they know cannot reach European shores but figuring that

rescuers will pick up the passengers and take them to Italy. Often, the smugglers force migrants below deck where their chances of survival are even dimmer. Rescuers who boarded one boat Wednesday counted 52 people who suffocated in the hold, according to the U.N. refugee agency. Survivors said the smugglers beat them with sticks to keep them below deck, and one said they demanded money to let the migrants come up for fresh air. While the U.N. agency said more than 300,000 refugees crossed the Mediterranean so far this year, the International Office of Migration, an intergovernmental agency, put the number at 332,000 on Friday. Hungarian police arrested four people overnight after the decomposing bodies of 71 migrants, including eight women and four children, were found in the truck on Austria’s main highway. The suspects, allegedly part of a larger Bulgarian-Hungarian smuggling ring, include an Afghan and three Bulgarians, one of whom owns the truck, Hungarian national police spokeswoman Viktoria CsiszerKovacs said.

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Miami-Dade marine mechanic Kurk Jablonski helps direct a boat out of the water as a precaution for Tropical Storm Erika on Friday at Watson Island Marina in Miami. Erika began to lose steam Friday as it skirted along the southern coast of the Dominican Republic, but it killed at least a dozen people on the small eastern Caribbean island of Dominica, authorities said. downspouts. Secure outdoor objects such as lawn furniture or bring them indoors. If you own a boat, determine how and where to secure it. Fuel up and service family vehicles. If a hurricane is likely, listen to the radio or watch TV for information updates. Turn off utilities if instructed to do so. Otherwise, turn the refrigerator thermostat to its coldest setting and keep its doors closed. Turn off propane tanks. Avoid using the phone, except for serious emergencies. Ensure a supply of water

ERIKA FROM PAGE A1 televised address late Friday that damage inflicted by the storm had set the island back 20 years. Some 15 inches of rain fell on the mountainous island. “The extent of the devastation is monumental. It is far worse than expected,” he said, adding that hundreds of homes, bridges and roads were destroyed. “We have, in essence, to re-

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build Dominica.” Nearly 50 people have been reported missing in Dominica, and that number is expected to rise, opposition leader Lennox Linton said Saturday after leaving a meeting with the prime minister and other politicians. The island’s airports remained closed, and some communities were still isolated by flooding and landslides. On Friday evening, Skerrit asked people to share their resources with each

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ELDERLY FROM PAGE A1 Now the panel plans to turn its attention to vulnerable adults. To prepare for the next hearing, Sen. Katrina Shealy, R-Lexington, has requested a county-by-county breakdown from DSS on employees assigned to adult protection cases. That number had dwindled to just one in Lexington County, she said. “We don’t look after them like we should. We think when people become adults, they can take care of themselves,” but that’s often not the case, especially as the state’s population ages, she said. South Carolina’s over-64 population is among the nation’s fastest growing. More than 720,000 residents fall in that age group, up from 485,000 in 2000. The number’s expected to exceed 1.1 million

by 2030, according to the Census. Yet, fewer vulnerable adults are receiving services through DSS. Between 2000 and 2013, the number dropped from 7,600 to 4,200, as the agency’s budget for adult protection services shrunk by more than half, to $3.2 million, according to a June report by the South Carolina Institute of Medicine & Public Health. “We’ve heard complaints around the state that reports don’t get taken,” AARP state director Teresa Arnold said of potential abuse cases. “They’re having a hard time getting someone out to investigate.” Alford acknowledged that calls weren’t being answered. The 20 counties that regionalized call centers in January have experienced a 25 percent

increase in calls and a 41 percent increase in cases. Uniform training on how to screen calls meant more went on to be investigated, she said. The spike caused Alford to put an indefinite hold on creating any more regional call centers until the agency can boost its ranks. Shealy said she worries about the other 26 counties. “How many children and adults are we not finding out are in trouble? Did we not go check on that old person because we didn’t have enough people?” The agency is in the process of hiring and training about 180 additional child welfare workers with additional state funding. But Alford said those positions won’t be enough. She expects to seek money for more caseworkers in the upcoming budget, both for children and adults.

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SUNDAY FROM PAGE A1 about 2 p.m. tends to stay longer in the afternoon until about 5 p.m. Boscio said he and others at Willy Sue’s were looking forward to the Sunday sales when the restaurant opened in November 2014. He said the restaurant features sports packages for its TVs for customers who want to watch a Sunday game in a relaxing environment. He said this opportunity has also allowed the restaurant to be on the same level as private bars that already had the ability to sell alcohol on Sundays. Boscio said the success of the alcohol sales have also provided the opportunity for the restaurant to franchise with a three store deal. Lexington and Summerville are two op-

tions for new locations, he said. City Finance Director Beth Reames said the city has received about $16,900 in tax revenues from Sunday alcohol sales during the past fiscal year that spanned from July 1, 2014, to June 30, 2015. Since voters approved the ballot question in November, most of that new tax revenue likely came in the last six months of the fiscal year. Though Reames said it is too early to determine how things will turn out in the coming months, Sumterites will be able to develop their own opinions, especially once the Hamptons bar is finished sometime this fall. Other city officials did not respond to requests to comment.

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AN DIEGO — Brittany Maynard was soon to die. The question was whether she could do so on her own terms, as a last act of autonomy. Dr. Lynette Cederquist, who regrets that Maynard had to move to Oregon in order to do so, is working with others to change California law to allow physician assistance in dying. Maynard, a 29-year-old newlywed, knew that her brain cancer would fill her final months with excruciating headaches, seizures, paralysis, loss of eyesight and the ability to speak. Radiation and chemotherapy would have purchased mere months. George “I’m not killWill ing myself,” she said. “Cancer is killing me.” She would not put her loved ones through her cancer’s depredations. Advances in public health and medical capabilities for prolonging life — and dying — intensify interest in end-oflife issues. Reductions in heart disease and stroke have increased the number of people living to experience decrepitude’s encroachments, including dementia. “Dementia,” Cederquist says, “is a whole different dilemma.” Assisted suicide perhaps should be allowed only when survival is estimated at six months or less, but at that time persons suffering dementia have lost decisional capacity. Physician-assisted dying has been done surreptitiously “as long as we have been practicing medicine,” says Cederquist, professor of internal medicine at the University of California, San Diego. Today, even in the 46 states without physician-assisted dying, doctors may legally offer “terminal sedation” — say, a life-shortening dose of morphine — when intense physical suffering cannot otherwise be satisfactorily alleviated. Some Catholic and other ethicists endorse a “double effect” standard: If the intent is to alleviate suffering but a consequence is death, the intent justifies the act. Cederquist says the most common reason for requesting assistance in dying is not “intolerable physical suffering.” Rather, it is “existential suffering,” including “loss of meaning,” as from the ability to relate to others. The prospect of being “unable to interact” can be as intolerable as physical suffering, and cannot be alleviated by hospice or other palliative care. In some countries, doctors actively administer lethal injections. No U.S. jurisdiction allows doctors to go beyond writing prescriptions for lifeending drugs to be self-administered orally by persons retaining decisional capacity. Almost 30 percent of Medicare expenditures are for patients in the last six months of life and about 16 percent of patients die in, or soon after leaving, intensive care units. Financial reasons should not be decisive in setting end-oflife policy, but Cederquist notes that reducing “expen-

‘There is nobility in suffering bravely borne, but also in affirming at the end the distinctive human dignity of autonomous choice.’ sive and inappropriate care” — costly and agonizing resistance to imminent death — “is the lowest-tech thing we can do in medicine.” Hence the importance of “slow medicine geriatrics,” avoiding a “rush to those interventions that build on each other” and thereby enmesh doctors and patients in ethical conundrums. The American Medical Association remains opposed to physician assistance in dying; the California Medical Association has moved from opposition to neutrality. Litigation has been unsuccessful in seeking judicial affirmation of a right that California’s Legislature should establish. Legislation to do this has been authored by Assemblywoman Susan Eggman, chair of the Democratic caucus. There are reasons for wariness. An illness’s six-month trajectory can be uncertain. A right to die can become a felt obligation, particularly among bewildered persons tangled in the toils of medical technologies or persons with meager family resources. And as a reason for ending life, mental suffering itself calls into question the existence of the requisite decisional competence. Today’s culture of casual death (see the Planned Parenthood videos) should deepen worries about a slippery slope from physician-assisted dying to a further diminution of life’s sanctity. Life, however, is inevitably lived on multiple slippery slopes: Taxation could become confiscation, police could become instruments of oppression, public education could become indoctrination, etc. Everywhere and always, civilization depends on the drawing of intelligent distinctions. Jennifer Glass, a Californian who died Aug. 11, drew one. She said to her state legislators, “I’m doing everything I can to extend my life. No one should have the right to prolong my death.” The Economist reports that in the 17 years under Oregon’s pioneering 1997 law, just 1,327 people have received prescriptions for lethal medications — about 74 a year — and one-third of those did not use them. Possessing the option was sufficient reassurance. There is nobility in suffering bravely borne, but also in affirming at the end the distinctive human dignity of autonomous choice. Brittany Maynard, who chose to be with loved ones when she self-administered her lethal medications, was asleep in five minutes and soon dead. George Will’s email address is georgewill@washpost.com. © 2015, Washington Post Writers Group

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he Osteen family would like to thank the staff at Tuomey Regional Medical Center for the excellent care they provided for our father, Hubert, during the past 17 days. He’s back home and doing well, but the man was definitely sick as a scalded dog there for a while. The entire Tuomey nursing staff is outstanding, attentive and compassionate. They all deserve big raises. The chief hospitalist, Dr. Gene Dickerson, brings a wealth of experience as a surgeon to his patients’ care. We were always confident in his decisions and admired the way he coordinated care with the nursing staff. That team apGraham proach to medicine gives Osteen families hope, and they were always available and accessible to explain to us what was going on. Communication in times of need can ease concerns even more effectively than IV antibiotics. Tuomey has been through some extremely tough times in the past 10 years, through no fault of the outstanding people who work there. There’s no turning back the clock on unfortunate decisions by the past administration that ultimately damaged both the hos-

pital’s finances and image in the medical world. Those decisions were made without regard for the possible long-term effects on the Sumter community. It appears a merger with Palmetto Health is imminent as part of the daunting Justice Department settlement, and there’s a general sense in medical circles — and among the staff members I spoke with at Tuomey — that this will put our community hospital on the road to a solid long-term recovery. Palmetto Health is an outstanding health care system. It’s important to remember when it comes to any business institution that has survived and thrived as long as Tuomey that it’s all about the people who do the daily work that make it successful. From the entrance lobby greeters, patient transporters and orderlies, to the night-shift nurses who care for those in their most vulnerable time of need, the people of Tuomey have continued to do their jobs with professionalism in spite of all the now well-documented mistakes that took place in the past. The Ghost of Timothy Tuomey would be happy with the people of Tuomey, and our family certainly appreciates all of you. Thank you. Graham Osteen is editor-at-large of The Sumter Item. He can be reached at graham@ theitem.com. Follow him on Twitter @GrahamOsteen, or visit www.grahamosteen.com.

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR SANDERS TOLD OUTRIGHT LIES DURING RECENT SUMTER VISIT Like Ms. MacDonald and Mr. Baten, I also attended the Bernie Sanders town hall meeting. I came away with a different perspective than they did. Sanders appears to be the usual politician who promises so much free that one wonders where the money is coming from to pay for it all. Of course he got standing ovations every time he said he would give something “free.” Never did he (nor will any politician) tell you where the money to pay for it all is really going to come from. Want a “free” education — elect me and I’ll give it to you. Want “free” health care — elect me and I’ll give it to you. I guess the cheering people really do think there is a free lunch or that there is a money cloud that will just rain down the money needed for these “free” programs. This type mentality shows both greed and stupidity — greed because they want something for nothing and stupidity because they do not realize that the only way any government gets money is from those who work or have worked and pay taxes. Of course there is a free lunch for those who will not work and do not pay taxes, but there looked to me to be a lot of working people at the rally, and they will be footing the bills for all the “free” programs. Sanders told some outright lies. One that I know a bit about is that Republicans are trying to keep citizens from voting by passing picture ID voting laws. Mr. Baten also has said that he believes this. I have worked as a volunteer at the polls and know firsthand how easy it is for someone who is not a citizen of this country to vote in our elections, or for our own citizens to cast multiple ballots. There were other lies, and there were a few truths. For me, the few truths do not cancel out the lies. Unfortunately for our country, Mr. Val-

court is “preaching to the choir” while the rest of the congregation is fast asleep. F.D. SCHMIDT Sumter

AMERICAN GOING DOWNHILL AS FAR AS RACISM IS CONCERNED Mr. Baten would like everyone to think they would be “thoroughly informed and educated” by listening to a Democratic presidential hopeful tell you what you want to hear. First of all, Mr. Sanders has as much chance of winning the Democratic nomination as I do. As most other Republicans, I don’t make it a habit of going to see a Democrat speak on what he or she will do, as has been in the past, they all say the same thing. Jim Austin is exactly right. Black youth today are being taught how to act. And its the Democrats doing the teaching. Oh, but you don’t want to hear that. Ben Carson has been trying to tell you that. So has Herman Cain. Oh, but you don’t want to hear them either, considering they are “traitors to their race.” Racism is more rampant these days. I blame the mainstream media for that. Of course, the Democrats love the mainstream media. How else can you explain the “unarmed, black teenager” still being martyred in the news? Black-on-black crime is barely mentioned, if at all, but when its “white on black,” all you hear is “this is an MSNBC News Special Report ...” I could go on and on, but I think I made my point. Mr. Baten, I know you are a Democrat, just as you should know I am a Republican. You have your opinions, as I have mine. This country has gone downhill since 2008 as far as racism is concerned. Democrats have touted for years that they have a “card up their sleeve” trying to fix racism. Too bad its the race card. DENNIS VICKERS Wedgefield

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Man charged with murder in killing of Texas deputy HOUSTON (AP) — Prosecutors on Saturday charged a 30-year-old man with capital murder in the killing of a sheriff’s deputy who was gunned down from behind while filling up his patrol car at a suburban Houston gas station. Harris County Sheriff Ron Hickman identified the man as Shannon J. GOFORTH Miles, who had a previous record including charges of resisting arrest and trespassing. “I am proud of the men and women that have worked swiftly to apprehend the responsible person who posed a significant threat to both law enforcement and the community at large,” Hickman said. “Our deputies return to the streets tonight to hold a delicate peace that was shattered last evening.” He said the motive for the killing had not been determined, but investigators would look at whether Miles, who is black, was motivated by anger over recent killings elsewhere of black men by police that have spawned the “Black Lives Matter” protest movement. “I think that’s something that we have to keep an eye on,” Hickman said. “The general climate of that kind of rhetoric can be influential on people to do things like this. We’re still searching to find

out if that’s actually a motive.” Goforth, 47, was pumping gas Friday night when the gunman approached him from behind and fired multiple shots, continuing to fire after the deputy had fallen to the ground. Goforth, who was white, was a 10-year veteran of the force. Earlier on Saturday, Hickman had called the killing a “cold-blooded assassination.” “Cops’ lives matter, too,” Hickman said then. “So why don’t we drop the qualifier and say lives matter.” In a statement Saturday, Gov. Greg Abbott said “heinous and deliberate crimes against law enforcement will not be tolerated” and that the state “reveres the men and women in law enforcement who put their lives on the line every day to protect and serve their communities.” The deputy had gone to the Chevron gas station in Cypress, a middle-class to upper middle-class suburban area of Harris County that is unincorporated and located northwest of Houston, after responding to a routine car accident earlier Friday. An impromptu memorial sprouted at the pump he had used Friday night, with a pile of balloons, flowers, candles and notes, including one that said, “Gone but never forgotten R.I.P. Deputy Goforth.” The gas station was open Saturday, but that pump was closed.

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People light candles on Friday by a sign that reads “Europe your hand is covered with blood” at Keleti railway station in Budapest, Hungary, during a memorial for the 71 migrants who suffocated to death in an abandoned truck on a main Austrian highway.

Court orders arrest of 4 in migrant truck deaths BY PABLO GORONDI The Associated Press KECSKEMET, Hungary — Four men suspected of being involved in the deaths of 71 migrants found in a truck in Austria were placed under preliminary arrest Saturday by a Hungarian court. The preliminary arrests will be in place until the suspects are indicted or Sept. 29, at the latest, said Ferenc Bicskei, president of the Kecskemet Court. The court agreed with prosecutors that the severity of the crime and the risk that the suspects would flee justified their arrest. Bicskei said the four suspects appealed the decision, saying they had not committed any crimes. The three Bulgarian suspects are aged 29, 30 and 50, officials said, while the fourth suspect — an Afghan — is 28 years old.

The refrigerated truck with the dead migrants was found Thursday in the safety lane of the main Budapest-to-Vienna highway. The suspects were detained later that day in southern Hungary, near the border with Serbia, where Hungary is building a 13-foot-high fence. The human trafficking case is being heard in Kecskemet, in central Hungary, because the truck set off from that city before picking up the migrants near the border with Serbia, Gabor Schmidt, a spokesman for the Bacs-Kiskun county chief prosecution office, told reporters outside the courthouse before the hearings. Schmidt said Hungarian authorities are investigating the suspects’ involvement in the human trafficking aspects of the case, while their suspected connection to the deaths of the migrants is being investigated by Austrian authorities.

OBITUARIES GRACE COMSTOCK SANTEE — Grace Comstock, 89, of Santee, widow of John Hill Comstock, passed away on Friday, Aug. 21, 2015, at Lake Marion Nursing Home. Grace Comstock was born on St. Patrick’s Day, March 17, 1926, in Warwick, Rhode Island, a daughter of George and Mary Naren Anderson. On March 24, 1940, Grace was baptized in First Crompton Baptist Church in Rhode Island. She graduated from West Warwick High School in 1940. On Dec. 27, 1947, she married John Hill Comstock. At the time of John’s death, they were married 65 years. Until the birth of their son, Warren, Grace worked as a switchboard operator. Grace was a housewife while John finished his 30-year career with the Department of Defense. While she raised Warren, Grace enjoyed sewing, cooking and entertaining friends and family. Upon John’s retirement, they moved to Santee, where they resided at Bradford Village. It was then that Grace became an avid golfer, winning several tournaments. She also enjoyed traveling around the world. Grace was preceded in death by her parents, George and Mary Anderson; and her sisters, Eva DiMondo and

Janet Pfieler. Surviving are her uncle, Raymond Anderson of Warwick; her son, Warren George Comstock and his wife, Lucy, of Manning; a granddaughter, Nikita Comstock of Anchorage, Alaska; grandsons, Joshua Comstock, John Hill Comstock III (Amanda) of Clarksville, Virginia, Brandon Prevost (Jennifer) and Brent Prevost of Coward; great-grandchildren, Brianna Comstock, Hannah Comstock, Joshua Comstock, Isaac Comstock (due in September) and Daniel Prevost of Manning. Grace will join her husband, John, at Knight Hill Family Cemetery following an 11 a.m. service on Tuesday, Sept. 8, at Gorton-Menard Funeral Home in Coventry, Rhode Island. The cemetery is located in Clayville, Rhode Island, on Knight Hill Road. Memorials may be sent to the American Cancer Society.

Avinger Funeral Home of Holly Hill is in charge of arrangements.

MATTHEW L. DAVID ALCOLU — Matthew Laroy David died Sunday, Aug. 23, 2015. Funeral services for Mr. David will be held at 2:30 p.m. today at Green Hill Missionary Baptist Church, 1260 Green Hill Church Road, Alcolu, with the Rev. Delbert H. Singleton Jr., pastor, presiding; Minister Barbara Snider, eulogist; the Rev. David Woods Jr.; and Evangelist Natasha Wilson, assisting. 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, Manning.

Aug. 22, 2015. Funeral services for Mrs. McCray will be held at 1 p.m. Tuesday at Hayes F. & LaNelle J. Samuels Sr. Memorial Chapel, 114 N. Church St., Manning, with Brother Keith Prescod officiating. The family is receiving friends at the home of her aunts, Julia A Singleton, 10350 S.C. 261 S., Pinewood, and Lillie (Ernest) Bowman, 12301 S.C. 261 S., Pinewood. These services have been entrusted to Samuels Funeral

Home LLC, Manning.

MALCOLM W. ALLEN SUMTER — Malcolm Wayne Allen, age 72, died Friday, Aug. 28, 2015, at Covenant Place of Sumter. Arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by Bullock Funeral Home.

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ARIES (March 21-April 19): Plan to have EUGENIA LAST some fun with someone you love spending time with. Take the initiative to look your best or to set time aside for pampering. An idea you have will spark interest with someone who shares your vision. Romance is highlighted.

The last word in astrology

TAURUS (April 20-May 20): Follow the path that best suits what you like to do. Don’t let anyone put a damper on your day by dictating what you can and cannot do. Attend an event that will allow you to explore and expand your interest and knowledge. GEMINI (May 21-June 20): Look for solutions. A practical approach to whatever you do will help keep you from overdoing it. It’s important to stay true to what you want, but try to find a successful route that stays within your budget. CANCER (June 21-July 22): Let your imagination wander and your emotions take over. Sign up for an event or course that will broaden your awareness and set you on an unusual and interesting journey. Reconnecting with people from your past will help you move forward. LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): Make sure you are careful not to be misleading. Discuss your plans and don’t put pressure on anyone to do things your way. If you have to go it alone, do so without hesitation. A positive personal change is achievable. VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Stick close to home and nurture the relationships that are meaningful to you. Be honest about the way you feel and what your intentions are. You can make progress if you are realistic and are careful not to be excessive.

ACROSS 1 Fire-breathing boss 5 Throw away the script 10 One of the Three Bears 14 Arise (from) 18 Chamber groups 19 Presence of mind 20 Astronaut Shepard 21 Car for hire 22 Ivy League benefactor 24 Pro-temperance First Lady 26 Buck 27 Hardly ever 29 Campaign button word 30 Prolongs, with “out” 33 Shut with force 34 Gardening medium 36 UFO pilots 39 None of the above

AccuWeather® ﬁve-day forecast for Sumter TODAY

TONIGHT

A shower and t-storm around

MONDAY

Mostly cloudy with Partly sunny, a stray a t-storm t-storm

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): Use your experience to guide you through the changes you face. Don’t trust anyone to take care of your responsibilities. Plan out your strategy and work your way through each step to ensure things are done to your specifications. SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): Your creativity will help you find new ideas and solutions, as well as ensure that you can handle whatever challenges you face. Stick close to home and develop the plans that will help change your life. Help will come from an unusual source. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): You can wheel and deal your way to victory, but your moment in the spotlight will be short-lived if you have stretched the truth or made unrealistic promises. Put more emphasis on self-improvement instead of trying to change others. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): Think less, do more and head in an unusual direction. Consider a unique challenge that has the potential to make you extra cash. Money will come to you in a most peculiar fashion. Be open to trying something new. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): Attending or planning a reunion with old friends will be enlightening. However, your focus should be on your current relationships. Learn from the past in order to avoid making similar mistakes in the future. Honesty should take top priority.

41 Org. for GPs 42 Hosp. readout 43 Jacuzzi 46 Silver Linings Playbook star 49 Custardy desserts 51 Misrepresent 52 Shell game 53 Baton Rouge sch. 54 Mireille of World War Z 55 Make smooth 56 Keats works 58 Top tunes 60 Switch off 64 NCO rank 65 Violinist Stern 66 Ending like -arian 67 South African who wrote Your Healthy Heart 71 Shakespearean prince 73 Got a pot started 74 Robert Burns’ refusal 75 Urban grid 78 Without exception 80 Cable providers’ devices

WEDNESDAY

THURSDAY

A shower and t-storm around

69°

83° / 71°

86° / 71°

88° / 71°

Chance of rain: 60%

Chance of rain: 55%

Chance of rain: 40%

Chance of rain: 60%

SE 4-8 mph

SSE 3-6 mph

E 6-12 mph

NE 4-8 mph

ENE 4-8 mph

Gaﬀney 83/64 Spartanburg 82/66

Greenville 81/65

Columbia 83/70

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

IN THE MOUNTAINS

Sumter 83/69

Aiken 80/68

Charleston 81/72

Today: Partly sunny; a stray thunderstorm. High 79 to 83. Monday: A shower or thunderstorm around. High 80 to 84.

LOCAL ALMANAC

LAKE LEVELS

SUMTER THROUGH 4 P.M. YESTERDAY

Full pool 360 76.8 75.5 100

Lake Murray Marion Moultrie Wateree

86° 64° 88° 67° 99° in 1948 54° in 1986

Precipitation 24 hrs ending 4 p.m. yest. Month to date Normal month to date Year to date Last year to date Normal year to date

SUN AND MOON 7 a.m. yest. 356.77 72.90 72.80 97.07

24-hr chg -0.03 -0.07 -0.08 -0.01

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

0.00" 2.21" 4.78" 26.36" 25.57" 33.12"

NATIONAL CITIES

REGIONAL CITIES

Today Mon. City Hi/Lo/W Hi/Lo/W Atlanta 79/67/t 85/70/pc Chicago 82/65/pc 86/69/s Dallas 98/76/pc 98/77/s Detroit 80/65/c 85/67/pc Houston 91/71/pc 91/72/pc Los Angeles 88/68/pc 84/67/pc New Orleans 91/74/pc 91/75/t New York 90/74/pc 92/75/pc Orlando 85/74/t 86/74/r Philadelphia 90/74/pc 91/73/pc Phoenix 107/86/pc 106/84/pc San Francisco 74/60/pc 73/59/pc Wash., DC 91/74/pc 89/72/pc

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

Today Hi/Lo/W 78/61/t 77/66/t 82/69/t 82/72/t 83/72/pc 81/72/t 85/67/t 78/68/t 83/70/t 84/69/t 86/69/pc 84/69/pc 85/68/pc

Flood 7 a.m. stage yest. 12 1.73 19 2.58 14 1.90 14 1.78 80 73.38 24 6.60

Mon. Hi/Lo/W 81/64/s 83/69/t 83/70/t 83/73/t 85/73/pc 83/72/t 85/69/t 83/70/t 84/72/t 83/70/t 85/70/pc 82/69/t 83/69/t

24-hr chg -0.13 +0.03 +0.12 +0.14 -0.09 +1.97

Today City Hi/Lo/W Florence 84/70/t Gainesville 84/72/t Gastonia 84/67/t Goldsboro 87/69/pc Goose Creek 81/72/t Greensboro 86/68/t Greenville 81/65/t Hickory 84/66/t Hilton Head 80/73/t Jacksonville, FL 83/73/t La Grange 84/69/t Macon 82/69/t Marietta 77/67/t

Sunrise 6:54 a.m. Moonrise 8:31 p.m.

Sunset Moonset

7:51 p.m. 7:46 a.m.

Last

New

First

Full

Sep. 5

Sep. 13

Sep. 21

Sep. 27

TIDES AT MYRTLE BEACH

High 9:57 a.m. 10:33 p.m. 10:51 a.m. 11:24 p.m.

Today Mon.

Mon. Hi/Lo/W 82/71/t 86/72/r 85/69/t 84/69/t 82/73/pc 83/69/t 83/68/t 83/68/t 81/73/t 84/72/r 89/71/pc 85/70/pc 84/69/t

Ht. 3.6 3.8 3.7 3.7

Low 4:35 a.m. 4:54 p.m. 5:24 a.m. 5:47 p.m.

Today City Hi/Lo/W Marion 81/62/t Mt. Pleasant 80/74/t Myrtle Beach 83/72/t Orangeburg 83/69/t Port Royal 80/74/t Raleigh 87/68/pc Rock Hill 85/67/t Rockingham 86/67/pc Savannah 81/72/t Spartanburg 82/66/t Summerville 81/71/t Wilmington 84/69/pc Winston-Salem 85/66/t

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SATURDAY’S ANSWERS CROSSWORD

SUDOKU

59 Rent-__ (airport service) 61 Donkey sound 62 Most fuzz-filled 63 Rough guess 68 Fill-in worker 69 Of warships 70 Poised for action 71 Obey strictly 72 Birdlike 76 Raptor’s gripper 77 Exhausted 79 Ham’s surroundings, often 81 Metaphor for slowness 86 Hermione portrayer 87 Home cooler 89 Heckle 90 Had figured out 91 __ uncertain terms 92 Deride 93 Final word

99 Snicker sound 101 Book-jacket bio 103 Curt denial 104 Not fully shut 105 Missile housing 106 Managed care grps. 107 Muck 108 Toaster waffle brand 110 Cookie holders 111 Monogram pt. 112 In the past 114 DC baseballer 115 Guileful 117 Ancient marauder 118 Fredericksburg victor South African surgeon CHRISTIAAN BARNARD (67 Across) performed the

first successful human-tohuman heart transplant in 1967. Halifax, Nova SCOTIA (109 Across) was named for the Earl of Halifax, who assisted in the foundation of the province.

The Voyages of Doctor Dolittle, the second in the Dolittle series of children’s books by HUGH LOFTING (116 Across), won the Newbery Medal for 1923.

JUMBLE

LOTTERY NUMBERS PICK 3 SATURDAY

PALMETTO CASH 5 SATURDAY 5-12-29-32-38 PowerUp: 3

0-4-0 and 7-8-5

MEGAMILLIONS FRIDAY

PICK 4 SATURDAY

13-35-40-60-68 Megaball: 9 Megaplier: 4

1-3-9-5 and 7-2-2-6

16-17-39-40-46 Lucky Ball: 12

LUCKY FOR LIFE THURSDAY

Ht. -0.6 -0.6 -0.7 -0.5

Mon. Hi/Lo/W 83/63/pc 83/74/t 82/74/s 83/71/pc 82/75/t 84/69/t 85/68/t 85/69/t 82/72/t 83/68/t 82/72/t 81/70/t 82/68/t

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

119 Natural soother 120 Frequently 121 Don’t go quietly 122 Prenatal test, for short 123 Stood up 124 Teh, when in print 125 Steak order 126 Hideout DOWN 1 Ricelike pasta 2 Brownie, for one 3 Writer Dahl 4 Salad green 5 First full spring mo. 6 Slip into 7 Emphatic denial 8 Cruise stops 9 Racer’s final goround 10 Observatory near San Diego 11 Grad 12 __-12 Conference 13 Whichever 14 Play for time 15 Actor Diggs 16 Higher-up, for short 17 Atomizer output 18 Danson of CSI 23 Give an address 25 27 Dresses star 28 Angela Lansbury title 31 Motivations 32 Dry, as Italian wine 34 Be sent reeling 35 Junk-mail addressee 36 Flowed back 37 Rome fountain 38 Register attendants 40 Where a shoulder is 43 Exodus locale 44 Eggs on 45 Strong point 47 Alice’s cat 48 Alpha opposite 50 Flying prefix 53 One of the Simpsons 57 Where witnesses sit 58 Poetic name for Ireland

Myrtle Beach 83/72

Manning 84/70

ON THE COAST

Temperature High Low Normal high Normal low Record high Record low

Florence 84/70

Bishopville 84/69

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): You will be drawn to people who tend to be unusual or practice different beliefs than your own. Attending community events will be eyeopening and could improve your current lifestyle. Explore and enjoy.

82 Letters of urgency 83 Lean and muscular 84 Little devil 85 Shakespearean spouse 87 Singer of “Skyfall” 88 Have an afternoon break, perhaps 90 Sophie’s Choice author 94 Carry-__ (some luggage) 95 Superlative suffix 96 Wheel of Fortune purchase 97 Imply 98 Stick with a kick 99 London art gallery 100 Social slight 102 Store away 104 Campfire evidence 107 YouTube owner 109 Halifax, Nova __ 113 Muppet Show mastermind 116 Doctor Dolittle creator

TUESDAY

83°

Today: A shower and thunderstorm around. Winds northeast 4-8 mph. Monday: Warmer with a thunderstorm. Winds south-southeast 4-8 mph.

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SUNDAY, AUGUST 30, 2015

U.S. OPEN

I think I can, I think I can... Women who beat Serena say belief important BY HOWARD FENDRICH The Associated Press So here’s the question 127 of the 128 women in the U.S. Open’s main draw will ask themselves: How do you beat Serena Williams? A solid return helps, of course. As can the occasional free point off a big serve. And an ability to hang in there at the baseline on extended groundstroke exchanges. Still, women who have managed to pick up rare victories over Williams pointed not to any particular stroke but rather to a positive mindset as the key to defeating the woman seeded No. 1 and chasing a calendar-year Grand Slam at Flushing Meadows, where play begins Monday. “If you want to beat her,” two-time Wimbledon champion Petra Kvitova said, “you have to believe that you can.” As Alize Cornet, who is seeded 27th at the U.S. Open, summed it up: “You need to go on court and ‘know’ you can win.” The No. 5-seeded Kvitova is responsible for one of Williams’ two losses in 50 matches in 2015, on red clay at Madrid in early May. The other came against 12th-seeded Swiss teenager Belinda Bencic on a hard court at Toronto this

THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Petra Kvitova is just one of a few women who have beaten Serena Williams this year, beating her in Madrid. Williams will be trying to complete SEE U.S. OPEN, PAGE B6 a calendar year Grand Slam by winning the U.S. Open, which begins on Monday.

NORTH CAROLINA FOOTBALL

USC FOOTBALL

UNC hoping revamp means big step forward

Mitch still has steady, low-key approach

BY AARON BEARD The Associated Press CHAPEL HILL, N.C. — North Carolina has spent the months since the end of a frustrating season trying to repair a fractured locker room as well as a broken defense. Fourth-year coach Larry Fedora is waiting to find out if the Tar Heels have done both. “We’ll think we know things about this football team,” Fedora said, “but until we’re faced with adversity, we won’t really know.” Sure, the Tar Heels (6-7) made a bowl game for the second straight season. But they were a historically bad

defensive team that undercut the big numbers put up by their offense, leading to an overhaul of the defensive coaching staff and the arrival of former Auburn head coach Gene Chizik as defensive coordinator. There were also chemistry problems leading to an offseason meeting in which players were required to write what they thought was the team’s biggest problem on a board. Fedora said the list of “100-something” issues included a lack of leadership to a lack of belief in the team’s approach. “We talked about every

SEE UNC, PAGE B5

BY JOSH KENDALL The State

“We pretty much knew what the other team was going to be doing when Frank went and scouted them,” Watts said. “He just did a great job at scouting.” Current TSA girls head coach B.J. Reed was a star for Watts and Newcomb on those three state championship teams. She said Newcomb knew how far to push his players. “It wasn’t just the Xs and Os that made Frank such a good coach,” said Reed, who went on to be a starter at Wake Forest after graduating from TSA. “He would push you to the limit in practice. He wouldn’t let up until he

In May of 2012, Connor Mitch lost out on a trip to the prestigious Elite 11 Finals. Then a senior at Wakefield High in Raleigh, he was a finalist at a regional event in New York City but finished behind Kevin Olsen. ESPN officials who run the camp immediately began trying to line up Mitch for another regional tryout. Elite 11 head quarterback coach Trent Dilfer was on the phone with Mitch’s parents multiple times encouraging MITCH them to find a way to get Connor to this workout or that workout. Connor’s response? “Meh.” Every other time slot conflicted with this or that on his schedule, and he wasn’t interested enough in the spotlight of Elite 11 to juggle the rest of his life for another shot at it, his mother Janet said. Now, Mitch is the sophomore starting quarterback for the South Carolina Gamecocks, and he’s got the same low-key approach. “He’s calm, under control, consistent,” senior offensive lineman Will Sport said. “He’s not a guy that is going to yell… not yet anyway.”

SEE NEWCOMB, PAGE B4

SEE MITCH, PAGE B4

THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

North Carolina quarterback Marquise Williams looks to lead the Tar Heels to a victory over South Carolina on Thursday in Charlotte when the two teams kick off the college football season. North Carolina has a number of returners on offense and Gene Chizik as its defensive coordinator.

FRANK NEWCOMB

Newcomb friend to those wherever he went, coached BY DENNIS BRUNSON dennis@theitem.com When Allen Watts was named the girls basketball head coach at Thomas Sumter Academy for the 1986-87 school year, he didn’t hesitate when finding an assistant coach. “I went straight to Frank and asked if he would help me,” Watts said of Frank Newcomb. “I knew the passion he NEWCOMB had for the game, the love he had for the girls and just the love he had for basketball.” Watts and Newcomb were a pretty

good combination, leading the Lady Generals to three straight state championships. Newcomb, who would later become the girls head coach at Wilson Hall, passed away on Monday at the age of 52. Watts, who attended a memorial service for Newcomb on Saturday, said Newcomb touched more than just those at TSA and Wilson Hall. “I’ve been getting calls all week from people who played at Cardinal Newman, Hammond, schools like that,” Watts said. “Frank really touched a lot of people.” Watts said Newcomb had a great attention to detail when it came to his coaching.

SPORTS

SUNDAY, AUGUST 30, 2015

SCOREBOARD

Los Angeles San Francisco Arizona San Diego Colorado

TV, RADIO

71 69 63 62 51

56 59 65 66 75

.559 .539 .492 .484 .405

FRIDAY’S GAMES

TODAY

6:30 a.m. – Professional Golf: European PGA Tour D+D Real Czech Masters Final Round from Prague (GOLF). 8:25 a.m. – International Soccer: English Premier League Match – Norwich City vs. Southampton (NBC SPORTS NETWORK). 9 a.m. – NFL Preseason Football: Philadelphia at Green Bay (NFL NETWORK). 10 a.m. – Youth Baseball: Little League World Series Third-Place Game from Williamsport, Pa. (ESPN). 10:30 a.m. – International Soccer: Dutch League Match – Feyenoord vs. PSV Eindhoven (UNIVISION). 10:55 a.m. – International Soccer: English Premier League Match – Manchester United vs. Swansea (NBC SPORTS NETWORK). Noon – PGA Golf: The Barclays Final Round from Plainfield, N.J. (GOLF). Noon – NFL Preseason Football: Minnesota at Dallas (NFL NETWORK). 12:45 p.m. – International Soccer: Mexican League Match – Leon vs. Toluca (IUNIVISION). 1 p.m. – Women’s College Soccer: Florida State at Florida (SEC NETWORK). 1 p.m. – Major League Baseball: Boston at New York Mets (TBS). 1:30 p.m. – NASCAR Racing: Camping World Truck Series Chevrolet Silverado 250 from Bowmanville, Ontario (FOX SPORTS 1, WEGX-FM 92.9). 1:30 p.m. – Major League Baseball: New York Yankees at Atlanta (FOX SPORTSOUTH, WPUB-FM 102.7). 2 p.m. – Track and Field: IAAF World Championships from Beijing (WIS 10). 2 p.m. – PGA Golf: The Barclays Final Round from Plainfield, N.J. (WLTX 19). 2 p.m. – High School Football: Miramar (Fla.) vs. IMG Academy (Fla.) from Bradenton, Fla. (ESPNU). 2 p.m. – Senior PGA Golf: Champions Tour Dick’s Sporting Goods Open Final Round from Endicott, N.Y. (GOLF). 3 p.m. – Youth Baseball: Little League World Series Championship Game from Williamsport, Pa. (WOLO 25). 4 p.m. – NFL Preseason Football: Houston at New Orleans (WACH 57). 4 p.m. – CFL Football: Saskatchewan at Ottawa (ESPN2). 4 p.m. – IRL Racing: IndyCar Series Grand Prix of Sonoma from Sonoma, Calif. (NBC SPORTS NETWORK). 4:30 p.m. – Major League Soccer: Portland at Seattle (ESPN). 5 p.m. – LPGA Golf: Yokohama Tires LPGA Classic Final Round from Prattville, Ala. (GOLF). 6:20 p.m. – International Soccer: Mexican League Match – Jaguares vs. Guadalajara (UNIVISION). 7 p.m. – WNBA Basketball: Phoenix at Minnesota (ESPN2). 7 p.m. – Major League Soccer: D.C. at New York (FOX SPORTS 1). 7 p.m. – Professional Golf: Web.com Tour WinCo Foods Portland Open Final Round from North Plains, Ore. (GOLF). 8 p.m. – NFL Preseason Football: Arizona at Oakland (WIS 10). 8 p.m. – Major League Baseball: Chicago Cubs at Los Angeles Dodgers (ESPN). 9 p.m. – WNBA Basketball: Washington at Seattle (NBA TV). 9:30 p.m. – NWSL Soccer: Washington at Portland (FOX SPORTS 1).

MONDAY

1 p.m. – Professional Tennis: U.S. Open Men’s and Women’s First-Round Matches from Flushing, N.Y. (ESPN). 6 p.m. – Professional Tennis: U.S. Open Men’s and Women’s First-Round Matches from Flushing, N.Y. (ESPN2). 6:05 p.m. – Talk Show: Sports Talk (WPUB-FM 102.7, WDXY-FM 105.9, WDXY-AM 1240). 7 p.m. – Major League Baseball: New York Yankees at Boston (ESPN). 7 p.m. – Major League Baseball: Miami at Atlanta (SPORTSOUTH). 10 p.m. – Major League Baseball: San Francisco at Los Angeles Dodgers or Texas at San Diego (MLB NETWORK).

MLB STANDINGS By The Associated Press AMERICAN LEAGUE EAST DIVISION W Toronto 72 New York 70 Baltimore 63 Tampa Bay 63 Boston 59 CENTRAL DIVISION W Kansas City 79 Minnesota 66 Cleveland 61 Chicago 60 Detroit 60 WEST DIVISION W Houston 71 Texas 66 Los Angeles 65 Seattle 60 Oakland 55

L 56 57 65 65 69

Pct .563 .551 .492 .492 .461

GB – 11/2 9 9 13

L 49 62 66 67 68

Pct .617 .516 .480 .472 .469

GB – 13 171/2 181/2 19

L 58 61 63 69 74

Pct .550 .520 .508 .465 .426

GB – 4 51/2 11 16

FRIDAY’S GAMES

Toronto 5, Detroit 3 Boston 6, N.Y. Mets 4, 10 innings Kansas City 3, Tampa Bay 2 Cleveland 3, L.A. Angels 1 N.Y. Yankees 15, Atlanta 4 Texas 4, Baltimore 1 Minnesota 3, Houston 0 Seattle 2, Chicago White Sox 0 Arizona 6, Oakland 4

SATURDAY’S GAMES

Detroit at Toronto, 1:07 p.m. Boston at N.Y. Mets, 4:05 p.m. Kansas City at Tampa Bay, 6:10 p.m. Houston at Minnesota, 7:10 p.m. L.A. Angels at Cleveland, 7:10 p.m. N.Y. Yankees at Atlanta, 7:10 p.m. Seattle at Chicago White Sox, 7:10 p.m. Baltimore at Texas, 8:05 p.m. Oakland at Arizona, 8:10 p.m.

TODAY’S GAMES

Detroit (Simon 11-8) at Toronto (Buehrle 13-6), 1:07 p.m. Boston (Miley 10-10) at N.Y. Mets (Syndergaard 8-6), 1:10 p.m. Kansas City (D.Duffy 7-6) at Tampa Bay (Karns 7-5), 1:10 p.m. L.A. Angels (Weaver 6-9) at Cleveland (Tomlin 2-1), 1:10 p.m. N.Y. Yankees (Eovaldi 13-2) at Atlanta (Teheran 9-6), 1:35 p.m. Houston (McCullers 5-4) at Minnesota (E.Santana 2-4), 2:10 p.m. Seattle (Olmos 1-0) at Chicago White Sox (Quintana 7-10), 2:10 p.m. Baltimore (Mi.Gonzalez 9-10) at Texas (D.Holland 1-1), 3:05 p.m. Oakland (Chavez 7-13) at Arizona (Ray 3-10), 4:10 p.m.

Pittsburgh 5, Colorado 3 Miami 4, Washington 3 Philadelphia 7, San Diego 1 Boston 6, N.Y. Mets 4, 10 innings N.Y. Yankees 15, Atlanta 4 Milwaukee 5, Cincinnati 0 Arizona 6, Oakland 4 L.A. Dodgers 4, Chicago Cubs 1 San Francisco 5, St. Louis 4

SATURDAY’S GAMES

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

TODAY’S GAMES

Boston (Miley 10-10) at N.Y. Mets (Syndergaard 8-6), 1:10 p.m. Colorado (J.De La Rosa 7-6) at Pittsburgh (Morton 8-5), 1:35 p.m. Miami (B.Hand 4-3) at Washington (Strasburg 8-6), 1:35 p.m. N.Y. Yankees (Eovaldi 13-2) at Atlanta (Teheran 9-6), 1:35 p.m. San Diego (Shields 9-6) at Philadelphia (Asher 0-0), 1:35 p.m. Cincinnati (Jo.Lamb 0-2) at Milwaukee (W.Peralta 4-8), 2:10 p.m. St. Louis (Jai.Garcia 6-4) at San Francisco (Heston 11-7), 4:05 p.m. Oakland (Chavez 7-13) at Arizona (Ray 3-10), 4:10 p.m. Chicago Cubs (Arrieta 16-6) at L.A. Dodgers (A.Wood 9-8), 8:05 p.m.

MONDAY’S GAMES

Miami at Atlanta, 7:10 p.m. Philadelphia at N.Y. Mets, 7:10 p.m. Cincinnati at Chicago Cubs, 8:05 p.m. Washington at St. Louis, 8:15 p.m. Arizona at Colorado, 8:40 p.m. San Francisco at L.A. Dodgers, 10:10 p.m. Texas at San Diego, 10:10 p.m.

NASCAR LEADERS The Associated Press

Through Aug. 22 1, Kevin Harvick, 908. 2, Joey Logano, 865. 3, Dale Earnhardt Jr., 819. 4, Brad Keselowski, 793. 5, Jimmie Johnson, 792. 6, Martin Truex Jr., 771. 7, Matt Kenseth, 753. 8, Kurt Busch, 713. 9, Denny Hamlin, 712. 10, Jamie McMurray, 696. 11, Ryan Newman, 683. 12, Paul Menard, 674. 13, Jeff Gordon, 672. 14, Carl Edwards, 666. 15, Clint Bowyer, 655. 16, Aric Almirola, 620. 17, Kasey Kahne, 618. 18, Greg Biffle, 572. 19, Austin Dillon, 564. 20, Kyle Larson, 551. Money 1, Kevin Harvick, $6,668,896. 2, Joey Logano, $5,914,657. 3, Jimmie Johnson, $5,190,830. 4, Denny Hamlin, $4,703,742. 5, Dale Earnhardt Jr., $4,478,495. 6, Matt Kenseth, $4,353,609. 7, Brad Keselowski, $4,311,664. 8, Jeff Gordon, $4,157,894. 9, Martin Truex Jr., $3,856,946. 10, Clint Bowyer, $3,800,307. 11, Ryan Newman, $3,722,353. 12, Greg Biffle, $3,680,251. 13, Jamie McMurray, $3,586,554. 14, Aric Almirola, $3,555,769. 15, Austin Dillon, $3,487,532. 16, Trevor Bayne, $3,419,245. 17, AJ Allmendinger, $3,285,284. 18, David Ragan, $3,229,117. 19, Kyle Larson, $3,212,039. 20, Kurt Busch, $3,175,406.

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

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FRIDAY’S GAMES

New England 17, Carolina 16 Kansas City 34, Tennessee 10 Detroit 22, Jacksonville 17

SATURDAY’S GAMES

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.

TODAY’S GAMES

Houston at New Orleans, 4 p.m. Arizona at Oakland, 8 p.m.

WNBA STANDINGS By The Associated Press W 19 17 17 16 12 12

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BAE TIED FOR LEAD AT BARCLAYS AS SERVICE LOOMS

EDISON, N.J. — Bae Sangmoon is making the most of his final weeks before he starts mandatory military service in South Korea. Bae matched shots with PGA champion Jason Day throughout the third round of The Barclays on Saturday until both finished at 7-under 63 and tied for the lead going into the final round at Plainfield Country Club. Two shots behind was Ryan Palmer, playing for the first time since his father died in a traffic accident in West Texas. A victory by Bae would put him on the Presidents Cup team in his native South Korea, assuming he

THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Keen Ice (7) moves past Triple Crown winner American Pharoah to win the Travers Stakes on Saturday at Saratoga Race Course in Saratoga Springs, N.Y. could even play. And a FedEx Cup title comes with a fiveyear exemption. ERNST GRABS LEAD AT DELAYED YOKOHAMA TIRE LPGA CLASSIC

PRATTVILLE, Ala. — Austin Ernst took the lead at 10 under Saturday before darkness forced the suspension of third-round play in the weather-delayed Yokohama LPGA Tire Classic. Ernest was 1 under through four holes after waiting out a five-hour delay for rain and lightning on the links-style Senator Course. She passed secondround leader Yani Tseng, who had a bogey on the fourth hole to drop to 9 under. SPITTLE TAKES 2ND-ROUND LEAD AT DICK’S OPEN

ENDICOTT, N.Y. — Canadian Rod Spittle shot a 6-under 66 on Saturday to take a one-shot lead after the second round of the Champions Tour’s Dick’s

Sporting Goods Open. The 60-year-old Spittle was at 10-under 134, a shot ahead of Scott McCarron (64) and John Huston (68). Huston, the 2011 champion, is trying to become the first two-time winner in the event that started in 2007. FALCONS ANNOUNCE 5-YEAR EXTENSION FOR JULIO JONES

ATLANTA — The Atlanta Falcons have agreed to a five-year contract extension with Julio Jones that is expected to rank with recent deals paid to other top wide receivers. The deal, announced by the team before Saturday night’s preseason game at Miami, follows owner Arthur Blank’s pledge to make Jones “a Falcon for life.” Two other top NFL receivers, Denver’s Demaryius Thomas and Dez Bryant of Dallas, signed $70 million contracts this year. From wire reports

MLB ROUNDUP

NATIONAL CONFERENCE

NATIONAL LEAGUE W 71 64 54 52 51

SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y.— Triple Crown winner American Pharoah has been beaten, losing to Keen Ice in the $1.6 million Travers Stakes before a stunned crowd Saturday at Saratoga Race Course. American Pharoah came into the race as the overwhelming favorite, but lost the lead entering the far turn and just didn’t have the energy to catch Keen Ice. The upset solidified Saratoga’s reputation as the “Graveyard of Favorites.” Only one of 12 Triple Crown winners has been able to go on and win the Travers. Keen Ice, trained by Dale Romans and ridden by Javier Castellano, won by threequarters of a length. American Pharoah, the first Triple Crown winner in 37 years, had won eight straight races coming into the Travers, including the Haskell Invitational on Aug. 2.

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AMERICAN CONFERENCE

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MONDAY’S GAMES

SPORTS ITEMS

EAST

Tampa Bay at Baltimore, 7:05 p.m. Cleveland at Toronto, 7:07 p.m. N.Y. Yankees at Boston, 7:10 p.m. Seattle at Houston, 8:10 p.m. L.A. Angels at Oakland, 10:05 p.m. Texas at San Diego, 10:10 p.m.

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SATURDAY’S GAMES

Chicago at Atlanta, 7 p.m. New York at Connecticut, 7 p.m.

TODAY’S GAMES

Indiana at Tulsa, 4:30 p.m. San Antonio at Los Angeles, 7 p.m. Connecticut at Chicago, 7 p.m. Phoenix at Minnesota, 7 p.m. Washington at Seattle, 9 p.m.

THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Toronto’s Edwin Encarnacion, left, hits a 3-run home run in the Blue Jays’ 15-1 victory over Detroit on Saturday in Toronto. Encarnacion hit three home runs and had nine runs batted in.

Encarnacion has 3 HRs, 9 RBI as Blue Jays rout Tigers 15-1 TORONTO— Edwin Encarnacion hit three home runs and tied a Toronto record with nine RBIs as the high-scoring Blue Jays routed the Detroit Tigers 15-1 Saturday. Encarnacion extended his hitting streak to 24 games, the longest in the majors this season, with a threerun homer off Buck Farmer (0-3) in the first inning. Encarnacion hit a tworun shot off Guido Knudson in the sixth, then connected for a grand slam against Alex Wilson in the seventh as the AL East leaders battered away. The game was paused briefly after Encarnacion’s slam when dozens of fans tossed caps onto the outfield to honor his homer hat trick. Encarnacion was left on deck for the final out in the eighth, costing him a chance to match the major

league mark for home runs in a game. CARDINALS 6 GIANTS 0

SAN FRANCISCO — Lance Lynn pitched neatly into the eighth inning before leaving with ankle injury that’s not considered serious, beating San Francisco for the first time in his career as the St. Louis Cardinals blanked the Giants 6-0 Saturday. RED SOX 3 METS 1

NEW YORK — Joe Kelly won his sixth straight outing, recovering nicely from a rocky start to outpitch Jacob deGrom and lead the Boston Red Sox over the New York Mets 3-1 Saturday. VIN SCULLY: 2016 WILL BE FINAL SEASON IN BOOTH FOR DODGERS

LOS ANGELES — Vin

Scully says 2016 will be his last season in the broadcast booth for the Los Angeles Dodgers, which would mark the end of his record 67year tenure with the same franchise. The Hall of Fame announcer turns 88 in November and he said Saturday he believes one more year would be enough. FRIDAY BRAVES 15 YANKEES 4 ATLANTA — Didi Gregorius and Brian McCann combined to give the New York Yankees’ lineup a much-needed boost. Gregorius drove in a career-high six runs, McCann hit a three-run homer in his return to Atlanta and the Yankees shook off a scoring slump to beat the Braves 15-4 on Friday.

From wire reports

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SUNDAY, AUGUST 30, 2015

Brady throws 2 INTs, 1 TD in 17-16 win INJURY UPDATE

BY STEVE REED The Associated Press CHARLOTTE— At least for one series Tom Brady looked like Tom Brady again. The four-time Super Bowl champion overcame two early interceptions to lead his first touchdown drive of the preseason as the New England Patriots beat the Carolina Panthers 17-16 on Friday. New England’s first six possessions included four three-and-outs and two Brady interceptions, although one came when Panthers cornerback Charles Tillman wrestled the ball away from Aaron Dobson on the ground. Brady’s other pick came when he fired over the middle in traffic and safety Kurt Coleman stepped in front of the pass. Before his TD drive, Brady had a quarterback rating of 2.8. He exited at halftime, finishing 7 of 13 for 84 yards. “We didn’t do much offensively,” Patriots coach Bill Belichick said when asked to assess Brady’s performance. Brady left without speaking to reporters after the game; the Patriots are not making him available to the media in a preseason that has been a titanic struggle for Brady, who is awaiting word on his appeal of a four-game suspension for his role in “Deflategate.” After managing just three first downs in his first 11 preseason possessions, Brady finally got on track, leading an 80-yard scoring drive before halftime running the hurry-up offense. He capped the drive with a well-placed 18-yard touchdown pass to tight end Scott Chandler over the shoulder of linebacker Thomas Davis. The Patriots played again without tight end Rob Gronkowski and wide receivers Brandon LaFell and Julian Edelman. Carolina managed just two field goals in the first half behind Cam Newton and trailed 7-6 at halftime. Corey Brown bobbled away an easy TD pass from Newton — one of four Carolina drops in the first half. Newton finished 17 of 28 for 160 yards and a touchdown. Carolina’s first-team offense has had struggles of its own this preseason, scoring 20 points on 15 drives as penalties and drops ruined scoring opportunities. “As an offense we need to be better,” Newton said. “It’s frustrating that at halftime, with the defense playing its tails off, and we only had six points.” Observations from the game: QB COMPARISON

Patriots: Backup Jimmy Garoppolo was 13 of 17 for

Patriots: Backup fullback James Develin was carted off the field in the fourth quarter after injuring his left leg. Panthers: Tillman (head), WR Jerricho Cotchery (groin), and center Brian Folkerts (ankle) left early. Tillman had an interception and Cotchery had four catches for 38 yards. WHAT CAN BROWN DO FOR YOU

Panthers offensive coordinator Mike Shula expressed hope earlier in the week that Brown might step up and become Carolina’s No. 1 wide receiver with Kelvin Benjamin out for the season. But Brown has dropped five passes in the last two games. After Brown’s third drop, Newton walked over and hugged a dejected Brown on the sideline and patted him on the helmet. WAYNE’S WORLD THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

New England quarterback Tom Brady (12) looks to pass under pressure from Carolina Panthers’ Wes Horton (96) during the Patriots’ 17-16 victory in Charlotte on Friday. Brady threw two interceptions and a touchdown. 126 yards, including a 9-yard TD pass to Dion Lewis. Panthers: Backup Derek Anderson didn’t see much action, going 4 of 5 for 49 yards before being relieved by Joe Webb. Webb misfired on all six pass attempts. POSITION BATTLES

Patriots: You never know what Belichick is going to do at running back, but neither Brandon Bolden nor

Jonas Gray could find any holes early in the game. Bolden had 12 yards on five carries and Gray had 11 yards on five carries. Panthers: While Brown struggled at wide receiver, Ted Ginn Jr. had a solid game for the Panthers with three catches for 30 yards and also had a 32-yard punt return. He could challenge Brown for a starting job. FANTASY WATCH

Patriots: Chandler finished with three receptions for 39 yards, including the TD. Panthers: With Kelvin Benjamin out for the season, look for Pro Bowl TE Greg Olsen to be Carolina’s top receiving option this season. He had five catches for 43 yards, although he did have a rare drop. Olsen is coming off a career season in 2014 with 84 receptions for 1,008 yards and six touchdowns.

Veteran Reggie Wayne played about 20 snaps after joining the Patriots earlier in the week. He was targeted once on a quick slant, but couldn’t come up with the catch. “You go from on the beach chilling to playing football, so it was definitely a shock to the body,” Wayne said. WHERE’S THE BEEF

For third straight preseason game, the Panthers played without starting defensive end Charles Johnson (calf) and defensive tackles Star Lotulelei (foot) and Kawann Short (back).

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TSA’s Lee sets school record in 100-meter butterfly NEWBERRY – Thomas Sumter Academy’s Ed Lee set a school record in winning the 100-meter butterfly in the Newberry Academy Invitational on Saturday at the Newberry YMCA. Lee won the event in 1 minute, 1.72 seconds. He also set a school record in the 500 freestyle, finishing third in the event in a time of 5:41.52. Sam Hilferty of Wilson Hall was third in the 100 free in a school record of 55.57 seconds and was fourth in the 200 individual medley in 2:29.53. On the girls side, Wilson Hall’s 200-yard medley relay team of Angelica Agno, Anna Katherine Graves, Olivia Hilferty and Ali Hilferty was fourth in a time of 2:13.09. The 400 free relay team of Grace Towery, Holly Poag, Stewart Holler and Olivia Hilferty was fourth in 4:42.82. Olivia Hilferty was second in the 200 free in 2:14.21 and third in the 100 fly in 1:06.12. Ali Hilferty was third in the 50 free in 27.84 and fourth in the 100 free in 1:02.32. Ana Hartman of TSA was fourth in the 100 backstroke in 1:11.57. Fourteen schools competed in the meet.

PREP SCHEDULE MONDAY

Varsity Girls Tennis Thomas Sumter at Robert E. Lee, 3:30 p.m. Junior Varsity Girls Tennis Robert E. Lee at Thomas Sumter, 4 p.m. Varsity Volleyball Ben Lippen at Thomas Sumter, 4 p.m. Varsity and JV Volleyball Robert E. Lee at Calhoun, 4 p.m. Clarendon Hall at Faith Christian, 4 p.m.

TUESDAY

Varsity Cross Country Sumter at West Florence, 5:30 p.m. Varsity Girls Golf West Florence at Sumter (at Beech Creek Golf Club), TBA Varsity Girls Tennis Ben Lippen at Thomas Sumter, 4 p.m. Varsity Volleyball Clarendon Hall at St. Francis Xavier, 5 p.m. Westside Christian at Sumter Christian, 5 p.m. Varsity and JV Volleyball Lakewood at Lower Richland, 5:30 p.m. Lake Marion at East Clarendon, 5:30 p.m. Wilson Hall at Ben Lippen, 4:15 p.m. Laurence Manning at Heathwood Hall, 4:15 p.m. Marlboro at Robert E. Lee, 4 p.m.

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PREP FOOTBALL SCORES The Associated Press Friday’s Scores A.C. Flora 34, Swansea 24 Abbeville 55, Christ Church Episcopal 14 Aiken 57, South Aiken 34 Airport 42, Brookland-Cayce 37 Allendale-Fairfax 22, Wade Hampton (H) 8 Andrew Jackson Academy 28, Greenwood Christian 8 Andrews 29, St. James 26 Ashley Ridge 42, James Island 39 Aynor 48, Creek Bridge 6 Bamberg-Ehrhardt 47, Edisto 0 Barnwell 32, Blackville-Hilda 18 Batesburg-Leesville 35, Woodland 0 Beaufort Academy 47, W. Wyman King Academy 6 Belton-Honea Path 21, Laurens 15 Berea 34, Carolina High and Academy 21 Bethesda Academy, Ga. 48, Hilton Head Prep 21 Blacksburg 34, Lewisville 18 Blythewood 28, Ridge View 14 Boiling Springs 42, Nation Ford 26 Branchville 28, North 26 C.E. Murray 51, Lincoln 20 Calhoun Academy 42, Shannon Forest Christian 8 Calhoun County 49, Denmark-Olar 22 Cane Bay 24, Summerville 17 Cardinal Newman 21, Heathwood Hall 6 Chapin 44, Mid-Carolina 7 Chapman 41, Chesnee 14 Clover 23, Gastonia Forestview, N.C. 20 Coastal Christian Prep 38, Charleston Collegiate 22 Colleton County 42, Beaufort 6 Colleton Prep 27, Pee Dee Academy 20 Crescent 38, Dixie 14 Cross 44, Hunter-Kinard-Tyler 16 Darlington 12, Wilson 10 Dillon 49, Lake View 6 Dillon Christian 48, Christian Academy of Myrtle Beach 7 Dorchester Academy 26, Williams-

burg Academy 14 Dorman 35, Gaffney 13 Dreher 47, Columbia 0 Easley 19, D.W. Daniel 17 Eastside 25, Riverside 0 Eau Claire 21, C.A. Johnson 20 Effingham County, Ga. 19, Bluffton 14 Emerald 23, Ninety Six 22 Estill 14, Battery Creek 7 Fairfield Central 40, Chester 7 Faith Christian 76, Laurens Academy 50 Florence Christian 20, Spartanburg Christian 0 Fort Dorchester 36, Carolina Forest 28 Fort Mill 35, Lugoff-Elgin 14 Francis Hugh Wardlaw Academy 44, Carolina Academy 26 Garrett Academy of Technology 34, Baptist Hill 0 Goose Creek 29, Dutch Fork 20 Gray Collegiate Academy 68, Great Falls 0 Green Sea Floyds 16, East Clarendon 14 Greer 40, Clinton 8 Hammond 34, Ben Lippen 9 Hanahan 44, Timberland 19 Hartsville 47, Lamar 12 Hemingway 24, Kingstree 0 Hillcrest 61, Mauldin 18 Holly Hill Academy 46, First Baptist 16 Indian Land 39, Buford 38 James F. Byrnes 42, T.L. Hanna 21 John Paul II 62, St. John’s Christian Academy 42 Johnsonville 29, Carvers Bay 19 Lake City 49, Lakewood 28 Lake Marion 13, Orangeburg-Wilkinson 7 Lancaster 48, Andrew Jackson 0 Latta 40, Mullins 8 Laurence Manning Academy 34, Augusta Christian, Ga. 6 Lower Richland 54, W.J. Keenan 48 Manning 53, Scott’s Branch 12 Marion 32, Lee Central 22 McBee 47, Chesterfield 21 Newberry 34, Union County 27 North Augusta 35, Midland Valley 27

North Central 42, Timmonsville 20 North Charleston 52, Military Magnet Academy 8 North Myrtle Beach 27, Loris 26 Northwestern 47, Woodside, Va. 23 Palmetto 23, Powdersville 19 Patrick Henry Academy 38, Clarendon Hall Academy 20 Pendleton 26, Pickens 16 Pinewood Prep 35, Northwood Academy 6 Porter-Gaud 43, Palmetto Christian Academy 8 Richard Winn Academy 56, Cathedral Academy 12 Ridge Christian 56, Jefferson Davis Academy 0 River Bluff 34, Gilbert 20 Robert E. Lee Academy 34, Thomas Sumter Academy 12 Saluda 42, Ridge Spring-Monetta 13 Seneca 56, Greenville 27 Silver Bluff 44, Williston-Elko 29 South Pointe 33, Rock Hill 21 Southside 20, J.L. Mann 16 Southside Christian 55, McCormick 21 St. John’s 54, R.B. Stall 8 Stratford 47, Berkeley 24 Sumter 49, Crestwood 20 Thomas Heyward Academy 59, Bible Baptist 0 Travelers Rest 41, Landrum 0 Trinity Byrnes School 49, King’s Academy 0 Waccamaw 26, Hannah-Pamplico 13 Wade Hampton (G) 28, Blue Ridge 24 Wagener-Salley 52, Bethune-Bowman 12 Walhalla 20, West Oak 19 West Ashley 41, Bishop England 0 West Florence 26, Camden 14 Westside 27, Lexington 10 Westwood 30, Richland Northeast 20 White Knoll 36, Wando 28 Whitmire 42, Calhoun Falls 6 Wilmington New Hanover, N.C. 48, Socastee 21 Wilson Hall 48, Orangeburg Prep 6 Woodruff 33, Broome 28 Wren 28, Woodmont 14 York Comprehensive 45, Irmo 24

WEDNESDAY

Varsity Girls Tennis Wilson Hall at Carolina, 4 p.m. Robert E. Lee at Pee Dee, 3:30 p.m. Varsity and JV Girls Tennis Williamsburg at Laurence Manning, 4 p.m. Junior Varsity Girls Tennis Carolina at Wilson Hall, 4 p.m. Pee Dee at Robert E. Lee, 3:30 p.m. Varsity Volleyball Camden, Spring Valley at Sumter, 5:30 p.m. Varsity and JV Volleyball Andrews at East Clarendon, 5:30 p.m. Wilson Hall at Robert E. Lee, 4 p.m. Williamsburg at Laurence Manning, 4 p.m. Junior Varsity Volleyball Spring Valley at Sumter, 6 p.m.

VARSITY FOOTBALL MANNING 53 SCOTT’S BRANCH 12 MANNING – Twon Collymore scored four touchdowns to lead Manning High School to a 53-12 season-opening victory over Scott’s Branch on Friday at Ramsey Stadium. Collymore rushed for 177 yards on just seven carries. The Monarchs had 398 yards of total offense in 43 plays. The Eagles are 0-2 on the season.

a 38-20 loss to Patrick Henry Academy on Friday at the PHA field. Gavin Allan rushed for 174 yards on 23 carries and ran for a 2-point conversion to lead the Saints. Matthew Corbett rushed for 71 yards and two touchdowns on 18 carries and had 31 receiving yards and a TD catch. Allan led the defense with 12 tackles, Corbett 11 and Lance Browder and Jarod Schearer nine each. Schearer also had two quarterback sacks.

PATRICK HENRY 38 CLARENDON HALL 20

ESTILL – Clarendon Hall fell to 1-1 on the season with

MITCH FROM PAGE B1 Maybe things will change when the Gamecocks open the season Thursday against North Carolina in Bank of America Stadium in Charlotte, but for now Mitch is taking the whole thing in flamboyant-free stride. “I just want to prove why they chose me as the starter,” he said Tuesday, shortly after being named the starter. His approach will be as simple as his personality, he said. “Just be the leader of the offense, making sure everybody goes where they need

to, keep the ball moving and score points,” he said. “You always have to have faith in yourself as the leader of the offense.” His teammates see that faith now more than they did in his first two seasons when he redshirted in 2013 and then backed up Dylan Thompson last season. “Last year, I don’t want to say he didn’t care, but he wasn’t really into it being that Dylan was our guy,” junior wide receiver Pharoh Cooper said. “He had the feeling Dylan was going to play every game.” That changed after the In-

NEWCOMB FROM PAGE B1 got the best out of you. He wanted to make you better.” However, Newcomb could push the girls like that because they knew how much he cared for them. “Everyone of the girls who played for him, and it didn’t

matter who they were, he treated each one of them like queens,” Reed said. “They could count on him to be there for them without hesitation.” Wilson Hall head master Fred Moulton said Newcomb

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Penn. beats Texas 3-2 at Little League World Series SOUTH WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. — Chayton Krauss hit an RBI single to right field in the bottom of the sixth inning to give Lewisberry, Pennsylvania, a 3-2 victory over Pearland, Texas, on Saturday for a berth in the Little League World Series championship game in front of a record crowd of almost 46,000 fans. Krauss drove in Braden Kolmansberger, who had walked and moved to third on Jaden Henline’s one-out single. Cole Wagner struck out 11 over 5 2-3 innings and hit a home run from the undefeated Red Land Little League team, which draws from Lewisberry and several other

towns that are just a twohour drive from Williamsport. Lewisberry will play undefeated Tokyo for the World Series championship Sunday. Tokyo beat Mexicali, Baja California, Mexico, 1-0 in seven innings earlier Saturday for the international title.

dependence Bowl, Mitch said. “As soon as the bowl game was over, I had to go into the mentality that this was my team to lead and I had to take that into winter workouts and then spring ball and then fall camp,” he said. He’ll lead it in his own quiet way, Wakefield High coach Rod Sink said. “He’s not a rah-rah guy,” Sink said. Mitch’s approach to the game is more process-oriented, Sink said. At Wakefield, Mitch ran a five-wide receiver spread offense. “I gave him a framework and he was able to work with-

in the framework,” Sink said. “By the time we got to his senior year, he just went out there and did his thing.” Mitch could not have done his thing in South Carolina’s offense last year, he said. This year, he believes he can because of a greater knowledge of the system. “Last year, I was there but I wasn’t fully there,” he said. “This year, I am fully there and it gives me a lot of confidence.” Head coach Steve Spurrier is hoping so. “He throws a beautiful pass, a catchable ball,” Spurrier said on his radio call-in

was not only a good coach, but he was willing to do whatever needed to be done. “Whatever it was, sweeping the floor or anything else, Frank was always willing to do it,” Moulton said. “And you knew it was going to be done right if Frank did it.”

JAPAN 1 MEXICO 0

SOUTH WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. — Yugo Aoki singled for Tokyo’s first hit in the seventh inning, and then scored on a fielder’s choice to help Japan beat Mexicali, Baja California, Mexico 1-0 on Saturday for a spot in the cham-

pionship game of the Little League World Series. The run came home when Mexico was unable to turn a double play on a bases-loaded ground ball up the middle by Koki Jo. It was the only offense during an impressive pitching performance for Japan’s Kabu Kikuchi and Mexico’s Armando Verdugo. Kikuchi gave up just four hits while striking out 10 batters, while Verdugo also struck out 10 and gave up just two hits, both in the extra frame. Tokyo also beat the Mexican team 3-1 early in the tournament. From wire reports

show this week. “He has to make his mind work every play. Playing quarterback is not just throwing the ball. It’s where to throw, how to throw it.” Mitch, who lived in Raleigh from his seventh-grade year on, will see plenty of familiar faces on the other side when the Gamecocks take on the Tar Heels. “It’s going to be very awesome,” he said. “I know a lot of people on that team, too many maybe. It’s kind of a rivalry.” He won’t get too worked up about it, though. He never does.

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N.C. State aims for another leap after 5-win jump BY AARON BEARD The Associated Press

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LSU head coach Les Miles said he won’t rush a decision on whether Brandon Harris (6) or Anthony Jennings (10) will lead the offense in the Tigers’ Sept. 5 opener against McNeese State.

LSU’s prospects uncertain as Miles enters 11th campaign BY BRETT MARTEL The Associated Press BATON ROUGE, La. — Les Miles heads into his second decade as LSU’s coach under more pressure than usual. The Tigers weren’t close to contending for a Southeastern Conference title last season, going 4-4 in the league. Then they were upset by Notre Dame in the Music MILES City Bowl, marking LSU’s second loss in a non-BCS bowl in three seasons. During public appearances in Louisiana this offseason, Miles didn’t try to sugar coat last season’s 8-5 overall record. “Eight wins is not enough for us,” Miles said. Players, likewise, associate 2014 with failure. “Last season bothered me a lot,” senior safety Jalen Mills said. “After the season, you think about it a lot. You wish you could snap your finger and next season would be here. You are ready to eliminate every mistake you made. But, you have to go through the process.” The Tigers expect this season to be better. But there remains some uncertainty, particularly at quarterback, where Miles has yet to name a starter. That job is open to competition between junior Anthony Jennings and sophomore Brandon Harris, who

UNC FROM PAGE B1 single one of them as a team and how we felt they impacted our team,” he said. “Then we owned them.” It was easy to spot why there were problems. While the offense averaged nearly 33 points despite bouts of inconsistency, the defense gave up program records of 6,472 yards (497.8 per game) and 507 points (39 per game) last year. They gave up 11 touchdowns of at least 40 yards as well as single-game records of 70 points and 789 yards in a loss at instate East Carolina. There’s experience with 17 returning starters, a core that can make good on the offseason talk of change — starting Sept. 3 against South Carolina in Charlotte. “It was offense basically versus defense,” quarterback Marquise Williams said of a “divided” team. “When we’d play on Saturdays, it was basically offense versus two defenses. You know you’re not going to have a successful season like that. That was the feeling. And now you don’t see that.” Some things to watch for the Tar Heels this season: CHIZIK’S IMPACT

Gene Chizik built top defenses at both Auburn and Texas as a defensive coordinator before winning a national championship as the Tigers’ head coach. Can he turn things around in his return to coaching after two seasons in broadcasting? “We’re not playing any Dr. Phil games,” Chizik said. “We’re just trying to get them to play consistent football and understand that’s how we work our way through adverse situations.”

struggled with consistency last season. The defense is also under new direction, following coordinator John Chavis’ departure for Texas A&M. Kevin Steele is the new coordinator, while Ed Orgeron is the new defensive line coach. Still, the Tigers always seem to have NFL prospects across the roster, and this season is no exception. It starts with sophomore running back and Heisman Trophy candidate Leonard Fournette. Receivers Travin Dural and Malachi Dupre; linebacker Kendell Beckwith; and cornerback Tre’Davious White could all wind up as finalists for national awards. Miles asserts his team can be a contender again, as long as he and his staff play to their roster’s strengths. Some prominent LSU story lines in 2015: FANTASTIC FOURNETTE

In his freshman season, the 6-foot-1, 230-pound Fournette rushed for 1,034 yards and 10 touchdowns. He also had a 100-yard kickoff return for touchdown against Notre Dame. Miles has often favored a running-back-bycommittee approach, rarely giving one back as many as 20 carries a game. But Miles said Fournette could very well be an exception. For his part, Fournette appears more mature, focused and team-oriented, even downplaying his preseason hype. “I am much more patient

this year than last year. I understand the game more. I am helping other people out,” Fournette said. “I have no goals this year. I am just trying to get ready for the first game.” SEC SLATE

The first two SEC games on LSU’s schedule come in the first three weeks — at Mississippi State (Sept. 12) and home against Auburn (Sept. 19). Losses in those games could be ruinous, but victories in both would give LSU an early leg up in the SEC Western Division. The Tigers’ regular season opener is a non-conference home game against McNeese State on Sept. 5. QB QUESTIONS

LSU averaged only 163 yards passing last season. Jennings started all but two games last season, but Harris has been getting more first-team snaps in camp. Coaches are optimistic that the offense will be in good hands with either of them. ROUTE RUNNING

Dural and Dupre were LSU’s top receivers last season. Sophomores John Diarse, D.J. Chark and Trey Quinn are all in the mix to contribute as well. Meanwhile, tight end DeSean Smith, who had four catches in last season’s Music City Bowl, is expected to rotate in as a receiving target regularly this season.

RALEIGH, N.C.— Dave Doeren measures his North Carolina State team’s progress over two seasons in small steps he describes as closing gaps. The Wolfpack closed several last season in a five-win improvement from his first year. More growth could have his Wolfpack in position to at least be a factor in the Atlantic Coast Conference’s Atlantic Division. “Last year, I think the team felt the pressure that they needed to get it going,” Doeren said. “But I’m not sure we knew how to get it going. We had to continue to go through the steps and the process of learning how to win tight games and learnDOEREN ing how to be a good road team, learning how to beat an instate team — closing those gaps we had to close.” A year after the program’s first winless ACC record in a half-century, North Carolina State (8-5) closed with a road rout of rival North Carolina and a win in the St. Petersburg Bowl. And after giving then-No. 1 Florida State fits in a shootout loss, the Wolfpack won both their matchups with instate Bowl Subdivision programs a year after going 0-4 against them. The arrival of Florida transfer Jacoby Brissett, a run-pass threat who was the perfect fit for Doeren’s system, led to much of that success. North Carolina State also brings back leading rusher Shadrach Thornton and Matt Dayes to the backfield, a duo who joined Brissett in giving the program its best rushing average in more than two decades. The defense returns eight starters, including defensive end Mike Rose, linebacker Jerod Fernandez and the entire secondary in the 4-2-5 alignment. “Mindset wise, we’re still that 3-9 team trying to prove a point,” running back Shadrach

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Asked what he wants his defenses to be known for, Chizik answered: “Physicality.” The Tar Heels are moving from a 4-2-5 to a 4-3 base scheme with an emphasis on tackling. “If he hasn’t had a great defense that wasn’t physical, then it’s time for us to get more physical so we can be one of those great defenses,” linebacker Shakeel Rashad said.

Five starters are back, led by NFL prospect and fifthyear senior Landon Turner. That group had good moments last year, but faltered in the final two blowout losses to North Carolina State and Rutgers in a bowl. “We understand that for this team to be great, we’ve got to be good up front,” offensive line coach Chris Kapilovic said. “And it’s got to be consistent.”

UNC desperately needs a reliable kicker. The Tar Heels made 6 of 13 field goals last year, and none longer than 30 yards, turning every attempt into an iffy proposition. Junior Nick Weiler is back after a 5-for-8 season while redshirt freshman Freeman Jones is competing for the job. SWITZER’S RETURNS

Two years ago, receiver

Thornton said. “Some people say we’ve arrived, the Pack is back, but we’re really still playing with a chip on our shoulders. We want to block that out.” BRISSETT’S DEVELOPMENT

Coach Dave Doeren said Jacoby Brissett sometimes let things he couldn’t control — a receiver dropping a wellthrown ball, for example — get to him, but is doing a better job with shaking off “adversity he didn’t create” in training camp. “It just comes with reps,” Brissett said. “Coming in and not playing with a lot of guys, you don’t know what each person can do.” RELIABLE RECEIVERS

Leading receiver Bo Hines transferred after the season, so N.C. State is searching for a new consistent receiving threat from several young receivers, including freshman running back Nyheim Hines. O-LINE DEVELOPMENT

The Wolfpack will spend training camp working to bolster its play up front on both sides of the ball. On the offensive side, there are three returning starters while redshirt freshmen Will Richardson and Tyler Jones are part of a group competing to round out that starting unit or be the first linemen in off the bench. SALAHUDDIN’S HEALTH

M.J. Salahuddin figured to be a starting linebacker before suffering a knee injury in training camp that kept him out last season. The 6-foot-2 redshirt junior has been back at work in preseason drills, a year removed from surgery to repair a torn left anterior cruciate ligament and damaged meniscus. SPECIAL TEAMS

North Carolina State was in good shape with kicker Niklas Sade and punter Wil Baumann, but they’re both gone. Now the team is looking at a pair of January enrollees — kicker Kyle Bambard and punter A.J. Cole III — to fill those roles.

Ryan Switzer tied an NCAA single-season record with five punt returns for touchdowns. Last year, he didn’t have any as the frustration built by the week. If Switzer and the punt-return team can get rolling again, the Tar Heels will have a rejuvenated weapon. “The difference between this year and last year, I’m not going to force it,” Switzer said. “If it’s not there, it’s not there.”

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Roger Federer is the second seed heading into the U.S. Open and appears to be fresh coming off a restful summer. He beat No. 1 seed Novak Djokovic to win the Western & Southern Open in Mason, Ohio.

After rest, Federer in swing heading into Open BY JOE KAY The Associated Press CINCINNATI — Roger Federer isn’t in such a rush anymore. He’s doing things his way and taking time to savor each moment. After losing to Novak Djokovic in the Wimbledon final, he took a month off from tournament play to be with his family and visit Africa as part of his charity work. The break seemed to work for the 34-yearold Swiss star. Federer returned to the court in Cincinnati last week and won the tournament in dominating fashion, moving him up to the No. 2 seed in the U.S. Open. And when he had his seventh Cincinnati trophy in hand, he headed over to his family in the stands to enjoy the moment with them. The network television interview? It could wait a few min-

utes. He’s no longer rushing on to the next thing. “I just let it settle a bit more,” Federer said in an interview with The Associated Press after he won his latest title Sunday. “I take the time to celebrate, to be quite honest.” A rested and ready Federer also has added a few wrinkles to his game heading into the U.S. Open, a tournament he has won five times but not since 2008. He’ll be in a different bracket than Djokovic, whom he beat in straight sets in the Cincinnati finals. A new Federer for New York? “I love coming to New York, but also again I’m quite happy to leave it again because every week in New York is intense,” Federer told the AP. “It’s busy. A lot of people, tourists, a lot of traffic. On the same side, I love that. The energy in the city is just unbelievable.

U.S. OPEN FROM PAGE B1 month. “If you see her on the other side of the net, you know you have to play great to beat her,” Kvitova said. “Even if she is not playing well, we’ve seen her come back. Opponents know it’s not (over), even if you are leading.” Eleven of Williams’ 48 victories this season came despite dropping the opening set. As for what general advice she would give someone facing Williams, Kvitova laughed and responded: “I’m going to keep it to myself.”

Then Kvitova, who could meet Williams only in the U.S. Open final, offered this tidbit: “Try to play aggressively against her serve.” Williams’ serve is as good as it gets in women’s tennis. When it breaks down, though, that can provide an opening. Against Bencic, for example, Williams put in only 50 percent of first serves and double-faulted 12 times. “Obviously she wasn’t serving as great as she normally does,” acknowledged Bencic, who could face Williams in

“You walk around and you see things you don’t see in other places. I like New York, what it offers: museums, restaurants, places to stop and shop and visit. So much to do there. And of course the tournament is one of my favorite ones on tour, I must be quiet honest.” He’s one of the more intriguing players in this one, given how he’s spent his summer. Federer has adjusted his playing schedule the last few years, giving him a chance to spend more time with his wife and children. It’s also been a way for him to manage the stress on his 30-something body. For the first time, he decided to skip the Rogers Cup in Canada this month, staying in Switzerland to work out instead. Normally he uses the tournament to begin honing his game for the hard-court season.

Instead, he showed up in Cincinnati for his first matches since Wimbledon and was sensational, especially on his serve. Federer won all 10 sets during the week and wasn’t broken in 39 service games. He faced only three break points all tournament, a remarkable statistic. He looked fresh. And his game looked a little different, too. Federer started coming to the net more often after an opponent’s second serve, trying to force the issue and shorten points. It worked so well that he’s considering continuing with it. “I see it more as a challenge for me and more fun for me rather than just focusing on my opponent,” Federer said. “That’s why I’m having a different approach. Maybe it’s just going to be this week, maybe it’s going to be in New York. I

think it’s going to give me some good ideas moving forward from here.” Djokovic noticed the change in Federer, who felt comfortable enough to try new things on Cincinnati’s fast courts. “Yes, he definitely is coming more forward to the net and trying to shorten the points,” Djokovic said. “He does so well, and he obviously had to make some tactical changes and kind of adjust to the new generation of players.” After watching Federer’s play in Cincinnati, it wouldn’t surprise Djokovic if he makes another deep run at the U.S. Open even though he’s spent so little time on court lately. “He’s still very dominant,” Djokovic said. “He’s reaching final stages of the Grand Slams and big events. You know that he’s always going to play on a high level, so he always makes you work for your win.”

the U.S. Open quarterfinals. Williams’ self-assessment after losing in Toronto? “I played like an amateur, to be honest,” she said that day. Clearly, it helps to have an off-target performance from Williams, who has been dealing with a problematic right elbow. And yet, when the stage is biggest and spotlight the brightest — in other words, at Grand Slam tournaments, particularly in the latter rounds — Williams plays her best. She has won the last four major championships overall, and the past three U.S. Opens.

“She might have a bit of a shock loss here and there,” said Sam Stosur, the last woman to beat Williams at Flushing Meadows, in the 2011 final, “but when she needs to turn it on, she can absolutely do that.” If Kvitova focuses on her returns against Williams, Stosur points to her own serve. “If I do A, B and C well, then I’ve got a chance,” the 22nd-seeded Stosur said. “I feel like she doesn’t like handling my kick serve.” What else helps? “Some points in matches are bigger than others,” Stosur said, “and in those mo-

ments, you have to back yourself to go after it, because you know for sure that she will.” Williams’ most recent Grand Slam loss came in June 2014, against Cornet in Wimbledon’s third round. This is what Cornet said afterward: “When she plays someone who finds the right tactics, she looks a bit lost on the court. In my opinion, there are more and more players understanding how to play her.” Williams is 28-0 at majors since. Reminded of that declaration, Cornet chuckled and said: “I guess, maybe, I was wrong.”

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other items — and one who describes herself as “an image and object maker” are the next to be exhibited at the Sumter County Gallery of Art. Willie Cole: Speaking in Tongues and Michaela Pilar Brown: Red Dirt & Doilies will open with a 5:30 p.m. reception on Thursday at the gallery in the Sumter County Cultural Center. Both Cole and Brown will be present at the reception, and Cole will give a gallery talk at 6:30 p.m. At 5:30 p.m. on Oct. 8, Brown and art historian Frank Martin will hold a conversation at the gallery about her work. Cole is an internationally known American sculptor and conceptual and visual artist; Brown is also a noted contemporary artist. Watson said Brown’s work “is the perfect complement to Cole’s — both artists explore the intersectionality of culture, both historical and modern, with race, gender and identity.” Born in Newark, New Jersey, Cole received his bachelor of fine arts degree from the School of the Visual Arts in New York City in 1976 and

“Linzy Perry” is a mixed media work created by Brown in 2012.

studied at the Art Students League of New York Art from 1976-79. He has had many solo exhibitions in respected galleries and museums around the country and has received numerous prestigious awards for his work, including the 2006 David C. Driskell Prize, which is the first national award to honor and celebrate contributions to the field of African-American art and art history established by the High Museum of Art in Atlanta, where his work is in the permanent collection. The Weatherspoon Art Museum review of his work states: “Willie Cole sees himself as an ‘urban archaeologist.’ His work derives from his fusion of Pop Art, postmodernism and traditional African art to create provocative works in many media. Best known for his found-object sculptures, he also makes drawings, paintings and prints. Cole’s art transforms everyday mass-produced objects into personal icons or symbolic representations that explore ideas of diversity, identity and a consumerbased society. His art connects the personal and the spiritual through everyday consumer items such as irons, ironing boards, high-heeled shoes and hair dryers with African-American and U.S. history and reality within a global perspective.” Cole’s exhibition in Sumter “will include several of his iconic shoe sculptures, mixed media pieces and African-inspired ‘scorched’ prints,” she said. The scorch prints are made with steam irons, inspired by a discarded steam iron Cole saw in a street in Newark. He said on his website that he saw the iron as an African mask. Of his high heel objects, he writes, “ ... high heel shoes are a work of art within themselves as well as a masterful feat of engineering. They are in fact what Jasper Johns might call an ‘anxious object.’ They turn on all the senses.” Bringing Willie Cole’s work to the gallery would not be possible without the generosity of the artist and Guido Maus of beta pictoris Gallery in Birmingham, Alabama.” Columbia resident Michaela Pilar Brown is a graduate of Howard University who uses photography, performance art, painting and more to explore everything from cultural hierarchies related to beauty and is interested in the pol-

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Michaela Pilar Brown’s “The Dance,” mixed media on paper, is among the artist’s works in her exhibition titled “Red Dirt & Doilies,” opening Thursday at the Sumter County Gallery of Art, adjacent to Patriot Hall. itics of the body with respect to race and gender, Watson said. Brown says of her work, “I (explore) issues of identity and notions of otherness as defined in American standards of beauty using a combination of performance and staged photography … to create work that is at once confrontational and seductive.” Recently, she has been exploring the notion of home – its beginnings, departures and returns, symbolic and real – “Home as a repository for memories which are themselves malleable and transient … home as the juncture where history, memory and myth are joined.” Brown was the Fall 2011 Harvey B. Gantt Artist in Residence at the McColl Center for Visual Art in Charlotte, and a 2012 recipient of an Artist Grant from The Vermont Studio Center in Johnson, Vermont. Her work has been exhibited widely on the East Coast, including at McColl Center, Biennial 2013, 701 Center for Contemporary Art in Columbia, the Goodall Gallery, Columbia College, and ArtFields in Lake City. “The exhibition in Sumter will include an installation that Brown will design for the Sumter gallery space,” Watson said, “two- and three-dimensional media including recent works in photography, mixed media and sculpture that explore the complex asso-

Willie Cole’s “Man’s Best Friend” reflects his belief that high heel shoes “turn on all the senses.” ciations of home, by considering both the architecture and its inhabitants through the use of narrative imagery and magic realism moving between the past and the future.” Frank McCauley, curator for the gallery said, “We are thrilled to bring the work of these two innovative and engaging artists to the community here in Sumter. Both

artists transform everyday objects and common materials into something completely unexpected and unique. I think visitors to the gallery will thoroughly enjoy seeing what kind of incredible images and environments one can make from the most unassuming of materials and objects.”

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2 whiskey stills destroyed; heavyweight Dempsey fills up at local diner 75 YEARS AGO – 1941 Jan. 20-26 Rural Officer B J. Bradshaw destroyed two medium whiskey stills in the Pinewood section of the county on Friday and Saturday of last week. Along with Fred Ardis of the Pinewood police, Bradshaw found a complete Yesteryear copper outin Sumter fit and 480 SAMMY WAY gallons of mash Friday afternoon. The officers also destroyed five gallons of whiskey. On Saturday Bradshaw discovered another complete copper outfit, 360 gallons of mash and 10 gallons of whiskey. No arrests were made on either occasion. • Vernon “Bit” Wilder, one of Sumter’s best golfers, yesterday tied the course record at the Sunset Country Club by shooting a 68. Wilder shot 35

on the first nine and tacked on a 33 on the second nine. Par for the difficult course is 72. • Hunters are beginning to have better luck with the quail. Among those who have returned to the city with nice bags recently were Hugh McLaurin and Ray Fiddler, who found six coveys Saturday on a hunt somewhere down in the Shiloh section. Hugh got the limit, while Ray was close behind. The land where they hunted is a secret, which neither of these two Nimrods cares to disclose. • Former heavyweight boxing champion and probably the most popular sports figure of all time, Jack Dempsey, the Manassa Mauler, stopped in the city long enough Saturday afternoon to put away a goodsized dinner of southern beef stew and corn bread. According to Gladys Mathis, a waitress at the café where Dempsey stopped, the champ “really can put the food away.” • The local unit of the South Carolina National Guard will be called into service next

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1941 -- The starting lineup of the Sumter High School basketball team comprises, from left: Charles James, Danny McKiever, William Gordon, Charles Propst and Billy Trembley. week and will proceed to an army camp for a year’s training with the regular army. Steps are now in order to or-

ganize a local unit of the proposed Home Guard. The Sumter Guards served to take the place of the National Guard.

Sumter has not been without a military company since many years before the Mexican War, 1845-48. • A very interesting and timely Paramount News short will be shown at the Sumter Theatre tomorrow as a part of the feature picture “Always A Bride,” which stars Rosemary Lane. The short film covers the latest developments in the war and shows vivid shots along Britain’s front line and authentic camera record of history as it happens. • Bea’s Beauty Salon, the newest and one of the most modern beauty salons in the state, will open Monday morning at 8:30, and open house will be held for the inspection. It is located at 203 N. Main St, opposite George H. Hurst and Sons in a beautifully remodeled six-room house. Miss Bea Sharpton, who is well known in Sumter and who was formerly manager of the Sumter School of Beauty Culture is owner and manager of the salon.

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Mincey-Owens Amber Mincey of Nichols and Gordon McNair Owens III of Sumter announce their engagement. The bride-elect is the daughter of Debra Buffkin and Joey Mincey, both of Nichols, and the granddaughter of Frederick and Sara Buffkin of Mullins and Patsy Mincey and the late Lacy Mincey of Nichols. She is majoring in early childhood education at HorryGeorgetown Technical College. The bridegroom-elect is the grandson of Gilbert and Dorothy Barkley and Gordon and Audette Owens, all of Sumter. He is employed as a transmission lineman at Duke Energy. MISS MINCEY, OWENS The wedding is planned for May 28, 2016, at The Homestead at Zion in Mullins.

EARLY WEDDING / ENGAGEMENT DEADLINE The deadline for engagements and weddings to publish in the Sept. 13 edition of The Sumter Item is noon on Wednesday, Sept. 2. Engagement and wedding announcements of local interest are published on Sundays. The normal deadline is noon on the preceding Monday. Call (803) 774-1264 for holiday deadlines. Engagement and wedding forms may be obtained at The Sumter Item or downloaded from www.theitem.com. Please type or print all information, paying particular attention to names. Do not print in all capital letters. Photographs must be vertical and of reproduction quality. To have your photo returned, provide a self-addressed, stamped envelope. Photos may also be e-mailed to rhonda@theitem.com. All photographs must be received by the Monday deadline. It is not The Sumter Item’s responsibility to make sure a photograph is e-mailed by your photographer.

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Longing for the past casts a shadow over the present DEAR ABBY — Have you any advice for handling nostalgia? While it can be pleasant, lately I have been getting very down when I think about my past. I’m sad that I can never relive those experiences, and I’m wondering what’s wrong Dear Abby with my life now that makes me feel this way. ABIGAIL I’m 25 and have a lot of VAN BUREN life ahead of me. Now that I think about it, I have always had the habit of thinking the past is better than the present. Then, a few years later, I end up missing THAT time in my life -- even though at the time, I didn’t appreciate it. How can I start enjoying and appreciating my present and treasure my past, but not let it hold me back? Nostaligic in New Jersey DEAR NOSTALGIC — Try this: Each morning, before getting out of bed, take a few minutes to consider the things in your life that you are grateful for and that you enjoy. Picture them one at a time in your mind -whether it’s your parents, your friends, your health or perhaps a recent experience. If you do, this will put you in a positive frame of mind to begin your day. If you find your thoughts sliding backward into negativity at any point after that, remind yourself to return to reality and stay in the moment or concentrate on something you have to look forward to. It may lift your spirits. However, if this doesn’t help to improve your outlook, then it’s time to consider talking to a licensed mental health professional about it. DEAR ABBY — Three weeks ago, I invited a friend to attend a dinner party I am throwing. She promised to check her calendar

and let me know if she was available. Twelve days went by and, because I had heard nothing, I assumed she wasn’t available and filled the table with someone else. Now she’s calling to say she IS available, but I already have a full table. What do I do now? One too many in New York DEAR ONE TOO MANY — It shouldn’t take 12 days to check one’s calendar. Your friend was rude in not letting you know right away. Call your friend and explain that when you didn’t hear from her, you assumed she couldn’t make it, so you invited someone else. And don’t apologize for it, because she owes you an apology. DEAR ABBY — I have a question I have never seen addressed before. I have a lot of collectible toys stored in my attic that I bought for my stepson more than 30 years ago. Now that he knows they’re worth money -which he doesn’t need -- he wants me to return them so he can sell them. Is he entitled to demand them back? Stepdad in Pennsylvania DEAR STEPDAD — I think so. When the toys were given to him, they became his property. On the other hand, because they have been in your attic all these years, it seems only fair that you be compensated for the “storage fees.” Whatever is decided, I hope it won’t cause a rift in your family. Dear Abby is written by Abigail Van Buren, also known as Jeanne Phillips, and was founded by her mother, Pauline Phillips. Contact Dear Abby at www.DearAbby.com or P.O. Box 69440, Los Angeles, CA 90069. What teens need to know about sex, drugs, AIDS and getting along with peers and parents is in “What Every Teen Should Know.” Send your name and mailing address, plus check or money order for $7 (U.S. funds) to Dear Abby, Teen Booklet, P.O. Box 447, Mount Morris, IL 61054-0447. (Shipping and handling are included in the price.)

Dennis’ ‘pain the neck’ now cures them BY NICK THOMAS Tinseltown Talks

he first annual Guiding Star Gala benefiting A Minor

Consideration – a non-profit foundation to support young performers – will be held today at Lucky Strike in the Hollywood & Highland Mall complex in Hollywood. Some 40 former and current actors and child stars will be attending the event, including Jeannie Russell, who appeared in 38 episodes of “Dennis the Menace” playing “dumb old Margaret” – as Dennis, played by star Jay North, would call her during the show’s fourseason run on CBS from 19591963. “A Minor Consideration was founded 25 years ago by Paul Petersen after Rusty Hamer, who played the son in ‘Make Room for Daddy,’ committed suicide,” explained Russell from Los Angeles. “Child actors often have difficulty finding work in the profession as adults, so the organization offers assistance” (see www.minorcon.org). Although she escaped the self-destructive pathway that some child actors follow, Russell didn’t make the transition to full-time acting in her adult years. However, she was able to channel her potential into other productive areas and today is a successful chiropractor in the North Hollywood/ Toluca Lake area (see www.jeannerussellchiropractic.com). “I trained as a dancer as a child but had a couple of falls and was treated with chiropractic as a kid,” said Russell. “My grandmother was also very progressive back in the ‘50s and studied nutrition, so I was always interested in natural healing.” Despite having theatrical performers for parents, Russell’s acting career wasn’t planned. In 1958, her younger brother, Bryan, was spotted on the street by production staff shooting the TV show “Lassie” at a nearby Hollywood studio. “A lady knocked on the door to ask if they could use

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Stars of the 1950s “Dennis the Menace” TV show, at left and above, are Jay North as Dennis and Jeannie Russell as Margaret. While Dennis found Margaret to be a pest, North and Russell remain good friends today. Russell is now a chiropractor in California.

Bryan,” she said. “They needed a little boy’s hand to hold up a can of soup for a sponsor commercial. Soon after, we both started getting called in for extra work fairly regularly.” When casting for “Dennis the Menace” began, her brother tried for a role but was too young. He mentioned his sister, who was called in for interviews. “Jay North was present at one and told the director ‘I like Jeannie!’ We read some scenes together, and I was eventually hired.” Adorned with thick blackrimmed glasses and hair full of ringlets, Russell’s character was a bossy, prissy little girl constantly annoying Dennis with her demands to “play house.” But off camera, the young pair were chums. “We had the exact opposite relationship and have kept in touch since.” While Margaret was a source of mild pain in the neck irritation to Dennis, the inquisitive, hyperactive Dennis exasperated his long-suffering neighbor, Mr. Wilson.

The role was played initially by Joe Kearns and subsequently Gale Gordon, as his brother, following Kearns’ sudden death during the third season. “Joe and Gale were both very patient working with kids,” Russell recalled. “We did a lot of physical comedy, hanging on them, sitting on them, etc. The difference was that Joe vanished between takes and didn’t hang around to chat. Gale, on the other hand, loved to hang out, tell stories and joke around. You got the feeling he just loved being on sets.” While working on “Dennis,” Russell was offered the chance to appear in Alfred Hitchcock’s “The Birds.” “Being in a series, you normally wouldn’t do background roles, but this was a major film with Hitchcock,” she said. “I was one of the kids in the schoolroom scene, wearing a green-and-gold checked sweater and pixie band in my hair. I had a one-on-one interview in Mr. Hitchcock’s office with the story board of the film all over the wall. He just looked me

over and I told him how much I loved horror films.” Russell’s brother worked a little longer than his sister, appearing in about two dozen films and TV shows including an episode of “Wanted: Dead or Alive” with Steve McQueen when he was 8. “Bryan didn’t have a good relationship with our father, but he loved Steve who was also fond of him. One day Bryan walked up to my mother and said ‘Me and Steve are having lunch today.’ Steve took him through the food line and the two sat outside under a tree and ate lunch. He even posed for a series of photos with Bryan, which astonished the producer because Steve was notorious for avoiding any publicity.” Russell’s acting came to an abrupt end as a teenager. “The years between 14 and 18 can be a no man’s land for acting kids. The studios preferred to hire 20-year-olds to play teenagers so they wouldn’t have to deal with child labor laws,” she said. “But trying to get back into acting at 18 is like starting all

over, and some actors just can’t handle it.” Since an actor’s career is often at the mercy of many factors, Russell decided to move on. “I wanted a career that I could control, and chiropractic was wide open for women at the time,” she said. In addition to supporting young actors, Russell also appears at nostalgic autograph shows and recently stepped in front of the camera again for the 2015 TV movie “Life Interrupted.” It also starred Alison Arngrim (“Little House on the Prairie”) and Erin Murphy (“Bewitched”), who will be among the guests at the upcoming Guiding Star Gala. “It’s a pilot we hope will be sold for a series, and I would have a developing role,” says Russell. “Acting is still in my blood and always will be.” Nick Thomas teaches at Auburn University at Montgomery, Ala., and has written features, columns, and interviews for more than 600 magazines and newspapers. Follow @TinseltownTalks

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Thomas Sumter celebrated for athletic prowess

he athletic exploits of our city and county namesake

are less known than Revolutionary War Gen. Thomas Sumter’s fighting ability, business acumen and willingness to serve his community and nation. However, little time has been spent researching his athletic achievements.

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Few men could match “The Fighting Gamecock’s” athletic prowess and willingness to accept challenges, which created hesitation in most men. In today’s era of sports achievement that creates mega-stars of many athletes, Sumter would certainly have garnered much attention. Information used in preparing this article was obtained from Sumter Item archives and the writings of Dr. Anne King Gregorie, former Item reporter Jack Lunan and Cassie Nicholes. Most historians noted that “perhaps Sumter was poundfor-pound the best fighting man of his day. He was a born leader of men, gifted in the art of war strategy and knew how to spit in the enemies’ eye successfully. In other words, Sumter was a man’s man and was liked by the fairer sex, too.” However, a part of his personality often overlooked by historians was his love for the outdoors and all forms of recreation. “He was a keen competitor on the playing field as he was on the battleground — and few men of his day could match his athleticism.” Sumter dearly loved to play “Longue Paume” the forerunner of handball and modernday tennis, which was played as early as the 13th century. The term Longue Paume may have originated from the French Jen de Paume meaning five fingers or five points. “Today, the game of fives, or handball is played on a court, with most matches either singles or doubles. Not so in 1821, when anywhere from five to 20 players took part in a game.” This sport was very popular in Sumter and attracted competitors from all over the state. Frequently, large sums of money were waged on the outcome of certain games. Edwin J. Scott describes the “fives court” here as being “a battery with a smooth wooden wall, perhaps 40 feet long by 30 feet in height, with the alley of corresponding length and breadth, carefully leveled, tightly packed and swept clean.” Sumter was a frequent player on the local court, and history notes that at the age of 86 he played an entire game “running after the ball with as much activity as the younger men.” It was noted that as a young man he was seldom exceeded in his ability to run, jump and swim, except for his Cherokee rival, “Saucy Jack,” reputed

to be the Jim Thorpe of his era. Sumter was an outstanding horseman and enjoyed riding to the hounds (fox hunting, long a favorite sport in the High Hills where he enjoyed living.) He was skilled in his use of the bow and arrow, a skill he likely acquired from the Cherokee, as well as their language, which he spoke fluently. Cassie Nicholes notes in her text, “Historical Sketches of Sumter County Volume I,” that “athletic sports including footraces and Shinny, a game played with balls and sticks cut with a knob at the end, similar to golf sticks. General Sumter had the reputation of being a champion in this game also. Mr. Burwell Moody said that, as a boy of 18, he played General Sumter, who after the game, mounted his horse and rode the 12 miles to his home. He was at the time in his 99th year.” Anne King Gregorie states that the day before he died he rode 11 miles on horseback with his grandson Thomas, “visiting his farms and mills,” and the young man promised to ride with him the next day. However on “June 1, 1832, the long life ended as he would have chosen, with his boots on, active to the last.” By the 1770s Sumter had acquired a new title, and “Squire Sumter, also owned a stable of beautiful, successful race horses. One of his mares won the Charleston Plate in 1773, one of the most ‘coveted turf prizes in the province.’ Sumterville became a winter training ground for prospective race horses long before Columbia, Aiken or Camden held such acclaim. Anne King Gregorie notes in her text “Thomas Sumter,” that Sumter was “equally famous as a horseman, having spent the greater part of his active life in the saddle, the General even in old age mounted by springing from the ground without the aid of stirrups.” (Records note that he was observed doing this when he was over the age of 70.) It was also noted that the “best advertisement of the town of Stateburg in 1786 was probably General Sumter’s young race horse Stateburg, who … had begun his career the preceding season on the village race track.” According to historians it is reasonable to assume that

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This picture of Thomas Sumter first appeared in The Columbia Record circa Aug. 11, 1934. The woman on the left was not identified. The Rembrandt Peale of Sumter can be seen at the Sumter County Museum.

General Sumter had more than a passing interest in “cockfighting” and “it is also possible that he bred many a bird behind the barn at his home. Of course, we have no way of knowing which breed he fancied — he may have had Irish Gilders, Irish Grays and Shawinecks, Gordon’s or Eslin Red-quills or a mixture of them all.” Sumter was an avid participant in sports and many contests involving skill and endurance. He lived almost a century and remained active during this time. Jack Lunan writes in his article that research notes that Thomas Sumter was “a true sportsman — a champion on and off the field.” Reach Item Archivist Sammy Way at waysammy@ yahoo.com or (803) 774-1294.

This is believed to be a photograph of Home House , the residence Thomas Sumter.

TOP: Charles Mason Crowson painted this portrait of Gen. Thomas Sumter from life. BOTTOM: This print of Sumter includes two symbols associated with the city of Sumter, the Japanese iris and a Gamecock.

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ART FROM PAGE C1 Watson said the exhibitions by Cole and Brown represent “a true community effort. (The) businesses and individuals who made this show a reality are EMS-CHEMIE (N.A.), Sub Station II, Lorin Palmer and Palmer Memorial Chapel, Dr. DeAnne and Elielson Messias of Columbia, The Glenmore and May Sharp Trust and the Sumter County Cultural Commission.

(The) flowers are courtesy of Karen Mouradjian of Bland Garden Club.” Willie Cole: Speaking in Tongues and Michaela Pilar Brown: Red Dirt & Doilies opens Thursday at the Sumter County Gallery of Art, 200 Hasel St., with a 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. opening reception. Watson said, “Some of the art work in the exhibit is for mature audiences. We strongly recommend that children under 17 not attend the opening reception.” Call (803) 775-0543.

YESTERYEAR FROM PAGE C1 • The public is cordially invited to attend an amusing play, “A Ready Made Family,” which will be given in the Pinewood High School auditorium Jan. 31, beginning at 8. The farce is sponsored by the local PTA and is directed by Mrs. O.C. Lemmon and Miss Dorothy Currie.

50 YEARS AGO – 1965 Nov. 22-28 The Purple Heart was awarded posthumously to a young soldier from Sumter, who died of wounds he received in action in Vietnam. In a brief ceremony at the Fort Jackson Post Conference Room, Colonel Ernest Samusson Jr., special assistant to the commanding general, presented the medal to the mother of Specialist Four Adherne Louis Haines, Mrs. Lloyd C. Mize. • Sylvia Seymore, senior from Sumter, is Miss Columbia College 1965-66. Miss Seymore, representing the Columbia College Players in the annual contest at the Methodist-supported woman’s school, won the title in Cottingham Theatre. • The Sumter Garden Clubs Council, co-sponsors of a citywide beautification and improvement campaign, yesterday took its case to City Council. Mrs. E.W. Dabbs, president of the council, in a letter to Mayor Robert E. Graham requested that all city ordinances which might result in improvements in the appear-

ance of the community be strictly enforced. The council, along with the Chamber of Commerce, is engaged in a year-long campaign to improve Sumter. The city has been entered in a beautification contest sponsored by the Sears Foundation. • Quarterback Donald Hardy connected with end Marion Turbeville for three touchdown passes to lead East Clarendon’s Wolverines to a 27-13 win over Kershaw and the State Class B Championship. Coach Eugene Hall’s charges ended the season with an 11-1-1 record. • The Hodge Real Estate and Insurance Agency, headed by W.M. “Bill” Hodge and his brother, C.P. “Buddy” Hodge, recently moved into new quarters in the building formerly occupied by First Federal Savings and Loan Assn. at 109 North Main St. The building was purchased several months ago by the Hodge brothers to provide the space needed by their rapidly expanding business. It is one of the most modern office buildings in the city, having been completely remodeled by First Federal several years ago. • Thirty-two South Carolina 4-H members will leave the Columbia airport for a flight to Chicago to attend the National Club Congress. This trip is the climax for these outstanding state achievement winners, who have won it for excellence in their vari-

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“Five Dancing Warriors“is a “scorch” piece by Willie Cole, whose work can be viewed at the Sumter County Gallery of Art, beginning with a reception Thursday evening. His exhibition titled “Speaking in Tongues” can be seen with Michaela Pilar Brown’s “Red Dirt & Doilies” through Oct. 30. Admission is free to the gallery at all times for members and all times except the reception for non-members, who pay $5.

ous 4-H projects,” says J.B. Williams, state 4-H club agent.

25 YEARS AGO – 1990 Aug. 24-30 Louis Bremer will resign his post as president and chief executive officer of Tuomey Regional Medical Center Oct. 1 to take a position with a hospital in his native Texas. Bremer, who came to Tuomey in 1985, has accepted a position as chief executive officer of the Medical Center Hospital in Conroe, Texas, a Houston suburb, according to a press release. • Two candidates are in the running so far for four seats on the Sumter School District 17 board of trustees, according to records at the Sumter County Clerk’s office. Crosswell Children’s Home Director James Magee, who is seeking election to a first term on the board, and District 17 Trustee Dr. Arland Compton, who is seeking re-election, have entered the District 17 race since filing opened March 16. • Camden jumped out to a 35-7 lead and then held off a spirited Sumter rally en route to a 48-35 win over the Gamecocks Friday night at Zemp Stadium. The bulldogs’ Kerry Hayes returned the game’s opening kickoff 86 yards for a touchdown and the home team went on to score 21 firstquarter points in the season opener for both squads. • The biggest U.S. military operation since the Vietnam War is run out of a cramped room in a downtown office building by a gregarious general called in from South Car-

1965 -- Farm topics are discussed by, from left: H.D. Barnett, chairman of the Sumter Chamber of Commerce Agriculture Committee; O.D. Harvin, chairman of the Sumter County Board of Commissioners; David Sloan, president of the S.C. Farm Bureau; and Sumter Mayor Robert E. Graham, following this morning’s Agri-Business Breakfast at which Sloan was principal speaker.

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1990 -- Members of the Westinghouse team, winner of the Sumter County Recreation Department’s 1990 corporate tennis tournament, are: back row, left to right: Bob Keyser, Wesley Robinson, Chris Kinsey, Curtis Johnson, Robert Harry and Margaret Soulen. Front row, from left, are Ronalda Smith, Brenda Burke and Jerry Whitaker. olina. “Just what you thought for the commanding general, right?” Lt. Gen. Charles A. Horner said with a laugh as he pointed around quarters about 12-by-20 feet. Horner, 53, head of U.S. Central Command Air Forces at Shaw Air Force Base is a down-home fellow whose life has been running at fast-forward since he was tapped to oversee Operation Desert Shield. • The last time Stephon Blanding competed in an organized football game he was a freshman at Sumter High School, all of 15 years old. Blanding, who was 6-4 at the time, played tight end for the 1982 junior varsity team. After that year Blanding decided to give up football and track in order to concentrate solely on the game of basketball. And a good move it was. Blanding helped lead the Gamecocks to a 53-4 record in his two years as a starter, which included going undefeated and winning the 4A state title his junior year. It was then on to Wofford College where Blanding scored over 1,000 points and grabbed over 1,000 rebounds and was named team most valuable player three times in his fouryear career. Come Saturday, in Burlington, N.C., Blanding will once again don the football pads - on a much higher level – and suit up as a defensive end for the Wofford Terriers as they take on Elon College. • Back when USC Sumter Associate Dean Vince Halter was working at Shaw Air Force Base, he might have been surprised to know that the Middle East deployment plans he was developing would be used by his son years later. Staff Sgt. David V. Halter, the dean’s 33-year-old son, was in the Saudi capital of Riyadh when his father spoke with The Item. The younger Halter, who is

stationed at McGuire Air Force Base in New Jersey, was sent to the Middle East the second week of August. Halter is assigned to Military Airlift Command, which provides transport planes for deployment. Since the Iraqi crisis began, he has been scheduling the planes that transport cargo and troops to Saudi Arabia using plans his father helped develop. • Sumter Area TEC nursing student Nancy M. Crenshaw was recently awarded the Educational Resources Foundation Scholarship, which is sponsored by the Educational Resources Foundation Board of Trustees. Only 16 scholarships were given out statewide. • Officials in Sumter School District 17 expressed satisfaction after learning their 1989-90 SAT scores rose 12 points from the previous year and surpassed the statewide average. The 300 students in District 17 who took the SAT in 1989-90 had an average score of 841, according to Assistant Superintendent for Instruction Dr. Andrena Ray. • Former Sumter High School basketball player and assistant coach Jackie Amos has been named head basketball coach at Scotland High School in Laurinburg, N.C. Amos, 30, graduated from Sumter High School in 1978 and coached at Sumter High during the 1983-84 school year. He was an assistant coach at Mayewood High School in 1984-85 before moving to North Carolina to coach at Lee County High School from 1985- 87. Amos compiled a record of 26-11 as the junior varsity coach at Scotland High over the past two seasons before being named head varsity coach. Reach Item Archivist Sammy Way at waysammy@ theitem.com or (803) 774-1294.

Alga provides habitat for sea creatures, wig for USC botanist BY JOHN NELSON Curator, USC Herbarium “Life’s a beach.” That’s what they say. This is a species of marine algae. It is commonly found washed up along our southern beaches, dying (or dead), especially after storms or rough weather. This is, indeed, one of the many species of “seaweeds,” a very nontechnical term, but a term that is useful. Botanists consider the true seaweeds to be members of a group called the “brown” algae, a group which includes the giant kelps of the northern Pacific. The brown algae are all oceanic, and are most common in cold, non-tropical waters, and their pigments often give them a dark, often brownish color. Although many are fairly large plants with rubbery, tough texture,

others are smaller and fairly delicate. A number of “the browns” are attached to rocks or other substrates, whereas some float. There is considerable economic use made of the various edible species in cuisines of eastern Asia (and elsewhere), including the alga providing us with “kombu.” Other algal groups, whether oceanic or fresh-water, are also based upon their pigmentation (among other technical features); thus we have green, golden and red algal species groups, as well as the browns. Any alga (the singular form of the word “algae”) floating in the surf, or for that matter any other plant washed up onto the sand, is likely to be referred to off-handedly as a “seaweed,” but this term really only refers to brown algae. If you are at the beach this summer, you might run into

it. Washed up on the beach, it is a common component of what we call beach “wrack,” or accumulated naturally occurring debris. Beach wrack is normally associated with the highest tide lines, where it provides habitat for a surprising number of animal species, and may assist with germination of some plants’ seeds. As it decomposes, nutrient recycling takes place. When amounts are sufficient, wrack is sometimes harvested as a source of compost or green manure. (Unfortunately these days, the wrack on many beaches contains more and more plastic and Styrofoam — not to mention worse stuff, like oil — and becomes something of an eyesore.) Our beach castaway is normally a floating alga, very commonly found in the Sargasso Sea off Bermuda, where vast mats float languidly in

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USC herbarium curator John Nelson, who writes the Mystery Plant column, poses at the beach with this week’s plant on his head. the relatively calm waters. This species is highly branched, with the branchlets flattened into leaf-like, somewhat prickly blades. The branchlets also form small, roundish bladders, filled with air, that allow flotation. Tons

of these plants, while floating together, form effective nurseries for many animal species, including shrimp, crabs, jellyfish, marine worms, as well as fish. Young sea turtles often spend a portion of their early life cycle within these floating mats, attaining some safety from predators. Most people don’t think about algae such as this one too much, but I hope you’ll agree that this is an important species, both ecologically and economically. Answer: “Sargasso weed,” “Sea holly,” Sargassum natans John Nelson is the curator of the A.C. Moore Herbarium at the University of South Carolina, in the Department of Biological Sciences, Columbia SC 29208. The Herbarium offers free plant identifications. For more information, visit www.herbarium.org, call (803) 777-8196, or email nelson@sc.edu

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Considering an interest-only mortgage? Here are some key points to keep in mind

That monthly payment shock, often accompanied by a higher interest rate on adjustable-rate interest-only loans, is what got many borrowers in trouble a decade ago. One reason is that many of those borrowers qualified for their loans on the basis of BY ALEX VEIGA their ability to repay the lower, AP Business Writer interest-only payment. When their monthly payment reset on’t call it a comehigher, many couldn’t keep up. back. That’s no longer the case. Interest-only mortgages got a bad repu- Now lenders are required to determine whether borrowers tation in the aftermath of the housing bust, but they’ve man- qualify for any interest-only loans, or other adjustable-rate aged to stick around as an opmortgages, based on whether tion for homebuyers who can they can afford to make the meet stricter lending guideeventual bigger monthly paylines enacted by the governments that await them once ment in recent years. the initial interest-only period The loans can lower monthly mortgage payments ends. As a result, such interest-onby letting borrowers put off paying the principal on their ly loans now make up only about 0.2 percent of all adjustloan for several years. When the interest-only period ends, able-rate mortgages, or ARMs, which account for about 4 perthe borrower’s monthly paycent of all home loans for purment spikes as he or she bechase and refinancing, accordgins to pay a combination of ing to data from CoreLogic. principal and interest until Use of interest-only mortthe loan is paid off.

gages peaked 10 years ago at the height of the housing bubble at about 10 percent of all ARMs. “The big difference here is interest-only loans are back to being the niche product that they traditionally had been,” said Greg McBride, chief financial analyst at Bankrate. com. “The go-go days of the housing boom were the exception.” Still, rising home prices can make interest-only loans a tempting option for borrowers who are interested in a lower mortgage payment and can qualify for such a loan under today’s stricter guidelines. At least one lender is looking to expand access to interest-only loans to a broader range of homebuyers, not just the affluent buyers who typically take advantage of such loans. Last month, United Wholesale Mortgage began making interest-only home loans through its network of mortgage brokers. The loan program covers mortgages as low

as $250,000. That’s just above the U.S. median home price of $236,400 but well below the recent median price in Southern California of $426,000. Even with today’s stricter guidelines aimed at ensuring borrowers can handle interestonly loans, they carry potential financial risks. Here are some things to consider when weighing whether such a loan is right for you:

PAYMENT CHANGES Interest-only mortgages can come with a fixed or variable interest rate and an initial period when the borrower only pays interest on the loan. That’s usually three, five, seven or 10 years. After the interest-only period, the monthly payment can increase sharply as the borrower begins to also pay down the principal on his or her loan. In addition, the borrower is left with 20 years to pay off the balance of the loan.

LENDING REQUIREMENTS To ensure borrowers can af-

ford an interest-only mortgage, lenders often require large down payments relative to what one can find with a traditional 30-year, fixed-rate home loan backed by the government. For example, the down payment on a mortgage backed by the Federal Housing Administration can be as low as 3.5 percent, though the borrower will have to pay private mortgage insurance. And borrowers can qualify with a FICO score as low as 580. In contrast, United Wholesale Mortgage requires that the borrower put down 20 percent, have a FICO score of at least 720 and a debt-to-income ratio of 42 percent.

BUILDING EQUITY With a traditional mortgage, the borrower is paying part of the principal with every payment. That helps build equity in the home along the way. In the initial period of an interestonly mortgage, the borrower is only gaining equity if his or her home is appreciating.

Q&A about this week’s market turmoil in China and beyond BEIJING (AP) — With the Chinese stock market turmoil that incited global panic abated — at least for now — here are some questions and answers about it, as well as lessons to learn:

WHY DID THE CHINESE STOCK MARKET PLUNGE SO MUCH? China’s main stock index tumbled nearly 23 percent during five days before returning to positive territory Thursday and Friday. It had more than doubled during 12 months from June 2014 as state media encouraged the public to invest even after economic growth began to slow. That fostered expectations the government would intervene if needed to keep the market from falling. By June, stocks were “trading at skyhigh, rocket-crazy valuations,” said Dickie Wong, executive director of research at Kingston Financial Group in Hong Kong. Prices started to fall in midJune after regulators tightened margin financing to limit the amount brokerages could lend to customers to trade shares. That prompted con-

note. When the drops worsened and Shanghai index tumbled 8.5 percent on Monday, that spooked international investors who were already worried about the possibility of higher U.S. interest rates, prompting a global sell-off. Most people outside China can’t even invest in the country’s stock market, but as worries persist about tenuous global growth, “anything that THE ASSOCIATED PRESS suggests that the prospects A Chinese investor monitors stock prices at a brokerage house in Bei- look more dim is going to send equity investors running for jing on Tuesday. cover,” said Lori Heinel, chief portfolio strategist at State cern authorities would no lon- fused small shareholders and fueled panic. “It gave an even Street Global Advisors. ger support share prices. As those fears spread, panicky in- harder hit to the stock market and made those local investors IS CHINA’S STOCK MARKET vestors dumped shares. The central bank’s Aug. 11 devalu- even more fearful,” said Wong. A RELIABLE INDICATOR OF ITS ECONOMIC PROSPECTS? ation of the yuan accelerated WHY DID GLOBAL INVESTORS the declines by fanning conNot really. Chinese stock REACT WITH SUCH ALARM? cern the move would accelermarkets have little connection ate an outflow of capital from China is the world’s second- to the rest of the governmentChina, leaving less credit to fi- largest economy and has been dominated economy. The bignance stock trading. gest companies are statea key driver of global growth Authorities responded with a for several years. Signs of a owned, and their health is deflurry of measures to shore up slowdown in China’s economy cided by official policy, not the prices, including barring big market. So traders respond to began to emerge earlier this shareholders from selling and government cues and the year, but the market kept ordering brokerages and penclimbing. So when the market availability of credit to finance sion funds to buy. But that bliz- began to slide in mid-June, speculation. Stock prices can zard of announcements conrise when the economy is global investors began to take

weakening or fall even though conditions are improving. “The plunge in recent weeks has little to do with the general economic landscape but is merely a proper market adjustment to dispel bubbles,” said Zuo Xiaolei, chief economist for Galaxy Securities in Beijing. “I don’t think the performance of the stock market in China is a barometer of China’s economy.”

WHAT LESSONS CAN INVESTORS LEARN FROM THIS? For one, it’s a reminder that stock markets can and do swing wildly and should be viewed as long-term investments for people with a tolerance of risk. After an uninterrupted four-year rise by U.S. stocks, “I think people have forgotten that equity markets go down as well as up,” said State Street’s Heinel. Another lesson is that China’s stock market has become big and closely watched. Though it’s a poor indicator of China’s well-being, and most of the world is shut out of it, investors need to know more about it.

STOCKS: THE MARKET WEEKLY REVIEW

SUNDAY, AUGUST 30, 2015

THE SUMTER ITEM

NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE Name

Wk Last Chg Chg

A-B-C ABB Ltd 19.33 +.01 +.34 ACE Ltd 102.71 -.93 -2.36 ADT Corp 32.76 -.45 +1.18 AES Corp 12.10 +.23 +.10 AFLAC 58.67 +.04 -.53 AGCO 48.90 +.24 +.06 AGL Res 60.56 -.08 +12.70 AK Steel 2.99 +.07 +.23 AT&T Inc 33.29 -.15 -.09 AU Optron 3.05 -.09 +.35 AbbottLab 46.02 +.38 -1.11 AbbVie 63.98 -.53 -1.92 AberFitc 19.18 +.52 +2.93 Accenture 95.85 +.12 -1.28 Actuant 20.86 +.50 -.64 AdvAuto 176.48 +.25 -1.06 AdvSemi 4.91 -.10 -.03 Aecom 27.13 +.26 -.12 Aegon 6.20 -.05 -.04 AerCap 42.26 +.49 -1.04 %IVSTSWXP Aetna 116.86 -.92 +1.35 Agilent 36.51 -.13 +.28 Agnico g 24.57 +1.07 -1.62 AirProd 140.67 +.02 +3.18 Airgas 97.16 +.28 -2.18 %PEQSW+PH AlaskaAir 75.81 -.43 -.33 Albemarle 45.30 +.17 -1.51 AlcatelLuc 3.37 +.01 +.10 %PGSE Alibaba n 70.07 -.77 +1.89 AllegTch 19.34 +.30 +1.73 Allergan 308.01 -3.99 +9.44 AllisonTrn 29.24 -.14 +.72 Allstate 58.63 -.11 -2.32 AllyFincl 21.94 +.15 +.55 AlonUSA 18.45 +.37 -.32 AlpAlerMLP 14.54 +.10 +.47 Altria 54.17 +.46 +.23 Ambev 5.34 -.03 +.22 Ameren 41.07 +.05 -1.44 AMovilL 18.41 -.07 +.80 AmAxle 20.30 +.42 +.74 AmCampus 35.00 -.05 -1.96 AEagleOut 16.75 +.03 +.93 AEP 54.90 -.01 -2.39 AmExp 76.65 -.23 -.38 AHm4Rent 16.12 +.22 +.47 AmIntlGrp 61.00 -.11 +1.27 AmTower 93.45 -.42 -3.25 AmWtrWks 53.01 -.13 -1.01 Ameriprise 114.14 -.82 -.70 AmeriBrgn 100.87 -.28 -.93 Ametek 54.77 +.03 +.93 %QMVE2EX* Amphenol s 52.88 -.34 +1.04 Anadarko 70.94 +1.93 +2.16 %RKPSKPH% ABInBev 109.89 -.43 +.93 Annaly 10.17 -.04 -.09 AnteroRes 25.24 +.98 +1.01 Anthem 140.56 -1.60 -6.06 Aon plc 93.54 -.85 -2.99 Apache 44.86 +2.07 +1.63 AptInv 37.42 +.26 -1.08 ApolloGM 19.05 +.26 +.21 Aramark 31.60 -.38 -.65 ArcelorMit 8.05 -.01 -.21 %VGL'SEP VW ArchDan 44.65 -.18 -.47 AshfordHT 7.94 +.05 +.13 AssuredG 24.76 -.18 +.19 AstraZen s 31.67 +.06 +.04 %XPEW6IW ATMOS 55.58 +.23 +.05 AtwoodOcn 18.92 +.64 +2.11 Autohome 31.35 -.67 -.06 Avnet 42.26 +.31 +1.86 %ZSR Axalta n 28.36 -.49 -.09 & KSPH K BB&T Cp 37.10 -.13 -.50 BCE g 40.37 -.17 -1.11 BHP BillLt 36.69 +.69 +2.01 BHPBil plc 34.81 +.43 +1.79 BP PLC 33.26 +.23 +.09 BRF SA 19.31 -.04 +.13 BWX Tech 26.09 +.07 +.13 BakrHu 54.72 +.97 +5.20 BallCorp 66.52 +.77 -.51 BcBilVArg 9.37 -.10 +.03 BcoBrad s 6.71 -.22 +.08 BcoSantSA 6.20 -.03 -.02 BcoSBrasil 4.08 -.16 +.07 BkofAm 16.36 -.08 +.26 BkMont g 53.84 -.12 +1.49 BkNYMel 40.67 -.13 -.78 BkNova g 45.13 -.21 +1.42 BankUtd 35.39 +.15 -.49 Banro g .19 +.00 -.01 BiP Cmdty 24.96 +.57 +.57 &EVG+73MP Barclay 16.06 -.18 +.18 B iPVixST 25.86 +1.15 +5.14 BarnesNob 15.67 -.02 -.71 BarrickG 7.13 +.29 -.86 &EWMG)R7Z Baxalta n 35.25 -1.18 -1.21 Baxter s 38.75 +.16 +.47 &E]XI\) K BectDck 142.83 -.12 +.91 BerkH B 135.74 -.49 +1.52 BerryPlas 30.34 +.08 -.55 BestBuy 35.97 +.17 +5.79 &MK0SXW &&EVVIXX BioMedR 18.94 -.06 -1.35 BlackRock 311.23 -3.24 +3.96 Blackstone 35.67 +.06 +1.72 BlockHR 34.47 +.10 +1.40 Boeing 133.24 +1.37 +1.53 &SRER^E') BorgWarn 44.31 +.22 +.22 BostProp 116.62 -.17 -2.03 BostonSci 17.07 +.13 +.72

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

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PUBLIC RECORD

THE SUMTER ITEM MARRIAGE LICENSES • James Furman Prescott of Gable and Robin Faye McLeod • Richmond Fields II and Ashea Antionette Ferrell • Mary Cheyenne Mayfield and Tia Marie MacDonald • Deshawn Marvell Abbott and Rebecka Lynne Gibbons • Thomas Eugene Robinson and Barbara Brewer Walker • Perry Tyler Clark and Melinda Marie Dixon • Justin Craig Jones and Christina Lynn Hickman • Kingwood Carrell Smith Jr. and Ana Rose Young • Christopher Andrew Jones of Camden and Emmalee Ann Jeffcoat • David Paul Hall and Katherine Leigh Dowdy-Mills • Thomas Anthony Carpenter Jr. and Jamie Lynn Frotten, both of Dalzell • Marion Moise McClary and Ruth Ann Blanding • Jason Lee Reddick and Ashley Rabon Horton • Ricky Winslow Holmes and Tunisha Ieiesha Rubin • Darien Allison Cherry and Ola O. Odunaike • Antwaine Cermone Chatman and Shalove Monique Eiland

BUILDING PERMITS • Continental Tire The Americas, owner, Palmetto Automatic Sprinkler Co. Inc., contractor, 1805 U.S. 521 South, $38,956 (sprinkler / fire suppression new storage shed, commercial). • Murry Jr. and Donna M. Bell, owners, James Elbert Euten Jr., contractor, 2052 Charleston Ave., $2,500 (close in existing garage, residential). • Joseph W. and Chuanama Oneil, owners, Frank’s Roofing, contractor, 3131 Bush Lane, Dalzell, $2,600 (reroof, residential). • Jerry M. and Deborah C. Bozeman, owners, Southern Roofing Services, contractor, 747 Bay Springs Drive, $5,600 (reroof, residential). • Robert L. Jr. and Ginger P. Powell, owners, Sharon H. Chapman, contractor, 2161 Bethel Church Road, $21,900 (combine dining and kitchen into new kitchen / new cabinets, residential). • Ravindra K. and Nita Bery, owners, Timothy Kelley dba Kelley Construction, contractor, 914 Shadow Trail, $8,000 (install new roof, residential). • Palmetto Pointe Apartments LLC, owner, Triple R Construction LLC, contractor, 1005 Alice Drive (garage area), $1,850 (remove existing rollup garage door and install new 12 feet garage door, commercial). • Mungo Homes Inc., owner and contractor, 940 Cormier Drive, 2,753 heated square feet and 715 unheated square feet, $159,000 (new dwelling, residential); Mungo Homes Inc., owner and contractor, 1815 Talisker Drive, 1,763 heated square feet and 613 unheated square feet, $130,000 (new dwelling, residential); Mungo Homes Inc., owner and contractor, 78 Masters Drive, 2,477 heated square feet and 718 unheated square feet, $147,000 (new dwelling, residential); Mungo Homes Inc., owner and contractor, 1915 Adirondack Court, 2,956 heated square feet and 829 unheated square feet, $201,000 (new dwelling, residential). • Sherry Shannon Rhodes, owner, Sherry Shannon, contractor, 324 North St., 1,200 heated square feet, $30,000 (bedroom and bath additions, residential). • Norma Stone, owner and contractor, 620 N. Guignard Drive, $2,000 (partition wall / dining room, commercial). • Jimmie G. Hicks, owner, Harvey McDonald, contractor, 414 E. Red Bay Road (mobile home, residential). • Lhoman C. Mays Jr. (lifetime estate), owner, Harvey McDonald, contractor, 2430 Poole Road (mobile home, residential). • Jackqueline A. Thomas, owner, Jason Josey dba Josey Builders, contractor, 2901 Waverly Drive, $6,200 (new roof, residential). • Philis McD Colclough (lifetime estate), owner, Steven Hudson Construction LLC, contractor, 57 W. Brewington Road, $2,500 (repair hole and replace shingles, residential). • Betty C. Porcher, owner, Baxley’s Bestway Transportation, contractor, 1265 Genesis Road, Dalzell (mobile home, residential). • Hurricane Construction Inc., owner and contractor, 2706 Magnum Drive, 2,275 heated square feet and 736 unheated square feet, $88,000 (new dwelling, residential); Hurricane Construction Inc., owner and contractor, 2645 Old Field Road, 1,935 heated square feet and 625 unheated square feet, $80,000 (new dwelling, residential); Hurricane Construction Inc., owner and contractor, 1708 Stuttgart Court, 3,611 heated square feet and 612 unheated square feet, $126,000 (new dwelling, residential); Hurricane Construction Inc., owner and contractor, 2655 Old Field Road, 1,935 heated square feet and 625 unheated square feet, $80,000 (new dwelling, residential). • Trina W. Jenkins, owner, Michael Porcher, contractor, 2585 Lorentz Drive, 504 unheated square feet, $28,000 (room / bathroom addition on rear of house, residential). • Wayne Timothy Sims Jr. and Lynn Sims, owners, John Brockington dba Brock Construction, contractor, 3450 Wedgefield Road, $3,315.83 (replace and wrap three windows, residential). • Melanie L. Byer, owner, John Brockington dba Brock Construction, con-

tractor, 28 Phelps St., $3,500 (replace and wrap six windows, residential). • Dunlap Properties LP et al, owner, Gene Altman Construction, contractor, 2730 Stanton Court, 1,700 heated square feet and 600 unheated square feet, $115,000 (new dwelling, residential). • David Rembert (lifetime estate), owner, JAMG and Co. LLC, contractor, 117 W. Moore St., $16,560 (ramp / texture ceiling / window doorway to 36 inches / exterior door / insulation, residential). • Randy Rhoades, owner, Cherokee Builders LLC, contractor, 18 Reynolds Road, 160 unheated square feet, $3,176.18 (detached storage shed, residential).

PROPERTY TRANSFERS • Heirs of Joshua and Fa Pack to Fannie H. Pack Estate et al, two lots, two buildings, 1023 Collins St., $5 etc.; Fannie H. and Joshua Pack to Fannie H. Pack Estate et al, one lot, 1025 Collins St., $5 etc. • Francis Leverne Hill (trustee) to Francis Leverne Hill Estate (trustee), two buildings, 3070 Hill Road, $5 etc. • Catherine O. Jackson (1/2 interest conveyed) to Bruce Y. Jackson Estate and Catherine Jackson, three buildings, 3475 Oxbow Road, $5 etc.; Catherine O. Jackson (1/2 interest conveyed) to Bruce Y. Jackson Estate and Catherine Jackson, Oxbow Road, $5 etc. • Charles E. Jackson to Charles E. Jackson Estate, one lot, two buildings, 8130 Wateree Road, $5 etc.; Charles E. Jackson to Charles E. Jackson Estate, three buildings, 8140-8142 Wateree Road, $5 etc.; Charles E. Jackson to Charles E. Jackson Estate, Wateree Road, $5 etc.; Charles E. Jackson to Charles E. Jackson Estate, four buildings, Claremont Road, $5 etc. • Joe and Fannie Jackson to Joe Jackson Estate and Fannie Jackson, one building, 625 Geddings Road, $5 etc. • Leon Jackson and Maybell Jackson Estate to Leon Jackson Estate and Maybell Jackson Estate, one lot, one building, 975 Industrial Road, $5 etc. • Barbara Johnson to Barbara Johnson Estate, three buildings, 125 Ott St., $5 etc. • Samuel M. Poole to Jesse E. McLeod dba Vestco, one lot, one building, 2005 Bishop Drive, $17,000. • Sarah H. Evangelisti to Paul A. Evangelisti, one lot, two buildings, 308 Stewart St., $5 etc. • Bankers Trust Co. of California NA (trustee) to Colzie E. Sanders, one lot, two buildings, 30 Inglewood Drive, $49,500. • Tom Dennis Realty Inc. to Walter Belton, one lot, 7481 Bennett Drive, $11,950. • Joseph D. Nichols to Ryan March, one lot, two buildings, 2950 Kaempfer Circle, $150,000. • Paul F. and Selena L. Tatum to Asha G. Padmanabhan, one lot, one building, 3148 Pawleys Lane, $205,000. • Billy E. Jr. and Gloria M. Hassell V to Christopher E. and Carla M. Jones, one lot, one building, 2095 Harborview Drive, $240,000. • Samuel S. and Juanita Ruth Haywood to Elizabeth Williams, one lot, three buildings, 322 N. Salem Ave., $56,500. • Elizabeth Williams to Elizabeth and Kalini Lori Williams, one lot, three buildings, 322 N Salem Ave., $5 etc. • US Bank NA (trustee) to James Otis Fender Jr., one lot, two buildings, 2265 Nettles Road, $47,500. • Doris A. McGee to Lenwood Jr. and Deborah Griffin, one lot, one building, 2865 Danville Lane, $125,000. • John M. and Betty J. Ingham to Betty J. Ingham, one lot, two buildings, 2825 Sheridan Drive, $5 etc. • Carrie Baker Lenoir to Carrie Baker Lenoir Estate, three buildings, 3220 Horatio-Hagood Road, $5 etc.; Carri Baker Lenoir to Carrie Baker Lenoir Estate, one lot, one building, 3240 Horatio Hagood Road, $5 etc. • Wilbur and Vernell Lewis to Wilbur Lewis and Vernell Lewis Estate, one lot, two buildings, 6580 Spring Hill Road, $5 etc.; Vernell Lewis to Vernell Lewis Estate, 4390 Spencer Road, $5 etc. • Dustin M. Schultz to Dustin M. and Kimberly L. Schultz, two buildings, 9980 Haha Lane, $5 etc. • John Martin Ingham to Betty J. and Shondale Ingham, one lot, 4889 Solstice Drive, $5 etc. • Wells Fargo Bank NA to Secretary of Housing & Urban Development, one lot, one building, 5080 Rogdwin Road (4839), $5 etc. • Erin H. and Christopher A. Morris to Planet Home Lending LLC, one lot, one building, 3190 Expedition Drive, $60,000. • Donald L. Roy Estate to Vonnie M. McLeod, one lot, one building, 3060 Sun Valley Drive, $172,000. • Van M. Purvis to Brice and Tina Dingle, one lot, 2885 Remington Drive, $14,000. • William R. Stanton to Gary S. Bryant, one lot, one building, 4223 S Lake Cherryvale Drive, $50,000. • Randy M. and Amanda J. Gaus to Branch Banking & Trust Co., one lot, one building, 13 Briarwood Drive, $5 etc. • Air Filter Service Co. Inc. to A.B. Sanders and Thomas D. Elkins, one lot, one building, 812 S. Guignard Drive, $5 etc. • WSE Inc. to A.B. Sanders and Thomas D. Elkins, one lot, one building, 812 S. Guignard Drive, $5 etc. • Kenneth W. Davis to Kenneth W. and Dale M. Davis, one lot, one building, 65 Radcliff Drive, $5 etc.; Kenneth W. and Dale M. Davis to Kenneth W. and Dale M. Davis (lifetime estate), one lot, one building, 65 Radcliff Drive, $5 etc. • Junior Albert Washington Estate and

Lula Washington to Lula Washington, one lot, one building, 232 W. Williams St., $5 etc. • Martha Dora Linton James (trustee) to David McCoy, one lot, one building, 721 S. Sumter St., $5,000. • Ballard Creek Properties to Theresa Evans, one lot, 1100 S. Hampton St., $9,800. • Ballard Creek Proper to Jennifer McLeod, 4440 Kitchell Court, $30,501; Ballard Creek Properties Inc. to Jennifer McLeod, 4445 Kitchell Court, $30,501. • Vernond Davis to Porter’s of Sumter Inc., 4465 Daffodil Lane, $2,000. • Jason L. Chan to R.L. Jr. and Mary S. Tidwell, one building, 2427-2429 Pipkin Road, $40,000. • Joseph Mickens to Mark Mickens, 2070 Grandma Lane, $5 etc. • Joseph Mickens to Norma M. Washington, one building, 4255 Cotton Acres Road, $5 etc. • Rolando A. and Elizabeth Velasco to Arvie C. Vitente, one building, 1545 Urban Drive, $55,000. • James H. Davis to Tony Barton Davis, 3170 Bart Davis Road, $5 etc. • James D. and Rhonda K. Brooks to Robert J. and Leigh A. Sheehan, one lot, two buildings, 3245 Deer Track Circle, $232,900. • Bank of America NA to Jeffrey S. Dyson, one lot, one building, 2772 Sandhill Drive, $60,000. • Daphne Mendenhall to Jason and Lizeth Mejia Mars, two buildings, 5485 Longbranch / 2795 Peac, $79,000. • Cameron and Sherri Kennedy to James L. and Frances L. Welch, one lot, one building, 738 Fawn Circle, $275,000. • Thelma M. Motes Estate to Calvin Eugene Motes, one lot, two buildings, 14 Glade Drive, $5 etc. • Wanda L. Jordan to Don Fitch, 2090 Lynette Drive, $5,000. • Diedria S. Moses and Darryl Strong to Diedria S. Moses Strong and Darryl Strong, one lot, one building, 1375 Pepperidge Drive, $5 etc. • Addison L. and Shirley G. Osborne to Gilbert and Betty Geddings, 3630 Brandon Circle, $15,000. • Willie Mae Dukes to Glenna A. Miller, one lot, one building, 36 Wright St., $2,600. • Calvin Eugene Motes to Calvin Eugene and Jane B. Motes, one lot, two buildings, 14 Glade Drive, $5 etc. • Don Fitch to Donald Floyd Fitch and John Cecil Fitch, 2090 Lynette Drive, $5 etc. • Douglas G. and Mary Dale A. Griffin to Joann C. Bruce, one lot, one building, 997 Rolling Hill Lane, $159,900. • Suzanne C. Gunter to Kevin D. and Myra C. Phillips, two buildings, 1370 Camp Branch Road, $125,000. • William F. and Patricia A. Jeffers to Samuel M. Poole, one lot, one building, 2005 Bishop Drive, $14,000. • Jeffrey F. and Karen R. Monroe to Steven E. Kirchner, one lot, one building, 3525 Green View Parkway, $197,000. • Jeffrey A. and Loralee D. Schievenin to Le Viet and Nguyen Thanh Hue Thi, one lot, two buildings, 3035 Springdale Way, $285,000. • Amanda W. Johnson and Richard Johnson Estate to Amanda Johnson, one building, 7240 Noel Drive, $5 etc. • David L. and Nancy Ann Hart (trustees) to David Hart, one lot, one building, 605 Flamingo Road, $5 etc.; David L. and Nancy Ann Hart (trustees) to David Hart, one lot, two buildings, 325 Reams Ave., $5 etc.; David L. and Nancy Ann Hart (trustees) et al to David Hart et al, one lot, one building, 1540 Boulevard Road, $5 etc. • Vance L. Paul and Jacquelyn J. Paul-Stevens to David R. and Joan M. Morte, four buildings, 1100 Burnt Gin Road, $345,000. • Brenda B. Eaddy to Gordon D. Hodge, one building, 524 Flake Drive, $21,500. • Janice A. McDonald and William B. Gore et al to Glenn A. Miller, one lot, one building, 307 W. Bartlette St., $4,900. • Preston Johnson to Palmetto Properties of Sumter Co. LLC, one lot, 106 West Ave. South, $300. • Davis Estate LLC to Kong Jian Wang, 5266 Borden Road, $500. • Amanda Coleman to Palmetto Properties of Sumter Co. LLC, one lot, 5950 Tillman Nursery Road, $600. • Cantfield Davis Jr. Estate and Deloris Hannibal to Deloris Hannibal Davis and Kaylonda Davis, one lot, one building, 765 Radical Road, $5 etc. • JW&R Realty Corp. to RNK Investment Properties LLC, one lot, one building, 769 Meadow Circle, $19,900. • George D. Jr. and Carolyn Ross to Carolyn H. Ross, two buildings, 3345 Queen Chapel Road, $5 etc.; George D. and Carolyn H. Ross to Carolyn H. Ross, Queen Chapel Road, $5 etc.; George D. and Carolyn H. Ross to Carolyn H. Ross, 3535 Queen Chapel Road, $5 etc.; George D. Ross Jr. and Carolyn H. Ross to Carolyn H. Ross, Queen Chapel Road, $5 etc. • Mungo Homes Inc. to Zachary and Lindsay E. Pierce, one lot, 865 Cormier Drive, $212,050. • Aaron L. and Melisa A. Cherry to Melisa A. Altman, one lot, two buildings, 1150 Kolb Road, $5 etc. • Nakia D. Gourdine to Steven A. Bryant, one lot, two buildings, 28 Baker St., $54,900. • Lindsey A. and Aaron B. Goetz to Kristen M. Torma, one lot, two buildings, 520 Adger Lane, $267,000. • Great Southern Homes Inc. to Joseph M. and Rebecca A. Dale, one lot, 3240 Lauderdale Lane, $175,000. • Scot E. and Laura H. Oxford to Lecia V. Mitchell, one lot, one building, 2250 Tudor St., $100,400.

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• W. Scott and Amy L. Richardson to Dipakbhai and Nila Patel, one lot, 1185 Summit Drive, $87,000; W. Scott and Amy L. Richardson to Dipakbhai and Nila Patel, one lot, Summit Drive, $87,000. • Lewis R. and Vicki J. Ploger to Sean S. Sutton, one lot, four buildings, 3 Foxfire Lane, $157,000. • Judy Schweitzer Atkinson to Randy N. and Sheri L. Rhoades, one lot, two buildings, 18 Reynolds Road, $151,250. • Michael E. Pender to Chad McLeod, one lot, 660 Mattison Ave., $74,000; Michael E. Pender to Chad McLeod, one lot, Second Mill, $74,000. • Shellie a. McElveen to Joan Alyce Ward, one lot, one building, 3440 Landmark Drive, $108,000. • David R. and Joan M. Morte to Cameron and Sherri Kennedy, one lot, three buildings, 2510 Desmond Drive, $385,000. • James Anthony Evans and Antoine Demetric Davis to Antoine Demetric Davis , one lot, one building, 210 S. Guignard Drive, $5 etc. • Gary A. Stone to Catherine E. Blakley, one lot, 4860 Silo Road, $7,500. • Francis M. Altman to Frances M. Altman Estate c/o Altman Miles, one lot, one building, 16 Lynam Road, $5 etc. • Katie Carroway Anderson to Katie Carroway Anderson Estate, 2440 Camden Highway, $5 etc.; Katie Carroway Anderson to Katie Carroway Anderson Estate, 2504 Thomas Sumter Highway, $5 etc. • Dorothy W. Black to Dorothy W. Black Estate, one lot, one building, 715 Haile Drive, $5 etc. • Dorotha Davis (a lifetime resident estate for Maye Bradley) to Dorotha Davis et al, one lot, 336 Green Swamp Road, $5 etc. • Vermell Conyers Sr. and Ida B. Conyers aka Ilie B. Conyers (lifetime estate) to Ida B. Conyers aka Ilie (lifetime estate), one lot, two buildings, 408 S. Harvin St., $5 etc. • Christine M. Dicks to Christine M. Dicks Estate, three buildings, 1091-1095 McKeiver Road, $5 etc.; Christine M. Dicks to Christine M. Dicks Estate, McKeiver Road, $5 etc. • Reginald D. and Eartha L. English to Eartha L. English, one lot, one building, 1136 Oriole Circle, $5 etc. • Thomasina G. Gary (lifetime estate) to James W. Gary Jr. et al, one lot, two buildings, 13 Middle St., $5 etc. • John Henry Griffin Sr. and Selina R. Griffin to John Henry Griffin Sr. Estate and Selina Griffin Estate, one lot, one building, 2340 Bryson Road, $5 etc. • Heirs of Joshua Pack and Fa to Fannie H. Pack Estate et al, two lots, two buildings, 1023 Collins St., $5 etc.; Fannie H. and Joshua Pack to Fannie H. Pack Estate et al, one lot, 1025 Collins St., $5 etc. • Francis Leverne Hill (trustee) to Francis Leverne Hill Estate (trustee), two buildings, 3070 Hill Road, $5 etc. • Catherine O. Jackson (1/2 interest conveyed) to Bruce Y. Jackson Estate and Catherine Jackson, three buildings, 3475 Oxbow Road, $5 etc.; Catherine O. Jackson (1/2 interest conveyed) to Bruce Y. Jackson Estate and Catherine Jackson, Oxbow Road, $5 etc. • Charles E. Jackson to Charles E. Jackson Estate, one lot, two buildings, 8130 Wateree Road, $5 etc.; Charles E. Jackson to Charles E. Jackson Estate, three buildings, 8140-8142 Wateree Road, $5 etc.; Charles E. Jackson to Charles E. Jackson Estate, Wateree Road, $5 etc.; Charles E. Jackson to Charles E. Jackson Estate, four buildings, Claremont Road, $5 etc. • Joe and Fannie Jackson to Joe Jackson Estate and Fannie Jackson, one building, 625 Geddings Road, $5 etc. • Leon Jackson and Maybell Jackson Estate to Leon Jackson Estate and Maybell Jackson Estate, one lot, one building, 975 Industrial Road, $5 etc. • Barbara Johnson to Barbara Johnson Estate, three buildings, 125 Ott St., $5 etc. • Samuel M. Poole to Jesse E. McLeod dba Vestco, one lot, one building, 2005 Bishop Drive, $17,000. • Sarah H. Evangelisti to Paul A. Evangelisti, one lot, two buildings, 308 Stewart St., $5 etc. • Bankers Trust Co. of California NA (trustee) to Colzie E. Sanders, one lot, two buildings, 30 Inglewood Drive, $49,500. • Tom Dennis Realty Inc. to Walter Belton, one lot, 7481 Bennett Drive, $11,950. • Joseph D. Nichols to Ryan March, one lot, two buildings, 2950 Kaempfer Circle, $150,000. • Paul F. and Selena L. Tatum to Asha G. Padmanabhan, one lot, one building, 3148 Pawleys Lane, $205,000. • Billy E. Jr. and Glorivia M.V. Hassell to Christopher E. and Carla M. Jones, one lot, one building, 2095 Harborview Drive, $240,000. • Samuel S. and Juanita Ruth Haywood to Elizabeth Williams, one lot, three buildings, 322 N. Salem Ave., $56,500. • Elizabeth Williams to Elizabeth and Kalini Lori Williams, one lot, three buildings, 322 N. Salem Ave., $5 etc. • U.S. Bank NA (trustee) to James Otis Fender Jr., one lot, two buildings, 2265 Nettles Road, $47,500. • Doris A. McGee to Lenwood Griffin Jr. and Deborah Griffin, one lot, one building, 2865 Danville Lane, $125,000. • John M. and Betty J. Ingham to Betty J. Ingham, one lot, two buildings, 2825 Sheridan Drive, $5 etc. • Carrie Baker Lenoir to Carrie Baker Lenoir Estate, three buildings, 3220 Horatio-Hagood Road, $5 etc.; Carri Baker Lenoir to Carrie Baker Lenoir Estate, one lot, one building, 3240 Horatio Hagood Road, $5 etc.

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s I reported last week, I did not hunt last weekend because it was my 35th wedding anniversary and I knew better than to plan anything other than to spend time with my lovely bride Sherri. After that length of time, I kinda know when I can and can’t go; it was a “no go” weekend. All kidding aside, Sherri and I love to travel, we enjoy each other’s company and get along famously when we are on the road. It has been our practice for the last 30-something years to spend our anniversary weekend away from home, although sometimes that weekend Earle has been as much as a month past our anniWoodward versary date, we still AFIELD & consider it our “trip”. AFLOAT Anyway, we like to go somewhere just a little cooler, which means we head for the mountains. We arrived in Blowing Rock, N.C., to start our trip. Back home it was 95-plus degrees; in Blowing Rock, it was 76 degrees. Let’s just say we had a wonderful evening of strolling down the main street and dining in a local establishment. Beat the heck outta being at home in the heat. We used Blowing Rock as a jumping off point for the rest of the trip. Sherri and I both have a warm, fuzzy feeling for Cades Cove, a valley in the Great Smoky Mountains that teems with wildlife, mostly deer and turkey, with the occasional black bear thrown in for good measure. The road around the perimeter of the park is eleven miles long, single file and extremely slow going. I don’t know if we have ever been around the cove and didn’t see loads of wildlife, much of it “up close and personal.” We planned to be there on our anniversary date. We got up early, ate a big breakfast and headed into the park from Pigeon Forge via Townsend. It’s a good 30-mile drive regardless of which way you attack it. Just a few miles outside of the Cove’s entrance, it began to rain, just a sprinkling, but rain none the less. As soon as we entered, there was a small flock of wild turkey in the first pasture to the left and that was about it for the next several miles. Sherri spotted a doe standing in the edge of a field a little later and I spotted another two in the very back of a field about a mile further on, but Sherri wouldn’t count them because she hadn’t seen them and she needed “verification.” There were turkeys at almost every turn, but deer and bear were almost non-existent; I guess the rain, which was now coming down in buckets, had something to do with that. After we made it around the road

twice, without seeing very much at all, we opted for the 24-mile drive out of the Cove and onto the highway leading from Gatlinburg to Cherokee, over the mountains and through the woods. I’ve always enjoyed that ride, and by the time we got to Newfound Gap, at the top of the mountain, the rain had almost stopped. We were perhaps a half of a mile from the visitor center for Great Smoky Mountain National Park when we noticed that the traffic had come to a dead stop, cars parked beside the road and cars just creeping along in the road. Sherri rolled down her window to see if she could tell what was going on and when she did, the most amazing thing happened, something that I never would have believed — an elk bugled. Yes sir, standing in the far end of the pasture that ran alongside the right side of the road, about 100 yards away, were three elk. I had never seen an elk in my life, except on TV. I knew that elk had been transplanted into Kentucky and some regions of western North Carolina, but I really never expected to see one, much less hear one bugle. I know that they bugle during the rut to attract a mate, but I didn’t think they bugled much other than that. What do I know, I’d never seen an elk, much less hunted one, so when, where and why they bugle is a mystery to me. All I can tell you is that one bugle and it was just pure magic. There was a time, before Canada geese became so prevalent around here, that I thought the sound of a goose honking was a wondrous sound, and to some degree it still is. To me it sort of symbolizes nature in all of its finest, but an elk bugle, now that just takes it to another level all by itself, nature personified, if you will. I never did get a good look at the first elk; it vanished into the woods before I could tell if it had antlers or not. I do know that elk numbers two and three were both spike bulls, sporting velvet covered antlers, each about two feet in length, We got to within about 40 yards of them as we drove down the road and they didn’t seem to care one bit that we were there. It wasn’t until some guy, uneducated in the ways of the wild, tried to sneak up on them, over a wide open pasture, camera to his eye, that they decided it was time to leave, which they did in short order. Had the guy stayed in his car and slowly driven by or parked and taken pictures out of his car’s window, they would never have left the pasture. It was a most wonderful anniversary present for both of us. We may not get back to Cades Cove and the Smokies for a bit. Next year, a little later than our actual anniversary, we’re heading even farther north, a place with snow covered mountains, caribou, black bear and “Ole Griz,” as well as highs in the 50s, lows in the 30s. We’re going to try to catch the first snow of the year. Yep, that ought to beat the heat!

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A whitetailed deer is seen in this photo from South Carolina Department of Natural Resources, which will conduct a series of public meetings during the coming weeks to discuss proposed changes to the agency’s deer management program.

Public meetings scheduled to discuss deer management BY S.C. DNR South Carolina Department of Natural Resources has scheduled seven public meetings to receive input from hunters concerning DNRsupported legislation related to future deer management in the state. Senate Bill 454 was filed on behalf of DNR by Sen Chip Campsen, R-Charleston, in February. The legislation proposes a limit of four antlered bucks per year and that all deer harvested are tagged. The Antlerless Deer Quota Program that many landowners and hunt clubs utilize would continue to be available with quotas being issued for both bucks and does. The bill passed the Senate in March and resides in the House of Representatives where it will be considered when the legislative session begins in January. “The state’s deer population has changed in recent years and although there are still some areas where deer numbers and reports of agricultural damage remain high, the overall population has decreased as indicated by a 35 percent decline in harvest,”said Charles Ruth, DNR Deer and Wild Turkey Program coordinator. “Reasons for the decline include habitat changes related to forest management, extremely liberal deer harvests over the last two decades, and the colonization of the state by coyotes since the turn of the century.” Although there is a 5-buck limit prescribed in the two upstate Game Zones, these limits have never been enforceable. In the coastal Game Zones, state law specifies there is “no limit” on antlered deer, a situation that has never been a function of DNR. This lack of a reasonable bag limit on bucks is in stark contrast to other states and to the ap-

proach with other fish and game species in South Carolina, which typically have limits. From a management standpoint, tagging all deer is beneficial because it would allow better regulation and manipulation of the harvest of antlerless deer (doe deer). This is important as we attempt to mitigate the impact of coyotes on future deer management. The meetings are an effort by DNR to work with leaders in the House of Representative to address any remaining questions or concerns related to the legislation. Each meeting will include a presentation by DNR on the background and data related to the legislation, as well as, public comment and questions. Contact DNR at (803) 734-3886 with any questions about agendas or sites. All meetings will begin at 7 p.m. and the dates and locations are as follows: • Tuesday, Sept. 22, Florence, Pee Dee Research and Education Center Auditorium, 2200 Pocket Road. • Thursday, Sept. 24, Lancaster, University of South Carolina-Lancaster, Stevens Auditorium 476 Hubbard Drive. • Tuesday, Sept. 29, North Augusta, North Augusta High School Auditorium, 2000 Knobcone Ave. • Tuesday, Oct. 6, Pendleton, Pendleton High School Auditorium - 7324 Hwy 187. • Thursday, Oct. 8, Greenwood, Piedmont Technical College James Medford Family Event Center Auditorium (Building N), 620 North Emerald Road. • Tuesday, Oct. 13, Orangeburg, Orangeburg-Calhoun Technical College Roquemore Auditorium, Building R, 3250 St. Matthews Road. • Thursday, Oct. 15, Walterboro, Hampton Street Auditorium, 491 Hampton Street.

FISHING REPORTS Santee Cooper System Catfish: Slow. Try drifting and anchoring with cut bait. Largemouth bass: Very slow. If anglers are willing to put in a lot of time fish may be catchable around cypress trees, but there is no easy pattern right now. Many fish are probably out deeper following bait schools where they are more difficult to target. In the Santee and Cooper Rivers there is better bass fishing right now. Lake Wateree Largemouth Bass: Fair to good. The deep bite on Lake Wateree is pretty good right now. Fish around ledges, humps and points with deep water nearby. The best action is coming on jigs and Carolina rigs, but it’s worth throwing deep-diving crankbaits, too. Don’t rule out dock fishing in the summer, but target docks that are either in deep water (15 or more feet) or at least close to it. Docks near creek channels can be particularly productive. Lake Greenwood Largemouth Bass: Slow to fair. Fishing has gotten pretty tough on Lake Greenwood, including the deep bite which is not as good as it was a few weeks ago. The best pattern may be fishing shallow early in the morning around bream beds and with topwater lures/ floating worms around the sea walls. Later in the day try fishing worms around brushpiles or flipping docks.

Lake Monticello Catfish: Fair to good. The big fish bite is starting to get a bit more predictable, but with another wave of fish still likely to spawn it may not get very consistent for another week or so. In contrast, the small fish “numbers” bite has been really good. For both big and little fish the best action has come in the 40-60 foot range. Free-line drifting is traditionally a method for targeting smaller fish, while anchoring on points and humps in the key depth range will catch both bigger and smaller fish. To target bigger fish pieces of tougher bait such as gizzard shad, white perch and bream should be used - even relatively small pieces of these baits will stay on the hook a time even if small fish are munching on them, giving a big fish time to locate the bait, run off the small fish and eat. In contrast, to target small fish a range of baits including very small pieces of cut herring and threadfin shad, shrimp, catalpa worms, chicken liver or marshmallows dipped in stinkbait will work. Lake Murray Largemouth bass: Slow to fair. Bass fishing is pretty slow on the lake. A basic pattern remains fishing topwater plugs early in the morning, and then when the sun gets up fishing slow sinking swimbaits and jigs off long points. Carolina rigs and shakey head worms should also catch some fish. Crappie:

Slow to fair. Down the lake crappie fishing has been slow, but up the lake some fish are being caught around main-lake brush in about 20-25 feet of water. Lake Wylie Catfish: Fair. Try anchoring and drifting with cut bait, and look for the fishing to get better and better as the spawn gets further in the rear view mirror. Lake Thurmond Black bass: Slow. Fish are in a summer pattern but the bite is slower than usual with water levels dropping fast. Early in the morning there is sometimes a frog bite, but from day to day it has been rather hit-or-miss. Later in the day most anglers are fishing deeper with Carolina Rigs and other soft plastic presentations such as the Goby Sled. There has also been some action on shakey head worms fished around docks. Lake Russell Striped bass: Fair. Striper are traditionally found on both ends of the lake at this time of year, but unfortunately fishing in the Hartwell Tailrace has been pretty spotty. Some fish have been caught up there but a lot of anglers have also been skunked. The best pattern is probably to fish the lower end near Russell Dam with down-lined herring 30-40 feet deep in the thermocline. On the upper end it is more of a free-line pattern. Crappie: Fair.

Crappie can be found around brushpiles in 20-25 feet of water. Fish are suspending about 10-12 feet down and minnows are the best way to target them. Lake Hartwell Black bass: Fair. The pattern remains pretty similar, with fish mixed between shallow and deep water. A significant number of fish are up shallow, either because they are keying on bream beds or just cruising around the old growth from when the lake levels were down. Buzzbaits, frogs and soft plastics will all work. A significant number of fish are also out in deep water around points and humps, particularly those with timber and brush. Drop shot rigs, shakey head worms, Carolina rigs and Texas rigs will all catch these fish, but fishing topwater lures such as Spooks, Sammies, swimbaits and flukes can also call them up. Topwater action has been spotty to this point. Crappie: Slow. Crappie fishing remains pretty tough, but fish can be caught around bridges at night. During the day some crappie have also been caught over brush 17-25 feet deep in about 30 feet of water. Minnows are producing best but slabtail jigs will also catch fish. Lake Keowee Catfish: Hit and miss. The big fish bite is starting to get a bit more predictable, but with another wave of fish still likely to spawn it may not get very consistent for

another week or so. In contrast, the small fish “numbers” bite has been really good. For both big and little fish the best action has come in the 40-60 foot range. Free-line drifting is traditionally a method for targeting smaller fish, while anchoring on points and humps in the key depth range will catch both bigger and smaller fish. To target bigger fish pieces of tougher bait such as gizzard shad, white perch and bream should be used - even relatively small pieces of these baits will stay on the hook a time even if small fish are munching on them, giving a big fish time to locate the bait, run off the small fish and eat. In contrast, to target small fish a range of baits including very small pieces of cut herring and threadfin shad, shrimp, catalpa worms, chicken liver or marshmallows dipped in stinkbait will work Lake Jocassee Largemouth and Spotted Bass: Slow to fair. Bass fishing has slowed on Lake Keowee as water temperatures have warmed, although the general pattern remains pretty similar. Early in the morning fish are chasing bait pretty well around shallow, flat points, and throwing topwater lures around shallow water has been producing. During the day fishing turns into a slower grind where fish can be found in 20-30 feet of water off the ends of places where they were schooling earlier. Shakey head worms, drop shot rigs and Carolina rigs can all catch bass.

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Whales, Otters andtakes Sharks,viewers on ‘Big Blue Live’ Oh My! an adventure in Monterey Bay

By Candace Havens creatures heading to the bay. “What celebratory, inspiring story to tell. FYI Television happens in that moment in time is “I think one of the really exciting really anyone’s guess,” says Sanjayan. things about Monterey Bay is that There was a time when the wildlife we know it better than almost any of the Monterey Bay National Marine By Candace Havens entific expedition. ” “The way I think about it, it is sort FYI Television “And if I can that, says Reidenberg, “it’s actuif ”you watch the Olympics in other part of the ocean. Scientists andaddoftolike Sanctuary was endangered, but allybased a community event. Wemeter haverace. people out there the 100 It’s probably theon these great institutions there thanks to careful conservation, the There was a time when the wildlife of theMonterey Mon- bugged. boats, planes. We’ve drones outs there. We’ve mostgot watched moment in Olympics, have And on when area is now a thriving ecosystem. terey Bay National Marine Sanctuary was endangot people on the shore with scopes. We’ve got the that’s a nine second live event, and we add our cameras to it – and we The producers of the BBC and PBS gered, but thanks to careful conservation, the area is Mammal Stranding Network looking for animals, it’s a three hour sit-down, must haveofan eyeBBC in the sky,we’ve and we co-production Blue Live”The are producers now a thriving“Big ecosystem. the gothave theall whaleyetwatchers looking for animals, see TV, because they’re the the hoping whale watching feeds there, hoping document just how and PBStoco-production “Bigalive Blue Live” are to we’veout got people tweeting in when they building see stuff. athletes, building stories, giving but we’re going to goWe’ve take cameras document just how thewith sea sanctuary has begot the government. Nationalthe Fisheries is there. the sea sanctuary hasalive become come with thebroadcast, three-night broadcast, premiering Everyone is involved helping us where spot the youinthe context, theanimals, race has underwater – I feel like there’s every the three-night premiering Monday, Tuesdayand and Wednesday p.m. onthat PBSwe’ll uncover and they’re local people from They where the racethere. is going, what’s even mostly been, Monday, Tuesday Wednesday at 8at 8 chance (check local listings). know where to find them, and they can tell us where at stake. And so you put that kind of perhaps new things about what’s p.m. on PBS (check local listings). Along with many others, producer James Honeythey are so we can go there.” preparation into it.and But scientists how that race thinkofit’s Alongand withscientists many others, producer borne Dr. Joy Reidenberggoing and on Dr.out M. there. 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The cameras will be there way I think about it, it “You’re “The bringing people on a true now to experience it. one’s And itguess, almost” says Sanjayan. lions, dolphins, elephant seals, sea to capture the event – that is, if the special guest stars is sort of like if you watch the Olympics in the 100 adventure, and you are notmoment necessaribecomes the experience of being on a otters, great white sharks, shearshow up for their cues. meter race. 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Andyou so you put that on boats, got isdrones year. Right? I mean, are reading special guest stars show up for their something to see and something to talk about in kind of preparation into it. But how that race goes outs there. We’ve got people on the about it in the press. ‘CBS Evening cues. Monterey Bay. It is an incredible place. We’re so excitthat day, whether someone falls or whether someone shore with scopes. gotathe News,’still there whole thing on this signs are really good ed“The to be coming here. Thethis BBC has a long tradition in We’ve breaks record is really up is fora grabs, and that’s Niñoexciting. this year. We know it’s going to Mammal Stranding year, and their way,” says doing livethey’re natureonshows. We’ve been doing shows like Network sort of looking what makesElthat ‘Spring Watch’ for the a decade find we’ve got the “You’re people on a true adventure, and an impactful event. 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